Chapter Summaries

Uzumaki Mito said her farewells to Tsunade, Nawaki, and Kushina before preparing to transfer Kurama to Kushina. Mito died, and Konoha buried her beside the First Hokage while keeping her death and Kushina’s new role secret.

• Mito urged Nawaki to temper his courage with calm thinking and entrusted Tsunade with caring for him and Kushina.
• Mito told Tsunade to give most of the Senju Clan’s assets to Konoha.
• Mito gave Kushina sealing and ninjutsu scrolls, warned her to grow strong, and comforted her about becoming Kurama’s Jinchuriki.
• Mito opened the room’s barrier and called Sarutobi Hiruzen in to begin Kurama’s transfer ceremony.
• The next day, Konoha’s higher-ups buried Mito beside the First Hokage and kept the circumstances secret.

After Kushina returned from an extended absence, Shiraha noticed her enormous increase in Chakra and suspected she had become a Jinchuriki. The chapter left him aware that the Third Hokage and other ninja were secretly watching her.

• Shiraha went to the Senju Clan Compound to see Kushina but an Anbu Ninja turned him away, and Tsunade later said Kushina was being treated at Konoha Hospital.
• While Kushina was away, Shiraha trained his Ninja Tool Throwing and learned to hit four targets at once.
• Kushina returned and Shiraha saw that her Chakra had more than doubled, with another powerful source of Chakra inside her.
• Shiraha hugged Kushina, then joked with her as they went to eat, while Kushina kept the truth about Kurama from him.
• Using his enhanced senses, Shiraha detected two ninja and the Third Hokage watching Kushina and concluded that she was a Jinchuriki.

Shiraha sparred with Kushina and learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu from her, but could create only one clone because of his limited Chakra. After the holiday, he returned to a demanding schedule at Konoha Hospital and Medical Corps classes while Kushina’s intense training kept him busy, and Nawaki remained occupied with Orochimaru’s special training.

• Shiraha narrowly maintained tenth place in the practical exam while Minato Namikaze made a striking improvement and nearly defeated Hyuga Toma.
• Kushina used four Shadow Clones to overwhelm Shiraha during their sparring and offered to teach him the jutsu.
• Kushina explained the Shadow Clone Jutsu’s Chakra requirements, shared memories, and physical and mental strain, then began training Shiraha.
• An Anbu Ninja reported Kushina’s lessons to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who considered Shiraha’s medical potential and Konoha’s future security.
• After the holiday, Shiraha returned to morning classes at the Ninja Academy and afternoon-to-night training at Konoha Hospital, while Kushina filled his remaining free time with sparring.
• Nawaki continued special training under Orochimaru and had no time to visit Shiraha.

Shiraha revealed to Kushina that he knew she was a Jinchuriki and reassured her that their friendship would not change. After Kushina confided in him about Kurama and Mito’s warning to beware the Third Hokage, Shiraha outlined possible reasons Konoha had failed to save Uzushiogakure, leaving Kushina angry and questioning why her clan had sacrificed so much for Konoha.

• Shiraha sensed that the Anbu monitoring Kushina had left and told her that nobody could overhear their conversation.
• Kushina accidentally revealed that she knew the Third Hokage was watching her, and Shiraha explained his sensory ability before telling her that he knew she was a Jinchuriki.
• Shiraha comforted Kushina and established a hand gesture they could use to stop private conversations if surveillance returned.
• Kushina told Shiraha that Kurama was interfering with her training and that Mito had warned her to be careful of the Third Hokage.
• Shiraha proposed three possible ways Konoha might have responded to Uzushiogakure’s attack, including sending reinforcements too late.
• Kushina became furious that the Uzumaki Clan had sacrificed many members for Konoha but still received no timely rescue.

Shiraha warned Kushina that Konoha might have delayed responding to the Uzumaki Clan’s destruction and urged her to think independently before judging people. After helping her calm down, he ended up training with her until nightfall and agreed to run fifty laps with her the next morning.

• Shiraha suggested that Konoha’s response to the Uzumaki Clan’s destruction might have been too slow, and Kushina grew distressed at the possibility.
• Shiraha soothed Kushina and reminded her that people and situations could have different sides, urging her to seek answers and think for herself.
• Kushina set aside her worries and insisted that she and Shiraha continue training, exhausting him until nightfall.
• On the way down the mountain, Kushina asked how to accelerate her training, and Shiraha warned her that progress required steady effort.
• Kushina proposed running fifty laps around Konoha each morning, and Shiraha accepted her challenge after she provoked him.

Shiraha visited Kushina at home and investigated how Kurama was disrupting her Chakra. After Kurama angrily denied Kushina’s claims about him, Shiraha entered her Sealing Space and came face-to-face with the bound Nine-Tailed Fox.

• Shiraha and Kushina ate ramen, then went to his home after the Anbu surveillance ended.
• Kushina explained that Kurama interfered with her Chakra extraction, though Mito’s sealing chains and stored Chakra kept him suppressed.
• Shiraha probed Kushina’s seal, but Kurama violently pushed his Chakra away.
• Shiraha suggested that Kushina ask Kurama whether he had truly committed the cruel acts attributed to him, and Kurama denied them.
• Shiraha used Kushina’s Chakra to enter the Sealing Space and saw Kurama bound by golden chains, remarking that he looked a little like a dog.

Shiraha tried to persuade the Nine-Tails to stop tormenting Kushina, learning that the First Hokage had captured and sealed him after fighting Uchiha Madara. Shiraha and Kushina left the Sealing Space with a possible agreement still unresolved, while a pale green mass of Chakra disappeared into the darkness.

• Kushina restrained the Nine-Tails with Adamantine Sealing Chains, but Shiraha stopped her and asked to speak with him calmly.
• The Nine-Tails said Uchiha Madara had forced him to fight the First Hokage, who defeated Madara and sealed the weakened Nine-Tails inside Uzumaki Mito.
• Shiraha argued that Kushina was also a victim and that the Nine-Tails should stop interfering with her Chakra refinement instead of taking his anger out on her.
• Shiraha proposed that the Nine-Tails leave Kushina alone and that she free him once she was strong enough, but the Nine-Tails refused to trust humans.
• Shiraha led Kushina out of the Sealing Space, and a pale green mass of Chakra vanished into the darkness.

Shiraha helped Kushina build a better relationship with Kurama while training her, and she eventually surpassed him in the Breathing Technique. The chapter ended with Kushina teasing Shiraha after nearly injuring him during training, while Kurama encouraged her to treat him like a close friend.

• Shiraha urged Kushina to get along with Kurama, and she began speaking to him more politely despite his angry protests.
• After a month of daily training, Kushina slept better and noticed Kurama's interference with her Chakra had weakened.
• In September of Konoha's thirty-third year, Sakamoto Midorikawa announced that Minato Namikaze and seven other students had passed the early graduation assessment.
• Kushina used the Breathing Technique with a little Chakra and smashed a thick tree, nearly hitting Shiraha; he warned her not to use the technique casually.
• Kushina teased Shiraha about his interest in nurses' legs, and Kurama told her that Shiraha would not fall out with her because they were friends.

Shiraha failed to brew the Deep Blue Potion and decided to keep using Vitality Potions while he searched for better ingredients. He considered which powerful bloodline to pursue for his advancement and began planning to approach Orochimaru through Nawaki.

• Shiraha ruined another batch of Deep Blue Potion after a substitute ingredient reacted badly, then cleaned his laboratory and resolved to continue experimenting slowly.
• Shiraha reflected that Kushina’s growing bond with Kurama had strengthened her and might eventually provide the cells he needed to advance.
• Shiraha considered the First Hokage’s cells as another possible sample and weighed Summoning Beasts, especially Manda and Enma, as potential bloodline sources.
• Shiraha decided that Orochimaru’s interest in forbidden research and immortality could make him a useful future ally, though he would wait until he was stronger.
• Shiraha concluded that he would need Nawaki’s help to approach Orochimaru and remained open to finding more suitable bloodlines elsewhere.

On Nawaki’s twelfth birthday, Tsunade gave him the Hokage Necklace, and Shiraha prepared a bracelet containing protective Barrier Techniques. Soon after, Nawaki joined a mission to the Land of Rain and was critically injured by an Exploding Tag trap, leaving Shiraha stunned by the bad news.

• Tsunade gave Nawaki the Hokage Necklace and encouraged his dream of becoming Hokage.
• Shiraha told Nawaki he had prepared a birthday feast and a gift, a bracelet containing two sealed Barrier Techniques.
• At the start of September, the Third Hokage sent Tsunade and Orochimaru to the Land of Rain to investigate false reports and bring back Jiraiya, and Nawaki went with them.
• During the mission, Nawaki pursued fleeing enemy ninja and triggered an Exploding Tag trap after the main battle had ended.
• Orochimaru rushed the gravely injured, unconscious Nawaki back to Konoha, where Shiraha learned the news at the hospital.

Nawaki survived a devastating explosion but lost both legs, leaving Tsunade and Orochimaru grief-stricken and Konoha’s leaders worried about the political fallout. Orochimaru defied Hiruzen Sarutobi’s orders and set out to stop Kumogakure from entering the war.

• Shiraha reached the operating room, where Orochimaru admitted that Tsunade was trying to save Nawaki, and Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Hokage Advisors arrived to demand answers.
• Minami reported that Nawaki was out of danger but had lost both lower legs, and Shiraha realized his protective bracelet’s barrier had activated.
• Shiraha comforted the devastated Tsunade, who embraced him and wept.
• Hiruzen ordered Orochimaru to leave for the front lines, but Orochimaru said Kumogakure shinobi had attacked Nawaki and announced that he would go to the Land of Lightning to prevent Kumogakure from joining the war.
• Orochimaru left despite Hiruzen’s alarm, breaking with his teacher’s orders for the first time.

The Great Toad Sage warned Jiraiya of a world-devouring snake and tasked him with investigating it. Meanwhile, Orochimaru’s Genjutsu Pill drove Kumogakure’s Eight-Tails out of control, killing Blue B before it was sealed again.

• Fukasaku summoned Jiraiya to Mount Myōboku for the Great Toad Sage’s new prophecy.
• The Great Toad Sage dreamed of a boundless snake that swallowed the world and asked Jiraiya to investigate its appearance.
• Blue B lost control of the Eight-Tails and transformed as Kumogakure shinobi tried to contain him.
• Orochimaru escaped the estuary with a horn after the Eight-Tails’ rampage nearly killed him.
• Three days later, news spread that Blue B and eight Elite Jonin had died, while the Third Raikage and the Eight-Tails collapsed after fighting for a day and night before the beast was sealed.

Nawaki woke after a week unconscious and faced the loss of his future as a ninja, while Tsunade prepared to leave for the front lines. Shiraha told Nawaki that his leg might still be healed.

• Tsunade stayed at Nawaki's bedside until Shiraha and Kushina brought her lunch and persuaded her to eat.
• Nawaki woke and apologized to Shiraha for being reckless, then asked Tsunade about Orochimaru.
• Tsunade explained that Orochimaru had gone to the Land of Lightning and returned injured, and asked Shiraha and Kushina to keep that information secret.
• Nawaki urged Tsunade not to worry about him and to serve the village, then asked for dango.
• Shiraha told Nawaki that his leg was not beyond hope of being healed.

Shiraha gave Nawaki hope that his severed leg might one day regenerate and promised to devote himself to finding a cure. After supporting Kushina, Shiraha received a late-night visit from Orochimaru, who invited him to join future research and handed him a scroll to study.

• Shiraha explained that Nawaki's strong cellular vitality might eventually allow his severed leg to heal, and promised to work toward curing him.
• Tsunade joined Shiraha in promising to help Nawaki, who broke down in tears as his family and guards reacted to his grief.
• Shiraha left Nawaki with Tsunade, then spent the evening comforting Kushina and walking her home.
• Orochimaru visited Shiraha and asked whether he was truly committed to researching a cure for Nawaki.
• Shiraha affirmed his interest in research, and Orochimaru gave him a scroll and told him to prepare to join his research after the war.

As Konoha’s war with Sunagakure dragged on, the Ninja Academy assigned graduating students to teams, placing Shiraha with a strong Jōnin-led squad. Kushina was left unassigned, and after Shiraha asked to team with her, she ran off to confront the Third Hokage.

• Tsunade and Orochimaru joined Jiraiya at the front, and Tsunade developed an antidote to Chiyo’s poison, turning the battlefield against Sunagakure.
• The Third Kazekage was repeatedly driven back by Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya as the war became a prolonged battle of attrition.
• At the graduation briefing, Sakamoto Midorikawa assigned Hyuga Toma, Sarutobi Keita, and Uchiha Soujin to Hatake Sakumo’s team.
• Sakamoto Midorikawa assigned Shiraha to Oshima Shuichi’s team alongside Uchiha Chiho and Hyuga Hideto.
• Kushina learned that she had no team assignment, and boys in the class mocked her until she smashed a desk and threatened them.
• Shiraha asked to join Kushina’s team, but Sakamoto Midorikawa said only the Third Hokage could change the assignments; Kushina ran to find him, and Shiraha followed.

Shiraha joined Team 12 and learned that his role would be to support the others and retreat if danger became overwhelming. Later, Kushina showed him the Uzumaki clan’s scrolls, and he discovered one labeled Sage Technique.

• Kushina confronted Shiraha about being left off her team, and he reassured her that he had no intention of marrying into the Uchiha clan.
• Shiraha met his teammates, Oshima Shuichi, Uchiha Chiho, and Hyuga Hideto, and they introduced their abilities.
• Oshima Shuichi sparred with Shiraha, adjusted the team’s plans around his ability to protect himself, and told him he could retreat from irresistible danger.
• After the team dispersed, Kushina took Shiraha to her home and showed him a chest of Uzumaki sealing and ninjutsu scrolls.
• Shiraha examined the scrolls and found a golden one labeled Sage Technique.

Shiraha studied Sage Arts and realized that Natural Energy could potentially give ninjas power comparable to wizardry, though the secret training methods and risks remained unknown. He decided he would need to pursue the Sage Lands’ inheritance and research opportunities, but his low Chakra reserves and lack of experimental subjects stood in his way.

• Shiraha read the scrolls and learned that Sage Arts used Natural Energy fused with Mental and Physical Energy to create Sage Chakra.
• Shiraha reconsidered the potential of the ninja power system and speculated that Hashirama Senju might have surpassed a Second-Level Wizard or even reached Third Level.
• Shiraha learned that Sage Arts required large Chakra reserves, precise secret ratios, and dangerous training, and he suspected the Senju Clan, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya held the Three Great Sage Lands’ inheritances.
• Shiraha concluded that he could absorb Natural Energy through his Meditation Method, but he would need to obtain a Sage Land inheritance and proceed cautiously about its effects on humans.
• Shiraha recognized that his Chakra reserves and lack of experimental subjects limited his research, so he planned to wait for Orochimaru and Tsunade to return from the war.

Shiraha helped treat wounded ninja at Konoha Hospital and learned that the village’s secret First Hokage Cells transplantation experiments had killed nearly a hundred volunteers. He was relieved that Nawaki had refused to participate and was waiting for Tsunade and Shiraha to improve the technique.

• Shiraha and Team 12 completed a C-rank escort mission, during which Shiraha killed bandits for the first time.
• After Oshima Shuichi returned injured from a solo mission, he gave Shiraha and the others half a month off.
• Shiraha volunteered at Konoha Hospital and learned from Minami that Tsunade and Jiraiya would soon return with wounded ninja as fighting on the main battlefield declined.
• Minami told Shiraha that the village had secretly tested First Hokage Cells transplantation to recreate Wood Style, and every volunteer had died.
• Shiraha asked whether Nawaki had joined the experiments, and Minami confirmed that he had refused and urged other Senju Clan members to wait for the technique to improve.

Shiraha attended a Konoha High-Level meeting with Tsunade and supported her call to improve medical training, then demonstrated a Healing Jutsu released from a scroll. The room watched in stunned silence as the demonstration continued.

• Tsunade brought Shiraha to a meeting about the war, medical care, and village resources.
• Tsunade urged Konoha to train more Medical Ninja and build a stronger medical system, but Hiruzen Sarutobi said the war had to come first.
• Dan Katō publicly supported Tsunade's proposal, while Hiruzen maintained that victory over Sunagakure was the priority.
• Shiraha agreed with Tsunade's goal but proposed an immediate measure and demonstrated Healing Jutsu released from a scroll.
• Tsunade and the other attendees stared in shock as Shiraha's demonstration continued.

Shiraha revealed that he had invented a Medical Ninjutsu scroll that stored the Healing Jutsu and could be made with basic Sealing Jutsu. The village leaders recognized its military value, and Shiraha demonstrated that it could be produced and stored for months.

• Tsunade eagerly asked Shiraha how he had healed his palm and learned that he had created a Medical Scroll with help and inspiration from the Medical Corps’ research.
• Shiraha explained that the scroll could store the C-rank Healing Jutsu and proposed that the Medical Corps use the technique to make scrolls for battlefield emergencies.
• Danzo sent the Jōnin outside, and Shiraha demonstrated how he used chakra, formulas, and hand seals to make a Medical Scroll in under three minutes.
• Shiraha said a scroll could last more than three months, prompting Tsunade and the Third Hokage to recognize its strategic value.
• Tsunade embraced Shiraha in excitement, and Shiraha explained that the Eye of Truth had helped him adjust the chakra ratio after many failed experiments.
• Shiraha told Utatane Koharu that trained Medical Ninja could learn the simple process, though the Medical Ninja and village leaders remained struck by its difficulty and potential.