Chapter Summaries

Naruto Uzumaki confronted Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze over the harm done to him and his mother, rejecting Minato as his father while choosing to remain a Konoha ninja. Minato rejected reconciliation with Jiraiya and vowed to replace Konoha’s leadership and rule the village his own way.

• Naruto Uzumaki blamed Jiraiya for his failures and punched him after condemning Minato Namikaze’s decision to seal the Nine-Tails inside him.
• Naruto Uzumaki called Minato Namikaze out, rejected his apology, and said he would stay in Konoha but no longer pretend to be his son.
• Naruto Uzumaki left, and Jiraiya asked Minato Namikaze whether there was any chance of reconciliation.
• Minato Namikaze explained that Jiraiya and Konoha’s leaders had intended to deceive and exploit him, then learned the Great Toad Sage could no longer see the future clearly.
• Minato Namikaze vowed to replace Konoha’s upper ranks, take control of the village, and keep Jiraiya in Konoha on standby for orders.

Minato Namikaze executed Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, then announced sweeping changes that gave him near-total control of Konoha and prepared the village for war against Sunagakure. At Orochimaru's base, Chiyu and Orochimaru discussed Minato's rule and wondered what Sunagakure would sacrifice to avoid war.

• Minato Namikaze sentenced Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and the other kneeling advisors to death, and the Anbu executed them before the gathered villagers and ninja.
• Minato Namikaze revealed that Miyuki Uzumaki was missing and Naruto Uzumaki had been mistreated, but said he would not punish villagers who had been unaware of the truth.
• Minato Namikaze abolished the Hokage Advisor position's decision-making authority, established a new Hokage Guard Unit, required children to attend the Ninja Academy, and ordered Konoha to prepare for war.
• Minato Namikaze ordered all ninja to register and announced that Konoha would formally declare war on Sunagakure the following week.
• At Orochimaru's base in the Hidden Sound Village, Chiyu and Orochimaru concluded that Minato intended to rule Konoha and discussed Sunagakure's chances and the village's possible future.

After declaring war on Sunagakure, Minato Namikaze led Konoha’s forces toward the Land of Wind while Chiyo and Ebizo prepared to negotiate reparations and Gaara’s return. Naruto Uzumaki watched the troops leave and reaffirmed his distrust of Minato, while Kakashi waited in Konoha for a conversation with him.

• Chiyo and Ebizo emerged from retirement and convinced Sunagakure’s leaders to negotiate with Minato Namikaze, pay reparations, and ransom Gaara.
• Chiyo and Ebizo set out to represent Sunagakure in negotiations.
• Hyuga Hiashi asked Minato to keep the Hyuga Main Family out of battle, but Minato ordered him to either place Caged Bird Seals on them or accept that they would fight.
• Minato led Konoha’s assembled ninja forces out of the village, while Kakashi stayed behind with Naruto Uzumaki.
• Naruto told Kakashi that he would never forgive Minato and was focused on becoming stronger to protect Miyuki Uzumaki.
• Kakashi explained that Minato had asked him to wait for his return and talk, and promised Naruto he would not reveal Miyuki’s location.

Minato Namikaze rejected Sunagakure’s offer of compensation and demanded that it surrender and become subordinate to Konoha. He revealed that Konoha had also sent a squad to seize the Land of Wind’s daimyo, leaving Chiyo and Ebizo shocked by his ruthless strategy.

• Minato Namikaze met Chiyo and Ebizo at the border as they sought negotiations on Sunagakure’s behalf.
• Ebizo explained that Orochimaru and Chiyu had killed Rasa and deceived Sunagakure into attacking Konoha, then offered compensation to avert war.
• Minato Namikaze demanded Sunagakure’s surrender and subordination, threatening to deploy Shukaku and station Konoha ninja there.
• Chiyo and Ebizo refused, but Minato Namikaze argued that Sunagakure was weakened and threatened to purge it if it resisted.
• Minato Namikaze revealed that he had dispatched a squad to take control of the Land of Wind’s daimyo, alarming Chiyo and Ebizo.
• Minato Namikaze said he would use the daimyo to force Sunagakure into panic and admitted he wanted to break the village’s resistance.

Minato Namikaze rejected Chiyo and Ebizo’s offers and demanded Sunagakure surrender to Konoha as a vassal, while Konoha’s forces advanced into the Land of Wind. With the daimyo’s surrender proclamation spreading panic and Sunagakure lacking a Kazekage, a Jinchuriki, and the strength to resist, its leaders faced the prospect of surrender.

• Ebizo offered Sunagakure’s fertile land and compensation, but Minato refused and warned he would use Shukaku if the fighting stalled.
• Minato told Chiyo and Ebizo that Konoha had taken control of the daimyo and ordered them to return to Sunagakure and prepare to surrender.
• The daimyo’s surrender proclamation reached Sunagakure as Minato led Konoha’s forces toward the village.
• Chiyo and Ebizo gathered Sunagakure’s senior officials, and Ebizo condemned them for supporting the attack on Konoha and failing to recognize Orochimaru’s impersonation of the Fourth Hokage.
• Ebizo explained that Sunagakure could not resist Konoha without its Jinchuriki, and one official quietly proposed surrendering.

Chiyo, Ebizo, and Sunagakure's higher-ups surrendered to Minato Namikaze and agreed to make Sunagakure a Konoha vassal in exchange for partial autonomy and Gaara's return. Minato bound them with Cursed Seals and ordered them to lead Konoha's forces into Sunagakure.

• Sunagakure's higher-ups argued that surrender would preserve the village's remaining strength, and Chiyo urged Ebizo to accept the plan.
• Chiyo and Ebizo led the higher-ups and more than twenty jonin to meet Minato Namikaze and offered Sunagakure's surrender.
• Minato granted Sunagakure partial autonomy and agreed to return its Jinchuriki, but said Konoha would retain most of the tailed beast's power.
• Chiyo and Ebizo accepted Minato's terms, and Konoha's ninja surrounded and restrained the Sunagakure delegation.
• Minato's ninja placed Heart Affliction Binding Seals on Chiyo, Ebizo, and the others, giving Minato power over their lives.
• Minato ordered the Sunagakure delegation to lead Konoha's forces into the village.

Minato Namikaze led Konoha's forces into Sunagakure after its leaders surrendered, imposed Konoha's control, and appointed Shikaku Nara as deputy leader. After Shikaku secured the village, Minato returned to Konoha with Chiyo and Ebizo, leaving Gaara as his next target.

• Minato Namikaze led Konoha's forces to Sunagakure, and Chiyo and Ebizo signaled the gate guards to let them enter.
• Minato declared Sunagakure a subordinate village under Konoha's full control and announced a census and new rules.
• Minato abolished Chiyo and Ebizo's adviser positions, appointed Shikaku Nara deputy leader, and ordered him to control the village and its elite ninja.
• Shikaku organized Konoha's reinforcements and gained complete control of Sunagakure over the next half month.
• Minato returned to Konoha with Chiyo and Ebizo and prepared to deal with Gaara.

Danzo fled to the Land of Tea and began the Ox-Head Heavenly King Project to destroy Konoha, while Minato Namikaze made himself a Jinchuriki and tightened his control over the village. He questioned Kakashi about his ties to Chiyu and asked whether Kakashi knew where Miyuki was.

• Danzo brought his surviving Root ninja and researchers to a hidden base in the Land of Tea and ordered the Ox-Head Heavenly King Project to begin.
• Minato Namikaze visited Gaara, removed his seals, and transferred most of Shukaku’s power into himself with the Eight Trigrams Seal.
• Minato Namikaze ordered ninja to escort Gaara and Baki and Rasa’s other two children back to Sunagakure.
• Minato Namikaze improved Konoha’s barrier to monitor the village and imposed harsh policies.
• Minato Namikaze summoned Kakashi, who admitted that he and Chiyu had never fallen out, then asked if Kakashi knew where Miyuki was.

Minato Namikaze asked Kakashi to remain in Konoha as Naruto's teacher and as a possible intermediary with Miyuki. After consulting Chiyu, Kakashi decided to stay for now because he still worried about Naruto.

• Minato Namikaze asked Kakashi about Miyuki, and Kakashi confirmed she was with Chiyu and Kushina Uzumaki and doing well.
• Kakashi told Minato Namikaze he had planned to leave Konoha but had stayed to ensure Naruto would be safe.
• Minato Namikaze asked Kakashi to remain in Konoha, guide Naruto, and help him reconnect with Miyuki.
• Kakashi contacted Chiyu, who said Minato Namikaze was sincere and explained that Kakashi's presence gave him a way to reach them.
• Kakashi told Chiyu he would stay in Konoha for now because he remained concerned about Naruto.

Kakashi agreed to stay in Konoha, while Chiyu planned to arrange surgery for his Sharingan and urged him to meet Hualing. Outside Konoha, Itachi and Kisame began gathering information, and Sasuke spotted someone with a Sharingan near his training ground.

• Kakashi chose to remain in Konoha, and Chiyu proposed arranging his Sharingan surgery at Ryūchi Cave before he began Sage Mode training.
• Chiyu and Kushina discussed bringing Kakashi to meet Hualing, Neji’s plans to build a home for his branch of the Hyuga Clan, and preparations for future turmoil.
• Itachi and Kisame arrived outside Konoha, where Itachi used genjutsu to control two gate guards and send them inside.
• Sasuke practiced Thunder Breathing at the Training Ground and reflected on Chiyu’s Susanoo as he sought to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Sasuke noticed someone passing the Training Ground who appeared to have a Sharingan.

Sasuke Uchiha discovered that Itachi Uchiha had returned to Konoha’s outskirts and confronted him, but Itachi easily overpowered him. Naruto Uzumaki intervened to stop Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki, leaving Sasuke ready to continue fighting.

• Sasuke Uchiha recognized Itachi Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan in a Konoha Chunin and learned Itachi had been seen near the village gate.
• Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki questioned immobilized Konoha ninja in the forest, then encountered Sasuke Uchiha.
• Sasuke Uchiha charged Itachi with Thunder Breathing, but Itachi caught his wrist and knocked him aside.
• Naruto Uzumaki attacked Itachi and Kisame with Wind Breathing, forcing them to retreat and drawing their attention.
• Naruto Uzumaki asked Sasuke whether he could still fight, and Sasuke said he could.

Naruto Uzumaki fought Kisame Hoshigaki while Sasuke Uchiha faced Itachi Uchiha and was badly overpowered. Sasuke’s hatred and desperation awakened Three-Tomoe Sharingan in both eyes, and he vowed to kill Itachi at any cost.

• Naruto Uzumaki interrupted Itachi Uchiha as he was about to break Sasuke Uchiha’s wrist, then fought Kisame Hoshigaki with Wind Breathing techniques.
• Kisame Hoshigaki used Samehada to drain Naruto Uzumaki’s Chakra, but Naruto struck him with a Rasengan and sent him flying before Samehada healed his wound.
• Itachi Uchiha used Crow Clone Jutsu and a fireball’s shockwave to injure Sasuke Uchiha, then overwhelmed him with taijutsu.
• Sasuke Uchiha tried to attack with Chidori, but Itachi Uchiha broke his arm and beat him down.
• The Heaven and Earth Curse Mark spread across Sasuke Uchiha’s body, and both his Sharingan evolved into Three-Tomoe as he vowed to kill Itachi Uchiha.

Sasuke Uchiha fought Itachi Uchiha with his Curse Mark and Three-Tomoe Sharingan, but Itachi overwhelmed him with Tsukuyomi. Naruto Uzumaki wounded Kisame Hoshigaki before Kakashi arrived and joined the fight, leaving him face-to-face with Itachi.

• Sasuke Uchiha activated the first stage of the Heaven and Earth Curse Mark and attacked Itachi Uchiha, but Itachi trapped him in Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu and Tsukuyomi.
• Itachi Uchiha tormented Sasuke Uchiha with the memory of the clan massacre until Sasuke fell unconscious.
• Kisame Hoshigaki drained Naruto Uzumaki's Chakra with Samehada, but Naruto used the Nine-Tails' power and hid among Shadow Clones to wound Kisame with Wind Breathing.
• Kisame Hoshigaki prepared to fight seriously, but Kakashi arrived and struck him with a lightning-charged ninja sword.
• Kakashi greeted Itachi Uchiha coldly and reminded him that their last meeting had been during the Uchiha clan massacre.

Kakashi confronted Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki, then traded their limited information about Jigen for permission to leave. After they escaped, Naruto Uzumaki took Sasuke Uchiha to the hospital, and Kakashi went to report to Minato Namikaze.

• Kakashi stopped Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki from leaving and revealed that he knew about Itachi Uchiha's eye techniques.
• Kakashi asked whether Jigen was an Akatsuki member, and Itachi Uchiha described him as a powerful, mysterious former monk who acted alone.
• Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki fled after sharing what little they knew about Jigen.
• Naruto Uzumaki sensed that Itachi Uchiha lacked malice toward Sasuke Uchiha, and Kakashi confirmed there was a hidden reason for their conflict.
• Naruto Uzumaki carried the unconscious Sasuke Uchiha back to Konoha while Might Guy and the other jonin tended to the genjutsu victims.
• Kakashi returned to Konoha to report to Minato Namikaze.

Kakashi told Minato Namikaze about Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki, then learned how to block Konoha’s barrier surveillance as he chose to remain in the village. After Sasuke Uchiha woke from Tsukuyomi, Naruto Uzumaki challenged his despair over being too weak to defeat Itachi, leaving Sasuke shaken by Naruto’s harsh words.

• Kakashi reported his encounter with Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki to Minato Namikaze and agreed to stay in Konoha if he could block the barrier’s surveillance.
• Minato Namikaze privately revealed that he had sent a Shadow Clone to protect Naruto Uzumaki outside Konoha and wondered why Jigen had drawn Chiyu’s attention.
• Sasuke Uchiha woke in the Ninja Hospital, where Sakura Haruno and Izumi Uchiha learned that he needed time to recover from the mental shock of Tsukuyomi.
• After Sakura Haruno and Izumi Uchiha left, Sasuke Uchiha brooded over his helplessness against Itachi Uchiha and raged about how weak he was.
• Naruto Uzumaki rejected Sasuke Uchiha’s complaints, urged him to train instead of despairing, and called his resolve to kill Itachi empty talk.

Naruto Uzumaki challenged Sasuke Uchiha to stop letting hatred and defeat erase his recognition of his own progress, leading Sasuke to decide to leave Konoha for the Hidden Sound Village and seek greater power. Chiyu learned more about Jigen from Kakashi and planned to help Sasuke escape Minato Namikaze’s surveillance if he asked.

• Naruto Uzumaki caught Sasuke Uchiha’s punch and criticized him for wallowing in self-pity and relying on others to gain the power to defeat Itachi Uchiha.
• Naruto Uzumaki urged Sasuke Uchiha to measure his progress against his past self and turn hatred into motivation rather than letting it control him.
• Sasuke Uchiha reflected on his efforts, resolved to train until he could kill Itachi Uchiha, and decided to leave Konoha to seek Chiyu and Orochimaru in the Hidden Sound Village.
• Kakashi told Chiyu what Itachi Uchiha had said about Jigen, and Chiyu reasoned that Sasuke Uchiha would soon come to the Hidden Sound Village to advance his Heaven and Earth Curse Mark.
• Chiyu told Kakashi to arrange help for Sasuke Uchiha through someone else if Sasuke asked, so Minato Namikaze would not immediately notice his escape.

Black Zetsu worried that Jigen’s Otsutsuki power threatened the plan to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki, while Chiyu learned that Sasori had contacted Kabuto and that Shin had escaped Orochimaru’s base. Chiyu left the Hidden Sound Village to go to Kusagakure for the meeting at Heaven and Earth Bridge.

• Black Zetsu considered Jigen a major threat and resolved to strengthen their forces, collect the tailed beasts, and revive Madara Uchiha to free Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Kabuto Yakushi told Chiyu that Sasori’s mark had sent a message asking him to meet at Heaven and Earth Bridge in Kusagakure three days later.
• Orochimaru told Chiyu that Shin had vanished from the base and taken his cloning research materials, despite leaving the security restrictions untouched.
• Orochimaru suggested that Shin might have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and escaped using a space-time ocular technique.
• Chiyu said he would look out for Shin, informed Kushina Uzumaki and Yahiko, and departed the Hidden Sound Village for Kusagakure.

Chiyu met Sasori at Heaven and Earth Bridge to learn about Akatsuki’s capture of the Tailed Beasts and ask about Jigen. Jigen appeared, revealed that he had been observing Chiyu and cooperating with Nagato, and proposed working with Chiyu.

• Chiyu calculated that he needed far more Witness Points to obtain a Sage Body and awaken the Rinnegan, and resolved to influence major events to earn more.
• Chiyu confronted Sasori, destroyed Hiruko with a single strike, and learned that Akatsuki had begun capturing Tailed Beasts and had captured the Five-Tails.
• Chiyu asked Sasori about Jigen, but Jigen appeared before Sasori could answer and identified himself.
• Jigen sent Sasori away and told Chiyu that he had been observing him and wanted to cooperate with him.
• Jigen revealed that Nagato cooperated with him because he could provide what Nagato wanted, then asked Chiyu whether they could work together.

Jigen asked Chiyu to help him recover something that had yet to appear, then demonstrated his strength in a battle. Chiyu identified a possible weakness while Jigen absorbed his attacks and charged at him with a powerful strike.

• Jigen offered Chiyu cooperation in exchange for help recovering something in the future, and Chiyu agreed to test his strength through battle.
• Jigen used Chakra Rods and black markings to overpower Chiyu, pierce his abdomen, and absorb his Chakra.
• Chiyu activated Sage Mode and attacked with fire dragons, but Jigen absorbed the ninjutsu and vanished to evade his strike.
• Chiyu's Shadow Clone kicked Jigen while he was absorbing an attack, leading Chiyu to suspect that Jigen could not evade quickly during absorption.
• Chiyu activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and charged at Jigen with Thunder Breathing Seventh Form: Fire Thunder God.

Chiyu analyzed Jigen’s shrinking ability and fought him with ninjutsu and Susanoo, but Jigen overwhelmed him and offered cooperation. The chapter revealed that Jigen was a vessel controlled by the Otsutsuki Isshiki, who sought someone to act on his behalf.

• Chiyu attacked Jigen with fire and lightning, but Jigen evaded him by shrinking himself and used his ability to shrink the flames and pierce Chiyu with Chakra Rods.
• Jigen entered his stronger horned state, and Chiyu summoned Complete Body Susanoo to fight him.
• Jigen broke through Susanoo’s defenses, struck Chiyu, and absorbed his Sage Art Chakra, forcing him out of Sage Mode.
• Jigen ended the battle and asked Chiyu what he intended to do, explaining that he needed someone else to carry out certain tasks.
• The chapter revealed that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki had survived inside the monk Jigen and controlled his body through Karma.