Chapter Summaries

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Maruboshi Kosuke worked as extras and discussed how money and modern changes had reshaped Konoha. After Asuma called to say he might quit his job and return, he stood over a corpse in a storm and wondered what had happened.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi invited Maruboshi Kosuke to work as an extra, and the two ate boxed meals together.
• Maruboshi Kosuke and Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed new technology, Danzo’s flight over debt, and Orochimaru’s defection.
• Maruboshi Kosuke promised to look for Danzo while away on a mission, then left.
• Asuma called Hiruzen Sarutobi and said he might quit his job and return to the village before abruptly hanging up.
• Asuma lit a cigarette and stared at a corpse, wondering how his effort to make money in the city had led to this.

Ōnoki learned that Iwagakure was investigating Shuogen Financial Company, whose suspicious investments had drawn complaints from villagers. Danzo decided to withdraw before the scheme was exposed and return to the Land of Fire, where he planned to resume his ambitions.

• A Stone Shinobi told Ōnoki that Shuogen Financial had promised investors forty percent returns, but its operation had not yet been confirmed as a scam.
• Ōnoki learned that the profit-sharing date was less than a month away and ordered the investigation team to continue its mission.
• The Stone Shinobi recognized Shuogen Financial’s name and revealed that he had an investment certificate from the company.
• Danzo instructed his White Zetsu partners to maintain secrecy and keep recruiting people while insisting that they were not scammers.
• A White Zetsu told Danzo that Iwagakure had grown suspicious, so Danzo decided to withdraw and return to the Land of Fire.

Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected on his past with Danzo while delivering food, unaware that Danzo was preparing to flee the Land of Earth after another financial scheme. Shuogen Financial collapsed when Danzo escaped, and the Third Tsuchikage found a taunting note as the country fell into chaos.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi rested from delivering food and remembered how he and Danzo had once worked together to strengthen Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi wondered where Danzo had gone before receiving another delivery order.
• White Zetsu hurried to Shuogen Financial's headquarters to collect money and leave with Teacher Danzo.
• Danzo wrote a note for the Third Tsuchikage, then departed the Land of Earth in a luxury business car with his partners.
• Shuogen Financial's building was emptied, triggering chaos across the Land of Earth and affecting Iwagakure.
• The Third Tsuchikage read Danzo's taunting note and roared in fury.

After Danzo’s scam threw the Land of Earth into chaos, Asuma returned to the village and found his friends too busy for a welcome-back gathering. Just as he reunited with Shiranui Genma, a convoy of luxury vehicles passed by, and Asuma recognized his real uncle.

• Danzo’s escape left the Land of Earth and Iwagakure in turmoil, and Iwagakure secretly investigated the scam while trying to hide its humiliation.
• Asuma returned to the village, ate the food his mother had left, and went to meet his friends.
• Shiranui Genma told Asuma that their friends were busy training recruits or pursuing their own ventures, and that Asuma could cash out only 28 million of his 35 million ryo.
• Asuma and Shiranui Genma welcomed him back, then watched a convoy of luxury business vehicles drive past.
• Asuma identified the convoy’s owner as his real uncle.

Hiruzen Sarutobi worked morning delivery orders with Shadow Clones, then spent the afternoon as an extra on a film set. As he ate dinner, an elegantly dressed man arrived and told Hiruzen he was back.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi went out to deliver food, hoping to earn money toward the debt he had taken on.
• He used three Shadow Clones to handle delivery orders and finished more deliveries than the previous day.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi worked as an extra on a film set, playing an old man who died on a battlefield, then collected his dinner.
• He watched an advertisement for Ninja Legend and heard other extras speculate about how much the Third Hokage had earned from Fuyou Group.
• A luxurious car arrived, and an elegantly dressed man stepped out, approached Hiruzen Sarutobi, and said, "I'm back, Hiruzen!"

Danzo returned to Konoha with great fanfare and appeared to be preparing for a new business venture, while Fuyou wondered how he had made his fortune. Hanabi began leading her first team of Itachi, Izumi, and Enogu, though she still longed to return home and see her sister.

• Danzo returned to Konoha in a fleet of luxury cars and publicly repaid his debts at the Sarutobi Clan's gate.
• Fuyou and Hyuga Rinne concluded Danzo was building publicity for a new business venture, and Fuyou anticipated a new struggle in Konoha's business world.
• Rinne reminded Fuyou that Enogu and Itachi were graduating as official ninja, while Fuyou hoped Enogu might eventually join the family business.
• Hanabi began leading her first team, made up of Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Izumi, and Uzumaki Enogu.
• Hanabi introduced herself as a returned Konoha resident with no ninja registration or missions, and said she wished to see her sister again.

Hanabi Hyuga led her new team on a food delivery mission, where she discovered Uchiha Itachi could use the Eight Gates. A month later, Fuyou considered Kumogakure’s proposed ninja racing competition, while Hanabi told him she wanted Enogu and the others to enter the upcoming Chunin Exam.

• Hanabi Hyuga skipped the Bell-grabbing mission and accepted a food delivery commission for her team.
• Minato gave Hanabi Hyuga and her team temporary delivery IDs and instructions for using the Konoha app.
• Uchiha Itachi opened the Gate of Life and raced ahead, leaving Hanabi Hyuga stunned by his ability to use the Eight Gates.
• Fuyou learned Kumogakure planned a ninja racing competition to promote its movie and asked for management and planning rights in exchange for sponsorship.
• Hanabi Hyuga returned and told Fuyou she planned to have Enogu and the others participate in the Chunin Exam.

Kumogakure’s leaders agreed to work with Fuyou Group on a racing competition and learned that a pyramid scheme had devastated the Land of Earth. Fuyou also proposed that Konoha establish a courier branch, while Minato revealed Konoha was stretched thin investigating whether the scammers had infiltrated the Land of Fire.

• Ay agreed that Kumogakure would cooperate with Fuyou Group on a racing competition and share management and planning.
• Samui reported that mysterious merchants had defrauded the Land of Earth of more than half its wealth before fleeing, and she urged Kumogakure to prepare anti-fraud campaigns.
• The Raikage set the Konoha Chunin Exam, the racing competition, and anti-fraud publicity as Kumogakure’s priorities, while B volunteered to perform at the event.
• Samui told the Cloud Shinobi that Fuyou Mall would soon launch online and asked whether they wanted to participate.
• Fuyou proposed that Minato establish a Konoha courier branch, and Minato said he would discuss it despite Konoha’s manpower shortage.
• Minato told Fuyou that Konoha had been asked to investigate whether the pyramid-scheme scammers had entered the Land of Fire, prompting Fuyou to wonder if Danzo had gone to the Land of Earth.

Danzo studied new business opportunities and planned to launch an online shopping mall as Fuyou Mall opened. In the Land of Rain, Roshi ran a successful Four-Tails Doll Factory and went to meet Juzo, who was being released from prison.

• Danzo dismissed the latest reports linking him to a pyramid scheme and considered investing in movies, food delivery, and online shopping malls.
• Fuyou Mall launched, but most people hesitated to shop online because deliveries took several days.
• Roshi recalled struggling to find work after prison, working at Hanzo's Ibuse farm, and deciding against returning to internet-free Iwagakure.
• Roshi oversaw shipments from his Four-Tails Doll Factory and praised an employee for negotiating lower courier fees.
• Roshi drove through the rain to meet Juzo, who was expected to leave prison that day.

Juzo Biwa was released from the Land of Rain's prison and struggled to make sense of the modernized world outside. Roshi picked him up in a car and took him to Fuyou Restaurant, leaving Juzo stunned by how much the ninja world had changed.

• Juzo Biwa reflected on his failed assassination attempt, years in prison, and the allowance and clothes he received upon release.
• Juzo walked through the rain, planning to gather intelligence about the Land of Rain and Kirigakure.
• Juzo threatened a car that kept beeping, and Roshi appeared from its window and invited him inside.
• Roshi drove Juzo through the busy, unfamiliar streets and explained that the ninja world had changed while Juzo was imprisoned.
• Roshi stopped at Fuyou Restaurant, and Juzo remained bewildered by the strange vehicles, clothes, and devices around him.

Roshi took the newly released Juzo Biwa to a luxurious restaurant and explained how the ninja world had changed while Juzo was imprisoned. After showing him how to use a cellphone, Roshi planned outings to help Juzo adjust to modern life.

• Juzo Biwa followed Roshi into a luxurious restaurant and asked whether they were still in the ninja world.
• Roshi explained how he had struggled to find work after his release, then adjusted to life in the Land of Rain and started a successful business.
• Roshi showed Juzo his cellphone and taught him to search online for information about the modern world.
• As the food arrived, Roshi invited Juzo to watch the Konoha Chunin Exam and the Ninja Racing Competition with him.
• Juzo tried the food and reflected that the times had truly changed.

As the Chunin Exam approached, Iwagakure investigated the pyramid scheme and the unfamiliar technology associated with Fuyou Group. Ōnoki decided Iwagakure would enter the exam to see how the other major villages had changed.

• Kitsuchi reported that the pyramid scheme had harmed people in other lands and that Iwagakure still could not identify the group behind its own scam.
• Kitsuchi showed Ōnoki and Iwagakure's elders a cellphone, described computers and Fuyou automobiles, and explained that their abilities depended on network coverage.
• Iwagakure's elders debated whether Fuyou Group and its technology concealed a conspiracy, noting that their village was the only great village without internet access.
• Ōnoki announced that Iwagakure would participate in the Chunin Exam so it could observe the changes in the major shinobi villages.

Fuyou and Hanabi explored Konoha’s crowded Chunin Exam festivities, discussing the movie business and Itachi’s progress before Jiraiya returned to the village. The chapter ended with Jiraiya asking Fuyou where he could park his minibus.

• Fuyou and Hanabi noticed the crowds and advertisements surrounding Konoha’s Chunin Exam, including Danzo’s new Root Studio movie.
• Hanabi said she planned to watch only the final exam rounds and hinted that Itachi had learned something Fuyou did not know.
• Hiashi passed by with his family, and Hanabi reflected on her sister and her own wish to return to her era.
• Fuyou, Hanabi, and Suzune saw Konoha Military Police patrol cars head toward the village gate, then heard Jiraiya call out from his minibus.
• Jiraiya asked Fuyou for a parking space, and Fuyou directed him to park by the milk tea shop for ten ryo per hour.

Jiraiya returned to Konoha for the Chunin Exam and the Ninja Racing Competition, asking Fuyu to restore his banned Nen account. Meanwhile, Roshi brought Juzo Biwa to Konoha, where traffic and parking problems gave way to Roshi worrying that Juzo was addicted to the internet.

• Jiraiya told Fuyu he had returned after seeing online that the Chunin Exam was coming up, and he planned to attend the Ninja Racing Competition in the Land of Lightning.
• Jiraiya asked Fuyu to help with his banned Nen account, and Suzune explained that she had banned it after parents complained about his videos.
• Fuyu learned that Jiraiya's account, Veteran Traveler Toad Sage, had been banned for inappropriate material and told him to apply for a new account without uploading that content again.
• Jiraiya noticed Cloud Shinobi and Stone Shinobi arriving and commented that Konoha's parking spaces were scarce.
• Roshi drove Juzo Biwa around Konoha looking for parking, then found a free spot beneath their booked restaurant.
• Roshi worried that Juzo Biwa spent too much time on his phone and had become a shut-in since adjusting to his new life.

Roshi brought Juzo Biwa to Konoha for the Chunin Exam and tried to get him to enjoy the city instead of gathering intelligence. Their outing left Juzo reeling at how much the world had changed, especially when he saw his former companion Suikazan Fuguki as a Kirigakure official.

• Roshi and Juzo arrived at a crowded Konoha hotel, where Roshi explained that Root Studio had gone bankrupt after owing nearly four billion and that the Third Hokage had fled from the debt.
• Roshi dragged Juzo out to explore Konoha, pointing out the crowds visiting for the Chunin Exam and suggesting they visit a bathhouse and local attractions.
• Roshi and Juzo spotted Kirigakure's delegation arriving, including Suikazan Fuguki, whom Roshi said now directed Kirigakure's Finance Department.
• Juzo followed Roshi away with a bitter sigh, while Fuguki sensed something familiar and wondered if he had recognized the two men.

Fuyou shared a drink with Minato, who worried over his family and students before spotting Obito meeting Yugito Nii. Obito received a ticket to the Kumogakure racing competition, then caught several people following him and prepared to confront them.

• Fuyou saw Suikazan Fuguki off after Fuguki discussed business opportunities with him.
• Minato joined Fuyou for a drink and talked about Naruto starting school, Obito's reputation, and his students' lives.
• Fuyou pointed out that Obito had met Yugito Nii in person, and Minato recognized her.
• Yugito invited Obito to the Kumogakure racing competition and gave him a ticket before heading back to her lodging.
• Obito noticed several people following him, formed a hand seal, and made them jump out with awkward excuses.

The Chunin Ninja Exams’ second round became a milk tea delivery competition across Konoha, and Itachi shocked Fuyou by using the Eight Gates instead of his usual Genjutsu. Itachi secured a cup and left the competition victorious, while the other teams continued fighting.

• The organizers announced that forty teams would compete for twenty cups of milk tea, each of which had to be delivered intact to an audience member.
• Sasuke cheered for Itachi as the teams entered, while Fuyou expected Itachi to use Genjutsu to win easily.
• When the competition began, Itachi opened the Eight Gates and charged toward the milk tea, astonishing the spectators and Fuyou.
• Other villages’ ninja surrounded Itachi, but he defeated them with punches and kicks; Hanabi explained that he had learned Taijutsu while working as a deliveryman.
• Itachi took a cup of milk tea and departed as his family and Dai celebrated, while the remaining teams resumed fighting.

Obito and the other Konoha leaders watched the Chunin Ninja Exams, where Uchiha Run used Obito’s infamous technique in public. Obito began telling the crowd the story behind the move as Run continued his milk tea delivery, convinced he was following his teacher’s path.

• Asuma and Kurenai teased Obito about Yugito Nii, but Obito claimed he had no time for her because he was focused on training to become Hokage.
• Genma asked Obito about the ticket Yugito had given him for the Ninja Racing Competition, and Obito insisted he had thrown it away.
• Asuma spotted Uchiha Run using Obito’s signature move, prompting Minato to defend the public display as part of completing a ninja mission.
• Yugito confronted Obito about teaching the move to his student, and Obito denied it before claiming it came from an Uchiha Legend.
• Obito began recounting how Uchiha Madara had supposedly passed down the technique, while Run reflected on his admiration for Obito and his resolve to become a Konoha hero.
• Run delivered milk tea to an audience member, who handed him a tissue and asked whether he needed to wipe his hands.

After the Chunin Exam’s second round, Juzo Biwa unexpectedly encountered Suikazan Fuguki in the restroom and chose to give him toilet paper rather than confront him. Juzo left with Roshi, while Fuguki wondered why the tissue was sweaty and crumpled.

• Fuyou and Fugaku watched Uchiha Obito’s ninjutsu draw attention, while Hanabi Hyuga wondered about its connection to the Sixth and Seventh Hokage.
• The second round ended, and Juzo Biwa complained to Roshi that the Chunin Exam had been boring.
• Juzo went to the restroom to browse the internet and reflected on his time in prison and his uncertain job prospects.
• Suikazan Fuguki asked the person in the next stall for toilet paper, and Juzo recognized his former comrade and betrayer.
• Juzo handed Fuguki the tissue and left without revealing who he was, while Fuguki wondered whether Juzo had been constipated.
• Roshi met Juzo outside and invited him to Fuyou Barbecue, and Juzo thanked him before they headed out.

Kitsuchi worried that Iwagakure had fallen behind the other villages and ordered his shinobi to gather intelligence, but the Stone Shinobi began buying modern goods during their visit to Konoha. At the Chunin Exam finals, Itachi's group advanced, and Fuyou watched Uchiha Run face a student of Yugito Nii.

• Kitsuchi discussed Iwagakure's lack of modern conveniences with his team and told them to gather information and bring back anything useful.
• A Stone Shinobi ordered Ichiraku Ramen delivery and mentioned buying Ibuse online, leaving Kitsuchi and the others speechless.
• At the final round, Kitsuchi saw Iwagakure's students carrying Fuyou Milk Tea and phones, while Fuyou noted their spending exceeded that of the other villages.
• Hanabi Hyuga suggested the Stone Shinobi had bought things out of curiosity and to gather intelligence, and Fuyou recalled the Third Tsuchikage had rejected his offer of internet access.
• Itachi's group all advanced, and Hanabi celebrated with Fuyou as he watched Uchiha Run prepare to face a girl from Kumogakure who seemed to be Yugito Nii's student.