Recaps

Hayama Shirakumo’s team defeated a Kumogakure unit targeting the trade route and learned that other squads might still be active. After reassuring an Iron Country merchant caravan, the team set out to hunt the remaining enemies.

• Hayama Shirakumo returned to the group, and Tobitake Tonbo reported that he had sealed the enemies and read their memories.
• Tobitake Tonbo explained that four Kumogakure elite squads had attacked caravans along the trade route, and Hayama Shirakumo ordered the team to keep patrolling and search for the other squads.
• Hayama Shirakumo’s team met the caravan leader and told him Konoha would protect the border and that the attackers were from Kumogakure.
• The caravan leader promised to recommend Konoha ninjas to other merchants, giving Hayama Shirakumo and Tobitake Tonbo an unexpected source of potential work for Konoha.
• The four Konoha ninjas left the caravan and headed off to track the remaining Kumogakure squads.

Hayama Shirakumo’s team continued searching the border for Kumogakure forces, but found no trace of the enemy and waited for orders from the Hokage. While resting, Tobitake Tonbo taught Itachi Uchiha and Anko practical battlefield lessons before a message arrived, leaving the team awaiting its contents.

• Tobitake Tonbo’s team patrolled the border after realizing the enemy had learned of their previous attacks, but their searches found only a few rogue ninja.
• Tobitake Tonbo suggested sending someone into the Land of Iron, and Hayama Shirakumo said they would slow their patrols while awaiting the Hokage’s instructions.
• Tobitake Tonbo began boasting about his war record, but Anko instead told Itachi stories about White Fang, the Fourth Hokage, and the Legendary Sannin.
• Tobitake Tonbo taught Itachi and Anko battlefield skills, including intelligence gathering, first aid, support, traps, and exploiting an enemy’s weaknesses.
• An eagle delivered a message from the Hokage, and Hayama Shirakumo read the orders as his expression shifted.

At the border camp, Tobitake Tonbo and Hayama Shirakumo kept their team prepared while routine patrols continued without major incidents. During daily sparring, Itachi learned that seeing an opponent’s intentions was not enough when his body could not keep up, and Hayama Shirakumo ended the match with his blade at Itachi’s neck.

• Hayama Shirakumo explained that Konoha’s reinforcements were gathering intelligence in the Land of Iron while their team guarded the border against Kumogakure.
• Anko and Itachi Uchiha looked forward to completing their first S-rank Mission, while Hayama Shirakumo and Tobitake Tonbo warned them to remain ready to support the reinforcements.
• After another half month of routine patrols, Tobitake Tonbo waved a red flag and cheered as Hayama Shirakumo sparred with Itachi Uchiha.
• Anko complained about Tobitake Tonbo’s cheering, and he teased her about her pride and her poor ability to dispel Genjutsu.
• Itachi used his Sharingan to follow Hayama Shirakumo’s attacks but realized his body could not counterattack quickly enough.
• Hayama Shirakumo placed his blade against Itachi’s neck and ended the sparring match.

Tobitake Tonbo tested his new Genjutsu on Itachi during a spar, altering Itachi’s perception of the length of his blade. Itachi figured out the illusion and adapted, but Tobitake Tonbo countered his tactics and ended the match praising his improvement.

• Tobitake Tonbo used Genjutsu to make Itachi misjudge the shape and reach of his tachi, cutting his sleeve as he dodged.
• Itachi realized Tobitake Tonbo had distorted his perception, dispelled the Genjutsu, and recognized that the technique was newly created.
• Tobitake Tonbo explained Genjutsu: Shape Change, which altered an enemy’s perception of an object’s shape without changing the object itself.
• Itachi used a Great Fireball to block Tobitake Tonbo’s view, then attacked with Kunai attached to steel wire.
• Tobitake Tonbo burrowed underground, emerged near Itachi, and deflected the incoming Kunai with Wind Release: Air Severance.
• Tobitake Tonbo called the spar to an end and praised Itachi’s improvement, while Mitaraishi Anko protested his tactics.

Tobitake Tonbo and his squad learned that the Land of Lightning had withdrawn and prepared to leave the border post. After Choza’s team arrived to take over, Tobitake Tonbo and his comrades returned toward the village.

• Hayama Shirakumo announced that the Land of Lightning had withdrawn and that a relief squad was on its way.
• Tobitake Tonbo teased Anko and Itachi about his Genjutsu, while Hayama Shirakumo explained that Jōnin needed varied techniques that could not be easily countered.
• The squad rested until Tobitake Tonbo sensed the approaching Konoha relief team.
• Choza greeted Tobitake Tonbo, and Hayama Shirakumo briefed Choza’s squad on the patrol situation before leaving with Tobitake Tonbo, Anko, and Itachi.

Hayama Shirakumo and his teammates returned to Konoha, where Sasuke came to greet his brother Itachi. Tobitake Tonbo teased Sasuke with a handmade Itachi figurine, and the chapter ended with Sasuke happily holding the toy in Itachi’s arms.

• Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane registered Hayama Shirakumo, Tobitake Tonbo, Itachi Uchiha, and Mitaraishi Anko at Konoha’s gate.
• Sasuke ran to greet Itachi, and Itachi caught him before he fell on a stone.
• Anko tried to pinch Sasuke’s cheek, but he refused and hid against Itachi.
• Tobitake Tonbo made a miniature Itachi figurine and offered it to Sasuke, who rejected the offer while staring at the toy.
• Tonbo snatched Sasuke, put the figurine in his hand, and made him cry before returning him to Itachi.
• Sasuke stopped crying and happily clutched Itachi and the figurine.

Itachi told Mikoto and Sasuke that Tobitake Tonbo was a formidable Genjutsu user, while Tonbo returned home, celebrated his unborn child, and planned to research sound-based Genjutsu. Hiruzen approved Tonbo for promotion to Full Jōnin, but Danzo failed to recruit him into Root.

• Itachi explained that Tobitake Tonbo was a powerful Genjutsu user who could rival Shisui, surprising Mikoto and Sasuke.
• Tobitake Tonbo boasted about his mission to Ayame and their unborn child, then decided to focus his research on sound-based Genjutsu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reviewed Hayama Shirakumo's report and recommendation and judged Tonbo qualified for promotion to Full Jōnin.
• Hiruzen asked Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu to handle Tonbo's promotion paperwork.
• Danzo asked Hiruzen to give Tonbo to Root, but Hiruzen refused and warned him not to act recklessly.

Tobitake Tonbo practiced sound-based Genjutsu by playing his harmonica beside the Tone River and discovered that its chakra-infused music attracted fish. After Naruto caught an unusually large haul and offered him a fish, Tonbo left and planned to test his new technique on Iruka and the others.

• Tobitake Tonbo practiced harmonica melodies by the river and used chakra-infused sound to draw fish toward Naruto's fishing spot.
• Naruto arrived to fish, and the ANBU watching him considered whether Tonbo posed a threat before their captain reassured them.
• Naruto caught many fish, offered one to Tonbo, and wondered if Tonbo's music had attracted them after the fish stopped biting when Tonbo left.
• Tobitake Tonbo reflected on the strengths and weaknesses of Voice-based Genjutsu and decided to practice it on Iruka and the others.

Tobitake Tonbo spent time with his family before receiving a summons from the Hokage. Hiruzen Sarutobi promoted him to Full Jōnin and made him captain of the Analysis Division.

• Tobitake Tonbo reassured Tobitake Tosei and Ayame that he still trained, demonstrating one-handed hand seals by bringing a woven butterfly to life.
• A cat-faced ANBU delivered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s order for Tobitake Tonbo to report to the Hokage Building.
• Tobitake Tonbo remembered his appointment to test Iruka’s abilities and wondered whether the summons concerned a forbidden technique or another conflict with Kumogakure.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu gave Tobitake Tonbo an official document promoting him to Full Jōnin and appointing him Analysis Division captain.
• Tobitake Tonbo accepted the promotion and its fixed monthly salary of five hundred thousand ryō.

Tobitake Tonbo met Iruka at Training Ground 98 to assess his growth after receiving an official Full Jōnin appointment and becoming head of the Analysis Division. Iruka unveiled his own Fire Release technique, but discovered that he had attacked a substitute instead of his teacher and asked when Tonbo had switched places.

• Iruka waited impatiently for Tobitake Tonbo, who arrived late on a giant eagle and announced his new Full Jōnin rank and Analysis Division position.
• Iruka explained that he planned to become a Ninja Academy teacher and carry on the Will of Fire, and Tonbo praised his progress as a young Chunin.
• Tonbo challenged Iruka to show his current strength, and they exchanged shuriken, kunai, and Taijutsu.
• Iruka trapped Tonbo inside a contracting array of fire lines and revealed that he had developed the Fire Release technique himself.
• Tonbo appeared beside Iruka as the woven substitute he had attacked was cut into pieces, and Iruka asked when Tonbo had made the switch.

Tobitake Tonbo tested Iruka with a taste-based Genjutsu, then taught him the technique while Iruka imagined using it on future Ninja Academy students. Naruto, Shikamaru, Kiba, and Choji each sneezed, unaware that Tonbo was thinking about them.

• Tobitake Tonbo played a harmonica and trapped Iruka in a Genjutsu where a bandaged old woman forced him to eat a horrible mixture of foods.
• Iruka endured the taste and broke the Genjutsu, only for Tobitake Tonbo to photograph his snot-covered face.
• Tobitake Tonbo praised Iruka, refused to delete the photo, and explained that he had developed a flavor-based Genjutsu he could teach him.
• Iruka imagined using the Genjutsu to discipline his students, while Tobitake Tonbo eagerly pictured Naruto, Shikamaru, Kiba, and Choji being subjected to it.
• Naruto, Shikamaru, Kiba, and Choji each sneezed in separate scenes, unaware of Tobitake Tonbo's plans.

Tobitake Tonbo taught Iruka his new sound-based Genjutsu, Eight Fragrances of Fire, then took over as head of Konoha’s Analysis Division. When he learned Kumogakure would arrive in three days to discuss an alliance, he realized the visit might lead to Hizashi’s death but chose to focus on his assigned duties.

• Tobitake Tonbo gave Iruka the scroll for Eight Fragrances of Fire, a Genjutsu that caused extreme flavors through sound.
• Iruka tried to persuade Tobitake Tonbo to let him test the technique on his teacher, but Tobitake Tonbo kicked him away.
• Tobitake Tonbo considered his new responsibilities and officially took over as head of the Analysis Division from Yamanaka Inoichi.
• Tobitake Tonbo received Hiruzen Sarutobi’s notice that Kumogakure would come to Konoha in three days to discuss an alliance.
• Tobitake Tonbo thought of Hizashi’s possible death but decided to follow orders, avoid conflict with Kumogakure’s people, and concentrate on his work and strength.

Tobitake Tonbo observed Konoha’s alliance negotiations with Kumogakure, which collapsed into crisis after a Kumogakure envoy was killed during an attempt to abduct Hinata. After Konoha yielded to Kumogakure’s demands, Hiruzen Sarutobi appointed Tonbo to the newly established Barrier Development Division and approved his request to learn a dangerous Genjutsu.

• Kumogakure envoys arrived in Konoha, and Tobitake Tonbo reviewed his new Analysis Division duties while awaiting the alliance talks.
• After three days of negotiations, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Kumogakure envoy signed a non-aggression agreement.
• The Hyuga clan killed the Kumogakure envoy who had tried to abduct Hinata, and Kumogakure blamed Konoha for his death.
• Hyuga Hiashi and Hinata placed chrysanthemums at the memorial for Hizashi Hyuga, while Neji Hyuga mourned his father.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Tobitake Tonbo, assigned him a post in the Barrier Development Division, and approved his application to learn a dangerous Genjutsu.

Iruka practiced the Eight Fragrances of Fire genjutsu at training ground 88, and Mizuki stumbled into its effects while approaching. Mizuki learned Iruka had caused his ordeal, then concealed his anger behind a smile as Iruka realized he had hit Mizuki with the technique.

• Iruka practiced the Eight Fragrances of Fire genjutsu by blowing a whistle and driving nearby birds away with its harsh sounds.
• Mizuki approached the training ground, suffered a series of foul and painful tastes, and suspected the music was a Secret Technique.
• Iruka noticed Mizuki's distressed appearance and asked whether he was injured.
• Mizuki demanded to know who had been playing the music, and Iruka admitted that he had blown the whistle.
• Mizuki pretended to be relieved and asked about the technique while Iruka worried that he had subjected Mizuki to its full effects.

Tobitake Tonbo studied the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique before beginning work with the Barrier Team on a large-scale defensive barrier. Meanwhile, Mizuki grew more jealous of Iruka and resentful toward Konoha’s leadership.

• Iruka told Mizuki that Tobitake Tonbo had taught him the Eight Fragrances of Fire Genjutsu, intensifying Mizuki’s jealousy.
• Mizuki concealed his resentment as he recalled being denied teaching qualifications and blamed the Hokage and Konoha’s system.
• At the Konoha Technique Archive, Tobitake Tonbo memorized the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique and considered its value against the Sharingan.
• Tobitake Tonbo met Hyuga Tetsugan and two other Barrier Team ninjas at a secret training ground to begin developing the Reversed Golden Bell defensive barrier.

Tobitake Tonbo continued developing barriers and mastered the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique while planning a birthday gift for Ino. At the Ninja Academy, Iruka revealed that Tonbo was his teacher, prompting the students he had tormented with ninjutsu to vow revenge.

• Tobitake Tonbo finished a barrier training session with his squad, who admired his skills and the Reversed Golden Bell Barrier he had developed.
• Tobitake Tonbo reflected on his work routine and the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, then decided to give Ino a Tobitake Tonbo figurine for her birthday.
• Iruka entered his second-year classroom, where his students sat quietly after being subjected to his ninjutsu.
• Uchiha Tong asked Iruka who had taught him, and Iruka named Tobitake Tonbo as his teacher and encouraged the students to hit him someday.
• Uchiha Tong and the other students plotted to confront Tonbo, but Iruka silenced them by threatening to use his Eight Fragrances of Fire.

Tobitake Tonbo gave Ino a chakra-powered figurine of himself and Ino, then spent more time at home with Ayame while using Shadow Clones for work. The chapter left him heading to Training Ground 98, unaware that a group of Academy children were waiting to ambush him.

• Tobitake Tonbo gave Ino a figurine that came to life when he infused it with chakra, and she reluctantly accepted it despite finding it embarrassing.
• Sasuke Uchiha played with the Itachi figurine Tobitake Tonbo had made for him and thought about asking for more.
• As Ayame's pregnancy advanced, Tobitake Tonbo used Shadow Clones for his duties and received Hiruzen Sarutobi's approval to stay home with her.
• Tobitake Tonbo went to Training Ground 98 to train while several Ninja Academy students plotted to trick him with a cute act and then attack him.

Tobitake Tonbo noticed Hana Inuzuka, Fuma Zhikun, and Izuno Caicai plotting to attack him, but he let them lure him into their scheme before countering with Earth Release. The children ended up stranded atop a huge raised block surrounded by cliffs.

• Tobitake Tonbo trained at Training Ground 98 while Hana Inuzuka, Fuma Zhikun, and Izuno Caicai watched from the bushes and planned to beat him up.
• The three children approached Tobitake Tonbo pretending to admire him, introduced themselves, and asked him to teach them.
• After Tobitake Tonbo picked up Hana Inuzuka, Fuma Zhikun and Izuno Caicai stepped on his feet while Hana punched him and escaped with them.
• Tobitake Tonbo used Earth Release, Earth-Style Rampart, and trapped the fleeing children atop a huge block surrounded by cliffs.
• Hana Inuzuka realized the children were facing a massive Earth Release as Fuma Zhikun and Izuno Caicai collapsed in fear.

Tobitake Tonbo caught Hana Inuzuka and her two companions after they attacked him, then decided to train them in chakra control. He left them climbing an Earth-Style Rampart while he practiced music and considered how to use the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique in combat.

• Tobitake Tonbo caught Haimaru while flying above Hana Inuzuka, and the two Fuma and Izuno boys admitted Iruka had told them to attack him.
• Tobitake returned Haimaru to Hana and announced that he would train the three as punishment, encouraging them to aim beyond becoming Chunin.
• Tobitake reassured the three by claiming they had outperformed Kakashi, Itachi Uchiha, and Mitaraishi Anko by landing hits on him.
• Tobitake raised a pillar on the Earth-Style Rampart, taught the three tree-climbing chakra control, and ordered them to climb while threatening them with Genjutsu if they slacked.
• The three began practicing and repeatedly fell from the pillars as Tobitake practiced music and pondered how to incorporate the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique into his combat system.

Tobitake Tonbo trained Hana Inuzuka, Izuno Caicai, and Fuma Zhikun while continuing his Genjutsu research. Itachi Uchiha brought Sasuke to meet him, and Tonbo made several small Itachi figurines for Sasuke.

• Tobitake Tonbo used his music-based Genjutsu to push Izuno Caicai, Fuma Zhikun, and Hana Inuzuka to keep practicing chakra control.
• Itachi Uchiha brought Sasuke to Training Ground No. 98 after Sasuke asked to see Tobitake Tonbo and get more Itachi figurines.
• Tobitake Tonbo greeted Itachi and teased him about testing his new Genjutsu on a Sharingan user.
• Sasuke asked Tobitake Tonbo to make him more Itachi figurines, and Tonbo picked him up and quickly wove several chibi figures from bamboo thread.

Tobitake Tonbo began training Hana Inuzuka, Fuma Zhikun, and Izuno Caicai, while Itachi Uchiha declined to spar and left with Sasuke. Five months later, Tonbo had advanced the Reversed Golden Bell barrier and taught the three children their families’ Secret Techniques, though their progress varied.

• Hana Inuzuka, Fuma Zhikun, and Izuno Caicai watched Itachi Uchiha and Sasuke meet Tobitake Tonbo before hurrying back to train.
• Itachi declined Tonbo’s offer to spar and left with Sasuke, while Tonbo sensed that the three children had yet to master basic chakra control.
• Hana returned home exhausted and told Kiba Inuzuka that Tonbo had ordered the children to train with him every day after school.
• Izuno Caicai’s parents hesitated to share their family’s Secret Technique and decided to raise the matter at a family meeting, while the Fūma Family approved Fuma Zhikun showing Tonbo their technique.
• Over five months, Tonbo trained the children in fundamentals and family-specific methods as the Reversed Golden Bell barrier neared completion.
• Tonbo observed that Hana progressed faster than the other two and reviewed the Fuma Clan’s Chakra Wings and the Izuno Family’s cat-based Secret Techniques.

Iruka discovered that his students had helped make him a target for repeated genjutsu training, so he kept a close watch on his class and punished Tokuma Hyuga for sleep-talking. After Iruka left, Tokuma revealed that he had secretly resisted the genjutsu and fooled his teacher, leaving Uchiha Tong unsettled.

• Iruka traced his genjutsu troubles to students who had shifted blame onto him and resolved to watch for mischief in class.
• Fuma Zhikun and Izuno Caicai noticed Iruka scrutinizing them and warned each other to study quietly.
• Tokuma Hyuga muttered in his sleep about beating Iruka, prompting Iruka to lead him out of class.
• Tokuma returned with an unsightly expression while the other students speculated about the genjutsu Iruka had used.
• After Iruka left, Tokuma claimed he had fooled him and used the Hyuga bloodline to resist the genjutsu, making Uchiha Tong uncomfortable.

Tokuma Hyuga revealed that he had developed a technique to resist Iruka's Genjutsu, while Iruka discussed the drawbacks of his teaching method with Mizuki and Ebisu. Hiruzen Sarutobi welcomed his newborn grandson and considered whether to send Tobitake Tonbo on missions after Tonbo's child was born.

• Tokuma Hyuga told his classmates he had created the Throat Protection Technique to block Iruka's Genjutsu, and they promised to keep it secret.
• Iruka said his students were improving, while Ebisu warned him not to rely too much on his teaching method; Mizuki privately envied Iruka's opportunity.
• Shinnosuke Sarutobi and Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Shinnosuke's wife had safely given birth to a boy.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected on Konoha's recovery and considered whether Tobitake Tonbo should return to outside missions after his child was born.

Tobitake Tonbo gave Hana Inuzuka, Fuma Zhikun, and Izuno Caicai their final training lesson, defeating them with Cat God Possession. He praised their progress, ended their supervised training, and left them arguing playfully about who would become Hokage.

• Fuma Zhikun, Izuno Caicai, and Hana Inuzuka attacked Tobitake Tonbo with shuriken, clan techniques, and Hana’s triplets, but he countered them with Cat God Possession.
• Tobitake Tonbo’s chakra cat deflected Zhikun’s shuriken, threw Caicai aside, and knocked out Hana and the Haimaru triplets.
• The three students praised the cat technique, and Caicai claimed it was a secret technique from his clan.
• Tobitake Tonbo told the three that this was their final lesson and that their foundations were strong enough for them to train independently and become Genin after graduation.
• Hana, Zhikun, and Caicai vowed to protect Konoha, and Tonbo jokingly assigned them future Hokage positions.
• Caicai and Zhikun argued over which of them would become Hokage first while Tonbo watched them play around.

Tobitake Tonbo welcomed healthy boy-girl twins with Ayame, then was sent on an urgent mission to investigate unrest in Amegakure. After learning three elite teams had vanished, Tonbo received his teammates and saw Shimura Danzō enter the Hokage Office.

• Tobitake Tonbo, Teuchi, and Tobitake Tosei argued over names while Ayame gave birth to boy-girl twins, and the doctor confirmed that mother and babies were healthy.
• A month later, Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Tonbo and assigned him to investigate unrest in Amegakure after three elite intelligence teams failed to return.
• Tonbo learned he would lead his former student, Teksen Shiso, and two ANBU elites on the mission.
• Shimura Danzō entered the Hokage Office, and Hiruzen Sarutobi introduced him to Tonbo.