Chapter Summaries

Mei Terumi reflected on the mist ninja’s difficult adjustment to life in the Land of Whirlpools, while Yahiko visited Zongxiu to deliver steel and seek help designing a drainage system for the Land of Rain. The chapter ended with Yahiko, Zongxiu, and Mei Terumi going to eat together.

• Mei Terumi considered how the Yuki Clan had integrated into the Land of Whirlpools while some mist ninja complained about their lives and wanted to return to the Land of Water.
• Yahiko reunited with Zongxiu and delivered steel to support construction in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Yahiko explained that the Land of Rain needed new industries and hoped to send children to study in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Yahiko asked Zongxiu to arrange for Master Tazuna to design a drainage system for the Land of Rain, but Zongxiu said Yahiko would have to ask him himself.
• Mei Terumi arrived, introduced herself to Yahiko, and joined him and Zongxiu for a meal.

Yahiko studied the Land of Whirlpools for ways to help the Land of Rain develop, especially by improving drainage and agriculture. Before departing, he promised Zongxiu he would return to the Land of Whirlpools, where he still considered home.

• Yahiko reflected on the Land of Rain’s flooding, limited jobs, and scarce funds, and rejected restoring ninja missions as a way to finance development.
• Yahiko told Zongxiu that Master Tazuna had agreed to visit the Land of Rain with academy teachers and students to inspect its schools and construction.
• Zongxiu told Yahiko about greenhouse cultivation at Master Yuta’s experimental base, and Yahiko planned to visit his uncle to learn about it.
• Zongxiu asked Yahiko about romance with the Fifth Mizukage and whether Konan and Nagato might get together, but Yahiko said he had other concerns and regarded them as younger siblings.
• Zongxiu asked whether Yahiko would come back, and Yahiko promised that he would because his home and family were in the Land of Whirlpools.

Zongxiu reflected on the Land of Whirlpools’ changing system as the Land of Rain fleet departed, while Mei Terumi wondered about the future. The five great countries completed their reforms through different methods, leaving the Shinobi World in an era of overall peace with localized conflict.

• Zongxiu told Mei Terumi that Yahiko would not defect from the Land of Whirlpools because it was his home, then sent her back to work.
• In late August, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, released Shukaku in the Land of Wind’s capital and forced the daimyo to sign the Land of Wind Constitution, but unrest continued afterward.
• In early September, the Third Tsuchikage led Iwagakure ninja to seize the Daimyo’s Mansion and force the daimyo of the Land of Earth to sign the Land of Earth Constitution, establishing a government shared by ninja and nobles.
• The Fourth Raikage abandoned his plan to use Killer B against the Land of Lightning’s daimyo and sought a safer way to complete reforms, blaming the Land of Whirlpools for profiting from the conflict.
• In late October, Kumogakure used an airship to capture the daimyo of the Land of Lightning and make him sign the Land of Lightning Constitution in front of the Raikage Building.

A hungry, ostracized young Jinchuriki from Kumogakure discovered a tofu pudding shop run by a kind elderly woman. After the woman comforted her and spoke casually about petting Tailed Beasts, the girl wondered if Grandma was a peerless expert.

• The little girl struggled to afford food while enduring the villagers’ fear and disgust because she contained the Two-Tails.
• She smelled tofu pudding at a new shop from the Land of Whirlpools but hesitated to buy any because it was expensive.
• The elderly shop owner noticed the girl, gave her a bowl of tofu pudding, and comforted her when she admitted everyone called her a monster.
• The elderly woman said she had petted the Four-Tails and Three-Tails before, leaving the girl stunned and asking if Grandma was a peerless expert.

Grandma Sang welcomed the Two-Tails jinchūriki into her tofu pudding shop despite angry customers, and the girl found a kind place to eat. In the Land of Whirlpools, Xun Uzumaki heard that overseas trade and businesses were expanding before asking about Chakra Centers in other countries.

• Grandma Sang defended the Two-Tails jinchūriki when a customer demanded she be thrown out, and she insisted the girl stay and eat.
• Most customers left the shop, but Grandma Sang comforted the girl and invited her to return, asking to pet the Two-Tails once the girl could control it.
• Xun Uzumaki asked Hibiki Uzumaki about exports and learned that trade had increased severalfold and businesses were opening branches abroad.
• Hibiki Uzumaki reported that Grandma Sang's tofu pudding shop was among the businesses expanding overseas, alongside other brands and new ventures.
• Xun Uzumaki told Hibiki Uzumaki to handle routine business matters without reporting every detail and asked how the Chakra Centers in other countries were doing.

More than half a year after the changes across the Shinobi World, most countries recovered through trade and cooperation between civilians and shinobi, while the Land of Water and Land of Lightning struggled to catch up. The Land of Wind remained mired in worsening turmoil, leaving its citizens with even less trust in the Fourth Kazekage.

• The Land of Fire and Land of Earth advanced quickly as shinobi took up administrative and production roles, while most nations joined the Ninja Trade Organization and improved living conditions.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Water established shinobi schools and promoted patriotic education, but faced scarce teachers, weak scientific knowledge, and a worsening budget deficit.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Water lifted his import ban after the Ninja Trade Organization condemned it, then blamed a civilian-led boycott for protecting domestic producers.
• The Fourth Raikage kept the Land of Lightning stable as it pursued the other countries' development.
• The Land of Wind suffered continuing unrest, economic hardship, and water shortages, further weakening citizens' trust in the Fourth Kazekage.

Rasa struggled with the Land of Wind’s poverty and questioned whether ending the war had been a mistake. Yakushi proposed trading the One-Tail to the Land of Whirlpools for aid, and they considered asking Chiyo to help secure the deal.

• Rasa lamented that the Land of Wind and Sunagakure lacked money and that he faced public criticism after ending the war.
• Yakushi suggested seeking help from the Land of Whirlpools, and Rasa questioned why it would assist them.
• Yakushi proposed using the One-Tail as a bargaining chip, arguing that the Land of Wind could trade it for economic, technical, and military support.
• Rasa demanded an explanation, then considered the proposal after Yakushi outlined possible terms for an agreement.
• Yakushi suggested asking Chiyo for help because Qian Luo, a former Sunagakure lord and Chiyo’s son, led the Physics and Mechanical Academy.

Xun Uzumaki and the Land of Whirlpools’ leaders agreed to form an alliance with the Land of Wind, establishing terms that would guide future alliances. The treaty set plans for resolving the Land of Wind’s unrest and environmental problems, while Kakuzu struggled with the discovery that money could be printed.

• Xun Uzumaki considered the Land of Wind’s request for an alliance despite disliking the Fourth Kazekage, and called the Land of Whirlpools’ leaders to discuss it.
• Xun Uzumaki and the leaders agreed to form the alliance and drafted a treaty based on mutual respect, non-aggression, non-interference, equality, and peaceful coexistence.
• The treaty tasked the Land of Whirlpools with resolving the Land of Wind’s domestic turmoil and proposing solutions to soil erosion, desertification, and water shortages.
• The treaty treated the One-Tail as purchased for thirty billion Whirlpool Gold, as the Land of Whirlpools promoted its currency as a replacement for silver.
• Kakuzu lost interest in earning money after learning that currency could be printed, shut himself in his room, and ignored Xun Uzumaki’s explanations about limits on money issuance.

Xun Uzumaki arranged the Land of Wind alliance terms and planned how the Land of Whirlpools would profit from stabilizing the country. He also considered secretly obtaining the Seven-Tails’ Chakra, while Black Zetsu and White Zetsu worried about his intentions and hoped Lady Kaguya would defeat him.

• The Land of Wind envoys accepted the revised alliance contract, received the One-Tail, and left with engineers from the Land of Whirlpools.
• Xun Uzumaki planned to use the Land of Wind’s funds for jobs, food, road construction, tree planting, and a water deal with the Land of Rain.
• Xun Uzumaki noted that the Land of Whirlpools had obtained the Chakra of every tailed beast except the Seven-Tails and considered visiting Takigakure in secret.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu discussed whether to cooperate with Xun Uzumaki and whether he would release Lady Kaguya.
• Black Zetsu declared that Lady Kaguya would avenge him, while White Zetsu warned that Xun Uzumaki might be able to defeat her.

Xun Uzumaki spoke with Hagoromo’s Chakra and learned why Kaguya had waited for him, what Hagoromo knew about Black Zetsu, and how to break the seal on the moon. Hagoromo gave Xun a wisp of blue smoke and asked him to restore Qianmu Zi as he prepared to awaken Kaguya.

• Hagoromo told Xun that Kaguya had endured a thousand years of loneliness while waiting for him to appear.
• Hagoromo explained that he had foreseen the future through Space-Time Ninjutsu and had allowed Black Zetsu’s schemes to continue so history would stay on course.
• Hagoromo said his and Hamura’s forms were only Chakra they had left behind and explained that reversing Yin and Yang power would break the moon’s seal, though the moon would fall apart.
• Xun promised to speak to Kaguya about Hagoromo and Hamura when he awakened her.
• Hagoromo gave Xun a wisp of blue smoke and asked him to find a way to restore Qianmu Zi, who had cared for him and Hamura.

Nagato, Obito, and Konan waited on the cleared moon for Brother Xun, while Nagato revealed that he would represent the Land of Whirlpools in receiving envoys from the Land of Fire. Obito schemed to join the delegation so he could see Rin Nohara, and the chapter ended with the trio still wondering why Brother Xun had summoned them.

• Obito asked Nagato why Brother Xun had sent the Ōtsutsuki clan away and summoned them to the moon, but Nagato said they should simply follow orders.
• Nagato told Obito that Rin Nohara was listed among the coming Land of Fire envoys and that he would serve as their chief ambassador.
• Obito begged Nagato to make him deputy ambassador and catered to him with a breeze, iced fruit juice, and snacks.
• Konan warned Obito that she would tell Brother Xun he was slacking if he kept talking nonsense, then wondered why Brother Xun had cleared the moon.
• Nagato speculated that Brother Xun might be building a hidden house for a beauty, while Konan dismissed the idea and waited for orders.

Xun Uzumaki released Kaguya from the Ten-Tails on the moon while his allies guarded the Shinobi World from falling debris. Kaguya appeared, and Black Zetsu rushed toward her, eager for revenge.

• Xun Uzumaki gathered powerful allies on the moon and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Xun forced the tailed-beast Chakra into the statue, turning it into the Ten-Tails.
• Xun used Planetary Devastation: Reverse Release, cracking the moon and sending debris toward the Shinobi World.
• Ōtsutsuki Fu and Minato noticed the moon cracking, and countries across the Shinobi World mobilized their shinobi.
• Xun waited as the Ten-Tails shrank, then Kaguya appeared before him.
• Black Zetsu hurried toward Kaguya while Nagato and the others continued dealing with the falling debris.

After the Moon Shattering Incident, Xun Uzumaki claimed credit for saving the Shinobi World and used warnings of future alien attacks to recruit dozens of countries into the Shinobi World Peacekeeping Force. Nagato spoke with Itachi, who revealed that Xun’s household was still producing strange lights and sounds, while Itachi took Sasuke and Naruko out to play.

• People across the Shinobi World speculated that Xun had saved them when the moon shattered, and Xun confirmed their suspicions while warning that aliens would return with a larger force.
• Xun invited countries to join the Shinobi World Peacekeeping Force, and media criticism prompted the remaining countries to send troops as well.
• Nagato asked Itachi whether Xun was doing well, and Itachi said he had seen Xun’s red, swollen knees after Xun claimed he had fallen.
• Itachi explained that their mothers had told him to take Sasuke and Naruko out to play, so Nagato urged them to enjoy themselves.
• A burst of crackling and multicolored light came from Xun’s house, and Nagato assumed Xun was experimenting with ninjutsu.

Itachi took Sasuke and Naruko out to play and remembered his affection for Grandpa Madara, while Fugaku and Natsuhi Star talked about their coming child. The children continued on their way, and Fugaku and Natsuhi Star returned to the clan grounds discussing whether they wanted a boy or a girl.

• Itachi wondered why Obito and Nagato had asked about his father and guessed that his parents were hiding their affection from the children.
• Itachi remembered Grandpa Madara, the gift around his neck, and his promise to become the strongest ninja as he walked with Sasuke and Naruko carrying roast chicken legs.
• Fugaku and Natsuhi Star met the children, and Itachi gently reminded Natsuhi Star that either a boy or a girl would be family.
• Fugaku recalled that Director Madara loved roast chicken coated in garlic chili sauce and had once scolded him for neglecting the clan members' studies.
• Itachi chose to spend the day playing with Sasuke and Naruko rather than visit the Uchiha side, and Fugaku told the children to seek the police or signal him if they faced danger.
• Fugaku and Natsuhi Star walked back toward the clan grounds, agreeing that they would love their child whether it was a boy or a girl.

Itachi took Sasuke and Naruko around the Land of Whirlpools, reflecting on his duty to protect the peaceful country his father had helped build. They visited Nonō and Kabuto at the hospital, where Itachi gave Kabuto a drumstick and discussed his academy progress with Nonō.

• Itachi remembered the Land of Whirlpools’ poverty and resolved to help protect its people in the future.
• Itachi took Sasuke and Naruko to visit Nonō and Kabuto at the hospital.
• Nonō encouraged Kabuto to go outside and play, and they talked about the glasses she treasured as a gift.
• Naruko offered Nonō a drumstick, while Itachi gave another to Kabuto.
• Itachi told Nonō he would stay at the academy for another year and praised his father’s accomplishments.

Black Zetsu tracked down Tobi and used his positions as president of the News Agency and director of the Intelligence Bureau to have him seized on suspicion of aiding overseas anti-government forces. As Tobi was dragged away, Black Zetsu planned to confront him further, while a White Zetsu warned that Prince Xun might find out.

• Black Zetsu confronted Tobi at his home, and Tobi protested that breaking in was illegal.
• Black Zetsu told Tobi he was Prince Xun’s son, leaving Tobi confused about how the world and their family ties had changed.
• Black Zetsu claimed he suspected Tobi of connections to overseas anti-government forces and showed his credentials as director of the Intelligence Bureau.
• White Zetsu clones seized and gagged Tobi as he protested that he was being framed and demanded to see Prince Xun.
• Black Zetsu told a worried White Zetsu that he was only scaring Tobi, then vowed to make him pay for hiding.

Itachi took Sasuke and Naruko home after their visit to the hospital, turning down their request to ride the Three-Tails. Meanwhile, Xun Uzumaki visited the Research Institute to meet Director Hiruzen and Qian Luo about important business.

• Itachi planned to give Kabuto biological equipment when Kabuto started school and considered joining the professors' research projects during his final year at the Academy.
• Itachi refused Sasuke and Naruko's request to ride the Three-Tails and carried the sleepy Naruko home while Sasuke walked beside him.
• Qian Luo told Xun Uzumaki that the biomechanical project had encountered difficulties and that he had come to the Research Institute to help.
• Xun Uzumaki told Qian Luo he had come to see Director Hiruzen, then took a cup of tea and headed inside to discuss important business.

Xun Uzumaki discussed the Shinobi World Village Project with Hiruko and Qian Luo, whose research had stalled at creating a shared virtual world. He promised to provide a dangerous world-spanning ninjutsu for them to study, then asked how their cloning research was progressing.

• Xun Uzumaki reflected on Kakuzu's aimless retirement after he had achieved his lifelong goal of making money.
• Xun Uzumaki asked Hiruko and Qian Luo about their research into using the Divine Tree to create a virtual world, and they explained they could not yet make people enter and leave a shared Genjutsu freely.
• Hiruko proposed using the moon as a relay station, but the researchers could not project the virtual world down from it.
• Xun Uzumaki told them he would provide a powerful world-spanning ninjutsu for them to study, though he warned that it had dangerous limitations.
• Xun Uzumaki asked Hiruko how the research on cloning technology was going.

Minato Namikaze struggled to bring the Land of Fire up to the Land of Whirlpools’ technological and educational level, while the Land of Whirlpools continued expanding its space program and attracting tourists. As July began, its bustling season also marked graduation season.

• The Land of Whirlpools began openly constructing a space station, and Minato Namikaze learned from Orochimaru that its Daimyo dreamed of exploring the stars and the sea.
• Minato Namikaze convened Land of Fire leaders to discuss future goals, but most opposed pursuing space exploration, and the meeting ended in a quarrel.
• Minato Namikaze weighed the Land of Fire’s limited education budget and lack of moon-travel methods, then considered asking the Land of Earth to help with its Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique.
• Minato Namikaze had Orochimaru research airships as the Land of Fire tried to catch up with the Land of Whirlpools’ advanced technology.
• In July, tourists from across the nations flocked to the Land of Whirlpools’ Three-Tails Seaside Amusement Park and traveled on the nations’ airships.
• The Land of Whirlpools entered its busy tourist season, which also brought graduation season.

Uzumaki Itachi graduated from the academy after delivering a speech and reflecting on his school days, while Izumi encouraged him and slipped him a candy. As Itachi said goodbye to the academy and promised Grandpa Madara he would become an outstanding ninja, Madara appeared and gave him the milk candy he had promised.

• Izumi remembered growing close to Itachi and encouraged him before his graduation speech, giving him a candy to calm his nerves.
• The Uzumaki Clan Head announced plans for a new institution of higher learning on the Branch Continent, then introduced Uzumaki Itachi as the graduate representative.
• Itachi gave an emotional speech thanking his academy, teachers, classmates, and parents before the principal announced the graduating students.
• After the ceremony, Itachi walked through the academy alone and told the statue of Grandpa Madara that he had graduated and would become an outstanding ninja.
• Madara appeared behind Itachi, congratulated him, and tossed him the milk candy he had promised.