Chapter Summaries

Kiyohara kissed Nohara Rin while the Konoha team prepared for battle, then faced a Kumogakure assault led by the Fourth Raikage. As Kiyohara opened the Seventh Gate and launched his Eight Gods Vacuum Attack, Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails to shield the Raikage.

• Kiyohara led Yamato and Kakashi onward, then kissed Nohara Rin while they gathered firewood, leaving her flustered.
• Dodai and Mabui warned the Fourth Raikage that Konoha's reinforcements and fighters had shifted the balance, but he rallied Kumogakure and led an attack on Kiyohara's camp.
• Kiyohara fought the Fourth Raikage, while Tsunade joined the battle and Kakashi engaged Killer B; Rin and Kurenai fought Kumogakure shinobi nearby.
• The Fourth Raikage activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and attacked Kiyohara, who caught his strike with Steel Release and Earth Release: Earth Spear before injuring him with a punch.
• Kiyohara opened the Seventh Gate and unleashed Eight Gods Vacuum Attack as Might Guy opened his own Seventh Gate; Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails and took the attack meant for the Fourth Raikage.

After Kiyohara repelled the Fourth Raikage and Killer B, he helped lead Konoha’s commanders toward an immediate offensive against Kumogakure, overruling Shimura Danzō. Meanwhile, Obito discovered that Kiyohara had already interfered with Karatachi Yagura, and the chapter ended with Tsunade drinking with Kiyohara after their meeting.

• The Fourth Raikage ordered the Kumogakure forces to retreat, and Kiyohara ended the battle after driving them back with his Eight Gods Vacuum Attack.
• Kiyohara organized the battlefield cleanup and security, then went to check on his teacher while Nohara Rin and Kurenai Yuhi worried over him.
• Obito captured Karatachi Yagura with Mangekyo genjutsu, but Uchiha Madara detected Kiyohara’s ocular power inside Yagura and warned that the plan to control Kirigakure would take time.
• Obito decided to target Genji instead while keeping Karatachi Yagura under control, and Uchiha Madara wondered whether Kiyohara had anticipated his plans.
• At the Konoha war council, Kiyohara argued for an immediate attack on Kumogakure, won the support of Tsunade and the clan representatives, and angered Shimura Danzō, who stormed out.
• After the meeting, Tsunade returned to camp with Kiyohara, celebrated Danzō’s defeat, and began drinking with him.

Kiyohara gave Tsunade a youth-preserving technique and received a lucky kiss before Obito attacked him at the camp. Kiyohara overwhelmed Obito, who escaped through Kamui, and the camp rushed to respond.

• Kiyohara used Ranshinsho to give Tsunade a youth-preserving Chakra cycle that did not interfere with her Yin Seal.
• Tsunade kissed Kiyohara on the forehead as a lucky charm, and he left her tent to find Kurenai Yuhi waiting in his tent.
• Kiyohara sensed an unfamiliar presence and confronted Uchiha Obito in the woods, where Obito attacked him with Fire Release.
• Kiyohara trapped Obito inside Uchiha Flame Formation and used multiple attacks to wound him, eventually severing his right arm and piercing his chest.
• Obito used White Zetsu to restore his Chakra and escaped through Kamui, while Kiyohara dispelled the barrier and returned to the alarmed camp.
• Kakashi and Kurenai Yuhi checked on Kiyohara, who told them that his attacker possessed both the Sharingan and Wood Release.

After a masked attacker with the Mangekyō Sharingan and Wood Release wounded Obito and escaped Kiyohara, Konoha’s leaders investigated the threat while Obito followed Black Zetsu’s orders to wait. Kiyohara began developing the abandoned Land of Whirlpools with transport technology from the Land of Snow, then assigned Yakushi Kabuto to research with Yakushi Nonō and taught him Medical Ninjutsu.

• Kiyohara reported that the masked attacker had used the Mangekyō Sharingan, Wood Release, and space-time ninjutsu, prompting Sarutobi Hiruzen to summon Danzō and investigate.
• Black Zetsu told the injured Obito to avoid confronting Kiyohara and focus on taking control of Kirigakure; Obito replaced his severed arm with a White Zetsu arm.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen questioned Danzō about the Wood Release experiments and the masked attacker, but Danzō denied responsibility and left angrily.
• Kiyohara surveyed the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools with Uzumaki Kiyohara and planned a tourist city with docks, roads, and rail transport.
• Kiyohara arranged to buy airships, train technology, and coastal land, then met Yakushi Kabuto and assigned him to assist Yakushi Nonō’s research.
• Kiyohara began teaching Yakushi Kabuto his Medical Ninjutsu experience.

Kiyohara led Konoha’s surprise attack on Kumogakure, destroying much of its stronghold with his new Yin Release: Rasenshuriken. The attack left the Fourth Raikage and Yugito confronting him as the battle began in earnest.

• Fugaku Uchiha asked Kiyohara about the mysterious Uchiha who had attacked him, and Kiyohara confirmed the attacker had a Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Yakushi Kabuto left camp, and Kiyohara joined the force advancing toward Kumogakure’s stronghold.
• Kiyohara used his Flying Thunder God Technique to eliminate fifty Kumogakure scouts without alerting the stronghold.
• Hizashi Hyuga discovered that the Fourth Raikage’s force was preparing to retreat, so Kiyohara flew ahead and dropped his Yin Release: Rasenshuriken on the base, killing nearly a thousand Kumogakure ninja.
• The Fourth Raikage charged Kiyohara, but Kiyohara’s Eight Gods Vacuum Attack sent him flying; Yugito then transformed into Matatabi and launched a massive fireball at Kiyohara.

Kiyohara overwhelmed Yugito and Matatabi with powerful techniques while Namikaze Minato and the Konoha forces fought the Raikage and Gyuki. After Yugito drew strength from her comrades and renewed her resistance, Kiyohara pierced Matatabi and Yugito with Water Severing Wave, leaving Yugito gravely wounded and unconscious.

• Kiyohara diverted Yugito's fireball, battered Matatabi with water techniques, and threw it into a crater before activating his Yin Seal and Eight Branches Technique.
• Kiyohara unleashed a Seven Elements attack on Matatabi while Yugito struggled to keep fighting, and Killer B arrived and transformed into Gyuki.
• Kakashi and Tekka Uchiha faced Killer B, while Shisui Uchiha used Susanoo to seize Gyuki and knock it to the ground.
• Kiyohara restrained Matatabi with eight water dragons as Yugito's chakra dwindled and Samui and Mabui watched from the battlefield.
• Yugito declared that her bonds would help her defeat Kiyohara, but Kiyohara struck her and Matatabi through the chest with Water Severing Wave, and Yugito collapsed unconscious.

Kiyohara captured Yugito after redirecting her Tailed Beast Bomb, while the battle continued to rage around Konoha and Kumogakure. He left Yugito bound with a clone guarding her and returned to the battlefield as Tsunade sensed his chakra.

• Matatabi healed Yugito enough for her to flee and prepare a Tailed Beast Bomb, while Toyotomi Osamu struck Kiyohara with heavenly lightning.
• Kiyohara subdued and sealed Toyotomi Osamu, then used Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder to teleport Yugito and her explosive Tailed Beast Bomb away from the Konoha forces.
• The blast destroyed the surrounding mountains, and Kiyohara healed and captured the exhausted Yugito while the Fourth Raikage fought Namikaze Minato and the Eight-Tails overwhelmed Shisui Uchiha's Susanoo.
• Fugaku Uchiha considered awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan to save Shisui and hold back the Eight-Tails, but Uchiha Yashiro told him that Katsuyu was treating Shisui.
• Yugito tried to bite Kiyohara, but his Steel Release protected him; he then bound and sealed her Chakra, left a Shadow Clone to guard her, and returned to the battlefield.

Kiyohara led Konoha’s assault against Kumogakure, defeating the Eight-Tails and capturing Killer B and the Fourth Raikage. The fighting stopped after Kiyohara announced that Kumogakure’s leaders and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki had been captured.

• Kiyohara returned to help Tsunade and the Konoha forces fight the Eight-Tails, while Shisui’s Mangekyō use further damaged his eyesight.
• Kiyohara and Nohara Rin washed away the Eight-Tails’ ink attack, then Kiyohara battered the beast with Sage Art and shadow-clone Rasenshuriken.
• Kiyohara restrained the Eight-Tails with Gold Dust and sealing patterns, deflected its Tailed Beast Bomb, and struck Killer B out of the beast, leaving him unconscious.
• Kiyohara stopped Mabui from using the Heavenly Transfer Technique to evacuate Killer B, while Namikaze Minato, Hizashi Hyuga, Fugaku Uchiha, and Tsunade helped bring down the Fourth Raikage.
• Kiyohara defeated and captured the Fourth Raikage, then announced that the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and Two-Tails Jinchuriki had also been captured, prompting Kumogakure’s shinobi to stop fighting.

Kiyohara led Konoha to victory over Kumogakure, capturing the Raikage and both Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, while the battle’s aftermath shifted the balance among the villages and stirred plans against him. After recovering in camp, he told Tsunade he wanted to develop the Land of Whirlpools as a tourist destination, leaving her curious about how much he intended to invest.

• Kumogakure's remaining ninja retreated or were captured as Konoha celebrated Kiyohara's victory, and Tsunade helped him recover his Chakra.
• Kurenai Yuhi embraced Kiyohara, Nohara Rin offered to cook for him, and Tsunade reported that the Raikage and the two Jinchuriki were being held under heavy guard.
• Shisui Uchiha told Fugaku Uchiha that he had kept his Mangekyō secret because the clan might use its power as a reason to stop enduring hardship.
• Nara Shikaku's group considered Kiyohara and Namikaze Minato leading candidates for Fourth Hokage, while Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Konoha to publicize its victory and other villages reacted to Kumogakure's defeat.
• Obito used a Sharingan Genjutsu to control Genji, while Orochimaru and Shimura Danzō discussed taking Kiyohara's body and Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Tsunade brought Kiyohara chicken soup and asked about his plans for the Land of Whirlpools, and he described developing its scenery and location for tourism.

Kiyohara returned to Konoha as a celebrated war hero and attended Sarutobi Hiruzen’s announcement that he would step down as Hokage. The Fourth Hokage selection began, and Hiruzen warned Kiyohara that he was only one of several candidates.

• Tsunade invested ten million ryō in Kiyohara’s Gold Dust venture, and he gave her a handmade gold necklace after she hugged him.
• Kiyohara and Kurenai Yuhi led the returning force as the war ended and Kumogakure withdrew; Konoha retained important prisoners for negotiations.
• Villagers welcomed the victorious army and loudly praised Kiyohara, while Sarutobi Hiruzen greeted the commanders at the Hokage Office Building.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen announced that he would no longer serve as Hokage and said Konoha’s upper echelon would choose candidates for the Fourth Hokage.
• Hiruzen kept Kiyohara behind and told him to expect people to approach him, rest and train as needed, and remember that he was not the only candidate.

After Konoha’s victory, Kiyohara helped develop the former Land of Whirlpools and warned Shisui about Danzō’s interest in his eyes. He began training Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Izumi, then saw Uzumaki Kiyohara’s spirit accept the rebuilt land as fulfillment of his final wish and pass on his legacy.

• Kiyohara spent the month after the victory at leisure while Konoha negotiated with Kumogakure and distributed rewards to the wounded and bereaved.
• Kiyohara ordered Tanaka to speed up construction at the former Land of Whirlpools, then used Earth Release to help build the road and pier.
• Kiyohara warned Shisui Uchiha that Danzō would target his eyes, then visited Fugaku’s home to train Uchiha Itachi.
• Kiyohara invited Uchiha Izumi to learn ninjutsu with him and began training her alongside Itachi.
• Over the next month, Kiyohara trained Itachi and Izumi while helping complete the pier, roads, and first houses at the former Land of Whirlpools.
• Uzumaki Kiyohara said the renewed land fulfilled his final wish and began merging his legacy into Kiyohara.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter opens with a humorous scene at the eastern residence, where Open Lead (the protagonist) laughs heartily, reminiscent of a donkey's expression.
• Open Lead takes a day off from school, suggesting a break from his usual routine.
• He visits the local market, where he encounters several characters and experiences various events.

Character Developments

• Open Lead: He displays a carefree and humorous side, suggesting a change from his usual studious demeanor. His actions hint at a growing independence and curiosity about the world beyond school.
• The Market Characters: While not explicitly named, the vendors and other market-goers show their personalities through their interactions with Open Lead, contributing to the chapter's atmosphere.

Significant Themes

• Freedom and Independence: Open Lead's decision to take a day off and explore the market signifies his desire for freedom and independence from his academic routine.
• Curiosity and Discovery: The market visit allows Open Lead to discover new things, piquing his curiosity about the world around him.
• Humor and Laughter: The chapter emphasizes the power of laughter and humor, as seen through Open Lead's hearty laugh and the amusing interactions at the market.

Character Interactions

• Open Lead interacts with various market characters, including vendors selling fruits, a noodle seller, and a fortune-teller. These interactions are lighthearted and humorous, contributing to the chapter's jovial atmosphere.
• Open Lead's interactions with these characters also reveal his friendly and inquisitive nature, as he engages in conversations and learns about their products and lives.

Kiyohara gained Asura's Chakra, which strengthened his body, gave him a glimpse of Wood Release, and began awakening his Mangekyo Sharingan. At Konoha's Fourth Hokage election meeting, he was nominated alongside Namikaze Minato and Orochimaru, prompting Uchiha Yashiro to object that Fugaku Uchiha was excluded.

• Kiyohara felt Asura's Chakra boost his vitality and saw a sprout grow when he tried to use the unfamiliar power, which he could not yet control fully.
• Kiyohara sensed that his Mangekyo Sharingan was developing and expected it to awaken by the following night.
• Kiyohara attended the Fourth Hokage election meeting, where Sarutobi Hiruzen opened nominations before Konoha's jonin and Land of Fire officials.
• Mitokado Homura named Namikaze Minato, Orochimaru, and Kiyohara as candidates, and each received applause.
• Uchiha Yashiro objected that Fugaku Uchiha deserved a nomination, but Mitokado Homura replied that the Uchiha clan already had one candidate.

Kiyohara became one of the three candidates for Hokage and celebrated with Tsunade before awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan. After testing its powers and practicing Susanoo, he met his new disciple, Uchiha Izumi.

• Fugaku stopped Uchiha Yashiro from objecting, and the meeting confirmed Kiyohara, Tsunade, and another candidate for the Hokage election.
• Kiyohara accompanied Tsunade drinking and brought her home after she became drunk.
• Kiyohara studied ways to improve his Senjutsu Chakra reserves and defend against Genjutsu.
• Kiyohara awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, gaining the ocular techniques Ame-no-Minakanushi and Ashihara-no-Yosei, then tested them and practiced Susanoo.
• Uchiha Izumi visited Kiyohara, who welcomed her as his second disciple.

Kiyohara taught Uchiha Izumi the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, then learned from Konan that Nagato’s health was failing and agreed to examine him. Back at home, Kiyohara used Chakra to make a flower bloom instantly, shocking Tsunade.

• Kiyohara demonstrated the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique and helped Uchiha Izumi improve her Chakra control.
• Kiyohara visited Kurenai Yuhi, who opened the first gate of the Eight Inner Gates at his urging.
• Konan told Kiyohara that Nagato’s limbs were atrophying after a mission, and Kiyohara agreed to examine him at the Akatsuki’s new base in the Land of Rain.
• Kiyohara made a flower bloom instantly by channeling Chakra into it, and Tsunade reacted with shock.

Kiyohara revealed that his chakra could make flowers bloom, prompting Tsunade to challenge him to prove he could learn Wood Release. After seeing Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Itachi begin the Ninja Academy, Kiyohara traveled toward the Land of Rain with Nohara Rin, where they were ambushed by wandering ninja in a ruined village.

• Kiyohara told Tsunade his chakra could influence plant growth, and Tsunade promised him a wish if he learned Wood Release.
• Uchiha Izumi practiced her new Fire Release technique and learned from Hazuki Uchiha that Kiyohara was a candidate to become Hokage.
• Kiyohara mastered his Mangekyō Sharingan abilities and visited Uchiha Izumi and Uchiha Itachi on their first day at the Ninja Academy.
• Nohara Rin asked to accompany Kiyohara on a mission to the Land of Rain, and he agreed to bring her along.
• Kiyohara sensed people in a ruined village and approached a house with Nohara Rin, where three wandering ninja attacked them.
• Nohara Rin blocked the scarred leader's Wind Release: Great Breakthrough with Water Release: Water Formation Wall, and the attackers recognized them as Konoha ninja.

Kiyohara and Nohara Rin rescued Guren from a ruined village and brought her to the Akatsuki base, where Kiyohara examined Nagato and offered to treat him in Konoha. Nagato refused to leave the Land of Rain, but Konan agreed to go to Konoha, while Kiyohara collected Nagato’s cells and Guren began recovering in the care of Nohara Rin.

• Kiyohara and Nohara Rin defeated the rogue ninjas, found the starving Guren, healed her wounds, and persuaded her to leave the ruined village with them.
• Kiyohara brought Nohara Rin and Guren to the Akatsuki base, where Konan told him Yahiko was away after a conflict with Nagato.
• Kiyohara examined Nagato and explained that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had severely drained his life force.
• Nagato refused to leave the Land of Rain for treatment, so Konan agreed to accompany Kiyohara to Konoha while Nagato stayed behind.
• Kiyohara collected blood and cells from Nagato, and Nohara Rin comforted Guren as she ate a warm meal.

Kiyohara fought Nagato’s six Pains and their summoned beasts, using Tagitsuhime to hold back the multiplying Hellhounds. After defeating Human Path Pain and Preta Path Pain, Kiyohara faced Deva Path Pain’s Shinra Tensei and prepared to answer it with his own repulsion.

• Nagato challenged Kiyohara to a fight, and Kiyohara agreed before they moved to an open area in the rain.
• Kiyohara and Animal Path Pain summoned their allies, and Tagitsuhime battled the Hellhound as it repeatedly multiplied.
• Kiyohara destroyed Human Path Pain with a punch, then watched Naraka Path Pain revive him through the King of Hell.
• Kiyohara dodged Asura Path Pain’s attacks, while Preta Path Pain absorbed his Chidori Current and protected the damaged Asura Path.
• Kiyohara released his Yin Seal and defeated Preta Path Pain with taijutsu while Tagitsuhime restrained the multiplying Hellhounds.
• Deva Path Pain attacked Kiyohara with Shinra Tensei, and Kiyohara prepared to use repulsion in return.

Kiyohara ended his battle with Nagato after their techniques reached a stalemate and later brought Guren to the orphanage, where she awakened her Crystal Release. He left the story considering his chances of becoming Hokage and the possibility of traveling to the moon to obtain Hamura Otsutsuki's Chakra.

• Kiyohara countered Nagato's Shinra Tensei with Ame-no-Minakanushi and Uchiha Flame Formation until Nagato's body failed and the fighting stopped.
• Kiyohara left with Konan and, several days later, brought Guren to Yakushi Nonō's orphanage near Kikyo Pass, where he gave Nonō research funding.
• Kiyohara taught Guren to refine Chakra, and she manifested her Crystal Release Kekkei Genkai for the first time.
• Kiyohara told Guren he would train her, then heard from Yakushi Nonō that the experiments with Yakushi Kabuto were progressing smoothly and another batch of Samehada had been cloned.
• Kiyohara thought about the upcoming Hokage selection and the History of Warring States Sealing, then told Nohara Rin he could take her to the moon someday to seek Hamura Otsutsuki's Chakra.

Kiyohara returned to Konoha with Rin, Guren, and Konan, arranged for Konan to work undercover as his Anbu subordinate, and brought Guren into Tsunade’s home. Meanwhile, Danzo completed a ten-Sharingan transplant and learned that Orochimaru had taught Kiyohara the Eight Branches Technique; Orochimaru planned to test Kiyohara in a spar.

• Kiyohara explained that he would research a treatment for Nagato, then gave Konan an Anbu uniform so she could go undercover in Konoha.
• Kiyohara brought Guren to Tsunade’s home, where Tsunade welcomed her, and said he planned to send her to the Ninja Academy because of her Crystal Release Kekkei Genkai.
• Kiyohara settled Konan in and told her he would begin researching Nagato’s condition, while Konan agreed to remain in Konoha and familiarize herself with the area.
• Orochimaru completed the transplant of ten Sharingan into Danzo’s arm, which Danzo secured inside a sealing device.
• Danzo ordered Orochimaru to test Kiyohara’s strength, but learned Orochimaru had taught Kiyohara the Eight Branches Technique; Orochimaru said he planned to spar with Kiyohara in a few days.