Chapter Summaries

Hanfu visited the Fire Temple, collected its Heart-Binding Cursed Seal after studying it for seven days, and learned that Asuma had returned to Konoha seeking justice for Kazuma. Asuma recognized Hanfu as the ninja who attacked the temple and headed to the Advisor Office Building to find his father.

• Hanfu met the Fire Temple's old monk, examined four cursed-seal scrolls, and took the Heart-Binding Cursed Seal scroll with him.
• Hanfu returned home, failed to collect the seal immediately, then studied it for seven days until he successfully collected it.
• Asuma returned to Konoha, recognized Hanfu as the ninja who had attacked the Fire Temple and killed Kazuma, and entered the village.
• Asuma visited the Sarutobi Clan mansion, learned from Riten that Hiruzen Sarutobi was at the Advisor Office Building, and hurried there.

Chiriku told the Daimyo that Kazuma had been killed at Fire Temple, prompting the Daimyo to demand an explanation from the Fourth Hokage. In Konoha, Asuma accused Gekko Hayate, but Hiruzen revealed Hayate’s Sannin-level strength and questioned Asuma’s account before taking him to see the Fourth.

• Chiriku reported Kazuma’s death to the Daimyo and urged him to demand punishment from the Fourth Hokage.
• The Daimyo wrote a three-thousand-word complaint and ordered Chiriku to deliver it to Namikaze Minato in Konoha.
• Asuma reunited with Hiruzen and accused Gekko Hayate of using Genjutsu to make Kazuma attack him before killing Kazuma.
• Hiruzen said Hayate had reached the level of the Sannin and doubted that he had tried to kill Asuma in public.
• Asuma reconsidered whether Kazuma had been threatening Hayate with his life, and Hiruzen took him to see the Fourth.

Hanfu tested the Heart-Binding Cursed Seal on Fat Orange Cat, then explained Kazuma’s actions at the Fire Temple to Namikaze Minato and Hiruzen Sarutobi. After the seal worked, Hanfu decided to test it further with a more specific command targeting a white-haired, one-eyed man.

• Wild Cat rescued Fat Orange Cat from Hanfu’s first attempted seal and summoned him to meet Namikaze Minato and Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hanfu told Namikaze Minato, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Asuma that Kazuma had collected Nine-Tails Chakra and had threatened Asuma to save himself.
• Asuma realized Kazuma had likely used the Nara Clan’s Shadow Possession Jutsu, while Namikaze Minato agreed to explain the incident to the Daimyo.
• Hanfu recaptured Fat Orange Cat and sealed it with the command to stop the One-eyed Man; the cat repeatedly blocked Hanfu while his right eye was closed.
• Hanfu resolved to test the seal on more cats and considered changing the command to target a white-haired, one-eyed man.

Kakashi was repeatedly blocked and chased by Konoha strays after he provoked a black cat, then fed a black-spotted cat and summoned Pakkun to distract it. He finally reached Danzo’s house late, where Tenzo left him to make up the missed half hour.

• Kakashi poked a black stray cat with a branch, then used a wall cloth to evade it and later escaped a Fat Orange Cat on the rooftops.
• The next morning, a black-spotted cat blocked Kakashi, ate most of his beef jerky, and continued to stop him from leaving.
• Kakashi remembered provoking the black cat and suspected the village strays had put a bounty on him.
• Kakashi summoned Pakkun and asked him to talk to the black-spotted cat, but the cat swiped at Pakkun and they began fighting.
• Kakashi ran to Danzo’s house and arrived half an hour late, so Tenzo left him to cover the extra time.

Hanfu recruited Yakushi Kabuto to conduct a secret First Hokage cell transplant experiment and bound him with a Heart-Binding Cursed Seal. To keep the research hidden, Hanfu sent Kabuto and a Shadow Clone to establish a laboratory in the Land of Iron.

• At the orphanage, Hanfu placed a Heart-Binding Cursed Seal on Yakushi Kabuto to prevent him from revealing information about Hanfu.
• Hanfu denied that the kenjutsu techniques he taught Gekko Kemuri were copied from Cloud-Style Kenjutsu, and Kemuri reported that the Gekko Clan's finances were thriving.
• Yakushi Kabuto resigned from Konoha Hospital, and Hanfu showed him stolen Root research data on transplanting the First Hokage's cells.
• Hanfu chose the Land of Iron as the site for a hidden laboratory and gave Yakushi Kabuto Blue Sapphires to fund its construction.
• Hanfu sent a Shadow Clone carrying half a bottle of First Hokage cells with Yakushi Kabuto, and they left Konoha that night.

Hanfu discovered that the Uzumaki Clan Constitution and First Hokage Physique had merged into a powerful purple-gold state that greatly enhanced his abilities. After testing whether his Sharingan would evolve, he found it remained unchanged and went on to collect the First Hokage.

• Chiriku arrived in Konoha and accused Konoha ninjas of murdering the Fire Temple’s guardian, but Namikaze Minato told him Kazuma had been at fault.
• Asuma explained to Chiriku that Kazuma had lied about being under Genjutsu and had used Asuma’s life to threaten Hanfu.
• Chiriku accepted Asuma’s account, stayed with him for a few days, and then left Konoha; Asuma remained reluctant to return to his Guardian Shinobi duties.
• Half a month later, Hanfu’s Uzumaki Clan Constitution and First Hokage Physique finished merging, and he discovered his Flying Thunder God range had increased.
• Hanfu entered Sage Mode and found he could gather Senjutsu Chakra almost instantly, extending his Flying Thunder God range to about two hundred and fifty li.
• Hanfu tested whether his Three Tomoe Sharingan would evolve, saw no change, and went to collect the First Hokage.

Orochimaru successfully gave Kimimaro a Cursed Seal, then used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Tobirama Senju. His attempt to summon the First Hokage failed, leaving him to suspect that the First Hokage was still alive.

• Orochimaru gave Kimimaro a Cursed Seal, and Kimimaro survived the painful transformation with Jugo's help.
• Orochimaru decided to pause his Cursed Seal research and summon the First and Second Hokage using Impure World Reincarnation.
• Orochimaru used a living sacrifice and Tobirama Senju's cells to summon the Second Hokage, then sealed him with a rune-marked Kunai.
• Orochimaru tried to summon the First Hokage, but the ritual produced no result despite the sacrifice and cells appearing valid.
• Orochimaru concluded that the First Hokage might still be alive.

Hanfu collected an incomplete Wood Release Kekkei Genkai from the First Hokage and absorbed his Shadow Clones’ accumulated experience. The next morning, he went to meet his Sixth Division teammates as their time stationed at Root came to an end, while Kakashi was conspicuously late again.

• Orochimaru wondered whether the First Hokage had been reincarnated by someone else, and suspected Danzo might be responsible.
• Hanfu ordered the reincarnated First Hokage to demonstrate Wood Release techniques and successfully collected Wood Release 1/3 after two failed attempts.
• Hanfu dispelled his Shadow Clones and absorbed their experience, confirmed his merged physique left him without fatigue, and planned to send Yakushi Kabuto a blood sample to study.
• Hanfu walked Karin and Hinata to school, then went to the bathhouse for his meeting with the Sixth Division.
• Tenzo told Hanfu that Kakashi kept arriving late and blamed stray cats for chasing him; Hanfu claimed to believe Kakashi before Anbu Captain Hawk arrived.

Kakashi’s cat troubles delayed him, but the Sixth Division assembled and received a new mission to investigate Iwagakure forces near the Land of Grass–Land of Earth border. After concluding that a full-scale war was unlikely, Kakashi led the team toward the village gates, where Hanfu joined them at the last moment.

• Hawk sent Tenzo and Hanfu to find Kakashi, who used a Shadow Clone to distract a pack of pursuing cats while he met them and refused to lend them Icha Icha Paradise.
• Kakashi escaped after Hanfu and Tenzo blocked a calico cat, and the Sixth Division returned to the bathhouse base; Hawk docked Kakashi’s full-attendance bonus for being late.
• Hawk ended the division’s Root missions and assigned them to head for the Land of Grass–Land of Earth border after informants reported a buildup of Iwagakure Ninja.
• Itachi and Kakashi reasoned that Iwagakure alone could not ignite a world-spanning war, and Kakashi ordered the team to meet at the village gates in an hour.
• Hanfu left a mission letter at home and arrived at the village gates just as the hour ended; Kakashi immediately ordered the team to depart.

The Sixth Division reached Kusagakure while investigating Iwagakure’s forces, and Hanfu discovered that the village had put up a wanted poster for Sunlight Hanfu, a name tied to his past visit. The team suspected the poster depicted Hanfu, but he denied it and promised them crawfish to keep them quiet.

• The Sixth Division traveled for five days to the Land of Grass border, where Kakashi reassured the wary Konoha guards that they would investigate Iwagakure’s movements.
• Kakashi led the team into Kusagakure and met with the Kusagakure Leader while Hanfu and the others waited downstairs.
• Tenzo and Hanfu noticed that Kusagakure’s Mission Hall resembled Konoha’s, then Extra A and Extra B spotted a wanted poster for Sunlight Hanfu.
• The group connected the wanted poster’s name and rough likeness to Hanfu, who insisted it was not him and threatened anyone who blamed him.
• The others teased Hanfu about treating them to crawfish, so he promised to buy them as much as they wanted when they returned to the village.
• Itachi Uchiha considered reporting the group but decided against it.

Kakashi’s team learned that Iwagakure forces were searching for the missing Four-Tails Jinchuriki Roshi, while Kamizuru bees discovered the Konoha Anbu in the Land of Grass. The bees followed Kakashi’s team, and Uchiha Itachi tried to use Genjutsu on them.

• Kakashi declined Kusagakure’s offer of assistance and told his team that Iwagakure Ninja were moving toward the Land of Rain.
• Yamahashi Kazumasa sheltered his Iwagakure force from Rock Rain while searching for Roshi, who had fled Iwagakure after quarrelling with Ōnoki.
• Kurobachi decoded a Kamizuru bee’s report that Konoha Anbu were in the Land of Grass, and Yamahashi Kazumasa decided they should be warned.
• Hanfu noticed bees gathering nectar near the team’s camp, and Kakashi identified them as scouts from the Kamizuru Clan.
• After the team’s sensory ninja failed to detect anyone nearby, Kakashi asked Uchiha Itachi to fool the bees with Genjutsu, and Itachi began casting it through a small mirror.

Kakashi’s team used Itachi Uchiha’s Sharingan to uncover why Iwagakure was monitoring them: the village wanted to capture the missing-nin Roshi. Hanfu recognized Roshi as the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, leaving him excited by the unexpected opportunity.

• Jibachi received word that Lord Yamahashi Kazumasa was coming to meet the Konoha Anbu, while Roshi accepted a Monk Certificate and left the Land of Earth.
• Itachi Uchiha used his Sharingan to deceive Jibachi’s bees, and Kakashi ordered the team to leave Shadow Clones behind and search for their watchers.
• Kakashi’s team attacked Jibachi and the Iwagakure Ninjas; Hanfu and Tenzo used Wood Release to subdue them, and Kakashi captured Jibachi.
• Itachi Uchiha interrogated Jibachi and the other prisoners with Genjutsu and learned they had been ordered to capture Roshi.
• Hanfu recognized Roshi as the Four-Tails Jinchuriki and became excited about the discovery.

Hanfu, Kakashi, and Itachi stayed behind to meet Yamahashi Kazumasa, who arrived with a hundred Iwagakure Ninja to recover his captured men and pursue Roshi. As Yamahashi threatened the Konoha group, Hanfu challenged him.

• Kakashi chose to wait for Yamahashi Kazumasa with Hanfu and Itachi while Tenzo led the rest of the Sixth Division away.
• Hanfu sent Shadow Clones toward the Land of Rain and Land of Waterfalls borders to search for Roshi, while Itachi sealed and bound the captured Iwagakure Ninja.
• Yamahashi Kazumasa arrived with a hundred Iwagakure Ninja and found Jibachi and the other prisoners tied up; his forces split to free them and surround Kakashi’s group.
• Kakashi and Yamahashi argued over Konoha’s involvement in capturing Roshi, and Yamahashi said Iwagakure would not place a bounty on him.
• Hanfu joked that Roshi might be the Third Tsuchikage’s illegitimate son, then challenged Yamahashi when he threatened the Konoha group.

Kakashi withdrew from the Land of Grass with his team rather than risk a fight with Iwagakure, while Uchiha Madara and his companions tracked Roshi through the Land of Waterfalls. They found Roshi training beneath a waterfall, but their insults provoked him into attacking them with molten rock.

• Kakashi told Hanfu to stop provoking Yamahashi Kazumasa, then led his team away to report their findings to Konoha.
• Yamahashi Kazumasa sent his hundred Iwagakure Ninja back to searching for Roshi after the Konoha team left.
• Uchiha Madara and his companions split into four groups, searched the Land of Waterfalls, and eventually found Roshi's trail at a remote temple.
• Uchiha Madara, Yuki Kanpyo, and Shoutianlie followed the trail to a waterfall, where they spotted Roshi training in the pool below.
• After hearing them call him a red-haired monkey, Roshi turned and launched a huge ball of molten rock at Uchiha Madara and the others.

Kakashi, Hanfu, and Itachi reported Roshi’s pursuit by Iwagakure to Namikaze Minato, who suspected Roshi was a Jinchuriki and deferred deciding whether Konoha should intervene. Elsewhere, Yuki Kanpyo and Shoutianlie fought Roshi at a waterfall, freezing him before Shoutianlie’s attack shattered the ice statue.

• Itachi suggested Roshi might possess dangerous information, leading Namikaze Minato and Kakashi to suspect he was a Jinchuriki.
• Namikaze Minato decided to consult the Third Hokage and the Advisors before acting, while Kakashi fled from Fat Orange after it appeared.
• Yuki Kanpyo revealed himself as a member of the Abyss and invited Roshi to join, but Roshi refused.
• Shoutianlie attacked Roshi with Explosion Release while Yuki Kanpyo froze the waterfall and pool with Ice Style.
• Roshi became trapped in an ice statue, and Shoutianlie shattered it with Royal Flush as eerie red vapor began to emerge.

Shoutianlie, Yuki Kanpyo, and Uchiha Madara fought Roshi, whose Lava Release and Four-Tails power overwhelmed their attacks. After Madara’s genjutsu freed Son Goku to take control, the battle ended with lava spreading into a vast sea.

• Roshi activated Lava Release Chakra Mode and withstood Shoutianlie’s Explosion Release attacks while Yuki Kanpyo’s ice clashed with his lava defenses.
• Uchiha Madara trapped Roshi in Kasegui no Jutsu, but the Four-Tails Son Goku emerged and took control of Roshi’s body.
• Son Goku broke through Shoutianlie’s and Uchiha Madara’s attacks, and Madara dispelled the genjutsu to return Roshi’s consciousness.
• Son Goku ignored Uchiha Madara’s Sharingan genjutsu and endured the explosions from roughly two thousand Explosive Tags.
• Son Goku unleashed a torrent of lava that filled the crater, swallowed the nearby pool, and spread into a growing Lava Sea.

Hanfu rushed to the Land of Waterfalls after learning how powerful Roshi and Son Goku were, arriving just as Son Goku attacked Uchiha Madara and Shoutianlie. He froze the Four-Tails and stopped its magma, but the clash of ice and lava caused a massive explosion as Madara and Shoutianlie escaped.

• Son Goku unleashed his Lava Chakra and drove Uchiha Madara and Shoutianlie back, while Yuki Kanpyo proposed bringing in the main body.
• Yuki Kanpyo returned to Hanfu’s consciousness, and Hanfu disbanded three teams before flying to the Land of Waterfalls in Sage Mode.
• Hanfu arrived beside Uchiha Madara and Shoutianlie and trapped Son Goku in a massive block of ice with Hyoton.
• Hanfu used Hyoton: Ice Age to counter the rain of molten rock, but Son Goku expanded inside the ice and began melting it with magma.
• Hanfu reinforced the ice as pressure and steam built up inside, then warned Uchiha Madara and Shoutianlie to retreat before the statue exploded.
• Uchiha Madara and Shoutianlie fled more than ten miles away as a ring-shaped shockwave burst from the ice statue.

Namikaze Minato consulted Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura about secretly reclaiming the Tailed Beasts to prevent future wars. After they imagined a best-case future for Konoha, Minato committed to pursuing the risky plan.

• Namikaze Minato told Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura that Roshi had deserted Iwagakure and that Yamahashi Kazumasa was pursuing him with a thousand Iwagakure Ninja.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura warned that reclaiming the Tailed Beasts could provoke the other nations and endanger Konoha, while Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned whether gathering them could secure lasting peace.
• Namikaze Minato asked the retired Advisors to consider the best possible future if Konoha secretly reclaimed the Nine Tailed Beasts, and they discussed raising loyal Jinchuriki and potentially unifying the Shinobi World.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed using Flying Thunder God formations to connect settlements, and Namikaze Minato agreed to research the idea.
• Namikaze Minato said he had a secret way to tame the Tailed Beasts, and Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura warned that any failure could bring despair.
• Namikaze Minato declared that he was confident and chose to pursue the difficult plan.

Hanfu fought Four-Tails Son Goku with Senjutsu-powered Hyoton, survived its Tailed Beast Bomb, and decided that sealing it inside Roshi was the way to capture it. The battle paused as Roshi and Son Goku agreed to talk with him.

• A massive shockwave swept across the Land of Waterfalls, and Hanfu, Uchiha Madara, and Shoutianlie escaped underground while Son Goku broke free and covered the area in lava.
• Hanfu discovered that Sage Mode caused him no discomfort and used Senjutsu Chakra to strengthen his Hyoton, forming a huge Ice Storm against Son Goku's lava.
• Roshi and Son Goku sensed that Hanfu's Hyoton had grown stronger and that he carried a presence resembling the Sage of Six Paths, then prepared a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Uchiha Madara sent Shoutianlie away with Black Tiger Heart Extraction, allowing Hanfu to receive Shoutianlie's memories and escape the Tailed Beast Bomb before it blasted across the horizon.
• Hanfu realized he could capture Son Goku by inscribing a sealing technique inside Roshi, then called for a truce and persuaded Roshi and Son Goku to talk.

Hanfu used Uchiha Madara’s Genjutsu to immobilize Roshi and bind the Four-Tails with Chain Tail Seal, then took Roshi away from the battlefield to keep the Abyss’s base secret. He sent Byakugan Shadow Clones to watch the coast before dealing with the captive.

• Hanfu tried to recruit Roshi into the Abyss while signaling Uchiha Madara to help subdue him.
• Uchiha Madara returned and trapped Roshi in Kasegui no Jutsu, giving Hanfu time to bind the Four-Tails’ seal with chains.
• Hanfu sealed the Chakra inside Roshi, and Roshi discovered that Son Goku was trapped before Hanfu knocked him unconscious.
• Hanfu and Uchiha Madara decided not to bring Roshi to the Abyss’s base, and Uchiha Madara carried him to the seaside.
• Hanfu returned to the underground base and sent three Byakugan Shadow Clones to watch the coast for White Zetsu.