Chapter Summaries

After learning that the Third Hokage had claimed the credit for the war and negotiated peace agreements without him, Hyuga Wuye returned to Konoha and proposed marriage to Kushina. He confronted the Third Hokage and demanded to see the agreements, leaving their dispute poised to escalate.

• Minato Namikaze told Hyuga Wuye that the Third Hokage had announced victory and promoted Minato while overlooking Wuye’s role.
• Hyuga Wuye suspected the Third Hokage had made major concessions to secure peace and gave Minato the commander’s authorization to visit the four war zones.
• Hyuga Wuye returned to Konoha, embraced Kushina, and asked her to marry him; Kushina tearfully accepted the proposal.
• Hyuga Wuye went to the Hokage Building and demanded that the Third Hokage show him the four draft agreements.

Hyuga Wuye confronted the Third Hokage over peace agreements that gave away major concessions to Konoha’s enemies, then left to undermine the Hokage’s influence. He prepared Kushina to spread the signed drafts and proposed summoning contracts to Isobu and Shukaku.

• Hyuga Wuye read the agreements with Iwagakure, Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and the Sand Village and accused the Third Hokage of selling out Konoha’s frontline shinobi.
• The Third Hokage defended the agreements as necessary for peace, while Wuye argued that returning the Three-Tails and One-Tail would aid Konoha’s enemies.
• Wuye stormed out of the Hokage’s office, and the Third Hokage resolved to push Minato Namikaze into position so he could continue influencing the village.
• Wuye asked Kushina to use Shadow Clones to spread copies of the Third Hokage’s signed drafts, then departed with another Nine-Tails tail.
• Wuye proposed summoning contracts to Isobu and Shukaku so he could let them roam while still being able to summon them back.

Hyuga Wuye secured the One-Tail and Three-Tails as summoning allies, then captured the Four-Tails and persuaded it to join them. He arrived in Iwagakure Village and unexpectedly found Onoki eager to cooperate in a scheme against Sarutobi.

• Hyuga Wuye explained his plan to free the One-Tail and Three-Tails, bind them with summoning contracts, and return them to hosts without linking their life forces to those hosts.
• The One-Tail and Three-Tails agreed to the contracts after Hyuga Wuye promised to choose kind hosts and summon them back when needed.
• Hyuga Wuye tracked down Rōshi and, with help from the One-Tail and Three-Tails, defeated him and sealed the Four-Tails in his space.
• The One-Tail and Four-Tails brawled before Hyuga Wuye persuaded the Four-Tails to sign a summoning contract.
• Hyuga Wuye entered Onoki's office in Iwagakure Village and proposed a deal; Onoki readily agreed to help him scheme against Sarutobi.

Hyuga Wuye used his sealing technique to strike deals with Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure, securing access to several tailed beasts. The chapter ended with him taking Terumi Mei away from Kirigakure as part of his agreement with Yagura Karatachi.

• Hyuga Wuye sealed the Four-Tails into Kurotsuchi for Onoki and withheld the seal's key until Iwagakure fulfilled their agreement.
• Onoki ordered a trusted shinobi to secretly inform Sand Village and let Cloud Village learn about the sealing technique.
• Hyuga Wuye negotiated with Fourth Raikage A, agreed to seal the Two-Tails, and met Yugito Nii in Kumogakure.
• Hyuga Wuye negotiated with Yagura Karatachi to buy back the Three-Tails and seal it into Yagura, demanding Terumi Mei as compensation.
• Terumi Mei asked Hyuga Wuye whether he planned to marry her, then worried that being his plaything might make her miss her marriageable age.

Hyuga Wuye and Terumi Mei traveled toward the Sand Village, where Terumi revealed her bloodline abilities and tested whether Wuye was strong enough to meet her standards for marriage. After he defeated her, she decided to follow him, though she worried he already loved Kaguya; they stopped for the night at a surprisingly well-equipped campsite.

• Terumi Mei asked why Hyuga Wuye had chosen her, and he called her suitable only as a plaything, prompting her to question him about her hidden bloodline limit.
• Terumi attacked Wuye with Lava Release and Boil Release, explaining that she wanted to test his strength and find a man who could defeat her.
• Wuye broke through Terumi's attacks, slammed her against a tree, and warned her against testing him again.
• Terumi decided Wuye was powerful and attractive enough to meet her marriage requirements, and followed him without trying to escape.
• Terumi worried that Wuye already loved Kaguya as they traveled until evening, when he stopped at a campsite equipped with a large tent, bed, and washing supplies.

Hyuga Wuye toyed with Terumi Mei during their journey, making her cook, eat canned food, keep watch, and sleep in a shabby tent. After a week of his unpredictable treatment, they crossed the desert in the Land of Wind, where he gave her a cloak and teased her about its scent.

• Hyuga Wuye ordered Terumi Mei to cook, and she ruined the cookware while producing a charred fish she had not cleaned.
• Hyuga Wuye ate canned food, gave Terumi Mei canned dishes, then had her clean up and told her to keep watch and sleep in a smaller tent.
• Terumi Mei spent the following week feeling alternately furious and cared for as Hyuga Wuye provided for her during their travels.
• In the desert of the Land of Wind, Hyuga Wuye gave Terumi Mei a hooded cloak, then teased her by claiming it made her feel as if he were holding her.
• Terumi Mei tried to return the cloak, and Hyuga Wuye explained that it had been washed and packed away.

Hyuga Wuye negotiated with Rasa to return the One-Tail to Sand Village in exchange for benefits, but refused to kill Pakura and demanded a beauty as a hostage. He left with Terumi Mei and headed for Konoha, where he planned to carry out a coup and take control himself.

• Hyuga Wuye met Rasa and agreed to help return and seal the One-Tail in exchange for reparations, mission shares, and a new agreement with him.
• Rasa demanded that Pakura die, but Hyuga Wuye refused and said she would stay with him instead of returning to Sand Village.
• Hyuga Wuye asked Rasa for a beauty as a hostage and proposed Temari, but Rasa refused, so he agreed to concede more benefits.
• Hyuga Wuye left Sand Village with Terumi Mei and revealed that he had once possessed three tailed beasts and intended to return to Konoha for a grand show.
• Hyuga Wuye told Terumi Mei he was going to stage a coup in Konoha and declared that he would control everything himself.
• Hyuga Wuye carried Terumi Mei toward Konoha with a golden chakra arm after she complained about being held during their high-speed travel.

Hyuga Wuye turned Konoha’s returning ninja against Hiruzen Sarutobi and led a demand to dismiss the Third Hokage. Hiruzen agreed to face a jonin impeachment vote in three days, while the village celebrated the end of the war and reunited with its heroes.

• The returning ninja and villagers questioned Hiruzen Sarutobi over compromising with enemy villages, as Kushina’s Shadow Clones spread rumors.
• Hyuga Wuye accused Hiruzen of betraying Konoha’s interests, and the ninja roared that the village was better off without him.
• Wuye gathered the support of most of Konoha’s jonin, who joined the returning ninja in demanding Hiruzen’s dismissal.
• Wuye showed Hiruzen draft agreements with far more favorable terms than the original armistices, and Hiruzen called for an impeachment vote in three days.
• Wuye declared the war over and the returning ninja heroes, prompting Konoha’s villagers to surge forward and celebrate with their families.

The Third Hokage and Danzo plotted to limit Hyuga Wuye’s authority if he became Hokage, and the Third Hokage agreed to let Danzo proceed. Afterward, Wuye introduced Pakura and Terumi Mei to Kushina, Mikoto, and Kaguya, who took him home and told him to prepare rooms for the two women.

• Danzo explained that if Hyuga Wuye failed to secure two-thirds of the jonin votes, the advisory council could govern alongside him, and the Third Hokage approved the plan.
• Kushina and Mikoto questioned Wuye about Pakura and Terumi Mei, while Terumi Mei accused him of having asked the Mizukage for her.
• Kaguya recalled that Terumi Mei had been nearby when she reclaimed the Byakugan, prompting Kushina and Mikoto to tease Wuye as a flirt.
• Kaguya took Wuye’s hand and led him home, telling him to let Pakura and Terumi Mei stay there as his subordinates.
• Kushina and Mikoto wondered why Wuye’s female subordinates could live with him while they had to return to their own homes.

At the jōnin meeting, the Third Hokage was impeached and Hyuga Wuye won the confidence vote to become the Fourth Hokage. The Third and Danzo lost their last chance to retain power as Konoha celebrated the end of the old era.

• Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Shisui learned that their clan would oppose the impeachment but support Wuye in the confidence vote.
• The jōnin voted to impeach the Third, with 382 of the 453 attendees in favor.
• The Third nominated Minato Namikaze alongside Hyuga Wuye, but Minato withdrew his nomination and endorsed Wuye.
• Wuye received 412 votes, exceeding the threshold for taking office as Fourth Hokage.
• The Third collapsed into his chair, Danzo crushed his cane handle, and cheers spread through the village.

Hyuga Wuye secured the path to becoming Fourth Hokage, while the Third Hokage accepted that his leadership had failed. On Hokage Rock, Wuye found Kakashi struggling with grief over Obito and Lin and offered him a technique to learn.

• Wuye assured the jonin that Princess Kazu-no-Miya would attend his inauguration, and the Third Hokage warned Danzo that he would lose a wager against him.
• Akimichi Torifu congratulated Wuye, then told the Third Hokage that his intentions had been good but his ability had been lacking.
• The Third Hokage reflected on his mistakes, while Torifu led him away and Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado stayed out of the upheaval.
• Wuye slipped away from the congratulations and joined Kakashi atop Hokage Rock, where they talked about Wuye’s future statue and his ambition to unify the ninja world.
• Kakashi confessed that he felt empty and blamed himself for failing Obito and witnessing Lin’s suicide, so Wuye offered him an interesting technique to learn.

Hyuga Wuye told Kakashi about Impure World Reincarnation and explained that it could not truly resurrect the dead, leaving Kakashi despondent. After Tsunade exhausted herself with Shadow Clones, Wuye cared for her until she recovered, then announced that he planned to marry Kushina.

• Hyuga Wuye told Kakashi that Impure World Reincarnation could summon souls using genetic material and a living sacrifice, but would not truly resurrect them.
• Hyuga Wuye reflected that memories, rather than the body or soul, gave meaning to existence, while Kakashi mourned the limits of the technique.
• Tsunade used eight Shadow Clones of herself to overwhelm Hyuga Wuye, but they argued over him until she dispelled them and fainted from the returned strain.
• Hyuga Wuye cared for Tsunade while she recovered and handled government affairs in her place.
• After Tsunade woke and finished a bowl of porridge, Hyuga Wuye told her he planned to marry Kushina.

Tsunade learned that Wuye intended to marry her openly and heard his plans to unify and reform the Land of Fire. Back at home, Wuye found the women discussing his Hokage robe, welcomed Pakura’s decision to reject the Sand Village, and had Kushina check her and Terumi Mei for hostility.

• Wuye told Tsunade he planned to marry her openly after Kushina and described reforms to unify the Land of Fire and strengthen it within fifteen years.
• Wuye returned home to find Kushina, Mikoto, and Terumi Mei debating the design of his Hokage ceremonial robe while Kaguya watched.
• Kaguya asked Mikoto and Kushina to call her Sister because she would not marry Wuye.
• Pakura declared that she had given up on being a Sand Village hero after the village betrayed her, and Wuye agreed to remove her binding technique once she abandoned her ninja identity.
• Wuye used Kushina to sense Pakura and Terumi Mei, and Kushina reported that neither woman harbored hostility.

Hyuga Wuye welcomed Pakura into his Hokage Guard Unit and offered uniforms to the others, while discussing his future marriages and Kaguya’s place in the household. As Konoha prepared for his inauguration, the ceremony drew delegations and attention from across the shinobi world.

• Hyuga Wuye gave Pakura a black guard uniform, and Kushina and Uchiha Mikoto joined his unit while Terumi Mei accepted a uniform but stayed loyal to Kirigakure.
• Kaguya accepted a white uniform, and Wuye asked Mikoto to alter his ceremonial cloak so it could be worn inside out for stealth.
• Wuye promised to marry Uchiha Mikoto once the political situation was under control, and Kaguya insisted that Tsunade would have to call her Big Sister.
• Konoha prepared for Wuye’s inauguration as Princess Kazu-no-Miya and delegations from the four great nations headed to the village.
• Other shinobi villages and small nations prepared gifts and delegations after the four great villages appeared to submit to Konoha, while the new Fourth Kage felt overshadowed.

Hyuga Wuye prepared to assume the title of Fourth Hokage as Konoha held a grand succession ceremony attended by delegations from across the nations. The arrival of Princess Kazu-no-Miya sent a powerful political signal, while Tsunade watched Wuye from an unrecognized palanquin.

• Hyuga Wuye entrusted Nara Shikaku with organizing the ceremony and introduced his women as members of his Hokage Guard Unit.
• Hyuga Wuye met Hiruzen Sarutobi on the Hokage Building rooftop, where they argued over Wuye’s rise and the village’s future.
• Yamanaka Inoichi announced the arrival of delegations from the great and smaller nations, filling the plaza with visitors.
• Yamanaka Inoichi announced Princess Kazu-no-Miya’s arrival, startling the foreign delegations and prompting them to reconsider the Land of Fire’s political balance.
• Tsunade watched Hyuga Wuye from her palanquin without being recognized.

Hyuga Wuye became Hokage after taking the hat from Hiruzen Sarutobi and explaining his approach to village development. Outside Konoha, Konan watched the succession with Yahiko and Nagato, believing her Land of Rain would come into conflict with Wuye's policies.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected on his rule and warned Wuye that his foreign policy would cause many deaths.
• Wuye told Hiruzen that supporting civilian ninja did not require suppressing clan ninja, then took the Hokage hat.
• Wuye placed the hat on his head and declared himself Hokage as the people of Konoha cheered.
• Wuye thought of Konan and planned to seek her out after addressing problems in the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain.
• Konan watched Konoha from Kikyo Mountain with Yahiko and Nagato, then said she was destined to stand against Wuye.

Hyuga Wuye enjoyed his relaxed life as Hokage while Terumi Mei handled paperwork, then appointed Hatake Sakumo as Anbu captain and Kakashi as a squad captain. He tasked them with drafting a plan for the Anbu to enforce the law within three days.

• Terumi Mei complained about her workload and declared she quit, but Wuye restrained and teased her with chakra arms until Mikoto helped her up.
• Terumi Mei resumed processing the files while privately resolving to turn the situation around that night.
• Hatake Sakumo and Hatake Kakashi arrived to see Wuye relaxing with Kaguya in the Hokage's office.
• Wuye restored Sakumo's jonin status and appointed him Anbu captain, with Kakashi as a squad captain to help guide Anbu decisions.
• Wuye gave Sakumo and Kakashi masks and ordered them to submit an Anbu law-enforcement plan within three days.

Hyuga Wuye began major reforms in Konoha, proposing policies to encourage marriage and childbirth, expand access to ninjutsu, and improve education. He also outlined a new system dividing village powers and assigned Minato Namikaze to lead the Administrative Affairs Department, leaving Terumi Mei to become his personal secretary.

• Hyuga Wuye gave Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi sheep masks, explaining that their harmless appearance could help them surprise enemies.
• Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Choza, and Yamanaka Inoichi reported that Wuye’s initial measures were being implemented well.
• Wuye ordered Shikaku to draft policies encouraging marriage and childbirth, creating a Ninjutsu Exchange Office, and establishing three years of compulsory education.
• Wuye proposed a new structure with a Hokage Advisory Council, an Administrative Affairs Department, a Jōnin Council, and the Anbu, with powers divided among them.
• Wuye appointed Minato Namikaze to lead the Administrative Affairs Department and told Shikaku that he would provide personnel for the other key positions.
• Wuye told Terumi Mei that she would become his personal secretary after the new department was established.

Kushina finished screening Konoha’s residents for spies, allowing Hyuga Wuye to announce a policy welcoming defectors from other hidden villages and prepare for Konoha’s expansion. That night, Terumi Mei tricked Pakura into leaving her the second half of the guard shift and quietly entered the main house.

• Kushina reported that she had screened everyone in Konoha and caught another spy.
• Hyuga Wuye announced that Konoha would accept ninja defecting from other villages, arguing that the village could use its resources to grow despite the risk of conflict.
• Terumi Mei decided to sneak into Hyuga Wuye’s home at night, calling her plan revenge.
• Terumi Mei persuaded Pakura to leave her the second half of the night’s guard duty, then slipped into a room in the main house.

Terumi Mei accidentally burned Kaguya’s face with her Lava Release, and Wuye punished her before Kaguya calmed him and accepted his feelings. Konoha’s new policies drew nearly a thousand ninja and refugees to the Land of Fire, while Hyuga Hizashi’s girlfriend’s pregnancy prompted a rush of weddings.

• Terumi Mei launched a corrosive attack at Wuye and Kaguya, accidentally burning Kaguya’s face while Wuye shielded her.
• Wuye healed Kaguya with natural energy, then seized Terumi Mei and tormented her with his Sharingan until Kaguya asked him to stop.
• Kaguya told Wuye he could love or marry anyone, and Wuye embraced her as Pakura led Terumi Mei away.
• Terumi Mei began making daytime sneak attacks on Wuye, which turned into an unspoken pattern of punishment between them.
• Konoha’s policies drew nearly a thousand rogue ninja in three months, while the Land of Fire’s refugee measures attracted people from across the world.
• Hyuga Hizashi’s girlfriend became three months pregnant, prompting a wave of hurried weddings.