Chapter Summaries

Orochimaru investigated the Jashin Cult’s seemingly inexhaustible regeneration while directing a campaign to destabilize Kirigakure, and Jiraiya agreed to remain in Konoha and take disciples instead of becoming Hokage. The chapter ended with the Third Hokage warning Jiraiya not to provoke uchiha ryousuke as Konoha prepared to transfer the Nine-Tails.

• Orochimaru and Nawaki studied Jashin Cultists whose flesh continued regenerating despite being sealed without nutrients, and Orochimaru suspected their power came from an unknown source beyond Chakra.
• Orochimaru ordered Nawaki to have Fugaku stop hunting Jashin Cultists and instead keep the Third Mizukage unsettled through hypnotized Kirigakure ninjas and assassinations.
• Uchiha Shin hypnotized a Kirigakure Chunin into believing the Third Mizukage had killed his father, then sent him to attempt revenge with one of Nawaki’s explosives.
• Uchiha Shin urged Fugaku to keep working and seize the opportunity to serve the clan head’s ambitions, and Fugaku left to continue his own mission.
• The Third Hokage failed to persuade Jiraiya to become Hokage but convinced him to stay in Konoha and take Kakashi, Kurenai Yuhi, and Sarutobi Asuma as disciples.
• The Third Hokage warned Jiraiya not to provoke uchiha ryousuke because preparations to transfer the Nine-Tails were about to begin.

Uzumaki Mito prepared to transfer the Nine-Tails to Danzo, who volunteered to become Konoha’s new Jinchuriki. As the transfer ceremony began, Mito worried that Danzo’s ambition and cold nature would make the Nine-Tails difficult to control.

• Konoha’s leaders, clan heads, and ninja gathered in the Forest of Death to witness the transfer and guard against a Nine-Tails rampage.
• Uzumaki Mito explained that the Nine-Tails was growing harder to restrain and praised Danzo for accepting the responsibility of becoming its Jinchuriki.
• Danzo thanked Mito and promised to keep the Nine-Tails’ power within Konoha, while Third recognized his ambition despite his public sacrifice.
• Uzumaki Mito reflected that Kushina would have been her ideal successor and feared Danzo’s plans against the Uchiha, especially given Hanma’s resemblance to Uchiha Madara in Chakra.
• Uzumaki Mito asked if Danzo was ready, and Danzo prostrated himself and declared that he was ready for Konoha.

Uzumaki Mito used her remaining vitality to seal the Nine-Tails inside Danzo, then died and was laid to rest beside Hashirama Senju. After the others departed, Hiruzen checked on Danzo, who said he was fine.

• Uzumaki Mito released the Chakra stored in her Yin Seal, restored her youthful appearance, and began transferring the Nine-Tails into Danzo.
• Uzumaki Mito confronted the Nine-Tails, which vowed to escape its new seal and take revenge on Konoha.
• Uzumaki Mito used the Four Symbols Seal and its cyclic method to imprison the Nine-Tails inside Danzo, leaving openings for him to draw on its power.
• Uzumaki Mito died after completing the sealing, and the ninja present bowed before her coffin as it was prepared for burial beside the First Hokage.
• After the others dispersed, Hiruzen asked Danzo how he felt, and Danzo said he was fine.

The Third worried that Danzo’s Hashirama-cell arm and control of the Nine-Tails had upset the balance of power in Konoha, and resolved to train again. Danzo’s experiment remained unstable, leaving him intent on obtaining the Uchiha Clan’s Sharingan.

• The Third considered Danzo’s sudden mastery of Wood Release and the Nine-Tails, and feared he was falling behind Konoha’s powerful ninja.
• The Third delegated his paperwork to Nara Shikaku and went to the Sarutobi Clan’s training grounds to resume training.
• Danzo used Wood Release, but his Hashirama-cell arm began spreading across his body until he sealed the Nine-Tails’ Chakra and regained control.
• A Root researcher warned Danzo that he needed to balance the violent powers of the First’s cells and the Nine-Tails.
• Danzo recalled how Hiruko had made the arm and escaped after Minato crippled him, then decided he still needed the Uchiha Clan’s Sharingan to manage the powers’ aftereffects.

Jiraiya brought his five young disciples to Hanma’s home to arrange a sparring match that could showcase the Hokage Faction’s next generation. Hanma called for Minato’s disciples instead, and the children began sizing up their opponents as the match was set to begin.

• Jiraiya asked Hanma to arrange a spar between their students, while Asuma challenged Hanma’s disciples to a real fight.
• Hanma offered Minato and Kushina as opponents, prompting Jiraiya to object that his academy students should not face older disciples.
• Hanma agreed to summon Minato’s younger students after Jiraiya suggested sparring against promising Uchiha youngsters instead.
• Minato arrived with Obito, Konan, and Might Guy and volunteered his team for the match.
• Kakashi drew White Fang while Asuma focused on Guy, Konan greeted Rin and Kurenai, and Raidō admired Minato.

Minato and Jiraiya agreed to a team battle between Minato’s three students and Jiraiya’s five, with both sides preparing their tactics. The match was set to begin in ten minutes, and Minato encouraged Might Guy while Obito and Konan prepared to demonstrate their combination technique.

• Minato proposed a team battle after Jiraiya suggested a shinobi spar, and Jiraiya reluctantly accepted the three-against-five match.
• Jiraiya assigned Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai to fight at the front while Rin and Raido provided support.
• Obito and Konan said they had developed a combination technique for group battles, and Obito boasted that he could take on Kakashi and several others.
• Minato encouraged Obito to give the technique a flashy name and praised Guy’s taijutsu talent and potential for Nintaijutsu.
• Jiraiya and Minato prepared their students as the ten-minute countdown to the battle began.

Team Minato overwhelmed Jiraiya’s team in their clashes, with Obito battling Kakashi, Might Guy dominating Asuma, and Konan trapping Kurenai Yuhi. Faced with his disciples’ near defeat, Jiraiya called Rin Nohara and Namiashi Raidō to activate a special plan.

• Obito attacked Kakashi with Exploding Blade Shibuki, but Kakashi dodged and countered before escaping a barrage of explosive tags.
• Might Guy revealed his Lightning Release Armor and battered Asuma with taijutsu, while Minato explained that Guy had failed the Ninja Academy examination before becoming his disciple.
• Konan defeated Kurenai Yuhi and suspended her in paper chains covered with explosive tags.
• Jiraiya watched his three disciples lose ground and called Rin Nohara and Namiashi Raidō to activate the special plan.

Jiraiya’s students used Mount Myōboku’s Summoning Scroll to summon Gamabunta during their spar, prompting the Military Police Force to treat the giant toad as an intruder. Aburame Shishan ordered the force to respond, and Shikuroo’s insects subdued Gamabunta before he could attack.

• Hanma let Jiraiya’s students regroup, and Minato’s team teased Obito after Minato stopped him from getting carried away with his Sharingan.
• Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai Yuhi, and Namiashi Raidō decided to use Jiraiya’s backup plan and pooled their Chakra into the summoning scroll.
• The students summoned Gamabunta, alarming Konoha’s residents and prompting Aburame Shishan to mobilize the Military Police Force.
• Shishan ordered the Aburame clansmen and the force’s defenses to attack Gamabunta, while Shikuroo released his Nano-poison insects.
• Gamabunta threatened the three opponents, but airborne Uchiha used their ocular techniques as Kikaichū swarmed him and rendered him immobile.
• Shikuroo reported to Hanma that the intruding toad had been restrained.

Hanma’s Military Police Force swiftly subdued Jiraiya’s summoned Gamabunta, and Minato sealed the toad’s escape. At Training Ground 39, Hanma proposed fighting Jiraiya himself, but Obito insisted that he and Konan could face Gamabunta, prompting Jiraiya to release the seal.

• Shikuroo’s poison insects fled from Hanma, and Hanma ordered the Military Police Force to lift the alarm after it defeated Gamabunta.
• Minato sealed Gamabunta’s connection to Mount Myōboku, while Gamabunta sensed an aura resembling the demon Enlightenment in Hanma.
• Hanma threw Gamabunta toward Training Ground 39, where Jiraiya and the young ninjas had gathered.
• Hanma suggested that he and Jiraiya spar instead of having the students fight Gamabunta.
• Obito insisted that he and Konan could defeat Gamabunta, and Jiraiya broke Minato’s seal on the toad.

Obito and Konan battled Gamabunta with a coordinated paper-and-explosive-tag technique, but the fight ended abruptly when Gamabunta was struck by hidden poison. Obito realized someone had intervened, while Aburame Shikuroo quietly returned to the fortress.

• Minato warned Obito that the fight against Gamabunta was dangerous, while secretly keeping Flying Thunder God marks on Obito and Konan for rescue.
• Obito used Exploding Blade Shibuki to supply Konan with paper and explosive tags, and she formed a Paper Angel that bombarded Gamabunta.
• Gamabunta endured the explosions and countered Konan’s paper with Toad Oil Bombs, but Obito pulled her out of the oil’s path using the blade.
• Obito and Konan faced Gamabunta in a stalemate as their chakra ran low, while Jiraiya and the other spectators watched in shock.
• As Obito prepared to risk a final attack, Aburame Shikuroo’s nano-poison insects struck Gamabunta, who collapsed and began bleeding as Jiraiya rushed to him.
• Obito searched the field for Aburame Shikuroo, who severed his connection to the insects and returned to the fortress to make tea.

Aburame Shikuroo’s nano-toxin killed Gamabunta, prompting Jiraiya to summon Fukasaku and Shima and challenge Hanma in Sage Mode. As Third and Danzo rushed toward the confrontation, Hanma effortlessly swept away Jiraiya’s opening attack at Training Ground 39.

• Shikuroo’s nano-toxin fatally poisoned Gamabunta, and Jiraiya reverse-summoned him to Mount Myōboku before realizing he had died.
• Jiraiya summoned Fukasaku and Shima, who recognized Hanma’s aura and linked him to Uchiha Madara and the Box of Paradise.
• Jiraiya entered Sage Mode and challenged Hanma while Kakashi, Minato, and the others retreated to watch.
• Third sensed Jiraiya’s Sage Mode and hurried to the training ground with Hatake Sakumo, Nara Shikaku, and elite Anbu.
• Shimura Danzō recognized Sage Mode and led Root toward the training ground, hoping to learn how Jiraiya had mastered it.
• At Training Ground 39, Jiraiya attacked with Toad Oil Flame Bullet, and Hanma swept the burning oil away with a single strike.

Jiraiya and the Toad Sages trapped Hanma in a powerful Senjutsu Genjutsu after Hanma absorbed their Goemon attack and broke Jiraiya’s arms. The chapter ended as Jiraiya thrust Mount Myōboku’s ancient Sword in the Stone at Hanma, who seized it with a black-flaming gaze.

• Jiraiya, Sage Fukasaku, and Sage Shima unleashed Sage Art: Goemon, but Hanma absorbed the burning oil wave with his black smoke.
• Hanma rushed Jiraiya and shattered both of his arms with an elbow strike.
• Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima trapped Hanma and the watching ninjas in their Toad Confrontation Chant Genjutsu.
• Jiraiya prepared to finish Hanma with Mount Myōboku’s Sword in the Stone.
• Hanma grabbed the stone sword as black flames burned in his eyes.

Hanma defeated Jiraiya after Jiraiya and the Toad Sages attacked him with Sage Art, leaving Jiraiya crippled and the two sages dead. The Third recognized Hanma’s overwhelming strength and feared Konoha’s growing imbalance, then rushed to stop Danzo from confronting Hanma.

• Jiraiya and the Toad Sages trapped Hanma in a powerful Genjutsu, but Hanma shattered the illusion and overcame Jiraiya’s final attack.
• Hanma crushed Jiraiya’s bones, destroyed his chakra meridians, and killed Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima when they tried to intervene.
• Hanma told Minato that Mount Myōboku was behind the attack, then claimed to the Third that he had only retaliated against Jiraiya’s challenge.
• The Third and Nara Shikaku treated Jiraiya while Hatake Sakumo judged that his injuries had likely ended his career as a ninja.
• The Third assessed Konoha’s weakened position and ordered Jiraiya taken for treatment and Mount Myōboku contacted.
• Danzo arrived with Root to confront Hanma, and the Third hurried after them to prevent Konoha from losing another important combatant.

Hanma easily defeated Danzo, absorbed the Nine-Tails Chakra in his three-tailed cloak, and left Konoha’s leaders to manage the aftermath. Third arranged treatment for Jiraiya and assigned Hatake Sakumo to lead the children while preparing for worsening tensions among the hidden villages and seeking Uchiha support.

• Danzo attacked Hanma with Wood Release, but Hanma dismissed the technique and planted Danzo headfirst in the ground before absorbing the Chakra from his Tailed Beast Cloak.
• Third stopped the confrontation and sent Hanma back to his post, then warned Danzo to control the Nine-Tails’ influence and asked him to provide Root medical ninjas for Jiraiya.
• Danzo agreed to help treat Jiraiya but urged Third to use the incident to pursue cooperation with Mount Myōboku and obtain its Sage Mode teachings.
• Third reviewed intelligence about unrest in Kirigakure and other villages, warned Danzo not to target the Uchiha Clan, and stressed that Konoha needed the clan’s strength for a possible war.
• Third asked Hatake Sakumo to temporarily lead Kakashi and the other children because Jiraiya could not teach them, then headed to the Medical Department and planned a meeting about the looming war.

Hanma tested Obito’s response to the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and Obito rejected the plan even when Hanma showed him a vision of losing Konan. Hanma revealed that he also opposed the technique and had altered the stone tablet, while the chapter ended with five subdued students standing before Hatake Sakumo.

• Hanma praised Obito over yakiniku while Minato teased him, and Konan discussed developing her paper technique with Kushina’s Fuinjutsu.
• Hanma explained the Infinite Tsukuyomi to Obito, Minato, and Konan, then asked Obito what he thought of using it to create peace.
• Obito feared Hanma had succumbed to Uchiha obsession, but argued that the Infinite Tsukuyomi was a conspiracy that would kill everyone and refused to use it.
• Hanma placed Obito in a Genjutsu where Konan was gone, but Obito still rejected the Infinite Tsukuyomi and said he would seek another way to bring her back.
• Hanma told Obito he had altered the stone tablet and was eliminating the Tailed Beasts to prevent the technique, then sent Obito to train with Minato.
• Kakashi, Asuma, Namiashi Raidō, Kurenai Yuhi, and Rin Nohara stood silently before Hatake Sakumo.

After Jiraiya was crippled by Hanma, Hatake Sakumo took over training his students and warned them against letting their status or political rivalries distract them from building strength. At the medical ward, the Third learned that Jiraiya had acted on Mount Myōboku’s warnings about Hanma and remained devoted to its prophecy, leaving the Third doubtful of his former student’s judgment.

• Hatake Sakumo reassured Jiraiya’s students that he would teach them, then explained that strength depended on circumstances and ordered them to focus on their training rather than village politics.
• Hatake Sakumo privately warned Kakashi that the burdens placed on a celebrated genius could crush him, then invited his son to spar.
• Utatane Koharu told the Third that Jiraiya had survived but could never return to the battlefield because his bones and spine were destroyed.
• Jiraiya told the Third that Fukasaku and Shima had urged him to eliminate Hanma, and the Third angrily challenged Mount Myōboku’s warnings about the Box of Paradise.
• The Third demanded Mount Myōboku’s summoning scroll and asked to learn more about the toads, while Jiraiya gave him the scroll’s location and insisted that Kakashi might be the Child of Prophecy.

Hyuga Yuto killed two Hyuga Main Family members to take Byakugan for his blind younger brother, Hyuga Masakumo, and sought Hanma's help. Hanma restored Masakumo's sight, hid the brothers from the Caged Bird Seal, and sent them to Kirigakure as he prepared to search for Jashin.

• Hyuga Yuto killed Hyuga Hiko and an elderly Main Family member, taking their heads to obtain Byakugan for Hyuga Masakumo.
• Hyuga Yuto brought the Byakugan and Masakumo to Hanma, who concealed both brothers from the Caged Bird Seal by absorbing the Chakra that could activate it.
• Hanma restored Masakumo's eyesight with Hyuga Hiko's Byakugan and arranged for Hyuga Yuto and Masakumo to take refuge with the Kaguya Clan in Kirigakure.
• Hanma and Minato discussed the Caged Bird Seal and decided to develop a way to distribute Izanagi safely using an improved Transcription Seal.
• Hanma left Minato in charge of watching Danzo while he set out to search for Jashin.

Gamamaru mourned Mount Myōboku’s losses and decided to seek closer cooperation with Konoha, while preparing a message and Toad Oil for the village. He also watched Hanma and awaited the Child of Prophecy, keeping Mount Myōboku’s future in mind.

• Gamamaru ordered Gamahiro and Gamaken to bury Gamabunta and take on more responsibility for Mount Myōboku.
• Gamamaru weighed the threat from Ryūchi Cave and the shortage of pure Nature Energy, then resolved to cooperate with Konoha.
• Gamamaru prepared concentrated Toad Oil infused with Senjutsu Chakra and considered giving Jiraiya the Talisman of the Sage if he showed stronger resolve.
• Gamamaru sent a summoned toad to deliver a message to Konoha’s Hokage about the Child of Prophecy, Hanma, and continued contact with Mount Myōboku.
• Gamamaru remembered Hanma and decided it was not yet time to reveal himself.

Danzo used Mount Myōboku’s Toad Oil to gain Senjutsu Chakra and secretly loosened the Nine-Tails’ seal in his pursuit of power. Meanwhile, the Nine-Tails planned to exploit Danzo against uchiha ryousuke, while Tsunade’s attempts to study Hanma’s cells continued to fail.

• Danzo tested the Toad Oil on Yamanaka Fu, whose strength and sensory abilities increased but who began toadifying from the Senjutsu Chakra.
• Danzo absorbed the remaining Toad Oil and Senjutsu Chakra, then applied more to himself despite knowing the risks.
• The Nine-Tails quietly widened the seal’s gap as Danzo sought more power, and decided to manipulate him into fighting uchiha ryousuke.
• Tsunade experimented on Hanma Cells in Orochimaru’s former laboratory but found that they lost their abilities outside Hanma’s body and could not be restored.

Hanma and Orochimaru established their open rebellion in Kirigakure under the Kaguya Clan’s banner, while Hanma brought Hyuga Yuto and Hyuga Masakumo to join them. Hanma planned to take the Six-Tails and investigate the Jashin Cult, leaving Kirigakure’s forces to prepare for an attack.

• After the Kaguya Clan joined Hanma’s side, Orochimaru publicly presented their movement as a Kirigakure civil war against the Third Mizukage.
• Hanma gave Orochimaru Hyuga Hiko’s Byakugan and asked him to look after Hyuga Yuto and Hyuga Masakumo, who had come to settle in Kirigakure.
• Orochimaru discussed the limits of cloning Sharingan and considered whether the Byakugan could be used for research or transplanted into Kaguya Mugetsu.
• Hanma told Orochimaru he intended to take Kirigakure’s Six-Tails and find the Jashin Cult in the Land of Hot Water.
• Orochimaru showed Hanma a map and arranged for Kaguya Mugetsu to lead an attack on Kirigakure, while Hanma set out to take the Six-Tails by the next day.