Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Qingfeng brought his group openly to Mist Village under the guise of Konoha peace envoys, where they encountered proxy Mizukage Genshi and Mei Terumi. The meeting began with Qingfeng demanding to know why Yagura Karatachi was absent.

• Uchiha Qingfeng searched for the Six-Tails and Three-Tails on the way to Mist Village but found no trace of either.
• Uchiha Qingfeng, Deidara, Tsunade, Shizune, and a pig arrived at Mist Village wearing Leaf Village Headbands, and Qingfeng announced they had come to discuss an alliance.
• The gate guards agreed to inform the Mizukage, and Tsunade recognized that Qingfeng was presenting their intelligence mission as a peace delegation.
• Genshi arrived with Mei Terumi and another person, and Qingfeng abandoned his friendly act to ask where Fourth Mizukage Yagura Karatachi was and whether Genshi was the Fifth Mizukage.
• Genshi explained that Yagura was unwell and that he was serving as proxy Mizukage while managing the village.

Genshi brought Mei Terumi to meet Uchiha Qingfeng and his companions, while Mei tried to hide what she knew about Qingfeng from her grandfather. Seeing two women beside Qingfeng left Mei struggling with jealousy, and she silently judged him as a scoundrel.

• Genshi brought Mei Terumi to meet the Konoha envoys, with Kimimaro serving as his bodyguard and Ao as his secretary.
• Kimimaro had married eight women in his effort to revive the Kaguya Clan, while Genshi had stopped obstructing his plans.
• Mei Terumi and Kimimaro recognized Uchiha Qingfeng, and Mei warned Kimimaro not to reveal what he knew about Qingfeng.
• Mei recalled the Masked Man's influence over Hidden Mist and the revelations that Yakura and Uzumaki Sanryo had been his agents.
• Mei saw two women standing behind Qingfeng, compared herself to them, and thought of Qingfeng as a scoundrel.

Uchiha Qingfeng used Tsunade’s reputation to persuade acting Mizukage Genshi to receive Konoha’s delegation. Tsunade’s question about the Six-Tails drew Genshi’s attention as the chapter ended.

• Uchiha Qingfeng challenged Genshi’s authority and demanded to meet the Fourth Mizukage, but Genshi refused and threatened him.
• Uchiha Qingfeng revealed Tsunade and identified her as Konoha’s representative, prompting Genshi to welcome the delegation inside.
• Genshi questioned Tsunade about her return to Konoha, and Tsunade asserted that Konoha was her home.
• Genshi asked how Tsunade had stayed young, and Tsunade retorted by asking whether he would reveal the Six-Tails’ location.
• Tsunade watched Genshi closely after her question about the Six-Tails slipped out.

Genshi stalled Tsunade and Uchiha Qingfeng’s attempt to meet the Fourth Mizukage after Tsunade openly offered a way to stay young in exchange for the Six-Tails’ location. Mei Terumi’s strange reaction to Qingfeng fueled Tsunade’s suspicions, and the group was left in Kimimaro’s care while Genshi tightened security around the Mizukage.

• Genshi tested Tsunade by offering information about the Six-Tails for something valuable, and Tsunade offered him a method to stay young forever.
• Genshi postponed their meeting with the Fourth Mizukage, while Qingfeng realized Tsunade’s eagerness had made Genshi wary of them.
• Mei Terumi watched Qingfeng pass without greeting him, and Tsunade concluded he had visited the Hidden Mist before.
• Genshi said they would meet the Fourth Mizukage when the time was right and planned to keep him under stricter guard.
• Mei Terumi offered to arrange lodging, but Tsunade’s confrontation with her made her storm off and leave Kimimaro to lead the guests.

Mei Terumi visited Kimimaro at night to ask about Uchiha Qingfeng's companions, then followed Kimimaro to Qingfeng's residence. The chapter ended with Qingfeng noticing her and jumping down to meet her before she could expose his identity.

• Mei Terumi asked Kimimaro what had happened after Tsunade and the others arrived, and he said he had learned Tsunade was the First Hokage's granddaughter and a ninja from Lord Genshi's era.
• Kimimaro told Mei Terumi that Shizune seemed to be Tsunade's attendant and relative, and that the two women had likely come to the Hidden Mist on a Konoha mission with Uchiha Qingfeng.
• Kimimaro directed Mei Terumi to Uchiha Qingfeng's room and left, while Qingfeng watched her from his second-floor window using Chakra Sensing.
• Qingfeng threw a clump of dirt at Mei Terumi to get her attention, and she looked up, called him a scumbag under her breath, and saw him jump down from the window.

Uchiha Qingfeng explained to Mei Terumi why he had pretended not to know her and blamed his time in the Hidden Mist on the Masked Man. When Mei Terumi questioned why Uzumaki Sanryo had helped him, Qingfeng suggested she reconsider Sanryo’s allegiance.

• Mei Terumi kept her distance and stayed cool while Uchiha Qingfeng apologized for pretending not to know her and explained that he had been protecting his identity as a Konoha Ninja.
• Qingfeng steered Mei Terumi into guessing that the Masked Man had captured him during a mission and taken him toward a Hidden Mist base.
• Mei Terumi guessed that Qingfeng had encountered Yakura and that the Masked Man had sealed his Chakra with the Four Symbols Seal.
• Qingfeng said Uzumaki Sanryo had undone the seal, prompting Mei Terumi to question why she would rescue him if she served the Masked Man.
• Qingfeng urged Mei Terumi to consider that Uzumaki Sanryo might belong to the Land of Fire rather than the Masked Man.

Uchiha Qingfeng explained to Mei Terumi how he had met Uzumaki Sanryo and how the Masked Man had captured her during Konoha’s Nine-Tails Rampage. He also recounted Kisame Hoshigaki’s fight with Suikazan Fuguki and invented an account of Yakura’s life in Konoha, while Mei Terumi continued questioning him.

• Mei Terumi connected Uzumaki Sanryo’s past friendship with Qingfeng to her help in removing his seal and questioned why she had aided him.
• Uchiha Qingfeng told Mei Terumi that Sanryo had grown up in Konoha’s orphanage and was captured by the Masked Man after Qingfeng took her home unconscious during the Nine-Tails Rampage.
• Qingfeng said Sanryo had disappeared with the Masked Man after he and Mei left, but assured Mei that Sanryo was probably still alive.
• Qingfeng explained that Kisame Hoshigaki had killed Suikazan Fuguki in a duel, taken Samehada, and left with the Masked Man to pursue an undisclosed plan.
• When Mei asked about Yakura, Qingfeng claimed she had been betrayed by the Kazekage and was living in Konoha under an assumed name, running a barbershop.

Uchiha Qingfeng explained his presence in Hidden Mist to Mei Terumi and persuaded her to keep his identity secret. Mei Terumi left without telling him about the Fourth Mizukage or the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, leaving Qingfeng to pursue his plans alone.

• Mei Terumi questioned Uchiha Qingfeng about his mission, the proposed peace treaty, and the Six-Tails, while Tsunade and Shizune secretly watched them from upstairs.
• Uchiha Qingfeng blamed the Masked Man for his past capture and escape, and Mei Terumi's suspicion eased as she listened.
• Before leaving, Mei Terumi guessed that Qingfeng might be related to the Masked Man and asked whether he had any missing Uchiha relatives.
• Mei Terumi agreed to keep Qingfeng's identity secret for now, but warned she would expose his actions in Hidden Mist if he misbehaved.
• Mei Terumi left, and Uchiha Qingfeng decided not to press her about the Fourth Mizukage's residence or the Six-Tails Jinchuriki.

After Mei Terumi and Uchiha Qingfeng cleared up their misunderstanding, Qingfeng decided to find the Fourth Mizukage and win Genshi’s trust. He sent the Tailed Beasts to search for the Fourth Mizukage and the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, then began planning how to approach Genshi.

• Tsunade and Shizune watched Mei Terumi leave and discussed why she and Uchiha Qingfeng had kept their reunion cautious.
• Mei Terumi happily returned home while Uchiha Qingfeng decided he could not win her over and would need to work through Genshi, the acting Mizukage.
• Uchiha Qingfeng summoned the seven Tailed Beasts and threatened the Nine-Tails and One-Tail when they complained and interrupted him.
• Uchiha Qingfeng ordered one team to find the Fourth Mizukage within two days and another to locate the Six-Tails Jinchuriki within a month.
• After the Tailed Beasts left through the window, Uchiha Qingfeng considered how to gain Genshi’s trust.

Uchiha Qingfeng waited for the acting Mizukage to negotiate while enjoying his free stay in Hidden Mist and touring the village with Mei Terumi and Kimimaro. After the group finally took a day off, Mei Terumi arranged for Kimimaro to invite Qingfeng to his room.

• Tsunade suspected Uchiha Qingfeng was gathering the Tailed Beasts and that the Fourth Hokage knew about his plans.
• After four days without negotiations, Uchiha Qingfeng decided to wait patiently and use the extra time to prepare a way to fool the acting Mizukage.
• Mei Terumi and Kimimaro continued escorting Qingfeng's group around Hidden Mist, while Deidara complained about the damp fog and wanted to go home.
• When Deidara objected to another outing, Qingfeng smacked him and ordered him to come along, but Mei Terumi then agreed everyone could rest for the day.
• Tsunade and Deidara returned to their rooms, and Mei Terumi prompted Kimimaro to invite Qingfeng to sit in his room.

Uchiha Qingfeng hosted Kimimaro and Mei Terumi, then learned that Kimimaro had eight wives and confronted him about how he had acquired them. The chapter ended with Kimimaro defending his relationships as willing efforts to revive his clan.

• Uchiha Qingfeng let Kimimaro and Mei Terumi into his room, where their awkward silences and misunderstandings left Kimimaro feeling like an unwanted extra.
• Kimimaro thanked Uchiha Qingfeng for advice that had helped him find hope and pursue his clan’s revival.
• Mei Terumi told Uchiha Qingfeng that Kimimaro already had eight wives and that young women avoided him in public.
• Uchiha Qingfeng questioned how Kimimaro had managed to marry eight women, and Mei Terumi accused him of receiving married women at night.
• Kimimaro claimed the women had approached him willingly to help revive his clan and muttered that they were like family.

Uchiha Qingfeng teased Kimimaro about his eight wives and tried to send him away, while Mei Terumi struggled to explain why she had come. Mei Terumi finally claimed the Acting Mizukage would meet Qingfeng the day after tomorrow to discuss the peace treaty.

• Uchiha Qingfeng learned that Kimimaro had eight wives and joked about wanting repayment for his help.
• Kimimaro refused to give Qingfeng money, saying he had none after supporting his wives.
• Kimimaro tried to leave, but Mei Terumi urged him to stay and help explain their supposed business.
• Mei Terumi and Kimimaro both moved to leave, prompting Qingfeng to remind them not to delay the peace treaty.
• Mei Terumi told Qingfeng that the Acting Mizukage would meet him the day after tomorrow to discuss details.

Mei Terumi arranged for Uchiha Qingfeng to meet the acting Mizukage the day after tomorrow, and Qingfeng agreed to wait for the peace talks. After Kimimaro hurried away, Mei Terumi took Qingfeng out again, while Tsunade watched them and wondered if they were going shopping alone.

• Mei Terumi told Uchiha Qingfeng that both sides would meet the acting Mizukage the day after tomorrow, and Qingfeng asked that they come with sincere intentions for peace.
• Uchiha Qingfeng escorted Mei Terumi and Kimimaro out of the inn, but Kimimaro quickly tried to leave without saying goodbye.
• Mei Terumi called Kimimaro back to say goodbye, and Qingfeng persuaded her to let him go home to his eight wives.
• Mei Terumi offered to take Qingfeng somewhere else, and he agreed despite having already visited Hidden Mist’s sights for several days.
• Tsunade watched Mei Terumi and Qingfeng leave together and wondered if they were going shopping alone.

Uchiha Qingfeng recruited Deidara to draw a portrait of the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, planning to use it to deceive Genshi while the Tailed Beasts searched for the Fourth Mizukage. The portrait was finished almost immediately, but none of the Tailed Beasts had returned yet.

• Uchiha Qingfeng failed to draw a recognizable portrait and decided to ask Deidara for help.
• Uchiha Qingfeng visited Deidara and asked him to redraw the picture, claiming it depicted the Six-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Deidara quickly drew a vivid portrait using what he called the Nostril Positioning Method.
• Uchiha Qingfeng took the portrait, planning to trick Genshi into signing a peace treaty while the Tailed Beasts searched for the Fourth Mizukage.

Uchiha Qingfeng stored his embarrassing painting, then heard from the Tailed Beasts that they had located a heavily guarded courtyard near the Three-Tails’ scent but missed his deadline. After warning them to return on time in future, Qingfeng went to sleep, unconcerned that the Nine-Tails was still roaming alone.

• Uchiha Qingfeng stored the painting he had made for Deidara in the Kamui Space, deciding he might sell it to the Tsuchikage or Raikage.
• Uchiha Qingfeng let Eight-Tails and the other Tailed Beasts into his room after they arrived in the middle of the night.
• Eight-Tails reported that the group had found a guarded Hidden Mist courtyard near the Three-Tails’ scent but could not confirm whether the Three-Tails Jinchuriki was inside or beneath it.
• Uchiha Qingfeng scolded the six Tailed Beasts for exceeding the two-day deadline and ordered them to return within the allotted time on future missions.
• Uchiha Qingfeng sent the Tailed Beasts into the Kamui Space and went to sleep, thinking the Nine-Tails was bold for wandering off alone.

Mei Terumi persuaded Genshi to meet the Konoha envoys, while he explained why Hidden Mist should not rush into an alliance. The meeting was set for the next day, and Mei left to weigh the decision as Uchiha Qingfeng remained unaware of her efforts.

• Mei Terumi spent the day urging Genshi to meet the Konoha envoys.
• Genshi agreed to meet them the next day but questioned Mei about why she wanted him to do so.
• Mei argued that an alliance with Konoha could protect Hidden Mist from the other great nations.
• Genshi explained his doubts about the alliance and told Mei to consider Hidden Mist’s position, the costs of war, and the other villages’ likely responses.
• Mei left to think over the alliance, while Uchiha Qingfeng slept, unaware that Genshi had agreed to the meeting.

Uchiha Qingfeng met with Genshi to discuss a friendship and mutual assistance pact between Konoha and Hidden Mist. Genshi questioned what Konoha would offer, and Qingfeng outlined the pact’s terms as their negotiations continued.

• Deidara stayed behind while Uchiha Qingfeng, Tsunade, and Shizune followed Mei Terumi and Kimimaro to Genshi’s home.
• Genshi asked what terms Konoha would offer, and Uchiha Qingfeng insisted the pact would have no unequal conditions.
• Genshi argued that Konoha should provide aid because it was stronger than Hidden Mist, but Qingfeng rejected the idea of one-sided support.
• Genshi considered reports that Mu was heading to Konoha and asked whether the pact would make Hidden Mist Konoha’s weapon or draw it into a war.
• Uchiha Qingfeng described the pact’s goals as trade, intelligence sharing, and mutual military support.

Uchiha Qingfeng used a fabricated alliance offer and intelligence about the Six-Tails to manipulate Hidden Mist’s leaders while concealing his own interest in its Tailed Beasts. He claimed the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, Utakata, was in the Land of Fire and presented a portrait for Genshi to identify.

• Uchiha Qingfeng told Genshi that Konoha offered an alliance and hinted it had important intelligence for Hidden Mist.
• After making Genshi and Mei Terumi wait, Uchiha Qingfeng said Konoha had learned information about the Six-Tails.
• Tsunade realized Uchiha Qingfeng had made up the intelligence, while Mei Terumi felt betrayed by his earlier denial that he knew anything about the Six-Tails.
• Uchiha Qingfeng claimed that the Six-Tails Jinchuriki was in the Land of Fire and criticized Hidden Mist for driving him into rogue status.
• Uchiha Qingfeng took out Deidara’s portrait of Utakata and asked Genshi whether the name was real.

Uchiha Qingfeng told Genshi that Utakata was living in the Land of Fire and offered to help Hidden Mist retrieve the Six-Tails Jinchuriki. Their discussion turned into a tense negotiation over a hundred million, with Qingfeng insisting it was his bottom-line price.

• Genshi recognized the portrait as Bubble, whose real name was Utakata, and questioned Qingfeng about how he knew where he was.
• Qingfeng said he had met Utakata three months earlier in a forest in the Land of Fire and offered to let Hidden Mist send up to two teams, accompanied by Konoha Ninja, to retrieve him.
• Genshi said Hidden Mist would let Utakata roam freely for now, but Qingfeng suggested bringing him to Konoha as a guest.
• Qingfeng offered to deliver the Six-Tails Jinchuriki to Hidden Mist alive and unharmed for one hundred million, while Genshi objected to the price and warned him against pushing too far.
• Qingfeng defended the price as his bottom line, arguing that capturing and safely delivering a Tailed Beast would be difficult and that the deal would demonstrate Konoha's sincerity.

Uchiha Qingfeng negotiated with Genshi over the Six-Tails Jinchuriki and secured a fifty-million-ryo deposit from the Mist Village. He left promising Utakata would return within two months, though he planned to persuade Utakata to go back on his own.

• Uchiha Qingfeng and Genshi agreed that the Six-Tails Jinchuriki’s return would cost one hundred million ryo, while postponing talks about an alliance.
• Uchiha Qingfeng refused to sign a guarantee and demanded half the payment upfront, threatening to leave and return to Konoha.
• Mei Terumi brought a case of money and threw it at Uchiha Qingfeng, who caught it and handed it back to her.
• Genshi agreed to pay fifty million ryo as a deposit, and Uchiha Qingfeng took the money and promised Utakata would return within two months.
• Uchiha Qingfeng planned to find Utakata and persuade him to return to the Mist Village voluntarily so he would not be imprisoned.