Chapter Summaries

Xun Uzumaki met Sugihara Aimi, who offered apologies and compensation on behalf of the Daimyo of the Land of Water while seeking the return of the Land of Water’s national treasure. Xun staged a terrifying display of Frostmourne’s power to strengthen his bargaining position, leaving Aimi and the other officials convinced the sword could overwhelm its wielder.

• Sugihara Aimi apologized for Kirigakure’s unauthorized war and said the Daimyo of the Land of Water had cut off its funding and would help seek compensation.
• Aimi explained that the previous daimyo had wanted the national treasure returned, and offered twice its auction price to redeem it.
• Xun Uzumaki insisted the sword was a war trophy and said the offer could not compensate for the harm caused by the war.
• Xun formed a hand seal, causing golden light and an immense crystalline ice pillar to appear around his right hand as Zimu and the whirlpool ninja acted alarmed.
• Xun claimed the sword’s power could kill weak wielders, and the Land of Water officials believed his explanation as ice spread across the table and floor.

Xun Uzumaki negotiated with the Land of Water officials over the sale of a ninja sword, demanding help capturing the Yuki Clan and repayment for war losses. Meanwhile, Tsuchigumo Atsushi reported that he had nearly completed his investigation of the Land of Whirlpools.

• Xun Uzumaki agreed to sell the ninja sword for triple the offered amount, but demanded that the Land of Water help capture every member of the Yuki Clan.
• Lan Wei said he needed the Land of Water Daimyo's approval, and Xun Uzumaki warned that he would otherwise sell the sword to the Land of Fire.
• Xun Uzumaki also demanded that the new Mizukage repay compensation for one hundred Chakra cannons and the Land of Whirlpools' war losses.
• Lan Wei agreed to consult the Daimyo about both demands and suspected Xun Uzumaki was injured from wielding the sword.
• Zai Tai asked Tsuchigumo Atsushi about his investigation, and Atsushi said he had nearly finished examining the Land of Whirlpools.

The Land of Water’s ministers debated whether to buy Frostmourne and secretly target the Yuki Clan, while the daimyo weighed the cost against gaining power independent of Kirigakure. Jiraiya left the Land of Whirlpools to discuss Konoha’s prisoners and reparations with the Hokage, as Xun Uzumaki planned to introduce a national credit system.

• Minister Kong argued that arresting the Yuki Clan and buying Frostmourne would damage the Land of Water and cost more than sixty billion.
• A fat minister argued that Frostmourne could help the daimyo’s mansion build its own ninja force and resist Kirigakure’s influence.
• An elderly minister proposed secretly buying Frostmourne and pressuring the Mizukage to cooperate, and Minister Kong reluctantly accepted the daimyo’s decision to consider it.
• Jiraiya asked Xun Uzumaki to release Minato, Orochimaru, and Konoha’s ninja, but Xun said Konoha had to pay its war reparations first.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamamaru and left to discuss the matter with the Hokage, while Xun planned to establish a credit system and make debtors answer for what they owed.

Xun Uzumaki negotiated the sale of Frostmourne to the Land of Water and demonstrated its power despite the danger it posed to him. The Land of Water officials paid sixty billion for the blade, though they remained unsure whether they could master it.

• Xun Uzumaki agreed to sell Frostmourne after Lan Wei accepted his demand that Kirigakure capture and deliver the Yuki Clan alive for execution in the Land of Whirlpools.
• The Great Elder protested the sale, but Xun Uzumaki had him dragged away; the Great Elder then revealed that the interruption had been an act.
• Lan Wei asked to inspect Frostmourne, so Xun Uzumaki led the officials to the seaside and released the blade from its seals.
• Xun Uzumaki used Frostmourne to freeze part of the sea, then collapsed after spitting blood and warned that only someone with Kage-level strength should wield it.
• The Land of Water officials paid the full amount, and a whirlpool ninja confirmed that the money was correct.

A letter from Tsuchigumo Dun described the Land of Whirlpools as safe and prosperous, but the Tsuchigumo Clan Head doubted its authenticity. With Konoha rumors drawing Kumogakure’s attention, the clan decided to send the Second Clan Elder to investigate, while Dun remained in the Land of Whirlpools awaiting a reply.

• Tsuchigumo Dun wrote that he and his companions had found work in the Land of Whirlpools, where the law was enforced, civilians prospered, and clan children could attend school for free.
• The Tsuchigumo Clan Head questioned whether Dun’s letter was genuine, and the clan elders feared Dun and the others might have been captured and forced to write it.
• The Clan Head revealed that rumors of a Tsuchigumo alliance with Konoha had spread, prompting Kumogakure to target the clan.
• The Second Clan Elder volunteered to travel to the Land of Whirlpools and investigate, and the Clan Head accepted his offer.
• In the Land of Whirlpools, Dun wondered whether the Clan Head had received his letter before competing with Zai Tai for braised pork.

Qian Luo and the Mechanical Department completed a communications satellite, and Xun Uzumaki learned that it still needed to be sent into space. He planned to prepare for its launch and visit the people on the moon, while Orochimaru wondered what Xun intended by telling him about immortality.

• Qian Luo told Xun Uzumaki that the communications satellite was complete, and Orochimaru said he had only offered a few suggestions.
• Xun Uzumaki discovered Orochimaru had weakened his seal and reinforced it, warning him to stop trying to escape.
• Qian Luo showed Xun Uzumaki the satellite and explained that its early tests confirmed it could transmit images, sound, and information.
• Qian Luo said the team had delayed building a rocket because they feared people on the moon would shoot it down, and Xun Uzumaki said he would send the satellite up in a few days.
• Xun Uzumaki left using the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Orochimaru wondered whether Xun was seeking immortality.

Danzo ordered the Hyuga Clan to send more shinobi to the battlefield while considering how to build support for his bid to become Hokage. In Kirigakure, Yagura responded to pressure over a huge debt by deciding to target the Water Moon Clan.

• Danzo asked Hiashi to meet privately, but Hiashi kept him outside the Hyuga compound and served him tea there.
• Danzo delivered Hokage-sama's order for the Hyuga Clan to go to the urgent battlefield and then left, thinking about his plans to become Hokage.
• Hiashi wondered why Danzo had singled out the Hyuga Clan and told Hizashi to keep the clan's children under control and send more people to the battlefield.
• Yagura read a letter from the Land of Water's Daimyo's Mansion demanding repayment of more than thirty billion and worried that Kirigakure could not afford it.
• Yagura decided to use the Water Moon Clan as an example, declaring that it had plotted rebellion against his appointment as Mizukage.

After consolidating his rule in Kirigakure, Yagura raised his prestige by denouncing the Third Mizukage and compensating war victims. Xun Uzumaki prepared to take Boss Madara to the moon to install a satellite and visit its Ōtsutsuki inhabitants, planning to bring supplies and encourage them to come to the Land of Whirlpools.

• Yagura arrested the Yuki Clan's rebels, executed its hardliners, and publicly blamed the Third Mizukage for Kirigakure's troubles.
• Yagura distributed the Third Mizukage's embezzled money to war victims' families and promised to protect Kirigakure's heroes.
• Xun Uzumaki decided to take Boss Madara into space after Boss Madara insisted on joining the satellite installation trip.
• Qian Luo confirmed that the satellite was ready and would use solar energy to operate and communicate with the Land of Whirlpools.
• Xun Uzumaki planned to bring food, drinks, and self-balancing scooters as gifts for the moon's Ōtsutsuki, and hoped to persuade some of them to come down.

Keito Ōtsutsuki told Fuma Ōtsutsuki that two people from the Shinobi World had arrived on the moon. Xun Uzumaki tried to befriend the children with candy, but Akito confronted him and Madara, and more Ōtsutsuki approached aggressively.

• Keito Ōtsutsuki reported to Fuma Ōtsutsuki that two people from the Shinobi World had come to the moon.
• Xun Uzumaki offered candy to the Byakugan children, and Chunren and Gakuto eagerly ate it.
• Xun Uzumaki organized the children into a line and offered them more snacks while Madara watched from his wheelchair.
• Akito arrived, recognized Xun Uzumaki and Madara as people from the Shinobi World, and called them filthy humans.
• Xun Uzumaki prepared to explain themselves with their fists when several more figures approached aggressively.

Xun Uzumaki and Boss Madara met the Ōtsutsuki main family after defeating members of its branch family, then accepted an invitation to meet the Clan Head. Meanwhile, Kakashi reflected on his labor and evening classes in the Land of Whirlpools.

• Keito Ōtsutsuki apologized for the branch family's attack and invited Xun Uzumaki and Boss Madara to meet the Clan Head.
• A branch family member demanded the main family destroy the Shinobi World, while Boss Madara dismissed the Ōtsutsuki as inferior and gave one of them a book titled "Guiding Ideology of Communism."
• Xun Uzumaki and Boss Madara went with Keito Ōtsutsuki to visit the main family.
• Kakashi rested from his assigned wood-planing work and wondered how Rin Nohara and Konoha were doing.
• Kakashi recalled the Land of Whirlpools' worker treatment and his evening classes, which he struggled to understand after being punished for failing a test.

Xun Uzumaki met Fuma Ōtsutsuki on the moon and tried to persuade him that a satellite and a new ideology could help bring peace to the Shinobi World. When Fuma doubted his plans, Xun prepared to reveal his true identity to gain the Ōtsutsuki clan’s trust.

• Fuma Ōtsutsuki recognized the newcomers’ Uzumaki and Uchiha Chakra and asked why they had come to the moon.
• Xun Uzumaki said they had come to launch a satellite and explained how it could improve communication and support peace.
• Xun Uzumaki warned that suppressing the branch family’s grievances would lead to conflict, while Boss Madara remained skeptical of his intentions.
• Xun Uzumaki gave Fuma Ōtsutsuki a book titled "Communist Ideology" and urged him to send the branch family to live among ordinary people.
• Fuma Ōtsutsuki rejected the idea of letting an outsider take branch family members to the Shinobi World, so Xun Uzumaki prepared to reveal his true identity.

Xun Uzumaki persuaded Fuma Ōtsutsuki to let him address the divided Ōtsutsuki clan, using his Byakugan to win their attention. He urged the Main Family and Branch Family to visit the Shinobi World and work toward peace, though the Branch Family remained skeptical.

• Xun Uzumaki revealed that he could awaken both the Byakugan and Tenseigan, and Fuma Ōtsutsuki accepted his explanation that the ancestor had granted him the power.
• Fuma Ōtsutsuki agreed to support Xun Uzumaki's effort to persuade the Branch Family and asked to accompany him to the Land of Whirlpools.
• The Ōtsutsuki clans gathered, while the Branch Family Head remained convinced that destroying and rebuilding the Shinobi World was the right path.
• Fuma Ōtsutsuki introduced Xun Uzumaki as a distant relative and invited him to address the clan.
• Xun Uzumaki called on the Ōtsutsuki to visit the Shinobi World and join its people in building peace, freedom, equality, and prosperity.

Xun Uzumaki tried to persuade the Ōtsutsuki clan to give the Shinobi World another chance, but sealed the branch family when they insisted on following Ancestor's True Will. Fuma Ōtsutsuki agreed to take both families to the Shinobi World, while Chōyū remained committed to rebuilding it; Xun then wondered why Madara had stayed silent.

• Xun Uzumaki urged the Ōtsutsuki clan to believe in the Land of Whirlpools and pursue peace in the Shinobi World.
• Chōyū Ōtsutsuki rallied the branch family to follow Ancestor's True Will and rebuild the Shinobi World.
• Xun Uzumaki created Shadow Clones and sealed the branch family, preventing them from mobilizing their Chakra.
• Fuma Ōtsutsuki told the clan that members of the main family would accompany the branch family to the Shinobi World and bring them back safely.
• Chōyū rejected Fuma's hopes for peace through communication and left with the branch family, while the main family watched Xun.
• Xun Uzumaki looked at Madara and wondered why he had remained silent.

Chōyū Ōtsutsuki accepted that the branch family could no longer resist after their Chakra was sealed and began reading a book about communism. In Konoha, Jiraiya refused Hiruzen Sarutobi’s request to become Hokage, while Tsunade remained in the Land of Whirlpools, concerned about the village and its captured ninjas.

• Chōyū Ōtsutsuki told the branch family to prepare to show the main family that the Shinobi World was beyond saving, then opened Guiding Ideology of Communism.
• Jiraiya returned to Konoha, questioned Hiruzen Sarutobi about invading the Land of Whirlpools, and asked what would happen to the captured ninjas.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi said Konoha could not afford the ransom but promised not to let its ninjas suffer, then asked Jiraiya to become Hokage.
• Jiraiya refused to stay in the village, said he would leave after the war, and offered to help at the battlefield the next day.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi wondered whether Tsunade might become Hokage, while Tsunade worried about Konoha and considered asking the Land of Whirlpools’ daimyō to release Shizune and Rin Nohara.

The Uzumaki Clan Head received Yuki Clan civilians from the Land of Water and arranged food and shelter for them. On the moon, Xun Uzumaki finished adjusting a satellite and prepared to return with Fuma Ōtsutsuki, while Dun encountered the Second Elder at a border checkpoint.

• The Land of Water official delivered the Yuki Clan civilians, explaining that Kirigakure had executed their ninja, and the Uzumaki Clan Head ordered the civilians bathed, housed, and fed.
• Shuzen told Tsuchigumo Atsushi and the workers to rebuild the docks at the border checkpoint for higher pay, and Atsushi scolded Zai Tai for not reminding him about a meeting.
• Shuzen and the workers approached a noisy crowd at the checkpoint, where Dun pushed through and recognized the Second Elder.
• Xun Uzumaki finished adjusting the satellite on the moon, said Qian Luo should improve its frequency tuning, and prepared to return to the Shinobi World with Fuma Ōtsutsuki.

Dun explained the Land of Whirlpools’ chakra-sealing rules to the Second Elder, who agreed to comply and see the country for himself. Meanwhile, Xun Uzumaki returned to the moon and found Boss Madara handing out treats to Ōtsutsuki children, especially the girls.

• Dun showed the Whirlpool Police his documents and pulled the Second Elder aside to explain the chakra-sealing rules.
• The Second Elder said the Tsuchigumo Clan had come to investigate because they feared Dun and the others were being held hostage.
• Dun explained that foreign ninja needed their Chakra sealed, while lawful citizens could keep it unsealed, and Zai Tai revealed Dun had been scammed out of the mission funds.
• The Second Elder and the clan members agreed to seal their Chakra and let Dun and Zai Tai show them around the Land of Whirlpools.
• Xun Uzumaki returned to the moon with Fuma Ōtsutsuki and saw Boss Madara giving sweets and pudding to Byakugan children.
• Xun Uzumaki noticed that Boss Madara seemed especially soft toward girls.

Xun Uzumaki successfully tested a communication link between the Land of Whirlpools and Qian Luo, including one-way video, and invited Fuma Ōtsutsuki to join his plans for a more connected Shinobi World. Meanwhile, Zai Tai introduced the Second Elder and an Earth Spider ninja to local foods as they prepared to tour the area.

• Boss Madara asked Xun Uzumaki for snacks, and Xun gave him everything he had before leaving with Fuma Ōtsutsuki to test the satellite.
• Xun Uzumaki explained the chakra-powered base station to Fuma Ōtsutsuki and connected by cellphone with Qian Luo.
• Xun Uzumaki and Qian Luo confirmed that their cellphone call worked clearly, while the receiver crystal showed Qian Luo and Hiruko but could only transmit images one way.
• Xun Uzumaki told Fuma Ōtsutsuki he could get a registered cellphone in the Land of Whirlpools, and Fuma became interested in the life there.
• Zai Tai served tofu pudding, double-skin milk, and Fruit Pudding to the Second Elder and an Earth Spider ninja, while the Second Elder scolded Dun for seeming reluctant to accompany them.

The Third Raikage planned a surprise attack on Konoha while Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo learned that the Tsuchigumo Clan could not be found. The clan had instead joined the Land of Whirlpools under Xun Uzumaki, who promised to protect them and educate their children.

• The Third Raikage learned that Iwagakure would withdraw and Sunagakure wanted priority in researching the Ninja Swords, so he decided to lead a surprise attack on Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Danzo about the Tsuchigumo Clan, and a Root report said that no one could find them.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo concluded that the Tsuchigumo Clan had refused Konoha's alliance and wondered where it had gone.
• Xun Uzumaki welcomed the Tsuchigumo Clan Head to the Land of Whirlpools and explained that the clan's children would receive compulsory education.
• The Tsuchigumo Clan Head pledged that his clan would not betray the Land of Whirlpools, and Xun Uzumaki reassured him that Konoha would be fine.

After the Ninja War ended, Xun Uzumaki considered preparations for the coming changes while Kakashi wondered about the Byakugan users working in the Land of Whirlpools. Mikoto brought Itachi to visit the frail Madara, who feared he would not survive the winter and asked for the family to share a meal; the doorbell rang before the gathering began.

• Might Duy killed the Third Raikage, and Konoha joined Sunagakure and Iwagakure to defeat Kumogakure and end the war.
• Xun Uzumaki read the news, reflected on the Land of Rain's likely fate, and decided it was time to prepare.
• A captive Sand Ninja complained about his treatment, while Kakashi questioned whether the Byakugan users working nearby belonged to the Hyuga Clan.
• Mikoto brought Itachi to visit Madara and told him she wanted the family to gather for the start of winter.
• Madara told Mikoto he might not survive the winter and asked her to bring Tobi back so they could share a meal.
• The doorbell rang as Madara and Mikoto spoke.

On the Land of Whirlpools’ New Year celebration, Kakashi, Orochimaru, Hiruko, and Minato reflected on the country’s prosperity and what it meant for the shinobi world. Minato left the celebration wanting to change Konoha, the Land of Fire, and the entire Shinobi World.

• Families across the Land of Whirlpools shopped for New Year supplies and prepared to celebrate a peaceful, prosperous year.
• Kakashi wandered the festival, looked for Rin Nohara and Shizune, and wondered when Konoha could become as peaceful as the Land of Whirlpools.
• Orochimaru and Hiruko admired the country’s development, and Orochimaru reflected on how teaching its children had changed him.
• Hiruko and Orochimaru headed to a hotpot restaurant, where Orochimaru noticed its Four-Tails-themed name.
• Minato watched the celebrating families and resolved to change Konoha, the Land of Fire, and the entire Shinobi World.