Chapter Summaries

Torifu oversaw Konoha’s graduation exams, where Uchiha Tsukimi and Minato passed, then defended his decision to train Minato in the Flying Thunder God. After reassuring Chirori, Torifu went to the Senju Compound for lunch and found Tobirama playing a game.

• Uchiha Tsukimi demonstrated the Three Body Technique, passed the exam, and received her Forehead Protector from Chirori.
• The examinees completed their exams, and Minato impressed the proctors with his polished Three Body Technique.
• Chirori worried that learning the Flying Thunder God might harm Minato, but Torifu insisted Minato had the talent and would master it.
• Torifu comforted Chirori and walked her home after promising Minato would make progress within two years.
• Torifu went to the Senju Compound to mooch a meal, watched Tobirama win a game, and told him he had finished proctoring the exams.

Torifu celebrated Minato’s graduation and defended his decision to teach him the Flying Thunder God despite Hashirama and Tobirama’s concerns. Over lunch, the group discussed Nawaki’s diplomatic mission and the peaceful transition to the Third Kage era.

• Torifu told Hashirama and Tobirama that Minato had graduated successfully and excelled at the Three Body Technique.
• Torifu revealed that he had given Minato the Flying Thunder God, and he stood by his choice when Tobirama worried the technique might hinder Minato.
• Hashirama urged Tobirama to trust Torifu, and the group joined Mito for lunch with Ashina and Kushina.
• Hashirama said Nawaki had gone as an envoy to meet the newly appointed Third Kazekage and discuss expanding trade with Konoha.
• The group noted that the great villages had entered the Third Kage era while the Shinobi World remained at peace.

Torifu watched Minato quickly make progress learning the Flying Thunder God and learned that Hatake Sakumo would be his Jonin instructor. Amado brought Torifu to the Laboratory to inspect upgraded appliances, hoping to replace older models whose sales had dwindled.

• Torifu returned home and found Minato studying the Flying Thunder God scroll, and Minato said he had already made some progress.
• Minato demonstrated a faint ripple from the technique, and Torifu praised his talent and advised him to learn Taijutsu from Hatake Sakumo.
• Amado told Torifu that sales of the older appliances had dwindled because they were already common throughout the Shinobi World.
• Amado showed Torifu redesigned appliances with improved performance and appearance, and Torifu agreed to test them before approving production.

Torifu oversaw Amado’s preparations to restart Factory production and advised Minato about learning from simple missions. When Nawaki returned from Sunagakure with the Third Kazekage, Torifu welcomed the Kazekage to Konoha for important talks.

• Torifu told Amado to train the Factory workers before they began mass-producing the improved appliances, and Amado agreed.
• Minato returned from a minor mission with Sakumo, and Torifu encouraged him not to dismiss simple missions.
• Torifu noticed extra visitors approaching Konoha and went to the gate to meet Nawaki’s returning team.
• Nawaki introduced the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure, who had come to Konoha on important business.
• Torifu welcomed the Kazekage into the village and offered him time to rest before they talked.

The Third Kazekage visited Konoha to seek help after a mysterious group attacked Sunagakure and destroyed buildings, trees, and part of its Sand-Defense Wall. Torifu agreed to expand trade and share intelligence about the attackers, leaving the two villages prepared to cooperate against them.

• Torifu welcomed the Third Kazekage into Konoha and arranged for him to rest before their meeting.
• Nawaki told Hashirama and Torifu that Sunagakure showed signs of a major attack.
• The Third Kazekage explained that a group of more than ten powerful attackers had damaged Sunagakure and burned the trees it had bought from Konoha.
• Torifu agreed to supply Sunagakure with more trees, expand trade, and give its trade requests priority.
• The Third Kazekage proposed that Konoha and Sunagakure share information about the attackers, and Torifu agreed.

The Third Kazekage visited Konoha to seek help rebuilding Sunagakure and share information about the mysterious attackers. Torifu strengthened Konoha’s precautions, then discussed the visit and Minato’s training with Chirori, who worried that Minato might have joined Sakumo on a difficult mission.

• The Third Kazekage agreed with Torifu that the mysterious attackers remained a threat and said he had warned Kirigakure and Iwagakure.
• The Third Kazekage asked to visit Hashirama, and Torifu guided him to the Senju Compound.
• Torifu ordered Konoha’s patrol guards and sentries to take several days off because he feared the attackers could overwhelm them.
• Torifu told Chirori about Sunagakure’s attack and the Kazekage’s offer to share information, and he agreed to slightly increase lumber exports to help Sunagakure rebuild.
• Torifu said Minato had begun producing a small spatial distortion while training in the Flying Thunder God technique.
• Chirori learned Minato had gone on a mission with Sakumo and worried he might face a grueling test.

Torifu spoke with Chirori about how rookies might react to their first killing mission, then received Hatake Sakumo’s report on Team 3’s bandit-clearing mission. He told Sakumo to let the two shaken children recover before sending them on another mission, while Minato’s resolve left the adults impressed.

• Chirori left Torifu’s home to pick up Aika, and Torifu warned her to rest and stay alert for the mysterious people.
• Torifu went to the Hokage Building, where Sakumo submitted Team 3’s report after they killed seven bandits.
• Minato firmly reported the mission, while his two teammates appeared exhausted and timid; Minato explained they had been on watch overnight.
• Sakumo criticized the two children’s poor resilience, and Torifu argued that they needed time to grow and should not be pushed too hard.
• Sakumo described Minato’s decisive first kill, and Torifu advised him to give the other two children a day or two to recover.

After learning that masked attackers had struck Iwagakure, Torifu ordered Konoha to prepare for danger and sought information from Kakuzu. In the Land of Rain, Kakuzu revealed he was recruiting a gifted shinobi, and Torifu suspected the target was Hanzo.

• Dan Katō reported that more than a dozen masked men had attacked Iwagakure, destroying buildings and blasting a hole in its main gate.
• Torifu ordered Dan Katō to keep watch for information and told villagers not to leave their homes after seven that evening.
• Torifu used the Wisdom Puppet to handle paperwork, then contacted Kakuzu through his mark.
• Kakuzu said he was in the Land of Rain recruiting a gifted shinobi for the organization.
• Torifu suspected Kakuzu meant Hanzo and asked whether he planned to recruit Amegakure's leader.

Torifu spoke with Kakuzu about Hanzo, the attacks on Sunagakure and Iwagakure, and the organization’s growth before returning to Konoha. He helped Minato practice the Flying Thunder God technique, then met with the Kazekage to discuss Iwagakure’s attack.

• Torifu asked Kakuzu about the attacks on Sunagakure and Iwagakure, but Kakuzu had learned little about the attackers.
• Kakuzu said he planned to approach Hanzo mainly to gauge his strength, and he reported that the organization was still growing.
• Torifu returned to Konoha and advised Minato as he formed his first seal on a shuriken while practicing the Flying Thunder God technique.
• Torifu healed Minato’s chakra-related injuries and warned him not to rush his training.
• Torifu met the Kazekage, confirmed that Iwagakure had been attacked, and reassured him that his delayed letter had not caused it.

Torifu learned more about the mysterious Kage-level attackers and prepared Konoha for a possible assault. The village obeyed his new restrictions as he waited to see whether the attackers would come.

• The Kazekage and Torifu reviewed cooperation between Sunagakure and Konoha before the Kazekage prepared to return home.
• Dan reported that two of the ten attackers had died in Iwagakure, but Dust Release had left no bodies, and none of the attackers showed special abilities or bloodlines.
• Torifu ordered Dan and his subordinates to stay in Konoha, suspended missions, and arranged for the Kumonaka Clan to compensate shinobi.
• Konoha posted notices banning missions and restricting villagers from leaving or going out at night, and its people accepted the orders with trust in Torifu.
• Torifu waited to see whether the attackers would target Konoha in the next few days.

Torifu kept Konoha’s restrictions in place while waiting for the anticipated attack, even as the village remained peaceful for three nights. He prepared the patrols for the night and was joined by Dan, who admitted he was nervous about the enemy’s arrival.

• Torifu discussed the restrictions with Minato, who was rapidly advancing in his Flying Thunder God training.
• Torifu called Uchiha Chirori and agreed that Jonin or higher should join the night patrols.
• Torifu assured Minato that ninja were stationed near bandit hideouts to protect nearby villages.
• As night fell, Konoha’s patrols began their rounds while the Cloud Palace handled scouting.
• Dan met Torifu in the pavilion and confessed that he was nervous about the expected attack.

Torifu and Dan prepared Konoha for an anticipated attack, then faced twelve masked challengers who arrived at night and announced their intent to conquer the shinobi villages. Torifu and Konoha’s clan heads engaged them, while Dan flew toward one of the attackers.

• Torifu reassured Dan as they waited for the suspected attack, while Konoha’s clan heads readied themselves.
• The Cloud Palace alarm sounded, and Torifu sent up a fireball to alert the village as twelve enemies approached.
• Torifu entered Sage Mode, Dan used the Spirit Transformation Technique, and Tsunade and the clan heads assembled on Konoha’s wall.
• The attackers’ leader declared that they had defeated Sunagakure and Iwagakure and would crush Konoha before conquering Kirigakure.
• Torifu blocked the leader’s fireball with crystals, but the leader shattered the barrier and broke Torifu’s crystal spikes with a tremor.
• Torifu sent the clan heads to attack the twelve enemies, and Dan flew toward an attacker who looked frail.

Konoha's clan heads fought twelve Kage Level ninjas while Torifu battled their leader. Torifu overwhelmed the leader, who realized he had underestimated Konoha, and Torifu vowed that none of the attackers would leave alive.

• At Torifu's signal, the clan heads attacked the twelve ninjas, and Dan entered one enemy's body, leaving him unable to control his hands.
• The Konoha ninjas engaged the attackers, with Tsunade knocking away an enemy who tried to gang up on an opponent.
• Torifu fought the leader, dodging his stone attacks and using Cloud Release techniques to counter him.
• The leader escaped Torifu's Cloud Chain with the Substitution Technique, then burned Torifu's cloud birds with a fireball.
• The leader admitted he had underestimated Konoha, and Torifu declared that he and his companions would die there.

Torifu and Konoha’s ninja defeated and captured every attacker, leaving the prisoners for interrogation. Torifu returned home, puzzled by the attackers’ strength and hoping to learn who was behind them.

• Torifu tracked the enemy leader with the Cloud Palace and trapped him in a crystal pillar, keeping him alive for questioning.
• Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Hiruzen, Hiruko, Danzo, Kagami, and the clan leaders overcame their opponents and sealed them alive.
• Torifu had Dan knock out a still-twitching enemy, and Konoha’s ninja captured the remaining attackers.
• Torifu ordered the prisoners taken to the Interrogation Department and told everyone to meet at the office the next morning.
• Torifu returned home and reflected that the attackers’ Kage Level strength had been far easier to handle than expected.

After Konoha repelled an attack without casualties, Torifu reassured the villagers and celebrated the victory with Minato at Teuchi’s ramen stand. He offered to fund Teuchi’s dream of opening a shop in exchange for thirty percent of its monthly earnings.

• Torifu told Minato that Konoha had captured all twelve attackers and suffered no casualties.
• Torifu and Minato went to the Morning Market, where Torifu explained the battle to the villagers.
• Torifu and Minato ate deluxe ramen at Teuchi’s stand, and Teuchi treated them as thanks for protecting the village.
• Torifu offered Teuchi startup money to open a ramen shop in exchange for thirty percent of his monthly earnings.

Torifu met with Konoha’s clan heads to discuss the mysterious ninja they had captured, who seemed to possess Kage-level Chakra but lacked matching skill. Jiraiya returned from the Interrogation Department with its director and reported that something terrible had happened.

• Torifu agreed to invest in Teuchi’s ramen business, then went to the Hokage Office while Minato headed home.
• Torifu asked the clan heads what they thought of the previous night’s battle, and Orochimaru said the enemies had seemed too weak for Kage Level.
• Danzo suggested the enemies’ Chakra had been artificially boosted by a secret technique or drug, and Torifu ordered Jiraiya to investigate them.
• Hiruzen asked whether Konoha should inform the Kazekage and Tsuchikage about the captured ninja, and Torifu said to notify the Kazekage but leave Iwagakure to the clan heads’ discretion.
• Jiraiya hurried back with the Interrogation Department’s director and told Torifu that something terrible had happened.

Torifu investigated the prisoners who had fallen ill and burst into flames at the Interrogation Department, then used Cloud Qi to save the unconscious Elando. Danzo watched the Hokage Building through the rain and vowed to prove he was the one most suited to become Hokage.

• Jiraiya summoned Torifu and the others to the Interrogation Department, where five prisoners convulsed, died, and burned to ash while the remaining prisoners began turning blue.
• Torifu learned that the prisoners' symptoms had injured Elando and left him unconscious, while the prisoners' leader remained silent and unaffected.
• Torifu treated Elando with Cloud Qi and Healing Jutsu, waking him and learning that the other prisoners' throats had been burned dry.
• Danzo stood in the rain and declared that he would lead Konoha and the Land of Fire to greatness and prove himself more suited to become Hokage than Hiruzen.

Torifu’s attempt to gather intelligence failed when nearly all the captured enemy ninjas burned themselves to death, leaving the village with only their leader to interrogate. After talking with Uchiha Chirori on Hokage Rock, Torifu lifted Konoha’s restrictions and announced a celebration as the village prepared to face the coming crisis.

• Torifu saved Morino Elando, who was too badly injured to interrogate the surviving enemy leader for several days.
• Torifu and the others found that all but one of the captured ninjas had burned to death, leaving no useful intelligence.
• Torifu ordered the Interrogation Department to keep the remaining prisoner alive, then postponed the council’s plans until Elando recovered.
• Uchiha Chirori took Torifu to Hokage Rock and reassured him that the village would face the crisis together.
• Torifu decided to lift Konoha’s restrictions and hold a bonfire celebration, and Chirori spread the news among the clans.

Konoha lifted its restrictions and prepared a bonfire celebration, while Torifu coordinated security and vendors for the event. After confirming the Kazekage’s commercial partnership was settled, Torifu returned to the clan compound and told Minato he could enjoy the festivities.

• Konoha announced a bonfire celebration, and villagers spread the news and began preparing to attend.
• Hashirama arranged for his clan to bring trees to the Central Street square, while Mito, Ashina, and other clans planned to join the celebration.
• Torifu instructed shinobi to keep the celebration safe and posted an announcement asking Morning Market vendors to set up stalls.
• Torifu visited the Akimichi BBQ Restaurant owner, confirmed the Kazekage’s commercial partnership was ready, and asked him to plan vendor locations.
• Torifu returned to the clan compound and reassured Minato that the celebration was happening that night.

After Konoha lifted its restrictions, Torifu prepared a bonfire celebration to bring the village together. The streets filled with villagers, and Torifu officially opened the festivities.

• Minato learned the celebration would begin at five thirty and looked forward to seeing Kushina there.
• Torifu told Amado about a Kage Level prisoner who had burned to ashes, then invited him to the celebration.
• Teuchi brought Torifu deluxe Tonkotsu Ramen and said he had found a shop on Central Street.
• Teuchi learned the Commerce Department had assigned vendors places for the celebration and hurried to check his spot.
• Torifu met Shinku at the crowded plaza and encouraged him to look for romance at the celebration.
• Torifu addressed the village through giant crystals and officially began the bonfire celebration.