Chapter Summaries

Iwagakure launched a two-pronged attack on Kumogakure, drawing defenders away while Roshi and Han assaulted the village. Han interrupted Killer B’s attempt to enter Complete Tailed Beast Transformation, leaving him bloodied and vulnerable.

• Taiseki, Higashi Shinin, and Sumashi led a border feint that wiped out Cloud Ninja and drew reinforcements away from Kumogakure.
• Roshi and Han attacked Kumogakure with Tailed Beast Bombs, and Roshi defeated Dodai and rampaged through the village’s defenders.
• Killer B rushed back toward the village but was intercepted by Han, who overpowered him with Steam Armor and Boil Style.
• Killer B entered Complete Tailed Beast Transformation, but Han transformed into King of the Five Tails and struck him before he could finish.
• Killer B remained bloodied after Han’s attack, while Gyuki could not yet help him escape by severing a tail.

After the war with the Cloud Ninja, Sunagakure struggled to rebuild as Ye Yu and Pakura grew closer. Their quiet moment at the coast ended when Kirigakure ninja attacked, leaving the two prepared for a new fight.

• Han captured the still-living Killer B after sealing his chakra, while Konosuke secretly infiltrated the Cloud village in disguise.
• Rasa focused on restoring Sunagakure as the Daimyo demanded a greater share of its gold, and Chiyo and Ebizo declined to serve as advisers.
• Pakura scolded Ye Yu for joining the battlefield, but he kissed her and their relationship grew more intimate.
• Tatsuno visited Rasa's home, played with Temari, and saw the sleeping Gaara, who had been spared the fate of becoming Shukaku's jinchuriki.
• Pakura and Ye Yu were stationed on the coast, where they repelled a Kirigakure attack and Ye Yu killed one of the assailants.
• Pakura agreed with Ye Yu that war with Kirigakure was unavoidable, and he promised to protect her for the rest of his life.

Dodai woke in Kumogakure and learned that Killer B had been taken, while Ishimori prepared the village for the Raikage’s return. At sea, the Third Raikage’s fleet was ambushed by Kirigakure, and the battle began with Kirigakure holding the advantage; an author’s note followed the story.

• Dodai woke in the hospital and urged Ishimori to alert the Third Raikage that Killer B had been taken.
• Ishimori told Dodai he had already sent word and planned to attack Iwagakure once the Third Raikage returned.
• The Third Raikage’s fleet entered Kirigakure waters, where the Third Mizukage and Isobu trapped the lead ship in thick fog.
• The Third Raikage attacked Kondo Takashi, but Kondo blocked him with Ice Style armor as the two villages’ forces clashed.
• Yugito Nii fought Karatachi Yagura while Toroi battled a Kirigakure jonin who used a Shadow Clone and a Water Prison Technique to kill him.

A fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, overpowering most of them before Samehada drained his Chakra and Fuguki healed his comrades. The swordsmen trapped A in a Hidden Mist Technique, where he struggled to locate them and escape the moving mist.

• A rampaged through the battlefield until Juzo Biwa and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen confronted him.
• A shattered the swords and severely injured Juzo Biwa, Raiga Kurosuki, Munashi Jinpachi, Fuguki Suikazan, Kushimaru Kuriarare, and Jinin Akebino.
• Fuguki used Samehada to absorb A's Chakra and heal the wounded swordsmen.
• The Seven Ninja Swordsmen surrounded A with the Hidden Mist Technique and attacked while concealing their positions.
• A tried to flee the mist, but it followed him as the swordsmen continued attacking and avoiding his strikes.

Yugito Nii and Karatachi Yagura fought as their tailed beasts, Matatabi and Isobu, clashed across the sea. With Yugito trapped underwater and running out of air, she unleashed a powerful Fire Style technique that boiled the deep sea, revealing the power Konosuke (Su Zheng) had placed inside her.

• Yugito Nii and Karatachi Yagura exchanged attacks, and their Tailed Beast Bombs blasted open a vast channel in the sea.
• Yugito and Yagura entered their Complete Bodies, and Yugito injured Isobu by targeting its eyes with Fire Style.
• Yugito left the duel to support the battlefield and killed dozens of Kirigakure shinobi before Isobu struck her with a Water Style attack.
• Isobu trapped Matatabi underwater with its tails and a powerful surge, leaving Yugito close to drowning.
• Yugito unleashed Great Fireball Barrage underwater, causing the seawater to boil and astonishing Yagura.

Yugito Nii and Yagura’s Tailed Beast Bombs devastated the seabed, while the Third Raikage battled Mizukage Kondo Takashi in an ice palace. The Third Raikage broke free and escaped with the Cloud Ninja as the shockwave swept over the battlefield, and Kondo Takashi ordered Kirigakure to end the pursuit.

• Yugito Nii and Yagura unleashed clashing Tailed Beast Bombs that shattered the seabed and created a massive whirlpool, knocking Yagura unconscious.
• Kondo Takashi attacked the Third Raikage with ice techniques, but the Raikage endured his assaults and broke through his Ice Prison.
• Kondo Takashi trapped the Third Raikage in the Ice Age World and Crystal Ice Palace, draining his Chakra as he struck him.
• The Third Raikage released his restraints, shattered the Crystal Ice Palace, and vanished as Yugito Nii and Yagura’s shockwave engulfed the battlefield.
• The Third Raikage rescued the Cloud Ninja and led them away, while Kondo Takashi stopped Kirigakure from pursuing and ordered his forces to clean up the battlefield.

Kondo Takashi led Kirigakure to defeat the Cloud Ninja and seize their valuable cargo, then set the village’s wartime priorities. Meanwhile, Meiya Hui began a secret romance with Yuri after seeing Mei Terumi home.

• Kondo Takashi’s forces defeated the remaining Cloud Ninja and captured their damaged ship, which held ten tons of gold bars and about two thousand tons of metal ore.
• Kondo Takashi told Suikazan Fuguki that the fight against A had taught them not to underestimate the ninja world’s geniuses, while Yagura apologized for misjudging the Two-Tails’ strength.
• At a village meeting, Kondo Takashi ordered Kirigakure to stay on alert, monitor the Cloud Ninja and Konoha, and make seizing Sunagakure’s gold mines its main objective.
• Meiya Hui walked with Ringo Yūri and Mei Terumi, who discussed Kirigakure’s gold seizure, before he saw Mei Terumi off and kissed Yuri.
• Meiya Hui asked Yuri to become his woman, and Yuri agreed to their secret romance.

Iwagakure extracted the Eight-Tails from Killer B while Konosuke secretly rescued him and prepared to strike from within when Kumogakure arrived. As the great villages braced for war, Su Zheng continued his plans and Dasuke’s Revolutionary Guard attacked the Furukawa family in Wada Town.

• Ōnoki oversaw the Eight-Tails extraction and gathered young graduates willing to become Iwagakure’s Jinchuriki.
• Konosuke rescued the near-dead Killer B, gave him an Iwagakure identity, and planned to attack Iwagakure when the Raikage arrived.
• Danzo considered how to profit from the growing conflicts, while Hiruzen ordered Konoha to watch its borders and prepare for war.
• Su Zheng told Saori that he was confident in his plan and would kill any of the Five Great Nations who interfered.
• Dasuke led the Revolutionary Guard against the Furukawa family in Wada Town, and Zhongyang was struck down as the attackers rushed into the compound.

The Revolutionary Army rapidly overthrew local rulers, prompting the Five Great Nations’ Daimyo to agree to send troops while the shinobi villages largely stayed out of the conflict. Su Zheng tasked Nagato and Yahiko with protecting the revolution in the Land of Grass, where they later confronted an invading Konoha squad.

• The Furukawa Family and other major families and Daimyo were arrested as the Revolutionary Army spread through several nations.
• The Five Great Nations’ Daimyo held an emergency conference and agreed to send troops to suppress the uprisings, while most shinobi villages declined to get involved.
• Su Zheng visited Nagato and Yahiko in the Land of Grass and told them to stop shinobi from attacking civilians while protecting the Revolutionary Army’s leaders.
• Su Zheng left with Konan, and she revealed that she was jealous of the time he spent with Nagato and Yahiko.
• Days later, Nagato sensed a shinobi squad setting traps, and Yahiko charged ahead to confront them.
• Yahiko dodged a Konoha shinobi’s attack with a water clone as the fight began.

Yahiko and Nagato finished off a Konoha patrol, while a Mist force broke through Sunagakure’s defenses and attacked Ye Yu and Pakura. The chapter ended with the siblings trapped inside a sealing barrier as Kikushi reinforced it with another technique.

• Yahiko revealed that his apparent defeat had been a Water Clone, then reunited with Nagato after they eliminated the Konoha squad.
• Captain Kikushi led sixteen Mist ninja through Sunagakure’s coastal defenses after Semino’s water lizards located the Sand Ninja and their formation was dispelled.
• Ye Yu and Pakura left their cabin to fight as Mist ninja entered it, and Pakura killed the intruders with Scorch Release.
• Ye Yu killed two Mist ninja who had been fooled by a sand decoy, while Su Zheng moved away and the Mist force discovered their losses.
• Ye Yu and Pakura attacked the Mist force, but Kikushi’s unit trapped them inside a Four Pillars Sealing barrier.
• Ye Yu supported Pakura with his Chakra as Kikushi cast the Platform of Subtle Water around the barrier.

Ye Yu and Pakura defeated the Mist ANBU squad and avenged their dead comrades before sharing a tender moment. Elsewhere, Su Zheng intervened in the fighting at Luoliang Village, killing Conservative Faction men who threatened a surviving girl.

• Jōmei and Kikushi led their Mist ninja in attacks against Ye Yu and Pakura under a rain technique that weakened other ninjutsu.
• Pakura used clones and genjutsu to make Jōmei attack his own men, then killed him and the remaining Mist ninja near him.
• Ye Yu killed Kikushi and the last Mist ninja, revealing that his opponent had been a sand puppet.
• Ye Yu and Pakura discussed how his training in genjutsu and Sand Clones had helped her survive, then expressed their affection for each other.
• In the Land of Fields, the Daimyo was reclaimed by the Protection Faction as fighting between the Revolutionary Army and Conservative Faction continued.
• Su Zheng saved a grieving girl from Conservative Faction men at Luoliang Village and killed the attackers.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Zheng, a mysterious figure, rescues a girl named Dōya and decides to take her away from the war.
• The Third Raikage returns to find that Stone Village has invaded Cloud Village, stealing Killer B and Konosuke.
• The Third Raikage decides to attack Stone Village to retrieve them and avenge the village's humiliation.
• Yugito Nii finds a note from her brother, Konosuke, revealing he infiltrated Stone Village and is safe.
• Yugito Nii discovers a mobile phone given by Konosuke, enabling communication with him and confirming his safety.
• The Third Raikage changes the attack plan, advancing it to that night, and blocks all communication within the village.

Character Developments

• Su Zheng: Shows compassion and a desire to protect the innocent, especially children, from the horrors of war.
• The Third Raikage: Initially feels heavy-hearted and regretful about the losses but regains his fighting spirit upon learning about Konosuke's safety.
• Yugito Nii: Realizes the importance of her brother in her life and becomes determined to rescue him.

Significant Themes

• Protection of the innocent and the vulnerable.
• The consequences of ambition and power struggles among villages.
• The importance of communication and technology in warfare and daily life.

Character Interactions

• Su Zheng and Dōya: Su Zheng shows kindness and gentleness towards Dōya, and she trusts him enough to go with him.
• The Third Raikage and Dodai: The Third Raikage shows understanding and support towards Dodai, who feels guilty for not protecting the village.
• Yugito Nii and Konosuke: Their bond is strengthened as Yugito Nii becomes more determined to rescue her brother.
• The Third Raikage and the Cloud Ninja: They unite in their decision to attack Stone Village, driven by a desire for revenge and to rescue their comrades.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sasori, now living with his restored parents in Amegakure, feels aimless after regaining his humanity and seeks a new purpose.
• He visits Su Zheng, asking to be restored to his original human body, which Su Zheng accomplishes using his Yin-Yang Release: Reorganization technique.
• Sasori is assigned to deal with ninjas from other countries, such as those from Stone Village, who are harassing revolutions in smaller nations.
• Sasori is sent to the Land of Grass to eliminate Stone Village ninjas hunting down the revolutionary army.

Character Developments

• Sasori: After regaining his humanity, Sasori struggles to find a new purpose. He decides to become a ninja again, finding fulfillment in his missions.
• Su Zheng: He remains helpful and supportive, using his powers to restore Sasori's human body.
• Ishiwa (Stone Village ninja captain): He follows orders without question, showing the hierarchical nature of ninja society.

Significant Themes

• Identity and Purpose: Sasori grapples with his new identity as a human and seeks a purpose beyond revenge.
• Power and Hierarchy: The relationship between ninjas and those who employ them is explored, highlighting the power dynamics within the ninja world.

Character Interactions

• Sasori and Su Zheng: Their interaction is friendly and respectful, with Sasori seeking Su Zheng's help and Su Zheng readily agreeing.
• Sasori and Stone Village ninjas: Sasori's encounter with the Stone Village ninjas showcases his combat skills and the disparity in power between him and his opponents.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Mizukage, Kondo Takashi, discusses the strategic situation with his secretary. He decides to halt intelligence gathering on the Sand Village's gold mine to avoid provoking the Leaf Village.
• Kondo learns about the progress of the Revolutionary Army in smaller countries, led by Su Zheng of Amegakure.
• Yagura, a Mist ninja, trains with Utakata, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, on a desolate island. They engage in a fierce battle, showcasing their powerful techniques and transformations.

Character Developments

• Kondo Takashi (Mizukage): He demonstrates strategic thinking, considering the potential consequences of attacking the Sand Village, and decides to wait for the right opportunity.
• Yagura: He shows determination to improve his skills after losing to the Cloud Village's Two-Tails Jinchuriki. He trains with Utakata to hone his abilities.
• Utakata: As the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, he exhibits immense power and control over his Tailed Beast form. He is willing to help Yagura improve, despite his preference for a leisurely life.

Significant Themes

• Strategic Planning: Kondo Takashi's decision-making process highlights the importance of strategic planning and foresight in warfare.
• Training and Improvement: Yagura and Utakata's training session underscores the theme of continuous self-improvement and growth, even in the face of defeat.

Character Interactions

• Kondo Takashi and his Secretary: Their interaction shows Kondo's leadership and the secretary's diligence in providing information.
• Yagura and Utakata: Their training session reveals their camaraderie and mutual respect, despite their competitive nature. It also highlights their unique abilities and techniques.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Cloud Village launches a surprise attack on the Land of Stone, aiming to take revenge for the destruction of their village.
• The Land of Stone had previously captured and sealed the Eight-Tails, creating a new Jinchuriki, Taiyong, to strengthen their village.
• Konosuke, a spy from the Cloud Village, has infiltrated the Land of Stone and orchestrated the Eight-Tails' release, causing chaos and destruction.
• The Cloud Village's Raikage and Yugito Nii lead a powerful assault using Chakra Cannons and Tailed Beast Bombs, decimating the Land of Stone's coastal defenses.
• The Eight-Tails, Gyuki, wreaks havoc in the Land of Stone Village, killing many ninja and causing widespread destruction.

Character Developments

• Konosuke: Proves his strategic and tactical prowess by successfully infiltrating the Land of Stone and manipulating events to weaken their defenses.
• Yugito Nii: Demonstrates her power and importance to the Cloud Village by leading the assault and using her Tailed Beast Bombs to great effect.
• Taiyong: Briefly appears as the new Eight-Tails Jinchuriki before losing control of the beast and being killed.

Significant Themes

• Revenge: The Cloud Village's primary motivation for attacking the Land of Stone.
• Power and Weakness: The Land of Stone's attempt to gain power through the Eight-Tails backfires, leading to their downfall.
• Strategic Planning: Konosuke's infiltration and manipulation highlight the importance of strategic planning in warfare.

Character Interactions

• Konosuke and Yugito Nii: Reunite after Konosuke's successful infiltration, with Yugito Nii expressing concern and affection for him.
• Konosuke and Killer B: Work together to observe and manipulate the Eight-Tails' rampage, with Killer B feeling guilt towards Gyuki.
• Taiyong and the Land of Stone Ninja: Taiyong's loss of control leads to the deaths of many Land of Stone ninja, highlighting the danger of Tailed Beasts.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki goes berserk, causing destruction within the Stone Village.
• Tsuchikage Onoki orders the evacuation of civilians and the sealing of the Eight-Tails.
• Konosuke manipulates the Eight-Tails' behavior to draw out Stone Village ninjas.
• Konosuke and Killer B rescue the Eight-Tails and absorb its chakra.

Character Developments

• Konosuke: Shows strategic thinking and manipulation skills, prioritizing the story's progression over immediate escape.
• Killer B: Displayed concern for ordinary people's well-being, showing empathy and compassion.
• Onoki: Demonstrated resolute leadership and quick decision-making, prioritizing the village's safety.

Significant Themes

• The cruelty of the ninja world and the consequences of exploiting smaller nations.
• The responsibility of powerful nations and ninja villages towards the suffering of others.
• The importance of strategic thinking and manipulation in achieving long-term goals.

Character Interactions

• Konosuke and Killer B: United in their goal to rescue the Eight-Tails, showing camaraderie and understanding.
• Konosuke and Onoki: Indirectly interacted through their strategic maneuvers, with Konosuke trying to outmaneuver Onoki.
• Killer B and the Eight-Tails: Reunited, showing a strong bond and affection for each other.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Konosuke and Killer B fight off Stone Village ninja on their way to the battlefield.
• Kari's squad intercepts the Cloud Village forces; Kari engages the Third Raikage.
• Kari uses various Explosion Release techniques, including Rock Clone Bomb and Blazing Spirit Bomb, to try and defeat the Third Raikage.
• The Third Raikage withstands Kari's powerful attacks due to his Lightning Release Armor and superior speed.
• Kari sacrifices himself using his final move, Blazing Spirit Bomb, to try and defeat the Third Raikage.

Character Developments

• Kari: Shows exceptional skill and determination as an Explosion Release user, willing to sacrifice himself to protect his village.
• Third Raikage: Reveals his limited lifespan due to previous battles and his desire to see Cloud Village's resurgence before his death.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice: Kari's willingness to give his life to protect his village highlights the theme of sacrifice for the greater good.
• Power and Limitations: The Third Raikage's immense power is contrasted with his limited lifespan, emphasizing the theme of power having its limits.

Character Interactions

• Kari vs. Third Raikage: Their intense battle showcases both characters' skills, determination, and ultimately, their tragic fates.
• Konosuke and Killer B: Their brief interaction displays their teamwork and shared goal of reaching the battlefield.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Cloud Ninja, led by the Third Raikage, ambush the Stone Ninja.
• The Third Raikage engages in a fierce battle with the Stone Ninja, causing significant casualties.
• Han, the One-Tail Jinchuriki, and Ay, the son of the Third Raikage, engage in a intense fight.
• Onoki, the Tsuchikage, arrives and uses his Dust Release: True Several Worlds Stripping Technique to target the Cloud Ninja.

Character Developments

• The Third Raikage demonstrates his formidable power and combat skills, wreaking havoc among the Stone Ninja.
• Han shows his prowess as a Jinchuriki, holding his own against Ay.
• Onoki, despite his hatred for the Cloud Village, shows concern for his own people's safety, choosing not to use his full power to avoid friendly fire.

Significant Themes

• The power and danger of Jinchuriki.
• The importance of accurate intelligence in warfare.
• The consequences of underestimating one's enemy.

Character Interactions

• The Third Raikage vs. the Stone Ninja: The Raikage's powerful lightning-based attacks cause significant damage to the Stone Ninja.
• Han vs. Ay: Both Jinchuriki clash, showcasing their unique abilities and strength.
• Onoki vs. the Cloud Ninja: Onoki's arrival turns the tide of the battle, causing the Cloud Ninja to retreat.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The war between the Cloud and Stone Villages intensifies with Onoki's interference.
• Yugito Nii (Jinchuriki of the Cat Tailed Beast, Matatabi) and Roshi (Jinchuriki of the Ape Tailed Beast, Sun Wukong) engage in a high-speed pursuit, leaving the main forces behind due to their immense power.
• They clash, with Roshi's Lava Style causing Yugito Nii's skin to burn, and her cat claws wounding Roshi.
• Roshi uses his Lava Style: Granite defense, which Yugito Nii dodges and counterattacks, severing one of her cat claws.
• Roshi's Lava Style: Needle-Jizō attack severely wounds Yugito Nii, but she recovers quickly due to Konosuke's power within her.
• Yugito Nii uses Fire Style: Fire Rat Balls, which Roshi counters with Scorching Style: Scorching River Rock Technique.
• They transform into their Complete Body forms, with Yugito Nii using Fire Style: Cloud Flame and Roshi transforming into his ape form.
• Roshi uses Lava Style: Flower Fruit Mountain, engulfing Yugito Nii in lava, and she counters with Fire Style: Great Fireball Barrage, leading to mutual destruction.
• Both fainting, they use their final strength to fire Tailed Beast Bombs at each other. Roshi escapes using Earth Style, while Su Zheng rescues Yugito Nii.

Character Developments

• Yugito Nii shows immense strength and resilience, even after severe injuries, and uses her final strength to counter Roshi.
• Roshi demonstrates powerful Lava Style techniques and the strength of his ape form, but also shows a willingness to fight to the death.

Significant Themes

• The power and danger of Tailed Beasts and their Jinchuriki.
• The concept of mutual destruction in battle.
• The resilience and determination of characters.

Character Interactions

• Yugito Nii and Roshi clash repeatedly, each adapting to the other's techniques and pushing each other to their limits.
• Su Zheng appears to rescue Yugito Nii, showing his protective nature towards the goddesses.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Zheng treats Yugito Nii's injuries and kisses her before leaving.
• Yugito Nii awakens, healed, and heads towards the battlefield.
• A fights the Jinchuriki Han, initially having the upper hand.
• Han enters his Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, but A remains uninjured.
• Han transforms into his Complete Tailed Beast form (King of the Five Tails) after being critically injured.
• A dodges Han's Tailed Beast Bomb and defeats Han, who is then rescued by Jiang Chuan.
• Han recovers and re-joins the battle.

Character Developments

• Yugito Nii regains consciousness and is grateful for her healing.
• Han struggles against A's strength and enters his Tailed Beast form out of desperation.
• A demonstrates his formidable power and resilience against Han's attacks.
• Jiang Chuan shows loyalty and concern for his comrades, saving Han and providing him with healing medicine.

Significant Themes

• The power and danger of Tailed Beasts (Jinchuriki).
• The importance of comradeship and loyalty, as shown by Jiang Chuan's actions.
• The consequences of provoking a Jinchuriki, as seen through Han's reaction to A's words.

Character Interactions

• Su Zheng and Yugito Nii share a tender moment as he heals her.
• Han and A engage in a fierce and intense battle, with A ultimately defeating Han.
• Jiang Chuan and Han display camaraderie, with Jiang Chuan saving and aiding Han.