Recaps

Tsunade examined Anko and explained that her mental condition might stem from erased memories or overwhelming fear, recommending hospital observation. After sending Ebisu, Genma, and Shizune away, Tsunade asked Guy to stay and hugged him while crying.

• Tsunade recognized Guy's vitality and was reminded of her deceased brother, Nawaki.
• Guy asked Tsunade to examine Anko, and he explained her cursed seal and what happened at the human experimentation base.
• Tsunade said Anko's mind might recover with rest if memories had been erased, but fear-induced isolation could take far longer to resolve.
• Tsunade recommended that Anko stay in the hospital for observation and recuperate for a few months.
• Tsunade asked Guy to remain after the others left, then embraced him and began to cry.

Guy asked Tsunade to teach him medical ninjutsu, and she agreed after learning about his unusual body and setting two conditions. She then asked whether he had a girlfriend.

• Tsunade remembered her younger brother Nawaki, and Guy comforted her before asking to learn medical ninjutsu.
• Tsunade examined Guy and asked about his powerful Yang-natured chakra, and Guy explained that it had emerged through extreme taijutsu training.
• Tsunade suspected Guy might have Senju ancestry and agreed to teach him medical ninjutsu under three conditions.
• Tsunade said she would only offer occasional guidance and asked Guy to cooperate with basic examinations and research.
• Tsunade asked Guy whether he had a girlfriend.

Guy accepted Tsunade's offer to teach him medical ninjutsu, and she arranged for him and his teammates to remain in Konoha for three months. He left the hospital excited to tell Ebisu and Shiranui Genma about their extended stay.

• Tsunade asked Guy about his romantic prospects, and he admitted he was interested in Kurenai of the Yuhi Clan.
• Tsunade revealed she wanted Guy to help continue the Senju Clan bloodline and suggested Shizune as another possible match.
• Tsunade told Guy to report the next morning to begin studying medical ninjutsu and extended his training period to three months.
• Guy asked Tsunade to arrange for Ebisu and Shiranui Genma to stay in Konoha too, and she agreed to keep their team there.
• Guy left the hospital, pleased that studying under Tsunade would help him avoid Orochimaru and improve his team's medical skills.

Guy told Ebisu and Genma that Tsunade had offered to set him up with Shizune, then revealed he had declined because he was with Anko. He announced that he would study medical ninjutsu under Tsunade for three months and planned to spend the afternoon repairing his nunchaku and visiting the Konoha Orphanage.

• Guy teased Genma by claiming Tsunade wanted him to date Shizune, then admitted he had turned her down because of Anko.
• Guy urged Genma to confess his feelings for Shizune, but Genma stayed silent because he feared ruining their friendship.
• Guy told Ebisu and Genma that he would study medical ninjutsu under Tsunade for three months, with Tsunade arranging easier missions during their extended leave.
• Guy said he would repair his nunchaku and visit the Konoha Orphanage after lunch, while Ebisu and Genma planned to go home.

Guy took his broken nunchaku to Cat Granny's ninja tool shop in the Empty District, where she agreed to repair and reinforce it for two million ryo. After Guy left, Cat Granny confronted her husband for secretly taking private jobs, while young Tamaki watched.

• Guy parted from Ebisu and Genma after they packed ramen for Anko, then headed for the Empty District instead of the Uchiha compound.
• Guy entered Cat Granny's shop, saw the ninja cats and young Tamaki, and asked Cat Granny to repair his broken nunchaku.
• Cat Granny recognized the weapon's workmanship and quoted two million ryo to repair and reinforce it in three days, with no deposit required.
• Guy left the nunchaku at the shop and went to get the money.
• Cat Granny took the nunchaku to the back courtyard and berated her husband for secretly accepting private work as Tamaki watched.

Might Guy exchanged his personal and team military merits for 2.6 million ryo and learned that Morino Ibiki was recovering from injuries after being captured by Kirigakure. He divided the money into three portions and headed to the Konoha Orphanage.

• Might Guy visited Konoha's merit exchange office, where Morino Jiro asked him about the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and the Kubikiribōchō.
• Morino Jiro told Might Guy that Team 9 had 500 collective merits and Guy had 60 personal merits remaining.
• Might Guy exchanged his 60 personal merits and 200 team merits for 2.6 million ryo.
• Might Guy asked Morino Jiro about Morino Ibiki and learned that Ibiki was recovering at the Morino clan compound after being captured by Kirigakure.
• Might Guy split the money into three portions, kept 200,000 ryo for expenses, and headed to the Konoha Orphanage.

Might Guy visited Konoha Orphanage and discovered that the children had grown attached to him through Kabuto Yakushi’s stories. He realized Kabuto had started the rumor that Guy killed all seven of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen with one kick.

• Might Guy brought food and candy to Konoha Orphanage, where the four war orphans he had rescued greeted him warmly.
• The four children called Guy “Papa Guy,” and the other children rushed to him for candy and affection.
• Yakushi Nonō welcomed Guy, while Kabuto Yakushi helped unload his supplies and proudly greeted him as Lord Guy.
• Kabuto praised Guy’s Youth, prompting the children to raise their thumbs and shout the slogan together.
• Kabuto told the children Guy had kicked seven legendary Kirigakure ninja to death with one kick, and Guy realized Kabuto had spread the rumor.

Guy visited the Konoha Orphanage, learned why the children called him “Daddy Guy,” and gave Nonō 400,000 ryō to support them. After remembering Danzo’s future plans for Nonō and Kabuto, Guy followed Nonō upstairs for a massage and a chance to talk.

• Nonō bowed to thank Guy for supporting the orphanage, and Guy bowed in turn to acknowledge her care for the children.
• Nonō explained that the children called Guy “Daddy Guy” because they imagined him as a dependable father figure, while Kabuto often shared news about him.
• Guy gave Nonō 400,000 ryō and realized that she had taken in many new war orphans, leaving the orphanage with limited resources.
• Guy recalled Danzo’s future threats against the orphanage and his plans to send Nonō away as a spy, then concealed his anger when Nonō noticed his expression.
• Nonō offered Guy a massage as a medical ninja, and he followed her upstairs.

After dinner at the orphanage, Guy received a transfer order assigning him to Konoha Medical Hospital under Tsunade and learned Ebisu and Shiranui Genma would guard the village gate. He returned home, cleaned the house, and wrote letters to Might Duy, Kakashi and Obito, Aburame Shikuroo, and Kurenai Yuhi before preparing to start his new work as a medical ninja.

• Guy shared dinner with Nonō and the children, promised to visit again, and accepted a mission to find the orphanage a stable job employing at least ten people.
• An Anbu delivered Guy's transfer order, placing him at Konoha Medical Hospital under Tsunade for three months.
• Guy learned Ebisu and Shiranui Genma had been assigned to guard Konoha's main gate for three months in exchange for 20 battle merits each month.
• Guy returned to his dusty home and cleaned it after nearly two years away.
• Guy wrote letters to Might Duy, Kakashi and Obito, Aburame Shikuroo, and Kurenai Yuhi, then went to bed ahead of his first day as a medical ninja.

Guy began his medical training at Konoha Medical Hospital under Shizune’s supervision, starting with a week of foundational reading rather than hands-on lessons. Tsunade approved of Guy’s resolve and considered whether to teach him a special jutsu, but decided to observe him longer.

• Guy arrived at the hospital before dawn, and Tsunade asked him what duty a medical ninja should uphold; he answered that they must do everything possible to save their comrades.
• Tsunade assigned Shizune to teach Guy the basics for a month, gave him a stack of medical books to finish, and told him to follow Shizune’s work when he was not studying.
• Tsunade watched Guy accept the arrangement without complaint and considered teaching him a jutsu because he carried the Senju Clan bloodline, but chose to wait.
• Shizune brought Guy to a storage room and arranged for him to spend the first week studying theory before beginning practical work.
• Guy thanked Shizune, settled at the small table, and began reading Basic Guide to Medical Ninja.

Guy learned medical ninjutsu from Nonō at the orphanage and quickly mastered the basic healing technique. Impressed by his skill, Nonō began teaching Guy and Kabuto the Mystical Palm Technique, leaving them studying together like a family.

• Kabuto mistook the sounds from Nonō’s room for something improper, but found Guy and Nonō studying medical ninjutsu with an injured fish.
• Kabuto demonstrated the basic healing technique, and Guy explained its principles after studying medical theory for three days.
• Guy used the healing technique on the fish and healed its wound faster than Kabuto, astonishing Nonō and Kabuto.
• Nonō judged Guy’s control and Yang-nature chakra strong enough to learn the Mystical Palm Technique.
• Nonō invited Kabuto to learn the advanced technique alongside Guy, and the three began studying together at the orphanage.

Might Guy finished memorizing medical texts and mastered the Mystical Palm Technique before using it to treat wounded Konoha soldiers ambushed by Sunagakure. Tsunade secretly treated the casualties through Katsuyu, and Mitokado Homura approached Guy as he continued helping.

• Guy finished studying the required medical books and mastered the Mystical Palm Technique.
• Guy learned that Sunagakure had ambushed a convoy of wounded Konoha soldiers and rushed to treat them.
• Guy stabilized a soldier's severed arm and urged the medical staff to prepare it for reattachment, with Mitokado Homura approving his request.
• Tsunade sent Katsuyu throughout the hospital to treat more than seventy wounded soldiers without appearing in person.
• Mitokado Homura approached Guy and greeted him after Guy resumed treating the remaining injuries.

Mitokado Homura offered to make Guy his disciple, but Tsunade intervened and pressured Guy into declaring her his teacher. After Homura left, Tsunade denied ever accepting him as a disciple, leaving Guy stunned by her sudden reversal.

• Mitokado Homura praised Guy's achievements and asked why he had become a medical ninja.
• Guy explained that he wanted to save his companions, and Homura offered to make him his disciple.
• Tsunade arrived and challenged Guy to deny that he was her disciple.
• Guy declared Tsunade his teacher, and Homura left after realizing he had misunderstood their relationship.
• Tsunade denied acknowledging Guy as her disciple, and Guy was stunned by her change of attitude.

Guy tried to persuade Tsunade to take him as her student, impressing her by mastering the Mystical Palm Technique in four days and memorizing Shizune’s medical books. Tsunade sent Shizune to investigate Guy and Yakushi Nonō as Guy left the hospital to look for Ebisu and the others.

• Guy faked a tearful complaint until Tsunade agreed to consider taking him as her student after he answered her questions.
• Guy told Tsunade that Yakushi Nonō had taught him the Mystical Palm Technique four days earlier, astonishing Tsunade and Shizune with how quickly he had mastered it.
• Guy revealed that he had memorized all the medical books Shizune gave him and answered Tsunade’s questions word for word.
• Tsunade told Guy to come back the next morning, then asked Shizune to obtain information about him and Yakushi Nonō from the Hokage Building.
• Guy left Konoha Medical Hospital and headed toward Konoha’s main gate to find Ebisu and the others.

Guy visited Ebisu and Genma at Konoha’s main gate, where he met academy students Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane and showed his new healing technique. Remembering the Kannabi Bridge incident was only about half a year away, he set his worries aside, agreed to a birthday barbecue, and headed to Konoha Orphanage to ask Nonō about medical ninjutsu.

• Guy met Ebisu and Genma at the gate and told them he had begun learning a healing technique.
• Ebisu and Genma introduced Guy to Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane, who said their teacher, Ikkaku, often praised him.
• Ebisu reminded Guy that his twelfth birthday was coming up, and the three teammates agreed to celebrate with barbecue, with Genma offering to pay if Shizune came.
• Guy recalled that the Kannabi Bridge incident was expected in about half a year, then pushed aside his worries and left the gate.
• Guy decided to visit Konoha Orphanage and seek Nonō’s guidance on medical ninjutsu.

Guy began training at Tsunade’s clinic, where he was told to learn clinical basics from Shizune before Tsunade taught him personally. Shizune’s respect for Guy grew after she read his record, and Guy ended the chapter puzzled by how his new white coat looked over his combat suit.

• Shizune greeted Guy at the clinic and brought him to Tsunade, who gave him a medical-ninja coat and tools and assigned him to learn from Shizune.
• Tsunade declined to define her relationship with Guy, then ate the breakfast he had brought and went back to sleep.
• Shizune comforted Guy and said Tsunade would teach him after he learned the clinical basics from her.
• Shizune recalled Guy’s detailed record of wartime service and support for the Konoha Orphanage, and resolved to teach him everything she knew before he had to leave.
• Guy changed into the white coat over his combat suit and wondered whether it looked like a cassock.

Guy embraced his new medical-ninja role and began training under Shizune, planning to learn surgical and trauma-care skills. Shizune agreed to teach him, though his enormous sword left her doubtful about his suitability for delicate work.

• Guy decided to wear his white coat while raising his Kasaya Demon-Subduing Art proficiency.
• Shizune welcomed Guy as her trainee and began showing him the hospital ward and medicine storage.
• Shizune explained that medical ninjas needed precise blade skills and offered to teach Guy the Chakra Scalpel and let him observe surgeries.
• Guy summoned the Kubikiribōchō when Shizune asked what blade he used, and she said she would get him a proper surgical scalpel.
• Guy reasoned that Tsunade had assigned him to Shizune to learn surgery and trauma care, then sealed away his sword and followed her.

On his birthday, Guy celebrated with Shizune, Anko, Ebisu, and Genma after a month of intensive medical training that left Shizune exhausted. Shizune told Guy that Tsunade wanted to see him, and he headed to Konoha Medical Hospital with her and Anko, bringing food for Tsunade.

• Genma grilled meat for the worn-out Shizune while Guy reflected on mastering several medical ninjutsu during a month of study and practice.
• Guy noticed that Anko had mostly recovered under Tsunade’s care and shared barbecue and dango with her at the birthday gathering.
• Guy wondered where Shizune’s pig, Tonton, was and gave Shizune more pork belly to eat.
• Shizune told Guy that Tsunade wanted to see him after dinner, and Guy ordered extra meat and dango to take to her.
• Guy, Shizune, and Anko carried the food to Konoha Medical Hospital while Ebisu and Genma went home.

Tsunade offered Guy two months of personal training and let him choose one of three techniques. Guy was excited by the Yin Seal’s potential to help him withstand the Eight Inner Gates, but the chapter ended before he chose.

• Guy and Shizune went to Tsunade’s room, where Tsunade drank and shared Guy’s food.
• Tsunade hinted that Guy should reconsider dating Shizune, then stopped when memories of Dan Katō surfaced.
• Tsunade praised Guy’s progress in medical ninjutsu and promised to train him personally for two months.
• Tsunade revealed scrolls for the Yin Seal, Summoning Technique: Katsuyu, and Monster Strength Technique, and told Guy to choose one.
• Guy considered how the Yin Seal and its related techniques might help him survive the Eight Inner Gates before examining the other two options.

Guy considered Tsunade’s three techniques and learned how each could shape his development before choosing the Yin Seal despite its lack of short-term combat benefits. The chapter ended with Tsunade surprised by his choice as he prepared to return to the front lines in two months.

• Tsunade told Guy he could learn only one of the Yin Seal, Katsuyu Summoning, and Monster Strength.
• Shizune explained the techniques, and Tsunade warned that the Yin Seal would limit Guy’s strength growth for two years while offering powerful healing later.
• Tsunade demonstrated Monster Strength by striking Guy’s forehead, then broke his golden bell defense with a chakra-wrapped kick.
• Tsunade advised Guy to choose a technique suited to his return to the front lines in two months.
• Guy thanked Tsunade and chose the Yin Seal.

Guy chose to learn the Yin Seal despite its long training period, and Tsunade gave him the technique scroll and arranged to teach him the next day. The chapter ended with Guy returning home, relieved to have the scroll.

• Guy explained why he preferred the Yin Seal despite its risks and the two years it would take to cultivate.
• Tsunade gave Guy the Yin Seal scroll and told him to return the next day for instruction.
• After Guy left, Tsunade told Shizune she had been teasing him to get revenge for how much he had made Shizune work.
• Tsunade asked Shizune whether she liked Guy and mentioned that he had a girlfriend from the Yuhi Clan.
• Tsunade reflected that she had been testing Guy and had considered teaching him the Yin Seal, Summoning Katsuyu, and Monster Strength.
• Guy walked home with the scroll and felt relieved that the Yin Seal was finally his.

Guy used the Mind-Cleansing Wooden Fish to help Tsunade find peace while he practiced the Yin Seal, though their nightly sessions left him exhausted. After Guy mastered the Yin Seal’s basic chakra storage, Tsunade prepared to teach him two powerful techniques.

• Guy discovered that tapping the Mind-Cleansing Wooden Fish helped him concentrate and made his Yin Seal chakra circulation smoother.
• Tsunade found Guy tapping the wooden fish and began joining him, using the calming practice to ease her grief over Nawaki and Dan Katō.
• Guy continued the nightly sessions despite his exhaustion, and Tsunade secretly used him as a pillow while pretending to meditate.
• At four in the morning, Guy woke and tapped the wooden fish until Tsunade opened her eyes and rose for the day.
• Tsunade told Guy he had mastered the Yin Seal’s basic condensation and chakra storage pathway, then announced she would teach him the Strength of a Hundred Technique and Creation Rebirth.

Tsunade explained Creation Rebirth’s life-saving power and the severe lifespan cost of using it, then began teaching Guy the advanced medical ninjutsu before he returned to the battlefield. Guy agreed to train, while Tsunade privately considered how to give him a chance to learn the Katsuyu Summoning Technique too.

• Tsunade explained that Creation Rebirth could rapidly repair nearly any fatal injury, even a severed head if it was reattached quickly.
• Tsunade warned Guy that forcing cell division permanently shortened the user’s lifespan, and that the Yin Seal’s stored chakra could reduce the cost.
• Tsunade decided to teach Guy Creation Rebirth ahead of schedule because he would soon return to the battlefield and might need it to survive.
• Guy accepted Tsunade’s offer and prepared to study the S-rank medical ninjutsu, briefly imagining that aging from its use might make him old enough to pursue Kurenai.
• Tsunade worried that Guy would master Creation Rebirth quickly and considered secretly giving him the Katsuyu contract scroll through Shizune.

After mastering the Strength of a Hundred Technique and Creation Rebirth under Tsunade's training, Guy used his day off to meet Ebisu and Genma and prepare to return to the front lines. He told them he planned to deploy near Kannabi Bridge and headed to the merit exchange center to choose a summoned beast.

• Guy completed his medical training with Tsunade and had ten days left before his transfer deadline.
• Guy met Ebisu and Genma at Konoha's front gate and told them he had applied to deploy near Kannabi Bridge in the Land of Grass.
• Ebisu and Genma agreed to go with Guy despite the danger, and Guy teased them about visiting Anko and Shizune at the hospital.
• Guy told the two he planned to spend battle merits on a summoned beast, and they encouraged him to use more of their remaining merits.

Guy went to Konoha’s merit exchange counter to choose a Ninja Tortoise summoning beast, but Morino Jiro suggested he visit the breeding grounds and meet them in person. Guy headed into the back mountain and recognized the stooped caretaker when he arrived.

• Guy told Morino Jiro he planned to leave Konoha soon and wanted to redeem a summoning beast.
• Guy studied the Ninja Tortoise listings, considering one as a foothold for changing direction in midair.
• Morino Jiro told Guy about the Ninja Tortoise breeding grounds in the back mountain, where he could inspect the beasts without paying an appearance fee.
• Guy returned the catalog and traveled to the breeding grounds near the waterfall where he had trained as a child.
• Guy spotted the old caretaker carrying cooking utensils on his back and stopped in surprise, recognizing him.