Chapter Summaries

Ying Yue returned to Konoha and learned that Uzumaki Mito was struggling more to suppress the Nine-Tails as she aged. Mito brought him into her mental space to inspect the seal, where he saw the Nine-Tails bound in chains and questioned whether its harsh confinement was right.

• Ying Yue left a Kage-level clone in the Land of Whirlpools to oversee the Dawn Organization, train fighters, and coordinate revolutionary operations while his original body returned to Konoha.
• Ying Yue spent time with Tsunade and Uzumaki Mito, who advised Tsunade about her pregnancy and revealed that maintaining the Nine-Tails' seal had become more difficult.
• Ying Yue asked Mito about the seal, and she drew his consciousness into her mental space to show him the Nine-Tails bound tightly by Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• The Nine-Tails insulted Ying Yue and blamed the Uchiha Clan for its suffering, while Mito warned him not to show the beast mercy.
• Mito strengthened the seal and subdued the Nine-Tails, leaving Ying Yue privately unsure whether its treatment was right despite understanding her concern for Konoha.

Uchiha Ying Yue persuaded Uzumaki Mito to consider loosening the Nine-Tails' seal and became determined to develop a technique that would let a jinchuriki survive the beast's extraction. The chapter ended with Ying Yue contacting the Uzumaki Clan and planning to use the Dawn Organization's resources to support the research.

• Ying Yue proposed giving the Nine-Tails some freedom to ease its hatred of Konoha and help Kushina coexist with it, and Mito agreed to cautiously loosen the seal.
• Ying Yue worried that Mito would die when the Nine-Tails was transferred to Kushina, and Mito explained that extracting a tailed beast usually drained its jinchuriki's life.
• Mito suggested that leaving part of the Nine-Tails' chakra inside the jinchuriki might preserve their vitality, though no such sealing technique had been developed.
• Ying Yue offered to gather sealing experts from the Uzumaki Clan in the Land of Whirlpools to develop the technique, and Mito agreed to help.
• Ying Yue began contacting the Uzumaki Clan and considered mobilizing the Dawn Organization's resources for the research.

Ying Yue saw Tsunade's playful interaction with the Nine-Tails' tiny clone ease some of its resentment and strengthen Uzumaki Mito's hope for a better relationship with it. He then summoned Uzumaki sealing experts to develop a technique that could extract a tailed beast without killing its jinchuriki, leaving them to begin research based on the Phantom Dragon Nine Consuming Seals.

• Uzumaki Mito allowed the Nine-Tails to release a tiny clone, and Tsunade stroked and teased it while it protested.
• Uzumaki Mito told Ying Yue that the warm interaction might ease the Nine-Tails' resentment, and Ying Yue decided to pursue a new sealing technique.
• Ying Yue ordered his clone in the Land of Whirlpools to gather Uzumaki Clan sealing experts, and twenty skilled members came to meet him.
• Ying Yue explained that the new technique had to extract a tailed beast while preserving the jinchuriki's life by leaving some of its chakra behind.
• An elderly Uzumaki expert proposed using the Phantom Dragon Nine Consuming Seals as a foundation, and the gathered clansmen pledged to develop the technique.

During the Third Shinobi World War, Uchiha Ying Yue managed Konoha’s fronts and wartime supplies as the conflict became a prolonged war of attrition. He also monitored the growing influence of Akatsuki and other groups around the Land of Rain, recognizing that the shinobi world’s future would be shaped by forces beyond the villages.

• The Third Shinobi World War spread across the Land of Grass as Konoha, Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Kumogakure contested the region.
• Uchiha Ying Yue coordinated Konoha’s fronts and supplies with Sarutobi Hiruzen while enemy villages used raids and sabotage to prolong the conflict.
• Uchiha Ying Yue kept watch on Akatsuki, led by Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, as it grew into the Land of Rain’s second-largest force.
• Uchiha Ying Yue learned that the Jashin Cult had resurfaced in the Land of Hot Water and was attracting followers amid wartime turmoil.
• Armed groups resisting taxes also grew stronger as the war burdened civilians, leading Uchiha Ying Yue to prepare for a future shaped by forces beyond shinobi villages.

Konoha introduced firearms to strengthen its genin and chunin as the Third Shinobi World War intensified, while early graduations sent young ninja to the front lines. Uchiha Ying Yue and other jonin led their teams through combat missions as the recruits gained battlefield experience.

• Konoha genin and chunin trained to use automatic rifles from the Land of Whirlpools, while many jonin remained skeptical of the weapons.
• Uchiha Ying Yue supported firearm deployment as a way to raise Konoha's combat strength and reduce wartime casualties.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō ordered some Ninja Academy Students and genin to graduate early and reinforce the fronts.
• Namikaze Minato led Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Obito, and Nohara Rin to the dangerous battlefield in the Land of Grass.
• Uchiha Ying Yue led Sarutobi Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, Shizune, and others on mobile support missions, helping them improve their skills through combat.
• Akimichi Choza led Might Guy, Izumo Kamizuki, and Kotetsu Hagane to the Kirigakure front, while Mitarashi Anko joined Orochimaru on special operations.

Uchiha Madara used Konoha’s decision to send genin to the front as an opportunity to steer Uchiha Obito toward darkness and advance the Eye of the Moon Plan. Meanwhile, firearms supplied by the Land of Whirlpools gave Konoha an advantage in the war, forcing other villages to change their tactics and pursue the technology.

• Uchiha Madara monitored Obito and Team 7 through Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, planning to exploit the hardships of war to make Obito accept his ideals.
• Uchiha Madara concluded that the shinobi world’s wars proved Infinite Tsukuyomi was the only path to peace, and treated Obito’s suffering as a necessary part of his plan.
• Under Ying Yue’s direction, Konoha genin and chunin trained with firearms from the Land of Whirlpools and deployed them on the front lines.
• Konoha’s firearms let smaller forces hold defensive lines and threaten stronger opponents, while enemy ninja villages suffered heavy casualties.
• The other villages developed defenses against bullets and sent spies and task forces to obtain Konoha’s firearms and uncover how they were made.

Kumogakure and Iwagakure reassessed Konoha’s automatic rifles after suffering losses and began plans to develop firearms and countermeasures. Sunagakure, already familiar with their power from the oasis uprising, had previously been forced to ease its suppression.

• After Konoha’s automatic rifles inflicted losses on Kumogakure, the Third Raikage, A, ordered his technical department to reverse-engineer captured weapons and produce Kumogakure’s own version within a month.
• The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, ordered Iwagakure to develop Earth Release defenses against bullets and study captured Konoha firearms.
• After learning that A was pushing Kumogakure’s firearms research, Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure to devote all its efforts to developing its own firearms.
• Sunagakure’s experience fighting rebels armed with firearms during the oasis uprising had already shown the Third Kazekage and his ninja their effectiveness.
• Sunagakure’s losses in the uprising forced it to ease its suppression, while some of its ninja secretly bought firearms from the Dawn Organization for study.

The Third Kazekage and Third Mizukage moved to secure independent firearm supplies as Konoha’s battlefield success sparked an arms race among the great villages. Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Konoha to protect firearm secrets and planned to meet Ying Yue in the Land of Whirlpools to restrict sales to its enemies.

• The Third Kazekage ordered Sunagakure’s technical department to study firearms, investigate their manufacture, and reverse-engineer captured weapons.
• After reviewing Konoha’s results and Kirigakure’s past experience with firearms, the Third Mizukage ordered contact with the Land of Artisans and planned to recruit its artisans through threats or inducements.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Konoha’s advisors praised firearms’ battlefield impact and supported continued purchases, increased funding, and a dedicated training camp.
• Shimura Danzō warned that rival villages could capture, buy, or manufacture firearms, prompting Sarutobi Hiruzen to classify their use and production as Konoha’s highest secret.
• Konoha’s leaders agreed to prevent firearm technology from leaking, and Sarutobi Hiruzen prepared to travel to the Land of Whirlpools to discuss restricting sales with Ying Yue.

Uchiha Ying Yue agreed to restrict firearm sales to Konoha, while privately intending for weapons and industry to transform the shinobi world. Despite Konoha’s monopoly and anti-leak measures, Kumogakure soon developed crude imitation firearms and used them in battle.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen praised Ying Yue’s firearms plan and asked him to stop supplying other nations so Konoha could preserve its battlefield advantage.
• Ying Yue agreed to halt firearm sales to other hidden villages and said he would relay the order to the Land of Whirlpools.
• Ying Yue reflected that Konoha’s monopoly would only be temporary and planned to spread technology and firearms to empower ordinary people and reshape society.
• Kumogakure reverse-engineered Konoha’s firearms and produced an imperfect first batch after just over a month.
• Kumogakure combined its unreliable firearms with ninjutsu, changing its fighting methods against Konoha.

As rival ninja villages copied Konoha’s firearms, Sarutobi Hiruzen sought Ying Yue’s advice on preserving Konoha’s military advantage. Ying Yue expanded weapons research in the Land of Whirlpools and the Dawn Organization, proposing new weapons and technologies as the arms race accelerated.

• Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure developed imitation firearms, while Kumogakure and the other villages began equipping their forces with them.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen met privately with Ying Yue, who advised maintaining a generational lead through investment in weapons research and technology-based tactics.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen pledged Konoha’s support for research in the Land of Whirlpools and began considering Ying Yue as a possible next Hokage.
• Ying Yue convened the Land of Whirlpools and Dawn Organization’s technical leaders, doubled research investment, and ordered departments to expand and recruit talent.
• Ying Yue proposed rocket launchers, sniper rifles, machine guns, and radios, then introduced hot-air balloons for aerial reconnaissance and bombing.

Ying Yue oversaw the development of new weapons and tactics while preparing for the birth of his and Tsunade’s child. When Tsunade went into labor, Sarutobi Biwako led the delivery as Ying Yue and Uzumaki Mito waited anxiously outside.

• Ying Yue urged the technical department to develop weapons and tactics together, then personally monitored the projects.
• Tsunade’s due date approached, and Uzumaki Mito checked on her while a small Nine-Tails clone kept her company, ate treats, and learned to play cards.
• Tsunade shared her chosen names for a boy or a girl, and Ying Yue agreed to them.
• Uzumaki Mito invited Sarutobi Biwako and other experienced medical ninjas to assist with Tsunade’s delivery, reassuring Ying Yue with her confidence in Biwako.
• Ying Yue and Uzumaki Mito waited anxiously outside the delivery room as Sarutobi Biwako directed two medical ninjas through the delivery.

Ying Yue waited anxiously while Tsunade gave birth to a healthy boy, whom they named Uchiha Yao. Their family and Konoha's clans celebrated the birth, even as the Third Shinobi World War continued.

• Ying Yue waited outside the delivery room while Sarutobi Biwako and Uzumaki Mito cared for Tsunade during labor.
• Sarutobi Biwako announced that Tsunade had safely given birth to a healthy boy, and Uzumaki Mito placed the newborn in Ying Yue's arms.
• Tsunade named their son Uchiha Yao, and Ying Yue and Tsunade expressed their hopes for his future.
• Senju Nawaki, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto, other clan representatives, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Namikaze Minato, Uzumaki Kushina, and Sarutobi Hiruzen came to congratulate the family.

As the major ninja villages prepared a coordinated offensive against Konoha, Ying Yue strengthened the village’s defenses and considered ways to fracture the enemy alliance. He spent his accumulated Destiny Points improving his Mangekyō Sharingan and Sage Body as the decisive battle approached.

• Ōnoki prepared Iwagakure for a mass assault with improved firearms and powerful ninjutsu, while A planned to lead Kumogakure’s elite forces, including Fourth A, Killer B, and Yugito Nii, against Konoha.
• The Third Kazekage and Third Mizukage prepared their forces for war, and Sarutobi Hiruzen and Ying Yue mobilized Konoha’s troops, weapons, and defenses for the coming offensive.
• Ying Yue recognized that Konoha’s strength had united the other villages and considered spreading distrust between Iwagakure and Kumogakure while offering Sunagakure a ceasefire and territory in the Land of Rivers.
• Ying Yue ordered Konoha to distribute more firearms, especially to genin and chunin, and used his 420,000 Destiny Points to raise his Mangekyō Sharingan ocular power to 50% and his Sage Body progress to 93%.

Uchiha Ying Yue spent his accumulated Destiny Points to greatly increase his strength as Iwagakure prepared a decisive assault on Konoha. He deployed Konoha’s forces in the Land of Grass and awaited Ōnoki’s advancing army, with battle about to begin.

• Ying Yue used 420,000 Destiny Points to raise his ocular power to fifty percent, his Sage Body to ninety-three percent, and his chakra reserves to 286,000.
• Ying Yue added his External Incarnation technique to his system list and began training in Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• Ōnoki mobilized Iwagakure’s forces, including Roshi and Han, to attack Konoha’s defenses and exploit its troops being stretched across several fronts.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen called an emergency meeting, and Konoha’s leaders discussed how to counter Iwagakure’s offensive.
• Ying Yue received intelligence about Ōnoki’s advance and prepared Konoha’s forces in the Land of Grass to use new weapons from the Land of Whirlpools.
• Ying Yue rallied Konoha’s shinobi as Ōnoki’s army approached, and the battle neared its beginning.

Uchiha Ying Yue turned back Iwagakure’s assault with Susanoo, Sage Mode, and Wood Release while Minato and Orochimaru supported Konoha’s defense. After Ying Yue devastated Iwagakure’s ranks, Ōnoki launched another Dust Release attack at him, leaving their confrontation ongoing.

• Ying Yue and Minato stopped the Four-Tails’ and Five-Tails’ Tailed Beast Balls, while Orochimaru summoned Manda and attacked Iwagakure’s forces.
• Ōnoki fired Dust Release at Ying Yue, who froze the attack with his Mangekyō Sharingan and shattered it with Susanoo.
• Ying Yue entered Sage Mode and created three Susanoo-armored Wood Golems, which he sent to reinforce Konoha’s forces.
• Ying Yue teleported into Iwagakure’s ranks and engulfed them in a burning forest with Wood Release and Fire Release, prompting their commanders to order a retreat.
• Ōnoki attacked Ying Yue again with Dust Release as Iwagakure’s strong fighters continued resisting.

Konoha and Iwagakure fought to a costly stalemate in the Land of Grass as Ying Yue battled Ōnoki and Konoha’s forces held back the jinchūriki. After Sarutobi Hiruzen redeployed Jiraiya to the front, Uchiha Madara continued secretly manipulating both sides’ intelligence networks while targeting Obito.

• Ying Yue used World, Susanoo, and his knowledge of Dust Release to withstand Ōnoki’s attacks as their aerial battle reached a stalemate.
• Namikaze Minato redirected the Four-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball while Orochimaru fought the Five-Tails, and the Giant God Soldiers helped Konoha hold its lines.
• After a day of fighting, Konoha and Iwagakure withdrew to regroup, with both sides suffering heavy losses.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen transferred Jiraiya from the Kirigakure front to support the Land of Grass and assigned Uchiha Shisui to take his place.
• Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Obito, and Nohara Rin joined the Land of Grass front and gained experience in battle.
• Uchiha Madara used Black Zetsu and White Zetsu to infiltrate both armies’ intelligence networks, spread false orders, and further his plan to corrupt Obito.

After Kannabi Bridge was destroyed, Iwagakure withdrew and Konoha gained a strategic advantage, while Konoha believed Obito had died. Learning of the apparent sacrifice, Ying Yue suspected Madara was manipulating events and decided to counter his plan.

• Jiraiya joined Minato against Roshi and Han, helping Konoha stabilize its front line.
• Minato left Kakashi, Obito, and Rin to destroy Kannabi Bridge; after Rin was captured and rescued, Obito was crushed by a boulder and gave Kakashi his Sharingan.
• Kakashi defeated Kakkō, and Minato arrived to help the squad destroy Kannabi Bridge; Madara secretly rescued the gravely injured Obito.
• With its supply lines severed, Iwagakure withdrew, and Konoha commemorated Obito as a hero believed to have died.
• Ying Yue connected Obito’s apparent fate and Minato’s separation from the squad to Madara’s interference, then decided to set a counterplan in motion.

Uchiha Ying Yue suspected Obito’s death was part of a larger plot and placed protective seals on Kakashi and Rin. Meanwhile, the Third Raikage A launched Kumogakure’s attack on Konoha, while Uchiha Madara manipulated Kirigakure into preparing a strike with Isobu in the Land of Grass.

• Ying Yue warned Minato, Kakashi, and Rin that Obito’s death and their mission intelligence might have been engineered, then placed Flying Thunder God marks on Kakashi and Rin and sealed his Space Control ability inside Rin.
• The Third Raikage A ordered Kumogakure’s elite forces, including the future Fourth Raikage, Dodai, Yugito Nii, and Killer B, to attack Konoha while its main force was occupied in the Land of Grass.
• Kirigakure shifted part of its forces toward the Land of Grass after Jiraiya left its battlefield, even as internal tensions over bloodline clans and the Bloody Mist policy worsened.
• Uchiha Madara exploited Kirigakure’s instability, influenced its leaders to intervene in the Land of Grass, and arranged for Isobu to be brought to the front lines for a surprise attack.

Ying Yue helped Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato develop the Rasengan, then recruited Jiraiya to help him confront the Third Raikage’s planned assault on Konoha. Ying Yue and Jiraiya set out for the front lines, leaving Minato in charge of the Land of Grass defensive line.

• Ying Yue learned that A, the Third Raikage, was gathering Kumogakure’s forces for an attack and decided to reinforce Konoha’s front lines with Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato struggled to stabilize chakra spheres while attempting to imitate the Tailed Beast Ball.
• Ying Yue explained how to compress and rapidly rotate chakra, demonstrated the technique, and named it the Rasengan after destroying a tree with it.
• Ying Yue taught Jiraiya and Minato how to use the Rasengan and encouraged them to explore adding chakra natures.
• Ying Yue asked Jiraiya to accompany him against Kumogakure, while Minato remained behind to hold the Land of Grass defensive line.

Uchiha Ying Yue arrived at the front lines and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to divert Killer B and Yugito Nii’s Tailed Beast Balls, then coordinated Konoha’s defense against Kumogakure. He faced the Third Raikage, A, in a duel away from the main battlefield, where A’s Lightning Release techniques began to overpower Ying Yue’s Susanoo.

• Uchiha Ying Yue arrived with Jiraiya and teleported Killer B and Yugito Nii’s Tailed Beast Balls away from Konoha’s troops.
• Ying Yue directed Konoha’s counterattack while Jiraiya joined the fighting against Kumogakure’s forces.
• Ying Yue created four Wood Clones with Susanoo and Wood Human Techniques to confront the tailed-beast jinchuriki, then challenged the Third Raikage, A.
• Ying Yue and A moved to an open plain and fought, with Ying Yue using Sage Mode, Susanoo, Flying Thunder God, and his ocular technique against A’s Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• A’s Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite shattered half of Ying Yue’s Susanoo after Ying Yue’s greatsword failed to penetrate A’s Lightning Release Armor.