Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Feng ambushed the Konoha army with his clones and Susanoo, inflicting overwhelming losses. As familiar figures approached from behind the army, Feng destroyed the Uzumaki sealing formations and drove the surviving Konoha ninja into a desperate retreat.

• Hyūga ninja spotted Uchiha Feng beside the army’s right flank, and Nara Shikaku tried to redirect the Konoha forces.
• Feng and ten Shadow Clones unleashed Formless Sword Intent, killing many Konoha ninja and forcing others to defend in groups.
• Feng’s eleven Half-Body Susanoo attacked the army, while Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Chōza Akimichi failed to stop him.
• After sensing familiar figures approaching, Feng dispelled his clones and summoned a Perfect Susanoo that killed over a hundred Konoha ninja and destroyed the Uzumaki sealing formations.
• Shikaku ordered a retreat, but Feng pursued the fleeing Konoha forces with sweeping sword attacks, killing several hundred more and breaking the survivors’ resolve.

Feng’s forces routed Konoha’s punitive army, captured or killed most of its ninja, and secured their position rather than pushing farther into the war. Nara Shikaku returned to Konoha with the survivors, unaware that Feng was about to send the village another major problem.

• Feng ordered his more than a thousand ninja to hunt down the fleeing Konoha forces, then used Susanoo and Flying Thunder God Marks to block their retreat and complete the encirclement.
• Feng’s army ended the battle with more than half of Konoha’s three thousand ninja killed or wounded, fewer than half captured, and fewer than a hundred escaping, including Nara Shikaku.
• Feng rejected a proposal to advance north, explaining that holding the strategic position would limit casualties and leave his forces available for gains elsewhere.
• Shikaku led the shaken survivors toward Konoha, reflecting on the defeat and worrying about the fate of Yamanaka Inoichi and Chōza Akimichi.
• Near the village, Shikaku told the patrolling ninja to alert Elder Utatane, Elder Mitokado, and Lord Jiraiya, then continued toward Hokage Tower to report the battle.

Konoha's leaders assessed the devastation caused by Orochimaru and Uchiha Feng, then learned that Shikaku's army had suffered a crushing defeat. With the village weakened and the daimyo likely to withdraw support, Jiraiya agreed to seek Tsunade's return as Hokage.

• Utatane Koharu reported Konoha's deaths, abductions, defections, and losses of supplies and secret scrolls to Mitokado Homura, Jiraiya, and Kakashi.
• Nara Shikaku returned and revealed that Uchiha Feng had nearly slaughtered Konoha's army of three thousand, with fewer than a hundred survivors escaping.
• Mitokado Homura warned that the daimyo might cut Konoha's subsidies and mission share, leaving the village unable to recover or reclaim its lost territory.
• Jiraiya proposed bringing back Tsunade, whose ties to the daimyo could help Konoha negotiate and who was a strong candidate for Fifth Hokage.
• Jiraiya volunteered to find Tsunade and said he would bring someone with him, while Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura agreed.

Konoha's leaders agreed to seek peace talks with Uchiha Feng while Jiraiya went to find Tsunade. As the major powers watched Konoha's weakened state, Kentaro Uchiha and Uchiha Jianshi quietly secured the Land of That and the Land of This for Feng.

• Nara Shikaku urged Konoha's leaders to focus on the threat posed by the Uchiha, and Kakashi argued that negotiation could prevent further losses.
• Jiraiya overruled Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura's objections and assigned Kakashi to seek peace talks with Uchiha Feng while he went to find Tsunade.
• The other nations assessed Konoha's collapse, with Ōnoki sending more personnel to gather information before deciding whether Iwagakure would act.
• Kentaro Uchiha captured the Land of That's capital, controlled its daimyo, and arranged for his people to take over the country.
• Uchiha Jianshi secured the Land of This and called in others to take control of it.

Obito approached Uchiha Feng and tried to recruit him into the Eye of the Moon Plan, but Feng's preparations turned the meeting into a trap for Obito and Itachi. Obito explained his vision of ending suffering through the plan, while Feng left his response unresolved.

• Obito arrived with Zetsu, Itachi, and Kisame Hoshigaki and confronted Feng after Konoha's defeat.
• Izumi and the other Uchiha confronted Obito and Itachi, whose Mangekyō genjutsu triggered Feng's hidden Amaterasu countermeasures.
• Obito escaped into the Kamui Dimension as his mask fell, while Itachi used Amaterasu and a Substitution Technique to escape the counterattack.
• Obito reappeared in a new mask, praised Feng, and invited him to join the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Obito described the suffering and conflicts he had witnessed and argued that the plan could create a world where everyone's wishes were fulfilled.

Feng rejected Obito's plan and prepared to fight him and the other Akatsuki members, but his followers insisted on facing them themselves. Feng assigned matchups, and Uchiha Izumi stepped forward to claim Itachi as her personal opponent.

• Feng rejected Obito's invitation to join the Eye of the Moon Plan, and Obito decided to take Feng's Mangekyō by force.
• Obito ordered Zetsu, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Itachi to hold off Feng's allies while he fought Feng.
• Uchiha Kazue, Uchiha Bosawa, Mei Terumi, Kaguya Shū, and the others blocked Feng and asked to fight the Akatsuki members themselves.
• Feng agreed and assigned Bosawa to Obito, Kazue to Itachi, Mei to Kisame, and Shū with a Kekkei Genkai squad to Zetsu.
• Uchiha Izumi stopped Kazue and asked to fight Itachi over their personal grudge.

Mei Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki began their duel on the tidal flats, where Kisame’s water techniques and Samehada gave him the advantage. Mei injured him with Lava Release, but Kisame flooded the battlefield and forced her to seek a way past his underwater attacks.

• Mei Terumi revealed herself to Kisame Hoshigaki and said Kirigakure had come to settle its score with him.
• Obito agreed to the proposed one-on-one fights, while Kisame accepted Mei’s challenge.
• Uchiha Bosawa charged Obito, beginning their clash.
• Mei tested Samehada’s ability to absorb chakra by striking Kisame with a Water Dragon Bullet Technique, which the sword devoured.
• Mei’s Lava Release: Melting Apparition corroded Samehada and wounded Kisame Hoshigaki as he dodged the acid.
• Kisame flooded the area with Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave and hunted Mei underwater, prompting her to consider a counterattack.

Mei Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki fought to a standstill, while Uchiha Izumi used the Sixth Gate to overwhelm Itachi. Itachi was driven to summon Susanoo to survive Izumi’s attack.

• Mei Terumi burned Kisame with her acidic mist and Sea of Acid Erosion, but the clash left both fighters badly injured.
• Mei offered Kisame a chance to return to Kirigakure, but he fused with Samehada and escaped into the sea.
• Kisame attacked Mei from the water with Five Feeding Sharks, while Mei countered with Water Formation Pillar and the fight remained unresolved.
• Uchiha Izumi used the Fifth Gate to keep Itachi from counterattacking, though the strain on her body was mounting.
• Izumi opened the Sixth Gate and struck Itachi with powerful sword attacks, forcing him to summon Susanoo.

Izumi and Itachi paused their fight while the other battles remained deadlocked, leaving Obito and Uchiha Bosawa to decide the outcome. Bosawa wounded Obito with the Seventh Gate, but Feng stopped him from opening the Gate of Death, and Obito withdrew with Kisame, Zetsu, and Itachi after agreeing to end the battle.

• Izumi prepared to open the Seventh Gate against Itachi, but Kazue and Feng persuaded her to wait and let her settle the grudge in the future.
• Kisame and Mei, and Zetsu and Kaguya Shū’s squad, remained deadlocked as Obito and Uchiha Bosawa continued fighting.
• Bosawa opened the Seventh Gate and used compressed air and Explosive Tags to force Obito out of the Kamui Dimension, then struck him with the Daytime Tiger.
• Obito regenerated the destroyed upper-right half of his body with White Zetsu Cells, while Bosawa’s muscles convulsed from the strain of the Seventh Gate.
• Feng stopped Bosawa from opening the Gate of Death and offered Obito a chance to end the battle rather than risk further casualties.
• Obito vowed to return for Feng’s Mangekyō and left with Kisame, Zetsu, and Itachi after Feng told Mei and Shū to let them go.

Feng confronted Konan after she watched Obito's group leave and explained why Nagato's plan for peace was doomed. Konan was left shaken by Feng's argument that their attempt to stop the strong would only make them oppressors in turn.

• Feng sent Mei Terumi, Uchiha Izumi, and the others back to base, then flew up to meet Konan, who had been watching the battle.
• Konan asked whether Nagato's path could succeed and what it would take, while Feng asked her for Explosive Tags instead of answering.
• Feng offered to answer for free after Konan refused to give up Nagato's Rinnegan, and he told her that she and Nagato had chosen the wrong path and that eternal peace was impossible.
• Feng explained that war arose from scarcity and competing needs, and that Nagato's plan to impose peace through overwhelming power would make them the new oppressors.
• Konan grew pale and shaken as Feng told her that dragon slayers could become dragons themselves.

Feng challenged Konan's belief that force could bring lasting peace, explaining that war arose from competition over resources and describing a society where everyone’s needs were met. Konan resolved to share his ideas with Nagato but remain by his side, leaving Feng’s path and theirs to compete.

• Konan thanked Feng for not taking advantage of her vulnerability, and Feng again asked for Nagato's Rinnegan after Nagato died.
• Feng explained that war grew from scarcity and competition over food, resources, and living space, then questioned how Nagato's plan could preserve peace during a famine.
• Konan asked Feng to teach her a path to peace, and he invited her to work with him, describing a society where everyone had food, education, healthcare, shelter, and support.
• After considering Feng's argument, Konan accepted that she and Nagato might follow a different path, but decided to remain beside Nagato and relay Feng's teachings to him.
• Konan promised Feng the Rinnegan if she and Nagato failed and it remained available, and she asked him to remember their contribution if he achieved peace.

Feng met Orochimaru and Kabuto, gave Orochimaru the Living White Zetsu and the promised notebook on immortality methods, then departed with his subordinates. Orochimaru left to study the specimen and investigate the notebook’s contents.

• Feng welcomed Kabuto back and told him he would settle matters with Orochimaru.
• Feng had Ayaka and Honoka prepare a sealing formation, then summoned Tobirama Senju’s Impure World Reincarnation vessel to release the Living White Zetsu inside.
• Ayaka and Honoka sealed the White Zetsu, and Orochimaru secured it with snakes, venom, and Curse Marks before transporting it away.
• Feng gave Orochimaru a notebook describing three difficult paths to immortality, including Karma and becoming a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Orochimaru challenged the value of the payment but accepted it and left to research the White Zetsu and notebook; Feng departed with his subordinates.

Feng ordered the Uchiha and Uzumaki to announce the rebuilding of the Land of Whirlpools and secured Kirigakure’s alliance, while setting plans in motion to consolidate territory and begin experiments. The announcement shook the Ninja World, leaving Konoha and Sunagakure scrambling to assess the new coalition.

• Feng ordered Kazue and Ayaka to announce the Uchiha-Uzumaki partnership, rebuild the Land of Whirlpools, and call scattered clan members home.
• Feng instructed Yuki Rō to declare Kirigakure’s alliance with the clans, assigned guards and officials to secure territory, and ordered the Royal Guard to gather in Tokatsu.
• Feng appointed Yakushi Kabuto deputy head of the Medical Department and ordered Setsuna to select Uchiha participants for Kabuto’s experiments.
• Feng approved laboratory equipment for Kabuto and arranged for the Konoha Orphanage group to settle in the southwest of the rebuilt Land of Whirlpools.
• The Uchiha and Uzumaki announced their rebuilding plans and territorial gains, then Yuki Rō declared Kirigakure’s alliance with them.
• Konoha, Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure reacted with alarm as the news of the rebuilt Land of Whirlpools and its Kirigakure alliance spread.

Darui and A discussed Kumogakure’s response to Konoha’s destruction and the Uchiha’s gains, settling on sending a medical aid team to assess the situation while monitoring Iwagakure. Darui remained wary that the crises affecting several villages might have been orchestrated, and resolved to move cautiously as Kumogakure sought an advantage.

• Darui told A that the Uchiha had looted Konoha’s supply depots, taken the Book of Seals, and seized three unsealed Hyūga children while Konoha’s resources and forces were devastated.
• A asked Darui how Kumogakure should respond, and Darui proposed sending a medical aid team to inspect Konoha and learn about the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Darui and A agreed that if Iwagakure made a move, Kumogakure could coordinate with Konoha and Sunagakure against it.
• Darui ordered an Anbu to monitor Iwagakure, especially Ōnoki’s movements and the deployment of its Anbu.
• Darui voiced his suspicion that the simultaneous crises might not be coincidental and decided Kumogakure should proceed carefully around Konoha, the Uchiha, and Kirigakure.

Ōnoki considered how Iwagakure should exploit Konoha’s weakened state without exposing itself to Kumogakure. He ordered Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi to gather intelligence and pursue a cautious strategy, while warning them not to antagonize the Uchiha.

• Ōnoki reviewed Konoha’s losses, Sunagakure’s defeat, and Kirigakure’s alliance with the Uchiha, then asked Iwagakure’s leaders how to respond.
• Kitsuchi proposed waiting for Kumogakure to weaken Konoha, but Ōnoki pointed out the threats surrounding the Land of Fire and the opportunity to gather intelligence.
• Kurotsuchi suggested pressuring the Land of Grass, contacting Orochimaru’s Otogakure, and hiring Akatsuki to trouble Konoha.
• Ōnoki approved Kurotsuchi’s cautious plan and decided Iwagakure would wait for other powers to act before taking advantage of the aftermath.
• Ōnoki assigned Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi to an alliance mission and told them to avoid hostility toward the Uchiha while they investigated.

Uchiha Feng launched a nighttime assault on Sunagakure, crushing the Kazekage Building with his Perfect Susanoo while Mei Terumi led a force to seal the village gate. White Zetsu observed the attack and one hurried away to report the news.

• Uchiha Feng arrived outside Sunagakure and assigned Mei Terumi to lead the first group while Tekka commanded the second.
• After nightfall, Feng flew over Sunagakure on Steel-Wing Dragon and leaped toward the Kazekage Building.
• Feng manifested his Perfect Susanoo and destroyed the Kazekage Building, shocking the village.
• Mei Terumi took more than five hundred fighters to attack Sunagakure's main gate after seeing Feng's signal.
• White Zetsu gathered near Sunagakure, and one left to report the attack to Black Zetsu.

Feng attacked Sunagakure with his Perfect Susanoo and devastated the village after its shinobi refused to surrender. He demanded submission from the surviving leaders, and Chiyo prepared to trade her life to stop him.

• Feng warned Sunagakure that those who submitted would live, then destroyed the Kazekage Building and nearby structures with a Susanoo slash.
• Chiyo and Ebizo confronted Feng with the puppeteer corps, but Feng ignored their defiance and began attacking the village with powerful sword techniques.
• Feng ravaged Sunagakure, killing most of its Jonin and many other shinobi while sparing Chiyo, Ebizo, Baki, Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro.
• Feng again demanded surrender, but Chiyo refused, and Ebizo unsuccessfully tried to negotiate for the village's survival.
• Chiyo summoned a puppet containing sealing talismans and a glowing Kunai, and threatened to give her life to prevent Feng from using his Susanoo.

Uchiha Feng forced Sunagakure to surrender after Ebizo threatened to destroy the village and Feng demonstrated that he was willing to do so. Feng then imposed military rule and had Chiyo, Ebizo, Gaara, and the others taken for questioning.

• Chiyo threatened Feng with a puppet, but Feng realized Flying Thunder God would let him evade its attack, and Chiyo admitted the puppet was only a bluff.
• Ebizo revealed a hidden self-destruct mechanism that he claimed would poison and destroy Sunagakure if Feng kept attacking.
• Feng dismissed Ebizo's warning and used Susanoo's Sky Severing to cut through part of Sunagakure, prompting Ebizo to offer the village's surrender.
• Chiyo asked Feng to guarantee the safety of Sunagakure's survivors, but Feng refused and demanded unconditional submission, threatening to attack again.
• Chiyo surrendered Sunagakure and herself to Feng, who summoned Tokatsu the Chameleon.
• Feng ordered Tekka to impose military rule and Izumi to register and supervise the villagers, then sent guards to escort Chiyo, Ebizo, Gaara, and the others for questioning.

Feng negotiated with Black Zetsu over Gaara and told Sunagakure’s leaders he would remove the One-Tail without killing Gaara. He revealed that Gaara’s mother’s love powered the sand protecting him, and Gaara’s sand formed Karura’s likeness as he felt that love.

• Feng summoned a White Zetsu and told it to offer Black Zetsu the One-Tail Jinchuriki in exchange for items, asking Black Zetsu to meet him.
• Feng told Chiyo, Ebizo, Gaara, and the others he would remove the One-Tail from Gaara and send him away, prompting Temari and Chiyo to protest.
• Feng explained that a Sealing Jutsu could divide the One-Tail and leave enough chakra in Gaara to keep him alive, and Gaara thanked him.
• Feng told Gaara that his mother, Karura, had loved him and that her love made the sand protect him.
• Gaara felt the sand, and Mom Susanoo formed behind him; Temari, Kankuro, Chiyo, Ebizo, and Baki witnessed Karura’s likeness.

Feng secured Sunagakure’s surrender and ordered its leaders to help him take control, while concealing his next operation. He revealed that the daimyo and the entire Land of Wind were his real targets and prepared to strike that night.

• Feng demanded Sunagakure hand over its records and asked Chiyo to use the Life Transfer Technique in a few years; Chiyo and Ebizo agreed after Feng promised to bring Sasori back and make him Kazekage.
• Feng ordered Baki to lead Sunagakure’s people in a secret killing operation, requiring everyone to participate or face execution, and told the village leaders to help Tekka Uchiha take control.
• By the next day, Tekka had brought Sunagakure under military control, and Feng praised him while ordering him to keep the village sealed off from outside news.
• Feng told Uchiha Izumi to assemble two hundred guards and every surviving Sunagakure Chunin for that night’s operation, ordering any Chunin who refused to be executed.
• Feng explained that the daimyo and the Land of Wind were his true targets and that he needed to act quickly to reduce the danger facing his people elsewhere.