Chapter Summaries

Kitsuchi told his wife that Iwagakure had to send Kurotsuchi to Konoha as a hostage after Uchiha Yin defeated the Tsuchikage and the Raikage. The chapter ended with Kitsuchi telling Kurotsuchi she would have to leave for Konoha, leaving her stunned.

• Kitsuchi revealed that Uchiha Yin demanded Kurotsuchi be sent to Konoha as a hostage to spare Iwagakure.
• Kitsuchi's wife broke down, grieving that their daughter had to be sacrificed to protect the village.
• Kurotsuchi rushed downstairs after hearing her parents crying and asked what was wrong.
• Kitsuchi told Kurotsuchi she had to live in Konoha as a hostage, and she stared at him in disbelief.

Kurotsuchi accepted that she had to live in Konoha for a while, trying to reassure her worried parents despite being afraid herself. Kitsuchi warned her about Uchiha Yin, while her mother went upstairs to pack her things.

• Kurotsuchi told Kitsuchi she would be safe in Konoha and said her parents could visit her.
• Kitsuchi praised Kurotsuchi for being understanding and rubbed her head as he tried to hold back his tears.
• Kitsuchi's wife let go of Kurotsuchi and went upstairs to pack her belongings.
• Kurotsuchi asked Kitsuchi what Uchiha Yin was like, and he warned her that Yin was powerful and that even Ōnoki had lost to him.
• Kurotsuchi hid her fear of Yin's reputation, while her mother remained upstairs for a long time.

Kurotsuchi prepared to leave while her mother struggled to let her go, and Uchiha Yin waited impatiently in the Iwa Shadow Tower. The chapter ended as Kurotsuchi arrived before him with a middle-aged man.

• Kitsuchi grew anxious about the delay and prepared to check on his wife.
• Kurotsuchi comforted her crying mother and told her to go downstairs while she handled things herself.
• Uchiha Yin lost patience as Kurotsuchi failed to arrive, and Ōnoki discreetly ordered a ninja to find out why.
• A middle-aged man entered the Iwa Shadow Tower leading Kurotsuchi by the hand.
• Uchiha Yin was surprised by Kurotsuchi's appearance and composure.

Uchiha Yin met Ōnoki’s granddaughter Kurotsuchi, who received a system quest to become his student. Yin then confronted Kitsuchi, who shielded Kurotsuchi from him.

• Kurotsuchi saw Uchiha Yin and received a system mission to become his student, with a warning that Iwagakure would be destroyed if she failed.
• Uchiha Yin complimented Kurotsuchi’s appearance, and Ōnoki replied coldly.
• Kitsuchi pulled Kurotsuchi behind him to protect her from Uchiha Yin.
• Uchiha Yin walked up to Kitsuchi and faced him, looming over him with his imposing presence.

Uchiha Yin took Kurotsuchi with him after promising Ōnoki that she would remain safe as long as Iwagakure made no move. Kurotsuchi reassured her worried father and grandfather before Yin lifted her into his arms.

• Kitsuchi retreated under Uchiha Yin's overwhelming presence, while Kurotsuchi glared at Yin for intimidating her father.
• Uchiha Yin held out his hand, and Kurotsuchi took it, feeling safe beside him.
• Uchiha Yin promised Ōnoki that Kurotsuchi would be safe as long as Iwagakure made no move, and Ōnoki accepted his word.
• Kurotsuchi reassured Ōnoki and Kitsuchi that she would be fine, and Uchiha Yin lifted her into his arms.

Uchiha Yin brought Kurotsuchi to Konoha, where she showed little fear and asked him to carry her. He took her to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s office, where the Third Hokage was working.

• Uchiha Yin used Space-Time Ninjutsu to leave the Tsuchikage's office with Kurotsuchi.
• Kurotsuchi stayed in Uchiha Yin’s arms and asked him to carry her into Konoha.
• Uchiha Yin asked Kurotsuchi whether she was afraid, and she reasoned that he had no reason to kill her.
• Uchiha Yin carried Kurotsuchi through Konoha to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s office.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sensed someone enter and spoke without looking up from his work.

Uchiha Yin brought Ōnoki's granddaughter, Kurotsuchi, to the Third Hokage after returning from Iwagakure, but they argued over who would take responsibility for her. Kurotsuchi declared that she could not live on her own, leaving Uchiha Yin to face the problem of where she would stay.

• Uchiha Yin teased Hiruzen Sarutobi when the Third Hokage impatiently asked him to speak.
• Uchiha Yin introduced Kurotsuchi as Ōnoki's granddaughter, and Hiruzen Sarutobi pulled him aside to question why he had brought her to Konoha.
• Uchiha Yin argued that bringing Kurotsuchi back benefited the village and challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi to take responsibility for her.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi suggested that Kurotsuchi could live alone, and Uchiha Yin realized he had not planned where she would stay.
• Kurotsuchi told Uchiha Yin that she could not live on her own.

Uchiha Yin agreed to take Kurotsuchi as his student after she proposed the arrangement as a way to live with him and remain under his watch. Kurotsuchi celebrated, and Yin began to remind her to behave.

• Kurotsuchi asked to live with Uchiha Yin because she did not know how to care for herself.
• Yin questioned what she would be to him, and Kurotsuchi suggested becoming his student.
• Kurotsuchi argued that she could live with Yin while he kept an eye on her.
• Yin agreed to take Kurotsuchi as his student, and she embraced him excitedly.
• Yin pulled Kurotsuchi off his neck and spoke to her sternly.

Uchiha Yin accepted Kurotsuchi as his apprentice and took her to explore Konoha. They began touring the village after Kurotsuchi asked him to treat her to a meal.

• Uchiha Yin told Kurotsuchi to bow, and she obediently did so to confirm her apprenticeship.
• The Third Hokage urged Uchiha Yin and Kurotsuchi to leave his office and suggested he show her around Konoha.
• Uchiha Yin asked Kurotsuchi if she wanted to explore, and she agreed while asking him to treat her to a meal.
• Uchiha Yin carried Kurotsuchi to Konoha's main street, where she excitedly admired the lively village.

Uchiha Yin took Kurotsuchi around Konoha and brought her to Ichiraku Ramen for dinner. Kurotsuchi teased him about choosing a shabby shop, but followed his lead when ordering.

• Uchiha Yin slowed his pace so Kurotsuchi could look around Konoha.
• Uchiha Yin took Kurotsuchi to Ichiraku Ramen for dinner.
• Kurotsuchi called the ramen shop a stingy choice, and Uchiha Yin briefly felt displeased.
• Teuchi warmly welcomed Kurotsuchi and invited her to choose what to eat.
• Kurotsuchi ordered the same food as Uchiha Yin, and his annoyance soon faded.

Uchiha Yin took Kurotsuchi to Teuchi’s ramen shop, where she relaxed enough to enjoy a bowl of noodles. They shared a quiet, friendly moment as she ate.

• Uchiha Yin ordered his usual ramen at Teuchi’s shop with Kurotsuchi beside him.
• Kurotsuchi kept her guard up around Uchiha Yin while the smell of ramen brought back her appetite.
• Kurotsuchi’s stomach growled, and Uchiha Yin tried not to laugh as she blushed and told him to laugh if he wanted.
• Teuchi served Kurotsuchi a bowl, and Uchiha Yin handed her chopsticks.
• Kurotsuchi accepted the chopsticks and began eating without standing on ceremony.

Uchiha Yin shared ramen with Kurotsuchi before his student Kurenai Yuhi arrived and joined them. Kurotsuchi noticed Kurenai’s attention on her and asked whether she was also Uchiha Yin’s student.

• Kurotsuchi enjoyed the ramen while Uchiha Yin smiled at her reaction.
• Uchiha Yin sensed someone staring at him and turned to find Kurenai Yuhi behind him.
• Uchiha Yin invited Kurenai to sit with them and ordered her another bowl of ramen.
• Kurenai thanked Uchiha Yin for treating her and watched Teuchi prepare the noodles.
• Kurotsuchi asked Uchiha Yin whether Kurenai was his student too.

Uchiha Yin introduced Kurenai Yuhi to Kurotsuchi as one of his students, while Kurotsuchi announced she would be his student too. After Kurenai responded coldly and Kurotsuchi began to cry, Kurenai left the ramen shop, and Uchiha Yin stayed behind to comfort Kurotsuchi.

• Uchiha Yin proudly told Kurotsuchi that Kurenai Yuhi was one of his three students.
• Kurotsuchi greeted Kurenai and said she was happy to meet her as she began studying under Uchiha Yin.
• Kurenai only nodded, leaving Kurotsuchi disappointed and close to tears.
• Uchiha Yin comforted Kurotsuchi and explained that Kurenai was always quiet.
• Kurenai finished her ramen, said she was leaving, and walked out before Uchiha Yin could respond.
• Uchiha Yin patted Kurotsuchi on the head and told her to wait for him.

Uchiha Yin reassured Kurenai Yuhi that Kurotsuchi was his new student, then returned to her. Kurotsuchi received new system tasks and resolved to pursue Uchiha Yin’s affection.

• Uchiha Yin confronted Kurenai Yuhi about whether she disliked Kurotsuchi, and Kurenai said she did not before leaving.
• Uchiha Yin stopped worrying about Kurenai Yuhi’s reaction and went back to Kurotsuchi.
• Kurotsuchi’s system announced that she had completed the task of becoming Uchiha Yin’s student and unlocked a task to win his affection.
• Kurotsuchi felt the system’s attribute reward improve her strength, senses, and Chakra, and decided to complete the new task.
• Uchiha Yin returned and patted Kurotsuchi’s head as she beamed, while she kept the system secret.

Uchiha Yin brought Kurotsuchi to live in his home while Kumogakure mourned the Third Raikage's death. A grieved over his father and learned from Fukai that Uchiha Yin had been too powerful to defeat.

• Uchiha Yin took Kurotsuchi home and told her to choose an empty room as her bedroom.
• Fukai led the Kumogakure shinobi back to Kumogakure with the Third Raikage's body.
• A saw his father's body, collapsed, and sobbed while holding him.
• Fukai apologized for failing to protect the Raikage, and A told him Uchiha Yin had simply been too powerful.

After the Third Raikage’s death, A questioned Fukai about what had happened in Iwagakure and learned that Uchiha Yin had forced Ōnoki to surrender. A reacted with fury to Yin’s threat against Kumogakure, while Fukai warned him not to act rashly.

• A ordered the funeral preparations and took Fukai to the Raikage’s office to ask about Iwagakure.
• Fukai told A that Ōnoki had surrendered and offered his granddaughter as a hostage before Uchiha Yin relented.
• Fukai revealed that Yin had spared the Kumogakure shinobi so they could warn the next Raikage not to move against Konoha, or Yin would choose another Raikage.
• A angrily cracked the desk and condemned Yin’s arrogance.
• Fukai warned A not to underestimate Yin’s strength or act rashly.

After becoming the Fourth Raikage, A sent Kumogakure's ANBU toward Iwagakure through Amegakure to weaken Iwagakure and avenge his father. A stayed behind, while Fukai also remained in Kumogakure because of the seal suppressing the Eight-Tails.

• A agreed to become Raikage before pursuing his grudge against Ōnoki.
• Fukai prepared the succession, and A became the Fourth Raikage before the Third Raikage's grave.
• A ordered Kumogakure's ANBU to travel through Amegakure toward Iwagakure in disguise.
• A stayed in Kumogakure after Fukai warned that the Raikage could not leave the village.
• Fukai also stayed behind because he needed the seal suppressing the Eight-Tails reinforced.

Orochimaru detected a Kumogakure squad approaching Amegakure and tried to go meet them, but Yahiko stopped him and set out with Nagato instead. The squad sped past them, and the two began pursuing the Kumogakure ANBU but could not catch up.

• Orochimaru detected the approaching Kumogakure shinobi and asked Yahiko if he should welcome them.
• Yahiko refused Orochimaru's offer and hurried out with Nagato to meet the visitors.
• Yahiko and Nagato waited at Amegakure's border and saw a Kumogakure squad race past them.
• Yahiko and Nagato pursued the Kumogakure ANBU but could not keep up with their Body Flicker Technique.

Orochimaru blocked a group of Kumogakure ninja with Manda, but Yahiko intervened and led them away through Amegakure. As Nagato followed, Orochimaru warned him to be careful, and Nagato acknowledged him directly.

• Orochimaru summoned Manda to stop the Kumogakure ninja from passing.
• A Kumogakure ninja said they only wanted to pass through, and Yahiko offered to lead them away.
• Orochimaru warned Yahiko that he would regret helping them, then cleared the way.
• Orochimaru told Nagato to be more careful, and Nagato nodded in reply.

Yahiko led the Kumogakure ninja out of Amegakure, believing they meant no harm, while Nagato remained suspicious. Orochimaru warned Nagato that the conflict between Kumogakure and Iwagakure could turn Amegakure into a battlefield.

• Orochimaru briefly felt happy before suppressing the feeling and returning to his experimental data.
• Nagato followed Yahiko and the Kumogakure ninja, uneasy about them but saying nothing because he usually supported Yahiko.
• Yahiko felt pleased that he had rescued the Kumogakure ninja from Orochimaru, but became disheartened when they left Amegakure without thanking him.
• Nagato sensed that the ninja were heading toward Iwagakure, then hurried after Yahiko back to the clock tower.
• Orochimaru warned Nagato that tensions between Kumogakure and Iwagakure could make Amegakure their battlefield, then returned to his work.