Recaps

Ōnoki withdrew Iwagakure’s forces from the Land of Grass after Konoha’s victory, while Shamon chose to keep Sunagakure neutral and strengthen its defenses. In the Land of Rain, Kakuzu ordered Sakamoto to accompany him to the Land of Wind for a major deal, determined to fulfill Kagami Uchiha’s expectations.

• Ōnoki recalled Iwagakure’s forces from the Land of Grass and sent reinforcements to receive them at the border.
• Shamon and Sajie agreed that Sunagakure should avoid antagonizing Konoha, watch the situation, and guard its borders.
• Shamon reminded Sajie to continue prospecting for ore, prompting Sajie to hurry out of the office.
• Kakuzu summoned Sakamoto and told him to pack for a trip to the Land of Wind to handle a major deal.
• Kakuzu recalled how Kagami Uchiha had helped him build a trading company and resolved not to betray Lord Hokage’s trust.

Kakuzu and Sakamoto traveled to the Capital of the Land of Grass to meet Hatake Sakumo, whom Kagami Uchiha had assigned to help make the Kazekage focus on his duties instead of seeking war. The chapter ended as Sakumo met Kakuzu in a tavern’s private room.

• Kakuzu recalled rescuing Sakamoto and taking him in, then continued toward the Land of Grass’s capital with him despite warning that the mission could be dangerous.
• Shimura Danzō delivered Kagami Uchiha’s mission to Hatake Sakumo: meet Kakuzu and make the Kazekage do his job while avoiding an unnecessary full-scale conflict.
• Sakumo accepted the mission and left for the capital, looking forward to receiving a puppy to become his Summoning Beast when he returned.
• Sakamoto greeted Sakumo at a tavern and led him to the private room where Kakuzu was waiting.
• Kakuzu greeted Sakumo as White Fang, and Sakumo wondered whether he had been brought to the wrong room.

Hatake Sakumo met Kakuzu to discuss the mission in the Land of Wind, where they planned to bankrupt the country through a Ponzi-style investment scam. Kakuzu revealed that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire would provide the money and support, leaving Sakumo to realize his teacher had arranged the scheme.

• Sakumo met Kakuzu, who briefed him on Kazekage Shamon’s military preparations and his abandoned invasion plan after Iwagakure’s failure in the Land of Grass.
• Sakumo and Kakuzu nearly fought over Kakuzu’s condescending attitude, but Sakamoto intervened and reminded them to focus on their mission.
• Kakuzu explained how a Ponzi scheme used later investors’ money to pay earlier investors, then described using the tactic to draw wealth from the Land of Wind before fleeing.
• Kakuzu said the scheme would deprive Shamon of the resources to wage war and leave him returning to work as a miner.
• Kakuzu revealed that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire would fund the operation and send people to assist, partly because the Daimyo resented the Land of Wind’s ruler.

Three months after arriving in the Land of Wind, Kakuzu established Angel Fund Corporation and trained Land of Fire trading-company staff to attract investors with the Angel Plan. After the company’s early investors received dividends, its name spread across the country and drew interest from neighboring lands.

• Kakuzu’s Angel Fund Corporation opened on South Street in the Capital, drawing nobles and merchants eager to invest.
• Kakuzu corrected the trading-company employees’ view of their mission and trained them to present the Angel Plan as a way to make people rich.
• Kakuzu and Hatake Sakumo dressed the employees in matching suits, taught them slogans and success stories, and built their confidence as supposed millionaires.
• After half a month of training, the employees opened shell companies across the Land of Wind and promoted Angel Fund Corporation.
• The company’s name spread after early investors received dividends, attracting curious merchants from the Land of Rain and the Land of Rivers.

Kakuzu used Hatake Sakumo’s success speeches to draw thousands of ordinary people into the Angel Plan, then ordered the company to intensify its publicity and recruit investors through a pyramid-style commission system. Sakumo left the meeting shaken by the company’s fervor and hoped he would never have to work on the scheme again.

• Kakuzu sent Hatake Sakumo to a crowded square, where Sakumo posed as a wealthy Angel Plan investor and promised high monthly returns to attract the public.
• Sakumo’s speech and staged testimonials persuaded people to sign up, and more than ten thousand ordinary people joined the Angel Plan in one week.
• Kakuzu reviewed the growing investments and ordered staff to increase publicity and have existing clients attend daily sales meetings.
• Kakuzu told the staff to teach investors the Pyramid Theory and encourage them to recruit friends and relatives for commissions.
• After the meeting, Hatake Sakumo feared the Angel Plan’s influence and resolved not to take another assignment like it.

Shamon considered investing Sunagakure’s remaining funds in the Angel Fund to improve the village’s fortunes, and sent Ebizo to investigate it. At the fund’s headquarters, Kakuzu welcomed Sunagakure’s interest and persuaded Hatake Sakumo that their fraud served the cause of peace.

• Shamon argued with Sunagakure’s elders over spending on puppet tools before Chiyo reminded him how costly it was to sustain the village.
• Shamon recalled his plans to strengthen Sunagakure and warned the elders never to face Konoha alone.
• Shamon proposed investigating the Angel Fund and investing if it proved reliable, and Ebizo agreed to look into it.
• Sakamoto told Kakuzu that Shamon had sent a subordinate to visit the company after Sunagakure noticed its gold and silver intake.
• Kakuzu scolded Hatake Sakumo for slacking and argued that their fraud helped preserve peace, persuading Sakumo to embrace that justification.

Ebizo and the Sunagakure delegation visited the Angel Fund’s headquarters and saw its dividend payouts firsthand. Convinced by the spectacle, Ebizo decided to invest all of Sunagakure’s available funds, leaving Hatake Sakumo to accept a massive commitment.

• Ebizo and the Sunagakure delegation arrived in the Capital and saw how widely the Angel Fund’s dividends had won public trust.
• Kakuzu refused to meet the delegation and sent Hatake Sakumo to learn how much Sunagakure planned to invest.
• Sakumo welcomed Ebizo, praised Shamon’s work for the village, and led the delegation downstairs to watch the Angel Fund distribute returns.
• Ebizo asked whether Sunagakure could invest in the Angel Plan, and Sakumo offered the village a twenty-five percent return.
• After witnessing the payouts, Ebizo announced that he would invest all two hundred million ryo.

Kagami Uchiha learned that Sunagakure had invested its entire treasury in the Angel Fund and planned to exploit the village further while preparing for the coming war. After the banquet, he reflected on the threats gathering across the shinobi world and resolved to use the remaining peaceful years to prepare Konoha.

• Hatake Sakumo told Kakuzu that Ebizo had invested Sunagakure's entire two hundred million ryō treasury in the Angel Plan, and Kakuzu ordered him to report the news to Konoha.
• Hayama Shirakumo delivered a confidential letter to Kagami Uchiha at the Daimyo's banquet, and Kagami informed the Daimyo about Sunagakure's investment.
• Kagami told the Daimyo he planned to let Sunagakure earn a little before fleecing it again and to make the Daimyo of the Land of Wind regret his disrespect.
• After the banquet, Kagami considered the growing strength of the shinobi nations, the coming Second Shinobi World War, and the threats posed by Hanzo and Madara Uchiha.
• Kagami resolved to use the remaining years of peace to prepare Konoha so it would stand undefeated when war came.

Sunagakure celebrated a 50-million-ryo dividend from the Angel Fund, and Ebizo gained control of the village’s external finances. Chiyo remained wary, while Kakuzu revealed that the dividend came from Sunagakure’s own principal and planned to trap the village into investing more.

• Hatake Sakumo delivered the Angel Fund’s 50-million-ryo dividend to Sunagakure, and the village praised Ebizo for the windfall.
• Shamon thanked Ebizo and put him in charge of all dealings with the Angel Fund and future investments.
• Chiyo warned Ebizo that the fund’s unknown director and Sunagakure’s limited finances made further investment dangerous, but Ebizo dismissed her concerns.
• Kakuzu told Sakumo that the dividend had been taken from Sunagakure’s own principal and said he intended to wait until the village invested more before taking it all.
• Sakumo reported that Konoha’s Hokage had ordered them to maintain the plan and reassure Sunagakure until the middle of next year.

The Angel Fund held dividend distributions in the Capital of the Land of Wind and Sunagakure, promoting compound interest and winning over investors. Ebizo reinvested Sunagakure’s existing funds and added 500 million ryo from the village treasury, leaving Sunagakure committed to the Angel Plan.

• Sakamoto announced dividend payouts to investors in the Capital of the Land of Wind, including Ichigo Kurosaki and Manjiro Umekawa.
• Sakamoto introduced a compound-interest model that raised the monthly dividend rate by five percentage points, and the crowd chose to keep their returns invested.
• Hatake Sakumo held a dividend distribution in Sunagakure and asked Ebizo whether he would withdraw his dividends or reinvest them.
• Ebizo committed Sunagakure’s 300 million ryo principal and 60 million ryo in accumulated interest, then added 500 million ryo from the village treasury.
• Hatake Sakumo praised Ebizo, and Sunagakure’s villagers and ninja cheered him as Ebizo called Jiushi Luren the village’s greatest friend.

Kagami worried that the Angel Plan could drive Sunagakure to start a war, then resolved to guide the younger Uchiha and prevent the clan’s future tragedy. Uchiha Rei proposed stepping down and entrusting the Uchiha Clan to Kagami.

• Kagami learned that Ebizo had invested Sunagakure’s entire 860 million ryō in the Angel Plan and feared the resulting turmoil might provoke a war against Konoha.
• Uchiha Rei arrived with young Fugaku, who politely greeted Kagami.
• Kagami reflected on Fugaku’s future and decided to guide the younger Uchiha’s values to prevent the clan’s destruction.
• Rei told Kagami he planned to resign as clan head and entrust the Uchiha Clan to him.

Uchiha Rei entrusted his grandson Fugaku to Kagami Uchiha, who promised to guide him and shoulder the Uchiha Clan’s burden. The next day, Kagami discussed Sunagakure’s impending financial collapse with Shikata Nara, then raised the threatened Land of Whirlpools and began explaining its danger.

• Uchiha Rei praised Kagami and asked him to take Fugaku as his student and help shape him into an upright ninja.
• Kagami agreed to personally train Fugaku and vowed to prevent the Uchiha Clan from repeating its future mistakes.
• Kagami told Shikata Nara that the Angel Plan could ruin Sunagakure’s finances, and Shikata proposed reinforcing the southwest, condemning the Angel Fund, and arranging a low-interest loan for the Land of Wind.
• Kagami explained that he had meant to weaken Sunagakure, then asked Shikata about the Land of Whirlpools and its ancient alliance with Konoha.
• Shikata described the Uzumaki Clan’s ties to Konoha and the sealing knowledge Lady Mito brought, and Kagami revealed that the Land of Whirlpools faced disaster before beginning his explanation.

Kagami Uchiha explained to Shikata Nara why the Land of Whirlpools and the Uzumaki Clan were vulnerable to the other great villages. He ordered preparations to strengthen the alliance and protect them, then vowed that the Uzumaki Clan would survive even if the Land of Whirlpools fell.

• Kagami Uchiha explained that the distribution of Tailed Beasts had made the Uzumaki Clan's powerful sealing techniques a target for other villages.
• Shikata Nara recognized that the Land of Whirlpools could not defend itself against an invasion and asked how Konoha should prepare.
• Kagami Uchiha ordered an official delegation to warn the Land of Whirlpools, invite young Uzumaki shinobi to Konoha, and raise the eastern frontier's alert level.
• Kagami Uchiha recalled that the Land of Whirlpools' fall would let rival villages acquire its sealing knowledge and vowed that the Uzumaki Clan would not be wiped out.

The Angel Fund vanished with the savings of investors across the Land of Wind, leaving Sunagakure in financial ruin. Shamon ordered Ebizo to atone for his role and issued warrants for the swindlers, while realizing Ebizo had never learned Jiushi Luren’s real name.

• Angel Fund investors found its branches abandoned and discovered that the Company had disappeared with their money.
• Sunagakure learned that 860 million ryo had vanished, and furious villagers surrounded Ebizo outside the Kazekage Building.
• Ebizo admitted that greed had blinded him, while Chiyo watched in disappointment and the Elders' Council argued over the crisis.
• Shamon ordered efforts to calm the villagers, seek emergency funding from the Daimyo, and make Ebizo atone through service.
• Shamon issued warrants for the Angel Fund’s Company President and Jiushi Luren, then realized Ebizo had never known his supposed brother’s real name.

Kagami Uchiha learned that Konoha had earned two billion ryo from the Angel Plan and arranged to welcome a delegation from the Land of Whirlpools. He told Mito Uzumaki that her homeland’s delegation would visit her, stirring her long-buried longing for home.

• At the border, Kakuzu and Hatake Sakumo agreed to deny responsibility for the Angel Fund’s actions, while Kakuzu warned Sakamoto to disguise himself in the Land of Rain.
• Shikata Nara reported that the Angel Plan had earned four billion ryo and left Konoha with two billion after expenses and shares.
• Kagami Uchiha ordered a reward for Sakumo, instructed Hiruzen to remain in the west, and approved a formal welcome for the Land of Whirlpools delegation.
• Kagami Uchiha visited Mito Uzumaki at the Senju estate, where she sat with her grandson Nawaki.
• Kagami Uchiha told Mito Uzumaki that a delegation from her homeland would soon visit Konoha and come to see her.

Kagami Uchiha visited Mito Uzumaki as she prepared to choose a successor to become the Nine-Tails’ next Jinchūriki. He subdued the beast with his Mangekyō Sharingan and left after warning it to cooperate.

• Nawaki met Kagami Uchiha and innocently called him handsome, while Mito Uzumaki revealed she was considering a successor for the Nine-Tails.
• Kagami Uchiha entered Mito’s inner world with her to meet the Nine-Tails, who raged against being imprisoned again.
• Kagami Uchiha used his Mangekyō Sharingan to halt the Nine-Tails and suppress his aggression.
• Kagami Uchiha offered the Nine-Tails a choice between cooperating as a Jinchūriki or being permanently controlled by the Sharingan, and the beast fell silent.
• Kagami Uchiha returned to the courtyard, told Mito Uzumaki he would notify her when the Land of Whirlpools Delegation arrived, and left.

Kagami Uchiha encouraged Might Duy’s training and visited Konoha’s secret research department, where Hiruko reported progress on Steel Release research. He left Duy and Hiruko with greater support for their work and continued planning for Konoha’s future.

• Kagami Uchiha thought about Kushina Uzumaki and resolved that future jinchūriki in his Konoha would not suffer as they had before.
• Kagami Uchiha found Might Duy training, encouraged him to keep practicing the Eight Gates, and warned him not to injure himself by forcing the gates open.
• Duy vowed to run five hundred extra laps to repay Kagami Uchiha’s support, while Kagami considered strengthening Duy with Hashirama cells and Steel Release.
• Kagami Uchiha visited Konoha’s secret research department and asked Hiruko about his progress analyzing Steel Release samples from Iwagakure ninja.
• Kagami Uchiha praised Hiruko, urged him to prioritize safety and avoid using living people as test subjects, and told him to report major breakthroughs.

Kagami Uchiha welcomed Soto Uzumaki and a delegation of young Uzumaki from the Land of Whirlpools to Konoha. After sending the children to explore the village, Kagami invited Soto into his office to begin talks between the villages.

• Shikata Nara told Kagami Uchiha that the delegation had returned and asked him to name his newborn son; Kagami named the child Shikaku.
• Kagami Uchiha reflected that Minato would soon be born and that he hoped to recruit him as a strategic asset.
• Soto Uzumaki led the delegation of young Uzumaki into Konoha, where Shikata Nara greeted them and guided them through the village.
• Kagami Uchiha welcomed Soto and gave each visiting child two million to spend while exploring Konoha.
• Kagami Uchiha invited Soto into the Hokage Office to begin their meeting.

Kagami Uchiha reassured Soto Uzumaki that Konoha would protect the Land of Whirlpools and offered to host its young people, though Soto remained wary of his motives. Soto then reunited with Mito Uzumaki at the Senju Clan estate and brought the visiting Uzumaki youths inside.

• Soto Uzumaki told Kagami Uchiha that Kirigakure had demanded the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Jutsu, and Kagami promised Konoha's Fourth Corps would intervene if Kirigakure threatened them again.
• Soto said the Uzumaki Clan's young people would decide for themselves whether to stay in Konoha, and Kagami offered them land and promised to cover their expenses.
• Soto Uzumaki left Kagami's office to visit Mito Uzumaki, who was waiting outside the Senju Clan estate with Nawaki.
• Mito and Soto tearfully reunited after decades apart, and Soto greeted the young Uzumaki visitors.
• Mito introduced Nawaki as Hashirama's grandson and explained that Tsunade was training in the Land of Grass.
• Mito led Soto and the Uzumaki youths into the Senju Clan estate to talk.

Konoha celebrated its victory over Iwagakure and the coming new year at a grand banquet hosted by Kagami Uchiha. The gathering honored fallen comrades and praised those who had served, while the village’s ninja shared a peaceful evening together.

• Kagami Uchiha arranged a victory banquet in Konoha’s square after troops returned from the Land of Grass campaign.
• Kagami Uchiha called for a moment of silence, and the crowd poured out wine to honor comrades killed in battle.
• Kagami Uchiha praised Shimura Danzō, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the other ninja who had contributed to the war effort.
• Kagami Uchiha led the crowd in a toast to Konoha and its fallen heroes before the banquet continued.
• Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Tsunade, Hatake Sakumo, Hiruko, Dan Katō, and Might Duy celebrated together and praised Kagami Uchiha.

Kagami celebrated New Year's Eve with Sakumo and Tsunade, then reassured Sakumo that he cared most about his safety and well-being. The chapter ended with Kagami worrying that the Land of Whirlpools would soon face a calamity and considering how to prepare.

• Kagami welcomed Tsunade to his home, and she joined him and Sakumo for New Year's Eve dinner.
• Kagami walked Tsunade home and encouraged her to continue developing her Medical Ninjutsu.
• Kagami told Sakumo he hoped he would live safely and stay healthy, then reminded him to pick up a Ninja Dog from the Inuzuka Clan.
• Kagami looked out into the night and reflected on the danger threatening the Land of Whirlpools.

Kagami Uchiha sent Danzo and Hatake Sakumo to the eastern Land of Fire to prepare to rescue survivors from the threatened Land of Whirlpools. Three months later, Madara and Black Zetsu orchestrated the island’s destruction, while Uzumaki survivors fled toward Konoha’s shinobi corps with Kushina among them.

• Kagami Uchiha warned Danzo that several nations were conspiring against the Land of Whirlpools and ordered him and Hatake Sakumo to prepare to receive refugees and survivors.
• The Allied Shinobi Forces attacked the Land of Whirlpools at night, aided by infiltrators who betrayed the Uzumaki clanspeople and sabotaged their defenses.
• Madara and Black Zetsu watched the island burn as Madara declared that the Land of Whirlpools no longer existed, then his chakra-depleted puppet body collapsed.
• Uzumaki shinobi escorted dozens of children, including Miss Kushina, toward the shore and urged them to reach Konoha’s eastern corps and survive.

Kushina and the surviving young Uzumaki escaped the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools after Akira Uzumaki sacrificed himself to hold off the attackers. Madara Uchiha learned of the clan’s fall and ordered Black Zetsu to seek a Rinnegan vessel, find a proxy among the Uchiha, and stir conflict among the Allied Shinobi Forces.

• Kushina urged the young Uzumaki to flee by boat while Akira Uzumaki stayed behind to protect their escape.
• Akira Uzumaki unleashed Adamantine Sealing Chains against the attackers, then died in the explosions that devastated the shore.
• Black Zetsu reported the Land of Whirlpools’ destruction and the survivors’ flight toward the Land of Fire to Madara Uchiha.
• Madara Uchiha learned that Ise and Fusō’s child had inherited the Uzumaki Clan’s vitality and declared the child a suitable vessel for his Rinnegan.
• Madara Uchiha ordered Black Zetsu to watch the Uchiha Clan for a deeply loving member to serve as his proxy and to provoke conflict among the Allied Shinobi Forces.

After Iwagakure and Kumogakure accused each other and Kirigakure of stealing the Tail-Locking Seal, their leaders ordered attacks and the Third Mizukage chose to withdraw. Baihe’s attempt to persuade Kirigakure to invade the Land of Fire failed, while his private thoughts revealed he had been trying to bait the leaders into conflict.

• A Kumogakure survivor told the Third Raikage that Iwagakure and Kirigakure had stolen the Tail-Locking Seal and killed most of his squad, so he led his ninja toward Iwagakure’s camp.
• Ōnoki learned that Iwagakure’s ninja had been killed and the seal taken, then ordered his forces to kill any Kumogakure or Kirigakure ninja they encountered and reclaim the seal.
• The Third Mizukage learned that Iwagakure and Kumogakure were fighting over the Tail-Locking Seal, and Baihe urged him to invade the Land of Fire while their enemies were weakened.
• Genji warned that the Third Raikage and Ōnoki would be difficult to kill and that the villages might unite against Kirigakure, so the Third Mizukage ordered a retreat to the Land of Water and the start of the Jinchūriki Plan.
• The Third Mizukage rejected Baihe’s proposal to attack Konoha, and Baihe left frustrated after his attempt to provoke the leaders failed.

The Third Raikage attacked Iwagakure's camp, demanding the Tail-Locking Seal, and destroyed Ōnoki's Rock Giant with his speed and strength. After Blue B suggested killing Iwagakure's ninja to force Ōnoki's surrender, the Raikage began slaughtering them, prompting Ōnoki to unleash Dust Release.

• The Kirigakure ninja withdrew from the battlefield under the Third Mizukage's orders, drawing the other villages' attention.
• The Third Raikage charged into Iwagakure's camp and demanded Kumogakure's Sealing Jutsu as Ōnoki raised a Rock Giant to oppose him.
• The Third Raikage pierced the Rock Giant with Hell Stab, Four-Finger Nukite, and threatened to kill Iwagakure's ninja unless Ōnoki surrendered the Tail-Locking Seal.
• Ōnoki and the Third Raikage exchanged insults until Blue B urged the Raikage to attack Iwagakure's ninja instead.
• The Third Raikage rushed into Iwagakure's ranks and killed and injured the ninja, so Ōnoki cast Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique at him.