Chapter Summaries

Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo, and the advisors debated Shiraishi Yoshijo’s offer and the threat to Konoha, while arguing over their own motives and loyalties. Hiruzen proposed sending Danzo to the Academy, but Danzo refused and nominated Orochimaru, then Jiraiya instead.

• Utatane Koharu suggested canceling the Chunin Exams to send Shiraishi Yoshijo away, but Mitokado Homura argued the exams were needed to showcase Konoha’s strength.
• Danzo entered the Hokage Office and reported that Shiraishi Yoshijo had approached him, insisting the plan was Shiraishi’s scheme and affirming his loyalty to Konoha.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura questioned Danzo, and Danzo grabbed Homura by the collar before Sarutobi Hiruzen forced him to let go.
• Danzo accused Hiruzen of selfishness by contrasting the Shimura clan’s destruction with the Sarutobi clan’s rise, and Hiruzen said Danzo had too many selfish motives.
• The group discussed the possibility that the Daimyo backed Shiraishi Yoshijo and decided that Konoha’s performance in the Chunin Exams was its priority.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen proposed that Danzo accept Shiraishi Yoshijo’s offer and gain control of the Academy, but Danzo refused and suggested Orochimaru, then Jiraiya, instead.

The Five Kage gathered in Konoha for the Chunin Exam after Shiraishi Yoshijo’s immortality technique drew the attention of the great nations. Shiraishi warned Uchiha Fugaku that Konoha might fall and urged the Uchiha to consider leaving, but Fugaku refused, leaving the clan’s future uncertain.

• Danzo urged Sarutobi Hiruzen to approach Zhixiong about the Daimyo, while Hiruzen ordered Konoha placed under martial law as the Cloud delegation approached.
• The Tsuchikage Ōnoki, Third Kazekage, Third Raikage, and Third Mizukage arrived in Konoha, and each Kage sent someone to invite Shiraishi Yoshijo to meet.
• Shiraishi learned from Right Red that every nation coveted his immortality technique and realized the Five Kage had come for him.
• Shiraishi visited Uchiha Fugaku and asked whether the Uchiha would leave Konoha with him, but Fugaku refused because of the clan’s ties to the village.
• Shiraishi told Fugaku the Uchiha would remain welcome if they kept his secret, then left him to consider the clan’s future; Fugaku could not sleep that night.

Shiraishi Yoshijo sought the Nara Clan’s support in leaving Konoha, and Nara Shikazumi agreed while explaining the other clans’ likely choices. The chapter ended with Nara Shikazumi and Nara Shikaku confronting the pain of abandoning Konoha and the harsh realities of the shinobi world.

• After the Hyuga Clan turned him away, Shiraishi Yoshijo met with Nara Shikazumi and asked whether the Nara Clan would leave Konoha.
• Nara Shikazumi agreed that the Nara Clan had no future in Konoha, but warned that its roughly five hundred members would need to inspect Shiraishi Yoshijo’s other base before committing.
• Nara Shikazumi explained that Yamanaka Inoichi might be persuaded, the Akimichi Clan would resist leaving, and the Hyuga, Kurama, Aburame, Inuzuka, and smaller clans had different reasons for their likely choices.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo requested a list of the smaller clans and left after Nara Shikazumi prepared one.
• Nara Shikaku asked whether his father truly intended to leave Konoha, and Nara Shikazumi explained his anger at Hiruzen Sarutobi’s failures and his belief that Konoha had rotted away.

As the Five Kage gathered in Konoha, they discussed Shiraishi Yoshijo’s abilities and the Daimyos’ apparent rejuvenation, then summoned him to answer questions about the Fire Daimyo. Shiraishi challenged the Raikage’s right to interfere, leaving the Raikage to turn toward Sarutobi Hiruzen.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo persuaded several small clans and the Kurama and Yamanaka Clans to leave Konoha, while other clans refused or remained undecided; the clans that agreed began secretly selling their assets.
• The Five Kage criticized Sarutobi Hiruzen and discussed arresting Shiraishi Yoshijo, whom they suspected of using forbidden ninjutsu to restore the Daimyos’ youth.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen described Shiraishi Yoshijo’s extensive abilities and explained that the Shide Clan’s life-shortening secret technique had once threatened his lifespan.
• The Five Kage asked Sarutobi Hiruzen to summon Shiraishi Yoshijo, who entered and took a seat.
• The Raikage questioned Shiraishi Yoshijo about the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, and Shiraishi challenged the Raikage’s authority to discuss him.

Shiraishi Yoshijo denied involvement in the Daimyo of the Land of Fire’s return to youth during a tense meeting with the Kage, who each barred him from their countries. Afterward, he suspected Konoha had exposed his longevity Ninjutsu and resolved to keep using it to raise funds for Peach Country.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen questioned Shiraishi Yoshijo about the Daimyo’s return to youth and the disappearance of people sent to the Academy, but Shiraishi denied knowing anything.
• Ōnoki accused Shiraishi of being connected to the Daimyo’s rejuvenation, and the two nearly fought before Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped them.
• Ōnoki, the Third Kazekage, the Third Mizukage, and the Third Raikage each barred Shiraishi from entering their countries, and the Third Raikage requested Tsunade to treat the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning.
• Shiraishi returned home and vented to Kayo, who suggested Konoha had deliberately spread rumors about his forbidden Ninjutsu.
• Shiraishi suspected Danzo had exposed his secret and decided to continue using lifespan to raise money for Peach Country despite the risks.

At the Chunin Exams, Minato explained Shiraishi Yoshijo’s history and the Ninja Military Academy to Obito, Kakashi, and Rin. Obito finally arrived for his match, but Nishino knocked him out immediately, leaving Shiraishi watching.

• Obito arrived late for the final individual matches and argued with Kakashi before Minato calmed them down.
• Minato told Obito, Kakashi, and Rin about the Shide Clan’s fall, Shiraishi’s hostility toward Konoha, and the Ninja Military Academy’s rivalry with the village.
• Minato described Shiraishi’s reputation and unmatched medical abilities, and revealed that he had served under Kakashi’s father in the Anbu.
• The examiner called Obito’s match against Nishino, and Obito turned toward Rin instead of facing his opponent.
• Nishino struck Obito with a rock-covered fist and knocked him out in one blow.

After the Chunin Exams ended, the Five Kage maneuvered Shiraishi Yoshijo into sparring with the Third Raikage, while Konoha prepared for the possibility of a wider fight. The chapter left Shiraishi and the Raikage facing off in the arena as the audience was evacuated and Danzo and Orochimaru arrived.

• The crowd mocked Uchiha Obito after his quick defeat, and Shiraishi Yoshijo considered recruiting him and drawing Kakashi away from Konoha by revealing the truth about White Fang.
• Hatake Kakashi placed first in the Chunin Exams, followed by Minazuki Haruha and Nishino, while none of Shiraishi Yoshijo's ninja reached the top ten.
• The Third Raikage challenged Shiraishi Yoshijo to spar, and the other Kage and Sarutobi Hiruzen backed the proposal, leaving Shiraishi Yoshijo concerned they had planned to corner him.
• The Third Raikage and Shiraishi Yoshijo entered powerful lightning forms as Sarutobi Hiruzen refereed and the other Kage watched from the arena's corners.
• Jiraiya warned Namikaze Minato to prepare to act if the Five Kage attacked together, while masked Anbu evacuated the crowd and Danzo and Orochimaru entered the arena.

Shiraishi Yoshijo fought the Third Raikage before the other Kage, revealing his powerful Fusion Mode and overwhelming strength. After the Raikage’s One-Finger Nukite was defeated, the Kage stopped the battle and reconsidered their plan to capture Shiraishi Yoshijo.

• Kayo and Liu Huan reached the viewing platform as the other Kage’s guards began to encircle them.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo and the Third Raikage clashed, and Shiraishi Yoshijo revealed a multicolored chakra cloak that the Raikage mistook for a Tailed Beast Cloak.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo struck the Raikage repeatedly, then formed a powerful Lightning Spear and hurled it at him.
• The Raikage met the Lightning Spear with his One-Finger Nukite, and their collision wrecked the arena before the other Kage blocked the shockwave.
• The Tsuchikage stopped the fight, and Shiraishi Yoshijo withdrew from his fusion with Cheng.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo revealed that the Raikage’s finger was fractured, making the other Kage reconsider joining forces to capture him.

After the Chunin Exams, Shiraishi Yoshijo secretly marked Obito and told Kakashi a story about the circumstances behind his father’s suicide, blaming Danzo and the Third Hokage. Kakashi accepted the account in anger, and Shiraishi left him a scroll of Lightning Release techniques and urged him to investigate.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo brushed past Danzo with an insult before leaving the Chunin Exams with his guards.
• Shiraishi sensed Natural Energy while merged with the city, but decided not to risk absorbing it and planned to search for the Nine-Tails later.
• Shiraishi ambushed Obito on his way home, left a Cursed Seal and concealed surveillance in his mind, then departed without Obito noticing.
• Shiraishi visited Kakashi and claimed that Danzo’s rumors and the Third Hokage’s inaction had driven the White Fang to take his own life.
• Kakashi swore to kill Danzo and the Third Hokage, and Shiraishi left him a scroll of Lightning Release techniques before vanishing.

Shiraishi Yoshijo returned to Konoha to search for the Nine-Tails but could not find its aura and concluded that the Jinchuriki was outside the village. Meanwhile, Kakashi’s friends worried over his strange behavior, and Shiraishi left wondering about Kushina’s past with Minato.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo used space-time Ninjutsu to return to the academy, rewarded the children who had followed him to the Chunin Exams, and went back to his palace.
• Root, the Police Force, and the Anbu set up a cordon to stop clan members from leaving Konoha, while civilians trying to leave suffered under the restrictions.
• Kaede gave Minato flowers and dragged Obito away to scold him, then Minato left with her while Rin treated Obito’s bruises.
• Rin noticed Kakashi acting strangely and went to check on him, with Obito secretly following; they waited at Kakashi’s house but did not find him.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo searched Konoha from the Forest of Death for nearly a week but could not sense the Nine-Tails and concluded that its Jinchuriki was outside the village.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo wondered whether Minato’s blonde companion had replaced Kushina, then decided that Kushina’s old feelings for Minato must have faded.

Shiraishi Yoshijo failed to locate the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and returned to the Academy, while his forces opened a lawless island resort to wealthy guests. That night, Peach Country’s Anbu killed another group of Konoha intruders, and Right Red noted that Suigetsu Yuki remained obsessed with his old life.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo returned to the Academy after searching the mountains around Konoha, and planned to take Konoha’s clans during the Third Shinobi World War.
• Officials and wealthy merchants arrived at Peach Country’s island resort, where masked Anbu showed them the rules, villas, and costly services.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo watched the guests arrive and told Mae to cultivate more high-quality women to help attract their spending.
• Four Konoha ninja came ashore at night, but Suigetsu Yuki and Peach Country’s Anbu surrounded and killed them.
• Right Red observed that Suigetsu Yuki still held onto his old obsession, while former Hana Organization members such as Kakuzu had settled into prosperous lives in Peach Country.

Shiraishi Yoshijo’s Kojima auction brought Peach Country more than twenty billion in wealth, but the returning guests’ testimony sparked a crisis involving the great nations and the Five Kage. As the Land of Fire’s Daimyo summoned him, Shiraishi Yoshijo admitted to Anna that he viewed Peach Country as a fruit tree cultivated for his own future benefit.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo auctioned lifespan to wealthy guests, while the first buyers spent billions and transformed into younger versions of themselves.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo ended the island’s activities, returned to Peach Country, and left Right Red to tally the assets and demolish Kojima’s structures.
• Right Red counted more than twenty billion in cash, contracts, and real estate before leading his people back to Peach Country.
• The Daimyo of the five nations learned what had happened, began talks, and the Land of Fire’s Daimyo summoned Shiraishi Yoshijo as the Five Kage gathered.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo told Anna that he treated Peach Country like a fruit tree he had grown to enjoy its fruit, and Anna called him selfish.

Shiraishi Yoshijo confessed to Anna that his split body, White City, had been pursuing Kushina, and Anna confronted him over his infidelity and neglect. Anna then revealed that Kushina likely knew White City was Shiraishi all along, leaving him horrified and embarrassed.

• Anna confronted Shiraishi Yoshijo about pursuing Kushina, and he admitted that White City was his split body.
• Shiraishi explained that his splitting technique created a physical double with half his Chakra, and Anna berated him for developing it.
• Anna accused Shiraishi of giving Kushina more attention than her, and he tried to placate her before embracing her.
• Anna asked Shiraishi to leave a split body with her, then demanded the one pursuing Kushina.
• Anna told Shiraishi that Kushina likely recognized him from his habits, speech, and appearance, and he panicked at the thought that Kushina had known all along.

Shiraishi Yoshijo rejected the Daimyo’s demands and left the palace with Yuexiang, while Zhixiong murdered his father and worked with Konoha to claim the throne. After learning that the Five Great Shinobi Villages planned to attack the Academy, Shiraishi ordered it sealed and prepared its defenses.

• Anna revealed that Kushina had deliberately tested Shiraishi Yoshijo’s feelings, and he insisted on pursuing her despite Anna’s objections.
• Ying warned Shiraishi Yoshijo that Konoha’s experts had entered the Daimyo’s palace and that the ninja clans were stirring, so he went to confront the Daimyo.
• At the palace, Shiraishi refused to surrender his wealth or immortality Ninjutsu, seized Yuexiang, and left after Namikaze Minato failed to stop him.
• After Shiraishi departed, Zhixiong stabbed the Daimyo and conspired with Sarutobi Hiruzen to become Daimyo and organize the Five Great Shinobi Villages against the Academy.
• Shiraishi received intelligence exposing Zhixiong’s plot and the planned assault, then ordered the Academy sealed, fortified, and placed under strict surveillance.

Shiraishi Yoshijo agreed to Zhixiong’s plan to fake his death in exchange for the academy’s safety and support, and prepared Kosuke to take charge. He told Yuexiang she would leave the Land of Fire with him and revealed she would soon become a mother.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo dismissed Kosuke’s concerns about an attack on the academy, then met Zhixiong through the ring and heard his proposal to announce Shiraishi Yoshijo’s death.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo accepted Zhixiong’s plan and arranged for Kosuke to lead the academy after his staged death, strengthening Kosuke with Butterfly Seeds and training.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo told Yuexiang that he had agreed to cooperate with her brother and that she would leave the Land of Fire with him.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo told Yuexiang she had no choice and revealed that she would soon become a mother.

After Zhixiong took the throne and publicly accused Shiraishi Yoshijo of killing the Daimyo, Konoha's leaders met with Zhixiong to plan how to deal with the Academy. Kosuke offered to help them seal Shiraishi Yoshijo's Butterfly Seed, and Danzo stayed behind to plan the operation.

• Danzo told Sarutobi Hiruzen and the advisers that Zhixiong had publicly blamed Shiraishi Yoshijo for the Daimyo's murder, and the leaders discussed cutting off supplies to the Academy.
• Zhixiong refused Sarutobi Hiruzen's proposal to convene a Five Nations Conference and warned that Shiraishi Yoshijo could attack the capital.
• Zhixiong introduced Kosuke, who claimed he had defected from the Academy and could help kill Shiraishi Yoshijo.
• Kosuke explained that sealing the Butterfly Seed would weaken Shiraishi Yoshijo, while his clansmen held back the female guards.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen said he could not trust Kosuke, but Danzo agreed to handle the operation and remained behind with him to discuss its details.

Danzo led an assault on Shiraishi Yoshijo’s residence, where Shiraishi and his guards fought back against the Konoha forces. The battle turned when Kosuke struck Shiraishi with a seal, leaving Danzo convinced he could finally kill him.

• Danzo brought five hundred elite Konoha ninja to the town, and Kosuke arranged a hideout and meetings with the clan heads.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo learned which Konoha leaders had arrived, staged a scene to mislead them, and slipped underground while a split body remained behind.
• Danzo’s forces attacked the palace, but Shiraishi’s female guards defended it with combined Ninjutsu before Orochimaru’s Rashomon blocked their attacks.
• Namikaze Minato rushed into the palace and attacked Shiraishi, who protected himself with the Four Violet Flames Formation as the palace collapsed.
• Kosuke and the elders appeared behind Shiraishi, and the Konoha forces launched a coordinated assault; Shiraishi threw Jiraiya’s summoned toad into the attackers.
• Kosuke pressed a hand to Shiraishi’s back and spread black markings across his body, prompting Shiraishi to accuse him of betrayal and kick him away while Danzo laughed.

Danzo and the Konoha ninja fought Shiraishi Yoshijo, who overwhelmed them with powerful techniques before appearing to collapse. He used the Cocoon Binding Technique to leave behind a white cocoon, telling his enemies he would await them in the Pure Land.

• Danzo led the Konoha ninja in an attack on Shiraishi Yoshijo while the academy elders and other ninja intercepted the female guards.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo paralyzed Namikaze Minato with lightning, slapped him and marked his face, then knocked him unconscious while Jiraiya tried to protect him.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo summoned a giant stone warrior armed with elemental attacks, inflicting devastating casualties on the Konoha ninja and damaging the academy.
• Kosuke told Danzo that the Butterfly Seed had been sealed but Shiraishi Yoshijo’s Chakra had not, and Danzo realized the academy ninja had surrounded his forces.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo dispelled the stone warrior and feigned weakness, drawing the Konoha ninja into a prolonged fight that left him and most of his enemies badly injured.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo announced his farewell and transformed his Chakra into white threads, enclosing himself in a cocoon with the Cocoon Binding Technique.

After Konoha believed Shiraishi Yoshijo had died, he secretly left Kosuke in charge of the academy and returned to Peach Country. Zhixiong plotted to use the academy and Konoha against each other, while Madara concluded Shiraishi Yoshijo was still alive and chose Uchiha Obito as his candidate.

• Danzo confirmed the cocoon contained only bloodstained clothes, and Kosuke ordered him to leave the academy.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo told Kosuke to lead the academy and weaken Konoha when the Third Shinobi World War began, then asked whether Kosuke would follow him to Peach Country.
• Zhixiong persuaded Sarutobi Hiruzen and the advisers to delay abolishing the academy, while secretly planning to use it to destroy Konoha and then eliminate the academy.
• Madara rejected Zetsu's claim that Shiraishi Yoshijo was dead and selected Uchiha Obito as his candidate.

Shiraishi Yoshijo and Kushina began a relationship that led to her pregnancy and her return to the castle as a Noble Consort, where she clashed with Anna and the other women. Anna then used Yoshijo’s split body to appease Chizuru, Kawadome, and Yodoyuki while planning to unite the women against Kushina.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo revealed his identity to Kushina after they had become lovers, and three months later Kushina became pregnant.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo brought Kushina back to the castle and made her a Noble Consort, prompting Anna to smile through her jealousy as Kushina provoked Chizuru, Kawadome, and Yodoyuki.
• Anna showed the three women Yoshijo’s split body, then arranged for them to take it away in exchange for teaching their children at the castle.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo learned that the Ministry of Scientific Research needed five hundred million for a transport aircraft and heard that ninjas were gathering at the academy to seek information about immortality.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo visited Anna and Nianze, then left after Anna said she would gather the women and ostracize Kushina.