Chapter Summaries

Fang Tianyi received a detailed briefing on the Third Shinobi World War and equipment for his mission in the Naruto World. As he returned there, Commander Tian revealed that he would lead the Expansion Plan and was tasked with collecting as much Tailed Beast chakra as possible.

• The Naruto Research Group briefed Fang Tianyi on the war's timeline, key events, and the need to keep Blue Star documents out of the Naruto World.
• The military equipment group introduced Flowing Silver armor and a Tailed Beast Collector designed to store chakra from the nine Tailed Beasts.
• Over five nights, Fang Tianyi received intelligence, supplies, equipment, and strategic briefings from several groups.
• Commander Tian told Fang Tianyi that a new spatial transmission device was nearing testing and could extend his time on Blue Star to twenty-four hours.
• Commander Tian announced the Expansion Plan, assigned Fang Tianyi its core mission, and urged him to collect as much Tailed Beast chakra as possible.
• The countdown reached zero, and Fang Tianyi vanished from the conference room.

As Sunagakure and Iwagakure declared war on Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected Danzo’s plan to blitz Sunagakure and ordered Konoha’s forces to defend both borders while investigating the Third Kazekage’s disappearance. Tianyi left to prepare for Tsunade’s three-hour deployment.

• The Third Raikage ordered Kumogakure to raise its border defenses and wait for Konoha and its enemies to weaken each other.
• Uchiha Madara told White Zetsu to keep watching Uchiha Obito, while Black Zetsu reaffirmed his plan to bring back his mother.
• Danzo urged Konoha’s leaders to invade a weakened Sunagakure, but Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura warned that the desert campaign could leave Konoha vulnerable to other villages.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered envoys to explain Konoha’s innocence to Sunagakure, sent Tsunade to defend that border, and assigned Jiraiya and Orochimaru to guard against Iwagakure.
• Hiruzen reactivated Root and tasked Danzo with proving that the Third Kazekage was truly missing; Danzo left the meeting in anger.
• Tsunade told Tianyi to assemble at the village entrance in three hours, and Tianyi headed to the Senju Compound.

Tsunade led thirty elite ninja to the Land of Rivers border, where Tianyi treated poisoned soldiers and Minato scouted the enemy while Katsuyu healed the camp. With the wounded revived and the main force still on its way, Tsunade let Tianyi command the battle, and he planned to defeat Hidden Sand Village quickly before larger threats emerged.

• An ANBU reported that Hidden Sand Village had taken the Land of Rivers, so Tsunade left with thirty elite ninja while Tianyi and Minato followed.
• At the battered Leaf frontline camp, Tsunade assigned Tianyi to treat poisoned patients and sent Minato to mark high points and scout Hidden Sand Village's forces.
• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu, whose healing restored the wounded and lifted the camp's morale.
• Tianyi asked to command the coming battle to gain experience, and Tsunade agreed to back him up.
• Tianyi headed to the command tent, intending to defeat Hidden Sand Village quickly and later strike its rear to release the One-Tail.

Tianyi took command of the Leaf frontline and set a trap by sending three disguised supply squads along routes targeted by the Hidden Sand puppet units. The Sand captain divided his forces to attack two of the routes, unaware that Tianyi planned to respond to signal flares within a minute.

• Tianyi sat in the frontline commander's seat, and Tsunade's support led the captains to accept him as commander-in-chief.
• The intelligence team reported that Sand puppet units had crossed into Leaf territory and destroyed five supply shipments, paralyzing the supply lines.
• Tianyi ordered three five-person squads to pose as supply units and travel separate routes with special kunai, promising to reach any signal flare within a minute.
• Tsunade assured the captains that Tianyi could keep that promise, and the squads were ordered to depart before nightfall.
• The Sand puppet captain received intelligence about three Leaf supply units and sent Yamada and another Jonin to attack the first target after scouting for ambushes.
• The Sand captain led six elite shinobi toward the third target while leaving six others and dozens of puppets behind.

Hyuga Tianyi turned a Konoha supply convoy into a trap for seven Hidden Sand puppeteers and killed them within seconds. After ordering the battlefield searched, he left for the next ambush site.

• The puppeteer captain planted Explosive Tags in a canyon and led six elite Hidden Sand puppeteers in ambushing a Konoha supply convoy.
• The trapped Konoha squad held its positions and fired a signal flare while Puppet Crows destroyed the supplies, making the captain suspect a trap.
• Hyuga Tianyi appeared among the Konoha Ninja, used Magnet Release and Flying Thunder God Technique to attack the puppeteers, and killed all seven in less than ten seconds.
• The Konoha Ninja watched Tianyi defeat the elite puppeteers and realized his name would spread throughout the Five Great Nations.
• Tianyi ordered the Konoha Ninja to search the battlefield for intelligence, then used Flying Thunder God to head to the next ambush site.

After Tianyi wiped out twenty-seven Sand puppeteers, Chiyo ordered the Sand forces to regroup in the Land of Rivers while the Leaf celebrated his victory. Tianyi then persuaded Tsunade to help him stage a deception so he could infiltrate Sunagakure and release the One-Tail, leaving Tsunade worried but allowing him to go.

• Chiyo concluded that a space-time specialist had annihilated the puppet units, and Rasa persuaded her to gather the Sand forces in the Land of Rivers and stop small-scale raids.
• Tianyi returned to the Leaf camp to cheers, and Tsunade praised his victory and ordered an ANBU to send a battle report home.
• Tianyi proposed that Minato Namikaze impersonate him while he infiltrated Sunagakure alone and released the One-Tail.
• Tsunade objected to Tianyi's dangerous plan, but he argued that Flying Thunder God would let him escape and that destroying the Sand Village's strength could change the war.
• Tsunade agreed to let Tianyi go, warning him to return immediately if he faced danger, while Minato watched and resolved to become someone who could protect others.

The Hidden Sand Village withdrew into the Land of Rivers and sent Rasa to probe the Leaf Village, while Tsunade ordered a staged show of disorder to cover Hyuga Tianyi’s mission. Tianyi infiltrated Sunagakure undetected and landed inside the village.

• Chiyo learned that Hatake Sakumo, Tsunade, and Hyuga Tianyi commanded the Leaf forces, then ordered Rasa to probe them and warned him not to pursue Tianyi.
• Rasa agreed to the mission and considered targeting Tianyi’s blond apprentice instead.
• Tsunade ordered Leaf squads to stage chaotic guerrilla engagements, while Minato Namikaze prepared to simulate frantic rescue efforts using Flying Thunder God.
• Tianyi flew toward Sunagakure under cover of night and descended into the village undetected.
• Tianyi surveyed the sleeping village and declared his infiltration successful.

Hyuga Tianyi infiltrated Bunpuku’s prison to take the One-Tail’s chakra, but his attack killed Bunpuku and freed Shukaku. As Shukaku began destroying Sunagakure, Tianyi disguised himself and headed for the Kazekage Building before dawn.

• Tianyi used Magnet Release to locate Bunpuku and silently killed the guards outside his prison.
• Tianyi demanded the One-Tail’s chakra, then attacked Bunpuku when the monk refused.
• Bunpuku transformed partially to defend himself, but Tianyi immobilized him and used Magnet Release to tear iron from his blood.
• Bunpuku died, and Shukaku emerged in his complete form, free from the collapsed prison.
• Shukaku rampaged through Sunagakure, killing ninja and demolishing buildings as the village sent word to Chiyo for reinforcements.
• Tianyi used Flying Thunder God to enter the village, transformed his appearance, and headed toward the Kazekage Building.

Minato Namikaze fought Rasa while disguised as Hyuga Tianyi, then revealed himself when Rasa’s trap caught him. News that the One-Tail had broken free forced Rasa to retreat toward Sunagakure, leaving Minato convinced the war had been won.

• Rasa attacked the disguised Minato with gold dust spears and buried his kunai to block his Flying Thunder God technique.
• Minato marked a gold dust spear with a Flying Thunder God Mark, then coordinated with Ino-Shika-Chō to attack Rasa.
• Rasa’s Sand Clone took Minato by surprise, but Minato escaped and his Transformation Technique wore off, revealing his blond appearance.
• Rasa recognized Minato as Hyuga Tianyi’s disciple and demanded that Hyuga Tianyi show himself.
• A Hidden Sand ninja reported that the One-Tail had broken free and relayed Elder Chiyo’s order for Rasa to return and reinforce Sunagakure.
• Rasa blamed Hyuga Tianyi for the release, ordered the Hidden Sand troops to retreat, and headed back toward Sunagakure as Minato watched.

Tianyi infiltrated the Kazekage Office, killed its ANBU guards, and destroyed the vault and its records with a massive metal sphere. He then sent the sphere toward Shukaku as the One-Tail continued to devastate Sunagakure and a black speck appeared in the dawn sky.

• Tianyi used his Byakugan and Magnet Release to examine the Kazekage Office and found its vault protected by a seal he could not bypass.
• The ANBU captain refused to explain how to undo the seal, so Tianyi killed eleven guards, disabled the captain, and crushed the Kazekage Office beneath a huge metal sphere.
• Sunagakure's ninja recognized Tianyi as the Leaf Village Ghost and watched helplessly as the vault's records were destroyed beneath the rubble.
• Shukaku rampaged through the village, shrugging off the Sand Shinobi's attacks and killing those who tried to stop him.
• Tianyi sent the metal sphere toward Shukaku as a black speck appeared in the distant dawn sky.

Tianyi defeated Shukaku and captured half of its chakra before leaving the devastated Hidden Sand Village. Chiyo and Ebizo arrived to find the village in ruins and went in search of survivors.

• A metal sphere crushed Shukaku, and Tianyi pierced its eye with an electromagnetic cannon as it regenerated.
• Tianyi launched a metal pillar from the sky, killing Shukaku with the falling meteor while its Tailed Beast Ball was still forming.
• Tianyi collected roughly half of Shukaku's chakra and left the Hidden Sand Village.
• Sand Shinobi found Bunpuku dead and the village reduced to ruins.
• Chiyo and Ebizo arrived with elite shinobi, saw the destruction, and led their group into the village to look for survivors.

After Hyuga Tianyi destroyed Sunagakure and killed the One-Tail, Chiyo ordered the Hidden Sand Village to retreat and wait for a chance to strike back. The Leaf Village celebrated its victory as Hiruzen Sarutobi claimed credit in the newspapers and summoned Danzo to negotiate with Sunagakure.

• Chiyo listened to the casualty report, declared that the Hidden Sand Village had lost but not surrendered, and ordered Rasa to retreat while planning future attacks on Leaf supply lines.
• Tianyi told Tsunade and the Leaf command that he had released Shukaku, destroyed the Kazekage Office, and killed the One-Tail, prompting Tsunade to announce the victory.
• Several days later, the Land of Fire Daily praised Hiruzen Sarutobi's strategy and Tianyi's actions, and villagers celebrated the Leaf Village's victory.
• Hiruzen read the flattering article with satisfaction and ordered an ANBU operative to summon Danzo and the other elders to discuss negotiations with Sunagakure.
• Danzo initially refused Hiruzen's summons but agreed to go after realizing he would lose his share of the spoils if he stayed away.

Tianyi brought Shukaku to a high-tech containment facility, where the One-Tail was restrained by suppression fields and gravitational anchors. Tianyi invoked the Sage of Six Paths’ prophecy and offered Shukaku a home, but several days later he was stunned by what he saw upon returning.

• At a classified base, Tianyi showed Commander Tian and the staff the metal sphere containing half of Shukaku’s chakra.
• Tianyi placed the sphere on a platform in the containment facility and released Shukaku, triggering the alarms and evacuation procedures.
• Shukaku tried to attack Tianyi, but the suppression fields and gravitational chains immobilized him and weakened his chakra.
• Tianyi recited the Tailed Beasts’ names and spoke of the Sage of Six Paths’ prophecy, leaving Shukaku shocked and confused.
• Tianyi pressed a hand to Shukaku’s claw and promised the Tailed Beasts recognition and a home.
• Several days later, Tianyi returned to the area and froze at the sight before him.

Tianyi found Shukaku comfortably settled in its custom desert habitat, enjoying milk tea and costume dramas. After earning two skill points for changing the war and defeating Shukaku, Tianyi raised his genjutsu and taijutsu and reached Kage-level, then went to test his improved reflexes on Minato.

• Tianyi visited Shukaku and learned it had requested the desert habitat, enjoyed five meals a day, and become absorbed in costume dramas.
• Shukaku told Tianyi that its new home was much better than its old seal and asked for strawberry milk tea and popcorn.
• At the Leaf Village border camp, Tianyi found two skill points in the Book of Ten Thousand Worlds for destroying Sunagakure and defeating Shukaku.
• Tianyi spent one point on genjutsu and one on taijutsu, raising them to 5 and 9 and reaching Kage-level.
• Tianyi noticed the world seemed slightly slower and left his tent to test his improved reflexes on Minato.

Tianyi tested his improved neural reflexes against Minato and kept pace with the Flying Thunder God attacks. In another world, researchers successfully stabilized a transmission channel to the Naruto World.

• Tianyi asked Minato to test his recent increase in strength during a nighttime spar.
• Minato attacked with Flying Thunder God, but Tianyi blocked and dodged his strikes using only taijutsu.
• Tianyi realized his neural reflexes had improved enough to nearly match Minato’s speed and ended the spar.
• Researchers activated the Book of Ten Thousand Worlds and directed its energy into a spatial transmission device.
• Academician Chen and the researchers watched as the device stabilized into a spatial passage connecting to the Naruto World.

Tianyi successfully opened a portal between the Naruto World and Blue Star, allowing each side to remain connected for twenty-four hours. After the Expansion Plan officially began, he accepted missions to destabilize South Korea and destroy a Bald Eagle base in Footpan Chicken.

• Tianyi sent a Shadow Clone through the new portal, confirmed it reached the Blue Star laboratory, and then crossed over himself.
• Academician Chen told Tianyi that the portal would remain stable for twenty-four hours and allow personnel from either world to travel through it.
• Commander Tian told Tianyi that the Expansion Plan had begun and assigned him to guide a ten-person advance team to establish an outpost in the Land of Whirlpools after the Third Shinobi World War.
• Commander Tian ordered Tianyi to wound a target under a southern identity, provoking the north, which would then strike South Stick's radar systems in North Korea's name.
• Commander Tian assigned Tianyi to infiltrate Onion Rope in Footpan Chicken and destroy the Bald Eagle base there with a high-yield Peace Weapon.
• Tianyi agreed to depart in one hour and became the key to the first step of the Expansion Plan.

Major Fang Tianyi infiltrated the northern peninsula to assassinate its leader, but discovered the real target was hidden in a bunker and killed the decoy instead to preserve the plan to implicate the south. He escaped safely and prepared to return to the border, with Footpan Chicken’s Scallion S Base named as his next target.

• Fang Tianyi parachuted into the northern peninsula, confirmed his position, and flew to the capital.
• He used Magnet Release Sensory and the Byakugan to locate the real leader in a bunker and a decoy in the villa above.
• Fang Tianyi reported the discovery to Commander Tian, who approved eliminating the decoy instead.
• Fang Tianyi killed the decoy with a southern K5 pistol, then escaped through the sewers using Flying Thunder God.
• Fang Tianyi reported that the mission was complete and headed into the darkness to return to the border.

After a double was assassinated, Mr. Kim blamed the South, ordered a military alert, and prepared for war. The South and its Eagle-Club allies scrambled to respond, but Mr. Kim cut off Will’s attempt to negotiate.

• Mr. Kim learned that the assassin had left a South-issued K5 pistol casing and ordered a Level One alert, a press conference, questions to the South, and the destruction of roads leading south.
• Major General Will and the Southern President learned that the North was mobilizing at least three corps, while the North publicly accused the South of attempting to assassinate Mr. Kim.
• Major General Will accused the Southern President of acting without Bald Eagle approval, raised Eagle forces to Level Two combat readiness, and demanded that the South publicly deny involvement.
• An intelligence officer reported that the North had blown up the roads between North and South, cutting off all land routes.
• Will called Mr. Kim to propose talks, but Mr. Kim hung up, and repeated calls found the line busy.

Su Xiao and the Flying Thunder God Squad transported missile launch vehicles across the border and fired at Eagle and North Korea’s radar systems. The warheads overwhelmed the interceptors and devastated Seongju Base, while people in Gangnam mistook the distant explosions for a forest fire.

• Su Xiao and nine squad members teleported to a site near North Korea’s border, then brought the missile launch vehicles and personnel there.
• The Rocket Force launched several medium-range hypersonic missiles toward the jointly deployed radar systems.
• Major General Will ordered interceptor missiles launched, but the incoming missiles split into multiple warheads and evaded interception.
• The warheads struck Seongju Base, destroying its THAAD radar, command center, ammunition depots, fuel storage, and airfields.
• A young woman leaving a bar in Gangnam saw the distant explosions, but her friend dismissed them as a forest fire and led her away.

After Seongju Base disappeared from radar, Major General Will ordered a massive retaliatory strike against northern targets and called in the Seventh Fleet. Missiles then struck the capital, leaving two girls and a panicked crowd buried in a collapsing subway station.

• Major General Will activated the emergency retaliation protocol and ordered Tomahawk strikes on more than twenty northern military targets.
• Will asked the Seventh Fleet to launch aircraft and missiles in an indiscriminate attack on the northern coastline.
• People in Gangnam saw missiles approaching and received an alert warning that more than thirty ballistic missiles were headed for the capital region.
• The two girls fled through the streets with the crowd and descended into a packed subway station for shelter.
• Explosions shook the station, and a direct blast collapsed its ceiling, burying the crowd in darkness.