Chapter Summaries

Kanami questioned Matatabi about freeing her from Yugito without killing her and decided his Adamantine Sealing Chains could preserve Yugito’s seal. After Yugito exposed the seal on her lower abdomen, Kanami told her to undo it herself, while Hinata and Hanabi secretly watched and argued about whom Hinata loved more.

• Kanami sent Hinata and Hanabi to another room, then asked Matatabi how to free her from Yugito without killing Yugito.
• Matatabi warned that releasing her could destroy Yugito’s old seal and that Konoha would oppose Kanami taking a Tailed Beast, but Kanami believed his Adamantine Sealing Chains could control her.
• Kanami asked Yugito to reveal the location of her seal, and she lifted her shirt to expose it on her lower abdomen.
• Kanami stopped Yugito from lifting her shirt farther and told her to undo the seal herself.
• Hanabi secretly watched Kanami and Yugito with her Byakugan, while Hinata asked what they were doing and reassured Hanabi that she loved her more than Kanami.

Kanami extracted Matatabi from Yugito and refused to seal the tailed beast into himself or Hinata. He spared Yugito and sent her outside, then sensed abnormal chakra in Hinata’s room and teleported away.

• Matatabi separated from Yugito, and Kanami repaired Yugito’s seal after extracting the tailed beast.
• Kanami refused to seal Matatabi into himself or Hinata, and Matatabi looked to Yugito as she considered what would happen next.
• Yugito asked Kanami to kill her, but Matatabi challenged her to make her own choice about dying.
• Yugito left Kanami’s residence, and Kanami teleported her into the sunlight with the warning, “Don’t die in my house.”
• Kanami sensed abnormal chakra in Hinata’s room and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return, while Yugito remained outside and lamented her choices.

Otsutsuki Toneri appeared invisibly before Hinata and Hanabi, but Kanami restrained his projection with Wood Release infused with Yin-Yang Power. Toneri returned to the moon, while Kanami resolved to protect the Hyuga sisters and recognized that he needed greater power to face the Otsutsuki.

• Hinata sensed an unseen presence in her room, and Matatabi rushed in after detecting a chakra reminiscent of the Sage of Six Paths.
• The invisible visitor identified himself as Otsutsuki Toneri and announced that he would erase the Ninja World according to his ancestor's will.
• Kanami appeared and bound Toneri's projection with Wood Release, threatening to destroy the Otsutsuki Main House's remains on the moon if Toneri approached Hinata again.
• Toneri escaped back to the moon and wondered how a native had managed to restrain him.
• Kanami explained that Yin-Yang Power had let him bind Toneri, considered how difficult it would be to gain enough power to fight the Otsutsuki, and promised Hinata he would protect her and Hanabi.

Hinata learned that Otsutsuki Toneri sought Hanabi’s Byakugan to awaken the Tenseigan and wanted Hinata as his wife. After Hinata declared her love for Kanami, they kissed, and Matatabi questioned Kanami about his knowledge of Hamura Otsutsuki.

• Hinata asked Kanami whether Toneri was related to Hamura Otsutsuki, and Kanami explained that Toneri wanted Hanabi’s Byakugan to awaken the Tenseigan.
• Kanami told Hinata that Toneri had secretly watched her as a child and chosen her as his future wife.
• Hinata rejected Toneri and declared that she would only marry Kanami, who said he would only become Hinata’s husband.
• Kanami and Hinata kissed while Hanabi and Matatabi watched, and Hanabi cried after they finished.
• Matatabi asked Kanami how he knew about Hamura Otsutsuki, and Kanami told her to call him Kanami and claimed to know everything in the Ninja World.

Otsutsuki Toneri resolved to obtain Hinata’s Byakugan, while Kanami refused Tsunade’s offer of promotion and planned to take the Chunin Ninja Exams with Hinata. After Kumogakure’s failed attack on Konoha shook the Ninja World, Iwagakure moved against the weakened village.

• Otsutsuki Toneri wondered how Kanami had sensed him, then left to pursue Hinata and obtain her Byakugan.
• Kanami told Tsunade he would rather wait for the next Chunin Ninja Exams than accept a promotion through her influence.
• Tsunade decided not to promote Kanami and worried that the Hyuga Clan still lacked a strong sense of belonging to Konoha.
• News spread that Kumogakure had failed to capture Konoha and lost both Tailed Beasts and their Jinchuriki.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning raged over Kumogakure’s defeat and learned that Iwagakure ninja had appeared outside the village.

The Five Great Nations' daimyō confronted one another over Kumogakure's unauthorized attack on Konoha and the resulting shift in power. The Land of Earth's daimyō secured compensation from the Land of Lightning before contacting Ōnoki, whose defiant posture unsettled him.

• The Land of Earth's daimyō accused the Land of Lightning's daimyō of allowing Kumogakure to attack Konoha without approval, and the Fire Country's daimyō mocked him.
• The Land of Lightning's daimyō admitted that Kumogakure had gone to war without his permission and had nearly been wiped out, losing two Tailed Beasts to Konoha.
• The daimyō worried that Konoha's growing strength could threaten the balance among the Five Great Nations and their own rule.
• The Land of Lightning's daimyō urged the Land of Earth's daimyō to recall Iwagakure's forces from Kumogakure and promised compensation to both the Land of Earth and Fire Country.
• The Land of Earth's daimyō ended the call and contacted Ōnoki, then noticed that the Third Tsuchikage floated without lowering his head and rebuked him.

Ōnoki pressured the Land of Earth's daimyo while preparing to take Kumogakure, and Akatsuki discussed the red-haired Konoha ninja who had helped stop Kumogakure’s attack. Pain sent Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki back toward Konoha to watch the Nine-Tailed Fox and investigate the red-haired boy.

• The Land of Earth's daimyo realized he could not stop Ōnoki and abandoned hopes of helping Kumogakure.
• Ōnoki told Kurotsuchi to summon her father and planned to make him Kumogakure’s first Rock Shadow after Iwagakure took the village.
• Black and White Zetsu told Pain that the red-haired boy had killed the Fourth Raikage and helped Konoha defeat Kumogakure, despite still taking the Chunin Ninja Exams before the attack.
• Itachi Uchiha asked Pain to let him return to Konoha, and Pain told him to watch the Nine-Tailed Fox and the red-haired boy.
• Pain ordered Kisame Hoshigaki to accompany Itachi, and the two left together.

Nagato and Konan discussed using the masked man who claimed to be Madara Uchiha, unaware that Obito was hiding his true goal of becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. In Konoha, Naruto returned with Jiraiya and was assigned to help rebuild the village entrance, while Kanami remained exempt as the hero of the war.

• Obito told Nagato to watch Kanami, and Nagato and Konan agreed to use the supposed Madara Uchiha while pursuing their own plans.
• Nagato resolved to gather the Tailed Beasts, unaware that Obito intended to use them to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Tsunade sealed Killer B's chakra and imprisoned him, then reprimanded Yugito Nii over Kanami's carefree influence on the village.
• Jiraiya and Naruto returned to Konoha, and Jiraiya asked Tsunade about the report that Kanami had wiped out Kumogakure's army.
• Naruto boasted about his training and hoped to impress Haruno Sakura, but Tsunade ordered him to help rebuild the village entrance.
• Naruto protested that Kanami should haul bricks instead, and Tsunade pointed out that Kanami was the war's hero.

Naruto learned that Kanami had defeated the Fifth Raikage and been named a Konoha Hero, then asked Jiraiya to take him to learn Senjutsu. Jiraiya agreed and warned Tsunade that Itachi Uchiha’s organization was preparing to act again, possibly to capture Naruto.

• Tsunade told Naruto that Kanami had defeated the Fifth Raikage alone and would be recognized as a Konoha Hero.
• Naruto asked how Kanami had become so strong, and Tsunade explained that he had trained with Katsuyu and a senior Tree Spirit in Shikkotsu Forest.
• Naruto asked Jiraiya to take him to Mount Myoboku to learn Senjutsu, and Jiraiya agreed once Konoha’s rebuilding was done.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade that Itachi Uchiha’s organization was about to make another move, and Tsunade wondered if they intended to capture Naruto.

Jiraiya planned to infiltrate Amegakure to investigate the organization targeting the Tailed Beasts, while Kanami warned him against making a bet with Tsunade about returning alive. After Jiraiya departed, Kanami returned to Hinata and sensed Itachi Uchiha and Kisame arriving at Konoha's entrance.

• Jiraiya told Tsunade he planned to investigate the organization in Amegakure alone, and Tsunade warned him about the danger of Hanzō's possible involvement.
• Jiraiya suggested betting on whether he would return safely, but Kanami pointed out that Tsunade might remember his death as the first bet she ever won.
• Jiraiya abandoned the bet and left the Hokage's office, and Tsunade asked Kanami whether he thought Jiraiya would come back.
• Kanami returned to Hinata and told her Tsunade planned to announce his wartime achievements as a Konoha hero.
• Matatabi's flames surged, and Kanami used the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to sense Itachi Uchiha and Kisame at Konoha's entrance.

Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki entered Konoha, where Might Guy confronted them and suspected they had come for Naruto. When Sasuke attacked Itachi and was thrown aside, his desperation to grow stronger awakened the Heaven's Curse Mark and shattered Kakashi's Evil-Sealing Method.

• Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki entered Konoha, and Might Guy recognized them and opened the sixth gate to confront them.
• Tsunade learned that two members of the red-cloud-cloaked organization had appeared and hurried to the entrance.
• Itachi Uchiha said he had returned as Sasuke's brother, while Might Guy suspected his real target was Naruto.
• Sasuke charged Itachi Uchiha with Chidori, but Itachi caught his hand and hurled him into a wall.
• Sasuke's frustration awakened the Heaven's Curse Mark, and its dark aura broke Kakashi's sealing method.

Sasuke activated the second stage of Orochimaru’s Curse Mark and attacked Itachi with Wailing Chidori, but Itachi effortlessly defeated him. As Sasuke lay in despair, Itachi concealed his sorrow and questioned whether this was the power Sasuke had sought.

• Itachi mocked Sasuke’s reliance on Orochimaru’s Curse Mark while secretly trying to warn him away from Orochimaru’s influence.
• Carl tried to reinforce the Evil-Sealing Method, but Sasuke rejected her and transformed into the Curse Mark’s second stage.
• Sasuke formed Wailing Chidori with deep-purple lightning and charged Itachi, determined to avenge his parents.
• Itachi deflected Sasuke’s attack, seized his throat, and smashed him into the ground while Kisame blocked Kakashi and Guy stepped forward to face Kisame.
• Sasuke remembered his childhood and his father’s admiration for Itachi, then broke down in despair as Itachi asked whether this was the power he had sought.

Naruto returned to find Itachi attacking Sasuke and, enraged, accepted the Nine-Tails’ chakra, transforming into a two-tailed state. He escaped Itachi’s Amaterasu by discarding his Tailed Beast Cloak, while Itachi silently reaffirmed his decision about Sasuke.

• Naruto found Sasuke injured in a pit beside Itachi and confronted Itachi for attacking him.
• The Nine-Tails sensed Naruto’s anger and lent him chakra, changing his appearance and producing a Tailed Beast Cloak.
• Jiraiya felt Naruto’s distress but continued toward Amegakure, trusting Tsunade and the others to protect the village.
• Might Guy struck Kisame with Konoha Great Whirlwind while Naruto faced Itachi and declared he would kill him for Sasuke.
• Naruto attacked Itachi with an air blast and a purple Rasengan, but Itachi used Amaterasu to engulf him in black flames.
• Naruto tore off and discarded his Tailed Beast Cloak, escaping the flames, and Itachi resolved that Sasuke had a friend who cared for him.

Tsunade arrived as Naruto fought Itachi and ordered Yamato to restrain Naruto, then sent Yamato and Kakashi to assist Might Guy against Kisame. Itachi used the distraction to retreat with a crow clone, leaving Tsunade to confront Kisame.

• Tsunade arrived and ordered Naruto to stand down, but Yamato bound him with Wood Release and pulled him away from Itachi.
• Tsunade prepared to fight Itachi, then noticed Might Guy battling Kisame and ordered Yamato and Kakashi to help him.
• Kisame used a Water Shark Bullet against Might Guy's Morning Peacock, then escaped through the steam to join Itachi.
• Itachi told Kisame to retreat, and Tsunade charged him with a powerful punch.
• Itachi's crow clone scattered when Tsunade struck, and she turned to Kisame and vowed to stop him from escaping.

Tsunade insisted on fighting Kisame Hoshigaki one-on-one despite Might Guy revealing the power of his Seventh Gate. She charged at Kisame, who trusted Samehada’s preference for her as the fight began.

• Kisame Hoshigaki asked Tsunade for a one-on-one fight, and she ordered Might Guy, Kakashi, and Yamato to stand down.
• Might Guy opened the Seventh Gate and demonstrated his overwhelming power, startling the gathered ninja and drawing Naruto’s and Sasuke’s attention.
• Tsunade told Might Guy to stand down and unleashed the Yin Seal’s markings, while Kisame chose her as his opponent after sensing Samehada’s reactions.
• Tsunade charged at Kisame Hoshigaki, declaring that she would capture him.

Tsunade used the Yin Seal and Creation Rebirth to overwhelm Kisame Hoshigaki and capture him, hoping to extract information about his organization. She disarmed and incapacitated him, then offered Samehada to Kakashi.

• Kisame Hoshigaki dodged Tsunade's punch, but its shockwave sent him crashing into a wall.
• Tsunade kept attacking at full strength, and Kisame realized her Yin Seal supported rapid recovery rather than a temporary boost.
• Tsunade struck Kisame through Samehada, kicked him into a wall, and pulled him from the rubble.
• Tsunade demanded information about Kisame's organization, but he refused and tried to use Water Release.
• Tsunade dislocated Kisame's arms to stop him, then punched Samehada away and told Kakashi he could have the sword.

Tsunade tried to extract the mysterious organization’s secrets from Kisame Hoshigaki, but he repeatedly risked his life to keep Madara Uchiha’s identity hidden. The chapter ended with Kisame using his last strength to make his own water sharks kill and devour him.

• Tsunade ordered Aoba Yamashiro to search Kisame Hoshigaki’s memories while Kakashi took the wrapped Samehada.
• Kisame bit through his tongue to stop Aoba from learning Madara Uchiha’s secret, but Tsunade healed him with the Mystical Palm Technique.
• Tsunade sent Aoba to fetch Inoichi Yamanaka when Kisame kept trying to destroy his tongue and withhold information.
• Kisame forced his broken arms together to form a seal and cast Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique.
• Kisame redirected the sharks toward himself, and they crushed his head and devoured his body.

Kanami confronted Itachi Uchiha after Kisame Hoshigaki escaped and offered to protect Sasuke in exchange for Shisui Uchiha’s left eye. He revealed that he knew about the masked man, Uchiha Madara, and left Itachi questioning the man’s true identity.

• Aoba Yamashiro brought Inoichi Yamanaka to Tsunade, and Kakashi told Aoba that the small-eyed man had killed himself.
• Itachi Uchiha escaped from Konoha with the Crow Clone Technique, but Kanami stopped him and revealed that he knew Itachi was a double agent.
• Kanami showed Itachi Shisui Uchiha’s left eye and offered to protect Sasuke in exchange for it.
• Kanami connected Itachi’s efforts to strengthen Sasuke with the threat posed by the masked man, Uchiha Madara.
• Itachi asked whether the masked man was the real Uchiha Madara after Kanami said Madara most likely would not be resurrected.

Kanami demonstrated his Wood Release strength to Itachi Uchiha and obtained Shisui Uchiha's left Mangekyō Sharingan as part of their deal. He left after promising to protect Sasuke, while Itachi was left wondering who Kanami really was.

• Kanami told Itachi Uchiha that the Masked Man was not necessarily Madara and offered a deal, warning that Itachi's plan for Sasuke would not defeat him.
• Itachi agreed to the deal on the condition that he see Kanami's strength, and Kanami summoned a towering Wood Man that overwhelmed Itachi's First-Stage Susanoo.
• Itachi summoned a crow carrying Shisui Uchiha's left eye, and Kanami took the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Itachi asked Kanami not to tell Sasuke about their deal, and Kanami said he would ensure Sasuke survived before leaving with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Itachi wondered whether Kanami was connected to Hashirama Senju and reflected that Sasuke was safe before dispersing into crows.

Kanami examined Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan and considered using its powers against Otsutsuki Toneri or to awaken the Rinnegan. Tsunade asked him to serve as acting Hokage while she left the village to help Jiraiya, and Kanami asked whether she loved him.

• Kanami returned home and learned Hanabi had gone to the Hyuga Estate to train.
• Kanami studied Shisui Uchiha’s two eyes and speculated about using Kotoamatsukami on Otsutsuki Toneri and awakening the Rinnegan.
• Tsunade visited Kanami and asked him to temporarily take over as Hokage while she left the village.
• Tsunade admitted she was leaving to help Jiraiya because she feared something would happen to him, as she had feared before Nawaki died.
• Kanami asked Tsunade whether she loved Jiraiya, and she froze before answering.