Chapter Summaries

Tianyi and Uchiha Fugaku broke into the Root Base, defeated its guards, and uncovered evidence of Danzo’s human experiments, including stolen Sharingan and imprisoned children. Hiruzen Sarutobi and the clan heads arrived to investigate, and Tianyi challenged Danzo to answer for what they found.

• Tianyi used iron pillars and a Flying Thunder God Formation to incapacitate the Root ninja outside the base, then called Fugaku and the Uchiha forces out of the forest.
• Fugaku and the Uchiha ninja overwhelmed Root’s resistance as Tianyi used his Byakugan to guide them through the base to a hidden chamber.
• Tianyi and Fugaku discovered dead test subjects, children locked in cages, and Sharingan stored in nutrient solution; Tianyi sealed the bodies and handed Fugaku a jar of eyes.
• Fugaku condemned Danzo, and Tianyi said they would settle matters as Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, the elders, ANBU, and several clan heads arrived outside the base.
• Aburame Shikuroo said the clan heads had come to verify reports of human experimentation, while Danzo accused Tianyi of slander and Tianyi answered from inside the base.

Tianyi and Fugaku exposed Danzo’s Root experiments and attacks to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who ordered Danzo arrested. As Hiruzen took the evidence for investigation, the Nara Clan Head revealed that he supported Tianyi partly because he favored Tsunade as the next Hokage.

• Fugaku showed the clan heads a jar of stolen Sharingan, while Tianyi presented Root ninja heads and accused Danzo of ordering an attack on him.
• Fugaku identified chakra traces linking the Sharingan to Uchiha clan members, and Tianyi gave Hiruzen evidence of human experiments and identified children as witnesses.
• Hiruzen ordered ANBU to seize Danzo and promised to investigate the evidence.
• Tianyi let the Uchiha Clan reclaim the Sharingan and thanked the Nara Clan Head for helping him.
• The Nara Clan Head told the Yamanaka Clan head that he backed Tianyi because he favored Tsunade as Hokage and expected Tianyi to become a powerful future leader.

Madara learned that Hyuga Tianyi had defeated the Hidden Cloud forces and brought Danzo down, then planned to use Obito to free Danzo after Obito fell into darkness. In prison, Danzo argued with Hiruzen Sarutobi, who chose to protect him but warned him to change, while Danzo remained certain he would return.

• White Zetsu told Madara that Hyuga Tianyi had routed the Hidden Cloud forces, destroyed Root’s base, and gotten Danzo imprisoned.
• Madara learned that Obito was at the Land of Earth front and had grown close to Rin Nohara, then ordered that Obito free Danzo once he had fallen into darkness.
• Black Zetsu reported that Danzo remained imprisoned and predicted Hiruzen Sarutobi would not execute him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi visited Danzo and challenged his claim that Root’s actions had protected the Leaf Village.
• Danzo accused Hiruzen of weakness and Hyuga Tianyi of scheming, while insisting the village needed him and Root.
• Hiruzen left Danzo in prison, promising to protect him but warning him to watch himself; Danzo vowed he would return.

Obito, Kakashi, and Rin reunited at the medical tent before Minato received an urgent mission to cut Hidden Stone Village’s supply line. Orochimaru explained that politics kept Minato’s teacher from joining the front, and Minato departed with his team for the classified mission.

• Rin treated Obito’s injuries and gave Kakashi a handmade medical pouch as a promotion gift.
• Minato told Orochimaru that Hidden Stone’s attacks on supply lines and growing forces were worsening the front’s situation.
• Orochimaru said Minato’s teacher could not leave to fight because of political constraints, but Jiraiya had arrived to reinforce the front.
• Orochimaru assigned Minato to sever Hidden Stone Village’s supply line through the mountain valley.
• Minato ordered Obito, Kakashi, and Rin to leave with him on an emergency classified mission.

Tianyi accepted Hiruzen's reward and agreed to keep Danzo's punishment confidential, then secured half a year of leave and two ninjutsu scrolls. He arrived at the Land of Iron base and began preparations for the Land of Whirlpools plan.

• Hiruzen gave Tianyi a reward scroll and disclosed that Danzo had been confined for three years while Root was absorbed into the ANBU.
• Tianyi agreed to Hiruzen's arrangements and requested leave from the coming war to recover from his injuries.
• Hiruzen granted Tianyi half a year of leave with freedom of movement and no mission restrictions.
• Tianyi chose the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags and Spirit Transformation Technique, and Hiruzen gave him their scrolls.
• Tianyi used Flying Thunder God to reach the forward base in the Land of Iron and told Wang Qiang to have Gao Xiang find land using satellite images for the Land of Whirlpools plan.

Tianyi established a concealed base in the Land of Whirlpools and deployed Thunder Squad, satellites, drones, and defenses. After completing the camp and confirming the area was clear, he activated the teleportation formation, bringing more people to the clearing.

• Tianyi surveyed a site in the Land of Whirlpools and used expert assessments to confirm it was suitable for a concealed base.
• Tianyi released a massive Flying Thunder God Formation and teleported Wang Qiang and the eleven other members of Thunder Squad, along with supplies, to the site.
• Wang Qiang directed the squad as they established satellite coverage, launched a drone, assembled the teleportation formation, and set up camp defenses.
• Tianyi checked the camp and its surroundings with his Byakugan and Magnet Release Sensory, finding no chakra signatures within ten kilometers.
• Tianyi ordered the team to prepare for teleportation and activated the formation, causing more people to appear in the clearing.

Tianyi welcomed Commander Tian and a group of specialists sent to establish Rabbit Nation Base in the Land of Whirlpools. After handing over two strategic ninjutsu scrolls, Tianyi took command of the construction effort and learned he had been promoted to senior colonel.

• Commander Tian arrived through the teleportation array with specialized teams and gave Tianyi authority over the operation, with Wang Qiang as his deputy.
• Tianyi gave Commander Tian scrolls for the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags and Spirit Transformation Technique and explained their strategic uses.
• Wang Qiang assigned the teams to survey the land, plan mountain blasting, monitor the environment, build temporary facilities, provide medical care, and manage supplies.
• The teams began work around the camp as Commander Tian told Tianyi to visit Blue Star once the base was settled to receive his senior colonel rank.
• Commander Tian returned through the array, and Tianyi watched the Rabbit Nation flag rise above the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools.

Kakashi received Obito’s Sharingan after Obito died protecting him, while Minato later reported the loss and prepared to lead his team toward the Hidden Mist Village. At Rabbit Nation’s new base, Tianyi learned of Obito’s death, sent Minato guidance on new techniques, and turned his attention to the Hidden Mist Village and the Three-Tails.

• Obito gave Kakashi his Sharingan and asked him to protect Rin before dying beneath the boulder.
• Minato told Kakashi that the enemy had been defeated, and Kakashi vowed to protect Rin.
• Tianyi inspected Rabbit Nation’s base construction and received Minato’s letter reporting the war, Obito’s death, and an upcoming mission near the Hidden Mist Village.
• Tianyi chose not to interfere with Obito’s role and sent Minato guidance on Wind Release Rasengan and Sage Mode, while activating the Flying Thunder God mark on Kakashi’s book.
• Tianyi ordered Wang Qiang to monitor satellite images near the Hidden Mist Village as he prepared to pursue the Three-Tails.

Tianyi rescued Rin from Hidden Mist Village, killed the captors and three White Zetsu, and extracted half of Isobu’s chakra. Kakashi later found Rin alive, heard her account of the masked man, and led her out of the cave.

• Rin woke in a cave and overheard Hidden Mist Village ninjas discussing their plan to use the Three-Tails sealed inside her to destroy Leaf Village.
• Tianyi entered the cave, turned the ninjas’ kunai against them, freed Rin, and knocked her unconscious.
• Tianyi sensed and killed three hidden White Zetsu, then used metal chains to restrain Isobu and absorb half his chakra into a metal sphere.
• Tianyi sealed the White Zetsu corpses in a scroll and flew away with the Three-Tails’ chakra.
• Kakashi found Rin in the cave, heard her describe the man in black, and suspected he had used Tianyi’s Magnet Release before leading Rin out.

Tianyi brought Isobu to the containment facility, where Shukaku and Gyūki helped persuade him that the new world offered freedom and care. Isobu settled into his lake, while Shukaku urged Tianyi to bring another tailed beast so they could play mahjong.

• Tianyi summoned Isobu, and Shukaku and Gyūki restrained him when he attacked.
• Shukaku and Gyūki explained that the tailed beasts lived freely in the new world and encouraged Isobu to trust Tianyi.
• Tianyi promised Isobu a lake and freedom in exchange for providing chakra, and Isobu agreed to stay.
• A staff member showed Isobu his lake, meals, and care services, and Isobu entered the water, relieved to be free of his Jinchuriki.
• Shukaku asked Tianyi to bring another tailed beast so they would have enough players for mahjong, and Tianyi headed toward the teleportation array.

Tianyi discovered that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were heading toward Leaf Village while Kakashi and Rin were ambushed by Hidden Mist Village ninja. Rin stepped in front of Kakashi’s Raikiri and died, awakening Kakashi’s Mangekyō Sharingan and driving Obito to attack.

• Tianyi examined satellite images showing the Seven Ninja Swordsmen traveling toward Leaf Village and ordered the surveillance team to keep monitoring them.
• Rin told Kakashi that the Three-Tails inside her was awakening as they hurried through the forest toward their camp.
• Hidden Mist Village ninja ambushed Kakashi and Rin, demanding that they hand over the Three-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Kakashi fought off the attackers with his Sharingan and Raikiri, but his chakra rapidly ran out under their long-range assault.
• Rin stepped in front of Kakashi’s Raikiri, and he pierced her chest before collapsing as his Sharingan awakened into the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Obito watched Rin die, awakened the Mangekyō in his right eye, and charged at the Hidden Mist Village ninja.

Kakashi grieved Rin’s death while Obito accepted Madara’s plan to create a world through Infinite Tsukuyomi. Meanwhile, Might Duy opened the Eight Gates to protect Might Guy and his companions from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure.

• Kakashi woke beside Rin’s body, learned the Leaf reinforcements did not know who had killed the Hidden Mist ninjas, and mourned her.
• Obito returned to Madara and demanded a way to create a world where Rin was alive.
• Madara showed Obito his genjutsu world and explained that gathering the nine Tailed Beasts would allow them to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Tianyi monitored the fighting near the Land of Whirlpools border and received Wang Qiang’s position report.
• Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu found Leaf ninja bodies and were surrounded by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure.
• Might Duy arrived, opened the Eight Gates, and ordered the others to run while he held off the swordsmen.

Might Duy fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, killing Jinin Akebino and driving the others back with the Seventh Gate. As his strength failed, he began opening the Eighth Gate while Tianyi watched from afar.

• Might Duy opened the Sixth and Seventh Gates, breaking free of the swordsmen’s attacks and striking back with overwhelming speed and power.
• Duy’s Daytime Tiger killed Jinin Akebino and blasted apart the mist, while Hozuki Mangetsu survived Duy’s blow through his Hydrification Technique.
• Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu felt the shockwave as they fled, and Guy looked back at his father’s distant blue glow.
• Tianyi used Wang Qiang’s satellite feed to watch Duy fight and realized Duy’s body was reaching an extreme temperature.
• Suikazan Fuguki ordered the surviving swordsmen to keep their distance and stall until Duy’s forbidden technique exhausted him.
• Duy gathered chakra into his heart, unleashed the Eighth Gate, and filled the sky with red steam.

Might Duy used the Eighth Gate to kill several of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen while buying time for Guy and the others to escape. After unleashing Night Guy against Munashi Jinpachi, Duy fell, and Tianyi arrived to address Kakashi and the surviving swordsmen.

• Might Duy opened the Eighth Gate and defeated Raiga Kurosuki with Evening Elephant: First Foot.
• Duy killed Kushimaru Kuriarare with his second Evening Elephant as the remaining swordsmen fled.
• Duy gathered his last strength and charged Munashi Jinpachi with Night Guy, killing him before collapsing.
• Tianyi descended beside Duy and spoke to Kakashi about Guy saving the move for him.
• Tianyi turned toward the three who had escaped and asked, "The Three Treasures of Good Fortune?"

Tianyi hunted down the fleeing Seven Ninja Swordsmen after sealing Dai and four fallen swordsmen. He killed Suikazan Fuguki and Biwa Jūzō, but Hozuki Mangetsu escaped into the sea, leaving one swordsman unaccounted for.

• Tianyi sealed Dai's body and the swords of Nuibari, Kabutowari, Shibuki, and Kiba into a scroll.
• Tianyi pursued Suikazan Fuguki and killed him with an Electromagnetic Cannon, sealing his body and Samehada.
• Tianyi caught up with Biwa Jūzō, blasted him through trees with Repulsive Force, and killed him with a Metal Spear.
• Hozuki Mangetsu escaped into the sea using the Hydrification Technique, and Tianyi failed to find him with his senses or Byakugan.
• Tianyi decided to return and bring Dai's body back to Might Guy.

Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Might Duy honored as a jonin and buried in Konoha Heroes Cemetery after learning he had defeated the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. Tianyi brought Duy’s body and six captured blades to the Uchiha camp, where Might Guy mourned his father and declined to claim a blade.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura reviewed the report of Might Duy’s final battle and discussed its effect on the war against the Hidden Mist Village.
• Hiruzen ordered Duy promoted to jonin, buried in Konoha Heroes Cemetery, and his widow given an orphan allowance until Might Guy came of age.
• Tianyi arrived at the Uchiha camp, where Uchiha Fugaku introduced Uchiha Shisui.
• Tianyi summoned Duy’s charred body and six Ninja Blades, then told Fugaku and Shisui how Duy had opened the Eight Gates and fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Fugaku brought Might Guy to see his father, and Guy wept beside Duy’s body.
• Tianyi promised to ensure Duy received recognition and offered Guy one of the blades, but Guy declined because his Strong Fist Style did not suit weapons.

Might Guy honored his father’s sacrifice as Tianyi arranged a reforged Kubikiribōchō for him, gave Nuibari to Itachi, and gifted Shisui a signed book before leaving. In Konoha, Might Duy was celebrated as a hero, while Hiruzen questioned Tianyi’s intentions and considered who should succeed him as Hokage.

• Tianyi arranged for the Uchiha Clan to reforge Kubikiribōchō for Might Guy and gave Nuibari to Fugaku as a gift for Itachi.
• Tianyi gave Shisui a signed copy of Independent Thinking, then flew away from the camp.
• News spread through Konoha that Might Duy had used the Eight Gates to hold off the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and save three children, prompting villagers to remember and honor him.
• Hiruzen noticed that the newspaper credited only Might Duy and suspected Tianyi had killed the other two swordsmen.
• Hiruzen considered his potential successors and favored Orochimaru, while postponing his concerns about Tianyi until the war ended.

After the war ended, Jiraiya and Orochimaru returned to Konoha to a heroes’ welcome, and the Third Hokage began positioning Orochimaru for the Hokage succession. He left the final decision unresolved until Tsunade returned, while acknowledging Hyuga Tianyi’s strength and political influence.

• Konoha celebrated the armistice with Iwagakure and welcomed Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and their returning troops.
• The Third Hokage appointed Orochimaru deputy commander of the Jonin Corps and assigned Jiraiya as adviser to the Konoha Special Operations Unit.
• Jiraiya understood that the Third was preparing Orochimaru for the Hokage position and joked that he wanted an easy job under him.
• The Third considered Tsunade’s qualifications and clan ties, and recognized that Hyuga Tianyi’s achievements and allies could make him a Hokage candidate.
• The Third decided to wait until Tsunade returned before sounding her out, then let Jiraiya and Orochimaru leave.

At the Rabbit Nation Base, Tianyi replied to Minato’s questions about the Rasenshuriken before traveling to the Land of Wind front to support Tsunade’s Hokage candidacy. After discussing the choice with her over drinks, he persuaded her to embrace becoming the world’s first female Kage, and they set off for the Leaf Village.

• Tianyi received Minato’s letter and explained the Rasenshuriken’s drawbacks and how senjutsu and Tailed Beast chakra could address them.
• Tianyi left Wang Qiang in charge of the base and traveled to the Land of Wind front, where he found Tsunade being pressured by former Senju Clan members to seek the Hokage position.
• Tianyi told Tsunade he would support her whether or not she wanted to become Hokage, then later joined her for drinks outside the camp.
• Tianyi argued that Tsunade’s ability to unite people suited her to lead the Leaf Village after the war, while Orochimaru’s ruthlessness made him a poor fit for the role at that time.
• Tsunade decided to pursue becoming the world’s first female Kage and told Tianyi to return with her to the Leaf Village.

Tsunade returned to Konoha from the Land of Wind front with several thousand Leaf ninja, and Tianyi’s carefully arranged welcome turned into a public demand for her to become Hokage. As Tsunade raised her fist before the cheering crowd, Nawaki fled to find his teacher and stop her from taking the position.

• Tsunade led the returning Leaf ninja toward Konoha, while Tianyi and Uchiha elites joined the procession.
• Villagers welcomed the troops, and Tianyi’s plants led chants calling for Tsunade to become Hokage.
• Hiruzen watched the crowd and concluded that he no longer needed to ask Tsunade about her interest in the position.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru watched from a rooftop, and Orochimaru recognized Tianyi as the planner behind the spectacle.
• Nawaki tried to slip away after realizing Tsunade might become Hokage, but Tsunade spotted him and glared him into a brief halt.
• Tianyi exchanged nods with Orochimaru as Tsunade raised her fist and the crowd’s cheers intensified.