Chapter Summaries

Dan died in Tsunade’s arms as the war neared its end, while Kirigakure and the Land of Whirlpools faced the consequences of Suikazan Fuguki’s return. Juzo Biwa urged the captive Mist ninja to surrender, promising that Fuguki would protect them and their families.

• Dan died after Tsunade failed to stop his bleeding and tried to comfort him.
• Sunagakure surrendered, and Kumogakure and Iwagakure ceased fighting as the Great Shinobi Villages turned their attention to Amegakure.
• Suikazan Fuguki returned to Kirigakure and told the Mizukage that the other captive Mist ninja had deserted.
• The Mizukage praised Fuguki and condemned the supposed deserters, unaware that Kirigakure had already declared them dead.
• Juzo Biwa told the captive Mist ninja that Kirigakure had abandoned them and promised Fuguki would conceal their survival.
• Juzo Biwa urged the Mist ninja to surrender and threatened to kill them if they refused.

Kirigakure ordered Suikazan Fuguki to kill the families of the ninja who had defected, while Juzo Biwa prepared to kill seven mist ninja in the Land of Whirlpools. Just as Juzo raised his sword, someone entered the labor camp and called out, “Dad!!”

• A mist ninja Anbu told Suikazan Fuguki that the Mizukage had put him in charge of the coming operations and ordered him to deal with the defectors’ families.
• Suikazan Fuguki entered the house where the families were gathered, carrying a sword, and took a strangely shaped kunai from his clothes.
• Jōyō Minazuki justified the operation as necessary to protect Kirigakure and vowed that traitors had to die.
• In the Land of Whirlpools, Juzo Biwa prepared to kill seven mist ninja who refused to betray Kirigakure for fear their families would suffer.
• Someone opened the labor camp door and called out, “Dad!!”

Hanzo of the Salamander ended the five-year war by recognizing Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru as the Konoha Three Shinobi. In the Land of Whirlpools, Xun Uzumaki learned that Suikazan Fuguki wanted to give up his rewards to preserve the Mist ninja’s mistaken belief that he was their hero.

• Hanzo of the Salamander conceded defeat and bestowed the title Konoha Three Shinobi on Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru.
• The five-year war ended in Konoha Year 37, though the Three Shinobi regarded Hanzo’s title as a disgrace they would have to live up to.
• Xun Uzumaki read the news of the war’s end and resolved to develop the Land of Whirlpools’ technology.
• Suikazan Fuguki asked to give up his rewards because he feared the Mist ninja would punish him if they learned he had betrayed them.
• Xun Uzumaki agreed to take back Fuguki’s house, money, and position, while Fuguki left grateful that the Mist ninja still saw him as a hero.

After the war, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru mourned their losses and considered what to do next. In the Land of Whirlpools, Qian Luo and Kiko settled into their new lives while Xun Uzumaki addressed the growing population and shortage of academy teachers.

• Tsunade mourned her lost family and Dan at the graves, while Jiraiya and Orochimaru shared her grief.
• Jiraiya decided to travel the Shinobi World in search of the Child of Destiny and planned to visit the Land of Whirlpools.
• Orochimaru said he wanted to learn every jutsu, and Tsunade asked Jiraiya where he would go next.
• Qian Luo and Kiko explored their new home in the Land of Whirlpools and accepted that they could not return to Sunagakure.
• Hibiki Uzumaki reported rapid population growth and the academy's need for more space and teachers, so Xun Uzumaki told the staff to stagger classes while he considered recruiting instructors.

Qian Luo and Kiko toured the bustling Commercial Street of the Land of Whirlpools and were impressed by its integrated civilian and shinobi society. As they sat down to try tofu pudding, a red-haired youth arrived, saying he had been looking for them.

• Kiko explained that the Land of Whirlpools offered civilian and shinobi work through commerce, and Qian Luo contrasted its welcoming police with hated shinobi village forces.
• Qian Luo decided he wanted to meet the Daimyo and explored the Commercial Street with Kiko.
• Suikazan Fuguki worked at a lumberyard alongside former Mist ninja and urged Kenji to wash before eating the lunch Yuta had brought.
• Qian Luo ordered savory tofu pudding while Kiko chose a sweet one, and he reflected on the Land of Whirlpools' society and its Daimyo.
• A red-haired youth entered and told Qian Luo and Kiko that he had been looking for them.

The Land of Whirlpools prospered as it introduced buses, cars, and new work opportunities, while Xun Uzumaki pushed Qian Luo to develop technology for the country. The chapter left Xun and Qian Luo considering whether to bring Sasori and his mother to the Land of Whirlpools.

• Tai and Dajia discussed the Land of Whirlpools’ prosperity and their hopes for its future while waiting for buses to work.
• Xun Uzumaki reviewed Qian Luo’s new cars and explained plans to sell them abroad and improve them over time.
• Qian Luo reported that the Ninjutsu Tank was still weak, and Xun Uzumaki argued that technology could help bring peace and put shinobi to productive work.
• Xun Uzumaki learned that Kiko had left the Mechanical Department to teach physics at the academy.
• Xun Uzumaki urged Qian Luo to consider bringing Sasori to the Land of Whirlpools, and Qian Luo agreed to discuss it with Kiko.

Nagato accompanied Konan as she took Paper Pet to the hospital, while Xun Uzumaki tightened pet registration and security rules in the Land of Whirlpools. Jiraiya arrived on a toad and was stopped by a traffic officer after crossing the road against the rules.

• Nagato went with Konan to take the sick Paper Pet to the pet hospital, while Yahiko stayed home to care for his sick father.
• Xun Uzumaki told Hibiki Uzumaki to watch for spies, prepare for winter, and enforce pet health checks and one-pet-one-certificate registration.
• Jiraiya arrived in the Land of Whirlpools riding Gama-chū and wondered why the prosperous town differed from Tsunade's description.
• Jiraiya ignored Gama-chū's suggestion to ask why nobody was crossing and leaped across the road.
• A traffic officer stopped Jiraiya and told him he had violated the Land of Whirlpools' traffic regulations.

Jiraiya entered the Land of Whirlpools without going through its checkpoints and was caught for multiple violations. After paying fines, he tried to take a bus to register his summoned toad but got on in the wrong direction, leaving him stranded at an academy.

• A traffic officer stopped Jiraiya for unlicensed toad riding and running a red light, then discovered he lacked an entry permit and had entered the country illegally.
• Hibiki Uzumaki told Xun Uzumaki that Jiraiya was suspected of being a spy, and Xun ordered the bureau to enforce the law without making an exception for him.
• Jiraiya paid fines and decided to register Gama-chū before summoning him again, since another penalty could leave him unable to afford lodging.
• Jiraiya boarded Bus Route 1 to reach the pet hospital but got off at the Land of Whirlpools Affiliated Academy.
• An older man told Jiraiya he had taken the bus in the wrong direction and needed to board across the street for six stops.

Jiraiya went to the Land of Whirlpools Pet Hospital to ask about getting a license for his summoned toad and encountered Nagato, Konan, and Paper Pet. He summoned Gama-chū at the hospital, leaving the pet doctor to face the giant toad.

• Jiraiya found the pet hospital and approached Nagato and Konan to ask how to apply for a pet license.
• Nagato and Konan told Jiraiya that Paper Pet needed vaccines before it could be licensed, and Jiraiya promised to return to teach Paper Pet after handling his own license.
• Jiraiya registered at the pet hospital and asked a female doctor about shots for his large pet.
• Jiraiya used Summoning Jutsu and summoned Gama-chū inside the cramped hospital.

Xun Uzumaki considered how to bring Sasori to the Land of Whirlpools so Qian Luo and Kiko could settle there, while Black Zetsu planned Madara’s return and Hiruzen Sarutobi worried about Konoha’s future. Jiraiya left the hospital broke after his toads caused trouble, only to be accused of tricking a child.

• Xun Uzumaki praised Qian Luo’s technological contributions and decided to bring Sasori to the Land of Whirlpools to help Qian Luo and Kiko integrate.
• Black Zetsu told White Zetsu he would bring Madara back in a few days, while they prepared pollen and winter supplies.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Jiraiya had shaken off his Anbu escorts, and Danzo raised concerns about Sakumo being condemned by the village.
• Jiraiya paid for the damage caused by his toads and left the hospital broke, deciding to avoid summoning them in the Land of Whirlpools.
• A red-haired brat pointed Jiraiya out to a uniformed police officer and accused him of tricking a child.

Sasori endured bullying at the academy and grieved for his dead parents while Chiyo and Ebizo worried about him in retirement. When Chiyo returned home, she found a red-haired youth with Sasori and asked who he was.

• Sasori's classmates blamed him for their families' deaths, beat him, and left him to visit his parents' graves.
• Chiyo and Ebizo discussed Sasori's bullying and Chiyo's hope that he would make friends at the academy.
• Sasori returned to the family home, where a red-haired youth greeted him by name.
• Chiyo came home and found the red-haired youth inside, then asked, "Who are you?"

Xun Uzumaki brought Sasori to reunite with his parents, while Fugaku Uchiha told Jiraiya that the surviving Uchiha had joined the Land of Whirlpools. Sasori reunited with Qian Luo and Kiko and asked them not to leave him again.

• Chiyo attacked Xun Uzumaki when she thought he meant to send Sasori to his death, but Sasori insisted he wanted to see his parents.
• Xun Uzumaki told Chiyo that Sasori's parents were alive.
• Fugaku Uchiha revealed that more than a dozen Uchiha had survived and that he served as a police officer in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Jiraiya agreed not to tell Konoha about the Uchiha and asked Fugaku to lend him money.
• Xun Uzumaki brought Sasori to Qian Luo and Kiko, who embraced him, and Sasori asked them not to leave him again.

Broke and hungry, Jiraiya stayed in the Land of Whirlpools and tried to sneak into a hot spring for material. Meanwhile, Xun Uzumaki reassured Chiyo about his plans and helped her return to Sunagakure, then caught Jiraiya at the hot-spring wall.

• Jiraiya woke up broke after spending the night on the streets and decided to hunt for food rather than return to Mount Myōboku.
• Xun Uzumaki told Chiyo he wanted to bring peace and hope to the Shinobi World.
• Chiyo chose not to tell Sunagakure that Qian Luo was alive and agreed to handle Sasori's matter herself.
• Xun Uzumaki gave Chiyo a special kunai so she could return to see Qian Luo and the others when needed.
• Jiraiya abandoned his search for food to spy on a hot spring, but Xun Uzumaki caught him trying to use chakra on its wall.

Jiraiya was caught attempting to peep at a hot spring and faced arrest after Nagato reported him. Fugaku Uchiha gave him a suspended sentence and a fine, which Jiraiya could not afford.

• Jiraiya claimed he had only been testing a wall, but Nagato explained that a barrier and camera had recorded him.
• Fugaku Uchiha received a report about a white-haired peeper and recognized the suspect as Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya threatened Nagato into denying the accusation, but Nagato insisted that Jiraiya should turn himself in.
• Fugaku arrived and ordered Jiraiya and eyewitness Nagato to go to the police station.
• Fugaku gave Jiraiya three months in prison, suspended for one year, and fined him five thousand ryō; Jiraiya asked if he could owe it.

Roshi traveled toward the Land of Whirlpools to investigate its reputation and growing prosperity, while Jiraiya sought a quick legal way to repay Nagato. The chapter left Roshi approaching the country by passenger ship, puzzled by its civilian recruitment and apparent abundance.

• Roshi decided to visit the Land of Whirlpools after wondering how its reputation for righteousness had spread, and resolved to train with the Four-Tails during his travels.
• Jiraiya asked Nagato how he could earn money legally, and Nagato suggested he sell chakra to repay the five thousand silver coins he had lent him.
• Roshi boarded a passenger ship bound for the Land of Whirlpools and noticed that ninjas and civilians from other places were traveling there.
• Roshi learned from a poor family that they were going to the Land of Whirlpools for work, where they expected steady wages, food, warm clothes, and meat.
• Roshi wondered why the Land of Whirlpools was recruiting civilians and decided to see for himself what the country had become.

Jiraiya refused to return Nagato’s money and instead promised to teach him a supposed ancient training method. Meanwhile, Xun Uzumaki prepared for the Land of Whirlpools’ growing population and tightened security, as Roshi arrived and was identified as the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Jiraiya drank milk to recover after selling Chakra, then refused Nagato’s demand for his five thousand ryo and offered to train him instead.
• Xun Uzumaki decided the Land Reclamation Project needed to begin sooner because more outsiders were arriving and rental housing demand was rising.
• Xun Uzumaki considered developing more entertainment and expanded Chakra extraction to meet the growing population’s needs.
• Xun Uzumaki approved Chief Oyakuro’s request to recruit more police officers but ordered strict political screening.
• Roshi arrived in the Land of Whirlpools, joined the entry-certificate line, and was recognized by a whirlpool ninja as an Iwagakure ninja and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.

Roshi entered the Land of Whirlpools after its shinobi assured him that Jinchuriki were welcome and explained the permits required for Tailed Beasts. Meanwhile, Jiraiya claimed Nagato as his disciple and kept hold of Nagato’s money, leaving Nagato exasperated.

• A Whirlpool shinobi gave Roshi pet-keeping regulations and explained that he needed permits for the Four-Tails, but no vaccinations.
• The shinobi registered Roshi, issued him an entry permit, and told him he did not need to hide that he was a Jinchuriki.
• Roshi began considering the Land of Whirlpools as a place where he might be accepted, while Son Goku reflected on the Tailed Beasts’ history of being captured and sealed.
• Jiraiya told Nagato he would keep the boy’s money and declared himself Nagato’s master, but Nagato denied wanting him as a teacher.

Roshi tested whether the Land of Whirlpools accepted Tailed Beasts and found Yahiko welcoming rather than afraid of the Four-Tails. Meanwhile, Jiraiya tried to impress Nagato with the Rasengan, only to learn that the Land of Whirlpools taught it as a basic technique.

• Roshi asked Yahiko how to ride the bus to the pet hospital, and Yahiko offered to guide him.
• Roshi told Yahiko that the Four-Tails was sealed inside him, and Yahiko eagerly explained that Tailed Beasts deserved acceptance rather than fear.
• Roshi felt encouraged by Yahiko's words, while Son Goku reflected on the unfair treatment of Tailed Beasts.
• Jiraiya proudly showed Nagato a Rasengan and claimed he would teach him the rare technique.
• Nagato formed a Rasengan himself and told Jiraiya that it was a basic technique taught at the Land of Whirlpools Affiliated Academy.

Kirigakure learned that the Land of Whirlpools had grown prosperous and was accepting rogue ninja, while Xun Uzumaki considered how to attract Jinchuriki and expand the country’s power. Xun visited Grandpa Madara at the academy, where Madara said he had something to ask him.

• The Mizukage's Assistant reported that Suikazan Fuguki and other missing mist ninja had joined the Land of Whirlpools, which had abolished its shinobi village system and continued to grow stronger.
• The Mizukage ordered Kirigakure to watch the Land of Whirlpools and other villages, expecting that accepting rogue ninja would provoke the other shinobi villages.
• Xun Uzumaki learned that a Four-Tails Jinchuriki had come to the Land of Whirlpools and considered promoting its Chakra Center to attract more rogue ninja and Jinchuriki.
• Xun Uzumaki decided to visit the academy and see Boss Madara, while reflecting on how the futures of Madara and Obito had changed.
• Mikoto Uchiha let Xun Uzumaki into Grandpa Madara's dormitory, where Madara told Xun that he had something to ask him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Utatane Koharu discussed Tsunade’s recovery and planned to have her teach medical skills while squads learned first aid. More than two years after the war, Roshi worked in the Land of Whirlpools, where Ping told him captains had been summoned to hear about a new plan.

• Utatane Koharu told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Tsunade’s hemophobia persisted, so they considered assigning her to teach medical skills instead of performing surgery.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed teaching squads first aid to reduce casualties, and Utatane Koharu agreed to discuss the idea with Tsunade.
• By Konoha Year 40, Roshi had settled in the Land of Whirlpools, obtained citizenship, and bought a house with money earned from selling Chakra.
• Son Goku complained that Roshi had used his Chakra to buy the house and demanded fruit candies, while Roshi reminded him of the property damage they had to compensate for.
• Ping told Roshi that all captains had to attend a meeting the next morning, where officials would introduce a new plan.