Chapter Summaries

Sasuke attacked Hinata with Amaterasu, convinced the black flames had overwhelmed her. A burst of white light and a powerful gust of wind followed, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Sasuke challenged Hinata and used his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to cast Amaterasu.
• Hinata retreated, but black flames spread from Sasuke's sleeve and engulfed her.
• Sasuke laughed as he watched Hinata disappear beneath the flames.
• A faint white light emerged from the flames, followed by a thunderous boom and a powerful gust of wind.

Hinata revealed her Tenseigan after escaping Sasuke’s Amaterasu, then floated above him and declared her power godlike. Sasuke refused to believe her claims and roared in fury, setting up his next attack.

• Hinata freed herself from Sasuke’s black flames and revealed her glowing blue eyes.
• Sasuke questioned whether Hinata’s eyes were the Byakugan.
• Hinata identified her eyes as the Tenseigan and said they worked on roughly the same principle as the Rinnegan.
• Hinata rose into the air and taunted Sasuke by calling him a mortal.
• Sasuke roared that he did not believe her.

Sasuke formed the first stage of Susanoo and tried to strike Hinata, but she easily evaded him. After Hinata taunted him, she stopped dodging and let Susanoo's palm crash down toward her.

• Sasuke's Mangekyo spun as he formed the first stage of Susanoo around himself.
• Susanoo swung at Hinata, but she gracefully avoided each attack.
• Sasuke challenged Hinata to stop dodging, and she mocked him for wanting an easy target.
• Sasuke stayed silent and continued attacking without success.
• Hinata decided to help Sasuke advance Susanoo and stopped moving as its palm came crashing down.
• Sasuke looked delighted when he saw Hinata was no longer dodging.

Hinata summoned Hamura's Statue to overpower Sasuke's Susanoo and hurl Sasuke away. As Karin tried to rush to Sasuke, Suigetsu stopped her, and Jugo said Sasuke still could not win before a stranger appeared on a nearby tree branch.

• Hinata blocked Sasuke's Susanoo, summoned Hamura's Statue, and had it seize Susanoo's hands.
• Hamura's Statue threw Sasuke and his first-stage Susanoo away.
• Karin tried to rush to Sasuke, but Hozuki Suigetsu grabbed her and warned her not to interfere.
• Jugo said the fighters had not reached their limits, but Sasuke still could not defeat Hinata.
• A figure appeared on a nearby tree branch and praised Jugo's analysis.

Yushi introduced himself as a member of the Dawn Organization and told Karin, Hozuki Suigetsu, and Jugo that his boss was only playing with Sasuke. The three watched the battle with growing concern as they realized Sasuke had been unable to accomplish anything.

• Yushi introduced himself as Mask, a member of the Dawn Organization, and suggested that he and the others play mahjong while their bosses fought.
• Karin challenged Yushi after he called her pretty, and Hozuki Suigetsu questioned his loyalty to his boss.
• Yushi claimed his boss had barely used her abilities and had not yet shown her true battle stance.
• Karin, Hozuki Suigetsu, and Jugo reassessed the battle and worried as they noticed Sasuke repeatedly charging without making progress.

Hinata provoked Sasuke until his Susanoo evolved into a much larger, more detailed second form. She judged that her objective was mostly achieved but doubted Sasuke could reach the third form.

• Sasuke realized something was wrong and stopped attacking to ask Hinata why.
• Hinata dismissed Sasuke as a child, reigniting his fury.
• Sasuke's Susanoo surged with power and grew into a more lifelike second form.
• Hinata assessed the Susanoo and wondered how long Sasuke could sustain it.

Hinata canceled her summoned stone statue and entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode, overwhelming Sasuke's ultimate Susanoo with her presence. She declared the warm-up over and prepared to begin in earnest, while Sasuke continued despite his growing unease.

• Sasuke's Susanoo went straight to its final stage and wielded a purple greatsword.
• Hinata tapped the stone statue, canceling its summoning and making it vanish.
• Hinata entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode as blue Chakra patterns and nine Truth-Seeking Orbs appeared around her.
• Hinata's aura crushed Susanoo's presence and made the colossal figure recoil.
• Hinata announced that the warm-up was over, while Sasuke pressed on despite his wavering confidence.

Sasuke’s Susanoo struck at Hinata, but she blocked its blade with a shield formed from her Truth-Seeking Orbs. The clash devastated the surrounding forest, before the narration shifted to the Three Supreme Rules and an Apostle of Destiny who once refused a god’s offer.

• Sasuke empowered his Susanoo and attacked Hinata with its blade.
• Hinata reshaped her Truth-Seeking Orbs into a shield and blocked the strike.
• The collision produced a tremendous shockwave that destroyed more of the forest.
• The narration described the Three Supreme Rules and the rare people who followed their paths.
• An Apostle of Destiny refused a god’s offer of blessings, and the god let him leave after recognizing his sincerity.

Tang Woods inspected the clock tower and reconstructed how a mysterious person had watched his home before attacking him. With the clues exhausted, he returned to his room and prepared to wait for the attacker’s next move.

• Tang Woods climbed the clock tower and recognized his residence as the building a mysterious person had watched.
• Tang Woods recalled the stranger’s apparent actions and questioned why the thugs had attacked him and searched for something other than Kroer.
• Tang Woods concluded that his clues had run out and decided to rule out three suspects before waiting for another attempt on his life.
• Tang Woods left the clock tower after looking once more at his home and the old watchman.
• Tang Woods returned to his room, bought and ate black grain noodles, and realized he had nothing to do.

Hinata blocked Sasuke’s Susanoo strike, while Sasuke realized his completed Susanoo was consuming his ocular power too quickly and planned to end the fight with his strongest move. As Susanoo stepped back, Hinata murmured “Dimensional Distortion.”

• Hinata stood before Sasuke’s colossal Susanoo and blocked its strike with a shield formed from a Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Sasuke retreated and watched Hinata warily, fearing a counterattack.
• Sasuke realized his completed Susanoo rapidly consumed his ocular power and decided to use his strongest move before he ran out.
• Susanoo stepped back as the Truth-Seeking Orb shield vanished and returned to its chakra-wrapped form.
• Hinata’s pupils flickered, and she murmured, “Dimensional Distortion.”

Hinata repeatedly used Dimensional Distortion and spatial movement to trap Sasuke’s Susanoo. Sasuke’s defense showed cracks as the immobilized Susanoo faced another attack.

• Hinata warped the space around Sasuke’s Susanoo’s left shoulder, but Sasuke struck the distortion with his greatsword and pulled free.
• Hinata saw cracks form around the Susanoo’s shoulder and used Dimensional Distortion on Sasuke again.
• Hinata moved through spatial rifts to attack from multiple positions and restrict the Susanoo’s movements.
• Hinata trapped Sasuke’s Susanoo in spatial turbulence, leaving it unable to defend itself or move.

Hinata defeated Sasuke after his Susanoo shattered, then used a spatial rift to keep him from crashing to the ground. With Sasuke left stunned, Hinata began explaining that he had no right to choose because she had beaten him.

• Sasuke realized he had lost when cracks spread across Susanoo and it shattered.
• The destruction of Susanoo injured Sasuke and ended Dimensional Distortion, leaving him falling from the sky.
• Hinata opened a spatial rift beneath Sasuke and redirected him close to the ground, saving him from a dangerous fall.
• Sasuke stared blankly after landing, unaware that Hinata had helped him.
• Hinata told Sasuke that the weak had no right to choose since she had defeated him and spared his life.

Hinata offered Sasuke his life in exchange for helping her, promising he would have a chance to take revenge on Danzo. Sasuke accepted, while Karin, Hozuki Suigetsu, and Jugo waited anxiously after his defeat.

• Hinata told Sasuke he had to work for her if he wanted to live and reminded him he had no choice.
• Hinata guessed Sasuke wanted revenge on Danzo and said his current strength was not enough to defeat him.
• Hinata promised Sasuke opportunities to seek out Danzo, and Sasuke nodded in acceptance.
• Hinata explained what she wanted Sasuke to do, treating their agreement as settled.
• Karin, Hozuki Suigetsu, and Jugo worried about what Hinata would do as their patience rapidly wore thin.

Karin, Hozuki Suigetsu, and Jugo tried to go check on Sasuke, but Yushi blocked their way because he had promised his boss not to let anyone through. The standoff escalated as magnetic sand began gathering around Yushi.

• Karin said they should go check on Sasuke, and Hozuki Suigetsu and Jugo agreed.
• Yushi warned them that he had promised his boss no one would pass until she finished her work.
• Karin angrily ordered Yushi to get out of their way and threatened him if anything happened to Sasuke.
• Yushi stayed on guard as a breeze formed around him and magnetic sand gathered.

Hinata arrived while Yushi faced Karin, Hozuki Suigetsu, and Jugo, then told them she had fought Sasuke to discuss something with him. Karin refused to accept Hinata’s explanation or apology and demanded to know what she had done to Sasuke.

• Yushi kept Karin, Hozuki Suigetsu, and Jugo at bay with Magnetic Sand while urging them not to fight.
• Hinata arrived from the battlefield and asked Yushi whether he was finished.
• Karin demanded to know what Hinata had done to Sasuke.
• Hinata said she had needed to discuss something with Sasuke and had fought him because of his awful personality.
• Hinata apologized for hitting Karin and the others too hard, but Karin rejected the apology and pressed her for answers.

Hinata left after telling Karin that Sasuke was nearby, while Karin's teammates kept their distance from Yushi. Sasuke emerged from the battlefield battered, and Karin rushed to his side, abandoning her scolding of Suigetsu and Jugo.

• Hozuki Suigetsu and Jugo moved away from Yushi and exchanged awkward glances.
• Yushi called out to Suigetsu and Jugo, asking what they were doing.
• Hinata told Karin that Sasuke was nearby and might be in a bad mood, then left with Yushi.
• Sasuke emerged from the battlefield in a sorry state and asked his team what they were doing.
• Karin rushed to Sasuke and showered him with concerned questions, ignoring Suigetsu and Jugo.

Sasuke explained his plans to Suigetsu, Jugo, and Karin, who accepted them, while Hinata and Yushi left the forest. After a White Zetsu clone spotted Hinata and reported back, Obito decided to meet the fellow Uchiha himself to discover what he intended.

• Sasuke explained what he and the others needed to do next, and Suigetsu, Jugo, and Karin did not object.
• Hinata and Yushi raced through the forest while Hinata reviewed her plans and arrangements with Wu Zhu.
• A White Zetsu clone emerged from a tree, watched Hinata leave, and then vanished into the trunk.
• White Zetsu informed Obito about Hinata, leaving Obito uncertain about the other side's intentions.
• Obito decided to personally meet his fellow clansman and find out what he wanted.

Obito decided to approach Sasuke with an offer to draw him into his camp and discover Hinata’s intentions. Meanwhile, news that Akatsuki had secretly captured most of the tailed beasts spread among the other great nations, leaving the ninja world on the brink of upheaval.

• Obito recognized Sasuke’s potential and decided to offer him what he wanted to secure his allegiance and learn what Hinata had discussed with him.
• Obito moved to meet Sasuke as time ran short and he worried about both the growing crisis and his own teammates.
• News spread from Konoha to the other great nations that Akatsuki had secretly captured the tailed beasts, apart from the Eight-Tails and Konoha’s Nine-Tails.
• The other villages became furious after confirming the news and realizing that Akatsuki’s actions threatened them too.

The Five Great Nations coordinated their response to Akatsuki’s capture of seven tailed beasts and agreed to hold a Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron. Tsunade prepared to attend, leaving Shizune and the Ino-Shika-Cho clan heads in charge of Konoha while she considered how to handle the Hyuga Clan.

• The ninja villages held meetings, informed their daimyos, and contacted other nations to assess their positions on Akatsuki.
• The Kage of the Five Great Nations agreed to convene a Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron.
• Tsunade read the other Kage’s messages and told Shizune to prepare for her trip and notify Kakashi that she needed his help.
• Tsunade assigned Shizune and the Ino-Shika-Cho clan heads to manage Konoha in her absence.
• Tsunade told Shizune to leave the Hyuga Clan alone unless they proved to be enemies, saying Konoha could not afford to repeat what happened to the Uchiha Clan.

Tsunade prepared to leave Konoha, but Shizune warned that Danzo might exploit her absence. Tsunade planned to enlist the other two advisors to keep him in check, while Danzo considered how to benefit from the crisis that had brought the Five Great Nations together.

• Shizune warned Tsunade that Danzo could use Root to act without restraint if she left Konoha.
• Tsunade decided to meet with the other two advisors and ask them to restrain Danzo.
• Tsunade sent Shizune to distribute the necessary instructions.
• Danzo listened to a subordinate's report about the Five Kage Summit and pondered what he could gain from the situation.