Chapter Summaries

Uzumaki Hayashi and the Sealing Squad defeated Shukaku and returned Gaara to human form, but a Four Violet Flames Formation suddenly trapped them inside the arena. Hayashi charged toward the barrier, urging Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi to trust him.

• The Death White Whale froze Shukaku long enough for Uzumaki Hayashi to bind him with Golden Chains and the Sealing Squad to apply Black Cursed Seals.
• The seals forced Shukaku back into Gaara, who lay unconscious and badly wounded as Temari, Kankuro, Naruto, and Sakura watched.
• The exhausted Sealing Squad and Kakashi congratulated Hayashi before a purple barrier erupted around them and the others, separating them from the Third Hokage.
• The Sealing Squad identified the barrier as the Four Violet Flames Formation, and Kakashi ordered them to try to break it.
• Uzumaki Hayashi charged toward the barrier and told Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi to listen to Kakashi and believe in him.

Uzumaki Hayashi broke through the Four Violet Flames Formation and raced to the Hokage Building to help save Hiruzen Sarutobi from Orochimaru and the reanimated First and Second. As Hayashi hurried toward the fight, Jiraiya arrived to join Hiruzen against Orochimaru.

• Kakashi watched Hayashi smash through the Four Violet Flames Formation, then urged the Sealing Squad to break the barrier while Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura watched.
• Hayashi signaled to Kakashi that he was unharmed and raced toward the Hokage Building to stop Orochimaru and the reanimated First and Second and save the Third.
• At the hospital, Hayate worried about the fighting outside, and Yugao reassured him that Hayashi had sealed the One-Tail.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Enma fought Orochimaru on the Hokage Building, trading blows and clashing Enma's staff against Orochimaru's Kusanagi Sword.
• Jiraiya appeared beside Hiruzen and vowed that he and the Third would make sure Orochimaru never left Konoha.