Chapter Summaries

Raito and Great Sage restrained Naruto and sealed away the Nine-Tails’ chakra with Cloud Release and Magnet Release. Raito tried to devour the Nine-Tails’ chakra afterward, but discovered Minato Namikaze’s chakra was blocking him and stopped after Glutton had consumed about one-tenth of it.

• Raito froze the Nine-Tails’ leg, grabbed its neck with corrosive acid, and struck it with a powerful Boil Release punch.
• Great Sage used Shukaku’s chakra to form a mist wall that caught and bound the Nine-Tails.
• Raito attacked Naruto with ice and fire blades while Magnet Release chains weakened the Nine-Tails’ chakra.
• Raito activated the White Vine Seal, enclosing Naruto in a sphere of mist and suppressing the Nine-Tails’ chakra completely.
• Raito ordered Glutton to devour the Nine-Tails’ chakra, but Great Sage warned that another chakra source was obstructing it.
• Raito stopped Glutton after it had consumed about one-tenth of the obstructing chakra, which he suspected belonged to Minato Namikaze.

Gekkō Raito learned the principles of Flying Thunder God from the chakra he absorbed from Naruto and decided to develop his own Space-Time Ninjutsu. As he confronted Tsunade about bringing her to Kirigakure, an attacker tried to kill her but was frozen in ice.

• Great Sage told Gekkō Raito that he had obtained an incomplete Flying Thunder God technique and could use its principles to develop a unique Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Gekkō Raito released Naruto, and Jiraiya confirmed that Naruto was unconscious from chakra exhaustion before entrusting him to Shizune.
• Gekkō Raito told Jiraiya that he expected to become the next Mizukage and revealed that he had come to ask Tsunade for help.
• Gekkō Raito planned to take Tsunade to Kirigakure so she could treat Ameyuri Ringo and Hiruzen Sarutobi, despite her fear of blood.
• A mysterious attacker appeared behind Tsunade and swung a Chakra Scalpel at her neck, but the attacker was instantly frozen in ice.

Gekkō Raito rescued Tsunade from Kabuto and declared that he would take her away, while Jiraiya and Orochimaru joined forces to stop him. After Gekkō Raito sent Tsunade toward a safe base, the two Sannin summoned Gamabunta and Manda to trap him.

• Gekkō Raito used the Body Flicker Technique to strike Kabuto Yakushi, severing his arm and saving Tsunade.
• Gekkō Raito suspected Danzo had persuaded Orochimaru to prevent Tsunade from returning to Konoha, then declared that he would take her away.
• Gekkō Raito enveloped Tsunade in a flying cloud and sent her toward Haku and the others' base while he faced Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru agreed to work together to stop Gekkō Raito, with Jiraiya insisting he would bring Tsunade back.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru summoned Gamabunta and Manda, who surrounded Gekkō Raito after learning he was a dual-tailed beast jinchūriki.

Raito fought Gamabunta, Manda, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru as their attacks forced him to rely on Isobu’s chakra and his ninjutsu. The chapter ended with Orochimaru restraining Raito, who prepared to counter with Acid Mist.

• Raito used Isobu’s chakra to match Gamabunta’s strength while Manda attacked him with its tail.
• Raito blocked Manda’s strike with an ice wall and Water Dragon Bullet, then froze Orochimaru’s Hidden Shadow Snake Hands.
• Raito threw Gamabunta over his shoulder and countered Jiraiya’s Fire Dragon Flame Bullet with Wild Water Wave.
• Orochimaru pinned Zangetsu with the Kusanagi Sword, allowing Jiraiya to strike Raito from behind with a Rasengan.
• Raito’s cloud-and-mist shield blocked Jiraiya’s attack and sent spikes toward him, while Orochimaru wrapped his arms around Raito’s body.

Gekkō Raito fought Orochimaru and Jiraiya while Jiraiya tried to prepare for Sage Mode. After countering Orochimaru’s attacks, Raito waited for Jiraiya to complete his summoning ritual, intending to defeat Orochimaru and see Jiraiya’s Sage Mode.

• Gekkō Raito escaped Orochimaru’s grasp with corrosive acid mist and slashed Orochimaru until he used his substitution technique.
• Jiraiya attacked Gekkō Raito with an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan, but Raito blocked it with clouds and mist and struck Jiraiya with a chakra-enhanced punch.
• Manda and Gamabunta joined the fight, and Gamabunta’s sword blow sent Gekkō Raito crashing into a crater.
• Orochimaru attacked Gekkō Raito with wind techniques, but Raito countered with the same technique and overpowered his air blades.
• Orochimaru used Hidden Shadow Snake Hands to stall Raito while Jiraiya gathered chakra to summon the toad sages of Mount Myōboku.
• The Great Sage told Gekkō Raito that Jiraiya was preparing a summoning technique rather than entering Sage Mode, and Raito chose to wait while targeting Orochimaru.

Gekkō Raito defeated Manda and Orochimaru, then confronted Jiraiya after sealing Orochimaru in ice. Jiraiya summoned the Toad Sages Fukasaku and Shima and prepared to fight for Tsunade.

• Raito used Hidden Mist to conceal himself, then cut Manda from head to tail with Water Breathing, forcing the snake to flee to Ryūchi Cave.
• Raito froze Gamabunta with Ice Release, then struck Orochimaru with a powerful punch and trapped him between two ice dragons.
• Raito activated Shukaku’s sealing power to seal Orochimaru inside the ice dragons.
• Jiraiya acknowledged Raito’s strength but resolved to stop him from taking Tsunade, then summoned Fukasaku and Shima.

Raito attacked Jiraiya while Jiraiya prepared to merge with Fukasaku and Shima, then entered Sage Mode. Raito recognized the transformation’s power but resisted imitating it and launched another attack to test Jiraiya.

• Fukasaku and Shima arrived, and Jiraiya urged them to merge with him immediately.
• Raito asked Great Sage to analyze Jiraiya and the two toads, then waited as the analysis began.
• Raito used Boil Release to slash at Jiraiya, who narrowly dodged and left a massive trench in the ground.
• Fukasaku and Jiraiya recognized Raito’s Boil Release, and Jiraiya realized Raito also wielded Ice Release and carried two tailed beasts.
• Shima completed the merge, and Jiraiya entered Sage Mode as Raito suppressed the urge to imitate it.
• Raito hardened his tails into spears and attacked Jiraiya, who chose not to dodge.

Gekkō Raito overwhelmed Jiraiya with a combination of Ice Release, taijutsu, and chakra tails, leaving the Sannin battered and wary. Just as Raito restrained him, Fukasaku and Shima struck with Frog Song, forcing Raito back and shifting the fight.

• Jiraiya caught Gekkō Raito's tail, but Raito soaked him with water and froze his clothes before following with a powerful kick.
• Jiraiya used Sage Art: Great Flame Bullet, but Gekkō Raito endured the flames and beat him in close combat.
• Gekkō Raito slammed Jiraiya with a knee and a high roundhouse, sending him flying until Fukasaku and Shima cushioned his fall.
• Jiraiya recognized Raito's overwhelming abilities and grew fearful, but Raito froze his legs and bound him with nine tails.
• Fukasaku and Shima used Sage Art: Frog Song, stunning Raito and driving him back several steps.

Raito acquired Mount Myōboku Sage Mode knowledge, then let the Great Sage control his body and defeat Jiraiya and the toad sages. He prepared to take Tsunade back to Kirigakure, while Shizune watched in terror.

• Jiraiya broke free and struck Raito with Sage Art: Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan, but Raito countered the Sannin’s Sage Art: Goemon with Ice Release.
• The Great Sage announced that Raito had acquired Mount Myōboku Sage Mode and recommended developing a Sage Mode of his own.
• Raito handed control to the Great Sage, which used acid mist, chakra threads, sealing jutsu, and freezing chakra to capture Jiraiya, Fukasaku, and Shima.
• Raito decided to take Tsunade to Kirigakure and find a way to help her treat Ameyuri.
• Shizune watched from the bushes, shocked that Raito had defeated the legendary Sannin so easily.

Shizune freed Jiraiya from Gekkō Raito’s ice and discovered that Tsunade was gone. Meanwhile, Gekkō Raito brought Tsunade to Kirigakure and used a custom seal to restrain her, leaving Mei Terumi stunned when she walked in.

• Shizune carried the unconscious Naruto to safety, melted Jiraiya’s ice prison, and helped him and the two sages recover.
• Jiraiya realized Gekkō Raito had taken Tsunade and worried about how to explain her abduction to Konoha.
• Gekkō Raito flew to Kirigakure with Tsunade, Haku, and Ameyuri Ringo, then used the Great Sage to create a sealing jutsu for Tsunade.
• The seal suppressed Tsunade’s chakra and bound her with a cloud-and-mist collar and chain when she tried to attack Gekkō Raito.
• Mei Terumi entered the room, saw Tsunade suspended and bound, and stared at Gekkō Raito in disbelief.

Mei Terumi discovered that the captive Gekkō Raito had tied up was Tsunade and warned him that humiliating a Konoha Sannin could endanger Kirigakure and prevent her from saving Ameyuri. Gekkō Raito rejected Mei’s suggestion to seduce Tsunade and was left to find a way to cure her fear of blood while preventing her revenge.

• Mei Terumi mistook the bound Tsunade for a woman Gekkō Raito was romantically pursuing until he identified her as the legendary Sannin.
• Mei Terumi warned Gekkō Raito that capturing and humiliating Tsunade could provoke Konoha and make Tsunade refuse to treat Ameyuri.
• Gekkō Raito agreed that Tsunade’s anger was a serious danger and decided to focus first on curing her fear of blood so she could save Ameyuri.
• Mei Terumi suggested that Gekkō Raito sleep with Tsunade and use a child to control her, prompting Tsunade to struggle in alarm.
• Gekkō Raito rejected Mei Terumi’s suggestion, flirted with her instead, and watched her leave after she warned him to keep Tsunade from taking revenge on Kirigakure.

Gekkō Raito kept Tsunade captive despite her attempts to negotiate, then turned to developing his own Sage Mode with Great Sage controlling his body. The experiments began producing senjutsu chakra, but also caused dangerous petrification and bodily collapse that Great Sage had to suppress.

• Tsunade threatened Gekkō Raito and tried to negotiate her release, but the cloud-and-mist ropes restrained her whenever she considered attacking or escaping.
• Gekkō Raito left Tsunade bound and went to his secret training ground to work on developing Sage Mode.
• Great Sage took control of Gekkō Raito's body and began calculating how to combine natural energy, mental energy, and life energy.
• Gekkō Raito observed the experiments as golden senjutsu chakra formed, while Great Sage stopped signs of petrification and his hands beginning to collapse.

Raito unlocked his exclusive Perfect Sage Mode and discovered its immense power and sensing abilities. He planned to teach Three-Tails and Six-Tails to use natural energy so they could help refine his senjutsu chakra and develop their own Tailed Beast Modes.

• Raito completed the evolution of his facial markings as natural energy flooded Kirigakure, and the Great Sage announced that Sage Mode: Raito Form had been unlocked.
• Raito regained control of his body and found that his senjutsu chakra greatly enhanced his abilities and let him sense every living person's chakra in Kirigakure.
• The Great Sage explained that Raito could activate Sage Mode instantly, but needed three minutes to build his senjutsu chakra to its theoretical peak.
• The Great Sage suggested using Tailed Beasts as external batteries to shorten the charging time, prompting Raito to consider Three-Tails and Six-Tails.
• Raito and the Great Sage concluded that teaching the Tailed Beasts to use natural energy could help them develop their own modes, and that Raito's guidance could reduce the process to half a day.

Gekkō Raito refined his Tailed Beast chakra with Sage Mode and successfully created Double Tailed Beast Gold Body Mode. Mei Terumi rushed to contain what she believed was a Tailed Beast rampage, only to find Raito safe amid the wreckage.

• Gekkō Raito equipped Sage Mode in his Passive Skill Slots and used Great Sage to begin refining his Tailed Beast chakra with natural energy.
• Gekkō Raito shared his insights with Isobu and Six-Tails Saiken as their chakra transformed and golden light emerged.
• Mist Ninja guards saw the training ground being destroyed and reported that the Tailed Beasts had gone berserk.
• Mei Terumi ordered the Sealing Squad to seal the training ground, then charged inside to confront Gekkō Raito.
• Gekkō Raito completed Isobu Chakra Mode and Saiken Chakra Mode, acquiring Double Tailed Beast Gold Body Mode.
• Mei Terumi found Gekkō Raito unharmed, and he apologized after seeing the ruined training ground.

Gekkō Raito revealed that he had gained precise control over the Tailed Beasts’ power, then began developing Wood Release with the Great Sage. He left the Great Sage analyzing Hashirama Senju’s techniques while experimenting with a growing sapling.

• Gekkō Raito reassured Mei Terumi and the Mist Ninja that he was in control after the destruction, then explained that Three-Tails and Six-Tails’ chakra let him combine their power with Sage Mode.
• Mei Terumi noticed Gekkō Raito’s sudden growth spurt and watched him head home, thinking that he needed new clothes.
• Gekkō Raito returned to find Tsunade unusually attentive, brushed off her offer of food or rest, and went upstairs.
• Gekkō Raito decided his expanded chakra reserves were enough to pursue Wood Release and grew a seedling from his palm.
• Gekkō Raito ordered the Great Sage to analyze Hashirama Senju’s Wood Release techniques, receiving an estimate of one day, then left the bathroom while examining the sapling.

After Raito manifested Wood Release, Tsunade believed he was a Senju and claimed him as her little brother. She promised to treat Ameyuri and arrived with Raito at Kirigakure Hospital the next morning.

• Tsunade saw the Wood Release sprout in Raito's palm and asked whether he was a Senju.
• Raito gave an ambiguous answer, and Tsunade decided he had inherited her grandfather's kekkei genkai and was her last family.
• Tsunade hugged Raito and declared him her little brother, while Raito agreed on the condition that she treat Ameyuri.
• Tsunade refused to leave Raito alone that night and made him serve as her body pillow.
• Tsunade and Raito arrived at Kirigakure Hospital, where Tsunade promised to save Ameyuri.

Tsunade examined Ameyuri and agreed to treat her, while Gekkō Raito believed the abduction had also resolved Tsunade’s fear of blood and resentment toward Kirigakure. Back in Konoha, Jiraiya learned Sasuke had defected and Tsunade was missing, then faced pressure from Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu to become Hokage.

• Tsunade diagnosed Ameyuri with severely damaged lungs and said treatment could extend her life by about twenty years.
• Tsunade told Gekkō Raito that Ameyuri’s treatment would take about two weeks and require surgery and recovery.
• Jiraiya returned to Konoha with Naruto and Shizune, where Naruto learned Sasuke had defected to Orochimaru.
• Jiraiya learned Tsunade had been abducted by Kirigakure and that the deadline to name the Fifth Hokage was one day away.
• Jiraiya demanded that Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu prevent Danzo from becoming Hokage, but they insisted he take the position first.

Jiraiya refused the advisers’ plan to make him Hokage and decided to rescue Tsunade from Kirigakure by force. He assembled Kakashi, Guy, and Asuma for an immediate mission while Gekkō Raito trained on an island outside Kirigakure.

• Jiraiya rejected the Hokage position, told Homura and Koharu to let Danzo take it, and left the Hokage Building.
• Danzo learned from a Root ninja that Kirigakure had abducted Tsunade to treat an important figure.
• Jiraiya recruited Kakashi and ordered him to gather Guy and Asuma for a strike team to retrieve Tsunade.
• Mei Terumi kept Gekkō Raito on a deserted island, where he tested Wood Release techniques as she approached.

Raito practiced Ice Release while Mei Terumi discussed reforming the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and the missing blades. After Mei gave Raito three unclaimed swords, he was left to decide how to use them as the effort to rebuild the group continued.

• Raito practiced precise Ice Release techniques on the lake while Mei Terumi remarked on Tsunade's changed attitude.
• Mei Terumi warned that Kiba and Samehada were missing, while Raito said he intended Kiba for the recovered Ameyuri Ringo.
• Raito considered Kisame Hoshigaki's potential return to Kirigakure and asked Mei Terumi to show him the other available blades.
• Mei Terumi gave Raito a sealing scroll containing Nuibari, Exploding Blade Shibuki, and Kabutowari, and he accepted them.

Gekkō Raito used Wood Release to cover an isolated island in forest, then asked the Great Sage to calculate several senjutsu techniques and explored radically modifying three ninja blades. He left the blades’ redesigns planned but not yet underway, while the Great Sage continued its calculations.

• Gekkō Raito used Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence to cover the island in a dense forest.
• Gekkō Raito checked the Great Sage’s progress on four senjutsu techniques and learned the calculations would finish in about thirty minutes.
• Gekkō Raito decided to modify Nuibari with chakra threads so its wielder could control it at a distance and enhance its attacks.
• Gekkō Raito planned to give Kabutowari chakra-structure-breaking power and a chakra-powered hammer burst.
• Gekkō Raito proposed replacing Shibuki’s scroll with chakra-generated explosive energy, but its internal-detonation design still posed a technical challenge.