Chapter Summaries

Kumogakure and Sunagakure joined Iwagakure in declaring war on Konoha, while Saiki Yuu’s reported victory over Sunagakure made him a celebrated genius in the village. The chapter ended with Danzo reacting angrily to the growing fame of Yuu’s exploits.

• Third Raikage led Kumogakure to declare war on Konoha.
• Iwagakure identified Saiki Yuu as the ninja who had attacked Sunagakure, and Ōnoki allied with Sunagakure.
• Sunagakure reorganized its forces and declared war on Konoha, leaving Konoha facing three of the Five Great Hidden Villages.
• Stories of Yuu’s achievements spread through Konoha, and villagers hailed him as its greatest genius.
• Danzo sat at Root headquarters and cursed as Yuu’s fame spread through the village.

Danzo blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi for boosting Saiki Yuu’s standing and vowed to settle their score after the war. At the Hokage’s office, a group of girls repeatedly asked Hiruzen Sarutobi when Yuu would return.

• Danzo resented Saiki Yuu for humiliating and wounding him, and the scar still caused him pain.
• Danzo acknowledged that Yuu’s strength was important to Konoha during the war but planned to take revenge once it ended.
• Danzo recalled Hatake Sakumo’s fate and became furious when his own scar throbbed.
• At the Hokage’s office, the girls asked Hiruzen Sarutobi for the eighth time that day whether Yuu-kun was coming back soon.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected that he had helped spread news of Yuu’s achievements throughout Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to publicize Yuu’s victory in Sunagakure while the council ordered Yuu and other leaders recalled to face Iwagakure and Kumogakure. He remained uneasy about Kirigakure’s intentions as the war threatened to widen.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to spread news of Yuu’s exploits to raise Konoha’s morale and strengthen Yuu’s reputation.
• Kurenai, Rin, and Shizune repeatedly asked Hiruzen Sarutobi when Yuu would return, and he reassured them that Yuu would be back soon.
• After the girls left, Hiruzen Sarutobi reviewed the council’s order recalling Yuu, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Minato Namikaze, and other elites from the Sunagakure front.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to reorganize Konoha’s forces against Iwagakure and Kumogakure, whose fronts were led by Mimura Hamaki and Orochimaru.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi worried that Kirigakure might join the war and considered sending the Hyuga and Uchiha to the battlefield.

Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to send the Uchiha Clan to the Mist Battlefield to limit their military merits, while Jiraiya led Yuu and the returning Konoha elites home. Yuu prepared to make a grand entrance with a sign listing his achievements, hoping to use it to extort the Third Hokage.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided that, if the war continued, he would send the Uchiha Clan to the Mist Battlefield rather than let them earn merits against Sunagakure.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi blamed Yuu for making him feel unusually dramatic and vowed to teach him a lesson when he returned.
• Jiraiya led a group of Konoha elites back to Konoha after receiving word from the village.
• Kakashi carried a huge sign listing Yuu's name and war achievements, leaving Jiraiya envious of Yuu's accomplishments.
• Yuu insisted the sign would help welcome the people's enthusiasm and give him an excuse to extort the Third Hokage.

Yuu made Kakashi, Minato, Jiraiya, and Tsunade help prepare his meal as the group traveled through the Land of Fire. Shikaku Nara and the others watched the powerful Konoha shinobi serve him in the forest clearing.

• Yuu told Kakashi to hunt game, but Minato stepped in to defend him.
• Yuu realized Minato could use the Flying Thunder God Technique to find rare game and made him hunt lunch instead.
• Yuu ordered Jiraiya to start a fire and silenced his objections with accusations about his poor contributions at the front.
• Yuu told Tsunade to fill his cup, and she reacted with irritation.
• Shikaku Nara and the others stared as Jiraiya made the fire, Kakashi prepared the ingredients, and Minato brought back rare animals.

Yuu enjoyed a lavish meal while Tsunade poured his wine and Jiraiya used Fire Style to cook. Minato praised Yuu’s influence, while Shikaku Nara wondered how he earned such extraordinary treatment.

• Yuu ordered Jiraiya to adjust his Fire Style so it would not burn the meat, and Jiraiya reluctantly obeyed.
• Tsunade refilled Yuu’s wine, hoping to win back her gambling losses during the day she had agreed to spend with him.
• Yuu praised Minato for bringing him rare delicacies, leaving Minato worried that Jiraiya would resent the comparison.
• Shikaku Nara asked Minato whether Yuu was always treated so well, and Minato claimed Yuu was eloquent while privately recognizing his sharp tongue.

Minato reflected that Yuu could outmaneuver even Hiruzen Sarutobi, then agreed to help him with something. At Konoha’s entrance, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the villagers waited for Yuu and the others to return, while Danzo looked displeased.

• Minato decided Yuu would make an excellent Hokage but felt relieved that Yuu had no ambition to become one.
• Yuu sensed Minato’s guilty gaze and asked him to help with something.
• Minato agreed, and Yuu told him to put something on his back.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi welcomed news that Lord Jiraiya and the others would soon arrive at Konoha’s entrance.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi listened to villagers praise Yuu and smiled as Danzo looked displeased.

Hiruzen Sarutobi arranged a village welcome to celebrate Saiki Yuu, but Yuu led the returning heroes in with signs advertising his war achievements and the wine Hiruzen owed him. The villagers admired Yuu’s confidence and approachability despite Hiruzen’s embarrassment.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi eagerly awaited Yuu’s return, expecting the public celebration to make Yuu grateful to him.
• Yuu arrived at Konoha’s entrance leading the returning elites, while Kakashi Hatake and Minato Namikaze carried signs listing Yuu’s merits and the wine Hiruzen owed him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi grew angry when he realized the welcome looked like Yuu had come to collect a debt.
• Danzo mocked Hiruzen Sarutobi, but the villagers praised Saiki Yuu as impressive and approachable.

Konoha welcomed Yuu and the returning heroes, while citizens praised Yuu as approachable despite Danzo's irritation. At the village entrance, Yuu interrupted Hiruzen Sarutobi's planned speech by reminding him not to renege on his debt.

• Konoha's citizens discussed Yuu's playful, down-to-earth personality and said they liked him.
• Danzo grew angry at the citizens' praise, while Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled at their reaction.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the citizens welcomed Yuu and the returning heroes at the village entrance.
• Yuu pointed to the sign Minato was holding and told Hiruzen Sarutobi not to renege on his debt.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade laughed, relieved that Yuu had cut off Hiruzen Sarutobi before he could give a long speech.

Yuu returned to Konoha and publicly insulted Danzo after noticing his hostile glare. Danzo was left furious as villagers sided with Yuu, while Aburame Ryoma confronted him.

• Yuu left Hiruzen Sarutobi and headed toward Konoha, muttering that he would move into Hiruzen’s house if he was not paid.
• Danzo glared at Yuu as he approached the village entrance.
• Yuu loudly called Danzo an old bastard in front of the welcoming villagers.
• Danzo grew furious as the villagers questioned who he was and said he deserved Yuu’s insult.
• Aburame Ryoma warned Yuu to watch his mouth, despite having been defeated by him before.

Yuu intimidated Aburame Ryoma and publicly threatened Danzo after returning from the front lines with a major victory. Hiruzen dismissed Danzo’s complaints, leaving Danzo unable to retaliate while Jiraiya and Tsunade enjoyed his humiliation.

• Yuu’s killing intent froze Aburame Ryoma, who feared the shinobi responsible for devastating Sunagakure.
• Danzo demanded that Hiruzen punish Yuu for insulting him and attacking his guard in public.
• Hiruzen called Yuu’s behavior a child’s mischief and pointed to his recent service on the front lines.
• Yuu recognized Danzo, cursed him, and threatened to cut out his eyes if Danzo kept staring at him.
• Danzo seethed but could not act against Yuu, while Jiraiya and Tsunade enjoyed his predicament.

Yuu returned to Konoha and reunited with Kurenai, Rin, and Shizune, while Tsunade prepared to make him honor their gambling arrangement. Several days later, Yuu remained unhappy because village life had not given him the rest he expected.

• Jiraiya praised Yuu to Minato for humiliating Danzo without suffering any consequences.
• Kurenai and Rin rushed to embrace Yuu when he greeted them, while Shizune watched him in a daze.
• Tsunade punched Jiraiya for talking too loudly, then headed toward Yuu to collect on their daylong gambling promise.
• Several days after the elite troops returned to Konoha, Yuu found that his hoped-for vacation of drinking, sleeping, and eating had not gone as planned.

Yuu spent his days being pulled into outings with Tsunade, Kurenai, Rin, and Shizune, while Hiruzen Sarutobi managed Konoha’s war against Kumogakure and Iwagakure. Hiruzen was relieved that Yuu had not caused him trouble, but the chapter left Yuu looking for a way to make others as uncomfortable as he felt.

• Yuu took Tsunade to Konoha’s casinos, won at the tables, and reclaimed the advantage after she kissed him twice.
• Kurenai, Rin, Shizune, and Tsunade filled Yuu’s days with walks, sightseeing, outings, and shopping, leaving him little time to drink.
• Jiraiya envied Yuu’s attention from the women, and Yuu’s complaints nearly drove Jiraiya to smash his head against a wall.
• Yuu left home early, tired from lack of sleep, and decided that other people should not feel too comfortable either.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reviewed reports in his office and felt confident about Konoha’s war against Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi hoped Tsunade and the others would keep Yuu occupied so he would not cause trouble.

Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected on Yuu’s chaotic history of helping Konoha while irritating the people around him. Yuu then burst into the Hokage’s Office to collect a debt.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled how Yuu had frightened other villages’ Chunin Exam examinees and how Memory Lock had calmed the uproar.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi remembered Yuu getting lost during the war with Sunagakure, destroying its forces, and temporarily halting the fighting.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected that Yuu loved fine wine and swordsmanship, bullied Asuma and Jiraiya, and still cared deeply about Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi hoped Yuu would stop causing trouble for him, but Yuu burst into the Hokage’s Office and announced that he had come to collect a debt.

Yuu barged into the Hokage's Office to collect a debt, while Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to appease him and asked what debt he meant. Yuu accused Hiruzen of trying to welsh, leaving Hiruzen startled and irritated.

• Yuu burst into the Hokage's Office and told Hiruzen Sarutobi he had come to collect a debt.
• Hiruzen forced a smile and asked Yuu what had brought him there.
• Yuu mocked Hiruzen's dark circles and told him to drink with him to nourish his kidneys.
• Hiruzen asked what debt Yuu was collecting, and Yuu slammed his palm on the desk and accused him of trying to welsh.
• Hiruzen warned Yuu to watch himself in the Hokage's Office.

Yuu confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi after Hiruzen criticized him, then demanded that Konoha honor the compensation listed on Minato's sign. Hiruzen refused the costly terms, leaving Yuu insisting that his destruction of Sunagakure proved he had enough resolve.

• Yuu flew into a rage and accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of suppressing a contributor to Konoha.
• Hiruzen asked Yuu what he wanted, and Yuu turned the conversation to the sign Minato had carried.
• Hiruzen said he had never agreed to Yuu's listed compensation for the Sand shinobi and Sunagakure's destruction.
• Yuu called Hiruzen stingy and questioned his resolve as Hokage.
• Yuu claimed he had cut down Sunagakure alone and challenged Hiruzen to name more Sand shinobi he had killed, leaving Hiruzen speechless.

Yuu discovered Hiruzen Sarutobi had obtained rare Nectar from the Land of Fire Daimyo's Mansion and persuaded him to hand it over. The chapter ended with Yuu wanting more after the wine's aroma gave him a point in physique.

• Yuu asked Hiruzen Sarutobi for a discount and hinted that he knew about the Nectar.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi realized Asuma had revealed his stash and watched as Yuu and Asuma took three crates of Nectar from his home.
• Tsunade arrived to help Yuu carry the wine, while Hiruzen Sarutobi lamented that he had not tasted any.
• Yuu opened a bottle, gained a point in physique from its aroma, and complained that three crates were too few.

Yuu demanded more rare wine from Hiruzen Sarutobi after receiving three crates, offering to help defeat Iwagakure and Kumogakure in exchange. Hiruzen recognized he would have to rely on Yuu’s strength against the two villages.

• Yuu complained that the three crates of rare wine were not enough, and Hiruzen Sarutobi defended how scarce it was.
• Yuu reminded Hiruzen that he had cut down Sunagakure and demanded the wine Hiruzen had hidden away.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi resisted Yuu’s shameless request, but Yuu offered to take on Iwagakure and Kumogakure as well.
• Hiruzen considered the threats posed by the two villages, including their Tailed Beasts, and knew he needed Yuu’s power.

Yuu collected fine wine from Hiruzen Sarutobi after using his strength to pressure him, then left with Tsunade and Asuma. He planned to demand even more the next time he saw Hiruzen.

• Yuu persuaded Hiruzen Sarutobi to give him a large supply of fine wine.
• Yuu and Tsunade carried the wine away, leaving Hiruzen stunned and annoyed.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi took out his frustration on Asuma while Biwako watched with amusement.
• Yuu celebrated the wine and his gains, then decided he would pressure Hiruzen again.
• Tsunade asked what Yuu was plotting, and Yuu insisted he was an upright gentleman.

Yuu brought the liquor he had taken from Hiruzen Sarutobi home with Tsunade, who asked for a share. He reluctantly agreed to pour her a cup of Nectar and gained a point of Constitution from its aroma.

• Tsunade carried the crates of liquor to Yuu's residence and set them down.
• Yuu warned Tsunade not to stay and mooch his liquor.
• Tsunade pointed out that her help had made it easy for Yuu to take the liquor from Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Yuu grudgingly agreed to give Tsunade one cup, then swapped a tiny cup for a larger one.
• Yuu opened a bottle of Nectar, breathed in its aroma, and gained one point of Constitution.