Recaps

Tamura Hiroshi refined an Ōtsutsuki body and God Tree Fruit, then recruited Black Zetsu and stole Isshiki’s Ten-Tails to mature it. He revived Princess Kaguya in a new body and began preparing her to awaken a powerful Rinnegan with a Time Dojutsu.

• Tamura Hiroshi began refining his abilities and fused cells from several bloodlines into Obito’s clone, which developed pale skin, horns, and purple Rinnegan.
• Tamura Hiroshi turned the clone into a vessel for a modified God Tree Fruit, then used a connection to a collapsed timeline to merge another consciousness into Black Zetsu.
• Tamura Hiroshi and Black Zetsu disguised a clone as Hagoromo, entered Isshiki’s pocket dimension, and took the Ten-Tails before Isshiki could stop them.
• Tamura Hiroshi used the Ten-Tails and other Ōtsutsuki sacrifices to mature the God Tree Fruit and infused it with Time Power.
• Tamura Hiroshi traveled to the Initial Sphere Space, created a female Ōtsutsuki body, and brought Princess Kaguya’s consciousness into it.
• Princess Kaguya adjusted her new body and joined Tamura Hiroshi in cultivating the fruit, which he intended to use to awaken a Rinnegan with a Time Dojutsu.

The Six Paths Sage and Ōtsutsuki Hamura were lured into expanding the Pure Land while Princess Kaguya absorbed their five Pocket Dimensions and two Giant Tenseigan. Tamura Hiroshi then led Konoha’s forces into the Summoning Realm, where the Three Great Sage Lands trapped them, and he defended against their Senjutsu barrier with the Eastern Emperor Bell and Taiji Diagram.

• The Six Paths Sage and Ōtsutsuki Hamura entered Isshiki’s collapsing Pocket Dimension, realized it had exposed the Pure Land, and began fusing the dimension into their stronghold.
• Princess Kaguya developed time-based ocular techniques, then absorbed five Pocket Dimensions and later seized the two Giant Tenseigan while the brothers were occupied.
• Tamura Hiroshi returned to Konoha, continued cultivating the Eastern Emperor Bell and Time Power, and prepared to take apart the Summoning Realm’s Natural Energy-gathering system.
• Tamura Hiroshi led Orochimaru, Tsunade, Minato Namikaze, Fugaku Uchiha, and their allies into the Summoning Realm despite Jiraiya’s warning, but the Three Great Sage Lands sealed the entrance and enclosed them in a Senjutsu barrier.
• Tamura Hiroshi summoned his five-hundred-meter Saint Dharma Image, then used the Eastern Emperor Bell and Taiji Diagram to withstand the barrier’s descending roof and three-colored flames.

Tamura Hiroshi used the Eastern Emperor Bell and the Saint Dharma Images to counter the Three Sages Barrier and trap the summoned Tailed Beasts and sage lands in a battle with Konoha. The fighting turned into a full-scale war, with Konoha’s forces holding the line as Tamura launched ranged attacks and the lizard clan prepared a secret rebellion.

• The Great Toad Sage, White Snake Sage, and Katsuyu reinforced their barrier, summoned eight Tailed Beasts, and sent them to attack Tamura Hiroshi, but his Taiji diagram devoured their Tailed Beast Bombs.
• Tamura struck the Eastern Emperor Bell, altering space throughout the barrier and preventing the sages and their allies from escaping with the Summoning Technique.
• Tamura split his power into twelve golden Saint Dharma Images, prompting the Tailed Beasts to hesitate before the sages summoned their clans and other reinforcements to join the fight.
• Choza Akimichi, Shikaku Nara, and Inoichi Yamanaka summoned three monster kings, while Tsunade and the Konoha forces engaged Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and the allied sage-land forces.
• The battlefield erupted into a large-scale clash as Konoha’s Saint Dharma Images, monster kings, and explosive tags resisted the invading forces, while Tamura supported them with ranged attacks.
• Kurenai’s secretly allied lizard clan used genjutsu to contact other summoning-beast clans and prepare them to rebel against the Three Great Sage Lands.

Tamura Hiroshi defeated Great Toad Sage and helped Konoha take control of the Summoning Realm, then used its resources to strengthen the village and cultivate his Sage Body. After marrying Katsuyu, he spent the night with her before drawing Tsunade and Uchiha Naori into a sexual encounter, leaving the three together in the room.

• The summoning beast tribes betrayed the Three Great Sage Lands, and Great Toad Sage attacked Tamura Hiroshi while the other sages held off his allies.
• Tamura Hiroshi killed Great Toad Sage with the help of the Evil God Dharma Image and a ghoul shikigami, causing the remaining sages and tailed beasts to flee while Mount Myōboku's toads fought on.
• Tamura Hiroshi retrieved the Sage's Talisman, sealed the Summoning Realm vortex, and returned to Konoha with Tsunade; Jiraiya stayed behind to search for his former students.
• Over the next year, Orochimaru helped transfer the Summoning Realm's resources to Konoha, while Tamura Hiroshi absorbed the realm into the Eastern Emperor Bell and cultivated his Sage Body.
• Tamura Hiroshi married Katsuyu and spent the night with her; Tsunade and Uchiha Naori secretly eavesdropped outside.
• After midnight, Tamura Hiroshi brought Tsunade and Uchiha Naori into the room and began a sexual encounter with them.

After spending his wedding night with Katsuyu, Tsunade, and Uchiha Chiri, Tamura Hiroshi cultivated at the Dragon Vein and forced the Sand Country to submit to Konoha's Ninja Country. He returned to Konoha for his Fifth Hokage inauguration and revealed that Tsunade was pregnant.

• Tamura Hiroshi used the Creation Immortal Lotus to help Katsuyu, Tsunade, and Uchiha Chiri improve their constitutions after their night together, and Tsunade and Chiri later left while Katsuyu asked him to bring more women to share his strength.
• Tamura Hiroshi spent three months cultivating Yin Power, then went to Rōran to cultivate Earth Power from the Dragon Vein, where he immobilized Karura, Pakura, and Sara and demanded that Sunagakure submit or face destruction.
• Tamura Hiroshi sealed Creation Immortal Lotus seeds into Karura, Pakura, and Sara to purify their chakra, then cultivated at the Dragon Vein for over a month before leaving with Earth Power.
• Tamura Hiroshi returned to Konoha ahead of his Fifth Hokage inauguration and told Tsunade that her tight clothes could harm the baby; Tsunade realized he had discovered her secret pregnancy.

Tsunade agreed to marry Tamura Hiroshi after learning she was pregnant with their four children, and she later announced him as the Fifth Hokage. As the clans considered disbanding to gain access to Senjutsu, the chapter left Shisui preparing to take on the duties and ambitions that could make him Hiroshi’s successor.

• Tsunade confronted Tamura Hiroshi about making her pregnant, but he coaxed her into agreeing to a small wedding for the sake of their four children.
• Tamura Hiroshi spent the following days with Tsunade, Uchiha Naori, Mikoto Uchiha, and Katsuyu before the Hokage handover ceremony began.
• Tsunade praised Tamura Hiroshi’s contributions and named him Fifth Hokage, and he vowed to protect the Ninja Country before the cheering people of Konoha.
• Fugaku Uchiha explained the benefits of Senjutsu and the Sage Seed to Hizashi Hyuga, then gave him an invitation to Tamura Hiroshi and Tsunade’s wedding.
• Minato Namikaze reflected on the demands of leadership while Naruto and Sasuke fought, and Shisui Uchiha discussed preparing to succeed Tamura Hiroshi and unify the world without bloodshed.

Tsunade married Tamura Hiroshi, while Tobirama and Orochimaru planned to transform the Heavenly Spear into the Fusang Divine Tree. As Hiroshi prepared for a honeymoon and the Hyuga weighed their clan’s future, Obito decided to exchange Madara’s corpse for a Sage Seed.

• Tsunade married Tamura Hiroshi in a small ceremony attended by resurrected Senju relatives and other guests.
• Tobirama and Orochimaru discussed using Hashirama’s and Madara’s bodies, the Heavenly Spear, and sealing techniques to build the Fusang Divine Tree.
• Hizashi told Hiashi about the resurrected First and Second Hokage, the Uchiha’s growing strength, and Fugaku’s warning, prompting Hiashi to request a meeting with Hiroshi.
• Hiroshi assigned a clone to handle Hokage duties and planned to train his Gold Release and Lightning Force before taking Tsunade on a honeymoon.
• Obito learned that a Sage Seed was being offered for Madara’s corpse and resolved to claim it, revealing that he had already resurrected Madara with Impure World Reincarnation and controlled his soul.

Black Zetsu traded Uchiha Madara's corpse to Uchiha Obito for the Sage Seed, while Tamura Hiroshi helped restore Madara and Mito Uzumaki and cultivated new powers. After Tsunade and Katsuyu gave birth, Tamura was kicked out of their home and went to Uzumaki Kousou, who agreed to marry him and proposed adding Kushina and Honoka to the wedding.

• Black Zetsu surrendered Uchiha Madara's corpse to Uchiha Obito, who exchanged it at the Bounty Office for the Sage Seed.
• Orochimaru, Senju Tobirama, Hashirama Senju, and Tamura Hiroshi began restoring Uchiha Madara's body, and Orochimaru suggested using Mito Uzumaki's body in the Chimera Technique.
• Tamura Hiroshi spent months cultivating Lightning Release and Water Release, upgrading his Sage Body and Gold Release before returning to Konoha as Tsunade, Katsuyu, and the others prepared to give birth.
• After Tsunade and Katsuyu delivered their babies, Tamura Hiroshi tried to help Tsunade with her discomfort, but they kicked him out of their home.
• Tamura Hiroshi teleported to Uzumaki Kousou's room, and she asked him to marry her; he agreed, and she proposed adding Kushina and Honoka to the wedding.
• Uzumaki Kousou left to persuade Kushina, while Tamura Hiroshi went to knock on Honoka's door.

Tamura Hiroshi married Uzumaki Kousou, Honoka Uzumaki, and Uzumaki Kushina, who discovered that Kousou had used Chakra Threads to make her join the wedding. As the newlyweds began their married life, Hiroshi discussed plans to unify the Ninja World within five years and left to face Kushina’s challenge in their bridal chamber.

• Tamura Hiroshi invited Honoka Uzumaki to marry him, and she agreed to let him sleep beside her before their wedding.
• Tamura Hiroshi arranged the wedding with Nara Shikaku, and Yoshino Nara took the three brides to have wedding dresses made.
• At the wedding, Fugaku Uchiha noticed that Uzumaki Kousou had used Chakra Threads to synchronize Kushina’s movements, while Kurenai Yuhi discussed how to judge the situation.
• Uzumaki Kushina confronted Kousou for tricking her into marrying Hiroshi, but Tsunade persuaded her to embrace the marriage as a chance to overpower him.
• Tamura Hiroshi outlined his five-year plan to unify the Ninja World by bringing the Sand and Mist countries into Konoha’s fold and pressuring the Stone and Cloud countries.
• After returning home, Hiroshi entered the bridal chamber, where Kushina declared that she would make him kneel and beg for mercy.

Tamura Hiroshi planned a visit to the Land of Whirlpools, then pursued his growing family and political projects while arranging to marry Yakushi Nonō. He recruited Nonō’s adopted son Kabuto to study under Orochimaru and potentially lead the Fusang Divine Tree project as a future Hokage.

• Kushina, Kousou, and Honoka woke after their exhausting night with Hiroshi, ate the meal he brought, and agreed to visit the Land of Whirlpools with him.
• Hiroshi took Kushina, Kousou, and Honoka to their ancestral homeland, then later confirmed that Tsunade, Uchiha Naori, Mikoto Uchiha, and Katsuyu were pregnant again.
• Hiroshi proposed marriage to Yakushi Nonō and mentioned Danzo and Kabuto, prompting Nonō to accept and choose the sixth of next month for their wedding.
• Hiroshi told Orochimaru that unification should be completed within five years, and Orochimaru asked to hand over the Heavenly Spear work so he could research the First and Madara Uchiha’s bodies.
• Hiroshi and Orochimaru discussed Kabuto’s potential as a future Seventh Hokage, and Orochimaru agreed to train him for three years to take charge of the Fusang Divine Tree project.
• Hiroshi revealed that Nonō was Kabuto’s adoptive mother and invited Kabuto to visit her and attend their wedding, leaving Kabuto astonished by the news.

Tamura Hiroshi married Yakushi Nonō, then traveled to Kirigakure to persuade Mei Terumi and Genji to bring the Mist Country into Konoha before a devastating world war. Genji agreed to help arrange the village’s integration, while Tamura Hiroshi left him to manage resistance from within.

• Tamura Hiroshi cared for Yakushi Nonō after their wedding, told her they had been married in a previous life, and planned a honeymoon and an orphanage for her to run.
• After three months together, Tamura Hiroshi brought Yakushi Nonō home pregnant with sextuplets, and Kabuto Yakushi and the other women celebrated the news.
• Tamura Hiroshi visited Kirigakure and persuaded Mei Terumi that unification could prevent a future world war; she accepted on the condition that he give her the grandest wedding in the world.
• Tamura Hiroshi visited Genji, explained his plan to integrate Kirigakure into Konoha, and gave him a Sage Seed to demonstrate Konoha’s advantages.
• Genji agreed to help prepare Kirigakure’s surrender after Tamura Hiroshi promised equal benefits and a three-year observation period for those who joined.

Mei Terumi received a month off, visited Konoha, and gave up the Six-Tails so she could take Tamura Hiroshi’s Sage Lotus seed. Tamura then went to Sunagakure, where he became intimate with Pakura and discussed annexing the Sand Country with Karura, leaving Karura prepared to explain the terms to the villagers.

• Tamura Hiroshi told Mei Terumi that Genji had granted her a month off, and she chose to visit Konoha and learn about his Senjutsu.
• Mei Terumi decided to free the Six-Tails, and Tamura Hiroshi separated them, replenished her life force, and sealed the Six-Tails into a Sage Lotus seed.
• After spending the month visiting Konoha with the pregnant Mei Terumi, Tamura Hiroshi returned her to Kirigakure and went to Sunagakure to see Pakura.
• Tamura Hiroshi told Pakura that Sunagakure would receive the same annexation terms as Kirigakure, including separating those who refused to submit from the rest of the country.
• Karura arrived and discussed the annexation plan with Tamura Hiroshi, agreeing to tell the dissenters that they would have to leave the Sand Country.

Karura chose to bring the Sand Country into Konoha, and Tamura Hiroshi renamed the expanding nation the Sage Ninja Empire and married her. As the empire took over Sunagakure, Rasa fled with his followers while Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu continued preparing their plans.

• Tamura Hiroshi comforted Karura, and she decided that joining Konoha was the best way to protect the Sand Country and its people.
• Karura and Pakura prepared Sunagakure for integration while Uchiha Shisui secretly used Kotoamatsukami to weaken resistance among the villagers.
• A year later, Karura announced that the Sand Country would join Konoha, and Tamura Hiroshi renamed the nation the Sage Ninja Empire before marrying her.
• The Sage Ninja Empire deployed its forces to take over Sunagakure, forcing Rasa, Chiyo, and Ebizo to flee by ship while vowing to rebuild the village.
• Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu watched the fleeing Sand shinobi, discussed tracking the Tailed Beasts, and Obito left using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Tamura Hiroshi celebrated his wedding with Mei Terumi, then secured the submission of Iwagakure and Kumogakure after demonstrating his overwhelming strength. The Sage Ninja Empire expanded further, while Yuzuki freed Matatabi and was drawn into a marriage arrangement with Tamura Hiroshi.

• Tamura Hiroshi transformed the cloudy sky into colorful auspicious clouds, blessed Kirigakure’s people, and married Mei Terumi amid their cheers.
• Ōnoki and the Third Raikage agreed to join the Sage Ninja Empire after witnessing its strength, and Tamura Hiroshi gave them Sage Seeds.
• Tamura Hiroshi defeated Yuzuki in a challenge, then arranged an engagement with Kurotsuchi and a future wedding with Yuzuki.
• Ōnoki and the Third Raikage returned to their villages and announced their countries’ merger with the Sage Ninja Empire, while a few dissenters left with the tailed beasts.
• Yuzuki and Tamura Hiroshi released Matatabi from its seal, and Matatabi departed to hide as Yuzuki returned with Tamura Hiroshi.
• Tamura Hiroshi arranged a wedding with Yuzuki and an engagement ceremony with Kurotsuchi, and Konoha’s people celebrated the growing unification.

Tamura Hiroshi passed the Sage Ninja position to Uchiha Shisui while the empire completed major reforms and built the Fusang Divine Tree to transform sunlight into natural and life energy. Princess Kaguya and Tamura Hiroshi ambushed Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki’s trio, and Black Zetsu took over their bodies so they could deceive Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and buy time.

• Uchiha Shisui completed the preliminary integration of Kirigakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure, and Tamura Hiroshi sent him to Orochimaru for a month of recuperation.
• Tamura Hiroshi appointed Uchiha Shisui as Sage Ninja and announced his achievements as the empire continued unifying its laws, measures, currency, and cultivation program.
• The empire completed the Fusang Divine Tree, which formed a planetary barrier and spread natural energy and life energy across the Ninja World.
• After waiting four months, Princess Kaguya redirected Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki’s trio into the Initial Sphere Space and stopped their time while Tamura Hiroshi sealed their souls.
• Black Zetsu occupied the trio’s bodies so they could impersonate them and stall Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, while Tamura Hiroshi prepared to strengthen himself against Ōtsutsuki Shibai and the power of destiny.

Tamura Hiroshi returned from a temporal disappearance and fought Ōtsutsuki Shibai, who destroyed the Ninja World Planet before Hiroshi killed him with the Golden Finger. With the planet shattered and the Ōtsutsuki Clan alerted, Hiroshi chose to stay and rebuild his strength rather than flee.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other hidden survivors learned Kabuto had become the Seventh Sage Ninja and decided to retreat farther into the ocean, while Uchiha Obito vowed to recover the missing Tailed Beasts and carry out the Moon Eye Plan.
• While Tamura Hiroshi fused Time Power into his bloodlines, an interruption to Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's Time Dojutsu caused him to vanish from her sight.
• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya killed the Sage of Six Paths and Ōtsutsuki Hamura, then devoured Ōtsutsuki Isshiki before Ōtsutsuki Shibai awakened and tried to claim her as a vessel.
• Tamura Hiroshi returned, severed Ōtsutsuki Shibai's arm, and battled him as both fighters summoned future selves and wielded Space-Time Power.
• Ōtsutsuki Shibai shattered the Ninja World Planet and bound Tamura Hiroshi with his final attack, but Tamura Hiroshi's Golden Finger destroyed Shibai's soul and will.
• Princess Kaguya urged Tamura Hiroshi and Black Zetsu to flee before the Ōtsutsuki Clan arrived, but Tamura Hiroshi stayed to gather Power of Destiny and protect his family.

Tamura Hiroshi and Ringo Yuri survived a battle with Konoha Ninja, then found their squad leader, Jonin Moy, dead from poison. After collecting weapons and chakra from Moy’s bone sickles, they headed back toward Kirigakure, where Yuri demanded that Tamura carry her.

• Tamura Hiroshi used poison and traps to kill the surviving Konoha Ninja, while Ringo Yuri was knocked unconscious by an Explosive Tag and slapped him after he revived her with CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
• Tamura Hiroshi and Ringo Yuri searched for Jonin Moy and found him dead from poison, with his Shikotsumyaku bone sickles still in his hands.
• Tamura Hiroshi absorbed the remaining chakra in Moy’s body into the bone sickles and sealed away his corpse.
• Tamura Hiroshi told Yuri that Kirigakure’s war was being used to weaken its internal factions, and Yuri warned that ANBU might question him for saying so.
• Ringo Yuri put on Tamura Hiroshi’s pack, jumped onto his back, and threatened to tell ANBU everything unless he carried her back.

Tamura Hiroshi built a bone-reinforced spider armor using a spider’s remains and Kaguya Moi’s Shikotsumyaku, then showed it to Yuri and Ringo Jasmine. Jasmine offered him a place in the Ringo Clan and explored turning his armor-making technique into a clan asset, while Tamura saw a chance to gain protection and resources.

• Tamura Hiroshi fashioned a Chakra Core from Kaguya Moi’s remains and used it to create a spider armor reinforced with Shikotsumyaku bones.
• Tamura tested the armor, struggled to free one of its legs from a wooden pillar, and adjusted the suit until it fit and moved more smoothly.
• Yuri tried on the armor and agreed that Tamura could make her a custom set if she told her father about his work.
• Ringo Jasmine arrived, offered Tamura a place in the Ringo Clan, and joked that he could pursue Yuri after proving his worth.
• Tamura explained which creatures could be used to make more armor, and Jasmine asked whether its spider legs could fold away.

Tamura Hiroshi developed bone armor for the Ringo Clan and gave Yuri a custom suit, while the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist arrived at the camp. The chapter ended with Ringo Jasmine asking Yuri to demonstrate how to put on the armor as Yuri continued to distrust Tamura.

• Ringo Jasmine approved a plan to make a hundred suits of bone armor and promised Tamura Hiroshi materials and support.
• Ringo Jasmine told Yuri to keep Tamura close because the Clan needed his skills to help with its secret technique’s harmful side effects and to protect the armor project.
• Ringo Jasmine sent Tamura a batch of Kaguya bones and research scrolls, and he crafted ten suits of armor before suitable Summoning Beasts ran short.
• Yuri warned Tamura that seven powerful, bad-tempered ninjas had arrived at the camp, and Tamura recognized them as the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
• Tamura gave Yuri a custom spider-themed armor suit made from Kage-level Kaguya bones, then they fought after Yuri bit his arm and he restrained and tickled her.
• Ringo Jasmine entered, sent Tamura to treat his bite, and asked Yuri to demonstrate putting on the armor, but Yuri demanded that Tamura leave or cover his eyes.

Tamura Hiroshi and Yuri followed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to the front, where they encountered Might Duy fighting the seven. Tamura captured Might Guy and used him as a hostage just as Might Duy opened the Gate of Death.

• Tamura Hiroshi finished demonstrating the puppet armor to Ringo Jasmine, then resumed studying ways to improve it.
• After receiving a compulsory mission, Tamura Hiroshi and Yuri followed the main force toward the front and collected Konoha headbands along the route.
• Tamura Hiroshi sensed trouble, rushed ahead with Yuri, and ambushed Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu; Yuri killed Ebisu while Tamura paralyzed Genma and subdued Guy.
• Tamura Hiroshi carried Might Guy and Genma Shiranui toward the battle, hoping to use them to protect the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist from a powerful opponent.
• Might Duy opened the Gate of Death as Tamura Hiroshi appeared with Might Guy held hostage, prompting Might Duy to prioritize his son's safety.

Tamura Hiroshi helped divert the Seven Ninja Swordsmen’s attack from Might Duy and later watched them turn the tide against Konoha’s forces. As Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Enma tried to escape, Tamura’s group ambushed them, and Tamura branded a Contract Seal onto Enma in his Adamantine Staff form.

• Tamura Hiroshi’s Water Clone convinced Might Duy to take the poisoned Might Guy and leave, then blew up Genma Shiranui’s body to conceal evidence.
• The Seven Ninja Swordsmen suspected someone had set them up but continued toward the battlefield; Tamura Hiroshi returned to collect fragments of Kubikiribōchō’s broken tip.
• Kirigakure launched an assault, and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen attacked Konoha from behind, forcing Sarutobi Shinnosuke to order a retreat.
• The Seven Ninja Swordsmen surrounded Sarutobi Shinnosuke, who summoned Enma and tried to escape with him.
• Enma transformed into the Adamantine Staff and struck Juzo Biwa, breaking through the encirclement, but Tamura Hiroshi’s armored group ambushed them.
• Tamura Hiroshi leaped onto Enma’s staff and imprinted a Contract Seal formula on it.

Tamura Hiroshi captured Enma and the Monkey Clan, then learned that the pregnant Nine-Tails Jinchuriki could become a future opportunity against Konoha. As both armies regrouped after heavy losses, Ringo Hyakujin arrived at the front, and Tamura presented him with a customized Spider Armor before Kirigakure’s planned assault.

• Juzo Biwa died after his Water Clone beheaded Sarutobi Shinnosuke, while Karatachi Yagura ordered Kirigakure’s forces to pursue Konoha and take its camp.
• Tamura Hiroshi collected the Kubikiribōchō fragments, captured Enma, and used the Monkey Clan’s contract scroll to help Ringo Jasmine’s forces capture the clan.
• Tamura Hiroshi learned from Enma’s memories that Uzumaki Kuuhina was pregnant and warned Ringo Jasmine that the Nine-Tails might break free and leave Konoha vulnerable.
• Kirigakure broke through Konoha’s second defense line, but Jiraiya arrived with three toads and halted its advance as both armies regrouped.
• Ringo Hyakujin joined Karatachi Yagura’s forces and agreed to attack Konoha’s third defense line the next day.
• Tamura Hiroshi showed Ringo Hyakujin a custom Spider Armor fitted with blood-absorbing strips made from the Kubikiribōchō.

Ringo Hyakujin and the Kirigakure forces defeated Jiraiya’s summoned toads and broke the Konoha defensive line, while Tamura Hiroshi harvested the toads’ remains and studied their Senjutsu memories. After nearly a month of training and research in the rear, Tamura Hiroshi learned that the war had suddenly ended and wondered what had happened.

• Ringo Hyakujin tested the Spider Armor, then told Tamura Hiroshi to help seal the toads’ summoning contracts in the next day’s battle.
• Jiraiya summoned the three Gamabunta brothers, but Ringo Hyakujin struck them with natural lightning while Tamura Hiroshi applied Contract Seals to them.
• The Kirigakure forces overwhelmed the Konoha line, and Shikaku Nara coordinated Jiraiya’s escape while leaving the incapacitated toads behind.
• Tamura Hiroshi dissected the toads, recovered memories of their Senjutsu training, and made three enormous Chakra Cores from their flesh and hearts.
• Ringo Hyakujin returned to guard the rear as Tamura Hiroshi trained and researched; nearly a month later, he was informed that the war had ended.

Minato Namikaze infiltrated the Kirigakure camp but was injured and poisoned after the Ringo Clan countered his Flying Thunder God Technique and resisted his Rasengan. He returned to Konoha for treatment as the Ringo Clan destroyed the marked armor formulas and prepared to remain on the battlefield.

• After learning Minato had entered the camp, Tamura Hiroshi alerted Ringo Hyakujin and moved Yuri to safety while Ringo Jasmine fired a signal flare.
• Minato attacked the armored Ringo Clan members with Flying Thunder God and Rasengan, but their armor blocked his strikes and a poisoned Magnet Release blade wounded him.
• A Ringo Clan member explained how the Flying Thunder God formulas on Minato's kunai could be used to track his movements, and Minato retreated to treat the poison.
• Tamura Hiroshi examined the captured armor, found Minato's formulas on it, and destroyed them after Ringo Jasmine rejected using them to trap him.
• Ringo Jasmine planned to use the Mizukage succession conflict as cover for the clan to stay on the battlefield and prepare to move to the Land of Lightning front.
• In Konoha, medical ninja warned Minato might suffer lasting nerve damage, Hiruzen Sarutobi refused to summon Tsunade, and Minato considered how to counter Kirigakure's armor and abilities.

After upgrading the Ringo Clan’s armor, Tamura Hiroshi and his allies infiltrated Konoha as the Nine-Tails rampaged through the village. The chapter ended with Tamura Hiroshi and Ringo Hyakujin reaching the sealed room that held the Scroll of Seals.

• Minato Namikaze reported that the Ringo Clan’s armor had resisted his Rasengan, while one enemy had countered his Flying Thunder God Technique with Magnet Release.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Jiraiya and Konoha’s forces to counterattack, prompting Karatachi Yagura to retreat and seek a ceasefire with Kirigakure.
• Tamura Hiroshi replaced the bones in his Shikotsumyaku with titanium alloy, then prepared to upgrade the Ringo Clan’s armor and plan an infiltration of Konoha.
• On October tenth, the Nine-Tails broke loose inside Konoha, and Ringo Hyakujin ordered his group to move in during the chaos.
• Tamura Hiroshi discovered numerous hidden Explosive Tags beneath Hokage Cliff, while Ringo Iwagato left a Stone Clone there to await an opportunity.
• The Ringo Clan entered the Hokage Building in Anbu disguises, and Tamura Hiroshi and Ringo Hyakujin reached the sealed room containing the Scroll of Seals.