Chapter Summaries

Dōmeki Shun, an orphaned child surviving in the Land of Wind, fought off a pack of sand wolves in an abandoned fort and then faced a powerful chakra-using silver wolf. He killed the silver wolf with a lightning attack but remained exhausted and wary, aiming his kunai at the surrounding sands.

• Dōmeki Shun crossed the desert and gave water to an unconscious beggar child before continuing to an abandoned fort near Sunagakure.
• Dōmeki scavenged food and reflected on his parents’ deaths and how the village had left him to survive alone.
• Five sand wolves attacked Dōmeki, and he killed them using his kunai and Lightning Release.
• A giant silver wolf broke through the fort walls, revealing itself as an intelligent shinobi beast with Wind Release.
• Dōmeki blinded the silver wolf with a kunai, used dust and a stone pillar to evade its attack, then killed it with a lightning-charged strike to the head.
• Exhausted and injured, Dōmeki stayed alert and aimed his kunai at an empty patch of sand.

Orochimaru recruited Dōmeki Shun after recognizing his talent and red hair, healed his burned hand, and took him to the Land of Rice Fields. There, Dōmeki met Dosu, Zaku, and Kin, while Orochimaru summoned him for an experiment after dinner.

• Orochimaru emerged from a giant python and praised Dōmeki’s abilities before inviting him to become his subordinate.
• Dōmeki accepted Orochimaru’s offer, and Orochimaru healed his charred right hand with Medical Ninjutsu.
• Dōmeki declined to say goodbye to anyone, and Orochimaru had the python swallow him to travel to the Land of Rice Fields.
• Orochimaru and Dōmeki traveled through the prosperous Land of Rice Fields, where Orochimaru explained they were headed there.
• Dosu, Zaku, and Kin welcomed Orochimaru and eyed Dōmeki with hostility as Orochimaru assigned them to arrange for the new member.
• Orochimaru told Dōmeki to find him after dinner to help with an experiment, then vanished.

Dōmeki entered Otogakure’s underground base, won over Zaku Abumi, Dosu, and Tsuchi Kin, and settled into his own room for the first time in years. After waking and setting off to find food, he followed his senses through the base toward a delicious smell.

• Zaku Abumi, Dosu, and Tsuchi Kin confronted Dōmeki, but softened when they decided he was a simple-minded fool.
• The cow trio showed Dōmeki around the base, warned him about forbidden areas, and told him about the Sound Four.
• Zaku Abumi brought Dōmeki to a room and offered to help if anyone gave him trouble.
• Dōmeki slept soundly, thinking of the room as a home, then woke, washed, and changed into a uniform.
• Unable to find the cafeteria, Dōmeki followed his senses through the underground base until he caught the smell of food.

Dōmeki was summoned to Orochimaru’s laboratory, where Orochimaru collected his blood and skin cells and explained that his red hair and strong constitution suggested Uzumaki ancestry. The chapter ended with Dōmeki asking Orochimaru for a particular Ninjutsu as his reward.

• Dōmeki caused a stir in the Otogakure cafeteria by eating twenty bowls of ramen before stopping at thirty percent full.
• Sakon escorted Dōmeki to Orochimaru’s laboratory after warning him that Orochimaru had ordered his presence.
• Orochimaru collected Dōmeki’s blood and skin cells while testing a substance that produced a brief burst of branches before withering.
• Orochimaru told Dōmeki about the Uzumaki clan’s red hair, strong constitutions, and large Chakra reserves, and Dōmeki recognized that the traits might explain his own abilities.
• Orochimaru offered Dōmeki a reward, and Dōmeki asked for a Ninjutsu.

Dōmeki trained his body and mind through the night and brought down a gigantic wild boar during his morning run. He returned to Otogakure with the catch, telling Yamazaki Sagaru they could have an extra meal.

• Dōmeki ended a night of Genjutsu training, destroyed the Shadow Clone that had cast illusions on him, and thanked three other clones for practicing chakra techniques.
• Dōmeki drank Orochimaru’s nutritional supplement, strapped on weighted gear, and ran through the forest while the Sound Ninja guards let him leave the base.
• Dōmeki pushed through exhaustion with the help of his Uzumaki physique and stopped when a giant wild boar began rampaging through the trees.
• Dōmeki fought the boar and carried it back to the base, startling the Sound Ninja guards at the gate.
• Yamazaki Sagaru heard Dōmeki arrive and was unnerved when the boy announced they could have an extra meal.

Dōmeki Shun trained by hunting and sparring, then fought Zaku Abumi at the Sound Ninja base. After Dōmeki defeated Zaku, the Sound Four confronted him, and he accepted their challenge while questioning their name.

• Dōmeki ate a large meal and reflected on his dangerous life and relentless training.
• Dōmeki found the training ground empty because the Sound Ninja had fled, then dragged Zaku Abumi into a sparring match.
• Zaku attacked Dōmeki, but Dōmeki dodged, caught his strikes, and threw him aside.
• Zaku tried to use Extreme Decapitating Air Waves, but Dōmeki had plugged the air holes in his palms with earth and sand.
• Sakon, Ukon, and the other Sound Four members confronted Dōmeki with threats, and he agreed to fight them while asking why they were called the Sound Four despite having only four members.

Orochimaru and Kabuto watched Dōmeki face the Sound Four in a test Orochimaru had arranged. After Dōmeki quickly incapacitated Sakon and Ukon, the Sound Four attacked together, and Dōmeki eagerly declared he wanted to fight all four.

• Orochimaru told Kabuto that he had arranged the confrontation to test his disciple Shun and had never doubted his intelligence.
• Sakon attacked Dōmeki with a kick and a sound-wave technique, but Dōmeki stopped the sound with Wind Release and evaded Sakon's punches.
• Dōmeki used Wind Release: Ripple Overdrive to paralyze Sakon and Ukon, then shook off the brothers' parasitic cells.
• Dōmeki cut Kidomaru's webbing with a stone blade and kicked Sakon and Ukon away, leaving them badly injured.
• Sakon ordered the Sound Four to attack together, and Jirobo hurled a boulder at Dōmeki as Dōmeki challenged all four to fight.

Dōmeki fought the Sound Four, overpowering their attacks even after they activated their Cursed Seals. When they summoned four monstrous creatures, he trapped them all with his Super Electromagnetic Release technique, Chains of Heaven.

• Dōmeki hurled Jirobo’s boulder back, escaped the Sound Four’s coordinated attacks, and broke free from Jirobo’s Earth Prison Dome.
• Sakon and Ukon recalled Orochimaru’s warning that Dōmeki’s Ninjutsu was dangerous, and the Sound Four activated their Cursed Seals.
• The transformed Sound Four attacked at increased speed, but Dōmeki defeated them in close combat and knocked Tayuya away with a finger flick.
• The Sound Four summoned four powerful creatures with their Four-Beast Surrounding Formation.
• Dōmeki used Chains of Heaven to bind the Sound Four and their summons, explaining that his technique was Super Electromagnetic Release.

Orochimaru praised Dōmeki Shun’s talent and his invention of Magnet Release, then sent Kabuto Yakushi to give him a mission. Kabuto told Shun his destination was the Land of Water, and Shun eagerly prepared to leave the underground base.

• Orochimaru explained that Dōmeki had created Magnet Release by combining Wind Release and Earth Release, and was developing a new Kekkei Tōta with Lightning Release.
• Orochimaru confirmed information with Kabuto Yakushi and ordered him to give Dōmeki a mission.
• Dōmeki treated the Sound Four after striking them harder than the others, and they accused him of taking revenge for how they had treated him.
• Kabuto introduced himself to Dōmeki, who called him Big brother Kabuto and peppered him with questions about the Land of Fire and Konoha.
• Kabuto told Dōmeki that Orochimaru’s mission would take him to the Land of Water, and Dōmeki eagerly welcomed the chance to leave the base.

Dōmeki sought a way to reach the dangerous Land of Water and encountered Kakashi Hatake at the docks. Kakashi agreed to take him along, though he was baffled when Dōmeki explained his trust by pointing to Kakashi’s copy of Icha Icha Paradise.

• Dōmeki bought a map from a bookstore owner, who warned him that outsiders faced danger in the Land of Water.
• Dōmeki failed to find a fisherman willing to take him across and spotted Kakashi preparing to sail there.
• Kakashi grew wary when Dōmeki suddenly appeared on his boat and asked for a ride.
• Dōmeki told Kakashi that an elder was waiting for him in the Land of Water, and Kakashi relaxed after hearing his explanation.
• Dōmeki declared that people who liked Icha Icha Paradise were good people, leaving Kakashi dumbstruck.

Dōmeki Shun traveled by fishing boat with Kakashi Hatake to the Land of Water, where he began exploring its misty, uneasy towns. After Kakashi learned that Dōmeki came from Otogakure, Dōmeki sent word of his safe arrival to Orochimaru and continued on as a tourist.

• Dōmeki evaded Kakashi’s attempt to take his Icha Icha Paradise book and made Kakashi sail him across the sea as payment.
• Kakashi questioned Dōmeki about recognizing him, then tested the boy with a kunai when he suspected him of having an ulterior motive.
• Dōmeki blocked Kakashi’s kunai with his hardened hand, introduced himself as a ninja from Otogakure, and asked Kakashi to show him around Konoha someday.
• Kakashi and Dōmeki arrived safely in the Land of Water, and Kakashi headed toward Kirigakure after the boy disappeared into the mist.
• Dōmeki sent Xiaobai to notify Orochimaru of his arrival, then walked through a deserted town and admired the local women.

Dōmeki rescued Haku from Zabuza, who tried to claim the boy after discovering his Ice Release. Dōmeki defeated Zabuza’s ambush and stood over him in the mist.

• Xiaobai delivered Orochimaru’s order for Dōmeki to infiltrate Kirigakure and gather intelligence on the Kaguya Clan.
• A hungry child stole Dōmeki’s buns, but Zabuza knocked the child down and grabbed him by the throat.
• Dōmeki used Xiaobai to rescue the child, learned his name was Haku, and invited him to follow along.
• Zabuza threatened Dōmeki after Dōmeki identified him and criticized the Kubikiribōchō.
• Zabuza trapped them in the Hidden Mist Technique, but Dōmeki punched through the mist and sent him crashing through two trees.

Dōmeki defeated Zabuza and revealed that he wanted to enter Kirigakure, prompting Zabuza to suspect he knew about the planned assassination of the Fourth Mizukage. After several hours, Zabuza agreed to take Dōmeki there, reminding him that a ninja’s first rule was to endure.

• Dōmeki asked Zabuza how he could help him enter Kirigakure and mentioned assassinating the Fourth Mizukage.
• Zabuza trapped Dōmeki in a Water Prison Technique, but Dōmeki’s Shadow Clone disappeared when Zabuza struck it.
• Dōmeki used Earth Release: Giant God Warrior to smash Zabuza’s Water Dragon Technique and create a deep crater.
• Zabuza attacked Dōmeki through the mist, but Dōmeki caught his Water Whip and electrocuted him into submission.
• Dōmeki left Haku and little Bai at a safe inn, and Zabuza agreed to lead him to Kirigakure, saying a ninja’s first rule was to endure.

Dōmeki accompanied Zabuza through Kirigakure, where Mei Terumi and Ao revealed dissatisfaction with the Mizukage’s Blood Mist Policy. Zabuza later met with ninja clan representatives plotting to overthrow the Mizukage, while Dōmeki secretly tracked him with snakes.

• Zabuza complained as Dōmeki toured Kirigakure and made him pay for their seafood meal.
• Mei Terumi flirted with Dōmeki until Zabuza insulted her, prompting her to attack him before Ao intervened.
• Ao raised a proposal with Zabuza, who criticized the clans for helping enforce the Blood Mist Policy, and Ao secretly arranged a meeting.
• Zabuza left Dōmeki behind to attend to his plans, unaware that dozens of small snakes were following him.
• Zabuza met cloaked Mist Ninja in a remote grove, and the clan representatives revealed their faces.

Mei Terumi revealed that Karatachi Yagura was being controlled by Genjutsu, and Genji identified the technique as the power of Madara Uchiha’s eyes. As Kirigakure’s conspirators prepared to act, Kakashi, Obito Uchiha, and Dōmeki each learned of the developing crisis, leaving the village’s fate uncertain.

• Zabuza confronted Kirigakure’s powerful conspirators over their role in the village’s decline, while Mei Terumi argued that Lord Fourth’s past goals had differed from his current madness.
• Mei Terumi told the assembled ninja that Karatachi Yagura was being controlled, and Ao used his Byakugan to confirm signs of Genjutsu in the Mizukage’s Chakra.
• Genji declared that Madara Uchiha’s eyes could control both a Tailed Beast and the Mizukage, prompting the conspirators to suspect Konoha and plan to rescue Yagura.
• Zabuza left the secret meeting, while Kakashi emerged from the river and overheard the conspirators before disappearing.
• Obito Uchiha and White Zetsu discussed the discovery, and Obito declared his intent to bury Kirigakure along with Rin.
• Dōmeki emerged from a black iron sand serpent and observed that the converging factions would make things lively in Kirigakure.

Dōmeki told Orochimaru that a Sharingan user controlled the Mizukage and that a rebellion was imminent, then learned the Kaguya Clan had moved its attack forward. The Kaguya Clan launched its rebellion that night, and after Kirigakure’s forces crushed them, an explosion struck the Kirigakure building, where Zabuza had gone.

• Dōmeki met Orochimaru and explained that someone using a Sharingan controlled the Mizukage and that a rebellion was coming.
• Dōmeki said information from a bandaged senior had caused the rebellion to be moved up, while Kaguya Tsuhito and Zabuza agreed to attack that night.
• The Kaguya Clan began killing Mist Ninja in Kirigakure, and a dying ninja managed to raise the alarm.
• Ao and Mei Terumi led Kirigakure’s forces against the Kaguya Clan and overwhelmed them with superior numbers.
• An explosion erupted at the Kirigakure building, and Mei Terumi and Ao realized Zabuza was involved.

Zabuza and Kaguya Tsuhito attacked the Mizukage Building with Kimimaro, aiming to kill Karatachi Yagura. As the battle spread through the mist, Orochimaru and Dōmeki watched from behind a barrier, with Orochimaru becoming fascinated by Kimimaro.

• Zabuza, Kaguya Tsuhito, and Kimimaro slaughtered Mist Ninja around the Mizukage Building.
• Karatachi Yagura arrived and confronted Zabuza, who accused him of ruining Kirigakure and covered the battlefield in mist.
• Yagura sent Hozuki Mangetsu, Ringo Ameyuri, and Kisame Hoshigaki to deal with other rebels while he faced the attackers.
• Orochimaru watched the fighting from behind a Four Violet Flames Formation barrier, while Dōmeki collected Shikotsumyaku material.
• Dōmeki noticed Orochimaru's interest in Kimimaro and turned his attention to the white-haired boy.

Dōmeki entered the battlefield to greet Kakashi and warned him that the genjutsu controlling the Mizukage came from a Mangekyō Sharingan owned by someone close to him. He then used Kakashi’s Chidori against two wielders of the Ninja Blades, leaving Kakashi stunned by the apparent theft of his technique.

• Dōmeki reflected on the misfortune surrounding shinobi geniuses and went to find Kakashi while Orochimaru cautioned him not to draw Konoha’s attention.
• Kakashi, hiding near the Mizukage’s battlefield, was startled when Dōmeki appeared beside him.
• Dōmeki joked that his elder collected orphans and claimed he had come to pay Kakashi a copyright fee.
• Dōmeki told Kakashi that a Mangekyō Sharingan had been used to place the Mizukage under genjutsu and that its owner was close to Kakashi.
• Dōmeki formed a Chidori and charged between two white-haired youths, striking at their Ninja Blades as Kakashi recognized his own technique.

Dōmeki intervened in the battle between the Mist swordsmen, recruited Kimimaro and tried to claim Suigetsu, then fought Hozuki Mangetsu with a short blade. The duel escalated into a contest of speed, leaving Mangetsu wounded on the cheek.

• Kisame Hoshigaki attacked Zabuza with Water Release after rejecting Zabuza’s claims that Yagura was unfit to lead Kirigakure.
• Dōmeki helped Kimimaro, introduced himself as an orphanage recruiter, and persuaded Kimimaro to call him big brother.
• Dōmeki asked Hozuki Mangetsu to entrust Suigetsu to him, but Mangetsu challenged him to prove his strength.
• Hozuki Mangetsu summoned several Ninja Blades from his scroll and clashed with Dōmeki, switching from Hiramekarei to Nuibari.
• Dōmeki covered himself in lightning and unleashed a flurry of blade strikes, cutting Mangetsu’s cheek.

Dōmeki fought Hozuki Mangetsu in a fierce duel, surviving Mangetsu’s final attack before Mangetsu died. Ringo Ameyuri appeared afterward, and Dōmeki offered her a candy apple as part of a deal.

• Hozuki Mangetsu asked Dōmeki to look after his foolish little brother if he joined Dōmeki’s organization, then challenged Dōmeki to fight harder.
• Dōmeki and Hozuki Mangetsu clashed in a battle so fierce that Kimimaro had to retreat from the destruction.
• Hozuki Mangetsu used Kabutowari to shatter Dōmeki’s short blade and strike him into a crater, but Dōmeki survived with broken ribs that began to heal.
• Hozuki Mangetsu made one final charge with Hiramekarei and died beneath the moonlight as Kimimaro and Dōmeki stood nearby.
• Ringo Ameyuri arrived dragging Kaguya Tsuhito’s corpse and explained that she had let Hozuki Mangetsu die fighting a worthy opponent.
• Dōmeki offered Ringo Ameyuri a candy apple in exchange for a deal, and she accepted.