Chapter Summaries

Kirito used the three Enhancement Points he had gained from Danzo to raise Lightning Release from Level 4 to Level 5, hoping to develop a new sensory technique and advance his Storm Release. His breakthrough engulfed him in high-voltage currents, leaving his companions stunned and wondering whether he had entered the Lightning Style Mystic Realm.

• Kirito weighed several possible upgrades, but decided against enhancing the Spirit Transformation Technique or Earth Listening Technique and chose Lightning Release instead.
• Kirito spent all three Enhancement Points to raise Lightning Release from Level 4 to Level 5.
• The upgrade transformed Kirito's neutral chakra into Lightning Release chakra and covered his body in blue-white electricity until he disappeared inside the current.
• Nawaki tried to approach Kirito, but Hatake Sakumo and Chizuru stopped him, and Chizuru said Kirito was breaking through in his Lightning Release training.
• Hatake Sakumo recognized Kirito's condition as a possible step into the legendary Mystic Realm and marveled at the ten-year-old's talent.

Kirito emerged from a mysterious Thunder Space with a new Lightning Transformation Technique and greatly improved Lightning Style control, then discovered he could begin fusing Lightning and Water chakra into Storm Release. The chapter ended with the Third Hokage learning that Iwagakure had returned Akasuna to Sunagakure, and that Root had supplied the intelligence despite losing its leader.

• Kirito returned from the Thunder Space after nearly five hours and showed Nawaki, Chizuru, and Hatake Sakumo that he could transform his arm into lightning.
• Kirito explained his experience to Hatake Sakumo, Chizuru, and Nawaki; Chizuru and Hatake Sakumo then began training to pursue their own breakthroughs.
• Kirito found a Lightning Bloodline option on his Attribute Panel and tested his new ability to control electric currents, though the Lightning Transformation Technique consumed chakra rapidly.
• Kirito combined Lightning Style and Water Release chakra threads and briefly created unstable Storm Release chakra.
• The Third Hokage read a report that Iwagakure had secretly returned Akasuna to Sunagakure and discovered that Root had provided the intelligence.

The Third Hokage responded to intelligence that Iwagakure might ally with Sunagakure by sending the White Fang Squad on a mission to uncover the source of Sunagakure’s Unknown Funds. As the squad prepared to return to the Land of Wind, the Fourth Raikage arrived at Sunagakure seeking an audience with the Kazekage.

• The Third Hokage summoned Torifu Akimichi and planned to reinforce the Iwagakure border after Root reported that Iwagakure might be seeking an agreement with Sunagakure.
• The White Fang Squad turned in captured supplies and more than ten Sunagakure Jonin Heads, earning Merit equivalent to one S-rank Mission and five A-rank Missions.
• An Anbu ninja delivered the Third Hokage’s order for the White Fang Squad to cut off the source of Sunagakure’s Unknown Funds, and Hatake Sakumo accepted the mission.
• Kirito suspected the mission meant infiltrating Sunagakure to kill Rasa and worried that the Third Hokage was retaliating against the Senju Clan.
• The Fourth Raikage and two Kumogakure envoys reached Sunagakure and requested an audience with Lord Kazekage.

Hatake Sakumo sought intelligence on Sunagakure’s mysterious funds and signed a Death God Contract with Uzumaki Ryoko to obtain it. After he explained the dangerous mission to the White Fang Squad, Kirito and Chizuru questioned whether they could succeed, and Hatake Sakumo left the decision unresolved.

• Hatake Sakumo left Kirito, Nawaki, and Chizuru at the hot spring inn while he visited the town’s Bounty Exchange for information about Sunagakure’s Unknown Funds.
• The Bounty Exchange manager directed Hatake Sakumo to a new intelligence organization, where Uzumaki Ryoko offered the information in exchange for a Death God Contract.
• Hatake Sakumo signed the contract, and Uzumaki Ryoko revealed information about Sunagakure’s funds that left him grave.
• That night, Hatake Sakumo told the White Fang Squad that their mission would likely pit them against the Third Kazekage and numerous elite Sunagakure ninja.
• Chizuru rejected the mission as a likely death sentence, while Nawaki suggested using Kirito’s Spirit Transformation Technique and then apologized after Chizuru warned him of the risks.
• Kirito questioned whether the mission exceeded the squad’s capabilities, and Hatake Sakumo said they had to carry it out, but stopped before explaining further.

Hatake Sakumo planned to undertake the dangerous mission alone, but Kirito convinced him that the team needed to work together and that rushing in would only make failure more likely. After Kirito revealed he had created Storm Release, Sakumo agreed to delay their assault while they gathered intelligence and prepared a plan.

• Hatake Sakumo told Kirito, Chizuru, and Nawaki he would complete the mission alone, but Nawaki, Kirito, and Chizuru each insisted on joining him.
• Hatake Sakumo angered Nawaki into leaving with Chizuru, then Kirito confronted him and argued that the team would suffer if Sakumo died on the mission.
• Hatake Sakumo explained that Iwagakure was contacting Sunagakure and that he had to stop Sunagakure's unknown funding before the villages joined forces against Konoha.
• Kirito revealed that he had created Storm Release, a new Kekkei Genkai, and said it could help him grow strong enough to assist Sakumo.
• Kirito persuaded Hatake Sakumo to postpone the attack while they continued disrupting Sunagakure's supplies, gathered intelligence, and prepared a detailed plan.

Tsunade struggled with the Senju Clan’s conflict with the Third Hokage until Kirito revealed that Nawaki, Kirito, and Chizuru had been assigned a nearly suicidal mission against Sunagakure. Tsunade attacked Anbu who tried to intervene, while Kirito urged her to choose a side; the chapter ended as a giant snake swallowed Rasa during a gold-dust expedition with the Third Kazekage.

• Tsunade drank alone until Kirito approached her in a puppet body and revealed himself through telepathy, then pressed her about Momoka’s burdens and her refusal to lead the Senju Clan.
• Kirito told Tsunade that the Third Hokage had assigned the White Fang Squad a mission to kill the Sunagakure ninja who mined gold dust, and Tsunade erupted in anger over the danger to Nawaki, Kirito, and Chizuru.
• Tsunade knocked two Anbu ninja unconscious and threatened another, but Kirito persuaded her not to confront the Third Hokage or abandon the mission because doing so could damage their political standing.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi demanded that the Third Hokage punish Tsunade, but the Third blamed the Anbu for interfering and ordered surveillance of Kirito, whom he suspected was an outside Senju ally.
• The Third Kazekage and Rasa led Sunagakure ninja to a gold-dust deposit, where Rasa gathered the gold dust until a giant snake burst from the ground and swallowed him.

Orochimaru’s squad wounded the Third Kazekage in a failed assassination, and Konoha used the news to launch an attack on Sunagakure. With the Kazekage incapacitated, Dodai proposed that the Fourth Raikage approach Chiyo for an alliance, then suggested Hattori Masanari as a more certain way to secure cooperation.

• The Third Kazekage restrained Orochimaru’s black giant snake and appeared to kill Orochimaru, but Orochimaru revived and escaped while Minato Namikaze and Karen Hyuga wounded the Kazekage with poisoned swords.
• Minato Namikaze recovered with a Spinach Pill, and Orochimaru regrouped with Minato Namikaze, Karen Hyuga, and Choji Akimichi before retreating toward Konoha’s war camp.
• Kirito noticed that the Orochimaru Squad’s Soul Signatures had reappeared, then went back to resting.
• News of the Third Kazekage’s injury spread, boosting Konoha’s morale and prompting Konoha to attack Sunagakure at sunset.
• Dodai explained to the Fourth Raikage that Sunagakure needed Kumogakure’s support and advised him to seek Chiyo’s cooperation.
• When the Fourth Raikage demanded a sure way to secure Sunagakure’s agreement, Dodai suggested Hattori Masanari.

Kirito used his Sage-enhanced Blood Dragon Eyes and blood manipulation to devastate Sunagakure forces and turn the battle in Konoha’s favor. As the fighting escalated, Sunagakure’s Kage-level expert Ebizo rushed toward him.

• Hatake Sakumo let Kirito join the battle but ordered Nawaki and Chizuru to stay behind, so Kirito trapped them in a genjutsu and left them with Hatake Sakumo.
• Kirito gathered battlefield blood into a sphere and used Blood Senbon to infect Sunagakure ninja, causing many of them to swell and explode.
• Kirito’s golden eyes cast a genjutsu over nearby fighters, allowing Konoha ninja to attack enemies left helpless by the illusion.
• Kirito killed a Sunagakure Earth Release Jonin and destroyed a puppet master’s puppets with blood-based attacks, then caused the puppet master to explode through his chakra threads.
• Orochimaru watched Kirito’s rampage and warned that drawing too much attention was dangerous as Ebizo charged toward Kirito with five puppets.

Kirito overwhelmed Sunagakure’s forces, then faced commander Ebizo in a fierce battle and nearly killed him with his Lightning Transformation Technique. Ebizo retreated, while Orochimaru became interested in Kirito’s power and Karen Hyuga reacted with concern.

• Kirito killed ten Sunagakure Jonin, frightening the enemy and drawing Ebizo’s attention.
• Ebizo entered the battlefield with five Humanoid Puppets, rallied Sunagakure’s forces, and attacked Kirito.
• Kirito evaded Ebizo’s attacks as Konoha Jonin intervened, then used Lightning Transformation Technique to nearly pierce Ebizo’s Chakra Shield.
• Kirito destroyed Ebizo’s fan-wielding Humanoid Puppet, forcing Ebizo to retreat behind the other puppets’ shields.
• Orochimaru recognized Kirito’s exceptional Lightning Style and watched him with greed, while Karen Hyuga clenched her fists.

Kirito pursued Ebizo as Sunagakure’s forces collapsed, rescuing Hatake Sakumo from Ebizo’s poisoned puppet trap and using his puppets and sealing jutsu to keep fighting. Ebizo escaped the surrounding Konoha forces with help from loyal Sunagakure ninja, but Kirito’s Thunder God Puppet caught up and cut off Ebizo’s left hand.

• Kirito taunted Ebizo as the commander fled, and Sunagakure’s troops began routing while Konoha’s morale rose.
• Hatake Sakumo struck Ebizo, but a substitute puppet poisoned and trapped him in an explosion; Kirito protected Sakumo with a reinforced wall of blood.
• Kirito deployed the Thunder God Puppet and Rock God Puppet, fought Ebizo’s puppets, and used Mind Transfer Jutsu to disrupt Ebizo’s control.
• Sunagakure ninja sacrificed themselves to cover Ebizo’s escape while Kirito sealed others inside an Earth Prison Dome barrier that absorbed their chakra.
• Orochimaru watched Kirito’s fight with Karen Hyuga and Minato Namikaze as the Thunder God Puppet pursued Ebizo.
• The Thunder God Puppet caught Ebizo and cut off his left hand before he could defend himself.

Kirito tried to kill the wounded Ebizo with the Thunder God Puppet, but Bunpuku intervened and drove him off. Kirito then captured Bunpuku with sealing techniques, only for Shukaku to take control and begin breaking free as the battle drew the attention of Konoha and Sunagakure forces.

• Ebizo recovered from Kirito’s mind-transfer attack, damaged the Thunder God Puppet, and shielded himself while Kirito decided not to reveal Sage Mode.
• Kirito drew Raijinmaru and used its lightning attacks to break Ebizo’s defenses, but Bunpuku saved Ebizo with Shukaku’s chakra and refused to help him fight Kirito.
• Bunpuku blocked Kirito’s attack so Ebizo could escape, while Kirito trapped the Thunder God Puppet behind walls of sand.
• Kirito arrived in person, wounded Bunpuku with Raijinmaru, and bound him with Adamantine Sealing Chains before trapping him in a Sevenfold Lamp Array.
• Bunpuku released his restraint on Shukaku, who took control, broke the sealing formation, and battled Kirito as he began transforming into Shukaku.
• A gigantic yellow Shukaku appeared in the forests of the Land of Rivers, attracting Konoha and Sunagakure ninja.

Ebizo and the Konoha forces reacted as Shukaku broke free, while Kirito fought the rampaging One-Tail and eventually trapped it in a sealed Iron Sand pyramid. Kirito began draining Shukaku’s chakra and threatened to move him, warning that Bunpuku would die if Shukaku refused to cooperate.

• Ebizo turned back to pursue Shukaku, while Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, Nawaki, and Chizuru organized Konoha’s response and sent reinforcements toward the battle.
• Shukaku rampaged toward the Land of Fire, and Kirito evaded its attacks before cutting off its head and using Chakra Chains to drain its chakra.
• Shukaku detonated its head, killing nearby Sunagakure and Konoha ninja, but Kirito survived by using the Lightning Transformation Technique.
• Kirito summoned Kikka, who fought Shukaku while Kirito used Raijinmaru, Storm Release, and Iron Sand to weaken and restrain the tailed beast.
• The Thunder God Puppet sealed Shukaku’s head with a Sage Chakra talisman, and Kirito imprisoned Shukaku’s body in an Iron Sand pyramid while draining its chakra.
• Kirito told the trapped Shukaku that it would be moving to a new home and warned that Bunpuku would die unless Shukaku obeyed.

Kirito subdued Shukaku, sealed him inside himself while preserving Bunpuku’s life, and became the One-Tail Jinchuriki. After Ebizo sacrificed himself in a massive explosion, Konoha ended its campaign as news of Kirito’s rise spread, leaving the Third Hokage facing protests from the other villages over Shukaku’s capture.

• Kirito restrained Shukaku with Sage Chakra chains, trapped him in a Blood Dragon Eye illusion, and absorbed most of his chakra while Orochimaru kept Ebizo occupied.
• Shukaku reappeared inside Kirito’s Yin Seal and attacked the chakra pool, but Kirito convinced him to stop when Bunpuku’s life was at risk; Kirito also left a fragment of Shukaku’s soul in Bunpuku so he would survive.
• Kirito sealed Shukaku inside himself, became the One-Tail Jinchuriki, and demonstrated his new ability to manipulate sand.
• After seeing Shukaku captured, Ebizo tried to kill Orochimaru in a suicide explosion, but Kirito carried Orochimaru and Bunpuku above the blast to safety; Orochimaru then ordered Konoha’s forces to withdraw.
• News of Kirito’s achievement spread across the Shinobi World, his bounty rose to one billion, and the Third Hokage received protests demanding that Konoha return Shukaku.

The Third Hokage struggled with pressure from other villages over Kirito possessing the One-Tail, while Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu feared Kirito’s rising influence and considered seeking Danzo’s hidden legacy. Tsunade decided she would not become Hokage but would gather support for the Senju Clan and back Nawaki or Kirito as a future leader.

• The Third Hokage weighed the threat of a coalition against Konoha and concluded he could not force Kirito to surrender Shukaku, so he called for a meeting of the clans.
• Mitokado Homura reviewed intelligence showing Kirito’s followers had become powerful young ninja and recognized them as a growing faction within Konoha.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura discussed Kirito’s strength and connections, then considered searching Old Root’s headquarters for Danzo’s research into the Sharingan and Wood Release.
• Tsunade told Momoka Senju that she would not seek the Hokage position but would gather allies and support Nawaki or Kirito as a future Hokage.
• Momoka agreed to support Tsunade’s decision, and Tsunade left to meet with others.

Momoka Senju anticipated that the Great Ninja Villages’ protests over Kirito and Shukaku would lead to rumors and pressure inside Konoha, so she warned the village’s major clans to remain fair. As Homura Uchiha and the Third Hokage agreed to her demand, Kikka grew eager to obtain Kirito’s Natural Energy training method for the Ninja Cat Clan.

• Momoka Senju feared Kirito’s enemies would use rumors and public pressure to tarnish his reputation, so she sent more than twenty letters warning Konoha’s clans against supporting such attacks.
• Tom told Homura Uchiha that Kirito’s training had helped him cultivate Natural Energy, prompting Kikka to hope that Kirito would share the method with the Ninja Cat Clan.
• Homura Uchiha cautioned Kikka that obtaining the method would require a steep price, and Kikka declared that the Ninja Cat Clan would pay it.
• After reading Momoka’s letter, Homura Uchiha promised the Uchiha Clan would remain impartial and summoned the leaders of its three factions.
• Kazuma Hyuga convened the Hyuga elders, while other clans considered Momoka’s warning and the Third Hokage agreed to it on behalf of the Sarutobi Clan.
• The Third Hokage burned Momoka’s letter and wondered whether she truly viewed him as despicable, then his expression turned cold.

Sunagakure debated surrendering to Konoha after losing Ebizo and Shukaku, while the Fourth Raikage tried to pressure Chiyo into an alliance with Kumogakure. Akasuna proposed accepting the alliance on the condition that Kumogakure attack Hattori Masanari, hoping to draw Amegakure into a war Sunagakure could exploit.

• Sunagakure's leaders argued over whether to surrender to Konoha, with Chiyo's Martial Faction weakened by Ebizo's death and Shayun's Conservative Faction pressing for peace.
• Pakura urged Chiyo to recover her strength, then accepted Rasa's invitation to fight; the two young ninja clashed with Scorch Release and Magnet Release as other Sand Ninja trained nearby.
• The Fourth Raikage and Dodai staged a provocative appearance to draw Sunagakure's leaders' attention after Chiyo refused to meet with them.
• Chiyo rejected Kumogakure's offer to kill Hattori Masanari for her, insisting that she would take her own revenge.
• Akasuna urged Chiyo to accept Kumogakure's offer if it attacked Hattori Masanari first, revealing his plan to provoke a conflict with Amegakure and seize its territory and resources.

The Third Raikage accepted a plan to attack Amegakure and assassinate Hattori Masanari, hoping to secure Sunagakure’s cooperation against Konoha. In the Land of Wind, Kirito trained with Shukaku’s powers until Shukaku complained about being drained of chakra and vowed to stop supplying it for the day.

• Eruyi explained that attacking Amegakure could bring Sunagakure closer, boost Kumogakure’s morale, and prepare it for war with Konoha, while warning that Amegakure’s strength had recovered.
• The Third Raikage decided to attack Amegakure, kill Hattori Masanari, and use the campaign to pressure Konoha into surrendering Kirito Tonsaka.
• A Messenger Hawk carrying the decision flew toward the Land of Wind, but Kirito’s wind attacks forced it to evade his training ground.
• Kirito practiced Wind Style and controlled four sand giants, using Shukaku’s chakra and abilities to adapt to his new strength.
• Shukaku complained that Kirito had nearly drained his chakra and refused to produce more for the rest of the day.

Kirito negotiated with Shukaku after the Tailed Beast refused to provide more Chakra, then reviewed his abilities and planned a combat system suited to challenging Super Kage-level enemies like Madara Uchiha. The chapter left him considering how to develop sand-based defense and control, Storm Release attacks, and stronger healing.

• Kirito tried to bargain with Shukaku for Chakra, but Shukaku refused to communicate and merged into the Chakra pool.
• Kirito accepted that Shukaku needed time to cooperate and continued training his sand manipulation without relying on more of the Tailed Beast's Chakra.
• Kirito judged that his puppets could not reach Super Kage level because their materials broke under extreme power, and he rejected Human Puppet technology as too inhumane.
• Kirito planned to develop sand manipulation for defense and control, using Shukaku's Shield, Quicksand Vortex, and Adamantine Sealing Chains against Madara Uchiha's Perfect Susanoo.
• Kirito chose Storm Release as a potential way to pierce Perfect Susanoo, considered the Lightning Transformation Technique and his sensory abilities sufficient for mobility and reconnaissance, and thought of Tsunade when assessing his weak healing.

Kirito considered a safer way to evolve the Sharingan and how it could help Chizuru and win the Uchiha Clan’s support. He decided to test Wood Release and Sage Chakra’s effects before risking Hashirama Cells on Chizuru, then thought of an Otsutsuki from Boruto.

• Kirito planned to develop a combat system focused on Storm Release, Shukaku’s Shield, sealing chains, sensory abilities, lightning movement, healing, and Sage Slug’s splitting art.
• Kirito reasoned that Wood Release and Sage Chakra might safely stimulate Sharingan evolution, and he connected his theory to the changes he had observed in Chizuru’s eyes during Curse Mark Transformation.
• Kirito concluded that a safe route to Mangekyo Sharingan could reduce the Uchiha Clan’s dangers and help him gain the clan’s support as he sought control of Konoha.
• Kirito considered giving Chizuru Wood Release through Hashirama Cells but decided to research a stabilizing drug and test the method on others first.
• Kirito looked at his hands and thought of an Otsutsuki from Boruto.

Chizuru Uchiha fought the captured Sunagakure puppet master Suna Boshi in Kirito’s arena and defeated him with her enhanced Sharingan and lightning techniques. Afterward, Karen Hyuga challenged Chizuru, and the two prepared to fight.

• Kirito’s arena gave Konoha ninjas the chance to battle captured Sunagakure jonin, and Chizuru Uchiha entered to fight Suna Boshi.
• Suna Boshi used two powerful jonin-level puppets Kirito had lent him, while Chizuru activated her Sharingan and prepared to face his attack.
• Chizuru used Curse Mark Chakra to enhance her Sharingan, evaded a puppet’s strike with her Lightning Surge Secret Technique, and destroyed the puppet with Lightning Flash.
• Chizuru burned Suna Boshi to ashes with a black fireball, then challenged Minato Namikaze with a provocative look.
• Karen Hyuga stepped into the arena, activated her Byakugan and curse markings, and challenged Chizuru, who accepted with killing intent.