Chapter Summaries

Kirito, disguised as the rogue Amegakure ninja Hattori Masanari, confronted Tsunade after she arrived at a clash with Konoha Chunin. Tsunade realized her men had provoked the incident but attacked Kirito anyway to contain the scandal, and he countered with a Water Dragon Bullet Technique.

• Tsunade arrived and treated the injured Konoha Chunin before recognizing Kirito as Hattori Masanari.
• Tsunade challenged Kirito over injuring her men, and Kirito revealed that the Konoha ninja had caused the incident.
• Tsunade inferred what her men had done, cut off the Chunin's explanation, and said she would deal with them later.
• Kirito began retreating, but Tsunade refused to let him leave and charged at him to eliminate the rogue ninja.
• Kirito evaded Tsunade with the Water Body Flicker Technique and launched a Water Dragon Bullet Technique at her.

Kirito and Tsunade continued their battle, with Kirito using powerful Water Style techniques to keep her at a distance. After Tsunade rescued the Konoha Chunin from his whirlpools, Kirito caught her in his Water Dragon Blast and left her swallowed by a giant water dragon.

• Tsunade shattered Kirito’s Water Dragon Bullet with Monster Strength Fist, but Kirito escaped her charge and sent a massive wave at her with Water Style: Raging Torrent.
• Tsunade blocked the wave with Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall and mocked Kirito for running, while he refused to fight her at close range.
• Eight Konoha Chunin attacked Kirito, but he trapped them in four whirlpools with Water Style: Water Dragon Rain.
• Tsunade destroyed Kirito’s water clones and rescued the trapped Konoha ninja with Earth Style: Earth Tremor Core.
• Kirito summoned five water dragons with Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu, then blasted Tsunade into the air and swallowed her with Water Style: Water Dragon Blast.

Kirito defeated and severely injured Tsunade before Orochimaru intervened, forcing him to retreat toward Amegakure. Tsunade and Orochimaru decided to exploit Amegakure’s internal divisions, while Tsunade turned to confront five Konoha ninja.

• Kirito’s Water Dragon struck Tsunade and hurled her into a crater, leaving her badly injured but alive.
• Orochimaru emerged from a giant snake and attacked Kirito, but Kirito blocked his strikes and escaped using the Water Body Flicker Technique.
• Tsunade and Orochimaru chose not to pursue Kirito because he was near Amegakure territory and difficult to defeat on the water-covered battlefield.
• Orochimaru suggested supporting Hattori Masanari against Hanzō, and Tsunade decided to discuss an Amegakure Split Plan with her teacher.
• Tsunade turned toward the arriving Konoha ninja and fixed a cold gaze on five of them, preparing to address Konoha’s internal problems.

Kirito encountered Salamander Hanzō, who asked him to return to Amegakure and help the struggling village. Kirito agreed conditionally, and Hanzō admitted that his dream had ended.

• Kirito recovered his Chakra and reflected on Hanzō's strength and Amegakure's decline.
• Hanzō and Amegakure ninja surrounded Kirito, who hid underground with the Mayfly Technique and left a Shadow Clone behind.
• Hanzō greeted Kirito as Masanari and invited him to return, promising to revoke the rogue-ninja warrant.
• Kirito laughed at Hanzō's change of heart, and Hanzō sent his angry subordinates away.
• Kirito said he would return if Hanzō answered one question, then asked whether his dream had ended.
• Hanzō sighed and admitted that his dream had ended.

Kirito refined Gojo Shin’s New Era Samurai persona while strengthening Uzumaki Ryoko as a Night Organization core member. Ryoko reported that Gato wanted to know whether their plans in the Land of Rain could begin.

• Kirito agreed to return to Amegakure after a few days, and Hanzō left with the Amegakure ninja.
• Kirito practiced Sword Qi, Flying Bird Slash, Flame Dragon, and Tornado in Gojo Shin’s courtyard, frightening away hidden assassins.
• Uzumaki Ryoko served Kirito tea and continued managing his estate as its chief steward and a Night Organization core member.
• Kirito trained Ryoko in the Improved Akimichi Secret Technique, and she used her strength and spiked club to defeat assassins.
• Uzumaki Ryoko told Kirito that Gato had sent a letter asking whether the arrangements in the Land of Rain could begin.

Kirito ordered the Night Organization to investigate Root’s next shipment cautiously, using Kirigakure to scout and waiting for him before confronting Root. Meanwhile, the Third Hokage presented Tsunade’s proposal about a new situation in Amegakure, and Kirito’s main body received a special patient at Konoha Hospital.

• Kirito told Gato to wait before pursuing a pharmaceutical factory in the unstable, xenophobic Land of Rain.
• Uzumaki Ryoko reported that Yamanaka Yun had asked whether the Night Organization should intercept another shipment controlled by Konoha Root.
• Kirito recalled how he had helped Yamanaka Yun uncover the truth about his fiancée’s death and turn against Danzo.
• Kirito ordered Yamanaka Yun to let Kirigakure scout the shipment, identify Root’s people, and wait for Kirito before acting.
• The Third Hokage shared Tsunade’s proposal about Amegakure with the Hokage Advisors, while Kirito’s main body received a special patient at Konoha Hospital.

Kirito treated Orochimaru’s wound and refused his implied invitation to the battlefield, while Orochimaru warned that some duties could not be refused. In the Hokage’s Office, the Third Hokage and his advisors debated Tsunade’s plan to support Hattori Masanari, leaving them reconsidering the risks after Momoka Senju warned that other villages might back him instead.

• Orochimaru visited Kirito for treatment and praised his Mystical Palm Technique after Kirito quickly healed his hand.
• Kirito declined Orochimaru’s hint about joining the battlefield, and Orochimaru warned him that people could not always choose their own path.
• Kirito suspected he was nearing deployment and resumed building his strength by restoring and storing Chakra.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura opposed Tsunade’s plan to support Hattori Masanari because Hanzō could kill him and the investment was risky.
• Momoka Senju argued that other villages might support Hattori Masanari if Konoha did not, causing the Third Hokage and the advisors to reconsider.

The Third Hokage and the Konoha elders agreed to contact Hattori Masanari before another hidden village could win him over, and chose Jiraiya for the task. Jiraiya received a Konoha messenger in the Land of Rain while three children watched nervously from a window.

• Momoka warned the Third Hokage, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura that other hidden villages might approach Hattori Masanari, and they agreed Konoha needed to act quickly.
• Momoka proposed Tsunade as the contact, but Utatane Koharu and the Third Hokage objected because of Tsunade's recent conflict with Hattori Masanari and her hospital duties.
• Mitokado Homura suggested Jiraiya, and the Third Hokage, Utatane Koharu, and Momoka agreed to send him to contact Hattori Masanari.
• A Messenger Hawk carried Konoha's decision to the Land of Rain, where an Anbu Ninja arrived at Jiraiya's house half a day later.
• Jiraiya told the Anbu Ninja he would return when the time came, while three children watched them anxiously from the window.

Jiraiya left the children to pursue Hattori Masanari, hoping to help bring peace to the war-torn country. Meanwhile, Kirito’s White Zetsu Clone exposed a Sunagakure puppet posing as Akasuna and trapped it with Water Style: Water Prison Jutsu.

• Nagato panicked at the sight of a Konoha Anbu ninja, but Yahiko reassured him and Jiraiya helped the children settle down.
• Jiraiya left a Shadow Clone with the sleeping children and set out with an Anbu ninja to meet Hattori Masanari.
• Kirito’s White Zetsu Clone waited in an Izakaya as foreign ninja groups followed him without attacking.
• A red-haired Sunagakure ninja introduced himself as Akasuna and asked Hattori Masanari to speak with him.
• Kirito recognized Akasuna as a puppet and trapped him in a Water Prison Jutsu when the puppet attacked.

Kirito survived an assassination attempt by Sunagakure Puppet Masters Akasuna and Sarada, then lured them to a river. As they surrounded him, he unleashed the Great Waterfall Technique.

• Akasuna and Sarada revealed themselves as Elite Puppet Masters and attacked Kirito with poisoned weapons, poison smoke, and bombs.
• Kirito blocked their barrage with Water Prison Jutsu and countered with Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu, damaging a puppet and reducing the izakaya to ruins.
• Akasuna ordered Sarada to use Lightning Style, but Kirito escaped before she could complete the attack and ran toward the outskirts of town.
• Akasuna, Sarada, and pursuing ninjas from other villages chased Kirito to a river east of town.
• Kirito faced the two Puppet Masters at the river and summoned a massive torrent with the Great Waterfall Technique.

Kirito overwhelmed Akasuna and Sarada with Water Style in the flooded battlefield, leaving both Sunagakure puppet masters unconscious. Jiraiya and other hidden village observers recognized Hattori Masanari as a dangerous opponent, and Jiraiya ordered Konoha to avoid confronting him in the Land of Rain.

• Kirito swept Akasuna and Sarada into whirlpools, forcing them to abandon their Puppet Techniques and defend themselves with ninjutsu.
• Akasuna escaped the whirlpool with Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall, but Kirito’s water dragons struck him and knocked him unconscious.
• Sarada broke free using a Wind Style tornado, but Kirito’s water dragon interrupted her Lightning Style attack and knocked her unconscious.
• Rain ninja stopped Sunagakure Chunin from reaching the fallen Akasuna and Sarada.
• Jiraiya assessed Kirito’s decisive victory and ordered a Konoha Anbu ninja to record the battle and report that Hattori Masanari should not be provoked in the Land of Rain.
• Ninja from other hidden villages sent observers’ reports back to their villages.

Kirito captured the surviving Sunagakure puppet masters Akasuna and Sarada and refused to hand them over to Amegakure, planning to use them in prisoner negotiations. As Konoha, Iwagakure, and smaller villages withdrew, a Kumogakure group pursued Kirito to seize the prisoners.

• Kirito used seven Water Clones to retrieve Akasuna, Sarada, and their scattered puppets, then refused an Amegakure ninja's demand to take custody of them.
• Kirito told the Amegakure ninja to inform Hanzō that he would keep the prisoners alive and return them in a few days, and urged him to arrange prisoner-exchange negotiations with Sunagakure, Konoha, and Iwagakure.
• Jiraiya chose not to pursue Kirito, reasoning that he could approach him later as Konoha's representative in negotiations.
• Kitsuchi rejected his subordinates' plan to attack Kirito, warned them not to provoke him, and led Iwagakure away.
• The smaller villages also withdrew, but a Kumogakure Jonin led his men in pursuit of Kirito to capture the puppet masters and obtain their techniques.

Kirito defeated the Kumogakure squad pursuing him and captured its members, while Sunagakure's leaders agreed to seek the release of Akasuna and Sarada. The chapter ended with Ebizo preparing to use Sunagakure's agents in Amegakure to influence Kirito into accepting a prisoner exchange.

• Kirito used Wind and Water Style Ninjutsu to defeat the pursuing Kumogakure ninjas and captured them alive.
• The Third Kazekage summoned Sunagakure's senior officials to discuss exchanging prisoners for Akasuna and Sarada.
• Ebizo argued that Sunagakure should ransom the pair, and the village's elders supported his proposal.
• The Third Kazekage approved the exchange proposal but said its success depended on Kirito's agreement.
• Ebizo promised to mobilize Sunagakure's forces inside Amegakure to encourage Kirito to trade.

Sunagakure’s leaders negotiated how to fund a ransom for Akasuna and Sarada, while the Third Hokage weighed Konoha’s costly prisoner exchange against its strategic benefits. The chapter ended with him relying on Konoha’s promising younger generation and returning to his work.

• The Third Kazekage tasked Ebizo with swaying Amegakure toward Sunagakure, and the village’s factions agreed to split the ransom cost in a seven-to-three ratio.
• Chiyo asked Ebizo whether he could bring Akasuna and Sarada home, and he reassured her that their chances were good if Sunagakure’s offer matched Konoha’s.
• Ebizo reflected that Sunagakure had provoked Amegakure and thought wistfully of Hashirama Senju as he watched the fading moon.
• The Third Hokage considered how trading with Hattori Masanari could reveal Sunagakure’s secrets, though the ransom would worsen Konoha’s financial strain.
• The Third Hokage judged that Konoha’s young talents, including Kirito, Nawaki, Chizuru, Karen, and Minato Namikaze, could become powerful ninja, then returned to his paperwork.

Kirito practiced creating Sage Chakra and Sage Art: Rasengan, but his limited chakra reserves kept him from entering Sage Mode. At breakfast, he met Tsunade, who welcomed him into the family and gave him the chance to learn from her medical expertise.

• Kirito trained in the courtyard and formed a Sage Art: Rasengan, though he judged its release too slow for battle.
• Kirito explained to himself that his chakra reserves were too low to sustain Sage Mode, leaving him able to create only limited Sage Chakra.
• Kirito joined Nawaki and Tsunade for breakfast and introduced himself respectfully to Tsunade.
• Tsunade thanked Kirito for helping Nawaki grow stronger, hugged him tightly, and asked him to call her Big Sis.
• Kirito called her Sister Tsunade, and he looked forward to learning advanced medical knowledge from her.

Kirito, Nawaki, and Tsunade visited Mito at her guarded villa and found her close to death. As they reunited, the Nine-Tails broke free inside Mito and formed a fox head, threatening to kill them.

• Tsunade invited Kirito and Nawaki to visit Mito, whose worsening health had kept them from seeing her for months.
• Kirito and Nawaki traveled with Tsunade through the heavily guarded Forest of Death to Mito’s hidden villa.
• At the villa, they reunited with Kushina, then found Mito weak and being cared for by Momoka.
• Mito called Kirito to her side and embraced him, Tsunade, and Nawaki as they gathered around her.
• The Nine-Tails broke its chains inside Mito, blasted the three visitors away, and threatened to kill the people she loved.

Kirito, Tsunade, Nawaki, and Momoka stopped a portion of the Nine-Tails’ chakra from escaping Mito by using Kushina’s Adamantine Sealing Chains and Kirito’s modified version. Mito survived but fainted, and Kirito learned firsthand that his technique could not restrain the full Nine-Tails.

• Nawaki sent shadow clones to help Mito, but the Nine-Tails’ chakra shockwave destroyed them.
• Kirito began forming a sealing technique as the Nine-Tails’ fox head lunged at him, and Tsunade and Momoka’s attacks failed to stop it.
• Kushina used Adamantine Sealing Chains to knock the fox head back, giving Kirito time to bind Mito with his modified chains.
• The Nine-Tails’ chakra withdrew into Mito, who fainted; Tsunade, Nawaki, and Momoka confirmed she was safe.
• The Nine-Tails threatened Kirito inside a dark mental space, and its roar left him shaken and aware that his chains could not restrain the complete beast.

After suppressing the Nine-Tails, Kirito taught the Sealing Unit his improved Adamantine Sealing Chains to strengthen the coming succession. Mito gave Kirito the Chakra he needed to complete the Yin Seal, leaving him ready for the next stage of the sealing.

• Kirito gathered the lingering Nine-Tails Chakra into a sealed bottle while the Sealing Unit ninjas recognized his improved Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Kirito promised to teach the technique to the Sealing Unit in exchange for their participation in the Nine-Tails Succession and their agreement not to pass it on without permission.
• Kirito began teaching the improved technique, but Nawaki interrupted to tell him that Mito-sama had awakened and wanted to see him.
• Mito-sama praised Kirito and asked about his progress with the Yin Seal; Kirito said it would take about half a year to finish accumulating Chakra.
• Mito-sama transferred her Chakra to Kirito, filling his Yin Seal reservoir and causing the blue diamond-shaped mark to appear on his forehead.

Kirito completed the Yin Seal and used Mito’s chakra to cultivate a second one for his White Zetsu Clone. Before she rested to suppress the Nine-Tails, Mito entrusted Kushina’s protection to him, and Kirito promised to keep her safe.

• Kirito completed his Yin Seal, and its chakra feedback raised his reserves to the level of an Elite Chunin.
• Mito recognized Kirito’s White Zetsu Clone but declined to hear its secrets and supplied chakra so he could cultivate a smaller Yin Seal for it.
• Kirito successfully formed a blue Yin Seal mark on the White Zetsu Clone after about half an hour.
• Mito asked Kirito to protect Kushina and help seal the Nine-Tails inside her, then closed her eyes to suppress the beast.
• Kirito promised to protect Kushina for life and believed the chakra stored in both Yin Seals would help him suppress the Nine-Tails.

Kirito emerged from Mito-sama’s room and confirmed that she was resting and the Nine-Tails’ seal was stable for now. He told the Third Hokage to prepare the Nine-Tails succession ritual as Mito-sama had requested, then called Kushina aside to speak with her.

• Utatane Koharu challenged Momoka for keeping the others outside while Mito-sama helped Kirito train the Yin Seal, but the Third Hokage waited calmly.
• Momoka confirmed that Kirito had mastered his improved Adamantine Sealing Chains, and the Third Hokage praised him.
• Kirito left Mito-sama’s room and reassured everyone that she was asleep and the Nine-Tails’ seal remained stable.
• Kirito asked the Third Hokage to begin preparing the Nine-Tails succession ritual, and the Third Hokage sent a Shadow Clone to issue orders.
• Kirito called Kushina aside to tell her something as Mito-sama’s family and friends grieved.