Chapter Summaries

Rasa turned the battlefield into a sea of gold dust, but Takahashi Yū trapped him inside a barrier of killing intent and crushed him beneath the dust with a powerful stomp. The Kaguya Brutes killed the Sand Shinobi squad and began digging for Rasa, while Takahashi Yū worried that he might still be alive.

• Rasa transformed the rocky ground into gold dust and sent a massive wave crashing toward Takahashi Yū.
• Takahashi Yū charged through the gold dust, but Rasa escaped his grasp with a Sand Substitute.
• Takahashi Yū released his killing intent to seal off the mountainside, then attacked Rasa with spikes and a punch.
• Takahashi Yū stomped the ground, sending a shock wave through the gold dust that injured Rasa and left him unconscious beneath it.
• Takahashi Yū dismissed the barrier, and the Kaguya Brutes killed the Sand Shinobi squad before digging through the compacted gold dust for Rasa.

Takahashi Yū defeated Rasa and met Minato, revealing that Minato had sealed away memories of their Rōran mission. After learning that Sakumo was dead, Takahashi Yū rallied the Kaguya clan to take revenge by humiliating Sarutobi and crushing his Will of Fire.

• The Kaguya clan dug Rasa out of the gold dust, and Takahashi Yū summoned Minato, Ōnoki, and the Third Raikage.
• Takahashi Yū told Minato that he was his nephew and showed him a broken Flying Thunder God Kunai; Minato recognized his mark but could not undo his memory seal.
• Wuren said the Kaguya clan planned to take Rasa back to Rōran, but Takahashi Yū killed Rasa and asked Minato for a Kunai to maintain contact.
• Ōnoki proposed going to Konoha to discuss ending the war, and Takahashi Yū asked whether Konoha had framed Sakumo and caused his death.
• Takahashi Yū told the Kaguya clan that their second-in-command was dead, rallied them to seek revenge, and declared that they would humiliate Sarutobi and crush his Will of Fire.

Takahashi Yū forced Minato Namikaze to use the Flying Thunder God Formation to reach Kakashi and Rin at Kannabi Bridge, bringing Ōnoki, the Third Raikage, and the captured Kaguya Clan with them. They arrived amid an Iwa Shinobi ambush, and Takahashi Yū’s killing intent silenced the chaos.

• Ōnoki asked Minato why he was heading to the Land of Grass, and Minato revealed his mission to destroy Kannabi Bridge.
• Takahashi Yū realized Kakashi might be in danger and urged Minato to teleport everyone to Kakashi’s Flying Thunder God marker.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Formation to transport the group to the forest near Kakashi and Rin.
• Minato found Kakashi with a Sharingan and asked where Obito was, while Ōnoki confronted the Iwa Shinobi surrounding them.
• Kakashi guarded Rin as the Kaguya Clan prepared to fight, and Takahashi Yū’s killing intent abruptly silenced everyone.

Takahashi Yū forced Kakashi to help dig for Obito and told Minato and the others that he came from another Shinobi World. He left Ōnoki and the Third Raikage unsettled by claiming his world’s Konoha had unified the Shinobi World and by showing them the Third Raikage’s killing intent.

• Takahashi Yū slapped Kakashi for letting Sakumo’s sword break, then began digging into the mound where Obito was buried.
• Takahashi Yū claimed to be Hatake Sakumo’s brother and Kakashi’s uncle, restrained Kakashi with a killing-intent mask, and made him dig.
• Ōnoki knocked the genjutsu-controlled Iwa Shinobi unconscious and began releasing them from the genjutsu.
• Takahashi Yū told Minato that Obito might still be alive and explained that his group had arrived from another Shinobi World through the Dragon Vein.
• Takahashi Yū claimed that his Konoha had unified the Shinobi World, then showed Ōnoki and the Third Raikage killing intent carrying the Third Raikage’s presence.
• Ōnoki and the Third Raikage exchanged worried looks as they considered Takahashi Yū’s claims.

Takahashi Yū rescued the badly injured Obito from Madara’s underground hideout and sent Minato, Rin, and Kakashi back to Konoha with a message for Danzo. In the original world, Danzo rejected Sarutobi’s attempt to halt the advance against Sunagakure and accused him of betraying the Land of Fire.

• Takahashi Yū found Obito’s broken forehead protector and had Ōnoki open a path into the underground passage.
• Takahashi Yū found Obito alone on a stone table, lifted him with a platform of killing intent, and returned him to the surface.
• Rin bandaged Obito while Takahashi Yū told Minato to take the injured boy, Rin, and Kakashi back, and ordered Kakashi to find Shimura Danzō and deliver the message, “Root number 000, Shimura Masato.”
• Sarutobi confronted Danzo in the Hokage’s office and urged him to stop the advance on Sunagakure, which had agreed to hand over Rasa.
• Danzo insisted that handing over Rasa would not settle Takahashi’s blood feud and accused Sarutobi of siding with the Land of Wind.

Orochimaru’s attempts to implant Hashirama cells in Uchiha Fugaku continued to fail, while Hiruko prepared new kekkei-genkai experiments for the western battlefield. Setsuna reflected on how the Uchiha had gained acceptance in Konoha and hurried to answer the Hokage’s summons.

• Orochimaru’s twelfth Hashirama-cell injection killed Fugaku, who used Izanagi to return alive and surrender another blinded three-tomoe eye.
• Hiruko warned Orochimaru that only three spare three-tomoe eyes remained for experiments because three were needed as insurance for the Undying Squad’s Mangekyo users.
• Hiruko learned that volunteers implanted with Explosion Release and Lava Release were stable, then ordered the first group sent to the southwestern battlefield under Gekko Yūma’s command.
• Hiruko requested Root’s involvement and ordered a full basic load of “Tobirama Number One” and intelligence delivered to the western headquarters.
• Setsuna reflected that the Uchiha had relinquished most control of the Military Police Force and had begun to gain respect and acceptance in Konoha.
• Setsuna hurried to the Hokage’s summons, remembering that he had been the first to support following Danzo.

Setsuna visited Danzo, who appointed an Uchiha as captain of the Third ANBU Division and asked him to advise on Fugaku’s and Shunji’s Mangekyo abilities. After reading their classified records, Setsuna suspected the abilities were fabricated to hide rebellious intentions and fled to review the clan archives.

• Danzo gave Setsuna an appointment document for the captain of the Third ANBU Division and asked him to name an Uchiha for the post.
• Danzo asked Setsuna to explain how Fugaku and Shunji could better use their Mangekyo abilities, based on Uchiha records.
• Setsuna read that Fugaku’s abilities silenced opponents and disrupted chakra, while his other eye drew out potential through self-suggestion.
• Setsuna read that Shunji’s eyes enabled mental communication, either through a token or by looking at someone, and suspected Fugaku and Takahashi Yū were hiding rebellious plans.
• Setsuna asked Danzo to let him go home and consult the clan archives, then hurried out of the office.

Minato rushed the wounded Obito to Konoha Hospital while Kakashi and Rin followed, and Kakashi left the hospital to seek Elder Danzo. He found the Shimura Compound abandoned and dilapidated, then unknowingly drew the attention of a dark figure who watched him and hurried away.

• Minato carried the badly wounded Obito through Konoha's gates to the hospital, while the Third Raikage and Ōnoki told the guards to summon Sarutobi.
• Kakashi reached the hospital and waited with Minato as Obito underwent surgery; Rin arrived soon after.
• Kakashi left to find Elder Danzo, unable to face Rin and still uncertain about what Takahashi Yū had told him.
• Kakashi found the Shimura Compound in disrepair and Danzo's residence dusty and apparently empty.
• A dark figure watched Kakashi leave the residence, left behind a Shadow Clone, and hurried away.

Danzo questioned Kakashi about Team Minato’s encounter with visitors from another world and learned that one had named Root 000, Shimura Masato. Believing the claim and recognizing Masato as a long-dead relative erased from Root’s records, Danzo mobilized Root to meet his counterpart.

• Danzo ordered a Root ninja to bring Kakashi to him so he could ask about the mission.
• Kakashi followed a Root escort into the underground compound and reported Team Minato’s mission to Danzo.
• Danzo dismissed Kakashi’s report as incomplete and asked about the visitor from another world.
• Kakashi relayed the visitor’s message naming Root number 000, Shimura Masato, and Danzo reacted with shock.
• Danzo recalled Masato’s history and apparent death, then ordered Fū to assemble Root and postponed its operation concerning Akatsuki.
• Danzo changed into combat gear and led Root out of the village to meet the visitor.

Takahashi Yū waited in the Land of Fire for Danzo, then reunited with him after Danzo and Root tracked the Kaguya clan’s camp. Danzo accepted that Takahashi Yū was his brother from another world after Yū revealed the secret behind his scar, and asked him to explain what had happened.

• Wuren’s clan lit a conspicuous fire while Takahashi Yū waited for Danzo to find them.
• Danzo led Root toward the smoke, and Wuren recognized him before a Kaguya clan member could attack.
• Takahashi Yū embraced Danzo and introduced him to the Kaguya clan, while Root operatives surrounded the gathering.
• Danzo demanded proof of Takahashi Yū’s claims, so Yū revealed how Danzo had really received his X-shaped scar.
• Danzo covered Takahashi Yū’s mouth, accepted him as his brother, dismissed Root to rest, and asked Yū to tell him about his world.

Takahashi Yū told Danzo how his life unfolded in another world and warned him against implanting foreign body parts. After Danzo reaffirmed that he was still a Konoha warrior and chose to trust Takahashi Yū, Yū placed a Wave Seed in his heart, granting him power that grew with his killing intent.

• Danzo reacted with joy to learning that Masato, Lan, Hideki, and many Shimura Clan members had survived, then grew despondent as Takahashi Yū recounted his future failures and hardships.
• Takahashi Yū warned Danzo that putting anything foreign in his body would drive him mad, and Danzo admitted his role in Sakumo's downfall while insisting he was still a Konoha warrior.
• Takahashi Yū recounted his experiences with Danzo from his original world and asked whether Danzo could trust him completely.
• Danzo told Takahashi Yū to go ahead despite not knowing his plan, and Yū sent a scarlet Wave Seed into Danzo's heart.
• Danzo discovered that his strength would increase with his killing intent and began contemplating how many people he could kill.

Danzo overcame his old weakness overnight, gained control of Crimson Thread, and recalled every Root member before joining Takahashi Yū for breakfast. After Takahashi Yū suggested exploiting the Kaguya Clan’s expected coup in Kirigakure, Danzo agreed to pursue the plan and seize power in the Land of Water.

• Danzo remembered his weakness during the Second Hokage’s retreat and vowed never to back down again.
• Danzo ordered Aburame Ryoma to cancel all Root missions and recall every member.
• Danzo served breakfast to Takahashi Yū and the Kaguya Brutes, demonstrating precise control of Crimson Thread.
• Takahashi Yū explained that he had planned to kill Rasa and find Minato, but decided he first needed to secure a base for Danzo.
• Takahashi Yū proposed exploiting the Kaguya Clan’s impending rebellion in Kirigakure, and Danzo agreed to seize control of the Land of Water.

Takahashi Yū warned Danzo that Kirigakure’s future turmoil might unfold differently, but Danzo remained confident he could stir up internal strife. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi negotiated a peace treaty with Ōnoki and the Third Raikage, leaving the Raikage uncertain about Konoha’s leadership and Ōnoki wary of a future conflict.

• Danzo learned that Ryoma had gone to gather Root members and ordered the remaining Root ninja to collect two years of information on Kirigakure.
• Takahashi Yū cautioned Danzo that events in Kirigakure might change, while Danzo claimed his spies could foment internal strife.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi began negotiations with Ōnoki and the Third Raikage after pretending Danzo had been delayed.
• Ōnoki and Sarutobi argued over terms before agreeing to unconditional prisoner releases, Konoha’s declaration of victory, and a ten-year peace treaty.
• The Third Raikage left the meeting astonished by the agreement, while Ōnoki reflected that the villages might be the ones to need the peace treaty.

Takahashi Yū settled into Danzo’s base while Wuren began remodeling it, and Danzo waited in the prison after killing its inmates. On his way to meet Danzo, Fugaku mistook the Tsuchikage and Raikage being turned away from Yakiniku Q for a possible threat and ordered the Military Police to watch them and arrest them if they attacked.

• Takahashi Yū asked Wuren to brighten and remodel Danzo’s base to resemble the Kaguya home.
• Wuren sent Kaguya clansmen to gather wood, animal hides, and bones while Takahashi Yū ate and rested.
• Danzo killed the prisoners on the top floor and waited for Fugaku at Konoha Prison.
• Fugaku saw the Tsuchikage and Raikage being refused entry to Yakiniku Q and assumed they might attack in anger.
• Fugaku ordered a Military Police Force squad to watch Yakiniku Q and arrest the Tsuchikage and Raikage if they attacked.

Fugaku entered Konoha Prison and found that Danzo had massacred its prisoners. Danzo demanded loyal Uchiha genjutsu experts, then revealed a terrifying eye that forced Fugaku’s Sharingan to awaken into the Mangekyō as he declared himself the Black Sun.

• Fugaku entered the prison and discovered bloodied corridors filled with the remains of massacred prisoners.
• Fugaku confronted Danzo and formally arrested him for criminal massacre.
• Danzo asked Fugaku for loyal genjutsu experts and warned that he would kill him if he lacked the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Danzo promised to protect the Uchiha from political pressure if Fugaku had the Mangekyō.
• Danzo revealed a red, lifelike eye in his hollow socket, triggering Fugaku’s Sharingan to shift into its Mangekyō pattern.
• Danzo declared that he would become the Black Sun.

Danzo returned to a Root Base transformed by the Kaguya Brutes and prepared to use recalled Root agents to stir up the Kaguya Clan’s anger in Kirigakure. Takahashi Yū reassured him that the Kaguya Clan in this world likely would not survive long enough to encounter their counterparts.

• Danzo arrived at the Root Base and found the Kaguya Brutes had filled it with hides, bones, torches, and a cooking pot.
• Ryoma recalled Root agents stationed outside the village, including Yakushi Nonō, and led them back to headquarters.
• Danzo told Takahashi Yū that Fugaku had sent Uchiha Yashiro and other genjutsu users to the Land of Water’s Capital to manipulate ordinary people.
• A Root member reported Ryoma’s return, and Danzo ordered the recalled agents to gather for an announcement.
• Danzo asked Takahashi Yū’s group to suggest ways to provoke the Kaguya Clan and worried that seeing their counterparts might cause trouble.
• Takahashi Yū told Danzo that the Kaguya Clan was unlikely to survive the ten years since their crossing between worlds.

Yakushi Nonō and the Root operatives received money, a short break, and a dangerous mission under Takahashi Yū and Danzo’s newly changed leadership. Meanwhile, Uchiha Yashiro’s team successfully placed the Land of Water’s Daimyō under genjutsu, but their discussion of the Daimyō’s power left Yashiro stumped.

• Yakushi Nonō followed Aburame Ryoma and the Root Ninja to headquarters, where Takahashi Yū’s presence and the unusual decorations shocked her.
• Danzo removed the Root Ninja’s brain restrictions, gave them identity documents and wages, and ordered them to spend three days in Konoha before returning.
• Takahashi Yū reassured the Root operatives that their upcoming mission was dangerous but not certain death, and Danzo gave Yakushi Nonō extra money for the orphanage.
• In the Land of Water, Uchiha Yashiro entered the Daimyō’s bedroom and used his Sharingan genjutsu on the Daimyō and the Finance Minister’s wife.
• Yashiro’s team sent word to Fugaku that their mission was complete, then Yashiro warned that targeting Daimyōs could unite the other countries against them.
• When a teammate asked why ninja obeyed Daimyōs, Yashiro compared it to obeying a clan head, then froze before explaining further.

After Danzo’s protests forced the Third Hokage to resign, Ōnoki and the Third Raikage safely left Konoha. Yakushi Nonō boarded a ship bound for the Land of Water with Terai, where they discovered they would spend three days traveling alongside Takahashi Yū and a rowdy Kaguya crew.

• Ōnoki and the Third Raikage left Konoha after Danzo’s revolt led the Third Hokage to announce his resignation and Root-led protests to disperse.
• The Third Raikage decided to retire upon returning home and considered Kumogakure’s next leadership.
• Yakushi Nonō boarded a noble’s sailing ship to enter the Land of Water through the Bloody Mist blockade.
• Takahashi Yū held a drunken drinking contest with the Kaguya clan members aboard, and they soon began brawling.
• Terai told Nonō that they would travel for three days with the Kaguya crew before getting off near the Daimyo’s Mansion, where Uchiha agents would meet them.
• Nonō asked who would steer the ship.

Terai and Nonō delivered the Kaguya brutes to the Land of Water, then continued toward its capital to build an intelligence network for Danzo. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu headed to Konoha and possessed the injured Dan, startling Tsunade when he moved.

• Terai discovered that Kirigakure had placed the cabin's sensory barrier and steered the ship toward a secluded bay.
• Nonō woke the Kaguya brutes, who carried the sleeping Takahashi Yū ashore before setting off through the woods with Wuren trying to find their way.
• Terai and Nonō continued toward the Land of Water's capital and prepared to establish an intelligence network while worrying about Mist Ninja inspections.
• Black Zetsu left the Mountain Graveyard for Konoha after deciding the Shinobi World's lack of war threatened his plans.
• Black Zetsu entered Konoha Hospital and possessed the injured Dan, causing Tsunade to drop her medicine when his arm moved.

Terai, Nonō, and the Uchiha team organized an intelligence operation in the Land of Water, using Genjutsu to control its nobles while planning to disrupt Kirigakure and gain villagers’ trust. Terai aimed to isolate the Land of Water’s nobles by manipulating their correspondence and relationships before Danzo and Fugaku arrived.

• Yashiro and the Uchiha team met Terai and Nonō at the harbor and received orders from Fugaku to follow Root’s lead.
• Terai explained that the Daimyō, finance minister, and Military Affairs Office were under Genjutsu, then assigned one Uchiha to maintain it while the others destroyed the marked Underground Black Market locations and made the attacks look like Kirigakure’s work.
• Terai tasked Nonō with posing as an ordinary doctor in villages around Kirigakure to earn civilians’ trust without using Medical Ninjutsu.
• Terai and Yashiro discussed controlling the nobles as the team copied the map and prepared to secure the Land of Water’s intelligence.
• Terai planned to imitate the nobles and manipulate their letters and relationships until the Land of Water’s nobles became isolated.