Chapter Summaries

Kakashi, Obito, and Rin cleared another Trial Tower stage, then impulsively challenged its final stage and were overwhelmed by a powerful enemy whose roar killed their simulated bodies. After recovering, they left the tower, showed Torikaze their S+ weapons, and received his praise and a day off.

• Kakashi, Obito, and Rin defeated two Rogue Ninjas in the third stage and returned to the waiting area.
• Obito persuaded Kakashi and Rin to challenge the final stage, where the enemy's roar shattered all three of them.
• The children recovered from the simulated death and exited the Trial Tower.
• Kakashi, Obito, and Rin showed their S+ weapons to Torikaze, who praised them and their performance in the previous night's battle.
• Torikaze gave the three children the day off and decided to try the Trial Tower himself when he could go unnoticed.

Torikaze tested Obito’s saber, then gave Hashirama a Realm-Breaking Aura so he could pursue the Six Paths Level. After Hashirama began preparing to break through, Torikaze and Chisato discussed her coming advancement and the Trial Tower.

• Torikaze tested Obito’s saber with his Chakra and confirmed it could withstand the power of the Six Paths Level.
• Torikaze took Hashirama to Cloud Palace and offered him a Realm-Breaking Aura to help him advance.
• Hashirama accepted the aura and entered Cloud Palace to prepare for his breakthrough.
• Torikaze returned to the clan grounds, where Chisato said she was nearing Peak Kage-level and discussed trying the Trial Tower later.

Chisato’s strength continued to rise as Konoha’s ninjas flocked to the Trial Tower and discussed its rewards and the Shadows of the Past trial. Kakashi, Obito, and Rin cleared its fourth stage by defeating Uchiha Setsuna, then found that the reward was ordinary.

• Chisato and Torikaze discussed the Trial Tower and planned to try it when the crowds had thinned.
• Konoha’s ninjas celebrated the tower’s varied rewards, while Kagami Uchiha explained that Uchiha Kyo belonged to a rebellious branch and had died from a pill’s side effects.
• Kakashi, Obito, and Rin teamed up to enter the Shadows of the Past trial’s fourth stage, where Uchiha Setsuna challenged Torikaze over his brother’s death.
• Rin struck Uchiha Setsuna with a full-powered punch, defeating him and clearing the stage.
• The three received an ordinary reward and agreed not every trial would offer a weapon of their choice.

Kakashi, Obito, and Rin tested a later Trial Tower stage depicting Torikaze’s battle against Kumogakure, but they were quickly overwhelmed by the army. After Obito and Rin left, Kakashi encountered Might Guy as he was leaving the tower.

• Rin defeated Uchiha Setsuna in a trial, and the group discussed the Trial Tower’s rewards and ratings.
• Obito persuaded Kakashi and Rin to skip ahead to Trial Sixteen, which placed them on the battlefield where twelve-year-old Torikaze had fought Kumogakure’s army.
• Obito attacked the approaching Kumogakure shinobi with a flame technique, but the army overwhelmed the three of them within minutes.
• Obito argued that he would someday surpass Torikaze, then left the Trial Tower; Rin apologized to Kakashi and left as well.
• Kakashi left the Trial Tower and tried to slip away from Might Guy, but Guy stopped him and called him his rival.

Hashirama broke through to the Six Paths Level, and his Wood Release caused widespread damage across Konoha. After learning about the destruction, he insisted the Senju Clan compensate the residents and agreed with Torikaze that Konoha still needed to strengthen its ninjas.

• Kakashi told Might Guy that he had earned an S+ rating in the preliminary trial, surpassing Guy's S- rating.
• Hashirama's breakthrough released energy that made vegetation grow wildly throughout Konoha and damaged homes.
• Torikaze sensed Hashirama's Six Paths aura at Cloud Palace, while Minato learned of the breakthrough and ordered the village to tally and compensate residents' losses.
• Hashirama stabilized his breakthrough and regretted that it had damaged Konoha.
• Hashirama insisted the Senju Clan pay for the losses, then agreed with Torikaze that Konoha must remain vigilant and follow Minato's leadership.

Torikaze prepared Konoha for the threat of Ōtsutsuki reinforcements while arranging for Minato Namikaze, Orochimaru, and the Ino-Shika-Cho clan heads to return to their own world. After returning with them, he found that Konoha had recovered and prospered since the Nine-Tails' Attack.

• Torikaze agreed with Hashirama that Minato should lead efforts to strengthen Konoha's ninja.
• Ōnoki, Ryu Sha, the Third Kazekage, and Mifune told Torikaze they would bring supplies to Konoha, while Karatachi Yagura sent Minato condolences.
• Torikaze gathered Minato Namikaze, Orochimaru, and the three Ino-Shika-Cho clan heads and promised that future travel between worlds might be possible with permits.
• Torikaze brought four thousand phones through the portal to Another World and considered developing its market for Tranquility Points.
• Torikaze returned with the group to their world and saw that Konoha had rebuilt damaged homes, compensated affected villagers, and prospered.

Torikaze returned to Konoha and gave Minato authority to manage the village while discussing the phone business and its revenue with Shimura Danzō. Danzō reported that games had sparked several Uchiha children to awaken their Sharingan.

• Torikaze brought Minato and the others to Konoha, shared his clone’s report, and told Minato to take charge of village affairs.
• Orochimaru praised Minato’s qualities as Hokage and left him a small white snake for communication.
• Torikaze asked Shimura Danzō about phone sales, then ordered monthly revenue to support single-parent families and Orphanages as Konoha’s economy recovered.
• Shimura Danzō reported that eight Uchiha children had awakened their Sharingan after getting angry over losses in the game.
• Torikaze told Shimura Danzō to treat the awakenings as entertainment and not sabotage the Uchiha.

Torikaze gave Shimura Danzō four thousand mobile phones and permission to expand sales to the Land of Fire’s Royal Capital. Danzō planned to use the phone business to build prestige and become Hokage, while Torikaze warned him that the Daimyo could be replaced if he interfered.

• Shimura Danzō told Torikaze that eight Uchiha children had awakened their Sharingan after losing a game, and Torikaze warned him not to harm the clan.
• Shimura Danzō accepted Torikaze’s order and planned to promote mobile phones and the game Naruto to raise his standing and pursue the Hokage position.
• Torikaze gave Shimura Danzō a Sealing Scroll containing four thousand mobile phones and said he would bring many more later.
• Torikaze authorized Shimura Danzō to expand mobile phone sales into the Royal Capital of the Land of Fire.
• Torikaze told Shimura Danzō that if the Daimyo tried to seize the phones or obstruct them, they could replace him.

Shimura Danzō accepted Torikaze’s plan to promote mobile phones and began considering how to challenge the Daimyo’s authority, while Torikaze later returned to his original Konoha. There, he learned that twenty Kage-level ninja had assembled to challenge Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in the Trial Tower.

• Torikaze told Shimura Danzō that ninja could replace an uncooperative Daimyo, and Danzō agreed to promote mobile phones and investigate which prince to support.
• After leaving Torikaze, Danzō reflected on how ninja had been conditioned to serve nobles and wondered whether he could become Daimyo himself.
• Torikaze watched mobile phones spread through the village, then returned to his original world after giving Hiruzen Sarutobi a Fire Release-enhancing herb and telling him to rest.
• Torikaze arrived in Konoha and learned that twenty Kage-level ninja, including Tobirama Senju, planned to challenge Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in the Trial Tower.
• The assembled ninja prepared carefully for the challenge, mindful of the devastating sword attack they had witnessed.

Nawaki sought Torikaze’s advice before the Shadow Level Alliance challenged Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and Torikaze warned him that the Kage-level fighters faced a huge gap in power. The group prepared to fight under Tobirama Senju’s leadership, hoping to temper their strength even if they lost.

• Torikaze explained Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s techniques to Nawaki and warned him to take the enemy seriously.
• Torikaze wagered that he would help Nawaki reach Six Paths Level if the alliance won, but that Nawaki must marry within a year if they lost; Nawaki accepted.
• Nawaki returned to the Senju Clan grounds and briefed the fighters on Isshiki’s power.
• Dan reminded the group that their goal was to strengthen themselves to protect Konoha, even if they failed.
• Tobirama Senju took command and prepared to assign tasks as the alliance set out to challenge Isshiki.

Torikaze’s allies prepared to challenge Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in the Trial Tower, while Torikaze’s Life Fruits had restored several of them to youth and extended their lifespans. The battle began before a live audience across Konoha, and the team faced Isshiki’s first form on the pale plain.

• Torikaze’s Life Fruits rejuvenated Hiruzen, Danzo, Kagami, En, and Koharu and added forty years to their lifespans.
• Tobirama Senju assigned Nawaki, Kagami, Hiruzen, and Danzo to lead the assault, with the others providing support and protection.
• The group set out for the Trial Tower as villagers gathered to watch, and Torikaze broadcast the battle across Konoha.
• Tobirama selected the final stage of Shadows of the Past, transporting the twenty ninjas to a pale plain where Ōtsutsuki Isshiki greeted them with a violent blast of air.
• Nawaki raised a wall of trees to block the airflow, and the team confronted Isshiki in his first form as Torikaze watched from the arena.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki effortlessly defeated twenty Kage-level fighters, leaving the villagers stunned and the defeated fighters shaken. Torikaze returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds and shared tea with A-Bai, reflecting on her long years with his family.

• Nawaki, Kagami, Hiruzen, Danzo, and the other clan heads attacked Ōtsutsuki Isshiki with their strongest techniques, but he absorbed their ninjutsu.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki summoned a rain of Black Rods that broke through Nawaki’s trees and Kagami’s Susanoo, killing all twenty Kage-level fighters in under five minutes.
• The villagers were shocked by the defeat, while the ninja recognized the gulf between Kage-level and Six Paths Level strength and wondered how powerful Torikaze was.
• Torikaze admitted he had forgotten to warn the fighters that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki could absorb Chakra, though he had never expected them to win.
• Torikaze returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds, brewed tea for A-Bai, and recalled how she had helped raise Seiryu and Ryuufuu and remained part of his family.

After the ninja were badly defeated by a phantom of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, Torikaze explained Isshiki’s ability and offered them Chakra Herbs as consolation prizes. He sent the rewards with them and collected some of Kagami’s blood before they left.

• Nawaki, Kagami, Dan, and Sakumo visited Torikaze after their defeat and asked how Ōtsutsuki Isshiki absorbed their ninjutsu.
• Torikaze explained that the Ōtsutsuki could absorb Chakra and convert it into power, and said Isshiki was among the clan’s strongest.
• Torikaze gave the participating clan heads Chakra Herbs and asked Nawaki to deliver Tobirama a larger box to nourish him.
• Nawaki told Torikaze that Tobirama had returned home in a dark mood after leaving the Trial Tower.
• Before sending everyone away, Torikaze collected some of Kagami’s blood and healed his finger.

Torikaze used Kagami's blood to create a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan for Chisato, who awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Chisato planned to advance to Six Paths Level at the lake where Torikaze had proposed to her, while Torikaze went there ahead of her.

• Torikaze collected Kagami's blood and used the system shop's Original Blood Body to create a pair of Kagami's Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Torikaze implanted the eyes in the sleeping Chisato, and she woke with her Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan awakened.
• Torikaze gave Chisato Realm-Breaking Aura and advised her to advance outside Konoha to avoid damaging the village.
• Torikaze told Chisato that the Shadow Level Alliance had been wiped out in less than five minutes when they challenged their opponents.
• Chisato chose the lake where Torikaze had proposed as the place to advance, and Torikaze went there to wait.

Torikaze prepared Cloud Lake for Chisato’s future Six Paths Level breakthrough while Tobirama brooded over the defeat by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. Hashirama reassured Tobirama that Torikaze might eventually help him advance too, a possibility Torikaze had already planned for.

• Torikaze reminisced at Cloud Lake and built a platform and ice house for Chisato’s breakthrough.
• Tobirama drank and lamented that twenty Kage-level fighters had been killed by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in less than five minutes.
• Tobirama reflected on his upgraded Thunder God and regretted joining the Shadow Level Alliance, though he admitted the battle had reminded him of his youth.
• Hashirama visited Tobirama, teased him about losing, and explained that Kage-level fighters could not challenge Six Paths Level experts.
• Tobirama guessed Torikaze might have a way to help people break through, while Torikaze had already decided to reserve future opportunities for Tobirama and Mito.

Hashirama declined Tobirama’s suggestion to challenge Ōtsutsuki Isshiki before mastering his new Six Paths strength, while discussing the Trial Tower and future battles. Elsewhere, Isshiki revealed he had survived by taking over Uchiha Setsuna’s body, though fully erasing Setsuna’s consciousness would take years.

• Tobirama urged Hashirama to test his new strength against Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, but Hashirama refused until he had mastered his Six Paths power.
• Tobirama showed Hashirama the strengthened Thunder God and encouraged him to visit the Trial Tower.
• Hashirama said Mito was unlikely to visit the Trial Tower, while he planned to go when he found an opportunity.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, inhabiting Uchiha Setsuna’s body, told a researcher that Setsuna’s consciousness would take years to erase.
• Isshiki learned that the Artificial Humans’ injuries had improved and planned to seek another vessel after fully taking over Setsuna’s body.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki decided to wait for a suitable vessel while Chisato began her breakthrough to the Six Paths Level at Cloud Lake. Meanwhile, Hashirama arrived at Konoha’s Trial Tower and the waiting ninjas insisted he skip the line.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki resolved to wait for a better reincarnation vessel rather than take over Uchiha Setsuna’s body immediately.
• Torikaze brought Chisato to an ice house at Cloud Lake and gave her the Realm-Breaking Aura to begin her breakthrough.
• Chisato absorbed the Realm-Breaking Aura as a tiny black fish fed energy into her, and the wall separating her from the Six Paths Level dissolved.
• Torikaze waited outside the ice house, confident Chisato would advance safely.
• Hashirama arrived at the Trial Tower in broad daylight, and the ninjas in line urged him to go straight in.

Hashirama entered the Trial Tower, defeated the masked ninja in a brief livestream, and received an SS-rank reward that could fuse an advancement power into his Wood Release. He began browsing the available powers but had not yet chosen one.

• The villagers insisted Hashirama skip the line, and he agreed to try livestreaming his Trial Tower battle.
• Hashirama found the livestream controls and began his preliminary trial against a masked ninja he believed was at Six Paths Level.
• Hashirama used his Wood Release techniques to overwhelm the masked ninja, defeating him with a punch from the Wood Golem.
• The villagers discussed whether Hashirama would challenge Ōtsutsuki Isshiki as the livestream ended for the reward segment.
• Hashirama received an SS-rank Selectable Ninjutsu Advancement Power and learned that it could grant Wood Release a new ability.
• Hashirama rejected Lightning Origin as too ordinary and continued browsing the Treasure Vault.

Hashirama chose the Wither-Bloom Power to merge with Wood Release, then went to find Torikaze and Chisato. After Chisato advanced to the Six Paths Level and returned to Konoha with Torikaze, Hashirama arrived to demonstrate his new ability.

• Hashirama reviewed the Treasure Vault’s advanced powers and chose Wither-Bloom Power, which could drain life force and convert it into lifespan.
• Hashirama searched the Windcloud Clan for Torikaze and Chisato, then left to show Tobirama Senju his reward when he did not find them.
• At Cloud Lake, Torikaze accompanied Chisato as she completed her breakthrough and stabilized at the Six Paths Level.
• Torikaze and Chisato returned to Konoha, where Konan told them Hashirama had visited earlier.
• Hashirama arrived and led Torikaze and Chisato to the backyard training grounds to demonstrate his new ability.

Hashirama showed Torikaze and Chisato the Wither-Bloom Power he had won in the Trial Tower and announced that he would livestream a challenge against Ōtsutsuki Isshiki the next morning. Torikaze spread the word across Konoha, while Chisato asked for his chakra-poisoning Secret Medicine so she could challenge Isshiki too.

• Hashirama demonstrated how his Wither-Bloom Power could drain a tree of life and restore it, shocking Torikaze and Chisato.
• Hashirama explained that he had earned the ability with an SS rank in the Trial Tower and urged Torikaze and Chisato to try it themselves.
• Hashirama asked Torikaze to publicize his planned livestream challenge against Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and Torikaze sent Cloud Birds across Konoha with the news.
• Torikaze and Chisato discussed Hashirama's chances against Isshiki and agreed to visit the Trial Tower the next day.
• Torikaze told Chisato his Secret Medicine could make chakra poisonous and counter the Ōtsutsuki Clan, so Chisato asked him for some before challenging Isshiki.