Chapter Summaries

Meikyō and Orochimaru tried to escape Kumogakure through a hidden passage, but Meikyō stayed behind to fight the village’s forces while Orochimaru opened the sealed route. Meikyō overwhelmed the Kumogakure ninja until the Fourth Raikage attacked Manda, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Orochimaru identified a likely escape passage behind the Iron Armor Seal and promised to research Meikyō’s Mangekyō Sharingan and help him in exchange for Meikyō buying time.
• Meikyō agreed to hold off the Kumogakure forces while Orochimaru broke the seal, then summoned Manda and controlled him with Genjutsu: Sharingan.
• Meikyō emerged from the Raikage Building on Manda and fought through the Kumogakure army, killing numerous ninja as the Fourth Raikage and Dodai joined the battle.
• Meikyō used Amanotejikara to swap places with Dodai and collapse the Sixteen Pillar Binding Technique, then defeated most of the Kumogakure Jonin surrounding him.
• Meikyō sensed that the Fourth Raikage was about to strike Manda and vanished from the battlefield as the Raikage brought down his Raging Thunder Axe Kick.

Meikyō held off the Fourth Raikage and Kumogakure’s forces long enough for Orochimaru to break the Iron Armor Seal, then escaped through a secret passage after destroying the Raikage Building with his Amaterasu Dragon Dance. He returned safely to camp, where Orochimaru had brought back Kumogakure’s stolen techniques and seals.

• Meikyō used Majestic Attire: Manda to fight off Kumogakure’s attacks, but the Fourth Raikage broke through its defense and wounded Manda, who fled to Ryūchi Cave.
• Meikyō matched the Fourth Raikage’s Two-Finger Nukite with his Pseudo: One-Finger Nukite while Orochimaru’s Shadow Clone announced that the Iron Armor Seal had been broken.
• Meikyō entered the Raikage Building and reached its secret chamber, where he unleashed the Amaterasu Dragon Dance as the Fourth Raikage led Kumogakure’s ninja in retreat.
• The Flame Dragon destroyed the Raikage Building and killed Akai, Jenoi, and other Kumogakure ninja who stayed behind to cover the retreat.
• Meikyō escaped through a passageway and received Orochimaru’s scroll listing the operation’s gains, including Kumogakure’s high-level ninjutsu and sealing techniques.
• Orochimaru returned to Konoha’s camp with the Cloud-Lightning Ninjutsu Scroll, and Meikyō later arrived there safely.

After Meikyō and Orochimaru devastated Kumogakure, their attack sent shock waves through the Ninja World, and Meikyō secured Orochimaru’s help with research. Back at the Cloud Village Front, Meikyō trained and ate before Orochimaru reported that the Fourth Raikage had arrived with three thousand reinforcements.

• Meikyō collected the Cloud-Lightning Ninjutsu Scroll and gave Orochimaru funding and additional Upper Rank Demon blood samples for their agreed research.
• News of the attack on Kumogakure spread, prompting Ōnoki, Yagura, Rasa, and Konoha’s leaders and ninja to react to Meikyō’s strength.
• At the Cloud Village Front, Meikyō’s Shadow Clone reviewed orders while his true body trained with Lightning Release Chakra Mode and ate an enormous meal.
• Orochimaru told Meikyō that the Fourth Raikage had arrived on the battlefield with three thousand Cloud Village reinforcements.

Orochimaru warned Meikyō that Kumogakure’s A and B Combination and Six Paths Tools posed a threat, but Meikyō fought the Fourth Raikage and Killer B using his Sharingan and copied techniques. Meanwhile, Uchiha Shisui completed a mission on the Kirigakure front after awakening his two-tomoe Sharingan.

• Orochimaru told Meikyō about Killer B, the A and B Combination, and Kumogakure’s Six Paths Tools, warning that the tools might kill him.
• The Fourth Raikage, Killer B, and Dodai attacked Konoha’s positions with the Six Paths Tools, while Meikyō and Orochimaru confronted them.
• Meikyō avoided the Amber Purifying Pot by refusing to answer the Fourth Raikage, then fought the Raikage and Killer B with Ama-no-Ohabari and his clones.
• Meikyō copied Killer B’s Super Sonic Vibrating Lightning Blade and survived their Killer Bee Lariat and Eight-Tails assault by advancing his Susanoo to its Third Stage.
• Orochimaru fought Dodai, whose Bashōsen and Lava Release kept Orochimaru from killing him.
• On the Kirigakure front, Shisui killed a Kirigakure squad alone and reported the completed mission to Kurenai Yuhi after awakening his two-tomoe Sharingan.

Meikyō and Orochimaru launched a counteroffensive against Kumogakure, relying on Might Duy’s Eight Gates strength to break the enemy formation. The battle turned in Konoha’s favor, and Duy continued fighting despite concerns about his stamina.

• After the previous battle ended in a draw, Meikyō told Orochimaru that the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was too well bonded with the beast to provoke a rampage, so they sought reinforcements instead.
• Three days later, the Third Hokage sent five hundred ninja to the Cloud Village Front, including Might Duy, Hizashi Hyuga, Nara Suzaku, and Uchiha Yōsuke.
• Meikyō presented a plan to attack Kumogakure at White Earth Plain and identified Duy as the powerhouse who would break through their defenses.
• Konoha and Kumogakure clashed, while Orochimaru fought Dodai and Meikyō faced the Fourth Raikage and Killer B.
• Duy opened the Seventh Gate and led Inuzuka Ryo, Tetsu Maru, and Aburame Nami through Kumogakure’s ranks, shattering their formation and causing widespread chaos.
• Inuzuka Ryo asked whether Duy could keep fighting, and Duy insisted he still had stamina and charged back into battle.

Meikyō and Might Duy overwhelmed the Raikage’s forces, forcing the Fourth Raikage to sacrifice an arm and retreat with Killer B. Dodai stayed behind to cover their escape and faced Meikyō and Orochimaru as they pressed their attack.

• Might Duy used Night Phoenix to hold Killer B back while Meikyō dismissed his Susanoo and fought the Fourth Raikage with Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• Meikyō and the Fourth Raikage clashed with One-Finger Nukite, but Meikyō used Amaterasu to burn the Raikage’s arm.
• Dodai freed the Fourth Raikage from the stalemate with the Gold Dust Rope, and the Raikage allowed him to sever the burning arm.
• Dodai urged the Fourth Raikage to retreat, then used the Bashōsen to send him toward Killer B and stayed behind to face Meikyō and Orochimaru.
• Dodai exhausted himself with rubber and wind attacks, while Meikyō and Orochimaru combined their techniques and Meikyō charged through the flames to strike him.

After defeating Kumogakure’s forces, Meikyō traveled to Shikkotsu Forest and mastered Sage Mode with Katsuyu’s guidance. Katsuyu then recalled that the origins of Sage Mode might be connected to Meikyō’s ancestors, leaving him surprised.

• Dodai activated the Reverse Amber Seal, destroying himself and taking the Bashōsen and Gold Dust Rope with him; Meikyō ordered his body recovered so Konoha could try to break the seal.
• Orochimaru led Konoha’s forces in pursuit as Kumogakure’s army was routed, and the Fourth Raikage accepted peace negotiations after the daimyo demanded an end to the war.
• The Third Hokage agreed to negotiations and sent Mitokado Homura to the front, where Meikyō joined the talks as deputy commander.
• Meikyō visited Shikkotsu Forest, where Katsuyu explained Sage Mode and its training before he activated Sage Mode almost instantly.
• Meikyō asked how Shikkotsu Forest’s Sage Techniques differed from Mount Myōboku’s, and Katsuyu recalled that Sage Mode’s origins might involve Meikyō’s ancestors.

Meikyō learned about the origins of senjutsu and Shikkotsu Forest's Active Regeneration Technique, then found Hashirama Senju's vague cultivation notes at the end of its scroll. After returning to camp, he demonstrated his Sage Mode to Orochimaru and offered him a scroll titled Serpent Breathing.

• Katsuyu explained the Sage of Six Paths' history, the origins of the Three Great Sage Regions, and how senjutsu connected the Senju and Uchiha clans.
• Katsuyu gave Meikyō a scroll describing the Active Regeneration Technique, which used Sage Chakra to rapidly heal wounds at the cost of lifespan.
• Meikyō read Hashirama Senju's notes on senjutsu and Active Regeneration, finding them frustratingly vague.
• Meikyō returned from Shikkotsu Forest and visited Orochimaru in his underground laboratory.
• Meikyō entered Sage Mode using Hashirama's method, then gave Orochimaru a scroll containing Serpent Breathing.

Meikyō enlisted Orochimaru to develop senjutsu suited to humans and inspected Orochimaru’s fusion of demon blood and First Hokage’s Cells. After Konoha and Kumogakure settled their negotiations, Meikyō and Uchiha Fugaku reached the Stone Village battlefield to reinforce Konoha’s campaign against Iwagakure.

• Orochimaru accepted Meikyō’s Serpent Breathing scrolls and agreed to study human-compatible senjutsu by comparing the methods of Ryūchi Cave, Mount Myōboku, and the Breathing Technique.
• Orochimaru showed Meikyō a writhing mass created by fusing demon blood with First Hokage’s Cells, and Meikyō advised sealing it when it was not under examination.
• Mitokado Homura concluded negotiations with Kumogakure, securing limited reparations, reopened trade, and a restored division of influence between the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Frost.
• Orochimaru left to reinforce Jiraiya against Kirigakure, while Meikyō led elite Konoha shinobi west to the Iwagakure front.
• Uchiha Fugaku arrived at the Stone Village battlefield with Uchiha Itachi, and Dan Katō and Tsunade welcomed Meikyō and Fugaku in the Command Room.

Dan Katō revised Konoha’s battle plan after Meikyō and Fugaku arrived, assigning them to confront Iwagakure’s jinchuriki while Minato and Duy led the assault on Kannabi Bridge. The battle began with Konoha’s forces charging Iwagakure, and Meikyō faced the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Rōshi.

• Dan Katō changed the plan to target Kannabi Bridge and assigned Meikyō and Fugaku to fight Iwagakure’s jinchuriki.
• Might Duy opened the first seven gates and led Konoha’s main force toward Iwagakure’s lines.
• Han intercepted Duy, but Fugaku stepped in with Susanoo and took Han on as his opponent.
• Ōnoki attacked Konoha’s army with Dust Release, but Dan Katō blocked it and engaged him.
• Kitsuchi and the Explosion Release Squad confronted Tsunade while Meikyō faced Rōshi.

Meikyō overwhelmed the Four-Tails and began sealing it with the Totsuka Blade, but Ōnoki destroyed the beast and its Jinchuriki with Dust Release to prevent Konoha from capturing them. Meikyō then headed toward the battle between Han and Uchiha Fugaku while Dan Katō gained the upper hand against Ōnoki.

• Meikyō battered Rōshi and the Four-Tails with lightning, fire, sword strikes, and a Sage Mode punch that sent the beast’s Tailed Beast Ball exploding into the sky.
• Nohara Rin treated her shoulder wound and charged with Uchiha Obito and Kakashi as Konoha’s forces pressed their advantage.
• Meikyō used his second-stage Susanoo and Totsuka Blade to drain the Four-Tails’ Chakra, but Ōnoki attacked with Dust Release to stop him.
• Dan Katō blocked Ōnoki’s first Dust Release attack, then fought him as Meikyō dodged the next beam, which disintegrated the Four-Tails and its Jinchuriki.
• Meikyō headed toward Han and Uchiha Fugaku while Dan Katō, despite straining himself, severely wounded Ōnoki and seized the upper hand.

After Konoha drove Iwa into retreat, Obito awakened a Double Comma Sharingan while protecting Rin. Meikyō detected and killed two White Zetsu near the camp, prompting Konoha’s leaders to gather and investigate.

• Dan Katō’s Psychic Style severely injured Ōnoki, and Ōnoki ordered the Iwa forces to retreat.
• Obito told Rin he would risk himself to save her again, then realized he had awakened a Double Comma Sharingan.
• Black Zetsu failed to abduct Obito after Team Meikyō and the battle’s powerful Konoha forces disrupted his plans.
• Meikyō and Fugaku visited Obito to offer Uchiha training, but Meikyō sensed nearby White Zetsu and rushed out to attack them.
• Meikyō left two White Zetsu corpses in a crater, while Black Zetsu escaped and Minato, Tsunade, Dan, and Fugaku arrived.
• Meikyō and Minato searched the surrounding area, then the Konoha leaders gathered in the Command Room to hear Meikyō explain what had happened.

Meikyō warned Obito that White Zetsu were targeting young Uchiha and might try to manipulate him through Rin, while Konoha advanced against Iwagakure. In the chapter’s final turn, Tsunade discovered the White Zetsu were clones made from the First Hokage’s cells and suspected Danzo was behind them.

• Meikyō secretly brought Obito to a meeting and warned him not to reveal what he learned about the White Zetsu targeting him.
• Dan Katō reasoned that the hidden force wanted to cultivate a powerful Uchiha, while Minato vowed to protect Obito, Kakashi, and Rin.
• Konoha’s forces occupied Kannabi Bridge, where five-year-old Itachi killed a wounded Iwa shinobi and awakened his Sharingan.
• Konoha drove Iwagakure’s forces out of the Land of Grass as Ōnoki deployed reserves and prepared to hold out for favorable peace terms.
• Tsunade found that the White Zetsu’s genetic sequences matched the First Hokage’s cells and concluded they were clones, then blamed Danzo for their creation and pursuit of Uchiha.

Meikyō explained his views on war, peace, and historical change to Uchiha Itachi, who had come seeking answers about the lives lost in battle. Itachi asked to become Meikyō’s disciple, but Meikyō declined for now and left him with an answer about life’s meaning.

• Tsunade blamed Danzo for the theft of First Hokage’s Cells and left to investigate Orochimaru with Dan.
• Uchiha Itachi visited Meikyō and asked for his views on war, the dead, and how disputes over resources could be resolved.
• Meikyō explained that the First Hokage had reduced wars but failed to establish lasting peace, and that later generations would need to reform or replace failing systems.
• Meikyō described history as an upward spiral in which each generation could build on the past and strive for more lasting peace.
• Itachi asked to become Meikyō’s disciple, but Meikyō told him to attend the Ninja Academy and return with questions later.
• Itachi asked about the meaning of life, and Meikyō answered that living itself had no meaning, but people could find meaningful things by living.

Meikyō and his allies headed to the Mist Village Front as Konoha’s war with Iwa neared its end, while Madara prepared to move against Obito. At the front, Meikyō diagnosed Hayate’s Kekkei Genkai disease, promised it could be cured, and began teaching Kurenai and her students a sword technique.

• Minato told Meikyō that Konoha’s soldiers credited him, Dan Katō, and Tsunade with turning the tide of the wars, and Meikyō suspected they were building support for Dan’s Hokage candidacy.
• Madara learned that Nagato was preparing to attack Hanzo and agreed to help stabilize the genjutsu controlling the Fourth Mizukage for the plan targeting Obito.
• Meikyō joined Jiraiya and Orochimaru at the Mist Village Front, where Kurenai introduced him to Shisui, Uzuki Yugao, and Gekko Hayate.
• Meikyō identified Hayate’s illness as a Kekkei Genkai disease caused by his early awakening and gave him medicine to delay its effects until Konoha Hospital could treat him.
• Kurenai asked Meikyō to guide her students, and he agreed before beginning to teach them the genjutsu-assisted Konoha Style Swordsmanship technique Willow.

Kirigakure’s Karatachi Yagura planned to counter Konoha’s battlefield advantage while secretly targeting its forces, and Orochimaru organized Konoha’s response. Uchiha Meikyō anticipated a hidden threat against his students and Shisui, so he set a trap by sending Might Guy, Shiranui Genma, and Ebisu on a mission that could draw out their enemies.

• Karatachi Yagura rejected Elder Genshi’s advice to withdraw and ordered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and Hozuki Mangetsu to gather for a mission involving the Three-Tails.
• Orochimaru split Konoha’s forces: he led the main army, Uchiha Fugaku held the camp, Jiraiya pursued Kirigakure’s stolen resources, and Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Meikyō served as mobile reserves.
• Uchiha Meikyō warned Orochimaru that Kirigakure might be trying to draw away Konoha’s strongest fighters, then proposed forming an elite group to face the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
• Uchiha Fugaku recommended Uchiha Yashiro for the new group, while Uchiha Meikyō considered the danger to his students and Shisui from Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu.
• Uchiha Meikyō assigned Might Guy, Shiranui Genma, and Ebisu a promotion mission to investigate the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, then sent hidden Konoha Ninja after them.

Meikyō’s trap drew the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist into a battle against Konoha’s Nine and Team Meikyō, while he hurried to stop Madara’s plan for Obito. He arrived after Rin stabbed herself, captured the fleeing White Zetsu, and began treating her as Minato reached the scene.

• Yamanaka Inoichi reported that Minato had gone to intercept the Fourth Mizukage and that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had entered the forest trap, so Meikyō ordered Guy’s team to withdraw and Yashiro’s group to reveal themselves.
• The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist confronted Guy, Ebisu, and Genma, but Konoha’s Nine arrived with them and began fighting the Mist swordsmen.
• Meikyō followed Inoichi’s guidance to Obito, Kakashi, and Rin, arriving just after Rin drove the White Fang tanto into her chest and Obito awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Meikyō entered Sage Mode, pursued and captured the fleeing White Zetsu, then summoned Katsuyu and used Sage Art: Regenerative Healing Technique to treat Rin’s wound.
• Minato arrived after the Fourth Mizukage escaped with grave injuries, while Meikyō continued treating Rin.

Meikyō saved Rin and helped Minato identify Shimura Danzō as a likely threat, while Minato pledged to stop standing aside. Meanwhile, the Konoha forces continued battling the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist until Meikyō arrived and struck Raiga Kurosuki with a powerful punch.

• Meikyō treated Rin, saving her life but leaving her in a coma and likely shortening her lifespan by about five years.
• Meikyō showed Minato the curse mark on Rin’s heart and explained how it could manipulate an Uchiha’s subconscious.
• Minato suspected Uchiha Madara before concluding that Shimura Danzō was the likeliest culprit, and he admitted he had secretly linked Danzō to the Land of Rain mission leak.
• Minato agreed to act against Danzō after consulting Meikyō and Master Dan, then sent Obito, Kakashi, and Rin back for treatment.
• The Konoha forces fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and Might Guy’s team killed the wielder of Hiramekarei before withdrawing with serious injuries.
• Meikyō arrived as Raiga Kurosuki attacked Uchiha Shinjō, shattered the lightning with a black fist, and sent one of Raiga’s lightning blades flying.

Uchiha Meikyō pursued and killed several of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, taking their blades as he went. He joined the Konoha fighters surrounding Jūzō Biwa and began their duel, declaring Jūzō his fifth prey.

• Meikyō stunned the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, killed Raiga Kurosuki, and took the Lightning Blade.
• Meikyō pursued Kushimaru Kuriarare and cut through his steel wires to kill him with the Lightning Blade.
• Meikyō killed Munashi Jinpachi using Nuibari’s wire, then took Exploding Blade Shibuki.
• Meikyō tracked down Jinin Akebino, defeated him, and took Kabutowari.
• Meikyō arrived as the Konoha fighters surrounded Jūzō Biwa, then attacked him with Kabutowari.

Uchiha Meikyō killed Suikazan Fuguki and secured the Seven Ninja Swords, then returned to camp and learned that a Kirigakure assassination unit had targeted Uchiha Itachi. He gathered the people involved to hear how Shisui had stopped the attack, but Itachi’s account had only begun.

• Meikyō killed Jūzō Biwa and followed Aburame Nami’s giant insect to Suikazan Fuguki.
• Fuguki merged with Samehada and tried to escape by launching himself into the sky, but Meikyō teleported after him and killed him.
• Meikyō sealed away the Seven Ninja Swords after Samehada approached him seeking a new wielder.
• Back at camp, Meikyō learned that a Kirigakure assassination unit had targeted Itachi, but Shisui had intervened until Fugaku and Kurenai arrived.
• Meikyō gathered Itachi and Shisui to explain what happened, and Itachi began recounting how he had gone to find Shisui and later practiced swordsmanship with Hayate and Yugao.