Chapter Summaries

Torikaze collected his custom wedding attire from Kurenai’s Embroidery Shop and admired the crimson phoenix robes. He left with the completed garments, still wondering whether Chisato would like them as he prepared to give her an unforgettable wedding.

• Mamiko visited Torikaze and gave him two embroidered baby garments, which Minato admired and said his future nephew or niece could wear.
• Torikaze left for Kurenai’s Embroidery Shop to collect the wedding attire he had kept secret from Chisato.
• Kurenai showed Torikaze the matching crimson robes, embroidered with a male and female phoenix and birds surrounding the woman’s robe.
• Torikaze praised the garments, and Kurenai said they had taken a month to embroider and were the best of her craftsmanship.
• Torikaze took the finished wedding attire, hoping Chisato would like it.

Torikaze collected the wedding outfits Kurenai had finished and checked on the delivery of invitations to the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth. He returned home and found Minato playing against Kushina on his phone.

• Torikaze took the wedding outfits from Kurenai after she fell asleep from exhaustion, and planned to have Chisato try them on the next day.
• Dan Katō told Torikaze that Jiraiya and Yamanaka Shinku were expected to deliver the wedding invitations to the two major ninja villages that day.
• Torikaze approved the choice of messengers and let Dan leave after hearing his report.
• Torikaze returned to the clan grounds and found Minato losing repeated one-on-one matches against Kushina.
• Torikaze advised Minato to win occasionally without using his full strength so Kushina would stay motivated to play.

Torikaze returned to the clan grounds and advised Minato on keeping Kushina interested in their games. Meanwhile, Jiraiya visited Sunagakure to invite the Third Kazekage to the Hokage’s wedding and saw how prosperity and Konoha’s support had transformed the village.

• Torikaze found Minato playing games with Kushina and advised him to win occasionally without making it look deliberate.
• Jiraiya arrived at Sunagakure and told the Third Kazekage that the Hokage had invited him and the Tsuchikage to his wedding in half a month.
• The Third Kazekage asked Chiyo and Ebizo to prepare a gift list and invited Jiraiya to stay and drink Sunagakure’s wine.
• Jiraiya toured Sunagakure and saw its trees, greenery, water sources, and improved living conditions.
• The Third Kazekage reflected on Sunagakure’s prosperity, which had grown through its leaders’ efforts, its alliance with Konoha, and the increased missions after the Land of Lightning’s destruction.

Yuhi Shinku delivered the Hokage’s wedding invitation to Ōnoki in Iwagakure, while Jiraiya prepared for a banquet in Sunagakure. Ōnoki was surprised by the news and began considering how Iwagakure would honor the invitation.

• The Third Kazekage welcomed Jiraiya to Sunagakure and arranged a banquet for him.
• Jiraiya cleaned the sand from himself and changed into fresh clothes before the banquet.
• Yuhi Shinku reached Iwagakure and identified himself as a Konoha envoy seeking an audience with Ōnoki.
• Ōnoki recognized Shinku from the battle in the Rain Country and asked why the Hokage had sent him.
• Shinku gave Ōnoki an invitation to the Hokage’s wedding to Uchiha Chiri, leaving Ōnoki shocked and eager to choose an appropriate gift.
• Ōnoki learned that Jiraiya had been sent to notify the Kazekage and praised him as the best of his three teammates.

Shinku arrived in Iwagakure and learned that its villagers welcomed the news of Torikaze’s wedding. Back in Konoha, Torikaze began enlarging the Cloud Palace so it could hold the wedding guests.

• Ōnoki welcomed Shinku into Iwagakure and offered to host a banquet for him.
• Iwagakure’s villagers heard that Torikaze was getting married and were pleased that the news did not signal another war.
• Shinku observed Iwagakure’s distinctive earthen architecture as Ōnoki spoke about Konoha’s expansion.
• Shinku rested at the envoy apartment after completing his mission, planning to return to Konoha the next day.
• Torikaze left the children playing under Minato’s watch and flew up to the Cloud Palace.
• Torikaze drew clouds into the Cloud Palace, confirming that it absorbed cloud energy and grew larger.

Torikaze expanded Cloud Palace to the size of Konoha and spent the night preparing it for his wedding banquet. The palace was ready by morning, and Torikaze planned to visit Chisato.

• Torikaze gathered clouds to enlarge Cloud Palace until it could cover the original Konoha.
• Torikaze shaped more than three thousand tables and over thirty thousand chairs inside Cloud Palace, then prepared a stage and wedding decorations.
• Torikaze considered using Cloud Palace to protect Konoha from alien threats, but decided he still had time to grow stronger before they arrived.
• Torikaze finished preparing Cloud Palace overnight and returned home around one in the morning.
• Torikaze woke at ten, saw Minato playing while Yahiko and Konan trained, and gave Minato money for food before saying he would visit Chisato.

Torikaze visited Chisato at the Uchiha Compound and revealed the wedding dress he had prepared for her. Chisato was left astonished by the vivid red gown embroidered with a golden Phoenix and Flying Birds.

• Torikaze gave Minato money to take Yahiko and Konan out for food, telling him that family did not need to worry about spending money.
• Torikaze traveled through Konoha's festive streets to the Uchiha Compound, where villagers' gifts and flowers celebrated his upcoming wedding to Chisato.
• Torikaze met Aika, who told him she and Kushina got along well at school, then went to Chisato's room.
• Chisato shared tea with Torikaze and explained that Big Brother Danzo had sent the tea leaves.
• Torikaze brought out Chisato's wedding dress, and she stared at its brilliant red fabric and golden Phoenix embroidery in shock.

Torikaze showed Chisato her phoenix-themed wedding gown and revealed that he planned to have her help design the wedding stage and scenery. They went to the Barbecue Shop for lunch before visiting the venue that evening.

• Torikaze showed Chisato the red wedding gown that he and Kurenai had designed, and Chisato enthusiastically admired it.
• Torikaze explained that their matching phoenix-themed wedding attire represented Phoenix Seeking Mate and promised to reveal the jewelry on their wedding day.
• Torikaze told Chisato the wedding venue could seat more than thirty thousand people and invited her to help arrange the stage and scenery that night.
• Torikaze and Chisato concealed their presence on the way to the Barbecue Shop and ordered twenty plates from the Boss.

Torikaze arranged food for thirty thousand tables at his wedding and explained which nations he had invited. The preparations continued as he and Chisato ate at a barbecue shop, with the wedding venue still a mystery to her.

• Torikaze told the barbecue shop owner to prepare fruit, dried meat, bread, pastries, and other durable foods for thirty thousand wedding tables.
• Torikaze authorized the owner to use the Hokage's name to hire temporary workers and obtain supplies from elsewhere if needed.
• Chisato wondered how Torikaze planned to host thirty thousand people and grew curious about the wedding venue.
• Torikaze told Chisato that the Kazekage and Tsuchikage would probably arrive two days before the wedding, while he had not invited the Land of Water or smaller countries.
• Torikaze explained that the Land of Iron's response to his wedding invitation would affect his future attitude toward the country.
• Torikaze wiped grilled-meat grease from Chisato's face as she enjoyed their meal.

Torikaze and Chisato enjoyed a meal together and returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds as they looked forward to their wedding in half a month. In the Land of Iron, Ichiryu weighed whether to cooperate with Konoha, and Mifune urged him to visit Konoha in person.

• Chisato restrained herself from eating more barbecue because she wanted to look her best for the wedding, while Torikaze finished most of the meal.
• Torikaze and Chisato held hands and returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds, where Chisato imagined becoming mistress of the house.
• A samurai told Ichiryu that Konoha's Hokage would marry in half a month and asked whether the Land of Iron should send congratulations.
• Ichiryu considered how Konoha's conveniences might undermine samurai discipline, while acknowledging that most samurai in the Land of Iron had become ineffective.
• Mifune urged Ichiryu to visit Konoha and see its advanced inventions before the Land of Iron fell further behind the world.

Mifune urged Ichiryu to modernize the Land of Iron by adopting systematic samurai training and cooperating with Konoha. Convinced that his country had fallen behind, Ichiryu decided to visit Konoha with Mifune in half a month.

• Mifune argued that the Land of Iron needed modern conveniences and stronger ties with other nations to avoid further decline.
• Mifune proposed replacing traditional samurai training with a systematic plan that taught techniques before students discovered their own path.
• Mifune described Konoha's technology and the Hokage's strength, telling Ichiryu that even he could not withstand the Hokage's attack.
• Ichiryu decided to prepare a generous gift and travel with Mifune to Konoha in half a month.
• Ichiryu asked about Konoha's proposed exchange of electrical appliances for the Land of Iron's ore, and Mifune explained that it would use market prices and include power stations and lines.

Ichiryu agreed to take Mifune and three samurai to Konoha, hoping trade and new ideas would revive the Land of Iron. Torikaze brought Chisato to the wedding venue, but the chapter ended before she could see what it was.

• Ichiryu agreed to let Mifune and three samurai visit Konoha and told them to choose a gift for the Hokage.
• Ichiryu reflected on the Land of Iron's decline and hoped that cooperation with Konoha would restore its prosperity.
• Torikaze took Chisato by the hand and carried her into the sky using streams of mist.
• Chisato arrived at a destination with Torikaze in less than five minutes and asked if they had reached the venue.

Torikaze brought Chisato to the Cloud Palace above Konoha, where they worked together to prepare their wedding venue. With the main arrangements complete, they planned how to welcome guests and bring the villagers up to the palace.

• Torikaze revealed that the Cloud Palace above Konoha would be their wedding venue, and Chisato was thrilled by the idea of marrying in the sky.
• Torikaze and Chisato decorated the stage and Red Crystal Path with flowers, Crystal designs, and Crystal Vines.
• Torikaze set up Crystal projection screens throughout the large venue so guests at the back could see the ceremony.
• Torikaze told Chisato he would lower the Cloud Palace above the village and extend a staircase with Cloud Release so the villagers could attend.
• Chisato agreed to keep the wedding venue secret and surprise the villagers.

Torikaze finalized wedding arrangements with Chisato and A-Bai, then prepared for the arrival of foreign guests two days before the wedding. Konoha decorated the village for the occasion as Torikaze set out to handle the guests’ arrival.

• Torikaze told Chisato that Cloud Palace would descend above the village and its staircase would let villagers attend the wedding, and she agreed to keep the plan secret.
• Torikaze asked A-Bai to fly over the wedding as a Phoenix-like gift, and she agreed after hearing about the divine bird on his wedding attire.
• Two days before the wedding, Torikaze woke and prepared to welcome the Kazekage, the Tsuchikage, Jiraiya, and Shinku to Konoha.
• Konoha’s villagers decorated and cleaned the village for Torikaze and Chisato’s wedding, which would be the first Hokage wedding in the village’s history.
• Torikaze told Minato he would likely be away all day, while Minato assured him that he and Second Brother would manage at home.

Torikaze prepared to welcome the Third Kazekage and Ōnoki to Konoha for his wedding, while the Land of Iron also agreed to cooperate with Konoha. The two Kage arrived safely, and Torikaze invited them and their attendants into the village to rest.

• Yahiko and Konan greeted Torikaze before beginning their morning training.
• Torikaze learned that Mifune had agreed to attend the wedding and that the Land of Iron would cooperate with Konoha.
• Torikaze sensed two friendly groups approaching and went with his secretary to Konoha's main gate.
• The Third Kazekage emerged from a storm of Iron Sand and congratulated Torikaze on his wedding.
• Ōnoki arrived atop a Rock Giant, congratulated Torikaze, and joined the Kazekage.
• Torikaze welcomed the two Kage and directed them and their attendants to prepared Apartments.

Torikaze welcomed the Tsuchikage, Kazekage, and Uzumaki Clan guests to Konoha for his wedding, while reflecting on the Seventh Prince’s neglect of Ashina and Kushina. The Third Mizukage, Tsukishiro, then arrived with a Kirigakure squad to congratulate him.

• Torikaze greeted Ōnoki and the Kazekage, who entered Konoha after exchanging wedding congratulations and arranging to talk later.
• The Seventh Prince arrived with Uzumaki Clan members, and Torikaze told him that Ashina was alive and staying at the Senju Clan Grounds.
• The Seventh Prince entered the village, while Torikaze resolved to prevent him from taking Kushina back to the Land of Whirlpools.
• A rainstorm gathered into a Water Tornado at Konoha’s entrance, and Tsukishiro emerged with Kirigakure shinobi and congratulated Torikaze on his marriage.

Torikaze welcomed Tsukishiro, the Mizukage, and his Kirigakure party to Konoha, where Tsukishiro saw how much the village had changed under Torikaze’s leadership. The Land of Fire’s First Prince then arrived to congratulate Torikaze on his marriage, while other expected guests had yet to arrive.

• Torikaze greeted Tsukishiro, an old acquaintance, and invited the Mizukage and his Kirigakure ninja to enter Konoha and rest.
• Tsukishiro saw Konoha’s new Outer City, screens, and electrical appliances, and learned that Torikaze had brought about the village’s transformation.
• Dan Katō’s Anbu watched the visitors from the shadows as Konoha prepared apartments for the many guests arriving for Torikaze’s wedding.
• The Land of Fire’s First Prince arrived by carriage, congratulated Torikaze on his marriage, and explained that the Daimyo had sent him in his place.
• Torikaze welcomed the First Prince and directed him inside to rest.

The First Prince visited Konoha and asked to meet Hashirama after learning he ranked second in Naruto Mobile Game. Torikaze welcomed General Ichiryu and the samurai of the Land of Iron to the wedding, while Kakuzu's group was still approaching.

• Torikaze used his Chakra to warn the First Prince's black-robed guardians to follow Konoha's rules.
• A Konoha escort guided the First Prince, who learned Hashirama was still healthy and ranked second in Naruto Mobile Game.
• The First Prince asked the escort to take him to see Hashirama.
• Torikaze spotted Kakuzu's group approaching Konoha with several dozen people following behind.
• General Ichiryu and nine samurai from the Land of Iron arrived to congratulate Torikaze on his marriage, and Mifune greeted him.

Torikaze welcomed Mifune and General Ichiryu to Konoha for his wedding, and they discussed cooperation between Konoha and the Land of Iron. As Mifune guided the samurai through the village, Ichiryu was impressed by Konoha’s prosperity and its unfamiliar technology.

• Torikaze congratulated Mifune and Ichiryu on their arrival, and Mifune raised the possibility of cooperation between Konoha and the Land of Iron.
• Torikaze arranged for the Land of Iron delegation to stay in the apartment Mifune had used on his previous visit.
• An attendant led the delegation through Konoha’s clean Outer City, where Ichiryu asked whether the villagers were happy.
• The delegation entered the Inner City, and Ichiryu stopped to watch programs on screens before learning they were not ninjutsu.
• Mifune explained that a telephone call had summoned the attendant, then invited the delegation inside to rest.

Ichiryu and the samurai explored the modern guest house in Konoha, where its appliances and facilities amazed him. Ichiryu planned to meet the other countries’ leaders after the Hokage’s wedding, while Mifune went out with representatives from Sunagakure and Iwagakure to find food.

• A young girl led Ichiryu, Mifune, and the samurai to their guest house before leaving after a phone call.
• Mifune explained that the Hokage had designed the modern-style house for foreign guests, and Ichiryu admired its air conditioner, appliances, and shower facilities.
• Ichiryu decided the Land of Iron should adopt the convenient facilities and asked Mifune when they could meet with the Hokage.
• Mifune said they should wait until the Hokage’s wedding was over, and Ichiryu agreed to visit other leaders and important figures in Konoha.
• Mifune went out to buy food and joined representatives from Sunagakure and Iwagakure on the way to a restaurant.