Chapter Summaries

Xun Uzumaki discovered Zicheng, a refugee orphan with no apparent ninja talent, training despite his injuries and encouraged him to persist. Zicheng renewed his determination to become a ninja, while Xun decided the academy would cover his medical expenses.

• Xun Uzumaki learned from the Clan Head that Zicheng was an orphan refugee whom Keita had arranged to attend as an accompanying student despite his lack of ninja talent.
• Keita Uzumaki was caught daydreaming about Yuzu by Uzumaki Kai and resumed training his team.
• Xun Uzumaki watched Zicheng perform intense training despite his injuries and told the Clan Head that the academy would pay for Zicheng’s medical care.
• Zicheng asked Xun how to become a ninja and grow stronger, and Xun advised him to persist and not doubt himself.
• Zicheng vowed never to give up and declared that perseverance was his ninja way.

An Anbu assassination unit entered the Land of Whirlpools to carry out a mission, but a sealing array exposed and trapped them. Xun Uzumaki decided the attackers should be captured for labor and possible ransom, and a voice confronted the trapped unit before it could strike.

• An Anbu captain led four companions toward the Land of Whirlpools and ordered them to kill their targets if they could not rescue them.
• Zimu Uzumaki warned the night patrol to stay alert, and a Whirlpool Ninja learned he would face triple training for complaining.
• The alarm array detected intruders, and Xun Uzumaki woke to handle the attack with Kakuzu.
• Xun Uzumaki told Kakuzu to capture the attackers for roadwork and release them if their village paid ransom.
• The Anbu unit became trapped in the array and prepared to fight, but a voice warned them not to throw their lives away.

Xun Uzumaki captured a group of Kumogakure Anbu and ordered them to undergo ideological education, while discussing Kumogakure’s taijutsu and his own goal of bringing peace to the Shinobi World. Kakuzu quietly accepted that the world had been sick for a long time.

• Xun Uzumaki’s Shadow Clones captured five intruders, and Zimu Uzumaki identified them as Kumogakure Anbu.
• Xun Uzumaki ordered the prisoners to receive nightly moral education, morning reading, and homework.
• Danzo wondered whether Xun Uzumaki had intervened and read a book on social skills to understand why he was unpopular.
• Xun Uzumaki considered trading the prisoners for Kumogakure taijutsu secrets, but Kakuzu said the exchange was unlikely.
• Kakuzu asked Xun Uzumaki about his ideal, and Xun declared that he wanted to bring peace to the Shinobi World.
• Kakuzu left, then acknowledged to himself that the world had been sick for a long time.

After Konoha took Danzo away, Xun Uzumaki reviewed the prisoner camp’s strict lessons and the prisoners’ treatment. The Kamitsuru clan settled into life in the Land of Whirlpools, and Aoba Kamitsuru asked about the children.

• Konoha’s people paid the agreed money and took Danzo away, while Xun Uzumaki learned their leader was the young man with white spiky hair and a short blade.
• Hibiki Uzumaki told Xun that prisoners were resisting Haruya, and Xun ordered that troublemakers be made to copy books.
• Kenji taught prisoners moral sayings and explained to Gama that the lessons were a special edition meant to spread to their villages.
• Aoba Kamitsuru reviewed the Kamitsuru clan’s income, confirmed its taxes were paid, and reminded the clan to obey the law.
• Aoba learned some Kamitsuru clan members had found work as Earth Release ninja, then asked about the children.

Families in the Land of Whirlpools settled into comfortable new lives, while Xun Uzumaki discovered that his parents had moved into a new house without telling him. At the orphanage, he found Kushina trying to feed the children her charred noodles, which she claimed were meant for Zicheng.

• A mother and child enjoyed their comfortable home and looked forward to buying a house of their own.
• Aoba Kamitsuru learned his daughter was happy at the academy and agreed she could bring honey for her new friends.
• Xun Uzumaki visited the orphanage and learned Uzumaki Meiling and his father had bought a house and left him to live independently.
• Kushina tried to make the orphanage children eat her charred noodles, but they fled by pretending they needed to do homework.
• Xun Uzumaki arrived, and Kushina said the noodles were for Zicheng, leaving Xun worried about what they would do to him.

Danzo returned to Konoha and surprised Hiruzen by smiling as he wandered through the village, while Shusei Senju worried about what his return meant. In the Land of Whirlpools, Xun Uzumaki planned to expand trade and textile production before welcoming a figure who emerged from the ground.

• Danzo reflected on Konoha, helped a little girl after she bumped into him, and then went to see Hiruzen when summoned.
• Hiruzen watched Danzo smile through a crystal ball and ordered him to hurry back to work.
• Shusei Senju learned Danzo had returned and worried that Konoha might resume holding his group responsible.
• Xun Uzumaki reviewed Gato’s report on visiting merchants and considered new goods, including mass-produced fabric.
• A figure rose from the ground, and Xun Uzumaki greeted them with relief.

Xun Uzumaki learned that Hiruko had not defected yet, then agreed to meet Madara after demanding a promotion and raise. Meanwhile, Gato showed merchants the planned commercial district, and Xun met Tobi while waiting in Madara’s cave.

• Xun Uzumaki asked Zetsu about Hiruko and Danzo, and Zetsu told him that Madara wanted to see him.
• Xun Uzumaki agreed to go meet Madara but asked whether he would get a promotion and a raise.
• Gato assured skeptical merchants that the Land of Whirlpools’ deserted commercial district would become busy, then led them to a ramen shop for lunch.
• Zetsu brought Xun Uzumaki to Madara’s cave and warned him not to carve marks for his Space-Time Ninjutsu there.
• Tobi emerged to watch Xun Uzumaki, suspected Zetsu of jealousy, and drew Xun’s interest in his abilities.

Xun Uzumaki met Madara Uchiha, agreed to help him pursue peace, and was offered Madara’s Rinnegan. In Konoha, Danzo investigated reports of a Mangekyo-masked man and decided to visit the Uchiha Clan.

• Xun Uzumaki entered Madara Uchiha’s hideout after Tobi refused to leave without Madara’s permission.
• Madara Uchiha explained his belief that the Shinobi World was sick and that gathering all nine tailed beasts could bring true peace.
• Xun Uzumaki agreed to help Madara, who offered him the Rinnegan.
• Danzo learned that the Uchiha Clan Head had restrained his clansmen and that a Mangekyo-masked man had appeared in the Shinobi World.
• Danzo decided to visit the Uchiha Clan to investigate the Mangekyo.

Xun Uzumaki rejected Madara Uchiha’s offer of the Rinnegan, then left to pursue his plans for strengthening the Land of Whirlpools and recruiting useful clans. The chapter ended when a whirlpool ninja reported that two strangers had entered the country.

• Xun Uzumaki refused Madara Uchiha’s eyes, and Madara accepted that he would find another suitable recipient while insisting they continue their goal of starting a Ninja World War.
• Zetsu escorted Xun Uzumaki out of Madara’s cave, where Xun left with the Flying Thunder God Technique and Tobi regretted missing the chance to follow him.
• Xun Uzumaki considered blaming Konoha for the coming chaos and investigating the Uchiha Clan, while also looking for other clans and talent to strengthen the Land of Whirlpools.
• Xun Uzumaki wondered how Gato’s mission and the livestock research were progressing before a whirlpool ninja reported that two strange people had entered the Land of Whirlpools.

Danzo visited the Uchiha Clan while Hiruzen Sarutobi monitored him and ordered an investigation into his strange behavior. In the Land of Whirlpools, Xun Uzumaki chose to observe two newcomers rather than drive them away, then received a summons from the Great Elder.

• Danzo arrived at the Uchiha Clan and asked the gatekeepers to inform their Clan Head that he was visiting.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Danzo smiling in the crystal ball and ordered the Anbu to investigate him and the Elder Council to convene.
• Xun Uzumaki learned that two strangers had arrived in the Land of Whirlpools and ordered Hibiki Uzumaki to have Whirlpool Ninja monitor them and explain the laws.
• Xun Uzumaki considered how the newcomers’ weather-controlling ability might support local industries, then returned to worrying about the Land of Whirlpools’ development.
• Hibiki Uzumaki returned and told Xun Uzumaki that the Great Elder wanted him to come in person.

Danzo visited the Uchiha Clan Head, accepted blame for the Uchiha arrests carried out in his name, and began to explain why he had come. Elsewhere, Yuta and his uncle saw snow falling in one spot, while Xun Uzumaki examined the elders’ strange mechanical glove.

• Danzo confronted the Uchiha Clan Head, who accused him of having recently arrested Uchiha clansmen.
• Danzo realized someone had acted in his name and chose to take the blame for the sake of Konoha’s peace.
• The Uchiha Clan Head said he knew nothing about the Mangekyo wielder or how the Mangekyo was awakened.
• Danzo said he had come for a reason other than asking about the Mangekyo, but the chapter did not reveal it.
• Yuta and his uncle tried to stay hopeful about Yuta’s illness as snow began falling in one isolated spot.
• Xun Uzumaki arrived at the research lab and examined the mechanical glove gathered around by the clan elders.

Xun Uzumaki devised a plan to turn the Land of Whirlpools’ Scientific Ninja Tools into a controlled weapons business under the Akatsuki Organization. Meanwhile, the Uchiha Clan Head wondered whether Danzo’s offer to restore the clan’s place in Konoha’s leadership concealed a conspiracy.

• The Great Elder explained that the prototype glove used three Gold Sand axes and that ordinary metal could reduce its cost at the expense of power and durability.
• Xun Uzumaki proposed selling single-use ninjutsu cards and Chakra Batteries for the gloves, while secretly adding a barrier-triggered shutdown restriction.
• Xun Uzumaki decided the Akatsuki Organization would sell the tools internationally under the name Infinity Gauntlet to help balance the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
• The Uchiha Clan Head recalled how the clan had been pushed away from Konoha’s center of power and suspected Danzo had ulterior motives for asking them to return.
• The Uchiha Clan Head considered asking the clan elders what choice the Uchiha should make.

Xun Uzumaki planned to strengthen the Land of Whirlpools by recruiting clans and promoting Chakra use among civilians, while Zetsu pressed him to provoke a war. In Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Uzumaki Mito for her blood to support a new Jinchuriki sealing method.

• Xun Uzumaki concluded that the Land of Whirlpools needed prosperity and broad Chakra training, and considered having Hiruko develop a way for ordinary people to refine Chakra.
• Xun Uzumaki decided to recruit the Iburi Clan and Chinoike Clan, while planning to manage tensions between the Chinoike and a possible Uchiha Clan arrival through law and education.
• Zetsu urged Xun Uzumaki to provoke a Ninja War for Madara, but Xun proposed waiting until year 32.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Uzumaki Mito that Konoha's new Jinchuriki sealing experiments had failed and asked to use her blood for a proposed solution.
• Uzumaki Mito reacted with alarm as Hiruzen Sarutobi insisted the blood was needed for Konoha's peace and the peace of the Shinobi World.

Xun Uzumaki learned that Danzo was courting the Uchiha and decided the organization needed to act before the Uchiha joined him. Meanwhile, Keita Uzumaki escorted Yu Ping and Yuta around the Land of Whirlpools, where they began to see how its laws protected civilians.

• Zetsu told Xun Uzumaki that Danzo had approached the Uchiha, who seemed inclined to cooperate with him.
• Xun Uzumaki worried the Uchiha might turn against him and resolved to complete the organization's assigned task.
• Keita Uzumaki introduced himself to Yu Ping and Yuta as a security official assigned to monitor their unusual abilities and guide them around the Land of Whirlpools.
• Keita gave Yu Ping and Yuta a booklet of the Land of Whirlpools' laws and explained that minor crimes brought fines or street-cleaning, while serious ones led to labor reform.
• Keita declined an apple offered by a local uncle because accepting gifts while on duty would violate the rules, but agreed to drink water.

Keita Uzumaki showed Yu Ping and Yuta how peacefully civilians and ninjas lived in the Land of Whirlpools, leading them to consider joining. Meanwhile, Xun Uzumaki persuaded the wary Zetsu to accompany him to the Land of Lightning to recruit a clan.

• Keita Uzumaki gave Yuta an apple and explained that the Land of Whirlpools had become a better place under its great leader.
• Yu Ping reflected on the peaceful coexistence of civilians and ninjas and began to consider joining the Land of Whirlpools with Yuta.
• Xun Uzumaki dressed as Lord Shin, while Zetsu repeatedly demanded to know what he intended to do.
• Xun Uzumaki said their organization should become active and that someone else would take the blame for their actions.
• Xun Uzumaki told Zetsu they were going to the Land of Lightning to recruit a clan.

Xun Uzumaki and Zetsu traveled to the Valley of Hell to approach the imprisoned Chinoike Clan, while Xun pretended to be an Uchiha with the Mangekyo. After the Raikage learned of their arrival and ordered the tailed beasts guarded, Xun confronted the Chinoike and demanded to meet their clan head.

• Xun Uzumaki tried to cheer up Zetsu and joked about getting their expenses reimbursed, but Zetsu said the trip had cost nothing.
• Xun and Zetsu entered the Land of Lightning and headed for the Valley of Hell, knowing someone was following them so the Raikage would hear of their arrival.
• An Anbu ninja told the Raikage that two cloaked strangers, one with the Mangekyo, were heading to the Valley of Hell, and the Raikage ordered the tailed beasts secured, especially Blue B.
• Xun and Zetsu argued over what name Xun should use, settling on Shin Uchiha, before a Chinoike youth confronted them at the valley entrance.
• Xun demanded to see the Chinoike Clan Head and threatened to wipe out the clan, prompting a middle-aged man to emerge and ask what he wanted.

Xun Uzumaki revealed his identity to the Chinoike Clan Head and offered to take the Chinoike Clan out of the Valley of Hell in exchange for their loyalty to the Land of Whirlpools. As Xun began arranging their escape, Oyashiro En arrived, and Xun introduced himself to the boy as Madara Uchiha.

• Xun Uzumaki removed his Mangekyo disguise and told the Chinoike Clan Head that he was the eight-year-old daimyo of the Land of Whirlpools.
• Xun offered to rescue the Chinoike Clan from the Valley of Hell, and the Chinoike Clan Head agreed to pledge loyalty to the Land of Whirlpools.
• Xun told the Chinoike Clan Head to gather his people so they could leave in batches, while Zetsu noted that a Chinoike child had arrived.
• Oyashiro En came to check on his father, and Xun stopped the Chinoike Clan Head from sending him away.
• Oyashiro En challenged the masked stranger, and Xun introduced himself as Madara Uchiha.

Xun Uzumaki, posing as Shin Uchiha, provoked Raikage A in Kumogakure and staged a dramatic clash to give Konoha opponents and tarnish its reputation. He and Zetsu escaped with A convinced the masked fighter knew Space-Time Ninjutsu.

• Xun Uzumaki decided to pose as Shin Uchiha and find formidable opponents for Konoha, reflecting on the Second Shinobi World War and the suffering of the Uchiha Clan and Land of Rain.
• Xun Uzumaki and Zetsu waited for Raikage A to arrive in Kumogakure, while Zetsu arranged for a White Zetsu to film their encounter.
• Raikage A confronted the masked Xun Uzumaki, who used Fire Style and Body Flicker to fight him and set the Valley of Hell ablaze.
• Xun Uzumaki prepared to identify himself as Uchiha Shin, but Zetsu interrupted by calling him Lord Shin.
• Xun Uzumaki blocked Raikage A's punch, then signaled Zetsu to pretend they were using Space-Time Ninjutsu and leave.
• Raikage A watched Xun Uzumaki and Zetsu vanish, convinced the masked fighter could use Space-Time Ninjutsu.

Konoha’s leaders discussed the attacks on Iwagakure and the Land of Lightning, while Hiruzen ordered Danzo to monitor the Uchiha Clan despite Danzo’s doubts that they were responsible. In the Land of Whirlpools, Xun Uzumaki discussed future arms dealing with Kakuzu and said they would need new identities when war began.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Utatane Koharu considered whether the attackers were collecting Six Paths Tools and ordered further investigation.
• Hiruzen told Danzo to watch the Uchiha Clan, and Danzo agreed while maintaining that the clan was not responsible for the attacks.
• Kakuzu prepared to handle a loan request from new clients in the Land of Whirlpools, while Xun Uzumaki cautioned him against being harsh with the poor borrowers.
• Xun reminded Kakuzu of a future big business deal and explained that the Land of Whirlpools would sell arms once war began.
• Xun told Kakuzu they would need new identities for the arms business, which he expected to begin within two or three years.

Xun Uzumaki planned to integrate the Chinoike Clan into the Land of Whirlpools’ security system and learned that its first sea-air amphibious vessel was ready for launch. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo worried about Konoha’s ability to contain the Nine-Tails as mysterious Mangekyo users attacked other villages.

• Xun Uzumaki decided to settle the Chinoike Clan by creating a police force and assigning clan members to the Interrogation Division, while also including ordinary people in the force.
• Hibiki Uzumaki reported that the ransomed prisoners were responding well to ideological and moral education.
• Hibiki Uzumaki told Xun Uzumaki that the Research Institute had completed the Shinobi World’s first sea-air amphibious vessel, and Xun Uzumaki went to see its launch.
• In early Konoha Year 30, mysterious attackers with Space-Time Ninjutsu and a Mangekyo struck Iwagakure and Kumogakure, causing villages with Tailed Beasts to tighten security.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi urged Danzo to complete Konoha’s Jinchuriki preparations because Mito could no longer suppress the Nine-Tails, but Danzo said there had been no progress.