Chapter Summaries

Nanchuan You chose Hiruko as an assistant alongside Tsunade and Orochimaru, while establishing the Intermediate Academy’s teaching program. More than a year later, Orochimaru pursued immortality through body transfer, and Hiruko developed the Chimera Technique to gain multiple Kekkei Genkai; the two clashed over which goal mattered more.

• Nanchuan You summoned Hiruko, praised his strong theory scores, and selected him as an assistant alongside Tsunade and Orochimaru.
• Hiruko shared the news with his friends, and Orochimaru explained that his research aptitude had earned him a place while Jiraiya was better suited to combat.
• Tsunade encouraged Jiraiya by telling him that graduates could choose mentors after passing an exam, and the first Intermediate Academy students began their studies.
• Nanchuan You recruited experienced instructors, including retired senior Jonin to teach Sealing Technique, then returned his attention to laboratory experiments.
• More than a year later, Orochimaru proposed using cloned bodies and consciousness transfer to achieve immortality and acquire Kekkei Genkai.
• Hiruko argued that his Chimera Technique could fuse others’ Kekkei Genkai into his own body, and Orochimaru dismissed his pursuit of power as temporary.

Nanchuan You warned Hiruko and Orochimaru about the dangers of their experimental techniques, then approved Hiruko as the first person to test the Chimera Technique. The chapter left Hiruko preparing to absorb Wood Release using material from the First Hokage.

• Orochimaru and Hiruko argued over whether strength or immortality mattered more and criticized the risks in each other’s techniques.
• Tsunade warned the two men against coveting her body or the Uchiha’s Sharingan, then told Nanchuan You what they had said.
• Nanchuan You cautioned Hiruko to absorb no more than two Kekkei Genkai and warned Orochimaru that repeated reincarnations could change his identity.
• Nanchuan You agreed to let Hiruko test the Chimera Technique and chose Wood Release as his target.

Hiruko underwent the Chimera Technique and successfully gained Wood Release from First Hokage's Cells, though Nanchuan You expected his power to remain far below the First Hokage's. Kagami Uchiha warned that the technique could destabilize Konoha, and Nanchuan You agreed to classify it as a forbidden jutsu requiring the Hokage's approval.

• Nanchuan You and the laboratory staff prepared Hiruko for the Chimera Technique after confirming his condition was stable.
• The First Hokage's Cells began spreading through Hiruko's body, so Nanchuan You activated the backup plan to contain them.
• After most of a day, Hiruko's body stabilized as the cells merged with his chakra, and Nanchuan You judged that he would likely reach Yamato's level rather than the First Hokage's.
• Hiruko screamed as the readings surged and settled, confirming that he had successfully gained Wood Release.
• Kagami Uchiha warned Nanchuan You that widespread use of the Chimera Technique would make bloodline ninja targets and sow hostility in Konoha.
• Nanchuan You agreed to classify the technique as a forbidden jutsu that could only be used with the Hokage's approval.

Nanchuan You used the Chimera Technique to absorb Hashirama Cells, and Karma suppressed them and integrated Wood Release into his body. Two years later, Konoha had grown prosperous, but Shimura Danzō warned that war was about to begin.

• Nanchuan You decided to seal away the Chimera Technique after using it on himself.
• Nanchuan You used Karma to suppress and absorb Hashirama Cells, gaining Wood Release and greatly increased chakra reserves.
• Nanchuan You decided to postpone absorbing the Kinkaku Brothers until his body had time to adjust.
• Nanchuan You planned to consolidate his gains as Konoha continued to change under his influence.
• Shimura Danzō returned to Konoha, admired its prosperity, and said war was about to begin.

Nanchuan You learned that Kumogakure was preparing to attack the Land of Whirlpools and arranged for Konoha’s forces to delay them while reinforcements mobilized. He then went to his laboratory to continue testing his research on the Nine-Tails’ chakra.

• Shimura Danzō told Nanchuan You that Kumogakure’s shinobi were heading toward the Land of Whirlpools.
• Nanchuan You gathered Konoha’s leaders and decided to send aid, with Utatane Koharu reporting that about eight hundred Chunin could be mobilized.
• Nanchuan You ordered Kagami Uchiha to tell Uchiha Kawaaki and his team to delay Kumogakure for at least three days and help the Uzumaki Clan evacuate if necessary.
• Nanchuan You said he would go to the battlefield himself if Kawaaki’s forces could not hold out, and considered beginning his Nine-Tails experiment.
• Nanchuan You visited the laboratory, where the Nine-Tails sensed him after growing stronger through its practice with Natural Energy.

Nanchuan You met with the Nine-Tails, whose Senjutsu training had made its clone much stronger, and proposed merging it with its true body through the Chimera Technique. With war approaching, Nanchuan You then asked the Nine-Tails for its power and prepared to test whether his Wood Release could absorb Nine-Tails Chakra.

• Nanchuan You praised the Nine-Tails' growth, and the Nine-Tails credited his food and Senjutsu training for its rapid progress.
• The Nine-Tails said its Senjutsu-trained body was only a clone and could not match its true body, which was isolated inside a Uzumaki corpse.
• Nanchuan You proposed using the Chimera Technique to fuse the clone into the Nine-Tails' true body, avoiding rejection because both bodies shared the same origin.
• Nanchuan You told the Nine-Tails that war was about to begin and asked for its power.
• Nanchuan You demonstrated his Wood Release, and the Nine-Tails recognized Senju Hashirama's presence in his chakra.
• Nanchuan You planned to absorb Nine-Tails Chakra through his Hashirama Cells and Wood Release, potentially becoming a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Nanchuan You prepared to absorb the Nine-Tails’ chakra while Shimura Danzō tried to order Root to eliminate targets in the Land of Whirlpools if Kumogakure captured them. After Nanchuan You learned of Danzō’s plan and asked Utatane Koharu to watch him, he went to meet Uzumaki Mito.

• Nanchuan You accepted the risks of an experiment to digest the Nine-Tails’ chakra, and the Nine-Tails hoped he would survive.
• Shimura Danzō ordered Root to move its spies’ targets in the Land of Whirlpools and kill them rather than let Kumogakure capture them.
• Root members refused to act without a written order from the Hokage, and Danzō was unable to control them with Sealing Techniques because of Nanchuan You’s restrictions.
• Nanchuan You learned of Danzō’s order, told Utatane Koharu to keep watch over him, and agreed to meet Uzumaki Mito.
• Nanchuan You visited Uzumaki Mito at the Senju Clan’s ancestral grounds, where she teased him for only visiting when he needed something.

Nanchuan You discussed his use of the Chimera Technique and Danzo’s plans with Uzumaki Mito, who urged him to watch Danzo closely. They also discussed the looming attack on the Land of Whirlpools, which Nanchuan You believed he could repel but not prevent permanently.

• Uzumaki Mito recognized Hashirama’s chakra on Nanchuan You and learned that he had used the Chimera Technique on himself.
• Nanchuan You told Uzumaki Mito that he would classify the Chimera Technique as forbidden and restrict its use.
• Nanchuan You explained Danzo’s plan concerning the Land of Whirlpools, and Uzumaki Mito urged him to deal with Danzo before he caused further trouble.
• Nanchuan You chose to keep Danzo under close watch rather than kill him, partly out of respect for his teacher.
• Nanchuan You told Uzumaki Mito that Kumogakure would likely attack the Land of Whirlpools soon and that he had prepared for the conflict.

Nanchuan You persuaded Uzumaki Mito to move the Uzumaki Clan to the Land of Fire and join Konoha, offering them their own territory and relocation support. He also asked Mito to bless his plan to propose to Tsunade, leaving her surprised but pleased.

• Nanchuan You argued that the Uzumaki Clan needed to join Konoha to stay safe in the era of ninja villages.
• He offered the clan its own territory in the Land of Fire, with local autonomy and an annual relocation subsidy, and Uzumaki Mito agreed to the move.
• Uzumaki Mito offered to fight for her birth clan if needed, and Nanchuan You accepted her help.
• Uzumaki Mito asked Nanchuan You what he would do about Tsunade, and he said he wanted to propose to her with Mito's blessing.
• Nanchuan You revealed that he and Tsunade had been seeing each other, and Uzumaki Mito wondered how Tsunade would react.

Tsunade celebrated Nanchuan You’s proposal while Orochimaru and Hiruko discussed their teacher’s unexpected plans to marry. Nanchuan You began a dangerous procedure to absorb the Nine-Tails’ cells and found himself confronting a manifestation of the beast’s resentment.

• Tsunade repeatedly announced that she would marry Tsugi, and Nawaki interrupted her before she resumed celebrating with Orochimaru and the others.
• Orochimaru and Hiruko questioned why Nanchuan You had chosen Tsunade, then decided to prepare a wedding gift for their teacher.
• Nanchuan You entered the laboratory alone and prepared to combine the Nine-Tails’ cells with the First Hokage’s Cells, using chakra gems to sustain his Karma.
• Nanchuan You began the operation with the help of his clones, but the Nine-Tails’ resentment overwhelmed his emotions and triggered his Sharingan.
• A barrier restrained Nanchuan You as he found himself in a hazy black space facing a gigantic, mindless Nine-Tails.

Nanchuan You subdued the Nine-Tails’ will in his mental space and absorbed its flesh, gaining a controlled Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. He brought the Nine-Tails to a plain outside Konoha to test his new power.

• Nanchuan You used Wood Release to overwhelm and silence the Nine-Tails’ manifestation in his mental space.
• The real Nine-Tails sensed Nanchuan You’s success and accepted that he would wield its power without bringing it shame.
• Nanchuan You’s Karma markings faded as the Nine-Tails’ flesh fused with his body, giving him the ability to produce and control Nine-Tails chakra.
• Nanchuan You formed a golden chakra claw that tore apart the testing apparatus.
• Nanchuan You used Flying Thunder God to take himself and the Nine-Tails to a plain outside Konoha, then activated his Tailed Beast Cloak.

Nanchuan You tested his newly acquired Nine-Tails Chakra by blocking Nine-Tails' attack and matching his Tailed Beast Ball. He rejected Nine-Tails' offer to become his Jinchūriki, deciding that absorbing Nine-Tails' flesh and blood better ensured he could bring the power back to his original body.

• Nine-Tails attacked Nanchuan You, who formed a gigantic fox-shaped Tailed Beast Cloak and blocked the blow.
• Nine-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Ball, and Nanchuan You answered with one of his own, causing the two attacks to collide.
• Nanchuan You explained that he could shape Tailed Beast Chakra because the technique resembled the Rasengan, then ended his Tailed Beast Chakra Mode.
• Nine-Tails offered to stay inside Nanchuan You after Uzumaki Mito died, but Nanchuan You said he preferred relying on himself.
• Nanchuan You chose to absorb Nine-Tails' flesh and blood rather than become a Jinchūriki, believing that would let him bring the power back to his original body.

Nanchuan You reflected on his strength and his inability to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan before turning to other matters. That night, Kumogakure attacked the Land of Whirlpools, and Uzumaki Sōmei realized Nanchuan You’s warning had been accurate as his clan struggled to hold the invaders back.

• Nanchuan You considered his chakra limitations, his recent power gains, and his desire for a Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Nanchuan You reasoned that Uchiha Madara was likely still in hiding and decided to leave that matter for later.
• Kumogakure attacked the Land of Whirlpools at night, setting off alarms and shaking the island’s barrier.
• Uzumaki Sōmei recognized the attackers as Kumogakure shinobi and remembered Nanchuan You’s warning from two years earlier.
• Uzumaki Clan shinobi used the barrier to hold off the Kumogakure forces temporarily, though their position appeared precarious.

Kumogakure attacked the Uzumaki Clan, and Uzumaki Sōmei ordered his people to hold out until help arrived. Konoha’s elite force reached the Land of Whirlpools in half a day, but the chapter ended as the Third Raikage’s black lightning strike nearly pierced the Uzumaki barrier.

• Uzumaki Sōmei ordered an urgent request for Konoha’s help and told Uzumaki Taro to save the children, especially Kushina, if the clan’s defenses failed.
• Nanchuan You ordered Konoha’s nearby forces to assist the Uzumaki Clan, and Uchiha Kawaaki set out with eight hundred elite shinobi.
• Uchiha Kawaaki’s force arrived after half a day, surprising Uzumaki Sōmei, who recognized his former rival.
• Uzumaki Sōmei said he and Uchiha Kawaaki could hold off Kumogakure until the Hokage arrived, but Uchiha Kawaaki warned that the enemy was stronger than expected.
• The Third Raikage launched his Four Fingers Thrust in a black lightning charge that nearly pierced the Uzumaki barrier.

The Third Raikage shattered the Land of Whirlpools’ defenses, forcing Uzumaki Sōmei and Uchiha Kawaaki to confront him. Kawaaki’s attempt to trap the Raikage failed, and the chapter ended as the Raikage’s Three Fingers Thrust struck at him.

• The Third Raikage broke through the barrier, and Uzumaki Sōmei realized the defense was in grave danger.
• Uzumaki Sōmei and Uchiha Kawaaki charged the Third Raikage, but his speed and power overwhelmed their attacks.
• Uzumaki Sōmei proposed using the Reaper Death Seal if Kawaaki could hold the Raikage in place for one breath.
• Uchiha Kawaaki used explosive tags and a Great Fireball Technique to try to trap the Raikage, but the Raikage charged through the fireball.
• The Third Raikage reached Kawaaki and thrust three fingers toward him as Uzumaki Sōmei watched in alarm.

Nanchuan You arrived at the Land of Whirlpools with Konoha's elite and rescued Uchiha Kawaaki as the Third Raikage attacked. He faced the Raikage and unleashed powerful Wind Release slashes that threatened to pierce the Lightning Release Armor.

• Nanchuan You teleported to the Land of Whirlpools and saved Uchiha Kawaaki from the Third Raikage's Strongest Spear.
• Nanchuan You revealed he had brought more than a dozen Konoha elites, including Mitokado Homura, Kagami Uchiha, Shimura Danzō, and Torifu Akimichi.
• Uzumaki Mito reunited with Uzumaki Sōmei and told him to rest while the newcomers took over the fight.
• The Third Raikage rejected Nanchuan You's appeal to avoid fighting and charged at him.
• Nanchuan You swung a Kunai and sent Wind Release slashes at the Third Raikage, who sensed they could pierce his Lightning Release Armor.

Nanchuan You used Flying Thunder God and Wood Release to overcome the Third Raikage’s countermeasures and overwhelm him. The Third Raikage was left buried in a crater beneath Nanchuan You’s Wood Dragon.

• The Third Raikage charged Nanchuan You with Lightning Release Armor, but Nanchuan You dodged his attacks and struck him with a Rasengan.
• Nanchuan You marked the Third Raikage’s chest with Flying Thunder God, letting him appear before the Raikage again and attack with Three Fingers Thrust.
• The Third Raikage spread a lightning net across the area to track and paralyze Nanchuan You, but Nanchuan You broke it apart with Wood Release: Tree Root Burial.
• The Third Raikage recognized Nanchuan You’s Wood Release and tried to evade the roots, but Nanchuan You summoned a Wood Dragon that struck him into a crater.
• Uzumaki Mito wondered whether the Nine-Tails Chakra explained why Nanchuan You’s Wood Release was stronger than Hiruko’s, while Nanchuan You stood atop the Wood Dragon and continued attacking the Third Raikage.

Nanchuan You and Uzumaki Mito overwhelmed Kumogakure’s forces, forcing the Third Raikage into a duel. Nanchuan You defeated him with Wood Release and left the Raikage subdued as the Kumogakure ninja watched in disbelief.

• Nanchuan You warned the Third Raikage to surrender, then had Uzumaki Mito attack Kumogakure’s forces with the Basho Fan.
• The Third Raikage tried to stop Mito, but Nanchuan You blocked him while Shimura Danzō condemned Kumogakure’s surprise attack despite its ceasefire agreement.
• Nanchuan You accepted the Third Raikage’s challenge to a duel, offering to let him withdraw if he won.
• Nanchuan You unleashed Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence, breaking the Third Raikage’s Lightning Release Armor and draining his chakra until he was subdued.
• The Kumogakure ninja watched in shock as Nanchuan You stood over the defeated Third Raikage.

After defeating the Third Raikage, Nanchuan You used Kumogakure’s trapped forces to negotiate terms with the Raikage. The Raikage accepted a request for an Eight-Tails tentacle and considered exchanging the Yotsuki Clan’s Lightning Release Chakra Mode for Nanchuan You’s Flying Thunder God Technique.

• Nanchuan You defeated the Third Raikage but spared him and proposed settling the conflict at the negotiating table.
• Shimura Danzō demanded compensation from Kumogakure, while its representative argued that Konoha was at fault for injuring the Raikage.
• Nanchuan You warned the Raikage that Konoha controlled the ships and could leave Kumogakure’s five thousand shinobi stranded in the Land of Whirlpools.
• The Third Raikage rejected handing over the Eight-Tails but agreed to provide one tentacle for Nanchuan You’s experiments.
• Nanchuan You demanded the Yotsuki Clan’s Lightning Release Chakra Mode and offered to exchange it for his Flying Thunder God Technique, which interested the Raikage.

Nanchuan You negotiated with the Third Raikage over Kumogakure’s defeat, offering techniques from Konoha’s Scroll of Seals in exchange for Lightning Release Chakra Mode and asking Kumogakure to recognize Konoha Bank’s Ninja Coins. He explained that the currency and interest-free loans could benefit Kumogakure, but the Raikage had not yet responded to the loan offer.

• Nanchuan You ruled out trading the Flying Thunder God Technique but let the Third Raikage choose two other techniques from Konoha’s Scroll of Seals for Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• The Third Raikage accepted the exchange and asked Nanchuan You to state his remaining conditions.
• Nanchuan You asked Kumogakure to recognize Konoha Bank’s Ninja Coins and showed the Third Raikage a banknote.
• Nanchuan You argued that Ninja Coins and interest-free loans from Konoha Bank could ease Kumogakure’s financial difficulties with its Daimyo.