Chapter Summaries

Ebizo ordered Sunagakure's forces to retreat after their defeat, and Tsunade, Hatake Sakumo, and Kushina let them withdraw to avoid further casualties. Konoha's surviving ninja realized they had won and erupted in cheers and tears.

• Ebizo judged the battle lost and fired a red signal flare to order Sunagakure's retreat.
• Ebizo glared at Tsunade and withdrew with the Sand Ninja, while Tsunade chose not to pursue them.
• Hatake Sakumo and Kushina also let Sunagakure's forces retreat to avoid a costly counterattack.
• Konoha's ninja recognized their victory and cheered and wept amid the devastated Main Camp.

Konoha celebrated its victory over Sunagakure while mourning its heavy losses, and the ninja realized Uchiha Yin had disappeared. Yin had gone ahead to confront the retreating Sand Ninja, where he waited alone on their road.

• Tsunade ordered the Medical Team to treat the critically wounded and commanded that Konoha's fallen receive grave markers.
• Konoha's ninja recognized that Uchiha Yin's intervention had prevented Sunagakure's attack from becoming a crushing defeat.
• The Sand Ninja retreated after their defeat and argued about how they could have lost.
• Uchiha Yin stood in the Sand Ninja's path and told them he had been waiting for them.

Uchiha Yin blocked the retreating Sand Ninja and revealed he had come alone. He demanded that they leave Ebizo and Rasa behind, while allowing the rest to go.

• The retreating Sand Ninja stopped when Uchiha Yin appeared in their path, and they feared Konoha had caught up with them.
• Rasa and Ebizo assessed their surroundings and considered sacrificing some of their forces if Konoha had pursued them.
• The sensory ninjas discovered that Uchiha Yin was alone, leaving Rasa and Ebizo confused and wary.
• Uchiha Yin told the Sand Ninja to leave Ebizo and Rasa behind and let the rest go, provoking an uproar.

Uchiha Yin demanded that the Sand Ninja hand over Rasa and Ebizo, while allowing everyone else to leave. The Sand forces erupted in anger, and Rasa challenged Yin while searching the area for hidden Konoha troops.

• Uchiha Yin calmly demanded that the Sand Ninja surrender Ebizo and Rasa, sparing the rest of their force.
• The Sand Ninja were insulted and angered by Yin’s demand, but initially held back from acting.
• Yin repeated that everyone except Rasa and Ebizo could leave, warning that anyone who stayed with them could be killed.
• Rasa confronted Yin and scanned the surroundings, suspecting that Konoha forces might be nearby.

Rasa and Ebizo realized Uchiha Yin appeared to have come alone and reconsidered their retreat. They prepared to use Sunagakure’s gathered forces to confront him.

• Rasa accused Uchiha Yin of killing the Third Kazekage, but Yin denied it with contempt.
• After confirming that no pursuers were nearby, Rasa wondered why Sunagakure had retreated.
• Rasa considered that Sunagakure’s remaining elite forces might be able to defeat Yin together.
• Ebizo saw Yin alone and decided that, even if they could not kill him, they could make him pay.

Uchiha Yin taunted Rasa and the Sand Ninja, prompting Rasa to order an all-out attack. Ebizo suspected Yin had drawn them into a trap, but could not tell whether Yin truly had the power to face their army alone.

• Uchiha Yin dismissed the Third Kazekage and claimed that only the Fourth Kazekage would count as someone he had killed.
• The Sand Ninja grew furious, and Rasa ordered everyone to attack Uchiha Yin with everything they had.
• Ebizo judged that Rasa had been provoked too easily and worried that he was playing into Uchiha Yin's plan.
• Ebizo wondered whether Uchiha Yin had reached the level of Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha, while his unease continued to grow.

Uchiha Yin faced a vast Sand Ninja assault and unleashed Lightning Release: Lightning Breath against them. Rasa’s covert plan remained in motion as the lightning roared toward the army.

• Rasa secretly ordered the Sunagakure ninja to carry out a maneuver, and Uchiha Yin noticed but chose to wait and see what he intended.
• The Sand Ninja army charged Uchiha Yin and launched Ninjutsu in a nearly endless barrage.
• Rasa watched anxiously while Ebizo stayed alert, hoping the battle was still winnable if Konoha had sent no other pursuers.
• Uchiha Yin mocked the attackers, gathered lightning around his palm, and unleashed Lightning Release: Lightning Breath toward the Sand Ninja.

Uchiha Yin devastated Sunagakure’s advancing forces with Lightning Breath, then confronted Rasa. Rasa raised a Gold Dust wall as Yin prepared Laser Firmament, the technique that had already killed what the Sand Ninja believed was Shukaku.

• Uchiha Yin unleashed Lightning Breath across Sunagakure’s forces, killing some Sand Ninja while many weakened the attack with Wind Release.
• Uchiha Yin advanced calmly, then vanished in a flash of lightning and appeared before Rasa.
• Rasa thrust out his hands and raised a wall of Gold Dust between himself and Uchiha Yin.
• Uchiha Yin gathered lightning at his fingertip to use Laser Firmament, terrifying the Sand Ninja who believed it had killed Shukaku.
• Sweat covered Rasa’s forehead as he faced Uchiha Yin’s attack.

Uchiha Yin struck Rasa with Laser Firmament, but a hidden precaution blunted the attack and let Rasa survive with an injured arm. Yin escaped the surrounding Sunagakure ninja and realized a Barrier had altered the chakra in the area.

• Ebizo summoned his puppet to help Rasa, but Uchiha Yin unleashed Laser Firmament before he could intervene.
• The lightning pierced Rasa's Gold Dust and struck his arm before vanishing.
• Ebizo and Sunagakure's elite ninja surrounded Uchiha Yin, who leaped free of their encirclement.
• Rasa feared Uchiha Yin had nearly killed him, then felt relieved that his prepared contingency had activated.
• Uchiha Yin noticed the Barrier had reduced lightning chakra and increased wind chakra in the air.

Uchiha Yin discovered that Rasa had used a barrier to weaken Lightning Release and amplify Wind Nature energy, saving Rasa from a fatal attack. Rasa and Ebizo insisted the barrier had put Yin at a disadvantage, while Yin wondered how Sunagakure had obtained such a powerful Sealing Jutsu.

• Uchiha Yin struck Rasa's shoulder with Lightning Release, badly wounding him.
• Rasa admitted that the barrier had reduced Lightning-Nature Energy and increased Wind Nature energy, causing Yin's Thunder God Firmament to collapse.
• Uchiha Yin questioned how Sunagakure had developed a Sealing Jutsu so effective despite its poor reputation for sealing techniques.
• Rasa and Ebizo dismissed Yin's questions and claimed that he was now at a disadvantage because he could not use Lightning Release.

Rasa recalled how a mysterious stranger had sold Sunagakure a Barrier that weakened Lightning Release and strengthened Wind Release. The Sand Ninja believed the Barrier had left Uchiha Yin vulnerable, but he dismissed their confidence.

• Rasa realized Uchiha Yin was right about Sunagakure's Sealing Jutsu being weak.
• Rasa remembered accepting the Barrier from a mysterious stranger after being tempted by its effects on Lightning and Wind Release.
• Rasa explained that Sunagakure had not used the Barrier earlier because the battlefield was too large and its forces were too busy to set it up.
• The Sand Ninja, including Rasa and Ebizo, believed the Barrier had weakened Uchiha Yin and expected they could drive him away.
• Uchiha Yin sneered at the Sand Ninja, confident that he did not need Lightning Release to win.

Uchiha Yin refused to let the Sand Ninja leave unless they abandoned Rasa and Ebizo, then used Wind Release against them inside their barrier. His strengthened wind overwhelmed Sunagakure's Wind Release.

• Rasa tried to hide his fear as he challenged Uchiha Yin, who demanded that the Sand Ninja leave Rasa and Ebizo behind.
• Rasa told the Sand Ninja that the barrier weakened Lightning Release and enhanced Wind Release.
• Uchiha Yin used Wind Release instead of the Lightning Breath the Sand Ninja expected.
• The Sand Ninja scoffed at Uchiha Yin for using their specialty, but his wind crushed through their Wind Release.

Uchiha Yin unleashed a powerful Wind Release across Sunagakure, overwhelming the Sand Ninja despite their own Wind Release expertise. Rasa’s Gold Dust blocked the wind, but Uchiha Yin smashed through it and continued his advance.

• Ebizo realized Uchiha Yin’s Wind Release was as formidable as his Lightning Release.
• Uchiha Yin’s raging wind swept across Sunagakure and killed Sand Ninja as Rasa ordered his forces to hold it back.
• Sand Ninja used Earth Release to resist, but Uchiha Yin’s enhanced Wind Release overwhelmed them.
• Rasa raised a wall of Gold Dust to block the wind pressure.
• Uchiha Yin charged through and shattered Rasa’s Gold Dust wall.

Uchiha Yin used overwhelming Wind Release to slaughter Sunagakure's forces, forcing Rasa and Ebizo to intervene. The two leaders ordered weaker ninja to withdraw and prepared the remaining Jonin to attack together.

• Uchiha Yin unleashed powerful wind whips and pressure-packed punches that tore through the Sand Ninja.
• Rasa and Ebizo watched Uchiha Yin cut down Sunagakure's elite and grew increasingly distressed.
• Rasa sent Gold Dust surging toward Uchiha Yin and called for the attack to stop.
• Ebizo and Rasa agreed to join forces against Uchiha Yin.
• Ebizo ordered Genin, Special Jōnin, and Chunin to withdraw while Jonin and Elite Jonin stayed to attack together.

Rasa and Ebizo led the Sand Ninja against Uchiha Yin, but their attacks could only slow him slightly. Rasa unleashed a vast Gold Dust Downpour to trap Yin, who remained calm as the chapter ended.

• Ebizo urged Rasa and the Sand Ninja to attack Uchiha Yin, who had already killed many of them.
• Rasa used Gold Dust Downpour, despite reopening the wound in his right arm, and sent a huge cloud of Gold Dust crashing down around Yin.
• Uchiha Yin stood surrounded by the growing Gold Dust and dismissed Rasa's attempt to trap him.

Uchiha Yin fought through Rasa’s Gold Dust and Ebizo’s puppet attacks, killing Sand Ninja with ease. After declaring that he had finished practicing Wind Release, he left Rasa and Ebizo facing a desperate battle.

• Uchiha Yin broke through Rasa’s Gold Dust and charged at him with a wind-powered elbow strike.
• Rasa used Quicksand Waterfall to slow Uchiha Yin and weaken his attack.
• Ebizo ordered his Puppet to fire needles, but Uchiha Yin dodged them effortlessly.
• Uchiha Yin evaded the Sand Ninja’s attacks and killed them one by one, spreading despair among their ranks.
• Uchiha Yin said he had practiced Wind Release enough and that playtime was over.

Uchiha Yin unleashed a powerful Wind Release attack against the Sand Ninja, breaking through Rasa’s Gold Dust defense and forcing him into danger. Ebizo’s Puppets bought Rasa enough time to evade the fatal strike, leaving the Sand Ninja alarmed as their Kazekage crashed to the ground.

• Uchiha Yin used Wind Release: Sky Piercer to overwhelm the Sand Ninja and drive them back.
• Rasa raised a Gold Dust Barrier to block Uchiha Yin’s gale.
• Uchiha Yin pierced the barrier and plunged toward Rasa with devastating wind pressure.
• Ebizo summoned his Puppets, which shattered while buying Rasa time to dodge.
• Rasa avoided the fatal blow but crashed to the ground, alarming the nearby Sand Ninja.

Uchiha Yin killed Ebizo and routed the Sand Ninja after defeating their strongest fighters. He left the fleeing soldiers alone and walked toward the fallen Rasa, guarded by a handful of loyal men.

• Uchiha Yin confronted Ebizo, who remembered his sister's death and prepared his puppets for battle.
• Uchiha Yin killed Ebizo with a blade of wind pressure.
• The Sand Ninja fled in terror, calling Uchiha Yin a demon and fearing Sunagakure's destruction.
• Uchiha Yin ignored the fleeing soldiers and approached the unconscious Rasa.
• A handful of Rasa's trusted men stayed behind to guard him, and one rebuked another for speaking up.

Uchiha Yin killed Rasa’s trusted men and woke Rasa to ask where Sunagakure had obtained its Lightning-Sealing Barrier. Rasa realized what Yin wanted and felt relieved that he had been given a chance to answer.

• Uchiha Yin killed Rasa’s trusted men after one of them tried to switch sides.
• Uchiha Yin woke the unconscious Rasa by striking his arm with a blast of wind.
• Rasa saw his dead men and Uchiha Yin standing over him after the Sand Ninja troops had left.
• Uchiha Yin asked Rasa where he had learned about the Lightning-Sealing Barrier.
• Rasa understood Yin’s purpose and felt relieved that Yin had not killed him without speaking.

Uchiha Yin used his Mangekyō Sharingan to force Rasa to reveal how Sunagakure had obtained the Barrier. Rasa identified Black and White Zetsu as the source, and Uchiha Yin realized the Barrier was likely meant to test him.

• Rasa tried to bargain for his life by claiming that only he and Ebizo knew where the Barrier came from.
• Uchiha Yin activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and placed the weakened Rasa under Genjutsu.
• Rasa revealed that a black-and-white-faced figure wrapped in pitcher-plant-like leaves had demanded supplies from Sunagakure and then given them the Barrier.
• Uchiha Yin concluded that Black and White Zetsu had supplied the Barrier, probably to test him.