Chapter Summaries

The Man in Black used Magnet Release to overwhelm the Land of Fire escort and bury its members beneath Gold Dust. Fūma Kojirō escaped the final attack, but he was left alone above the sealed battlefield.

• The Man in Black unleashed Gold Dust Wave, burying Kakuzu, Sasori, Mizuno Ichiro, and two Chunin while the Guardian Ninja scattered.
• Fūma Kojirō accused the attacker of being the Fourth Kazekage as the Man in Black fired Gold Dust Shuriken at the survivors.
• Fūma Kojirō and the other Guardian Ninja counterattacked, but the Man in Black blocked their techniques and weapons with Gold Dust Shield.
• The Man in Black used Gold Dust Grand Burial to bury the remaining Land of Fire ninja, including the three Guardian Ninja.
• Fūma Kojirō escaped onto a dead tree branch and saw that every companion had vanished beneath the settled gold dust.

Tsunade investigated the massacre in the Wasteland as evidence pointed to the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, as the attacker. The chapter ended with extracted memories confirming that Rasa himself had used Gold Dust to kill the victims.

• Fūma Kojirō fled the Wasteland while Kakuzu and Sasori emerged from the Gold Dust after their Chakra seals were lifted.
• Kakuzu and Sasori concluded that Uchiha Yongye had arranged their rescue and agreed to follow his orders.
• Tsunade arrived at the Wasteland with Shizune and surveyed the scene, where Uchiha Yongye joined her.
• Ibiki Morino reported that the Chakra traces matched the Fourth Kazekage's Magnet Release and Gold Dust.
• Inoichi Yamanaka reported that the Guardian Ninjas' memories confirmed the attacker used Rasa's signature Gold Dust Grand Burial.

Yongye urged Konoha to go to war with Sunagakure, but Tsunade chose to wait for the Wind Daimyo and Sunagakure's response. In Sunagakure, Rasa learned that Konoha and the Land of Fire accused him of killing their Twelve Guardian Ninja.

• Tsunade, Ibiki, and Inoichi debated whether Rasa had acted to capture Sasori and recover the Third Kazekage's puppet or obtain information about the Immortality Technique.
• Yongye called for war against Sunagakure and urged Konoha to seize its money and food, stirring enthusiasm among the Anbu Ninja and others.
• Tsunade rejected an immediate war and ordered Konoha to condemn Sunagakure while waiting for its response.
• Rasa prepared to give Pakura an important mission as negotiations with Kirigakure neared completion.
• Chiyo burst into Rasa's office and reported that Konoha and the Land of Fire blamed the Gold Dust Ninja for intercepting and killing their Twelve Guardian Ninja.
• Rasa denied the accusation, then read Chiyo's scroll and grew furious.

Chiyo and Rasa abandoned their plan to sacrifice Pakura to Kirigakure and considered using her to assassinate Uchiha Yongye, whom they feared would devastate Sunagakure in a war. Black and White Zetsu then recruited them into Orochimaru’s plot to kill Yongye at the Five Kage Summit with a full-strength Hashirama Senju, leaving Chiyo to agree that the other villages’ Kage might persuade Hashirama to help.

• Chiyo and Rasa discussed Konoha’s threat, and Rasa revealed he had agreed to send Pakura into a Kirigakure ambush as a condition of the peace treaty.
• Chiyo told Rasa to cancel the plan and proposed using Pakura to exploit Uchiha Yongye’s weakness for beautiful women with poison.
• Black and White Zetsu emerged in the office and offered an alliance with Orochimaru to kill Yongye at the Five Kage Summit using an improved Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama Senju at full strength.
• Black and White Zetsu asked Sunagakure to help trap Yongye, delay the summit, and persuade Hashirama that Yongye threatened the Shinobi World.
• Rasa doubted Hashirama would oppose Konoha, but Chiyo reasoned that Hashirama might choose peace and inferred that Orochimaru planned to enlist the other villages’ Kage.

Chiyo refused to be the first to act against Konoha and ordered Sunagakure to stall the Five Kage Summit while keeping Pakura ready. Tsunade delayed retaliation after receiving the Fourth Kazekage’s denial, while Yongye flew toward Kumogakure on Smaug to give her a shock.

• Chiyo rejected Black and White Zetsu’s proposal, deciding Sunagakure would wait and quietly cooperate later while preparing Pakura and stringing Konoha along.
• Shikaku Nara and Inoichi Yamanaka urged Tsunade to strike Sunagakure after the Daimyo’s investigation blamed the Fourth Kazekage.
• Shizune delivered the Fourth Kazekage’s message denying involvement and offering to undergo Genjutsu interrogation at the Five Kage Summit.
• Tsunade postponed action and told Shikaku Nara and Inoichi Yamanaka that Yongye had no authority over foreign affairs.
• Yongye summoned Smaug, used the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique to lighten him, and flew southwest toward Kumogakure.

Yongye infiltrated Sunagakure, forced Gaara to transform into Shukaku, and captured Fourth Kazekage Rasa. He declared that the Konoha Military Police Force was arresting Rasa as Sunagakure ninja rushed to attack him.

• Yongye used Dustless Bewildering Cover to enter Sunagakure undetected and find Gaara.
• Yongye revealed his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and seized control of Gaara and Shukaku, triggering Shukaku's rampage.
• Fourth Kazekage Rasa arrived to stop Shukaku, but Yongye used Tsukuyomi and knocked him unconscious.
• Yongye stored Rasa in the Spatial Villa and warned Chiyo, Pakura, and the other ninja not to stand in his way.
• Sunagakure ninja charged Yongye with Kunai and Shuriken.

Yongye forced Sunagakure to back down after defeating Rasa and controlling Shukaku, then accepted Chiyo’s offer to let Pakura entertain him. The system rewarded him with a Divine Flame Kindling tied to Sunagakure, and he dismissed Chiyo while leaving Pakura in charge.

• Chiyo stopped Sunagakure’s ninjas from attacking Yongye after realizing he controlled Shukaku and had defeated Rasa.
• Yongye identified Rosa as his target and summoned Smaug, prompting Chiyo to offer Pakura’s company rather than fight.
• Pakura bowed to Yongye, and Chiyo ordered the Sunagakure ninjas, including Baki, to disperse.
• The system awarded Yongye an Ultimate Blind Box for seizing Sunagakure’s fortune, and it contained Divine Flame Kindling: Sunagakure.
• Yongye saw Sunagakure added to his Dark Panel, then told Chiyo to leave and put Pakura in charge.

Chiyo sent Pakura to poison Uchiha Yongye so Sunagakure could kill him and restore its reputation. Yongye took Pakura away on his dragon, while Temari watched over the motionless Shukaku and a White Zetsu disappeared underground.

• Chiyo told Ebizo, Baki, and the Elite Jonin that Pakura would poison Yongye, whose corpse she planned to turn into a puppet.
• Yongye teased Pakura about satisfying him, then carried her into the air and onto the Evil Dragon's back.
• Yongye reminded Pakura that Shukaku could destroy Sunagakure if he went berserk, and Pakura began cooperating with him.
• Temari watched Shukaku and worried about him and her captured father, Rasa.
• Blood fell on Temari from the clear sky, and a White Zetsu silently sank into the ground behind her.

Chiyo and the Sand ninja waited for Yongye to die and Shukaku to rampage, but Shukaku safely collapsed around a sleeping Gaara. Chiyo learned Pakura's assassination attempt had failed, while Yongye received Tenseiga from an Advanced Blind Box.

• Chiyo and Ebizo watched the controlled Shukaku while Chiyo ordered the Sand ninja to wait for Pakura's plan to succeed.
• At night, Shukaku's control ended, but the One-Tail crumbled harmlessly and revealed an unharmed, sleeping Gaara.
• Chiyo rushed to Pakura's residence and learned that Pakura had never had a chance to kill Yongye.
• Chiyo and Pakura blamed each other for the failed assassination and concluded their side had been too stupid.
• Yongye returned to the Spatial Villa, received an Advanced Blind Box reward, and obtained the Life-Saving Demon Blade, Tenseiga.

Yongye used Tsukuyomi on the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, then returned to Konoha with him and the dragon Smaug. Tsunade discovered that Rasa was alive but under Genjutsu and confronted Yongye for breaking his promise to limit his actions to matters involving the Konoha Military Police Force.

• Yongye woke Rasa and dismissed his protests before using Tsukuyomi on him as the Great Memory Restoration Technique.
• Yongye arrived at Konoha riding Smaug, alarming the villagers and prompting Tsunade, Shikaku, Inoichi, and the ANBU to respond.
• Yongye told Tsunade that Smaug was his summoning beast and that he had caught the culprit for a public trial.
• Yongye brought Rasa out of the Spatial Villa, and the crowd recognized the captured Fourth Kazekage.
• Tsunade examined Rasa, found him alive and unharmed under Genjutsu, and accused Yongye of breaking his promise.

Yongye defended his capture of Rasa to Tsunade and gained the Reaper Death Seal from his system. The next day, he opened Rasa’s public trial before a packed crowd in Konoha.

• Yongye pointed to Inoichi Yamanaka’s confirmation that Rasa attacked the Land of Fire delegation and taunted Tsunade about arresting a criminal.
• Yongye received the Reaper Death Seal from an Advanced Blind Box after Tsunade agreed to fly with Shizune and Anko and was left devastated.
• Yongye told Tsunade that Chiyo had arranged his welcome in Sunagakure and that Pakura had hosted him, leaving Tsunade suspicious and angry.
• The next day, Yongye presided over Rasa’s public trial as Konoha residents, ninja, merchants, and foreign spies filled the hall and square.
• Zhan Zhao, Wang Chao, and Ma Han brought Rasa into the courtroom, where he knelt before Yongye and the crowd reacted to the captured Kazekage.

Yongye presided over Rasa’s public execution after the Fourth Kazekage confessed to attacking the Land of Fire Daimyo’s delegation. After Zhan Zhao sewed Rasa’s severed neck closed, Yongye drew a strange white blade beside the corpse, leaving the crowd wondering what he would do next.

• Rasa pleaded guilty to attacking the Land of Fire Daimyo’s delegation, shocking the crowd and angering Tsunade, who had believed he was likely innocent.
• Yongye ordered Rasa’s execution by the Dragon-Head Guillotine and explained that Rasa’s confession earned him more dignity than Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō had received.
• Zhan Zhao beheaded Rasa with the Dragon-Head Guillotine in front of the gathered crowd.
• At Yongye’s unspoken direction, Zhan Zhao stitched Rasa’s severed neck closed while Tsunade watched without objecting.
• Yongye approached Rasa’s corpse and drew a strange white blade, prompting the crowd to whisper about what he intended to do.

Uchiha Yongye used Tenseiga to revive Rasa, then claimed the sword could restore the long-dead and announced a Sword Selection Meeting. He planned to deceive eager participants into competing for a chance to wield it, while Tsunade became interested in bringing someone back.

• Yongye cut down the Soul-Locking Imps on Rasa, and Rasa revived with his severed neck healed.
• Rasa mistook the resurrection for another Genjutsu, while Yongye told the crowd Tenseiga had brought him back to life.
• Yongye claimed a perfect wielder could revive anyone, no matter how long they had been dead, and Tsunade asked whether it was true.
• Yongye announced a Sword Selection Meeting in one month for those who promised to help him revive three people.
• Yongye privately planned to recruit a dupe, fake successful resurrections, and profit from the crowd's desperation before disposing of the dupe.

Yongye announced an open selection for Tenseiga and made a wager with Tsunade involving Kurenai Yuhi and half of Rasa’s promised gold. Shisui told Itachi that Rasa had revealed their plans, but that Yongye intended to attack the Uchiha, giving them an opening to kill him.

• Yongye explained that anyone could enter the Tenseiga selection, dismissed the court, and promised to release Rasa after he dug up fifty tons of gold.
• Tsunade offered Yongye half the gold and a chance to pursue Kurenai Yuhi, but Yongye proposed that if he won Kurenai over within two days, Tsunade would join her of her own accord; otherwise, Tsunade would get half the gold.
• Tsunade asked to try Tenseiga, but Yongye refused and said the sword selection would begin within a month.
• Shisui met Itachi in an alley and reported that Rasa had revealed their secrets and that Yongye planned to bring Shisui along to crush the Uchiha.
• Itachi told Shisui to find an opening and deliver Yongye a fatal blow.

Orochimaru challenged Itachi’s trust in Shisui, but Itachi insisted Shisui would stand with them. Kurenai was arrested on Yongye’s warrant and brought face-to-face with Gekko Hayate’s confession implicating her in an assassination plot.

• Orochimaru emerged from the ground and accused Itachi of trusting Shisui despite his past betrayal.
• Itachi said Shisui loved Konoha, had misunderstood Yongye before, and would now stand with them.
• Kurenai remembered her father and hoped mastering Tenseiga would let her bring him back.
• Wang Chao and Ma Han presented Kurenai with Yongye’s arrest warrant and took her to the Military Police Force Building.
• Gekko Hayate confessed that he joined the Masked Man’s assassination plan and that the Masked Man intended to approach Kurenai and Asuma.
• Yongye had Wang Chao and Ma Han remove Hayate from the office, leaving Kurenai to protest that she had never met the Masked Man.

Uchiha Yongye coerced Kurenai Yuhi into cooperating during a sham investigation into her alleged ties to the Masked Man. Three days later, Yongye and Shisui Uchiha joined Tsunade on Smaug to travel to the Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron.

• Yongye threatened Kurenai with torture, Genjutsu interrogation, or a public trial while questioning her about Asuma Sarutobi and her private habits.
• Kurenai agreed to cooperate after Yongye threatened to expose her at a public trial.
• Tsunade prepared to travel to the Land of Iron for the Five Kage Summit and planned to bring Yongye and Shikaku Nara as guards.
• Yongye persuaded Tsunade to bring Shisui Uchiha instead of Shikaku, arguing that their Susanoo could deter the other Kage.
• Yongye summoned Smaug, and he, Tsunade, and Shisui flew toward the summit on the dragon's back.

Yongye, Tsunade, and Shisui arrived at the Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron and received an unusually grand welcome. The Mizukage was absent, and Yongye suspected Mei Terumi had been sent to stall while the Land of Fire claimed two seats at the summit.

• Smaug flew Yongye, Tsunade, and Shisui from Konoha to the Land of Iron.
• Mifune and hundreds of samurai welcomed the visitors with an arch of crossed sword hilts, the highest honor of the samurai.
• Yongye recognized the leaders and representatives of the other nations when he entered the summit hall.
• Mei Terumi apologized that the Mizukage would arrive later, and Yongye suspected she had been sent to delay the summit.
• Ōnoki agreed that the talks could begin without the Mizukage, and Tsunade and Yongye took the Land of Fire's two seats.

At the Five Kage Summit, Yongye silenced the delegates and humiliated Kisame by trapping him in an illusion where he fought an imaginary battle. Yongye then praised Kisame’s courage, while Mei Terumi and Juzo Biwa were left embarrassed by the spectacle.

• Mifune asked Tsunade what she wanted to discuss, and Yongye cut off Tsunade and Pakura before dismissing their remarks.
• Yongye mocked the Hidden Mist delegation for attending without the Mizukage, provoking Mei Terumi, Juzo Biwa, and Kisame Hoshigaki.
• Kisame challenged Yongye to demonstrate his skill, and Yongye used his Mangekyō Sharingan to make Kisame fight empty air.
• Kisame unleashed several Water Release techniques against the illusion and returned to the hall claiming that he had forced Yongye to use the Eight Gates Release.
• Yongye told Kisame that his courage and convictions were admirable, and Kisame responded with a deep laugh.

At the Five Kage Summit, Yongye humiliated Mei Terumi and Juzo Biwa for refusing to challenge him, then pressured the Fourth Raikage to spar. Yugito gave the Raikage a way to back down, but Yongye renewed his demand, leaving the Raikage furious and the meeting tense.

• Yongye praised Kisame for daring to challenge him, then mocked Mei Terumi and Juzo Biwa for staying silent.
• Mei Terumi and Juzo Biwa suppressed their anger because they had reasons not to die on a suicide mission for the Fourth Mizukage.
• Yongye called out the Fourth Raikage and offered to spar, saying he could revive him with the Tenseiga if he killed him.
• Yugito and Killer B put their hands on the Raikage's shoulders, and Yugito suggested that if Tsunade could not defeat Yongye, neither could the Raikage.
• Ōnoki joined in, but Tsunade admitted she could not beat Yongye, and Yongye warned the other nations that their inability to defeat him could cost them lives, villages, and nations.
• Yongye again demanded a spar with the Fourth Raikage, who ground his teeth and glared bitterly at Mei Terumi and Juzo Biwa.

Uchiha Yongye provoked the Fourth Raikage into a fight by promising to use only Lightning Release. Yongye defeated him with a single punch, leaving the Raikage injured and the assembled leaders astonished.

• Yongye taunted the Fourth Raikage until he agreed to fight, forbidding only Sharingan Genjutsu.
• Yongye challenged the Raikage in the square, and the Raikage charged using Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• Yongye revealed his own Lightning Release Chakra Mode and met the Raikage's Lariat with a punch.
• Yongye sent the Fourth Raikage flying and injured him while Yugito, Killer B, Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, and Pakura watched in disbelief.
• Yongye mocked the Raikage as he struggled to get back up.