Chapter Summaries

Gray Snake fought Ebizo with Sage Art and outmaneuvered him with a sequence of techniques. After binding Ebizo and throwing him into the air, Gray Snake struck him with Inorganic Reincarnation.

• Gray Snake charged Ebizo, dodged his attacks, and used Poison Fang to keep him wary while gathering Natural Energy.
• Ebizo spread Earth Flow River to restrict Gray Snake, then launched Wind Killing Cannon at it.
• Gray Snake used Inorganic Reincarnation to raise a stone pillar and evade the wind attack.
• Gray Snake blinded Ebizo with White Rage Technique, seized control of him with Snake Binding Seal, and flung him into the air.
• Gray Snake used Inorganic Reincarnation again, striking Ebizo.

After killing Chiyo and Ebizo, Shiro returned to Konoha’s camp as Sunagakure retreated and the commanders revised their plans for the decisive battle. He prepared for the coming fight, while Rasa arranged to bring Shukaku into battle and Shiro revealed that his plan was meant to stop Madara.

• Sunagakure's sensory ninja detected that Ebizo and Chiyo had died, and the temporary commander ordered the army to retreat and informed Rasa.
• Shiro stopped the Konoha ninja from pursuing the retreating Sunagakure forces and ordered them to recover Ebizo's corpse.
• Shiro returned to the meeting, where Tsunade and the others revised Konoha's battle plan; after the meeting, Orochimaru gave Shiro a scroll to study.
• Rasa worried about Chiyo's death, then learned from a monk that Shukaku's preparations were eighty percent complete and ordered him to hurry.
• Shiro told the three children to hide during the battle, asked Gray Snake to watch over them, and thought that his plan would thwart Madara.

Shiro faced Sunagakure’s army alone and used his enhanced Zeroing and thousands of Dragon Vein-powered Shadow Clones to overwhelm their defenses with ninjutsu. As Rasa’s Iron Sand Heavenly Curtain began to crumble, an unidentified speaker behind him commanded it to collapse.

• Rasa led Sunagakure’s forces into battle while Shiro joined Konoha’s front line and spoke with Orochimaru about their plan and cooperation.
• Shiro stopped Konoha’s ninja from advancing and walked alone toward Sunagakure, erasing the offensive power of Rasa’s Gold Dust with Zeroing.
• Shiro created thousands of Shadow Clones, which used Projection Magecraft to unleash a barrage of ninjutsu, including Kekkei Genkai techniques.
• Sunagakure’s Earth-Style Walls shattered under the attack, and Rasa raised an Iron Sand Heavenly Curtain to protect his forces.
• An unidentified person appeared behind Rasa, remarked on Shiro’s power, and commanded the curtain to collapse.

Shiro battled Bunpuku and Rasa, forcing Bunpuku to release Shukaku while Orochimaru fought Rasa. Shiro then used Rule Breaker to neutralize Shukaku’s Tailed Beast Bomb and stabbed Bunpuku, leaving Shukaku free.

• Tsunade watched Shiro’s display of numerous Kekkei Genkai as Bunpuku raised a sand shield to defend Sunagakure.
• Shiro overwhelmed Bunpuku with reinforced attacks while Rasa used Gold Dust and Bunpuku trapped Shiro with Magnet Release; Orochimaru intervened and engaged Rasa.
• Shiro provoked Shukaku, and Bunpuku agreed to release his body after making Shukaku promise not to harm Sunagakure’s people.
• Bunpuku used the Feigned Sleep Technique, transforming into Shukaku, who attacked Shiro with sand and Wind Release.
• Shiro projected Gae Dearg to break through Shukaku’s defenses, then used Rule Breaker to dispel the Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Shiro reached Bunpuku atop Shukaku’s head and stabbed him, telling Shukaku that he was free.

Shiro restrained Shukaku with golden chains after his Command Spell recharged, while Orochimaru and Rasa reached a pause in their battle. Shiro called on Taichi to take over, leaving Shukaku immobilized and terrified of being sealed again.

• Shiro freed Bunpuku from Shukaku, but Shukaku crushed Bunpuku to death and attacked Shiro.
• Shiro dodged Shukaku's attacks and stalled in the air while his Command Spell recharged.
• Orochimaru attacked Rasa with snakes and sealing techniques, but Rasa escaped with a Sand Substitute and recovered his Chakra.
• Orochimaru and Rasa stopped attacking as both watched the battle between Shiro and Shukaku.
• Shiro used golden chains to immobilize Shukaku and told him he would neither kill nor seal him.
• Shiro called Taichi to take the stage.

Shiro summoned the Snake Sage to help Taichi trap Shukaku in a genjutsu, while Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Ebizo and Chiyo against the Suna forces. Shiro bound Shukaku to a contract and began using his Command Spells to control him.

• Shiro summoned the Snake Sage, who joined Taichi in casting a genjutsu on Shukaku as Konoha jonin moved to block the advancing Suna Ninja.
• Orochimaru attacked Rasa and used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Ebizo, who urged Rasa to prioritize the village before being forced to fight him.
• Orochimaru summoned Chiyo with the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets, prompting the Suna Ninja to attack the reincarnated elders.
• Shiro used the Dragon Vein contract to bind Shukaku, then dismissed the genjutsu with the Snake Sage and Taichi.
• After Shukaku broke free and threatened them, Shiro invoked his Command Spells three times to make him obey.

Shiro used his Command Spells to restrain Shukaku and negotiated for his cooperation, while demonstrating that he could withstand the tailed beast’s attack. With Shukaku agreeing to stay by his side but refusing to fight Sunagakure, Shiro and Minato set out to end the war.

• Shiro activated all three Command Spells to bind Shukaku and explained that the spells would gradually recover.
• Shiro offered Shukaku freedom in exchange for cooperation, and Shukaku agreed after Shiro warned that he could otherwise seal him.
• Shukaku attacked Shiro immediately after being released, but Shiro blocked the blow with his marked right hand and knocked Shukaku’s claw back.
• Shiro asked Shukaku to help when needed and stay by his side; Shukaku agreed but said he would not attack Sunagakure because of his promise to Bunpuku.
• Minato arrived, and he and Shiro headed toward Sunagakure to bring the war to an end.

After Shiro defeated Rasa and declared victory, Sunagakure’s forces fell silent while Shiro ordered Rasa to write a surrender letter or risk the destruction of his country. Orochimaru’s experiment with the improved Impure World Reincarnation also concluded, leaving him satisfied with its promise but aware of its limits.

• Orochimaru ended the Impure World Reincarnation on Chiyo and Ebizo and considered the improved technique’s strengths, flaws, and Chakra costs.
• Minato used Flying Thunder God to attack the Suna Ninja while Shiro engaged Rasa and deliberately avoided killing him.
• Shiro used his speed and projected bow to knock Rasa from the air and leave him badly injured.
• Shiro announced that the Kazekage had been defeated and ordered a ceasefire, prompting his side to celebrate as Sunagakure fell silent.
• Shiro told Rasa to draft a letter of surrender or keep resisting at the risk of his country being destroyed.

After Konoha defeated Sunagakure, Shiro and Orochimaru shaped the story of the battle to make Shiro famous and pressure the Third Hokage to keep Danzo in check. The chapter ended with Iwagakure and the Cloud Village mobilizing against Konoha while Nagato and Konan continued toward Amegakure.

• Minato stopped a Suna ninja from attacking, and Sunagakure withdrew and prepared a surrender letter.
• Shiro and Orochimaru spread an embellished account of Shiro's achievements, while the Third Hokage suppressed news of Orochimaru's Impure World Reincarnation.
• Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure to declare war on Konoha and redirect a planned gift for the Raikage toward Konoha.
• The Raikage set the Cloud Village's war machine in motion as A watched with Killer B nearby.
• Nagato dismissed Konan's questions and led her toward Amegakure, determined to see whether the Demigod or the god was stronger.

Madara created Black Zetsu and ordered him to approach Nagato, monitor the Tailed Beasts, and watch Obito, the Uchiha girl, and Emiya Shiro. In Amegakure, Nagato and Konan prepared to confront Hanzo, and Nagato summoned them into the village to settle matters.

• Madara created Black Zetsu, named him, and tested his knowledge of the Shinobi World.
• Madara ordered Black Zetsu to regain Nagato's trust, monitor the Tailed Beasts, watch Obito and the Uchiha girl, and keep an eye on Emiya Shiro.
• Nagato told Konan he would personally kill Hanzo before Hanzo could join the wider war, despite the danger of his poison.
• Nagato sensed that the Animal Path was ready, had Konan hold on to him, and used the Summoning Technique to take them into Amegakure.
• Nagato declared that he had come to settle things with Hanzo.

Nagato launched a prepared attack on Hanzo while Konan and the Animal Path fought Amegakure’s reinforcements. After countering Hanzo’s techniques with the Rinnegan, Nagato faced Hanzo’s summoned Ibuse, for which he had prepared a countermeasure.

• Nagato attacked Hanzo’s building, while Akatsuki’s barrier and guards blocked information from leaving the Land of Rain.
• Nagato sent Konan and the Animal Path to hold off the approaching Amegakure Ninja as he confronted Hanzo.
• Hanzo tried to burn Nagato with Explosive Tags and surprise him with Issen, but Nagato absorbed the flames and repelled and pulled Hanzo with his Rinnegan techniques.
• Nagato absorbed Hanzo’s poison mist with an Ultra-Miniature: Chibaku Tensei and taunted him.
• Hanzo summoned Ibuse, and Nagato revealed that he had prepared to counter Hanzo’s summoned beast.

Nagato defeated Hanzo, learned that Danzo and Konoha were connected to the ambush that had destroyed his childhood, and killed the Amegakure Ninja who threatened Konan. He and Konan headed to secure Amegakure as Akatsuki members gathered there after receiving his message.

• The Animal Path severed Hanzo’s contract with Ibuse, and Nagato overwhelmed Hanzo with the Six Paths’ abilities.
• Nagato restrained Hanzo, read his memories, and discovered that Danzo of Konoha had been connected to the attack on him and Konan.
• Nagato killed Hanzo and then rescued Konan by defeating the Amegakure Ninja who had pressured her.
• Nagato told Konan that Hanzo’s memories revealed no connection to Tobi, and he planned to secure Amegakure while preparing for a larger war.
• Akatsuki members including Kakuzu, Meichuan, and Uchiha Yao received Nagato’s message and began gathering in Amegakure.

Shiro returned to Konoha with Orochimaru, Minato, Tsunade, and the victorious troops after concealing the true origins of two homunculi he planned to use in his schemes. The village celebrated their victory, while Shiro’s group quietly began laying the groundwork for a plan that involved casting suspicion on the Uchiha.

• Shiro told Minato that the two homunculi he had created were Emiya Clan members, and Minato agreed to let Kushina help them settle in.
• Shiro and the others reached Konoha a month later and were welcomed by crowds of villagers celebrating their victory and capture of a Tailed Beast.
• Orochimaru, Minato, and Shiro led the returning troops, while Taichi and the Uchiha concealed their clan emblems as part of Shiro’s plan.
• Under Shiro’s group’s direction, scattered voices questioning the Uchiha appeared and were quickly suppressed, planting suspicion among the villagers.
• Yamada, Makoto, Okita, Saori, Kushina, and others watched the procession and celebrated Shiro and the returning ninja.

Shiro returned to Konoha, was promoted to Elite Jonin, and prepared for a meeting about the war against the Lightning Country and Earth Country. At the meeting, he defended Orochimaru’s use of a forbidden technique and challenged Fugaku over the Uchiha clan’s conduct on the Land of Water front.

• Shiro and Minato received promotions to Elite Jonin as Konoha prepared to fight the Lightning Country and Earth Country.
• Shiro visited Hizashi, the Ino-Shika-Cho clan heads, Mitokado Homura, Uzumaki Tiezhu, and Fugaku to learn about the village’s situation before the meeting.
• The Third Hokage reinstated Tsunade as director of the Ninja Hospital and assigned Minato to command the Lightning Country front, with Jiraiya and Elder Uzumaki assisting and Kushina ready to support.
• The Third Hokage proposed leaving the Earth Country front under Orochimaru, prompting a concealed critic to question his use of a technique that toyed with the dead.
• Shiro defended Orochimaru’s battlefield decision, then asked Fugaku why he was absent from the Land of Water front and why Uchiha ninja were holding back there.

At the meeting, Shiro and Fugaku staged a clash that led the Third Hokage to remove the Uchiha from control of the Police Force and replace them with members of various clans. The meeting then approved Orochimaru’s use of the forbidden technique and moved on to reinforcements for the Land of Water.

• Shiro accused the Uchiha of avoiding battle, and he and Fugaku clashed with their chakra before the Third Hokage stopped them.
• Shiro argued that the Uchiha should be relieved of Police Force duties, and Fugaku agreed to comply if the Hokage approved.
• Danzo objected, but Shiro argued that the Second Hokage’s policies might not suit the village’s present needs.
• The Third Hokage removed the Uchiha from control of the Police Force and assigned the vacant positions to members of various clans, while assuring Fugaku that the Uchiha could return later.
• The Third Hokage proposed accepting Orochimaru’s use of the forbidden technique, and the attendees approved.
• The Third Hokage began discussing reinforcements for the Land of Water.

Shiro was assigned to support Konoha’s forces against Kirigakure and then explained to the Third Hokage that Ryoka and Suzune were Homunculi he had created. After the Hokage accepted their registration under the Emiya Clan, Shiro took them to register and agreed to let Ryoka join him on the front line.

• The Third Hokage assigned Shiro to support Konoha’s forces against Kirigakure and asked Fugaku to provide Uchiha forces.
• The Third Hokage questioned Shiro about Ryoka and Suzune, and Shiro admitted they were Homunculi he had created.
• The Third Hokage warned Shiro not to harm Konoha’s villagers, then allowed the Homunculi to register under the Emiya Clan while ordering the Anbu to investigate them discreetly.
• Shiro took Ryoka and Suzune to the household registration department and proposed that they join the Security Department.
• Ryoka asked to fight instead, and Shiro agreed to register her as a ninja so she could go to the front line with him.

Shiro rested in the village while Kakashi, Obito, and Rin carried out a mission to destroy a small ninja village that supported Sunagakure. After their first surprise attack, they planned how to improve their tactics before the enemy could adapt.

• Shiro left the two girls with Kushina and visited the clans, while Minato returned to his mission after the fighting with Sunagakure paused.
• Kakashi, Obito, and Rin reached the target village after traveling cautiously for nearly a month, and Minato secretly watched them assess the area and plan an attack.
• Rin used the Sound-Proof Barrier to conceal their conversation, and Obito proposed combining attacks with the Hidden Mist Technique to strike and withdraw safely.
• Kakashi and Obito launched a combined Great Fireball and Great Breakthrough, killing dozens of villagers before escaping through the mist with their speed techniques.
• Rin urged Kakashi and Obito to review the attack, and they began working out how to increase their casualties in the next strike.

Kakashi and Obito launched another attack on the village, then used Hidden Mist and close-combat tactics to hunt its ninjas. Kakashi appeared to be killed in an ambush, triggering Obito's Two-Tomoe Sharingan awakening, before Minato rescued him and Kakashi revealed he was alive.

• Kakashi and Obito used Fire Run and Gale Launch to inflict heavy losses on the village, bringing their total kills to around thirty.
• Kakashi proposed using Hidden Mist and taijutsu for their next attack, and Obito agreed to fight alongside him.
• Rin maintained the Hidden Mist Technique while Kakashi used Hatake Kenjutsu and Obito used shuriken and close combat to kill enemy ninjas.
• The mist began to thin under battle and Wind Release, exposing Kakashi to three ambushing jōnin who stabbed him with their swords.
• Obito awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan and used genjutsu against the approaching enemies as he charged toward Kakashi's attackers.
• Minato arrived and cut down the three jōnin with Wind Release: Ring Sever, and Kakashi stood up alive.

Minato rescued Kakashi and Obito, revealed his new Flying Thunder God Barrier, and explained that Shiro’s modified scroll had saved Kakashi. As Shiro’s group encountered buried Anbu corpses and apparent bandits, Shiro offered to use an unfinished secret technique to investigate.

• Minato trapped the fleeing enemy ninja inside his Flying Thunder God Barrier and defeated them with rapid movement, while Kakashi and Obito realized how much his technique had advanced.
• Minato told Kakashi that Shiro’s modified scroll had saved him, then warned Obito not to keep his newly awakened Sharingan active and urged him to consult his clan elders.
• Kakashi recalled Shiro’s warning about Obito’s potential and resolved not to let him fall into despair, while Shiro sensed Obito’s Sharingan awakening and considered its possible space-time power.
• Shiro learned that his group had found bandits and buried Anbu corpses ahead, then met Fugaku, Taichi, and Yue, who were preparing to investigate the suspicious scene.
• Shiro proposed using a secret technique to uncover what was happening, and Taichi questioned whether it was ready before Shiro said it had advanced since a few days earlier.

Shiro used enhanced Clairvoyance to uncover a Kirigakure ambush led by Jūzō and Suikazan Fuguki, then helped Fugaku agree to cooperate with Minato. The Konoha forces launched a surprise attack, and the chapter ended as Shiro’s side began fighting the Mist ninja.

• Shiro used enhanced Clairvoyance to locate a sealed chamber holding Jūzō, Suikazan Fuguki, and a large Kirigakure force.
• Shiro told Fugaku about the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and the enemy numbers, and Fugaku agreed to cooperate with Minato.
• Shiro and Fugaku organized the battle, and Shiro explained the plan to Ryoka, Suzune, and the others.
• Shukaku blew apart the hidden camp with an Air Bullet, forcing Jūzō and Suikazan Fuguki’s forces into the open.
• Ryoka killed a Kirigakure Genin and was rescued from an ambush by Taichi, while Suzune used her familiars and Volumen Hydrargyrum to defeat her opponent.
• Shisui, Ayue, and Soji fought well as Shiro’s side engaged the Kirigakure ninja.