Chapter Summaries

Ran vowed to restore the Land of Whirlpools after Ashina left him in charge. After the banquet ended, Torikaze arranged return gifts for the clans that had given valuable presents and learned why Sanzu Amado had stayed away.

• Ashina encouraged Ran to take responsibility for the Land of Whirlpools, and Ran vowed to return it to prosperity.
• The banquet ended, and Torikaze and the others left Cloud Palace amid crowds of villagers.
• Amado told Torikaze that the family had received roughly five or six thousand gifts for Xin's Full Moon Banquet.
• Torikaze gave An'hua a box of Chakra Herbs to distribute as return gifts to clans that had sent valuable presents.
• Amado explained that Sanzu Amado had stayed away because the banquet reminded him of his deceased wife and child, and Torikaze urged Amado and An'hua to visit him.
• An'hua wrapped Xin warmly after Tomohiro warned that the child might catch a chill.

After Xin’s full-month celebration, Amado visited Sanzu Amado, who had skipped the banquet to work, while Akeibi celebrated her successful performance with Mei Terumi and Kaguya Zhai. Sanzu Amado remained unable to forget his late wife, even as he took pride in Akeibi.

• Torikaze and Amado discussed visiting Sanzu Amado, and Amado left An'hua at home to care for Xin while he went to see him.
• Kaguya Zhai, Akeibi, and Mei Terumi praised their performance and decided to eat at Ichiraku Ramen, where Akeibi ordered an extra bowl to take to her father.
• Amado found Sanzu Amado working alone in the Back Mountain factory and told him that Akeibi's performance had gone well.
• Sanzu Amado said he was proud of Akeibi but still could not calm his thoughts about the years her illness had taken from her and his grief over his wife's death.

Amado encouraged Sanzu Amado to ease up on his work and spend time with Akeibi, who agreed to show her father around Konoha. Two days later, Torikaze arrived to take the Five Great Nations’ leaders to see the Electric Train.

• Amado visited Sanzu Amado at the factory and urged him not to work so relentlessly.
• Akeibi brought Sanzu Amado Ichiraku Ramen and agreed to show him around Konoha during his time off.
• Sanzu Amado accepted that he should relax, and Amado left him and Akeibi to talk.
• Two days passed, and the leaders of the Five Great Nations remained in Konoha, waiting to see the Electric Train.
• Torikaze arrived around ten in the morning and led the Kage toward the Factory in the back mountain.

Torikaze showed the Kage Konoha’s new electric train, explaining that it could quickly carry passengers and cargo between countries and would transform travel across the Shinobi World. The Kage were amazed, while plans for more trains and private vehicles pointed toward further changes.

• Torikaze arrived and led the Kage to the Back Mountain factory.
• Torikaze showed the Kage an enormous electric train, and Ōnoki and the others were astonished.
• Torikaze explained that the train could travel from Konoha to the Rain Country in four hours and carry people and cargo on tracks.
• Torikaze described plans for fares with different seating grades and future private vehicles requiring a license.
• Hiruko and Orochimaru approached Torikaze, and Orochimaru reminded Hiruko that Torikaze’s inspection had been scheduled.

Torikaze showed the Kage Konoha’s Electric Train project, explaining its carriage layout, service classes, and plans to connect the major countries. He assured Rōsha that Konoha would help build tracks to Sunagakure, and estimated that five trains could connect every country within ten years.

• Torikaze explained that future private cars would travel without tracks and require licenses, while Orochimaru and Hiruko joined the group after finishing their work.
• Torikaze and the Kage visited Amado and Sanzu Amado in a train carriage, where they inspected the seating and learned that each train would have about twelve carriages and several service classes.
• Rōsha asked whether tracks could be built across Sunagakure’s desert, and Torikaze promised to send a Konoha construction team with Sunagakure workers to help.
• Karatachi Yagura felt relieved that the Land of Water’s mainland cities would let it join the coming rail network, and he looked forward to confronting the Elders who had opposed the move.
• Torikaze estimated the first Electric Train would take two years to complete, with five trains eventually covering every country within ten years before construction shifted to freight trains.

Torikaze and the Kage agreed on the order and routes for building Electric Train lines across the nations. After seeing the train for themselves, the Kage accepted Konoha’s technological lead and prepared to return to their villages.

• Karatachi Yagura looked forward to returning to the Land of Water and rebuking the Elders who had opposed bringing it ashore.
• Torikaze and the Kage discussed the Electric Train routes, and they agreed that the first train would pass through the Land of Earth, Rain Country, and nearby small nations.
• Torikaze assigned the second train to the Land of Wind, the third to the Land of Iron and the Land of Water, and the fourth exclusively to the Land of Water.
• Torikaze showed the Kage the Electric Train factory, and they praised Konoha’s technology after seeing the train’s capabilities.
• Torikaze led the Kage back down the mountain, and they returned to their Apartments to prepare to leave Konoha.

After the Full Moon Ceremony, the visiting Kage and the Windcloud Clan representatives left Konoha to return to their villages and clans. Torikaze and Chisato discussed her teaching plans and adjusted Kakashi and Obito’s training schedule after learning that Kakashi, Obito, and Rin had gone to another world on a mission.

• Torikaze led the visiting group down the mountain, and the Kage departed Konoha after packing up and gathering important news.
• Karatachi Yagura planned to rebuke the Elders who had opposed his relocation and leave them behind to guard the island during the move.
• Tomohiro and Ran prepared to return home, with Ran still needing to draft a cooperation proposal to secure money for the Uzumaki Clan.
• Tomohiro and his companions left the Cloud Clan Grounds after Torikaze invited him to visit again.
• Chisato told Torikaze she planned to resume leading a class in a month and revealed that Kakashi and the other three had gone to another world on a week-long mission.
• Torikaze decided that Kakashi and Obito only needed to train once every four days, and Chisato agreed while wondering whether someone should follow the group.

Kakashi, Obito, Rin, and Hatake accepted an escort mission carrying fish feed from the Yamanaka Clan to the Rain Country. After collecting the shipment, they waited for the convoy to prepare and discussed the Rain Country’s growing fish trade.

• Chisato agreed to wait until the team returned before discussing their reduced training schedule with them.
• Kakashi, Obito, Rin, and Hatake traveled to the Yamanaka Clan Grounds to collect a shipment for an escort mission to the Rain Country.
• A Yamanaka clansman explained that the cargo was experimental fish feed intended for a possible business partnership in the Rain Country.
• The convoy owner confirmed that the cargo’s protective measures were ready and said he needed an hour to prepare the group for departure.
• Kakashi and Obito discussed the clans’ interest in the Rain Country’s fish trade, then Rin asked where they would spend their free hour.

Kakashi, Obito, and Rin visited the Uzumaki Clan grounds during a break and spoke with Ran before their mission to the Rain Country. Ran said he would also travel there later, but their schedules did not align.

• Obito and Kakashi discussed the Yamanaka Clan's interest in trading with the Rain Country, and Rin suggested visiting Ran.
• Kakashi, Obito, and Rin went to the Uzumaki Clan grounds and told the guards they were the Fourth Hokage's disciples carrying out a mission.
• Tomohiro welcomed the group and led them to Ran's courtyard, where he offered to have pastries brought for them.
• Ran let the group inside, and Kakashi told him they were going to the Rain Country on a confidential mission.
• Ran said he would travel to the Rain Country later, but Kakashi explained that the squad would return to Konoha within half a week.

Ran discussed his plans to develop an economic route for the Uzumaki Clan while Kakashi’s squad prepared to escort a merchant convoy to the Rain Country. The convoy departed under Kakashi’s protection, leaving Ran to draft his cooperation plan.

• Ran told Kakashi’s squad that he planned to visit the Rain Country to find an economic route for the Uzumaki Clan.
• Ran reflected on the pressure of his work for the Uzumaki Clan and the Land of Whirlpools, then focused on drafting a cooperation plan.
• Kakashi and his teammates returned to the Yamanaka Clan Grounds and checked the convoy’s supplies and spare equipment.
• Kakashi agreed to let Boss manage the convoy while his squad protected it, and the group prepared to depart with ten carts.
• Kakashi warned the convoy to stay alert once they reached the main road outside Konoha.

Kakashi's team escorted a caravan toward the Rain Country Border while Obito Uchiha awoke after two years of recovery and learned how much the Shinobi World had changed. Obito planned to pursue the Tailed Beasts, but Zetsu warned him to regain control of his damaged body first.

• Kakashi reminded the four Jonin to stay alert as they escorted ten carts toward the Rain Country Border.
• Obito argued with Kakashi in the group chat until Rin told them both to focus on the mission.
• Obito Uchiha woke in a cave and learned that Zetsu had spent two years repairing his body with White Zetsu cells.
• Zetsu told Obito Uchiha that people from another world could travel freely between worlds and that several Six Paths Level individuals had appeared.
• Zetsu explained that the Five Great Nations were under the other person's control and advised Obito to master his damaged body before pursuing the Tailed Beasts.

Obito Uchiha and Zetsu planned to recover the Rinnegan before abandoning their plans and waiting for another chance to revive Mother. Meanwhile, the Kakashi Squad set out for Amegakure and entered a dangerous area, staying alert for an ambush.

• Obito Uchiha agreed to wait until his body recovered, then try to take the Rinnegan back from Nagato.
• Zetsu secretly planned to flee with Obito after he retrieved the Rinnegan, but was prepared to wait if the attempt failed.
• White Zetsu joked about their long wait, and Black Zetsu said he was the only White Zetsu worthy of his regard before sinking into the ground.
• Kakashi woke the caravan and led it toward Amegakure, where the group neared the border of the Rain Country.
• Kakashi warned the Kakashi Squad to stay alert, and Obito and Hatake activated their Sharingan to watch for danger.

Kakashi Squad encountered six rogue ninjas ambushing a caravan and quickly defeated them. Rin’s overwhelming strength left her teammates stunned as the group continued after the battle.

• Obito and Hatake spotted six rogue ninjas waiting in ambush, and Kakashi ordered the squad to attack.
• The rogue ninjas attacked the caravan, and the leader tried to recruit Obito before launching a Lightning Release attack.
• Obito dodged the attack and killed the leader with his flaming sword, while Kakashi killed two other rogue ninjas.
• Rin defeated her Jonin-level opponent with a series of devastating punches that shattered the road.
• Rin apologized for trying too hard, and Obito, Kakashi, and Hatake urged her to control her strength next time.

Rin’s team defeated a group of wandering shinobi and escorted the Yamanaka Clan employer onward into the Rain Country. They reached Amegakure’s Cloud Wall and entered its silent mist, where each traveler found themselves alone.

• Rin crushed the road with a powerful punch, and the group disposed of the defeated shinobi’s bodies before continuing the mission.
• The employer praised the team’s strength, and Obito reassured him that the fight had taken little effort.
• The convoy crossed into the Rain Country, where the employer discussed his new feed business and the team described Lord Torikaze’s work transforming the region.
• Kakashi and the others led the convoy to the lake near Amegakure and explained that a Cloud Mist Formation concealed the village.
• The group entered the Cloud Wall, where the mist silenced every sound and made each person feel isolated from the others.

Kakashi and his team escorted a merchant caravan into Amegakure, then visited Nagato. They learned their employer was the first to respond to the Rain Country’s fish-feed cooperation offer and would receive a reward.

• Kakashi and the caravan crossed the Cloud Mist Formation and reached Amegakure without incident.
• The guards inspected the caravan and let it enter the village, while some recognized Kakashi and his team.
• After the employer went to handle business, Kakashi and his companions decided to greet Nagato at the Amegakure building.
• Nagato welcomed the team and recognized their employer’s fish-feed proposal as the first response to a mission he had issued six months earlier.
• Nagato said the Rain Country would reward the employer whether or not the cooperation succeeded, and asked Kakashi’s team to introduce him.

Obito, Rin, and Kakashi met with Nagato in Amegakure and discussed a potential fish-feed partnership and the Rain Country’s growing workload. After Nagato arranged lodging for them, Obito admired the apartment and wondered whether he could afford one.

• Rin reminded Nagato about the fish-feed partnership mission, and Nagato agreed to meet the first prospective partner, a Yamanaka Clan member acting independently.
• Nagato regretted missing Xin’s Full Moon Banquet because Amegakure’s affairs had kept him busy, then relaxed when Obito mentioned that Kakuzu had also missed it.
• Nagato explained that he and Konan lacked enough capable people to manage the Rain Country’s affairs, though he expected to have more time once minor matters were delegated.
• Nagato arranged for Kakashi and the others to stay in an Amegakure apartment, and a young girl escorted them there.
• Obito admired the apartment and considered buying one, but Kakashi warned him it would cost too much, so Rin suggested he simply spend more time outside.

Obito reconsidered buying an apartment while Kakashi's group waited in Rain Country for their employer to finalize a feed deal. After the cooperation succeeded, they brought the employer to Nagato to claim Amegakure's reward.

• Obito thought about buying an apartment, but Kakashi, Rin, and Hatake advised him to consider the expense and his parents' feelings.
• Kakashi's group waited four days in Amegakure while the employer tested the feed and finalized the cooperation.
• The employer reported that the deal had succeeded, and Rin said he qualified for Amegakure's official reward as the first feed supplier to cooperate with Rain Country.
• Kakashi's group escorted the employer to Nagato's office, where Nagato asked the supplier to step forward.

Nagato rewarded the Yamanaka Clan’s representative for becoming Rain Country’s first feed supplier, and Kakashi’s squad escorted him as he prepared to return to Konoha. The employer reimbursed the squad’s expenses, and they agreed to consider working together again.

• Nagato thanked the plump employer for being Rain Country’s first partner and offered to buy all the feed at double the price.
• The employer promised to pass Nagato’s request for larger-scale cooperation to the Yamanaka Clan Head.
• As the employer left with Kakashi’s squad, he offered to reimburse their expenses, and the squad accepted fifty thousand ryo.
• Kakashi’s squad offered to take future missions from the employer for free or at a reduced price.
• The group returned to the convoy to leave Rain Country, and the employer thanked the squad for helping him reach it safely.

Kakashi, Obito, Rin, and Hatake completed their escort mission in the Rain Country and returned toward Konoha. Their peaceful journey left them agreeing to ask Lord Torikaze about taking more missions in the other world, and they neared Konoha ready to rest.

• The employer thanked Kakashi and the others for escorting him, and the group departed Amegakure with him.
• Obito complained about returning to training, and Kakashi warned that real enemies would not spare them.
• Hatake suggested they visit the other world more often for missions and combat experience, and Obito, Kakashi, and Rin agreed to discuss it with Lord Torikaze.
• The caravan traveled peacefully through the Rain Country and reached the vicinity of Konoha after a day.
• Kakashi suggested that the group soak in hot springs after they returned, surprising Obito.

Kakashi, Obito, Rin, and their teammate returned to Konoha after completing an escort mission and hoped Torikaze would ease their training schedule. Torikaze gave them four days off each week and reserved the other three for more advanced ninjutsu training.

• Kakashi and the others returned to Konoha with their employer, collected their mission payment, and exchanged contact information with him.
• The four traveled back to Torikaze's World and hurried to the Cloud Clan Grounds to report their mission to Torikaze.
• Rin told Torikaze that they had easily defeated a group of rogue ninja led by a Jonin.
• Torikaze said he and Chisato had decided the group would have four days off each week and train on ninjutsu for the remaining three days.
• Obito and the others enthusiastically accepted the new training schedule.