Chapter Summaries

Jingū Kiraku returned to the Land of Rain and announced its victory over Konoha, rallying the people with a triumphant speech. He then used Paper Release: The People's Will to cut through the clouds and bring sunlight to the village, inspiring Konan, Nagato, and Yahiko.

• Jingū Kiraku entered the village on a grand paper-crafted throne as the citizens gathered to welcome him as their king.
• Jingū Kiraku reminded the people of the Land of Fire's invasion and declared that the Land of Rain had defeated Konoha's forces, captured many elites, and taken its advisory elder prisoner.
• The citizens of the Land of Rain cheered their victory as Jingū Kiraku formed the People's Will from paper and sent its enormous sword into the sky.
• Jingū Kiraku's sword split the clouds, revealing blue sky and sunlight to the people of the Land of Rain.
• Konan savored the sunlight, Nagato admired Jingū Kiraku's power, and Yahiko told Nagato that they would become powerful like their teacher.

After defeating Danzo Shimura and the Konoha forces, Jingū Kiraku gained the Rain Tyrant title and visited the imprisoned Danzo to negotiate. He demanded Konoha surrender, withdraw from the Land of Rain, and pay enormous reparations, but Danzo rejected the terms.

• Jingū Kiraku received A-rank Wind Release ninjutsu and the Rain Tyrant title, whose skill Monarch's Might intimidated enemies.
• Erika reported that Danzo Shimura had awakened, and Jingū Kiraku went to the dungeon to meet him.
• Jingū Kiraku dismissed the guards and told Danzo he would spare him only if he proved valuable.
• Jingū Kiraku demanded Konoha withdraw from the Land of Rain, surrender, pay five billion ryō, cede territory, and hand over techniques.
• Danzo Shimura interrupted Jingū Kiraku and declared the demands impossible.

Jingū Kiraku rejected Danzo’s response to his demands and ordered his people to wear down the captive elder while Konoha faced mounting pressure. Two days later, Akimichi Torifu arrived in Amegakure with a new delegation, where hostile civilians and guards reminded his shinobi of their defeat before they met Kiraku.

• Danzo refused Jingū Kiraku’s demands, and Kiraku left him in the cell after reminding him that Konoha had taught the Land of Rain to be ruthless.
• Erika asked what they should do with Danzo, and Kiraku told her to wear him down while predicting that Konoha would eventually negotiate.
• Erika informed Kiraku two days later that Akimichi Torifu was leading a new Konoha delegation to Amegakure.
• Akimichi Torifu and his shinobi endured the hatred of Amegakure’s civilians, including children pelting them with rotten eggs, as they walked through the village.
• Amemura escorted the delegation to the Conference Room, where Akimichi Torifu met Jingū Kiraku and studied the young leader who had defeated Danzo’s forces.

Jingū Kiraku rejected Konoha’s peace proposal and demanded severe concessions, then used his Overbearing Aura to knock out the accompanying Chunin. Akimichi Torifu recovered from the pressure, and Jingū Kiraku pressed him for a response to the agreement.

• Akimichi Torifu offered Konoha’s proposal to release its captured ninjas, withdraw from the Land of Rain, pay five hundred million ryo, and sign a peace treaty.
• Jingū Kiraku rejected the proposal and presented demands that included Konoha’s surrender, fifty billion ryo in reparations, secret techniques, and territory.
• A Konoha ninja denounced the demands, prompting Jingū Kiraku to unleash his Overbearing Aura and make the accompanying Chunin collapse.
• Akimichi Torifu resisted the pressure and learned from Jingū Kiraku that the others had only fainted temporarily.
• Jingū Kiraku asked Akimichi Torifu what he thought of the reconciliation agreement.

Jingū Kiraku kept Konoha’s negotiator Akimichi Torifu separated from the captive Danzo while pressing for greater concessions. After Angkor Fortress was repaired, Jingū Kiraku ordered a show of force at the Land of Fire’s border, where Amemura and Sada Asuka began an aerial exercise over Ironwood Town.

• Jingū Kiraku allowed Akimichi Torifu to inspect the wounded Danzo, then prevented the two Konoha shinobi from speaking privately.
• Akimichi Torifu raised Konoha’s offer to one and a half billion ryō and secret techniques, but Jingū Kiraku judged it insufficient.
• Erika reported that Angkor Fortress had received preliminary repairs and could fly again.
• Jingū Kiraku ordered the Aerial Fortress to approach the Land of Fire’s border and conduct an aerial exercise.
• Amemura and Sada Asuka arrived above Ironwood Town, lowered the fortress’s altitude, and prepared to begin the exercise.

Sky Ninja and Hidden Rain Village forces attacked Ironwood Town, a Konoha supply stronghold, under Asuka’s command. Asuka fired the Aerial Fortress’s Zero Tails Super Energy Cannon at the town, leaving its fate uncertain.

• Konoha ninja at Ironwood Town worried about Danzo’s defeat and the village’s worsening war situation.
• Sky Ninja aircraft launched a surprise bombing raid on the Konoha camp, while Hidden Rain Village poison gas spread across the battlefield.
• Konoha ninja tried to shelter underground, but an Aerial Fortress bearing the Rain flag appeared overhead.
• Asuka ordered the airspace cleared and activated the Zero Tails Super Energy Cannon.
• The fortress fired a colossal energy beam that swept Ironwood Town away.

Jingū Kiraku tested Zero Tails’ strengthened energy cannon by destroying Ironwood Town, alarming the Land of Fire’s nobles and increasing pressure on Konoha to end the war with the Hidden Rain Village. Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Torifu to make concessions and seek peace within three days.

• Jingū Kiraku’s Paper Clone observed that Zero Tails’ energy cannon had grown stronger after its trip to the Land of Rain, and he considered obtaining its revival secret from Konoha.
• Jingū Kiraku completed the Tailed Beast Deterrence Plan and received a reward that would increase anti-war sentiment in the Five Great Nations by 50%.
• News of Ironwood Town’s destruction spread through the Land of Fire, where nobles feared Zero Tails and urged the Daimyo to end the war.
• The Daimyo sent Hiruzen Sarutobi a letter demanding reconciliation with the Hidden Rain Village as soon as possible.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Koharu Utatane that Konoha could not keep fighting, then ordered Torifu to make concessions and try to end the war within three days.

After the Sky Ninja joined the Land of Rain and Hidden Rain Village demonstrated the Zero Tails’ destructive power, Akimichi Torifu resumed negotiations with Jingū Kiraku and accepted Konoha’s major concessions. Jingū Kiraku insisted on the western Land of Fire, and Torifu finally conceded by accepting his historical claim.

• Akimichi Torifu learned that the Sky Ninja had joined the Land of Rain and that Hidden Rain Village had used the Zero Tails to destroy Ironwood Town, so he ordered negotiations to resume.
• Torifu offered to provide Konoha’s secret techniques except for clan core techniques, proposed reducing compensation from five billion ryō to three billion, and asked Hidden Rain Village to reconsider its territorial demand.
• Jingū Kiraku refused to reduce the five-billion-ryō compensation but offered payment in installments or through the sale of Konoha’s companies and mining rights.
• Torifu agreed that Konoha would pay the full five billion ryō, then again asked Jingū Kiraku to reconsider taking the western territory.
• Jingū Kiraku claimed that the western Land of Fire had belonged to the Land of Rain since before the Warring States Period, and Torifu bowed his head and accepted the claim.

The Rain-Fire War ended with Konoha accepting major territorial and financial concessions, and Hidden Rain Village celebrated its victory. Jingū Kiraku visited a weakened Danzo in the dungeon and offered him a chance, but had not yet explained what it was.

• Konoha and Hidden Rain Village finalized a peace agreement that gave Hidden Rain Village seven towns, reparations, and other concessions in exchange for releasing Danzo and Konoha's ninjas and ending attacks on the Land of Fire.
• Jingū Kiraku considered the new territory's value and decided Hidden Rain Village should focus on developing it before expanding further.
• Jingū Kiraku's water drip torture left Danzo increasingly disoriented and hallucinating over four days.
• Jingū Kiraku entered Danzo's cell, praised his endurance, and said he could give him a chance.

Jingū Kiraku negotiated with Danzo for Hashirama Senju’s original cells and Sharingan, leaving with an agreement for four pairs of Three-Tomoe and two pairs of Two-Tomoe eyes. He planned to use the deal and the information he had leaked to intensify Danzo’s conflict with the Uchiha Clan and potentially divide Konoha.

• Jingū Kiraku demanded Hashirama Cells and ten pairs of Three-Tomoe Sharingan from Danzo.
• Danzo questioned Kiraku’s motives and bargained down the Sharingan demand.
• Danzo agreed to provide Hashirama’s original cells, four pairs of Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and two pairs of Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Kiraku left Danzo imprisoned, confident the Sharingan would strengthen him and his leaked information would draw Danzo into collecting eyes.
• Kiraku planned to fuel Danzo’s hostility toward the Uchiha and push Konoha toward division.

Konoha and Hidden Rain Village finalized their reconciliation, and Danzo was released before heading to the northern front. Hidden Rain celebrated Konoha’s surrender after the Rain Country Daily announced its terms, while Danzo vowed to return and Chiyo considered how Sunagakure could exploit Konoha’s weakness.

• Akimichi Torifu told Danzo that Konoha’s forces were holding steady in the west and south, but Kumogakure was advancing in the north and Hiruzen had gone to the front.
• Danzo asked for two Medical Ninja and immediately left to join the front lines.
• Jingū Kiraku told Erika to release the first issue of the Rain Country Daily, which announced Konoha’s surrender and the compensation and territory it had conceded.
• Hidden Rain villagers celebrated the news, while Danzo looked back at the village and vowed, “I will definitely return!”
• Chiyo read the newspaper and decided Sunagakure should crush Konoha and seize territory from the Land of Fire.

The Third Lightning Shadow and Dodai discussed Konoha’s surrender and the growing alliance between Kumogakure and Hidden Rain Village. Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya then launched a surprise attack on Kumogakure’s camp, where the Third Lightning Shadow returned to battle against Hiruzen.

• The Third Lightning Shadow and Dodai learned from the newspaper that Konoha had surrendered to Hidden Rain Village and discussed the benefits of cooperating with Jingū Kiraku.
• The Third Lightning Shadow proposed establishing a newspaper agency in Kumogakure after recognizing the value of Hidden Rain Village’s publicity campaign.
• Konoha’s forces attacked the camp, and Hiruzen Sarutobi broke through Kumogakure’s defenses and knocked the Third Lightning Shadow into a hill.
• Dodai used Lava Release: Lava Flow River against the advancing Konoha shinobi, but Hiruzen countered with Water Release: Water Formation Wall.
• Jiraiya summoned Gama Hiro, which crashed into Kumogakure’s formation and began tearing through the camp.
• The Third Lightning Shadow charged at Gama Hiro, but Hiruzen intercepted him, and the two clashed again.

Jingū Kiraku used the Land of Rain’s brief peace to begin developing its culture and prepare to govern the newly recovered New Eastern Region. He assigned Erika to oversee the region with Asuka’s help and planned to use the Loyalty Statue’s effects to secure its residents’ loyalty.

• Jingū Kiraku declared the day Konoha surrendered Independence Day, raising the Land of Rain’s Culture Value production and unlocking the Monument building.
• Jingū Kiraku gave Amemura the Monument blueprint and ordered him to begin construction.
• Jingū Kiraku asked Amemura and Erika how they would manage the New Eastern Region, and Erika warned that she might not be strong enough to handle it alone.
• Jingū Kiraku assigned Asuka to assist Erika and trusted Angkor Fortress to deter resistance in the region.
• Jingū Kiraku planned to convert the statues on the Aerial Fortress into Loyalty Statues so their effects could strengthen troops and increase residents’ loyalty.
• Erika accepted the assignment and promised Jingū Kiraku she would not disappoint him.

Erika arrived in the New Eastern District and began organizing its administration with Asuka's cooperation. She ordered Angkor Fortress modified to display Jingū Kiraku's statue and arranged to borrow Asuka's ninjas to help govern the region.

• Erika marveled at the fertile plains of the New Eastern District before leading several dozen Amegakure Ninja toward Ironwood Town.
• Flying Ninja spotted Erika's group, reported their arrival, and escorted them to Angkor Fortress.
• Asuka welcomed Erika, who gave him a blueprint to replace the fortress's statues with an image of Jingū Kiraku.
• Asuka summoned his subordinates and craftsmen to begin modifying the fortress.
• Erika told Asuka she would temporarily manage the New Eastern District and asked to borrow ninjas, and Asuka agreed to provide as many as she needed.

Erika secured Asuka’s agreement to assign two hundred elite ninja to her, while Jingū Kiraku chose new technologies to support Hidden Rain Village’s development. He unlocked Mathematics, Construction, and Ninja Tool Forging, leaving Shipbuilding and other tempting technologies for later.

• Erika asked Asuka to assign two hundred people to her, and he agreed to select the most elite and best-equipped ninja.
• Jingū Kiraku reviewed Hidden Rain Village’s Technology Tree and found that its 1,560 Technology Value could unlock only three of the available technologies.
• Jingū Kiraku considered Shipbuilding as a way to reach the Land of Rivers but postponed the plan because advancing toward a fleet would cost too much.
• Jingū Kiraku chose Mathematics, Construction, and Ninja Tool Forging to strengthen education, infrastructure, and prosthetic development.
• Jingū Kiraku unlocked the three technologies.

Jingū Kiraku presented Amemura with a sweeping plan to establish ordinary schools and a Ninja School in Hidden Rain Village. He insisted on a nine-year education system that would protect children’s mental health and ensure they understood what they were fighting for.

• Jingū Kiraku told Amemura he wanted to reform the village’s education system and establish both a Ninja School and ordinary schools.
• Jingū Kiraku outlined three years of Basic Education for all children, followed by ninja training for those with talent and professional studies for those without.
• Amemura worried that the longer education system would worsen the village’s shortage of ninja.
• Jingū Kiraku refused to shorten the nine-year program and emphasized mental health education so Hidden Rain Village’s children would not become machines that only knew killing.

Jingū Kiraku proposed reforms to Hidden Rain Village’s education and military, including psychological evaluations and salaried professional ninjas. He also planned to fund the rebuilt village by collecting taxes, defying the Daimyo’s authority.

• Jingū Kiraku showed Amemura a survey revealing that more than half of war-exposed ninjas suffered from battlefield syndrome.
• Jingū Kiraku proposed adding psychological assessments to ninja graduation exams and tasked Amemura with organizing schools and courses.
• Jingū Kiraku announced plans to place ninjas under unified Military Area management and replace mission payments with fixed salaries.
• Amemura recognized that the reforms could greatly improve ninja training but would impose heavy costs during the village’s reconstruction.
• Jingū Kiraku said Hidden Rain Village would eventually collect taxes after rebuilding and clearing out bandits, and challenged the Daimyo to confront him if he objected.

Jingū Kiraku reorganized Hidden Rain Village’s forces and launched an ambitious program to build a military base and schools. As construction began, Yahiko and Nagato discussed the reforms and looked forward to attending the Ninja School.

• Jingū Kiraku ordered sweeping reforms, and Amemura pledged to follow his commands.
• Hidden Rain Village divided its forces into four units: the Aerial Strike Unit, Shinobi Unit, Soldier Support Unit, and a planned naval fleet.
• Jingū Kiraku named the great inland lake Rain Sea and began building a large military base and two schools.
• Yahiko and Nagato joined the construction work and discussed the reforms, with Nagato wondering how Jingū Kiraku would fund them.
• Yahiko eagerly anticipated learning ninjutsu at the Ninja School, and Nagato warned him that it would also teach politics and psychological counseling.

Jingū Kiraku used Spirit Paper Technique to create paper creatures and transport systems that sped up construction across Hidden Rain Village. Yahiko and Nagato saw his work as an example of how ninjutsu could serve the people, and Yahiko vowed to become like his teacher.

• Jingū Kiraku noticed that construction in the village was slow and realized paper constructs could help the workers.
• Jingū Kiraku created Paper Birds, Paper Cows, and Paper Apes to carry materials, and Yahiko demonstrated their usefulness to the wary workers.
• Jingū Kiraku identified transportation as the main bottleneck and built paper tracks and cargo carts for the Paper Cows to pull.
• The paper creatures and carts helped workers move supplies more efficiently, while workers continued handling delicate tasks.
• Yahiko and Nagato praised Jingū Kiraku’s approach, and Yahiko vowed to study ninjutsu and become like his teacher.

After a breakthrough, Watanabe developed a new prosthetic arm powered by the Chakra stored in spirit paper and brought it to Niijima for testing. Niijima shattered a boulder with it and imagined the Land of Rain’s Steel Torrent sweeping across the ninja world.

• After dreaming about steel patterns converging on Jingū Kiraku’s spirit paper, Watanabe woke and worked through the next day on a new prosthetic arm.
• Three months after construction began, the military base opened to its first ninjas, including Niijima, commander of the Prosthetic Armament Unit.
• Watanabe brought Niijima the newly developed prosthetic arm and asked him to test it.
• Niijima fitted the arm and discovered he could power it only with Chakra stored in its spirit paper, not his own Chakra.
• Niijima punched a boulder apart with the new arm and pictured the Land of Rain’s Steel Torrent sweeping across the ninja world.