Chapter Summaries

Hiruko struggled to escape Xian Lun’s relentless attacks and realized his usual abilities could not both match Xian Lun’s speed and overcome his bone defenses. He gambled on a final trump card, opening the first five of the Eight Inner Gates as his power surged.

• Xian Lun battered Hiruko in a high-speed exchange, and his bone blades corroded Hiruko’s steel weapon and injured his body.
• Hiruko used Swift Release to scatter six clones, but Xian Lun avoided the trick and unleashed Abyssal Bone Vine Slaughter across a wide area.
• Hiruko weighed using Boil Release’s immense strength against Xian Lun, but its activation would seal away the Swift and Steel Releases he needed.
• Hiruko decided to risk his final trump card and opened the first five of the Eight Inner Gates, causing his body to redden as green energy poured from him.

Hiruko opened the Sixth Gate of View and used its tremendous speed and power to overwhelm Xian Lun, but Xian Lun stayed conscious and counterattacked with his Shikotsumyaku. Hiruko answered with Morning Peacock, blasting Xian Lun and his Bone Car with a barrage of fireballs.

• Hiruko opened the Sixth Gate of View, pushing his body to its limit as he unleashed the upgraded Eight Inner Gates.
• Xian Lun became excited by Hiruko's fighting spirit, but Hiruko struck him with a rapid barrage that shattered his bone armor and sent him flying.
• Xian Lun remained conscious, used Shikotsumyaku: Bone Car, and formed a massive spiked wheel to attack Hiruko from above.
• Hiruko unleashed Morning Peacock, sending explosive fireballs upward that caught Xian Lun and erupted around him, clearing the clouds from the sky.

Hiruko’s attack badly damaged Kenron, but Kenron threatened White Wolf, who sacrificed himself to unleash a devastating Ice Release that trapped Kenron and raised a vast iceberg. Hiruko escaped the freezing zone, while Bai Zhan watched the ice engulf the merchant guild.

• Hiruko used Morning Peacock to smash Kenron’s bone armor and body, then tried to reach White Wolf’s ice sculpture.
• Kenron revealed a clone, formed a massive bone drill, and aimed it at White Wolf to punish Hiruko.
• White Wolf decided to sacrifice himself to protect Kirigakure’s future and unleashed Ice Release: Ultimate Secret Technique: Winter Has Come.
• The technique froze everything within a hundred zhang and raised an iceberg, trapping Kenron at its base.
• Hiruko escaped the frozen area using Swift Release, while Bai Zhan and Lohak felt the cold sweep over them outside the merchant guild.

Bai Zhan awakened Sage Mode and fought Lohak in a devastating day-long battle after White Wolf’s death, but neither could defeat the other. Exhausted and grieving, Bai Zhan returned to the clan, where a crimson-haired youth with dark purple patterned eyes confronted him and used Shinra Tensei.

• Bai Zhan entered Sage Mode after condemning Lohak for killing White Wolf and attacked him with powerful Ice Release techniques.
• Lohak used the Gelel Stones to counter Bai Zhan, but Bai Zhan broke through his defenses and forced him to reveal another gem.
• Bai Zhan and Lohak fought until nightfall without either gaining a decisive victory.
• Lohak detonated four Gelel Stones, shattered the iceberg, and escaped Kirigakure carrying Xian Lun’s body.
• Bai Zhan returned exhausted to the clan, where a crimson-haired youth introduced himself with a crushing Shinra Tensei.

After recovering from the Snow Clan patriarch’s attack, Xian Lun learned that Hiruko was connected to Uchiha Shin'yu and received intelligence suggesting Isshiki had fallen into Shin'yu’s hands. Lohak revealed Shin'yu’s fearsome title: the Ninja Ghost.

• Lohak broke apart the iceberg with four Gelel Stones, rescued Xian Lun, and escaped Kirigakure with him.
• Xian Lun spent a month recovering from the extreme cold, regrowing most of his body while his right arm remained frozen and injured.
• Lohak returned to the abandoned residence and sealed its openings with a Gelel Stone to hide Xian Lun’s freezing aura.
• Xian Lun told Lohak that Hiruko, who had appeared during the battle, had shown real skill, and Lohak identified him as Uchiha Shin'yu’s man.
• Lohak handed Xian Lun intelligence suggesting Isshiki had likely fallen into Uchiha Shin'yu’s hands and said Shin'yu was known as the Ninja Ghost.

Lohak briefed Xian Lun on Uchiha Shin'yu’s history and overwhelming power. He concluded that their plan to seize Kagami Uchiha and awaken Isshiki had to avoid Shin'yu entirely.

• Xian Lun asked Lohak for the result, and Lohak destroyed the scroll containing the intelligence.
• Lohak explained that Uchiha Shin'yu had been Uchiha Madara’s sole disciple and had repeatedly fought against Konoha.
• Lohak recounted how Shin'yu defeated Kagami Uchiha, killed Tobirama Senju, and later protected the Land of Whirlpools from invaders.
• Xian Lun reflected on Kagami Uchiha’s strength and the fact that Shin'yu had defeated him.
• Lohak warned that Shin'yu was an enemy they could not defeat or counter, so their plan to seize Kagami and awaken Isshiki had to bypass him.

Lohak and Xian Lun discussed the strength of Uchiha Shin'yu's forces and agreed Kara needed to avoid a direct confrontation. Lohak left to mobilize Kara's network for intelligence while Xian Lun focused on recovering.

• Lohak warned Xian Lun about Uchiha Nen, Orochimaru, and Hiruko, describing their dangerous abilities.
• Lohak said Uchiha Shin'yu's forces, including the Uzumaki Clan, could contend with Kara, and planned for the possibility that Kagami Uchiha had been captured.
• Lohak resolved to keep Kara low and gather intelligence before acting, while Xian Lun reflected on his past arrogance and the losses to his Gelel Stones.
• Lohak told Xian Lun to recover while he began intelligence work through Kara's Outer members in influential positions across the countries.
• Xian Lun recognized that mobilizing networks and resources distinguished a king from a strong fighter, and Lohak left the ruined house.

Tsunade faced a Wind-Earth Allied Forces decapitation unit as it attacked Konoha’s camp in the Land of Rain. The chapter recounted how the conflict had escalated into a chaotic war among the great nations, while Tsunade stayed behind to protect the retreating Konoha forces.

• Tsunade destroyed the intelligence documents, left her burning tent, and confronted the Wind-Earth Allied Forces led by Sumashi.
• Sumashi sent Mahiru and part of the force to pursue Konoha’s retreating troops while Tsunade prepared to fight the decapitation unit.
• Rasa’s attack on Amegakure ignited the war, and Sunagakure and Iwagakure joined forces to occupy the Land of Rain.
• Konoha counterattacked under Tsunade and Jiraiya, while Kirigakure, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure shifted alliances and fought across the region.
• After the allied armies drove Konoha into retreat, Tsunade defied orders and pressured Jiraiya to withdraw the army to the Land of Fire border.
• The conflict spread across the shinobi world as the great nations and smaller powers entered the war, leaving the entire region in chaos.

Tsunade broke free of Sumashi’s chains and was buried when he collapsed the ground, but Uchiha Hikari killed him before his victory could be secured. Uchiha Nen rescued Tsunade with Susanoo, and the family set off to join the retreating forces as reinforcements arrived.

• Tsunade used her Strength of a Hundred to break the arms of the Iwagakure ninja holding her, but Sumashi’s Earth Style swallowed her and the surrounding Stone Ninja in a massive fissure.
• Sumashi exhausted himself closing the fissure and believed he had killed Tsunade, until Uchiha Hikari stabbed him from behind.
• Hikari explained that his Sharingan let him use Demonic Illusion: False Surroundings to deceive Sumashi’s senses, then slit the captain’s throat.
• Tsunade burst out of the earth inside Uchiha Nen’s mature Susanoo, and Nen received her from its hand.
• Shisui urged Tsunade and Nen to hurry after the main force, and Tsunade said reinforcements led by Sakumo had arrived.

Minato Namikaze stopped a Wind-Earth Allied Forces Decapitation Squad from pursuing Konoha’s medical unit into the Land of Fire, killing all thirty-nine attackers. He then signaled for Konoha’s three-thousand-ninja force to enter the Land of Rain under his command.

• Mahiru ordered his thirty-nine-jonin Decapitation Squad to pursue Tsunade’s medical unit across the border and kill them.
• A Sunagakure sensor detected a powerful chakra presence near the border, and the squad found Minato waiting as the medical unit continued east into the Land of Fire.
• Mahiru attacked Minato as the squad crossed the border, but Minato used the Flying Thunder God technique to kill thirty-eight members in midair.
• Mahiru turned to strike Minato, but Minato controlled his blades and killed him with a Rasengan.
• Minato signaled for Konoha’s three-thousand-ninja force to advance into the Land of Rain under his command.

Minato met with Jiraiya and Tsunade at Konoha’s border camp, where he pledged to reclaim the lost positions and revealed he had learned the Flying Thunder God Technique. As Kakashi brooded outside, Obito introduced himself and Rin to Yahiko and Konan, while Minato prepared to tell Jiraiya and Tsunade the truth about Sakumo’s intelligence.

• Jiraiya and Tsunade discussed their retreat from the Land of Rain, and Minato defended their decision to protect their troops.
• Minato promised to recover the lost positions and explained that his forces had already defeated the pursuers and restored Konoha’s foothold.
• Minato revealed that he had learned the Second Hokage’s Flying Thunder God Technique and used its spatial coordinates to travel instantly.
• Minato hesitated before telling Jiraiya and Tsunade that he would disclose the truth about Sakumo’s intelligence despite the Hokage’s order to seal it.
• Kakashi brooded on the watchtower while Obito introduced himself and Rin to Yahiko and Konan.

Konan and Yahiko met Obito and Rin while helping Konoha’s logistics unit, and the young shinobi quickly grew acquainted as Yahiko recalled a powerful Uchiha he had once encountered. A sudden explosion shook the camp, and Kakashi saw it come from the commander's tent.

• Konan used her origami ninjutsu to carry supplies, drawing Obito’s attention and prompting him to introduce himself and Rin.
• Yahiko explained that he and Konan were Rain shinobi working under Jiraiya after losing their home, and Rin welcomed Konan warmly.
• Yahiko and Konan recalled a powerful Uchiha and his red-haired companion, while Obito praised Minato’s strength and described his team’s test.
• A huge boom shook the camp, and Yahiko, Konan, and Obito took combat positions as Kakashi stared toward the commander's tent in shock.

Shin'yu and Hikari enjoyed their honeymoon on an island while discussing their allies and their new lives. Bochi brought word of a gathering near the Land of Whirlpools, and Shin'yu realized Kara was about to act.

• Shin'yu and Hikari reminisced about their travels and Hikari's progress in Sage Mode as they walked along the beach.
• Shin'yu massaged Hikari and told her how Nian, Kakuzu, Orochimaru, Hiruko, and Nagato were occupied with their own tasks.
• Shin'yu explained that Nagato was safe on his training journey because he could summon Shin'yu if he faced a serious threat.
• Bochi reported that many unidentified forces had gathered around the islands near the Land of Whirlpools.
• Shin'yu concluded that Kara was preparing to make its move.

On a hidden island, thousands of Kara members gathered while their leaders waited for Lohak. Lohak arrived and confirmed that everyone was present, leaving the assembled crowd awaiting his next move.

• A seagull flew through the island's concealment barrier and was killed by a shuriken, and a burly ninja seized and ate it while the crowd looked on hungrily.
• Kuroyama Sakitaro and Miyadera Ayano exchanged threats over the wait, nearly prompting their followers to draw weapons.
• Kuki Ga reminded Sakitaro and Ayano of their oaths as Kara members, and they backed down.
• Yotsuki Mo watched the dispute silently as the gathered Kara members continued to wait.
• Lohak descended from the sky and said that everyone appeared to be present.

Lohak assembled Kara’s Outer Circle forces and ordered them to destroy the Land of Whirlpools, claiming the Uzumaki Clan’s sealing techniques were needed for Kara’s progress. In truth, Lohak planned to use the attack as a diversion to rescue Kagami Uchiha from Uchiha Shin'yu.

• Lohak descended before the gathered Outer Circle forces as Kuki Ga reported that 4,091 members had assembled.
• Yotsuki Mo questioned why Kara had suddenly targeted the Uzumaki Clan despite its defenses and isolation.
• Lohak claimed Kara needed the Uzumaki Clan’s powerful sealing techniques, and the gathered members accepted his explanation.
• Lohak privately revealed that the attack on the Land of Whirlpools was a diversion designed to rescue Kagami Uchiha.
• Lohak and Kaguya Kenron had traced Kagami’s imprisonment to a canyon in the Land of Fire and learned that the Uzumaki Clan mattered greatly to Uchiha Shin'yu.

Lohak planned a two-pronged operation to free Ōtsutsuki Isshiki from Kagami Uchiha: Kenron would infiltrate the valley while Lohak diverted Uchiha Shin'yu by attacking the Land of Whirlpools. Lohak prepared to destroy the land with a falling island, then escape to a secret rendezvous point as the operation began.

• Lohak outlined how Kenron would break into the valley, resonate with his Karma mark, awaken Isshiki, and escape with him using space-time ninjutsu.
• Lohak identified Uchiha Shin'yu as the operation's greatest threat and planned to lure him away by creating a crisis in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Lohak gathered 4,091 recruited ninja, who knew nothing of the deeper plan, to storm Uzushiogakure and create chaos.
• Lohak planned to use his Gelel Stone to raise an island and send it crashing down on the Land of Whirlpools, forcing Shin'yu to intervene.
• Lohak prepared a one-use teleportation scroll to escape to a secret location and meet Isshiki after the valley operation.
• Lohak raised his hand and ordered the operation to begin.

A coalition force breached the Land of Whirlpools’ barriers and launched a slaughter operation against the Uzumaki Clan. As the attackers stormed Uzushiogakure, Lohak remained on a hidden reef, while Kaguya Kenron prepared a bone spike in Kikyo Mountain.

• The barrier protecting the Land of Whirlpools shattered as thousands of attackers swept across the island and reached Uzushiogakure.
• Kuki Ga ordered the troops to fall back, then used a sealed bone spike from Kaguya Kenron to crack the village barrier.
• Yotsuki Mo blasted open a hole in the barrier with Storm Release, and the vanguard collapsed it with further ninjutsu.
• The attackers charged into Uzushiogakure, shouting that they would take the Uzumaki sealing arts and leave no one alive.
• Lohak sat cross-legged on a hidden reef, with only the crystal in his crown still glowing blue.
• In Kikyo Mountain, Kaguya Kenron stood before a massive barrier and drew a pale bone spike from his palm while facing a seated black-haired figure.

The Uzumaki Clan fought to defend Uzushio Village from a massive assault by Kara's Outer Circle, while Uzumaki Kongming held the clansmen together behind a barrier. After receiving their request for support, Shin'yu sent a Wooden Style Shadow Clone to the battlefield and stayed in the Land of Frost with Uchiha Hikari.

• An army of roughly four thousand attackers stormed Uzushio Village, and Uzumaki Kongming moved the vulnerable clanspeople to the rear mountain while organizing the young and strong to defend the village.
• Yotsuki Mo shattered the Uzumaki Clan's hastily built barrier with Storm Style, injuring Kongming and allowing four enemy leaders to enter the village.
• Kuki Ga, Kuroyama Sakitaro, and Miyadera Ayano slaughtered and questioned Uzumaki defenders as Kongming rallied his clansmen to maintain the barrier.
• A Uzumaki clansman told Miyadera Ayano that the clan was waiting for its bright future and that the attackers were waiting for death.
• In the Land of Frost, Shin'yu received the request for support and dispatched a Wooden Style Shadow Clone using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Uchiha Hikari questioned Shin'yu's decision to send only one clone, and he said it was enough to deal with Isshiki's lackeys while his real body stayed with her.

Shin'yu arrived in Uzushio Village as the Uzumaki Clan's barrier was about to fail, then protected them with Wood Style and confronted the attacking Kara army. He ended the chapter by launching a powerful green sphere at the enemy.

• Uzumaki Kongming and his clansmen struggled to hold their barrier against Kara's assault, including Yotsuki Mo's Storm Release attack.
• Shin'yu appeared beside Kongming and ordered him to withdraw the barrier.
• Shin'yu raised a Wood Style dome that absorbed the attackers' Chakra and grew stronger.
• Shin'yu emerged outside the dome and rose into the sky above Kara's forces.
• Shin'yu formed an Autumn Water Whirlwind Blast Orb and sent it plunging toward the ground.

Shin'yu unleashed the Autumn Water Whirlwind Blast Orb on the invading force, devastating the Land of Whirlpools and killing most of the attackers. After eliminating several survivors, he trapped Miyadera in a maze-like Genjutsu.

• Shin'yu's Autumn Water Whirlwind Blast Orb tore through the enemy army and devastated much of the Land of Whirlpools.
• Shin'yu found the injured Yotsuki Mo and burned him to ash with Black Flames.
• Shin'yu killed the fleeing Kuki Ga with Dust Release: Fissure Light Eye and struck down enemies hiding underground.
• Miyadera and Sakitaro ambushed Shin'yu with a water clone, a shadow attack, and a sword strike, but Shin'yu evaded them.
• Miyadera attacked Shin'yu's eyes with poisoned claws, but he trapped her inside a maze of moving walls and she realized she was in a Genjutsu.