Chapter Summaries

Shinichi and Kakuzu subjugated Takigakure, with its shinobi and leader Takigawa submitting to Hyuga Village. As they left, Tobirama Senju confronted them and demanded Kakuzu, setting Shinichi and Kakuzu against Konoha’s forces.

• Shinichi stopped Takigakure’s shinobi from using Hero Water and defeated them with his attraction and repulsive forces.
• Shinichi offered Takigakure protection under Hyuga Village, and most of its shinobi agreed to submit.
• Kakuzu killed a Jonin who refused to submit and took his heart, while Shinichi persuaded Takigawa to remain Takigakure’s leader under Hyuga Village’s authority.
• Shinichi ordered Takigawa to keep the submission secret, then left Takigakure with Kakuzu and the Hero Water.
• Tobirama Senju and three Konoha Jonin confronted Shinichi and Kakuzu, demanding Kakuzu be handed over.
• Tobirama attacked Shinichi while the three Konoha Jonin charged Kakuzu, who prepared to take their hearts.

Shinichi Hyuga defeated Tobirama Senju’s Flying Thunder God tactics while Kakuzu killed three Konoha Jonin and stole their hearts. Shinichi let Tobirama escape to avoid a premature war with Konoha, and Tobirama vowed to defeat him next time.

• Shinichi predicted Tobirama’s Flying Thunder God arrival points and struck him with Gentle Fist.
• Shinichi repelled Tobirama’s kunai and accused Konoha of targeting Kakuzu instead of Takigakure’s elders, who had ordered the assassination attempt.
• Kakuzu used Earth Grudge Fear to steal the hearts of three Konoha Jonin, killing them with black threads and combined elemental attacks.
• Tobirama charged at Kakuzu, but Shinichi used Attraction to pull him back and declared himself Tobirama’s opponent.
• Shinichi chose not to kill Tobirama, who escaped with Flying Thunder God after threatening to defeat Shinichi next time.

Tobirama Senju tried to use his Flying Thunder God mark to infiltrate Hyuga Village, but Shinichi Hyuga had moved the marked bark to Madara Uchiha’s territory. Madara exposed Tobirama’s identity after beating him, then ordered the Uchiha to summon Hashirama Senju to collect his injured brother.

• Tobirama Senju decided to sneak into Hyuga Village at night and uncover the secret behind its low-cost ninja tool production.
• Tobirama used Flying Thunder God, arrived in Madara Uchiha’s room, and realized Shinichi Hyuga had moved his marked bark there.
• Madara attacked Tobirama, defeated him, and stopped him from escaping with Flying Thunder God.
• Madara removed Tobirama’s mask, and the Uchiha recognized him as the Senju clan’s second-in-command.
• Madara ordered the Uchiha to tell Hashirama Senju to come collect Tobirama, who lay badly injured in the courtyard.

Hyuga Village opened Hyuga Elementary School, but A of Kumogakure used a fake weapons order to kidnap Yōta while Shinichi Hyuga was away. Genzō Aburame urged the eldest uncle to get word to Shinichi in the Land of Waterfalls so he could rescue Yōta.

• Genzō Aburame presided over the opening of Hyuga Elementary School, where children from the Hyuga Clan, the Aburame Clan, and civilian families began studying and received free lunches.
• A arrived in Hyuga Village and persuaded the uncle to accept Kumogakure's first-level dealer application and a huge order without advance payment.
• After Yōta proudly told his grandfather he had learned to mold Chakra, A kidnapped him from the uncle's courtyard that night.
• A used Lightning Release Chakra Mode to fight off Hyuga Village's Anbu and escaped with Yōta, while Genzō Aburame and the Aburame Clan's Anbu failed to stop him.
• Genzō Aburame told the eldest uncle that A had taken Yōta out of the village and urged him to send word to Shinichi Hyuga in the Land of Waterfalls.

Shinichi discovered that Takigakure’s Hero Water came from a God Tree-like Giant Tree and used it to enter Sage Mode, greatly increasing his power. Meanwhile, Kakuzu argued to sell Takigakure’s first batch of Explosive Tags, but Shinichi decided the tags should strengthen Hyuga Village before any were sold.

• Shinichi found a Giant Tree filled with Natural Energy and sensed a God Tree-like presence within it.
• Shinichi drank the Hero Water, balanced its Natural Energy with his Chakra, and entered Sage Mode.
• Shinichi gained the ability to create a Truth-Seeking Orb, use powerful attraction and repulsive forces, and fly.
• Shinichi sensed a branch-like object inside the Giant Tree and suspected it was connected to the God Tree.
• Takigawa reported that Takigakure’s shinobi had made five hundred Explosive Tags, and Kakuzu urged Shinichi to sell them for profit.
• Shinichi refused to sell the tags, explaining that Hyuga Village needed them for strength more than it needed money, and Kakuzu agreed.

After learning that A had kidnapped Yōta, Shinichi flew toward Kumogakure to rescue him. Yōta was locked in Kumogakure’s dungeon, where the First Raikage planned to take his Byakugan, as Shinichi closed in from the sky.

• A Hyuga Anbu told Shinichi that A had kidnapped Yōta from Hyuga Village, leaving the clan elder distraught and several Anbu injured.
• Shinichi ordered Kakuzu to guard the Explosive Tags and Takigawa to continue Takigakure’s work, then flew toward Kumogakure in Sage Mode.
• A brought Yōta to Kumogakure, where the First Raikage celebrated the capture and ordered that Yōta’s Byakugan be removed the next morning.
• Kumogakure guards locked Yōta in the dungeon, but he stayed resolute and trusted that Shinichi would rescue him.
• Shinichi flew across the countries between Takigakure and Kumogakure as Yōta waited in captivity.

Shinichi infiltrated Kumogakure to rescue Yōta, who had been captured for his Byakugan. After freeing Yōta, Shinichi walked out of the dungeon with him as Kumogakure raised the alarm.

• Shinichi flew over Kumogakure’s defenses and spotted Yōta imprisoned beneath the Raikage Building.
• Shinichi waited for an opening, knocked out the dungeon guards, and entered the prison.
• Shinichi freed Yōta and reassured him that his grandfather and the injured Anbu were safe.
• Shinichi carried Yōta out of the dungeon, saying they did not need to sneak out.
• A patrol discovered the unconscious guards, and Kumogakure erupted into chaos as the alarm sounded.

Shinichi carried Yōta out of the dungeon and fought Kumogakure shinobi who tried to stop them. After defeating A, the abductor who had taken Yōta, Shinichi faced the arriving Raikage.

• Shinichi emerged from the dungeon carrying Yōta and used Repulsive Force to repel the Kumogakure shinobi attacking them.
• Shinichi pulled the leading Jonin toward him, learned that A had abducted Yōta, and knocked the Jonin down.
• A arrived and claimed Yōta's Byakugan belonged to Kumogakure, but Shinichi refused to surrender the child.
• A attacked Shinichi with Lightning Release Chakra Mode, but Shinichi sent him crashing into a mountainside and left him alive.
• The Kumogakure shinobi backed away as Shinichi warned them that this was only the beginning, then the Raikage roared from the Raikage Building.

Shinichi rescued Yōta from Kumogakure, defeated the First Raikage’s attack, and destroyed the Raikage Building before flying away with the child. He promised that Hyuga Village would return to settle the score with Kumogakure.

• The First Raikage confronted Shinichi over A’s injuries and offered to spare him if he joined Kumogakure and left Yōta behind.
• The First Raikage attacked Shinichi, but Shinichi used Repulsive Force to knock him back while protecting Yōta.
• Shinichi tore the 雷 plaque from the Raikage Building and used Repulsive Force to collapse the building.
• Shinichi flew away with Yōta and warned the First Raikage that Hyuga Village would come to Kumogakure and demand A.
• As they traveled home, Shinichi reassured Yōta that Kumogakure would not kidnap him again and said it was Hyuga Village’s turn to settle the score.

Shinichi returned Yōta to Hyuga Village, then faced Kumogakure’s false accusation and demand that he surrender himself and pay ten billion ryo. After revealing that Kumogakure had tried to take Yōta’s Byakugan, Shinichi secured the village’s support to settle the score with Kumogakure.

• Shinichi returned Yōta safely to Hyuga Village and ordered increased Anbu patrols in case Kumogakure struck again.
• A Kumogakure Envoy accused Shinichi of attacking Kumogakure, demanded his surrender and ten billion ryo, and threatened Hyuga Village with war.
• Shinichi let the Kumogakure Envoy leave and learned that Kumogakure had sent its declaration to the other Shinobi villages.
• When Hyuga Jonin urged him to avoid war, Shinichi revealed that Kumogakure had kidnapped Yōta to gouge out his eyes and take his Byakugan.
• Shinichi’s uncle, Genzō Aburame, the Anbu, and the Hyuga Jonin pledged their support as Shinichi declared that Hyuga Village would settle the score with Kumogakure.

Shinichi issued Hyuga Village’s declaration demanding that Kumogakure apologize, surrender A, and pay one billion ryō, or face war. After the ten-day deadline passed without a response, Hyuga Village prepared to attack Kumogakure.

• Shinichi appointed Kakuzu to manage Hyuga Village’s finances, and Kakuzu brought back a second batch of Explosive Tags.
• Shinichi dictated Hyuga Village’s declaration, demanding an apology from the Raikage, A’s surrender, and one billion ryō in compensation within ten days.
• Hyuga Village circulated the declaration through its trade network and prepared weapons, medicine, and provisions as public opinion turned against Kumogakure.
• Genzō Aburame reported that Kumogakure had reinforced its border defenses, while the Kaguya and Uzumaki clans pledged support to Hyuga Village.
• When Kumogakure let the deadline pass without replying, Shinichi ordered Hyuga Village to fight until Kumogakure admitted its mistake.

Shinichi assembled more than four hundred Hyuga, Aburame, Kaguya, and Uzumaki ninja to march on Kumogakure after it kidnapped a Hyuga child. He left Kakuzu in charge of defending Hyuga Village and led the force toward the Land of Lightning.

• The Kaguya Clan arrived to support Hyuga Village, and its leader explained that Kirigakure had been harassing Kaguya Village over its Shikotsumyaku.
• Shinichi assigned the clans their roles in the campaign, chose Kakuzu to defend Hyuga Village, and planned to attack Kumogakure's border defenses using Byakugan reconnaissance.
• Shinichi's uncle worried about the battle, but Shinichi assured him that he would return safely.
• Hyuga ninja distributed two Explosive Tags to each fighter, and the Kaguya clan leader ordered her people to follow Shinichi's commands.
• The villagers saw the force off, and Shinichi declared that Hyuga Village would settle the score for Kumogakure's kidnapping before leading the march.

Shinichi led the Hyuga, Aburame, Kaguya, and Uzumaki forces in a surprise assault that captured Kumogakure’s first defensive line without any deaths. After learning the second line had not yet been alerted, he ordered the troops to attack it before dawn.

• Shinichi used the Byakugan and Tenseigan to locate Kumogakure’s hidden ambushers, watchtower guards, and camp defenders, then ordered Genzō Aburame to take them down with kikaichū.
• Genzō’s kikaichū silently drained the chakra of the ambushers and watchtower guards, clearing the way for the attack.
• Shinichi’s forces blasted the camp with explosive tags and overran the startled Kumogakure ninja, while the Uzumaki barrier blocked anyone from escaping.
• Shinichi stopped the defensive line captain from signaling for help and repelled a Kumogakure jonin who attacked the Kaguya clan leader.
• The allied forces captured the first defensive line with no deaths, and Shinichi ordered them to attack the second line before dawn.

Shinichi led the Hyuga, Aburame, and Kaguya forces in an assault on Kumogakure's second defensive line, using his flight and powers to destroy its watchtowers and break its barrier. After the line fell, the survivors regrouped and prepared to rest before advancing toward the third defensive line.

• Shinichi rejected a direct charge against the fortified hill and flew ahead alone to destroy the five watchtowers.
• Shinichi repelled Kumogakure's Lightning Release attacks, tore down the watchtowers, and broke the sensing barrier around the hill.
• The Hyuga and Kaguya forces charged through the breach, defeated the defenders, and captured more than fifty prisoners.
• Shinichi ordered the forces not to pursue the Kumogakure ninja who fled toward the third defensive line, and assigned thirty ninja to guard the prisoners.
• Shinichi checked the wounded, praised Naoto for keeping his hands steady, and ordered everyone to rest for half a day before advancing.

Shinichi’s forces suffered their first deaths after a failed assault on Kumogakure’s heavily guarded Third Line of Defense, so he laid siege and cut off its supply route. On the eighteenth day, Konoha announced it was sending troops to mediate, and a message from the south left the Kaguya Clan Leader pale.

• The Hyuga forces found the Third Line of Defense packed with Kumogakure ninjas and guarded by the First Raikage, then retreated after a prepared counterattack wounded many of them.
• The Raikage challenged Shinichi, but Shinichi refused to leave his troops exposed; that night, nine Hyuga ninjas died, including Kenji Hyuga.
• Shinichi ordered the Hyuga, Kaguya, and Aburame forces to surround the defensive line and cut its supplies, while Genzō Aburame’s Anbu burned each arriving shipment.
• After eighteen days, Konoha’s troops announced they were coming to mediate, though Shinichi suspected Tobirama meant to wait until both sides were weakened.
• A messenger pigeon delivered a letter from the south, and the Kaguya Clan Leader turned pale after reading it.

After learning that Kirigakure had attacked Kaguya Village, Shinichi flew there with the Kaguya Clan Leader, but they arrived to find the village destroyed and its people killed or captured. Shinichi spotted the ships carrying the prisoners toward Kirigakure, leaving the pair poised to pursue them.

• The Kaguya Clan Leader received a letter saying Hozuki Gengetsu had surrounded Kaguya Village and threatened to attack unless the clan joined Kirigakure.
• The Kaguya Clan Leader decided to return alone while the Kaguya fighters stayed to help Shinichi surround Kumogakure, but Shinichi promised to take him there by flying.
• Shinichi and the Kaguya Clan Leader flew to the Land of Water and found Kaguya Village burned, its people dead, and a Kirigakure flag planted among the ruins.
• Shinichi found the wounded elder beneath a collapsed house, and the elder revealed that Hozuki Gengetsu had taken the surviving villagers, including the children, as prisoners.
• Shinichi saw ships carrying the bound Kaguya clanspeople toward Kirigakure and told the Kaguya Clan Leader they had not gone far.

Shinichi rescued the Kaguya clansmen from Hozuki Gengetsu and his Kirigakure forces, defeating Gengetsu without killing him. The Kaguya clan head reunited with the children and led the survivors toward home.

• Shinichi and the Kaguya patriarch reached four Kirigakure ships carrying bound Kaguya adults and children, and Shinichi sent the patriarch to rescue the children while he confronted Hozuki Gengetsu.
• Hozuki Gengetsu threatened to throw the children into the sea, but the Kaguya patriarch’s bone spikes silently killed the guards at their cabin.
• Shinichi repelled the Kirigakure Ninja’s Water Dragon attacks and knocked them into the sea, then Gengetsu used the Hydrification Technique and a giant clam to cover the ships in mist.
• Shinichi sensed Gengetsu’s Chakra in the seawater, pulled him out, and sealed his Chakra points with Gentle Fist strikes.
• The Kaguya patriarch prepared to kill Gengetsu, but Shinichi stopped him and warned Gengetsu to keep Kirigakure from attacking the Kaguya Clan again.
• The Kirigakure Ninja took Gengetsu away, and the freed Kaguya clansmen reunited with their patriarch as a little girl asked if they were going home.

The Uchiha tried to rush to Hyuga Village’s aid, but Tobirama delayed Konoha’s deployment while Madara grew more convinced the world was ugly. In the Land of Water, Shinichi welcomed the displaced Kaguya Clan into Hyuga Village and prepared to return north to end the war with Kumogakure.

• Hayato Uchiha led clansmen who asked Madara to let them help Hyuga Village, but Madara showed no interest and focused on the Uchiha stone tablet’s promise of Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Tobirama stopped a hundred Uchiha from leaving Konoha and promised they could join the village army, while Hashirama persuaded Hayato to wait.
• Tobirama delayed Konoha’s forces for more than twenty days, then placed the Uchiha at the rear as the army advanced slowly toward the Land of Lightning.
• Madara visited Naka Shrine and condemned the world after learning Konoha was waiting for Hyuga Village and Kumogakure to weaken each other.
• The Kaguya Clan returned to its burned village, buried its dead, and asked Shinichi to let them join Hyuga Village.
• Shinichi welcomed the Kaguya Clan, sent them across the sea to settle in Hyuga Village, and said he would return north to end the war with Kumogakure.

Shinichi returned to camp and learned that the Kaguya survivors had joined Hyuga Village, while Kumogakure’s forces were massing behind the defense line. He organized the camp’s defenses and followed the Raikage away from the gate, leaving his allies to stop the expected attack.

• Shinichi told the Kaguya ninja that their clan leader and the surviving villagers were safe and that the Kaguya Clan had joined Hyuga Village.
• Shinichi used his Tenseigan to see Kumogakure’s ninja packed behind the defense line’s gate and realized the Raikage was trying to lure him away.
• Shinichi ordered Genzō Aburame to bury the remaining Explosive Tags and assigned the Hyuga and Kaguya ninja to guard the camp and mountains.
• Shinichi descended to face the Raikage, who activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and charged away from the defense line.
• Shinichi followed the Raikage into the distance as Anbu buried the Explosive Tags and Aburame ninja sent their insects toward the mountains.

Shinichi fought the First Raikage in a mountain clearing while Kumogakure’s forces attacked his camp. Wounded by the Raikage’s Hell Stab and worried that his allies could not hold out, Shinichi landed and prepared to use a move he had kept secret.

• The First Raikage lured Shinichi away from the camp and attacked him in a clearing between two mountains.
• Shinichi dodged and repelled the Raikage, hurled rocks at him, and tried to strike him with the Gentle Fist, but the Raikage’s lightning armor blocked the attacks.
• Kumogakure’s forces advanced on the defensive line, where Genzō Aburame, Kaguya, Naoto Hyuga, and a Hyuga jonin helped repel them with traps and coordinated attacks.
• Shinichi used Rotation to deflect the Raikage’s Liger Bomb, then pressed him into the ground with repulsive force, but the Raikage stood up unharmed.
• The Raikage pierced Shinichi’s repulsive force with Hell Stab and wounded his shoulder, while distant explosions signaled that the camp was under pressure.
• Shinichi landed, closed his eyes, and prepared to use a secret move as the Raikage watched.