Chapter Summaries

Taiichi, Kakashi, and Rin uncovered that Rōran’s peaceful streets concealed human-shaped puppets controlled through chakra pipes, then found Queen Seraam poisoned. Rin began treating her while Taiichi investigated, and the chapter ended with Seraam receiving Minister Anrokuzan at dawn.

• Tsunade fumed over Taiichi’s mission taking him away from teaching in Konoha.
• Taiichi, Kakashi, and Rin entered Rōran and discovered that many residents were puppets connected to hidden chakra pipes.
• The team infiltrated the palace and found Queen Seraam, who described disappearances and suspected she was being poisoned.
• Rin confirmed that Seraam had been given a concealed chronic toxin and began detoxifying her while Kakashi guarded them.
• Taiichi used Flying Thunder God to leave the palace and investigate the city as Seraam prepared to meet Anrokuzan the next morning.

Anrokuzan fled the palace after seeing Kakashi and Rin, while Taiichi investigated strange Dragon Vein disturbances and rescued Naruto and Yamato from advanced puppets. After discovering Naruto carried the Nine-Tails, Taiichi asked whether they had been swept into Rōran by an inexplicable force.

• Anrokuzan panicked when he saw Kakashi and Rin beside Queen Seraam, then hurried toward the Dragon Vein.
• Taiichi investigated Rōran and detected abnormal chakra fluctuations as he placed Flying Thunder God Marks around the city.
• Taiichi found Naruto Uzumaki and Yamato surrounded by elite Puppet Soldiers and destroyed the puppets in moments.
• Taiichi led Naruto and Yamato to a concealed spot, where they introduced themselves and he examined Naruto’s Ninja ID.
• Taiichi used Soul Vision to recognize Naruto as the Nine-Tails’ Jinchuriki, alarming Naruto and Yamato.
• Taiichi returned Naruto’s ID and asked whether an inexplicable force had brought them to Rōran.

Taiichi explained that Naruto and Yamato had arrived in a different timeline, then brought them to the palace, where Naruto recognized a young Kakashi. After the group learned that Anrokuzan was likely Mukade, Queen Seraam led the Konoha ninja toward a hidden passage to find him.

• Taiichi told Naruto and Yamato that they had traveled to a different timeline, and Yamato confirmed his account after checking Rōran with a Shadow Clone.
• Yamato explained that he and Naruto had been sent to capture Mukade, and Taiichi brought them to the palace to meet his companions.
• Naruto recognized the young Kakashi, and Yamato told Kakashi and Rin that Obito had died at Kannabi Bridge in their timeline.
• Taiichi clarified that Obito was alive in his timeline and warned everyone not to interfere with the other timeline, then identified Anrokuzan as Mukade.
• Queen Seraam sent an attendant to find Anrokuzan, learned he was missing, and led Taiichi, Kakashi, Rin, Naruto, and Yamato toward a hidden passage.

Taiichi and the others fought through the palace puppets and confronted Mukade at the Dragon Vein, where he transformed into a giant puppet. Mukade held Sara hostage, but Taiichi rescued her, leaving Kakashi, Naruto, and Yamato an opening to attack.

• Queen Seraam led Taiichi, Kakashi, Rin, Yamato, and Naruto through the secret passage, where awakened palace puppets attacked them.
• The group defeated the puppets and reached the Dragon Vein chamber, where Mukade activated the Dragon Vein and transformed himself into a giant puppet.
• Kakashi, Naruto, and Yamato damaged and restrained the puppet, but it regenerated and grew stronger using the Dragon Vein's power.
• Queen Seraam tried to sever Mukade's connection to the Dragon Vein, but Mukade revealed the unconscious Sara inside his puppet and threatened her.
• Taiichi used Flying Thunder God Marks inside the puppet to reach Sara, cut her free, and bring her to Rin for treatment.
• Kakashi and Naruto launched finishing attacks while Yamato restrained the puppet and held it in place.

After defeating Anrokuzan, Taiichi and the queen tried to reseal the Dragon Vein, but its eruption hurled the injured Urashiki Otsutsuki into their time. Urashiki attacked Naruto to take the Nine-Tails’ chakra, and the group fought back as his chakra-draining fishing rod forced them to change tactics.

• Kakashi and Naruto destroyed Anrokuzan, and Rin reassured Queen Seraam that Sara was unconscious but safe.
• Taiichi and Queen Seraam began sealing the unstable Dragon Vein, but a violent eruption blasted the group aside and cast Urashiki onto the stone floor.
• Urashiki recognized Naruto, revealed his identity, and attacked Rin when she tried to evacuate the queen and Sara; Taiichi knocked aside his fishing hook.
• Urashiki charged at Naruto for the Nine-Tails’ chakra, but Taiichi intercepted him, and Kakashi, Yamato, and Naruto joined the fight.
• Urashiki’s hook paralyzed Naruto’s Shadow Clones and drained their chakra, strengthening him; Taiichi warned the others to avoid the hook.
• The group adjusted their tactics, and Taiichi continued battling Urashiki, whose injuries and dwindling chakra left him struggling to keep up.

Taiichi fought Urashiki through successive transformations, using his Yin Seal, Sage Mode, and upgraded Fire Style to keep pace with the Otsutsuki’s overwhelming power. After their final clash destroyed the underground chamber, Taiichi remained standing while Urashiki crumbled to dust and vanished.

• Urashiki revealed his red and blue Rinnegan, used a time-reversal ability to drain Yamato’s chakra, and forced Taiichi to release his Yin Seal.
• Taiichi fought Urashiki at full speed while Kakashi and Naruto supported him, until Urashiki consumed his own Rinnegan and the Red Light Fish Basket to enter his final form.
• Urashiki struck Naruto with Mitama blasts, leaving him incapacitated, and Taiichi activated Sage Mode to face Urashiki alone as Kakashi carried Naruto and Yamato toward the exit.
• Taiichi spent Attribute and Skill Points to replenish his reserves and strengthen his Fire Nature Transformation and Chakra Control, enabling him to injure Urashiki.
• As Urashiki’s unstable power waned, Taiichi unleashed Sage Art: Super Fire Jade Rasengan against Urashiki’s Ryugu beam, and their clash collapsed the chamber.
• Taiichi survived the explosion, while Urashiki fell and crumbled to dust, vanishing from time and space.

Taiichi defeated Urashiki but collapsed from exhaustion and severe injuries, while the palace and surrounding area were destroyed. After waking the next day, he learned his injuries would heal and that no civilians had died; Kakashi remained with the queen.

• Taiichi collapsed after defeating Urashiki, while Queen Seraam ordered Rōran evacuated as the underground battle shook the palace.
• The palace was destroyed in a massive explosion, and Kakashi found Taiichi unconscious but alive in the ruins.
• Naruto and Yamato began glowing and returned to their own time after Kakashi said their mission was complete.
• Taiichi woke after a day and night, assessed his injuries and the Attribute Points and Skill Points he had spent, and reassured Rin that he would recover.
• Rin told Taiichi that the queen and Princess Sara were safe, the palace was nearly destroyed, and no civilians had died; Kakashi was protecting the queen.

Taiichi recovered enough to seal Rōran’s Dragon Vein and conceal the truth about Urashiki, Naruto, and Yamato before returning to Konoha with Kakashi and Rin. The clash beneath Rōran alerted the Lunar Otsutsuki Clan, whose Main and Branch Families split over how to confront the threat, with Katsuya ordering the Branch Family to build the Giant Tenseigan and eliminate the Main Family.

• Taiichi used Sage Mode to restore his strength, then went with Kakashi and Rin to meet Queen Seraam and Sara.
• Taiichi persuaded the queen to keep her own memories while sealing the other witnesses’ memories of Urashiki, Naruto, Yamato, and their arrival from the future.
• With Queen Seraam guiding the Dragon Vein, Taiichi sealed its core using the Eight Trigrams Nine Dragons Prohibition, then departed Rōran with Kakashi and Rin for Konoha.
• The energy clash beneath Rōran alerted the Lunar Otsutsuki Clan to Urashiki’s presence and the appearance of a Celestial Being on Earth.
• Katsuya urged the Branch Family to rule the Ninja World, while the Main Family advocated cooperation with its people; the two families split over their opposing plans.
• Katsuya ordered the Branch Family to accelerate construction of the Giant Tenseigan, use every Byakugan, eliminate the Main Family, and unite the Ninja World.

Jigen sensed another Ōtsutsuki in the Ninja World and decided to create the organization Kara, while Taiichi reported Urashiki’s revelations to Hiruzen Sarutobi and proposed preparations against future threats. After the mission, Rin chose to train as a Medical Ninja and Kakashi resolved to train with his father and join the Anbu; Taiichi then returned home, where Tsunade’s Shadow Clone dumped her accumulated work on him.

• Jigen sensed an Ōtsutsuki fighting near Rōran and, after the presence vanished, resolved to create Kara and make his own vessel.
• Taiichi, Kakashi, and Rin returned to Konoha and secretly gave Hiruzen Sarutobi their report about the future and the Ōtsutsuki.
• Taiichi proposed uniting the five great ninja villages and strengthening Konoha, but Hiruzen Sarutobi doubted the villages would cooperate and dismissed the team to rest.
• Rin decided to specialize in Medical Ninjutsu, while Kakashi chose to train under his father and apply to join the Anbu.
• Tsunade’s Shadow Clone confronted Taiichi with her backlog of hospital and academy work, then dispersed after assigning it to him.
• Taiichi used seven Shadow Clones to divide the tasks and began reviewing Tsunade’s proposal for expanding and training Medical Ninja.

Konoha began reforms to its Ninja Academy and research programs in response to threats revealed by Taiichi Matsushita’s Rōran mission. As advisors questioned the changes and Taiichi and Rin discussed the village’s future, the reforms proceeded and Kakashi prepared to join Anbu.

• Aoba Yamashiro announced that the Academy’s pilot class would receive Chakra Control and Ninjutsu theory lessons, while Hiruzen Sarutobi defended teaching basic combat skills earlier.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi appointed Orochimaru to lead a new Konoha Research Department, with reporting and funding reviews intended to supervise its work.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu criticized Hiruzen’s reforms, suspected they followed the Rōran mission, and arranged an investigation into Rōran.
• Taiichi Matsushita and Rin discussed her medical training, Kakashi’s swordsmanship lessons and Anbu application, and the changes taking place in Konoha.

After Mist Village withdrew from the Eastern Front, Minato Namikaze returned to a triumphant welcome in Konoha as Hiruzen prepared to pass the Hokage position to him. Minato then asked Taiichi about the Otsutsuki threat, and Taiichi resolved to grow strong enough to face them himself.

• Minato Namikaze confirmed Mist Village had withdrawn, secured the Eastern Front, and led Konoha's forces home after another month of preparations.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi welcomed Minato to Konoha amid a jubilant celebration, signaling that Minato's succession as Fourth Hokage was near.
• Orochimaru asked Taiichi whether he regretted not pursuing the Hokage position, and Taiichi said he preferred freedom and direct challenges.
• Minato visited Taiichi at the Ninja Academy and asked about the battle at Rōran and the Otsutsuki clan.
• Taiichi warned Minato that the Otsutsuki were an immense threat and said he would become strong enough to send them back into the sky.

Hiruzen Sarutobi secured the Daimyo’s confirmation of Minato Namikaze as the Fourth Hokage, then used his visit to search the Daimyo’s Mansion Library for ancient records. Taiichi realized Hiruzen was seeking clues about the Otsutsuki clan, and the chapter ended as Hiruzen uncovered fragments mentioning Kaguya, the God Tree, and a threat from beyond the heavens.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the advisors confirmed Minato Namikaze as the sole candidate for Fourth Hokage.
• Taiichi received a top-secret mission to escort Hiruzen Sarutobi to Kyoto and dumped urgent paperwork on Tsunade before leaving.
• Taiichi and four Anbu ninja accompanied Hiruzen Sarutobi to Kyoto, where the Daimyo formally approved Minato Namikaze’s nomination.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi requested access to the Daimyo’s Mansion Library, and the Daimyo allowed him to consult its records.
• Taiichi realized Hiruzen was searching for traces of the Otsutsuki clan and monitored the Library from a side hall.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi examined ancient scrolls that mentioned Kaguya, the God Tree, Otsutsuki descendants, and a sleeping threat.

Hiruzen Sarutobi discovered troubling clues in the Daimyo’s ancient texts, while Minato Namikaze received unanimous Jonin approval and was formally inaugurated as the Fourth Hokage. As Minato began addressing Konoha’s hidden threats and the Uchiha clan’s isolation, Mitokado Homura opposed trusting the clan and accused it of plotting against the village.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi read ancient biographies, local chronicles, and myths in the Daimyo’s Mansion Library, then returned to Konoha with grave suspicions; the Daimyo ordered the relevant texts organized and reported.
• Minato Namikaze received unanimous Shin votes from Konoha’s Jonin, and Hiruzen Sarutobi announced that his inauguration would take place one week later.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi formally handed Minato the Hokage hat at the public ceremony, and Minato swore to protect every citizen of Konoha with his life.
• After Minato assumed office, Hiruzen Sarutobi stayed on as an advisor and helped him govern as authority shifted to the new Hokage.
• Minato raised the Uchiha clan’s place within Konoha during a meeting about the village’s hidden crises, but Mitokado Homura argued that the clan was dangerous and could not be trusted.

Taiichi challenged Mitokado Homura’s opposition to involving the Uchiha, and Minato decided to invite capable Uchiha ninja into the Anbu. Taiichi carried the proposal to Fugaku, who listened as the chapter ended before giving his response.

• Taiichi rebuked Mitokado Homura for questioning the Uchiha and argued that their clan should not be rejected over the Sharingan.
• Minato asked Taiichi to act as an intermediary with the Uchiha, while Hiruzen later told Homura that far greater enemies threatened the village and that Taiichi had become immensely powerful.
• Taiichi trained Jiangtai, Yami, and Uchiha Itachi, then asked Itachi to tell Fugaku he would visit that evening.
• Taiichi visited Fugaku and revealed that Minato wanted capable Uchiha ninja to join the Anbu.

Taiichi persuaded Fugaku to support Shisui’s advancement to Anbu and allow outstanding non-Uchiha ninja into the Military Police Force while preserving Uchiha leadership. At home, Minato proposed to Kushina, and she agreed to marry him at the beginning of the next month.

• Taiichi proposed Shisui Uchiha as an Anbu candidate and suggested admitting non-Uchiha ninja into the Military Police Force.
• Fugaku initially rejected opening the Military Police Force, but Taiichi argued that sharing its duties could reduce resentment and strengthen the Uchiha’s ties with villagers.
• Fugaku agreed to support Shisui’s advancement and open some Military Police Force positions to non-Uchiha ninja, while reserving the force’s core duties and final authority for the Uchiha.
• Kushina confronted Minato for coming home late and neglecting her after becoming Hokage.
• Minato asked Kushina to marry him, and she agreed to a simple ceremony at the beginning of the next month.

Fugaku secured the Uchiha clan’s support for reforming the Military Police Force, and Shisui joined the effort with Minato’s trust. Taichi reunited with Yohei and Saori, fought them in a friendly spar, and persuaded Saori to help with his administrative workload.

• Fugaku won the clan’s approval to reorganize the Military Police Force, and Shisui delivered the decision to Minato and agreed to join the Anbu.
• Taichi ran into Yohei and Saori after they returned from the Northern Front, and the three went to a clearing behind Kage Rock.
• Yohei unleashed his Third Form Susanoo while Saori attacked with Lightning Style, and Taichi fought them in a fierce sparring match.
• After the battle, Yohei explained that Fugaku had transferred him back to help improve the Uchiha’s image in the reformed Police Force.
• Taichi asked Saori to help with his administrative work, and she agreed before the three friends spent the evening catching up.

As the other great villages entered eras of Fourth Kage rule, Ōnoki struggled with the idea of stepping down because Iwagakure lacked a suitable successor. A month later, Minato and Kushina's wedding drew a crowd far larger than planned, and Minato recruited Taiichi to help greet the guests.

• Ōnoki erupted in anger when Kitsuchi urged him to retire, then injured his back while confronting his son.
• Kitsuchi left Ōnoki's office, and Ōnoki worried that Iwagakure's factions and lack of talent made finding a successor dangerous.
• A month later, Konoha's major clans and Minato's friends crowded the courtyard for Minato and Kushina's wedding.
• Minato asked Taiichi to stand in for him and greet the clan representatives, and Taiichi reluctantly agreed.

Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki married, while Taiichi reflected on the danger of the coming Night of the Nine-Tails. The chapter then followed Taiichi and Orochimaru investigating White Zetsu's Hashirama Cells before Akatsuki assessed the postwar villages and questioned whether it could challenge Konoha.

• Taiichi helped manage the crowded wedding, and Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki exchanged vows before their guests.
• After the wedding, Taiichi resolved to change the tragic fate he feared awaited Minato and Kushina, then began his daily training and work through Shadow Clones.
• Orochimaru showed Taiichi evidence that White Zetsu carried First Hokage cells fused with its own, and they discussed studying the fusion and its potential applications.
• Zetsu reported that the other great villages were weakened after the war, while Konoha was recovering quickly under Minato Namikaze.
• Konan warned Pain and Obito that collecting the Nine Tailed Beasts would mean confronting a powerful, united Konoha, and asked whether Akatsuki could take on the entire Ninja World.

Obito persuaded Pain and Konan to exploit the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki’s childbirth and recruit more Akatsuki members, while White Zetsu warned them about Taiichi Matsushita. Later, Taiichi brought Tsunade to Orochimaru’s Scientific Research Department to review newly approved experiments on Hashirama’s cells.

• Obito proposed provoking the other ninja villages into attacking Konoha and targeting the vulnerable seal during the Fourth Hokage’s wife’s childbirth.
• White Zetsu described Taiichi Matsushita as a major threat, and Pain dismissed him while agreeing Akatsuki needed more powerful companions.
• Taiichi continued training and visited Tsunade, who agreed to inspect Orochimaru’s research on Hashirama’s cells.
• Taiichi startled Tsunade awake the next morning, and she struck him before they set out for the Scientific Research Department.
• Orochimaru welcomed Taiichi and Tsunade, then led them to see the preliminary experiments after Minato approved further research.

Orochimaru revealed that his team had achieved stable fusion of Weakened Hashirama Cells in three laboratory mice, prompting Tsunade and Taiichi to join the research under strict safety rules. Later, after Taiichi’s medical-ninja curriculum produced new recruits, Minato summoned him for a mission requested by a representative of the Land of Hot Water’s Daimyo Mansion.

• Orochimaru showed Tsunade and Taiichi grotesque failed experiments, then clarified that the test subjects had been laboratory mice rather than people.
• Orochimaru presented three healthy mice that had stably fused with Weakened Hashirama Cells and could generate small amounts of chakra.
• Tsunade recognized the cells’ potential for medical treatment, and she and Taiichi agreed to join the research while Taiichi demanded strict safety standards for any human experimentation.
• Taiichi’s teaching program produced fifteen medical-ninjutsu graduates, four of whom were assigned to intern at Konoha Hospital.
• An Anbu ninja summoned Taiichi to the Hokage’s Office, where Minato introduced a representative from the Land of Hot Water’s Daimyo Mansion as his mission’s client.