Chapter Summaries

Torikaze and Chisato were caught in an illusory realm caused by Dan’s leaking Chakra, where each revisited memories from their past. Torikaze rejected his former life as Lin Qu Feng and returned to reality, while Dan explained how his new ability could enter and manipulate other people’s illusory realms.

• Torikaze awoke in a modern room as Lin Qu Feng and realized Dan’s Chakra had caused him to relive his former life.
• Torikaze explored the familiar city, then affirmed that his home and identity were in Konoha before breaking the illusion.
• Torikaze used the Clarity Technique to wake Chisato, who recalled a childhood memory of Uchiha Setsuna attacking him during training.
• Dan arrived and apologized for the Chakra that had affected Torikaze and Chisato.
• Dan explained that he could perceive another person’s soul, enter their illusory realm, impersonate someone, and attack without being discovered if the victim did not know every detail of the illusion.

Dan returned after reaching the Six Paths Level and explained how his improved Reika Technique let his body vanish into another world while remaining vulnerable to certain spatial techniques. Tsunade’s worry eased when she saw he was safe, and Torikaze invited the family to dinner that night.

• Dan told Torikaze and Chisato that his abilities now included inspecting souls and entering others’ illusions to attack them.
• Dan demonstrated the Reika Technique, making both his soul and body disappear before returning safely.
• Torikaze noted that Dan’s body could still be located by someone skilled in spatial techniques, and Dan explained he could sense danger and stop the technique instantly.
• Torikaze announced that Konoha now had seven Six Paths Level ninjas and invited Dan’s family and Heng to dinner.
• Tsunade anxiously checked Dan after he returned, then relaxed when he told her he had advanced to the Six Paths Level.
• Torikaze sent Dan and Tsunade home to rest and asked them to bring their parents to dinner that evening.

Dan and Tsunade visited the Kato Family to announce that Dan had become a Six Paths Level ninja and that they planned to have a child. The family celebrated the news and prepared to attend Torikaze’s family banquet that evening.

• Torikaze sent Dan and Tsunade home to rest and invited their families to dinner that night.
• Dan and Tsunade went to the Kato Family and gathered everyone to share important news.
• Dan announced that he had advanced to Six Paths Level with Torikaze’s help and had become Konoha Village’s sixth Six Paths Level ninja.
• Kato Zhongshan celebrated Dan’s achievement and urged him to honor Torikaze’s support.
• Dan said he and Tsunade planned to have a child, and he invited the family to Torikaze’s dinner that evening.

Dan celebrated becoming a Six Paths Level ninja with the Kato Family and credited Torikaze’s help. As preparations began for a family banquet at the Cloud Clan Grounds, Torikaze invited Hogen, Chinna, and Sanzu Amado, and told Hashirama that Dan and Tsunade planned to have a child.

• Dan told the Kato Family he had reached Six Paths Level with Torikaze’s assistance, and the family praised Torikaze and vowed to support him.
• Kato Hisashi returned home and learned about Dan’s new power, then agreed to come to the Cloud Clan Grounds after work with Amado.
• Konan suggested inviting Chinna to the family banquet, and Torikaze agreed; he also asked Amado to bring Sanzu Amado.
• Torikaze told Hashirama that Dan and Tsunade were preparing to have a child, delighting Hashirama.

Torikaze celebrated the news that Hashirama’s granddaughter planned to have a child, then reflected on Konoha’s growth and his own long life. At the factory, Kato Hisashi inspected production before Amado told him the second Electric Train was about fifty percent complete and invited him to the family dinner.

• Hashirama rejoiced when Torikaze told him that his granddaughter planned to have a child.
• Torikaze ate lunch and considered how new generations and Konoha’s development gave meaning to his long life.
• Kato Hisashi inspected the factory, enforcing standards and checking that workers did not cut corners.
• Amado summoned Hisashi to his workshop and invited him to the family dinner celebrating his brother’s advancement to the Six Paths Level.
• Amado told Hisashi that the second Electric Train was about fifty percent complete, with the locomotive and part of the carriage assembled.

Heng discussed the second Electric Train’s progress with Amado and returned to the Cloud Clan Grounds with him and Santu. After Amado raised Shizune’s stalled career, Torikaze decided to make her Heng’s assistant and considered finding Heng a second assistant.

• Amado told Heng that the second Electric Train was about fifty percent complete, and Heng recorded the progress to report to Torikaze.
• Heng finished his work and joined Amado and Santu, while Amado suggested that Heng hire his daughter Shizune as an assistant.
• Amado used the Body Flicker Technique to bring Heng and Santu back to the Cloud Clan Grounds.
• Amado told Torikaze that Shizune had little room to grow at the Hokage Tower because Xinyu had advanced so much.
• Torikaze agreed to transfer Shizune to work as Heng’s assistant and planned to find him another suitable assistant.

Torikaze and Amado discussed Konoha's shortage of capable staff and decided to establish a school for ordinary students. The chapter ended with Torikaze proposing that Amado teach there after mastering his books, using Chakra Herb and Shadow Clones to support the work.

• Torikaze suggested reassigning Shizune to become Heng's assistant and finding a second assistant to support him.
• Torikaze and Amado agreed Konoha needed a dedicated school for ordinary people to address their lack of educational opportunities and trained talent.
• Torikaze rejected placing the ordinary school inside the Ninja Academy, citing the risk of bullying and psychological problems between ordinary and ninja children.
• Torikaze and Amado decided to build one large school in the Inner City, with a comprehensive curriculum that could eventually include material taught at the Ninja Academy.
• Amado offered to teach the children in his free time, and Torikaze said he could do so after mastering the books, using Chakra Herb and Shadow Clones to help.

Torikaze and his allies planned a school for ordinary children, agreeing to buy and demolish a completed residential complex to build it. Minato went to contact Hiruzen and organize construction, while Torikaze prepared to handle the demolition.

• Sanzu Amado offered to teach children, and Torikaze told him to study first and later use Shadow Clones to teach.
• Minato joined the discussion, endorsed the school, and urged the group to begin planning immediately.
• Mamiko thanked Torikaze for supporting Dan and Heng, and Torikaze reassured her that they were family and capable assistants.
• Torikaze explained the school plan to Dan and Heng, and Heng reported that factory workers wanted their children to have access to education.
• Minato identified a newly completed residential complex in the Inner City, and Torikaze ordered the Hokage Office to buy it and build the school there within two months.
• Minato went to contact Hiruzen and gather a construction team, while Torikaze said he would handle demolishing the complex.

Torikaze arranged for a school for Ordinary Children to be built in Konoha and celebrated Dan Katō reaching Six Paths Level with family and friends. Minato confirmed construction preparations were underway, and the chapter ended with plans to announce the school and its enrollment rules to villagers.

• Torikaze told Minato to arrange construction of a school for Ordinary Children within two months, while Torikaze planned to handle demolition and Minato bought a residential complex.
• Minato used Shadow Clones to divide up the work, then joined Torikaze and the others at a family banquet in the Windcloud Clan courtyard.
• Mamiko brought out the final dish, and Torikaze urged her to stop treating the gathering as a formal debt of gratitude; she agreed to relax and join everyone.
• Torikaze and the guests celebrated Dan Katō becoming a Six Paths Level ninja, and Torikaze later used the Clarity Technique to sober those who had drunk too much.
• Minato told Torikaze that Hiruzen had approved construction to begin around the day after tomorrow and that the residential complex had been bought.
• Torikaze instructed Minato to announce the school and its enrollment rules, including initial admission for children under ten and mandatory attendance from age six afterward.

Torikaze secured approval for a school for ordinary children, and Minato announced its enrollment rules to Konoha. Torikaze cleared a large residential complex to make room for the school and arranged for Hiruzen to begin construction.

• Minato agreed to post the school announcement, with the first students allowed to enroll regardless of age if they were under ten.
• Torikaze warned everyone in the residential complex to evacuate, then used his Cloud Transformation Technique to erase its buildings and clear the site.
• Villagers gathered at the bulletin board and celebrated the announcement that Konoha would build a school for ordinary children.
• Torikaze called Hiruzen and told him to begin construction the next day using blue and white colors and the Academy of Arts blueprints.

Torikaze arranged for Hiruzen to build a new school, then discussed with Chisato why leaders should pass power to capable successors at the right time. He left the conversation confident that Konoha’s next generation would be better prepared than the successors who nearly brought the Land of Whirlpools to ruin.

• Torikaze told Hiruzen to begin building a blue-and-white school with a large sports field and extra classrooms, and Hiruzen gathered ninja for the project.
• Torikaze rested with Chisato and said he hoped to retire once Konoha’s problems were resolved.
• Torikaze explained that he had stepped down as Hokage so Minato could gain experience and eventually pass the role to a successor.
• Torikaze named Kakashi, Obito, and Rin as possible future Hokage but said they were still too young for the responsibility.
• Chisato warned that leaders needed to clean up problems before relinquishing power, and Torikaze contrasted Konoha’s successors with the Land of Whirlpools’ failed succession.

Torikaze and Chisato discussed how Konoha could avoid the Land of Whirlpools’ mistakes, while Konoha began building a school for ordinary children. Hashirama regretted overlooking their needs, and Nawaki and Tomoko set off on their honeymoon in the Otherworld Rain Country.

• Torikaze agreed with Chisato that Konoha needed to consider how its leadership and succession might fail in the future.
• Konoha’s construction crew began building a school for ordinary children, earning support from villagers and clan heads.
• Hashirama regretted that he had never addressed ordinary villagers’ educational needs, while Mito urged him and Tobirama to leave current village affairs to the younger generation.
• Nawaki and Tomoko left for their honeymoon in the Otherworld Rain Country and planned to meet Nagato for their itinerary.
• Nawaki and Tomoko arrived at the Windcloud Clan, where Nagato and Torikaze were waiting for them.

Torikaze advised Nagato to establish a school for ordinary people in the Rain Country, then watched Konoha begin building a large school. He looked forward to the second batch of Academy of Arts students arriving over the next half month, now including students from Sunagakure and Iwagakure.

• Torikaze urged Nagato to create a school that would teach ordinary people literacy and practical skills, and Nagato agreed to discuss the plan with Konan.
• Nagato, Nawaki, and Tomoko set out for the Rain Country, planning to travel on foot and arrive that night.
• Torikaze visited the construction site and saw Hiruzen organize teams to begin building the school.
• Torikaze anticipated the next batch of Academy of Arts students, which would include students from Sunagakure and Iwagakure.

Torikaze oversaw Konoha’s school preparations as the village settled into a quiet period of development, while the Academy of Arts delayed classes for three months. Hashirama visited Torikaze to celebrate Tsunade and Tomoko’s pregnancies and shared that Gang and Jiraiya had begun dating.

• Torikaze prepared for a second batch of Academy of Arts students and noted the stars’ growing fame as Konoha entered a quiet period.
• Konoha completed Konoha Village School, opened registration, and scheduled teacher training before classes began in a month.
• The Academy of Arts delayed classes by three months while Konoha and Kirigakure prepared the stars for their second global tour.
• Tsunade and Tomoko announced their pregnancies, delighting Hashirama.
• Hashirama visited Torikaze, praised Dan, and said Gang and Jiraiya were now seeing each other.

Torikaze checked on Konoha Village School as it prepared to open and learned that the next batch of arts students was on its way. Mifune announced that he would bring a special orphan from the Land of Iron, while the Kage arranged their arrival and discussed future train routes.

• Torikaze reassured Hashirama about his family, and Hashirama said Tsunade and Jiraiya were dating.
• Torikaze visited Konoha Village School, checked on the teachers’ training, and decided he needed to find a principal.
• Torikaze read the group chat as Ōnoki, Rasa, and Karatachi Yagura discussed bringing students to Konoha.
• Mifune asked Torikaze to look after a special orphan from the Land of Iron, and Torikaze agreed to receive him.
• Rasa asked about train service to the Land of Wind, and Torikaze said another train would be ready in about a year.

Torikaze prepared for the second class of students to arrive in Konoha, where he assessed the candidates brought by the Kage, including Pakura of Sunagakure. He and Ōnoki then visited Mifune, who was about to introduce the promising student he intended to take as his disciple.

• Torikaze told the Kage to bring their students to Konoha, and Ōnoki arrived early while the others came a week later.
• Torikaze reviewed the candidates and noticed Pakura, a confident Sunagakure girl with Scorch Release whom Rasa hoped would become a star.
• Ōnoki claimed Iwagakure’s students would win the class, while Torikaze praised Pakura’s potential.
• Torikaze and Ōnoki went to Mifune’s apartment to meet the mysterious student Mifune had brought.
• Mifune said the student excelled at Taijutsu, ninjutsu, and weapons, and that he planned to make him his disciple.

Torikaze met Killer B, whom Mifune hoped to train as a successor, and agreed to let him study in Konoha. Killer B eagerly accepted the chance to attend the Academy of Arts, while the question of his future in the Land of Iron remained open.

• Mifune told Torikaze that he wanted to make Killer B his disciple and successor as general of the Land of Iron.
• Killer B greeted Torikaze with a rap, and Mifune explained that the young man excelled at taijutsu, ninjutsu, and weapons but had not learned the Way of the Samurai.
• Torikaze questioned whether the samurai would accept Killer B as their general and suggested that Mifune consider Killer B’s wishes.
• Mifune explained that a wandering ninja from the former Land of Lightning had taught Killer B ninjutsu before dying.
• Torikaze agreed to let Killer B study at Konoha’s Academy of Arts, and Mifune said Killer B’s family could move there as well.
• Killer B eagerly agreed to study in Konoha, where he began rapping in public despite drawing curious or disapproving looks.

Killer B settled into Konoha and prepared to study at the Art Academy, while Lord Torikaze and Ōnoki visited Rasa after meeting him. Ōnoki remained baffled by Killer B’s rapping, and Rasa decided he would have to meet the unusual ninja himself.

• Killer B agreed to study art in Konoha and felt happy that people there showed curiosity rather than contempt toward his rapping.
• Mifune and Lord Torikaze discussed Killer B’s prospects, and Mifune planned to bring him to the Art Academy’s second-term opening.
• Lord Torikaze and Ōnoki left to visit Rasa, with Ōnoki complaining that Killer B’s nonstop rapping made him unbearable.
• Pakura welcomed Lord Torikaze and Ōnoki into Rasa’s apartment, where Lord Torikaze praised Sunagakure’s students and Ōnoki defended Iwagakure’s.
• Rasa asked about Killer B, and Ōnoki and Lord Torikaze described him as unimpressive but unique, prompting Rasa to say he wanted to meet him.

Torikaze visited Rasa with Ōnoki and discussed the students competing for the village school’s rankings, while Rasa hoped Pakura would help raise Sunagakure’s profile. Back home, Torikaze decided to recruit Iruka as a teacher and considered how to fill the school’s principal position.

• Torikaze, Ōnoki, and Rasa discussed the students from the participating villages and whether they could place in the top three.
• Rasa hoped Pakura would win the championship and attract more visitors, but Ōnoki advised him not to expect too much.
• Torikaze watched Pakura practice and noticed how driven she was before leaving with Ōnoki.
• Torikaze decided to bring Iruka to Konoha Village School as a teacher and consider promoting him if he proved capable.
• Torikaze planned to appoint a temporary principal and gradually replace the outside teachers with people recruited from Konoha.

Torikaze prepared to open the Academy of Arts for a new class, bringing family and friends to the ceremony. He encouraged the students to work hard and compete, then left them ready to begin their studies.

• Torikaze decided to find a temporary principal for the Konoha Academy while Iruka proved his teaching ability, and planned to gradually replace the outside teachers.
• Torikaze, Chisato, Amado, Minato's family, and An'hua brought Naruto and Xin to the Academy of Arts opening ceremony.
• Villagers asked Torikaze about promising students, and he hinted that students from other villages would be worth watching without revealing Kurenai's participation.
• Torikaze joined the other Kage onstage and began the ceremony after confirming the time.
• Torikaze told the new students that success required immense effort and competition, and that only a few could become dazzling stars.