Chapter Summaries

Ryōken’s devastating attack destroyed the Stone Ninja’s defenses and killed or injured many of them, restoring some of Konoha’s morale. He emerged from the dust as the Sand and Stone forces renewed their assault, leaving him facing several powerful opponents.

• A huge flaming object crashed into the Stone Ninja’s formation, shattering their defenses and killing the ninja at its center.
• Hakuto and Ōnoki arrived too late to stop the strike and surveyed the battlefield’s destruction.
• Jiraiya and the Konoha jonin recognized that the attack had weakened the Stone forces and lifted Konoha’s morale.
• Hizashi Hyuga identified the figure emerging from the dust as Ryōken, whose Crimson Greatsword revealed his identity to the Stone Ninja.
• Hakuto, Ōnoki, and the Sand ANBU captain confronted Ryōken as the Sand and Stone forces launched an all-out assault, while Chiyo resumed fighting Hatake Sakumo.

Ryōken used the Darkin Blade’s power to strengthen Konoha’s battlefield resolve, then revealed his new Kage-level strength by killing Ono Kazu. The Sand ANBU captain trapped the remaining fighters in a Wind Prison Barrier, leaving Hakuto furious and the purpose of the barrier unclear.

• Orochimaru observed Konoha’s mounting casualties while Hatake Sakumo fought to break free of Chiyo’s Three Treasures Crushing Vacuum.
• Ryōken spread a blood-red aura that inspired Konoha’s ninja, boosting their physical strength, battle sense, and coordination.
• Hakuto and Ono Kazu attacked Ryōken with Earth Release techniques, but he shattered their rock mountains with one sword strike.
• Ono Kazu and Hakuto coordinated an assault with fire and earth techniques, but Ryōken split the fire dragon and cut Ono Kazu in half.
• The Sand ANBU captain completed an S-rank Wind Prison Barrier around the fighters, prompting Hakuto to angrily question his choice.

The Sand ANBU trapped Ryōken in a sealing barrier, then the Third Kazekage appeared and attacked him with Magnet Release: Iron Sand Divine Drill. Ryōken broke free of the wind restraints with a powerful sword slash and met the drill head-on, leaving the collision unresolved.

• Four elite jonin helped the Sand ANBU captain complete an S-Rank barrier around Ryōken.
• Hatake Sakumo continued to overpower Chiyo, while Chiyo claimed Ryōken had already lost.
• Ryōken sensed an exceptionally dangerous enemy nearby as the Sand ANBU captain activated the barrier’s attack.
• The Third Kazekage appeared above the barrier and sent his Iron Sand Divine Drill plunging toward Ryōken.
• Ryōken’s sword intent shattered the wind restraints, and he swung Starry Night to meet the descending drill.

Ryōken blocked the Third Kazekage’s devastating Magnet Release attack with a single slash, leaving both armies stunned. As the battlefield cleared, the Third Kazekage resolved that Ryōken had to die.

• Ryōken’s Sword Qi collided with the Third Kazekage’s Magnet Release, producing a shockwave that tore through the battlefield and nearby mountains.
• A tremor struck the mountains where Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato were traveling, and Yahiko caught Nagato before the three decided to approach the distant battle and watch.
• Danzo and his companions saw the flash on their way to the battlefield and ordered everyone to speed up.
• The force of the clash threw the barrier-keeping elite jonin away and dispelled the Wind Prison Barrier as Ryōken and the Third Kazekage emerged.
• The Third Kazekage realized Ryōken had blocked his killing move head-on, while the gathered ninja reacted with shock and Konoha’s forces admired Ryōken.
• The Third Kazekage recognized Ryōken as a growing threat and decided he had to kill him.

The Third Kazekage joined the battle and led Sunagakure’s reinforcements into an assault that pushed Konoha toward defeat. Ryōken confronted the Kazekage, countered his first iron-sand attacks, and faced a sweeping rain of iron needles as the fight continued.

• The Third Kazekage appeared on the battlefield as more than thirty Sunagakure jonin and their Chunin squads charged into the fight.
• Chiyo ordered Sunagakure’s forces to wipe out Konoha’s ninja, and the newly reinforced Sand forces began to overwhelm Konoha despite Ryōken’s support.
• Ryōken recovered from his earlier clash and judged the Third Kazekage’s Magnet Release to be a formidable threat.
• The Third Kazekage attacked Ryōken with an iron-sand spear, but Ryōken cut through it and froze the scattered iron filings with his sword.
• The Third Kazekage gathered iron particles from the earth and unleashed Magnet Release: Iron Sand Shower, sending a rain of sharp needles toward Ryōken.

Ryōken destroyed the Third Kazekage’s Iron Sand needle storm with Boil Release swordsmanship, then pressed him with relentless attacks. The Third Kazekage took to the air and unleashed Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Method as Ryōken launched Tempestuous Gale Slash, leaving the duel at a deadly turning point.

• Ryōken unleashed Boiling Heaven, melting and scattering the Third Kazekage’s iron needles and shocking the Kazekage and the watching shinobi.
• Ryōken rushed the Third Kazekage and attacked with Sword Qi, but the Kazekage’s Iron Sand defense held despite his magnetic control failing against Starry Night.
• Ryōken used Steel Flash to cut through the Third Kazekage’s Iron Sand Defense and sever his control over the iron fragments.
• The Third Kazekage broke free of the sword-intent tornado with Iron Sand Sky Wings and flew into the air.
• The Third Kazekage unleashed Iron Sand World Method, and Ryōken answered with Tempestuous Gale Slash as the Kazekage’s chakra erupted in a desperate response.

Ryōken defeated the Third Kazekage, forcing the Sand Ninja and Stone Ninja to retreat while Hatake Sakumo held off Chiyo. Nearby, Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato watched from a mountain as White Zetsu prepared to report their presence to Madara, before a sudden roar shook the ground and left the three children stunned.

• Ryōken shattered the Third Kazekage’s iron sand defense, severed his arm, and drove him to flee, causing the Sand Ninja to retreat.
• The Sunagakure ANBU captain used a Wind Release: Wind Blade to break Hatake Sakumo’s hold on Chiyo, then escaped with her.
• Hatake Sakumo let Chiyo and the Sunagakure ANBU captain go, while Hakuto ordered the Stone Ninja to retreat.
• Ryōken revealed that Magnet Release had drawn iron flecks into a wound on his arm, explaining why he did not pursue the Third Kazekage.
• Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato watched the battlefield from a mountain, while White Zetsu emerged nearby and decided to report to Madara.
• A tremendous roar shook the mountain, and Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato stared in shock.

Hanzo unleashed a colossal flood as part of his plan to destroy the allied forces of the three great nations, while Ryōken learned Starry Night’s second ability. Tsunade and the others became trapped between the approaching wave and a vast fissure, and Ryōken stood alone before the torrent.

• Hanzo ordered the Rain Ninja to guide a massive flood down the main road and use Earth Release to carry out his plan.
• Konan and Yahiko spotted the flood and Hanzo’s followers, but Hanzo ordered his men to ignore them and continue.
• Ryōken hunted enemy jonin, reached the requirements to unseal Starry Night, and discovered its second ability.
• The giant wave swept toward the battlefield, forcing the Konoha, Sand, and Stone ninjas to abandon the fight and flee.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the others found their escape blocked by a hundred-meter-wide fissure, while Ryōken remained in front of the oncoming wave.

Ryōken unleashed Reaper Descent, manifesting an enormous purple giant and cutting apart the Rain Ninja’s massive wave with Starry Night. Yahiko and Konan recognized their teacher on the battlefield, while Nagato trembled at memories of Konoha and Yahiko noticed Hanzo approaching.

• Ryōken summoned an eighty-meter-tall purple giant with an aura that stunned the ninja watching the battlefield.
• White Zetsu saw the giant, decided to report the extraordinary figure to Madara, and vanished without noticing Ryōken had spotted it.
• Ryōken called Starry Night to his hand and transformed it into a gigantic sword, despite the technique consuming too much chakra.
• Ryōken split the Rain Ninja’s towering wave with one slash, and the divided waters flowed around him into the abyss.
• Yahiko and Konan recognized Ryōken, while Nagato trembled at the memory of his parents’ deaths at the hands of Konoha ninja.
• Yahiko saw Hanzo approaching the battlefield and cried out in alarm.

Madara Uchiha learned that Ryōken had turned the battle around and used a mysterious purple giant, while White Zetsu reported that Hanzo the Salamander was approaching. After Ryōken stopped the floods, Hanzo launched a sudden full-force ambush as Hatake Sakumo and Tsunade rushed to intervene.

• White Zetsu told Madara Uchiha that Ryōken had disrupted Amegakure's plan and used an unfamiliar ability resembling Susanoo.
• Madara Uchiha dismissed Hanzo the Salamander as an exhausted talent and ordered White Zetsu to keep observing Ryōken.
• Konan and Yahiko recognized Hanzo approaching Ryōken, while White Zetsu noticed Amegakure ninja moving toward the mountain.
• Ryōken cut apart the towering waves with one sword strike, and his purple figure vanished as he descended.
• Hanzo suddenly attacked Ryōken with a concealed, full-force slash, prompting Hatake Sakumo and Tsunade to rush forward.

Ryōken blocked Hanzo the Salamander’s surprise attack and matched his conviction, convincing Hanzo to end the battle and withdraw. The Konoha forces remained on the battlefield as the Rain Ninja retreated.

• Ryōken intercepted Hanzo the Salamander’s slash with Starry Night, damaging Ibuse’s scythe and forcing Hanzo to retreat.
• Ryōken and Hanzo clashed in a contest of conviction, with Ryōken slightly suppressing Hanzo.
• Orochimaru, Hatake Sakumo, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the remaining fighters arrived and saw Ryōken standing against Hanzo.
• Hanzo acknowledged Ryōken’s strength, called for a retreat, and led the Rain Ninja away.

After Hanzo the Salamander withdrew, Ryōken supported Tsunade’s proposal to send medical ninja onto the battlefield. Danzo learned that Ryōken had survived and accomplished a string of remarkable victories, leaving his advancing force stunned.

• Ryōken let Hanzo the Salamander retreat, and the Konoha ninja pursued the remaining Sand Ninja and Stone Ninja.
• Tsunade asked whether medical ninja could be sent onto the battlefield, and Ryōken promised to support her proposal despite Jiraiya and Orochimaru’s concerns.
• The fighting in the Land of Rain reached its final stage after Konoha defeated the Sand Ninja and Stone Ninja forces.
• Danzo received an urgent report that Ryōken had killed Ōnoha, defeated the Third Kazekage, stopped Amegakure’s flood plan, and forced Hanzo the Salamander to retreat.
• Danzo’s group fell silent after hearing the intelligence about Ryōken’s accomplishments.

After Ryōken defeated the Third Kazekage and forced Hanzo the Salamander to retreat, Konoha prepared to reinforce the battlefield, while Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan headed toward Ryōken. The chapter left Hanzo approaching the three children as Madara Uchiha used his Rinnegan power to intervene.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi assembled an emergency force to reinforce the battlefield, then received a report that Ryōken had defeated the Third Kazekage and forced Hanzo the Salamander to retreat.
• Yahiko and Konan decided to go see Ryōken, while Nagato hesitated because he feared the Konoha ninja nearby.
• White Zetsu killed the last Rain Ninja at the foot of the mountain and realized that Hanzo was approaching Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan.
• White Zetsu informed Madara Uchiha that Hanzo was about to encounter Nagato, and Madara activated his Rinnegan power.

Ryōken reached Konan and Yahiko as Nagato’s Rinnegan awakened under Madara Uchiha’s control, and Nagato overwhelmed Hanzo the Salamander. Ryōken recognized Madara’s presence and sent Konan and Yahiko away before facing Nagato.

• Jiraiya, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Ryōken rested after the decisive battle until a terrifying aura drew Ryōken toward a distant mountain.
• Hanzo the Salamander confronted Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato, then recoiled when Nagato’s power erupted and Madara Uchiha took control through the Rinnegan.
• Hanzo the Salamander attacked Nagato with Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet, but Nagato repelled it with Shinra Tensei and immobilized Hanzo with his overwhelming presence.
• Ryōken arrived, rescued the injured Konan, and recognized Madara Uchiha’s aura in Nagato.
• Ryōken healed Konan and ordered her to retreat with Yahiko while he faced Nagato.

Ryōken faced Nagato, whose body Madara Uchiha controlled, and resisted the Rinnegan’s powers with his sword intent and a carefully prepared attack. The clash left Ryōken staggering backward, while the outcome remained unresolved.

• Nagato’s pressure forced Hanzo the Salamander to retreat, but Ryōken’s sword intent erupted and cut through Madara Uchiha’s aura.
• Nagato used Banshō Ten'in to pull Ryōken toward him, and Ryōken countered with a slash from Starry Night.
• Nagato absorbed the chakra in Ryōken’s Sword Qi with the Preta Path, but the remaining edge forced him to use Shinra Tensei.
• Ryōken’s next strike carved a massive scar across the battlefield and into the mountain as he and Nagato clashed.
• Ryōken shot backward and staggered when the clash ended, while Hanzo the Salamander watched from a distance.

Nagato withdrew after his Rinnegan clash with Ryōken, and Ryōken chose to remain in the Land of Rain to teach Yahiko and Konan. Konoha won the war, Ryōken’s feats shook the shinobi world, and he left the wider conflicts behind.

• Nagato’s body faltered under the Rinnegan’s power, so Madara Uchiha ended the fight and Nagato escaped without Ryōken pursuing him.
• Ryōken reassured Yahiko and Konan, then decided to stay in the Land of Rain to protect and teach them.
• Tsunade accepted Ryōken’s decision, while Jiraiya left to report Nagato’s exposed Rinnegan to Teacher Sarutobi.
• Ryōken led Yahiko and Konan away to find a better place to stay.
• Konoha’s victory and Ryōken’s battlefield achievements spread across the shinobi world, and the major battles of the Second Shinobi World War came to an end.

Ryōken continued refining Wind Release Body Forging during a year of secluded training in the Land of Rain, bringing his physical strength close to the Legendary Middle Stage. He emerged to check Konan and Yahiko’s progress and began testing Konan’s water-walking skills in the turbulent pool.

• Ryōken’s Wind Release Body Forging neared perfection, bringing his physical strength to the peak of the Legendary Initial Stage as he considered how long the remaining elements might take.
• After a year in seclusion, Ryōken left his cabin to check on Konan and Yahiko, who had grown to around ordinary Chunin strength under his guidance.
• Konan showed Ryōken a paper flower made with her precise chakra control, and he praised her before leading her to the pool.
• Ryōken challenged Konan to practice water-walking in the waterfall’s turbulent pool, and she stood steadily on the water.
• When Ryōken asked Konan to use ninjutsu while water-walking, she lost her balance and fell into the pool, then swam back to shore embarrassed.

Ryōken completed Wind Release Body Forging and, as Starry Night changed, formed a Nascent Sword Soul. The sword’s breakthrough also shattered unseen restraints across the Naruto World and awakened an ancient chakra.

• Ryōken left Konan and Yahiko to train, then meditated with Starry Night while considering how to advance his sword intent and strengthen his soul.
• Ryōken completed Wind Release Body Forging after a half-month of cultivation, harmonizing wind with his water and fire elements and greatly enhancing his strength and speed.
• Starry Night rose into the air and released a primordial aura that drew Ryōken’s sword intent into it.
• Ryōken perceived an illusory longsword above a churning ocean and realized he had formed a Nascent Sword Soul.
• The sword’s light shattered intangible restraints across the Naruto World, causing an eternal chakra to awaken in shock.

Ryōken condensed his Nascent Sword Soul and tested its power before answering Little Wolf’s call to Valoran. He arrived at Ashe’s tent, where the Avarosa leader faced a looming catastrophe and Sejuani’s refusal to join her.

• Kaguya Otsutsuki noticed that her connection to the shinobi world had briefly been severed and wondered who had caused it.
• Ryōken used his new sword intent to drain the life from a tree and the surrounding soil, realizing that his power could now affect reality.
• Little Wolf requested Ryōken’s assistance, and Ryōken sent his consciousness to Valoran after confirming his true body would remain safe.
• White Zetsu sensed a terrifying aura in the valley and fled farther away.
• Ashe asked whether Sejuani would join the Avarosa tribe’s escape, then agreed to receive Little Wolf and Ryōken.
• Ryōken recognized Ashe’s strength and magic as Legendary-level and wondered what danger threatened her tribe.

Ryōken agreed to help Ashe evacuate her tribe in exchange for its cultivation manuals, then demonstrated the power of his Nascent Sword Soul by destroying a swarm of Void Creatures. As he prepared to inspect them, an immense presence descended over Valoran, leaving even Ryōken barely able to look up.

• Ryōken told Ashe he could lead her tribe to safety, and Ashe agreed to give him the tribe's cultivation manuals without requiring a contract.
• At dawn, Ashe's tens of thousands of people set out with the Frost Wolf Clan escorting them, while Ashe questioned whether Ryōken could defeat the Void Creatures.
• After a scout reported a swarm approaching, Ryōken rose into the air and unleashed his Nascent Sword Soul.
• Ryōken's sword intent pierced the Void Creatures' defenses and killed the entire swarm, astonishing Ashe and the tribe.
• As Ryōken prepared to inspect the corpses, a vast aura descended over Valoran, immobilizing everyone and forcing Ryōken to struggle just to raise his head.