Chapter Summaries

Izayoi rescued the Hokages, but after they refused to leave the mountain, men in black captured them and forced him to surrender. He outmaneuvered and defeated their captors, freed the Hokages, and escorted them down the mountain after urging them to train harder.

• Izayoi ordered the Hokages to leave the mountain, and they reluctantly agreed.
• Men in black captured the Hokages and demanded that Izayoi come with them, so he dropped his sword to protect them.
• Izayoi secretly kept a weapon, then attacked and killed the men in black when they approached.
• Izayoi questioned a surviving captive about the person behind the group, but the man refused to reveal a name and died.
• Izayoi freed the Hokages and escorted them down the mountain, teaching them to train and avoid danger.

Izayoi found a peerless immortal herb to replace the material he needed to make an antidote for Naruto, then encountered bandits on his way back. After he defeated their first attack and let them go, the bandits returned with hundreds of men and blocked his path.

• Izayoi fought and killed a black bear while searching for a rabbit carrying the material, but a wolf swallowed the rabbit before he could catch it, ruining the material.
• Izayoi followed a bright light and found a peerless immortal herb, harvested it, and hurried back to prepare an antidote for Naruto.
• A bandit leader tried to rob Izayoi, but Izayoi defeated him and drove off his men.
• The bandits returned with two or three hundred reinforcements, and Izayoi prepared to fight them.

Izayoi fought off the bandits who had come after him, but they trapped him in a net before a man from the restaurant intervened. Izayoi escaped the net and joined the man in a plan to defeat the bandit leader and his remaining men.

• Izayoi defeated the bandits who surrounded him after he killed their leader’s men.
• Izayoi visited a village restaurant, where the waiter introduced himself as Lin Feng.
• When villagers fled from approaching bandits, Izayoi went outside to face them.
• The bandit leader attacked Izayoi, and his men joined the fight and caught him in a net.
• A man from the restaurant blocked the bandit leader’s strike and rescued Izayoi from the attack.
• Izayoi and the man agreed that Izayoi would fight the leader while the man dealt with the other bandits.

Izayoi and a mysterious young man defeated a bandit leader, then bonded over food, wine, and a sparring match. The young man gave Izayoi a Life-Saving Pouch and warned him to open it only when he faced danger, but left his identity and the coming disaster unexplained.

• Izayoi and the young man joined forces to kill the bandit leader, and the grateful villagers celebrated them as heroes.
• The young man warned Izayoi that a great disaster awaited him and gave him a pouch to open only when he was in danger.
• Izayoi and the young man shared food and wine, sparred, and promised to remain good brothers.
• The young man stopped Izayoi from opening the pouch, explaining that it held ways to handle enemies and save lives.
• Izayoi asked the young man to visit his home, but the young man declined because he had other matters to attend to.

Izayoi used the young man's pouch to defeat assassins sent to kill him, then continued toward the poisoned Hokage. He reached a river with its bridge destroyed and left after the boatman demanded five hundred gold coins to ferry him across.

• Izayoi was ambushed by assassins, and he used iron darts and the sleeping powder from the young man's pouch to knock them unconscious.
• Izayoi found that the assassins' faces had been destroyed, preventing him from identifying who sent them.
• Izayoi discovered the river bridge was broken and decided to seek a boat so he could reach the poisoned Hokage in time.
• Izayoi asked the boatman to ferry him across, but the boatman demanded five hundred gold coins.
• Izayoi refused the outrageous price and left to find another way across the river.

Izayoi fought off a boatman and his gang, crossed the river, and returned to the Hokages. He said he would prepare the antidote for the poisoned Hokage, leaving the group hopeful that the Hokage could be saved.

• The boatman tried to rob Izayoi, but Izayoi defeated him and his men and forced the boatman to take him across the river.
• The boatman pushed Izayoi into the water, but Izayoi returned, threw the boatman in, and saved him before making him promise to stop harming people.
• Izayoi crossed the river with the boatman, then drove off a group of thugs who tried to rob him on the far bank.
• Izayoi returned to the Hokages and promised to prepare an antidote for the poisoned Hokage.

Izayoi exhausted himself making a Detoxification Pill and used it with another pill and chest compressions to revive the poisoned Hokage. The Hokage recovered, and Izayoi fell asleep while the others praised his medical skill.

• Izayoi failed several times while preparing the antidote, then finally made a golden Detoxification Pill despite his exhaustion.
• The Hokages told Izayoi that the poisoned Hokage had stopped breathing, and they blamed him when he arrived at the room.
• Izayoi gave the poisoned Hokage the pills and performed chest compressions until his heartbeat and breathing steadied.
• The Hokages praised Izayoi and asked him to make medicine for them, while he told them to focus on training and then rested.
• A day later, the poisoned Hokage woke and prepared to thank Izayoi Sakamaki in person.

After saving the poisoned Hokage, Izayoi Sakamaki helped the Hokages train as they grew to admire him. He encountered a bandit leader seeking revenge for his younger brother and found himself surrounded, with a trap beneath his feet and the bandits preparing to attack.

• The poisoned Hokage thanked Izayoi Sakamaki for saving his life and vowed to repay him, then returned to training with the other Hokages.
• The Hokages trained more earnestly, and Izayoi Sakamaki felt confident they would soon reach the level needed to complete his mission.
• Izayoi Sakamaki met a group of bandits whose leader blamed him for killing his younger brother, and he traded insults with them.
• The bandit leader ordered his men to encircle Izayoi Sakamaki and attack with shuriken, while Izayoi Sakamaki realized his concealed trap would not help him and worried about being worn down.

After a masked woman rescued Izayoi Sakamaki from the bandits, she was hurt when he failed to recognize her and left. Izayoi’s angry complaint prompted the Hokages to head straight for the bandit stronghold, where they demanded an apology.

• A masked woman freed Izayoi Sakamaki from the bandits, then told him she would not force him to remember her and warned him the forest was dangerous.
• Izayoi Sakamaki reunited with the Hokages and complained that the bandits deserved to be dealt with.
• The Hokages promised to repay Izayoi Sakamaki by avenging him, and he worried that they would rush into danger.
• The Hokages went directly to the bandit stronghold, with Izayoi Sakamaki following them.
• The Hokages called out the bandits and demanded that they apologize to Izayoi Sakamaki.

Izayoi Sakamaki tried to prevent a fight with the bandits and recruit them, but the negotiations failed and he joined the Hokages in defeating them. The Hokages then pushed into the mountain stronghold, where the bandit chief appeared and wounded one of them with his spear.

• Izayoi Sakamaki urged the Hokages to avoid provoking the bandits, but the two sides traded accusations and prepared to fight.
• The bandit leader challenged the Hokages, and Naruto turned the duel in their favor after the leader initially gained the upper hand.
• Izayoi Sakamaki tried to negotiate and asked the bandits to join them, but the bandit leader mocked his proposal, so Izayoi Sakamaki ordered the Hokages to attack.
• Izayoi Sakamaki and the Hokages overpowered the bandits, but the bandit leader refused to admit defeat.
• The Hokages stormed the stronghold and drove back several groups of bandits with weapons and techniques.
• The bandit chief suddenly appeared and attacked the Hokages, piercing one of them through the shoulder with his spear.

Izayoi defeated the bandit leader, then fought a masked man who had been spying on the Hokages. He was forced to flee when the masked man's companions surrounded him, but the group pursued him into the darkness.

• Izayoi wounded the bandit leader in their duel, then killed him when he tried to escape.
• After hearing the Hokages praise Izayoi, he noticed a suspicious shadow and chased down a masked man who challenged him.
• Izayoi gained the advantage in their fight and wounded the masked man, who fled toward his companions.
• A group of masked men attacked Izayoi, whose stamina began to fail as he fought them.
• Izayoi escaped into the darkness, but the masked men chased him and called for him to surrender.

After escaping the masked men, Izayoi was badly wounded and nearly killed by a crocodile, but he defeated it and gained strength from golden powder. He then found a blue bead in the river, guarded by strange blue fish.

• Izayoi fought the masked men in black, killed several, and escaped their encirclement while exhausted and injured.
• A crocodile attacked Izayoi by the river, and he defeated it despite his wounds.
• Izayoi swallowed golden powder that fell from the crocodile and discovered that his strength had greatly increased.
• Izayoi saw a bright light in the river, dived in, and found a blue bead guarded by blue fish armed with tridents.

Izayoi fought the blue people who demanded the blue pearl, but they trapped him in a life-draining water sphere. The pearl broke him free and shielded him from their currents, leaving him ready to counterattack.

• Izayoi defeated the blue fish, took their pearl, and fought off more fish as he swam ashore.
• Blue people confronted Izayoi and demanded that he return their treasure, then attacked him with speed and strength that wounded him.
• A mysterious ancient power entered Izayoi’s mind, and he used it to kill several blue people.
• The blue people summoned powerful currents and pursued Izayoi until their leader transformed them into a water sphere that restrained him and drained his life force.
• The blue pearl dispersed the sphere and formed a protective barrier around Izayoi, who warned the blue people to leave or face death.

Izayoi defeated one group of blue people, then fled from a stronger group into a cave where a gray-robed man tested him and gave him a pill. With his strength increased, Izayoi fought the blue people again and began cutting them down.

• Izayoi killed the blue leader and the rest of his group, but a stronger group of blue people attacked him with swords that resisted his attacks.
• Wounded and unable to defeat them, Izayoi tricked the blue people with a small stone and escaped into a cave containing a huge blue crystal sphere.
• A gray-robed man fought Izayoi to test his strength, then gave him a pill before disappearing as the blue people entered the cave.
• After taking the pill, Izayoi broke through the blue people's formation, killed one of them, and pursued the survivors.
• Izayoi caught one fleeing blue person and stabbed it through the heart.

Izayoi fought the blue people through the forest and pursued them to a cliff, where they jumped to escape him. He climbed down to the bottom, found the injured blue people, and confronted their leader, who refused to surrender.

• The blue people used formations and powerful shockwaves against Izayoi, but he cut apart their attacks and pursued them through the forest.
• Izayoi escaped the blue people's encirclement, hid in a tree hollow, and then drove them back with his sword energy.
• The blue people fled toward a mountain, and Izayoi cut down several of them as he chased them to a cliff.
• The blue people jumped off the cliff to escape Izayoi, who made a branch rope and climbed down to look for them.
• Izayoi followed the blood trail to the badly injured blue people, but their leader refused to surrender, so Izayoi leaped toward them.

Izayoi killed the blue-skinned people, then was badly injured fighting a Giant Bear and fled from a growing group of Giant Bears. Unable to defeat them directly, he set traps in the forest and hid, waiting for the bears to approach.

• Izayoi beat and killed the blue-skinned people with a club and sword, then climbed back up the cliff.
• Izayoi fought a Giant Bear, killed it after severing its legs, and fled when more Giant Bears arrived.
• The Giant Bears chased Izayoi through the forest and surrounded him, forcing him to climb a tree and kill one when the tree snapped.
• Izayoi fought and fled from the Giant Bears, realizing he could not defeat them head-on.
• Izayoi laid many traps while running, then hid behind a tree and waited for the Giant Bears to take the bait.

Izayoi trapped and killed a group of Giant Bears, then defeated a fake swordsmanship expert and took a powerful pill from him. After leaving, Izayoi fell into a pit set by two robbers and pretended to be frightened while preparing to attack them.

• Izayoi lured the Giant Bears into a prepared trap, killed the ones that escaped or resisted, and collected materials from their bodies.
• A man posing as a supreme swordsmanship expert challenged Izayoi, used a strength-boosting pill, and attacked him, but Izayoi waited out his berserk state and knocked him down.
• The defeated man tried to ambush Izayoi, but Izayoi revealed his full strength and forced him to surrender his belongings.
• Izayoi swallowed a pill from the man’s bundle, felt his physical strength and soul grow stronger, and let the man flee.
• Izayoi fell into a pit where two wild-looking men demanded his valuables, so he pretended to be helpless and prepared to leap up and attack them.

Izayoi fought two wild men who had hidden their strength and killed them after they ambushed him and attacked with powerful Dragon techniques. The chapter ended with Izayoi cutting down the last man as he tried to flee and vowed revenge.

• Izayoi fought the two wild men with his sword, disarmed them, and made them kneel and beg for mercy.
• After Izayoi let them go, the wild men ambushed him from behind and revealed their true strength.
• The men attacked Izayoi with cyan and red Dragon techniques, but Izayoi killed one with a surprise sword strike.
• Izayoi pursued the surviving wild man, repelled his cyan Dragon, and wounded him as he fled.
• When the wild man collapsed and threatened revenge, Izayoi killed him with a streak of sword qi.

Izayoi fought off a group of burly men who pursued him after he killed their companions, then used a hornet swarm to turn the chase against them. The hornets attacked the men as they pressed on, leaving the pursuit unresolved.

• The burly men surrounded Izayoi and attacked him with their weapons, but he wounded several and fled toward the forest.
• The men enhanced their speed and strength, seized Izayoi, and nearly overwhelmed him, but he killed nearly ten of them and broke through their encirclement.
• Izayoi fled through the forest as the remaining burly men pursued him and attacked with sword qi.
• After spotting a hornet's nest, Izayoi covered his scent with special spice and struck the nest with a pebble.
• The burly men's leader refused to retreat, and the hornets swarmed the group and stung them.

Izayoi defeated a gemstone-covered opponent and swallowed a pill that greatly increased his strength, but he was soon trapped in a strange mist and attacked by black monsters. The monsters kept reforming after his fire dragon struck them, and a black needle slipped past his defenses and darted toward his abdomen.

• Izayoi fought the gemstone-covered man, endured his sword and magic attacks, then killed him with a powerful slash.
• Izayoi collected the fallen gemstones and elixir pills, swallowed a strength-increasing pill, and tested his new power on rocks and a tree.
• Mist engulfed Izayoi, bound his feet, and concealed figures that attacked him with frost swords and daggers.
• Izayoi discovered the attackers were black monsters and used a fire dragon to vaporize some of them, but they quickly reformed.
• A black monster fired a needle that pierced Izayoi's protective aura and changed direction to strike his abdomen.