Chapter Summaries

Kirito’s first Soul Evasion left him exhausted, and Mito worried over the Third Hokage and Danzo’s plan to use him as bait. Meanwhile, Chizuru demonstrated her new Lightning Surge technique at the Uchiha training ground and named her finishing move Lightning Flash.

• Mito watched Kirito’s unusually strong soul leave and return to his body, after which Kirito collapsed from exhaustion.
• Kushina accidentally shoved Kirito into a wall, then carried him to the guest room after Mito assured her he was alive.
• Mito ordered Momoka Senju to tell the Third Hokage to bring the Spirit Transformation Technique and warned him and Danzo to protect Kirito.
• Mito reflected on her anger at the Third Hokage and Danzo for planning to use Kirito as bait, while worrying that she was running out of time.
• Chizuru defeated three Elite Chunin with her Lightning Surge Secret Technique and called her finishing move Lightning Flash.

After using her new Lightning Flash technique, Chizuru worried that Kirito was in danger from the Anbu and ordered Kari to protect him, though Homura limited intervention to a last resort. Meanwhile, Kumo discovered an unfamiliar green lizard near Konoha’s orphanage.

• Chizuru used Lightning Flash against her opponent, then collapsed from the technique’s severe physical backlash and depleted chakra.
• Sakura Uchiha treated Chizuru, who learned Kirito was safe at the Senju Clan Compound but feared the trouble caused by his Magnet Release Ninjutsu.
• Chizuru ordered Kari Uchiha to ensure nobody else killed Kirito, and Kari relayed her command to Homura Uchiha.
• Homura told Kari to follow Chizuru’s order but intervene only if Kirito was genuinely near death, and arranged another guard for Chizuru.
• Kumo killed a green lizard near Konoha’s orphanage and grew suspicious when he realized he had never seen its kind there before.

Kumo brought Kirito news that a Sunagakure spy had probed the orphanage using a Karasu Lizard, and Kirito explained that he had activated a barrier to prevent further intrusions. Kirito sealed the lizard away and continued his experiments, while the spy in Konoha realized the technique hidden inside the lizard had vanished.

• Kumo brought a dead Karasu Lizard to Kirito in the basement and reported that Sunagakure spies had begun probing the orphanage.
• Kirito identified the lizard as a rare Ninja Beast from the Land of Wind and told Kumo that the orphanage barrier was active and required regular chakra replenishment.
• Kirito reflected on his experiments with Mito's cells, then used a reduced Reverse Four Symbols Seal to banish the lizard and its hidden chakra.
• A Konoha Chunin in a private residence realized that the Death Soul Technique he had placed inside the Karasu Lizard had disappeared.

Kirito was unexpectedly graduated and assigned to intern at the Medical Unit by Mito-sama, while Nawaki remained at the Academy. As Kirito sent his Shadow Clones off to their usual tasks, four masked Anbu surrounded him and the clones.

• An Anbu delivered Kirito his graduation certificate and an appointment letter assigning him to intern at the Medical Unit.
• Momoka explained that Mito-sama had arranged Kirito's early graduation, and she told Nawaki to keep attending class because he had failed Theory Classes.
• Kirito suggested Nawaki use a Shadow Clone to attend school, but Nawaki's clones refused and argued with him.
• Kirito left for the hospital, created three hand-seal-less Shadow Clones, and sent them to handle his daily tasks.
• Four masked Anbu appeared and surrounded Kirito and his three Shadow Clones.

Kirito evaded the Anbu’s attempts to identify his real body and demonstrated that he could incapacitate four Elite Chunin with a Sealing Jutsu. Meanwhile, a Konoha patrol on the border with the Land of Rivers was ambushed, and Hisashi Ryu turned against his surviving teammate.

• Four Anbu ninja questioned Kirito about which of his bodies was real, but he sent his Shadow Clones in different directions and continued onward.
• After a Kunai landed near Kirito, the Anbu moved to intervene and were caught in Kirito’s Double Lantern Array, then knocked unconscious by his Shadow Clones.
• Kirito told the white-haired Anbu ninja that he would cooperate if they believed him, and the ninja agreed after witnessing his strength.
• Hisashi Ryu and his patrol encountered a four-armed puppet that killed two teammates with poison needles and destroyed Hisashi Ryu’s Shadow Clone.
• The surviving teammate tried to retreat toward Hisashi Ryu, but Hisashi Ryu raised an Earth Flow Wall to block his escape.

Hisashi Ryu gave Ebizo Konoha border intelligence after being forced to relive his betrayal, then resumed his role as a sleeper spy. Danzo learned Ebizo had gone missing and, after reviewing Kirito’s guarded routine, decided to lure the cautious Sunagakure intelligence chief into the open.

• Ebizo’s puppet killed a Konoha patrol member, and Ebizo captured Hisashi Ryu with Chakra Threads.
• Ebizo reminded Hisashi Ryu that he had been turned into a Sunagakure spy and forced him to reveal Konoha’s Border Defense Map and border personnel movements.
• Ebizo used the Mind-Sand Manipulation Technique to seal Hisashi Ryu’s memories again, and another patrol team later found him near death.
• Danzo received a report that Ebizo had gone missing and suspected he had come to assassinate Kirito.
• Danzo reviewed Kirito’s routine and security, then decided to find a way to lure Ebizo out of hiding.

Kirito advanced rapidly in Konoha Hospital’s Medical Unit under Senju Ciyun’s guidance and was sent to clean the Records Room, where he encountered a man whose gaze trapped him in a vision of a giant snake. The chapter left Kirito facing the unsettling stranger on the hospital stairs.

• Kirito studied medical theory and trained in the Mystical Palm Technique, developing Yang-nature chakra and gradually improving his healing skills.
• Kirito treated a white cat’s injured leg, and Senju Ciyun praised his progress and teased him.
• Ciyun sent Kirito to clean the Records Room, which he welcomed as a chance to access the hospital’s medical records and materials.
• Kirito met a pale, golden-eyed man on the stairs to the basement, and the man’s gaze made him see a giant snake staring at him.

Kirito Tonsaka encountered Orochimaru at the hospital, dispelled his Genjutsu, and drew the dangerous ninja’s interest with his chakra control and Sealing Jutsu. After Kirito left, Senju Ciyun warned Orochimaru to stay away from him, and a Root ninja arrived to summon Orochimaru to Danzo.

• Kirito dispelled Orochimaru’s Genjutsu, prepared a Sealing Jutsu, and cautiously confronted him.
• Orochimaru gave Kirito a scroll as an apology and became fascinated by his chakra control and talent.
• Kirito identified himself as Senju Ciyun’s student and left without looking at the scroll.
• Ciyun warned Orochimaru not to interfere with Kirito, and Orochimaru agreed not to touch him.
• Orochimaru left the hospital, where a Root ninja told him that Danzo wanted to see him.

Kirito searched Konoha Hospital’s Records Room for failed experiments and examined Orochimaru’s Soft Body Modification scroll, deciding it might reveal secrets of the Akimichi Clan’s Expansion Jutsu. After Kirito sealed the scroll away, Orochimaru noticed and became interested in him, but said he would leave Kirito alone for now.

• Kirito used Shadow Clones to clean the Records Room and search its documents, finding records of failed medical experiments that he considered valuable.
• Kirito read Orochimaru’s Soft Body Modification scroll through a miniature Shadow Clone and judged that learning the technique directly from Orochimaru would be dangerous.
• Kirito speculated that Soft Body Modification had been derived from the Akimichi Clan’s Expansion Jutsu and saw the scroll as a possible source of Yang-natured Chakra techniques.
• Kirito memorized the scroll and used a watered-down Reverse Four Symbols Seal to make it disappear.
• Orochimaru noticed the scroll had been taken while speaking with Danzo, called Kirito an interesting little fish, and said he would not touch him for the time being.

A disguised Sand ninja learned that Kushina Uzumaki had entered the Ninja Academy and suspected Konoha had replaced its Jinchuriki. Meanwhile, Kirito advanced his Spirit Transformation Technique with Miko Miroku’s Soul Incense and set out on another nighttime stroll in his invisible Spirit Body.

• A samurai disguised as a down-and-out tavern patron secretly passed information to Ebizo about Kushina Uzumaki, then slipped away while a small snake carried the message onward.
• Ebizo read that Kushina had red hair and joined the Ninja Academy, inferred that Konoha’s Jinchuriki might have been replaced, and considered plans involving the Senju Clan Compound.
• Kirito cultivated the Spirit Transformation Technique with Special Grade Soul Incense made by Miko Miroku, extending his Soul Evasion to an hour and his Soul Perception to one kilometer.
• Kirito left his body, concealed his Spirit Body with the Nightfall Seal, and flew above Nawaki’s house for a nighttime stroll.

During his nightly Spirit Transformation practice, Kirito discovered that Danzo’s Root shinobi were secretly sabotaging the Senju Clan Compound’s barrier. He identified three high-ranking Senju traitors among them and realized the clan faced a serious threat.

• Kirito used Soul Vision to observe Mito’s fading soul flame and reflected on how much he cared for her.
• Kirito sensed unfamiliar souls near the Senju Clan Compound and recognized them as Root shinobi.
• Kirito discovered the Root shinobi were secretly damaging the compound’s Barrier Seal so it would fail to protect the clan during an invasion.
• Kirito identified Senju Yunshou, Senju Leiting, and Senju Qingshui as Senju Clan Guard members helping the Root shinobi sabotage the barrier.

Kirito discovered that Senju Yunshou, Senju Leiting, and Senju Qingshui were helping Danzo’s Root sabotage Mito’s Barrier Seal with a method provided by Orochimaru. After Kirito left to alert Mito, Orochimaru warned Hiruzen about Danzo, prompting Hiruzen to order an investigation.

• Kirito identified Senju Yunshou, Senju Leiting, and Senju Qingshui as Senju informants assisting Root in destroying the Barrier Seal.
• Senju Yunshou urged the Root ninja to hurry, and Kirito learned that Orochimaru had supplied their sealing method.
• Kirito left to bring the matter to Mito, worried about Orochimaru’s connection to Danzo and the possibility that Hiruzen was involved.
• Orochimaru told Hiruzen that he planned to return secretly to the Rain Country battlefield and warned him not to indulge Danzo.
• Hiruzen ordered an Anbu ninja to investigate Danzo’s recent activities.

Kirito informed Mito and Momoka that Danzo’s Root ninjas were sabotaging the Senju Clan Compound’s barrier with help from traitors inside the clan. Mito chose to secure evidence and deal with the plot discreetly, then revealed her younger appearance as she prepared to act.

• Kirito entered Mito’s room using the Spirit Transformation Technique, and Momoka confronted him before he explained that Root ninjas were sabotaging the Senju Clan Compound’s barrier.
• Kirito named Senju Yunshou, Senju Leiting, and Senju Qingshui as traitors working with Danzo and Orochimaru, prompting Momoka to blame herself for promoting Yunshou.
• Mito comforted Momoka and considered the risk that exposing the plot could destabilize Konoha, so she decided to handle the matter quietly.
• Kirito urged Mito to arrest the conspirators and secure evidence before they escaped, and Mito agreed to capture them discreetly.
• Mito’s Yin Seal glimmered, and she transformed from an old woman into a graceful, mature beauty.

Mito confronted the Root ninja attempting to breach the Senju Clan’s barrier and used powerful Sealing Techniques to defeat and immobilize them. Kirito watched while possessing a Sensory Root ninja, and the chapter ended with Mito’s enemies trapped inside her formations.

• Aburame Ryoma stopped Senju Yunshou and the masked Root ninja from fighting, while Kirito possessed the Sensory Root ninja to observe the operation.
• Mito left her home, concealed her presence, and approached the Root ninja without being detected.
• After Senju Yunshou recognized Mito, Aburame Ryoma ordered the Root ninja to split up and retreat.
• Mito formed the Four Violet Flames Formation around the group, then killed the masked Root Jonin who attacked her.
• Mito absorbed the Root ninja’s attacks with the Seal of Yin-Yang Five Elements and immobilized them with the Seven-Layered Lamp Array.

Mito stopped Aburame Ryoma and the Root members from killing themselves, then staged a collapse from leaking Nine-Tails Chakra as Konoha leaders approached. Kirito noticed White Zetsu monitoring the scene, but it withdrew before the newcomers arrived.

• Aburame Ryoma and the Root members activated their Exploding Tags, but Mito reconstructed the sealing formation and disabled the tags and their chakra.
• Mito dispelled the Four Violet Flames Formation and knocked the Root members unconscious, then handed them over to Momoka and her subordinates.
• Mito's appearance reverted and Nine-Tails Chakra began leaking, while Kirito sensed Anbu and Root observers gathering nearby.
• Kirito spotted White Zetsu watching from a tree and considered capturing it, but it slipped underground and fled.
• The Third Hokage, Danzo, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, Homura Uchiha, and Kazuma Hyuga approached, so Mito resealed the chakra and pretended to faint.
• Momoka carried Mito away while leaving a Shadow Clone and subordinates to guard the captured Root members.

The Third Hokage learned that Danzō was behind the attack on the Senju Clan Compound, but Momoka refused to hand the captured Root ninjas over to him. The Uchiha and Hyuga Clan Heads sided with the Senju, leaving the Hokage under pressure to deal with Danzō’s actions severely.

• The Third Hokage arrived, saw Mito-sama safe in Momoka’s arms, and suspected Danzō was responsible for the incident.
• Danzō tried to activate the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal on the captured Root ninjas, but stopped when the Third Hokage and other Konoha leaders watched him.
• After hearing the Anbu’s account of Mito-sama subduing the attackers and collapsing, the Third Hokage asked Momoka to hand the captives over for interrogation.
• Momoka refused, saying Mito-sama would interrogate the criminals who had damaged the Senju Clan Compound’s Barrier Seal herself.
• Homura Uchiha and Kazuma Hyuga joined Momoka, and Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu followed, making clear they expected Danzō’s actions to be dealt with severely.

The Third Hokage yielded to Momoka and left Danzo exposed after Danzo damaged the Senju Clan's Barrier Seal. Mito summoned the village leaders while Danzo tried to silence Aburame Ryoma, but his Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal failed.

• The Third Hokage abandoned Danzo to avoid a confrontation with the Senju, Uchiha, and Hyuga Clans.
• Momoka summoned the Third Hokage, Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, Homura Uchiha, and Kazuma Hyuga to meet Mito, leaving Danzo behind.
• Homura Uchiha left a Shadow Clone to keep watch on Danzo as the others followed Momoka with Aburame Ryoma.
• Danzo decided to silence Aburame Ryoma rather than risk having Root's secrets exposed to Mito.
• Danzo activated the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, but the Root ninja on the ground showed no reaction.

Kirito explained that Mito-sama had already sealed the loophole in Root’s Cursed Tongue Eradication Seals, leaving Danzo unable to use them to escape. Danzo tried to leave but was stopped by Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Anbu, and the chapter ended with Danzo held in place while Kirito and Homura Uchiha still viewed him as a dangerous threat.

• Kirito explained that Mito-sama’s Sealing Formula had blocked the Root ninjas’ cursed seals from activating, and Homura Uchiha mocked Danzo’s predicament.
• Homura Uchiha and Kirito considered killing Danzo, while Danzo recovered his composure and led the Root ninjas away.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and more than thirty Anbu surrounded Danzo and ordered him to remain under the Third Hokage’s orders.
• Danzo threatened Hiruzen Sarutobi with his killing intent, but backed down when the Anbu drew their swords and warned him to think carefully.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi let the confrontation end peacefully, and Homura Uchiha and Kirito continued to regard Danzo as a menace.

Kirito’s nightly Spirit Transformation let him expose Danzo’s scheme to lure out Ebizo, leaving Danzo surrounded by Anbu while Konoha’s leaders learned the full plan. The Third Hokage resolved to punish Danzo severely and stop defending him.

• Danzo stayed put as Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Anbu reinforcements surrounded him, and Kirito decided he no longer needed to follow him to Root’s headquarters.
• Kirito returned to Nawaki’s home as his Soul Evasion time ran out and woke in the basement.
• Mito and Konoha’s leaders heard Aburame Ryoma explain that Danzo had planned to lure Ebizo by leaking information about Kushina Uzumaki and Mito Uzumaki, then arranging to crack the Senju Clan’s Barrier Seal.
• The Third Hokage realized Danzo had hidden the existence of a Sunagakure spy in the Ninja Academy and feared the danger this had posed to the village’s children.
• The Third Hokage grew more wary of Danzo and decided to punish him severely rather than plead with Mito on his behalf.

Konoha’s leaders debated Danzo’s punishment after his betrayal harmed Mito-sama and the Senju Clan. Mito-sama chose life imprisonment and a permanent ban from political office, and the Third Hokage agreed.

• Homura Uchiha and Kazuma Hyuga condemned Danzo, and the two Hokage Advisors joined them in calling for punishment.
• The Third Hokage stripped Danzo of all his positions, while Homura Uchiha demanded his execution.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu opposed execution and argued that Danzo should be sent to the battlefield instead.
• Mito-sama proposed life imprisonment and permanent loss of political rights, and the Third Hokage accepted her decision.