Chapter Summaries

Torikaze took Yahiko and Konan to lunch after their morning training, while Minato went to visit Kushina at the Senju Clan Grounds. There, he mistook an unfamiliar red-haired ninja for Kushina after noticing how tall they were.

• Torikaze agreed to take Yahiko and Konan out for hot pot after their training.
• Minato returned with breakfast and asked Torikaze how Yahiko and Konan compared to him; Torikaze praised Minato’s talent and said the two would soon be ready for the Ninja Academy.
• After lunch, Minato headed to the Senju Clan Grounds to visit Kushina, while Torikaze took Yahiko and Konan home.
• At Hashirama’s courtyard, Minato saw a tall, red-haired ninja and asked if Kushina had grown taller.
• The unfamiliar ninja turned around, recognized Minato, and asked whether he had come to see Kushina.

Minato visited Kushina and was surprised to find that Ashina had regained his youth. Tobirama encouraged Minato’s progress with the Flying Thunder God and advised Kushina on her training, while Ashina wondered how to thank Torikaze and was asked whether he planned to return to Uzushiogakure with Kushina.

• Minato arrived at Hashirama's yard and was astonished to discover that the rejuvenated red-haired man was Grandpa Ashina.
• Minato went inside to see Kushina, then greeted Tobirama, who told him to call him Grandpa Tobirama.
• Tobirama explained how Minato could improve his understanding of Space-Time Ninjutsu and assessed his early Flying Thunder God progress.
• Tobirama encouraged Kushina to develop her Sealing Techniques and Taijutsu, while Minato demonstrated his limited ability with the technique.
• Tobirama demonstrated the Flying Thunder God for Minato, then sat with Ashina, who wondered how to repay Torikaze.
• Tobirama asked Ashina whether he planned to take Kushina back to Uzushiogakure now that he had become young again.

Ashina decided to remain in Konoha with Kushina instead of returning to the Land of Whirlpools, and Minato returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds after visiting him and Tobirama. Torikaze went to meet Chisato in formal clothes, leaving her unaware that he planned to propose.

• Ashina told Tobirama that he would stay in Konoha and raise Kushina rather than return to his former duties in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Ashina spoke about his grief over losing a son and his decision to live for himself after stepping down as clan head and Daimyo.
• Minato said goodbye to Ashina, Tobirama, and Kushina, then practiced Tobirama's space-time movement technique on his way home.
• Minato found Yahiko and Konan training and learned that Torikaze was going out with Chisato.
• Torikaze traveled to the Uchiha Compound and asked Chisato to come with him without revealing that he planned to propose.
• Chisato changed into a white dress she had bought to match Torikaze, and he praised how beautiful she looked.

Torikaze took Chisato to investigate a mysterious Maze Formation near Konoha, claiming it might be connected to Hanzo. The fog swallowed them both, and Chisato found herself alone inside a maze whose invisible walls seemed to guide her forward.

• Chisato dressed in white to match Torikaze, and he took her out of the village on Seiryu and Ryuufuu.
• Torikaze told Chisato that ninja had reported a Maze Formation near Konoha, where several had become lost.
• Torikaze and Chisato reached the dense fog, but it suddenly spread and swallowed them before Torikaze could use Cloud Release.
• Chisato activated her Mangekyō Sharingan but could not see through the fog, so she cautiously searched for a way out.
• Chisato encountered invisible walls that resisted her Susanoo and realized the maze was directing her along a path.
• Chisato chose an unobstructed route toward the front left and continued deeper into the maze.

Chisato navigated Torikaze’s Maze Formation, found a ring inside a crystal spire, and discovered that the maze was his elaborate proposal. She accepted, and Torikaze placed the ring on her finger.

• Chisato found herself blocked by walls in the fog and followed the open path through the maze.
• Chisato entered a dark spire and found a glowing box containing a silver ring.
• The fog cleared and the spire revealed itself as a crystal tower as Torikaze arrived.
• Torikaze took the ring, knelt, and asked Chisato to marry him.
• Chisato accepted, and Torikaze put the ring on her finger before embracing her.

Torikaze proposed to Chisato in a Crystal spire, and she accepted before they watched the sunset together and named her yellow gemstone ring Sunset. They returned to Konoha to share the news with Minato, Yahiko, and Konan, while Torikaze put their wedding on the agenda.

• Torikaze revealed that he had guided Chisato through the forest to a Crystal spire he had prepared for his proposal, and Chisato accepted.
• Torikaze lowered the spire to reveal a lake at sunset, and Chisato named her yellow gemstone ring Sunset.
• Torikaze summoned Seiryu and Ryuufuu, and the four rode back to Konoha as Seiryu tried unsuccessfully to persuade Ryuufuu to have a wedding.
• Torikaze told Minato, Yahiko, and Konan that Chisato had accepted his proposal, and they welcomed her as sister-in-law and master's wife.
• Konan gave Chisato a paper flower, and Chisato invited the children to dinner before Konan suggested hot pot.

After Torikaze proposed to Chisato and she accepted, he invited his elders and students to celebrate over hot pot. Hashirama eagerly anticipated holding their future granddisciple as everyone prepared to join the dinner.

• Chisato accepted Konan's paper flower and agreed to celebrate her engagement to Torikaze with hot pot that evening.
• Torikaze told Minato, Yahiko, and Konan to get ready, then went to invite Hashirama, Tobirama, and Ashina to dinner.
• Torikaze told the three elders that Chisato had accepted his proposal, and they congratulated him.
• Hashirama celebrated the news and looked forward to holding Torikaze and Chisato's future granddisciple.
• Torikaze invited Ashina to bring Kushina to the hot pot dinner, and Ashina gladly agreed.

Torikaze celebrated his accepted proposal to Chisato with the Senju family and later reassured Kagami over the phone. He returned to the clan grounds, where Minato, Yahiko, and Konan were waiting to go out for barbecue.

• Torikaze invited Hashirama, Mito, Ashina, and the others to dinner at a hot pot restaurant, and Mito offered to prepare a feast for him the next day.
• Torikaze told Mito that he and Chisato planned to hold their wedding in about two months.
• Torikaze left the Senju Clan Grounds and greeted villagers as he walked home, pleased about his engagement.
• Kagami called to confirm that Torikaze had proposed to Chisato, and Torikaze reassured him that he would take good care of her.
• Torikaze teased Kagami by saying their conversation was recorded, then returned to find Minato, Yahiko, and Konan waiting to go eat barbecue.

Torikaze gathered his family and disciples for a hot pot dinner after telling them Kagami had accepted his proposal. Hashirama, Tobirama, and Mito arrived to meet Yahiko and Konan, and the group settled in to eat.

• Torikaze told Minato, Yahiko, and Konan that Hashirama, Kushina, and Ashina would join them for dinner, reassuring the two disciples that their Grandmaster was kind.
• Amado emerged from his room with dark circles, then left with Minato for the hot pot restaurant.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, and Mito arrived to cheers from the restaurant’s diners and joined the others upstairs.
• Hashirama praised Yahiko and Konan for their early progress in training, while Mito welcomed them and encouraged them to be themselves.
• Hashirama ordered fifty plates of each kind of meat, and Minato chose a large Yuan-Yang Hot Pot for the group.

Torikaze and Chisato celebrated their engagement with family and friends at a lively hot pot dinner, where the elders congratulated them and discussed inviting other villages to their wedding. After returning home, Chisato reassured Torikaze that her father supported their marriage and that she was happy.

• Minato chose a large Yuan-Yang Hot Pot, and Hashirama encouraged Yahiko and Konan to be more adventurous until Mito reminded him to let the children be themselves.
• Torikaze and Chisato arrived at the restaurant, where Mito and the other elders congratulated them on their upcoming marriage.
• Torikaze explained how to eat hot pot, and he and Hashirama discussed sending wedding invitations to the other villages to preserve friendly relations.
• Torikaze paid for the private room and several tables downstairs before the guests went home after the meal.
• Chisato told Torikaze that her father had wanted them to marry sooner but understood the delay, and Torikaze apologized for keeping her waiting.

Torikaze returned home after visiting Chisato and spent the evening with Minato, Yahiko, and Konan. The next morning, he watched Minato train the Flying Thunder God, which still showed no progress.

• Chisato told Torikaze that her father supported their marriage, and Torikaze kissed her forehead before seeing her back to the Uchiha Compound.
• Torikaze returned home and spoke with Minato about Kushina, encouraging him to wait two years until she could graduate and join his team.
• Torikaze watched Yahiko and Konan play and decided to consider sending them to school while he and Minato were busy.
• Torikaze woke early, went back to sleep, then watched Minato's morning training and saw that he had made no new progress with the Flying Thunder God.

Torikaze, Minato, Yahiko, and Konan visited Konoha’s Morning Market, where Minato tried a vendor’s fish-filled bun and the group ate wontons. Torikaze told Yahiko and Konan that he would arrange for them to attend the Ninja Academy the next day.

• Minato finished training and told Torikaze that he felt he had made progress toward mastering the Flying Thunder God.
• Torikaze, Minato, Yahiko, and Konan went to the Morning Market, where Minato and Torikaze sampled a vendor’s fish-filled buns.
• The group left the crowded bun stall and ate wontons at a familiar market stand.
• Minato asked whether a mission might keep him from Torikaze’s wedding, and Torikaze promised to arrange leave if he wanted to attend.
• Torikaze told Yahiko and Konan they could take the day off and that he would arrange for them to start at the Ninja Academy the next day.

Torikaze arranged for Yahiko and Konan to start attending the Ninja Academy and worked on preparations for his wedding. Kagami visited to offer help, and after teasing him about his age and his daughter Aika’s future marriage, Torikaze sent him home in good spirits.

• Torikaze told Yahiko and Konan they would begin attending the Ninja Academy the next day, and promised to take them and help them catch up.
• Torikaze spent the day preparing for the wedding while Minato played a game and the Intelligence Puppet handled his duties.
• Kagami visited to offer help with Torikaze and Chisato’s wedding and explained that Lady Mito had called Chisato away.
• Torikaze teased Kagami about his age and the prospect of Aika marrying someday, leaving Kagami feeling he had swallowed a bellyful of anger.
• Torikaze apologized until Kagami was soothed, and Kagami headed back home.

Torikaze left Kagami to manage the Uchiha Clan and took Yahiko, Konan, and Minato to the Senju Clan Grounds for lunch. Kushina told them that her rejuvenated grandfather had become absorbed in games and kept pestering her great-uncle to teach him.

• Torikaze apologized to Kagami, who returned to the Uchiha Clan to handle its affairs.
• Torikaze watched Yahiko and Konan train while Minato played games beside them.
• Torikaze stopped the children's training and led them with Minato to the Senju Clan Grounds for lunch.
• Kushina greeted the group and explained that her younger grandfather had become addicted to games and was pestering her great-uncle for lessons.

Torikaze visited Hashirama’s home, where he discussed marriage plans with Tsunade and learned that she and Dan were considering marrying next year. Chisato called him at the end of the visit, asking if he had reached Hashirama’s house.

• Kushina told Torikaze that Ashina had become absorbed in learning games from Hashirama since regaining his youth.
• Tsunade told Torikaze that she and Dan had been considering marriage for two months and might marry next year.
• Torikaze offered to help plan Tsunade and Dan’s wedding whenever they decided to marry.
• Hashirama and Ashina emerged from their gaming session, and Hashirama advised Torikaze to be attentive to Chisato’s feelings.
• Chisato called Torikaze and asked whether he had already arrived at Hashirama’s house.

Torikaze invited Chisato’s father, Uchiha Teruya, to dinner at Hashirama’s home, where Hashirama eagerly welcomed him. As the families prepared to meet, Torikaze reflected on the Senju and Uchiha clans’ improved relations and teased another guest about her own future marriage.

• Chisato called Torikaze and asked him to confirm whether her father could join the dinner at Hashirama’s home.
• Hashirama gladly invited Uchiha Teruya, and Chisato and her father prepared to leave.
• Chisato teased Teruya about feeling awkward around the Senju, while he insisted their clans no longer had a conflict.
• Teruya changed clothes, proud that Chisato was marrying Torikaze and that he would become the Hokage’s father-in-law.
• Hashirama and Tobirama grew nervous about hosting Teruya, while Torikaze reassured them that he was coming as Chisato’s father.
• Torikaze told another guest to get her grandfather’s approval before thinking too far ahead about marriage.

Torikaze and Tsunade discussed how to get her grandfather's approval for their marriage, while the elders prepared to welcome Chisato and her father to the Senju grounds. The gathering turned to the challenges of holding a public wedding, and Mito was surprised to see Teruya arrive.

• Torikaze reassured Tsunade that the Kato Family would support their marriage, though she still needed her grandfather's agreement.
• Hashirama explained that he wanted to support Torikaze like a father and convinced Tobirama to join him in receiving the guests.
• Teruya and Chisato arrived at the Senju Clan Grounds, where Torikaze greeted them and Teruya went to speak with Hashirama, Tobirama, and Uzumaki Ashina.
• Teruya raised concerns that Konoha's large population could make Torikaze and Chisato's wedding difficult to host and secure.
• Tobirama said Torikaze would find a way to handle the wedding, and Mito came out of the kitchen and welcomed Teruya with surprise.

Torikaze and Chisato celebrated their upcoming marriage with a lively dinner hosted by Hashirama and Mito, where their families and children shared food and blessings. After taking the drunken Teruya home, Torikaze returned to find Minato and Kushina gaming, while he prepared to rest before supervising Yahiko and Konan's training.

• Mito welcomed Uchiha Teruya and congratulated him on Chisato and Torikaze's upcoming marriage before calling everyone in for dinner.
• Hashirama and Mito offered Torikaze and Chisato their blessings, and Mito served food to Yahiko, Konan, Minato, and Kushina.
• Torikaze carried the drunken Teruya back to the Uchiha Compound with Cloud Release, then spoke with Kagami before returning to the Cloud Clan Grounds.
• Torikaze found Minato and Kushina playing a game, with Kushina winning another round, and planned to rest before supervising Yahiko and Konan's training.

Torikaze supervised Yahiko and Konan’s training while Minato deliberately lost games to cheer up Kushina. Two months later, Torikaze dispersed the clouds so he could enjoy the sun, then sent Yahiko and Konan to train after school.

• Kushina won games against Minato, who had deliberately let her win, before heading home to care for her grandfather.
• Torikaze praised Minato for trying to cheer Kushina up, then supervised Yahiko and Konan as they trained.
• Yahiko and Konan reported that their Chakra had grown, and Torikaze encouraged them to keep working hard at school.
• Two months later, Torikaze flew into the sky and dispersed the clouds while Yahiko and Konan watched in amazement.
• Torikaze noted Yahiko and Konan’s progress at school and told them to train for two hours before enjoying their free time.

Torikaze prepared for his upcoming wedding and learned that Kurenai had finished his wedding clothes. Mamiko visited to give him knitted baby clothes and ask about the wedding venue, which Torikaze kept secret while assuring her the villagers would be able to attend.

• Torikaze told Yahiko and Konan to train for two hours before enjoying free time.
• Kurenai called Torikaze to say his wedding clothes were finished and ready for pickup that afternoon.
• Torikaze thought about Konoha's excitement over his wedding and the preparations he had made for a venue that could accommodate the villagers.
• Mamiko gave Torikaze two knitted outfits for his future children and asked whether there would be room for the neighbors at the wedding.
• Torikaze assured Mamiko that he had chosen a venue and asked her to tell the villagers not to worry.