Chapter Summaries

Tobirama Senju visited the imprisoned Nine-Tails and offered it cooperation with Konoha in exchange for limited freedom and a comfortable life. The Nine-Tails rejected the offer, seeing it as another hypocritical attempt by humans to use it.

• Tobirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki faced the Nine-Tails as it unleashed its chakra and accused humans of hypocrisy.
• Tobirama Senju decided that building mutual understanding was futile and told the Nine-Tails that cooperation was its only option.
• The Nine-Tails strained against the Adamantine Sealing Chains, but the restraints forced it back to the floor.
• Tobirama Senju offered the Nine-Tails freedom within a designated area under Konoha’s sealing control in exchange for its power during crises.
• The Nine-Tails recalled its bitter history with humans and rejected the prospect of trusting Konoha.

The Nine-Tails rejected Tobirama Senju’s offer and violently resisted Mito Uzumaki’s sealing chains, ending their negotiations. Tobirama proposed making Mito the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and she agreed, partly because the role could give her influence of her own in Konoha.

• The Nine-Tails refused to become Konoha’s watchdog and rejected Tobirama Senju’s warning that Konoha would seal it inside a human.
• The Nine-Tails erupted in a violent struggle, and Mito Uzumaki subdued it with her Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Tobirama Senju ended the negotiations and told Mito Uzumaki that Konoha would begin preparing to create a jinchuriki.
• Mito Uzumaki warned that the plan required both a powerful seal and a suitable vessel, and Tobirama Senju realized she was the strongest candidate.
• Tobirama Senju asked Mito Uzumaki to become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and she agreed, seeing the role as a way to gain independent influence in Konoha.

Tobirama Senju accompanied his gravely ill brother Hashirama on a strenuous journey to attend Uchiha Madara’s funeral in the Akatsuki Ninja Village. After Hashirama nearly fell from a tree during their two-day run, Tobirama realized they could not safely keep traveling at full speed.

• Tobirama Senju woke before dawn, dreading the long journey to Uchiha Madara’s funeral and worrying about Hashirama’s failing health.
• Hashirama Senju eagerly prepared to leave, and the brothers slipped out of Konoha through a secret opening in the barrier.
• The brothers ran through the forest for two days and a night until Hashirama lost his footing and fell from the canopy.
• Tobirama Senju used the Body Flicker Technique to catch Hashirama, then scolded him for pushing his weakened body.
• Hashirama and Tobirama traded teasing remarks before Tobirama grew serious about the danger of continuing at full speed.

Tobirama learned that Mito’s attempts to win the Nine-Tails’ cooperation had failed, so he went with her to negotiate in person before resorting to making a jinchuriki. They arrived at the hidden chamber where the chained Nine-Tails awaited them, and Tobirama announced that he had come to negotiate.

• Mito told Tobirama that the Nine-Tails rejected Konoha’s offers and remained hostile toward the Senju and Uchiha.
• Tobirama considered the Nine-Tails as a backup weapon for Konoha while his Hashirama-cell research continued to fail and Hashirama’s health declined.
• Tobirama decided that if his own negotiations failed, Konoha would begin preparations to seal the Nine-Tails inside a jinchuriki.
• Tobirama and Mito left the Senju Clan Grounds at night and entered the secret underground chamber where the Nine-Tails was bound.
• Tobirama announced to the Nine-Tails that he had come to negotiate.

Tobirama Senju visited the imprisoned Nine-Tails and offered it limited freedom in exchange for serving Konoha during existential crises. The Nine-Tails rejected the offer, convinced that humans would only exploit and betray it.

• Tobirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki entered the basement, where the Nine-Tails erupted with hostile chakra despite being restrained.
• Tobirama Senju said he had come to negotiate, but the Nine-Tails mocked his claim that Konoha meant it no harm.
• Tobirama Senju dismissed the idea of building mutual understanding and told the Nine-Tails that cooperation was its only choice.
• Tobirama Senju offered the Nine-Tails freedom of movement under Konoha's supervision in return for its power during crises, citing the Two-Tails and Seven-Tails as examples.
• The Nine-Tails refused to trust humans, recalling how they had used its power for violence and how Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju had captured and beaten it.

After the Nine-Tails rejected Konoha’s offer and resisted Mito Uzumaki’s sealing chains, Tobirama Senju decided to prepare a jinchuriki plan. He proposed Mito as the vessel, and she agreed, seeing the role as a way to secure influence through her own strength.

• The Nine-Tails rejected Tobirama Senju’s offer and unleashed its chakra, but Mito Uzumaki subdued it with her Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Tobirama Senju ended the failed negotiations and told Mito Uzumaki that Konoha would prepare to seal the Nine-Tails inside a jinchuriki.
• Mito Uzumaki warned that the vessel needed strong vitality and chakra as well as a sealing technique capable of suppressing the beast.
• Tobirama Senju concluded that Mito Uzumaki was the only suitable candidate, given her resilience, sealing mastery, and loyalty to Konoha.
• Mito Uzumaki agreed to become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, seeking a voice in Konoha based on her own abilities.

Tobirama Senju reluctantly accompanied his gravely weakened brother Hashirama on a punishing journey to attend Uchiha Madara’s funeral. After two days of running, Hashirama collapsed from exhaustion, forcing the brothers to pause and reconsider their pace.

• Tobirama Senju woke early and begrudgingly prepared to travel with Hashirama Senju to Uchiha Madara’s funeral.
• The brothers secretly left Konoha and sprinted through the forest for two days and one night.
• Hashirama Senju lost his footing in the treetops, and Tobirama Senju caught him before he fell.
• The brothers traded teasing remarks as Hashirama tried to dismiss his exhaustion.
• Tobirama Senju recognized that neither brother could safely continue sprinting at their current pace.

Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju stopped in a town where the Akatsuki Ninja Village had recently purged gangs and abusive local rulers. As townspeople praised Uchiha Makoto and the village, Tobirama worried about their growing influence while Hashirama celebrated Makoto’s success.

• Tobirama Senju abandoned the plan to press straight toward the Akatsuki Ninja Village and took Hashirama Senju to a nearby town to rest and eat.
• The brothers found the town unusually orderly and lively despite signs of recent violence, and Hashirama Senju described it with Uchiha Makoto’s catchphrase.
• At a restaurant, the brothers overheard townspeople celebrating the Akatsuki Ninja Village’s crackdown on gangs and a corrupt noble, and praising Lord Uchiha Makoto.
• Tobirama Senju worried that the village’s victories and the people’s fervor could spread its influence throughout the Land of Fire.
• Hashirama Senju told Tobirama Senju that Makoto was doing better than they had, leaving Tobirama frustrated.