Chapter Summaries

Danzo and Hiruzen discussed how to handle Sakuta Rinto’s insurance scheme, with Hiruzen insisting that Naruto could not bow to Rinto and leaving Danzo to contact him. Meanwhile, Rinto joked with Hatake Sakumo at Konoha Ninja Cemetery and told him to work the same shift as Kagami.

• Danzo cleared the Hokage’s Office and asked Hiruzen and Shikajiro Nara to discuss how to deal with Rinto.
• Hiruzen said he had realized Rinto was behind the troubles involving Amegakure and Sakumo, but Naruto could not bow his head to Rinto.
• Hiruzen told Danzo that he and the others would have to decide what to do, and Danzo left to search for Rinto.
• Rinto and Hatake Sakumo bantered at Konoha Ninja Cemetery about Sakumo’s life and the memorial monument.
• Rinto told Sakumo to work the same shift as Kagami, then explained that Kagami had stayed home to care for his grandson.

Danzo found Rinto at the Konoha Ninja Cemetery after Rinto had persuaded Sakumo to become a gatekeeper in Amegakure rather than return to Konoha. At the Hokage's Office, Rinto and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed that the village would centrally manage the insurance venture, while Rinto arranged to reduce the Hyuga Clan's share by bringing in the Uchiha.

• Danzo found Rinto at the Konoha Ninja Cemetery and confirmed that Sakumo was leaving rather than returning to the village.
• Rinto told Danzo that he had persuaded Sakumo to become a gatekeeper in Amegakure, and the two went to the Hokage's Office to discuss what came next.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed that Konoha centrally control the insurance venture while leaving the Hatake Clan's Homeowner's Insurance profits untouched, and Rinto agreed.
• Rinto, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and Shikajiro Nara discussed how to distribute the insurance profits.
• Rinto proposed bringing the Uchiha into the venture and cutting the Hyuga Clan's shares in half, giving one half to the Uchiha.

Rinto advised Hiruzen Sarutobi on restoring unity in Konoha, and Hiruzen unexpectedly considered him as a candidate to succeed the Fourth Hokage. Rinto rejected the idea, and Hiruzen ruled out starting a war as the meeting ended.

• Rinto suggested redirecting Konoha’s internal conflicts toward an external enemy and using welfare and shared benefits to ease tensions.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi considered Rinto’s strength, intelligence, and marriage to Tsunade, then asked whether he wanted to become the Fourth Hokage’s successor.
• Rinto declined, saying Hanzo of the Salamander was waiting for him to take over Amegakure, and argued that becoming Hokage would make his money-making corrupt.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Rinto to think it over and discuss it with Tsunade, then told Danzo that Konoha could not start a war because the village was unprepared.
• After leaving the office, Rinto thought about Sakumo’s failed suicide attempt and imagined forming an old-man security guard group in Amegakure with Kagami Uchiha, Hatake Sakumo, and Jiraiya.

Mei Terumi questioned the official story of Sakumo's suicide and reasoned that a faction in Konoha had helped stir up the scandal before retaliating against the village. Rinto confirmed her deductions and hinted that the Fourth Hokage selection was connected, leaving Mei Terumi eager to uncover the truth.

• Shizune told Rin Nohara that Sakumo had supposedly killed himself after failing a mission and being blamed by the village.
• Mei Terumi argued that Sakumo was unlikely to have committed suicide and suggested he might have faked his death or defected.
• Mei Terumi pointed to the village's strange atmosphere and its celebration after Sakumo's death as signs of a hidden factional conflict.
• Rinto entered and praised Mei Terumi's reasoning as she suspected the bombing of the Third Hokage's face on Hokage Rock was a counterattack.
• Rinto hinted that the selection of Konoha's Fourth Hokage was tied to the affair, but stopped short of explaining further.

Madara Uchiha considered Black Zetsu increasingly suspicious after remembering Rinto’s warning, while Black Zetsu reported that Rinto might have found the Akatsuki Organization. Madara sent a spiral-faced White Zetsu to openly watch Rinto, hoping his reaction would reveal what he knew.

• A White Zetsu reported that Rinto’s presence in Konoha was preventing them from choosing an Uchiha candidate for Madara’s plan, and Madara ordered them to search anyway.
• Black Zetsu told Madara that Rinto’s White Zetsu clones were relentlessly harassing their operatives in Takigakure, but Madara dismissed the concern.
• Madara reflected on Rinto’s warning and began suspecting that Black Zetsu was not truly the embodiment of his will and might be pursuing its own scheme.
• Madara dismissed the other White Zetsu and ordered a spiral-faced White Zetsu to watch Rinto, saying he wanted Rinto to notice the surveillance.
• The spiral-faced White Zetsu left to monitor Rinto as Madara planned to see how he reacted to the unusual surveillance.

Rinto’s village benefit announcement won Konoha villagers’ support as he secretly prepared an Obito clone in Amegakure. After catching Tobi sneaking into the village, Rinto brought him to Madara, who asked how Rinto learned about the Rinnegan.

• Konoha posted a new benefit that offered ninja households compensation if a family member died, and villagers welcomed it.
• Rinto watched an Obito Uchiha clone growing in a laboratory and planned to take its eyes for Rin.
• Rinto caught Tobi entering Amegakure, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take him to Madara in the Graveyard of Mountains.
• Madara asked Rinto how he had learned about the Rinnegan, and Rinto said Uzumaki Ashina had told him about it and the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan.
• Rinto explained that he had killed Ashina near the end of his life and revived him with Impure World Reincarnation to guard the Mask Hall.

Rinto told Madara Uchiha about the Sage’s descendants and the Rinnegan, planting doubt in Madara about Black Zetsu before escaping their confrontation. Back in Amegakure, Rinto considered how to increase his chakra reserves and wondered if he would have to target the Nine-Tails.

• Rinto recounted the history of Indra, Asura, and the Rinnegan to Madara Uchiha, who doubted him but recognized details from the Uchiha Clan’s stone tablet.
• Rinto revealed that combining the Reanimation Jutsu with Impure World Reincarnation could revive someone long dead, prompting Madara to realize Rinto had tricked him into confirming the secret.
• Madara demanded to know why Rinto had stolen his Rinnegan, then tried to lure him close while holding a giant sickle; Rinto escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Rinto returned to his office in Amegakure and concluded that Madara had begun doubting Black Zetsu, while Rin was also losing her trust in Konoha.
• Rinto reviewed ways to raise his chakra reserves, ruled out Samehada, the Eight Inner Gates, Hashirama Cells, the Yin Seal, and the Zero-Tails, and wondered if he would need to target the Nine-Tails.

After Minato Squad returned to Konoha, Rin spent her break with Obito and met Shizune at the Dumpling Shop, where they discussed her teammates and Tsunade’s medical research. The chapter ended with Shizune mentioning a white injection that could reduce or prevent organ-transplant rejection.

• Minato dismissed Rin, Obito, and Kakashi after their mission and told them to meet again in three days.
• Rin declined Obito’s ramen invitation to study with Tsunade, then asked him to assist her the next day.
• Rin met Shizune at the Dumpling Shop, where they talked about Kome’s training in Amegakure and Rin’s teammates, Kakashi Hatake and Uchiha Obito.
• Shizune compared Rin’s squad to the book My Three Foolish Men and teased her about its characters.
• Shizune told Rin that Tsunade had borrowed a white injection from Uncle Rinto that might prevent rejection after organ transplants.

Tsunade complained about her work at Konoha Hospital while Rinto tried to persuade Sakumo to go out with him at Amegakure. Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Iwagakure and Kumogakure were preparing for war and ordered Danzō to Amegakure, leaving Rinto responsible for holding back Sunagakure.

• Rin and Shizune returned home and found Tsunade complaining about being made to work at Konoha Hospital.
• Rinto invited Sakumo out, but Sakumo refused because he wanted to watch the finale of a television show.
• A sandstorm appeared beyond the lake near Amegakure as Hiruzen Sarutobi received intelligence about Iwagakure and Kumogakure's preparations for war.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Danzō to Amegakure, told Rinto to hold back Sunagakure, and summoned Tsunade.

Sunagakure invaded Amegakure with an army of more than ten thousand and One-Tail Shukaku, beginning the Third Great Ninja War. Rie, Kagami Uchiha, Sakumo, and Amegakure’s brigades fought back, but the Sand Ninja’s numbers began to turn the battle as Rinto prepared to join it.

• Rinto and Sakumo spotted the approaching sandstorm, and Sakumo sounded the alarm as Amegakure mobilized for war.
• Rie ordered the Sixth and Ninth Brigades to protect civilians and led Amegakure’s upper ranks to the front lines.
• Rie, Kagami Uchiha, and Hatake Sakumo engaged Shukaku and his guards, using coordinated attacks to drive the beast backward.
• Chiyo’s Puppeteer force attacked Amegakure’s flank, but Meichū Uzumaki ordered a retreat while the First Water Style Brigade covered it.
• Sand Ninja reinforcements pressed forward, Kagami began to falter, and Rinto stood up, ready to enter the battle.

Rinto crushed Shukaku beneath his giant form and turned the tide of the battlefield, but explosions inside Amegakure revealed a new threat. He sent Rie to defend the village and unleashed two giant Shadow Clones against the Sunagakure forces.

• Rinto enlarged himself and pinned Shukaku beneath his enormous body, while Sakumo and Kagami left the battlefield to return to the village.
• Shukaku's consciousness took over, but Rinto struck him and threatened to seal him away before letting him stand and attack.
• Rinto dodged Shukaku's sand and casually swatted away his Tailed Beast Ball while noticing explosions inside Amegakure.
• Rinto ordered Rie to return to the village and protect her family after spotting a black-clad ninja leading an elite squad against Amegakure.
• Rinto summoned two giant Shadow Clones, which charged the Sunagakure formation and shattered the Sand Ninja Force's will to fight.

After Amegakure routed Sunagakure and captured thousands of its soldiers, Rinto agreed to a trade pact with the Daimyo of the Land of Wind while considering how to control Sunagakure. The Daimyo revealed that the Third Kazekage had disappeared, and Rinto resolved to verify the secret succession plot himself.

• Amegakure imprisoned over five thousand Sunagakure captives and advanced through the desert to attack Sunagakure.
• Rie warned Rinto that Sunagakure should pay for the damage to Amegakure, and Rinto proposed keeping Rasa to mine gold.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Wind proposed removing trade barriers and making Amegakure the Land of Wind’s trade hub, and Rinto agreed.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Wind asked Rinto to release the prisoners, but Rinto said he would need to consult the First Hokage and the Third Kazekage.
• The Daimyo revealed that the Third Kazekage had disappeared and that Sunagakure had concealed it while preparing a successor, and Rinto agreed to verify the claim.

Rinto infiltrated Sunagakure to shape its policies and reduce its hostility toward the Land of Rain, while investigating Rasa as a possible future Kazekage. He overheard a family elder reprimand Rasa for the failed attack on Amegakure and arrange a marriage for him with Karura.

• Rinto ordered Rie to negotiate low supply prices with the Land of Wind and said he planned to visit Sunagakure.
• Two weeks later, Rinto entered Sunagakure disguised as a Sand Ninja and planned to change the village’s attitudes toward the Land of Rain.
• Rinto settled into the home of the Sand Ninja whose identity he had taken, then used his Flying Thunder God formula on Rasa to locate him.
• Rinto secretly entered Rasa’s study, where he overheard Rasa defend his decision to attack Amegakure to an elderly family member.
• The elder warned Rasa not to provoke Amegakure again, noted that Chiyo and Ebizo had resigned, and told him to meet Karura, the woman chosen for his arranged marriage.

Rinto, disguised as Raki, tried to gather intelligence in Sunagakure but was recognized by Yashamaru, who took him to meet Karura. Their conversation about the clan and bringing Brother Rinto back left Rinto wondering why they were looking for him.

• Rinto watched the old man and his guards leave, then marked a quiet alley with the Flying Thunder God Technique while scouting Sunagakure.
• At a breakfast shop, Yashamaru recognized Rinto as Raki, and Rinto pretended that his war injuries had erased his memories.
• Yashamaru brought Rinto to meet Karura, but he continued to insist that he remembered nothing.
• Yashamaru said Karura was expected to meet Mr. Rasa, then protested that the clan was abandoning its promise to bring Brother Rinto back and asked what would happen to Uncle Suijian's branch.
• Rinto was stunned by their mention of Brother Rinto and wondered why they were looking for him.

Rinto suspected his former body had ties to the Sand Clan after overhearing Karura discuss her arranged marriage to Rasa, who was expected to become the Fourth Kazekage. Karura noticed Rinto and Yashamaru spying on her and called them out from their hiding place.

• Karura left Rinto and Yashamaru, and Rinto refused Yashamaru’s offer to escort him home.
• After Rinto departed, Yashamaru ran after Karura while Rinto watched him from an alley and questioned what he had learned about Rinto’s origins.
• Rinto sent a clone home, changed his appearance, and followed Yashamaru to a tall tower using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Rinto overheard Karura tell Rasa that she had been promised to him since birth and had been trained to become a wife and mother.
• Rinto wondered whether his former body had been the Third Kazekage’s son, and Karura spotted him and Yashamaru hiding on the rooftop.

Rinto was exposed while spying on Karura and Yashamaru, then revealed his Iron Sand abilities and fought Karura and Rasa. He escaped by flying away after his attacks failed to break their defenses.

• Karura sensed Rinto hiding near Yashamaru, exposed him with sand, and demanded to know who he was.
• Rinto used Iron Sand to cut through Karura's sand sphere, and Rasa arrived with Gold Dust and identified Rinto as a survivor of the Iron Sand lineage.
• Karura and Rasa attacked Rinto with Sand Shuriken and a Gold Dust Spear, but he countered by firing Iron Sand bricks and taking to the air.
• Rinto's Iron Sand swords failed to penetrate the pair's defenses, so he apologized and flew away on a greatsword.

Rie planned Amegakure’s expansion while Rinto delayed his plans concerning Sunagakure, and the war among the great nations intensified over the next three years. In Konoha, Minato trained Kakashi and spent lunch with his team and Kushina.

• Rie rejected expanding into the Land of Grass and approved raising land for a trade center and population growth, including settling refugees in Amegakure.
• Rinto told Rie that his attempt had failed and asked her to put some trade with Sunagakure on hold while he thought over his next move.
• By Year 45 of Konoha, the war among the Fire, Earth, and Lightning countries had grown into large-scale conflict, and new talents such as Minato Namikaze and Kakashi had gained fame.
• At Training Ground Nine, Kakashi damaged Minato’s sleeve during training, while Rin and Obito watched.
• Kushina brought lunch for Minato’s team, praised Rin, and punched Obito after he claimed he did not need to eat.

Minato Squad set out to destroy Kannabi Bridge, while Madara ordered White Zetsu to keep Rinto occupied in Amegakure. After Rin was captured, Obito convinced Kakashi to save her before completing the mission, and Sakumo suddenly feared for Kakashi and rushed to check on him.

• Minato and Kushina discussed the coming mission to destroy Kannabi Bridge and cut off Iwagakure's supplies.
• Madara ordered White Zetsu to infiltrate Amegakure and keep Rinto confined there without provoking him.
• After Rin was captured and Minato left to hold off the enemy, Obito and Kakashi argued over whether to rescue her or finish the mission first.
• Obito fought Kakashi and persuaded him to rescue Rin before completing the mission.
• Two days later, Sakumo felt that Kakashi was in danger, left Ikehomaru to cover the gate, and rushed into Amegakure.

Sakumo and Rinto reached Kannabi Bridge in time to save Kakashi from a Rock Ninja, and Sakumo unleashed his fury on the attackers. After learning Obito had died saving Kakashi, Rin asked Rinto to help her become strong enough to protect her companions, and he promised to consider it.

• Sakumo found Rie and said he feared something had happened to Kakashi, so Rie summoned Rinto.
• Rinto used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Sakumo to Kannabi Bridge, where Rinto pulled Kakashi away from a Rock Ninja's killing strike.
• Minato took the unconscious Kakashi from Rinto as Sakumo drew his sword and slaughtered the surrounding Rock Ninja.
• Rin mourned Obito, who had been crushed by a boulder while saving Kakashi, and blamed her weakness for being unable to save him.
• Rin asked Rinto to teach her how to become stronger and protect her companions, and Rinto said he would think about it.

Sakumo nearly took Kakashi to Amegakure after finding him in danger, but Minato persuaded him to leave Kakashi with his team. A week later, Rinto reunited with Tsunade in Konoha and asked her to perform one more surgery to help Rin become stronger.

• Sakumo angrily confronted Minato over Konoha's treatment of him and the danger Kakashi faced, then tried to take Kakashi to Amegakure.
• Minato argued that taking Kakashi away would make him a Rogue Ninja and promised to protect his student, so Sakumo handed Kakashi over while warning that he would hold Konoha responsible if anything happened to him.
• Rinto returned with Sakumo to Amegakure, where he joked about their failed attempt to bring Kakashi there before leaving.
• A week later, Rinto went to Konoha Hospital, where Tsunade rushed out and scolded him for not visiting her in three years.
• Tsunade demanded that Rinto take her out of Konoha, but he presented her with a black glass jar and said she needed to perform a surgery to help Rin become stronger.