Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Shisui’s team ambushed and killed a Kirigakure scouting squad before coordinating a wider sweep with Uchiha Inabi’s team. In Mugen City, Uchiha Ren redirected resources toward the city and considered forming a secret Uchiha force, with Mikoto recommending Uchiha Koh as a senior leader; Ren’s daily draw then succeeded on the first try.

• Uchiha Shisui and his team used their Sharingan and Byakugan to ambush and eliminate four Kirigakure scouts, then searched the bodies for intelligence.
• Uchiha Inabi and Hizashi Hyuga met Shisui’s squad, divided the surrounding area between their teams, and arranged to regroup near the Kirigakure camp at dusk.
• Uchiha Ren ordered Ayan and the Black Cat to shift resources toward Mugen City and expand recruitment and training for the Security Team.
• Mikoto proposed establishing a secret Uchiha force dedicated to infiltration, assassination, intelligence, counterespionage, and sabotage, and suggested Uchiha Koh as an experienced leader.
• Ren agreed to consider the plan, and his daily draw succeeded on the first try.

Ren examined a Blessing Peach and considered having Tsunade study whether it could be cultivated. After Tsunade reunited with Shizune, Ren led Tsunade toward the underground room for research, leaving their next encounter unresolved.

• Ren inspected the Blessing Peach and decided Tsunade should study it before anyone ate it.
• Ren brought Tsunade to meet Shizune, who confirmed she had been treated safely while confined.
• Tsunade reassured Shizune that they would escape and told her to stay calm and protect herself.
• Minako escorted Shizune away, and Tsunade entered the inner room to join Ren.
• Ren gave Tsunade a lab coat and led her toward the concealed underground passage, while Tsunade mocked him for being young.

Uchiha Ren led Tsunade through Mugen City’s underground warehouse, military training floors, and a sophisticated laboratory he had prepared for her. He assigned her research on the infectious Corpse blood and declared that he would pursue strength regardless of others’ moral judgment.

• Ren showed Tsunade the enormous underground warehouse and explained that it belonged to the Uchiha Ginza Trading Group.
• Ren led Tsunade past the second level, where the newly formed Volcano Army and Wind-Forest Army trained in basic formations and coordination.
• Ren brought Tsunade to a well-equipped laboratory and told her that she could research there, provided he retained final authority.
• Ren gave Tsunade a scroll containing Corpse blood and described how it transformed people and animals and spread through bites or scratches.
• Tsunade warned Ren that the Corpse blood was too dangerous to exist, but Ren rejected her moral appeal and vowed to become stronger than everyone who had ever lived.

Ren used Kyoka Suigetsu to bend the loyalties of Kirigakure prisoners while considering how to use their forces. As Kirigakure's massive fleet approached for a renewed attack, Mugen City detected a messenger hawk and sent Inabi and Hizashi to scout the sea.

• Tsunade angrily rejected Ren's teasing gift but became absorbed in reading the forbidden book he had left her.
• Ren ordered Suikazan Fuguki and Kisame Hoshigaki brought before him, then used Kyoka Suigetsu to influence them into submission and divided loyalty.
• Ren told Fugaku to treat the Kirigakure captives strictly but fairly, then decided that keeping them was safer than releasing them to infiltrate Kirigakure.
• Kirigakure mobilized more than four thousand ninja, the remaining Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and Utakata toward Mugen City.
• Biwa Juzo received a report and declared that Kirigakure would return in three days, while a Red-Armored Army scout team detected the messenger hawk and warned Mugen City.
• Inabi and Hizashi boarded a boat and headed out to sea to investigate Kirigakure's movements.

Uchiha Ren prepared for Utatane Koharu’s arrival while Uchiha Fugaku put Kirigakure prisoners through live-combat trials and sparred with Suikazan Fuguki and Kisame Hoshigaki. The prisoners were fed and left to plot against one another as the clan continued its plans.

• Ayan told Uchiha Ren that Utatane Koharu was coming to Mugen City, and the clan elders left him to decide whether to detain her.
• Ren used Kyoka Suigetsu on two Kirigakure captives, instructed Uchiha Fugaku, and waited for the evening’s events.
• Fugaku released the Chakra seals on selected Kirigakure prisoners and made them fight Red-Armored Army soldiers as a combat test.
• Fugaku sparred with Suikazan Fuguki and Kisame Hoshigaki, who restrained themselves while he studied their fighting styles.
• The prisoners received food without having their Chakra sealed again, and Kisame resolved to expose and kill Suikazan while Suikazan planned to escape and take revenge.

Kirigakure prisoners led by Suikazan Fuguki and Kisame Hoshigaki broke out of Mugen City, though fewer than eighty of the original five hundred escaped. Ren and Fugaku had engineered the escape to draw Kirigakure into a vulnerable position, and Ren ordered the Red-Armored Army to prepare for either outcome as the fugitives sought Biwa Juzo.

• Kirigakure prisoners used Water Style to break out of their containers, and Suikazan Fuguki led the escape while Kisame Hoshigaki concealed the group with mist.
• The Red-Armored Army pursued the fugitives, killing more than four hundred before Kushimaru and Kisame broke through Mugen City's western wall with Water Style techniques.
• Kushimaru ordered the survivors to rendezvous with Biwa Juzo and vowed to attack Utatane Koharu.
• Fugaku reported to Ren that the escape had gone according to plan and that the fugitives were heading east to find Biwa Juzo.
• Ren predicted Kushimaru might split forces from Biwa Juzo and ordered Fugaku to have Shisui's squad monitor Kirigakure, with the Red-Armored Army ready to crush Biwa Juzo's forces if they divided.

Suikazan Fuguki forced Biwa Juzo to provide half his forces for an attack on Utatane Koharu, while Juzo withdrew toward the coast and Shisui reported the split to Mugen City. Koharu’s Condolence Team continued toward Mugen City after passing a procession carrying a Petition of Ten Thousand People, as a shadowy figure watched Obito and Rin.

• Suikazan Fuguki demanded Biwa Juzo’s men join his attempt to assassinate Utatane Koharu, and Juzo reluctantly gave him half his forces while taking the rest toward the coast.
• Uchiha Shisui observed Kirigakure’s forces divide and sent word of their movements to Mugen City.
• Utatane Koharu’s Condolence Team met a procession whose steward said it was escorting a Petition of Ten Thousand People asking the Uchiha Clan to defend the eastern region.
• During a rest stop, Obito complained about the journey and asked Kakashi about the petition, while Rin worried about Kirigakure and Obito boasted he could protect her.
• A pool of darkness watched Obito and Rin and said, “Obito-kun, wait for me.”

Ren ordered the Uchiha armies to attack the divided Kirigakure forces as Suikazan Fuguki’s unit ambushed and slaughtered Utatane Koharu’s Konoha Condolence Team. After Kakashi was killed and Rin was gravely wounded, Obito awakened Three Tomoe Sharingan and faced Fuguki while protecting her.

• Ren ordered Yashiro and Tekka to lead their armies against Biwa Juzo, while Fugaku led the Red-Armored Army against Suikazan Fuguki and Utatane Koharu.
• Suikazan Fuguki’s exhausted Kirigakure unit found the Konoha Condolence Team and launched a surprise attack.
• Kisame Hoshigaki wounded Utatane Koharu, and Suikazan Fuguki killed her and continued the massacre.
• A Kirigakure attacker beheaded Kakashi as Obito watched, causing Obito’s Two Tomoe Sharingan to awaken.
• Rin took a water blade meant for Obito, and his Sharingan advanced to Three Tomoe as he caught her.
• Obito held the gravely wounded Rin and confronted Suikazan Fuguki, who stood before them holding Utatane Koharu’s severed head.

Uchiha Fugaku led the Red-Armored Army into the aftermath of the battle where Suikazan Fuguki had killed Utatane Koharu, forcing the Kirigakure forces to flee. The pursuit continued toward Konoha’s western heartland, while Nohara Rin was rescued and Biwa Juzo withdrew from the eastern coast to rendezvous with reinforcements.

• After learning that Suikazan Fuguki had killed Utatane Koharu, Uchiha Fugaku ordered the Red-Armored Army to charge the exhausted Kirigakure forces.
• Kushimaru defeated Obito as Obito tried to protect Nohara Rin, but black sludge suddenly enveloped Obito and carried him into the shadows.
• Terrified by the Red-Armored Army’s arrival, Suikazan Fuguki fled toward Konoha and the Kirigakure army broke into a rout.
• Fugaku sent the First and Second Divisions to eliminate stragglers and ordered the Third Division to drive Kushimaru’s main force toward the nobles’ strongholds west of Mugen City.
• Fugaku’s personal guard found Nohara Rin alive and sent her to Mugen City, while Fugaku continued the pursuit toward Konoha.
• Biwa Juzo ordered his surviving forces to withdraw from the eastern coast and rendezvous with reinforcements.

Uchiha Yashiro ordered an elite force to pursue Kirigakure’s retreating fleet and attack it under cover of night. Biwa Juzo escaped the burning flagship but was cornered by Uchiha Inabi, Tekka, Shisui, and their allies, then immobilized by Inabi’s Sharingan genjutsu.

• Yashiro, Tekka, and Shisui assessed Kirigakure’s weakened forces and sent more than sixty elite shinobi to pursue the fleet.
• The Mugen City shinobi boarded Kirigakure’s ships at night, ambushed the crew, and set the flagship ablaze after countering the Hidden Mist Technique.
• Biwa Juzo abandoned the burning ship and fled underwater, but Hizashi Hyuga spotted him and alerted Uchiha Inabi’s squad.
• Inabi’s squad intercepted Biwa Juzo as Tekka and Shisui arrived to attack him with their sword techniques.
• Inabi used Sharingan genjutsu to freeze Biwa Juzo after Tekka and Shisui overwhelmed his defenses.

Uchiha Hazuki received news that Kirigakure reinforcements were nearing the Land of Fire, while Rasa captured Shukaku and fought off two Kumogakure attackers. Exhausted, Rasa headed for Sunagakure but spotted a brightly illuminated settlement in Rōran and chose to investigate it later.

• Uchiha Hazuki brought Uchiha Ren and Uchiha Mikoto an urgent report that Kirigakure's reinforcements would reach the eastern coast around noon the day after tomorrow.
• Rasa used Magnet Release and a sealing technique to capture Shukaku inside a black Tea Kettle.
• Two Kumogakure ninja ambushed Rasa and tried to take the Tea Kettle, but he killed them with sand gold techniques.
• Rasa suspected two other Kumogakure squad members had escaped to report Shukaku's location to the Third Raikage, but decided Sunagakure could not afford a conflict with Kumogakure.
• While flying back to Sunagakure with Shukaku, Rasa saw a brightly lit cluster of buildings in Rōran and circled around it, resolving to send scouts after returning.

Kumogakure abandoned its attempt to seize Takigakure’s Seven-Tails and marched toward the Land of Grass, prompting Konohagakure to attack Higashi Shinin’s Iwagakure camp before the armies could coordinate. Iwagakure’s Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchūriki unleashed their full transformations, forcing Konohagakure to retreat with grievous casualties.

• A and Killer B decided to withdraw Kumogakure’s forces from the Land of Waterfalls and advance into the Land of Grass, putting the Seven-Tails mission on hold.
• Namikaze Minato reported Kumogakure’s movement to Jiraiya, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, and Mimura Hamaki at Konohagakure’s command headquarters.
• Jiraiya ordered Konohagakure’s forces to attack Higashi Shinin’s main Iwagakure camp before Kumogakure could join them.
• Namikaze Minato broke through Iwagakure’s defenses as Jiraiya, Mimura Hamaki, and Sarutobi Shinnosuke led Konohagakure’s assault.
• Roshi transformed into Four-Tails Son Goku and Han transformed into Five-Tails Kokuō, devastating Konohagakure’s forces and halting the attack.
• Jiraiya ordered an orderly retreat, and Konohagakure withdrew to its second line of defense while Higashi Shinin kept Iwagakure from pursuing.

Sarutobi Hiruzen read the Uchiha Clan’s report on the eastern front and recognized that the clan had used the fighting to expand its influence, while Konohagakure faced crises elsewhere. The Hyuga Clan moved toward cooperation with the Uchiha, as Suikazan Fuguki’s surviving Kirigakure troops continued their slaughter in the Land of Fire.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen received a report stating that Utatane Koharu had died, the Uchiha forces had pursued Kirigakure remnants, and Biwa Juzo’s vanguard had been destroyed.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen suspected that the Uchiha Clan had engineered Koharu’s death and used its military victories to weaken political opponents, then reviewed Konohagakure’s strained fronts and decided to speak with Uzumaki Kushina about Kurama.
• The Hyuga Clan Head heard Hyuga Hiashi’s assessment that the Uchiha Clan was shifting from defense to offense and decided to visit the Uchiha compound himself.
• The Hyuga Clan Head left with two attendants, and news later spread that dozens of Hyuga members had joined the Uchiha Red-Armored Army.
• Suikazan Fuguki and the remaining Kirigakure troops broke into a noble’s underground refuge and killed the nobles and guards hiding there.

Uchiha Obito woke in a cave after Black Zetsu saved him and clung to the hope that the Uchiha clan had rescued Rin. At East City Hospital, Tsunade told Uchiha Ren that Rin had survived surgery, and Ren left her recovery in Tsunade’s hands.

• Obito woke in a cave, remembered Kakashi’s death and Rin’s injuries, and demanded that Black Zetsu tell him what had happened to her.
• Black Zetsu told Obito that the Red-Armored Army had rescued a girl, and Obito passed out with renewed hope that Rin was safe.
• Black Zetsu attached a pale, human-shaped mass to Obito and thought about reporting to Lord Madara and the threat posed by Uchiha Ren.
• Tsunade finished operating on Rin and told Ren that she had repaired Rin’s injuries and that Rin was expected to survive without lasting physical impairment.
• Ren asked Tsunade to oversee Rin’s recovery, then offered to keep her company that night, and Tsunade angrily rejected him.

Ren kept Tsunade under guard while explaining to Shisui why the Uchiha had to preserve the balance between shinobi and nobles. Later, Ren considered how the war had altered the fates of Kakashi, Obito, and Rin, then plotted to make Madara the clan’s guardian spirit.

• Tsunade agreed to remain and study the Corpse after Ren threatened to expose it at the Daimyo Palace or Konohagakure’s central plaza.
• Ren told Shisui that the nobles might either accept the Uchiha into their ranks or try to destroy the clan, and warned him against openly breaking the balance of power.
• Shisui understood that the nobles feared other shinobi copying the Uchiha and killing them, then left after receiving another mission.
• Ren crossed out Hatake Kakashi’s name and wondered where Uchiha Obito had gone while Nohara Rin remained missing.
• Ren produced two Blessing Peaches and said he intended to make Uchiha Madara the clan’s guardian spirit; after Daju overheard him, Ren struck the cat and went home.

Ren gave Minako a Blessing Peach, awakening her ability to sense relatives through their blood ties. He offered to help her find the scattered Uzumaki and rebuild their clan in Mugen City, and Minako pledged the clan’s loyalty to the Uchiha.

• Ren spent the evening with Mikoto before summoning Minako to his office and asking her to test the Blessing Peach.
• Minako ate the peach and awakened a bloodline-based ability that let her sense relatives and estimate their direction and distance.
• Minako sensed Ikka nearby and faint signals toward the Land of Whirlpools and the Land of Rain.
• Ren offered Minako people and resources to lead a search team and bring surviving Uzumaki to Mugen City.
• Minako bowed and pledged that the Uzumaki Clan would find its scattered members and follow Ren’s bloodline for generations.

Ōnoki chose to watch Uchiha’s upheaval rather than risk following it, while the Third Raikage routed Shimura Danzō’s northeastern forces and pursued the fleeing Konoha troops. In peaceful Mugen City, Ren heard reports of the worsening war and was advised to suspend nonessential long-distance trade.

• Ōnoki reviewed the reports from the front and decided Iwagakure should strengthen its position while watching how far Uchiha’s actions went.
• The Third Raikage broke through Konoha’s northeastern defenses, forcing Shimura Danzō to order a retreat and flee the battlefield.
• The Third Raikage celebrated the victory, ordered his forces to pursue the Konoha troops, and turned his attention toward the Land of Wind.
• The next morning, Ren and Mikoto shared breakfast in Mugen City before the Black Cat and Ayan reported on security staffing, recruitment, and the transfer of Merchant Group resources.
• Ayan told Ren that war and attacks on caravans had made long-distance trade dangerous and recommended prioritizing supplies within Mugen City and areas under their control.

Ren ordered the Uchiha Clan to exploit Konoha’s worsening war situation by spreading alarm, reinforcing eastern Konoha, recruiting allies, and forming a Kirigakure Defector Army. Hazuki demonstrated her new recall ability and left to mark the clan members in Konoha, while Ren turned to preparing the prisoners and awaiting new recruits.

• Mikoto warned Ren that Konoha’s worsening war and the weakening old order could lead to unpredictable upheaval, and Ren ordered intelligence operations, reinforcements, recruitment, and the formation of a Kirigakure Defector Army.
• Ren told Mikoto to have Fugaku recapture Kushimaru and Kisame Hoshigaki and said he would make Biwa Juzo cooperate.
• Hazuki used the [Blessing Peach] and demonstrated Sunen Yingui by marking and recalling a cup, then accepted Ren’s order to travel to Konoha and mark the clan members there.
• Ren planned an elite unit using more [Blessing Peach] fruits, then went to the Kirigakure prisoner containers and had Uchiha Inabi take Biwa Juzo away for reconditioning.
• Inabi asked Ren for his next assignment, and Ren promised him opportunities to prove himself when reinforcements and recruits arrived.

Tsunade researched the Corpse Serum in Mugen City while Uchiha Ren teased and carried her away. As Sarutobi Hiruzen faced a missing Tsunade, an advancing Kumogakure force, and a Daimyo demanding aid, Uchiha Koh led a coalition toward Konohagakure’s eastern front, revealing the growing cracks in the Hokage’s authority; the chapter ended with Mitokado Homura kneeling before the Daimyo amid chaos at the palace.

• Tsunade recorded the Corpse Serum’s effects on animal samples and was moved by thoughts of Dan and Nawaki before Uchiha Ren arrived.
• Uchiha Ren teased Tsunade, then lifted her in a princess carry as she protested.
• An Anbu reported that Tsunade remained missing, Danzo’s fate was unknown, and the Raikage’s forces were advancing toward either the Daimyo Palace or Konohagakure.
• A messenger reported Kumogakure activity near the capital, and Sarutobi Hiruzen promised the Daimyo that Konohagakure would send elite reinforcements.
• Uchiha Koh led the Red-Armored Army and allied clan members, including Hyuga, Ino-Shika-Cho, and others, toward the eastern front.
• Mitokado Homura hurried to the Daimyo Palace and knelt before the Daimyo as chaos spread through the capital.

Uchiha Yakumi reported the Daimyo’s growing distrust of Konohagakure to Lord Ren, while Uchiha Fugaku captured Suikazan Fuguki and the remaining Kirigakure fugitives. Ren inspected a new space teleportation array as the Mist Fleet accelerated toward the Land of Fire, leaving the coming battle imminent.

• Uchiha Yakumi sent Lord Ren a sealed report about the Daimyo’s loss of confidence in Konohagakure and his own plans.
• Uchiha Fugaku’s Red-Armored Army defeated the fleeing Kirigakure shinobi, captured Suikazan Fuguki, and escorted the prisoners back to Mugen City.
• Uchiha Ren inspected his newly built Space Teleportation Array and planned to test its connection to the clan grounds the next day.
• Daju interrupted Ren’s triumphant laughter to summon him home for dinner, and Ren left carrying the cat.
• Raiga Kurosuki ordered the Mist Fleet to accelerate toward the Land of Fire, while Utakata remained detached and blew soap bubbles.