Chapter Summaries

Sunagakure prepared its roads, event venue, and businesses for the upcoming competitions while facing a temporary labor shortage. After defective Four-Wheel Drive Car products were traced to a new worker’s mistake, Rasa arranged compensation and repurposed the damaged plastic into event souvenirs.

• Sunagakure continued paving roads, planting desert-friendly trees, and renovating its competition venue as merchants and construction projects prepared for the busy event season.
• Rasa assured Boss Yu Hanhu that Sunagakure would investigate a batch of brittle Four-Wheel Drive Car shells and protect its reputation.
• Kousa confirmed that a newly recruited worker had mishandled the materials, and Rasa ordered disciplinary measures, a recall, replacement goods, and a twenty percent discount for Boss Yu Hanhu.
• Rasa learned that recycling the defective products into usable material would cost too much, so he ordered the plastic sent to the Glass Factory to be turned into event souvenirs.
• Kousa asked what theme the souvenirs should follow, and Rasa told him to make whatever he wanted.

Rasa planned to reorganize Sunagakure’s factories and establish Has-B Entertainment Company. In Konoha, Danzo began closed training for the selected Ninja Emperor 52 players, but their session was interrupted by a green-clad man demanding a match.

• Kousa left to recall defective products and investigate Sunagakure’s production lines.
• Rasa decided to separate toy production from miscellaneous goods and name the new company Has-B Entertainment Company.
• Danzo ordered eight selected Konoha players to undergo three months of closed training and arranged meals from the Great Sail Restaurant.
• Danzo discussed Ninja Emperor 52 characters and Kakashi’s play style while the players shared tips.
• As Danzo headed for the Great Sail Restaurant, a green-clad man appeared and challenged Ninja Emperor.

Ōnoki investigated Sunagakure’s interest in Iwagakure’s ore while planning covert research at upcoming competitions. Rasa continued studying the ore in Sunagakure, but his work was interrupted by Jiraiya’s arrival.

• Ōnoki asked Iwagakure’s Research Department to investigate the ore Sunagakure had requested, but they had not yet discovered its use.
• Iwagakure’s leaders reported that peace and increased income had boosted recruitment and that villagers and researchers would participate in Sunagakure’s upcoming competitions.
• Ōnoki authorized the Research Department to discreetly gather information about Sunagakure during the competitions.
• After Iwagakure delivered another batch of rare earth, Rasa handed it to Sunagakure’s researchers and urged them to experiment freely.
• A sand ninja told Rasa that Jiraiya had arrived, leaving Rasa puzzled about why he had come before the competitions began.

Might Guy renewed his resolve after Danzo rejected him from the Ninja Emperor team, while Kakashi and Asuma argued over training notes at the concentrated training base. Guy reached the arcade, but its staff shut the doors to keep him out.

• Might Guy recalled being rejected by Danzo twice and decided to walk to the arcade on his hands to prove himself.
• Asuma asked Kakashi to lend him notes, hoping to prepare for the Ninja Emperor Cup and win a role for Kurenai Yuhi, but Kakashi said he had none.
• Shisui Uchiha lent Asuma his notebook of Danzo's training points, and Kakashi finished off Third Hokage and the other Kakashi in the game.
• Might Guy handstand-crawled toward the arcade, drawing cheers from children along the way.
• The arcade staff recognized Might Guy as the arcade destroyer and closed the doors just before he reached them.

Rasa showed Jiraiya the growing bill for Tsunade’s expenses at the Great Sail Hotel and urged him to earn money to support her. Jiraiya learned that Tsunade had bought and resold Sunagakure’s lucky talismans at a loss, and Rasa added the cost to Jiraiya’s next-quarter tab.

• Rasa gave Jiraiya a document detailing Tsunade’s expenses over the past six months and warned him that the debt would keep growing.
• Rasa explained that Tsunade had bought every lucky talisman in a city, then demanded ten times her money back after they failed to improve her luck.
• Rasa said Sunagakure had bought the talismans back from Tsunade for half price, and Jiraiya learned she had lost that cash gambling the same afternoon.
• Rasa told Jiraiya that the talisman buyback would be added to his next-quarter statement, leaving Jiraiya to face an even larger debt.

Might Guy kept training outside the arcade after being banned, and Danzo arranged for him to receive a discarded control panel so he could return. Meanwhile, Rasa hired Jiraiya to host an event, and Jiraiya asked to be sculpted as a handsome eighteen-year-old.

• Might Guy persisted with his training outside the arcade while the owner restricted access, and Danzo told the owner to let him return with a discarded control panel.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Shikamaru asked Guy to train them, but Guy told Naruto to lead the others and promised to bring them training uniforms.
• The arcade owner gave Guy an old control panel, and Guy’s students cheered as he declared that he had succeeded.
• Jiraiya argued with Rasa over his hosting fee, accepted the job, and asked Rasa to sculpt him according to his transformed, youthful appearance.

As Sunagakure prepared for the September competitions, Jiraiya waited for Tsunade and suspected Rasa of falsifying the Star God’s appearances. When the Fourth Raikage arrived with Kumogakure Ninja, Rasa became convinced they were plotting against Sunagakure and ordered them watched.

• Jiraiya enjoyed Sunagakure’s food while waiting for Tsunade and planned to investigate the Star God with her.
• Jiraiya noticed the Fourth Raikage arriving in Sunagakure with Kumogakure Ninja.
• Rasa asked Yashamaru why the Fourth Raikage had come, and Yashamaru suggested he disliked his dark game character.
• Rasa suspected a conspiracy against Sunagakure and ordered the Kumogakure Ninja kept under constant surveillance.

The Fourth Raikage and Killer B caused a commotion at Sunagakure’s hotel, where their damage and enormous appetite alarmed the village’s watchers and Rasa. Meanwhile, Jiraiya planned to eat his money’s worth, and Danzo led Konoha’s team toward Sunagakure, convinced Hiruzen was overthinking his intentions.

• The Fourth Raikage knocked Killer B down for singing and damaged the hotel floor, then learned he owed triple compensation under the lodging rules.
• Yashamaru ordered the lobby manager to watch the Kumogakure guests, but an employee reported they were eating nearly all the restaurant’s food.
• Rasa learned that the Kumogakure group had paid for the damaged floor and was now eating heavily, then told the White Zetsu Clone to keep monitoring them and the other villages’ ninja.
• Jiraiya decided he would eat as much as possible when Konoha arrived, hoping to recover the money he believed Sunagakure had taken from him.
• Danzo traveled with Konoha’s team toward Sunagakure as its coach and investor, while Root operatives secretly protected the participants; he recalled Hiruzen’s instructions and thought, “You’re overthinking it, Hiruzen!”

Danzo secured the Great Sail Hotel’s only Kage-level Suite for Konoha’s team after learning the complimentary rooms were full. The Fourth Raikage was turned away when he tried to book the same suite, and Rasa reflected on Danzo’s wealth and influence.

• Danzo learned Konoha’s complimentary rooms at the Great Sail were occupied and chose to pay for a Kage-level Suite rather than house the team in factories or guesthouses.
• The lobby manager gave Danzo a twenty-percent discount and led him to the suite, while Danzo smirked at the Raikage.
• Killer B asked the Fourth Raikage about booking a Kage-level Suite and rapped until the Raikage knocked him down.
• The Fourth Raikage asked for a Kage-level Suite to preserve Kumogakure’s dignity but learned Danzo had taken the only one.
• Rasa heard that the suite had its first guest and considered Danzo’s wealth, influence, and the pressure he put on the Third Hokage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi announced that Danzo had donated one hundred million for Konoha's construction and education, while Danzo pursued business opportunities in Sunagakure. At a meeting about trade and the Ninja Emperor, Danzo suggested using a photograph of the Third Hokage as the standard, leaving Rasa impressed by Hiruzen's apparent honesty.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed rebuilding roads and houses, then revealed that Danzo had pledged one hundred million in three installments for Konoha's construction and education.
• Danzo relaxed in Sunagakure and planned a farm, while preparing to attend a meeting about trade and revisions to the Ninja Emperor.
• Jiraiya learned from Kakashi and Asuma that Danzo had become quieter, funded the Orphanage, sponsored their team, and donated one hundred million to Konoha.
• Rasa assured the village representatives that Sunagakure would not restrict lawful trade, and the Fourth Raikage and Iwagakure's representative criticized the Ninja Emperor's depictions.
• Danzo handed Rasa a photograph of the Third Hokage as the proposed standard, and Rasa admired Hiruzen's apparent honesty.

Fourth Kazekage Rasa showed representatives from other villages how Sunagakure was developing its infrastructure and agriculture. The tour ended as Rasa led them toward the Rare Earth Plant, catching the Iwagakure representative’s attention.

• The Raikage A, Killer B, Kitsuchi, Kurotsuchi, Danzo, and other representatives discussed changing their arcade character appearances, while Rasa recalled Kurotsuchi’s ambition to win the Ninja Emperor championship.
• Rasa explained that Sunagakure had spent nearly half a year building three roads across the desert and that developing the village required far more resources than developing other lands.
• Danzo asked whether Sunagakure still planned to wage war, and Rasa said he preferred peace and intended to make money for the village.
• Rasa showed the representatives the Sunakara production factory and described how Sunakra Fertilizer had helped grow a small patch of woods, though its fruit was sour and small.
• Rasa announced that they would visit the Rare Earth Plant, and the Iwagakure representative suddenly became alert.

Rasa showed the visiting representatives Sunagakure’s new building materials, while Danzo bought a Jacuzzi and suggested a way to profit from the crowded Arcade Hall. As evening fell, Rasa spotted the Sacred Tree BBQ doing brisk business and invited everyone to eat there.

• Rasa demonstrated Sunagakure’s ultraviolet-blocking glass and durable ceramic products to the visitors, including the Stone Ninjas.
• Danzo asked the price of a custom Jacuzzi, agreed to pay ten million, and requested installation at his Konoha home after he returned.
• Rasa accepted Danzo’s order and invited the representatives to dinner as the streets filled with visitors.
• Danzo proposed placing arcade machines in hotel suites and charging guests to play, and Rasa praised his business sense.
• Rasa noticed that the Sacred Tree BBQ was busy despite its earlier struggles and invited the group to try it.

Kakuzu entered Sunagakure as a rogue ninja to participate in the competition and was struck by the village’s prosperity. Rasa noticed White Zetsu clones drawing customers to Sacred Tree BBQ and realized the restaurant had obtained restricted Super Gourmet Spice, suggesting there was a mole.

• Kakuzu registered as a rogue ninja and received a pass to enter Sunagakure for the competition.
• Kakuzu walked through Sunagakure’s busy streets and concluded that the village had become wealthy.
• White Zetsu clones filled the seats at Sacred Tree BBQ and promoted the restaurant to tourists.
• Rasa watched a White Zetsu clone guide customers into the restaurant and questioned the restaurant’s sudden success.
• Rasa tasted the barbecue, recognized the restricted Super Gourmet Spice, and suspected there was a mole.

Black Zetsu helped Kaguya run her restaurant and planned a travel business to bring customers to Sunagakure. Rasa remained unaware that Black Zetsu had returned and decided to reprimand the village’s distracted workers and judge him when he arrived.

• Black Zetsu supplied Kaguya’s restaurant with Super Gourmet Spice and arranged for White Zetsu Clones to help with cooking and sourcing ingredients.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu discussed bringing customers from across the Shinobi World and planned a travel company to escort tourists to Sunagakure.
• Rasa and the village representatives finished eating while a White Zetsu tour guide led the tourists to see local attractions.
• Rasa criticized the workers for neglecting their duties and resolved to hold a meeting and judge Black Zetsu when he arrived.

Tsunade forced the Konoha ninja to support her bid for a third consecutive championship, while Danzo investigated Sunagakure’s secret ingredient for making Sakura. The chapter ended with Rasa confronting Black Zetsu over an attempted theft.

• Tsunade gathered the Konoha ninja and demanded their help winning the competition, knocking Might Guy unconscious when he objected.
• Jiraiya urged the ninja to unite behind Konoha, then sided with Tsunade after her threatening glare.
• Tsunade made the ninja stand in agreement and dismissed their concerns about Danzo and sponsorship fees.
• Danzo reflected on his wealth and suspected that Sunagakure’s sand and dust were used to make Sakura.
• Rasa sneezed, then asked Black Zetsu to explain why he had tried to steal.

Rasa questioned Black Zetsu about Tobi’s arrest and learned that Kirigakure was in civil war, with Black Zetsu urging Sunagakure to exploit the crisis. The chapter ended with Tsunade confidently betting on herself while Jiraiya feared the consequences.

• Rasa questioned Black Zetsu about Tobi’s imprisonment and the Research Institute’s stolen Super Gourmet Spice.
• Black Zetsu revealed that Kirigakure was purging its Kekkei Genkai Clans and that Obito had helped intensify the village’s internal conflict.
• Black Zetsu proposed that Sunagakure use Kirigakure’s civil war as an opportunity to wage war, but Rasa pretended to reject the idea and asked for more information.
• In a dim street in Sunagakure, Kakuzu asked Tsunade who she was betting on, and she declared that she was betting on herself to win.
• Jiraiya stood beside Tsunade, trembling and fearing that they were doomed.

Rasa learned that Kakuzu had opened an illegal gambling den in Sunagakure and decided to let him keep operating until the end of the year, when he planned to stop him from escaping. Meanwhile, Naruto’s group befriended Gaara and learned about Shukaku’s work and the upcoming competition.

• A sand ninja reported Kakuzu’s private gambling den to Rasa, who ordered that it be advertised and watched until the end of the year.
• Kakuzu packed up his betting slips, planned to spend some of his profits, and welcomed Jiraiya into his gambling den.
• Naruto introduced Gaara to his companions, and Gaara treated them to rides on the Roly-poly Car using Shukaku’s leftover game tokens.
• Naruto and the others asked Gaara about Shukaku, learning that he had gone to work with Ebizo and was promoting the Gold Prospector Gift Package.
• Shikamaru asked Gaara whether he was going to participate in the competition.

Rasa refused Black Zetsu’s request to help Kaguya Otsutsuki win the Ninja Emperor competition, and Black Zetsu left after learning Advisor Ebizo had returned. Meanwhile, Gaara visited the competition and was teased by other children until a familiar voice offered to bury them in sand.

• Rasa told Black Zetsu that he would not help Kaguya Otsutsuki cheat in the Ninja Emperor competition and warned her against entering.
• Black Zetsu left after Rasa insisted the contest was fair, and a Sand ninja reported that Advisor Ebizo had returned.
• Naruto and Shikamaru learned that Gaara had entered Ninja Emperor, where he hoped to watch the competitors, including Kabuto.
• Gaara listened as Sasuke and another child argued over whether Itachi or Kabuto was stronger, while the other children teased Gaara.
• A familiar voice asked Gaara who was bullying him and promised to bury them all in sand.

Ebizo, Moomu, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan returned to Sunagakure, where Rasa welcomed them and discussed their plans for the festival. Yahiko chose to avoid confronting Danzo to protect Nagato, Konan, and Jiraiya, and the group decided to stay with Jiraiya.

• Ebizo returned to Sunagakure with Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, and Moomu, and Rasa approved leave for Ebizo and Moomu.
• Moomu thanked Rasa and rushed to see his child, who had entered the Ninja Academy, while Rasa granted him an extended leave.
• Yahiko told Rasa that Konan would enter the Four-Wheel Drive Car Race and that he and Nagato would play Ninja Emperor with Nagato hiding his identity.
• Yahiko decided not to attack Danzo, explaining that doing so could endanger Nagato and Konan and cause Jiraiya further pain.
• Rasa offered the group accommodations on the Great Sail or with Jiraiya, and they chose to stay with their former teacher.

Jiraiya arrived in Sunagakure and found Naruto and the other children with Gaara, but learned they had only been playing. He reunited with Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato before the Second Shinobi World Four-Wheel Drive Car Competition began.

• Jiraiya found Naruto, Gaara, and the other children after Shukaku emerged and accused them of bullying Gaara.
• Naruto apologized to Gaara, while Gaara insisted they had only been playing and Shikamaru said they had argued.
• Jiraiya introduced himself grandly, drawing applause from the onlookers while the children looked unimpressed.
• Jiraiya spotted Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato, and the three ran away to avoid him.
• On September 1, Year 53 of Konoha, the Second Shinobi World Four-Wheel Drive Car Competition began in Sunagakure, with Tobi introducing Jiraiya as a Konoha ninja.