Chapter Summaries

The chapter explained why Sasori needed to build his own team and prove himself to compete for Kazekage, despite his powerful family and political backing. Yunqing’s lesson about a Kage’s responsibility left Sasori determined to pursue the position without retreating.

• The narrator described Sasori’s advantages in family, political support, and strength, while noting that Suke and Rasa had more experience and loyal teams of their own.
• Yunqing had sent Sasori to Harbor City to build a team, and Sasori chose to go alone to prove his courage and attract allies through his own character.
• The narrator explained that a Kage had to shoulder the village’s hopes and could not retreat, citing Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and past Kage as examples.
• Before leaving, Sasori asked Yunqing what the Kazekage represented and why people sacrificed everything for him.
• Yunqing told Sasori that he would understand after becoming Kazekage and assured him he would not be disappointed; Sasori trusted him and left.

Yunqing recounted his life after transmigrating into Sunagakure with Irene’s abilities, from becoming a celebrated young ninja to leading the village through war and hostility. After taking the Third Kazekage’s position and ending the coalition’s campaign against Sunagakure, he went on to fight the Sannin.

• Yunqing explained that he had transmigrated into the Naruto world before the First Ninja World War and received Irene’s abilities from a dormant system.
• Yunqing rose to lead Sunagakure’s younger generation, using his talent to improve the village and gain access to resources.
• After Hashirama Senju died, Yunqing fought in the First Ninja World War and single-handedly defeated more than a thousand Iwagakure Ninja while covering his squad’s retreat.
• Tobirama Senju spread rumors that turned the ninja world against Yunqing and Sunagakure, which faced a broad coalition of hidden villages.
• Yunqing rescued Sāmon from a powerful ambush, became the Third Kazekage, and forced the other villages to stop targeting Sunagakure through negotiations.
• Yunqing later fought the Sannin, whom he had named.

Yunqing met the Sage of Six Paths in space, where he learned about Kaguya Otsutsuki’s origins and the threat her clan might pose to the Ninja World. The Sage asked him to contact and guide the Otsutsuki Clan descendants on the moon, and Yunqing welcomed the chance to put them to work.

• Yunqing left a clone in Sunagakure and met the Sage of Six Paths on an asteroid.
• The Sage explained that he and his brother were sons of Kaguya Otsutsuki, a visitor from space whose clan might someday come for the Tailed Beasts.
• Yunqing dismissed the danger, saying the clan taking the Tailed Beasts could help him unify the Ninja World and expand Sunagakure’s business.
• The Sage revealed that his brother’s descendants guarded Kaguya’s seal on the moon and asked Yunqing to become their liaison with the Ninja World.
• The Sage said Yunqing could teach the moon’s descendants and use them as needed, and Yunqing accepted the prospect of having them serve as labor.

Yunqing subdued the Otsutsuki Clan on the moon after they resisted his plan to bring them under Sunagakure's authority. He left them with no way to fight back or escape, revealing that the Sage of Six Paths had disabled their defenses and teleportation passage.

• Yunqing beat dozens of Otsutsuki Clan members who challenged him and announced he would rule the moon under Sunagakure's authority.
• The Otsutsuki Clan head invoked their ancestor Hagoromo Otsutsuki and their mission of watching over the universe, but Yunqing dismissed their claims and demanded they submit.
• Yunqing told the Otsutsuki Clan that their defensive formation and teleportation passage had been sealed.
• Other Otsutsuki Clan members reported that both systems had stopped working, crushing the clan head's hopes of resisting or escaping.
• Yunqing realized the Sage of Six Paths had personally disabled the systems to help teach the Otsutsuki Clan a lesson.

Yunqing brought the Otsutsuki Clan, a powerful Byakugan family, to Sunagakure, shocking the shinobi world and drawing efforts from other villages to recruit them. The clan rejected those offers, accepted Sunagakure’s support and jobs, and settled under Yunqing’s authority.

• Yunqing’s arrival with several hundred Otsutsuki Clan members, including a Kage-level warrior, three Quasi-Kage, and more than a dozen Jonin, caused the hidden villages to envy Sunagakure and investigate the clan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi compared the Otsutsuki Clan’s strength with the Hyuga Clan and found his village’s Byakugan family lacking.
• Yunqing defeated the Otsutsuki Clan’s lunar formation, and the clan promised not to cause trouble.
• The Otsutsuki Clan’s branch-family head rejected other villages’ recruitment offers and told their representatives to leave.
• Yunqing approved subsidies, housing, and jobs for the Otsutsuki Clan after Sunagakure’s Kekkei Genkai families helped arrange positions and benefits.

Otsutsuki Puzhen welcomed Yunqing’s defeat of the Otsutsuki Clan on the moon and the clan’s relocation to Sunagakure, where they enjoyed comfortable lodgings, food, and stipends. After Puzhen spent his money, the clan sought help, and Yunqing directed them toward jobs and Sunagakure’s rules.

• Puzhen recalled how Yunqing defeated the Otsutsuki Clan and offered to recruit them into Sunagakure, freeing most of them from their moon-bound duties.
• Yunqing welcomed the clan to Sunagakure with a banquet and modern dormitories, making Puzhen and the others eager to stay.
• Bunpuku assessed the clan’s strength, and Sunagakure gave each member a stipend based on their abilities.
• Puzhen spent his Jonin stipend on food in less than half a month and sought help when his money ran out.
• The branch family head went to Yunqing, who provided contracts, job positions, and people to explain Sunagakure’s rules to the clan.

Yunqing used generous treatment and carefully timed assistance to deepen the Otsutsuki Clan’s loyalty to Sunagakure. As the clan settled into their new lives and sought ways to earn money, their branch-family head presented Yunqing with three proposals for using their abilities.

• Yunqing reflected that the Otsutsuki Clan’s recognition of his strength and his carrot-and-stick approach were drawing them into Sunagakure.
• The Otsutsuki Clan members worked hard, spent their salaries in Sunagakure, and began looking for business opportunities.
• The Otsutsuki Clan devised three ways to build wealth: selling Chakra, assisting doctors with Byakugan scans, and enlisting in the military, especially the Navy.
• The head of the Otsutsuki branch family delivered the three proposals to Yunqing, who applauded their ideas.

Yunqing, Ebizo, and Sāmon reviewed the Otsutsuki Clan’s proposals and considered granting them access to Sunagakure’s knowledge and navy in exchange for their high-quality Chakra. Ebizo also proposed putting the Otsutsuki Clan in charge of public oversight, and Yunqing agreed to give the plan a try.

• Yunqing summoned Ebizo and Sāmon to review the Otsutsuki Clan’s three proposals.
• Ebizo identified the clan’s high-quality Chakra as the key benefit, and Yunqing confirmed that their lineage gave them stronger Chakra than ordinary ninjas.
• Ebizo and Sāmon agreed that Sunagakure could provide the Otsutsuki Clan with knowledge and navy enlistment eligibility in exchange for their Chakra.
• Sāmon raised concerns about the clan’s proposed Byakugan-based inspections, while Ebizo argued that they could strengthen Sunagakure’s ineffective oversight department.
• Yunqing summarized Ebizo’s plan to try the Otsutsuki Clan in the oversight role, and Ebizo agreed.

Yunqing and Sunagakure’s leaders approved the Otsutsuki Clan’s proposal to join the village, including its navy, and sent it back for the clan to await final arrangements. The Otsutsuki Clan celebrated and, through their hard work, cheerful nature, and generous meal-sharing, strengthened their reputation and prospects in Sunagakure.

• Yunqing, Sāmon, and Ebizo agreed to the Otsutsuki Clan’s proposal, and Yunqing signed it and ordered copies sent back with instructions to wait for notification.
• The branch family head received the signed proposal and excitedly informed the Otsutsuki Clan members that Sunagakure was arranging the details.
• The Otsutsuki Clan looked forward to earning multiple paychecks and building new lives in Sunagakure, including finding spouses and enjoying the village’s food and entertainment.
• Sunagakure’s other clans kept their distance from the Otsutsuki Clan’s foolish-seeming enthusiasm, while the Otsutsuki worked hard and eagerly tried local dishes.
• The Otsutsuki Clan brought gifts when visiting households for meals and helped others when needed, earning greater understanding and respect from Sunagakure’s residents.

Sasori met Otsutsuki Fuzhen, a new Sunagakure recruit whose ambition was to become an independent captain so he could travel and eat well. Across the hidden villages, leaders struggled to manage the Otsutsuki Clan, while Black Zetsu remained baffled by how Yunqing had brought them from the moon and shaped their behavior.

• Sasori questioned Otsutsuki Fuzhen about his abilities and goals, and learned he wanted to become an independent captain for the benefits, travel, and food.
• Sasori gave Otsutsuki Fuzhen books and nautical charts to study, then noticed he was secretly spacing out and using his Byakugan to watch the surroundings.
• Yunqing instructed Sunagakure's leaders to care for the Otsutsuki Clan and help them develop ties to the village and Land of Wind, including romantic relationships where possible.
• Other hidden villages envied Sunagakure's chance to cultivate the Otsutsuki Clan, while Hiruzen Sarutobi repeatedly asked the Hyuga Clan whether they were related.
• Black Zetsu wondered how Yunqing had brought the Otsutsuki Clan down from the moon and educated them so well.

Yunqing reflected on how the Sage of Six Paths had helped him defeat the Otsutsuki Clan by disabling Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s defenses. He condemned the Sage’s inaction toward Black Zetsu and the Ninja World’s inherited conflicts, leaving the Sage’s motives unresolved.

• Yunqing recognized that the Sage of Six Paths had guided him through the Otsutsuki Clan’s defenses and disabled Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s protections with ease.
• The Sage of Six Paths asked Yunqing to intervene if Hagoromo Otsutsuki ever revived and learned that he had betrayed his descendants.
• Yunqing criticized the Sage of Six Paths for allowing Indra and Asura to reincarnate endlessly, arguing that their power and inherited hatred prevented peace.
• Yunqing blamed the Sage of Six Paths for ignoring Black Zetsu and failing to address the conflicts rooted in Kaguya Otsutsuki, her sons, and the Otsutsuki Clan.

Yunqing confronted the Sage of Six Paths, who visited to check on the Otsutsuki Clan and asked why Yunqing had treated them generously. Yunqing explained that sincere treatment could earn their loyalty, while the Sage of Six Paths was left reflecting on his mother and the unpredictability of life.

• Yunqing resented the Sage of Six Paths for appearing in his office and coldly demanded to know why he had come.
• The Sage of Six Paths said he wanted to see how the Otsutsuki Clan was living because they were descendants of his younger brother.
• Yunqing told the Sage of Six Paths to leave, claiming the visit was disrupting his work, and then accused him of cursing him silently.
• The Sage of Six Paths asked why Yunqing had arranged things for the Otsutsuki Clan as he had, and Yunqing said sincere treatment was necessary to earn their sincerity in return.
• The Sage of Six Paths praised Yunqing but then reflected sadly on his mother and how their relationship had ended.

Yunqing questioned the Sage of Six Paths about the Otsutsuki Clan and suspected that Hagoromo Otsutsuki was still alive. The Sage revealed that he and Hagoromo had sought to uncover the secrets of Kaguya Otsutsuki, leaving Yunqing convinced Hagoromo had ventured into the universe.

• The Sage of Six Paths told Yunqing he would take the Otsutsuki Clan away if Yunqing ever no longer wanted them, and Yunqing suspected Hagoromo Otsutsuki was still alive.
• The Sage asked Yunqing about traveling through the universe, and Yunqing explained the dangers of space travel without proper knowledge, supplies, speed, and routes.
• Yunqing reasoned that Hagoromo Otsutsuki may have set out to explore the universe alone and privately judged the idea foolish.
• The Sage said he and Hagoromo had wanted to uncover the truth about Kaguya Otsutsuki, who had come from the universe.

Yunqing and the Sage of Six Paths argued over the Ninja World’s future, with both preparing for a fight before the Sage suddenly vanished. The Sunagakure leaders and Anbu found Yunqing unharmed in a battered office, and he sent them back to their duties.

• The Sage of Six Paths explained that he wanted the Ninja World to remain divided so its people would stay strong enough to face unknown enemies.
• Yunqing rejected the Sage’s warning and insisted that no one could stop him from doing what he wanted.
• Yunqing reached for the Sword of Flames as the Sage’s Truth-Seeking Orbs spun, and their confrontation appeared ready to become a fight.
• The Sage of Six Paths vanished, and Yunqing resumed reviewing documents as Bunpuku, Pakura, Chiyo, Sāmon, and elite Anbu entered his damaged office.
• The Anbu begged Yunqing to punish them for failing to protect him, but he told them the attacker was beyond their ability and ordered them back on guard.

After the Sage of Six Paths confronted Yunqing in the Kazekage's Office, Sunagakure's fighters gathered outside, fearing for Yunqing's safety. The Sage left when he realized Bunpuku's presence could expose that he was alive, and Yunqing explained that the Sage meant to restrain him from unifying the Ninja World.

• Ebizo alerted Sunagakure's Elders, who cleared the office staff and rallied the village's strongest fighters after Yunqing's Anbu guard was expelled from the Kazekage's Office.
• Chiyo, Sāmon, Pakura, Bunpuku, and other elite fighters gathered outside the office and prepared to break the Sage of Six Paths' barrier by force.
• The Sage of Six Paths sensed their attack on the barrier and left after realizing Bunpuku's connection to Shukaku could reveal that he was alive.
• Yunqing emerged unharmed, and the Anbu returned to their duties while Bunpuku, Pakura, and the other fighters reassured Sunagakure's leaders and residents.
• Ebizo deduced that the Sage had come to keep Yunqing in check, and Yunqing confirmed that the Sage opposed his potential use of force to unify the Ninja World.

Sāmon, Ebizo, Chiyo, and Yunqing discussed the mysterious Sage of Six Paths and the danger posed by someone powerful enough to keep Yunqing in check. Yunqing vowed to retaliate if the Sage attacked Sunagakure or civilians, reassuring the others that he would protect the Land of Wind.

• Sāmon said Yunqing’s strength was unfathomable and feared that a powerful enemy had appeared who could keep him in check.
• Ebizo worried that the Sage of Six Paths might be acting unpredictably and that Sunagakure needed to learn about his weaknesses and motives.
• Ebizo, Sāmon, and Chiyo feared the Sage might target civilians or use guerrilla tactics, leaving Yunqing unable to protect the entire Land of Wind.
• Yunqing promised to stop the Sage if he acted recklessly and threatened to destroy the enemy’s bloodlines if he attacked Sunagakure or ordinary people.
• Chiyo said she trusted Yunqing to take responsibility, and the others were reassured by his confidence.

News of Yunqing’s attack spread through the ninja world, and the hidden villages reacted with alarm after learning how easily the mysterious intruder had bypassed Sunagakure’s defenses. In Konohagakure, Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed using Impure World Reincarnation to summon the First Hokage as a countermeasure.

• Sāmon, Ebizo, and Chiyo left Yunqing to handle Sunagakure’s war preparations and resources.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Konohagakure to investigate the attack, while the Third Mizukage dismissed it and Iwagakure and Kumogakure remained quiet.
• Intelligence revealed that the intruder had forced out a Quasi-Kage-level Anbu with a barrier, met Yunqing alone, and left safely after their clash destroyed the Kazekage’s Office.
• Utatane Koharu, Shimura Danzō, and Mitokado Homura discussed how the intruder’s abilities exceeded their own and worried that they had no way to restrain them.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed Impure World Reincarnation to bring back the First Hokage, leaving the other three silent.

Hiruzen Sarutobi persuaded Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura to support using Impure World Reincarnation on the First and Second Hokage. After they left, Orochimaru questioned the plan, and Hiruzen told him to stop the Third Kazekage if he had a better solution.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi pressed Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura to agree to his plan despite their fear of experimenting on the First and Second Hokage.
• The three old classmates agreed after seeing White Fang and sensing toads nearby, then left dejectedly.
• Orochimaru emerged from a small snake and asked Hiruzen Sarutobi whether the plan involving the First Hokage was really acceptable.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi challenged Orochimaru to persuade or assassinate the Third Kazekage if he objected to the plan.
• Orochimaru silently cursed because he lacked the strength to carry out Hiruzen Sarutobi's challenge.

Orochimaru reported progress on genetic engineering and Impure World Reincarnation to Hiruzen Sarutobi, revealing that combining the projects could accelerate their results. Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo beat him for making them wait for the explanation.

• Orochimaru told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Jiraiya, Minato, or Hatake Sakumo should fight Yunqing instead of him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi dismissed Orochimaru’s suggestion and demanded an update on his research projects.
• Orochimaru explained that genetic engineering was progressing and Impure World Reincarnation’s results depended on the genetic strength of its sacrifice.
• Orochimaru revealed that genetically engineered organisms could serve as sacrifices and help improve the combined research.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo beat Orochimaru for withholding the key point until the end.

Orochimaru reported that his genetic engineering and Impure World Reincarnation research could produce Gene Potions within a year, with the first batch aimed at improving regeneration, Chakra capacity, and lifespan. Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo approved resources for the work, leaving Orochimaru with their support and the prospect of restoring their strength.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo defeated Orochimaru in a bout, and Orochimaru survived by shedding his skin.
• Orochimaru told Hiruzen Sarutobi that his research was progressing and described Gene Potions intended to boost regeneration, Chakra capacity, and affinity for natural energy.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo welcomed the prospect of longer lifespans and renewed physical prime.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Orochimaru's supplies, and Hatake Sakumo personally secured them through Konoha's departments.
• Hatake Sakumo encouraged Orochimaru and offered to handle Nawaki Senju if he disrupted the research.