Chapter Summaries

Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed his world’s hardships with Hashirama, Tobirama, Mito, and Torikaze, then agreed to negotiate sending Konoha ninja to Another World Konoha Village for missions. He reluctantly accepted Hashirama’s offer of one million in aid, and the talks ended with the villages ready to support each other.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi described how he became Hokage after Hashirama and Tobirama died, with Mito’s support helping him secure his position.
• Hashirama offered to support Hiruzen Sarutobi and suggested visiting his world, while Mito decided she wanted to see Another World Konoha Village.
• Torikaze proposed that ninja from Konoha take missions in Another World Konoha Village and train against dangerous individuals, and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed in principle.
• Hashirama offered Hiruzen Sarutobi one million to help repair damage from the Nine-Tails' Attack, but Hiruzen initially refused.
• Torikaze and Tobirama reassured Hiruzen Sarutobi that the villages should help each other, and he accepted the funds.

Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted Konoha’s financial aid and discussed cautious cooperation between the two worlds with Torikaze, Hashirama, and Tobirama. After hearing about the tragedies in Hiruzen’s world, he stayed at Torikaze’s home and learned that his father had died while Biwako was still his wife in this world.

• Torikaze and Tobirama offered Hiruzen Sarutobi a million in funding, which he gratefully accepted.
• Hashirama asked Torikaze to show Hiruzen around Konoha and explore ways to trade goods between the worlds.
• Torikaze urged Hiruzen to introduce the other world carefully and reassure his villagers that Konoha meant them no harm.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi recounted the deaths of Hashirama and Tobirama, Konoha’s wars, and Minato Namikaze becoming the Fourth Hokage.
• Torikaze invited Hiruzen to stay at his home and told him that his father, Lord Sasuke, had died several years earlier.
• Hiruzen learned that Biwako was his wife in this world too and called their shared choice a fated bond.

Torikaze hosted Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was relieved to learn that Biwako was his wife in this world, then explained to Konan how rough life was in the other Konoha. Torikaze planned to send Konan and Minato there next to gain experience, and began considering whom they might bring back.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked whether Biwako was still his wife in this world, and Torikaze confirmed that she was.
• Torikaze brought Hiruzen Sarutobi to the Cloud Clan Grounds, introduced him to the family, and offered him a place to stay before their trip the next day.
• Torikaze told Konan that the other Konoha was poor and troubled, with few modern conveniences, which dampened her interest in visiting.
• Torikaze decided that Konan would go to the other world with Minato on the next trip, explaining that he wanted Konoha's ninjas to train and earn money there.
• Konan agreed to go on missions with Minato and asked whether they would bring anyone back, leaving Torikaze to consider whom to choose.

Torikaze arranged for Konoha ninja to take missions in another world so they could gain experience and earn money, while Konan prepared to go with Minato. After breakfast, Torikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi set out to visit the Sarutobi Clan Grounds.

• Torikaze discussed sending Konan to complete missions in another Shinobi World with Minato and postponed deciding whom to bring back.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched television at his new home and reflected on how Torikaze’s Konoha had developed differently from his own.
• Hogen returned home, surprised Hiruzen Sarutobi at breakfast, and revealed himself as a young Jonin.
• Torikaze told Hogen to train while he and Hiruzen Sarutobi rested before their visit.
• Torikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to leave for the Sarutobi Clan Grounds.

Torikaze brought Hiruzen Sarutobi from another world to meet the Hiruzen in his own world, who was shocked to learn about the journey. The two Hiruzens agreed on Torikaze’s reasons for seeking conflict to strengthen Konoha, while Biwako arrived and mistook the meeting for a Shadow clone.

• Torikaze teleported with Hiruzen Sarutobi to the Sarutobi Clan’s main courtyard and introduced him to the Hiruzen living there.
• Torikaze explained his trip to Another World, leaving Hiruzen stunned and wary of the risks of conflict with an unknown world.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reassured Hiruzen that he understood his caution and praised Torikaze’s leadership of Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed with Torikaze’s proposal to give shinobi more opportunities to train and promised to persuade Konoha’s other higher-ups.
• Biwako came out of the house, saw the two Hiruzens, and asked why Hiruzen was using a Shadow clone.

Torikaze introduced Hiruzen Sarutobi from another world to Biwako, who learned how their Konoha differed and welcomed the prospect of visiting it. The conversation ended with the two Hiruzens confused about whether Danzo had supported Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• Biwako mistook the two Hiruzens for a Shadow Clone conversation until Torikaze explained that one came from another world.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Biwako that his Konoha was recovering from war and a Nine-Tails attack, while Torikaze explained that this world kept all nine Tailed Beasts in Konoha.
• Biwako invited Hiruzen Sarutobi inside, and Torikaze said he planned to establish lasting contact between the two Konoha villages through a portal.
• Biwako asked to visit the other world, and Torikaze revealed that her counterpart had nearly been ambushed and killed there.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hiruzen questioned each other about Danzo after one assumed Danzo had helped the other.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hiruzen compared how their worlds differed, especially in Shimura Danzō’s relationship with Hiruzen and his ambitions to become Hokage. Torikaze reassured Hiruzen Sarutobi that Danzō could not threaten Konoha and offered to share inexpensive inventions with his village.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hiruzen discovered that Shimura Danzō had opposed Hiruzen Sarutobi but had become Hiruzen’s close partner in the other world.
• Hiruzen explained that Torikaze’s rise to prominence had ended Danzō’s hopes of becoming Hokage before he could compete for the position.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi warned Torikaze that Danzō might disrupt their cooperation, but Torikaze said he had already investigated Danzō and could handle him.
• Torikaze accepted Hiruzen Sarutobi and Biwako’s invitation to stay for lunch.
• Torikaze offered to let Hiruzen Sarutobi take useful, inexpensive inventions back to his village, but Hiruzen Sarutobi objected to accepting them for free.

Torikaze offered Hiruzen Sarutobi inexpensive inventions to help Konoha recover and discussed peace and war with him and Hiruzen. After sharing a meal with their counterparts, Torikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi left, and Hiruzen wondered how bicycles worked despite Konoha lacking the resources and technology to build them.

• Torikaze offered Hiruzen Sarutobi practical inventions for Konoha to sell, and Hiruzen accepted the gift while thinking about the village’s need for lasting sources of income.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected on how unfamiliar and advanced this world was, including its phones, computers, and Naruto mobile game.
• Torikaze, Hiruzen, and Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed war and agreed that leaders should minimize its harm.
• Biwako returned, and she, Torikaze, Hiruzen, and Hiruzen Sarutobi shared a meal before Torikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to leave.
• Hiruzen and Kushina tried to persuade the visitors to stay, but Hiruzen Sarutobi left with Torikaze.
• After Torikaze used the Presence Concealment Technique to reach the street, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked how bicycles worked, and Torikaze blamed their invention on his younger brother Amado.

Torikaze taught Hiruzen Sarutobi the Presence Concealment Technique and discussed future visits to his world. Hiruzen recommended Danzo as the next visitor and asked to see Tsunade before returning home.

• Torikaze explained that Konoha’s lack of resources would limit the usefulness of bicycles, but promised to invest once the passage between worlds stabilized.
• Torikaze taught Hiruzen Sarutobi the Presence Concealment Technique while Yahiko and Konan recognized it as an older version.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi mastered the technique and eagerly anticipated using it after returning home.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi recommended that Danzo visit Torikaze’s world, and Torikaze agreed to have a clone assess him.
• Torikaze said they would return Hiruzen Sarutobi to his world the day after tomorrow, and Hiruzen asked to see Tsunade first.

Torikaze told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Tsunade lived next door and arranged for them to meet the following day. After dinner, Hiruzen discussed Konoha’s history and future with Torikaze and the others, leaving with ideas for developing his village.

• Torikaze explained that Tsunade and her husband lived beside him, and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to visit her the next day.
• Torikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed how their worlds differed and how Minato Namikaze governed Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi described his impression of the other Konoha as poor and backward, and Torikaze said war had caused its hardship.
• Torikaze advised Hiruzen Sarutobi to develop Konoha gradually so it would not draw the other villages’ attention.
• Torikaze and the others debated ways to improve Konoha, and Hiruzen Sarutobi thanked them for their ideas.

Torikaze arranged for Hiruzen Sarutobi to meet Tsunade and Dan before Hiruzen returned to his own world. When the couple arrived, Torikaze revealed that Hiruzen was not the one they knew.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed ideas with Torikaze and the others, then agreed to meet Tsunade at eight the next morning.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned to use a phone and played games before going to sleep.
• Torikaze woke everyone for breakfast, then called Dan and invited him and Tsunade to come over.
• Tsunade and Dan arrived, and Hiruzen Sarutobi was overwhelmed by memories of seeing them together again.
• Torikaze told Tsunade and Dan that the Hiruzen Sarutobi with him was not the Big Brother Hiruzen they knew.

Torikaze told Tsunade and Dan about the other Shinobi World and the tragedies that had left its Tsunade grieving and gambling. Tsunade agreed to visit her other-world counterpart with Torikaze’s clone and try to help her recover.

• Torikaze explained that Hiruzen came from another world, where he had been Tsunade’s Shishou.
• Torikaze described how the other Tsunade had lost her family, Nawaki, and Dan, and developed hemophobia.
• Hiruzen said the other Tsunade was somewhere in the Land of Fire, avoiding watchers and frequenting casinos.
• Tsunade agreed to visit her counterpart with Torikaze’s clone, while Dan stayed behind at her request.
• Torikaze told Tsunade that understanding the other Tsunade’s pain could help her untie her emotional knot, and promised Hiruzen he would help.

Torikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi arranged for Tsunade to visit another world and discussed how Torikaze’s trade framework had helped prevent war. Hiruzen reflected on the Dan and Tsunade of his own world, and said seeing their counterparts together had eased his grief.

• Torikaze told Hiruzen Sarutobi he would ask Hashirama to intervene if necessary, and Hiruzen agreed to persuade Tsunade Senju before their trip.
• Tsunade prepared to visit Another World with Dan and asked Torikaze to explain how his world had maintained peace between villages.
• Torikaze explained that trade and shared prosperity gave the villages a reason to protect their cooperative framework instead of going to war.
• Tsunade and Dan left to pack, while Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Dan’s work as chief of the Anbu and his support for Minato.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi remembered that Dan had died young in his world and said seeing Dan and Tsunade together had eased one of his many regrets.

Torikaze welcomed Hiruzen Sarutobi by cooking lunch, while Hiruzen reflected on his burdens and the warmth of Torikaze’s household. The gathering ended with everyone returning to the courtyard as Torikaze finished preparing the meal.

• Torikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed Hiruzen’s lingering worries and how seeing another world’s happier version of Tsunade had eased one of them.
• Torikaze offered to cook lunch as a belated welcome for Hiruzen, and Hiruzen accepted.
• Torikaze considered how his changes, including saving Minato Namikaze and his wife, could alter the future of the Uchiha Clan.
• Hogen and Chisato returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds, where Chisato, Yahiko, and Konan praised Torikaze’s cooking.
• Minato and An'hua returned hungry after a busy morning, while Torikaze wondered when Minato would use Clones or puppets to handle his workload.
• Torikaze finished stir-frying the last dish and plated it.

Torikaze hosted Hiruzen Sarutobi for a meal before preparing another trip between worlds. He led a group including Tsunade and Konan to the Cloud Clan Ancient Ruins, where they received chips that allowed them to travel between the worlds.

• Torikaze served Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others dinner, and Hiruzen enjoyed the meal and the peaceful life in Torikaze's Konoha.
• Two days later, Torikaze prepared to return Hiruzen Sarutobi to his world with Konan, Yahiko, and Tsunade, while Chisato and Minato stayed behind.
• Torikaze brought the group to the Cloud Clan Ancient Ruins and told Tsunade and Konan that the site was about a thousand years old.
• At the altar, Torikaze powered the portal and gave everyone chips developed by Amado that merged into their skin and enabled travel between the two worlds.

Torikaze and the others installed travel chips and crossed between worlds without protection, experiencing weightlessness and taking photos together. They arrived in the Shinobi World, where Torikaze prepared to teleport everyone to the Hokage Office and surprise Minato.

• Torikaze had the group install chips made from Ore and explained that travel between worlds would remain strictly controlled while he worked out rules and identity records.
• Torikaze and the others entered the portal without protective gear, and he had to implant a chip himself before he could pass through.
• Yahiko, Konan, Tsunade, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the others floated through the cosmic tunnel as Torikaze explained weightlessness.
• Tsunade and the others took photos of the stars, and Konan arranged a group photo that Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to treasure.
• The group arrived in the Shinobi World, and Torikaze used Cloud Release to teleport everyone to the Hokage Office to surprise Minato.

Torikaze returned to Konoha with Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade, Yahiko, and a girl, then arranged aid for the village and visited the recovering Biwako. The chapter left Biwako reassured by Hiruzen’s return and Tsunade prepared to bring Tsunade Senju back to Konoha.

• Torikaze teleported the group to the Hokage Office, where Minato Namikaze and Kakashi initially reacted as if the unexpected arrivals were a threat.
• Hiruzen gave Minato one million ryo from Hashirama and Torikaze offered household inventions and material supplies to support Konoha’s recovery.
• Minato told Hiruzen that Biwako had awakened on the third day and was recovering in Konoha Village Hospital.
• Torikaze brought the group to Biwako’s hospital room, where Kushina dropped an apple in surprise at their sudden arrival.
• Biwako reunited with Hiruzen and mistook the other-world Tsunade for her own Tsunade before learning that she had come to bring Tsunade Senju back to Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi returned from Torikaze’s world and entrusted Minato Namikaze with governing Konoha while he stayed with Biwako. After Kushina and Minato debated their son’s surname, Torikaze settled on Naruto Uzumaki.

• Biwako mistook Tsunade for the Tsunade she knew, and Tsunade explained that she had come to persuade Tsunade Senju to return to Konoha.
• Torikaze created Crystal Release chairs, and Hiruzen told Biwako that he would stay with her while Minato took charge of the village.
• Hiruzen explained that his journey to Torikaze’s world had changed his views on leadership and urged Minato to develop Konoha.
• Biwako asked about her counterpart in Torikaze’s world, and Hiruzen described her as healthy and a wonderful cook because that world’s Tailed Beasts were sealed away.
• Kushina and Minato argued over their son’s surname, so Torikaze chose Naruto Uzumaki, and the couple agreed.

Torikaze helped Kushina and Minato settle on the name Naruto Uzumaki, then joined Konoha’s leaders to discuss reconstruction and needed supplies. As the meeting ended, Shimura Danzō arrived to ask Torikaze for scientific research consumables.

• Torikaze suggested Naruto Uzumaki as the child’s name, and Kushina and Minato agreed.
• Torikaze sent Tsunade to search the Land of Fire’s casinos for Tsunade Senju while Konoha’s leaders prepared a reconstruction meeting.
• Torikaze met with Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu, who requested steel, medical supplies, and food for Konoha.
• Torikaze agreed to bring Konoha the requested supplies on his next visit.
• Shimura Danzō entered the conference room and asked Torikaze to donate consumables for scientific research.

Shimura Danzō interrupted Konoha’s meeting with Torikaze to request research supplies, but Torikaze’s response and sudden show of power ended the confrontation. Hiruzen Sarutobi apologized and accepted Torikaze’s offer to provide supplies, while Danzō left with only a promise of glassware.

• Shimura Danzō entered the meeting uninvited and asked Torikaze for supplies for scientific research.
• Torikaze agreed to provide glass containers but said he could not supply living organisms, while Danzō concealed his alarm at seeing Yahiko and Konan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi challenged Danzō over continuing his research, and the two argued until Torikaze froze the meeting room and ordered them to stop.
• Hiruzen apologized to Torikaze, who melted the ice and warned them not to quarrel again.
• Danzō accepted the offer of glassware and left, while Hiruzen and Utatane Koharu arranged for Torikaze to receive Konoha’s supply list the next day.