Chapter Summaries

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.