Chapter Summaries

Gekkō Raito and his companions traveled to Sunagakure, where they found the village’s defenses and leadership in disarray. After arriving dramatically in the village plaza, they faced hostile Sand Ninja, and Baki recognized Gekkō Raito as the Mizukage.

• Gekkō Raito formed an Earth and Stone Dragon after Temari asked whether an Earth Dragon Bullet could carry passengers, and he rode it toward Sunagakure with Temari, Kyuji, and Kisame.
• Gekkō Raito saw through the Cloud Eye that Sunagakure’s defenses were badly neglected, and the group reached its outer line without meeting resistance.
• Gekkō Raito crashed the Earth and Stone Dragon through Sunagakure’s wall into the central plaza, drawing a crowd of startled Sand Ninja.
• Kyuji told the Sand Ninja that they had come with the Mizukage in response to Sunagakure’s request, but their leader rejected the offer and ordered them to leave.
• Temari promised Gekkō Raito that she would honor her deal despite Sunagakure’s turmoil, and Baki arrived and recognized him.

Gekkō Raito agreed to help Sunagakure rescue Gaara in exchange for yearly gold dust, while Baki negotiated for Kirigakure to protect Suna from Konoha’s immediate threat. The negotiations concluded as Chiyo came out of retirement to join the effort.

• Baki welcomed Gekkō Raito and insisted Sunagakure could recover despite its factions and disorder.
• Gekkō Raito learned Temari had promised Kirigakure large yearly payments of gold dust to secure help rescuing Gaara, and Baki accepted the deal.
• Baki asked Kirigakure to shield Sunagakure from Konoha in return, and Gekkō Raito agreed to block Konoha this time but refused to become Suna’s permanent protector.
• Kankuro reported that Chiyo had agreed to come out of retirement.
• Chiyo entered the room, and Gekkō Raito recognized her name.

Gekkō Raito used a Cloud Pigeon to pinpoint Gaara’s location in the Land of Wind and set out to rescue him with a small team from Kirigakure and Sunagakure. The group left Sunagakure, and Gekkō Raito later confirmed that Gaara’s location had been locked onto.

• Gekkō Raito revealed that clues pointed toward Gaara’s kidnappers and used a Cloud Pigeon to track their location.
• Gekkō Raito, Chiyo, and Baki agreed to launch a swift rescue, with Chiyo taking Kankuro and Ebizo staying behind to help Baki.
• Gekkō Raito led Kyuji and Kisame out of Sunagakure, while Chiyo and Kankuro followed.
• Chiyo learned that Kyuji belonged to the Kaguya Clan and that he and Kisame carried the Exploding Blade Shibuki and Samehada.
• Gekkō Raito identified himself as a Yuki and released another white pigeon, then announced that Gaara’s location had been pinpointed.

After Gaara's capture, Gekkō Raito learned that the Akatsuki members had split up to escape and sent his allies after them. Chiyo pursued Sasori to reclaim Gaara's body, while Kisame chased Deidara and Gekkō Raito set off after another target.

• The Akatsuki finished sealing Gaara, and Deva Path Pain ordered the group to scatter and pursue other Tailed Beasts.
• Konan warned Sasori and Deidara that Gekkō Raito's group was approaching, so they fled in separate directions with Gaara's body.
• Gekkō Raito learned through his white doves that Sasori had taken Gaara's corpse and told Chiyo which way he had gone.
• Chiyo and Kankuro pursued Sasori, while Kyuji went with them to provide support.
• Gekkō Raito sent Kisame after Deidara, and Kisame used the Water Shark Bullet Technique to race across the desert.

Gekkō Raito pursued Konan on a Water Dragon Bullet and cornered her with a combination of Water Release and Ice Release. He froze her legs and reached for her throat, leaving her unable to escape.

• Gekkō Raito sent Kyuji, Chiyo, and her grandson after Sasori of the Red Sands while he flew after Konan on a Water Dragon Bullet.
• Gekkō Raito caught up to Konan and forced her from the air with water columns.
• Konan attacked Gekkō Raito with paper shuriken and explosive paper, but he destroyed the attacks with water droplets and freezing cold.
• Gekkō Raito used snowflake shuriken to wound Konan and froze her legs in place.
• Gekkō Raito closed in and reached for Konan's throat while she stood immobilized.

Gekkō Raito defeated Konan but her explosive paper tactics let her escape while Zetsu distracted him. He rejected Zetsu’s offer to cooperate over the Tailed Beasts and prepared to face him.

• Gekkō Raito captured Konan and began freezing her, but an explosive paper trap forced him to release her.
• Konan used Paper Clones and Dance of the Shikigami to attack Gekkō Raito, who repeatedly countered her and wore down her Chakra.
• Zetsu emerged and blocked Gekkō Raito while Konan escaped as paper scraps.
• Zetsu offered to negotiate and cooperate over the Tailed Beasts, but Gekkō Raito rejected the proposal and recognized it as a stalling tactic.
• Gekkō Raito turned his attention to Zetsu, whose strength he considered far greater than that of ordinary White Zetsu.

Gekkō Raito trapped Black Zetsu by sealing the ground with Cloud Release, but Obito rescued Zetsu and apparently Konan before Gekkō Raito could capture them. Gekkō Raito then learned Dance of the Shikigami and headed to Kisame, who faced off with Obito while holding Deidara captive.

• Gekkō Raito used Cloud Release to seal the ground, trapping Black Zetsu and pinning him with ice spikes.
• Obito appeared through a spiral distortion and rescued Black Zetsu, while Konan also disappeared.
• Gekkō Raito learned Dance of the Shikigami after Great Sage finished analyzing Konan's data, then flew toward Kisame.
• Kisame overpowered Deidara in a forest and prepared to kill him.
• Obito arrived to rescue Deidara, and Kisame refused to let him go, challenging Obito to stop him.

Kisame openly joined Gekkō Raito against Akatsuki, and Obito escaped with Deidara after threatening Kirigakure. Gekkō Raito prepared for future clashes with Akatsuki and Konoha, while Kyuji overwhelmed Sasori’s puppet army in Sunagakure.

• Kisame betrayed Akatsuki and tried to kill Deidara, but Obito rescued him using Kamui.
• Gekkō Raito arrived, answered Obito’s threat against Kirigakure, and let him escape with Deidara.
• Kisame warned Gekkō Raito that Akatsuki and Konohagakure posed major threats, but Gekkō Raito said conflict with Konoha was inevitable.
• Gekkō Raito and Kisame headed to see Chiyo in Sunagakure as Kyuji fought Sasori.
• Kyuji destroyed more than seventy of Sasori’s puppets with his taijutsu and Exploding Blade Shibuki, leaving Chiyo and Kankuro stunned.

Kyuji overwhelmed Sasori, but Chiyo revived Gaara by sacrificing her own life. As Chiyo died, Gaara invited Sasori to return to Sunagakure and tried to restore his faith in the Puppet Technique.

• Kyuji destroyed Sasori's puppets, leaving Sasori devastated and without the will to fight.
• Chiyo used One's Own Life Reincarnation to revive Gaara, while Gekkō Raito recorded the forbidden technique.
• Gaara awoke and learned that Chiyo had given her life to save him.
• Chiyo died after calling Sasori's name, and Gaara invited the former Sunagakure shinobi to return.
• Sasori rejected the invitation and condemned the Puppet Technique, but Gaara urged him to follow the Second Kazekage's example and surpass his limits.

Gaara decided to bring Sasori back to Sunagakure, while Gekkō Raito developed a new space-time ninjutsu called ROOM and demonstrated its power. After returning to Kirigakure, he arranged negotiations with Sunagakure over the promised gold dust as Ao warned that Konoha would soon learn of the developments.

• Gaara rejected Kankuro's objections and chose to bring Sasori back to Sunagakure as a source of strength for the weakened village.
• Sasori abandoned his modified body and followed Gaara using an ordinary puppet, effectively faking the death of Sasori of the Red Sands.
• The Great Sage completed the first stage of Gekkō Raito's spatial ability, and he used ROOM: Shambles to swap Kyuji and Kisame's positions.
• Gekkō Raito learned that ROOM and several basic derivative moves were available, but they consumed Six Paths Power that recovered slowly.
• Back in Kirigakure, Gekkō Raito sent shinobi to negotiate the gold-dust agreement with Sunagakure, and Ao warned that Konoha would soon hear about it.

Tsunade and Shikaku decided Konoha had to intercept Kirigakure’s envoys to Sunagakure and pressure Sunagakure, despite the risk of escalating tensions. Tsunade selected a team of Konoha shinobi, while Shikaku questioned why Kurenai Yuhi was included.

• Tsunade learned that Gekkō Raito had poached Sunagakure and worried that Konoha would lose prestige if it did not respond.
• Shikaku told Tsunade that Sunagakure’s alignment with Kirigakure made conflict unavoidable and urged her to strike first.
• Shikamaru reported that Gaara had become Sunagakure’s Fifth Kazekage, leaving Tsunade stunned.
• Tsunade agreed to intercept Kirigakure’s envoys and ordered Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, Neji Hyuga, Rock Lee, and Tenten summoned.
• Shikaku questioned Kurenai Yuhi’s inclusion, and Tsunade gave him a deep look.

Gekkō Raito prepared to become the Sixth Mizukage as Kirigakure’s revival accelerated. With his inauguration set for the next day, he strengthened the village’s defenses and resolved to personally speed up his Op-Op Fruit training.

• Shikaku accepted Tsunade’s decision to keep Asuma off the dangerous mission and arranged personnel instead.
• Gekkō Raito ordered Zabuza Momochi, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Yu Wucheng Ming to escort the negotiation delegation safely to its destination.
• Kirigakure’s elders urged Gekkō Raito to schedule his Mizukage inauguration, and he set it for the next day while considering a role for Mei Terumi.
• Gekkō Raito assessed the risks posed by Konoha and Akatsuki, then sent out over twenty thousand cloud-and-mist white doves and deployed thirty-six Cloud Eyes to monitor strategic locations.
• Gekkō Raito decided to work with the Great Sage himself to accelerate his Op-Op Fruit ability development and build muscle memory.

Before Kirigakure’s Mizukage inauguration, Gekkō Raito began developing new Ninjutsu while Sunagakure weighed its dependence on Kirigakure and Konoha prepared to intervene. The chapter ended with Mei Terumi adjusting Gekkō Raito’s collar on the inauguration rooftop as the villagers gathered below.

• Gekkō Raito ordered Kyuji to hand official duties to Mei Terumi and join him as a practice dummy for secluded Ninjutsu training.
• In Sunagakure, Gaara sparred with Sasori’s Third Kazekage puppet and discussed Sunagakure’s costly reliance on Kirigakure with Sasori and Kankuro.
• Sasori revealed that Konoha’s people were already on their way to intercept Kirigakure’s negotiating team and pressure Sunagakure.
• Pain-Nagato and Obito discussed Gekkō Raito’s strength and decided to focus on capturing the tailed beasts first.
• Kirigakure’s villagers gathered for Gekkō Raito’s inauguration, while Mei Terumi straightened his collar on the Mizukage Building’s rooftop terrace.

Gekkō Raito became Kirigakure's Sixth Mizukage in a celebratory inauguration. At the Land of Wind border, Zabuza, Kisame, and Yu Wucheng Ming encountered Kakashi's Konoha team, and Zabuza launched an attack.

• Mei Terumi placed the Mizukage hat on Gekkō Raito, who announced himself as Kirigakure's Sixth Mizukage to a cheering crowd.
• Zabuza, Kisame, and Yu Wucheng Ming sensed powerful strangers while escorting Chunin negotiators through a coastal forest.
• Zabuza cut down a tree and revealed Kakashi Hatake, whose team included Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten.
• Kisame and Kakashi recognized the risk of a clash on the day of Gekkō Raito's inauguration, while the teams faced off over Kirigakure's dealings with Sunagakure.
• Zabuza used a swift Body Flicker to attack Kakashi, bringing the Kubikiribōchō down toward him.

Zabuza, Yu Wucheng Ming, and Kisame fought Kakashi, Might Guy, and Kurenai Yuhi, overwhelming the Konoha team with their strength and swordsmanship. After receiving Kisame’s emergency report in Kirigakure, Gekkō Raito decided to retaliate against Konoha.

• Zabuza used Gekkō Raito’s Water Breathing swordsmanship to overpower Kakashi, while Yu Wucheng Ming nearly crushed Might Guy with the Kabutowari.
• Kisame broke free of Kurenai Yuhi’s genjutsu with Samehada and sent her crashing into a tree.
• Neji and the other young ninja watched the battles and were stunned by the Jonin-level fighters’ power.
• A shark delivered Kisame’s emergency report to Gekkō Raito in the Mizukage’s Office.
• Gekkō Raito read the report, declared that Konoha had provoked him, and prepared to strike back.

Gekkō Raito arranged a private meeting with Tsunade in the open waters outside Kirigakure and demonstrated the immense reach of his newly developed ROOM abilities. He began reshaping the nearby islands as a dramatic welcome for Konoha’s guests, alarming the Mist Ninja.

• Gekkō Raito ordered Kyuji to carry Tsunade an invitation to meet him in the open waters outside Kirigakure.
• Gekkō Raito revealed that he had developed ROOM abilities, including techniques for moving objects and attacking enemies at a distance.
• Gekkō Raito activated Sage Mode and Tailed Beast Mode, then teleported himself and Kyuji to the roof of Kirigakure’s tallest building.
• Gekkō Raito expanded ROOM over Kirigakure and the surrounding islands, startling the ninja who sensed the transparent dome.
• Gekkō Raito used Takt to lift an uninhabited island from the sea, and nearby ANBU hurried to report the disturbance.

Gekkō Raito reshaped Kirigakure’s coastline to prepare for a meeting with the Konoha Hokage and expand the village, while learning that Konoha had attacked Kirigakure’s negotiation delegation. At the Land of Wind border, Zabuza, Kisame, and Akira Hozuki were locked in fierce battles with Konoha shinobi when an approaching force interrupted them.

• Gekkō Raito moved several islands into place around Kirigakure and explained that the new land would host a meeting with the Konoha Hokage and support the village’s future expansion.
• Gekkō Raito ordered Kyuji to deliver an invitation to the Hokage, then showed Ao Kisame’s report that Konoha had attacked Kirigakure’s negotiation delegation.
• Ao condemned Konoha’s interference in the negotiations with Sunagakure, while Gekkō Raito trusted Zabuza and the others to handle the situation.
• At the Land of Wind border, Zabuza fought Kakashi Hatake, Kisame battled Kurenai Yuhi while Neji and two others interfered, and Akira Hozuki faced Might Guy, who had opened the sixth gate.
• As both sides prepared to use their strongest techniques, hurried footsteps and the howl of wind and sand approached the battlefield.

Gaara halted the clash between Sunagakure and Kirigakure and requested a meeting with the Hokage and Mizukage, while Gekkō Raito prepared a neutral venue and located the Four-Tails Jinchūriki. After learning that the three Kage would gather, Akatsuki decided to accelerate its hunt for the Tailed Beasts.

• Kankuro announced that Gaara had ordered both sides to stop fighting and proposed a meeting between the Kazekage, Mizukage, and Hokage.
• Gaara resolved to resist Kirigakure's harsh treaty terms and seek an equal footing for Sunagakure through the meeting.
• Gekkō Raito chose an offshore island as the meeting place and discovered the location of Iwagakure's Four-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Pain ordered Akatsuki to capture Yugito Nii, while Obito volunteered to hunt the Five-Tails Jinchūriki, Han.
• Obito told Nagato and Konan that the three Kage planned to meet, prompting Nagato to call for Akatsuki to speed up its Tailed Beast collection.

Tsunade, Gaara, and their entourages gathered on an island Kirigakure had moved into place for a summit, while Gekkō Raito kept them waiting. The chapter ended with Raito arriving at a waterfall in an unknown small country and finding a short figure meditating beneath it.

• Gekkō Raito accepted Sunagakure's request to join talks with Konoha and invited the major villages to a summit.
• Tsunade sailed toward Kirigakure with Shikaku and Hyuga Hiashi, while Raikage A and Ōnoki worried about a possible alliance between the three villages.
• Hiashi discovered an island absent from the charts, and Kirigakure's representatives explained that Gekkō Raito had moved surrounding islands with ninjutsu.
• Tsunade, Shikaku, and Hiashi saw Kirigakure's newly arranged island defenses and learned that Hinata was living safely in the village.
• Gaara arrived with Kankuro and a black-robed companion, then waited with the others as Gekkō Raito failed to appear.
• Gekkō Raito followed a white dove to a waterfall in an unknown small country, where a short figure asked who he was.

Gekkō Raito captured Roshi and devoured the Four-Tails’ chakra before returning to the Five Kage Summit with a display of overwhelming Water Release. He proposed that Konoha stay out of Sunagakure’s affairs because Kirigakure had already negotiated with them.

• Gekkō Raito overpowered Roshi, sealed him, and devoured the Four-Tails’ chakra, increasing Glutton’s repair progress to 65%.
• Gekkō Raito took the unconscious Roshi to his system space and flew toward Kirigakure while beginning repairs on his third skill.
• Nagato and Konan watched Killer B train and decided to seize the Eight-Tails while the Five Kage were occupied at their summit.
• Gekkō Raito arrived at the summit on a massive water dragon, startling Tsunade, Shikaku, Hiashi, Kankuro, and the others with its destructive power.
• Gekkō Raito told Tsunade that Konoha should leave Sunagakure alone because Kirigakure had already negotiated terms with them.