Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• The Shamate hairstyle craze has spread through Konoha, disrupting even ANBU operations. Hiruzen reports that conspicuous hair has exposed teams and caused mission failures, dropping ANBU’s success rate from about 80% to 30%.
• Danzo admits he has no solution. The craze has also caused personal trouble: Kagami’s wife was furious about his new look, and he has been sleeping at the Military Police Force.
• Meanwhile, the Four Kage embrace the trend and emerge from a barbershop sporting mohawks.
• A group-chat message from Hashirama summons people to Konoha’s gate with cement. The Four Kage buy sacks and join the crowd already gathered there.
• Hashirama and Madara launch a cement-scattering “Ghost Step” dance. The crowd follows, dividing into hairstyle-based gangs led by different figures. The Kage and even the gate guards join in, turning the entrance into a chaotic scene of dancing and airborne cement.

Character developments and interactions

• Hiruzen is exasperated by the craze’s practical consequences, while Danzo is equally overwhelmed and unable to contain it.
• The Four Kage move from baffled observers to enthusiastic participants, with Raikage A joining first and the others following.
• Hashirama challenges Madara to a dance-off; Madara mocks him, but both lead rival groups in the performance.
• Izuna, Tobirama, and Asura each lead their own hairstyle-based group, while the guards abandon their duties to join the festivities.

Significant themes

• The chapter uses exaggerated comedy to show a fad overpowering authority, military discipline, and ordinary responsibilities.
• It contrasts Konoha’s serious security concerns with the absurd spectacle of shinobi and leaders enthusiastically following the trend.
• Group identity and rivalry are played for laughs: hairstyles divide the dancers into gangs, but everyone ultimately joins the same chaotic celebration.

Plot and events

• Dave brings Kaguya to see Asura, who has been turned into a cement-covered spectacle with a rooster crest. Kaguya reacts furiously and takes Asura, Madara, Hashirama, Izuna, and Tobirama to a barber.
• She orders Asura, Madara, Hashirama, and Izuna shaved bald. Asura’s attempt to charm his grandmother fails; the others flee when Kaguya offers to cook, but Asura is forced to stay.
• The next day, the Olympics’ ninjutsu-combat event begins. Konoha’s Third Hokage, Danzō, faces Ōnoki, the Third Tsuchikage.
• Ōnoki overwhelms Danzō with an earthen giant, then repeatedly fires Dust Release at him. Danzō survives each blast using Izanagi, eventually outlasting Ōnoki, who exhausts his chakra and collapses. Danzō wins without taking a direct hit.

Character developments and interactions

• Kaguya’s stern, protective side emerges: despite Asura’s pleading, she insists on shaving his rooster crest and later indulges him as her “sweetest” grandson.
• Asura is playful and dramatic, using cuteness to evade punishment—but remains unable to escape Kaguya’s authority. Madara, Hashirama, and Izuna choose flight instead.
• Ōnoki is confident and taunting at first, treating Danzō’s evasiveness as weakness. His frustration grows as Danzō repeatedly returns unharmed.
• Danzō is revealed as an exceptionally evasive and shameless fighter, relying on Izanagi rather than matching Ōnoki’s attacks head-on. Dave watches in disbelief.

Significant themes

• Family authority and affection: Kaguya’s punishment is strict but rooted in concern, while Asura’s antics show their affectionate dynamic.
• Cunning over convention: Danzō wins through endurance and a controversial technique rather than straightforward combat.
• Pride and frustration: Ōnoki’s confidence turns to disbelief as his strongest attacks fail to finish the match.

Key plot points

• Danzō wins the first match using a Mangekyō Sharingan with unusually strong power and rapid recovery, making his repeated use of Izanagi possible. Madara reflects that the eye is an especially good fit for the technique.
• The second match pits Konoha’s Zetsu against an unnamed Hozuki Clan contestant from Kirigakure. The Third Mizukage assumes Zetsu is insignificant because his village has no intelligence on him.
• Zetsu—Black Zetsu possessing Tobi—first burrows underground, then emerges from inside the Hozuki fighter and takes control of half his body, terrifying him.
• Zetsu demonstrates a new, grotesque technique, “Feces Release: Rain of Feces.” The Hozuki’s Hydrification Technique offers no protection. Overwhelmed by the attack, he vomits and collapses, and Kakuzu declares Zetsu the winner.

Character developments and interactions

• Danzō remains composed after revealing his remarkable Sharingan, while the other Kage reassess him. Madara is surprised by the eye’s compatibility with Izanagi.
• Black Zetsu, now empowered by chakra from Kaguya, delights in possessing someone again. He and Tobi cooperate as Zetsu, combining their abilities to help their mother during the Olympics and test their new technique.
• The Hozuki contestant goes from boastful confidence to terror and humiliation. His exchange with Zetsu is largely one-sided, as Zetsu taunts him throughout the match.
• The Third Mizukage’s misplaced confidence in his fighter contrasts with the decisive defeat.

Significant themes

• Power and misjudgment: Danzō’s hidden capability and Zetsu’s strange abilities expose how unreliable appearances and incomplete intelligence can be.
• Comedy through grotesque humiliation: The match turns from a conventional contest into absurd, crude spectacle, with Zetsu’s taunts and technique overwhelming his opponent psychologically as well as physically.
• Unusual alliances and changed loyalties: The background notes that the Uchiha are no longer socially isolated, while Madara’s priorities have narrowed to a few important relationships.

Key plot points and events

• Zetsu’s newly developed Feces Release shocks the tournament audience. Orochiroku explains that he created it by experimenting on Black Zetsu and Tobi, with help from a pitcher plant. Danzo has added the technique to the Scroll of Seals, where it ranks alongside Konoha’s other bizarre techniques.
• Orochiroku’s experiments follow his growing interest in biology, sparked by George’s earlier explanations. He had Black Zetsu’s cooperation by promising future support in a “Feces World War.”
• Orochiroku’s young son, Orochimaru, eagerly declares an interest in biological science. Tamaki takes him away and warns Orochiroku not to encourage habits that could make their son neglect his family.
• After more tournament matches, Senju Dave is paired against Zetsu. The assembled Kage debate Dave’s strength: his record is obscure, but Chiyo reveals he once defeated five hundred Sunagakure shinobi alone. Danzo claims Dave could easily beat all four Kage.
• At the start of the match, Black Zetsu tells Dave to surrender, then sends Tobi underground to test him. Dave responds by revealing that he has Black Zetsu’s abilities too, setting up a bizarre contest between them.

Character developments and interactions

• Orochiroku is delighted by his scientific breakthrough and sees Orochimaru as a potential protégé. Tamaki counters his enthusiasm with a protective warning, while little Orochimaru enjoys the affectionate family moment.
• Black Zetsu and Tobi have endured a week of experiments and now possess Feces Release. Black Zetsu is wary of Dave, yet intends to test him.
• Dave appears confident and far more dangerous than his sparse public record suggests. His past victory over five hundred Sand shinobi surprises the Kage.
• The Kage’s reactions range from Raikage A’s disgust at Konoha’s strange techniques to Ōnoki’s skepticism and the Third Mizukage’s belief in Dave’s hidden potential. Danzo’s boast provokes the other Kage.

Significant themes

• Absurdist humor and grotesque parody: The chapter turns feces-based powers, experiments, and tournament commentary into recurring jokes.
• Science, curiosity, and ethical boundaries: Orochiroku’s enthusiasm contrasts with Tamaki’s concern about what his influence might teach their child.
• Hidden strength and reputation: Dave’s low-profile history conceals an extraordinary feat, challenging the Kage’s assumptions about him.

Key plot points and events

• Dave and Tobi/Black Zetsu turn into puddles of black water and trade crude insults and challenges, embarrassing Konoha in front of the assembled Kage.
• Danzo’s disapproval prompts Dave to stop fooling around. Zetsu then summons a towering giant made of sludge and attacks.
• Dave refuses to fight the disgusting creature himself and lets Kurama take control. Kurama emerges in his giant, nine-tailed form, stunning the audience.
• Kurama and the sludge giant clash. Kurama is knocked down by a sludge projectile, but cannot use a Tailed Beast Bomb because Dave has forbidden it.
• Dave proposes that Kurama call in the other tailed beasts. After persuading them with a tax reduction, all eight join the fight.
• Zetsu protests that the fight is unfair and offers to pay Kurama’s overdue protection money, but Kurama refuses. The nine tailed beasts overwhelm Zetsu.

Character developments

• Dave shifts from joking around to directing the fight strategically, using Kurama and then the other tailed beasts rather than confronting Zetsu himself.
• Kurama is eager to settle his grudge with Zetsu and enforce the unpaid protection fee. His pride is stung when the sludge giant knocks him down.
• Black Zetsu begins confident and vengeful, hoping to repay Dave for years of misery, but becomes frightened once the Nine-Tails appears and is ultimately overwhelmed.
• Danzo moves from embarrassment at Dave’s antics to satisfaction when Kurama’s appearance makes Konoha look powerful.
• Hashirama and Madara treat the Nine-Tails as unimpressive, irritating him even as they discuss his strength.

Significant themes

• Comedy through absurdity: A formal Kage gathering is disrupted by vulgar banter, a sludge monster, and a humiliating group beating.
• Strength and teamwork: Kurama’s initial one-on-one struggle gives way to victory through cooperation among all nine tailed beasts.
• Power and leverage: Dave persuades the beasts with a business incentive, while Kurama’s demand for protection money turns their conflict into a running gag.
• Public image: Danzo cares about how Konoha appears to the other leaders, contrasting with the chaotic spectacle unfolding in the arena.

Character interactions

• The Raikage teases Danzo over Dave’s behavior, while Danzo silently seethes.
• Kurama and Dave coordinate by switching control; Dave later negotiates with the other tailed beasts to secure their help.
• Hashirama and Madara casually dismiss Kurama’s power, prompting his frustrated reaction.
• Kurama and Zetsu trade taunts and demands before Kurama leads the beasts in a decisive, deliberately unfair group attack.

Key plot points and events

• After defeating Zetsu with the nine tailed beasts’ power, Dave regains control. The other Kage protest that Konoha has all the beasts, but Danzo deflects responsibility and mocks them for being unable to take them back.
• In the next day’s Ninjutsu Combat, Dave pays Kakuzu increasingly large sums until Kakuzu accepts one billion and declares himself defeated.
• Dave then gives Hashirama seven hundred million to surrender. Hashirama celebrates his imagined riches and travel plans, but Mito takes the money from him. He returns to Madara in tears.
• Dave is drawn into the day’s final match against the Third Mizukage, Gu. After a long day of fighting, Dave faces Gu’s water attack.
• Gu suddenly closes in and attempts to kill Dave, claiming the nine beasts inside him threaten the balance among the villages. Dave uses Black Zetsu’s chakra to possess him, but his “Black Hand” attack grabs Gu in the wrong place, ending the chapter in stunned silence.

Character developments and interactions

• Danzo remains smug and provocative, refusing to take responsibility for the tailed beasts and needling the other Kage.
• Dave shows how readily he uses money to win, then reacts to Gu’s attempted assassination with a quick, if disastrously misdirected, counterattack.
• Kakuzu is bribed into surrendering, then uses his position as referee to announce the result. He also punishes a staff member by withholding their commission, ostensibly for upsetting Tsukimi.
• Hashirama eagerly accepts Dave’s money, but Mito takes it from him. He seeks comfort from Madara, who tolerates his distress with exasperation.
• Tsukimi worries that Dave is being made to fight too many matches; the staff member’s random draw prompted the final bout.
• Gu shifts from formal combat to an attempted killing, citing political balance as justification.

Significant themes

• Money as power: Cash can buy surrenders, shape outcomes, and provoke comic desperation.
• Political rivalry and hypocrisy: The Kage complain about Konoha’s advantage but hesitate to confront Dave directly.
• Comedy amid danger: The tournament’s bribery and slapstick contrast with Gu’s lethal intentions.
• Unintended consequences: Dave’s hurried defense technically stops Gu’s attack, but its accidental target leaves everyone speechless.

Key plot points and events

• Dave defeats Gu, the Third Mizukage, in the competition with a devastating crotch-grab. Doctors say Gu’s injuries are irreparable, and surgery leaves him biologically female.
• Gu rages at the hospital, while the other Kage are horrified by Dave’s permanent, physical violence. Raikage A orders Dave’s threat level raised to the highest rank.
• That evening, Dave’s companions tease him about his new nickname, “Crotch-Grabbing Ghost Hand.” Their laughter stops when he raises his hand threateningly. They joke that their reputations are all disgraceful, then encourage Hiruzen before his taijutsu match the next day.
• The following morning, Orochimaru notices that the class tablet now identifies Gu as female. Teacher Nanako contacts Kakuzu, learns what happened, and is left wondering how to explain the change to the children.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave becomes infamous and feared for causing lasting physical harm, though he tries to act remorseful. He is also sensitive about the nickname and uses the threat of his signature technique to silence his friends.
• Gu shifts from furious male victim to an enraged woman, rejecting his assistant’s attempt to frame the change as a consolation.
• The Kage respond with fear rather than mockery, recognizing Dave as an unusually dangerous opponent. At dinner, Kagami, Hiruzen, and Danzo tease Dave but quickly fall quiet when challenged.
• Orochimaru shows curiosity and attention to detail by questioning the conflicting classroom information. Nanako takes her teaching responsibilities seriously, but the explanation leaves her mortified.

Significant themes

• Absurdity and dark comedy: A brutal injury is treated as both a medical crisis and a ridiculous source of gossip.
• Reputation and fear: Dave’s action earns him a notorious nickname and an extreme threat rating.
• Information versus explanation: Official records can be updated easily, but teachers still have to make sense of bizarre events for children.

Key plot points and events

• In Nanako’s classroom, Orochimaru asks whether boys can become girls after hearing that the Third Mizukage has changed sex. Nanako cannot answer and suggests he study biology at the Experimental School.
• Excited by the prospect, Orochimaru says he wants to attend both the Experimental School and the Ninja Academy. Jiraiya and Tsunade call him a traitor for seemingly abandoning their shared plan, but Orochimaru insists he can do both.
• At the Olympics, the Ninjutsu Combat final pits Madara against Dave, both of Konoha. Madara opens with powerful Fire Release attacks, but Dave counters with bizarre Wood Release creations—including an ice mushroom and a cauliflower—that neutralize or redirect them.
• Madara’s usual tactics prove unreliable: Dave’s bamboo cannot be absorbed and explodes, while a strange mushroom technique makes Madara abandon Susanoo.
• Madara escalates by summoning five enormous meteorites. Ashina and Mito protect the spectators with a barrier, while Hashirama protests that Madara has gone too far.
• Dave calls on the Nine Tailed Beasts for chakra and uses “Tactical Cuke.” When the tiny cucumber touches a meteorite, it triggers a blinding blast and a colossal mushroom cloud, shaking the Shinobi World.

Character developments and interactions

• Orochimaru reveals an intense curiosity about science and a willingness to pursue both academic and ninja training, despite his friends’ objections.
• Nanako tries to encourage Orochimaru while struggling to answer his unusually advanced questions.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade react defensively to Orochimaru’s new ambition, reminding him of their earlier promise to attend the Ninja Academy together.
• Madara begins the match confidently, then grows increasingly intrigued and frustrated as Dave’s strange techniques defeat his attacks.
• Dave remains resourceful under pressure, but Madara’s meteorites force him to unleash extraordinary power. Their friendly match escalates into a danger serious enough to require protection for the spectators.

Significant themes

• Curiosity and ambition: Orochimaru’s eagerness to learn drives him to pursue multiple paths.
• Unconventional power: Dave’s unpredictable Wood Release challenges conventional expectations and counters even Madara’s formidable abilities.
• Escalation and responsibility: Madara’s competitive intensity pushes the match toward disaster, endangering the crowd and prompting others to intervene.

Key plot points and events

• Dave and Madara’s earlier clash shakes the arena and splits a distant canyon, leaving spectators—and the Five Kage—stunned by their power.
• Hashirama, inspired by the fight, joins in despite having been eliminated. Kakuzu bends the rules by announcing that a finalist may recruit help, claiming Dave agreed on behalf of his company.
• Hashirama and Madara combine their powers into the enormous Majestic Attire: Senju, a giant Buddha armed with a thousand swords. They then add a hundred massive hands carrying meteors.
• Dave protests that the pair are cheating, but Kakuzu rejects his complaint. Dave’s tailed-beast allies panic as their chakra runs low.
• Refusing to give up, Dave reveals his own Sage Art: Wood Release: Plant Warrior God. It forms a nearly thousand-meter-tall giant assembled from plants and bizarre, weaponized plant-themed features.

Character developments

• Dave remains humorous and resourceful under pressure, but recognizes that the two legendary shinobi are fighting seriously and responds with his own overwhelming technique.
• Hashirama is swept up by the spectacle and eagerly abandons his restraint to fight alongside Madara.
• Madara acknowledges Dave’s strength and welcomes Hashirama’s help, relishing the chance to unleash their combined power.
• Kakuzu prioritizes keeping the exciting match going—and his debt—over fair enforcement of the rules.
• The tailed beasts show fear and doubt as Dave’s opponents’ power escalates.

Significant themes

• Escalating spectacle: The battle grows from an extraordinary duel into a clash of colossal, near-mythic constructs.
• Rules versus entertainment: The tournament’s rules are conveniently rewritten to keep the crowd entertained, exposing the event’s farcical “impartiality.”
• Courage and ingenuity: Dave faces near-certain defeat by adapting rather than surrendering.
• Comedy amid epic conflict: The absurd plant-based warrior, Kakuzu’s self-serving officiating, and the characters’ reactions undercut the grand scale with humor.

Character interactions

• Madara openly acknowledges Dave, while Hashirama’s excitement prompts him to join the fight.
• Madara and Hashirama coordinate their techniques and share chakra to create their enormous combined construct.
• Dave argues with Kakuzu over the unfair assistance, then answers the duo’s escalation with his own giant creation.
• The spectators and Kage react with awe and alarm, while Dave’s tailed-beast allies urge caution.

• Dave, Hashirama, and Madara’s battle devastates the landscape. Dave reveals that his enormous chakra comes from chakra-storing plants he has cultivated over many years. Using senjutsu learned from the Slug Sage—with Hashirama and Hagoromo’s help—he fights Hashirama’s Great Buddha in the Plant Warrior God. Their clash flattens roughly a thousand kilometers and destroys a small neighboring nation’s territory, though Kaguya saves its people by transporting them elsewhere. The three combatants are left injured and bandaged, while the other Kage are too shaken to contemplate fighting Konoha again.
• The battle changes Dave’s reputation. News spreads that he can rival the legendary Warring States pair, making him one of the shinobi no one should provoke. Danzo commemorates the fight by naming the site the Valley of the End and commissioning statues of Hashirama and Madara together, with Dave opposite them. Dave jokes that the arrangement makes him look like the villain.
• Sakumo’s admiration for Dave grows. Back at the tournament, Sakumo is thrilled to discover how powerful his usually lazy, greedy, and scheming master really is. Dave teases him but encourages him, asking whether his sword training can get him into the tournament’s top hundred. Sakumo, newly promoted to jonin, confidently promises to do so.
• Sakumo defeats Lie in a brutal match. The two similarly aged boys fight with lethal intent: Sakumo uses deceptive, assassination-oriented swordsmanship, while Lie favors direct attacks and a homemade sword that can fire kunai. When Sakumo feints toward Lie’s upper body and strikes low, Lie misreads the move and is badly wounded. Sakumo says he meant to target Lie’s foot, though the scene implies the familiar, humiliating kind of injury associated with Dave.
• Chiyo fears for her son’s future, while the Third Mizukage remains bitter. At the hospital, the doctor says Lie’s injury was repaired, but his chances of having children may be low. Chiyo is relieved that there is still some hope. The Third Mizukage, whose similar injury was not saved, angrily questions the doctor before leaving in tears.
  Character dynamics and themes: Dave’s relationship with Sakumo mixes mockery, discipline, and genuine mentorship; Sakumo responds with fierce loyalty and ambition. Chiyo’s concern for Lie contrasts with the chapter’s slapstick treatment of serious injuries. The title’s joke—“Like Master, Like Disciple”—links Dave’s notorious reputation to Sakumo’s match, while the chapter also emphasizes how overwhelming power reshapes political attitudes and public legend.

Plot points and events

• After Sakumo accidentally injures Dave in a previous incident, his father effectively kicks him out of the clan and tells him to keep his Hatake heritage quiet.
• Dave asks what Sakumo wants to do next. Sakumo chooses to join ANBU, and Dave arranges for him to report the following morning.
• Dave reflects on his former students: Might Duy is gaining experience in the Security Guard Brigade, Kimima works with Kakuzu’s company, and Sakumo has advanced from genin to jonin in about a year.
• The tournament resumes with a taijutsu match between Hiruzen Sarutobi and Sa, an elderly but powerful Kumogakure fighter.
• Sa uses Lightning Release Armor and overwhelms Hiruzen with a rapid series of attacks. Hiruzen refuses to surrender and turns the fight around briefly by ordering Enma to grow.
• In the ensuing chaos, Hiruzen accidentally strikes Sa in the groin, repeating the chapter’s running gag of devastating accidental injuries.
• Sa is rushed to the hospital. The doctor declares the damage irreparable and says Sa may not have long to live. Hiruzen sits apart, shaken and apparently unable to explain that the injury was accidental.
• The traumatized doctor resigns, overwhelmed by the repeated cases of severe groin injuries.

Character development and interactions

• Sakumo shows initiative by choosing ANBU for experience. Despite his embarrassing reputation and strained family situation, he remains eager to move forward.
• Dave acts as Sakumo’s supportive mentor, arranging his placement and taking pride in his students’ progress—though he admits he did little to train them himself.
• Hiruzen displays determination by refusing to surrender, but his inexperience against Sa’s speed leaves him badly outmatched. His improvised use of Enma ends the fight in a disastrous accident.
• Sa is confident and gracious toward Hiruzen, offering him the chance to surrender before continuing to attack.
• A celebrates Sa’s early dominance, then worries about the veteran’s condition after the injury.
• The doctor’s breakdown provides the chapter’s final comic consequence: the tournament’s repeated accidents have made him give up medicine.

Significant themes

• Accidents and unintended consequences: Hiruzen’s attempt to regain control produces another catastrophic mishap.
• Growing up and moving on: Sakumo leaves the safety of his clan and takes responsibility for his future.
• Mentorship and independence: Dave supports his former students while recognizing that they have largely forged their own paths.
• Comedy through escalating misfortune: The tournament’s injuries affect not only the fighters but also the medical staff.

Key events

• Hiruzen, Kagami, Danzo, and Dave drink together after earning the infamous title of the Shinobi World’s “Four Great Hooligans,” based on the extreme physical and psychological harm they inflict. They accept their grim new reputation in silence.
• At kindergarten, Nanako introduces lessons about prominent figures. Orochimaru notices a new entry about the Four Great Hooligans, but the material is restricted because it is unsuitable for young children.
• Curious, Orochimaru persuades Jiraiya and Tsunade to investigate after school. They visit Orochimaru’s father, Orochiroku, and use his computer to search for the entry.
• The information requires a 100-ryo payment. After Jiraiya jokes about Tsunade’s money, she beats him. Orochimaru asks his father for funds; Orochiroku casually offers access to tens of millions of ryo, and Orochimaru pays.

Character developments and interactions

• Orochimaru is eager to learn and deeply bothered by an unanswered question. His precocious computer skills and confidence contrast with his young age.
• Jiraiya is playful and teasing, but his jokes repeatedly get him into trouble with Orochimaru and Tsunade.
• Tsunade is frustrated by the expensive fee and envious of Orochimaru’s generous father, especially since her grandfather Hashirama has little money to give her.
• Orochiroku shows easygoing trust and generosity toward his son.
• The four newly notorious “Hooligans” share a quiet, rueful toast, while the children’s trio turns curiosity into a comic adventure.

Significant themes

• Curiosity and restricted knowledge: Orochimaru’s desire to learn drives the chapter, even when adults withhold information.
• Reputation and consequences: The four men’s exploits have made them feared across the Shinobi World.
• Humor through contrast: The fearsome adult legends are juxtaposed with children navigating school rules, technology, money, and friendship.

Key plot points and events

• Orochimaru pays to view a page listing the “Shinobi World’s four great rogues”: Kagami, Dave, Danzo, and Hiruzen, each with an insulting nickname. He, Tsunade, and Jiraiya watch the available videos, but the content leaves the children confused and the adults speechless.
• At the Konoha Military Police headquarters, an officer reports that Uchiha Yamano and Uchiha Keiko have died on a mission, leaving their infant son orphaned. Kagami assigns the child to Dave’s kindergarten, with the clan arranging a living allowance and holding the parents’ estate until the boy comes of age. Dave eagerly takes the baby, Uchiha Fugaku, to get food.
• At the Olympics, Might Wei fights Raikage A. Both unleash bizarre, powerful techniques and end up naked and badly injured in a crater. Wei raises one finger, which Kakuzu interprets as agreeing to donate a month’s salary for Konoha’s glory—and declares him the winner. Later, Wei discovers the donation means he receives no pay that month.
• On the competition’s second day, George and Black Zetsu begin a supposedly hand-to-hand match while armed with guns. Kakuzu anticipates disaster and urges Mito to protect the spectators with a sealing formation. The chapter ends as Dave arrives at the venue and sees the confrontation.

Character developments

• Orochimaru realizes that random online searches can reveal inappropriate material and resolves not to search carelessly again.
• Dave shows his fondness for taking in children, but his gleeful eagerness to care for baby Fugaku makes Kagami uneasy.
• Might Wei demonstrates intense enthusiasm and a willingness to sacrifice himself for Konoha, though his apparent salary donation is actually a misunderstanding encouraged by Kakuzu.
• Kakuzu remains opportunistic, manipulating the fight’s outcome to secure a month’s salary from Wei and cautiously anticipating trouble between George and Zetsu.

Significant themes

• The chapter uses absurd comedy to parody heroic ideals, workplace deductions, and the gap between noble intentions and practical consequences.
• It contrasts genuine care for an orphan with the story’s irreverent, chaotic humor.
• Miscommunication drives key events: the children misunderstand the nicknames, and Wei’s gesture is treated as consent to donate his wages.

Character interactions

• Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya react together to the disturbing videos, with the adults unable to explain the nicknames.
• Kagami entrusts Fugaku to Dave and makes arrangements for the child’s support; Dave’s enthusiasm prompts Kagami’s concern.
• Wei respectfully challenges A, while Kakuzu interprets their exchange—and Wei’s final gesture—in his own self-serving way.
• Kakuzu warns Mito to shield the audience before George and Zetsu start their armed “Taijutsu Combat.”

Key plot points and events

• Black Zetsu and George fight an absurdly messy Taijutsu match, first with guns loaded with golden sludge, then with improvised weapons. They battle until exhausted, while the audience watches from behind Mito’s sealing barrier. The spectacle ruins the arena and drives away Konoha Restaurant’s customers.
• The two are permanently banned from Taijutsu Combat. Kakuzu is left to clean up after them.
• Might Wei wins the Taijutsu championship, beating second-place Madara; Hashirama places third.
• Most competitors forfeit Genjutsu Combat rather than face Kagami. Madara wins, Indra takes second, and Kagami third.
• The chapter begins the four-on-four team event. The Four Kage unite against a team of Danzo, Dave, Hiruzen, and Kagami, even equipping themselves with heavy crotch guards in anticipation of Danzo and another teammate’s attacks.
• In the opening exchange, Danzo uses Izanagi repeatedly to absorb the Four Kage’s attacks. Hiruzen provides ranged ninjutsu, while Kagami summons a grotesque, shit-yellow Susanoo to charge them. Dave contributes nothing to the fight, instead setting up a lounge chair and declaring himself the team’s “lucky mascot.”

Character developments and interactions

• Black Zetsu and George prove evenly matched and completely committed to their ridiculous battle, even as it disgusts the spectators.
• Danzo takes on the tank role, enduring repeated attacks with Izanagi. He questions Dave’s absence from combat.
• Hiruzen follows Dave’s instruction to act as the team’s ranged attacker, while Kagami accepts the support role and uses Susanoo.
• Dave humorously reframes his refusal to fight as a valuable team function: boosting the team’s luck and loot.

Significant themes

• The chapter parodies tournament combat through grotesque, over-the-top spectacle and video-game team roles.
• Teamwork is treated as a tactical lineup—tank, damage dealer, and support—while Dave invents an absurd excuse to sit out.
• The comedy comes from the contrast between serious ninja techniques and childish, disgusting antics.

Key plot points and events

• Dave watches Danzo, Hiruzen, and Kagami fight Mizukage Gu, criticizing their techniques. The three deliberately let Gu slip past them, hoping to expose Dave.
• Gu attacks Dave with a kunai aimed at his crotch, but Dave dodges and fights back. He borrows Hiruzen’s transformed Enma staff to supplement his Gunbai.
• Dave knocks Gu down and accidentally drives the staff into his already badly injured backside. Enma then transforms back into an ape and disappears, leaving Gu in critical condition.
• At the hospital, the doctors manage to remove Enma, but Gu’s injuries are severe. The incident prompts the Kage to ban Dave for life from all Shinobi World Olympic events except esports.
• Dave’s infamy spreads throughout the shinobi world. His reputation becomes so frightening that parents use his name to make children go to bed—and even Sakumo’s enemies flee when he claims Dave is his master.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave remains boastful and combative, but his near miss with Gu’s attack briefly rattles him. He insists the staff incident was an accident, though his explanation does little to reassure anyone.
• Danzo, Hiruzen, and Kagami conspire to let Gu reach Dave, then feign ignorance. Afterward, Danzo tells Dave he could only preserve his eligibility for esports.
• Hiruzen and Enma suffer collateral embarrassment: Enma refuses to be summoned again and considers shaving his stained fur.
• Gu goes from aggressive attacker to a gravely injured hospital patient; his assistant represents him at the summit.
• Sakumo discovers that simply naming Dave as his master can terrify enemies, leaving him unsure what to make of Dave’s reputation.

Significant themes

• Absurd escalation and dark slapstick: A martial-arts contest spirals into grotesque injury and medical chaos.
• Reputation and notoriety: Dave’s accidental violence turns him into a feared legend, eclipsing even famous figures.
• Comic consequences: The lifetime ban, Enma’s refusal, and the villagers’ bedtime threat all show how one incident reshapes Dave’s public image.

Key plot points and events

• Dave stays home with Tobirama to care for baby Little Daiyue, feeling that the Olympics have moved on without him. When Mu is too busy delivering takeout to join him, Dave goes to the Internet Café alone.
• Izuna finds Tobirama trying to teach the months-old Daiyue powerful techniques, starting with Flying Thunder God and quickly moving on to explosive tags and Shadow Clones. Izuna points out that the baby is too young to understand; Tobirama remains determined to give his grandson an early start.
• After a few days of Tobirama’s “lessons,” Jiaoyue discovers what is happening, takes Daiyue away, and scolds Tobirama.
• Dave returns for the Olympic esports competition. The host explains the formats, knockout brackets, and prizes for two five-on-five tournaments.
• In the opening match of Shinobi World Alliance, Madara’s Konoha Dance Team faces Ōnoki’s Iwagakure Will of Earth Team. Dave takes mid lane, and the Konoha team assigns Madara to jungle, Hashirama to top, Tobirama as marksman, and Izuna as support.
• Dave repeatedly taunts Ōnoki during the match, provoking him while winning fights—including a solo kill and a fight against three opponents. Referee Kakuzu moves to rein him in as Ōnoki grows furious.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave shifts from domestic boredom back into the spotlight, showing confidence and a deliberately provocative competitive streak.
• Tobirama is doting but comically overambitious as a grandfather, treating Daiyue like a prodigy who should begin ninja training in infancy.
• Izuna acts as the practical voice of reason, challenging Tobirama’s plans but failing to talk him out of them.
• Jiaoyue intervenes to protect Daiyue and put a stop to Tobirama’s premature lessons.
• Dave and Ōnoki turn their rivalry into a loud, personal in-game contest, while Kakuzu tries to keep the match from being disrupted by Dave’s taunts.
• Madara organizes the team and gives Dave a chance to play mid despite initial doubts.

Significant themes

• Family affection and comic overreach: Tobirama’s pride in Daiyue leads him to mistake ordinary infant behavior for readiness to learn advanced techniques.
• Competition and antagonism: Dave uses trash talk as part of his strategy, turning esports into a stage for old rivalries.
• Contrasts between responsibility and ambition: Dave settles into childcare before returning to competition, while Tobirama struggles to balance enthusiasm with what Daiyue actually needs.

Plot points and events

• After repeated cheating and unsportsmanlike behavior, Senju Dave is banned for life from the Olympics. Kakuzu escorts him out, but the two reveal they have a separate plan ready for after the games.
• Dave encounters Hagoromo, who is preoccupied with why Kaguya seems frightened despite appearing far stronger than the outsiders who came to their world. Hagoromo suspects her concern is connected to the God Tree and the corpse she took away.
• Dave brings Hagoromo to Rōran to use its dragon vein, which can send him back a thousand years to investigate. As Hagoromo is about to enter, Kaguya appears and tries to destroy the passage—accidentally knocking Dave into it instead.
• Dave emerges in a prosperous, futuristic Rōran, with no idea exactly when he has arrived. Disguised as a middle-aged man, he tries to leave the city but is stopped by Konoha Military Police officers Fugaku and the young Obito.
• Obito first believes Dave’s improvised story, but Fugaku insists on investigating him. Dave fills out a form and is told to stay overnight while the police check his claimed relatives.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave remains irreverent and opportunistic: he bluffs about Sasuke’s inability to affect his mind, then finds himself accidentally displaced through time and improvises a cover story.
• Hagoromo shows growing concern for Kaguya and a desire to understand her hidden fears. Dave helps him pursue answers, though Kaguya’s intervention separates them.
• Kaguya appears protective of Hagoromo, urgently trying to stop his time-travel attempt, but her intervention has unintended consequences for Dave.
• Fugaku and Obito are introduced as a contrasting pair on police duty: Fugaku is suspicious and strict, while Obito is trusting and inexperienced. Fugaku uses Obito’s assessment as leverage to make him take the investigation seriously.
• Dave and Kakuzu share a practical, conspiratorial understanding, while Dave and Hagoromo have a more reflective exchange about Kaguya’s motives.

Significant themes

• Curiosity and hidden truths: Hagoromo’s questions about Kaguya drive the chapter’s time-travel plan.
• Unintended consequences: Kaguya’s attempt to protect Hagoromo sends Dave into the future instead.
• Comedy through contrast: Dave’s Olympic misconduct and quick bluffing sit alongside Hagoromo’s solemn worries and the awkward police encounter.

Plot points and events

• Dave meets Obito, who proudly introduces himself as a Konoha Military Police officer. Dave teases him about his girlfriend, Rin, and suggests he help his chief, Fugaku, find a partner.
• Obito takes the advice seriously and appears to confront Fugaku about his love life. Fugaku soon arrives at Dave’s tent with a battered Obito, accusing Dave of putting him up to it; Dave denies responsibility.
• A thief takes a police officer hostage while trying to escape Rōran. Obito rushes in and grandly challenges him, but Fugaku kicks Obito aside and takes charge.
• When the thief recognizes Fugaku as “Uchiha Impotence Bro,” he immediately surrenders. The nickname is supposedly shared with another notorious Uchiha title, “Uchiha Terrifying Feces.”
• Fugaku orders the thief taken in and investigated according to the law, then leaves in anger.
• Dave asks Obito about Fugaku’s nickname. Obito claims Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan includes a genjutsu that leaves any man caught in its gaze unable to perform sexually for three years. He says Fugaku once used it on the Third Raikage.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave is curious and mischievous, encouraging Obito to meddle in Fugaku’s personal life before watching the resulting chaos.
• Obito is enthusiastic, naïve, and eager to help—but his impulsiveness repeatedly gets him hurt. He is devoted to Rin and takes Dave’s teasing advice at face value.
• Fugaku is stern and capable, though easily angered by Obito’s foolishness and his own humiliating nickname. Despite his temper, he handles the hostage situation decisively and insists on due process.
• Dave and Obito share a joking conversation that prompts Obito’s ill-fated approach to Fugaku. Fugaku and Obito clash repeatedly, with Fugaku acting as both disciplinarian and competent leader. The thief’s fearful recognition of Fugaku turns the arrest into a public embarrassment.

Significant themes

• Comedy through misunderstandings and exaggerated reputation: Dave’s teasing sparks Obito’s misguided actions, while Fugaku’s absurd nickname overwhelms the tense hostage scene.
• Reputation and authority: Fugaku’s notoriety alone makes the thief surrender, while Obito’s self-proclaimed authority earns little respect.
• Duty and lawful conduct: Amid the jokes, Fugaku directs his officers to investigate the incident fairly and follow the law.

Plot points

• Fugaku catches Obito and Dave talking suspiciously, then says he will investigate Dave’s missing relative in Rōran the next morning.
• Minato appears as a late-night delivery driver. He explains that he is saving for the huge bride price Dave supposedly demands before he can marry Kushina.
• Obito teases Fugaku for failing to get close to Mikoto and blames Dave for interfering. Fugaku’s protest is interrupted by White-Hair, who warns him not to pursue whatever he was about to say.
• White-Hair recognizes Dave and offers to take him to his relative. The next morning, he leads Dave into Rōran but refuses to explain the year or reveal much about the timeline.
• Dave asks why Fugaku is still unmarried. White-Hair gravely insists Dave must prevent Fugaku’s marriage, though he cryptically says Dave will understand later and may become even more determined to stop it.
• White-Hair takes Dave to meet the Queen. Dave uses the dragon vein to return to his own timeline, where Kaguya is waiting with Hagoromo. Kaguya admits she knows Dave is not her son and demands to know why he brought Hagoromo.
• Hagoromo returns after learning about Kaguya’s past and hurriedly promises to behave and appreciate her cooking. Kaguya warns him not to act against Isshiki without consulting her, then takes him home to cook.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave realizes that his future self’s evasive, teasing behavior mirrors his own, and ruefully concludes that he is just as irritating. He is also bewildered by White-Hair’s mysterious warning about Fugaku.
• White-Hair acts as Dave’s guide and future-self-like counterpart, withholding information while hinting that Dave’s understanding of Fugaku’s marriage will change.
• Fugaku and Obito share a playful but tense exchange: Obito mocks Fugaku’s romantic prospects, while Fugaku tries to silence him before White-Hair arrives.
• Minato is hardworking but anxious about meeting Dave’s supposed financial demand to marry Kushina.
• Kaguya and Hagoromo reconcile through Hagoromo’s apologetic promises. Kaguya’s stern warnings coexist with her desire to care for him.

Significant themes

• Time, identity, and self-recognition: Dave encounters a version of himself and recognizes the same flaws in both.
• Secrets and foreknowledge: White-Hair withholds timeline details and makes an ominous prediction about Fugaku’s future.
• Family care beneath sternness: Kaguya’s scolding masks concern for Hagoromo, while Hagoromo seeks her forgiveness through exaggerated promises.
• Romance and social pressure: Minato’s bride-price burden and Fugaku’s teased romantic situation provide comic tension.

Summary

Key plot points and events

• In Year 20 of Konoha, Hagoromo finally tracks down and kills Isshiki after spending three years searching for him. With the last major mastermind gone, the world can relax.
• Tsukimi goes into labor with her second child. Dave and Tobirama nervously wait outside the delivery room while their son, Daiyue, chats with them.
• Daiyue’s exceptional talent is on display: he has learned hundreds of forbidden techniques and can sense spatial nodes. His friend Fugaku is astonished by the gap between Daiyue’s abilities and his own.
• Tsukimi safely gives birth to a daughter and names her Senju Mikoto, hoping she will grow up gentle but strong.
• Dave recognizes the name “Mikoto” as a possible link to the future and to Sasuke’s discomfort around him. Panicking, he phones Daiyue and tells him to kill Fugaku, whom he suspects may be connected to that future.

Character developments and interactions

• Hagoromo moves from searching for Isshiki to leading the group that defeats him, bringing the long-running threat to an end.
• Dave and Tobirama reveal how deeply anxious and protective they are as they await the birth. Tobirama remains a supportive grandfather and teacher to Daiyue.
• Daiyue is powerful and eager to learn, but also obedient and affectionate: he wants to protect his new sister, yet hesitates when his father gives him an extreme order.
• Fugaku serves as the hapless target of Dave’s suspicion; Daiyue’s effortless mastery of advanced techniques leaves him intimidated.
• Yuner, Danzo and Milu’s daughter, openly admires Daiyue. Dave imagines her as a future daughter-in-law, a notion that has already sparked a prolonged fight with Danzo.
• Tsukimi is calm and loving after childbirth, choosing a name that expresses her hopes for her daughter.

Significant themes

• Family and protection: The birth brings out the adults’ anxiety and Daiyue’s promise to protect his sister.
• Legacy and fate: Mikoto’s name triggers Dave’s fear of future events and suggests that familiar names may connect the present to the future.
• Power and absurdity: Daiyue’s overwhelming talent contrasts comically with Fugaku’s modest ambitions, while Dave’s dramatic reaction turns his concern into farce.
• Peace after conflict: Isshiki’s defeat closes a major threat just as the story shifts toward family life and the next generation.