Chapter Summaries

Kisame and Zabuza reunited and discovered they had both joined Makoto after being moved by his bizarre Will of Fire. A chat-group argument about the Uchiha Sharingan escalated into Madara, Izuna, Fugaku, and Minato attacking Hiruzen, while Hashirama warned that Konoha had been destroyed again.

• Jiraiya backed away from Kisame as Kisame insisted he was straight and had no unusual fetishes.
• Zabuza spotted Kisame, and the two discovered they had both joined their boss after being moved by his Will of Fire.
• Kisame and Zabuza recited their strange Will of Fire code phrase and laughed together, leaving Jiraiya confused.
• Hiruzen asked whether Makoto had controlled Zabuza with Kotoamatsukami, and Shisui explained that Makoto had awakened the ability himself.
• Shisui said one of Makoto's eyes was for picking up girls, prompting Hiruzen to question whether the Sharingan had evolved for that purpose.
• Madara and Izuna attacked Hiruzen, Fugaku and Minato joined in, and Hashirama called for Madara to stop after Konoha was destroyed again.

Mikoto Uchiha awakened her Mangekyo Sharingan in Little Konoha, then combined Susanoo with Kushina Uzumaki's Adamantine Chains to attack Hiruzen Sarutobi. In the outside world, Itachi Uchiha retreated after Sasuke and Naruto overwhelmed him, while Makoto Ito persuaded Sasuke to postpone his pursuit and keep fighting Itachi whenever they met.

• Mikoto Uchiha awakened her Mangekyo Sharingan while watching Sasuke and Naruto fight Itachi in Little Konoha.
• Kushina Uzumaki and Mikoto Uchiha combined Adamantine Chains and Susanoo, sending their attack at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Itachi Uchiha decided to retreat after Sasuke proved impossible to reason with and Kisame betrayed him.
• Makoto Ito stopped Sasuke from chasing Itachi and persuaded him to fight Itachi again in the future instead.
• Sasuke worried that Makoto Ito had been hurt, then angrily denied being anything but straight when Makoto teased him.

After the chaos ended, Makoto Ito and his companions continued their journey to find Tsunade. A white snake appeared on the road, and Naruto and Sasuke sensed that Orochimaru had no hostile intent.

• Itachi Uchiha fled in his Gundam as Sasuke vowed to defeat him, while Kakashi, Asuma, and the others recovered from the fight.
• Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai returned to Konoha, while Makoto Ito's team set out to find Tsunade.
• A small white snake blocked the road, and Jiraiya prepared for combat.
• Sasuke and Naruto Uzumaki asked Makoto Ito about the snake, saying their tailed beasts sensed it was Orochimaru but detected no hostility.
• The observers debated Orochimaru's motives and Tobirama Senju blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders for driving Orochimaru from Konoha.

Orochimaru appeared before Makoto Ito and agreed to take Sasuke Uchiha as his disciple. Sasuke forced Orochimaru to promise to teach him Ryūchi Cave's Summoning Jutsu and Senjutsu, then dismissed his Nine-Tails and Susanoo.

• Makoto Ito wondered whether the Hokage lineage's habit of feeling pain had spread to him.
• Orochimaru transformed from a little snake and shoved Jiraiya aside, insisting that he had come to see Makoto Ito.
• Makoto Ito introduced Sasuke Uchiha to Orochimaru as his new disciple and praised his strength and achievements.
• Sasuke demanded that Orochimaru teach him Ryūchi Cave's Summoning Jutsu and Senjutsu so he could make Itachi Uchiha feel pain.
• Orochimaru teased Sasuke into calling him Teacher, but Sasuke threatened him with Susanoo and the Nine-Tails until he agreed to teach him.

Sasuke became Orochimaru’s disciple, and Orochimaru agreed to return to Konoha, prompting Jiraiya to celebrate their reunion. The chapter ended with Hashirama embarrassing Madara by revealing that he used to stop him from peeing during their childhood contests.

• Sasuke became Orochimaru’s disciple so he could grow stronger.
• Jiraiya learned that Orochimaru planned to return to Konoha and happily welcomed him back.
• Orochimaru told Jiraiya that his old nickname, “Maru,” had driven him away from the village.
• Jiraiya suggested that he and Orochimaru bring Tsunade back and reunite the Sannin.
• Hashirama revealed that he used to stand behind Madara during their childhood pee contests because Madara could not pee with someone behind him.

Madara Uchiha lashed out after Tobirama Senju and the others mocked his inability to pee, while Hashirama Senju joined in the chaos. Outside Little Konoha, Makoto Ito’s growing group traveled to find Tsunade, joking and laughing so strangely that nearby civilians called them lunatics.

• Tobirama Senju mocked Madara Uchiha for being unable to pee, and Izuna Uchiha, Hizashi Hyuga, Hatake Sakumo, and Might Duy joined in.
• Madara Uchiha attacked the group with powerful techniques, sending everyone in Little Konoha into the sky, while Hashirama Senju gleefully rode along.
• Orochimaru joined Jiraiya, Makoto Ito, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Zabuza, Kisame, Haku, and Uzuki Yugao as they continued searching for Tsunade.
• Naruto Uzumaki joked that he, Sasuke Uchiha, and Makoto Ito could become the new generation of Sannin, and Makoto Ito said he intended to become Tsunade’s man.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru teased each other, while Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Zabuza, and Kisame joined in the laughter.
• A roadside civilian called his wife to watch the group of lunatics pass, and she agreed that they looked crazy.

Makoto Ito searched Tanzaku Town for Tsunade while Naruto Uzumaki looked under rocks and tiles. Makoto finally found Tsunade at a casino and sat beside her, leaving her curious about the wealthy Konoha ninja.

• Makoto Ito headed for casinos and taverns while Naruto Uzumaki searched under rocks and tiles for Tsunade.
• Makoto Ito failed to find Tsunade at the first tavern and casino he visited.
• Makoto Ito revealed that Tsunade was recognizable by her huge breasts, and Tobirama Senju encouraged him to find his granddaughter.
• Makoto Ito entered another casino, spotted Tsunade with a young girl holding a pig, and exchanged a huge bundle of cash for chips.
• Makoto Ito sat beside Tsunade, who wondered how a young-looking Konoha ninja could be so wealthy.

Makoto Ito met Tsunade at a casino and tried to profit by betting against her famously terrible gambling luck. After two wins, he left Tsunade furious and determined to blame him for her losses.

• Mito Uzumaki gave Makoto Ito the Yin Seal after he asked to learn it for his girlfriends.
• Makoto told the group he would bet against Tsunade and use his hundred million to bankrupt the casino.
• Tsunade warned Makoto not to gamble, but he challenged her and placed a large bet against hers.
• Makoto won fifty million when Tsunade's high bet lost to a low roll.
• Makoto won another hundred million by betting high against Tsunade's low bet, and Tsunade accused him of ruining her luck.

Makoto Ito won two billion from Tsunade after correctly betting on triples, while Tsunade lost all her money. He offered to lend her the winnings, and she eagerly accepted, determined to win back her losses.

• Tsunade angrily bet on both big and small, while Makoto Ito wagered two hundred million on triples.
• The dice came up triple fives, and Makoto Ito’s winnings grew to two billion.
• Tsunade stared in dismay as she realized she had lost all the money she had earned treating people.
• Makoto Ito offered to lend Tsunade two billion, and she accepted, vowing to win back everything with interest.

Makoto Ito won 5 billion ryo at a casino, and the owner refused to cash out his winnings. As the owner and his thugs threatened him, Makoto stood his ground while Tsunade and Shizune watched.

• Tsunade lost the 2 billion ryo she had borrowed from Makoto Ito, bringing his chips back to 5 billion.
• Tsunade declined to borrow more money and prepared to leave, while Makoto asked the dealer to cash out his chips.
• Tsunade warned Makoto that the casino might refuse to pay, but he said the owner would hand over the money.
• The casino owner arrived with thugs, accused Makoto of cheating, and ordered them to break his legs.
• Makoto refused to back down, and the owner threatened to keep him from leaving the casino.

Makoto Ito used Wood Release: Top Transformed Buddha to crush a casino and force its owner to pay him and take over Tsunade’s debts. The others arrived, leaving Tsunade stunned by Makoto’s resemblance to her grandfather’s legendary technique.

• Tsunade prepared to help Makoto Ito as the casino owner’s thugs approached, but Makoto calmly pressed his hands together.
• Makoto Ito summoned the colossal Great Buddha, which crushed the casino, and demanded that the owner exchange his winnings.
• The terrified casino owner agreed to pay Makoto ten billion ryo after Makoto corrected his offer of five billion.
• Makoto Ito made the casino owner take Tsunade’s stack of IOUs and promise to repay her debts.
• Makoto Ito dismissed the Buddha as Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, and others arrived, while Tsunade stared at him in shock.
• Orochimaru startled Tsunade by stretching his neck toward her, and she angrily told him to get away.

Makoto Ito, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru tried to persuade Tsunade to return to Konoha as the Fifth Hokage, but she refused and questioned Makoto Ito’s abilities and origins. The chapter ended with Tsunade demanding to know how he had gained Wood Release and whether he was descended from the Senju Clan.

• Makoto Ito handed Tsunade’s IOU to the casino owner after receiving ten billion, leaving Tsunade unaware that her debts had been cleared.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade that Hiruzen Sarutobi had died, and Tsunade dismissed the news while pretending her tears came from onion.
• Jiraiya asked Tsunade to return to Konoha as the Fifth Hokage, but she refused and suggested that he or Makoto Ito take the position.
• Makoto Ito said he would become Hokage by becoming Tsunade’s man, and Tsunade mocked him for being too young.
• Jiraiya explained that Makoto Ito had Wood Release, the Mangekyō Sharingan, the Nine-Tails, and Sage Mode, and was likely Konoha’s strongest ninja.
• Tsunade doubted Jiraiya’s claims and demanded to know how Makoto Ito had Wood Release and whether he had Senju blood.

Tsunade witnessed Makoto Ito's Nine-Tails Chakra, Mangekyō Sharingan, Wood Release, and Sage Mode, then refused to return to Konoha or repay his loan. Makoto tried to prove his boast about his size, but Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha stopped him, and he left everyone arguing over whether he was telling the truth.

• Tsunade saw Makoto Ito's transformed appearance and confirmed that Jiraiya's claims about his powers were true.
• Makoto demanded that Tsunade return to Konoha as Fifth Hokage or repay the two billion she owed him, but she refused both options.
• Makoto grabbed Tsunade and boasted about his size, then began taking off his pants to prove it.
• Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha stopped Makoto, while people in the group chat complained that they had wanted to see whether his boast was true.
• Makoto claimed Hinata and Kurenai-sensei had been attracted to him because of his size, prompting disbelief from the others.

Jiraiya and Naruto tried to persuade Tsunade to return to Konoha as the Fifth Hokage, but Naruto’s claim that the Third Hokage was the strongest provoked Hashirama and the others to challenge Hiruzen. The chapter ended with Hashirama unleashing his Wood Release techniques on Hiruzen.

• Jiraiya continued urging Tsunade to become the Fifth Hokage, but she refused.
• Naruto argued with Tsunade, and Makoto Ito told him to show respect to his future sister-in-law.
• Tsunade explained that Hashirama Senju was Konoha’s First Hokage and the strongest Hokage, but Naruto insisted that the Third Hokage was the strongest.
• Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju mocked Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Hashirama challenged him to demonstrate his strength.
• Hiruzen admitted he was not the strongest, but Tobirama, Minato Namikaze, and Madara Uchiha joined Hashirama in demanding to see his moves.
• Hashirama Senju attacked with a series of Sage Art and Wood Release techniques.

Tsunade resisted returning to Konoha by demanding that Hashirama Senju be brought back to life, while the group discussed Hiruzen Sarutobi’s reputation and Orochimaru’s forbidden technique. The chapter ended with Tsunade insisting that Impure World Reincarnation was not genuine resurrection, leaving her condition unfulfilled.

• Everyone reacted in shock when Naruto Uzumaki claimed Hiruzen Sarutobi was the strongest Hokage, and Orochimaru explained that Hiruzen had shaped what Konoha’s children were taught.
• Tsunade said she wanted Konoha even less after hearing how Hiruzen had erased the glory of his predecessors, and Makoto Ito demanded repayment of her two billion.
• Tsunade agreed to return as Hokage only if Jiraiya and Orochimaru could make her grandfather, Hashirama Senju, stand before her.
• Orochimaru revealed that he had used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama and Tobirama, but Tsunade rejected it as an imitation rather than true resurrection.

Makoto Ito used the chat group to revive Hashirama Senju, then brought him before Tsunade. Tsunade recognized that her grandfather was truly alive and was left trembling in disbelief.

• Tsunade promised to marry Makoto Ito and return to Konoha if he could bring her grandfather back to life.
• Hashirama Senju transferred his lifetime knowledge to Makoto Ito, who used the chat group to revive him.
• Hashirama appeared behind Tsunade, while the others recognized him and reacted in shock.
• Tsunade accused Makoto Ito and the others of using genjutsu, then punched Hashirama in the stomach.
• Hashirama insisted he was real, and Tsunade sensed his chakra and confirmed that he was her grandfather.

Makoto Ito revealed that he could perfectly resurrect only the dead souls in his strange space, and he told Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki that their parents were among them. The chapter ended with Sasuke asking what price Makoto would have to pay to bring them back.

• Tsunade reunited with Hashirama Senju, who had been perfectly resurrected, while Jiraiya and Orochimaru marveled at the feat.
• Makoto Ito reminded Orochimaru that he had never lied to him, prompting Orochimaru to realize the Hokage knew about his past.
• Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki asked Makoto whether he could resurrect their parents, and he explained that only souls in his strange space could be revived.
• Makoto revealed that Fugaku Uchiha, Mikoto Uchiha, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina Uzumaki were in his space and had witnessed everything their sons had experienced.
• Sasuke asked Makoto what the cost of resurrection would be.

Makoto pretended that reviving Hashirama had left him near death, prompting Naruto, Sasuke, and Tsunade to worry about him. He used the act to remind Tsunade of her promise to pursue him and asked her to call him husband.

• Naruto and Sasuke told Makoto not to revive their parents if doing so would cost him his life, and Naruto revealed that he had already seen his parents' chakra.
• Tsunade asked Makoto whether reviving Hashirama had made him pay a huge price, while Hashirama knew Makoto had paid nothing.
• Makoto stopped Hashirama from correcting him and claimed he was willing to die to fulfill Tsunade's wish because he loved her.
• Hashirama learned through the chat that Makoto was tricking Tsunade, and Madara and Tobirama urged him to play along.
• Makoto convinced Tsunade and the others that he was dying, then asked Tsunade to call him husband as a final wish.

Makoto Ito pretended to be dying to pressure Tsunade into admitting her feelings and marrying him. After Tsunade kissed him and announced their marriage to Hashirama Senju, she carried him off to a nearby inn for their bridal chamber.

• Makoto Ito secretly told Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, and Uzuki Yugao that his apparent death throes were an act to pursue Tsunade.
• Makoto Ito guilted Tsunade into calling him her husband, and Tsunade kissed him and agreed to pursue him.
• Tsunade and Makoto Ito knelt before Hashirama Senju and announced that they were getting married.
• Tsunade carried Makoto Ito toward the inn next door, while Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju reacted in disbelief.

Makoto Ito and Hashirama Senju revealed that Makoto’s apparent injury had been an act, and Tsunade learned they had tricked her into a wedding ceremony. Tsunade attacked them, but Makoto insisted she was his wife, while the onlookers backed him up.

• Hashirama Senju stopped Makoto Ito from taking Tsunade away and revealed that he had been acting along with Makoto.
• Makoto threatened not to revive Madara Uchiha, prompting Hashirama to urge him to consummate the marriage so Madara could be freed.
• Hashirama Senju explained to Tsunade that Makoto had never been hurt and that their apparent crisis was staged.
• Tsunade beat Hashirama Senju and attacked Makoto Ito, but Makoto caught her punch and declared her his wife.
• Naruto Uzumaki and the other onlookers confirmed that Tsunade and Makoto had performed a wedding ceremony, and Naruto urged her to accept Makoto.