Chapter Summaries

Tobirama took Rikusei to a hidden chamber containing the Tailed Beasts and asked him how Konoha should sell them to other villages. Rikusei proposed an auction that would preserve Konoha’s control and maximize its profits, leaving Tobirama eager to pursue the plan.

• Tobirama led Rikusei through a hidden entrance beneath an Uchiha Stone Tablet to a sealed chamber containing the Tailed Beasts.
• Tobirama showed Rikusei three tea kettles that had traveled to the moon and asked how much they could fetch from other villages.
• Rikusei declined Tobirama’s offer to become head of the Administration Department and warned that selling the Tailed Beasts directly could cause resentment between villages.
• Rikusei proposed auctioning the Tailed Beasts with Konoha controlling the available slots, and Tobirama recognized the plan’s potential to bring in more money while keeping Konoha strongest.

Rikusei and Tobirama planned an auction of the Tailed Beasts and recruited Kakuzu to help keep the bidding active. Tobirama revealed that Uchiha Madara would host the auction.

• Rikusei persuaded Tobirama that compromise made Teacher the best choice to host the auction.
• Rikusei summoned Kakuzu to meet Tobirama and receive Konoha's policy documents.
• Rikusei asked Kakuzu to act as a shill at the auction, and Kakuzu agreed after learning Konoha would offer him an internal price.
• Tobirama explained that Konoha would auction the sealed Tailed Beasts instead of selling them directly to the hidden villages.
• Tobirama told Kakuzu that Uchiha Madara would be the auctioneer.

The Tailed Beasts lamented their capture and planned auction while Konoha hosted delegations from across the Shinobi World. As the village prepared to capture the Two-Tails, the visiting leaders negotiated, explored, and compared their villages with Konoha.

• The Tailed Beasts complained that an Uchiha planned to auction them and worried that the Two-Tails would soon be sealed.
• Hashirama read Tobirama a report of visiting villages’ misdeeds and unusual activities, including Nadeshiko Village’s matchmaking contest.
• Shikahira told Hashirama, Tobirama, and Madara that the Snow Ninja Village delegation had arrived, and Hashirama announced that the Two-Tails would be captured the next day.
• Ginkaku and Kinkaku argued over hot pot while A ordered more food, and Reto urged Shamon to pursue Otsutsuki puppet techniques through Konoha.
• Ōnoki asked Ishikawa for a Summoning Beast, then said Hiruzen and the others had mastered the Will of Fire, prompting Ishikawa to read the book Ōnoki had been holding.

At Konoha, Hashirama announced that humanity would wage war on the last Tailed Beast, and ninja from the hidden villages marched to capture the Two-Tails. The Two-Tails was trapped inside a Four Violet Flames Formation and surrounded by more than a thousand ninja, while Madara suggested making her guard Konoha.

• Ōnoki looked forward to gaining a Summoning Beast after Konoha's ninja divided the Four-Tails' chakra.
• Hashirama and Madara appeared before the assembled ninja, and the crowd cheered for them and the leaders of the hidden villages.
• Hashirama unexpectedly declared war on the last Tailed Beast, then the gathered ninja marched toward the Two-Tails' location.
• The Two-Tails sensed the approaching chakra and fled through a bamboo forest, but the Four Violet Flames Formation rose around her.
• The Two-Tails struck the barrier and began forming a Tailed Beast Bomb, but the arriving ninja surrounded her, and Madara joked that she could guard Konoha.

Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama combined Susanoo and Sage Art Wood Release to confront the Two-Tails. The Two-Tails's attacks failed to defeat the giant, but her Tailed Beast Bomb damaged its wooden armor, leaving Madara and Hashirama facing her still-powerful assault.

• Uchiha Madara summoned his Complete Body Susanoo and let Senju Hashirama enter the Prism on its forehead.
• Senju Hashirama gathered Natural Energy and used Sage Art Wood Release to wrap the Susanoo in a towering wooden armor.
• Uchiha Madara enlarged the Susanoo, and the Two-Tails's flaming claws failed to pierce its wooden shoulder armor.
• Uchiha Madara flicked the Two-Tails into a crater, but she climbed out and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at the demon god.
• Uchiha Madara punched the Tailed Beast Bomb, and its explosion tore away the Wood Release covering his fist.

The Shinobi Alliance endured the blast’s aftermath while Tobirama organized rescue and defenses, and Rikusei’s companions discussed the limits of reaching Madara’s strength. The battle resumed as the Two-Tails attacked the Wood Golem and cut through its ankle, leaving it on the verge of collapsing.

• Tobirama treated shinobi blinded by the explosion, sent Kakuzu to retrieve the wounded, and called for Earth Style users to reinforce the bunkers.
• Kagami asked Rikusei whether anyone could reach the Clan Head’s level, and Rikusei asked whether Kagami had a younger brother.
• Hozuki Shoetsu, Ebizo, and Hyuga Ye teased Kagami about having more siblings, while Rikusei watched the battle restart.
• A, Reto, and Ishikawa discussed the battle and the future Shinobi Alliance as the Two-Tails attacked the Wood Golem.
• The Two-Tails tore through the Wood Golem’s ankle, and Hashirama told Madara they could now confirm how hard its armor was.

The Two-Tails tried to escape after realizing she could not defeat the azure demon god, but Hashirama and Madara used the battlefield’s gathered chakra to launch a wooden staff after her. The staff crashed down and pinned her beneath a forest of branches and trunks.

• The Two-Tails restored her severed foot, then used a fire tornado to attack the demon god before deciding to flee.
• The Two-Tails sprinted toward the bamboo forest, while Hashirama instructed the assembled shinobi to channel chakra into the ground.
• Wood Dragons burst from beneath the demon god and gathered into a long wooden staff, which Hashirama seized with the crowd’s chakra.
• Madara and Hashirama launched the staff high into the sky as the Two-Tails ran beyond the demon god’s sight.
• The staff fell from the clouds and struck the Two-Tails, pinning her to the earth beneath countless branches and trunks.

Hashirama and Madara subdued the Two-Tails with a new Wood Release technique, and the Uzumaki Clan sealed her as the gathered shinobi celebrated. Tobirama and Rikusei then spotted a chance to profit from commemorative portraits, leaving Hiruzen to drag a bewildered Danzo into the crowd.

• Hashirama tested his God Tree-modified Wood Release on the Two-Tails, while Madara named the technique the Cutting Technique and reminded him to save a dying potted plant.
• Madara used his Gunbai to uproot the wooden branches, and the Uzumaki Clan bound the Two-Tails with golden chains as Hashirama announced that all Tailed Beasts had been sealed.
• A Kurama girl painted Tobirama's portrait, and Tobirama accepted it before Rikusei suggested selling commemorative portraits to the assembled shinobi.
• Tobirama hurried off to arrange portrait sales with the Kurama Clan, while Rikusei urged Hiruzen to get a commemorative picture with Lord Sasuke.
• Hiruzen grabbed Danzo and ran toward the crowd, while Danzo wondered why a portrait cost fifty thousand ryo.

Tobirama and the Kurama Clan turned paintings of the demon god into a profitable attraction, sparking a price war among the hidden villages. As the celebration continued into the night, Rikusei and Naori watched the stars together.

• Tobirama persuaded Kazuhiko and the Kurama Clan to sell paintings for the village, with profits split evenly and prices set to protect Konoha's reputation.
• Tobirama arranged for Konoha ninjas to pose as customers, drawing a crowd eager to buy paintings for fifty thousand ryo.
• Reto announced that Sunagakure would undercut Konoha's price, starting a price war that settled at forty thousand ryo for Kurama Clan paintings.
• Nara Shikahira organized supplies and fires as the celebration continued through the night.
• Rikusei and Naori leaned together on a rocky outcrop and gazed at the stars.

After the Two-Tails was sealed, Hashirama and Madara discussed dividing the Tailed Beasts while Tobirama revealed a profitable portrait scheme. The leaders gathered to talk, as the assembled shinobi celebrated and competed in Konoha’s arenas.

• Madara asked Hashirama for one portion of each Tailed Beast, and Hashirama offered him two in exchange for helping the village.
• Tobirama reported earning money from commemorative portraits of Hashirama and Madara, then showed them the painting.
• Uzumaki Kaimi announced that the Two-Tails had been sealed, and Hashirama invited the Uzumaki Clan to share the barbecue.
• Reto arrived after the sealing, and Hashirama, Madara, and Tobirama went with the leaders of the various villages to speak.
• Shinobi from different villages gathered to watch and compete in Konoha’s king-of-the-hill taijutsu arenas.

The village leaders discussed the Tailed Beast auction and Hashirama’s plan for a Shinobi Alliance, which would reshape how shinobi lived and worked. The chapter ended with Madara dismissing the idea that the Alliance would need to declare war on the Daimyo.

• A Kaguya Clan ninja defeated eight challengers with Shikotsumyaku before Kinkaku stepped into the arena to fight him.
• Hashirama announced that villages would obtain Tailed Beasts through an auction based on their strength, with installment payments allowed.
• Uzumaki Ashina offered to split and seal Tailed Beasts for villages unable to control them, though doing so would weaken the beasts.
• Hashirama appointed Madara to preside over the auction, unsettling the village leaders and leaving Madara confused about his role.
• Byakuren voiced support for a Shinobi Alliance, and Hashirama explained that it would preserve peace and eventually change shinobi society.
• Reto asked whether the Alliance would declare war on the Daimyo, and Madara said that such measures were no longer necessary.

Rikusei dominated the sparring arena while Madara urged the village leaders to overthrow the nobles and use shinobi abilities to rebuild their countries. The leaders began discussing how to redistribute land and use chakra to transform their homelands.

• Rikusei defeated the challengers who stepped into the arena, then left after no one else dared to spar with him.
• Rikusei worried that his teacher might resort to force during the leaders’ meeting, then rejoined the Uchiha ranks.
• Madara argued that the shinobi should overthrow the nobles, cancel debts, and redistribute land to win the people’s support.
• Madara told the leaders they could learn to govern and use chakra to reshape their countries, while Tobirama noted that some nobles were willing to surrender their privileges.
• Hashirama agreed to help leaders transform difficult terrain, and the leaders began discussing how to distribute land and property after the nobles’ rule ended.

As Konoha prepared to auction the Tailed Beasts, daimyo gathered to assess the Shinobi Alliance while Black Zetsu plotted to use Madara’s awakening Rinnegan to revive the Ten-Tails. The assembled daimyo arrived in Konoha, where Uchiha Setsuna forced their samurai escorts to surrender their weapons before entering.

• The Shinobi Alliance returned to Konoha with the Two-Tails, and news of the Tailed Beast auction drew merchants and nobles to the village.
• The daimyo grew alarmed that the Shinobi Alliance might redistribute their wealth, so they arranged to meet in Daimyo City.
• Black Zetsu confirmed that Indra and Ashura’s chakra were merging within Madara and anticipated that Madara would awaken the Rinnegan and seek the Ten-Tails.
• Daimyo from across the world arrived in Konoha with heavily armed samurai escorts.
• Uchiha Setsuna blocked the convoy under Hokage orders and made the samurai lay down their weapons before allowing them to proceed.

Tobirama briefed the village leaders on the daimyo’s alliance and prepared Konoha to receive them. The daimyo convoy reached the village as the leaders continued coordinating the reception.

• Tobirama presented intelligence about the daimyo’s meeting and their interwoven family ties to the gathered leaders.
• An Anbu reported that all the daimyo were approaching, accompanied mostly by shinobi disguised as samurai.
• Hashirama reassured the leaders that the daimyo had come to observe the Tailed Beast auction and offered to build the venue with Wood Release.
• Tobirama and Hashirama discussed preparations while the leaders shared the daimyo’s food preferences.
• A Police Force member reported that the daimyo’s ox carts had passed through Konoha’s north gate.

Hashirama brought the daimyos to a new settlement and used Wood Release to raise a street and houses before them. When the Daimyo of the Land of Bears asked whether the Shinobi Alliance would abolish the nobles, Hashirama confirmed it, and the daimyos faced the reality of losing their power.

• Sarutobi Sasuke organized the crowds as the daimyos arrived in Konoha, and Hashirama directed them back to their carriages before Tobirama eased the standoff and led them onward.
• The daimyos saw the desolate land where they had been brought and feared they were about to be killed, while Uchiha Madara walked away from the commotion.
• Hashirama used his chakra to raise a street and build houses for the daimyos and their attendants, astonishing the assembled leaders.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Bears asked Hashirama whether the Shinobi Alliance planned to abolish the nobles, and Hashirama answered yes.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Rain asked a Uchiha boy whether they would be killed, then threw away his crown and said he had never wanted to be a puppet Daimyo.

Konoha’s leaders and the daimyo gathered for an informal meeting as the village prepared for the possibility of conflict over abolishing the nobility. Tobirama offered to reveal records of past wars, and the small-country daimyo eagerly accepted the chance to expose what the great powers had done.

• Sarutobi Sasuke reviewed Konoha’s extensive security measures and ordered daimyo forces to form mobile squads under the Police Force.
• Rikusei recorded introductions as the Hidden Village leaders and daimyo met, and Madara bluntly refused the Land of Moon daimyo’s request to visit the moon.
• The Fire Country daimyo called his mansion a “Daimyo Village” compared with Konoha, while Hashirama deflected questions about using Wood Release to expand the village.
• The Fire Country daimyo raised the plan to abolish the nobility, and Kakuzu feared the meeting might end in war.
• Tobirama presented records of wars between countries and asked whether he should make them public, prompting small-country daimyo to ask him to give an example.

Tobirama and Hashirama pressured the daimyos to support the Shinobi Alliance, while Madara and Hashirama secretly worked on the sealed Tailed Beasts. Madara planned to leave the village after the auction to investigate the Ten-Tails, and he said Rikusei had already sensed something was wrong.

• Tobirama listed the nations’ history of wars to divide the daimyos and challenged their claims of fighting for peace.
• Hashirama defended the Shinobi Alliance, and Madara challenged the daimyos to put aside greed and form an alliance.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Rain asked to stay in Konoha, but Tobirama told him a daimyo should return to his post.
• After the meeting, Hashirama went to the sealed Tailed Beasts and joined Madara in a secret plan involving them.
• Madara showed Hashirama his Mangekyo and said he would leave the village after the auction to investigate the Ten-Tails.
• Madara told Hashirama that Rikusei had already sensed part of the secret.

Madara arranged to leave in secret to pursue his Ten-Tails experiment, while Hashirama agreed to conceal his departure. In Konoha, Mao and Naori sparred, and Kaku delivered auction tickets to Rikusei, Naori, and Mao for the event the next day.

• Madara told Hashirama he needed to leave for a quiet place to work on fusing the Tailed Beasts, and asked him to hide the truth from the other villages and Tobirama.
• Hashirama agreed to claim Madara had found planets that might support life and had gone to investigate.
• Tobirama returned to the Ninja Academy and gave the students a day off, offering visiting shinobi a free day of classes instead of a tour.
• Mao visited the Uchiha Clan Grounds and sparred with Naori while Rikusei judged; Naori disarmed and threw Mao after countering her attack.
• Kaku gave Rikusei, Naori, and Mao tickets to the auction scheduled for the next day.

Rikusei, Naori, and Mao attended Konoha’s first Tailed Beast auction with Kagami, who secured a ticket through their help. Uchiha Madara opened the auction and sold the One-Tail to the Raikage for thirty million ryo.

• Rikusei caught Kagami following them, and Kagami admitted he wanted to attend the auction despite having a ticket for the next day.
• Rikusei gave Kagami his ticket, then the group encountered Tobirama escorting the Tailed Beasts; Tobirama slipped Rikusei another ticket, which he passed to Kagami.
• Rikusei, Naori, and Mao entered the packed auction hall and took their seats as Uchiha Madara announced that the auction had begun.
• Madara revealed the One-Tail, whose chakra shocked the crowd, and subdued it with a glance.
• Kakuzu opened bidding at five million ryo, and the Raikage won the One-Tail with a bid of thirty million ryo.

Uchiha Madara unleashed the Tailed Beasts during the auction, subdued them, and resumed selling them to competing villages. The first-day bids continued to climb as the daimyo reluctantly financed their villages’ purchases, fearing the consequences of going without a Tailed Beast.

• Uchiha Madara removed the Sealing Talismans and allowed the Tailed Beasts’ chakra to manifest, while Hashirama assured Tobirama that the display was safe.
• Uchiha Madara used his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan to subdue the Tailed Beasts after their appearance shattered the auction hall.
• Kakuzu’s bid helped Sugakure win the Two-Tails for forty-five million, and Kirigakure won the Three-Tails for sixty million after Uzumaki Ashina raised the price.
• Iwagakure outbid rival villages and won the Four-Tails for seventy million, while Sunagakure later won the Five-Tails for the same amount.
• The daimyo bore most of the auction costs and feared that their countries would be vulnerable if they did not obtain Tailed Beasts.