Recaps

Jingyi returned home and told Minato Namikaze that the Summoning Beasts could be settled near the former Land of Whirlpools, easing Minato’s worries about feeding them. As the group prepared to leave for the Five Kage Summit, Nawaki continued Tsunade’s punishing training, and the story ended with departure day arriving.

• Jingyi returned home, greeted Kushina, Mie Hyuga, and Mikoto Uchiha, and found Pakura and Minato Namikaze cooking.
• Jingyi told Minato Namikaze that Shikashin had suggested releasing the Summoning Beasts near the former Land of Whirlpools, where they could hunt in the sea.
• Minato Namikaze happily relayed that Jingyi, Tsunade, and Shikashin had already eaten, while Kushina complained that Nawaki had gone to a gathering without inviting her.
• Nawaki returned exhausted from Tsunade’s special training, ate dinner, and went back to continue training.
• Jingyi watched Nawaki’s training and recalled teaching him about Explosive Tag traps; after two days of rest in the village, departure day arrived.

Jingyi escorted the Third Hokage to the Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron, riding a tiger puppet while Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Anbu ran. Their strained relationship remained unresolved, and an encounter with Ōnoki left Hiruzen facing an embarrassing question about why he was walking.

• Jingyi set out with Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato, and two Anbu squads, then summoned a giant tiger puppet and rode it while the others ran.
• Jingyi chose to travel directly to the Land of Iron and said he could later fly south to settle his Summoning Beast, while Hiruzen gave up on improving their relationship.
• Jingyi’s group encountered Ōnoki and an Iwagakure team on the road to the Land of Iron.
• Ōnoki recognized Jingyi and asked why Hiruzen was walking while Jingyi rode a puppet, leaving Hiruzen cursing inwardly.

Jingyi provoked Ōnoki into nearly fighting Konoha’s party, but Mifune stopped the confrontation so the Five Kage Summit could proceed. After reaching the Land of Iron, Jingyi challenged the Third Hokage’s gentle approach and warned Minato that the Third Mizukage was cruel to his own people, leaving him to explain Kirigakure’s brutal history.

• Jingyi mocked Ōnoki’s height and temper until Iwagakure’s ninja rushed toward him and Konoha’s Anbu formed a defensive line.
• The Third Hokage defended Jingyi and blamed Ōnoki for provoking the conflict, while Ōnoki threatened Jingyi and prepared to fight.
• Mifune ordered both sides to keep the peace in the Land of Iron, and Ōnoki suppressed his anger to avoid disrupting the Five Kage Summit.
• Jingyi told the Third Hokage that Konoha should answer its enemies with force, then taught Minato to stop outsiders from threatening them.
• After the Third Hokage met the Third Mizukage, Jingyi told Minato that the Mizukage was vicious toward his own people and tied Kirigakure’s Blood Mist Era to his rule.

Jingyi explained to Minato how the villages treated their own people and warned him not to trust the Third Hokage. After learning that the Five Kage Summit was aimed at restricting his puppet airdrops, Jingyi refused to accept pressure from the other villages.

• Jingyi told Minato that the Third Mizukage was especially ruthless toward his own people and warned him never to believe the Third Hokage's promises.
• Jingyi promised to take Minato south to the waters around the Land of Whirlpools the next day.
• The Third Hokage told Jingyi that the Five Kage Summit was aimed at him and his puppet airdrops.
• Jingyi laughed that the villages feared his airdrops, while the Third Hokage worried they would unite against Konoha.
• Jingyi rejected the idea that the Five Kage Summit could force him to stop using puppets.

Jingyi refused to yield to the Five Kage Summit’s demands and threatened to send expendable puppets into the other villages. On the way to the Land of Whirlpools, he continued Minato Namikaze’s training and explained why Gold Fang and Black Fang could speak.

• Jingyi told the Third Hokage to relay that he would accept no threats and might drop puppets into the villages.
• The next day, Jingyi and Minato Namikaze flew toward the Land of Whirlpools, and Jingyi insisted that Minato continue training his reactions for the Flying Thunder God.
• On an island near the Land of Whirlpools, Jingyi summoned Gold Fang and praised it for learning to speak.
• Minato excitedly told Jingyi that Black Fang had started talking, then asked why the Inuzuka Clan’s ninja dogs could not speak.
• Jingyi explained that Gold Fang and Black Fang came from Ryūchi Cave, where Summoning Beasts could learn human language, and sent Minato to say goodbye to Black Fang.

Jingyi and the other villages’ guards waited in a lounge while the Five Kage Summit began, and he spoke with Yagura, Rasa, Kitsuchi, and Little A. Kitsuchi and Jingyi traded pointed remarks about past battles as the summit proceeded without them.

• Jingyi left Gold Fang and Black Fang near the Land of Whirlpools and returned with his disciple to the Land of Iron for the Five Kage Summit.
• The Third Hokage entered the conference room without Jingyi, prompting the Third Mizukage to send Yagura to the lounge as well.
• The Third Kazekage sent Rasa to the lounge, where Yagura and Jingyi ignored him.
• Ōnoki and the Third Raikage sent Kitsuchi and Little A to the lounge, where Little A’s snub of Kitsuchi stirred tension.
• Kitsuchi greeted Jingyi and they exchanged remarks about losses in the Land of Rain and Jingyi’s killing of the Demigod while Little A fumed at being ignored.

Jingyi traded barbs with Kitsuchi in the waiting room, then the Five Kage Summit began with the Third Kazekage accusing Konoha of devastating Sunagakure’s camp with remotely controlled puppets. The Third Hokage objected, but the Third Raikage and Ōnoki backed the Kazekage, who continued pressing the threat of another attack.

• Jingyi agreed that Konoha’s Hokage had terrible judgment, catching Kitsuchi off guard and upsetting the Third Hokage.
• Jingyi mocked Kitsuchi for lacking a Tsuchikage Battle Robe, and Little A joined in by taunting him about Iwagakure’s finances.
• Little A admitted he was provoking Kitsuchi, and Mifune intervened before the two guards could start fighting.
• Ōnoki opened the summit and asked the Third Kazekage to speak first because Sunagakure had called the meeting.
• The Third Kazekage accused Konoha of destroying Sunagakure’s camp with remotely controlled puppets and warned that Sunagakure might face another attack.
• The Third Hokage protested that Sunagakure had started the war, but the Third Raikage and Ōnoki urged him to let the Kazekage continue.

At the Five Kage Summit, the Third Kazekage presented evidence that Jingyi’s retaliatory attack on the Land of Wind caused destruction comparable to a Tailed Beast Ball. The other Kage backed restrictions on such puppets, while Jingyi remained calmly absorbed in a novel next door.

• The Third Kazekage presented maps and survey data showing the destruction at the attack sites in the Land of Wind.
• The Third Hokage examined the evidence and realized Jingyi’s attack involved a technique or puppet capable of immense destruction.
• The Third Raikage judged the damage comparable to a Tailed Beast Ball, and the Third Hokage admitted he knew little about the retaliatory attack.
• The Third Kazekage proposed restricting the use of puppets with such destructive power.
• Ōnoki, the Third Mizukage, and the Third Raikage supported the restrictions, while Jingyi continued reading without reacting.

At the Five Kage Summit, Konoha rejected Sunagakure’s demand that Jingyi stop using puppets, and Jingyi decided to stall negotiations while preparing an air raid on Sunagakure. As the Third Kazekage worked to hold the alliance together, the other three villages doubted they could force Konoha to yield.

• The Third Hokage rejected the demand, and Jingyi said he would not honor any agreement he had not made himself.
• The Third Mizukage, Third Raikage, and Ōnoki left the meeting, while Ōnoki told the Third Kazekage to lead the pressure on Konoha.
• The Third Hokage warned Jingyi that an alliance of four villages could put Konoha under tremendous pressure, but Jingyi said there was no need to wait for them to unite.
• Jingyi told the Third Hokage to stall at the next meeting by demanding five hundred million ryō from each village in exchange for putting away his puppets.
• Jingyi said he would bomb Sunagakure before resuming negotiations, while the Third Kazekage remained unaware of his plan.
• The Third Mizukage told the other village leaders that Konoha would not easily compromise and that their goal would be difficult to achieve.

The Five Kage struggled to agree on pressuring Konoha, as the Third Raikage and Third Mizukage favored offering compensation while Ōnoki refused to pay. Meanwhile, Jingyi sent the Puppet Crow toward the Land of Wind, and the Third Hokage challenged the Third Kazekage’s proposal at the summit.

• The Third Raikage argued that the villages should combine pressure on Konoha with compensation, but Ōnoki refused to spend Iwagakure’s money and stormed off.
• The Third Mizukage persuaded the Third Raikage and Ōnoki to stall, expecting the war between Konoha and Sunagakure to force one side to yield.
• After nightfall, Jingyi sent the Puppet Crow toward the Land of Wind to bomb Sunagakure.
• The next day, Jingyi skipped the summit, and Eagle took his place as the Third Hokage’s bodyguard.
• The Third Hokage rejected the Third Kazekage’s proposal and argued that banning Konoha’s powerful method would be as unreasonable as banning Magnet Release or Dust Release.

The Third Hokage rejected the other Kage’s demand to restrict Konoha’s puppets and countered that their own signature techniques should be restricted too. After the Third Raikage threatened to support Sunagakure and block Konoha’s missions, the Third Hokage offered to limit the puppets only for an enormous fee, then rejected the proposed compromise.

• The Third Hokage challenged the Kage to explain why Konoha’s puppets should be restricted while their own techniques remained unrestricted.
• Ōnoki objected, and the Third Hokage argued that the other villages’ demands were hypocritical.
• The Third Hokage refused the proposed puppet restrictions, prompting the Third Raikage and the other Kage to pressure him.
• The Third Raikage threatened to supply Sunagakure and restrict Konoha shinobi from working in the other villages’ territories.
• The Third Hokage demanded five hundred million ryō from each village in exchange for keeping puppets out of war and village attacks.
• The Third Raikage offered fifty million ryō per village, but the Third Hokage rejected the amount.

At the Five Kage Summit, the Third Hokage and Jingyi negotiated compensation while the other villages argued over how much to pay. As talks continued, Puppet Crow began an attack on Sunagakure just before dawn.

• The Third Hokage demanded three hundred million from each village and walked out, suspending the summit again.
• The Third Raikage saw the Hokage’s bargaining as a sign that Konoha’s restrictions were negotiable, while the Third Kazekage said Sunagakure could not afford the compensation.
• The Third Hokage told Jingyi that the other villages threatened to fund Sunagakure’s war if Konoha refused to negotiate, and Jingyi urged him to keep talks going for several days.
• The Five Kage resumed their negotiations the next day and bickered over compensation while Puppet Crow waited for nightfall.
• Just before dawn, Puppet Crow flew over Sunagakure, released a scroll, and quickly escaped.

Jingyi sent more than a hundred self-destructing puppets into Sunagakure to warn the village and the other nations against imposing restrictions without compensation. The attack plunged the village into chaos, and Ebizo was left to respond while the Third Kazekage and Chiyo were away.

• Jingyi's puppets landed unnoticed inside Sunagakure and began searching for buildings to destroy.
• The puppets blew up several buildings, including the Kazekage's office, waking the village and drawing the patrols.
• Sunagakure ninjas spotted the puppets and raised the alarm, sending civilians and ninjas fleeing in panic.
• Returning frontline ninjas recognized the self-destructing puppets and blamed Konoha for the attack.
• With the Third Kazekage at the Land of Iron and Chiyo at the front-line camp, Ebizo was tasked with handling the disorder.

Ebizo directed Sunagakure’s defense against Konoha’s self-destructing puppets, then ordered rescue efforts and damage reports after the attack devastated the village. At the front, Chiyo struggled against Orochimaru’s unconventional tactics while the Third Kazekage negotiated compensation with the Third Hokage in the Land of Iron.

• Ebizo ordered Sunagakure shinobi to intercept the puppets, even at the cost of their lives, and directed villagers to shelter while guards protected the Jinchūriki.
• Sunagakure’s shinobi stopped the puppets through heavy casualties, and Ebizo ordered the wounded treated and the losses tallied after the final explosion.
• Ebizo sent the casualty and damage list to the Third Kazekage and arranged for a copy to reach Chiyo at the front.
• Orochimaru used giant Ryūchi Cave snakes to ambush Sunagakure forces, worsening Chiyo’s frustration with his unorthodox tactics.
• The Third Kazekage and the Third Hokage continued negotiating compensation in the Land of Iron, with the Third Hokage holding firm at one hundred million ryō.

The Third Hokage held firm on Konoha’s demand for one hundred million ryo in compensation until Rasa delivered news that Jingyi had attacked Sunagakure with puppets. The warning escalated the summit’s tensions as Ōnoki questioned how many puppets Jingyi still had.

• The Third Hokage refused to lower the one hundred million ryo compensation demand, arguing that banning puppets in war would save villages casualties and resources.
• Rasa rushed into the conference room and gave the Third Kazekage an urgent scroll from Sunagakure.
• The Third Kazekage read that Jingyi had attacked Sunagakure with puppets and angrily accused the Third Hokage of sending them during the summit.
• The Third Hokage said Jingyi had sent the attack as a warning and threatened that other villages could be next if they showed no sincerity.
• Ōnoki asked whether Jingyi still possessed puppets, and the Third Hokage explained that the ninja-corpse puppets were expendable and hinted that Hanzō might be the only one left.

At the Five Kage Summit, the Third Hokage warned the other leaders about Jingyi Hyuga’s strength and defended Konoha’s compensation demands. The Third Kazekage agreed to pay despite Sunagakure’s losses, and the Third Raikage also accepted the terms.

• The Third Hokage said Jingyi held a grudge against him and claimed Jingyi had killed Hanzō in a single exchange, with puppets serving only as his openly displayed means.
• The Third Raikage and Third Mizukage reconsidered Jingyi’s threat, while the Third Kazekage resented Konoha’s attack and blamed Chiyo.
• The Third Hokage left the meeting after insisting that Sunagakure pay compensation and that Konoha would not accept the other villages’ unreasonable demands.
• The Third Mizukage pressed the Third Kazekage for a decision, and the Third Kazekage agreed to compensate Konoha despite Sunagakure’s inability to afford the full amount.
• The Third Raikage agreed to the compensation, saying Kumogakure would rather pay than risk attacks by Konoha’s puppets.

Jingyi forced Sunagakure, Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure toward agreeing to compensation, offering mineral resources as payment for the poorer villages. The Third Raikage then challenged Jingyi to a spar, and Jingyi accepted as the Kage prepared to discuss compensation.

• The Third Kazekage and Ōnoki reluctantly agreed to pay compensation after Jingyi's warning and ambush made retaliation seem unavoidable.
• Jingyi told the Third Hokage that Sunagakure and Iwagakure could pay with mineral resources, and gave him a list for the Kazekage and Tsuchikage.
• The Third Hokage arrived late to the meeting and gave the four Kage a final ultimatum to reach an agreement.
• The Third Raikage asked to spar with Jingyi to test his strength, and the Third Hokage declined on Jingyi's behalf.
• Jingyi entered the meeting, accepted the challenge, and the Third Raikage turned the discussion back to compensation.

Jingyi agreed to fight the Third Raikage after the Kage settled compensation for his explosive puppets, with Iwagakure and Sunagakure allowed to pay in ore. The Kage signed an agreement restricting Jingyi’s puppets in war and against their villages, and Jingyi and the Third Raikage headed outside the village to fight.

• The Third Hokage offered Ōnoki and the Third Kazekage the option to repay their debts in ordinary ore, and both agreed.
• The four Kage signed an agreement barring Jingyi from using his puppets on battlefields or to attack their villages while allowing their other use.
• The Third Raikage eagerly asked to begin the fight, and Jingyi said they could battle outside the village as soon as the Land of Iron was notified.
• The Third Hokage warned Jingyi about the Third Raikage’s strength and Hell Stab, but Jingyi said the Raikage first had to land a hit.
• Jingyi and the others packed their belongings and hurried out of the village.

Jingyi met the Third Raikage on a battlefield outside the Land of Iron, while the other Kage speculated that Jingyi’s supposed Byakugan degeneration might have been an evolution. The duel began when the Third Raikage activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode and charged at Jingyi.

• The Third Kazekage told Ōnoki and the Third Mizukage that Jingyi had once shown symptoms of Byakugan degeneration and had studied medical ninjutsu under Tsunade.
• Ōnoki suspected that Jingyi’s Byakugan had evolved rather than degenerated, but the Kage had no reliable information about his abilities.
• The Third Raikage waited at the battlefield with Little A and two Raikage Guard Teams as the other Kage gathered to watch.
• Jingyi arrived with the Third Hokage and an Anbu squad, sent Minato to watch from the side, and traded barbs with the Third Raikage.
• The Third Raikage activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and rushed at Jingyi with a powerful punch.

Jingyi used Gravity and Repulsion to control the Third Raikage’s movements, preventing him from landing a hit despite his speed and strength. Frustrated by the technique, the Third Raikage gave up the fight.

• The Third Raikage charged Jingyi at high speed but was caught by an invisible force and fell face-first into a crater.
• The Third Raikage tried to break free as Jingyi’s Gravity pinned his whole body to the ground.
• The Third Raikage activated his Lightning Release Armor and charged again, but Jingyi manipulated his speed and repelled him before he could reach his target.
• The Third Raikage struggled against Jingyi’s repeated pulls and pushes, then declared that he was done fighting.

Jingyi used Gravity and Repulsion to restrain the Third Raikage, who ended their fight without admitting defeat. The villages departed after settling ore compensation, while the Third Raikage told Little A they would eventually find a way to counter Jingyi’s abilities.

• Jingyi explained that Gravity and Repulsion were effective against Taijutsu users, and the Third Raikage called off their fight because he could not reach him.
• The Third Raikage insisted he had not been defeated, and Jingyi hinted he might be able to break through the Raikage’s defenses.
• The Third Raikage and the Third Mizukage left, and Ōnoki promised to deliver Konoha’s required ore.
• The Third Hokage arranged for Sunagakure to pay its ore compensation in installments, and the Third Kazekage departed with his people.
• Rasa questioned the compensation, and the Third Kazekage explained that Konoha’s demands and Jingyi’s threat made refusal too dangerous.
• The Third Raikage told Little A that Gravity and Repulsion must have a counter, though he regretted that Jingyi was from Konoha.

The Third Raikage weighed whether to target the Byakugan or Kushina, while Jingyi explained his fight with the Raikage to Minato and warned him about Kumogakure’s strength. The Third Kazekage returned to Sunagakure’s front and learned the extent of the damage Jingyi had caused.

• The Third Raikage warned Little A to avoid clashing with Jingyi and considered using his spies in Konoha to seize either the Byakugan or Kushina.
• Jingyi told Minato that the Third Raikage had ended their fight because he could not touch Jingyi or counter him, and he described the battle as a test.
• Jingyi told Minato to focus on teaching Little A a lesson someday and advised him not to imitate Kumogakure’s Nintaijutsu.
• The Third Kazekage returned to the frontline camp, read Sunagakure’s detailed loss report, and angrily condemned Jingyi for bombing the Kazekage’s office.

After reviewing Sunagakure’s battlefield losses and worsening supplies, the Third Kazekage decided the village could not keep fighting Konoha and sought peace before defeat brought heavy reparations. The chapter ended with him planning to approach the Land of Fire’s Daimyo’s Court first, with Chiyo volunteering to take responsibility for the war.

• The Third Kazekage read reports showing that Chiyo’s forces had suffered major losses against Orochimaru.
• Chiyo reported that Sunagakure’s military supplies were running low and rising prices had worsened the village’s finances.
• The Third Kazekage asked Chiyo whether the war should continue and concluded Sunagakure could no longer endure it.
• Chiyo offered to take responsibility for the war, and the Third Kazekage accepted that she should bear the blame rather than him.
• The Third Kazekage decided to send envoys to the Land of Fire’s Daimyo’s Court to apologize and seek an end to the war before negotiating directly with Konoha.

After the Five Kage Summit, Jingyi returned to Konoha with a deal banning battlefield use of his puppets in exchange for compensation from the other villages. Tsunade learned he could receive a fortune and immediately began thinking about how to spend it.

• The Third Hokage returned to Konoha and explained to Mitokado Homura that the summit had targeted Jingyi’s puppets and secured compensation for him.
• The Third Hokage warned Homura that the money belonged to Jingyi and said he would prevent Koharu from trying to divert it to the village.
• The Third Hokage explained that Iwagakure and Sunagakure would pay with ore, while Kumogakure and Kirigakure would provide cash.
• Jingyi told Tsunade that the four villages had agreed to forbid battlefield use of his puppets and would compensate him in return.
• Tsunade stopped being angry when she learned Jingyi could receive four hundred million ryo and asked how he planned to spend it.

Jingyi decided to dismantle the Raijin Sword and reforge it into weapons for Nawaki and Minato, while Tsunade grew jealous of the money he would soon have and volunteered for an overnight hospital shift. Jingyi ate dinner with Kushina, who was delighted to have him to herself.

• Jingyi refused to share his money with Tsunade and explained that he would dismantle the Raijin Sword to make chakra weapons for Nawaki and Minato.
• Tsunade suddenly left to work overtime and take the night shift, motivated by jealousy over Jingyi's expected fortune.
• Tsunade's presence at Konoha Hospital made the staff prepare for an emergency, but no critical patient arrived and she instead took on extra cases.
• Kushina came home from school and happily ate dinner with Jingyi after he told her that Minato and Nawaki had gone out for ramen and Tsunade was working overnight.