Chapter Summaries

Shiraha helped Konoha’s Medical Corps mass-produce Medical Ninjutsu Scrolls, while the village kept his role secret and credited Tsunade publicly. The scrolls raised Tsunade’s standing, and Shiraha hoped her growing influence would help reform Konoha.

• The Third Hokage classified the Medical Scroll production method as an S-Rank secret and promised Shiraha a reward after the first batch was made.
• Danzo asked to recruit Shiraha into Root, but the Third Hokage refused and agreed instead that Yakushi Nonō would join Root as a supplementary member.
• Danzo and the Third Hokage discussed the Wood Release Experiment, with Hiruzen acknowledging its failures and putting it on hold for the time being.
• Over the following months, Shiraha taught Medical Ninjas to make Healing Jutsu Scrolls, while Tsunade and a few senior medics developed Mystical Palm Technique Scrolls.
• Konoha concealed Shiraha’s contributions from outsiders and credited Tsunade, whose prestige rose as a result.
• Shiraha reflected that he had helped build support for Tsunade’s possible bid for Fourth Hokage and would remain in Konoha if it could be reformed.

Shiraha helped Might Duy by entrusting him with chores, then joined a border patrol mission with two other teams led by Hatake Sakumo and Sakamoto Kouta. At camp, Uchiha Soujin called Uchiha Chiho away, while the other Genin speculated about her strained ties with the Uchiha.

• Shiraha offered Might Duy a private commission to clear weeds and look after his house, and gave him the key.
• Oshima Shuichi accepted a border patrol mission for Team 12 to guard against an Iwagakure attack.
• Team 12 joined Team 1 and Team 17 in the Border Forest, where Shiraha saw Hatake Sakumo and the powerful Genin Uchiha Soujin.
• The Genin gathered around the campfire, while Uchiha Soujin kept apart from them.
• Uchiha Soujin ordered Uchiha Chiho to follow him into the woods, and Sarutobi Keita and Hyuga Toma gossiped about her exclusion by the Uchiha.

Iwagakure ninja launched a night raid on the Konoha patrol, but Hatake Sakumo revealed the Konoha White Fang’s overwhelming strength by killing two enemies in one strike. As the survivors pressed their attack, Shiraha retreated with the others and witnessed the gulf between his own abilities and Sakumo’s.

• Hyuga Hideto used his Byakugan to spot twenty Iwagakure ninja, including at least four Jōnin, approaching the camp.
• Hatake Sakumo assigned Uchiha Soujin, Oshima Shuichi, and Sakamoto Kouta to hold off the enemy Jōnin while the rest withdrew toward the outpost.
• Hatake Sakumo charged the attackers and killed two Iwa Ninja with a single strike from his Chakra Short Sword.
• An Iwa Jōnin recognized Hatake Sakumo as the Konoha White Fang and ordered the Chunin to pursue the retreating Konoha ninja.
• Shiraha activated his sensory abilities during the retreat and watched Hatake Sakumo’s strike, realizing how far the White Fang surpassed him.

Shiraha and Uchiha Chiho fought three Iwa Chunin while their team fled in separate groups. After killing one pursuer with a close-range spell, Shiraha returned to help Chiho, who told him to go on while she held off the remaining enemies.

• Hyūga Hideto split from Shiraha and Uchiha Chiho to draw away two pursuers, and Shiraha gave him two Medical Scrolls.
• Shiraha and Uchiha Chiho fought the three Iwa Chunin pursuing them, with Chiho facing two enemies while Shiraha engaged the third.
• Shiraha tricked his opponent by pretending to beg for mercy, then broke the Iwa Chunin’s arm and killed him with Acid Splash.
• Shiraha attached an Exploding Tag to the dead Iwa Chunin and rushed to aid Uchiha Chiho.
• Uchiha Chiho told Shiraha to go ahead while she held off the two remaining Iwa Chunin.

Shiraha and Uchiha Chiho defeated three Iwa Chunin and hurried toward a Konoha outpost. Meanwhile, Sunagakure Jōnin Akayu and Hakusa led a surprise attack that captured the watchtower, then moved on to the hidden outpost.

• Shiraha joined Uchiha Chiho in fighting the Iwa Chunin, and Chiho killed one with her Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique.
• Shiraha and Chiho killed the last Iwa Chunin and set off for the outpost, hoping to find Hyuga Hideto.
• Sunagakure attackers disguised as Konoha guards killed ten watchtower personnel during the shift change.
• Akayu and Hakusa deployed ten puppets and led the assault that wiped out the six remaining Konoha Ninja at the watchtower.
• Akayu, Hakusa, and their team left the battlefield and headed for the hidden outpost.

Shiraha’s Sixth Sense warned him away from an ambush near the outpost, while a Sunagakure squad prepared to attack it. After rejoining White Fang’s group, the Konoha ninjas realized the outpost might be under threat, and Hatake Sakumo went ahead to scout.

• Shiraha sensed danger near the outpost and turned back with Uchiha Chiho, avoiding the Sunagakure Jōnin squad’s ambush.
• Kosuke wondered whether the two Konoha ninjas had detected them, and Akayu ordered his squad to relocate and prepare to attack the outpost.
• Shiraha and Uchiha Chiho reunited with White Fang’s group, which had lost track of Squad 17’s three Genin and included several wounded ninjas.
• Hatake Sakumo suspected the outpost might have been wiped out because no support had arrived, so he left alone to scout ahead.
• Shiraha treated Sakamoto Kouta’s injuries and distributed Healing Jutsu Scrolls to the others.

Sakamoto Kouta and Oshima Shuichi’s group moved to meet White Fang, who was fighting Akayu and Hakusa while the Konoha outpost came under attack. After the outpost’s defenders were killed, Oshima Shuichi and Uchiha Soujin’s team arrived to turn the battle against the surviving Sunagakure Jōnin.

• Sakamoto Kouta, Oshima Shuichi, and Uchiha Soujin led their group toward White Fang while the others protected Shiraha.
• Hatake Sakumo fought Akayu and Hakusa, destroying their puppets and resisting their poison while the two Sunagakure Jōnin increased their assault.
• Hatake Sakumo chose to hold off Akayu and Hakusa rather than abandon the ten Konoha Chunin at the outpost.
• Sunagakure’s four Jōnin killed the ten Konoha Chunin, though the last defender badly wounded Kosuke before dying.
• Oshima Shuichi and Uchiha Soujin’s group ambushed the surviving Sunagakure Jōnin, with Oshima Shuichi and Sakamoto Kouta each taking on an opponent.

Hatake Sakumo fought Akayu and Hakusa while the Sunagakure puppeteers tried to overwhelm him. After Sakumo killed them both, Yagami Shiraha intervened to stop Hakusa’s final attack and treated Sakumo’s poisoned wounds.

• Akayu and Hakusa surrounded Hatake Sakumo with their puppets, but Sakumo destroyed several and forced Akayu to consider retreating.
• Sakumo broke through the puppets’ formation, killed Akayu, and destroyed the three puppets attacking him from behind.
• Sakumo stabbed Hakusa, then deflected most of the poisoned kunai she launched in a desperate counterattack.
• Hakusa set fire to oil from her puppet and sent it at Sakumo, but Yagami Shiraha blocked the flames and the puppet’s follow-up strike.
• Shiraha gave the poisoned Sakumo an antidote injection and treated his wounds with the Mystical Palm Technique.

Shiraha helped treat the survivors after Hatake Sakumo’s squad wiped out Sunagakure’s elite Jōnin, though Sarutobi Keita died and Oshima Shuichi lost an arm. The victory devastated Sunagakure’s morale, while Iwagakure grew quiet, and Konoha’s offensive began to gain ground.

• Shiraha collected the enemy corpses and obtained the cells needed for his Third-Class Apprentice advancement requirements.
• Hatake Sakumo’s team defeated Sunagakure’s Jōnin, but Sarutobi Keita died from his injuries and Oshima Shuichi had lost his right arm saving teammates.
• Shiraha treated the wounded, then Hatake Sakumo ordered the group to preserve the enemy bodies and report back to Konoha.
• The chapter recounted how Hatake Sakumo killed Akayu and Hakusa, dealing Sunagakure a major blow and leaving Iwagakure silent.
• The deaths of Akayu and Hakusa damaged Sunagakure’s morale, and Konoha’s offensive gradually gained the advantage.

After returning from a costly mission, the surviving squad leaders received rewards and discussed the losses with Sarutobi Hiruzen. The chapter ended with Hiruzen assigning the surviving teams to new leaders and promoting Uchiha Soujin.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen upgraded the mission to S-Rank, awarded payment for two S-Rank missions, and offered each squad leader access to the Book of Seals.
• Oshima Shuichi gave his access to the Book of Seals to his squad and accepted Hiruzen’s promise to arrange their future service; Sakamoto Kouta donated his reward to the fallen members’ families.
• Hatake Sakumo gave his access to the Book of Seals to Yagami Shiraha and reported Uchiha Soujin’s actions during the mission.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura discussed Sakumo as a potential Fourth Hokage and Jonin Squad Leader, while Sarutobi Hiruzen said it was too early to choose his successor.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen promoted Uchiha Soujin to Chūnin and assigned Orochimaru to lead the members of Class 12.

Shiraha, Uchiha Chiho, and Hyuga Hideto bought fruit for their injured teacher, Oshima Shuichi, and discovered that Chiho’s attempt at a friendly smile looked hostile. The chapter left Shiraha restraining an enraged Kushina after Chiho’s smile provoked her.

• Shiraha, Uchiha Chiho, and Hyuga Hideto accepted baskets of fruit from a shop owner who wanted to thank Oshima Shuichi for protecting Konoha.
• Shiraha asked Chiho when she smiled and realized that her practiced friendly expression looked sinister to others.
• Shiraha demonstrated a friendly smile and tried to adjust Chiho’s expression while Hyuga Hideto backed away with the fruit.
• Kushina arrived, mistook Shiraha’s hands on Chiho’s cheeks for a provocation, and charged at Chiho.
• Shiraha restrained Kushina and shouted at Chiho to stop smiling.

Kushina wanted to leave the village and accompany Shiraha on missions, but the Third Hokage would not allow it unless she could last five minutes against an Elite Jonin. Shiraha suggested asking Mito to loosen Kurama’s seal so Kushina could use more of his Chakra, and Mito appeared in the Sealing Space.

• Kushina decided to limit Shiraha’s allowance after Uchiha Chiho’s smile made her suspicious.
• Kushina told Shiraha that the Third Hokage had forbidden her from leaving the village until she could withstand an Elite Jonin for five minutes.
• Shiraha suggested that Kushina ask Mito to reduce the seal’s suppression of Kurama and let her access more of his Chakra.
• Kushina and Shiraha entered the Sealing Space and called for Mito, while Kurama pretended to sleep in his chains.
• Mito appeared as a youthful woman, leaving Shiraha stunned by her appearance.

Shiraha urged Mito to let Kushina build trust with Kurama instead of relying only on forceful suppression. Mito agreed to ease the seal only slightly, leaving Kushina and Kurama a chance to cooperate.

• Mito appeared in the Sealing Space, embraced Kushina, and silenced Kurama with her Golden Chains.
• Mito explained that Kushina was not ready to use Kurama's Chakra until her body could withstand it and she awakened the Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Shiraha argued that Kushina and Kurama's growing trust could make cooperation more effective than forcibly taking Kurama's Chakra.
• Kushina declared that she trusted Kurama, and Kurama stopped struggling when he heard her.
• Shiraha suggested Mito leave small openings in the seal so she could reinforce it if needed, and Mito agreed to loosen it only a little.

Mito loosened Kurama’s chains so he could lend Kushina a large amount of Chakra, but Kurama used it to stir up her hatred and make her lose control. Shiraha calmed Kushina, and Mito punished Kurama by tightening the chains again.

• Mito loosened Kurama’s chains, and Kurama agreed to give Kushina some Chakra.
• Kurama’s Chakra strengthened Kushina, while he urged her to hate Konoha and take revenge for the Uzumaki Clan.
• Kushina’s anger turned her Chakra dark red and made her attack-minded, but Shiraha hugged and kissed her forehead, helping her regain control.
• Kushina regained consciousness and realized Shiraha had been holding her, while Mito learned Kurama had manipulated her emotions.
• Mito tightened the Golden Chains and forced Kurama back down.

Shiraha learned that Kurama’s chakra came from Natural Energy and persuaded it to share how Tailed Beasts used it, while Kushina recovered after losing control. After taking Kushina home to rest, Shiraha discovered that Kurama’s chakra had given him a Perfect-quality Super Radiation Creature cell.

• Kurama explained that it converted Natural Energy directly into chakra and had deliberately stirred Kushina’s negative emotions so she could learn to withstand more of its power.
• Shiraha teased Kurama about caring for Kushina, then asked how Tailed Beasts absorbed Natural Energy; Kurama promised to explain later and mentioned the Six Paths left by the old man.
• Kushina told Kurama she would grow stronger and adapt to its chakra, and Kurama gently told her to leave and rest.
• Shiraha took the weak Kushina to his room, tucked her into bed, and waited downstairs while she fell asleep.
• Shiraha checked the Eye of Truth and found that the Nine-Tails chakra had yielded a Perfect-quality Super Radiation Creature cell.

Shiraha learned that his reorganized team would serve under Orochimaru, then left Konoha with Uchiha Chiho and Hyuga Hideto for the western front. Root Anbu accompanied them, and Shiraha recognized Yakushi Nonō among them, realizing his earlier decision to share credit may have drawn her into Root.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned Class 12 to Orochimaru, and Shiraha accepted the arrangement before planning a meal with his original teammates.
• After remaining in the village for two more months, Shiraha met Uchiha Chiho and Hyuga Hideto at the gate and set out for the western border.
• Hyuga Hideto spotted five Root Anbu following the team, and one of them said they had orders to protect the trio on their way to the frontline camp.
• Hyuga Hideto explained that Root answered to Danzo and trained its members through brainwashing and loyalty conditioning.
• Shiraha recognized the petite female Root Anbu as Yakushi Nonō and resolved to wait for a chance to help her escape Root.

Shiraha reached the frontline camp, tended to wounded Konoha ninjas, and became Orochimaru’s disciple after revealing that he had mastered the Cell Activity Scroll. Konoha began peace talks with Sunagakure and Iwagakure, and the chapter ended with both villages agreeing to renew their alliance as the war neared its end.

• Shiraha arrived at the frontline camp and helped treat the wounded, seeing how badly the war had affected Konoha’s forces.
• Orochimaru welcomed Shiraha, Uchiha Chiho, and Hyuga Hideto as his subordinates, then asked Shiraha about Nawaki and his progress with the Cell Activity Scroll.
• Shiraha told Orochimaru he had mastered the scroll, and Orochimaru offered to teach him everything he knew and take him along after the war.
• Orochimaru explained that Konoha’s high-level had sent Anbu to propose a ceasefire and peace talks to Sunagakure.
• Konoha withdrew its forces from the Land of Rivers to the Land of Fire Border, and Sunagakure and Iwagakure agreed to renew their alliance with Konoha.

Tsunade watched Dan Katō die after an ambush, and the surviving Jōnin fled with his body and their intelligence. While searching the Land of Grass for a medicinal herb, Shiraha sensed something nearby and dragged a pale humanoid creature out of the ground.

• Dan Katō died from his wounds despite Tsunade's efforts to heal him.
• A Jōnin sealed Dan Katō's body in a scroll and led Tsunade and the other survivor away to report the attack.
• Shiraha searched the Land of Grass for a herb needed to complete the Deep Blue Potion, but his experiments failed.
• Orochimaru sent Shiraha a message ordering him back to the front lines because something major had happened.
• The Little White Serpent sensed danger, and Shiraha used his enhanced perception before punching into the ground and pulling out a pale humanoid creature.

Shiraha discovered a White Creature that could detect him, while Madara learned that one of Tobi’s clones had been noticed. Back at the front-line camp, Shiraha learned that attacks on Konoha’s diplomatic missions had killed seven Jōnin, and Orochimaru received orders to return to the village.

• Shiraha struck down the White Creature, stored its body in a Sealing Scroll, and left the forest with the Little White Serpent.
• Tobi told Madara that his clone had been discovered and killed by a ninja searching nearby, but Madara ordered him to stay hidden and continue looking for candidates after the war.
• Shiraha reunited with Uchiha Chiho and Hyuga Hideto, and the three returned to the front-line camp.
• Orochimaru told Shiraha that attacks on Konoha’s missions to Sunagakure and Iwagakure had killed seven Konoha Jōnin, including Dan Katō, along with five Sunagakure ninjas.
• Orochimaru said the Third Hokage had ordered him to lead the troops back to the village, and Shiraha agreed to prepare for the return.

The Third Kazekage accepted a ceasefire with Konoha despite Chiyo's anger over Akayu and Hakusa's deaths. After returning to Konoha and attending a memorial for the fallen, Shiraha decided that eternity was his true goal, while Orochimaru also reflected on life's fragility.

• Chiyo confronted the Third Kazekage over making peace with Konoha and demanded to know how she should explain the deaths of Akayu and Hakusa to Sasori.
• The Third Kazekage said Sunagakure had to accept a ceasefire, and Chiyo said she was teaching Sasori Puppet Technique before he could train with the Kazekage.
• In August of Konoha Year 37, Shiraha returned with Orochimaru's army and received a grand welcome from the village.
• Shiraha attended Konoha's memorial service for the fallen and resolved to pursue eternity above truth and discovery.
• Orochimaru remained at the cemetery after the service and told Shiraha that perhaps only eternity had meaning.