Chapter Summaries

As the Underworld’s laws strengthened his soul, Uchiha Sanpo discovered he could hear Temari’s thoughts and brought her to meet the children. He introduced Temari as his fiancée, and after the children reacted with surprise and Ino confessed her feelings for him, Sanpo and Temari left hand in hand with Temari saying she loved the place.

• Uchiha Sanpo discovered that his strengthened soul let him hear Temari’s inner thoughts as they walked together.
• Uchiha Sanpo reassured Temari that the children would like her and took her to their training ground.
• Temari introduced herself to Naruto, Sasuke Uchiha, Karin, Hinata Hyuga, and the others as Sanpo’s fiancée, surprising them with her age and their relationship.
• Yamanaka Ino asked to become Sanpo’s fiancée when she turned sixteen, but Sanpo gently declined and told her she would meet someone more suitable.
• Uchiha Sanpo and Temari watched the children train, then left hand in hand as Temari said she had fallen in love with the place.

Uchiha Sanpo discovered he could enter and shape other people’s dreams, and he entered Yamanaka Ino’s dream of becoming his fiancée and wife. Ino woke embarrassed by the vivid dream, while Sanpo recognized his new ability as something like Yin Spirit Dream Entry.

• Uchiha Sanpo followed a strong emotional connection into Yamanaka Ino’s dream while Temari slept beside him.
• Yamanaka Ino dreamed that Uchiha Sanpo gave her roses, took her to a movie, kissed her, and asked her to be his fiancée.
• Yamanaka Ino dreamed of marrying Uchiha Sanpo and spending their wedding night together.
• Yamanaka Ino woke from the dream, realized she had wet the bed, and felt deeply embarrassed.
• Uchiha Sanpo returned to his body and realized he could enter and weave other people’s dreams, comparing the ability to Yin Spirit Dream Entry.

Uchiha Sanpo entered Hinata Hyuga’s dream and created a romantic fantasy in which he rescued her from the Nine-Tails and pursued her. The dream ended with Hinata agreeing to become his Royal Consort when she turned eighteen.

• Uchiha Sanpo sensed Yamanaka Ino dreaming about him, then traced a gentler emotional signal to Hinata Hyuga and chose to enter her dream.
• Uchiha Sanpo created a riverside scene where the Nine-Tails attacked Hinata Hyuga, then defeated the beast and comforted her.
• Uchiha Sanpo confessed that he liked Hinata Hyuga, and the dream showed him courting her with Osmanthus Cake, outings, gifts, and growing affection.
• Uchiha Sanpo asked Hinata Hyuga to become his Royal Consort and promised to marry her when she turned eighteen, and she agreed.

Uchiha Sanpo taught the rookies about Natural Energy and helped them use Celestial Marks to begin sensing it. Several students succeeded, while he advised Ino to calm her thoughts and relax as she tried again.

• Uchiha Sanpo explained Natural Energy, Sage Modes, and how combining it with spiritual and physical energy created Senjutsu Chakra.
• Sanpo demonstrated Senjutsu Chakra by shattering a rock from within, then introduced the Celestial Mark as a safe way to sense Natural Energy.
• Ino clung to Sanpo and asked for extra help, but he told her to return to her place and follow the lesson.
• Naruto, Hozuki Suigetsu, Hinata Hyuga, Xingchi, Chojuro, and Karatachi Yaya succeeded in sensing Natural Energy, while other students continued struggling.
• Ino failed to gather golden light and sought Sanpo's help; he advised her to relax and let Natural Energy approach her naturally.
• Ino released Sanpo's sleeve, said she understood, and returned to her place to try again.

Yamanaka Ino, Kurama Yakumo, Rock Lee, and Tenten learned to use Natural Energy and entered Celestial Sage Mode under Uchiha Sanpo’s guidance. With everyone succeeding, Uchiha Sanpo announced that practical combat training would begin next.

• Yamanaka Ino relaxed and sensed Natural Energy, then lit up with a golden glow and celebrated her success.
• Uchiha Sanpo discovered that Kurama Yakumo’s nerves about disappointing him were blocking her, reassured her, and helped her relax until she succeeded.
• Uchiha Sanpo advised Rock Lee and Tenten on how to settle their minds and connect with Natural Energy.
• Rock Lee entered Celestial Sage Mode amid a gust of wind and green light, while Tenten succeeded with a silver glow.
• Uchiha Sanpo congratulated everyone and announced practical combat training as their next challenge.

Uchiha Sanpo brought the young geniuses to the Ancestral Planet’s Western Border Grassland to practice fighting with Natural Energy against wild Bison Beasts. After the herd scattered, the students began attacking lone bison, and Uchiha Shiryu overwhelmed a huge beast with his Sage Art.

• Uchiha Sanpo explained that the group would practice using Natural Energy in combat on the Ancestral Planet’s grassland.
• Neji Hyuga identified a massive herd of Bison Beasts approaching, but the herd split apart and left several dozen stragglers nearby.
• Uchiha Sanpo told the students to kill lone bison for their trial, and Naruto charged at one with a Sage Art: Rasengan as Sasuke Uchiha rushed to challenge another.
• Hinata Hyuga steadied herself and used Gentle Fist to strike a bison’s acupoints, while Karin encouraged her.
• Uchiha Shiryu used Sage Art: Strength of a Hundred Technique to send a huge bison flying, then dodged its counterattack and battered it until it could barely resist.

After a barbecue, Uchiha Sanpo took his students into space to demonstrate how Sage Art could shape a planet. He revealed that he had created the Ancestral Planet, leaving Naruto and the others stunned.

• The youths celebrated their battle against wild oxen over barbecue and discussed how they had used Natural Energy in combat.
• Naruto asked how powerful Sanpo’s Sage Art was, so Sanpo opened a Space Gate and brought everyone into outer space.
• Sanpo cleared the storms over a blue planet and used Ice Release to create its polar ice mountains.
• Sanpo used Wood Release to cover the planet with forests, then used Six Paths Sage Art: Chibaku Tensei to create a moon.
• Sanpo told the shocked group that he had also created the Ancestral Planet where they lived.

Uchiha Sanpo and his royal consorts visited their children in Sage Village, where the young trainees had grown close to their families. As Ino and Yakumo confessed they wanted to become Sanpo’s royal consorts, Hinata kept her own feelings hidden; more than seven months passed in the Ninja World, corresponding to over three years in Sage Village.

• Uchiha Mikoto, Tsunade, and Uzumaki Huiyi reunited with Sasuke, Uchiha Shiryu, and Karin in Sage Village and praised or cared for them.
• Naruto, Sakura, Hinata, and the other youths watched Sanpo’s family and reacted with envy or admiration.
• Yamanaka Ino told her companions she planned to marry Sanpo, and Sanpo returned to hear her confession.
• Tsunade encouraged Ino to improve herself, while Kurama Yakumo confessed that she also wanted to become Sanpo’s royal consort when she grew up.
• Hinata struggled to confess her own feelings, while Tenten and Inuzuka Hana privately reflected on Sanpo.
• More than seven months passed in the Ninja World, and over three years passed in Sage Village as the youths grew older and changed.

Uchiha Sanpo sent the young ninjas back to the Ninja World after three years of training in Sage Village, warning them to keep their destination secret and continue practicing Sage Mode in the low-energy environment. They reunited with their families at the Water Kingdom Palace, while Sanpo followed through the Space Gate after Ino stole a kiss.

• Uchiha Sanpo opened a Space Gate to the Water Kingdom Palace and told the young ninjas to report that they had trained in a secret place.
• Hinata Hyuga, Yamanaka Ino, Inuzuka Hana, and the others prepared to leave Sage Village, and Ino kissed Sanpo before hurrying through the gate.
• Uchiha Sanpo entered the Space Gate after the young ninjas had returned to the palace.
• Naruto reunited with Namikaze Minato and Kushina Uzumaki, and Kushina welcomed him home and promised to make his favorite ramen.
• Hinata Hyuga, Nara Shikamaru, Kurama Yakumo, and the other young ninjas greeted their families and shared moments of reunion.

Delegations from Iwagakure, Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Akatsuki Village arrived in the Land of Water for the Joint Chunin Exams and were astonished by its advanced technology and civilian wealth. Pain ordered Konan to acquire technology and gather intelligence, while the other villages assessed the Land of Water as a growing power.

• Ōnoki and Iwagakure's delegation arrived first, and Ōnoki examined the Land of Water's skyscrapers and learned about its technology.
• A and Kumogakure's delegation arrived, and Darui warned the group to stay alert and watch the Land of Water during the exams.
• Rasa and Sunagakure's delegation explored the commercial district, where Rasa rejected Kankuro's suggestion to buy vehicles and the group was shocked by local wages and prices.
• Pain and Akatsuki Village's delegation arrived, and Pain instructed Konan to purchase useful technology and gather intelligence about computers, phones, and transportation.
• Konan sent paper butterflies to collect information as the delegations observed local civilians using cars, motorcycles, computers, and mobile phones.

During the first Chunin Exam test in the Mist Forest, Naruto confronted Gaara after he killed several Akatsuki Village examinees and defeated him with Sage Mode. Naruto and his companions continued toward the Mist Fortress while other teams watched his strength and the forest battles went on.

• Nara Shikaku announced that examinees had to cross the Mist Forest to reach the Mist Fortress, and teams from several nations entered the woods.
• Iwagakure and Kumogakure shinobi ambushed Oboro, Kagari, and Mubi, while Gaara crushed Shigure, Samidare, and Muyu with his sand.
• Naruto challenged Gaara over the killings, but Gaara wounded him and destroyed his clones and Rasengan with Sand Shuriken.
• Naruto activated Sage Mode, broke through Gaara’s sand defenses, and defeated him with Sage Art: Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan.
• Kankuro secretly used a puppet to rescue Gaara, while Haruno Sakura treated Naruto’s arm and Sasuke urged their group to keep moving.
• Iwagakure and Kumogakure shinobi watched Naruto leave, and fighting continued throughout the Mist Forest.

After Naruto defeated Gaara, Shukaku's taunting of the Nine-Tails drove Gaara into a violent loss of control. Gaara headed toward the Mist Fortress and confronted Konoha's Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten, where Rock Lee stepped forward to fight him.

• In the plaza, Rasa berated Gaara for losing to a genin and failing to use the One-Tails' chakra, while Yashamaru asked him to give Gaara more time.
• The Nine-Tails mocked Shukaku after Naruto's victory, and Shukaku's rage sent Gaara into a chaotic, violent state.
• Gaara nearly attacked Kikyo, Karin, and Shion, but Kankuro stopped him by warning that they were princesses of the Land of Water.
• Neji spotted the approaching Sunagakure team with his Byakugan and warned Rock Lee and Tenten that Gaara's unstable chakra carried intense killing intent.
• Rock Lee removed the iron rings from his ankles and prepared to fight Gaara, while Tenten cautioned him about the strength of Gaara's sand defense.
• Gaara recognized Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten as Konoha ninja and attacked, and Rock Lee stepped forward to become his opponent.

Rock Lee pushed Gaara to the brink with the Eight Inner Gates and Sage Mode, but Gaara escaped underground before Lee could finish him. Neji Hyuga urged Lee to abandon the fight and head for Mist Fortress, while Gaara vowed to return stronger.

• Gaara attacked Rock Lee with successive sand techniques, turning the battlefield into quicksand and trapping him with a sand net.
• Rock Lee opened the first, second, and sixth gates, broke through Gaara’s sand defenses, and forced him to hide inside a sphere of sand.
• Rock Lee activated Sage Mode and used Sage Art: Morning Peacock to split Gaara’s Desert Waves defense with a Flame Phoenix.
• Neji Hyuga used his Byakugan to spot Gaara tunneling underground and told Rock Lee to head to Mist Fortress and complete the mission.
• Rock Lee withdrew with Neji, while Gaara survived underground, cursed his weakness, and resolved to defeat Rock Lee next time.

After Rock Lee’s victory made the Eight Inner Gates famous across the Ninja World, Uchiha Shiryu and his companions disguised themselves as Akatsuki Village ninja to provoke a fight in the Mist Forest. Shiryu defeated Sunagakure’s Shira and left him wondering why the trio had attacked and then walked away.

• Reports revealed that Rock Lee was Might Guy’s student and Might Duy’s son, and the leaders learned of Might Duy’s legendary fight against the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
• Bai Qi, Uchiha Shiryu, and Xingchi grew bored when other ninja avoided them and decided to disguise themselves as Akatsuki Village ninja.
• Shira and two Sunagakure ninja confronted the disguised trio, and Shira challenged them while using his Seven Heavenly Breaths technique.
• Shira raised his Seven Heavenly Breaths to the Fifth Activation, injuring Shiryu and forcing him to defend himself.
• Shiryu activated Sage Mode and struck Shira with Rozan Sho Ryu Ha, knocking him unconscious before explaining that they only wanted a sparring match.
• Shiryu, Bai Qi, and Xingchi left for the Fortress, while Shira watched them go in confusion.

Sasuke and Naruto intervened when Kumogakure genin attacked Akatsuki examinees, and Sasuke overwhelmed the attackers with his techniques and shadow clones. As the battle continued, the other nations’ leaders discussed handing the Land of Fire’s territory to the Land of Water to burden it and provoke conflict with the Land of Akatsuki.

• Pain refused to concede the Chunin Exams, noting that Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura had stepped in to help the Akatsuki examinees.
• Sasuke challenged the Kumogakure genin, who recognized him as Uchiha Sanpo’s son and sent ten fighters to confront him.
• Sasuke used Fire Release, Chidori, and kunai to defeat and disarm several Kumogakure examinees.
• Naruto joined the fight, and Sasuke summoned more than two hundred shadow clones to overwhelm the Kumogakure attackers.
• The Fourth Raikage A, Rasa, and Ōnoki discussed the Land of Water’s apparent support for the Land of Akatsuki.
• Ōnoki proposed giving the Land of Fire’s territory to the Land of Water to drain its resources and make it easier to stir conflict with the Land of Akatsuki.

The Chunin Exams switched to a difficult written test that secretly emphasized gathering intelligence, then ended without major conflict. Uchiha Sanpo reunited Mabui and Yugito Nii with the Fourth Raikage and brought Temari to Rasa to announce his plans to marry them as Royal Consorts, as news of his seven upcoming marriages spread across the Ninja World.

• Uchiha Tekka announced that the remaining Chunin Exam stage would be a written test, and the examinees began preparing for it.
• Sasuke realized the exam tested intelligence gathering, used his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to copy another examinee’s answers, and watched contestants get eliminated.
• Uchiha Sanpo brought Mabui and Yugito Nii to meet A, and the Fourth Raikage welcomed them and agreed to attend their wedding.
• Uchiha Sanpo brought Temari to Rasa, who recognized his daughter and agreed to bless her marriage to Sanpo.
• News spread across the Ninja World that Uchiha Sanpo planned to marry seven Royal Consorts, including Temari, Mabui, Yugito Nii, and Kazahana Koyuki.

Uchiha Sanpo married the seven Royal Consorts in a lavish ceremony attended by powerful figures from across the Ninja World. As the guests celebrated, Yamanaka Ino and Kurama Yakumo set their sights on becoming Sanpo’s female secretaries, while Karin warned them that they would have to prove themselves.

• Ōnoki and A remarked on the wedding’s significance before Namikaze Minato and Kushina arrived as the ceremony began.
• Uchiha Sanpo presented Mabui, Yugito Nii, Temari, Guren, Uzuki Yugao, Shizune, and Kazahana Koyuki as his seven Royal Consorts.
• Yamanaka Ino persuaded Kurama Yakumo to apply for the vacant female secretary positions after the wedding.
• Haruno Sakura told Sasuke Uchiha that she only loved him, and Ino teased her by claiming she would become Sanpo’s Royal Consort and Sakura’s little mom.
• Karin told Ino and Yakumo that they would have to prove their abilities to earn the secretary jobs, and Ino confidently accepted the challenge.
• Uchiha Sanpo promised to treat his Royal Consorts well and work with the nations for peace, while Rasa bid farewell to Temari and Ino and Yakumo pressed Karin for information.

Yamanaka Ino applied to become Uchiha Sanpo's female secretary and openly confessed that she wanted to become his Royal Consort. Sanpo tested her diplomatic judgment and allowed her to assist the administrative hall while he observed her work.

• Yamanaka Ino and Kurama Yakumo submitted applications for female secretary positions at the administrative hall.
• On the fifth day, a maid told Yamanaka Ino that the Daimyo of Sanpo wanted to see her.
• Yamanaka Ino told Uchiha Sanpo she liked him, wanted to become his Royal Consort, and had applied to serve as his secretary.
• Uchiha Sanpo gave Yamanaka Ino a diplomatic letter from Kumogakure, and she proposed reciprocal trade terms to protect the Land of Water's interests.
• Uchiha Sanpo praised Yamanaka Ino's analysis and let her assist the administrative hall staff while he observed her performance.

Kurama Yakumo met with Uchiha Sanpo, who comforted her, acknowledged her abilities, and told her to intern alongside Yamanaka Ino. After Yakumo joined Ino at the government affairs office, Ino suspected Sanpo had made a move on her.

• Yamanaka Ino told Kurama Yakumo that Uchiha Sanpo had approved her secretary application and arranged an internship.
• Uchiha Sanpo summoned Kurama Yakumo and learned that she wanted to assist him and improve herself.
• Uchiha Sanpo embraced Yakumo, kissed her forehead, and reassured her that she was qualified to intern with Ino.
• Kurama Yakumo went to the government affairs office and told Ino that she would be interning there too.
• Yamanaka Ino asked Yakumo if Uchiha Sanpo had made a move on her.

After becoming secretaries, Yamanaka Ino and Kurama Yakumo watched a romance drama that inspired Ino to confess to Uchiha Sanpo. Sanpo gently urged her to focus on work, leaving their relationship unresolved as Ino returned to her duties.

• Yamanaka Ino became Left Secretary and Kurama Yakumo became Right Secretary, then the two watched a drama about a Daimyo and his secretary falling in love.
• Yamanaka Ino decided to imitate the drama’s heroine and asked Kurama Yakumo to play along with her confession rehearsal.
• Yamanaka Ino sat on Uchiha Sanpo’s lap at work, told him she wanted to become his woman, and asked whether she could someday become his Royal Consort.
• Uchiha Sanpo praised Yamanaka Ino’s appearance but told her that they needed time to know each other and that she should prioritize her work.
• Yamanaka Ino presented Sanpo with diplomatic documents concerning a trade partnership with the Land of Lightning, and Kurama Yakumo hurried her out after the meeting.