Recaps

Minato Namikaze reinforced Rin’s seal and told her and Obito that the war was nearing its end. He then showed Guy the ceasefire agreements with Kumogakure and Iwagakure and asked him to attend the formal signing in ten days.

• Minato Namikaze told Obito and Rin that he could not safely remove the seal on Rin’s heart, then added an Eight Trigrams Seal to restrain it.
• Minato Namikaze sent Rin and Obito out and showed Guy the ceasefire agreements Sarutobi Hiruzen had signed with Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
• Minato Namikaze told Guy that representatives from both villages would meet Konoha in ten days to exchange and sign the agreements.
• Minato Namikaze invited Guy to attend the signing alongside Senior White Fang and thanked him for saving Kakashi and Rin.
• Guy left to rest and rejoin his friends, while Minato Namikaze hoped the agreements would bring the long war to an end.

Minato Namikaze led Konoha's delegation to the Land of Rice Fields for ceasefire talks with Iwagakure and Kumogakure, where the devastation of war and distrust between the delegates shaped the tense meeting. The talks ended the chapter on the brink of hostility after an Iwagakure shinobi mocked White Fang for losing an arm.

• Minato Namikaze, White Fang, Guy, and the other Konoha shinobi traveled through the devastated Land of Rice Fields to meet the daimyo.
• The daimyo escorted Minato Namikaze, White Fang, and Guy into the conference chamber, where Kitsuchi, A, Killer B, and Samui represented Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
• Guy recognized Kitsuchi and Killer B, while Samui watched Guy with fear because she remembered him defeating Yugito Nii in her Tailed Beast Transformation.
• Minato Namikaze took the seat of honor as Konoha's delegation leader, surprising the other representatives.
• An unidentified Iwagakure shinobi mocked White Fang for losing an arm and being placed beneath Minato Namikaze, raising tensions before the talks began.

At a ceasefire negotiation, Minato Namikaze proposed restoring pre-war borders, releasing prisoners, and ending cross-border attacks. A rejected the conciliatory terms and proposed that Konoha, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure unite to destroy Sunagakure and divide the Land of Wind.

• White Fang rebuked Wenya for interfering in Konoha’s decisions, while A grumbled that the exchange was boring.
• Guy recognized Wenya as an Iwagakure close-combat jōnin and watched A, suspecting Kumogakure would complicate the negotiations.
• Minato Namikaze proposed that the three major nations declare a ceasefire, withdraw to their pre-war borders, release prisoners, and prohibit private conflicts and cross-border attacks.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Rice Fields enthusiastically supported Minato Namikaze’s proposal, and Kitsuchi prepared to respond for Iwagakure.
• A called Konoha cowardly and proposed that the three nations join forces to wipe out Sunagakure and divide the Land of Wind’s territory and resources, shocking the room.

Peace talks between Konoha, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure grew tense when A provoked White Fang and pushed for more war. Minato and Kitsuchi exchanged preliminary ceasefire agreements, while A began considering killing Guy to disrupt the talks.

• A insulted White Fang and tried to provoke him into attacking, but Guy stepped between them and calmed him.
• Minato declared that Konoha stood behind White Fang and warned that Kumogakure would become the Shinobi World's enemy if it kept escalating the war.
• Minato presented Konoha's ceasefire agreements, and Kitsuchi exchanged them for Iwagakure's, establishing a preliminary peace treaty between the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth.
• Samui restrained A from disrupting the agreement, but he remained intent on sabotaging the peace talks.
• A focused on Guy and considered killing him because Konoha had brought him to the high-level negotiations.

A attacked Guy with One-Finger Nukite during the peace talks, and Guy countered with Vajra Finger. Their collision destroyed the assembly hall, leaving both men standing in the center of the blast as the smoke cleared.

• A launched a surprise One-Finger Nukite attack at Guy after the two exchanged angry words.
• Guy unleashed Vajra Finger, meeting A’s attack fingertip to fingertip as Samui warned A to be careful.
• The clash created a massive explosion that shattered the assembly hall and sent White Fang and others flying.
• Minato Namikaze rescued White Fang and the Land of Rice Fields’ daimyo while the others took cover or retreated.
• The survivors regrouped and watched the smoke clear, revealing Guy and A still standing at the center of the explosion.

Might Guy severely injured A in their clash, deliberately sacrificing his right hand to destroy A’s index finger. A learned Guy’s name and vowed revenge, but Minato Namikaze blocked him from leaving before the negotiations ended.

• The dust cleared to reveal Guy’s badly injured right arm and hand, while A appeared mostly unharmed.
• Killer B noticed that A’s strongest index finger had been severed, and Kitsuchi recognized the bone fragments as debris from it.
• Guy explained that his technique was called Vajra Finger, and A ordered his companions to leave.
• A asked Guy’s name, vowed to repay the injury, and headed for the exit with Killer B and Samui.
• Minato Namikaze teleported in front of A and stopped him from leaving before the negotiations were over.

Minato Namikaze secured Kumogakure’s promise to withdraw its troops and confirmed that peace talks with Iwagakure had succeeded, though the meeting hall was destroyed in the confrontation. Guy’s hand was badly injured but recoverable, and he had blown off A’s right index finger; with the war nearing a temporary end, Guy planned to begin training his Yin Seal.

• Minato Namikaze held A to the peace talks until A agreed that Kumogakure would withdraw its troops.
• Minato Namikaze and Kitsuchi shook hands, signaling the success of the peace talks between Konoha and Iwagakure.
• Obito, Rin, Ebisu, and the others found Guy treating his mangled right hand amid the rubble, while White Fang guarded him.
• Minato Namikaze revealed that Guy had blown apart A’s right index finger, and Guy joked to ease his companions’ worries.
• The Land of Rice Fields’ daimyo invited the Konoha ninja to stay, and Minato Namikaze praised Guy for helping secure peace.
• Guy prepared to rest and put his Yin Seal training on the agenda as the fighting began to wind down.

After attending an extravagant banquet amid the Land of Rice Fields' suffering refugees, Guy challenged Obito to take responsibility for helping people before seeking recognition as Hokage. The chapter ended with Guy leading Obito away to show him the reality of the world.

• Guy and Minato Namikaze joined the banquet hosted by the Land of Rice Fields' daimyo, though Guy chose to sit with Obito and the others.
• Rin became troubled by the starving refugees outside, and Obito vowed to end hunger if he became Hokage.
• Guy told Obito that he should help people first rather than wait until he became Hokage to earn their recognition.
• Guy asked Obito to come with him and said he would show him what the world really looked like.

Guy led Obito, Rin, Ebisu, and Genma through the starving streets of the Land of Rice Fields and toward a dark alley after a rice-shop manager claimed his attendants had only beaten a thief to frighten her. The chapter ended with Obito uneasy and following Guy to find out what had happened to the woman.

• Rin handed out food from the daimyo's banquet, and Guy led the group toward a dark street corner after detecting the smell of corpses.
• A rice-shop manager ordered his attendants to beat a woman caught stealing rice, and Obito stepped forward to stop them.
• The manager persuaded Obito that the beating was only a lesson and that he would not actually kill the woman, so Obito let the matter go.
• The woman limped into a shadowy alley, and Guy questioned whether Obito believed the manager's final claim.
• Guy headed after the woman, followed by Ebisu, Genma, and Rin, while Obito overcame his unease and chased after them.

Guy showed Obito the starving people and corpses hidden in a dead-end corner of the Land of Rice Fields, shattering Obito’s belief that hunger was only a distant problem. Guy explained that war left ordinary people suffering while the powerful prospered, and urged Obito to understand the world and gather strength before trying to change it; Obito was left doubting himself as someone gently cupped his face.

• Guy led the group around a corner, where they found emaciated people and decomposing corpses in a hidden alley.
• Guy asked Obito whether he still believed the people were merely choosing to starve, and Obito was unable to answer.
• Guy told Obito that the prosperity outside was a false appearance and that war burdened ordinary people while the powerful benefited.
• Obito accused Guy of knowing about the suffering while still eating at the daimyo’s banquet, and Guy explained that he had lacked the power to confront the daimyo then.
• Guy urged Obito to accept reality, understand it, and gather strength to oppose injustice, leaving Obito overwhelmed by self-doubt.
• Someone gently cupped Obito’s face.

Guy, Obito, Rin, Genma, and Ebisu followed a baby's cries to a makeshift shelter, where they found the injured woman who had stolen rice protecting her infant. Guy recognized the six-armed, third-eyed child and wondered if he was someone he knew.

• Rin and Guy encouraged Obito to believe he could help change the world, and his hope returned as his dependence on Rin grew.
• Guy noticed starving refugees react greedily to the baby's cries and led Obito and Rin away before they saw the refugees' hunger.
• The group found the injured female rice thief hiding a baby in her shack, and they realized she was soaking stolen rice in cold water to avoid attracting attention.
• Ebisu offered the woman a rice ball, which she broke apart to feed her infant.
• The group saw that the frail baby had at least six arms and a bulge where a third eye was shut, and Guy wondered if he recognized the child.

Guy recognized the deformed infant as the future Sound Four member Kidomaru and offered to take him and the woman who had rescued him somewhere safe. When other refugees begged to come too, Guy left the choice to Obito, forcing him to confront the limits of his promise to end hunger.

• Guy recognized the infant as Kidomaru and received a system mission to resettle at least ten war refugees.
• Guy learned the woman had picked up the infant and promised to make sure she survived.
• The woman accepted Guy's offer and tightly took his hand.
• Several refugees pleaded with Guy and his companions to take them along.
• Guy told Obito he would not deal with the refugees but that Obito could take them if he wished.
• Obito looked at the desperate refugees and realized he had no way to feed or shelter them.

Guy refused to bring refugees to Konoha Orphanage and challenged Obito to consider the risks and costs of trying to save them. Obito reluctantly agreed not to intervene, and Guy turned toward the woman behind him to begin whatever he had planned next.

• Obito asked Guy to take the refugees to Konoha Orphanage, but Guy refused, citing risks to the orphanage's children.
• Guy explained that he would focus on raising children rather than trying to change desperate refugees, while Obito struggled with the choice.
• Rin reassured Obito that he and Guy were both trying to help people, and Obito's expression eased.
• Obito decided not to concern himself with the refugees, and Guy asked him not to interfere with what came next.
• Obito, Rin, Ebisu, and Genma were surprised as Guy turned to look at the woman behind him.

Guy gave the abused woman a senbon and told her to kill the refugees who had harmed her, then stopped Obito from interfering. After the woman spared two men who had never touched her, Rin saw the extent of her injuries and realized why Guy had acted.

• Guy took the woman's infant, gave her a senbon, and told her to kill the refugees.
• The woman stabbed several men while Obito tried to stop her, but Guy caught Obito and held him back.
• The woman stopped before killing two men and said they had never touched her.
• Guy asked Rin to treat the woman and left with the baby and the surviving men, while Obito followed and demanded an explanation.
• The woman showed Rin her injuries, and Rin's eyes reddened as she looked at the dead refugees with fury.

Rin emerged from speaking with the scarred woman, who pledged herself to Guy and named herself Ghost Mother. Guy sent Ghost Mother, Obito, Ebisu, and Genma to search for more children, while he and Rin stayed behind in the ruined streets.

• Rin returned shaken, and Obito hurried to check that she was unharmed.
• The woman knelt before Guy, called herself Ghost Mother, and revealed that her infant son was named Kidomaru.
• Guy asked Ebisu and Genma to find between twenty and thirty young children, and Obito joined their search.
• Ghost Mother offered to guide them and agreed to bring back children with unusual bodies.
• Guy told Rin that Obito was naive and that her understanding would help him accept the world's harshness.
• Guy and Rin sat silently beside a broken wall while they waited for the others to return.

Guy and his companions brought refugees back and found Tayuya among the children, while Obito and Rin persuaded Guy to take in five more children. They prepared to bring the additional children along, and Rin resolved to visit the Konoha Orphanage.

• Ebisu, Genma, and the others returned with four women, eighteen children, and four infants, bringing the group to twenty-six people.
• Guy examined a deformed infant, then learned that Hoshina's daughter was named Tayuya and recognized her as a future Sound Four member.
• Guy considered raising Tayuya as a genjutsu ninja alongside Kidomaru.
• Obito asked Guy to take in five more children and offered to pay for their care, while Rin also pledged support.
• Guy agreed to bring the five children, and Obito ran back to fetch them.
• Rin decided she would visit the Konoha Orphanage to see what it was like and how she could help.

Guy sheltered thirty-one refugees in the Land of Rice Fields and told Minato Namikaze, who promised to seek Konoha’s support for the orphanage. Minato admired Guy and regretted that he had not become his disciple.

• Guy led the refugees to a courtyard and arranged for them to stay there, strengthening the children’s trust in him and the others.
• Guy left Obito, Rin, Ebisu, and Genma to watch over the refugees while he went to report to Minato Namikaze.
• Guy told Minato he had sheltered four women and twenty-seven children, and Minato praised him and promised to seek more funding for Konoha Orphanage.
• Minato told Guy they would leave the Land of Rice Fields for Konoha in two days.
• After Guy departed, Minato admired him and regretted that he had not become his disciple.

Guy returned to Konoha with refugees from the Land of Rice Fields and reunited with Might Duy, who was shocked to learn that two orphanage children called Guy “Daddy.” Guy brought the refugees into Konoha with Minato Namikaze’s approval, and they saw a hopeful new beginning in the village.

• Might Duy reunited with Guy at Konoha’s gates and became stunned when two children called Guy their father and Duy their grandpa.
• Minato Namikaze greeted Duy, then left to report the refugees’ arrival to Lord Third while Guy reunited with his father.
• Guy explained that the refugees were women and orphans displaced by war, and Duy praised his son for helping them.
• Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane registered the refugees under Minato Namikaze’s guarantee and allowed Guy to bring them into Konoha.
• Guy and Duy led the refugees through Konoha as the newcomers took in the peaceful village and began to feel hope.

Guy settled the refugee children at Konoha Orphanage and received two Shaolin Wooden Dummies from the system. After seeing Might Duy lead the children in enthusiastic youth chants, Guy considered letting his father train them in Taijutsu.

• Yakushi Nonō promised Guy she would care for the refugee children at the orphanage.
• Guy opened his mission reward and received two Shaolin Wooden Dummies for the children’s training.
• Guy brought the dummies outside, where Might Duy was leading the children in spirited chants.
• Might Duy asked Nonō to take him in so he could teach Taijutsu at the orphanage.
• Guy thought his father’s offer could give the children safe training and began to look forward to it.

Might Duy accepted Nonō’s offer to work at the Konoha Orphanage, where his warmth quickly won over the children. Guy planned to leave basic techniques for Duy to teach them, and the father and son left for home after promising to return the next morning.

• Nonō welcomed Might Duy as a dependable male caregiver after Guy gave his approval.
• The children cheered when they learned Duy was staying and eagerly called him their grandpa.
• Guy set two Wooden Dummies in the yard and considered leaving basic techniques for the children to learn, especially Vajra Finger for Kidomaru.
• Guy decided Duy should learn the techniques first so he could teach the children as their instructor.
• Guy and Duy said goodbye to Nonō and the children, promised to return early the next morning, and headed home.

Guy reunited with Might Duy, shared news of his connections, and discovered his father had made remarkable progress in cultivating the Yijin Jing. After teaching Duy two taijutsu techniques, Guy agreed to Duy's plan to move into the orphanage and help raise its children.

• Guy and Might Duy shared dinner and caught up on their experiences, with Guy telling his father about the bonds he had formed with influential figures and the Ninja Turtle Clan.
• Might Duy demonstrated his Yijin Jing cultivation, and Guy realized his father had reached nearly 300 points of proficiency in less than four years.
• Guy taught Duy the foundational techniques Vajra Finger and Vajra Leg so Duy could pass them on to the orphanage children.
• Might Duy told Guy he planned to move into the orphanage and devote himself to helping the children, and Guy agreed.
• Guy and Might Duy celebrated the decision by sparring together beneath the moonlight.

Guy visited Tsunade, who treated his badly injured hand and warned him to stay out of Konoha’s unrest. When Shizune reported that Mrs. Hyuga was having a difficult labor, Guy suspected what was happening and hurried after them.

• Dai sent Guy to visit his teacher Tsunade, and Guy brought breakfast to Konoha Medical Hospital.
• Tsunade examined Guy’s mangled hand, and Guy explained that he had deliberately injured it to destroy the Third Raikage’s son’s fingers.
• Tsunade treated Guy and ordered him not to fight for two months while he recovered.
• Guy told Tsunade he planned to focus on cultivating the Yin Seal, and Tsunade warned him that Konoha might be unsettled.
• Shizune rushed in to say Mrs. Hyuga was having difficulty giving birth, and Tsunade hurried away.
• Guy realized who Mrs. Hyuga might be and followed Tsunade and Shizune.

Guy visited the hospital and learned that Hizashi Hyuga’s wife was in a difficult labor, then witnessed the safe birth of their son, Neji. After leaving, Guy resolved to focus on completing his Yin Seal before the Nine-Tails Attack and went to check on Kakashi.

• Guy met Hyuga Yuma outside the delivery room and learned that Hizashi Hyuga’s wife was in danger during childbirth.
• Hizashi introduced himself to Guy, who reassured him that Tsunade’s medical skills were reliable.
• Shizune emerged with the newborn and announced that mother and child were safe, and Hizashi named his son Neji.
• Hyuga Yuma congratulated Hizashi and left to report the birth to the main family, while Guy reflected on Neji’s future and the Caged Bird curse mark.
• Guy left the hospital, resolved to complete his Yin Seal before the Nine-Tails Attack, and headed to Kakashi’s room to check on his recovery.

Guy and his classmates reunited in Kakashi’s hospital room and arranged a meal together after the war. Once they were alone, Kakashi told Guy that the Third Hokage’s resignation was nearly certain and that Kakashi’s father had been nominated as the Fourth Hokage.

• Guy, Obito, Ebisu, Rin, Genma, and Anko played cards in Kakashi’s hospital room until Guy left to meet Aburame Shikuroo and Kurenai Yuhi.
• Guy returned with Shikuroo and Yuhi, and Ebisu suggested that everyone invite their classmates to a meal.
• The group split up to invite fellow Konoha ninjas who had returned from the front lines, while Guy and Kakashi stayed behind to find a gathering place.
• Kakashi told Guy that Sarutobi Hiruzen was almost certain to step down and that Kakashi’s father had been nominated to become the Fourth Hokage.

Guy and Kakashi discussed White Fang’s plan to support Minato Namikaze as the next Hokage, then gathered their former classmates for a reunion. The chapter ended with the classmates arriving at the barbecue restaurant, where Kakashi hurriedly cut off Asuma before he could ask about his face.

• Guy deduced that White Fang would recommend Minato Namikaze for Hokage, and Kakashi confirmed that his father did not intend to take the position himself.
• Guy and Kakashi went to a Konoha barbecue restaurant to host a class reunion, where Ebisu, Yugao, Hayate, Genma, Aoba, Raidō, and Iwashi arrived.
• Obito and Rin brought Morino Ibiki to the reunion, and Ibiki showed Kakashi his scarred scalp while clumsily offering advice about living with disfigurement.
• Kurenai, Aburame Shikuroo, and Sarutobi Asuma arrived, and Kakashi stopped Asuma from asking about his face before leading him inside.
• Guy took Kurenai’s and Shikuroo’s hands and brought them into the restaurant.