Arc 1From War to Team Captain

Tobitake Tonbo grew from an intelligence specialist into a skilled genjutsu user while Konoha endured the end of the war, the Nine-Tails’ attack, and Minato’s death. He became a jōnin captain, began…

Chapters 1–2525 summaries

Arc 2Tonbo’s Missions and Genjutsu

Tobitake Tonbo escorted Asuma’s team back to Konoha, then tested new barrier and Genjutsu techniques while balancing his growing family life with village duties. On a border patrol with Itachi Uchiha…

Chapters 26–5025 summaries

Arc 3Tonbo’s New Responsibilities

Tobitake Tonbo returned from the border, earned promotion to Full Jōnin, and took on work in Konoha’s Analysis and Barrier divisions while developing new techniques and training young students. After…

Chapters 51–7525 summaries

Arc 4Rain Village and Homecoming

Tobitake Tonbo infiltrated Amegakure, escaped Pain and the Spiral Man with his team, and returned to Konoha with vital intelligence. He resumed work and settled into family life, while new assignments…

Chapters 76–10025 summaries

Arc 5Konoha’s Hidden Currents

Tobitake Tonbo trained Kiba, studied the Kurama Clan’s dangerous Genjutsu, and strengthened his ties with Konoha as Naruto and Sasuke began school. Meanwhile, Shisui’s death deepened the Uchiha…

Chapters 101–12525 summaries

Arc 6A Hero After the Fall

Tobitake Tonbo researched a wind technique in Windrest Valley, then saved the Hagoromo clan from an attack and helped bring its survivors to Konoha. After Itachi Uchiha massacred his clan, Konoha made…

Chapters 126–15025 summaries

Arc 7Training and the Chunin Exams

Tobitake Tonbo developed new techniques and put Team Guy through increasingly demanding training while helping his family and other young ninja grow. After preserving Yakumo Kurama’s memories as Ido…

Chapters 151–17525 summaries

Arc 8Tonbo’s Akatsuki Mission

Tobitake Tonbo trained Konoha’s new graduates, then traveled to the Land of Hot Water to investigate Akatsuki and the Evil God Cult. He returned with intelligence about Akatsuki’s plan to gather the…

Chapters 176–20025 summaries

Arc 9Visitors from the Future

As Konoha prepared for the Chunin Exams, Tobitake Tonbo confronted the return of buried memories and helped Sakura and Ino train. Sasuke and Boruto arrived from the future seeking Urashiki, leaving…

Chapters 201–22525 summaries

Arc 10The Acting Hokage

Tobitake Tonbo returned from the Land of Snow to find Hiruzen Sarutobi dead and Konoha under pressure, then served as acting Hokage while pursuing reconstruction and security. After Tsunade returned…

Chapters 226–25025 summaries

Arc 11Sasuke’s Retrieval and New Threats

Tobitake Tonbo secretly followed the mission to retrieve Sasuke, studied the Sound Four, and helped the Konoha team survive their pursuit, though Sasuke escaped with Orochimaru. As Konoha recovered…

Chapters 251–27525 summaries

Arc 12Akatsuki’s Growing Threat

Tobitake Tonbo protected Konoha while Akatsuki pursued the Tailed Beasts, Sasuke rejected Naruto’s plea to return, and Orochimaru proposed a partnership over a looming threat to the world. The arc…

Chapters 276–30025 summaries

Arc 13Pain’s Assault and Urashiki

Tobitake Tonbo captured Urashiki Ōtsutsuki while Konoha fought off Pain’s assault, then helped defend the village from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. After the battle, Tonbo resisted Danzo’s…

Chapters 301–32525 summaries

Arc 14The Battlefield Artist

Tobitake Tonbo joined the Allied Shinobi Forces and used music, genjutsu, and coordinated chakra to turn the tide against the reanimated shinobi and Madara. The arc left him fighting Madara’s Complete…

Chapters 326–35025 summaries

Arc 15Rebuilding the Shinobi World

Tobitake Tonbo helped defeat Kaguya, then turned his attention to research and reshaping the ninja world through new professions and the Technology Development Bureau. The arc ended as Toneri abducted…

Chapters 351–37525 summaries

Arc 16The Future and the Academy

Neji defeated Toneri and returned from the moon as the villages joined forces to stop the falling meteors. Tobitake Tonbo then pursued ways to counter Ōtsutsuki precognition while turning his…

Chapters 376–40025 summaries

Arc 17Training and Hidden Threats

Tobitake Tonbo established a shared Taijutsu Training System and celebrated his children’s weddings as the Shinobi World entered a period of uneasy peace. When Tsunade disappeared and signs of Kara’s…

Chapters 401–42525 summaries

Arc 18The New Life Ceremony

Four years after Konoha’s hunt for Kara’s Inner members began, Boruto and the other freshmen endured the New Life Ceremony and witnessed demonstrations by Konoha’s strongest ninjas. The arc ends with…

Chapters 426–45025 summaries

Arc 19Shibai’s Return

Kara’s schemes culminated in Momoshiki planting Kāma on Boruto and Shibai Ōtsutsuki resurrecting through Amado. After a year of preparation, Shibai and Kawaki marched on the Ninja Alliance as the…

Chapters 451–47525 summaries