Chapter Summaries

Yun Yan forced his way into the negotiations with Kumogakure, and Dodai reluctantly accepted him after realizing he could not challenge him. As Yun Yan took his seat, he used his Mangekyō Sharingan to make Danzo clear the room and serve as a footrest.

• Yun Yan told Hiruzen Sarutobi he would join the negotiations, while Dodai tried and failed to keep him out.
• After a Kumogakure delegate questioned Yun Yan’s qualifications, Dodai silenced the delegation and conceded that Yun Yan could participate.
• Dodai invited Yun Yan to take a seat, and Hiruzen Sarutobi resigned himself to letting Yun Yan handle the negotiations.
• Yun Yan controlled Danzo, who removed the unconscious Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura and cleaned up the broken chairs and debris.
• Danzo placed the remaining chair behind the negotiation table, wiped it clean, and lay beneath the table so Yun Yan could rest his feet on him.

Yun Yan told the Kumogakure delegation that he had killed Morui, not Hyuga Hiashi, and offered to prove it. He left Dodai and the others to identify Morui’s decomposed, headless corpse after Kakashi brought it into the Hokage’s office.

• Yun Yan began negotiations after the Kumogakure delegation remained silent, then claimed that he had killed Morui instead of Hyuga Hiashi.
• Dodai asked Yun Yan for evidence, and Yun Yan called Kakashi into the Hokage’s office with a corpse covered by canvas.
• Yun Yan identified the corpse as Morui and used Wind Release chakra to uncover it.
• Dodai noticed the corpse was missing its head, so Yun Yan ordered Kakashi to search beneath the canvas and place the head on the body.
• Yun Yan invited Dodai to inspect the corpse and confirm whether it was Morui.

Yun Yan brought Morui’s corpse to the negotiations and proved he had killed him while saving Hinata Hyuga from being abducted. He then pressed the Kumogakure delegation to state its demands, ending by offering his Mangekyō Sharingan as compensation as his killing intent overwhelmed them.

• Yun Yan had Kakashi bring Morui’s corpse into the office, where Dodai identified it for the Kumogakure delegation.
• Yun Yan pointed to the clean decapitation wound as proof that he had killed Morui, and Dodai accepted the evidence.
• Yun Yan explained that Morui had abducted Hinata Hyuga and threatened her father, Hyuga Hiashi, before Yun Yan killed him and rescued her.
• Yun Yan asked the delegation to demand that Konoha hand him over for trial, but Dodai and the others struggled to respond.
• Yun Yan offered his Mangekyō Sharingan to settle the matter, and his killing intent left the delegation nearly unable to breathe.

Yun Yan used his soul-bound Mangekyō Sharingan to persuade Dodai to drop Kumogakure’s claims over Morui’s death and the Hyūga kidnapping. As negotiations turned to border disputes, Yun Yan admitted that he had caused the clashes and killed most of the Kumogakure shinobi involved, leaving the room stunned.

• Yun Yan explained that his Mangekyō Sharingan’s power was bound to his soul, making his removed eyes useless and impossible for Kumogakure to claim.
• Dodai concluded that Kumogakure could not benefit from Yun Yan’s eyes and said the delegation would leave compensation undecided.
• Yun Yan pressed Dodai to clarify whether Kumogakure still sought compensation or his life, and Dodai formally withdrew all claims over Morui’s death.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched in disbelief as Yun Yan reversed the negotiations and then redirected discussion to the border disputes.
• Yun Yan confessed that he had caused the border clashes and killed most of the Kumogakure shinobi in the Lightning Country, with Kakashi responsible for only a few deaths.

Yun Yan intimidated the Kumogakure delegation by demonstrating his speed and threatening to kill them if they attacked during negotiations. Hiruzen Sarutobi said Konoha still wanted to avoid war but would fight if forced, leaving Kumogakure’s representatives hesitant about the conflict they had used to pressure Konoha.

• A furious young Kumogakure shinobi accused Yun Yan of killing their comrades and rose from the negotiating table.
• Yun Yan appeared behind the young man, threatened him, and warned the delegation that none of them would survive if they attacked.
• Dodai realized Yun Yan’s speed might rival the Fourth Raikage’s and worried about his formidable abilities.
• Yun Yan asked Hiruzen Sarutobi whether Konoha would go to war, and Hiruzen said he preferred peace but would accept war if there were no alternative.
• Yun Yan challenged Kumogakure to fight, and its delegation grew reluctant to risk the war it had been invoking as a threat.

Yun Yan bullied Dodai into promising that Kumogakure's delegation would stop threatening war during negotiations, then abruptly declared that talks had failed and he would fight Kumogakure alone. The chapter ended with Yun Yan insisting on taking on the entire shinobi village to settle the dispute over the Kumogakure shinobi he had killed.

• Dodai argued that neither he nor Yun Yan had the authority to declare war, and Yun Yan mocked him for threatening war earlier.
• Yun Yan used the Body Flicker Technique to appear beside Dodai and warned that he would personally attack Kumogakure if its delegation said “go to war.”
• Dodai agreed that Kumogakure's delegation would avoid threatening war or using those words during negotiations.
• Yun Yan returned to the table, then said he would go to war with Kumogakure alone, prompting Dodai to protest the double standard.
• Yun Yan claimed the negotiations had failed and said he would fight the entire shinobi village to settle the matter.

Yun Yan proposed resolving his blood feud with Kumogakure through a single, decisive battle rather than a prolonged war. He left the terms with Dodai: in ten days, he would face whoever Kumogakure chose at Cloud Thunder Gorge.

• Dodai recognized that Kumogakure’s blood-deep hatred of Yun Yan could only be resolved through a fight.
• Dodai worried Yun Yan would infiltrate Lightning Country and wage guerrilla warfare, but Yun Yan promised not to.
• Yun Yan explained that he wanted a brief, conclusive battle rather than an endless war.
• Yun Yan challenged all of Kumogakure to meet him alone at Cloud Thunder Gorge in ten days, leaving Kumogakure free to choose its fighters.

Yun Yan forced the Kumogakure delegation to agree to settle their dispute in a fight at Cloud Thunder Gorge in ten days, then confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi about his failures as Hokage. He began listing Hiruzen’s mistakes, starting with how he empowered the elders and Danzo.

• Dodai accepted Yun Yan’s proposal for a fight at Cloud Thunder Gorge in ten days and prepared to return to Kumogakure.
• Yun Yan insulted Dodai and the delegation as they left the Hokage’s office, while Hiruzen Sarutobi remained behind with him and Danzo.
• Hiruzen asked Yun Yan whether he had been a failure as Hokage, and Yun Yan said Hiruzen had long refused to face that truth.
• Yun Yan called Hiruzen a capable politician but an unqualified Hokage who had held Konoha back and ruined it.
• Yun Yan criticized Hiruzen for giving authority to Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Danzo, including allowing Danzo to establish Root and become an elder.

Yun Yan forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to admit his responsibility for Danzo’s actions, Hatake Sakumo’s death, and the ruin of his three disciples. He accused Hiruzen of driving Orochimaru away, harming Tsunade, and prompting Jiraiya to leave, then left Hiruzen facing the wreckage of his legacy.

• Yun Yan accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of using Danzo as a scapegoat and black glove, and of bearing responsibility for Hatake Sakumo’s death.
• Hiruzen admitted that relief and delight were his first reactions when Hatake Sakumo died.
• Yun Yan questioned Hiruzen about Orochimaru’s human experiments, and Hiruzen admitted he had known and turned a blind eye.
• Hiruzen confessed that he had been wary of Tsunade’s Senju name and that he and Danzo had plotted to cost her her younger brother and lover.
• Yun Yan accused Hiruzen of wanting Tsunade weakened and gone from Konoha, then suggested Jiraiya had sensed Hiruzen’s malice and left as well.

Yun Yan questioned Hiruzen Sarutobi about his treatment of Minato Namikaze and accused him of engineering Minato and Kushina Uzumaki’s deaths to regain power. He condemned Hiruzen’s use of the Will of Fire to make others sacrifice themselves, while the ANBU guarding the office witnessed the confession and lost their admiration for him.

• Yun Yan asked whether Hiruzen had chosen Minato Namikaze as Hokage because he expected to control him, and Hiruzen admitted it.
• Hiruzen confessed that he had retained power after Minato became Hokage and had pressured Minato and Kushina to face the Nine-Tails so he could reclaim the Hokage’s position.
• Yun Yan mocked Hiruzen’s actions during the Nine-Tails attack and said Hiruzen’s confession explained why Minato had used the Reaper Death Seal.
• Yun Yan challenged Hiruzen over the Will of Fire, and Hiruzen could not name anything he had sacrificed himself.
• Yun Yan accused Hiruzen of using the Will of Fire to make others sacrifice themselves for his benefit and addressed the hidden ANBU, offering them protection if Hiruzen tried to silence them.
• The ANBU who had witnessed the exchange lost their admiration for Hiruzen.

Yun Yan forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to face the collapse of his credibility and warned him against undermining Konoha while Yun Yan fought Kumogakure alone in ten days. Hiruzen accepted that he could not oppose Yun Yan, but Yun Yan remained distrustful of Konoha's internal stability and physically restrained him after threatening the Sarutobi Clan and Konohamaru.

• Yun Yan accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of ordering or approving Danzo's actions and explained that he had spared Hiruzen the humiliation of Danzo's public trial.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi realized his political methods could not protect him from Yun Yan's superior strength and concluded that his path had reached its end.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked whether Yun Yan would fight all of Kumogakure alone in ten days, and Yun Yan insisted he was confident he would win, even if the Fourth Raikage, A, fought him.
• Yun Yan warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that he did not trust him to keep Konoha stable and threatened the Sarutobi Clan and Konohamaru if Hiruzen attacked him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi rose in anger, but Yun Yan pushed him back into his seat and held him down.

Yun Yan forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to promise that he would not attack during the coming battle and that Izumi and her mother would remain safe while Yun Yan was away. Hiruzen agreed to restrain Danzo and watch the other elders, while Yun Yan arranged for Kakashi and Might Guy to guard his family.

• Yun Yan threatened to destroy the Sarutobi Clan if Hiruzen Sarutobi attacked or betrayed him during the battle ten days later, and Hiruzen swore he would not interfere.
• Yun Yan told Hiruzen that he did not trust him and warned that the Sarutobi, Shimura, Utatane, and Mito clans would be destroyed if Izumi or her mother were harmed.
• Hiruzen decided to imprison Danzo, take control of Root, and closely monitor Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura while Yun Yan was away.
• Yun Yan criticized Hiruzen for being submissive toward powerful outsiders but ruthless toward his own people, leaving Hiruzen questioning himself.
• Yun Yan told Hiruzen to keep Kakashi and Might Guy off missions so they could protect Izumi and her mother, and Hiruzen accepted.

Yun Yan left the Hokage's office and told Kakashi he was going to Cloud Thunder Gorge to fight Kumogakure, while Kakashi agreed to help protect Izumi and her mother. After they departed, Hiruzen Sarutobi sealed Danzo and ordered the ANBU to imprison him, then realized his own subordinates had lost faith in him.

• Yun Yan left Hiruzen Sarutobi's office and told Kakashi that he would travel to Cloud Thunder Gorge to fight Kumogakure in his personal capacity.
• Yun Yan and Kakashi discussed Hiruzen Sarutobi's failures and agreed that Danzo's public trial would also reveal the truth about Hatake Sakumo.
• Yun Yan asked Kakashi and Guy to protect Izumi and her mother while he was away, and Kakashi promised they would.
• Yun Yan and Kakashi left the Hokage Building after Kakashi explained that Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura had been carried home unconscious.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi found Danzo still trapped beneath the conference table, sealed his chakra, body, senses, and tongue, and neutralized the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique on him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the ANBU to imprison Danzo in the deepest, most heavily guarded prison, then lamented that even his trusted subordinates had abandoned him.

Yun Yan told Izumi how he attacked Konoha's elders, controlled Danzō, and threatened Kumogakure during the negotiations. Izumi worried about his upcoming fight against the Fourth Raikage, but Yun Yan reassured her and arranged for Kakashi and Might Guy to protect her and Auntie while he was away.

• Yun Yan returned home and told Izumi he had intervened in the Konoha-Kumogakure negotiations.
• Yun Yan explained that he knocked out Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, controlled Shimura Danzō, and threatened Kumogakure's delegation.
• Izumi worried Yun Yan had acted too recklessly, but he reassured her that his strength would keep him safe.
• Izumi asked about the battle with Kumogakure in ten days, and Yun Yan said he expected to face the Fourth Raikage alone.
• Yun Yan told Izumi that Kakashi and Might Guy would protect her and Auntie while he went to Cloud Thunder Gorge, and Izumi agreed to wait for him at home.

Yun Yan reassured Izumi about her and Auntie’s safeguards before preparing to face Kumogakure alone. After hearing Dodai’s account of Yun Yan’s strength, the Fourth Raikage A decided to fight him personally and planned to kill him if he could.

• Yun Yan told Izumi that he feared for her and Auntie’s safety in Konoha despite the safeguards he had left them.
• Ten days later, Yun Yan’s scheduled challenge against all of Kumogakure drew the village’s attention.
• Dodai reported the failed negotiations and described Yun Yan’s speed, Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu, and other abilities to Kumogakure’s leaders.
• The Fourth Raikage A concluded that Kumogakure had to face Yun Yan and decided to take him on personally.
• After the other leaders left, the Fourth Raikage A told Dodai that he intended to kill Yun Yan openly if the opportunity arose.

The Fourth Raikage, A, led a small group to Cloud Thunder Gorge to face Uchiha Yunyan, believing the challenge was a straightforward duel and intending to kill him. Yunyan appeared on a peak and met A below, where he asked to settle the rules and consequences before they fought.

• Dodai agreed that Yunyan was a threat but warned the Fourth Raikage to be cautious, while A insisted he would handle the fight himself.
• Ten days later, A departed Kumogakure with Darui and several ANBU shinobi for Cloud Thunder Gorge.
• On the way, A told Darui he believed Yunyan had come only to fight and that he planned to eliminate him.
• At Cloud Thunder Gorge, Darui complained that Yunyan was nowhere to be seen, but Yunyan called down from a nearby peak where he had been eating an apple.
• Yunyan criticized the Lightning Country's harsh environment, confirmed his identity, and explained why he challenged Kumogakure alone.
• After A asked him to come down, Yunyan landed before the group and asked how they would determine the winner and what would happen after the duel.

Yunyan faced the Fourth Raikage in a duel to settle their countries’ conflicts, and revealed that he could use the Flying Thunder God Technique. The Fourth Raikage recognized the technique from his battle with Minato Namikaze and became wary when Yunyan teleported without using a tri-pronged kunai.

• The Fourth Raikage agreed to a fight to the death, with the winner deciding the fate of their conflict and the loser’s side paying a heavy price.
• The Fourth Raikage activated Lightning Release Armor and rushed at Yunyan with Lightning Oppression Horizontal.
• Yunyan revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, vanished as the hand blade neared, and teleported behind the Fourth Raikage.
• Yunyan struck the Fourth Raikage with the apple in his hand and sent him flying.
• The Fourth Raikage recognized the Flying Thunder God Technique and wondered how Yunyan had teleported without a tri-pronged kunai.

Yun Yan used his formula-free Flying Thunder God technique to evade the Fourth Raikage’s attacks, even after the Raikage activated his strongest Lightning Release Armor. The Raikage began to suspect that Yun Yan’s teleportation depended on his Mangekyō Sharingan and required him to see his destination.

• Yun Yan claimed his Flying Thunder God technique surpassed Minato Namikaze’s, provoking the Fourth Raikage’s disbelief.
• The Fourth Raikage activated his Strongest Lightning Release Armor and repeatedly attacked Yun Yan, but Yun Yan teleported away each time.
• Darui recognized Yun Yan’s technique as Flying Thunder God and blamed Dodai for failing to report it.
• The Fourth Raikage observed that Yun Yan kept his Mangekyō Sharingan active and looked toward each destination before teleporting.
• The Fourth Raikage suspected Yun Yan could teleport to any place he saw.

Yun Yan revealed that he had combined the Flying Thunder God Technique with his Mangekyō Sharingan, allowing him to teleport anywhere he could see. The Fourth Raikage failed to stop his counterattack, but charged at Yun Yan again after being wounded.

• The Fourth Raikage questioned Yun Yan about how his Flying Thunder God Technique worked, and Yun Yan explained that his Mangekyō Sharingan let him teleport without leaving formulae.
• The Fourth Raikage decided to test the technique again and attacked Yun Yan’s eyes with a Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop.
• Yun Yan dodged by teleporting, appeared behind the Fourth Raikage, and slashed his back with an Eight-Part Wind Wheel.
• The Fourth Raikage strengthened his Lightning Release Armor and lunged away, but Yun Yan cut through the armor and opened a gash in his back.
• The Fourth Raikage retreated to a safe distance, then charged Yun Yan with a Heavy Lariat.

Yun Yan repeatedly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to evade the Fourth Raikage’s attacks and slash his back, enraging and exhausting him. The Fourth Raikage’s Guillotine Drop struck the ground after Yun Yan teleported away, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Yun Yan dodged the Fourth Raikage’s attacks and repeatedly struck his back, covering it with bleeding wounds.
• The Fourth Raikage unleashed Lightning Release Chakra Mode and charged at Yun Yan with Lariat, but Yun Yan teleported behind him and wounded him again.
• Darui and the Kumogakure ANBU watched as Yun Yan evaded the Fourth Raikage while the Raikage’s back grew bloodier and his strength waned.
• The Fourth Raikage used Guillotine Drop, but Yun Yan teleported away, causing the Raikage’s kick to smash into the ground.