Chapter Summaries

After Dokai died and Aokiji arranged urgent treatment for Jiraiya and Orochimaru, Elder Itachi concluded that Uchiha Madara might still be alive. Their discussion explored how Madara could have used a Transcription Seal to place Susanoo in Dokai’s eyes, while Madara considered how Susanoo worked without both Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Dokai destroyed his own brain to keep Aokiji from learning anything, and Aokiji checked the badly injured Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
• Aokiji sent a black cat to inform Elder Itachi and request Konoha’s best medical ninja and equipment, then prepared to take the injured men to a local hospital.
• Uchiha Madara praised Aokiji’s countermeasure against Susanoo and reflected on the clues he had left to tempt Aokiji toward the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• A week later, Aokiji reported the events in Wano Country to Elder Itachi, who said Uchiha Madara might still be alive and that his corpse had left on its own.
• Elder Itachi theorized that Madara had sealed Susanoo into Dokai’s eyes with the Transcription Seal, and Aokiji questioned how Susanoo could be used after losing an eye.
• Madara considered that Mangekyō Sharingan might unlock Susanoo rather than contain it, and that losing another eye could lower its level.

Aokiji discussed the Mangekyō Sharingan and learned what Dojutsu Madara and Izuna had awakened, while rejecting the idea of gaining power through loss. Elder Itachi gave him the promised Kusanagi Sword, Enma, before Aokiji left to train.

• Aokiji and Elder Itachi discussed Susanoo, the Stone Tablet’s Mangekyō secret, and why the Uchiha clan’s members might kill one another for power.
• Aokiji asked about Madara’s Dojutsu, and Elder Itachi named Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi, explaining how Madara’s rivalry with Senju Hashirama shaped his abilities.
• Elder Itachi said Izuna’s Dojutsu were Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi, awakened to counter Senju Tobirama’s Water Release and Genjutsu.
• Aokiji refused to pursue Mangekyō Sharingan power and ended the conversation to go train.
• Elder Itachi gave Aokiji a scroll that summoned the Kusanagi Sword Enma.

Aokiji learned that Orochimaru and Jiraiya’s injuries were beyond the reach of current medical methods, and he and Tsunade searched for a way to help them. Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned Aokiji and Tsunade a mission in Rōran to earn Chiyo of Sunagakure’s help treating the two.

• Aokiji visited Orochimaru in the hospital and found him discouraged by his injuries.
• Tsunade told Aokiji that Orochimaru and Jiraiya had little hope of recovery, and she mentioned the extinct Xu Fu Flower and the legendary Box of Ultimate Bliss as possible remedies.
• Aokiji warned Tsunade against trusting the Box of Ultimate Bliss, and they went together to ask Sarutobi Hiruzen for help.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen said Chiyo of Sunagakure was their best hope for treatment and assigned Aokiji and Tsunade to help Sunagakure capture someone in Rōran.

Aokiji and Tsunade received a mission to capture Scorpion in Rōran, joined by Anbu members Satou and Hatake Sakumo. The four set out by ship, and while they traveled, Aokiji fished and showed off his Kusanagi Sword.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen briefed Aokiji and Tsunade on Scorpion, an Elite Jonin being pursued after attempting to assassinate the Wind Daimyo.
• Satou and Hatake Sakumo joined the mission, and Tsunade recognized Satou as a disciple of the First Hokage.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered the four to leave immediately, and they traveled to the coast before sailing toward Rōran.
• Aokiji fished aboard the ship, and Tsunade hauled a huge fish onto the deck for him to kill with Enma.
• Satou admired Aokiji's sword, and Aokiji joked that he used the Kusanagi Sword as a kitchen knife before cutting open the fish.

Aokiji and his teammates traveled through the Land of Wind to Rōran to deliver Scorpion’s corpse to their Sunagakure contact. Aokiji wondered how the prosperous city thrived in the desert, but the contact discouraged questions as they began planning to complete the mission.

• Aokiji caught an ancient-looking object after Tsunade threw it away, washed it, and packed it in his backpack.
• In the desert, Aokiji made ice for his companions while trading insults with Tsunade.
• Aokiji spotted Rōran in the distance, and his team entered the city, where he was struck by its prosperity and abundance amid the desert.
• Satou exchanged a code phrase with the Sunagakure ninja assigned to receive Scorpion’s corpse, and the contact questioned why Konoha had sent children.
• Aokiji asked why Rōran was so different from its surroundings, but the Sunagakure ninja discouraged the question, and Satou turned the conversation back to planning the mission.

The Queen of Roran allied with Scorpion to turn the Dragon Veins into a puppet army, while Scorpion secretly planned to seize the country and overthrow the Land of Wind. When Konoha ninjas confronted her, Scorpion poisoned Aokiji and unleashed the Dragon Veins after White Fang struck her down.

• The Queen of Roran asked Scorpion about developing puppet weapons powered by the Dragon Veins, and Scorpion confirmed they had made preliminary progress.
• Scorpion secretly planned to exploit the Queen, take control of Roran, and use the Dragon Veins to overthrow the Land of Wind.
• Scorpion discovered Satou, Aokiji, Tsunade, and White Fang, then attacked them with Shadow Clones and puppets.
• Aokiji and Tsunade destroyed a puppet, but Scorpion targeted Aokiji and used her tattooed attacks and a hidden snake to poison him.
• White Fang stabbed Scorpion through the chest, causing her Shadow Clones to disappear, and she unleashed the Dragon Veins' power as Aokiji collapsed from the poison.

After Aokiji and Tsunade were swallowed by the purple light, they woke in an unfamiliar wilderness, where Aokiji was gravely ill. Tsunade carried him toward Tanzaku Town as they confessed their feelings, and a blonde woman came upon the two of them as Aokiji’s condition worsened.

• Tsunade found Aokiji collapsed in the wilderness and gave him an antidote, but his condition remained dire.
• Tsunade carried Aokiji on her back, refusing to give up as they traveled toward Tanzaku Town.
• Aokiji confessed that he had fallen for Tsunade, and they reminisced about their past and teased each other.
• Aokiji’s symptoms worsened severely near Tanzaku Town, and he told Tsunade he needed to leave his last words.
• A blonde woman left a casino, heard a girl sobbing beside a boy on the ground, and was startled when she saw the girl’s face.

Rangiku saved Aokiji from the brink of death, and he woke in the hospital with Tsunade beside him. After they reunited, Aokiji asked Tsunade to stay and keep him company.

• Rangiku appeared while Tsunade mourned over the dying Aokiji and used Medical Ninjutsu to save him, though she fainted at the sight of blood.
• After learning that Tsunade was a Konoha ninja named Tsunade, Rangiku reacted with disbelief and questioned whether she was dreaming.
• Aokiji woke in the hospital and saw Rangiku, while Tsunade woke beside him and embraced him in relief.
• Aokiji pretended not to recognize Tsunade, then revealed he was joking; Tsunade scolded him and introduced Rangiku as his savior.
• Rangiku left the room but secretly watched through the door as Tsunade tried to leave and Aokiji grabbed her wrist, asking her to stay with him.

Aokiji and the younger Tsunade confessed their love and agreed to become lovers, while the older Tsunade and Shizune secretly watched and discussed the younger Tsunade’s time travel. The younger Tsunade challenged Aokiji to prove his affection by touching her chest, leaving him poised to do so as she panicked inwardly.

• Aokiji confessed that he wanted to become Tsunade’s lover, and Tsunade admitted that she loved him and accepted.
• Older Tsunade and Shizune watched the couple through a door crack, and older Tsunade explained that the girl appeared to be her past self transported from Rōran by the Dragon Veins’ Chakra.
• Shizune guessed that Aokiji was older Tsunade’s former lover, but Tsunade said she had no memory of him.
• Tsunade teased Aokiji about admiring Rangiku’s chest, then demanded that he put his hand on her conscience to prove his love.
• Aokiji agreed to touch Tsunade’s chest after she accused him of not daring, while Tsunade secretly panicked about what she had asked him to do.

Aokiji and Tsunade discovered that they had arrived in Konoha Year 63, where Tsunade’s older self was hiding her identity as Rangiku. After they proved they came from the past, Young Tsunade pressed her future self to reveal what her life would be like.

• Older Tsunade interrupted Aokiji and Tsunade, then told them they were in Tanzaku Town in the Land of Fire in Konoha Year 63.
• Aokiji recognized Rangiku as the older Tsunade after seeing Shizune and her Ninja Pig.
• Older Tsunade grew suspicious when Tsunade claimed to be a Konoha Ninja and revealed that the name belonged to the First Hokage’s granddaughter.
• Aokiji explained that he and Tsunade had come from the past, and Tsunade demonstrated her Medical Ninjutsu and Monstrous Strength to convince Older Tsunade.
• Older Tsunade refused to explain the future in detail, warning that changing the past could make things worse.
• Tsunade pleaded to hear about her future self, and Older Tsunade reluctantly agreed to tell her something.

Older Tsunade offered to train Tsunade to heal Jiraiya and Orochimaru, while Aokiji agreed that accepting her help could protect them. Aokiji then realized the turtle-like item had caused two crossings through time, leaving him to reconsider how he arrived in this era.

• Older Tsunade offered to train Tsunade in Medical Ninjutsu so she could treat Jiraiya and Orochimaru herself.
• Tsunade questioned whether helping her past self would change history, and Older Tsunade suggested their meeting might already be part of it.
• Tsunade agreed with Aokiji that Sister Rangiku should help heal Jiraiya and Orochimaru because Chiyo might not treat them properly.
• Tsunade guessed that Sister Rangiku might be her daughter because of their resemblance and the Yin Seal on her forehead.
• Tsunade returned Aokiji's belongings and gave him a turtle-like item she had found in his backpack.
• Aokiji recognized the item as a time-travel device and concluded that it had caused two crossings, skipping his own arrival in the timeline.

Older Tsunade taught Young Tsunade medical treatment and tried to uncover Aokiji’s background after he left the hospital. Learning that Aokiji and Young Tsunade were newly together and that he belonged to the Uchiha Clan, Older Tsunade wondered whether he had once been her first love and Dan Katō had come between them.

• Young Tsunade accepted Older Tsunade’s proposal, accidentally called her “daughter,” and then studied how to treat Orochimaru and Jiraiya’s injuries.
• Older Tsunade decided to leave Young Tsunade’s mistaken belief uncorrected, then punished Shizune with painful special training for laughing about it.
• Aokiji was discharged from the hospital, and Older Tsunade joined him, Young Tsunade, and Shizune for a celebratory barbecue.
• Older Tsunade learned that Aokiji was an Uchiha and that he and Young Tsunade had just confirmed their relationship, though their families did not know.
• Older Tsunade speculated that Aokiji had been her first love and that her memories of him had been erased, making Dan Katō a third party rather than her first love.

Older Tsunade considered how time travel had changed history while Aokiji and Tsunade discussed their relationship, and she later took Aokiji to a slot machine. After her unusual string of wins, they encountered Orochimaru and another person beside the site of an explosion.

• Older Tsunade speculated that someone in her past had changed history, sending Aokiji and Tsunade into her timeline.
• Tsunade said she would openly face the Senju and Uchiha clans, while Aokiji proposed waiting until he reached Kage level before announcing their relationship.
• Older Tsunade challenged Aokiji to fight for her necklace, but he refused, and she tried unsuccessfully to tempt Tsunade into gambling.
• Tsunade continued studying Medical Ninjutsu with Older Tsunade while Aokiji trained and wandered around Tanzaku Town.
• Older Tsunade won several medium-tier jackpots on a slot machine and hurried away with Aokiji, fearing the bad luck that usually followed her winnings.
• A huge explosion destroyed a nearby building, and Older Tsunade was shocked to see Orochimaru and another person standing before them.

Aokiji confronted Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi when they came seeking Older Tsunade’s medical help, defeating Kabuto and claiming Orochimaru’s Kusanagi Sword. Orochimaru left after arranging another meeting, while Aokiji helped the shaken Older Tsunade recover and declined to hear her account of history.

• Orochimaru asked Older Tsunade to heal his sealed hands, but she refused and recognized the severity of his injuries.
• Aokiji revealed his Sharingan and attacked Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, freezing Kabuto with Ice Soul Palm.
• Orochimaru defeated Aokiji’s Shadow Clones and attacked with his tongue, but Aokiji cut it with Enma.
• Orochimaru fought Aokiji with Kusanagi Sword: Blade of the Sky, and Aokiji froze the weapon and took it.
• Older Tsunade’s hemophobia flared after Orochimaru left, so Aokiji helped her to a teahouse, where he declined to hear her account of history.

Aokiji told Adult Tsunade he would change history after returning to the past, prioritizing her over the village. Adult Tsunade revealed the future Uchiha Clan massacre to Young Tsunade, who vowed to prevent it.

• Aokiji teased Adult Tsunade, then learned she had no memory of him and had formed her own theory about how time travel affected history.
• Aokiji said he would destroy the Dragon Veins and use what he learned from Adult Tsunade to change the past, even if the village's future became uncertain.
• Adult Tsunade returned to Young Tsunade and revealed that she was her future self, explaining how the Yin Seal let her keep a youthful appearance.
• Young Tsunade and Adult Tsunade discovered that Aokiji could use the Mystical Palm Technique, and Young Tsunade recounted his past feats.
• Adult Tsunade told Young Tsunade and Aokiji that thirteen-year-old Uchiha Itachi had wiped out the Uchiha Clan, and Young Tsunade swore to stop the tragedy.

Young Tsunade and Aokiji decided to return to the past and change history, while Adult Tsunade and Shizune accepted the possibility that doing so would alter their lives. Their meal together was interrupted by Jiraiya, whom Adult Tsunade shocked by claiming Young Tsunade was her daughter and Aokiji was her boyfriend.

• Young Tsunade and Aokiji agreed to change history, and Shizune supported their decision despite the risk to her future.
• Adult Tsunade treated the group to barbecue, where Aokiji revealed his dream of becoming the Hokage's man and flirted with Young Tsunade.
• Adult Tsunade and Shizune complained when Aokiji and Young Tsunade showed affection at the restaurant.
• Jiraiya arrived, recognized Adult Tsunade, and was stunned to see a younger version of her beside her.
• Adult Tsunade claimed Young Tsunade was her daughter named Rangiku and kissed Aokiji, then told Jiraiya that Aokiji was her new boyfriend.

Jiraiya told Adult Tsunade that Konoha wanted her to become the Fifth Hokage, but she refused and reflected on how much the world and its people had changed. Naruto took offense at her remarks about the Hokage and challenged her, but the chapter ended as Adult Tsunade prepared to respond.

• Jiraiya questioned Adult Tsunade about Aokiji and her family, while Young Tsunade scolded Aokiji for leaving lipstick on his forehead.
• Jiraiya told Adult Tsunade that Konoha wanted her to return as the Fifth Hokage and explained Orochimaru's role in the Third Hokage's death.
• Adult Tsunade identified Naruto as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and refused Jiraiya's invitation to become Hokage.
• Adult Tsunade criticized Naruto and spoke of the Hokages' deaths, while Jiraiya praised the Fourth Hokage.
• Naruto stood on the table and threatened to fight Adult Tsunade, who rose to face him.

Tsunade arranged a bet in which Naruto would fight Aokiji, while Jiraiya negotiated two weeks to prepare Naruto. At the appointed place beneath Xu Fu Mountain, the two boys faced off, and Tsunade signaled the start of the battle.

• Tsunade named Aokiji as Naruto's opponent and promised to acknowledge Naruto's Hokage ambition if he won.
• Tsunade challenged Jiraiya to a bet, and Jiraiya secured two weeks to prepare Naruto for the fight.
• Two weeks later, Jiraiya warned Naruto not to pick the dangerous Xu Fu Flowers at the foot of Xu Fu Mountain.
• Adult Tsunade led the group to an open area, where Aokiji and Naruto took their positions.
• Naruto asked Aokiji whether Tsunade was his girlfriend, and Adult Tsunade announced the start of their battle.

Naruto fought Aokiji in a sparring match, relying on his huge Chakra reserves and repeated waves of shadow clones. After Aokiji revealed his Ice Release and cleared away the clones with ice chains, Naruto prepared a different technique, ending the chapter with his Sexy Jutsu transformation.

• Naruto summoned dozens of shadow clones, and Aokiji praised his enormous Chakra reserves to keep him calm.
• Naruto's clones swarmed Aokiji, who pretended to struggle before erupting ice spears through the crowd and revealing his Ice Release Kekkei Genkai.
• Aokiji used six chains to destroy Naruto's shadow clones, but Naruto repeatedly summoned more.
• Naruto studied Aokiji's fighting style and charged with his real body while forming seals.
• Naruto used Sexy Jutsu and transformed into a naked, twin-tailed blonde woman surrounded by white mist.

Aokiji defeated Naruto in their bet, and Tsunade agreed to return to Konoha to treat Naruto’s companions. Tsunade then invoked her wager and pressured Jiraiya into becoming the Fifth Hokage, though he insisted he would serve only temporarily.

• Naruto used the Sexy Jutsu, Harem Jutsu, and Rasengan against Aokiji, but Aokiji trapped him in a Water Prison and won their match.
• Tsunade celebrated her victory in the bet, while Jiraiya recognized that Aokiji had held back during the fight.
• Aokiji asked Tsunade to help Naruto’s injured companions, and she agreed to return to Konoha with Aokiji and Young Tsunade.
• Tsunade reminded Jiraiya of their wager and demanded that he become the Fifth Hokage, while Naruto and Aokiji joined her in persuading him.
• Jiraiya reluctantly agreed to become the Fifth Hokage but said he would resign once a suitable successor appeared.