Chapter Summaries

Nagato learned that his Rinnegan resembled the eyes depicted in the Kinkaku and Ginkaku Clan’s ancestral hall, while the Third Raikage asked him to stay in Kumogakure and he refused. As foreign nobles challenged Kumogakure’s control of the Land of Lightning, the Previous Daimyo’s two surviving children died in fires, and Jishi’s group hurried back after hearing that Dada was in trouble.

• The Third Raikage took Nagato to the Kinkaku and Ginkaku Clan’s ancestral hall and explained that its members claimed descent from the Sage of Six Paths.
• Nagato saw murals depicting the Sage with purple eyes like his own, and the Third Raikage asked him to stay in Kumogakure, but Nagato refused.
• Foreign nobles arrived in the Land of Lightning to support Raihara Yukihiro and protest Kumogakure’s restrictions, prompting the Third Raikage to allow a birthday banquet under close surveillance.
• Minato watched the banquet as Cloud Ninja withdrew to respond to fires; the next day, Young Master Shohei told him that the Previous Daimyo’s two remaining children had burned to death.
• Jishi, Killer B, and Anzai Mamoru received word that Dada had run into trouble and set out to return to the village.

After twenty-three days unconscious, Dada awakened in Kumogakure as the thoracic vertebrae in his spine turned gold, and he sensed that the Third Raikage was lying about events in the capital. The chapter revealed that Raihara Yukihiro had helped trigger a violent banquet riot, leaving Minato and the other shinobi struggling to contain the carnage.

• Jishi examined Dada and told the researchers that Natural Energy in his spine had reached saturation, just before Dada awakened inside the tank.
• Dada's thoracic vertebrae turned gold as electricity surged around him, and the tank shattered; he climbed out and learned he had been unconscious for twenty-three days.
• The Third Raikage told Dada the capital was fine, but Dada sensed that his father was lying.
• In the capital, Raihara Yukihiro implied that further attacks on the visiting nobles would force the Daimyo's Mansions to oppose Kumogakure.
• The young master from the Land of Birds killed the young master from the Land of Bears, after which nobles and mercenary ninja attacked one another and a fire spread through the banquet hall.
• Minato Namikaze tried to stop Young Master Shohei, who had become violent, while Tsume Inuzuka moved to restrain him.

Yotsuki Dana returned to the burning capital, used his new abilities to help suppress the chaos, and confronted Daimyo Raihara Yukihiro. After killing him, Dada resolved that Kumogakure should abandon the Daimyo's Mansion system and make its own rules.

• Dada teleported to the capital in the flesh, discovered it was burning, and used lightning to kill a fleeing Iwagakure ninja.
• Dada ordered the Kumogakure ninja to extinguish fires, protect civilians, and show no mercy to resisters, then used flight and Pulse Mind's Eye to find more troublemakers.
• Dada found Minato Namikaze, Tsume Inuzuka, and Hizashi Hyuga hiding with the bound Young Master Shohei, and told them to stay put and cooperate with Kumogakure.
• Dada confronted Raihara Yukihiro in the ruined banquet hall, accused him of lying and being manipulated, and killed him when he claimed Furuya Jun'en was his father.
• Dada reflected that the Daimyo's Mansion system left Kumogakure unable to protect the Land of Lightning and decided that Kumogakure should make its own rules.

Yotsuki Dana quelled the capital’s unrest and told Natsu that Raihara Yukihiro was dead and he planned to make her Daimyo. Natsu agreed to take the role, and Dada ended by teasing her about their marriage agreement.

• Yotsuki Dana tracked down troublemakers and ordered the young masters and their guards to cooperate with Kumogakure at the Training Ground.
• Dada finished securing the capital and returned to the Yamazaki Family courtyard, where Natsu and Momoko were waiting.
• Dada told Natsu he had killed Raihara Yukihiro, and Natsu said she was glad he was dead.
• Dada explained that the Previous Daimyo’s male descendants were dead and asked Natsu to become Daimyo as Kumogakure managed the country’s affairs.
• Natsu agreed to become Daimyo, and Dada teased her about whether she wanted to marry first or take the position first.

After the capital's chaos, Dada and Kumogakure consolidated control, installed Raihara Natsu as the new Daimyo, and used her enthronement to signal a shift in power toward the ninja. The chapter ended with Dada joining Kumogakure's leaders and elites to begin the village's new era.

• The Third Raikage arrived with Kumogakure reinforcements, and Dada moved them into the Daimyo's Mansion as the former Daimyo's death was announced.
• The Daimyo's Mansion blamed the unrest on the Zetsu Organization and publicized information about its leader while Cloud Ninja took over security and administration.
• The Yamazaki Family and other nobles nominated Raihara Natsu as Daimyo, and Kumogakure helped prepare her enthronement ceremony.
• Dada escorted Natsu into the ceremony hall, where nobles knelt while the Cloud Ninja stood and saluted; Natsu announced that her marriage engagement would take place the following month.
• Yamazaki Isao drove an arrogant small noble out of the capital after he suggested challenging the Cloud Ninja.
• Dada entered a hall filled with Kumogakure's leaders and elite ninja, and the Third Raikage joined him in declaring the start of Kumogakure's new era.

Kumogakure rapidly brought most of the Land of Lightning under its administration, using ninja methods to remove corrupt officials and stabilize the country. Dada recognized that governing beyond the cities would require more personnel and proposed building eight Ninja Academies.

• Dada kept five foreign young lords and their entourages detained to delay news of the upheaval while Kumogakure took control of the country.
• Cloud Ninja used genjutsu to subdue Maruyama Kuramoto and Hirata Shinichi, officials classified as dangerous Class D targets.
• Dada’s four-tier system assigned different methods for handling influential people, from cooperation and supervision to genjutsu control.
• Kumogakure deployed ninja across the Land of Lightning to restore order, investigate corruption, and take control of official records and land surveys.
• Jishi developed a device to detect White Zetsu, and Cloud Ninja captured and eliminated infiltrators around the country.
• Dada concluded Kumogakure lacked enough personnel to administer the entire country and proposed building eight Ninja Academies, one in each city.

After Kumogakure released the detained young lords, the Land of Lightning’s takeover drew denunciations and alarm from other nations. The chapter ended with major countries quietly strengthening their ninja villages as tensions began to rise again.

• Dada released the detained young lords and explained the upheaval in the Land of Lightning and the Zetsu Organization.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Wind blamed Sunagakure for his son’s death, berated the Third Kazekage, and prompted the Third Kazekage and Rasa to seek income by mining Iron Sand and Gold Dust.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Earth told Ōnoki that Raihara Natsu had become Daimyo and asked him to assess Kumogakure’s strength; Ōnoki said Iwagakure had less than a ten percent chance of winning a war against it.
• Minato Namikaze reported to Hatake Sakumo and the other Konoha leaders about his detention, Yotsuki Dana, and the white humanoid monster he had witnessed.
• Several nations sent denunciations to Kumogakure and the new Daimyo’s Mansion, while most major nations increased support for their ninja villages and the Land of Wind cut Sunagakure’s funding again.

Dada oversaw the construction of a Heavenly Transfer Technique transmission base in the Capital City, using Kumogakure’s Construction Ninja and research teams. With more infrastructure and eight Ninja Academies planned, Kumogakure’s main obstacle remained a shortage of personnel.

• Dada led Cloud Ninja in clearing an abandoned noble estate in the center of the Capital City.
• Construction Ninja arrived by Transport Pods and used the Technique of Thousand Mechanism Construction to build a reinforced concrete platform.
• Dada and the Construction Ninja raised the transmission base’s metal framework on the platform.
• Ten research-type ninja began engraving formulae, calibrating the structure, and assembling equipment to activate the Heavenly Transfer Technique base.
• Dada sent the Construction Ninja toward the next ruin, where the capital’s Ninja Academy would be built, and worried about the strain on Kumogakure’s teachers and personnel.

Dada met with the Third Raikage, who told him that his mother was arriving in the capital with more than seventy clan members to prepare for the wedding. After taking Natsu out to explore the capital, Dada revealed that he was going to meet his mother, leaving Natsu panicking over the unexpected introduction.

• The Third Raikage reminded Dada to spend time with Natsu and told him his mother was coming to the capital with more than seventy people for the wedding.
• Dada visited Natsu, found her training with his old book, and praised her for reaching what she believed was Chunin level.
• Dada invited Natsu to explore the capital, and they slipped out of Asuka City together while leaving Momoko behind.
• Dada and Natsu toured the bustling market, where he bought snacks for Natsu and Momoko.
• Dada said he needed to visit the east gate to meet his arriving mother, and Natsu panicked because he had not warned her sooner.

Dada reunited with his mother, Satomi, who warmly met Natsu, and the three toured the capital together. After noticing little interest in the newly opened Ninja Academy, Dada resolved to promote Chakra education and recruit children across the Land of Lightning.

• Satomi arrived with a Yotsuki Clan convoy and reunited with Dada, scolding him for failing to visit her after his recovery.
• Dada introduced Natsu as the Daimyo, but Natsu quickly clarified that she was Raihara Natsu, and Satomi warmly welcomed her as her future daughter-in-law.
• Satomi, Natsu, and Dada toured the capital while Satomi and Natsu got along, and Dada followed their conversation in silence.
• Dada noticed a Ninja Academy recruitment poster and learned that a shop owner would not let his Chakra-talented grandson enroll because he feared the dangers of being a ninja.
• Dada considered how broader Chakra education and better promotion of ninja benefits could help children across the Land of Lightning train, and decided to start by recruiting students.

While shopping with Satomi and Natsu, Dada rescued a girl from two traffickers and ordered a crackdown on their criminal network. He then proposed a nationwide Anti-Crime Campaign to the Third Raikage and learned that his mother had planned an elaborate wedding.

• Satomi and Natsu shopped for clothes and jewelry while Dada carried their purchases and waited outside.
• Dada spotted two men abusing a girl in an alley, killed them, and ordered Cloud Ninja to investigate their hideout, rescue captives, and find the girl a safe home.
• The girl bowed to Dada before a female ninja took her away, and Dada decided that Kumogakure should combat crime across the Land of Lightning.
• Dada proposed dedicated anti-crime squads in each city to the Third Raikage, who agreed that they could also help improve ordinary people's view of ninja.
• The Third Raikage told Dada that Satomi had discussed several grand wedding plans and that invitations had been sent to every nation.

Konan, Yahiko, and Chishin Yusuke formed the Good Morning Squad and began publicly cracking down on crime in the Land of Lightning. As the capital prepared for the Daimyo's wedding to Lord Dana, Dada nervously got ready for his own wedding.

• Konan, Yahiko, and Chishin Yusuke designed flashy black uniforms and named their crime-fighting team the Good Morning Squad.
• The Good Morning Squad captured a gang of seven usurers and traffickers, killing three who resisted and displaying the other four before sending them to mine for United Steel Company.
• The squad's successful raids reduced crime and helped narrow the divide between ordinary people and ninja across the Land of Lightning.
• News of the Daimyo's wedding to Lord Dana spread throughout the Shinobi World, drawing concern from the nations' leaders.
• Dada dressed for his wedding and admitted to Yotsuki Ki that he was nervous about the ceremony and his mother's grand arrangements.

Natsu and Yotsuki Dana celebrated their wedding in a spectacular ceremony witnessed by hundreds of thousands across the capital. After Dana made a dramatic descent from the sky, the newlyweds returned to Natsu’s room at Asuka City for the night.

• Kumogakure and the Yotsuki Clan decorated the capital and built a grand ceremonial platform for Natsu and Dana’s wedding.
• Natsu dressed in formal Daimyo attire and proceeded to the platform with Satomi and the Third Raikage, who stood in place of her absent parents.
• Yotsuki Ki and three men unfurled enormous wedding banners as rainbow light formed a glowing crown over the capital.
• Dana’s mother launched him high into the sky with the Heavenly Transfer Technique, and he used his flight ability to descend amid lightning before the gathered crowd.
• Dana took Natsu’s hand, and the couple faced the cheering citizens before returning to Natsu’s room after the day’s festivities.

Natsu and Dana visited the grave of Natsu’s grandfather, then returned to a Land of Lightning increasingly shaped by Kumogakure’s rule. Dana managed reforms and monitored signs that the Third Great Ninja War was approaching, while Kumogakure prepared to delay the conflict and strengthen itself.

• Natsu and Dana reached Natsu’s grandfather’s ruined mountain home, paid their respects at his grave, and Dana made a new stone gravestone.
• Stories about Natsu and Dana’s wedding spread through the Shinobi World, while other countries watched for changes in the relationship between Kumogakure and the Daimyo’s Mansion.
• Kumogakure’s control deepened as the Land of Lightning prospered, ordinary people gained greater acceptance of shinobi, and children began entering the Ninja Academy.
• Dodai reported on public safety efforts and other city developments, and Dana ordered plans for local orphanages and reviewed formal wedding replies.
• Dodai told Dana that countries and villages were stockpiling supplies and that Healing Tags sold to Kirigakure had reached the black market; Dana ordered a warning and asked Sunagakure about a second Joint Chunin Exam.
• Dana, Dodai, and the Third Raikage agreed that war was inevitable and that Kumogakure should delay it while growing stronger.

Yotsuki Dana traveled to Kirigakure to propose direct trade between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water, while three other Kage gathered secretly in the Land of Rivers. The chapter ended with the leaders acknowledging that war was likely approaching.

• Yotsuki Dana left Asuka City for the Land of Water as the Third Raikage headed to the Land of Iron.
• Karatachi Yagura and Genji welcomed Yotsuki Dana to Kirigakure, where Dana asked about Suikazan Fuguki and learned that Kaguya Tsuki had supposedly died from Bloodline Disease.
• Yotsuki Dana proposed direct trade with Kirigakure, arguing that the village's support would help keep commerce stable amid growing tensions.
• Hatake Sakumo, Ōnoki, and Wumingsha met secretly in the Land of Rivers after the Mizukage failed to attend.
• Ōnoki suggested the meeting's purpose was obvious, and the gathered Kage and guards agreed that war was probably near.

Ōnoki joined Hatake Sakumo and the Third Kazekage in discussions about confronting Kumogakure, while the Land of Earth offered to cover Sunagakure’s war reparations to secure its cooperation. The Kage left the meeting without a final agreement, and Hatake Sakumo told Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Fugaku that Konohagakure had prepared a way to counter Kumogakure’s forces.

• The Daimyo of the Land of Earth urged Ōnoki to support the Daimyo’s Mansion and coordinate with the other Kage against Kumogakure.
• Ōnoki proposed harassing cities in the Land of Lightning to distract Kumogakure, but Hatake Sakumo warned that the tactic could damage the villages’ reputations.
• The Third Kazekage rejected joining a war against Kumogakure until Ōnoki offered to pay Sunagakure’s war reparations in full, prompting him to return to the negotiations.
• After the first day’s talks ended without a final agreement, Minato Namikaze asked Hatake Sakumo whether another war was coming.
• Hatake Sakumo explained that the villages were trying to preserve the balance of the Shinobi World and assured Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Fugaku that Konohagakure had a way to counter Kumogakure.

Yotsuki Dana negotiated a maritime trade agreement between Kumogakure and Kirigakure, arguing it would benefit both villages and open the Land of Water to trade. Karatachi Yagura agreed and asked Dana to help Kirigakure buy supplies, leaving Dana eager to arrange the deal.

• Yotsuki Dana explained to Dodai that trade with the Land of Lightning would benefit Kirigakure while bringing greater profits to Kumogakure.
• Yotsuki Dana denied knowing about Samehada when Ringo Ameyuri demanded its return.
• Karatachi Yagura arrived and told Yotsuki Dana that he and Elder Genji considered the cooperation proposal worthwhile.
• Karatachi Yagura asked Kumogakure to help Kirigakure purchase supplies from the Shinobi Continent.
• Yotsuki Dana offered to secure Kirigakure a ten percent discount through a major merchant he knew.

After returning to Kumogakure, Dana learned that the Land of Iron’s daimyo had refused to commit to an agreement, leaving the country’s strategic position uncertain. He visited Rain Inari for dinner and discovered Chishin Yusuke, Red Rock, and Hongling dining together, with the twins calling it a three-person date.

• Dana spent two more days sightseeing in Kirigakure after securing favorable trade terms, then returned to Kumogakure to meet the Third Raikage.
• The Third Raikage told Dana that the Land of Iron’s daimyo would make no verbal commitment and that Mifune had refused to meet him alone.
• Dana discussed the Land of Iron’s strategic importance with the Third Raikage while Yotsuki Ki struggled with his new administrative duties.
• Dana declined to work overtime and went to Rain Inari, where Hirohiko’s mother and Konan’s mother welcomed him and prepared his meal.
• Chishin Yusuke, Red Rock, and Hongling recognized Dana at the restaurant, and the twins said they were on a three-person date.

Dana dined at Rain Inari, where Kagari confronted him with her unrequited feelings after his wedding. He left burdened by her mother’s plea to try harder, while Kagari secretly coordinated with Vermilion Bird and declared their blood alliance unbreakable.

• Dana discussed the Good Morning Squad’s uniforms with Chishin Yusuke, who left with Red Rock and Hongling before the meal.
• Dana used Konan’s VVVip Supreme Card to pay for dinner at Rain Inari, where Kagari returned from a mission and began crying when she saw him.
• Kagari asked Dana whether his wedding had been happy, then fled before he could answer.
• Kagari’s mother told Dana that Kagari had admired him since childhood and urged him to work harder for her happiness.
• Kagari contacted Vermilion Bird with a Communication Snail, and they reaffirmed their blood alliance.

Dana learned that Satomi planned to send Nambu Maki away and insisted she stay by his side, unaware that Satomi and Maki had arranged the scheme to bring them closer. Meanwhile, the Third Kazekage and Kitano Izumi agreed to pursue a second Joint Chunin Exam, and Kitano sought information about the unstable situation in the Shinobi World.

• Dana returned to the Yotsuki Clan Territory and found Nambu Maki preparing to leave after Satomi decided to send her to the Eastern Archipelago.
• Satomi explained that she was arranging Maki’s future because Dana was married, but Dana insisted that Maki stay by his side.
• After Dana left, Satomi revealed that she and Maki had staged the separation to make Dana recognize his feelings, and Maki celebrated another step forward for the Blood Alliance.
• The Third Kazekage met Kitano Izumi in the Land of Rain and discussed the Gold Dust and Iron Sand transaction.
• The Third Kazekage and Kitano Izumi agreed to hold the second Joint Chunin Exam as soon as possible, and Kitano asked the Kazekage to share any intelligence about the unstable Shinobi World.