Chapter Summaries

Jin learned that Shimura Danzō was helping the Kumogakure Envoy escape with Killer B while framing Kumogakure for the attack on Konoha. He ordered his forces to gather near the Valley of the End and destroy the incoming Kumogakure troops, while Minato watched Danzō in the village.

• Dodai refused Samui’s suggestion to unseal Killer B while the Kumogakure Envoy’s group was still being pursued, and said they would wait for reinforcements.
• Tobi reported to Jin that more than a hundred Kumogakure ninja, including two separate support groups, were headed toward the Valley of the End.
• Jin deduced that Danzō intended to help the Kumogakure Envoy escape and shift blame onto Kumogakure, risking the Uchiha Clan’s standing in Konoha.
• Jin ordered Uchiha Fugaku, the Hyuga ninja, and Uchiha Yashiro’s men to ambush the Kumogakure forces near the Valley of the End after all their reinforcements arrived.
• Jin told Tobi to have Minato keep watch on Danzō in Konoha and to ask Obito to watch Minato in secret.

Dodai’s group reunited with Yugito and reached the Valley of the End, where they began unsealing Killer B. Just as a scout reported that Kayui’s group had arrived, an arrow killed him and Dodai called out an enemy attack.

• A Cloud Ninja scout reported that reinforcements were waiting ahead, and Dodai urged the group to press on.
• Yugito met Dodai and Samui, explaining that the Raikage had sent her to help and planned to meet them at the Land of Hot Water’s border.
• Dodai led the group to the Valley of the End, ordered sentries posted, and had Samui begin unsealing Killer B.
• A sentry returned to report that Kayui and the others had arrived, but an arrow killed him before he could finish.
• Dodai shouted that the enemy had attacked.

Dodai led the Kumogakure forces in a desperate charge after learning Killer B's seal would take at least five more minutes to break. Uchiha Jin and Hizashi Hyuga's archers continued to rain arrows on them, and Hizashi sensed a special presence among the enemy.

• Dodai's forces suffered heavy casualties from arrow volleys while sensory ninja reported enemies surrounding them.
• Dodai learned Samui needed at least five more minutes to undo Killer B's seal and ordered three squads to protect her while the rest charged.
• Uchiha Jin told Hizashi Hyuga to keep firing and kill half the attackers before they reached the archers.
• Hizashi recalled how Uchiha Jin had trained the Hyuga Clan as archers, whose Byakugan and Chakra-infused arrows had devastated Kirigakure forces.
• Hizashi noticed a special presence mixed into Kumogakure's forces.

Uchiha Jin’s forces trapped Dodai’s Cloud Ninja unit in a wall of fire while arrows struck them, and Yugito released Matatabi to break through. Jin subdued Matatabi with Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu, leaving Dodai’s surviving troops rushing toward Samui’s camp with little hope.

• Uchiha Jin raised a towering Fire Wall that trapped the charging Cloud Ninjas, and Dodai’s water attacks failed to extinguish it.
• Dodai learned that Samui’s group was under attack and hesitated between reinforcing them and dealing with the archers picking off his troops.
• Yugito offered to let Matatabi take control, and Dodai ordered his surviving Cloud Ninjas to turn back toward Samui’s camp.
• Matatabi emerged from the flames, but Uchiha Jin caught her in Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu, causing her to collapse.
• Hizashi Hyuga reported that Fugaku’s battle had ended and Dodai’s force had dwindled to around thirty; Dodai heard no sign of hope from Samui’s camp.

Uchiha Jin examined Matatabi’s Blue Chakra Flames and used the Release Tail Seal to separate her from Yugito. After Yugito died from the extraction, Jin established a Summoning Contract with Matatabi, leaving their working relationship yet to be discussed.

• Hizashi Hyuga reported that Dodai and the remaining Cloud Ninja had surrendered, and Jin told him to keep watch while he examined Matatabi.
• Jin tested Matatabi’s Blue Chakra Flames and discovered their extreme heat, explosive power, and trace of spirituality, then demonstrated that he could control them.
• Jin judged Kumogakure’s sealing formula crude and used the Release Tail Seal to separate Matatabi from Yugito, who died after the extraction.
• Jin summoned a Contract Scroll and used the Uzumaki Clan’s Contract Seal to establish a Summoning Contract with Matatabi.
• Jin looked at the motionless Matatabi, knowing he still needed to talk with her before he could command her.

Uchiha Jin made Matatabi his Summoning Beast and offered her freedom in exchange for her cooperation. Matatabi learned that Yugito had died and, though wary of Jin, asked how he planned to keep her hidden; he proposed making her the Ninja Cat Clan’s Cat King.

• Uchiha Jin released Matatabi from his control, and she landed and watched him warily.
• Uchiha Jin told Matatabi that she was free from her sealing space but had become his Summoning Beast.
• Uchiha Jin promised not to restrict Matatabi in ordinary times and to respect her consciousness in battle if she helped him.
• Matatabi asked whether she had been extracted from Yugito and learned that Yugito had died; Uchiha Jin admitted he had never intended to spare her.
• Uchiha Jin argued that the Uchiha Clan was Matatabi’s best choice and invoked its inherited connection to the Tailed Beasts.
• Matatabi asked how Jin would keep her hidden, and he suggested that she become the Ninja Cat Clan’s Cat King.

Nara Shikaku reported the casualties and escape of Kumogakure’s Eight-Tails Jinchuriki to Minato Namikaze and Konoha’s advisers. Shimura Danzō admitted orchestrating the attack and revealed that he intended to provoke a war with Kumogakure, leaving the others to confront the risk of his plan.

• Nara Shikaku reported that the attack killed 164 civilians and 36 shinobi, damaged 37 buildings, and ended with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and the Kumogakure Envoy Group escaping.
• Utatane Koharu told Shimura Danzō that Minato Namikaze and the advisers had authorized a thousand shinobi to pursue the enemy while Danzō remained suspended from duty.
• Minato Namikaze challenged Shimura Danzō over the inaction of Konoha’s departments and accused him of ordering them to stand down during the attack.
• Shimura Danzō admitted orchestrating the events and claimed Kumogakure had attacked Hiruzen, prompting him to let the envoy’s operation proceed so Konoha could gain leverage.
• Shimura Danzō revealed that he had leaked part of Konoha’s border Deployment Map and declared that he would cripple Kumogakure, even if he had to risk restarting the war.

Uchiha Jin defeated Kumogakure’s forces and convinced Dodai that Shimura Danzō might have manipulated the conflict to provoke a war. The chapter ended with news that the Fourth Raikage and two thousand Cloud Ninja had been trapped by Konoha’s forces.

• Uchiha Jin ordered Yugito’s corpse sealed for transport while Dodai and the surviving Cloud Ninja watched helplessly.
• Dodai warned Jin that killing Yugito and over a hundred Cloud Ninja could reignite the war and harm the Uchiha Clan’s standing in Konoha.
• Jin identified Shimura Danzō as Kumogakure’s collaborator and suggested Danzō had lured the Cloud Ninja into a trap to provoke war.
• Dodai realized Kumogakure had suffered heavy losses while Danzō had avoided consequences, and he grew alarmed.
• Tobi reported that the Fourth Raikage had led two thousand Cloud Ninja toward the camp, where Konoha had withdrawn its defenses and moved to encircle them.
• Dodai cursed Shimura Danzō after hearing that Konoha intended to trap and wipe out the Raikage’s force.

Uchiha Jin realized that Shimura Danzō had maneuvered Konoha into war with Kumogakure while positioning himself to gain credit. After learning that Kumogakure had redirected its forces toward Kikyo Mountain as Sunagakure and Iwagakure mobilized, Uchiha Jin and Fugaku concluded that they had to secure the fortress before it fell.

• Uchiha Jin explained that Shimura Danzō had made Konoha's war with Kumogakure unavoidable and could use the conflict to strengthen his bid for the Fourth Hokage position.
• Uchiha Jin told Fugaku that their unsanctioned unit could return to the village, since capturing the Cloud Ninja and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki already gave the Uchiha Jin Clan a major achievement.
• Tobi received new intelligence that Fourth Raikage A had changed course and that Sunagakure and Iwagakure were gathering troops.
• Uchiha Jin used Tobi's map details to identify Kikyo Mountain as the Cloud Ninja's likely target and explained its importance to Konoha's defenses.
• Uchiha Jin Fugaku decided that their forces had to reach Kikyo Mountain before Kumogakure, despite the danger to the Uchiha Jin Clan.

Uchiha Jin sent his forces toward Kikyo Mountain and arranged for the captives to be escorted back to Konoha while Uchiha Obito carried urgent intelligence to Minato Namikaze. Obito chose to reveal himself as a Konoha ninja and set out to reach Minato.

• Uchiha Jin ordered Hizashi Hyuga to redirect Hiashi's reinforcements toward Kikyo Mountain.
• Uchiha Jin assigned Uchiha Jin Fugaku and the Military Police Force's Tenth Squad to escort the Cloud Ninja captives back to Konoha, then led more than two hundred troops toward Kikyo Mountain.
• Uchiha Jin asked Tobi to have Obito pass the intelligence to Minato Namikaze.
• A White Zetsu found Uchiha Obito near Konoha Orphanage and relayed the urgent message from Uchiha Jin.
• Uchiha Obito learned that Minato Namikaze was meeting inside Hokage Tower and decided to reveal his identity rather than delay the warning.
• Uchiha Obito removed his disguise, put on his Uchiha Jin Clan clothes and Konoha Forehead Protector, and left Kamui Space.

Konoha’s leaders debated whether to pursue the retreating Kumogakure forces and expand the war, with Shimura Danzō arguing for an invasion and Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu urging caution. Their argument was interrupted by an Uchiha ninja carrying urgent intelligence from Minato Namikaze’s disciple.

• Mitokado Homura briefed Konoha’s war council on the roughly two thousand Kumogakure troops led by Fourth Raikage A and the forces Konoha had sent to respond.
• Shimura Danzō urged the council to crush Kumogakure and seize its resources, while Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu warned that expanding the war would endanger Konoha.
• The council members remained divided as they considered the village’s recent losses and the lack of a Hokage to settle the dispute.
• An Anbu ninja entered and announced that an Uchiha ninja claiming to be Jonin Minato Namikaze’s disciple had arrived with urgent military intelligence.

Uchiha Obito returned to Konoha and warned the Meeting Room that Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure were coordinating an attack. Nara Shikaku urged Konoha to concentrate its forces at Kikyo Mountain for a decisive battle.

• Uchiha Obito entered the Meeting Room, astonishing Minato Namikaze and the gathered leaders by revealing he had survived.
• Obito reported that Clan Head Jin was pursuing the Kumogakure Envoy and Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, and that Kumogakure had allied with Iwagakure and Sunagakure.
• Obito warned that two thousand Cloud Ninja were heading for Kikyo Mountain while Sunagakure and Iwagakure assembled forces on Konoha's borders.
• Nara Shikaku explained that losing Kikyo Mountain would expose Konoha and advised against relying on uncertain intelligence or spreading their limited troops thin.
• Nara Shikaku proposed sending available reinforcements and withdrawing border forces to Kikyo Mountain, concentrating Konoha's strength for one decisive battle.

Uchiha Jin and Hizashi Hyuga reached Kikyo Mountain Fortress before Kumogakure’s army and took command to prepare for an imminent siege. Jin organized the fortress’s defenders and supplies, then surveyed the battlefield as Konoha’s reinforcements remained hours away.

• Hizashi Hyuga used his Byakugan to confirm Kikyo Mountain Fortress had 106 defenders and no ambush troops, and Uchiha Jin led his force inside.
• Uchiha Jin and Hizashi Hyuga identified themselves to Mitokado Daiki and Sarutobi Saemon and ordered them to cooperate.
• Uchiha Jin revealed that A was leading two thousand Cloud Ninja toward the fortress and that the assault could begin within an hour.
• Mitokado Daiki reported the fortress’s personnel and stockpiles, and Uchiha Jin ordered supplies moved to the walls and a wartime hospital prepared.
• Uchiha Jin climbed the city wall to survey the area and assess how to withstand the siege.

Sarutobi Hiruzen returned to Konoha and learned that Shimura Danzō’s actions had brought the village to war with Kumogakure. As he confronted the situation in the War Room, Kumogakure’s army approached Kikyo Mountain Fortress, where Konoha’s forces prepared to fight.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Tenzo returned to Konoha, where Kagura Yuichi told them that the village was at war and recounted Shimura Danzō’s role in the crisis.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen accused Shimura Danzō of turning the Hokage assassination attempt into a larger conflict to divert attention and make himself a hero.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen predicted that Kumogakure’s response had exceeded Shimura Danzō’s plans and that Danzō could be condemned as a threat to the village.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen entered the War Room and announced his return to the assembled leaders, including Shimura Danzō.
• Hizashi Hyuga spotted Kumogakure’s army approaching Kikyo Mountain Fortress, and Uchiha Jōchi ordered Konoha’s forces to follow their battle plan.
• The Kumogakure Army advanced toward the fortress, bringing the battle to the brink of beginning.

Uchiha Jin led the defense of Kikyo Mountain Fortress as the Kumogakure Army advanced, then confronted the Fourth Raikage, A. After their first clash, Jin intensified his Fire Release Chakra Mode and launched another attack, leaving A braced behind his metal wristband.

• Hizashi Hyuga ordered the Hyuga archers to fire explosive-tagged arrows at the advancing Kumogakure Army while avoiding A.
• A sped ahead of his army and leaped toward Kikyo Mountain Fortress, but Uchiha Jin struck him back.
• Jin greeted A as an old acquaintance and drew Zanka no Tachi, leaving A confused and suspicious that his memories had been altered.
• A attacked Jin, dodged his blade, and used a Lightning Clone before Jin countered with Fire Fist.
• Jin activated full-power Fire Release Chakra Mode and rushed A, bringing Zanka no Tachi down onto A's metal wristband.

Uchiha Jin battled the Kumogakure Army at Kikyo Mountain Fortress, defeating A with Zanka no Tachi and then fighting off waves of Cloud Ninja. A recovered enough to coordinate an assault, leaving Jin pinned down while the rest of the army broke through his fire barrier and advanced toward the fortress.

• Jin's Zanka no Tachi shattered A's Metal Wristband, blasted him away, and burned several charging Cloud Ninja to ash.
• A's troops rallied and resumed their charge toward Kikyo Mountain Fortress, while Jin attacked them with Great Fire Annihilation and Dragon Flame Song Technique.
• Jin fought through the Kumogakure formation and burned a Kumogakure Jonin to charcoal after asking whether he wanted to dance too.
• A, badly burned and missing half an arm, struck Jin into the air as Cloud Ninja unleashed ninjutsu and weapons at him.
• Jin used Flame Ring: Fire Pillar to block the attacks, then raised Flame Eruption Net to stop the advancing Cloud Ninja.
• A ordered hundreds of ninja to help pin Jin down while the others bypassed him, and the Cloud Ninja broke through Jin's fire barrier.

Kumogakure’s forces used Earth Style to breach Konoha’s Flame Eruption Net, but Hizashi Hyuga and the Uchiha defenders inflicted heavy losses at Kikyo Mountain Fortress. As A pressed Uchiha Jin to surrender, Jin awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan and prepared to use it.

• The Kumogakure Army reshaped the burning terrain with Earth Style, then charged through the gaps and suffered heavy casualties from Konoha’s arrows and Exploding Tags.
• Hizashi Hyuga directed the fortress defense while Uchiha shinobi repelled Cloud Shinobi who reached the wall, and a Kumogakure leader ordered troops to circle the defenders and cut off their escape.
• A fought Uchiha Jin with lightning attacks and urged him to surrender the Uchiha Clan in exchange for joining Kumogakure.
• A threatened to capture Jin alive and use secret medicine to extract the Uchiha bloodline, so Jin decided to resist rather than be taken prisoner.
• Uchiha Jin’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan changed into a Mangekyo Sharingan as he declared that A had not already won.

Uchiha Jin used his Mangekyō Sharingan abilities and Zanka no Tachi to defeat A and devastate the Kumogakure forces. After reducing the battlefield around him to scorched earth, he looked toward Kikyo Mountain Fortress, where the fighting was still underway.

• Uchiha Jin activated Amaterasu's Cave, making the Kumogakure ninja forget his existence as he approached A.
• Uchiha Jin struck A with One-Sword Style: Pine Torch, severely burning him until he collapsed unconscious.
• Uchiha Jin overwhelmed the remaining Kumogakure ninja with Sharingan Conqueror's Haki, then fought those who resisted.
• Uchiha Jin unleashed Great Flame Ring and Fire Style Secret Art: Flame Dance Whirlwind: Heaven and Earth Together, reducing everything within a thousand-meter radius to scorched earth.
• Uchiha Jin looked toward Kikyo Mountain Fortress as the battle there continued.

Uchiha Jin fought to defend Kikyo Mountain Fortress as both Konoha and Kumogakure suffered heavy losses, and Konoha’s apparent reinforcements drove the Cloud forces to retreat. The chapter ended with Uchiha Jin and Hizashi Hyuga realizing that the approaching Konoha force looked less like reinforcements than a defeated army.

• Uchiha Jin extinguished the Flame Eruption Net and charged into the battle inside Kikyo Mountain Fortress, where both sides had suffered severe casualties.
• Kumogakure sent several hundred ninja to hold Uchiha Jin back while its troops pressed their assault, and Uchiha Jin worried that his dwindling Chakra might force him to use his unfinished Trump Card.
• Hyuga Clan ninja spotted a large force approaching and identified them as Konoha reinforcements, boosting Konoha’s morale and weakening the Cloud Ninja’s resolve.
• A Cloud Ninja commander ordered a retreat when the approaching force appeared, while Uchiha Jin and Hizashi Hyuga stopped Konoha ninja from pursuing.
• Hizashi Hyuga warned Uchiha Jin that the approaching Konoha ninja were wounded, panicked, and disorganized, making them seem like a defeated army.

Uchiha Jin learned from Mimura Hamaki that the Land of Grass Border Defense Force had retreated to Kikyo Mountain Fortress after Iwagakure and Sunagakure broke through Konoha’s border defenses. Hamaki reported that an unauthorized order to transfer troops had left the Land of Waterfall border undefended, and his force arrived with about twelve hundred survivors.

• Hizashi Hyuga identified Mimura Hamaki’s approaching group as the Land of Grass Border Defense Force and warned Jin that the border might have fallen.
• Jin ordered the ninja at Kikyo Mountain Fortress to rest and treat their wounded before he questioned Hamaki.
• Mimura Hamaki explained that an order from the Hokage Office had transferred five hundred ninja away from the Land of Waterfall border to help fight Cloud Ninja.
• Hamaki said Iwagakure invaded through the undefended border while Sunagakure attacked elsewhere, forcing his surrounded forces to retreat toward Kikyo Mountain Fortress.
• Jin suspected Shimura Danzō had issued the disastrous order without authorization, and Hamaki reported that about three hundred of his roughly fifteen hundred ninja had died during the retreat.