Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Seisen held off Killer B while Kakashi and the wounded Konoha ninja escaped into the forest. After blocking Killer B’s attacks with incredible speed, Seisen withdrew to a treetop, leaving Killer B taunting him from below.

• Hyuga Seisen used Wind Release: Phantom Sword Dance to keep Killer B occupied, allowing Kakashi and the others to retreat with the wounded.
• Killer B hurled six ninja blades at the fleeing group, but Hyuga Seisen used the Body Flicker Technique to deflect them and then blocked Killer B’s strike aimed at Kakashi.
• Killer B retrieved his blades and resumed his seven-blade attack against Hyuga Seisen, whose injuries worsened as he fought.
• Hyuga Seisen used Hirenkyaku to retreat to a distant treetop, and Killer B taunted him for trying to escape close combat.

Hyuga Seisen used explosive arrows to keep Killer B at a distance, then blocked his charge and sent him flying with a Vacuum Sword. The chapter left Killer B facing another volley as Seisen continued bombarding him through the forest.

• Hyuga Seisen transformed his Spirit Blade into a Spirit Bow and wounded Killer B with an Exploding Flame Arrow.
• Hyuga Seisen fired three arrows past Killer B, detonating trees behind him and driving him forward with the blasts.
• Killer B spun his seven blades to deflect a volley of arrows, but the explosions drained his Tailed Beast cloak and left him struggling in the smoke.
• Killer B charged Hyuga Seisen, who switched to his Spirit Blade and blocked the attack using his Byakugan and combat foresight.
• Hyuga Seisen redirected Killer B's strength with Hirenkyaku, struck him with a Vacuum Sword, and retreated to a distant tree.
• Hyuga Seisen resumed firing Exploding Flame Arrows as Killer B watched the battlefield fill with explosions.

Orochimaru refused to abandon the front line’s gains to reinforce headquarters, forcing the angry Konoha clans to obey his orders under threat of desertion. Meanwhile, Hyuga Seisen overwhelmed Killer B with a relentless barrage of flaming arrows, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Yuhi Shinku and Sarutobi Chendou warned Orochimaru that A and B were clones and that headquarters was under attack, but Orochimaru ordered the troops to reclaim lost territory before returning.
• When Sarutobi Chendou accused Orochimaru of risking Konoha’s clans and Asuma’s life for military merit, Orochimaru invoked his duty as commander-in-chief and threatened to treat disobedience as desertion.
• Sarutobi Chendou agreed to carry out the order and promised to report Orochimaru’s decisions to the Hokage-sama after the war, then led the Sarutobi Clan ninja into battle.
• Hyuga Seisen used Fire Release: Hundred Consecutive Explosive Flame Arrows against Killer B, who cut down the arrows with the Seven-Sword Style but was battered by the explosions and lost his tailed beast cloak.

Hyuga Seisen used a binding spell and a massive barrage of explosive arrows against Killer B, but Killer B transformed into his Four-Tails form and struck at him in midair. The chapter ended with Seisen meeting the monster’s tail with his Blut Arterie-enhanced arm.

• Hyuga Seisen baited Killer B into charging through his explosive arrows, then trapped him with Five-Clawed Restraint.
• Seisen unleashed Fire Release: Light Rain Explosive Flame Arrows, subjecting Killer B and the surrounding forest to a devastating bombardment.
• Killer B broke free of the light prison and transformed into his Four-Tails form.
• Killer B appeared before Seisen and swept a chakra tail at him, and Seisen blocked the strike with Blut Arterie.

Hyuga Seisen battled the Four-Tailed Killer B while Kakashi’s group fled through the forest and learned that Kumogakure had overrun Konoha’s main camp. The survivors encountered Suzuki Shinji, who tried to leave them behind, just as danger closed in from both directions.

• Hyuga Seisen struck Killer B into a crater, pinned his limbs with Saint's Beheading, and unleashed a blazing torrent of fire at him.
• Hyuga Iroha spotted Konoha’s main camp burning and reported that Kumogakure shinobi had surrounded the fleeing group.
• Kakashi ordered the group to find a hiding place, but Iroha spotted Suzuki Shinji and his retreating squad.
• Suzuki Shinji told Kakashi’s group to hide and tried to retreat without them, while Uchiha Tetsuka and Hyuga Iroha reminded him they had once been his students.
• Hyuga Iroha noticed Kumogakure forces approaching, and a blast of scorching wind swept toward Suzuki Shinji and the others as Kakashi warned him that enemies were ahead.

Hyuga Seisen's Fire Release failed to keep Four-Tails Killer B contained, and the beast broke free and unleashed devastating attacks across the battlefield. With rocks and water closing in and nowhere left to dodge, Hyuga Seisen used Earth Release: Earth Flow Rampart.

• Hyuga Seisen's Majestic Destroyer Flame scorched Four-Tails Killer B, but the stone pillars restraining it began to crack.
• Four-Tails Killer B escaped its restraints, tore out the pillars, and hurled them at Hyuga Seisen, who evaded the barrage with Hirenkyaku.
• Four-Tails Killer B ripped a huge slab of land from the ground, shattered it, and combined the falling rocks with muddy water into a sweeping attack.
• Suzuki Shinji and the other Konoha ninjas watched in horror as Four-Tails Killer B sent the chaotic barrage toward Hyuga Seisen.
• Hyuga Seisen ran out of room to evade and slammed both hands onto the ground, using Earth Release: Earth Flow Rampart.

Hyuga Seisen fought Four-Tailed Killer B while discovering Kakashi and the others were trapped by Kumogakure shinobi. After Killer B entered his Five-Tailed form, Seisen hurled him into the sky and attacked with flame arrows, but Killer B countered with a barrage of chakra shells.

• Hyuga Seisen spotted Kakashi, Hyuga Iroha, and other comrades hiding near Kumogakure search squads, then was caught off guard by Killer B’s chakra claws.
• Killer B charged Seisen across a lake and pinned him down before erupting into his Five-Tailed form.
• Hyuga Seisen used Blut Arterie to break free, seize Killer B’s wrist, and swing the tailed beast into the sky.
• Hyuga Seisen summoned a Spirit Bow and fired a storm of explosive flame arrows at the airborne Killer B.
• Killer B gathered tailed beast chakra and unleashed a barrage of red chakra shells at Hyuga Seisen.

Hyuga Seisen used a rotating, angled water barrier to deflect Five-Tailed Killer B's Tailed Beast Bombs, then seized Yugito Nii and used her Two-Tails chakra cloak to survive the assault. After sealing her chakra and throwing her toward Kakashi's group, he faced Killer B as the beast grew to six tails.

• Five-Tailed Killer B overwhelmed Hyuga Seisen with a barrage of Tailed Beast Bombs, forcing Seisen to create a tilted, rotating water wall that redirected the blasts.
• Suzuki Shinji, Uchiha Tetsuka, Hyuga Iroha, and the others watched in shock as the water wall deflected the bombardment.
• Seisen dropped the water wall, seized Yugito Nii, and held her in front of himself as Killer B continued attacking.
• Yugito's Two-Tails chakra cloak blocked several blasts, but Seisen struck her chakra points and knocked her unconscious when her chakra waned.
• Seisen hurled Yugito toward Kakashi and the others, then turned back as Killer B's chakra surged and six tails emerged.

Hyuga Seisen struggled against six-tailed Killer B after Yugito Nii warned him about the Soul-Cutting Blade formation. He used R-Flash to switch positions with Killer B and land a powerful kick to his back.

• Killer B transformed into his six-tailed state and sent Hyuga Seisen flying with a single blow.
• Yugito Nii regained consciousness and mocked Hyuga Seisen while Uchiha Inaho held her down.
• Yugito recognized the Radiance-Breaking Formation and warned Killer B, who avoided stepping into its range.
• Killer B battered Hyuga Seisen until he was driven to the edge of the formation.
• Hyuga Seisen called out, “Have you heard of... R-Flash?” and switched places with Killer B, landing a heavy kick on his back.

Hyuga Seisen trapped Six-Tail Killer B in the Radiance-Breaking Formation and nearly defeated him, but Killer B transformed into a stronger seven-tailed bone-armored form and hurled Seisen into a cliff. Injured and outmatched, Seisen resolved to use a different kind of energy.

• Hyuga Seisen used his teleporting kick to send Six-Tail Killer B into the fifth anchor of the Radiance-Breaking Formation, completing the trap.
• Seisen poured concentrated chakra liquid into the formation, which blasted Killer B until he was charred and barely alive.
• As Seisen moved to seal Killer B's chakra pathways, Killer B grew a seventh tail and formed bone armor.
• Seven-Tail Killer B struck Seisen into a cliff, leaving him coughing blood while Kakashi and the others watched in despair.
• Seisen decided to fight tailed beast chakra with another kind of energy and wondered whether spirit particles were present in the air.

In Konoha, Danzō sought to bring Hyuga Seisen under Root’s control, but the Hokage had sealed away the latest intelligence on him. On the Land of Hot Water battlefield, Seisen released the Spirit-Dispersing Glove’s switch and awakened his ability to absorb spirit particles, unleashing a new power against the Eight-Tails.

• Danzō learned that the Hokage had classified all recent intelligence about Hyuga Seisen as S-rank confidential and vowed to place Seisen in Root’s hands.
• Cornered by the Eight-Tails, Seisen snapped off the Spirit-Dispersing Glove’s switch to draw on spirit particles.
• Blue-white energy erupted around Seisen and blasted the Eight-Tails away from him.
• Yugito Nii and Matatabi recognized that Seisen’s energy was neither chakra nor natural energy, while Hyuga Iroha saw that he was absorbing it.
• Spirit particles streamed into Seisen, who realized they were the true power of a Quincy.

Hyuga Seisen used true Spirit Particle Gathering to exert a terrifying pressure and draw energy fragments from Seven-Tailed Killer B's tailed beast chakra. After Killer B fled and narrowly dodged an arrow, Seisen appeared above him and aimed another arrow at close range.

• Hyuga Seisen formed a spirit particle arrow and fired at Seven-Tailed Killer B, but the shot missed and destroyed a distant hill.
• Uchiha Inaho, Kakashi, Yugito Nii, and Hyuga Iroha felt a crushing pressure emanating from Hyuga Seisen as his energy gathered.
• Killer B and the Eight-Tails Gyūki realized Seisen was extracting energy fragments from the tailed beast chakra, and Killer B fled in terror.
• Hyuga Seisen formed a more stable arrow and shot at the retreating Killer B, who dodged but lost much of his bone mask.
• Hyuga Seisen appeared above Killer B with his Spirit Bow drawn and released an arrow at close range.

Hyuga Seisen overwhelmed Seven-Tailed Killer B, blocking his Tailed Beast Bomb with a spirit shield. As Killer B fired another bomb at Kakashi and the others, Seisen intercepted it and sliced the beam in two.

• Hyuga Seisen blasted Killer B with a spirit arrow, destroying two of his tails and shattering his bone armor.
• Killer B restored his body with Gyūki’s chakra and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, which Seisen split with a spirit shield.
• Yugito Nii, Kakashi, Uchiha Inaho, and the others watched in shock as Seisen blocked the attack.
• Killer B spotted Kakashi’s group and aimed a second Tailed Beast Bomb at them despite Yugito’s warning.
• Seisen retrieved a Soul-Cutting Blade and cut the incoming Tailed Beast Bomb in two before it could hit the group.

Hyuga Seisen overwhelmed Gyūki after slicing apart the Eight-Tails’ full-power Tailed Beast Bomb. He rescued Yuhi Kurenai from its attack and left the Eight-Tails battered in his grasp.

• Hyuga Seisen cut the Eight-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb in half, leaving the watching shinobi stunned.
• Gyūki took control of Killer B and attacked Hyuga Seisen, who evaded its strikes and cut off one of its arms.
• Gyūki swung at Yuhi Kurenai, but Hyuga Seisen seized the Eight-Tails by its head and carried it away from her.
• Hyuga Seisen shattered the Eight-Tails’ bone mask and slammed it into a mountain wall.
• Hyuga Seisen pulled the limp Eight-Tails from the cracked mountain and demanded to know who had allowed it to touch Yuhi Kurenai.

Gyūki transformed into the Eight-Tails' complete form and clashed with Hyuga Seisen, whose spirit particle sphere met Gyūki's Tailed Beast Bomb in a devastating collision. After Seisen shielded the fleeing ninjas from the shockwave, Killer B arrived beside Gyūki and demanded to know what was happening.

• Gyūki broke free of Seisen's grip and assumed his complete Eight-Tails form, terrifying the Konoha and Kumogakure ninjas into retreating.
• Gyūki began forming a Tailed Beast Bomb as Seisen gathered spirit particles into a massive blue-white sphere.
• Gyūki and Seisen fired their energy spheres at the same time, creating a collision that unleashed a destructive shockwave.
• Seisen raised three Earth Flow Castle Walls to protect Kakashi, Hyuga Iroha, Uchiha Inaho, Yugito Nii, and the fleeing ninjas from the shockwave.
• Killer B appeared beside Gyūki and asked what was going on.

Hyuga Seisen gained Minato Namikaze’s help against A and Gyūki, then transformed his Reishi into a towering White Giant to stop the Eight-Tails. The chapter ended with Minato staring in surprise at the giant and Seisen naming his technique Wild Collision: Heavenly Shame.

• A arrived beside Gyūki, who revealed that he had taken control of Killer B’s body to fight Hyuga Seisen personally.
• Kakashi threw the Sword of Ninja Love kunai, and Minato Namikaze appeared on the battlefield.
• Minato identified A and Gyūki as a dangerous partnership and recognized that Seisen’s powerful form could not last much longer.
• A planned to hold Minato and Seisen back while Gyūki charged toward Kakashi and the retreating Konoha ninja.
• Seisen promised to stop Gyūki and formed a fifty-to-sixty-meter White Giant from Reishi, complete with an enormous spear.

Hyuga Seisen used Ran Sōtengai to create a White Giant and battle the Eight-Tails while Minato Namikaze drew the Fourth Raikage, A, into a high-speed pursuit. The White Giant kept driving the Gyūki back as the battlefield was devastated.

• Hyuga Seisen activated Ran Sōtengai, forming a massive White Giant from Reishi and explaining that using the energy would ease the strain of his Quincy final form.
• A sent the Gyūki to fight the White Giant while he targeted Minato Namikaze.
• The White Giant dodged the Gyūki's punch, then struck it with an elbow and forced it backward with its spear.
• Minato Namikaze scattered formula-marked Kunai across the battlefield, then used them to evade A and lead him on a high-speed chase.
• Hyuga Seisen attacked the Gyūki with a relentless spear barrage, leaving it barely able to defend itself with its body and tentacles.

A and Killer B withdrew after Dodai revealed that Orochimaru had seen through their clone strategy and was attacking Kumogakure’s rear. Hyuga Seisen unleashed the White Giant’s spear, then collapsed, and Minato protected him while he began recovering and treating his shattered bones.

• Dodai warned A that Orochimaru had led Konoha’s main force against their outposts in the Land of Frost after seeing through A’s clone.
• A ordered Gyūki to withdraw, then carried Killer B and Dodai away at full speed.
• Hyuga Seisen hurled the White Giant’s Reishi Spear into the forest, creating a devastating blast, but A and his companions escaped.
• The White Giant disintegrated, and Minato caught the exhausted, badly injured Seisen as he fell.
• Minato gathered his special Kunai and formed a defensive perimeter around Seisen.
• Seisen absorbed chakra from two silver canisters and used the Mystical Palm Technique and chakra threads to repair his left arm before treating his other fractures.

After recovering from the battle, Hyuga Seisen discovered that his Quincy powers were only temporarily inaccessible and learned that Minato owed him a favor for saving Kakashi and the others. He checked his post-battle rewards, gaining several techniques and the Lightning Release Mastery emblem.

• Hyuga Seisen treated his broken bones with medical ninjutsu while Minato sent a Shadow Clone to help Kakashi and the others.
• Hyuga Seisen found that his Quincy powers would not respond, but sensed that his body and soul were slowly recovering and that he would eventually regain them.
• Minato thanked Hyuga Seisen for risking his life to save Kakashi and the other two, and solemnly promised to remember the favor.
• Hyuga Seisen sat beneath a tree and checked his post-battle rewards, which included Fire Release, Lightning Release, and sealing techniques.
• Hyuga Seisen received the Lightning Release Mastery emblem and considered seeking more techniques and resources from Minato.

Hyuga Seisen reviewed the rewards he earned for defeating the Eight-Tails and learned that his Lightning Release mastery could resonate with natural lightning. After Minato took Yugito Nii back to the village, Seisen explained to his companions how he had learned the Uchiha clan’s Great Fire Annihilation, leaving Hyuga Ryosuke questioning how much Seisen had changed.

• Hyuga Seisen examined his new Lightning Release Mastery emblem and decided to add Kirin to his plans.
• Minato took Yugito Nii into custody, strengthened her seal, and convinced her that staying alive might give her a chance to be exchanged after the war.
• Minato used Flying Thunder God to take Yugito Nii back to the village.
• Kakashi and the others checked on Hyuga Seisen, and Uchiha Inaho asked how he knew the Uchiha clan’s Great Fire Annihilation.
• Hyuga Seisen claimed he had learned the technique by watching Shisui use it, and Hyuga Iroha said that such quick mastery showed exceptional talent.
• Hyuga Ryosuke doubted his memories of Seisen after seeing how powerful he had become.