Chapter Summaries

Kakashi’s group reached the Land of Rivers, where Kabuto began treating Tenzo. Senyo refused to tell Kakashi about Obito until Kakashi faced how his fixation on the past had affected the people around him, leaving Kakashi shaken but ready to rest.

• Kakashi’s group crossed the Land of Stone and entered the Land of Rain, where Senyo directed them to the Land of Rivers.
• Senyo reunited with Uchiha Kiyohiko and the others, and Kabuto examined Tenzo and warned that further travel could kill him.
• Senyo assured Ashihō and Shion they were safe, and Shion relaxed after taking Senyo’s hand.
• Kakashi asked Senyo whether his earlier words about Obito were true, but Senyo refused to answer.
• Senyo criticized Kakashi for grieving over the past while neglecting Naruto, Tenzo, and Minato’s child, and Kakashi admitted he was a failure before leaving to rest.

Karatachi Yagura and Senyo reached Tui Port to rescue the Jie Shui Merchant Ship merchants stranded by Kumogakure. They coordinated a deception to get the civilians away, but Killer B ordered his shinobi to attack the vessel carrying the merchants, leaving it taking on water.

• Karatachi Yagura and Senyo secretly boarded the ship and learned from Yuan Chong that forty-two association members were trapped, with Killer B likely guarding the port.
• Karatachi Yagura told Yuan Chong to gather the association members onto a lifeboat-capable vessel and pay the temporary sailors to leave.
• The sailors from the six cargo ships argued with Kumogakure shinobi, drawing attention from other merchants and prompting Killer B to let the civilians go while forbidding the Jie Shui Merchant Ship members to leave.
• The merchants emptied five ships and repeatedly invited Kumogakure to inspect them, then announced they would leave when the shinobi did not inspect the vessels.
• Killer B ordered his shinobi to stop the convoy, and five of them used Lightning Release: Lightning Spear to blast holes in the departing ship's hull.

Senyo and Karatachi Yagura attacked Kumogakure’s harbor while arranging the Jie Shui Merchant Guild’s escape by boat. They left Killer B unable to pursue them after Isobu created a huge sea vortex that swallowed the ships and concealed their retreat.

• Senyo launched Tailed Beast Balls at Killer B and Kumogakure’s forces, while Karatachi Yagura began loading the Jie Shui Merchant Guild onto a small boat.
• Senyo fought Killer B’s Eight-Tails, Gyuki, as Karatachi Yagura’s clone struck both tailed beasts with a Tailed Beast Ball.
• Senyo and Karatachi Yagura formed a triangular attack against Gyuki, whose Tailed Beast: Eight Scrolls deflected their Tailed Beast Balls into Kumogakure’s harbor buildings.
• Senyo and Karatachi Yagura retreated to a sinking merchant ship, then transformed into Isobu and created a massive sea vortex.
• Killer B fired a Tailed Beast Ball into the vortex, but Isobu and the Jie Shui Merchant Guild’s boat escaped, leaving Killer B to realize Karatachi Yagura had tricked him.

Senyo watched the Elite Class train and coached the students on their strengths and weaknesses. The chapter ended with Naruto tasked to distract Hinata so she could improve her concentration.

• Senyo reassured Kurama Yakumo that she could train once her spirit nurturing was complete and encouraged her to paint in the meantime.
• Haku practiced water walking and Ninja Tool Throwing while Neji sparred with Kimimaro, and the others worked on Chakra control and tree climbing.
• Gaara caught Sasuke with a sand cushion after Sasuke fell, while Karin climbed higher than Sasuke and Naruto struggled to climb.
• Naruto caught Hinata when she fell after his shout startled her, and Senyo reassured Hinata that Naruto would recover quickly.
• Senyo explained Naruto's difficulty climbing and taught Sasuke that strength depended on more than Chakra or the Sharingan.
• Senyo told Naruto to distract Hinata during training so she could practice concentrating, leaving Hinata flustered.

Konan brought a group of Amegakure children, including Ajisai, Sleep Lotus, and Fū, to Konoha, where Senyo took charge of them. Kakashi reported Miroku and Shirakumo Hayama’s deaths to the Third Hokage and revealed Senyo’s claims about Obito and the Nine-Tails’ Rampage; Kakashi then went to meet Senyo.

• Konan delivered more than a dozen children to Konoha, and Senyo introduced himself as their clan head and Ninja Academy principal.
• Kakashi returned to Konoha with Tenzo, Ashihō, and Shion, then reported Miroku and Shirakumo Hayama’s deaths to the Third Hokage.
• Kakashi told the Third Hokage that Senyo had identified the masked attacker as Obito and linked him to the Nine-Tails’ Rampage.
• The Third Hokage asked Kakashi to seek information from Senyo, and Kakashi headed to the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Senyo explained to Miroku that Kushina’s Chakra remained while her soul was in the Pure Land, and said Moryo would recover slowly after being badly injured and sealed.
• Rinto told Senyo that Kakashi had arrived, and Senyo ordered him to be taken to the meeting room.

Senyo reassured Kakashi about taking Rin’s body and sent a clone to the Temple of Fire to capture Sora, the artificial Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Senyo infiltrated the temple and spotted Sora, while Itachi prepared to cause a diversion that night.

• Senyo told Kakashi that Rin’s body was useful to him and promised to let Kakashi watch when the time came.
• Kakashi agreed to investigate Rin’s last words and left Senyo to think things through.
• Senyo created a chakra-rich clone and traveled to the Temple of Fire to help Itachi abduct Sora.
• Senyo and Itachi planned for Senyo to sneak into the temple and for Itachi to break open the gate and start a fire that night.
• Senyo used the villagers’ vegetable delivery to slip past the temple gate and hide in a tree’s shadow.
• Senyo spotted seven-year-old Sora among the monks during morning prayers and martial arts practice.

Senyo and Itachi abducted Sora from the Temple of Fire and removed the Nine-Tails Chakra sealed inside him. Senyo planned for Itachi to erase Sora’s memories so he could live as an ordinary person among the Uchiha clan.

• Senyo observed Sora’s isolation at the Temple of Fire and found Kazuma’s layered Five Elements Seal was putting him in danger.
• Senyo knocked Sora unconscious as an attack and fire at the temple distracted the monks, then carried him outside disguised as a monk.
• Jirō discovered that Sora had vanished and could not identify who had taken him.
• Senyo met Itachi in a secluded cave, undid Sora’s seal, and absorbed the Nine-Tails Chakra into his own body.
• Senyo asked Itachi to erase Sora’s memories and said the Uchiha clan could raise him as an ordinary person.

Obito confronted Pain and Konan about their alliance with the Uchiha Clan, then accepted that their cooperation would continue on limited terms. Meanwhile, Orochimaru and Senyo used Impure World Reincarnation to restore Kushina’s soul to Senyo’s clone, and Senyo introduced her to Miroku as a fellow Fuinjutsu expert.

• Obito contacted Pain and Konan, learned they were working with the Uchiha Clan, and questioned whether they planned to abandon him.
• Pain agreed to cooperate with Obito and Zetsu only as long as they understood their place, and Obito reported that Nagato intended to use the Uchiha.
• Senyo and Orochimaru performed Impure World Reincarnation, placing Kushina’s soul into Senyo’s clone and restoring her memories with Chakra carrying them.
• Kushina took control of the clone, transformed into her own appearance, and learned she could hide in Naruto’s shadow or meet him.
• Senyo introduced Kushina to Miroku and asked the two Fuinjutsu experts to exchange knowledge and help with his training.

Senyo and Orochimaru discussed genetic diseases affecting Itachi and Kimimaro and planned gene-completion experiments. Kushina reunited with Naruto, who asked her to celebrate his upcoming birthday with him.

• Senyo gave Kushina and Miroku bodies to visit their children, and both left to see Naruto and Shion.
• Orochimaru explained that unstable genes could cause fatal Bloodline Disease in Itachi and Kimimaro, and Senyo proposed a Gene Completion Plan.
• Senyo and Orochimaru planned to test whether Hyuga genes could complement Kimimaro's Shikotsumyaku and agreed to examine Senyo for hidden dangers.
• Kushina returned to Naruto's home and spoke with him from the shadows while he told her about his friends, Elite Class, and the Nine-Tails.
• Naruto asked Kushina to celebrate his birthday with him, and she agreed to celebrate with him at home after his daytime gathering with friends.

Orochimaru warned Senyo that his body was saturated with ocular power and Chakra, and Senyo chose to test genes without activated Sharingan. Meanwhile, the Hyuga succession, Sora’s disappearance, and Miroku’s reunion with Shion set new plans in motion.

• Orochimaru told Senyo his body was saturated and described the Gene Completion Plan, and Senyo chose to test genes without activated Sharingan.
• Hayato told Sota that the Great Elder planned to make Hanabi the new heir and had shelved applying the Caged Bird to her.
• Kazuma learned that Sora had been kidnapped from the Temple of Fire and vowed to destroy Konoha anyway.
• Miroku reunited with Shion and explained that she lived in a special clone created by Senyo and could not leave Konoha.
• Miroku told Shion that she would teach her Fuinjutsu and barrier techniques so she could take on the Miko’s responsibilities.

Naruto celebrated his birthday with gifts from his friends and a lively lunch at Choji's family barbecue restaurant. Kushina prepared a special present for him, leaving Naruto eager to return home and receive it.

• Naruto woke up excited for his birthday, and Kushina promised to prepare a special gift while Senyo urged her to be careful.
• Sasuke, Karin, Gaara, Hinata, and other classmates wished Naruto a happy birthday and gave him presents at the Ninja Academy.
• Choji told Naruto that Shikamaru, Kiba, Shino, and the others would meet him at the Barbecue Restaurant at noon.
• Naruto and his classmates shared a lively barbecue lunch, where Choji, Kiba, and Shino talked about training to enter the Elite Class.
• Naruto put meat in Gaara's bowl, and Karin teased Sasuke by repeating Naruto's advice to eat more and grow taller.

Senyo spent the afternoon with his students, who had begun to find friendship and comfort at the Ninja Academy. Naruto returned home to discover that Uzumaki was Kushina, his mother, and reunited with her in tears.

• Kuji Uchiha taught the students about the Clone Technique and the Shadow Clone Technique while Senyo prepared the academy as a place to cultivate talent.
• Senyo met Sasuke, Karin, Gaara, Yakumo, Light, Kimimaro, and Haku at the school gate and watched the children tease and play with one another.
• Senyo took Karin and Sasuke home, ending their quarrel by making Karin the senior disciple sister and Sasuke the senior brother.
• Naruto went home and thanked Uzumaki for the birthday meal, but Uzumaki revealed herself as Kushina and wished him a happy birthday.
• Naruto recognized Kushina as his mother, embraced her, and cried as she comforted him.

Naruto learned that Kushina had returned in a special clone created by Senyo and celebrated his birthday with her. Meanwhile, Kakashi found Shirakumo Saeko imprisoned at Konoha Hospital and began considering how to rescue her.

• Kushina told Naruto that she had died and now existed through a special clone Senyo had lent her, which could remain as long as it replenished its Chakra.
• Kushina gave Naruto the birthday presents she had saved for his first through seventh birthdays and promised to spend future birthdays with him.
• Kakashi infiltrated Konoha Hospital and found Shirakumo Saeko and other prisoners held under guard in an isolation ward.
• Kakashi withdrew after surveying the guards, resolved to rescue Saeko and the other prisoners, and began planning how to free them.
• Kakashi visited the bustling shopping street and reflected that Senyo had helped him notice things in life beyond missions and the Memorial Stone.

Senyo advised Kakashi to ask Tsunade for help investigating human experiments at Konoha Hospital, and Tsunade rescued the people imprisoned there. Meanwhile, the Land of Water’s trade conflict with the Land of Lightning ended in negotiations, and more than two years passed as Senyo and Naruto’s generation grew older.

• Senyo took Karin, Haku, and Light goldfish scooping, then advised Kakashi to bring Saeko Shirakumo’s case to Tsunade and raise his suspicions about human experiments.
• Sota Hyuga reported that Tsunade broke into Konoha Hospital and freed the prisoners, while the Third Hokage blamed Utatane Koharu and Tsunade took control of the hospital’s authority.
• The Mizukage and Senyo’s clone attacked Land of Lightning ships, and after both sides suffered losses, the Land of Lightning pulled back and the sides agreed to stop attacking merchant caravans.
• The Uchiha handed important projects to Orochimaru and waited quietly for an opportunity as winter passed and more than two years went by.
• Senyo turned twenty, while Naruto and the others turned ten.

Senyo’s Elite Class demonstrated its ninjutsu and graduated early as Genin, then returned to the classroom to await their team assignments and squad leaders. Gaara followed Naruto inside despite feeling that he did not belong, while Karin hinted that Sasuke would be satisfied with his squad leader.

• Naruto demonstrated the Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu, while Sasuke, Light, Haku, Hinata, Tenten, Neji, and other students showed their abilities.
• Yakumo, Shion, and Karin stayed out of the demonstrations, and Gaara watched as a prisoner who could not graduate or join a team.
• Senyo declared that everyone present had passed and graduated the students as Genin.
• Naruto called Gaara over, and Gaara set aside his doubts and followed him back to the classroom.
• Naruto wondered whether he and Sasuke would share a team, and Sasuke said he cared most about his squad leader.
• Karin told Sasuke he would be satisfied with his squad leader, then waited for him to ask who it was.

Senyo assigned teams to the Elite Class students who had graduated early, and Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata were placed under Uchiha Itachi’s leadership. The other teams were also announced, with Kuji Uchiha and Uchiha Yusuke appointed as squad leaders.

• Karin teased Sasuke and sold Hinata insider information about her team, then tried to sell the same information to Choji.
• Senyo and Kuji entered the classroom, and Senyo reminded the students that he expected them to meet the high standards of the Elite Class.
• Senyo assigned Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata to Team One, led by Uchiha Itachi, surprising Sasuke and delighting him when he saw his older brother.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata left with Itachi, while Senyo assigned Kiba, Shino, and Ajisai to Kuji Uchiha.
• Senyo assigned Neji, Tenten, and Light to Uchiha Yusuke, who would help them gain experience as a team.

Senyo assigned the students to teams and explained how his unusual Team Five would work together. Gaara confessed that he feared returning to Sunagakure, and Senyo promised to keep him in Konoha and remove Shukaku when he could ensure Gaara's survival.

• Senyo named Uchiha Fugaku as Team Four's leader, startling Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji.
• Senyo formed Team Five with Kimimaro, Haku, Karin, Shion, Kurama Yakumo, and Gaara, then explained their abilities and preparations for their first mission.
• Gaara stayed behind and told Senyo he did not want to leave Konoha or remain a Jinchuriki.
• Senyo promised Gaara that he would not send him back to Sunagakure and would remove Shukaku once he could keep Gaara alive.
• Gaara broke down in tears, embraced Senyo, and said he wanted to stay with him forever.

Sunagakure and Iwagakure fought over a vast gold deposit in the former Land of Stone while the Uchiha found the hidden ruins Senyo had sought. In Konoha, the Third Hokage worried about Senyo’s influence over the Ninja Academy and sent for Kakashi, Tenzo, and Asuma as he prepared to assess the fighting.

• Rasa occupied a rich mineral vein in the Land of Stone, prompting Sunagakure and Iwagakure to fight over the mine.
• Uchiha Kiyohiko and Uchiha Torakichi found the concealed temple ruins and sent an urgent report to Senyo through Kikutaro.
• The Ino-Shika-Cho clans learned that Uchiha Fugaku led their children’s team and sent gifts to the Uchiha Clan.
• The Third Hokage realized Senyo’s academy assignments had strengthened the Uchiha Clan’s influence and considered the conflict between Sunagakure and Iwagakure as a possible opportunity.
• The Third Hokage summoned Kakashi, Tenzo, and Asuma, then told Sekishu Sarutobi to assess the battlefield.

Senyo led Team Five out on their first mission after learning that the underground ruins containing a Gelel Ore Vein had been found. As the team traveled toward Yaqing Mountain, Kurama Yakumo struggled with the journey and stopped to rest.

• Karin packed a huge bundle of snacks for the mission, and Senyo made her carry them after discovering what was inside.
• A ninja cat delivered word that the underground ruins had been found, prompting Senyo to send his clone to notify Orochimaru.
• Senyo's clone told Orochimaru to prepare large storage scrolls and leave immediately for the ruins.
• Senyo led Karin, Kimimaro, Gaara, Haku, Shion, and Kurama Yakumo toward Yaqing Mountain to eliminate its bandits.
• After four hours of travel, Kurama Yakumo asked to rest, and Senyo reassured her, checked her condition, and told her to take her medicine and stop when she felt unwell.

Senyo’s group traveled through the Land of Fire, shared Karin’s snacks, and made camp for the night. Meanwhile, Orochimaru and Senyo’s clone hurried toward the Land of Rivers to obtain the Water of Life and begin work on the Power of All Creation and the Rinnegan.

• Karin shared her oversized stash of snacks with Senyo, Gaara, Kimimaro, Haku, and the others before the group packed up and resumed traveling.
• Senyo’s clone asked Orochimaru about using the Water of Life to restore Nagato and support his experiments, and Orochimaru said they would pursue the Power of All Creation and the Rinnegan.
• Senyo’s group reached nightfall and set up camp, with Gaara’s sand helping Kimimaro, Haku, and the others put up tents quickly.
• Karin, Yakumo, and Shion placed warning and defense formations around the camp and used Yakumo’s painting to establish an additional alarm perimeter.
• Senyo praised the three girls after they finished securing the camp, leaving the group able to sleep without assigning a night watch.