Chapter Summaries

Guy asked Hashirama to get Tsunade to heal Rock Lee's badly injured legs, and Tsunade confirmed she could treat him. She scheduled Lee's surgery for the next day, leaving him hopeful about recovering.

• Guy asked Hashirama to persuade Tsunade to save Rock Lee's legs, and Hashirama agreed.
• Genya, Hashirama, and Guy visited Lee at Konoha Hospital, where Hashirama promised Tsunade would examine him.
• Tsunade arrived after overhearing Genya call her an old hag and examined Lee's injuries.
• Tsunade said Lee's bones and tendons were severely damaged but confirmed she could heal him with surgery and rest.
• Tsunade scheduled Lee's surgery for the next day, and Guy and Lee thanked her as Genya and Hashirama left the room.

Tsunade became Konoha’s Fifth Hokage, then challenged Genya to a drinking contest and passed out after losing. Genya left Tsunade’s paperwork as the stakes’ consequence, while Hashirama carried the sleeping Hokage home.

• Tsunade accepted the Hokage Hat from the Third Hokage as the crowd celebrated her inauguration.
• Hashirama greeted the crowd, while Might Guy and Rock Lee vowed to serve as Tsunade’s guards after she healed Rock Lee’s leg.
• Tsunade found a backlog of paperwork in the Hokage Office but agreed to go drinking with Genya instead.
• At the tavern, Tsunade bet that Genya would handle her paperwork for a month if she won their drinking contest, while Genya would receive a favor if he won.
• Genya outdrank Tsunade, who passed out during the tenth round, and he left as Hashirama carried her home.

Hashirama discovered that Konoha's leaders had sacrificed Hizashi Hyuga to avert war with Kumogakure and confronted Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura about the decision. He left for the Hyuga Clan to address the matter, while Tsunade stayed behind to handle village affairs.

• Hashirama found the old report about Kumogakure's attempted kidnapping of Hinata Hyuga and the decision to hand over Hizashi Hyuga's body.
• Tsunade condemned the decision, and Hashirama ordered Shizune to bring Hiruzen to the Hokage Office.
• Hiruzen explained that Kumogakure had threatened war after Hyuga Hiashi killed the kidnapper, and that Hizashi had volunteered to die in his brother's place.
• Hashirama told Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura that peace required protecting villagers rather than sacrificing them.
• Hashirama left for the Hyuga Clan and told Tsunade to remain in the office and manage village affairs.

Hashirama apologized to Hiashi and Neji for Konoha’s role in Hizashi’s death, then promised to protect the Hyuga Clan and help Neji grow stronger. After visiting Hizashi’s grave and sharing dinner with the family, Hashirama met Naruto, who asked to hear stories the next day.

• Hashirama bowed to Hiashi and apologized on Konoha’s behalf for what happened to Hizashi, then comforted Neji as he wept.
• Hashirama promised that Konoha would protect the Hyuga Clan, and he and Hiashi visited Hizashi’s grave.
• Tsunade told Shizune to approve help for the Hyuga Clan and keep a closer eye on its needs.
• Hashirama joined Hiashi and Neji for dinner and offered to teach Neji whenever he had free time.
• Naruto met Hashirama on his way home and asked him to tell stories about the era of war and peace the next day.

Genya explained to Itachi why Hashirama had personally apologized to Hiashi and Neji for Hizashi’s death, then took Chinatsu and Itachi to check on the Konoha Military Police Force. On the way, they found Hashirama arm wrestling Might Guy, leaving Itachi and Chinatsu to wonder how the legendary Hokage could be so childlike.

• Itachi told Genya that Hashirama had visited the Hyuga Clan to apologize to Hiashi and Neji for what happened to Hizashi.
• Genya explained that Hashirama acted because he believed apologizing was the right thing to do, and said Neji would accept the apology.
• Genya, Chinatsu, and Itachi left to check on the Konoha Military Police Force, passing Uchiha clan members who greeted Genya warmly.
• The trio found Hashirama arm wrestling Might Guy before an enthusiastic crowd, with Rock Lee cheering and Tenten embarrassed.
• Genya called Hashirama a big kid like Naruto, prompting Chinatsu to ask whether the First Hokage had Naruto’s personality.

Genya, Itachi, and Chinatsu reflected on Hashirama’s straightforward nature before Hashirama pulled Genya into a training match. The encounter helped make Konoha livelier, and Hashirama began telling Naruto and the village children stories about his first meeting with Madara.

• Itachi told Genya that Hashirama’s power had not consumed him and that Konoha might need a Hokage like him.
• Chinatsu argued that Genya was straightforward too, since he acted on his desire to protect the Uchiha and change the village.
• Hashirama dragged Genya into the crowd to compete with Guy and Rock Lee, while Itachi and Chinatsu watched.
• Hashirama proposed stakes for the match, but Genya firmly opposed the idea of gambling with him.
• Konoha residents grew accustomed to Hashirama competing with Guy and Rock Lee at the training ground.
• Hashirama told Naruto and the village children the story of how he first met Madara.

Hashirama settled into a carefree routine in Konoha while his resurrection made the other villages wary of provoking the Leaf. Genya spent time with Chinatsu before visiting Nami, and the chapter ended with them sharing breakfast the morning after.

• Hashirama spent his days competing with Guy, telling stories to children, and losing money at the gambling den, borrowing from Tsunade whenever he ran out.
• A, Ōnoki, Mei Terumi, and Sunagakure’s leaders reacted to reports of Hashirama’s return by avoiding conflict with Konoha or reconsidering their approach.
• Genya watched Chinatsu, Akari, and Akane rehearse, and Chinatsu told him that Konoha felt happier now that people were living without their old burdens.
• Genya told Chinatsu he was going to Nami’s house, where Nami’s mother left them alone for the night.
• The next morning, Genya and Nami ate breakfast together, and Nami worried that her mother knew what had happened between them.

Genya visited Nami after leaving the gambling house, while Hashirama cheerfully kept losing despite learning the dealer was cheating. Nami’s mother left them alone for the night, and Genya and Nami sat together at her home.

• Genya said goodbye to Nami after breakfast, and she blushed when he asked whether she wanted him to return that night.
• Konoha’s residents went about their routines as Genya took in the village’s familiar sounds and activity.
• Genya watched Hashirama gamble and pointed out that the dealer was cheating, but Hashirama laughed it off and continued betting.
• Genya left the gambling house while Hashirama kept losing, and the dealer wondered at the powerful figures’ unusual habits.
• Genya went to Nami’s home, where her mother welcomed him and then left for the night, leaving Genya and Nami alone together.

Genya spent the evening visiting Nami and Chinatsu before Tsunade summoned him and Hashirama to the Hokage Office over their lack of duties. She ordered the two to serve as her bodyguards, leaving them unable to roam freely or visit the gambling house.

• Genya chatted with Nami, kissed her forehead good night, and told her he would come for dinner the next evening.
• Genya visited Chinatsu, who teased him about Nami and fed him grapes.
• Hashirama lost all his money at the gambling house and said he would ask his granddaughter for more.
• Tsunade scolded Genya and Hashirama for spending their days doing as they pleased and ordered them to become her bodyguards.
• Hashirama asked whether he and Genya could still go to the gambling house, and Tsunade banned them from going until she finished reviewing paperwork.

Genya was assigned to guard Tsunade but spent the day helping her process paperwork, impressing her with his speed and judgment. After Tsunade excused him from guarding duty the next day, he ran into Hinata and went for a meal with her.

• Genya argued that he should guard Tsunade from a distance, but Tsunade exposed his desire to avoid work and ordered him and Hashirama to alternate guard duty.
• Hashirama admitted he had lost a million of the Daimyo's money gambling, and Tsunade sent him away while Genya stayed on duty.
• Genya offered to help with Tsunade's paperwork and efficiently reviewed a stack of public security documents, saying he had learned by watching Nami.
• After Genya finished the day's paperwork, Tsunade told him he did not need to come in the next day and he said Nami would report to her about documents involving the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Genya met Hinata outside the Hokage Building, invited her for a walk, and they went to a restaurant to eat and talk about their recent lives.

Genya and Hinata returned to the Hyuga Residence with gifts for Hanabi, and Genya began teaching her Taijutsu. Watching them together, Hiashi felt reassured about his daughters’ futures.

• Genya bought Hinata a stuffed rabbit and chose an elegant kunai and plush toys for Hanabi at the night market.
• At the Hyuga Residence, Hanabi greeted Genya excitedly, opened her gifts, and thanked him.
• Hanabi asked Genya to teach her Taijutsu, and he corrected her stance and demonstrated how to improve her strikes.
• Hiashi and Hinata watched Genya teach Hanabi, and Hiashi told Hinata he no longer worried about their futures.
• Genya praised Hanabi’s progress, and she hugged him while Hinata watched with affection.

Genya enjoyed a peaceful life at home and at the Training Ground, where Chinatsu, Akari, and Akane pampered him while Naruto trained with Jiraiya. Naruto declared his ambition to surpass Genya and Hashirama and become Hokage, while Genya and Jiraiya traded jokes that embarrassed the older ninja.

• Genya reflected on the peaceful shinobi world and decided to enjoy his comfortable life.
• At the Training Ground, Chinatsu, Akari, and Akane tended to Genya as Naruto practiced punches under Jiraiya's guidance.
• Naruto saw Genya relaxing, renewed his determination, and vowed to surpass Genya and Hashirama before becoming Hokage.
• Genya praised Naruto's hard work, and Naruto returned to training with renewed resolve.
• Genya teased Jiraiya about peeping into bathhouses, prompting Jiraiya to insist that he was gathering material for his novels.

Genya sparred with Naruto, praised his determination, and agreed to train with him again while inviting Chinatsu and the others to rehearse at the training ground. Meanwhile, Hashirama examined files in the Hokage Office and confronted Hiruzen, leaving the Third Hokage under pressure.

• Genya compared Naruto's determination to Hashirama's and said Naruto had the potential to become like the First Hokage.
• Naruto challenged Genya to spar, and Genya repeatedly dodged his attacks before knocking him down as Naruto kept getting back up.
• Genya agreed to spar with Naruto again the next day, while Jiraiya encouraged Naruto to keep pursuing his path.
• Genya invited Chinatsu, Akari, and Akane to rehearse at the training ground the next day.
• Hashirama reviewed files in the Hokage Office, then addressed Hiruzen, who snapped to attention.

Hashirama confronted Hiruzen and the Hokage advisors over their failures to protect Naruto, Sakumo, the Uchiha, and others harmed by Danzo. He ordered Hiruzen to provide reparations and change Konoha’s treatment of those who had suffered, then lightened the mood by asking Tsunade for alcohol.

• Hashirama questioned Hiruzen about Naruto’s isolation and condemned the village for treating the Fourth Hokage’s innocent son as a monster.
• Hashirama challenged Hiruzen over Sakumo’s death and blamed him and the advisors for allowing Danzo’s abuses to continue.
• Hashirama recalled apologizing to Neji for Hizashi’s death and criticized Konoha’s unjust treatment of the Hyuga and Uchiha clans.
• Hashirama ordered Hiruzen to give Naruto the respect and compensation due to a hero’s orphan and to apologize and compensate others harmed by Danzo.
• Hiruzen and the advisors agreed to Hashirama’s demands, and Hashirama asked Tsunade for alcohol, but she refused because he was on duty.

Hashirama and Tsunade joined Hiruzen and Genya in announcing long-hidden truths and policy failures to Konoha’s jonin. Hiruzen revealed that Naruto was Minato Namikaze’s son, leaving the meeting in shock as he began explaining the Nine-Tails attack.

• Hashirama reassured Hiruzen that they would work together to address Konoha’s problems.
• Tsunade, Hashirama, and Genya convened Konoha’s jonin for an important meeting.
• Hashirama acknowledged that some of Konoha’s past decisions had been wrong and asked Hiruzen to speak.
• Hiruzen announced that Naruto Uzumaki was the son of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
• Hiruzen began explaining that Minato and his wife had died sealing the Nine-Tails inside newborn Naruto.

Konoha’s leaders announced reforms addressing Naruto’s mistreatment, Hatake Sakumo’s disgrace, and other injustices, while establishing new protections and institutions. The meeting ended with plans to revise Konoha’s history and invite objections to the seven measures.

• Hashirama condemned the village’s treatment of Naruto, and Tsunade granted him Hero’s Orphan benefits while ordering his negative records destroyed and warning against future harassment.
• The Third Hokage accepted responsibility for failing Hatake Sakumo, cleared his name, and apologized to Kakashi; Hashirama declared that protecting comrades must come first.
• Tsunade established a Taijutsu Specialization Class under Might Guy, whose student Rock Lee celebrated the decision with him.
• The Third Hokage promised to clear the names of people unjustly treated, compensate surviving families, and personally apologize where owed.
• The Third Hokage brought the Uchiha Military Police Force into Konoha’s regular structure and established a Hokage Advisor Council with clan and civilian representatives.
• Hashirama agreed to lead a committee revising Konoha’s history, and Tsunade invited objections to the seven announced measures.

Konoha posted the decisions from the Jonin meeting, revealing Naruto Uzumaki's identity and announcing apologies for past wrongs. Villagers gathered around Naruto to apologize, leaving him confused as Sakura and Sasuke stood by him.

• Might Guy asked Tsunade for more funding for the Taijutsu class, and she adjourned the meeting.
• Villagers read the major announcements, including the truth about Naruto, apologies for Hatake Sakumo and Hizashi Hyuga, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's pledge to apologize in person.
• Villagers, ashamed of how they had treated Naruto, decided to find him and make amends.
• Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke encountered a crowd while returning from a D-rank mission, and the villagers surrounded Naruto.
• Villagers apologized to Naruto, while Sakura grew tearful and Sasuke recalled Genya's words; someone held up the notice for Naruto to read.

Naruto learned that he was Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki’s son, and the villagers welcomed him with apologies and warmth. As Naruto tried to take in his new acceptance, Kakashi visited his father’s grave, and Genya arrived at Naruto’s apartment with a parcel.

• Naruto read the public statement revealing his parents’ identities, and he cried as Sakura and Sasuke comforted him and the villagers apologized.
• Naruto declared that he would become Hokage, and Hashirama, Tsunade, Shizune, and Genya watched from a tree before leaving him with the crowd.
• Kakashi visited Hatake Sakumo’s grave, told his father that the village had cleared his name, and thanked him for his example.
• Villagers crowded Naruto’s apartment with food, clothes, and other gifts, leaving Naruto overwhelmed after they dispersed.
• Genya arrived at Naruto’s apartment carrying a parcel.

Genya brought Naruto the belongings of his parents, Minato and Kushina, including a photograph that moved Naruto to tears. Surrounded by Sakura and Sasuke, Naruto found comfort and resolved to become Hokage; after his friends left, he placed the photograph beside his pillow and spoke to his parents before going to sleep.

• Genya delivered Minato and Kushina's belongings to Naruto, who saw their photograph and cried as he held it.
• Sakura comforted Naruto while Sasuke stayed nearby, and Genya encouraged Naruto to live up to his parents' hopes.
• Naruto promised to become Hokage and carefully sorted through his parents' photograph, baby clothes, letter, and other belongings with Sakura's help.
• Naruto thanked Genya for bringing the keepsakes and being there for him, then told the photograph that he now had many friends.
• Genya, Sakura, and Sasuke left for the night, and Naruto placed the photograph beside his pillow and wished his parents good night.

Genya watched Naruto settle into his new home, then saw Might Guy and Rock Lee draw a huge crowd to their Taijutsu class. Later, the Uchiha gathered to praise Genya’s role in Konoha’s recent changes, while he lounged among the three lead singers and embarrassed his father with his indulgence.

• Genya teased Sasuke for staying with Naruto and assured him that Naruto would be all right before wishing Naruto good night.
• Might Guy and Rock Lee attracted a long line of eager students to their Taijutsu class, prompting Neji and Tenten to worry about their missions.
• Fugaku hosted a gathering of Uchiha leaders and family, where Shisui and the elders credited Genya with Konoha’s recent improvements.
• Genya dismissed the praise and kept relaxing as Chinatsu fed him grapes and Akari and Akane massaged his shoulders.
• Genya’s father watched his son with envy until Izumi caught him looking and asked what he was watching.