Chapter Summaries

Tobitake Tonbo joined Konoha’s Analysis Division during the Third Shinobi World War and quickly learned the Mind Reading Technique. After reading a captured Sunagakure ninja’s memories, he realized the experience could help him develop his abilities.

• Yamanaka Inoichi assigned Dokuro Kei to train Tobitake Tonbo in the Mind Reading Technique.
• Tobitake Tonbo studied the scroll, learned the technique, and discovered his sensory and ninjutsu talents had improved.
• Dokuro Kei brought Tobitake Tonbo to an underground cellar to test the technique on a captured Sunagakure ninja.
• Tobitake Tonbo read the ninja’s memories and absorbed fragments of his combat and reconnaissance experience.

Tobitake Tonbo discovered an elite Iwagakure unit near the Analysis Division camp and joined Dokuro Kei and Sheng Shimon in intercepting its fleeing members. He defeated one enemy with a counter to Earth Release tunneling, and Dokuro Kei confirmed the kill.

• While patrolling with Sheng Shimon, Tobitake Tonbo sensed an elite unit nearby and reported it to Dokuro Kei.
• Yamanaka Inoichi arrived with four squads and ordered Tobitake Tonbo, Sheng Shimon, and Dokuro Kei to intercept enemies escaping the main battle.
• Tobitake Tonbo laid traps with steel wire and Explosive Tags while the three prepared an ambush.
• An Iwagakure Chunin fled toward them, and the trio attacked with shuriken, kunai, and traps.
• Tobitake Tonbo sensed the enemy tunneling underground and used Earth Release: Pointing Earth into Steel to trap him beneath solidified earth.
• Dokuro Kei stabbed the fallen enemy through the heart and praised Tobitake Tonbo's handling of the fight.

After Iwagakure’s decapitation squad threatened Konoha’s Analysis Division, Tobitake Tonbo relocated with the unit and continued developing his sensory and genjutsu abilities. A month later, he learned the camp was near the front lines and saw memories of Minato Namikaze, a white-haired lightning user, a boy with goggles, and a girl with a Dora hairstyle.

• Dokuro Kei told Tobitake Tonbo that the mission earned an A-Rank reward and warned that the enemy might have sent information back, so the unit had to move.
• Tobitake Tonbo scouted the area, then joined the Analysis Division’s nighttime relocation under Yamanaka Inoichi’s command.
• Tobitake Tonbo patrolled as a sensory ninja and developed Mind Reading Technique: Pain as part of his genjutsu-focused fighting style.
• Over the following month, Tobitake Tonbo trained and increased his chakra while the Analysis Division resumed its work near the front lines.
• Tobitake Tonbo read enemy memories that revealed the camp’s location and showed Minato Namikaze, a white-haired lightning user, a boy with goggles, and a girl with a Dora hairstyle.

During the war against Iwagakure, Tobitake Tonbo served in Konoha’s Analysis Division, fought when needed, and earned an exceptional promotion to Chunin. As Konoha’s forces headed home after victory, he worried about surviving the future threat of the Ten-Tails.

• Tobitake Tonbo delivered Iwagakure intelligence to Kakashi and judged that the Battle of Kannabi Bridge was approaching.
• The Yellow Flash’s forces destroyed Iwagakure’s supply route at Kannabi Bridge, and Konoha began pushing the enemy back.
• Tobitake Tonbo used Genjutsu with Sheng Shimon to defeat an enemy squad, then continued supporting the war effort as an Analysis Division ninja.
• Dokuro Kei told Yamanaka Inoichi that Tobitake Tonbo had excelled, and the Third Hokage promoted him to Chunin.
• Dokuro Kei informed Tobitake Tonbo that the fighting with Iwagakure had ended and the group would soon return to the village.
• On the journey home, Tobitake Tonbo heard that Kakashi’s teammate had died and worried about growing strong enough to survive the Ten-Tails’ future attack.

After returning to Konoha, Tobitake Tonbo reunited with his father and began testing a new genjutsu. Hiruzen Sarutobi found him at the training ground and offered to serve as his test subject.

• Tobitake Tonbo returned to Konoha, registered, and reunited with his father, Tobitake Tosei.
• Tobitake Tonbo rested at home while Tobitake Tosei added another handmade dragonfly to the collection beneath the eaves.
• The next morning, Tobitake Tonbo tested Mind Reading Jutsu: Depression on a fish but found its effect only lasted briefly.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi startled Tobitake Tonbo at the training ground and offered guidance on his genjutsu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi volunteered to be Tobitake Tonbo's test subject and spoke of carrying on the Will of Fire.

Tobitake Tonbo tested his Mind Reading Jutsu on Hiruzen Sarutobi, who recognized its danger and later ordered reinforcements after learning that Third Raikage A had died. Tonbo continued focusing on improving his survival skills, then visited Ichiraku Ramen, where he met Teuchi and Ayame.

• Tobitake Tonbo used Mind Reading Jutsu: Depression on Hiruzen Sarutobi, who escaped with a Shadow Clone and broke free of the lingering effects.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Tonbo's jutsu, warned him not to use it on comrades, and left after an ANBU delivered urgent intelligence.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned from Orochimaru's report that Third Raikage A had died of exhaustion and ordered Minato's Team to reinforce Orochimaru's forces.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reviewed Tobitake Tonbo's file and was pleased by his talents and his desire to inherit Konoha's Will of Fire.
• Tobitake Tonbo visited Ichiraku Ramen, where Ayame recommended the new seafood ramen.

Tobitake Tonbo visited Ichiraku Ramen, met Ayame, and decided she would make a suitable wife. He was then summoned to the Analysis Division for a mission and assigned to read an enemy ninja’s memories.

• Tobitake Tonbo praised Teuchi’s cooking, boasted about his looks to Ayame, and revealed his handsome face before introducing himself.
• Tobitake Tonbo left Ichiraku Ramen convinced that Ayame was the right person for his peaceful plans to marry and raise a family.
• Tobitake Tonbo saw masked ANBU rushing across Konoha and considered how the war and major events from the Hokage story were unfolding.
• Sheng Shimon brought Tobitake Tonbo to the Analysis Division, where Yamanaka Inoichi assigned him to Interrogation Room 404.
• A service ninja explained that the Spiritual Amplifier would strengthen Tobitake Tonbo’s perception and memory-reading ninjutsu, and Tobitake Tonbo showed interest.

Tobitake Tonbo read a fallen Kumogakure shinobi’s memories, recorded the intelligence, and began studying and training during his quiet days in Konoha’s Analysis Division. As the war wound down, he continued his routine while his coworker Sheng Shimon struggled with the constant memory-reading.

• Tobitake Tonbo learned that the Third Raikage had died, Minato Namikaze had confronted the A-B Combination, and Kumogakure was withdrawing after fighting on two fronts.
• Tobitake Tonbo documented the memories he had extracted and learned that Analysis Division members could study in the library or take on other village duties.
• Tobitake Tonbo studied intelligence analysis in the division’s library and became engrossed in its methods and supporting disciplines.
• Tobitake Tonbo visited Ichiraku Ramen after work, leading Tobitake Tosei to assume he was courting Ayame and cook only for himself.
• Tobitake Tonbo practiced ninjutsu, studied Genjutsu, and followed the war’s end through enemy memories as Kumogakure and Iwagakure withdrew and Sunagakure surrendered under the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa.
• Sheng Shimon complained to Tobitake Tonbo that constantly reading memories was making him feel as if he would go insane.

Tobitake Tonbo tested his improved Hell Viewing Technique on Sheng Shimon and taught him how to detect and dispel its implanted Genjutsu. Hiruzen Sarutobi overheard Tobitake Tonbo speak about contributing to Konoha and recognized him as a child who inherited the Will of Fire.

• At a barbecue restaurant, Yamanaka Inoichi and his subordinates discussed the war's end, the Third Hokage's possible retirement, and whether Orochimaru or Minato Namikaze would succeed him.
• At Training Ground No. 98, Tobitake Tonbo used his improved Hell Viewing Technique to frighten Sheng Shimon, explaining how it implanted Genjutsu information into the target's chakra.
• Tobitake Tonbo taught Sheng Shimon to use his sensory abilities to find and disrupt the implanted Genjutsu, and Sheng Shimon broke free on his next attempt.
• When Sheng Shimon compared himself with Kakashi and Hayama Shirakumo, Tobitake Tonbo urged him to value contributions to Konoha rather than combat strength.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched them with the Telescope Technique and praised Tobitake Tonbo for understanding the Will of Fire.

Tobitake Tonbo joined an ANBU reconnaissance mission after sensing a battle near Konoha, then encountered Might Guy, Ebisu, and Shiranui Genma fleeing from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. Guy resolved to become stronger and protect his companions, while Tonbo’s team met the three in the forest.

• Tobitake Tonbo sensed a fierce battle southeast of Konoha and suspected Might Duy had used red steam to protect his son and companions.
• Yamanaka Inoichi ordered Tobitake Tonbo and the Analysis Division to assist ANBU in scouting for enemy activity near the village.
• Tobitake Tonbo detected three approaching chakra signatures, and the ANBU captain prepared the teams to ambush them.
• Might Guy, Ebisu, and Shiranui Genma fled after escaping seven enemies, and Guy learned that his father’s powerful technique carried a terrible cost.
• Ebisu encouraged Might Guy to become stronger and protect his companions, and Guy stopped crying with renewed determination.
• Tobitake Tonbo and the ANBU encountered Might Guy, Ebisu, and Shiranui Genma in the forest.

After Might Duy died defeating four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Tobitake Tonbo and the ANBU secured the battlefield and brought the news and remains back to Konoha. Guy accepted his father’s death, and Tonbo ended the day at Ichiraku Ramen with Ayame.

• Guy led Tobitake Tonbo and the ANBU to the battlefield, where they found Might Duy dead and four Kirigakure swordsmen slain.
• The ANBU captain ordered a search for the three missing swordsmen, but Tobitake Tonbo and the other searchers found no enemies nearby.
• Tobitake Tonbo sealed Duy’s body in a scroll, while the ANBU collected the four swords and prepared to return to Konoha.
• Guy asked to join the ANBU, and the captain told him he would first need to become a Chunin and apply to the Hokage.
• Tobitake Tonbo explained that his Genjutsu: Self-Inflation had temporarily made the students overexert themselves, so they needed a day of rest.
• The group returned to Konoha and submitted mission reports, then Tobitake Tonbo went to Ichiraku Ramen and spent time with Ayame.

Tobitake Tonbo fought Might Guy at the training ground and defeated him with a Genjutsu clone after matching his Taijutsu. The group then discussed battlefield survival, and Guy, Ebisu, and Genma came to regard Tonbo as a battlefield genius.

• Tobitake Tonbo accepted Might Guy's challenge and sparred with him while Ebisu and Shiranui Genma watched.
• Tobitake Tonbo matched Guy's Taijutsu, then used his Illusion Clone to distract and defeat him.
• Tobitake Tonbo explained that his Genjutsu clone could be dispelled with the Academy's method, and Ebisu and Genma memorized how it worked.
• Tobitake Tonbo, Guy, Ebisu, and Genma discussed battlefield survival and exchanged practical insights.
• Guy, Ebisu, and Genma were impressed by Tonbo's knowledge and thought he was a genius like Kakashi.

After the war, Minato Namikaze became the Fourth Hokage, while Tobitake Tonbo kept his distance from Konoha’s powerful figures and spent time at Ichiraku. There, Minato and pregnant Kushina met Tonbo as he helped Teuchi prepare ramen.

• Tobitake Tonbo watched Minato Namikaze return from the war, then attended the solemn funeral for Konoha’s fallen comrades.
• After a month of deliberation, Minato Namikaze succeeded the Third as the Fourth Hokage, while Tobitake Tonbo noticed Orochimaru and Shimura Danzō were absent from the inauguration.
• At Ichiraku, Tobitake Tonbo offered to help Teuchi and demonstrated that he had learned to knead ramen dough by watching him work.
• Minato Namikaze arrived with pregnant Kushina Uzumaki, recognized Tobitake Tonbo as a ninja, and remembered his name while ordering ramen.

Tobitake Tonbo helped at Teuchi’s ramen shop and spent time with Minato, Kushina, and Ayame on the day of Minato’s inauguration as Fourth Hokage. After a romantic evening with Ayame, Tonbo was interrupted by Sheng Shimon, who teased him about having a girlfriend.

• Tobitake Tonbo helped Teuchi prepare ramen while Minato and Kushina chatted about their unborn child.
• Tobitake Tonbo helped Ayame carry noodles and showed her how he kneaded dough and stretched noodles.
• Minato spoke with Tobitake Tonbo, revealed that Obito was dead, and said Kakashi was away on a special mission; Tonbo learned that Rin was still alive.
• Teuchi sent Tobitake Tonbo and Ayame out together, and they spent the evening enjoying the night market.
• Sheng Shimon interrupted Tobitake Tonbo and Ayame’s stroll and teased Tonbo about having a girlfriend.

After Tobitake Tonbo uncovered intelligence that Kirigakure had smuggled something into the Land of Fire, Minato Namikaze rushed to investigate but arrived after Kakashi had pierced Rin Nohara’s chest. The incident leaves Tonbo determined to grow stronger and pursue secret techniques to protect himself and those around him.

• Tobitake Tonbo encountered Sheng Shimon while on a date with Ayame, and Sheng Shimon later followed them while vowing to find a girlfriend of his own.
• Tobitake Tonbo found in a Kirigakure Chunin’s memories that an elite group had secretly transported something through the Land of Bears border, and he warned Yamanaka Inoichi that it might be a Tailed Beast.
• Yamanaka Inoichi relayed the intelligence to Minato Namikaze, who gathered the ANBU and a sealing squad and hurried toward the suspected location.
• Kakashi pierced Rin Nohara’s chest during a battle with Kirigakure ninja, and Minato arrived to find Kakashi kneeling beside her body.
• Tobitake Tonbo accepted that he could not yet stop Madara or Black Zetsu’s schemes, resolved to grow stronger, and turned his attention toward secret techniques that enhanced Genjutsu.

Tobitake Tonbo pursued a way to develop secret techniques while helping Konoha recover after the war. After losing a spar to Kakashi’s Sharingan, Tonbo confidently promised that it would not work against him next time, as Nine-Tails' Attack drew near.

• Tobitake Tonbo reasoned that secret techniques required safely adjusting the balance of spiritual and physical energy, then asked Yamanaka Inoichi for guidance.
• Minato Namikaze visited Tobitake Tonbo to hear his Kirigakure intelligence directly, praised his report, and departed using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Tobitake Tonbo worked on Konoha’s postwar recovery, trained hard, and improved his secret technique research and Genjutsu with Ayame bringing him a daily bento.
• Kakashi defeated Tobitake Tonbo in a spar by using his Sharingan to break Tonbo’s Genjutsu, while Guy celebrated Kakashi’s victory.
• Tobitake Tonbo told Kakashi that his Sharingan would be useless next time, then reflected that Nine-Tails' Attack was approaching.

Nine-Tails attacked Konoha, and Tobitake Tonbo helped evacuate civilians while Minato and the village’s ninjas fought the beast. The Third and his fellow disciples eventually drove Nine-Tails out of the village.

• Nine-Tails appeared in Konoha, triggering the highest alert as Tobitake Tonbo sent his father to evacuate residents and hurried toward the beast.
• Minato used a Space-Time Barrier to transfer Nine-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball outside the village, while Tobitake Tonbo joined Guy and Kakashi near the battlefield.
• Hayama Shirakumo ordered Tobitake Tonbo, Guy, and Kakashi to leave the fight and protect residents at the assembly point.
• Tobitake Tonbo evacuated civilians while sensing the Third, Mitokado Homura, Shimura Danzō, and Utatane Koharu battle Nine-Tails.
• The Third summoned his Adamantine Staff and struck Nine-Tails, knocking it out of the village.

After the Nine-Tails’ attack devastated Konoha, Tobitake Tonbo helped rescue survivors and returned home safely. The next day, he joined village patrols and noticed that the Uchiha were missing from the streets, suggesting the leadership suspected them.

• Torifu Akimichi and other ninja pinned down the Nine-Tails while Tobitake Tonbo evacuated civilians and treated the injured.
• Tobitake Tonbo and Team Guy worked through the night until no more survivors could be found, and Genma thanked Tonbo for helping the rescue effort.
• Tobitake Tonbo returned home, reassured Ayame and received praise from her and Teuchi.
• At the Analysis Division, Tobitake Tonbo told Sheng Shimon that the Hokage had likely resolved the attack, and the division received orders to patrol Konoha.
• While patrolling with Sheng Shimon, Tobitake Tonbo noticed the Uchiha were absent and suspected the village leadership had begun investigating them.

During his patrol of Konoha, Tobitake Tonbo watched the village begin rebuilding and later developed a new genjutsu using woven figurines. His technique worked, but he still needed to give the illusions combat instincts before they could be used in battle.

• Tobitake Tonbo patrolled Konoha, practiced the Body Flicker Technique, and saw Iruka grieving at the Memorial Stone.
• Tobitake Tonbo ate dinner at Ichiraku Ramen with Ayame and Teuchi before returning home.
• Tobitake Tonbo asked his father, Tobitake Tosei, to teach him how to weave figurines and quickly mastered the craft.
• Tobitake Tonbo wove an Ayame figurine and used it to test his new Secret Technique: Eye-Painting Hand, making it appear as a real person through genjutsu.
• Tobitake Tonbo realized the figurines still needed injected memories and combat instincts before his technique could be useful in battle.

After the Nine-Tails killed Minato Namikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi resumed the Hokage position and later selected Tobitake Tonbo to lead a squad of new Genin. Tonbo accepted the assignment and learned that Umino Iruka, Mibu Shinobu, and Teksen Shiso would be his students.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi announced that Minato Namikaze had died confronting the Nine-Tailed Fox and would temporarily resume the Hokage position.
• Tobitake Tonbo attended the memorial ceremony and reflected on the loss of the Fourth Hokage and Konoha's weakened position.
• A year and a half later, an ANBU summoned Tobitake Tonbo to the Hokage Office.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Tobitake Tonbo to lead a squad of newly graduated Genin, and Tonbo accepted.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Tobitake Tonbo the roster naming Umino Iruka, Mibu Shinobu, and Teksen Shiso.