Chapter Summaries

Nagato performed nearsightedness surgery on Nonō, and she woke afterward with her eyes bandaged and the operation successful. She asked a nurse to help her use the bathroom while Nagato left to buy food.

• Nagato took Nonō for blood tests and brought her to Operating Room Five for surgery.
• Nonō teased Nagato before he gave her anesthesia and operated on her eyes.
• Nonō woke with bandages over her eyes, and Nagato reassured her that the surgery had gone smoothly.
• Nonō asked Nagato to call a nurse, then had the nurse help her use the bathroom.
• Nagato realized why Nonō had asked for the nurse and left to buy food.

Nagato helped Nonō recover from her eye surgery, and she regained clear vision without discomfort. After leaving the hospital, they went to Nonō’s home, where she began preparing dinner for him.

• Nagato fed Nonō lunch and carefully removed her bandages, revealing that she could see clearly without glasses.
• Nonō thanked Nagato, complimented his smile, and was discharged from the hospital.
• Nonō invited Nagato to dinner, and they bought ingredients together at the market.
• At Nonō’s apartment, she hid underwear beneath the sofa cushions before Nagato entered.
• Nonō asked Nagato to bring her apron and tie it around her while she prepared seafood, then sent him back to wait for dinner.

Nagato and Nonō shared a farewell dinner before Nonō left to train as an overseas spy. They parted with Nagato promising to wait for her, though they did not know when they would meet again.

• Nonō cooked a lavish dinner for Nagato, and the two ate together and joked.
• Nagato helped Nonō clear the table, and they shared tea while talking about how he had healed her eyes.
• Nonō told Nagato she was leaving the Anbu to train as a spy and would be sent overseas after training, with no certainty about when she would return.
• Nagato offered to ask his master's wife to intervene, but Nonō refused because someone else would have to take her place.
• Nonō suggested they might meet again in a few years, and Nagato promised he would wait for her.

Nagato and Yakushi Nonō spent their last day together before she left Konoha on a covert mission. After learning she had gone, Nagato struggled with the separation but hoped she would return safely.

• Nagato and Nonō teased each other, exchanged her glasses as a keepsake, and shared a farewell embrace.
• Nagato took leave the next day and spent the whole day with Nonō before they said goodbye late at night.
• Tsunade told Nagato that Nonō had left the village, and he asked where she had gone and whether she could return.
• Kawafune and Sakumo comforted Nagato by reminding him that Nonō was capable and that ninja faced danger, while Tsunade said she might arrange Nonō's return if circumstances allowed.

Tsunade announced that she was pregnant, filling Kawafune and their family with joy. After celebrating over dinner, Kawafune and Tsunade headed to the Senju Clan to tell Mito, with Kawafune proudly sharing the news along the way.

• Nagato took heart from the family's support, and Kawafune turned the conversation to Tsunade's good news.
• Tsunade revealed that she had learned that morning she was pregnant, and Kawafune excitedly celebrated with her.
• Sakumo, Nayuki, Kakashi, Minato, Nagato, and the others congratulated the couple, while Kawafune handed out money.
• Tsunade declined wine for the sake of her child as Kawafune drank with Sakumo and the others.
• After dinner, Kawafune and Tsunade set off for the Senju Clan to tell Mito, and Kawafune proudly told acquaintances that Tsunade was pregnant.

Kawafune and Tsunade visited Mito at the Senju Estate and told her Tsunade was pregnant, making her overjoyed. They left to handle their afternoon plans and promised to return for dinner, while Mito watched the family depart with a smile.

• Kawafune and Tsunade arrived at the Senju Estate and ran into Nawaki and Misaki, who were about to go out together.
• Kawafune told Mito that Tsunade was pregnant and that Mito would become a great-grandmother.
• Mito checked Tsunade and confirmed the pregnancy, then invited the family to dinner and advised Tsunade to take care of herself.
• Tsunade refused Mito's offer to reinforce the seal on Chōmei and instead made the tailed beast behave.
• Nawaki offered to buy groceries for dinner, and Tsunade and Kawafune left before Nawaki and Misaki followed them out.

Kawafune accompanied pregnant Tsunade to the Hokage Building, where he took over her paperwork and promised to help Shota with the workload. They returned to the Senju Clan for a family dinner, where Mito had cooked for Tsunade and Nawaki arrived with a celebratory cake.

• Kawafune told Shota that Tsunade was pregnant and promised to help with the Hokage's paperwork.
• Kawafune handled Tsunade's documents through the day while she rested, then left the office with her.
• Kushina greeted Tsunade at the Senju Clan and eagerly tried to listen to her stomach before Tsunade stopped her.
• Misaki told Kawafune and Tsunade that Nawaki had gone to pick up a cake to celebrate.
• Mito welcomed Tsunade and said she had cooked several dishes, while Nawaki returned with the cake.
• Tsunade and Nawaki teased each other about Mito's cooking, and the family laughed together before dinner.

After a lively dinner at the Senju Clan estate, Kawafune and Tsunade returned home and teased each other before sharing an intimate night. They fell asleep together, talking about whether their unborn child would be a boy or a girl.

• Mito shared stories about Tsunade's childhood at dinner while Nawaki embellished them and Kawafune laughed along.
• After leaving the Senju Clan estate, Tsunade chased Kawafune and kicked him for laughing at her during dinner.
• Tsunade asked Kawafune to hold her in bed, and he reluctantly agreed despite worrying about her pregnancy.
• Tsunade teased Kawafune until she reassured him that intimacy was safe, and they spent the night together.
• Kawafune said he hoped for a daughter while Tsunade wished for a son, and they eventually fell asleep in each other's arms.

Tsunade coaxed Kawafune into covering her Hokage duties for the day, then enjoyed a relaxed outing with Nayuki and Kakashi. While Kawafune handled the office work and Shota repeatedly brought him documents, Tsunade and Nayuki began plotting ways to keep him occupied.

• Tsunade acted cute and persuaded Kawafune to take over her work for the day, and he agreed before heading to the Hokage's office.
• Kawafune took Tsunade's seat and began processing documents while Shota brought him work and quietly enjoyed his revenge.
• Tsunade woke refreshed, met Nayuki in the dining room, and arranged to go shopping with her and Kakashi.
• Tsunade and Nayuki took Kakashi to the shopping district and discussed finding Kawafune something to do while Tsunade rested.
• When Kakashi complained about walking, Tsunade carried and kissed him despite Nayuki's objections.

Tsunade and Nayuki took Kakashi shopping while Kawafune had lunch with Shota and apologized for his earlier conduct. The next morning, Tsunade persuaded Kawafune to cover for her as Acting Hokage again, leaving him to return to work while she stayed home.

• Tsunade, Nayuki, and Kakashi bought clothes and ate lunch while Kawafune treated Shota to a meal and thanked him for his help.
• Kawafune and Shota made peace over lunch, then returned to the Hokage Building to work.
• Tsunade and Nayuki finished shopping, and Kakashi rode home on Little White while Ghost Mastiff carried their bags.
• Tsunade went gambling after resting at home, and Kawafune returned to enjoy dinner with the family.
• The next morning, Tsunade claimed she felt unwell and persuaded Kawafune to cover for her as Acting Hokage for another day.

Kawafune repeatedly covered Tsunade’s Hokage duties while she gambled, and she persuaded him to keep doing so. By the end, Tsunade enjoyed a carefree life while Kawafune went to work out of habit.

• Kawafune found Tsunade gambling, joined her for a round, and brought her home after they both lost their chips.
• At dinner, Tsunade blamed Kawafune for their losses, and the household shared a relaxed evening.
• Tsunade tried new positions with Kawafune that night, then denied promising not to make him cover for her the next morning.
• Tsunade kept persuading Kawafune to substitute for her, and he eventually accepted the routine and went to the Hokage's office without arguing.
• Tsunade became a hands-off boss, spending her days gambling, shopping, or doing research with Orochimaru.

Kakashi celebrated his second birthday at the Hatake residence, surrounded by friends and family. After the guests left, Tsunade tried to tempt Kawafune, but he fell asleep instead.

• Kawafune and the guests gathered at the Hatake residence for Kakashi's second birthday, where they discussed pregnancies, Fugaku and Mikoto's future marriage, and the Uchiha-Yuki Clan alliance.
• Might Duy gave Kakashi a scroll containing his newest version of the Eight Gates Formation, and Kakashi received gifts from the other guests.
• Sakumo hosted dinner and cake, and the children went outside to play while the adults continued chatting.
• After the guests left, Tsunade tried to entice Kawafune, but he refused to risk disturbing her pregnancy and soon fell asleep.
• Tsunade lightly kicked Kawafune when he failed to wake and comfort her.

Yamanaka Hayato reported that someone had accepted the bounty on Kawafune, and Kawafune dismissed protection while Shota arranged tighter village defenses. The news spread through Konoha, and Kawafune ended the day joking with pregnant Tsunade and Nayuki about his 350 million ryo bounty.

• Yamanaka Hayato told Kawafune that someone had accepted the bounty on him, which was worth 350 million ryo.
• Kawafune refused a guard detail, while Shota urged stronger village defenses to protect civilians and went to arrange them.
• News of the bounty spread through Konoha, where two Jonin discussed the would-be assassin and recalled a past Takigakure infiltration attempt.
• After finishing his work, Kawafune returned home and joked with Tsunade and Nayuki about his bounty and Tsunade's gambling losses.

A masked stranger infiltrated Konoha to claim the 350-million-ryo bounty on Hatake Kawafune, but learned that killing him in the village would be too risky. He settled into a shabby inn and planned to lure Kawafune outside by causing a disturbance.

• The tall masked man entered a Konoha restaurant and ordered raw beef liver and monkfish liver while probing the owner for information about Kawafune.
• The owner mocked the long-absent would-be assassin and recalled an earlier failed attempt on the First Hokage, unknowingly insulting the man sitting before him.
• The tall man finished his meal, explored Konoha, and avoided lingering near the Hokage Building.
• He chose a rundown inn where he could stay unnoticed and planned to create a disturbance to draw Kawafune out and claim the bounty.

Kakuzu set fire to a room in the Hokage Building to draw Kawafune out, and Kawafune and Tsunade arrived after the blaze was extinguished. The intruder remained unidentified as Konoha investigated the damage.

• Kakuzu grew impatient after failing to catch Kawafune and decided to make a risky move.
• Kawafune and Tsunade discussed their unborn son, and Kawafune proposed the name Yuto.
• Kakuzu infiltrated the Hokage Building at night, set a pile of flammable items alight with an Explosive Tag, and escaped.
• Konoha’s ninjas rushed to put out the fire and summoned Kawafune.
• Kawafune and pregnant Tsunade questioned the duty captain, who reported that the fire had damaged a storage room but the culprit had left no traces.

Kakuzu attacked Kawafune with his strongest combined jutsu, but Kawafune blocked it without injury. Kakuzu fled as Konoha shinobi pursued him, while Kawafune went after him.

• Kawafune deduced that Kakuzu had set fire to the Hokage Building to lure him out for the 350 million ryo bounty, then sent Tsunade home and ordered the captain to pursue the culprit.
• Kakuzu fired Earth Grudge Fear: Final Shooting at Kawafune, who intercepted the blast with Lightning Style: Crushing Fist and emerged unharmed.
• Kakuzu realized he could not overcome Kawafune's defense and fled as the Konoha shinobi chased him.
• Tsunade urged Kawafune to join the pursuit, and he vanished using his Flying Thunder God markings while the captain's team struggled to keep up with Kakuzu.

Kawafune pursued Kakuzu after rescuing Konoha ninja from his fire attack and confronted him near Konoha’s gates. Kawafune quickly destroyed one of Kakuzu’s hearts, and Kakuzu offered his entire fortune in exchange for his life.

• Kawafune rescued the Konoha squad from Kakuzu’s flames and sent them back to the village before continuing the pursuit.
• Kakuzu reached the outskirts of Konoha, but Kawafune appeared and refused to let him abandon the bounty without a fight.
• Kakuzu attacked Kawafune with Tentacle Punch, but Kawafune countered with lightning and struck through Kakuzu’s chest, destroying one heart.
• Kakuzu asked Kawafune how he knew about Earth Grudge Fear, and Kawafune taunted him about his five hearts.
• Kakuzu offered all 925,627,891 ryo he had saved if Kawafune would let him go.

Kawafune defeated Kakuzu in battle and captured him, leaving his fate to the Hokage’s judgment. Kakuzu’s attempt to escape ended with him bound in a wooden prison and carried back to Konoha.

• Kawafune rejected Kakuzu’s implied offer, saying he wanted both Kakuzu and his money.
• Kakuzu attacked with his black threads and Lightning Release, but Kawafune evaded him and tore out a second heart.
• Kawafune overwhelmed Kakuzu’s Earth Grudge Fear shield and trapped him in a Wood Style: Four-Pillar Prison Technique.
• Kakuzu used Earth Style: Earth Spear to withstand the prison’s spikes, but Kawafune contracted the cage until Kakuzu begged for his life.
• Kawafune stopped constricting the prison, said Kakuzu would face the Hokage’s judgment, and carried him away captive.

Kawafune returned to Konoha with Kakuzu captured and had him taken to an Anbu prison. He told Tsunade that Kakuzu had amassed over nine hundred million in assets, and agreed to make him pay.

• Konoha shinobi welcomed Kawafune back as he delivered Kakuzu in a wooden cage and ordered the captain to take him to the Anbu prison.
• Kawafune reminded the captain to charge Kakuzu for the damage to the Hokage Building, then returned home to sleep.
• Tsunade told Kawafune she had been unable to sleep while he was away, and he revealed that he had captured Kakuzu, the Takigakure shinobi who once tried to assassinate Hashirama.
• Tsunade explained that Hashirama had spared Kakuzu after Tobirama questioned him, and Kawafune told her Kakuzu had over nine hundred million in assets.
• Tsunade tasked Kawafune with collecting Kakuzu's money, and he vowed to make Kakuzu pay.

Kawafune left Shota with the Hokage’s paperwork and went to negotiate with Kakuzu in the interrogation room, hoping to obtain his fortune in exchange for his freedom. Kakuzu proposed paying half upfront and the rest after leaving Konoha, provided Kawafune arranged treatment for his injuries.

• Kawafune told Shota he needed to interrogate a suspected foreign spy, then left Shota to handle the overflowing paperwork.
• Kawafune visited Sakumo’s office, defended his excuse, and learned that Kakuzu was in Interrogation Room Three.
• Kawafune dismissed the Anbu, released Kakuzu from the wooden prison, and offered to let him go if he handed over his money.
• Kakuzu refused to pay before being freed, and Kawafune pretended to end the negotiation until Kakuzu asked to discuss terms.
• Kakuzu offered half his money first and the remainder after leaving Konoha, requesting treatment for his injuries before he departed.