Chapter Summaries

Rasa and Ebizo discussed Sunagakure’s response to Tobi’s beating and the village’s future. Ebizo planned to take Sasori to Nadeshiko Village to have children, while Rasa suggested there might be a way to whitewash him.

• Rasa criticized Tobi for his reckless conduct, while Black Zetsu helped keep the incident from escalating into a wider conflict.
• Ebizo told Rasa he planned to return to the Land of Rain to oversee the village’s development project with Shukaku.
• Ebizo admitted he still worried that Sasori had not abandoned his plan to turn himself into a puppet.
• Ebizo said he would send Sasori to Nadeshiko Village to father children, since Sasori could no longer safely appear in Sunagakure.
• Rasa told Ebizo that there might be a way to whitewash Sasori.

Rasa watched Sunagakure return to calm as the remaining visitors departed, then turned to the village’s construction projects and put Tobi in charge of planning a fertilizer plant. The chapter left Tobi and Ding Shi each believing they were destined to lead the Research Institute.

• Rasa reflected on Ebizo’s refusal to excuse Sasori’s crimes and noted that most foreign ninja had left Sunagakure, while the Konoha group stayed because of Jiraiya and Kakashi.
• Tsunade left Sunagakure with Shizune and a pig, and the discharged Jiraiya set off alone to earn money and gather material after Rasa wished him well at 6.8% interest.
• Kakashi left the hospital as soon as Tsunade departed, and the main Konoha force quietly left Sunagakure that night.
• Rasa told Tobi to prepare a construction plan for a fertilizer plant and encouraged him by saying he had the greatest potential among the White Zetsu.
• Ding Shi checked a batch of well-fermented fertilizer and resolved to work hard, believing he would become the Research Institute’s future director.

Hiruzen learned that Danzo was buying farmland and preparing construction, while Nonō Yakushi worried about the Orphanage’s dwindling funds and the coming winter. The chapter ended when a child told Nonō that the old man who had visited before had returned.

• Hiruzen reviewed reports of mysterious soil disappearing along the borders of the Land of Fire and assigned Kakashi a mission.
• An Anbu ninja reported that Danzo had been buying farmland, including land vacated by the Uchiha.
• Danzo told his subordinate to begin preparing for construction and to keep purchasing food from Sunagakure.
• Danzo arrived at the Orphanage and smiled coldly at the dilapidated building.
• Nonō considered taking missions to buy food, quilts, and clothes for the children because the Orphanage had run out of funds.
• A child told Nonō that the old man who had visited before had come again.

Rasa considered road construction and visited Sunagakure’s Toy Factory, where a developer showed him a Chakra-powered Battle Top. In Konoha, Nonō refused to let Danzo recruit orphans as spies, and Danzo insisted that was not what he wanted.

• Rasa planned to finish Sunagakure’s village roads before building a cement road to the Land of Rain.
• Rasa visited the Toy Factory and learned that its new Battle Top could project an image using Chakra through a special ring.
• Rasa asked the researchers to test two Battle Tops against each other and assess their performance in battle.
• Nonō rejected Danzo’s offer to involve the orphans in his work and offered to continue serving Root herself.
• Danzo told Nonō that he did not intend to turn the children into spies and began explaining what he needed from her.

Rasa reviewed the Battle Top prototype and planned its promotion and production, then went to the research institute to bring manga artist Tobi out of retirement. Meanwhile, Danzo offered work to the Orphanage’s children, but Nonō mistook his intentions for a threat and refused.

• Rasa watched two Wind Release ninjas test Battle Tops and learned that projection size and duration depended on the controller’s Chakra.
• Rasa decided to promote ordinary Battle Tops first, assign the researchers to develop manufacturing tools, and later expand production to ninja versions.
• Rasa left the Toy Factory for the research institute, intending to bring manga artist Tobi out of retirement.
• Danzo proposed that the Orphanage’s children haul bricks, carry water, work construction, or farm, while Nonō feared he planned to drag them into darkness.
• Nonō pleaded with Danzo to spare the children, and Danzo asked whether she was defying his orders.

Rasa tried to recruit Black Zetsu and pressured him to obtain the Uzumaki Clan’s Fuinjutsu, while Kakashi led an Anbu investigation into a mysterious creature that ate soil. Kakashi ordered a wider search, and Danzo watched as the Grand Sail Hotel was completed.

• Rasa asked Black Zetsu to let him join the organization, but Black Zetsu escaped by sinking underground.
• Rasa demanded the complete Uzumaki Clan Fuinjutsu and threatened to bring Sunagakure to Obito’s side if he did not receive it.
• Kakashi and an Anbu ninja found reports of a many-legged creature that ate soil and had not appeared for a month.
• Kakashi launched the Dirt-Eating Beast Search Operation and ordered the Anbu to investigate villages without confronting the creature.
• Danzo looked at the finished three-story Grand Sail Hotel and said it was finally complete.

Danzo hosted Konoha’s clan heads at the Great Sail Restaurant, where they were surprised by the food and received VIP membership cards. Outside, Naruto bragged about the restaurant to his friends, and Choji discovered that his father had eaten there without him.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the clan heads praised the Great Sail’s food, while Choza Akimichi lamented how expensive it was.
• A waitress brought Danzo the bill, and another delivered registered Great Sail membership cards offering a fifteen-percent discount.
• Danzo reluctantly ordered the VIP cards handed out to the Konoha clan heads.
• Naruto told Choji and Shikamaru that the Great Sail’s food was better than Ichiraku Ramen and barbecue.
• Choza emerged from the restaurant, praising the food and wishing he could try the barbecue, and Choji decided to make his father take him there.

Ebizo oversaw construction in the Land of Rain and ordered Shukaku to work carefully, while Rasa inspected Sunagakure’s new arcade machine and made plans for other equipment. Outside the Great Sail Hotel, Naruto watched the clan heads reunite with their children and returned to his apartment alone as Hiruzen Sarutobi looked on.

• Ebizo instructed the foremen to speed up construction and promised funding for overtime and more children’s places at Sunagakure’s academy.
• Ebizo warned Shukaku to control his power, and Shukaku agreed to work after Ebizo threatened to involve the Kazekage or Nagato Uzumaki.
• Rasa inspected the improved Ninja Emperor Arcade, while Chiyo explained Sasori’s work on the game and asked Rasa to keep Sasori’s name out of the plans.
• Rasa took the arcade machine as a template and asked Chiyo to handle the projection and photography equipment.
• Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi left the Great Sail Hotel with the clan heads, whose children asked to eat there after seeing them return.
• Naruto watched the fathers promise their children a meal, quietly said “Father?”, and ran home while Hiruzen Sarutobi watched him sadly.

Danzo ordered Root to retrieve new goods from Sunagakure and personally pay the orphans for their work, while Rasa reassured Temari about her talent. The chapter ended with Rasa considering how Sunagakure could make better use of Shira’s physical-technique talent.

• Danzo learned that Sunagakure had new goods and ordered a Root ninja to join the delivery team and bring them back.
• Danzo discovered that Nono Yakushi Kabuto had taken the orphans away before Root paid them, so he ordered their wages delivered and told Nono the work was not finished.
• Rasa advised his children to dress warmly and keep training during the holiday, then told Temari she would enter the Ninja Academy next semester.
• Temari asked Rasa whether she was really a genius because she thought Daimaru was less capable than Shira, despite the teacher praising Daimaru and doubting Shira’s ninja talent.
• Rasa thought about Shira’s talent in physical techniques and questioned whether Sunagakure could provide a suitable path for him.

Yakushi Nonō feared Danzo’s motives but accepted the children’s wages and resolved to protect them as they returned to work. Meanwhile, Rasa pushed Sunagakure’s teachers to develop a broader, more individualized education system and assigned Pakura to gather proposals.

• Yakushi Nonō suspected Danzo was plotting something after Root ordered the Orphanage children back to work and paid them for building the Great Sail Restaurant.
• Yakushi Nonō took the wages and decided she would not let anyone hurt the children, whom she considered her real family.
• Rasa asked Sunagakure’s teachers for ideas to improve education, while Pakura dozed through the meeting.
• A teacher argued that Sunagakure should focus on its traditional subjects, but Rasa insisted on supporting students’ varied interests and abilities.
• Rasa ended the meeting and ordered Pakura to collect the teachers’ opinions and submit them to him.

Kakashi returned to Konoha after failing to find the Dirt-Eating Beast, and Hiruzen asked him to train Naruto. Naruto persuaded Kakashi to follow him to an unknown place for a meal.

• Kakashi reported to Hiruzen that his team had found no trace of the Dirt-Eating Beast and suspected it had left the Land of Fire or gone into hiding for winter.
• Hiruzen put the search mission on hold and asked Kakashi to keep training Naruto while Might Guy was away.
• Naruto gave the Roly-poly Car to a shy little white-eyed girl and ran to greet Kakashi when he spotted him.
• Naruto reminded Kakashi that Hiruzen had promised a meal, then turned down ramen and barbecue.
• Naruto said he would take Kakashi somewhere with lots of delicious food, and Kakashi reluctantly followed him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Shimura Danzō to discuss whether Konoha should destroy the Ninja Emperor 52 arcade cabinets, but Danzō argued against it. Meanwhile, Kakashi was left facing a huge restaurant bill and considered slipping away to the bathroom.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Shimura Danzō to recall and destroy the Ninja Emperor 52 cabinets and urge Sunagakure to stop producing them.
• Shimura Danzō argued that the game revealed mostly widely known information and that destroying Konoha's copies would be pointless and costly.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided the cabinets were not a serious threat, then tried to persuade Danzō to give Sunagakure a youthful photograph of him for the game.
• Shimura Danzō refused the photograph, called Hiruzen old, and left the office.
• Two Konoha Ninjas told Hiruzen that Danzō had ordered them to return the arcade cabinet to its original location.
• At the Great Sail Restaurant, Kakashi looked at the bill while Naruto and the others stared at the sky, and thought he should go to the bathroom.

Kakashi learned from Asuma about the new arcade and other businesses in Konoha, while Asuma invited him to play the next day. In Sunagakure, Rasa considered staying up all night playing arcade games with Kaguya Otsutsuki.

• Kakashi and Asuma discussed the village's new businesses, including Four-Wheel Drive Cars, Battle Tops, and an arcade.
• Asuma told Kakashi that the arcade featured characters based on them and that Might Guy had damaged its machines while playing as Kakashi.
• Kakashi decided to visit the arcade the next day, while Asuma stayed by the river to finish his cigarette.
• Road construction in the Land of Wind slowed because winter temperatures and limited equipment made desert work difficult.
• Rasa watched Kaguya Otsutsuki waiting at his home while Kana worked overtime, then considered playing arcade games with her all night.

Fourth Raikage lost another arcade match and ordered more machines for Kumogakure, while Kakashi defeated Third Hokage in a crowded game hall. Kakashi was summoned to train with Third Hokage, but asked to finish his current round first.

• Fourth Raikage beat Killer B after losing another match, criticized the game’s portrayal of him, and ordered ten more arcade machines for the village.
• Kakashi used the game’s copying ability to defeat Third Hokage while the gathered ninjas watched and commented.
• Asuma mourned Third Hokage’s loss, then inserted another token and chose to play as himself.
• Shiranui Genma, Ebisu, Douzi Tie, and Kotetsu Hagane argued over who deserved to play next.
• Shisui Uchiha arrived with Third Hokage’s order for Kakashi to come train at the grounds behind the Hokage building.
• Kakashi asked to finish his round before leaving.

Rasa visited the arcade during Sunagakure’s vacation period, then learned from Yashamaru that Shukaku had become the brand ambassador for the Gold Prospector Gift Package. Shukaku kept its new role and earnings secret from Gaara, leaving Rasa surprised by how quickly the Shinobi World was changing.

• Rasa left the crowded arcade and thought about adding more games beyond Ninja Emperor 52.
• Gaara played with Shukaku, who complained about its unpaid work in the Land of Rain and called Rasa a heartless bastard.
• Shukaku claimed it had earned money at the Gold Prospector Factory, while Gaara suspected it had stolen Temari’s money or gambled.
• Shukaku told Gaara he would learn how it had made money in a few days.
• Yashamaru visited Rasa and revealed that Shukaku had become the brand ambassador for the Gold Prospector Gift Package.

On New Year’s Eve, Yashamaru visited Rasa’s family but left to celebrate with the factory workers, while Chiyo and Ebizo shared dinner with Sasori. Ebizo proposed taking Sasori out of the village next year, and Sasori doubted the Kazekage would allow it.

• Yashamaru told Rasa that Shukaku had become the Gold Prospectors’ mascot and declined to stay for dinner, saying he would celebrate with the factory workers and visit again the next night.
• Rasa watched Yashamaru leave and began preparing New Year’s dinner with Karura.
• Chiyo and Ebizo welcomed Sasori at their reunion dinner, and Chiyo urged Ebizo to trust the Kazekage’s plans for the village.
• Ebizo suggested that he take Sasori out for a walk next year, and Sasori asked whether the Kazekage would let him leave the village.

Kakuzu played Ninja Emperor 52 at an arcade, repeatedly defeating the Shinobi God character and criticizing the game's portrayal of the ninjas. As the arcade owner began announcing good news, Kakuzu remained ready to challenge the next player.

• Sunagakure's toys and arcade games spread throughout the Shinobi World as the village expanded its commercial partnerships.
• Kakuzu used a kunai to influence the arcade operator and defeated the Shinobi God character in a one-sided match.
• Arcade patrons complained that Kakuzu monopolized the machine and suspected he was using game coins to buy victories.
• Kakuzu overheard patrons praising the Fourth Kazekage's appearance and concluded that the Kazekage was too timid to use realistic ninja portraits.
• The arcade owner called for quiet and began announcing good news.

Rasa prepared Sunagakure for several September competitions while Jiraiya considered entering Ninja Emperor 52 and Danzo examined Sunakra fertilizer. The chapter ended with Danzo recalling Hiruzen Sarutobi’s photograph and mocking his old rival as childish.

• Rasa led a meeting about preparing for the September competitions and told the Technology Department to address feedback about Ninja Emperor’s character designs.
• A Sunagakure arcade official reported that most players thought the characters looked too ugly, and Rasa decided to discuss possible changes with the other village leaders.
• Jiraiya read the Ninja Emperor 52 competition flier, admired its prize, and planned to practice the game the next morning while heading out to gather material that night.
• Danzo inspected Sunakra fertilizer, heard that it improved crops, and ordered Root to support Sunagakure’s publicity for the September events.
• Danzo remembered the photograph of Hiruzen Sarutobi when he was young and called Hiruzen childish.

Konoha’s players prepared for the Ninja Emperor Competition as Shiranui Genma aimed to qualify and win first place. Might Guy challenged Kakashi to a match, then used his special training to smash the arcade controls again.

• Konoha players discussed the competition’s qualifications and the arcade rankings of Kakashi, Asuma, and other players.
• Shiranui Genma assessed Kakashi and Asuma as rivals and hoped winning first place would earn him a game character.
• Shiranui Genma arranged for the group to practice, but Kakashi left with Might Guy, so Genma teamed up with Asuma instead.
• Might Guy challenged Kakashi to a Kakashi-versus-Kakashi match and claimed he had undergone special training.
• Might Guy opened the Gate and slammed the button, blasting the controls as the arcade owner shouted at him.

Kakashi lost his chance to train after Might Guy destroyed an arcade cabinet, while the Uchiha Clan prepared to seek permission to enter Sunagakure’s upcoming competition. Hiruzen Sarutobi then asked Danzo to arrange arcade cabinets for Konoha’s contestants.

• Might Guy destroyed an arcade cabinet, leaving Kakashi without a machine and forcing him to read instead.
• Fugaku Uchiha asked Shisui Uchiha whether he would participate in Sunagakure’s competition, and Shisui agreed to enter all three races for Konoha’s sake.
• Fugaku Uchiha asked Shisui Uchiha to sound out the Third Hokage about the Uchiha Clan’s participation and how many contestants it could send.
• Danzo told Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had reduced surveillance around the Uchiha Clan but left another group monitoring them.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Danzo to arrange arcade cabinets so Konoha’s contestants could train.