Chapter Summaries

Unsu and Ganryu fought Maruboshi Kosuke and Baiyun Zaojian while trying to assess the hidden Konoha team. As the standoff continued, Kosuke and Zaojian trusted that Uchiha Kai was handling the other enemies, while the chapter also described Kai’s talent and his willingness to trade knowledge to grow stronger.

• Unsu unleashed Water Style: Rushing Wave, but Maruboshi Kosuke blocked it with Water Style: Water Formation Wall.
• Unsu and Ganryu discussed their opponents, guessed that a third Konoha Ninja was hidden nearby, and planned to stall until reinforcements arrived.
• Baiyun Zaojian asked what the enemy was discussing, and Kosuke guessed they thought the hidden third teammate was an easy target.
• Kosuke and Zaojian praised Uchiha Kai’s talent and confidence that he would deal with the remaining enemies.
• The chapter described how Kai sought instruction regardless of rank or age and exchanged his clan’s Chakra cultivation method with Might Guy for Taijutsu training insights.

Baiyun Zaojian challenged Ganryu and used his speed and swordsmanship to keep the Mist Jonin from landing a decisive blow. When Unsu tried to assist, Maruboshi Kosuke intercepted him and revealed the danger behind his harmless appearance.

• Baiyun Zaojian introduced himself to Ganryu and refused Maruboshi Kosuke's offer of help.
• Baiyun Zaojian deflected Ganryu's heavy sword strike, but had to block a powerful kick and retreated.
• Baiyun Zaojian used the Body Flicker Technique to ambush Ganryu, then withdrew before Ganryu could counterattack.
• Baiyun Zaojian evaded Ganryu's next attack by scattering into green leaves and taunted him about tiring himself out.
• Unsu tried to form Hand Seals to help Ganryu, but Maruboshi Kosuke struck at him with Shuriken.
• Unsu sensed Maruboshi Kosuke's concealed threat and realized the old man had nearly caught him with Secret Technique: Willow.

Maruboshi Kosuke defeated Unsu with a Water Dragon Bullet and beheaded him. Ganryu's grief and anger distracted him, giving Baiyun Zaojian an opening to strike.

• Unsu attacked Maruboshi Kosuke with Water Shockwave, but Kosuke countered with a four-seal Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
• Unsu held off the water dragon with Water Wall until his strength failed, and Maruboshi Kosuke beheaded him.
• Ganryu saw Unsu die and roared at Maruboshi Kosuke's side of the fight, forgetting Baiyun Zaojian was his opponent.
• Baiyun Zaojian used the Body Flicker Technique to slash at Ganryu, who raised his left arm to protect himself and took the blade through it.

Baiyun Zaojian and Maruboshi Kosuke cornered the wounded Ganryu and tried to make him surrender, but he discovered his subordinates were gone. Uchiha Kai arrived with a Mist Ninja’s head and a newly awakened Two-Tomoe Sharingan, leaving Ganryu facing another threat.

• Baiyun Zaojian traded injuries with Ganryu, crippling his left arm while suffering a painful blow himself.
• Baiyun Zaojian and Maruboshi Kosuke offered to spare Ganryu if he surrendered and shared information, but Ganryu resisted.
• Ganryu tried to call on his subordinates with a forbidden technique, but only one faint chakra signal remained before it disappeared.
• Uchiha Kai appeared on a rooftop carrying a Mist Ninja’s head, and Ganryu recognized Kai’s Sharingan.
• Kai revealed that his Sharingan had advanced to Two-Tomoe after he completed his mission and raised his Divine attribute to 6.5.

Uchiha Kai finished the remaining Mist Ninja and confronted the dying Kirigakure Jonin Ganryu, demanding his submission. Ganryu tried to turn Kai against Konoha by taunting him about the Uchiha Clan’s political treatment, but Kai remained unmoved and prepared to silence him.

• Uchiha Kai’s Two-Tomoe Sharingan awakened as he finished the remaining Mist Ninja and returned to the battle.
• Uchiha Kai gave Ganryu an ultimatum to submit or die.
• Ganryu refused and tried to provoke Uchiha Kai by claiming the Uchiha Clan had become a political sacrifice for Konoha.
• Maruboshi Kosuke worried that Ganryu’s words might divide Uchiha Kai from the village, while Baiyun Zaojian insulted the wounded Jonin.
• Uchiha Kai showed no sign of being shaken and regarded Ganryu’s attempts to sow discord as malicious.

Uchiha Kai humiliated the dying Mist Ninja Ganryu, then deduced that he had been covering for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. The chapter ended with Kai declaring Ganryu useless and allowing him to die.

• Uchiha Kai crushed Ganryu’s hidden needle attack and mocked him while Ganryu lay gravely wounded.
• Ganryu argued that Kai’s insults could not change the Uchiha clan’s situation, but Kai turned his words back on him and silenced him.
• Maruboshi Kosuke tried to bargain with Ganryu for information about the unit he had been covering.
• Uchiha Kai guessed that Ganryu’s unit was the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and Ganryu’s reaction confirmed it.
• Uchiha Kai revealed that his squad had intercepted intelligence about the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and said he could not confirm whether he served with Aburame Keiichi.
• Uchiha Kai told Ganryu that he was no longer useful and could die.

After Ganryu’s death, Uchiha Kai revealed that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen could pose a grave threat to Konoha while its strongest shinobi were away. Maruboshi Kosuke decided to rush back to the village with the intelligence.

• Uchiha Kai and his companions killed Ganryu, the last member of the Mist Ninja mission team.
• Uchiha Kai explained to Maruboshi Kosuke and Baiyun Zaojian that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were seven elite Kirigakure Jonin with powerful Ninja Blades.
• Baiyun Zaojian warned that the Mist Ninja could infiltrate Konoha and attack its people and younger shinobi.
• Uchiha Kai said the Seven Ninja Swordsmen together could match or defeat a Kage.
• Maruboshi Kosuke decided that they had to return to Konoha immediately and report the intelligence.

Uchiha Kai, Maruboshi Kosuke, and Baiyun Zaojian prepared to return to Konoha with urgent intelligence, but Kai was too exhausted to travel. After the others left, he recovered and reviewed the gains from his battle.

• Maruboshi Kosuke ordered the team to return to Konoha with the intelligence and found Uchiha Kai too depleted to make the journey.
• Uchiha Kai urged Maruboshi Kosuke and Baiyun Zaojian to leave without him, and they headed for Konoha at full speed.
• Once alone, Uchiha Kai admitted his injuries hurt and warned himself not to overexert his Chakra in future fights.
• Uchiha Kai took a Ration Pill, sat down to recover, and checked his status panel, which showed his Body stat had increased by 0.1.

Uchiha Kai recovered from his battle, considered the costs of Ration Pills, and burned the bodies of the victims Kurosawa and his men had dumped. Meanwhile, Maruboshi Kosuke and Baiyun Zaojian hurried back to Konoha with urgent information, but Baiyun Zaojian sensed Mist Ninja following them.

• Uchiha Kai recovered enough to move after taking Ration Pills and reflected on their effects, side effects, and expense.
• Uchiha Kai arrived at the alley where Kurosawa and the others had dumped their victims and burned the bodies with Great Fire Destruction.
• Uchiha Kai mourned the victims and condemned the world that had allowed them to die that way.
• Maruboshi Kosuke and Baiyun Zaojian rushed toward Konoha after completing their border mission, using Ration Pills to keep moving despite their exhaustion.
• Baiyun Zaojian sensed a hidden pursuer and suspected Mist Ninja were tracking them.

Baiyun Zaojian and Maruboshi Kosuke realized the Mist Ninja had tracked them with Ganryu’s pheromone marker and fought through a pursuing squad. With the pursuers closing in, Baiyun stayed behind to hold them off while Kosuke escaped with the intelligence, but the squad leader unleashed a massive Water Release attack.

• Baiyun Zaojian recognized Ganryu’s pheromone marker and warned Maruboshi Kosuke that Mist Ninja were closing in.
• Maruboshi Kosuke used Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique to injure and disrupt the pursuing Mist Ninja.
• The Mist Ninja squad leader urged his subordinates to stop the pair, while secretly holding back his own strength and using others as shields.
• Baiyun Zaojian counted fourteen pursuers and decided to stay behind so Maruboshi Kosuke could deliver the intelligence.
• Maruboshi Kosuke escaped as the squad leader stopped holding back and unleashed Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave at Baiyun Zaojian.

Maruboshi Kosuke used a massive Water Release technique to stop the Mist Ninja pursuit and let Baiyun Zaojian escape. Baiyun then confronted the Mist Ninja at Konoha’s protected territory, where their captain tried to provoke him into fighting.

• Maruboshi Kosuke blocked the Mist Ninja captain’s Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave with a Great Waterfall Technique and slipped away while the Mist Ninja defended against the remaining torrent.
• The Mist Ninja captain realized Maruboshi Kosuke had escaped and ordered his squad to pursue.
• Baiyun Zaojian attacked the pursuing Mist Ninja with Shuriken and Kunai, then warned them to stop at Konoha’s protected territory.
• The Mist Ninja captain insulted Baiyun Zaojian and mocked Konoha, while Baiyun silently gripped his weapon.

Baiyun Zaojian used a leaf-based technique and his swordsmanship to ambush a Mist Ninja squad, killing their sensor and overwhelming their squad leader. The leader was left injured and off balance as the remaining Mist Ninja realized they might all die.

• Baiyun Zaojian challenged the Mist Ninja, then used a jutsu that turned his pierced body into leaves and concealed his location.
• The Mist Ninja sensor, Bai Liu, detected a false trace and directed the squad to attack an empty patch of ground.
• Baiyun Zaojian found and beheaded Bai Liu before deflecting the Mist Ninja's attacks and killing another ninja.
• The Mist Ninja squad leader charged Baiyun Zaojian and clashed blades with him, but his subordinates' confusion distracted him.
• Baiyun Zaojian exposed the squad leader's defense and kicked him hard in the abdomen, sending him flying.

Baiyun Zaojian used Wind Release and stealth to slaughter the Mist Ninja squad while its captain tried to rally the survivors. He vanished after asking who would be next, leaving the squad terrified and unable to track him.

• Baiyun Zaojian unleashed Vacuum Blades that mutilated several Mist Ninja and killed two of them.
• The Mist Ninja squad captain urged his men to stay calm and tried to wear Baiyun Zaojian down by taunting him about his Chakra and stamina.
• The Mist Ninja threw ninja tools at a shadow, but hit only a battered wooden post.
• Baiyun Zaojian appeared behind a Mist Ninja and killed him with a Wind Release-enhanced blade.
• Baiyun Zaojian vanished after asking who was next, leaving the surviving Mist Ninja terrified.

Baiyun Zaojian trapped a Mist Ninja squad with his Binding Technique and detonated Explosive Tags, killing nearly all of them. The surviving squad leader broke down in shock as Baiyun Zaojian recovered his strength and prepared to continue the fight.

• A Mist Ninja panicked and ran, while the squad leader warned the others that danger surrounded them.
• Baiyun Zaojian tightened the threads he had laid around the squad, trapping and injuring the Mist Ninja.
• Baiyun Zaojian detonated Explosive Tags borrowed from Uchiha Kai, killing the trapped Mist Ninja.
• The squad leader stared at the bodies, remembered Feiliu, and fell into a daze.
• Baiyun Zaojian used the pause to recover his stamina as his Snow Fangs grated together.

Shiranui Genma confronted a vengeful Mist Ninja squad leader while Might Guy, Ebisu, and Shiranui Genma fought a hidden enemy force in the forest outside Konoha. The three regrouped under pressure, with Ebisu and Shiranui Genma running low on stamina as they searched for a way out.

• Shiranui Genma taunted the Mist Ninja squad leader over the suffering of the fishermen and charged to kill him.
• Might Guy protected Ebisu from a Mist Ninja with a powerful kick, while Ebisu struck another attacker with a Shuriken.
• Might Guy admitted he hated taking lives, and Ebisu and Shiranui Genma teased him about his reaction to killing.
• Ebisu sensed traces of many enemies nearby but could not locate them, and he estimated he could fight at full strength for only ten more minutes.
• Shiranui Genma realized he and Ebisu were nearly exhausted and began searching for a way to escape the hidden enemies.

Might Guy told Shiranui Genma and Ebisu that he could keep fighting indefinitely, then protected Genma from a surprise kunai attack. After Guy lost focus thinking about his father, a Mist Ninja ambushed him with a chained double-ended blade, and Genma rushed to intervene.

• Shiranui Genma asked Might Guy how long he could keep fighting, and Guy said he could continue until the enemy killed him.
• Ebisu praised Guy's stamina and perseverance, and Guy excitedly showed off his muscles before Genma reminded him they were still on the battlefield.
• A Mist Ninja threw kunai at Shiranui Genma, and Might Guy kicked them aside.
• Might Guy thought about his father, Might Duy, and wondered why he accepted low-ranking missions despite his strength.
• A Mist Ninja sprang from the bushes and attacked the distracted Guy with a chained double-ended blade, while Shiranui Genma moved to protect him.

Might Guy saw Shiranui Genma wounded while protecting him and unleashed the Eight Inner Gates Formation to face the Mist Ninja. He opened the first gate, the Gate of Opening, as his teammates watched in alarm.

• A Mist Ninja wounded Shiranui Genma with a sneak attack and taunted the team as he retreated.
• Might Guy erupted in rage, remembering his father's warning to use the Eight Inner Gates Formation only to protect those he cared about.
• Ebisu and Shiranui Genma urged Might Guy not to use the dangerous technique, but he refused.
• Might Guy activated the Eight Inner Gates Formation and opened the first gate, the Gate of Opening.

Might Guy opened the second gate of the Eight Inner Gates Formation to protect Shiranui Genma and Ebisu, then used his overwhelming speed and strength to attack the Mist Ninja. After he crippled their sensor Zongliu, the remaining enemies panicked as Guy circled them, waiting for an opening.

• Might Guy's power surged as he committed himself to protecting his comrades, and the Mist Ninja ordered everyone to attack him at once.
• Might Guy vanished before the Mist Ninja's coordinated attack could hit, then grew furious when they threatened Shiranui Genma and Ebisu.
• Might Guy opened the second gate, the Gate of Healing, replenishing his stamina despite the strain on his body.
• Might Guy struck the sensory ninja Zongliu with a roundhouse kick, shattering most of the bones in his upper body.
• Might Guy circled the remaining Mist Ninja at tremendous speed while they panicked and realized their sensor was dead.

Might Guy overwhelmed the Mist Ninja with the speed and strength granted by the Eight Inner Gates Formation, while the panicked fighters struggled to coordinate a response. The Mist Ninja noticed Guy slowing down and decided to stall until his technique’s effects wore off.

• Might Guy darted through the Mist Ninja and killed or injured them with powerful punches and kicks.
• The Mist Ninja panicked and called Guy a monster as their attacks failed to stop him.
• The Mist Ninja recalled how Guy had killed a skilled swordsman who tried to fight him at close range.
• Some Mist Ninja noticed Guy’s speed had begun to decline and chose to wait for him to weaken.

Might Guy fought off the Mist Ninja with the Eight Inner Gates Formation, but their willingness to sacrifice comrades let them wear him down. After killing one more opponent, Guy’s strength faltered beside Shiranui Genma and Ebisu, leaving his team in immediate danger.

• Might Guy used the Eight Inner Gates Formation to cripple several Mist Ninja, while they avoided direct fights and tried to exhaust him.
• Shiranui Genma hoped Guy could win, but Ebisu warned that the Mist Ninja had recognized the technique’s side effects and were willing to sacrifice their own.
• Shiranui Genma and Ebisu prepared for the Mist Ninja to attack once Guy fell, since their reinforcements had not arrived.
• Might Guy killed the tall Mist Ninja with a Leaf Whirlwind, then stopped beside Shiranui Genma and Ebisu as his Chakra aura dimmed and pain contorted his face.