Chapter Summaries

Torikaze helped Rin break an ice block and brought her and Obito to Tsunade to begin training her in Super Strength. He also told the children how their counterparts had died in another world, then reassured them that their own world was safe before leaving them with Tsunade.

• Rin shattered the ice block with Torikaze’s guidance, and he promised to take her to Tsunade for Super Strength training.
• Obito asked about their counterparts in another world, and Torikaze told them that Obito had died in the war and given Kakashi his Sharingan.
• Torikaze explained that Rin had been captured by Kirigakure, made into a Three-Tails host, and killed by Kakashi at her own request.
• Torikaze reassured the three children that their world had no war and used the Clarity Technique to ease Minato Namikaze’s grief.
• Torikaze brought Rin, Obito, and Kakashi to Tsunade’s home, where Tsunade agreed to teach Rin and tested her punch.

Tsunade agreed to teach Rin Super Strength and the Yin Seal, while Torikaze arranged training for Kakashi and Obito. He also recognized that Konoha’s peaceful, factory-driven economy was leaving shinobi without work and warned that the profession could eventually disappear.

• Tsunade tested Rin’s punch, judged her talent and physique suitable, and invited her to train with her the next day.
• Torikaze planned for Sakumo to guide Kakashi and Chisato to guide Obito, then gave Kakashi a message for his father.
• Torikaze sent Kakashi and Rin home and told Obito he had kept him behind to arrange further training.
• Torikaze brought Obito to the Cloud Clan Grounds to speak with Chisato about teaching him.
• Torikaze reflected that few missions remained in Konoha and many shinobi had moved into factory work, raising the risk that shinobi would eventually disappear.

Torikaze worried that Konoha’s peace and prosperity were driving ninja into factory jobs, and hoped Another World could provide more work. He arranged for Chisato to train Obito, who eagerly accepted the chance to study under her.

• Torikaze reflected that Konoha had too few missions and many ninja were leaving their dangerous careers for well-paid factory work.
• Obito told Torikaze that he had considered working in a factory before Minato chose him, deepening Torikaze’s concern about the ninja resignation rate.
• Torikaze asked Chisato to teach Obito because Kakashi and Rin had been assigned elsewhere, and Obito enthusiastically agreed to study under her.
• Torikaze told Obito to return the next day, then gave him back the goggles that had been blown away during Earth Drop.

Torikaze sent Obito home after encouraging him and planned to train him in Fire Release and Taijutsu. Kakashi returned home and learned from Sakumo that Torikaze had reached Six Paths Level, then showed his father a letter from Torikaze.

• Torikaze returned Obito’s goggles and told him to come back the next day, then decided Chisato should teach him Fire Release and Taijutsu.
• Kakashi recalled being tossed into space by Torikaze and told Sakumo what had happened.
• Sakumo explained that Torikaze was at Six Paths Level and that Sakumo himself was stuck at mid-stage Kage-level.
• Sakumo advised Kakashi not to worry about reaching Six Paths Level and encouraged him to keep training.
• Kakashi thanked Sakumo and handed him the letter from Torikaze.

Sakumo learned that the Third Hokage had used Chakra Herbs in medicinal baths to strengthen Kakashi, Rin, and Obito, and discovered Kakashi had advanced to late-stage Jonin. He ordered Kakashi to begin grueling training and learned that Rin was being prepared to learn Lady Tsunade’s Super Strength and become a Medical Ninja who could fight.

• Sakumo received the Third Hokage’s message and agreed to give Kakashi special training in Lightning Release ninjutsu and Hatake Swordsmanship.
• Kakashi told Sakumo that the medicinal bath had used more than twenty Chakra Herbs for him and Obito, and more than fifty for Rin.
• Sakumo sensed that Kakashi had advanced to late-stage Jonin and lamented how many Chakra Herbs had been spent on the baths.
• Sakumo ordered Kakashi to run a hundred laps around Konoha after eating, despite Kakashi’s protests.
• Kakashi explained that Rin had received more herbs because the Third Hokage intended for her to learn Lady Tsunade’s Super Strength and become a Medical Ninja capable of fighting.

Sakumo learned that Torikaze was training Kakashi, Obito, and Rin with rare resources because they were preparing for an unknown reason, while Kakashi revealed that Torikaze had discovered another world. Obito and Rin returned home to joyful families who celebrated their promising new training.

• Kakashi told Sakumo that Torikaze had given Rin extra herbs to prepare her to learn Lady Tsunade's Super Strength and become a combat-capable Medical Ninja.
• Kakashi told Sakumo that Torikaze had discovered Another World, where another Minato was visiting the Cloud Clan Grounds, and Sakumo decided to ask Torikaze for instructions.
• Obito told his family that Torikaze had given him a bath with twenty-six Chakra Herbs and arranged for Grandmother-Master to teach him Fire Release and Taijutsu starting the next day.
• Obito's parents and grandmother celebrated his training and praised his prospects as a future ninja.
• Rin's parents rejoiced that she had earned Torikaze's favor and urged her to study diligently under Lady Tsunade.

Rin vowed to master Super Strength after her parents urged her to seize the rare chance to study under Tsunade. Torikaze explained his plans to prepare Konoha for future upheaval, gave Sakumo a Bloodline Fruit for Kakashi, and offered Sakumo an herb to help him break through his plateau.

• Rin's parents told her that Torikaze's favor and the chance to study Super Strength under Tsunade could change her future, and Rin swore she would not disappoint them or her Grandmaster.
• Torikaze told Chisato that he was cultivating new talent because he sensed great changes ahead for the Shinobi World.
• Sakumo asked Torikaze whether the discovery of another world and Kakashi's renewed training meant danger was coming, and Torikaze said he was preparing Konoha for a possible crisis.
• Torikaze gave Sakumo a Bloodline Fruit for Kakashi, explaining that it could grant a random Kekkei Genkai and that Dan and Yahiko had gained theirs the same way.
• Torikaze offered Sakumo an herb to increase his Chakra reserves and help him break through his long-standing mid Kage-level plateau.

Torikaze gave Sakumo a Chakra Herb and a Bloodline Fruit for Kakashi, and Sakumo broke through to the late stage of Kage-level after taking the herb. Sakumo returned home and gave Kakashi the fruit, leaving both of them waiting to see which Kekkei Genkai Kakashi would awaken.

• Torikaze told Sakumo that the Bloodline Fruit could grant a random Kekkei Genkai and gave him a Chakra Herb to help him advance.
• Torikaze revealed that he had thousands of Chakra Herbs and said he intended to use them to nurture the children.
• Sakumo ate the herb and advanced from the middle stage to the late stage of Kage-level, then received another herb to save for a future breakthrough.
• Sakumo hurried home and gave Kakashi the Bloodline Fruit, explaining that Dan's Scorch Release and Yahiko's Boil Release had come from it.
• Kakashi took the fruit to his room to eat it while Sakumo stored his remaining herb and anxiously waited to learn what Kakashi would awaken.

Kakashi ate the Chakra Fruit and awakened Storm Release Black Lightning, a Kekkei Genkai Torikaze could help him develop. Torikaze planned to begin teaching Kakashi Storm Release ninjutsu the next day.

• Sakumo waited anxiously for Kakashi to finish eating the fruit, then called Torikaze when Kakashi came out.
• Kakashi demonstrated Storm Release: Black Lightning Arrow, destroying a wooden training post with a swift blast.
• Torikaze confirmed Kakashi had gained Storm Release Black Lightning and offered to teach him, while Sakumo and Kakashi's family celebrated his good fortune.
• Sakumo reassured Kakashi Hatake's Father that Torikaze was nurturing Kakashi and two others, then took the family inside to eat.
• Torikaze told Chisato that Kakashi had awakened Storm Release, and said he would have Kakashi come over the next day to learn its ninjutsu.

Orochimaru returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds after reuniting with his parents in Another World, and he resolved to pursue immortality without sacrificing others. Torikaze learned that Konoha in Another World remained stable and that villagers readily bought phones but were reluctant to spend money on games.

• Chisato praised Kakashi's new Kekkei Genkai, and she promised to teach him Storm Release ninjutsu the next day.
• Orochimaru thanked Torikaze for letting him reunite with his parents and reflected on how the experience had changed his outlook.
• Orochimaru told Torikaze that immortality remained his goal, but he would seek it without using other people's lives as stepping stones.
• Torikaze summoned the intelligent puppet to prepare dinner while Orochimaru returned to his room.
• Torikaze connected with his Shadow Clone and learned that Another World Konoha remained stable and that villagers had bought the phones but rarely spent money on in-game purchases.

Torikaze stopped Shimura Danzō from selling phones in the Royal Capital, then prepared Kakashi and Obito for training. Kakashi began learning Storm Release from Torikaze’s puppet while Chisato trained Obito.

• Torikaze warned Shimura Danzō not to take phones to the Royal Capital, fearing other villages would discover their strategic value and attack Konoha.
• Torikaze spoke with Minato Namikaze, who said seeing Obito and Rin happy had comforted him.
• The next morning, Obito and Kakashi arrived at the Windcloud Clan Grounds for training.
• Chisato took Obito to train, while Torikaze summoned a Storm Release Puppet to teach Kakashi Storm Release ninjutsu.
• Kakashi followed the puppet to the rear courtyard, and Chisato sternly corrected Obito’s training posture.

Kakashi and Obito trained at the Windcloud Clan under Torikaze, Chisato, and Sakumo, receiving Chakra-restoring aid and harsh instruction. Chisato judged Obito’s abilities weak but praised his attitude and promised to build his strength through demanding training.

• Chisato put Obito through strict drills while Kakashi practiced Storm Release with a puppet and replenished his Chakra with a flower’s pure Chakra.
• Kakashi and Obito trained hard throughout the day, with Sakumo teaching Kakashi swordsmanship and Chisato punishing Obito’s mistakes.
• Obito collapsed from Chisato’s training, and Torikaze restored him and Kakashi with a pillar of green light.
• Chisato assessed Kakashi’s performance positively and told Obito that his Taijutsu and ninjutsu were weak but his attitude was excellent.
• Chisato promised to raise Obito’s strength through difficult training, and Obito thanked her.

Torikaze arranged intensive training for Kakashi, Obito, and Rin, who each finished their morning sessions and resolved to work hard. After meeting at an intersection, the three went home to prepare for afternoon training.

• Chisato praised Obito's attitude and promised to raise his strength quickly, though the training would be harsh.
• Torikaze ended Kakashi and Obito's morning training, assigning Kakashi to Sakumo's blade training and Obito to afternoon training with Fugaku.
• Torikaze gave Kakashi and Obito flowers that strengthened their Lightning Release and bodies, then warned them to show improvement within a month.
• Kakashi and Obito met Rin at an intersection, and Rin told them Tsunade's training had been demanding but successful.
• The three agreed to complete their training and then separated to bathe, eat, and rest before the afternoon sessions.

Torikaze prepared Konoha for a possible attack by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki on the day Kushina was due to give birth. He doubled patrols and summoned Konoha’s Kage-level ninja, leaving them uncertain about the threat.

• Kakashi, Rin, and Obito trained intensely for several days, making rapid progress in their respective abilities.
• Torikaze worried that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki might attack Konoha and Kushina on her due date.
• Torikaze ordered Minato to double Konoha’s patrols and keep all Kage-level ninja on standby.
• Minato and An'hua relayed the orders, and Konoha’s Kage-level ninja gathered at the Hokage Office.
• The Akimichi clan leader asked Minato whether a major crisis was coming, but Minato only shook his head.

Minato tightened Konoha’s defenses after Torikaze ordered the village to prepare for danger, and he and Dan suspected a Six Paths-level enemy might be coming. Torikaze, confident he could face Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, planned to draw the fight away from Konoha.

• Minato told Konoha’s clan leaders he did not know why Torikaze had ordered the village to prepare, and he urged them to be ready to defend it.
• Minato ordered Dan to deploy the Anbu on patrol and added precautions, including barring people from other villages from entering Konoha.
• Minato confided to Dan that he suspected Konoha might face a Six Paths-level enemy, and Dan worried that Torikaze’s defeat could plunge the Shinobi World into chaos.
• Dan deployed the Anbu, and Konoha increased its street patrols and gate and wall guards as rumors spread through the village.
• Torikaze watched Obito train and resolved to fight Ōtsutsuki Isshiki away from Konoha to protect the village and its people.

Torikaze prepared for a possible attack on Konoha, suspecting that events from another world were being repeated, while Obito and Kakashi continued their training. Hogen returned from a mission and learned why Kakashi was training against a Storm Release Puppet.

• Torikaze told Chisato he sensed that something would happen that night and said he would protect Konoha from Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Chisato and Torikaze discussed whether the matching events in both worlds pointed to a force correcting their histories.
• Obito resumed training with Chisato, while Kakashi continued developing Storm Release techniques in the backyard.
• Hogen returned to Kakashi's house on Tianling after using up too much Chakra on his mission.
• Kakashi explained the Bloodline Fruit to Hogen, who praised Storm Release as a good fit for Kakashi.

Hogen returned from a mission and sparred with Torikaze, while Yahiko and Konan reported that their mission had been uneventful. Torikaze revealed that he sensed a possible threat and had increased Konoha’s security, leaving everyone braced for a battle.

• Hogen learned why Kakashi had gained Storm Release, then returned to the courtyard and was trapped in Torikaze’s Ice Release before being restored.
• Hogen told Torikaze that Yahiko and Konan had handled a rebellion easily, and Torikaze said he would let Hogen train in the Another World with Obito and the others.
• Torikaze asked Obito to reach Jonin level within a month so he could prepare for training in the Another World, and Obito agreed.
• Yahiko and Konan returned and explained that their mission had involved a former Daimyo trying to reclaim his position from his son, making the hired mission largely pointless.
• Konan asked why Konoha’s patrols had increased, and Torikaze explained that he sensed a possible threat and warned that a great battle might come.

Torikaze told Yahiko and Konan they were not yet strong enough to help with the coming crisis, while Orochimaru shared what he knew of their counterparts in another world. The chapter ended with Torikaze raising a vast barrier over Konoha, prompting its leaders and Hashirama’s group to prepare for turmoil.

• Torikaze told Yahiko and Konan to keep training until they reached Kage-level strength, then introduced them to Minato Namikaze and Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru explained that he had met another-world Yahiko and Konan alongside a Rinnegan-bearing boy, and that Jiraiya had taught the three before they formed Akatsuki.
• Orochimaru revealed that Hanzo had plotted to kill the other-world Yahiko, leaving Yahiko and Konan shaken but resolved to seek out their counterparts someday.
• After Obito left training early, he saw a pillar of light rise from the Cloud Clan Grounds and spread into a massive barrier covering Konoha.
• Hashirama, Tobirama Senju, and Mito watched the barrier and agreed to help Torikaze defend Konoha if danger came.

Torikaze reassured Hashirama and Tobirama that Konoha’s barrier was only meant to protect its buildings and prepared for a possible attack. When Kushina’s labor began, he rushed to her side and brought Minato back to support her.

• Hashirama considered risking his life for Konoha, but Torikaze called and told him the danger was not serious and the barrier would protect the village’s buildings.
• Torikaze told Hashirama and Tobirama to stay in the village, guard its walls, and have Tsunade prepare for Kushina’s birth.
• Torikaze practiced for a possible fight while Konoha’s villagers and allied leaders reacted to the village-wide barrier; Torikaze declined offers of reinforcements from Ōnoki, Rōsha, and Mifune.
• Konan announced that Kushina’s water had broken, and Torikaze hurried to the Windcloud Clan as the two Tsunades and Biwako arrived to examine her.
• Biwako said Kushina was stable but that her first birth might take time, and Torikaze brought Minato back so he could accompany her.

Kushina went into labor while Torikaze prepared for an expected attack by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. The Chaos Event confirmed Isshiki and his subordinates would target Konoha, leaving Torikaze hoping the system would provide a reward to help defend the village.

• Biwako told Minato that Kushina's labor was stable but would take time, and Minato stayed with her.
• Torikaze gathered Hashirama, Tobirama, Mito, and others at the Cloud Clan Grounds as they waited for Kushina and discussed the danger of a Six Paths-level enemy.
• Torikaze warned that ordinary Kage-level fighters would be helpless against the approaching enemy and said Konoha needed another Six Paths-level fighter.
• The system triggered the Chaos Event, assigning Torikaze to protect Konoha from Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and his subordinates.