Chapter Summaries

Jiraiya captured Yasunori Sakai and the people escorting him, intending to extract intelligence about Sunagakure, but Yasunori recognized him without showing fear. Hyuga Mirai learned of the attack and prepared to go after Jiraiya himself.

• Jiraiya entered the Land of Wind and identified Yasunori Sakai, a key Yasunori Trading Company member, traveling with four Suna-nin and two employees.
• Yasunori Sakai explained that he had declined Pakura's invitation to become her assistant because his work in Sunagakure still needed him.
• Jiraiya trapped the group inside the stomach of Mount Myoboku's Iwasu Toad and bound them with his Wild Lion's Mane Technique.
• Jiraiya threatened to have Yasunori Sakai digested unless he answered questions, but Yasunori calmly identified him as one of Konoha's Sannin.
• Android 18 alerted Hyuga Mirai that Jiraiya had attacked Yasunori Sakai, and Hyuga Mirai received the last signal location and decided to go himself.

Hyuga Mirai decided to confront Jiraiya, who had infiltrated Sunagakure and was interrogating Yasunori Sakai for information. Jiraiya escaped the toad’s barrier only to be trapped in a Four Violet Flames Formation by Hyuga Mirai, Orochimaru, and Sasori.

• Hyuga Mirai learned that Jiraiya was investigating Sunagakure and refused Orochimaru’s offer to handle him alone.
• Orochimaru and Sasori joined Hyuga Mirai in pursuing Jiraiya, while Tsunade remained focused on her research.
• Jiraiya questioned Yasunori Sakai, but his Illusion Technique failed because Android 18’s chip controlled Sakai’s nervous system.
• Jiraiya extracted information from four Suna-nin Chunin, then hid them and returned to the Ninja World.
• Hyuga Mirai, Orochimaru, and Sasori trapped Jiraiya in a Four Violet Flames Formation as soon as he returned.

Hyuga Mirai and Orochimaru trapped Jiraiya and tested Orochimaru’s modified Kekkei Genkai snakes against him. Mirai revealed his Tenseigan and killed Jiraiya with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, while Shima and the two giant toads escaped and Fukasaku was impaled.

• Hyuga Mirai confronted Jiraiya over his infiltration and asked about Yasunori Sakai, while Orochimaru revealed that Tsunade had joined their group.
• Orochimaru summoned modified Ryūchi Cave snakes with implanted Kekkei Genkai and mechanical skeletons, and they overwhelmed Jiraiya’s summoned toads.
• Jiraiya summoned Fukasaku and Shima to help him enter Sage Mode, but Hyuga Mirai stepped in before he could fight back.
• Hyuga Mirai revealed his blue Tenseigan and Truth-Seeking Orbs, offered to spare Jiraiya if he abandoned the two Toad Sages, and then pierced Jiraiya’s chest with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
• Fukasaku sent Shima back to Mount Myoboku and was impaled by Hyuga Mirai, while Gamahiro and Gamaken returned to Mount Myoboku.

After Jiraiya died, Hyuga Mirai left his body with Orochimaru and kept the news from Tsunade. In Sunagakure, Pakura learned that Jiraiya had attacked Yasunori Sakai and sent an envoy to Konoha demanding accountability.

• Orochimaru discussed Jiraiya's death and learned that Hyuga Mirai's eye technique was the Tenseigan.
• Hyuga Mirai freed Yasunori Sakai and the others from Jiraiya's barrier, then told Orochimaru to handle Jiraiya's body normally and not inform Tsunade yet.
• A Sunagakure squad found Yasunori Sakai and the others unconscious, and Pakura ordered the four guards punished with construction work after hearing they had leaked intelligence.
• Pakura and Sunagakure's leaders formed search squads to find Jiraiya and drafted a letter demanding an explanation from the Third Hokage.
• Sunagakure sent an envoy to Konoha with the letter of accountability.

Sarutobi Hiruzen denied Konoha’s responsibility for Jiraiya’s actions in Sunagakure, while privately worrying about Jiraiya’s situation. Hyuga Mirai checked on his developing clone in Tea Country and prepared to visit Tsunade with shochu.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen rejected the Sunagakure envoy’s accusation and blamed the incident on possible interference by another village, so the envoy left to report his words to the Kazekage.
• After the envoy departed, Shikaku suggested Jiraiya may have taken the risk to obtain vital intelligence, and Sarutobi Hiruzen admitted Jiraiya had sent no news.
• Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Danzo arrived at the Hokage’s Office, and Shikaku left to have tea with Choza.
• Hyuga Mirai visited his Tea Country Experiment Base and found that his Clone Body would be ready in three days.
• Hyuga Mirai decided to stay until he could place his Spirit Transformation clone into the Clone Body, then took six bottles of shochu to visit Tsunade.

Hyuga Mirai visited Tsunade, learned about her advances in bioelectric medicine, and received a scroll of electron-based techniques. At Mount Myoboku, Sage Shima learned that Jiraiya and Sage Fukasaku had died, then prepared to travel to Konoha to search for the Child of Prophecy.

• Hyuga Mirai found Tsunade researching bioelectricity and praised her work on controlling cells and improving Creation Rebirth.
• Tsunade demonstrated how she could disrupt Hyuga Mirai's lower-body nerve responses, then treated him and gave him a scroll of techniques based on the Disorderly Disturbance Technique.
• Hyuga Mirai left Tsunade with the scroll and reminded himself that he still needed to tell her about the drawbacks of her Sage Curse Mark.
• Sage Shima returned to Mount Myoboku with Gamahiro and Gamaken and reported that Jiraiya and Sage Fukasaku had died fighting Hyuga Mirai.
• Great Toad Sage told Sage Shima to search for the Child of Prophecy in Konoha and find new contractors for Mount Myoboku.
• Sage Shima ordered Gamaken to gather the mount toads and Power Toad so they could travel to Konoha.

Uchiha Fugaku dealt with growing hostility between the Uchiha and Konoha while accepting a high-risk escort mission and inviting its mysterious client to his home. Meanwhile, Shisui asked Itachi to investigate clansmen who vanished and returned, and Kushina resolved to keep training Naruto despite her dwindling Sage Chakra.

• An Uchiha squad captain told Fugaku that Anbu had removed people arrested for insulting the clan, and Fugaku promised to speak with the Third Hokage as resentment and calls for a coup continued to grow.
• After the clan meeting, Shisui told Itachi that he was monitoring the Uchiha for the Third Hokage and asked him to investigate clansmen who disappeared and later returned; Itachi agreed.
• Tekka gave Fugaku a commission offering the equivalent of two S-rank mission payments to escort a group to Amegakure, where the rogue ninja suspected of assassinating the Fourth Kazekage might be hiding.
• Fugaku ordered Tekka to accept the mission and invite the client to his home, promising that the Uchiha would guarantee the client's safety.
• Naruto came home upset after being rejected by others and asked Kushina why people called him the Nine-Tails Demon Fox; she comforted him and promised to explain after he graduated from the Ninja Academy.
• Naruto offered to train with Kushina, who struck him with her ladle and insisted he begin that evening while privately worrying that she might not have enough Sage Chakra left to master Sage Mode.

Yasunori Sakai traveled toward Amegakure with an Uchiha escort to negotiate cooperation with Akatsuki, including a proposal to cut through the mountain range separating the Rain Country from the Saudi Federal Republic State. The proposal promised more rain for the Federation but could leave Amegakure exposed along its border, and the chapter ended before the talks began.

• The Uchiha Clan assigned Uchiha Tekka four jonin and four chunin to escort Yasunori Sakai on an unregistered mission.
• Yasunori Sakai invited Uchiha Tekka to visit the Saudi Federal Republic State after the mission, and Tekka said it should be possible.
• Yasunori Sakai explained that the Federation wanted to win over Amegakure and secure more manpower, mentioning that bandits had killed two nobles in the River Country and the Daimyo had seized their property.
• Yasunori Sakai traveled to Amegakure to discuss cooperation with Akatsuki, including cutting through the mountain range to redirect rainfall toward the Saudi Federation.
• The proposal raised security concerns because removing the natural barrier could allow the Saudi Federation to enter the Rain Country along its entire border, but Hyuga Mirai believed further cooperation with Akatsuki was possible.

Yasunori Sakai brought Uchiha Tekka and the other hired Guards into Amegakure to discuss business with Konan. After Konan questioned whether he represented the Yasunori Trading Company or Sunagakure, she led him toward the central tower, where he began talks without his Guards present.

• Yasunori Sakai explained that Pain’s rain could detect Chakra and had Uchiha Tekka’s group release theirs to draw Amegakure’s attention.
• Pain sent Konan to investigate, then stopped the rain as Yasunori Sakai’s group waited at the village entrance.
• Konan arrived through a gathering of Paper Butterflies and recognized Yasunori Sakai as the representative of the company that supplied Nagato’s Medical Machine.
• Konan asked whether Yasunori Sakai represented the Yasunori Trading Company or Sunagakure, and he said the Yasunori Family had joined Sunagakure after the Fourth Kazekage’s death.
• Konan led Yasunori Sakai near Amegakure’s central High Tower, where he asked Uchiha Tekka and the Guards to wait outside.

Yasunori Sakai urged Konan to consider the Yasunori Trading Company's plan to change the Rain Country's climate and improve its food supply. Konan accepted the proposal for Pain to review, and Yasunori stayed in Amegakure to await their answer.

• Yasunori Sakai showed Konan projections of the Rain Country's relentless rain and explained how the climate harmed farming and forced villagers to rely on imported food.
• Yasunori Sakai offered to improve the Rain Country's climate and provide high-yield grain seeds, using images of thriving fields and smiling children to persuade Konan.
• Konan recalled the promise she, Yahiko, and Nagato had made to improve life in the Rain Country and recognized that Akatsuki had not fulfilled it.
• Pain appeared, took the climate proposal scroll, and agreed through Konan to give Yasunori Sakai an answer in two days.
• Yasunori Sakai packed away his equipment, left the room, and told Uchiha Tekka that they would remain in Amegakure for two more days.

Nagato and Konan agreed to pursue a plan to change the Rain Country’s climate, reviving the dream they once shared with Yahiko. Konan questioned the Yasunori Trading Company’s 3 billion ryō price, and Yasunori Sakai began explaining the costs.

• Nagato continued rehabilitation with the Medical Machine while Zetsu watched his hidden location from afar.
• Nagato and Konan discussed the company’s proposal, and Konan decided to take responsibility for the climate-changing project.
• Uchiha Tekka brought Konan to meet Yasunori Sakai, who showed her the detailed proposal and its costs.
• Konan objected to the 3 billion ryō price, and Yasunori Sakai began presenting the engineering plans to justify it.

Konan considered Yasunori Sakai’s costly plan to renovate the Rain Country and agreed to the Yasunori Trading Company’s conditions after consulting Amegakure’s officials. Back in Rōran, Uzumaki Ayaka reported that a powerful stranger had attacked her, and Hyuga Mirai suspected the man was Jigen.

• Yasunori Sakai presented Konan with a renovation proposal costing up to 3 billion ryo and offered ways for Amegakure to repay the company.
• Konan agreed that Akatsuki would conceal information about Sasori and stay away from negotiations with the Saudi Federation, then informed Amegakure’s officials about the project.
• Konan decided to accept the company’s repayment demands rather than risk asking Kakuzu for 3 billion ryo.
• Uzumaki Ayaka returned to Rōran and told Hyuga Mirai that a powerful opponent had attacked her and damaged her T1 Armor.
• Hyuga Mirai reviewed the surviving battle footage and suspected Ayaka’s attacker was Jigen.

Uzumaki Ayaka returned after fighting Jigen and reported that Orochimaru had sent her to investigate ancient records in western Earth Country. Hyuga Mirai considered how to handle Jigen and Kara while pushing the Saudi Federation’s development and directing rival villages’ attention toward Amegakure.

• Uzumaki Ayaka told Hyuga Mirai that Orochimaru had tricked her into investigating records about an ancient god, and that she had fought a strange man named Jigen on the way back.
• Hyuga Mirai praised Uzumaki Ayaka, promised to help her improve her strength, and agreed that she could stay by his side.
• Hyuga Mirai asked Android 18 to watch for information about Kara while he weighed the risks of confronting Jigen and Isshiki.
• Hyuga Mirai urged the Yasunori Trading Company to accelerate its work as other great Ninja Villages sent spies into the Saudi Federation.
• The Yasunori Trading Company improved conditions in Rain Country, redirecting Konoha and the Stone Ninja Village toward Amegakure while the Saudi Federation continued building its strength.

Uchiha Tekka reported that the Yasunori Trading Company had strong influence in the Saudi Federation and was involved in major developments across the region. Uchiha Fugaku considered how the Uchiha Clan should approach the company as the clan’s relationship with Konoha worsened, while Itachi secretly tried to overhear their discussion.

• Uchiha Tekka escorted Yasunori Sakai to the Saudi Federation, saw the Suna-nin’s respect for him and the federation’s preparations for highways and railways, and received a three-day travel pass.
• Uchiha Tekka returned to the Uchiha compound and reported to Uchiha Fugaku on the mission, the Saudi Federation’s cooperation with Amegakure, and the truth behind the Fourth Kazekage’s death.
• Uchiha Itachi left Uchiha Mikoto to secretly gather information about Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Tekka’s private meeting.
• Uchiha Fugaku asked Uchiha Tekka how the clan should approach the Yasunori Trading Company and said war might offer a chance to improve the Uchiha Clan’s relationship with Konoha.
• Uchiha Tekka hesitated to disclose what he suspected about the company, but Uchiha Mikoto called out to Itachi before he could respond.

Uchiha Itachi told Shisui Uchiha what he had overheard about the clan’s secret missions and possible war, and Shisui decided to investigate while guiding Itachi toward the Anbu. After touring the Rain Country, Konan resolved to cooperate with Yasunori Sakai’s company to improve civilian life and prepare a redevelopment agreement.

• Uchiha Fugaku ended his discussion with Uchiha Tekka after Itachi and Mikoto returned, and decided the Uchiha Clan’s future depended on Konoha’s choices.
• Two days later, Uchiha Itachi told Shisui Uchiha what he had overheard about secret missions and talk of war.
• Shisui Uchiha decided to investigate the clan’s plans, told Itachi not to probe Fugaku further, and offered to recommend him for the Anbu.
• Konan toured the Rain Country and saw that civilians remained poor despite years without war.
• Konan resolved to cooperate with the Saudi Federation and Yasunori Trading Company, and returned to Amegakure to arrange the redevelopment agreement.

Konan awaited Yasunori Sakai’s reply while Shisui investigated the Uchiha Clan’s secret dealings and uncovered links to the Yasunori Trading Company. Hyuga Mirai agreed to let Uzumaki Ayaka take Nohara Rin out under control, then decided to travel to Konoha after learning that Yasunori Sakai and Pakura were headed there.

• Konan resolved to help impoverished civilians after ending the war and waited for Yasunori Sakai’s response to her envoy.
• Shisui Uchiha hypnotized a Two-Tomoe Uchiha clansman and learned that the clan head had long been connected to the Yasunori Trading Company.
• Shisui considered how to report the clan’s activities to the Third Hokage without worsening the conflict between the Uchiha and the village.
• Hyuga Mirai told Uzumaki Ayaka that she could take Nohara Rin out once Android 18 installed a Control Bomb, but warned her to treat Rin as a subordinate rather than a friend.
• Android 18 reported that Yasunori Sakai was preparing to visit Konoha and that Pakura had asked him to accompany her, so Hyuga Mirai decided to go to Konoha himself.

Hyuga Mirai disguised himself as Yasunori Sakai and traveled with Uzumaki Ayaka to meet the Uchiha Clan, while the Rain Country sent an envoy to discuss land reform with the Saudi Federation. The chapter left Mirai on his way to meet Uchiha Fugaku after his words stirred Uchiha Tekka.

• Hyuga Mirai used Bio-Nanoparticles to disguise himself as Yasunori Sakai, then invited Uzumaki Ayaka to accompany him.
• The Rain Country sent an envoy to discuss mountain removal and land reform with the Saudi Federation, and Pakura appointed Yasunori Sakai as Kazekage's Assistant.
• Hyuga Mirai and Uzumaki Ayaka traveled to the Ninja Cat Clan's territory and met Uchiha Tekka, who had come to escort them.
• Hyuga Mirai told Uchiha Tekka that the Uchiha Clan deserved a broader stage, earning Tekka's respect before Tekka led him to Uchiha Fugaku.

Hyuga Mirai, posing as Yasunori Sakai, visited the Uchiha Compound and invited Uchiha Fugaku to bring his clan into the Saudi Federation. Fugaku considered the offer while Shisui arrived with an urgent report and was blocked by Uchiha Tekka and other armed clan members.

• Uchiha Tekka led Hyuga Mirai and Uzumaki Ayaka through the Secret Passage to the Uchiha Compound and introduced them to Uchiha Fugaku.
• Hyuga Mirai presented himself as Yasunori Sakai, head of the Yasunori Trading Company and the Kazekage's Assistant, surprising Fugaku and Tekka.
• Hyuga Mirai invited Fugaku and the Uchiha Clan to join the Saudi Federation, explaining that the Federation was undergoing major reforms and pursuing an agreement with Amegakure.
• Fugaku considered the proposal and asked about the Federation's planned alliance with Amegakure, while Hyuga Mirai confirmed that an envoy had arrived.
• Shisui Uchiha tried to report an urgent matter to Fugaku, but Tekka refused him entry and offered to relay the message instead.
• Shisui activated his three-tomoe Sharingan and insisted on seeing Fugaku, prompting Tekka and other Uchiha to activate their Sharingan around him.

Uchiha Tekka stopped Shisui from confronting Fugaku and reported the incident, while Hyuga Mirai failed to persuade Fugaku to relocate the Uchiha Clan. Mirai and Uzumaki Ayaka stayed in the clan compound and planned a nighttime visit to Kushina, suspecting a plot connected to the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Uchiha Tekka deduced that Shisui wanted to interrupt Fugaku’s meeting, and Shisui left after warning that Fugaku was leading the Uchiha Clan into an abyss.
• Hyuga Mirai offered Fugaku status, compensation, and a future outside Konoha, but Fugaku showed no interest in moving the clan.
• Fugaku invited Mirai and Uzumaki Ayaka to stay overnight, and Tekka arranged a quiet house for them before reporting Shisui’s actions to Fugaku.
• Hyuga Mirai and Ayaka confirmed that guards were watching the area, then decided to visit Kushina late at night.
• Hyuga Mirai suspected that the daytime visit by Fugaku’s wife to the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was connected to a nighttime plan to recreate the Nine-Tails’ Rampage and implicate Fugaku.

Hyuga Mirai and Uzumaki Ayaka slipped out of the Uchiha Compound and secretly reached Kushina, whose attempts to learn Shikkotsu Forest's Sage Mode were worsening her health. Mirai questioned who had told Kushina to practice the sage art, leaving her predicament unresolved.

• After Uchiha Tekka left, Hyuga Mirai and Uzumaki Ayaka used Android 18's Nanoparticles to disguise themselves as Yasunori Sakai and his guard, then escaped the Uchiha Compound unnoticed.
• Hyuga Mirai left clues to misdirect Konoha's Anbu toward the Uchiha Clan as he and Uzumaki Ayaka made their way to Kushina's home.
• Kushina suffered another injury while trying to cultivate Shikkotsu Forest's Sage Mode, but she treated herself and refused Katsuyu's advice to stop.
• Hyuga Mirai and Uzumaki Ayaka entered Kushina's guarded home, where Kushina worried they might target Naruto.
• Hyuga Mirai examined Kushina and asked who had suggested that she practice the Sage Art of Shikkotsu Forest.