Chapter Summaries

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.

Tobitake Tonbo received an S-rank mission from Hiruzen Sarutobi to gather intelligence on the Rinnegan, despite Danzo urging him to accept sacrifices. After preparing and saying goodbye to his family, Tonbo met the others at the departure point, while Danzo’s Root operatives prepared to accompany the team.

• Danzo assigned Tobitake Tonbo an intelligence mission and insisted that sacrifices were acceptable, but Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Tonbo to retreat safely if necessary.
• Tobitake Tonbo told Ayame and their twins, Tenyu and Maki, that he would leave the next day, and he gave the babies chakra-filled figurines for protection.
• Tobitake Tonbo prepared sealing formulas, equipment, and countermeasures for a mission that could bring him into conflict with Nagato and the Six Paths of Pain.
• Teksen Shiso prepared to join his teacher, Tobitake Tonbo, hoping to prove himself during his first S-rank mission.
• Danzo ordered two masked Root elites to use Tobitake Tonbo’s strength to draw the Rinnegan user's attention.
• After saying goodbye to his family, Tobitake Tonbo arrived early at the meeting point as the team prepared to depart.

Tobitake Tonbo led Teksen Shiso, Genkei, and Murakumo toward the Land of Rain on a mission to infiltrate it and investigate the Rinnegan. After reviewing the failed attempts and the country’s powerful sensory defenses, the team had yet to find a way inside.

• Tobitake Tonbo met Genkei and Murakumo, assessed their abilities, and led the team toward the Land of Rain with Teksen Shiso.
• Genkei used Earth Release to build the team a shelter near the border, while Teksen Shiso lamented that he could not do the same.
• After three days of travel, Tobitake Tonbo explained that previous intelligence squads had failed to enter the Land of Rain without being detected.
• Tobitake Tonbo and his teammates ruled out infiltration from other borders and a direct assault, leaving them without a clear plan.
• Tobitake Tonbo considered whether the Wandering Miko, who had once worked for Danzo, might have been able to bypass the sensory defenses.

Iruka discovered that the Academy students had figured out how to resist his genjutsu, though he did not learn who devised the method. Meanwhile, Tobitake Tonbo and his team advanced underground toward Amegakure, wary that their infiltration might have been detected.

• Iruka transformed into a blackboard eraser to eavesdrop on his students and learned that they had cracked his genjutsu and were pretending to suffer its effects.
• Liang erased the board while Iruka remained transformed, and Mizuki taught class without exposing Iruka's disguise.
• Mizuki revealed that he had noticed Iruka's transformation, and the teachers learned that the students' countermeasure had spread from the third grade.
• Tobitake Tonbo sensed the area ahead as Genkei, Teksen Shiso, and Murakumo helped their team tunnel toward Amegakure beneath a barrier.
• Tobitake Tonbo warned his teammates to maintain the barrier and prepare for combat as they neared Amegakure.

Tobitake Tonbo infiltrated Amegakure and gathered intelligence while his teammates waited underground. He identified how Nagato’s Rain Tiger at Will Technique detected intruders, but Genkei and Murakumo secretly moved against him as Teksen Shiso watched them.

• Tobitake Tonbo disguised himself as an Amegakure resident, entered a tavern, and listened as local ninja praised Pain and Konan.
• Teksen Shiso warned Genkei and Murakumo not to act rashly, while the two distracted him and secretly sent black mice through the tunnel.
• Teksen Shiso suspected his teammates had made a move and secretly signaled that he was ready to act.
• Tobitake Tonbo interrogated Amegakure ninja, used his Mind Reading Technique to supplement their answers, and sealed away their memories of him.
• Tobitake Tonbo concluded that Nagato sensed intruders by detecting unfamiliar chakra among the people active in Amegakure.

Tobitake Tonbo’s team uncovered the principle behind Amegakure’s rain-based sensory ninjutsu, and Danzo received their intelligence and ordered countermeasures. After developing a way to evade detection, Tonbo infiltrated Amegakure and approached the chunin Hayakawa under cover of a genjutsu.

• Tobitake Tonbo intercepted coded signals about Danzo’s subordinates and headed back to his team while remaining wary of their activity.
• Black-cloaked Konoha ninjas used mice to deliver intelligence about Amegakure’s sensory ninjutsu to Danzo.
• Tobitake Tonbo told Genkei, Murakumo, and Teksen Shiso that he had identified how Amegakure’s rain-based sensing worked, then went on to develop a countermeasure.
• Danzo received the report and ordered his subordinates to crack the sensory technique and devise countermeasures within half a month.
• Tobitake Tonbo used a secret technique to infiltrate Amegakure, where Hayakawa remained unaware of his presence as Tonbo prepared to kill him.