Chapter Summaries

Tobitake Tonbo helped seal Kaguya and returned with Naruto, Sasuke, and the Tailed Beasts as the Fourth War ended. Afterward, he secretly used Infinite Tsukuyomi’s roots to alter everyone’s memories of his abilities and leave himself a hidden backup plan.

• Tobitake Tonbo used a series of techniques to trap Kaguya, then helped seal her in a massive moon while Black Zetsu was sealed with her.
• Tobitake Tonbo, Naruto, Sasuke, and the nine Tailed Beasts returned to the battlefield, where Hagoromo and the previous Kage prepared to summon them back.
• Hagoromo told Naruto and Sasuke to end the hatred between his descendants, while Sasuke moved to kill Madara Uchiha and Tobitake Tonbo let Hashirama speak with him.
• Tobitake Tonbo resolved to study Kaguya and the Ōtsutsuki, using the data and coordinates he had collected to continue his research.
• As Naruto and Sasuke left, Tobitake Tonbo used Historical Modification through Infinite Tsukuyomi’s roots to weaken memories of his other abilities and strengthen memories of his Genjutsu, leaving nerves dormant in people across the world.

After the Fourth War, Tobitake Tonbo refused Tsunade’s offer to become Hokage and supported Kakashi as the successor. He returned home to boast about the battle, where his children pressed him for lessons and his legendary ninja tools.

• Tobitake Tonbo declined the Hokage position, and Tsunade decided to offer it to Kakashi instead.
• Tobitake Tonbo and Tsunade discussed pairing Kakashi with Shizune by making her his assistant.
• Tobitake Tonbo went home and began telling his children about his battlefield exploits.
• Tobitake Keigo asked to learn chakra Nature Transformation while Tenyu and Maki asked for their father’s musical ninja tools.
• Tobitake Tosei urged Tobitake Tonbo to give the tools to his grandchildren, then promised to help them learn to use them.

Kakashi celebrated becoming Hokage with his former comrades while Naruto visited Ichiraku Ramen during its renovation. Learning that Tonbo was helping ninja find peaceful work, Naruto began to consider how the Hokage could support ninja livelihoods and change their role in society.

• Kakashi celebrated his new role as Hokage with Tonbo, Guy, Genma, Asuma, and Raidō, and they joked about Tonbo's son and Naruto's studies.
• Naruto found Ichiraku Ramen operating from a temporary stall while the original restaurant was being renovated.
• Teuchi explained that Tonbo had proposed using ninja for construction and other peaceful work as war diminished their traditional missions.
• Naruto admired how quickly ninja helped build and recognized that their abilities could contribute to ordinary industries and provide income.
• Naruto wondered whether ninja taking jobs from ordinary people could cause war to break out again.

Four months after the Fourth War, Tobitake Tonbo’s proposals for new ninja careers led to the creation of the World Ninja Association. The association named Naruto a Three-Star Honor Ninja, though he did not understand what the title meant.

• A Ninja Alliance report announced Tonbo’s new ninja professions and the World Ninja Association’s ranking system, which was being tested in the Five Great Ninja Villages.
• Teksen Shiso, Mibu Shinobu, and Iruka discussed careers they might pursue under Tonbo’s new concepts.
• Konohamaru bought a copy of New Ninja Concepts, which the bookstore owner believed Tonbo had written under a pen name.
• Shikamaru interrupted Naruto’s lessons to tell him that the World Ninja Association had named him a Three-Star Honor Ninja.
• Naruto asked Shikamaru what a Three-Star Honor Ninja was.

Shikamaru explained the Three-Star Honor Ninja title to Naruto, who was unhappy to learn that it would not excuse him from studying. As the new ninja concepts spread worldwide, Killer B failed his Music Ninja assessment, while Samui earned her Lost History Ninja certificate.

• Shikamaru told Naruto that he, Sasuke, and Teacher Tonbo had been named Three-Star Honor Ninjas for saving the world.
• Naruto tried to refuse the title when Shikamaru said he still had to study, but Shikamaru told him the news had already spread.
• Ninjas across the Five Great Nations flocked to Shinobi Association branches to seek global certification in their specialties.
• Killer B failed to qualify as a One-Star Music Ninja, and Eight-Tails laughed at his rap skills.
• Mr. Xiao Jin showed Killer B his One-Star Music Ninja certificate and accused the association of seeking bribes.
• Omoi and Karui said they had not yet qualified as Bounty Ninjas, while Samui showed off the Lost History Ninja certificate she had earned.

Kankuro failed to earn One-Star Puppet Ninja certification because his puppetry lacked a historic breakthrough, while leaders across the villages discussed the Shinobi Association’s reforms. The chapter left the association’s new system poised to redirect ninja efforts and reduce the scale of future wars.

• Kankuro argued with a Shinobi Association examiner after his application for One-Star Puppet Ninja certification was rejected, then vowed to meet the standards.
• Temari laughed at Kankuro’s failure, and Gaara and Temari discussed how the association’s professional certifications could encourage progress and limit future wars.
• Mei Terumi urged Chōjūrō to study so he could eventually succeed her as Water Shadow, while she lamented her lack of prospects for romance.
• Ōnoki strained his back while celebrating his honor, and Kurotsuchi teased him about retiring and asked why he supported the major reform.
• Ōnoki explained that he backed the World Ninja Association because he recognized the opportunity for a historic revolution proposed by Tobitake Tonbo.

Hoshigakure and Nadeshiko Village prepared to join the Ninja Alliance’s reforms, while Konoha shinobi tried to earn professional certifications. Guy, Rock Lee, and Neji failed their assessments, and Tobitake Tonbo discussed the star rankings with Orochimaru as his books continued making him rich.

• Natsuhi gave Hoshigakure shinobi books on New Ninja Concepts and urged them to use the reforms to improve the village.
• Nadeshiko Shizuka announced that Nadeshiko Village would join the World Ninja Association’s reforms and pursue the Ocean Ninja assessment.
• Tenten showed Rock Lee and Neji her One-Star Weapon Ninja certificate, then joined them and Guy in seeking certifications at the Konoha Ninja Association.
• Guy, Rock Lee, and Neji all failed their assessments after Guy and Rock Lee chose the wrong type and Neji was judged to lack sufficient accomplishments.
• Orochimaru and Tobitake Tonbo discussed the Ninja Association’s star rankings while fishing, and Tobitake reflected on the fortune his books had earned him.

Tobitake Tonbo asked Orochimaru to teach his youngest son, Tobitake Keigo, and proposed creating a village-funded research department for him. Kakashi agreed to the plan but insisted that Tonbo work alongside Orochimaru to keep watch over him.

• Orochimaru said he had achieved immortality through Hashirama's cells and Living Corpse Reincarnation, while Tobitake Tonbo explained that he wanted to retire from frontline work to raise his children.
• Tobitake Tonbo asked Orochimaru to teach Tobitake Keigo and offered to seek village funding for a new research department, which Orochimaru accepted.
• Yamato overheard the agreement and worried that Orochimaru might experiment on Keigo, so he decided to inform Kakashi.
• Tobitake Tonbo told Keigo that Orochimaru would be his teacher, then left to check on his laboratory.
• Kakashi learned about the arrangement from Yamato and agreed to establish the department, with Tonbo working alongside Orochimaru to supervise him.

Tobitake Tonbo proposed creating Konoha's Technology Development Bureau and offered to fund its startup in exchange for a share and veto power. Kakashi agreed to bring the proposal to a Hokage meeting, while Tonbo said he and Orochimaru would lead the bureau.

• Tobitake Tonbo studied the vast information transmitted from Kaguya Otsutsuki and accepted that fully understanding it would take years.
• Tobitake Tonbo told Kakashi that Konoha needed a Technology Development Bureau to build research and technical capabilities for future wars.
• Kakashi objected that Konoha lacked funds after the war and could not easily support a department with uncertain returns.
• Tobitake Tonbo offered to cover all startup costs in exchange for the Tobitake family's ten percent stake and veto power.
• Kakashi said he would convene a Hokage meeting to discuss the proposal, and Tobitake Tonbo said he and Orochimaru would lead the bureau.

Konoha approved Tobitake Tonbo’s plan for the Technology Development Bureau, and the facility was built with his funding. Tonbo brought Orochimaru, Tobitake Keigo, and Suigetsu there as the bureau prepared to begin research.

• Orochimaru praised Tobitake Keigo’s intelligence after Keigo completed his assigned task.
• Kakashi held a meeting where Konoha’s leaders debated Tonbo’s proposal and approved the Technology Development Bureau, limiting Konoha’s stake to five percent and tying veto rights to proven ability.
• Tonbo accepted the conditions, and Kakashi assigned Shikamaru to coordinate departmental support while Tonbo provided the funding and technology.
• Three months later, Tonbo had invested three billion, and the bureau had been built on Konoha’s outskirts with extensive modern facilities.
• Tonbo showed Orochimaru, Keigo, and Suigetsu around the bureau and told Suigetsu to stay behind before revealing his research treasures.

Tobitake Tonbo brought Orochimaru to the Technology Development Bureau’s highest-security laboratory and revealed that his treasure was the body of Urashiki Ōtsutsuki. He asked Orochimaru to analyze it so they could uncover Ōtsutsuki abilities and advance their research.

• Suigetsu wondered what treasure Tobitake Tonbo was protecting, then decided to try Konoha’s new burger joint.
• Tobitake Tonbo led Orochimaru and Tobitake Keigo through the Technology Development Bureau’s guarded Thirteenth District and explained its barriers, puppets, and research equipment.
• Tobitake Tonbo used the laboratory’s sealing and detection platform to summon a body and revealed it as Urashiki Ōtsutsuki.
• Orochimaru eagerly agreed to study Urashiki’s body, and Tobitake Tonbo explained that the research could help them understand Ōtsutsuki powers and advance his Forced Evolution ability.

Tobitake Tonbo told Orochimaru about the future Ōtsutsuki threat and entrusted him with researching Urashiki’s weaknesses. Afterward, Tobitake Tonbo learned that Kakashi had appointed him deputy director of the Technology Development Bureau, with Orochimaru as director.

• Tobitake Tonbo explained that future Ōtsutsuki could return and plant the Divine Tree, and asked Orochimaru to investigate their weaknesses.
• Orochimaru agreed to study Urashiki Ōtsutsuki using Tobitake Tonbo’s research data and laboratory.
• Tobitake Tonbo left Urashiki and the research to Orochimaru and Tobitake Keigo so he could focus on strengthening himself.
• Kakashi told Tobitake Tonbo that Orochimaru would lead the Technology Development Bureau and Tobitake Tonbo would serve as deputy director, overseeing Orochimaru and preventing forbidden experiments.

Tobitake Tonbo began crafting a Divine Tree-root shield to support his unfinished World Shield ninjutsu. At the orphanage, Orochimaru recruited Kabuto to assist with Tonbo’s research, offering him a way to earn funding for the children while keeping his regular responsibilities.

• Tobitake Tonbo forged a Jashin-faced shield from a Divine Tree root as protection for his proposed World Shield technique, which would return damage to an opponent while the shield absorbed his own injuries.
• Kabuto and Urushi discussed the orphanage’s funding problems and feared the children might suffer as war changed form.
• Orochimaru visited Kabuto, congratulated him on finding his identity, and assured him the children were not his intended test subjects.
• Orochimaru asked Kabuto to assist with a research project alongside Tobitake Tonbo, promising regular hours and funding for the orphanage.
• Kabuto asked how much he could earn, and Orochimaru offered him the remaining research funds after project expenses.

Tobitake Tonbo visited Orochimaru and Kabuto at the Technology Development Bureau, where research on Urashiki Ōtsutsuki’s eyes had made progress. As Tonbo continued his work on World Harmony, the World Ninja Association grew in influence, and a shadow crossed the moon.

• Tobitake Tonbo found Kabuto assisting Orochimaru and learned that Orochimaru had recruited him to work at the bureau.
• Orochimaru reported that Urashiki Ōtsutsuki’s eyes showed at least three powerful ocular abilities and offered to transplant them into Tonbo, who refused.
• Tobitake Tonbo proposed working with someone from the Hyuga Family to research the Byakugan, and Orochimaru agreed after Kabuto endorsed the idea.
• Tobitake Tonbo left after memorizing the research data, while Tobitake Keigo complained that his father had overlooked him and earned praise from Orochimaru and Kabuto.
• The World Ninja Association gained broad recognition, one-star ninjas became sought-after hires, and Kakashi grew accustomed to being Hokage as Konoha expanded.
• A shadow crossed the moon.

Otsutsuki Toneri invaded Konoha and abducted Hanabi Hyuga, prompting Hyuga Neji to awaken the Tenseigan during Orochimaru's experiment. Neji flew off to confront Toneri while Tobitake Tonbo and the others watched through surveillance equipment.

• Otsutsuki Toneri sent puppets toward the Hyuga clan and abducted Hanabi Hyuga.
• Tobitake Tonbo sensed Toneri's intrusion while Neji underwent an experiment to amplify Ōtsutsuki ocular power.
• Neji absorbed the chakra in the laboratory liquid and awakened the Tenseigan, but Tobitake Tonbo had to stabilize his body.
• After half an hour, Neji gained control of his condition, activated the Tenseigan, and sensed an enemy with similar chakra.
• Neji flew off to rescue Hanabi while Tobitake Tonbo, Kabuto, Orochimaru, and Tobitake Keigo watched him leave.

Neji followed the chakra traces through a Genjutsu lake and emerged on the moon, where Toneri was confronting Naruto and Hinata. He shielded Hinata, challenged Naruto over his hesitation, and prepared to face Toneri, who was stunned by Neji’s Tenseigan.

• Neji crossed the lake’s Genjutsu and discovered that he had arrived on the moon.
• Orochimaru revealed that modified Surveillance Cells let him monitor Neji’s senses, and the group watched Neji find Toneri, Hinata, and Naruto.
• Toneri tried to pull Hinata toward him, but Neji attacked with Eight Trigrams: Shock and shielded her from Toneri.
• Neji rebuked Naruto for letting Toneri take Hinata, and Naruto admitted that he had been at fault.
• Toneri recognized the Tenseigan in Neji’s eyes, expressed disbelief, and vowed to capture him.

Neji fought Toneri on the moon as their clash sent meteors toward the Shinobi World. While the Ninja Alliance prepared defenses, Kabuto, Orochimaru, and Tobitake Tonbo arrived to help reduce Konoha’s losses.

• Neji used Eight Trigrams: Shock and Gentle Fist attacks against Toneri, who transformed into a green chakra mode and fired Truth-Seeking Orbs at him.
• Neji used Eight Trigrams: Domain to redirect Toneri’s boulders and reverse the tornado from Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, sending meteors toward the Shinobi World.
• Tobitake Keigo asked about the falling meteors, and Tobitake Tonbo led Kabuto and Orochimaru outside to take action and protect Konoha’s research funding.
• The Ninja Alliance saw the meteors and the battle on the moon, and A ordered Kumogakure to ready the Space-Time Chakra Cannon while Kakashi said Naruto and the others would handle the threat.
• Kakashi organized shinobi units to fight the falling meteors, then agreed to allocate saved funds to the Technology Development Bureau after Orochimaru, Kabuto, and Tobitake Tonbo appeared to help.

Meteors threatened the nations, but powerful shinobi defended their villages, while Neji defeated Toneri on the moon and sealed his chakra. The chapter ended with Orochimaru replaying the battle and Tobitake Tonbo considering the strength they would have against Kara.

• Kumogakure's cannons, Kirigakure's shinobi, and the other villages fought to stop the falling meteors.
• Kabuto summoned Third Manda, Orochimaru used Sage Art: Disaster of the Raging Pythons, and Tobitake Tonbo unleashed Scatter, Senbonzakura to destroy the meteors threatening Konoha.
• Toneri attacked Neji with a golden beam, while Naruto protected Hinata from the Stone Giant.
• Neji used Infinite Slash to counter Toneri's attack, then struck him with Eight Trigrams: Thirty-Six Palms and sealed his chakra.
• Neji removed the eyes that had returned to their original state, and Naruto joined him after defeating the Stone Giant.
• Orochimaru replayed Neji's battle for Tobitake Tonbo, who reflected on the strength of their forces against Kara.

Orochimaru revealed that he had created a clone using his own life information, Hashirama Cells, and Ōtsutsuki bodily information, while Neji returned to the laboratory after overusing his new eyes. Kakashi briefed Hyuga Hiashi on Neji’s power and the Technology Development Bureau, leaving Hiashi concerned about possible human experimentation.

• Tobitake Tonbo told Orochimaru and Kabuto that his wife was pregnant again and complained about their devotion to research.
• Orochimaru showed Tobitake Tonbo an infant clone he had created with his life information, Hashirama Cells, and Ōtsutsuki bodily information.
• Kabuto brought Neji back to the laboratory, where Orochimaru examined him after he overused his new eyes.
• Tobitake Tonbo reflected that Orochimaru had suppressed the neural response he had placed in Neji and that his own Forced Execution research had advanced to the atomic level.
• Kakashi told Hyuga Hiashi, Naruto, Hinata, and Hanabi that Neji’s power surpassed the Five Kage and that Neji was at the Technology Development Bureau.
• Hyuga Hiashi suspected human experimentation, while Kakashi said Tobitake Tonbo’s oversight made him less concerned and noted that the bureau owed Konoha an explanation for its undisclosed technology.

Kakashi learned that Neji's Byakugan enhancement experiment had ended and let him return home, where Neji reunited with Tenten. Meanwhile, Hanabi immobilized Tenyu for making a flirtatious remark, and Hinoko freed him in exchange for a shopping date.

• Kakashi accepted Tobitake Tonbo's explanation of Neji's enhanced Byakugan and told him to let Neji return home occasionally.
• Tobitake Tonbo teased Kakashi about finding a partner, but Kakashi insisted he had no interest in Shizune or Mei Terumi.
• Neji and Tenten reunited on the streets of Konoha and walked off together, while Hanabi, Konohamaru, Tenyu, and Maki watched them.
• Tenyu told Hanabi they could be as sweet as Neji and Tenten, so Hanabi struck his pressure point and immobilized him.
• Maki left with Xiao Du, and Hinoko freed Tenyu before demanding that he go shopping with her.