Chapter Summaries

Tsunade arranged for Changwu to supply her laboratory and herbs while assigning Shuji to help develop an Antidote Pill and treat patients in the Medical Department. The chapter ended with Tsunade and Shuji leaving to begin work, while Changwu promised to provide the needed supplies.

• Tsunade asked Changwu for a laboratory and medicinal herbs, and he agreed to prepare them promptly.
• Tsunade explained that Shuji would work with her on the Antidote Pill while his original body treated patients in the Medical Department.
• Wenyan recognized Shuji’s medical abilities and asked whether he should assign him fewer patients, but Tsunade and Shuji set limits on his workload and rest.
• Changwu reassured Tsunade that the Medical Department had all the Military Ration Pills its medical ninja needed.
• Tsunade and Shuji inspected the laboratory equipment and then left to begin their work.

Wenyan, Shuji, and Mikoto settled into work at the Medical Department while Nawaki was assigned to assist them. In Tsunade’s laboratory, Wenyan also discussed whether adding medical ninjas to squads could reduce casualties, leaving the question of how to organize them open.

• A young girl praised Shuji’s medical skills and explained that he and Nawaki were assigned to serve as assistants and learn basic medical knowledge.
• Wenyan told Nawaki to contribute to the work and let his assistants handle tasks when he had nothing to do, prompting Nawaki to protest.
• Mikoto agreed that Nawaki was not obedient, and Wenyan joked that they should break his legs.
• The young girl left to prepare hot water, and Nawaki stormed out after being asked to pour tea.
• In Tsunade’s laboratory, Shuji watched Tsunade conduct an experiment while she asked Wenyan whether medical ninjas in every squad could reduce casualties.
• Wenyan asked whether Tsunade meant adding a medical ninja to each squad or replacing an existing member.

Shuji explained to Tsunade why Konoha could not expand its medical-ninja program until after the war, while Wenyan treated a poisoned shinobi in the Medical Department. The skeptical Jonin learned that Wenyan had captured an Amegakure Jonin alive and ultimately cooperated with the treatment.

• Shuji told Tsunade that assigning medical ninja to squads could improve survival rates, but training enough combat-capable healers during wartime was impractical.
• Shuji proposed training medical ninja at the Ninja Academy and concluded that expanding the program would have to wait until after the war.
• Wenyan arrived at the Medical Department office and confronted a Jonin who objected to young assistants treating his wounded teammate.
• Wenyan asked how the teammate had been injured, learned he had been poisoned, and began treating him with medical ninjutsu.
• Nawaki told the Jonin that Wenyan had captured an Amegakure Jonin alive, and the Jonin ultimately cooperated with Wenyan.

Shuji used the Byakugan and a Senbon to treat a wounded patient, impressing the observing Jonin and befriending Amegakure. Meanwhile, Nara Shikasei advised Danzo to halt the advance near Flat Mountain Village and block its supplies, and Danzo approved the plan.

• Shuji used his Byakugan to locate the toxins in the injured man's body and extracted them with Medical Ninjutsu through a Senbon.
• The patient woke as his Chakra returned to normal, and the Jonin praised Shuji's unusual method.
• Shuji apologized to Amegakure, introduced himself, and accepted his offer of friendship, though Amegakure declined lunch.
• Nara Shikasei recommended that Konoha stop advancing near Flat Mountain Village, shift to defense, and prevent supplies from reaching it.
• Danzo agreed to the plan after considering the risks of confronting Flat Mountain and the possibility that Sunagakure might attack Konoha afterward.

Danzo assigned Sakumo to gather Sunagakure poisons and capture a ninja alive, with Raijin supporting the mission. Sakumo met Raijin at the Medical Department and agreed to cooperate, while Raijin continued cultivating Nen Energy.

• Danzo ordered Sakumo to collect Sunagakure poisons and, if possible, bring back a living ninja for Tsunade to study.
• Danzo gave Sakumo a Flying Raijin kunai that would summon Raijin after Sakumo spun it two and a half times.
• Sakumo visited Raijin's office, where Raijin was resting during a lunch break with Nawaki and Mikoto.
• Sakumo praised Raijin's abilities, and Raijin agreed to help during their joint missions.
• After Sakumo left, Raijin continued gathering Nen Energy through his Steel Muscles and Iron Bones training.

Shuji's work restoring wounded ninja continued as Konoha's front-line death rate fell, while Danzo tried to thank him by bringing him salmon. The chapter ended with Shuji suddenly appearing beside two Jonin and activating his Byakugan.

• Shuji restored the combat capability of more than a dozen dying ninja each day and befriended several Jonin as Konoha shifted from offense to defense.
• Aburame Ryoma brought Danzo salmon sashimi caught by the Logistics Department, and Danzo enjoyed its taste.
• Danzo thought of Shuji, carried the salmon to his office, and urged him to try it as thanks for lowering the Medical Department's death rate.
• Nawaki approached Shuji seriously, but Danzo interrupted him and Nawaki's momentum wilted.
• Shuji vanished before Danzo could finish speaking, then appeared near two Jonin and activated his Byakugan.

Shuji treated the wounded Konoha Jonin while Iki joined Hatake Sakumo in fighting two Sunagakure Jonin. The Konoha squad turned the battle in their favor, leaving the enemy pair unable to escape.

• Shuji stopped the wounded Jonin's bleeding with the Mystical Palm Technique, then used the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique to draw toxins from his body.
• Shuji left the Jonin Military Ration Pills and rushed to support Sakumo, while Iki confronted the two Sunagakure Jonin.
• Iki used a kunai to distract Shuji as Sakumo and his teammate defended him and pressed the enemies when they tried to retreat.
• Sakumo's strategy worked, and the two Sunagakure Jonin failed to escape.

Shuji and Iki coordinated a sudden attack on the puppet fighters, while Hatake Sakumo exploited the opening to capture Raijin. Rokugatsu fell gravely wounded, and the battle ended with her survival uncertain.

• Iki raised a chakra shield against the water dragon while Shuji smashed through the tree trunk beneath him and vanished from the incoming barrage using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Shuji reappeared behind Hachigatsu, but Iki used the distraction to seal Raijin’s chakra points and sever the chakra threads controlling the puppets.
• Raijin tried to escape, but Hatake Sakumo flashed in and knocked him unconscious, completing the live capture.
• Rokugatsu’s sand substitution failed to protect her from Sakumo’s glowing blade, and she collapsed in a pool of blood.
• Iki returned to the broken tree trunk and asked whether anyone could save the still-living Rokugatsu.

Shuji treated the wounded after the battle and joked with Sakumo and the Anbu members while they prepared to return to the Konoha camp. Sakumo revealed that Shuji was expected to join the Anbu, leaving Shuji stunned when the discussion turned to his future there.

• Sakumo teased Shuji and asked Red Fox to clean up the battlefield while Shuji treated the injured.
• Shuji asked Sakumo about his Anbu codename, and Sakumo explained that it was White Fang, a title given to him by the enemy.
• Shuji treated Rokugatsu and prepared to carry her, but Sakumo suggested leaving her for Jian and the others to carry.
• Sakumo introduced Jian as a captain in Konoha's Anbu, and Shuji greeted him while joking about joining the organization.
• Sakumo said Shuji had to enter the Anbu as Tsunade's disciple, and Shuji's smile froze in surprise.

Shuji and his teammates returned from the mission, supported their exhausted comrades, and reported to Danzo. Danzo praised their work and gave them two days to rest, while Shuji promised to treat Jian to salmon the next day.

• Jian offered to carry Rokugatsu, but Shuji helped her walk with Sakumo supporting her other side.
• Ryoma took Iki, Hachigatsu, and five others to the interrogation department, while Shuji kept his Byakugan active until the team left combat.
• Jian promised to treat Shuji to salmon, and Shuji agreed to meet him at noon the next day.
• Shuji and his teammates visited Danzo, who praised their mission and told them to rest for two days.

Danzo asked Shuji how Konoha could identify the right antidote quickly when faced with many poisons, and Shuji suggested diagnosing toxins by the organs and symptoms they affected. After Shuji said he planned to study at Konoha Hospital after the war, Jian warned him to keep his distance from Danzo, leaving Shuji to wonder whether Jian was discouraging him from serving under Danzo.

• Danzo asked Shuji how medical ninja could handle many types of poison, and Shuji explained that different toxins affected different parts of the body.
• Shuji suggested using symptoms to identify the affected organ and choosing from antidotes designed for that organ, and Danzo agreed to obtain poison information from the Interrogation Department.
• Danzo praised Shuji's work and told him to rest, while Jian and Red Fox gave Danzo two scrolls containing ninja tools.
• Shuji told Danzo he planned to go to Konoha Hospital after the war to study Medical Ninjutsu, and Danzo agreed to help him get the relevant information.
• Jian privately warned Shuji that Danzo's methods were not clean and advised him to keep his distance, leaving Shuji surprised and uncertain about Jian's intentions.

Jian gathered with Shuji, Wenyan, Red Fox, and Hatake Sakumo behind the Medical Department dormitories, where they discussed the Anbu, their abilities, and the mission. Jian used Earth Release to make a table and stools, offered Wenyan snacks, and demonstrated a way to sink into the ground before the group separated into shadow clones.

• Jian invited Shuji to join the Anbu after the war, and Shuji noted that Sarutobi Hiruzen alone could decide who joined.
• Wenyan offered snacks, and Jian made a table and four stools with Earth Release before teasing Wenyan about his Military Ration Pill.
• Jian asked Lu Xiao about learning the Earth Release technique that let someone burrow underground, and Lu Xiao demonstrated it.
• Jian praised Wenyan's Lightning Release nature transformation and asked him to teach Earth Release tricks in return.
• Sakumo and the others sent shadow clones into the forest, while Jian and Red Fox followed Sakumo's clone.

Shuji said he wanted to master all five chakra nature transformations, and Jian agreed to begin teaching him Earth Release. After a meal with Sakumo, Jian, and Cui Fei, Lightning Release returned to the Medical Department, while Jian resolved to recruit him into Anbu.

• Shuji told Jian that he wanted to master all five chakra nature transformations, and Jian offered to teach him Subterranean Voyage before teaching him Water Release later.
• Sakumo praised Shuji's talent and encouraged Cui Fei to help him with Wind Release and genjutsu.
• Jian handed Lightning Release a cup of sake, and Lightning Release passed it to Sakumo before thanking his teachers.
• Lightning Release said he would skip drinking and return to work at the Medical Department to treat wounded ninja.
• Sakumo, Jian, and Cui Fei escorted Lightning Release back to the Medical Department, and Jian decided he wanted Lightning Release in his Anbu squad.

Shuji and Nawaki discussed the Siwenyan clan’s place in Konoha and joked about Nawaki marrying Mikoto, before heading to the Medical Department. The chapter left Shuji at work with Nawaki alongside him, while his speculation about Nen Energy and the Mangekyō remained untested.

• Red Fox explained that squad captains could do whatever they wanted to their subordinates, then followed Hatake Sakumo toward the Anbu as Jian trailed behind.
• Shuji woke Nawaki and teased him about Mikoto, suggesting that the Siwenyan clan might support Nawaki if he married her and had a child connected to both clans.
• Shuji considered how Senju Tobirama’s earlier relationship with Siwenyan Kagami might have shaped the clan’s trust in Konoha’s leadership and prevented later conflict.
• Nawaki gave Shuji canned food and joked with him about his romantic prospects, while Shuji said he preferred Hyuga girls.
• Shuji and Nawaki went to the Medical Department, where an assistant greeted Shuji as he arrived for work.

Nawaki asked Shuji to explain the Uchiha problem, but Shuji turned the conversation toward Nawaki’s dream of becoming Hokage and challenged his belief that battlefield service was the best path. Shuji urged Nawaki to build influence through his work in the Medical Department, leaving Nawaki reconsidering his plans.

• Nawaki asked Shuji to explain the Uchiha issue, and Shuji said the Uchiha also wanted to become Hokage.
• Shuji asked whether Nawaki could defeat a Jonin, and Nawaki admitted that he could not.
• Nawaki argued that battlefield contributions would earn him prestige, but Shuji explained that a Genin’s missions would attract little attention and that a dangerous mission’s recognition would mostly go to Tsunade.
• Shuji pointed out that Nawaki’s work in the Medical Department could earn lasting respect as the people he treated grew stronger.
• Nawaki said he would listen to Shuji’s advice, while Shuji warned that the front lines were not Nawaki’s stage in this war.

Shuji told Nawaki he would rather focus on himself than become Hokage, and advised Nawaki to train while working toward the position. Danzo received confirmed intelligence identifying a captured Sunagakure Jonin as Chiyo’s son and began preparing a letter to Chiyo.

• Shuji told Nawaki that he did not want to become Hokage because the role would consume his time and energy, and Nawaki accepted his advice to work and train.
• Yamanaka Fu brought Danzo intelligence that Sunagakure Jonin Iki was Chiyo’s son, and Danzo confirmed that the report was important.
• Danzo asked Ryoma to summon Shuji, then showed Shuji the intelligence scroll.
• Shuji explained that Chiyo would not help Konoha just because her son was captured, since she knew he would not be released.
• Danzo began writing to Chiyo, warning that her grandson could lose both parents while Shuji looked over the letter.

Lu Cheng and Danzo prepared to sow discord in Sunagakure as Konoha planned its final assault on Amegakure, while Shinai continued training and noticed an unusual movement in his body. After learning Hinagiku had used his Flying Thunder God kunai, Shinai rushed back to check on her, and Sarutobi Hiruzen called her in to ask about a mission for Shinai.

• Lu Cheng proposed throwing scrolls into Sunagakure's camp before Konoha's final assault on Amegakure, and Danzo agreed.
• Shinai maintained his demanding battlefield training and told Nawaki that Hinagiku could use the Byakugan to monitor Chakra flowing through her own body.
• Shinai felt an abnormal movement during his Steel Muscles and Iron Bones training, but reassured Nawaki that he was fine.
• Hinagiku used the Flying Thunder God kunai Shinai had left her, prompting him to return and check on her.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Hinagiku and asked her to bring Shinai to him for a mission.

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Shuji to carry intelligence from Konoha Camp to the village, and Shuji made him apologize for a past incident before accepting the mission. After leaving the Hokage Office, Shuji tested a new genjutsu ability on a fish and formed a spiritual connection with it.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen explained the need for a messenger between Konoha Camp and the village, and Shuji initially agreed to help.
• Shuji reminded Sarutobi Hiruzen of how he had been wronged three years earlier and demanded an apology; Sarutobi Hiruzen apologized and asked him to forgive him.
• Shuji refused Sarutobi Hiruzen's attempt to reach into his ninja tool pouch, then left the Hokage Office and told him to apologize to Nawaki.
• Shuji appeared in the small grove, used his Byakugan to watch a fish struggle in the water, and felt that he had established a spiritual connection with it.

After completing the Antidote Pill, Wenyan received orders to return its formula to Konoha and prepare for a mission against Sunagakure’s supply convoy. The group set out as the war neared its decisive phase, while Shuji told Nawaki that the Hokage had assigned him a mission.

• Wenyan finished testing the Antidote Pill with an exhausted Amegakure jonin, whom Nawaki and Mikoto carried away.
• Danzo took the completed formula and told Wenyan to deliver it to Konoha for mass production.
• Danzo ordered Wenyan, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade to destroy Sunagakure’s supplies, while Nawaki and Mikoto stayed at camp.
• Orochimaru and Jiraiya agreed that the team would handle the mission because Sakumo’s unit was clearing infiltrators near Konoha’s camp.
• Shuji told Nawaki that the Hokage had given him a mission and apologized on the Hokage’s behalf.

Hyuga Shuji delivered the Antidote Pill formula to Sarutobi Hiruzen and discussed his plans after the war, including learning Sage Mode in Shikkotsu Forest. Sarutobi Hiruzen urged him to join the Anbu instead, while Shuji left for his mission with Tsunade and Orochimaru.

• Shuji handed Sarutobi Hiruzen the Antidote Pill formula and said he had adapted to the battlefield, though training time had been lost.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen suggested Shuji join the Anbu after the war, explaining that Konoha would still need to handle peace agreements and rogue ninja.
• Shuji rejected the Anbu plan and said he wanted to learn Sage Mode in Shikkotsu Forest, prompting Sarutobi Hiruzen to warn that he was still young and could delay the training.
• Shuji said his plans depended on how long a vacation he could get, while Sarutobi Hiruzen urged him to help the village after the war.
• Shuji prepared to depart on a mission targeting supplies bound for a Sunagakure camp, and Tsunade and Orochimaru discussed gathering at the laboratory.