Chapter Summaries

Mu Yue spent the afternoon shopping and making cakes with Kushina and Uzumaki Hualing, then delivered Minato's letter to Kushina. As Kushina and Hualing headed home, Kushina encouraged Hualing to pursue Mu Yue.

• Mu Yue found Kushina shopping with Uzumaki Hualing and joined them, declining Kushina's suggestion that he try on clothes for Minato because Minato might return soon.
• Kushina brought Mu Yue and Hualing to a cake shop, where they made and shared cakes; Mu Yue's cake tasted the best.
• After they wandered the Shopping Street, Kushina returned to training, and Mu Yue gave her Minato's letter.
• Kushina told Hualing that Mu Yue had always been single and encouraged her to give him a chance.

Mu Yue visited Tsunade, discussed developing Wood Release, and played Ninja Kill with Tsunade and Shizune. Meanwhile, Shisui kept his promise to Uchiha Itachi and continued recounting his early ninja experiences.

• Mu Yue brought groceries to Tsunade's home, checked on Shizune's Medical Ninjutsu training, and cooked dinner.
• Tsunade asked whether Mu Yue wanted to develop a Ninjutsu, and he said he wanted to develop Wood Release.
• Tsunade offered to search through the materials her grandfather left behind to help Mu Yue, and he accepted.
• Mu Yue beat Tsunade and Shizune repeatedly in Ninja Kill, frustrating Tsunade.
• Shisui visited Uchiha Fugaku's home with Zoroark and continued telling Uchiha Itachi about his internship under Mu Yue.

After Konoha’s memorial ceremony, Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Mu Yue command of a special Anbu training unit, prompting Mu Yue to wonder if he was being considered as a future Hokage. Later, Shimura Danzō learned that Nagato had once been Jiraiya’s disciple and began considering how to exploit that connection.

• Mu Yue inspected the ninja attending Konoha’s memorial ceremony and reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had found no signs of Iwagakure spies.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi offered Mu Yue a choice of teaching Observation Haki through a special Anbu unit or another training program, and Mu Yue chose to lead the unit alone without recruiting members.
• After Mu Yue left, Hiruzen Sarutobi considered him as a possible Hokage successor but decided to observe him and the other candidates longer.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Mu Yue materials related to developing Wood Release and hoped that Mu Yue might prove capable of using it.
• Mu Yue told Shimura Danzō about his new Anbu position, and Shimura Danzō instructed him to obtain tissue from any Iwagakure spies he captured.
• A Root ninja informed Shimura Danzō that Orochimaru had revealed Nagato was once Jiraiya’s disciple, and Shimura Danzō considered using Jiraiya’s connection to pursue the Rinnegan and Ninshu inheritance.

After returning to Iwagakure from a disastrous battle, Rōshi confronted Ōnoki over the Anbu surveillance and the village’s distrust of him. Ōnoki increased the surveillance, and Rōshi began considering a journey beyond Iwagakure, with the Land of Rain as a possible first stop.

• Rōshi returned to Iwagakure with the surviving ninjas and left Han in the Anbu’s care.
• Rōshi discovered Anbu were watching him and confronted them before forcing his way into Ōnoki’s office.
• Ōnoki said the village’s higher-ups distrusted Rōshi after his battlefield actions, and an investigation found no witnesses who could confirm Iwaku had ordered him to use Perfect Tailed Beast Mode.
• Rōshi asked Ōnoki to end the surveillance and warned he might leave Iwagakure, but Ōnoki ordered more Anbu to monitor him.
• Rōshi considered traveling to the Land of Rain to meet Sōsuke, though he remained uncertain about leaving his home village.

Kumogakure’s leaders decided to prepare for war against Konoha, while Hidden Mist Village explored ways to provoke renewed conflict and Sunagakure considered its weakened position. The chapter left the villages anticipating another round of fighting, with Rasa hoping Konoha and Iwagakure would exhaust each other.

• Tuli Yi argued that Kumogakure should threaten Konoha while watching how the other villages responded, and the Third Raikage chose to pursue his plan.
• The Third Mizukage and Hidden Mist Village’s leaders discussed provoking conflict between Konoha and other villages, then Genji warned Mei Terumi and Zabuza to train for another war.
• Mei Terumi worried that Hidden Mist Village might face Konoha again and doubted the village could defeat it.
• Rasa considered attacking Iwagakure after its defeat but decided Sunagakure was too weakened and politically divided to risk another war.
• Rasa hoped Konoha and Iwagakure would fight each other into mutual ruin, giving Sunagakure a chance to recover and securing his position as Kazekage.

Mu Yue’s Observation Haki trainee list angered Shimura Danzō, who learned Hiruzen Sarutobi had excluded Root and then met a masked man claiming to be Uchiha Madara. Danzō agreed to cooperate against Sōsuke and Ninshu in exchange for Wood Release and a share of the Rinnegan, then went to argue with Hiruzen Sarutobi about Root’s trainees.

• Mu Yue sent Hiruzen Sarutobi a list of twenty potential Observation Haki trainees, none of whom belonged to Root.
• Shimura Danzō summoned Mu Yue, learned Hiruzen Sarutobi had supplied the list, and gave him Kinoe’s cultivation resources.
• A masked man infiltrated Root, claimed to be Uchiha Madara, and offered Shimura Danzō a partnership to obtain Sōsuke’s Ninshu knowledge and Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Shimura Danzō negotiated for Wood Release and a temporary claim to one Rinnegan, then agreed to strengthen Root’s forces in the Land of Rain.
• The masked man left Root by sinking into the ground, and Shimura Danzō decided not to involve Orochimaru.
• The next morning, Shimura Danzō argued with Hiruzen Sarutobi in the Hokage’s Office about Root members joining Observation Haki training.

Minato Namikaze returned to Konoha, reunited with Kushina, and learned from Mu Yue while exchanging Flying Thunder God guidance. The next morning, he accompanied Mu Yue to the Southern Forest to resume teaching Obito, Kakashi, and Nohara Rin.

• Minato Namikaze reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who added him to Mu Yue's Observation Haki training.
• Minato Namikaze reunited with Kushina and discovered she had learned the Rasengan from Mu Yue.
• Minato Namikaze joined Mu Yue for dinner, discussed his Observation Haki difficulties, and taught Mu Yue about the Flying Thunder God Technique in return.
• Minato Namikaze went with Mu Yue to the Southern Forest to meet his students.
• Obito greeted Mu Yue before noticing Minato Namikaze, and Kakashi joked that Minato might actually be their instructor.

Minato Namikaze trained Obito, Kakashi, and Nohara Rin in combat, then Mu Yue began teaching a special class of perception ninja Observation Haki. The class completed its first lesson, and Mu Yue planned to organize Sealing Jutsu training next.

• Minato Namikaze fought Obito, Kakashi, and Nohara Rin alongside their Pokémon summons, defeating them with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Minato Namikaze praised his disciples, while Obito credited Mu Yue's teaching for their strength.
• Mu Yue began the Observation Haki special training with a roster of twenty-seven ninja, including Minato Namikaze.
• Mu Yue explained Observation Haki's abilities and led the perception ninja through their first cultivation lesson.
• After class, Mu Yue received training rewards and decided to arrange a large-scale Sealing Jutsu program to improve his Yang Seal.

Rōshi decided to leave Iwagakure after reflecting on his mistreatment and Ōnoki’s surveillance, then escaped the village with Four-Tails’ help. Ōnoki learned of the defection and ordered a secret search while trying to conceal Rōshi’s escape from other villages.

• Rōshi considered whether to stay or leave, and Four-Tails told him to make the choice for himself.
• Remembering how Iwagakure had treated him despite his service, Rōshi firmly decided to leave the village.
• Rōshi waited until night, knocked out the two Anbu watching him, and escaped underground with Four-Tails supporting him.
• After reaching the outskirts, Rōshi looked back at Iwagakure and continued fleeing without regret.
• The barrier team and the awakened Anbu reported Rōshi’s escape to Ōnoki, who ordered a secret search and told his subordinates to keep the defection confidential.

Sasori tried to negotiate with Ninshu so he could preserve his revenge plans, and Nagato took him on a mission to clear rogue ninja in the Land of Rain. After the mission, Nagato agreed to take Sasori to meet Sōsuke.

• Sasori failed to break Sōsuke's seal and refused breakfast and work to pressure Ninshu into letting him meet Sōsuke.
• Nagato refused to release Sasori but listened as Sasori explained that revenge was the most important purpose of his life.
• Nagato told Sasori that Konoha ninja had killed his parents, then offered to take him to see Sōsuke if he helped clear rogue ninja from central Land of Rain.
• Sasori accepted the mission and handled logistical work while Nagato quickly defeated the rogue ninja they found.
• Villagers thanked Nagato, and a little girl mistakenly thought Sasori and Nagato were brothers and urged them to reconcile.
• After the mission, Nagato told Sasori he would take him to meet Teacher Sōsuke.

Sasori negotiated with Mu Yue to improve prosthetic limbs in exchange for a reduced sentence, while Kakashi successfully learned the Yang Seal. The chapter ended with Kakashi preparing to test the seal as Obito mistakenly assumed he had been slacking off.

• Sasori offered Mu Yue his Human Puppet technique and puppets in exchange for early release, but Mu Yue refused and proposed that he develop usable prosthetic limbs instead.
• Mu Yue agreed to reduce Sasori’s sentence by five years for the work, with Nagato able to grant further reductions based on his performance, and Sasori accepted.
• Nagato assigned Sasori a day of rest and then turned his attention to the Land of Rain’s northern region.
• Kakashi asked Mu Yue to supervise him, and Mu Yue confirmed his Yang Seal proficiency before preparing his body for the attempt.
• Kakashi successfully formed the Yang Seal and began storing Chakra in it, eager to challenge Might Guy with its help.
• Obito saw Kakashi resting and assumed he had given up training, planning to mock him later.

Kakashi challenged Obito to a spar, using Obito’s embarrassing photo as the stakes, and tested his new Yang Seal against him. Kakashi won after releasing the seal and overwhelming Obito with Thunder Breathing Chakra Mode, leaving Obito unconscious and the photo’s fate unresolved.

• Kakashi challenged Obito to a spar and offered to destroy every copy of an embarrassing photo if Obito won.
• Obito accepted, banned Summoning Techniques, and fought Kakashi before the gathered disciples.
• Obito countered Kakashi’s clones and attacks, then gained the upper hand as he believed Kakashi was running out of Chakra.
• Kakashi released the Yang Seal, entered Thunder Breathing Chakra Mode, and defeated Obito with a lightning slash that stopped short of killing him.
• Mu Yue declared Kakashi the winner, and Minato Namikaze marveled at the power of Kakashi’s attack.

Kakashi revealed that the Yang Seal let him store Chakra, while Obito learned he could not study it until mastering the Transparent World. In the Land of Rain, Rōshi defeated rogue ninja preying on villagers and left Shirakawa Village reflecting on their gratitude and Amegakure’s absence.

• Kakashi explained that the Yang Seal stored excess Chakra for use in Breathing Technique Chakra Mode, and Mu Yue said it still had room for improvement.
• Obito asked to learn the Yang Seal, but Mu Yue said he first needed to master the Transparent World.
• Rōshi entered the Land of Rain and, encouraged by Four-Tails, stopped at Shirakawa Village to interact with its residents.
• Rōshi defeated four rogue ninja who were robbing villagers, then refused the villagers’ gifts and invitations.
• A villager guessed that Rōshi belonged to Ninja Master, and Rōshi asked why Amegakure’s ninja were not maintaining order.
• Rōshi used a Shadow Clone to carry off the four rogue ninja, killed them after leaving the village, and continued south.

Rōshi traveled through the Land of Rain and met Nagato after overhearing a dispute between Ninshu and Iwagakure ninja. Nagato reported the encounter to Mu Yue, who recognized Rōshi and was asked whether he wanted to meet him.

• Rōshi enjoyed traveling freely through the Land of Rain while reflecting on how being a Jinchuriki had shaped his life in Iwagakure.
• Rōshi noticed increasing numbers of Iwagakure ninja and secretly listened as Nagato confronted them over disrupting the Land of Rain's stability.
• Nagato sensed Rōshi underground, recognized his immense Chakra with the Rinnegan, and learned that he wanted to meet Sōsuke without revealing his identity.
• Four-Tails recognized Nagato's eyes as those of the Sage of Six Paths and told Rōshi that he had once lived with the Sage.
• Nagato and Sasori returned to Ninshu, where Nagato described Rōshi to Mu Yue, who identified him and was asked whether he wanted to meet him.

Mu Yue used Rōshi’s arrival in the Land of Rain as a reason to hold another Unlimited Lecture, hoping to recruit ninja and strengthen Ninshu while disrupting Iwagakure’s search. Ōnoki halted the search in the Land of Rain and shifted his attention to other countries, while considering how Ninshu might be turned against Konoha.

• Mu Yue agreed to meet Rōshi later and decided to hold an Unlimited Lecture to draw attention to the Land of Rain and recruit ninja for Ninshu.
• Mu Yue tasked Kakuzu and Ninshu’s veteran members with publicizing the lecture and arranging recruitment activities in Six Paths City.
• Mu Yue sent a Shadow Clone to teach Observation Haki so his main body could focus on Ninshu.
• Ōnoki read reports about Iwagakure’s search for Rōshi and Ninshu’s upcoming lecture, then decided the search in the Land of Rain was too risky.
• Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure to search the Land of Grass and the Land of Birds instead, and considered using Ninshu’s growing influence against Konoha.

Rōshi learned that Sōsuke would meet him after his second unrestricted lecture and traveled toward Six Paths City, reflecting on how much safer the Land of Rain had become. As the lecture drew attention across the ninja world, Hanzo considered attending, Obito considered going to challenge Sōsuke’s reputation, and Shimura Danzō ordered Root to infiltrate Six Paths City.

• Nagato told Rōshi that Sōsuke would meet him after the upcoming unrestricted lecture, and Rōshi chose to travel through the Land of Rain on his own.
• Rōshi noticed that the southern Land of Rain was free of the bandits and wandering ninja he had encountered in the north, and he wondered what Sōsuke was really like.
• Hanzo received Sōsuke’s invitation to the lecture and began writing a reply while weighing his curiosity against his resentment and concern about being recognized.
• Obito argued that Sōsuke could not teach as well as Mu Yue, but he gave up on attending when the others showed little interest.
• Shimura Danzō ordered Root members in the Land of Rain to infiltrate Six Paths City during the lecture and investigate Ninshu.

Rōshi arrived in Six Paths City before Sōsuke’s second unrestricted lecture and found ninja from many villages gathered peacefully. Mu Yue discovered Root agents in the city and prepared for possible interference, while Rōshi finally raised himself above the crowd to see Sōsuke as the lecture began.

• Rōshi wandered through Six Paths City, noticed the large Iwagakure presence and the lack of Mist and Kumogakure ninja, and realized the gathering made it harder for Iwagakure to pursue him.
• Rōshi spotted Hanzo, while Hanzo’s disguised Shadow Clone overheard ninja speculate that Sōsuke would hold back in any rematch; Hanzo later warned Mu Yue he would not take part in an activity without agreeing first.
• Mu Yue inspected his lesson plan and used Observation Haki and Byakugan to identify Root ninja Hirasaka Iro and Kyōtodan among the attendees.
• Mu Yue suspected Shimura Danzō might use Amegakure or Sunagakure against Ninshu, warned the guards, and decided not to expose that he had detected the Root agents.
• The second unrestricted lecture began at a crowded training ground, and Rōshi raised the earth beneath his feet so he could finally see Sōsuke.

Mu Yue taught an outdoor lesson on Chakra Nature Transformation, answered questions from ninjas of different backgrounds, and used a powerful Wind Release to clear the rain clouds. The lesson continued through the morning, leaving Rōshi impressed and Four-Tails interested in learning Fire Release.

• Mu Yue answered questions from Rain, Iwagakure, and Grass ninjas, choosing students who trained in different Chakra natures.
• Mu Yue began the official lesson on fire and wind Chakra Nature Transformation just as thunder and heavy rain arrived.
• Mu Yue unleashed Wind Release: Vacuum Hurricane Dragon, blasting away the dark clouds and restoring the sunlight.
• Hanzo marveled at the scale of Mu Yue’s Wind Release and questioned whether Fire Release was truly his strongest nature.
• Rōshi praised Mu Yue’s teaching, and Four-Tails admitted that the lesson made it want to try a Fire Release technique.
• Mu Yue completed an Advanced Teaching session with an S evaluation and received Chakra Nature Transformation rewards.

Mu Yue taught the second day of his advanced classes, prompting Amegakure ninjas to question their past hostility toward Ninshu. On the rest day, Rōshi explored a Ninshu information event and was surprised by its honest account of ancient Ninshu’s shortcomings.

• Mu Yue taught Water Release, Yin Release, and Yang Release, leaving Hanzo intimidated by the depth of his knowledge.
• Amegakure ninjas wondered why they had attacked Ninshu and considered joining it after Hanzo's death.
• Mu Yue announced a rest day and invited visitors to learn about Ninshu's activities in the city.
• Rōshi visited Ninshu's information event and read a booklet titled Ninshu and Peace.
• Rōshi was surprised when the booklet, authored by Sōsuke, criticized the shortcomings of the ancient Ninshu.

Rōshi finished reading Sōsuke’s book about Ninshu and became eager to meet its author. In Konoha, Shimura Danzō accepted “Uchiha Madara’s” plan to ally with Amegakure and kill Sōsuke in exchange for Wood Release.

• Rōshi finished the book, recognized Ninshu’s commitment to peace, and took a copy so he could ask Sōsuke about it.
• Shimura Danzō learned from Root’s intelligence that Ninshu was growing stronger and drawing closer to Amegakure and Iwagakure.
• The masked man criticized Shimura Danzō’s progress and gave him a plan to pressure Hanzo, ally with Amegakure, and kill Sōsuke.
• Shimura Danzō considered the political risks but was tempted by the promise that he would receive Wood Release before the operation.
• Shimura Danzō decided to proceed, believing the alliance and the masked man’s support would make Ninshu’s destruction certain.