Chapter Summaries

Torikaze welcomed Ōnoki, Liusha, and Mifune to Konoha after they brought supplies, and told them Hashirama planned to challenge Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. The visitors learned Isshiki was a reviving Six Paths Level enemy and prepared to watch Hashirama’s fight.

• Torikaze offered Chisato a Secret Medicine that made Chakra poisonous, and she asked for some so she could challenge Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Konoha residents speculated about whether Hashirama could defeat Isshiki in their challenge the next morning.
• Ōnoki told Torikaze that he, Liusha, and Mifune were traveling to Konoha with supplies, and Torikaze welcomed them.
• Torikaze bought Konoha breakfast foods and shared a meal with the visiting allies and Minato.
• Torikaze explained that Hashirama would challenge Isshiki and that the seized device could livestream their battle.
• Torikaze told Ōnoki, Liusha, and Mifune that Isshiki could revive and had escaped, and they agreed to learn more by watching Hashirama fight.

Torikaze brought Ōnoki and the others to watch Hashirama challenge Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in the arena. Hashirama poisoned Isshiki through his absorbed Wood Dragons, then charged in to attack him.

• Torikaze reassured Ōnoki and the other visitors that Isshiki would probably not attack again soon, though the villages still needed to prepare.
• After resting, Torikaze teleported his family and guests to the arena to watch Hashirama's livestream.
• Hashirama faced Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in a gray-white landscape beneath a bright moon, while Torikaze explained Isshiki's reincarnation ability to the spectators.
• Hashirama blocked Isshiki's attack with trees and defended against falling stone pillars before sending two Wood Dragons at him.
• Isshiki absorbed the Wood Dragons and discovered they carried toxins, then threw Black Rods as Hashirama charged at him with a punch.

Hashirama fought Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and revealed that he had reached the Six Paths Level, leaving Ōnoki and the others astonished. Meanwhile, Shikano went with Nara Tori to buy medicine and drew curious attention as he walked through the village.

• Hashirama poisoned Isshiki with chakra, then fought him hand to hand and drained his life force with a branch-wrapped punch.
• Isshiki attacked with Black Rods and a powerful energy sphere, but Hashirama blocked them with Fivefold Rashomon and a Wood Golem.
• Torikaze told Ōnoki, Liusha, and Mifune that Hashirama had advanced to the Six Paths Level, shocking them.
• Shikano agreed to lend Nara Tori money for expensive Yuzu Fluff Flowers and changed clothes before accompanying him to the apothecary.
• Shikano and Nara Tori walked through the busy village, where passersby and young girls wondered who the handsome Shikano was.

Hashirama defeated Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in the challenge by using his Wood Release, Sage Mode, and life-draining abilities. The plain returned to grassland, and Hashirama received notice that his reward was being issued.

• Hashirama reversed Isshiki's sea of trees attack, then used clones to fight him in close combat and drain his life force.
• Hashirama struck Isshiki again, draining the rest of his remaining half day of life, while Torikaze and the onlookers watched.
• Isshiki entered his true form, but Hashirama entered Sage Mode and summoned the Senju Great Buddha.
• Isshiki trapped the Great Buddha in a sealing technique, but Hashirama broke free and battered him with Top Transformed Buddha.
• Hashirama enclosed Isshiki in a Wood Release arena, blocked his escape and attacks, and beat him to death.
• The plain changed back into grassland, and a notice announced that Hashirama had completed the challenge and would receive a reward.

Hashirama defeated Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and received a fragment of the Realm-Breaking Aura, which could help someone reach the Six Paths Level when completed. Inspired by Hashirama’s victory, villagers and visiting leaders tried the Trial Tower, where Mifune and Liusha gained new rewards.

• Hashirama used poison and Wood Release to keep Isshiki from escaping or absorbing Chakra, then defeated him in Taijutsu.
• Hashirama received a fragment of the Realm-Breaking Aura, shut down the livestream, and considered how Tobirama and others might collect the remaining fragments.
• Konoha’s villagers celebrated Hashirama’s victory, while Sakumo, Ōnoki, Liusha, and Mifune reflected on the gulf between Kage-level strength and the Six Paths Level.
• Torikaze led Ōnoki, Mifune, and Liusha to the Trial Tower, where Mifune gained an upgraded lightning-wreathed sword.
• Liusha emerged with a reward that gave his Iron Sand a disintegration effect when used with Magnet Release.

Liusha and Ōnoki returned from the Trial Tower with new rewards, while Torikaze delayed his own challenge to avoid revealing his abilities. After Hashirama received an incomplete Realm-Breaking Aura from defeating Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, he struggled to find a way to obtain the remaining pieces and decided to urge Tobirama to grow stronger.

• Liusha told Torikaze that his reward let him add an annihilation effect to Iron Sand, while Ōnoki said his weapon reward would go to his disciple.
• Torikaze agreed to charge visitors from the other villages 500,000 Ryo for their first Trial Tower entry and 10,000 Ryo for later entries.
• Torikaze returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds and told Chisato about Liusha's reward, and Chisato agreed to try the tower that night.
• Hashirama showed Torikaze an incomplete Realm-Breaking Aura he had received after defeating Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and said four pieces could create another Six Paths Level fighter.
• Hashirama and Torikaze concluded that the other Kage could not clear Isshiki's challenge, so Hashirama went to persuade Tobirama to work harder.
• Hashirama found Tobirama staring at a wall and asked whether he had gone mad.

Hashirama told Tobirama that he had defeated Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and was already Six Paths Level, then encouraged Tobirama to try the Trial Tower again with Torikaze’s help. The brothers ended by discussing Nawaki’s reward and marriage plans, pleased that the Senju Clan would have successors.

• Hashirama returned home and found Tobirama brooding over his defeat by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Hashirama revealed that he had cleared the challenge and reached Six Paths Level, surprising Tobirama.
• Hashirama told Tobirama that Torikaze could help him advance if he defeated Isshiki and obtained a certain material.
• Hashirama explained that Torikaze’s toxin drug could counter the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s ability to absorb Chakra, and Tobirama agreed to try the challenge again.
• Tobirama told Hashirama that Nawaki had earned a self-selected ability but had not chosen one yet.
• Tobirama revealed that Nawaki had to get married within a year after losing a bet with Torikaze, and the brothers celebrated the prospect of Senju successors.

Hashirama celebrated Nawaki’s impending marriage while Tobirama resolved to pursue Six Paths Level. Torikaze’s family discussed Trial Tower challenges, and Chisato prepared to take hers that night.

• Hashirama learned Nawaki had to marry within a year and rejoiced that the Senju Clan would have successors.
• After Hashirama left, Tobirama renewed his ambition to reach Six Paths Level and immediately went to rally other clans for the next challenge.
• Torikaze told Chisato that enhancement-type rewards were rare and advised her to prepare carefully before challenging Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Torikaze learned that Ōnoki and two others had tried the Trial Tower and been defeated quickly by Isshiki.
• At dinner, Torikaze encouraged his family to challenge the Trial Tower, told Minato to keep up his strength, and asked Kushina about Naruto.

Chisato challenged the Trial Tower and earned an enhancement-type reward, then returned to ask Torikaze for advice about which power to choose. She had narrowed her options to four abilities and was eager to hear his opinion.

• Torikaze and Amado talked about Amado's inventions and his plans to eventually hand over the Science Department.
• Torikaze encouraged Chisato to challenge the Trial Tower while he stayed home to wait for her.
• Chisato defeated a Six Paths Level opponent in the Trial Tower and received an enhancement-type reward.
• Chisato considered Star Power, Nirvana Power, Space Power, Fantasy Power, and Phoenix Force, then ruled out Fantasy Power because its abilities changed randomly each day.
• Chisato returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds and asked Torikaze for advice about her choices.

Chisato chose Phoenix Force, greatly enhancing her Fire Release and other ninjutsu, while some of its power entered A-Bai and triggered her transformation into a phoenix. The next morning, A-Bai remained inside a fiery egg, leaving Torikaze, Seiryu, and Ryuufuu unable to tell how her rebirth would end.

• Torikaze advised Chisato to choose Phoenix Force over Star Power, and she accepted his recommendation.
• Chisato selected Phoenix Force, and its flames transformed A-Bai until she became ashes and reappeared as a red-and-gold egg.
• Chisato tested her enhanced ninjutsu at Cloud Lake, where her Great Fireball Technique became a powerful fire phoenix.
• Torikaze and Chisato returned home and found that A-Bai was still undergoing her rebirth, so Torikaze left a puppet to watch over her.
• The next morning, Seiryu and Ryuufuu asked Torikaze about A-Bai, and he explained what had happened while they watched her egg.

A-Bai emerged from her egg as a Phoenix and reached the Six Paths Level, leaving Torikaze and the Windcloud Clan relieved and amazed. After she returned to the clan grounds, Torikaze noticed she would not touch the ground and went to the System Shop to find her a parasol tree.

• Torikaze, Seiryu, and Ryuufuu watched over A-Bai's unchanging egg, while the family worried about her transformation.
• After breakfast, A-Bai's egg cracked and she burst out as a Phoenix, dispersing Torikaze's Cloud Mist Formation with her cry.
• A-Bai circled above Konoha as birds flocked to her, prompting Torikaze to explain that the Phoenix was the king of all birds.
• A-Bai returned to the Windcloud Clan and thanked Torikaze and Chisato, then said she could be considered a sage after reaching the Six Paths Level.
• Torikaze saw that A-Bai kept her talons above the ground and went to the System Shop to search for a parasol tree.

After A-Bai evolved into a Phoenix, Torikaze created a Phoenix Tree Forest in the Windcloud Clan’s backyard so she could roost comfortably. A-Bai settled into her new nest, while Torikaze wondered whether the forest would attract other birds.

• Torikaze searched the System Shop and bought one hundred Tree Cultivation Seeds.
• Torikaze explained to A-Bai that her instinct to avoid ordinary ground and trees came from being a Phoenix.
• Torikaze cleared a patch of woods and planted seeds that grew into phoenix trees, delighting A-Bai.
• Torikaze used Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to plant the rest of the Phoenix Tree Forest and built A-Bai a nest among five trees.
• A-Bai tried the nest and said she was satisfied, while Torikaze told Chisato where the forest was.

Chisato challenged Ōtsutsuki Isshiki in the Trial Tower and defeated him with her Phoenix Blaze and Susanoo, earning a Fragmented Realm-Breaking Aura. Torikaze planned for A-Bai to challenge Isshiki as well if needed, potentially helping Tobirama become another Six Paths Level fighter.

• Torikaze told Chisato that A-Bai's home was ready in the Phoenix Tree Forest, while he urged Obito to train harder and praised Kakashi's progress.
• Torikaze gave Chisato a bottle of Chakra Toxin Supplement and asked her to challenge Ōtsutsuki Isshiki for a fragment of Realm-Breaking Aura.
• Chisato entered the Trial Tower's final stage and fought Isshiki, using poisoned ninjutsu to stop him from using his abilities.
• Chisato activated her crimson Susanoo and defeated Isshiki, earning a Fragmented Realm-Breaking Aura.
• Torikaze suggested A-Bai could challenge Isshiki to help Tobirama clear the stage and become a Six Paths Level ninja, and Chisato agreed that more such fighters would help protect the Shinobi World.

Torikaze completed the Trial Tower’s preliminary trial with an SSS rating and gained new Cloud Release and Ice Release abilities. He used them to defeat Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and secured his share of the Realm-Breaking Aura, leaving Tobirama Senju’s challenge as the final step toward synthesis.

• Torikaze entered the Trial Tower and defeated its Six Paths Level Masked Man, earning an SSS rating.
• The tower’s reward enhanced Torikaze’s Cloud Release and Ice Release, granting him black and crimson clouds and corrosive Dark Ice.
• Torikaze returned to the Pale Plain and used his new abilities to defeat Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Torikaze obtained his share of the Realm-Breaking Aura and left Tobirama Senju to complete the remaining challenge.

Torikaze returned from the Trial Tower and chatted with Chisato, Kushina, and Minato about family life and Minato’s duties. He and Minato discussed plans to connect Konoha with Another World, leaving identity checks and security preparations to be handled before exchanges began.

• Torikaze left the Trial Tower after receiving his reward, leaving Tobirama Senju and the others to continue challenging Isshiki.
• Torikaze returned home and listened as Chisato and Kushina talked about Naruto and Minato’s role as a father.
• Torikaze explained that Minato could balance his Hokage duties with caring for Kushina and Naruto, and Minato came out carrying the baby.
• Torikaze told Minato to visit the Trial Tower for an enhancement reward and asked him to prepare Konoha for communication with Another World.
• Minato agreed to assign the Anbu to the preparations, while Torikaze warned that he would punish any foreign country that plotted against Konoha.

Konoha began registering villagers for identity cards, a step toward eventually connecting the two worlds. Torikaze and Chisato watched the overwhelmed staff work and decided to wait until the final batch to apply for their own cards.

• Torikaze agreed to let young ninja from other villages challenge Konoha’s Trial Tower after Ōnoki and the other two returned home.
• Minato’s office announced identity card registration, and villagers gathered at the arena to provide their information and photographs.
• Torikaze told Chisato that Konoha would learn about Another World in roughly half a month, while full connection between the worlds would come later.
• Torikaze and Chisato watched the registration work and saw that the limited machines and chips could process only a fraction of Konoha’s villagers at a time.
• Torikaze and Chisato chose to wait until the last batch to apply for their identity cards rather than burden the staff.

Torikaze’s plan to prepare Konoha for contact with Another World advanced as villagers received ID cards and rumors spread. With both villages anticipating the connection, Torikaze and Chisato awaited the final step while Obito trained for a chance to visit.

• Torikaze and Chisato let the overwhelmed staff issue IDs to other villagers first, and nearly every Konoha resident received a card and implanted chip over the following month.
• After the IDs were issued, Anbu-spread rumors about Another World gained believers in Konoha, while Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Fugaku promoted the idea in the other Konoha.
• Torikaze concluded that the villages were ready to connect once Another World finished producing its IDs, and outlined how both Konoha villages could benefit.
• Chisato reprimanded Obito for losing focus during sword practice, and he admitted he longed to visit Another World.
• Chisato promised Obito he could go once he became a Jonin, so he resumed training while Torikaze and Chisato reflected on the coming connection.

Torikaze convened Konoha’s clan heads and elite shinobi to confirm that Another World existed and explain the plan to connect the two worlds. The attendees learned that identification cards and an agreement with Another World Konoha would prepare them for contact, and they welcomed the prospect of new missions.

• Chisato and Torikaze decided that Konoha’s leaders and elite shinobi needed a meeting about Another World.
• Torikaze asked Minato to arrange the meeting, and Konoha’s Anbu notified the attendees.
• Torikaze told the gathered shinobi that Another World was real and that Konoha had already communicated with it.
• Torikaze explained that both Konoha villages had agreed to friendly relations and were issuing identification cards before opening travel between the worlds.
• Torikaze said shinobi could take missions in Another World, where wars and clashes between nations created opportunities.

Torikaze’s proposal to connect Konoha with the Another World was approved, with the opening planned for two months later. He moved the portal back toward Konoha and entrusted Minato with building a dedicated travel area.

• Torikaze described the Another World’s frequent wars, and Konoha’s elders, clan heads, and elite ninjas supported opening it in two months.
• The meeting ended with Torikaze warning that connecting the two worlds would bring enormous changes.
• Torikaze returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds, held Naruto, and told Chisato how the meeting had gone.
• Torikaze examined the portal, uprooted it with Cloud Release, and carried it back to Konoha.
• Torikaze proposed building a dedicated travel area outside Konoha, and Minato agreed to oversee its construction within two months.

Torikaze checked on preparations to connect the two worlds and found that New City had been built and Konoha’s residents were curious about the coming visitors. He reassured Minato about the preparations and urged him to make time for his family, but Minato insisted Konoha’s development required his attention.

• Torikaze and Minato agreed that Minato would oversee the planned area and complete its preparations within two months.
• Konoha introduced new rules and increased patrols, prompting villagers to speculate that people from Another World would soon visit.
• Torikaze crossed into Another World and found stone walls surrounding the portal and an otherwise empty site for New City.
• Torikaze visited Minato in the Hokage Tower and learned that the villagers were curious about Another World and that identification cards and chips had been prepared for everyone.
• Torikaze advised Minato to delegate minor duties so he could spend time with Kushina and Naruto, but Minato said he needed to focus on developing Konoha.