Chapter Summaries

Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and used Amaterasu against Gaara’s sand, while Naruto revealed the Sand and Orochimaru’s plan to attack Konoha. The chapter left Sasuke heading to support Hiruzen Sarutobi as Orochimaru faced the Hokage openly.

• Temari and Kankuro tried to hold Sasuke back so Gaara could reach the designated location, but Gaara refused to leave.
• An injured Konoha ninja fell into the arena, and Sasuke recognized him but chose to treat him as an enemy while he dealt with Gaara’s group.
• Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and unleashed Amaterasu, but Gaara shielded the group with a sand wall that caught the black flames.
• Kakashi recognized Amaterasu, and Su Yu confirmed that Sasuke had awakened the Mangekyō through an Illusion Technique.
• Su Yu sent Naruto to deal with Gaara and told Sasuke to support Hiruzen Sarutobi with Sakura and Kakashi.
• Naruto told Sasuke that Orochimaru and the Sand Ninja were carrying out the Konoha Crush Plan, and Sasuke saw Orochimaru facing Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru prepared to fight inside the Four Violet Flames Formation while Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, and Su Yu watched from outside. Orochimaru began summoning powerful allies with Impure World Reincarnation, but Hiruzen attacked before he could complete the technique.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to fulfill his duty as Orochimaru’s teacher and kill him, while Orochimaru declared that he wanted to end everything too.
• Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, and Su Yu arrived outside the Four Violet Flames Formation, and Kakashi stopped Sakura from touching its burning barrier.
• Sasuke’s Chidori Sharp Spear failed to damage the barrier, and Orochimaru recognized Sasuke’s eyes as being on the same level as Itachi’s.
• Orochimaru brought out Kin Tsuchi and Zaku’s corpses, then replaced them with the Fourth Kazekage’s corpse and another unidentified corpse as stronger sacrifices.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi realized Orochimaru intended to use Impure World Reincarnation and attacked with Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet.
• Orochimaru blocked Hiruzen’s attack with Triple Rashomon while preparing to summon his two helpers.

Orochimaru completed the Impure World Reincarnation and summoned Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to face Hiruzen Sarutobi. Outside the barrier, Su Yu refused to intervene, so Sasuke and the others attacked the Four Violet Flames Formation themselves, leaving the Sound Four struggling to maintain it.

• Orochimaru used the Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, then placed control talismans in their heads.
• Hiruzen recognized his former teacher Tobirama and the First Hokage Hashirama, while Orochimaru taunted him with the threat of facing both predecessors.
• Kakashi explained the forbidden technique to Sakura and Sasuke, and Su Yu described Hashirama's immense strength while warning that the resurrected Hokage were still formidable.
• Sakura asked Su Yu to break the barrier, but he refused, telling the group not to rely on him and to find their own solution.
• Sasuke used Amaterasu on the Four Violet Flames Formation, and Sakura and Kakashi joined him in attacking it as the Sound Four strained to keep it standing.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Enma fought Orochimaru and the reanimated Senju brothers, but the enemy’s coordination steadily overwhelmed them. Hiruzen escaped a deadly attack with an Earth Clone, yet the brothers closed in again, leaving him convinced the battle was hopeless.

• Orochimaru sent Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju against Hiruzen Sarutobi, who summoned Enma to help him fight.
• Enma held off Tobirama Senju by batting away his formula-marked kunai, while Hashirama Senju pressured Hiruzen with Taijutsu and Wood Release.
• Hiruzen combined Earth Dragon Bullet with Fire Release, but Hashirama blocked the attack with a wooden wall and continued his assault.
• Tobirama appeared behind Hiruzen and nearly stabbed him, but Enma struck Hashirama and gave Hiruzen room to dodge.
• Hashirama pierced Hiruzen with wooden spikes, but the victim proved to be an Earth Clone; Hiruzen then tried to attack Orochimaru with Headhunter Jutsu and failed.
• Orochimaru brought the Senju brothers to Hiruzen, forcing him to abandon his attack on Orochimaru and face them as he lost hope of winning.

Naruto fought Gaara and learned that Gaara’s life of fear and attempted assassinations had driven him to find meaning in killing. After Naruto struck him with a Rasengan, Gaara summoned Shukaku, whose rampage began threatening the arena barrier.

• Naruto dodged Gaara’s sand attacks and heard Gaara explain that killing made him feel alive because he believed his father and others wanted him dead.
• Naruto sympathized with Gaara, then dodged his charge and hit him in the back with a Rasengan.
• Gaara used the Feigning Sleep Technique, causing Shukaku to emerge from a cloud of smoke.
• Shukaku celebrated his freedom by smashing the arena and firing Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet into the Four Violet Flames Formation.
• Baki disengaged from Gekko Hayate as Kakashi and Sakura watched Shukaku, and one of Shukaku’s attacks struck the flickering barrier.

Naruto used the Nine-Tails’ chakra to restrain Shukaku and throw his Tailed Beast Bomb safely into the sky, while Orochimaru abandoned the fight and escaped. With the First and Second Hokage also gone, Hiruzen ordered Kakashi to help Naruto subdue Shukaku.

• The Sound Four collapsed, breaking the Four Violet Flames Formation, and Orochimaru controlled Hashirama Senju to unleash Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence.
• Shukaku attacked Naruto, prompting the Nine-Tails to provoke him and lend Naruto its chakra.
• Naruto formed a giant chakra fox, pinned Shukaku, and threw his Tailed Beast Bomb into the sky before it could destroy Konoha.
• Orochimaru left a clone behind and escaped while the Senju brothers covered his retreat.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kakashi, Might Guy, Sasuke, and Sakura fought Orochimaru and the Senju brothers, but Orochimaru escaped and the brothers disappeared.
• Hiruzen ordered Kakashi to help Naruto subdue the One-Tail.

After Konoha subdued Shukaku and stopped the invasion, Su Yu confronted White Zetsu and warned him to stop spying on Konoha. The attack left Sunagakure crippled and forced it to negotiate with Konoha, while Danzo’s hidden role in the plot was revealed.

• Naruto, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kakashi, and other Konoha Ninja suppressed Shukaku after civilians were evacuated, foiling the Konoha Crush Plan.
• Su Yu immobilized White Zetsu outside Konoha, blocked his Mayfly Technique, and revealed that he knew about the Akatsuki and White Zetsu’s true identity.
• Su Yu warned White Zetsu that this was his second and final warning for spying on Konoha, then left after restoring his ability to use the Mayfly Technique.
• Konoha captured Gaara and suffered limited damage, while the invading Sand Ninja were killed and the Kazekage was killed by Orochimaru.
• Sunagakure signed treaties with Konoha and sought to ransom Gaara as it struggled to recover from the attack.
• Danzo was revealed to have supported Orochimaru and helped arrange the attack, hoping Hiruzen Sarutobi’s death would let him become Hokage.

After the unrest, Danzo planned to use the Mangekyō Sharingan technique Kotoamatsukami to control Su Yu and seize power in Konoha. As Danzo set his plan in motion, Su Yu sensed several ninja briefly appear near Naruto's home and leave.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi organized repairs after the unrest while Danzo kept Root's members out of the fighting.
• Danzo resolved to bring Su Yu under his control and imagined using Su Yu to build a force of powerful fighters.
• Danzo revealed that his concealed Mangekyō Sharingan held Kotoamatsukami and that Hashirama cells could shorten its cooldown.
• Danzo decided to use Kotoamatsukami on Su Yu without informing Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Su Yu returned to Naruto's home, sensed several ninja appear nearby, and watched them leave.

Danzo brought Root members to Naruto’s home and tried to compel Su Yu to join Root with Kotoamatsukami. The technique failed to affect Su Yu, who identified it and left Danzo realizing he was in trouble.

• Danzo assembled about fifty Root members and led them to Naruto’s home to confront Su Yu.
• Su Yu challenged Danzo over Root’s surveillance and warned that he could destroy Konoha, while Danzo invited him to join Root.
• Danzo removed his bandages and used Kotoamatsukami on Su Yu, expecting him to beg for a place in Root.
• Su Yu remained unaffected, identified Kotoamatsukami, and left Danzo shocked and fearing the consequences.

Danzo’s Kotoamatsukami failed to affect Su Yu, so he ordered Root to delay Su Yu and fled to seek Hiruzen Sarutobi’s protection. Su Yu effortlessly stopped Shan’s lightning-fast sword strike and extinguished Yan’s fire attacks, leaving the Root members to regroup for another assault.

• Danzo ordered Yan, Shan, and the Root teams to hold Su Yu off, then fled to seek Hiruzen Sarutobi and the village elders.
• Shan charged Su Yu with a lightning-enhanced sword, but Su Yu stopped the blade with one finger and pushed Shan back.
• Su Yu taunted the stunned Root members, and Yan answered with several Fire Release techniques and shuriken.
• Su Yu summoned a vast column of water that extinguished Yan’s attacks.
• Yan called on Lei, Yan, and the others to lead the next assault.

Su Yu effortlessly countered Root’s coordinated earth, fire, wind, and mist attacks, then killed Shan and several other ninjas with four kicks. He released an overwhelming aura that left the remaining Root members terrified and convinced they could not fight him.

• Yan and the earth-release ninjas raised a wall to stop Su Yu’s water, then transformed it into a barrage of earthen spears that he dodged without injury.
• Yan, Kong, and their teams combined fire and wind releases into a vast sea of flames, but Su Yu summoned water that extinguished it and filled the battlefield with mist.
• Thirty Root ninjas strengthened the mist with the Hidden Mist Technique, then Shan and three others attacked Su Yu from close range.
• Su Yu struck the four attackers with four kicks, killing or fatally injuring them and sending several other ninjas flying.
• Su Yu unleashed an aura that cleared the mist and overwhelmed the surviving Root members, who realized they could not defeat him.

Su Yu trapped Yan and the remaining Root members in an expanded space and killed all forty-six of them with a gigantic chakra sphere. He then returned near Naruto's home and set off to confront Danzo.

• Yan ordered the Root members to retreat, and they fled from Su Yu in fear.
• After running for several minutes, Yan realized they were still in a vast open space and had not escaped Konoha.
• Su Yu appeared behind Yan and explained that he had stretched out the space around them.
• Yan offered the lives of himself and his companions in exchange for Su Yu sparing Danzo, but Su Yu refused and immobilized them.
• Su Yu created a thousand-meter chakra sphere and annihilated Yan and the other forty-five Root members.
• Su Yu returned to his original location near Naruto's home, sensed Danzo's location, and walked off to find him.

Danzo told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Su Yu had attacked him, and Konoha’s senior officials discussed whether to protect Danzo. Su Yu arrived at the Hokage’s Office, openly declaring his intent to kill Danzo, and entered despite Kakashi and Might Guy following him.

• Danzo claimed Su Yu had attacked him and persuaded Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu to support protecting him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi worried that Su Yu’s strength made a confrontation dangerous, while the other senior officials insisted Konoha should not back down.
• Su Yu incapacitated the Hokage Building’s guards and encountered Kakashi and Might Guy outside.
• Su Yu told Kakashi and Might Guy that he had come to kill Danzo, and they followed him toward the Hokage’s Office.
• Su Yu opened the Hokage’s Office door and walked inside.

Su Yu confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi and Konoha’s elders after Danzo tried to control him with Kotoamatsukami. When the elders defended Danzo and offered compensation, Su Yu demanded that they let him kill Danzo.

• Su Yu entered the Hokage’s office, where Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to calm him and Danzo gave a misleading account of their dispute.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura insulted Su Yu and argued that he should respect Konoha, escalating the confrontation.
• Su Yu explained that Danzo had tried to control him and pointed out that Danzo’s confidence came from his bandaged right eye.
• Su Yu used his power to expose Danzo’s eye, and Hiruzen Sarutobi recognized it as Shisui Uchiha’s Kotoamatsukami.
• Danzo admitted that he had used Kotoamatsukami on Su Yu, but the technique had failed.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura urged Su Yu to let Danzo go, but Su Yu rejected compensation and demanded permission to kill Danzo.

Su Yu demanded that Danzo die and attacked Utatane Koharu when she challenged him, then demonstrated overwhelming power against Konoha’s Anbu and gathered ninja. He left hundreds unconscious but alive, while Danzo watched him with growing greed.

• Su Yu rejected Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura’s objections, threatened to fight Konoha, and criticized Hiruzen Sarutobi’s past compromise over Hizashi Hyuga.
• When Utatane Koharu challenged him, Su Yu seized her by the throat and threw her through a wall, leaving her injured but alive.
• Mitokado Homura summoned six Anbu, and Su Yu killed them instantly with a punch that shattered the air and destroyed half the Hokage’s office.
• Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and hundreds of Konoha ninja arrived, and Su Yu used Conqueror’s Haki to knock out the crowd while sparing the three young ninja.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confirmed the fallen ninja were alive, while Danzo watched Su Yu with intensified greed for his power.

Su Yu confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo after incapacitating the surrounding Konoha ninja, demanding that Danzo pay for attacking him. Hiruzen refused to hand Danzo over and prepared to fight, then revealed his plan to use the Reaper Death Seal to stop Su Yu.

• Su Yu's technique knocked out the gathered ninja, while Naruto and his companions remained unharmed and chose to stand beside him.
• Naruto asked what had happened, and Su Yu explained that he had acted to keep bystanders out of the way after someone targeted him.
• Hiruzen admitted Konoha was at fault and offered compensation, but refused Su Yu's demand to surrender Danzo.
• Su Yu challenged Hiruzen over Konoha's willingness to hand over Hizashi Hyuga while protecting Danzo, then insisted Danzo must pay for attacking him.
• Hiruzen prepared to fight rather than let Su Yu kill Danzo, and Su Yu exposed his plan to use the Reaper Death Seal.
• Hiruzen confirmed the plan and warned Su Yu that the technique could extract his soul, urging him to give up while the offer of compensation remained.

Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to use the Reaper Death Seal against Su Yu, while Danzo tried to escape and then relied on Izanagi to save himself. Su Yu remained unaffected by Izanagi and asked Danzo for his last words.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi explained the Reaper Death Seal to Su Yu, hoping to make him back down, while Danzo tried to slip away.
• Su Yu used an immense suction force to pull Danzo back and grabbed him by the throat, then asked Hiruzen Sarutobi whether he would still sacrifice himself if Danzo died.
• Danzo urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to proceed, and Hiruzen Sarutobi resolved to use the Reaper Death Seal.
• Danzo revealed the Sharingan embedded in his arm and activated Izanagi, but the technique failed to change Su Yu's grip or position.
• Danzo realized that Izanagi had not worked on Su Yu, and Su Yu calmly asked him, "Any last words?"

Su Yu killed Danzo after nullifying his Reverse Four Symbols Seal, then destroyed the Mangekyō that held Kotoamatsukami. Hiruzen Sarutobi was left alone with Danzo’s body as Su Yu and the others departed.

• Danzo warned Hiruzen Sarutobi not to avenge him, then activated the Reverse Four Symbols Seal in a bid to destroy Su Yu and the eye holding Kotoamatsukami.
• Su Yu erased the seal and crushed Danzo’s throat, killing him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Su Yu to hand over Danzo’s body, and Su Yu removed the Mangekyō from Danzo’s eye socket.
• Su Yu crushed the Mangekyō, saying Kotoamatsukami was too dangerous to leave intact.
• Su Yu left the office with Naruto and the others, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi alone beside Danzo’s corpse.

Su Yu killed Danzo after resisting his attempt to control him, while Naruto and Gaara formed a bond before Gaara returned to Sunagakure. The Chunin Exams concluded, and Team Kakashi received a mission to find Tsunade, but Uchiha Itachi and Kisame arrived outside Konoha.

• Su Yu explained to Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura that Danzo had tried to use Kotoamatsukami to control him and make him train Danzo's subordinates.
• Naruto saw Gaara off, encouraged him to find meaning in his life, and told him he wanted to be his friend.
• Shino and Shikamaru drew in the resumed Chunin Exams, and Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, Shino, and Shikamaru were promoted to Jonin.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to retire and sent Team Kakashi to find Tsunade and bring her back to Konoha.
• Uchiha Itachi and Kisame arrived in the forest outside Konoha, and Kisame noted that Itachi's younger brother was in the village.

Itachi and Kisame entered Konoha, and Su Yu joined Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura on their mission after sensing powerful Ōtsutsuki approaching. Su Yu transported the group to Itachi, leaving the brothers face to face as Konoha ninja closed in on the intruders.

• Itachi panicked when Danzo failed to send news about Sasuke, so he and Kisame hurried to Konoha and slipped past its guards using Itachi's Sharingan.
• Su Yu agreed to accompany Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura on their mission because he sensed two powerful Ōtsutsuki heading toward the shinobi world and feared they would target Naruto and Sasuke.
• After sensing Itachi's arrival, Su Yu told Sasuke that his brother had returned and transported the group to him with a snap of his fingers.
• Itachi and Sasuke recognized each other, while Kisame tried to understand the sudden encounter.
• Konoha ninja realized intruders had entered the village and rushed toward Itachi and Kisame.