Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Seisen destroyed Kumogakure’s warehouse with a barrage of flaming arrows, then led Uchiha Shisui and Might Guy in a retreat under pursuit. The three fought through a blocked escape route as Yoshikawa Iwa’s forces closed in behind them.

• Hyuga Seisen’s arrows shattered the warehouse barriers and detonated its stockpile of explosive tags and ninja tools, turning Kumogakure’s logistics base into a blazing ruin.
• Yoshikawa Iwa ordered his remaining men to pursue Hyuga Seisen, while Uchiha Shisui watched the attack in shock and questioned his own path as a ninja.
• Hyuga Seisen, Uchiha Shisui, and Might Guy fled down the mountain, and Hyuga Seisen detonated another supply pile with a massive arrow to halt the pursuers.
• Yoshikawa Iwa rallied the surviving Kumogakure ninjas, who caught up with the trio at the mountain’s foot as another group blocked their way through the forest.
• Might Guy charged through the ambushers with Leaf Hurricane, Uchiha Shisui disrupted the pursuers with his blade, and Hyuga Seisen fired arrows at the rear while Yoshikawa Iwa ordered his men to spread out.

Hyuga Seisen, Uchiha Shisui, and Might Guy fought through the Kumogakure pursuit and lured the pursuers into a narrow canyon. Seisen destroyed the canyon with a barrage of Explosive Flame Arrows, leaving Yoshikawa Iwa alive outside the rubble as the three escaped.

• Yoshikawa Iwa urged the Kumogakure ninja to pursue Hyuga Seisen and his companions while Seisen’s arrows blasted through their ranks.
• Might Guy opened the First Gate and broke the interception formation, while Uchiha Shisui used his Sharingan and afterimages to disrupt the pursuers.
• Hyuga Seisen spotted a canyon and led Uchiha Shisui and Might Guy toward it, firing arrows to clear their route.
• The three escaped the canyon, and Seisen stopped at its entrance as the Kumogakure pursuers crowded inside.
• Hyuga Seisen fired Hundred Consecutive Explosive Flame Arrows and detonated them, collapsing the canyon and crushing the trapped Kumogakure ninja.
• Yoshikawa Iwa survived the blast outside the canyon and watched the three retreating figures disappear into the distance.

Hyuga Seisen and his teammates escaped after destroying the Kumogakure supply depot, leaving Yoshikawa Iwa swearing revenge. Seisen raised his Quincy Fusion Rate to unlock Radiance-Breaking Formation, then asked Uchiha Shisui to demonstrate Shadow Clone Jutsu.

• Yoshikawa Iwa learned that the warehouse, its supplies, and nearly all his men had been destroyed, and vowed to remember Hyuga Seisen.
• Hyuga Seisen, Uchiha Shisui, and Might Guy escaped beyond the canyon and rested beside a stream.
• Hyuga Seisen received new techniques and 1,120 Energy Crystals, then raised his Fusion Rate to 80 percent and unlocked Radiance-Breaking Formation and information about Seele Schneider.
• Hyuga Seisen spent his remaining crystals to reach an 87.40 percent Fusion Rate and asked Uchiha Shisui to teach him Shadow Clone Jutsu.
• Uchiha Shisui began explaining the technique, but Hyuga Seisen asked him to perform it so he could study his chakra pathways with the Byakugan.

Hyuga Seisen copied the Shadow Clone Technique with his Byakugan and discussed the Hyuga Clan’s problems with Uchiha Shisui. Shisui asked for Seisen’s view on the Uchiha Clan’s conflict, then explained the coup faction’s position.

• Hyuga Seisen studied Uchiha Shisui’s chakra flow with the Byakugan and successfully performed the Shadow Clone Technique.
• Hyuga Seisen explained how the Sharingan and Byakugan could copy ninjutsu, while Shisui and Might Guy listened.
• Shisui realized the Hyuga Clan had its own entrenched problems and wondered whether others knew about the Uchiha Clan’s internal conflict.
• Shisui asked Hyuga Seisen how an outsider thought the Uchiha Clan’s problems should be resolved.
• Shisui explained that Uchiha Setsuna’s faction wanted to launch a coup, and said that seizing power would bring war and destroy the peace.
• Hyuga Seisen asked whether Shisui belonged to the other faction.

Hyuga Seisen challenged Uchiha Shisui’s faith in peaceful reconciliation by questioning the Uchiha’s strength and the village’s treatment of the clan. Shisui left shaken by Seisen’s suggestion that the village’s long rejection had fueled coup sentiments, and by his explanation that the Konoha Police Force’s broad authority contributed to the rift.

• Uchiha Shisui explained that he belonged to the peaceful faction, and Hyuga Seisen named it the Doves and Elder Uchiha Setsuna’s faction the Hawks.
• Hyuga Seisen argued that the Uchiha lacked the strength to fight the whole village, prompting Uchiha Shisui to reaffirm his commitment to peaceful communication.
• Uchiha Shisui said he would try to persuade Elder Setsuna to abandon a coup and serve as a bridge between the clan and Lord Hokage.
• Hyuga Seisen challenged Shisui’s belief that coup advocates caused the village’s rejection, suggesting instead that the rejection had produced calls for a coup.
• Hyuga Seisen identified the Konoha Police Force’s wide jurisdiction as a major source of friction and described an Uchiha arresting a vendor for talking back.

Hyuga Seisen encouraged Might Guy after his training setback, then reported the team’s mission success to Orochimaru and obtained materials to create five Soul-Cutting Implements. As the patrol squad was summoned to the command center, Seisen had finished preparing the implements for battle.

• Uchiha Shisui weighed the Uchiha clan’s expanded patrol authority against the widening rift with civilians, while Hyuga Seisen encouraged Might Guy by praising his talent for hard work and recovery.
• Hyuga Seisen, Uchiha Shisui, and Might Guy returned to Konoha’s frontline camp and reported their mission to Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru praised the destruction of Kumogakure’s supply warehouse and approved Hyuga Seisen’s request for ninja-tool materials.
• Ten days later, Hyuga Seisen completed five Soul-Cutting Implements, gave Shisui the Cloud Hidden Sword Technique, and prepared the implements for battle.
• A shout ordered all patrol squad members to report to the command center immediately.

Hyuga Seisen took on expanded patrol and medical duties as the war intensified, earning the Healing Envoy emblem and raising his Quincy fusion rate to 93.40%. The chapter ended when he spotted an emergency rescue flare during patrol.

• Hyuga Seisen helped Might Guy learn Lightning Release techniques while Guy's physique improved.
• The patrol station ordered Hyuga Seisen, Uchiha Shisui, and Might Guy to split up and cover greatly expanded patrol zones.
• Hyuga Seisen handled patrols and medical work with Shadow Clones, earning medical skill improvements, the Healing Envoy emblem, and 600 Energy Crystals.
• Hyuga Seisen spent the crystals and saw his Quincy fusion rate reach 93.40%.
• Hyuga Seisen spotted an emergency rescue flare rising over the forest during his patrol.

Hyuga Seisen raced toward a rescue flare and found his comrades badly injured and fighting a Kumogakure ambush. As Yugito Nii’s squad began targeting vital points, the Konoha fighters were overwhelmed, leaving their survival uncertain.

• Hyuga Seisen spotted an emergency rescue flare and used his Byakugan to locate the battle, where he saw Uchiha Tetsuka, Obito Uchiha, and Yuhi Kurenai gravely wounded.
• Asuma, Shiranui Genma, and Ebisu joined Kakashi and Uchiha Inaho against Yugito Nii, Yoshikawa Iwa, and the other Kumogakure ninjas, but struggled against their opponents.
• Yugito Nii explained that she had used signal flares to lure patrol squads into an ambush and asked whether the Konoha fighters had any flares left.
• When no reinforcements appeared, Yugito Nii ordered her squad to attack in earnest.
• Yoshikawa Iwa struck Uchiha Inaho into a tree, while Shiranui Genma, Ebisu, and Asuma were also incapacitated or badly hurt.

Hyuga Seisen arrived just as Yugito Nii and the Kumogakure ninjas were about to finish off the defeated Konoha team. Yoshikawa Iwa recognized Seisen and confronted him with old and new grudges.

• Yugito Nii defeated Kakashi, Asuma Sarutobi, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu, then knocked Rin Nohara aside when she tried to protect Kakashi.
• Obito Uchiha awakened a one-tomoe Sharingan after seeing Rin hurt, but Yugito Nii quickly sent him flying.
• Yugito Nii ordered the Kumogakure ninjas to finish off the Konoha team, but blue-white arrows interrupted their attacks and forced them back.
• Uchiha Inaho and Yuhi Kurenai recognized the arrows and realized their allies had arrived.
• Hyuga Seisen emerged from the forest with an energy longbow, and Yoshikawa Iwa recognized him and grew furious.

Hyuga Seisen arrived at the battlefield, healed the wounded Konoha shinobi, and protected them while fighting Yugito Nii and four Kumogakure shinobi. As the attackers struggled to hit him, Yoshikawa Iwa suddenly redirected his assault toward the injured Konoha shinobi.

• Asuma urged Hyuga Seisen to retreat for reinforcements, but Seisen fired healing arrows that rapidly treated the wounded Konoha shinobi.
• Yugito Nii ordered her allies to target Seisen, then attacked Kakashi, but Seisen transformed his Spirit Bow into a blade and blocked her strike.
• Seisen used Water Style: Water Formation Wall to shield the injured shinobi, then moved them beside Uchiha Tetsuka.
• Yugito Nii and four Kumogakure shinobi attacked Seisen together, but he repeatedly dodged their strikes and countered with volleys of arrows.
• Yoshikawa Iwa complained that Seisen was relying on footwork and then turned toward the injured Konoha shinobi, using Lightning Release: Lightning Ball.

Hyuga Seisen fought off five Kumogakure ninja while protecting the injured Konoha group, but Yugito Nii transformed into her Two-Tail form and turned the battle against him. As Yoshikawa Iwa expected Seisen to fall, Seisen calmly remarked that the timing was right.

• Yoshikawa Iwa tried to attack the injured Konoha ninja, but Hyuga Seisen rushed back and blocked his Lightning Ball with an earthen wall.
• Hyuga Seisen fought five Kumogakure ninja with his spirit blade and Spirit Bow, dodging their attacks and injuring several of them.
• Yugito Nii called on Matatabi and partially transformed despite Matatabi's warning about the strain on her body.
• Yugito Nii's transformation gave the Kumogakure group the advantage, and Hyuga Seisen took more wounds while defending himself.
• Yoshikawa Iwa mocked Seisen and believed he was about to win, but Seisen smiled and said the timing was right.

Hyuga Seisen released Sage Mode, overwhelmed Yoshikawa Iwa and the Cloud shinobi, and trapped them with the Five-Clawed Restraint before firing a rain of explosive arrows at Yugito Nii. The chapter ended as the arrows detonated across the battlefield and Yugito Nii called on Matatabi.

• Hyuga Seisen revealed that the time was right as Yoshikawa Iwa attacked him relentlessly.
• Hyuga Seisen released Sage Mode, severed Yoshikawa Iwa's arm, and kicked him and the other Cloud shinobi toward Yugito Nii.
• Hyuga Seisen used the Five-Clawed Restraint to imprison Yugito Nii and the four Cloud shinobi.
• Yugito Nii broke the barrier and spotted Hyuga Seisen aiming a flaming Spirit Bow at her from above.
• Hyuga Seisen unleashed Sage Art: Fire Release: Light Rain Explosive Flame Arrows, and Yugito Nii called on Matatabi as the arrows exploded around them.

Hyuga Seisen’s arrow barrage failed to defeat Yugito Nii, who transformed into the Two-Tails Matatabi and threatened to kill the incapacitated Konoha ninja. As she began forming a Tailed Beast Bomb, Seisen revealed a metal rod that extended a blue chakra blade.

• Hyuga Seisen unleashed a massive rain of explosive arrows, but Matatabi shielded Yugito Nii with her physical form and regenerated through the bombardment.
• Yugito Nii transformed into the complete Two-Tails Matatabi and confronted Hyuga Seisen while the Konoha group remained helpless nearby.
• Matatabi threatened to kill the Konoha ninja and guessed that Yuhi Kurenai was the girl Seisen had been protecting.
• Uchiha Tetsuka, Genma Shiranui, and Uchiha Inaho begged Seisen to carry them to safety as Matatabi prepared a Tailed Beast Bomb aimed at them.
• Hyuga Seisen calmly challenged Matatabi’s claim that he could do nothing to her and drew a metal rod that extended a blue chakra blade.

Hyuga Seisen used the Radiance-Shattering Array to trap the Two-Tails and redirect its unstable Tailed Beast Bomb, leaving Yugito Nii alive but badly injured. After carrying Yuhi Kurenai to safety, he sealed the remaining chakra in Yugito’s body.

• Hyuga Seisen and his Shadow Clone activated a five-point Radiance-Shattering Array that bound the Two-Tails.
• Hyuga Seisen poured a drop of white liquid into the array, intensifying its light and dissolving the Two-Tails’ flames as its Tailed Beast Bomb destabilized.
• Hyuga Seisen carried Yuhi Kurenai to a tree and used a Great Waterfall Technique to wash Kakashi, Asuma, Obito, Tekka, and the others away from the blast.
• The Tailed Beast Bomb exploded, but the array redirected its force skyward; the Two-Tails disappeared, leaving an unconscious, badly injured Yugito Nii in the crater.
• Hyuga Seisen used Gentle Fist: Rain of Light to strike Yugito Nii’s vital points and seal her remaining chakra.

Hyuga Seisen defeated Yugito Nii, rescued his companions, and treated their injuries despite his dwindling chakra. As a mysterious message appeared to grant him favor, he began replenishing his chakra with a silver cylinder.

• Hyuga Seisen sealed Yugito Nii’s remaining chakra with Gentle Fist: Rain of Light and covered her exposed body with Earth Release.
• Hyuga Seisen treated Yuhi Kurenai’s wound, then Kakashi’s severe injuries as Kakashi, Asuma Sarutobi, and Uchiha Tetsuka recovered nearby.
• Hyuga Seisen treated Rin Nohara, who awoke and watched his medical ninjutsu in fascination while Obito Uchiha silently grew jealous.
• Hyuga Seisen gave the injured Konoha shinobi preliminary treatment, then used a silver cylinder to restore his chakra.
• A mysterious message appeared, announcing that Hyuga Seisen had received favor after saving his companions and winning the battle.

After earning the Swordsmanship Mastery emblem, Hyuga Seisen used his Energy Crystals to fully fuse his mixed-blood Quincy imprint and unlock Blood Garment: Blut Arterie. As he resumed treating the injured Konoha shinobi, he sensed something wrong with the unconscious Yugito Nii's chakra and spotted a humanoid red light descending toward him.

• Hyuga Seisen gained the Swordsmanship Mastery emblem and received 1,650 Energy Crystals for his victory.
• Hyuga Seisen spent the crystals to reach a 100% fusion rate and unlocked Blood Garment: Blut Arterie, completing his mixed-blood Quincy fusion.
• Hyuga Seisen activated Blut Arterie and felt the technique greatly increase the strength of his arm.
• Hyuga Seisen resumed treatment, restoring Kakashi's strength before treating Uchiha Inaho and Sarutobi Asuma.
• Hyuga Seisen sensed an unusual chakra fluctuation from the unconscious Yugito Nii, stopped treating Uchiha Tetsuka, and approached her crater.
• Hyuga Seisen detected danger overhead and saw a humanoid red light plummeting toward him.

Hyuga Seisen fought off Killer B’s surprise Lariat but suffered severe fractures and began treating his injuries. Killer B rescued Yugito Nii and turned his attention to Seisen, while Kakashi, Uchiha Inaho, and Sarutobi Asuma shielded him for the coming fight.

• Hyuga Seisen spotted Matatabi’s chakra gathering around Yugito Nii’s sealed acupoints and went to inspect the pit.
• Killer B attacked Seisen from above with a chakra-cloaked Lariat, but Seisen used Konoha Body Flicker and met the strike with Blut Arterie.
• Killer B overpowered Seisen, breaking his left arm, breastbone, and several ribs, and sent him flying across the battlefield.
• Seisen reset his arm and began healing his fractures as Kakashi, Uchiha Inaho, and Sarutobi Asuma moved to protect him.
• Killer B fed Yugito Nii a pill, joked with her in rap, and then focused on Seisen as the battle resumed.

Killer B overwhelmed the Konoha ninja who rushed to defend Hyuga Seisen, while Seisen painstakingly repaired his shattered bones. As Killer B struck at the seemingly helpless Seisen, Seisen blocked the blow with a spirit blade.

• Killer B charged Kakashi, Uchiha Inaho, and Asuma, overpowering them in a single exchange.
• Hyuga Iroha and Hyuga Ryosuke arrived, recognized Killer B as a jinchuriki, and joined the fight.
• Killer B's crimson chakra cloak let him defeat all five Konoha ninja in moments.
• Hyuga Seisen used chakra threads, the Mystical Palm Technique, and Ransōtengai to repair and reinforce his broken bones.
• Killer B attacked Seisen, but Seisen raised a blue-white spirit blade and blocked the strike.

Hyuga Seisen used chakra threads and Ransōtengai to fight on despite his shattered bones, holding off Killer B while ordering the injured Konoha shinobi to retreat. Killer B finished writing his rhymes and prepared to continue the fight with his Seven-Sword Style.

• Hyuga Seisen blocked Killer B’s strike with a Spirit Blade and seized his other fist despite his broken arm.
• Hyuga Iroha revealed that chakra threads were forcing Seisen’s shattered bones into place and controlling his battered body.
• Seisen and Killer B exchanged sword strikes before Killer B paused to write rhymes in his notebook.
• Seisen repaired his chakra threads and ordered Kakashi to evacuate the wounded once Rin finished treating them.
• Killer B drew seven blades, caught them with different parts of his body, and adopted the Seven-Sword Style.

Killer B attacked Hyuga Seisen with his seven-sword style, but Seisen used his Byakugan and swordsmanship skills to hold him off. As Rin prepared the wounded Hyuga Ryosuke and Asuma to withdraw, Seisen launched a Vacuum Sword strike.

• At Konoha's burning camp, A ordered Dodai to interrogate survivors about the patrol routes of the young genin, especially the children from great clans.
• A told Dodai that he and Killer B had left Lightning Clones on the main battlefield, expecting Orochimaru to return when he learned of the raid.
• Killer B used Cloud Style: Wild Dance to unleash a chaotic seven-sword assault on Hyuga Seisen.
• Hyuga Seisen used his Byakugan, Hirenkyaku, and Swordsmanship Mastery to deflect Killer B's attacks without giving ground.
• Hyuga Seisen saw that Rin had treated Hyuga Ryosuke and Asuma enough for the group to prepare to withdraw, then struck with Vacuum Sword.