Chapter Summaries

Tobirama and the Uzumaki shinobi survived the Nine-Tails’ devastating attack while Hashirama and Madara fought it with the Wood Golem. Madara and Hashirama transformed the golem into a three-headed, nine-armed form and seized control of the battle, leaving the Nine-Tails hurtling toward the ground.

• Tobirama reinforced an Earth Flow Rampart against the explosion’s gale, then checked that his students were unharmed.
• Kaimi and the Uzumaki shinobi reached Tobirama’s cave, and Taiichi helped transmit the battlefield view to them.
• Hashirama supplied chakra as Madara directed the Wood Golem to dodge the Nine-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bombs.
• Hashirama and Madara expanded the Wood Golem into a three-headed, nine-armed form and lifted the Nine-Tails into the sky.
• Madara teased the Nine-Tails about dancing, then had the Wood Golem throw it toward the ground.

Hashirama and Madara defeated the Nine-Tails with their Susanoo-enhanced Wood Golem and prepared to overwhelm him with the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands. The chapter ended as the armored Great Buddha advanced on the helpless fox, with Hashirama deciding its fists would be enough.

• Hashirama and Madara pursued the Nine-Tails through the sky and crashed into the ground while fighting.
• The Nine-Tails tried to flee, but Madara noticed his chakra gathering in his legs and warned Hashirama.
• Hashirama and Madara stopped the Nine-Tails with thrown spears, then beat him down with the Wood Golem.
• The Nine-Tails staged a feigned defeat and then launched a desperate counterattack, prompting Hashirama to enter Sage Mode.
• Hashirama summoned the Great Buddha with Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, and Madara covered it in blue armor.
• Hashirama sent the Great Buddha toward the Nine-Tails and decided that its fists would suffice.

Hashirama and Madara defeated the Nine-Tails, and the Uzumaki Clan arrived to seal him as Konoha’s ninjas gathered at the battlefield. Afterward, Tobirama rewarded Rikusei with a ninjutsu scroll and developed Rikusei’s ideas for refining the village’s ninja ranks.

• Hashirama’s Great Buddha exhausted the Nine-Tails, and Hashirama subdued him with Kōan Nyūjō Suishu while Madara watched.
• Madara sent a fireball signal, prompting Uzumaki Ashina and the other ninjas to rush to the battlefield, where the Uzumaki Clan began sealing the Nine-Tails.
• Hashirama and Madara left Tobirama to oversee the crowd, while Rikusei discussed the battle and Konoha’s future with him.
• Tobirama gave Rikusei a scroll for the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, and Rikusei suggested subdividing ninja ranks as the village grew.
• Tobirama expanded Rikusei’s proposal into additional genin, chunin, and jonin classifications, while Hashirama and Madara secretly ate hot pot above them.
• Naori returned with a wild boar, and Rikusei tearfully praised her for bringing it.

The Uzumaki Clan bound the exhausted Nine-Tails and began extracting its chakra while Hashirama and Madara kept it subdued. As Tobirama forged a giant pot and the shinobi gathered tools, Rikusei and Kaimi helped butcher the boar and prepare the Nine-Tails for packing.

• Uzumaki Ashina ordered the clan to gather its chakra and pull the Nine-Tails' chakra from its body, provoking the beast to roar in fury.
• Madara prepared to use his Sharingan, but Hashirama stopped him and used Wood Release to lull the Nine-Tails back to sleep.
• Tobirama collected the children's kunai and shuriken, then used clones and five chakra natures to forge a huge black pot.
• Baru and Danzo eagerly began testing whether they could carry the pot.
• Rikusei and Kaimi joined the others in cutting up the boar and packing the Nine-Tails into balls.

After the Nine-Tails was sealed, the ninjas celebrated with bonfires and hot pot while Rikusei chatted with Kaimi. The chapter ended with the divided Nine-Tails shouting from its teapot as Rikusei called for Taiichi.

• The ninjas built clan-crest bonfires, and Madara comforted Hashirama before leaving him to watch the celebration.
• Tobirama joined Rikusei and the others for hot pot, and their contest for food intensified when Rikusei used his Sharingan to spot meat through the steam.
• Tobirama used Flying Thunder God marks to fetch more ingredients while Rikusei went to sit beside Kaimi at the Uzumaki bonfire.
• Kaimi told Rikusei about his burdens and offered to show him the sealed Nine-Tails, handing him a teapot containing one of its pieces.
• The Nine-Tails cursed the humans from the teapot, and Rikusei raised the Nine-Tails Ball and called for Taiichi.

Rikusei used Aburame Taiichi’s Kikaichū to drown out the Nine-Tails’ incessant arguing, and Tobirama approved the plan. The group gathered all twenty kettles containing the Nine-Tails’ pieces for a solemn, playful ceremony before the bonfire party reached its blazing finale.

• Kaimi and Rikusei sealed the noisy Nine-Tails inside a tea kettle, and Rikusei asked Taiichi to cover it with Kikaichū.
• Taiichi’s insects initially hesitated, but he strengthened his chakra and wrapped the kettle in a swarm, quieting the Nine-Tails.
• Tobirama appeared and approved keeping the Nine-Tails quiet while the fox suffered through the insects’ buzzing.
• Naori arrived by Flying Thunder God and examined the kettle containing the Nine-Tails.
• At Tobirama and Ashina’s direction, twenty people gathered in a circle with kettles containing the Nine-Tails’ pieces, then stacked them together as Kikaichū surrounded them.
• With Madara egging them on, the bonfire party peaked as Majestic Destroyer Flame and the Gunbai set the Wood Golem and Great Buddha ablaze.

As the clans celebrate around bonfires, Rikusei discusses a new ninjutsu idea with Tobirama, who asks him to become his disciple. Later, Madara summons Rikusei to the rooftop, where their teasing exchange ends with Madara proposing training.

• The younger ninjas sing clan songs, and Naori performs after Hashirama and Madara draw attention to themselves.
• Hashirama creates a bathhouse and sleeping quarters, and Tobirama asks Rikusei about his earlier signal to Madara.
• Rikusei suggests condensing chakra into a technique like a Tailed Beast Bomb, and Tobirama asks him to become his master.
• Madara wakes Rikusei and takes him to the rooftop, where he says he is not Rikusei's teacher and jokes about training him.
• Rikusei declines training and says he would rather sleep.

After the Nine-Tails was captured, Rikusei returned to Konoha with Madara, Hashirama, and the others, then teased Kagami, Naka, and Baru when they asked how to awaken their eyes. The chapter ended with Rikusei and Naori heading to the Dango Shop together.

• Madara wrapped his robe around Rikusei after the boy fell asleep beside him beneath the moon.
• Hashirama restored the ravaged land with Wood Release, and the shinobi began their return to Konoha with the captured Nine-Tails.
• Shikahira learned that Hashirama was returning and considered promoting his reputation as the God of Shinobi.
• Kagami, Naka, and Baru asked Rikusei how to awaken their eyes, and he teased them with a misleading quiz before whispering a secret about the clan head.
• The returning troops reached Konoha, where Tobirama refused Hashirama's suggestion to give them a day off.
• Naori invited Rikusei to the Dango Shop, and he took her hand as they headed there.

After Konoha sealed the Nine-Tails, the Sarutobi and Hyuga clans reacted to the display of power and the other Hidden Villages’ plans to capture Tailed Beasts. Black Zetsu secretly watched the sealed Nine-Tails and approved of the idea of keeping the beasts sealed separately.

• Sarutobi Sasuke returned home to check on young Sarutobi Hiruzen and served him a special meal before leaving for the night.
• Hyuga Ryudo discussed Konoha’s sealing of the Nine-Tails and learned from reports that the other Hidden Villages had begun their own capture plans.
• Hyuga Ryudo decided the Hyuga Clan should show its strength by taking part in sealing the Tailed Beasts, with both Main and Branch Family members sharing responsibility.
• Black Zetsu avoided the battle to protect his concealment, then slipped past the guards to observe the sealing tool containing the Nine-Tails.
• Black Zetsu praised the plan to seal the Tailed Beasts separately and silently laughed.

Rikusei was sent into the hallway for dozing in class, while Tobirama returned to Konoha and discussed Nara Shikahira’s plan to publicize the Nine-Tails’ sealing and circulate information through merchants. Tobirama brought Shikahira’s proposal to Hashirama and Madara, leaving them facing a serious discussion.

• Kaku struck Rikusei with chalk for losing focus, then sent him to stand in the hallway, where Tobirama teased him before leaving the Academy.
• Tobirama reviewed Shikahira’s documents and praised his fair handling of clan matters.
• Shikahira proposed using the Nine-Tails’ sealing to demonstrate Konoha’s strength and using merchant networks to distribute booklets of news from the hidden villages.
• Tobirama and Shikahira discussed the risk that other villages would target Tailed Beasts and agreed that sealing techniques and tools could help address it.
• Tobirama took the proposal to Hashirama and Madara, interrupting their laughter and announcing that he wanted to discuss Shikahira’s ideas.

Madara proposed taking Rikusei out of Konoha to travel the Shinobi World and see how other villages lived, and Hashirama agreed after hearing his reasons. They planned to decide the timing after Rikusei's school break, with the trip expected to last one or two years.

• Tobirama, Madara, and Hashirama discussed launching a newspaper covering Konoha and, eventually, the wider Shinobi World.
• Tobirama worried that Hashirama had discovered his secret lab and forbidden jutsu, but he relaxed when the discussion moved on.
• Madara asked Tobirama to let Rikusei graduate early so he could take him traveling beyond Konoha.
• Hashirama initially objected, thinking Madara meant to abandon Konoha because he resented not becoming Hokage.
• Madara explained that traveling would let them see whether other villages were truly committed to peace, and Hashirama agreed to go.
• Madara said they would settle on the travel dates after Rikusei's school break and expected the trip to last one or two years.

Kaku sent Rikusei and Naori to Naka Shrine, where they read the Uchiha stone tablet and discovered how it conveyed knowledge to Sharingan users. After sharing a quiet summer outing, Rikusei and Naori parted from the shrine with their next steps still ahead.

• Soaring Grandma hurried off to compete in the semifinals of Fight the Landlord as Rikusei waited for Naori.
• Rikusei and Naori visited Kaku, who gave them a pass to Naka Shrine and told Rikusei that the clan leader had arranged his early graduation and training in the Shinobi World.
• Kaku explained that the clan leader was researching the Nine-Tails, then vanished as a Shadow Clone.
• Rikusei used his Sharingan and chakra to uncover the hidden passage beneath the shrine, then led Naori to the stone tablet.
• Naori activated her Sharingan and received knowledge from the tablet, then urged Rikusei to stay careful and keep training.
• Rikusei and Naori spent the hot day together, buying a watermelon and eating it beside a cool stream.

Madara announced that he would leave Konoha for up to two years with Rikusei, placing Kaku in charge while the Hokage took over the Tailed Beast squad. At a Senju meeting, Tobirama defended the clan’s surveillance reports to Hashirama and presented him with his new elite Jonin Forehead Protector.

• Madara praised Uchiha Kyu for getting along with the Hyuga Clan, and Kaku said the village would support Kyu’s relationship with a Branch Family member.
• Madara announced that the Hokage would lead the Tailed Beast squad and that he would leave the village with Rikusei for up to two years, leaving Kaku to handle clan affairs.
• Rikusei nearly fainted at Madara’s explanation that he wanted to travel through the changing Shinobi World, then thanked Naori for catching him.
• At the Senju meeting, Tobirama distributed reports monitoring the village’s major clans and explained their purpose to Hashirama.
• Tobirama presented Hashirama with a Forehead Protector and named him an elite Jonin, then joked that Hashirama and Madara were Kage Level.

Rikusei left the Uchiha clan grounds with Naori and Madara to travel the Shinobi World, carrying a short sword Grandmother had given him. As the three headed for the Konoha Gate, Madara reflected on his loneliness and why he wanted to travel.

• Chiri tearfully bid Rikusei farewell, then turned her home into a venue for the next Card King Tournament.
• Rikusei met Naori at the clan gate, and she gave him a short sword from Grandmother.
• Rikusei and Naori went into the village and ate breakfast with Madara at the Dango Shop.
• Madara thought about how Rikusei and Hashirama were the only people in Konoha who showed him genuine feelings and whom he could confide in.
• After finishing their meal, Rikusei, Naori, and Madara set off toward the Konoha Gate.

Madara and Rikusei left Konoha after Hashirama sent them off, beginning a journey to renew the Uchiha Clan’s alliance with the Hagoromo Clan. They reached a busy town on the way, where Madara concealed his clan identity, and Rikusei headed to the bath at the inn.

• Hashirama gave Madara a scroll and wished him an easy return as Madara departed Konoha with Rikusei.
• Madara strapped the heavy scroll onto Rikusei as taijutsu training and said they would visit the Hagoromo Clan first to renew their alliance.
• Madara and Rikusei traveled to a nearby town, where Madara changed out of his Uchiha clothing to avoid recognition.
• Madara and Rikusei explored the town, booked an inn, and settled in for the evening.
• Madara told Rikusei the men's bath was quiet, and Rikusei hurried into the hallway with the scroll.

Rikusei traveled with Uchiha Madara by cart toward the Hagoromo Clan’s territory, wondering about the scroll he carried and his evolving Sharingan. They stopped at a lake to catch fish, where Rikusei’s joke reminded Madara of Hashirama’s old trick.

• Rikusei collected his gear from Madara and left the inn with him after breakfast.
• Madara negotiated with Senju ninja, took a new cart, and drove Rikusei at speed across the Land of Fire.
• Rikusei rode with the scroll and reflected on his unusual chakra and the progress of his Sharingan.
• Madara and Rikusei reached a natural lake and tethered the horse to rest.
• Madara stunned fish with an Explosive Tag, and Rikusei jokingly named the attack the Secret Ninjutsu: Super Fire Release Explosive Tag Technique.
• Madara recognized the phrase as a trick Hashirama had once used and guessed that Hashirama had told Rikusei stories about their youth.

Uchiha Rikusei and Uchiha Madara encountered Kakuzu, a Takigakure ninja sent to assassinate Hashirama. After exposing and questioning him, they left him alive and continued toward the Hagoromo Clan.

• Kakuzu approached Rikusei and Madara, claiming he was traveling from Takigakure to pay his respects to Hashirama.
• Rikusei drew his sword on Kakuzu and exposed him as an assassin by noticing his killing intent whenever he mentioned Hashirama.
• Rikusei identified himself, and Kakuzu gave his name and confirmed he was from Takigakure.
• Madara asked whether Kakuzu had come to assassinate Hashirama, and Kakuzu admitted that he had.
• Madara put Kakuzu to sleep with his Sharingan, then left with Rikusei in the carriage toward the Hagoromo Clan.

Rikusei and Madara traveled to the Hagoromo Clan, where Hagoromo Jun welcomed them and invited them into the clan compound. The chapter ended with Rikusei taking in the clan’s festive reception as they reached its central building.

• Rikusei reflected on how his actions had changed Konoha and wondered whether the new villages would avoid becoming warring clans.
• Madara and Rikusei rode toward the Hagoromo Clan, and Madara took the scroll Rikusei had been carrying.
• A Hagoromo shinobi appeared on the road, and the travelers sensed a large surge of chakra approaching.
• Hagoromo Jun greeted Madara, welcomed his disciple Uchiha Rikusei, and said the clan had stopped taking missions in anticipation of their visit.
• Madara and Rikusei entered the decorated Hagoromo compound, greeted the welcoming crowd, and reached its largest building.

Madara and Rikusei met with Hagoromo Jun, presenting the Hagoromo Clan with war supplies and discussing Konoha’s capture of the Tailed Beasts. Rikusei helped Jun revise a friendly agreement so the Hagoromo Clan could send people to Konoha openly.

• Madara presented Hagoromo Jun with iron boxes of war supplies as a token of goodwill from the Uchiha and Konoha.
• Madara confirmed that Hashirama had subdued the Nine-Tails and split it into twenty pieces, prompting Jun to ask to buy one.
• Rikusei suggested that the Hagoromo Clan join Konoha, but Jun refused because of the clan’s past conflict with the Senju.
• Jun shared news that Kumogakure planned to capture the Eight-Tails, and Madara urged him to become Konoha’s ally.
• Rikusei corrected the wording of the friendly agreement to identify the Uchiha as part of Konoha, and Jun realized the Hagoromo Clan could then send people to Konoha openly.

Rikusei fought Hagoromo Mao after Mao ambushed him with an illusion, then learned Mao was a girl and the Hagoromo Clan heir. Mao decided to attend the Konoha Ninja Academy, and Rikusei’s attempt to deter her with a test failed when she revealed she had Tobirama’s textbooks.

• Rikusei broke Mao’s touch-based illusion with his Sharingan and evaded Mao’s surprise attack, then agreed to meet her in the courtyard after changing clothes.
• Rikusei and Mao dueled with swords and chakra techniques until Rikusei exploited an opening and disarmed her.
• Mao told Hagoromo Jun that she wanted to attend the Konoha Ninja Academy, and Jun agreed that the Hagoromo Clan’s second heir would escort her.
• Rikusei learned Mao was a girl and tried to dissuade her by offering a test, but Mao confidently accepted and mentioned Tobirama’s textbooks.
• Rikusei collapsed in despair as Mao prepared for the test, convinced she would pass and join him at the academy.