Chapter Summaries

Hizashi reassured Neji about his training schedule and encouraged him not to pursue the Hyuga Clan leadership. Torikaze discussed Naruto’s future training and possible teachers, leaving the decision about Jiraiya open until Naruto was older.

• Hizashi told Neji that unfinished weekly training tasks would carry over, and Neji agreed to work hard for early rest.
• Hizashi reflected on his past mistakes and realized his relationship with Neji was still strong.
• Naruto vowed to become a great ninja, and Torikaze said he could begin training at five.
• Torikaze told Naruto he would find him a teacher, and Naruto asked whether Torikaze could teach him instead.
• Torikaze suggested Jiraiya as Naruto’s future teacher, while Kushina worried about Naruto traveling with him.
• Kushina agreed to revisit the teacher question later and said Minato could teach Naruto until then.

Torikaze and Minato discussed Konoha’s railway, New City, and Sealing Scroll plans while Kushina worried about Naruto eventually traveling with Jiraiya. Meanwhile, Hogen rejected Shisui and Itachi’s repeated requests to become his disciples as they ate an expensive ramen meal he had bought them.

• Kushina worried that Naruto might have to travel often if Jiraiya became his teacher, and Torikaze said Naruto’s wishes should guide the decision.
• Torikaze and Minato agreed that the Land of Wind should provide materials and workers for its railway, and Minato planned Konoha’s future development and New City.
• Minato told Torikaze that the Sealing Scroll factory was producing well and had begun selling its products to other countries.
• Chisato told Torikaze that Hogen had gone to eat with Shisui and Itachi, and Torikaze said Hogen had to decide for himself whether to take disciples.
• At Ichiraku Ramen, Shisui and Itachi asked Hogen to become their master, but he refused and accused them of using the request to get a meal.

Shisui and Itachi continued trying to persuade Hogen to make them his disciples while training under him. Elsewhere, Otsutsuki Aimura investigated growing disturbances on the moon, and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki stayed hidden as he waited for Kaguya Otsutsuki to break free and his clansmen to arrive.

• Shisui and Itachi asked Hogen to take them as disciples, but he refused and told them to rest before meeting him for training.
• Shisui and Itachi resolved to train harder and keep trying to win Hogen over.
• Otsutsuki Aimura ordered his clansmen to investigate the moon's growing disturbances and try to delay the war.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki watched the moon and hoped Kaguya Otsutsuki's escape would distract Torikaze from searching for him.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki told a female Artificial Human to stop contacting mainland informants while he waited for his clansmen and recovered.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki waited for his clansmen while fearing they might kill him, as signs of Kaguya’s revival grew stronger. Three months later, Konoha prepared to demolish its cramped New City and expand the village.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki told a female Artificial Human to stop contacting informants and explained that he feared his clansmen might treat him as food.
• Black Zetsu watched the moon and insisted that he and White Zetsu find the entrance near the Hyuga Clan’s territory so they could reunite with their mother.
• Torikaze sensed another abnormality from the moon and hoped to negotiate with Kaguya if she revived with a clear mind.
• Three months later, Konoha began preparing to expand, requiring residents of the New City to return to their villages or worlds or move into Konoha.

Konoha demolished New City to clear space for a larger urban district, while restricting visitors during the three-month expansion. Minato and Torikaze discussed the work ahead, including railway construction and help from the Sand Village.

• Hiruzen reported that the construction team was ready, and Minato authorized the demolition of New City.
• Earth Release ninjas brought down the emptied buildings and cleared the rubble, leaving the site level for construction.
• Minato returned to the Windcloud Clan and told Torikaze that villagers accepted the demolition once they learned New City would be expanded.
• Minato told Torikaze that the railway was nearly complete and that Rasa would provide Earth Release ninjas to help with construction.
• Torikaze asked Minato to have Heng monitor the project and report on its progress.

Minato and Torikaze discussed Konoha’s visitor restrictions and the Electric Train, then Minato checked in on Torikaze’s traveling family. Windcloud Mountain and his companions reached the Royal Capital of the Land of Lightning and hired a young guide to find them the best lodging.

• Minato told Rōsha that the Electric Train would help revive Konoha after New City was completed, and agreed to let Heng monitor the matter.
• Torikaze said Windcloud Mountain and the others had been enjoying their travels, and Minato checked where they were.
• Windcloud Mountain and his companions arrived near the Royal Capital of the Land of Lightning after visiting several countries, and he reflected on how the journey had given him more to cherish.
• The three waited in line, paid the entry fee, and entered the Royal Capital as travelers from the Land of Fire.
• Torikaze hired a young boy as their guide, and Windcloud Mountain asked him to find them the best accommodations.

Torikaze and his companions arrived in the Royal Capital of the Land of Lightning and settled into a luxurious inn for a week. They prepared to enjoy the local food and hot springs, with their first meal about to arrive.

• Torikaze hired a young boy to guide them to the finest lodging and recommend local food.
• The boy led Torikaze, Windcloud Mountain, and Minato to a luxurious inn, and Torikaze tipped him five hundred ryo.
• Windcloud Mountain chose three connected rooms in a quiet part of the Royal Capital, and Torikaze paid for a week’s stay.
• Torikaze explored his room and its private hot spring, then visited Windcloud Mountain and Minato.
• Torikaze asked the proprietress to bring every dish to their room immediately.

Windcloud Mountain, Torikaze, and Minato settled into their inn, soaked in the hot spring, and shared a meal featuring unfamiliar Land of Lightning specialties. The proprietress warned them that thieves made the streets dangerous, but they still considered going out to explore.

• Torikaze and Minato soaked in the hot spring while Windcloud Mountain rested nearby, and they discussed exploring after their meal.
• The proprietress and her maidservants served more than fifty dishes, including raw beef, which she explained was a local specialty.
• Windcloud Mountain asked about places to visit, and the proprietress recommended the night market while warning that thieves made the streets dangerous.
• The proprietress explained that commoners often turned to robbery because farming was difficult and livestock was controlled by nobles.
• Minato tried the raw beef and liked it, while Torikaze grilled his portion with Fire Release before eating.

Torikaze and Chisato traveled to the Royal Capital of the Land of Water to find Qinghe, whose soul Torikaze had marked with a Crystal fragment before reincarnation. They located him in the womb of a poor commoner family, and the chapter ended with his parents struggling to afford food and facing dangerous work.

• Torikaze watched his companions eat raw beef in the Land of Lightning, while Chisato declined to join their outing.
• Torikaze told Chisato that he could sense the Crystal fragment in Qinghe's soul and proposed bringing him back.
• Torikaze and Chisato teleported to the Royal Capital of the Land of Water and found Qinghe reincarnated into a commoner family.
• Qinghe's pregnant mother and father worried that their dwindling money and poor fishing would leave them unable to provide for the baby.
• Qinghe's father considered taking dangerous cargo work to earn enough to support his family.

Torikaze found Qinghe’s struggling parents in the Land of Water and offered to bring them to Konoha. After proving his identity and promising them a home, starting funds, and work, he left the choice of what to do with their house to them.

• A poor fishing couple worried about their dwindling money and the pregnant wife's need for nutritious food.
• Torikaze and Uchiha Chiri visited the couple, and the husband suspected they had come to threaten them.
• Torikaze revealed that he was from the Windcloud Clan and demonstrated Cloud Release to prove his identity.
• Torikaze said he had won a wager with the Mizukage and chosen the couple to move to Konoha.
• Torikaze promised them housing, starting funds, and suitable work, then told them to pack and decide whether to sell their house or keep it.

Torikaze brought Qinghe’s parents from the Land of Water to Konoha and arranged housing, money, and work for them. After handing them over to Yahiko with their apartment certificate, Torikaze left them to begin their new life.

• Torikaze promised the couple a home, starting funds, and a job in Konoha, and they agreed to leave their house behind.
• Chisato asked Yahiko to buy the couple an apartment while they packed their belongings.
• Torikaze teleported the couple to Konoha, gave the man five thousand ryo, and promised him work at the Factory.
• Torikaze met Yahiko at the apartment building, told the couple to live and work hard in Konoha, and vanished.
• Yahiko took charge of the stunned couple and prepared to show them their new home.

Yahiko settled a poor couple in an apartment Torikaze had given them and learned the wife was five months pregnant. Torikaze revealed that their unborn child was the reincarnation of Uzumaki Qinghe and asked Yahiko to give the couple more money to protect the child.

• Torikaze teleported the couple to Yahiko, then left him to guide them to their new apartment and hand over the documents.
• Yahiko reassured the couple that the apartment was theirs and learned that the woman was five months pregnant despite her small belly and the family’s poverty.
• Yahiko advised the woman to visit Konoha’s hospital and gave the couple the apartment deed before leaving them with their new home and Torikaze’s five thousand ryo.
• Torikaze was surprised to hear about the pregnancy, then asked Yahiko to give the couple another five thousand ryo to protect the child.
• Torikaze told Yahiko that the unborn child was the reincarnation of his friend Uzumaki Qinghe, the Second Prince of the Land of Whirlpools.

Torikaze revealed that the couple’s unborn child was the reincarnation of his friend Uzumaki Qinghe and sent Yahiko to support them and arrange medical care. Yahiko brought the couple to Konoha Village Hospital for a thorough examination, where Tsunade was to check the five-month pregnancy.

• Torikaze told Yahiko that the unborn child was the reincarnation of Uzumaki Qinghe and gave him another five thousand ryō for the couple.
• Torikaze punished Yahiko with a week of work at the Back Mountain factory after noticing his brief change in aura.
• Yahiko delivered the money, reassured the couple that their home was secure, and warned them that this was their last financial handout.
• Yahiko explained Konoha Village to the couple and arranged identification cards so they could become residents.
• Yahiko took the couple to the hospital for a comprehensive examination and asked the nurse to have Tsunade check the pregnant woman.

Yahiko brought a malnourished couple to Konoha Hospital, where Gang examined them and confirmed that the pregnant woman and her five-month-old fetus were healthy despite slow development. After Gang advised them on nutrition and regular prenatal checkups, the couple left to explore Konoha and prepare for their new lives.

• Yahiko brought the couple to Konoha Hospital and arranged for their examination to be charged to the Windcloud Clan.
• Gang examined the pregnant woman and found that her fetus was healthy but small because of malnutrition.
• Gang told the woman to eat nourishing foods in moderation and return monthly for prenatal examinations.
• The nurse examined the husband and found no abnormalities besides malnutrition.
• Yahiko let the couple find their own way home and suggested they shop for necessities.
• The husband planned to scout his workplace at the Back Mountain the next day while his wife prepared their home.

Yahiko completed Torikaze’s request to help a couple and reported that they and their unborn child were recovering, after which Torikaze arranged work for the husband at the Back Mountain factory. Torikaze also coordinated plans to begin laying railroad tracks within a month.

• Yahiko told the couple they could return home, and they planned to buy supplies and prepare for the husband’s new job.
• Yahiko reported to Torikaze that the couple and their fetus had no major health problems, though the mother and child were malnourished.
• Torikaze called Kato Hisashi and arranged for the husband to start at the Back Mountain factory as an intern earning twenty thousand ryo, with a possible raise after two or three months.
• Torikaze asked Kato Hisashi about Hyuga Gen, learned that he had become a full employee, and told Kato to manage his performance normally.
• Torikaze asked Hiruzen to gather mostly Earth Release ninja and coordinate with Kato Hisashi and Minato to begin railroad construction within a month.

Torikaze arranged construction workers for a planned railroad and sent Ueno to work at the Back Mountain factory. After finding his way there and meeting Kato Hisashi, Ueno learned he could begin work the day after tomorrow.

• Torikaze asked Hiruzen to gather Earth Release ninja and coordinate a railroad construction plan with Kato Hisashi and Minato, aiming to start within a month.
• Ueno struggled to find the Back Mountain and nearly got arrested before the Military Police Force verified his identity and gave him directions.
• Ueno passed the guards at the mountain entrance and climbed to the factory, where he encountered Kato Hisashi.
• Kato Hisashi confirmed Ueno's identity, introduced himself as the factory manager, and told Ueno to report for work the day after tomorrow.

Ueno began his new life in Konoha after Kato Hisashi arranged work for him at the factory, and he looked ahead to providing for his family. At the Hokage Tower, Minato, Hiruzen, and Kato Hisashi discussed starting the railroad from Konoha Station to the Royal Capital of the Land of Wind.

• Kato Hisashi reassured Ueno about his factory job and left to report to the Hokage Tower.
• Ueno surveyed Konoha from the mountain, marveled at its size and prosperity, and resolved to work hard for his family and repay Torikaze.
• Two ninja guards remarked on Ueno's good fortune and returned to their posts.
• Kato Hisashi met Minato and Hiruzen in the Hokage Tower's conference room and apologized for arriving late.
• Kato Hisashi told Minato and Hiruzen that the railroad track measurements were complete and that the factory was finishing the final section, so track laying could begin.

Minato, Hiruzen, and Kato Hisashi discussed laying railroad tracks from Konoha Station to the Royal Capital of the Land of Wind and preparing to build Konoha’s New City. Hiruzen left to organize the construction team, with work expected to begin within days and residents potentially moving in after eight or nine months.

• Kato Hisashi reported that the railroad route required about ten kilometers more track than originally estimated, and Minato confirmed that Sunagakure would help only after the work entered the Land of Wind.
• Hiruzen agreed to recruit ninja and villagers for the track-laying, with Konoha covering their expenses.
• Minato said construction materials for the New City were ready or being transported, and Hiruzen planned to arrange their delivery through the Logistics Department.
• Hiruzen explained that Torikaze had abandoned the proposal to merge the Outer City with the New City but had expanded the latest blueprint to prepare for people from the Land of Iron and the Land of Water.
• Minato approved the latest blueprint, and Hiruzen left to prepare the construction team to begin work within the next few days.

Konoha prepared to build a new city and restricted travel between the two worlds until construction was complete. Meanwhile, Another World Konoha’s economy and clans continued to develop, leaving the village on a steady path of growth.

• Construction leaders agreed to clear the land and begin building the new city within days, with completion expected in five to seven months.
• Minato Namikaze issued a village-wide notice suspending ordinary travel between the worlds until the new city was finished.
• Shimura Danzō and Hiruzen Sarutobi expanded electrical-appliance sales across the Shinobi World, while Minato Namikaze funded the Ninja Academy, technology, and Orochimaru’s research.
• The Senju Clan prospered, and Uchiha Fugaku strengthened his clan’s standing by sharing Military Police Force authority and disciplining unstable members.
• The Uzumaki Clan continued growing through its Rain Country cooperation order as it awaited Uzumaki Ryosuke’s return with new knowledge.

More than a year of steady growth strengthened the Uzumaki Clan’s standing in Konoha, while the village began preliminary work on its planned railroad. At breakfast, Torikaze explained how he had marked where a dead family would reincarnate, leaving his family wondering whether he could do the same for them.

• The Uzumaki Clan continued its cautious development in Konoha as Tomohiro waited for Ryosuke to return from studying in Torikaze's World.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi led Earth Release ninja to clear land outside Konoha, while Shinnosuke Sarutobi took a team to prepare the route toward the Land of Fire border.
• Asuma insisted on joining Shinnosuke despite having little use for the Earth Release work, and Shinnosuke reluctantly let him come.
• At breakfast, Minato asked Torikaze about the family he had brought back, prompting Torikaze to explain that he had marked the dead souls’ reincarnation locations with Crystal but could not restore their memories.
• Torikaze's family said they hoped he could mark their next lives too, so they could return to Konoha if anything happened to them.