Recaps

Twelve-year-old Kakashi fought a group of Sand Ninja while Sen Chisato and Minato watched his skills and worried about his mindset. After killing two enemies, Kakashi struggled against their Jonin leader and began to run out of stamina.

• Kakashi ambushed five Sand Ninja, killing one before the survivors regrouped and attacked him.
• Kakashi used a Shadow Clone to evade the Jonin’s strike, then killed another Sand Ninja with the Headhunter Jutsu.
• The Sand Jonin unleashed Wind Style: Wind Killing Array and advanced on Kakashi while two subordinates supported him from a distance.
• Sen Chisato and Minato watched Kakashi’s battle and discussed his abilities, his isolation, and his father’s death.
• Kakashi fought the Jonin with swords, but his smaller frame and dwindling stamina left him falling behind.

Kakashi was overwhelmed by a Sand Hidden Jonin and two other Sand Ninja until Nohara Rin arrived and interrupted the killing blow. Uchiha Obito joined them and charged the enemies, while Namikaze Minato and Sen Chisato watched from the shadows.

• The Sand Hidden Jonin wore Kakashi down with relentless attacks, and Kakashi used a Great Fireball Technique to escape before the other Sand Ninja struck him with wind and Explosive Tags.
• The injured Kakashi staggered up, but the Sand Hidden Jonin raised his blade to kill him.
• Namikaze Minato prepared to rescue Kakashi, but Sen Chisato stopped him, saying crucial support had arrived.
• Nohara Rin threw Kunai with Explosive Tags to force the Sand Hidden Jonin to retreat, then helped Kakashi escape.
• Uchiha Obito arrived, mocked Kakashi, then charged at the three Sand Ninja.

Obito recklessly pursued the Sand Ninja and nearly died protecting Nohara Rin, but Sen Chisato and Namikaze Minato arrived in time to save them. Sen Chisato killed the Sand Hidden Jonin and asked Kakashi if he had seen how he fought.

• Kakashi urged Nohara Rin to stop Obito from chasing the Sand Ninja, but Obito ignored her and attacked the Sand Hidden Jonin.
• The Sand Hidden Jonin knocked Obito down and raised his blade to kill him, so Nohara Rin shielded Obito with her body.
• Sen Chisato caught the blade in his left hand while Namikaze Minato arrived, reassured Nohara Rin, and went after the other two Sand Ninja.
• Sen Chisato fought the Sand Hidden Jonin with a series of ninjutsu and blade attacks, then killed him by cutting his throat.
• Kakashi arrived in time to witness the fight, and Sen Chisato asked him, "Did you see that?"

After helping Team Minato survive the battle, Sen Chisato prepared to bury the Sand Ninja while Nohara Rin treated his wound and thanked him for saving her and Obito. Namikaze Minato returned with two enemy corpses, and Sen Chisato asked him to fetch the two Sand Ninja Kakashi had defeated before beginning special training for the team.

• Obito recovered from the fight, while Kakashi remembered Sen Chisato's sword techniques and resolved to repay his help through his actions.
• Nohara Rin cleaned and bandaged Sen Chisato's palm, then bowed and thanked him for saving her and Obito.
• Nohara Rin moved on to treat Kakashi, and Sen Chisato decided not to test her patience before putting Team Minato through special training.
• Namikaze Minato returned with two Sand Ninja corpses and explained that he had checked in with his teacher and headquarters.
• Sen Chisato asked Namikaze Minato to bring over the two Sand Ninja Kakashi had defeated, and Namikaze Minato agreed.

After the Sand Ninja were buried, Sen Chisato confronted Uchiha Obito over his reckless behavior and the danger he had put Rin in. Obito finally recognized his mistakes and felt remorse, and Sen Chisato then turned his attention to Kakashi.

• Sen Chisato and Namikaze Minato joined Kakashi, Rin, and Obito after the Sand Ninja were buried and Kakashi's injuries were bandaged.
• Sen Chisato and Kakashi mocked Obito for his poor performance, prompting Obito to defend his Uchiha heritage and threaten Sen Chisato.
• Sen Chisato dodged Obito's punch, tripped him, and challenged his claims that he only needed to get stronger to avoid fear.
• Sen Chisato reminded Obito that his recklessness had nearly gotten Rin killed, leading Obito to feel guilty and ashamed.
• Sen Chisato told Obito that Rin's willingness to save a teammate showed courage, then turned to confront Kakashi.

Sen Chisato challenged Kakashi’s belief that missions must come before comrades and helped him reconsider Hatake Sakumo’s choices. Kakashi finally accepted that his father had been a hero and realized he had understood him all along.

• Sen Chisato told Kakashi that his real problem was his distrust of comrades and his rigid devotion to completing missions.
• Sen Chisato argued that comrades and other people were the village and its future, and explained why the Second Hokage had sacrificed himself to protect his disciples.
• Kakashi began thinking of his father, but Sen Chisato called Hatake Sakumo a hero and urged him to ask what others thought of him.
• Namikaze Minato, Nohara Rin, and Uchiha Obito praised Sakumo, with Obito teasing Kakashi by comparing him unfavorably to his father.
• Kakashi broke down in tears and realized he had understood and agreed with his father’s choices.

Sen Chisato evaluated Team Minato after their battle and began planning the next stage of their training. He gave Nohara Rin three ninjutsu scrolls and assigned Uchiha Obito and Kakashi combat-experience training as the team prepared to travel.

• Sen Chisato told Nohara Rin that her main weakness was being too weak, while praising how she had acted during the battle.
• Sen Chisato and Namikaze Minato agreed that Team Minato needed combat experience and discussed training plans beside a stream.
• Sen Chisato and Namikaze Minato gave Nohara Rin three ninjutsu scrolls suited to her chakra nature and support role.
• Sen Chisato told Uchiha Obito and Kakashi to put on weights and announced that they would train while traveling.

Sen Chisato pushed Obito through an exhausting weighted run while advising Kakashi on how to adapt the Hatake Sword Technique to his changing body. Obito passed out but broke through his limits, then woke at sunset to learn Rin was preparing a special meal for him.

• Sen Chisato doubled Obito's weights and urged him to keep running, while Kakashi considered how to improve his swordsmanship.
• Sen Chisato told Kakashi to adjust the Hatake Sword Technique's movements to suit his current body rather than add new techniques.
• Obito collapsed from exhaustion, and Minato said he had broken through his limits and would be stronger when he woke.
• Rin checked Obito and confirmed he was only worn out, while Sen Chisato wondered whether Obito needed heavier weights.
• Obito dreamed of searching for his missing companions, then woke as Sen Chisato explained that Rin and Minato had gone to cook him a special meal.

Sen Chisato teased Obito into drinking a foul medicinal brew and arranged to make his training and doses more demanding. He then began teaching Nohara Rin how to use the Water Body Flicker Technique to protect herself.

• Obito woke up aching, but tried to convince Nohara Rin he was fine by jumping around until Sen Chisato poked his waist and knocked him down.
• Nohara Rin brought Obito medicine, and Sen Chisato persuaded her to give him an increasingly larger daily dose, promising to find more herbs.
• Sen Chisato considered Obito a valuable trainee whose growth would benefit him, and he also wanted Nohara Rin to survive until he arrived in the future conflict.
• Nohara Rin admitted she had memorized three technique scrolls but could not perform their jutsu, so Sen Chisato told her to focus on Minato's techniques.
• Sen Chisato explained how the Water Body Flicker Technique could help Nohara Rin escape danger, then began teaching her its principles.

After half a month of training and six battles, Team Minato had become more coordinated, and Kakashi had grown ready to lead the team. As the sweep mission neared its end at the border between the Land of Rivers and the Land of Fire, Sen Chisato sensed something and told Obito he had one last chance to prove himself.

• Team Minato improved through six battles and reviews led by Namikaze Minato and Sen Chisato.
• Sen Chisato tested Obito on how to handle enemies, then knocked him down for giving the wrong answer; Rin explained that he should set a trap before attempting an ambush.
• Rin told Obito that Kakashi would likely lead the team on future missions because Minato might be too busy to train them.
• Namikaze Minato and Sen Chisato announced that the team had reached the border between the Land of Rivers and the Land of Fire, bringing the mission and special training to an end.
• Sen Chisato sensed something and told Obito he had one last chance to prove himself.

Sen Chisato and Namikaze Minato learned that Sand Hidden had launched a major attack on Konoha, so they hurried to strike the remaining Sand Ninja. Sen Chisato unleashed a devastating assault that left only a few survivors staring at the wreckage.

• Sen Chisato identified about thirty Sand Ninja stragglers, but Namikaze Minato received Jiraiya’s message that Sand Hidden had attacked Konoha and killed over a hundred Konoha ninja.
• Sen Chisato and Namikaze Minato decided to return to the front line, while Sen Chisato told Obito, Kakashi, and Rin to watch his attack.
• Namikaze Minato gave Sen Chisato thirty Flying Thunder God kunai, and Sen Chisato created nine Shadow Clones before surrounding the Sand Ninja.
• Sen Chisato and his clones launched ten Great Fireballs, then followed with Wind Release: Pressure Damage, devastating nearly a kilometer of forest.
• A few Sand Ninja survived the explosions and stared at the wasteland, with one asking if the destruction was divine punishment.

Sen Chisato returned to the front-line camp with Namikaze Minato and Team Minato after wiping out enemy ninjas, then learned that Hyuga Hihi had died in battle. Sarutobi Hakuba led Sen Chisato to Hihi’s body so he could fulfill Hihi’s dying wish.

• Sen Chisato realized his attacks had destroyed more than twenty enemy ninjas and that Namikaze Minato’s Flying Thunder God Kunai were scattered across the battlefield.
• Namikaze Minato retrieved his Kunai, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Sen Chisato and Team Minato back to the front-line camp.
• Sen Chisato told Namikaze Minato not to die, and Minato understood the remark as a sign of goodwill.
• Sarutobi Hakuba told Sen Chisato that Hyuga Hihi had died in the previous night’s battle and that Hihi’s body remained at the camp by his dying wish.
• Sen Chisato followed Sarutobi Hakuba to see Hihi’s body while Kakashi stopped Nohara Rin from following.

Sen Chisato buried Hyuga Hihi and received an incomplete Byakugan with the potential to awaken into the Tenseigan. After Nohara Rin comforted him, he returned to Konoha Base Camp, where urgent intelligence revealed Cloud Hidden was sending reinforcements toward the Land of Fields.

• Sen Chisato buried Hyuga Hihi and received an incomplete Byakugan from the system, with a chance of awakening the Tenseigan.
• Sen Chisato put on Hyuga Hihi's Forehead Protector and reflected on the keepsake as a gift from a comrade who had trusted him.
• Nohara Rin hugged Sen Chisato to comfort him, while Uchiha Obito grew jealous and Kakashi warned him not to wish for his death.
• Sen Chisato returned to Konoha Base Camp with Team Minato and entered the Command Tent with Namikaze Minato.
• Orochimaru's intelligence revealed that Cloud Hidden was sending a large number of reinforcements toward the Land of Fields.

As Sand Hidden attacked Konoha, Orochimaru reassigned Namikaze Minato to counter threats on another front, while Sen Chisato asked to contract with Orochimaru’s summon. Orochimaru helped him sign the Ryūchi Cave summoning scroll, and Sen Chisato attempted his first summon.

• Sen Chisato sensed large chakra surges as Sand Hidden launched an attack, and Orochimaru ordered Konoha’s units to engage and defend the camp.
• Orochimaru learned that Iwagakure had sent reinforcements to the Land of Grass, so Namikaze Minato left to respond using Jiraiya’s Flying Thunder God Mark.
• Sen Chisato asked Orochimaru to help him contract with Manda, explaining that he wanted the summon for Uchiha Obito.
• Orochimaru agreed to let Sen Chisato try, then showed him how to sign the Ryūchi Cave summoning scroll with blood.
• Sen Chisato performed the Summoning Jutsu by slapping his bloody hand against the table.

Sen Chisato arranged for Black Fang to protect Nohara Rin, then accepted Orochimaru’s order to take over Namikaze Minato’s mission. He led the doubtful Surprise Attack Squad toward the Land of Wind.

• Sen Chisato asked Black Fang to watch over someone in danger and use the Reverse Summoning Jutsu to bring him to them.
• Orochimaru assigned Sen Chisato to take over Namikaze Minato’s previous mission, and Sen Chisato accepted.
• Sen Chisato gave Black Fang to Nohara Rin as thanks for treating and comforting him, while Uchiha Obito was stopped from making a contract with Ryūchi Cave.
• Namikaze Minato departed with Team Minato after promising Uchiha Obito he could consider a Mount Myoboku contract when he was older.
• Sen Chisato joined the Surprise Attack Squad, ordered them to move out, and led the roughly twenty ninjas toward the Land of Wind.

Sen Chisato rescued a wounded Hyuga Clan ninja and learned that Chiyo was leading Sunagakure’s forces on the main battlefield. Suspecting Rasa was secretly attacking Konoha Base Camp, Sen Chisato redirected his Surprise Attack unit toward Guchuan Gorge, where Rasa stood amid fallen Konoha Ninja.

• Sen Chisato knocked away a Sand Ninja’s attack on a wounded Hyuga Clan ninja, and more than twenty Konoha Ninja overwhelmed the attacker.
• Sen Chisato learned that Chiyo and a large force of puppet ninja had appeared on the main battlefield.
• Sen Chisato suspected Rasa was leading a separate attack on Konoha Base Camp and ordered the Surprise Attack unit to find the likely route.
• The unit identified Guchuan Gorge and changed course to investigate.
• At Guchuan Gorge, Rasa stood as the only person left standing among the fallen Konoha Ninja.

Rasa led a Sand Ninja surprise attack across a gorge, but Sen Chisato’s Konoha squad met them with a coordinated Fire and Wind Release assault. The flames broke through Rasa’s Gold Sand defense and engulfed the Sand Ninja at the front of the charge.

• Rasa used Gold Sand to build a bridge across the gorge, allowing his Sand Ninja to cross after they killed the Konoha guards.
• A massive Water Style attack struck the Sand Ninja, and Rasa blocked it with a Gold Sand wall while protecting the bridge from two Water Dragons.
• Rasa spotted Sen Chisato, who ordered the Konoha squad to retreat and kept them beyond reach of Gold Sand advancing underground.
• When most of Rasa’s subordinates had crossed the gorge, Sen Chisato stopped the retreat and ordered the squad to combine Fire Release with his Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.
• Rasa raised a Gold Sand wall against the flames, but the heat split and weakened it until he lost control and the fire swallowed the Sand Ninja charging ahead.

Sen Chisato led Konoha’s surprise unit against Rasa’s Sand Ninja and used fire to reveal a weakness in Magnet Release. Rasa overwhelmed the battlefield with gold sand, but then spotted Sen Chisato’s Shadow Clone and realized the boy might still be alive.

• Rasa’s gold sand walls blocked Konoha’s flames, but the heat melted some of the sand and cost him control of it, while more than ten Sand Ninja were killed.
• Sen Chisato spotted Monk Bunpuku among the Sand Ninja crossing the gorge and ordered another fire-style assault.
• Sen Chisato bypassed Rasa’s shield and fired a Great Fireball at the gold sand bridge, but Rasa blocked it and attacked him with gold sand.
• Rasa used the bridge to crush Sen Chisato’s Earth-Style Wall, but Sen Chisato raised Earth Rising Spears to hold it back.
• Rasa unleashed Gold Dust Imperial Funeral, burying Sen Chisato beneath a torrent of gold sand and overwhelming Konoha’s surprise unit.
• Rasa declared Sen Chisato dealt with, then froze when he saw the boy’s Shadow Clone still standing.

Sen Chisato’s trap collapsed the ground beneath Rasa and his Sand Ninja, freeing One-Tail Shukaku from the canyon. As Rasa arrived with survivors, Sen Chisato sent the Surprise Attack Unit back to base camp to seek help while he faced the Tailed Beast.

• Sen Chisato collapsed the weakened ground beneath the Sand Ninja, and Rasa used Gold Sand to save himself and some of his men.
• Rasa shielded the survivors from Sen Chisato’s Water Style attack as they descended into the canyon, where Shukaku broke free.
• Shukaku emerged from the canyon, announced his intention to kill Sunagakure, and rampaged through the forest.
• Sen Chisato identified Shukaku as a Tailed Beast and told the frightened Surprise Attack Unit to leave while he handled it.
• Rasa arrived on a wave of Gold Sand, and Sen Chisato sent the Surprise Attack Unit to base camp to bring his teacher before facing Shukaku.

Sen Chisato used a clash with Rasa to cover the Konoha Ninja's retreat, but Shukaku joined the fight and attacked him. Sen Chisato manipulated Shukaku into turning on Rasa, who threatened to seal him again and provoked an even fiercer attack.

• Rasa sent Gold Sand after the retreating Konoha Ninja, and Sen Chisato blocked it with the Great Waterfall Technique.
• Shukaku noticed Rasa's Gold Sand, crashed into the battlefield, and scattered the fighters.
• Shukaku attacked Sen Chisato, who redirected his attention toward Rasa by pointing out their shared grudge against him.
• Shukaku confronted Rasa, who declared himself the Fourth Kazekage and threatened to seal him away again.
• Shukaku spread sand across the earth and sent a massive sandstorm after Rasa.

Sen Chisato interfered in Rasa and Shukaku’s battle, then summoned Manda to stop Rasa from sealing Shukaku. The chapter ended with Manda lunging at Rasa.

• Shukaku attacked Rasa with an Air Bullet, and Sen Chisato used a gust of wind to force Rasa into its path.
• Rasa retaliated with Gold Dust and gradually subdued Shukaku, whose sandstorm lost control and whose body became trapped in Gold Sand.
• Shukaku begged Sen Chisato for help, and Sen Chisato decided he could not let Rasa seal him away.
• Sen Chisato summoned Manda and promised to double the hundred human sacrifices Manda demanded if he defeated either enemy.
• Manda noticed Rasa, dismissed him as an ordinary human, and lunged at him.

Chisato Morino used Manda, clones, and a water technique to disrupt Rasa’s attempt to seal Shukaku, but Shukaku fired a Tailed Beast Bomb that engulfed both Chisato and Rasa. The blast left Orochimaru racing toward the battlefield while Chiyo struggled to understand what had happened.

• Rasa dodged Manda’s attacks, then trapped and wounded him with gold sand until Manda ended the summoning and vanished.
• Chisato Morino used the smoke as cover to create Shadow Clones and attack Rasa with a fireball, but Rasa’s layered sand shield blocked it.
• Chisato Morino combined a water attack with the fireball’s steam to blind Rasa and wash the gold sand from Shukaku, interrupting the sealing.
• Shukaku re-formed, accused Chisato Morino of drowning him, and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb that exploded across a two-kilometer area, engulfing Chisato and Rasa.
• Orochimaru hurried toward the explosion, while Chiyo and the forces on the main battlefield wondered why Shukaku had used a Tailed Beast Bomb.

Sen Chisato survived Shukaku’s Tailed Beast Bomb and refused Rasa’s offer to work together, but Monk Bunpuku ultimately sided with the Sand and Shukaku charged after him. Sen Chisato fled toward the main battlefield with Rasa and Shukaku in pursuit.

• Rasa believed Sen Chisato had died in Shukaku’s explosion, but Sen Chisato emerged unharmed after protecting his real body underground.
• Shukaku prepared another Tailed Beast Bomb and Sen Chisato readied to fight, but Rasa proposed they work together to subdue the One-Tail, which Sen Chisato refused.
• Monk Bunpuku emerged from Shukaku’s head and stopped its attack, explaining that he had allowed Shukaku to fight because he trusted Rasa to handle it.
• Rasa ordered Sen Chisato killed after declaring the mission a failure, and Bunpuku agreed that Sen Chisato would have to be sacrificed for the war effort.
• Shukaku charged at Sen Chisato as he fled toward the Konoha main battlefield, while Rasa sent his Gold Sand after him.

Sen Chisato led Rasa and Shukaku toward the main battlefield while evading their attacks. Orochimaru reached the battlefield first and ordered Konoha’s forces to retreat as Shukaku arrived and attacked the Sand Ninja.

• Sen Chisato evaded Rasa and Shukaku as they pursued him, and Shukaku fired a Tailed Beast Bomb that leveled a broad stretch of forest.
• Orochimaru changed course toward the main battlefield, while Chiyo resumed directing the Sand Ninja’s attack despite the failed surprise assault.
• Sen Chisato reappeared after the blast and continued fleeing, prompting Rasa to order Shukaku and Bunpuku to pursue him.
• A Hyuuga Ninja spotted Shukaku approaching the main battlefield, and Orochimaru ordered the Konoha Ninja to retreat.
• The Sand Ninja pursued the retreating Konoha forces until Shukaku arrived, followed Sen Chisato into the battlefield, and blasted the area with a Wind Release: Air Bullet.

Rasa, Chiyo, and One-Tail Shukaku attacked the retreating Konoha forces, while Orochimaru tried to defend them. Manda fled after seeing Rasa, leaving Orochimaru and Sen Chisato to face the assault without their planned support.

• Rasa decided to win the battle to make up for Shukaku's earlier destruction and joined Chiyo in leading the Sand Hidden's attack.
• Shukaku unleashed a wave of sand, and Rasa sent a massive gold sand cube toward the Konoha ninjas.
• Orochimaru ordered the ordinary Konoha ninjas to retreat and called Manda to cover their withdrawal.
• Manda saw Rasa, canceled the Summoning Technique, and returned to Ryūchi Cave, leaving Orochimaru's plan in disarray.
• Orochimaru said he would handle the threat in the sky, while Sen Chisato prepared to defend the front.