Chapter Summaries

Jiraiya and Orochimaru, both badly injured, reunited after separate encounters with powerful opponents. Feng Ye arrived and moved directly in front of Orochimaru, while Kimimaro tried to defend him.

• Kimimaro, Haku, and Orochimaru found Jiraiya, and Haku helped him summon a toad to treat his injuries.
• Jiraiya told Orochimaru that Feng Ye had injured him and was now dozens of miles away.
• Orochimaru told Jiraiya that an unfamiliar opponent had severely wounded him and destroyed his base.
• Orochimaru decided to go find Feng Ye, but Feng Ye appeared before the group and deflected Kimimaro's bone spears.
• Feng Ye vanished and reappeared in front of Orochimaru, and Kimimaro swung his bone spear to protect him.

Feng Ye overwhelmed Kimimaro in a sparring match, then restored Orochimaru with Yang-natured Sage Chakra. Orochimaru marveled at Feng Ye’s power and said he had followed news of him from outside the village.

• Feng Ye blocked Kimimaro’s bone blade with his bare hand and battered through Kimimaro’s defenses, but Kimimaro refused to yield.
• Feng Ye dodged Kimimaro’s attacks and stopped his finishing punch beside Kimimaro’s head, revealing that its force had carved a canyon through a vast mountain wall.
• Kimimaro and Haku stared in shock at the destruction, while Jiraiya felt fortunate Feng Ye had not used that strike against him.
• Feng Ye greeted Orochimaru as his former teacher and gave him Yang-natured Sage Chakra, restoring his strength.
• Orochimaru praised Feng Ye’s power and said he had heard news of him for years and watched him rise above the clouds.

Feng Ye used the Reincarnated Tenseigan to remove the limit on Orochimaru’s cells, granting him agelessness, and learned that Urashiki Ōtsutsuki had arrived. Feng Ye left to find Urashiki, while Orochimaru prepared to return to Konoha with Haku and Kimimaro.

• Feng Ye demonstrated the Reincarnated Tenseigan to Orochimaru and removed the limit on his cells’ division, making his body no longer age.
• Orochimaru told Feng Ye that he had encountered Urashiki Ōtsutsuki, and Feng Ye explained that Urashiki was Kaguya Otsutsuki’s enemy.
• Feng Ye left through a Space-Time Corridor to find Urashiki and offered to bring Orochimaru part of his body for research.
• Orochimaru told Kimimaro and Haku that Feng Ye had once been his disciple and was Konoha’s Fifth Hokage, the God of Shinobi.
• Jiraiya sent Toad Shell to summon him to Mount Myōboku, then parted from Orochimaru, who set off for Konoha with Kimimaro and Haku.

Feng Ye met Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Otsutsuki Hamura in the world between life and death to ask for help locating Urashiki Otsutsuki. After reaching an agreement with them and receiving Six Paths Chakra, he returned to the Shinobi World and chose Hinata to receive one portion.

• Feng Ye entered the world between life and death in his physical body and met Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Otsutsuki Hamura.
• Feng Ye asked Hagoromo to help locate Urashiki Otsutsuki, and Hagoromo agreed to search for him.
• Feng Ye confronted Hamura over the Chakra he had sent his descendants to use against him, then agreed not to pursue the matter if Hamura severed his connection to it.
• Feng Ye asked Hagoromo for a portion of his Chakra, and Hagoromo gave him Six Paths Yin Power and Six Paths Yang Power.
• Feng Ye returned to the Shinobi World and decided to reserve one portion of Six Paths Chakra for Kakashi and give the other to Hinata.

Feng Ye sealed the Sage of Six Paths' Yin and Yang powers, then returned to the hot spring and revealed that he had used Life Reincarnation to bring part of Jiraiya's body to life. Two years later, Jiraiya had turned the ordeal into a bestselling book, while Urashiki Otsutsuki investigated the divided Ten-Tails and considered collecting the God Tree Fruit himself.

• Feng Ye sealed the Sage of Six Paths' Yin and Yang powers and returned to the hot spring, where he waited for the Sage to find people.
• Feng Ye told Rin and Kurenai Yuhi that Jiraiya had been thrown out for peeping, while Jiraiya discovered that a part of his body had gained a separate soul and could only be sealed or cut off.
• Two years later, Jiraiya published the bestselling book "What's It Like When Ding-Ding Comes Alive?" and avoided questions about its inspiration.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki reviewed intelligence from Orochimaru's base, found that the Ten-Tails had been split apart, and decided to gather more intelligence before collecting the God Tree Fruit himself.

After Iwagakure fell to Konoha, Mei Terumi prepared to negotiate Kirigakure’s submission, but Urashiki Otsutsuki attacked the village and sought information about Feng Ye. Feng Ye arrived to confront Urashiki, who recognized his Otsutsuki Chakra.

• Mei Terumi told Kirigakure’s leaders that Konoha could not be stopped and said she would travel to Konoha to discuss Kirigakure becoming affiliated with it.
• Ao offered to take Mei Terumi’s place, while Chojuro urged the village to fight Konoha, but Mei Terumi refused both proposals.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki destroyed the conference room, pierced Chojuro with his fishing rod, and drew out his Chakra as the Kirigakure ninja rushed to defend themselves.
• Urashiki questioned Ao about his Byakugan and learned that Konoha held all the Tailed Beasts and that Feng Ye had defeated the Ten-Tails’ former wielder.
• Feng Ye emerged from a Space-Time Corridor behind Urashiki, who recognized his Otsutsuki Chakra, and Feng Ye formed a blade to face him.

Mei Terumi watched Feng Ye return to Kirigakure and confront Urashiki Ōtsutsuki. Feng Ye drove Urashiki into another dimension and continued attacking him, leaving Urashiki’s limited time-reversal ability unable to save him.

• Mei Terumi recalled how she had become captivated by Feng Ye and resolved that she had to get him when he appeared to face Urashiki.
• Urashiki Ōtsutsuki attacked Feng Ye with Heavenly Wave Meteor Life, but Feng Ye vanished and struck him with a sword that tore through space.
• Urashiki reappeared badly wounded and fled through Yomotsu Hirasaka, and Feng Ye pursued him into the dimensional gap.
• Urashiki activated his Rinnegan and returned himself a few seconds into the past, but Feng Ye understood that the ability had not erased his wounds.
• Feng Ye smiled and swung his sword at Urashiki again.

Feng Ye defeated Urashiki Otsutsuki after sensing his time reversals and unleashing a spatially cleaving sword strike. Urashiki’s corpse fell near Kirigakure, where Mei Terumi saw Feng Ye return victorious.

• Feng Ye sensed Urashiki Otsutsuki reversing time but continued injuring him with the Reincarnation Samsara Sword.
• Urashiki swallowed his fishing rod and basket, transformed into a stronger form, and attacked Feng Ye with a black staff.
• Feng Ye struck with the Great Dimensional Slash, shattering Urashiki’s staff and space around him.
• Urashiki’s mangled body fell near Kirigakure, and Feng Ye emerged after confirming that Urashiki’s aura had vanished.
• Mei Terumi sighed in relief at Feng Ye’s victory and imagined naming their future children Hatake Aozora and Hatake Haru.

Feng Ye defeated Urashiki Otsutsuki, secured Kirigakure’s cooperation, and brought the village under Konoha’s control. By the fifty-eighth year of Konoha, the four great nations had been annexed and the unified Shinobi World entered the Age of Fire, with Feng Ye hailed as a legend.

• Feng Ye examined Urashiki Otsutsuki’s body, failed to use it to create a new life, and sealed it away for Orochimaru to study.
• Mei Terumi greeted Feng Ye and invited him to Kirigakure, where they discussed the village’s future and the Land of Water.
• Mei Terumi and Feng Ye agreed that Kirigakure would become a Konoha affiliate, with more than six thousand Mist Shinobi transferred to Konoha in organized batches.
• Feng Ye sent the first batch of Mist Shinobi to Konoha through a Space-Time Corridor, where Shikaku Nara efficiently assigned them.
• In the fifty-eighth year of Konoha, the four great nations had been annexed, the Shinobi World entered the Age of Fire, and Feng Ye was celebrated as the Sage of Legend.

Feng Ye informed the Land of Fire's Daimyo about the new framework for the unified Shinobi World and returned to Konoha, where he surveyed the village's expansion and rebuilding. The Daimyo later tried to arrange a marriage between Feng Ye and his sixteen-year-old daughter, but Rin tore up the proposal.

• Feng Ye outlined the plans for governing the unified Shinobi World, and the Land of Fire's Daimyo approved them without objection.
• Feng Ye asked the Daimyo to build him a large residence in the capital, then left through a Space-Time Corridor.
• The Daimyo considered marrying his daughter to Feng Ye, but Rin later tore up the letter proposing it.
• Feng Ye returned to Konoha and saw that the village had expanded to more than three times its original size and was undergoing major construction.
• Feng Ye surveyed Konoha's rebuilt Hokage Building, the renovated Hokage Rock, and the people going about their lives, and felt satisfied with the flourishing age he had created.

Two years later, Feng Ye reluctantly prepared to attend Konoha's Ninja Academy graduation ceremony, where he delivered a speech to the students. After the ceremony, he told Kakashi that he would give him a promised gift early now that Kakashi had completed his Sage Body training.

• Rin urged Feng Ye to get ready for the graduation ceremony and teased him about having a child.
• Feng Ye dressed in his Hokage robes and learned that Kakashi had completed his Sage Body training.
• Feng Ye told Kakashi he would give him the gift he had promised a year early.
• Feng Ye arrived at the Ninja Academy ceremony, where students including Naruto Namikaze and Sasuke Uchiha cheered for him.
• Feng Ye delivered a speech about the purpose of ninjas and the Will of Fire, then left amid applause.

Feng Ye gave Kakashi Six Paths Yin Power, which evolved his Mangekyō Sharingan into the Rinnegan and raised him to the Six Paths level. Feng Ye then opened the Gate of Death and fused the Eight Gates’ physical power with the Reincarnated Tenseigan’s spiritual Chakra.

• After the ceremony, Feng Ye took Kakashi to Konoha’s back mountain and offered him Six Paths Yin Power as a gift for becoming Hokage.
• Kakashi absorbed the power, and his Mangekyō Sharingan evolved into the Rinnegan.
• Feng Ye used twentyfold Time Acceleration to train for sixty hours and loosen the restraint on the Gate of Death.
• Feng Ye opened the Gate of Death, releasing crimson steam and a surge of power.
• Feng Ye activated the Reincarnated Tenseigan and fused its spiritual Chakra with the Eight Gates’ physical Chakra.

Feng Ye perfected a fusion of Six Paths Mode and the Eight Gates Released Formation, then turned his attention to finding a worthy opponent. As the new Ninja Academy graduates received their teams, he sent Hinata on her first mission and decided to accompany her to the Land of Snow.

• Feng Ye fused Six Paths Mode with the Eight Gates Released Formation, tested the immense power of the resulting form, and then used Time Reversal to return to normal.
• Feng Ye assigned Naruto and Sasuke to Team 7 under Kakashi, approved four-person teams for the next class, and left Hinata off the team rosters because she trained under him.
• Hinata visited Feng Ye's office, and he recommended an escort mission suited to her abilities.
• Hinata accepted a mission to protect actress Fuyuki Snowe while she filmed a movie in the Land of Snow.
• Feng Ye reassured Hinata about her first mission and said he would accompany her.

Hinata began her escort mission at a film set with Feng Ye and Kurama watching, where they encountered Kazahana Koyuki fleeing her former retainer’s plea to return to the Land of Snow. Koyuki ran off after colliding with Feng Ye, but his striking appearance left her wondering who he was.

• Hinata entered the film set to meet her client while Feng Ye followed at a distance and Kurama tagged along.
• Kazahana Koyuki refused to return to the Land of Snow and ran from Asama Sandayu as he urged her to claim the Daimyo's position.
• Kurama bristled when Koyuki called it a fox, briefly slowing her escape and allowing Asama Sandayu to catch her shoulder.
• Koyuki broke free, stumbled into Feng Ye, apologized, and fled after meeting his gaze.
• As she looked back at Feng Ye and Kurama, Koyuki wondered whether Feng Ye was a new actor hired by the crew.

Hinata and Feng Ye met Asama Sandayu’s film crew and confirmed their escort mission for Kazahana Koyuki. Feng Ye and the Nine-Tails agreed to appear in the crew’s final film, while the mission to return Koyuki to the Land of Snow and overthrow Kazahana Dotō remained ahead.

• Kazahana Koyuki tried to flee the film crew’s grounds, but Asama Sandayu’s guards caught her and brought her back.
• Hinata exchanged mission documents with Asama Sandayu and promised to carry out the escort mission properly.
• Asama Sandayu resolved to escort Kazahana Koyuki to the Land of Snow and help avenge Kazahana Sōsetsu by overthrowing Kazahana Dotō.
• The film director invited Feng Ye to appear in the final installment of The Great Adventure of Princess Fengyun, and Feng Ye agreed on the condition that he could approve the plot.
• The Nine-Tails initially refused to act, then accepted the director’s invitation after imagining it could make its image more imposing.
• Hinata watched Feng Ye and the Nine-Tails prepare to star in the film and began looking forward to seeing it.

Feng Ye met Kazahana Koyuki’s film crew at the Land of Snow and played the guardian of a sacred power in their movie. Meanwhile, Kazahana Dōtō learned that Koyuki was returning and plotted to seize the key she carried.

• Kazahana Dōtō received word that Kazahana Koyuki had been found and sent out instructions to capture the key to the Land of Snow’s treasure.
• Kazahana Dōtō planned to use the treasure’s power and his Chakra Armor to break free from the Land of Fire’s control and reclaim the Land of Snow.
• Kazahana Koyuki arrived with her film crew at an iceberg near the former Land of Snow and declared that she had come to obtain the power to defeat the Demon King.
• Feng Ye appeared as the sacred land’s guardian and told Kazahana Koyuki she would have to pass his clan’s trial to claim that power.
• The director called cut after Feng Ye led Kazahana Koyuki away, revealing that the encounter was a scene in their movie.

Kazahana Koyuki worried whether she could defeat Kazahana Dōtō, while Feng Ye reassured her and the film crew continued shooting in the Land of Snow. Their scene was interrupted when Dōtō appeared in Chakra Armor and attacked to seize Koyuki’s Hexagonal Crystal and the power of her father’s treasure.

• Kazahana Koyuki questioned whether she could defeat Kazahana Dōtō, and Feng Ye said she might have support from the Land of Fire but warned that Dōtō could resist.
• The Nine-Tails objected to being cast as a pet, so Feng Ye persuaded the director to give it the role of his fighting partner.
• Feng Ye, Kazahana Koyuki, and the crew sailed to the Land of Snow and began filming a scene in a snowy forest.
• Kazahana Dōtō emerged from a collapsing snow mountain and demanded Koyuki’s Hexagonal Crystal, declaring that he wanted the treasure’s power to oppose the Land of Fire.
• Kazahana Dōtō attacked Feng Ye and the others with Ice Release: Black Dragon Blizzard.

The Nine-Tails effortlessly killed Kazahana Dōtō during filming, and Feng Ye helped Kazahana Koyuki wield the Sacred Sword to defeat the final Demon King. When the movie premiered, it revealed Feng Ye’s appearance to the Shinobi World and made him a sensation, leaving Konoha struggling with the crowds of admirers.

• The Nine-Tails shattered Kazahana Dōtō’s Black Dragon Blizzard, destroyed his Chakra Armor, and killed him with a single tail strike.
• Feng Ye and the Nine-Tails continued filming, and Kazahana Koyuki passed the Nine-Tails’ trial and obtained the Sacred Sword.
• Feng Ye guided Kazahana Koyuki as they swung the Sacred Sword together, splitting a distant snow mountain during the final battle scene.
• A month later, Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura recognized Feng Ye when the movie premiered, while Shikaku Nara learned that the film had exposed the Hokage’s appearance.
• The film became the highest-grossing movie in history, drawing crowds of admirers to Konoha and prompting Feng Ye to use the Transformation Technique when he went out.

Feng Ye defeated Kazahana Dōtō, revealed himself as the Hokage to Kazahana Koyuki, and arranged for her to inherit the Land of Snow. After discovering her father’s geothermal generator, Koyuki gave up the daimyo position and pursued her dream of making movies, hoping to meet Feng Ye again.

• Feng Ye’s attack sliced through half of a distant snow peak, leaving Kazahana Koyuki shocked by his power.
• Konoha ninjas arrived, bowed to Feng Ye as Lord Hokage, and learned that the Nine-Tails had killed Kazahana Dōtō.
• Feng Ye ordered the ninjas to let Kazahana Koyuki inherit the Land of Snow’s daimyo position, then left with Hinata through a Space-Time Corridor.
• Kazahana Koyuki opened her father’s treasure vault and found a geothermal generator meant to bring spring to the Land of Snow.
• Kazahana Koyuki handed the daimyo position to Asama Sandayu, left with the film crew, and resolved to keep making movies.

Hinata reported her mission to Feng Ye, while Mei Terumi teased them in the Hokage Building. As Feng Ye recognized the Infinite Tsukuyomi in the sky, Kaguya Otsutsuki returned to the Shinobi World and cast it to reclaim all Chakra.

• Hinata recounted her mission, and Feng Ye praised her performance despite Mei Terumi saying she should be held to a higher standard.
• Mei Terumi teased Hinata and Feng Ye, embarrassing Hinata until she hurried away.
• Mei Terumi suggested Feng Ye had taken Hinata as a disciple because he liked training girls, and Feng Ye silenced her with a piece of cake.
• Feng Ye noticed the red moon displaying the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and he stood up in alarm.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki emerged from the Dragon Vein after returning from a parallel world with enough power to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki projected the moon's light across the Shinobi World to reclaim all Chakra.