Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Takeshi challenged Kirigakure, driven by his conviction that Gekkō Raito had taken his aunt Hinata Hyuga captive. Kirigakure accepted the challenge through Yuki Ochibana, whose Ice Release made Takeshi take her seriously.

• Hyuga Takeshi arrived to challenge Raito, and Naruto told Raito that Takeshi was Neji's son.
• Takeshi blamed Raito for keeping Hinata Hyuga in Kirigakure and declared that he would fight Kirigakure.
• Yuki Ochibana entered the arena and accepted the challenge on Kirigakure's behalf.
• Takeshi dismissed Ochibana because she was a girl, but she warned him not to underestimate her.
• Raito recognized Ochibana as a powerful Yuki Clan prodigy, and Takeshi felt the chill of her Ice Release.

Yuki Luohua overwhelmed Hyuga Takeshi with Ice Release, leaving Konoha in third place. Shinki then challenged Kirigakure, and Shinichi chose Chongzai to face him.

• Naruto and Sasuke praised Kirigakure’s young talents, while Raito explained that the village’s Kekkei Genkai clans had created fertile ground for prodigies.
• Luohua controlled the arena with Ice Release and froze Hyuga Takeshi into an ice sculpture, winning without letting him touch her.
• Luohua celebrated Raito’s approval, and Konoha’s challenge failed, keeping it in third place.
• Shinki entered the arena in his Iron Sand Cloak and declared that only Kirigakure’s fighters were worth challenging.
• Shinichi stopped Luohua from taking another fight and called Chongzai to face Shinki.

Jūsai Hōzuki, the Demon Blade of Kirigakure, overwhelmed Shinki with his Water Release and swordsmanship, forcing Shinki to rely on Lightning Release to counter him. Jūsai re-formed in front of Shinki for another strike, while Shinki recognized the movement and prepared a counter.

• Jūsai made a dramatic entrance and challenged Shinki, while a Konoha kunoichi explained his reputation as one of Kirigakure’s Three Mists and Zabuza’s disciple.
• Gekkō Raito explained that Jūsai had combined Water Release, swordsmanship, and the Hozuki Clan’s secret technique into his own style.
• Jūsai attacked Shinki with a torrent of water, nearly cutting him in half and then striking him from multiple directions by turning his body into water.
• Jūsai pierced Shinki’s iron-sand defense, but Shinki dodged the blow and drove Lightning Release along the blade, forcing Jūsai to retreat.
• Jūsai dissolved into strands of water and re-formed before Shinki with a downward strike, but Shinki recognized his movement as Kirigakure’s Water Release: Body Flicker and prepared to counter.

Hōzuki Jūsai defeated Shinki with a relentless barrage of water attacks, exposing the gap between Kirigakure and the isolated Sunagakure. Gekkō Raito stopped Jūsai, healed Shinki, and announced that Sunagakure would place fourth.

• Jūsai abandoned his sword after Shinki trapped it with iron sand and countered with Lightning Release.
• Jūsai unleashed his Hydrification Technique and Water Breathing Swordsmanship, overwhelming Shinki with liquid blades and water spikes.
• Jūsai continued tormenting the fallen Shinki until Gekkō Raito ordered him to stand down and declared him the winner.
• Raito healed Shinki and praised his talent despite Sunagakure’s isolation.
• Raito announced that Sunagakure would be placed fourth, surprising the other village representatives.

Gekkō Raito settled the Ranking Battle’s rankings, and Snow Shinobi Village’s unexpected victory over Iwagakure revealed the payoff from Kirigakure’s support of the Land of Snow. After the event, he returned home to find Hinata and Mei Terumi waiting amid a lively gathering.

• Gekkō Raito’s decision secured Sunagakure fourth place, easing the Sunagakure shinobi’s hostility toward Kirigakure.
• Jūsai believed Gekkō Raito had seen through his act, though his intimidating arena behavior had followed Zabuza’s instructions.
• Snow Shinobi Village defeated Iwagakure, and Gekkō Raito credited Kirigakure’s support and his Snow Release techniques for the village’s rise.
• Gekkō Raito congratulated the Snow Shadow, and the Ranking Battle ended with Kirigakure first, Konoha third, Sunagakure fourth, Snow Shinobi Village fifth, and Kumogakure sixth.
• Gekkō Raito left the event with Naruto and Sasuke following, then returned home to Hinata and Mei Terumi.

Gekkō Raito and Temari avoided addressing their feelings while Naruto and Sasuke reflected on their lives in Kirigakure. After Naruto mistook celebratory fireworks for an attack, the story shifted to another Kirigakure village in the former Land of Earth, managed by the Uchiha Clan.

• Gekkō Raito told Mei Terumi he would wait for the mysterious Ōtsutsuki foe to make a move, while Temari hinted that she wanted to stay with him.
• Naruto and Sasuke shared drinks and talked about their positions in Kirigakure and Sasuke's decision not to return to Konoha.
• Sarada visited the tavern to tell Sasuke she was meeting Shinichi for a late-night snack.
• An explosion and bright lights startled Naruto, but Sasuke explained that Kirigakure was celebrating the end of the ranking battle with fireworks.
• The story moved to a mist-shrouded Kirigakure village built around Iwagakure's former meteor crater, where the Uchiha Clan was in charge.

Madara confronted Momoshiki and Kinshiki after they invaded Kirigakure, but Kinshiki quickly overwhelmed him. Momoshiki then absorbed the Mist Ninja’s attacks with the Rinnegan in his palm as the village gathered to fight.

• Madara learned that two intruders were charging through Kirigakure and waited for them to arrive.
• Momoshiki and Kinshiki revealed their Otsutsuki heritage and ordered the village’s Otsutsuki Branch Family to obey them.
• Madara attacked Kinshiki, ordered the village to go on alert, and was blasted through several buildings.
• Kirigakure’s ninja gathered and attacked Momoshiki, who absorbed their Ninjutsu with the Rinnegan in his palm.

Madara fought Kinshiki with his Perfect Susanoo while Momoshiki considered making Madara his vessel. Momoshiki then revealed himself to the local Ōtsutsuki descendants and incited some of them to revolt against Kirigakure.

• Madara emerged from the rubble and attacked Kinshiki with his Perfect Susanoo, but Kinshiki shattered its arm.
• Madara renewed his assault, sent Kinshiki flying, and struck him into the ground with Susanoo blades.
• Momoshiki watched Madara battle Kinshiki and began considering turning Madara into his vessel.
• Momoshiki attacked the Kirigakure ninja with a re-forming serpent of earth and stone, causing heavy casualties.
• Momoshiki revealed that he belonged to the Ōtsutsuki Main Family and offered the descendants a chance to regain their status.
• An Ōtsutsuki ninja accepted Momoshiki's offer, removed his forehead protector, and urged his fellow clansmen to attack the humans and restore the gods' glory.

Momoshiki slaughtered Ōtsutsuki who refused to follow him while Kinshiki attacked Madara, as Kara launched raids on hidden villages for Scientific Ninja Tool research. Gekkō Raito learned that Kirigakure had been invaded and that Sasuke had rushed to confront the attackers.

• Momoshiki urged Ōtsutsuki to join him, then killed dozens who refused to abandon their peaceful lives.
• Madara confronted Momoshiki over the slaughter, but Kinshiki shattered his Perfect Susanoo and pressed the attack.
• Jigen warned Momoshiki that Kirigakure's Main Force might arrive, so Momoshiki prepared to leave with his followers and planned to mark Madara with Kāma.
• Kara members raided the major hidden villages' classified archives to steal Scientific Ninja Tool research.
• Gekkō Raito sensed a spatial disturbance, teleported to the Mizukage's Office, and heard Kyuji report the abduction of Ōtsutsuki descendants.
• Kyuji told Gekkō Raito that Sasuke had rushed out as soon as he received the news.

Gekkō Raito ordered reinforcements for Kirigakure as Kara attacked villages across the Shinobi World to steal Scientific Ninja Tool data. On the battlefield, Madara gained the upper hand against Kinshiki until Momoshiki intervened, leaving Madara facing both Otsutsuki.

• Kyuji told Gekkō Raito that Kara had attacked more than two-thirds of the villages simultaneously to seize their Scientific Ninja Tool data, and that Ao had been sent to Hoshigakure.
• Gekkō Raito ordered the Flying Thunder God Formation activated and sent elite reinforcements, Kisame, and Chōjūrō to Kirigakure.
• Madara adapted to Kinshiki's limited close-range fighting style and overwhelmed him with Susanoo and Fire Release attacks.
• Momoshiki struck Susanoo with three compressed fireballs, allowing Kinshiki to recover.
• Madara mocked Momoshiki and Kinshiki, and Momoshiki declared that absolute power would overcome Madara's tactics.

Momoshiki secretly planted a Kāma in Madara before escaping with Kinshiki, while Sasuke arrived too late to stop them. The chapter ended with Jigen fighting Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju in Konoha.

• Momoshiki used a time stop to plant something in Madara, then claimed he had bestowed divine power on him.
• Madara rejected Momoshiki's gift and fought Kinshiki until Momoshiki called off the battle.
• Sasuke arrived and confronted Momoshiki and Kinshiki, but they escaped through a space warp after Momoshiki promised to meet Madara again.
• Kisame and Chōjūrō arrived with Mist ninja, and Sasuke ordered the Uchiha to find out whether Obito was alive.
• Inside the Alternate Dimension, Momoshiki revealed that he had planted a Kāma in Madara as a backup plan.
• Jigen fought Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju in Konoha, struggling to suppress their combined assault despite using seventy percent of his power.

Jigen recognized Hanabi Hyuga as a perfect vessel and broke away from the battle to seize her while his allies held off Konoha’s defenders. In Kirigakure, Gekkō Raito dismissed the other Kage’s demands for compensation and learned that some Ōtsutsuki had defected, which he welcomed.

• Jigen spotted Hanabi Hyuga and decided to implant a Kāma in her, asking Urashiki to keep Minato occupied for ten minutes.
• Urashiki agreed to delay their retreat while the Man in Black attacked Hashirama and Tobirama with black flames and Dust Release, allowing Jigen to vanish.
• Jigen reached the Hyuga compound, knocked out the evacuation organizers, and grabbed Hanabi, calling her his perfect vessel and intended sacrifice.
• The other Kage urged Gekkō Raito to compensate their villages, but he said Kirigakure would help by increasing their mission quotas after the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Kyuji reported that Sasuke, Kisame, and the others arrived after the attackers had fled and that some Ōtsutsuki had joined them; Gekkō Raito said he was glad they had left.

Gekkō Raito turned the remaining Ōtsutsuki into a Special Operations Team to hunt Momoshiki, while Madara discovered an unexplained mark on his palm. In a dark alternate dimension, Amado received stolen research and promised to develop a powerful weapon, though it would take at least two months.

• Gekkō Raito ordered Kyuji to form a Special Operations Team of Ōtsutsuki to track down Momoshiki, using any spies among them to reveal his whereabouts.
• Madara found a strange mark on his palm, grew furious, and punched a wall while Sasuke continued helping clear rubble and rescue people.
• Momoshiki questioned Amado’s excitement over the Scientific Ninja Tool research, and Amado explained that it filled gaps in his technology.
• Jigen arrived with Urashiki and a black-robed figure, who handed Amado another pile of Scientific Ninja Tool documents taken from Konoha.
• Amado told Jigen he needed two months to master the research and build a devastating weapon, while Momoshiki objected to waiting that long.

With the other major villages under attack, Gekkō Raito ordered Kirigakure to keep the Chunin Ninja Exams and deploy its forces to protect the villages. The Kage witnessed Kirigakure reveal its immense military strength, leaving them stunned.

• Amado told Jigen that the chaos would bring the world after Kara and that they had at most three months.
• Gekkō Raito rejected Kyuji’s suggestion to escort the Kage home and ordered Kirigakure’s Flying Thunder God Squad, Elite Jōnin, Kekkei Genkai Corps, Tailed Beast Corps, and Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to prepare for deployment.
• Kyuji accepted the orders, recognizing that Kirigakure intended to display the strength it had secretly built up.
• The next morning, the Kage saw Kirigakure’s ninja ride streams of water into the square and were shocked by the number and power of the assembled forces.

The visiting Kage and Kirigakure’s shinobi gathered at the Mizukage Building, where Kirigakure revealed its new Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. The chapter introduced the seven successors and their unusual matches with the legendary blades, leaving the gathered onlookers stunned by Kirigakure’s strength.

• The visiting Kage rushed to the Mizukage Building and saw hundreds of elite jōnin arranged in formations around the square.
• The Kage spotted a new group of seven standing ahead of Kirigakure’s previous Seven Swordsmen and recognized them as the legendary new successors.
• The chapter identified Yuki Tōru, Karatachi Kagura, and Hozuki Suigetsu as three publicly known members of the new group.
• The onlookers recognized the clan affiliations of Waves Rui, Chidori Ming, Red Mountain Chie, and Uchiha Lightning Transmission as the remaining members were revealed.
• A young Mist Ninja questioned why Samehada and Shibuki had been matched with the Waves and Chidori clans, and his teacher explained Rui’s chakra-replenishing synergy and Ming’s Storm Release acceleration.

Gekkō Raito announced that Kirigakure would send squads of Elite Jōnin to guard the other villages during the Chunin Ninja Exams, with powerful reinforcements ready if trouble arose. He revealed the Tailed Beast Corps as Kirigakure’s ultimate backup, and its members arrived before the watching Kage.

• Teachers explained to their students that the Kekkei Genkai Corps represented their clans’ strongest fighters, with the Kaguya, Yuki, and Waves clans ranked first, second, and third.
• Gekkō Raito addressed the assembled shinobi and said the Chunin Ninja Exams would continue while Kirigakure squads guarded villages across the Shinobi World.
• A Kage questioned whether the ten-person Elite Jōnin squads were bodyguards or a threat, leaving the gathered Kage uneasy.
• Gekkō Raito promised that the Flying Thunder God Squad, the Seven Swordsmen, the Kekkei Genkai Corps, and the Tailed Beast Corps would reinforce the villages if attacked.
• Ten scarlet pillars appeared, and members of the Tailed Beast Corps landed on the Mizukage Building’s platform; the chapter named Kaguya Yuki, Uchiha Shenhuo, Kurosuki Tomie, and Red Mountain En as its first four Jinchūriki.

Gekkō Raito unveiled Kirigakure’s fully assembled Tailed Beast Corps, including the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki Kozuki Kazuki, to intimidate the visiting Kage and assure them of their safety during the Chunin Exams. He then deployed elite squads while deliberately creating an apparent opening, as Momoshiki Otsutsuki heard that Kirigakure had scattered its forces.

• The Tailed Beast Corps assembled before the visiting Kage, and Gekkō Raito revealed Kozuki Kazuki as its supreme commander and Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• The Mist Ninja bowed to the corps as Gekkō Raito’s display demonstrated Kirigakure’s overwhelming military power and advanced technology.
• Gekkō Raito promised the visiting Kage protection during the Chunin Exams, then left as Kazuki followed him inside.
• Kirigakure deployed veteran squads equipped with Flying Thunder God users to respond rapidly to attacks, while Gekkō Raito believed the Otsutsuki needed time to study stolen technology.
• Gekkō Raito deliberately spread his forces to create an opening, while Momoshiki Otsutsuki received a report that Kirigakure had scattered its elite troops.

Momoshiki insisted on attacking Kirigakure to capture its exposed Jinchūriki, despite Isshiki warning that Gekkō Raito had set a trap. Isshiki agreed to help after urging Momoshiki to wait for intelligence, while Raito’s allies worried about exposing the Tailed Beast Corps.

• Momoshiki urged Jigen to exploit Kirigakure’s weakened defenses and capture its Jinchūriki, but Jigen refused to act.
• Jigen transformed into Isshiki and warned Momoshiki that the exposed Jinchūriki were bait in Gekkō Raito’s trap.
• Momoshiki chose to attack anyway, and Isshiki agreed to accompany him after asking him to wait a day for intelligence.
• Kyuji warned Gekkō Raito that exposing the Jinchūriki could invite an Otsutsuki attack, while Kazuki insisted he and his brothers could defend themselves.

Gekkō Raito ordered a last-minute change to the Chunin Ninja Exams, moving the combat test to a remote island and requiring every Kage to attend as he used the arrangements to draw out the Otsutsuki. Meanwhile, Kozuki Sankanko reported suspicious infiltrators, and the exam candidates and Kage sailed toward the island aboard Kirigakure’s advanced cruise ship.

• Gekkō Raito told Kyuji and Kazuki that he wanted their enemies to take the bait, then ordered the next day’s exam moved to a remote island and changed to actual combat with every Kage attending.
• Kyuji realized the plan would draw more Kirigakure forces away from the village to guard the island and the visiting Kage, leaving the home base more vulnerable.
• Kozuki Sankanko emerged from Gekkō Raito’s shadow and reported that her clan had found suspicious infiltrators who might be connected to the Otsutsuki.
• Gekkō Raito told Sankanko to leave the infiltrators alone so they could pass information along, and ordered her to monitor them and Ao.
• The exam candidates and the visiting Kage traveled toward the island aboard Kirigakure’s automated cruise ship, marveling at its technology and luxury.

The Chunin exam began with examinees facing a flying-fish challenge to reach Kirigakure’s forbidden island and retrieve a flower from its floating mountain. Gekkō Raito ordered Zabuza’s squad to capture the entrants while considering whether the Otsutsuki would take his bait and asking Wisdom King about possible threats.

• The examinees saw the floating island and learned they had to ride Kirigakure Flying Fish ashore before reaching the central Floating Mountain and picking its flower.
• Gekkō Raito told the Yuki boy and Zabuza’s squad to capture anyone who landed on the island without killing them.
• Zabuza said he preferred training new village recruits to fighting outside, and Gekkō Raito watched the approaching ship while wondering whether the Otsutsuki would take the bait.
• Gekkō Raito asked Wisdom King what kind of Scientific Ninja Tool could counter him, and it answered that only overwhelming strength combined with chakra protection and extreme speed could pose a threat.
• Wisdom King reported that its calculations for Gekkō Raito’s new ability were 70 percent complete and would take about twenty more days.