Chapter Summaries

Hiruzen Sarutobi reviewed the war in the Land of Rain, where Hanzo’s poison had made him a major threat, and considered how the conflict might be brought to an end. After receiving urgent intelligence, Hiruzen wondered whether it was genuine or a trap.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi welcomed Hatake Sakumo and four surviving Companions back from their Decapitation Operation and sent them to rest.
• Hiruzen reflected on Hatake Sakumo’s strength and obedience, then reviewed the Eastern Front, where Nara Sora had effectively commanded Konoha’s forces.
• Hiruzen studied intelligence about Hanzo, whose Poison Mist and Summoned Beast Ibuse had caused heavy casualties despite Konoha’s preparations.
• Hiruzen considered the strain of the war and the Three Great Nations’ growing desire to end it, then judged that a decisive battle might be near.
• A Jonin delivered urgent intelligence to Hiruzen, who studied a location on the map and wondered whether the report was real or a trap.

Hatake Sakumo returned from a mission saddened by the deaths of his comrades, while Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru were summoned to hear Hiruzen Sarutobi’s new intelligence. Hiruzen revealed that the three great nations planned to eliminate Hanzo and hold a decisive battle in the valley where he was hiding, and he decided to accept.

• Hatake Sakumo met Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru after returning from a successful raid on Sunagakure’s Main Camp, but grieved that he had not saved more people.
• A Chunin summoned Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who showed them intelligence about Hanzo’s hiding place.
• Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru recognized that the valley was likely a trap suited to Hanzo’s poison.
• Hiruzen explained that the other two nations also knew Hanzo was in the valley and proposed eliminating him there before holding a decisive battle.
• Hiruzen decided to accept the proposal and fight the decisive battle around the valley.

Hiruzen Sarutobi planned a decisive battle at That Valley and summoned Kagura from the Eastern Front to the Land of Rain. Kagura arrived at the main camp and unexpectedly met Dan Katō, whose arrival left him uneasy.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi divided Konoha's forces into three squads, sending Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade in first and planning to lead the main force behind them.
• Kagura defeated a group of Water and Lightning ninjas who continued harassing Konoha's border after their nations withdrew from the war.
• Kagura received Hiruzen Sarutobi's order to report to the Land of Rain and told Konoha to send people to clear away the defeated enemies.
• After traveling for three days, Kagura reached Konoha's main camp and found that Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya's group were absent.
• Dan Katō appeared at the camp, and Kagura awkwardly asked whether he was still alive before Dan began explaining why he had come.

Kagura suspected that Hanzo’s apparent hiding place was a trap and rushed to warn the Konoha forces already entering the valley. The chapter left Hanzo waiting alone with a white ring on his hand as several pairs of Rinnegan appeared behind him.

• Kagura questioned the plan to encircle Hanzo and realized the cautious warlord’s location may have been leaked deliberately.
• Dan Katō told Kagura that Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru’s First Squad should already have reached the valley.
• Kagura ordered Dan Katō to warn Sarutobi not to enter the valley, then raced ahead to reach Tsunade’s squad.
• Tsunade led nearly a thousand Konoha fighters into the valley and warned them to watch for Hanzo’s Poison Mist.
• Hanzo waited alone in the valley wearing a white ring engraved with “Haku” as several pairs of Rinnegan appeared behind him.

Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru advanced through the rain-soaked valley as the Great Nations prepared to encircle Hanzo with separate vanguard forces. Their confidence in their numbers and their contempt for Amegakure left them unprepared for the devastating slaughter ahead.

• Jiraiya worried that the poor visibility would make it hard to find Hanzo and that their force alone might not defeat him.
• Orochimaru explained that Hanzo's poison made a thousand-person force the safest choice and noted that other nations were entering the valley too.
• Konoha, along with the other two Great Nations, sent forces through separate entrances and agreed to stop fighting one another until Hanzo was dead.
• The Great Nations regarded Amegakure as weak because its small economy and lack of missions left it with fewer than a thousand combat-ready Ninjas.
• The Great Nations underestimated Hanzo despite his Kage-level strength, setting the stage for a catastrophic slaughter.

Hanzo revealed that he had joined Akatsuki and helped provoke the Second Great Ninja War so he could use Uchiha Madara’s promised intervention to strike back at the great nations. As the Three Great Nations’ forces entered the valley, Senju Tobirama activated a seal that enclosed the entire valley beneath a vast red barrier.

• Hanzo learned that the Three Great Nations’ forces had entered the valley and mocked their attempt to kill him with only three thousand soldiers.
• Senju Tobirama reminded Hanzo that Madara had promised to intervene once in exchange for Hanzo’s help provoking the war.
• Hanzo put on Akatsuki’s black robe and prepared to carry out his plan, having moved most of Amegakure’s forces away from the valley.
• Hanzo’s past was revealed: he had joined Akatsuki and used his spies and influence to make the Second Great Ninja War begin earlier.
• Senju Tobirama formed a hand seal and activated four hidden iron rods, raising a red barrier that separated the valley from the outside world.

Kagura raced toward the valley after sensing its red barrier, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and the allied forces failed to break through the Four Red Yang Formation from outside. Inside, the trapped forces realized Hanzo had sprung a trap, and a Sunagakure Jonin recognized the approaching Hozuki Gengetsu.

• Kagura saw that the valley was already enclosed by a red Flame Curtain but continued toward it, believing there was still a chance.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi identified the barrier and attacked it with the Great Waterfall Technique, but the formation did not budge.
• Hatake Sakumo struck the Flame Curtain with his White Fang, but his blade could not damage it.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Jonin to focus their attacks on one point, while the Land of Wind and Land of Earth forces also failed to breach the barrier.
• The forces inside the valley realized they had become Hanzo's prey, and the Sunagakure vanguard leader recognized the approaching man as Hozuki Gengetsu.

Hozuki Gengetsu and Mu attacked the gathered forces of Sunagakure and Iwagakure, using their signature techniques to slaughter them. In the forest, Tsunade and the Konoha team encountered Senju Tobirama, who greeted her mockingly.

• The giant Sunagakure shinobi recognized Hozuki Gengetsu as the Second Mizukage and watched him vanish using Mirage ninjutsu.
• Hozuki Gengetsu attacked the Sunagakure force with Water Bullet Technique, killing dozens and leaving the crowd unable to fight back.
• Mu appeared before Iwagakure's group, then used Dust Release to destroy nearly a hundred people and Dustless Maze Binding to disappear.
• Mu reappeared and struck the Iwagakure force with another Dust Release attack, plunging them into battle.
• Tsunade and the Konoha team encountered Senju Tobirama, who addressed Tsunade with a mocking greeting.

Uchiha Madara, controlling Senju Tobirama's body, appeared on the battlefield with Hanzo and confronted the allied Ninjas. As nearly a thousand fighters launched Ninjutsu at him, he prepared to repel their attacks with Shinra Tensei.

• Tsunade saw Uchiha Madara controlling Senju Tobirama's body and struggled to contain her anger at seeing her grandfather used this way.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru warned the gathered Ninjas that the figure was an enemy, and the fighters drew their weapons.
• Hanzo emerged beside Senju Tobirama, confirming to Jiraiya and the others that he was cooperating with Uchiha Madara.
• Hanzo challenged Senju Tobirama to strike down his former companions, and Senju Tobirama rose above the Konoha Ninjas without answering.
• Orochimaru ordered everyone to attack, and the Ninjas unleashed a mass of Ninjutsu at Senju Tobirama.
• Senju Tobirama smiled and called out Shinra Tensei as the attacks closed in.

Senju Tobirama reflected the attackers’ ninjutsu, devastating Tsunade’s force, while Hanzo released poison mist over the battlefield. Kagura used the Flying Thunder God to reach Tsunade, but found himself facing several enemies and feared he might not escape.

• Senju Tobirama reflected the incoming ninjutsu and crippled most of Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru’s force.
• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu and ordered her to help the wounded, but Hanzo appeared on Salamander Ibuse and covered the battlefield in Poison Mist.
• Kagura arrived outside the valley, learned from Hiruzen Sarutobi that Tsunade and the others had entered, and sensed Tsunade’s Flying Thunder God coordinates.
• Kagura left a marked Kunai behind, warned Hiruzen Sarutobi to move the unit away, and teleported to Tsunade.
• Kagura found several enemies waiting and wondered if he would be able to escape.

Kagura entered Hanzo’s poison-mist-filled valley and found Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru badly injured. Hanzo revealed that several other powerful figures were there, leaving Kagura facing a gathering of former Kage.

• Kagura used the Flying Thunder God to reach the valley and found Tsunade poisoned but alive with Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
• Tsunade urged Kagura to flee, while he checked on her companions and saw that Katsuyu was treating Jiraiya’s grave wound.
• Hanzo emerged from the poison mist, and Kagura deduced that others had helped inflict the damage on the Konohagakure force.
• Hanzo dispersed the mist, revealing the battlefield and Senju Tobirama floating above it.
• The Second Mizukage, the Second Tsuchikage, and Shamon appeared, prompting Kagura to joke about a gathering of second-generation Kage.

Kagura tried to escape Senju Tobirama using the Flying Thunder God, but Tobirama intercepted him and attacked Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru with Shinra Tensei. Kagura protected them with Wood Release, leaving Tobirama demanding to know how he had obtained the power.

• Kagura asked Tobirama why he had not included the Second Raikage among his Six Paths, and Tobirama said the Raikage was included but unnecessary for this fight.
• Kagura told Tsunade to hold Jiraiya and Orochimaru’s hands and attempted to teleport them away, but Tobirama appeared from a marked kunai and kicked Kagura into a tree.
• Tobirama used Shinra Tensei against Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, and Kagura teleported in front of them to shield them.
• Kagura used Wood Release to raise a forest that weakened Shinra Tensei before the force struck and threw all four of them through the air.
• Kagura caught Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru as they fell, and Tobirama demanded to know how Kagura could use Wood Release.

Kagura revealed his Wood Release and prepared to fight Uchiha Madara’s Six Paths rather than flee. He used a feint to bypass Senju Tobirama’s Shinra Tensei and struck down Shamon with Chidori.

• Kagura used Wood Release to shelter Tsunade and the others underground, then faced Madara’s Six Paths.
• Kagura entered Tailed Beast Cloak state and created three Shadow Clones as Madara’s four controlled figures attacked.
• Kagura used kunai and Flying Thunder God to draw Senju Tobirama’s attention, but Tobirama anticipated his plan and unleashed Shinra Tensei.
• Kagura appeared behind the encirclement before Shamon and pierced his chest with Chidori.

Kagura defeated Shamon’s Puppet and burned Shamon with Amaterasu, but Madara, Senju Tobirama, Mu, and Hozuki Gengetsu quickly analyzed his technique and launched a coordinated assault. The chapter left Kagura swallowed by Tobirama’s enormous Water Style wave after Mu’s Dust Release wounded him.

• Kagura realized Shamon was a Puppet, escaped its grasp, and used Amaterasu to strike the real Shamon hiding in a tree.
• Madara identified Kagura’s attack as Amaterasu, while Senju Tobirama deduced that it required time and eye contact to target.
• Mu and Hozuki Gengetsu vanished, and Hozuki Gengetsu attacked Kagura with powerful Water Bullets.
• Mu appeared behind Kagura and blasted through his Tailed Beast Cloak with Dust Release, hurling him through several trees.
• Senju Tobirama unleashed a massive Water Style wave that swallowed Kagura.

Kagura fought Senju Tobirama and the hidden Mu and Hozuki Gengetsu, but his attacks were countered and he was forced to rely on the Two-Tails’ power. Tobirama drew Kagura into his inner world with the Rinnegan, then reacted with astonishment at the strange nature of Kagura’s Tailed Beast.

• Senju Tobirama flooded the valley with a Great Waterfall Technique, while Mu and Hozuki Gengetsu appeared beside him and Hanzo watched from a tall tree.
• Kagura attacked from a whirlpool with a Black Energy Blast, but Tobirama repelled it with Shinra Tensei.
• Kagura appeared as a blue cat covered in purple Susanoo armor, and Tobirama challenged him to surrender.
• Kagura weighed his limited options against Tobirama’s Rinnegan and the hidden Mu and Hozuki Gengetsu, then relied on the Two-Tails’ Chakra.
• Tobirama’s gaze pulled Kagura’s consciousness into his inner world, where enormous Rinnegan appeared above him.
• Tobirama began to explain the danger of using Tailed Beast Power, then stopped in surprise at Kagura’s Tailed Beast.

Kagura fought Senju Tobirama after the Two-Tails inside him rejected Tobirama’s attempt to control it. Kagura gained the upper hand by using the Totsuka Blade, the Yata Mirror, and Tobirama’s own Shinra Tensei against him, then pursued the airborne Tobirama with a finishing strike.

• Hanzo watched Kagura and Senju Tobirama remain frozen for a minute before Kagura suddenly attacked.
• Senju Tobirama used Flying Thunder God to evade Kagura’s strike and realized the Two-Tails had rejected his control to protect Kagura.
• Kagura transformed fully, summoned the Yata Mirror and Totsuka Blade, and pursued Tobirama as he teleported between marked locations.
• Kagura blocked Shinra Tensei with the Yata Mirror and anchored himself with his tails, causing the jutsu’s recoil to launch Tobirama into the air.
• Kagura pursued the helpless Tobirama and swung the Totsuka Blade at him.

Kagura was caught off guard by Hozuki Gengetsu’s Mirage and overwhelmed by Mu and Hozuki Gengetsu’s attacks. Senju Tobirama’s Shinra Tensei ended the battle, leaving Kagura unconscious and defeated by Uchiha Madara’s Six Paths.

• Kagura anticipated Senju Tobirama’s Shinra Tensei cooldown and tried to strike him with the Totsuka Blade.
• Kagura’s blade passed through Senju Tobirama, who revealed that Hozuki Gengetsu’s Mirage had concealed his true location.
• Mu attacked Kagura from above with a massive cylindrical barrier and caused a powerful explosion.
• Hozuki Gengetsu used Steam Danger Overwhelming Might to unleash repeated explosions inside the crater.
• Senju Tobirama struck Kagura with Shinra Tensei, forcing him out of his Tailed Beast form and leaving him unconscious.

Uchiha Madara’s Six Paths defeated Kagura, and Madara tried to extract the Tailed Beast from his body with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. Instead, the Two-Tails and One-Tails emerged from Kagura together, leaving Senju Tobirama and Hanzo stunned.

• Kagura lost to Uchiha Madara’s Six Paths, and Hanzo praised him for killing one of the powerful Clones before being defeated.
• Hanzo reflected on why he had joined Uchiha Madara, recalling the injustice suffered by the Land of Rain and his agreement with Madara’s ideals.
• Senju Tobirama summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and used it to try to extract the Tailed Beast from Kagura.
• After Kagura floated for nearly ten minutes without releasing any Chakra, the Two-Tails emerged from his body, followed by One-Tails Shukaku.
• Hanzo asked whether the two Tailed Beasts emerging from Kagura was normal, while Senju Tobirama wondered whether Kagura’s body was actually the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Kagura’s two system-created Tailed Beasts resisted the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and helped bring down the barrier trapping him. With the barrier gone, the Three Great Nations’ Ninja and their three Kage rushed into the valley as Uchiha Madara considered taking Kagura away.

• Two Tailed Beasts emerged from Kagura and remained unaffected by the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s Chakra.
• Uchiha Madara, controlling Senju Tobirama, decided to take Kagura away before the barrier’s time ran out.
• Kirin appeared to defend Kagura while the two Tailed Beasts prepared and fired Tailed Beast Bombs at the red Flame Curtain.
• The Tailed Beast Bombs struck the weakened barrier, and the Flame Curtain melted away.
• The Three Great Nations’ Ninja rushed into the valley, led by their three Kage.

Senju Tobirama escaped with Hanzo, Mu, and Hozuki Gengetsu after sealing the Two-Tails instead of Kagura. Hiruzen Sarutobi found Tsunade and two others alive, but Kagura was missing.

• Senju Tobirama ordered a retreat, then used Mu and Hozuki Gengetsu to distract Kagura’s protectors and attempted to seal her.
• The Two-Tails leaped in front of Kagura and took Senju Tobirama’s Five Elements Seal instead.
• Ōnoki arrived and recognized Mu and Senju Tobirama among the Akatsuki-cloaked group, but Senju Tobirama and his companions vanished before the other Kage arrived.
• Ōnoki, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the Third Kazekage feared for their missing thousand-strong force, and Hiruzen suspected Uchiha Madara’s Clones and a scheme by Hanzo.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi uncovered Tsunade and two others alive inside a buried wooden shelter, but could not find Kagura.