Chapter Summaries

Terumi Mei led Kirigakure’s attack on the rebellious Kaguya Clan as a test of loyalty to the Tenshukaku. The purge began with the Kaguya patriarch, Kaguya Ao, facing Terumi Mei and the Kirigakure forces.

• Tang Ping watched Kirigakure’s nighttime assault on the Kaguya Clan, whose members had been celebrating their planned rebellion.
• Terumi Mei, having surrendered to the Tenshukaku, led Kirigakure’s ninja toward the Kaguya Clan Grounds.
• A Kaguya clansman charged the attackers, but Chōjūrō struck him with Hiramekarei and Terumi Mei melted him with her Lava Release.
• Terumi Mei ordered the Kirigakure ninja to kill every member of the rebellious Kaguya Clan.
• Kaguya Ao emerged with his clansmen and confronted the attackers, and Terumi Mei moved to fight him.

Tang Ping speculated that the Kaguya Clan's Shikotsumyaku was a weakened form of the Otsutsuki's All-Killing Ash Bones and considered having Hinata Cang Yue test its potential. While the Kaguya Clan Grounds burned, Hinata Cang Yue went to find Kimimaro, but encountered an unexpected situation.

• Kaguya Ao attacked Terumi Mei with his flexible spinal bone as their fight moved away from the other combatants.
• Tang Ping asked his companions what made the Shikotsumyaku different from Kirigakure's other Kekkei Genkai and deduced that it might be a weakened Otsutsuki ability.
• Tang Ping hinted that Hinata Cang Yue could surpass Mei by bringing him Kimimaro, whose Shikotsumyaku had developed severe Bloodline Disease.
• Tang Ping considered extracting the Kaguya Clan's bone marrow and using it for experiments, while noting that rumors were driving Hinata Hiashi to seek Hiruzen Sarutobi's reassurance.
• Hinata Cang Yue found Kimimaro but encountered an unexpected situation.

Hinata Cang Yue confronted Orochimaru while searching for Kimimaro, but Orochimaru escaped with the child after refusing to interfere in the Tenshukaku’s conflict with Konoha. Tang Ping reassured Hinata Cang Yue that Orochimaru might eventually trade Kimimaro, and Terumi Mei arrived after the rebellion was suppressed.

• Hinata Cang Yue encountered Orochimaru with the young Kaguya child Kimimaro and realized Orochimaru had recognized her identity and discovered that her Caged Bird seal was gone.
• Hinata Cang Yue threatened Orochimaru, who promised not to interfere in the conflict between the Tenshukaku and Konoha or reveal their intelligence.
• Hinata Cang Yue asked Orochimaru to leave Kimimaro behind, but Orochimaru fled with him using a giant snake and an escape technique.
• Hinata Cang Yue reported the encounter to Tang Ping, who said Orochimaru would keep their intelligence secret and might later trade Kimimaro.
• Terumi Mei arrived with Kirigakure ninja after suppressing the rebellion.

After the Kaguya Clan was wiped out, Tang Ping used generous compensation and benefits to win over the Kirigakure while the Tenshukaku began managing the occupied village. He and his group camped outside Kirigakure, where he expected to remain stationed for the foreseeable future.

• Tang Ping announced condolence payments scaled by ninja rank, priority supplies for the dead's families, and free treatment for Kirigakure members injured on Tenshukaku missions.
• Terumi Mei accepted Tang Ping's authority and thanked him, while the Kirigakure's anger faded at the promised compensation and benefits.
• Tang Ping's forces gathered the battlefield corpses and returned to Kirigakure, where Blazing Sun supplies and administrative priestesses were already supporting residents.
• The priestesses registered Kirigakure residents and issued Household Cards, beginning the Tenshukaku's takeover of village administration.
• Tang Ping and his group camped outside Kirigakure, and he prepared to stay stationed there.

Over several months, the Flying Corps drew the attention of the major powers as gliders spread and villages tried to copy Tenshukaku’s air force. Meanwhile, Tang Ping consolidated his control over Kirigakure through the Priestesses, and the shinobi world’s major wars ended in uneasy peace.

• Uchiha Mei rejected Konoha’s proposal to jointly develop aircraft, while Uchiha Yashiro criticized the powers that stole hundreds of gliders.
• Sunagakure and Iwagakure agreed to divide the gains from the Land of Birds, and the Cloud Ninja ended their war with Konoha.
• Tang Ping used the Priestesses, led by Nagai Takaomi and Terumi Mei, to take control of Kirigakure’s personnel, finances, and administration.
• Tenshukaku’s support brought more supplies and missions to Kirigakure, and Tang Ping encouraged ninja to profit by buying subsidized food and reselling it.

Tang Ping explained that he had deliberately used money and reforms to win over Kirigakure, while completing two tubes of purified Shikotsumyaku for an experiment. In Konoha, rumors of a Hyuga-Uchiha alliance drove the Hyuga main family to confront Hyuga Hiashi, who insisted he had never colluded with the Uchiha.

• Guren asked Tang Ping why he had let Kirigakure take advantage of Tenshukaku, and he said they had plenty of money and that buying the Kirigakure's goodwill had worked.
• Tang Ping ordered Guren to hurry the teaching materials, which praised him and promoted the Blazing Sun Will at Kirigakure's expanded ninja academy.
• Tang Ping finished extracting two tubes of Shikotsumyaku from Kaguya clan members and planned to reserve one for Hinata Cang Yue and use the other in an experiment.
• Hyuga Tokumitsu convened a main family meeting to demand an explanation from Hyuga Hiashi about rumors that he had allied with the Uchiha.
• Hyuga Hiashi denied meeting or colluding with the Uchiha, but a main family member's next remark nearly sent him into a rage.

Hizashi Hyuga accepted the main family’s decision to sacrifice him as proof of the clan’s loyalty to the village, securing Hinata’s place in Hyuga Tokumitsu’s line before taking his own life. Neji warned Hinata to hide what she had witnessed and protect herself and Hanabi.

• A main family elder accused Hizashi Hyuga of being unfit to lead, and Hyuga Tokumitsu ordered him to surrender his position and have his branch demoted to the branch family.
• Hizashi Hyuga asked Hyuga Tokumitsu to adopt Hinata into his line, then offered his life as a stronger demonstration of the clan’s loyalty.
• Hyuga Tokumitsu accepted Hinata as his line’s main family heir, and Hizashi Hyuga stabbed himself in the heart.
• Hyuga Tokuma ordered the clan to tell Hiruzen Sarutobi that Hizashi Hyuga had died in a training accident.
• Hyuga Neji warned Hinata Hyuga to forget what she had seen or risk herself and Hanabi’s lives, and Hinata resolved to become strong for her sister’s sake.

Tang Ping went to Kirigakure to welcome a shipment of supplies and oversee the release of some captured Kirigakure. He found the village still in ruins, with its leaders locked in a tense power struggle and a secret resistance taking shape.

• Tang Ping learned that Hinata Hyuga had lost both parents but retained her status as a main-family member, and he expected her life to become difficult.
• Tang Ping decided to wait until Hinata graduated before experimenting on her, while keeping a low profile until he could challenge greater powers.
• Tang Ping set out with Yamaa Koji, Uchiha Sho, and Pakura to welcome the supplies and release some captured Kirigakure.
• Tang Ping observed that Kirigakure remained in ruins by his order, while Genji led a secret resistance of more than a hundred people.
• Nagai Takaomi and Terumi Mei welcomed Tang Ping, and he told them the arriving shipment included a surprise.
• The shipment arrived at Kirigakure.

The Blazing Sun returned to Kirigakure with a major resupply, five hundred released prisoners, and the Construction Legion as Tang Ping prepared to develop the village and the Land of Water. As Kirigakure’s people welcomed the cargo, Tang Ping used the Tenshukaku’s Contribution Point system to tempt Terumi Mei and briefed her and Nagai Takaomi on his plans.

• The Blazing Sun landed in Kirigakure, where villagers greeted it with pride and excitement as a sign that they had begun accepting the Tenshukaku.
• Tang Ping brought supplies, five hundred Kirigakure prisoners, and Mou Ryō’s Construction Legion, which had finished transforming half of the Land of Tea.
• Tang Ping reflected on the Land of Water’s desperate conditions and decided to begin developing Kirigakure while postponing his plans to conquer the rest of the country.
• Guren greeted Tang Ping, who teased her about earning Contribution Points; she said she had already earned enough for the third-stage Natural Power Potion.
• Tang Ping told Terumi Mei that the Tenshukaku offered special items in exchange for Contribution Points, while Nagai Takaomi took command of the five hundred released Kirigakure ninja.
• The released ninja joined Guren’s group to unload the abundant supplies, and Tang Ping told Nagai Takaomi, Terumi Mei, and his confidants about his next plans.

Tang Ping gained Terumi Mei and Nagai Takaomi’s support for rebuilding Kirigakure as a coastal village in the Red Sand region, designed to benefit from maritime trade. He left Uchiha Sho in charge of the garrison and construction oversight, then returned to Tenshukaku to handle rising tensions over the Flying Corps.

• Tang Ping told Terumi Mei and Nagai Takaomi that he planned to rebuild Kirigakure on the northwestern coast in the Red Sand region.
• Terumi Mei recognized that Tang Ping intended the new village to pursue maritime trade, and both she and Nagai Takaomi pledged their support.
• Tang Ping left Uchiha Sho behind to command the garrison and oversee New Mist Village’s construction, with special care for Mou Ryō.
• Tang Ping explained that Tenshukaku could not yet annex the Land of Water because it lacked enough ninja and trained administrators to govern it.
• Tang Ping returned to Tenshukaku aboard the Blazing Sun to address the growing response to the Flying Corps.

Tenshukaku had grown into a populous, prosperous port city, drawing the attention of major powers while expanding through costly manual land reclamation. Tang Ping and his companions returned in secret and reached the rebuilt Tenshukaku building, where Uchiha Mei was facing trouble.

• Tenshukaku’s population and territory had grown dramatically, but the Terracotta Army could no longer safely return to help reclaim land.
• Uchiha Mei struggled with administration and handed much of the work to the overburdened Uchiha Yashiro.
• Tang Ping and his companions secretly left the Blazing Sun and entered Tenshukaku aboard a merchant vessel.
• The group crossed the thriving Commercial Street, where Hinata Cang Yue remarked on the city’s rising commercial income and Tang Ping attributed it to the scale of port trade.
• Tang Ping and the others arrived at the rebuilt Tenshukaku building, modeled after the Hokage Building and bearing the Blazing Sun emblem, where Uchiha Mei faced trouble.

Danzo demanded that Tenshukaku hand over its aircraft, but Uchiha Mei and Tang Ping refused. Danzo left empty-handed, and Tang Ping went to Tenshukaku Hospital to meet Nohara Rin and her visitor.

• Danzo accused Uchiha Mei of disloyalty for withholding aircraft technology, but she insisted Tenshukaku had none and mocked him.
• Tang Ping arrived and refused outright to hand over the aircraft, revealing that he had already obtained the Impure World Reincarnation from Root.
• Tang Ping challenged Danzo to make the other shinobi clans surrender their secret techniques and Secret Pills before demanding Tenshukaku's aircraft.
• Danzo and Tang Ping ended their negotiations on bad terms, and Tang Ping headed to Tenshukaku Hospital to join Nohara Rin's meeting.

Kakashi reunited with Rin on the Tenshukaku Hospital rooftop and learned the truth behind his father’s death from a mission record scroll. He agreed to remain in Konoha until Tang Ping gave him a chance to take revenge on the village’s higher-ups.

• Rin met Kakashi on the rooftop and reassured him that she was alive, easing his guilt over her supposed death.
• Kakashi asked Rin about her life at Tenshukaku, and she told him she was doing well.
• Tang Ping joined them, greeted Kakashi, and handed him a mission record scroll containing evidence about Konoha’s higher-ups.
• After reading the scroll, Kakashi crushed it in anger and asked Tang Ping how he could make the higher-ups pay.
• Tang Ping promised to give Kakashi a chance for revenge, and Kakashi agreed to stay in Konoha and wait.

Tang Ping returned to Tenshukaku after spending two days with Rin and narrowly avoided a confrontation with Uchiha Mei and Hinata Cang Yue. He warned them that the Uchiha Clan was nearing rebellion and began explaining why Body Flicker Shisui mattered.

• Tang Ping returned to the residence and found Uchiha Mei, Hinata Cang Yue, Uchiha Shizuka, and the Four Kids there.
• Hinata Cang Yue teased Tang Ping about his excuse that he had worked overtime, while Uchiha Mei held back from confronting him.
• Tang Ping shifted the conversation by predicting a grand show involving the Uchiha Clan and Body Flicker Shisui.
• Tang Ping explained that the Uchiha's growing anger and isolation had led members to discuss rebelling against Konoha's leadership.
• Hinata Cang Yue asked what was special about Shisui, and Tang Ping began revealing the truth.

Tang Ping revealed that Uchiha Shisui had awakened the Mangekyo and possessed Kotoamatsukami, a technique that could secretly and permanently alter someone’s memories and perceptions. The group decided not to confront Shisui themselves, expecting Konoha’s higher-ups to deal with the threat once they learned of his ability.

• Tang Ping explained that Shisui’s teenage Mangekyo awakening likely came from the shortcut route and had twisted his mind.
• Tang Ping identified Shisui’s Mangekyo ability as Kotoamatsukami and described its power to alter memories and perceptions without detection.
• Tang Ping noted that Kotoamatsukami had a cooldown of several years or longer, though stronger eye power might resist it.
• Uchiha Mei and Uchiha Shizuka judged Shisui too dangerous to leave alive, while Hinata Cang Yue offered to help kill him.
• Tang Ping argued that Konoha’s higher-ups would fear Kotoamatsukami even more and would likely eliminate Shisui themselves once they learned of it.

With Tang Ping refusing to share aircraft technology, Tenshukaku faced a surge of spies while Konoha’s leaders debated how to respond. Konoha decided to fund its own aircraft research, and the chapter ended as a special Anbu arrived with a report.

• After Tang Ping rejected negotiations, factions sent spies into Tenshukaku, where Nonō relied on its security systems and Household Cards to counter them.
• Danzo reported Tang Ping’s refusal to Konoha, but the leaders recognized that Tenshukaku’s independence, resources, and strength left them little leverage.
• Utatane Koharu tried to link Tang Ping to the Uchiha, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and Mitokado Homura insisted they were separate.
• Danzo urged Hiruzen to exploit the Uchiha Rebellion to seize Tenshukaku, but Hiruzen rejected provoking a conflict and raised the idea of developing aircraft.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi approved one billion ryo for aircraft research and assigned Root to participate; a special Anbu then arrived to report.

Uchiha Shisui revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and proposed using Kotoamatsukami to stop the Uchiha clan from rebelling, but Danzo immediately sought to seize him. Meanwhile, Tang Ping and his companions watched the increasingly rebellious Uchiha and moved to find Shisui.

• Uchiha Shisui reported that the Uchiha clan planned to gather at Naka Shrine as dissatisfaction with the village grew.
• Uchiha Shisui revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and offered to use Kotoamatsukami to make Uchiha Fugaku abandon the rebellion.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi refused Danzo's demand to take Shisui into Root, while Danzo secretly ordered a subordinate to summon Shisui.
• Uchiha Fugaku waited for Itachi to attend the clan gathering, but Itachi did not appear.
• Tang Ping and his companions observed the Uchiha clan grounds, then left to find Shisui.

Hinata Cang Yue, Tang Ping, and Uchiha Mei followed Uchiha Shisui to his secret meeting with Shimura Danzō and witnessed Danzō use Izanagi to steal Shisui’s Mangekyo. They left as Root operatives surrounded Shisui, while Tang Ping chose not to intervene.

• Hinata Cang Yue tracked Uchiha Shisui to a secluded meeting with Shimura Danzō near Hokage Rock.
• Shisui trapped Danzō in a Mangekyo genjutsu, but Danzō used Izanagi to undo it and take Shisui’s right eye.
• Tang Ping explained Izanagi to Uchiha Mei, who was angered that Danzō knew the Uchiha clan’s secret technique.
• Root operatives surrounded the wounded Shisui, and Tang Ping, Hinata Cang Yue, and Uchiha Mei left without getting involved.

Tang Ping and his companions secretly watched Shisui entrust his remaining Mangekyo to a crow, then used Uchiha Mei’s ability to trap the summon and steal the eye. They escaped before Itachi could discover who had taken it.

• Itachi met the wounded Shisui at Naka River, where Shisui explained that Danzo had ambushed him and gave his remaining eye to a crow for Itachi to protect.
• Tang Ping, Hinata Cang Yue, and Uchiha Mei watched from a Concealment Barrier and waited for the crow to receive the eye.
• Tang Ping and Uchiha Mei discussed the Uchiha’s allegiance to Konoha and the Will of Fire while the farewell continued.
• When the crow swallowed Shisui’s eye, Uchiha Mei used Ama-no-Tokotachi to plunge the area into darkness and prevent Itachi from dismissing the summon.
• Hinata Cang Yue tore open the crow and retrieved the eye, and the three conspirators escaped as Itachi and Shisui searched for the thief.

Tang Ping and his companions watched Shisui die, prompting Itachi to awaken his Mangekyo, then Tang Ping took the recovered eye to study. Meanwhile, Uchiha Mei observed Hinata Hyuga enduring abuse at the Hyuga compound and judged that the girl had grown stronger.

• Shisui chose to jump from the waterfall to delay the Uchiha rebellion and conceal Danzo's theft of his eye.
• Itachi tried to stop Shisui, then awakened his Mangekyo after witnessing his death.
• Tang Ping, Uchiha Mei, and Hinata Cang Yue left with Shisui's eye, and Tang Ping began researching it at their cabin.
• Uchiha Mei and Hinata Cang Yue continued secretly observing their chosen disciples, Hinata Hyuga and Uchiha Sasuke.
• Uchiha Mei arrived at the Hyuga Clan Grounds and watched Hinata Hyuga protect her little sister while a group of children attacked them.