Chapter Summaries

Guests walked through a forest toward Nawaki and Tomoko's beach wedding, while Torikaze and the other guests chatted along the procession. The children admired the scenery and looked forward to seeing the sea as the group drew closer to the shore.

• The guests heard waves in the distance as they walked through the forest toward the wedding venue.
• Deidara offered to make Ōnoki a forest out of clay, and Ōnoki hurriedly warned him not to blow up Iwagakure.
• Temari and Kankuro discussed Deidara's explosives, while Rasa reminded them to behave politely at the wedding.
• Rasa explained that Temari and Kankuro admired Hashirama Senju because of the stories he had told them, and Torikaze invited them to visit Hashirama.
• The children enjoyed the unfamiliar forest scenery and anticipated seeing the sea as the procession neared the beach.

Torikaze and the others arrived at the seaside wedding venue and admired its beach, rose-covered path, and buffet tables. Rasa promised Karura he would hold a second wedding for her, and the group settled beneath the trees to wait for the ceremony.

• Rasa realized his story had made the children admire Hashirama instead of Retto as the group walked toward the venue.
• Mifune explained that he had remained single to pursue the Way of the Samurai and hoped to leave successors in the Land of Iron.
• Torikaze led the group out of the forest to the white beach, where they saw the wedding stage and rose decorations.
• Chisato praised the venue, while Rasa and Karura felt some regret about their modest wedding.
• Rasa promised Karura he would hold another wedding for her after they returned home.
• Torikaze created rows of chairs beneath the trees, and the group sat down to wait for the ceremony.

The Kage relaxed beneath the trees while waiting for Nawaki and Tomoko’s wedding, and Torikaze answered Karatachi Yagura’s questions about the returning performers. Meanwhile, Mito oversaw the preparations as the couple got ready and arranged for guests to be received.

• Rasa promised Karura he would hold another wedding for her, then the Kage and their families sat beneath the trees to wait.
• Karatachi Yagura joked about the mountains in the Land of Water and asked Torikaze how the performers were doing.
• Torikaze said Aburame Tengen and the Minazuki Siblings were doing well and explained that his Clones would bring the performers back for the wedding.
• Mito directed the performance preparations while Hashirama and Tobirama Senju inspected the area.
• Nawaki and Tomoko discussed their wedding preparations, then decided to find people to welcome the guests.

Nawaki and Tomoko prepared for their wedding while their families and clan members handled the guests and festivities. As the ceremony approached, they expressed their gratitude to everyone helping and shared in the excitement of the occasion.

• Tomoko worried about her appearance and the waiting guests, so Nawaki arranged for others to receive them while she finished her makeup.
• Hashirama urged Nawaki and Tomoko to get ready, then left to check on the visiting Kage whom Torikaze was handling.
• Nawaki and Tomoko reflected on their gratitude to their families and their happiness at beginning a life together.
• Nawaki complimented Tomoko, and the wedding staff teased them warmly as they prepared her.
• Nawaki offered the staff free food and drink anywhere in Konoha for the day, prompting them to cheer.

As Nawaki’s wedding preparations continued, Torikaze brought the three touring performance groups back to perform at the beach celebration. He warned them to give their best performance, and Kaguya Zhai vowed to impress him.

• Nawaki promised the wedding staff that they could eat and drink anywhere in Konoha on his tab for the day.
• Torikaze and Karatachi Yagura discussed the touring groups and agreed that the Minazuki Siblings needed to improve their attitude toward people.
• Ōnoki and Mifune discussed teleportation, Dust Release, and the path to Six Paths Level while Minato listened.
• Torikaze returned with six performers, and Kaguya Zhai realized she was at Nawaki’s beach wedding.
• Torikaze told the performers there could be no mistakes, and Kaguya Zhai confidently promised to perform brilliantly.

Nawaki and Tomoko’s beach wedding began with Hashirama and Mito welcoming the guests and introducing the performances. The Minazuki Siblings and the other groups impressed the audience, while Torikaze and Karatachi Yagura discussed how the performers might eventually go their separate ways.

• Kaguya Zhai promised Torikaze that she would give an outstanding performance at Nawaki and Tomoko’s wedding.
• Hashirama and Mito welcomed the guests and announced the food and performances.
• The Minazuki Siblings performed with ice techniques that formed roses, then received Tsunade’s treatment after exhausting their Chakra.
• Kaguya Zhai stood out during the next performances, and Torikaze noted that she had improved through private practice.
• Karatachi Yagura worried that competition could divide the group, but Torikaze said they had no reason to part ways yet.

Nawaki and Tomoko’s wedding ceremony concluded after performances by the groups and Aburame Tengen, followed by Hashirama’s announcement that they were officially married. Torikaze watched his disciple celebrate with the guests and reflected on the gift he had prepared for him.

• Torikaze and Karatachi Yagura watched Kaguya Zhai and her group perform, then praised Aburame Tengen’s insect show.
• Torikaze decided to give each performer a Chakra flower after their touring performances to help strengthen their ninja abilities.
• Nawaki and Tomoko entered the venue together as guests cheered and two children scattered flowers behind them.
• Hashirama announced that Senju Nawaki and Tomoko Sarutobi were officially wed, and Tomoko invited the guests to enjoy the food, rest areas, and evening bonfire party.
• Nawaki and Tomoko changed into simpler outfits and joined the guests, while Torikaze celebrated Nawaki’s marriage and thought about the gift he had prepared.

After Nawaki and his spouse announced their marriage, Torikaze hosted the guests and the Kage discussed the Ōtsutsuki threat and the need to keep training during peacetime. The conversation ended as the group remembered they were attending a wedding and returned to the festivities.

• Nawaki and his spouse changed out of their wedding outfits and greeted their guests after announcing their marriage.
• Torikaze celebrated Nawaki's marriage and told Chisato he had prepared a gift that could help Nawaki reach the Six Paths Level in two years.
• Torikaze invited the Kage and Mifune to stay for the bonfire party and led them to cabins Hashirama had built with Wood Release.
• Ōnoki worried that ninja might become unnecessary in peacetime, and Rasa reminded the group that an invasion would come in a few years.
• Torikaze explained how the Ōtsutsuki Clan drained planets for power and urged the Kage to train ninja while enjoying the peace they had now.
• Mizukage Karatachi Yagura and Ōnoki supported preparing for the invasion, but the group dropped the subject when reminded they were at a wedding.

After the wedding, Torikaze privately told Nawaki that he would have the opportunity to become a Six Paths Level ninja within four years. He also explained that Dan would receive the divine item first, leaving Nawaki to accept his future role in confronting the Ōtsutsuki Clan.

• Torikaze assured Nagato and Minato Namikaze that he would help protect their world if it faced an Ōtsutsuki threat.
• The guests dispersed to rest after the wedding, and Torikaze went to find Nawaki backstage.
• Torikaze congratulated Nawaki and offered him the opportunity to become a Six Paths Level ninja within four years.
• Torikaze explained that Dan would receive the divine item first and become Konoha's sixth Six Paths Level ninja and seventh Six Paths Level combatant.
• Nawaki accepted the delay and understood that becoming Six Paths Level meant taking responsibility for facing the Ōtsutsuki Clan.

Torikaze gave Nawaki the opportunity to reach Six Paths Level within four years, and Nawaki shared the news with Tomoko. They decided to tell Nawaki’s family and celebrate the gift together.

• Torikaze told Nawaki he would advance to Six Paths Level within four years and urged him to care for Tomoko.
• Nawaki thanked Torikaze and said he would tell only a few family members about the opportunity.
• Torikaze left, and Nawaki went to find Tomoko backstage.
• Nawaki told Tomoko about the Six Paths Level opportunity, and she celebrated the news with him.
• Nawaki and Tomoko agreed to tell his family about the gift.

Torikaze discussed the Land of Whirlpools’ rapid recovery and arranged for the wedding’s performers to attend the bonfire party. He then offered Dan the chance to advance to Six Paths Level, leaving Dan and Tsunade preparing for that change and looking toward their future.

• Nawaki and Tomoko decided to visit the Land of Whirlpools when they had time, after Ran declined the wedding invitation because he was too busy.
• Torikaze let Kaguya Zhai and Aburame Tengen stay for the bonfire party, while he sent the Minazuki Siblings back after their afternoon performance.
• Torikaze rested, then visited Dan and Tsunade and told them he had chosen Dan for a Six Paths Level advancement opportunity.
• Torikaze purchased a Realm-Breaking Aura and explained that Dan could use it to advance once he was ready.
• Tsunade said Dan’s advancement would give them time to have a child, and Torikaze urged her to look ahead instead of dwelling on her past.

Torikaze offered Dan and Tsunade the chance to advance to the Six Paths Level, and they accepted despite the risks, scheduling it for the day after tomorrow. While Chisato arranged to bring clan heads to the evening bonfire party, the wedding continued to be livestreamed for Konoha residents who had not attended.

• Torikaze warned Dan and Tsunade that Six Paths Level fighters would face dangerous battles, but they both chose to accept the opportunity to protect Konoha.
• Dan proposed advancing the day after tomorrow, after the wedding guests had time to return home, and Torikaze agreed.
• Torikaze left Dan and Tsunade and returned to Chisato, who complained that her brothers had not been invited to the wedding.
• Torikaze sent a clone to escort away the guests who wanted to leave early, freeing space at the venue.
• Torikaze asked Chisato to contact the clan heads so he could bring them to the bonfire party, while Konoha residents watched the wedding livestream.

After some guests left the wedding celebration, Torikaze brought Konoha’s clan heads to the beach for the evening party. They discussed Hogen’s new relationship and teased Torikaze about his parenting, leaving the group looking forward to Hogen’s eventual wedding.

• Torikaze escorted guests who had finished watching the ceremony away, and Chisato contacted the clan heads to join the beach party.
• As night approached, Nawaki used Wood Release to make a huge bonfire, while Tobirama Senju positioned Shadow Clones to manage safety.
• Torikaze teleported the clan heads from the Uchiha Compound to the beach, where Koharu complained that she and others had missed the ceremony.
• Torikaze revealed that Hogen had begun dating Oyakashiro Homura’s daughter, and Chisato confirmed they had recently learned about the relationship.
• Kagami asked when Hogen would marry, and the group joked that they were more worried about Torikaze than they were in a hurry for the wedding.

Torikaze and Chisato joined the Five Kage and Konoha’s guests for a beach bonfire celebrating the newlyweds. The celebration lasted deep into the night before everyone dispersed to rest.

• Kagami asked when Hogen’s wedding would be, and Torikaze and Chisato said there was no rush and that Hogen could live as he wished.
• Torikaze and Chisato joined the Five Kage, who greeted old acquaintances and chatted before the celebration began.
• A ninja announced that Hashirama was about to light the bonfire and called the guests to the beach.
• Hashirama’s bonfire blazed into the sky and was broadcast throughout Konoha, delighting the Kage and villagers.
• The Kage, Torikaze, and Chisato blessed the newlyweds as people sang and danced around the fire until late at night.

After the wedding bonfire, Torikaze and the guests endured a restless night in the beach accommodations before preparing to return to Konoha. Torikaze gathered everyone, checked that no one was left behind, and transported them all home, bringing Senju Nawaki and Tomoko Sarutobi's wedding to a close.

• The Kage and guests celebrated the newlyweds around the bonfire until late at night.
• Torikaze and Chisato woke with aching bodies from the hard beds, and Torikaze used a Healing Art on them both.
• Torikaze announced that everyone should pack and gather at the beach to return to Konoha.
• Torikaze learned that the Kage and other guests had also slept poorly, and he healed Kagami's aches.
• Torikaze sensed the area to ensure everyone, including ninja from the Senju Clan and the Sarutobi Clan, was present, then transported the group to Konoha.

After returning the wedding guests to Konoha, Torikaze rested and reflected on the village’s future and the coming Ōtsutsuki invasion. Hashirama found peace after Nawaki’s wedding and reread a letter from his son, who had left years ago and never returned.

• Torikaze sent the wedding guests back to Konoha, completing Senju Nawaki and Tomoko Sarutobi’s wedding.
• Torikaze rested at home with Chisato and discussed Nawaki’s wedding and Hashirama’s lingering sorrow over his absent son.
• Hashirama reread his son’s old letter, which said he had left Konoha to travel the world with his wife and entrusted Tsunade and Nawaki to Hashirama.
• Hashirama accepted that his son would likely never return, put the letter away, and went inside.

Hashirama reflected on his son’s departure, his long life, and the coming alien invasion while talking with Tobirama. The brothers reaffirmed their resolve to protect Konoha, until Mito interrupted their conversation and sent Tobirama to buy vegetables.

• Hashirama reread Nawaki’s letter and accepted that his son had left Konoha to travel with his wife.
• Hashirama and Tobirama discussed Dan and Nawaki’s chances of reaching Six Paths Level, and expected Sakumo to receive a spot before Nawaki.
• Hashirama and Tobirama reflected on their long lives, their deceased brothers, and how the old clan hatred had ended.
• Hashirama and Tobirama vowed to face the alien invasion alongside Konoha’s other fighters and protect the younger generation.
• Mito scolded the brothers for being sentimental and ordered Tobirama to buy fresh vegetables, so he used Flying Thunder God to leave.

Hashirama and Tobirama reminisced about Konoha’s past until Mito scolded them and sent them to help with dinner. The next day, Dan prepared to advance to Six Paths Level, while Tsunade looked forward to the extra time they would have together.

• Mito interrupted Hashirama and Tobirama’s reminiscing, sent Tobirama to buy vegetables, and ordered Hashirama to help with dinner.
• Hashirama reassured Mito that he wanted to protect Konoha’s younger generation, and she told him to thaw the meat.
• Torikaze reflected that Konoha’s growing roster of Six Paths Level fighters and his chakra toxins would help defend against the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
• Dan woke excited for his scheduled advancement to Six Paths Level and ate breakfast after Tsunade warned him not to faint.
• Tsunade told Dan she hoped his advancement would let him spend more time with her, and they wondered whether their future child might be born with Chakra.

Dan prepared to advance to the Six Paths Level with Torikaze and Chisato at Cloud Lake. After Torikaze injected the Realm-Breaking Aura, Dan struggled to control the surging Yin-Yang Energy as his advancement began.

• Dan and Tsunade discussed his coming freedom from work and wondered whether their child might be born with Chakra because Dan would reach the Six Paths Level.
• Dan left home and met Torikaze, then joined Torikaze and Chisato on the journey to Cloud Lake.
• Torikaze brought Dan to the small platform at the lake's center and explained that previous Six Paths Level advancements had caused strange phenomena there.
• Dan calmed himself with Torikaze's help, and Torikaze injected the Realm-Breaking Aura into his body.
• Dan fought to control the Yin-Yang Energy and directed his Chakra toward it, determined to succeed in advancing.

Dan successfully advanced to Six Paths Level, but his uncontrolled Chakra spread to Torikaze and Chisato and left them in a strange modern setting. Torikaze began recovering memories of a former life as Lin Qu Feng and could no longer tell which identity was real.

• Dan learned to guide the Yin-Yang Energy through his body and began merging it with his Chakra.
• Torikaze and Chisato watched a vortex of mist form over the lake as Dan’s Chakra leaked out during his advancement.
• Dan broke through to Six Paths Level, and the sudden surge of Chakra caused wind and waves across the lake.
• Dan’s uncontrolled Chakra spread to Torikaze and Chisato, leaving both of them dazed.
• Torikaze found himself in a modern room, received a message addressed to Mr. Lin, and remembered being Lin Qu Feng before he transmigrated to Konoha.