Chapter Summaries

Hanzo proclaimed that the Land of Rain was at war with Konohagakure, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure after years of invasions and suffering. Ōnoki ordered an all-out assault, Sajie sought Bunpuku’s aid and vowed revenge, and Kagami recognized that the Second Shinobi World War was approaching its climax.

• Hanzo issued a proclamation accusing Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure of invading the Land of Rain and declaring all-out war against them.
• Ōnoki reacted furiously and ordered Iwagakure’s forces to attack Amegakure without holding back.
• Third Kazekage Sajie summoned Bunpuku from the Wind Temple and vowed to kill Hanzō and Shimura Danzō.
• Kagami Uchiha read the proclamation and concluded that the Second Shinobi World War was nearing its climax.

Danzo dismissed Hanzō’s declaration of war and vowed to kill him, while a speaker at Yamazaki Tavern urged the people of the Land of Rain to resist Hanzō and the invading villages. Idaten Kyusuke and Dabutsu joined the crowd’s call to overthrow Hanzō and drive out the foreign ninja.

• Danzo read Hanzō’s declaration of war and decided to grant him the death he sought.
• Idaten Kyusuke carried his feverish friend Dabutsu through the rain after they escaped Iwagakure Ninja.
• A waiter at Yamazaki Tavern welcomed the boys and offered them free hot water.
• A man addressed the tavern crowd, blaming Hanzō for bringing Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure into the Land of Rain.
• The speaker urged the people to unite, choose their own leader, overthrow Hanzō, and drive out the three great nations’ ninja.
• Kyusuke and Dabutsu joined the crowd in shouting against Hanzō and the invading villages.

Kakuzu established the Akatsuki in the Land of Rain, gathering followers who sought to end the war and protect the people. Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan pledged themselves to his cause as the organization began its work.

• A man told Kyusuke and Dabutsu that a compassionate shinobi with deep green eyes could lead the Land of Rain toward a true future.
• As the war devastated the Land of Rain, Kakuzu recalled Kagami Uchiha’s instructions and decided that the time had come to form an organization.
• Kakuzu gathered his followers, including Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, Kyusuke, and Dabutsu, and named the organization Akatsuki.
• Kakuzu declared that Akatsuki would protect the Land of Rain, drive out foreign shinobi, and seek peace for people in other small nations.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan vowed to support Kakuzu, while the gathered followers cheered and swore allegiance to Akatsuki.

Kagami Uchiha took Minato Namikaze as his third disciple and gave him the Flying Thunder God Technique to study. After Minato began training, Kagami considered ways to increase his chakra reserves further.

• Kagami Uchiha praised Minato Namikaze's talent and offered to take him as his third disciple.
• Minato accepted Kagami as his teacher and vowed to uphold the Will of Fire and protect Konoha.
• Kagami gave Minato the Flying Thunder God Technique, despite warning him that no one but its creator had learned it.
• Minato accepted the scroll and began studying the technique at the Hokage residence.
• Kagami considered giving Minato Hashirama cells or making him a jinchūriki.

Kagami Uchiha received Kakuzu’s report that the Akatsuki had been founded and its future leaders trained, then reflected on the coming generations and Obito Uchiha. Hatake Sakumo came to him worried about his pregnant wife Yukihō, and Kagami arranged medical care and urged him to stay by her side.

• Kagami Uchiha read Kakuzu’s report that Kakuzu had founded the Akatsuki and taken Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan under his wing.
• Kagami Uchiha considered how the Akatsuki differed from its original version and thought about Obito Uchiha’s future.
• Hatake Sakumo asked Kagami Uchiha for help because his pregnant wife Yukihō was frail and growing thinner.
• Kagami Uchiha promised to have Koharu send the Medical Department’s best medical ninja to care for Yukihō.
• Kagami Uchiha told Hatake Sakumo to remain in the village and keep his wife company.

In February of Year 37 of Konoha, Yukihō’s life-threatening condition threatened her and her unborn child, but Kagami Uchiha used his Mangekyō Sharingan to restore her vitality. Yukihō survived long enough to give birth to Kakashi Hatake, while Obito Uchiha was born at the same time.

• A doctor told Hatake Sakumo that Yukihō was dying and that ending the pregnancy might prolong her life.
• Yukihō insisted that Sakumo cherish their child, and they chose the name Kakashi before she nearly died.
• Kagami Uchiha arrived and used his Mangekyō ability to transfer vitality to Yukihō, restoring her health.
• Sakumo thanked Kagami as doctors confirmed Yukihō had stabilized, and Kagami told them to prepare for the birth.
• Yukihō gave birth to Kakashi Hatake, while Obito Uchiha was born in the Uchiha Clan Compound at the same time.

In April of Year 37, the Land of Rain became a chaotic battlefield as Amegakure, Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure fought amid their existing rivalries. Hanzō attacked the great nations’ forces to avenge their destruction of his land, while Murasaki sought him out and Sajie secured Bunpuku’s promise to intervene if another village deployed a Jinchūriki.

• Konoha and Iwagakure ninja fought each other in the Land of Rain, and a Konoha ninja killed an Iwagakure shinobi who had mocked Fire Release.
• Hanzō watched the great nations devastate the Land of Rain, then attacked their battle with explosive tags and Fire Release, killing scores of ninja and driving the survivors away.
• Murasaki ordered Iwagakure reconnaissance squads to find Hanzō so he could confront him with Lava Release.
• Bunpuku questioned Sajie about Sunagakure’s continued occupation of the Land of Rain, while Niuji argued that Sunagakure had to avenge Shamon.
• Sajie asked Bunpuku to stop any other village from deploying a Jinchūriki, and Bunpuku agreed.

Danzo ordered a search for Hanzō, and Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade found him with a group of Amegakure ninja. After the two sides exchanged words, Hanzō charged the Konoha squad, and Jiraiya went to meet him.

• Danzo ordered Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade to join forces and search for Hanzō, then led another team out himself.
• A Hyuga Clan ninja detected powerful chakra ahead, and Orochimaru told Ryosuke to signal Danzo.
• Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade identified Hanzō and led the Konoha ninja toward him.
• Hanzō countered a Flame Bullet with Water Dragon Bullet Technique as the two sides confronted each other.
• Hanzō accused the great nations of ravaging the Land of Rain and charged at the Konoha ninja with his Chain Sickle.
• Jiraiya rushed to meet Hanzō while telling the others to handle the Amegakure ninja.

Jiraiya was weakened by Hanzō’s salamander poison, so Orochimaru and Tsunade intervened while the Sannin summoned their allies to fight Hanzō and Ibuse. As the battle reached a stalemate, a cold voice spoke from the flank.

• Hanzō revealed that his salamander venom poisoned opponents who fought him at close range, and Tsunade began treating Jiraiya.
• Orochimaru summoned Manda and engaged Hanzō while Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta to help hold him off.
• Hanzō summoned Ibuse, which spread poisonous mist across the battlefield, and Manda and Gamabunta attacked the salamander.
• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu, whose clones protected the Konoha ninja and counteracted the poison while Tsunade focused on treating Jiraiya.
• Orochimaru and Hanzō fought to a stalemate until a cold voice interrupted them from the flank.

Roshi and an Iwagakure force entered the battlefield, and Roshi attacked the Konoha and Amegakure ninja with Lava Release. As Orochimaru charged Roshi and Hanzō held back, Jiraiya recovered from the poison and Shimura Danzō arrived with reinforcements.

• Roshi confronted Hanzō, who canceled his summoning after seeing Ibuse badly wounded.
• Orochimaru proposed that Iwagakure and Konoha join forces against Hanzō and Amegakure, but Shū persuaded Roshi to attack them instead.
• Roshi’s Lava Release broke through Hanzō’s and Orochimaru’s defenses and killed scores of Konoha and Amegakure ninja.
• Hanzō suppressed his urge to fight Roshi, wary that Amegakure would be caught between two enemies, while Orochimaru charged at Roshi.
• Tsunade suppressed the poison in Jiraiya’s body, and Jiraiya watched Konoha’s casualties mount as he wondered when Shimura Danzō would arrive.
• Shimura Danzō emerged from the shadows with a squad of Konoha’s elite ninja and rebuked Jiraiya for criticizing him.

Danzo attacked Roshi, renewing their old grudge, while the battle spread into chaos across the battlefield. After Tsunade and Jiraiya killed Shū, Roshi erupted in rage and unleashed a vast torrent of Tailed Beast Chakra.

• Danzo charged Roshi and struck him with Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere, but Roshi's Lava Release shield held.
• Roshi and Danzo exchanged powerful ninjutsu as Iwagakure's forces joined the fighting and tangled with Amegakure and Konoha.
• Orochimaru attacked Hanzō again while Shū charged Jiraiya and Tsunade.
• Jiraiya bound Shū's feet with Wild Lion's Mane Technique, allowing Tsunade to kill him with Heavenly Foot of Pain.
• Roshi saw Shū dead, roared in grief and fury, and unleashed a torrent of dark red Tailed Beast Chakra that alarmed Danzo.

Sunagakure's Third Kazekage Sajie revealed that he had come with Bunpuku to take revenge on Danzo and Roshi, then attacked Roshi as he charged toward Tsunade. Bunpuku released Shukaku, bringing the One-Tail fully onto the battlefield.

• Sajie told Bunpuku that he intended to kill Danzo and Hanzō and have Bunpuku hold off Roshi.
• Roshi attacked Danzo with Lava Release and then charged toward Tsunade, burning nearby shinobi with his tailed beast chakra.
• Sajie struck Roshi with Iron Sand Drizzle, and Roshi recognized him as Sunagakure's Third Kazekage.
• Bunpuku asked Shukaku to avoid unnecessary killing and released the seal restraining the One-Tail.
• Shukaku emerged from the sand in a massive tanuki form and announced that he was free.

Shukaku appeared on the battlefield and attacked Roshi, prompting Roshi to release the Four-Tails, Son Goku. The two fully unleashed Tailed Beasts stood together as the fighting around them stopped.

• Shukaku mocked Roshi and fired a powerful Air Bullet, which Roshi dodged but whose blast injured him and nearby ninja.
• Shukaku turned on Sajie when he noticed his Sunagakure clothes, but Sajie dodged and then clashed with Shimura Danzō.
• The Four-Tails urged Roshi to release him, and Roshi ordered the Iwagakure ninja to retreat before warning Konoha and the others to leave the battlefield's center.
• Roshi agreed to release the Four-Tails after Son Goku promised to target Konoha ninja and avoid harming Iwagakure ninja as much as possible.
• Roshi released the seal, and Son Goku fully transformed into the Four-Tails beside Shukaku, bringing the battlefield to a halt.

Shukaku and Son Goku battled with powerful attacks that devastated the battlefield and endangered ninja from several villages. As Hanzō renewed his resolve to lead Amegakure, Tsunade and Jiraiya worried that the tailed beasts could not be stopped by ordinary ninja, just as an amused voice interrupted them.

• Shukaku and Son Goku exchanged blows, then Shukaku struck Son Goku with Air Bullet Barrage and Son Goku answered with Lava Release: Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• Shukaku countered with Sandshot Barrage as magma and sand swept across the battlefield, killing and injuring ninja from Iwagakure, Konoha, and Amegakure.
• Hanzō feared that several tailed beasts could destroy the Land of Rain, but Shinoda reminded him that Amegakure's people still trusted him.
• Hanzō regained his resolve, ordered his ninja to prioritize survival, and vowed to lead the Land of Rain toward a better future.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade discussed the tailed beasts' destruction and Tsunade began to mention the Uchiha Clan's means of restraining them before an amused male voice interrupted.

Kagami Uchiha arrived on the Land of Rain battlefield and reassured the embattled Konoha ninja, including Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Danzo. He revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and halted Shukaku and Son Goku, leaving the tailed beasts wary of him.

• Kagami Uchiha appeared on the battlefield, and his arrival alarmed Hanzō while lifting Danzo's spirits.
• Danzo renewed his attack on Sajie, and the other Konoha ninja fought with greater resolve.
• Kagami reassured Tsunade and the Konoha ninja that he had come to reinforce them and praised their efforts.
• Kagami awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and warned Shukaku and Son Goku to stop fighting.
• Shukaku and Son Goku halted their battle, recognized the threat of Kagami's Mangekyō Sharingan, and grew afraid.

Kagami Uchiha manifested a towering armored Susanoo, overwhelming the battlefield with its power. He cut down Shukaku and Son Goku with one strike, leaving their jinchūriki wounded as every faction watched in stunned silence.

• Kagami Uchiha summoned Susanoo and advanced it through its skeletal, fleshed-out, and fully armored forms until it towered over two hundred meters tall.
• Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Hanzō, Sajie, and Danzo reacted to Susanoo’s power, with Hanzō dropping his weapon and Sajie recalling Shamon’s warning about Konoha.
• Shukaku and Son Goku formed Tailed Beast Bombs and prepared to fire them at Susanoo.
• Kagami Uchiha swung Susanoo’s giant katana, cleaving through both Tailed Beast Bombs and hurling the tailed beasts into distant mountains.
• Shukaku and Son Goku vanished amid the collapsing rubble, while Bunpuku and Roshi were left badly wounded and the battlefield fell silent.
• Kagami Uchiha declared that everyone should despair before his power.

Kagami Uchiha forced the enemy forces to surrender and declared Konoha victorious in the Second Shinobi World War. He named Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya the Sannin of Konoha as the surviving shinobi celebrated.

• Kagami Uchiha made Hanzo of the Salamander apologize and surrender Amegakure, warning that the Land of Rain would have to pay for its actions.
• Third Kazekage Sajie surrendered Sunagakure and asked to ransom the One-Tail, but Kagami deferred the decision and sent him away.
• The surviving Iwagakure ninja surrendered without asking Kagami to return Roshi.
• Kagami declared the Second Shinobi World War over and ordered Konoha's ninja to gather their comrades' bodies.
• Kagami praised Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya for their wartime service and bestowed on them the title of the Sannin of Konoha.

After the war, Kagami Uchiha sensed Black Zetsu and left to confront Madara Uchiha in the Land of Iron. Madara learned Kagami had found his underground hideout and ordered White Zetsu to welcome him.

• Kagami Uchiha struck at Black Zetsu’s hiding place, but Black Zetsu escaped underground.
• Kagami Uchiha ordered Shimura Danzō to escort the jinchūriki and defeated Iwagakure forces to Konoha, notify Hiruzen, and send Hanzō back to Amegakure.
• Kagami Uchiha flew to the Land of Iron and sensed powerful chakra beneath a cave in the Mountain Graveyard.
• Kagami Uchiha’s Susanoo cut into the cliff, shaking the underground tunnels and alarming White Zetsu.
• Madara Uchiha recognized Kagami Uchiha’s arrival and told White Zetsu to welcome him.

Kagami Uchiha entered Madara Uchiha’s underground hideout and heard Madara recount the origins of chakra, the Uchiha and Senju conflict, and his plan to end war. Madara revealed that his goal was the Eye of the Moon Plan.

• White Zetsu led Kagami Uchiha into the cave after Kagami dismissed his Susanoo.
• Kagami greeted the elderly Madara Uchiha and Madara recognized that Kagami possessed a perfect Susanoo and had read the Uchiha stone tablet.
• Madara explained Kaguya’s origin, her transformation into the Ten-Tails, and how Hagoromo and Hamura sealed her.
• Madara described how Hagoromo spread Ninshu and how Indra and Asura’s conflict continued through the Uchiha and Senju.
• Madara argued that chakra and human nature made lasting peace impossible, then revealed his Eye of the Moon Plan.

Madara Uchiha explained his plan to use Infinite Tsukuyomi to impose peace on the world, but Kagami Uchiha rejected it as a prison that denied people their freedom. Kagami then challenged Madara about Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s origins and dismissed his reliance on the stone tablet, leaving their confrontation tense.

• Madara Uchiha described gathering the Nine Tailed Beasts, reviving the Ten-Tails, and casting Infinite Tsukuyomi to trap humanity in peaceful dreams.
• Madara Uchiha offered to let Kagami Uchiha lead the plan and promised him the Rinnegan, but Kagami questioned whether forced dreams could truly be peace.
• Madara Uchiha argued that freedom bred suffering and that Kagami’s postwar peace would only last until the next conflict.
• Kagami Uchiha called Infinite Tsukuyomi a cage that stripped people of choice, while Madara Uchiha dismissed him as shortsighted.
• Kagami Uchiha asked where Kaguya Ōtsutsuki came from, then criticized Madara Uchiha for trusting the stone tablet instead of investigating its claims.