Chapter Summaries

After the Third Raikage died holding off Iwagakure’s forces, Hoshi gathered Konoha’s commanders and ordered a full counteroffensive. He led five thousand ninja toward Iwagakure, where the army set out confident of victory.

• The Third Raikage broke through Iwagakure’s Earth Release: Moving Core, then held the passage for a day and night, killing a thousand Stone Hidden Ninja before dying and enabling five thousand Kumogakure ninja to retreat.
• News of the Third Raikage’s death shook the Ninja World, leaving other villages uncertain whether Kumogakure would join Konoha or Iwagakure.
• Hoshi assembled Konoha’s commanders and ordered the troops to launch a full counteroffensive against Iwagakure the next morning.
• Hoshi led Sakumo, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Minato, and five thousand ninja toward Iwagakure, where he gave each soldier a bowl of wine and declared the battle won in advance.
• The Konoha army drank the wine, cheered its confidence, and followed Hoshi as he flew ahead toward Iwagakure.

Konoha’s forces destroyed the Stone Hidden Ninjas on the Land of Fire border, then Hayate Hoshi led an all-star force toward Iwagakure. Ōnoki prepared the village for battle and sent his family to safety before Hoshi arrived alone ahead of the Konoha army.

• Konoha’s force wiped out the Stone Hidden Ninjas stationed at the Land of Fire border, and their scouts carried word of the attack to Iwagakure.
• An Anbu informed Ōnoki that Hayate Hoshi was approaching with five thousand ninja and a roster of Konoha’s strongest fighters.
• Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure to enter its highest wartime alert, called Han and Rōshi to battle, and told Kitsuchi to take the family to a shelter.
• Ōnoki told Kitsuchi that he would become the Fourth Tsuchikage if Ōnoki failed to survive the battle.
• Ōnoki, Rōshi, and Han waited outside Iwagakure Village with their forces as Hoshi flew ahead of the Konoha army and landed before them.

Hoshi confronted Ōnoki and Iwagakure’s army, then began the battle by unleashing his Ultimate Art: Oborizuki Eleven Forms. He shattered Akatsuchi’s boulder and used Moon Shadow Steps to make his eleven figures impossible to distinguish.

• Hoshi arrived above Iwagakure’s forces, and Ōnoki questioned why he had brought Konoha’s army.
• Hoshi said he had come to end the war and blamed Iwagakure’s betrayal of the Cloud Village for giving Konoha an opening.
• Ōnoki and Akatsuchi rallied Iwagakure’s ninja, who regained their fighting spirit and prepared to attack.
• Hoshi drew Mikazuki Munechika and created ten phantom copies as he activated Ultimate Art: Oborizuki Eleven Forms.
• Akatsuchi hurled a massive boulder at Hoshi, but the eleven figures sliced it into fragments.
• Hoshi used Moon Shadow Steps to switch the figures’ positions and conceal which one was the real Hoshi.

Hayate Hoshi slaughtered nearly fifteen hundred Stone Hidden Ninja in under a minute, leaving Ōnoki enraged and attacking him with Dust Release. Hoshi vanished just before Ōnoki’s attack hit.

• Hoshi’s clones tore through Iwagakure’s ranks, killing hundreds while Ōnoki struggled to find a way to stop them.
• As the clones began to fade, they used Moon Shadow Flash to kill most of the remaining Stone Hidden Ninja in the clearing.
• Hoshi finished off the survivors with Sky-Rending Iai Slash, bringing his total to nearly fifteen hundred Stone Hidden Ninja killed.
• Konoha’s arriving shinobi saw Hoshi standing untouched amid the carnage, while the surviving Stone Hidden Ninja trembled in fear.
• Ōnoki attacked Hoshi with Super Added-Weight Rock Technique and Dust Release: Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu, but Hoshi vanished just before it struck.

Hoshi survived Ōnoki’s Dust Release and led Konoha’s forces into an all-out battle with Iwagakure. As Hoshi moved to fight the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Sakumo engaged Ōnoki.

• Ōnoki’s Particle Style attack struck the ground where Hoshi had stood, prompting Iwagakure’s ninja to believe Hoshi was dead.
• Hoshi reappeared unharmed, and Minato explained that his teacher had escaped using Space Ninjutsu.
• Ōnoki decided to attack Konoha’s forces, but Hoshi’s Sword Qi forced him to abandon his Dust Release attack and dodge.
• Hoshi ordered Jiraiya, Sakumo, and Orochimaru to hold Ōnoki back while he fought Rōshi and Han, and assigned Shinku, Minato, and Nawaki to attack the other Iwagakure ninja.
• Orochimaru summoned Manda and used Hidden Shadow Snake Hands to catch Ōnoki’s legs, but Ōnoki cut the snakes with Dust Release.
• Sage Shima wrapped her tongue around Ōnoki’s left hand as Jiraiya joined the attack.

Jiraiya, Sakumo, and Orochimaru pressed Ōnoki with a coordinated assault, but he narrowly escaped using Earth Release techniques. Elsewhere, Minato and Nawaki devastated the Iwagakure forces as the battle continued.

• Jiraiya entered Sage Mode and used Sage Shima's tongue to drag Ōnoki down toward the others.
• Sakumo attacked Ōnoki with Hatake Style Secret Technique: Severing Void, but Ōnoki evaded it by altering gravity and raising a rock giant to escape the follow-up attacks.
• Minato gave Konoha Ninjas specially crafted kunai and used his Yellow Flash technique to kill an Iwagakure Elite Jonin.
• Nawaki destroyed the Iwagakure Earth Flow Rampart with Wood Release, then killed more than a hundred ninjas with Strangling Thorns.
• An Iwagakure ninja began forming Earth Dragon Bullet, but an old man beside him used Genjutsu: Aoandon.

Hayate Hoshi confronted the Four-Tails and Five-Tails after cutting down their Jinchūriki, while Konoha’s smaller force continued to overpower Iwagakure. The chapter ended with Hoshi meeting the Four-Tails’ magma-wreathed punch head-on with Mikazuki Munechika.

• An Iwagakure Jonin fell for Shinku-sama’s Genjutsu and killed his own comrades before one of them struck him down.
• Nawaki and the Konoha force of five thousand suppressed Iwagakure’s larger army as Sakumo, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya kept Ōnoki from using his strongest techniques.
• Ōnoki ordered Han and Rōshi to release their Tailed Beasts, but Hayate Hoshi appeared behind them and cut deep wounds across their waists.
• Han and Rōshi lost consciousness, allowing Four-Tails Son Goku and Five-Tails Kokuō to emerge and send nearby ninjas fleeing.
• The Four-Tails attacked Hoshi with a magma-wreathed fist, and Hoshi raised Mikazuki Munechika to meet the blow without dodging.

Hoshi wounded the Four-Tails, then fought the Five-Tails Kokuō and severed two of its horns. He stopped Kokuō’s Tailed Beast Bomb before it could be fired, leaving the beast collapsed and the war still underway.

• Hoshi opened the Six Gates and used Mikazuki Munechika to cut deeply into the Four-Tails’ fist.
• Kokuō charged at Hoshi with Steam Charge, but Hoshi climbed onto its body and offered it freedom if it followed him.
• Hoshi dodged Kokuō’s Horn Break and used Sky-Rending Iai Slash to sever two of its horns.
• Hoshi entered Perfect Sage Mode and shattered Kokuō’s forming Tailed Beast Bomb with a barrage of Sword Qi, causing Kokuō to collapse.

After Hoshi defeated the Five-Tails and frightened the Four-Tails into retreating, Iwagakure’s morale collapsed. Ōnoki prepared to fight to the death, but Jiraiya and Orochimaru explained that Konoha wanted to end the war, leaving Ōnoki stunned by their willingness to spare Iwagakure.

• Hoshi’s strength frightened the Four-Tails, which withdrew into Rōshi after seeing him defeat the Five-Tails and slice apart Tailed Beast Bombs.
• Konoha’s ninja cheered while Iwagakure’s troops lost the will to fight, and Akatsuchi looked to Ōnoki to surrender.
• Ōnoki compared Hoshi’s power to Uchiha Madara’s and resolved to defend Iwagakure even if it cost him his life.
• Jiraiya challenged Ōnoki’s decision to resist and said Konoha had come to end the war.
• Orochimaru told Ōnoki that Konoha had no desire to destroy Iwagakure, leaving Ōnoki shocked.

Hoshi forced Ōnoki to surrender, ending the Third Great Ninja War and leaving Konoha to negotiate the terms. The news disrupted Uchiha San'yō’s rebellion plan, so he ordered Fugaku to gather the clan for an urgent secret meeting.

• Ōnoki chose surrender after Hoshi presented Iwagakure with the options of surrendering or being destroyed.
• Hoshi declared the war over and said Konoha’s negotiation team would handle Iwagakure’s terms.
• News of Konoha’s victory spread through the Ninja World, where people learned Hoshi had defeated the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
• Uchiha San'yō overturned a table in anger because Iwagakure’s defeat had disrupted his rebellion plan.
• Uchiha San'yō ordered Fugaku to gather every Uchiha clansman at the Shrine for a secret meeting.

As Konoha unified under Tsunade, Uchiha San'yō feared the clan would be absorbed and pushed the Uchiha toward a coup. The Dove Faction led by Kagetsu had gained strength, but the Third Great Ninja War gave San'yō a chance to plan one final strike against Konoha.

• Uchiha San'yō saw Konoha's growing unity and the defection of Uchiha clansmen to Kagetsu as threats to the clan's independence.
• Hoshi's support helped Beichen and Kagetsu gain influence, and Kagetsu's appointment as a Hokage Guard encouraged more Uchiha to join her Dove Faction.
• Kagetsu welcomed Uchiha clansmen who wanted closer ties with Konoha, while Tsunade treated the Dove Faction with tolerance.
• Uchiha San'yō grew alarmed as the Dove Faction became a force that could not be ignored and decided the clan needed to act before he died.
• Seeing Konoha's defenses weakened by the Third Great Ninja War, Uchiha San'yō began planning a surprise attack to seize Konoha before Hoshi returned.

Fugaku and Mikoto worried over the Uchiha Clan’s dangerous course, while young Itachi overheard their conversation and sought answers from Shisui and Uchiha Kagami. Kagami urged Itachi and Shisui to ask Aunt Kagetsu for another perspective, leaving them to find the truth for themselves.

• Fugaku disagreed with his father’s ideas but obeyed him, then reassured Mikoto that he would protect her and Itachi while the clan’s affairs unfolded.
• After Fugaku left to notify clan members about a secret meeting, Itachi overheard his parents’ concerns and decided to train rather than ask Mikoto about them.
• Itachi trained, puzzled over whether Konoha might break with the Uchiha Clan, and then visited Shisui and Uchiha Kagami.
• Itachi told Shisui and Kagami what he had heard, and Shisui warned him not to repeat it to clan members or villagers.
• Uchiha Kagami reflected on his illness and his inability to stop the clan’s self-destructive course, then suggested Itachi and Shisui ask Aunt Kagetsu for a different perspective.

Curious about Kagetsu’s strength, Shisui took Itachi to visit her home, where they met Obito training under her. Kagetsu was still at the Hokage’s Office, so the boys waited for her return.

• Shisui told Itachi that Kagetsu had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and agreed to take him to her home.
• Shisui and Itachi found Obito training near Kagetsu’s house, and Obito threw a Kunai at them before realizing who they were.
• Obito introduced himself as Kagetsu’s prized disciple, but Itachi recognized him as the once-notorious bottom-of-the-class student.
• Shisui introduced himself and Itachi, and Obito told them Kagetsu was at the Hokage’s Office and would return soon.

Kagetsu heard Itachi’s concerns about his grandfather’s plans and explained the Uchiha Clan’s history so he could form his own judgment. Itachi decided to tell the Hokage about the rebellion to prevent war, leaving Kagetsu poised to address the threat.

• Kagetsu arrived and learned that Itachi, Fugaku’s son, had come to ask her questions.
• Itachi recounted what he had overheard about his grandfather’s plans and asked Kagetsu for her perspective.
• Kagetsu warned Itachi that she opposed the faction led by his father and grandfather, then described the Uchiha Clan’s history in Konoha.
• Itachi asked whether the Hawk Faction’s actions were likely to lead to war, and Kagetsu said they were highly likely to do so.
• Itachi resolved to tell the Hokage about his grandfather’s plans, even if his father and grandfather came to hate him, because he wanted to prevent war and find a way for the clan and village to coexist.

Uchiha San'yō rallied the Hawk Faction and laid out a plan to seize control of Konoha before Hayate Hoshi returned from the front. Fugaku questioned the plan's chances of capturing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but San'yō revealed that Fugaku's wife Mikoto was close friends with Kushina.

• Uchiha San'yō addressed the clan members at Naka Shrine, stirring their anger over Konoha High-Rank's treatment of the Uchiha.
• San'yō argued that the clan had to act before Hayate Hoshi and his forces returned from fighting Iwagakure.
• San'yō proposed splitting the clan into two groups to raid the Hokage Building and seize the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in the Uzumaki Clan Territory.
• Fugaku warned that the Uzumaki Clan's sealing and sensory techniques would make it difficult to capture Kushina and control the Nine-Tails.
• San'yō praised Fugaku for considering the plan's flaws, then reminded him that Mikoto was close friends with Kushina.

San'yō forced Fugaku and Mikoto into his plan to provoke a rebellion, revealing that he had sacrificed his own lifespan for the Uchiha Clan. Itachi warned Tsunade of the impending attack, and she mobilized Konoha to protect Kushina and prepare for the unrest.

• San'yō revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and argued that Mikoto was a necessary sacrifice, while Fugaku refused to help him.
• San'yō used a secret medicine and Genjutsu to knock Fugaku unconscious, and Fugaku realized his father might be sacrificing his own life as well.
• San'yō placed Mikoto under Genjutsu and collapsed from exhaustion after completing his preparations.
• Itachi told Tsunade that San'yō and Fugaku were plotting a rebellion, and Tsunade promised to spare their lives if possible.
• Tsunade ordered Shikaku to keep Anbu on standby, summon Hoshi and Minato, and send teams to protect Kushina.

Itachi and Shisui returned to the Uchiha compound and found Mikoto and the other adults missing, while the clan prepared to attack Konoha. Uchiha Iwa led an assault on the Hokage Building with Mangekyō Sharingan, but Tsunade and her allies trapped him and his forces inside a sealing barrier.

• Itachi searched his home for Mikoto and feared that she was in danger, while Shisui tried to reassure him.
• Uchiha San'yō gave Uchiha Iwa a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan and assigned him to lead the assault on the Hokage Building, secretly knowing the eyes would cripple him.
• San'yō led the remaining Uchiha toward the Nine-Tails while Uchiha Iwa rushed toward the Hokage Building with his followers.
• Uchiha Iwa used the Mangekyō's Genjutsu to incapacitate a patrol squad and advanced past the guards at the Hokage Building.
• Sealing Jutsu patterns activated throughout the building, trapping Uchiha Iwa and his forces as Tsunade, Shikaku, and Pakura appeared.

Uchiha San'yō used Mangekyō Genjutsu on Mikoto to lure Kushina out, then confronted her in a park. Kagetsu arrived and fought San'yō as his clansmen hesitated, but San'yō vowed to destroy the Dove Faction and continued his attack.

• San'yō controlled Mikoto with Genjutsu and sent her to invite Kushina out, while his clansmen hid nearby.
• Kushina followed Mikoto to a park, where San'yō revealed himself and Mikoto collapsed after he released the Genjutsu.
• The Nine-Tails warned Kushina that San'yō had the Mangekyō Sharingan and urged her to flee.
• Kagetsu arrived to stop San'yō, but Kushina trusted that Kagetsu could defeat him.
• Kagetsu used her Mangekyō Sharingan and Tenburyu Sword to block San'yō's clansmen, then clashed with San'yō.
• San'yō declared that he would rather see the Uchiha Clan destroyed than have it serve others, and vowed to eliminate the Dove Faction.

Kagetsu fought San'yō, who used his transplanted Mangekyo Sharingan to make her believe he could attack at Light Speed. She saw through his trick and defeated him, leaving him severely wounded and explaining how the mist exposed his illusion.

• Kagetsu realized San'yō was trying to finish the fight before his enhanced strength wore off, while his Mangekyo ability made her believe she was trapped in a Genjutsu and unable to close the distance.
• San'yō claimed his Mangekyo Sharingan let him become light itself and attack at Light Speed, while his attacks wounded Kagetsu.
• Kagetsu used Kagutsuchi to surround herself with flames, but San'yō sent a Water Dragon and wounded her badly through the mist.
• Kagetsu announced she had seen through San'yō's trick and used Crimson Lotus Sun Wheel Dance to strike him down and burn him.
• Kagetsu explained that San'yō controlled light and used a sound-related Genjutsu to conceal himself and create false attacks, and that the mist revealed his phantom.

San'yō used Izanagi to kill Kagetsu and controlled Kushina, unleashing the Nine-Tails on the village. Tsunade and Hiruzen Sarutobi mobilized to stop the rampage as Shikaku was sent to check whether Kagetsu could be saved.

• San'yō used Izanagi to reverse his defeat, stabbed Kagetsu, and left her collapsed.
• San'yō's Mangekyo Sharingan took control of Kushina and the Nine-Tails, while he used Tiger-Strike Wolf to keep himself alive.
• San'yō rode the Nine-Tails toward the Hokage Building as it crushed homes and killed civilians.
• Tsunade and Pakura defeated Uchiha Iwa, then Tsunade ordered an evacuation and sent Shikaku to check on Kagetsu and contact the Uzumaki Clan.
• Tsunade released her Yin Seal and charged toward the Nine-Tails, while Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Biwako to the shelters and prepared to fight.