Chapter Summaries

Shiro and Taichi defeated their Jonin opponent and joined Nakamura in helping the others eliminate the remaining ninja. After securing the battlefield, they returned to the capital to retrieve the real minister, who was still under Gray Snake’s watch.

• Shiro switched from Thunderer to Kanshou and Bakuya and joined Taichi in fighting the Jonin.
• Shiro detonated Kanshou after the opponent deflected it, while Taichi used Substitution Technique to block a counterattack aimed at Shiro.
• Shiro and Taichi exploited the opponent’s lack of time to use Substitution again, then immobilized and killed him.
• Nakamura returned with the Elite Jonin’s corpse, and Shiro’s group helped Shikaki and the others defeat the four Chunin.
• The group sealed the enemy corpses, concealed the evidence, and returned to the capital to retrieve the real minister.

Shiro and his companions escorted the minister back toward the Land of Fire, where the journey stayed mostly peaceful and gave them time to train. Shiro reflected on his plans to learn High-Speed Incantation, while Taichi came close to mastering Lightning Release nature transformation.

• Gray Snake stayed with the minister and could use the Reverse Summoning Technique to bring Shiro to him if danger arose.
• Shiro and the others retrieved the minister and began their return journey, staying cautious until they entered the Land of Fire.
• The slow trip lasted a month, during which the group trained and sometimes fought mountain bandits; Shiro refused to offer the bandits as sacrifices to Manda.
• Shiro considered how Medea's experience helped less with Modern Magecraft and explained that he wanted to learn High-Speed Incantation to use Age of Gods Magecraft.
• Taichi advanced in Lightning Release nature transformation and neared mastery.

After returning to Konoha from a mission, Shiro spent time with Kakashi, Obito, and Rin, hoping to help Kakashi enjoy his childhood and influence Obito for the future. The chapter ended with Shiro considering how to counter Obito’s Kamui ability.

• Shiro and the others escorted the minister to the Land of Fire’s capital, then returned to Konoha and reported to the Third Hokage.
• Shiro ran into Kakashi, Obito, and Rin, who were arguing, and invited them to eat with him.
• At the ramen shop, Shiro listened to Kakashi and Obito bicker while Rin asked him about mission experience.
• Shiro answered Rin’s questions and tried to guide Obito’s thinking as a precaution against Madara’s plans.
• Shiro thought about finding another way to deal with Obito’s Kamui.

Shiro tried to change Obito’s outlook so that losing Rin would not make him reject the world, then returned home after ramen and a nap. He woke from a strange dream and learned his family was discussing how to help Okita find a capable teacher as he approached graduation.

• Shiro considered how to keep Obito from awakening Kamui by helping him value people beyond Rin, and planned to test Kakashi’s Baji Quan in training.
• Shiro ate ramen with Kakashi, Obito, and Rin; Kakashi removed his mask, and Rin’s attention to him made Obito jealous.
• Shiro returned home, heard that his father was working overtime on a major village plan, and fell asleep after washing up.
• Shiro dreamed of car horns and an engine in darkness, chased the fading sounds, and woke unable to remember the dream.
• Shiro joined his parents and Uncle Jiro in discussing Okita’s graduation, explaining that the Hokage would assign elite-class squads and their jonin leaders.

Shiro prepared handmade puppet gifts for Okita and the others’ graduation, while noticing that his recurring, memoryless dream had begun after his return from the Land of Demons. A week later, he waited with the others outside the school as Okita and his classmates took their graduation exam.

• Keiko decided Shiro would make a formal graduation gift for Okita and left the task to him.
• Shiro worked in his backyard laboratory to make personalized puppets for Okita and the others.
• Shiro noticed his recurring dream had become unusually frequent, then used meditation to stop entering it.
• After a week, Shiro and the others waited outside the school while Okita and his classmates took their graduation exam.
• Shiro remained confident in Okita’s abilities as the examinees faced a written test, a ninjutsu test, and a combat assessment against a teacher.

After celebrating Okita’s graduation, Shiro gave him advice about raising summoning beasts and spent the next day recovering from a hangover through meditation. As he continued studying magecraft, Shiro improved his Projection Magecraft and began analyzing conceptual Noble Phantasms, though mastering them remained far off.

• Okita passed the exam, and Nanako celebrated his graduation while teasing Shiro about his girlfriend.
• At the celebratory meal, Shiro gave Okita two puppet scrolls and advised him to raise a suitable summoning beast.
• After Okita drank heavily with him, Shiro spent the next day meditating at Hokage Rock to ease his hangover.
• Shiro returned to his routine of training and missions while continuing to study magecraft.
• Shiro improved his Noble Phantasm projections and began analyzing conceptual Noble Phantasms, estimating that his current analysis could take decades.

Shiro and his team received a secret mission from the Third Hokage to rescue a surviving Uzumaki clanswoman near the border between the Land of Grass and the Land of Waterfalls. Shiro recognized that the mission could involve Karin’s mother, and the team set out covertly, determined to bring her back alive.

• Shiro set aside his slow Noble Phantasm analysis and continued studying magecraft while the village recovered from the war.
• The Third Hokage assigned Nakamura, Shiro, and their teammates a secret mission to find and rescue an Uzumaki clanswoman, ordering them to kill anyone who interfered.
• Shiro told Shikaki that the target was likely one of Kushina’s clansmen, and Shikaki reassured him that the team would protect her.
• Shiro and his teammates traveled on foot in secret because other nations had begun preparing for Shiro’s Giant Bird puppets.

Shiro, Taichi, and Shikaki traveled on a rescue mission while Shiro and Taichi struggled with whether they could kill ordinary people to protect it. Shiro chose to abandon his old limits, but Taichi remained uncertain, and a hunter spotted the team as they left the Land of Fire.

• Shikaki explained that the team had to eliminate anyone who saw them before the operation, but Shiro and Taichi argued that hypnosis or memory alteration could avoid killing.
• Shiro and Taichi wrestled with the prospect of killing ordinary people, while Nakamura let them reach their own decisions.
• Shiro decided that protecting those he cared about mattered more than keeping his bottom line, and Nakamura noticed his resolve.
• Taichi remained hesitant even after the team left the Land of Fire.
• A hunter spotted the team, and Nakamura told everyone to prepare to move before information could leak.

Shiro, Shikaki, and Taichi obeyed Nakamura’s order to kill a peaceful village so they could complete their mission without witnesses. Afterward, the three were changed by what they had done, and Shiro began to wonder whether the era of ninja should end.

• Shikaki, Taichi, and finally Shiro walked toward the village despite their hesitation.
• A hunter and his daughter Li'er welcomed the ninja and offered them water, but Taichi killed them and apologized as his Sharingan spun.
• Shiro used Three Thousand Worlds to kill the fleeing villagers, then placed his untouched bowl of water beside the hunter's body.
• Shiro, Shikaki, and Taichi disguised the scene as a bandit raid and left without burying the dead.
• Nakamura told Shiro that their actions were enough, while Shiro began to question whether the era of ninja should come to an end.

Shiro and his team prepared to eliminate the ninja gathered near their mission area, then launched a surprise attack on an Iwagakure stronghold. Shiro killed his target in one strike with the Noble Phantasm Frieren Scharfrichter.

• Shiro and his team set up camp and Gray Snake gathered intelligence on the enemy ninja in the area.
• Shiro planned to strike the Iwagakure and Cloud Village Anbu and the Hoshigakure jōnin, while Shikaki agreed to the plan.
• The next morning, Shiro and his teammates evaded enemy scouts and approached the Iwagakure stronghold.
• Shiro attacked one of the three Iwagakure ninja and killed him with Frieren Scharfrichter despite his Earth Hardening Technique.

Shiro and his team defeated Iwagakure Anbu, then tracked down and attacked Cloud Village Anbu. Shiro killed one with a Noble Phantasm but overloaded his Magic Circuits, while Taichi trapped another opponent in genjutsu.

• Shiro, Taichi, and Nakamura ambushed and killed their Iwagakure targets, then regrouped with Shikaki.
• Gray Snake found the Hoshigakure ninja's trail, but Shikaki chose to pursue the Cloud Village team first.
• Shiro summoned Phosphorus Snake to track the Cloud Village ninja, and the team caught up with them.
• Shiro used Frieren Scharfrichter to kill his opponent, then collapsed from the strain of releasing Noble Phantasms repeatedly.
• Taichi fought a Cloud Village Anbu who avoided his Sharingan and, after their weapons clashed, caught him in genjutsu.

Shiro recovered from the overload in his Magic Circuits and joined Nakamura's stalled battle after mastering the boost from Mana Burst. His attacks overwhelmed Nakamura's opponent, but the fight remained unresolved when Nakamura struck.

• Nakamura struggled to gain an advantage against his jonin opponent because he had to rely on the Lightning Release he had only recently learned.
• Shiro used Healing Magecraft and medicine to ease his overloaded Magic Circuits, then sent Shikaki and Blue Snake to wait for a chance to support the others.
• Shiro adapted to the power and speed granted by Mana Burst and rushed to help Nakamura.
• Shiro joined Nakamura's fight and forced their opponent to focus on defending against his powerful attacks.
• Nakamura's opponent found Shiro's movements increasingly difficult to predict and had no attention left for Nakamura, who struck as the fight continued.

Shiro and his team finished ambushing the jonin, then gathered intelligence from Gray Snake and prepared to move toward Hoshigakure. The chapter ended with Shikaki leading the team out after studying Shiro’s route notes.

• Nakamura pulled the jonin underground, and Shiro defeated him with a Mana Burst-enhanced punch while Taichi’s genjutsu succeeded against another target.
• Shiro treated the backlash from overloading his Magic Circuits, then joined the others in cleaning up the battlefield.
• Shiro contacted Gray Snake, learned that it was near Hoshigakure, and marked route intelligence on a map for Shikaki.
• Shikaki ordered Shiro to recall Gray Snake and led the team toward their next destination.

Shiro and his team avoided Kusagakure patrols while approaching Gray Snake’s target, then ambushed and killed a Hoshigakure ninja using Rule Breaker to counter the Mysterious Peacock Method. The team cleaned up the battlefield and continued preparing to deal with the other forces before confronting Takigakure.

• Shiro told Nakamura that his injuries would not prevent him from handling the Mysterious Peacock Method, and Shikaki warned the group about a nearby Kusagakure patrol.
• Shiro and his team avoided the patrol and other groups, taking a detour toward the location Gray Snake had identified.
• Shiro projected Rule Breaker and waited in ambush with his teammates for the Hoshigakure ninja Gray Snake had described.
• Shiro attacked the approaching ninja, used Rule Breaker to unravel the Mysterious Peacock Method, and stabbed him through the heart.
• Nakamura and the others joined Shiro to clean up the battlefield after the ninja’s death.

Shiro treated his injuries while Gray Snake reported intelligence showing that Kusugakure and Takigakure posed a major threat to the mission. After discussing the enemy forces and a provisional plan, Shikaki changed the plan for tomorrow.

• Shiro decided to risk worsening his injuries to keep the mission moving quickly.
• Gray Snake returned with intelligence, surprised Shikaki, Nakamura, and Taichi by speaking, then left after Shiro recorded its report.
• Shiro explained that Kusugakure had about one hundred fighters and Takigakure had sent sixty, including strong fighters and access to Hero Water.
• Nakamura proposed that Shiro handle Takigakure's jōnin, and Shiro said he could use his beheading move again in two days.
• Shikaki rejected the original plan and announced that it had changed.

Shiro and his teammates planned a split assault on Kusagakure and Sunagakure while preparing to search for Karin’s mother. After taking a life-shortening secret medicine to heal for the coming fight, Shiro separated from the others and set up a position to delay the enemy alone.

• Shikaki assigned Shiro to pin down the Kusagakure forces while he, Taichi, and Nakamura attacked Sunagakure, giving them time to pursue their mission target afterward.
• Shiro took a secret medicine that caused severe pain and temporarily increased his healing by accelerating cell division, at the cost of shortening his lifespan.
• Shiro left Nakamura and the others a Message Snake and went alone to his assigned position while Taichi worried about him and Nakamura urged the team to focus on defeating Sunagakure quickly.
• Nakamura, Taichi, and Shikaki assessed the Sunagakure group’s jonin and chunin, noting that its two puppet masters would be difficult to locate and counter.
• Shiro chose a mountaintop observation point and prepared a wooded retreat route and buried Explosive Tags in case the Kusagakure forces came searching for him.

Nakamura and his allies attacked Sunagakure’s camp to disrupt its defenses while Taichi’s group fought the remaining Suna Ninja. Nakamura unveiled his Wind Armor, blocked a Wind Blade, and struck down the Suna Ninja with Beast Wave Palm as the larger battle continued.

• Nakamura used Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet Technique to trigger the camp’s traps and alarms, then drew the enemy jonin away from the camp.
• Nakamura fought a Suna Ninja and used Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld to hinder his opponent while preparing a new technique.
• Nakamura formed Wind Release: Wind Armor, whose swirling air deflected the Suna Ninja’s Wind Blade.
• Nakamura struck the Suna Ninja in the abdomen with Wind Release: Beast Wave Palm and pierced through him.
• Taichi and the others began fighting the Suna Ninja left at the camp.

Taichi and Shikaki ambushed the Suna Ninja team, using genjutsu and shadow techniques to kill a Wind Release ninja and destroy two puppets. They exposed and trapped the hidden puppet masters before Nakamura returned to find the battlefield being cleared.

• Taichi immobilized the Wind Release ninja with the Sharingan while Shikaki restrained the puppets with Shadow Possession Technique.
• The hidden puppet masters stayed concealed, so Shikaki destroyed the puppets with Explosive Tags and Taichi killed the Wind Release ninja.
• Taichi and Shikaki searched for the hidden enemies while secretly preparing an explosive distraction.
• Shikaki’s explosions startled the puppet masters, allowing Taichi to locate them and attack with Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique.
• The puppet masters rushed Taichi after losing their puppets, but his Three-Tomoe genjutsu froze them in place.
• Nakamura returned as Taichi and the others cleaned up the battlefield.

Shiro attacked Kusagakure’s camp with a projected sword and a Broken Phantasm explosion, then escaped into the sky under cover of an Invisible Cloak. He remained nearby to watch the camp and fire on anyone who tried to break away.

• Nakamura’s group cleaned up after defeating their opponents and hurried toward Kusagakure, while Nakamura hoped to avoid fighting Takigakure.
• Shiro watched Kusagakure’s camp and prepared to delay them before they scattered, timing his move using Shikaki’s calculations.
• Shiro projected a bow and Clarent, reshaped the sword into an arrow, and fired it at the center of Kusagakure’s camp.
• Shiro detonated Clarent with Broken Phantasm, then fled into the woods and concealed himself with the Invisible Cloak.
• Shiro escaped on Bird No. 2 and circled above the area, ready to shoot at anyone who left Kusagakure’s group.

Shiro kept Kusagakure’s forces trapped and weakened them with arrows until Nakamura, Taichi, and Shikaki arrived. He joined the assault with Kazikli Bey and summoned Blue Snake, leaving the remaining Kusagakure Ninja in panic as the battle continued.

• Shiro used arrows from Flying Bird to kill or target Kusagakure Ninja while preventing them from leaving their camp.
• Shiro spotted Nakamura, Taichi, and Shikaki, waited for them to rest, and fired the signal arrow.
• Nakamura and Taichi engaged Kusagakure’s jonin while Shiro and Shikaki attacked the other ninja.
• Shiro used Kazikli Bey to kill over thirty Kusagakure Ninja, then advanced as the survivors retreated.
• Shiro summoned Blue Snake, causing the remaining Kusagakure Ninja to panic and lose formation.