Chapter Summaries

Torikaze encouraged Dan and Tsunade as they settled their wedding plans, then spent the day with Chisato at home. Amado emerged from his room with a device he had built using Torikaze’s instruction manual, leaving its success to be seen.

• Torikaze reassured Dan about marrying Tsunade and offered to reshape Cloud Palace for their wedding venue.
• Tsunade and Dan returned to the Kato Clan, while Torikaze and Chisato decided to order ramen for lunch.
• A delivery worker brought Torikaze’s meal quickly, and Chisato reflected on the Windcloud Clan’s many businesses.
• Amado came out of his room and told Torikaze he had made something by following the instruction manual.
• Amado went back inside and returned carrying a hard cardboard tube to show Torikaze.

Torikaze watched Amado successfully test a firework and decided to arrange its production at one of Konoha’s factories. He then took Chisato to visit the Kato family, where they were welcomed by Mamiko and found Kato Zhongshan with Shizune.

• Amado showed Torikaze a handmade firework, and the three tested it in the clan grounds.
• Torikaze praised Amado’s work and decided to ask Kato Hisashi to open a factory branch for producing fireworks.
• Torikaze told Amado to develop more designs, then left with Chisato to visit the Kato family.
• Mamiko welcomed Torikaze and Chisato into the expanded Kato home, where they saw Kato Zhongshan comforting Shizune.

Torikaze visited the Kato Family with Chisato and proposed opening a fireworks factory after other nations' Kage showed interest in buying fireworks. Kato Hisashi and Dan Katō took charge of the factory plans, while Torikaze prepared to recruit workers; the family also discussed Dan Katō and Tsunade moving into a nearby courtyard.

• Torikaze visited Kato Zhongshan and Mamiko with Chisato and gave little Shizune a gift for her future ninja career.
• Torikaze told the Kato Family that other nations' Kage wanted to buy fireworks and proposed building a factory to sell them throughout the Shinobi World.
• Dan Katō agreed to gather workers and start constructing the factory, while Torikaze promised to send ninja to clear the trees.
• Torikaze instructed Kato Hisashi to clear extra space in case his second brother's electrical appliances were ready for development soon.
• Torikaze learned that Dan Katō and Tsunade planned to move into a rebuilt courtyard beside the Kato Clan Grounds, with Mamiko and Kato Zhongshan's approval.

Torikaze arranged recruitment for Konoha’s new fireworks factory while relaxing at home with Chisato. When Yahiko and Konan returned from school, he gave them talent-enhancing herbs and sent them to cultivate.

• Torikaze had the Intelligent Puppet post a Hokage Office notice seeking two thousand fireworks factory workers, prompting villagers to submit resumes.
• Villagers learned the factory would produce fireworks and grew eager to apply, while the busy secretary handled their resumes.
• Torikaze and Chisato spent the afternoon relaxing at home as Konoha continued developing.
• Yahiko and Konan returned from school and told Chisato their teacher had praised their progress.
• Torikaze gave Yahiko and Konan talent-enhancing herbs from the System Shop and told them to cultivate as the medicine took effect.
• Torikaze assured Chisato that the herbs would not harm the children.

Torikaze gave Yahiko and Konan herbs that increased their strength and Chakra, then encouraged Minato to be patient with his training. The talks with the visiting Kage and Ichiryu ended, and the delegations departed Konoha, leaving Ichiryu as the last to leave.

• Torikaze assured Chisato that the herbs had no harmful side effects, and Yahiko and Konan woke feeling stronger with more Chakra.
• Minato returned from an easy mission and lamented that his Genin assignments were too simple, so Torikaze told him to grow step by step.
• Torikaze spent the evening teaching the children survival skills and telling them stories while the family relaxed together.
• Torikaze met the departing Kage and Ichiryu, exchanged farewells with them, and led them to Konoha's gates.
• The Kage departed using their abilities, while Ichiryu's delegation remained; Ichiryu then set off alone, and Torikaze returned to the village.

Five years after the Kage left Konoha, the village prepared for a rumored Spring Festival while Torikaze spent a snowy morning with his young son, Hogen. Minato, now a fifteen-year-old Jonin, joined them and began his morning training.

• The Kage departed Konoha, leaving Ichiryu to walk back alone, and the village returned to its quiet routine.
• Five years later, Konoha villagers discussed rumors that Torikaze was planning a Spring Festival for the end of the year.
• Torikaze woke beside Chisato, then took Hogen outside to play in the snow while she slept.
• Hogen built a large snowball and cleared a space for Minato's morning training.
• Minato, now a fifteen-year-old Jonin, praised Hogen, walked to the cleared space, and took out a Kunai marked 'Sword of Ninja Love.'

Torikaze watched Minato train with Flying Thunder God and discussed Kakashi’s future in a peaceful Konoha. Chisato joined Torikaze and Hogen in the snowy yard and learned that Torikaze planned to hold a Spring Festival.

• Minato demonstrated his improved Flying Thunder God technique, and Torikaze praised his talent and said he would pass on the Hokage position in a few years.
• Torikaze and Minato discussed Kakashi’s early Chakra training and how Konoha’s peacetime rules would give him a longer childhood.
• Minato returned to training while Hogen played in the snow and Torikaze watched over him.
• Chisato came outside and questioned Torikaze about the snow, and he explained that he wanted it for a Spring Festival.

Torikaze prepared a simple Spring Festival for Konoha and showed how close he had grown to the Six Paths Level. He still needed an opportunity to break through, which he suspected was connected to Minato, and the chapter ended as Yahiko and Konan came outside.

• Torikaze explained to Chisato that Konoha’s Spring Festival would give villagers time off and bring everyone together on the final day of the year.
• Minato offered to help, but Torikaze told him the preparations were nearly finished and urged him to rest during the holiday.
• After Hogen finished playing in the snow, Torikaze used a powerful gust of wind to clear the courtyard without disturbing anything else.
• Torikaze told Minato he had grown stronger but had not yet broken through to the Six Paths Level, and he suspected the opportunity would involve Minato.
• Chisato encouraged Torikaze to believe he could reach the Six Paths Level, and Torikaze promised he would.
• Yahiko and Konan came out of the house while Torikaze, Chisato, and Minato were talking.

Torikaze took his family and friends to Konoha’s Morning Market after a snowfall, where villagers warmly welcomed them. On the way home, he asked Minato about the ninjutsu he was developing, and Minato said observing Hiruzen’s Tailed Beast Ball had inspired him.

• Yahiko and Konan joined Torikaze, Chisato, Minato, and Hogen, and they decided to get breakfast while Amado slept in.
• Minato carried Hogen on his shoulders to the Morning Market, where vendors greeted the group enthusiastically.
• Torikaze and the others bought breakfast and food for Amado, and Torikaze recalled that his favorite wonton stall had closed after its owner retired.
• As they headed home through the cold, Torikaze asked Minato about his new ninjutsu, and Minato said watching Hiruzen use the Tailed Beast Ball had given him inspiration.

Torikaze’s family returned to the clan grounds, where they shared breakfast and prepared Spring Festival decorations. He sent Yahiko and Konan to hang the Windcloud Clan’s couplets and planned to distribute more throughout Konoha.

• Minato told Torikaze that observing a Tailed Beast Ball had inspired his work on a new ninjutsu, and Torikaze encouraged him to develop techniques beyond the Flying Thunder God.
• Torikaze thought about giving Yahiko the sealed Six-Tails, whose Water Release abilities suited him.
• Torikaze’s family brought Amado breakfast, and Torikaze urged him to rest during his annual leave and stop staying up late.
• Torikaze showed the family Spring Couplets and explained that they were used for the Spring Festival.
• Yahiko and Konan carried the couplets to the Windcloud Clan’s main gate, while Torikaze said he would have more distributed around Konoha.

Torikaze prepared Spring Couplets and introduced Konoha’s villagers to Spring Festival, announcing a public event for the last day of the year. After the villagers spread the news, he returned to the clan grounds and considered how to help Yahiko and Konan grow stronger together.

• Torikaze had Yahiko and Konan paste Spring Couplets beside the Windcloud Clan’s gate, where villagers gathered to look at them.
• Torikaze explained that the couplets carried auspicious wishes and would be distributed for free, and Hogen told the villagers they were called Spring Couplets.
• Torikaze announced that Spring Festival would take place on the last day of the year, with an event on Central Street, and the villagers spread the news.
• Yahiko and Konan trained in the courtyard while Torikaze considered how to strengthen Konan without giving Yahiko too large an advantage with the Six-Tails.
• Torikaze planned to make Spring Festival an annual holiday and considered using the System Shop to find useful items for his people and the village.

Torikaze browsed the System Shop for rewards for Yahiko and Konan, buying several Bloodline Fruits and wondering about the System’s strange flesh-and-blood products. He set aside his suspicions and continued searching for an item suited to Konan.

• Torikaze encouraged Yahiko to develop Water Release Ninjutsu while Konan continued creating B-rank techniques, and both trained toward becoming Jonin.
• Torikaze bought a Wind Crystal Fruit, then refreshed the System Shop and found a Bloodline Fruit that could randomly awaken a Kekkei Genkai.
• Torikaze bought all five Bloodline Fruits available and wondered whether they were connected to the Primal Puppet and Summoning Seed.
• Torikaze considered whether the System had turned the lives of a higher race into its products, but decided to postpone worrying about the possibility.
• Torikaze searched the shop for more flesh-and-blood products, then focused on an item that seemed particularly suited to Konan.

Torikaze bought Source Material and discovered it could reproduce paper infused with wind Chakra, producing tougher, sharper sheets that resisted fire. He gave Yahiko a Bloodline Fruit to awaken a Kekkei Genkai and showed Konan how the enhanced paper could strengthen her techniques.

• Torikaze bought Source Material and tested it by feeding it paper infused with a trace of wind-release Chakra.
• The Source Material reproduced the paper in large quantities, improving its toughness and sharpness while preserving and slightly increasing the wind Chakra.
• Torikaze gave Yahiko a Bloodline Fruit, explaining that it could awaken a Kekkei Genkai, and Yahiko accepted it before going inside to eat it.
• Torikaze showed Konan the wind-infused paper and asked her to channel Chakra into it.
• Konan's Chakra caused a large amount of enhanced paper to appear, surprising her.

Torikaze gave Konan a chakra-producing white paper ninja tool that strengthened her paper techniques and bonded it to her. Konan developed a powerful paper attack, but Torikaze’s Crystal Dragon blocked it without a scratch.

• Torikaze gave Konan white paper that produced sharp, fireproof sheets infused with wind Release Chakra when she supplied Chakra.
• Konan bound the tool to herself with a drop of blood, and Torikaze healed the cut on her finger.
• Konan used the new paper to enhance Paper Shuriken, embedding the shuriken deeply into wooden stakes.
• Torikaze told Konan to practice using the tool instantly, without pausing to produce paper, and she trained by forming wings and a storm of paper cones.
• Konan fired her paper cones at Torikaze, but his Crystal Dragon blocked them without being damaged.

Konan tested her Dance of the Paper against Torikaze but could not damage his Crystal Dragon, and he reassured her that her new Ninjutsu was impressive for her age. Yahiko awakened a Kekkei Genkai and demonstrated his Boil Release, filling the training ground with scorching steam that then exploded.

• Konan's paper spikes failed to mark Torikaze's Crystal Dragon, and Torikaze praised her Dance of the Paper and reminded her that it let her fly.
• A sudden burst of Chakra from Yahiko alarmed Konan, but Torikaze sensed that he was enduring the awakening of a Kekkei Genkai.
• Yahiko's Chakra settled, and after about ten more minutes he opened his eyes and confirmed that he had gained a Kekkei Genkai.
• Torikaze took Yahiko and Konan to the training ground and asked Yahiko to demonstrate his new ability.
• Yahiko used Boil Release—Skillful Mist Technique, filling the training ground with scorching steam that exploded into a sea of mist.

Torikaze assessed Yahiko’s newly awakened Boil Release, praised its potential, and considered how to distribute his remaining Bloodline Fruits. After shopping for useful resources, he gave Minato a rare herb that could improve Space-Time Ninjutsu talent.

• Yahiko demonstrated Boil Release, producing scorching, acidic steam that Torikaze absorbed with his Cloud Orb.
• Torikaze explained that Boil Release had potential but lacked Cloud Release’s control, and Yahiko eagerly agreed to train.
• Torikaze considered who should receive his four remaining Bloodline Fruits and decided to ask Minato and Amado about their interest.
• Torikaze spent nearly two hundred thousand Tranquility Points in the System Shop and found a Phantom Void Flower, an Enlightenment Origin Fruit, and a Flame Branch among the useful items.
• Torikaze gave Minato the Phantom Void Flower, explaining that its space-time power should help him.

Torikaze offered Minato a Bloodline Fruit that could grant a random Kekkei Genkai, but Minato chose to focus on improving his Flying Thunder God with the Phantom Void Flower. Torikaze then prepared an Enlightenment Origin Fruit for his young son Hogen.

• Torikaze gave Minato a Phantom Void Flower that he believed could improve Minato's Flying Thunder God.
• Torikaze offered Minato a Bloodline Fruit that could grant a random Kekkei Genkai and let him decide whether to accept it.
• Minato declined the Bloodline Fruit, reasoning that developing a Kekkei Genkai would distract from his established fighting style.
• Torikaze teased Minato about saving the fruit for his future son, making Minato blush as he thought of Kushina.
• Minato went inside to eat the Phantom Void Flower while Yahiko and Konan returned to comparing their gifts.
• Torikaze took out an Enlightenment Origin Fruit and planned to give it to his three-year-old son Hogen to improve his cultivation talent.

Lord Torikaze distributed powerful resources to Minato, Chisato, and Hogen, then went to the Hokage Office to prepare a Spring Festival announcement. There, he learned that his secretary was frustrated because her boyfriend wanted to become a Jonin before marrying her.

• Minato used the fruit’s effects to improve his speed and complete the Flying Thunder God in a flash, while Lord Torikaze reminded him he still needed more S-rank missions for Elite Jonin promotion.
• Yahiko and Konan trained to adapt to their new Kekkei Genkai and ninja tools as the new year holiday approached.
• Lord Torikaze gave Chisato and Hogen the Enlightenment Origin Fruit and Flame Branch; Chisato declined a new Kekkei Genkai, and both used their resources under his supervision.
• Lord Torikaze went to the Hokage Office to write a Spring Festival announcement and explained that he wanted Hogen to inherit Windcloud Clan culture.
• The secretary told Lord Torikaze that her boyfriend was delaying marriage until he became a Jonin, and she decided to give him one more year.

Torikaze introduced Konoha to the Spring Festival, distributing decorations and announcing a long holiday and a festival event. As villagers and foreign visitors embraced the celebrations, he prepared for a possible influx of guests, including other Kage.

• Torikaze gave the secretary the Spring Festival announcement and tens of thousands of Spring Couplets, explaining the festival customs to her.
• The secretary posted the announcement, and stalls and shops began offering Spring Couplets and other New Year decorations.
• Konoha villagers learned they would receive more than ten days off and celebrate with a Spring Festival Event, drawing excitement from locals and visiting foreigners.
• The secretary told Torikaze that tourist groups wanted to return with relatives and friends, and he welcomed the visitors as a boost to Konoha's economy.
• Torikaze ordered preparations for possible Kage visits, and the secretary left to buy Spring Festival supplies.

Torikaze prepared Konoha for the Spring Festival as Ōnoki and the Kazekage arranged to visit together, bringing Scorpion along. Their visit was confirmed, and Torikaze ordered the guest apartments upgraded for their arrival.

• Torikaze asked his secretary to prepare the apartments in case the other Kage attended the Spring Festival.
• A subordinate told Ōnoki about Konoha's Spring Festival, and Ōnoki called the Kazekage to invite him on vacation.
• Ōnoki and the Kazekage agreed to finish their work and travel to Konoha in two days.
• The Kazekage invited Scorpion to come along and told him to ask his grandmother for permission.
• Torikaze's assistant reported the planned visit, and Torikaze approved replacing the apartments' appliances with new ones.