Chapter Summaries

Ryūzaki Eiji appeared to die after the Third Raikage pierced his heart, leaving Kushina and Konoha’s shinobi devastated. As Kushina called out to him, Eiji spoke again from within the barrier.

• Kushina collapsed as memories of her friendship with Eiji flooded her mind.
• Tsunade tried to rush through the Four Violet Flames Formation, while Jiraiya restrained her and Hiruzen vowed not to forgive the Third Raikage.
• The Third Raikage offered Konoha one hundred million ryo in compensation, but Hiruzen and the gathered shinobi saw the death as an unforgivable loss.
• Hyuga Hiashi secretly told Uchiha Fugaku that Eiji’s body had been healing since his chest was pierced.
• Kushina insisted Eiji would not abandon her and called for him to answer.
• Eiji’s familiar voice came from within the barrier, saying he had needed time to adjust.

Eiji revived after unlocking Reverse Cursed Technique and restored his heart, then revealed that he could maintain Limitless indefinitely. He turned back to Warui, who refused to accept defeat and insisted their fight had only begun.

• Eiji rose from the ground as Reverse Cursed Technique healed his body and restored his heart.
• Tsunade and Kushina scolded Eiji for making them believe he had died, while the Konoha ninja celebrated his return.
• The Third Raikage realized Kumogakure had lost nearly two hundred elite fighters and had made a lasting enemy of Eiji.
• Eiji explained Reverse Cursed Technique and announced that he could now maintain Limitless for an infinite duration.
• Eiji told Warui that he had lost because he had failed to cut off Eiji's head, but Warui rejected the claim and vowed the fight had only begun.

Ryuuzaki Eiji defeated Warui with Cursed Technique Reversal: Red, destroying the Four Violet Flames Formation and killing the Third Raikage’s brother. With his fusion rate increased and Hollow Purple unlocked, Eiji rose above the battlefield and declared himself honored throughout heaven and earth.

• Warui charged at Eiji, convinced he could break through Limitless, but Eiji evaded his punch and prepared a crimson attack.
• Eiji fired Cursed Technique Reversal: Red, which pierced Warui’s head, shattered the Four Violet Flames Formation, and struck the ground beyond it.
• The barrier’s destruction knocked out its four Kumogakure Jonin, while the Third Raikage mourned Warui and vowed revenge against Eiji.
• Eiji’s fusion rate rose to 39 percent and Hollow Technique: Hollow Purple was unlocked.
• Eiji floated above the battlefield and declared, “Throughout the heavens and earth, I alone am honored.”

Ryuuzaki Eiji faced the Third Raikage as Konoha’s shinobi attacked, but his Limitless stopped the Raikage’s assaults. Eiji struck the Raikage with an unchanted Red, leaving him furious and determined to kill Eiji.

• The Third Raikage charged at Eiji, and Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Konoha shinobi attacked him with ninjutsu and weapons.
• The Raikage guessed that Eiji’s invisible defensive barrier had a limit and continued attacking, even as crossfire injured him.
• Tsunade and Hiruzen urged Eiji to retreat, but Eiji calmly refused and fired Red without an incantation.
• Red blasted the Raikage into the ground, leaving him badly wounded, though he survived by concentrating his chakra in his chest.
• Eiji told the Raikage that he had chanted before only because he thought it looked cool, enraging the Raikage into another surge of chakra.

Ryuuzaki Eiji opened the first four gates of the Eight Gates and fought the Third Raikage at close range, using Azure to land a devastating punch. After knocking the Raikage into a crater, Eiji said he wanted to show off for Kushina, who blushed as she watched him.

• Might Duy urged Eiji to test his training, and Eiji opened the first four gates while his Limitless rapidly healed the strain on his body.
• Eiji and the Third Raikage exchanged high-speed punches across the forest as Eiji used the fight to practice dodging.
• Eiji struck the Third Raikage in the abdomen with an Azure-enhanced punch, sending him crashing into the ground.
• Eiji said he wanted to show off for Kushina, who blushed and watched him with admiration as the other female ninjas envied her.

Eiji defeated the Third Raikage with Hollow Technique "Purple" after the Raikage refused to retreat. The Third Raikage died in the Konoha Forest after asking Eiji to spare Kumogakure and his son.

• Tsunade reflected on her growing feelings for Eiji and resolved to suppress them for Kushina's sake.
• The wounded Third Raikage rose and continued toward Eiji, insisting that he would not be underestimated.
• Eiji combined Cursed Technique Lapse "Azure" and Cursed Technique Reversal "Hollow" to fire Hollow Technique "Purple" at the Third Raikage.
• As the attack approached, the Third Raikage recalled his pride, his desire to surpass Hashirama Senju, and the choices that had led him there.
• The Third Raikage acknowledged Eiji's victory, took responsibility for his actions, and asked him to spare Kumogakure and his son.
• Hyuga clan members confirmed that the Third Raikage had died.

Ryuuzaki Eiji defeated the Third Raikage but collapsed from exhaustion and hunger, leaving Tsunade and Kushina to care for him. As Konoha celebrated, Hiashi and Fugaku realized how little Eiji’s techniques had depleted his chakra, and Shimura Danzō arrived with Root as the village’s mood turned hostile.

• Eiji raised his fists to signal victory, and the Konoha shinobi cheered after the Third Raikage’s death.
• Eiji lost consciousness from depleted stamina, and Tsunade caught him before he fell; she told Kushina he was unharmed and needed food and rest.
• Hiashi told Fugaku that Eiji’s powerful techniques had barely depleted his chakra, and Fugaku grew anxious about strengthening ties with him.
• Shimura Danzō arrived with forty or fifty Root ninja who had not participated in the battle, and the Konoha shinobi’s celebration turned cold.

Danzo tried to seize Eiji’s Six Eyes after the battle, but Hiruzen stopped him before he could touch Eiji. As Danzo left, Hiruzen began to suspect that he had been involved in the crisis.

• Hiruzen questioned Danzo about Root’s absence during the fighting, and Danzo claimed Root had been protecting Konoha’s secrets.
• Danzo planned to destroy the Third Raikage’s brain to conceal his dealings with him, then became fixated on taking Eiji’s eyes.
• Danzo approached the unconscious Eiji in Tsunade’s arms and reached toward his face, but Tsunade threatened him and Hiruzen pulled him away.
• Uchiha Fugaku and the Ino-Shika-Cho Clan leaders prepared to intervene, suspecting Danzo might attack Eiji.
• Tsunade carried Eiji to Konoha Hospital with Kushina, while Danzo exchanged tense words with Hiruzen and left with Root ninja.
• Hiruzen watched Danzo leave and wondered whether he had been behind the events.

After Ryuuzaki Eiji defeated the Third Raikage and his forces, Konoha's Great Families investigated the incident and focused on his extraordinary strength. The Hyuga and Uchiha clans discussed securing alliances with Eiji, with Hiashi proposing to arrange a marriage match through his future daughter.

• Ryuuzaki Eiji's victory over the Third Raikage and Kumogakure's elite ninja left Konoha investigating the deaths, the failed Sensory Barrier, and the stolen Four Violet Flames Formation.
• Hyuga elders claimed that the Main Family's Byakugan had let them see Eiji's defensive technique, while blaming the Branch Family's supposedly impure eyes for not seeing it.
• Hyuga Hiashi insisted on an alliance with Eiji and Uchiha Fugaku, then declared he would seek a marriage match with Eiji as soon as he had a daughter.
• Uchiha Fugaku urged his clan to formalize an alliance with Eiji and have young women of the clan get close to him.
• A young Uchiha questioned the clan's honor, prompting an anonymous remark about wanting to act cool in front of someone they liked and setting off an uproar.

Eiji woke in Konoha Hospital after defeating the Third Raikage and learned that Danzo was under investigation for helping Kumogakure invade Konoha. Tsunade urged Eiji to let the village deliver justice, and although he agreed, he planned to make Danzo suffer in the meantime.

• The Uchiha clan's younger members debated Eiji's boastful quotes while Fugaku watched their discussion.
• Eiji woke in the hospital and found a get-well card from the Second Year students and teachers, with Kushina asleep beside his bed.
• Tsunade told Eiji that the Third Hokage had raided Root and confined Danzo to the Shimura Clan Grounds after several clans accused him of aiding Kumogakure's invasion.
• Eiji suspected Danzo had cleared Root's base before the raid, and Tsunade said she would investigate him and warned Eiji not to kill him himself.
• Eiji agreed to leave Danzo's punishment to the village but privately resolved not to let him spend the next month in peace.

After defeating the Third Raikage, Eiji woke from a two-day unconscious spell and endured Kushina and Tsunade’s intense care as punishment for worrying them. Meanwhile, the Land of Fire’s Daimyo, Imagawa Yoshiteru, decided to publicize Eiji’s strength and named his Six Eyes the “Eyes of the Blue Sky.”

• Tsunade reflected on her growing attraction to Eiji and resolved to support Kushina’s relationship with him.
• Kushina woke to find Eiji conscious and fed him, while Tsunade joined her in bathing and caring for him despite his protests.
• Tsunade and Kushina warned Eiji not to take reckless risks again and kept him in the hospital for another week.
• Imagawa Yoshiteru read the report of Eiji defeating the Third Raikage and ordered a public commendation to spread his name.
• Imagawa Yoshiteru decided to call Eiji’s Six Eyes the “Eyes of the Blue Sky.”

News spread that Ryuuzaki Eiji had defeated the Third Raikage and gained renown across the Shinobi World, while Kumogakure and Iwagakure received the shocking report. Kumogakure prepared for a leadership transition, and Ōnoki learned that Eiji had killed the Third Raikage.

• Imagawa Sayuri heard of Eiji’s achievement and prayed that he would stay safe.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Fire helped spread news of Eiji’s victory and the name of his Eyes of the Blue Sky across the Shinobi World.
• Dodai learned that the Third Raikage and his forces had been defeated, and Sakai vowed to avenge his father.
• Dodai persuaded Sakai to succeed the Third Raikage so Kumogakure would remain stable, and Sakai accepted.
• Kitsuchi brought Ōnoki the report that Eiji had slain the Third Raikage, leaving Ōnoki stunned.

Ōnoki and Madara Uchiha learned about Eiji Ryuuzaki’s power and unusual Eyes of the Blue Sky, though Madara dismissed them as no threat to his Rinnegan-based plan. While Eiji remained hospitalized, his dramatic pickup line spread through Konoha and beyond.

• Ōnoki worried that Eiji Ryuuzaki’s strength and bloodline could make him another threat like Madara Uchiha, but decided to pursue gains from the war while Hiruzen Sarutobi kept Eiji out of it.
• White Zetsu reported Eiji’s victory over the Third Raikage and the abilities of his Eyes of the Blue Sky to Madara Uchiha.
• Madara concluded that Eiji’s eyes were not the Rinnegan, but sent Black Zetsu to investigate him because the Uchiha Clan’s changed behavior could interfere with the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• As Eiji spent time hospitalized, his line about looking cool for the person he liked became Konoha’s most popular pickup line and spread to other villages.

After leaving the hospital, Ryuuzaki Eiji returned home and then went to the Shimura Clan Grounds to confront Danzo. He forced his way past Danzo’s guards and entered the room, where Danzo had been plotting to take Eiji’s eyes.

• The hospital Director thanked Ryuuzaki Eiji for defeating Kumogakure’s attackers and invited him to visit again for further examination.
• Villagers admired Eiji and showered him with gifts as he walked through the Busy District.
• Eiji returned to the Senju Ancestral Home, where Kushina, Tsunade, and Nawaki greeted him.
• Eiji went to the Shimura Clan Grounds to make Danzo suffer, and the Anbu guarding the compound allowed him inside.
• Eiji used his Six Eyes to locate Danzo, who was still angry about losing Root and coveted Eiji’s eyes.
• Eiji fought past Danzo’s Root guards and kicked open the door to Danzo’s room.

Ryuuzaki Eiji repeatedly beat Shimura Danzō and a loyal Root ninja at the Shimura Clan Grounds, leaving the clan too frightened to intervene. Meanwhile, suspicion over Danzō’s role in sending the Four Violet Flames Formation scroll to Kumogakure continued to grow among Konoha’s leaders and the Shimura clan.

• Eiji grabbed Danzō and accused him of plotting against the Raikage, then punched him through screens and into a wall.
• A week later, Eiji returned to the Shimura Clan Grounds, smashed Danzō into a wall, forced a steamed bun into his mouth, and left him badly injured.
• When a loyal Root ninja cursed Eiji and tried to free Danzō, Eiji returned, grabbed the ninja, and repeatedly smashed his face into Danzō’s.
• Yusuke Shimura and the clan members stayed silent in the elders’ residence as they heard the beating and feared Eiji.
• Yusuke recalled that Tsunade had publicly suspected Danzō of sending the Four Violet Flames Formation scroll to Kumogakure, while Hiruzen Sarutobi had begun doubting Danzō’s explanation for Root’s absence during the invasion.

Hiruzen Sarutobi confirmed that Shimura Danzō had conspired with Kumogakure to seize Ryuuzaki Eiji’s kekkei genkai and ordered his execution. Danzo escaped before the sentence could be carried out, and Eiji pursued him as he fled from Konoha.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi stripped Danzo of his command over Root and confined him to the Shimura Clan Grounds while the Yamanaka Clan investigated the Third Raikage’s memories.
• Eiji repeatedly beat Danzo during visits to the Shimura Clan Grounds, sending him back to Konoha Hospital each time.
• The Yamanaka Clan Leader reported that Danzo had sent Root ninjas and the Four Violet Flames Formation to obtain Eiji’s Eyes of the Blue Sky, and Hiruzen ordered Danzo’s execution.
• Danzo escaped after his guards were assassinated, so Hiruzen declared him a rogue ninja and led the pursuit.
• Danzo fled aimlessly beyond Konoha while Eiji watched from the air and prepared to confront him.

Ryuuzaki Eiji intercepted Danzo as he fled Konoha and defeated his summoned beast, Baku, while Danzo tried to overcome Eiji’s Limitless defense. Hiruzen arrived and confronted Danzo as he continued his escape.

• Ryuuzaki Eiji blocked Danzo’s path and rejected his offer to join forces.
• Danzo attacked Eiji with a kunai, Wind Release, and explosive tags, but none harmed him.
• Danzo threw a Wind Release-enhanced shuriken and began suspecting that Eiji’s defense followed a rule he could exploit.
• Danzo summoned Baku, but Eiji struck it with Maximum Output Blue and destroyed it.
• Danzo kept fleeing as Hiruzen attacked with Enma and demanded to know whether he intended to defect from the village.

Hiruzen and the others cornered Danzo, who used the Reverse Four Symbols Seal to destroy himself and everything around him. Eiji suspected Danzo’s missing arm had been taken from the village and could be used for Impure World Reincarnation.

• Hiruzen, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru confronted Danzo, and Tsunade confirmed that his missing arm had not been found.
• Danzo recalled his resentment over losing the chance to become Hokage and insisted his actions had been for Konoha.
• Danzo activated the Reverse Four Symbols Seal and erased himself in a spreading black sphere, leaving a hemispherical crater.
• Hiruzen stayed behind to mourn Danzo, while Tsunade led Eiji back toward Konoha.
• Eiji told Tsunade he suspected Root ninja had taken Danzo’s arm and might use it to revive him with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Tsunade said the technique produced weakened, confused people rather than true resurrections.