Vol. 1Kumogakure’s Rise

Yeyue Ziyun exposed Konoha’s plots, brought the Uzumaki Clan to Kumogakure, and led the village through wars that left Konoha defeated and forced to surrender. He transported Minato to the future and showed him Naruto’s mistreatment, leaving Minato determined to punish Konoha’s leaders.

  • Ziyun exposed Konoha’s plot against him and Uchiha Mikoto, rescued the Third Raikage, and devastated Konoha as they escaped.
  • He warned Kushina about Konoha’s threat to the Uzumaki Clan and traveled with her to the Land of Whirlpools, where Zō heard his warning.
  • Ziyun helped the Uzumaki Clan join Kumogakure and led campaigns that defeated powerful Konoha forces and the Uchiha Clan Head.
  • He and the Third Raikage forced Hiruzen Sarutobi’s army to retreat when it advanced toward Kumogakure.
  • Ziyun defeated Sunagakure and Iwagakure, helped Kumogakure force Konoha to cede territory, and became Fourth Raikage.
  • He defeated Madara Uchiha and rescued Tsunade’s Senju Clan from attackers.
  • Ziyun helped Tsunade destroy the clans responsible for the Senju’s suffering and led Kumogakure’s war against Konoha, which ended in surrender.
  • He showed Minato Naruto’s mistreatment in the future and urged him to become Fourth Hokage before punishing Konoha’s leaders.
Chapters 1–100 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1The Fall of Konoha

Yeyue Ziyun mastered the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, exposed Konoha’s plot against him and Uchiha Mikoto, and rescued the Third Raikage after devastating Konoha. He then traveled with Kushina to warn the Uzumaki Clan, where Zō heard his warning about Konoha’s intentions.

  • Yeyue Ziyun ate the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, tested its powers, and injured Anbu when his lightning experiment got out of control.
  • Ziyun defeated Orochimaru’s attack, while Konoha’s leaders plotted against him and arranged an alliance that brought him to Konoha.
  • Ziyun exposed Uchiha Mikoto’s genjutsu attack, then learned that Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō intended to use her death as a pretext against him.
  • Ziyun saved Mikoto from an assassination attempt, revealed Konoha’s plot to her and Kushina, and left a clone as her supposed corpse.
  • Ziyun defeated Jiraiya and Uchiha Fugaku in Konoha’s trial tournament before Hatake Sakumo accused him of killing Mikoto.
  • Mikoto returned alive and revealed the assassination attempt, but Hiruzen ordered an attack, forcing the Third Raikage to hold off Konoha’s forces as Dodai escorted the others away.
  • Ziyun returned to Konoha, rescued the Third Raikage, and used Raigo to devastate the village while they escaped.
  • Ziyun warned Kushina that Konoha might target the Uzumaki Clan, then accompanied her to the Land of Whirlpools, where Zō listened to his warning.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2Kumogakure’s War Against Konoha

Yeyue Ziyun brought the Uzumaki Clan to Kumogakure and helped lead its campaigns against Konoha during the Second Shinobi World War. After defeating powerful Konoha forces and the Uchiha Clan Head, he faced Hiruzen Sarutobi’s retreating army as Kumogakure pressed its advantage.

  • Yeyue Ziyun warned Zō Uzumaki of Konoha’s planned attack, helped the Uzumaki Clan defeat the assassins, and persuaded Zō to join Kumogakure.
  • The Third Raikage welcomed the Uzumaki Clan and named Ziyun his successor, while Ziyun advised Kumogakure to avoid a costly direct battle with Hatake Sakumo’s forces.
  • Ziyun used his Door-Door Fruit to infiltrate Konoha’s camps and destroy their supplies, then helped Kumogakure exploit the damage and sow distrust between Danzo and the Senju Clan.
  • After Sunagakure and the Land of Rain entered the war, Ziyun led Kumogakure forces against Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya, defeating their force with his lightning attacks.
  • Ziyun defeated the Uchiha Clan Head’s Susanoo and helped Kumogakure rout Konoha’s forces, while the Uchiha Clan Head survived using Izanagi and escaped.
  • As the other villages prepared to fight Konoha, Ziyun persuaded the Third Raikage to strengthen Kumogakure rather than invade Konoha, and he received a Super S-rank mission to lead the village to victory.
  • After Konoha defeated the Three Great Shinobi Villages, Hiruzen Sarutobi led three thousand ninja toward Kumogakure, but the Third Raikage and Ziyun attacked and forced them to retreat.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read

Arc 3Ziyun Becomes Raikage

Yeyue Ziyun broke Konoha’s alliance by defeating Sunagakure and Iwagakure, then led Kumogakure to force Konoha to cede territory. After becoming Fourth Raikage, he clashed with Madara and found Tsunade’s Senju Clan under attack.

  • Yeyue Ziyun defeated Sunagakure’s forces and devastated Iwagakure, capturing Roshi and forcing Ōnoki to withdraw.
  • Ziyun’s attacks and the return of the One-Tail Jinchuriki shattered Konoha’s alliance with Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and the Land of Rain.
  • The Third Raikage led Kumogakure’s victory over Konoha, and Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted Kumogakure’s territorial demands to prevent more casualties.
  • Tsunade confronted Hiruzen over Senju Nawaki’s death and the clan’s dangerous missions, then led the Senju Clan out of Konoha after the leaders failed to answer her accusations.
  • The Third Raikage named Ziyun Fourth Raikage, and Ziyun trained until his Combine-Combine Fruit awakened and his strength reached super Kage Level.
  • Ziyun met Madara Uchiha, rejected the Eye of the Moon Plan, and defeated Madara’s Perfect Susanoo before securing White Zetsu’s service for Kumogakure.
  • Ziyun found Tsunade gambling away the Senju Clan’s supply money, then carried her to the clan’s besieged grounds and killed the attackers who remained.
Chapters 51–7525 summaries Read

Arc 4War and the Fourth Hokage

Ziyun helped Tsunade take revenge on Konoha, then led Kumogakure into war and forced Konoha to surrender. He brought Minato to the future and showed him Naruto’s mistreatment, leaving Minato determined to punish Konoha’s leaders.

  • Ziyun brought the Senju Clan to Kumogakure and later gave Chikara the More-More Fruit as he began his plans to destabilize Kirigakure.
  • Ziyun controlled the Third Mizukage, whose campaign nearly destroyed Kirigakure’s clans and turned its geniuses against the village, while Tsunade asked Ziyun to help her avenge the Senju.
  • Ziyun gave Tsunade the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and accompanied her and the Senju to Konoha, where Tsunade led the destruction of the Sarutobi, Shimura, Utatane, and Mito Clans.
  • Ziyun recruited the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist into Kumogakure, prepared the village for war, and showed Orochimaru a possible future in which Minato became Fourth Hokage.
  • Kushina, Tsunade, and Mikoto led Kumogakure’s forces against Konoha, where Mikoto’s Susanoo and Kushina’s magma attacks inflicted heavy losses and forced Konoha to retreat.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi surrendered after Konoha’s defeat, but Minato refused Ziyun’s demand for two-thirds of the Land of Fire, so Ziyun transported him to the future.
  • Ziyun showed Minato how villagers shunned Naruto and how Hiruzen gave him a small allowance, prompting Minato to vow to kill Konoha’s leaders.
  • Ziyun urged Minato to become Fourth Hokage first and make Konoha’s leaders die in disgrace and despair.
Chapters 76–10025 summaries Read
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