Chapter Summaries

Feng Yao and Hashirama agreed to a ceasefire after Tobirama and Sasuke joined the battle and the survivors realized the Hyuga Clan ninja had been controlled. Kakashi then asked Feng Yao where Obito was, but Feng Yao seemed not to know what he meant.

• Feng Yao used Kamui to reach Kisame and Zabuza, and Tobirama brought Hashirama to Danzo's location with Flying Thunder God.
• Sasuke and Kakashi joined the survivors, and Hashirama told Danzo and Kakashi to withdraw while he and Tobirama searched for Obito's remaining unit.
• Danzo and Kakashi reported that Hyuga Clan ninja had attacked their forces, and Tobirama concluded that Feng Yao had controlled them.
• Feng Yao offered to stop fighting in exchange for compensation, but Hashirama refused the demand and threatened to resume the battle.
• Feng Yao and Hashirama agreed to cease hostilities, and Kakashi asked Feng Yao where Obito was.

Feng Yao ended the confrontation with Hashirama and set out to seize the Land of Water’s capital after learning Obito had been rescued. Jūzō captured the capital and gathered the Daimyo, ministers, and nobles, leaving Feng Yao’s forces in control as they awaited his arrival.

• Zabuza reported that an unknown Wood Release user had rescued Obito and that Yagura was coming; Feng Yao ordered Sasuke to take Kakashi and the others away.
• Feng Yao and Hashirama parted on bad terms over Feng Yao’s decision to conquer by force, and Tobirama took Hashirama away with Flying Thunder God.
• Yagura arrived, and Feng Yao learned that Jūzō had led the assault on the Daimyo Mansion before ordering his group to head for the Capital of Water.
• Jūzō’s Kirigakure forces quickly took the capital and gathered the Daimyo, ministers, and nobles, killing ministers who resisted.
• Jūzō waited for Feng Yao while a minister challenged him over the ninja’s actions.

Feng Yao confronted the Land of Water’s officials and nobles over their conspiracy with the Land of Fire and Konoha, using violence to force their submission. After Guancun and Yamazaki accused the Uchiha of being the invaders, Feng Yao ordered them killed.

• Jūzō slapped a defiant minister and kept the gathered nobles and officials under control until Feng Yao arrived with Kisame, Zabuza, Yagura, and the others.
• The officials recognized the Uchiha emblem and Yagura, while the Daimyo and his conspirators realized their plot had been exposed.
• Feng Yao sat on the Daimyo’s throne and ordered Jūzō to kill the loudest protesters, frightening the rest into kneeling.
• Feng Yao accused the officials of helping the Land of Fire and Konoha invade, and the gathered nobles blamed the conspirators.
• Guancun and Yamazaki defended the Daimyo and accused Feng Yao and the Uchiha of invading the Land of Water, so Feng Yao ordered them dragged out and killed.

Feng Yao seized control of the Land of Water by ordering the execution of the Daimyo and officials who opposed him, then appointed the Daimyo’s oldest daughter as his successor. Haruhime accepted the position in fear and introduced herself as fourteen years old.

• Feng Yao had Guan Chun and Yamazaki seized and killed, then proposed assigning a loyal subordinate to oversee the Daimyo’s state decisions.
• When the Daimyo and officials denounced Feng Yao, he ordered the protesting officials killed and claimed the Daimyo was an impostor.
• Feng Yao ordered Kisame to seize the Daimyo, and Kisame dragged him outside to be killed despite his pleas for help from Yagura.
• The remaining nobles, officials, and consorts knelt and stayed silent as Feng Yao’s men returned.
• Feng Yao summoned the Daimyo’s children and named the oldest girl, Haruhime, the new Daimyo of the Land of Water.

Feng Yao installed Haruhime as Queen of the Land of Water and ordered the surviving officials and nobles to help restore the country. After they pledged most of their fortunes to the nation, Feng Yao assigned his ninjas to collect the money and keep the capital under control.

• Feng Yao named Haruhime Queen of the Land of Water, and she and her siblings realized he would spare them.
• Feng Yao demanded that the officials and nobles choose whether they wanted to live, then ordered them to assist Queen Haruhime in governing.
• Kishida Heihachi identified himself as minister of grain, promised to support Haruhime, and offered most of his fortune to the nation.
• The other officials and nobles followed Kishida Heihachi's lead and competed to pledge their wealth, pleasing Feng Yao and the Kirigakure Ninja.
• Feng Yao sent Yagura to record and collect the donations, ordered Kisame and Jūzō to maintain order, and told Zabuza to watch for secret resistance and kill anyone who defied them.

Feng Yao returned to Kirigakure after taking control of the Land of Water’s Daimyo Mansion, and ordered Kirigakure’s leaders to help govern the country. The leaders began choosing administrators while Mei Terumi prepared to reconnect Kirigakure with the capital.

• Mei Terumi, Genji, and Kirigakure’s leaders worried about the consequences of Feng Yao’s attack on the Daimyo, while Uchiha En, Uchiha Ishi, and Uchiha Yan trusted his strength.
• Feng Yao appeared in the administration building and announced that the Land of Water’s Daimyo Mansion had been taken.
• Feng Yao told Genji to select people familiar with administration to help govern the Land of Water, and the elders agreed after Uchiha En supported the order.
• Feng Yao instructed Mei Terumi to prepare to reestablish contact with the capital and assured her that it would support Kirigakure financially.
• Genji and the other elders argued over who would take part in administering the country.

Feng Yao traveled to the Land of Rice Fields to recruit Uchiha Yashiro to manage the Land of Water. Yashiro agreed to leave the Rice Fields operation in trusted hands, and Feng Yao departed with him.

• Feng Yao left Genji and two other Kirigakure elders in the Land of Water capital with Kishida Heihachi and Zabuza, then used Kamui to reach the Land of Rice Fields.
• Feng Yao arrived at Yashiro’s estate, where Uchiha guards recognized him and explained that the clan’s members were scattered across the country and Otogakure.
• Feng Yao greeted Guren and told Yashiro that he wanted him to manage the Land of Water, explaining the situation there.
• Yashiro agreed to go and entrusted the Land of Rice Fields to Litu, instructing Jushuǐ to follow Litu’s lead.
• Feng Yao left with Yashiro, while Guren watched them depart with disappointment.

Feng Yao consolidated control over the Land of Water while allowing disloyal officials to spread news of his takeover. Back in Konoha, Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi argued over their failed operation, Obito’s missing Sharingan, and the Daimyo’s envoy.

• Kishida Heihachi warned Yashiro, Genji, and Feng Yao that nobles and officials planned to claim Feng Yao had killed the Daimyo, and Feng Yao told Zabuza to watch them and reward Kishida for his usefulness.
• Feng Yao left the Land of Water’s capital using Kamui, while Zabuza stayed behind to guard the region.
• Sasuke returned to Konoha with Danzo, Kakashi, and the surviving troops after their operation against Kirigakure ended in devastating losses.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Danzo to keep Obito’s Sharingan safe, but Danzo admitted he had not recovered them and was unsure whether Obito had died.
• An Anbu ninja reported that the Daimyo’s envoy was demanding an update, and Danzo offered to teach the envoy humility until Hiruzen ordered him to stop.
• Danzo rebuked Hiruzen Sarutobi, who shouted that he was the Hokage, and Danzo swept his sleeve in anger.

Mitokado Homura traveled to Kumogakure to seek support against Uchiha Fengyao, while Hiruzen Sarutobi dealt with the Land of Fire Daimyo’s angry envoy over Konoha’s failed mission against Kirigakure. The chapter ended with Fourth Raikage A hearing Homura’s case and considering Konoha’s opposition to Fengyao.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told the Daimyo’s envoy that Kirigakure had betrayed Konoha, but the envoy blamed Konoha and left to report the failure.
• Danzo urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to let him deal with the envoy, but Hiruzen rebuked him.
• Mitokado Homura arrived in Kumogakure with Jiraiya and met Dodai, who escorted them to Fourth Raikage A.
• A asked Samui about the missing Yugito, then received Mitokado Homura and Jiraiya in his office.
• Mitokado Homura told A that Feng Yao intended to rule the shinobi world and asked Kumogakure to oppose him.
• A recognized Feng Yao’s overwhelming power and was surprised that Konoha intended to fight him.

A considered Konoha’s request for an alliance against Uchiha Fengyao while Jiraiya insisted that Naruto was the Child of Prophecy. A doubted whether the shinobi villages could defeat Fengyao and planned to give Konoha an answer the next day.

• Mitokado Homura mistakenly thought A had accepted Konoha’s alliance request, but A dismissed him and asked Jiraiya about his former claim that Minato was the Child of Prophecy.
• Jiraiya admitted Minato had not been the prophesied child, then firmly claimed Minato’s son Naruto was the true Child of Prophecy.
• A challenged Jiraiya by asking whether the Great Toad Sage had foretold Uchiha Fengyao, whom A believed could end wars through his overwhelming power.
• A sent Mitokado Homura and Jiraiya away and told them he would give Konoha an answer the next day.
• Dodai urged A to ally with Konoha while demanding concessions, but A worried the combined villages might still lose to Fengyao and noted that Kirigakure had apparently fallen under his control.

Kumogakure agreed to consider Konoha’s alliance proposal only if Konoha helped rescue Yugito and met further demands. After Raikage A gave Konoha five days to respond, Mitokado Homura sent Jiraiya back to report the terms to Hiruzen.

• Mabui and Samui advised A to demand Konoha’s intelligence about its Wood Release user, while Mabui raised the danger to Yugito.
• Darui suggested making Konoha help rescue Yugito, and Kumogakure’s leaders decided to use the alliance talks to protect themselves and seek further concessions.
• Dodai presented Kumogakure’s terms to Mitokado Homura and Jiraiya: Konoha had to help rescue Yugito from Amegakure and provide two billion.
• A rejected Konoha’s offer of a larger share of the Uchiha’s assets and gave Mitokado Homura five days to answer.
• Mitokado Homura cursed Kumogakure at the guesthouse, then told Jiraiya to return to Konoha and report the demands to Hiruzen.

Jiraiya returned to Konoha with Kumogakure’s demands, prompting Hiruzen and the village leadership to debate how to respond. Shikaku proposed revised terms, and Hiruzen decided to negotiate on that basis.

• Jiraiya raced back to Konoha and told Hiruzen, Danzo, and Utatane Koharu that Kumogakure demanded a rescue for Yugito, two billion ryo, and shared information.
• Danzo urged Konoha to reject Kumogakure’s demands, while Hiruzen weighed the risk of Kumogakure aligning with Uchiha Fengyao.
• Hiruzen summoned Shikaku, who proposed offering Kumogakure a confidential loan and only doing what Konoha could to rescue Yugito.
• Shikaku advised sharing information about the First and Second, and Hiruzen approved the revised approach after an all-night discussion.

Hashirama and Tobirama agreed to investigate Yugito’s situation and rescue her from Amegakure, while Tobirama questioned Hiruzen Sarutobi about the fate of the Senju Clan. Hiruzen explained that the clan’s integrated members had been lost in the wars, and Tobirama ended by asking how Kagami died.

• Hashirama offered to give Kumogakure more money, but Tobirama dismissed the idea and agreed to help investigate Yugito, whom he believed the Uchiha had controlled.
• Tobirama said he had left a Flying Thunder God Mark on En and could go to him at any time.
• Tobirama asked Hiruzen Sarutobi whether Konoha had produced many civilian prodigies after the Senju Clan integrated into the village.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confessed that many Senju clansmen died during the First Shinobi World War and that nearly all the rest were lost or untraceable after the Second Shinobi World War.
• Hashirama mourned the Senju who had died, and Tobirama asked Hiruzen Sarutobi how Kagami died.

Hiruzen Sarutobi confessed his failures to Hashirama and Tobirama, while Tobirama deduced that Danzo had continued secret experiments on the Senju Clan and that his students had betrayed him. The chapter ended with Tobirama leaving to confront the situation and Hiruzen fearing his teacher had learned the truth.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi broke down over Kagami's death and his failure to protect the Senju Clan, Konoha, and his comrades, but Hashirama and Tobirama told him not to blame himself.
• Hiruzen handed Tobirama a sealing scroll and said he would deliver supplies to En before going with Hashirama to Amegakure to try to rescue the wandering herdsman.
• Hashirama went to keep Tsunade company, while Tobirama considered whether Kagami should have become the Third Hokage and concluded that Kagami had been killed.
• Tobirama deduced that Danzo had likely used Senju Clan members as test subjects and realized Tsunade may have left Konoha for reasons beyond her hemophobia.
• Tobirama left using Flying Thunder God, while Hiruzen returned to the Hokage Office, checked for a Flying Thunder God Mark, and worried that Tobirama had uncovered the truth.
• Hiruzen tried to justify using Impure World Reincarnation by saying he had acted to save Konoha and avenge his clan, then blamed Danzo for secretly capturing the remaining Senju Clan members.

Tobirama arrived in Kumogakure to represent Konoha in negotiations over financial aid, and his unexpected appearance as a supposedly dead Hokage alarmed the Raikage's leadership. The talks ended in a heated dispute after A rejected Konoha's offer to lend only a few hundred million ryo.

• Tobirama used the Flying Thunder God to appear beside Mitokado Homura and learned how Kumogakure had mistreated Konoha's delegation.
• Tobirama told Mitokado Homura that Hiruzen had agreed to lend Kumogakure a few hundred million ryo, and Homura brought him to meet the Raikage.
• A, Mabui, Samui, and Dodai recognized Tobirama, who confirmed that he had died and been temporarily revived through a Konoha secret technique.
• Mitokado Homura presented Konoha's financial offer, but A angrily rejected the reduced loan amount.
• Tobirama warned that Konoha could seek an agreement with Iwagakure instead, and A accused him of making a threat.

Konoha’s negotiations with Kumogakure ended after Mitokado Homura revealed that Hashirama Senju had been resurrected, while Konoha learned that the Uchiha had seized control of the Land of Water. The other nations’ daimyo began mobilizing against the Uchiha, leaving the Shinobi World on the brink of a united campaign.

• A accepted Konoha’s terms, and Mitokado Homura revealed that Hashirama Senju had driven Uchiha Fengyao back before handing A the Sealing Scroll.
• Darui burst into A’s office with news of a crisis as Mitokado Homura hurried toward Sunagakure.
• Tobirama returned to Konoha and went to the Hokage Building, where Hashirama and Hiruzen Sarutobi told him the Uchiha had killed the Daimyo of the Land of Water and installed Queen Haruhime as a puppet ruler.
• The daimyo of the other nations posted bounties on the Uchiha and ordered their villages to prepare for war.
• Hiruzen told Tobirama that the daimyo had ordered Konoha to assemble shinobi and deploy troops to the borders of the Land of Rain and the Land of Water.

Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the shinobi villages to mobilize against the Uchiha after they seized the Land of Water and killed its Daimyo. As the other nations began preparing for war, Hashirama and Tobirama worried about the consequences of confronting Feng Yao and the Uchiha.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned forces to attack Amegakure and the Land of Water, then accepted Danzo's refusal to lead the campaign in the Land of Water and sent Shikaku, Genichi, and Choza instead.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, and Tsunade left the meeting, and Hashirama worried that the Daimyo and nobles' united power would make war inevitable.
• Darui told A, Mabui, Samui, and Dodai that the Uchiha had taken control of the Land of Water and that its Daimyo had ordered the villages to mobilize; A ordered Kumogakure to prepare.
• Anbu informed Luo Sha that the Uchiha had killed the Land of Water's Daimyo and seized the country, and Luo Sha returned to find Sunagakure's shinobi already gathering.
• Ōnoki told Iwagakure's senior leadership that the Daimyo had funded a mobilization and ordered them to wipe out the Uchiha.

Black Zetsu told Obito that the Uchiha’s takeover of the Land of Water had provoked the Shinobi World into mobilizing for war, giving them a chance to pursue their plans. Meanwhile, Jigen entered his hidden dimension to inspect his Ten-Tails seedling, and Urashiki appeared, unaware that Isshiki considered him a potential sacrifice.

• Black Zetsu told Obito that the Uchiha had killed the Land of Water’s Daimyo and that the other villages were mobilizing for war.
• Obito laughed at Feng Yao’s troubles, but Black Zetsu rebuked him and said they needed to capture Fugaku’s or Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan to control the Tailed Beasts.
• At a temple in the Land of Fire, Jigen heard young monks discussing the Daimyo’s death before entering a hidden dimension through a black hole.
• Jigen inspected the Ten-Tails seedling and said the Shinobi World’s chaos gave him an opportunity.
• Urashiki appeared before Jigen after seeking his protection, while Isshiki considered Urashiki a suitable sacrifice for the Ten-Tails.

Isshiki planned to find a perfect Vessel and join the Allied Shinobi Forces, while Feng Yao prepared the Land of Water for war and returned to Kirigakure. Mei Terumi and the elders feared the consequences of fighting the Shinobi World, but Feng Yao remained confident.

• Isshiki told Urashiki that he would seek a Vessel and join the Allied Shinobi Forces, ordering Urashiki to keep Sasuke from interfering.
• Feng Yao left Eriko in the Daimyo Mansion and learned from Genji that resources were being sent to Kirigakure and supplies had reached the front.
• Feng Yao assigned a clone to oversee the Land of Water, left Genji to secure the home front, and departed for Kirigakure.
• Kishida Heihachi worried that Feng Yao's war against the Shinobi World had trapped him on the Uchiha's side.
• Mei Terumi warned Feng Yao that Kirigakure had staked everything on the war, but Feng Yao assured her that they would be safe.

Madara Uchiha openly entered Amegakure and watched its people as the village prepared for war. Feng Yao appeared in his hotel room, and Madara demanded that Feng Yao defeat him if he wanted Madara to believe in his path.

• As the Four Great Nations prepared to wage war, merchants left Amegakure while its people and ninja prepared to defend their home.
• Madara Uchiha walked openly through Amegakure, allowing its ninja to notice him but wondering why Feng Yao had not come to meet him.
• Madara checked into a hotel and reflected on the village's grim surroundings and the hope in its people's eyes.
• Feng Yao appeared behind Madara, who challenged him to fight and declared that he would believe Feng Yao only if Feng Yao defeated him.