Chapter Summaries

Senya mastered a Sage Chakra nature transformation for Fire Release and used it to clear a lumberyard before reading Jiraiya’s request for funding to develop Kumogakure’s shops. The chapter left Senya suspicious that Jiraiya might be misusing village funds while Jiraiya continued his business discussions with Madam Lei.

• Senya used ghostly blue Sage-enhanced flames to carbonize the lumberyard’s stumps, then ordered Yamato’s crew to collect the charcoal and plant saplings.
• Senya returned to the Ninja Association with Flying Thunder God and began reviewing documents while Tobirama remained in seclusion developing spatial ninjutsu.
• Senya read Jiraiya’s letter requesting 200 million ryo in starting funds and 20 million ryo monthly for three years to develop Kumogakure’s shops.
• Senya noticed foundation on the letter and suspected Jiraiya was drinking with courtesans or embezzling public funds.
• Jiraiya sneezed at a tavern, then reassured Madam Lei that he was devoted to Konoha as they continued their discussion.

Senya prepared to visit Kumogakure to help Naruto overcome his emotional bottleneck and investigate Jiraiya. He arrived with Ibiki, then departed with Samui for Turtle Island, where Naruto was training with Killer B.

• Tsunade agreed that Senya should visit Kumogakure and investigate Jiraiya, while Ibiki would handle trade discussions and Kabuto would oversee the Intelligence Department.
• The Raikage assigned Samui to receive Senya and encouraged her to obtain his bloodline, while Mabui was tasked with discussing commercial cooperation with Ibiki.
• Samui anticipated Senya's arrival and prepared to get closer to him during the mission.
• Senya arrived at Kumogakure with Ibiki and the other Konoha shinobi, then separated from them after speaking with Ibiki.
• Samui guided Senya to the coast, and the two set sail for Turtle Island, where Naruto was training with Killer B.

Senya arrived on Turtle Island and learned that Naruto had passed the Waterfall of Truth but still struggled to resist the Nine-Tails’ corrupting chakra. After Naruto woke, he reunited excitedly with Senya and asked about his friends and Kakashi.

• Senya and Samui reached Turtle Island and found Naruto in a Tailed Beast cloak, with Killer B monitoring his training.
• Naruto’s eyes turned red as the Nine-Tails’ chakra overwhelmed him, so Killer B struck him unconscious and suppressed the leaking chakra.
• Killer B told Senya that Naruto had passed the Waterfall of Truth but could not resist the chakra’s corruption, and explained that Naruto’s weakened seal might eventually leak too much for him to suppress.
• Naruto woke, worried that he had failed, and Killer B reassured him while telling him to call him big bro.
• Naruto greeted Senya with a hug, said he missed Konoha and Ichiraku Ramen, and asked how Sasuke, Sakura, and Teacher Kakashi were doing.

Senya gave Naruto gifts and letters from Team 7 and his friends before Naruto continued his training journey. Naruto was moved by their care and discovered that Sakura’s Medical Pills greatly boosted his strength and chakra.

• Senya gave Naruto a scroll containing gifts prepared by Team 7 and letters from his friends.
• Naruto opened Sasuke’s charred Team 7 statue and found Sasuke’s note promising to beat him if he returned weak.
• Naruto recognized Sakura’s pouch of foul-smelling pills and ate one despite its taste and hardness.
• Naruto felt the Medical Pill restore his strength and chakra as Senya explained Sakura had developed it from her improved Healing Potion.
• Naruto read letters from his Konoha peers and friends from other villages, then cried over their messages and gifts.

Senya entered Naruto’s sealed space to begin special training and revealed the seal’s hidden opening, prompting Minato to appear and restore it. Naruto tearfully reunited with his father, while Senya decided to hit Minato on Naruto’s behalf.

• Naruto recovered from his failed attempt to control Kurama’s Chakra and asked to train again.
• Senya appeared in Naruto’s sealed space, and Kurama demanded to know why Senya had the Rinnegan.
• Senya promised Naruto special training and warned him that Sasuke had grown stronger.
• Senya removed the sealing talisman, and Kurama’s Chakra surged through the opening until Minato appeared and restored the Eight Trigrams Seal.
• Minato introduced himself to Senya and thanked him for caring for Naruto, while Naruto watched their meeting in tears.
• Seeing Naruto too moved to strike Minato, Senya decided to hit him on Naruto’s behalf.

Senya confronted Minato over the choices that left Naruto orphaned and mistreated, forcing Minato and Naruto to face the consequences of his sacrifice. Senya unlocked Naruto’s seal and summoned Kushina to explain her thoughts from that time.

• Senya punched Minato, and Naruto angrily shielded his father and demanded to know why Senya had hit him.
• Minato told Naruto that Senya had protected him and that Naruto alone had no right to blame him, leaving Naruto confused.
• Senya rebuked Minato for choosing to die with Kushina and leaving newborn Naruto vulnerable to neglect and hatred in Konoha.
• Senya described Naruto’s lonely childhood and challenged Minato to consider what might have happened if Hiruzen had been as ruthless as Danzo.
• Senya turned the Eight Trigrams Seal counterclockwise and summoned Kushina to explain her thoughts.

Kushina reunited with Naruto and Minato inside Naruto’s mind, then Senya interrupted to explain that he could resurrect the couple by summoning their souls and cultivating new bodies. Naruto eagerly asked Senya to bring his parents back, while Minato questioned whether the resurrection could last.

• Kushina appeared and slapped Minato before embracing Naruto and reuniting with her family.
• Senya warned Minato that his remaining Chakra would last less than ten minutes and said they needed to address a more urgent matter.
• The Nine-Tails denied deliberately causing Naruto trouble and insisted Naruto had failed to resist the negative emotions in his Chakra.
• Senya told Minato and Kushina he could use the Impure World Reincarnation to summon them and cultivate new bodies for their resurrection.
• Minato doubted the new bodies would avoid rejection, while Naruto grabbed Senya’s hands and asked whether he could bring his parents back to life.

Senya reassured Minato and Kushina that both could be revived, then helped Naruto and Kushina pull the Nine-Tails’ chakra from Kurama. Minato cheered them on as Kurama lay helplessly on the ground.

• Senya explained that White Zetsu Cells could let Orochimaru take on different chakra and that Orochimaru was working on a way to undo the Reaper Death Seal.
• Kushina worried that Minato could not be revived, but Senya reassured them that Orochimaru might soon break the seal.
• Minato entrusted Naruto and Kushina to Senya, prompting Kushina to scold Minato before forgiving him.
• Senya confronted Kurama, who nervously agreed to help Naruto, while Senya sensed the Nine-Tails’ angry thoughts through the Dragon Vein’s Chakra.
• Naruto pulled the Nine-Tails’ chakra from Kurama as Kushina restrained its tails with her Adamantine Sealing Chains, and Minato cheered them on.

Naruto overcame the Nine-Tails’ resistance with help from Senya and Kushina, then mastered the beast’s Chakra as Minato and Kushina vanished. Left with a badly drained Kurama, Naruto promised to stop keeping him locked away, which only terrified the fox into begging to be sealed again.

• Senya used Sage Chakra to protect Naruto from the Nine-Tails’ corrosive Chakra while Kushina restrained the beast, allowing Naruto to extract its Chakra.
• Naruto pulled the Nine-Tails’ Chakra from its body, and Kushina drew it into Naruto before she and Minato began to disappear.
• Naruto formed a golden Chakra cloak, declared his dream of becoming Hokage, and watched his parents vanish.
• The weakened Nine-Tails asked Naruto to seal him again, but panicked when Naruto approached and promised to stop keeping him imprisoned.

Senya replenished the Nine-Tails with refined Natural Chakra inside Naruto, leaving the beast comfortable and Naruto struggling to breathe. After Senya’s Chakra outburst frightened Turtle Island’s animals, Samui apologized on Kumogakure’s behalf and invited him to a banquet.

• Senya released a huge amount of refined Natural Chakra into the sealing space, allowing the Nine-Tails to recover while Naruto begged him to stop.
• Senya estimated that his Chakra reserves rivaled the Ten-Tails, then left Naruto’s sealing space and returned to reality.
• Killer B told Senya that his Chakra outburst had frightened Turtle Island and caused its giant animals to lose control of their bowels.
• Samui reported that the island needed cleaning and invited Senya to a Kumogakure banquet as an apology.
• Killer B silently encouraged Samui, recognizing her efforts to keep Senya close to Kumogakure.

Nadeshiko Shizuka arrived on Turtle Island to settle a marriage wager made by her master and Jiraiya, but Jiraiya had named Senya as Naruto’s stand-in. Senya accepted responsibility for his master’s debt, and Samui began the match between him and Shizuka.

• Samui brought Nadeshiko Shizuka to Turtle Island, where Killer B assumed she had come to see Senya.
• Shizuka challenged Senya, explaining that she had come to settle an agreement between their masters.
• Samui stopped Shizuka and gave Senya a letter from Jiraiya explaining the marriage wager and asking him to pose as Naruto’s master.
• Senya accepted the burden of Jiraiya’s debt, while Killer B told Naruto that outstanding men often got into trouble and Naruto vowed to focus on defeating Sasuke.
• Samui set the rules for the match and dropped a kunai to signal its start.

Shizuka fought Senya to try to secure a way to save her dying master, but Senya quickly subdued her and won. After admitting defeat, Shizuka explained that she hoped marrying one of Jiraiya’s disciples would help her obtain a healing potion from Konoha.

• Shizuka launched a fast taijutsu attack at Senya, but he evaded her first strike and caught her in a counterattack.
• Senya pinned Shizuka to the ground, and she admitted defeat.
• Senya noticed Shizuka’s sadness and asked what was wrong.
• Shizuka explained that her master, Fuzishou Tingxiang, had become gravely ill from accumulated injuries three years earlier.
• Shizuka said she had hoped to defeat and marry one of Jiraiya’s disciples so she could use the connection to obtain a healing potion from Konoha.

Senya defeated Shizuka and learned that she had wagered on winning Konoha’s Healing Potion to save her master, Fuzishou Tingxiang. He offered to help her master in exchange for an agreement with Konoha, and left Turtle Island with Shizuka to meet her.

• Senya accepted that Shizuka had trained to win the wager and told her that his victory settled it.
• When Shizuka prepared to leave, Senya offered to help Fuzishou Tingxiang and said Konoha would treat her if they reached an agreement.
• Shizuka again asked Senya to marry her, but he diverted the conversation toward treating her master.
• Killer B took Naruto away to train, while Naruto reminded Senya not to forget about his mother.
• Senya explained to Shizuka that Naruto was Minato Namikaze’s son and his senior brother.
• Senya and Shizuka prepared to leave Turtle Island to speak with Fuzishou Tingxiang.

Senya and Shizuka arrived in Kumogakure and met Jiraiya and Fuzishou Tingxiang at an inn. After Shizuka and her master reconciled over the lost wager, Senya offered to cure Tingxiang’s hidden illness as part of a deal involving Nadeshiko Village.

• Samui took Senya and Shizuka by boat from Turtle Island to Kumogakure, where they went straight to the inn Jiraiya had chosen.
• Senya and Shizuka found Jiraiya and Fuzishou Tingxiang in Room 20, and Shizuka apologized to her master for losing the match.
• Tingxiang comforted Shizuka, admitted she had been wrong to put the wager on her disciple, and apologized.
• Senya told Shizuka the wager was settled and that Tingxiang’s life was no longer at risk.
• Tingxiang declined Senya’s offer of help, but Senya explained that curing her illness would be part of a transaction with Konoha.

Senya offered to cure Fuzishou Tingxiang’s hidden affliction regardless of whether Konoha and Nadeshiko Village reached a trade agreement. He then described the village’s economic difficulties and proposed that it join the Ninja Association, leaving Tingxiang to consider his invitation.

• Fuzishou Tingxiang said Nadeshiko Village would consider trade or an alliance if Konoha offered tangible benefits.
• Senya promised Konoha would cure Tingxiang’s hidden affliction even if the negotiations failed, easing the tension among Tingxiang, Shizuka, and Jiraiya.
• Senya pointed out that Nadeshiko Village’s small population supported nearly two thousand ninja and struggled to maintain itself when trade routes closed.
• Senya explained that Konoha wanted to expand the Ninja Association and asked Tingxiang whether Nadeshiko Village would join.

Senya offered Nadeshiko Village control of Sound Country in exchange for joining the Ninja Association, explaining that the village would have to reckon with the region’s large civilian population. He revealed that his larger goal was to unite people and end war, leaving Tingxiang and the others silent.

• Tingxiang told Senya that most of Nadeshiko Village’s leaders opposed joining the Ninja Association because of their traditions and distrust of the idea.
• Senya proposed that Konoha clear the Rogue Ninja from Sound Country and let Nadeshiko Village occupy the territory.
• Senya explained that Nadeshiko Village could not easily expel Sound Country’s hundreds of thousands of civilians, many of whom had female relatives who might side with them.
• Tingxiang questioned what Konoha would gain from the deal, and Senya said it served the Ninja Association’s larger goal.
• Senya said he wanted the world to live in peace as one family, with no wars and a better future for children.

Senya persuaded Fuzishou Tingxiang to accept his deal for Nadeshiko Village, making clear he would use force against anyone who obstructed his plans. After she agreed, Tingxiang suggested a political marriage between Senya and Shizuka, who accepted despite learning Senya already had a family.

• Fuzishou Tingxiang realized Senya’s goal was to unite the villages and asked what he would do if Nadeshiko Village refused his deal.
• Senya warned that he would use ninjutsu against those who rejected negotiation and continued to obstruct him.
• Fuzishou Tingxiang accepted the deal so the people of Nadeshiko Village could live better lives.
• Senya reassured Tingxiang that other villages in the Ninja Association had improved, and she recognized his ambition beneath his polite manner.
• Fuzishou Tingxiang proposed a political marriage between Senya and Shizuka, and Shizuka said she was willing.
• Senya revealed that he already had a family and deferred further discussion about the marriage.

Ōnoki received intelligence about Senya’s visit to Hidden Cloud and Konoha’s growing activity, then urgently moved to strengthen Iwagakure’s ties with Konoha. He sent Kurotsuchi on an S-rank mission to deliver his message to Tsunade.

• Kitsuchi brought Ōnoki intelligence that Senya had arrived in Hidden Cloud and was not handling the main duties of the visit.
• Ōnoki questioned Kitsuchi about Konoha’s recent movements and learned of Hashirama’s work in Hidden Sand, construction efforts in Kirigakure, changes in Amegakure, and a strange volcanic eruption.
• Ōnoki read the overlooked reports and ordered Kitsuchi to send a message to Tsunade in Konoha rather than risk it being delayed in Hidden Cloud.
• Ōnoki ordered Kitsuchi to send Kurotsuchi on an S-rank mission to deliver the message immediately.
• Ōnoki worried that Iwagakure was falling behind Konoha and resolved to persuade the Land of Earth’s nobles to approve closer cooperation.

Terumi Kazuki and Terumi Tsukiko discussed Chiba’s identity, his apparent promise to marry Mei, and the proposal meant to stabilize Kirigakure. Chiba and Mei separately reflected on their feelings, and the chapter ended with Mei inviting Chiba to train with her.

• Terumi Kazuki told Terumi Tsukiko that Chiba was a Konoha ninja using Uehara Inoue’s name and might be on an intelligence mission.
• Terumi Kazuki and Terumi Tsukiko discussed Chiba’s promise to marry Mei if she became Mizukage and believed he could eventually become a Hokage’s Assistant.
• Terumi Tsukiko told Terumi Kazuki that the Fourth Hokage considered their proposal feasible and planned to stabilize Genji’s side before proceeding.
• Chiba wondered whether he had confessed to Mei and fell asleep thinking about the life they might share.
• Mei Terumi excitedly imagined becoming Mizukage and building a future with Chiba, then fell asleep.
• Mei Terumi went to Chiba’s room at dawn, tried to tease him, and claimed she had come to ask him to train with her.

Chiba trained Mei Terumi for nearly a month, helping her improve her taijutsu and develop two new techniques, then sought money and intelligence in Kirigakure’s black market. He left Miyoshiro En marked and tasked with gathering information, while Mei Terumi had reached Special Jonin strength.

• Chiba explained Mei Terumi’s need to strengthen her taijutsu, and they trained together until Terumi Tsukiko called them to lunch.
• Over nearly a month, Mei Terumi developed Lava Release: Senbon and Boiling Release: Steam Danger with Chiba’s help, reaching Special Jonin strength.
• Worried that he could not afford to improve his Sage Body, Chiba decided to find a way to make money and visited Kirigakure’s black market.
• Chiba displayed a large pile of weapons to Miyoshiro En, who considered robbing him, but backed down after Chiba unleashed his killing intent.
• Chiba marked Miyoshiro En with the character “Flash” and ordered him to gather intelligence on Kirigakure in exchange for seven million ryo.