Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Madara defeated Kakuzu and recruited him to help with a task connected to Uchiha Aokiji, though he withheld the details. Meanwhile, Aokiji finished a new technique in Konohagakure and teased Tsunade about supporting him.

• Uchiha Madara used an evolved Susanoo to overwhelm Kakuzu, destroying three of his hearts and breaking his will to fight.
• Kakuzu asked why Madara had returned, and Madara said he wanted help with a task tied to someone Kakuzu knew.
• Madara named Uchiha Aokiji as the person connected to the task and clarified that he did not intend to kill him.
• Aokiji admired the results of his completed ninjutsu at a Konohagakure training ground as Tsunade approached.
• Tsunade teased Aokiji for looking at her, and he joked that she kept and supported him before she asked him to call her Mistress Tsunade.

Aokiji invited Tsunade to his room that night so he could train his Sharingan genjutsu, but she mistook his words as a proposal to take their relationship further. Tsunade accepted and rushed to the Ninja Academy, intending to deal with Nawaki before the night began.

• Aokiji teased Tsunade, hugged her, and licked her cheek, earning a sharp knock on the head before she started to leave.
• Aokiji told Tsunade to come to his room that night so he could practice his Dojutsu Power by using Genjutsu on her.
• Tsunade misunderstood Aokiji's invitation and his comments about nighttime and a closed door as plans for intimacy, while Aokiji remained confused.
• Tsunade decided to go along with what she thought Aokiji wanted, then hurried toward the Ninja Academy to deal with Nawaki first.

Tsunade left Nawaki with Mito and asked her about a Chakra-absorbing Ninjutsu for Aokiji’s S-rank technique idea. Mito gave her a scroll, and Tsunade was shocked to discover that the jutsu was called Dead Demon Consuming Kiss.

• Tsunade asked Nawaki to stay with Mito, and Nawaki complained that she had grown distant since Aokiji moved in.
• Nawaki accused Tsunade of choosing Aokiji over him, then repeated his complaint to Mito while Tsunade awkwardly tried to defend herself.
• Mito teased Tsunade about spending the night alone with Aokiji and encouraged her to work toward having children.
• Tsunade explained Aokiji’s idea for developing an S-rank Ninjutsu and asked Mito about a technique that absorbed Chakra.
• Mito retrieved a black scroll and gave it to Tsunade, who opened it and found the technique was called Dead Demon Consuming Kiss.

Tsunade worried that Aokiji might be tempted by women he met while traveling, so he explained that she was his standard for beauty and the only woman who met it. Tsunade accepted his answer and silently decided to let him have his way that night.

• Mito hid that she had invented the kissing ninjutsu, while Tsunade realized Aokiji might use it as an excuse to kiss her.
• Nawaki teased Tsunade that she had changed because she had a man, and Tsunade put the ninjutsu away before he could see it.
• Aokiji returned from training, and Tsunade greeted him in casual clothes and served him dinner.
• Tsunade asked whether Aokiji had met women he liked during his travels, and he admitted he would be tempted by beautiful women.
• Aokiji explained that a woman had to match Tsunade's beauty and figure to count as beautiful to him, then declared he could not live without her.
• Tsunade was mostly satisfied with Aokiji's answer and decided to let him have his way that night.

Aokiji misunderstood Tsunade’s hints and went to bed, leaving her frustrated and embarrassed. After she confronted him and dragged him to her room, she drank alcohol to steel herself and told him to be gentle because it was her first time.

• Aokiji learned Nawaki had gone to stay with Grandma after arguing with Tsunade about Aokiji moving in.
• Tsunade offered to wash the dishes and told Aokiji to shower, but he went to bed instead of recognizing her intentions.
• Tsunade knocked on Aokiji’s door and reminded him that they had planned to be together that night.
• Tsunade insisted they use her clean bedroom, and Aokiji followed her there without understanding her expectations.
• Tsunade drank a bottle of alcohol, lay on the bed with her eyes closed, and told Aokiji to be gentle because it was her first time.

Aokiji brought Tsunade to his room to secretly train his Sharingan, but she mistook his intentions and tried to seduce him. After Tsunade punched him through a wall, she apologized by approaching him again and pinned him down, leaving him struggling beneath her.

• Aokiji explained that he had brought Tsunade to his room to practice casting Genjutsu with his Sharingan, and realized she had mistaken his intentions.
• Tsunade punched Aokiji through a wall after he guessed that she had wanted to sleep with him.
• Aokiji accused Tsunade of sending Nawaki away and trying to force herself on him, leaving her to question her own behavior.
• Tsunade asked how she could make it up to Aokiji, then let down her hair and removed her outer robe.
• Tsunade pounced on Aokiji and pinned him down as he pleaded for her to stop.

Aokiji rejected Tsunade’s advances because he feared intimacy would leave them vulnerable to Uchiha Madara, though Tsunade dismissed his warning. He chose to sleep beside her instead, and the chapter ended with Tsunade angrily pretending to be asleep.

• Tsunade repeatedly tried to seduce Aokiji, but he pushed her away and insisted that he had no interest in sex.
• Tsunade suspected Aokiji had a sexual problem, while he claimed he was traditional and then admitted he had reasons for refusing her.
• Aokiji warned Tsunade that Uchiha Madara wanted to kill her and said pregnancy or reduced training could give Madara an opening, but Tsunade did not believe him.
• After Tsunade told him to leave, Aokiji turned off the light and climbed under the covers with her, clarifying that he only meant they would sleep together.
• Tsunade turned her back and pulled away the blanket, then claimed she was asleep when Aokiji asked.

Aokiji woke beside Tsunade and overheard her lewd sleep talk, prompting her to beat him and pretend he had fallen out of bed. Tsunade gave him the Dead Demon Consuming Kiss scroll to practice, and the chapter ended with Grandma Mito and Nawaki visiting and mistaking a hole in the wall for evidence of what Tsunade and Aokiji had done.

• Aokiji woke beside Tsunade and heard her sleep talk about kissing and being rammed, then teased her about it when she awoke.
• Tsunade punched Aokiji through the room and claimed he had fallen out of bed, while he played along under threat of more violence.
• Tsunade brought Aokiji the Dead Demon Consuming Kiss scroll, and he learned it absorbed another person's Chakra through kissing.
• Tsunade ordered Aokiji to cook tender chicken, but a knock at the door interrupted them.
• Grandma Mito and Nawaki arrived, and Mito asked about the previous night before mistaking the hole in the wall for a sign of wild behavior.

Kakuzu returned to Takigakure to take the Seven-Tails and Hero's Water so he could grow strong enough to escape Uchiha Madara's control. With Uchiha Madara's help, he obtained Hero's Water, and the two set out to find the Seven-Tails' Jinchuriki.

• Kakuzu returned to Takigakure, intending to steal the Seven-Tails and Hero's Water to increase his power.
• Uchiha Madara appeared behind Kakuzu, exposed his intentions, and offered to help him as an advance payment for their deal.
• Kakuzu accepted Uchiha Madara's offer and led him through the waterfall into Takigakure.
• Uchiha Madara used his Sharingan to control the village chief, learn the Seven-Tails' location, and obtain the Hero's Water.
• Kakuzu stored the Hero's Water, and Uchiha Madara proposed that they find the Seven-Tails' Jinchuriki next.

Uchiha Madara helped Kakuzu extract the Seven-Tails and seal it inside him, then stayed in Takigakure to investigate the Hero’s Tree and its possible connection to Wood Release. Kakuzu left to master the Seven-Tails while Madara continued preparing his plan to turn Aokiji against Konoha.

• Uchiha Madara used Genjutsu to subdue the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, extracted the beast, and placed its Chakra inside Kakuzu, killing the child in the process.
• Kakuzu fought the Seven-Tails within himself, survived its Tailed Beast Ball, and attacked it with three kinds of ninjutsu until Uchiha Madara sealed it in a cage.
• Kakuzu returned to reality and discussed his quick adaptation to the Seven-Tails with Uchiha Madara, who planned to provoke Konoha’s distrust of Aokiji and use it to drive him toward revenge.
• Kakuzu left Takigakure after obtaining the Seven-Tails and the Hero’s Book, while Uchiha Madara stayed to study the Hero’s Tree and investigate whether outside forces had helped Hashirama develop Wood Release.

Aokiji trained with Fugaku and brought him to Red Plains, where moving a Buddha statue triggered a seal that summoned endlessly reviving Puppets. After Aokiji helped him survive a giant boar and stopped the training, Fugaku learned the statue activated a seal rather than a mechanism.

• Aokiji defended against Fugaku's attacks during their spar, then offered to take him somewhere else to train.
• Aokiji summoned a Shadow Clone to train Mikoto and said he hoped to become her Instructor Jonin.
• Aokiji led Fugaku into Red Plains and pushed aside a Buddha statue, triggering a seal that released a swarm of Puppets.
• Fugaku fought the Puppets, but they kept reviving, and Aokiji stopped him from using Fire Release to avoid damaging the area.
• A giant boar charged Fugaku, so Aokiji killed it with Ice Release techniques and then helped clear the Puppets.
• Aokiji returned the Buddha statue to its place and explained that it activated a seal, not a mechanism.

Aokiji explained to Fugaku his theory that a fruit from a failed God Tree specimen had awakened Hashirama’s Wood Release, then left for the Hokage’s Office after Tsunade summoned him. Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned Aokiji, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru a war mission, with Orochimaru in command, and the team prepared to depart for the battlefield.

• Aokiji revealed that buried Chakra affected the Forest of Death and explained that Mito had told him a great tree once grew at Red Plains, where young Hashirama ate its fruit.
• Aokiji theorized that the fruit came from a failed God Tree specimen and triggered Hashirama’s ability to develop Wood Release.
• Fugaku teased Aokiji about marrying into Tsunade’s family and accused him of living off a woman, but Aokiji received a message that Tsunade wanted him at the Hokage’s Office.
• Aokiji arrived at the Hokage’s Office, where Sarutobi Hiruzen, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya had gathered.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned the group a war mission and named Orochimaru the commander, with Aokiji, Tsunade, and Jiraiya assisting him.
• Aokiji, Tsunade, and Jiraiya agreed to the arrangement, and the four prepared to leave for the battlefield.

Orochimaru, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Aokiji reached the front-line camp and learned that Amegakure’s Yaporen Clan was led by Kameida and fought with powerful Super Beasts. Aokiji volunteered to face the beasts, leaving Orochimaru to approve the plan.

• Orochimaru declined food and asked the camp’s commander to brief them on the front lines.
• Aokiji asked about the Yaporen Clan, and Orochimaru introduced him as Uchiha Aokiji, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Aokiji demonstrated his Boil Release, reassuring the commander about his ability to fight.
• The commander explained that the Yaporen Clan could summon multiple beasts and used Super Beasts that felt no pain or fear.
• Aokiji volunteered to take on the Super Beasts and asked Orochimaru for approval.

Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Aokiji, and Tsunade settled into their lodging, where Aokiji and Tsunade shared a room and teased each other. Their private joking was interrupted by a sudden enemy attack, leaving them to rush outside barefoot.

• Orochimaru requested three rooms, and the balding man assigned Aokiji and Tsunade to share one.
• Tsunade denied wanting to sleep with Aokiji, but he lay down beside her as they joked and bickered.
• Tsunade and Aokiji washed their feet, then playfully took turns picking at each other's feet.
• A huge explosion sounded outside, and someone shouted that the enemy was attacking.
• Aokiji and Tsunade rushed outside without putting on their shoes.

Aokiji and the Konoha ninjas were caught off guard by aerial attacks from the Sky Ninjas, then faced a massive Water Release that threatened to sweep away their camp. Aokiji rushed to confront the tsunami, and Orochimaru watched in anticipation as he prepared to use a powerful technique.

• Sky Ninjas attacked the Konoha camp with explosives from the air, killing ninjas and throwing the defenders into chaos.
• Aokiji used Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique to shoot down one flying ninja, then teamed up with Tsunade to launch himself into the sky and fight the attackers.
• Aokiji identified the attackers as likely Sky Ninjas from the Land of Sky and fought them with Ice Release and Fire Release techniques.
• Kameida watched as his forces unleashed a huge Water Release attack and confidently expected it to overwhelm the Konoha ninjas.
• Aokiji raced back to the ground and stood before the oncoming tsunami as Orochimaru anticipated that he would use his powerful technique.

Aokiji froze Amegakure’s massive Water Release with Ice Age, then asked Tsunade to replenish his depleted Chakra. The chapter ended with him kissing her and drawing a blue stream of Chakra from her mouth as Jiraiya and the surrounding ninjas watched in shock.

• Aokiji activated Sage Mode Two and froze the incoming tsunami-like Water Release with Ice Age.
• Kameida rejected calls to retreat and urged the Amegakure ninjas to attack while Aokiji was weakened.
• Jiraiya offered Aokiji a Military Ration Pill, but Aokiji declined and said he had a better way to restore Chakra.
• Aokiji called Tsunade over and insisted she replenish his Chakra before the enemy attacked again.
• Tsunade allowed Aokiji to kiss her, and he drew a blue stream of Chakra from her mouth, leaving Jiraiya and the nearby ninjas stunned.

Aokiji replenished his Chakra by absorbing Tsunade’s, then joined the Konoha ninjas against the enemy. He killed Kameida’s Baltan New Human with an ice wheel, leaving Kameida distraught.

• Aokiji absorbed Tsunade’s Chakra through a kiss, prompting Jiraiya and the others to envy their convenient method of replenishing Chakra.
• Aokiji redirected everyone’s attention as the enemy approached, and the two sides began fighting.
• Aokiji spotted Kameida’s Baltan New Human shielding itself from Konoha attacks and observed it use a water jet and its speed to knock ninjas down.
• Aokiji formed an Eight-Span Light Wheel, reinforced it with wind Chakra, and hurled it at the diving Baltan.
• The ice wheel split Baltan in two, and Kameida cried out over the death of his creation.

Aokiji, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade defeated Kameida, whose summoned beasts had overwhelmed Konoha’s forces. After Kameida’s death, the Konoha Ninja routed the Amegakure ninjas, and Aokiji remained uninterested in the rewards for their victory except for the possibility of obtaining the Flying Thunder God Technique.

• Kameida summoned Jumbo King to attack Aokiji, while Jiraiya used Gamabunta to confront the beast.
• Kameida summoned Black Pigeon to escape into the air, but Orochimaru’s giant python seized it, allowing Aokiji to attack with Ice Release: Ice Axe.
• Tsunade struck Kameida from behind and sent him crashing into a rock wall, after which Aokiji froze him solid.
• With Kameida dead, the Amegakure ninjas lost their will to fight and retreated as the Konoha Ninja pursued and nearly wiped them out.
• Jiraiya told Aokiji they had made a tremendous contribution, but Aokiji cared little for achievements and was interested only in the Flying Thunder God Technique.

After the battle, Aokiji proposed studying the Sky Ninja’s flight gear, then returned to camp, where Tsunade joined him to conserve her Chakra. Their teasing turned into Aokiji’s crude attempt to grope her, and Tsunade kicked him off the bed.

• Aokiji mourned the fallen and suggested that Orochimaru study the Sky Ninja’s wrecked flight gear to develop an aerial force.
• Orochimaru agreed to report the idea to the village higher-ups and request research funding.
• Orochimaru persuaded Tsunade to stop treating the wounded and conserve her Chakra after Aokiji had absorbed a great deal of it.
• Tsunade returned to Aokiji’s tent, where they joked about his supposed need to replenish her Chakra.
• Aokiji tried to grope Tsunade under the pretext of borrowing her stress balls, so she kicked him off the bed and sent him to sleep on the floor.

Aokiji and the other three returned to Konoha after a mission and learned that the Land of Sky had bombed the village and attacked the Fire Country Daimyo. As Konoha prepared a retaliatory assault, Aokiji walked with Tsunade and defended himself against rumors that he lived off her.

• Aokiji, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru returned to a badly damaged Konoha and learned from Sarutobi Hiruzen that the Land of Sky had attacked the village and the Fire Country Daimyo.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered the four to stay in the village until Konoha found the Land of Sky and could launch a large-scale assault.
• Tsunade asked Aokiji why the Land of Sky had attacked, and he said there was no way to understand people who acted irrationally.
• At the Uchiha Clan Compound, an older Uchiha woman teased Aokiji and Tsunade about marriage and gave them crabs as support for their relationship.
• When the woman mentioned rumors that Aokiji lived off Tsunade, Aokiji vehemently denied them while privately deciding to keep relying on Tsunade to strengthen their bond.