Chapter Summaries

Eiji defeated Kushin and the other contestants, then faced Uchiha Yo alone in the Arena. As Eiji began chanting and rose into the sky, Yo stared up in shock.

• Eiji explained how he had countered the Nara Clan’s Shadow Imitation and Yamanaka Kōkō’s Mind Body Switch, and Kushin surrendered.
• Kushin, Kōkō, and the unconscious Akimichi Chogen left the Arena, while the remaining contestants surrendered one after another and Eiji’s Fusion Rate increased.
• Uchiha Yo remained in the Arena and demanded that Eiji fight at full power.
• Eiji decided to imitate Lina Inverse’s spell opening before using Azure, then began chanting as he floated into the sky.

Ryuuzaki Eiji demonstrated his Six Eyes by flying and unleashing an enormous Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue toward Konoha Forest. He left the forest badly damaged, then landed after sending the sphere high into the sky to dissipate.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi realized Eiji's flight and other unusual abilities came from his Six Eyes, while the Daimyo praised him.
• Tsunade recognized Eiji's dangerous attraction-based technique, and Jiraiya demanded to know how he had learned it.
• Eiji gathered a massive sphere of azure energy as the spectators watched nervously and Orochimaru grew wary.
• Eiji hurled the sphere toward Konoha Forest, where its gravitational pull crushed trees and rocks and carved a deep furrow through the ground.
• Eiji lifted the sphere into the sky until it vanished, reflected that his control was still limited, and descended while anticipating Tsunade's scolding.

After Eiji overwhelmed his opponents in the Arena, spies and Konoha’s observers speculated about his power and mysterious Six Eyes. The chapter left Jiraiya planning to investigate the prophecy, Uchiha Yo reconsidering his future, and Orochimaru considering how to obtain Eiji’s genetic sample.

• Kumogakure and Iwagakure spies suspected Eiji might be the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Kumogakure spy left to report his discovery.
• Jiraiya wondered whether Eiji was the Child of Prophecy and planned to take him to Mount Myōboku, but feared Tsunade would refuse to let him go.
• Uchiha Yo blamed himself for collapsing in fear during Eiji’s attack, then decided he might abandon ninja training and become a pastry chef.
• Orochimaru asked Tsunade about Eiji’s eyes and began theorizing about the Six Eyes’ abilities.
• Orochimaru rejected Danzō’s plan to seize Eiji’s eyes and considered trading a Kusanagi Sword for a genetic sample instead.

Ryuuzaki Eiji won the Genin graduation exam and received the Daimyo’s commendation and medal. Orochimaru then asked Eiji for samples of his Kekkei Genkai, and the chapter ended with Eiji agreeing and Orochimaru collecting them for research.

• The Daimyo declared Ryuuzaki Eiji the exam winner as the crowd cheered, while Kushina and Hiruzen watched from the stands.
• The Daimyo presented Eiji with a Certificate of Commendation and a Medal and promised additional gifts for his bravery.
• Orochimaru stopped Eiji on his way home and offered his Kusanagi Sword in exchange for biological samples for research.
• Eiji accepted Orochimaru’s offer and went with him to his Underground Laboratory.
• Orochimaru collected Eiji’s blood, saliva, body hair, eyelashes, and other tissue samples.

Eiji received a Kusanagi Sword from Orochimaru and told him he dreamed of becoming the strongest shinobi and living as long as possible. As Sayuri prepared to leave Konoha, Eiji spent the evening with her and Kushina, then began telling them the story of Princess Kaguya.

• Eiji accepted a sharp Kusanagi Sword from Orochimaru and said his dream was to become the strongest shinobi and live as long as possible.
• Eiji left Orochimaru's laboratory, and Orochimaru watched him go with renewed curiosity.
• Eiji sat with Kushina and Sayuri at the Ancestral Home, knowing Sayuri would leave with the Daimyo's entourage the next day.
• Kushina noticed Eiji gazing at the moon, and Sayuri guessed he was missing someone from his past.
• Eiji told Kushina and Sayuri about a princess who came down from the moon, then began recounting the tale of Princess Kaguya.

After Sayuri left Konoha, the Third Raikage received alarming intelligence about Ryuuzaki Eiji’s Six Eyes and considered how Kumogakure might secure him. A Konoha Root envoy arrived with a message from Shimura Danzō, leaving the Raikage and Dodai poised to hear his proposal.

• Eiji finished telling Kushina and Sayuri the tale of Princess Kaguya, which Hagoromo overheard in the Pure Land.
• Sayuri thanked Eiji and departed Konoha with the Daimyo, promising to write to him.
• The Third Raikage and Dodai reviewed a report describing Eiji’s abilities and feared the power his descendants could bring to Konoha.
• The Third Raikage considered going to Konoha to take Eiji, but Dodai warned him against leaving Kumogakure before the coming war.
• A Kumogakure Anbu announced that a Konoha Root envoy had arrived with a message from Shimura Danzō, and Dodai urged the Raikage to hear him out.

Ōnoki worried that Ryuuzaki Eiji’s bloodline would make Konoha overwhelmingly powerful, while the Shinobi World moved toward war with Amegakure. Three months later, Eiji’s fame brought him a pile of love letters, and Kushina grew jealous of the girls sending them.

• Ōnoki dismissed Kitsuchi’s suggestion to abduct Ryuuzaki Eiji and decided to let the Third Raikage deal with the threat instead.
• Three months passed, and Hanzo of the Salamander declared war on the surrounding great powers as Konoha prepared to send troops into the Land of Rain.
• Eiji became famous in Konoha after his Ninja Academy graduation fight, and villagers began treating his Six Eyes dojutsu as a major bloodline.
• Eiji collected another huge stack of love letters at the Ninja Academy while Kushina complained about the girls who sent them.
• Kushina accused the girls of only showing interest in Eiji because he had come in first, while Eiji warned her against beating them up.

Eiji and Kushina discussed the love letters he had received before the Third Raikage led a force of Kumogakure Ninja toward Konoha to capture Eiji and Kushina. As Konoha’s defenses weakened ahead of war, Eiji trained Kushina in the forest to prepare her to protect herself.

• Eiji told Kushina he kept the love letters because confessing took courage, and she teased him about discarding letters from boys.
• The Third Raikage led more than two hundred Kumogakure Ninja across the Land of Fire, with Warui joining him for the dangerous mission.
• The Third Raikage planned to draw Konoha’s strongest fighters away while Warui and the Kumogakure force infiltrated the village to seize Eiji and Kushina.
• Eiji and Kushina went to Konoha Forest for combat training while Tsunade dealt with Amegakure’s unrest and Shimura Danzō’s return as an adviser.
• Eiji prepared Kushina to defend herself against the coming abduction attempt while Konoha was focused on the approaching war.

Eiji trained Kushina in combat and Rasengan while their growing closeness left Kushina frustrated by his obliviousness. The chapter ended as the Raikage arrived at Konoha’s main gate and alarmed the guards.

• Eiji sparred with Kushina, praised her counterattack, and insisted she continue practicing her Rasengan.
• Kushina clung to Eiji and said she would protect him, while he rejected the idea of being protected by a girl.
• Eiji and Kushina discussed Sayuri’s letter about the Daimyo’s chef competition and Minato’s search for a fighting style suited to him.
• Kushina tried to take Eiji to the Akimichi Clan’s barbecue restaurant, but he kept her training in the forest.
• The Raikage approached Konoha’s main gate, revealed himself to the two Chunin guards, and left them alarmed by his Lightning tattoo.

The Third Raikage killed Konoha’s gate guards to trigger a crisis while Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other senior ninja gathered in the Hokage’s Office. As Konoha’s leaders rushed toward the gate, Eiji and Kushina found themselves surrounded by a hundred Kumogakure ninja in the forest.

• The Third Raikage killed one Konoha gate guard, knocked out the other, and prepared to draw Konoha’s strongest fighters into chaos.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru that they would reinforce the forces near Amegakure, while he stayed behind to protect Konoha.
• An explosion near Konoha’s main gate interrupted the meeting, and Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru rushed to investigate.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura stayed in the Hokage’s Office, claiming someone needed to keep the Village under control.
• Eiji and Kushina sensed numerous powerful chakra signatures approaching them and stood back-to-back as Kumogakure ninja surrounded them.
• Eiji suspected their location had been leaked from inside Konoha and wondered if Danzo was involved.

Ryuuzaki Eiji and Kushina Uzumaki faced Warui, the Third Raikage's brother, and a force of Kumogakure ninja sent to capture them. Kushina escaped toward Konoha, while Eiji stopped the pursuing force and prepared to fight Warui.

• Eiji sensed that Warui had Kage-level strength and told Kushina to escape while he held off the attackers.
• Eiji used Azure to open a path, and Kushina fled toward the Konoha Residential District to find Tsunade.
• Warui ordered his ninja to pursue Kushina and capture or kill her, but Eiji's Azure swept through them and killed scores.
• Warui activated Lightning Release Body and resolved to kill Eiji before the boy could become a threat to Kumogakure.

Eiji faced Warui’s Hell Stab in the forest while Kushina headed through the invaded village toward the Senju Ancestral Home. After seeing a massive blast erupt from the forest, Kushina confronted three Kumogakure ninja and attacked them with hundreds of shadow clones and a Rasengan.

• Warui charged Eiji with Lightning Release: Hell Stab, and Eiji calmly met him at close range.
• Kushina ran through battle-torn Konoha toward the Senju Ancestral Home, where three Kumogakure ninja ambushed her and demanded directions.
• The Kumogakure ninja recognized Kushina as an Uzumaki and wondered what had happened to Lord B’s group after an enormous blast engulfed the forest.
• Kushina created over five hundred shadow clones, formed a Rasengan, and charged the three ninja, determined to fight alongside Eiji.

The Third Raikage led Kumogakure ninja in a devastating assault on Konoha, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and the village’s fighters struggled to defend the village and uncover the attack’s purpose. After learning that the Konoha Military Police Force had been assassinated, Hiruzen avoided the Raikage’s strike and prepared to counterattack with Wind Release.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted the Third Raikage, who blocked Hiruzen’s staff and sent him flying with a lightning-powered chop.
• Tsunade warned Hiruzen that Kumogakure ninja were attacking throughout Konoha, while the Third Raikage refused to stop and pressed his assault.
• Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya fought off Kumogakure ninja and protected Konoha’s defenders with their techniques.
• Jiraiya urged Hiruzen to end the battle before Konoha was further ruined, but Hiruzen learned that every on-duty member of the Konoha Military Police Force had been assassinated.
• The Third Raikage attacked Hiruzen while he was distracted, but Hiruzen evaded the blow and began forming hand seals for a Wind Release counterattack.

Eiji hunted down the fleeing Kumogakure Ninja in the forest, while Kushina defeated the last members of her squad. The battle left Kushina exhausted and worried about Eiji, and she resolved to find Tsunade as soon as possible.

• Eiji used Azure to evade the Kumogakure Ninja’s attacks and killed more than thirty of them in half an hour.
• Eiji defeated a charging Kumogakure Ninja with his Fierce Bull Azure Dragon Slash, gaining 0.3% Fusion Rate.
• Kushina struck the Kumogakure squad leader with a Rasengan and knocked him unconscious.
• Kushina celebrated the victory with her Shadow Clones, who encouraged her to train and win Eiji over before disappearing.
• Kushina collapsed from exhaustion and decided to find Tsunade, then wondered what Grandma and Nawaki were doing.

Mito Uzumaki defended the Senju Ancestral Home from Kumogakure intruders while Nawaki helped defeat them. In Konoha Forest, Ryuuzaki Eiji continued fighting the invading force and turned his attention to the skilled Ramui, who attacked him with water and lightning.

• Mito Uzumaki confronted the Kumogakure ninja who invaded the Senju Ancestral Home and used her chakra to suppress them.
• Mito Uzumaki restrained the Nine-Tails inside her mind with Adamantine Sealing Chains, then unleashed the chains against the intruders.
• Nawaki struck the last Kumogakure ninja with the Rasengan Eiji had taught him, and Mito chose to stay and guard the Senju scrolls and tools.
• Ryuuzaki Eiji continued killing the Kumogakure force in Konoha Forest while its jonin tried to attack from a distance.
• Eiji noticed Ramui's skill and moved to attack him, but Ramui used Water Release: Water Formation Wall followed by Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder.

Ryuuzaki Eiji defeated Ramui after cutting apart his Black Panther lightning technique and crushing him against a rock face with Azure and Limitless. He confronted Warui and the other Kumogakure ninjas over their invasion of Konoha, then prepared to continue fighting as they recoiled from his killing intent.

• Ramui unleashed Lightning Release: Black Panther, but Eiji split the lightning leopard with his Kusanagi Sword.
• Eiji used Azure to appear before Ramui and punch him into a distant rock mountain.
• Eiji pinned Ramui against the rock with Azure and Limitless, crushing him until only blood remained in the crater.
• Warui grieved Ramui’s death and attacked Eiji, but his fist could not reach him.
• Eiji challenged the Kumogakure ninjas for invading Konoha and declared they should be ready to die.

Eiji fought off the Kumogakure Ninja until Warui and four Jonin trapped him inside a Four Violet Flames Formation, leaving him to face Warui and the remaining fighters. Elsewhere, Konoha’s clans and Minato repelled most of the Kumogakure force attacking the village.

• Eiji killed several fleeing Kumogakure Genin with Azure, then felt pain from overusing his cursed energy and decided to finish the fight quickly.
• Warui gathered more than thirty Kumogakure Ninja around Eiji, and four Jonin formed a Four Violet Flames Formation that enclosed them together.
• Eiji realized the barrier’s anchors could not attack directly and focused on Warui as Azure gathered around his fists.
• Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Yai, Uchiha Yo, Hyuga Hiashi, and Hyuga Yamashiro fought Kumogakure Ninja in Konoha’s streets, with Hiashi praising Yamashiro’s performance.
• Minato defeated three Kumogakure Ninja with a Rasengan, a substitution, and thrown Kunai, then saw that Konoha’s great clans had dealt with most of the attackers.

Konoha's leaders learned that Eiji had been trapped inside a barrier in the forest while fighting Kumogakure forces, and the clans and Tsunade's team rushed to help him. The Third Raikage broke away from his fight with Hiruzen Sarutobi to confirm Eiji's death, with Hiruzen pursuing him.

• Kushina told Minato, Fugaku, and Hiashi that Eiji was surrounded by over a hundred Kumogakure ninja in Konoha Forest.
• A purple Four Violet Flames Formation rose around part of the forest, and Shikaku suspected Eiji was trapped inside.
• Uchiha Somei and Hyuga Soichiro led their clans toward the forest, while other clans joined them.
• Jiraiya realized Eiji might be the enemy's real target, and Orochimaru and Tsunade left the fight with the Third Raikage to support him.
• The Third Raikage admitted that Eiji was the target and sped toward the forest, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi to give chase.

Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya found the devastation Eiji had wrought before reaching him trapped inside the Four Violet Flames Formation with the Third Raikage. Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to negotiate an end to the invasion, while suspecting Danzo had helped enable it, but the Raikage refused to leave Eiji alive.

• Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya crossed the devastated forest and found a Kumogakure Ninja who raved that Eiji had killed everyone.
• The three reached the Four Violet Flames Formation and saw Eiji standing atop a mound of Kumogakure Ninja corpses, facing a wounded, lightning-clad opponent.
• The Third Raikage arrived with Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Hiruzen stopped Tsunade from attacking because the Raikage could escape and massacre people across Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi wondered whether Danzo and Root had helped assassinate Konoha's guards, destroy its Sensory Barrier, and deliver the Four Violet Flames Formation to Kumogakure.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi offered to let the Third Raikage leave if his men released the formation, but the Raikage refused because Eiji had killed so many of his people.

Eiji fought Warui inside the barrier while struggling to maintain Limitless and Azure, then appeared to die after Warui pierced his chest. As the onlookers recoiled, Hyuga Hiashi sensed something terrifying about Eiji’s body, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi raged at the Third Raikage, while Eiji struggled to keep up with Warui and felt his brain nearing its limit.
• Eiji decided to risk another full-power Azure, hoping to raise his Fusion Rate and obtain Reverse Cursed Technique before the Third Raikage could reach him.
• Eiji unleashed Azure inside the barrier, and Warui dodged as the attack churned through the dust and strained the four Kumogakure Jonin holding the barrier.
• When the dust cleared, Warui had pierced Eiji’s chest and thrown his apparently lifeless body to the ground.
• Warui felt an inexplicable dread around Eiji’s body, and Hyuga Hiashi recoiled after seeing something with his Byakugan that he called impossible Ninjutsu.