Chapter Summaries

Xun Uzumaki organized refugee care and preparations in the Land of Whirlpools while Shika Nara suspected its regular charcoal came from a natural coal mine. The Uzumaki clan elders celebrated their first furnace’s completion, though they still needed to solve temperature control and power storage.

• Refugees received tents, food, clothing, and charcoal, while a boy mourned his brother who had starved to death on the road.
• Shika Nara examined the regular charcoal, suspected the Land of Whirlpools had found a coal mine, and added the suspicion to his report to the Hokage.
• Xun Uzumaki ordered escorts for the first refugee group, care for the orphans, and medical study for Yakushi Nonō.
• Xun Uzumaki instructed his ninja to prepare for Konoha’s response and patrol the refugee tents overnight.
• The Uzumaki clan elders celebrated successfully carving a furnace, but the Great Elder noted they still lacked temperature control and Chakra storage.

Xun Uzumaki sent refugees toward the Land of Whirlpools and promised Yakushi Nonō that it would offer a better life. As the Whirlpool ninjas continued recruiting, Hiruzen Sarutobi investigated their possible ties to Sunagakure, while Shika Nara kept watch because Konoha’s compensation dispute remained unresolved.

• The refugees boarded ships for the Land of Whirlpools, and Xun Uzumaki reassured Yakushi Nonō that life there would be good and that she might become a ninja.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Konoha to stop its efforts to introduce criminals into the village and told an Anbu ninja to investigate the Land of Whirlpools’ connections to Sunagakure.
• After the first group departed, Xun Uzumaki sent Whirlpool ninjas to recruit more refugees and relied on Konoha’s reputation to help persuade them.
• Shika Nara ordered several Konoha jōnin to follow the recruiting Whirlpool ninjas while waiting for orders and the unresolved compensation issue to be settled.

An Uzushiogakure ninja and a Konohagakure ninja offered displaced refugees food, lodging, and work in the Land of Whirlpools. After the Konoha shinobi apologized for the suffering caused by war, the refugees agreed to go and see the job opportunity.

• The Uzushiogakure ninja approached frightened refugees and assured them that he meant no harm.
• An elderly refugee asked for food, and the Uzushiogakure ninja offered jobs with three meals a day and food and lodging provided.
• A refugee pointed out that their homes were gone, and the Uzushiogakure ninja apologized to them on Konoha's behalf.
• The Konohagakure ninja also apologized on Konoha's behalf, surprising both the refugees and the Uzushiogakure ninja.
• An elder persuaded the refugees to go see the Land of Whirlpools, and the Uzushiogakure ninja silently felt relieved that his mission was complete.

Danzo ordered Root to stop attacking the Land of Whirlpools while continuing to watch it, and Xun Uzumaki prepared to bring refugees into the country and travel to Konoha. The chapter left Xun considering how to organize work for the refugees.

• Danzo ordered Root to send money to Hiruzen, monitor the Land of Whirlpools without acting, and retrieve Root's dead for interrogation.
• Xun Uzumaki decided to keep Danzo alive for now, reasoning that Danzo's schemes weakened Konoha and gave other villages a chance to catch up.
• Uzumaki Kai reported that the Whirlpool ninja had returned with refugees who feared and distrusted ninja, and Xun told him to build their trust gradually.
• Xun ordered his people not to recruit anyone suited for Konoha and said he and Kai would travel to Konoha together.
• Xun told Kai to seal the Chakra of prospective recruits and make their circumstances clear, then considered assigning work to the refugees.

The Land of Whirlpools prepared to receive its first group of refugees, organizing their washing, medical checks, and housing. After the refugees arrived, the Clan Head learned that Prince Xun wanted a particular girl to study Medical Ninjutsu.

• Whirlpool ninjas instructed civilian squad leaders to distribute clothes, arrange baths and medical care, assign housing, and protect the newcomers.
• On the ship, Keita reassured the orphan Zicheng that he would find work and encouraged him to dream beyond having enough to eat.
• The refugees arrived and disembarked in an orderly manner as the Land of Whirlpools' citizens watched them with sympathy.
• The Clan Head received the arriving ninjas' report and asked after Prince Xun, then learned that Prince Xun had requested special arrangements for a girl he cared about.
• The Clan Head was told to arrange for the girl to study Medical Ninjutsu.

In the Land of Whirlpools, clan leaders managed labor shortages, refugees received permits and work assignments, and Mei arranged care for thirteen orphans, including medical training for a blond girl at Xun’s request. Meanwhile, Xun Uzumaki and Jie traveled toward Konoha, where an explosion interrupted their escort’s warning just outside the village.

• An Uzumaki worker complained that Xiangxi had not assigned enough people to the coal-burning squad, but the Clan Head told him to follow Xiangxi’s arrangements.
• Anshouji gave refugees temporary residence permits and explained their tree-moving work, evaluations, and prospects for becoming citizens.
• Mei Uzumaki received thirteen orphans and agreed to arrange Medical Ninja training for a blond girl at Xun’s request.
• Xun Uzumaki and Jie traveled with a Konoha ninja toward Konoha after Xun finished settling the refugee recruitment.
• A loud bang interrupted the Konoha Chunin as he began warning them about entering Konoha’s surroundings.

Xun Uzumaki discovered that the hidden attackers were members of the Jōshūryū clan seeking revenge on Konoha, and tried to recruit them for the Land of Whirlpools. After the Konoha ninja fled, he persuaded the clan to withdraw and left them a recruitment flyer.

• A hidden attack knocked down a Konoha Chunin, while Xun Uzumaki recognized a bee as a clue to the attackers.
• Xun Uzumaki identified the attackers as the Jōshūryū clan and told Uzumaki Kai to find them without hurting anyone.
• The Konoha jōnin warned Xun Uzumaki to retreat, then fled with the Chunin as an attack struck near Xun and Kai.
• Xun Uzumaki evaded the Bee Senbon Technique with the Flying Thunder God Technique and told the Jōshūryū clan they had mistaken him for Konoha.
• Xun Uzumaki left a recruitment flyer for the Jōshūryū clan, and the Jōshūryū Clan Head ordered his people to withdraw and retrieve it.

Xun Uzumaki and Uzumaki Jie escaped the Jōshūryū clan’s ambush and returned toward Konoha, while Hiruzen Sarutobi considered how to handle Danzo’s pressure on the Senju Clan. Hiruzen left Danzo to deal with the unauthorized Senju ninja, warning him not to go too far against their teacher’s clan.

• Xun Uzumaki led Uzumaki Jie away from the Jōshūryū clan and decided not to pursue Konoha’s retreating jonin or publicize their betrayal.
• Konoha Anbu met Xun Uzumaki and Uzumaki Jie, and a Konoha jonin claimed he had gone to fetch reinforcements before escorting them back to the village.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi worried about the approaching representative from the Land of Whirlpools and summoned Danzo.
• Hiruzen told Danzo that the Senju Clan Head and Koharu had complained about his actions against the clan.
• Danzo demanded that the Senju Clan hand over the ninja who had gone to the Land of Whirlpools without authorization, and Hiruzen allowed him to handle the matter while warning him to remember the Senju Clan’s ties to their teacher.

The Senju Clan Head refused to surrender clan members despite recognizing that the Hokage was using the clan to intimidate the village’s other clans. Meanwhile, Anshouji told refugee worker Ping that he could pursue citizenship in the Land of Whirlpools, leaving Ping eager to seize the opportunity.

• Shusen Senju offered to take responsibility for the clan members, but the Senju Clan Head explained that the Hokage was targeting the Senju to control the village’s clans.
• The Senju Clan Head refused to hand over his people and told Shusen Senju to keep the clan members from causing further trouble.
• A clansman reported that Anbu had arrived demanding the offenders, and that Tsunade had returned; the Clan Head ordered that she not be told about the matter.
• Anshouji announced that his refugee work team had earned an Outstanding Work Team rating, prompting the workers to celebrate.
• Anshouji told Ping that his diligence had earned him an opportunity to apply for citizenship in the Land of Whirlpools, and Ping eagerly agreed to work toward it.

Xun Uzumaki and Uzumaki Kai arrived in Konoha, where the gate guards tested Xun's temperament before letting them enter. Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered surveillance, while Uzumaki Mito decided to meet the young Kage and learn what he intended for the Uzumaki Clan.

• Xun Uzumaki stopped Uzumaki Kai from reacting angrily when a Konoha guard said he needed permission for them to enter.
• The gate guards apologized and admitted Xun Uzumaki and his companions into Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Anbu to monitor the visitors from the Land of Whirlpools and report their actions.
• Uzumaki Mito reflected on her ties to the Uzumaki Clan and decided to meet its current Kage.

Kakuzu arrived in the Land of Whirlpools and considered the possibility of peace, while Zimu ordered precautions against the powerful stranger. Unaware of the danger, Xun Uzumaki toured Konoha with Jie as Hiruzen Sarutobi investigated a mysterious second Anbu team and learned that Mito wanted to meet the Uzumaki Clan members.

• Kakuzu watched the Land of Whirlpools being rebuilt and reconsidered his disappointment after seeing a recruitment letter and imagining a peaceful future.
• Zimu learned that a powerful person was spying nearby and ordered the Whirlpool Ninja to notify the Clan Head and elders and prepare an evacuation.
• Xun Uzumaki toured Konoha with Jie, admired its shops, and insisted they try Ichiraku Ramen.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that the visiting Whirlpool Ninja were eating ramen and that an unrecognized Anbu team was monitoring them, so he ordered the teams watched.
• A Konoha jonin told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Mito wanted to meet the Uzumaki Clan members.

Xun Uzumaki met Uzumaki Mito, who acknowledged Konoha’s failure to protect the Land of Whirlpools and explained that the Senju Clan had sent limited aid. Mito then asked whether Xun knew why she had summoned him, leaving the Nine-Tails matter unresolved.

• A Konoha Anbu escorted Xun Uzumaki to the Senju estate while Uzumaki Kai was kept apart.
• Uzumaki Mito welcomed Xun and asked how the Land of Whirlpools was recovering after the war.
• Xun Uzumaki cautiously denied that the Uzumaki Clan hated Konoha, despite its resentment over Konoha’s inaction.
• Uzumaki Mito admitted Konoha had wronged the Land of Whirlpools and said the Senju Clan had sent what support it could.
• Uzumaki Mito asked Xun Uzumaki whether he knew why she had summoned him.

Xun Uzumaki refused to let the Uzumaki Clan become Jinchuriki and gave Uzumaki Mito a flawed sealing technique that supposedly let ordinary people contain tailed beasts. Mito agreed to speak with the Hokage and asked what Konoha would have to pay for the technique.

• Xun Uzumaki rejected Mito's suggestion that the Uzumaki Clan take Kurama, saying the clan would never become Jinchuriki.
• Mito asked whether an alliance between Konoha and the Land of Whirlpools would change his decision, but Xun remained distrustful of Konoha's leaders.
• Xun presented a sealing technique he claimed could let ordinary people become Jinchuriki and said other villages already had it.
• Mito recognized that the technique merely strengthened the seal and relied on ordinary people surviving the tailed beast's chakra.
• Xun insisted that the Uzumaki Clan would never become Jinchuriki again, and Mito agreed to speak with the Hokage and asked what Konoha should pay for the technique.

Xun Uzumaki negotiated with Shusei Senju, who refused to move the Senju Clan from Konoha under normal circumstances. Xun then asked to be introduced to the Uchiha Clan and left to recruit people, while Shusei noticed a kunai hidden beneath the seat.

• Xun Uzumaki met Shusei Senju and discussed the Senju Clan's difficulties in Konoha.
• Shusei said the Senju Clan would not betray Konoha under normal circumstances.
• Xun Uzumaki asked Shusei to introduce him to the Uchiha Clan.
• Shusei assigned Wen to take Xun Uzumaki to the Uchiha Clan.
• After Xun left, Shusei found a kunai beneath the cushion and remarked that Xun was not as foolish as a seven-year-old child.

Xun Uzumaki reached the Uchiha Clan's compound with help from Mikoto Uchiha and hoped to discuss the future of the Land of Whirlpools. After Mikoto hurried away, he was left wandering the Uchiha residence alone.

• Senju Wen left Xun Uzumaki near the Uchiha Clan's territory, and Xun got lost in the forest.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi heard that Xun had met with the Senju Clan Head and wondered what the Senju Clan was planning.
• Mikoto Uchiha found Xun and asked why he was going to the Uchiha Clan; he said he wanted to discuss the future.
• Mikoto brought Xun into the Uchiha residence, where he recognized her name and warned her about raising a future child well.
• Mikoto blushed and hurried away, leaving Xun to wander the Uchiha residence on his own.

Xun Uzumaki got lost in the Uchiha compound and met the young Fugaku Uchiha, whom he tried to recruit by handing him a letter. After Fugaku deflected the kunai carrying it, Xun vanished with space-time ninjutsu, leaving Fugaku stunned and unsure who he was.

• Xun Uzumaki wandered around the Uchiha compound after Mikoto Uchiha left him behind, while Mikoto worried that he had gotten lost.
• Fugaku Uchiha found Xun and questioned who had brought him into the compound, but Xun refused to name Mikoto and asked to meet the clan head.
• Xun learned Fugaku's identity and warned him to guide his children carefully, hinting at a future family tragedy.
• Xun introduced himself as Xun Uzumaki and gave Fugaku a recruitment letter tied to a kunai.
• Fugaku knocked the kunai aside, and Xun used space-time ninjutsu to disappear, leaving Fugaku shocked.

Xun Uzumaki finished his business with the Uchiha and met the young Minato Namikaze training in the woods. He encouraged Minato’s dream of becoming Hokage and offered him a gift.

• Fugaku Uchiha found a Flying Thunder God Kunai and a Land of Whirlpools Membership Guide after Xun Uzumaki vanished.
• The Uchiha Clan Head learned that an Uzumaki child had used Space-Time Ninjutsu and ordered Fugaku to hide the guide and tell no one.
• Xun Uzumaki and Uzumaki Kai prepared to leave Konoha and complained about being watched by Anbu.
• Xun Uzumaki approached a blond boy training intensely and warned him that neglecting nutrition could harm his body.
• The boy introduced himself as Minato Namikaze and said he would become Hokage.
• Xun Uzumaki told Minato he believed in him and said he had a gift for him.

Hiruzen ordered Minato Namikaze brought in after learning Xun Uzumaki gave him a Chakra extraction scroll. In the Land of Whirlpools, refugees arrived and Kakuzu struggled to fund urgent supplies; Minato later discovered a hidden instruction on his scroll and decided to investigate.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Anbu to bring Minato Namikaze to him after hearing that Xun Uzumaki had given him a Chakra extraction scroll.
• The Uzumaki Clan Head received the final batch of refugee records and confirmed the newcomers’ Chakra had been sealed and the laws explained.
• Gato pressed Kakuzu for more money to buy supplies, and Kakuzu approved slower deliveries to prevent shortages and unrest.
• Kakuzu recorded the Land of Whirlpools’ borrowing from him and reviewed more requests for funding.
• Minato Namikaze found the scroll’s hidden instruction directing him to a spot behind a tree and decided to go look.

Xun Uzumaki traveled toward the Land of Whirlpools while wondering why Zetsu had not recruited him, then sensed an approaching acquaintance and told Uzumaki Kai to go on ahead. In the Land of Whirlpools, Kyo Uzumaki supervised workers building cement houses and promised them drinks after their shift.

• Xun Uzumaki complained that Zetsu had not invited him to join the Shinobi World Peacekeeping Force and criticized the Akatsuki Organization's methods.
• Xun Uzumaki sensed someone nearby, sent Uzumaki Kai ahead, and called for the hidden visitor to come out.
• Kyo Uzumaki urged the workers to finish their construction quota and showed them the approval slip for drinks after work.
• Kyo Uzumaki ordered Tazuna and the Earth Release shinobi to make the foundations solid and asked Tazuna to prevent mistakes.
• Tazuna asked Kyo Uzumaki why they were building two-story cement houses.

Xun Uzumaki formally established the Republic of the Land of Whirlpools and declared that its people would govern and build its future. In Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi defended sending Danzo to represent the village and faced questions about the Senju Clan.

• Xun Uzumaki addressed the gathered citizens, recalling the war and the sacrifices that had kept the Land of Whirlpools alive.
• Xun declared the Republic of the Land of Whirlpools established, and the crowd cheered as he called the people the masters of the nation.
• Uzumaki Kushina, Uzumaki Kanko, and Yakushi Nonō watched Xun's speech excitedly.
• Xun announced plans to create government ministries, including foreign affairs, science and technology, food, and land and resources.
• In Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi told Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura that he had sent Danzo to represent Konoha at the ceremony.
• Hiruzen told Utatane Koharu that he had no plans to act against the Senju Clan.