Chapter Summaries

Hizashi Hyuga checked on Miya after sensing that something was wrong, and Miya said a short rest would be enough. Nara Shikashi, Yugo Yamanaka, and Yuto Akimichi returned and gathered around Miya.

• Hizashi Hyuga used his Byakugan to assess Miya but could not see everything inside her body.
• Hizashi Hyuga asked Miya if she was all right.
• Miya calmly said she would recover after a short rest.
• Nara Shikashi, Yugo Yamanaka, and Yuto Akimichi returned and gathered around Miya.

Chiyo ordered Sunagakure's secretly assembled forces to prepare for a full-scale attack at six. The army planned to concentrate its assault on a single point rather than attack the scattered Konoha Ninja positions.

• Sunagakure's forces assembled in secret and awaited Chiyo's order to attack.
• Chiyo instructed Ebizo to ready everyone and launch the all-out attack at six.
• Chiyo's army planned to break through at a single point instead of attacking the Konoha Ninja stationed in separate locations.

Mitarashi Makoto ordered Konoha's Earth Release squad to halt the advancing Sand Ninja forces. The chapter ended as the squad prepared to act.

• The Sand Ninja units continued advancing and attacking.
• Mitarashi Makoto, one of Orochimaru's Elite Jonin and a person who knew his full plan, shouted an order.
• Makoto ordered the Earth Release squad to stop the Sand Ninja.
• A squad of Earth Release specialists stood ready.

Miya decided to establish his combat strength and reputation by fighting a battle in the Gobi Desert. The chapter ended as he prepared to make his name in the coming conflict.

• Miya judged his previous attack on Sunagakure's frontline headquarters to have been only his debut battle.
• Miya decided to fight a battle that would make him famous and establish his reputation in the village.
• Miya returned to the Gobi Desert, where he had hidden a few days earlier.

Ebizo rescued Chiyo after the blast destroyed her Chakra shield, and the two fled the spot.

• The blast wave swept down after the Chakra shield was destroyed.
• Chiyo lost her composure and was unable to resist.
• Ebizo rushed in, picked up Chiyo, and fled.

Orochimaru’s Rashomon was destroyed by the Tailed Beast Bomb, and he was sent flying. Chiyo and Ebizo’s chakra shield cracked but held against the blast.

• The Tailed Beast Bomb blasted straight through the Rashomon Orochimaru had summoned.
• Orochimaru was sent flying after his expression changed.
• Chiyo and Ebizo’s chakra shield developed many cracks but successfully blocked the blast.

Miya was struck by Ebizo’s Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere after the Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets was destroyed. He steadied himself with the Dragon Slayer but spat blood onto the sand as he looked toward Chiyo and the figure beside her.

• The Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets was destroyed.
• Ebizo hit Miya with Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere, sending him tumbling backward.
• Miya used the Dragon Slayer to regain control and land on one knee.
• Miya spat blood onto the sand and looked at Chiyo and the person beside her.

Pakura defeated the Konoha Ninja on the northern battlefield and earned the Sand Ninja's confidence with her Scorch Release. She led the remaining Sand Ninja toward the central battlefield as reinforcements.

• Pakura looked down at the defeated Konoha Ninja at her feet.
• Pakura told the Sand Ninja around her that they would reinforce the central battlefield.
• The Sand Ninja, previously skeptical of Pakura, accepted her after seeing her Scorch Release in battle.

Miya used the Lightning Light Rasengan to destroy Chiyo and the gathered puppet parts, ending the immediate threat. The story left Miya standing over a three-meter-wide crater where Chiyo had vanished.

• Miya realized he could stop the technique only by destroying its caster.
• Miya struck Chiyo with the Lightning Light Rasengan at the last possible moment.
• The explosion left a three-meter-wide crater, and Chiyo's body and the gathered puppet parts had vanished.

Miya remained unconscious in the Kikyo Mountain field hospital three days after the incident. Shizune asked Tsunade whether Miya was really all right, and Tsunade understood her worry.

• Three days passed while Miya remained unconscious in the Kikyo Mountain field hospital.
• Shizune left the ward with Tsunade and asked whether Miya was really all right.
• Tsunade recognized that Shizune was worried because Miya was her classmate and rumors about Miya were spreading.

Sunagakure had fallen into a crisis after Chiyo and One-Tail Shukaku died on the battlefield. Rasa kept Chiyo’s death secret to prevent panic, then finally went to sleep after exhausting himself.

• Chiyo died on the battlefield, leaving Sunagakure without one of its pillars of support.
• One-Tail Shukaku also died on the battlefield, plunging Sunagakure into its darkest hour.
• Rasa withheld the news of Chiyo’s death because he feared it would cause widespread panic.
• Rasa went to sleep after being run ragged.

A and Killer B received orders from the Third Raikage at the border command post, leaving A concerned that carrying them out would amount to declaring war on Konoha.

• A and Killer B were stationed at the border command post.
• A received the Third Raikage's orders and grew grave at the prospect of war with Konoha.
• Killer B noticed A's expression and asked what was wrong.

Nara Shikashi and his companions watched Fujiki and his two companions wipe out a group of bandits. Nara approved of Fujiki’s performance, and Yugo Yamanaka and Yuto Akimichi praised the operation.

• Fujiki and his two companions killed the dozen or so bandits surrounding them.
• Nara Shikashi and his two companions observed the assassination operation.
• Nara Shikashi approved of Fujiki’s clean and efficient performance.
• Yugo Yamanaka and Yuto Akimichi called the operation impressive.

Genji blocked Aki’s sudden attack, revealing that he was more capable than she had expected. The chapter ended with the clash between them.

• Aki’s killing intent spread as she attacked Genji from behind.
• Genji sensed the danger, drew his blade, turned, and blocked her strike.
• Aki realized Genji was no ordinary bandit leader.

The Seven Mist Ninja gathered around a campfire on the southern coast on their first night after landing. Suigetsu Hozuki announced that the operation would officially begin next.

• The Seven Mist Ninja sat around a campfire on the southern coast.
• Kisame Hoshigaki was the only Kirigakure ninja who had landed with them and remained in sight.
• After they ate and drank, Suigetsu Hozuki told the group that the operation would officially begin.

Hiruzen Sarutobi began organizing a campaign to wipe out bandits in the Land of Fire, including those hiding ninjas. He put the Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi Clans primarily in charge.

• After Might Duy left, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned to dealing with bandits in the Land of Fire.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided that the Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi Clans would primarily handle the matter.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned the clans the task because their members had brought back the intelligence.

The question of war with Konoha divided the group into pro-war and conservative factions. An elder from the conservative faction tried to persuade Rasa to abandon his idea.

• The elder seated to Rasa's right spoke gently and urged him to give up the idea.
• The chapter noted that the debate over war with Konoha had split the group into pro-war and conservative factions.
• The pro-war faction wanted Konoha to pay for Chiyo's death.

Konoha was under invasion, and both sides in the debate wanted to attack it when it weakened. Rasa's proposal to send more troops into the war startled even the pro-war faction, which had only wanted revenge for Chiyo.

• Konoha faced an invasion during the war.
• Both sides shared the goal of attacking Konoha when it showed weakness, despite differing in their approach.
• Rasa proposed sending more troops into the war.
• The conservatives rejected Rasa's proposal, and even the pro-war faction was startled because it had only sought revenge for Chiyo.

Rasa shared his intelligence and explained the reasoning behind his decision. The others weighed the pros and cons while Rasa waited for their response.

• Rasa presented and analyzed the intelligence he had gathered.
• The people present fell silent as they considered the potential gains and losses.
• Rasa refrained from demanding an immediate answer and waited for them to respond.

Genma Shiranui and Ebisu woke in the hollow of a tree and joined Nagata Shiichiro for breakfast before resuming their mission.

• Nagata Shiichiro prepared breakfast for Genma Shiranui and Ebisu.
• Genma Shiranui and Ebisu greeted Nagata Shiichiro after waking.
• Nagata Shiichiro told them to finish breakfast so they could continue their mission.