Chapter Summaries

Konoha and Hidden Mystery Village prepared for war after their relations collapsed, and Hidden Mystery's leader launched an attack on Konoha. The leader then entered the village and went to confront Konoha's leader, leaving their meeting about to begin.

• Konoha's village chief warned that Hidden Mystery had many Kage-level fighters, while angry villagers called for a forceful response.
• The chief of Hidden Mystery Village and neighboring leaders formed an alliance and ordered their forces to prepare ambushes in four cities.
• After a day's travel, the old village chief and the expedition reached Hidden Mystery Village, where its leader ordered an all-out assault.
• The Hidden Mystery Village leader's ninjutsu killed a man on his own side, and his shinobi charged into the village, killing more than a dozen villagers.
• The leader entered the village, instructed his shinobi to stay alert, and went to Konoha's leader's residence to demand a meeting.

Konoha's Clan Head confronted Hidden Mystery Village's chief, who denied responsibility for the attack and warned Konoha not to interfere in his village's affairs. After Hidden Mystery Village released Tsunade, Konoha's leaders considered an alliance with a mysterious foreign organization to strengthen the village against future threats.

• Hidden Mystery Village's chief denied deliberately attacking Konoha, returned Princess Tsunade, and warned Konoha's chief not to interfere in his village's affairs.
• Konoha's chief and Hidden Mystery Village's chief exchanged threats, declared their villages' friendship over, and parted without fighting.
• Konoha learned that Tsunade had returned safely, and its chief ordered the dispute kept quiet while warning that Konoha would not accept defeat.
• At a council meeting, Konoha's Clan Head told the senior figures that foreign Shinobi had offered an alliance against Hidden Mystery Village.
• Konoha's council agreed to contact the mysterious organization and cooperate with it, while the First Elder asked whether Konoha could survive the crisis.

Konoha's Clan Head prepared to confront Hidden Mystery Village while secretly hoping to turn the coming conflict to Konoha's advantage. Xuan Ying's forces arrived and clashed with Konoha's shinobi, while the chapter ended with Konoha's Clan Head and the Hidden Mystery village chief meeting to discuss them.

• Konoha's Clan Head argued that Konoha should avoid fighting Hidden Mystery Village directly and urged his people to strengthen the village.
• Konoha's Clan Head pressed the shinobi about the delayed weapons shipment, then promised protection in exchange for their account of recent events.
• Xuan Zhe watched from the shadows and suspected that Konoha's Clan Head planned to use Hidden Mystery Village's forces as a weapon against it.
• Xuan Ying and his party entered Konoha, where Konoha's Clan Head ordered hundreds of shinobi to surround them, and a brutal battle began.
• The Hidden Mystery village chief and his group raced toward Konoha, and he later sat with Konoha's Clan Head to discuss Xuan Ying and his party.

The Konoha Clan Head and Xuan Ying plotted to join forces against Konoha, while Xuan Zhe decided to help Konoha destroy Hidden Mystery Village. After Hidden Mystery's remaining fighters retreated, a few villagers celebrated Konoha's supposed defeat until Xuan Zhe appeared.

• The Konoha Clan Head and Xuan Ying agreed to attack Konoha together and make its people serve them.
• Xuan Ying told the Hidden Mystery Village Chief that Konoha's elders were rebelling, then claimed Hidden Mystery had suffered devastating losses.
• Xuan Zhe watched the two sides fight and decided to help Konoha because Hidden Mystery Village had attacked Tsunade.
• The First Elder and Second Elder ordered Hidden Mystery's remaining fighters to retreat after their forces dwindled to nine people.
• A few Hidden Mystery villagers celebrated Konoha's destruction, but Xuan Zhe appeared and challenged their confidence.

Xuan Zhe returned to Konoha, declared that he would protect the village, and drove Hidden Mystery Village's Shinobi into retreat. Konoha's villagers pursued them and a battle erupted, leaving the first and second elders facing the enemy's threats.

• Xuan Zhe swept away the Hidden Mystery Village Shinobi attacking Konoha and told the first elder that he would not let anyone in the village die.
• Xuan Zhe's aura surged, terrifying Hidden Mystery Village's Shinobi and prompting them to flee.
• Xuan Zhe pursued the fleeing Shinobi and destroyed one with a single punch, astonishing Konoha's villagers.
• The first elder and Konoha's villagers followed the fleeing enemy, and the two sides clashed in a chaotic battle.
• The first elder and second elder watched as the Hidden Mystery Village Shinobi threatened to destroy Konoha, and the first elder challenged their arrogance.

Xuan Zhe and Hidden Mystery Village’s Shinobi broke off their confrontation with Konoha’s grand elder, then fought Konoha’s forces in a bloody battle outside the village. Xuan Zhe survived and, after killing the last survivor behind him, used Earth Release to advance toward Konoha’s Shinobi.

• The grand elder confronted Hidden Mystery Village’s Shinobi, who declared they would fight Konoha to the death.
• Xuan Zhe called for a retreat after sensing danger, and Hidden Mystery Village’s Shinobi rushed toward Konoha with the grand elder and his people following.
• Hidden Mystery Village’s Shinobi and Konoha’s forces clashed near the village entrance, then the grand elder ordered his side to withdraw into the open wilderness.
• Xuan Zhe led an attack against Konoha’s Shinobi while avoiding Lightning Release because his allies were nearby.
• The battle left more than half of Konoha’s Shinobi dead, and Xuan Zhe killed the last survivor behind him.
• Xuan Zhe charged toward Konoha’s remaining Shinobi using Earth Release and abruptly stopped after advancing some distance.

Xuan Zhe led a brutal assault on Hidden Mystery Village’s forces, but Konoha’s fighters withdrew under rocket fire and regrouped at the battlefield’s edge. After arranging for Konoha’s troops to rest, Xuan Zhe returned to headquarters, where Xuan Lang saw that the Hidden Mystery Village Shinobi were still eager to fight.

• Xuan Zhe used Earth Release to reach the main battlefield, raised an Earth Wall, and charged into Hidden Mystery Village’s forces.
• Xuan Zhe killed many Hidden Mystery Village fighters as the forces of Konoha and Hidden Ninja Village clashed, throwing the battlefield into chaos.
• Konoha’s Jonin ordered a rocket barrage that drove Hidden Mystery Village’s pursuers back while Konoha withdrew toward the border.
• Konoha’s forces stopped to rest after suffering heavy casualties, and Xuan Zhe led elite troops against the Konoha Shinobi holding the battlefield’s perimeter.
• Xuan Zhe arranged for the Konoha Shinobi to recover, returned to headquarters, and summoned his companions to discuss the situation.
• Xuan Lang surveyed the Hidden Mystery Village Shinobi and realized they remained eager for battle.

Xuan Lang rallied his exhausted troops and ordered them to keep attacking Konoha despite heavy fighting on both sides. His forces broke through Konoha's defensive line and began pushing its formation back, leaving the battle in their favor.

• Xuan Lang rallied his troops, urged them to hold the battlefield, and ordered them to stop Konoha's main force even at the cost of their lives.
• Xuan Lang's troops attacked Konoha's defenses repeatedly, forcing his men back toward their camp before he ordered them to rest for an hour and resume the assault.
• Xuan Lang ordered his captain to break through Konoha's position within fifteen minutes, and the captain led a charge that tore open the defensive line.
• Xuan Lang and the captain sent wave after wave of troops against Konoha, disrupting its combat rhythm and opening cracks in its formation.
• Xuan Lang's men pressed through the gaps as Konoha's Shinobi fell back, and the battle increasingly favored Xuan Lang's forces.

Xuan Lang and Hei Lang fought off Konoha Ninja, with Hei Lang using black mist and swift attacks to overwhelm his opponents while Xuan Lang crushed a force of elite Jonin. Xuan Lang declared Konoha defeated and ordered its Ninja to leave.

• Xuan Zhe led Konoha Ninja in attacking Xuan Lang's team, whose fighters initially avoided serious injuries.
• Hei Lang spread black mist across the clearing, then killed and injured Konoha Ninja with rapid attacks and powerful blows.
• Fifty Advanced Jonin surrounded Xuan Lang, but he killed one with his silver blade and incapacitated another with a kick.
• Xuan Lang blasted a Jonin with lightning, terrifying the remaining Konoha Ninja into silence.
• Xuan Lang declared Konoha disbanded and ordered the Konoha Ninja to return to their village.

Xuan Lang slaughtered Konoha Ninja in their camp and defied the old patriarch, while Xuan Zhe learned that Tsunade had found the Konoha Shinobi she believed was her boyfriend. Xuan Zhe concealed his fury and decided to test Tsunade, leaving her uneasy about how much he had changed.

• Xuan Lang killed seventeen Konoha Ninja and dismissed the old patriarch's warning before the patriarch attacked him.
• Xuan Zhe returned to camp and met Tsunade, who told him she had found and captured her Konoha Shinobi boyfriend.
• Xuan Zhe realized Tsunade's boyfriend was the enemy who had killed someone close to him, and he feared losing his chance to protect his family.
• Xuan Zhe decided to test whether Tsunade would tell him the truth and resolved to kill her if she hid anything from him.
• Xuan Zhe told Tsunade that she belonged to him and had to return to him, while Tsunade felt frightened by his changed behavior.

Xuan Zhe and Tsunade questioned Shan Zhi, who claimed an unknown powerful Konoha figure had brought him into the village. His story alarmed Konoha’s shinobi, who mobilized to intercept him and surrounded the village overnight.

• Xuan Zhe and Tsunade went to meet Shan Zhi after noticing that a Konoha soldier was acting strangely.
• Tsunade identified Shan Zhi as an undercover agent from the Hidden Mystery Village, but Shan Zhi denied attempting an assassination and said an unnamed Konoha figure had brought him in.
• Shan Zhi concealed the figure’s identity and told Xuan Zhe that the man was exceptionally powerful and had defeated the Second Hokage quickly.
• Konoha’s shinobi grew concerned that the unknown figure might disrupt the village’s cooperation with the Akatsuki and sent warnings to their superiors.
• Konoha’s shinobi sent people to intercept Shan Zhi and surrounded the village within a night.

Xuan Zhe and Sanji tried to evade the Akatsuki and arrange for Sanji’s father to send reinforcements, but a hostile Shinobi group ambushed them. Xuan Zhe was knocked unconscious and Sanji was captured as the attackers took his ninja blade and fled the valley.

• Xuan Zhe and Sanji hid beneath Konoha’s east gate, then traveled east to seek Sanji’s companions and contact his father for reinforcements.
• By a stream west of Konoha, Sanji and Xuan Zhe discussed whether their pursuer was Sanji’s master and agreed they needed help quickly.
• A group of black-robed Shinobi confronted Sanji and Xuan Zhe and threatened to kill them if they tried to report to the Hokage.
• Xuan Zhe told Sanji to withdraw with four Shinobi while he kept watch, but a Shinobi struck Xuan Zhe in the neck and knocked him unconscious.
• The attackers captured Sanji, took his ninja blade, and retreated with both him and Xuan Zhe toward the valley’s edge.

A Shinobi group planned to recapture Xuan Zhe and secure Yamaguchi Village while a man in black prepared to seal off the mountain. The lead Shinobi entered the village disguised as Xuan Zhe’s messenger and demanded the villagers capture traitors and provide their Clan Head for experiments, leaving them wary of his orders.

• The lead Shinobi sent his subordinates toward camp to rescue Sanji and Xuan Zhe, while a man in black watched and ordered his own men to seal off the mountain.
• The lead Shinobi’s group reached Yamaguchi Village but found its walls too strong to breach, so they arranged to guard the gates and seek reinforcements.
• The lead Shinobi entered the stockade with subordinates and told the night-watch villagers he was a messenger sent by Lord Xuan Zhe.
• The lead Shinobi demanded that the villagers capture three traitors, hand over three people, and provide their Clan Head’s blood for experiments.
• The villagers questioned the Shinobi’s demands, and one man refused to commit without the Clan Head’s approval.

Xuan Zhe escaped from Hidden Mystery Village and returned to Konoha, where he told Tsunade he had found ingredients that could cure her gu poison. After warning her about the dangers of collecting Blood Lotus, he and Tsunade changed identities and prepared to enter the swamp.

• Xuan Zhe took advantage of the lead Shinobi's sudden collapse to escape and returned to Konoha.
• Xuan Zhe reassured Tsunade, gave her food, and told her he had found medicinal ingredients to cure her gu poison.
• Xuan Zhe told Tsunade that Blood Lotus grew beside swamps and explained that he planned to collect it despite the dangers there.
• Xuan Zhe warned Tsunade about Shinobi who used Yin-Yang techniques and gave her the VIP Guest Card to keep safe.
• A few days later, Xuan Zhe and Tsunade changed their identities and began planning how to dig up the Blood Lotus plants.

Xuan Zhe and Tsunade searched the swamp for blood lotus grass, then followed traffickers to a waterfall cave where the grass could be found. Xuan Zhe went to confront Hidden Mystery Village alone, claiming to be a Kage Level expert, when a powerful voice approached.

• Xuan Zhe told Tsunade how Yamaguchi Village had captured him, and they discussed rescuing the Konoha Shinobi and growing stronger.
• Xuan Zhe and Tsunade searched the swamp for weeks before he spotted traffickers transporting blood lotus grass and led his group after them.
• At a waterfall, Xuan Zhe revealed that the cave behind it held blood lotus grass and warned that a Demon Emperor-level figure lurked inside.
• Xuan Zhe left Tsunade behind and entered Hidden Mystery Village, defeating its guards and a crowd of bandits with ease.
• Xuan Zhe identified himself as a Kage Level expert, and a roaring voice announced that it would punish the villagers.

Xuan Zhe and Tsunade left Hidden Mystery Village after Xuan Zhe defeated a crowd of Shinobi, but another squad ambushed them at the Xuan Family’s forbidden grounds. Xuan Zhe overwhelmed the attackers and forced their leader to stay, learning that they claimed to be the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki.

• Xuan Zhe defeated the burly man’s force of more than five hundred Hidden Mystery Village Shinobi, killing several and shocking Tsunade.
• Tsunade headed back with Xuan Zhe while privately wondering how much stronger he could become and considering sharing some of her credit with him.
• A squad of Shinobi surrounded Xuan Zhe and Tsunade outside the Xuan Family’s forbidden grounds and accused them of trespassing.
• Xuan Zhe killed one attacker with a punch, evaded the others, then sent five giant snakes after them, whose venom reduced several Shinobi to bones.
• The remaining Shinobi fled, but Xuan Zhe warned their leader not to leave; the leader claimed they were the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki.

Xuan Zhe defeated the Shinobi who tried to stop him and continued seeking Lady Xuan Yue, while Hidden Mystery Village’s Clan Head and his wife arrived and prepared to retaliate for her injuries. The chapter left the Clan Head asking his wife how they should handle the attack.

• Xuan Zhe demanded that the Shinobi direct him to Lady Xuan Yue, then wounded one and defeated the others who attacked him.
• Xuan Zhe recognized that his strength had been exposed and worried about threats to his estate as he continued toward Hidden Mystery Village.
• The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki ordered the Nine-Tails Demon Fox to capture Xuan Zhe and keep him from escaping.
• Hidden Mystery Village’s Clan Head, his wife, and several injured elders met Xuan Zhe, who reported defeating five opponents in a short fight.
• The Clan Head praised Xuan Zhe and entrusted Lady Xuan Yue’s protection to him, then vowed to make her attackers pay and asked his wife what they should do.

The Hidden Mystery Village Clan Head and Madam Nine-Tails planned to protect Lady Xuan Yue while moving against their opponents, as Xuan Zhe arranged a new Konoha expedition against Hidden Mystery Village. Xuan Zhe led the force toward the village and sought intelligence to make sure no defenders escaped.

• Madam Nine-Tails and the Hidden Mystery Village Clan Head agreed that Lady Xuan Yue's safety had to be ensured, and the Clan Head said he would have her brought back safely.
• Xuan Zhe grew suspicious of the Clan Head's words, then went to Konoha and secured approval to lead another attack on Hidden Mystery Village.
• Konoha officials prepared for the expedition, and Xuan Zhe set out with a force while other shinobi followed, confident of victory.
• Xuan Zhe questioned the administrator at the ninjutsu hall about Hidden Mystery Village's remaining guards, then headed for its Ninjutsu Research Institute to search for anyone in hiding.

Xuan Zhe waited silently outside the Research Institute as Konoha Shinobi arrived seeking Hidden Mystery Village’s ninjutsu manuals and technology. The Konoha forces stormed the institute, but its veteran researchers and defenders held them back with powerful, coordinated techniques.

• Xuan Zhe watched Konoha Shinobi gather at the Research Institute and remained silent for a day.
• Konoha Shinobi argued about Hidden Mystery Village’s strength and revealed they had come to seize its manuals and experimental technology.
• Konoha Shinobi entered the Research Institute and attacked, while Hidden Mystery Village’s Shinobi charged in to defend it.
• The two sides clashed inside and outside the institute as Hidden Mystery Village’s improved techniques repeatedly checked Konoha’s advance.
• Veteran researchers coordinated their attacks and kept Konoha from breaking through the defensive line quickly.

Konoha’s assault on Hidden Mystery Village’s Research Base was devastated by concealed weapons, but Xuan Zhe emerged inside the base and confronted its researchers. A Dark Forces researcher defeated Xuan Zhe, then clashed with the institute director over his experiment and plans.

• Konoha’s Shinobi entered the Research Institute and were struck by hidden artillery that shattered their Protective Barrier and forced them back.
• Xuan Zhe appeared at the Research Base’s main entrance and declared that he had found its weakness and would destroy the laboratory.
• A researcher from the Dark Forces challenged Xuan Zhe, enveloped himself in black mist, and defeated him with a single attack.
• The director confronted the researcher, struck him into a wall, and warned that he would be captured if he ruined the experiment.
• The researcher dismissed the director’s threat and argued that any failure would be the director’s responsibility.