Chapter Summaries

Iwagakure and the Land of Wind launched simultaneous attacks on Konoha, prompting the village’s leaders to mobilize its forces. Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha reached the Land of Earth front, where Minato faced the battle that would establish his fame as the Yellow Flash.

• Dong Shiren led Iwagakure’s surprise assault on the Land of Fire, while the Land of Wind also declared war on Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura assigned Jiraiya to the Land of Wind front, sent Orochimaru to monitor Hanzo of the Salamander, and organized other defenses.
• Shimura Danzō forced Yakushi Nonō back into Root and brought Kabuto to the battlefield, while Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha headed for the Land of Earth front.
• Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha arrived at Mimura Hamaki’s shattered defensive line, where only four Konoha ninja remained against fifty Iwagakure Jonin and three hundred Chunin.
• Obito Uchiha realized that Minato Namikaze had reached the battle that would become his one-versus-fifty battle of fame.

Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha used Flying Thunder God Kunai to attack an Iwagakure force of fifty Jonin and three hundred Chunin. Konoha’s main force arrived as the pair finished turning the battlefield into a slaughterhouse.

• Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha prepared their Flying Thunder God Kunai and instructed the four Konoha ninja to throw them toward the approaching Iwagakure army.
• Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha vanished among the charging Iwagakure ninja and began killing them with Flying Thunder God, sword attacks, and Rasengan.
• Minato Namikaze cut down the Jonin while Obito Uchiha slaughtered the Chunin, driving the surviving Iwagakure ninja into a panicked retreat.
• Konoha’s main force arrived and witnessed Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha fighting amid the corpses, with Obito covered in blood and Minato nearly spotless.

After Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha annihilated Iwagakure’s vanguard, Ōnoki learned that Obito was only ten years old and rallied his officials to continue the war. He ordered Iwagakure to answer Konoha’s strength with overwhelming numbers.

• Minato Namikaze supported the exhausted Obito Uchiha after the boy finished killing the vanguard, and Obito insisted he could face the consequences.
• Ōnoki celebrated Iwagakure’s advance into Konoha and ordered Kitsuchi to send more reinforcements, but refused to move the eastern Jinchuriki away from the Land of Lightning.
• An urgent report informed Ōnoki that Dong Shiren’s vanguard, including fifty Jonin and three hundred Chunin, had been wiped out by Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha.
• Ōnoki reviewed the two Konoha ninjas’ files and was shocked to learn that Obito was ten years old and already a Jonin.
• Ōnoki recalled the Will of Stone and his teacher Mu’s past battles, then urged Iwagakure to send three thousand, thirty thousand, or even three hundred thousand ninja if necessary.

After Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha wiped out Iwagakure’s vanguard, they became known across the Shinobi World as the Two Lights of Konoha. Their victory drove Kakashi to pursue the Jonin rank early, while Ōnoki ordered reinforcements and Orochimaru plotted to obtain the Eight-Tails’ power in Kumogakure; Konoha’s forces continued advancing on the front lines.

• Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure to seek alliances with the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water, then sent ten thousand shinobi to reinforce the front and attack Konoha.
• News spread that Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha had defeated Dong Shiren’s force of three hundred and fifty shinobi, earning them the nickname the Two Lights of Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered ANBU to publicize their victory, while Rin Nohara admired Obito’s growth and Kakashi decided to take the Jonin exam at age ten.
• Orochimaru, disguised in a Hidden Cloud Village shinobi vest, watched Blue B in Kumogakure and planned to drug him, release the Eight-Tails, and take its cells.
• Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha helped Konoha reclaim lost territory, and Obito grew more skilled at combining his Sharingan with Flying Thunder God’s speed.

Blue B urged the Third Raikage to declare war on Konoha, but the Raikage refused, so Orochimaru drugged Blue B to unleash the Eight-Tails. Meanwhile, Madara Uchiha considered Obito Uchiha as another safeguard for his plan, while Obito and Minato Namikaze headed toward the Kannabi Bridge Mission.

• Blue B proposed attacking the Land of Fire, but the Third Raikage ordered him to wait and teach the A-B Combination the Lightning Plow Hot Knife.
• Orochimaru secretly replaced a doctor in Kumogakure's medical ward and prepared a hallucinogenic drug for Blue B.
• Blue B took the drug, fell into sleep paralysis, and Orochimaru removed his Iron Armor Seal to summon the Eight-Tails.
• Madara Uchiha reviewed Obito Uchiha's record and considered him as another safeguard, while Black Zetsu secretly pursued his own plan to revive his mother.
• Obito Uchiha and Minato Namikaze set out on the S-rank Kannabi Bridge Mission to eliminate the Iwagakure Jonin stationed there.

Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha reached Kannabi Bridge and fought Iwagakure’s forces, only to discover that they had been lured into a trap. As ten thousand Iwagakure ninja closed in, Madara Uchiha considered whether to rescue Obito and make him the overseer of his plan.

• Minato Namikaze explained Sage Mode to Obito Uchiha as they rushed toward Kannabi Bridge.
• Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha arrived at the battlefield and attacked the fortified bridge from opposite sides.
• Iwagakure’s Jonin triggered a bridge collapse and explosive traps while Daiseki, Sumashi, Mahiru, and Hikaru ambushed the Konoha ninja from behind.
• Hikaru ordered Iwagakure ninja to destroy Flying Thunder God markers, and Minato Namikaze returned to protect his comrades.
• Kitsuchi and Akatsuchi led a force of ten thousand Iwagakure ninja toward the battlefield, while Ōnoki directed the encirclement.
• White Zetsu told Madara Uchiha that ten thousand Iwagakure ninja were surrounding Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha, prompting Madara to consider rescuing Obito.

Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha were surrounded by a massive Iwagakure force, while their Flying Thunder God marks became unusable. In Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi decided not to send a rescue force, leaving Minato and Obito to face the attack alone.

• Obito Uchiha and Minato Namikaze fought through the encroaching Iwagakure ninja, and Minato sensed thousands of enemies nearby.
• Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha discovered that their Flying Thunder God marks no longer responded, leaving them unable to escape as the Iwagakure force attacked.
• An ANBU member reported that Ōnoki had sent ten thousand ninja to surround Minato and Obito.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Shimura Danzō for Root forces, but Danzō refused to commit his depleted personnel to the front lines.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided that Konoha would abandon Minato and Obito, and he dismissed Danzō's concern that Kushina might retaliate.

Minato Namikaze summoned Gamabunta and asked Obito Uchiha to hold off the Iwagakure army while he prepared to enter Sage Mode and summon Fukasaku and Shima. As the battle dragged on, Obito embraced the slaughter and became a blood-soaked force against the enemy.

• Minato Namikaze asked Obito Uchiha to buy him ten minutes, then summoned Gamabunta to help defend him while he prepared to enter Sage Mode.
• Gamabunta and Obito combined Toad Oil Bullet with Great Fire Annihilation Arrow, setting the battlefield ablaze and killing many Iwagakure ninjas.
• Gamabunta fought off enemies near Minato while Obito used Flying Thunder God kunai and close combat to cut down the advancing troops.
• As Iwagakure sent an endless stream of fighters, Obito saw elderly men and children among them and briefly felt sorrow for the commoners caught in war.
• Obito rejected his pity and resolved to only kill, then fought with increasing frenzy until Gamabunta marveled at his viciousness.

Obito Uchiha was overwhelmed and gravely wounded while fighting Iwagakure shinobi at Kannabi Bridge, but awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and used Kamui to become intangible. As he ran out of strength, someone rescued him and apologized for keeping him waiting.

• Kitsuchi watched Obito fight and realized why Iwagakure had mobilized so many shinobi against him and Kakashi.
• An Iwagakure shinobi struck Obito with Earth Flow Spear, and Obito continued fighting despite his injuries and fading chakra.
• Obito was cut down and surrounded by Iwagakure shinobi, who prepared to kill him as his consciousness began to fade.
• Obito awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and used Kamui to let the attackers' blades pass through his body.
• Someone scooped up Obito and apologized for keeping him waiting.

Minato Namikaze arrived to save the badly wounded Obito and fought alongside Fukasaku and Shima to defeat the Iwagakure forces. He captured their commander, Kitsuchi, as a potential bargaining chip, leaving Minato and Obito victorious over the ten-thousand-ninja force.

• Minato rescued Obito, placed him on Gamabunta, and entered battle with Fukasaku and Shima using Sage Mode.
• Minato and the sages’ attacks overwhelmed the Iwagakure ninja as Kitsuchi and Akatsuchi launched attacks against him.
• Minato wounded Kitsuchi, then killed Akatsuchi after evading his self-destruction explosion with Flying Thunder God.
• Minato sealed Kitsuchi instead of killing him, considering him a bargaining chip because he was Ōnoki’s son.
• Minato ended Sage Mode, and Gamabunta dealt with the remaining Iwagakure ninja as Minato realized he and Obito had won.

Obito Uchiha and Minato Namikaze defeated Iwagakure’s force of ten thousand, leaving Ōnoki shocked by the losses and Kitsuchi’s capture. In Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi wrestled with guilt over preparing a eulogy for the pair, until an ANBU arrived with urgent intelligence.

• Obito Uchiha realized he and Minato Namikaze had survived the battle that had originally been the Third Raikage’s fate, and he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and Kamui.
• Ōnoki learned that the ten thousand Iwagakure shinobi had been wiped out, Kitsuchi had been captured, and Akatsuchi had died, then collapsed from shock.
• Iwagakure’s leaders began considering a ceasefire after the catastrophic losses.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected on his guilt over staying behind and preparing a eulogy for Minato and Obito, while Shimura Danzō tried to reassure him.
• An ANBU appeared before Hiruzen Sarutobi with urgent intelligence.

Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha won a major victory at Kannabi Bridge, and Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the news spread throughout the Shinobi World. Obito later woke in the hospital, where Minato, Rin, and Kakashi told him of his fame and urged him to rest.

• An ANBU ninja reported that Minato Namikaze and Obito Uchiha had defeated nearly ten thousand Iwagakure ninja, killed Akatsuchi, and captured Kitsuchi alive.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi celebrated the victory, discarded his eulogy, and ordered Root and ANBU to publicize the news.
• Obito Uchiha woke in a hospital bed with Minato Namikaze, Kakashi, and Rin beside him.
• Rin told Obito that the village praised his battle and that nations had adopted a rule allowing their ninja to abandon missions upon encountering him or Minato.
• Minato told Obito to rest and warned that moving around could affect his height, so Obito quickly agreed.

Konoha interrogated Kitsuchi and learned Iwagakure’s defenses, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi to pursue a ceasefire while Shimura Danzō reluctantly agreed. At the Iwagakure front, Obito Uchiha was bored until Jiraiya appeared outside his window.

• Konoha ANBU tortured Kitsuchi until he revealed that he was Ōnoki’s son and confessed Iwagakure’s defensive arrangements.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders discussed Obito Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha, then favored peace talks because Konoha faced wars on several fronts.
• Shimura Danzō demanded an offensive against Iwagakure, but accepted a ceasefire after Hiruzen challenged him to commit Root to the fight.
• Obito Uchiha passed the time reading at the Iwagakure front and avoided using his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Jiraiya appeared at Obito Uchiha’s window, and Obito greeted him by asking where he had been making money.

Jiraiya visited Obito, praised his performance, and asked whether he wanted to learn Sage Art, while Obito encouraged Jiraiya’s latest novel. After Konoha celebrated a ceasefire with Iwagakure, Rin cared for Obito’s wounds, stirring feelings he had long suppressed.

• Jiraiya gave Obito a copy of Make-Out Paradise 2, and Obito praised it as a guaranteed hit.
• Jiraiya complimented Obito’s performance at Kannabi Bridge and decided he should wait until he was older to learn Sage Art.
• Konoha shinobi announced that Iwagakure had signed a ceasefire agreement, while Obito expected the wider war to continue.
• Rin visited Obito in a nurse’s uniform and carefully treated his injured hand.
• Obito remembered Rin’s promise to watch over him and let her care for him.

After the Iwagakure front ended, Konoha’s war continued, while Danzō secretly moved to destabilize the Hidden Rain Village and Akatsuki. Akatsuki received Hanzo’s offer of peaceful unification, leaving Yahiko and Nagato hopeful that the Land of Rain could change without bloodshed.

• Kakashi built a reputation on the Hidden Sand Village front by developing his ninjutsu and inheriting Hatake Sakumo’s swordsmanship.
• Danzō learned about Akatsuki, dismissed reports of its Rinnegan wielder as impossible, and sent Root members to investigate and provoke conflict in the Hidden Rain Village.
• Konan showed Yahiko and Nagato her rainproof paper, and the three remembered Kenji while discussing the resemblance between him and Obito Uchiha.
• An Akatsuki member brought Hanzo’s proposal to peacefully merge their forces and create a united government, with Yahiko as Rain Shadow.
• Yahiko and Nagato welcomed the proposal because they hoped to unite the Land of Rain and spare its people further bloodshed.

Yahiko and Nagato agreed to accept Hanzo of the Salamander’s offer despite Konan’s warning, while Obito was invited to learn Sage Art. Orochimaru interrupted Jiraiya’s plan to take Obito to Mount Myoboku and said another Sage Art location would suit him better.

• Konan reminded Yahiko and Nagato that Kenji had warned them Hanzo of the Salamander was untrustworthy, but Yahiko and Nagato reasoned that circumstances had changed.
• Yahiko decided to write back to Hanzo of the Salamander and express the group’s goodwill.
• Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya offered to take Obito Uchiha to Mount Myoboku to train in Sage Art, warning him about its dangers.
• Orochimaru appeared and declared that Obito Uchiha was not suited to Mount Myoboku’s Sage Art because of his Uchiha Yin-natured Chakra.
• Orochimaru told Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya that he knew of a Sage Art location better suited to Obito.

Obito Uchiha chose to learn Sage Art at Ryūchi Cave, despite Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze’s concerns about Orochimaru’s motives and the cave’s deadly trials. As Orochimaru led him there, Obito suspected the sannin wanted his body and bloodline for Living Corpse Reincarnation.

• Orochimaru offered to guide Obito Uchiha to Ryūchi Cave, and Obito chose it over Mount Myoboku.
• Minato Namikaze voiced concern for Obito, while Jiraiya warned Orochimaru not to harm his grand-disciple.
• Jiraiya entrusted Obito to Orochimaru, who assured him he would protect the young ninja.
• After Jiraiya and Minato left, Orochimaru praised Obito’s Sharingan and bloodline and explained that Ryūchi Cave’s trials had killed many aspirants.
• Orochimaru revealed that he had once failed to learn Sage Art because his body was unsuitable, prompting Obito to suspect Orochimaru wanted to use him for Living Corpse Reincarnation.

Obito Uchiha followed Orochimaru into Ryūchi Cave and faced its trials, resisting Tagorihime’s feast and solving Ichikishimahime’s gemstone puzzle. The puzzle’s final block appeared impossible to fit, but Obito broke it apart and completed the wall.

• Orochimaru led Obito Uchiha through a cavern filled with bones and snakeskin to the entrance of Ryūchi Cave.
• Tagorihime offered Obito a lavish feast, but he refused to eat and asked to meet the White Snake Sage.
• Tagorihime disappeared along with the mansion and feast, and Obito found himself in a secret chamber with Ichikishimahime.
• Ichikishimahime challenged Obito to fill a wall with gemstone blocks, threatening to eat him if he failed.
• Obito broke apart the final block and fitted it into the remaining space.

Obito passed the trials of Ichikishimahime, Tagorihime, and Tagitsuhime, proving himself worthy of meeting the White Snake Sage. The Divine Princesses brought him to the Sage’s hall while Orochimaru departed.

• Obito completed Ichikishimahime’s trial by explaining that changing one’s perspective could reveal truths hidden beneath the surface.
• Tagitsuhime attacked Obito, who accepted the blow as part of the final trial, then subjected him to an illusion of the people he had killed accusing him.
• Obito rejected the accusations with contempt, and his forceful will shattered the illusion.
• The three Divine Princesses praised Obito for passing their trials, and Orochimaru encouraged him before leaving.
• Tagorihime brought Obito to the hall of the White Snake Sage, and Tagitsuhime warned him to behave himself.

Obito Uchiha met the White Snake Sage and endured the Sage Art’s first trial, Snake Transformation. After proving he could balance its power, he was sent with the three divine princesses to train in the back mountain, with a warning to avoid Garaga.

• Tagorihime introduced Obito Uchiha to the White Snake Sage, who warned that failure to withstand Snake Transformation could get him eaten.
• Obito Uchiha accepted the risk without hesitation and said he would survive if fate allowed him to remain alive.
• The White Snake Sage bit Obito Uchiha and injected him with a cold, evil power that caused severe pain and began transforming his body.
• Obito Uchiha endured Snake Transformation as black scales covered him and his pupils became vertical slits, while his Three-Tomoe Sharingan remained usable.
• The White Snake Sage recognized Obito Uchiha’s talent and sent him with the three divine princesses to the back mountain for further training, warning him that Garaga hated humans.