Chapter Summaries

Shuji asked Sarutobi Hiruzen to make him a Jonin so he could help the village and support Tsunade’s wish to train medical ninja. Sarutobi agreed, assigned Nawaki and Mikoto to his team, and Shuji left the Hokage Office as a Konoha Jonin.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Shuji to remain in the village during the war instead of going to Shikkotsu Forest to learn Sage Mode.
• Shuji agreed to help Sarutobi Hiruzen and requested to become a Jonin, adding that Tsunade wanted the village to train medical ninja.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen made Shuji a Konoha Jonin and assigned Nawaki and Mikoto as his team members.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen gave Shuji a green Jonin vest, and Shuji put it on before leaving the Hokage Office.

Mikoto told Shuji and Nawaki that the Hokage had assigned them to her team, but ordered them to remain at camp and train while she left on a risky mission with Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya. The group prepared to depart for the Land of Wind that night.

• Shuji showed Nawaki his new Jonin flak jacket, and Nawaki initially refused to believe he had earned the rank.
• Mikoto arrived with grilled meat, announced that Shuji and Nawaki were now her team members, and instructed them to focus on training while she was away.
• Mikoto explained that she would undertake a high-risk mission with Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya, while Shuji and Nawaki stayed at camp for their safety.
• Mikoto said they would leave that night and mentioned that her Flying Thunder God Mark near Sunagakure Camp would speed up their journey.
• Jiraiya tried to stand beside Mikoto, but Orochimaru objected, and Mikoto ordered the group to set out.

Shuji traveled through the Land of Wind with Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru while discussing the Hokage’s plans and his own accomplishments. Jiraiya began explaining how to sense and control Natural Energy, leaving Shuji ready to pursue Sage Mode.

• Shuji’s group crossed the Land of Wind while avoiding Sunagakure squads to keep their approach hidden.
• Shuji told Tsunade that the Hokage had agreed to train many medical ninja after the war, and Jiraiya joked that Shuji must have saved the Hokage’s life.
• Tsunade learned that Shuji had threatened to learn Sage Mode at Shikkotsu Forest if the Hokage rejected his request, and she was delighted by his success.
• Orochimaru discussed Shuji’s reasons for refusing the Anbu, while Jiraiya began teaching Shuji about sensing and controlling Natural Energy.
• Shuji thanked Jiraiya for his guidance as he considered mastering Sage Mode.

Shuji and Jiraiya discussed Sage Mode while their group approached a Sunagakure transport convoy. Shuji led an attack on the convoy, using the Sand Shield’s vulnerability from the inside to breach it.

• Jiraiya explained how to sense and fuse Natural Energy, and Shuji advised him to seek help at Shikkotsu Forest to avoid turning into a frog.
• Issaku sensed an approaching Sunagakure convoy guarded by three squads, including three Jonin, and Shuji warned his team to stay alert.
• Wenyan attached Explosive Tags to Flying Thunder God kunai and led the shinobi around the enemy’s detection range.
• When Tokiomi went to warn the others, Sunagakure shinobi launched a volley of projectiles at Shuji.
• Shuji raised a Sand Shield, but the Explosive Tag kunai pierced its interior and detonated, breaching the defense.

Feilei used Byakugan: Pressure and the Flying Thunder God Technique to attack the escort squad, killing multiple Jonin and overwhelming the remaining ninjas. The chapter ended with him sending a barrage of rotating Chakra spheres toward three opponents as reinforcements arrived.

• Feilei appeared beside Cang Yuan and struck him with Thunderclap Palm, paralyzing him and stripping away his Sand Armor.
• Feilei used the Flying Thunder God Technique to ambush and kill another Jonin before the escort squad could react.
• A Chunin and eight Genin attacked Feilei with wind blades, while Feilei surrounded himself with rotating Chakra spheres.
• Feilei appeared above Shi Lang and pinned him to the ground as the remaining Jonin and another squad arrived.
• Feilei launched the Chakra spheres toward three ninjas as they prepared to defend themselves.

Wenyan defeated the enemy ninjas and secured a large convoy of supplies, but Tsunade worried that his techniques had drained him too much. The chapter ended with Wenyan preparing to use Flying Thunder God to transport the supplies back to the Konoha Camp.

• Tsunade used Shunpo and Superhuman Strength to kill a fleeing Chunin, while Orochimaru dealt with another enemy using Double Suicide Decapitation Technique.
• Wenyan used Chakra Cloak: Assault and Byakugan: Pressure during the battle, and Tsunade praised his performance while warning him not to shoulder everything alone.
• Tsunade cautioned Wenyan that excessive Chakra consumption and relying on Military Ration Pills could harm his body.
• Wenyan released the Byakugan’s sealed Chakra, then began engraving Flying Thunder God Marks on the supply carts so he could transport them to the Konoha Camp.
• Danzo greeted Wenyan at his office after he returned with the supplies.

Shuji used the Flying Thunder God Technique to transport Sunagakure’s captured supplies to the Konoha Camp, while Onoki discussed Iwagakure’s war profits and possible intervention with Wenshou. The supplies reached the camp, and Onoki considered how to expand the village’s departments after the war.

• Onoki questioned Wenshou about Iwagakure’s wartime earnings and explained that the purpose of war was to seize wealth.
• Wenshou reported that Konoha was collecting medicinal herbs, suggesting it had deciphered the poisons of Salamander Hanzo and Chiyo.
• Onoki proposed intervening in the war to gain more wealth and said Iwagakure’s Anbu, Chunin teams, hospital, and school would be expanded.
• Danzo ordered Ryoma to clear and lock down the Konoha Camp plaza so Shuji could transport Sunagakure’s supplies there.
• Shuji used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring supply carts to the plaza, where Danzo’s ninjas hauled them away.

After Shuji returned from a major mission, Danzo praised his contribution while Tsunade insisted he rest and recover. Meanwhile, the Nine-Tails went berserk again in Kumogakure, and the chapter also showed Onoki reprimanding Wenshou over the need to buy the village time.

• Mikoto came to check on Shuji, and Tsunade noticed the affection in her eyes.
• Danzo praised Shuji as the main force in the mission, and Tsunade argued that he needed time off to recover.
• Shuji returned to the dormitory with Tsunade and Nawaki, and Nawaki teased Gyuki about whether he liked Shuji.
• Onoki berated Wenshou for failing to grasp the need to use time to turn the village's wealth into strength.
• The Nine-Tails went berserk in Kumogakure, and A confronted Mikoto while Shuji's Sharingan appeared as he looked at Tsunade.

Tsunade questioned Mikoto and Wenyan about their relationship and learned that Wenyan’s devotion began with a childhood misunderstanding and admiration for Mikoto. Wenyan insisted he would pay any price for Mikoto, leaving Tsunade concerned that his feelings could cause trouble for Fan Yun.

• Tsunade asked Mikoto whether she and Wenyan had confirmed their relationship, and Mikoto said they had not.
• Tsunade asked Wenyan why he liked Mikoto so much, and he explained that Mikoto had saved his life and was stronger and more impressive than him.
• Wenyan recalled that he first met Mikoto before the Ninja Academy and awakened his Sharingan after a misunderstanding made him hate Mikoto and want to prove himself.
• Wenyan said Mikoto later seemed like a dazzling sun, and he became determined to embrace him, whatever the cost.
• Tsunade started to leave, but Wenyan grabbed her hands and pleaded that his feelings would not affect Fan Yun.
• Tsunade returned to her seat and told Wenyan she would find a Jonin to replace him the next day.

Tsunade cautioned Mikoto about the trouble surrounding her relationship with Shuji, while Danzo sent her on a mission to spread scrolls around the Sunagakure Camp. Meanwhile, Shuji considered Kumogakure’s Jinchuriki problem as A struggled to manage Blue B’s instability.

• Tsunade warned Mikoto that forcibly separating her from Shuji could worsen tensions between Konoha and the Uchiha, and Mikoto promised not to affect Shuji.
• A ordered his ninjas to take Mikoto back to camp to rest after her mission alongside the Three Ninja left no survivors.
• Danzo gave Mikoto scrolls and ordered her to scatter them around the Sunagakure Camp before appearing nearby with Iki and Hachigatsu.
• Mikoto asked to read the scrolls, then recoiled at their contents, which were intended to make Lady Chiyo fear for her son and daughter-in-law.
• An Anbu member brought Shuji new intelligence, and Shuji considered how Kumogakure might retrieve its new Jinchuriki candidate while A dealt with Blue B’s instability.

Shuji prepared to undertake a solo mission that night, while Shinai reunited with Hiashi and the Hyuga family at the Medical Department dormitory. Their conversation touched on Shinai’s workload, his squad’s survival, and Kushina’s recent troubled state, leaving Shinai set to depart after sharing a meal with them.

• Danzo warned Shuji not to take unnecessary risks, and Shuji left to rest before his solo mission that night.
• Shinai arrived at the dormitory and reunited with Hiashi, Hyuga Tokugawa, Hyuga Hizashi, and Hyuga Hinagiku.
• Hiashi teased Shinai for being busy and asked him to have dinner with the group before leaving on his mission.
• Shinai asked how Minato and Kushina were doing, and Hiashi said Minato was second in his grade while Kushina had become unusually quiet.
• Shinai reassured the others about surviving the war, and Hizashi went to prepare food.

Shuji left the warm camp to carry out a nighttime mission in the rain, while Ryoma asked Danzo to assign a Hyuga reconnaissance unit and Nawaki to patrol duty. The chapter ended with Nawaki being sent out with Shuji’s unit as his friends stayed behind playing cards.

• Shuji prepared to leave the dormitory for a mission, and Mikoto wished him well as Hiashi cautioned that the rain made nighttime patrol difficult.
• Ryoma visited Danzo and asked him to assign a Hyuga reconnaissance unit to patrol around the camp and Nawaki to join them.
• Danzo agreed to Ryoma’s request and summoned Shuji to coordinate the patrol mission.
• Shuji vanished from Danzo’s office using the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Danzo praised how convenient it was.
• A notice announced that the Tokugawa Unit and Konoha Jonin Nawaki would carry out a nighttime patrol together.

Shuji attacked the Sunagakure Camp to draw out Chiyo, then called to her from the camp wall with a message from Danzo about Iki and Rokugatsu. Chiyo ordered her shinobi not to attack him yet.

• Danzo sent Ryoma to check on Nawaki and Hiashi while he let Shuji’s request proceed.
• Ryoma delivered Danzo’s order for Nawaki to join the Tokugawa Squad on a nighttime patrol mission.
• Shuji tracked the Sunagakure Camp and threw ten Flying Thunder God kunai fitted with Explosive Tags toward its walls.
• Sunagakure shinobi pursued Shuji, who fled through the forest while leaving Flying Thunder God Marks and triggering traps.
• Ebizo urged Chiyo to rest, but she refused while the camp remained under attack.
• Shuji appeared on the camp wall and called out that Danzo had a message about Iki and Rokugatsu, so Chiyo ordered her shinobi not to attack yet.

Shuji explained Chiyo’s response to Tokugawa, then returned to the Konoha camp and found Ryoma with Hinagiku. He assigned Nawaki and Hiashi an S-rank mission to wake Ryoma, leaving them to prepare to set out in the second half of the night.

• Chiyo launched a barrage of ninja tools and ninjas at Shuji, who vanished to escape the attack.
• Shuji told Tokugawa that Chiyo had acted decisively and explained what had happened before leaving to report to Danzo-sama.
• At the camp, Shuji found Ryoma and Hinagiku together, and Hinagiku brewed tea while the two siblings bickered.
• Shuji arranged for Nawaki and Hiashi to carry out an S-rank mission, and Tokugawa sent them to wake Ryoma.
• Nawaki and Hiashi pounced on Ryoma, then agreed to rest and set out in the second half of the night.

Shuji teased Hinagiku about the Main Family and Branch Family while refusing to get out of bed, then tried to reassure her that changing the Caged Bird system was possible. In Sunagakure, Chiyo recognized Konoha’s plan to undermine her but chose to stay and avenge her son.

• Hinagiku tried to wake Shuji, who ignored her and complained about being disturbed.
• Hinagiku admitted that the Caged Bird made her doubt the future, and Shuji told her that changing the system was not as difficult as she imagined.
• Chiyo realized Konoha intended to make Sunagakure’s shinobi doubt her and pressure the Kazekage to replace her.
• Ebizo offered to take over while Chiyo rested, but Chiyo insisted that she wanted to avenge her son herself.
• Chiyo told Ebizo to kill the Konoha shinobi when he appeared, and Ebizo agreed to handle the rest.

Ebizo argued that Sunagakure could defeat Konoha, but Chiyo recognized that the village had no realistic chance of winning and had only entered the war to gain benefits before withdrawing safely. Meanwhile, Shuji rushed to the Medical Department with Hinagiku, while Nawaki and Hiashi found Amegakure missing from his dormitory and went looking for him.

• Ebizo insisted to Chiyo that Sunagakure should aim to defeat Konoha, but Chiyo warned that even victory would draw the other great villages into the conflict.
• Chiyo explained that Sunagakure had started the war to gain benefits in the Land of Fire and would be lucky to withdraw intact, since defeating Konoha was impossible.
• Shuji hurried to the Medical Department with Hinagiku, locked his office, and told an assistant to keep watch outside.
• Amegakure spoke with Hinagiku by the window as she stared outside, then Nawaki entered Amegakure's dormitory and found him gone.
• Nawaki picked up Amegakure's Sealing Scroll and headed to the Medical Department while Hiashi followed him.

Chiyo decided to inform the Third Kazekage about Konoha’s capture of Iki and Hachigatsu, while Danzo and Shuji considered assassinating the Kazekage before he reached the Sunagakure Camp. The plan required the Hokage’s approval and Lu Cheng’s support, and Danzo arranged a meeting for that evening.

• Chiyo concluded that bringing the Third Kazekage to the battlefield would help Sunagakure, and began writing him a letter about the situation.
• Lu Cheng arrived at Danzo’s office, where Shuji proposed intercepting and assassinating the Third Kazekage while he traveled to the Sunagakure Camp.
• Shuji argued that Lu Cheng could infiltrate the Land of Wind, evade sensory ninjas, and provide intelligence on the Kazekage’s defenses.
• Danzo warned that the Hokage would need to authorize a squad for the assassination and that the One-Tail might accompany the Kazekage.
• Danzo agreed to report the plan to the Hokage and told Shuji to attend a meeting at seven that evening.

Lu Cheng presented Danzo’s plan to ambush the Kazekage to Sarutobi Hiruzen, then persuaded the Hokage to accompany him to the front lines. Meanwhile, Shuji was assigned to transport Antidote Pills, and Nawaki struggled to accept how strong Lu Cheng had become.

• Nara Shikasei explained the Kazekage ambush plan, and Lu Cheng agreed to carry it out.
• Lu Cheng delivered Danzo’s scroll to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who approved the plan and created a Shadow Clone to handle village affairs.
• Shuji refused to lead a team transporting Antidote Pills and suggested the Captain General take charge instead.
• Lu Cheng asked Sarutobi Hiruzen to go with him to the front lines, and they vanished from Konoha together.
• Hiashi mocked Nawaki for doubting Lu Cheng, while Nawaki lamented the gap between their abilities.

Shuji used Iki and Rokugatsu to threaten Chiyo into launching an early attack, while Konoha’s leaders planned to exploit Sunagakure’s response and target whoever replaced her. Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo, and Lu Cheng discussed the coming operation, and Shuji prepared to head to the Land of Wind with his disciples.

• Shuji shouted from Sunagakure Camp’s wall that he had brought Chiyo’s son and daughter-in-law, then demanded she launch an all-out attack half a month early in exchange for their lives.
• Shuji knocked Iki and Rokugatsu unconscious and asked Siwenyan to keep them alive while he left for the Land of Wind.
• Siwenyan invited Amegakure to lunch, but Amegakure declined and reminded him that Konoha’s threat was meant to make Sunagakure hesitate.
• Siwenyan explained that Konoha’s real target was whoever replaced Chiyo as commander, and that the forces should hold a standoff until Shuji could join the attack.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo, and Lu Cheng discussed sending Sakumo and Shuji to lead separate wings of the assault, while noting that Mito might not be the best choice against the One-Tail.
• Shuji assured Iki and Rokugatsu they would return alive, then prepared to head to the Land of Wind.

Lu Cheng briefed Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō on a plan to track and ambush Sunagakure’s Kazekage during the war. After they approved the mission and assigned Tokugawa’s team to support him, Lu Cheng set out for the Land of Wind.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Shimura Danzō to lead the troops into Amegakure if Salamander Hanzo attacked, then join Sakumo against him, and entrusted Konoha Camp to Lu Cheng.
• Lu Cheng entered the office and explained that he could use a Shadow Clone to infiltrate the Land of Wind and track the Kazekage, while his main body launched surprise attacks near Sunagakure’s camp.
• Lu Cheng argued that the Kazekage might not personally come, but Sarutobi Hiruzen said Chiyo’s circumstances made the Kazekage’s arrival likely and that Sunagakure’s One-Tail might also be deployed.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen approved Lu Cheng’s plan and ordered Tokugawa’s team to cooperate with him.
• Lu Cheng thanked Danzō and Hiruzen, then vanished to carry out the mission.