Chapter Summaries

Kakashi, Hanfu, and Shisui reached a port in the Land of Tea while pursuing Orochimaru and Sasori of the Red Sands, but found no trace of them. They decided to use Shadow Clones to pursue two possible routes, though Hanfu worried the plan was a gamble.

• Kakashi paid the sailors to sail day and night, bringing the ship to a Land of Tea port in a day and a night.
• Hanfu and Shisui questioned people at the port while Kakashi used five Ninja Dogs to search for Orochimaru and Sasori of the Red Sands, but none found a trail.
• Hanfu suggested Orochimaru might have left the ship along the coast and crossed the country, while Kakashi warned that splitting up could leave them vulnerable.
• Hanfu wrote reminders for Sharingan, Byakugan, Sensory Ninjutsu, Senjutsu, and the Tailed Beasts in his little notebook.
• Kakashi and Shisui proposed making Shadow Clone teams: one would cross the Land of Tea while the original team followed the coastline.
• Hanfu approved the plan but questioned whether it was only a gamble.

Hanfu, Kakashi, and Shisui split their forces to pursue Orochimaru and Sasori of the Red Sands, while Orochimaru secretly obtained a sample of White Zetsu Clone’s cells. The main team caught up with the fugitives’ abandoned ship, but found its crew dead and no trace of where Orochimaru and Sasori had gone.

• Hanfu argued that the real team should cross the Land of Tea while their Shadow Clones followed the coast, but Shisui sided with Kakashi and they took a ship instead.
• Orochimaru learned that Shisui’s group had split up, then licked White Zetsu Clone and bit off a piece of its tongue to seal away for its cells.
• White Zetsu Clone visited Sasori of the Red Sands, who was stitching together a Puppet resembling Kageno, and Sasori refused to explain what it did.
• On the third morning, Hanfu, Kakashi, and Shisui caught up to Orochimaru and Sasori’s ship and found the crew dead.
• Kakashi’s Ninja Dogs detected the fugitives’ scents inside the cabin, but the scents disappeared outside, and the group realized they had lost track of Orochimaru and Sasori.

Orochimaru and Sasori of the Red Sands escaped across the sea, while the Hanfu trio returned to Konoha without finding them. At the Hokage Building, Hanfu met Kinoe and gave him the name Tenzo.

• Orochimaru raced across the sea on the Human Puppet Kageno, with Sasori of the Red Sands channeling Chakra to power it.
• After their Shadow Clones found no trace of Orochimaru or Sasori of the Red Sands, Hanfu, Kakashi, and Shisui returned to Konoha.
• The trio reported their failure and the pair’s alliance to Namikaze Minato, who ordered Anbu to investigate.
• Hanfu recognized Kinoe as the boy he associated with Tenzo and Wood Release, then approached him after leaving the Hokage Office.
• Kinoe told Hanfu he had no real name, so Hanfu named him Tenzo.

After learning that Asuma had left Konoha following an argument with the Third Hokage, Kakashi suspected Obito’s defection might be connected to the death of Asuma’s mother, Biwako Sarutobi. He went to investigate, but discovered the records had been moved to the Classified Archives.

• Kinoe accepted the name Tenzo and happily called Hanfu his Big Brother Gekko.
• Guy told Kakashi that Asuma had left the village after arguing with the Third Hokage over Obito’s defection.
• Kakashi recalled that Biwako Sarutobi had died shortly before Obito became a Missing-nin and wondered whether Obito had killed her.
• Kakashi headed to Anbu Headquarters to investigate Biwako Sarutobi’s death, while Guy went looking for Hanfu.
• The Intelligence Division told Kakashi that the records about Biwako Sarutobi’s death had been transferred to the Classified Archives.

Kakashi reconstructed the attack on Kushina’s childbirth site and confronted Namikaze Minato, who confirmed that Obito had attacked her and killed Biwako Sarutobi. Convinced Obito had been forced to act, Kakashi disappeared, determined to find and save him.

• Kakashi remembered a forest fire near the time Biwako Sarutobi died and found that it had started where Kushina gave birth.
• Kakashi concluded that Obito had attacked Kushina and killed Biwako Sarutobi, then hurried to the Hokage Building.
• Hanfu evaded Might Guy using the Flying Thunder God, but Guy found several stones carved with its formula and chased him again.
• Kakashi asked Namikaze Minato whether Obito had killed Biwako Sarutobi and attacked Kushina, and Minato confirmed the events.
• Namikaze Minato explained that genetic evidence linked Obito to the attacker, and Kakashi vanished to search for Obito and bring him back to Konoha.

Hawk stopped Kakashi from pursuing Obito Uchiha and convinced him that Obito had acted willingly, leaving Kakashi weeping as Namikaze Minato watched over him. Meanwhile, Hanfu discovered that Might Guy had found his Flying Thunder God stones, and Guy launched a powerful attack during their training fight.

• Hawk pinned Kakashi to a rooftop and told him that Obito Uchiha had attacked Kushina and threatened Naruto.
• Hawk revealed that Obito had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and argued that Shisui would not have placed Obito under Genjutsu.
• Kakashi stopped resisting and wept, while Namikaze Minato told Hawk to leave him alone for a while.
• Hanfu discovered that Might Guy had dug up four stones marked with Flying Thunder God Coordinates and given them to Guy.
• Might Guy opened the first five gates of the Eight Inner Gates Formation and punched at Hanfu.

Hanfu fought Might Guy as Guy's strength and speed grew with the Five and then Sixth Gates. Guy overwhelmed Hanfu's defenses with Morning Peacock, leaving Hanfu behind Rashomon as the attack battered the giant gate.

• Hanfu met Guy's supersonic punch with the Strength of a Hundred Technique, and both fighters were driven back by the collision.
• Guy used the Five Gates to outpace Hanfu, who escaped with Flying Thunder God and created eleven Shadow Clones.
• Ten Shadow Clones used Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to trap Guy in a hurricane while Hanfu attacked with Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique.
• Guy opened the Sixth Gate, broke through the wind and flames, and destroyed all of Hanfu's Shadow Clones.
• Guy unleashed Morning Peacock, and Hanfu summoned Rashomon to block the barrage as Guy's flaming fists rapidly covered the gate with deep marks.

Hanfu and Might Guy ended their intense fight in a draw, while Kakashi learned that Obito had defected and struggled with his grief. As the Sixth Division set out on an S-rank mission, Kakashi refused Shisui’s offer to train his Sharingan.

• Guy exhausted himself with his Six Gates attack, and Hanfu escaped with Flying Thunder God before healing Guy’s injured hand.
• Guy called their fight a draw and vowed to train harder, while Hanfu learned that Guy fought Kakashi differently because he considered Hanfu a Power-type Ninja.
• Namikaze Minato noticed Kakashi’s Sharingan had reached Three Tomoe, and he asked Taka to have Shisui guide Kakashi’s Sharingan training.
• Hanfu returned to the Anbu after his vacation, and Shisui and Hanfu realized Kakashi had discovered the truth about Obito.
• Jizo led the Sixth Division toward the Land of Hot Water border for an S-rank mission and asked Shisui to help Kakashi train his Sharingan.
• Kakashi refused Shisui’s help, saying he no longer wanted to use his Sharingan, and Jizo worried about his condition.

During a rain-soaked night at camp, Hanfu and Shisui tried to counsel Kakashi about Obito and the Sharingan. Kakashi resolved to bring Obito back to the village and agreed to let Shisui train him in using the Sharingan.

• Hanfu tried cheering Kakashi with motivational sayings, but a sudden storm interrupted him.
• Jizo arranged an earthen shelter for Kakashi, Shisui, and Hanfu to share.
• Shisui told Kakashi that Obito had sincerely given him the Sharingan before the boulder trapped him, and urged him not to betray that moment.
• Hanfu and Shisui warned Kakashi that Obito might target him and become more dangerous if he reclaimed both Sharingan.
• Kakashi declared that he would bring Obito back to the village and agreed to let Shisui teach him to train the Sharingan.
• Hanfu asked to join the training, and Shisui agreed to begin at once.

Kakashi and Shisui discovered that Kakashi’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan specialized in copying ninjutsu, while Hanfu tried to keep Kakashi from copying his techniques. Meanwhile, Yuki Kanpyo and Zetsu investigated Kakuzu, and Yuki worried that Zetsu would uncover the mystery of Shoutianlie before Pain contacted them.

• Kakashi revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and Shisui proposed combat training to discover its abilities.
• Kakashi sparred with Shisui and used his Sharingan to copy more than ten Uchiha Fire Release techniques.
• Shisui redirected Kakashi toward Hanfu, who avoided sparring but still lost several techniques when Kakashi provoked him.
• Yuki Kanpyo and Zetsu investigated Kakuzu and uncovered extensive details about his history, abilities, and interests.
• Yuki worried that Zetsu would investigate Shoutianlie and planned to warn his main body to prepare a false identity.
• Pain contacted Yuki through his ring, and Yuki formed the Ram Seal.

Akatsuki welcomed Juzo Biwa, who recognized Yuki Kanpyo as Hozuki Ran and challenged him over their past in Kirigakure. After the meeting, Yuki rebuked Zetsu for provoking the encounter and insulted Black Zetsu, who endured it rather than risk his plans.

• Deva Path Pain introduced Juzo Biwa as Akatsuki’s newest member, while Zetsu said Kakuzu was nearly finished gathering intelligence and Konan ordered him to find Kakuzu.
• Juzo Biwa complained about his reception and threatened to cut off everyone’s heads, while Orochimaru watched and Zetsu prompted Yuki Kanpyo to speak with him.
• Zetsu revealed that Yuki Kanpyo was Hozuki Ran, and Juzo Biwa recognized him; the two traded accusations and threats about their history in Kirigakure.
• Konan stopped the argument, and Deva Path Pain ended the gathering by making the figures vanish.
• Beneath a waterfall in the Land of Waterfalls, Yuki accused Zetsu of deliberately provoking him and Juzo Biwa, then insulted Black Zetsu until he held back from retaliating.

Namikaze Minato sent the Anbu Sixth Division to assassinate the Cloud Ninja Leader by provoking him into leaving Kumogakure. After Jizo’s team crossed into the Land of Lightning and discussed the plan, Hanfu warned that they might draw out the Fourth Raikage and Killer B too.

• Namikaze Minato learned that the Cloud Ninja Leader controlled the border troops and ordered the Anbu Sixth Division to assassinate him.
• Kakashi repeatedly provoked Hanfu during the journey, but stopped when the team neared the Land of Lightning.
• Jizo split the Sixth Division into five teams and led Hanfu, Shisui, and Kakashi across the border.
• Jizo explained that the team would attack the border to lure the Cloud Ninja Leader out of Kumogakure.
• Hanfu worried that Jizo’s plan might attract the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, and Jizo froze at his warning.

Jizo, Hanfu, Kakashi, and Shisui ambushed the Cloud Ninja Leader’s group in the Land of Lightning using Hanfu’s Flying Thunder God and Shisui’s Genjutsu. Kakashi launched a Chidori attack at the exposed leader, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Jizo sent the Sixth Division to attack Cloud Ninja along the border, where they killed more than thirty shinobi but lost four comrades.
• Jizo took Hanfu, Shisui, and Kakashi deeper into the Land of Lightning to ambush the Cloud Ninja Leader, who had left Kumogakure with more than thirty shinobi.
• The Fourth Raikage sent Killer B after the Cloud Ninja Leader to protect the group from Konoha’s attack.
• After locating the leader’s group, Jizo agreed to Kakashi’s plan for Hanfu to impersonate Minato while Shisui used Genjutsu to confuse the enemy.
• Hanfu attacked with Flying Thunder God, and Shisui’s Genjutsu scattered the Cloud Ninja and left their leader exposed.
• Kakashi charged from the forest with Chidori and thrust at the Cloud Ninja Leader.

Jizo, Kakashi, and Shisui tried to assassinate the Cloud Ninja Leader, but Killer B arrived and exposed the Yellow Flash as an impostor. Killer B wounded the impostor, who then vanished with the Flying Thunder God Technique, leaving the mystery of his identity unresolved.

• Kakashi attacked the Cloud Ninja Leader under Shisui’s Genjutsu, but an octopus tail struck him and sent him flying.
• Killer B arrived, and Shisui’s Mangekyo Sharingan failed, ending the Genjutsu and allowing the Cloud Ninja to see what was happening.
• After Gyuki recognized that the Yellow Flash’s chakra did not match Namikaze Minato’s, Killer B charged the impostor while Jizo withdrew with Kakashi and Shisui slipped into the forest.
• The impostor used Cloud-Style Kenjutsu, revealing to the Cloud Ninja that he was not the real Yellow Flash.
• Killer B slashed the impostor several times, but the impostor disappeared using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Hanfu and his team’s assassination mission failed after Killer B ambushed them, forcing them to flee the Land of Lightning. Killer B stopped his pursuit at the border, believing Hanfu could never match the real Yellow Flash.

• Killer B stabbed Hanfu six times, but Hanfu treated his wounds and escaped with Flying Thunder God.
• Kakashi, Shisui, and Jizo regrouped with Hanfu, who transported them in stages toward the border.
• Hanfu and Jizo helped the injured team travel until they reached the border and reunited with the Sixth Division.
• Jizo told the division that the assassination had failed and ordered everyone to flee the Land of Lightning.
• Killer B tracked Hanfu to the border but stopped when Gyuki warned that chasing farther could take him into the Land of Fire.
• Gyuki assured Killer B that Hanfu’s reflexes could never equal the Yellow Flash’s, leaving Killer B confident.

The Cloud Ninja Leader returned to Kumogakure and argued with the Fourth Raikage over how to respond to the attack, then agreed to go to Konoha to demand compensation. Meanwhile, the Sixth Division returned to Konoha and reported to Namikaze Minato.

• The Cloud Ninja Leader urged the Fourth Raikage to retaliate against Konoha, but the Fourth Raikage refused to act without proof.
• The Fourth Raikage offered to back the Cloud Ninja Leader if he went to Konoha to identify the attackers and demand compensation.
• The Cloud Ninja Leader suspected the Fourth Raikage intended to use him as a pawn, but agreed to leave for Konoha immediately.
• The Sixth Division crossed back into the Land of Fire, and Jizo led Hanfu, Shisui, and Kakashi back to Konoha seven days later.
• Hanfu greeted Tenzo outside Namikaze Minato's office, then entered with the others to give their report.

After the failed mission, Hanfu learned that the Cloud Ninja Leader was coming to Konoha and agreed to travel to Ryūchi Cave with Shisui. He collected enough Byakugan light spots from Hinata to acquire the kekkei genkai and tested its vision in secret.

• Namikaze Minato told Jizo, Shisui, Kakashi, and Hanfu that the Cloud Ninja Leader was entering the Land of Fire, so the Sixth Division would take leave until he departed.
• Hanfu reunited with Tenzo, who praised his Anbu service, and Shisui asked him to leave for Ryūchi Cave the next morning so Shisui could pursue Senjutsu.
• Hanfu met Hiashi and Hizashi with their children, collected two more Byakugan light spots from Hinata, and completed the set of six.
• Hanfu activated his newly acquired Byakugan and confirmed he could see through objects and view all directions without a blind spot.

Hanfu and Shisui reached the entrance to Ryūchi Cave, where Hanfu sent a Shadow Clone underground to scout. As Hanfu explored the cavernous maze, the Cloud Ninja Leader slipped away from his guards and considered which clan leader’s child to kidnap.

• Hanfu and Shisui left Konoha, while the Cloud Ninja Leader arrived and accused Konoha of an assassination attempt, demanding compensation and threatening war.
• Shikaku Nara reported the dispute to Namikaze Minato, who arranged for Uchiha, Hyuga, and Nara ninjas to guard the Cloud Ninja Leader without killing him.
• Ten days later, the Cloud Ninja Leader ordered his subordinates to attack the guards and secretly slipped away, weighing whether to kidnap Sasuke Uchiha or Hinata Hyuga.
• Hanfu and Shisui found Ryūchi Cave’s poisonous, mist-covered entrance, and Hanfu sent a Shadow Clone underground to find a safe route inside.
• After receiving the clone’s memories, Hanfu teleported into Ryūchi Cave and explored its tunnels, making more Shadow Clones as he reached a maze of forks surrounded by the sound of snakes.

Hanfeng entered Ryūchi Cave seeking to learn Senjutsu and was trapped in an eerie encounter with Tagorihime, the cave’s attendant. After he refused her food, she revealed her snake form and attacked him, leaving him facing a powerful opponent.

• The White Snake Sage’s will stirred Ryūchi Cave’s hibernating snakes, and Manda hurried toward the disturbance while considering whether to alert Orochimaru.
• Shisui waited anxiously outside the canyon after Hanfeng left.
• Hanfeng sensed countless snakes closing in, prepared to escape with Flying Thunder God, and found himself in a pavilion with his nearest coordinate suddenly far away.
• Tagorihime welcomed Hanfeng, drew him into the pavilion, and tried to make him eat before teaching him Senjutsu.
• Tagorihime transformed and lunged at Hanfeng after he refused the food, but he escaped her bite and struck her with a fiery sword slash.
• Tagorihime emerged unharmed and advanced on Hanfeng, warning him that she would not teach him Senjutsu easily.

Hanfu escaped Tagorihime and Tagitsuhime in Ryūchi Cave, then accepted Ichikishimahime’s test for a chance to meet the White Snake Sage. The chapter ended with him trapped behind a crystal-covered boulder and opening the Ryūmyaku to charge its crystals with Chakra.

• Tagitsuhime bit Hanfu and paralyzed him, but he escaped with the Flying Thunder God before Tagorihime could eat him.
• Ichikishimahime claimed Hanfu for her test and led him through the mist, while Tagorihime and Tagitsuhime discussed his escape.
• Ichikishimahime told Hanfu that passing her test would earn him an audience with the White Snake Sage.
• The mist cleared in a sealed cavern, where a crystal-covered boulder shut Hanfu inside.
• Hanfu failed to damage the boulder with a punch and opened the Ryūmyaku to fill its crystals with Chakra.