Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Matsuba opened a shop in Konoha to sell items he had collected from another world, using Yin-Yang Release to fund and decorate it. After attracting few customers, he sold Nawaki a knife and sword at a confusing price, leaving Nawaki doubtful the shop would last.

• Hyuga Matsuba decided to open a shop and rented a two-story storefront with Kushina.
• Hyuga Matsuba decorated the shop with help from the girls and opened for business, but the Madara Uchiha sign attracted few customers.
• Nawaki entered the shop and learned Hyuga Matsuba owned it.
• Hyuga Matsuba told Nawaki that the Uchiha Clan war fan cost one billion ryo, and Nawaki admitted he could not afford it.
• Nawaki bought a knife and a sword for eighteen thousand ryo, then predicted Hyuga Matsuba's shop would soon go out of business.

Sarutobi Asuma and his classmates entered Hyuga Matsuba’s shop, where Matsuba mocked their ability to buy anything and demanded an absurd price for a sword. After Asuma threatened to complain to his father, Matsuba threatened him with the sword until Asuma agreed to buy it.

• Mitaraishi Anko led the group into the new shop, where Hyuga Matsuba dismissed the children as customers who could not afford his goods.
• Sarutobi Asuma demanded the shop’s most expensive item, and Matsuba showed him a sword priced at one and a half billion.
• Nohara Rin offered Matsuba the kunai he had given her, but he told her to keep it and suggested she give it to one of the girls.
• Nawaki teased Matsuba about his attention to the girls, so Matsuba punched him and sent him flying.
• Hyuga Matsuba put the sword against Sarutobi Asuma’s neck and pressured him until Asuma agreed to buy it.

Hyuga Matsuba forced Sarutobi Asuma to buy an Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi for three billion, and Hiruzen Sarutobi paid rather than challenge him. After they left, Matsuba revealed he could create more swords and drove the children out, but Kakashi asked to see a good blade.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Asuma had clashed with Hyuga Matsuba and rushed to the shop.
• Hyuga Matsuba raised the sword's price from 1.5 billion to three billion, and Sarutobi Asuma agreed to buy it after Matsuba intimidated him.
• Nohara Rin tried to stop Matsuba, but Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived and ordered Asuma not to speak.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to pay for the sword and left with Asuma.
• Hyuga Matsuba produced another Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, explained that he could make more, and ushered the children out.
• Kakashi stayed behind and asked Hyuga Matsuba whether he had a good blade.

Hyuga Matsuba showed Kakashi Hatake a genuine White Fang Short Blade and claimed to be a legendary rogue ninja, startling the young ninjas in his shop. He agreed to take Uzuki Yugao as his disciple, while Kakashi remained convinced the blade was real but puzzled by how Matsuba had obtained it.

• Hyuga Matsuba offered Kakashi Hatake a White Fang Short Blade, which Kakashi tested while Obito Uchiha insisted it was fake.
• Hyuga Matsuba bragged about his past strength, then showed the group his ninja forehead protector and identified himself as a former rogue ninja.
• Gekko Hayate threatened to report Hyuga Matsuba, and Uzuki Yugao worried that Matsuba might be in danger.
• Hyuga Matsuba agreed to teach Uzuki Yugao and reassured her that the Hokage had already visited without taking action against him.
• Kakashi Hatake cut his finger on the blade and concluded it was genuine, though he still did not know how Matsuba had made so many.

Hyuga Matsuba drove his visitors from the shop and gave Uzuki Yugao a book to study, while Kakashi learned that his father knew Matsuba and warned him against the former companion. Kakashi then insisted on graduating early, but Hatake Sakumo refused.

• Hyuga Matsuba mocked Kurenai and Anko, gave Uzuki Yugao a book, and closed his shop, leaving Nawaki outside.
• Anko and Obito Uchiha teased Nawaki, then the children noticed Kakashi was missing and went home without finding him.
• Kakashi returned home, compared his father's White Fang tanto with the ones Matsuba sold, and asked Hatake Sakumo about Matsuba.
• Hatake Sakumo said Matsuba had been powerful during the Second World War but warned Kakashi that he had abandoned his companions.
• Kakashi asked to graduate early, but Hatake Sakumo refused, saying Kakashi was still too weak and had more to learn.

Hyuga Matsuba reopened his shop, received a large tribute payment, and reunited with Nawaki and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio over a boisterous meal. After they parted ways, Matsuba returned to his shop and relaxed outside while chatting with Yuki.

• Kakashi insisted on graduating, but he and Hatake Sakumo failed to settle their disagreement.
• Hyuga Matsuba received a cash box from Hiruzen Sarutobi and met Nawaki, Yamanaka Inoichi, Shikaku Nara, and Choza Akimichi at his shop.
• Hyuga Matsuba treated the group to a meal, where Yamanaka Inoichi asked why Matsuba had become a traitor and Choza Akimichi asked why Nawaki had not returned sooner.
• The group ate and drank until the others were drunk, then went their separate ways after leaving the restaurant.
• Hyuga Matsuba returned to his shop, set a reclining chair outside, and relaxed while chatting with Yuki.

Orochimaru studied the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi that Hiruzen Sarutobi had bought from Hyuga Matsuba and discovered how it worked. He concluded that the sword could not be replicated without a powerful Light Release user, and that it would eventually disappear.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi showed Orochimaru the sword and asked him to study whether more could be made.
• Orochimaru noticed an Anbu ninja secretly following his clone, then took the sword to his research facility.
• After days of testing, Orochimaru determined that the sword was compressed photons and suspected it required a Light Release Bloodline Limit.
• Orochimaru reported that the sword was constantly dissipating and could only be recreated by a suitable Light Release user.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi was disappointed that the sword was temporary and put it away.

Hyuga Matsuba began training Uzuki Yugao, correcting his mistake of giving her advanced books and boosting her abilities with a Sage Body potion. He taught her the basics of swordsmanship and had her practice until nightfall, leaving her exhausted but determined to continue.

• Uzuki Yugao admitted she could not understand the books Hyuga Matsuba had given her, and he realized they were too advanced for a beginner.
• Hyuga Matsuba gave Uzuki Yugao a Sage Body potion, which rapidly increased her Chakra and physical strength, then replaced the books with C-rank skill books.
• Uzuki Yugao asked to learn swordsmanship, and Hyuga Matsuba took her to the Training Ground after arranging for a clone to handle the shop.
• Hyuga Matsuba demonstrated basic sword moves and a devastating slash that split the ground, then told Uzuki Yugao to practice two thousand swings.
• Uzuki Yugao completed the swings, rested briefly, and continued training with Hyuga Matsuba until nightfall.

Hyuga Matsuba learned that the Shop had added a one-year limited-time discount and bought three powerful items before meeting Orochimaru at his shop. Orochimaru asked after Tsunade but kept chatting without revealing why he had come.

• Hyuga Matsuba found Konan training herself to exhaustion, urged her to rest, and returned with her to the floating island for Yuki's meal.
• Yuki told Hyuga Matsuba that the Shop had a one-year discount event, and he bought the Horse Talisman, Limbo: Border Jail, and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, spending all his remaining Exchange Points.
• Hyuga Matsuba devoured the Horse Talisman and gained its powers, then decided to save the Tremor-Tremor Fruit for Tsunade.
• Orochimaru visited Hyuga Matsuba's shop, asked how Tsunade was doing, and continued talking without explaining what he wanted.

Hyuga Matsuba explained to Orochimaru how the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and Rinnegan could be obtained, while warning him about the costs of using Mangekyō powers. Orochimaru left with new knowledge about immortality and Matsuba’s confidence in his own abilities, while Matsuba remained unconcerned about how events unfolded.

• Orochimaru asked Hyuga Matsuba whether his eyes had evolved from the Byakugan, and Matsuba confirmed it and said they would eventually become Tenseigan.
• Orochimaru questioned Matsuba about the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and Matsuba explained that it usually required transplanting the Mangekyō eyes of a biological brother who had also awakened them.
• Matsuba described Six Paths Yin Power as another possible route to the Eternal Mangekyo, then warned Orochimaru that Mangekyō use could drain life, cause blindness, and make Susanoo dangerously painful.
• Matsuba said that combining Uchiha and Senju powers might produce a Rinnegan, and Orochimaru thanked him for the information.
• Orochimaru asked whether immortality was possible, and Matsuba implied that time had no power over him before Orochimaru left the shop.
• Matsuba rested and reflected that Orochimaru might pursue Uchiha Sasuke, but he did not care what others did and planned to defeat whoever eventually rose to power.

Danzo exploited Hatake Sakumo’s failed mission to spread slander, while Hiruzen Sarutobi suspended Sakumo and let the attacks continue. Sakumo reaffirmed that he would save his companions again, then faced a hostile crowd outside his home and stopped Kakashi Hatake from striking them.

• Orochimaru left Hyuga Matsuba’s shop, laughing over the Rinnegan and Sharingan before slipping away.
• Danzo ordered rumors and personal smears against Hatake Sakumo after Sakumo’s mission failed while saving his companions.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi suspended Sakumo and did not curb the rumors, leaving Sakumo to hear villagers condemn him.
• Sakumo shut himself away to think, then emerged resolved not to regret saving his companions; Kakashi Hatake had stayed home out of worry and faced taunts too.
• A crowd gathered outside Sakumo’s home to insult him, and Hyuga Matsuba watched from a tree with the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and Nawaki.
• Kakashi Hatake threatened the crowd, but Sakumo restrained him and reminded him not to use violence against their own people.

Hatake Sakumo faced public condemnation after abandoning a mission to save two comrades, while Danzo’s agents stirred the crowd against him. He endured the attacks in silence and withdrew into his home, leaving Kakashi worried and unable to help him.

• Shikaku Nara and Hyuga Matsuba discussed the pressure on Hatake Sakumo as Yugao, Anko, Kurenai, Rin, Asuma, and Obito arrived to watch.
• Two injured comrades accused Hatake Sakumo of failing the mission by saving them, while Danzo’s plants turned the crowd against him.
• A crowd threw rotten eggs, vegetables, and stones at Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi Hatake, but Hatake Sakumo shielded Kakashi and stopped him from fighting back.
• Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi returned home covered in filth as the crowd continued to curse the older man outside his house.
• Hatake Sakumo spent days hiding in his room without food or water, while Kakashi worried and could not comfort him.

As Konoha’s villagers condemned Hatake Sakumo, the pressure drove him to suicide, leaving Kakashi furious and the village weakened in the eyes of its rivals. Hiruzen Sarutobi moved to deter foreign probing, while Hyuga Matsuba watched the fallout unfold.

• Hyuga Matsuba watched the crowd condemn Hatake Sakumo with Nawaki, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Shikaku Nara, while Sakumo heard the abuse from inside his home.
• Hatake Sakumo wrote a suicide note and ended his life, unable to bear the pressure of the villagers’ accusations.
• Hyuga Matsuba told the others that Sakumo had died by suicide, and Nawaki angrily misunderstood him before Matsuba corrected him.
• After Kakashi learned of his father’s death, he tore up the suicide note and denounced Hatake Sakumo as a coward.
• Other nations began probing Konoha after Sakumo’s death, so Hiruzen Sarutobi sent forces to respond and deter them.

Senju Nawaki infiltrated Root and fought his way out before confronting Danzo over the destruction of the Senju Clan. The battle continued as Nawaki killed several of Danzo’s subordinates, leaving Danzo furious and wary of his strength.

• A masked man entered Root, killed dozens of guards, and escaped after defeating a Root Jonin.
• Danzo confronted the masked man outside, and the man revealed himself as Senju Nawaki and accused Danzo of destroying the Senju Clan.
• Danzo ordered his subordinates to seize Nawaki, who used Earth and Water Style techniques to repel their attacks.
• An attacker nearly struck Nawaki from behind, but Nawaki dodged and killed him with a spinning Chakra attack.
• Danzo watched as more of his subordinates fell and fixed his attention on Nawaki.

Nawaki attacked Danzo and Root, fought his way through their traps, and confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi about his family's destruction. The chapter left Hiruzen's forces standing between Nawaki and Danzo as the conflict with Root continued.

• Nawaki fought Danzo and the Root members surrounding him, then escaped the Four Violet Flames Formation with Water Severing Wave.
• Yamanaka Fu immobilized Nawaki while Aburame Torune prepared to attack him with poisonous insects, but Nawaki broke free and used Earth-Style Spear to create an opening.
• Danzo summoned Baku, but Nawaki used a Great Fireball Jutsu to drive the creature away and escape its pull.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived with an elite force, and Nawaki demanded answers about what had happened to his family.
• Nawaki accused Hiruzen of being connected to his family's destruction, while Danzo prepared to attack him and Hiruzen's troops remained still.

Hyuga Matsuba secretly controlled Nawaki during his fight with Danzo, making Nawaki overwhelm Danzo and the Root members. Hiruzen Sarutobi intervened, but Nawaki’s attacks left both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo gravely wounded and unable to fight.

• Hyuga Matsuba watched Nawaki battle Danzo, then used his Tenseigan to control Nawaki’s body and boost his attacks.
• Nawaki kicked Danzo away and summoned countless Shadow Clones that attacked the Root members.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Enma and used the Adamantine Staff to disperse the clones, then ordered Nawaki to stop.
• Danzo attacked Nawaki again, and Hyuga Matsuba made Nawaki beat him while Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to intervene.
• Nawaki used Water Release: Water Dragon Bite Explosion against Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo, and Danzo summoned Baku to shield them.
• The water dragons tore Baku apart and left Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo gravely injured and unable to fight.

Nawaki moved to kill the defeated Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo, but Orochimaru intervened and challenged him. After Orochimaru wounded him, Nawaki fled, while Orochimaru warned Danzo that Hyuga Matsuba might be watching.

• Nawaki killed the soldiers protecting Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo as he approached them with his blade.
• Orochimaru arrived, stopped Nawaki with snakes, and went to check on Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo.
• Orochimaru challenged Nawaki, who fought off waves of snakes with Ninjutsu and struck at Orochimaru with two Rasengan.
• Orochimaru evaded Nawaki’s attack, tricked him with a trap, and pierced his chest with the Kusanagi Sword without hitting a vital point.
• Nawaki retreated and fled, and Orochimaru warned Danzo that Hyuga Matsuba might be watching.

Nawaki decided to leave Konoha after telling his teacher and classmates that he had become a rogue ninja. He left a note for Hyuga Matsuba and departed before the others woke up.

• Danzo blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi for failing to investigate Nawaki, then left with his troops.
• Hyuga Matsuba treated Nawaki's wounds and explained that he had controlled Nawaki's power during the fight with Orochimaru.
• Nawaki told Hyuga Matsuba he planned to leave Konoha, then gathered with his teacher and classmates for a farewell barbecue.
• Nawaki announced that he was a rogue ninja, and Ueno Juri accepted his choice while the group drank until dawn.
• Nawaki woke early, wrote a note for Hyuga Matsuba, and left Konoha before the others woke up.

Hyuga Matsuba trained Uzuki Yugao and, after Anko, Yūhi Kurenai, and Nohara Rin asked, agreed to take the three girls as students. The girls began serving him after he insisted they respect their teacher.

• Hyuga Matsuba watched Uzuki Yugao train and argued with Anko, who challenged his claims about having girlfriends and being a great genjutsu ninja.
• Yūhi Kurenai asked Hyuga Matsuba to teach her genjutsu, but he refused because she had not paid him tuition.
• After Uzuki Yugao finished training, Hyuga Matsuba praised her and shared food from Nohara Rin's lunch box.
• Uzuki Yugao revealed that Anko, Yūhi Kurenai, and Nohara Rin wanted Hyuga Matsuba to teach them, and he agreed after Yugao pleaded with him.
• Hyuga Matsuba told the girls to serve him and respect him as their teacher, and all four complied.

Hyuga Matsuba gave Anko, Yūhi Kurenai, and another girl Sage Body potions, then deliberately provoked Uchiha Fugaku to sell him the Uchiha Clan’s fan. After Matsuba knocked Fugaku unconscious and revived him, Fugaku sat dazed on the floor, leaving the sale uncertain.

• Hyuga Matsuba gave Anko and the other girls Sage Body potions, which healed Anko and strengthened them.
• Hyuga Matsuba told the girls to find him after school and teach them more, while they stayed at the Training Ground to train.
• Uchiha Fugaku came to Hyuga Matsuba’s shop seeking the Uchiha Clan’s fan, and Matsuba demanded five billion ryo for it.
• Hyuga Matsuba taunted Uchiha Fugaku about their past, provoking Fugaku to throw a punch.
• Hyuga Matsuba dodged Fugaku’s punch and kicked him unconscious, then splashed him with cold water to wake him.
• Uchiha Fugaku sat on the floor in a daze as Hyuga Matsuba wondered whether he could still complete the sale.