Chapter Summaries

Gekkō Raito returned to Kirigakure with Mei Terumi and Zabuza after sealing the Three-Tails and Six-Tails, and Mei Terumi discussed how to announce the achievement and secure Raito’s authority. Zabuza went to see Haku while the village prepared for his return and the public announcement.

• Raito reassured Zabuza that his rogue ninja charge could be cleared and told him Haku was safe in Kirigakure Hospital.
• Raito, Mei Terumi, and Zabuza returned to Kirigakure on the Nimbus Cloud, and Zabuza followed them discreetly after putting on his mask.
• Raito sent Zabuza to see Haku while he and Mei Terumi entered the Mizukage's Office.
• Mei Terumi expressed amazement that Raito had sealed two tailed beasts and suggested he take over the burdens of leading the village.
• Raito and Mei Terumi agreed to announce the recovered tailed beasts to Kirigakure and the country, using the occasion to clear Zabuza's charge.
• Mei Terumi asked how Raito planned to earn the village's respect and obedience as its sole Jinchūriki.

Gekkō Raito proposed restoring Kirigakure’s Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and learned that the village’s only promising candidate, Ameyuri Ringo, was critically ill. He visited her in the hospital and offered to examine her, leaving her hopeful that she could recover.

• Gekkō Raito suggested rebuilding the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and Mei Terumi told him that Ameyuri Ringo was a Lightning Release prodigy near death.
• Gekkō Raito recognized Ameyuri Ringo as a former wielder of Kiba and went with Mei Terumi to Kirigakure Hospital.
• Mei Terumi checked on Chōjūrō, and Gekkō Raito reassured Haku that Chōjūrō would soon return to Kirigakure openly.
• Gekkō Raito entered Ameyuri Ringo’s room and startled her when she mistook him for medical staff arriving to give her an injection.
• Gekkō Raito introduced himself and said he might be able to cure Ameyuri Ringo, who asked whether she could really get better.

Gekkō Raito discovered that Ameyuri Ringo had only a year to live because of severe cellular deterioration, and he could not cure her with his current medical knowledge. He decided to seek help from Tsunade, though Mei Terumi warned that finding her would be extremely difficult.

• Gekkō Raito used the Great Sage to learn that Ameyuri Ringo had one year to live and that fighting or training would hasten her death.
• The Great Sage said that acquiring advanced medical knowledge from a skilled medical ninja could speed up a cure, but Gekkō Raito rejected devouring fellow Kirigakure shinobi and could not learn quickly enough on his own.
• Gekkō Raito reassured Ameyuri Ringo that he would find a way to save her and told her he would discuss a treatment plan with the Lord Kage.
• Gekkō Raito told Mei Terumi that he wanted to ask Tsunade for help.
• Mei Terumi warned Gekkō Raito that Tsunade was notoriously difficult to locate because she constantly moved while evading pursuit.

Mei Terumi arranged a one-man Chunin promotion exam to establish Raito’s standing in Kirigakure. Raito overwhelmed ten Genin and thirty Chunin, and the chapter ended as a Jonin entered the arena for the final round.

• Mei Terumi approved a special Chunin exam for Raito and planned to use it to establish his authority in Kirigakure.
• Mei Terumi opened the exam before a packed arena, and Raito entered wearing a Kirigakure robe and forehead protector.
• Raito defeated ten Genin so quickly that the spectators barely saw him move.
• Raito charged into thirty Chunin and cut them down with precise swordsmanship.
• A Jonin with a terrifying aura appeared as Raito’s final opponent.

Raito defeated Zabuza in the arena, then protected him from Kirigakure Jonin until Mei Terumi restored Zabuza’s status as a village ninja. Raito revealed that he had become the perfect Jinchūriki of both the Three-Tails and Six-Tails, while Mei credited him and Zabuza with recovering the beasts.

• Raito overwhelmed Zabuza in the arena and held Zangetsu to his throat.
• Several Kirigakure Jonin rushed to kill Zabuza, but Raito froze them in place.
• Mei Terumi declared that Zabuza had helped recover the Three-Tails and restored his status as a Kirigakure Ninja.
• Raito revealed the Three-Tails Chakra within him, shocking the Jonin by showing that he was its Jinchūriki.
• Mei announced that the Six-Tails had also been recovered and Utakata captured, and Raito revealed that he carried the Six-Tails as well.
• Mei explained that Raito had endured sealing both Tailed Beasts and said he and Zabuza had completed the Six-Tails mission together.

After Raito intimidated Kirigakure’s jonin into accepting Zabuza’s rogue-ninja status, the village celebrated his power as a jinchūriki with two tailed beasts. In private, Raito completed his Shukaku chakra and had the Great Sage use it to enhance his abilities and activate an automatic cloud defense.

• Mei Terumi declared that Raito and Zabuza had restored Kirigakure’s lost power, and Raito released the combined chakra of the Three-Tails and Six-Tails to silence objections to Zabuza’s status.
• Raito challenged anyone who still wanted to punish Zabuza to fight him, and Kirigakure’s jonin backed down.
• Kirigakure celebrated as news of Raito carrying two tailed beasts spread across the Five Great Nations.
• Raito’s Shukaku chakra reached 100%, and the Great Sage took control of it after the Three-Tails and Six-Tails sensed Shukaku’s presence.
• The Great Sage used Shukaku chakra to enhance Raito’s Cloud Release and activated an automatic cloud defense mode.

Gekkō Raito tested his strengthened Cloud Release and set out with Haku and Ameyuri to find Tsunade in the Land of Fire. He deployed thousands of chakra pigeons to search for her, beginning a hunt expected to take several days.

• Gekkō Raito used the Great Sage to block a kunai with solid cloud and considered how Shukaku's chakra enhanced his defenses and sealing power.
• Gekkō Raito decided to take Haku and Ameyuri to find Tsunade and asked the Great Sage to develop a wide-area search technique.
• Mei Terumi warned Gekkō Raito that news of his Dual-Tailed Beast Jinchūriki status had spread, but he departed on the Nimbus Cloud with Haku and Ameyuri.
• Gekkō Raito created 27,814 chakra pigeons with Cloud Release: Eye of God, exhausting Isobu's chakra as the flock spread across the Land of Fire to search for Tsunade.

Gekkō Raito encountered Naruto in a small town while searching for Tsunade, and Naruto realized Raito wore a Kirigakure forehead protector. Raito left Naruto behind and found Tsunade asleep in her room.

• Jiraiya brought Naruto to a small town while searching for Tsunade, and Gekkō Raito arrived there after tracking her chakra.
• Naruto recognized Gekkō Raito at a takoyaki stall and noticed his Kirigakure forehead protector.
• Gekkō Raito gave Naruto takoyaki and disappeared, leaving Naruto worried that he had defected from Konoha.
• Naruto decided to find Gekkō Raito instead of continuing to search for Tsunade, while Raito returned food to Haku and Ameyuri with a Shadow Clone.
• Gekkō Raito followed the pigeons' markings to Tsunade's room and found her asleep on the tatami.

Gekkō Raito offered Tsunade a fortune to save his gravely ill friend Ameyuri, but Tsunade admitted her hemophobia prevented her from performing the needed surgery. The chapter ended with Tsunade alarmed that Gekkō Raito knew her closely guarded weakness.

• Gekkō Raito woke Tsunade and offered her one hundred million to save a friend.
• Tsunade accepted the job after Gekkō Raito paid her fifty thousand upfront, and Shizune accompanied them to see the patient.
• Tsunade examined Ameyuri and said she could be cured, but not by her in her current state.
• Gekkō Raito raised his offer to two hundred million, but Tsunade explained that her hemophobia was a personal obstacle.
• Tsunade reacted with shock and suspicion when Gekkō Raito identified her hemophobia.

Gekkō Raito failed to persuade Tsunade to treat Ameyuri, but he chased her down and offered a deposit to secure her promise to help if she overcame her fear of blood. Tsunade softened at his sincerity, but her answer was left unstated.

• Tsunade demanded to know how Gekkō Raito had learned about her fear of blood, then refused to treat Ameyuri when he would not explain.
• Gekkō Raito returned to Ameyuri and assured her that he would find a way to help Tsunade save her.
• Ameyuri told Gekkō Raito she was moved that he valued her life enough to offer two hundred million, and Haku understood why she felt that way.
• Gekkō Raito caught up with Tsunade as she was leaving town and offered her a deposit of about two hundred thousand, asking her to treat Ameyuri if she could and Ameyuri was still alive.
• Tsunade asked whether Ameyuri was Gekkō Raito's sweetheart, then softened as she recognized his sincerity.

Naruto tracked down Raito and demanded that he return to Konoha, but Raito refused and led him outside town to fight. As Tsunade and Shizune followed to watch, Raito and Naruto began a clash that revealed Raito’s skill with Zangetsu.

• Naruto struck Raito’s shoulder with a Rasengan and demanded that he return to Konoha.
• Raito realized that the Nine-Tails had helped Naruto sense his location, then refused to go back with him.
• Naruto insisted on taking Raito back, so Raito headed outside town and Naruto pursued him.
• Tsunade recognized Naruto’s resemblance to the Fourth Hokage and followed with Shizune to watch the fight.
• Naruto attacked Raito with a kunai, and their weapons clashed with enough force to tear up the turf.
• Raito drew Zangetsu and unleashed a water-laced slash that surrounded Naruto with rippling blades of water.

Naruto and Gekkō Raito fought while Jiraiya found Tsunade and urged her to return to Konoha to treat Hiruzen and become the Fifth Hokage. Orochimaru suddenly appeared, revealing himself before Jiraiya and Tsunade as the former Sannin reunion gave way to a confrontation.

• Naruto dodged Gekkō Raito’s slash and counterattacked with a wind-enhanced kunai as their fierce battle continued.
• Jiraiya arrived, recognized Gekkō Raito as Naruto’s friend, and told Tsunade that Hiruzen had been badly injured by Orochimaru.
• Tsunade refused to treat Hiruzen, explaining that her hands were useless, and resisted Jiraiya’s request for her to become the Fifth Hokage.
• Tsunade revealed that Gekkō Raito wore a Kirigakure forehead protector, leaving Jiraiya shocked.
• Orochimaru appeared before Jiraiya and Tsunade and defended his actions as a pursuit of truth.

Orochimaru revealed that Konoha traded Raito to Kirigakure for a nonaggression alliance, where Mei Terumi now intended to groom him as the next Mizukage. As Raito overwhelmed Naruto with advanced Water Release techniques, he prepared a devastating water-infused Rasengan.

• Orochimaru told Tsunade and Jiraiya that Konoha High Command had traded Raito to Kirigakure instead of letting him defect.
• Orochimaru revealed that Raito had become an official Kirigakure ninja and that Mei Terumi wanted him to succeed her as Sixth Mizukage.
• Raito attacked Naruto with a water wall and two Water Dragon Bullets, but Naruto blocked the dragons with a Rasengan.
• Raito used Water Release: Body Flicker to reappear beside Naruto and force him to his knees with his sword.
• Raito revealed that he had independently developed the Rasengan and combined it with his Flowing Water Blade to create the Water Release: Vortex Hurricane Water Technique.

Naruto drew on the Nine-Tails’ chakra and attacked Raito, demanding that he return to Konoha. As the fight continued, Orochimaru revealed that Sasuke Uchiha was no longer in Konoha, but the chapter ended before he said where Sasuke had gone.

• Raito struck Naruto with a water-enhanced Rasengan, but Naruto got back up and accused him of holding back.
• Naruto bargained with the Nine-Tails for its chakra, promising to grant one request except freeing it.
• Naruto formed a two-tailed chakra cloak and broke Raito’s arm with a powerful punch.
• Naruto urged Raito to return to Konoha as Tsunade and Jiraiya reacted with surprise and Orochimaru praised the boys’ talents.
• Jiraiya asked where Sasuke Uchiha had gone, and Orochimaru began to answer.

Naruto and Gekkō Raito fought as Naruto unleashed more of the Nine-Tails’ chakra, eventually striking Gekkō Raito with a devastating Rasengan. Gekkō Raito survived and revealed his own Tailed Beast Cloak, leaving Naruto and the watching Sannin stunned.

• Naruto and Gekkō Raito traded close-range blows, with Gekkō Raito using his chakra control and healing to withstand Naruto’s two-tailed power.
• Naruto transformed into a four-tailed state and hit Gekkō Raito with a tailed-beast-chakra Rasengan, leaving him gravely wounded.
• Gekkō Raito healed his injuries and announced that he, too, had a monster inside him.
• Gekkō Raito unleashed a dark red Tailed Beast Cloak and formed three chakra tails, surprising Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya.
• Naruto recognized Gekkō Raito as a fellow jinchūriki and told him that becoming one was nothing to celebrate.

Raito used the Three-Tails’ chakra to overwhelm Naruto with a massive Water Release followed by freezing techniques, then tested a new Ice Release technique. Naruto endured the attacks and countercharged, while Raito began transforming the nature of the Tailed Beast chakra he was borrowing.

• Naruto asked Kurama for more power, and Kurama assured him that his chakra could overpower the Tailed Beast inside Raito.
• Raito deflected Naruto’s chakra tails and unleashed a colossal Water Release that flooded the forest clearing and knocked Naruto into the water.
• Raito froze the lake with Ice Release: Freezing Moment, leaving Naruto and the nearby Sannin stunned by the sudden cold.
• Raito used Ice Release: Dance of the Seedling Fern to raise a forest of spikes, forcing Naruto to shield himself with his four tails.
• Raito punched Naruto through the ice spikes, but Naruto stopped his flight with his tails and rebounded toward Raito as Raito began transforming the nature of his borrowed chakra.

Raito completed Three-Tails’ conversion to ice-nature chakra and used its freezing power against Naruto. Naruto reached a five-tailed state and the two fought evenly, while the Sannin feared Naruto was close to losing control.

• Great Sage accelerated Three-Tails’ chakra conversion, allowing it to acquire the ice attribute just as Naruto charged at Raito.
• Raito formed an ice wall, ensnared Naruto with his tails, and struck him with a freezing punch that slowed Nine-Tails’ chakra.
• Nine-Tails pushed Naruto into a five-tailed state, shattering the ice on his chest as Naruto broke through Raito’s frost dragon.
• Naruto’s bone armor strengthened him, and he traded powerful blows with Raito, who formed ice armor to meet him head-on.
• Orochimaru admired their power, while Jiraiya and Tsunade warned that Naruto was losing consciousness and Nine-Tails might break free.

Jiraiya and Tsunade tried to respond as Naruto’s fight with Gekkō Raito pushed him toward losing control, while Orochimaru revealed he had come to kill Tsunade. The chapter ended with Naruto reaching his six-tailed form and charging across the battlefield as the Nine-Tails went berserk.

• Orochimaru blocked Jiraiya from stopping Naruto and said he had come specifically to kill Tsunade.
• Tsunade struck the ground with her Monster Strength Fist and told Jiraiya to check on Naruto while she held off Orochimaru.
• Gekkō Raito froze Naruto’s tails and limbs, then pinned him down and punched him as Naruto’s chakra grew more violent.
• Naruto shattered the ice with a roar and blasted Gekkō Raito away with a chakra shock wave.
• Naruto grew a sixth tail, prompting Orochimaru to declare that the Nine-Tails had gone berserk.
• Naruto dropped to all fours and raced wildly across the battlefield.

Naruto’s six-tailed Nine-Tails rampage overwhelmed Gekkō Raito and left Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru badly injured. As the beast turned on Shizune, Jiraiya feared no one could stop it in time except Orochimaru.

• Gekkō Raito’s ice attacks failed to slow the rampaging Naruto, who struck him into the ruins.
• The Nine-Tails seized Jiraiya with its tail and slammed him away, then pierced Tsunade through the abdomen.
• Orochimaru’s snakes failed to stop Naruto, who snapped his neck, but Orochimaru escaped using the Orochimaru-Style Substitution Technique.
• Jiraiya attacked Naruto with Fire Release and Wild Lion’s Mane Technique, but the Nine-Tails broke through and slashed his chest despite Needle Jizo.
• Tsunade healed her wound with Creation Rebirth but became unable to fight when her hemophobia flared up.
• Shizune struck Naruto with poisoned needles, drawing its attention away from Jiraiya as Jiraiya wondered whether Orochimaru could stop it.

Gekkō Raito survived Naruto's attack and confronted the six-tailed Nine-Tails head-on, revealing himself as the Dual Jinchūriki of the Three-Tails and Six-Tails. With his combined power surpassing Naruto's current output, Raito prepared to fight the rampaging beast again.

• The Nine-Tails cornered Shizune, but Gekkō Raito emerged from the ruins and drew its attention away from her.
• Gekkō Raito struck the charging Nine-Tails with Boil Release: Peerless Strength and sent it flying, then healed his shattered hand.
• Gekkō Raito manifested nine chakra tails and revealed that he was the Dual Jinchūriki of the Three-Tails and the Six-Tails.
• Raito's combined Tailed Beast chakra overwhelmed Naruto's six-tailed presence, and Raito walked toward him.
• The Nine-Tails charged at Raito again, and Raito transformed his right arm into the Six-Tails' acidic blue fluid.