Chapter Summaries

Tsunade returned to Konoha, went to an internet café, and demanded to know who Konoha's Handsome Guy was. Asuma, freshly discharged and injured again, hoped to recover in time for the Mahjong Tournament before someone arrived to change his plaster.

• Tsunade and Shizune arrived in Konoha, and Tsunade decided to visit an internet café before meeting anyone.
• Tsunade reserved the café with her Fuyou Group Black Card, startling the patrons with her wealth.
• Tsunade struck Kakashi for calling her Konoha's Anal Hand, then asked about Uchiha Obito and Konoha's Handsome Guy.
• Kakashi told Tsunade that Sarutobi Asuma was in the hospital again, so Tsunade asked whether he had been injured on a mission.
• Asuma learned that he could be discharged once his right foot recovered, but insisted he would compete in the Mahjong Tournament.
• A man knocked on Asuma's hospital-room door and said he had come to change Asuma's plaster.

The Konoha Sparrow God Cup began, and Fuyou watched the matches while juggling his plans to see Suzune, Kana, and Konan compete. After Tsunade lost her opening match, she joined Fuyou and Minato to watch Kushina, where she spotted the Nine-Tails' chakra leaking out.

• The host opened the Konoha Sparrow God Cup, announced its sponsors and prize, and invited the contestants to begin.
• Fuyou planned to watch Suzune's match before Kana and Konan's, while Minato worried about cheering for Kushina and the Nine-Tails.
• Tsunade's match in Arena A13 ended within minutes, and a slug confirmed that Tsunade had simply lost rather than been cheated.
• Tsunade learned that Kushina had entered the competition and hurried with Minato and Fuyou to watch her match near Suzune's arena.
• As Tsunade praised Kushina's apparent advantage, she saw crimson chakra and realized that the Nine-Tails' chakra was leaking out.

Kushina faced a four-way mahjong match against shinobi from the Cloud, Sand, and Mist villages, while the Nine-Tails took control of her play and unleashed its chakra. As the match threatened to overwhelm her, Kushina regained control and continued in an even more dangerous form, with three tails appearing.

• The Nine-Tails took over Kushina’s mahjong play and unleashed a terrifying aura, prompting Tsunade to grab Minato and demand that he stop her.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi recognized that Kushina had controlled the Nine-Tails’ chakra, while her opponents countered the pressure with a puppet, lightning stimulation, and a water technique.
• Fuyu protested that ninjutsu was forbidden, but Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tsunade defended the competitors’ tactics as fitting for a ninja contest.
• The Cloud Shinobi, Sand Shinobi, and Mist ninja declared that Kushina was losing as the Nine-Tails’ chakra damaged her body, and the Mist ninja played the Three of Circles.
• Kushina regained control, told the Nine-Tails not to interfere, and continued as three enormous tails appeared behind her.

Kushina took over from the Nine-Tails in the Sparrow God Cup and endured its chakra’s damage to win the mahjong match against Kumogakure. The crowd celebrated her victory, though Fuyou noted that it was only the first match.

• Kushina promised the Nine-Tails she would take over and win, and it accepted her as its partner.
• Kushina unleashed the Nine-Tails’ chakra, driving the other contestants to collapse as the tournament became a dangerous contest of endurance.
• The host paused the match for an advertisement while viewers demanded to know who was winning.
• Kushina continued playing despite her injuries as the Cloud Shinobi stalled and predicted her defeat.
• Kushina declared victory, and the host announced her as the winner while the venue erupted in applause.

After Kushina’s shocking victory left the Cloud Shinobi unconscious, Fuyou met Nonō and Kabuto Yakushi, then Konan and Kana, as contestants began rethinking how mahjong could be played. Nonō and Kabuto returned to the orphanage, with Kabuto quietly reconsidering Fuyou while the tournament’s future seemed headed in an unexpected direction.

• Kushina drew Thirteen Orphans and defeated the Cloud Shinobi, who fainted after overusing Lightning Release stimulation.
• Fuyou met Nonō and Kabuto Yakushi, joked about making Kabuto his son, and learned that Nonō had entered the tournament for the prize money.
• Konan and Kana arrived after watching the match online, and Fuyou introduced them to Nonō before she and Kabuto returned to the orphanage.
• Nonō asked Kabuto whether he wanted Fuyou as his father, but Kabuto said he had lost interest and revealed his dream was to become a Medical Ninja.
• Contestants who had watched the match began to see the game differently and declared that they had witnessed a true Sparrow God.

Fuyou struggled to manage the chaos of the Sparrow God Cup as the matches grew dangerous and White Zetsu demanded refunds for their entry fees. The tournament reached the top sixty-four, where Obito faced a fated rival, while Asuma was still hospitalized and had not been discharged.

• Fuyou learned that over ten thousand Little White People wanted their entry fees refunded and promised to handle their complaints.
• Fuyou put the White Zetsu in a customer-service queue, and they discovered that their refunds could take a hundred years unless they accepted discount coupons.
• The White Zetsu suspected Uchiha Fuyou had scammed them and began laughing ominously, while Black Zetsu lamented that Madara still lacked a spokesperson.
• Fuyou watched the dangerous tournament from the stands as the competitors advanced to the top sixty-four, and Obito's match began.
• Kurenai asked where Asuma was, and Shiranui Genma revealed that he still had not been discharged from the hospital.

Asuma left the hospital early to watch Obito’s mahjong match, while Obito faced Yugito Nii in the tournament. Obito won after Fuyou’s surprise milk tea advertisement distracted Yugito, and Zabuza encountered a limping Konoha ninja outside the venue.

• Asuma learned from Mr. Sato that he was recovering well, refused to get a card, and insisted on leaving the hospital to support Obito’s dream.
• Obito and Yugito Nii eliminated the other players, then battled with tiles as Yugito used her touch to play with her eyes closed and pressured Obito with Tailed Beast chakra.
• Fuyou’s oversized banner and Obito milk tea advertisement appeared over the arena, embarrassing Obito and making Yugito open her eyes and laugh.
• Obito caught Yugito off guard at close range and won the match, while the crowd cheered for him and Zabuza left the venue angrily.
• Zabuza looked up and noticed a smiling, limping Konoha ninja approaching with a cane.

Fuyou watched the mahjong tournament with Fugaku, Mikoto, Kabuto, and Enogu while discussing Itachi’s difficulties at the academy and the contestants’ chances. As the matches began, Kabuto sought a way to help Nonō win, and Kurenai learned that Asuma was still hospitalized and unable to get out of bed.

• Mikoto told Fuyou that Itachi’s teacher had reported his social withdrawal and fights with classmates, and Fuyou promised to talk with him.
• Fuyou watched Kushina, Konan, Rinne, and Nonō enter the round of sixteen, while Mikoto and Fugaku teased him about his relationship with Rinne.
• Kabuto worried that Nonō had little chance against Kakashi, Kushina, and Killer B, and Fuyou advised him to bet on whoever Tsunade did not choose.
• Kurenai asked why Asuma had not come to watch Kakashi and Obito compete, and Shiranui Genma revealed that Asuma was still in the hospital and could not get out of bed.

Asuma resolved to leave the hospital and watch the Sparrow God Cup, while the tournament’s matches continued toward the final round. Kushina unexpectedly dropped out, and the host credited Kakashi with eliminating the strongest player, though Kakashi insisted he had done nothing.

• Asuma called for a wheelchair so he could watch Kakashi and Obito compete in the Sparrow God Cup.
• Killer B and Kurama clashed with Tailed Beast chakra as Kakashi reluctantly used Earth Release to help Kushina.
• Suzune watched Elder Baihua and Elder Shiyan argue over tiles while Fuyou predicted who might reach the final round.
• Kushina revealed her tiles and was eliminated, then ran to embrace Minato, leaving the crowd and Kakashi confused.
• The host praised Kakashi for eliminating the strongest player, while Kakashi protested that he had done nothing.

Kakashi surrendered when Killer B surrounded him, but Yakushi Nonō unexpectedly won the mahjong match. After Kushina was taken away by Minato, Kakashi wondered what had happened, while the spectators noticed Obito was close to losing.

• Kakashi planned to defeat Killer B and then surrender, but Tsunade predicted that either Kakashi or Killer B would win.
• Kakashi surrendered when Killer B aimed his three tails at him, and the host announced Killer B as the apparent winner.
• Yakushi Nonō timidly claimed that she had won, and the host confirmed her victory.
• Kakashi learned that Minato had taken Kushina away with the Flying Thunder God Technique, while Kurenai worried about what had happened.
• Shiranui Genma suggested cheering for Obito, and Rin said Obito looked close to losing.

Hyuga Rinne and Kushina Uzumaki advanced after their opponents surrendered, leaving Obito’s match as the final contest. As Obito continued fighting despite being poisoned, Asuma rallied his friends to cheer him on, and a green giant phantom suddenly emerged from Obito.

• Elder Baihua and Elder Shiyan surrendered to Hyuga Rinne, while Konan also withdrew and advanced Kushina Uzumaki to the final match.
• Kakashi and the others assumed Obito was about to lose and prepared to leave for milk tea.
• Asuma confronted them for abandoning their companion and reminded them that Obito was still fighting.
• Kakashi and the others apologized, helped Asuma, and loudly cheered for Obito.
• A strange voice called out to Obito from Kumogakure, and a green giant phantom emerged from his body.

After Obito won his match with Susanoo, Fuyou pressured him to win the next day’s tournament while banning nearly every advantage he could use. Obito accepted the challenge, but was left wondering how he could win at mahjong under those restrictions.

• Obito won his match with Susanoo, while Fuyou worried about his bet and tried to dodge questions about whom he wanted to win.
• Obito celebrated at a barbecue with his friends, and Asuma urged him to carry on his dream by competing again the next day.
• Yugito congratulated Obito and promised to cheer for him, but he insisted that women only slowed down his ninjutsu.
• Fuyou told Obito that Madara’s lonely fate proved his attitude toward women was a mistake, then threatened to spread a rumor about Obito liking men if he refused to help.
• Fuyou ordered Obito to win tomorrow’s match but forbade him from using ninjutsu, Genjutsu, violence, or Susanoo.

The Sparrow God Cup finals began with Obito choosing to play without ninjutsu, but he stirred up awkward tension by teasing Rinne, Kushina, and Nonō about their relationships with Fuyou. The match continued as the women traded pointed remarks, while Fuyou watched from the hall and wondered why he suddenly felt cold.

• The four finalists entered the Sparrow God Cup, and Obito worried about facing opponents who could use chakra, tricks, or the Hyuga Clan’s vision.
• Obito surprised the crowd by playing mahjong peacefully without summoning his blue giant, pleasing Fuyou.
• Obito teased Rinne about marrying Fuyou, and she blushed as she answered him.
• Obito reminded Kushina of her outing with Fuyou and Enogu, prompting Kushina and Rinne to exchange increasingly pointed comments.
• Obito told Nonō that Fuyou had visited the orphanage and asked whether he wanted to adopt Kabuto, making Nonō suspect he was trying to divide them.
• Fuyou shivered as he watched the tense table and wondered why the spring was getting colder.

Uchiha Obito tried to disrupt Fuyou’s relationships by provoking Nonō, Kushina, and Rinne during a mahjong game, then quit when his plan failed. Nonō won the match, Fuyou mistakenly believed Obito had helped him, and Asuma encountered a woman who called him Konoha’s Handsome Guy.

• Nonō told Obito that she had met Fuyou while looking for work after her orphanage ran out of money, and she said she was grateful for his support.
• Kushina, Rinne, and Nonō realized Obito was trying to stir up trouble, then teased him about Fuyou wanting to take him in as a son.
• Obito pushed his tiles forward and left the mahjong table, intending to frustrate Fuyou, while onlookers praised his supposed loyalty.
• Nonō won the match after Kushina and Rinne were eliminated, and Fuyou believed Obito had helped him by leaving.
• Obito accused the match of being rigged, while Asuma sat dejected in his wheelchair until a woman called him Konoha’s Handsome Guy and he insisted he was Konoha’s Grass.

The Sparrow God Cup conspiracy rumors spiraled into a scandal about Uchiha Fuyou’s alleged family and relationships, leaving him bewildered as Kushina Uzumaki and Konan prepared to return to the Land of Rain. Just as Fuyou considered what to do about Enogu, Pakura arrived.

• Internet posts accused Uchiha Fuyou and tournament organizers of conspiring to rig the Sparrow God Cup, then focused on rumors about Fuyou’s family and relationships.
• Uchiha Fuyou denied the allegations and tried to ignore the spreading scandal.
• Konan told Fuyou that she and Kushina Uzumaki were returning to the Land of Rain because Nagato kept urging them back.
• Fuyou and Kushina Uzumaki discussed her unsuccessful attempt to find a way to remove Rinne’s Caged Bird curse, and Fuyou said he might visit the Land of Rain later.
• Fuyou began to ask Enogu whether she wanted to stay with him or go to the Land of Rain, but the doorbell rang and Pakura arrived.

Fuyou learned that Hyuga Zongzhe had been assassinated and that the missing contract for one-tenth of Danzo had sparked a dispute over the investment. Danzo refused to honor the Hyuga Clan’s claimed losses while preparing to review Mitokado Homura’s new movie script with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• Fuyou decided to investigate the Land of Wind’s internet coverage and received a message demanding money.
• Suzune told Fuyou that Hyuga Zongzhe had been assassinated and that the missing contract implicated a black-market bounty ninja.
• Fuyou dismissed Suzune’s concerns by warning that stock investments carried risks.
• Danzo refused to acknowledge the Hyuga Clan’s purchase without the missing share authorization certificate.
• Mitokado Homura and Hiruzen Sarutobi joined Danzo to review the script for Danzo’s upcoming movie.

After Konoha’s visitors departed, Fuyou reviewed Kirigakure’s script for a film about the Bloody Mist Ninja Academy and agreed to help produce it. Suikazan Fuguki left with Fuyou’s support, but another knock interrupted Fuyou as he prepared to go home.

• Kana and the others left Konoha, while Enogu stayed and began studying at the Ninja Academy alongside Itachi.
• Fuyou reviewed Kirigakure’s proposed film script, which followed a student fighting his way to the top of the Bloody Mist Ninja Academy.
• Suikazan Fuguki explained Kirigakure’s plans and asked Fuyou for advice and help with film equipment.
• Fuyou approved the script and offered discounted equipment and professional assistance in exchange for compensation from Kirigakure.
• Suikazan Fuguki left cheerfully, and Fuyou prepared to go home before someone knocked on the office door.

Minato asked Fuyou how to appease Kurama, and they arranged a movie project starring the Nine-Tails. Fuyou then left for the Land of Wind with Pakura, while Black Zetsu rejected the White Zetsu’s plan to kill him; the White Zetsu instead began collecting Explosive Tags for a secret attack.

• Minato told Fuyou that Kurama was upset after Kushina’s pregnancy had made him surrender, and proposed making a movie to cheer the Nine-Tails up.
• Fuyou and Minato established a jointly funded movie project about the Soul of Mahjong, with Kurama as Teacher Sparrow God, and Fuyou handed filming over to Suzune.
• Fuyou left the village with Pakura to travel to the Land of Wind and search for Orochimaru.
• White Zetsu learned that Fuyou had left and urged Black Zetsu to kill him, suspecting he might interfere with their mission.
• Black Zetsu ordered the White Zetsu to follow their original plan and find a spokesperson rather than risk attacking Fuyou.
• The White Zetsu ignored Black Zetsu’s caution and began donating Explosive Tags for a secret attack on Fuyou.

Fuyou discovered that a hidden Uzumaki sealing jutsu in the Land of Wind was interfering with the network and decided to build another signal facility there. Meanwhile, the White Zetsu gathered Explosive Tags and sent an intelligence agent on a mission, which ended with him entering an oasis and asking for a computer.

• Fuyou inspected the faulty equipment with Pakura and used the system to detect signal interference.
• Fuyou found a hidden seal in the desert, suspected a connection to the Dragon Vein or Gelel Stone, and planned to return to build a signal tower.
• White Zetsu gathered three thousand Explosive Tags and sent an intelligence agent to deliver them.
• The intelligence agent traveled across the desert, thinking of Fuyou Milk Tea and the White Zetsu’s grievances against Fuyou Group.
• The intelligence agent reached an oasis, entered a building, and asked an attendant for a computer.

Fuyou went to the Land of Wind with Pakura to choose a location for a powerful signal tower, but a thousand White Zetsus ambushed him with Explosive Tags. After surviving the blast behind multiple Earth Flow Walls, Fuyou spotted a blurry figure lying in the desert.

• Black Zetsu watched the White Zetsus plan an attack to get their money back, and their commander vowed to hang himself if they failed.
• Fuyou checked in with Ringtone and Kana on RenRen, then went to survey a tower site with Pakura.
• The White Zetsus followed Fuyou across the desert, and one covered himself with their remaining Explosive Tags before charging at him.
• Fuyou and Pakura raised Earth Flow Walls to protect themselves as the attacking White Zetsu detonated the tags.
• Fuyou dispelled the walls after the explosion and noticed a blurry figure lying ahead in the desert.