Chapter Summaries

Ronglin explained why he wanted to bring the surviving Uzumaki Clan members to Konoha: their powerful bloodline could strengthen the village. He proposed that the Uzumaki intermarry with other clans, especially the Uchiha, and the chapter ended with someone asking why.

• Tsunade told Ronglin that Kumogakure had returned the people he demanded, who were now living in Senju territory and increasing in number.
• Ronglin said Uzumaki children were unusually strong and explained that Konoha's elite shinobi mostly came from powerful clans.
• Minato agreed that clan descendants were more likely to become shinobi and were generally stronger than ordinary shinobi.
• Ronglin said the Uzumaki and Senju shared large chakra reserves, strong recovery, and sensory abilities, and that a stronger Uzumaki Clan would benefit Konoha.
• Ronglin recommended that the Uzumaki intermarry with other clans, especially the Uchiha, and someone asked why.

Ronglin slept through much of the meeting, then asked Shizune to bring Hyuga Hiashi back for an important discussion. He teased Tsunade while they waited.

• Ronglin joked about an Uchiha possessing the powerful genes of two clans, and the others laughed.
• Ronglin fell asleep during the meeting, and his snoring forced everyone to end it.
• Tsunade woke Ronglin and told him that Hyuga Hiashi had already left.
• Ronglin asked Shizune to bring Hyuga Hiashi back to discuss something important.
• Ronglin lifted Tsunade and teased her about her weight, and she yelled at him to die.

Ronglin summoned Hyuga Hiashi and told him that Anbu would begin guarding the Hyuga Main Family Compound. Hiashi feared the order meant he or his clan had committed a serious mistake.

• After the meeting ended, Shizune brought Hyuga Hiashi back to see Ronglin.
• Ronglin asked Hiashi about the number of direct members in the Hyuga Clan, then said Anbu would be stationed in the Main Family Compound.
• Hiashi stood and urgently asked Ronglin what he or the clan had done wrong.
• Tsunade called out Ronglin's name.

Ronglin told Tsunade and Hyuga Hiashi that the Hyuga Main Family was being placed under protection because outsiders might target their Byakugan. He hinted at a connection between the Sharingan and Byakugan, leaving them to consider whether one person could possess both.

• Tsunade questioned Ronglin about targeting the Hyuga Clan, and he told Hyuga Hiashi to wait while he explained.
• Ronglin said the Hyuga Clan had done nothing wrong and described the measures as protection rather than surveillance.
• Ronglin warned that unknown attackers might seek the Hyuga Main Family's Byakugan and that obtaining it could cause serious trouble.
• Hyuga Hiashi struggled to accept Ronglin's warning, while Tsunade and Hiashi both showed disbelief.
• Ronglin asked whether one person could possess both the Sharingan and the Byakugan, and they answered that it was impossible.

Ronglin warned Hyuga Hiashi that people might target the Hyuga Clan’s Byakugan and hinted that he himself could possess two Dojutsu. Hiashi left after Ronglin brought up his daughter Hinata, while Tsunade remained suspicious of Ronglin’s intentions.

• Ronglin told Hyuga Hiashi that the Sharingan and Byakugan held hidden secrets and warned him to guard his daughters’ eyes.
• Ronglin assured Hiashi that the Hyuga Clan would not be deliberately spied on and asked whether Hinata Hyuga was twelve.
• Hiashi acknowledged the condition he had previously agreed to with Ronglin and left, feeling helpless.
• Tsunade asked whether anyone would target the Hyuga Main Family, and Ronglin replied that she could believe him or not.
• Ronglin looked around the room and began to suggest something to Tsunade.

Ronglin teased Shizune until she fled in embarrassment, then brushed off Tsunade’s warning that he was pursuing too many women. The chapter ended with Tsunade glaring at Ronglin while he insisted he had only been joking.

• Tsunade yelled at Ronglin to leave after Shizune arrived.
• Ronglin put an arm around Shizune’s shoulders and asked her not to spread what she had seen.
• Shizune promised to keep quiet and hurried to leave.
• Ronglin threatened to make Shizune keep his bed warm if she talked, startling her into hitting her head on the doorframe.
• Tsunade accused Ronglin of pursuing multiple women, but he claimed he had only been joking.

Ronglin teased Tsunade before leaving the meeting room and reunited with his guards, joking about how much Itachi had grown. He learned that Shisui was already married, which caught him by surprise.

• Ronglin told Tsunade he would visit her that night, and Tsunade decided to work overtime in the Hokage's Office.
• Ronglin told Uchiha Diqin to go home and get cleaned up, and she left blushing.
• Ronglin teased Itachi about growing up handsome and attracting girls, while Mei Terumi and the others laughed.
• Kisame Hoshigaki revealed that Shisui had already married, and Ronglin reacted with surprise.

Ronglin teased Shisui and Itachi about their romantic histories while the Academy students were unexpectedly given a holiday. Hinata, Kiba, and Shino decided to investigate why their mission plans had been canceled.

• Ronglin praised Shisui as the fastest and teased Itachi about his Academy flirtations.
• Ronglin lamented that he would not get to serve as a wedding witness.
• Hinata, Kiba, and Shino waited for Kurenai and complained about their unexpected holiday.
• Kiba suggested asking around about the holiday, Shino agreed, and Hinata followed them as they set off.

The sixteenth-generation Ino-Shika-Cho heirs discussed the Fourth Hokage’s return and the reason for their day off. Their conversation ended when Hyuga Branch Family members summoned Hinata to meet her father, leaving her anxious about facing him.

• The Ino-Shika-Cho heirs gathered and chatted, while Hinata sat quietly apart.
• The group discussed the Fourth Hokage’s return and wondered why Teacher Sarutobi seemed unhappy.
• Nara Shikamaru confirmed that the Fourth Hokage had returned and said his father often spoke of him.
• Nakamura Ino eagerly asked whether the rumors about the Fourth Hokage were true.
• Two Hyuga Branch Family members summoned Hinata at the clan head’s request, and Hinata feared facing her father and Younger Sister.

Hinata Hyuga was summoned from class and told by Hyuga Hiashi to follow the returned Fourth Hokage, Ronglin. She feared her father was giving her away like merchandise.

• Two Branch Family members escorted Hinata from class back to the Hyuga compound.
• Hyuga Hiashi reflected on his disappointment in Hinata and his growing attention to her younger sister, Hanabi Hyuga.
• Hyuga Hiashi ordered Hinata to pack and warned her to obey Ronglin, whom he feared offending.
• Hinata realized she might be handed over to Ronglin and called out to her father.

Hinata was ordered by Hyuga Hiashi to leave with Ronglin, while Kimimaro was told to go as well. Ronglin visited the Nine-Tails outside Konoha and learned that it had lived peacefully aside from harassment by people who thought he would not return.

• Hyuga Hiashi told Hinata that she had to follow Ronglin because of an agreement with the Fourth Hokage, and she left the hall in despair.
• Hyuga Hiashi told Kimimaro to go and face what awaited him, and Kimimaro followed Hinata out.
• Ronglin left Konoha and visited the Nine-Tails at the back mountain.
• Ronglin checked that the Nine-Tails had not rebelled or been sealed by Tsunade.
• The Nine-Tails told Ronglin that it had lived peacefully except for attacks by people who thought Ronglin was gone.

Ronglin extracted a small amount of Chakra from the Nine-Tails and absorbed it, then left the beast unharmed. Meanwhile, Tsunade and Jiraiya summoned their Summoned Beasts to address the danger before Ronglin could reach Mount Myōboku and Shikkotsu Forest.

• Ronglin reassured the Nine-Tails before forcibly extracting a small amount of its Chakra.
• Ronglin absorbed the Nine-Tails' Chakra and left the confused beast to rest.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya summoned their respective Summoned Beasts after leaving the Hokage's Office Building.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya acted quickly because they feared Ronglin might find Mount Myōboku and Shikkotsu Forest and turn their inhabitants into soup.

Tsunade confronted Lord Slug about deceiving Ronglin and trapping him in the Sage of Six Paths’ sealed space for ten years, while Lord Slug explained they had acted to prevent a foretold calamity. Elsewhere, Jiraiya and Minato summoned Gama Bunta and told him that Uchiha Ronglin had returned to Konoha.

• Tsunade demanded that Lord Slug explain why it had deceived Ronglin and left him trapped for ten years.
• Lord Slug said the Toad Sage had warned of a coming calamity and that they had lured Ronglin into the seal to stop him from destroying Kumogakure.
• Tsunade warned that Ronglin might seek out Shikkotsu Forest and Mount Myōboku, putting both sacred lands at risk.
• Jiraiya summoned Gama Bunta, who complained about being pulled away from his meal in Mount Myōboku.
• Minato told Gama Bunta that Konoha's Fourth Hokage, Uchiha Ronglin, had returned, and Gama Bunta reacted in shock.

Gama Bunta told Minato, Jiraiya, and Tsunade that the Toad Sage and Slug Sage had trapped Uchiha Ronglin in a sealed cultivation space for ten years because they saw him as a dangerous variable. Ronglin had escaped and was now searching for the sacred lands, leaving the others worried about how to hold him back.

• Bunta confirmed that Ronglin had returned and was searching for the entrances to the two sacred lands.
• Minato explained that the Toad Sage and Slug Sage had trapped him in a cultivation space for ten years without food or water.
• Bunta said he did not know why the Sages had done it and planned to report back, asking the others to hold Ronglin back.
• Jiraiya pressed Bunta for an explanation, and Bunta said the Sages viewed Ronglin as a huge variable and had only meant to detain him temporarily.
• Minato and Jiraiya reacted in disbelief when Bunta explained that the Sages had underestimated the seal and that Ronglin had eventually escaped.

Bunta learned that Ronglin had threatened to stew slugs and roast toads, while the prophecy warned of a coming calamity accelerated by Ronglin's existence. Bunta resolved to report Ronglin's threat to the two Sages.

• Bunta explained that a prophecy foretold an unprecedented calamity and that Ronglin's existence had hastened its arrival.
• Minato said he did not believe Ronglin was evil, though the Sages feared which side he might choose.
• Jiraiya told Bunta that Ronglin had threatened to stew slugs and roast toads.
• Minato explained that Ronglin had endured ten years without food or water in the Sage of Six Paths' sealing space, leaving Bunta speechless.
• Bunta said he would report Ronglin's threat to the two Sages and hope they were prepared.

Ronglin arrived with the Nine-Tails while Jiraiya, Minato, and Gama Bunta were preparing to leave. He trapped Gama Bunta with a seal and invited Jiraiya to eat grilled toad.

• The Nine-Tails approached as Bunta prepared to leave, and Jiraiya urged him to escape.
• Ronglin descended beside Jiraiya and Minato, while the Nine-Tails confronted Gama Bunta.
• Kisame Hoshigaki and three others arrived and glared at Gama Bunta.
• Gama Bunta tried to return to Mount Myōboku but discovered that reverse summoning no longer worked.
• Ronglin revealed that he had sealed the area, told Bunta to stay, and asked Jiraiya if he wanted grilled toad.

Ronglin threatened to roast Gama Bunta, provoking the toad and forcing Jiraiya and Minato to choose whether to intervene. The confrontation remained unresolved as Minato pulled Jiraiya away to prevent the situation from worsening.

• Ronglin asked the Nine-Tails whether he wanted to eat Gama Bunta, and the Nine-Tails refused in horror.
• Ronglin said he wanted to roast Bunta and wondered whether Mount Myōboku would retaliate.
• Jiraiya tried to speak up for Bunta, but Minato warned him not to intervene.
• Bunta drew his blade and challenged Ronglin, while Ronglin told Jiraiya and Minato to stand aside or face him.
• Minato covered Jiraiya's mouth and dragged him away from Bunta.

Ronglin offered Gama Bunta a chance to escape by defeating Kurama, while Minato and Jiraiya held back to avoid worsening the confrontation. Minato revealed that the seals around the area had disabled his Flying Thunder God Technique, leaving them unable to intervene or flee.

• Minato stopped Jiraiya from challenging Ronglin, who allowed Bunta to fight back but threatened to roast him if he lost.
• Ronglin ordered Kurama to fight Bunta, and Bunta readied his blade against the strongest tailed beast.
• Jiraiya questioned Minato’s decision to stand aside, and Minato explained that joining Bunta could provoke Ronglin into attacking them.
• Minato told Jiraiya that the seals around the area had disabled his Flying Thunder God Technique.

Gama Bunta charged the Nine-Tails alone while Minato and Jiraiya stayed back, but the Nine-Tails easily broke his sword and wounded him. Bunta fell toward the ground as the fight continued.

• The Nine-Tails advanced on Bunta as he prepared to face it without help from Minato or Jiraiya.
• Bunta charged through the air and thrust his long sword at the Nine-Tails.
• The Nine-Tails caught Bunta's sword in its jaws and bit it in two.
• The Nine-Tails slashed Bunta with its claws, and he fell to the ground, bleeding.

Bunta fought the Nine-Tails and unleashed a series of powerful Water Style attacks after it wounded him and destroyed his weapon. The Nine-Tails countered with a Tailed Beast Bomb that overwhelmed Bunta’s Iron Cannonballs.

• Bunta landed heavily among the trees and faced the Nine-Tails for the first time.
• The Nine-Tails bit through Bunta’s weapon and slashed him with its claws, leaving two long wounds.
• Bunta fired several Water Style: Iron Cannonballs at the Nine-Tails.
• The Nine-Tails formed and launched a Tailed Beast Bomb, blasting Bunta’s water attacks into droplets.