Chapter Summaries

Torikaze visited the Hokage Tower, assigned Amado to lead Konoha’s new Research Department, and asked An'hua to coordinate with him. After leaving, he returned to the nearly empty Cloud Clan Grounds and felt unsettled by the quiet.

• Torikaze entered the office and found Amado and An'hua laughing together while working.
• An'hua explained that they had been discussing an interesting file, and Torikaze praised their teamwork.
• Torikaze told Amado that the Research Department was ready to be established and appointed him its chief.
• An'hua agreed to handle the department’s registration and coordinate its work with Amado.
• An'hua reported that the Back Mountain Factory’s construction was progressing quickly and could be finished by the end of the month.
• Torikaze returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds, where he found himself alone with only a few birds.

Torikaze explained why Konoha needed a Research Department to protect its technological lead and gave Amado books and videos to study. Amado reluctantly accepted the responsibilities of leading the department, but struggled to understand his first lessons.

• Torikaze spent the quiet day alone after Kagami took Hogen to the Uchiha Compound to play with Aihua and her younger brother.
• Amado asked Torikaze whether Konoha really needed a Research Department, and Torikaze explained that it would help Konoha stay ahead of other villages and protect its economy.
• Torikaze gave Amado books on mathematics, physics, and chemistry, along with a phone containing instructional videos, and told him to study for about an hour and a half a day.
• Amado asked what work he would handle as a minister, and Torikaze listed managing subordinates, reporting work, maintaining study sessions, developing inventions, and encouraging researchers.
• Amado agreed to try leading the department, then spent the noon break struggling to understand his textbook and questioning whether the lessons would help with research.

Torikaze stayed home while the others were away and examined the mysterious, indestructible door he had kept for five years. In Rain Province, Chisato entered her assigned zone and confronted a Kage-level enemy, whom she easily stopped with Susanoo.

• Torikaze decided not to travel to Rain Province and instead planned to handle the village's affairs while awaiting the next system mission.
• Torikaze inspected the old door panel, found it remained impervious to attacks, and threatened to use it as a shield if he could not discover its purpose.
• Chisato entered the outer perimeter of Rain Province and searched the forest for enemies with her Sharingan active.
• An enemy attacked Chisato with a steel whip, but her Susanoo blocked it and dragged the attacker into the open.
• Chisato judged the Kage-level fighter weak after he failed to damage her Susanoo.

Uchiha Chiri easily defeated a Kage-level ninja and learned that Minato and Jiraiya were facing four Kage-level enemies. She rushed to their location to help protect Minato and the children.

• Uchiha Chiri used Susanoo to counter the Rōnin's steel whip and genjutsu, then overpowered his Fire Release with her Great Fireball Technique.
• Uchiha Chiri killed the man, who recognized her name as the Hokage's wife's, and left to see whether anyone else needed help.
• The Nara Clan Head and the Hyuga Clan Head reported that they did not need assistance, while other clan heads were still handling their battles.
• Minato messaged Uchiha Chiri that Jiraiya had encountered four Kage-level enemies and needed help.
• Uchiha Chiri received Minato's location and raced there using the Body Flicker Technique.

Chisato rushed to help Jiraiya, who was struggling against four Kage while keeping them away from the children. She and Jiraiya turned the battle around with a blazing combined attack, forcing the four Kage to flee.

• Chisato reached Minato’s location, sent a clone to check on him and the children, and hurried to assist Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya explained that the four Kage coordinated their ninjutsu so effectively that he could not find time to enter Sage Mode.
• Chisato summoned Susanoo and blocked the four Kage’s combined Wind Release and Fire Release attack.
• Gamabunta covered the marsh with toad oil, and Chisato ignited it with Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation.
• Chisato’s flames overwhelmed the four Kage’s Water Release techniques, and the enemies fled in desperation.

Chisato and Jiraiya defeated three of the four Kage-level enemies with a massive fire attack, while the leader escaped. After reuniting with Minato and the others, Chisato returned to Central City as they planned to continue Minato’s Senjutsu training.

• The four enemies used Water Release to hold back Chisato’s flames, but the toad oil strengthened her fire enough to overwhelm them.
• Jiraiya used Earth Release techniques to trap and attack the fleeing enemies, and three of them were swallowed by the flames.
• The remaining leader spent all his Chakra on a Water Release technique, weakened Chisato’s flames, and escaped.
• Chisato stopped the fire after failing to sense the leader, then spoke with Jiraiya about the battle and Gamabunta’s help.
• Chisato and Jiraiya met Minato and the other children, confirmed they were safe, and discussed Minato’s Senjutsu training.
• Chisato returned alone to Central City while Jiraiya and the others prepared to continue their work.

Chisato returned to Central City while Jiraiya trained Minato in Senjutsu before they headed back. They learned that the Inuzuka Clan Head’s ninja hound had been gravely wounded, but Tsunade saved it, leaving the clan heads relieved.

• Chisato returned to Central City, and Jiraiya had Minato practice Senjutsu after they cleared the nearby camps.
• Jiraiya learned that the Inuzuka Clan Head’s ninja hound had been severely injured fighting two Kage-level enemies, so he and the others hurried back to Central City.
• Jiraiya and Minato arrived at the hospital, where the clan heads were waiting anxiously while Tsunade treated the hound.
• Jiraiya decided not to call Torikaze unless Tsunade failed to save the hound.
• Tsunade emerged with the Inuzuka Clan Head and announced that Black Wolf was safe.

Tsunade treated Black Wolf and explained the rest it needed, while Minato and the others planned to visit Jiraiya and his wife. Kushina withdrew to rest, troubled by the dangers of war and the deaths she had witnessed.

• Tsunade assured the waiting clan heads that Black Wolf's injuries were superficial and ordered a month of rest without training.
• The Inuzuka clan head thanked Tsunade and said Black Wolf had saved her from a potentially fatal wound.
• Tsunade told Minato that she was improving Central City's outdated medical system and establishing ranks for its Medical Ninja.
• Minato, Yahiko, and Konan planned to visit Jiraiya and his wife, while Kushina chose to rest alone.
• Kushina recalled the attacks on Jiraiya and Black Wolf's injuries, and questioned what the fighting was achieving.
• Kushina's exhaustion deepened as she considered the deaths of the war, while Torikaze's memories showed how he had coped with the previous war's losses.

Torikaze reflected on Kushina’s reaction to the battlefield and decided to keep a close watch on her, while Minato, Konan, and Yahiko discussed their admiration for Jiraiya and possible Summoning Beasts. Jiraiya then took the children to Torikaze’s home for dinner, where he asked about the unfamiliar writing covering its walls.

• Torikaze understood that Kushina was struggling after witnessing war and planned to watch over her as she recovered.
• Minato, Konan, and Yahiko praised Jiraiya’s battle against four Kage-level opponents and discussed asking Torikaze for Summoning Beasts after completing their mission.
• Jiraiya told Minato and the others that Torikaze had invited them to dinner, and they changed clothes before heading out.
• Jiraiya found Torikaze’s apartment by its walls covered in writing and asked Torikaze what kind of script it was.

Torikaze hosted Jiraiya, Minato, Yahiko, Konan, and Tsunade at his distinctive apartment, where they chatted while Chisato went to buy groceries. They discussed the ongoing mission and hoped that clearing the remaining enemy camps would unlock the next assignment.

• Jiraiya found Torikaze's apartment by its walls covered in Windcloud Clan writing and joined the others inside.
• Torikaze asked Minato, Yahiko, and Konan what they had taken from the day's mission, then offered to have Chisato cook their favorite sweet and sour fish.
• Chisato discovered that Torikaze's refrigerator was empty and left to buy groceries.
• Jiraiya asked Torikaze about missions in the other two countries, and Torikaze said he was coordinating operations across Rain Province.
• Torikaze and the others expected to eliminate the remaining Kage-level enemies and camps soon, while Torikaze waited for the system to reveal the next mission.
• The group chatted about whether they missed home, and the chapter noted that Jiraiya kept traveling in search of the Child of Prophecy while writing popular books.

Jiraiya reflected on the Shinobi World’s alliance under Torikaze and the strength needed to keep its peace. After Chisato returned with groceries, the group settled into a relaxed evening, and Yahiko asked whether they would have missions the next day.

• Jiraiya considered the vague prophecy and concluded that Torikaze might be better suited to bring peace than the Child of Prophecy.
• The chapter described how Torikaze had bound the major ninja villages together through shared interests and mutual aid, with his strength helping keep the alliance stable.
• Chisato returned from shopping with her hands full and used Susanoo's Bone Claw to open the door.
• Torikaze and the others helped Chisato sort the groceries and prepare dinner while the children played.
• Yahiko asked whether they had missions the next day because the Kage of two other countries would be fighting, and Konan understood his question.

The team celebrated a day off in Rain Province with a home-cooked meal, while Torikaze grew jealous of his clone’s happy evening and used a space-time technique to join them. He praised the team’s work and offered to bring them back to Konoha, but Jiraiya suggested staying a few more days so Minato could continue learning Senjutsu.

• Yahiko and Konan realized the team could rest while the other villages’ Kage fought, and the group agreed to take the next day off.
• Tsunade, Chisato, Torikaze, and the children prepared a ten-dish meal, and the team enjoyed dinner together.
• Torikaze, alone at the Cloud Clan Grounds, became jealous of his clone’s warm evening and made the clone vanish.
• Torikaze used a space-time technique to appear in the apartment and joined everyone for dinner.
• Torikaze praised the team’s work and offered for them to return to Konoha the next day, but Jiraiya proposed staying in Rain Province a few more days so Minato could learn Senjutsu.

Torikaze agreed that Minato and the others could stay in Rain Province a few more days while Minato continued learning Senjutsu. With the region under close surveillance and the camps being investigated, the group relaxed over dinner as they discussed the mission and the samurai preparing to leave.

• Torikaze praised Minato's work and said he could return to Konoha, but Jiraiya asked to stay a few more days so the group could explore Rain Province.
• Torikaze's Anbu teams and the other villages' forces searched Rain Province for camps and the hidden local leader, while his Crystal Linkage and Cloud Mist Sensing techniques monitored the region.
• Jiraiya complained about the country's constant rain, and Torikaze explained that its geography made it damp.
• Tsunade said she wanted to rest after treating the mission's many injured, and Torikaze said she could return to Konoha once the camps were dealt with.
• Tsunade asked about Mifune's samurai, and Torikaze said they were well and preparing to return to the Land of Iron, disappointing Yahiko and Konan because they had not met Kaien.

Yahiko and Konan went to see Kaien before the Land of Iron team departed, and the three friends caught up instead of sparring. Kaien prepared to leave with Mifune, while Yahiko asked how Kaien had become Mifune’s disciple.

• Torikaze told Yahiko and Konan that Kaien and the Land of Iron team planned to leave the next day, so they decided to visit him in the morning.
• Torikaze returned to Konoha after leaving six Clones to protect Chisato and manage the city.
• Yahiko and Konan found the Land of Iron team packing and called out to Kaien, who got Mifune’s permission to join them.
• Kaien suggested sparring, but Yahiko declined because Kaien was about to travel, and the three sat down to talk instead.
• Kaien discussed adapting to missions and killing, while Yahiko and Konan explained that they were natives of the Rain Country.
• Yahiko asked Kaien how he and Mifune had become master and disciple.

Kaien said goodbye to Yahiko and Konan before the Land of Iron convoy left Central City, while the others decided how to spend their time after completing their mission. As teams departed for missions across Rain Province, Central City grew quieter again.

• Kaien explained how his dedication to the Way of the Samurai led General Mifune to take him as a disciple, then left Central City with the Land of Iron convoy.
• Yahiko and Konan agreed to spar with Kaien the next time they met, then returned with breakfast for Jiraiya, Minato, Kushina, and the others.
• Minato planned to train in Senjutsu, and Jiraiya volunteered to protect him while the others chose to stroll around the city.
• Konoha ninja began returning home, while Iwagakure and Sunagakure teams set out on missions in Rain Province.
• Yahiko and Konan noticed that Central City's streets had grown deserted as visitors and ninja departed.

Yahiko, Konan, and Kaien wandered through a quieter Central City while Torikaze monitored the allied missions and watched the first mission near completion. As ninja cleared the remaining camps and fought powerful enemies, Torikaze awaited the mission’s completion and the unlocking of the second mission.

• Yahiko and his companions wandered through Central City and noted how many people had left on missions.
• Torikaze watched the city through the Cloud Mirror while Chisato told him to let the idle youths rest.
• Torikaze observed Ebizo fighting two Kage-level enemies and saw him hold his own without requesting help.
• A powerful enemy’s assault shook the earth and shattered Torikaze’s Crystal Flowers as the first mission’s progress accelerated.
• Torikaze saw allied ninja disperse to clear the remaining camps and expected the first mission to finish before lunch.
• Chisato warned Torikaze not to celebrate before the hidden mastermind was found, and Torikaze steadied himself while questioning the purpose of the camps.

Yan revealed to Hanzo that she had deliberately sent the Rain Country’s people to die as part of her plan to defeat Torikaze and capture him as a vessel for her Lord. She hid her fear of failure and death behind confidence, while Hanzo remained trapped in obedience and guilt.

• Hanzo asked Yan why she had sent nearly all her Kage-level shinobi to their deaths, and Yan said they had served their purpose.
• Yan promised Hanzo that he could govern Torikaze’s country if they defeated him, but Hanzo questioned her plan as Rain Country citizens were slaughtered.
• Yan revealed that she wanted to capture Torikaze for her Lord, who needed a new body and could take them to his home planet.
• Hanzo reflected that he had lost his will to restore his country and had helped Yan recruit citizens who were being used as bait.
• Yan accused Hanzo of hypocrisy and reminded him that he had once handed over trusted subordinates for her experiments.
• Hanzo suspected Yan was growing stronger and that the camps served another purpose, but he no longer cared to investigate.

Yan told Hanzo that her plan would succeed once the Rōnin she had drugged outside were dead, but she withheld its details. While they waited for the allied Kage-level fighters to leave the Rain Country, Torikaze’s forces returned from a successful mission, believing they had eliminated all the Kage-level enemies.

• Yan mocked Hanzo for caring little about the citizens and said the plan would be complete within a couple of days, once everyone outside was dead.
• Hanzo recalled that Yan had drugged the Rōnin, who had become dim-witted and built camps across the Rain Country on her orders.
• Yan said they had to wait until the ninjas of the three nations gathered in Central City and the other nations’ Kage-level ninjas departed before acting.
• Hanzo left the base to inspect the other camps while Torikaze remained unable to detect him or Yan with the Crystal Flower.
• Torikaze’s returning squads reported that they had killed the Kage-level enemies, and Torikaze told them to rest before returning to their villages.

After the first mission ended, Torikaze learned that the second mission was to find and kill the conspirators and ambitious men in the Rain Country. He prepared to confront Yan and Hanzo, leaving Hashirama to watch over Konoha as he set out.

• Ebizo questioned whether the crisis in the Rain Country was truly over, and Torikaze said he would handle the remaining threat himself.
• Torikaze explained that he had grown far stronger and hoped the Chaos Event's rewards might help him reach the Six Paths Level.
• At night, the system announced that Torikaze had completed the first mission and activated a second mission to kill the conspirators and ambitious men in the Rain Country.
• Torikaze identified Yan and Hanzo as likely targets and called Hashirama to ask him to watch over Konoha.
• The next morning, Torikaze dressed for battle, summoned Seiryu and Ryuufuu, and prepared to depart.

Torikaze flew from Konoha to Central City and told Minato and the others he would search for the hidden figures behind events in the Rain Country. He planned to blanket the country in clouds and mist, warned the others to stay in Central City or return home, and arranged a new Senjutsu training site for Minato.

• Torikaze flew to Central City with Seiryu and Ryuufuu, arriving in just over an hour and drawing the attention of the ninjas there.
• Torikaze visited Minato and said he would stop waiting for the hidden enemies to act and would search for them himself.
• Torikaze told Yahiko and the others that he would soon shroud the Rain Country in clouds and mist, and ordered them to stay in Central City or return to their own countries.
• Torikaze gave Minato a map to a lake and crystal tower where he could continue his Senjutsu training, then asked Jiraiya to keep watch longer.