Chapter Summaries

Nanchuan You proposed compulsory Ninja Academy education for every child of the appropriate age, aiming to improve ninjas’ fundamentals and strengthen their loyalty to Konoha. He planned to fund the school’s expansion with the remaining money from the Daimyo and introduced a Commerce and Transportation Department to address the village’s limited income.

• Nanchuan You told the clan representatives that all children of the appropriate age would have to attend the Ninja Academy for six years of standardized basic education.
• Nanchuan You said graduates could be awarded the rank of Genin, and the clan representatives reacted with surprise.
• Utatane Koharu questioned whether Konoha could afford to educate every child, and Nanchuan You said the remaining Daimyo funds would expand the Academy and recruit teachers.
• Nanchuan You announced that Konoha would establish a Commerce and Transportation Department to increase the village’s income.

Nanchuan You established village-run businesses to increase Konoha’s income, monopolizing tobacco and gambling while assigning Koharu and Danzo to manage the new Department of Commerce. He also offered the Daimyo free help against bandits and assigned the Uchiha Clan to the task; Konoha’s streets soon filled with government-run casinos and Konoha-brand cigarettes.

• Nanchuan You explained that the Department of Commerce would manage foreign trade and village-run enterprises, then ordered the creation of Konoha Tobacco, Konoha Entertainment, and Konoha Grain Group.
• Nanchuan You banned tobacco sold by other businesses, along with privately run casinos and brothels, reserving those industries for Konoha’s authorities.
• Nanchuan You appointed Utatane Koharu to lead the Department of Commerce and Shimura Danzō as her deputy.
• Nanchuan You offered the Daimyo free help suppressing bandits in the Land of Fire and assigned the work to the Uchiha Clan.
• Konoha’s private casinos and brothels disappeared, government-run casinos opened, and shops replaced old cigarette brands with cheaper Konoha cigarettes.

Nanchuan You reviewed the profits from Konoha’s tobacco and casino monopolies and planned to expand the business across the Land of Fire with the Daimyo’s cooperation. He also proposed a new electricity enterprise and a revised Ninja Academy system, leaving Konoha’s leaders to implement the reforms.

• Nanchuan You directed that the Daimyo receive a financial report and an offer of twenty percent of annual profits in exchange for an edict outlawing competing tobacco and casinos throughout the Land of Fire.
• Shimura Danzō said Konoha could force the Daimyo to agree, while Nanchuan You explained that the Daimyo depended on Konoha’s military support and would accept the partnership.
• Utatane Koharu suggested expanding government-run businesses, and Nanchuan You approved adding water power and electricity while rejecting control of most industries.
• Nanchuan You announced that the Ninja Academy would be renamed the Junior Ninja Academy and that an Intermediate Ninja Academy would offer three years of study to Genin.
• Nanchuan You said graduates who passed the Intermediate Ninja Academy examination would become Chunin, while Genin who failed could still take the public Chunin Ninja Exams; he cited protecting children and improving their preparation as the reasons.

Nanchuan You proposed an Intermediate Ninja Academy to give young ninjas more complete training and keep underprepared Genin off the battlefield. He secured broad clan support by inviting them to donate techniques and instructors, then outlined changes to the Junior Ninja Academy curriculum.

• Nanchuan You argued that young ninjas needed longer education and proposed teaching the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique at the Intermediate Ninja Academy.
• Nanchuan You offered Fire Style techniques from the Uchiha Clan, medical techniques of his own, and contributions and instructors from the Senju, Uzumaki, and Sarutobi Clans.
• The Nara Clan Head agreed to donate the Shadow Control Technique and provide instructors, after which the Yamanaka, Akimichi, and Shimura Clans also offered techniques.
• Most clan representatives joined the plan, while the Hyuga and a few other clans remained silent.
• Nanchuan You proposed revising the Junior Ninja Academy to emphasize basic Taijutsu and chakra control before students learned more techniques.

Nanchuan You’s reforms established the Intermediate Ninja Academy, while the village debated intervening in Kumogakure’s rebellion. He ordered Konoha to confront the Kinkaku Brothers, and the chapter ended as the Third Raikage attacked him at the border.

• Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and their classmates discussed the upcoming advancement exam and the elective classes at the Intermediate Ninja Academy.
• Konoha’s Advisors debated whether to intervene in Kumogakure’s conflict, and Nanchuan You ordered troops sent to avenge Senju Tobirama.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku learned that the Third Hokage and Third Raikage were approaching and prepared to fight them.
• Nanchuan You met the Third Raikage, traded insults with him, and revealed his Sharingan.
• The Third Raikage activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and lunged at Nanchuan You with Four Fingers Thrust.

Nanchuan You defeated the Third Raikage in a speed contest, then learned about the Kinkaku Brothers’ Six Paths Sacred Treasures. The allied forces overwhelmed the rebels until Kinkaku unleashed the Basho Fan’s Five Elements Burst, devastating the battlefield.

• Nanchuan You used the Flying Thunder God Technique, Sharingan, and a Wind Release slash to outmaneuver the Third Raikage.
• The Third Raikage ended the fight, praised Nanchuan You’s technique, and explained the known powers of the Kinkaku Brothers’ Six Paths Sacred Treasures.
• Nanchuan You and the Third Raikage joined the allied forces as Kumogakure and Konoha fought the Kinkaku Brothers’ rebels.
• Kinkaku struck the battlefield with the Basho Fan’s Five Elements Burst, killing and injuring many Kumogakure ninja.
• The Third Raikage raged at Kinkaku after seeing the devastation among his ranks.

Nanchuan You and the Third Raikage fought the Kinkaku Brothers, with Nanchuan You using the Flying Thunder God Technique to redirect their devastating attack and evade their Six Paths Tools. After they split up to face one brother each, Nanchuan You struck Kinkaku with a Rasengan, leaving him badly wounded.

• Nanchuan You teleported away Kinkaku's Five Elements Burst, saving Konoha's shinobi and destroying a nearby mountain peak.
• The Third Raikage and Nanchuan You attacked the Kinkaku Brothers, but the brothers used the Basho Fan, Golden Rope, and other Six Paths Tools to fight back.
• The Third Raikage broke free of the brothers' attack and sent Ginkaku flying with his Four Fingers Thrust.
• Nanchuan You and the Third Raikage agreed to separate the brothers and fight them one-on-one.
• Nanchuan You used Senju Tobirama's swordsmanship and Flying Thunder God Technique to evade Kinkaku's attacks, then hit him in the chest with a Rasengan.

Nanchuan You fought Kinkaku after he transformed using the Nine-Tails’ chakra, but struggled to damage him despite his speed and Sharingan. As Kinkaku’s power grew, Nanchuan You released the Yin Seal and prepared to continue the battle.

• Kinkaku failed to seal Nanchuan You with the Amber Purifying Pot and transformed after his wounds healed with Nine-Tails chakra.
• Kinkaku fired a Tailed Beast Ball, but Nanchuan You evaded it with the Flying Thunder God Technique and briefly disrupted him with the Sharingan.
• Kinkaku’s transformation advanced from two tails to four, and his attacks devastated the battlefield while Kagami Uchiha and Mitokado Homura stayed back.
• Nanchuan You cut through Kinkaku’s Tailed Beast Cloak but could not injure him, and he recognized that he lacked a decisive offensive technique.
• Nanchuan You released the Yin Seal as Kinkaku continued his assault.

Nanchuan You used his Yin Seal, Sharingan, Wind Release, and Four Symbols Seal to subdue Kinkaku and take him away for study. Meanwhile, the Third Raikage killed Ginkaku and guarded his body and three Six Paths Tools from Nanchuan You.

• Nanchuan You released the Yin Seal’s stored chakra, briefly disrupted Kinkaku with his Sharingan, and blasted him with Wind Release: Wind Blade.
• Nanchuan You trapped Kinkaku with the Four Symbols Seal, suppressed his Tailed Beast Chakra, and placed him under genjutsu.
• Nanchuan You took the Basho Fan and Amber Purifying Pot, then teleported away with Kinkaku to study his bloodline.
• The Third Raikage overpowered Ginkaku with his Strongest Spear and killed him by piercing his chest.
• The Third Raikage collected the three Six Paths Tools from Ginkaku’s corpse and watched Nanchuan You warily, preventing him from taking them.

Nanchuan You led Konoha’s negotiations with the Third Raikage over the Six Paths Tools and the bodies of Senju Tobirama and the Kinkaku Brothers. The sides reached a deal, and Nanchuan You rejected a plan to break the ceasefire before learning that the Uzumaki Clan had declined Konoha’s invitation.

• The Third Raikage demanded Kinkaku’s body and the Six Paths Tools, while Konoha demanded Senju Tobirama’s body.
• Nanchuan You revealed that Kumogakure needed the Amber Purifying Pot to seal the Eight-Tails, prompting a new round of negotiations.
• Konoha and Kumogakure agreed that Konoha would return the Amber Purifying Pot and pay compensation, while Kumogakure would return Senju Tobirama’s and Ginkaku’s bodies.
• Shimura Danzō suggested seizing the Amber Purifying Pot, but Nanchuan You refused to violate the ceasefire and doubted they could take it from the Kumogakure army.
• Mitokado Homura told Nanchuan You that the Uzumaki Clan had declined his invitation to join Konoha.

Nanchuan You warned Konoha’s leaders that Kumogakure could destroy the distant Uzumaki Clan and argued that Konoha could not reliably protect its ally. The meeting ended in stunned silence after Shimura Danzō proposed wiping out the Uzumaki Clan first to seize its techniques.

• Nanchuan You explained that the Uzumaki Clan’s kekkei genkai, Sealing Techniques, and isolation made the Land of Whirlpools a tempting target.
• Nanchuan You told Konoha’s leaders that Kumogakure might attack the Land of Whirlpools, plunder it, and withdraw before Konoha could arrive.
• Kagami Uchiha questioned whether the newly installed Third Raikage would risk war so soon, but Nanchuan You dismissed the ceasefire agreement as unreliable.
• Mitokado Homura noted that Konoha needed five days to send shinobi, while Shimura Danzō’s suggestion to station troops was rejected over the Uzumaki Clan’s sovereignty.
• Shimura Danzō proposed that Konoha destroy the Uzumaki Clan first and seize its Sealing Techniques and kekkei genkai, leaving the other leaders speechless.

Nanchuan You rejected Danzo’s proposal to betray the Uzumaki Clan and ordered a base built near the Land of Whirlpools to protect it. He remained unconcerned when told the Land of Fire’s Daimyo might cut Konoha’s funding over its growing control of the country.

• Danzo proposed that Konoha ambush and destroy its Uzumaki allies to seize their Sealing Techniques and bloodline, but Mitokado Homura and others objected.
• Nanchuan You ended the argument, rejected Danzo’s plan, and cited Uzumaki Mito as another reason not to attack the clan.
• After Danzo left in anger, Nanchuan You ordered a base built on the coast nearest the Land of Whirlpools and directed Konoha to secure the clan’s safety.
• Nanchuan You’s outposts across the Land of Fire had shifted from suppressing bandits to charging merchants protection fees, while Konoha planned to expand its military presence.
• Mitokado Homura reported that the Daimyo was furious and threatened to withhold funding, but Nanchuan You dismissed the threat because Konoha had money.

Nanchuan You rejected Kagami Uchiha’s plan to control the Daimyo with genjutsu and returned to Konoha, where he began studying the captured Kinkaku Brothers. In the laboratory, he discussed their unusual Tailed Beast powers with Uzumaki Mito and raised the possibility of using the First Hokage’s cells for experiments.

• Kagami Uchiha offered to control the Daimyo with genjutsu, but Nanchuan You rejected the risky plan and said Konoha should try persuading him first.
• Nanchuan You led the group back to Konoha, where new construction projects and a state-of-the-art laboratory had begun.
• Nanchuan You brought the captured Kinkaku and Ginkaku to the laboratory, where Uzumaki Mito examined them and sensed the Nine-Tails’ chakra in their bodies.
• Nanchuan You explained that the Kinkaku Brothers could transform into Tailed Beasts after consuming Tailed Beast flesh, and said their unusual bloodline might make their abilities impossible to reproduce in ordinary people.
• Nanchuan You told Uzumaki Mito that the First Hokage’s cells were also valuable experimental material.

Nanchuan You asked Uzumaki Mito for permission to experiment on Hashirama's cells, then tested them alongside the Kinkaku Brothers' cells and Nine-Tails Chakra. After confirming Hashirama's cells could absorb the chakra temporarily, he left the laboratory to seek Nine-Tails flesh.

• Nanchuan You asked Uzumaki Mito to approve experiments on Hashirama's cells, and she agreed as long as he did not experiment on Konoha's people.
• Uzumaki Mito urged Nanchuan You to visit Tsunade, and he said he would go after finishing his work.
• Nanchuan You tested Ginkaku's cells and found that the Kinkaku Brothers' cells remained unusually active even after Ginkaku's death.
• Nanchuan You detected Divine Tree Power in Hashirama's cells and found that they absorbed Nine-Tails Chakra, becoming more active before eventually returning to normal.
• Nanchuan You concluded that permanent fusion required Tailed Beast flesh and left the laboratory to pursue Nine-Tails, sealed inside Uzumaki Mito.

Nanchuan You persuaded the Nine-Tails to give him a piece of its flesh by offering to create a clone that could let it leave its sealed cage. Afterward, the Nine-Tails sensed that Nanchuan You’s presence resembled the Old Man of Six Paths.

• Nanchuan You asked Uzumaki Mito for Nine-Tails flesh, and she explained that obtaining it would be difficult without releasing the beast.
• Uzumaki Mito guided Nanchuan You’s consciousness into the Nine-Tails’ sealed cage so he could speak with it.
• Nanchuan You introduced himself as Uchiha Tsugi and offered to make the Nine-Tails a flesh clone so it could leave the cage without breaking the seal.
• The Nine-Tails accepted the deal and gave Nanchuan You a piece of its flesh.
• After Nanchuan You left, the Nine-Tails sensed that his presence was somewhat like the Old Man of Six Paths.

Nanchuan You used the Nine-Tails’ flesh to grow a fox body that could host his consciousness, then returned to the sealing space to carry out their agreement. He began using the Spirit Transformation Technique to let the Nine-Tails’ consciousness leave its cage.

• The Nine-Tails agreed to work with Nanchuan You, hoping to escape the cage and eventually free its real body.
• Nanchuan You explained to Uzumaki Mito how he had developed a way to transfer consciousness into a long-lasting flesh-and-blood clone.
• Nanchuan You tested the Nine-Tails’ genes with other life-form genes and found that fox-like summoning beasts were the best match.
• Nanchuan You grew a weak young fox body from compatible genes and decided it would still serve as a vessel.
• Nanchuan You returned to the sealing space, asked the Nine-Tails not to resist, and began the Spirit Transformation Technique.

Nanchuan You used the Spirit Transformation Technique to place part of the Nine-Tails' consciousness into a weak juvenile fox body. The Nine-Tails agreed to stay with Nanchuan You, while Uzumaki Mito remained behind.

• Nanchuan You pulled out part of the Nine-Tails' consciousness and sealed it inside a specially prepared fox body.
• The Nine-Tails awoke in the weak body, complained to Nanchuan You, and learned that it could grow stronger as it matured.
• Nanchuan You warned the Nine-Tails that intense emotions could damage its fragile body.
• Nanchuan You persuaded the Nine-Tails to stay by his side to avoid being captured by other ninjas.
• Nanchuan You thanked Uzumaki Mito and left the place, and Uzumaki Mito agreed to remain behind.

After extracting the Nine-Tails’ consciousness from Uzumaki Mito, Nanchuan You visited Tsunade, who had been missing him while he was busy with Hokage duties and war. He reunited with her at the Ninja Academy and planned to stay longer while overseeing its upcoming graduation.

• Nanchuan You extracted the Nine-Tails’ consciousness, leaving Uzumaki Mito with only a quiet mass of Chakra, then departed.
• At the Ninja Academy, Tsunade worried that Nanchuan You had not visited her for a long time and argued with Jiraiya, who teased her about her appearance.
• Nanchuan You surprised Tsunade, and she ran into his arms; he apologized for being busy, and she asked him to spend more time with her.
• Nanchuan You agreed to stay longer to see Tsunade and oversee the Intermediate Ninja Academy’s first graduation.
• Jiraiya complained about Tsunade’s behavior, while Orochimaru admired Nanchuan You and wished he could become his student.

Nanchuan You met Tsunade's friends and offered the top performers in the advancement examination a chance to become assistants in his laboratory, giving Orochimaru a reason to strive for an excellent evaluation. After leaving, he spoke with the Nine-Tails about protecting Konoha's children and the future.

• Orochimaru resolved to stand out in the advancement examination so Nanchuan You would notice him.
• Nanchuan You recognized Orochimaru and offered students who earned excellent evaluations a chance to work as assistants in his laboratory.
• Tsunade introduced Jiraiya to Nanchuan You, who spoke kindly with him and met the rest of the group.
• Nanchuan You left, and the young ninjas discussed their impressions and hopes of gaining his attention.
• Nanchuan You told the Nine-Tails that protecting Konoha meant protecting its children, while the Nine-Tails complained that it was hungry.

Nanchuan You fed the Nine-Tails soldier pills made with its flesh and Hashirama’s cells, then discussed their benefits and his research into healing medicine. At the Ninja Academy graduation exams, Tsunade and Orochimaru led the promotion list, Jiraiya barely made the top hundred, and Nanchuan You spotted Hiruko’s name.

• Nanchuan You gave the Nine-Tails a soldier pill and revealed that it contained the Nine-Tails’ flesh and blood combined with the First Hokage’s Cells.
• Nanchuan You explained that the pills helped the Nine-Tails grow and described his research into using Hashirama Cells to make healing medicine.
• Nearly a thousand students took the graduation examinations, and most passed to become Genin.
• Nanchuan You reviewed the promotion results and saw Tsunade in first place and Orochimaru in second.
• Nanchuan You found Jiraiya near the bottom of the list, having barely qualified for the Intermediate Academy.
• Nanchuan You spotted the familiar name Hiruko near the bottom of the list.