Chapter Summaries

Ebizo led the Sand Ninja in a surprise attack on Konoha, while Bunpuku smashed through the camp defenses with his Wind Release: Whirlwind Fist. The chapter ended as Bunpuku’s fist collided with an unknown opponent’s, unleashing a blast of wind across the battlefield.

• Ebizo ordered the Sand Ninja to attack Konoha, eager to avenge the defeat from ten years earlier.
• The Sand Ninja advanced in groups organized by their Ninjutsu specialties.
• Bunpuku struck a Konoha Ninja with Whirlwind Fist, blasting a crater into the ground and bringing down the camp wall.
• Bunpuku charged through the damaged defenses, intending to offer the Konoha Ninja’s souls to Chiyo’s spirit.
• An opponent met Bunpuku’s next punch, and their opposing forces erupted in a powerful blast of wind.

At Konoha's border camp, Hatake Sakumo fought Rasa and Sunagakure's elite forces after the Sand Ninja's surprise attack left Konoha at a disadvantage. Rasa launched a massive Gold Dust wave, but Hatake Sakumo cut a path through it with his lightning-charged blade.

• Hatake Sakumo and Rasa exchanged remarks about their strength and past encounters as they fought amid the ruins of Konoha's border camp.
• Rasa fought alongside a dozen Elite Jonin and several Quasi-Kage to pin down Hatake Sakumo.
• Hatake Sakumo worried that Konoha's delayed response to Sunagakure's surprise attack could lead to devastating losses.
• Rasa exploited a moment of distraction and used Magnet Release: Gold Sand Raging Waves to send a towering wave of Gold Dust at Hatake Sakumo.
• Hatake Sakumo charged forward with Lightning Release: Lightning Flash and cut an opening through the Gold Dust wave.

Hatake Sakumo and Tsunade fought to break through the Sunagakure forces holding them back, but Rasa and Ebizo’s coordinated defenses kept them under pressure. Konoha’s defenders remained in danger as the assault continued.

• Hatake Sakumo charged at Rasa, but several Elite Jonin combined their Chakra to block him with a massive Wind Release: Net.
• Hatake Sakumo evaded the wind technique, while Rasa expected him to tire and believed Konoha would fall.
• Tsunade fought Ebizo and his Elite Jonin among the ruins, knocking two puppets away with a powerful kick.
• Two other puppets dodged Tsunade’s strike and fired poison-coated Kunai at her.
• Tsunade smashed the ground with her fist, sending up earth and stone to block the Kunai.

Tsunade and Kushina fought off coordinated attacks from the Sand Ninja, but Kushina remained pinned down by their numbers and tactics. Konoha's strongest fighters were occupied as Sunagakure's forces threatened its main camp.

• Ebizo signaled the Elite Jonin to attack Tsunade with poisoned weapons and puppets, and Tsunade stomped the ground to blast them back.
• Kushina used her Chakra to form a dragon and attacked the Sand Ninja surrounding her.
• The Sand Ninja kicked up dust with Wind Release and used the distraction to pin Kushina down with weapons and Ninjutsu.
• Kushina struggled to break through the Sand Ninja's circling attacks while Konoha's main camp faced an overwhelming force disadvantage.

Sunagakure’s assault pushed Konoha’s forces into a stalemate, just as Ebizo had planned. Ebizo prepared to unleash Bunpuku and the One-Tail, Shukaku, to break the deadlock.

• The Sand Ninja charged Konoha’s forces, who initially gave ground under the assault.
• An Elite Jonin rallied the Konoha Ninja, and the fighting settled into a stalemate.
• Ebizo watched the battle unfold according to his plan and judged that it was nearly time for Bunpuku to enter the fight.
• Ebizo intended to release the One-Tail, Shukaku, whose battlefield-wide destruction could devastate Konoha’s rank and file.

Ebizo expected Bunpuku to unleash Shukaku's power and break the battlefield stalemate, but Konoha's fighters were shocked when the One-Tail appeared. The story left Konoha facing a Tailed Beast on the battlefield.

• Ebizo wondered why Bunpuku had not completed his Tailed Beast Transformation and suspected that something had gone wrong.
• Ebizo considered whether Konoha reinforcements had arrived or Bunpuku was being held back.
• Shukaku suddenly appeared on the battlefield as an enormous, dark-brown monster.
• Konoha's fighters reacted with alarm when they saw Sunagakure had sent a Tailed Beast into battle.

Uchiha Yin confronted Bunpuku on the Sunagakure battlefield after learning that the One-Tail Jinchūriki had entered the fight again. Bunpuku drew on Shukaku’s Chakra and charged at Uchiha Yin, who prepared to meet his attack head-on.

• Uchiha Yin reflected that Ebizo’s plan could have forced Konoha to retreat, but his arrival had ruined it.
• Uchiha Yin reminded Bunpuku of their past during the Second Shinobi World War.
• Bunpuku used the One-Tail’s power to heal his broken hand and began transforming with red Chakra and a tail.
• Bunpuku appeared before Uchiha Yin and swung a massive Chakra-wrapped fist at him.
• Uchiha Yin grinned and prepared to meet Bunpuku’s attack head-on.

Uchiha Yin overwhelmed Bunpuku in close combat despite the power of One-Tail Shukaku's Chakra. The chapter ended with Bunpuku entering Partial Tailed Beast Transformation to increase his strength.

• Uchiha Yin punched Bunpuku and sent him flying, then continued attacking with a series of close-combat strikes.
• Bunpuku struggled to defend himself and realized he could not match Uchiha Yin even with Shukaku's Chakra boosting his strength.
• Uchiha Yin taunted Bunpuku, prompting him to unleash more Chakra.
• Bunpuku entered Partial Tailed Beast Transformation as a dark red Tailed Beast Cloak and bones formed around his body.

Uchiha Yin and Bunpuku began fighting amid the larger battle, with Yin overpowering Bunpuku while using less than a tenth of his strength. Bunpuku retreated from their Taijutsu clash and gathered Chakra in his mouth to launch an attack.

• Bunpuku rushed Uchiha Yin, and the two clashed with enough force to blast wind across the battlefield.
• The fighting around them kept the Sand Ninja and Konoha forces from noticing their duel, while the wind pressure drove nearby ninja away.
• Uchiha Yin blocked Bunpuku's attacks and taunted him, revealing that he had used less than a tenth of his strength.
• Bunpuku realized he could not win a head-on Taijutsu clash and sprang back to gain distance.
• Bunpuku formed a Chakra tail and gathered a mass of Chakra in his mouth.

Uchiha Yin interrupted Bunpuku's incomplete Tailed Beast Bomb, causing it to explode in front of him without harming Yin. Bunpuku asked Shukaku for help, and Shukaku lent him power, appearing on the battlefield as Konoha watched in surprise.

• Uchiha Yin lunged at Bunpuku and stopped him from firing his incomplete Tailed Beast Bomb, making it explode at close range.
• The blast sent Bunpuku flying, while Uchiha Yin remained unharmed.
• Bunpuku asked Shukaku to lend him power, and Shukaku agreed to help him once.
• Sand poured from Bunpuku and gathered into Shukaku's form, surprising everyone in Konoha.

Hatake Sakumo confronted Rasa after learning Sand had deployed One-Tail Shukaku as part of its plan to crush Konoha. A lightning-wielding figure gathered immense power and thrust two purple-charged fingers toward Shukaku.

• Hatake Sakumo accused Rasa of sending out a Jinchūriki.
• Rasa said Sand had committed all its elite forces to crush Konoha in one stroke.
• Rasa, Ebizo, and the Sand Ninja who knew the plan celebrated Shukaku's appearance, despite its delay.
• A figure stood unharmed amid gathering lightning and raised his right hand toward One-Tail Shukaku.
• The figure pressed his index and middle fingers together and aimed them at Shukaku as the lightning compressed into a vivid purple charge.

Uchiha Yin killed Bunpuku’s transformed body with a single lightning strike, leaving Sunagakure stunned by his power. As the sky cleared, Ebizo and Rasa recognized him, and Rasa recalled how powerless he had been against Yin years earlier.

• Uchiha Yin pierced Bunpuku’s transformed body with a beam of purple lightning, killing him in one move.
• The dark clouds broke apart, and sunlight returned over the battlefield.
• Sunagakure’s people saw Uchiha Yin and reacted with shock at how easily he had defeated Shukaku’s host.
• Ebizo and Rasa lost their smug expressions and faced Yin with hatred and fear.
• Rasa remembered facing Yin during the Chunin Ninja Exams, when he had been no more than an ant before him.

Uchiha Yin's devastating lightning attack saved Bunpuku and stunned both armies. His display lifted Konoha's morale and helped its forces hold back Sunagakure as the battle continued.

• Rasa watched Uchiha Yin's attack and struggled to accept that Yin's strength exceeded his own.
• Sand Ninja were shaken by Yin's power, and Sunagakure's morale fell.
• Konoha Ninja cheered Yin and renewed their efforts in the fight.
• Konoha's forces began holding Sunagakure back, and Tsunade praised Yin's dependability.

Uchiha Yin killed Bunpuku with a lightning technique he created, then surveyed the battlefield to monitor his allies. He left the remaining fights to Konoha’s forces while watching over his students and friends from the shadows.

• Uchiha Yin dismissed Bunpuku as weak after killing him with Lightning Release: Laser Firmament, a technique combining Natural Energy, Chakra, and Demon Power.
• Uchiha Yin used his Mind's Eye of the Kagura to survey the battlefield after deciding not to drive back Sunagakure’s forces himself.
• Uchiha Yin watched over Kurenai, Anko, Rin, and Shizune, intending to protect them from enemies beyond their abilities without taking their fights away from them.
• The leaders who had questioned Uchiha Yin’s strength and Decapitation Operation realized their doubts had been misplaced and felt relieved they had not mocked him.

Uchiha Yin killed Bunpuku quickly, strengthening Konoha’s morale and disrupting Ebizo’s plan. Tsunade began forming Hand Seals, and Ebizo recognized a dangerous possibility as he ordered the Sand Ninja to stop her.

• Uchiha Yin dealt with his opponent, and the Konoha forces grew more confident.
• Tsunade paused her fighting and began forming Hand Seals, proud that her student had already prevailed.
• Ebizo watched Uchiha Yin, furious that he had killed Bunpuku and ruined his scheme.
• Tsunade used Ebizo’s momentary distraction to prepare a different approach instead of relying on Monster Strength Taijutsu.
• Ebizo remembered a rumor about Tsunade’s Hand Seals and shouted for the Sand Ninja to stop her.

Tsunade unleashed the Chakra she had stored in her Yin Seal and used Wood Release against Ebizo’s forces. Her power shook the earth and transformed the battlefield as countless branches erupted from the ground.

• Ebizo’s elite Sand Ninja attacked Tsunade with kunai, puppets, and Ninjutsu to interrupt her Hand Seals.
• Tsunade revealed that she had completed her Hand Seals, frightening Ebizo.
• Tsunade released the Chakra stored in her Yin Seal, forming a butterfly-shaped mark on her forehead.
• Tsunade used Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees, unleashing a surge of Chakra that flattened the surrounding forest and disrupted the atmosphere.
• Countless branches burst from the ground around Tsunade.

Tsunade unleashed Wood Release across the battlefield, turning Ebizo’s plan and the Sand Ninja’s spacing against them. Her trees and their dizzying flowers devastated Sunagakure’s forces, leaving Ebizo’s side at a severe disadvantage.

• Tsunade caused trees to erupt across the battlefield and attack Ebizo and the ninja who had been holding her back.
• Ebizo realized that Sunagakure had overlooked reports of Tsunade’s Wood Release from the Second Shinobi World War.
• Tsunade targeted the Sand Ninja separated from Konoha’s forces, taking advantage of the spacing intended to protect allies during Bunpuku’s Tailed Beast Transformation.
• Tsunade made huge flowers bloom from the trees, and their fragrance left Sand Ninja dizzy before the trees crushed them.
• Tsunade spared Sand Ninja fighting Konoha Ninja at close range, but her attack still wiped out many of Sunagakure’s forces.

Kushina transformed her Dragon Armor into a colossal armored figure called Chakra Shape Transformation, War God, shocking the Uchiha and Sunagakure ninja. She stood atop the giant and challenged the battlefield to attack.

• Uchiha Yin praised Tsunade's improved Wood Release and strength after his attack had stirred her competitive spirit.
• Kushina's fighting spirit rose as she saw Tsunade getting serious.
• Kushina released a surge of chakra that expanded and reshaped her Dragon Armor into a giant humanoid form.
• The Uchiha ninja recognized the giant's resemblance to Susanoo, while the Sunagakure ninja sensed its murderous aura.
• Kushina named the form Chakra Shape Transformation, War God, and challenged her opponents from atop its head.

Uchiha Yin, Tsunade, and Kushina turned the battle against the Sand Ninja with their overwhelming strength. Rasa realized that Konoha was no longer on the verge of defeat, even as he remained locked in combat with Hatake Sakumo.

• Kushina broke through the Sand Ninja holding her back and wiped them out with a powerful strike.
• Anko, Rin, and Kurenai were inspired by Tsunade and Kushina and vowed to grow stronger, while Shizune admired Tsunade.
• Uchiha Yin, Tsunade, and Kushina unleashed their power, shifting the battle in Konoha's favor.
• Rasa noticed the Sand Ninja's battle cries fading and struggled to understand how the fight had turned against him.

Sunagakure’s overwhelming assault collapsed after Tsunade and Kushina unleashed their hidden powers, turning the battle into a defeat for Rasa’s forces. Ebizo ordered a retreat as Rasa struggled to accept the loss.

• Rasa and the Sand Ninja wondered why their numerical advantage and elite Puppet Corps had failed to secure victory.
• Uchiha Yin’s intervention prompted Tsunade and Kushina to reveal their trump cards and use their full strength.
• Tsunade and Kushina’s power gave Konoha the chance to crush Sunagakure’s committed elite forces.
• Ebizo recognized that Sunagakure had lost and ordered the army to retreat.
• Rasa saw the defeat but hesitated to order a retreat, unable to accept how far the outcome fell short of his hopes.