Chapter Summaries

After the Uzumaki Clan survived a battle with Kirigakure, Xun Uzumaki proposed sharing the Jinchuriki-creating Sealing Jutsu to protect the Land of Whirlpools from future attacks. The Great Elder accepted Xun’s reasoning and put the clan and land under his direction.

• The Great Elder checked Xun Uzumaki after his powerful ninjutsu backlash and warned him not to use the technique again.
• The Great Elder revealed that the Three-Tails had been sealed, and Xun considered claiming it in the future.
• Xun decided that the Uzumaki Clan should share its Jinchuriki-creating Sealing Jutsu to reduce the risk of other villages targeting them.
• The clan elders objected, but the Great Elder asked Xun to justify giving away the technique.
• Xun argued that sharing the Sealing Jutsu would strengthen the Uzumaki Clan and the Land of Whirlpools, and the Great Elder agreed to follow his orders.

Xun Uzumaki persuaded the elders that sharing Sealing Jutsu with the other villages could free the Land of Whirlpools from becoming a target for Jinchuriki. He planned to distribute an adapted version in stages, leaving Konoha until after the war.

• The Great Elder explained that the other villages had targeted the Uzumaki Clan because they wanted Jinchuriki, and the elders accepted Xun Uzumaki's leadership.
• Xun Uzumaki proposed modifying the Eight Trigrams Sealing Jutsu so other villages could seal tailed beasts and create Jinchuriki.
• The Great Elder agreed the sealing technique could be modified through experiments, despite the risks to test subjects.
• Xun Uzumaki ordered that half the Sealing Jutsu go to every village except Konoha, with Kirigakure's portion going to the Yuki Clan.
• Xun Uzumaki said the remaining half should be delivered after the war by strong forces, and reflected that Hozuki Gengetsu should follow the plot and perish alongside the Tsuchikage.

Kirigakure’s leaders argued over the disastrous losses from Hozuki Gengetsu’s campaign in the Land of Whirlpools as anti-war sentiment grew. They agreed to send shinobi to gather intelligence, while factions maneuvered over the Mizukage’s position and the losses remained unresolved.

• After ships returned with reports of heavy casualties, Kirigakure’s anti-war sentiment intensified and the village’s leaders met to discuss the damage.
• The Yuki Clan Head revealed that more than a hundred large vessels had been lost, while Kensho tried to defend Hozuki Gengetsu’s campaign and urged the leaders to wait for more information.
• Kaguya Shuta asked what would happen if Kirigakure failed to destroy the Land of Whirlpools, prompting the leaders to consider preparing for defeat.
• The Yuki Clan Head pointed out that only one ship remained to carry intelligence or reinforcements, and Kaguya Shuta suggested asking the daimyo for another fleet.
• Kensho proposed sending shinobi to the Land of Whirlpools to gather intelligence, and the other leaders agreed to wait for their report.

After suffering heavy losses in the Land of Whirlpools, Hozuki Gengetsu ordered Kirigakure to withdraw and negotiate, insisting that they recover the Three-Tails. Uzumaki Kai sent teams to deliver incomplete sealing scrolls to other villages as the Land of Whirlpools prepared for peace, while Xun Uzumaki waited for negotiations and planned to speak with the Three-Tails.

• Hozuki Gengetsu accepted that his demoralized forces could not keep fighting and ordered a withdrawal and negotiations with the Land of Whirlpools.
• Hozuki Gengetsu insisted that Kirigakure must get the Three-Tails back, while his assistant recognized how difficult that would be.
• Uzumaki Kai sent teams of young experts to deliver incomplete sealing scrolls to the various ninja villages and warned them to abandon their scrolls if necessary.
• Uzumaki Kai reflected that the Uzumaki Clan would have to rely on itself now that its homeland had survived the war.
• Xun Uzumaki waited for Hozuki Gengetsu to send negotiators and planned to talk with the Three-Tails.

Xun Uzumaki visited the sealed Three-Tails, Isobu, to build rapport, then left despite Isobu's pleas for company. Back outside, Xun dismissed the elders' worries and ordered Uzumaki Kai to bring Gato so he could arrange food and supplies for the Land of Whirlpools.

• Xun Uzumaki entered the Three-Tails' seal and faced Isobu's anger over being captured.
• Xun named Isobu and the other Tailed Beasts, then teased Isobu about the Nine-Tails bullying him.
• Xun tried to leave, and Isobu begged him to stay and talk, but Xun departed.
• Xun reassured the clan elders that he had only been curious about the Tailed Beast.
• Xun ordered Uzumaki Kai to find Gato so Gato could travel to the Land of Fire and buy supplies for the Land of Whirlpools.

Xun Uzumaki tasked Gato with secretly buying enough food, clothing, and tents to sustain the Land of Whirlpools through winter, while keeping the country’s identity hidden. As Gato prepared to gather supplies, Xun reflected on the power struggle between shinobi villages and their nations, including Asuma Sarutobi’s 35 million ryo bounty.

• Xun Uzumaki ordered Gato to prioritize winter necessities and keep the Land of Whirlpools’ name secret.
• Xun told Gato to stockpile supplies for more than four hundred thousand people, and Gato decided to buy them in batches across the five great nations under a false identity.
• Xun considered how the Land of Whirlpools could fund its war effort more easily than Kirigakure, which depended on its daimyo for money.
• Xun speculated that the daimyo of the Land of Fire had helped place the bounty on Asuma Sarutobi after the Twelve Guardian Ninja were wiped out.
• Xun concluded that shinobi villages and nations had become rivals for power rather than partners in preserving peace.

Xun Uzumaki considered plans to strengthen the Land of Whirlpools through universal ninja education, productive work for ninjas, and a degree-like rank system, but decided those reforms had to wait until the country was secure. After Kirigakure requested negotiations, he scheduled them for two days later so his forces could complete their missions and improve the Land of Whirlpools' bargaining position.

• Xun Uzumaki reasoned that a unified, prosperous Land of Whirlpools would need more ninjas and proposed education, civilian careers, and research roles for them.
• Xun Uzumaki planned to classify ninja ranks as academic degrees, but decided the country first needed stronger defenses and better living standards.
• A whirlpool ninja told Xun Uzumaki that the mist ninja had requested negotiations.
• Xun Uzumaki scheduled the negotiations for two days later and planned to seek compensation for the Land of Whirlpools' war losses.
• Xun Uzumaki left to speak with the Senju Clan.

Uzumaki Xun prepared for negotiations with Kirigakure and considered how to recruit the Senju Clan, while his teams carried out missions across the other ninja villages. The chapter ended as he asked the hesitant Senju what they thought of Konoha.

• A whirlpool ninja team reached a waterfall in the Land of Falls and debated how to deliver Sealing Jutsu to Takigakure safely.
• Yūma proposed disguising the team as Konoha ninja, and Ryōta agreed that the plan might work.
• Xun Uzumaki expected his teams to have reached their assigned villages and had also tasked the Takigakure team with recruiting Kakuzu as the Land of Whirlpools' future financial manager.
• Xun asked the clan elders to attend postwar negotiations with Kirigakure in two days and told them to dress more stylishly.
• Xun noticed the Senju Clan's hesitation about joining him and asked Shusen Senju what they thought of the current Konoha.

Xun Uzumaki tried to persuade Shusen Senju to send a branch of the Senju Clan to the Land of Whirlpools for safety, but Shusen could not decide without consulting his clan. Meanwhile, Hozuki Gengetsu prepared Kirigakure for negotiations with the Land of Whirlpools after its defeat.

• Xun Uzumaki asked Shusen Senju what he thought of Konoha, but Shusen affirmed the Senju Clan's loyalty to the village.
• Xun Uzumaki warned Shusen that the Senju Clan might be implicated by Konoha and urged it to send a branch to the Land of Whirlpools.
• Shusen Senju said he could not make that decision himself, and Xun Uzumaki told him he would return to Konoha to hear the clan's answer.
• Hozuki Gengetsu asked how the Uzumaki Clan had responded and worried that Kirigakure would face severe demands after losing the war.
• The Mizukage's Assistant blamed Konoha for Kirigakure's predicament, and Hozuki Gengetsu ordered preparations for negotiations while insisting the village maintain its bottom line.

Whirlpool ninjas offered Iwagakure an improved Jinchuriki Sealing Jutsu in exchange for a deal, but the Stone Ninja threatened them and referred the proposal to the Tsuchikage. Two days later, Xun Uzumaki prepared to negotiate with Kirigakure, with his family and the clan elders leaving the terms to him.

• A Stone Ninja at Iwagakure's gate dismissed the Whirlpool ninjas' request to discuss a deal with the Tsuchikage.
• The Whirlpool leader offered an improved Sealing Jutsu that supposedly let even ordinary people become Jinchuriki, prompting the Stone Ninja to surround the delegation and demand the technique.
• The Whirlpool leader said the delegation carried only half of the Sealing Jutsu and that the other half would be given only if Iwagakure accepted the Land of Whirlpools' terms.
• The Stone Ninja leader ordered his team to watch the Whirlpool delegation while he went to seek the Tsuchikage's instructions.
• Two days later, Xun Uzumaki got ready for negotiations with Kirigakure as his father, the Clan Head, and the clan elders left the terms to him.

Xun Uzumaki delayed peace talks with Kirigakure while pressing for greater concessions, and Hozuki Gengetsu warned that Konoha would deal with the Whirlpool Ninja if they did not arrive soon.

• Xun Uzumaki had the Great Elder make a sealing barrier to keep mosquitoes out, then argued that a portable version could be sold to help the Uzumaki Clan prosper.
• Xun Uzumaki told his clan to eat breakfast before meeting Kirigakure and hoped Iwagakure would pressure Kirigakure while securing the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique.
• Hozuki Gengetsu grew furious when the Whirlpool Ninja said Xun Uzumaki was still eating breakfast and claimed no meeting time had been set.
• The Mizukage's Assistant calmed the mist ninja and confirmed Kirigakure had prepared its negotiation terms and contacted Konoha about compensation.
• Hozuki Gengetsu ordered a messenger to demand that the Whirlpool Ninja come quickly, threatening to have Konoha deal with them personally.

Xun Uzumaki dismissed Kirigakure’s threats and prepared to negotiate over the Three-Tails after finishing a meal with the Uzumaki elders. The Senju Clan agreed to follow his orders, leaving them poised to face Kirigakure’s representatives.

• Xun Uzumaki argued that Konoha would avoid open conflict with the Land of Whirlpools and ordered the ninja to make Kirigakure wait until the meal was over.
• Xun Uzumaki discussed using prestige to obtain cooking tutorials from the System, then shared ramen with his family and clan elders.
• Hozuki Gengetsu chose to wait for Xun Uzumaki rather than send another notice, intending to see what the young leader could do.
• Xun Uzumaki reassured the Great Elder that no further preparations were needed and planned to involve the Senju Clan in shouldering the blame.
• Shusen Senju told his clansmen to follow the Uzumaki Clan’s orders and said he would apologize to the Hokage later.
• The representatives of the Land of Whirlpools arrived.

Xun Uzumaki and the Uzumaki Clan Head met Hozuki Gengetsu to negotiate over Kirigakure’s defeat and the Three-Tails. The chapter ended with Xun rejecting Kirigakure’s demands as the Clan Head read a treaty that treated Kirigakure as the victor.

• Hozuki Gengetsu eyed the arriving Uzumaki representatives and focused on the seven-year-old Xun Uzumaki, whom he considered a dangerous Kage-level threat.
• Xun Uzumaki sat down, leaving the Clan Head to handle the negotiations, and reasoned that selling the Three-Tails would help the Land of Whirlpools buy food and supplies for winter.
• The Uzumaki Clan Head apologized for their late arrival by saying Prince Xun had eaten breakfast slowly, angering Hozuki Gengetsu.
• Hozuki Gengetsu had his Mizukage's Assistant hand the Clan Head Kirigakure’s proposed compensation treaty while he watched Xun.
• The Clan Head found the treaty demanded that the Land of Whirlpools return the Three-Tails, compensate Kirigakure for its fleet losses, protect Land of Water shinobi, and accept other terms.
• Xun Uzumaki laughed in anger at the demands and recognized that Kirigakure was using its standing as one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages to pressure them.

The Land of Whirlpools demanded payment from Kirigakure to return the Three-Tails, while Xun Uzumaki backed the Clan Head during tense postwar negotiations. Kirigakure offered only one-third of the price, and Xun suggested keeping the tailed beast instead.

• The Whirlpool Ninja used Shadow Clones to support the Clan Head, who rejected Hozuki Gengetsu’s pressure and declared that the Land of Whirlpools feared no war.
• The Mizukage’s Assistant asked the Clan Head to state the Land of Whirlpools’ terms, and the Clan Head presented a single condition.
• The Clan Head insisted that the Three-Tails was in the Land of Whirlpools’ possession when the Mizukage’s Assistant argued that it belonged to Kirigakure.
• Hozuki Gengetsu refused the condition and offered to pay only one-third of the demanded amount.
• Xun Uzumaki urged the Clan Head to stop negotiating and suggested keeping the Three-Tails as his pet.

Xun Uzumaki’s demand to keep the Three-Tails as a pet stalled negotiations with Kirigakure, while his plan to pressure the Land of Water began to take effect. Kirigakure learned that Iwagakure had advanced on its border, and a Water Moon ninja reported finding Uzumaki ninja as Konoha received word of the new conflict.

• Xun Uzumaki mocked Hozuki Gengetsu’s warning about the Three-Tails, and the Uzumaki Clan Head ended negotiations by insisting it remain Xun’s pet.
• Xun told the daimyo that Kirigakure would agree once the team’s mission to pressure the Land of Water succeeded.
• A Kirigakure jonin reported that the Tsuchikage and Stone Ninja were advancing toward Kirigakure’s encampment, prompting Kensho to order a fleet to deliver news to the Mizukage at full speed.
• A Water Moon ninja privately told Lord Jouei that they had found whirlpool ninja.
• Konoha received news that the Tsuchikage had suddenly started a war against the mist ninja.

Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Mu had led Iwagakure forces across Kirigakure’s border and ordered an investigation while Xun Uzumaki waited for Kirigakure to seek the Land of Whirlpools’ help. Xun told the Clan Head to keep citizens in underground shelters for a few more days, expecting the crisis to force Hozuki Gengetsu to accept their conditions.

• An Anbu jonin interrupted Hiruzen Sarutobi while his Scrying Jutsu showed him peeping into a women’s bathhouse, then reported that the Tsuchikage had crossed Kirigakure’s border with a large force.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Anbu to investigate the reason for Iwagakure’s move, summoned Danzo for a meeting, and asked for an update from the Land of Whirlpools battlefield.
• Xun Uzumaki predicted that Hozuki Gengetsu would soon agree to the Land of Whirlpools’ conditions when Mu’s advance made Kirigakure’s position desperate.
• Xun Uzumaki told the Clan Head to keep citizens in underground shelters for a few more days because they had nowhere safe to settle and might need to retreat.
• The Clan Head said he was worried about Kushina, and Xun Uzumaki smiled as he reflected on having changed her fate.

Xun Uzumaki reflected on family relationships before learning that the ninja he had sent out had returned, though some had died. In Konoha, Shika Nara heard that whirlpool ninja and Anbu were fighting nearby and told his team to stay out of it.

• Xun Uzumaki compared his loving parents with Gaara’s cruel upbringing and concluded that family harmony mattered.
• Xun Uzumaki overheard Mei Uzumaki scolding Ri Uzumaki, then left them to avoid taking sides.
• A whirlpool ninja told Xun Uzumaki that all the ninja sent on missions had returned, and Xun Uzumaki learned there had been casualties.
• Xun Uzumaki ordered the ninja to take him to the returning mission group, hoping the war would soon end.
• Shika Nara learned that whirlpool ninja had appeared and begun fighting with Anbu, then told his team not to investigate.

Xun Uzumaki’s shinobi returned with the techniques they had secured, but he learned that Konoha’s Anbu had killed four of them during their escape. As Kirigakure faced a crisis on its border with the Land of Earth, Hozuki Gengetsu agreed to Xun’s terms, but the village had no ships to reach negotiations.

• Twelve of the sixteen shinobi returned to Xun Uzumaki with the promised techniques, and he learned that Konoha’s Anbu had killed the four who were lost.
• Xun vowed that the Land of Whirlpools would grow stronger and eventually make Konoha pay for the deaths.
• A Kirigakure jonin reported that the Tsuchikage had brought a large force to the Land of Water’s border, prompting the Mizukage’s Assistant to call an emergency meeting.
• The Uzumaki Clan Head and elders comforted Xun, backed his plans, and promised that the Land of Whirlpools would settle its score with Konoha.
• Kirigakure requested negotiations, and Hozuki Gengetsu accepted the Land of Whirlpools’ terms, offering to pay with the Hozuki Clan’s money.
• Kirigakure’s officials realized they had no ships to reach the negotiations.

After securing Kirigakure’s repayment and the Three-Tails, Xun Uzumaki declared the war over and began organizing the Land of Whirlpools’ recovery. The shelter’s residents celebrated, mourned their losses, and Kushina chose to stay and watch over them for now.

• Hozuki Gengetsu signed the repayment terms, promised to deliver the money within three days, and received the sealing scroll containing the Three-Tails.
• Xun Uzumaki told Uzumaki Kai that the war was over and ordered him to inform the shelter’s residents and gather the remaining food for collective distribution.
• Whirlpool ninja announced the Land of Whirlpools’ victory to the shelter, prompting the residents to celebrate and ask about their loved ones.
• Biwen Uzumaki reassured his grandmother that he was safe, then told worried civilians that some people had died in the war.
• Uzumaki Kai told Kushina that Xun had asked her to visit him, but Kushina decided to stay at the shelter until later.

As winter began, Xun Uzumaki organized the Uzumaki Clan to prepare housing, food, and fuel for refugees arriving in the Land of Whirlpools. He arranged work relief and children’s education, then left the clan to build houses and produce charcoal before the snow worsened.

• Xun Uzumaki told the Uzumaki Clan’s higher-ups to build sturdy, windproof shelters before the snowfall grew heavier.
• Xun Uzumaki ordered ninjas to help civilians fell trees and work for food, while exempting people unable to work and offering children optional ninja education.
• Xun Uzumaki assigned Zimu Uzumaki to organize the civilians and told Jie to gather food through fishing and hunting.
• Xun Uzumaki asked the system about cement and charcoal, then exchanged ten thousand prestige for a charcoal-making method.
• Xun Uzumaki gave the charcoal method to a jonin and ordered Fire Release, Wind Release, and Earth Release ninjas to begin production.