Chapter Summaries

Kaze introduced himself as Konoha’s representative at the Peace Talks, impressing Mifune and the samurai with his identity and reputation. While resting in the Land of Iron, Kaze considered trading its coal and metal resources, then attended the meeting with Kakashi and Hizashi.

• Hizashi revealed that Kaze was the captain, and Kaze formally introduced himself as Uchiha Kazekage, an Elite Jonin and Konoha’s representative.
• Mifune recognized Kaze as the ninja who had killed the Fourth Raikage, apologized for doubting Konoha’s delegation, and led the group to their accommodations.
• Mifune arranged for Kaze, Kakashi, and Hizashi to rest before the Peace Talks, which were scheduled for two days later.
• After enduring the Land of Iron’s meager food and cold nights, Kaze considered trading with the country for its coal and metal resources.
• Kaze attended the Peace Talks with Kakashi and Hizashi.

Kaze represented Konoha in peace talks with Kumogakure and rebuffed Aoi’s accusations by citing Kumogakure’s past attempts to abduct Kushina and Hinata. He offered to return Killer B for ten billion Ryo, leaving Aoi and Dodai stunned by the price.

• Aoi protested that Konoha had sent a young representative, and Mifune explained that Kaze was an Elite Jonin and captain of the Leaf Village Police Force.
• Aoi recognized Kaze as the ninja who had captured Killer B and killed the Fourth Raikage, then accused him of acting dishonorably.
• Kaze reminded Aoi that Kumogakure had tried to abduct Kushina and Hinata, and declared that Konoha held the advantage as the victor.
• Kaze offered to let Kumogakure avoid invasion and reclaim Killer B if it compensated Konoha for its losses.
• Kaze demanded ten billion Ryo for Killer B, calling the deal a buy-one-get-one-free offer, and Aoi and Dodai were astonished.

Kaze negotiated with Aoi and Dodai over Kumogakure buying Killer B back, forcing them to accept a six-billion-ryo price. He then added Turtle Island as another condition, leaving the Cloud representatives stunned.

• Kaze demanded ten billion ryo for Killer B and argued that Kumogakure needed him to recover from the war and replace its missing leadership.
• Kaze told Aoi and Dodai that Konoha had found Karin, an Uzumaki survivor who could serve as a Tailed Beast vessel.
• Kaze bargained down from ten billion to six billion ryo as Aoi and Dodai tried to lower the price, and Aoi agreed to gather the money.
• Kaze said the transaction would take place in the Land of Iron once Kumogakure prepared the funds.
• Kaze added that Konoha also required Turtle Island, leaving Aoi and Dodai speechless.

Kaze secured Kumogakure's agreement to pay six hundred million ryo and grant Konoha access to Turtle Island, then proposed a railway linking the Land of Fire and the Land of Iron. He revealed that his larger aim was to unify the shinobi world and extend the railway across it.

• Aoi and Kaze agreed to exchange six hundred million ryo for Killer B and give Konoha access to Turtle Island, which would remain under Kumogakure's care; Mifune would witness their peace agreement in three days.
• Hizashi and Kakashi marveled at Kaze's success in securing reparations, while Aoi and Dodai regretted Kumogakure's financial loss.
• Mifune visited Kaze to ask him to reduce the price, but Kaze instead discussed the Land of Iron's shortage of fresh produce and presented blueprints for a railway and train.
• Kaze proposed that the Land of Fire trade food and necessities for the Land of Iron's resources, which would help build a railway between their countries.
• Kaze told Mifune, Kakashi, and Hizashi that he wanted to unify the shinobi world and extend the railway throughout it, leaving them stunned.

Kaze secured a peace agreement with Kumogakure and six hundred million ryo, while declaring his goal of unifying the shinobi world. Back in Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi worried that Kaze would use the coming peace to force him from office and put the Uchiha Clan in control.

• Kaze told Mifune that he wanted to unify the shinobi world and build railways across it, reminding Mifune of ideals he had once shared with Hanzo.
• Mifune accepted Kaze's trade proposal, and the two sides settled the terms of a new peace agreement.
• Killer B returned to Kumogakure, while Kaze received six hundred million ryo and permission to use Turtle Island; Kaze refused Dodai's request to ransom Yugito Nii.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura learned that Konoha had received six hundred million ryo and were stunned by the amount.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi worried that Kaze would claim much of the money and use the peaceful era to make him step down, then asked whether there was news of Jiraiya and Tsunade.

After returning to Konoha with a peace agreement and six hundred million ryo, Kaze planned to challenge the Third Hokage and take control of the village. At home, he found Tama carrying a strange fruit that he recognized as a Devil Fruit.

• Elder Shirotsuna urged Hiashi to discipline Hizashi for associating with Kaze and gaining favor among the Branch Family.
• Hiashi considered Shirotsuna’s request and Neji’s presence, then let the elder approach Neji without stopping him.
• Kaze returned to Konoha and arranged for Uchiha Kiyoshi and Setsuna to deliver the money to the Leaf Village Police Force.
• Kaze went home eager to see Tama, but she was missing from the living room.
• Tama appeared at the window with a strange fruit in her mouth, and Kaze recognized it as a Devil Fruit.

Kaze found a second Devil Fruit and considered giving the ordinary Zoan to Hizashi to strengthen him and help control the Hyuga Clan. Meanwhile, Hyuga Shirotsuna threatened Hizashi through Neji, and Hizashi attacked him.

• Tama brought Kaze an ordinary Zoan Devil Fruit, and he decided against eating a second Fruit himself.
• Kaze considered giving the Fruit to Might Guy, then chose Hizashi as a potential recipient because he was a Taijutsu fighter whose strength could help Kaze influence the Hyuga Clan.
• Hizashi returned to Konoha eager to reunite with Neji, but Main Family members surrounded him at his post.
• Hyuga Shirotsuna dropped an unconscious Neji in front of Hizashi and ordered him to stop associating with Kaze.
• Hizashi refused to accept the threat against Neji, activated his Byakugan, and charged at Shirotsuna.

Hizashi tried to attack Elder Shiranami to avenge Neji, but Shiranami used the Caged Bird Seal to incapacitate him and reaffirm the Branch Family’s subservience. Hizashi collapsed beside Neji, and two Leaf Village Police Force members arrived as they lay motionless.

• Hizashi attacked Elder Shiranami, determined to seek justice for Neji.
• Shiranami activated Hizashi’s Caged Bird Seal, causing him unbearable pain and stopping his attack.
• Shiranami warned Hizashi to obey the Main Family and sever ties with the Uchiha Clan, then left without helping him or Neji.
• Hizashi reflected on how the Main Family had treated him and feared Neji would suffer the same fate.
• Hizashi struck the ground in anger, lost consciousness, and was found with Neji by two Leaf Village Police Force members.

After the Main Family used the Caged Bird Seal against Hizashi, Kaze urged him to free himself from the seal. The chapter ended with Hizashi stunned by Kaze’s suggestion to break the shackles and fly free.

• Two women and Izumi found Hizashi and Neji unconscious near the Hyuga compound and took them to Leaf Village Hospital.
• Izumi informed Kaze, who suspected the Main Family had activated Hizashi’s Caged Bird Seal and went to the hospital.
• Hizashi woke and recalled Elder Shiranami warning him to stay away from Kaze and using the seal after Hizashi objected to Neji being mistreated.
• Hizashi told Kaze that the Main Family would never value Branch Family members or remove Neji’s seal, and he struck the hospital wall in anger.
• Kaze urged Hizashi to break free of the Caged Bird Seal, leaving Hizashi stunned.

Kaze led the Leaf Village Police Force to the Hyuga compound to investigate Hizashi’s injuries and remove his Caged Bird Seal. After Shiranami admitted he had punished Hizashi, Kaze ordered his arrest, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

• Kaze promised Hizashi he would sever his Caged Bird Seal and ordered his allies to gather the Police Force at the hospital.
• Kaze, Kiyoshi, Setsuna, and the Uchiha officers went to the Hyuga compound and confronted Clan Head Hiashi and the Main Family.
• Kaze said the Police Force needed Shiranami to make a statement about Hizashi’s injuries.
• Hiashi questioned Shiranami, who admitted using the Caged Bird Seal to punish Hizashi and claimed Hizashi had attacked the Main Family first.
• Kaze formally placed Shiranami under arrest and ordered Kiyoshi to cuff him.

Uchiha Kiyoshi tried to arrest Elder Shiranami, but Shiranami challenged the Police Force’s authority until Kaze unleashed overwhelming Chakra Emission. Shiranami agreed to cooperate, and Hiashi called for the Third Hokage after Kaze left.

• Shiranami activated his Byakugan and warned Kaze that the Hyuga Clan would not tolerate his actions.
• Kaze invoked his authority as a captain of the Leaf Village Police Force and released a powerful Chakra Emission that cracked the ground and nearby buildings.
• Kiyoshi, Setsuna, and the Hyuga clan members were stunned by Kaze’s power, and Hiashi realized no one could approach him safely.
• Shiranami agreed to go with the Police Force, and Kiyoshi took him away.
• After Kaze left, Hiashi ordered someone to notify the Third Hokage.

After Kaze arrested Hyuga Shiranami for threatening Hizashi, Hifumi asked Hiruzen to intervene, and Hiruzen decided to use the incident to undermine Kaze and the Police Force. Kaze brought Shiranami to the station and began questioning him with a Sharingan Genjutsu.

• An Anbu report told Hiruzen that Kaze had arrested Shiranami and released his Chakra inside the Hyuga compound.
• Hifumi visited Hiruzen and urged him to pressure Kaze into releasing Shiranami, arguing that the matter was an internal Hyuga affair.
• Hiruzen agreed that Kaze had overstepped and planned to use the incident to damage the Police Force's reputation and suppress the Uchiha Clan.
• Kaze took Shiranami to the Leaf Village Police Force, handcuffed him to a table, and heard his warnings about meddling in clan affairs.
• Kaze activated his Sharingan and cast a Genjutsu on Shiranami.

Kaze used Sharingan Genjutsu to learn the Caged Bird Seal’s hand signs, then told Hizashi that reversing them might undo the seal despite the risk. Hizashi chose to try for Neji, and Kaze successfully removed the seal, leaving Hizashi free of its restraint.

• Kaze interrogated Shiranami with Sharingan Genjutsu, memorized the Caged Bird Seal’s hand signs, and sent him to Kiyoshi for questioning.
• Kaze told Hizashi that Shiranami knew no way to undo the seal, but he believed reversing its hand signs might work.
• Hizashi chose to let Kaze attempt the uncertain method for Neji and uncovered the seal on his forehead.
• Kaze used Reverse Hand Seals on Hizashi, and the Caged Bird Seal faded completely from his forehead.

Kaze removed the Caged Bird Seals from Hizashi and Neji, but warned that the Hyuga Main Family would try to seal them again. Kaze planned to use the likely confrontation with the Third Hokage to advance his own aims, while Shiranami rushed to warn the Hyuga Elders and the Hokage.

• Hizashi activated his Byakugan, confirmed his blind spot was gone, and thanked Kaze for removing his Caged Bird Seal.
• Kaze removed Neji's seal, and Hizashi resolved to protect his son from the Hyuga Main Family.
• Kaze told Hizashi that the Main Family would discover the seals were gone and try to restore them, and he revealed that Shiranami's memories had been left intact so the Elders would learn what happened.
• Kaze anticipated that the Third Hokage might summon the Hyuga Clan, Hizashi, Kaze, and other clan heads for a confrontation.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi released Shiranami, who realized Kaze might truly be able to break the Caged Bird Seal and hurried to alert the Hyuga Elders and the Third Hokage.

Kaze and Hizashi faced Konoha’s leaders over the Hyuga Clan’s Caged Bird Seal, with Kaze challenging the Main Family’s authority and the leaders’ claim that the Police Force had no right to intervene. The meeting remained unresolved as Kaze confronted Utatane Koharu over the Hokages’ approval of the seal.

• Kakashi briefed Kaze on the leaders’ meeting, and Kaze arranged for Kiyoshi to watch Neji before bringing Hizashi to the Hokage Building.
• Hifumi ordered Hizashi to stand with the Branch Family, but Kaze offered him a seat beside him, and Hizashi chose to sit there.
• Hifumi and Clan Head Hiashi objected to Hizashi’s choice, while Elder Shiranami accused him of betraying the Hyuga Clan and questioned where he had spent the night.
• Kaze defended Hizashi and argued that the Hyuga Main Family could not dictate where he sat in the Hokage Building.
• Shiranami argued that the Police Department should not interfere in clan matters, and Utatane Koharu supported his position by citing the Hokages’ approval of the Caged Bird Seal.
• Kaze challenged Koharu, asking whether the village should keep repeating a wrong simply because previous Hokages had approved it.

Kaze challenged the Hyuga Main Family’s defense of the Caged Bird Seal, arguing that it deprived Branch Family members of their rights and should be abolished. His speech won the Branch Family’s admiration and left the Main Family stunned, while Shiranami tried to deny that the seal was assigned solely by birth.

• Shiranami accused Kaze of insulting past Hokage and compared him to the Uchiha, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi to demand an apology.
• Kaze asked Shikaku Nara about clan hierarchy, and Shikaku said the Hyuga system was meant to protect the Byakugan and Branch Family members.
• Utatane Koharu defended the Caged Bird Seal as protection against threats such as Kumogakure’s attempted kidnapping of Hinata.
• Kaze argued that the seal stripped Branch Family members of their rights, restricted their potential, and caused talented shinobi to die protecting the Main Family.
• Kaze called for abolishing the Caged Bird Seal and the Main Family–Branch Family hierarchy, earning the Branch Family’s admiration and shocking the meeting.
• Shiranami denied that the seal was assigned by birth, insisting that children were branded at age three, when their talent could be assessed.

Kaze challenged Elder Shiranami to prove that the Hyuga Main Family was more talented than the Branch Family, arguing that the Caged Bird Seal protected the Main Family’s authority. Shiranami accepted Kaze’s proposed comparison between Hiashi and Hizashi, leaving Hizashi stunned.

• Kaze questioned whether the Main Family had imposed the Caged Bird Seal to preserve its own power rather than protect the Hyuga Clan.
• Hiruzen realized Kaze had maneuvered the gathered clan leaders into supporting his argument and asked Shiranami to stand by his claim.
• Shiranami insisted that no Branch Family member could surpass the Main Family and offered to prove it in a fight.
• Kaze pointed out that Hizashi and Hiashi were twins and challenged Shiranami to compare their strength.
• Kaze declared that if Hizashi lost, the Leaf Village Police Force would acknowledge the seal’s purpose, but otherwise it was a relic of the past; Hizashi froze in shock.

Kaze agreed to a public duel between Hizashi and Hiashi in three days, staking his Police Department position on Hizashi's victory. He brought Hizashi back to the Uchiha Compound and promised he had a way to help him win.

• Kaze demanded three days for Hizashi to recover and stay at the Uchiha Compound before challenging Hiashi.
• Elder Shiranami accepted the duel in the Chunin Exams arena and demanded that Kaze resign and the Police Force publicly admit wrongdoing if Hizashi lost.
• Kaze agreed to the terms, and Hizashi followed him from the meeting despite Hiashi's shock and the elders' confidence in Hiashi.
• Hizashi worried that losing would damage Kaze and the Uchiha Clan, but Kaze urged him to fight for Neji and the Branch Family's future.
• Kaze told Hizashi he had a way to help him defeat Hiashi.

Kaze brought Hizashi to his home and gave him a mysterious fruit, claiming it would help him fight Hiashi. After eating it, Hizashi transformed into a powerful tiger, and Kaze presented the change as a form of Beast Transformation Ninjutsu.

• Kaze took Hizashi home and used Mind Net to check that no ninja was watching them.
• Kaze gave Hizashi a fruit and claimed it was a Chakra Fruit that could grant a special ability.
• Hizashi doubted Kaze’s story but ate the fruit, then recoiled from its horrible taste.
• Hizashi’s body changed, and he transformed into a massive white-browed tiger.
• Kaze identified the fruit’s power as the Cat-Cat Fruit: Tiger Form and told Hizashi he had gained Beast Transformation Ninjutsu.

After three days of training, Hizashi entered the arena to fight Hiashi for the Hyuga Clan’s Main Family and Branch Family dispute. Kaze confidently backed Hizashi to win as spectators and officials doubted he could have raised Hizashi’s strength so quickly, and the match began.

• Hizashi mastered switching among his human, beast, and human-beast forms with Kaze’s help, and the agreed day of the duel arrived.
• Kaze bet his entire fortune on Hizashi, then challenged Main Family Elder Shiranami to do the same for Hiashi.
• Fugaku warned Kaze that he might regret his confidence, but Kaze insisted Hizashi could not lose.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu, and Homura questioned how Kaze could improve Hizashi in three days and speculated that he was relying on Hiashi’s guilt.
• Gekko Hayate announced the start of the match at Hiruzen’s signal.