Chapter Summaries

After Konoha learned of Gekko Hayate’s death, Issui warned the village leaders that Orochimaru and Sunagakure might be planning an attack. He then trained Hinata in chakra control and pressure-point strikes, and the chapter ended with Hinata confessing her feelings and offering him affection.

• An Anbu unit found Gekko Hayate dead near Kikyo Castle, and the Third summoned Konoha’s Jonin and advisers to discuss the threat.
• Issui told the leaders he had heard Baki and an Otogakure Chunin mention a “Konoha crush” plan and revealed that Kabuto and two Genin were Orochimaru’s spies.
• The Third and the advisers discussed Konoha’s battle preparations while warning against acting rashly before confirming the enemy’s intentions.
• Issui went to the mountain behind the Hyuga grounds and began training Hinata to target the body’s 361 pressure points with precise chakra control.
• Hinata asked Issui about touching Kin Tsuchi, and after he admitted doing it out of curiosity, Hinata told him she liked him and offered to let him touch her instead.

Issui spent the day with Hinata and Haku, helping Hinata train and enjoying their meals together. That night, Hinata came to sleep beside him and offered to let him touch her, but she left to use the bathroom and returned after Issui had fallen asleep.

• Haku interrupted Issui and Hinata as they declared their love, and the three ate lunch together.
• Issui resumed helping Hinata train while Haku practiced nearby and asked him questions.
• After dinner, Hinata brought her bedding to Issui's room and asked to sleep beside him.
• Hinata told Issui she knew about his interest in touching girls' breasts and offered to let him touch hers briefly.
• Hinata went to use the bathroom just as Issui was about to reach for her, and he fell asleep before she returned.

Issui went to a remote forest to practice the Summoning Technique and summoned Christina, a powerful white dragon who demanded that he prove his strength. Their test turned into a fierce battle, and the chapter ended with Christina badly charred and recovering while Issui nervously tried to make peace.

• Issui left Konoha to practice summoning a powerful flying dragon in a secluded forest.
• Issui summoned Christina, who sensed his awakened bloodline and challenged him to prove his strength.
• Issui used his Flame Body and combined Lightning and Fire techniques, scorching Christina and enraging her.
• Christina created a five-li Water World that neutralized Issui's Fire Style and strengthened her Water Release.
• Issui unleashed his Thundercloud Technique, whose power surged in the Water World and badly charred Christina.
• Christina began healing in the water as Issui cautiously asked whether she was all right and offered to leave.

After Christina swallowed Issui, he used the Ice Soul Seal from inside her stomach to try to control her soul. His repeated attempts finally succeeded, leaving Christina bound to him as he ordered her to release and heal him.

• Christina swept Issui away with a torrent, then swallowed him while planning to feast on more creatures.
• Issui woke inside Christina and recalled his loved ones, then decided to use the Ice Soul Seal on her.
• Issui's first attempts failed, and Christina pleaded with him to stop before regaining confidence in the technique's low success rate.
• Issui tried again, and the Ice Soul Seal succeeded, binding Christina's soul to him.
• Issui ordered Christina to let him out and heal his injuries.

Issui learned about the Flying Dragon Clan and the ancient history of the world from Christina, then summoned Fini, a powerful crystal dragon, and bound her soul with the Ice Soul Seal. Fini mistook the seal for proof of their destined romance and insisted on becoming Issui’s wife, while Christina feared the Dragon Court’s reaction.

• Christina explained the flying dragon varieties, their ages, and their role in defending the surface from abyssal monsters.
• Issui asked Christina to help him summon more dragons, and she agreed to bring a few into his service.
• Issui summoned Fini, a crystal dragon who appeared in human form and believed she had arrived in a beautiful world for a love story.
• Issui used the Ice Soul Seal on Fini and succeeded on his first attempt.
• Fini embraced Issui and declared that she would be his wife and have baby dragons, despite Issui telling her he was human and she was his summoned beast.

Issui brought Fini, a crystal flying dragon who believed he was her prince, back to Konoha and introduced her to Hinata and Haku as his summoned beast. After Fini demonstrated her dragon form, she continued eating at the Hyuga mansion, while Hinata and Haku remained suspicious of Issui’s explanation.

• Christina explained the Ice Soul Seal and the Heaven Clan to Fini, but Fini decided Issui was her prince and refused to return underground.
• Issui tried to send Fini back, but she insisted on staying with him and having baby dragons, so they headed toward Konoha together.
• At Konoha’s gate, Kotetsu and Izumo stopped Issui to register Fini, and she transformed into a dragon, astonishing the villagers and guards.
• Issui arrived home with Fini and found Hinata and Haku eating; both women felt threatened by Fini’s appearance.
• When Hinata and Haku doubted that Fini was a summoned beast, Issui had her transform into a dragon, then explained that she could take human form and did not know how to use chopsticks.

Issui taught Hinata the Twenty-Four Forms of Tai Chi, and her Chakra took the shape of powerful animals as she trained. Hinata defeated Haku in a sparring match, leaving Haku jealous of Hinata’s place in Issui’s affections.

• Fini grabbed most of the food until Issui made her share it with Hinata and Haku.
• Issui took Hinata, Haku, and Fini to the mountain and taught Hinata the Twenty-Four Forms of Tai Chi.
• Hinata quickly mastered the forms and produced animal shapes from her Chakra, impressing Issui.
• Hinata and Haku fought at full strength, and Hinata countered Haku’s attacks with her Byakugan, Rotation Palm, and Tai Chi techniques.
• Hinata’s White Crane Spreads Its Wings reflected Haku’s Senbon, and Issui stopped the fight and declared Hinata the winner.
• Hinata embraced Issui happily, while Haku felt jealous and wished for more of his love.

Issui tried to reassure Haku after Hinata’s victory, then Hinata came to his room at night, but Fini’s interruption derailed their private moment. The chapter ended with Fini accusing Issui of having an affair with Hinata and demanding that he choose her instead.

• Issui reassured Haku that he valued her and promised to save his next bloodline optimization for her, while Hinata encouraged Haku to trust their feelings and shared ninja path.
• Haku accepted that she had misunderstood love, and Issui told her, Hinata, and himself to support one another as guides.
• Fini interrupted the group’s emotional moment by asking Issui to return for dinner, then smugly declared herself a princess alongside him, leaving Hinata and Haku stunned.
• After dinner, Hinata brought a quilt to Issui’s bedroom, and they got into bed together, but a loud crash interrupted them before they could share a quilt.
• Fini broke down Issui’s locked bedroom door after following her nose there, startled Hinata awake, and accused Issui of having an affair with Hinata while insisting he should have one with her instead.

Fini joined Issui and Hinata’s household, bringing comic disruptions before the official Chunin Exam selection matches began. Naruto Uzumaki defeated Neji Hyuga in the opening match, challenging Neji’s belief that fate could not be changed.

• Fini insisted on staying close to Issui and wanting baby dragons with him, and Hinata agreed to teach her human common sense.
• Issui, Hinata, and the others went to the exam venue on August 6, while Haku and Fini watched from the stands.
• The Third announced the official start of the Chunin Exams, and Issui explained the match rules before pairing Neji Hyuga against Naruto Uzumaki.
• Neji struck Naruto’s pressure points, countered his Shadow Clones, and sealed his chakra with Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
• Naruto awakened the Nine-Tails Chakra, tricked Neji with a Shadow Clone, and knocked him down with a surprise attack from underground.
• Issui declared Naruto the winner and encouraged Neji to forge his own destiny.

During the Chunin Exams, Sasuke arrived in time to fight Gaara, whose injury triggered the Konoha Crush as Orochimaru attacked the Third Hokage and Sand and Sound forces struck Konoha. Issui confronted Baki while Sasuke left to pursue Gaara, and Issui trapped Baki in a terrifying genjutsu.

• Raidō told Issui to postpone Sasuke's match, and Kankuro forfeited to give Shino the win without a fight.
• Temari fought Shikamaru, but Shikamaru caught her with his Shadow Imitation Technique and then forfeited, leaving Temari as the winner.
• Kakashi and Sasuke arrived just in time for Sasuke's match, and Sasuke wounded Gaara with Chidori after breaking through his sand defense.
• Kabuto cast the Temple of Nirvana Technique as Orochimaru attacked the Third Hokage, the Sound Four sealed them inside the Four Violet Flames Formation, and giant snakes appeared at Konoha's outskirts.
• Baki arrived with Temari and Kankuro to take the injured Gaara away, while Issui confronted him and Sasuke left to pursue Gaara and stop the attack.
• Issui used the Death God Encounter Technique on Baki, trapping him in a genjutsu where the people he had killed attacked him.

Issui defeated Baki, helped turn the invasion battle in Konoha’s favor with Christina and his Flame Demon form, and then joined the Third Hokage against Orochimaru. He entered the Four Violet Flames Formation, declaring that his bonds with Konoha gave him the strength to fight, as Orochimaru pressed the First and Second Hokage to attack.

• Issui escaped Baki’s Genjutsu, defeated him with Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu, and left him unconscious.
• Issui confronted Kabuto at the exam grounds, then went with Christina to destroy the giant snakes attacking Konoha’s entrance.
• Christina and Issui attacked the invaders, with Issui’s Flame Demon form turning the battle in Konoha’s favor.
• Issui approached the Third Hokage’s fight with Orochimaru and said he would enter the Four Violet Flames Formation to help.
• Issui told the Anbu and the Third that his bonds with Konoha gave him the strength to fight, while Orochimaru ordered the First and Second Hokage to attack faster.

Issui entered the Four Violet Flames Formation in his flame body and fought Hashirama Senju, using a combination of attacks to weaken him enough for the Ice Soul Seal to work. Hashirama’s soul was sealed inside Issui, leaving Issui with the First Hokage under his control as the battle against Orochimaru and the Second Hokage continued.

• Issui passed through the Four Violet Flames Formation and told the Third Hokage he would seal Hashirama’s soul while the Third faced Orochimaru and the Second Hokage.
• Issui’s first Ice Soul Seal attempt failed, and Hashirama attacked him with Wood Release before switching to Water Release and Earth Release to wear down his flame body.
• Issui combined Fire Release and Lightning Release to create a thunderstorm that struck Hashirama and left him badly damaged.
• Issui tried the Ice Soul Seal again, and Hashirama encouraged him to protect Konoha and agreed to the seal.
• The Ice Soul Seal succeeded, and Hashirama’s soul entered Issui’s soul space under his control.

Issui Kanna sealed Hashirama Senju’s soul and then fought Tobirama Senju while Hiruzen Sarutobi faced Orochimaru. Tobirama’s techniques overwhelmed Issui, who appeared to die after his heart was crushed, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Issui Kanna revealed that his Ice Soul Seal had removed Hashirama Senju’s soul from the Impure World Reincarnation vessel, exposing Zaku’s corpse.
• Issui left Orochimaru to Hiruzen Sarutobi and began fighting Tobirama Senju, using an ice bear, an ice python, and the White-Sealing Domain.
• Issui pulled Tobirama’s soul free with the Ice Soul Seal, but the seal failed when Tobirama resisted slightly, and Tobirama returned to his body.
• Tobirama used the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique and Dance of the Crescent Moon against Issui, crushing his chest and apparently killing him.
• Tobirama grieved over killing Issui, while the author’s note questioned whether Issui had truly died and promised an explanation in the next chapter.

Issui revived after his Ice Heart repaired itself and sealed the Second Hokage’s soul, then joined the Third in fighting Orochimaru. The Third began using the Reaper Death Seal on Orochimaru, but Orochimaru stabbed him with the Kusanagi Sword before the sealing was complete.

• Orochimaru mocked the Third over Issui’s apparent death, while the Third mourned Issui and vowed to avenge him.
• The Anbu, Hinata, Haku, Guy, and Kakashi reacted to Issui’s apparent death as rain poured over Konoha.
• Issui’s Ice Heart restored itself, and he rose just as the Third prepared to use the Reaper Death Seal.
• Issui used the Ice Soul Seal to capture the Second Hokage’s soul, and the First and Second agreed to serve Issui and support his ambition to change the ninja world.
• Issui told Orochimaru his bloodline ability had revived him, then left the exhausted Issui’s fate to the Third as the Third fought Orochimaru with Enma.
• The Third seized Orochimaru and began the Reaper Death Seal, but Orochimaru stabbed him with the Kusanagi Sword while Enma struggled to hold it back.

The Third sealed Orochimaru's hands before dying, and Orochimaru escaped as Konoha defeated the invasion. Issui grieved the Third's death and survived Namiashi Raidō's mistaken attack after witnesses defended his efforts to save the village.

• The Third used his remaining strength to seal Orochimaru's hands and died after preventing him from using Ninjutsu.
• The Sound Four removed the barrier and helped Orochimaru escape while Kidomaru restrained the pursuing Anbu.
• Jiraiya learned that Issui had devastated the invaders and saved many of Konoha's lower-ranking ninja.
• Hinata and Haku reunited with Issui on the roof, where the others discovered the Third's body.
• Namiashi Raidō blamed Issui for the Third's death and punched him, but Kakashi stopped his attempt to stab Issui.
• An Anbu, Ibiki, and Kakashi defended Issui's accomplishments, prompting Namiashi Raidō to apologize before Jiraiya ordered the battlefield cleanup.

Sunagakure surrendered to Konoha after Issui revealed the Fourth Kazekage had been killed, and he negotiated heavy reparations. As Konoha rebuilt and mourned the Third Hokage, Issui urged Konohamaru and the villagers to carry on the Third’s will.

• Granny Chiyo offered Sunagakure’s surrender, but Issui revealed Orochimaru had killed the Fourth Kazekage and threatened further conflict if Sunagakure refused to make amends.
• Issui and Chiyo argued over reparations until Sunagakure agreed to pay a heavy price and took Baki and the Fourth Kazekage’s body back to their village.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu organized Konoha’s recovery, while Issui and the Konoha 12 helped repair damaged homes.
• Issui, Hinata, and Haku attended the Third Hokage’s funeral with the villagers of Konoha.
• Issui comforted Konohamaru and urged him to train and inherit the Third’s will, while Iruka and Naruto Uzumaki reflected on the Third living on in their hearts.

Itachi and Kisame entered Konoha after the Third Hokage’s funeral and investigated the village, where rumors about a powerful young ninja drew their attention. Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai confronted them, and after Itachi revealed Akatsuki’s interest in the Fourth Hokage’s legacy, Kakashi prepared to face Itachi’s Sharingan.

• Itachi and Kisame entered Konoha, using Genjutsu to evade the village guards.
• At a dango shop, Itachi and Kisame heard villagers praise a twelve-year-old ninja who had helped defeat Orochimaru and the revived First and Second Hokage.
• Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai noticed Itachi and Kisame, then followed and confronted them.
• Kurenai fought Itachi with Genjutsu while Kisame injured Asuma with Samehada; Asuma cut Kisame’s cheek with Flying Swallow.
• Kakashi arrived and matched Kisame’s Water Dragon Bullet Technique, then identified Itachi and Kisame as Akatsuki members targeting the Fourth Hokage’s legacy.
• Itachi activated his Sharingan, and Kakashi warned Kurenai and Asuma to close their eyes before he faced Itachi.

Itachi trapped Kakashi in Tsukuyomi before he and Kisame encountered Issui, who challenged them and revealed that his Eye of Heaven could resist Genjutsu. Issui led the Akatsuki pair away from Konoha and summoned Fini to make the fight two against two.

• Itachi used Tsukuyomi to torture Kakashi for seventy-two hours in the illusion, and Kisame attacked him after he collapsed.
• Guy arrived, rescued Kakashi, and prepared to fight Itachi and Kisame until Issui appeared and challenged the Akatsuki pair.
• Issui and Itachi exchanged attacks using Water Clones and Genjutsu, but Issui escaped with his third eye and explained that his Eye of Heaven resisted Genjutsu.
• Issui led Itachi and Kisame to a distant valley, where he summoned Fini and assigned her to fight Kisame while he faced Itachi.
• Kisame grew furious when Issui insulted his appearance, while Fini eagerly anticipated Issui's promised romantic reward.

Issui and Itachi fought with low-level techniques before escalating to their bloodline abilities. The chapter ended with Issui absorbing Itachi’s Amaterasu flames and leaving Itachi shaken.

• Fini and Kisame moved away from Issui and Itachi to begin their own fight.
• Issui and Itachi exchanged Fire and Water Release attacks, substitutions, shadow clones, and Explosive Tags without either gaining a decisive advantage.
• Issui used an ice snake to locate Itachi, but Itachi attacked from above with the Great Flame Flower Technique.
• Issui survived by activating Flame Body, then explained that it was immune to physical attacks and Fire Style.
• Itachi used Amaterasu, but Issui’s Flame Body absorbed the black flames and changed color, astonishing Itachi.

Issui explained the Eye of Heaven’s abilities and limitations before battling Itachi with increasingly powerful techniques. Itachi summoned Susanoo against Issui’s Flame Demon Descent, and the chapter ended as Issui’s unavoidable flame blade battered Itachi’s shield while the strain of his Mangekyō techniques blurred his vision.

• Issui told Itachi that his Eye of Heaven let him use Amaterasu without harming his eyes and described its stages and Secret Techniques.
• Itachi deduced that Issui’s Flame Body had a time limit, and the technique expired as Issui returned to flesh.
• Issui trapped Itachi in the White Eye’s Sealing Domain, restricting his Chakra, then attacked with Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.
• Itachi summoned Susanoo, and Issui answered with Flame Demon Descent, forming a flame giant more than thirty meters tall.
• Issui’s Flame Demon Purgatory Slash repeatedly struck Itachi’s Yata Mirror, while Itachi’s heavy use of Mangekyō techniques caused his eyes to bleed and his vision to blur.