Chapter Summaries

Ran learned Konoha’s administrative structure while helping approve documents, then asked Torikaze why Konoha’s wealthy clans had not created a vast wealth gap. Torikaze explained that the village’s power kept the clans in line, and Ran resolved to strengthen himself as well as reform the Land of Whirlpools.

• Minato's clone explained Konoha’s operations and the clans receiving village support as Ran learned to handle document approvals.
• Ran finished work with the Secretary, then left Hokage Tower and noticed Konoha’s preparations for the New Year.
• Ran returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds and asked Torikaze why Konoha’s wealthy clans had not caused a severe wealth gap.
• Torikaze said the clans prospered or fell according to the village’s will, and advised Ran that a Daimyo needed strength as well as governing skills.

Ran learned from Torikaze that strength was essential for governing and planned to train in Konoha’s Trial Tower, while Torikaze reminded him to prioritize his studies over working for Konoha. The next morning, Ran continued reviewing documents with Xinyu and improved his speed.

• Torikaze advised Ran to build his strength, recommended the Trial Tower, and told him he could choose what to study instead of spending all his time on Konoha’s documents.
• Ran decided to keep practicing document review with the secretary for his first month, then joined the Windcloud Clan for dinner and went to bed.
• Ran woke late the next morning, hurried to work, and arrived at the Hokage Office room as work began.
• Ran greeted Xinyu, learned that they had fewer documents to process, and worked with her to review them more quickly.

Ran and Xinyu finished reviewing Konoha’s documents, and Xinyu encouraged Ran to be patient about helping the Land of Whirlpools develop. After lunch at Ichiraku Ramen, Ran planned to visit the Trial Tower, whose rules Xinyu explained to him.

• Ran and Xinyu processed loan applications and other documents while Ran learned how Konoha’s investments brought it income across many industries.
• Ran reflected that the Land of Whirlpools needed to find its own path to stable income, and Xinyu urged him to accept that development took time.
• Ran and Xinyu finished their morning’s work, and Xinyu explained why even minor administrative tasks mattered to Konoha.
• Ran and Xinyu ate lunch at Ichiraku Ramen, where Ran finally tried the famous ramen.
• Ran told Xinyu he planned to visit the Trial Tower, and she explained its rules and showed him a bracelet she had earned there.

Ran visited Konoha’s Trial Tower after Xinyu explained how it worked, earning a double S rating and choosing an ability that steadily converted Natural Energy into vitality. He returned to seek guidance from Minato, only to find the Hokage’s clone asleep and then encounter Minato outside the office.

• Xinyu explained the Trial Tower to Ran and encouraged him to take his first attempt seriously.
• Ran entered the Trial Tower and diligently defeated the preliminary trial’s enemies, earning a selectable enhancement with a double S rating.
• Ran chose Power of Absorption, which continually absorbed Natural Energy and increased his vitality, making him hope to live long enough to resolve the Land of Whirlpools’ problems.
• Ran returned to the Hokage Office, found Minato’s clone asleep, and decided to climb the tower again for more rewards.
• Ran ran into Minato as he was about to leave and asked why the Hokage had not been inside the office.

Ran looked for guidance from Minato, then explored Konoha and learned more about the Trial Tower and the missions available in its peaceful era. He left the Mission Assembly Hall still curious about the hardships that produced Rogue Ninja in poorer countries.

• Ran found Minato's clone asleep in the Hokage Office and decided to visit the Trial Tower instead.
• Minato arrived to handle important documents and offered to let Ran observe his work and receive guidance the next day.
• Ran learned that the Trial Tower had been seized from aliens and wondered whether an alien had once devastated the Land of Whirlpools.
• Ran toured Konoha, admired its positive atmosphere, and headed toward the Trial Tower.
• Ran entered the Mission Assembly Hall and learned from a young man that its missions included work from other worlds and that poverty and oppression drove some people to become Rogue Ninja.

Ran learned about missions and hardship in the Shinobi World, then spent the day in the Trial Tower and returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds with new rewards. He settled in with the family and eagerly planned to join them in shopping for Spring Festival goods the next day.

• Ran learned that poor small countries produced wandering ninja and Mountain Bandits, and that Konoha received missions involving rebellions and assassinations.
• Ran entered the Trial Tower, collected various rewards, and returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds after nightfall.
• Minato welcomed Ran back, and Ran told the household about the abilities he had gained.
• Ran eagerly agreed to join the family on a Spring Festival shopping trip the next day.
• At dinner, Ran said he felt at home with everyone and praised Xinyu's teaching, while An'hua and Chisato encouraged him to speak up if he disliked her approach.

Ran settled into life in Konoha, earning Chisato’s praise for his humility and potential as the future Daimyo of the Land of Whirlpools. Two weeks later, he enjoyed Konoha’s first snow with Naruto, though he quickly stopped the toddler from copying him and lying in the snow.

• Ran told An'hua and Chisato that he felt at home and appreciated Xinyu’s teaching, and Chisato praised his humility and potential.
• Chisato said Konoha and the Land of Whirlpools could benefit from Ran and Xinyu helping each other with work and practical experience.
• Ran returned to his room feeling encouraged and slept peacefully, unlike during his anxious days in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Two weeks passed, and Ran eagerly went outside to see the snow covering Konoha.
• Minato and Kushina brought Naruto into the snow, where Ran played with the toddler while Minato and Kushina watched.
• Ran lay down in the snow to rest, and when Naruto copied him, Ran pulled him up and warned him not to catch a chill.

After a snowfall blanketed the Cloud Clan Grounds, Torikaze cleared it with a spectacular display of power. The family then decided to hold another New Year gala, and Ran went with Minato to the office as preparations began.

• Ran played in the snow with little Naruto, who became upset when Ran stopped him from lying in a snowdrift.
• Torikaze and the others joined the family in the courtyard after the snowstorm, and Torikaze began clearing the snow at Naruto’s request.
• Torikaze lifted all the snow from the grounds and drew it together until it vanished.
• Amado suggested holding another New Year gala, and Torikaze agreed and told Minato to have secretary Xinyu begin stage construction.
• Minato offered to review the gala participants, then used the Flying Thunder God to take Ran to the office.

Minato assigned Ran and Xinyu to confirm which performances Another World Konoha had prepared for the festival gala. They returned with Minato Namikaze’s list, while Konoha cleared the snow and prepared for the upcoming stage construction.

• Minato left the gala participant list to Ran and Xinyu and had them finish office work while snow delayed travel and stage construction.
• Ran and Xinyu completed their paperwork quickly, then Minato sent them to Another World to confirm its gala performers.
• The pair crossed to sunny Another World Konoha and visited Minato Namikaze’s office.
• Minato Namikaze gave them the list, explaining that clans had eagerly prepared performances but only some villagers could travel between worlds.
• Xinyu told Minato Namikaze that Torikaze’s World would celebrate the Spring Festival, so Another World Konoha only needed to share in its atmosphere.

Ran and Xinyu delivered the Spring Festival performance list from Another World Konoha Village to Minato, while Minato Namikaze continued promoting the festival in his village. At dinner, Amado reported that the Electric Train could begin testing in about a year, and Torikaze hoped this year's festival performances would be different from those of previous years.

• Minato Namikaze explained that he had promoted the Spring Festival, given villagers time off, and waived portal fees so they could join the celebrations.
• Ran and Xinyu returned to Konoha and gave Minato the performance list, after which Xinyu went to arrange the festival stage.
• Minato brought Ran back to the Cloud Clan Grounds, where the family shared a meal.
• Amado told Torikaze that the Electric Train project was progressing quickly and could begin testing in about a year, and Torikaze urged him to ensure the rails were sturdy.
• Ran told Minato that Xinyu was handling the stage, and Minato let her use her own judgment.
• Torikaze reflected that Konoha's performances were usually the same and hoped this year's festival would be different.

Torikaze pushed to make Konoha’s Spring Festival gala livelier by prioritizing programs from Another World and punishing families that reused last year’s performances. He then announced stricter standards for family promotions, ending the era of casually forming families to receive village benefits.

• Torikaze worried that Konoha’s Spring Festival gala had become repetitive and hoped villagers would enjoy new performances.
• Minato told Torikaze that stage construction would begin that day and that the Holographic Projector would be adjusted afterward.
• Torikaze ordered the removal of perfunctory, repeated performances and called for the families responsible to lose their scores for the year.
• Chisato asked Torikaze to reconsider, but he refused to change his principles.
• Torikaze announced stricter family promotion standards, and Minato supported the change.

Minato imposed stricter clan evaluations and raised the requirements for establishing clans after some clans failed to fulfill their duties. Torikaze searched for ideas for the gala and, after Yuhi Shinku suggested recruiting performers from across the Land of Fire, found a promising direction.

• Torikaze criticized clans that had failed to complete their assigned task, and Minato supported ending the era of clans casually benefiting from village policies.
• Minato deducted the yearly scores of the offending clans, rejected their pleas, and announced stricter clan evaluations and higher requirements for future applications.
• Konoha's major and middle-tier clans remained confident, while ordinary clans and prospective clan founders worried about their uncertain futures and mounting costs.
• Torikaze surveyed possible gala venues and concluded that the arena was the most suitable place for the event.
• Yuhi Shinku suggested recruiting performers with unusual ideas from across the Land of Fire, and Torikaze welcomed the idea.

Torikaze discussed reforms to Konoha’s family ratings with Shinku, then inspected the arena stage construction with him. The work was progressing well, and the two left wondering whether Xinyu’s child would inherit her talents or develop ninja skills.

• Torikaze told Shinku about the family rating reforms, and Shinku supported reducing resources for families that neglected their duties to Konoha.
• Torikaze said he planned to screen out unhelpful families and cultivate the middle-tier families that passed.
• Torikaze and Shinku visited the arena, where Xinyu directed workers constructing the stage.
• Torikaze praised the progress and told Xinyu to prioritize quality over speed.
• As they left, Torikaze and Shinku wondered whether Xinyu’s child would inherit Amado’s or Xinyu’s talent, or have ninja talent.

As the Spring Festival approached, Torikaze’s World and Another World prepared for celebrations and travel. The chapter ended with the Uzumaki and Uchiha clans looking forward to visiting Torikaze’s World, while Uchiha Fugaku continued reshaping his clan.

• Torikaze and Shinku inspected preparations for the holiday gala, then went their separate ways.
• Tomohiro showed the Uzumaki children photographs from the Land of Whirlpools, and the clan members grew more motivated over the following two weeks.
• Uzumaki children decorated the clan grounds and discussed traveling to Another World for the Spring Festival; Tomohiro promised to visit Torikaze’s World and check on the gala stage.
• Konoha villagers decorated their streets and grew excited about the Spring Festival after the Hokage Tower promoted it.
• Uchiha Itachi cut window decorations and told Sasuke their family planned to visit Torikaze’s World, while Uchiha Fugaku worked to improve the clan’s image.

Uchiha Itachi prepared to travel with Sasuke to Torikaze's World and reflected on why Konoha lagged behind its prosperity. He secretly planned to ask Lord Torikaze to introduce him to Lord Hokage so he could share ideas about the village's future.

• Uchiha Itachi teased Sasuke into promising to behave, while Uchiha Fugaku described his efforts to reform the clan and improve its reputation.
• Uchiha Fugaku told Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke to pack for a trip to Torikaze's World in two days, and Uchiha Itachi eagerly agreed.
• Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Itachi discussed how long Konoha might take to match Torikaze's World, and Itachi argued that the village lacked a clear development plan.
• Uchiha Itachi decided to secretly ask Lord Torikaze to arrange a meeting with Lord Hokage so he could offer his ideas.
• Uchiha Itachi ran off to pack after joking with Uchiha Fugaku, who wondered whether meeting Lord Torikaze had made his son respect him less.

Uchiha Fugaku and his family prepared to travel to Torikaze's World, as Fugaku reflected on how his relationship with Itachi had grown warmer. After paying the portal toll and making the journey, the family arrived in Konoha's New City.

• Uchiha Itachi teased Fugaku about packing, and Fugaku reflected on how their father-son relationship had improved since the clan crisis was resolved.
• Fugaku decided to raise Sasuke differently from how he had raised Itachi, and Itachi urged him not to pass his childhood pressures on to Sasuke.
• Two days later, Fugaku entrusted the Uchiha Clan's affairs to a confidant, and his family set out for Konoha carrying Sealing Scrolls.
• The Uchiha family waited about an hour at the crowded portal, paid twenty thousand ryo, and traveled through the universe-like passage.
• Uchiha Fugaku, Mikoto, Itachi, and Sasuke arrived in Konoha's New City, where Mikoto admired Torikaze's World.

Uchiha Fugaku’s family arrived in Torikaze’s World and entered Konoha, where Mikoto was amazed by the city’s scale and unfamiliar buildings. The family began exploring the prosperous village, while Fugaku reassured her that their own village could develop too.

• Uchiha Itachi and his family arrived in New City, outside Konoha, and an Administrator greeted them.
• Uchiha Fugaku declined the offer of an inn and said the family would stay at the Uchiha Compound.
• Uchiha Fugaku’s family passed through Konoha’s entrance after their documents were checked.
• Mikoto Uchiha marveled at Konoha’s towering walls and learned that Lord Torikaze had built its outer districts.
• Mikoto Uchiha admired the tall residential buildings, and Uchiha Fugaku said their own village would develop in time.

Mikoto Uchiha and Uchiha Fugaku toured Konoha and visited the Uchiha Compound, where they met Kagami and Chisato. Kagami offered the family an unused house to renovate as they prepared to enjoy Konoha’s most meaningful night of the year.

• Mikoto Uchiha and Uchiha Fugaku explored Konoha’s Outer City and Inner City and marveled at its apartment buildings and development.
• Uchiha Fugaku led Mikoto Uchiha and their children to the Core Area and the Uchiha Compound instead of visiting Torikaze first.
• A guard recognized Uchiha Fugaku as the clan head from another world and welcomed the family into the compound.
• Uchiha Fugaku met Kagami and Chisato in the reception hall, where they greeted his wife and children.
• Kagami told the family to settle into an unused house and renovate it before enjoying Konoha’s most meaningful night of the year.

Kagami showed Uchiha Fugaku’s family an old, unpowered house in the Uchiha Compound, then arranged for them to stay with the Windcloud Clan instead. Their conversation about an early Uchiha rebellion left Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Itachi eager to spend time near Torikaze.

• Kagami led Uchiha Fugaku, Mikoto Uchiha, and their children to an old house in the Uchiha Compound.
• Uchiha Fugaku’s family found the house clean but learned it had no electricity, so they decided not to stay there.
• Kagami explained that an Uchiha elder had rebelled more than a decade after Konoha’s founding and that his grandfather and father had suppressed the uprising.
• Kagami and Uchiha Fugaku discussed the dangers of clan pride and the need to remove unstable elements.
• Kagami contacted Chisato, who arranged a room for the family at the Windcloud Clan, where Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Itachi hoped to meet Torikaze.

Uchiha Fugaku and his family arrived at the Windcloud Clan Grounds after Kagami arranged for them to stay there. They settled into a prepared house, where Uchiha Itachi looked forward to finding opportunities to speak with Torikaze.

• Kagami told Uchiha Fugaku that Chisato would prepare rooms for his family at the Cloud Clan Grounds.
• After half an hour, Chisato confirmed the rooms were ready, and Uchiha Fugaku and his family left for the Windcloud Clan Grounds.
• Torikaze and Chisato welcomed the family and led them to a house in the middle section of the grounds.
• Uchiha Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha admired the house and accepted it, while Torikaze and Chisato left them to settle in.
• Uchiha Itachi claimed a bedroom, tossed his scroll onto the bed, and expressed relief that the family had found somewhere to stay.