Chapter Summaries

Torikaze and Chisato celebrated the Spring Festival by dressing in new outfits and visiting Konoha’s crowded Morning Market. As Torikaze spoke with villagers and vendors, he learned that they broadly supported Konoha’s policies, though he believed there was still room to improve their lives.

• Torikaze and Chisato watched fireworks with their family before going to bed ahead of the Spring Festival.
• Torikaze and Chisato put on red holiday outfits and went to the final Morning Market of the year to buy breakfast for their guests.
• Torikaze asked a vendor about his son, and the vendor said the boy would attend the Ninja Academy because he had talent.
• Torikaze chatted with villagers and stall owners about their circumstances and satisfaction with Konoha’s policies.
• Torikaze concluded that the villagers generally supported the current situation, but Konoha still needed to work toward improving their lives.

Torikaze surveyed Morning Market vendors and found them generally satisfied with Konoha’s policies before spending the day preparing for the Spring Festival. As the village readied for the New Year, Ran grew sad about leaving Konoha, and Torikaze reflected on the work and welfare of the Anbu.

• Torikaze and Chisato spoke with Morning Market vendors, and Torikaze learned that most were reasonably satisfied with Konoha’s policies.
• Torikaze and Chisato returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds, where Minato and their guests joined them for breakfast.
• Yahiko and Konan asked Torikaze for firecrackers, and he gave them some to set off with Tomohiro’s boys.
• Torikaze asked Ran why he looked unhappy, and Ran admitted that he had grown fond of Konoha and did not want to leave soon.
• Firecrackers and decorations filled the Cloud Clan Grounds with a festive atmosphere as Torikaze and Chisato discussed the coming New Year crowds and improving Anbu personnel’s benefits.

Dan Katō deployed the Anbu to manage the growing New Year crowds in Konoha while letting visitors enjoy the festivities without feeling watched. As tourists arrived from other worlds, Hashirama and his family drew a crowd, and the Anbu stepped in to control the congestion.

• Dan ordered the Anbu to hide in assigned areas and intervene only if unrest, overcrowding, or malicious incidents arose.
• Dan monitored Konoha from the Anbu headquarters and hoped the holiday would pass without fights or brawls.
• Orochimaru and Jiraiya arrived in Konoha, joked about Orochimaru's experiments and Jiraiya's pursuit of Tsunade, then headed into the village.
• Hashirama and Mito arrived through the teleportation gate with Tobirama Senju, Tsunade, and Ashina, drawing a crowd.
• Anbu ninja arrested several people who ignored repeated warnings and took them to the Military Police Force, while Hashirama allowed them to do their work.

Hashirama and his companions escaped a crowd in New City, while leaders and dignitaries from across the Shinobi World arrived in Konoha for Spring Festival. Karatachi Yagura planned to negotiate with Konoha over cooperation and land, and Torikaze anticipated gathering with his old friends.

• Anbu arrested several fanatical villagers who ignored warnings as Hashirama and his companions left New City.
• Tsunade suggested using Torikaze's improved Presence Concealment Technique to avoid future crowds, and the group headed for the clan grounds.
• Torikaze sensed Hashirama and other familiar visitors arriving in Konoha, including Tsukishiro, Karatachi Yagura, and Mifune.
• Karatachi Yagura planned to discuss cooperation with Konoha and negotiate to purchase uninhabited territory near the Land of Iron.
• Mifune wondered whether the expected arrival of the Tsuchikage and Kazekage could lead to a Five Kage Summit.

Yagura and Mifune met Minato in Konoha and Yagura proposed buying unused land in the Land of Lightning so the Land of Water could relocate there. Minato listened but hesitated over the request.

• Yagura and Mifune entered crowded Konoha and went to the Hokage Tower, where they learned that outsiders could not use ninjutsu in the village.
• Ran recognized Yagura and Mifune as visitors and let them into Minato's office.
• Minato welcomed Yagura and Mifune, and they exchanged pleasantries about their villages.
• Yagura asked to purchase unused territory in the Land of Lightning, and Minato hesitated after hearing his proposal.

Yagura negotiated with Minato to buy Konoha’s remaining Land of Lightning territory for five billion. Minato then revealed that a Five Kage Summit would convene in one week to address a threat to the future of the Shinobi World.

• Yagura proposed buying Konoha’s remaining Land of Lightning territory, and Minato agreed to sell it for five billion.
• Yagura promised the payment would reach Konoha within one week and said the Land of Water would use the new territory as a mainland hub.
• Minato asked Yagura and Mifune to remain in Konoha after the Spring Festival for a Five Kage Summit.
• Minato said Torikaze would reveal a major threat affecting the fate of the Shinobi World at the summit, which Rōsha and Ōnoki would also attend.
• Yagura and Mifune reacted with alarm, and Yagura questioned how other villages could survive if Konoha was in danger.

Minato told Yagura and Mifune that Torikaze had called a Five Kage Summit to address a disaster expected in nearly ten years. He sent them through a spatial rift to Konoha’s Inner City, leaving Yagura convinced that Konoha could protect the world.

• Minato told Yagura and Mifune that a Five Kage Summit would be held after the Spring Festival to discuss a threat to the Shinobi World.
• Mifune said the nations should strengthen themselves and rely on Konoha to handle the crisis, while Minato recalled fighting Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to a draw.
• Minato opened a spatial rift with a Flying Thunder God kunai and sent Yagura and Mifune to the Inner City.
• Yagura and Mifune praised Minato’s power, and Yagura suspected Konoha had a way to help ninjas reach the Six Paths Level.
• Yagura and Mifune parted ways, with Mifune planning to visit Torikaze.

Ōnoki and Rōsha agreed with the other Kage to follow Konoha’s lead and prepare for the disaster expected in ten years. Torikaze set aside his worries to enjoy the Spring Festival with Chisato, and they visited Hashirama, where Ashina and Tobirama noticed someone had entered the house.

• Ōnoki and Rōsha arrived in Konoha, met Minato, and learned that the Five Kage Summit would soon be held.
• The Kage agreed to cooperate with Konoha and prepare for the threat expected to emerge in ten years.
• Torikaze heard the Kage’s plans and decided to put off worrying about the unknown Ōtsutsuki Clan until after the Spring Festival.
• Chisato asked Torikaze to visit Hashirama, and he took her to Hashirama’s doorstep.
• Ashina and Tobirama Senju reacted after Torikaze and Chisato entered the house.

Torikaze told Hashirama and Mito that the Ōtsutsuki Clan would invade the Shinobi World within ten years and urged them to prepare for a war. He planned to present a defense outline at the Five Kage Summit after Spring Festival, and Hashirama asked who might reach the Six Paths Level.

• Hashirama and Mito welcomed Torikaze and Chisato into their home after Hashirama had spent months improving the Senju Clan in Another World.
• Torikaze warned Hashirama and Mito that the Ōtsutsuki Clan would invade the Shinobi World within ten years.
• Hashirama and Torikaze discussed Konoha's Six Paths Level fighters and the need to protect the villagers while preparing for war.
• Torikaze said he would present a preliminary defense plan at the Five Kage Summit after Spring Festival.
• Hashirama pledged to support Torikaze and asked which shinobi were expected to reach the Six Paths Level.

Torikaze and Hashirama discussed the Five Kage Summit, future Six Paths Level candidates, and Konoha’s clan reforms before Torikaze and Chisato prepared for the Spring Festival. The chapter ended with Yahiko, Konan, and Hogen volunteering to help clean the Cloud Clan Grounds.

• Hashirama supported Torikaze’s plan to announce the matter at the Five Kage Summit, and Torikaze named Yahiko, Konan, Hogen, Dan Katō, and Sakumo as provisional candidates for reaching the Six Paths Level.
• Hashirama agreed to remind Nawaki to keep training and said Nawaki planned to marry next year; he also told Torikaze that he and Mito would attend the Spring Festival in disguise.
• Torikaze and Chisato discussed the evening celebration and Konoha’s clan punishments and system revisions with Hashirama, who approved the changes.
• Torikaze and Chisato found Tobirama and Ashina still playing Gomoku, then returned to prepare for New Year’s Eve and sent Clones to buy ingredients.
• Yahiko, Konan, and Hogen offered to help Torikaze and Chisato, and Torikaze assigned them to clean the Cloud Clan Grounds.

Torikaze and Chisato led the Windcloud Clan through a thorough spring cleaning while Konoha prepared for its New Year festival gala. As evening fell, the village filled with vendors and crowds awaiting the broadcast gala, which was set to begin at eight.

• Torikaze sent Clones to buy ingredients while he and Chisato finished chores around the clan grounds.
• Yahiko, Konan, and Hogen joined Torikaze and Chisato in cleaning, and the clan carried out a thorough spring cleaning.
• Uchiha Fugaku and Uzumaki Tomohiro helped with the work, though their homes needed little attention.
• Konoha residents filled the arena and streets as staff prepared the gala broadcast and vendors sold food and fireworks.
• A vendor reminded a customer to use fireworks only in designated areas, while villagers discussed that the gala would begin at eight and continue until midnight.

As Konoha prepared for its Spring Festival gala, Torikaze arranged for the annual Nian Beast projection and encouraged Ran and Xinyu to handle their growing feelings themselves. Fireworks began across the village as Torikaze and Minato reflected on another year passing.

• Konoha’s villagers prepared dinner and waited for the gala, while Torikaze discussed the evening’s plans with Minato and Amado.
• Torikaze decided the Nian Beast projection should appear again and told Ran to bring Xinyu back from the Back Mountain so she could rest.
• Minato warned that Ran and Xinyu’s relationship could not work because Xinyu was rooted in Konoha, but Torikaze said they should make their own choices.
• Minato teased Torikaze about arranging relationships, and Amado complained that he was being made to work during the New Year.
• Fireworks rose across Konoha, and Torikaze and Minato remarked that another year had passed and Naruto was already over a year old.

Torikaze and the others celebrated the New Year amid Konoha’s lively Spring Festival, while the crowded streets prompted Torikaze and Chisato to discuss how the village should manage future events. The holiday gala began as villagers returned home and visitors from the other world gathered to watch the Crystal screens.

• Fireworks filled the sky as Torikaze and Minato remarked on how quickly time had passed, and the group gathered for New Year’s dinner without Ran.
• Yahiko and Konan lamented that Nagato could not join them, and Hogen agreed to walk with them later.
• Torikaze and Chisato went out to enjoy the festivities, but the crowded streets drove them up to a rooftop.
• Chisato argued that Konoha’s Core Area should remain unchanged, and Torikaze agreed that future events should draw crowds toward the Inner City and Outer City instead.
• The holiday gala began, prompting local villagers to head home while visitors from the other world watched the Crystal screens in the sky.

Torikaze and Chisato watched Konoha’s festival gala, where clan performances entertained villagers and showcased talents beyond ninjutsu. After an Aburame youth’s insect act received little applause, Torikaze praised him and considered sending him to a planned art school if he lacked exceptional ninja talent.

• Chisato proposed holding major events in the Outer City, but Torikaze left the decision to Minato.
• Torikaze and Chisato watched the gala’s opening from a private section of the arena.
• A Hyuga girl sang a ballad honoring Hashirama Senju, moving the audience, and Torikaze suggested Minato establish an art school.
• An Uchiha performer impressed the audience with a flashy ninjutsu show, followed by acts from several other clans.
• An Aburame youth performed with insects, received little applause, and arranged them into Torikaze’s likeness at the end.
• Torikaze praised the Aburame youth and considered having him attend the new art school if his ninja talent was ordinary.

Torikaze and Chisato watched the festival performances and decided to recruit talented performers into the Academy of Arts, including Aburame Santo. They left the arena to stroll through Konoha in disguise, but Hogen, Yahiko, and Konan unexpectedly ran into them.

• Aburame Santo impressed Torikaze and Chisato by ending his bug performance with an image of Torikaze, and Torikaze decided to recruit him into the Academy of Arts.
• Torikaze reviewed performers’ information and chose five people to recruit, while the audience enjoyed the festival gala.
• Torikaze agreed with Chisato to stop punishing clans over the festival performances, then left the arena with her as many spectators went home.
• Torikaze and Chisato walked through Konoha in modern red outfits and joked about their appearance and Hogen.
• Hogen arrived with Yahiko and Konan just after Torikaze said they would not run into him.

Torikaze and Chisato reflected on how power, age, and peace had made their lives feel dull, and promised to change their outlook and rediscover their youthful selves. They ended the chapter walking happily through Konoha, determined to enjoy life without worrying about others’ opinions.

• Torikaze and Chisato were interrupted by Hogen, Yahiko, and Konan while enjoying time together, and the three young people soon ran off.
• Chisato remembered their carefree youth and told Torikaze that their peaceful lives had begun to feel bland and monotonous.
• Torikaze acknowledged that they had grown distant from their former selves and promised to pay more attention to Chisato’s feelings.
• Chisato and Torikaze agreed to change their personalities and attitudes toward life instead of living like 'Ancestors.'
• Torikaze and Chisato made a promise for the new year, then walked hand in hand through Konoha, happily ignoring what the villagers might think.

Torikaze and Chisato renewed their promise to live less like elders, enjoyed a New Year stroll, and reunited with old friend Kosuke. After returning to the Cloud Clan Grounds, they found Hogen grilling food and watched their family gathering turn him into an unwilling cook.

• Torikaze and Chisato promised to change their attitudes and enjoyed strolling hand in hand through Konoha.
• Torikaze and Chisato met Kosuke, his wife, and his son, and reminisced about their school days and their friendship.
• Torikaze asked Kosuke whether he had enjoyed the Spring Festival performances, and Kosuke praised them.
• Torikaze and Chisato returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds and asked Hogen to grill food for them.
• More people arrived and began requesting food, so Hogen refused to take any orders beyond his parents’.

Torikaze and the Cloud Clan Grounds celebrated New Year together, eating and talking while Ran and Xinyu stayed out. Dan briefly visited, then returned with Tsunade to join the celebration.

• After Torikaze returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds, Hogen grilled food for Chisato and Torikaze before Minato took over.
• Torikaze and the others wondered whether Ran and Xinyu would work out their feelings for each other.
• As midnight approached, Torikaze offered to pay for custom clothes from Kurenai, and everyone cheered.
• Dan visited after work, and Torikaze urged him to return to Tsunade or bring her along.
• Dan returned with Tsunade, and the couple joined everyone to celebrate the New Year.

Torikaze, Tsunade, Dan, and Minato agreed to establish an Academy of Arts in Konoha to develop artistic talent and give villagers more ways to relax. They decided that Konoha and the Windcloud Clan would jointly fund the school, with construction and enrollment planning beginning after Spring Festival.

• Dan returned home to Tsunade, then the two joined Torikaze's group to celebrate the New Year and praised the festival gala.
• Torikaze proposed opening an Academy of Arts, and Tsunade supported the idea as a way to cultivate talent and enrich villagers' leisure lives.
• Dan and Minato agreed that the academy was worthwhile, and Minato suggested starting construction and preliminary enrollment planning immediately.
• Torikaze decided that Konoha and the Windcloud Clan would jointly fund an Art School and accept applicants aged six to sixteen.
• Minato identified a single-story housing district in the Inner City as a possible site, and Torikaze planned to begin construction after Spring Festival using the Windcloud Clan's architectural style.

Torikaze and the others planned Konoha’s development and made expanding into Another World their top priority for the coming year. As the new year began, a projected Nian Beast appeared over Konoha, delighting the locals and astonishing visitors from Another World.

• Torikaze chose a site in the Inner City for the Academy of Arts and asked Dan to invite a Hyuga girl and an Aburame boy to study there.
• Torikaze announced plans for Konoha to explore and develop Another World through missions and efforts to influence its people.
• At midnight, Torikaze sent a clone to the Back Mountain, and a projected Nian Beast appeared over Konoha.
• Konoha’s fireworks drove the Nian Beast away, while locals explained to the frightened visitors from Another World that the creature was only a projection.
• Dan reported that locals enjoyed seeing the Nian Beast again, and Hogen set off fireworks from the Cloud Clan Grounds.