Vol. 16A School and New Shadows

Torikaze celebrated Nawaki and Tomoko’s wedding, advanced Dan to Six Paths Level, and opened Konoha Village School. The volume left Konoha searching for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki as Lin Tian weighed the danger of another eye fusion.

  • Torikaze welcomed guests from many lands to Nawaki and Tomoko’s beach wedding, where a lottery selected ten thousand attendees.
  • Torikaze arranged for Dan to attend the wedding with Tsunade, who told him they planned to have a child.
  • Nawaki and Tomoko married, and Torikaze promised Nawaki a future chance to reach Six Paths Level.
  • Torikaze helped Dan advance to Six Paths Level and later cleared a site for Konoha’s new school.
  • Torikaze opened Konoha Village School, where Iruka registered more than five thousand children and teachers began lessons.
  • Fugaku told Torikaze that a masked man had appeared during Minato’s capture of Takigakure’s chief, and Torikaze ordered Fugaku to help capture him.
  • Torikaze helped Minato and Fugaku capture Obito, then brought him to meet Rin and Kakashi before sealing him above the Hokage Tower.
  • Torikaze and Ran agreed to share profits from the Sealing Scroll project, while Konoha’s intelligence network began searching for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Lin Tian considered another eye fusion.
Chapters 1501–1600 Read from ch. 1501

Arc 61Nawaki’s Beach Wedding

Torikaze and the Senju Clan prepared a seaside wedding for Nawaki and Tomoko, welcoming guests from many lands and arranging a public lottery for limited seats. The guests reached the beach as the couple and performers made their final preparations for the ceremony.

  • Torikaze and Chisato found a beach venue for Nawaki and Tomoko, who chose it for their wedding.
  • Hogen introduced Chisato as his girlfriend to the Windcloud Clan, while rumors of their relationship spread through Konoha.
  • Torikaze and his family discussed gifts for Nawaki, and Torikaze chose Dan for the current Six Paths Level slot after the wedding.
  • Torikaze welcomed leaders and visitors from different lands, then scattered Crystal Roses around Konoha to select ten thousand wedding guests.
  • Tsunade told Torikaze that she and Dan planned to have a child, and Torikaze arranged for Dan to attend the wedding with her.
  • Torikaze teleported the selected guests to the venue, where they walked through a decorated forest and arrived at the beach.
  • Nawaki and Tomoko prepared for the ceremony as Torikaze brought performers to the venue, and Kaguya Zhai promised to perform brilliantly.
Chapters 1501–1525 Summaries Read

Arc 62Dan’s Advancement and a New School

Torikaze celebrated Nawaki and Tomoko’s wedding, then helped Dan reach Six Paths Level and discover new soul-related abilities. The stretch ended with Torikaze clearing a site for Konoha’s new school for ordinary children and ordering construction to begin.

  • Nawaki and Tomoko married at a ceremony followed by a bonfire celebration, while Torikaze promised Nawaki a future opportunity to reach Six Paths Level.
  • Hashirama and Tobirama reflected on their family and Konoha’s past, then vowed to protect the younger generation from the coming Ōtsutsuki threat.
  • Torikaze gave Dan a Realm-Breaking Aura, and Dan used it to advance to Six Paths Level at Cloud Lake.
  • Dan’s Chakra drew Torikaze into a vision of his former life as Lin Qu Feng, and Dan later demonstrated his ability to inspect souls and enter illusions.
  • Dan announced his advancement to the Kato Family and shared that he and Tsunade planned to have a child.
  • Torikaze and Amado planned a dedicated school for ordinary children, and Minato arranged to buy a residential complex for the site.
  • Torikaze celebrated Dan’s advancement with family and friends, then cleared the residential complex and ordered Hiruzen to begin building the school.
Chapters 1526–1550 Summaries Read

Arc 63A School for Konoha

Torikaze prepared Konoha Village School, recruited teachers, and opened its doors to thousands of children while the Academy of Arts welcomed students from other villages. As the school began classes, Fugaku asked Torikaze to help pursue a masked Uchiha whose actions had sparked conflict in Takigakure.

  • Torikaze ordered Hiruzen to build Konoha Village School and later urged Nagato to create a school for ordinary people in the Rain Country.
  • Konoha completed its school and prepared for its opening while the Academy of Arts launched a second class that included students from other villages.
  • Mifune brought Killer B to Konoha, where Torikaze agreed to let him study at the Academy of Arts.
  • Torikaze recruited Iruka as a teacher and trained him, while Minato agreed to help find hundreds of people to prepare as teachers.
  • Kurenai and Pakura became a duo at the Academy of Arts and planned to train together and try Konoha’s Trial Tower.
  • Torikaze opened Konoha Village School, where Iruka registered more than five thousand children and teachers began their first lessons.
  • Torikaze and the children cared for five rescued swallows until they could fly.
  • Fugaku told Torikaze that Minato had captured Takigakure’s chief but encountered a masked man, and Torikaze ordered Fugaku to help capture him.
Chapters 1551–1575 Summaries Read

Arc 64Seals, Stars, and Shadows

Torikaze captured Obito and brought him face to face with Rin and Kakashi, then helped Ran turn a new Sealing Scroll into a partnership between Konoha and the Land of Whirlpools. As performers returned to Konoha and new intelligence teams began searching for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, Lin Tian faced a dangerous choice about his enhanced Mind's Eye.

  • Torikaze and Uchiha Fugaku helped Minato capture Obito Uchiha in Takigakure, where Obito blamed Minato for Rin’s death and Torikaze explained how Black Zetsu had deceived him.
  • Torikaze brought Obito to meet Rin and Kakashi, then sealed him in a Cloud Stone above the Hokage Tower while Hatake resolved to move forward with his new life.
  • Torikaze visited Ran in the Land of Whirlpools, where Ran and the Second Prince developed a Sealing Scroll that could seal objects but not living creatures.
  • Torikaze and Ran agreed that the Land of Whirlpools would provide the scroll technology while Konoha supplied workers, with the profits split evenly.
  • Akeibi, Mei Terumi, Kaguya Zhai, and Aburame Tengen returned to Konoha, rested, and shared their experiences with students at the Academy of Arts.
  • Dan trained intelligence operatives to investigate the hidden threat, while Torikaze ordered Konoha’s network to search for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s base and declined other Kage’s offers of help.
  • Lin Tian learned that an ancient Prime God had enhanced Mind's Eye through a dangerous eye fusion and considered risking another fusion despite his little sister’s needs.
  • Torikaze and Minato welcomed Aburame Tengen back, arranged a free performance and student talk, and approved Xinyu’s contract and rules for cooperation with the Land of Whirlpools and Konoha’s fans.
Chapters 1576–1600 Summaries Read
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