Chapter Summaries

Yamanaka Tama interrogated seven captured Kumogakure spies and confirmed they were all the village's spies in Konoha. Tobirama revealed his plan to feed them false information about Hashirama's health and use the Six-Tails and fifty Impure World Reincarnation corpses to strike Kumogakure without Konoha's forces entering the war.

• Torikaze brought seven captured Kumogakure spies to Yamanaka Tama, who used the Mind Body Switch Technique to interrogate each of them.
• Yamanaka Tama reported to Tobirama that all Kumogakure spies in Konoha had been captured, then left without learning the plan.
• Tobirama told Torikaze that Kumogakure believed Hashirama was terminally ill and planned to send the spies false information to provoke a war.
• Tobirama explained that the Six-Tails would allow him to keep Konoha's forces out of the war and revealed that he had prepared fifty corpses for Impure World Reincarnation.
• Tobirama said the false intelligence would need to circulate for another year or two before the plan could proceed.

Tobirama Senju and Torikaze prepared to use false intelligence about Hashirama’s death to draw Kumogakure into attacking Konoha. Kakuzu delivered Amado and a vial of Iwagakure’s Lava Release blood to Torikaze, who took the boy back to the village and looked ahead to bringing modern technology to Konoha.

• Tobirama Senju explained that he would use the Transformation Technique and stolen code phrases to make Kumogakure believe Hashirama was dead, keeping the plan secret from Hashirama until Kumogakure attacked.
• Torikaze received 5,000 Tranquility Points for completing the mission to capture the spies, bringing his total to 80,000.
• Two days later, Torikaze met Kakuzu and Amado outside Konoha, where Kakuzu handed over the six-year-old boy and a vial of Lava Release blood.
• Torikaze accepted the blood but considered its Kekkei Genkai unimpressive, then told Kakuzu to invite potential recruits only with his approval.
• After Kakuzu departed, Torikaze took Amado toward the village and reflected that Konoha might enter modern society in ten years.

Torikaze brought Amado to Konoha and asked Tobirama Senju to let the boy live with him. Tobirama agreed, leaving Amado set to begin a new life in Torikaze’s home.

• Torikaze explained to Amado that the body accompanying him was a puppet, then revealed his real body as they neared Konoha.
• Torikaze welcomed Amado to call him Brother Torikaze and said they needed to meet the Hokage to arrange his identity.
• Torikaze brought Amado to the Hokage Tower, where Tobirama Senju suggested sending the boy to the Orphanage.
• Torikaze asked to take Amado into his home, and Amado said he wanted to stay with Brother Torikaze.
• Tobirama agreed to let Amado live with Torikaze, and the two left the Hokage Office together.

Torikaze brought the orphan Amado into Konoha and introduced him to his friends, claiming he would live at Torikaze’s home as his younger brother. They arrived at the Cloud Clan Grounds, where Amado met the talking hen A-Bai, who asked Torikaze who the child was.

• Torikaze told Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu, Danzo, and the others that Amado would live with him, and they welcomed the boy with gifts and candy.
• Torikaze and Hiruzen agreed to gather with their friends for an outing, but Hiruzen and the others rushed off to report their mission.
• Torikaze encouraged Amado, who was due to start the Ninja Academy next month, and took him through Konoha to his home.
• Torikaze told Amado that he was an orphan too and welcomed him as his younger brother at the Cloud Clan Grounds.
• Amado hid from the talking hen A-Bai, and A-Bai asked Torikaze who the boy was.

Torikaze welcomed Amado into his family, helped him settle into a room, and gave him clothes from his childhood. After Amado explored the courtyard, Torikaze unlocked his Character Compendium entry and received 1,000 Tranquility Points.

• Torikaze introduced Amado to A-Bai as his new little brother and told him about Qingyun and Liufeng.
• Torikaze showed Amado the courtyard, and Amado chose a bright, spacious room with a nearby storeroom for his crafts.
• Torikaze gave Amado his old clothes, used Cloud Birds to carry them to Amado's room, and encouraged him to explore the courtyard.
• Torikaze considered what to do with Amado's Kekkei Genkai blood and searched the Shop for simple Blueprints to help Amado practice crafting.
• Torikaze unlocked Amado's Character Compendium entry and received 1,000 Tranquility Points.

Three years after illuminating Amado in the Character Compendium, Torikaze had mastered Senjutsu and watched Konoha’s deception of Kumogakure continue while he lived peacefully in the village. After Amado caused another explosion, Torikaze healed him and learned that he had successfully made gunpowder, so he promised to take him out to eat.

• Torikaze illuminated Amado in the Character Compendium and received 1,000 Tranquility Points.
• Torikaze read his ancestor’s travelogue, and three years passed as he mastered Senjutsu and accumulated 390,000 Tranquility Points.
• Konoha continued feeding Kumogakure false intelligence that Hashirama Senju was near death, while Kumogakure’s spies were captured.
• An explosion wrecked Amado’s room, and Torikaze extinguished the fire and healed Amado’s injuries.
• Amado told Torikaze that he had made gunpowder, and Torikaze praised him and offered to take him out to eat.

After Amado's explosion, Torikaze reassured Mamiko that they were safe and offered to help her son Heng with his studies at the Ninja Academy. Master Craftsman arrived with his apprentices to repair the house, and Torikaze set out for the Uchiha Compound to find Chisato.

• Torikaze agreed to take Amado out for barbecue with Chisato after Amado washed up.
• Mamiko checked that Torikaze was unharmed and told him that Heng insisted on becoming a ninja despite his ordinary talent.
• Torikaze offered to teach Heng if he struggled at the Ninja Academy.
• Master Craftsman arrived with his apprentices to repair Torikaze's house after hearing it had exploded.
• Torikaze reassured Mamiko, left Amado and A-Bai at home, and walked toward the Uchiha Compound, stopping to talk with villagers along the way.

Torikaze brought Chisato and Amado together for a meal at Akimichi Barbecue, where Chisato asked about suitable missions. The conversation turned to Hiruzen’s proposed Jonin Instructor System, which Chisato supported, but its implementation remained pending.

• Torikaze visited Chisato and invited her to join him and Amado for a meal after Amado’s latest research mishap.
• Chisato changed into a new outfit, and she and Torikaze headed to Akimichi Barbecue while Torikaze sent Amado a message with a Cloud Crane.
• Torikaze and Chisato waited in their reserved private room, then Amado arrived and joined them for barbecue.
• Chisato asked Torikaze about suitable missions and said she hoped to attempt the Jonin examination that year.
• Torikaze brought up Hiruzen’s proposed Jonin Instructor System, and Chisato said senior guidance would help newly graduated ninja gain experience faster.

Torikaze and Chisato discussed the coming team system and Tsunade starting the academy, while the Senju Clan celebrated Nawaki’s arrival. After dinner, Torikaze and Amado met Dan Katō and Oyakashiro Homura, who brought Torikaze a black bag from his father.

• Torikaze and Chisato agreed that they were not yet suited to lead teams, while Amado ate the remaining meat at their meal.
• Chisato discussed Tsunade starting the academy and recalled how Hashirama’s grandson, Senju Nawaki, had been left in Mito’s care.
• Torikaze, Chisato, and Amado finished dinner, paid six thousand ryo, and left the barbecue shop.
• Torikaze and Amado ran into Dan Katō and Oyakashiro Homura sparring at the Kato Family courtyard, where Homura complained that Amado had blown up the house again.
• Homura fetched a black bag from the courtyard and told Torikaze that his father had asked him to deliver it.

Torikaze received Ore from Homura for Amado to use and then met Hyuga Kishin, who had become head of the Hyuga Clan’s Main Family. Kishin remained determined to protect his newborn sons from the Caged Bird Seal and expected Torikaze to help him confront the clan Elders when the time came.

• Homura delivered Ore from his father, Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi, to Torikaze, who planned to have it refined for Amado.
• Torikaze encouraged Dan and Homura as they practiced for the next day’s Combat Training, then returned home with Amado.
• Torikaze decided to visit the Hokage Office and ask Tobirama about the next steps.
• Torikaze encountered Hyuga Kishin, who had become the Main Family head after his father’s death two years earlier.
• Kishin had named his infant sons Hiashi and Hizashi and remained resolved to spare them the suffering caused by the Caged Bird Seal.

Torikaze visited Tobirama and Kagami, offered advice about screening people moving into Konoha, and asked when Konoha would act against Kumogakure. As Tobirama prepared to wait for another intelligence report and consult Hashirama, Torikaze resolved to join the coming war despite Tobirama’s likely objections.

• Torikaze told Shishin he would visit Hiashi and Hizashi after finishing his work, then went to the Hokage Tower.
• Kagami explained that people who had recently moved to Konoha seemed ready to leave, and Torikaze suggested raising the threshold for entering the village.
• Torikaze asked Tobirama when Konoha would move against Kumogakure, and Tobirama said they would act after the next intelligence report arrived.
• Tobirama revealed he had prepared one hundred and ten Impure World Reincarnation puppets, while Torikaze considered testing his Sage Mode in battle.
• Torikaze planned to sneak out and join the war against Kumogakure even though Tobirama did not intend to bring him.

Torikaze reassured Tobirama that he would stay out of the coming war while quietly intending to go to the battlefield. The next morning, he used the Aburame Clan’s Presence Concealment Technique to reach the Blacksmith Shop with Ore for Amado.

• Tobirama warned Torikaze against joining the war, and Torikaze pretended to agree to remain in the village.
• Torikaze recommended that Tobirama have Hiruzen guide Orochimaru and Jiraiya, with Tsunade grouped with them.
• Torikaze discussed Konoha’s systems with Tobirama, then returned home and checked on Amado’s reconstruction and bedtime.
• Torikaze slept late, then carried Ore toward the Blacksmith Shop while concealing his presence from the villagers.
• Torikaze placed the Ore on a wooden table at the Blacksmith Shop and released the concealment technique.

Torikaze commissioned the Tsuchigumo Clan blacksmiths to make parts for an alarm clock, leaving them struggling with a blueprint beyond their skills. He then visited Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi, eased his worry over rumors of a coming war, and stayed for a meal.

• Torikaze used his Presence Concealment Technique to surprise the Tsuchigumo Clan blacksmiths and asked them to refine ore and make parts from his blueprint.
• The head blacksmith promised to make the alarm clock components, but the blacksmiths panicked when they saw how difficult the blueprint was and decided to attempt the work anyway.
• Torikaze passed the Ouyashiro Clan grounds, where Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi told him rumors said the Land of Lightning intended to start a war.
• Torikaze told Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi not to worry and advised him to focus on business and recovering from his illness.
• Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi invited Torikaze to stay for lunch, and Torikaze sent a Cloud Crane flying into the distance.

Torikaze shared lunch with Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi and Homura before contacting Kakuzu through a puppet. Kakuzu reported that Kumogakure planned to go to war with Konoha and handed Torikaze blood samples carrying Storm Release and Lava Release; he then prepared to lie low.

• Torikaze and Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi praised their children before Amado and Oyakashiro Homura returned home for lunch.
• Torikaze answered Amado and Homura's questions about their training during the meal, then returned to his clan compound.
• Torikaze contacted Kakuzu through a puppet and learned he was hiding in a cave in the Land of Lightning.
• Kakuzu told Torikaze that Kumogakure planned to attack Konoha, and Torikaze confirmed he had anticipated the war.
• Kakuzu gave Torikaze blood containing Storm Release and Lava Release, then agreed to leave the Land of Lightning and stay out of sight.

Torikaze finished preparing puppets with Scorch Release, Storm Release, and Dust Release, then answered Hashirama’s summons and defended his role in planning for war with Tobirama. Hashirama learned the Land of Lightning would deploy troops next week, and he, Tobirama, and Torikaze went inside to discuss their next move.

• Torikaze ordered Kakuzu to leave the Land of Lightning and travel to the Land of Water to seek more Kekkei Genkai.
• Torikaze used two bottles of blood to create puppets marked with Scorch Release and Storm Release, then labeled the Dust Release puppet as well.
• An Anbu ninja summoned Torikaze to meet Hashirama, and Torikaze tried to approach the Senju Clan Grounds unseen before Hashirama spotted him.
• Hashirama confronted Torikaze for helping Tobirama plan a war, and Torikaze argued that their plan would protect Konoha’s villagers from the enemy’s ambitions.
• Tobirama reported that the Land of Lightning would deploy troops next week, and Hashirama led Tobirama and Torikaze inside to plan their response.

Hashirama and Tobirama Senju planned to attack Kumogakure next week, but refused to let twelve-year-old Torikaze join them. Torikaze secretly planned to sneak after them, then helped Mito make an ice cellar and received giant melons to take home.

• Tobirama Senju revealed that he had reincarnated 110 powerful dead people and planned to use them with Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags against Kumogakure.
• Hashirama agreed to the plan to strike Kumogakure next week and target the Second Raikage, Ginkaku, and Kinkaku.
• Hashirama and Tobirama Senju forbade Torikaze from going to the battlefield, so Torikaze decided to sneak out after them.
• Mito asked Torikaze to use his Ice Release to turn her storage room into an ice cellar, and he finished it within minutes.
• Mito offered Torikaze two enormous melons from her Prince Brother, telling him to store them in his ring.

Torikaze learned that Kumogakure had launched an invasion, beginning the First Great Ninja War, and hurried toward the Land of Fire border with Qingyun and Liufeng. He watched Kumogakure’s massive army approach, and the chapter ended as Hashirama’s ambush began.

• Mito gave Torikaze fifteen melons, and he shared some with Auntie Kato and Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi before returning home.
• A system notification woke Torikaze and announced that Kumogakure had mobilized its forces against the Land of Fire.
• Torikaze left a clone at home, then departed with Qingyun and Liufeng for the border while the village remained unaware of the war.
• Kumogakure’s forces crossed the Land of Rice Fields as other nations sent scouts and considered how to respond.
• Torikaze reached the border and saw the Second Raikage protected among an army of ten to twenty thousand troops.
• As Kumogakure entered the Land of Fire, a voice from the forest roared, “Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu!”

Tobirama Senju used Impure World Reincarnation and Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags to destroy Kumogakure’s vanguard, then Hashirama set off to confront the main force. Torikaze flew toward a unit at the rear of Kumogakure, intent on reaching it before the battle ended.

• Tobirama Senju summoned one hundred and ten Impure World Reincarnation puppets and surrounded Kumogakure’s vanguard.
• Tobirama Senju unleashed Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags, killing the vanguard and leaving a crater.
• The destroyed puppets reformed, returned to their coffins, and sank underground at Tobirama Senju’s command.
• Hashirama asked about Kumogakure’s main force, then rushed off with Tobirama Senju to meet it.
• Torikaze told Seiryu to accelerate toward a unit at the rear of Kumogakure.

Hashirama confronted Kumogakure’s main force, revealed that he had survived, and routed the Second Raikage’s army. He summoned True Several Thousand Hands and prepared to finish off the Second Raikage.

• Hashirama appeared before the Second Raikage and exposed that Kumogakure had broken the treaty by attacking Konoha.
• The Second Raikage ordered his army to flee, but explosions struck the troops as they ran into the forest.
• The Second Raikage and his brother attacked Hashirama with Lightning Armor and Double Lariat, but he easily repelled them.
• Tobirama Senju’s explosive tags devastated the Kumogakure troops in the forest, and the survivors returned to the Second Raikage.
• Hashirama entered Sage Mode and summoned True Several Thousand Hands, leaving the Second Raikage awaiting death.
• Hashirama activated Top Transformed Buddha.

Hashirama and Tobirama annihilated Kumogakure’s main force and killed the Second Raikage, while Torikaze attacked the village’s rearguard with his new Crystal Release technique. Torikaze’s strike killed more than half the unit, leaving the survivors terrified as the battle continued.

• Hashirama used Top Transformed Buddha to pulverize the Second Raikage and Kumogakure’s main force, while Tobirama emerged exhausted from the attack.
• Hashirama and Tobirama set off to confront Kumogakure’s final unit after concluding that the village’s main force had been destroyed.
• Earlier, Torikaze rode Seiryu toward Kumogakure’s nine-thousand-ninja rearguard and leaped into its center from the sky.
• Torikaze used Crystal Release—Crimson Lotus Technique to impale the ninja with crystal buds and bloom them into deadly lotuses.
• Torikaze’s attack killed more than half the rearguard, and the surviving Kumogakure ninja recoiled in terror.