Recaps

Tamura Hiroshi, a ten-year-old Kumogakure student facing graduation and the coming Second Great Ninja War, tried to secure his survival by offering the Third Raikage a fortune and asking to become his disciple. The Third Raikage accepted the audience but hinted that the money alone was not enough, leaving the contents of Tamura Hiroshi’s sealed second scroll unrevealed.

• Tamura Hiroshi worried that his weak chakra and imminent graduation would send him to the battlefield as cannon fodder.
• Tamura Hiroshi brought two storage scrolls to the intelligence department, claiming he had A-rank intelligence and asking to see the Raikage.
• Tamura Hiroshi revealed that the first scroll held one billion ryo, and an old man verified the money before escorting him to the Third Raikage.
• The Third Raikage received the ten boxes of money and dismissed the old man, while Dodai and Yozuki A watched Tamura Hiroshi.
• Tamura Hiroshi put off sharing his intelligence and asked the Third Raikage to accept the money as a discipleship gift.
• The Third Raikage said one billion ryo was not enough to make Tamura Hiroshi his disciple and turned his attention to the unopened second scroll.

Tamura Hiroshi demonstrated the Fire God Gun, a rifle propelled by explosive tags, to the Third Raikage, Dodai, and Yozuki A. Its destructive power impressed them despite flaws in its accuracy and construction, and they looked forward to seeing the other weapons.

• Tamura Hiroshi brought the group to the Third Raikage’s training room to demonstrate the weapons sealed in his second scroll.
• Tamura Hiroshi explained the Fire God Gun’s design and asked Yozuki A to test it because he feared he could not withstand its recoil.
• Yozuki A fired the gun at a steel pillar, leaving a deep dent, though the rifle deformed and its cartridge jammed.
• Dodai noted that a harder alloy could improve the bullet, while Yozuki A criticized the weapon’s poor accuracy.
• Tamura Hiroshi proposed improvements using spiral barrel grooves and ninjutsu, exciting Dodai and Yozuki A.
• The Third Raikage, Dodai, and Yozuki A turned their attention to the two remaining weapons.

Tamura Hiroshi demonstrated his Fire God Cannon and artillery shell to Third Raikage, then secured the Raikage’s agreement to take him as a disciple. When Tamura Hiroshi began asking about familiar-sounding books, Third Raikage knew none of them, while Dodai and Yozuki A reacted with shock and suspicion.

• Tamura Hiroshi explained the Fire God Cannon, and Yozuki A fired all one hundred explosive rounds before Dodai warned that further use might make it explode.
• Tamura Hiroshi described the larger cannon and its explosive shells, and Third Raikage praised the weapons before asking about the promised A-rank intelligence report.
• Tamura Hiroshi withheld both the report and the source of his one billion ryo until Third Raikage agreed to accept him as a disciple.
• Third Raikage accepted Tamura Hiroshi as his student, and Tamura Hiroshi greeted his new master with relief.
• Tamura Hiroshi asked whether Third Raikage had read a series of books, but Third Raikage recognized none of the titles as Dodai and Yozuki A looked on in shock and suspicion.

Tamura Hiroshi revealed that he had been sent to Kumogakure as a spy by Shimura Danzō, but declared his loyalty to the village and offered his wealth and weapon designs as proof. The Third Raikage accepted him as a disciple, while Dodai arranged to exploit his former spy identity and estimated the weapons would take years to develop.

• Tamura Hiroshi explained that his billion ryō came from writing popular novels, and Dodai confirmed the books had earned enough money.
• Tamura Hiroshi revealed Shimura Danzō had trained and sent him to Kumogakure as a spy, but said he wanted to remain loyal to the village.
• The Third Raikage accepted Tamura Hiroshi as his disciple, and Dodai suggested feeding Shimura Danzō intelligence that benefited Kumogakure.
• The Third Raikage ordered Yozuki A to have Tamura Hiroshi examined for control measures and made the meeting top secret.
• The Third Raikage destroyed evidence of the weapons test while Dodai stored the weapons, then estimated their development and mass production would take at least a decade.

Third Raikage and Dodai reconsidered Kumogakure’s war plans after learning about firearms, deciding to secure their development and pursue Uzumaki sealing techniques. They left the chapter preparing secret research on Turtle Island and a strategy to draw the Uzumaki clan away from Konoha.

• Dodai told Third Raikage that firearms made their existing war strategy unsuitable, and Third Raikage decided Kumogakure should use the opportunity to strengthen the village against the Daimyo’s administration.
• Dodai proposed moving firearm research to Turtle Island and restricting it to a small group of trusted personnel, and Third Raikage approved.
• Dodai said firearm development would require advanced sealing techniques, so Third Raikage decided to increase investment in the Land of Whirlpools plan and lead the effort himself.
• Dodai reported that Konoha had repeatedly invited the Uzumaki clan to join, and suggested using Third Raikage’s status as Konoha’s disciple to help separate the clan from Konoha.
• Third Raikage asked whether the firearms were connected to Shimura Danzō and Konoha, and Dodai judged the possibility low, prompting Third Raikage to celebrate Kumogakure’s good fortune.

Tamura Hiroshi secured Yozuki A’s support in Kumogakure and returned to his apartment to prepare for danger. While investigating a strange sensation in his head, he triggered an unknown force that drew his chakra inward and pulled his consciousness into a dark, illusory space.

• Yozuki A asked when Tamura Hiroshi’s next book would be published, and Tamura said it would be available next month.
• Tamura declined a new residence, and Yozuki A arranged for a clan elder to watch over him and gave him a hundred high-grade explosive tags.
• Tamura pledged himself to Kumogakure, then returned to his apartment and rigged traps throughout it.
• Tamura examined a photo of a yellow-haired girl, which he kept to mislead Shimura Danzō and possibly use in future schemes.
• Tamura focused on the strange sensation in his head while refining chakra, causing chakra to surge into his brain and his consciousness to enter a pitch-black illusory space.

Tamura Hiroshi discovered that his fragmented jade Golden Finger purified his chakra by removing Ōtsutsuki imprints and could boost his comprehension using Power of Destiny. After testing the purified chakra, he found that his chakra control had improved dramatically and planned to keep growing stronger in Kumogakure before changing events in Konoha.

• Tamura Hiroshi saw the jade fragment destroy four chakra imprints resembling the Sage of Six Paths, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and an unknown Ōtsutsuki.
• Tamura Hiroshi learned that the fragment could intercept Power of Destiny when he changed fate and consume it to temporarily enhance his comprehension.
• Tamura Hiroshi connected the Golden Finger's awakening to his deal with the Third Raikage and decided to seek further changes to the original plot while staying in Kumogakure to train.
• Tamura Hiroshi discovered that purification had removed the chakra seeds in his body, leaving him unable to refine chakra without the purified chakra mass as a foundation.
• Tamura Hiroshi absorbed the purified chakra and found that he could control four chakra threads up to two meters, doubling his previous ability.

Tamura Hiroshi used the Fragmented Jade Piece to improve his chakra training while keeping his identity and abilities low-profile. In the Raikage Office, Third Raikage learned how much money Hiroshi's novels earned, ordered his information kept top secret, and assigned Fukai to lead his training.

• Tamura Hiroshi decided to keep using his current name and secretly refined chakra while testing the Fragmented Jade Piece's enhancement.
• Third Raikage reviewed Yozuki A's archive and learned from Dodai that the ten-year-old author had amassed roughly two billion ryo from his Erotic Novels.
• Dodai explained the novels' popularity and speculated that Hiroshi had gathered material through his experiences in Konoha, the women's bathhouses, and Kabukicho.
• Third Raikage classified Hiroshi's information as top secret and arranged for Fukai to become his team-leader jonin.
• Third Raikage told Dodai to devise a convincing explanation for the day's events, and Dodai proposed using the exposed one-billion-ryo matter to eliminate the spies they had identified.

Dodai rewarded Tamura Hiroshi for exposing a spy and told him a trusted jonin would train him after graduation. While waiting to learn who the instructor would be, Tamura Hiroshi trained his chakra control and swordsmanship with his newly forged sabers, Big Meow and Small Meow.

• Dodai gave Tamura Hiroshi a one-million-ryo bonus, an S-rank mission record, and a warning to report any future spies instead of acting recklessly.
• Tamura Hiroshi realized Dodai had been putting on an act and expected Shimura Danzō to contact him again now that he had proved his worth.
• Tamura Hiroshi considered which trusted, sword-skilled jonin might train him but could not identify the instructor.
• Tamura Hiroshi practiced writing with Chakra Threads while building chakra control and focus ahead of graduation.
• Tamura Hiroshi trained his arms and wrists by balancing his custom Chakra Metal sabers, Big Meow and Small Meow, and reflected on their weight and combat reach.

Tamura Hiroshi prepared for his first battle by wearing his custom armor, then arrived at the ninja school for team assignments. Left without teammates, he met Fukai, his solo-training teacher, who recognized his unusual accomplishments and agreed that chakra control was the best path for him.

• Tamura Hiroshi wore his new armor and leather gear, sealed his twin blades into his arm guards, and headed to the ninja school.
• The teacher assigned the class to teams, leaving Tamura Hiroshi alone for solo-led training.
• Fukai arrived to teach Tamura Hiroshi and explained that the Third Raikage had ordered him to take the boy as his student.
• Tamura Hiroshi introduced himself, described his lightning affinity and chakra-thread training, and asked Fukai for help improving his chakra use.
• Fukai was impressed by Tamura Hiroshi's chakra control and advised him to focus on control rather than risk his health trying to increase his chakra quantity.

Fukai tested Tamura Hiroshi’s combat abilities in a sparring match and found that his twin-blade assault could challenge a Taijutsu-type Chunin. Fukai then took the initiative, overwhelmed Hiroshi’s defenses, and brought a fast slash down as Hiroshi’s numb arms left him unable to evade.

• Fukai brought Tamura Hiroshi to a training ground and asked him to attack with his strongest technique.
• Tamura Hiroshi summoned the Great Miao and Little Miao, used the Super Strength Technique, and launched a rapid barrage of coordinated slashes and thrusts.
• Fukai parried Hiroshi’s attacks, recognizing his split-mind swordsmanship, explosive strength, sharp blades, and growing combat skill.
• Fukai counterattacked with superior speed and strength, disrupting Hiroshi’s rhythm and forcing him to retreat.
• After ten steps, Hiroshi’s arms went numb, and Fukai’s next slash came down while Hiroshi could no longer evade.

Tamura Hiroshi’s exhausting spar with Fukai revealed his strong potential and the need to develop speed, Lightning Release, and real combat experience. Yozuki A then brought him to receive a costly Yozuki clan medicinal bath, planning to use Hiroshi’s earning power to strengthen all three of them.

• Tamura Hiroshi unleashed a powerful burst against Fukai but ran out of chakra and was defeated without making Fukai step back.
• Fukai praised Tamura Hiroshi’s strength and sword choice, then recommended speed-focused training, Lightning Release Nature Transformation, and more combat experience.
• Yozuki A arrived, praised Tamura Hiroshi’s talent, and led him away to a medicinal bath with Fukai following.
• Fukai recognized the Yozuki clan’s secret medicinal bath, and Yozuki A explained that the higher-grade formula was used to temper the clan’s hand blades and had helped forge his father’s Hell Stab.
• Yozuki A told Tamura Hiroshi that three vats cost thirty million ryo and offered him monthly baths, intending to use his income to improve their physical strength.

Tamura Hiroshi secured Yozuki A’s secret medicinal bath and used his wealth to win the Third Raikage’s backing for his entertainment business. The chapter ended with Fukai learning that Tamura Hiroshi had written every bestselling novel he admired.

• Tamura Hiroshi promised to fund Yozuki A’s training, and the Third Raikage arrived to begin Body Shattering training for Tamura Hiroshi, Yozuki A, and his son.
• The Third Raikage cracked their bones and placed them in medicinal baths, explaining that the treatment enhanced physical conditioning but worked best before adulthood.
• Tamura Hiroshi revealed that he owned Little Lamb Hotpot City and offered the Raikage Building half its income in exchange for support expanding the business.
• The Third Raikage agreed to support the project and told Tamura Hiroshi to submit a file to Dodai.
• Fukai asked which bestselling author Tamura Hiroshi was, and Tamura Hiroshi revealed that he had written all of the books.
• When Fukai asked how he had managed it, Tamura Hiroshi claimed he had the mindset of a Kage.

Shimura Danzō learned that Tamura Hiroshi had risen in Kumogakure and promoted him to a B-rank spy, ordering him to investigate the village’s war plans and tailed-beast research. After recovering from a medicinal treatment made with Kaguya Clan bones, Tamura received Lightning Release training scrolls and offered swords to Yozuki A and Fukai.

• Shimura Danzō reviewed Tamura Hiroshi’s file, recognized him as Tamura Hiten, and raised his spy rank to B-rank.
• Shimura Danzō ordered his agents to have Tamura investigate Kumogakure’s strategic plans and its progress in using the tailed beasts.
• Tamura Hiroshi recovered from the medicinal bath, learned that Kaguya Clan bones had been used in the medicine, and accepted training scrolls from Fukai and Yozuki A.
• Tamura Hiroshi offered two Kumogakure ninja swords to Fukai and Yozuki A, and Fukai tested one before returning it as too valuable to accept.

Tamura Hiroshi accepted swords from Yozuki A and Fukai, then studied their Lightning Release training insights. After Danzo ordered him to gather Kumogakure intelligence, Tamura demanded the Second Hokage’s Sword of the Thunder God and set out to meet Dodai for help with the mission.

• Tamura Hiroshi persuaded Fukai to accept the ninja sword as a temporary loan, and Yozuki A accepted one as well while promising to help protect him.
• Tamura Hiroshi returned home and studied Yozuki A and Fukai’s insights into Lightning Release nature and shape transformation.
• A Shadow Clone messenger delivered Danzo’s order for Tamura Hiroshi to investigate Kumogakure’s war plans and Tailed Beast research.
• Tamura Hiroshi demanded the Second Hokage’s Sword of the Thunder God as payment, and the messenger agreed to report his condition to Danzo.
• Tamura Hiroshi went to a nearby bathhouse to meet Dodai and pursue intelligence for Danzo’s mission.

Tamura Hiroshi met Dodai in disguise to discuss Shimura Danzo’s requests and trade for the Sword of the Thunder God. He won approval to study Kumogakure’s research on kekkei genkai and the Eight-Tails, while seeking ideas to improve his dynamic vision and chakra.

• Dodai asked Tamura Hiroshi whether Shimura Danzo’s people had approached him, and Tamura Hiroshi described their request for war plans and Tailed Beast intelligence in exchange for the Sword of the Thunder God.
• Dodai provided Tamura Hiroshi with limited intelligence and suggested trading the village’s war plans first, while holding the Tailed Beast information as leverage for the sword.
• Tamura Hiroshi explained that he wanted the Sword of the Thunder God to train Lightning Release and planned to hand it over to Kumogakure afterward so the village could develop training tools.
• Dodai agreed the idea could help more ninja master nature transformation and offered to count the sword as an S-rank achievement, prompting Tamura Hiroshi to request access to a Sharingan for study.
• Dodai explained that transplanting a Sharingan would drain too much chakra, but agreed to take Tamura Hiroshi to Kumogakure’s Research Department after consulting the Third Raikage.
• Dodai praised Tamura Hiroshi as a potential future aide to the Fourth, and Tamura Hiroshi promised to live up to their expectations.

Tamura Hiroshi explored Kumogakure’s research on tailed-beast parts and Sharingan, then used his Golden Finger to strengthen the Ōtsutsuki Kaguya phantom. He confirmed that chakra from the Sage of Six Paths’ descendants could awaken and enhance Kaguya’s will and power.

• Tamura Hiroshi suggested sealing tailed-beast flesh into a shinobi rather than attempting to use a whole tailed beast, and Dodai hurried off to report the idea to the Third Raikage.
• Tamura Hiroshi obtained a sample of the Eight-Tails’ flesh and several scrapped Sharingan from the research institute.
• Tamura Hiroshi absorbed the dojutsu power from a damaged Sharingan, then brought it into his spiritual world for the Golden Finger to process.
• Tamura Hiroshi used the fragmented jade piece to break down three imprint origins and fed them to the Ōtsutsuki Kaguya phantom, which grew slightly more solid.
• The Ōtsutsuki Kaguya phantom absorbed the Sharingan’s dojutsu power, and Tamura Hiroshi confirmed his theory that chakra could awaken and strengthen her will.

Tamura Hiroshi pursued his plan to become a Kaguya Jinchuriki by cultivating the Kaguya Phantom and seeking a powerful sealing technique. After reporting his Sharingan research to Dodai, he hoped to secure more Sharingan and access to Senju power.

• Tamura Hiroshi had the Kaguya Phantom refine the remaining Sharingan Dojutsu Power and a piece of Eight-Tails flesh and blood.
• Tamura Hiroshi considered how Madara Uchiha had obtained the Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal and decided the Uchiha Clan stone tablet was his best lead, though he could not yet reach it in Konoha.
• Tamura Hiroshi concluded that the Kaguya Phantom needed to grow strong enough to refine chakra imprints on its own and that stronger Sharingan would help it develop.
• Tamura Hiroshi left the lounge and told Dodai that absorbing and refining Sharingan Dojutsu Power was difficult and that he needed more of it, as well as the power of the Senju clan.
• Dodai told Tamura Hiroshi to wait outside while he negotiated with the researchers, considering whether to reward him with unused Sharingan if their research produced no results.

Tamura Hiroshi collected Tobirama Senju’s preserved remains and the corpses of Kinkaku and Ginkaku from Kumogakure’s research facility. He learned that Kumogakure planned to target the Uzumaki clan and prepared to deceive Shimura Danzō as the operation approached.

• Dodai reported the research facility’s findings to Third Raikage, who approved giving Tamura Hiroshi its sealed specimens.
• Dodai showed Tamura Hiroshi Tobirama Senju’s preserved organs, and Tamura sealed them away as nourishment for the Kaguya Phantom.
• Dodai let Tamura take Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s remains but kept their blood for possible research into recovering the Six Paths Ninja Tools.
• Tamura asked for a mature tailed beast sealing jutsu, and Dodai said Kumogakure expected to obtain powerful sealing techniques after taking down the Uzumaki clan.
• Dodai warned Tamura to avoid experimenting on himself and not to slip up while dealing with Shimura Danzō.
• Tamura said he would use self-hypnosis to pose as Danzō’s loyal subordinate and deepen his existing bond in Root.

Tamura Hiroshi studied the Senju and Uchiha clans and asked to join the war in the Land of Whirlpools, then gained a perception ability by absorbing chakra from Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s corpses. While considering how to use it to identify spies in Kumogakure, he encountered Sunagakure’s envoys and eagerly asked Pakura about her skincare routine.

• Tamura Hiroshi asked Dodai for intelligence on the Senju and Uchiha clans and permission to participate in the war in the Land of Whirlpools, and Dodai agreed.
• Tamura Hiroshi absorbed chakra from the corpses of Kinkaku and Ginkaku and gained a limited ability to sense others’ good or evil feelings toward him.
• Tamura Hiroshi tested the ability and planned to use it to expose spies in Kumogakure and obtain more Nine-Tails chakra.
• Tamura Hiroshi encountered Yozuki A escorting the Sunagakure envoys Rasa, Karura, and Pakura, and sensed intense malice from Rasa.
• Tamura Hiroshi asked Pakura whether she used a skincare product to protect her fair skin from the Land of Wind’s sunlight.

Tamura Hiroshi met Karura, Rasa, and Pakura in Kumogakure and invited them to try the village’s local food. He led them to his Food Entertainment City, while continuing to plan how to obtain Uzumaki sealing techniques and improve his abilities.

• Tamura Hiroshi parted from Yozuki A and the visiting Sunagakure ninjas, then returned home to practice Lightning Release and wait for a visitor.
• Tamura Hiroshi continued training and sparring with his teacher Fukai, rapidly improving his combat experience.
• Tamura Hiroshi encountered Karura, Rasa, and Pakura on the snack street and asked whether they had enough money for their visit.
• Tamura Hiroshi invited the three visitors to sample Kumogakure’s food and buy local specialties.
• Tamura Hiroshi led Karura, Rasa, and Pakura toward the Food Entertainment City he owned.

Tamura Hiroshi showed Rasa, Pakura, and Karura around Little Fat Cow Hotpot’s Entertainment City, where they ate and relaxed in a hot spring. He guessed that the three young visitors were elite Kekkei Genkai or Secret Technique ninjas, and they confirmed it without revealing further details.

• Karura marveled at the lively Entertainment City as Tamura Hiroshi explained its attractions, guest services, and ninja assistance.
• Tamura Hiroshi led Rasa, Pakura, and Karura to the all-you-can-eat Little Fat Cow Hotpot restaurant, where they enjoyed a meal.
• An hour later, the three visitors soaked in a hot spring and praised their relaxing visit with Tamura Hiroshi.
• Tamura Hiroshi guessed that the young visitors were Kekkei Genkai or Secret Technique ninjas based on their elite status.
• Karura identified herself as a Secret Technique Ninja, while Rasa and Pakura confirmed they were Kekkei Genkai Ninjas.

Tamura Hiroshi offered to share his observations about Rasa and the two Sunagakure kunoichi in exchange for Chakra Threads training techniques. He analyzed Karura and Pakura in detail, then turned to assess Rasa.

• Rasa asked Tamura Hiroshi whether he was a strategist, and Tamura agreed to reveal what he had inferred in exchange for Chakra Threads training techniques.
• Rasa and the others agreed to provide the techniques if Tamura's analysis was reasonable and thorough.
• Tamura inferred that Karura used the Sand Manipulation Secret Technique, assessed her combat strengths and weaknesses, and described her personality.
• Tamura deduced that Pakura used Scorch Release, outlined how to counter it, and assessed her fighting style and personality.
• Tamura turned his attention to Rasa and began his analysis.

Tamura Hiroshi impressed Rasa, Karura, and Pakura by deducing their abilities and motives, then arranged to receive Karura’s Chakra Threads training techniques. Rasa reflected on Sunagakure’s need for better Tailed Beast Sealing Techniques, while the Third Raikage and Dodai praised Tamura’s intelligence after reading a report about his meeting.

• Tamura Hiroshi deduced Rasa’s Magnet Release, ambitions, leadership, and relationship with Karura, and identified Pakura’s guarded nature.
• Karura agreed to write down the Chakra Threads training techniques and bring them to Tamura Hiroshi the next day.
• Rasa rejected Pakura’s suggestion to keep contacting Tamura Hiroshi, fearing the youth would uncover more of their information.
• Rasa explained that Sunagakure needed a better sealing method to control the One-Tail and was disadvantaged compared with other villages’ Tailed Beasts.
• The Third Raikage and Dodai read an ANBU report about Tamura Hiroshi’s meeting with Rasa and praised his ability to analyze people.

Tamura Hiroshi met Pakura in Entertainment City, then accepted her challenge to a taijutsu spar at a secluded training ground. Their fight revealed that Tamura was stronger than Pakura expected, but as his chakra ran low, she pressed on rather than accept a draw.

• Tamura Hiroshi met Pakura instead of Karura and hinted that she should be cautious about standing out.
• Pakura challenged Tamura Hiroshi to a taijutsu-only spar to gauge his strength.
• Tamura Hiroshi equipped his armor and swords, while Pakura formed wind and fire blades by channeling chakra into her kunai.
• Tamura Hiroshi opened with the Monster Strength Combo, and the two traded attacks while studying each other's fighting styles.
• After about two minutes, Tamura Hiroshi prepared to withdraw as his chakra dwindled, but Pakura continued the fight, intent on winning.