Chapter Summaries

Xunjing and Mikoto awakened Observation Haki, and Xunjing arranged for his family to use his contracted Ninja Eagle. Kushina realized her feelings for Xunjing might be changing, then invited him to study Sealing Arts with Uzumaki Mito.

• Jiri told Xunjing and Mikoto to train both Observation Haki and the Uchiha Meditation Method.
• Xunjing said he had contracted the Ninja Eagle, and Uchiha Chisato arranged a Summoning Contract so the family could use it for scouting.
• Kushina told Uzumaki Mito she wanted to study Sealing Arts alongside Xunjing, and Uzumaki Mito agreed.
• Uzumaki Mito teased Kushina about falling for Xunjing, prompting Kushina to privately wonder whether her feelings had changed.
• Kushina told Xunjing the next morning that Uzumaki Mito had agreed, and Xunjing proposed sending Shadow Clones to study while their real bodies trained.

Xunjing arranged for himself, Kushina, and Minato to train together while using Shadow Clones to study Sealing Arts with Uzumaki Mito. The chapter left Xunjing and Kushina heading out to join Minato after Mito agreed to teach their clones, with a warning that Xunjing should limit how many clones he maintained.

• Kushina blushed around Xunjing, and Minato realized she had fallen for him but accepted her choice without resentment.
• Xunjing proposed that Shadow Clones attend class and study Sealing Arts while the three original bodies trained at a secluded location.
• Xunjing demonstrated several Sealing Arts for Uzumaki Mito, who agreed to let his Shadow Clone study with her.
• Kushina persuaded Mito to let her study alongside Xunjing, promising to meet Mito's daily standards.
• Mito warned Xunjing that maintaining too many Shadow Clones could harm his development, and he promised to be careful.

Xunjing taught Minato and Kushina a foundational body-training method, then offered them a shortcut tied to a secret of his and restrictions on them. Kushina agreed immediately, while Minato had not yet answered.

• Uzumaki Mito began teaching Xunjing’s Shadow Clones the basics of Sealing Arts.
• Xunjing received information from Minato’s Shadow Clone and led Kushina to meet Minato at the South Kaga River.
• Xunjing demonstrated his Basic Body Technique and had a Shadow Clone guide Minato and Kushina as they practiced.
• After training, Xunjing offered Minato and Kushina a way to gain strength faster in exchange for trusting him and accepting restrictions.
• Xunjing checked that no one was nearby, raised a barrier around them, and explained the conditions of his offer.
• Kushina agreed to try Xunjing’s method without hesitation.

Xunjing had Minato and Kushina sign contracts before revealing his secrets about another world and dangers facing the Ninja World. He reassured Kushina that Uzumaki Mito and the Uchiha clan planned to rescue the Uzumaki Clan, then urged both young shinobi to train for future threats.

• Minato and Kushina agreed to sign contracts with Xunjing, and the Runes entered their consciousness and shared information with them.
• Minato learned about the Space-Time Gate, the Pirate World, and future threats, while Kushina became alarmed by the predicted destruction of the Land of Whirlpools and the Uzumaki Clan.
• Xunjing told Kushina that Uzumaki Mito had warned Uzumaki Lu Ming to bring the clan to Konoha, but Lu Ming had refused.
• Xunjing reassured Kushina that Mito and the Uchiha clan would help rescue the Uzumaki Clan when reliable news of an attack arrived, and warned her not to ask Mito about his secrets.
• Xunjing urged Minato and Kushina to train hard, and he confirmed Minato's fear that the Otsutsuki Clan would invade the Ninja World.

Xunjing trained Minato and Kushina in the Life-Nourishing Art and chakra control using Sea King meat. Meanwhile, the Uchiha Pharmacy's medicines sold out on opening day, attracting the attention of Konoha's clans and leaders.

• Xunjing reassured Minato and Kushina about the crises ahead and agreed to rely on them for help.
• Xunjing gave Minato and Kushina Sea King meat, taught them the Life-Nourishing Art, and began their tree-climbing and Water Walking training.
• The Uchiha Pharmacy opened in Konoha, and customers confirmed the medicines worked before buying out its stock.
• The pharmacy's opening-day sales exceeded twenty million ryo, drawing attention from the Third Generation, Danzo, and Konoha's clans.
• Torifu Akimichi showed Shikayama and Uya Nutrient Pills and explained that they contained more nutrients and fewer side effects than the Akimichi Clan's best ration pills.

Torifu Akimichi, Nara Shikayama, and Yamanaka Uya tested the Uchiha’s Nutrient Pills and decided to secure a long-term supply. At the Senju Clan Grounds, Uzumaki Mito told Tsunade to arrange public supplies for the Senju and future Uzumaki members.

• Torifu Akimichi praised the pills’ ability to strengthen the body and increase vitality, and Nara Shikayama and Yamanaka Uya tested them and confirmed their effects.
• Torifu Akimichi explained that his clan’s experts could not identify most of the pills’ ingredients, and Nara Shikayama decided to request a meeting with Uchiha Chisato to arrange a long-term supply.
• Nara Shikayama, Torifu Akimichi, and Yamanaka Uya discussed the Uchiha’s rising influence and agreed they would rather see the Uchiha grow stronger than let the Sarutobi and Shimura factions dominate the village.
• Tsunade praised Xunjing’s Nutrient Pills, and Uzumaki Mito said they could replenish her daily life force and help improve her constitution.
• Uzumaki Mito instructed Tsunade to arrange a long-term public supply of Nutrient Pills and Body-Tempering Potions through Jiri for the Senju and future Uzumaki members.

Tsunade left clan affairs to Uzumaki Mito and Nawaki as ninja clans began maneuvering to obtain the Uchiha’s medicines. In the Hokage’s office, Danzo pushed to seize the Uchiha pharmacy’s formulas, but the Third Hokage rejected force and instead saw an approaching war as an opportunity to curb the Uchiha.

• Tsunade agreed to leave immediately while Uzumaki Mito urged her to learn about clan affairs, and Tsunade decided Nawaki could learn to lead the clan.
• The Hyuga, Aburame Clan, Inuzuka Clan, and other clans began making plans to obtain the Uchiha’s medicines.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura discussed the Uchiha’s sudden growth and their inability to uncover what had changed since Uchiha Chisato recovered.
• Danzo urged the Third Hokage to shut down the Uchiha pharmacy and force the clan to hand over its formulas, but the Third Hokage refused to act without legitimate grounds.
• The Third Hokage predicted another war within one to five years and said wartime authority would let Konoha send clan shinobi on dangerous missions; Danzo approved of using war against the Uchiha.

Danzo planned to exploit the Uchiha as he believed the Senju had been exploited, while the Third Hokage rebuked him for speaking against unity. As demand for Xunjing’s medicines grew, he and Uchiha Chisato decided to travel to Sky Island for gold to fund a pharmaceutical factory.

• Danzo resented Uzumaki Mito’s continued survival and wanted to use the Senju descendants for Wood Release experiments, while the Third Generation warned him not to undermine unity.
• Over the next five days, ninja clans sought medicine from Uchiha Chisato, who distributed limited shares and reserved thirty percent for the Uchiha Pharmacy.
• Xunjing asked Dr. Kureha about hiring doctors from Drum Island to produce medicine, and she agreed to help with a future factory if he paid her properly.
• Xunjing considered going to Sky Island for gold and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and Dr. Kureha urged him to secure money before opening a factory.
• Xunjing told Uchiha Chisato about the plan, and she agreed to go with him to Sky Island the next day to retrieve gold.

Uchiha Chisato learned that the Hidden Cloud, Hidden Mist, and Iwagakure were preparing to attack the Land of Whirlpools and made plans to lead Uchiha forces there. Before leaving, she and Xunjing set up a way to communicate through the Space-Time Gate, while Xunjing and Mikoto stayed behind to protect the clan.

• Uchiha Chisato asked Xunjing about his contracts with Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze, and he explained how he had earned their affection.
• Uchiha Shidai reported that elite ninja had vanished from the Hidden Cloud, Hidden Mist, and Iwagakure, while spies had disappeared from the Land of Whirlpools.
• Uchiha Chisato ordered the clan elders and Elite Police Force divisions to assemble, then told Xunjing and Mikoto to remain inside the clan grounds while she went to meet Uzumaki Mito.
• Xunjing created mailbox compartments in the Space-Time Gate so he and Uchiha Chisato could exchange messages without her leaving a Shadow Clone behind.
• Uchiha Chisato left for the Senju Clan Grounds, and Mikoto reassured Xunjing that he had already helped his mother and the Uchiha Clan considerably.

Uchiha Chisato warned Uzumaki Mito that the other Great Ninja Villages were about to attack the Land of Whirlpools, prompting the Senju and Uchiha to mobilize a rescue force. The Third Hokage and Danzo, exposed for withholding the intelligence to weaken the Senju, hurried to block them at the village gates.

• Uchiha Chisato told Uzumaki Mito that enemy forces were gathering to strike the Land of Whirlpools, and Mito agreed to send help immediately.
• Uzumaki Mito assembled forty-three Senju fighters, including Tsunade, while Uchiha Chisato prepared the Uchiha forces to join them.
• Anbu and Root reported the mobilization to the Third Hokage and Danzo, who prepared their own forces to intercept Mito.
• The Third Hokage blamed Danzo for persuading him to withhold the news, while Danzo accused the Uchiha of arranging a secret alliance with Mito.
• The Third Hokage and Danzo blocked Uzumaki Mito and Uchiha Chisato at the village gates, and Chisato mocked the Hokage's pretense of ignorance.

Uzumaki Mito confronted the Third Hokage and Danzo over their handling of the crisis in the Land of Whirlpools, then insisted they accompany her and the clan forces to provide aid. The Third Hokage returned to Konoha as the others departed, worried that the Uzumaki, Senju, and Uchiha would grow closer.

• Uzumaki Mito accused the Third Hokage and Danzo of delaying her response and failing to take earlier warnings about the Land of Whirlpools seriously.
• Uchiha Chisato rebuked the Third Hokage, saying the Uchiha had monitored the major villages and the Land of Whirlpools while Konoha ignored Mito's requests for help.
• Uzumaki Mito refused to stay in Konoha and ordered the Third Hokage, Danzo, Root, and Anbu forces to join the expedition.
• The Third Hokage assigned the Anbu to follow Mito and Danzo, then returned to Konoha while Danzo reluctantly set off with the force.
• Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and other clan leaders arrived and asked the Third Hokage what had happened; he told them Mito and Jiri had taken the Senju and Uchiha forces to aid the Land of Whirlpools.

The Third told Konoha’s clan leaders that Uzumaki Mito, the Senju, and the Uchiha had set out to rescue the Uzumaki Clan, disrupting his allies’ plan to let the clan be destroyed. After suspecting Mito had already allied with the Uchiha, the Third and his advisers decided to secure the village rather than take advantage of the absent forces.

• Utatane Koharu questioned the Third about failing to stop Uzumaki Mito and the Uchiha from joining the rescue, and he told Konoha’s clan leaders that Mito had insisted on going.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura confronted the Third in his office, where he explained that the Uchiha’s timely response had disrupted their plan and made Mito suspect they had withheld the news.
• Utatane Koharu concluded that Mito and Uchiha Chisato had arranged an alliance in advance, and the Third agreed that Mito no longer trusted him.
• Utatane Koharu suggested attacking while the Senju and Uchiha forces were away, but the Third and Mitokado Homura rejected the idea and ordered her to focus on village security.
• Nara Shikayama and Torifu Akimichi discussed Mito’s distrust of the Third and predicted that the Uchiha, Senju, and Uzumaki alliance could lead to an Uchiha becoming Hokage.

Uzumaki Mito and Konoha's reinforcements arrived in the Land of Whirlpools after the Three Great Ninja Villages had devastated the area and trapped the Uzumaki Clan behind a barrier. The Konoha forces joined the battle outside the barrier as Uzumaki Luming prepared to support them from within.

• Nara Shikayama shared his idea with Torifu Akimichi and Yamanaka Uya, who agreed that an Uchiha Hokage could bring them benefits.
• Uzumaki Mito reached the Land of Whirlpools and found civilians fleeing and Uzumaki clansmen dead, so she ordered her group to hurry to the capital.
• The Third Raikage, Third Tsuchikage, and Third Mizukage ordered their forces to keep attacking the capital's barrier while discussing whether Konoha would intervene.
• Uzumaki Luming told the elders that the clan had evacuated several groups through separate tunnels and ordered the remaining clansmen to keep the barrier up.
• An Uzumaki elder sensed Uzumaki Mito, Senju, Uchiha, and other Konoha forces fighting outside, and Luming gathered the remaining elite fighters to support them.
• Uzumaki Mito's group joined Konoha's assault, forcing the Three Great Ninja Villages' shinobi to turn from the barrier and defend themselves.

Uchiha Chisato, Uzumaki Mito, and Konoha’s forces battled the Three Great Ninja Villages in the Capital of Whirlpools. The invaders began retreating, but Chisato attacked the fleeing Rock Ninja, and Ōnoki countered with Dust Release.

• Uchiha Chisato summoned Susanoo and drove Ōnoki back, while Uzumaki Mito used Adamantine Sealing Chains to fight the Third Raikage.
• Danzo fought the Third Mizukage as Konoha’s elites clashed with the enemy forces, and Uzumaki reinforcements emerged to attack the Three Great Ninja Villages.
• The Third Raikage ordered a retreat, but Mito entered Golden Body Mode and pursued him, killing several Cloud Ninja with her chains.
• Ōnoki ordered the Rock Ninja to withdraw, and Chisato used Susanoo’s Yasaka Beads to strike them as they fled.
• Ōnoki unleashed Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique against Chisato.

Uchiha Chisato drove off Ōnoki and the remaining attackers, while Black Zetsu observed her abilities and Danzo reconsidered his plans against the Uchiha, Senju, and Uzumaki. After the allied forces counted their casualties, Uzumaki Lu Ming thanked Mito, Chisato, and Danzo for coming to the clan’s rescue.

• Uchiha Chisato’s Susanoo forced Ōnoki to abandon his attack and flee as the remaining enemy forces withdrew.
• Black Zetsu watched Chisato’s performance, confirmed his choice of a vessel for Madara Uchiha, and left; Chisato sensed him and resolved to warn Xunjing.
• Uzumaki Mito pursued the Third Raikage until he escaped, while Danzo worried about Mito’s strength and the Uchiha Police Force’s improved abilities.
• Uchiha Shidai reported that no Uchiha had died and seventeen were injured, and Chisato ordered continued training and a tally of battle merits.
• Uzumaki Mito brought Chisato and Danzo to meet Uzumaki Lu Ming, who thanked them for rescuing his clan.

Uzumaki Mito ordered Uzumaki Luming to bring the Uzumaki Clan to Konoha and explained that her alliance with the Senju and Uchiha would protect them. Luming remained wary of Konoha’s internal conflict, but Mito insisted that the three clans formally unite.

• Uzumaki Mito scolded Uzumaki Luming for failing to recall the clan’s people and troops before the attack, then ordered him to count casualties, gather survivors, assess their assets, and prepare to move to Konoha.
• Uzumaki Luming asked to discuss the move privately, so Uzumaki Mito brought Uchiha Chisato along and raised a Multi-Layer Isolation Barrier.
• Uzumaki Luming questioned Mito about the Senju’s decline, and Mito blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi and his allies while admitting she had been unable to restrain them as her life force dwindled.
• Uzumaki Mito said the Uchiha had restored her life force and explained that the Senju and Uchiha had allied against Hiruzen Sarutobi’s faction.
• Uzumaki Luming worried that joining Konoha would drag the Uzumaki Clan into its conflicts, but Mito argued that the clan needed Konoha’s protection from other ninja villages.
• Uzumaki Mito acknowledged that her use of the Nine-Tails as a Jinchuriki had helped make the Uzumaki Clan a target, then insisted that the Senju, Uchiha, and Uzumaki formally unite without restrictions on intermarriage.

Uzumaki Mito secured the Uzumaki Clan’s alliance with the Senju and Uchiha and led the survivors toward Konoha, while Xunjing learned the rescue had succeeded and planned a trip to Sky Island with Mikoto. Meanwhile, Madara transplanted his Rinnegan into Nagato Uzumaki and began considering an Uchiha as his next agent after learning Uchiha Chisato had been at the rescue.

• Uzumaki Luming agreed to an alliance and marriage ties with the Senju and Uchiha, accepted the move to Konoha, and recalled the clan members who had been sent away.
• Uchiha Chisato received Xunjing’s message and replied that the fighting was over; Xunjing told Mikoto the rescue had succeeded and invited her to Sky Island.
• Three days later, Uzumaki Mito and the Uchiha escorted the gathered Uzumaki Clan and its supplies toward Konoha, while some clan members remained missing.
• Black Zetsu brought Madara Uchiha Nagato Uzumaki and his parents; Madara altered their memories and transplanted his Rinnegan into Nagato.
• Black Zetsu told Madara that Uchiha Chisato had accompanied Konoha to rescue the Uzumaki Clan, prompting Madara to consider investigating the Uchiha for a potential agent.

Madara Uchiha learned that Uchiha Chisato had recovered her strength and defeated Ōnoki, and ordered Black Zetsu to investigate the Uchiha. Eight days later, Chisato returned to Konoha with the Uzumaki Clan and went home, where Xunjing asked when they could go to Sky Island.

• Black Zetsu told Madara Uchiha that Chisato had recovered and defeated the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, and warned that other Uchiha seemed stronger than before.
• Madara ordered Black Zetsu to investigate the Uchiha in Konoha and look for a potential Agent.
• Eight days later, Tsunade and Uzumaki Mito returned to Konoha with the group, and the Third Hokage welcomed the Uzumaki Clan and discussed their settlement.
• Chisato led the Uchiha back to their clan grounds, ordered the returning squads to rest, and learned from Uchiha Liuhuo that the village and clan grounds had remained peaceful.
• Chisato met Uchiha Xunjing and Uchiha Mikoto, confirmed they had spent their time training, and told Xunjing they could go to Sky Island in a couple of days.

Xunjing planned to take Kushina and Minato to the Pirate World while Konoha handled the Uzumaki Clan’s settlement. In the Hokage’s office, Danzo and the Third Generation discussed the Uchiha’s strength and medicines, then realized Uzumaki Mito had recovered and that the Uzumaki Clan’s arrival had made a move against the Senju far more dangerous.

• Xunjing told Uchiha Chisato he would wait while Konoha arranged the Uzumaki Clan’s affairs, then take Kushina and Minato to the Pirate World for training.
• Danzo reported that Uchiha Chisato had driven Ōnoki back and that the Uchiha seemed to have medicine that strengthened their bodies and chakra.
• The Third Generation, Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura discussed obtaining the Uchiha’s medicine through research, a village purchase, or Orochimaru.
• The Third Generation asked whether Uzumaki Mito had recovered, and Danzo said she appeared to have regained her peak vitality and had concealed her condition.
• Danzo explained that a thousand Uzumaki had entered Konoha with Uzumaki Mito, making a secret move against the Senju nearly impossible, and Utatane Koharu asked what they should do.

Danzo and the Third Hokage arranged for the Uzumaki Clan to settle far from the Senju, while Xunjing thanked Kushina for their rescue and brought her and Minato to the Pirate World to begin training. The chapter ended with Kushina and Minato shivering on snowy Drum Island and accusing Xunjing of choosing the cold arrival on purpose.

• Danzo persuaded the Third Hokage to house the Uzumaki Clan away from the Senju, and Konoha's clan representatives assigned them land in the village's western corner and positions on the Sealing Team.
• Xunjing visited Kushina on the Uzumaki Clan's new land, where she thanked him for helping save her clan, and he said their alliance had benefited the Uchiha as well.
• Xunjing told Kushina he would take her and Minato to the Pirate World, and the three met at the training base after Kushina eagerly dragged him to Minato.
• Xunjing explained that Minato and Kushina could begin learning Observation Haki there and transported them from the Ninja World to Dr. Kureha's yard on Drum Island.
• Kushina and Minato shivered in the snow, and Kushina pinched Xunjing and accused him of bringing them to the cold on purpose.