Chapter Summaries

Hashirama reassured Mito that Kushina would be welcomed in Konoha, while Tobirama fled their constant affection. The next morning, Torikaze welcomed Minato into the household and gave him fine new clothes, leaving Minato delighted to try them on.

• Hashirama told Mito that Kushina would be loved in Konoha and protected from bullying.
• Tobirama left the couple alone, and Hashirama joked that he wanted a niece or nephew.
• Torikaze woke early and spoke with A-Bai before Minato came out to greet him.
• Torikaze told Minato to feel at home and took him to the clan warehouse to choose clothes.
• Minato loved the white robe Torikaze picked out, and Torikaze sent him to try it on.

Torikaze helped Minato settle in by giving him new clothes and taking him to breakfast in Konoha's Morning Market. There, he introduced Minato to Dan and agreed to arrange a meeting between Dan and Tsunade.

• Torikaze gave Minato new clothes, and Minato felt more relaxed after trying them on.
• Torikaze took Minato to the Morning Market, where Minato ate his fill and learned that Konoha's everyday food was familiar and simple.
• Torikaze spotted Dan Katō and introduced him to his new disciple, Minato Namikaze.
• Torikaze learned that Dan wanted to meet Tsunade and offered to play matchmaker.
• Dan doubted Tsunade would want to meet him, and Torikaze challenged his assumption.

Torikaze took Minato outside Konoha and found Kushina under attack by a group of inept ninja. He killed them and invited her to come home with them.

• Torikaze agreed to arrange for Dan to meet Tsunade, then ate with Dan and Minato.
• Torikaze told Minato to attend the Ninja Academy once he learned to refine Chakra, and Minato happily agreed.
• Torikaze and Minato left Konoha and passed through the old Maze Formation Torikaze had created to protect the village.
• Minato spotted Kushina being threatened by ninja who intended to stop her from reaching Konoha and Lady Mito.
• Torikaze killed the attackers with Cloud Swords and invited Kushina to go home with them.

Torikaze rescued Kushina from the wandering ninja and brought her, Minato, and her injured guard back to Konoha. Kushina entered the village to find her great-aunt Mito, while Torikaze wondered who had arranged the attack.

• Kushina cautiously followed Torikaze after he introduced himself as a Konoha clan head and disciple of the First Hokage.
• Torikaze healed Kushina’s guard, carried him away on a cloud, and led Kushina and Minato toward Konoha.
• Kushina told Torikaze that her relatives were fighting over leadership in the Land of Whirlpools and that she hoped to live peacefully.
• Konoha’s gate guards recognized Kushina as a relative of Mito and let the group enter without an inspection.
• Kushina admired Konoha’s busy streets as Torikaze led her and Minato toward Mito’s residence.

Torikaze brought Kushina and Minato to the Senju Clan Grounds, where Kushina reunited with her great-aunt Mito and was welcomed into her home. Mito learned that unknown ninjas had tried to capture or kill Kushina and planned to investigate, while Torikaze and Hashirama stayed behind with Minato.

• Torikaze concealed himself, Minato, and Kushina from nearby villagers, then brought the children to the Senju Clan Grounds.
• Hashirama detected them at the entrance, and Torikaze introduced Kushina as the Uzumaki princess and Minato as his disciple who would become Hokage.
• Mito welcomed Kushina, invited her to live with her, and promised to look after her.
• Torikaze told Mito that he had killed ninjas who attacked Kushina outside the village, but Kushina could not identify who had sent them.
• Mito decided to ask Tobirama to arrange an investigation, then took Kushina inside to bathe and rest.
• Hashirama reassured Minato and praised Torikaze's teaching, while Torikaze and Hashirama argued over Nawaki's talent.

Torikaze took Minato away from Hashirama’s home and encouraged him to see himself as Konoha’s equal, not a commoner beneath a princess. Back at Torikaze’s home, Minato met Amado and joined the household as another disciple brought to Konoha by Kakuzu.

• Torikaze argued with Hashirama over whether Nawaki’s talent came from Hashirama or from Torikaze’s training, then left with Minato.
• Torikaze told Minato that status did not matter in Konoha and urged him to train hard and grow stronger.
• Torikaze brought Minato home, where Amado explained that A-Bai had pecked him after a joke went wrong.
• Torikaze introduced Minato to Amado as his new disciple, and Amado welcomed him as his younger brother.

Torikaze checked on Amado’s phone research and took Amado and Minato out for barbecue. At the restaurant, Torikaze treated every diner, while Amado’s phone project remained close to completion.

• Amado told Torikaze that the phones were nearly finished, with only the chips still needing more time.
• Torikaze invited Amado and Minato to barbecue and encouraged Minato to order plenty of food.
• The Barbecue Shop boss greeted them and announced that everything in the restaurant was half price.
• Torikaze declared that he would pay for everyone’s meal, prompting the diners to cheer and order more food.

Torikaze took Amado and Minato out for barbecue, promised Minato he could visit whenever he wanted, and paid for the whole restaurant. Back home, he planned training for his disciples and learned that Little Crane’s eggs would hatch within days.

• Torikaze treated Amado and Minato to barbecue, and Minato happily tried cake and meat for the first time.
• Torikaze reassured Minato that he and Amado were only joking about allowances and said Minato would begin physical training and Chakra extraction that afternoon.
• Torikaze paid the boss 300,000 Ryo and asked him to deliver the remaining money to the Cloud Clan Grounds.
• Torikaze returned home, made training plans for his two disciples, and thought about missing Chisato while Minato took a nap.
• A-Bai told Torikaze that Little Crane’s babies would likely hatch within the next few days, and she dismissed his offer of money to eat out.

Torikaze encouraged Minato to choose his own future, and Minato left for school determined to follow his heart. After Minato departed, an ANBU delivered a summons from the Hokage, leaving Torikaze to answer the call.

• Torikaze watched over Seiryu and Ryuufuu's four healthy hatchlings and planned to find them a larger home as they grew.
• Torikaze learned that Minato had quickly extracted Chakra and secretly trained him until he was ready for the Ninja Academy.
• Minato told Torikaze that Kushina had joined the academy and that he had supported her dream of becoming the strongest ninja.
• When Minato said he had no dream yet, Torikaze told him to choose his own path and promised to support him whatever he decided.
• Minato left for school saying he would follow his heart, and a masked ninja arrived to summon Torikaze at the Hokage's request.

Torikaze learned that Uzumaki Ashina had gone missing and his nine sons were fighting for control of the Land of Whirlpools, with each prince asking Konoha for military aid. Tobirama assigned Torikaze to intervene as a trial for the Third Hokage’s heir, leaving Torikaze furious at yet another interruption to his peaceful life.

• An Anbu ninja summoned Torikaze to meet Tobirama, and Torikaze flew to the Hokage Tower as three Cloud Cranes.
• Tobirama told Torikaze that Uzumaki Ashina had gone missing, one of his sons had died, and the princes were fighting over succession.
• Torikaze read letters from Ashina’s sons, who each accused their brothers of rebellion and asked Konoha to send troops.
• Tobirama decided Konoha had to help the Land of Whirlpools but assigned Torikaze to choose whom to support.
• Torikaze protested that he had already faced major hardships, then angrily threatened to blow up Konoha rather than accept another assignment.

Torikaze agreed to join Tobirama, Hiruzen, Chisato, and others on a mission to the Land of Whirlpools, postponing his promotion to Third Hokage until he returned. He reunited with Chisato at Konoha’s gate and met her young companions, giving them healing necklaces.

• Torikaze started to leave in anger, but Tobirama persuaded him to join the mission by explaining that Chisato and the future Third Hokage would also go.
• Torikaze accepted the mission, which the System identified as “Nine Letters of Plea for Aid,” and learned the group would depart in two days.
• Torikaze told Tobirama he expected to become Hokage after the mission, then left the Hokage Tower and waited for Chisato at the village gate.
• Chisato returned with three children, and Torikaze healed her fatigue before telling her about his disciples, the Aburame Clan’s young lady and Minato Namikaze.
• Chisato introduced Uchiha Fugaku to Torikaze, who praised him and gave healing necklaces to Fugaku and the other two children.

Torikaze and Chisato returned to Konoha with their three young students, gave them healing necklaces, and discussed the students’ first mission. Torikaze sensed that the Shinobi World’s quiet might not last, but Chisato reassured him that Konoha was strong.

• Torikaze gave Fugaku and the other two children healing necklaces, then asked Hyuga Hanashi about the Hyuga Clan Head.
• Torikaze recalled how he had helped Hyuga Kishin abolish the Main and Branch Family divisions and forbid the Caged Bird Seal for newborns.
• Torikaze and Chisato led the children into Konoha, turned in their mission, and let the exhausted students go home to rest.
• Torikaze and Chisato strolled through the village under the Presence Concealment Technique and joked about their early experiences with killing.
• Chisato said her students were inexperienced after being frightened by Mountain Bandits, and Torikaze wondered whether a world-shaking event was coming.
• Chisato patted Torikaze’s head and reassured him that Konoha was too strong for anyone to invade.

Torikaze explained Konoha’s mission to the Land of Whirlpools to Chisato, and they discussed the strange requests from the nine princes and Uzumaki Ashina’s disappearance. Torikaze planned to seek more information before the mission and insisted on taking Chisato home.

• Torikaze told Chisato that Tobirama had assigned them a mission to the Land of Whirlpools and explained the coup and the princes’ requests for support.
• Torikaze revealed that Tobirama had told him to follow his heart in choosing which prince to support, while Chisato noted that the princes would seek his favor.
• Torikaze and Chisato observed that none of the princes had asked Konoha to search for the missing Uzumaki Ashina, and they planned to consult Shishou and Hashirama.
• Torikaze introduced Chisato to Minato at the Cloud Clan Grounds, and Chisato greeted him as family.
• Torikaze and Chisato speculated about hidden secrets in the Land of Whirlpools, then agreed to discuss the mission strategy the next morning.
• Torikaze insisted on taking Chisato home before visiting Shishou.

Torikaze said goodbye to Chisato after agreeing to escort her home, then visited the Senju household to discuss his upcoming trip. He disciplined his returning disciple Nawaki and asked him to look after two new disciples, who Nawaki eagerly welcomed without knowing Minato's account of Torikaze's training.

• Chisato and Torikaze joked about escorting her home, praised each other's abilities, and parted at the Uchiha Compound.
• Torikaze went to the Senju grounds, where Mito welcomed him and mentioned that Tobirama had predicted his visit.
• Torikaze found Nawaki back at the house and scolded him for returning from a mission without reporting in.
• Torikaze healed Nawaki's ear, then joined the Senju family for a meal while Tobirama avoided speaking to him.
• Torikaze told Nawaki he was leaving on a long trip and asked him to look after two new disciples; Nawaki enthusiastically agreed.

Torikaze told Hashirama, Mito, and Kushina that Uzumaki Ashina had disappeared amid a crisis in the Land of Whirlpools, and Kushina shared what she had witnessed before escaping. Torikaze planned to travel there with Hiruzen and the others to find Ashina and investigate the princes' roles.

• Tobirama called Kushina into the room, and Torikaze explained the crisis in the Land of Whirlpools and Ashina's disappearance.
• Hashirama agreed that Konoha should support its ally, while Mito and Tsunade comforted Kushina as she cried.
• Kushina said Ashina had met with the First Prince and Second Prince, fled the Daimyo Estate with her, and vanished after the Second Prince chased them.
• Torikaze learned that Kushina's father was the Seventh Prince but decided not to trust any prince without investigating.
• Mito suggested Ashina might have used a life-preserving Secret Technique, and Torikaze said he would search for him with Hiruzen and the others.

Torikaze told Minato that he would leave on a long mission the day after tomorrow, then spent a relaxed morning with him before school. After Minato left, Torikaze prepared for the people he had asked to come over.

• Torikaze returned home and found Minato waiting for him, then tested Minato on his schoolwork.
• Torikaze told Minato that he would leave on a long trip the day after tomorrow and said Minato could ask his Grandmaster for help while he was gone.
• Minato went to bed, and Torikaze rested after sitting in the courtyard and looking at the night sky.
• Torikaze woke at dawn, explained to Minato that he did not need to get up early, and took him to the Morning Market for breakfast.
• Minato left for school, and Torikaze cleaned up the breakfast leftovers while waiting for his visitors.

Torikaze gathered his friends to plan Konoha’s mission to the Land of Whirlpools, where they would investigate a rebellion, the murder of the Eighth Prince, and Uzumaki Ashina’s disappearance. The group agreed to depart early the next morning and prepare for the journey.

• Torifu welcomed Hiruzen, Kagami, Chisato, Koharu, En, and Danzo to his home, where they congratulated him on becoming the Third Hokage.
• Torikaze explained that their mission was to identify the truly rebellious prince, find the Eighth Prince’s murderer, and locate the missing Uzumaki Ashina.
• Torikaze assigned himself the First and Second Princes because Ashina had met with them before disappearing, and divided the remaining princes among the others to monitor.
• The group discussed their landing and duties as Konoha reinforcements, then agreed to set out for the Land of Whirlpools early the next morning.

Torikaze prepared to leave for the Land of Whirlpools and said goodbye to Amado and Minato. He departed with his teammates carrying the Soldier Pills Minato had made, while Minato stayed behind wishing he would return soon.

• Torikaze stocked up on supplies and discussed his mission and possible succession as Hokage with Amado.
• Torikaze left Amado in charge of the house and Minato before preparing for the journey the next morning.
• Minato gave Torikaze a box of Soldier Pills he had learned to make and wished him a safe trip.
• Torikaze transformed into three Cloud Cranes and flew to the Konoha Gate, where he ate one of Minato's Soldier Pills while waiting.
• Chisato questioned Torikaze about eating Soldier Pills, and Hiruzen asked for one before Torikaze put the box away.

Torikaze and his companions traveled to Fisherman's Sea Village to arrange passage to the Land of Whirlpools. They learned the country was closed off, but a boatman agreed to take them near the coast that evening.

• Torikaze and Hiruzen joked about Soldier Pills as the group prepared to depart for the Land of Whirlpools.
• The group traveled to Fisherman's Sea Village, and Hiruzen's comments about women's bathhouses earned him a kick from Koharu.
• Torikaze's group entered the port village and went to the docks to find a boat.
• A boatman told Torikaze that the Land of Whirlpools had closed its borders and barred boats from approaching.
• Torikaze arranged for the boatman to take them near the coast around four or five o'clock, offering double pay for the night journey.
• The group decided to find a restaurant before leaving.

Torikaze and his companions ate seafood in Fisherman's Sea Village before preparing to sail toward the Land of Whirlpools. After paying the restaurant owner, Torikaze told him to treat ninja like ordinary customers and invoke the Third Hokage's order, leaving the owner wondering whether Torikaze was the future Hokage.

• The restaurant owner welcomed Torikaze and his companions and served them the village's seafood specialties.
• Torikaze told the group that the boatman could take them only to the shore nearest the Land of Whirlpools because its borders were closed.
• Chisato said they would need to keep watch during the night's voyage, and Torikaze volunteered for the first shift.
• Torikaze offered to preserve seafood with Ice Release so Hiruzen and the others could bring some home for their families.
• Torikaze paid the owner thirteen thousand ryo and told him to treat ninja like normal customers, saying he could call it the Third Hokage's order.
• The owner watched the group leave and wondered whether the Second Hokage was stepping down and Torikaze was the new Third Hokage.