Chapter Summaries

Masahiko searched Orochimaru's abandoned laboratory and learned why Minato had resigned as Hokage, while Fat Cat caused a commotion at Tenten's home. Hiruzen began explaining the rift between Minato and Kushina, but Masahiko was left surprised to learn Minato's full name was Minato Namikaze.

• Masahiko suspected Orochimaru knew about the system, then went to inspect his abandoned laboratory after Orochimaru escaped.
• Fat Cat ate plate after plate of fish at Tenten's home, spoke aloud, and reassured Tenten's family that it did not eat people.
• Masahiko found a document explaining how to use an elderly person's cells for Impure World Reincarnation to restore their younger appearance.
• Masahiko returned to Konoha and asked Hiruzen why Minato had resigned as Hokage; Hiruzen explained that Minato chose to aid the Land of Whirlpools despite the risks to Konoha.
• Hiruzen began describing the conflict involving Minato, Kushina, and their child, and Masahiko learned that Minato's name was Minato Namikaze, not Minato Naruto.

Masahiko learned that Danzo had used a child to steer Naruto toward Konoha through repeated persuasion, and that Hiruzen had allowed it before acting to repair the damage. As Hiruzen asked Masahiko to help reconcile with Kushina, Masahiko set off to confront Danzo, while an ANBU reported that the Ninja Academy’s first-year lunches had vanished.

• Hiruzen told Masahiko that Danzo had sent a child to befriend Naruto and encourage him to remain in Konoha while Minato and Kushina went to the Land of Whirlpools.
• Hiruzen explained that Itachi had exposed the child’s psychological suggestion, prompting him to send Nawaki and part of the Senju clan to protect Naruto on the journey.
• Jiraiya and Sakumo confirmed parts of Hiruzen’s account, and Masahiko challenged Hiruzen for having known about and tolerated Danzo’s methods.
• Hiruzen asked Masahiko to persuade Kushina, but Masahiko told him to seek her forgiveness himself and declared that he would beat Danzo up.
• An ANBU reported that the first-year students’ lunches had disappeared from the Ninja Academy, and Masahiko vanished after insisting that a fat cat could not be responsible.

Masahiko traveled to confront Danzo, who explained why Kumogakure had withdrawn from the Land of Whirlpools and defended his actions concerning Naruto. Danzo used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Madara, leaving Masahiko facing his old enemy again.

• At the Ninja Academy, Tenten found Fat Cat had eaten the first-year students’ lunches while Masahiko traveled north, determined to confront Danzo and later deal with Hiruzen.
• Masahiko found Danzo waiting near Konoha’s northern camp and confirmed that Danzo had not altered his body.
• Danzo told Masahiko that Killer B had refused to attack the Land of Whirlpools because of his connection with Nagato, forcing Kumogakure to turn its attack toward Konoha.
• Masahiko told Danzo that Naruto could not draw on the Nine-Tails’ power because Masahiko had personally arranged Naruto’s sealing formula, but Danzo said he did not regret his actions.
• Danzo threw his robe at Masahiko to create an opening, then performed Impure World Reincarnation and summoned Madara.
• Madara awoke in the coffin, saw Masahiko, and called him a bastard; Masahiko greeted him with a threat to punch him again.

Masahiko confronted Danzo, who used Impure World Reincarnation to bring Madara back and challenge him. Masahiko moved their battle near Kumogakure’s camp, where the clash damaged the camp and ended with Madara discovering that Masahiko could use Wood Style too.

• Danzo admitted he had summoned Madara and claimed his actions were for Konoha, while Masahiko repeatedly punched him despite Madara’s attempts to intervene.
• After Madara regained most of his power, Masahiko tricked him, carried him away from Konoha’s camp, and hurled him near Kumogakure’s camp.
• Madara’s Perfect Susanoo caused the ground around Kumogakure’s camp to collapse, and he knocked the Fourth Raikage away when the Raikage attacked.
• Masahiko kicked Killer B toward his brother, then shattered Madara’s Susanoo with a bone spike and revealed that he had the advantage over Madara.
• Madara dismissed his Susanoo and used Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence, but Masahiko formed the same jutsu, leaving Madara stunned.

Masahiko tested his Kekkei Genkai in a long battle with Madara, defeated him, and returned to Konoha. There, he secretly formed a blood contract linking Fat Cat to himself, leaving Tenten caring for the cat.

• Masahiko ended his hours-long fight with Madara by using Sage Mode and a massive punch, and Madara returned to the Afterlife as his body disintegrated.
• Masahiko contained the spreading fire with Shadow Clones and sealing formations, then headed back to Konoha while wondering where Danzo had gone.
• Masahiko found Fat Cat sleeping beside Tenten and took a drop of the cat’s blood while she slept.
• Masahiko merged Fat Cat’s blood with his own and formed a summoning blood contract, planning to summon the cat when needed and leave its care to Tenten.

Masahiko learned that Danzo had tried to atone for his actions by dying, but Masahiko had not killed him and instead declared that he had defected. The chapter ended with Masahiko wondering whether Orochimaru had rescued Danzo.

• Masahiko learned that Mikoto had returned to the Uchiha clan after the death of the former First Elder.
• At the Hokage Office Building, Masahiko gave Hiruzen Danzo's clothes, and Hiruzen found Danzo's final letter in them.
• Masahiko read that Danzo had spread the news of his death, miscalculated during the war, and intended to die to preserve Konoha's relationship with the Land of Whirlpools.
• Masahiko told Hiruzen not to pursue Danzo's actions but refused to honor Danzo's request for a place on the Memorial Monument, ordering Konoha to announce that Danzo had defected.
• Masahiko realized someone had taken the injured Danzo away and wondered whether Orochimaru had rescued him.

Masahiko learned that the Konoha ninja were safe and heard that Kirigakure had surrendered, while Obito and Rin were overwhelmed by Kitsuchi’s Stone Shinobi on the Land of Rain battlefield. Yahiko and Ringo Ameyuri rescued the unconscious Obito and Rin, intending to recruit them against Hanzō.

• Masahiko confirmed that Nawaki, his apprentices, and Kakashi were safe, then learned Kumogakure had withdrawn and Kirigakure had surrendered.
• Kitsuchi and the Stone Shinobi cornered Obito and Rin, who fought until they were badly wounded and outnumbered.
• Rin hurled Obito away and stayed behind to face the Stone Shinobi alone.
• Obito returned to find Rin gone, awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, and collapsed unconscious.
• Yahiko and Ringo Ameyuri revealed they had lured away the Stone Shinobi and rescued Rin, then carried off Obito as well.

Masahiko tried to convince the people of the Land of Whirlpools that he was alive, then began teaching Naruto about the ninja world and the seal on his stomach. Naruto eventually learned Masahiko’s stories but remained more impressed by Konoha’s Hokage, and Masahiko set out with him to meet his returning parents.

• Masahiko strolled through the Land of Whirlpools to prove he was alive, but the commoners failed to recognize him.
• Masahiko arrived at Naruto’s home, where Naruto called him “Old Piggy Pot” and refused to greet him properly.
• Masahiko dismissed Uzumaki Gosha and took over Naruto’s lessons, then opened a small gap in Naruto’s seal and explained its history.
• Masahiko told Naruto about his past battles and the founding of Konoha, while Naruto became especially interested in the Hokage.
• Three days later, Naruto declared that he would become a greater Hokage than the others, and Masahiko took him to meet his parents.

Masahiko reunited with his family and disciples after returning to the Land of Whirlpools, then visited the cemetery to pay respects. At Hitomi’s grave, he realized that the circumstances surrounding his death might involve the Eight Gates Released Formation.

• Masahiko welcomed the returning ninja corps at the harbor with Naruto, Kushina, Minato, Nagato, and Konan.
• At the Uzumaki Clan's Main Hall, Masahiko explained his absence and discussed Nagato’s leadership and Minato’s plans to return as Hokage.
• Masahiko and the others went to the cemetery, where Minato, Kushina, and Naruto visited Nanako’s grave and Nagato and Konan visited Iko’s.
• Masahiko visited his own grave and then Hitomi’s, reflecting that he had never seen his disciple one last time.
• Masahiko suddenly connected Hitomi with the Eight Gates Released Formation and recognized that the possibility troubled him.

Hiruzen sent Sakumo to search for Obito and Rin, who had been missing for six days, while Masahiko traveled to Kirigakure after learning of internal unrest. Masahiko found Kimimaro imprisoned by the Kaguya clan and introduced himself as a god.

• Hiruzen ordered Kagami to search for Obito and Rin, but Sakumo offered to go because he was worried about Kakashi.
• Obito woke in a hidden Land of Rain building, saw Ringo Ameyuri, and fainted again; Rin and Yahiko agreed to wait until he recovered before deciding whether to return to Konoha.
• Masahiko learned Kirigakure had not paid its war reparations and suspected a Kaguya rebellion, so he left the Land of Whirlpools to investigate.
• Masahiko discovered that the Kaguya clan was considering a coup against Hozuki Hangetsu and found Kimimaro imprisoned in the clan compound.
• Masahiko emerged from a statue to stop Kimimaro from stabbing it and claimed to be a god.

Masahiko visited the Kaguya Clan and pretended to be a god to Kimimaro, who was released as the clan prepared to rebel against Kirigakure. He followed Kimimaro and encountered Zabuza and Haku, ending by identifying Zabuza as the legendary Seven Ninja Swordsmen's “Zabuza Without a Blade.”

• Masahiko told imprisoned Kimimaro that someone would soon release him, and a Kaguya clansman came to take him from the dungeon.
• Masahiko appeared before Kimimaro and the burly clansman, who mistook him for the spirit of the Kaguya Clan's First Clan Head and declared the clan would attack Kirigakure.
• Kimimaro asked Masahiko what to do, then followed the burly clansman toward the clan grounds' exit while Masahiko trailed behind.
• Kimimaro encountered Zabuza and Haku and asked whether they were Kirigakure ninjas; Zabuza denied it.
• Masahiko appeared beside Kimimaro, challenged his assumption, and identified Zabuza as “Zabuza Without a Blade,” leaving Zabuza bewildered.

Uzumaki Masahiko encountered Zabuza and Haku while traveling with Kimimaro, but could not persuade Haku or Zabuza to join him and left with Kimimaro. They soon met Orochimaru, whom Masahiko had been waiting for.

• Zabuza attacked Masahiko and Kimimaro after Masahiko refused to hand Kimimaro over, and Masahiko filled the area with mist that disrupted Zabuza's Silent Killing Technique.
• Masahiko tried to recruit Haku, but Haku returned to Zabuza, and Masahiko chose to leave with Kimimaro.
• Masahiko introduced himself to Zabuza as the First Elder of the Uzumaki Clan and offered him a place in the Land of Whirlpools and the Kubikiribōchō if he joined.
• Masahiko reassured the injured Kimimaro that he would grow strong and wondered whether his medical skills could cure Kimimaro's bloodline disease.
• Kimimaro rushed toward a familiar figure and was knocked back, and Masahiko recognized the newcomer as Orochimaru.

Masahiko, disguised as a Kaguya Clan member, encountered Orochimaru, who tried to recruit Kimimaro and mistook Masahiko for a clan elder. After Orochimaru rescued Kimimaro, the Kaguya Clan’s defeat left Masahiko’s identity in doubt, and the gathered ninja mistook him for the clan’s First Clan Head.

• Orochimaru found Kimimaro with Masahiko and offered to take Kimimaro under his protection, while Masahiko silently agreed to go along.
• Kimimaro fought Kirigakure ninja until Orochimaru stepped in and defeated them, then Kimimaro credited Masahiko with sending Orochimaru to save him.
• Masahiko and Kimimaro watched from a tree as the Kaguya Clan’s last fighters fell, and Masahiko said it was too late to save them.
• A dying Kaguya Clan member recognized Masahiko as the First Clan Head, drawing the battlefield’s attention to him.
• Orochimaru retreated from Masahiko, while the gathered ninja argued over whether Masahiko was an impostor or the Kaguya Clan’s ancient leader.

Masahiko met Orochimaru in Kirigakure and asked him to summon Madara, but learned Orochimaru had only one portion of Madara’s blood left and was trying to replicate Madara’s cells. As Kirigakure’s factions began fighting over the Mizukage position, Orochimaru vanished, and Masahiko stayed with Kimimaro to watch the conflict unfold.

• Masahiko revealed his identity to Orochimaru and asked him to use Impure World Reincarnation to summon Madara, but Orochimaru said only enough blood remained for one summoning.
• Masahiko, Orochimaru, and Kimimaro escaped the encirclement as Ao warned the Kirigakure ninja not to pursue them.
• Suikazan Fuguki challenged Hozuki Hangetsu, and Masahiko watched the Kirigakure factions begin fighting without intervening.
• Orochimaru told Masahiko he was attempting to replicate Madara’s cells and said destiny had guided him to Kirigakure.
• Orochimaru revealed that his laboratory was in the Land of Fields and disappeared, while Masahiko sensed more chakra signatures and stayed to watch the fighting.

Masahiko watched Kirigakure’s power struggle shift as Kisame betrayed Suikazan Fuguki and then abandoned the faction opposing Mei Terumi. Kisame fled toward Masahiko, who revealed himself and left him recalling the terror of being ruled by banners.

• Suikazan Fuguki attacked the wounded Hozuki Hangetsu, but Kisame stabbed Fuguki from behind.
• A middle-aged man revealed that Fuguki had sold village intelligence and claimed Yagura would not come, while Hozuki Hangetsu ordered the fighting to end.
• Mei Terumi attacked the middle-aged man’s forces with Lava Release and Boil Release, forcing him to retreat and leaving Kisame to cover the escape.
• Kisame hurled the middle-aged man toward Mei Terumi, then fled as she ordered her forces to chase him.
• Masahiko and Kimimaro crossed Kisame’s path, and Masahiko’s greeting made Kisame stop short.

Masahiko confronted Kisame and the Kirigakure pursuers, then revealed himself as Uzumaki Masahiko while demanding Kirigakure repay its debt to the Land of Whirlpools. The chapter left Kisame facing Masahiko’s plan to establish a Land of Whirlpools Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

• Masahiko teased Kisame about his past, and Kisame recognized him as the man who had transformed into Asura.
• Mei Terumi and Hozuki Mangetsu caught up with Kisame, while Mei argued that Kirigakure should recruit him rather than punish him.
• Masahiko kicked one of the gathered ninja high into the sky, returned, and introduced himself as the 121-year-old Uzumaki Masahiko.
• Mei Terumi and Hozuki Mangetsu caught the falling ninja with Water Release, and Hozuki Mangetsu explained that Kirigakure had surrendered but still owed compensation.
• Hozuki Hangetsu invited Masahiko to attend Mei Terumi’s succession as Fifth Mizukage, and Hozuki Mangetsu asked whether Kirigakure could buy back its ninja swords.
• Masahiko refused to sell the swords and said he intended to establish a Land of Whirlpools Seven Ninja Swordsmen, leaving Kisame uneasy.

Masahiko attended Mei Terumi’s inauguration as Fifth Mizukage while preparing to recruit Kisame and send Hozuki Hangetsu to heaven. Meanwhile, Yahiko, Ringo Ameyuri, and Obito fought Hanzō in the Land of Rain, and Hanzō died after losing Ibuse.

• Masahiko urged Kisame to join the Land of Whirlpools’ First Seven Ninja Swordsmen and took Kimimaro to Mei Terumi’s inauguration.
• Yahiko, Ringo Ameyuri, Obito, and Rin infiltrated Hanzō’s residence, where Hanzō’s forces surrounded them.
• Masahiko received fifty Witness Points for witnessing the Fifth Mizukage storyline, then told Hozuki Hangetsu it was time to send him to heaven.
• Obito used his Mangekyō Sharingan’s spatial ability to kill Ibuse, but the power left him collapsed and bleeding from one eye.
• Yahiko blocked Hanzō’s escape as Ringo Ameyuri approached, and Hanzō chose to fight with his scythe until he died.

Masahiko returned from Kirigakure to the Land of Whirlpools with Kisame, Zabuza, Kimimaro, and Haku, while training Kimimaro to walk on water. He arranged positions for the newcomers and left the children’s further training to be decided.

• Mei Terumi saw Masahiko and his group off, and Masahiko left Hozuki Hangetsu severely injured after sending him high into the sky.
• Masahiko trained Kimimaro to walk across the sea to the Land of Whirlpools, and Kimimaro mastered the basics by evening.
• Masahiko found Zabuza and Haku waiting on the shore after three days, then brought them and Kisame to the Clan Head's Main Hall.
• Masahiko told Nagato and Minato that Kisame and Zabuza had joined the Land of Whirlpools and proposed forming the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Masahiko assigned the Kubikiribōchō to Zabuza and said he would train Kimimaro and Haku before handing them to other teachers.

Masahiko brought Haku and Kimimaro to the Land of Whirlpools and sought a girl to join their team, meeting Uzumaki Karin at Kushina’s suggestion. Meanwhile, Yahiko’s group recovered after killing Hanzō and planned to take over the Land of Rain’s government.

• Yahiko, Ringo Ameyuri, Obito, and Rin recovered in a hidden space beside Hanzō’s corpse, and Yahiko said they would take control of the Land of Rain after healing.
• Masahiko woke after sleeping on chairs between Haku and Kimimaro, then took the boys to meet Kushina and Naruto.
• Masahiko asked Kushina to find a girl for Haku and Kimimaro’s team, and Kushina recommended academy student Uzumaki Karin.
• Kushina led Masahiko and the three children to the ninja academy, where Karin greeted Kushina and immediately noticed Kimimaro and Haku.

Masahiko took Karin, Kimimaro, and Haku under his guidance, then brought the boys to watch Zabuza fight for the Kubikiribōchō. Zabuza won his first match, but he still faced challenges from the Land of Whirlpools ninja to keep the sword.

• Kushina introduced Karin to Masahiko, who decided to train her alongside Kimimaro and Haku for two months before Kushina took over.
• Masahiko told Kimimaro and Haku that they would train with Kushina and become companions with Karin, and promised Haku he could follow Zabuza once he became a Jonin.
• Masahiko brought Kimimaro and Haku to the arena, where Nagato explained that the clan members wanted to challenge Zabuza for the Kubikiribōchō.
• Masahiko limited the sword's challengers to three, with one challenge per day and no switching to another sword after a failed challenge.
• Zabuza defeated a Land of Whirlpools ninja in the arena, and Masahiko urged Kimimaro and Haku to aim to surpass the Land of Whirlpools' strongest ninja.