Chapter Summaries

After Tejima Shinichi defeated Kumogakure and forced the Raikage to submit, the Ninja World accepted that no one could stop his advance. In Iwagakure, Ōnoki told Kurotsuchi that their only hope was to wait for Shinichi to die, but he doubted shinobi villages would survive his rule.

• News spread that Kumogakure had been defeated and the Raikage had submitted to Tejima Shinichi, convincing the nations that his era had begun.
• Ōnoki read a report describing how Kumogakure's Chakra Cannon had shattered a seven-hundred-meter Giant Buddha, yet failed to stop Shinichi.
• Ōnoki noted that Shinichi's Giant Buddha had grown from four hundred and fifty meters to seven hundred meters in the few days since Iwagakure's defeat.
• Kurotsuchi asked Ōnoki whether Iwagakure would have to remain Konoha's vassal and submit to Shinichi forever.
• Ōnoki told Kurotsuchi and Kitsuchi that Iwagakure should wait a hundred years for Shinichi to grow old and die.
• After Kurotsuchi and Kitsuchi left, Ōnoki wondered whether Shinichi would allow the subdued villages to wait and secretly grow stronger, and feared the era of shinobi villages might end.

Kirigakure and Sunagakure decided to send diplomatic missions to Konoha and sign agreements after Tejima Shinichi’s victories made them fear his power. As the Five Great Nations’ balance shifted toward Konoha, Nagato suggested that Tejima Shinichi shared their aspirations.

• Genji urged Mei Terumi to stop hesitating and send a diplomatic mission to Konoha, and she agreed to lead it at dawn.
• Chiyo and Ebizo warned Gaara that Sunagakure could not resist Tejima Shinichi, and Gaara agreed to send a mission to sign the agreement.
• Chiyo said she and Gaara would personally lead Sunagakure’s mission to Konoha the next morning.
• The chapter described Iwagakure, Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure as having submitted to Tejima Shinichi, leaving Konoha as the sole dominant voice among the Five Great Nations.
• Konan gave Nagato a report about Tejima Shinichi’s victories, and Nagato concluded that he seemed to share their aspirations.

Nagato and Konan discussed Tejima Shinichi’s growing threat, while Uchiha Obito learned of Kumogakure’s defeat and decided Akatsuki had to attack Konoha. Black Zetsu proposed recruiting a promising ninja to strengthen Akatsuki before the assault.

• Nagato rejected Konan’s suggestion that Tejima Shinichi was like-minded, declaring that Shinichi sought to stand above everything.
• Nagato reassured Konan that Shinichi feared the Rinnegan and said Akatsuki still had time to collect the Tailed Beasts and forge its weapon.
• Black Zetsu told Uchiha Obito that Tejima Shinichi had defeated Kumogakure, killed ten thousand shinobi, and left its two Tailed Beasts there.
• Black Zetsu reported that Konoha controlled five Tailed Beasts while Akatsuki held only Han, prompting Uchiha Obito to order a direct attack on Konoha.
• Black Zetsu suggested recruiting a promising ninja to strengthen Akatsuki, and Uchiha Obito asked who it was.

Tejima Shinichi returned to Konoha after completing his mission outside the village. Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane mistakenly concluded that he had spent nearly a year attacking and subduing Iwagakure alone.

• Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane discussed Ōnoki's arrival in Konoha and wondered how strong Tejima Shinichi was.
• Tejima Shinichi suddenly appeared at the gate and told the guards his mission was complete.
• Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane let Tejima Shinichi enter without registering him, saying the Hokage was eager to see him.
• After Tejima Shinichi left, Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane decided his mission had been to attack Iwagakure alone and praised him as a monster and a god.

Tejima Shinichi returned to Konoha, reassured Tsunade that he would stay and help with her work, and went home to visit his parents. Tsunade learned that Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure had all sent leaders to sign subsidiary agreements with Konoha, so she called for Shinichi to come back and help her.

• Tejima Shinichi returned to Konoha, where the clerks and guards reacted with awe to his arrival and his victories over Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
• Tsunade greeted Shinichi with a punch and scolded him for going alone against Iwagakure and Kumogakure, then felt reassured when he said he had acted recklessly because she was there.
• Shinichi told Tsunade he had returned because his mother was about to give birth and planned to stay in Konoha to help with anything she did not want to handle.
• Tsunade let Shinichi leave to visit his parents, then planned to make him help with government affairs after she finished that day's work.
• An Anbu reported that the Fourth Raikage's Kumogakure delegation had entered the Land of Fire to sign a subsidiary agreement with Konoha.
• Anbu then reported that Mei Terumi and Gaara had also arrived to sign subsidiary agreements for Kirigakure and Sunagakure, and Tsunade ordered Shizune to bring Shinichi back to help.

Tejima Shinichi returned home to a warm welcome from Teshima Kazuto and Mori Chie after two Kage came to Konoha to sign the Subsidiary agreement. When Mori Chie said villagers had begun to fear the family because of Shinichi’s strength, he reassured her that fearing God was normal.

• Tejima Shinichi returned to his family courtyard and was greeted with a celebration by Teshima Kazuto and Mori Chie.
• Teshima Kazuto said the Kage of Lightning, Water, and Wind had gathered in Konoha to sign the Subsidiary agreement, and that Shinichi’s deterrence had brought peace.
• Mori Chie told Tejima Shinichi that villagers had acted afraid of her after learning she was his mother.
• Mori Chie compared the villagers’ fear of Shinichi to her own fear of Uzumaki Kushina during the Nine-Tails Rebellion.
• Tejima Shinichi took Mori Chie’s hand and told her that fearing God was normal.

Tejima Shinichi reassured his mother that Konoha’s fear of him did not trouble him, then dismissed Ino’s confession because they were both too young. The next morning, he visited Konoha Prison and came face-to-face with Orochimaru.

• Mori Chie said Ino had comforted her and given her flowers, while Teshima Kazuto revealed that Ino had confessed to Tejima Shinichi.
• Tejima Shinichi said he and Ino were too young to discuss romance, leaving his parents amused by his answer.
• Tejima Shinichi left for Konoha Prison the next morning, where the guards escorted him through its secured checkpoints.
• Tejima Shinichi reached Orochimaru’s sealed cell and greeted her after a long time.

Tejima Shinichi freed Orochimaru from his sealing chains in exchange for his help retrieving the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato’s soul, then overwhelmed him when he tried to flee. After ordering Orochimaru to study the scroll and learn about the current state of the Ninja World, Shinichi left him in the prison, where the news prompted Orochimaru to curse Konoha.

• Tejima Shinichi offered Orochimaru freedom and a new identity if he broke the Reaper Death Seal and recovered Namikaze Minato’s soul.
• Orochimaru accepted, but after Tejima Shinichi broke his chains and restored his Chakra, he considered escaping.
• Tejima Shinichi unleashed his immense Chakra, terrifying Orochimaru into abandoning his escape attempt.
• Tejima Shinichi left Orochimaru a scroll and ordered him to study it in the cell, telling the guards to explain the current state of the Ninja World.
• After the Jonin explained the situation, Orochimaru reacted with fury and declared that Konoha should hurry up and collapse.

After returning to Konoha, Tejima Shinichi reunited with Sarutobi Hiruzen and learned that Tsunade was still sleeping off a hangover. Shizune then told him the agreements with the Lightning, Water, and Wind nations still needed the Hokage’s seal before their leaders could leave.

• Tejima Shinichi entered the Hokage's Office and greeted Sarutobi Hiruzen, who welcomed him and joked about his growth and the nations' subsidiary agreement.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen said Tsunade had stayed up drinking and had left the office paperwork for Tejima Shinichi.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen left to give Sasuke special training and maintain his wager with Jiraiya.
• Tejima Shinichi looked over peaceful Konoha and said that one year had passed and the time was nearly at hand.
• Shizune told Tejima Shinichi that the agreements still needed Tsunade's confirmation and seal before the Lightning, Water, and Wind Kage could depart.

Tejima Shinichi approved agreements with the Lands of Lightning, Water, and Wind, then cleared the Hokage's backlog of paperwork while anticipating Akatsuki's next move. Two years later, the Ninja World remained peaceful, and Uzumaki Naruto returned to Konoha.

• Tejima Shinichi stamped the subsidiary agreements and ordered an Anbu to deliver them to the Three Kage so they could leave Konoha.
• Tejima Shinichi sat in the Hokage's seat and rapidly approved the accumulated documents, leaving Shizune astonished.
• Tejima Shinichi finished the paperwork and said he was waiting to see what Akatsuki would do and for the prophesied “God” to descend.
• Over the following two years, the Ninja World enjoyed peace as the other four great nations' ninja villages became Konoha Vassals.
• Uzumaki Naruto reached Konoha's gates, removed his cloak, and shouted that he had finally returned.

Naruto returned to Konoha with Jiraiya and reunited with Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi. As Naruto and Sasuke challenged each other over their training, Kakashi proposed another test with two bells.

• Naruto and Jiraiya arrived at Konoha's gates, where Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane recognized them.
• Sasuke and Sakura greeted Naruto, and Kakashi joined the reunited Team 7.
• Jiraiya left to report to Tsunade while Kakashi asked Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura what they planned to do.
• Naruto and Sasuke traded boasts and insults about their training and strength.
• Kakashi produced two bells and suggested that Team 7 take another test.

Jiraiya returned to Konoha and joined Tsunade, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shizune, and Tejima Shinichi as they watched Team 7 begin a bell test. Jiraiya asked when Shinichi would become Hokage, and Shinichi said the time would come soon; the chapter ended as Kakashi revealed his Sharingan and prepared to fight seriously.

• Jiraiya returned to the Hokage's Office and found Tsunade, Shizune, and Sarutobi Hiruzen relaxing with no documents on the desk.
• Jiraiya explained that Naruto was reuniting with Sasuke and Sakura for a strength test with Kakashi, and Tsunade and Sarutobi Hiruzen used the Telescope Jutsu to watch them.
• Jiraiya asked Tejima Shinichi when he planned to become Hokage, and Shinichi replied that the time had not come yet but would come soon.
• Kakashi challenged Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to take his two bells before noon, with all three needing to succeed to pass.
• Sasuke activated his Three Tomoe Sharingan as Naruto attacked with Shadow Clones, while Sakura stayed ready to support them.
• Kakashi raised his forehead protector to reveal his own Sharingan and warned Team 7 that they might die if they let their guard down.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura worked together to trap Kakashi, but Sakura’s finishing blow revealed that they had caught only a Shadow Clone. Watching from the Hokage’s Office, Tejima Shinichi said their real test had yet to begin and hinted that Kakashi had grown stronger too.

• Sasuke dodged Kakashi’s shuriken while Naruto’s Shadow Clones bound Kakashi in midair.
• Sakura struck the bound Kakashi, who vanished in a cloud of smoke as a Shadow Clone.
• Naruto lamented that their teamwork had only defeated a decoy, while Sasuke said Kakashi would not be beaten so easily.
• Tsunade praised Sakura’s Chakra control as Jiraiya and Sarutobi Hiruzen admired her strength.
• Tejima Shinichi called the team’s performance worrying and said the test’s exciting part had not begun because Kakashi had also grown stronger.

Kakashi praised Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura for how much they had grown, but Sasuke and Naruto insisted they still needed more strength to support Shinichi. The three launched their strongest attacks at Kakashi, leaving him surrounded with no clear escape.

• Kakashi surveyed the battered training ground and told Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura that they had surpassed his expectations.
• Sasuke said he still needed to grow strong enough to become Shinichi's Shadow Guard, and Naruto agreed that Shinichi might soon become Hokage.
• Sasuke told Kakashi they would fight with the intent to kill to take his two bells, and Naruto and Sakura prepared to join him.
• Sasuke charged Kakashi with Chidori while Naruto attacked with a Shadow Clone and Rasenshuriken, and Sakura rushed in with Monster Strength Fist.
• The three attacks sealed off Kakashi's escape routes, and his pupils contracted as he faced their assault.

Kakashi used the Flying Thunder God Technique during the bell test and revealed that he had also learned the Yin Seal to replenish his Chakra. As Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura renewed their attack, the Hokage's Office learned that Tejima Shinichi had prompted Kakashi to train in both techniques.

• Kakashi escaped Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura's combined attack with the Flying Thunder God Technique, shocking his students and the Hokage's Office.
• Kakashi explained that Senju Tobirama created the Flying Thunder God and that the Fourth Hokage, Naruto's father, perfected it; Sakura and Sasuke realized Naruto was the Fourth Hokage's son.
• Kakashi reminded his students that the bell test was still underway, and Sasuke encouraged Naruto to keep fighting and identified Kakashi's Chakra reserves as a possible weakness.
• Sakura and Naruto reasoned that Kakashi would run low on Chakra, but Kakashi revealed his Yin Seal and used its stored Chakra to strengthen himself.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura vowed to continue the test, while Kakashi invited them to attack again.
• In the Hokage's Office, Tsunade explained that Kakashi had learned the Yin Seal from a scroll provided by Tejima Shinichi, who admitted he had encouraged Kakashi to train in both techniques.

Karin reported that Orochimaru had succeeded in breaking the Reaper Death Seal, and Tejima Shinichi gathered the materials to bring back Namikaze Minato. Orochimaru performed the release and transferred his soul into a White Zetsu body, while Minato was reincarnated and awakened.

• Karin told Tejima Shinichi that Orochimaru had figured out how to retrieve the Fourth Hokage's soul, though he had delayed acting to protect himself.
• Tejima Shinichi went with Karin to Konoha Prison, where Orochimaru said a White Zetsu body would let him perform the ritual safely.
• Karin brought the Fourth Hokage's cells, and Katsuyu produced another White Zetsu to serve as the sacrifice.
• Tejima Shinichi demanded that Orochimaru complete their agreement, so Orochimaru put on the Death God's mask and released the Reaper Death Seal.
• Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Namikaze Minato, then escaped the Death God's strike by transferring into the White Zetsu on his table.
• Namikaze Minato opened his eyes and wondered where he was.

Pain announced that Akatsuki would end its concealment and begin capturing the Tailed Beasts, but the members questioned whether they could succeed while Tejima Shinichi dominated the Ninja World. As the meeting reached a crisis of confidence, Pain prepared to demonstrate the Rinnegan’s power with Shinra Tensei.

• Deidara and Hidan argued over Hidan’s defeat by Tejima Shinichi and Deidara’s ties to Iwagakure.
• Pain announced that Akatsuki’s period of concealment was over and that the Tailed Beast capture plan would begin.
• Deidara and Kakuzu challenged the timing of the plan, fearing that Tejima Shinichi would stop them.
• Konan defended Pain and asked the members whether they had ever seen him fight at full strength.
• Pain declared that he would show them what a true god was and unleashed Shinra Tensei.

After Pain demonstrated his power, Yakushi Kabuto joined Akatsuki and was paired with Uchiha Itachi. Pain assigned the organization’s next captures and declared war on Konoha; afterward, Kabuto revealed to Uchiha Obito that he had joined Akatsuki to ally with him and target Tejima Shinichi.

• Pain introduced Yakushi Kabuto as Akatsuki’s new member, and Kabuto demonstrated Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation to convince Scorpion to accept him.
• Pain paired Kabuto with Uchiha Itachi and announced that Akatsuki would capture the One-Tail, Two-Tails, and Eight-Tails before attacking Konoha and confronting Tejima Shinichi.
• Pain assigned Deidara and Scorpion to capture Gaara, Kakuzu and Hidan to capture Yugito Nii and Killer B, and Itachi and Kabuto to support Kakuzu and Hidan.
• After the meeting, Uchiha Obito followed Kabuto to his room and questioned his reasons for joining Akatsuki.
• Kabuto told Obito he wanted to join forces with him and named Tejima Shinichi as his ultimate target.

Yakushi Kabuto revealed that he could use Impure World Reincarnation to summon Uchiha Madara, forcing Uchiha Obito to recognize him as a valuable ally. The two agreed to cooperate against Tejima Shinichi, while Obito suspected Black Zetsu was involved in Kabuto’s discovery of Madara’s corpse.

• Uchiha Obito dismissed Kabuto’s strength and declared that no one else could match Tejima Shinichi, who now approached Hashirama’s power.
• Yakushi Kabuto revealed his trump card and used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Uchiha Madara’s corpse.
• Kabuto explained that he had spent nearly two years finding Madara and said he could have attacked Konoha himself if he could also summon Hashirama Senju.
• Uchiha Obito agreed to an alliance with Kabuto, allowing him to pursue Tejima Shinichi on his own.
• As Kamui carried Uchiha Obito away, he wondered whether Black Zetsu had helped Kabuto find Madara.

Kakashi defeated Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura in their training match, then revealed his resolve to bring back a friend. Watching from nearby, Namikaze Minato spoke with Tejima Shinichi, who told him Orochimaru could undo the Impure World Reincarnation, before Minato reflected on the family life he had lost.

• Kakashi defeated Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura after they fought him all afternoon without taking a bell.
• Kakashi told his students that he had found a purpose and would bring back someone he still considered a friend.
• Sasuke reacted uneasily to Kakashi’s words, recognizing similarities to his own past obsession.
• Namikaze Minato watched the training ground from the shadows and told Tejima Shinichi he did not want to disturb his former students’ lives.
• Tejima Shinichi told Minato to find Orochimaru in Konoha Prison if he wanted to undo the Impure World Reincarnation, then left for home.
• Minato watched Naruto and envied Tejima Shinichi’s family and the ordinary moments of returning home for dinner.