Chapter Summaries

Torikaze and Chisato traveled by crane toward the Land of Lightning, where Torikaze concealed his white hair before they crossed the border. They entered the country in disguise and prepared to continue their mission.

• Torikaze demonstrated his S-Rank Cloud Stone Ninjutsu to Chisato, showing how a small bead could explode with great force.
• After eating and letting Seiryu and Ryuufuu rest, Torikaze and Chisato resumed their flight toward the Land of Lightning.
• By the afternoon of the next day, Torikaze and Chisato landed near the border, dismissed the cranes, and crossed into the Land of Lightning.
• Torikaze used a disposable hair dye from the System Shop to turn his white hair black, then told Chisato it was a family heirloom.
• Torikaze stored the black flowers Chisato had collected so they could keep them as dried flowers.

Torikaze and Chisato crossed into the Land of Lightning and traveled toward the Royal Capital, stopping overnight in a small village. After the village chief sheltered and fed them, they set off again the next morning.

• Torikaze changed into local clothes, and he and Chisato headed toward the nearest village across the rugged Land of Lightning.
• Torikaze used mist to carry Chisato through the sky, helping them reach the village before nightfall.
• Chisato pretended that she and Torikaze were siblings searching for their parents, and the village chief offered them an empty room for the night.
• Torikaze froze the room’s door shut for safety, and he told Chisato they would go to the Royal Capital to pursue their mission.
• The village chief gave Torikaze and Chisato two steamed buns each, and they left for the Royal Capital.

Torikaze and Chisato traveled to the Royal Capital of the Land of Lightning to investigate local views on the war and prepare to meet Kumogakure's informant. After settling in and exploring the city's food stalls, they failed to catch a thief who snatched Chisato's wallet.

• Torikaze and Chisato flew to the Royal Capital on Seiryu and Ryuufuu, and Chisato revealed that her brother Kagami had received the Two-Tails as a gift and become its Jinchuriki.
• Torikaze and Chisato landed outside the capital, passed through the gates in disguise, and found an inn after several places were fully booked.
• Torikaze and Chisato rested, then went out to sample the city's street food, spending nearly six hundred ryo.
• A thief snatched Chisato's wallet, and Torikaze and Chisato chased the runner through unfamiliar streets but lost them.

Torikaze and Chisato lost Chisato’s wallet to a young pickpocket in the Capital of the Land of Lightning, then returned to their inn after eating and buying snacks. The next morning the wallet reappeared with a note identifying Chisato as an Uchiha, leaving them to continue their mission cautiously while watching the boy’s next move.

• A young boy stole Chisato’s wallet, but Torikaze and Chisato abandoned the chase rather than draw attention.
• Torikaze and Chisato returned to the inn after trying local food and snacks, unaware that the boy was secretly watching them.
• Torikaze found Chisato’s wallet outside their room the next morning, with its money missing and a note inside.
• Chisato read the note, which said, “You’re an Uchiha, aren’t you? Thanks for the money.”
• Torikaze advised Chisato to stay calm and wait to see what the boy did next, and Chisato agreed to proceed cautiously.

Torikaze and Chisato gathered information in the Royal Capital about a nimble young thief and rumors of unrest in the Land of Lightning. They planned to leave for Kumogakure the day after tomorrow to meet their contact, while Torikaze suspected the thief might live near the border.

• Torikaze and Chisato added a room at the inn, and the Boss told them the thief robbed people daily and that trouble might soon arise.
• Torikaze and Chisato questioned Royal Capital residents under a false name and found that rumors of the Land of Lightning making moves were widespread but gave conflicting timelines.
• Torikaze and Chisato decided to leave early the day after tomorrow and meet their contact in Kumogakure three days later.
• Torikaze heard that someone had seen the thief near the Land of Lightning's border and suspected the boy lived in a nearby village.
• Torikaze and Chisato chose a busy restaurant for lunch after spending the morning gathering information.

Torikaze and Chisato left the Royal Capital and traveled to the meeting point near Kumogakure to meet Konoha’s informant. They received his important letter and reassured him that Konoha and the First Hokage were well.

• Torikaze and Chisato disliked the signature dishes at a crowded restaurant, then spent the rest of the day exploring the Royal Capital.
• Torikaze planted concealed seeds around the city to monitor for the petty thief who had stolen Chisato’s wallet.
• Torikaze and Chisato thanked the inn’s Boss, left the Royal Capital, and traveled toward Kumogakure while preparing plans in case their mission went wrong.
• Torikaze and Chisato met their informant near Kumogakure after confirming each other’s identity with signals.
• The informant gave Torikaze a letter for Lord Tobirama and said the Second Raikage trusted him.
• Torikaze told the informant that Konoha and the First Hokage were well, lifting the informant’s spirits.

Torikaze and Chisato said goodbye to a Kumogakure informant and camped overnight in the forest. The next morning, Torikaze discovered the little thief he recognized being bullied by Kumogakure ninja, who took the medicinal herb the boy needed to help someone.

• Torikaze and Chisato wished the informant well as he returned to Kumogakure, then stayed in the forest overnight because they could not navigate the terrain in the dark.
• Torikaze and Chisato discussed the informant’s years of dangerous service and hoped to bring him home safely if war broke out.
• The next morning, Torikaze heard an argument and found Kumogakure ninja surrounding a young boy with a medicinal herb.
• Torikaze recognized the boy as the little thief who had stolen Chisato’s wallet, and realized the herb could treat miasma inhalation.
• The ninja leader accused the boy of stealing, took the herb, mocked him, and slapped him when the boy refused to react.

Torikaze saved a boy named Oyakashiro Homura from a group of ninjas and learned that Homura’s people considered the Uchiha Clan their enemies. Chisato and Torikaze agreed to help Homura find medicinal herbs and went with him to meet his clansmen, leaving the source of the feud unresolved.

• Torikaze killed the Ninja Leader with a crystal spike and crystallized the other ninjas before destroying their bodies and traces.
• Torikaze recognized the boy as the child who had stolen their wallet and asked why he had identified Chisato as an Uchiha.
• Homura said the Uchiha Clan were his people’s enemies, and Chisato asked him to explain the feud.
• Torikaze offered to help Homura find medicinal herbs and asked to meet the sick people he was trying to save.
• Homura agreed to take Torikaze and Chisato to his home if they helped him gather herbs, and he gave them his name: Oyakashiro Homura.

Torikaze and Chisato followed Oyakashiro Homura to Hell Valley, where he revealed the Chinoike Clan’s history of exile and its grudge against the Uchiha. The three stood at the cave entrance, preparing to enter the valley.

• Torikaze and Chisato traveled with Oyakashiro Homura toward his clan’s home near the Land of Lightning’s border.
• Torikaze found two medicinal herbs, but Homura took only one and left the other for next month.
• After traveling nearly a full day, the three reached a barren mountain and Homura identified it as Hell Valley, the Chinoike Clan’s home.
• Torikaze recognized the Chinoike Clan’s history: the Land of Lightning exiled them to the valley, and the Uchiha later defeated them when they tried to leave.
• Homura told Chisato that the Uchiha had forgotten the Chinoike Clan, then pointed toward the cave as their way into the valley.

Torikaze, Chisato, and Oyakashiro Homura entered Hell Valley and reached the Chinoike Clan’s toxic red mist, where Torikaze discovered he could control the fog. They continued toward the clan’s settlement, with Torikaze able to guide them through the otherwise blinding mist.

• Oyakashiro Homura led Torikaze and Chisato through the perilous cave into Hell Valley, which adults could not leave.
• Chisato began coughing after inhaling the red mist, so Torikaze gave her a pill that stopped the coughing.
• Torikaze linked the three with Crystal Vines as they entered the fog, and Chisato accidentally stepped on a red-stained skeleton.
• Oyakashiro Homura explained that the dead were Chinoike who had fought the Uchiha Clan and that the clan called the area the Sacred Ground.
• Torikaze used Cloud Release to merge with and control the toxic mist, making it easier for the group to travel toward the Chinoike settlement.

Torikaze used his mist-controlling Ninjutsu to absorb the Red Mist in Hell Valley, revealing the remains of the Chinoike Clan’s ancestors and allowing the survivors to breathe freely. He and Chisato reached the clan’s village, where Oyakashiro Homura’s father thanked Torikaze and recognized him as their benefactor.

• Torikaze created Cloud Orbs that drew in the Red Mist, and he multiplied them to clear the valley faster.
• As the mist thinned, Torikaze and Oyakashiro Homura saw thousands of blood-red skeletons scattered across the valley.
• Torikaze’s Cloud Orbs absorbed the remaining mist, then released droplets before shrinking back down.
• Oyakashiro Homura led Torikaze and Chisato to a village where the clan members rejoiced at the return of fresh air.
• Oyakashiro Homura introduced Torikaze to his father and explained that Torikaze had cleared the mist and saved his life.
• Homura’s father tried to kneel before Torikaze, calling him the clan’s great benefactor and saying that his people now had hope.

Torikaze gave the Ouyashiro Clan medicine to ease the symptoms of their illness and proposed that they relocate to Konoha. Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi agreed, hoping his clan could compete with the Uchiha Clan through its younger generation.

• Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi thanked Torikaze for saving the clan and explained that he had once hoped his son En could find a way out of Hell Valley.
• Torikaze gave Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi medicine that could ease the clan’s symptoms, while warning that their accumulated toxins would take a long time to treat.
• Torikaze asked about the Ouyashiro Clan’s grudge against the Uchiha Clan, and Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi blamed the Land of Lightning’s ruling family for the clan’s ruin.
• Torikaze explained that the Ouyashiro Clan could not take revenge on the Uchiha Clan but might compete fairly with them through their younger generation.
• Torikaze proposed asking Lord Hokage to let the Ouyashiro Clan relocate to Konoha, and Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi agreed to the plan.

Torikaze secured the Chinoike Clan’s agreement to join Konoha and compete fairly with the Uchiha Clan. He and Chisato returned to Konoha on Seiryu and Ryuufuu after a nonstop two-day flight to report their findings.

• Torikaze explained to Oyakashiro Homura that he had saved the clan because its unique Dojutsu could strengthen Konoha, and reassured him that Konoha was relatively peaceful.
• Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi returned after consulting the clan and told Torikaze that the clansmen agreed to join Konoha and compete fairly with the Uchiha.
• Torikaze and Chisato left the valley with Homura guiding them out, and Torikaze promised they would return in about seven or eight days.
• Torikaze summoned Seiryu and Ryuufuu, and he and Chisato flew toward Konoha while discussing their mission and its likely reward.
• Torikaze and Chisato reached Konoha after two days of nonstop flight, and the Cranes left again after eating a massive amount of food.

Torikaze and Chisato reported intelligence that Kumogakure planned to watch Hashirama and attack Konoha after his death, and Tobirama ordered the village to handle the infiltrated spies. After their mission was rated S-rank, Torikaze began explaining the events that had delayed their return, including their encounter with Oyakashiro Homura.

• Torikaze and Chisato met Tobirama and Hashirama at the Hokage Tower to submit their mission report.
• Chisato handed Tobirama a letter from Konoha's undercover ninja in Kumogakure, and Torikaze reported rumors of an approaching crisis in the Land of Lightning.
• Tobirama read that Kumogakure was monitoring Hashirama and intended to attack Konoha after his death.
• Tobirama learned that Kumogakure had infiltrated five spies into Konoha and arranged to control them for Konoha's benefit.
• Tobirama recorded the mission as S-rank, then asked why Torikaze and Chisato had returned a day late.
• Torikaze began recounting how Chisato's wallet was stolen in the Royal Capital and how they encountered Oyakashiro Homura and followed him to Hell Valley.

Torikaze convinced Tobirama to let the Ouyashiro Clan join Konoha, and he and Chisato prepared to bring them back from Hell Valley. After completing his mission, Torikaze bought a sage arts scroll and began training, but he could not yet sense Natural Energy.

• Torikaze recounted the Ouyashiro Clan’s history and their plight to Hashirama and Tobirama, who considered the risks of bringing them into Konoha.
• Tobirama agreed to accept the Ouyashiro Clan and told Torikaze and Chisato to rest before returning to Hell Valley to retrieve them.
• Torikaze and Chisato left the Hokage Office, and the system awarded Torikaze 10,000 Tranquility Points for completing an S-rank mission.
• Torikaze unlocked Oyakashiro Homura’s Character Compendium and received 500 Tranquility Points.
• Torikaze spent 150,000 Tranquility Points on the Sage Arts One-Stop Service and read the cultivation scroll it provided.
• Torikaze tried to cultivate Natural Energy but failed to sense it, so he decided to continue gradually and share the method with Seiryu and Ryuufuu.

Torikaze told Seiryu and Ryuufuu to try cultivating Senjutsu, then asked Hashirama to join the journey to the Land of Lightning and help clear Hell Valley's entrance. Hashirama agreed, and Torikaze prepared to leave with him and Chisato.

• Torikaze told Seiryu and Ryuufuu about Senjutsu, and they hurried to the Cloud Clan Grounds' backyard to try cultivating.
• Torikaze decided Hashirama's Wood Golem could clear Hell Valley's entrance and help the Ouyashiro Clan feel valued by Konoha.
• Torikaze woke Hashirama early and asked him to accompany the group to the Land of Lightning, but Hashirama revealed he had already agreed to go.
• Hashirama got up and asked Mito to prepare his armor, while Torikaze avoided waking Tsunade.
• Mito gave Torikaze two baskets of supplies for the journey, and he stored them in his Space Ring.

Torikaze learned that an unknown organization was taking children with Kekkei Genkai, while Kakuzu continued investigating candidates and managing the organization’s finances. Later, Torikaze, Chisato, and Hashirama set out for the Land of Lightning to bring the Ouyashiro Clan to Konoha.

• Torikaze contacted Kakuzu through the Sharingan Puppet, and Kakuzu reported that another organization had taken several Kekkei Genkai children before he could reach them.
• Kakuzu told Torikaze he was investigating promising children in the Land of Earth and that the organization’s funds were growing rather than dwindling.
• Torikaze learned that Seiryu and Ryuufuu were training and resolved to study Senjutsu after his current business was settled.
• Torikaze and Chisato met Hashirama at the designated gathering place, carrying their supplies for the journey.
• Hashirama sent Chisato and Torikaze on Seiryu and Ryuufuu toward the Land of Lightning while he planned to keep up on foot.

Hashirama, Torikaze, and Chisato reached Hell Valley, where Hashirama smashed a tunnel through the mountain to free the Ouyashiro Clan. His breakthrough triggered a collapse into the valley, and Torikaze and Hashirama rushed to protect the clan members as rocks fell.

• Hashirama, Torikaze, and Chisato traveled to the Land of Lightning and reached Hell Valley before sunset.
• Hashirama used Wood Release to punch a tunnel through the mountain while Torikaze and Chisato watched from a distance.
• Inside the valley, Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi led the Ouyashiro Clan to their ancestors' Mass Grave as falling rocks crushed houses.
• Torikaze and Chisato entered the tunnel after Hashirama broke through, and Torikaze recognized a familiar voice amid the collapse.
• Hashirama grew trees to support the largest boulders, while Torikaze used Ice Release—Extreme Cold Ice Prison.

Torikaze and Hashirama rescued the Ouyashiro Clan and welcomed them into Konoha, then prepared to lead them out of the Land of Lightning under cover of night. When Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi left the clan’s ancestors’ remains behind to avoid delaying the journey, Torikaze began using Crystal Release to deal with them.

• Torikaze used Ice Release to freeze the rubble and safely clear it from the Valley.
• Torikaze introduced Hashirama as Konoha’s First Hokage, and Hashirama accepted the Ouyashiro Clan into Konoha.
• Hashirama told Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi to pack necessities and explained that they would leave at night to avoid detection by Kumogakure.
• Hashirama saw the Valley’s scattered bones, and Oyakashiro Tsukiyomi said the clan would return for their ancestors once they had settled in Konoha.
• Torikaze tossed a Crystal Ball over the Sacred Ground and began using Crystal Release.

Torikaze brought the Ouyashiro Clan’s ancestors and belongings under his protection, then led the clan back toward Konoha with Hashirama and Chisato. After reaching the Land of Fire, the group rested and Torikaze explained the Ninja Academy and Konoha’s ninja ranks to Oyakashiro Homura and the others.

• Torikaze transformed the scattered bones into Crystal Beads, enclosed them in a Crystal Cage, and stored them along with the clan’s luggage in his Space Ring.
• Hashirama led Torikaze, Chisato, and the hundred Ouyashiro clansmen toward Konoha, while Crystal Vines kept the group together and Torikaze defeated attackers from afar.
• After about three days, the group reached the Land of Fire and rested before continuing the journey to Konoha Village.
• Oyakashiro Homura asked Torikaze whether he could attend the Ninja Academy, and Torikaze encouraged him to apply if he had ninja talent.
• Torikaze told the Ouyashiro Clan that he was an Elite Jonin and explained Konoha’s ranking system, missions, and rewards.