Chapter Summaries

Minato sent Xinyu to the Land of Whirlpools to sign a cooperation contract, assigning Kakashi, Obito, Rin, and Hatake to protect her. After they arrived at an unfamiliar beach, Xinyu called Ran, who recognized the location and set out to pick them up.

• Minato arranged a week off for Xinyu and assigned Kakashi, Obito, Rin, and Hatake to accompany her to the Land of Whirlpools.
• Xinyu and the four ninjas packed, then Minato opened a spatial passage that sent them to a beach in the Land of Whirlpools.
• The group realized they did not know how to reach Uzushiogakure, so Xinyu called Ran for directions and help.
• Ran recognized the beach on Xinyu's video call and said he would come pick them up.

Xinyu and her Konoha team met Ran on the coast, and he led them to Uzushiogakure for their contract mission. Ran showed Xinyu the village’s recovery and described his efforts to improve life for the people of the Land of Whirlpools.

• Xinyu called Ran from a remote beach, and he came to pick her and the others up himself.
• Ran led Xinyu, Kakashi, Obito, Rin, and Hatake along the road to Uzushiogakure, where Xinyu planned to sign a contract on Konoha’s behalf.
• Ran offered to take Xinyu sightseeing after the contract, but she said work came first.
• Xinyu saw the villagers’ sincere smiles and praised Ran for rebuilding the Land of Whirlpools.
• Ran explained that he funded reconstruction by seizing money from corrupt officials and paid villagers for their work.
• Ran told Xinyu that Uzushiogakure had recovered quickly while the other villages were still gradually rebuilding.

Lin Tian endured public scorn after awakening the Authority Mind's Eye, which let him perceive outlines despite his lifelong blindness. After Wan Lanyue told him about a dangerous method of restoring his sight through eye fusion, Lin Tian chose to pursue it and asked her to apply for it.

• People mocked Lin Tian for awakening the supposedly weakest Authority, while one boy defended him before revealing a violet-black gleam in his eyes.
• Lin Tian sensed Dark Matter nearby and told the voice in his mind to wait until they got home before feeding.
• Lin Tian returned to Happiness Residences and welcomed Wan Lanyue, who asked how he was coping with the public's reaction.
• Wan Lanyue explained that an ancient Prime God had restored his sight by fusing another Prime God's eyes, but died when he attempted a sixth fusion.
• Lin Tian weighed the risk against his desire to see and his responsibility to his younger sister, then asked Wan Lanyue to apply for the procedure.

Ran hosted Xinyu, Obito, Rin, and Kakashi in the Land of Whirlpools and showed them how the Uzumaki Clan lived. During the tour, Obito recognized that he had acted carelessly during an official mission and promised to apologize to Xinyu.

• Ran discussed the Land of Whirlpools’ growth and limited population with Obito, Rin, and the others.
• Xinyu stopped Obito from rushing to eat and reminded him that they should tour Uzushiogakure first.
• Ran led the group through rebuilt apartment blocks and explained that he had adopted Konoha’s building style from Lord Torikaze.
• Rin told Obito that his joking and eagerness to eat had been inappropriate while they were on official duty.
• Kakashi defended Obito, and Rin explained that he needed to apologize to Xinyu because she represented Konoha in the contract negotiations.
• Obito accepted his mistake and promised Rin that he would apologize to Xinyu.

Obito acknowledged his mistake to Rin and agreed to apologize to Minato-sensei when they returned. Xinyu accepted Ran’s invitation to stay in the Land of Whirlpools and visit the beach, while Kakashi and the others planned to accompany them and keep her safe.

• Obito admitted to Rin that he had been wrong, and she told him to admit his mistake to Minato-sensei when they returned.
• Xinyu and Ran discussed Obito’s personality and the progress of Uzushiogakure as they walked ahead of the group.
• Ran invited Xinyu to visit a better beach, and she agreed to spend a few days resting in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Obito and his companions celebrated the extended stay and thanked Xinyu for letting them come along.
• Ran said no one in the Land of Whirlpools would threaten Xinyu, but Kakashi and the others remained wary of him and offered to protect her.

Ran and Xinyu’s beach outing ended when Ran learned that his second uncle, the Second Prince, had collapsed and might be dying. Ran hurried back to Uzushiogakure, with Xinyu and the others following as the Daimyo arrived at the hospital.

• Ran, Xinyu, and their companions went to the beach, where they took pictures and enjoyed the shore.
• Xinyu told Ran that Konoha would send reinforcements to the Land of Whirlpools if danger came from visitors from beyond the heavens.
• Ryosuke called Ran and said that Ran’s second uncle had collapsed in the library and was being treated at the hospital.
• Ran rushed back to Uzushiogakure, and Xinyu and the others followed to check on his uncle and seek help if needed.
• The townspeople gathered in the streets as Ran arrived at the hospital, while someone announced that the Daimyo was coming.

Ran rushed to the hospital after learning that his second uncle, Uzumaki Qinghe, had collapsed and discovered that Qinghe had a late-stage terminal illness. Torikaze arrived and woke Qinghe, but did not cure him, leaving Ran desperate and Qinghe aware that his time was short.

• Ran returned to Uzushiogakure and learned from the doctors that Uzumaki Qinghe had an incurable late-stage illness.
• Uzumaki Qingtian arrived, and Ran asked Xinyu to summon Torikaze for help.
• Torikaze teleported to the hospital and used a streak of green light to wake Qinghe.
• Ran begged Torikaze to cure Qinghe and offered to give up his fifty percent share of the profits, but Torikaze did not answer the plea.
• Qinghe thanked Torikaze for coming and declined his offer to help him remain young.

Torikaze spoke privately with terminally ill Uzumaki Qinghe, who refused healing and explained that he wanted to die believing he would become a ninja in another life. The chapter ended with Torikaze asking whether Qinghe had any final requests after he named his father and Big Brother as the people he wanted to see.

• Ran asked Torikaze to heal Uzumaki Qinghe completely and offered to give up his share of the profits, but Torikaze ignored him.
• Torikaze concealed his conversation with Uzumaki Qinghe from the others and learned that Qinghe had no desire to be healed.
• Uzumaki Qinghe explained that he had helped Ran modify a Sealing Scroll so Ordinary People could use it, and called it his final gift to the world.
• Uzumaki Qinghe said he viewed death as a new beginning and hoped to become an outstanding ninja in his next life.
• Torikaze asked whom Qinghe wanted to see, and Qinghe named his father and Big Brother.

After being mocked for awakening the supposedly weakest Authority, Mind's Eye, Lin Tian learned that it might be strengthened by fusing another person's eyes. Though the procedure could kill him, he decided to apply for it so he could see the world.

• People in Yatuo City insulted Lin Tian after he awakened Mind's Eye, while he ignored their scorn on his way home.
• Lin Tian sensed Dark Matter nearby and told the urging voice in his mind to wait until they returned home.
• At Happiness Residences, Wan Lanyue explained that Mind's Eye could scan and outline everything within five hundred meters, and that its limited range made it poor in combat.
• Wan Lanyue told Lin Tian about a Prime God who restored his sight by fusing fifth-tier eyes with his own, then died when a later fusion caused his eyes to explode.
• After weighing the risk of dying and leaving his younger sister alone against the chance to see, Lin Tian agreed to have Wan Lanyue submit the application.

Torikaze brought Ashina to see his dying second son, Qinghe, who had no Chakra and had given up on treatment. Ashina faced the pain of outliving his son, while Qinghe said he hoped to become a ninja in his next life.

• Torikaze told Ashina that Qinghe was near death and wanted to see him one last time.
• Ashina asked Torikaze to heal Qinghe, but Torikaze explained that Qinghe had chosen to die and hoped for a new life with Chakra.
• Ashina agreed to see Qinghe, and Tobirama comforted him as Torikaze took him to the Land of Whirlpools.
• Hashirama and Tobirama discussed Ashina’s grief and the hardships of immortality, deciding not to intrude.
• Ashina reunited with Qinghe at a hospital, where Qinghe said he would pursue his life as a ninja in his next life.

Ashina visited his dying son Qinghe in the Land of Whirlpools, where Qinghe reaffirmed his choice to let his illness run its course and spoke of becoming a ninja in his next life. Qingkong joined them, and the family reflected on their painful past as Qinghe prepared to say goodbye.

• Ashina sat beside Qinghe in the hospital and apologized for failing to give him Chakra, while Qinghe accepted his coming death and imagined becoming a ninja in his next life.
• Ran arrived and begged Ashina to persuade Qinghe to seek treatment, but Ashina told him to respect his uncle’s decision.
• Qinghe told Ran that he trusted him to lead the Land of Whirlpools and that their family bond had reached its end.
• Qingkong visited Qinghe, supported his decision, and recalled that he had often thought of ending his own life but lacked the courage.
• Ashina lamented the deaths and estrangement among his nine sons, while Qingkong asked whether his father had lived well and urged him to ease his emotions.

Ashina reunited with his sons Qingkong, Qinghe, and Qing Tian, reflecting on the Land of Whirlpools’ tragedies and their strained past. Qinghe remained resolved to die, and Torikaze realized his old friend had less than an hour to live.

• Qingkong told Ashina he no longer blamed him and said he had watched Ran rebuild the Land of Whirlpools from afar.
• Qingkong and Qinghe urged Ashina to let go of the Land of Whirlpools and continue living his new life.
• Qing Tian arrived, and Ashina scolded him for failing to stop his younger brothers from nearly tearing the country apart.
• Qing Tian admitted his shortcomings and credited Ran with keeping the Land of Whirlpools standing.
• Torikaze sensed that Qinghe’s life force was exhausted, understood he still chose not to be healed, and knew he would soon die.

Torikaze and Ran struggled to accept that Uzumaki Qinghe had chosen to die rather than keep living as an ordinary person. As Qinghe weakened, he entrusted the Land of Whirlpools’ future to Ran and urged Qing Tian to take care of himself.

• Torikaze told Ran that Qinghe had made his decision and advised him to handle the aftermath instead of trying to change Qinghe’s mind.
• Ran asked whether an ordinary person could become a ninja, and Torikaze explained that no such method existed.
• Ashina and Qinghe’s sons chose not to call on Torikaze to prolong Qinghe’s life because they respected his choice.
• Torikaze revealed himself beside Qinghe’s bed, where Ran asked his second uncle whether he could recover.
• Qinghe encouraged Ran to lead the Land of Whirlpools and praised Qing Tian for supporting him.
• Qing Tian admitted his mistakes and promised to retire from political affairs, and Qinghe told him and his wife to care for their health.

Qinghe died after entrusting the Land of Whirlpools’ future to Qing Tian, and Torikaze preserved his body in crystal. As Ran and Ashina grieved, Torikaze sensed an urgent, unexplained call from the darkness.

• Qinghe told Qing Tian to devote himself to his family and stop interfering in national affairs before his breathing faded and he died.
• Ashina mourned his son, and Torikaze reminded him of Kushina and Naruto to restore his will to live.
• The First Prince declined Torikaze’s offer to extend his life, saying he had little attachment to the world.
• Ran wept beside Qinghe’s bed until Torikaze used a Clarity Technique to calm him, causing him to faint.
• Torikaze encased Qinghe’s corpse in pale green crystal and told Qing Tian to prepare for the burial.
• Torikaze sensed an urgent call from the darkness, though he could not identify its source.

Lin Tian ignored the scorn over his [Mind's Eye] Authority and learned that he might regain his sight by fusing powerful eyes. Despite the risk of dying, he decided to pursue the procedure and asked Wan Lanyue to help him apply.

• People in Yatuo City mocked Lin Tian for awakening the supposedly weakest Authority, though some defended him as the son of heroes.
• Lin Tian sensed a brief trace of Dark Matter across the street and spoke to the urging voice in his mind, admitting he was too weak to confront its source.
• Lin Tian returned to Happiness Residences and told Wan Lanyue that he valued [Mind's Eye] because it let him perceive the world for the first time.
• Wan Lanyue explained that an ancient Prime God had regained his sight with fused eyes but died after continuing the dangerous process.
• Lin Tian weighed the chance of dying against the possibility of seeing again and asked Wan Lanyue to help him apply for an eye fusion.

Minato disciplined Obito and Kakashi for their conduct during a mission, then arranged a trip to the Land of Whirlpools after hearing of Kushina’s uncle’s death. At the Cloud Clan Grounds, Torikaze investigated a mysterious voice calling him somewhere but could not learn its destination.

• Minato criticized Obito for carelessness and ordered him to write and copy a diary about the mission; Kakashi accepted responsibility and was assigned the same punishment.
• Minato told Xinyu to arrange a visit to the Land of Whirlpools so he and Kushina could pay their respects to her deceased uncle.
• Torikaze sat alone at the Cloud Clan Grounds, troubled by a faint voice that seemed to be calling him.
• Torikaze encased himself in Crystal to sharpen his senses and heard an unclear fragment urging him to come, but received no further message.
• Chisato returned after hearing about Qinghe’s death, and Torikaze explained that the mysterious voice had told him to go somewhere without saying where.

Torikaze and Chisato investigated the strange voice calling to him after he encased Qinghe in crystal, suspecting it came from the Pure Land. Tobirama explained what he knew about the realm of the dead, but Torikaze left without testing it for fear of being rejected by the Pure Land.

• Torikaze told Chisato that a fragmented voice had called to him after he encased Qinghe in pale green crystal.
• Chisato suggested that Torikaze's power over time might have affected Qinghe's soul, leading Torikaze to suspect the Pure Land was calling him.
• Torikaze and Chisato visited Hashirama and Tobirama to ask about the Pure Land.
• Tobirama said souls entered the Pure Land after death and remained there, since he could summon the dead with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Tobirama suggested bringing someone back to ask about the Pure Land, but Torikaze declined after Hashirama warned that it might reject him.

Torikaze asked Hashirama about reaching the Pure Land because he wanted to find out who was calling to him. Hashirama described an ancestral account of a gate at the world's extremity, and Torikaze decided to wait until Qinghe's funeral and Ashina's return before pursuing it.

• Torikaze questioned Tobirama and Hashirama about the Pure Land and whether souls could reincarnate.
• Torikaze asked Hashirama how a living person could enter the Pure Land, and Hashirama said his ancestors spoke of a gate where time and space intersected at the world's extremity.
• Torikaze agreed not to rush off in search of the gate and planned to attend Qinghe's funeral before bringing Ashina back from the Land of Whirlpools.
• After Torikaze and Chisato left, Hashirama told Tobirama the story of the gate had been passed down since the time of the Sage of Six Paths.

Torikaze and Chisato began searching for the Pure Land but could not find the space-time intersection at the Shinobi World’s northern edge. Ran invited Torikaze and Chisato to Qinghe’s funeral in two days, while Torikaze prepared to resume the search afterward.

• Hashirama and Tobirama discussed Torikaze’s plan to reach the Pure Land and Hashirama’s concern that Torikaze would succeed.
• Torikaze and Chisato traveled to the North Pole to look for the space-time intersection but found nothing in the darkness and cold.
• Torikaze joked that he could develop a technique to enslave souls in the Pure Land, then explained he would avoid provoking the world’s will.
• Ran told Torikaze that Qinghe’s funeral would be held in two days and invited him to attend; Torikaze accepted and said he would attend on time.
• Torikaze told Chisato to postpone her missions because they would search for the Pure Land after the funeral, and Chisato joked that she might never return if time passed differently there.

Torikaze and Chisato prepared to attend Uzumaki Qinghe’s funeral, and the Konoha group arrived in Uzushiogakure. Ran confirmed the burial arrangements for Qinghe and prepared to carry his crystal coffin to the gravesite.

• Torikaze urged Chisato to postpone her missions because they would travel to the Pure Land after the funeral and might face a prolonged battle.
• Torikaze and Chisato returned to Konoha, where the village’s schools continued to develop and Iruka gained the teachers’ respect.
• Torikaze, Chisato, Minato, Kushina, and the other funeral attendees dressed plainly and traveled to Uzushiogakure.
• Ran welcomed the group at the Daimyo Estate and said Qinghe would be buried on a secluded stretch of coastline.
• Torikaze approved Ran’s arrangements and reassured him that Qinghe’s final efforts had not been wasted.