Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Ying Yue answered Shisui’s call for help on the Kirigakure front and defeated the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist alone. Their retreat stalled Kirigakure’s advance and steadied Konoha’s forces, though Ying Yue warned that the battle was not over.

• The Seven Ninja Swordsmen joined Kirigakure’s assault, putting Jiraiya and Konoha’s forces at a disadvantage.
• Shisui told Jiraiya that Ying Yue had given him a Flying Thunder God kunai, and Jiraiya ordered him to send the signal for aid.
• Ying Yue left the Kumogakure front and teleported to Shisui’s battlefield, where he decided to face the Seven Ninja Swordsmen while Jiraiya handled the other enemies.
• Ying Yue fought the seven with his swordsmanship, then manifested his Susanoo and overwhelmed them.
• The Seven Ninja Swordsmen fled, abandoning their swords and losing Nuibari and Kiba; Ying Yue spared them, and Konoha’s morale rose.
• Jiraiya praised Ying Yue, who said they still needed to prepare for the next attack.

On the Land of Grass battlefield, Han and Roshi’s tailed beast forms pushed Konoha’s forces into crisis, so Namikaze Minato summoned Uchiha Ying Yue for help. Ying Yue arrived and took on the two tailed beasts alone as Orochimaru and Minato turned to the other Iwagakure ninja.

• Namikaze Minato and Orochimaru led Konoha’s counterattack, forcing Iwagakure’s forces back.
• Ōnoki sent Han and Roshi to turn the battle in Iwagakure’s favor.
• Han and Roshi transformed into the Five-Tails and Four-Tails, overwhelming Konoha’s forces with steam and lava attacks.
• Namikaze Minato and Orochimaru agreed they needed reinforcements, and Minato activated the Flying Thunder God kunai Uchiha Ying Yue had given him.
• Uchiha Ying Yue arrived on the battlefield, took on Han and Roshi, and urged Orochimaru and Minato to fight the remaining Iwagakure ninja.

Uchiha Ying Yue defeated Iwagakure’s two jinchūriki on the Land of Grass battlefield, securing Konoha’s advantage. After learning of the defeat, Ōnoki called Iwagakure’s leaders together and proposed joining forces with other villages to stop Ying Yue and suppress Konoha.

• Ying Yue used Sage Mode, Susanoo, and Wood Release to face Han and Roshi in their Tailed Beast forms, and ordered Konoha’s ninja to retreat.
• Ying Yue’s Susanoo split the Four-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball, while his Wood Human struck the Five-Tails and his defenses withstood its steam attacks.
• Ying Yue restrained both Tailed Beasts with the Wood Dragon and forced Roshi and Han to revert to their injured jinchūriki forms, driving Iwagakure’s forces back.
• Ōnoki read the report of Ying Yue’s victory and feared that Ying Yue’s power would make Konoha the Ninja World’s dominant force.
• Ōnoki convened Iwagakure’s upper ranks and urged them to seek allies among the other villages to suppress Konoha and stop Ying Yue.

After Ōnoki sought an alliance against Konoha, the Third Raikage A exploited Ying Yue’s absence to launch a major assault on Konoha’s defenses. Ying Yue returned and fought Kumogakure’s strongest forces, but the battle remained fierce as his opponents began to tire.

• Ōnoki secretly contacted Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure to discuss an alliance against Konoha.
• After learning Ying Yue was away, the Third Raikage A ordered a full assault and sent the Fourth Raikage A, Killer B, and Yugito Nii to attack Konoha.
• Uchiha Fugaku sent Ying Yue a distress signal, and Ying Yue used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return just as Killer B fired a Tailed Beast Ball.
• Ying Yue redirected the Tailed Beast Ball and fought Killer B, Yugito Nii, and the Fourth Raikage A with Sage Mode, Susanoo, and Wood Release.
• Ying Yue used his Mangekyō Sharingan dōjutsu World to stop time briefly and strike Gyūki, but Kumogakure’s fighters continued their counterattack.
• The battle devastated the surrounding land, and Kumogakure’s two Tailed Beasts and the Fourth Raikage A began to show fatigue.

Uchiha Ying Yue drove back Kumogakure’s assault, and his victories across three fronts made him a feared figure throughout the Ninja World. As other villages considered ways to curb his rise, Konoha’s leaders debated whether he was a trusted hero or a potential threat.

• Third Raikage A ordered a retreat after Ying Yue gained the advantage, and Killer B and Yugito Nii withdrew with Kumogakure’s forces.
• Ying Yue’s defeats of Kirigakure’s elite, Iwagakure’s jinchūriki, and Kumogakure’s strongest fighters spread across the Ninja World.
• The leaders of the major villages recognized Ying Yue as a major obstacle and began plotting joint operations to weaken Konoha and suppress him.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and his advisers discussed Ying Yue’s battlefield feats in Konoha’s conference room.
• Shimura Danzō warned that Ying Yue could become another Uchiha Madara, while Sarutobi Hiruzen defended him and cited his bonds with Tsunade, Konoha, and the Senju Clan.

Sarutobi Hiruzen rejected Shimura Danzō’s call to distrust Uchiha Ying Yue and resolved to strengthen Ying Yue’s ties to Konoha. After learning the scale of Ying Yue’s power, Konoha’s leaders appointed him supreme frontline commander, responsible for coordinating forces across all battlefields.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen argued that Konoha should win Ying Yue over rather than treat the Uchiha Clan as enemies, despite Shimura Danzō’s suspicions.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to deepen Ying Yue’s bonds with Konoha through honors and rewards, while remaining mindful of the risk of repeating Uchiha Madara’s betrayal.
• Namikaze Minato reported that Ying Yue had used the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel between three battlefields, explaining that Ying Yue’s chakra reserves enabled the feat.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen convened Konoha’s leaders and proposed making Ying Yue the supreme frontline commander.
• Shimura Danzō raised concerns about Ying Yue receiving too much authority, but Sarutobi Hiruzen won his support and the leaders unanimously approved the appointment.

Sarutobi Hiruzen appointed Ying Yue Konoha’s frontline supreme commander and awarded him the title of Konoha Hero, while Ying Yue customized his commander’s robe with the word “Justice.” As he prepared to lead Konoha’s forces, Ying Yue assessed the strongest figures in the Ninja World and remained wary of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen announced Ying Yue’s Konoha Hero title and monetary reward at a jōnin assembly, along with recognition for other battlefield ninja.
• Ying Yue received his appointment as Konoha’s frontline supreme commander and a battle robe, then had “Justice” added to its back.
• Ying Yue wore the altered robe on the battlefield, where Konoha’s ninja saw him as a powerful symbol of their strength.
• Ying Yue rejected rumors that he was the new God of Shinobi and judged that he had not yet matched Senju Hashirama or Uchiha Madara at their peak.
• Ying Yue evaluated the current Kage-level powers and kept Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in mind as a greater threat lurking in the shadows.

Uchiha Ying Yue reviewed his growing abilities and resolved to continue strengthening himself, including consulting Orochimaru about Izanagi. Meanwhile, Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki sought Sunagakure’s support against Konoha, and the Third Kazekage left the alliance question open while monitoring the war.

• Uchiha Ying Yue checked his Destiny System, assessed his Sage Body, ocular power, chakra, and techniques, and decided to resume Sage Mode training.
• Uchiha Ying Yue resolved to speak with Orochimaru about reducing the cost of Izanagi.
• Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki approached the Third Kazekage to recruit Sunagakure into an alliance against Konoha.
• Sunagakure’s pro-war faction urged joining the conflict, while conservatives warned that the recovering village could not risk another war.
• The Third Kazekage chose to watch the situation and send an envoy to maintain contact with Ōnoki, leaving Sunagakure’s potential participation undecided.

The Third Kazekage declared war on Konoha after Kumogakure and Iwagakure urged Sunagakure to reclaim the Land of Rivers. Sarutobi Hiruzen condemned the broken treaty and sought more troops, supplies, and money as the war expanded.

• The Third Raikage A sent envoys to persuade the Third Kazekage to join the war against Konoha by promising support for reclaiming the Land of Rivers.
• The Third Kazekage convened a meeting where pro-war and conservative factions argued over Sunagakure's entry into the conflict.
• The Third Kazekage declared war on Konoha, and Sunagakure began preparing for battle.
• The Third Raikage A and Ōnoki welcomed Sunagakure's decision, while Sarutobi Hiruzen condemned the Third Kazekage for breaking the peace treaty.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen addressed Konoha's shortages of manpower and funds, then sought support from the major clans and the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

Sarutobi Hiruzen secured 1.5 billion ryo in war funding from the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. After ministers objected to the expense, the Daimyo approved raising taxes on ordinary people while leaving court spending untouched.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen told the Daimyo that Konoha faced attacks from Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure and urgently needed supplies and funding.
• The Daimyo agreed to provide Konoha with an initial 1.5 billion ryo and warned Sarutobi Hiruzen that he would be responsible if the Land of Fire lost territory.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen returned to Konoha and informed the village's higher-ups that the financial crisis had been temporarily eased.
• Ministers warned the Daimyo that continued war spending and palace construction could drain the Land of Fire's treasury.
• A young minister proposed raising taxes on the people while protecting the court's finances, and the Daimyo ordered officials to prepare a decree.

As the great nations raised taxes and squeezed their people to finance the war, Sarutobi Hiruzen gathered Konoha’s clan leaders to rally reinforcements against the growing threat. The clans pledged their elites, and Uchiha Ying Yue resolved to help the Sarutobi family if his foreknowledge allowed.

• The Land of Earth, Land of Lightning, Land of Water, and Land of Wind raised taxes and imposed other hardships to fund their villages’ war efforts, provoking resistance among their people.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen returned to Konoha and called an emergency meeting with the major shinobi clan leaders, warning that Konoha faced attacks from several nations and pressure from Sunagakure.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen announced that his clan would send its elites to the front and introduced his eldest son, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, as their leader.
• The Hyuga, Akimichi, Yamanaka, Nara, Inuzuka, and other clans pledged elites for the front lines, while young shinobi including Hizashi Hyuga, Nara Suzaku, and Akimichi Doto volunteered to fight.
• Uchiha Ying Yue declared that the Uchiha forces had already been sent to the front and considered using his foreknowledge to help Sarutobi Hiruzen’s family survive.

Uchiha Ying Yue persuaded Sarutobi Hiruzen to test firearms from the Land of Whirlpools to strengthen inexperienced ninja on the front lines. Meanwhile, Shimura Danzō pressured the Konoha Orphanage to send children to war, and Yakushi Nonō went to seek Ying Yue’s help.

• Uchiha Ying Yue warned Sarutobi Hiruzen that newly graduated ninja were being sent into battle with little combat training and proposed equipping them with firearms from the Land of Whirlpools.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to have Ying Yue purchase firearms and prioritize arming new ninja and others lacking combat strength.
• Shimura Danzō went to the Konoha Orphanage and demanded that the orphans support the war, threatening its funding if it failed to act.
• Yakushi Kira and Yakushi Nonō objected to sending young children to the front lines, and Danzō left after insisting the orphanage share the war’s burden.
• Yakushi Kira urged Yakushi Nonō to consult Uchiha Ying Yue, and Nonō set out to find him.

Uchiha Ying Yue intervened after Shimura Danzō threatened to cut Konoha Orphanage’s funding unless it sent children to the front lines. After learning Yakushi Kabuto was among the orphans, Ying Yue resolved to protect the children and take the matter to the Hokage.

• Yakushi Nonō told Uchiha Ying Yue that Shimura Danzō had demanded the orphanage send children to the battlefield or lose its funding.
• Ying Yue went to Konoha Orphanage, where Yakushi Kira explained Danzō’s demands and Ying Yue said Dawn Organization resources already supported the orphanage.
• Ying Yue learned that Yakushi Kabuto lived at the orphanage and recalled how Danzō’s manipulation would eventually drive Kabuto onto a dark path.
• Ying Yue told Nonō he would speak with the Hokage and argued that older children could help with logistics, but younger children should not be sent to the battlefield.

Ying Yue persuaded Sarutobi Hiruzen to protect Konoha Orphanage's children from being sent to the front lines. Meanwhile, Sunagakure prepared for war against Konoha, appointing Rasa as commander and securing Bunpuku's conditional support.

• Ying Yue urged Sarutobi Hiruzen to keep younger orphanage children off the battlefield and assign older children to safer logistical duties.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to speak with Danzo and prevent the orphanage children from being forced onto the front lines.
• The Third Kazekage appointed Rasa as frontline commander and gathered Sunagakure's elite forces for the campaign in the Land of Rivers.
• The Third Kazekage and Rasa planned a combined offensive and defensive strategy, with Chiyo and Ebina supporting the forces from the rear.
• The Third Kazekage persuaded Bunpuku to defend Sunagakure using Shukaku's power, though Bunpuku refused to attack proactively.
• The Third Kazekage informed Rasa, Chiyo, and the others of Bunpuku's agreement as Sunagakure completed its preparations for war.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke led Konoha’s forces to the Land of Rivers to meet Sunagakure’s attack, and both villages fought to a stalemate. The battle remained unresolved as the two sides’ elite ninja continued fighting.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen appointed Sarutobi Shinnosuke commander and sent Konoha’s forces, including clan reinforcements, to the Land of Rivers.
• Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Choza, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Hizashi Hyuga proposed defensive tactics and prepared to support the front.
• Rasa led Sunagakure’s elite, including Baki, Yashamaru, and Pakura, toward the border, intending to use Magnet Release in battle.
• Rasa used Gold Dust to hinder Konoha’s attacks, while Konoha’s Ino-Shika-Cho team and Hizashi Hyuga countered Sunagakure’s assaults.
• Pakura’s Scorch Release threatened Konoha’s defenses, but Sarutobi Shinnosuke repeatedly checked her and Rasa with combined Fire and Wind Release.
• Rasa formed a massive gold dust barrier, but Nara Shikaku restrained him and Akimichi Choza shattered it; the battle continued with neither side victorious.

Uchiha Ying Yue arrived at the Land of Rivers front and used Susanoo to turn the tide against Rasa’s Magnet Release. When Bunpuku brought out the One-Tail Shukaku, Ying Yue held off both opponents, leaving Sunagakure’s forces under growing pressure and considering retreat.

• Ying Yue teleported to the Land of Rivers front, where Rasa’s Gold Dust Grand Funeral and controlled weapons had put Konoha’s forces at a disadvantage.
• Ying Yue used Susanoo to block Rasa’s gold dust and split the attack with a chakra blade, allowing Konoha’s ninja to counterattack.
• Rasa recognized that he could not defeat Ying Yue alone and sent Sunagakure ninja to persuade Bunpuku to join the battle.
• Bunpuku’s One-Tail Shukaku appeared and joined Rasa against Ying Yue, forcing him to withstand their combined attacks with Susanoo.
• Ying Yue held his ground without using Sage Mode or Wood Release, while Rasa and Shukaku failed to break his defenses and began considering retreat.

Uchiha Ying Yue fought Rasa and the One-Tailed Shukaku in the desert until Shukaku sealed his Wood Release constructs, leaving the battle at a stalemate. Rasa and Ying Yue agreed to a temporary ceasefire restricting the fighting to the Land of Rivers, and Ying Yue returned to Konoha to report the agreement to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

• Rasa and the One-Tailed Shukaku lured Uchiha Ying Yue into the desert, where their abilities gained a major advantage.
• Ying Yue used Sage Mode and Wood Release to resist Rasa and Shukaku, but Shukaku's Great Burial Seal sealed his wood dragon and wooden arhat.
• Rasa proposed that Sunagakure halt its advance if Konoha withdrew from the buffer zone in the Land of Rivers.
• Ying Yue accepted on the condition that Sunagakure stayed out of the Land of Fire, and the two agreed to a temporary ceasefire.
• Ying Yue ordered Konoha's forces to withdraw to the border, then returned to Konoha and reported the agreement to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who praised his decision.

Uchiha Ying Yue secured Konoha’s ceasefire with Sunagakure, returned to support his pregnant wife Tsunade, and then planned to arm young ninja with firearms to reduce battlefield casualties. He arranged with the Dawn Organization to supply Konoha with weapons and instructors while developing firearms enhanced by chakra.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen announced the ceasefire agreement with Sunagakure to Konoha’s jonin, who supported Ying Yue’s decision to focus on defending the Land of Fire.
• Ying Yue returned to Konoha during breaks in the fighting and cared for Tsunade, who continued treating wounded ninja while pregnant.
• Ying Yue decided to introduce firearms to help genin and newly graduated Ninja Academy Students protect themselves on the battlefield.
• Ying Yue traveled to the Dawn Organization headquarters and asked its leaders to provide firearms and training for Konoha’s young ninja.
• The Dawn Organization agreed to send Konoha basic firearms, technicians, and instructors, and began exploring weapons that could incorporate chakra.

Uchiha Ying Yue reviewed the Dawn Organization’s growing liberation movements in the Land of Wind and the Land of Water, where arms, organization, and local support strengthened resistance against the feudal rulers. The movements continued to expand, while Kirigakure’s internal divisions left the Land of Water Liberation Forces room to grow.

• Uchiha Ying Yue supplied the Oasis Revolutionary Organization with firearms and agricultural improvements, helping it spread across multiple oases and attract more civilians.
• The Oasis Revolutionary Organization established grassroots self-governance committees and a broader management structure under Ying Yue’s plan.
• Hatake Sakumo led the revolutionary army in repelling suppression forces, liberating people from estates, and distributing land and resources.
• The Dawn Organization supplied the Land of Water Liberation Forces with firearms, and they built island strongholds and defeated lordly forces using local terrain.
• Kekkei Genkai clans, including the Kaguya Clan, secretly supported the liberation forces as Kirigakure’s internal conflicts weakened its ability to suppress them.
• Uchiha Ying Yue learned that the Land of Water Liberation Forces were gaining strength and believed they could eventually challenge Kirigakure and the Feudal Lord.

Uchiha Ying Yue developed External Incarnation, a clone technique that let him share perceptions and thoughts with clones in real time. He then combined Wood Release with White Zetsu traits to create a Kage-level clone capable of using the technique.

• Ying Yue found that Shadow Clones and Wood Clones could not provide him with real-time information, so he began seeking a way to synchronize with them.
• Ying Yue studied chakra records and, with Orochimaru’s advice, devised a method to link clones and his original body through chakra.
• Ying Yue combined the Flying Thunder God Technique with the Wood Clone Technique and created External Incarnation, which shared clones’ perceptions and thoughts in real time.
• Ying Yue judged his existing clones too weak for intense combat and decided to enhance them using White Zetsu traits.
• Ying Yue acquired White Zetsu samples from Orochimaru and combined them with Wood Release to create a self-recovering, Kage-level clone that could use External Incarnation.