Chapter Summaries

Danzo questioned Hiruzen about why Teacher chose Nangō Kumoi as Hokage, but Hiruzen defended Kumoi’s leadership and urged Danzo to move beyond his old methods. As Danzo slept off his drinking, Crow arrived at Konoha’s outer guard checkpoint in the middle of the night.

• Danzo left Root in anger and went to the Sarutobi Compound to speak with Hiruzen.
• Danzo asked Hiruzen why Teacher had chosen Nangō Kumoi as Hokage instead of Danzo or Hiruzen.
• Hiruzen argued that Kumoi had strengthened Konoha through development and new rules, and warned Danzo against clinging to the past.
• Danzo drank until he collapsed asleep at the table, and Hiruzen covered him with a robe.
• Crow rushed to Konoha’s outer guard checkpoint, where the guards challenged him and demanded identification.

Crow used a Level Three Highest Emergency Order to enter Konoha and deliver sealed intelligence to Nangō Kumoi. The report confirmed a hostile force of more than 250 elite fighters was assembled and preparing a sea-based operation, prompting Kumoi to summon key officials immediately.

• Crow presented his emergency order at Konoha's checkpoint, and the senior guards let him pass while warning a young guard of the order's significance.
• Nangō Kumoi sensed the Level Three order approaching and waited in his office for the report.
• Crow delivered a sealed scroll, and Kumoi read that enemy forces had assembled from four directions, with more than 250 Jonin or specialists targeting the sea; Deep Diver Seven had died in the line of duty.
• Kumoi destroyed the scroll and ordered an Anbu shinobi to summon Sarutobi's aide and the Nara chief at once.

Nangō Kumoi summoned Hiruzen Sarutobi and Nara Shikato to the Hokage Office under a Red Emergency Order. He revealed that the Four Kage’s conspiracy in the Land of Iron targeted Konoha’s ally, the Land of Whirlpools.

• Kumoi ordered Crow to rest, and Crow left him a dossier detailing suspicious transactions and movements of funds and supplies.
• An Anbu delivered a Red Emergency Order to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who hurried to the Hokage Building after alerting Biwako.
• Nara Shikato received an urgent summons and raced to the Hokage Building after telling his wife to fetch his formal attire.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Nara Shikato met on the way and agreed the emergency might concern the Four Kage Summit and an imminent threat.
• Nangō Kumoi told Hiruzen Sarutobi and Nara Shikato that the Four Kage’s conspiracy in the Land of Iron targeted the Land of Whirlpools.

Kumoi ordered Konoha to form the Red Leaf Support Team as a rapid-response force to aid the Land of Whirlpools, then insisted on commanding it himself despite Hiruzen Sarutobi and Nara Shikato’s objections. He left the detailed plan for an expanded leadership meeting the next morning and prepared to face the approaching crisis.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Nara Shikato assessed the looming threat and the legal obstacles to moving Konoha’s forces through the Land of Fire.
• Kumoi proposed forming a covert Red Leaf Support Team of thirty to forty elite shinobi recruited from Anbu, Root, and the major clans.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Nara Shikato objected when Kumoi declared that he would command the team, but he argued that his authority and experience made him the best choice.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reluctantly accepted Kumoi’s decision, and Nara Shikato agreed to prepare the team’s formation and logistical support.
• Kumoi instructed Hiruzen Sarutobi and Nara Shikato to begin secret recruitment and called for an expanded core leadership meeting the next morning.

Madara Uchiha learned that the Four Kage planned to attack the Land of Whirlpools and ordered the White Zetsu to search for vulnerable young Uzumaki descendants amid the coming chaos. The chapter then shifted to Konoha, where sixth-year students faced their final monthly assessment before graduation.

• A White Zetsu reported that the Raikage, Tsuchikage, Mizukage, and Kazekage had secretly joined forces to target the Land of Whirlpools.
• Madara considered the Uzumaki Clan suitable material for his plans but noted that their Mind's Eye of the Kagura made them difficult to approach.
• Madara ordered the White Zetsu to find young Uzumaki descendants who might become isolated or vulnerable during the conflict.
• Madara returned to sleep, viewing the impending attack as an opportunity for his long-term plan.
• At the Ninja Academy in Konoha, sixth-year students began their final monthly comprehensive assessment before graduation.

Jiraiya earned an excellent rating in the month-end assessment and invited Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Uchiha Gen to celebrate at the Akimichi Family Barbecue Restaurant. His friends suspected his new royalties came from the indecent Make-Out Series, and he fled before they could question him further.

• Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Uchiha Gen finished their assessments with excellent ratings and watched Jiraiya battle a practice puppet.
• Jiraiya defeated the puppet with his Wild Lion's Mane Jutsu and a precise kick, earning an excellent rating.
• Orochimaru and Uchiha Gen praised Jiraiya's performance, while Tsunade reminded him that the graduation assessment was still ahead.
• Jiraiya announced that his latest royalties had arrived and offered to treat everyone to dinner at the Akimichi Family Barbecue Restaurant.
• Tsunade accused Jiraiya of secretly writing Make-Out Series booklets, and his guilty reaction made his friends suspicious.
• Jiraiya rushed toward the school gates, and Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Gen chased after him to join the dinner.

Hokage Nangō Kumoi announced that the Four Kage planned to attack the Hidden Eddy Village and organized an elite Konoha unit to support it. The clans pledged fighters for the Red Leaf Support Team and were ordered to submit candidates before sunset.

• Nangō Kumoi told Konoha’s leaders that the Lightning, Earth, Water, and Wind Kage had secretly agreed to attack the Hidden Eddy Village.
• Nara Shikato warned that Konoha could not openly send its main forces overseas, so Kumoi proposed forming the elite Red Leaf Support Team.
• Kagami Uchiha pledged the Uchiha Clan’s support and promised to select its best fighters for the mission.
• Hyuga Nitten, Torifu Akimichi, Yamanaka Gaku, Nara Shikato, and representatives of other clans also committed forces.
• Kumoi assigned Hiruzen Sarutobi to oversee the team’s formation and Shikato to handle intelligence and logistics, then ordered clans to submit candidates before sunset.

After the Hokage assigned the Uchiha a role in the Red Leaf Support Team, Kagami Uchiha persuaded his trusted clansmen that the mission was a chance to build trust with Konoha, not a gamble for immediate reward. He ordered them to secretly recruit skilled volunteers and said he would handle any opposition from Elder Yusuke.

• An older Elite Jonin warned Kagami Uchiha that committing the clan's elites to a dangerous mission could leave them weakened without a meaningful return.
• Kagami argued that the mission would let the Uchiha prove they were Konoha's trusted comrades and strengthen the clan's place in the village.
• He cited the Hokage's past recognition of clans that contributed to Konoha as evidence that genuine service would be rewarded.
• At the Uchiha Compound, Kagami ordered his clansmen to select strong, reliable volunteers with relevant skills and promised their families security and honor.
• When a clansman raised the possibility that Elder Yusuke might obstruct the plan, Kagami told him to direct any objections to the clan head.

Nangō Kumoi and Konoha’s leaders planned a mission to evacuate the Uzumaki Clan from the Land of Whirlpools while facing the Four Kage Allied Forces. Nara Shikato assessed the enemy Kage and outlined ways to delay or counter them, as the meeting turned to tactical deployment.

• Nangō Kumoi assigned himself, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Kagami to lead the Red Leaf Support Team, while Nara Shikato stayed in Konoha to coordinate the rear and prepare for evacuees.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Shimura Danzō described the teams’ logistical, medical, and intelligence support plans.
• Nara Shikato warned that the Third Raikage, A, could overwhelm conventional defenses and recommended delaying and diverting him rather than confronting him head-on.
• Nara Shikato identified Ōnoki’s Dust Release as a major siege threat and recommended early warnings, rapid evacuation, and reinforced defenses.
• Nara Shikato explained that the Third Mizukage and Kirigakure threatened the sea routes through mist, Genjutsu, and infiltration, and recommended Uchiha support and sensory patrols.
• Nara Shikato cautioned that the Third Kazekage’s Iron Sand and Sunagakure’s puppet forces could suppress defenders and destroy barriers.

Kumoi finalized Konoha’s plan to delay the Four Kage while evacuating the Uzumaki Clan, but the Uzumaki clan head dismissed warnings from Konoha and Mito, convinced Hidden Eddy Village could not fall. The story left him confident in the clan’s defenses as the threat drew near.

• Kumoi assigned Hiruzen Sarutobi to coordinate mobile support, Shimura Danzō to disrupt enemy operations, and Kagami to counter Kirigakure’s genjutsu and track the Four Kage.
• Kumoi declared that he would draw the Four Kage’s attention while the others created time for the Uzumaki evacuation, and ordered everyone to disengage and regroup once signaled.
• Nara Shikato volunteered to provide intelligence and tactical advice from the rear through encrypted communications and sensory barriers.
• The Uzumaki clan head read Kumoi’s warning about a possible attack and Mito Uzumaki’s plea to coordinate with Konoha, but set aside the warning and criticized Mito’s concern.
• The Uzumaki clan head declared that his clan’s ancestry, sealing arts, and fortified barriers made Hidden Eddy Village impregnable.

The Uzumaki clan head ordered Hidden Eddy Village to prepare for an attack while inviting Konoha to observe from a supposedly safe position. Meanwhile, the Four Kage finalized their invasion plan, then learned that Konoha knew about the operation and might already be sending support.

• The Uzumaki clan head dismissed the warnings’ urgency but ordered coastal surveillance, combat readiness, and the shrine’s sealing formation to be prepared.
• The Uzumaki clan head thanked Nangō and Mito for their warning and invited Konoha to send an observation group by a designated safe route.
• The Third Raikage, Third Kazekage, Third Mizukage, and Ōnoki coordinated their assault, sea blockade, and plans to destroy the Land of Whirlpools’ barrier nodes.
• An Iwagakure Jonin reported that his forces had found Konoha Anbu traces and intercepted a dying Konoha spy.
• Ōnoki told the other Kage that Nangō Kumoi knew their target and that Konoha might already be mobilizing to support the Land of Whirlpools.

The Four Kage accelerated their assault on the Land of Whirlpools and prepared a reserve force to guard against Konoha. Meanwhile, Nangō Kumoi organized covert teams to clear the approach and delay the enemy’s barrier-breaking operation, leaving the rescue mission racing toward the coming attack.

• Ōnoki warned that Konoha might intervene, so Raikage A moved the assault from three days away to the following day and ordered a fast reserve force to watch the sea routes.
• The Mizukage, Kazekage, and Ōnoki assigned Kirigakure scouts, Sand Shadow Forces, and Iwagakure obstacles to the Allied Forces’ surveillance and interception plan.
• Nangō Kumoi told Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Kagami Uchiha that intelligence suggested the Four Kage Allied Forces would attack early.
• Kumoi sent Kagami Uchiha with Uchiha Genjutsu elites and Hyuga’s Byakugan squad to silently destroy maritime warning points and open a safe route for Konoha’s fleet.
• Kumoi ordered Shimura Danzō to lead a Root unit in disrupting Ōnoki’s Iwagakure Demolition Unit and Sealing Corps, delaying their assault on the Land of Whirlpools’ barrier.

Kumoi and Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to protect and evacuate the Uzumaki Clan if the Land of Whirlpools fell under attack. As Uzumaki guards dismissed the threat, the Third Raikage and Third Kazekage led an assault toward the coast.

• Kumoi assigned the mission to find Mito Uzumaki’s shelter and evacuate civilians if the defense failed.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared the assault team to prioritize rescue, defensive measures, and covering the evacuation.
• Kumoi vowed to draw the attackers’ attention while Hiruzen Sarutobi organized the team for battle.
• Two Uzumaki guards on the northern coast joked that the barrier and their clan’s strength would repel any invaders.
• The Third Raikage and Third Kazekage appeared with forces approaching the coastline in chakra-powered speedboats and iron sand.

The Third Raikage and Kazekage Shamon led the Kumogakure and Sunagakure forces in a surprise assault that broke through the Land of Whirlpools’ coastal barrier. After the Raikage demanded that the Uzumaki Clan Head meet them, the Clan Head learned of the breach and prepared to respond.

• An Uzumaki guard sounded the alarm as the allied fleet approached Hidden Eddy Village.
• The Third Raikage pierced a weak point in the barrier with Lightning Release: Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite.
• Kazekage Shamon drove Iron Sand pillars into the breach to keep it open while allied ninja secured a beachhead.
• The Third Raikage demanded that the Uzumaki Clan Head come out within fifteen minutes to discuss the future of the Ninja World.
• An Uzumaki Jonin reported the breach and ultimatum to the Clan Head, who rose and derided the invading forces.

The Uzumaki Clan Head led the clan’s elite forces to confront the invading Allied Forces at the northern coast. The Raikage and Kazekage called their armed breach a friendly state visit, and the Clan Head challenged their claim as the two sides faced off.

• The Uzumaki Clan Head ordered the elders and Elite Jonin to accompany him and meet the invaders.
• The Raikage and Kazekage prepared at the barrier breach as the Uzumaki force approached.
• The Uzumaki Clan Head and his crimson elites faced the allied forces of Kumogakure and Sunagakure at the northern coast.
• The Raikage greeted the Clan Head and described the armed alliance’s arrival as a state visit to deepen friendship and cooperation.
• The Kazekage echoed the claim of friendly exchange while assessing the Uzumaki forces.
• The Uzumaki Clan Head accused the Raikage and Kazekage of disguising an invasion as friendship.

The Raikage demanded the Uzumaki Clan Head surrender the Land of Whirlpools' sealing techniques as the northern confrontation escalated. Meanwhile, Kagami sent Uchiha Zhi and a Hyuga ninja to secretly disable Kirigakure's traps, while the Third Mizukage left his blockade command ship to watch the battle.

• The Raikage demanded the Uzumaki Clan Head hand over sealing techniques for Tailed Beast control and advanced barriers in exchange for withdrawal and trade.
• A Hyuga ninja reported that Kirigakure had spread concealed chakra traps and alarm nodes through the eastern waters.
• Kagami ordered Uchiha Zhi and the Genjutsu specialists to work with the Hyuga ninja to disable the traps without alerting Kirigakure.
• Uchiha Zhi led the squad out of the submersible vessels to begin clearing a safe route through the underwater defenses.
• The Third Mizukage left his command ship using the Hydrification Technique to watch the northern battle, leaving his confidant Jonin in charge of the blockade.

The Uzumaki Clan Head ended negotiations with the Raikage and Kazekage, then trapped them and their vanguard inside the Four Violet Yang Formation. As the formation suppressed their powers and cut off outside reinforcements, the Raikage charged straight at the Clan Head, who stood his ground.

• The Uzumaki Clan Head denounced the Allied Forces for seeking the clan’s sealing techniques, and the Raikage and Third Kazekage prepared to fight.
• The Third Kazekage spread Iron Sand across the beach, clearing a wide arena and disrupting chakra flow.
• The Uzumaki Clan Head ordered four elders to activate the Four Violet Yang Formation, enclosing the leaders and elite forces in a violet dome.
• The Clan Head explained that the barrier reinforced space, suppressed large-scale ninjutsu, and isolated the battlefield from outside forces.
• The Raikage and Kazekage attacked the barrier with Iron Sand drills and a lightning-charged assault, while the Clan Head remained motionless as the Raikage rushed toward him.

The Uzumaki Clan Head used Reverse Flow Mirror to deflect Raikage A’s punch and send him crashing into the Iron Sand, though the technique left the Clan Head injured. Raikage A and Kazekage Shamon recognized his weakness and launched a coordinated assault, forcing him to prepare a more powerful Sealing Jutsu.

• The Uzumaki Clan Head used Reverse Flow Mirror to redirect Raikage A’s lightning-charged punch into his own chest and fling him backward.
• The Uzumaki elites cheered as the Clan Head concealed the strain and injury caused by the technique.
• Raikage A recovered, identified the deflection seal, and noticed signs that the Clan Head had also suffered internal damage.
• Kazekage Shamon and Raikage A agreed to end the fight quickly because the Four Violet Yang Formation was draining their chakra.
• Kazekage Shamon unleashed Magnet Release: Iron Sand Tidal Wave while Raikage A charged the Clan Head with greater strength and defense.
• As the Uzumaki elites tried to hold back the Iron Sand, the Clan Head prepared a more powerful Sealing Jutsu.

Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure’s team to breach an Uzumaki sensory barrier quickly while remaining alert to a hidden threat. Nearby, Danzo refused to let his mixed Anbu and Root squad attack, despite Owl warning that the delay could doom the Land of Whirlpools’ defenses.

• Ōnoki ordered the Iwagakure ninjas to accelerate their barrier-breaking operation and set a twenty-five-minute deadline.
• Ōnoki sensed something wrong in the forest and sent out Rock Sparrows to search for anomalies.
• Owl urged Danzo to disrupt Iwagakure’s operation before it breached the barrier, citing the Hokage’s orders and the danger to the defense line.
• Danzo refused to launch an attack, arguing that facing Ōnoki and the Iwagakure Demolition Corps would likely mean pointless deaths.
• Owl reminded Danzo that the squad had already waited three hours and forty-seven minutes and that further delays could compromise the Hokage’s plan.

Danzō overruled Owl’s demand to intervene against Iwagakure and ordered the squad to stand by, while Uchiha Zhi’s team began a covert operation underwater against Kirigakure’s barrier network. Zhi reached the first node after his teammates disabled its guards, and the story left him poised to disrupt its chakra circuits.

• Danzō rejected Owl’s objections and insisted that the squad wait for the right moment.
• Owl considered contacting the Hokage through an emergency talisman but ultimately remained silent.
• Uchiha Zhi’s five-man squad advanced underwater along a route mapped by Aoki’s Byakugan.
• Aoki identified the first Kirigakure node and traced its connections to traps, sensory posts, and a communication channel.
• Two Uchiha elites trapped the node’s guards in illusions, interrupting their chakra output.
• Zhi moved to the node’s core and used Genjutsu: Mirror Flower, Water Moon to counter its chakra flow.