Recaps

Pakura used the Spinach Pill and Shukaku’s vitality to recover much of her chakra, while the Mist swordsmen attacked. Pakura tied down two of them, Ebisu and Genma faced Jinpachi Munashi, and Guy prepared to fight Suikazan Fuguki, Jinin Akebino, and Raiga Kurosuki.

• Pakura took the Spinach Pill, briefly withered as it burned her fat, then recovered as Shukaku’s vitality restored her body and chakra.
• Suikazan Fuguki ordered the Mist swordsmen to attack Guy and Pakura, and they chose Pakura as their initial target.
• Pakura evaded Kushimaru Kuriarare and charged at Munashi Jinpachi to hold both swordsmen back.
• Ebisu and Genma blocked Jinpachi Munashi with the genuine Hiramekarei, while Guy faced Suikazan Fuguki, Jinin Akebino, and Raiga Kurosuki.
• Guy focused on Suikazan Fuguki, believing the arrangement gave him the opening he wanted.

Guy used a fake defensive breakthrough to lure Jinin Akebino into attacking at close range, then let Kabutowari shatter his nunchaku as part of a plan. The chapter ended just as Guy revealed he had been waiting for that moment.

• Guy decided to save his remaining Morning Peacock for Suikazan Fuguki and used his nunchaku to keep the three swordsmen occupied.
• Guy struggled against the coordinated attacks of Suikazan Fuguki, Raiga Kurosuki, and Jinin Akebino while Ebisu and Genma barely held on against Jinpachi Munashi.
• Guy deliberately used Golden Bell Body Protection to tempt Samehada into devouring the chakra barrier.
• Jinin Akebino seized the apparent opening and struck Guy with Kabutowari, using its hammer follow-up to snap the nunchaku.
• Guy showed no panic when his nunchaku broke and revealed a sharp glint, having waited for that moment.

Guy broke Jinin Akebino’s arms and took Kabutowari, then used it to counter Raiga Kurosuki’s ambush. After Raiga blocked Guy’s overhead strike, Guy enlarged his arm with the Akimichi Secret Technique, leaving Raiga facing another attack.

• Guy dodged Jinin Akebino’s blow, broke both of his arms with the nunchaku batons, and took Kabutowari as it fell.
• Raiga Kurosuki saw Guy switch weapons and attacked his ribs from behind with the lightning-charged Kiba blades.
• Guy turned to face Raiga and chose to trade injuries, raising Kabutowari for a powerful overhead strike.
• Raiga pulled back his Kiba blades and crossed them above his head to block Guy’s chop.
• Guy raised his hammer-wielding arm, enlarged it with the Multi-Size Technique, and horrified Raiga.

Guy killed Raiga Kurosuki and destroyed the Kiba blades, but Suikazan Fuguki wounded him with Samehada. As Guy prepared to take the Curry Pill and Lesser Restoration Pill to recover his strength, Genma shouted a warning to Ebisu.

• Guy smashed the Kiba blades with Kabutowari and split Raiga Kurosuki in half.
• Suikazan Fuguki struck while Guy was recovering from the attack, and Samehada tore into Guy's lower abdomen.
• Guy assessed his dwindling strength and decided to use the Curry Pill with the Lesser Restoration Pill to restore his combat ability.
• As Guy raised the pills to his mouth, a metallic clash sounded behind him and Genma shouted for Ebisu to watch out.

Guy used the Lesser Restoration Pill and Curry Pill to unleash a faster, stronger attack and save Ebisu from Jinpachi Munashi. He killed Jinpachi with Vajra Finger, leaving both the surviving Seven Ninja Swordsmen and Guy disturbed by the gruesome result.

• Guy saw Jinpachi Munashi about to kill the badly wounded Ebisu and crushed the pills in his hand to restore his strength.
• Guy charged past Suikazan Fuguki and launched Vajra Finger at Jinpachi Munashi as Ebisu bound him with the Rope-Binding Seal.
• Guy's attack pierced Jinpachi Munashi and tore his body apart, killing him.
• Suikazan Fuguki, Jinin Akebino, Munashi Jinpachi, and Kushimaru Kuriarare recoiled in terror, while Guy looked at his fingers and reacted with disgust.

Guy killed Jinin Akebino with a thrown Kubikiribōchō as the remaining Seven Ninja Swordsmen tried to flee. Pakura attacked Munashi Jinpachi with a new Scorch Release technique, while Guy’s Lion’s Sealing Roar bore down on Kushimaru Kuriarare.

• Suikazan Fuguki fled with Samehada, and Guy threw Kubikiribōchō after the slower Jinin Akebino, beheading him.
• Munashi Jinpachi and Kushimaru Kuriarare turned and fled in opposite directions as Guy and Pakura pursued them.
• Pakura used Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Flying Sand to scatter scorching grains at Munashi Jinpachi and slow his escape.
• Kushimaru Kuriarare tried to outrun the pursuers, but Guy’s Lion’s Sealing Roar charged toward him and blocked his escape routes.

Guy captured Kushimaru Kuriarare while Munashi Jinpachi escaped into the Land of Rain, then turned on the exhausted Pakura. Pakura revealed that Rasa and Kirigakure had conspired to kill her and warned Guy he would regret capturing or killing her.

• Guy used Lion's Sealing Roar to immobilize Kushimaru Kuriarare, and Ebisu and Genma held blades to his throat.
• Munashi Jinpachi escaped into the forest, while Pakura staggered from her injuries and exhaustion.
• Guy appeared behind Pakura and prepared to eliminate her, judging her too dangerous to leave alive.
• Pakura told Guy that Rasa and Kirigakure had used a false peace mission as a trap to kill her and frame Iwagakure.
• Pakura warned Guy that he would regret killing or capturing her, and the azure steam around him wavered.

Guy let Pakura leave after disabling her shoulder, agreeing that keeping her alive could prevent Konoha from becoming the target of Sunagakure and Kirigakure. As Pakura headed home, three figures appeared in her path, and Guy recognized them.

• Pakura warned Guy that Rasa could blame Konoha for her capture or death and redirect Sunagakure and Kirigakure's hostility toward it.
• Guy suddenly struck Pakura with Vajra Finger, shattering her right shoulder but sparing her life and preventing her from using Scorch Release or hand seals.
• Guy told Pakura to go, and she left for Sunagakure while Guy's Sixth Gate closed and Ebisu helped him endure the resulting weakness.
• Ebisu knocked Kushimaru Kuriarare unconscious, and Guy explained that killing or capturing Pakura would harm Konoha more than letting her go.
• Three figures appeared in Pakura's path, forcing her to back away, and Guy recognized them.

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan arrived and found Guy, Ebisu, Genma, and the injured Pakura after the battle with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. Seeing the brutal aftermath, Yahiko wondered whether the young Konoha ninja had killed the enemy swordsmen.

• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan appeared carrying the captured Munashi Jinpachi, while Konan held Shibuki.
• Pakura moved closer to Guy, and Ebisu and Genma guarded him as the newcomers approached.
• Yahiko asked whether Pakura was the Konoha group’s enemy, and Guy clarified that Jinpachi was their enemy instead.
• Yahiko and his companions saw the bodies of Hozuki Kurisu, Raiga Kurosuki, Jinpachi Munashi, and Jinin Akebino, along with the unconscious Kushimaru Kuriarare.
• Yahiko looked at the battered Konoha ninja and wondered if they had defeated all the swordsmen.

Yahiko and Konan realized that Guy had defeated members of Kirigakure’s Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and Yahiko praised his strength. Guy then recognized Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato as members of Akatsuki, leaving Yahiko delighted that he had heard of their story.

• Yahiko asked Pakura whether she and her companions had killed the Kirigakure ninja, and Pakura pointed out that Guy had defeated them.
• Konan recognized the fallen ninja as members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure and identified their legendary swords.
• Yahiko asked Guy if he had really killed the ninja, and Guy calmly confirmed that he had.
• Yahiko and his companions were impressed by Guy’s strength, while Ebisu and Genma guarded Guy and the swords.
• Guy recognized the three as members of Akatsuki, and Yahiko excitedly asked whether Guy had heard their story.

Yahiko explained Akatsuki’s peaceful ideals to Pakura, Guy, Ebisu, and Genma, moving Pakura with his vision of ending war through dialogue. As Guy reflected on the fate awaiting Yahiko and Akatsuki, a reply from the Land of Rivers outpost arrived by hawk.

• Yahiko celebrated that Akatsuki’s ideals had spread beyond the Land of Rain after Guy confirmed he had heard of the group.
• Yahiko described Akatsuki’s goal of bringing peace through nonviolence, dialogue, and impartial mediation between nations.
• Pakura was moved by Yahiko’s ideal after recalling Sunagakure’s betrayal and her own experience of war.
• Ebisu and Genma recognized that Yahiko sincerely believed in Akatsuki’s mission, while Guy reflected on the tragedy that would later befall Yahiko and Nagato.
• Guy received a system notification granting him 200 Monk Points for witnessing the bond, and Genma’s summoned hawk arrived with a reply from the Land of Rivers outpost.

After the battle, Guy let Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato leave with the Exploding Blade Shibuki, while warning them that someone might exploit the deaths of Root members to target the Land of Rain. Pakura also departed, leaving Guy, Ebisu, and Genma on the battlefield to deal with their captive and the spoils of war.

• Guy told Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato that Konoha reinforcements were coming and urged them to leave so they would not be drawn into the conflict.
• Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato introduced themselves to Guy, Ebisu, Genma, and Pakura, and Yahiko asked whether they should take Munashi Jinpachi with them.
• Guy let Yahiko's group keep the Exploding Blade Shibuki and said they could claim Munashi Jinpachi had escaped.
• Guy warned Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato that the deaths of Root members near the Land of Rain could be used as an excuse to cause trouble there, and they left for home.
• Pakura departed toward the Land of Wind, leaving Guy, Ebisu, and Genma with the unconscious Kushimaru Kuriarare and the scattered weapons and bodies.

After completing the Fated Showdown mission, Guy opened his reward pack and received several valuable items, including a Fire Cloud Kasaya, a Revival Pill, and Monk Points. With his total reaching 1,000 points, he prepared to break through the bottleneck in his Yijin Jing.

• Guy sent Ebisu and Genma to collect the ninja swords and checked his mission rewards.
• Guy opened the Advanced Random Gift Pack and received the Fire Cloud Kasaya, the Monk Set, a Revival Pill, and 200 Monk Points.
• Guy examined the kasaya's defenses, the Monk Set's durable material, and the Revival Pill's ability to revive someone dead for no more than seven days.
• Guy's Monk Points reached 1,000, enough to force a breakthrough in his Yijin Jing.

After defeating the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Guy divided their weapons with Ebisu and Genma while keeping his injuries from healing too quickly. The group cleaned up and waited for Konoha's reinforcements, with Guy considering how to report their victory.

• Guy suppressed the Yijin Jing's breakthrough and controlled its healing so his wounds would still make him look injured when reinforcements arrived.
• Ebisu and Genma brought the looted weapons to Guy, who gave them one Hiramekarei blade each.
• Guy gave Ebisu Nuibari because its chakra-conductive wire suited Ebisu's sealing techniques.
• Guy kept the Executioner's Blade as his temporary weapon and reserved Kabutowari and Kiba's broken remains for later use.
• Guy told Ebisu and Genma to tidy the battlefield, then sat down to wait for Konoha's reinforcements.

Chen and the Konoha reinforcements arrived and learned that Guy, Ebisu, and Genma had fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen alongside Pakura, killing four and capturing one. They returned to the garrison with the bodies, prisoner, and legendary swords, while Chen realized Guy was already an extraordinary fighter.

• Chen and four Konoha ninjas found Guy, Ebisu, and Genma with Root corpses, Kirigakure corpses, a prisoner, and several legendary swords.
• Genma identified the dead as Jinpachi Munashi, Jinin Akebino, Hozuki Kurisu, and Raiga Kurosuki of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and named Kushimaru Kuriarare as their captive.
• Guy explained that he and Pakura had fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, killing four and capturing Kushimaru Kuriarare while Suikazan Fuguki and Munashi Jinpachi escaped.
• Chen examined the wounds and concluded that Guy had likely killed the Kirigakure ninjas with taijutsu; Ebisu explained that Suikazan Fuguki had killed the Root ninja with Samehada.
• Chen carried the injured Guy as the group gathered the bodies, prisoner, and swords and headed back to the Land of Rivers garrison.

Guy and his teammates reached the Land of Rivers garrison, where Fugaku Uchiha accepted their report and arranged for their care. After resting and eating, Guy spent his accumulated Monk Points to break through the Yijin Jing.

• Chen led Guy, Ebisu, and Genma to Fugaku Uchiha, who believed their account of defeating four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and capturing one.
• Fugaku ordered the three to rest and recover, and Tekka Uchiha escorted them to their tent and offered to help them get permission to go outside.
• A medical ninja examined and treated their wounds, and the three ate a generous meal before Ebisu and Genma fell asleep.
• Guy checked his system panel, saw that the Yijin Jing had reached 999 mastery and that he had 1000 Monk Points, then spent all the points to break through.

Guy spent 1000 Monk Points to break through Yijin Jing, transforming his chakra into Yang-nature chakra and gaining the Body of the Rising Sun. After Ebisu and Genma woke, they pointed out that Guy’s hair had vanished.

• Guy used 1000 Monk Points to force a Yijin Jing breakthrough and endured a violent surge of chakra.
• Tekka Uchiha heard the pounding sounds inside Guy’s tent, mistook them for loud snores, and left medicine at the entrance without disturbing anyone.
• Guy realized the breakthrough transformed his chakra from a greater quantity into a purer, higher-quality form.
• Yijin Jing reached Mastery of Perfection, granting Guy the Body of the Rising Sun and automatically converting his chakra into Yang-nature chakra.
• Guy noticed Ebisu and Genma staring at him, then discovered his hair was gone.

After Guy broke through in the Yijin Jing, he woke to find himself completely bald but discovered that his “Little Acorn” had grown. He then opened his breakthrough gift pack and received the Marrow Cleansing Classic, leaving him eager to cultivate it after his body had stabilized.

• Guy realized his Yijin Jing breakthrough had made all the hair on his head fall out, while Genma and Ebisu checked that he was all right.
• Ebisu teased Guy about whether he had lost all his body hair and secretly recorded his observations in his notebook.
• Guy checked beneath his pants and was thrilled to find that his “Little Acorn” had grown.
• Guy opened his ultimate-skill breakthrough gift pack and obtained the Marrow Cleansing Classic.
• Guy understood that the Marrow Cleansing Classic complemented the Yijin Jing by cultivating his inner essence, qi, and spirit, and decided to wait until he had stabilized before training.
• Guy fell asleep in the tent with Genma and Ebisu.

After the battle, Guy, Ebisu, and Genma learned that Kirigakure’s account had exaggerated their victory into an ambush by three elite jonin and a thousand Konoha ninja. Fugaku Uchiha asked where Pakura had gone, but Guy concealed his suspicion that she had sought refuge with Akatsuki; the chapter ended as Fugaku announced a decision about the ninja swords they had seized.

• Fugaku Uchiha summoned Guy, Ebisu, and Genma and showed them intelligence reports about their battle with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Ebisu discovered that Kirigakure’s version of events had labeled the three young ninjas elite jonin leading a huge Konoha ambush.
• The group read that Sunagakure had branded Pakura a wartime rogue ninja, and Fugaku concluded that Rasa had framed her.
• Fugaku asked whether they knew where Pakura had gone, but Guy said they did not, and Ebisu and Genma stayed silent.
• Fugaku set Pakura’s situation aside and began to announce Konoha’s decision about the ninja swords the three had taken.

Fugaku Uchiha told Guy, Ebisu, and Genma that Team 9 had earned 2,200 merit points for killing four members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and capturing Kushimaru Kuriarare. He explained that Konoha had rejected Kirigakure’s ceasefire proposal and offered to buy the five captured swords for 10,000 merit points, leaving the decision to Team 9.

• Fugaku Uchiha announced that Team 9 had earned 2,200 collective merit points for killing Jinpachi Munashi, Hozuki Kurisu, Raiga Kurosuki, and Jinin Akebino and capturing Kushimaru Kuriarare.
• Fugaku Uchiha told Guy, Ebisu, and Genma that Kirigakure had threatened full-scale war unless Konoha returned the five ninja swords.
• Fugaku Uchiha said Konoha’s higher-ups had rejected Kirigakure’s proposal because they distrusted its wartime promises and suspected it might be a trap.
• Fugaku Uchiha offered 2,000 merit points for each sword, explaining that the village could not forcibly requisition the captured items.
• Guy, Ebisu, and Genma considered whether to accept the village’s offer of 10,000 merit points or keep the swords despite the danger they attracted.

Guy, Ebisu, and Genma decided which legendary swords to surrender to Konoha while keeping the weapons best suited to them. After Guy arranged for Kiba's remains to go to Hatake Sakumo, Fugaku Uchiha told Guy that he had been promoted to jonin.

• Guy, Ebisu, and Genma weighed the village's request for the legendary blades and agreed to surrender Kabutowari and Kiba's remains while keeping Kubikiribōchō, Hiramekarei, and Nuibari.
• Guy proposed giving Kiba's remains to Hatake Sakumo, and Ebisu and Genma agreed with his plan.
• Guy told Fugaku Uchiha that the three would surrender Kabutowari and Kiba, asking that Kiba be gifted to Hatake Sakumo.
• Fugaku Uchiha accepted their decision, warned them that Kirigakure might target them, and told them to report to Teacher Chen.
• Fugaku Uchiha handed Guy a document and announced that Guy had officially been promoted to Konoha jonin.

Guy was appointed a jonin, while Ebisu and Genma were promoted to chunin for their wartime achievements. After Fugaku Uchiha warned them that they would soon lead teams themselves, Tekka Uchiha led them to report to Teacher Chen.

• Fugaku Uchiha gave Guy his jonin appointment, making him one of Konoha's youngest jonin.
• Fugaku Uchiha promoted Ebisu and Shiranui Genma to chunin for their performance in the war.
• Guy recognized that Ebisu and Genma had earned their promotions through their strength and teamwork.
• Fugaku Uchiha told the three youths to report to Teacher Chen and prepare for future leadership responsibilities.
• Tekka Uchiha led Guy, Ebisu, and Genma to a secluded training ground, where they saw Konoha Dragon God, Chen.

Might Guy joined Teacher Chen’s squad, and Chen agreed to assess his taijutsu after receiving Minato Namikaze’s letter. Guy opened the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Gates, leaving Chen stunned by his overwhelming power and convinced he was a deadly threat to close-combat fighters.

• Tekka Uchiha introduced Might Guy, Ebisu, and Shiranui Genma as new members of Teacher Chen’s squad.
• Chen explained the squad’s mission and training rules, then read Minato Namikaze’s letter asking him to guide Guy in taijutsu.
• Chen led the squad to a rocky wasteland so Guy could demonstrate his strength without damaging the camp.
• Guy opened the Fourth Gate and then the Fifth Gate, displaying power that surpassed an ordinary jonin’s.
• Guy opened the Sixth Gate, and Chen judged his strength and speed overwhelming enough to make a direct fight nearly certain death for a close-combat shinobi.

Might Guy demonstrated Morning Peacock: Vajra Wild Dance for Chen after abandoning an attempt to use Daytime Tiger. The attack devastated a mountainside, leaving Chen startled by its power.

• Chen urged Might Guy to unleash his strongest attack, and Guy began forming the stance for Daytime Tiger.
• Guy realized the demonstration was meant to reveal Morning Peacock's wasteful power dispersion, so he changed to the opening stance for Morning Peacock: Vajra Wild Dance.
• Guy unleashed a storm of flaming strikes that battered the mountain while Ebisu, Genma, and Chen watched from nearby.
• Chen used Konoha Great Whirlwind to clear the smoke and flames, then reacted in shock at the devastated mountainside.

After seeing the devastation caused by Guy’s Morning Peacock, Chen identified Guy’s poor control over his power and agreed to train him. Guy, Ebisu, and Genma left to rest before beginning Chen’s training the next morning.

• Chen examined the mountain wall damaged by Guy’s Morning Peacock and recognized that the attack’s power was too scattered and inconsistent.
• Guy recovered quickly after exiting the Sixth Gate and asked Chen to teach him.
• Chen explained that Guy needed to improve his precise control of strength and power output.
• Chen told Guy to rest and return before dawn the next day, after he had prepared a tailored training plan.
• Chen invited Ebisu and Genma to join the training, and all three youths agreed.