Chapter Summaries

Liu Feng brought Mei Terumi to his home and taught her Water Style and the Rasengan while Kushina and Mikoto kept watch. The next day, Uchiha No returned with his transplanted First Hokage cells fully adapted, and Liu Feng put him back in charge of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

• The restaurant owner was thrilled when Liu Feng visited, but Mei Terumi paid the bill because she had invited him.
• Liu Feng took Mei Terumi to the Uchiha Clan Compound, where Kushina teased him about bringing his secretary home and Mikoto watched suspiciously.
• Liu Feng taught Mei Terumi Water Style: Hard Vortex Water Blade and the Rasengan as Kushina and Mikoto supervised.
• Mei Terumi stayed for dinner and was won over by Mikoto's cooking.
• Uchiha No returned after adapting to the transplanted First Hokage's cells, and Liu Feng judged him to have Peak Kage-level combat power.
• Liu Feng appointed Uchiha No to continue leading the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

Liu Feng began a relationship with Tsunade, then faced Kushina’s anger when she found out. The chapter ended with Kushina asking Liu Feng to teach her Sage Mode while Tsunade and Mikoto talked together.

• Tsunade accepted Liu Feng’s offer to repay her debt with her body, and the two slept together.
• Tsunade admitted to herself that she liked Liu Feng and fell asleep in his arms.
• Liu Feng visited Nawaki, who celebrated learning that Liu Feng was now his brother-in-law and asked him to keep Tsunade from taking his money.
• Kushina angrily confronted Liu Feng over what had happened with Tsunade, then dragged him back and demanded that he teach her Sage Mode.
• Liu Feng saw Tsunade and Mikoto chatting together, while both women glared at him.

Liu Feng taught Kushina, Mikoto, and Tsunade how to begin cultivating Sage Mode, then learned that Hatake Sakumo had died by suicide. After discussing Konoha’s role in Sakumo’s downfall with Mei Terumi, Liu Feng finished his work and went to check on the women’s training.

• Liu Feng invited Mikoto and Tsunade to join Kushina in learning Sage Mode, and all three began practicing how to sense Natural Energy.
• Liu Feng received a report that Hatake Sakumo had died by suicide and told Mei Terumi that Sakumo’s strength had been about equal to the Third Mizukage’s.
• Mei Terumi suspected Konoha’s High Command had helped turn Sakumo’s failed mission into a village-wide campaign against him.
• Liu Feng said he did not hate Konoha and reflected that his changes had not prevented Sakumo’s death.
• Liu Feng reviewed intelligence, delegated the remaining office work to Mei Terumi, and left to check on the women’s Sage Mode training.

After the Third Kazekage disappeared, Liu Feng prepared Kirigakure to enter the coming Third Shinobi World War and chose the Land of Fire as its target. He agreed to let Kushina serve as deputy commander while Tsunade stayed behind to handle logistics.

• Liu Feng learned that the Third Kazekage had disappeared and discussed the growing conflict around Sunagakure with Mei Terumi.
• Mei Terumi proposed that Kirigakure join the war, and Liu Feng ordered her to prepare its ninja while ruling out an attack on the Land of Wind.
• Liu Feng told Mikoto, Kushina, and Tsunade that the Third Shinobi World War was approaching and that Kirigakure would participate.
• Liu Feng said Kirigakure would attack the Land of Fire, and Tsunade agreed to support the effort from the village rather than fight Konoha directly.
• Kushina insisted on going to the battlefield, and Liu Feng agreed to make her deputy commander.

Mikoto was appointed battlefield commander-in-chief, while Kushina remained unhappy about being passed over. A arrived in Kirigakure as Kumogakure’s envoy to propose an alliance, and Liu Feng considered the offer despite the old hostility between them.

• Liu Feng appointed Mikoto commander-in-chief, and Kushina grew increasingly dissatisfied with the decision.
• A arrived at Kirigakure with Cloud Ninja envoys and asked to meet the Mizukage to discuss cooperation.
• Kisame Hoshigaki let the envoys enter after receiving Liu Feng’s order and warned them not to cause trouble.
• A told Liu Feng that Kumogakure wanted an alliance with Kirigakure and planned to declare war on the Land of Wind, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Fire.
• Mei Terumi pressured A to address Liu Feng respectfully, and A explained that Kumogakure sought the alliance to secure its rear before attacking other Ninja Villages.

Liu Feng secured an alliance with Kumogakure in exchange for supplies, then watched the Third Raikage’s failed attack on Sunagakure and his use of the alliance to intimidate other villages. Kirigakure prepared to invade the Land of Fire, with Liu Feng set to observe rather than fight.

• Liu Feng demanded that Kumogakure provide supplies for Kirigakure’s campaign, and A accepted the condition before signing an alliance pact with him.
• Liu Feng dismissed the pact as temporary and predicted Kumogakure would attack the weakened Sunagakure.
• Kumogakure delivered its first supplies as the Third Raikage led an attack on Sunagakure, but Sunagakure repelled him and elected Rosha as Fourth Kazekage.
• Ōnoki’s forces intercepted the retreating Cloud Ninja and inflicted heavy losses, after which the Third Raikage announced his alliance with Kirigakure.
• Liu Feng ordered Kirigakure to target the Land of Fire and appointed Mikoto Uchiha, Kushina Uzumaki, and Mei Terumi to lead its forces while Tsunade stayed behind to manage the village.

Hiruzen Sarutobi mobilized Konoha to face Kirigakure, while Mikoto led Kirigakure’s forces to the Land of Whirlpools and planned a cautious advance. Mikoto then set out alone to secure a foothold in the Land of Fire, leaving Kushina in charge of the troops.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi gathered Konoha’s leaders, decided they had to fight Kirigakure, and ordered the major clans to commit their full strength.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi led five thousand ninja to intercept Kirigakure before they entered the Land of Fire.
• Mikoto stopped Kirigakure’s forces in the Land of Whirlpools and ordered an investigation after learning Konoha’s ninja were waiting ahead.
• Liu Feng explained that he had come to guard against trouble and believed Kirigakure could win without his intervention.
• Mikoto refused Kushina’s offer to accompany her, assigned Kushina command of the troops, and charged alone toward Konoha’s forces.

Mikoto led the Kirigakure forces into the Land of Fire and fought off Konoha’s attempt to stop her. After the Konoha leaders escaped, Mikoto established a camp and prepared attacks on their forces, while confidently predicting Konoha’s defeat.

• Liu Feng secretly followed Mikoto as she approached the Land of Fire and summoned her Perfect Susanoo.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Konoha ninja to retreat while he, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Danzo trapped Mikoto’s Susanoo in the Four Red Yang Formation.
• Mikoto attacked the barrier but could not break it, and Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others escaped after holding her for three minutes.
• Mikoto let the Konoha leaders flee to avoid damaging the area, then summoned Kushina and the Kirigakure ninja to establish a camp in the Land of Fire.
• Mikoto ordered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to attack the Konoha forces and told Liu Feng that victory over Konoha was already assured.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen and Karatachi Yagura attacked Konoha Camp, where Minato Namikaze and Konoha’s leaders fought back. Uchiha No unleashed Susanoo as Yagura joined the battle, and Minato decided to stop fighting Kisame directly.

• Uchiha No led the Seven Ninja Swordsmen in a charge against Konoha Camp, where they began cutting down Konoha Ninja.
• Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique and Rasengan to overpower Kisame Hoshigaki, while Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya held off the other swordsmen.
• Uchiha No activated his Third Stage Susanoo, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi to call Jiraiya for help.
• Karatachi Yagura arrived as support and used the Great Waterfall Technique to sweep away Konoha Ninja, giving Uchiha No a chance to break toward their main force.
• Yagura used the Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu to hold Hiruzen back, while Minato said he would stop tangling with Kisame.

Kisame Hoshigaki flooded the battlefield, forcing Minato Namikaze to abandon their duel and rescue Konoha ninja as the village’s forces were driven into retreat. Uchiha No called off the pursuit and withdrew with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and Yagura, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi’s exhausted group behind.

• Kisame Hoshigaki flooded the battlefield with Water Style and challenged Minato Namikaze to choose between fighting him and rescuing Konoha ninja.
• Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to save the swept-away Konoha ninja while Kisame merged with Samehada and continued attacking.
• Gamabunta returned to the Summoning Realm, and Orochimaru refused to summon Manda before leading the Konoha Ninja Forces in retreat.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, and Minato Namikaze stayed behind to hold off the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and Yagura.
• Uchiha No ordered his forces to withdraw, and Minato Namikaze asked whether they should pursue before Hiruzen Sarutobi told him not to.

Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Danzo had been wounded by Nawaki Senju, while Uchiha No reported that Minato Namikaze knew the Flying Thunder God Technique. The next day, Kushina led a Kirigakure force to find the retreating Konoha ninja, with Liu Feng secretly following to protect her.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi found Danzo injured, and Danzo said Nawaki Senju had wounded him while he escaped.
• Uchiha No reported to Liu Feng, Mikoto, and Kushina that a Konoha ninja knew the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Liu Feng identified the ninja as Minato Namikaze and told Mikoto to let the Kirigakure ninja take part in the fighting.
• Mikoto sent Kushina out with a thousand Kirigakure ninja and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, while Liu Feng followed her in secret.
• Kushina halted her forces to seek information and learned that the Konoha ninja had been retreating since the previous day and were now far away.

At Konoha’s temporary camp, Hiruzen Sarutobi struggled to find a way to counter the advancing Kirigakure forces, while Orochimaru argued that Konoha should surrender. Kushina’s army attacked the exhausted Konoha ninja, and Uchiha No used Susanoo to break through their defenses.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to use the Land of Fire’s terrain to wear down Kirigakure, but Orochimaru warned that the enemy might march straight toward Konoha and urged surrender.
• Danzo rejected Orochimaru’s proposal, and Hiruzen Sarutobi instead ordered a request for reinforcements from Konoha.
• A Konoha ninja reported that roughly a thousand Kirigakure ninja had caught up, so Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered his exhausted forces to prepare to hold them off.
• Kushina refused to let her forces rest and ordered Kisame Hoshigaki to attack with Water Style, but Konoha’s Earth Flow Fortress blocked the assault.
• Kushina agreed to Uchiha No’s suggestion to use Susanoo to open a gap, and Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Konoha front line to retreat as Susanoo struck.
• Danzo urged the Konoha ninja to attack Susanoo together, arguing that enough attacks could break through its defense.

Kushina Uzumaki devastated the Konoha forces with Sage Art attacks, and Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted her while Orochimaru moved to hold off Uchiha No. Kushina overwhelmed Hiruzen in close combat, leaving him dodging her crater-making kick.

• Kushina Uzumaki used Sage Art: Rasenshuriken and killed Konoha Ninja while Susanoo fought on the battlefield.
• Minato Namikaze recognized Kushina and resolved to defend Konoha despite their past feelings.
• Kushina unleashed two Sage Art fire attacks, and Konoha’s Water Style users failed to stop them.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Orochimaru to hold off Uchiha No, then charged Kushina, hoping to capture her for negotiations with Uchiha Liu Feng.
• Kushina struck Hiruzen with the Monster Strength Fist and sent him flying, then forced him to evade her Sky Descent Kick, which blasted a huge crater into the ground.

Kushina led Kirigakure to a decisive victory over the Konoha forces, defeating Hiruzen Sarutobi before Minato Namikaze rescued him. After the battle, Liu Feng reassured Kushina that he had followed her only to protect her.

• Kushina used Adamantine Sealing Chains, Shadow Clones, and her strength to overwhelm Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Konoha ninja.
• Kushina broke both of Hiruzen Sarutobi's arms, but Minato Namikaze carried the injured Hokage away.
• The Konoha Ninja Forces scattered in defeat, and Kushina ordered the Kirigakure ninja to stop pursuing them and count their casualties.
• Kushina learned that Kirigakure had lost around fifty ninja and injured over two hundred, while killing nearly a thousand Konoha ninja.
• Liu Feng appeared and told Kushina he had followed her to protect her, and she welcomed his concern.

Liu Feng and Kushina waited for Konoha to decide whether to surrender, while Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected Orochimaru’s advice to capitulate. After learning that Konoha had sent reinforcements, Liu Feng ordered Kirigakure to keep attacking and sent Mikoto to oversee the operation.

• Kushina lamented that Hiruzen Sarutobi had escaped with Minato Namikaze’s help, and Liu Feng said they would wait for Konoha’s response before calling in reinforcements.
• Ōnoki learned that Kirigakure had routed Konoha and regretted that Iwagakure could not intervene while it fought the Cloud Ninja alongside Sunagakure.
• Jiraiya checked on Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Orochimaru urged him to surrender to spare Konoha further losses.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected Orochimaru’s proposal, while Danzo opposed surrender and Jiraiya questioned Danzo’s role in Tsunade becoming a Rogue Ninja.
• Mikoto reported that Konoha had dispatched reinforcements, and Liu Feng set aside intelligence about the other villages while ordering Kirigakure to continue its attack under Mikoto’s supervision.

Konoha, battered by Kirigakure, sent Kushina Uzumaki and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki into battle as a desperate counterattack. Kushina volunteered to face the Jinchuriki, and Liu Feng allowed her to fight while assuring Mikoto she could handle the danger.

• After half a month of fighting, Konoha suffered heavy losses and Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Jiraiya to tell Kushina Uzumaki to use the Nine-Tails' power.
• Kushina Uzumaki agreed to fight Kirigakure, and Konoha launched a counterattack.
• Liu Feng sensed the Nine-Tails Chakra and recognized that Konoha had sent its Jinchuriki to make a last stand.
• Kushina volunteered to face the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and Liu Feng accepted her offer.
• Mikoto worried about Kushina, but Liu Feng told her Kushina could handle the Jinchuriki, even if she achieved Complete Tailed Beast Transformation.

Kushina fought Kushina Uzumaki, whose hatred of Liu Feng drove her to unleash the Nine-Tails’ power. As the battle escalated into a complete Tailed Beast Transformation, Liu Feng agreed that Mikoto should intervene so Kushina would not be hurt.

• Kushina Uzumaki said Liu Feng had killed her father and vowed to avenge him, prompting Kushina to attack with Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to rescue Kushina Uzumaki, but Uchiha No blocked him while Kisame Hoshigaki and Yagura held back Orochimaru and Jiraiya.
• As Kushina’s chains suppressed the Nine-Tails’ chakra and Kushina Uzumaki neared death, Kurama lent her power after she loosened part of its seal.
• Kushina Uzumaki broke free in a complete Tailed Beast Transformation, and Kushina resolved to kill her because she threatened Liu Feng.
• Liu Feng and Mikoto watched the fight, and Liu Feng agreed when Mikoto decided to intervene to protect Kushina.

Mikoto used her Perfect Susanoo to overpower the Nine-Tails after it appeared on the battlefield, forcing both Konoha and Kirigakure ninja to withdraw from the fight. The Nine-Tails was struck by Mikoto’s final slash and vanished, apparently returning to Kushina Uzumaki’s body.

• The Nine-Tails appeared on the battlefield, but Mikoto pinned it down with her Perfect Susanoo.
• Kushina ordered the Kirigakure ninja to retreat while Hiruzen Sarutobi led the Konoha Ninja away from the fight.
• Mikoto struck the Nine-Tails with her Susanoo’s fist, and the Nine-Tails’ will overwhelmed Kushina’s and seized control of their body.
• The Nine-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Mikoto’s Susanoo blocked it and quickly restored its damaged arm.
• Mikoto slashed the Nine-Tails with the Susanoo’s long blade, carving a scar through the ground, and the Nine-Tails vanished, possibly returning to Kushina Uzumaki’s body.

Mikoto’s attack devastated Konoha’s forces, forcing Hiruzen Sarutobi to retreat to Konoha Village while Kushina’s Kirigakure ninja pursued them. Liu Feng agreed to accept Konoha’s surrender in exchange for a heavy price, and Konoha’s leaders gathered to decide what to do next.

• Mikoto’s slash killed hundreds of Konoha ninja, and Hiruzen Sarutobi rallied the survivors to retreat as Kushina led the Kirigakure ninja after them.
• Mikoto credited Liu Feng for much of her strength, and he praised her for overpowering the Nine-Tails.
• Kushina reported that Hiruzen Sarutobi had led the Konoha ninja back to Konoha Village, and Liu Feng said he would accept their surrender if they paid a price worthy of survival.
• Kushina teased Liu Feng about sparing Konoha for Tsunade, while Mei Terumi quietly considered her own high standards for a future partner.
• At Konoha’s leaders’ meeting, Jiraiya accused Danzo of avoiding battle, and Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped their argument before asking Uchiha Fugaku for his view.
• Uchiha Fugaku said they should follow the Hokage’s wishes, recognizing that the others distrusted him because of his clan and his connection to Liu Feng.

Hiruzen Sarutobi surrendered Konoha to Kirigakure, and Liu Feng accepted while demanding territory from the Land of Fire. Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived at Kirigakure’s camp with Jiraiya and Orochimaru to negotiate the surrender terms.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi chose to surrender to Kirigakure, and the Konoha Ninja present did not object.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi wrote Konoha’s surrender letter and anticipated stepping down as Hokage after the war, while Danzo hoped to succeed him.
• Mikoto delivered Konoha’s surrender letter to Liu Feng, who accepted and ordered Hiruzen Sarutobi to negotiate the terms.
• Liu Feng marked off one-third of the Land of Fire’s coastal territory as his demand, and Mei Terumi noted that the Daimyo had authority over it.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi hurried to Liu Feng’s camp with Jiraiya and Orochimaru, and Liu Feng invited him to discuss the terms.