Ch. 589A Call from the Land of Iron

Kaze sent Tobirama to the Land of Iron to negotiate with representatives from several countries who sought talks with Konoha. Tobirama arrived within an hour, and Mifune recognized him as the Second Hokage from Hokage Rock.

  • Mifune told Kaze that representatives from the Land of Earth, the Land of Grass, and the Land of Waterfall had come to the Land of Iron seeking talks.
  • Tobirama argued that Kaze should not meet the representatives personally, and Kaze assigned Tobirama to negotiate instead.
  • Tobirama used the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel to the Land of Iron using formulas he had left there during the first Five Kage Summit.
  • The Land of Iron’s Samurai reported Tobirama’s arrival to Mifune, who initially wondered whether Kaze had come himself.
  • Mifune saw Tobirama and recognized him as Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage shown on Hokage Rock.

Ch. 590Negotiations

Tobirama arrived in the Land of Iron to negotiate with representatives from several small nations and declared that the Leaf Village had overwhelming strength and intended to unify the Shinobi World. He revealed that Kaze had revived Hashirama Senju and Minato Namikaze as well as himself, leaving the representatives shaken as they faced the prospect of surrender.

  • Tobirama met Mifune and took a seat of honor in the Land of Iron's Meeting Room while they waited for the other representatives.
  • Qing Shi recognized Tobirama, and Tobirama introduced himself as the former Second Hokage before the representatives gave their names.
  • Tobirama asked whether the representatives had agreed on a shared stance, but none spoke until Qing Shi asked whether the Leaf Village would declare war on Iwagakure.
  • Tobirama said the Leaf Village could sweep through the nations and cited its strength and the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
  • Tobirama revealed that Kaze had also revived Hashirama Senju and Minato Namikaze, shocking the representatives with the Leaf Village's combined power.

Ch. 591Mifune's Conditions

Tobirama pressed Iwagakure and the small countries to choose between war and submission, and their representatives agreed to join the Land of Fire. Mifune also accepted unification but secured a promise to preserve trade, while Tobirama insisted Konoha would take charge of the Land of Iron’s public security.

  • Qing Shi asked what Konoha would do if Iwagakure surrendered, and Tobirama demanded that the other representatives choose between war and submission.
  • Dou Sheng declared that the Land of Waterfall would follow Iwagakure’s lead, and the other small-country representatives agreed to submit as well.
  • Mifune told Tobirama he supported Kaze’s dream and would incorporate the Land of Iron into the Land of Fire.
  • Mifune required that the Land of Iron’s existing trade arrangements be retained so its people could continue selling their ores.
  • Tobirama accepted Mifune’s trade condition but demanded that Konoha take responsibility for public security in the newly incorporated territory.

Ch. 592Tobirama's Conditions

Tobirama defended Konoha’s demands that the Land of Iron disband its samurai, explaining their possible roles in Konoha’s Anbu or Security Force and why one force should enforce the law. Mifune and several small-nation representatives accepted the terms after Tobirama promised schools and hospitals, leaving Qing Shi to answer whether Iwagakure would submit or declare war.

  • The smaller nations’ representatives and Qing Shi objected to Tobirama’s demand that the Land of Iron disband its samurai, but Tobirama dismissed their protests and challenged them to declare war if they opposed Konoha.
  • Mifune asked what would happen to the samurai, and Tobirama offered them the choice of joining Konoha’s Anbu or returning home without continuing as samurai, with a chance to enter the Security Force by examination.
  • Mifune accepted Konoha’s conditions, telling the smaller nations that negotiating with them was already a better outcome than conquest.
  • The representative from Star Village asked to govern his village locally, and Tobirama promised schools, hospitals, Nine-Year Compulsory Education, and medical assistance.
  • Representatives from Star Village, Snow Village, and other small nations accepted the terms, and Tobirama asked Qing Shi whether Iwagakure would submit or declare war.

Ch. 593Mifune's Persuasion

Tobirama demanded that Iwagakure disband its independent military and send its shinobi to Konoha for reassignment, leaving Qing Shi to decide whether to accept or fight. After Tobirama left, Mifune tried to persuade Qing Shi that accepting Konoha’s rule could spare Iwagakure a devastating war and bring lasting peace.

  • Qing Shi restrained his anger and refused to declare war, saying conflict with Konoha would bring Iwagakure no benefit.
  • Tobirama ordered Iwagakure’s shinobi to go to Konoha, undergo examinations, and serve in Konoha’s Anbu or a newly established Security Force under Konoha’s assignments.
  • Tobirama ended the meeting and warned Qing Shi to decide quickly, leaving him shaken by the prospect that Iwagakure and the Land of Earth would eventually disappear.
  • Mifune dismissed the other representatives and told Qing Shi that Iwagakure could not bear another war and that Konoha’s unification might improve people’s lives.
  • Mifune explained that the Land of Iron had survived through its buffer-zone position and political circumstances, not military strength, and urged Qing Shi to consider accepting Konoha’s terms.

Ch. 594Iwagakure's Despair

Qing Shi reported that Tobirama’s terms were the only alternative to a hopeless war, and Iwagakure’s leaders realized Konoha controlled the Hokage and Tailed Beasts. The Daimyo agreed to let the village decide, leaving Elder Chi Yan and Qing Shi prepared to accept submission.

  • Qing Shi returned to Iwagakure and described Tobirama’s terms, along with the smaller nations’ decision to submit to Konoha.
  • Elder Chi Yan and Qing Shi explained that the Land of Water could not help and that Kirigakure had been devastated in battle.
  • Qing Shi revealed that Kaze had revived the previous Hokage with Impure World Reincarnation, and Elder Chi Yan warned that Konoha likely controlled every Tailed Beast.
  • Elder Chi Yan concluded that Iwagakure could not survive a war and urged the Daimyo to accept Konoha’s terms.
  • Qing Shi assured the Daimyo that he could keep his wealth, and the Daimyo allowed Iwagakure’s leaders to decide.
  • Elder Chi Yan declared that submission was the only path to protect Iwagakure’s younger generation.

Ch. 595Summoning Zabuza

Kaze planned how to assign authority in a unified Shinobi World and summoned Momochi Zabuza and Haku to discuss Kirigakure and the Land of Water. Zabuza reflected on Kaze’s rapid conquests as Kaze asked for his thoughts on the remaining nation.

  • Kaze decided Minato Namikaze would oversee education, Tobirama would manage medical affairs, and trusted allies would handle the military.
  • Kaze considered appointing Fugaku Uchiha to lead the military, with Uchiha Setsuna exercising its real authority, and inviting Hizashi to join them.
  • Momochi Zabuza and Haku arrived at Kaze’s office after he summoned them.
  • Zabuza described how Kaze’s victories had transformed the Shinobi World and said the Land of Earth and the Land of Water seemed destined to fall.
  • Kaze asked Zabuza what he thought of Kirigakure and the Land of Water.

Ch. 596A Conversation with Zabuza

Kaze asked Zabuza to lead an operation to bring Kirigakure and the Land of Water under Konoha’s rule, warning that the village might resist. After Kaze affirmed his trust in Zabuza and acknowledged his reasons for defecting, Zabuza vowed to secure Kirigakure’s submission, by persuasion or force.

  • Zabuza agreed to help Kaze unify the Shinobi World, and Haku insisted on accompanying him to Kirigakure.
  • Kaze warned that Kirigakure’s Elders might have prepared traps and said he wanted the Land of Water to submit with as little bloodshed as possible.
  • Kaze appointed Zabuza to command a force of Konoha’s outstanding ninja, including Uchiha and Hyuga talents.
  • Zabuza questioned whether Kaze trusted him enough to risk betrayal, but Kaze said he believed Zabuza had once tried to save Kirigakure from the Bloody Mist Village.
  • Zabuza pledged to persuade Kirigakure to submit to the Land of Fire or make it accept unification through force.

Ch. 597Journey to Kirigakure

Zabuza led a six-hundred-strong Konoha unit into the Land of Water, using the Hyuga Clan’s Byakugan to navigate Kirigakure’s fog and traps. After reaching the village with Haku and several Uchiha, he faced Kirigakure Anbu and demanded to meet an elder or be allowed through.

  • Kaze assembled a new Ninja Unit of six hundred Jonin and appointed Zabuza commander-in-chief for the mission to Kirigakure.
  • Zabuza explained Kirigakure’s fog, traps, and routes to the unit, while Hyuga Eden said the Byakugan could guide them through.
  • Zabuza split the unit into thirty squads, and they entered Kirigakure’s territory by separate routes while avoiding clashes with Mist Ninja.
  • Zabuza led Haku and several young Uchiha through the fog, warning them of traps as they headed toward the Mizukage Building.
  • Kirigakure Anbu surrounded Zabuza and his group, and Zabuza identified himself as a Konoha representative and demanded to see an elder or be allowed through.

Ch. 598Zabuza and the Elder

Zabuza led Konoha Ninja into Kirigakure to persuade the village to accept Kaze’s conditions, and he negotiated passage to meet Elder Yuan. After confronting Yuan in the Mizukage’s office, Zabuza declared that he was no longer a Kirigakure ninja but a Leaf Village representative.

  • Zabuza faced Kirigakure’s Anbu captain and demanded to meet the village’s Elder, while Konoha Ninja gathered behind him and forced the Mist Ninja to confront them.
  • The Anbu captain agreed to take Zabuza to the Mizukage Building alone, and Zabuza ordered Haku and the others to wait while the Hyuga Clan watched over him.
  • Zabuza and the Anbu captain discussed Zabuza’s past attempt to assassinate the Fourth Mizukage as they approached the Mizukage’s office.
  • Zabuza entered the office and met Elder Yuan, who recalled his early promise and lamented his defection from Kirigakure.
  • Zabuza told Elder Yuan to leave the past behind and identified himself as an Elite Jonin of Leaf Village and its appointed representative.

Ch. 599I Will Be the Sixth Mizukage

Zabuza offered Kirigakure submission terms that would dissolve its military, establish schools and hospitals, and integrate its ninja into Konoha's forces or civilian life. He revealed that Kaze intended to make him Kirigakure's administrator, and the chapter ended with Elder Yuan asking whether Zabuza truly meant his promise to restore the village.

  • Zabuza urged Elder Yuan to accept the changes sweeping the Shinobi World and asked him to discuss Kirigakure's future.
  • Elder Yuan asked what Konoha's terms were, and Zabuza offered schools, hospitals, and financial support if Kirigakure submitted.
  • Zabuza explained that Kirigakure's military would be disbanded and its ninja could join the Security Force, Konoha's Anbu, or civilian life.
  • Zabuza told Elder Yuan that Kaze had chosen him to administer Kirigakure, effectively making him the Sixth Mizukage.
  • Zabuza explained that he had opposed the Bloody Mist Policy because he loved Kirigakure and promised to restore the village's prosperity.
  • Elder Yuan reconsidered Zabuza's motives but asked him to confirm that his promise was true.

Ch. 601The Ripped Sky

Zabuza persuaded Elder Yuan to accept Konoha’s terms for Kirigakure, including the Security Force and the village’s new political arrangements. Before Yuan could agree, violent tremors shook the village and a vast ocean appeared beyond a fissure in the sky, reminding Zabuza of Kaze’s prophecy.

  • Zabuza told Elder Yuan that Kirigakure was too weak to resist Konoha and explained that the Water Daimyo would be spared if he stepped down and surrendered his financial authority.
  • Zabuza explained that Konoha’s shinobi would remain to establish Kirigakure’s Security Force and that Yuan could keep his position as an elder.
  • Zabuza defended Kaze’s plans and described the trust he had gained in Kaze, while Yuan began to consider accepting the terms.
  • The Mizukage’s office shook violently, and Zabuza, Yuan, and the Anbu went to look outside.
  • They saw buildings collapsing and a huge fissure splitting the sky, with an ocean visible beyond it.
  • Zabuza recalled Kaze’s prophecy and wondered if the vision in the sky was connected to it.

Ch. 602Prophecy?

A vast ocean appeared through a rift in the sky above Kirigakure and Leaf Village, leading Zabuza and Kaze to suspect the Great Toad Sage's prophecy was coming true. Zabuza mobilized Mist and Leaf ninja to guard Kirigakure, while Kaze received a call from Zabuza's Den Den Mushi as he prepared to investigate the phenomenon.

  • Zabuza connected the sky rift above Kirigakure to Kaze's account of the Great Toad Sage's prophecy and explained it to Elder Yuan and the Anbu.
  • Zabuza and Elder Yuan ordered Mist and Leaf ninja to work together and guard the Land of Water's border outposts against possible enemies.
  • Zabuza took out the Den Den Mushi Kaze had given him, intending to contact Kaze and learn whether the rift had appeared elsewhere.
  • Kaze felt powerful tremors shake Leaf Village, then saw an ocean and islands through a vast rift in the sky.
  • Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju asked Kaze whether the rift was connected to the prophecy, and Kaze said he needed to confirm something first.
  • Kaze heard the Den Den Mushi ring, rushed to answer it, and saw it take on an appearance resembling Zabuza.

Ch. 603Intelligence Team

After a dimensional rift appeared over Kirigakure, Kaze ordered Zabuza to strengthen defenses, prepare to evacuate civilians, and gather intelligence while he assessed the threat. Tobirama volunteered to investigate the other world, and Orochimaru joined him as Kaze approved their mission.

  • Zabuza reported that a rift had opened above Kirigakure, causing severe tremors and building collapses, and asked whether it matched Kaze’s prophecy.
  • Kaze instructed Zabuza to reinforce Kirigakure’s defenses, gather intelligence, and treat evacuation to the Land of Fire as a last resort.
  • Kaze explained to Tobirama that he could not confirm whether the world beyond the rift was the one connected to the Den Den Mushi.
  • Tobirama offered to investigate the other world, while Hashirama agreed to stay behind and protect the village.
  • Orochimaru arrived and volunteered to accompany Tobirama, agreeing to follow his decisions as captain.

Ch. 604Reactions from All Sides

As a rift appeared in the sky and reports of strange phenomena reached him, Kaze sent Tobirama and Orochimaru to investigate while he left the village and coordinated responses across the region. After learning of the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy, Nagato decided to leave Amegakure to gather intelligence on the potential enemies.

  • Tobirama and Orochimaru left to investigate the crisis, while Kaze entrusted Hashirama with keeping the village safe and flew away himself.
  • Yamato reported the phenomenon above Sunagakure, and Kaze instructed him to calm the people, secure Wind City's borders, and avoid attacking strange creatures.
  • Uchiha Kiyoshi reported the phenomenon above Kumogakure and described the actions he had already taken; Kaze approved and warned him not to attack strangers recklessly.
  • Nagato called Kaze from Rain City, and Kaze explained the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy and ordered him to protect the city while reporting any discoveries.
  • Nagato told Konan about the prophecy and declared that he would leave Amegakure to learn more about the enemies who might appear.

Ch. 605Take a Day Off...

The narrator had been coughing nonstop since morning and felt dizzy and nauseated. They wondered when the pandemic would end.

  • The narrator woke up coughing and continued to cough throughout the morning.
  • The coughing made the narrator's head spin and left them feeling like throwing up.
  • The narrator wondered when the pandemic would end.

Ch. 606World Fusion

Nagato left Amegakure alone to investigate the world beyond the rift, while Konan gave him a paper doll to track his location. After crossing into a world of open sea, he found the rift gone; Kaze discovered Kira’s Arrow beside Tama and suspected Black Zetsu had used it to trigger the worlds’ fusion.

  • Konan wanted to accompany Nagato, but he insisted on going alone to gather intelligence and atone for his past actions.
  • Konan gave Nagato a tracking paper doll, and he summoned Yata no Karasu and flew toward the rift.
  • Nagato crossed into a world of sea and seabirds as the rift vanished, leaving him to wonder whether the worlds had merged.
  • Kaze returned to his villa as the tremors stopped and found Tama wary beside Kira’s Arrow, which had disappeared from his locked safe.
  • Kaze suspected Black Zetsu had taken the arrow and brought it to Tama to fulfill the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy, then resolved to identify the other world.

Ch. 607Marine Headquarters, Marineford

A worldwide quake and cracks in the sky revealed another world, prompting Sengoku, Garp, and Sakazuki to discuss the threat. Garp took charge of investigating the other world while Sakazuki stayed at Marineford.

  • Garp and Sengoku discussed the strange sky裂 and wondered whether another world lay beyond it.
  • Sakazuki reported that Marine branches worldwide had experienced severe shaking and seen cracks showing another world with humans in it.
  • Sakazuki asked Sengoku for permission to leave Marineford and investigate the other world.
  • Garp offered to investigate instead, arguing that Sakazuki should remain to protect Marineford, and Sengoku asked Sakazuki what he thought.
  • Sakazuki accepted Garp as the investigator and left the office, while Sengoku complained that Garp's grandson Luffy was also a headache.

Ch. 608Voyage at Sea

Tobirama and Orochimaru sailed from Leaf Village to find people from the other world, and encountered the White Wolf Pirates. After boarding their ship and meeting Captain Orick, they learned the pirates had no idea who they were and appeared hostile.

  • Tobirama and Orochimaru sailed for two days, hoping to find natives from the other world.
  • Orochimaru spotted a large ship flying a white wolf flag, and Tobirama decided they should approach it to gather intelligence.
  • The White Wolf Pirates mistook Tobirama and Orochimaru for helpless targets and tried to board their small ship.
  • Tobirama used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the pirates' deck, and Orochimaru followed using Chakra to run along the hull.
  • Tobirama introduced himself and Orochimaru to the pirates and asked about their identities, work, and countries.
  • Orick, captain of the White Wolf Pirates, boasted about his bounty, but Tobirama and Orochimaru did not recognize him as the pirates discussed killing them.

Ch. 609Devil Fruit User

Orick and the White Wolf Pirates attacked Tobirama and Orochimaru, but Tobirama overwhelmed them with his Water Release and revealed their strength was far beyond what the pirates expected. Orick transformed with his White Wolf Devil Fruit and charged Tobirama, who faced him without moving as Orick raised his fists to strike.

  • Orick ordered his pirates to attack Tobirama and Orochimaru, and gunfire struck Tobirama while Orochimaru dodged.
  • Orochimaru used Shadow Snake Hands to overwhelm several pirates, while Tobirama's Impure World Reincarnation healed his bullet wound.
  • Tobirama created a giant Water Dragon that swept the pirates off their feet and left Orick sprawled on the deck.
  • Orick recovered and transformed into his White Wolf Devil Fruit half-beast form, while Orochimaru recognized the fruit as similar to a Chakra Fruit.
  • Tobirama asked Orochimaru not to interfere as Orick pounced, then stood his ground while Orick raised his fists to strike.
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