Chapter Summaries

After Konoha survived the invasion, Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to step down and lead a northern expedition against Kumogakure. Jiraiya agreed to accompany him and help protect Naruto, while Tsunade was slated to become the Fifth Hokage.

• Yemu Hyuga’s intervention helped drive off the Fourth Raikage and the mysterious figure, while the Sand and Sound forces were routed and Konoha suffered massive destruction.
• Yemu Hyuga returned with Gaara captured alive, giving Konoha leverage for negotiations with Sunagakure.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura that he would step down and lead a northern expedition against Kumogakure.
• After Jiraiya returned, Hiruzen asked him to support Tsunade as the next Hokage and revealed that he planned to bring Naruto on the expedition.
• Jiraiya agreed to join Hiruzen’s expedition and stay at Naruto’s side.

After the Akatsuki weakened Kumogakure, Ōnoki chose to let Konoha and the other villages contend with each other while Konoha began rebuilding. Yemu’s Tenseigan entered its second gestation, and he spent the evening at home fielding Qingxue’s jealous questions about Hinata and Ino.

• The Fourth Raikage ordered Samui to help restore Kumogakure and worried that Konoha might soon make major moves.
• Ōnoki told Kitsuchi he had refused Danzo’s invitation because he knew Konoha was still powerful, and decided to sit back and watch the tigers fight.
• Under the Third Hokage’s leadership, Konoha began rebuilding as Yemu returned to daily life with a black ribbon covering his gestating Tenseigan.
• Qingxue Uchiha teased Yemu about Ino and asked whether he liked Hinata while Hinata listened from the kitchen.
• Qingxue asked Yemu if he liked her, then nestled against his lap as she awaited his answer.

Yemu joined his classmates and several Jonin for a fireworks festival barbecue, where his companions teased him about his relationships with Qingxue and Hinata. Jiraiya arrived and took a particular interest in Yemu and Qingxue, while Sasuke realized Naruto had become close to the legendary ninja.

• Hinata fled to her bedroom after Yemu emerged from the bathroom, while Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura invited Yemu to the fireworks festival barbecue.
• Yemu left for the barbecue with Qingxue and Hinata, and Naruto questioned him about his blindfold and his fight against Gaara.
• Yemu reunited with Neji and the Konoha 12 at Choji's restaurant, where Neji thanked him for the Chakra Core that had helped him in battle.
• Qingxue fed Yemu grilled kidneys, and Tenten and Sakura teased him about choosing between Qingxue and Hinata; Yemu dodged the question.
• Jiraiya arrived at the gathering and focused his attention on Yemu and Qingxue, prompting Sasuke to realize Naruto had gotten close to Jiraiya.

After a barbecue, Choji led the Konoha 12 to a bathhouse before they dressed in kimono for Konoha’s fireworks display. Ino planned to speak privately with Yemu about the strange changes happening to her, while worrying that Qingxue might react badly.

• Choji revealed that the Hokage had funded the outing and took the group to a bathhouse before the fireworks.
• At the hot springs, Rock Lee was stunned by Yemu’s physique, while the girls gossiped about Hinata and Yemu and Qingxue warned Tenten not to ask about her relationship with him.
• The group changed into kimono, and Yemu complimented Hinata and Qingxue while Shikamaru complimented Ino.
• Ino decided to find Yemu during the fireworks and ask him about the mysterious core in her chest, her increased chakra, and her improved ninjutsu.

At the fireworks festival, Ino Yamanaka asked Yemu Hyuga about strange changes in her body and confessed she wanted to stay by his side, provoking Qingxue Uchiha’s jealousy. Qingxue attacked Yemu with her Mangekyō Sharingan, and the chapter ended as she slashed at him.

• Ino Yamanaka secretly invited Yemu Hyuga to the Small Woods, and Qingxue Uchiha followed after suspecting the worst.
• Ino asked Yemu to examine her body and take responsibility, while Hinata Hyuga listened from hiding; Yemu explained that he had placed something in Ino to improve her strength.
• Ino told Yemu she wanted to stay by his side like Hinata, and Qingxue appeared with her katana drawn, accusing him of cheating.
• Yemu sent Ino and Hinata away, then confronted Qingxue as her Mangekyō Sharingan summoned blood-red chains and shattered the space around her.
• Qingxue declared she would rather die than watch Yemu flirt with other women and slashed at him.

Yemu was trapped in Qingxue Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan Little Black Room while she left the woods and returned to the fireworks gathering. Ino Yamanaka warned the others that Qingxue was dangerous, but Qingxue attacked Sasuke Uchiha before they could stop her.

• Qingxue Uchiha attacked Yemu, who broke her sword and fought her off before she trapped him in the Little Black Room with her Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shikamaru Nara realized Qingxue had left a Shadow Clone behind and rushed with Choji Akimichi to find Ino Yamanaka.
• Ino Yamanaka and Hinata Hyuga escaped the woods, leaving Yemu behind, and told Shikamaru that Yemu had covered their retreat.
• Naruto Uzumaki noticed Qingxue had returned and Ino warned the Konoha 12 that the girl before them was dangerous.
• Sasuke Uchiha sensed Qingxue’s killing intent and stepped forward, but Qingxue bound his feet with chains and struck him in the stomach with her sword hilt.

Qingxue Uchiha attacked Naruto and the others after declaring that Yemu was no longer there to make her hold back. She overwhelmed the group and brought Shikamaru to his knees, leaving the others at her mercy.

• Qingxue Uchiha knocked Sasuke Uchiha unconscious and attacked Naruto Uzumaki, who barely dodged her sword.
• Qingxue wounded Naruto with her blade and restrained his legs with Red Chains after he tried to fight back.
• Shikamaru Nara, Neji Hyuga, and Rock Lee confronted Qingxue, but she dismissed them as obstacles.
• Qingxue overwhelmed Rock Lee and Neji, leaving them incapacitated as Shikamaru struggled to stop her.
• Qingxue struck Shikamaru with her sword hilt and raised her blade while Naruto and the others lay defeated.

Yemu stopped Qingxue Uchiha from attacking the Konoha 12 and fought her as her obsession with him drove her to keep trying to kill him. He knocked her unconscious and planned to lock her in the Little Black Room.

• Yemu arrived as Qingxue Uchiha was about to strike, and Naruto Uzumaki and the others welcomed his intervention.
• Qingxue refused Yemu's plea to stop and attacked him with her Mangekyō Sharingan, but he forced her back.
• Qingxue cut Yemu's shoulder with her sword, and he decided he had to subdue her.
• Yemu used his speed and strength to strike Qingxue unconscious after she tried to stab him with his silver kunai.
• Yemu carried Qingxue and planned to lock her in the Little Black Room to teach her a lesson.

After Qingxue Uchiha injured her comrades, Yemu sealed her chakra and imprisoned her in a basement. He confessed that he loved her, and she calmed down, promising to stop killing as long as he stayed by her side.

• Yemu treated the injured after Qingxue Uchiha lost consciousness, then left with Hinata Hyuga.
• Several days later, Qingxue Uchiha woke in a basement with her chakra pathways sealed and her Sharingan disabled.
• Qingxue Uchiha insisted that her violence came from loving Yemu and threatened to kill everyone in Konoha if he abandoned her.
• Yemu told Qingxue Uchiha he loved her but said he did not want her to kill people.
• Qingxue Uchiha doubted Yemu at first, then softened and promised to behave if he stayed with her.
• Yemu held Qingxue Uchiha and planned to keep her imprisoned for a few more days as punishment.

Hiruzen and Jiraiya questioned Naruto about Qingxue Uchiha’s violent clash with Konoha ninja, and Yemu promised to take responsibility for her. With Qingxue’s situation addressed, Hiruzen prepared to discuss deploying the Nine-Tails against Kumogakure.

• Hiruzen and Jiraiya asked Naruto to describe Qingxue’s strength and her actions during the previous night’s fight.
• Naruto said Qingxue had overwhelmed him but had not tried to kill him, and he believed she had lost control because she cared about Yemu.
• Yemu arrived and insisted that he could control Qingxue and would take responsibility for her actions as her guardian.
• Naruto backed Yemu’s account, and Hiruzen said he was reassured by Yemu’s promise.
• Hiruzen turned the meeting toward the plan to deploy the Nine-Tails against Kumogakure.

Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to use Naruto and the Nine-Tails as a deterrent against Kumogakure in the Red Fox Plan, with Yemu tasked with spreading the rumor. Yemu then visited the imprisoned Qingxue Uchiha, whose obsessive jealousy remained unchanged, and wondered whether his earlier teasing had helped make her this way.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Naruto, Jiraiya, and Yemu that Konoha would use Naruto and the Nine-Tails as a deterrent against Kumogakure.
• Hiruzen assigned Yemu to spread a rumor through Amegakure that Konoha could unleash the Nine-Tails, and he named the operation the Red Fox Plan, set to begin in five days.
• Naruto said he would protect Konoha if he could control the Nine-Tails, and Jiraiya reassured him that he would stay by his side.
• Yemu visited Qingxue Uchiha in the Hyuga Clan basement and asked her to stop attacking people, but she admitted she wanted to kill anyone she thought might take him away.
• Qingxue asked Yemu to feed her by mouth as they had during an early date, and he wondered whether his past teasing had made her obsessive.

Yemu, Qingxue Uchiha, and Hinata Hyuga traveled to Amegakure to spread false intelligence that would draw the Akatsuki toward Kumogakure. When they encountered Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki, Yemu told Itachi that Sasuke Uchiha planned to attack Kumogakure, prompting Itachi to try to leave; Qingxue pursued him with her Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Yemu explained that the squad would head to Amegakure and lure the Akatsuki toward Kumogakure, assigning Qingxue to create false intelligence.
• Hinata sensed two powerful presences near an abandoned temple on Amegakure's border, where Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki appeared.
• Itachi recognized Yemu and Qingxue, and Qingxue moved to attack him until Yemu stopped her.
• Yemu told Itachi that Sasuke Uchiha planned to launch a sneak attack on Kumogakure, making Itachi decide to hurry there.
• Qingxue saw Itachi use genjutsu to escape and chased him, activating her Mangekyō Sharingan and summoning blood-red chains.

Yemu and his companions spread rumors in Amegakure that Konoha’s Naruto could control the Nine-Tails, prompting Pain to head for Kumogakure. There, the Third Hokage prepared Naruto to infiltrate the village as a diversion, while the Hokage pursued his own final plan.

• Qingxue attacked Itachi over Yemu, but Yemu arrived and stopped her before Itachi continued toward Kumogakure.
• Hinata revealed her growing, obsessive affection for Yemu, and he chastised both her and Qingxue when they nearly fought.
• Yemu, Qingxue, and Hinata entered Amegakure, where Qingxue used genjutsu to spread rumors about Naruto and the Nine-Tails.
• After hearing the rumors, Pain decided to go to Kumogakure himself despite Konan’s concern, while Obito encouraged him to act.
• At Kumogakure, Jiraiya told Naruto to follow the mission, and the Third Hokage arrived ready to infiltrate the village with him.

Yemu's squad infiltrated Kumogakure during the Third Hokage's assault, using the chaos to breach the village's outer defenses. They learned that Kumogakure had planned a major attack on Konoha before the Akatsuki struck, while Itachi watched Sasuke and Pain entered the conflict.

• Yemu explained that the squad would map Kumogakure's defenses and seek classified intelligence, while Shikamaru recognized the mission as a trial rather than an all-out war.
• An explosion signaled the start of the assault, and Yemu ordered the squad forward as its members coordinated their infiltration.
• Itachi observed Konoha's attack, worried about Sasuke, and spotted Deva Path Pain with Kisame nearby.
• Shikamaru, Neji, Ino, Shino, Kiba, Akamaru, and Sai worked together to disable Kumogakure's outer sentries and open a path toward the target building.
• Yemu's squad overheard Kumogakure ninja reveal that their village had planned a large-scale attack on Konoha before the Akatsuki's sudden assault disrupted it.
• Shikamaru realized the conflict was more complicated than expected, and Yemu's killing intent began to spread as he reached for his blade.

Choji, Shikamaru, and the Konoha 12 advanced through Kumogakure’s defenses, but the Cloud’s hidden main force surrounded them. Yemu and Qingxue fought back against the counterattack, giving the Konoha team a chance to break out, while Uchiha Itachi went to look for the Third Hokage.

• Choji and Shikamaru recognized Kumogakure’s stone walls as traps, and Yemu put Shikamaru in command of the local advance.
• Shikamaru directed the Konoha 12 through the defenses, but Kumogakure’s hidden Lightning Elite arrived and surrounded them with overwhelming numbers.
• Yemu stepped forward to shield the Konoha ninja, and Qingxue joined him despite her possessive warning to him.
• Qingxue blasted the Cloud front line with a Great Fireball, while Yemu cut down the attackers and shattered their Lightning Prison.
• Shikamaru urged the Konoha team to break out, while Uchiha Itachi left Kisame Hoshigaki to investigate the Third Hokage’s situation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, and Naruto launched a devastating surprise attack on Kumogakure, and Hiruzen prepared to sacrifice himself to cover their escape. The Fourth Raikage struck Naruto, but Naruto recovered and joined Jiraiya in confronting him as Darui’s support unit hurried toward the village.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, and Naruto attacked Kumogakure, setting its center ablaze and overwhelming its defenders.
• The Fourth Raikage confronted Hiruzen, whose attacks worsened the Raikage’s old injuries and devastated the village.
• Hiruzen used shadow clones and the Five Release: Great Combo Technique against Cloud Ninja reinforcements while Darui’s unit rushed toward the fighting.
• The Fourth Raikage activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and struck Naruto, but Jiraiya intercepted him with toad oil, fire, and Gamabunta’s sword.
• Naruto healed with Nine-Tails chakra, formed hundreds of shadow clones, and charged the Raikage while Jiraiya pinned his legs.

Naruto’s battle against the Fourth Raikage and Killer B escalated as the Nine-Tails’ chakra drove him into a destructive six-tailed transformation. Jiraiya entered Sage Mode to block Darui’s squad, ending the chapter as he and the toads launched Sage Art: Goemon.

• Naruto fought the Fourth Raikage until Killer B arrived and joined the battle in his complete Tailed Beast Transformation.
• As Killer B overwhelmed him, Naruto asked the Nine-Tails for power and transformed from three tails to six, devastating Kumogakure and forcing both opponents back.
• The Fourth Raikage sent Killer B to lure Naruto out of the village while he dealt with the remaining ninja.
• Darui learned that the Third Hokage was in the central plaza and headed to support the Raikage, but Jiraiya blocked his path and entered Sage Mode.
• Jiraiya summoned Fukasaku and Shima, then combined oil, Wind Release, and Fire Release into Sage Art: Goemon against Darui’s Cloud Ninja.

Jiraiya fought through Kumogakure’s forces while Hiruzen’s Shadow Clone urged him to protect Naruto. Elsewhere, Sasuke charged at Itachi, and Qingxue set out to bring him back but was blocked by Kisame.

• Darui ordered the Cloud ninja to retreat from Jiraiya’s burning oil attack, then attacked him with Storm Release: Laser Circus as Jiraiya rampaged through Kumogakure.
• Jiraiya dodged Darui’s attacks in Sage Mode and headed toward Naruto after Hiruzen’s Shadow Clone told him to protect the Nine-Tails.
• Deva Path Pain watched the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails from hiding, hoping the battle would bring him a rich harvest.
• Sasuke recognized Itachi among the Black-and-Red Cloud Robes and charged toward him despite his companions’ concern.
• Yemu reassured Shikamaru that Sasuke would be safe, and Qingxue went to retrieve him after Sakura asked for help.
• Kisame blocked Qingxue before she could reach Sasuke, telling her not to interrupt Itachi as he taught his little brother a lesson.

Yemu watched Qingxue Uchiha battle Kisame while Uchiha Itachi provoked and overwhelmed Sasuke, awakening Sasuke’s three-tomoe Sharingan. Yemu finally intervened and told Itachi to leave or deal with the hundreds of Cloud Ninja surrounding them.

• Hinata Hyuga edged closer to Yemu, and Ino Yamanaka and Shikamaru Nara worried she was becoming like Qingxue Uchiha.
• Sasuke Uchiha attacked Uchiha Itachi and demanded to know why he had killed their clansmen, but Itachi claimed he had done it on a whim.
• Itachi trapped the Cloud Ninja in a genjutsu and repeatedly defeated Sasuke, whose Sharingan evolved from two tomoe to three.
• Kisame flooded the street with Sea Release as Qingxue Uchiha kept him occupied, while Sakura Haruno asked Yemu to save Sasuke.
• Yemu reached Sasuke and told Itachi he could leave or face the hundreds of Cloud Ninja surrounding the group.

Yemu outmaneuvered Uchiha Itachi, helped the Konoha squad break out, and secretly prepared to exploit the fighting in Kumogakure. As Hiruzen Sarutobi faced Darui’s finishing attack, Yemu’s Repulsive Force intervened, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Yemu told Uchiha Itachi that Danzo and Root had been wiped out, and Itachi left with Kisame after his genjutsu failed to affect Yemu.
• Yemu calmed Qingxue Uchiha, then used a shadow clone to free Sasuke Uchiha and lead the Konoha squad against the Cloud Ninja.
• Yemu’s real body sensed events across Kumogakure, directed Haku and Zabuza to collect nearby bodies, and watched the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails fight beyond the village.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, badly wounded after killing over a hundred Cloud Ninja, prepared to die rather than surrender to the Fourth Raikage’s forces.
• Darui attacked Hiruzen with Lightning Release: Black Panther, but Yemu’s Repulsive Force blasted the black lightning away.