Chapter Summaries

Sasuke joined the Ninjutsu Sect Office and began training under Uesugi Shinji alongside Gaara. Uesugi then received an invitation to the Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron, where he planned to attend with Zabuza.

• Sasuke swore loyalty to Uesugi Shinji and joined the Ninjutsu Sect Office.
• Uesugi removed Orochimaru's Cursed Seal from Sasuke and gave him a Sage Spirit Cursed Seal containing a Thunder Fierce Bird.
• Sasuke and Gaara trained and sparred under Uesugi's guidance as they worked toward controlling chakra and Natural Energy.
• Zabuza delivered a letter from the Land of Iron inviting Uesugi to the Five Kage Summit at Namikaze Minato's request.
• Uesugi agreed to attend the summit, and Zabuza anticipated accompanying him as his guard.

As the Five Kage Summit approached, Namikaze Minato and the village leaders set out for the Land of Iron, while Uesugi Shinji traveled there with his team. Mifune welcomed Shinji at the summit site, impressed by the man who had defeated Hanzo.

• News of the upcoming Five Kage Summit spread, and the Land of Iron announced that Uesugi Shinji would also attend.
• Namikaze Minato departed Konoha with Hatake Kakashi, Might Guy, Asuma Sarutobi, Shisui Uchiha, and Uchiha Itachi after the Third Hokage saw them off.
• Ōnoki, the Fourth Raikage, and Terumi Mei each left their villages with their chosen companions.
• Uesugi Shinji left the Land of Birds with Zabuza's escort squad and his disciples Lu and Yuan, leaving Rin in charge of the Ninjutsu Sect Office.
• Uesugi Shinji and his party arrived at the summit site, where Mifune greeted him and reflected on Shinji's victory over Hanzo.

Uesugi Shinji learned that Sunagakure had named Baki its Fifth Kazekage and questioned whether other villages would recognize him. At dinner before the Five Kage Summit, Shinji warned that Might Guy was stronger than Zabuza assumed and recalled fighting Guy’s father, Might Duy.

• Mifune told Uesugi Shinji that Sunagakure had chosen Baki as its Fifth Kazekage with Chiyo and Ebizo’s support.
• Uesugi Shinji said Mifune should ask the Raikage, Tsuchikage, and Mizukage what they thought of Baki’s position.
• Zabuza reported that Namikaze Minato had brought several powerful shinobi to the summit, including Might Guy.
• Uesugi Shinji told Zabuza that he was probably no match for Might Guy.
• Uesugi Shinji recalled that he had fought Might Duy, whose Eight Inner Gates power had left a lasting impression on him.

Uesugi Shinji discussed Might Guy’s Eight Inner Gates with Zabuza, Lu, and Yuan before meeting Terumi Mei in the Land of Iron. He admitted he was the Akatsuki’s Azure Dragon and promised not to attack her or Kirigakure unless they opposed him, then left the coming summit dispute with Namikaze Minato unresolved.

• Uesugi Shinji told Zabuza, Lu, and Yuan that Might Guy’s family possessed the forbidden Eight Inner Gates and suggested Guy might fight one of them.
• Uesugi Shinji met Terumi Mei on a mountain outside the Five Kage Summit and asked what she meant by confronting him.
• Terumi Mei accused Uesugi Shinji of possessing precise chakra control and identified him as the Akatsuki’s Azure Dragon.
• Uesugi Shinji admitted that his chakra control had once been detectable and promised not to attack Terumi Mei or Kirigakure unless they opposed him.
• Terumi Mei warned that she would protect the Land of Water, and Uesugi Shinji assured her he would keep his word.
• Terumi Mei asked about Namikaze Minato’s preparations, and Uesugi Shinji said the other Kage would oppose Minato’s plan to support Sunagakure.

At the Five Kage Summit, Namikaze Minato argued that the villages should support Sunagakure against the Akatsuki, while Raikage A and Ōnoki raised concerns about the Land of Wind’s instability. Minato turned their arguments into a call for cooperation among the Five Great Shinobi Villages and the Ninjutsu Sect Office, leaving them with little room to refuse.

• Raikage A and Ōnoki objected to reserving a summit seat for Sunagakure, which had been erased from the Shinobi World.
• Namikaze Minato said the villages had a duty to help Sunagakure and eliminate the Akatsuki, invoking the alliance formed by the First Five Kage.
• Ōnoki warned that the Land of Wind would struggle to choose a Kazekage and withstand threats from neighboring countries.
• Raikage A supported Ōnoki, suggesting that small countries might attack the Land of Wind if the villages did not intervene.
• Namikaze Minato proposed using the summit to unite the Five Great Shinobi Villages and the Ninjutsu Sect Office to resolve the crisis, turning the Raikage and Ōnoki’s arguments against them.

Namikaze Minato proposed a five-match contest to settle who would decide the Land of Wind’s future, with Konoha facing the other four forces. He accepted Ōnoki’s condition that Konoha stay out of the Land of Wind if it lost, leaving the outcome to the coming matches.

• The Fourth Raikage demanded that the meeting focus on resolving the Land of Wind dispute through strength.
• Namikaze Minato proposed five matches between Konoha’s shinobi and five representatives from each of the other forces, with the winner decided by three victories.
• The Fourth Raikage began to challenge Konoha alone, but Ōnoki stopped him and urged the four forces to compete together.
• Ōnoki demanded that Konoha not interfere in the Land of Wind if the four forces won.
• Namikaze Minato hesitated over the stakes, then accepted Ōnoki’s terms.

The tournament following the Five Kage Summit began with Uchiha Itachi of Konoha facing Killer B of Kumogakure. After Killer B’s awkward rap provoked the Fourth Raikage, the referee started the match, leaving both fighters poised to compete.

• The factions finalized a contract governing the tournament, with the Land of Iron serving as witness.
• The Fourth Raikage insisted that Killer B take the opening match, and Uesugi Shinji agreed that the opposing villages could choose their fighters.
• The referee announced the first match between Uchiha Itachi and Killer B.
• Killer B rapped insults about Konoha, but Uchiha Itachi remained calm and unimpressed.
• The Fourth Raikage scolded Killer B and ordered the referee to start the match.
• The referee declared the match underway as the arena focused on Itachi and Killer B.

Uchiha Itachi and Killer B began their match, with Uesugi Shinji predicting that Itachi had a sixty percent chance of winning. Their opening exchange ended with Itachi using crows and Body Flicker Technique to attack from behind after Killer B knocked him back.

• The Fourth Raikage declared that Killer B would win and voiced his desire to kill Uchiha Itachi, while Uesugi Shinji predicted a sixty percent chance for Itachi.
• Terumi Mei questioned Shinji's prediction, and Ōnoki and Kurotsuchi recognized that Itachi's strength rivaled Killer B's.
• Killer B began the match by wielding seven swords with his acrobatic swordsmanship and rushed at Itachi.
• Itachi transformed into crows to evade Killer B's spinning sword attack and struck from above.
• Killer B leaped up and knocked Itachi back, then blocked Itachi's sudden attack from behind with his swords.

Uchiha Itachi took control of his sparring match with Killer B through precise swordsmanship and Sharingan perception, but Killer B unleashed the Eight-Tails’ power and charged back. Itachi chose not to use Amaterasu, and the two launched into a final clash whose outcome remained undecided.

• Killer B attacked Itachi with lightning-enhanced speed and seven swords, but Itachi read his movements and evaded while countering his openings.
• Terumi Mei observed that Itachi was controlling the fight efficiently, while the Fourth Raikage insisted Killer B’s perfect Jinchuriki stamina would prevail.
• Itachi used Uchiha Style: Halo Dance to cut Killer B’s swords and wound the Eight-Tails’ tentacles, forcing Killer B to shield himself with Gyuki’s power.
• Itachi considered using Amaterasu but held back because the match was only a spar and Killer B was important to the Cloud Village.
• Killer B charged with Super Sonic Tremor Lightning Blade as Itachi threw his sword and rushed directly toward him for a decisive clash.

Uchiha Itachi trapped Killer B and the Eight-Tails, Gyuki, in Tsukuyomi, leaving Killer B unable to call on his partner or resist the genjutsu. Itachi began his finishing technique as Killer B realized he was likely to lose the match.

• Killer B attacked Uchiha Itachi with his lightning-charged broken blade, but Itachi closed in and made eye contact with him.
• Uchiha Itachi trapped Killer B in a vast red-and-black world and bound him to a cross-shaped stake.
• Killer B tried to summon the Eight-Tails, Gyuki, for help, but it did not respond to his calls.
• Uchiha Itachi revealed that Gyuki was also bound and ensnared by the genjutsu.
• Uchiha Itachi formed hand seals and used Cursed Seal of the Stake: Slumber.

Uchiha Itachi defeated Killer B with a genjutsu that also incapacitated him in the real world, giving Konoha the first win. Akatsuchi then defeated Asuma to tie the matches, while Hozuki Mangetsu’s revelation that Uesugi Shinji was his teacher surprised the allied forces.

• Uchiha Itachi put Killer B and the Eight-Tails to sleep with Cursed Seal of the Stake: Slumber, then won the match after Killer B collapsed.
• The referee declared Uchiha Itachi the winner, and the Fourth Raikage angrily threatened Killer B when he woke up.
• Namikaze Minato selected Asuma for Konoha’s second match, and the allied forces chose Akatsuchi to fight him.
• Akatsuchi outlasted Asuma in a battle of attrition and tied the score at one win apiece.
• Ōnoki warned that Konoha’s remaining fighters would be difficult to beat, while Uesugi Shinji said strength would decide the matches.
• Hozuki Mangetsu called Uesugi Shinji his teacher, surprising Sagi, Yuan, Zabuza, and the others.

Hozuki Mangetsu prepared to fight Hatake Kakashi in the third match, hoping to impress his former teacher, Uesugi Shinji, and earn a new technique. The chapter ended as the two opponents faced each other in the arena.

• Terumi Mei brought Hozuki Mangetsu and Chojuro as Kirigakure's representatives, and Uesugi Shinji challenged Mangetsu to show how much he had improved.
• Terumi Mei regretted leaving Kisame behind, while Mangetsu insisted that he was as strong as Kisame.
• Chojuro reminded Mangetsu to address Terumi Mei as Mizukage-sama, and Mangetsu praised Chojuro's courage and mentioned giving him Hiramekarei.
• Chojuro vowed to surpass Mangetsu, who told him to watch and learn from the upcoming fight.
• Uesugi Shinji offered Mangetsu a technique suited to him if his performance satisfied him, and Mangetsu accepted the challenge.
• The referee announced the third match between Hatake Kakashi and Hozuki Mangetsu as they appeared in the arena.

Kakashi and Hozuki Mangetsu fought in the arena, where Mangetsu used Water Release before revealing Ice Release. Kakashi evaded and cut through Mangetsu’s ice attacks as Namikaze Minato wondered whether Kakashi had reached Hatake Sakumo’s level and anticipated his final slash.

• Kakashi struck first, slicing Hozuki Mangetsu apart, but Mangetsu transformed his body into water with the Hydrification Technique.
• Kakashi used Lightning Release: Lightning Net, but Mangetsu spread across the arena and sent water streams at him.
• Kakashi cut apart Mangetsu’s water forms with Lightning Release: Thunderbird Blade, preventing them from reforming.
• Hozuki Mangetsu revealed Ice Release and froze the water around him, then attacked Kakashi with Ice Release: Chaotic Crystal Killing Formation.
• Kakashi dodged and sliced through the ice spikes, while Namikaze Minato recalled Hatake Sakumo and wondered if Kakashi had reached his level.

Kakashi struggled against Hozuki Mangetsu’s ice-enhanced assault until seeing Uesugi Shinji made him realize the fight was a test of his strength. Remembering his father’s final lesson, Kakashi began to unleash the Hatake Clan’s strongest sword technique, leaving Shinji surprised by the power forming within him.

• Hozuki Mangetsu used Snow Walk and an Ice Blade to intensify his assault, repeatedly reforming after Kakashi shattered his ice body.
• Mangetsu’s relentless attacks wounded Kakashi, and spectators judged that Kakashi was losing ground.
• Kakashi saw Uesugi Shinji watching and resolved that he could not lose if he hoped to face Shinji.
• Kakashi sheathed the White Fang and closed his eyes as Mangetsu prepared to strike, prompting Mangetsu to mock him.
• Kakashi remembered Obito, Rin, and his father’s final sword lesson, then opened his eyes and gathered his energy into the White Fang.
• Uesugi Shinji sensed that Kakashi’s mental and physical energies had fused into an extraordinary balance.

Kakashi broke through his bottleneck and used the Hatake Style’s Musou Blade to sever Hozuki Mangetsu’s arm, forcing Kirigakure to concede. He then openly pointed his sword at Uesugi Shinji, revealing that he intended to defeat him once he mastered the technique.

• Kakashi unleashed a new power resembling Yin-Yang Release and struck Hozuki Mangetsu with the Hatake Style: Final Form, Musou Blade.
• Hozuki Mangetsu dodged but lost his right arm, then retreated and sealed the wound with Ice Release Chakra.
• Terumi Mei conceded the match to save Hozuki Mangetsu, and Kakashi stopped his attack.
• Kakashi pointed the White Fang at Uesugi Shinji before returning to the stands, determined to master Musou Blade and avenge his lost friend.

After Hozuki Mangetsu lost to Kakashi, Uesugi Shinji encouraged him and praised his Ice Transformation Technique. With Konoha leading the contest, the other leaders turned to Shinji’s Ninjutsu Sect Office, and he chose Lu and Yuan to fight the next matches.

• Zabuza threatened to take out Kakashi, but Lu warned that Kakashi’s swordsmanship made him a formidable opponent.
• Hozuki Mangetsu admitted defeat, and Uesugi Shinji praised his Ice Transformation Technique and promised confidence in his future growth.
• The Fourth Raikage, Ōnoki, and Terumi Mei worried that Konoha could sweep the contest and asked Uesugi Shinji to help turn it around.
• Zabuza volunteered to fight, but Lu argued that he and Yuan were better suited for the critical matches.
• Uesugi Shinji assigned the fourth and fifth matches to Lu and Yuan.

Might Guy faced Lu of the Ninjutsu Sect Office in the fourth match, overpowering him with taijutsu while Lu searched for another way to win. The fight continued as Lu prepared a plan involving ninjutsu or genjutsu.

• Minato warned Guy and Shisui Uchiha to be cautious against the Ninjutsu Sect Office's shinobi, then sent Guy to fight Lu.
• Guy and Lu introduced themselves as the arena crowd discussed Lu's reputation as the Crimson Heron.
• After the referee started the match, Guy charged at Lu with a powerful punch.
• Lu used his folding fan to send flames at Guy and retreat, but Guy broke through them with the Konoha Strong Whirlwind.
• Guy pressured Lu in close combat, and Lu decided to seek victory with ninjutsu or genjutsu.

Lu used a fire-based genjutsu and a flaming attack against Guy, but Guy endured them and opened the sixth of the Eight Inner Gates. Facing Guy’s overwhelming power, Lu released his Sage Spirit Cursed Seal and entered Sage Mode.

• Lu used Fire Release techniques and evasive ninjutsu to keep Guy at a distance while the flames around the arena distorted Guy’s vision.
• Guy recognized the genjutsu, but Lu struck him with Blazing Body Incineration after Guy attacked an illusion.
• Guy dispersed the flames with his chakra and opened the sixth gate, the Gate of View, crushing the ground beneath him with his power.
• Lu released the Sage Spirit Cursed Seal and entered Sage Mode as the audience watched.

Guy and Lu unleashed their strongest techniques in a battle that pushed both of them to their limits. Lu’s combined Senjutsu gained the upper hand, leaving Guy’s body cracking under the strain as he struggled to hold it back.

• Guy opened the Eight Inner Gates, dispelling the genjutsu’s effects and making his movements too fast for Lu to track by sight.
• Lu used Sage Mode to sense Guy’s attacks and tried to ensnare him again with a visual genjutsu created by the flames.
• Guy recognized Lu’s scheme and launched Morning Peacock, forcing Lu to summon Ichikishimahime from Ryūchi Cave.
• Lu and Ichikishimahime combined their Senjutsu to create Sage Art: Entropy Wind.
• Guy held back the reddish-gold gale with a barrage of punches, but his skin cracked as his body suffered the backlash of his boiling chakra.

Might Guy’s struggle against Lu and Ichikishimahime’s Senjutsu storm pushed him to the brink of opening the Seventh Gate, despite the lasting damage it would cause. Namikaze Minato stopped him, but the crimson-gold storm swept toward them, leaving their fate uncertain.

• Uchiha Itachi and Shisui Uchiha warned that Guy’s body could not withstand his prolonged battle against Lu’s combined Senjutsu technique.
• Lu urged Guy to surrender, but Guy refused and pushed his Morning Peacock forward as Ichikishimahime intensified the storm.
• Ichikishimahime’s increased Senjutsu power overwhelmed Guy, who spat blood and realized he was near the end of his strength.
• Guy decided to open the Seventh Gate, accepting that it could permanently damage his body to help Konoha win.
• Namikaze Minato appeared beside Guy and struck his chakra concentration point, stopping him from opening the Gate of Wonder.
• The interrupted Morning Peacock left Namikaze Minato and Guy in the path of the storm, so Minato used Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder.