Chapter Summaries

Chinatsu discovered that her chakra paper showed Wood Release and that she possessed water and earth chakra natures alongside the three she remembered. She trained Naruto and Sasuke, and after helping Naruto practice the Clone Technique through the night, Sasuke collapsed from exhaustion and lost their contest.

• Chinatsu saw sprouts grow from chakra paper and realized her body had water and earth chakra natures she could not explain.
• Chinatsu explained Sasuke and Naruto’s chakra natures and assigned them different training, telling Naruto to master the basic techniques, especially the Shadow Clone Technique.
• Naruto and Sasuke trained separately at the Uchiha Residence while Chinatsu investigated her own chakra.
• Naruto struggled to make stable clones, so Sasuke reluctantly offered to teach him the Clone Technique.
• Naruto and Sasuke trained until dawn, then collapsed; Sasuke’s exhaustion left him the loser of their contest.

Chinatsu warned Naruto and Sasuke to rest as they trained, then began her first Anbu mission: covertly monitoring Kumogakure’s diplomatic visit. She recognized the visit as a chance to rescue Hinata Hyuga from a planned kidnapping, while Hinata remained unaware of the danger.

• Chinatsu took Naruto and Sasuke home after they trained all night and warned them not to overwork themselves.
• Naruto mastered the Shadow Clone Technique, while Sasuke continued to rank first at the Ninja Academy.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Chinatsu to help the Anbu covertly watch Kumogakure’s delegation.
• Chinatsu put on a fox mask and left the Naruto office, eager to intervene in the planned abduction of Hinata Hyuga.
• Hinata Hyuga sneezed in the Hyuga Clan compound and wondered if she had caught a cold.

Chinatsu joined Kakashi’s Anbu team to prepare for Kumogakure’s arrival and kept watch over Sasuke and Naruto before leaving for her mission. At dawn, Kumogakure’s ambassador entered Konoha, setting the diplomatic visit in motion.

• Hinata sneezed in the Hyuga Clan’s main courtyard and wondered if someone was thinking about her.
• Chinatsu met Kakashi and the Anbu team, then learned she would partner with Kakashi to monitor Kumogakure’s delegation.
• Sasuke and Naruto returned to the Uchiha Residence, shared Soldier Pills, and trained while Chinatsu watched over them from hiding.
• Chinatsu followed Kakashi into the night as Kumogakure’s ambassador arrived in Konoha at dawn.

Chinatsu discovered a hidden Kumogakure shinobi plotting to abduct Hinata while Kakashi watched the visible delegation. The intruder approached the Hyuga Clan estate at dusk, and Chinatsu waited for him to make his move.

• Kumogakure's delegation entered Konoha and mocked the village before its guards.
• Kumogakure's ambassador demanded annual food shipments from Hiruzen Sarutobi in exchange for military support, and Hiruzen delayed his answer.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Anbu to watch the delegation, and Kakashi and Chinatsu were assigned to monitor them.
• Chinatsu persuaded Kakashi to let her search for anyone the Anbu had missed, then found a concealed Kumogakure shinobi in the village.
• The hidden shinobi approached the Hyuga Clan estate at dusk, and Chinatsu watched as he prepared to abduct Hinata.

Chinatsu rescued Hinata from a Kumogakure ninja who had kidnapped her, then stopped Hyuga Hiashi from killing the intruder. Kakashi arrived as Hiashi calmed down and considered the consequences of his actions.

• The Kumogakure ninja stole Hinata from the Hyuga estate and planned to take more kekkei genkai before Chinatsu confronted him.
• The ninja attacked Chinatsu with Lightning Release, but she dodged and severed the arm holding Hinata with the same technique.
• Chinatsu caught Hinata and cuddled her while the injured ninja fled.
• Hyuga Hiashi arrived and tried to kill the ninja, but Chinatsu blocked his strike and warned him to consider the aftermath.
• Kakashi arrived and observed Chinatsu’s levelheaded intervention.

Chinatsu and Kakashi rescued Hinata from a Kumogakure ninja, and Chinatsu challenged Hyuga Hiashi to take better care of his daughter. Hinata resolved to become a strong ninja like the masked woman, while Hiashi began to reconsider her as his successor.

• Chinatsu criticized Hyuga Hiashi for letting a Kumogakure ninja abduct Hinata, and Hiashi accepted that he had neglected his daughter.
• Kakashi knocked the Kumogakure ninja unconscious, then he and Chinatsu left with him as Hinata watched Chinatsu go.
• Hyuga Hiashi berated and expelled the patrol guards who had failed to protect Hinata, then carried her back inside.
• Hinata told Hyuga Hiashi she would work hard to become an excellent ninja and his successor, making him smile and laugh.
• Hinata silently vowed to become stronger and emulate the masked big sister who had rescued her.

Chinatsu and Kakashi interrogated a captured Kumogakure ninja, using pain and genjutsu to obtain his confession. The confession exposed Kumogakure’s plan before Hiruzen Sarutobi, who turned the negotiations toward compensation from Kumogakure to Konoha.

• Chinatsu doused the bound Kumogakure ninja with cold water while Kakashi stopped him from forming hand seals with a kunai wound.
• Chinatsu poured chili water onto his wounds until he agreed to reveal the plan, and he secretly intended to deny his testimony later.
• Kakashi untied the ninja, and Chinatsu got him to confirm that his testimony was true and had not been forced.
• Chinatsu released the genjutsu, revealing that the ninja had confessed in the Naruto Building before Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Kumogakure envoys.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi resumed the talks and demanded compensation from Kumogakure to Konoha.

After helping Konoha secure favorable agreements with Kumogakure, Chinatsu accepted the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique as her reward and headed to the Ninja Academy for its practical combat class. Naruto and Sasuke drew their first opponents as the friendly matches began.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi insisted on rewarding Chinatsu, and she chose to learn the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Kakashi whether Chinatsu might threaten Konoha, but Kakashi said he could not understand her well enough to judge.
• Chinatsu left the Hokage's office with the technique scroll, pleased with her gains from the Kumogakure mission.
• Chinatsu remembered the Ninja Academy's practical combat class and went to watch Naruto and Sasuke's class.
• Iruka announced that Naruto would fight Kiba Inuzuka and Sasuke would fight Shikamaru Nara.

Naruto defeated Kiba in a practical combat match, shocking their classmates with his Shadow Clone Technique and strength. Sasuke and Shikamaru were left to face each other next, with Shikamaru nervously deciding to try his best.

• Iruka announced the matchups, pairing Naruto with Kiba and Sasuke with Shikamaru.
• Kiba asked Iruka for permission to fight alongside Akamaru, and Naruto confidently agreed to face them both.
• Naruto used Shadow Clone Technique to confuse Akamaru, then launched himself at Kiba with a powerful punch.
• Naruto broke through Kiba's guard and sent him flying, stunning the class and impressing Hinata.
• As Shikamaru prepared to face Sasuke, Sasuke's intimidating stare made him abandon thoughts of forfeiting and resolve to do his best.

Sasuke defeated Shikamaru Nara in practical combat, then eagerly joined Naruto for another match. The chapter ended with Naruto and Sasuke facing off as Iruka imposed a five-minute time limit.

• Shikamaru Nara used Shadow Possession Jutsu, but Sasuke evaded the shadow with his Sharingan and defeated him at close range.
• Sasuke praised Shikamaru Nara's technique and formed the Seal of Reconciliation with him.
• Iruka chose to allow one more match, and Naruto and Sasuke both volunteered to fight each other.
• Iruka set a five-minute limit, and Naruto and Sasuke took their stances and declared they would win.

Naruto and Sasuke fought to a standstill in a practical combat class, shocking Iruka and their classmates with their skill. After class, Naruto and Sasuke left together and found Chinatsu waiting at the Academy entrance.

• Naruto and Sasuke charged at each other, and Sasuke dispersed Naruto's first two shadow clones.
• Naruto summoned more shadow clones while Sasuke used kunai and the Great Fireball Technique, but neither gained the upper hand.
• Iruka and the class watched in astonishment as Naruto and Sasuke continued fighting until the five-minute lesson ended without a winner.
• Iruka ended plans for regular combat practice for the time being, and Naruto's classmates still mostly avoided him because of the Demon Fox's Child rumor.
• Naruto and Sasuke hurried out of the Academy after school and found Chinatsu waiting at the entrance; she ruffled Sasuke's hair and invited them home.

Chinatsu caught Naruto and Sasuke hiding their sparring and punished them for slacking on their training. The next day, she received a solo Anbu mission to investigate Kumogakure and left a note for the boys before departing.

• Chinatsu suggested that Naruto and Sasuke spar together, but they claimed they had not mastered the basics to avoid fighting in front of her.
• Naruto jumped into a pond to pretend he could not walk on water, though he had already mastered the technique.
• Chinatsu confronted Naruto and Sasuke for neglecting their training and made them endure a punishing session that night.
• Naruto and Sasuke returned to the Ninja Academy exhausted, but they soon resumed overpowering their classmates during combat practice.
• Chinatsu received a solo Anbu mission to investigate Kumogakure, left a note for Naruto and Sasuke, and set out in disguise.

Chinatsu traveled toward Kumogakure on an Anbu mission while Hiruzen Sarutobi kept her away from Shimura Danzō’s attention. Back in Konoha, Naruto and Sasuke found her note and went to eat at Ichiraku, while Chinatsu reached the Land of Lightning.

• Chinatsu set out for Kumogakure, complained about having to travel on foot, and cursed Hiruzen Sarutobi along the way.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi considered sending Chinatsu away a way to protect her from Shimura Danzō and preserve the village’s balance.
• Naruto and Sasuke found Chinatsu’s note, then went to Ichiraku Ramen after Naruto suggested they eat before training.
• Chinatsu stopped at a roadside ramen stall, ate, and resumed her journey, reaching the Land of Lightning early the next morning.

Chinatsu traveled through the Land of Lightning toward Kumogakure and found a Kumogakure forehead protector buried in the ground. She then encountered the wounded Yugito Nii, whose immense chakra revealed her as the Two-Tails jinchūriki, leaving Chinatsu facing a dangerous situation.

• Chinatsu crossed the mountainous Land of Lightning while reflecting on Kumogakure and its powerful Raikage.
• Chinatsu dug up a long-buried Kumogakure forehead protector and kept it.
• Chinatsu found an unconscious woman and recognized her as a Kumogakure ninja who seemed familiar.
• The woman woke and thrust a kunai at Chinatsu, who dodged the attack.
• The woman released a vast amount of blue chakra, and Chinatsu realized she was Yugito Nii, the Two-Tails jinchūriki.

Chinatsu avoided a fight with Yugito Nii by pretending to be an injured Kumogakure ninja with amnesia. Yugito agreed to help her return to the village and verify her identity, then became flustered by Chinatsu’s cuteness.

• Yugito Nii demanded Chinatsu identify herself, and Chinatsu showed her a Kumogakure forehead protector.
• Yugito attacked Chinatsu, who dodged with the Lightning Release Body Tempering Technique.
• Yugito suspected Chinatsu was a Kumogakure ninja after seeing her use the village’s Lightning Release technique.
• Chinatsu pretended that injuries had left her with amnesia and fainted into Yugito’s arms.
• Yugito agreed to take Chinatsu back to the village and verify her identity, then dropped her after realizing how cute she was.

Chinatsu accompanied Yugito Nii toward Kumogakure while trying to find a way to escape. When enemy ninjas ambushed them, Chinatsu deliberately took a kunai meant for Yugito, leaving Yugito stunned as the Two-Tails’ chakra erupted.

• Chinatsu gained Yugito Nii’s trust by pretending to admire her and traveled with her toward Kumogakure.
• At a valley, Yugito sensed an ambush and used the Two-Tails’ chakra to defeat several attacking ninjas.
• Chinatsu activated her Three-Tomoe Sharingan and spotted a hidden ninja preparing a chakra-charged kunai.
• Chinatsu threw herself into the kunai’s path, was struck in the waist, and collapsed bleeding.
• Yugito saw Chinatsu fall, and the Two-Tails’ chakra surged into the shape of a giant two-tailed cat.

Yugito Nii left Chinatsu for dead after their battle, but Chinatsu recovered through her rapid healing and continued toward Kumogakure. Back in Konoha, Naruto and Sasuke missed Chinatsu during her absence, and Sasuke voiced his exhaustion after another sparring match.

• Yugito Nii defeated the remaining enemies with her Tailed Beast Transformation, then found Chinatsu badly wounded and believed she had died.
• Yugito Nii covered Chinatsu with her jacket and returned to Kumogakure alone, spending a month buried in difficult missions as she recovered emotionally.
• Chinatsu opened her eyes after Yugito left, removed the kunai from her wound, and healed quickly enough to stop the bleeding.
• Chinatsu considered her Sharingan, regenerative body, and Wood Release, changed into a white dress, and set off toward Kumogakure to investigate before returning home.
• Naruto and Sasuke missed Chinatsu during her three-day absence and kept sparring, tying their record at five wins each.
• Naruto won their latest match, and the exhausted Sasuke lay on the ground and murmured that he was running low on big sister energy.

Chinatsu traveled to Kumogakure, where she gathered material for a report exaggerating the village's resentment over its defeat against Konoha. She then went shopping for beef to bring home, using her wealth to demand the shopkeeper's best cuts.

• Chinatsu reached the outskirts of Kumogakure, changed into her disguise, and wrote down exaggerated remarks about the village's defeat against Konoha.
• Chinatsu decided to look for local specialties and entered Kumogakure's food street, where she discovered its beef and liquor shops.
• Chinatsu chose to buy beef for Naruto and Sasuke and hoped the nutritious food might help her grow taller.
• Chinatsu displayed a thick stack of Land of Lightning banknotes and told the beef shop owner to give her the very best cuts.

Chinatsu returned from the Land of Lightning after buying beef, believing she would never meet Yugito Nii again. Near Konoha, Shimura Danzō blocked her path and prepared to attack, leaving Chinatsu to face him alone.

• Chinatsu bought ten jin of beef in Kumogakure, and Yugito Nii arrived at the butcher's shop shortly afterward, still mourning Chinatsu, whom she believed had died.
• Chinatsu traveled for about a week and returned to the Land of Fire, planning to surprise Naruto and Sasuke.
• Three or four kilometers from Konoha, Chinatsu encountered Shimura Danzō, who declared that she had become a threat and that he intended to eliminate her.
• Chinatsu activated her Three-Tomoe Sharingan as Shimura Danzō formed hand seals to attack.

Chinatsu fought Shimura Danzō and landed a Chidori strike, only to discover he could undo the injury with Izanagi. Danzō decided to control her rather than kill her and used Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan to cast Kotoamatsukami.

• Shimura Danzō attacked Chinatsu with Wind Release: Vacuum Wave, and she narrowly dodged his barrage.
• Chinatsu copied Danzō’s Wind Release, then used a Great Fireball Technique and shadow clones to create an opening for a Chidori strike.
• Chinatsu pierced Danzō’s waist, but he erased the injury with Izanagi.
• Danzō decided to use Kotoamatsukami to make Chinatsu his ally and revealed Shisui Uchiha’s transplanted Mangekyō Sharingan.