Chapter Summaries

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.

After collecting payment and ore from the other villages, Jingyi enjoyed a few days of rest before Shikaku Nara dragged him back to Anbu to deal with its neglected paperwork. Jingyi shifted much of Anbu’s routine intelligence work to the Intelligence Department, whose ninja then complained to the Hokage about the extra workload.

• Kumogakure and Kirigakure’s emissaries delivered money to Jingyi, and Sunagakure and Iwagakure’s emissaries brought ore soon afterward.
• Shikaku Nara confronted Jingyi at home and demanded that he return to Anbu, explaining that Tsunade had also been absent and the paperwork had piled up.
• Jingyi went to the Anbu base and found documents that had remained unprocessed since the Hokage left for the Five Kage Summit.
• Jingyi persuaded Shikaku Nara to send Anbu’s routine intelligence work to the Intelligence Department, and they dispatched the documents and scrolls there.
• The Intelligence Department’s ninja complained to the Hokage that Anbu had deliberately dumped disorganized intelligence on them and that they could not finish the work.

Jingyi defended the Anbu’s practice of sending unimportant intelligence to the Intelligence Department, and the Third Hokage agreed to give the department more staff. The Third Hokage then admitted Shimura Danzō was blackmailing him and asked Jingyi to discuss Danzō’s release.

• The head of the Intelligence Department complained to the Third Hokage that the Anbu was dumping disorganized intelligence on his staff to process.
• Jingyi admitted handing over the Anbu’s unimportant intelligence and argued that the Intelligence Department should handle it.
• The Third Hokage agreed to assign more people to the Intelligence Department so it could continue processing the Anbu’s unimportant intelligence.
• The Third Hokage told Jingyi that Shimura Danzō was threatening to reveal his past mistakes unless he yielded to Danzō’s wishes.
• Jingyi asked what price the Third Hokage was willing to pay to release Shimura Danzō.

Jingyi negotiated with the Third Hokage to make Tsunade Hokage Candidate in exchange for releasing Shimura Danzō. The announcement stunned Tsunade, who went to the Hokage Office and found the Third Hokage arguing with Utatane Koharu.

• Jingyi proposed Tsunade as Hokage Candidate, assuring the Third Hokage that she would not try to force him from office.
• The Third Hokage agreed to the deal to secure Shimura Danzō's release.
• The Hokage Office announced Tsunade as Konoha's Hokage Candidate, and the villagers accepted the choice.
• A medical ninja told the exhausted Tsunade she was expected to become Hokage, and she rushed to the Hokage Office to confirm it.
• Tsunade arrived to find Utatane Koharu angrily demanding that the Third Hokage explain why he had not consulted her.

The Third Hokage chose Tsunade as the sole Hokage Candidate to secure Jingyi’s agreement to release Danzo, angering Utatane Koharu and surprising Tsunade. Tsunade accepted the arrangement after learning the reason, then went to confront Jingyi.

• Utatane Koharu confronted the Third Hokage for appointing Tsunade without consulting the Elder Council, and stormed out after he defended his authority.
• The Third Hokage told Mitokado Homura that Danzo had threatened to reveal secrets unless he was released, and that Jingyi would agree to the release if Tsunade became the sole candidate.
• Mitokado Homura agreed that Tsunade was the most suitable candidate and warned that Danzo might cause trouble after his release.
• Tsunade burst into the Hokage Office to demand an explanation, then calmed down when the Third Hokage said the choice had been Jingyi’s decision.
• The Third Hokage explained that Tsunade was the balance between Jingyi and him, and Tsunade left to confront Jingyi.

Mitokado Homura left Hiruzen Sarutobi to handle Utatane Koharu and Shimura Danzō, while Hiruzen decided to negotiate Danzō’s release and make Tsunade a Hokage Candidate. Tsunade confronted Jingyi about the appointment, then accepted it after he explained the political situation and said he welcomed Danzō targeting him.

• Mitokado Homura warned Hiruzen Sarutobi to watch Utatane Koharu and said he wanted no involvement with Shimura Danzō.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to speak with Jingyi and pay a price to release Shimura Danzō.
• Tsunade found Jingyi at the Anbu base and demanded to know why he had made her a Hokage Candidate without consulting her.
• Jingyi explained that Hiruzen could no longer control Danzō in prison and had chosen Tsunade because she had no desire to become Hokage.
• Jingyi said he hoped Danzō would target him so he could retaliate without harming his and Tsunade’s reputations.
• Tsunade accepted the Hokage Candidate title and resolved not to pursue the position unless circumstances forced her to become Hokage.

Jingyi reassured Tsunade about becoming a Hokage Candidate, and news of her candidacy spread across the shinobi world. The Third Hokage told Shimura Danzō the news while arranging his release, leaving Danzō furious and without a clear place in Konoha’s leadership.

• Tsunade relaxed after Jingyi explained the situation and asked him to treat her to barbecue.
• News of Tsunade becoming a Hokage Candidate spread through Konoha, the Land of Fire, and other nations.
• The Third Hokage told Shimura Danzō that he had agreed to release him and that Tsunade had become a candidate.
• Shimura Danzō raged over the loss of his chance to become Hokage, but the Third Hokage said Tsunade’s candidacy had nothing to do with him.
• The Third Hokage warned Danzō not to target Tsunade, Jingyi, or Kushina and appointed him captain of the Hokage Guard Team while postponing a more suitable position.

After his release from prison, Shimura Danzō asked the Third Hokage to let him establish an Anbu-like department, hoping to build a new base of power. His attempt to recruit allies failed, while the Third Hokage agreed only to prepare a proposal for the high-level council.

• Shimura Danzō demanded a powerful post from the Third Hokage, then proposed creating a special department like the Anbu when the Third Hokage refused.
• The Third Hokage considered the proposal but said he needed Jingyi's permission, while Tsunade worried Danzō might cause trouble after leaving prison.
• Utatane Koharu attended Danzō's gathering alone, and Danzō angered her by insulting her choices during the revenge mission until she walked out.
• The Third Hokage told Danzō that Mitokado Homura wanted no further involvement with him and would not help him.
• Shimura Danzō demanded that the Third Hokage plan the department's funding and recruitment, and the Third Hokage said its creation required a high-level council decision.

The Third Hokage convened a high-level meeting to propose creating a new department, but Jingyi opposed it on behalf of the Anbu. Jingyi offered to return the Anbu to the Hokage Office in exchange for separating out the Finance Department, leaving the Third Hokage unwilling to accept the trade.

• The Third Hokage called Jingyi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu to discuss establishing a new department.
• The Third Hokage said the department would handle urgent but less important matters and answer exclusively to the Hokage.
• Jingyi objected, insisting the Anbu's authority must not be weakened and arguing that Konoha already had the Anbu.
• The Third Hokage clarified that the proposed department would expand the Hokage Guard Team rather than duplicate the Anbu.
• Jingyi offered to return the Anbu to the Hokage Office if the Third Hokage separated out the Finance Department, but the Third Hokage rejected the trade.

Jingyi blocked the Third Hokage’s attempt to establish a new department, suspecting it was meant to give Shimura Danzō a route back into power. As Konoha approached the New Year, Sunagakure sent envoys to seek peace through the Land of Fire’s daimyo.

• Jingyi opposed the Third Hokage’s proposal for a new department, and Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu joined him in refusing to support it.
• Jingyi told Mitokado Homura that Shimura Danzō’s release was likely behind the proposal, prompting Homura to oppose it more firmly.
• Jingyi warned Tsunade about the meeting and the suspected plan to create a department for Shimura Danzō.
• The Third Kazekage decided to pursue peace talks by sending a Sunagakure envoy delegation to the Daimyo’s Court of the Land of Fire.

Orochimaru allowed Sunagakure’s delegation to travel to the Land of Fire’s Daimyo’s Court and warned the Third Hokage that they planned to seek peace there rather than negotiate with Konoha. As Konoha prepared for the consequences, Kushina asked the Nine-Tails to make peace with her so she could safely use its power.

• Orochimaru let Sunagakure’s delegation pass and sent the Third Hokage a warning about its plan to approach the Daimyo’s Court.
• The Third Hokage angrily ordered a meeting with Konoha’s senior leaders and had Jingyi summoned instead of Tsunade.
• Jingyi left for the Hokage’s summons after Tsunade pretended to fall asleep, while Tsunade stayed home with Kushina.
• Kushina told the Nine-Tails she wanted to help Jingyi and asked it to make peace with her.