Chapter Summaries

Torikaze and Chisato sparred atop the Hokage Rock Faces, testing their skills with Sharingan and Crystal Release techniques. A hidden attacker struck Torikaze with a kunai, but the apparent fatal blow hit a crystal decoy, and Torikaze emerged unharmed.

• Torikaze developed a new Crystal Release technique before heading to the Hokage Rock Faces.
• Torikaze and Chisato discussed Will of Fire, then began sparring with Chisato activating her three-tomoe Sharingan.
• Torikaze used Crystal Release to evade Chisato's attacks and countered with crystal shuriken, which her Great Fireball Technique destroyed.
• Chisato attacked with Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, and Torikaze withdrew into his crystal mirror to avoid it.
• A hidden attacker hurled a kunai through what appeared to be Torikaze's head, but the body turned out to be a crystal statue that shattered.
• Torikaze emerged unharmed from the mirror and apologized to Chisato for frightening her.

After Uchiha Setsuna ambushed Torikaze and failed to kill him, Torikaze returned home and learned that Setsuna had resolved to avenge his younger brother. Torikaze welcomed the threat as a chance to gain Tranquility Points.

• Torikaze emerged unharmed from the Crystal Mirror, and Chisato searched the forest for the attacker.
• Torikaze told Chisato that the ambusher had left and identified Uchiha Setsuna as the likely culprit.
• Chisato planned to warn her brother, and she and Torikaze returned to the village before going their separate ways.
• At home, Torikaze bathed and worried about the brutal Taijutsu training he would face with Shishou the next day.
• A Chaos Event notification revealed that Uchiha Setsuna had sworn to avenge Uchiha Kyo, and Torikaze looked forward to confronting him.

Torikaze and Chisato went to the mission hall, where they found Kagami Uchiha and his companions trying to accept a more difficult mission. The mission issuer assigned them an A-rank bandit extermination job, and Kagami discovered it was more dangerous than it first appeared.

• Torikaze worried about Uchiha Setsuna but decided to sleep rather than dwell on the problem.
• Torikaze and Chisato walked through the village and discussed Chisato’s wish to grow strong enough to help her brother.
• Torikaze and Chisato headed to the mission hall to look for Kagami Uchiha and the others.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi complained that the mission issuer had given them an easy assignment, so Danzo presented Tobirama’s letter requesting a harder test.
• The mission issuer assigned them an A-rank mission to wipe out Mountain Bandits, and Kagami examined the scroll to understand why it carried that rank.

Torikaze insisted on joining Hiruzen Sarutobi’s A-rank mission to eliminate a bandit gang at the Land of Fire border, hoping to trigger Chaos Events and earn Tranquility Points. Hiruzen agreed to test Torikaze’s strength, leaving the team poised to see whether the six-year-old could earn a place on the mission.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and his teammates reviewed the difficult mission scroll and agreed their coordination would help them succeed.
• Chisato and Torikaze arrived as Kagami Uchiha’s team prepared to leave, and Torikaze asked to join their mission.
• Hiruzen refused to take Torikaze, while Torikaze explained he wanted to go out and train.
• Torikaze challenged Hiruzen to a match, promising not to ask again if he failed to earn Hiruzen’s approval.
• Utatane Koharu warned Hiruzen not to treat the matter lightly, while Kagami suspected Torikaze might end up joining the mission.

Torikaze sparred with Hiruzen Sarutobi to prove he could handle missions, and revealed the power of the Crane's Cry Sword and Cloud Sword Style. After Torikaze incapacitated him with Cloud Release, Hiruzen agreed to let him join the mission.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi began sparring with Torikaze, who attacked with Crystal Release and forced Hiruzen to counter with the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique.
• Torikaze drew the Windcloud Clan's Crane's Cry Sword, which snapped Hiruzen's iron staff when they clashed.
• Hiruzen summoned Enma, who transformed into the Adamantine Staff, and pressured Torikaze with powerful attacks.
• Torikaze unleashed Cloud Sword Style—Crane's Cry, sending Hiruzen flying and leaving him temporarily unable to move.
• Hiruzen admitted Torikaze was strong and agreed that he could accompany the others on the mission.

Torikaze defeated Hiruzen Sarutobi with a newly developed Crystal Release technique, earning Hiruzen’s agreement to take him along. After the fight, Torikaze unlocked a new system function.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi insisted the battle continue, and he attacked Torikaze with Earth Release techniques that Torikaze blocked with a Crystal Wall.
• Hiruzen combined Earth Release and Fire Release to destroy the Crystal Wall, flooding the field with mud and flames.
• Torikaze trapped Hiruzen in a cage of crystal vines and mirrors, then forced him to surrender with Crystal Release: One Arrow Lotus.
• Torikaze explained that his Mirror Palace Demon-Slaying Formation used Crystal Seeds and his new Crystal Release: Crystal Creation technique.
• Hiruzen agreed to take Torikaze with him, and Torikaze heard the system announce that he had unlocked a new function.

After joining Hiruzen Sarutobi’s team for a mission to wipe out the Mountain Bandits, Torikaze discovered that accepting his first mission had unlocked the Mission Scroll and Character Compendium. He unlocked several characters for Tranquility Points and decided to seek strength-boosting items before the mission.

• Torikaze pretended to be exhausted after sparring with Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the team agreed to leave for the mission the next day.
• Torikaze returned home and activated the newly unlocked Mission Scroll and Character Compendium functions.
• Torikaze inspected the Mountain Bandits mission and resolved not to fail any mission and give the system a chance to punish him.
• Torikaze unlocked Hashirama Senju and other characters in the compendium, earning Tranquility Points.
• Torikaze decided to spend his points on items that could strengthen him before the mission.

Torikaze used the System Shop to increase his Chakra and reach Jonin strength, while Hashirama and Tobirama discussed sending him on a trial mission. Hashirama arranged for a Wood Clone to watch over the children, and Tobirama accepted his decision.

• Torikaze exchanged 7,000 Tranquility Points for a Strengthening Fruit and one Kakashi of Chakra, then endured a feverish surge as they fused with his body.
• Torikaze saw that his Chakra had reached two Kakashis and his strength had risen to Jonin level, leaving him confident he could face Uchiha Setsuna.
• Tobirama questioned Hashirama's decision to let Torikaze go on a trial, but Hashirama said Torikaze's talent meant he should not be sheltered from every hardship.
• Hashirama promised to send a Wood Clone to follow the children and protect them, and Tobirama agreed to the plan.
• Tobirama reflected on his Will of Fire and his duty to protect Konoha's children, while Hashirama praised him as a potential Hokage before they returned to work.

Torikaze joined Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others for his first mission, with Chisato accompanying them after persuading her brother Kagami to bring her. As the team traveled toward the Mountain Bandits’ stronghold, they reviewed the enemy’s abilities and planned how to counter them.

• Torikaze arrived at the meeting place and found Chisato had joined the mission with Kagami’s agreement to take responsibility for her safety.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi led the group out of Konoha after they checked their equipment and supplies.
• Hiruzen shared intelligence about five samurai and two twin rogue ninjas from Sunagakure who combined Wind and Fire Release.
• Kagami and the others discussed separating the twin ninjas, while Torikaze offered to help Koharu counter them with Water Release.
• Chisato resolved to prove her worth during the mission as Kagami watched her with quiet encouragement.

Hiruzen’s group traveled toward the Land of Fire border to eliminate mountain bandits whose raids had ruined a village’s livelihood. After locating the bandits’ hidden valley, the group began its planned attack while Torikaze sealed the entrance to prevent anyone from escaping.

• Hiruzen’s group stopped at a village, where the innkeeper explained that the bandits had driven away merchants and threatened the villagers’ livelihoods.
• Hiruzen promised to deal with the bandits and planned the attack with the group before they resumed their journey.
• Kagami Uchiha used his Sharingan to track the bandits to a secluded valley near the Land of Fire border.
• Hiruzen ordered the group to kill the bandits’ ordinary men first and save the ninja for last, while Torikaze gave everyone Crystal Seeds that could block one physical hit.
• Torikaze stayed at the entrance and used Crystal Release—Crystal Creation to seal the valley with a Crystal Vine Net as the others moved in to attack.

Torikaze sealed the Valley with Crystal Vines, then joined the battle against the Mountain Bandits and their allies. He helped Mitokado Homura and fought alongside Hiruzen, Koharu, and Torifu Akimichi, ending the chapter in a clash of water and fire with Rogan.

• Torikaze scattered Crystal Seeds around the Valley and used his Chakra to grow Crystal Vines that blocked its exits, then rested before heading inward.
• Torikaze killed a Mountain Bandit who ambushed him by using a Crystal Vine and Crystal Poison to crystallize him.
• Torikaze reached the battlefield, where Kagami Uchiha and Danzo fought a samurai, Hiruzen, Koharu, and Torifu Akimichi faced two Rogue Ninja, and Mitokado Homura fought four samurai.
• Torikaze sent two Crystal Clones to help Mitokado Homura, then joined Hiruzen's group against Rogan and Rokin.
• Torifu Akimichi struck Rogan with his enlarged hand, and Torikaze protected Torifu from Rogan's Flame Barrage with a Water Wall Technique.
• Torikaze's Water Dragon Bullet Technique collided with Rogan's Flowing Fire Technique, and the clash filled the area with steam.

Torikaze and the others struggled against the brothers Rokin and Rogan, whose combined wind and fire techniques formed a deadly flaming tornado. Hashirama arrived at the Valley entrance and extinguished the tornado with Wood Release, rescuing Chisato and leaving everyone safe.

• Torikaze used Cloud Release to locate Rogan in the steam and struck him with a cloud spear.
• Rokin rushed to his dying brother, and Rogan urged him to use their final move before he died.
• Rokin unleashed a massive windstorm, and Rogan combined it with his final fire technique to create a flaming tornado.
• Akimichi Torifu carried Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu, Torikaze, Kagami Uchiha, and the others toward the valley entrance as the tornado threatened them.
• Kagami tried to search for Chisato, but Danzo and Hiruzen stopped him, warning that the tornado had not yet reached her hiding place.
• Hashirama appeared with Chisato and used Wood Release: Tree World Birth to destroy the flaming tornado, then asked the group if they had been scared.

After Hashirama praised the team and left, Hiruzen led the exhausted group back toward Konoha after Torikaze cleared the Crystal Vines blocking the valley. They stopped to rest in the village whose Mountain Bandits they had defeated, then continued their journey home.

• Hashirama comforted Hiruzen, praised the group’s performance, and identified Torikaze’s attack on Rogan as the battle’s turning point before departing in a wood clone.
• Torikaze shattered the Crystal Vines blocking the valley, and Hiruzen collected some of the remaining Crystal.
• Hiruzen led the group toward Konoha, while Chisato resolved to train harder after learning Torikaze had risked himself to save her.
• The group returned to the village around dawn, and Hiruzen convinced the villagers that the Mountain Bandits had been defeated.
• The group rested at the inn for about four hours, paid the Boss despite his offer of free lodging, and set out for Konoha.

Torikaze confronted Uchiha Setsuna, the attacker who had ambushed him on the mountaintop, and used his Cloud Release to overcome Setsuna’s Sharingan. He bound Setsuna with Crystal Release, severed his arm, and struck his chest with Cloud Transformation Technique.

• Torikaze sensed an ambush near the river and separated from Hiruzen and the others by pretending his stomach hurt.
• Uchiha Setsuna attacked Torikaze with Great Fireball Technique, but Torikaze countered with Water Shockwave.
• Torikaze filled the woods with cloud vapor, blinding Setsuna’s Sharingan and gradually slowing his body.
• Setsuna attacked Torikaze with fire and his blade, but Torikaze evaded him and explained the cloud vapor’s effects.
• Torikaze trapped Setsuna with Crystal Vines, severed his right arm with Crystal Blade, and struck his chest with Cloud Transformation Technique.

Torikaze killed Uchiha Setsuna with Cloud Transformation, mastered Cloud Surge well enough to travel through the air, and caught up with Hiruzen's group. They continued toward Konoha, while Black Zetsu and White Zetsu discussed Torikaze's ancestry and the altered scroll.

• Torikaze transformed Uchiha Setsuna into cloud vapor with Cloud Transformation and compared the technique to Dust Release.
• Torikaze practiced Cloud Surge, learned to control its propulsion, and flew after Hiruzen's group.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu emerged from the ground, noted that Torikaze had learned the altered technique, and took his severed arm.
• Torikaze received 6,000 Tranquility Points for completing a Chaos Event and celebrated while flying.
• Hiruzen's group spotted Torikaze overhead, and Koharu beat Hiruzen after he joked about listening outside the women's bathhouse.
• Torikaze rejoined the group, Danzo took over as captain, and they continued toward Konoha, whose gates they saw about two hours later.

Torikaze returned to Konoha with Hiruzen and the others, reported their mission to Hashirama, and collected his system reward. The system granted him a random gift box, which began to open as the chapter ended.

• Hiruzen and the others returned to Konoha, where the guards verified their identities before letting them enter.
• Hashirama marked their A-rank mission complete, reminded them about his test, and gave them two days to finish it.
• Torikaze and Chisato collected their mission payment and agreed to have lunch together the next day.
• Torikaze returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds and claimed 4,000 Tranquility Points for completing the mission.
• The system doubled Torikaze's first A-rank mission reward and gave him a random gift box, which he opened.

Torikaze discovered that his new Space Ring seemed to have limitless capacity, then reunited with his friends and told them why he had stopped attending school. He continued his walk through Konoha, reflecting on his hatred of the era’s wars and his love of witnessing the village’s future firsthand.

• Torikaze received a Space Ring, tested it by storing the secret chamber’s collection, and suspected its capacity was unlimited.
• Torikaze returned the chamber’s scrolls and other items, then left the clan grounds for an evening walk through Konoha.
• Torikaze met Maruboshi Kosuke, Shinku, and Umino Ikkaku near the Ninja Academy and explained that the Hokage had taken him as a disciple.
• Torikaze told his friends about his recent mission and shared advice about Chakra and ninjutsu training before they hurried away.
• Torikaze continued through the village and reflected on how he both hated and loved having transmigrated into this war-torn era.

Torikaze met Kato Mamiko and young Dan Katō, then unlocked Dan and Uchiha Setsuna in the Character Compendium. Meanwhile, Uchiha Setsuna’s grandfather awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Torikaze and the other children presented their Will of Fire to Hashirama and Tobirama, with Torikaze called up last.

• Torikaze met Kato Mamiko and her young son, Dan Katō, and walked home with Mamiko as she worried over his missions and encouraged him to visit her family.
• Torikaze unlocked Dan Katō and Uchiha Setsuna in the Character Compendium, gaining 1,000 Tranquility Points.
• Uchiha Setsuna’s grandfather learned that Setsuna was missing and awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan as he vowed revenge.
• Hashirama and Tobirama gathered Torikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and the others to hear their Will of Fire; Hiruzen spoke of protection, while Danzo described suppression and was warned not to harm anyone in the village.
• Koharu, Homura, Torifu Akimichi, and Kagami Uchiha presented their Will of Fire and passed, after which Hashirama called on Torikaze.

Torikaze explained his Will of Fire as the generations of Konoha protecting and nourishing those who came after them, earning Hashirama’s praise. Chiri then declared that she wanted to unite the Uchiha Clan and the village, though the chapter ended before Hashirama responded.

• Torikaze told the gathering that Konoha’s older generations would become nourishment for its younger shoots, who would in turn protect future generations.
• The crowd applauded Torikaze, and Hashirama praised him as an extraordinary future ninja and a worthy disciple.
• Hashirama called on Chiri to explain her Will of Fire, and she said it was integration and unity.
• Chiri described how the Uchiha Clan’s bad reputation had made it difficult for her and other Uchiha children to fit in.
• Chiri declared that she wanted the clan and village to unite so children from every clan could become friends and trusted companions.

Hashirama made Chisato his disciple and reminded the children that their convictions had to protect Konoha and its people. Nearly a year later, with Madara Uchiha’s attack three days away, Torikaze warned Chisato to stay near her brother and prepared to face the coming crisis.

• Chisato declared her resolve, and Hashirama chose her as his disciple.
• Hashirama cautioned the children not to let their convictions endanger Konoha or its people, then discussed potential future leaders with Tobirama.
• Nearly twelve months passed as Torikaze trained with Hashirama, joined missions with Hiruzen Sarutobi, and accumulated enough Tranquility Points to survive the coming Chaos Event.
• Torikaze warned Chisato to stay near her brother on the night three days later, and she agreed to trust him.
• After Torikaze and Chisato ate grilled meat, Torikaze returned to the clan grounds and opened the System Shop.