Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Kō learned that the Heavenly Dao could no longer directly control the ninja world, and he promised to protect Tsunade and their child. As Konoha’s army prepared to fight at Mt. Kikyo, Uchiha Madara chose a risky assault plan, and Namikaze Minato began his night watch alongside his students.

• The system spirit told Uchiha Kō that the Heavenly Dao had used its one direct attack and could no longer control the world’s living beings or development.
• Uchiha Kō promised to protect Tsunade and their child, while Black Zetsu failed to reach his mother and learned that his special method could only be used once.
• Rasa learned that Uchiha Madara’s Konoha forces were approaching Mt. Kikyo and asked Black Zetsu about using the method again.
• Uchiha Madara appointed Uchiha Izuna as overall commander and Namikaze Minato and Sarutobi Shinnosuke as deputy commanders, then approved Uchiha Izuna’s plan for a frontal assault and a sneak attack on the enemy’s granaries.
• Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Namikaze Minato took their patrol shifts, and Namikaze Minato saw his students Kakashi, Uchiha Obito, and Rin waiting at the night-watch post.

Namikaze Minato reunited with his young team and learned that Rin had mastered Tsunade’s medical ninjutsu. The chapter also recounted how Uchiha Madara became Obito’s mentor, helping him grow strong enough to challenge Kakashi.

• Namikaze Minato greeted Obito, Kakashi, and Rin as they arrived at the battlefield, and Obito and Kakashi immediately bickered before Rin intervened.
• Minato asked Rin about her training, and Rin said she had mastered Tsunade’s medical ninjutsu but was not yet ready to train the Strength of a Hundred Technique or the Yin Seal.
• The chapter recounted how Uchiha Madara met Obito, offered to bring him into the clan compound, and accepted Obito’s refusal because he wanted to care for his grandmother.
• Madara gave Obito Fire Release scrolls and arranged to train him at Training Ground Seven, becoming his mentor.
• Obito’s training with Madara brought him close to Kakashi’s level, so Kakashi learned his father’s sword style and other techniques to maintain his lead.

Namikaze Minato's three disciples were ambushed while patrolling, but Kakashi, Uchiha Obito, and Nohara Rin defeated the enemy squad. Minato arrived after the fight, and Kakashi began to tell him something else.

• Namikaze Minato sent Kakashi, Uchiha Obito, and Nohara Rin to patrol the camp and told them to fire a signal flare if anything happened.
• Three enemy ninja attacked the trio, and Nohara Rin fired a signal flare as Kakashi and Obito engaged them.
• Kakashi destroyed Qingyun's puppet and killed Zhixiong, who had stepped in to protect her.
• Uchiha Obito killed Taiyu, while Kakashi made Qingyun tie herself up and captured her.
• Nohara Rin wiped the blood from Obito's face, and Minato arrived after killing three jonin on another mission.
• Minato and Kakashi teased Obito and Rin about their feelings for each other before Kakashi began to mention one more thing.

Namikaze Minato brought a captured Sunagakure ninja to Yamanaka Inoichi, who read her memories and uncovered valuable intelligence. Back at camp, Uchiha Obito awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan when he feared losing Nohara Rin, and the two shared an embrace before Hatake Kakashi interrupted them.

• Namikaze Minato delivered the captured female ninja to Yamanaka Inoichi, who used the Mind Reading Technique to access her memories.
• Yamanaka Inoichi learned that the captive was Rasa's sister-in-law and knew substantial information about the Sunagakure forces, then began writing it down for Minato to take to Lord Madara.
• Uchiha Obito became distressed when Nohara Rin asked what he would do if she died, and his Sharingan evolved from two tomoe to three.
• Nohara Rin promised to watch Obito grow stronger and become Hokage, and Obito asked if he could hug her.
• Nohara Rin hugged Obito first, and he cautiously put his hand on her back before Hatake Kakashi interrupted them.

Uchiha Obito’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan led him to challenge Kakashi to a spar, but Minato stopped the fight before anyone was hurt. Later, Obito renewed his dream of becoming Hokage, with Rin and Kakashi encouraging him.

• Uchiha Obito challenged Kakashi to a hand-to-hand fight after his Sharingan evolved to three tomoe.
• Kakashi and Obito sparred until Minato blocked Obito’s final punch and warned them against fighting at camp.
• Kakashi covered for Obito by claiming he had suggested the spar, and Minato warned them they would face extra training if it happened again.
• Obito sat with Kakashi and Rin beneath the stars, lamenting that Kakashi had interrupted his chance to be alone with Rin.
• Uchiha Obito declared that he would become Hokage, and Nohara Rin and Kakashi told him they believed in him.

Namikaze Minato established his authority over his two-thousand-man unit by defeating five skeptical jonin-level ninja in seconds. With his young squad joining the assembled army, Madara ordered the force to prepare for the battle plan.

• Namikaze Minato told Uchiha Obito, Hatake Kakashi, and Nohara Rin that they would march with him in an hour and join the army as his subordinates.
• Namikaze Minato challenged five unconvinced ninja to defeat him within ten minutes if they wanted to lead the army.
• Namikaze Minato used Flying Thunder God to disarm the five men in under seven seconds, winning their respect and the unit's support.
• Namikaze Minato welcomed the five men back into formation and led his unit, including the three youngsters, to the camp gate.
• Madara, Uchiha Izuna, and Sarutobi Shinnosuke waited with the other eight thousand ninja, and Madara ordered the assembled force to prepare for the battle plan.

Uchiha Madara led six thousand Konoha ninjas to Mt. Kikyo and challenged Rasa, while Izuna took four thousand troops on a secret detour toward Sunagakure’s transport route. Madara’s Susanoo endured Sunagakure’s attacks before its fourth form split Mt. Kikyo in two, leaving both armies stunned.

• Uchiha Izuna led Namikaze Minato and Sarutobi Shinnosuke away with four thousand ninjas, who detoured through the Land of Rain toward Sunagakure’s transport route.
• Uchiha Madara advanced with six thousand ninjas and challenged Rasa at Mt. Kikyo.
• Rasa rose above the battlefield on a Gold Dust platform and ordered Sunagakure’s ninjas to attack Madara with weapons, boulders, and ninjutsu.
• Uchiha Madara expanded Susanoo through its second and third forms as Sunagakure’s attacks struck him.
• Uchiha Madara unleashed Susanoo’s fourth form and split Mt. Kikyo in two, shocking both armies.

Rasa's attempt to defeat Uchiha Madara failed when Namikaze Minato interrupted his technique, and Konoha's forces routed the Sunagakure army. Rasa fled toward Kumogakure, while Uchiha Madara collapsed from exhausted ocular power and Uchiha Izuna took charge of the aftermath.

• Rasa bound Uchiha Madara with gold dust and dropped a golden tower toward him, but Namikaze Minato severed Rasa's arm and disrupted the technique.
• Namikaze Minato struck Rasa in the back, then retreated to Uchiha Izuna after Izuna warned that something was strange about Rasa.
• Four thousand Konoha ninja attacked from the rear as six thousand more charged uphill, breaking the Sunagakure ranks and defeating their eight thousand troops.
• Black Zetsu urged Rasa to escape, and Rasa flew north on a Gold Platform while Sunagakure ninja cursed him for abandoning them.
• Uchiha Madara admitted that he had drained much of his ocular power and collapsed into Uchiha Izuna's arms, and Izuna ordered Konoha's forces to count casualties, bind prisoners, and demand payment from Chiyo.

Uchiha Kō traveled to Sunagakure’s mountain camp, where Namikaze Minato described how his team’s intelligence had helped Uchiha Izuna’s forces avoid deadly traps. After meeting Minato’s disciples, Izuna asked the three young ninjas to serve as the vanguard for the advance into enemy territory, and they agreed.

• Uchiha Izuna called Uchiha Kō, then summoned him to the camp to hear Namikaze Minato explain the surprise attack unit’s actions.
• Uchiha Kō arrived at the camp and met Uchiha Obito, Hatake Kakashi, and Nohara Rin, praising the young ninjas and asking Minato to describe their mission.
• Minato explained that his disciples had captured a Sunagakure ninja, whose memories Yamanaka Inoichi used to reveal traps along the route.
• Izuna praised Obito, Kakashi, and Rin for their service, then asked them to act as the vanguard as the forces advanced into enemy territory.
• The three disciples agreed, and Izuna ordered them to stay behind Minato and kill any Sunagakure ninjas they encountered.

Uchiha Izuna’s forces ambushed and wiped out Rasa’s thousand-man unit before climbing the mountain to support Madara, while Chiyo and Pakura withdrew rather than fight them. After the victory, Uchiha Kō arranged compensation for Konoha’s casualties and promoted Obito and Kakashi to jonin, then began addressing Rin’s orders.

• Chiyo persuaded Pakura to withdraw after learning Uchiha Izuna was leading Konoha’s forces, and they left a scout behind while keeping Rasa uninformed.
• Uchiha Obito’s flames and Namikaze Minato’s swift attacks launched the ambush on Rasa’s camp, and Uchiha Izuna killed an officer who might have exposed Chiyo and implicated Pakura.
• Uchiha Izuna’s force annihilated Rasa’s thousand-man unit, treated its wounded, and climbed the mountain to support Madara; Namikaze Minato severed Rasa’s right hand.
• Uchiha Kō ordered compensation and medical care for Konoha’s casualties, then promoted Uchiha Obito and Hatake Kakashi to jonin for their performance.
• Nohara Rin stopped Uchiha Obito from speaking on her behalf, and Uchiha Kō began issuing her own orders.

Uchiha Kō promoted Nohara Rin to Special Jōnin and bet Uchiha Izuna that Sunagakure would send negotiators before sunset. After Izuna outplayed him at Go and beat him up, Kō secretly listened as Rin tried to set Izuna and Pakura up, leaving Izuna eavesdropping outside the guest tent.

• Uchiha Kō promoted Nohara Rin to Special Jōnin, and Nohara Rin, Uchiha Obito, and Hatake Kakashi thanked him.
• Uchiha Kō bet Uchiha Izuna that Sunagakure's negotiators would arrive before sunset, then Uchiha Izuna gradually defeated him at Go.
• Namikaze Minato reported that Pakura had arrived, and Uchiha Izuna beat Uchiha Kō after Kō teased him about needing strength and connections.
• Uchiha Kō secretly recovered from the beating and listened in as Nohara Rin chatted with Pakura and praised her looks.
• Nohara Rin suggested introducing Pakura to Uchiha Izuna, and Uchiha Izuna stopped outside the tent to listen.

Uchiha Izuna and Pakura grew closer while discussing peace terms between Konoha and Sunagakure, and they shared a kiss before parting. Uchiha Kō celebrated their romance, then heard a mysterious voice asking for the seal on the moon to be broken.

• Nohara Rin asked Pakura about her feelings for Uchiha Izuna, and Pakura admitted she liked his looks but barely knew him.
• Uchiha Kō sent a Shadow Clone disguised as Uchiha Madara to kick Izuna into Pakura's tent, where Pakura comforted him.
• Pakura proposed signing the surrender agreement in Konoha's camp, but Izuna insisted on holding negotiations at the border to preserve Sunagakure's dignity.
• Izuna and Pakura accidentally shared a teacup, grew more comfortable with each other, and talked until nightfall.
• Izuna gave Pakura a cloak and escorted her from camp, and Pakura kissed him before returning to Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Kō heard a woman's voice tell him to break the seal on the moon, suspected it was Otsutsuki Kaguya, and went back to sleep.

Uchiha Kō learned that Uchiha Izuna was heartbroken over Pakura and was ordered by Uchiha Madara to find a way to reconcile their feelings with the interests of their countries. He sent Namikaze Minato to deliver a letter to Chiyo, while Pakura returned to Sunagakure and saw Chiyo defend her sacrifice to Ebizo.

• Uchiha Madara asked Uchiha Kō why Uchiha Izuna had spent the night drinking, and Uchiha Kō revealed that Izuna had fallen for Pakura.
• Uchiha Madara pressed Uchiha Kō to solve the problem without embarrassing Izuna or Pakura, despite the political tensions between Konoha and Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Kō wrote a letter for Chiyo and sent Namikaze Minato to deliver it, hinting that Minato might be suited to become Hokage.
• Namikaze Minato took the letter and hurried toward Sunagakure, determined to handle the delivery perfectly.
• Granny Chiyo welcomed news of Pakura's return, slapped Ebizo for dozing while Pakura risked her life, and moved Pakura with her defense of her.

Pakura returned to Sunagakure and reported that the signing would take place at ten, while Chiyo welcomed her and noticed Izuna’s cloak. Namikaze Minato arrived with a sealed letter from the Hokage, and the chapter ended as Chiyo saw that Uchiha Kō had signed it.

• Pakura returned to Chiyo, explained the signing arrangements, and said Izuna had lent her his cloak.
• Chiyo welcomed Pakura with food and discussed the signing plans with Ebizo and Hayashi.
• Namikaze Minato requested to see Chiyo, and Ebizo failed to persuade him to reveal his reason for coming.
• Chiyo ordered Minato to surrender his weapons and submit to a search before entering the camp.
• Minato presented Hayashi with a letter that only Chiyo was permitted to read.
• Chiyo received the letter and saw that it was addressed to her and signed by Uchiha Kō.

Granny Chiyo accepted Konoha’s proposed marriage alliance between Pakura and Uchiha Izuna in exchange for support for Sunagakure, and Pakura agreed while pretending to sacrifice her happiness for the village. The negotiations were set to begin in an hour, and Pakura prepared to leave for Konoha, eager to reunite with Izuna.

• Chiyo read Uchiha Kō’s offer of a marriage alliance, economic aid, and support for her son’s succession, and agreed to convey her acceptance through Namikaze Minato.
• After Minato left, Chiyo privately told Pakura about the proposal and used a sorrowful performance to encourage her to accept it.
• Pakura agreed to marry Uchiha Izuna for Sunagakure’s sake, while privately feeling joyful because she loved him.
• Chiyo explained the arrangement to Hayashi and Ebizo, and Ebizo stopped Hayashi from objecting.
• Chiyo prepared Pakura for her move to Konoha and began arranging a dowry before the negotiations with Konoha.

Uchiha Kō negotiated an alliance between Konoha and Sunagakure by arranging Pakura’s marriage to Uchiha Izuna and waiving Sunagakure’s war reparations. Chiyo signed the agreement, severing Pakura’s ties with Sunagakure and leaving the villages set to become allies.

• Namikaze Minato returned with Chiyo’s agreement to Uchiha Kō’s proposal, and Uchiha Kō told Uchiha Madara that he would take responsibility for explaining the arrangement to the village.
• Uchiha Kō used Wood Release to build a wooden house at the border, where Konoha’s leaders prepared to meet Sunagakure’s delegation.
• Chiyo arrived with Ebizo, Hayashi, and Pakura, and Uchiha Kō welcomed them before explaining that the proposal involved Uchiha Izuna and Pakura.
• Uchiha Kō revealed that he had offered to waive Sunagakure’s war reparations, form an alliance, and support its economic development in exchange for Pakura’s marriage to Uchiha Izuna.
• Chiyo read the agreement’s terms and accepted the first three, then signed it as Pakura agreed to leave Sunagakure and hoped Chiyo would lead the village toward a new beginning.

After settling Sunagakure’s unrest, Uchiha Kō learned that Kumogakure and Kirigakure had joined forces with Rasa to attack Konoha, so he led his army north to meet them. The enemy forces began burning and plundering Konoha’s villages while Ōnoki weighed whether Iwagakure should intervene.

• Uchiha Kō left the negotiations with his troops and learned from Nara Rokumei that Kumogakure and Kirigakure were advancing on Konoha with Rasa among their forces.
• Uchiha Kō rallied his troops and ordered them north, while Uchiha Izuna and Pakura chose to march with the army and Izuna promised to protect her.
• At their camp, Rasa convinced the Third Raikage A and Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura that Konoha was vulnerable and claimed he could handle Senju Hashirama.
• The Third Raikage A led the Cloud and Mist armies into Konoha’s villages, where they killed the defenders and looted as the survivors hoped Uchiha Kō would avenge them.
• Kitsuchi told Ōnoki that Kumogakure and Kirigakure had allied against Konoha, and Ōnoki hesitated over whether Iwagakure should act.

Uchiha Kō visited Iwagakure and persuaded Ōnoki to attack Kumogakure while Konoha fought Kumogakure and Kirigakure. Ōnoki committed Iwagakure’s forces to the campaign, while Roshi’s open challenge to him exposed his ambition and unsettled Sun Gokū.

• Uchiha Kō appeared at Iwagakure’s gates and asked Ōnoki to help pressure Kumogakure, promising to lead the main battle against its forces and Kirigakure’s.
• Ōnoki concluded Konoha would win and decided Iwagakure should attack Kumogakure to gain spoils and strengthen its ties with Konoha.
• Ōnoki summoned Han, Roshi, and Kitsuchi, ordered Han and Roshi to lead troops into the Land of Lightning, and authorized unrestricted Tailed Beast Bombs.
• Roshi questioned helping Konoha and reminded Ōnoki that Uchiha Kō had once inflicted losses on Iwagakure, prompting Han and Kitsuchi to react with concern.
• Roshi told Sun Gokū he believed he could take Ōnoki’s position, while Kokuō advised Sun Gokū to wait for a chance to leave him.

Ōnoki outmaneuvered Roshi’s attempt to challenge his leadership and sent him to Konoha, then ordered an invasion of Kumogakure. He called Uchiha Kō to reaffirm his support, but reported that Roshi had entered the Land of Fire intending to use a Tailed Beast Bomb.

• Ōnoki confronted Roshi, while Han denied involvement and followed Kokuō’s advice to stay loyal to the Tsuchikage.
• Ōnoki challenged Roshi to find ten clan heads who opposed him, but Roshi returned two hours later without a single supporter.
• Ōnoki ordered Roshi to go to Konoha and attack the Cloud Mist Ninja Corps with a Tailed Beast Bomb; Roshi accepted and left Iwagakure.
• After Roshi departed, Ōnoki ordered Kitsuchi and Han to lead fifteen thousand Iwagakure Ninja in an assault on Kumogakure and had the officials prepare supplies.
• Ōnoki called Uchiha Kō and said Roshi had disobeyed orders, entered the Land of Fire, and intended to use a Tailed Beast Bomb.

Uchiha Kō learned that Roshi had become an Iwagakure rogue ninja and promised Ōnoki a favor in exchange for permission to deal with him. Meanwhile, young Deidara tested his explosive clay on Ōnoki, and their clash revealed the stubborn bond that would shape Deidara’s future.

• Ōnoki told Uchiha Kō that Roshi had gone rogue after opposing his plan, and Uchiha Kō confirmed that Iwagakure would no longer protect him.
• Uchiha Kō said he might kill Roshi and promised Ōnoki a favor and ten years of waived tariffs for Iwagakure.
• Deidara showed Ōnoki a clay spider that exploded through his Earth Style Wall, drawing Iwagakure’s officials into the dusty office.
• Ōnoki dragged Deidara and Kurotsuchi to the back mountain and punished Deidara for using Explosion Release in the village.
• Deidara’s explosive clay caught Ōnoki off guard again, while Kurotsuchi pleaded for him and Ōnoki eventually spared him.
• Ōnoki watched the children after leaving, while Deidara silently planned to leave Iwagakure someday and pursue his art.