Chapter Summaries

Tobitake Tonbo traveled by airship from Konoha to Sunagakure to meet its strongest Taijutsu ninja and exchange techniques. After Gaara welcomed him and took him outside the village for a spar, Shukaku noticed the visit and went to see what was happening.

• Tobitake Tonbo flew from Konoha to Sunagakure, observing the changes brought by everyday chakra techniques and desert management.
• Gaara welcomed Tobitake Tonbo alongside Kankuro and Shira, whom Tonbo had come to meet.
• Shira openly challenged Tobitake Tonbo to a Taijutsu spar, and Tonbo accepted; Kankuro also asked to spar afterward.
• Gaara used sand to carry the group outside Sunagakure so their battle would not damage the village.
• Sunagakure residents recognized Tobitake Tonbo from a magazine documenting the war and discussed his achievements.
• Shukaku watched the meeting, complained that Gaara had left without telling him, then transformed into sand and followed them.

Tobitake Tonbo fought Shira in a Taijutsu match, prompting Shira to activate his Seven Heavens Breathing Method after being overwhelmed by Tonbo’s strength. Gaara realized that Tonbo’s Genjutsu caused people to overlook his Taijutsu and other abilities, and Kankuro struggled to keep his attention on the truth.

• Kankuro predicted Shira would win the Taijutsu match, while Gaara cautioned him not to underestimate Tobitake Tonbo.
• Tobitake Tonbo and Shira clashed, and Tonbo revealed that he had been holding back as Shira’s techniques failed to overcome him.
• Shira activated the Seven Heavens Breathing Method and reached its Fifth Activation before charging at Tonbo.
• Kankuro voiced confidence that he could defeat Tonbo with his puppets, and Gaara asked whether they might already be affected by Tonbo’s Genjutsu.
• Gaara explained that Tonbo’s Genjutsu made people focus on his Genjutsu and overlook his Taijutsu, ninjutsu, and other abilities.

Tobitake Tonbo revealed his overwhelming skill during a spar with Shira and explained his plan to create a Taijutsu Training System. Gaara agreed to discuss Sunagakure’s participation, while Tonbo prepared to visit Kumogakure for more Taijutsu knowledge.

• Gaara told Kankuro that Tobitake Tonbo had likely affected their memories with Genjutsu, and Kankuro realized how much Tonbo had been holding back.
• Shira activated the Fifth and then Sixth Activation of his Seven Heavens Breathing Method, trading increasingly powerful blows with Tobitake Tonbo.
• Tobitake Tonbo ended the spar by defeating Shira and using Genjutsu to force him out of the Breathing Method state.
• Tobitake Tonbo told Gaara and Kankuro that he wanted to build a Taijutsu Training System and would share it with Sunagakure in exchange for Shira’s help and Taijutsu knowledge.
• Gaara agreed to discuss the proposal with Sunagakure’s higher-ups, and Tobitake Tonbo said he would next visit Kumogakure.

Tobitake Tonbo toured Sunagakure’s Puppet Development Bureau, where Kankuro showed off a giant Mecha inspired by a red Kabuda. Kankuro entered the machine to test it while Tonbo and the others watched.

• Tobitake Tonbo explored Sunagakure and visited its expanding Puppet Development Bureau with Kankuro and Gaara.
• Ebizo joined them and reflected on how the Shinobi World had changed during peacetime.
• Kankuro introduced his giant red Mecha, explaining that it used stored chakra from Land of Snow devices and could move on wheels or feet.
• Tobitake Tonbo assessed the unfinished Mecha and questioned whether Kankuro had enough chakra to control it.
• Kankuro entered the Mecha’s chest after the workers removed its supports, preparing to test it.

Tobitake Tonbo watched Kankuro test his new flying mecha in the desert and sought access to its special paint. After touring the four great ninja villages and securing cooperation for his Taijutsu Training System, he prepared to move forward with the project.

• Kankuro launched his mecha, struggled to control its flight, and then tested its weapons and defenses in the desert while Tobitake Tonbo and Gaara watched.
• Tobitake Tonbo judged the mecha’s defense strong but its mobility limited, then asked Gaara about exporting its special paint for Konoha.
• Kankuro agreed to let Gaara consider the request and recruited people to help carry the mecha back to the village.
• Tobitake Tonbo finished visiting the four great ninja villages and reached cooperative agreements with each of them for the Taijutsu Training System.
• Kumogakure offered scheduled access to the Waterfall of Truth, while the cooperating villages prepared to share their taijutsu insights and medical research.

Tobitake Tonbo and Ayame welcomed their fourth child, Tobitake Saitama, whose extraordinary vitality and chakra revealed a powerful Taijutsu ability. Tonbo sealed the source of that power to protect Saitama’s development, and later showed the newborn to Ino and Sai at the hospital.

• Shizune delivered Tobitake Tonbo and Ayame’s son, Tobitake Saitama, whose loud cry and immense vitality surprised the hospital staff.
• Tobitake Tonbo examined Saitama and found a strand in his brain that granted great vitality but suppressed his other mental faculties.
• Tobitake Tonbo sealed the strand until Saitama graduated from the Ninja Academy, intending to let him develop a complete worldview first.
• Tobitake Tonbo carried the crying Saitama around the hospital after Ayame came out of the delivery room and fell asleep.
• Ino and Sai met Tobitake Tonbo, and Ino worried that her own child might be born bald.

Tobitake Tonbo welcomed his son Saitama and later raised the energetic baby while anticipating the completion of the Taijutsu Training System. As Maki and Xiao Du discussed their future, Ayame revealed that Tonbo had already prepared their wedding for when they came of age.

• Tobitake Tonbo took newborn Saitama on a walk through Konoha and reflected on the peaceful, technologically advanced world.
• Six months later, Saitama's boundless energy kept Ayame and Tobitake Tosei busy while Maki and Xiao Du watched him play.
• Maki and Xiao Du discussed having a child and the Taijutsu Training System, which Tonbo was overseeing.
• Maki told Xiao Du that Hinoko was pursuing Tenyu, and Xiao Du said Tenyu's strength made that understandable.
• Ayame told Maki and Xiao Du that Tonbo had finished preparing their wedding for when they came of age.

Tobitake Tonbo unveiled the Taijutsu Training System, taking the Five Kage and other shinobi into a gravity-based training space in Kaguya’s dimension. He showed them its recovery facilities and led them toward the system’s remaining features.

• Tobitake Tonbo opened a Space-Time Barrier beside the Technology Development Bureau and invited the Kage and Taijutsu experts to test the training system.
• The Raikage and Killer B entered the training space and struggled against its increased gravity, which the Eight-Tails recognized as Kaguya’s space.
• Tobitake Tonbo explained how the Gravity Space could strengthen shinobi and how a nearby facility could monitor their bodies and treat training injuries.
• Might Guy and Rock Lee celebrated the new training ground, while Chōjūrō collapsed under the gravity and the weight of Hiramekarei.
• Ōnoki asked how the training data would be used, and Tobitake Tonbo led the group into the buildings to show them more of the system.

Tobitake Tonbo had the Five Kage and other ninja begin training in his Eight Extremes Heaven system, aiming to strengthen the Shinobi World and potentially make the training a Chunin requirement. The chapter ended with the trainees pushing themselves in the gravity space while their progress was recorded and their injuries were repaired.

• Ōnoki questioned whether Eight Extremes Heaven could develop Taijutsu strong enough to challenge Kaguya, and Tobitake Tonbo explained its demanding training requirements.
• Tobitake Tonbo said he planned to make passing a gravity-space trial part of the Chunin Ninja Exams after he refined the system.
• Orochimaru, Guy, Rock Lee, the Raikage, Killer B, Darui, and other ninja trained in the gravity space and considered the system’s potential.
• The trainees used medicinal solutions and technology in the building to recover, while chakra technology recorded their training and collected data.
• Tobitake Tonbo believed that anyone who completed the full training could knock Kaguya down with one punch if she did not escape.

Tobitake Tonbo showed the Kage and other shinobi the extreme spaces in his completed Taijutsu Training System, and the Five Kage agreed on a plan to fund and test it. Its public announcement sparked fears of renewed war and protests across the Shinobi World, while factions favoring stability began to calm their members.

• Tobitake Tonbo showed the group training spaces where shinobi would have to survive a year without food or water, and he explained that his Gluttony ninjutsu would provide nutrition.
• Shira eagerly embraced the training, while Rock Lee and Might Guy first despaired and then resolved not to lose to him; the Raikage, Ōnoki, and Orochimaru also reacted to the prospect of training.
• The Five Kage established a trial plan for the Taijutsu Training System, with villages supplying medicinal materials and Konoha processing them for free.
• Konoha News announced the Shinobi Alliance Taijutsu Training System, crediting Tobitake Tonbo, Orochimaru, and their supporters.
• People across the Shinobi World feared the system would lead to war, and protests and agitation spread as rogue ninja and other instigators fueled unrest.
• Stability-minded companies, clans, and other factions reassured their members that the training system would not affect them.

The Ninja Alliance suppressed unrest while the Taijutsu Training System began training shinobi, and Sasuke searched the Land of Demons for Ōtsutsuki ruins. In Konoha, Hinata gave birth to Boruto, while Tobitake Tonbo secretly collected information on the newborn’s body and Jōgan genes as he prepared for the future.

• The Ninja Alliance hunted down those inciting unrest and restored order across the Shinobi World.
• The Five Great Ninja Villages selected shinobi to train with the completed Taijutsu Training System and visit the Waterfall of Truth.
• Sasuke followed ancient legends to locate Ōtsutsuki ruins in the Land of Demons.
• Hinata gave birth to Boruto at Konoha Hospital, where Naruto celebrated their son’s arrival and discussed his name and future classmates.
• Tobitake Tonbo collected Boruto’s physical and genetic information from outside the hospital and considered how the Jōgan might affect the coming Otsutsuki crisis.

Tobitake Tonbo tested his modified Unlimited Void while Orochimaru and Kabuto assessed its power and limitations. Orochimaru began developing a Boundary-Sealing Formula to block information and interfere with Precognition, while Tonbo left to pick up Keigo.

• Tobitake Tonbo unleashed Unlimited Void in the Thirteenth District Laboratory, overwhelming its processor with a vast stream of information.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto analyzed the technique, noting its resemblance to Izanagi and its potential to affect Precognition, but also its brief duration and heavy chakra cost.
• Orochimaru told Tobitake Tonbo to develop a version that could remain active without harming nearby people or the environment.
• Orochimaru explained that his prototype Boundary-Sealing Formula could isolate outside information and obstruct Precognition.
• Kabuto suggested summoning the Second Hokage to help, but Orochimaru refused, saying they could manage without him.
• Tobitake Tonbo left to pick up Keigo, and Orochimaru told Kabuto that Keigo surpassed Mitsuki in scientific research.

At the Ninja Academy, Tobitake Keigo found the lessons painfully basic and attracted classmates who wanted his help, while some boys resented his popularity. When they tried to beat him up, Keigo used chakra shape transformation to knock two of them down and leave the rest stunned.

• Tobitake Keigo complained that the Ninja Academy’s lessons were too easy and asked the teacher not to disturb him while he studied.
• Several girls, including Tsubaki, approached Keigo for help, and Tsubaki defended studying foundational subjects even for Scientific Ninja Tool research.
• A group of boys surrounded Keigo and said they planned to beat him up because he had been stealing the spotlight.
• Keigo used chakra shape transformation to trip the leading boy into another classmate, then challenged the remaining boys to continue fighting.
• The girls praised Keigo after recognizing his technique as an advanced shape transformation, and Tsubaki admired his skill.

Tobitake Keigo’s classmates learned how knowledgeable and strong he was, while Tobitake Tonbo worried that Keigo was growing arrogant. Two and a half years later, Tenyu and Hinoko, and Maki and Zhanbu Du, held a grand double wedding, where Naruto and Boruto reunited with Neji and his son, Hyuga Tonbo.

• Tobitake Keigo defeated several classmates, impressed the girls with his knowledge, and watched as the boys went to tattle to the teacher.
• Tobitake Tonbo decided Keigo needed more time around other people but believed he would correct his arrogance without drastic intervention.
• Two and a half years later, Tenyu and Hinoko, and Maki and Zhanbu Du, celebrated their weddings at Tobitake Tonbo’s vast estate.
• Naruto and Boruto explored the estate, and Hinata welcomed Boruto to visit whenever he liked.
• Neji and Tenten arrived with their son, Hyuga Tonbo, who met Boruto, and Naruto reminisced about Tenyu and Maki’s childhood.

Orochimaru brought Mitsuki to Tobitake Tonbo’s home for a wedding, where they met Anko, Teksen Shiso, and Anko’s daughter, Teksen Maruko. The group headed toward the wedding venue, with Mitsuki walking beside Maruko.

• Orochimaru told Mitsuki to stop displaying his chakra as they arrived at Tobitake Tonbo’s home for the wedding.
• Orochimaru reunited with Anko and Teksen Shiso, and Mitsuki introduced himself to Teksen Maruko.
• Mitsuki explained his Space Ring to Maruko and Teksen Shiso, who admired the new Scientific Ninja Tool.
• Orochimaru and the others walked toward the wedding venue, while Mitsuki joined Maruko at her side.

Shino Aburame and Kiba Inuzuka attended Tobitake Tonbo's son's wedding, where Kiba urged Shino to find a mate and revealed their plans for the future. They headed toward the wedding center, bracing for the arrival of their married classmates and their children.

• Shino Aburame teased Akamaru about being old and mate-less, prompting Akamaru to insist that Kiba Inuzuka find him a pretty mate.
• Kiba Inuzuka joked about Akamaru's dream of establishing Dog Festival and discussed how becoming Hokage could help him earn a Three-Star Titled Ninja rank.
• Shino imagined a wedding display made of bugs, but Kiba and Xiao Huan found the idea unappealing.
• Kiba warned Shino to prepare for Naruto, Neji, Choji, and their children, while Shino said he planned to become a Ninja Academy teacher.
• Kiba explained that he intended to help the village and clan, then led Shino, Xiao Huan, and Akamaru toward the wedding center.

Kakashi, Might Guy, and Rock Lee discussed Tsunade’s year-long silence and the growing unrest among organizations opposed to the Ninja Alliance. They postponed investigating until after Tobitake Tonbo’s children’s wedding and raced to the celebration.

• Might Guy and Rock Lee praised the Taijutsu Training System and resolved to train hard, while Kakashi watched them.
• Kakashi asked Might Guy whether he had heard from Tsunade, who had been out of contact for nearly two years.
• Kakashi explained that Tsunade’s last message, a year earlier, said she was working as a consultant for a pharmaceutical company, but ANBU had been unable to find her.
• Kakashi described growing trouble from anti-Alliance groups and secret organizations, and Might Guy worried that Naruto would go looking for Tsunade.
• Kakashi, Might Guy, and Rock Lee agreed to attend Tobitake Tonbo’s children’s wedding before investigating further.
• Might Guy, Rock Lee, and Kakashi raced toward the wedding, with Rock Lee’s explosive sprint kicking up dust.

Amado monitored Kara’s experiments and infiltration of the Five Great Nations, while worrying that Tobitake Tonbo could obstruct Jigen’s plans. At Tonbo’s wedding, Shikamaru, Temari, and their son Shikadai walked through the lavish venue, where Shikadai compared it to his parents’ wedding and got smacked by Temari.

• Amado learned that two embryos showed promising results and ordered the researchers to keep monitoring them for Jigen.
• A researcher told Amado about Tobitake Tonbo’s children’s weddings, Boro’s Ōtsutsuki Cult, and Kara’s progress infiltrating laboratories across the Five Great Nations.
• Amado called Tonbo a potential obstacle to Jigen’s plans and warned his organization not to let the Ninja Alliance discover its arrangements.
• At Tonbo’s wedding, Shikadai complained that his parents were holding his hands and asked about his grandfather and his parents’ wedding.
• Temari claimed her wedding had been more romantic than Tonbo’s, then smacked Shikadai when he pointed out how grand the venue was.

Gamatatsu and Gamakichi served as best men at Tonbo’s wedding and sampled the Aburame clan’s specially raised bug cuisine. As the wedding preparations continued, Aburame Shibi secretly positioned his insects among the stage props, planning a dramatic display.

• Gamatatsu and Gamakichi waited for the wedding to begin and were served platters of bugs by a maid toad created with ninjutsu.
• Gamatatsu and Gamakichi devoured the bugs and praised their heavenly taste, then said they wanted to learn how to make them.
• Aburame Shibi explained that his clan raised the bugs using its Secret Technique and Tonbo’s technology, and refused to share the method.
• Gamakichi teased Gamatatsu about being unmarried, prompting Gamatatsu to hit him while the two argued over the remaining food.
• Aburame Shibi hid insects among the wedding props and planned to release them in a spectacular display when the ceremony began.

Naruto and the others marveled at the lavish wedding spectacle arranged by Tobitake Tonbo, featuring summoned beasts, insects, and a grand entrance through the sky. Two couples, Tobitake Tenyu and Hinoko, and Tobitake Maki and Zhanbu Du, descended to the plaza as guests watched in amazement.

• Naruto, Hinata, and the Konoha 12 arrived and admired the summoned beasts and insects filling the sky.
• Gamatatsu explained that Tonbo had hired shinobi to summon the creatures, while Kiba, Shino, and others recognized beasts from their families.
• Shikadai learned that the dragon was an artificial summoned beast and the phoenix belonged to the blond-haired boy's father.
• The old Ino-Shika-Cho trio helped create a cloud gate and red-carpet entrance as the guests watched.
• Tobitake Tenyu and Hinoko, along with Tobitake Maki and Zhanbu Du, descended onto the plaza and walked toward the wedding platform.