Chapter Summaries

Kawafune, Tsunade, Minato, and Nawaki reached a border town in the Land of Fire and settled in for a meal after arranging rest and treatment for the troops. At the barbecue restaurant, Tsunade and Kawafune flirted while Nawaki’s teasing earned him a punch.

• Kawafune and Tsunade arranged lodging and care for the wounded troops after they arrived in town.
• Kawafune took Tsunade to the barbecue restaurant, while Minato missed Kushina and Nawaki complained about being single.
• Tsunade suspected Kawafune of having ulterior motives at the restaurant, but he insisted he only wanted to eat and later let the owner bring out alcohol.
• Tsunade acted shy and ladylike while drinking with Kawafune, delighting Minato and baffling Nawaki.
• Nawaki called Tsunade’s charming behavior disgusting, so she punched him.

After dinner, Tsunade took the drunken Kawafune to a hot spring, where she helped him sober up and the two became intimate. The bath ended with Tsunade resting in Kawafune's arms.

• Nawaki stayed quiet and ate more than anyone else before the group left.
• Tsunade chose two private baths with courtyard rooms at a luxurious bathhouse for herself, Kawafune, Minato, and Nawaki.
• Tsunade helped the sleepy Kawafune into the bath, and he fell into the water before taking off his clothes.
• Tsunade entered the pool, used Chakra to ease Kawafune's drunkenness, and woke him by teasing him.
• Kawafune and Tsunade embraced, exchanged declarations of love, and became intimate in the bath as Tsunade's Strength of a Hundred Seal and wings appeared.
• After a long while, the bath grew calm, and Tsunade lay in Kawafune's arms.

Kawafune gave Minato the Flying Thunder God scroll and Nawaki scrolls for the Light-Weight Rock and Added-Weight Rock techniques, then left them to practice. Sakumo explained the Flying Thunder God to Minato and warned that Nawaki’s techniques would be difficult, while the group remained confident the boys could succeed.

• Kawafune and Tsunade took Minato and Nawaki to breakfast, where Tsunade teased Kawafune about the oysters he had ordered previously.
• Back at the courtyard, Kawafune gave Minato the Flying Thunder God scroll and Nawaki the Earth Style secret techniques scroll, then told them to practice on their own.
• Sakumo arrived with Might Duy and, at Kawafune’s request, went to explain the Flying Thunder God to Minato.
• Tsunade examined Might Duy and said he needed only a few more days of rest to recover.
• Sakumo said Nawaki might struggle to learn the Light-Weight Rock and Added-Weight Rock techniques, but Kawafune and Might Duy expressed confidence in both boys.

Tsunade, Sakumo, and Kawafune discussed the arriving clan reinforcements and the challenge of commanding them. Minato learned the Flying Thunder God Technique with Sakumo’s guidance, while Sakumo ended the chapter irritated with Kawafune.

• Sakumo warned Tsunade that she would command the arriving clan elites and would need to balance their interests.
• Kawafune argued that strength would settle disputes outside the Land of Fire, and Tsunade decided to handle trouble as it came.
• Might Duy noticed Minato practicing the Flying Thunder God Technique, prompting Sakumo to rush over in surprise.
• Sakumo explained how he had learned the technique and encouraged Minato to try again.
• Minato teleported to the tree, thanked Sakumo for his guidance, and returned to practice as Sakumo glared at Kawafune.

Nawaki mastered the Added-Weight Rock Technique and Lightweight Rock Technique, while Minato had already mastered the Flying Thunder God. After swapping scrolls, both tried to learn the other's techniques but failed, and Kawafune left them to prepare for their return to the battlefield.

• Kawafune and Sakumo traded insults until Tsunade stopped them.
• Nawaki used the Added-Weight Rock Technique on his sword, and Kawafune confirmed that he had mastered it and the Lightweight Rock Technique.
• Sakumo and Might Duy asked Nawaki to use the techniques on them, but Nawaki said he could not yet affect living beings with the Lightweight Rock Technique.
• Minato and Nawaki swapped scrolls and tried to learn the Flying Thunder God and the Earth Style techniques, but neither could sense the power needed for the other's technique.
• Kawafune and Tsunade reassured the disappointed boys, then Kawafune told them to practice their new ninjutsu before they returned to the battlefield.

Konoha's reinforcements arrived, and Tsunade and Kawafune considered the threat of Iwagakure and Sunagakure before meeting with the Uchiha Clan Head. The Uchiha Clan Head pledged his clan's support to them, leaving Kawafune to declare the Uchiha would become Tsunade's sharpest blade.

• The Uchiha and Hyuga clans arrived first, and Tsunade arranged for them to rest before all the Konoha shinobi arrived that afternoon.
• Tsunade asked Kawafune whether Sunagakure would ally with Iwagakure, and he predicted the villages would fight Konoha separately.
• The Uchiha Clan Head visited Tsunade and Kawafune with Fugaku, and Kawafune renewed his promise that no Uchiha's blood would be spilled in vain.
• The Uchiha Clan Head pledged his clan's service in the coming battles, and Kawafune accepted the alliance.
• After the visitors left, Kawafune told Tsunade that the Uchiha Clan would be her sharpest blade.

Tsunade gathered Konoha’s clan leaders to discuss how to wage war against Sunagakure and the likely threat of Iwagakure. The leaders agreed to send a joint vanguard into the Land of Rain, and Tsunade ended the meeting by saying she would choose its roster.

• After the rain stopped, Kawafune and Tsunade slept together, and Tsunade summoned the clan leaders for a discussion the next day.
• Tsunade outlined the threat of fighting Sunagakure and Iwagakure and asked the clan leaders how Konoha should break the deadlock.
• Nara Shota recommended avoiding a large-scale advance, sending a small unit into the Land of Rain, and investigating the enemy’s plans.
• Kawafune supported Shota’s proposal, and the Uchiha and Hyūga representatives agreed to follow Tsunade’s command.
• Shota proposed that several clans cooperate in the vanguard, and Tsunade said she would decide on its roster and inform the clans later.

Sakumo’s advance force entered the Land of Rain, captured Iwagakure scouts, and established a camp while awaiting Tsunade’s main force. As Konoha’s troops marched to join him, Ōnoki led Iwagakure toward the country, where Rōshi openly opposed the war.

• Sakumo led the advance force toward the Land of Rain after Tsunade and Kawafune saw them off.
• Sakumo’s troops captured three Iwagakure scouts, and Yamanaka Hayato learned that Ōnoki had sent scouts while Sunagakure had camped near the Land of Wind.
• Sakumo chose a defensible camp and sent word for Tsunade to bring the main force.
• Kawafune, Tsunade, Nawaki, Minato, and the Uchiha Clan Head traveled through the rain toward Sakumo’s camp.
• Ōnoki led Iwagakure troops into the Land of Rain, while Rōshi criticized the war and challenged Ōnoki’s motives.

Tsunade’s group reunited with Sakumo at the Konoha camp and discussed the coming battles against Sunagakure and Iwagakure. After sharing a meal, Kawafune arranged a childhood engagement between Kurenai and Kakashi and promised to help Duy’s son find a wife.

• Tsunade’s group arrived at Sakumo’s camp, rested, and gathered in his tent to talk about the war.
• Sakumo, Tsunade, Kawafune, and Duy discussed fighting Shukaku and the tailed beasts, while Kawafune volunteered to face Iwagakure’s forces.
• The group shared a meal, with Sakumo bringing out more meat as Duy ate his fill.
• Kawafune proposed a childhood engagement between Kurenai and Kakashi, and Yūhi Shinku said he would consult his wife.
• Duy asked Kawafune to help his son find a wife, and Kawafune promised to teach him.

Tsunade and Kawafune led Konoha's main force to intercept Ōnoki's Iwa ninja in the Land of Rain, while Sakumo and Might Duy stayed behind to guard against Sunagakure. The battle began with Tsunade's Tailed Beast Bomb, and Konoha gained an early advantage using Tsunade's poison-coated weapons.

• Tsunade prepared poison in bulk after learning that Iwagakure had entered the Land of Rain, then ordered Konoha's forces to assemble.
• Kawafune and Tsunade led the main force toward the Iwa ninja, while Sakumo and Might Duy remained behind to guard against Sunagakure.
• Fugaku killed the Iwa scouts ahead of the advancing Konoha force.
• Ōnoki learned that Kawafune and Tsunade were approaching, assembled his troops, and brought Rōshi to fight.
• Tsunade fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at the unfinished Iwa camp, and Ōnoki intercepted it with Dust Release as both forces charged.
• Konoha's poison-coated weapons helped its ninja overpower the Iwa ninja in the first clashes.

Kawafune and Tsunade fought Ōnoki and Rōshi, overpowering Rōshi despite his Scorch Release Chakra Mode. The battle continued with Rōshi beneath Kawafune’s crushing kick and Tsunade closing in on Ōnoki.

• The Iwa ninja withdrew from close combat as Kawafune and Tsunade advanced toward Ōnoki and Rōshi.
• Rōshi attacked Kawafune and Tsunade with magma, but Kawafune dodged his strikes and sent him flying before Tsunade’s kick was blocked by Ōnoki’s stone arm.
• Ōnoki reinforced Rōshi with Added-Weight Rock Technique, while Kawafune taunted him about Konoha learning his secret technique.
• Rōshi entered Scorch Release Chakra Mode and attacked Kawafune, but Kawafune evaded him as Tsunade kept Ōnoki occupied.
• Kawafune shattered Rōshi’s magma wall with Heavenly Foot of Pain and stomped on his head while Tsunade rushed toward Ōnoki.

Tsunade fought Ōnoki while Kawafune overwhelmed Rōshi and forced Son Gokū to emerge. Kawafune wounded the Four-Tails with his lightning-infused sword technique, leaving Son Gokū kneeling over a magma-filled pit.

• Tsunade and Ōnoki clashed, and both were sent flying before Tsunade rose and pressed her attack to keep Ōnoki from helping Rōshi.
• Rōshi used Scorch Release: Flower Fruit Mountain to unleash a vast eruption of magma, but Kawafune evaded it and struck him with Lightning Style: Crushing Fist.
• Kawafune moved to finish the unconscious Rōshi, but Rōshi grabbed his foot and transformed into the gigantic Four-Tails, Son Gokū.
• Son Gokū charged Kawafune through the magma, but Kawafune used Sword Art: Fire Lightning God to slash a massive wound into his waist.

Kawafune rescued Tsunade from Ōnoki’s Dust Release and turned his attention to the Tsuchikage while she destroyed the rock monster and rallied Konoha’s forces. As the battle shifted in Konoha’s favor, Son Gokū recovered enough to unleash a powerful Scorch Release attack.

• Ōnoki sent a rock monster after Kawafune and used the distraction to help the Rock ninja attack Konoha’s forces.
• Ōnoki trapped Tsunade at close range with Dust Release, but Kawafune used Flying Thunder God twice to rescue her.
• Tsunade destroyed the rock monster and tore through the Rock ninja ranks, prompting Konoha’s ninja to charge with her.
• Kawafune kept Ōnoki from aiding his forces while Son Gokū recovered from his injuries.
• Son Gokū gathered Chakra in his fists and unleashed Scorch Release: Great Flame Eruption at the ground.

Son Gokū unleashed a devastating volcanic attack, but Kawafune and Tsunade countered him while Ōnoki tried to protect the Four-Tails. With his forces at risk and Rōshi in danger, Ōnoki asked to make a deal, but Tsunade refused.

• Son Gokū cracked open the battlefield and triggered a volcanic eruption that killed ninjas from both sides.
• Kawafune kicked Son Gokū away, then struck him in the head as he attacked Tsunade.
• Ōnoki raised a massive Earth-Style Wall to separate Tsunade from Son Gokū, and Tsunade shattered it with one punch.
• Ōnoki asked to make a deal, but Tsunade rejected his request for peace.
• Konoha and Iwagakure ninjas paused to watch the fight, while Kawafune threatened to finish Son Gokū before turning on Ōnoki.

Kawafune and Tsunade overwhelmed Ōnoki while he tried to protect the unconscious Son Gokū. Ōnoki escaped with Son Gokū, and Konoha ended the pursuit and withdrew after securing a major advantage in the coming war.

• Kawafune struck Son Gokū with Sage Art: Nine Heavens Divine Lightning, leaving him unconscious, and Ōnoki rushed to protect him.
• Ōnoki increased Son Gokū's weight to shield him from Kawafune's blows while he fought off Tsunade, but Tsunade and Kawafune continued to pressure him.
• Ōnoki used a substitute to evade Tsunade, then grabbed Son Gokū and flew away as he ordered the Iwagakure shinobi to retreat.
• Kawafune stopped Tsunade from chasing Ōnoki, explaining that she was not certain to defeat him even if she caught up.
• Tsunade fired a signal flare to halt Konoha's pursuit, then ordered the shinobi to clean up the battlefield and withdraw.

Sunagakure attacked the Konoha camp with Pakura leading and Shukaku supporting the Sand Ninja. Sakumo split Shukaku’s Tailed Beast Bomb and drew the battle away from the main forces, then faced Shukaku while Might Duy fought Pakura and her Shadow Guards.

• Pakura led Sunagakure’s forces and Shukaku in an attack on the Konoha camp, and Sakumo and Might Duy went out to meet them.
• Sakumo opened the Gate of Pain and split Shukaku’s Tailed Beast Bomb with a single sword strike.
• Sakumo and Might Duy charged through the Sand Ninja ranks and pulled the fighting away from the main battlefield.
• Shukaku and Pakura pursued Sakumo and Might Duy, while Rasa stayed behind.
• Might Duy blocked Pakura and her Shadow Guards as Sakumo attacked Shukaku, cutting into its sand-covered neck.

Might Duy fought Pakura and the Shadow Guards while Sakumo battled Shukaku. Duy broke through the guards’ defenses and wounded one, while Sakumo severed Shukaku’s arm before the tailed beast regenerated it and launched a Tailed Beast Bomb.

• Might Duy’s Morning Peacock turned the Shadow Guards’ Sand Release shields to glass, but the layered defenses stopped his attack.
• Pakura and the Shadow Guards trapped Might Duy with sand hands and attacked, but he broke free and knocked the Sand Release user out of the fight.
• Might Duy overwhelmed Pakura’s group after they lost their Sand Release defense.
• Sakumo dodged Shukaku’s attacks and used Flying Thunder God to reach his shoulder.
• Sakumo severed Shukaku’s arm with Sword Art: Sky Breaker, and Shukaku retaliated with a Tailed Beast Bomb before regenerating the limb.

Sakumo and Might Duy fought Shukaku and Pakura while Konoha’s forces battled the Sand Ninja. When scouts signaled that Kawafune and Tsunade were returning, Pakura and Shukaku withdrew, leaving the battlefield strewn with corpses.

• Sakumo dodged Shukaku’s Tailed Beast Bombs while Might Duy used his speed and stamina to evade Pakura and attack the Shadow Guards.
• Sakumo struck Shukaku with Sword Art, Lightning Dragon, but Shukaku blocked the attack with Shukaku’s Shield and trapped Sakumo’s blade.
• Sakumo abandoned his blade and continued evading Shukaku, while Might Duy avoided Pakura’s Scorch Release technique.
• A red smoke flare signaled that Kawafune and Tsunade’s force was returning, so Pakura called for a retreat and Shukaku gathered her and the Shadow Guards.
• Shukaku used Air Bullets to disrupt the fighting, blocked Might Duy’s attack, and leaped away toward the Land of Wind with the Sand Ninja.

After the battles against Iwagakure and Sunagakure, Kawafune comforted the exhausted Tsunade and discussed the casualties with Sakumo and Might Duy. At the next war meeting, the Konoha leaders debated their options, but no plan had been settled when the discussion turned tense.

• Tsunade treated the wounded through the night, and Kawafune massaged her until she fell asleep.
• Kawafune joined Sakumo and Might Duy, who discussed Sakumo’s fight with Shukaku and Konoha’s heavy casualties.
• The next day, Tsunade reported that Iwagakure had retreated and Sunagakure had withdrawn to defend the Land of Wind, then asked how Konoha should proceed.
• An Inuzuka Clan member proposed attacking the Land of Wind, but Nara Shota explained that Iwagakure could invade the Land of Fire if Konoha moved west.
• Kawafune told the Inuzuka Clan member to communicate properly, and the man fell silent.

Kawafune and Tsunade decided to wait for the enemy villages to act, but an Iwagakure raid force threatened Konoha’s supply line. They sent Minato and Nawaki with a team to destroy it, and the chapter ended as Nawaki forced hidden Iwagakure ninja toward the surface.

• The Uchiha Clan Head advised Konoha’s leaders to hold their position after their victories, and Tsunade approved the plan to rest and monitor intelligence.
• After a period of recovery and training, intelligence personnel found Iwagakure’s demolition squad attacking Konoha ninja in the Land of Rain.
• Kawafune and the others concluded that the raid force was targeting Konoha’s supplies and assigned Minato and Nawaki to eliminate it with Hyūga support.
• Minato and Nawaki led a team of forty into the eastern Land of Rain and used the Byakugan to locate three Iwagakure ninja underground.
• Nawaki increased the pressure in the earth until the hidden ninja rushed toward the surface.