Chapter Summaries

Hankuang learned that the Three-Tails was rampaging on the Mist Ninja battlefield and flew there with Obito. While the Konoha and Mist forces watched the beast, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist decided to sneak toward Konoha and attack the village.

• Hankuang questioned Minako and Suzune about who had slept in the left room, then checked his Spirit attribute and wondered why its defense rating remained at Six Paths Level.
• Obito told Hankuang that Fugaku and the Uchiha had gone to the Mist Ninja battlefield after the Mist released the Three-Tails, and Hankuang reassured him before flying there with Obito.
• The Three-Tails attacked both Mist and Konoha shinobi, and Shisui told Minato that its chaotic Chakra made it difficult to control with genjutsu.
• Juzo Biwa proposed that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen bypass the rampaging Three-Tails and head for Konoha while its defenders were distracted.
• The Seven Ninja Swordsmen moved through the forest toward Konoha, eager to make a name for themselves by attacking the village.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist advanced toward Konoha, baffled by strange sights in the sky, then encountered Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu. After a living tree carried the three young ninjas away, the swordsmen pursued it into the back mountain, where rocks began falling on them from above.

• The Seven Ninja Swordsmen saw Uchiha ninjas flying on a huge iron gate, then watched two youths walk through the air, and continued toward Konoha.
• The Seven Ninja Swordsmen surrounded Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu, and Munashi Jinpachi prepared to attack them.
• A tree tore itself from the ground, bound the three Konoha ninjas in its branches, and ran away with them.
• Kushimaru Kuriarare urged the others to capture the tree, and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen chased it into the back mountain.
• The Seven Ninja Swordsmen stopped when a large number of rocks tumbled down from the mountaintop toward them.

Hankuang’s intelligent rear mountain trapped the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, then toppled over and crushed them, destroying the Hokage building in the process. Might Guy finally recognized the Jujube Tree that had saved him as the one from Hankuang’s courtyard.

• The rear mountain sealed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist between cliff faces and sent rocks tumbling down on them.
• Munashi Jinpachi used the Explosive Blade to blast a hole through the cliffs, but the mountain then toppled toward the swordsmen.
• The rear mountain crashed down, burying the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and shaking the Hokage building until it collapsed.
• Might Guy and his companions tried to persuade the Jujube Tree to come home with them, but it threw them away.
• Might Guy passed Hankuang’s courtyard and realized the Jujube Tree was the one from there.

Hankuang arrived at the Mist ninja battlefield as the Three-Tails prepared a Tailed Beast Bomb aimed at the Konoha camp. While Minato Namikaze and the others reacted in alarm, Hankuang charged straight toward the attack.

• Guy saw that Hankuang's jujube tree was gone and concluded it had saved him.
• Juzo Biwa, Suikazan Fuguki, and Raiga Kurosuki fled Konoha and encountered Might Duy, who activated the Sixth Gate before deactivating it and wondering at his strength.
• Fugaku Uchiha, Hankuang, and Obito arrived at the Mist ninja battlefield aboard a Flying Artifact.
• Minato Namikaze asked Hankuang how to deal with the Three-Tails, and Hankuang argued that Shisui's Sharingan genjutsu should have worked on it.
• The Three-Tails launched a Tailed Beast Bomb toward the Konoha camp, and Hankuang charged toward it despite Minato's offer to teleport him away.

Hankuang used his will to repel the Three-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb, free Isobu from Madara Uchiha’s control, and give the beast the ability to fly. As the Mist Ninja retreated under cover of fog, Hankuang prepared to pursue them with the airborne Three-Tails.

• Hankuang knocked the Tailed Beast Bomb back at the Three-Tails, and it exploded against Isobu.
• Hankuang sensed and crushed the will controlling Isobu, causing Madara Uchiha to order Danzo and Black Zetsu to flee.
• Ao ordered the Mist Ninja to retreat and conceal themselves in fog after seeing the Tailed Beast Bomb sent back.
• Hankuang engraved the properties of floating and flight into Isobu, and the Three-Tails rose into the air.

Hankuang explained that his willpower could interfere with reality as Isobu flew after the fleeing Mist shinobi. He then gave Isobu the ability to grow larger, leaving the assembled shinobi stunned as the giant beast expanded several times over.

• Hankuang ordered Isobu to catch up with the Mist shinobi, and the beast flew toward them with Minato Namikaze and the others aboard.
• Hankuang said his strange abilities came from willpower, and Fugaku Uchiha and the others concluded that Madara Uchiha had controlled Isobu and attacked them.
• The group caught up with the fleeing Mist shinobi, and more than a hundred Uchiha shinobi leaped down to pursue them while Hankuang stayed with Isobu.
• Hankuang offered Isobu a third trait, and Isobu firmly asked to become bigger.
• Hankuang engraved the trait into Isobu, consuming nearly half his willpower, and Isobu expanded several times in size as the surrounding shinobi scrambled to get clear.

After returning from the Mist battlefield, Hankuang learned that the Jujube Tree had called on the back mountain to save Might Guy, and rewarded the mountain by giving it the ability to walk. He later gave Minato Namikaze three traits for free, while the village was left dealing with the mountain’s startling movements.

• Hankuang stopped Isobu’s uncontrolled growth by giving it the Shrink trait, then released it back into the sea as the group returned to Konoha.
• Minato Namikaze and the others discovered that Hokage Rock, the back mountain, and nearby buildings had been damaged or destroyed.
• Hankuang learned that the Jujube Tree had asked the back mountain for help when the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist pursued it after it saved Might Guy.
• Hankuang granted the back mountain the Walk trait, causing it to rise on enormous stone legs and collapse the partly rebuilt Hokage building.
• Minato Namikaze visited Hankuang and asked to buy Flying Ability, but Hankuang gave him Levitation, Flying Ability, and extreme speed for free.

Hankuang joined a secret meeting of Konoha clan leaders to choose a successor to the Third Hokage. When Hyuga Hiashi prepared to make his case for Hokage, Hankuang stopped him and declared that he was not suited for the position.

• Minato Namikaze told Hankuang that the Third Hokage was trying to push him out of the village and had secretly sent clan members away.
• Hankuang told Minato Namikaze to prepare to become the Fourth Hokage, explaining that he planned to cripple the Third Hokage and force him to retire.
• Minato Namikaze decided to support Hankuang and visited the clans on his behalf.
• Minato Namikaze brought Hankuang to a secret meeting attended by leaders of several Konoha clans, where Shikaku Nara argued that the Third Hokage should step down.
• Shikaku Nara invited those present to make their case for becoming Fourth Hokage, but Hankuang stopped Hyuga Hiashi and said he was unsuited for the position.

Hankuang blocked several clan leaders from campaigning for Hokage, and the gathering eventually turned to Minato Namikaze. Minato began explaining why he no longer intended to run for Fourth Hokage, leaving his reasoning unfinished.

• Hankuang stopped Hyuga Hiashi from giving his campaign speech by challenging the Hyuga clan's main and branch families' inequality.
• Hankuang sent Fugaku Uchiha back to the line, saying the Hokage needed sharpness and presence.
• Hankuang advised Clan Head Kurama to improve his taijutsu before running for Hokage, and the other attendees agreed.
• Shikaku Nara withdrew before giving his speech, anticipating Hankuang would criticize his strength.
• Hankuang invited Minato Namikaze to speak, and Minato said he had reconsidered running because his abilities could not prevent another attack by the Four Great Shinobi Villages.

Minato Namikaze recommended Hankuang for Hokage, and Hankuang outlined cheap Flying Ability for clan members and a forceful policy toward other villages. The meeting ended with Hankuang promising to keep the Third Hokage alive but make him and the Sarutobi Clan take on missions.

• Minato Namikaze recommended Hankuang for Hokage, and Hankuang objected because he was only twelve and did not want to handle office work.
• Hankuang offered each clan Flying Ability for one hundred thousand ryo per person, shocking leaders who had previously paid far more.
• Hankuang promised that Konoha would never be bullied and claimed he had hung up the Tsuchikage before negotiations.
• Hankuang admitted he had brought the back mountain to life, while Minato Namikaze revealed that Hankuang could control the Three-Tails.
• Shikaku Nara asked how Hankuang would deal with the Third Hokage, and Hankuang promised to spare him but make him and the Sarutobi Clan handle missions.

Hankuang misunderstood Konoha’s preparations and the Hokage’s summons, believing the village was celebrating his coming appointment as Fourth Hokage. Meanwhile, Rasa and Ōnoki traveled toward Konoha for negotiations, with Ōnoki hinting that Hankuang—not Hiruzen—was the reason he had come.

• Hankuang checked his Attribute Panel, noticed Planetary Devastation listed as a Ninjutsu, and found that both trees in his yard had vanished.
• Hankuang saw decorations being put up and assumed Shikaku had prepared them to celebrate his rise to Hokage.
• At Happy Hot Springs, Kushina, Hyuga Rin, and Minako acted unusually formal, and Hankuang mistakenly said he was about to become the Fourth Hokage.
• Kushina told Hankuang that the Hokage’s Office had announced the arrival of leaders from the Four Great Shinobi Villages and that he might need to protect Hiruzen.
• Rasa traveled toward Konoha with Baki and Pakura, then accepted an escort from members of the Sarutobi Clan.
• Ōnoki headed toward Konoha with Tsuchi and another guard, telling Tsuchi that he had come because of Hankuang rather than Hiruzen.

The four Kage traveled toward Konoha for negotiations, but their rivalries flared before a strange, mobile tree interrupted them. They learned the tree was Hankuang’s creation and realized he likely knew they had arrived.

• Ōnoki and the Third Raikage were escorted toward Konoha and dismissed concerns that the Hokage might be plotting against them.
• Kura traveled to Konoha because the other Kage were attending, despite Ao’s concern about the Mist Ninja’s recent defeat.
• The four Kage exchanged insults, and Pakura challenged Ao after he mocked the Sand Ninja over the missing Third Kazekage.
• A tree sprang to life and ran away, startling the Kage and stopping their argument.
• Sarutobi Yakumaru told the Kage that Hankuang had created the tree, making them suspect Hankuang knew they were coming.

Hankuang led Minato Namikaze and Konoha’s clan heads to the Hokage Building while the Five Kage negotiated Hiruzen Sarutobi’s generous peace agreement. As a Sarutobi guard rushed into the conference room to report Hankuang’s arrival, Onoki had already noticed someone approaching.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi presented a peace agreement offering concessions, and Rasa, the Raikage, and the Mizukage signed it while Onoki hesitated.
• Shikaku Nara warned Hankuang that the agreement could win the Four Great Shinobi Villages’ support for Hiruzen, but Hankuang said the deal would not bind him as Fourth Hokage.
• Hankuang led Minato Namikaze and the clan heads toward the Hokage Building, with Kakashi and Obito following behind.
• Hankuang killed a Sarutobi Clan guard who tried to block the entrance, and Hyuga Hiashi kicked the body aside as the group entered.
• The other Kage urged Onoki to sign the agreement, but a Sarutobi Clan member hurried into the conference room as Hiruzen Sarutobi rebuked him.

Hankuang stormed into the Five Kage negotiations, killed a guard, and declared that Hiruzen Sarutobi had stepped down and that he was Konoha’s Fourth Hokage. When the Fourth Kazekage challenged his authority, Hankuang killed him in front of the other Kage.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned Hankuang was approaching with the clan heads and assumed the other Kage would support him.
• Hankuang entered the conference room, killed the guard blocking the door, and confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi over the agreement.
• Hankuang threw Hiruzen Sarutobi into a wall, took the Hokage’s seat, and announced that he was Konoha’s Fourth Hokage.
• The Fourth Kazekage challenged Hankuang’s authority, and Hankuang killed him with a single punch.

Hankuang forced the Raikage, Earth Shadow Ōnoki, and the Shadow to condemn the dead Kazekage, Rasa, while suppressing Hiruzen Sarutobi with his Spiritual Will. He called Obito inside and took a kunai, leaving his next move unstated.

• The Raikage reacted with shock after Hankuang killed the Kazekage, but the Shadow sat back down when Hankuang threatened to send troops against Kirigakure.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi challenged Hankuang, who used his Spiritual Will to force Hiruzen to kneel and silence him.
• Hankuang asked the three Shadows to judge the Kazekage, and Ōnoki declared that Rasa deserved to die.
• Hankuang pressured the Raikage into agreeing that the Kazekage was guilty, and the Shadow also agreed after Hankuang told him to stand.
• Hankuang called for Obito, who entered and handed him a kunai.

Hankuang forced the Mist and Cloud Ninja to accept compensation, while Ōnoki revealed that Stone Ninja forces were preparing to attack the Cloud and Sand. After the negotiations ended, Hankuang warned the kneeling Hiruzen Sarutobi against trying any tricks.

• Hankuang had the three Kage stab the Kazekage's corpse and revised the agreement so the Four Great Shinobi Villages were responsible for compensation.
• Yagura agreed to compensation after Hankuang warned him not to ask for the Three-Tails back.
• The Raikage agreed to compensate Konoha and the Land of Hot Water after Hankuang threatened him.
• Ōnoki revealed that more than ten thousand Stone Ninja were moving to attack the Cloud and Sand, prompting the Third Raikage to rush away with his son and Killer B.
• Hankuang crouched beside the kneeling Hiruzen Sarutobi and warned him not to play clever tricks.

Hankuang took control of Konoha’s negotiations, ordered preparations for a counterattack against the Sand Ninja, and sent the Third Hokage away. Meanwhile, the Third Raikage and Yagura hurried home after learning of their villages’ setbacks, leaving the Cloud Ninja focused on retreat and the Mist Ninja resigned to compensation.

• Hankuang sent the dejected Hiruzen Sarutobi away and ordered him to report for missions the next day.
• Hankuang told Fugaku Uchiha to post the agreement, ordered Hiashi to assemble the border forces, and instructed Obito to return the Kazekage’s corpse to the Sand Ninja.
• The Third Raikage told A and Killer B that the Stone Ninja had ambushed the Cloud Ninja and ordered them to lead the main force home while he stayed behind.
• The Third Raikage warned Killer B that Hankuang could capture tailed beasts and told A that the Cloud Ninja must not make an enemy of Konoha while Hankuang led it.
• Yagura told Ao that the Mist Ninja had to compensate Konoha because Hankuang had replaced the Third Hokage and changed the agreement.

Yagura accepted that the Mist Ninja had suffered comparatively few losses, while Ōnoki agreed to help Konoha attack the Sand Ninja in exchange for flying ability and protection. Back in Konoha, Hankuang organized a swift strike against the Sand Ninja and had Fugaku demonstrate a summoning technique.

• Yagura reassured Ao that the Mist Ninja had suffered fewer losses than the other villages and said there was no need to search for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Ōnoki left Konoha after agreeing to turn the Stone Ninja forces against the Sand Ninja, and he ordered Kuroki to tell their main force to stop advancing.
• Baki and Pakura discovered that the compensation agreement had been changed to make Sunagakure pay Konoha, and Baki blamed the Third Hokage for the Kazekage's death.
• Hankuang declined Minato Namikaze's offer of an inauguration ceremony and ordered the clans to prepare for a rapid surprise attack on the Sand Ninja.
• Fugaku Uchiha summoned Rashomon in Konoha's square at Hankuang's request.

Hankuang sent Konoha’s clans west on a flying Rashomon while appointing Minato as Hokage Assistant. Left alone to handle the Hokage’s office, he ordered Kakashi to arrest Asuma for resisting the Security Force.

• Hankuang toppled Rashomon with one finger, revealed that he had carved the Flying technique into it, and sent the clan members west under Fugaku’s lead.
• Hankuang appointed Minato Namikaze as Hokage Assistant before creating a Wood Style Clone to accompany the clans.
• After Rashomon departed, Hankuang realized everyone had left him to handle official business and found a report that Asuma had fled arrest after stealing flowers and injuring an Uchiha.
• Hankuang summoned Kakashi and ordered him to arrest Asuma and hand him over to the Security Force for serious punishment.

Hiruzen Sarutobi regretted failing to kill Hankuang and was urged by Koharu and Homura to accept his rule and secure a good relationship with him. After they left, Hiruzen received Danzo’s letter urging him to kill Hankuang and asking him to retrieve money from a Root hideout.

• Kakashi hesitated to capture Asuma from Sarutobi territory, so Hankuang gave him a scroll that convinced him to go.
• Koharu and Homura urged Hiruzen to accept Hankuang’s leadership and warned him that the other clans’ Flying Ability gave them an advantage over the Sarutobi Clan.
• Hiruzen recalled his failed plans to kill Hankuang and regretted letting him grow powerful.
• Koharu and Homura flew away, leaving Hiruzen angry that the Sarutobi Clan lacked Flying Ability.
• Sarutobi Yakumaru brought Hiruzen a letter from Danzo, who urged him to kill Hankuang and asked him to send money from Danzo’s Root hideout to Kurukuru Bathhouse.