Chapter Summaries

Shiraishi Yoshijo watched the Hana Organization’s members bicker, proposed standardizing their clothes, and prepared for approaching Iwa Ninja. In Iwagakure, Long refused to flee secretly with Michun and instead sat down to share a meal with her and Tengui as Kitsuchi led the village’s forces to their home.

• Kakuzu and Uchiha Meitaku argued over Long, while Uchiha Reika provoked Shiraishi Yoshijo and her brother and Yushiro stepped in to protect her.
• Shiraishi proposed standardizing the organization’s clothing, but Kakuzu became enraged until Diyu stopped him and ordered the infighting to end.
• Shiraishi sensed approaching Iwa Ninja, and Kakuzu and Tanigawa Akira went down the mountain, where screams soon followed.
• Long apologized to Michun and explained that he wanted to leave openly while striking back at Ōnoki and Iwagakure.
• Long invited Tengui to eat with him and Michun, and the three sat down as Kitsuchi gathered Iwa Ninja outside.

Long reunited with Michun in Iwagakure and asked her to leave with him for Taoyuan Village. As Long, Michun, and Tengui escaped by bird, Ōnoki ordered the Iwa Ninja to attack, and Long’s butterfly bombs failed to injure them.

• Kitsuchi called from outside to warn Long not to hurt Michun, and Michun explained that Kitsuchi had protected her from hostile villagers.
• Long invited Michun to leave Iwagakure for Taoyuan Village, but she became furious when he implied that she and Kitsuchi might be involved.
• Smoke bombs came through the window, so Long carried Michun out while Tengui collapsed the house, and the three escaped on Long’s summoned bird.
• Kitsuchi thanked Long for looking after Michun, but Ōnoki arrived and ordered Kitsuchi and the Iwa Ninja to attack the fleeing group.
• Long detonated butterfly bombs over the pursuing Iwa Ninja, but none were injured, and Ōnoki ordered the attack to continue.

Ōnoki confronted Long, Tengui, and Michun as they tried to escape Iwagakure, and Long revealed a powerful Red Release capable of clashing with Dust Release. As Ōnoki pursued the fleeing trio toward the village’s defenses, Diyu flew in to intervene, leaving the Uchiha siblings suspicious of his connection to Shiraishi Yoshijo.

• Ōnoki accused Tengui and Long of betraying Iwagakure and demanded to know who had ordered their actions, while Tengui pleaded to leave with Long and Michun.
• Long attacked Ōnoki with bird-shaped bombs, then used Red Release to clash with Ōnoki’s Dust Release and detonated an expanding clay figure near the village.
• Ōnoki used a Rock Clone to evade Long’s guided laser and struck the giant bird’s wing with Dust Release, forcing Tengui to fly away carrying Long and Michun.
• Ōnoki pursued the trio as Kitsuchi and thousands of Iwagakure ninja prepared to defend the village, and Shiraishi Yoshijo decided it was time to intervene.
• Diyu flew toward Iwagakure on a flaming bird and warned Ōnoki and the village ninja not to act rashly, while Uchiha Meitaku and Uchiha Reika watched Shiraishi Yoshijo for signs that he was controlling Diyu.

Diyu arrived in Iwagakure to help Long take Michun away, but Rōshi’s attack and the village’s anger over Long and Tengui’s past forced the confrontation to turn violent. Diyu evacuated Michun, while Long and Tengui stayed behind and began fighting Iwagakure.

• Diyu confronted Ōnoki and asked him to let Long and Michun leave, offering to owe the Tsuchikage a favor.
• Rōshi attacked Long with a Tailed Beast Ball, which Diyu erased with a space-time technique and redirected beyond Iwagakure.
• Long refused to abandon his fight with the village, and Diyu replenished his Chakra before taking Michun away.
• Tengui joined Long, and the two prepared to battle Iwagakure as Long summoned a pile of tiny humanoid bombs.
• Ōnoki ordered hundreds of ballistae to fire at Long and Tengui, then stopped Long’s clay bombs before they could reach the ground.

Long and Tengui attacked Iwagakure with clay bombs, devastating the village as Ōnoki and the Iwa Ninja fought back. Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, joined the battle, and the chapter left Long and Tengui under attack from Rōshi’s Tailed Beast Ball.

• Long sent clay clones and explosive birds across Iwagakure, destroying buildings and endangering villagers.
• Ōnoki pursued the clones while Rōshi and Kitsuchi led efforts to attack them and protect the village.
• Long and Tengui confronted Ōnoki in the sky, but Han arrived and fought Tengui with his steam-enhanced abilities.
• Ōnoki used Dust Release on Han and Tengui, but the two survived and fell toward the ground.
• Tengui grabbed Long as they descended, then Rōshi fired a Tailed Beast Ball at them.

Tengui and Long escaped Iwagakure by hiding in lava while Diyu substituted corpses for them, leaving the village believing they had died. Ōnoki learned that Hana Organization members could use Space-Time Ninjutsu through their rings, then clashed with Rōshi over the battle.

• Ōnoki and the Iwa Ninja surrounded Tengui and Long in the crater, while Tengui decided they had caused enough damage and tried to break out with Long.
• After repeated attacks forced them back into the rising lava, Tengui concealed them inside a steel sphere until Diyu appeared and supplied two corpses for them to implant with Chakra.
• Diyu transported Tengui and Long away, then Shiraishi Yoshijo and Tanigawa Akira confirmed they had been sent to Taoyuan Village.
• Ōnoki had Rōshi drain the lava and found two charred skeletons, while masked Ryōma reported that Hana Organization core members could use Space-Time Ninjutsu through their rings.
• Rōshi accused Ōnoki of failing to kill Tengui and Long, and Ōnoki tried to have him arrested before others mediated their first major argument.

Shiraishi Yoshijo held a war council as his forces prepared to attack the Land of Lightning, then confronted Yuexiang after she accused him of manipulating her father and warned that Konoha might interfere. The chapter ended with Yuexiang demanding his trust and affection, then placing a dagger on the table.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo met with the clan heads, who agreed to declare war on the Land of Lightning and had prepared supplies for the campaign.
• The clan heads urged Shiraishi Yoshijo to kill the Raikage, but he rejected the idea and finalized the campaign plans.
• After the clan heads left, Yuexiang confronted Shiraishi Yoshijo about his distrust of her and said she knew her father had been poisoned.
• Yuexiang warned that her brother Zhixiong had contacted Konoha and that the academy could face trouble if Konoha gained his trust.
• Yuexiang said she had chosen to marry Shiraishi Yoshijo and wanted affection from him, then laid a dagger on the table.

Yuexiang confessed why she had chosen Shiraishi Yoshijo and revealed her ambition to become the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. Shiraishi refused to help, and Yuexiang admitted she wanted power so she could kill the people around her.

• Yuexiang sat on Shiraishi Yoshijo's lap and told him she was fond of him, while he admitted that he liked all beautiful women.
• Yuexiang explained that she distrusted the people around her and showed Shiraishi scars left by a cat she had strangled.
• Yuexiang asked Shiraishi to reveal his true self before they married, then listed the practical reasons she had chosen him.
• Yuexiang asked whether a woman could become Daimyo, and Shiraishi refused to help her pursue the position because he found it troublesome.
• Yuexiang said she wanted to become Daimyo so she could kill the people around her and purify her world.

Shiraishi Yoshijo rejected Yuexiang’s proposal to pursue the Daimyo’s position, then toured the academy and went shopping with Kosuke and Asano Yo. He learned Yuexiang had appointed Daimyo’s officials to manage the town, and recognized that she was still pursuing power.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo told Yuexiang not to speak of making him Daimyo and supported her asking the Daimyo to end their engagement, but Yuexiang said the engagement had to continue and promised to give up her own ambition.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo asked Kosuke about the Komatsugawa clan and offered to arrange his marriage to the clan head’s daughter, but Kosuke refused; Yoshijo gave him his self-created Ninjutsu, Sanfen Guiyuan Qi.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo toured the academy with Kosuke, learned about its buildings and facilities, and decided to go shopping in Chobyakucho.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo found Asano Yo guarding the academy gate and took him along with Kosuke to the main street, where they bought and ate dango.
• Asano Yo told Shiraishi Yoshijo that Daimyo’s officials handled town administration and that Yuexiang had appointed them, prompting Yoshijo to conclude she was still obsessed with power.

Shiraishi Yoshijo reflected on Yuexiang’s insecurity and the ninja clans’ resistance to change before visiting her palace and taking Zelan to work in his own palace. Yuexiang ordered Zelan to attend to Yoshijo’s bath, and Zelan led him away.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo decided not to pry into Yuexiang’s past and dismissed her attempts to control her surroundings as ineffective.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo noticed that the ninja clans still maintained separate enclaves in Chobyakucho and returned to the palace with Kosuke.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo asked Kosuke to arrange maids for his palace, then went to visit Yuexiang.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo flirted with Zelan and asked her to train the maids he had hired for his palace.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo told Zelan she would work for him, and Yuexiang ordered Zelan to attend to his bath.

Shiraishi Yoshijo took Zelan into Yuexiang's bathroom, reassured her, and made clear that he wanted her as his servant and lover. After learning about Zelan's family and the danger palace maids faced, he promised to bring her younger sister with them and left to return to Yuexiang.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo pushed Zelan into the bathroom to keep up their performance for Yuexiang, then promised Zelan she would be safe if she came to his place the next day.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo had Zelan undress and teased her, then began touching her while stopping short of going all the way because Yuexiang was nearby.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo told Zelan to agree to whatever anyone said after they left and learned that her younger sister also served Yuexiang.
• Zelan explained that her parents were gone and that palace servants who knew the royal family's secrets often could not leave, even after turning thirty.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo promised Zelan a better life and said he would bring her sister along, then dressed and headed back toward Yuexiang's palace.

Shiraishi Yoshijo prepared to spend the night with Yuexiang, who insisted they wait until the exact moment of her birth and required her maids to remain in the room. After he removed her makeup and carried her to bed, the two began their wedding night in front of the watching maids.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo brushed Yuexiang's hair and argued with her about desire, morality, and who controlled her future.
• Yuexiang said they should begin at 9:22, the time she was born, and Shiraishi Yoshijo waited with her.
• Yuexiang had Shiraishi Yoshijo remove her makeup and told him the maids could leave only after the couple fell asleep.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo carried Yuexiang to bed, where the maids stayed and watched as he began kissing her.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo undressed Yuexiang and kissed her as she closed her eyes, waiting for the new world he had promised.

Shiraishi Yoshijo spent the night with Yuexiang, then arranged for Youmo to manage the palace maids and settled into an idle routine. As he considered secretly using Medical Ninjutsu to alter Yuexiang’s figure, Cheng warned him again that his weakness for women could leave him vulnerable.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo had sex with Yuexiang, apologized for being rough, and told her he had wanted to tame her.
• The next morning, Shiraishi Yoshijo assigned Youmo to train and manage the palace maids.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo returned to his palace, delegated the maids’ arrangements to Youmo and Zelan, and relaxed in the sun.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo regretted sleeping with Yuexiang and considered secretly using Medical Ninjutsu to enlarge her figure.
• Cheng warned Shiraishi Yoshijo that he was becoming too vulnerable to women, and Shiraishi Yoshijo admitted the warning might be true.

Shiraishi Yoshijo reconsidered the danger to his heart and removed the sealing technique so Cheng could watch over him. After rumors tied him to the Hana Organization spread, he went to meet the Daimyo, who asked whether he would expel Yoshijo under pressure from other countries.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo acknowledged that his heart was his weakness and removed the sealing technique, asking Cheng to protect him.
• Kosuke told Shiraishi Yoshijo that rumors identifying him as a core member of the Hana Organization were spreading across several countries.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo suspected Danzo had spread the rumors and went with Kosuke to meet the Daimyo.
• The Daimyo warned Shiraishi Yoshijo that the Land of Earth's Daimyo had called a conference to discuss wiping out the Hana Organization.
• The Daimyo asked whether he should expel Shiraishi Yoshijo if the other Daimyos demanded it, and Yoshijo asked whether the Daimyo could do without him.

Shiraishi Yoshijo negotiated with the Daimyo over accusations linking him to the Hana Organization and was ordered to attend a summit and seek better relations with the Land of Lightning. Back at the academy, he discovered Kosuke had gathered nearly three hundred clan women as prospective maids, including many war widows.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo warned the Daimyo that accusing him without proof could provoke the Hana Organization, while the Daimyo ordered him to deny the connection at the summit and avoid antagonizing the Raikage.
• The Daimyo explained that the Land of Fire needed to avoid making another enemy and told Shiraishi Yoshijo not to demand evidence from the other Daimyos.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo suppressed his killing intent, left the palace, and reflected that he needed the Land of Fire's resources to support Taoyuan Village and the Hana Organization.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo returned to the academy and found nearly three hundred women gathered after Kosuke recruited prospective maids.
• Kosuke explained that the women were clan members, including fifty-two young widows whose husbands had died in the Land of Rain, and that he had screened them for possible spies.

Shiraishi Yoshijo dealt with the consequences of being sent an excessive number of maidservants before learning that Ōnoki was dismantling the Hana Organization’s operations in the Land of Earth. Oyashiro En urged the organization to split up and revealed that he suspected Zetsu was behind repeated assassination attempts on him.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo learned that the clan heads had sent surplus women to help revitalize his clan, and he selected ten women while asking Kosuke to keep the widows together.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo considered the evening Daimyo meeting and worried that the great countries would connect him to the Hana Organization.
• Oyashiro En told Shiraishi Yoshijo that Ōnoki had shut down Hana Organization operations in the Land of Earth, causing losses of nearly three hundred million ryō.
• Oyashiro En proposed splitting up the Hana Organization, moving its core members into the shadows, and dealing with the Uchiha siblings.
• Oyashiro En revealed that someone had repeatedly targeted him with increasingly successful attacks on his doubles and said the methods reminded him of Zetsu.

Black Zetsu killed his Zetsu partner after another failed attempt to assassinate Oyashiro En, then returned to Madara, who decided to set Kirigakure in motion. Oyashiro En proposed reorganizing the Hana Organization to avoid drawing attention, while Shiraishi Yoshijo kept the Uchiha siblings in Taoyuan Village and considered En’s unusual ocular power.

• Zetsu and Black Zetsu discovered that the Oyashiro En they had targeted had vanished, leaving only blood behind.
• Black Zetsu concluded that Shiraishi Yoshijo and Oyashiro En used indistinguishable substitutes, then killed Zetsu to conceal his own failure from Madara.
• Black Zetsu returned to Madara, who inferred that Shiraishi Yoshijo had killed Zetsu and decided it was time to set Kirigakure in motion.
• Oyashiro En told Shiraishi Yoshijo that another substitute had died and proposed hiding the Hana Organization’s core members while breaking its businesses into regional operations run by civilians and smaller underground groups.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo agreed to the reorganization, ordered the Uchiha siblings to remain in Taoyuan Village, and reflected that Oyashiro En’s Blood Dragon Eye had power comparable to the Sharingan.

Shiraishi Yoshijo selected women from the Hana Organization to guard the palace and secretly gave each of them three Butterfly Seeds. He then told Daimyo he would eliminate the organization in the name of justice, and the daimyos’ meeting began.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo chose Asano Kayo, Fukuyama Hotaru, and Ishikura Ruka, along with forty-three other female ninja, to guard the palace.
• At the training ground, Shiraishi Yoshijo raised a barrier and summoned Ninja Butterfly to bring Butterfly Seeds for the women.
• Ishikura Ruka revealed her puppets and asked Shiraishi Yoshijo to give her new power, so he planted three Butterfly Seeds in her.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo planted three Butterfly Seeds in each of the women and ordered them to keep it secret.
• Kosuke told Shiraishi Yoshijo that the clan leaders wanted him to take care of his health, and Shiraishi Yoshijo rebuked them.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo told Daimyo he would eliminate the Hana Organization in the name of justice, and the meeting of the daimyos began.

At the Daimyo conference, Shiraishi Yoshijo agreed to hunt down Hana Organization leader Diyu within a month to prove his innocence, while the Land of Fire's Daimyo revealed his desire to bring military power under the rulers' control. Shiraishi put his attack on the Land of Lightning on hold and returned to palace affairs.

• The Daimyos agreed to eliminate the Hana Organization, and Shiraishi Yoshijo promised to find Diyu within one month and kill him to prove he was not part of the group.
• After the conference, the Land of Fire's Daimyo asked Shiraishi about his connection to Diyu, and Shiraishi claimed Diyu had forced him to join the Hana Organization and that he knew how to exploit Diyu's weaknesses.
• The Land of Fire's Daimyo ordered Shiraishi to deal with Diyu and then depart for the Land of Lightning.
• Shiraishi told Kosuke to suspend the attack on the Land of Lightning and send people to search for Diyu.
• Shiraishi asked Zelan and Youmo to eat with him, then gave Zelan funds to arrange construction of a ten-story building for the maidservants.

Shiraishi Yoshijo decided to plunge the world into chaos and watch its rulers from the shadows, then led a force into the Land of Lightning during the Second Shinobi World War. He learned the Raikage had returned to Kumogakure because the Eight-Tails had gone berserk, and chose to wait rather than attack before the Raikage arrived.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo reflected on his fading purpose after Konoha's impending destruction and resolved to bring chaos upon the world while observing its rulers from the darkness.
• Twenty days later, the Daimyo announced that Shiraishi Yoshijo had killed Diyu, and the Five Kage confirmed Diyu's death and began hunting the Hana Organization.
• The Hana Organization vanished, spawning at least twenty underground groups as smaller nations secretly armed themselves and the Second Shinobi World War intensified.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo led one thousand shinobi into the Land of Lightning, where he waited for the Raikage while Kosuke and Yo stood behind him.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo learned that the Eight-Tails had gone berserk and the Raikage had returned to Kumogakure, then withdrew to camp rather than attack and risk making an alliance impossible.