Chapter Summaries

Duke took Naruto to Hot Spring Street to find him an instructor, but instead exposed Jiraiya for peeping and let Naruto take the blame. The chapter ended with Duke, Jiraiya, and a bruised Naruto arguing at a teahouse.

• Sarutobi announced the preliminary matches, and Kabuto withdrew from the exam.
• Sasuke, Shino, Naruto, and Neji won their matches, while Kiba and Hinata were eliminated; Duke was impressed by Rock Lee's strength.
• Duke promised to help treat Rock Lee's injuries and planned intensive training for Shino, the only member of Team 8 to advance.
• Naruto asked Duke for help finding an instructor, so Duke took him to Hot Spring Street to look for Jiraiya.
• Duke loudly announced that Jiraiya was peeping into the women's bath, prompting the bathers to beat him and Jiraiya to punish Naruto.
• At a teahouse, Jiraiya confronted Duke about setting him up, while Naruto complained that Duke had used his voice for the announcement.

Duke tried to make Jiraiya take Naruto as his disciple, and Naruto won Jiraiya’s attention with his Sexy Jutsu and Harem Jutsu. Jiraiya agreed to reconsider, while Duke’s advice about pursuing girls left Naruto crying over the prospect of Sakura marrying someone else.

• Duke asked Jiraiya to take Naruto as his disciple, but Jiraiya initially refused and Duke persuaded him that Naruto was a genius.
• Duke prompted Naruto to demonstrate his Sexy Jutsu, and Jiraiya tried to hide how strongly it affected him.
• Naruto used Harem Jutsu and made Jiraiya faint from a nosebleed.
• Jiraiya said he would reconsider taking Naruto as his disciple, then fainted again when Naruto repeated the Sexy Jutsu.
• Naruto considered asking Jiraiya for advice about pursuing Sakura, but Duke warned that the girl he liked might become someone else’s bride, making Naruto cry.

Duke trained Shino, Hinata, and Kiba before receiving a secret mission from the Third Hokage that he eagerly accepted. As the Chunin Exam approached, Gaara threatened Naruto and Rock Lee at Konoha Hospital, but Duke stopped him effortlessly.

• Duke coached Shino on developing new insect techniques and set training plans for Hinata and Kiba.
• An Anbu delivered the Third Hokage's secret order, and Duke accepted the mission with enthusiasm.
• Duke noticed Konoha had greatly increased security as the final Chunin Exam drew near.
• At Konoha Hospital, Gaara threatened Naruto and Rock Lee, and Naruto provoked him while Shikamaru tried to intervene.
• Duke appeared behind Gaara and stopped his attack, astonishing Gaara, Naruto, and Shikamaru.

Duke knocked Gaara unconscious without triggering Shukaku, then examined Rock Lee’s severe injuries before the Chunin Exam finals began. While the arena filled with spectators, Duke flooded Root’s underground base and confronted Shimura Danzō under orders from the Third Hokage.

• Duke subdued Gaara, and Naruto and Shikamaru took him to a nearby ward.
• Duke examined Rock Lee and found that his shattered limbs, damaged nerves, and disrupted chakra pathways would make treatment difficult.
• Duke watched the Chunin Exam finals preparations with Kakashi, Asuma, and Might Guy, while claiming he had bet on several contestants.
• Duke entered Root’s base, flooded it, and ambushed its members as they escaped through hidden tunnels.
• Duke confronted Shimura Danzō and declared that he had come to kill him by order of the Third Hokage.

Duke confronted Danzo and claimed that Hiruzen had ordered his execution, but Danzo refused to believe him. After Fū and Torune failed to stop Duke, Danzo activated Izanagi and charged into battle, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Duke told Danzo that Hiruzen had ordered his execution and admitted revenge was partly his motive.
• Danzo ordered Yamanaka Fū and Aburame Torune to distract Duke while he released the seal on his arm.
• Fū struck Duke with the Mind Body Switch Technique, but Duke revealed the apparent opening was a trap and froze Torune while Fū collapsed unconscious.
• Danzo exposed the Sharingan implanted in his arm and activated Izanagi, giving himself a limited period of restored life.
• Danzo charged Duke with a kunai and formed a Wind Blade with Wind Release.

Duke outmaneuvered Danzo by recognizing Izanagi and staying airborne until its cost forced Danzo into a losing position. Meanwhile, Orochimaru began the Konoha Crush by abducting Hiruzen Sarutobi and revealing his transformed face.

• Duke fought Danzo with ice techniques, survived Danzo’s Izanagi counterattack, and showed that he knew the secret behind it.
• Duke flew out of Danzo’s reach and avoided his Wind Release attacks, exploiting Izanagi’s time limit while Danzo could not escape the frozen forest.
• An Anbu disguised in the Chunin Exam stands cast a large-scale illusion as the Sand Shinobi and Sound Shinobi launched their surprise attack on Konoha.
• Orochimaru, disguised as the Fourth Kazekage, abducted Hiruzen Sarutobi and trapped them inside the Four Violet Flames Formation.
• Orochimaru argued that immortality was possible and peeled away his human skin, leaving Hiruzen horrified by the face beneath it.

Orochimaru used Hōzuki Tenma’s body to impersonate Duke, but Hiruzen Sarutobi discovered that Orochimaru’s Ice Release was weak and fought him with Enma. Orochimaru summoned Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju while Duke kept Danzo at bay, ending by throwing Hades at Danzo’s summoned beast Baku.

• Orochimaru revealed to Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had taken over Hōzuki Tenma’s body and used its resemblance to Duke to bluff him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Enma and beat Orochimaru back, then wondered why Orochimaru was not using Ice Release.
• Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, while Hiruzen Sarutobi worried that Orochimaru knew his secret technique.
• Duke kept flying above Danzo until Danzo summoned Baku and unleashed its wind blades and suction.
• Duke summoned Hades and threw the bewildered husky toward Baku’s open mouth.

Duke defeated Danzo after Danzo unleashed a Wood Golem and used the Reverse Four Symbols Seal, but Danzo revealed that he never had Shisui Uchiha’s Sharingan before dying. Duke was left uncertain who had taken the eye.

• Hades transformed and blocked the Baku’s mouth, causing its ninjutsu to backfire.
• Danzo resolved to sacrifice himself for Konoha, swallowed a red Chili Pill, and summoned a massive Wood Golem with Wood Release.
• Duke summoned an enormous Ice Dragon, which overpowered the Wood Golem and froze Danzo’s shoulder.
• Danzo broke through Duke’s Ice Clones and activated the Reverse Four Symbols Seal, apparently killing Duke and himself.
• Danzo used Izanagi to attack Duke from behind, but Duke’s apparent body was an Ice Clone and Danzo was impaled by Ice Blades.
• Duke stopped Danzo’s sealing technique, and Danzo revealed that Shisui Uchiha’s eye had been taken by someone else before he died.

Duke returned to Konoha after killing Danzo and joined the battle at the Chunin Exam arena, where he broke the Four Violet Flames Formation to aid Hiruzen Sarutobi. The chapter ended with Duke eyeing the First and Second Hokage’s reanimated bodies while Orochimaru grew wary.

• Duke sealed Danzo’s corpse in a scroll, planted Sound Shinobi forehead protectors, and rode Hades toward Konoha.
• Shikamaru stayed behind to delay the pursuing Sound Shinobi, but Duke left him to Asuma and continued on his way.
• Duke flew toward the arena as Hades attacked giant snakes, then arrived to find Hiruzen Sarutobi trapped inside the Four Violet Flames Formation with the reanimated First and Second Hokage.
• Duke blasted a hole through the barrier with a freezing attack and entered the arena, giving Hiruzen a chance to regroup.
• Hiruzen asked whether Duke had completed his mission, and Duke handed him the scroll containing Danzo’s body.
• Duke eyed the First and Second Hokage as potential allies for a future mission, making Orochimaru suspicious.

Orochimaru empowered the First and Second Hokage through a risky version of Impure World Reincarnation and set them against Duke to test their strength. Hashirama and Tobirama recognized they were being controlled, but Tobirama asked Duke to die so they could avoid destroying Konoha, and Duke challenged them to fight.

• Duke demanded Orochimaru hand over the First and Second Hokage, but Orochimaru refused and explained he had prepared for the possibility of fighting Duke.
• Orochimaru strengthened the two Hokage with formula-marked kunai, then hid while the unstable jutsu made them powerful but difficult to control.
• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju awakened, recognized the Impure World Reincarnation, and realized they had been made Konoha's enemies.
• Hashirama struggled against the jutsu's control and considered killing Duke, while Tobirama admitted he could not undo the technique.
• Tobirama asked Duke to die willingly to spare Konoha, but Duke refused and challenged the brothers to take his head.

Duke brought Hashirama and Tobirama outside Konoha to fight, while Naruto and his friends fled the area. Tobirama attacked with Water Release, but Duke countered with an enormous wave that swept through the forest and raced toward Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura.

• Duke attempted to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave the village, but vanished only after an awkward delay.
• Duke arrived beside Naruto as Shukaku emerged, and Shukaku quickly returned to Gaara when he saw Duke.
• Hashirama and Tobirama appeared, prompting Gamabunta to retreat and Duke to throw Naruto toward Sasuke and Sakura.
• Hashirama warned Duke about Tobirama's Flying Thunder God, but struggled to think of his own weakness before Tobirama broke free.
• Tobirama launched a massive Water Release attack, but Duke evaded his kunai and answered with a huge torrent that swept both brothers away.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura saw a tsunami rushing toward them as the ground began to shake.

Duke fought Hashirama and Tobirama across a flooded battlefield, matching their Water Release and holding off their combined attacks. The fight ended with Duke and Hashirama standing against each other while Tobirama recovered from a painful blow delivered in the darkness.

• Duke unleashed repeated Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave attacks, flooding the battlefield and sweeping Hashirama and Tobirama away from each other.
• Tobirama attacked Duke with a Water Dragon Bullet, but Duke cut it and Tobirama’s Shadow Clone apart with Water Severing Wave before defeating Tobirama with a Hard Whirlpool Water Blade.
• Hashirama raised a vast forest from the sea, giving him and Tobirama ground to attack Duke together.
• Duke used twin Ice Blades to fend off both Hokage and gradually gained the upper hand in their close combat.
• Hashirama and Duke both cast Bringer-of-Darkness, and when the darkness lifted, Duke and Hashirama faced each other while Tobirama lay recovering from a Fatal Chicken Strike.

Duke battled Hashirama and Tobirama, revealing that he could use Sage Mode and several techniques associated with the brothers. After Hashirama unleashed his Wood Release, Duke answered with Ice Release and froze the entire battlefield, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Duke overwhelmed Tobirama with his Ice Blades, but Hashirama cut Tobirama in half as part of their improvised teamwork before knocking Duke away.
• Hashirama entered Sage Mode, and Duke revealed an identical Sage Mode, shocking both brothers.
• Hashirama mistook Duke for his great-grandson and rambled about their supposed family connection until Duke blasted him away with Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm.
• Hashirama covered the battlefield with Wood Release and released poisonous pollen through Flower Tree World Emergence.
• Duke used Sage Art: Ice Release: Ice Age and froze Hashirama's forest across the battlefield.

Duke and Hashirama escalated their battle with enormous Ice Release and Wood Release constructs, turning the plains into a frozen battlefield. Duke’s Absolute Zero attack shattered the True Several Thousand Hands statue’s lower leg, but Hashirama’s response left the clash unresolved.

• Duke’s Ice Release froze the plains and impressed Hashirama and Tobirama with its power.
• Hashirama summoned the Wood Golem and Wood Dragon, while Duke summoned the Blue-Ice White Night Dragon, and the giant constructs fought across the ice.
• Hashirama trapped Duke’s Ice Dragon with wooden hands, his Wood Dragon, and the Gate of the Great God, but Duke escaped by creating another Ice Dragon.
• Duke gathered natural energy and prepared his Absolute Zero Freezing Air as Hashirama sensed the danger.
• Hashirama summoned True Several Thousand Hands, and Duke’s freezing beam destroyed the Buddha statue’s lower leg, causing it to sit down.

Duke and Hashirama unleashed their strongest attacks in a clash that devastated the battlefield, and Duke managed to freeze Hashirama. Tobirama then ambushed Duke with the Mutual Exploding Tag Technique, leaving Duke trapped in an unending barrage of explosions.

• Duke summoned more than a hundred ice dragons, whose freezing blasts clashed with Hashirama’s True Several Thousand Hands and destroyed the surrounding forest and terrain.
• Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto watched the battle from a safe distance, each reacting with fear, awe, or ambition.
• Duke found the injured Hashirama and sealed him in ice before Tobirama appeared behind him using Flying Thunder God.
• Duke and Tobirama exchanged rapid attacks until Duke pierced Tobirama’s chest, but Tobirama marked Duke with a Flying Thunder God formula.
• Tobirama activated the Mutual Exploding Tag Technique, and Duke wrapped himself in his wings as the explosions continued.

Duke defeated Tobirama with Yin-Yang Release rods and sealed him, then sealed Hashirama after learning he had escaped Impure World Reincarnation. Konoha repelled the invasion, and Duke ended the chapter teasing Minato and Kushina about Gaara falling for Naruto.

• Duke used black rods to stop Tobirama from teleporting, then sealed him inside a scroll.
• Hashirama revealed he had broken free of Impure World Reincarnation in Sage Mode, but Duke sealed him in a scroll as well.
• Duke dropped the unconscious Gaara near Naruto, who caught him and woke him; Sasuke felt jealous as their eyes met.
• Konoha drove out the Sand and Sound forces, while Minato secretly dealt with invading Sound Shinobi.
• Duke told Minato and Kushina that Gaara had fallen for Naruto and insisted that love had no gender barrier.

As Konoha rebuilt after the Crush, Hiruzen Sarutobi struggled to find a successor while Duke attempted to revive Hashirama in a clone. The ritual drew Duke into the Sage of Six Paths’ domain, where he abandoned an attempt to seize a symbol of Yang Release and greeted the Sage respectfully.

• Sunagakure blamed Orochimaru for the Fourth Kazekage’s death, apologized to Konoha, and made peace with Third Hokage Sarutobi.
• Third Hokage Sarutobi mourned Danzo and considered possible successors, but found no suitable candidate and decided to consult Jiraiya.
• Duke began transferring Hashirama’s soul into a clone, but the ritual transported his consciousness into a dark domain.
• Duke identified the domain’s master, refused to enter the palace on the master’s terms, and tried to force his way out.
• Duke saw Yang and Yin Release symbols on a statue and tried to take the Yang symbol before the statue changed into the Sage of Six Paths—Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo.
• Duke apologized to the Sage of Six Paths for his presumptuous behavior.

Duke met the Sage of Six Paths while trying to revive Hashirama and Tobirama, but the Sage warned him against disrupting the boundary between life and death. After ejecting Duke from the barrier, the Sage left him with a mysterious circle of Yang Release power.

• The Sage of Six Paths challenged Duke over his plan to revive Hashirama and Tobirama, explaining that their souls had already gone to the Pure Land.
• Duke accepted the warning and abandoned the revival attempt, then asked the Sage for guidance against a secret threat to the world.
• The Sage insisted that the Child of Destiny would save the Shinobi World and sent Duke's consciousness back to the laboratory.
• Hashirama's soul returned to his Impure World Reincarnation body, and Duke resealed the bodies of Hashirama and Tobirama.
• Duke discovered a circle on his palm and sensed that the Sage had given him Yang Release, though he could not determine what the gift meant.

Duke returned to Konoha, agreed to find Uchiha Sasuke a suitable teacher, and joined Jiraiya in searching for Tsunade. In Hot Spring Village, Tsunade unexpectedly won big at a casino and hurried out, leaving her reason unclear.

• Duke met Naruto, Jiraiya, and Uchiha Sasuke, then promised Sasuke he would find him a more suitable teacher, intending to send him to Orochimaru.
• Jiraiya asked Duke to help locate Tsunade and bring her back to Konoha as the Fifth Hokage, and Duke agreed to help find her.
• Duke, Jiraiya, Naruto, and Sasuke traveled to Hot Spring Village, where Tsunade was gambling with Shizune.
• Tsunade won a large amount of money at the casino, then left the chips behind and hurried out; Shizune collected the winnings and followed her.

Tsunade, Shizune, Jiraiya, Naruto, Sasuke, and Duke crossed paths at a hot spring in Hot Spring Village, where Jiraiya and Duke were blamed for the intrusion. Jiraiya later tried to make Tsunade return to Konoha by gambling against her, but she remained determined to keep gambling and had no intention of returning.

• Tsunade and Shizune visited a hot spring, where Duke summoned Jiraiya, Naruto, and Sasuke into Tsunade’s bath.
• Jiraiya turned toward Tsunade and was punched away, while Tsunade threatened Duke and then struck him too.
• Tsunade gambled furiously at a gambling house as Shizune tried to calm her, Naruto and Sasuke served her, and Jiraiya kept his distance.
• Duke lost a large number of Pachinko Balls and advised Jiraiya to win Tsunade’s money to make her return to Konoha.
• Jiraiya challenged Tsunade at the gambling table, but Tsunade’s history of bankruptcy meant losing her money would not persuade her to return.