Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Dave visits Yue Mei, still sore and emotionally worn out after the previous night, and introduces her to the Nine-Tails, who appears as a small fox.
• Yue Mei is delighted by Kurama’s cuteness and cuddles him despite his protests. She even checks his sex, confirming he is male.
• After Yue Mei leaves for training, Dave takes Kurama around Konoha’s shopping street to find food.
• Kurama eagerly samples food from several vendors. He loves the pastries, but bluntly criticizes other dishes, annoying their sellers and forcing Dave to apologize and hurry away.

Character developments

• Dave treats Kurama as a companion rather than a threat, indulging his appetite and patiently managing his disruptive behavior.
• Kurama reveals a more vulnerable side: tasting good pastries reminds him how bleak his thousand years of hunger and captivity have been. His appetite and outspoken criticism also show his pride and comic, demanding personality.
• Yue Mei is affectionate and playful, quickly treating Kurama like a cuddly pet despite his attempts to assert his fearsome identity.

Significant themes

• Companionship and care: Dave gives Kurama freedom, food, and company after a long period of deprivation.
• Contrast between image and reality: The supposedly terrifying Nine-Tails looks tiny and adorable, while his threats and grumbling come across as comical.
• Pleasure after hardship: Kurama’s delight in ordinary food underscores the misery he has endured and the emotional importance of simple comforts.

Character interactions

• Dave’s gentle teasing and practical care contrast with Kurama’s loud demands.
• Yue Mei’s cuddling overwhelms Kurama, who protests but cannot escape her affection.
• Kurama’s candid food reviews create comic friction with the vendors, while Dave repeatedly smooths things over.

Key plot points and events

• Dave takes Kurama, the little Nine-Tails, for a walk around the village after their disastrous tour of the food stalls.
• They encounter Hashirama and Madara at a claw machine. Hashirama has already lost thousands of taels trying to win a plushie, and Madara refuses to fund him.
• Dave lends Hashirama more money, knowing that the arcade’s profits will ultimately come back to him.
• Madara recognizes Kurama and sternly warns him not to harm Dave, making Kurama tremble.
• After Hashirama loses again, Kurama becomes exasperated, takes the last token, and demonstrates how to use the machine—winning a Madara plushie and throwing it at Hashirama.
• Kurama realizes he has just insulted and hit Hashirama, panics, and hides in Dave’s hair. Hashirama takes it in good humor, though he briefly feels down about his poor claw-machine skills.
• Dave tries to cheer Hashirama up by praising his dancing. Hashirama turns the remark into a boast that he dances better than Madara, provoking another argument.

Character developments

• Kurama is impulsive, food-motivated, and quick to anger, but surprisingly skilled at the claw machine. His confidence collapses as soon as he realizes whom he has insulted.
• Dave remains patient and protective, mediating between Kurama and the adults while quietly accepting that Hashirama’s losses benefit him.
• Hashirama is relentlessly cheerful and competitive, even when losing badly. He responds to Kurama’s outburst with amusement rather than anger, then quickly regains his confidence.
• Madara is protective of Dave and intimidating toward Kurama, but his rivalry with Hashirama remains easily sparked.

Significant themes

• Comedy through contrast: Kurama’s fierce language and sudden fear clash with his tiny, cute appearance and Hashirama’s easygoing response.
• Loyalty and protection: Madara’s threat reflects his concern for Dave, who has taken on the dangerous burden of sealing Kurama.
• Rivalry and pride: Hashirama and Madara turn even arcade games and dancing into contests.
• Family affection beneath the teasing: Dave’s patient interventions and the adults’ playful interactions show a close, if chaotic, family dynamic.

Character interactions

• Dave reassures Kurama and introduces him to Madara, who warns the fox to keep Dave safe.
• Kurama berates Hashirama for his poor play, then apologizes indirectly by hiding while Dave speaks for him.
• Hashirama responds kindly and jokingly, while Dave attempts to comfort him.
• Hashirama’s boast about dancing better than Madara reignites their familiar rivalry.

Key plot points and events

• Hashirama and Madara leave after arranging another dancing-related challenge. Dave then heads toward school with the tiny Nine-Tails, who has been hiding on his head.
• The Nine-Tails proudly insists he was never scared, despite having concealed himself from the two men. Curious about their talk of dancing, he agrees to go watch later.
• Dave arrives late at the Ninja Academy and discovers that Izuna is teaching the class.
• Yue Mei greets Dave and becomes interested in the pastries Kurama is eating. To the Nine-Tails’ horror, Dave gives one of Kurama’s pastries to Yue Mei and feeds her affectionately in front of everyone.
• Izuna is irritated by the couple’s public displays of affection during his lesson. Kurama, meanwhile, is left stunned and disgruntled.

Character developments

• The Nine-Tails remains boastful and easily flustered. He enjoys his outings with Dave, but his bravado fades around people who frighten him; he also becomes jealous and possessive of his treats.
• Dave is comfortable and affectionate with Yue Mei, teasing Kurama as he favors her.
• Yue Mei openly delights in seeing Dave and playfully engages with Kurama.
• Izuna takes on a teaching role, but finds it difficult to stay composed when Dave and Yue Mei distract the class.
• Hashirama and Madara continue their competitive, dance-centered rivalry.

Significant themes

• Comic contrast: The Nine-Tails’ legendary pride clashes with his tiny body, fears, and everyday frustrations.
• Affection and jealousy: Dave and Yue Mei’s sweetness is charming to them but exasperating to Kurama and Izuna.
• Ordinary life amid extraordinary characters: School, snacks, and classroom etiquette provide humorous situations for powerful or supernatural figures.

Character interactions

• Dave and the Nine-Tails banter, tussle, and travel together; Dave gently mocks Kurama’s bravado.
• The Nine-Tails reacts nervously to Yue Mei and angrily when Dave gives her his pastry.
• Dave and Yue Mei share an affectionate moment during class, which leaves Kurama bewildered and Izuna annoyed.
• Hashirama and Madara’s brief exchange establishes that their rivalry—and the planned afternoon activity—continues.

Key plot points and events

• After school, Hiruzen and his friends ask Dave about the little fox. Dave introduces him as Kurama, his pet and a powerful summoning beast, keeping his true identity secret.
• Koharu asks to pet Kurama. Though he protests, Dave bribes him with pastries, and Koharu hugs and strokes him. Kurama finds the experience even more distressing than his earlier encounter with Yue Mei.
• Yue Mei grows wary of Koharu’s interest in Dave and changes the subject by reminding him about the dance battle between Madara and Hashirama. Dave leaves with her and Kurama.
• At home, Hiruzen asks his father for a summoning beast and signs the contract. He summons Enma, but panics at the ape’s appearance and says he no longer wants him. Enma leaves, and Sasuke gives Hiruzen a one-sided beating for failing to appreciate his summon.
• At the dance battle, Madara, Hashirama, Tobirama, and Izuna begin dancing. Dave is overwhelmed by the absurdity of the scene and leans on Yue Mei. They share a tender moment, holding hands.
• Kurama becomes curious about the dancing, joins in, and gets yelled at by Madara and Hashirama. Dave then breaks down, lamenting that the Naruto world he remembers has become unrecognizable.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave continues to hide Kurama’s identity and uses humor and bribery to manage him. He is increasingly overwhelmed by the story’s chaotic changes, while finding comfort in Yue Mei.
• Kurama remains irritable about being treated as a pet and handled by girls, but is easily persuaded by pastries. His curiosity eventually draws him into the dance.
• Yue Mei shows affection and concern for Dave, comforting him when he cries. Her wariness of Koharu hints at jealousy or protectiveness.
• Koharu is shy but finds the fox irresistible and gains confidence enough to approach Dave.
• Hiruzen eagerly seeks a summoning beast, then reacts with childish fear when he gets one. His rejection of Enma earns him punishment from his father.
• Madara and Hashirama remain theatrical rivals, while Enma tolerates Hiruzen’s insult only briefly.

Significant themes

• Comedy through reversal and absurdity: feared or powerful figures are reduced to embarrassing, playful situations.
• Affection and comfort: Yue Mei’s care provides a sincere counterpoint to the chapter’s chaos.
• Change and disorientation: Dave’s distress reflects the gap between the Naruto world he expects and the strange version he is experiencing.

Plot points and events

• After Dave releases the Nine-Tails to roam Konoha, spies spread word that the village has the beast. Other villages fear Konoha’s growing strength and begin pursuing the remaining eight tailed beasts.
• In Sunagakure, First Kazekage Reto and Chiyo choose the One-Tail as their target, reasoning that its sand affinity and Wind and Magnet Release suit the Land of Wind.
• In Konoha, Tobirama argues that the village should capture the other beasts, then sell them to keep the great nations balanced and reduce the threat of them uniting against Konoha. Izuna objects, but the two soon abandon the discussion to fight.
• Hashirama assigns Madara the One- through Four-Tails and himself the Five- through Eight-Tails. Madara insists on protecting Izuna, who has only recently been brought back to life; Hashirama similarly keeps Tobirama in the village.
• Hashirama teases Tobirama about matchmaking dates, provoking another clash with Izuna. Hashirama and Madara then race out to catch the feuding pair, turning their pursuit into a contest.
• Sasuke Sarutobi arrives to find the Hokage Office wrecked and calls after the departing Hashirama.

Character developments and interactions

• Reto and Chiyo respond pragmatically to the Nine-Tails’ presence, viewing a tailed beast as essential to Sunagakure’s security.
• Tobirama thinks strategically about deterrence, diplomacy, and Konoha’s finances, while continuing his combative rivalry with Izuna.
• Izuna resists being sidelined, but Madara’s protective concern reveals how deeply Madara regrets failing to save him before.
• Madara prioritizes Izuna’s safety and volunteers for a dangerous mission himself. Hashirama understands this protective instinct and shares it toward Tobirama.
• Hashirama and Madara remain close and competitive; Hashirama turns even chasing their brothers into a challenge. The brothers’ constant bickering contrasts with their bond.

Significant themes

• Power and balance: The tailed beasts are treated as strategic assets, and their distribution could either stabilize or destabilize relations among the villages.
• Protection and regret: Madara’s choices are shaped by guilt over Izuna’s death and a determination to keep him safe.
• Family loyalty: Hashirama and Madara both shield their younger brothers, even as those brothers resist being controlled.
• Comic rivalry amid political tension: Serious strategic concerns repeatedly give way to arguments, fights, teasing, and office destruction.

Chapter summary

Plot points

• After Madara and Hashirama seize the remaining tailed beasts, the other four great villages demand their return and threaten war.
• The Konoha leadership decides to call a Five Kage Summit in the neutral Land of Iron and propose selling the beasts rather than returning them outright. The other villages and the Land of Iron agree to attend.
• Dave asks to join the delegation. Though Tobirama objects, Madara and Hashirama support him; Tobirama eventually agrees to come as well. Izuna insists on joining, partly to escape Mito’s matchmaking efforts.
• During the journey, Dave tires from walking and Madara carries him. Hashirama privately imagines getting similar affection from Madara, while Tobirama fumes over Madara’s closeness with his son.
• As the group travels through the woods at dusk, a flash of light suddenly shoots toward them.

Character developments and interactions

• Hashirama takes a diplomatic approach to the crisis, proposing negotiations, but remains openly smitten with Madara.
• Tobirama is practical and protective of Dave, agreeing to attend because his Flying Thunder God technique could help if danger arises. His rivalry with Izuna—and jealousy of Madara’s bond with Dave—remains intense.
• Madara supports Dave’s request to attend and shows affection by carrying him when he tires.
• Dave is eager for adventure and insists he is capable despite his limited shinobi skills. His enthusiastic praise of Madara strengthens their affectionate, uncle-and-nephew-like bond.
• Izuna joins the trip to avoid being left behind and to escape the pressure of arranged dates. He and Tobirama continue their explosive verbal feud.

Significant themes

• Diplomacy versus conflict: The villages’ threats put Konoha under pressure, but the summit offers a chance to resolve the dispute through negotiation.
• Power and political legitimacy: The tailed beasts’ capture challenges the balance among the nations and raises questions about who has the right to control them.
• Family, affection, and rivalry: Dave’s closeness with Madara, Hashirama’s romantic daydreams, and Tobirama’s jealousy provide comic contrast to the political crisis.
• Comedy amid danger: The group’s squabbles and romantic fixation are interrupted by a sudden, ominous attack at the chapter’s end.

Plot points and events

• During the group’s journey to the Five Kage Summit, a kunai is thrown at Hashirama from an extraordinary distance. Dave recognizes the setup and suspects Kakuzu is behind it.
• Tobirama senses the attacker: a masked man from Takigakure. Madara rushes ahead and catches Kakuzu as he tries to escape.
• Kakuzu attacks Madara with Water Release, but Madara counters with a powerful Fire Release technique and defeats him.
• Tobirama questions Kakuzu about the assassination attempt. Hashirama chooses to release him, explaining that the attack failed and that he has no wish to punish a man who has risked his life serving his village.
• The group resumes its journey. Later, Dave uses the Rune Eater—now able to replay recordings and appear on objects within a wide radius—to tell Kakuzu that he can seek him out in Konoha if he ever loses faith in his village and defects.

Character developments

• Hashirama shows compassion and a commitment to peace, understanding that Kakuzu may face harsh treatment from his village if he returns.
• Madara acts swiftly and decisively, intercepting and overpowering Kakuzu.
• Tobirama is suspicious and protective of Hashirama, but ultimately accepts his brother’s decision.
• Kakuzu is revealed as an assassin carrying out his village’s orders. Though defeated and offered a possible future refuge, he insists he would never betray Takigakure.
• Dave recognizes the situation from prior knowledge and later makes a cautious effort to recruit Kakuzu should he ever defect.

Significant themes

• Mercy versus punishment: Hashirama refuses to retaliate against a defeated attacker.
• Loyalty and exploitation: Kakuzu’s pride in serving Takigakure contrasts with the harsh consequences awaiting failed operatives.
• Peace and understanding: Hashirama’s idealism leads him to see the person behind the enemy.
• Power and caution: Kakuzu’s retreat reflects the need to recognize when an opponent is overwhelmingly strong.

Character interactions

• Dave alerts Tobirama to the threat; Tobirama identifies Kakuzu, and Madara pursues him.
• Madara defeats Kakuzu, while Tobirama interrogates him and presses for punishment.
• Hashirama overrules Tobirama and lets Kakuzu go, prompting disbelief from both Kakuzu and Tobirama.
• Dave mocks Kakuzu as he leaves, then later offers him a potential place to turn if he ever defects.

Plot points and events

• Hashirama’s group arrives in the Land of Iron for the Five Kage Summit. The gate guard mistakes Dave for a child and questions whether he belongs with the Hokage’s party. Dave angrily insists he is actually thirty-eight, then admits to Madara that the outburst was an act.
• Madara praises Dave’s cleverness while insulting Tobirama, prompting another exchange of taunts between Tobirama and Izuna. Hashirama breaks up their quarrel with Wood Release.
• At the summit lodging, Tsuchikage Ishikawa objects to Hashirama bringing his family. Dave insults Ishikawa’s crooked eye, then mocks Mu’s face coverings by suggesting he has an STD.
• Ishikawa and Mu both lose their tempers in turn, despite repeatedly urging one another to stay calm. Madara holds Dave back, while the other attendees struggle not to laugh. Kazekage Reto joins in by gently teasing Ishikawa.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave is bold, irreverent, and eager to provoke the other leaders; he uses his apparent age and Madara’s protection to get away with insulting powerful people.
• Madara indulges Dave and encourages his mischief, while continuing to needle Tobirama.
• Tobirama and Izuna remain locked in a cycle of mutual insults and near-fights; Hashirama is left to manage them.
• Hashirama tries to keep the visit peaceful and professional, repeatedly stepping in to control his relatives.
• Ishikawa and Mu are shown as easily provoked and comically unable to follow their own advice about staying calm. Reto seizes the chance to mock a rival.

Significant themes

• The chapter’s comedy comes from family bickering colliding with the solemnity of a diplomatic summit.
• Dave’s irreverence punctures the authority of the Kage, while the adults’ impulsiveness makes them look less composed than the supposedly childish newcomer.
• Under the jokes, Hashirama’s efforts to maintain order hint at the difficulty of turning a gathering of rival leaders into peaceful diplomacy.

Key plot points and events

• Dave jokingly mistakes the First Kazekage, Reto, for his grandfather and teases him about his age. He then learns that the beautiful purple-haired woman with Reto is Chiyo—later known as Granny Chiyo.
• Haunted by memories of the elderly Chiyo in a swimsuit, Dave asks her to promise not to go swimming when she is old. Chiyo finds him endearing and agrees.
• Dave mocks Shamon, Reto’s disciple and future Second Kazekage, for his dragon tattoo. When Shamon gets angry, Dave pretends to cry and hides with Madara.
• The First Raikage, A, arrives with his guards and recognizes Madara and Tobirama as men who once beat him. Dave insults A by joking that he cannot be the father of his white-haired, bearded son.
• A loses his temper and attacks Dave. Madara intercepts and breaks A’s arm; Tobirama then holds a kunai to A’s throat. At Hashirama’s command, Tobirama backs down, and a medical ninja is called to treat the Raikage.

Character developments

• Dave continues to use childish charm and irreverent teasing, provoking powerful leaders while relying on his protectors.
• Chiyo responds warmly to Dave, suggesting she likes children and imagines having a son with Reto.
• Shamon and the Raikage are quick to anger, but both are forced to restrain themselves when confronted by stronger opponents.
• Madara, Tobirama, and Hashirama show how fiercely protective they are of Dave, whom they treat as a beloved child or nephew.

Significant themes

• Family and protection: Dave’s teasing triggers immediate, disproportionate retaliation from his powerful guardians.
• Power and restraint: The leaders can escalate the confrontation quickly, but the summit’s diplomatic setting ultimately prevents the Raikage’s death.
• Humor through contrast: Dave’s innocent appearance and childlike manner clash with his provocative insults and the lethal reactions they provoke.

Character interactions

• Dave needles Reto, Chiyo, Shamon, and A; each exchange reveals the characters’ temperaments and Dave’s fearlessness.
• Madara protects Dave from Shamon’s anger and stops A’s attack.
• Tobirama retaliates against A, while Hashirama orders him to stand down and Lie warns that killing the Raikage would endanger Konoha.
• The other Kage are left wondering who Dave is and why Madara and Tobirama are so protective of him.

Key events

• Dave trades awkward rap verses with Raikage A’s guard, who introduces himself as Kira Shi. Raikage A is so embarrassed that he throws the man outside; Dave privately worries he has somehow inspired an ancestor of Killer B.
• The First Mizukage, Byakuren, arrives with a handsome younger companion whom Dave suspects is the Third Mizukage. Dave mocks Byakuren’s wandering eyes, provoking a threat.
• Madara steps in to protect Dave and places Byakuren in a genjutsu. Byakuren breaks free and accuses Madara of trying to start a war, but Dave continues taunting him. The chapter’s achievement notice confirms Dave has talked back to all five Kage.
• With the Five Kage assembled, the Land of Iron’s leader opens the summit. The Kage dismiss most attendees but each keeps a guard; Hashirama and Madara remain outside.
• At the summit, Hashirama tearfully expresses gratitude that the leaders have gathered and bows deeply. Tobirama is dismayed by his brother’s deference.
• Outside, Dave spies on the meeting using a Ghost Mushroom. Madara criticizes Hashirama’s bow and blames Tobirama for not stopping him.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave remains irreverent and bold, using humor to needle powerful leaders while relying on Madara’s protection. He also demonstrates the Ghost Mushroom’s spying abilities.
• Madara openly shields Dave from Byakuren and shows lingering resentment toward Tobirama, whom he sees as ineffective.
• Hashirama reveals his sincere idealism and emotional investment in peace through his gratitude and humility.
• Tobirama remains wary of the Uchiha and is frustrated by Hashirama’s behavior.
• Byakuren is domineering and quick to threaten war, but Madara’s genjutsu and presence force him to back down.
• Kira Shi eagerly adopts Dave’s rap style, providing comic relief and an unexpectedly friendly connection.

Themes

• The chapter contrasts the Kage’s militaristic suspicion with Hashirama’s hope for cooperation.
• Humor and irreverence puncture the solemnity of political power.
• Protection, rivalry, and old grudges shape the relationships among Madara, Hashirama, and Tobirama.

Key plot points and events

• Dave, Madara, and Izuna explore the Land of Iron, which is a first visit abroad for both Dave and Izuna. Madara enjoys the relaxed outing, though he privately worries about Izuna’s marriage.
• Dave and Izuna play a street game, where they meet Kira Shi, a grown man whose overconfident, painfully awkward rap draws a crowd.
• Dave persuades Madara to challenge Kira to a performance contest: Kira raps while Madara dances, and the crowd decides the winner. He sells Madara on the potential title “Dance God of the Shinobi World.”
• With Dave supplying music, Kira delivers incomprehensible rapid-fire rap while Madara performs increasingly dramatic moves, including a windmill. The spectators are baffled at first, then impressed—especially by Madara’s appearance and dancing.
• Dave starts chanting Madara’s proposed title, and the crowd quickly joins in.

Character developments and interactions

• Madara shows a softer, more playful side during the outing, enjoying time with Izuna and Dave. His pride and competitiveness are easily sparked by the promise of a grand title, and he takes the dance challenge completely seriously.
• Izuna enjoys seeing the outside world and shares the outing with his brother, though he recognizes Dave’s voice when he begins the crowd’s chant.
• Dave acts as instigator and showman: he steers Madara into the contest, mocks Kira’s rap internally, and orchestrates the music and crowd reaction.
• Kira Shi is exuberant and self-assured, treating his bad rap as impressive performance and remaining undaunted by Madara’s intimidating presence.
• The onlookers shift from assuming a fight is about to break out to enthusiastically cheering Madara’s dance.

Significant themes

• Comedy through expectation and contrast: A supposed confrontation becomes a ridiculous music-and-dance contest.
• Reputation and reinvention: Madara is eager to replace his intimidating old epithet with a more celebratory one.
• Peaceful, ordinary pleasures: The chapter highlights leisure, games, and public entertainment rather than conflict.

Key plot points and events

• The Five Kage Summit ends. The other Kage depart, while Hashirama stays behind with an extra Seven-Tails he has been unable to sell. Tobirama suggests selling it to a smaller nation; Hashirama would rather give it away, but Tobirama shuts that idea down.
• Tobirama senses Madara nearby and discovers he is having a dance battle with Kira Shi, a sunglasses-wearing man from the Land of Lightning. Hashirama is outraged—not at the dancing, but that Madara is dancing with someone else without him.
• Hashirama rushes to the scene, tears off his kimono to reveal a belly-dance outfit, and challenges Madara to a dance battle. Kira Shi steps aside, leaving Hashirama and Madara to face off as a crowd gathers.
• Raikage A and his son realize they left Kira Shi behind and hurry back. The Land of Iron’s leader also rushes to the square after learning that Hashirama, Madara, and the Raikage’s bodyguard are causing a commotion. The chapter ends as he enters the crowd and sees the spectacle.

Character developments and interactions

• Hashirama remains impulsive and generous, but his deep attachment to Madara is played for comedy: he treats Madara’s dance battle with Kira Shi as personal betrayal.
• Tobirama is the practical, exasperated foil to Hashirama. He worries that Madara’s public dancing is ruining Konoha’s reputation and repeatedly despairs over his brother’s behavior.
• Madara assumes Hashirama has arrived to fight him, while Hashirama insists on settling the matter through dance.
• Kira Shi recognizes the danger—or at least the absurdity—of facing the legendary Hashirama and quickly yields the stage.
• The Land of Iron’s leader shifts from wanting a rest to panicking that the two legendary shinobi could cause a disaster in his country.

Significant themes

• Peace undermined by absurdity: The summit establishes a hopeful balance among the villages, but the leaders’ ridiculous personal antics immediately disrupt the calm.
• Rivalry and loyalty: Hashirama interprets Madara’s dance with someone else through the language of their lifelong rivalry and shared vows.
• Public image and responsibility: Tobirama and the Land of Iron’s leader worry about the reputational and practical consequences of powerful figures behaving recklessly in public.

Key plot points and events

• At the Land of Iron gathering, the leader expects to find Hashirama and Madara fighting destructively. Instead, he sees them engaged in a ridiculous dance-off, leaving him stunned.
• Dave is mortified and asks Tobirama and Izuna to stop the spectacle. Izuna persuades Madara to leave by claiming he has a matchmaking date; Tobirama simply orders Hashirama home.
• Dave makes an awkward explanation to the leader, blaming the pair’s behavior on stress and administrative work, then departs with the others.
• As they travel, Kurama warns Dave that someone in the crowd felt intense malice toward him and Madara. Dave suspects Black Zetsu, believing he may be targeting them because Dave interfered with Madara’s path toward becoming evil.
• Dave alerts Madara. Madara becomes furious when he learns Dave was also threatened, and Hashirama, Izuna, and Tobirama gather as the group’s powerful auras flare in the forest.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave is embarrassed by Hashirama and Madara’s antics but quickly shifts into protective, practical mode when he learns of the danger. He also teases Kurama by calling him a “little fox.”
• Madara is carefree during the dance-off, but his mood turns to murderous anger when he hears that Dave may be in danger. Protecting Dave is clearly a personal priority.
• Hashirama is just as absorbed in the contest as Madara, but immediately obeys Tobirama’s firm order to leave.
• Izuna reluctantly invents a matchmaking date to get Madara to go, while privately lamenting the excuse.
• Tobirama handles Hashirama with blunt authority and silently mocks Izuna’s inability to control Madara.
• Kurama warns Dave using his ability to sense good and evil, then objects comically when Dave calls him a little fox.
• The Land of Iron’s leader is left speechless by the bizarre scene and Dave’s implausible explanation.

Significant themes

• Comedy and humiliation: The expected epic battle becomes a public dance-off, puncturing the characters’ legendary reputations.
• Family loyalty and protection: Madara’s fury shows how strongly he cares for Dave, while the siblings’ teasing and attempts to manage one another add a familial tone.
• A looming threat beneath the humor: The suspicion that Black Zetsu is watching Dave and Madara shifts the scene from slapstick toward danger and sets up a confrontation.

• Threat from Black Zetsu: After the group escapes, Dave explains that the hidden pursuer is not especially powerful but excels at concealment. The four adults realize he evaded even their vigilance. Madara wants Dave kept beside him, while Tobirama argues that this could make Dave a target. Hashirama settles the dispute: Dave will stay with Madara and temporarily miss the Ninja Academy, while Tobirama upgrades Konoha’s sensing barrier with Mito and Izuna’s help. Tobirama and Izuna promptly resume their usual bickering.
• Black Zetsu’s plan: In his underground hideout, Black Zetsu identifies Dave as Tobirama’s son and a Wood Release user whose creations may have helped revive Izuna. He recognizes that Dave’s closeness to Madara complicates his plans and resolves to kill the boy without being detected, despite Tobirama’s Flying Thunder God. Gazing at the moon, he vows to bring his mother back.
• Dave and Tsukimi: The next morning, Tsukimi visits Madara’s house, delighted that Dave is staying in the Uchiha compound. She finds him asleep, and he mistakes her for the Nine-Tails, pulls her into his arms, and keeps sleeping. Embarrassed but happy, Tsukimi cuddles against him.
• Madara and Izuna: Exhausted after being sent on twenty blind dates, Izuna asks for a day off. Madara instead brings him to Dave’s room, where he finds Dave and Tsukimi cuddling. Izuna immediately asks Mito to arrange more dates, while Madara watches from the roof, pleased with the outcome.
  Character developments and themes: Hashirama takes decisive command as Hokage, organizing protection against the threat. Madara’s protectiveness toward Dave grows, while Tobirama’s caution reflects his concern for his son. Black Zetsu’s fixation on resurrecting his mother makes him a determined enemy. The chapter contrasts this looming danger with comic domestic misunderstandings and childish romance, alongside the recurring rivalry between Tobirama and Izuna.

Key plot points and events

• A few days after Kakuzu’s defection, he arrives at Dave’s Phone Shop far sooner than Dave expected. He calls and demands to know what Dave wants.
• Kakuzu threatens Aunt Cai, who is at the shop. Dave hangs up and calls her husband, Might Wei, claiming she is in danger.
• Wei rushes to the shop and defeats Kakuzu, badly damaging the street and part of the storefront but leaving Aunt Cai unharmed.
• Dave arrives with Tsukimi, checks on Wei and Aunt Cai, and agrees to pay for the repairs. He then wakes the battered Kakuzu and offers him work making money.
• Dave and Kakuzu bargain over their respective shares. Dave pressures Kakuzu by invoking his powerful connections in Konoha, and Kakuzu finally accepts a 40/60 split. Dave jokingly treats the deal as having “abducted” a financial manager.

Character developments

• Dave is playful and calculating: he deliberately draws on Wei’s protectiveness to stop Kakuzu, then turns Kakuzu’s greed and financial skill into a business opportunity.
• Kakuzu remains hard-nosed and money-driven, but his confidence is shaken after Wei defeats him and most of his hearts are destroyed. He nevertheless refuses to accept Dave’s first offers and bargains stubbornly.
• Might Wei proves far more formidable than his goofy manner suggests, defeating Kakuzu decisively. His first concern afterward is Aunt Cai’s safety.
• Aunt Cai is frightened by Kakuzu’s threats but survives without injury. Tsukimi accompanies Dave to the shop, though she has little direct involvement.

Significant themes

• Power and miscalculation: Kakuzu underestimates both Wei and the strength of Dave’s connections.
• Greed and negotiation: Kakuzu’s attachment to money quickly turns a hostile encounter into a business deal.
• Loyalty and protection: Wei’s swift response reflects his devotion to Aunt Cai.
• Humor and reversal: Dave uses teasing, threats, and absurdly escalating bargaining to turn a dangerous confrontation into a comedic recruitment.

Character interactions

• Dave reassures Aunt Cai by phone, then deliberately provokes Kakuzu rather than giving in to his threats.
• He contacts Wei under false urgency, relying on Wei’s protective instincts to handle the danger.
• After the fight, Dave shows concern for Wei and Aunt Cai and offers to cover the damage.
• Dave and Kakuzu clash over the profit split, with Dave leveraging his Konoha ties until Kakuzu grudgingly agrees to work for him.

Key plot points and events

• Hashirama visits Dave’s Phone Shop hoping for a discount on a 300,000-ryo computer. Kakuzu refuses, calls him broke, and Hashirama leaves in tears, threatening to get Dave to fire him.
• Madara comforts Hashirama, then suggests they visit Dave’s new internet cafe. Dave has put Kakuzu in charge of the Phone Shop while computer production and industrial development continue elsewhere.
• At the Love Kidney Internet Cafe, Aunt Cai explains that customers can rent computers for 20 ryo an hour and use prepaid cards for discounted time. Hashirama and Madara buy cards and start up their computers.
• They discover familiar icons, including a card game, music, and a forum. Nearby, Izuna and Tobirama are furiously arguing over a game of Dou Dizhu and their lost Konoha Beans. They turn around and suddenly recognize Hashirama and Madara.

Character developments

• Hashirama is shown to be surprisingly short of cash and easily wounded by being called poor, but he eagerly embraces Dave’s affordable internet-cafe idea.
• Kakuzu remains stubbornly mercenary, refusing special treatment even for the Hokage.
• Madara acts as Hashirama’s companion and takes him to explore the new cafe.
• Aunt Cai has learned the cafe’s pricing and procedures quickly and capably handles customers.
• Izuna and Tobirama reveal competitive, volatile sides through their heated game and argument.

Significant themes

• Money and access: The expensive computers are made available to ordinary customers through hourly rentals and prepaid discounts.
• Modern technology meeting familiar rivalries: New digital entertainment quickly becomes a source of competition and conflict.
• Comedy through status reversal: Even the Hokage is mocked for being broke, while legendary figures struggle with computer games and online-style recreation.

Character interactions

• Kakuzu clashes with Hashirama over the computer’s price; Hashirama responds with an unsuccessful threat to have him fired.
• Madara comforts the upset Hashirama and invites him to the cafe.
• Aunt Cai welcomes the pair, explains the system, and helps them get started.
• Izuna and Tobirama’s game dispute ends in an awkward confrontation when they notice their older brothers watching.

Key plot points and events

• Izuna admits his blind date failed. Madara scolds him, while Hashirama tries—and fails—to assert authority over Tobirama, who shuts him down.
• Dave realizes the girl accompanying him is Black Zetsu in disguise. He pretends to cooperate and leads Zetsu outside the village, secretly activating the Flying Thunder God mark on his phone.
• Tobirama senses the mark and teleports himself, Madara, and Hashirama to the outskirts to intercept them. Izuna is accidentally left behind and has to catch up on foot.
• Dave considers sealing Black Zetsu inside Kurama as a “friend,” but Kurama immediately rejects the idea.
• Black Zetsu reveals himself and attacks Dave. Madara blocks the strike, and the Warring States four launch an overwhelming assault. Tobirama’s mark prevents Zetsu from escaping with his Mayfly Technique.
• The battle devastates the area, giving Konoha’s villagers an enormous “fireworks” display. Black Zetsu loses half his body and lies defeated.

Character developments

• Dave stays composed despite his disgust and fear, using a deceptive plan to draw Zetsu away from the village.
• Tobirama takes charge of the response, tracking Dave and ensuring Black Zetsu cannot flee.
• Madara acts decisively to protect Dave, while Hashirama remains awkward and envious of Madara’s authority over Izuna.
• Black Zetsu’s confidence collapses once he discovers Dave has exposed him and that the four powerful allies are waiting.

Character interactions

• Madara sternly reprimands Izuna; Hashirama attempts to question Tobirama but is promptly silenced.
• Dave and Kurama trade wary banter over Dave’s idea of giving the fox a “friend.”
• Dave feigns warmth toward Black Zetsu’s Tsukimi disguise, while inwardly repulsed by it.
• Madara intercepts Zetsu’s attack, and the four allies coordinate—though Tobirama’s contribution is framed humorously as joining in with his Flying Thunder God technique.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and protection: The group quickly rallies to protect Dave.
• Deception and vigilance: Dave turns Black Zetsu’s disguise and assumptions against him.
• Comedy amid danger: Family squabbles, Dave’s disgust, and the exaggerated battle spectacle keep the confrontation playful despite its stakes.

Key plot points and events

• Konoha’s leaders bring the nearly immobilized Black Zetsu to the Senju Compound, where they struggle to decide how to contain him. Mito warns that ordinary seals may not hold him for long.
• Dave volunteers to have Black Zetsu sealed inside him alongside Kurama. After a night of deliberation, Hashirama approves, with Mito prepared to stop the ritual if anything goes wrong.
• The sealing succeeds. Inside Dave’s cramped inner prison, Black Zetsu is placed in a cell beside Kurama. The two immediately clash, trading insults and threats.
• Black Zetsu’s comments reveal that he is ancient and knew the Nine-Tails in its youth, prompting Kurama to realize the creature comes from his own era.
• Kurama tells Dave that Black Zetsu is too weak to escape and that Dave can use his chakra. Dave approaches the cell to test this, terrifying Black Zetsu.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave remains eager to take dangerous beings into himself, treating the situation with curiosity and humor. He enjoys the prospect of watching Kurama and Black Zetsu bicker.
• Mito is cautious about the risks of housing two different entities in Dave, but ultimately trusts the plan.
• Hashirama approves the sealing after careful deliberation, emphasizing the need to stop Black Zetsu from causing further chaos.
• Kurama resents sharing his already cramped prison, but quickly takes pleasure in taunting Black Zetsu. He also reassures Dave that Black Zetsu poses little threat.
• Black Zetsu shifts from defiant and threatening to frightened once he realizes he is trapped with Kurama—and that Dave may draw on his chakra.

Significant themes

• Containment and control: The group seeks a reliable way to prevent Black Zetsu from destabilizing the world.
• Risk and trust: Dave’s willingness to accept another sealed entity forces the adults to weigh danger against necessity.
• Comedy through conflict: Kurama’s territorial hostility and Black Zetsu’s humiliation turn a serious sealing operation into comic bickering.
• Power reversal: Black Zetsu arrives as a dangerous prisoner, but becomes vulnerable once trapped in Dave’s seal and outmatched by Kurama.

Key plot points and events

• Black Zetsu taunts Kurama while evading his attacks with his substitution ability. Enraged, Kurama begins forming a Tailed Beast Bomb inside the sealed space, alarming Dave, though Kurama insists the space can withstand it.
• Dave regains consciousness and discovers that Black Zetsu’s chakra has covered his body. Madara explains that Zetsu is a sentient Yin–Yang Release creation, and Dave realizes he can use Zetsu’s abilities.
• Dave tests the powers, successfully sinking his hand into the ground and learning he can pass into solid objects. He considers trying Zetsu’s other techniques as well.
• With Dave apparently unharmed, the group prepares to leave. Tobirama drags the exhausted Hashirama back to work, pointing out that Hashirama’s aide Sasuke Sarutobi has been doing the Hokage’s job while Madara neglects his own aide duties.
• Madara asks Dave to take him to the internet café. There, Madara helps Hiruzen and Danzo switch on their computers, then tries the card game Dou Dizhu and begins choosing a username.

Character developments

• Dave discovers that Black Zetsu’s chakra grants him powerful abilities, including passing through solid objects; he is curious about what else he can do.
• Black Zetsu is reduced to an unwilling source of power for Dave and bristles at being called weak.
• Kurama becomes so furious with Black Zetsu that he is willing to use a Tailed Beast Bomb in the confined space.
• Madara shows curiosity about the internet café and its games, while maintaining his usual confidence.
• Hashirama remains playful and work-avoidant, relying on Sasuke to handle his duties. Tobirama continues to enforce discipline.
• Hiruzen and Danzo are eager to try the café but inexperienced with computers.

Significant themes

• Unexpected power and adaptation: Dave turns Black Zetsu’s possession into a new source of abilities.
• Comedy through contrast: World-threatening powers and ancient rivalries sit alongside mundane problems like paperwork, computer buttons, and usernames.
• Responsibility versus idleness: Tobirama’s frustration highlights the unfair burden placed on Sasuke by Hashirama and Madara.
• Modern life crossing into the shinobi world: The internet café and games provide a playful meeting point for characters from different generations.

Character interactions

• Black Zetsu taunts Kurama, provoking Kurama’s escalating anger.
• Dave’s condition worries the others, while Madara explains what Zetsu is and Izuna speculates about the usefulness of his abilities.
• Izuna and Tobirama resume their familiar rivalry and run off to fight.
• Tobirama confronts Hashirama about neglecting his work and Madara’s honorary-but-unused aide role, then physically escorts Hashirama back to the office.
• Madara accompanies Dave to the café, where he assists Hiruzen and Danzo before trying a game himself.

Key plot points and events

• Madara, Hiruzen, and Danzo learn to play Konoha Fight the Landlord through the game’s tutorial and begin competing against one another.
• Madara wins the first round, but later loses when Hiruzen makes a poor play that undermines their team. After several games, Madara runs out of Konoha beans and quits. Danzo also stops, while Hiruzen remains staring sadly at the game.
• Madara explores the new Konoha forum and finds a post praising his looks, with a photo of him dancing. He enjoys reading the comments and recognizes his little brother’s username.
• One commenter, Shinobi World’s Godspeed, insults Madara. Dave reveals that the commenter is his father, Tobirama. Madara replies with a pointed warning.
• Dave explains that forum followers are “fans” and shows Madara the popular Uchiha Girl Group account. Excited by the idea, Madara creates his own account and posts, “I, Madara Uchiha.”
• Tobirama immediately replies, dismissing him as a “clown.” Madara recognizes the insult and erupts: “Tobirama Senju!!!”

Character developments and interactions

• Madara is competitive and quick to blame Hiruzen after losing, but he is also curious about the forum and thrilled by the prospect of having fans. His amusement turns to anger when Tobirama insults him.
• Hiruzen struggles at the card game, frustrating both teammates. His losses leave him visibly dejected.
• Danzo is eager to challenge Madara and refuses to accept defeat, though he also loses.
• Dave acts as a guide to the new technology and forum. When Madara asks about the insulting commenter, Dave awkwardly admits it is his father and silently distances himself from the fallout.
• Madara and Tobirama continue their familiar antagonism through online comments, setting up a likely confrontation.

Significant themes

• Technology and novelty: The game, forum, and social features are new experiences that draw the characters into playful competition and online interaction.
• Rivalry and pride: Madara’s competitiveness and sensitivity to criticism drive much of the humor and conflict.
• Fame and validation: Madara’s interest in becoming a forum personality shows his growing appetite for recognition and fans.
• Humor through contrast: The characters’ dramatic reactions to an ordinary card game and a short online insult create the chapter’s comic tone.