Chapter Summaries

Asuma fought the Third Mizukage at sea and forced him to withdraw without rescuing the Mist Ninja prisoners. After regrouping with Jiraiya’s victorious force, Asuma’s unit returned to the Land of Fire, while the conflict with the Mist Ninja remained unresolved.

• Asuma sent Yūhi Kurenai, Hizashi Hyuga, Shizune, and the other Konoha ninja toward shore with the prisoners, then faced the Third Mizukage alone.
• The Third Mizukage attacked with Water Style, a shark swarm, and explosive Iron Cannonballs, but Asuma survived using Scorch Release and Lightning Style Chakra Modes.
• Asuma outmaneuvered the Third Mizukage and destroyed his Water Clone, forcing the Mizukage to concede defeat and withdraw with his ship.
• Asuma chose not to pursue and arranged for a squad to stay in the Land of Tea and alert Konoha if the Mist Ninja returned.
• Jiraiya’s force reported killing more than five hundred Mist Ninja and capturing over two hundred, and Asuma’s group returned to the Land of Fire.

Asuma trained to develop Electromagnetic Release before Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered him and Jiraiya to force the Iwa Ninja into peace negotiations in the Land of Rain. After Konoha’s other forces returned home, Asuma and Jiraiya set out for the front, leaving an Asuma Shadow Clone behind.

• Asuma handed command of the army to Jiraiya and went to a seaside reef to develop electromagnetic-wave and magnetic-field sensing.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to send Asuma and Jiraiya to the Land of Rain to pressure the Iwa Ninja into negotiations, while transferring Orochimaru back to Konoha to take charge of Root.
• Sarutobi Shinya delivered the order to Jiraiya, who agreed to leave for the Land of Rain and told Kurenai and the others to take him to Asuma.
• Sarutobi Shinya told Asuma to depart within three days, and Asuma accepted the mission before returning to his training.
• Yūhi Kurenai and most Konoha ninja returned to Konoha with the wounded and prisoners, while Asuma and Jiraiya headed for the Land of Rain and Asuma left behind a Shadow Clone.

Asuma revealed his new Electromagnetic Sensing Technique to Jiraiya and discussed his ambitions for becoming Hokage and bringing peace to the ninja world. He argued that lasting peace required unifying the ninja world through strength and a system that balanced interests, leaving Jiraiya shaken and uncertain.

• Asuma explained that his Electromagnetic Sensing Technique could detect targets across a fifty-li radius and function underground or underwater, surpassing his previous sensory technique.
• Jiraiya praised Asuma’s talent and asked about his goals, and Asuma said he wanted to become Hokage, grow stronger than anyone, and create peace.
• Asuma challenged Jiraiya’s belief that mutual understanding could end war by pointing to unequal wealth, conflicting interests, and people who could not understand others’ suffering.
• Asuma argued that overwhelming power could deter wrongdoing and that unifying the ninja world under a system that shared benefits could create peace.
• Jiraiya considered Asuma’s proposal and was left deeply unsettled by the idea of unification and the vast war it might require.

Asuma developed an Electromagnetic Cannon and demonstrated a ranged technique that disrupted the body’s electrical signals. After proposing that he capture Iwa Ninja prisoners himself, he left Jiraiya and the gathered Konoha Jōnin stunned by the new ability.

• Asuma gave Orochimaru two Shikotsumyaku corpses in exchange for access to his research, while Jiraiya worried about Orochimaru’s path.
• Asuma tested an Electromagnetic Cannon using iron pellets and found that they melted quickly and failed to pierce a mountainside at about two hundred meters.
• Three days later, Jiraiya summoned Asuma to a meeting about ending the war with the Iwa Ninja.
• Asuma proposed capturing enemy forces and said he would handle the prisoners himself.
• Asuma used Electromagnetic Release to disrupt the bodies of everyone in the tent, then named the technique Electromagnetic Body Disturbance.

Asuma completed Mind Reading, used Electromagnetic Sensing to locate the Iwa Ninja, and led ten teams of Konoha ninja into battle. His original body and Shadow Clones overwhelmed the Iwa forces, leaving 1,123 captured and Konoha with no casualties.

• Asuma tested his newly developed Mind Reading and refined it until he could use it to identify people by their thoughts and consciousness.
• Asuma sensed the Iwa Ninja across a wide area, marked their positions on a map, and agreed with Jiraiya to divide the Konoha force into ten teams.
• Asuma created ten Shadow Clones, then led the teams toward the Iwa Ninja while his original body remained above the battlefield.
• Asuma used electromagnetic abilities to reverse the Iwa Ninja's opening volley, disrupt their bodies, and defeat the forces on his battlefield.
• Asuma's Shadow Clones used different electromagnetic tactics to defeat the other Iwa Ninja forces, and Konoha captured 1,123 enemies in five minutes without casualties.

After Konoha captured more than a thousand Iwa Ninja, Ōnoki concluded that Asuma had taken them and decided to investigate in person. Asuma continued developing his Electromagnetic Cannon and prepared to demonstrate his power when Ōnoki arrived.

• Asuma led Konoha in capturing over a thousand Iwa Ninja and retreating, leaving Iwa scouts to find Lightning Style and Magnet Release traces on the battlefield.
• Tsuchi-kai reported the evidence to Ōnoki, who deduced that Asuma had captured the missing force and planned to travel to the Land of Rain.
• Asuma trained his Shadow Clones in Mind Reading and several other techniques while refining his Electromagnetic Cannon.
• Asuma considered using iron, Tungsten, or matter created with Yin-Yang Release as cannon ammunition, including Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Asuma decided to create Truth-Seeking Orbs and give Ōnoki a show of force when he arrived.

Asuma created two Truth-Seeking Orbs by mastering all seven Chakra Nature Transformations and considered how to increase his power. When Ōnoki’s forces moved south, Asuma set out to meet the Third Tsuchikage, while Hanzō also decided to witness the younger generation’s strength.

• White Zetsu told Uchiha Madara that Asuma had grown powerful and that Mist Ninja hardliners were considering using a Tailed Beast against Konoha, prompting Madara to call it an opportunity for Obito’s transformation.
• Uchiha Obito trained with two White Zetsu, determined to return to Rin and confront Kakashi.
• Asuma formed two Truth-Seeking Orbs and tested their abilities, concluding that their control range and power depended on his mastery of Chakra Nature Transformations.
• Asuma reflected that Tailed Beast Chakra could help him analyze Kekkei Genkai, while greater Chakra reserves would be essential to reaching the Six Paths level.
• A scout reported that Iwa Ninja were moving south with Ōnoki in the sky, and Asuma decided to go meet the Third Tsuchikage.
• After receiving the same news, Hanzō rose to see what the younger generation could do.

At the border of the three countries, Asuma confronted Ōnoki and insisted that Konoha was sincere about peace despite his attack on Iwagakure. Ōnoki chose to fight, but his Dust Release attacks failed against Asuma’s Truth-Seeking Orbs, leaving the gathered leaders shocked.

• Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta as Asuma rose into the air and traded barbs with Ōnoki about peace talks and the captured Iwa Ninja.
• Asuma warned Ōnoki that the war would continue if Iwagakure refused to state its position, then released enough killing intent and Chakra to terrify the troops.
• Ōnoki resolved not to yield, and Jiraiya, Hanzō, and Tsuchi-kai ordered their forces to move back as Asuma prepared to fight.
• Asuma sent a Shadow Clone after White Zetsu on a nearby mountaintop, revealing its presence to Ōnoki, Hanzō, and Jiraiya before it escaped underground.
• Ōnoki attacked Asuma twice with Dust Release, but Asuma’s Truth-Seeking Orbs blocked both techniques without harming him.

Asuma defeated Ōnoki and used the victory to secure Iwagakure’s agreement to peace negotiations. He then demanded ransom for the captured Iwa Ninja, leaving the two of them haggling over prices in front of the gathered shinobi.

• Asuma outmaneuvered Ōnoki’s Stone Clones and Earth Style attacks, then struck him hard enough to send him crashing into a mountainside.
• Asuma healed Ōnoki and explained that defeating him would give Iwagakure a reason to end the war; Ōnoki agreed to peace negotiations.
• Ōnoki asked Konoha to release the prisoners, and Asuma demanded ransom, naming initial prices for Jōnin, Chūnin, and Genin.
• Ōnoki rejected Asuma’s prices and proposed much lower ones, and the two began bargaining while the shinobi watched.

After Konoha and Iwagakure formally ended their war, Asuma visited Akatsuki and warned Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan about Nagato’s Rinnegan and Hanzō. He left them to consider his claims, while Madara planned to leave Asuma for Nagato to confront later.

• Asuma secured a ransom for Iwa prisoners, gained the Super Kage achievement, and used its Skill Pack to master Heavy Rock Jutsu and develop related techniques.
• Kitsuchi paid the ransom, and Konoha and Iwagakure exchanged peace treaties with witnesses from Sunagakure and Amegakure before Jiraiya led Konoha’s army home.
• White Zetsu told Uchiha Madara about Asuma’s battle with Ōnoki, but Madara refused to act against Asuma and said Nagato could deal with him after mastering the Rinnegan.
• Asuma arrived at Akatsuki’s base, introduced himself to Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, and explained that Nagato’s Uzumaki heritage made the origin of his Rinnegan suspicious.
• Asuma warned the Akatsuki members to be careful of Hanzō, then disappeared while Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan remained troubled by what he had said.

Asuma and Jiraiya discussed the danger Danzo posed to Yahiko’s group and argued over whether force could create lasting peace. Asuma returned to Konoha, eager to see Kurenai and Shizune.

• Asuma told Jiraiya that his three former disciples were doing well and warned that Danzo might target the Rinnegan.
• Asuma proposed killing Danzo, but he and Jiraiya agreed they could not use Yahiko’s group as justification to kill a Konoha comrade.
• Asuma argued that military strength and unified rules could create long periods of peace, while Jiraiya questioned whether that path could bring true peace.
• Asuma returned to Konoha on the afternoon of the twenty-fourth and headed home after parting ways with Jiraiya.

Asuma returned to Konoha, reunited with his family, and explained his advanced techniques and bloodline research. He left his cultivation knowledge in scrolls for the Sarutobi family before heading out to train at dawn.

• Asuma reunited with Sarutobi Biwako, then learned that Yūhi Kurenai and the others had left on a mission in the southern Land of Fire.
• Asuma helped Tsunade and Shizune at Konoha Hospital with Shadow Clones, then joined them for a hot spring bath and barbecue before Tsunade punched him and chased Jiraiya.
• Asuma explained Electromagnetic Release and Truth-Seeking Orbs to Sarutobi Hiruzen and Sarutobi Shinya, and suggested that his father and brother pursue new techniques.
• Asuma wrote scrolls detailing his chakra nature training, chakra modes, Scorch Release, Magnet Release, Electromagnetic Release, Truth-Seeking Orbs, and Yin-Yang Release.
• Asuma sealed the scrolls and went out for morning training without sleeping.

Asuma developed a method for transmitting Chakra through electromagnetic waves while continuing his training and research with Konoha's allies. He showed Tsunade and Shizune the heavily secured laboratory and introduced them to White Zetsu, whose presence seemed familiar to Tsunade.

• Asuma visited Uzumaki Kushina, congratulated her on her upcoming wedding, and helped her understand the Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Asuma began developing Remote Chakra Transmission and assigned Shadow Clones to train in ninjutsu; Sarutobi Shinya and Sarutobi Hiruzen also pursued their own training goals.
• Asuma continued working with Tsunade, Shizune, Uzumaki Kushina, and his family as the months passed, then received news that Namikaze Minato had forced back the Cloud Ninja's AB Combo.
• On September 12th, Asuma and a Shadow Clone successfully transmitted Chakra as electromagnetic waves over a hundred meters, though they noted range and energy loss still needed work.
• Asuma's Shadow Clone guided Tsunade and Shizune through the sealed underground Laboratory Base and showed them White Zetsu.
• Tsunade touched White Zetsu's chest to sense it, and her expression changed as White Zetsu realized Asuma had discovered something about it.

Asuma explained to Tsunade and Shizune that White Zetsu was created by Uchiha Madara using Hashirama's Cells, and they speculated about Madara's plans for Nagato and the Rinnegan. After Tsunade and Shizune began studying White Zetsu, Asuma left Kurenai to answer a plea for help from the southern Land of Fire, where Kakashi and Rin might be in danger.

• Tsunade and Shizune questioned Asuma about White Zetsu's Hashirama's Cells, and Asuma revealed that he believed Uchiha Madara had created him using the First Hokage's cells and a demonic statue.
• Asuma explained his theory that Madara had survived the Battle of the Valley of the End, awakened the Rinnegan, and transplanted it into Nagato as part of a plan to revive himself.
• Tsunade urged Asuma to use Nagato's Rinnegan to draw Madara out, but Asuma refused and kept his suspicions from the Third Hokage because he feared a larger scheme and distrusted Danzo.
• Tsunade and Shizune began examining White Zetsu at the Laboratory Base, producing research results that pleased Asuma.
• On October 3rd, Yūhi Kurenai returned to Konoha, but Asuma received a plea for help from the southern Land of Fire and told her Kakashi and Rin might be in danger.
• Asuma flew south, sensed his Shadow Clone using radio waves, and switched places with it.

Asuma tracked Kakashi and Rin as the Mist Ninja cornered them, then arrived just after Kakashi’s Chidori pierced Rin’s heart. He revived Rin with Yang Release, while Kakashi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and collapsed; Asuma escaped with them after killing dozens of Mist Ninja.

• Asuma found Kakashi and Rin near the Land of Fire’s southern coast and followed them invisibly, waiting to see how the incident unfolded.
• Kakashi fought the pursuing Mist Ninja and tried to create an escape route for Rin, but they overwhelmed him and took his blades.
• Rin stepped in front of Kakashi’s Chidori and was pierced through the heart as Uchiha Obito arrived with Spiral White Zetsu.
• Asuma appeared, created a new heart for Rin with Yang Release, and sent his Shadow Clone away with her and the unconscious Kakashi after Kakashi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Asuma killed dozens of Mist Ninja with Iron Sand and electromagnetic Senbon, sealed their corpses, and vanished.

Asuma rescued Rin Nohara and Kakashi, then revealed that Uchiha Madara had likely orchestrated the Three-Tails plot to awaken Mangekyō Sharingan in Kakashi and Obito. The group returned to Konoha and resolved to keep Rin’s survival secret while seeking a way to bring Obito back.

• Obito found Rin’s blood at the battlefield and grieved, while Spiral White Zetsu urged him to return to Uchiha Madara.
• Asuma reassured the revived Rin that he had sealed the Three-Tails and removed the Cursed Seal, then woke Kakashi and brought them back to Konoha.
• Asuma told Tsunade, Shizune, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Jiraiya, and the others that Obito had witnessed Rin’s apparent death and that Madara was likely behind the events.
• Asuma used Yin Release Chakra and Yang Release Chakra to awaken Kakashi’s Mangekyō Sharingan, confirming his theory about its connection to Obito.
• The group concluded that Madara intended to use Obito for his revival plan, and Asuma urged them to keep Rin’s survival secret.

Asuma planned to conceal Rin's survival by splitting the Three-Tails and changing her Chakra with a Sage Transformation Cursed Seal, then giving her a new identity and Samehada. After using the system to raise his Substitution Technique to Level 11, he discovered it had undergone major changes.

• Asuma explained that he would split the Three-Tails and alter Rin's Chakra so she could hide in plain sight and eventually approach Obito.
• Asuma proposed developing a Sage Transformation Cursed Seal, placing Rin in the Anbu under a different identity, and giving her Samehada.
• Asuma told Sarutobi Hiruzen and Sarutobi Shinya to keep the plan from Danzo, then returned home.
• Asuma gained two Intelligence Stats and two Attribute Points from the Savior achievement, raising his Intelligence to 101 and his Constitution to 99.8.
• Asuma spent a Skill Point to raise his Substitution Technique from Level 10 to Level 11 and was delighted by its major changes.

Asuma advanced his Substitution Technique, strengthened his body, and began studying the Flying Thunder God and Spirit Transformation techniques while Konoha’s political situation shifted. As Minato’s inauguration approached, Danzo plotted to undermine him and reclaim power in Root.

• Asuma raised his Substitution Technique to level 11, allowing him to swap with any Chakra-marked object within sensory range, and his Constitution surpassed one hundred as his Chakra and Sage Mode endurance grew.
• Asuma began studying the Flying Thunder God Technique and Spirit Transformation Technique with the help of Shadow Clones.
• In November, the Cloud Ninja withdrew, Minato and Kushina married, and Asuma gave Kushina the Sage Power Eight Trigrams Seal and Minato notes on Space-Time principles.
• Konoha began negotiations with the Mist Ninja over the Three-Tails, while Asuma demanded one billion ryo and insisted that Sakumo replace Danzo on the delegation to the Daimyo’s Mansion.
• Danzo confronted Orochimaru about losing influence and interest in the Rinnegan, then ordered Root Shinobi to spread news after Minato took office so Danzo could pursue leadership of Root.

Asuma and his allies split the Three-Tails, returning its Yin half to Rin Nohara and sealing its Sun half inside Uzumaki Kushina’s bathtub. Asuma planned to use Rin’s half and his Sage Power Eight Trigrams Seal to help her gain Senjutsu Chakra, and Kushina agreed to guide her.

• Asuma broke the seal on Rin Nohara and used Tsunade’s Heavenly Sun Life Transfer to sustain her as the Three-Tails emerged.
• Asuma subdued the Three-Tails, split its Yin and Sun halves, and resealed the Yin half inside Rin with his Sage Power Eight Trigrams Seal.
• Uzumaki Kushina sealed the Sun Three-Tails inside a small bathtub using her Adamantine Sealing Chains and Tail Sealing Method.
• Asuma told Rin to learn to use the Yin Three-Tails’ Chakra, explaining that his seal would purify it and help her form Senjutsu Chakra.
• Uzumaki Kushina agreed to teach Rin about Tailed Beasts.

Obito and Black Zetsu plotted to turn Hanzō against Yahiko’s Akatsuki, while Asuma and Jiraiya went to warn Yahiko of the danger. Asuma left the group with Jiraiya’s gift, but Yahiko and his companions still trusted Hanzō.

• Obito and Black Zetsu decided to exploit the Iwa Ninja’s contact with Hanzō and make him see Akatsuki as a threat.
• Asuma argued that Hanzō should be eliminated without Konoha sending troops, and Jiraiya agreed to help protect Yahiko and his disciples.
• Asuma and Jiraiya traveled to Amegakure and found Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan at Akatsuki’s base.
• Asuma warned Yahiko’s group that the Iwa Ninja might drive a wedge between Akatsuki and Hanzō, and explained that the major nations opposed a stronger Land of Rain.
• Yahiko insisted that he trusted Hanzō, and Asuma gave Konan a specially made kunai from Jiraiya before leaving.