Chapter Summaries

Gekkō Raito prepared to visit Konoha with a powerful escort while Kirigakure assembled its Tailed Beast hosts. In Konoha, Naruto learned of the visit and wondered whether Gekkō Raito could bring his parents back, as Kakashi warned that the meeting might spark a war.

• Mei Terumi told Gekkō Raito that the Eight-Tails cooperated with her, and he reviewed Kirigakure’s new hosts for the One-Tail through Eight-Tails.
• Gekkō Raito planned to take the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and fifty elite shinobi to Konoha, while Sasuke sent Taka ahead as backup.
• Gekkō Raito set aside three days to develop new techniques before the delegation arrived.
• Kakashi told Naruto that Konoha suspected Gekkō Raito might be coming for the Nine-Tails or to claim the title of strongest shinobi village.
• Naruto wondered whether Gekkō Raito could resurrect his parents, while Kakashi explained that Konoha had to guard the Hokage without provoking Kirigakure.

Naruto learned that the Sixth Mizukage would appear in Konoha the next day, while Madara and Orochimaru speculated about Gekkō Raito’s motives and whether Kirigakure was vulnerable. Gekkō Raito continued toward the Valley of the End, noting that Kirigakure remained safe and Orochimaru and Obito had not taken the bait.

• Naruto recalled how his views of war and Sasuke’s departure had changed, then asked Kakashi when the meeting would take place.
• Kakashi told Naruto that the Sixth Mizukage would make a formal appearance in Konoha at noon the next day.
• Orochimaru reported Gekkō Raito’s trip to Konoha to Madara, who was overseeing experiments to find compatible Sharingan for Obito.
• Madara considered attacking Kirigakure while Gekkō Raito was away, but Orochimaru warned that the village likely had strong defenses and that the trip could be a trap.
• Gekkō Raito continued toward the Valley of the End and saw no messenger dove, confirming that Kirigakure remained safe and that Orochimaru and Obito had not attacked.

Gekkō Raito’s forces reached the Valley of the End, where Kisame Hoshigaki unleashed a massive Water Release to carry the Mist Ninja toward Konoha’s defenders. The new Seven Ninja Swordsmen and fifty trained Mist Ninja revealed themselves, leaving Tsunade and the assembled Konoha forces facing a formidable enemy.

• Kyuji told Gekkō Raito they were nearing their destination, and Raito ordered the group to begin their plan.
• Kisame Hoshigaki created a huge torrent with Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave, sending it surging toward the Valley of the End.
• Konoha’s assembled defenders saw the wave approach and watched Mist Ninja leap out of it and land across from them.
• Seven ninja blades flew from the torrent, and Might Guy recognized them as the weapons of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Haku, Kyuji Kaguya, Yu Wucheng Ming, Ameyuri Ringo, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Zabuza Momochi assembled with fifty Mist Ninja behind them.
• Shikaku and Kakashi identified the Mist force as the new Ninja Swordsmen, trained in Gekkō Raito’s Water Breathing, while Tsunade watched them gravely.

Raito arrived in Konoha and demonstrated his overwhelming power, knocking many ninja unconscious with his aura. He greeted Tsunade and began arranging a seat and table from the water as she demanded to know why he had come.

• Shikaku told the Konoha ninja that Kirigakure had gathered numerous Kekkei Genkai clans, none of whose experts had joined the delegation.
• Raito’s presence stirred the sky and transformed the waterfall’s current into steps as he approached the platform.
• Raito’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked out one Konoha Chunin, then caused more ninja to collapse as he drew nearer.
• Raito greeted Tsunade as Big Sister and noticed Lord First beside her, while the surviving Konoha ninja watched in fear.
• Tsunade asked Raito why he had come, and he shaped the water into a chair and table before inviting her to sit.

Raito met with Tsunade in Konoha and warned her that Kirigakure’s possession of eight tailed beasts would bring war to the shinobi world. He refused to compromise, urged Tsunade not to oppose Kirigakure if she had to choose a side, and the chapter ended with a Konoha guard caught in a high-level genjutsu.

• Raito formed a water chair without hand seals, then greeted Tsunade and said he had come to see old acquaintances.
• Tsunade suspected Raito wanted to take Ino from Konoha, but Raito said he had no particular agenda and wanted to see people one last time.
• Raito warned Tsunade that Kirigakure’s eight tailed beasts meant there would be no peace, and he rejected her suggestion to hand them over to avoid war.
• Raito assured Tsunade that he had no interest in the Nine-Tails inside Naruto and advised her not to stand against Kirigakure if forced to choose a side.
• A Konoha guard in front of the Hokage Building was shown trapped in a high-level genjutsu.

Sasuke stole the Scroll of Seals from the Hokage Building and broke into Root’s underground base, where he discovered Danzo’s collection of Sharingan taken from the Uchiha Clan. He began recovering the eyes as Konoha pursuers closed in, consumed by rage over the massacre.

• Sasuke incapacitated the Hokage Building’s guards with Sharingan genjutsu, took the Scroll of Seals, and escaped as Konoha’s alarm sounded.
• Sasuke turned toward Root’s former underground base, where Suigetsu and Jūgo had already fought through the defenders and cleared a path.
• Sasuke followed their markings to Danzo’s secret chamber and found a wall of Sharingan preserved in glass compartments.
• Sasuke realized Danzo had harvested the eyes of most Uchiha who awakened their Sharingan and blamed the massacre on a wider conspiracy.
• Sasuke packed the recovered Sharingan into a scroll as Konoha pursuers approached the chamber.

Raito used the theft of Konoha’s Scroll of Seals to keep Tsunade and the village’s leaders at the Valley of the End, then blocked their return when the theft was reported. Tsunade chose to avoid a fight and demanded to know what Raito wanted from the scroll.

• A Konoha messenger reported that a thief had broken into the Hokage Building and stolen the Scroll of Seals.
• Tsunade accused Raito of using their meeting to lure Konoha’s forces away, and Raito neither confirmed nor denied it.
• Shikaku Nara urged Tsunade to return to Konoha without provoking Raito, and she ordered everyone to defend the village.
• Raito insisted the meeting was not over, while Kisame Hoshigaki, Haku, and the other Kirigakure elites blocked the Konoha group from leaving.
• Tsunade weighed the danger of fighting Raito and Kirigakure’s forces, sat back down, and asked why Raito had stolen the Scroll of Seals.

Raito admitted that he wanted the Impure World Reincarnation technique but kept his reason secret from Tsunade. As Sasuke rampaged through Konoha after stealing the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan from Danzo's collection, Raito declared the eyes rightfully belonged to Sasuke and left with Kirigakure's forces.

• Raito told Tsunade that he wanted the Impure World Reincarnation technique, but refused to explain whom he planned to resurrect.
• Raito said he had tried to help people in Konoha live comfortably and did not blame them for staying in the village.
• A messenger reported that Sasuke was slaughtering Konoha pursuit squads instead of fleeing.
• Tsunade learned that Sasuke had broken into ANBU's underground base and stolen Danzo's secret collection of Uchiha Sharingan.
• Raito said the Sharingan belonged to Sasuke and left with Kirigakure's main force.

Gekkō Raito and Sasuke escaped Konoha with the Scroll of Seals, and news of the theft spread across the Shinobi World. The Fourth Raikage called for a Five Kage Summit to pressure Kirigakure, and Ōnoki recognized the timing as advantageous.

• Sasuke delivered the Scroll of Seals to Gekkō Raito, who read it before leading the Mist Ninja back to Kirigakure.
• Gekkō Raito reassured Kyuji that Konoha would not start an all-out war over the stolen scroll and said he could master its techniques.
• The Fourth Raikage learned of the theft and ordered Mabui to send letters convening a Five Kage Summit.
• The Fourth Raikage planned to unite the four great ninja villages to pressure Gekkō Raito into returning Kumogakure’s Tailed Beasts.
• Ōnoki heard the Fourth Raikage’s proposal and remarked that he had chosen the perfect moment.

The villages agreed to attend the Five Kage Summit as tensions with Kirigakure rose. Gaara planned to use the crisis to end Sunagakure’s Gold Dust Supply Treaty, while Tsunade confirmed Konoha’s attendance despite fearing the consequences.

• Ōnoki agreed to attend the summit, and Gaara confirmed Sunagakure’s attendance after learning the information was accurate.
• Gaara rejected reclaiming Shukaku and declared that abolishing the Gold Dust Supply Treaty mattered more than keeping a tailed beast.
• Ōnoki prepared to attend with Kurotsuchi and Deidara, while Deidara warned him not to provoke Gekkō Raito.
• Sunagakure and Iwagakure agreed to attend, leaving Tsunade under pressure to bring Konoha to the summit.
• Shikaku advised Tsunade that Konoha could not afford to stay away, and she confirmed its attendance.
• Tsunade asked whether to bring her grandfather, but Shikaku warned that doing so would make Konoha a target for resentment.

Raito dismissed the Five Kage Summit and ordered Kyuji to find the Shinigami Mask while he and Sasuke used Impure World Reincarnation to revive the Uchiha clan. The newly resurrected Uchiha learned that Sasuke had allied himself with Kirigakure, leaving Fugaku to accept that his younger son had chosen a path opposite to Itachi’s.

• Tsunade chose Kakashi and Might Guy as her bodyguards for the Five Kage Summit.
• Raito dismissed Kumogakure’s invitation and sent Kyuji with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to find the Shinigami Mask.
• Raito and Sasuke used Impure World Reincarnation and Kotoamatsukami: Ultimate to revive the Uchiha clan.
• Sasuke told Fugaku and the other Uchiha that six or seven years had passed since the massacre and that Raito had brought them back from the Pure Land.
• Sasuke announced that he had sworn allegiance to Kirigakure and that the Uchiha clan would join it, while Fugaku accepted his choice.

Gekkō Raito left Sasuke to decide how the resurrected Uchiha would settle in Kirigakure, while Hinata persuaded him to bring her to the Five Kage Summit. Sasuke showed Fugaku the Uchiha’s new land and explained why he had chosen Kirigakure over Konoha.

• Gekkō Raito returned the resurrected Uchiha to Sasuke’s care, and Fugaku was astonished to learn the young Mizukage was Sasuke’s age.
• Sasuke postponed explaining his defection until he had settled the Uchiha, then led them to their future clan land in Kirigakure.
• Hinata asked to accompany Gekkō Raito to the Five Kage Summit, and he agreed after acknowledging her improved abilities.
• Sasuke told Fugaku that Kirigakure had welcomed many kekkei genkai clans and described how Gekkō Raito’s reforms had drawn them back.
• Sasuke explained that Gekkō Raito had once been from Konoha before its leaders traded him to Kirigakure, where he rose to become Mizukage.

Sasuke gave his Mizukage's Guard assignment to his father, Uchiha Fugaku, so he could oversee the newly revived Uchiha Clan in Kirigakure. As the Five Kage Summit began in the Land of Iron, the Fourth Raikage arrived first, followed by Ōnoki with Kurotsuchi and Deidara.

• Sasuke told Fugaku that Raito had guided his training and enabled the Uchiha Clan's revival, and Fugaku agreed to let Sasuke decide their future.
• A Mist Ninja announced Sasuke's appointment as one of the Mizukage's guards for the trip to the Land of Iron, but Fugaku volunteered to take his place so Sasuke could manage the clan.
• Mei Terumi recognized Fugaku's substitution as a sign that the Uchiha Clan did not seek the Mizukage's seat, and Raito looked forward to the reactions his guards would provoke at the summit.
• Mifune welcomed the Fourth Raikage and his aides, Darui and C, to the Land of Iron as the first delegation to arrive.
• Ōnoki arrived with Kurotsuchi and Deidara, and Mifune recognized Deidara as a former Akatsuki S-rank missing-nin before Ōnoki explained that he had returned to Iwagakure.

Raito arrived at the summit and found that the other four Kage had arranged the seats to isolate him opposite them. As Mifune rushed to explain, Raito's gaze turned cold, leaving the confrontation poised to begin.

• Gaara noticed the tribunal-like seating arrangement, sat down, and rebuffed the Raikage's attempt to provoke him.
• Tsunade condemned the setup but took the seat beside the Raikage, warning the others that they might regret their decision.
• Mifune told his samurai to prepare for the arrival of the Mizukage, whom he described as a heavyweight.
• Raito arrived with two guards, including a man wearing the Uchiha clan crest, and asked whether the other Kage were waiting.
• Raito entered the meeting hall, saw the four Kage seated together opposite his lone chair, and Mifune hurried to explain the arrangement.

At the Five Kage Summit, Gekkō Raito rejected the other Kage’s attempts to pressure him over the Tailed Beasts held by Kirigakure. He left the meeting in open confrontation with the Raikage and Ōnoki, while Tsunade watched the talks teeter toward violence.

• Gekkō Raito dismissed the summit’s formalities and demanded that the other Kage state the meeting’s purpose.
• Ōnoki tried to use his seniority to calm and influence Gekkō Raito, but Raito silenced him and insisted on a direct answer.
• The Raikage asked what Raito intended to do with Kumogakure’s Two-Tails and Eight-Tails and offered him an opening to return them.
• Gekkō Raito refused to give up the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails, calling them spoils he had taken from the Akatsuki.
• Ōnoki demanded the return of Iwagakure’s Four-Tails and Five-Tails, and Raito argued that Kirigakure had merely taken care of them after Iwagakure abandoned them.
• Tsunade watched as the Raikage and Ōnoki grew furious and the meeting edged toward violence.

At the Five Kage Summit, Raito refused to return Konoha’s Scroll of Seals or give up the tailed beasts, provoking the other Kage and pushing the talks toward war. Gaara offered to place Sunagakure under Kirigakure’s leadership in exchange for ending its gold dust deliveries, but Raito rejected the offer and Gaara threatened to stake his village’s future on a confrontation.

• Tsunade asked Raito to return Konoha’s Scroll of Seals, and Raito agreed only to let Konoha collect it after he finished reading it.
• The Third Tsuchikage warned that Raito could copy the scroll’s forbidden techniques, deepening Konoha’s anger toward Kirigakure.
• Gaara offered to yield Sunagakure’s claim to One-Tail Shukaku and accept Kirigakure’s leadership if Raito stopped the gold dust deliveries.
• Raito refused, saying One-Tail was his spoils of war and that he would not surrender the tailed beasts.
• The Raikage and Third Tsuchikage condemned Raito’s refusal, and the Raikage smashed the conference table as the Kage considered joining forces against Kirigakure.
• Gaara warned Raito that Sunagakure was desperate enough to take him down with it, and Raito dismissed the stakes for the village.

Gekkō Raito rejected the other villages’ offers and declared the Fourth Shinobi World War, prompting the Kage’s guards to reveal themselves. The gathered leaders were then stunned when Uchiha Fugaku appeared beside Gekkō Raito, leaving Tsunade and the Raikage to confront the implications of his return.

• Tsunade offered to negotiate with Gekkō Raito and return the tailed beasts, but he dismissed the appeal.
• Gekkō Raito declared the Fourth Shinobi World War, and the Raikage angrily demanded that he consider the consequences.
• The Raikage smashed the table, and the Kage’s guards revealed themselves, including Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, Kurotsuchi, Deidara, Darui, C, Kankuro, and Sasori of the Red Sands.
• The gathered leaders noticed Hinata and Uchiha Fugaku standing beside Gekkō Raito, and Tsunade recognized Fugaku as a man who should have died in the Uchiha Clan Massacre.
• Gekkō Raito teased Tsunade about Fugaku’s return, while she suspected Kirigakure had resurrected Uchiha elites; the Raikage recalled Fugaku’s mysterious wartime record and feared his hidden strength.

Raito left the Five Kage Summit after rejecting the other villages’ demands, but the four Kage decided to attack him before he could return to Kirigakure. As the confrontation began, Hinata accidentally struck first with a powerful Gentle Fist air cannon.

• Raito told the other Kage to return home and prepare for war, then started to leave with Hinata and Fugaku.
• Ōnoki urged the Raikage, Gaara, and the others to kill Raito before he could strengthen Kirigakure, and the Raikage agreed to attack.
• Raito heard their plan, turned back, and challenged the Kage to fight, while Mifune desperately tried to stop them.
• Hinata nervously unleashed a Gentle Fist air cannon at the Raikage, surprising everyone and accidentally starting the battle.

Gekkō Raito and his allies faced the Five Kage's guards, with Hinata and Fugaku repelling their attacks. The Raikage and Ōnoki then attacked Raito, but he survived Dust Release and reappeared unharmed.

• Darui and Kurotsuchi attacked Hinata, but she shattered their assaults with her Gentle Fist and sent Kurotsuchi flying.
• Kakashi suspected the blindfolded girl was Hinata, the Hyuga heiress whom Raito had abducted and trained.
• Fugaku's Fire Release pierced Ōnoki's Earth Flow Wall, and he destroyed Kankuro's puppet before it could poison Raito.
• The Raikage feinted toward Hinata and struck at Raito, but Raito stopped the punch with an invisible barrier.
• Ōnoki hit Raito with Dust Release, but Raito reappeared unharmed and praised Tsunade for understanding him.

Gekkō Raito confronted Gaara and the allied Kage after teleporting outside, easily breaking through Gaara’s defense and throwing him into a crater. He then unleashed an enormous black-ice dragon against the Raikage and the others, extinguishing Kakashi’s fireball as it charged toward them.

• Gekkō Raito used Elementalization to survive the attacks, then teleported himself, Hinata, and Fugaku outside with ROOM.
• Gaara asked Gekkō Raito to reconsider his proposal, but Raito attacked him with ice spikes that pierced his Absolute Defense.
• Gekkō Raito teleported to Gaara, seized him by the throat, and hurled him into a crater before returning to Hinata and Fugaku.
• Gekkō Raito froze the surrounding ground and summoned an enormous ice dragon as the Raikage and the other Kage prepared to fight.
• Kakashi’s Great Fireball Technique vanished when it struck the black-ice dragon, which continued its charge toward the group.