Chapter Summaries

Scorpion was brought to a factory and made to tighten screws, while Kusana and Hanzō gathered to watch the first trial run of the Lightning Chariot. The green train arrived, leaving Kusana stunned by its color.

• Scorpion followed a Grass Ninja to a factory, expecting a secret experiment, but was handed a screwdriver and told to tighten screws for food.
• Scorpion learned that Leader Mang and Leader Hanzō might inspect the factory, so he decided to keep his identity hidden and stay for a few days.
• Kusana met Hanzō at the railway trial and questioned why he had left Amegakure despite owing Kakuzu money.
• The Lightning Chariot arrived at high speed as Grass Ninja and Rain Ninja gathered to witness its first run.
• Kusana stared at the bright green train and wondered why it was green.

Kusana and Hanzō tested Kusagakure’s new Green Train, the Harmony, as it traveled from Amegakure to Kusagakure. After Kusana learned Sunagakure and Kirigakure had agreed to a ceasefire, Pakura was left gravely wounded in Kirigakure, and Kusana and Obito rushed to try to save her.

• Uzumaki Yangzheng explained the Green Train’s green color and the name Harmony to Kusana and Hanzō as they rode toward Kusagakure.
• The train reached Kusagakure in about four hours, and Yangzheng announced that its test run had succeeded.
• Kusana learned that Kakuzu had climbed aboard the moving train and taken Hanzō away before it reached the station.
• A Kusagakure ninja gave Kusana intelligence that Sunagakure and Kirigakure had agreed to a ceasefire, with Pakura sent to negotiate the truce.
• Pakura lay gravely wounded among kunai in Kirigakure as Kusana and Obito arrived to stop her bleeding and try to save her.

Obito returned home to find Rin waiting, then received his mission reward in the form of boxes of workbooks and a Grass Ninja secret scroll. Kusana reviewed the Land of Grass’s affairs, arranged extra attention for Obito, and went to see the awakened Pakura, who recognized him.

• Rin told Obito that the academy notice had arrived and reminded him they needed to register for classes.
• Obito explained that he had helped Leader Mang rescue someone and claimed he had refused the thirty thousand ryō reward.
• A Grass Ninja delivered Obito three boxes of workbooks and a collector’s edition scroll as the reward, and Obito awkwardly thanked Leader Mang while trying to send them away.
• Kusana reviewed intelligence about the war’s end and wrote “priority attention” on Obito’s file.
• After learning that Pakura had awakened, Kusana went to see her, and Pakura recognized him as the Grass Ninja Leader.

Pakura awoke in Kusagakure after Sunagakure betrayed her, and Kusana recruited her with a medical bill and a loan offer. Kusana then arranged to return Danzo to Konoha while claiming the advisor had broken a priceless antique, with Hanzō backing his story.

• Pakura remembered that Sunagakure had abandoned her and learned Kusana had saved her, but he presented her with a one-million medical bill.
• Kusana showed Pakura her hero award and offered her a place in Kusagakure; Kakuzu arrived to discuss loans, and Pakura agreed to join.
• Pakura thanked Kusana, who explained that her benefits had changed because she was now an unemployed rogue ninja and assured her that timely repayments would keep Kakuzu away.
• Hanzō asked Kusana for funding for the Rain Country Academy, but Kusana refused to fund the poor Land of Rain.
• Kusana learned Konoha had discovered Danzo was in Kusagakure and decided to send him home, claiming Danzo had broken Hanzō’s priceless antique and owed one hundred million.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura learned that Kusagakure had captured Danzo and demanded one hundred million for his release. They decided to delay negotiations until Konoha’s war ended, but another letter from Kusagakure a week later left them stunned by how quickly the village wanted payment.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and his advisors read Kusagakure’s letter and concluded Danzo had been captured while investigating the unusual war between Kusagakure and Amegakure.
• Hiruzen worried that paying one hundred million would strain Konoha’s wartime finances, while Mitokado Homura suggested sending ninjas to rescue Danzo.
• Utatane Koharu rejected a rescue attempt, warning that it could endanger Danzo and worsen Konoha’s war effort.
• Koharu proposed offering fifty million and stalling negotiations until the Battle of Kikyo Mountain ended, and Hiruzen agreed to entrust her with contacting Kusagakure.
• A week later, Hiruzen, Koharu, and Homura received another letter asking when the money would be transferred, and they were surprised Kusagakure had agreed so readily.

Kusana arranged Danzo’s release after Konoha agreed to pay for him, while Hanzo and the others treated the prisoner as a fearsome ninja. The exchange became a public farewell, leaving the Konoha Anbu stunned when their secret recovery mission was exposed by a banner.

• Kusana accepted the fifty-million payment and planned a farewell ceremony for Danzo, while Hanzo agreed to the deal.
• Konoha and Kusagakure arranged to exchange the money and Danzo at the border, and Hanzo, Kusana, and Kakuzu praised Danzo’s supposed wisdom and composure in front of Pakura.
• Kusana told Danzo that Konoha had paid an immense sum for his release, and Danzo wondered whether he was too weak to be worth killing.
• Kusagakure jonin brought Danzo to a farewell ceremony as Konoha Anbu waited to retrieve him in secret.
• The Anbu captain saw a banner announcing Danzo’s return home and froze at the sight of Kusagakure’s leaders publicly seeing him off.

Danzo returned to Konoha after being rescued, while Kusana appointed Pakura vice principal of Kusagakure’s academy. Danzo told Hiruzen that Kusana was a terrifyingly wise opponent, leaving Hiruzen bewildered by his praise.

• Konoha Anbu arrived to escort Danzo back, and Kusana sent him off while insisting that Kusagakure and Konoha were close allies.
• Kusana appointed Pakura vice principal under principal Yang Zheng, then reminded her that she still owed him a mountain of debt.
• Danzo returned to Konoha and reflected on Kusagakure’s strength and his own desire for greater power.
• Hiruzen thanked Danzo for sending intelligence about Grass and Rain, which had helped Konoha prepare for the war.
• Hiruzen asked Danzo about Kusana, and Danzo called him more terrifying than the Half-God of the Ninja World and praised his wisdom.

Kusana and Hanzō watched the Grass Ninja Village Academy reopen, while Hanzō proposed building a school in Amegakure and holding a joint memorial for fallen ninjas. Underground, Madara heard the children and wondered whether Obito had returned to school.

• Word spread that Danzō had called Kusana the Grass Ninja Wisdom Leader, and Kusana privately thought the title was worse than Danzō’s own nickname.
• Kusana visited the reopened academy and asked Hanzō why he had stayed in the Land of Grass after receiving funds from Kakuzu.
• Hanzō praised Kusana’s leadership, suggested opening an academy in Amegakure, and proposed that the villages hold a joint memorial for their fallen ninjas.
• Uzumaki Yangzheng spoke at the opening ceremony, and Pakura introduced herself to the children as their vice principal.
• Madara heard the children cheering from his underground cavern, asked whether school had begun, and wondered how Obito was doing with his studies.

The Battle of Kikyo Mountain ended with Sunagakure's surrender, bringing the long war among the great ninja villages to a close. As the ninja world welcomed peace, Hanzo announced that the Land of Rain would be sealed off and that unregistered ninja would be treated as invaders.

• Kusana spent a peaceful day with Nagato and Fusang after the Land of Grass settled into routine.
• Mujie returned with Kabuto, whom he had adopted as his son, and said he would enroll him in school.
• Mujie reported that the Battle of Kikyo Mountain had ended and Sunagakure had surrendered.
• News of the war's end spread through the ninja world, and people expected peace to follow.
• Hanzo announced that ninja entering the Land of Rain had to register or be treated as invaders.

After the Land of Rain sealed its borders, Kusana expected the Five Great Ninja Villages to avoid another war, while Danzo plotted against Kusagakure and recruited a kunoichi for a covert mission. A few days later, Kusana watched the Green Train approach as it finally opened to traffic.

• After the Land of Rain announced a full lockdown, Kusana accepted it as part of his plan and turned his attention to finding an assistant.
• The Five Great Ninja Villages hesitated to attack Kusagakure and the Land of Rain, while Hiruzen rejected Danzo’s proposal to declare war.
• Danzo resented Hiruzen’s decision and summoned the Wandering Miko, offering orphanage funding if she completed a mission tied to the Grass Ninja Village Talent Introduction Plan.
• A few days later, Kusana watched the Green Train approach and remarked that it had finally opened to traffic.

After years working in the Land of Rain, Kawaisuke took the Harmony train back to Kusagakure to reunite with his family. He met Shizuko and Ryukako at the factory and walked home with them.

• Kawaisuke rode the Harmony from Amegakure to Kusagakure, watching the peaceful reconstruction in the Land of Rain and the autumn scenery in the Land of Grass before falling asleep.
• After arriving, Kawaisuke showed his identification at the village gate and hurried to his factory, eager to see his family.
• Ryukako recognized Kawaisuke and ran to embrace him, while Shizuko came over to welcome him home.
• Kawaisuke congratulated Ryukako on graduating as a Grass ninja and apologized for missing her graduation.
• Kawaisuke carried the shopping items as he, Shizuko, and Ryukako headed home together.

Madara watched Spiral White Zetsu’s footage of Kusagakure and asked after Obito and the Grass Ninja Leader, while privately writing about peace. After the war’s fallen were buried, Kusana turned his attention back to Grasswood’s development and announced that filmmaking would resume.

• Spiral White Zetsu showed Madara footage of Kusagakure’s Lightning Chariot, and Madara dismissed it while asking how Obito was doing.
• Madara told Spiral White Zetsu to make Obito study, then asked the White Zetsu original body about the Grass Ninja Leader.
• Madara dismissed the White Zetsu original body and wrote the word “peace” on the papers before him.
• Kusana and the Land of Rain held funerals for the fallen ninjas, with Hanzō attending and Amegakure’s dead buried together.
• Kusana told those gathered that Grasswood’s development must continue and prepared to make movies again.

Kusana discussed the Grass Ninja Village Academy’s progress with Pakura and decided to intervene in Obito Uchiha’s poor study habits by speaking with his parents. Meanwhile, Spiral White Zetsu urged Obito to take school seriously, and a blonde woman arrived at the Land of Grass’s border on a spy mission.

• Kusana heard from Pakura that Obito Uchiha was dozing in class, acting as the class boss, and neglecting his homework, while Rin Nohara was keeping up with her studies.
• Kusana told Pakura to monitor Obito closely and suggested Rin could skip a grade if her marks qualified, while Obito should repeat the year if his grades fell short.
• Spiral White Zetsu delivered Madara’s message urging Obito to study, and Obito reluctantly promised to try harder.
• Kusana reviewed Obito’s learning record and reaffirmed that he needed to meet with the boy’s parents.
• A blonde woman with glasses reached the Land of Grass’s border carrying documents for an unusually open spy mission.

Nonō entered the Land of Grass on an intelligence mission and found a peaceful, prosperous country where young ninjas helped farmers harvest crops. After hearing an old farmer praise the Grass Ninja Leader and describe Kusagakure’s services, she continued toward the town, reconsidering what she had heard about the country.

• Nonō observed newly graduated ninjas harvesting fields with a strange machine and asked an old farmer why so many ninjas were helping.
• The old farmer explained that the Grass Ninja Leader had driven away abusive ninjas and nobles, rebuilt roads and houses, and improved ordinary people’s lives.
• The farmer said that young ninjas helped with planting and harvest as training, and recounted how Jiraiya and the Rain Ninja Village Leader had both made disastrous attempts at farming.
• The farmer recommended Kusagakure Harmony as cheap, fast transport and directed Nonō to a nearby town to register.
• Nonō reflected on how different the Land of Grass was from her expectations, touched the document hidden in her clothes, and walked toward the town.

Yakushi Nonō entered the Land of Grass as a Konoha rogue ninja on a spying mission, but Kusagakure welcomed her and treated her recruitment brochure as proof she was a prized talent. She met Kusana, who announced that she had been hired.

• Yakushi Nonō registered as a rogue ninja in Kusagakure and received an Information Registration Certificate and a talent recruitment brochure.
• Nonō boarded the Harmony Express and was impressed by the Land of Grass’s peaceful scenery, clean roads, and prosperous people.
• At Kusagakure’s entrance, Nonō presented her Talent Introduction Plan, prompting Grass ninja to escort her through the Exclusive Talent Channel.
• Nonō met Kusana and began to admit that she had been exposed, but Kusana enthusiastically told her she had been hired.

Yakushi Nonō infiltrated Kusagakure and resolved to earn its trust while reporting back to Danzo. As Kusana prepared to restart Grasswood movie production, Obito entered an audition hoping to make money, only to find the leader he had called a scammer waiting inside.

• Yakushi Nonō suspected Kusagakure might eventually uncover her identity and decided to work hard, earn trust, and report her successful infiltration to Danzo.
• Kusana finished sorting through the postwar paperwork and planned to arrange filming for a new movie before the end of the year.
• Obito, short on money and hoping to treat Rin, Swirl Face, and Teacher Madara, spotted a Grasswood audition advertisement and decided to try out.
• Obito joined the long audition line and imagined how surprised Rin and his former teammates would be if he appeared in a movie.
• When his turn came, Obito recognized Kusana among the audition staff, abruptly apologized, and tried to leave.

Kusana pressured Obito into accepting a new acting job, then arranged for jonin tutors to keep him studying while filming kept him busy. After reading the script, Obito was moved by its message about saving companions, but the surprise tutors enraged him.

• Kusana blocked Obito from leaving and insisted he take a paid acting role, using complaints about his behavior at the academy to pressure him.
• Obito accepted the script for "Saving Jonin Mizuki" after Kusana promised it would not come with practice exercises.
• Kusana praised Nonō’s work and told her to visit the academy, while Nonō remained focused on earning his trust.
• Obito read the script, resolved to make the film, and vowed to show Kakashi and Konoha that companions mattered most.
• A Grass Ninja arrived to tutor Obito, explaining that Kusana had hired several jonin in Obito’s name and would pay with his salary.
• Obito realized Kusana had tricked him again and burst into tears, calling the leader evil.

Obito rushed from school to film a war scene at Kannabi Bridge, where he reflected on Madara saving him and asked Kusana for a movie copy to take to his teacher. As filming resumed, Nonō brought Kusana a year-end celebration request, and he decided to hold a lively celebration with the Land of Rain included.

• Obito declined Rin’s offer to study so he could go to the filming set, and Rin resolved to ask him what was troubling him.
• At the Kannabi Bridge ruins, Obito reflected on Madara saving him and vowed to care for him in his old age.
• Obito evaded Kusana’s playful attempt to hit him, then asked to take a copy of the movie to Madara, and Kusana agreed.
• Nonō told Kusana that people were asking about the year-end celebration, and Kusana decided to make it lively and invite the Land of Rain.

Madara continued writing while Spiral White Zetsu prepared for the New Year, and Scorpion, hiding in the Land of Rain, was asked to organize a factory performance. The chapter left Scorpion stunned by the request to put his puppet skills to use onstage.

• Spiral White Zetsu warmed Madara’s cave with a Chakra-powered heater and learned that Obito’s exams were coming up before leaving to work.
• Spiral White Zetsu spotted a notice announcing a joint Grass and Rain New Year celebration and grew excited about it.
• Scorpion reflected on his hidden identity and his decision to remain in the Land of Rain after its borders closed, then went to the factory director’s office after work.
• The factory director asked Scorpion to create a performance for Factory Three’s New Year celebration, citing his puppet-making skills, and Scorpion stared at him in disbelief.

Scorpion was pushed into accepting a performance at the New Year gala after Hanzo praised him as an outstanding factory worker. Kusana organized preparations for the gala and learned that Obito had cheated on his exams by copying other students’ names as well as their answers.

• The factory director urged Scorpion to perform at the New Year gala and dragged him along to welcome Hanzo.
• The director praised Scorpion’s diligence and factory contributions to Hanzo, who promised to watch his performance and reward him.
• After Hanzo left, the director granted Scorpion paid leave to prepare, leaving Scorpion frustrated that he had never agreed to perform.
• Kusana assigned security and event preparations for the joint Land of Grass and Land of Rain gala.
• Nonō told Kusana that Obito had completed his exams but used his Sharingan to copy other students’ answers and names.