Chapter Summaries

Mei Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki sailed from Kirigakure toward Konoha as part of an exchange, with Mei traded for the Three-Tails and Kisame sent along with Samehada. As they speculated about serving Uchiha Ronglin, Mei worried about his intentions while Kisame looked forward to meeting him.

• Mei Terumi recalled how Kirigakure’s leaders and her family had agreed to trade her for the Three-Tails, leaving her anxious and resigned.
• Kisame Hoshigaki accepted the arrangement because it freed him from Suikazan Fuguki and gave him the chance to wield Samehada.
• Kisame said he was eager to meet Uchiha Ronglin, whose battlefield reputation had made him curious.
• Mei worried that Ronglin might expect her to warm his bed, while Kisame teased that she might become his personal maid.
• Mei glared at Kisame after his remark as their ships continued toward Konoha.

Ronglin took charge of Kirigakure’s supply transport and used the controlled Three-Tails to carry the cargo. The convoy set out for the sea, while Yagura warned his delegation against provoking Ronglin or letting a tailed beast fall under his control.

• An Anbu told Ronglin that Kirigakure’s transport team had arrived and that he was expected to oversee the supplies.
• Ronglin gathered the genin and Anbu, summoned the sealed Three-Tails, and startled Yagura and the delegation.
• Ronglin took Shisui onto the Three-Tails’ head and ordered it to transport the supplies toward the sea.
• Kirigakure’s delegation resented seeing the Three-Tails obey Ronglin, and Yagura warned them that the Sharingan could control tailed beasts.
• Ronglin considered whether Mei Terumi’s Kekkei Genkai might develop problems because of his actions.

Ronglin reached the seaside with Yagura, the Three-Tails, and the Konoha group, then took Kirigakure's supplies and brought Mei Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki under his command. After checking the supplies and prisoners, he ordered everyone to return to Konoha.

• Ronglin's group took three days to reach the seaside, where Kirigakure's forces relaxed after seeing Yagura and the Three-Tails.
• Yagura asked Ronglin to honor their agreement, and Ronglin said he would release the prisoners upon returning to Konoha while ordering the supplies loaded onto the Three-Tails.
• Ronglin called Mei Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki forward, ordered them to stand behind him, and warned them to remember their new identities.
• Several hundred ninja finished unloading the supplies in under two hours, while Kirigakure watched its goods become Konoha's spoils.
• Ronglin checked the supplies and prisoners, then ordered the group to return to Konoha.

After returning to Konoha with the supplies and the Three-Tails, Ronglin completed the exchange with Yagura and released Kirigakure’s prisoners. At home, he found that Shisui and Kisame Hoshigaki had fought and wrecked his courtyard, and he began reprimanding them.

• Ronglin and the others returned to Konoha with the Three-Tails and the supplies after a tense journey.
• Ronglin handed the Three-Tails over to Yagura, and Kirigakure’s ninja began sealing it.
• Konoha released the captured Kirigakure people and escorted them out of the Land of Fire.
• Ronglin returned home and found Shisui and Kisame Hoshigaki bruised after destroying much of his courtyard.
• Ronglin scolded Shisui for fighting without permission and reminded him that ninjutsu was forbidden in fights in Konoha.

Ronglin learned that Shisui and Kisame Hoshigaki had fought and wrecked his courtyard, then beat them both to teach them a lesson. Shisui and Kisame ended the chapter battered and unwilling to challenge Ronglin again.

• Uchiha Diqin explained that Shisui had challenged Kisame Hoshigaki, and their fight had damaged Ronglin’s courtyard.
• Ronglin struck Shisui into a wall and took Samehada from Kisame when Kisame tried to resist.
• Ronglin beat Kisame with Samehada, then threw the sword aside.
• Ronglin warned Shisui and Kisame to come to him if they had a problem, and Shisui said they would not dare.

Uchiha Ronglin stopped Shisui and Kisame Hoshigaki from fighting in his yard and ordered them to train together at the training ground. He barred Shisui from leaving the village until he reached jonin level and kept Samehada from Kisame until Kisame met his standard.

• Ronglin scolded Shisui and Kisame Hoshigaki for fighting in his yard, telling them to settle disputes at the training ground or outside the village.
• Ronglin ordered Shisui and Kisame to train together at the training ground.
• Ronglin forbade Shisui from leaving the village until he reached jonin level, and Shisui reluctantly agreed.
• Ronglin told Kisame that he now served him in Konoha and ordered him to behave.
• Ronglin kept Samehada and told Kisame he would return it once Kisame reached his standard.

Ronglin encouraged Uchiha Diqin and Mei Terumi to grow stronger, promising Diqin greater freedom once she reached jonin level. He left Mei Terumi flustered after moving aside the hair covering her eye.

• Ronglin promised Uchiha Diqin she could follow him without restrictions if she reached jonin level.
• Uchiha Diqin reacted with excitement to Ronglin's promise.
• Ronglin considered loosening the Uchiha rule that kept female ninja from public missions and combat.
• Ronglin told Mei Terumi to raise her strength quickly, then brushed aside the hair covering her right eye.
• Mei Terumi did not resist, and Ronglin said her eye looked very nice.

Ronglin denied that he had traded the Three-Tails for Mei Terumi because he desired her, arguing that he could find women in Konoha if he wanted one. He sent Shisui and Kisame Hoshigaki to the Medical Department and ordered them to repair the courtyard when they returned.

• Ronglin told Mei Terumi that he had heard rumors claiming he was a pervert who traded the Three-Tails to bring her back.
• Ronglin argued that he would not have traveled to Kirigakure for a woman when plenty of women in Konoha liked him.
• Uchiha Diqin laughed, and Ronglin threatened to arrange a Kirigakure woman for Shisui, frightening him into apologizing.
• Ronglin ordered Shisui and Kisame Hoshigaki to get medical treatment for their bruised faces.
• Ronglin told Shisui and Kisame Hoshigaki to restore the courtyard when they returned, and Shisui stumbled into a wall as they left.

After Shisui and Kisame Hoshigaki wrecked the courtyard, Ronglin left them to cover the repairs, and Shisui discovered he was also responsible for Kisame’s medical fees. Shisui reluctantly accepted that they would need to take low-paying D-rank missions to earn money.

• Shisui demanded that Kisame Hoshigaki pay half the cost of restoring the courtyard.
• Kisame Hoshigaki said he had no money and promised to repay Shisui later.
• Shisui pointed out that they could not leave the village or take missions until they reached jonin level, but Kisame suggested they could do D-rank missions inside the village.
• Shisui gave in and agreed to do D-rank missions, though he warned Kisame to repay him.
• Shisui took Kisame Hoshigaki to the Medical Department and had to pay the medical fees himself.

Ronglin pressured Mei Terumi to train hard, threatening to make her warm his bed if she failed, and Uchiha Diqin reassured her that he was restrained. The next morning, Mei Terumi, Uchiha Diqin, Shisui, and Kisame Hoshigaki left early to train while Ronglin watched and went back to sleep.

• Ronglin warned Mei Terumi to improve her strength or face his threat of making her bear his child.
• Ronglin told Uchiha Diqin to help Mei Terumi choose a room and train with her.
• Uchiha Diqin reassured Mei Terumi that Ronglin was restrained as long as they met his requirements.
• Mei Terumi resolved to train hard so she would not become someone who warmed Ronglin's bed.
• Before dawn, Mei Terumi, Uchiha Diqin, Shisui, and Kisame Hoshigaki headed to the training ground while Ronglin watched and returned to sleep.

Uchiha Diqin, Shisui, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Mei Terumi discussed taking missions to earn money while staying in the village. Shisui revealed that Ronglin was running for Fourth Hokage, shocking Mei Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki.

• Shisui said he and Kisame Hoshigaki planned to take simple D-rank and C-rank missions because Kisame had no money and they could not leave the village.
• Mei Terumi asked to join them so she could earn money, and Uchiha Diqin agreed to go with the group.
• Uchiha Diqin reminded Mei Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki to conceal any Kirigakure forehead protectors and avoid causing trouble for Ronglin.
• Shisui casually revealed that Ronglin was running for Fourth Hokage, leaving Mei Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki astonished.

Shisui, Uchiha Diqin, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Mei Terumi discussed Ronglin’s possible future as Hokage before arriving at the training ground to work toward his target. Shisui teased Kisame about his dependence on Samehada, and Kisame challenged him to judge his strength without it.

• Shisui said people in Konoha supported Ronglin becoming Hokage while he was still very young.
• Shisui joked that Yagura would stay short like Ōnoki, leaving Kisame Hoshigaki, Mei Terumi, and Uchiha Diqin speechless.
• The four arrived at the training ground before dawn, and its manager left them to practice.
• Shisui taunted Kisame Hoshigaki that his strength was nothing special without Samehada.
• Kisame Hoshigaki challenged Shisui to find out whether he was strong without Samehada.

Ronglin explained to the Third Hokage that Shisui, Kisame Hoshigaki, Mei Terumi, and Uchiha Diqin had been taking low-level missions because they needed money and were forbidden to leave the village before reaching jonin level. To address complaints from genin, the Third Hokage assigned Ronglin to lead them on a mission guarding prisoners.

• Shisui, Kisame Hoshigaki, Mei Terumi, and Uchiha Diqin left training and headed to accept more low-level missions.
• The Third Hokage summoned Ronglin after genin complained that his team kept taking their missions.
• Ronglin told the Third Hokage that the four were short on money and could not leave the village until they reached jonin level.
• The Third Hokage assigned Ronglin and the four to guard inmates at the Prison, where dangerous prisoners had grown restless amid the war.

Ronglin agreed to go to the Prison and warned the Third Hokage not to undermine his effort to become Fourth Hokage. He then told Shisui and the others that villagers had complained about them taking too many low-level missions.

• Ronglin agreed to visit the Prison the next day and told the Third Hokage not to set traps in his path to becoming Fourth Hokage.
• The Third Hokage said he would not oppose Ronglin but warned that he could not control everyone in the village.
• Ronglin met Shisui, Kisame Hoshigaki, Mei Terumi, and Uchiha Diqin in his restored courtyard.
• Ronglin explained that people had complained because the group’s low-level missions were creating a shortage for other ninja.
• Shisui angrily threatened whoever had complained, while Kisame Hoshigaki, Mei Terumi, and Uchiha Diqin reacted with restrained displeasure.

Ronglin took Shisui, Uchiha Diqin, Mei Terumi, and Kisame Hoshigaki off their usual missions and assigned them to help guard the understaffed Konoha Prison. The group arrived at the Prison, where the war had left too few ninja to maintain its guard rotations.

• Ronglin told the four that they would stop taking their usual missions and report to the Prison the next day.
• Shisui eagerly welcomed the chance to see the Prison, while Ronglin warned him that the work would be difficult.
• Ronglin met the four beneath the Hokage Building the next morning, and they traveled together to the Prison.
• A Special Jonin greeted Ronglin at the Prison and led the group inside.
• Ronglin learned that wartime transfers had reduced the Prison's guards to one Elite Jonin and three Jonin, making the rotations difficult to maintain.

Ronglin and his companions toured Konoha’s underground Prison as part of a security mission, learning how its different levels housed ordinary prisoners and serious offenders. They reached the heavy-criminal level, where the stench overwhelmed several members of the group.

• The Third Hokage assigned Ronglin to oversee the Prison while Shisui and the others were away on missions.
• Ronglin explained the Prison’s underground design, and the Special Jonin guide said the group would inspect the serious-offender area.
• The group passed multiple checkpoints and saw hundreds of minor offenders mining ore on the first level.
• The Special Jonin led them to the second level, where heavy criminals were held without having to work.
• Uchiha Diqin and Mei Terumi covered their noses at the foul smell, while Shisui looked uncomfortable and Kisame Hoshigaki remained unfazed.

Ronglin took charge of the prison and ordered the filthy cells cleaned, despite the Special Jonin’s concerns about staffing and security. The cleaning crew welcomed the chance to earn contribution points, and Ronglin began reviewing the prisoners’ files.

• The Special Jonin explained that the prison was understaffed and its dangerous prisoners’ cells could not be cleaned casually.
• Ronglin took the prisoner files and ordered people to clean the cells immediately.
• Ronglin explained that cleaning earned nearly as many contribution points as guard duty, then smacked Shisui for focusing on the reward.
• The cleaning crew arrived, and Ronglin had the prisoners’ sealed cell doors opened so they could begin.
• Ronglin read Ran Jin’s file, which described him as a violent Fire Release ninja who had killed a teammate over a dispute about mission rewards.

Ronglin inspected Konoha Prison’s thirty-eight dangerous criminals with Shisui and the others, revealing the prisoners’ horrific crimes. He then ordered the prisoners reported dead after a supposed escape, leaving Shisui and the others troubled by what they had witnessed.

• Ronglin read the prisoners’ files aloud as the criminals were washed, shocking Shisui, Kisame Hoshigaki, and the others with their crimes.
• Some prisoners resisted, but Ronglin and his companions subdued them with seals and the Eternal Mangekyo.
• Ronglin burned the file booklet and ordered a Special Jonin to report that the prisoners had attempted a mass escape and been killed.
• The Special Jonin questioned how he could explain the deaths to Lord Hokage, but Ronglin told him to report it without concern.
• Shisui and the other three appeared to understand what Ronglin had done and looked troubled.

Uchiha Ronglin forced Shisui and three others to fight a group of serious criminals, promising freedom to anyone who killed them and death to those who failed. He burned the criminals’ records and took responsibility for their deaths, while the Third Hokage agreed to conceal the incident for now.

• Ronglin ordered Shisui and the other three to fight the serious criminals in life-or-death combat for a chance at freedom.
• The criminals cursed Ronglin and made crude remarks about the young girl among the four.
• A Special Jonin told the Third Hokage that Ronglin had burned the criminals’ files and claimed they had all died during a prison break.
• The Third Hokage regretted sending Ronglin to the Prison but recognized that Ronglin had taken the blame to spare him trouble.
• The Third Hokage agreed to hide the news until a suitable time.

Ronglin put Shisui, Uchiha Diqin, Mei Terumi, and Kisame Hoshigaki through a dangerous deathmatch training exercise against prisoners. The four accepted the challenge, and Ronglin began the fight the next morning.

• Ronglin left the four ninja alone overnight in the prison before their scheduled fights with death-row prisoners.
• Shisui, Uchiha Diqin, and Mei Terumi worried about the coming battles, while Kisame Hoshigaki told them to rest and prepare.
• Ronglin kept watch over the prison, confident the sealed prisoners could not escape his control or the defenses outside.
• The next morning, Shisui, Uchiha Diqin, Mei Terumi, and Kisame Hoshigaki said they were ready to fight.
• Ronglin announced that the deathmatches would begin.