Chapter Summaries

Itachi and Shisui discussed the worsening conflict between the Uchiha clan and Konoha, while Shisui urged Itachi to keep training and hoped the next generation could find a solution. At the Academy, Sasuke impressed his classmates with his shuriken skills, but Naruto missed his own targets and faced their scorn.

• Shisui defeated Itachi in a training match, then praised him for joining ANBU and surpassing him at the same age.
• Itachi and Shisui discussed how distrust between the Uchiha clan and Konoha had become a vicious cycle that they could only try to ease.
• Shisui encouraged Itachi to focus on growing stronger, and Itachi said Sasuke might surpass them and find a solution.
• Sasuke accurately hit the shuriken targets at the Academy and privately vowed to surpass Itachi and earn their father's recognition.
• Naruto tried to match Sasuke's performance but hit the neighboring targets, received zero points from Iruka, and was mocked by his classmates.

Kiba Inuzuka impressed his classmates with a self-created Shuriken technique, drawing Sasuke Uchiha’s attention. He revealed the method behind it and left Sasuke determined to study harder.

• Kiba used his sharp sense of smell to guide Shuriken into a target from multiple directions, stunning Iruka and the students.
• Sasuke asked Kiba to teach him the technique, and Kiba agreed in exchange for five days of barbecue.
• After school, Kiba explained that the technique combined scent tracking with mechanics, aerodynamics, and mathematics, and demonstrated it for Sasuke.
• Sasuke realized the technique depended on lessons from the upper grades, accepted that he had lost the barbecue bargain, and resolved to study harder and surpass Kiba.

Shisui sacrificed himself after Danzo attempted to take his Sharingan, entrusting his remaining eye and the village-family conflict to Itachi. Shisui’s death changed Itachi’s resolve, while Tobitake Tonbo stayed focused on his family and began developing a long-term Genjutsu theory.

• Sasuke asked Itachi to teach him shuriken, then practiced with an Itachi figurine after his brother left for a mission.
• Shisui used Genjutsu to immobilize Danzo, but Danzo attacked him and demanded both Sharingan as Root members arrived.
• Shisui gave Itachi his remaining eye and asked him to handle the conflict between the Uchiha family and the village, then leaped from the Naka River cliff.
• The next day, Itachi fought several Uchiha family members over Shisui’s suicide note until Fugaku intervened, while Sasuke watched.
• Itachi asked Tobitake Tonbo about his Will of Fire, then left after hearing that Tonbo’s resolve had never changed.
• Danzo complained that Shisui had escaped, while Tobitake Tonbo considered continuing his Genjutsu research.

After Shisui’s death, Tobitake Tonbo stayed out of the Uchiha conflict while Konoha’s Barrier Team detected recurring spatial fluctuations that Hiruzen suspected were linked to a mysterious figure from Amegakure. The chapter ended with Teksen Shiso and Anko visiting Tonbo’s home, where Anko asked why he kept his face bandaged.

• Shisui’s death briefly stalled the Uchiha radicals, while Itachi continued taking Sasuke to school and teaching him ninja techniques.
• The Barrier Team detected another unexplained spatial fluctuation in Konoha, and Captain Yamanaka Kiri ordered an investigation that again found nothing.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Shimura Danzō that he suspected the fluctuations came from the mysterious ninja encountered during the Amegakure mission.
• A spiral-masked man complained about Konoha’s vigilance as another voice said they should gather intelligence, and the masked man declared that the Uchiha and Konoha should become nourishment for reforging the world.
• Tobitake Tonbo watched a ninja drama with Tenyu and Maki, then Teksen Shiso and Anko arrived at his home.
• Anko remarked that Tonbo looked handsome without his bandages and asked why he kept his face wrapped.

Tobitake Tonbo visited Anko and Teksen Shiso, then Iruka taught his students a lesson with the Eight Fragrances of Fire. Naruto suffered the technique while his classmates reacted with curiosity, and Iruka led the class into physical training.

• Tobitake Tonbo teased Anko and Teksen Shiso about their honeymoon, their children, and Anko's weight.
• Iruka used the Eight Fragrances of Fire on Naruto after Naruto's prank, making him vomit in front of the class.
• Iruka explained that the technique had been created to discipline naughty students and ordered the class to run laps.
• Choji asked Naruto what he had tasted, while Naruto insisted it was worse than vegetables; Shino Aburame joined their conversation.
• Kiba Inuzuka recognized the technique from what his sister had told him and resolved not to give Iruka a chance to use it on him.

Tobitake Tonbo visited Yakumo Kurama at Seeing Hill Manor, reflecting on the Yin-Yang technique that had made her a real but frail person. He practiced his nearly completed Genjutsu: Deception — Celestial Phenomenon as Yakumo painted, and a warm breeze appeared after dark clouds gathered over the manor.

• Tobitake Tonbo brought food to Yakumo Kurama and reassured her that she did not need to pressure herself to become a ninja.
• Tobitake Tonbo reflected that Illusion Reincarnation used Yin-Yang Nature Transformation to create Yakumo Kurama, with severe side effects.
• Yakumo Kurama told Tobitake Tonbo she still wanted to help her family, and he encouraged her to focus on living well.
• Tobitake Tonbo took Yakumo Kurama to the mountain peak behind Seeing Hill Manor to practice his nearly finished Genjutsu: Deception — Celestial Phenomenon.
• Dark clouds gathered over Seeing Hill Manor while Yakumo Kurama painted, and a gentle breeze carrying a faint warm aura swept over them.

Tobitake Tonbo completed a Nature Transformation that deceived celestial phenomena, then reconsidered its uses after Yakumo Kurama encouraged him to look beyond combat. He later searched geographical intelligence for natural phenomena to study and reproduce, determined to find a battle use for his invention.

• Tobitake Tonbo showed Yakumo Kurama the rain created by his new Celestial Phenomenon Ninjutsu and worried that it had little combat value.
• Yakumo Kurama pointed out the technique could help in everyday life, and Tobitake Tonbo dispelled the clouds before painting with her.
• A braided-haired child took the sudden rainbow as encouragement to keep training and surpass the geniuses.
• Tobitake Tonbo showed Tenyu a painting of himself and Yakumo Kurama, then promised to buy Tenyu snacks if he became Hokage.
• Tobitake Tonbo went to the Intelligence Division and searched geographical records for natural celestial phenomena he could study and reproduce.

Tobitake Tonbo learned that Windrest Valley, an ideal site for his weather-based ninjutsu research, belonged to the Hagoromo clan and was normally closed to outsiders. Yamanaka Inoichi told him a Konoha mission would soon let him enter the valley, and Tonbo planned to apply for it.

• Tobitake Tonbo researched Windrest Valley and discovered it was Hagoromo clan territory, while learning that the clan had declined from its Warring States strength and become focused on business.
• Tobitake Tonbo told Yamanaka Inoichi he needed a special region to research a new ninjutsu and explained why Windrest Valley suited his work.
• Yamanaka Inoichi revealed that the Hagoromo clan had hired Konoha to supervise children training in Windrest Valley because much of its combat strength was escorting a shipment.
• Yamanaka Inoichi advised Tobitake Tonbo to apply to the Third Hokage for the mission, and Tonbo thanked him and resolved to pursue the opportunity.

Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to arrange teammates for Tobitake Tonbo, then spent time with Konohamaru, who had been lonely since his parents died. At the Ninja Academy, Kiba Inuzuka revealed that older students had learned a counter to Iruka’s punishment ninjutsu, while Naruto spoiled Kiba’s attempt to make them call him Big Brother.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to notify Tobitake Tonbo after deciding on teammates for him.
• Konohamaru visited Hiruzen, who reflected on his grandson’s loneliness after Shinnosuke and his wife died.
• Kiba Inuzuka told the students that Tokuma Hyuga had discovered and spread a counter to Iruka’s ninjutsu, the Throat Protection Technique.
• Kiba tried to make the students call him Big Brother before teaching them, but Naruto pointed out that they could learn the technique from other older students.

At the Ninja Academy, Shikamaru dismissed the idea of becoming Hokage while Kiba explained the Throat Protection Technique to his classmates. Tobitake Tonbo then escorted Hagoromo Ken and his clan’s procession toward their territory, where his sensory team found no threats and accepted the employer’s grilled meat.

• Shikamaru thought being Hokage sounded like a troublesome burden as Kiba and Naruto discussed it.
• Kiba explained how to practice the Throat Protection Technique before Iruka ordered the class back to work.
• Tobitake Tonbo set out with Hyuga Chō, Inuzuka Gō, and Aburame Shikyō to escort Hagoromo Ken’s group.
• Hagoromo Ken criticized the ninja for being slow, then led them to a procession of carriages bound for the Hagoromo clan’s territory.
• Hyuga Chō, Aburame Shikyō, and Inuzuka Gō reported no threats, and Tobitake Tonbo scolded Gō after learning he had only smelled steak cooking in the carriage.
• Hagoromo Ken offered the escort grilled meat, and the ninja ate after Aburame Shikyō tested it for poison.

Tobitake Tonbo’s squad arrived at the wealthy Hagoromo Clan to protect participants in a dangerous Windrest Valley trial. Meanwhile, rogue ninja prepared to attack, believing the clan’s strongest fighters had been drawn away by a scheme involving Gato.

• Hagoromo Ken’s escort team handled threats during the journey while Tobitake Tonbo’s squad took turns keeping watch and Tonbo studied the phenomena of Windrest Valley.
• Two days later, Tonbo’s squad entered Hagoromo territory, where Hagoromo youths boasted about their wealth and dismissed the Konoha ninja they had hired.
• Hagoromo Ken told Tonbo’s squad to rest until the month-long trial began and warned them not to wander around the clan grounds.
• Tonbo explained that the squad’s mission was to rescue trial participants when they ran out of stamina inside Windrest Valley.
• Rogue ninja gathered at night and confirmed that most Hagoromo combatants had left; an Amegakure rogue ninja dismissed a Grass Hidden rogue ninja’s concern about facing a Konoha Jōnin and three Chunin.

Tobitake Tonbo monitored a group targeting the Hagoromo and returned to brief his team. He left them with a detailed map of the Hagoromo compound and joked about becoming rich through a wealthy wife.

• Tobitake Tonbo watched a group discuss intelligence about the Hagoromo and worried that their employer might be killed before paying for the mission.
• Tobitake Tonbo returned to Hyuga Chō, Inuzuka Gō, and Aburame Shikyō, who had been unable to detect him despite Hyuga Chō's Byakugan.
• Tobitake Tonbo explained that he had surveyed the terrain, then teased his team that they could afford a lavish lifestyle by becoming Jōnin or marrying a rich woman.
• Tobitake Tonbo drew a detailed map of the Hagoromo compound, marking terrain features, distances, coordinates, and places suited to different techniques.

Tobitake Tonbo’s squad learned that the Hagoromo faced a dangerous corporate rival and prepared to protect the family’s young members during their trial. The chapter ended as the group set out for Windrest Valley, with Tonbo warning his squad that the Hagoromo’s specialized equipment hinted at serious dangers ahead.

• Tobitake Tonbo told his squad about the Hagoromo’s enemy and explained that they should be ready to respond if the threat escalated, while prioritizing their own safety.
• Tobitake Tonbo’s squad informed Hagoromo Ken that the family had enemies, and Hagoromo Ken thanked them and considered raising the mission rank.
• Hagoromo Qi introduced himself as the guide for the Hagoromo juniors’ trial at Windrest Valley, and the children inspected and quietly mocked the Konoha shinobi.
• Inuzuka Gō, Hyuga Chō, and Aburame Shikyō noted the Hagoromo’s advanced protective gear, summoning formulas, and radios.
• Tobitake Tonbo warned his squad to prepare supplies and expect bodily hazards and communication failures at Windrest Valley.

Tobitake Tenyu and Tobitake Maki were bored without their father, so they joined Naruto’s search for Iruka-sensei’s teacher by promising him a Ninja Essential Manual. They led Naruto to Tobitake Tonbo’s study and found a huge intelligence-gathering book, leaving Naruto overwhelmed by its size and weight.

• Tobitake Tenyu and Tobitake Maki complained that they were bored and wanted to fly around like their father.
• Naruto arrived at Ichiraku Ramen to search for Iruka-sensei’s teacher, and the siblings recognized that he meant their father, Tobitake Tonbo.
• Tenyu and Maki offered to help Naruto find Tonbo’s Ninja Essential Manual, and Naruto made them members of his Ninja Intelligence Squad.
• Ayame reluctantly allowed Naruto to take the children to Tonbo’s house, while Teuchi worried that they would get into trouble.
• Tenyu found the book titled Intelligence Gathering: From Beginner to Burial, and Naruto struggled to lift the enormous volume.

Orochimaru learned that Tobitake Tonbo had left Konoha on a mission and decided to meet the shinobi who had caught the Akatsuki leader’s attention. At Windrest Valley, Tonbo’s team learned how they would help the Hagoromo clan’s children survive their month-long training.

• Kabuto informed Orochimaru that Tobitake Tonbo had left Konoha on a mission for the Hagoromo clan, and Orochimaru resolved to meet him.
• Orochimaru recalled Tonbo’s old Konoha file and admitted that he had underestimated Tonbo’s abilities.
• Tobitake Tonbo and his teammates reached Windrest Valley and faced the violent hurricanes surrounding the training grounds.
• Hagoromo Qi explained that the valley’s winds would weaken for a month and that Tonbo’s team would rescue the children when they needed rest, then send them back into the trial.
• Tobitake Tonbo praised the Hagoromo clan’s preparations, including the children’s supplies stored with Summoning Technique formulas.

Naruto admitted he could not understand Tobitake Tonbo’s book and decided to recruit someone smart to help him find the Great Demon King’s teacher. Meanwhile, Tobitake Tonbo accompanied Hagoromo Qi’s children into Windrest Valley for wind training, and Naruto went to ask Shikamaru to become his strategist.

• Naruto failed to understand the book, and Tenyu advised him to delegate tasks and find teammates to help.
• Tobitake Tonbo observed the Hagoromo clan’s wind affinity as Hagoromo Qi led him and the others into Windrest Valley.
• Hagoromo Qi assigned Tobitake Tonbo and the other sensory ninjas to rescue the children whenever the gale exhausted them.
• Naruto asked Shikamaru to be his teammate and chief strategist, but Shikamaru refused.
• Shikamaru suggested Naruto ask Shino for help, and Naruto asked who Shino was.

At Windrest Valley, Tobitake Tonbo used an expensive meteorological instrument to gather data for developing a powerful wind-related ninjutsu while his team protected the Hagoromo clan members. Elsewhere, Naruto asked Shino to help him, but Shino declined because he had to care for his breeding insects, frightening Naruto and his companions with a swarm.

• Hyuga Chō and his teammates rescued Hagoromo members swept away or injured by Windrest Valley’s violent winds, while Aburame Shikyō and Inuzuka Gō discussed Tobitake Tonbo’s work.
• Aburame Shikyō inferred that Tobitake Tonbo was using the meteorological instrument to develop a wind-related ninjutsu.
• Tobitake Tonbo monitored weather data and sensed the valley’s winds as he worked on the technique, which he intended to use as a chakra-intensive trump card.
• Naruto asked Shino Aburame to become his temporary subordinate, but Shino refused because his baby insects were in their breeding period.
• Shino showed Naruto, Tenyu, and Maki the insects crawling from his clothes, and all three recoiled in fear.

Naruto gathered Choji, Tenyu, and Maki to search for Iruka’s teacher, while Tenyu and Maki secretly tried to keep Naruto from discovering the teacher’s identity. That night, masked intruders infiltrated the Hagoromo clan grounds and attacked its guards and sentries.

• Naruto failed to recruit most of his classmates, who rejected and insulted him, but he was cheered by the classmates who treated him like an ordinary person.
• Choji joined Naruto’s intelligence squad and suggested visiting Iruka to find a photograph of his former teacher.
• Naruto agreed to Choji’s plan and sent Tenyu and Maki to search Iruka’s home, where the boys planned to act cute if necessary.
• At night, shadows used ninjutsu to slip past the Hagoromo clan’s patrols and killed guards and sentries, staining the grounds with blood.

Tobitake Tonbo uncovered an attack on the Hagoromo Clan and killed the Amegakure ninja pursuing Hagoromo Ken. He learned that the clan’s grounds had been targeted in a planned assault, while the fate of the remaining Hagoromo members was still unclear.

• Amegakure attackers killed the Hagoromo elder and slaughtered clan members and guards at the Hagoromo Clan Grounds.
• The attack leader decided to ambush the ten Hagoromo youths training in Windrest Valley, while an unknown figure appeared among the corpses.
• Hagoromo Ken fled toward Windrest Valley to seek Konoha’s help as four Amegakure ninjas pursued him.
• Tobitake Tonbo sensed danger, packed his research away, and had Inuzuka Gō and Aburame Shikyō gather the ten Hagoromo trainees.
• Tobitake Tonbo killed three pursuers, captured the Amegakure captain, and used the Mind Reading Technique to learn about the coordinated assassination of the Hagoromo Clan.
• Tobitake Tonbo snapped the captain’s neck, verified the information from the other bodies, and sealed all four corpses in a scroll.

Tobitake Tonbo accepted Hagoromo Ken’s request to escort the Hagoromo clan survivors and led his team through an ambush by rogue ninja. His Genjutsu and his teammates’ attacks overwhelmed the attackers, but a signal flare summoned attention as Aburame Shikyō’s insects struck another enemy.

• Tobitake Tonbo treated Hagoromo Ken, agreed to raise the mission to S-rank for double pay, and prepared to escort the clan’s ten children.
• Tobitake Tonbo led his team and the Hagoromo clan members along the road, where he detected an ambush and used Earth Release to expose the hidden attackers.
• Tobitake Tonbo hid Hagoromo Ken and the ten clan members inside a summoned Chopped Pepper Fish Head, then supported his teammates as they attacked.
• Tobitake Tonbo’s Genjutsu misdirected the enemies’ attacks while Inuzuka Gō and Hyuga Chō killed several attackers, leaving eight beside their leader.
• The enemy leader fired a signal flare, and Aburame Shikyō’s insects emerged from a rogue ninja’s body and continued attacking the remaining enemies.