Chapter Summaries

Shimura Danzō’s defeat led to Uchiha Obito becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, but the Dark Ten-Tails broke free and left Obito dying. As Obito used Rinne Rebirth, Tamura Hiroshi intervened against Black Zetsu, while the technique began restoring Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kuuhina to life.

• Hyuga Hiashi, Uchiha Sasuke, and Uzumaki Naruto shattered Shimura Danzō’s Dark Susanoo, and Minato Namikaze took Danzō’s Rinnegan before the Dark Ten-Tails consumed him.
• The Dark Ten-Tails was summoned to Uchiha Obito, who became its Jinchuriki, while Madara Uchiha sent Black Zetsu to ensure Obito used Rinne Rebirth on him.
• Orochimaru took Danzō’s Rinnegan, deciphered the Uchiha Stone Tablet, and ordered Minato Namikaze to retrieve Obito’s other Rinnegan.
• The Dark Ten-Tails corrupted Obito and broke free; before dying, Obito apologized to Uzumaki Kuuhina and prepared to use Rinne Rebirth.
• Tamura Hiroshi struck at Black Zetsu as Obito performed Rinne Rebirth, and the surge of life force began turning Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kuuhina’s Impure World Reincarnation bodies into living ones.

Orochimaru became a complete Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and fought Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, and Hyuga Hiashi while Tamura Hiroshi arranged Uchiha Obito’s reunion with Rin Nohara. Orochimaru activated Infinite Tsukuyomi and God Tree World Birth, but Black Zetsu then attacked him as part of a plan to resurrect Kaguya.

• Orochimaru seized control of Minato Namikaze, took a Rinnegan from Uchiha Obito, and devoured the Dark Ten-Tails to become its Jinchuriki.
• Orochimaru fought Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, and Hyuga Hiashi, while Tamura Hiroshi declined to join the battle and negotiated with Orochimaru.
• Tamura Hiroshi’s Shadow Clone brought Uchiha Obito and Uzumaki Kuuhina to Initial Sphere Space, where Rin Nohara reunited with Obito and persuaded him to join Kumogakure.
• Orochimaru used Infinite Tsukuyomi and God Tree World Birth to ensnare people across the world and draw out their chakra, while Kumogakure’s Immortal Trees secretly created a dream world and marked them with the Yachihoko Seal.
• Madara Uchiha activated the Rinnegan in Orochimaru’s palms, disrupting his control of the chakra he had gathered, and Black Zetsu’s clone stabbed him from behind.
• Black Zetsu’s clone identified itself as Kaguya’s Will and declared that Orochimaru would be the sacrifice for Kaguya’s resurrection.

Ōtsutsuki Kaguya resurrected and trapped Naruto, Sasuke, Minato, and Hiashi in the Initial Sphere Space, where Tamura Hiroshi’s plan left them drained and powerless. After the group emerged, Sasuke lowered her sword at her mother’s request, while Sakura and Hinata’s rivalry over Sasuke and Naruto erupted into a chaotic confrontation.

• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya revived through Orochimaru, turned the Dark Ten-Tails into a God Tree, and dragged Naruto, Sasuke, Hiashi, and Minato into her dimension.
• Princess Kaguya and the others defeated the newcomers, drained their powers, and swallowed them before spitting them out; Hiashi was digested, while Kaguya’s power was restored.
• Uchiha Mikoto reunited with her daughter, Uchiha Sasuke, explained the situation through genjutsu, and persuaded her to lower her sword and stop fighting.
• Sakura Haruno attacked Naruto after learning he had used a gender-changing technique on Sasuke, and Sasuke defended Naruto while Sakura fought Hinata Hyuga’s attempt to strike her.
• Hinata learned that Hiashi had been digested and refused Tamura Hiroshi’s offer to show her memories about her mother, then left with Hanabi as Sakura punched Tamura’s shadow clone.

Tamura Hiroshi used Ōtsutsuki Urashiki’s disguise to devour the Pure Land and several Pocket Dimensions, strengthening Kaguya as the Sage of Six Paths, Hamura, and the Otsutsuki invaders battled. After the Sage sealed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, Tamura drew the remaining fighters into Initial Sphere Space, where Kaguya and her allies attacked them.

• As the Dark God Tree Fruit ripened, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki tried to claim it, but the Sage of Six Paths and Ōtsutsuki Hamura appeared and clashed with Isshiki and Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki while Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki secured the fruit.
• Tamura Hiroshi disguised himself as Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, entered the Pure Land, and had Kaguya devour it and several Pocket Dimensions, completing her evolution into a Twelve-Tomoe Rinnegan.
• The Sage of Six Paths revived elite souls to supply him with chakra, but Dodai sent the Reaper Squad to hunt them down, and the Immortal Tree devoured the revived dead.
• After the battle devastated the Land of Rainbows, the Sage of Six Paths used Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei to seal Ōtsutsuki Isshiki inside a massive sphere formed around the moon.
• Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki called for Urashiki’s help, and Tamura shifted the Sage of Six Paths and Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki into Initial Sphere Space, where Kaguya, Sakura Haruno, Hinata Hyuga, and their allies attacked them.
• Kaguya cut off the Sage of Six Paths’ arm while Sakura Haruno and Hinata Hyuga overwhelmed Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki.

Tamura Hiroshi fought Ōtsutsuki Isshiki after Isshiki drew on Ōtsutsuki Shibai’s power, but Isshiki used Plough and a time dojutsu to erase Hiroshi’s past and collapse the timeline. Before fading away, Hiroshi preserved his soul and sent power and cultivation insights into a Fragmented Jade Piece, leaving himself confident he could return.

• Tamura Hiroshi’s allies defeated Ōtsutsuki Kinshiki and the Sage of Six Paths, while the Jade Rabbit devoured the Sage’s remains.
• Tamura Hiroshi sensed a chakra surge from the moon as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki emerged transformed by Ōtsutsuki Shibai’s power, and the two began fighting.
• Tamura Hiroshi pressed Isshiki with rapid, precognitive sword strikes while his allies killed Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki and Ōtsutsuki Hamura.
• Isshiki used Time Seal to escape and retrieve Plough, then sent a black rod through time to kill Tamura Hiroshi as a fetus, causing the timeline to disintegrate.
• Tamura Hiroshi resisted the collapse long enough to take Plough’s Time Power and send power and cultivation insights into a Fragmented Jade Piece in the past.
• As Tamura Hiroshi and his allies faded away, he promised he would restore the past, and the Fragmented Jade Piece recorded the moment as an anchor.

Tamura Hiroshi passed the Ninja Academy’s preliminary graduation exam and enlisted Akimichi Torifu’s help to secure a team with Katsuyu and Might Guy so he could get close to Tsunade. After meeting Tsunade at Dan Katō’s grave, Hiroshi headed to school the next morning to learn the team assignments.

• Tamura Hiroshi passed the Clone Technique exam and hoped to graduate with his close friends Katsuyu and Might Guy.
• Hiroshi visited Akimichi Torifu, demonstrated the full Expansion Jutsu, and asked him to arrange for the three friends to be teammates so Hiroshi could earn Tsunade’s favor through Katsuyu.
• Torifu agreed to help, gave Hiroshi the Butterfly Secret Technique scroll, and Hiroshi took lunch to Katsuyu before they went to the cemetery.
• Hiroshi and Katsuyu cleaned Dan Katō’s grave, where they met Tsunade; Hiroshi impressed her with his training and spent the evening with her and Katsuyu.
• Hiroshi woke from an embarrassing dream about Tsunade, then went to the Ninja Academy for the team assignments.

Tamura Hiroshi was assigned to a team with Katsuyu and Might Guy, then angered Tsunade by burning Icha Icha Paradise for his father. After Tsunade named herself their instructor and ordered an assessment, Hiroshi trained the Butterfly Secret Technique and arrived at the Senju Clan Land in heavy armor, where Tsunade began preparing to test them.

• Tamura Hiroshi burned Icha Icha Paradise at his father's grave, and Tsunade caught him and decided to make his assessment difficult.
• Tsunade arrived at the academy and ordered Tamura Hiroshi, Katsuyu, and Might Guy to report to the Senju Clan Land for a practical combat assessment.
• Tamura Hiroshi persuaded his teammates to delay their arrival until late at night so he could practice the Butterfly Secret Technique and Might Guy could train.
• Tamura Hiroshi studied and practiced the Butterfly Secret Technique, using his Yang Release experience and enhanced comprehension to grasp its principles.
• Tamura Hiroshi arrived with Katsuyu and Might Guy wearing 150-kilogram armor and offered Tsunade chicken and sake before their assessment.
• Tsunade accepted the food but warned Tamura Hiroshi that his armor would only let her punch him a few more times.

Tamura Hiroshi and his teammates faced Tsunade’s seven-minute assessment, using coordinated attacks and his enormous Gan Qi axe and shield to survive. After Tsunade defeated them, Hiroshi revealed his self-mastered Butterfly Mode and held her off until noon, leaving Tsunade surprised and Torifu Akimichi pleased with the display.

• Tsunade set a seven-minute assessment, and Tamura Hiroshi enlarged himself and summoned his giant Gan Qi axe and shield.
• Hiroshi’s explosive shield, Might Guy’s Eight Inner Gates, and Katsuyu’s support helped the trio counter Tsunade’s attacks and endure her assault.
• Tsunade knocked the trio down, but Hiroshi activated Butterfly Mode and began his spinning Dance of the Gan Qi.
• Tsunade summoned a rock golem to clash with Hiroshi, while Katsuyu watched the clock and announced that it was noon.
• Hiroshi stopped fighting and collapsed from chakra exhaustion, and Tsunade realized he had mastered the Butterfly Secret Technique without the dangerous medicine.
• Torifu Akimichi arrived and asked Tsunade whether she was satisfied with Hiroshi as a student.

Tamura Hiroshi moved into the Senju Clan Land with Might Guy and Katsuyu, then proposed turning its ruins into a profitable gambling city to win Tsunade’s help. Tsunade agreed to consider teaching him in exchange for his plans, while rejecting his idea of becoming a Tailed Beast jinchuriki; Hiroshi then suggested using only a portion of a beast’s chakra.

• Tsunade accepted the arrangements Torifu Akimichi had made for the students to live on the Senju Clan Land and restore it.
• Tamura Hiroshi explained to Might Guy that restoring the grounds could double as training, and offered to teach him a Yang Release technique to strengthen his body.
• Tamura Hiroshi and his teammates moved into the Senju Clan Land, and he brought Torifu Akimichi braised pork while discussing his Butterfly Secret Technique and Tsunade’s gambling addiction.
• Tamura Hiroshi presented Tsunade with plans for a gambling city, new games, and a God of Gamblers film series, persuading her to ask what he wanted to learn.
• Tamura Hiroshi asked Tsunade to teach him the Super Strength Technique, Yin Seal, and a Tailed Beast-sealing technique, explaining that he wanted to become strong enough to protect his clan and village.
• Tsunade warned that Hiroshi could not endure a complete Tailed Beast, so he proposed sealing only part of one or some of its chakra inside himself.

Tamura Hiroshi persuaded Tsunade to let him copy the Senju clan’s ninjutsu heritage and proposed a casino business to fund it and keep her in Konoha. He revealed to Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Chōza Akimichi that he planned to build support for Tsunade to become Fourth Hokage, then pursue the position himself.

• Tsunade advised Tamura Hiroshi to combine the Twelve Hour Seal with the Eight Trigrams Seal so he could contain small portions of all nine Tailed Beasts, and she agreed to help if he arranged funding for her casino and movie business.
• Tsunade took Tamura Hiroshi into the Senju clan’s storehouse and allowed him to copy its heritage, so he brought Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Chōza Akimichi to Torifu Akimichi to secure support.
• Torifu Akimichi approved the plan, and Shikaku Nara began organizing the copying and casino project while learning that Tamura Hiroshi had nearly mastered the Butterfly Secret Technique.
• Shikaku Nara estimated that the casino would cost at least one billion ryō, so Tamura Hiroshi proposed using clan members, salvaged materials, and disabled shinobi to reduce costs and staff the business.
• Tamura Hiroshi told the three clan leaders that he wanted to build Tsunade’s prestige and prepare her to become Fourth Hokage, then eventually position himself to succeed her as Fifth Hokage.
• Tamura Hiroshi proposed bringing the Uchiha into their succession plan and eventually supporting an Uchiha candidate for Sixth Hokage, and Shikaku Nara agreed to consider it.

Tamura Hiroshi and the Ino-Shika-Cho leaders discussed long-term plans, the Hokage succession, and changes to the Uzumaki and Uchiha families while the Senju Casino began construction. Hiruzen assigned Tsunade’s team a border investigation mission, and Hiroshi prepared to seek help and pursue Hoshigakure’s star and Mysterious Peacock Method along the way.

• Torifu Akimichi explained that Minato Namikaze might be Hiruzen’s choice for Fourth Hokage and revealed that Uzumaki Kuuhina had been taken from Konoha by Kumogakure ten years earlier.
• Tamura Hiroshi asked about the Uchiha family and said he hoped to connect with Fugaku Uchiha’s heir through Senior Kagami’s grandson.
• The Ino-Shika-Cho clans mobilized to build the Senju Casino, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu to discuss Tsunade’s return and the Senju clan’s remaining inheritance.
• Hiruzen assigned Team Tsunade to investigate Sunagakure and Iwagakure activity near the borders of the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth.
• Tsunade gave Tamura Hiroshi antidotes for Sunagakure puppet poison and told him to protect Katsuyu while she stayed behind.
• Tamura Hiroshi considered diverting through the Land of Bear to obtain Hoshigakure’s star and Mysterious Peacock Method, then went to find Shikaku Nara for support.

Tamura Hiroshi arranged a mission escort through the Land of Grass and Land of Earth while helping the Ino-Shika-Cho clans find paths toward greater strength. After Katsuyu traded Dan Katō’s inheritance for the Yamanaka Clan’s mental techniques, the group departed Konoha and exchanged the scrolls on the road.

• Shikaku Nara chose to escort Tamura Hiroshi on the dangerous mission with Inoichi Yamanaka and Choza Akimichi.
• Tamura Hiroshi offered Inoichi Yamanaka access to the Spirit Transformation Technique and Dan Katō’s training notes in exchange for Yamanaka secret techniques, and suggested ways Shikaku Nara could develop the Nara shadow techniques.
• Shikaku Nara and Inoichi Yamanaka agreed to arrange the exchange, while Tamura Hiroshi promised to marry Katsuyu.
• Tamura Hiroshi told Katsuyu that Yamanaka techniques could help her learn the Spirit Transformation Technique, and Might Guy offered him the Eight Inner Gates in return for his earlier help.
• Tamura Hiroshi, Katsuyu, and Might Guy left Konoha and met Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Choza Akimichi near the Forest of Death before setting out.
• On the road, Katsuyu gave Inoichi Yamanaka Dan Katō’s inheritance and received the Yamanaka Clan’s secret techniques, while the others welcomed her as family.

Tamura Hiroshi and Shikaku Nara rescued Uzumaki Kousou from Kusagakure and fled with her, but her vast sensory range revealed a powerful presence blocking their route back to the Land of Fire. After Inoichi Yamanaka discovered that the pursuers included Amegakure's Demigod, the group chose to head toward the Land of Earth instead.

• The group entered the Land of Grass disguised as Iwagakure ninja and learned from captured Grass Ninja that Kusagakure was exploiting an Uzumaki captive's blood and chakra to heal injuries.
• Shikaku Nara and Tamura Hiroshi captured Grass Ninja, gathered intelligence, and prepared disguises and an escape route while Inoichi Yamanaka read their memories.
• Shikaku, Chōza, and Inoichi infiltrated Kusagakure, rescued Uzumaki Kousou from the hospital, and escaped through a route seeded with explosive tags.
• Uzumaki Kousou sensed an exceptionally powerful chakra presence ahead, and Inoichi's shadow clone discovered that Amegakure's Demigod and Rain Ninja were approaching.
• Shikaku ordered the group to head toward the Land of Earth, and Tamura Hiroshi carried Kousou while she agreed to help sense nearby ninja.

Tamura Hiroshi and his companions infiltrated the Land of Bears to investigate the relationship between Sunagakure and Iwagakure, while Inoichi Yamanaka stole Hoshigakure’s sacred star using the Spirit Transformation Technique. Their escape was blocked by Huang Tu, but Tamura and Might Guy helped defeat him, leaving the pursuing Sand and Rock Ninja facing a hostage standoff.

• After entering the Land of Bears, the group spotted a Star Ninja flying with purple chakra wings, and Choza Akimichi recognized the technique’s potential for the Butterfly Secret Technique.
• Inoichi Yamanaka used the Spirit Transformation Technique to infiltrate Hoshigakure, control Natsuhi, and steal the village’s sacred star before escaping with Shikaku Nara and Choza Akimichi.
• Huang Tu intercepted the trio near the miasma-filled ravine, and Choza Akimichi fought his rock giant while Shikaku Nara tried to hold him off.
• Tamura Hiroshi and Might Guy arrived, knocked Huang Tu down, and broke his arms with Tamura’s axe-and-shield assault.
• With Sand and Rock Ninja closing in, Tamura Hiroshi seized Huang Tu, covered him with Explosive Tags, and threatened to detonate them unless Iwagakure stopped the Sand Ninja.

Tamura Hiroshi and his team escaped Sunagakure and Iwagakure with Huangtu as a hostage, then crossed the Land of Rain after bargaining with Hanzō using intelligence about the missing Third Kazekage. They reached a safe meeting point, where Tsunade began treating Uzumaki Kousou and examined Natsuhi Star, whose Star technique was killing her; Tsunade agreed to help investigate its side effects for a steep fee.

• Tamura Hiroshi’s team drugged Huangtu so Inoichi Yamanaka could read his memories, then negotiated a three-hour head start before withdrawing with a Shadow Clone left behind as a hostage guard.
• Shikaku Nara’s Shadow Clone poisoned Huangtu with senbon before vanishing, forcing Dong Shiren and Pakura to focus on saving him instead of pursuing the group.
• The team ran through the Land of Rain, where Hanzō let them pass after Shikaku Nara revealed that the Third Kazekage had gone missing and Sunagakure might be heading toward war.
• Shikaku Nara contacted Tsunade and explained that Uzumaki Kousou could not safely return to Konoha because some villagers might target her.
• Tsunade arrived, examined and began treating Uzumaki Kousou, then confirmed that the Star’s power was damaging Natsuhi Star’s organs.
• Tamura Hiroshi asked Tsunade to help eliminate the Star technique’s side effects, and she agreed on the condition that he pay her steeply.

Tamura Hiroshi returned to Konoha with Tsunade and Uzumaki Kousou, while the village's elders discussed the prospect of war and Torifu Akimichi resolved to fight. Tsunade gave Tamura the First Hokage's necklace to aid his training, but he broke its seal and was engulfed by Hashirama Senju's Wood Release chakra as Tsunade struggled to save him.

• Tamura Hiroshi traded Iwagakure techniques with Tsunade for the Heavy Rock Technique, and Tsunade agreed to treat Natsuhi Star and develop medicine for Hoshigakure.
• Tsunade helped Uzumaki Kousou recover, while Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Torifu Akimichi discussed her arrival and Torifu's decision to join the coming war.
• Torifu Akimichi met Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō at Hokage Cliff, spoke of his resolve to fight, and shared a drink with his old comrades.
• Tsunade gave Tamura Hiroshi the First Hokage's chakra necklace and explained that its sealing technique could help with his training.
• Tamura Hiroshi studied the necklace's seal and scraped at the crystal, causing it to shatter and release Wood Release chakra that began consuming him.
• Tsunade found that she could not penetrate the Wood Release chakra surrounding Tamura Hiroshi and feared he would die before she could find a way to save him.

Tamura Hiroshi survived the First Hokage’s chakra by separating its Yang Release and Wood Release components with Orochimaru’s help, then obtained Orochimaru’s Cursed Seal technique. After waking, he warned Katsuyu about the village’s power struggles and said they would soon head to the Land of Rivers for the war, leaving them preparing for a dangerous deployment.

• Tsunade sent Tamura Hiroshi to absorb Hoshigakure star energy while she fetched Orochimaru, and the energy strengthened his chakra enough to resist the First Hokage’s chakra longer.
• Tamura Hiroshi sensed that the chakra contained Yang Release and Wood Release, and proposed drawing out the Yang Release after Orochimaru suppressed its activity with a formula powered by ten Sharingan.
• Tamura Hiroshi separated the Yang Release from the Wood Release, kept the Yang Release, and gave Orochimaru and Tsunade half of the Wood Release chakra each.
• Orochimaru examined the star energy and gave Tamura Hiroshi a Cursed Seal technique scroll, while Tsunade warned him not to let Orochimaru experiment on him.
• Tsunade knocked Tamura Hiroshi unconscious, and Natsuhi Star shaved his head while he slept; he later woke beside Katsuyu and learned he had slept through the night.
• Tamura Hiroshi told Katsuyu they would train in the rear of the Land of Rivers battlefield and explained that village power struggles had led to the deaths of Tsunade’s younger brother and Katsuyu’s uncle.

Tamura Hiroshi planned to obtain the Gelel Ore Vein and began searching for the ruins while Sunagakure prepared to wage war against Konoha. After the armies faced off at the Land of Rivers, Hiroshi found buildings hidden in a misty ravine.

• Tamura Hiroshi inferred that his Fragmented Jade Piece was tied to destiny, then planned to find the Gelel Ore Vein and use its energy to strengthen himself.
• Rasa chose to pursue war against Konoha rather than search for the missing Sasori, while Ebizo advised him to wait for the other villages to attack.
• Chiyo arranged to ally Sunagakure with Iwagakure and keep Pakura from gaining military merit, as Pakura worried that Konoha was growing stronger.
• Rasa led Sunagakure's forces to the Land of Rivers, and Akimichi Torifu brought Konoha's forces to Kikyō Mountain Fortress to prepare for battle.
• Tsunade joined Konoha's war effort to handle medical care and antidotes while Tamura Hiroshi left to survey the terrain and search for the ruins.
• Tamura Hiroshi found a waterfall and spotted buildings concealed in a misty ravine.

Tamura Hiroshi absorbed the Gelel Ore Vein into a sealing tool and used its life force to strengthen his body, then returned to Kikyō Mountain Castle. He hid the ore’s origin from Tsunade and began sharing the converted life force with Katsuyu as he prepared to resume training.

• Tamura Hiroshi infiltrated a secluded village, read the elder’s memories, and found the underground chamber sealing the Gelel Ore Vein.
• Tamura Hiroshi used an enhanced sealing tool to absorb the vein into a giant green crystal, then sealed it into the Four Symbols Seal over his heart.
• Tamura Hiroshi drew life force from the crystal through the Gate of Death, collected the ruins’ summoning formation, and collapsed the ruins before scouting for another half month.
• Tamura Hiroshi returned to Kikyō Mountain Castle, where Tsunade detected his powerful life force and drew a blood sample from him.
• Tamura Hiroshi gave Katsuyu the ermine and explained how to use a Four Symbols Seal to receive some of his converted life force.
• Tamura Hiroshi decided to resume intense physical training and use his abundant life force to strengthen his body.

Tamura Hiroshi revealed that he could produce abundant life force and used a simplified Eight Trigrams Seal to restore Torifu Akimichi, then arranged to share the power discreetly with the Ino-Shika-Cho clans. He left Tsunade with a plan to develop a cover medicine and learned about her improved Cursed Seal method for using Star Energy as external chakra armor.

• Tamura Hiroshi told Torifu Akimichi that he had fused with the First's Yang Release Chakra and could generate large amounts of life force by eating.
• Tamura Hiroshi proposed sealing life force inside Torifu Akimichi to restore his body, and Torifu agreed to distribute it among trusted clan members without exposing Hiroshi's potential.
• Torifu Akimichi summoned Chōza Akimichi, Shikaku Nara, and Inoichi Yamanaka, who learned a simplified Eight Trigrams Seal and used it to store life force in Torifu and themselves.
• Torifu Akimichi regained his youth, so Shikaku Nara proposed disguising the change as the effect of a lifespan-consuming Secret Medicine developed by the clans.
• Tamura Hiroshi visited Tsunade, who gave him a sealing technique to conceal his life force and agreed to develop the cover medicine.
• Tsunade explained that she had nearly finished studying the Star Meteorite and was developing a Cursed Seal system to store mutated chakra externally for chakra wings and armor.