Chapter Summaries

Hikawa defeated Obito Uchiha and Might Guy in sparring matches, then fought Hatake Kakashi and proved his overwhelming strength. The spar with Kakashi upgraded Hikawa’s Lightning Release, swordsmanship, and Earth Release talent entries.

• Rin Nohara, Hatake Kakashi, Yuhi Kurenai, and Might Guy watched Hikawa defeat Obito Uchiha with his powerful ninjutsu, and Hikawa healed him after knocking him unconscious.
• Obito Uchiha woke up, blushed with embarrassment, and hurried back to his tent while Rin Nohara called after him.
• Might Guy challenged Hikawa, but Hikawa blocked his taijutsu with Lightning Release Body until Might Guy conceded and Hikawa’s taijutsu talent entry upgraded.
• Hikawa challenged Hatake Kakashi, who accepted after seeing Hikawa’s Yin Seal and realizing he had an abundant chakra supply.
• Hikawa used compound Earth and Fire Release ninjutsu, earth techniques, swordsmanship, and genjutsu to defeat Hatake Kakashi in their spar.
• Hikawa’s Thunderclap Sword and Earth is True Earth talent entries upgraded after the fight.

Hikawa and his team investigated an Iwagakure outpost and discovered that Rōshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, was stationed there. As Tsunade and Hikawa faced Rōshi, Hikawa flooded the stronghold and prepared to fight while they awaited Namikaze Minato.

• Hikawa, Yuhi Kurenai, and Rin Nohara captured four Iwagakure patrol ninja, and Hikawa learned they were guarding the area around an outpost.
• Rin used the Spiritualization Technique to scout the outpost, but Rōshi attacked her with flames that could harm her soul.
• Hikawa rescued Rin, and Tsunade recognized Rōshi as the Four-Tails Jinchuriki when he confronted them.
• Rōshi entered Lava Release Chakra Mode and clashed with Tsunade, who had sent Yuhi Kurenai to summon Namikaze Minato.
• Hikawa flooded the outpost with Water Style, summoned rain with Lightning Summoning and Fire Style, and challenged Rōshi.
• Rōshi responded to Hikawa's challenge by partially transforming and manifesting four tails.

Hikawa fought Rōshi at an Iwagakure outpost, using powerful Water Style and compound lightning techniques to overcome the Four-Tails Jinchuriki and severely wound him. Rōshi unleashed a Tailed Beast Ball, but Namikaze Minato rescued Hikawa and Tsunade with the Flying Thunder God Technique before the attack destroyed the outpost.

• Rōshi flooded the battlefield with magma, but Hikawa countered it with a massive Water Style technique that cooled it into rock.
• Hikawa used Water Needles, a lightning-infused water dragon, and Super Strength to paralyze and knock Rōshi through the outpost.
• Rōshi partially transformed and unleashed Scorching River Great Eruption, while Hikawa flooded the area and hid himself in the mist.
• Hikawa struck Rōshi with Water Style: Water Disruption, piercing his defenses and severely injuring his shoulder.
• Rōshi began forming a Tailed Beast Ball, so Tsunade and Hikawa called for the Slug Lord to transport them away.
• Namikaze Minato arrived and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Hikawa and Tsunade to safety before Rōshi's Tailed Beast Ball obliterated the outpost.

After Hikawa seriously injured Rōshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Konoha launched a full counterattack against Iwagakure. Hikawa and Tsunade attacked an outpost, then pursued Rōshi as he fled for treatment.

• Namikaze Minato ordered Konoha to prepare a full counterattack after learning that Hikawa had seriously injured Rōshi.
• Tsunade led Hikawa, Aburame Shibi, Yuhi Kurenai, and others to track Rōshi, who had retreated from the destroyed outpost for treatment.
• Hikawa flooded an Iwagakure outpost with Water Style: Great Exploding Water Disruption, drawing out the wounded Rōshi.
• Rōshi left with the Medical Ninja while Higashibito and the other Iwagakure ninja tried to hold off Konoha's eight shinobi.
• Tsunade, Hikawa, and their allies broke through the defenders, and Tsunade killed Higashibito.
• Tsunade ordered the group not to pursue the fleeing Iwagakure ninja and led them after Rōshi.

Obito Uchiha was gravely injured and taken by Madara Uchiha’s Shadow Clone as Namikaze Minato arrived to save Kakashi and Guy. Meanwhile, Hikawa’s pursuit of Rōshi revealed that Iwagakure had used decoys, and the chapter ended with Tsunade’s group attempting to capture the isolated Four-Tails Jinchuriki alive.

• Obito Uchiha awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan as Madara Uchiha’s Shadow Clone arrived and had White Zetsu carry him away.
• Namikaze Minato rescued Hatake Kakashi and Might Guy, but the cave collapsed with Obito Uchiha still inside.
• Hikawa killed an Iwagakure ninja disguised as Rōshi and rejoined Tsunade and Aburame Shibi’s pursuit.
• Hikawa repeatedly exposed more Rōshi decoys, while his group killed or outlasted the escorts protecting the real Rōshi.
• Hikawa proposed capturing the isolated, injured Rōshi alive, and Tsunade agreed to the plan.
• Tsunade assigned Hikawa to harass Rōshi and prevent him from treating his wounds while they waited for Namikaze Minato.

Hikawa and his allies fought the Four-Tails and captured Rōshi alive, hoping to exchange him for the missing Obito. After the battle, Tsunade carried an exhausted Hikawa away for treatment while Minato prepared to seal Rōshi.

• Tsunade and Minato told Hikawa that Konoha had won the battle against Iwagakure, but Obito was missing and presumed captured.
• Tsunade’s group surrounded Rōshi and tried to make him surrender, but he transformed into the Four-Tails and attacked.
• Hikawa, Tsunade, Minato, and the Aburame shinobi fought the Four-Tails, combining water, lightning, acid, and physical attacks.
• Minato teleported away the Four-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball, and Hikawa’s lightning-charged water attack left the beast vulnerable to the group’s assault.
• Rōshi lost consciousness and reverted from his Tailed Beast form, and the group captured him alive.
• Hikawa collapsed from Chakra exhaustion, so Tsunade carried him away for treatment while Minato prepared to seal Rōshi.

After Hikawa defeated Rōshi and captured the Four-Tails Jinchūriki, Tsunade confirmed he was unharmed and he gained a trait that let him use Lava Release. Konoha drove Iwagakure from its camp, but Obito remained missing, leaving Kakashi and Rin worried as Hikawa considered what might happen next.

• Tsunade checked Hikawa and carried him back to camp, where he discovered the Mount Huaguo trait had granted him Lava Release after defeating Son Gokū.
• Tsunade and Namikaze Minato led Konoha’s forces against the retreating Iwagakure ninja, while Tsunade ordered them to capture as many enemies alive as possible.
• Tsunade learned that Obito had not been found and told Kakashi, Guy, Kurenai, and Rin that Konoha could try to exchange Rōshi for him.
• Kurenai watched over Hikawa until he woke, and he reassured her before asking about Rin and Kakashi.
• Hikawa met Kakashi and noticed that he had both of his own eyes, then concluded that events had diverged from the original story and that Madara had likely taken Obito.

Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that Hikawa and Tsunade’s forces had repelled Iwagakure and captured Four-Tails Jinchuriki Rōshi alive, while Ōnoki planned to turn against Kumogakure before making peace with Konoha. In the Land of Frost, A and Killer B decided Kumogakure would join Iwagakure against Konoha, and Yugito Nii struggled to accept Hikawa’s growing strength.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen read Tsunade’s report that Konoha had driven Iwagakure back to Earth Country and captured Rōshi alive, then ordered Haru to publicize the victory.
• Konoha’s villagers and Ninja Clans celebrated the capture, and many began considering Tsunade as the next Hokage.
• Mozhi’s surviving Iwagakure ninja mourned their losses, while Ōnoki and Kitsuchi discussed how to respond to Rōshi’s capture.
• Ōnoki ordered a thousand ninja to reinforce Earth Country’s border and planned to lead ten thousand into the Land of Lightning before negotiating with Konoha.
• Samui and Yugito Nii learned that Hikawa had captured Rōshi alive, leaving Yugito shaken by his strength.
• A and Killer B decided Kumogakure would join Iwagakure and attack Konoha.

After Hikawa captured the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Rōshi, Tsunade taught him about Sage Mode and agreed to seek Lava Release scrolls for him in negotiations with Iwagakure. Hikawa pressed Tsunade about becoming Hokage, and she hesitated to reject the idea; the chapter ended with news that Ōnoki had launched a surprise attack on the Land of Lightning.

• Orochimaru read reports suggesting Uchiha Shisui had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan while Shimura Danzō learned that Hikawa and Tsunade had captured Rōshi alive.
• Hatake Sakumo's team reacted to Hikawa's achievement, while the Third Mizukage decided Kirigakure should wait for Konoha and Iwagakure to weaken each other before targeting Konoha.
• Tsunade explained Sage Mode to Hikawa and promised to take him to Shikkotsu Forest after the war.
• Hikawa asked Tsunade to add Lava Release Ninjutsu to the terms for exchanging Rōshi, and Tsunade agreed.
• Hikawa urged Tsunade to pursue the Hokage position, and she could not bring herself to refuse outright.
• Ōnoki led ten thousand Iwagakure ninja in a surprise seaborne landing in the Land of Lightning, catching Kumogakure off guard.

Hikawa learned that Iwagakure had attacked Kumogakure and returned to the Land of Fire with Tsunade, Yuhi Kurenai, and Rin Nohara. On the journey, he comforted Rin over Obito’s disappearance, and she became flustered by his closeness.

• Tsunade told Hikawa that Iwagakure had sent over ten thousand ninja against Kumogakure, while Namikaze Minato relayed the Hokage’s order for Tsunade to return to Konoha and leave him in charge.
• Hikawa told Yuhi Kurenai and Rin Nohara that they would leave for Konoha that afternoon, and Rin asked Hatake Kakashi to tell her if he heard anything about Obito.
• Hikawa, Tsunade, Yuhi Kurenai, and Rin traveled into the Land of Fire and stopped for the night, where Hikawa prepared a meal that included strawberry daifuku for Rin.
• Hikawa found Rin sitting alone outside the tent and listened as she talked about her worry for Obito; when she began to cry, he comforted her and stroked her head.
• After Rin thanked him, Hikawa wiped the tears from her face, leaving her blushing and struggling to speak as her heartbeat quickened.

Hikawa returned to Konoha with Tsunade and received Sarutobi Hiruzen’s Five Element Great Consecutive Bullet Technique as a reward for capturing the Four-Tails alive. After a newspaper publicized their victory, Madara Uchiha learned that Hikawa and Rin Nohara were back in the village and considered how to use Rin to awaken Obito Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Hikawa teased Rin Nohara and Yuhi Kurenai in the morning before traveling with Tsunade back to Konoha.
• Tsunade asked Sarutobi Hiruzen for Hikawa’s Compound Ninjutsu and Lava Release Ninjutsu, and he gave Hikawa the Five Element Great Consecutive Bullet Technique.
• Hikawa read a newspaper report about Konoha’s victories and the capture of the Four-Tails, while Tsunade considered how the publicity had affected her reputation.
• A White Zetsu told Madara Uchiha that Hikawa and Rin Nohara had returned to Konoha, and Madara considered using Rin’s death to awaken Obito Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan.

After spending the morning and afternoon gambling with Tsunade, Hikawa returned home and experimented with combining Lava Release and the Rasengan. His first attempt failed, scattering corrosive magma across the ground.

• Hikawa woke at Tsunade's home, brought her milk, and awkwardly realized she had opened her clothes while sleeping.
• Hikawa accompanied Tsunade to the casino, where their fame drew a crowd, and studied Wind Release Vacuum Great Sphere while she gambled.
• Hikawa met his former teacher Eiichirō, who invited him to give a speech at the Ninja Academy graduation ceremony if he was still in Konoha in March.
• Hikawa brought Tsunade a bento, and she gambled until dusk before returning home with her winnings.
• Hikawa returned home, helped Yuhi Kurenai train her Water Style, and tried creating a Lava Release Rasengan, but the magma scattered and corroded the ground.

Hikawa demonstrated his new Lava Release Rasengan, gave a speech at the Ninja Academy graduation ceremony, and told Tsunade he would follow her for life. After continuing his training through April, he learned that the Third Raikage had died holding off Iwagakure’s forces.

• Hikawa used the Lava Release Rasengan to destroy a rock and received an S-Rank Ninjutsu Entry for it.
• Hikawa read Haru’s report on the battles between Kumogakure, Iwagakure, Konoha, and Sunagakure, then continued training the Strength of a Hundred Sealings Technique.
• Hikawa attended the Ninja Academy graduation ceremony, met Uzuki Yugao and Umino Iruka, and gave a speech urging students to improve their strength.
• Tsunade attended Hikawa’s speech and went with him to the Casino afterward; Hikawa told her he had mastered the Strength of a Hundred Sealings Technique and would follow her for life.
• Hikawa trained in Wind Style Ninjutsu and Lightning Release Chakra Mode during April, and the Third Raikage died after holding off ten thousand Iwagakure ninjas for three days and nights.

At a jonin meeting, Konoha discussed the Third Raikage’s death and the likelihood that Kirigakure would join the war against them. Tsunade prepared to lead the next campaign and escort a supply mission, while Hikawa wondered whether his sensing abilities could detect White Zetsu.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen told the jonin that Iwagakure had suffered heavy casualties killing the Third Raikage and that Kumogakure had sent envoys to Kirigakure seeking military support.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned Tsunade to command Konoha’s response and asked her to visit the Land of Fire Metropolis to obtain supplies.
• Hikawa and Tsunade encountered Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Itachi at a supermarket, where Tsunade assured Mikoto that the Uchiha Clan would be rewarded for its contributions.
• Hikawa and Tsunade departed from Konoha with five Ninja Squads, including Inuzuka Tsume and Black Maru, to escort supplies to the Land of Fire Metropolis.
• Hikawa considered whether his Mind’s Eye could detect White Zetsu’s Mayfly Technique and concluded that he might need the stronger Sensing Jōnin entry.

Tsunade secured a large supply shipment from the Daimyo, who hinted that he would support her becoming Hokage, then returned to Konoha and reported to Sarutobi Hiruzen. Hikawa trained and published a new story, later gaining the Great Novelist entry and discovering it could combine with Mangaka into Doujin Master, though its ultimate synthesis required the Fifth Raikage.

• The Daimyo praised Konoha’s wartime victories, promised supplies, and raised the possibility of Tsunade becoming the next Hokage; Tsunade deferred the decision until after the war.
• Tsunade and Hikawa escorted the supplies back to Konoha, where Tsunade gave Rin Nohara and Yuhi Kurenai two days off and sent the shipment to Inuzuka Tsume to manage.
• Tsunade told Sarutobi Hiruzen that the Daimyo had given no further instructions, and Hiruzen reported that Chiyo had agreed to send more ninja to the Land of Rivers while Kirigakure remained inactive.
• Hikawa trained in Lightning Release Chakra Mode and drafted Record of an Elf Visit for Konoha Knowledge Bookstore under Thunder Fire Sword’s pen name.
• A week later, Hikawa gained the B-Rank Great Novelist entry and synthesized it with Mangaka into Doujin Master, whose next synthesis required the S-rank Fifth Raikage entry.

Hikawa taught Rin Nohara the Mystical Palm Technique and began experimenting with combining Earth and Fire Release to create Lava Release. The Third Mizukage then marched on the Land of Rivers with five thousand Kirigakure ninja, prompting Tsunade to lead Konoha’s forces there, where they joined Sunagakure’s troops and met Chiyo.

• Hikawa taught Rin the theory and practice of the Mystical Palm Technique, then took her to Ichiraku Ramen for dinner.
• Hikawa borrowed books on synthesizing Kekkei Genkai and began studying how to combine Earth Release and Fire Release into Lava Release.
• After two weeks of practice, Hikawa and his Shadow Clone partially fused their Earth and Fire Chakra before the streams repelled each other.
• Haru told Tsunade that the Third Mizukage had led five thousand Kirigakure ninja toward the Land of Rivers, and Tsunade ordered Konoha’s three thousand ninja to assemble.
• Hikawa notified Rin and Kurenai, and Konoha’s forces traveled to the Land of Rivers, where they joined Sunagakure’s two thousand ninja and met Chiyo.

Tsunade’s squad hunted Kirigakure ninja in the Land of Rivers, uncovered their Exploding Tag ambush tactics, and helped the allied forces adapt. Meanwhile, Madara Uchiha planned to use Obito Uchiha’s feelings for Rin Nohara and decided the Third Mizukage would need to act against her.

• Tsunade chaired a meeting with Konoha and Sunagakure’s jōnin, where Hizashi Hyuga reported that Kirigakure’s forces had split between the Land of Rivers and the sea.
• Hikawa brought Tsunade food, and she ate his takoyaki before sending him back to rest.
• Tsunade’s squad found a Kirigakure team in a forest, where Hikawa killed its jōnin and Yuhi Kurenai and Rin Nohara subdued the remaining ninja.
• Hikawa learned from the captured ninja that Kirigakure squads were using Exploding Tag traps, and Tsunade returned to camp to share the intelligence.
• Madara Uchiha learned that Obito Uchiha wanted to return to Konoha to see Rin Nohara and decided to reveal information to him at a suitable time.
• Madara Uchiha concluded that the Third Mizukage would have to act after Tsunade and Hikawa stopped White Zetsu’s attempts to guide Kirigakure ninja into capturing Rin Nohara.

Hikawa showed Tsunade that he had developed Lava Release and bet her that he could combine Wood Release within three years. After giving Tsunade a birthday anklet, Hikawa gained the Seven-Attribute Special Jōnin and All-Round Jōnin entries, leaving him with a greater Chakra capacity and a path toward further upgrades.

• Hikawa learned that Kirigakure had withdrawn from the Land of Rivers, and Tsunade assigned Hizashi Hyuga and Chiyo to monitor its movements.
• Hikawa demonstrated his Lava Release Rasengan to Tsunade and asked whether Wood Release could be combined.
• Hikawa and Tsunade bet that he would create Wood Release within three years, with each promising the other one request if they lost.
• Hikawa gave Tsunade a birthday anklet, and she hugged him before he left the tent.
• Hikawa completed the Wind Style Special Jōnin entry and synthesized the Seven-Attribute Special Jōnin and All-Round Jōnin entries.

Hikawa and Tsunade confronted the Third Mizukage at Konoha’s northeastern outpost while their allies fought Kirigakure’s assault. Hikawa killed a Kaguya Clan ninja and revealed his Lava Release, but a massive surge of Chakra from Isobu at Konoha’s headquarters left the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• Tsunade sent Hikawa and Hizashi Hyuga’s squad to the northeastern outpost, where the Third Mizukage was attacking.
• Hikawa summoned slugs to accompany Yuhi Kurenai and Rin Nohara, then joined Tsunade in confronting the Third Mizukage, Mei Terumi, and a Kaguya Clan ninja.
• Mei Terumi and the Kaguya Clan ninja attacked Hikawa with their Kekkei Genkai, but he countered their techniques and killed the Kaguya Clan ninja with a Lava Release Rasengan and his Thunder Fire Sword.
• Mei Terumi realized Hikawa had mastered Lava Release, while the Third Mizukage continued fighting Tsunade.
• A tremendous Chakra surge erupted from Isobu near Konoha’s headquarters, alarming Tsunade and interrupting the battle.

Hikawa stayed behind to fight the Third Mizukage after sending Tsunade back to protect Konoha’s main camp from the Three-Tails. He overwhelmed the Mizukage with rain-enhanced Water Style and caught him in an explosive trap, leaving the Mizukage injured and baffled as their battle continued.

• Hikawa realized the Three-Tails threatened Konoha’s main camp and told Tsunade to return while he held off the Third Mizukage.
• The Third Mizukage ordered Mei Terumi to assist the fighting at the outpost, where she targeted Yuhi Kurenai.
• Hikawa and the Third Mizukage exchanged Water Style attacks, and Hikawa used Earth Release and lightning to counter the Mizukage’s techniques.
• Hikawa summoned rain and used his Rain God Entry to strengthen his Water Style, striking the Third Mizukage with water dragons and lightning.
• Madara Uchiha and White Zetsu watched the fight and discussed Obito Uchiha’s approaching arrival with Tobi.
• The Third Mizukage hid in mist and stabbed Hikawa’s water clone, but Exploding Tags detonated beneath him and left him injured and confused.