Chapter Summaries

Hiruzen Sarutobi authorized Danzo to secretly target the Uchiha District while publicly mediating between Kumogakure and Uchiha. In the Land of Lightning, Ren's force defeated a Cloud Ninja ambush with the Temple Formation and continued its advance.

• Danzo urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to send Root against the Uchiha while Ren and the main force were away, and Hiruzen assigned him the secret operation.
• Danzo accepted the mission and warned Hiruzen that Ren would become a threat when he returned to Konoha.
• Nanami spotted more than a dozen Cloud Ninja ambushing Ren's force in the barren mountains of the Land of Lightning.
• Nanami and four Uchiha activated the Temple Formation, linking their chakra and overwhelming the attackers.
• The surviving Cloud Ninja fled deeper into the valley to report that Uchiha's vanguard was stronger than expected.

Ren led the exhausted Uchiha army through the Land of Lightning after its Temple squads used Myriad Lightning and Kirin to smash Kumogakure’s checkpoints. Kumogakure shifted to repeated guerrilla attacks, and the chapter left the Uchiha pushing onward while worn down by the harassment.

• Ren stopped Tekka from chasing a fleeing Cloud Ninja squad, and Nanami urged the team to rest because the clansmen were exhausted.
• The Uchiha used Lightning Release: Myriad Lightning and Kirin to destroy Kumogakure’s fortified checkpoints and advance deep into the Land of Lightning.
• Hizashi Hyuga spotted an explosive-tag ambush, and Nanami ordered the Temple squad to cut off the retreating Cloud Ninja.
• The Uchiha routed the ambush squad, but Tekka noted that Kumogakure had begun relying on repeated small attacks instead of defending its checkpoints.
• Ren’s army continued through the difficult mountain roads as the Cloud Ninja’s guerrilla tactics wore down the Uchiha and strained Hizashi’s Byakugan.

Ren refused to let the exhausted Uchiha force rest, arguing that Kumogakure was trying to delay them until it could recover and that they had to maintain their advance. The Uchiha rallied and continued toward Kumogakure in formation, ignoring harassment that would slow them down.

• After a Cloud Ninja ambushed an Uchiha Chunin and detonated an Explosive Tag, Nanami ordered the wounded man treated as the force showed signs of exhaustion.
• Tekka, Nanami, and Hizashi Hyuga warned Ren that the force needed rest and that continued raids were draining their strength and Chakra.
• Ren explained that Kumogakure was delaying them until Killer B and the Eight-Tails returned, and urged the Uchiha to keep advancing and grow stronger through the campaign.
• Ren's speech renewed the Uchiha's resolve, and Nanami reorganized the force with the wounded in the center and Hizashi Hyuga scouting critical stretches.
• The Uchiha resumed their march toward Kumogakure, dodging or killing Cloud Ninja attackers without letting the raids dictate their pace.

Darui coordinated guerrilla attacks to slow Uchiha Ren’s advance on Kumogakure and buy time for civilian evacuations and defenses. When harassment failed to stop the Uchiha, Darui and veteran Jonin prepared to lead stronger assaults themselves.

• Darui ordered Cloud Ninja squads to harass the Uchiha, avoid direct clashes, and target their formation and rear guard.
• A sensory ninja reported that the Ninth Harassment Squad had been wiped out and the Eleventh had suffered heavy losses, while the Uchiha continued advancing without resting.
• Darui raised the harassment squads’ standards, assigning Jonin to assaults and directing simultaneous attacks from three valleys to disrupt the Temple Formation.
• Darui decided to lead an operation himself if Uchiha Ren was drawn out, despite his injuries.
• Veteran Cloud Ninja Jonin joined Darui, and he ordered them to attack briefly, withdraw immediately, and scatter if Ren targeted them.

The Uchiha squad fought off Darui’s Kumogakure Elite Jonin using Temple Formations that shared Chakra, perception, and combat instincts. The battle tempered the Uchiha fighters and pushed one Chunin to break through to Jonin, while Ren kept the squad moving after the Cloud Ninja retreated.

• Kumogakure ambushed the Uchiha squad in a valley, but Nanami organized the Temple Formations to withstand their attacks.
• Darui targeted the formations’ connection points with Storm Release, while three Elite Jonin pressured their weak spots.
• The Temple Formations circulated Chakra under pressure, strengthening the fighters and helping one Uchiha Chunin break through to Jonin.
• Ren and Itachi watched as the Uchiha held their ground, and Ren told Nanami to keep fighting while the formations remained intact.
• After nearly half an hour of fighting, Darui ordered a retreat, and Ren stopped Tekka from pursuing the Cloud Ninja.
• The Uchiha squad resumed its march with the wounded in its center, while the newly promoted Jonin insisted he could still fight.

As the Uchiha advanced to within half a day's journey of Kumogakure, Darui ordered the village evacuated and learned that their unusual formation had let a four-person Uchiha Shrine squad defeat four veteran Jonin. He planned to use three temporary Chakra Cannons to disperse the Lightning Clouds that empowered the Uchiha's strongest techniques.

• Darui ordered civilians to evacuate to mountain refuge caves and had supplies moved or sealed before the Uchiha reached the village.
• A wounded veteran Jonin reported that a four-person Uchiha Shrine squad had defeated his four-Jonin team by combining their chakra and minds through a secret formation.
• Darui told the Cloud Ninja to focus on stopping the Uchiha rather than dwelling on their humiliation, declaring that Kumogakure could not let the Uchiha rise by trampling it.
• A fortifications officer reported that the Large Chakra Cannon could not be repaired, but the Artisan Corps and Sealing Unit had built three temporary Small Chakra Cannons.
• Darui explained that the cannons would target the Lightning Clouds, weakening the Uchiha Shrine's Ten Thousand Lightning and Kirin techniques by denying them natural lightning.

Darui learned that Yugito Nii had left Kumogakure alone to delay the Uchiha, so he ordered a search team to bring her back. Outside the village, Yugito’s Two-Tails attacked Ren’s advancing forces, and the chapter ended as it prepared a Tailed Beast Bomb.

• Darui learned Yugito Nii had gone alone to stop the Uchiha and ordered the Sensory Unit and ANBU to retrieve her.
• Hizashi Hyuga spotted Kumogakure’s civilian evacuation as the Uchiha forces approached the village.
• The Two-Tails launched blue fireballs at the Uchiha column, and Ren destroyed the largest one with a punch.
• Ren identified the Two-Tails’ power and warned the Uchiha to spread out as the beast emerged from the flames.
• The Two-Tails gathered Chakra and formed a Tailed Beast Bomb while the Uchiha braced for its attack.

Ren summoned his third-stage Susanoo to shield the Uchiha Shrine’s elite from Yugito Nii’s Tailed Beast Bomb. The blast battered Susanoo but failed to harm Ren or anyone behind it, leaving Yugito stunned.

• Ren chose to face the Two-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb rather than leave the Uchiha Shrine’s disciples exposed.
• Ren summoned his third-stage Susanoo, and the Uchiha disciples rallied behind it while Itachi Uchiha urged them to keep their guard up.
• Yugito Nii launched the Tailed Beast Bomb at Ren and the Uchiha lines as Nanami Uchiha raised an Uchiha Flame Formation around them.
• Ren swung Susanoo’s Spiral Longsword into the bomb, and the collision unleashed a destructive explosion across the valley.
• When the dust cleared, Susanoo remained standing despite its damage, and every Uchiha behind the barrier was unharmed.

Ren defeated Yugito Nii’s incomplete Tailed Beast Bomb with a Susanoo-fired Spiral Longsword, but the Two-Tails vanished in the explosion. He refused to pursue her, gave the exhausted Uchiha Essence Pills, and watched several Chunin regain their strength and advance toward Jonin.

• Yugito Nii launched an incomplete Tailed Beast Bomb, and Ren pierced it with a Spiral Longsword fired from his Susanoo.
• The explosion obscured the valley, and the Two-Tails disappeared before Hizashi Hyuga could locate her with his Byakugan.
• Tekka Uchiha and Nanami urged Ren to pursue Yugito Nii, but he said she would return to Kumogakure, where they would meet again.
• Ren saw that the Temple disciples were exhausted and distributed Essence Pills to the Uchiha.
• The pills restored the Uchiha’s strength and Chakra, and several Chunin broke through to Jonin.

Ren’s Uchiha forces reached the outskirts of Kumogakure after several Chunin broke through to Jonin, but a message from Konoha revealed that Yaonai had gone missing and Kumogakure was suspected of abducting her. The Uchiha prepared to pursue her, leaving Ren to decide their next move.

• Ren explained that the Essence Pills had helped exhausted Uchiha fighters complete breakthroughs their recent battles and training had prepared them for.
• The Uchiha force reached a hill overlooking Kumogakure, and Nanami prepared the squads to draw in a Lightning Cloud.
• A Konoha messenger hawk delivered Itachi a note, which he passed to Ren.
• Ren announced that Yaonai was missing and that Kumogakure was suspected of abducting her.
• Ren explained that Yaonai’s guards had been attacked, Shisui had searched for her without success, and the Kumogakure Delegation had disappeared.
• Nanami, Tekka, Hizashi Hyuga, and Itachi offered to help find Yaonai and asked Ren for orders.

Ren refused to turn the Uchiha force back from Kumogakure after Yaonai disappeared, arguing that Konoha's leadership may have helped arrange her abduction to stop his rise. He ordered Nanami to demand Yaonai's safe return within three days or the Uchiha would abandon their attack on Kumogakure and attack Konoha instead.

• Nanami, Tekka, Itachi, and Hizashi urged Ren to return to Konoha and search for Yaonai, but Ren refused to abandon the attack on Kumogakure.
• Ren said Shisui and the Uchiha remaining in Konoha were already searching, and suspected Hiruzen, Danzo, and other leaders had helped take Yaonai to undermine the Uchiha.
• The Uchiha called for Hiruzen to be overthrown and Ren to become Hokage, but Ren said he did not want the position and would ensure Konoha got a new Hokage after the campaign.
• Ren ordered Nanami to write Hiruzen a letter demanding Yaonai's safe return within three days, or the Uchiha would turn their attack from Kumogakure toward Konoha.

Ren ordered the Uchiha to attack Kumogakure with their Lightning Cloud after declaring that they would punish both the village and Konoha's leadership over Yaonai's disappearance. Kumogakure answered by firing its Large Chakra Cannon, which blasted open a breach in the forming thunderclouds.

• Ren ordered letters sent to the Hokage and Shisui, while Itachi declared his support for Ren and vowed to protect Yaonai.
• Ren commanded the Uchiha to attack, and the War Hall disciples used Lightning Cloud Summoning to gather immense thunderclouds over Kumogakure.
• Hizashi observed that the Uchiha's clouds could tear through Kumogakure's outer defenses, while Darui and the Cloud Ninja detected the attack.
• Darui urged the injured Fourth Raikage to activate the Chakra Cannon, and Raikage A ordered it to target the Lightning Cloud.
• Kumogakure's Large Chakra Cannon fired a blue-white beam that blasted apart a wide section of the clouds.

Kumogakure’s Chakra Cannon scattered the Lightning Cloud summoned by the Uchiha Shrine, but Darui warned that Uchiha remained a threat. Raikage A prepared a combined attack on the Uchiha position, and the chapter ended as Killer B and Yugito transformed into the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails.

• Kumogakure’s Chakra Cannon fired repeatedly, dispersing the Lightning Cloud and prompting cheers from the Cloud Ninja.
• Darui warned that Uchiha could summon more clouds and ordered the Sensory Unit to locate the Shrine, the Temple Formation’s core, and Uchiha Ren.
• The Sensory Unit located the Uchiha position on a southeastern mountain, while the cannon operator reported that the weapon needed time to recharge.
• Raikage A ordered Kumogakure’s forces to supply chakra to the cannon and chose the Uchiha position as its next target.
• Darui proposed combining the cannon blast with Tailed Beast Bombs, and Raikage A ordered Killer B and Yugito to attack from a distance.
• Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails Gyuki and Yugito transformed into the Two-Tails Matatabi outside Kumogakure.

Kumogakure prepared a coordinated assault with the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bombs and its Chakra Cannon, but Ren remained to defend the Uchiha Shrine while the clansmen continued their preparations. Ren revealed a stronger Fourth-Stage Susanoo as the Eight-Tails’ bomb hurtled toward him.

• Hizashi Hyuga spotted Kumogakure’s recharging Chakra Cannon and saw the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails forming Tailed Beast Bombs aimed at the mountain.
• Ren ordered Nanami to protect the Temple Formation and the remaining Shrine disciples to keep drawing in the Lightning Cloud, while he took responsibility for the attacks.
• Ren refused Itachi’s offer to support him and unleashed a ten-meter Fourth-Stage Susanoo.
• The Eight-Tails launched its Tailed Beast Bomb at Ren as the Cloud Ninja hoped it would leave him vulnerable to the Two-Tails’ bomb and the Chakra Cannon.

Uchiha Ren used Fourth-Stage Susanoo to pierce the Eight-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb and wound the Eight-Tails, then knocked the Two-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb away with his bow. Kumogakure's counterattack faltered, but Raikage A prepared to fight again while the Chakra Cannon continued charging.

• Ren formed the Coiling Dragon Longbow and fired the Spiral Sword through the Eight-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb, piercing the Eight-Tails before Killer B used a tentacle as a substitute.
• Kumogakure's ninja watched in disbelief as the Eight-Tails survived the attack by escaping the Spiral Sword's full force.
• Ren knocked the Two-Tails' incoming Tailed Beast Bomb skyward with a flick of Susanoo's bow, sending it into a distant mountain.
• The explosion destroyed the mountain, lifting the Uchiha Shrine disciples' morale and silencing Kumogakure's forces.
• Darui told Raikage A that the Chakra Cannon needed more time, and Raikage A renewed his Lightning Release Chakra despite his wounds.

Raikage A, Killer B, and Yugito attacked Ren at close range, destroying his Susanoo with two Tailed Beast Bombs. Ren emerged unharmed and dismissed the need for ninjutsu as Yugito prepared a Super-Giant Tailed Beast Bomb.

• Raikage A ordered Darui to command Kumogakure's defenses and then charged Ren with Killer B and Yugito.
• Killer B's Eight-Tails and Yugito's Two-Tails pinned Susanoo while Raikage A struck its chest, forcing it backward.
• The Eight-Tails and Two-Tails fired Tailed Beast Bombs that shattered Susanoo and prompted the Cloud Ninja to cheer.
• Yugito warned that Ren's chakra signature remained strong and began preparing a Super-Giant Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Ren stood unharmed beneath the shattered Susanoo and said his fists were enough to face them.

Ren struck Matatabi and caused the Two-Tails' Super-Giant Tailed Beast Bomb to explode in her mouth, then fought off the Raikage and Eight-Tails as Nanami's squad unleashed a meteor attack on Kumogakure. The chapter left A buried beneath rubble after Ren shattered his Lightning Release Armor, while the battle continued around the burning village.

• Ren teleported above Matatabi and punched her head, making her Super-Giant Tailed Beast Bomb explode in her mouth and incapacitate her.
• Raikage A hit Ren with Lightning Release: Lariat and knocked him back as Kumogakure's shinobi cheered.
• Itachi told Nanami to lead the Battle Hall squad in their secret combination technique, and the Uchiha summoned Flaming Meteor to bombard Kumogakure with lava fireballs.
• Ren recovered and repelled Killer B's Eight-Tails form with his Twentyfold Combo, hurling the beast into a mountainside.
• Raikage A attacked Ren with Guillotine Drop, but Ren dodged and struck him from behind, shattering his Lightning Release Armor and burying him beneath rubble.

Ren met the Two-Tails Matatabi’s attack head-on and used layered fist force to send the giant beast flying. The battle paused in shock as Dodai recognized that Ren’s technique was no ordinary taijutsu.

• Yugito Nii sent the Two-Tails charging at Ren with a huge fireball and a claw strike.
• Ren dodged the fireball but blocked the Two-Tails’ claw with his bare fist.
• Ren stacked multiple bursts of fist force into one blow and pushed the Two-Tails back.
• Ren sent the Two-Tails flying hundreds of meters into Kumogakure’s ruins.
• Darui and the Cloud Ninja were stunned, while Dodai said Ren’s technique was not ordinary taijutsu.

Ren suppressed Yugito Nii and the Two-Tails with a devastating stacked punch while Uchiha forces advanced deep into the Land of Lightning. At Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi received Ren’s ultimatum and battle reports that revealed the Uchiha Shrine’s strength, leaving the Hokage Leadership alarmed by the threat of civil war.

• Dodai explained that Ren had compressed dozens of punches into one strike, and the Cloud Ninja watched the injured Two-Tails struggle to rise.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi read Ren’s letter demanding Yaonai’s safe return within three days or the Uchiha Clan would attack Konoha.
• An ANBU delivered a report that several dozen Uchiha had broken through Kumogakure’s defenses and pushed into the Land of Lightning’s heartland.
• Hiruzen learned that Ren had defeated the wounded Fourth Raikage and suppressed Killer B and Yugito Nii without suffering injury.
• A further report revealed that the Uchiha Shrine’s Temple Formation shared Chakra and combat abilities, letting its members overwhelm Kumogakure’s defenses and defeat renowned Jonin.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Konoha leadership assessed the Uchiha’s strength and debated how to respond to Ren’s threat to attack Konoha if Yaonai was not found. Hiruzen rejected Danzō’s plan to seize the Uchiha remaining in the village, warning that it could trigger civil war before Ren returned.

• An ANBU agent reported that the Uchiha Temple Formation let its members fight at Near-Kage Level and that Itachi Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and reached Kage Level combat power.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu concluded that the Uchiha’s strength rivaled a small village and that Ren’s threat to turn against Konoha was credible.
• Utatane Koharu called for a public meeting and Mitokado Homura urged the village to strengthen its defenses and prepare the clans.
• Danzō proposed sealing off the Uchiha District and holding its residents hostage to keep Ren from attacking Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected Danzō’s plan, warning that Shisui, the Uchiha elders, and the Military Police Force could resist and that an attempted seizure could start a civil war.