Chapter Summaries

Terumi Mei confronted Genji and led Kirigakure’s forces against the rebellion, while Uchiha Shizuka’s team watched from the Mizukage Building. As the battle turned against the rebels, Shizuka sensed that the Daimyo and nobles had another move prepared, and an unfamiliar figure appeared near the battlefield.

• Terumi Mei arrived at the Mizukage Building and challenged Genji over his betrayal of Kirigakure.
• Genji declared that the Daimyo and nobles had promised to make him Mizukage and support the village, while Terumi Mei exposed their role in the rebellion.
• Genji attacked, and Terumi Mei’s Kirigakure forces fought back under Ao’s command as Chōjūrō drove off the rogue ninja with Hiramekarei.
• Uchiha Shizuka refused Tekka’s offer to help, keeping her team out of the fight so Terumi Mei would personally suppress the rebellion.
• Uchiha Shizuka sensed that the Daimyo and nobles had prepared another move, and a man in a blue haori appeared on a nearby rooftop holding a soap-bubble instrument.

Utakata returned to Kirigakure under a secret deal with the nobles, but he turned on their rebel forces to earn a place in the new village. Terumi Mei defeated Genji in a fatal duel as her forces launched a full assault.

• Utakata attacked the rebels with explosive bubbles, and Genji's deputy Tanaka Tetsuya accused him of betrayal.
• Utakata revealed that he had planned to turn against the nobles and wanted to return to Kirigakure under Tenshukaku.
• Terumi Mei ordered a full assault while Utakata's attacks threw the rebel forces into chaos.
• Genji fought Terumi Mei without holding back, choosing to die to protect the village and clear suspicion from Tenshukaku.
• Terumi Mei pierced Genji's heart, and after he fell, she ordered her troops to leave no one alive.

Terumi Mei crushed the rebellion in New Mist Village, then accepted Utakata’s return and used the crisis to expand Kirigakure’s territory. With the village’s internal troubles settled, Tenshukaku prepared to develop the surrounding region as a foundation for eventually taking control of the Land of Water.

• Terumi Mei and Utakata defeated the rebel forces, and Terumi Mei killed the captured Tanaka Tetsuya after learning the nobles had planned to use Genshi and outside villages to seize power.
• Utakata told Terumi Mei he wanted to return to Kirigakure and join Tenshukaku, and she agreed to let him return while assigning him a mission to warn the nobles.
• Terumi Mei purged the rebels, used the Noble Private Armies as a pretext to eliminate several nobles, and negotiated with the Daimyo for a region extending several hundred kilometers around the village.
• Terumi Mei’s territorial gains advanced Tang Ping’s plan to develop the Land of Water, expand the population, and eventually bring the nation under Tenshukaku’s control.
• Mou Ryō and the Terracotta Army were expected to arrive and develop the new territory, while the Uchiha refugees were expected to leave the Land of Water for Tenshukaku.

Tang Ping consolidated his influence over Kirigakure, took Utakata under his command, and arranged for Terumi Mei to receive the Heavenly Cursed Seal. He then completed the first phase of a faith-gathering project in Hot Spring Valley and named its enormous tower the Clear Sky Tower, leaving Hinata Cang Yue and Uchiha Mei curious about its purpose.

• Tang Ping praised Terumi Mei, Utakata, and Uchiha Shizuka for their operation, then placed Utakata under Terumi Mei's command.
• Utakata accepted Tang Ping's offer and felt relieved to escape Kirigakure Anbu and find refuge at Tenshukaku.
• Terumi Mei exchanged her Contribution Points for the Heavenly Cursed Seal, which Tang Ping agreed to implant personally.
• Tang Ping directed Tenshukaku's resources toward building a tower in Hot Spring Valley to gather faith and convert it into energy.
• Months later, Tang Ping named the completed tower the Clear Sky Tower as Hinata Cang Yue and Uchiha Mei asked what it did.

Tang Ping showed Uchiha Mei and Hinata Cang Yue the Clear Sky Tower and explained how it gathered and bestowed faith energy. He then led them to Hot Spring Valley to begin a plan using its Natural Energy springs, leaving himself ready to enter the Tang Pond.

• Tang Ping explained that the Clear Sky Tower could collect faith and grant supernatural benefits, but that its construction depended on Hot Spring Valley’s Sage Location.
• Hinata Cang Yue realized similar towers might be built in the Three Great Sage Locations, and she and Uchiha Mei agreed to claim those locations when they could.
• Tang Ping stopped their plans to attack the Sage Locations and led them to the Fusang Tree and Tang Pond to begin their plan.
• Uchiha Mei reacted to Tang Ping’s youthful appearance after he dispelled his Transformation Technique, and he reassured her that he would age normally after reaching a Sage Body.
• Tang Ping lay in the Tang Pond, where barriers surrounded the Natural Energy springs, and prepared to balance their energy with Faith Energy.

Tang Ping's priestesses spread word of Hot Spring Valley, gathering Faith Energy that began powering Clear Sky Tower and flowing toward the Tang Pond. After the Great Toad Sage foresaw the human holy land, Mount Myōboku decided to approach Ryūchi Cave and target Tenshukaku, though Hot Spring Valley's location remained hidden.

• Uchiha Mei and Hinata Cang Yue began the campaign to promote Hot Spring Valley while Tang Ping endured dormancy in the Tang Pond.
• The priestesses' efforts drew believers, and Clear Sky Tower began collecting and filtering positive Faith Energy for Tang Ping.
• The Great Toad Sage told Fukasaku and Shima that Uchiha Tang Ping possessed a new human holy land.
• Shima persuaded Fukasaku to consider cooperating with Ryūchi Cave against Hot Spring Valley, and Fukasaku agreed to send a toad there.
• Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave began targeting Tenshukaku, while Tang Ping kept Hot Spring Valley's location concealed.

Tang Ping met the Sage of Six Paths, who asked him to protect Konoha, then woke to find his gamble on transforming into a Sage Body had succeeded. He realized his Faith Energy made his Sage Body less dependent on scarce Natural Energy, giving him a way to sustain it beyond the sages of the Three Great Sage Locations.

• Tang Ping feigned surprise when the Sage of Six Paths introduced himself as Hagoromo Otsutsuki and tested what he knew about Tang Ping.
• The Sage of Six Paths asked Tang Ping to protect Konoha, but Tang Ping made no promises or commitments.
• The Sage of Six Paths mentioned a gift as they parted, and Tang Ping woke beneath the Fusang Tree in Hot Spring Valley.
• Tang Ping recognized that he had survived his transformation and could control the surrounding Natural Energy, confirming he had gained a Sage Body.
• Tang Ping realized Faith Energy formed half of his Sage Body and could sustain it alongside Natural Energy, leaving him less reliant on the Three Great Sage Locations.

Tang Ping awakened with a Sage Body, discovered that his appearance had become childlike and his abilities had surged, and realized that Hot Spring Valley had transformed enormously while he was dormant. He reached Taiyi’s nest to learn how much time had passed and whether the Fourth Ninja World War was over.

• Tang Ping examined his smaller, handsome appearance and found that his Chakra capacity, Natural Energy control, Yang Release, and combat power had greatly increased.
• Tang Ping noticed that the Tang Pond, Fusang Tree, Clear Sky Tower, and Hot Spring Valley’s crow population had grown dramatically, with Taiyi becoming a Crow Sage.
• Tang Ping realized that his dormancy had lasted far longer than planned and worried that he might have missed the Fourth Ninja World War.
• Tang Ping climbed the Fusang Tree and saw that its crows were evolving toward Three-Legged Golden Crows and submitting to him as Hot Spring Valley’s master.
• Tang Ping reached Taiyi’s enormous nest, where the Crow Sage woke and opened its dark gold eyes.

After waking in Konoha Year 60, Tang Ping learned that the Six Paths had prolonged his sleep while helping him attain a Sage Body. He returned to a greatly expanded Tenshukaku, where someone confronted him outside his home.

• Taiyi told Tang Ping it was Konoha Year 60, and Tang Ping realized the year offered Tenshukaku a chance to install Pakura as Kazekage during the Konoha Crush Plan.
• Tang Ping had Taiyi fly him toward the Land of Rivers, avoiding airships before descending at the border and sending Taiyi away.
• Tang Ping crossed the Land of Rivers and saw that Tenshukaku’s territory had grown dense with buildings and people.
• Tang Ping reached Tenshukaku and was struck by its vast growth, cultivated lands, and Blazing Sun Flags.
• Tang Ping sneaked through the transformed residential district, released his Transformation Technique at his door, and heard someone ask who he was and why he was there.

Tang Ping returned to Tenshukaku in a childlike body and was mistaken for a stranger by Shion and Uchiha Izumi, his daughter and disciple. Hinata Cang Yue recognized his voice and began excitedly piecing together who he was.

• Tang Ping turned around and met Shion and Uchiha Izumi, who did not recognize him and called him a kid.
• Uchiha Izumi held a ninja sword to Tang Ping’s throat, but he claimed he was her teacher and explained that Mei had been arranged to guide her.
• Tang Ping entered his home on Tea Mountain and ignored Shion’s warning that he would be arrested for barging in.
• Hinata Cang Yue confronted the unfamiliar boy, then froze when she recognized Tang Ping’s voice.
• Hinata Cang Yue excitedly declared that she understood the truth, leaving Shion and Uchiha Izumi bewildered.

Tang Ping awakened after a long slumber with a younger appearance and reunited with Hinata Cang Yue, Shion, and Uchiha Izumi. After reviewing Izumi’s training and resources, he offered to let her experience the Mangekyo, leaving her stunned.

• Hinata Cang Yue welcomed Tang Ping after he emerged with a youthful appearance, and Shion and Uchiha Izumi recognized him from his Flame Fist gloves.
• Tang Ping explained that a ninjutsu accident had changed his appearance, then asked Uchiha Izumi about her training and resources.
• Uchiha Izumi reported that she had trained in the Body Flicker Technique and Uchiha Swordsmanship, used advanced resources, and received Shisui’s training notes.
• Tang Ping recognized that Izumi was following a path suited to her speed, genjutsu, and Fire Release talents.
• Tang Ping offered to let Izumi experience the Mangekyo, and she reacted with shock.

Tang Ping woke from his slumber and asked Uchiha Mei about the state of the powers, learning how Tensehukaku and the surrounding nations had changed. He left with a clearer picture of the conflicts over valuable resources and the rise of New Mist Village.

• Tang Ping told Uchiha Izumi she could experience Shisui's Mangekyo and help him experiment with guiding Mangekyo abilities, then hinted that he would need her and Shion's help.
• Hinata Cang Yue revealed that her Tenseigan could now condense six Truth-Seeking Orbs after she helped Orochimaru and brought back Kimimaro's blood and test reports.
• Uchiha Mei returned and told Tang Ping that the Daimyo and Konoha had targeted Tensehukaku while Mount Myōboku and Ryūchi Cave sent spies to Hot Spring Valley.
• Uchiha Mei explained that bird droppings and Black Oil had fueled conflicts among the surrounding powers, while the Rain Country had become the center of Black Oil's underground trade.
• Uchiha Mei described how Terumi Mei sealed off the Land of Water and, with Mou Ryō's help, built New Mist Village into a self-sufficient power with over ten million people.

After reviewing Tenshukaku’s growth during his slumber, Tang Ping planned to infiltrate Konoha’s Ninja School and reluctantly agreed to enroll himself as a student. He then went to the laboratory to see the Extraordinary Organ that had finally been cultivated, while keeping its research and the White Zetsu specimens under tight control.

• Tang Ping reviewed Tenshukaku’s industrial and agricultural expansion and the Priestesses’ growing use of Spiritual Power.
• Tang Ping asked Uchiha Mei to place people in Konoha Ninja School, and Hinata Cang Yue suggested that he attend in disguise.
• Uchiha Mei proposed that Naruko and Karin join Tang Ping as classmates, and Tang Ping reluctantly agreed to enroll.
• Tang Ping went to the laboratory to see his newly cultivated Extraordinary Organ, accompanied by Hinata Cang Yue and Uchiha Mei.
• They passed the secured core laboratory, where hundreds of White Zetsu remained in cultivation pods, and reached the central area.

Tang Ping revealed and implanted his Blazing Sun Wings, an Extraordinary Organ that let him use the destructive Super S-Rank Sun Furnace. He then prepared to transplant Shisui’s Mangekyo into Izumi, assuring Hinata Cang Yue and Uchiha Mei that Kotoamatsukami could not be used again for several years.

• Tang Ping revealed the completed Blazing Sun Wings, made from a God Tree fragment and other rare materials, to Hinata Cang Yue and Uchiha Mei.
• Tang Ping explained that the wings could support the Sun Furnace and also provide flight, defense, and energy storage.
• Tang Ping used a Shadow Clone Technique to implant the wings into himself, completing the surgery in half an hour.
• Hinata Cang Yue and Uchiha Mei questioned whether Izumi should control Shisui’s dangerous Mangekyo, and Tang Ping said Kotoamatsukami was unavailable for several years and that he had added Sealing Techniques.
• Izumi arrived at the laboratory for the planned Mangekyo transplant.

Tang Ping performed an Eye Transplant on Uchiha Izumi, giving her Shisui’s Mangekyo and examining its effects. He kept his return from slumber secret and prepared to go to Konoha as an Exchange Student.

• Tang Ping operated on Uchiha Izumi, transplanting Shisui’s Mangekyo and clearing the effects of her long-term Secret Pill use.
• Izumi tested the new eyes and reported that they worked well, though using them consumed far more Chakra than they would for Uchiha Mei.
• Tang Ping recorded Izumi’s condition, told her to keep his return secret, and gave her a Saltwater Jar containing her original Sharingan for future experiments.
• Tang Ping explained that he planned to wait for the Konoha Crush Plan before acting against Sunagakure and the Land of Water’s Daimyo and nobles.
• After several days of restoring his laboratory, Tang Ping prepared to go to Konoha as an Exchange Student.

Tang Ping and his exchange delegation arrived in Konoha as the Tenshukaku secretly prepared for the coming Konoha Crush Plan. After Naruto collided with them in the street, the group continued to the Hokage Building to seek approval to visit the Ninja Academy, where they met Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• Uzumaki Naruto crashed into Tang Ping's group while fleeing a shopkeeper who accused him of stealing bread, and the shopkeeper tried to strike him.
• The black-haired boy stopped the shopkeeper and led the group away, while Naruto called after them and introduced himself.
• The delegation's members were revealed to be Izumi, Cang Ping, Naruko, and Karin, traveling under the guise of Tenshukaku exchange students.
• Tenshukaku secretly stockpiled supplies and mobilized its forces ahead of the Konoha Crush Plan, while Uchiha Mei remained behind and Hinata Cang Yue traveled separately.
• The group went to the Hokage Building to request permission to visit the Ninja Academy and entered Hiruzen Sarutobi's office.

Tenshukaku’s exchange team met Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Izumi and Naruko concealed their hostility toward Konoha’s leadership. After Hiruzen rejected Danzo’s demand to interrogate them, the group settled into Tenshukaku’s Konoha residence and prepared to visit the Ninja School.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi welcomed Izumi, Naruko, Karin Uzumaki, and Cang Ping and offered to help them experience the Will of Fire.
• Hiruzen focused on Karin Uzumaki and overlooked Izumi, whom he considered an unimportant commoner.
• Danzo urged Hiruzen to let Root capture and interrogate the exchange team, but Hiruzen refused and ordered Anbu to watch Root.
• Izumi warned Naruko to control her anger after she nearly revealed her hostility toward Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• The group settled into Tenshukaku’s residence in Konoha’s First Ring District and prepared to attend the Ninja School graduation examination the next day.

Tang Ping and the Tenshukaku exchange students visited Konoha Ninja School to watch the graduation exams, and he mocked how far Konoha's standards had declined. The group met Umino Iruka, who led them to the classroom to observe the exams.

• Tang Ping told Naruko and Karin that he had come to watch the graduation exam, while Izumi went to meet the others.
• Tang Ping explained that Konoha students could graduate by passing a written test and demonstrating the Three Body Technique, shocking Naruko with how low the standards seemed.
• Tang Ping and the others entered Konoha Ninja School and saw Sarutobi Nagakawa and Umino Iruka arrive.
• Umino Iruka recognized the Tenshukaku exchange team, introduced himself as their temporary homeroom teacher, and led Tang Ping, Karin, and Naruko to the classroom.

Tang Ping, Naruko, and Karin arrived at Konoha's Ninja Academy as exchange students and joined Class A, where the graduating students began their Three Body Technique assessments. Naruto recognized them as the people who had helped him the day before, and the chapter ended as Iruka called him up for his test.

• Ino asked Shikamaru about the visiting exchange students, and he explained that a Tenshukaku team would study and train alongside their class.
• Iruka introduced Tang Ping, Naruko, and Karin to the students, who were struck by their looks and style.
• Tang Ping greeted Hinata and sat beside her, while Naruko and Karin noticed his particular interest in the girl.
• Naruto recognized the three as the people who had helped him the previous day but did not approach them.
• Iruka began the graduation assessments, and Sasuke impressed the class by performing the Clone, Transformation, and Substitution Techniques.
• Iruka called Naruto to take his assessment.

Naruto failed the Clone Technique exam but drew the class’s attention by using the Sexy Technique, angering Naruko and Iruka. After the other students graduated, Tang Ping anticipated Mizuki’s appearance and the events that would follow.

• Naruto failed to create a proper clone, and Tang Ping explained that the Nine-Tails’ Chakra interfered with his fine Chakra control.
• Naruto used the Sexy Technique, transforming into a girl who closely resembled Naruko and causing Iruka to collapse after a nosebleed.
• Naruko threw a kunai at Naruto, but an Anbu deflected it, and Tang Ping dispelled the transformation.
• Tang Ping warned Naruto not to use the Sexy Technique again, while Naruko wondered whether Tang Ping had known what would happen.
• Everyone except Naruto passed the graduation exam, and Tang Ping waited for Mizuki to appear.