Chapter Summaries

Tobirama Senju received the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire’s reluctant approval of Konoha’s deal with Akatsuki Ninja Village and planned to seek more support in the Capital. He finished Konoha Record of Awakening and intended to use it to influence public opinion against the Uchiha Clan and win the Daimyo’s favor.

• Tobirama Senju worked on Konoha Record of Awakening while waiting for the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire’s reply about Konoha’s negotiations with Akatsuki Ninja Village.
• An Anbu ninja delivered the reply, in which the Feudal Lord accepted the established deal but ordered Tobirama Senju to explain its details in person at the Capital of the Land of Fire.
• Tobirama Senju used Shadow Clones to finish Konoha Record of Awakening overnight and ordered a trusted Anbu ninja to print it secretly.
• Tobirama Senju planned to take the manuscript to the Capital, use the Daimyo’s channels to spread it, and seek further financial, technical, and policy support for Konoha.

Tobirama Senju traveled to the Capital of the Land of Fire to appease the Daimyo and secure support after Konoha’s conflict with Akatsuki Ninja Village. He presented Konoha Record of Awakening as a weapon against the Uchiha, and the Daimyo recognized that mass distribution could target Uchiha Makoto while leaving Tobirama to bear the backlash.

• Tobirama Senju left Konoha alone and struggled with the journey to the Capital of the Land of Fire.
• The Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire berated Tobirama Senju over Konoha’s inability to control its ninja clans and demanded an explanation.
• Tobirama Senju blamed Uchiha Makoto and the Uchiha Clan for bribing Konoha’s clans and stirring up trouble.
• Tobirama Senju presented Konoha Record of Awakening and proposed using its claims about the Uchiha to discredit them.
• The Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire understood that Tobirama Senju wanted official help publishing the book and saw it as a way to target Uchiha Makoto while making Tobirama answer for any retaliation.

Tobirama Senju secured the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire’s support for printing and distributing Konoha Record of Awakening, but failed to obtain more funding for Konoha. The Feudal Lord agreed to proceed with the book while demanding that Konoha prove itself before he asked the nobles for further support.

• The Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire approved Tobirama Senju’s plan to spread Konoha Record of Awakening and promised to cooperate.
• Tobirama Senju asked the Land of Fire to increase its financial investment in Konoha and provide technological and policy support.
• The Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire refused to seek more funding until Konoha demonstrated that it could protect the nobles’ interests and counter Akatsuki Ninja Village.
• Tobirama Senju accepted the refusal and asked the Feudal Lord to expedite the book’s printing and distribution.
• The Feudal Lord agreed to have the book proofread overnight and began promising to distribute it throughout the Land of Fire.

Tobirama Senju secured the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire’s agreement to claim thirty percent of the tobacco and liquor market, while Uchiha Makoto realized Akatsuki Ninja Village had gained de facto control over nearly one-fifth of the Land of Fire. Makoto considered using the village’s expanding ranks of commoner Genin to establish a new order, but recognized that the plan risked provoking a war and decided it required discussion with the village’s senior leadership.

• The Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire invited Tobirama Senju to stay overnight after they agreed on a campaign of public-opinion attacks against Akatsuki Ninja Village and Uchiha Makoto.
• Tobirama Senju accepted the invitation and planned to use his stay in the capital to seek private investments from influential figures.
• Uchiha Makoto reviewed the map of the Land of Fire and realized Akatsuki Ninja Village had gradually eliminated rival forces and penetrated the economy of nearly one-fifth of the country.
• Uchiha Makoto considered deploying the village’s tens of thousands of commoner Genin to reshape local administration and break the old nobles’ control.
• Uchiha Makoto recognized that such a move could trigger a coalition against Akatsuki Ninja Village and decided to bring the proposal before its senior leadership.

Uchiha Makoto revealed a plan to establish permanent Akatsuki Ninja Village security and administration across the fifth of the Land of Fire where its businesses operated. The plan faced immediate concerns over the village’s funding, personnel, and capacity to sustain it.

• Akatsuki Ninja Village’s clan leaders and department heads gathered before a map showing the village’s economic reach across nearly a fifth of the Land of Fire.
• Uchiha Makoto said assassinations, banditry, and public criticism required a decisive response from the village.
• Uchiha Makoto announced a permanent Black-and-Evil Crackdown that would clear criminal areas and bring towns, roads, ports, and trade hubs under village administration.
• A senior Finance Ministry official warned that the plan could strain the village’s budget, staffing, and logistical capacity.
• Uchiha Makoto agreed that carrying out the plan would put immense pressure on the village’s resources.

Uchiha Makoto persuaded Akatsuki Ninja Village’s leaders to fund a permanent security network across part of the Land of Fire through local fees and civilian recruitment. The chapter left his vision clear: train ordinary children to become the village’s administrators and support a new system of governance.

• Uchiha Makoto proposed that local treasuries pay the village a public security maintenance fee for permanently stationed ninja.
• Uchiha Makoto outlined a grid-based security network, with three-person teams establishing local branches and recruiting civilians for patrols, intelligence, and mediation.
• The senior finance official became excited after realizing the plan could generate steady funding for the village.
• The clan leaders and senior officials listened in silence as Uchiha Makoto’s proposal challenged their traditional view of ninja missions and public order.
• Uchiha Makoto revealed that he had supported broad civilian enrollment in the Ninja Academy so ordinary children could become administrators, engineers, and researchers rather than tools of the nobles.

Uchiha Makoto’s officials unanimously approved a public security crackdown across part of the Land of Fire and a grand funeral for Uchiha Madara, launching a major propaganda campaign. While Tobirama Senju remained away from Konoha, rumors challenging his account of Madara’s death spread through the village, where angry residents openly criticized the Hokage and compared Konoha unfavorably with Akatsuki Ninja Village.

• Uchiha Makoto secured unanimous approval for the Black-and-Evil Crackdown plan and announced a grand funeral and public obituary for Uchiha Madara.
• Akatsuki Ninja Village publicized both initiatives, drawing eager young ninja and seasoned shinobi to sign up for deployments and administrative posts.
• Tobirama Senju stayed in the Land of Fire’s capital to pursue funding and coordinate publication of Konoha Record of Awakening, leaving Konoha exposed to rumors.
• Konoha residents debated Akatsuki Ninja Village’s account of Uchiha Madara’s death and accused Tobirama Senju of plotting against him.
• Several villagers loudly criticized Tobirama Senju and Konoha’s restrictions on speech, praising Akatsuki Ninja Village’s prosperity and public transparency.

Drunk Konoha villagers complained about the village and praised Akatsuki Ninja Village, prompting Anbu to beat and detain them. The Uchiha Great Elder stopped the Anbu, challenged their authority, and demanded that Hiruzen Sarutobi come answer for the incident as a crowd gathered.

• Konoha villagers at an izakaya criticized Tobirama Senju and Konoha, comparing their lives unfavorably with those in Akatsuki Ninja Village.
• Anbu ninja arrived to silence the drinkers, then beat them and prepared to drag them to the Anbu dungeons.
• The Uchiha Great Elder encountered the Anbu carrying the injured villagers and questioned their actions.
• The Uchiha Great Elder cited Konoha's security regulations and accused the Anbu of exceeding their authority and abusing villagers.
• As villagers gathered around the confrontation, the Uchiha Great Elder ordered an Anbu ninja to summon Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other three disciples struggled to contain a public-opinion crisis targeting Tobirama Senju while Tobirama was away. As they debated harsher measures, an unexpected visitor knocked at the office door.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura handled Konoha's affairs in Tobirama Senju's absence, forming the political foundation of the Konoha F4.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi bore the pressure of rumors attacking Tobirama Senju, while Shimura Danzō remained unable to appear publicly and the other two offered administrative support.
• The four blamed the Uchiha Clan and other ninja clans for allowing the rumors to spread, but feared that confronting them directly would worsen Konoha's divisions.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō considered asking Tobirama Senju to return, but hesitated to admit they could not handle the crisis.
• As the four discussed deploying more Anbu and using force to silence troublemakers, someone knocked rapidly at the office door, and Hiruzen Sarutobi invited them in.

After an Anbu squad beat and tried to secretly arrest villagers for criticizing the Hokage, the Uchiha Great Elder intervened and a crowd turned against the Anbu. Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived with Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura as public outrage and praise for the Uchiha and Akatsuki Ninja Village spread.

• An Anbu Ninja reported that the Uchiha Great Elder had stopped his squad from taking beaten villagers to the Anbu Dungeon.
• Shimura Danzō blamed the Uchiha, but Hiruzen Sarutobi told him to remain in the Hokage Building while he went to face the crowd.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura left the office for the street.
• Villagers condemned the Anbu for beating people over drunken complaints and voiced fears about freedom of speech.
• The crowd praised the Uchiha and Akatsuki Ninja Village while repeating rumors against Tobirama Senju.
• The Uchiha Great Elder watched the crowd rally against the Anbu as Hiruzen Sarutobi and his companions arrived.

Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived at the alley where Anbu had beaten several villagers and tried to contain the scandal before the watching crowd. He admitted the Anbu had overstepped and promised punishment, while shifting blame toward the Uchiha-controlled Security Department; the Uchiha Great Elder had yet to respond.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura entered the alley and faced the hostile crowd gathered around the incident.
• The Anbu captain met Hiruzen Sarutobi and his companions, relieved that they had arrived to take charge.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi bowed to the Uchiha Great Elder and explained that he had sent ninja to help the Security Department investigate rumors and maintain order.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi said the Anbu had beaten the villagers after they spread rumors and insulted the Second Hokage, but insisted the ninja had used excessive force unintentionally.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi admitted the Anbu had overstepped their authority and promised severe punishment, while accusing the Uchiha-controlled Security Department of failing to investigate the rumors.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Uchiha Great Elder fought over blame for the beating and arrest of villagers, while the crowd’s anger swung between them. As the Great Elder invoked Akatsuki Ninja Village’s freedoms and challenged the Hokage’s use of the Will of Fire, Mitokado Homura openly tied the orders to Tobirama Senju, prompting the Great Elder’s scornful retort.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi accused the Uchiha Great Elder of letting the incident escalate and demanded that he take responsibility for the damage to Konoha’s trust.
• The Uchiha Great Elder countered that villagers had only complained about their lives and compared Konoha with Akatsuki Ninja Village, while Konoha ninja had beaten them and threatened their right to speak.
• The crowd rallied behind the Great Elder, and Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to guilt the villagers by invoking their duties and the Will of Fire.
• The Uchiha Great Elder denounced Hiruzen Sarutobi’s appeal to the Will of Fire as a shield for incompetence, further inflaming the crowd.
• Mitokado Homura declared that the Hokage Building had ordered the crackdown to uphold the Will of Fire and warned that opposing them challenged Tobirama Senju’s authority.
• The Uchiha Great Elder mocked Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, claiming he had more right to speak about the Will of Fire than they did.

The Uchiha Great Elder denounced Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Security Department, inflaming public anger over the Anbu’s treatment of villagers and rumors about Tobirama Senju. As the crowd grew, Hiruzen urged the Great Elder to disperse them, warning that unrest could damage the Uchiha Clan’s reputation.

• The Uchiha Great Elder invoked the Will of Fire to condemn the Anbu’s violence and demand an explanation from the village leadership.
• Konoha villagers praised the Great Elder, attacked Tobirama Senju, and demanded justice from the Security Department.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi acknowledged the Anbu’s excessive force and promised punishment and an impartial investigation into the rumors.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi warned that the growing crowd violated Security Department regulations and asked the Uchiha Great Elder to disperse the villagers.
• The Uchiha Great Elder considered ending the confrontation, and Hiruzen Sarutobi cautioned him that further trouble could harm the Uchiha Clan’s reputation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other acting leaders failed to contain the public backlash after the street confrontation, so they agreed to summon Tobirama Senju back to Konoha. Meanwhile, Hashirama Senju overheard Senju clansmen discussing Uchiha Madara's Funeral and turned toward them.

• The Uchiha Great Elder dispersed the crowd, while Hiruzen Sarutobi promised that Konoha would compensate the injured villagers and their businesses.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to the Hokage Building and told Shimura Danzō, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu how badly the confrontation had gone.
• Shimura Danzō blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi and argued with Mitokado Homura until Hiruzen intervened and urged them to focus on the crisis.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed urgently summoning Tobirama Senju back to Konoha, and the other three leaders agreed.
• Rumors about the confrontation spread through Konoha as clans considered whether to attend Uchiha Madara's Funeral.
• Hashirama Senju overheard Senju clansmen discussing Madara's Funeral and rounded the alley corner toward them.

Hashirama Senju learned that Akatsuki Ninja Village planned to hold a funeral for Uchiha Madara and decided he would attend despite Tobirama Senju’s efforts to keep him uninformed. Meanwhile, Tobirama learned that rumors and a clash involving ANBU had inflamed Konoha, but he planned to counter the campaign with the printed Konoha Record of Awakening.

• Hashirama Senju stopped Senju Clan members and pressed them to confirm that Akatsuki Ninja Village would hold a funeral for Uchiha Madara and invite Konoha’s major ninja clans.
• A Senju Clan member explained that Tobirama Senju had forbidden discussion of the funeral because it could damage his reputation and destabilize Konoha.
• Hashirama Senju acknowledged Tobirama’s reasons but resolved to attend Madara’s funeral, then let the clan members leave without revealing who had told him.
• Tobirama Senju returned to the guest station in the Capital of the Land of Fire after struggling to restore Konoha’s standing with officials and nobles.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Tobirama Senju that rumors targeting him had spread through Konoha and that the Uchiha Great Elder had detained ANBU after their rough arrests provoked villagers.
• Tobirama Senju blamed Uchiha Makoto for the rumors and planned to counter them by distributing the mass-printed Konoha Record of Awakening.

Tobirama Senju learned that small and medium-sized clans were secretly coordinating with the Uchiha, then prepared to return to Konoha and finalize plans for spreading his book. Meanwhile, Akatsuki Ninja Village launched its Black-and-Evil Crackdown, and a veteran Chunin and two young Genin arrived at Perching River Town to begin their mission.

• Tobirama Senju reassured Hiruzen Sarutobi and asked about the ninja clans’ reactions to the Uchiha and Uchiha Madara’s funeral.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reported that several small and medium-sized clans close to the Uchiha were maintaining secret contact, while the Hyuga Clan and Ino–Shika–Cho were waiting to see what happened.
• Tobirama Senju instructed Hiruzen Sarutobi to contain rumors, restrain the Anbu, avoid clashes with the Security Department, and monitor the clans showing unusual activity.
• Tobirama Senju ended the call, put on his Hokage Cloak, and hurried to meet the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire before returning to Konoha.
• Uchiha Makoto’s Akatsuki Ninja Village began its Black-and-Evil Crackdown, assigning experienced ninja to guide inexperienced Genin.
• Kawaguchi and two young Genin reached the outskirts of Perching River Town and began their mission.

Kawaguchi and two Genin from Akatsuki Ninja Village arrived in Perching River Town and witnessed the poverty, lawlessness, and exploitation endured by its people. After helping a mother and son, they heard farmers describe how local landlords had seized their land, and recognized an opportunity to begin establishing Akatsuki Ninja Village’s new system.

• Kawaguchi explained to the two Genin that the town’s poverty reflected life for the Land of Fire’s lowest classes outside Akatsuki Ninja Village.
• The two Genin drove off thugs who were robbing a mother and her son, while Kawaguchi returned their money and gave them a modest amount for medicine.
• Several farmers begged Kawaguchi and the Genin to help after local landlords used deceptive loan contracts to take their land.
• The Genin recognized the farmers’ case as an example of exploitation discussed at the Ninja Academy and considered taking the landlords’ fields for local administration and agricultural management.
• Kawaguchi’s group set out to find the landlords.

Kawaguchi agreed to help farmers facing land seizures and learned that Master Huang controlled Perching River Town through corrupt officials and hired Rogue Ninjas. At the village ancestral hall, he confronted Huang Estate’s steward as he forced villagers to surrender their land deeds, and the steward tried to dissuade the Akatsuki ninjas from interfering.

• Kawaguchi accepted the farmers’ request for help, and they led him and two Genin toward their village.
• On the journey, Kawaguchi learned that two local families and Master Huang controlled the area, with Master Huang backed by Rogue Ninjas and corrupt officials.
• The farmers reported that Huang Estate’s steward and the two families were forcing villagers to give up their land deeds in the ancestral hall.
• Kawaguchi led the group into the hall and challenged the steward’s claim that even the Feudal Lord of the Land of Fire could not intervene.
• The steward recognized the Akatsuki Ninja Village uniforms, invoked Huang Estate’s connections, and offered to make friends with the ninjas.

Kawaguchi and two Genin crushed the Huang Family’s guards and forced a steward to reveal what he knew about the family’s crimes. Master Huang learned that Kawaguchi planned to visit the estate the next morning, but assumed the ninjas could be bribed and prepared a lavish welcome.

• Kawaguchi presented the Akatsuki Ninja Village’s order establishing a public security garrison and demanded the Huang Family’s illegal contracts and account books.
• Two Genin defeated the Huang Family’s guards, and Kawaguchi threatened the steward until he disclosed what he knew.
• Kawaguchi spared the steward and ordered him to tell Master Huang that he would visit the Huang Estate the next morning.
• The steward reported the confrontation to Master Huang, who dismissed the threat as an attempt to extort him.
• Master Huang ordered five hundred thousand taels, fine wine, and a lavish banquet prepared to welcome and bribe the visiting ninjas.

Kawaguchi and two Genin raided the Huang Family’s ancestral hall, defeated its guards, and forced the steward to reveal what he knew about the family’s crimes. Master Huang learned that the ninjas planned to visit in the morning and prepared a lavish bribe, convinced he could buy them off.

• Kawaguchi presented Akatsuki Ninja Village’s order establishing a public security garrison and demanded the Huang Family’s illegal contracts and account books.
• Two Genin defeated the Huang Family’s guards with Taijutsu, convincing the watching villagers that the ninjas could protect them.
• Kawaguchi interrogated the steward, spared his life, and ordered him to tell Master Huang that the ninjas would visit the compound the next morning.
• The steward reported the confrontation to Master Huang, who ruled out killing the official ninjas and assumed they had come to extort him.
• Master Huang ordered his accounting steward to prepare five hundred thousand taels, aged wine, and a lavish banquet to welcome the visitors.