Chapter Summaries

Yagami Chiyue had Pakura test Kakashi by beating him at the ninja school, then accepted him as his disciple and ordered him to study at his house. Kakashi went to Konoha Hospital for treatment before heading to Chiyue’s home, while Pakura wondered if she had hit him too hard.

• Pakura attacked Kakashi at the ninja school, and the students and teachers gathered as she repeatedly knocked him down.
• Yagami Chiyue stopped the teachers from intervening and explained that Pakura was giving Kakashi a lesson as his teacher.
• Chiyue told Pakura to stop, and she assessed Kakashi’s strength and reactions as he lay on the ground.
• Chiyue told Kakashi to call him Teacher, ordered him to get treatment, and said he would study at Chiyue’s house whenever he had no school.
• Kakashi accepted Chiyue’s decision and ran to Konoha Hospital, while Pakura asked Chiyue if she had hit him too hard.

Chiyue welcomed Kakashi as his disciple, set rules for his training, and refused to let him leave the ninja school early. He then told Pakura that his ties with Konoha’s powerful officials were strained, leaving her astonished by how many leaders he had offended.

• Pakura worried that Chiyue’s rough treatment had hurt Kakashi, but Chiyue said Kakashi was resilient and explained why he had accepted him as a disciple.
• Kakashi arrived for dinner with Chiyue, Kushina, and Pakura, remaining visibly nervous throughout the meal.
• Chiyue told Kakashi to train hard and invited him to come for guidance after school each day, but refused to let him skip classes or graduate early.
• Pakura remarked that Kakashi would receive exceptional care in Sunagakure, prompting Chiyue to explain that he had been targeted because of his Uchiha bloodline.
• Chiyue said his relationships with Lord Naruto, the former Hokage’s Assistant, and the Elder Council were strained, and Pakura asked which Konoha higher-ups he had not offended.

Chiyue told Pakura that he had once planned to defect from Konoha with Kushina, while Shikaku Nara tried to persuade Hatake Sakumo to meet with the Third Hokage before peace talks with Sunagakure. Hatake Sakumo stayed at the front, revealing how deeply past events had changed his relationship with Konoha’s leadership, as Shikaku hoped Tsunade could reform the village.

• Chiyue explained that he had considered defecting with Kushina and destroying Konoha if its leaders pushed him too far, but Tsunade’s reaction made him abandon the plan.
• Chiyue formed a miniature Tailed Beast Ball to show Pakura what he meant by setting off “fireworks.”
• Shikaku Nara visited Hatake Sakumo at the forward position and questioned why he was avoiding the Third Hokage before the negotiations.
• Hatake Sakumo refused to return to camp, saying he would remain at the front to support the negotiations if Sunagakure attacked.
• Hatake Sakumo told Shikaku that he was someone who had already died once, leaving Shikaku shaken as he thought of Kakashi and blamed Danzo.
• Shikaku left Hatake Sakumo at the front and hoped Tsunade could change Konoha’s troubled leadership.

The Third Hokage and Shikaku Nara met Chiyo and Ebizo to negotiate peace between Konoha and Sunagakure. Chiyo demanded that Konoha release Rasa and erase all war reparations; the Third Hokage rejected her offer of a long-term peace and alliance treaty, leaving the negotiations at an impasse.

• The Third Hokage and Shikaku Nara met Chiyo and Ebizo at a neutral site, where the Third Hokage created chairs and a table with ninjutsu.
• Chiyo demanded Rasa's unconditional release, and the Third Hokage agreed.
• Chiyo asked Konoha to eliminate both the remaining reparations from the Second Shinobi World War and the reparations from the current war.
• The Third Hokage angrily rejected Chiyo's demand and fell silent, while Chiyo remained calm.
• Chiyo offered a long-term peace treaty and a firm alliance in exchange for canceling the reparations, but the Third Hokage refused.

Chiyo offered Konoha a thousand Sunagakure elite troops and help monitoring Iwagakure in exchange for favorable peace terms, tempting the Third Hokage. Shikaku Nara warned that accepting could provoke backlash, while the Third Hokage acknowledged Konoha was still weakened by successive wars.

• Chiyo offered to send a thousand Sunagakure shinobi, including the Puppet Force, to fight alongside Konoha if Konoha covered their supplies.
• The Third Hokage weighed the cost of Sunagakure's proposed terms against the value of reinforcements as Chiyo warned that Iwagakure and Kumogakure threatened Konoha.
• Chiyo offered to help investigate Iwagakure's military movements, further tempting the Third Hokage.
• Shikaku Nara interrupted the talks and urged the Third Hokage to pause before deciding, and Chiyo left with Ebizo.
• Chiyo told Ebizo she expected Konoha to accept because it could not afford to face multiple enemies while still fighting Kirigakure.
• Shikaku warned that accepting the terms could spark public anger, and the Third Hokage admitted that Konoha had not recovered from its recent wars.

Shikaku Nara and the Third Hokage weighed Sunagakure’s harsh peace terms against the cost of continuing the war, while Chiyue trained Kakashi in Konoha. The negotiations remained paused, and Kakashi ended the day bruised but continuing to develop his swordsmanship.

• The Third Hokage asked Shikaku Nara how long Sunagakure would take to pay reparations, and Shikaku explained that prolonged fighting would endanger Konoha even more.
• Shikaku Nara visited Hatake Sakumo with liquor and told him that the Third Hokage would likely accept Sunagakure’s harsh demands.
• Hatake Sakumo said he was relieved he had not attended the negotiations, while Shikaku Nara lamented that Chiyue had left and would not have handled the talks well.
• Chiyue trained Kakashi in basic blade techniques, correcting his speed and strength as he endured repeated attacks.
• Chiyue ended the training session and sent Kakashi to the hospital for treatment.

Chiyue watched Kakashi train and discussed Konoha’s hidden talent with Pakura before Tsunade awaited news from the peace talks. Konoha and Sunagakure ended their war under terms that favored Konoha’s military needs, but the Third Hokage kept those terms secret, leaving Chiyue suspicious about what he had agreed to.

• Kakashi finished training with Chiyue, and Pakura wondered why Konoha did not give him more attention; Chiyue said some of Konoha’s other geniuses could not receive focused training.
• Chiyue returned home with Pakura and found Tsunade resting, worried about the negotiations between Konoha and Sunagakure.
• The Third Hokage accepted Chiyo’s conditions: Konoha returned Rasa without reparations, while Sunagakure agreed to stricter peace terms, an alliance, a thousand-ninja force to help against Kirigakure, and surveillance of Iwagakure.
• Rasa returned to Sunagakure, its camp was dismantled, and Konoha’s forces went home as the war ended.
• Tsunade announced the end of the war without revealing the negotiations’ terms, and Chiyue suspected the Third Hokage was concealing an especially unfavorable agreement.

Chiyue worried that the Third Hokage might make excessive concessions to Sunagakure, while Orochimaru faced growing pressure as Konoha compared his prolonged war with Kirigakure to Tsunade’s swift victory. When the Third Hokage returned to Konoha, Tsunade and the elders demanded details of his negotiations, and he finally handed her the signed peace treaty and alliance agreement.

• Chiyue feared Konoha might waive Sunagakure’s war reparations, and Tsunade suggested Konoha might even help support Sunagakure.
• News of the war’s end reached the coastal front, where Konoha’s shinobi cheered while Orochimaru felt increasing pressure from comparisons with Tsunade.
• Jiraiya stayed neutral as people compared Tsunade’s quick campaign against Sunagakure with Orochimaru’s costly, unresolved war against Kirigakure.
• After four days, the main force returned to Konoha, and the Third Hokage finished arranging its follow-up work before meeting Tsunade and the elders.
• Tsunade lost patience with the Third Hokage’s hesitation, and he handed her the peace treaty and alliance agreement he had signed with Chiyo.

Tsunade and Konoha's elders condemned the Third Hokage for accepting peace terms that waived Sunagakure's reparations, freed Rasa, and required Konoha to support Sunagakure. Hiruzen stood by his decision to end the war quickly, while his advisers warned that the deal would damage his reputation.

• Tsunade read the peace terms and angrily confronted the Third Hokage over Konoha's concessions to Sunagakure.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura learned the terms and questioned Hiruzen's handling of the talks.
• Hiruzen argued that ending the war and giving Konoha time to recover mattered more than short-term compensation.
• Tsunade declared she would make the terms public, then left the office in anger.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura read the document and warned Hiruzen to prepare for public criticism.

The Third Hokage decided to announce Konoha’s costly peace agreement with Sunagakure and said he would retire after the war, passing the Hokage position to Tsunade. Meanwhile, Tsunade drowned her disappointment in drink as Chiyue, Kushina, Pakura, and Kakashi kept her company.

• The Third Hokage rejected Utatane Koharu’s suggestion to conceal the agreement and chose to make it public, naming Tsunade as his successor after the war.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura left the Hokage’s Office to handle the announcement.
• Tsunade drank heavily at a Hot Pot restaurant after learning Konoha had made major concessions to Sunagakure.
• Chiyue told Kakashi to keep the evening’s events secret and sent him home to rest and seek treatment.
• Kushina went home while Pakura stayed with Chiyue, who continued eating as Tsunade complained about the negotiations.

As villagers gathered to protest Konoha’s decision to forgo war reparations from Sunagakure, Tsunade assigned Chiyue a special-grade mission to monitor Danzo. Chiyue eagerly accepted and prepared to keep Danzo from leaving his residence while the unrest continued.

• Tsunade discussed the ongoing war with Kirigakure and her concern that Iwagakure might join the fighting.
• Kushina arrived to report that the peace-talk announcement had been released and villagers were gathering at the Hokage’s Office Building.
• Tsunade left to deal with the situation and told Kushina and Chiyue to rest, leaving the Third Hokage responsible for calming the villagers.
• Chiyue saw angry villagers heading toward the Hokage’s Office Building after leaving the Hot Pot restaurant with Pakura.
• An Anbu ninja delivered Tsunade’s mission scroll ordering Chiyue to monitor Danzo until the disturbance ended.
• Chiyue accepted the mission and told the Anbu ninja that he would prevent Danzo from leaving his residence.

Yagami Chiyue openly monitored Danzo at his retirement residence and provoked him about his past abuses. Danzo realized the order likely came from the Hokage and feared he had been permanently discarded.

• Chiyue eagerly accepted Tsunade's mission to monitor Danzo and went openly to his residence with Pakura.
• Danzo met with two remaining subordinates to discuss the public anger caused by his announcement and learned that his research had stalled.
• Chiyue told Danzo he was there to monitor him and taunted him about losing his position as Hokage's Assistant.
• Danzo demanded to know who authorized the surveillance, but Chiyue refused to show him the mission scroll.
• Danzo concluded that the Third Hokage might have ordered the surveillance and feared he had been abandoned for good.

Chiyue kept Danzo confined under surveillance and taunted him, daring him to leave so he could legally kill him. Danzo backed down and retreated indoors, where Chiyue caught him pretending to limp.

• Chiyue barred Danzo from leaving the courtyard and warned that he would kill him if he tried.
• Danzo backed down rather than risk facing Chiyue, then claimed he was hungry to try to make Chiyue leave.
• Chiyue mocked Danzo's crippled hand and cursed him, while Pakura turned away to avoid listening.
• Danzo angrily went inside without limping, and Chiyue laughed at him for revealing that his limp was an act.

Chiyue decided not to investigate Danzo’s laboratory yet, while Danzo restrained himself under surveillance. At the Hokage Office Building, the Third Hokage calmed angry villagers by explaining that waiving Sunagakure’s war reparations would help prevent renewed fighting and secure an alliance and reinforcements against Kirigakure.

• Danzo endured his anger at Chiyue and avoided risky moves because Chiyue was watching him.
• Chiyue considered exposing Danzo and Orochimaru’s underground laboratory but chose to wait until Tsunade took power.
• A crowd of villagers and ninjas gathered at the Hokage Office Building to demand an explanation from the Third Hokage about the Sunagakure negotiations.
• The Third Hokage argued that waiving Sunagakure’s war reparations would help end the war and prevent more deaths.
• The Third Hokage announced that Chiyo would lead over a thousand elite Sunagakure ninjas to support Konoha against Kirigakure, calming many of the villagers.

Jiraiya and Orochimaru discussed the Third Hokage’s controversial peace terms with Sunagakure and the problems of deploying its reinforcements. Minato learned about the agreement and planned to return to Konoha, leaving the decision’s consequences to others.

• Jiraiya and Orochimaru criticized the Third Hokage’s agreement to accept Sunagakure reinforcements and cover their expenses, then debated how to deploy them.
• Jiraiya reflected that the villagers’ anger toward the Third Hokage would likely return and that Tsunade would not let him retain power after stepping down.
• Minato arrived at Jiraiya’s tent, read the negotiation terms, and questioned why Konoha had waived reparations despite being the victors.
• Jiraiya told Minato he also could not understand the Third Hokage’s decision and guessed that he wanted to end the war quickly.
• Minato said his request to return to Konoha had been approved and that he could leave the next day.

Chiyue kept Danzo confined under watch while discovering two people hidden in his house, and he decided to investigate them after resting. In his Tailed Beast space, Chiyue saw that White had grown enormous and would awaken within weeks at most.

• Jiraiya envied Minato for being able to return to the village, then started fantasizing about young women until Minato fled.
• Chiyue ordered Pakura to guard Danzo and keep him confined, leaving Danzo hungry and furious.
• Chiyue sensed two people hiding in Danzo's secret room but decided to deal with them after sleeping.
• Chiyue entered his Tailed Beast space and estimated that White would awaken in ten days to two months.
• Danzo shattered his teacup when he saw Chiyue sleeping in the courtyard, while the Third Hokage and the Elder Council remained unaware of the surveillance.

Chiyue kept watch over Danzo and arranged a barbecue meal with Pakura, who learned how wealthy Kushina was. After returning to Konoha, Minato headed to the Uzumaki Clan Lands with gifts and ran into Kushina on his way to see someone.

• The Anbu accepted Tsunade’s instructions and continued secretly monitoring Danzo without reporting the assignment change.
• Chiyue woke after nightfall, took over Danzo’s bathroom, and sent Pakura to fetch Kushina and barbecue supplies.
• Kushina used Sealing Scrolls to bring meat and seasonings from the Akimichi barbecue restaurant, and Chiyue told Pakura that Kushina owned a commercial street and earned tens of millions of ryo each year.
• Nawaki returned to Konoha with an exaggerated show of excitement, while Minato left to wash up and change before heading out with gifts.
• Minato encountered Kushina near the Uzumaki Clan Lands, and she teased him about rushing there to see someone before encouraging him to do his best.

Minato returned to Konoha and met with Chiyue, who asked him to train Kakashi and search for Orochimaru’s hidden work. Minato took Kakashi out of the village to begin training while Chiyue continued tormenting Danzo and planning to expose his partnership with Orochimaru.

• Minato arrived at Chiyue’s courtyard after returning to Konoha, and Chiyue told him to let Nawaki rest.
• Chiyue asked Minato to train Kakashi’s attacking and counterattacking speed and search the forests near the village for little white bugs without investigating further.
• Minato agreed to keep the search secret from Nawaki and went to the shinobi school to meet Kakashi.
• Minato told Kakashi that Chiyue had asked him to provide training, and Kakashi went home to prepare before leaving the village with him.
• Minato asked Kakashi about his usual training, and Kakashi explained that he trained alone and sparred with Chiyue when his teacher had time.

Minato began training Kakashi’s reactions through intense sparring, while Kakashi’s absence from school stirred envy among his classmates. Obito and Asuma’s complaints drew a reprimand from their teacher, and Black Zetsu secretly followed Obito as he considered how to manipulate him.

• Minato began training Kakashi to improve his reaction speed, while Chiyue and Pakura’s harsh sparring had already prepared Kakashi for high-pressure combat.
• Kakashi’s teacher told the class he was training with Minato, prompting Obito, Asuma, and other students to complain about the special treatment.
• The teacher ordered Obito and Asuma to stop disrupting class, then went to the Naruto Office Building to report the effect Kakashi’s training had on the students.
• Black Zetsu followed Obito after school and considered him a suitable successor for Uchiha Madara, though he had not decided how to guide him.
• The teacher complained to the Third Hokage and Tsunade, who explained Kakashi’s training arrangements and questioned why Obito and Asuma were making a fuss.

Chiyo brought a thousand Sunagakure ninjas to aid Konoha, but found the war against Kirigakure so chaotic that Orochimaru could offer no clear deployment plan. As Sunagakure’s reinforcements were about to be scattered across the coastline, Chiyo had to decide whether to accept fighting blind alongside Konoha.

• Tsunade urged Hiruzen to pay more attention to Asuma’s upbringing, and Hiruzen promised to speak with his son before giving him a belt-driven lesson that night.
• Chiyue had Minato investigate Orochimaru and Danzo’s underground laboratory while the war continued.
• After Sunagakure’s withdrawal, Rasa became Fourth Kazekage and went into the desert to mine minerals to repay the village’s debts.
• Chiyo led a thousand Sunagakure ninjas to the Land of Fire to support Konoha against Kirigakure.
• At Coastline Camp, Chiyo studied the chaotic battlefield and learned that Kirigakure had persisted in relentless attacks even after Konoha disrupted its supply lines.
• Orochimaru told Chiyo that Sunagakure’s forces would have to be distributed across the battlefield, leaving her to decide whether to accept the arrangement.