Chapter Summaries

Kagura rescued Nara Sora’s Konoha unit by defeating the enemy forces with the Phantom Body Flicker Technique and incapacitating their two leaders with Sharingan genjutsu. After ordering Nara Sora to withdraw with the wounded and prisoners, Kagura headed for another battlefield and charged into the fighting.

• Kagura emerged from the Earth Wall, and the Kumogakure and Kirigakure leaders urged their forces to join together against him.
• Kagura created a swarm of phantoms that attacked the enemy troops, killing dozens while their weapons passed harmlessly through the phantoms.
• Kagura used his Sharingan genjutsu to make the two remaining leaders collapse, then told Nara Sora to question them and withdraw with the wounded.
• Nara Sora gathered the prisoners and wounded Konoha Ninja and ordered an orderly retreat.
• Kagura explained the Phantom Body Flicker Technique’s mechanics to himself as he ran toward the battlefield Nara Sora had identified.
• Kagura saw hundreds of people fighting and charged into the battlefield.

Nara Sora learned that Kagura had crushed hundreds of enemy soldiers with a swarm of clones, while Kagura spent the night feeding his summoned beast and two Tailed Beasts. Kagura planned to keep drawing attention on the battlefield until the Two-Tails Jinchuriki came looking for him.

• Nara Sora returned to camp, handed over the prisoners, and learned that Kagura had defeated hundreds of enemy soldiers with nearly a thousand clones.
• Nara Sora briefly questioned his place in the war, then regained his resolve to find his own stage.
• Kagura struggled to feed Kirin, One-Tails, and Two-Tails, who devoured his food reserves.
• Kagura considered how to lure out the Two-Tails Jinchuriki by continuing to appear on the battlefield and kill enemy ninja.
• Kagura planned to replenish his supplies at the main camp and wondered how the Two-Tails Jinchuriki would respond.

Kagura learned from Tsunade that Nawaki had arrived at the front and hurried to find him, worried that he might face danger. Nawaki joined Nara Sora’s reconnaissance unit, unaware that enemy higher-ups were preparing a trap for the squad.

• Kagura continued attacking enemy forces along a familiar route, but the expected counterattack never came.
• A crow brought Kagura a message from Tsunade asking him to look after Nawaki, who had arrived at the front.
• Kagura decided to seek out Nawaki and left for the Konoha Main Camp.
• Nawaki joined the newly arrived Genin assigned to Nara Sora’s reconnaissance unit.
• Nara Sora briefed the Genin on their duties while enemy higher-ups prepared a trap around the squad.

Nara Sora led his Genin squad on a rear-area patrol and discovered that hundreds of enemy troops had passed through. While tracking them, he encountered five of Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swordsmen and learned their plan involved luring Kagura.

• Nara Sora divided his squad to patrol two assigned areas, and Nawaki's group discovered hundreds of recent footprints.
• Nara Sora sent three Genin back to report to the Main Camp and continued tracking the enemy route with Nawaki and two others.
• Nara Sora followed the trail through a dense forest to a secluded valley and ordered his team to retreat.
• Five Kirigakure Jonin, members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, appeared behind Nara Sora and his team.
• Nara Sora heard the Kirigakure ninjas discuss killing them to make Kagura come, then recognized the familiar person who promised Kagura would arrive.

Nara Sora’s squad discovered that Danzo had colluded with Kirigakure to kill Nawaki and use his death to lure Kagura into an ambush. Just as Munashi Jinpachi attacked Nara Sora, a mysterious figure appeared and kicked him away.

• Danzo revealed that he had arranged Nara Sora’s mission and forged Tsunade’s letter to lure Kagura into a trap.
• Danzo explained that he had joined forces with Kirigakure to kill Nawaki and claim Kagura’s eyes.
• Munashi Jinpachi prepared to kill Nara Sora and the Genin while Danzo silently approved.
• Nara Sora stood between Munashi Jinpachi and Nawaki, determined to protect the Genin.
• A mysterious figure appeared, kicked Munashi Jinpachi away, and taunted the ambushers.

Kagura arrived at Nawaki’s mission site using Flying Thunder God and exposed Danzo’s plot to seize his eyes by joining forces with Kirigakure and targeting Konoha shinobi. After severing Danzo’s right arm, Kagura prepared to fight the gathered enemies.

• Kagura explained that he had used Flying Thunder God to reach Nawaki after sensing the marked amulet he had given him.
• Kagura revealed himself when Danzo’s scheme against Nawaki’s team became clear and told Nara Sora to protect the Genin.
• Kagura accused Danzo of conspiring with enemy forces and slaughtering his own village’s companions to obtain his eyes.
• Kagura used Flying Thunder God to appear behind Danzo and severed his right arm with a Kunai.
• Danzo recognized the technique and warned the Kirigakure Jonin to search for marked weapons, but they found dozens of Runes around them as Kagura began the fight.

Kagura used the Flying Thunder God to attack the Kirigakure Jonin and Ninja Sword wielders, while Danzo tried to escape the battle. Danzo escaped after a Root member protected him from Amaterasu and Raiga Kurosuki stopped Kagura, leaving Kagura alone with his enemies and vowing to destroy the Ninja Sword Group.

• Kagura used Chidori to kill a Kirigakure Jonin, then evaded a barrage of attacks and killed the new wielder of the Twin Swords Hiramekarei with a kunai.
• Kagura’s marked Flying Thunder God points left the Kirigakure Jonin and Ninja Sword wielders unable to predict his movements, while Danzo searched for a way out of the valley.
• Danzo fled as Kagura pursued him and attacked with Amaterasu, but a masked Root member shielded Danzo and died from the Black Flames.
• Raiga Kurosuki struck the ground with the Lightning Blade: Kiba, forcing Kagura to stop and allowing Danzo to escape.
• Kagura saw that Nara Sora and the others had left, then declared that the Ninja Sword Group would disappear that day.

Kagura returned from the valley after defeating the Ninja Sword Group and drove Danzo to flee, but Danzo reached the Main Camp first and framed Kagura and his companions as Rogue Ninja. The chapter ended with news of Kagura’s supposed defection spreading to Konohagakure’s leadership and the Land of Rain Frontline.

• Nara Sora hid with Nawaki and the others near the valley, where they saw Danzo flee with his right arm cut off.
• Kagura emerged from the valley bloodied and dragging the Ninja Sword Group’s weapons, then told Nara Sora he had eliminated the group and that the Land of Water would likely withdraw from the war.
• Nara Sora told Kagura that Danzo had fled toward the Main Camp.
• Kagura told Nawaki and Nara Sora they could not return because Danzo would brand them Rogue Ninja, and he expected Sarutobi to handle what came next.
• The next day, news reached Konohagakure’s higher-ups and the Land of Rain Frontline that Kagura had become a Rogue Ninja.

Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru reacted to Danzo’s report accusing Kagura of defecting with Nawaki, while Hiruzen Sarutobi recognized the political danger and chose to confront Danzo himself. After traveling to the frontline, Hiruzen encountered an unexpected person before he could meet Danzo.

• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu questioned Danzo’s decision to label Kagura a rogue ninja and worried about the Uchiha Clan’s reaction.
• Tsunade stormed into the advisors’ office, rejected the report, and threatened to go to the frontline if Kagura was declared a rogue ninja.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi with their opposition to Danzo’s report, while Hiruzen considered the danger to Konoha’s alliances and future leaders.
• Hiruzen tore up the report, ordered Jiraiya and Orochimaru to remain at their posts, and left the Land of Rain to resolve the matter himself.
• Two days later, Hiruzen reached the frontline and encountered an unexpected person before meeting Danzo.

Kagura reunited with Hiruzen Sarutobi and had Nara Sora recount how Danzo colluded with Kirigakure to target him. Hiruzen proposed imprisoning Danzo, but Kagura challenged him to a bet over whether Danzo would surrender or resist, and Hiruzen headed toward the Konoha Great Camp with Kagura’s Flying Thunder God mark for support.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi met Kagura, Nara Sora, Nawaki, and the others, and Kagura revealed the Flying Thunder God mark hidden in Hiruzen’s forehead protector.
• Nara Sora recounted how Danzo had colluded with Kirigakure’s higher-ups to obtain Kagura’s eyes, angering Hiruzen.
• Hiruzen proposed stripping Danzo of his position and imprisoning him, but Kagura rejected the plan as insufficient.
• Kagura bet that Danzo would resist with outside help and declared that Danzo’s life would be his if he did.
• Hiruzen accepted the bet and pocketed Kagura’s Flying Thunder God mark before continuing toward the Konoha Great Camp.

Hiruzen Sarutobi went to confront Danzo after finding that he had left the camp and taken only two Root members to the frontline. Danzo revealed that he had allied with Kumogakure and surrounded Hiruzen, but Kagura appeared at the end and declared that Hiruzen had lost.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Danzo had gone to the frontline with two Root members and ordered Nara Sora to deliver a message to Mitokado Homura or Utatane Koharu.
• Hiruzen traveled to a great waterfall and confronted Danzo, who refused to return to Konohagakure.
• Danzo accused Hiruzen of putting the village at risk by rejecting his methods, while Hiruzen condemned Danzo for colluding with outsiders.
• Danzo revealed that Root and Kumogakure Ninja had surrounded Hiruzen and that Hiruzen himself was their bargaining chip.
• Hiruzen called for Kagura, who appeared and told him that he had lost.

Kagura joined Hiruzen Sarutobi as he faced Danzo’s forces, then left with Dodai and Kumogakure’s Two-Tails Jinchuriki to fight elsewhere. Hiruzen revealed the Hokage’s strength by unleashing a devastating combined attack that collapsed the waterfall and wiped out most of his attackers.

• Kagura arrived to help Hiruzen Sarutobi and declared that she would kill Danzo.
• Danzo ordered his Root members and the Kumogakure Jonin to attack, and Kagura recognized Dodai among her two opponents.
• Kagura realized the other opponent was Kumogakure’s Two-Tails Jinchuriki and agreed to move with them to an open battlefield.
• Hiruzen told Kagura to go, then faced the surrounding enemies alone with Enma transformed into the Adamantine Staff.
• Hiruzen created four Shadow Clones and used the Five Elements: Great Combined Technique, collapsing the waterfall and defeating most of the attackers.
• Hiruzen picked up the Adamantine Staff and challenged the few survivors to question his strength again.

Kagura faced Futami Kenichi, Kumogakure’s Perfect Two-Tails Jinchuriki, on an open grassland. The fight began with both men transforming into identical Two-Tails cloaks.

• Kagura and Futami Kenichi ran to an uninhabited grassland to fight.
• Futami Kenichi revealed himself as Kumogakure’s secret weapon and a Perfect Jinchuriki whose daughter would be Yugito Nii.
• Futami Kenichi activated his Two-Tails Chakra Cloak and challenged Kagura.
• Kagura released the Two-Tails within himself and formed an identical cloak, leaving Futami Kenichi and Dodai stunned.

Kagura fought Futami Kenichi with a Tailed Beast Cloak, then revealed he could transform into a white Matatabi identical to the Two-Tails. He ended the chapter by combining the beast form with Susanoo armor, shocking Futami Kenichi and Dodai.

• Kagura used enormous Chakra palms to attack and trap Futami Kenichi, who broke free and fought back with his own Tailed Beast Hands.
• Kagura and Futami Kenichi clashed across the grassland while Dodai watched, alarmed by Kagura's unexplained Tailed Beast Cloak.
• Kagura taunted Futami Kenichi, who transformed into Matatabi, the Two-Tails' human-sized beast form.
• Kagura transformed into a white Matatabi matching Futami Kenichi's, leaving him stunned.
• Kagura stood upright, and a Purple Giant formed around his Matatabi body as Susanoo armor.

Kagura fought Futami Kenichi after he released the Two-Tails’ control of his body, struggling against the beast’s superior close-combat skills. Kagura used a point-blank Tailed Beast Bomb to end the fight, but an unfamiliar arrival left him terrified.

• Kagura punched Futami Kenichi while using Susanoo armor, snapping him out of his confusion and provoking him to unleash the Two-Tails’ power.
• Futami Kenichi let the Two-Tails control his body and used its feline agility to knock Kagura down and bite through his Susanoo armor.
• Kagura realized he was at a disadvantage in close combat and deliberately let Futami Kenichi bite one arm so he could restrain him and fire a Tailed Beast Bomb at point-blank range.
• The explosion sent both fighters flying and ended their transformations, leaving Kagura in better condition than Futami Kenichi.
• An unfamiliar person arrived, and Kagura recognized him with terror.

Kagura and Dodai confronted Uchiha Madara, who used Senju Tobirama’s body as one of his Six Paths, while Obito captured the Two-Tails Jinchuriki. Madara withdrew rather than risk fighting Kagura, leaving Dodai to suspect Danzo had used his village’s Jonin as expendable tools.

• Kagura recognized the apparent Senju Tobirama as Uchiha Madara using a Rinnegan-controlled body, while Futami Kenichi questioned the apparition.
• A white branch pierced Futami Kenichi, and a white Humanoid creature emerged and claimed the Two-Tails.
• Dodai tried to save his companion, but Kagura stopped him and warned him about the enemies.
• Madara noticed Kagura’s apparent knowledge and hidden strength, but decided to leave with Obito because his Six Paths were incomplete.
• After Madara and Obito vanished, Dodai guessed their scheme involved Danzo using his Jonin as tools.

Hiruzen Sarutobi destroyed the Great Waterfall and defeated most of the Kumogakure Jonin, only for Danzo to reveal that he had allied with Uchiha Madara. Danzo left Konohagakure with his followers and Kakuzu, leaving Hiruzen alone on the battlefield.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi shattered the Great Waterfall with his Five Elements: Great Combined Technique, killing nearly ten Kumogakure Jonin and forcing the survivors to hold back.
• Danzo told Hiruzen that he remained weaker than Uchiha Madara, while an enraged Kumogakure Jonin demanded an explanation for the ambush.
• Danzo dismissed the Kumogakure Jonin as pawns, and Kakuzu killed the last five with black veins before revealing himself.
• Danzo put on an Akatsuki robe and told Hiruzen he had never shared Hiruzen's dream, then declared they would be enemies when they met again.
• Kakuzu said he would seek another match with Kagura, then vanished with Danzo's group as Hiruzen sat alone, believing Danzo would never return.

Kagura spared Dodai and warned him that Uchiha Madara’s plans threatened the entire Shinobi World. Back at the battlefield, Kagura told Hiruzen that Senju Tobirama’s corpse had been used as a Six Paths clone, and Hiruzen declared Danzo a rogue ninja.

• Dodai realized Danzo had planned the attack, but Kagura refused to kill him and suggested they might someday fight the same enemy.
• Kagura told Dodai that exposing his Tailed Beast would not matter and that Madara’s goals threatened the whole Shinobi World.
• Kagura returned to Hiruzen Sarutobi at the devastated battlefield and confirmed that the Two-Tails Jinchuriki had been taken.
• Kagura explained that Senju Tobirama had been revived as a Rinnegan-created Six Paths clone, not through Impure World Reincarnation, and urged Hiruzen to inspect his grave.
• Hiruzen announced that Danzo would be declared a Rogue Ninja of Konoha and hunted by the village.

After the Land of Water and the Land of Lightning withdrew from the war, Konohagakure focused on the brutal fighting in the Land of Rain. Hatake Sakumo’s exhausted squad was ambushed in their shelter, leaving two teammates gravely wounded as he confronted the attackers.

• The Land of Water withdrew from the war, and the Land of Lightning followed after suffering heavy losses on the Eastern Front.
• Hatake Sakumo’s squad completed a mission against a Sunagakure Jonin but encountered Amegakure Ninja while retreating, losing four teammates in the fighting.
• Hatake Sakumo led his six remaining wounded teammates to shelter in an abandoned village and kept watch outside the ruined room.
• Hatake Sakumo heard an unusual sound outside and signaled his teammates to stay alert, but several Black Shadows appeared on the roof.
• The Black Shadows dropped into the room and wounded two teammates before Hatake Sakumo rushed in and clashed with them.

Hatake Sakumo fought two Sand Village Puppet Masters and killed them after using a Lightning Style: Clone to paralyze them. Chiyo arrived later, discovered the dead pair were her son and daughter-in-law, and blamed Konoha's White Fang.

• Hatake Sakumo identified the attacking monsters as Sunagakure Puppets and found the two Sand Village Puppet Masters outside the house.
• Hatake Sakumo cut the Chakra Threads controlling the enemy's sword-wielding Puppets and pressed his attack on the pair.
• The Puppet Master used an Earth Style attack, but Hatake Sakumo's Lightning Style: Clone exploded and paralyzed both enemies in the rain.
• Hatake Sakumo appeared behind the paralyzed pair and killed them with his silver blade.
• Chiyo arrived with a group of Sand Village Ninjas, recognized the corpses as her son and daughter-in-law, and resentfully named Konohagakure's White Fang.