Chapter Summaries

Ōnoki, A, and Mei Terumi met to discuss Konoha’s expansion and the threat posed by Uchiha Genya. They agreed to seek a way to have Genya and Uchiha Madara kill or weaken each other, but still needed a concrete plan.

• Mei Terumi stopped Ōnoki and A from arguing, urging them to put their villages’ interests ahead of personal grudges.
• Ōnoki warned the gathered leaders that Konoha was expanding into small countries while the other villages remained weakened by war.
• A described Uchiha Genya as exceptionally powerful and recalled losing his left arm in their battle.
• Mei Terumi reminded the leaders that Genya had taken tailed beasts, collected other villages’ secret techniques, and might have grown stronger during his years away from public view.
• Mei Terumi cited Konoha’s growing control over small countries and the destruction of the Akatsuki Organization as reasons the villages needed to unite against Genya.
• Ōnoki called for a concrete plan to make Uchiha Genya and Uchiha Madara kill each other, while the leaders considered Genya’s departure from Konoha a possible opportunity.

The Allied Shinobi Forces prepared to confront Uchiha Genya, but he arrived at their meeting with Uchiha Hikari, who had already subdued their guards. The Kage reconsidered their plans as Genya took his seat, leaving the confrontation poised to begin.

• Mei Terumi, Ōnoki, Rasa, and A agreed to gather their strongest fighters and use their villages’ abilities and weapons against Uchiha Genya.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces assembled in the Land of Iron while Obito and Sarutobi Hiruzen slowed their offensives, but Genya did not appear as expected.
• Xuanye entered the meeting room with Uchiha Hikari and Matatabi after Hikari placed the shinobi outside under an illusion.
• Ōnoki restrained A and identified Hikari’s Mangekyō, prompting the Kage to reconsider their plan in light of her power.
• Xuanye took the seat at the head of the table, questioned whether he had a habit of arriving early, and held Hikari on his lap.