Chapter Summaries

Orochimaru's Konoha force suffered a crushing defeat against Hanzō and the Rain Ninja, who overwhelmed them with Ibuse's poison. After returning to Konoha with almost no survivors, Orochimaru reported the defeat to the Third Hokage, who ordered preparations to continue the war.

• Hanzō and Ibuse overwhelmed Orochimaru and Manda, then spread poisonous mist across the battlefield and killed most of Konoha's ninja.
• Orochimaru led the few survivors in retreat while Hanzō ordered the Rain Ninja to kill the wounded left behind.
• Orochimaru's group took four days to reach Konoha, and all but one of the remaining ninja collapsed at the village gates.
• Orochimaru admitted the defeat to the Third Hokage, who dismissed him and discussed sending reinforcements with Koharu and Homura.
• The Third Hokage decided to demand supplies from the Daimyo, while Orochimaru left feeling that only his own strength was reliable.

After Orochimaru returned from a crushing defeat by Hanzō, Konoha prepared another expedition into the Land of Rain, with Tsunade and Orochimaru leading and Jiraiya assisting. Kawafune supported Tsunade’s growing ambitions as she prepared to treat the wounded and join the next campaign.

• Tsunade treated the wounded from Orochimaru’s defeat and began researching an antidote to Ibuse’s poison.
• Orochimaru returned to the Hatake estate and told Kawafune, Sakumo, and Might Duy that Hanzō’s poisonous summoned beast had devastated his forces.
• Tsunade told Kawafune she intended to go to the battlefield and suggested the Third Hokage should eventually step down; Kawafune pledged his support.
• The Third Hokage announced a new expedition led by Tsunade and Orochimaru, with Jiraiya assisting, once the Daimyo’s supplies arrived.
• Kawafune greeted Jiraiya after the meeting and introduced himself.

Kawafune, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and their companions bonded before Konoha’s forces set out for the Land of Rain. At the border, they adopted Orochimaru’s cautious strategy against Hanzō as the war began again.

• Kawafune hosted Jiraiya and the others at the Hatake Clan residence, where they discussed the war and Tsunade’s shortage of Medical Ninjas.
• Jiraiya gave Nawaki a bikini magazine, prompting Tsunade to strike him, and the gathering ended with everyone drunk and arguing.
• Kawafune, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Sakumo, Might Duy, and other Konoha ninja departed for the Land of Rain with supplies and Antidote Pills.
• Orochimaru advised the force to eliminate Rain Ninja while avoiding large battles and retreating if they encountered Hanzō, and Kawafune and Tsunade agreed.
• After half a month of travel, Konoha’s force reached the Land of Rain, and the horns of war sounded.

Konoha’s forces split into smaller units to advance through the Land of Rain while Hanzō led most of his troops to an empty border. As the Konoha teams closed in on Amegakure, Kawafune and Tsunade prepared for the final battle, though Kawafune underestimated Hanzō’s strength.

• Yamanaka Hayato reported that Hanzō knew Konoha’s main force had arrived, and the leaders decided to disperse into smaller teams and target Rain Ninja groups.
• Hanzō marched most of his forces toward the border after learning the Third Hokage was absent, but found no Konoha ninja and returned to defend Amegakure.
• Konoha teams killed Rain Ninja groups as they advanced deeper into the Land of Rain, while Tsunade’s team led the largest force.
• Minato interrupted a tender moment between Kawafune and Tsunade when he brought them roasted rabbits.
• Kawafune predicted that Hanzō would retreat to Amegakure and warned Tsunade to stay behind him in the coming battle.

Hanzō planned to divide Konoha’s forces and led the Rain Ninja out to meet them in battle. Konoha gained the upper hand, but Ibuse never appeared, and Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru pursued a powerful Rain Ninja as he retreated.

• Hanzō learned that Rain Ninja patrols had been slaughtered and arranged to face Konoha’s forces in smaller groups.
• Kawafune joined Orochimaru’s team, shared intelligence about Ibuse’s poison mist, and said he would take on Hanzō.
• Hanzō led the Rain Ninja out to confront Konoha, and both sides began fighting hand to hand.
• Kawafune cut through Hanzō’s Water Clone while Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru fought a powerful Rain Ninja.
• The powerful Rain Ninja ordered a retreat, and Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru led Konoha’s ninja in pursuit.

Kawafune fought Hanzō’s decoy, discovered he was actually facing Salamander Shindachi, and killed him before rushing after Tsunade. Meanwhile, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru were trapped by the real Hanzō in a valley, where they summoned their allies and prepared to fight back.

• Kawafune realized the Hanzō he had been fighting was a Water Clone and tracked down the real Shindachi after cutting through the forest.
• Shindachi trapped Kawafune in a mist Genjutsu, but Kawafune broke free with Sage Art and killed him with Lightning God Speed.
• Kawafune hurried after Tsunade while Hanzō revealed himself to her, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru in a mountain valley.
• Hanzō summoned Ibuse, whose poisonous mist weakened Konoha’s ninja despite Tsunade’s antidote pills.
• Tsunade summoned the Slug Sage to support Konoha’s ninja, while Jiraiya and Orochimaru summoned Gamabunta and Manda.
• Tsunade activated the Strength of a Hundred Seal and struck Ibuse’s head with Heavenly Foot of Pain.

Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru fought Hanzō and his salamander Ibuse, but were worn down and forced to flee from poison mist. Kawafune arrived in time to redirect an explosion aimed at Tsunade and took the field against Hanzō.

• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru coordinated their attacks against Hanzō and Ibuse, initially gaining a slight advantage.
• Hanzō used mist and Ibuse to separate the group from Gamabunta, leaving Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru exhausted and low on Chakra.
• Hanzō sent Ibuse's poison mist after the fleeing trio, and Tsunade gave Jiraiya and Orochimaru Antidote Pills as they ran.
• Hanzō detonated Explosive Tags attached to Tsunade's leg, but Kawafune arrived and used a Space-Time Barrier to transfer the blast elsewhere.
• Kawafune told Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru to rest, then faced Hanzō with his sword.

Kawafune defeated Hanzō and Ibuse, ending the battle in the Land of Rain and leaving the way clear for Konoha’s coming war against the Land of Wind. He reunited with Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Sakumo, and Might Duy as the Rain Ninja scattered.

• Kawafune entered Sage Mode, pinned Ibuse with six red torii gates, and decapitated the summon before Hanzō could save it.
• Hanzō charged Kawafune in grief, but Kawafune used Lightning Flash: Nine Consecutive Strikes to cut Hanzō and his chain scythe in two.
• Kawafune joined Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya after the battle, while the Slug Sage gave Tsunade Hanzō’s antidote.
• Kawafune’s group left the valley and met Sakumo and Might Duy, who had arrived with victorious Konoha reinforcements.
• Orochimaru praised Kawafune for defeating Hanzō alone, and Might Duy showed his respect with a raised thumb.

Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Kawafune traveled back toward Konoha with the poisoned survivors after defeating Hanzō. During a rainstorm, Kawafune fed Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan and decided to take the three children as his disciples.

• Tsunade said her Antidote Pills would keep the poisoned ninja stable on the journey, and Sakumo and the surviving Jonin led the group toward Konoha.
• Kawafune set up a cooking pot beneath a bridge during a downpour and shared rabbit stew and alcohol with Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.
• Yahiko approached the group to ask for food, explaining that ninja in the war had killed his parents.
• Kawafune gave Yahiko a bowl of food and asked him to bring his two companions, Nagato and Konan.
• After the three children ate, Kawafune told Tsunade he planned to take them as disciples and give Minato more companions.

Hatake Kawafune persuaded Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato to become his disciples and go with him to Konoha. As the seven set out after the rain, Kawafune left the three orphans hopeful for a safer future.

• Jiraiya and Orochimaru objected to taking the three children to Konoha, while Tsunade supported Kawafune's decision.
• Kawafune fed Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato, then offered them food, lodging, and training if they came with him.
• Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato agreed to become Kawafune's disciples and greeted Tsunade as their teacher's wife.
• The three children collected the cookware from beneath the bridge, and Kawafune promised Yahiko he would not have to suffer anymore.
• Nagato cried as the group left for Konoha, and Kawafune whispered to Tsunade about what their future child might look like.

After returning to Konoha with the victorious force, Kawafune brought Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko home as his adopted disciples. The children settled into the Hatake household, while the chapter ended with Kawafune reuniting with Sakumo, Nayuki, and Kakashi.

• Zetsu reported to the ailing old man that Konoha had taken Nagato, and the old man ordered Zetsu to keep watch over him and protect the Rinnegan’s whereabouts.
• After twenty days of travel, Kawafune and the main force returned to Konoha, where the Third Hokage welcomed them and honored the fallen.
• Tsunade went to the hospital to prepare an antidote, while Kawafune adopted Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko and brought them home.
• Kawafune showed the children around the Hatake residence, and they marveled at its size and enjoyed snacks along the way.
• At the Training Hall, Kawafune reunited with Sakumo and Nayuki and picked up Kakashi, who eagerly reached for him.

Kawafune welcomed his three young disciples into the Hatake household and hosted a lively banquet after Sakumo returned from the front. The guests discussed their plans, then left Kawafune alone with Tsunade, whom he invited to the Quiet Room.

• Nayuki warmly welcomed the three children, and Kawafune arranged for them to stay beside Minato while discussing the coming war with Sakumo and Nayuki.
• Kawafune invited friends to a crowded banquet, where Tsunade said the antidote for the poisoned Konoha shinobi was ready for large-scale preparation.
• Orochimaru announced he would go to Ryūchi Cave, and Jiraiya said he would return to Mount Myōboku to pursue senjutsu.
• The Third Hokage ended surveillance of the Hatake residence and privately expressed hope that Tsunade would not disappoint him.
• After the banquet, the guests departed, and Kawafune persuaded Tsunade to stay for dessert before leading her toward the Quiet Room.

Kawafune and Tsunade finally became a couple, and Tsunade agreed to take the Hatake surname. The next morning, Kawafune began training the young students and examined Nagato’s Rinnegan.

• Kawafune and Tsunade spent the night together, and Tsunade accepted his sincere request to become a Hatake.
• The next morning, Tsunade joined Sakumo’s family for breakfast, then left for the hospital after Nawaki greeted Kawafune as his brother-in-law.
• Kawafune watched Minato spar with Nawaki, then taught the three younger students how to refine Chakra.
• Kawafune took Nagato to a secret room and examined his Rinnegan, explaining its potential and urging him to train his Chakra.
• Kawafune brought Nagato back to begin Chakra training and promised to teach him ninjutsu afterward.

As Konoha prepared to invade the Land of Wind, Tsunade took command while Kawafune urged the Hatake Clan to ready its fighters. He then proposed capturing Takigakure’s Seven-Tails and making Tsunade its Jinchuriki, leaving her to ask whether he was confident.

• Tsunade told Kawafune and Sakumo that Sunagakure had sent forces into the Land of Rain and Konoha would soon invade the Land of Wind.
• Tsunade left to prepare antidotes for Sunagakure’s puppet poisons, while Kawafune asked Sakumo to bring the Hatake Clan’s Samurai into the war.
• Kawafune told Tsunade that capturing the Seven-Tails from Takigakure could increase her strength by making her its Jinchuriki.
• Tsunade considered the risks of Konoha acquiring another Tailed Beast and asked Kawafune whether he was confident.

Kawafune and Tsunade left Konoha’s main force to seize Takigakure’s Seven-Tails, bringing Nawaki and Minato along to witness a Tailed Beast firsthand. They found the hidden village and confronted its ninja, with Kawafune demanding the Seven-Tails and Tsunade striking the ground.

• Tsunade agreed to join Kawafune’s plan to capture the Seven-Tails and said she would ask her Grandmother about Sealing Jutsu.
• Three days later, Tsunade and Kawafune set out with Konoha’s force, then took Nawaki and Minato ahead toward the Land of Waterfalls.
• After reaching Takigakure, Kawafune and the others entered through its waterfall and were attacked by village ninja, whom Nawaki and Minato repelled.
• Kawafune demanded Takigakure’s Seven-Tails, and Tsunade struck the ground with her fist as the village ninja refused to give it up.

Kawafune forced Takigakure's village chief to surrender the Seven-Tails after promising to move the battle away from the village. He sent Tsunade and the two youngsters to wait by a lakeside while he followed the chief to the sealing grounds and asked whether Takigakure still had Hero Water.

• Kawafune defeated the Takigakure ninja who confronted him, and they summoned reinforcements.
• Nawaki accused Takigakure of sending someone to kill his grandfather, while Kawafune clarified that Konoha had come for the Seven-Tails, not revenge.
• The village chief refused to hand over the Seven-Tails because its weakened seal could fail outside the sealing grounds, so Kawafune held a sword to his neck and offered to fight far from the village.
• The village chief agreed to give Kawafune the Seven-Tails, and Kawafune sent Tsunade and the two youngsters to wait by the lakeside.
• Kawafune followed the village chief toward the sealing grounds and asked whether Takigakure still had any Hero Water, but the chief said it did not.

Kawafune took the Seven-Tails from Takigakure and faced Chomei after the cracked sealing jar shattered. He fought off its attacks and cleaved a Tailed Beast Bomb in two, while Minato gained inspiration for the jutsu he had been studying.

• Kawafune followed the village chief to Takigakure’s sealing ground and removed the jar containing the Seven-Tails.
• The village chief and Takigakure shinobi accepted that the Seven-Tails was gone, hoping it could no longer threaten the village.
• At the lakeside, the jar shattered and Chomei emerged, then attacked Kawafune with a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Kawafune redirected Chomei’s first Tailed Beast Bomb with the Space-Time Barrier, inspiring Minato’s work on the jutsu his teacher had assigned him.
• Kawafune used Sage Art, Sword Art, Fire Lightning God, to cripple one of Chomei’s wings.
• Kawafune met Chomei’s next Tailed Beast Bomb head-on with Sword Art, Death’s Hymn, and cleaved it in two.

Kawafune and Tsunade subdued the Seven-Tails, and Tsunade sealed him inside herself with the Eight Trigrams Seal. The group then headed toward the Land of Grass, where Tsunade discovered she could use Chomei’s wings to fly.

• Kawafune pinned Chomei down with the Gate of the Great God, and Tsunade and the two younger companions attacked him while he was restrained.
• Tsunade activated the Strength of a Hundred Seal and used the Eight Trigrams Seal to absorb the Seven-Tails’ Chakra, leaving a sealing inscription on her forearm.
• Minato told Kawafune he had figured out the technique they had discussed, and Kawafune encouraged him to develop it.
• Kawafune led Tsunade, Minato, and Nawaki toward the Land of Grass to rejoin the main force.
• Half a day later, Tsunade manifested butterfly wings and flew using Chomei’s ability, though she nearly crashed into a tree.

Kawafune’s group reached a town near the Land of Rain border and spent a day recovering while they waited for the main force. After dinner and drinks, Kawafune took a drunken Tsunade to a private hot spring, where she revealed her wings.

• Kawafune’s group crossed the Land of Grass and reached the Land of Fire, finding that the main force had not yet arrived.
• Kawafune brought Tsunade, Nawaki, and Minato to town for a meal and stopped Tsunade from entering a gambling den.
• The group ate barbecue, and Kawafune kept pouring wine for Tsunade until she became drunk.
• Kawafune booked two private baths, then led Tsunade into one of them.
• Tsunade undressed and entered the hot spring, and Kawafune asked her to show him her wings.

Kawafune and Tsunade spent a playful morning together before joining their allies as Konoha’s forces prepared to march into the Land of Wind. After Kawafune revealed that he had captured the Seven-Tails and sealed it in Tsunade, the group agreed to keep her Jinchuriki status secret and hold its power in reserve.

• Tsunade woke beside Kawafune, beat him for their night together, then joined him for breakfast after Minato and Nawaki had already eaten.
• Three days later, Sakumo and the main force arrived, and the group decided to rest for the night before marching to the Land of Wind.
• At dinner, Kawafune revealed that he had caught a tailed beast, and Tsunade showed the group her butterfly wings as proof that the Seven-Tails was sealed inside her.
• Sakumo worried about the danger and the political consequences, while Tsunade explained that the Seven-Tails could help her face Shukaku.
• Kawafune and Sakumo agreed that the news should remain secret, and Tsunade promised not to use the Seven-Tails’ power unless necessary.