Chapter Summaries

Madara Uchiha absorbed Hashirama Senju’s Sage Chakra, restoring his vitality so he could continue the Moon Eye Plan himself, and set out for the Land of Wind. There, Chizuru Uchiha learned that Madara was alive and awakened her Mangekyō Sharingan as Kirito comforted her.

• Hashirama Senju entered Sage Mode while struggling against his restraints, and Madara Uchiha temporarily took control of him to examine Sage Art.
• Madara Uchiha used Wood Release to absorb Hashirama Senju’s Sage Chakra, rejuvenating his body and renewing his hope of completing the Moon Eye Plan.
• Black Zetsu reminded Madara Uchiha that the Rinnegan was still with Kirito Tonsaka, and Madara set out for the Land of Wind.
• Kirito told Chizuru Uchiha that Madara Uchiha was alive and had killed her grandfather, Homura Uchiha.
• Chizuru Uchiha’s grief and desire for revenge awakened her Mangekyō Sharingan, and Kirito soothed her as she fell unconscious.

Kirito treated Chizuru after her Mangekyō Sharingan awakened, sealing some of its strain and discovering that her Cursed Seal had changed. As Konoha prepared to leave the Land of Wind, Orochimaru asked Kirito to teach him the Cursed Seal Technique.

• Kirito gave the unconscious Chizuru a special Ration Pill and Sage Chakra, triggering her Curse Mark Transformation and suppressing the dangerous chakra from her Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Kirito placed a weakened Blood Seal on Chizuru's eyes to reduce the Sharingan's burden on her body.
• After Chizuru returned to normal, Kirito noticed that her Cursed Seal had changed into a four-leaf clover pattern and wondered whether it had absorbed her Mangekyō's Yin Release Chakra.
• Kirito carried Chizuru to bed, then walked through the camp as Konoha's ninjas greeted him with awe and fear.
• Kirito met Orochimaru, who said he was leaving to support Tsunade and Amegakure in the Land of Rain.
• Orochimaru asked Kirito to teach him the Cursed Seal Technique so he could improve his strength quickly.

Kirito and Orochimaru exchanged Ninjutsu for the Kirito-Style Curse Mark Jutsu under a binding contract, and Orochimaru learned that Kirito was already a Sage. After obtaining some of Kirito’s Sage Chakra, Orochimaru stayed behind to study it while Madara Uchiha prepared to seize Chizuru Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan with a group of reanimated allies.

• Kirito accepted Orochimaru’s Ninjutsu collection and agreed to exchange it for the Kirito-Style Curse Mark Jutsu under a contract enforced by the Shinigami.
• Kirito gave Orochimaru a Cursed Seal technique that required Sage blood or Sage Chakra, then revealed that he was already a Sage.
• Kirito refused to give Orochimaru his blood but agreed to provide him with Sage Chakra, which Orochimaru eagerly examined.
• Madara Uchiha sensed that Chizuru Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and decided to take it despite Kirito’s presence.
• Madara Uchiha used the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu without hand seals, summoning several cracked-faced figures from coffins.

Madara Uchiha revived Homura Uchiha, Hozuki Gengetsu, and Mu to attack the Konoha camp and draw Kirito Tonsaka away while he pursued Chizuru Uchiha. The assault began, and Karen Hyuga transformed with her Cursed Seal to face Mu, who prepared another Dust Release attack.

• Madara Uchiha revealed that he had revived Homura Uchiha to provoke Chizuru Uchiha and ordered him, Hozuki Gengetsu, and Mu to attack the Konoha camp.
• Madara Uchiha refused Black Zetsu's suggestion to send Hashirama Senju, fearing Kirito Tonsaka could seal Hashirama away.
• Karen Hyuga spotted the three attackers approaching and warned the Konoha ninjas, but Mu's Dust Release annihilated many defenders on the western side.
• Karen Hyuga activated her Cursed Seal, gained a dramatic increase in strength, and attacked Mu with Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Empty Palm.
• Mu repelled Karen Hyuga with Dust Release and a Gravity Domain, then formed another transparent cube as Karen retreated.

Mu devastated the western front with Dust Release and Earth Release before Kirito outmaneuvered and sealed him. On the eastern front, Homura Uchiha’s Susanoo overwhelmed Orochimaru and Manda, who resolved to hold out until Kirito arrived.

• Mu used Dust Release: World Separation Technique and Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld, killing Konoha ninja and trapping many more.
• Kirito evaded Mu’s Dust Release with Genjutsu, bound him with Adamantine Sealing Chains, and had Shikaku Nara apply a Sealing Talisman.
• Kirito flew south to support another area after ensuring Shikaku and the other ninja were watching Mu.
• Homura Uchiha fought Orochimaru, Manda, and more than a dozen Konoha Jonin with his fourth-form Susanoo, whose armor resisted Manda’s attacks.
• Orochimaru and Manda agreed to stall Homura until the powerful human Sage in the Konoha camp could intervene.

Chizuru awakened her Mangekyō Sharingan and gained Divine Void, which nullified chakra-based Ninjutsu and let her break Kirito’s seals. She headed toward the battle to avenge her grandfather, while Kirito trapped several enemies and Homura encountered her as Madara urged him to bring her over.

• Chizuru woke in Kirito’s sealed room, discovered that her ocular power had surged, and realized her Sharingan was trying to evolve.
• Chizuru activated her Cursed Seal, resisted the suppression in her eyes, and awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Chizuru’s left-eye technique, Divine Void, unraveled the Sealing Formation in her eyes and let her destroy Kirito’s Barrier Seal.
• Kirito sensed that Chizuru had broken the Barrier Seal, but he stayed to fight a white-robed youth and sealed him, Gamabunta, and a mustached man inside a sand pyramid.
• Chizuru arrived near Homura Uchiha as he fought Orochimaru and Manda, and Madara urged Homura to bring her to him.

Madara Uchiha used Homura Uchiha to attack Chizuru, who awakened Susanoo and fought back before Kirito arrived and restrained them both. Kirito stopped Chizuru’s Mangekyō Sharingan and revealed that using its power had already badly damaged her eyesight.

• Homura Uchiha attacked Chizuru with a Black Fire Dragon, but Minato Namikaze rescued her with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Minato’s rebuke helped Chizuru overcome her shock, and she awakened Susanoo and struck Homura Uchiha’s Susanoo.
• Madara Uchiha summoned the Second Raikage and Tenjin Hyuga and sent them to rescue two sealed prisoners.
• Kirito sensed the new enemies, rushed to the eastern front, and found Chizuru fighting Homura Uchiha with Susanoo.
• Kirito used Sand Hands and Adamantine Sealing Chains to restrain Chizuru and Homura Uchiha, dispelling their Susanoo.
• Kirito warned Chizuru about her Mangekyō Sharingan, and she realized that her eyesight had already deteriorated severely.

Kirito revealed the Mangekyō Sharingan’s dangers to Chizuru as Madara Uchiha tried to recover his sealed Edo Tensei puppets. Chizuru freed Homura Uchiha from the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and heard his final warning that Madara was targeting her, while Madara began plotting to seize her ocular technique.

• Kirito warned Chizuru that overusing the Mangekyō Sharingan could cause blindness and madness, then promised to explain its secrets later.
• Madara Uchiha sent the Second Raikage to rescue the Second Mizukage, but Kirito’s hidden seals trapped the Raikage and sent both puppets into another time-space.
• Kirito removed Homura Uchiha’s mask, and Orochimaru explained to Chizuru that her grandfather was dead and being controlled by the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
• Chizuru activated her Mangekyō Sharingan and used its ocular technique to undo the jutsu, freeing Homura Uchiha’s soul.
• Homura Uchiha warned Chizuru that Madara Uchiha was targeting her before ascending to the Pure Land, and Madara became interested in her ocular technique.
• Madara ordered Tenjin Hyuga and the Second Tsuchikage Mu to retreat, and Karen Hyuga moved to stop Tenjin.

Karen delayed Tenjin Hyuga long enough for Kirito to catch and seal him, while Second Tsuchikage Mu escaped. Kirito planned to question Tenjin about a route to the moon and the Byakugan’s evolution, and Madara withdrew after deciding to wait for another chance.

• Karen used Wind Style and coordinated Earth Style barriers and traps to slow Tenjin Hyuga as he fled the Konoha camp.
• Kirito intercepted Tenjin, defeated his Shadow Clones, and sealed him in a sand pyramid after Mu escaped.
• Kirito unmasked Tenjin, and Karen recognized the former Hyuga Clan Head; Kirito decided to question him about the Byakugan and a passage to the moon.
• Madara Uchiha reflected on his losses and on Kirito and Chizuru Uchiha’s strength, then ordered White Zetsu Tobi to carry him and Black Zetsu away underground.

After Konoha’s battle with Madara Uchiha ended, Kirito guarded his secrets while assessing the threat from Root and the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu. In Sunagakure, Acting Kazekage Akasuna abandoned a proposed attack on Konoha, while Sasori eyed the dissenting elders as potential puppet materials.

• Kirito asked Karen to watch the grieving Chizuru and warn her not to meet Chizuru’s newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan directly.
• Kirito considered destroying the Rinnegan but dismissed the idea, then told Orochimaru that the Third Hokage probably had not used Impure World Reincarnation and that Madara Uchiha had survived.
• Orochimaru left determined to study Kirito’s curse mark technique through one of its recipients and gain the power of Sage Art.
• In Sunagakure, Acting Kazekage Akasuna called an emergency meeting but dropped his plan to attack Konoha after most elders opposed it.
• Sasori complained to Akasuna about the elders and considered turning them into Human Puppets.

Akasuna strengthened his hold over Sunagakure while preparing to meet the mysterious ninja who attacked Konoha, and he learned that Chiyo had not been captured. In Konoha, the Third Hokage received Orochimaru’s report that Madara Uchiha was alive and called an emergency meeting with the village’s advisors.

• Akasuna encouraged Sasori to train, while Sasori vowed to become a pillar of Sunagakure and avenge Akasuna and his great-uncle.
• Sarada told Akasuna that the mysterious attacker demanded to meet Sunagakure’s leader alone, and Akasuna decided to go despite her objections.
• Sarada reported that Konoha had failed to capture Chiyo, and Akasuna rejoiced that his mother might still return alive.
• The Third Hokage considered Orochimaru’s role in the Land of Rain and worried about Tsunade’s growing political strength.
• Orochimaru’s urgent report revealed that Madara Uchiha had attacked Konoha’s camp, and the Third Hokage summoned the three advisors.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu feared that the Old Root’s disappearance would expose their conspiracy, but the Third Hokage summoned them and Momoka Senju to reveal that Madara Uchiha was alive. Momoka admitted she had known and insisted that Konoha still had warriors who could stand against him.

• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura lost contact with the Old Root and worried that their plot against Homura Uchiha would be exposed.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu planned to find Hiruzen Sarutobi and seize control of the New Root if he had lost the Old Root’s support.
• The Third Hokage summoned Momoka Senju and the advisors, then shared Orochimaru’s report that Madara Uchiha was alive and had killed Homura Uchiha and Hatake Sakumo.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura urged the Third Hokage to protect the Nine-Tails and bring Kirito Tonsaka back to guard its Jinchuriki.
• Momoka Senju revealed that Mito-sama had told her Madara Uchiha was alive and warned her to beware of Danzo.
• The Third Hokage feared Konoha could not withstand Madara Uchiha, but Momoka Senju declared that Konoha still had warriors who could stand against him.

Momoka revealed that Kirito had mastered Sage Art at eight and was now powerful enough to escape Madara Uchiha, giving Konoha hope of surviving the threat. The leaders agreed to prioritize Kirito’s growth, and the Third Hokage began proposing that other young ninja also be nurtured.

• The Third Hokage, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu questioned whether Kirito could oppose Madara Uchiha, and Momoka insisted that Madara could not kill him if he chose to flee.
• Momoka revealed that Kirito had mastered Sage Art three years earlier, when he was eight, and the leaders inferred that he had cultivated it on his own.
• The Third Hokage concluded that Kirito had concealed his strength and may have become connected to the mysterious Sage, while Momoka used the revelation to warn the leaders against opposing the Senju Clan.
• The Third Hokage, Homura, and Koharu agreed to prioritize Kirito’s training and give him the Scroll of Sealing for safekeeping once he returned.
• The Third Hokage proposed nurturing other Konoha geniuses as well, and Momoka asked which ninja he meant.

The Third Hokage and his advisers discussed which young ninja to cultivate to help Kirito face Madara Uchiha, then clashed over whether to revive the dangerous Wood Release Plan. The Third Hokage rejected the plan, leaving Momoka suspicious of Mitokado Homura’s motives.

• The Third Hokage proposed cultivating Chizuru Uchiha and Minato Namikaze, and explained that their abilities could support Kirito against Madara Uchiha.
• Mitokado Homura recommended including Hizashi, Hiashi, Karen, Nawaki, and Kushina, but Momoka and Utatane Koharu argued against involving Kushina because Madara might have a contingency inside the Nine-Tails.
• The Third Hokage removed Kushina from the plan but kept Nawaki, despite Momoka’s concern for his safety.
• Mitokado Homura proposed restarting the Wood Release Plan, and Momoka angrily opposed him because the earlier effort had cost the Senju Clan many lives.
• The Third Hokage declared the Wood Release Plan too dangerous to restart, while Momoka suspected Mitokado Homura had secretly pursued Wood Release research.

Konoha’s leaders planned to send Kirito Tonsaka and Minato Namikaze to the Land of Rain to help Amegakure defeat Kumogakure while preserving Kirito’s ability to return quickly. In the Land of Wind, Kirito used Chizuru Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan to free Tenjin Hyuga from the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, then stopped his soul from reaching the Pure Land.

• Momoka persuaded the Third Hokage and the elders to seek Amegakure’s help against Madara Uchiha and to send Kirito Tonsaka and Minato Namikaze to defeat Kumogakure in the Land of Rain.
• The Third Hokage approved the plan after realizing Minato’s Flying Thunder God Technique could let Kirito return to Konoha quickly if Madara Uchiha attacked.
• Momoka privately hoped Kirito would protect Tsunade, who was in the Land of Rain and might be targeted by Madara Uchiha.
• Kirito struggled to reach Tenjin Hyuga’s soul through the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and decided to have Chizuru Uchiha help him.
• Chizuru used her Mangekyō Sharingan to break the reincarnation technique’s hold on Tenjin’s soul, and Kirito seized the soul to keep it from reaching the Pure Land.
• Tenjin spoke to Kirito after regaining the ability to communicate and asked him to let the dead rest.

Kirito questioned Tenjin Hyuga about the road to the moon, hoping to reach the Otsutsuki Clan there and gain the Tenseigan’s power. Tenjin revealed an approximate location in the Land of Snow, and Kirito began to bargain with him over the Byakugan’s evolution.

• Kirito introduced himself to Tenjin Hyuga and told him that Mito Uzumaki had died two years earlier, prompting Tenjin to share old memories.
• Kirito asked about the road to the moon, and Tenjin demanded to know how Kirito had learned the secret.
• Kirito claimed he had sensed hostility from the sky through a pair of Byakugan and had learned what he could from Hyuga Clan Main House members.
• Tenjin admitted he did not know the road itself but pointed out the Hyuga Clan’s original territory in a mountain range at the northern edge of the Land of Snow.
• Kirito accepted the lead and offered to explain the Byakugan’s evolution, which overcame Tenjin’s reluctance to answer more questions.

Kirito used Tenjin Hyuga's memories to discover that the Hyuga Clan had preserved more than three hundred pairs of Main House Byakugan, hidden in Kazuma Hyuga's storage scroll. As Konoha prepared for a decisive battle against Kumogakure, Kirito gained an opening to pursue Kazuma when he entered the Hyuga shrine alone.

• Kirito confronted Tenjin Hyuga about the preserved Byakugan, then used Spirit Transformation Technique: Soul Search to learn where the Hyuga Clan hid them.
• Kirito told Chizuru that the Byakugan could evolve and agreed to take her to the moon.
• A month later, Tsunade assigned Kirito to hold back the Third Raikage in Konoha's coming battle alongside Amegakure against Kumogakure, while warning that Iwagakure and Sunagakure were also moving.
• Kirito revealed that he had planted a Soul Seed in a Hyuga Main House Elder and planned to seize Kazuma Hyuga when an opportunity arose.
• Kazuma Hyuga entered the Hyuga shrine alone on the clan's annual ancestor-worship day and followed a secret passage to an underground chamber containing a horned stone statue.

Kazuma Hyuga was ambushed by Kirito, who restrained him and searched for the Hyuga clan’s stored Byakugan before leaving disguised as him. At a Cloud Ninja fortress, Karui urged the Third Raikage not to trust a mysterious adviser or fight Konoha, but the Raikage said a secret pact with Iwagakure left them no choice.

• Kazuma Hyuga worried that Madara Uchiha’s return and the deaths of Hyuga scouts threatened his clan, while Karen Hyuga and Kirito represented a possible new path beyond the clan’s traditions.
• Kirito, disguised as Tenjin Hyuga, confronted Kazuma inside the clan’s shrine and trapped him with a barrier after revealing his demand for the Byakugan.
• Kazuma refused to hand over the Byakugan, so Kirito immobilized him, searched his memories, and learned that Kazuma had split the collection among five hiding places.
• Kirito took a scroll containing some of the Byakugan, transformed into Kazuma, and left; the Hyuga clan later found the real Kazuma and concealed the attack.
• At a Cloud Ninja fortress, Karui warned the Third Raikage that an unknown, dangerous person should not be trusted and that war with Konoha was unwise.
• The Third Raikage told Karui that Cloud could not withdraw because it had already signed a secret pact with Iwagakure.

The Third Raikage rejected Karui’s warning and committed Kumogakure to Madara Uchiha’s war against Konoha. Meanwhile, Kirito tested how Byakugan evolved by consuming other Byakugan, then began searching for a way to purify the dark emotion that emerged.

• The Third Raikage dismissed Karui’s concerns and decided to continue the alliance with Madara Uchiha and Iwagakure, believing victory over Konoha was his only path to restoring his standing.
• After Karui left, the Third Raikage recalled how Madara Uchiha had coerced him into the alliance with an Undead Army and a threat to destroy Kumogakure.
• Madara Uchiha revealed that his body had grown younger and stronger, and he planned to weaken the Great Ninja Villages while preparing to reclaim the Rinnegan; Black Zetsu said White Zetsu had infiltrated Konoha’s army.
• Kirito used Sage Art Wood Release Chakra to revive one of Tenjin Hyuga’s Byakugan and tested its ability to absorb other Byakugan, consuming the collected eyes.
• The Byakugan accumulated purple specks and developed powerful ocular energy alongside a dark emotion of greed, so Kirito began seeking a way to purify it.

Kirito suppressed the Rinnegan after it tried to devour Tenjin Hyuga's Byakugan, then considered using the Zero-Tail to absorb the Byakugan's Dark Emotion and planned to acquire Byakugan through the Black Market. When Kumogakure attacked Konoha, Kirito returned to the main camp disguised as Hattori Masanari and received orders from Tsunade to investigate Iwagakure, leaving Nagato to protect her.

• Kirito restrained the Rinnegan with Adamantine Sealing Chains after it instinctively tried to devour Tenjin Hyuga's Byakugan, and he considered building a puppet to wield it.
• Kirito decided the Zero-Tail might absorb the Dark Emotion in the Byakugan and planned to search for the Sky Ninja, while also considering buying Byakugan from the Black Market.
• Kirito condemned the Hyuga Clan's Caged Bird Seal and outdated Main House and Branch House system.
• After learning Kumogakure had attacked Konoha, Kirito's White Zetsu Clone returned to the main camp disguised as Hattori Masanari.
• Tsunade ordered Hattori Masanari to investigate unusual activity at Iwagakure, and he warned her and Karen about threats that could deceive the Byakugan.
• Hattori Masanari entrusted Tsunade's protection to Nagato, who pledged to guard her with his life.