Chapter Summaries

Yuu tormented the hospitalized Jiraiya and Orochimaru, then left them in the Medical Ninjas’ care. The pair remained injured and furious as the medical unit captain treated them and warned them not to fight.

• Yuu raised Shusui over Jiraiya and Orochimaru, who screamed as he tormented them in their hospital beds.
• The medical unit captain rushed into the ward with several Medical Ninjas after hearing the commotion.
• Yuu told the medical staff that Jiraiya and Orochimaru had been fighting and asked them to bandage the pair again.
• Yuu left the ward with Hiruzen Sarutobi while the Medical Ninjas praised Yuu and ignored Jiraiya and Orochimaru’s calls for help.
• The medical unit captain warned Jiraiya and Orochimaru to follow hospital rules, then began treating them as they cursed him inwardly.

Jiraiya and Orochimaru hid the truth about Yuu’s sword attack from the medical squad captain, while Hiruzen Sarutobi took Naruto and Sasuke and prepared to work for Yuu in exchange for debt relief. Hiruzen realized that even after two years of debt were waived, he would still owe Yuu a great deal.

• The medical squad captain noticed Jiraiya and Orochimaru’s wounds and demanded their swords, so they claimed the swords had broken.
• The medical squad captain treated Jiraiya and Orochimaru’s broken bones, and they agreed to avoid another fight.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi followed Yuu to Naruto and Sasuke, picked up the boys, and said he was heading back.
• Yuu offered to waive two years of Hiruzen Sarutobi’s debt if he worked hard, and Hiruzen eagerly agreed.
• As Hiruzen carried Naruto and Sasuke away, he realized that Yuu’s IOUs amounted to far more than two years of debt.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took the sleeping Naruto and Sasuke home, then struggled with their care after they woke. A few days later, at Yuu’s residence, a purple-haired woman tested a powerful sword slash against the training ground’s barriers and looked to Yuu for his judgment.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi noticed an alcohol scent on the sleeping Naruto and Sasuke, then carried them home.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi found caring for Naruto and Sasuke difficult once they woke.
• At Yuu’s residence, a purple-haired woman unleashed a powerful slash at the training ground’s barrier.
• The barrier absorbed the escaping sword pressure, and the woman looked expectantly at Yuu.

Yuu celebrated Uzuki Yugao's increased strength with dinner and drinks at his estate, where the women discussed marriage and taking his surname. Tsunade then teased Yuu about the trouble Naruto and Sasuke had caused while in Hiruzen Sarutobi's care.

• Yuu praised Uzuki Yugao and ruffled her hair, then invited her to celebrate her increased strength over drinks.
• Yuu led a blushing Uzuki Yugao to dinner, where Rin teased her about becoming Yugao Saiki and Kurenai teased Rin about wanting to become Rin Saiki.
• Tsunade reflected that the Senju Clan had abandoned its surname and privately anticipated becoming Tsunade Saiki after marrying Yuu.
• Tsunade told Yuu that Hiruzen Sarutobi had complained about how difficult Naruto and Sasuke were to care for.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Biwako Sarutobi struggled to feed Naruto and Sasuke, who refused to eat and cried loudly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi struggled to care for Naruto and Sasuke, who drank liquor and caused drunken chaos, until he complained to Tsunade. Yuu dismissed his misery and ordered Danzo to help look after the babies.

• Naruto and Sasuke drank liquor alongside their formula, stopped crying, and then threw drunken tantrums that wrecked Hiruzen Sarutobi’s home.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi endured several days of caring for both babies and begged Tsunade to have Yuu take them away.
• Yuu mocked Hiruzen Sarutobi for giving up so quickly and suggested Danzo move in to help care for Naruto and Sasuke.
• Tsunade agreed to Yuu’s suggestion.

Danzo arrived at Hiruzen Sarutobi’s home to help care for Naruto and Sasuke, only to find Hiruzen severely exhausted from looking after them. Hiruzen reacted eagerly to Danzo’s news, while the chapter explained that Yuu had sent Biwako Sarutobi away and convinced the couple that drinking benefited the boys’ growth.

• Danzo knocked at Hiruzen Sarutobi’s door, and Hiruzen eventually answered looking haggard and exhausted.
• Danzo told Hiruzen that Yuu had sent him to stay and help care for Naruto and Sasuke.
• Hiruzen grabbed Danzo’s shoulders and eagerly asked him to repeat what he had said.
• Biwako Sarutobi had tried to reduce Naruto and Sasuke’s drinking, but Yuu forbade her from helping raise them.
• Yuu used Six Paths Power to convince Hiruzen and Biwako that drinking helped Naruto and Sasuke grow, and Biwako moved back to her parents’ home.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was relieved when Danzo arrived to help look after Naruto and Sasuke, while Danzo expected the task to provide him an easy break from his exhausting workload. The chapter left Danzo unaware that caring for the two boys would be far worse than his other duties.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi welcomed Danzo as a chance to share the work of looking after Naruto and Sasuke and finally get some sleep.
• Danzo explained that Yuu had burdened him with numerous duties, including the Tailed Beast Arena's security, gambling funds, oversight of foreign officials, and the old district's redevelopment.
• Danzo eagerly came to Hiruzen Sarutobi's home, believing that watching two brats would be effortless and give him a chance to rest.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi hid his concern and told Danzo that he had been in a bad mood because of the recent workload.
• Danzo agreed that things had been busy, still unaware of how difficult looking after Naruto and Sasuke would be.

Danzo agreed to help Hiruzen Sarutobi look after Naruto and Sasuke, confident in his experience raising children. He was left helpless when the two babies clung to him and attacked his face after he discovered them drinking wine.

• Danzo reflected on Yuu's strategies, which had made Konoha extraordinarily wealthy and fueled the Tailed Beast Arena's popularity.
• Danzo told Hiruzen Sarutobi he would rest before looking at Naruto and Sasuke, then invited Hiruzen to assist him.
• Hiruzen agreed and concealed his delight by claiming he had work to do.
• Danzo entered Hiruzen's home and found Naruto and Sasuke drinking from wine bottles as their pre-meal dessert.
• Naruto and Sasuke clung to Danzo, with one gripping his eyeball and the other biting his mouth, while he begged Hiruzen for help.

Naruto and Sasuke’s drunken tantrums left Danzo and Hiruzen struggling to look after them, while Yuu was pleased that the boys had grown fond of drinking together. Minato and Fugaku accepted Yuu’s claim that drinking supported their sons’ growth, and Konoha’s clans became eager to learn Yuu’s swordsmanship after seeing Uzuki Yugao inherit it.

• Naruto and Sasuke threw drunken tantrums, and Hiruzen left Danzo to deal with them.
• Yuu visited Naruto and Sasuke and looked forward to the Six Paths Sage seeing them drinking together instead of fighting.
• Minato and Fugaku believed Yuu’s explanation after sensing the terrifying Chakra awakening in Naruto and Sasuke.
• Minato and Fugaku accepted Yuu’s drinking-based upbringing because they wanted their sons to become strong enough to survive war.
• Konoha’s clans grew eager to learn Yuu’s swordsmanship after Uzuki Yugao became a jonin and inherited his slashes.

Minato and Fugaku Uchiha welcomed Yuu's guidance of Naruto and Sasuke, while Itachi Uchiha struggled to visit his younger brother. Itachi finally sneaked into Hiruzen Sarutobi's home and spotted Sasuke.

• The other shinobi villages feared that Konoha might produce more shinobi like Saiki Yuu, while Minato and Fugaku Uchiha were pleased that Yuu had taken an interest in Naruto and Sasuke.
• Fugaku Uchiha valued Sasuke being raised in Hiruzen Sarutobi's home as a chance for the Uchiha Clan to integrate into Konoha, but Itachi Uchiha missed his younger brother.
• Itachi Uchiha used his two-tomoe Sharingan and stealth to enter the Sarutobi Clan compound and reach Hiruzen Sarutobi's home.
• Itachi Uchiha searched from the roof and finally spotted his beloved younger brother.

Itachi Uchiha secretly watched Yuu give Sasuke alcohol and saw Sasuke drinking and acting drunk, which awakened Itachi’s Three Tomoe Sharingan. Yuu appeared behind Itachi before he could escape, leaving him terrified and wondering how Yuu had bypassed his Sharingan.

• Itachi Uchiha saw Sasuke looking rosy and happy and assumed he was healthy.
• Yuu teased Sasuke with a bottle of strong liquor, and Sasuke drank it and acted drunk.
• Itachi Uchiha watched Sasuke’s drunken antics and awakened his Three Tomoe Sharingan.
• Yuu noticed Itachi and appeared behind him, terrifying him.
• Itachi Uchiha was shocked that his Sharingan had not detected Yuu’s approach.

Saiki Yuu confronted Itachi Uchiha, whose Sharingan had evolved to three tomoe, and claimed both evolutions were thanks to him. After mistaking Itachi’s fear for dissatisfaction, Yuu took him to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s home.

• Itachi Uchiha realized that even his newly evolved Three Tomoe Sharingan could not track Saiki Yuu’s movements.
• Yuu told Itachi that his Sharingan evolutions were caused by him and asked how Itachi would repay him.
• Itachi recalled how Yuu had repeatedly beaten him and ordered Fugaku Uchiha and the clan elders to discipline him.
• Yuu sensed a trace of malice from Itachi, mistook it for dissatisfaction, and took him to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s home.

Itachi Uchiha came to check on Sasuke but was caught by Yuu, who accused him of plotting and ignored Hiruzen Sarutobi’s quiet recognition of his true motive. Yuu took Itachi into a room and gagged him, leaving his fate in Yuu’s hands.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo came out after hearing a commotion and found Yuu restraining Naruto and Itachi Uchiha nearby.
• Itachi Uchiha began to explain himself to Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Yuu claimed he had been skulking around with a scheme.
• Itachi Uchiha realized Yuu was deliberately punishing him and regretted coming to check on Sasuke.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi suspected Itachi Uchiha had only visited his younger brother but chose not to intervene.
• Yuu grabbed Itachi Uchiha, took him into a room, and stuffed a rag into his mouth.

Yuu tied up Itachi Uchiha, stuffed a rag in his mouth, and brutally beat him while demanding answers. Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo listened from outside, and Itachi remained unable to speak as Yuu raised the sword sheath for another blow.

• Yuu tied Itachi Uchiha to a pillar and stuffed a rag into his mouth.
• Yuu questioned Itachi and struck him with Shusui's sword sheath whenever he could not answer.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo listened from outside and shuddered at Yuu's interrogation.
• Itachi struggled desperately to signal that he would talk, but Yuu raised the sheath and struck him again.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo waited outside as Saiki Yuu brutally beat and interrogated Itachi Uchiha. Danzo feared Yuu might treat him the same way if he displeased him again.

• Danzo asked Hiruzen whether Itachi Uchiha had been beaten to death, while privately fearing Saiki Yuu's methods.
• Danzo recalled the pain of Yuu's past beatings and realized he had been spared the mental torment Itachi was enduring.
• Danzo took Itachi's treatment as a warning to follow the Konoha Life Guidelines and avoid making Yuu unhappy.
• Hiruzen stiffly insisted that Yuu was measured when he acted, though Danzo doubted him.

Yuu drunkenly tortured Itachi Uchiha while forgetting that he had gagged him, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo horrified. After realizing his mistake, Yuu freed Itachi and promised him a gift when he was in a good mood.

• Yuu threw the battered, gagged Itachi Uchiha into the room and complained that he would not answer questions.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi pointed out that Itachi could not speak with a rag stuffed in his mouth.
• Yuu realized what he had done, while Itachi cried in despair and pain.
• Yuu scolded Itachi, removed the gag, untied him, and told him not to run around again.
• Yuu promised the frightened Itachi a gift once he was in a good mood.

Yuu promised Itachi a big gift and sent him home, leaving Hiruzen and Danzo wondering why he had earned one. After Yuu scolded them, Hiruzen took Naruto away and Danzo took Sasuke, while Yuu relaxed with wine and food.

• Itachi was amazed when Yuu promised to stop punishing him and give him a big gift, then bowed and left Hiruzen’s home.
• Hiruzen asked Yuu why he planned to give Itachi a gift, while Danzo listened enviously.
• Yuu refused to explain and warned Hiruzen and Danzo to do their jobs or face more fines.
• Hiruzen carried Naruto away, and Danzo took Sasuke while privately deciding the boy could pay Itachi’s debt.
• Yuu sat down to enjoy wine and food after they left.

Yuu planned a painful surprise for Itachi while Konoha’s Tailed Beast Arena changed how rival nations handled disputes. The chapter ended with countries increasingly settling conflicts through wagers rather than war, as food shortages and rising tensions threatened to destabilize the world.

• Yuu remembered Itachi’s reaction to his promised gift and laughed, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo realized he intended to amuse himself at Itachi’s expense.
• Yuu left most of Konoha’s affairs to Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and Minato after improving the village’s internal systems.
• Nations expanded wine-ingredient production to meet demand from the Tailed Beast Arena, reducing food reserves and fueling tensions among powerful figures.
• Konoha introduced arena wagers as a way for rival countries to settle disputes, taking a handling fee and barring the participants from military action against each other for one year.

Konoha forced the nations to preserve fields used to grow brewing ingredients, backing its demand with the threat of unleashing Tailed Beasts. The nations recognized that Konoha had become unmatched in military strength, economic power, and productivity.

• Konoha threatened to drop Tailed Beasts on any country that refused to protect brewing-ingredient fields or tried to destroy them in a war.
• The nations reluctantly accepted that they could not abandon or damage the fields without risking a Tailed Beast attack.
• The Five Great Nations recognized that Konoha held six powerful Tailed Beasts and that Saiki Yuu could control them.
• The nations realized that Konoha had gathered master craftsmen and built an economy and productivity that surpassed even the Land of Fire in only three years.

Saiki Yuu used Konoha’s control over the Tailed Beast Arena and modified brewing ingredients to force other nations to follow its rules. The nations regretted their dependence on Konoha, but its military and economic dominance left them with little choice.

• The nations realized that Saiki Yuu had used the Tailed Beast Arena to strengthen Konoha and accepted that its rise could not be stopped.
• Konoha told the nations they could avoid attending the arena, but they still had to keep growing the modified brewing ingredients.
• The nations planned to skip betting while selling their own expensive alcohol, but Konoha banned private sales.
• The nations considered defying Konoha’s rules, but Saiki Yuu threatened them with the Tailed Beasts if they refused to comply.