Chapter Summaries

Raikage A led Kumogakure forces to the Iwagakure battlefield, where they ambushed Konoha during Hiruzen Sarutobi’s fight with Han. As A and Killer B closed in to kill the wounded Hiruzen, Jiraiya arrived with Gamabunta and stopped them.

• Raikage A left five hundred Kumogakure ninja to raid the Land of Fire and led the rest south toward the Iwagakure battlefield.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi fought Han and deflected the Five-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb, holding his ground with Enma’s help.
• Raikage A and Killer B attacked Konoha from behind, and A badly wounded Hiruzen with a Lariat.
• A and Killer B trapped Hiruzen and launched their Double Lariat as Enma returned to the Summoning Realm.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta and drove A and Killer B back with a Toad Oil Flame Bullet.

Jiraiya rescued the badly wounded Hiruzen from the battlefield and brought him back to Konoha, where they learned that the northern front had collapsed after Mitokado Homura abandoned his command. As Hiruzen recovered in the hospital, he asked Jiraiya to become the Fifth Hokage.

• Jiraiya used Gamabunta to cover their escape while carrying Hiruzen away from the Raikage and the pursuing Kumogakure ninja.
• Kitsuchi confronted the Raikage, who withdrew his forces, and then ordered Iwagakure ninja to pursue the fleeing Konoha troops.
• Jiraiya found Yamada and the routed Northern Battlefield unit, where Yamada reported heavy losses, the Chinoike Clan's casualties, and Mitokado Homura's flight.
• Hiruzen collapsed after hearing Yamada's report, and Jiraiya ordered the surviving troops to retreat to Konoha and switch to defense.
• Two days later, Hiruzen woke in Konoha Hospital, summoned Jiraiya, and asked him to take the Fifth Hokage position.

Jiraiya refused Hiruzen’s request to become Hokage and persuaded Tsunade to return to Konoha. After Tsunade agreed to become the Fifth Hokage, Hiruzen used his final strength to call Homura and Mitokado amateurs.

• Hiruzen demanded that Jiraiya take over as Hokage, but Jiraiya declined.
• Jiraiya proposed bringing Tsunade back to become Hokage, and Hiruzen agreed.
• Utatane Koharu offered to send three Anbu with Jiraiya, but he rejected the escort and left.
• A month later, Tsunade visited the dying Hiruzen with Shizune and Tonton.
• Tsunade agreed to succeed Hiruzen as the Fifth Hokage, and Hiruzen whispered that Homura and Mitokado were amateurs.

After Hiruzen died, Tsunade became the Fifth Hokage and rallied Konoha’s clans to face the invasion. She removed Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu from their advisor posts and planned to visit the Hidden Xuan Village to negotiate with Uchiha Xuantou.

• Hiruzen died, and Tsunade and Jiraiya attended his funeral in the rain as she took office as the Fifth Hokage.
• Tsunade summoned the clan heads, learned that Konoha’s fronts had collapsed, and secured the clans’ promise to help reorganize its forces.
• Shikaku Nara proposed seeking an alliance with the Hidden Xuan Village, but Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu opposed it.
• Tsunade rebuked the advisors, dismissed them from their positions, and broke the meeting table with a punch when Utatane challenged her.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya to remain in Konoha and help her, then announced she would visit the Hidden Xuan Village to speak with Uchiha Xuantou.

Xuandou used the Slave Mark to force Yugito Nii to obey him, and the system announced that she was pregnant. He then sensed the mark on Mei Terumi inside the Hidden Xuan Village, realizing the Fifth Mizukage had arrived.

• Xuandou summoned Yugito Nii to his bedroom after his attempts to persuade her to join the Hidden Xuan Village failed.
• Xuandou activated the Slave Mark and ordered Yugito Nii to take off her armor, and she eventually surrendered.
• The system notified Xuandou that he had impregnated Yugito Nii.
• Xuandou sensed Mei Terumi's Slave Mark within the Hidden Xuan Village and realized she had arrived.

Xuandou met with Mei Terumi, who discussed Kirigakure’s weakened clans and accepted his offer to help strengthen her position. Their meeting turned intimate, and Xuandou earned an S-rank Clan Treasure Chest.

• Xuandou learned that Mei Terumi was waiting for him in the reception room and went to meet her.
• Mei Terumi told Xuandou that her authority was mostly secure, but Kirigakure’s Hozuki and Yuki clans had been badly diminished.
• Xuandou offered to send Hozuki Mangetsu back to Kirigakure to gather the surviving Hozuki and support Mei Terumi’s position.
• Mei Terumi and Xuandou became intimate, completing his objective.
• Xuandou received an S-rank Clan Treasure Chest and chose to claim it.

Xuandou impregnated Mei Terumi before she left Hidden Xuan Village, then used a Ninja Tool Upgrade Card to evolve his blade into the Time-Stop Demon Blade. A new quest tasked him with seizing a daimyō’s position, offering a Rinne Sharingan Awakening Card as its reward.

• Xuandou claimed an Akimichi Clan secret techniques reward and a Ninja Tool Upgrade Card, then used Partial Expansion Jutsu with Mei Terumi until the system confirmed her pregnancy.
• Mei Terumi recovered, said she had to return to Kirigakure, and left the Imperial Palace with Chōjūrō.
• Xuandou upgraded his ninja blade into the Time-Stop Demon Blade, which could suppress a struck target’s chakra and stop that target’s time for 0.5 seconds.
• The system gave Xuandou a faction-upgrade quest to seize a daimyō’s position and become a nation’s true ruler, with a Rinne Sharingan Awakening Card as the reward.

Xuandou arranged to strengthen Uchiha control over the Land of Hot Water by positioning Uchiha Anbu beside its nobles and merchants while Adachi Yuto appeared gravely ill. The chapter ended with Adachi Yuto's two sons ambushed and killed on their way to the Daimyo's Residence, leaving the succession uncertain.

• Xuandou sent Hozuki Mangetsu to Kirigakure to rebuild the Hozuki Clan and support Mei Terumi's bid to become Mizukage.
• Xuandou ordered Adachi Yuto to summon the Land of Hot Water's political leaders, nobles, and wealthy merchants to a gathering one month later.
• At the gathering, Xuandou announced that Uchiha Anbu would guard the assembled leaders and merchants, then Shisui confirmed that Anbu had been stationed beside each target.
• Adachi Yuto was reported gravely ill and told the political leaders that his two sons should return so a successor could be chosen.
• Unidentified rogue ninja ambushed and killed Adachi Yuto's two sons while they traveled to the Daimyo's Residence.

After rogue ninja attacks spread panic through the Land of Hot Water, Adachi Yuto named Xuandou as his successor, and Xuandou formally became the new Daimyō. The chapter ended with Xuandou receiving a Rinne Sharingan Awakening Card after completing the faction-upgrade mission.

• Rogue ninja attacks and killings spread across the Land of Hot Water, while Uchiha Anbu protected nobles and officials.
• Uchiha Anbu thwarted an attack on Adachi Yuto, and people credited Xuandou with saving the Daimyō.
• Adachi Yuto asked the nobles to choose his successor, and supporters backed Xuandou while the Ashikaga Clan argued for its own candidate.
• Adachi Yuto passed the Daimyō position to Xuandou, who vowed to protect the people and restore order.
• Adachi Yuto died three days later, and Xuandou formally succeeded him at the ceremony in Azure Tide Port.
• Xuandou received a Rinne Sharingan Awakening Card after completing the faction-upgrade mission.

Xuandou awakened the Rinnegan, gaining Yin-Yang Release, powerful new abilities, and the Yae-gaki dōjutsu. He then consolidated his rule as Daimyō by purging rogue ninja and eliminating opponents, winning broad support across the Land of Hot Water.

• Xuandou used the Rinne Sharingan Awakening Card to awaken his Rinnegan, fuse Yin and Yang Release, and manifest a Truth-Seeking Orb and flight.
• Xuandou discovered Yae-gaki, which enhanced his combat abilities and automatically protected him with eight layers of chakra armor, and explored his other Rinnegan powers and Ultimate Susanoo.
• Xuandou read Anbu reports revealing nobles and political figures questioning his succession, including an Ashikaga Clan member who openly rejected it.
• Xuandou ordered a nationwide purge of rogue ninja, bandits, and rōnin, during which his opponents died amid the chaos.
• Within three months, the Land of Hot Water was free of rogue ninja, public support for Xuandou surged, and his doubters fell silent.

Xuandou consolidated his control of the Land of Hot Water as its security and tourism improved. In the Land of Rain, Pain killed Hanzō, and Obito urged the Akatsuki to recruit more members for their plans.

• Xuandou appointed loyal minor nobles and formally recognized Hidden Xuan Village as the Land of Hot Water's national defense force.
• An official reported that improved security had brought more tourists to the Land of Hot Water, and Xuandou approved of its economic prospects.
• Pain confronted Hanzō over his betrayal of Akatsuki and his loss of his original convictions.
• Pain used his power to kill Hanzō, ending the Land of Rain's civil war and bringing the country under Akatsuki's control.
• Obito arrived with Zetsu and told Pain and Konan to recruit ten additional members, saying Nagato would lead Akatsuki while he remained behind the scenes.

Konan reported Obito’s Akatsuki recruitment plans to Xuandou at the Land of Hot Water, where he gave her a time-stopping blade to use if needed. After Konan left to find Sasori, Tsunade arrived at Xuandou’s office seeking an audience.

• Obito ordered Pain and Konan to recruit Kakuzu, Sasori, and Orochimaru for Akatsuki, and Konan went to Azure Tide Port to report the plan to Xuandou.
• Xuandou brought Konan to his private hot spring, where she recounted the coup in the Land of Rain and the plan to expand Akatsuki.
• Xuandou told Konan to continue her mission normally and gave her the Time-Stop Demon Blade for a future surprise attack.
• Konan left to find Sasori in the Land of Wind, and Xuandou remembered that Hidan was imprisoned in Hidden Xuan Village.
• An Anbu informed Xuandou that Tsunade, the Hokage of Konoha, had requested an audience.

Xuandou delayed Tsunade’s request for help while inviting her to his private hot spring, then freed Hidan and ordered him to infiltrate the Akatsuki as a mole. That night, Xuandou activated a live feed of the hot springs where Tsunade and Shizune were bathing.

• Xuandou decided to make Tsunade wait before helping Konoha and invited her to use his private hot spring.
• Xuandou visited Hidan, who begged to be released after years in an underground cell.
• Xuandou freed Hidan on the condition that he take assassination bounties and join the Akatsuki as his mole.
• Hidan agreed to obey Xuandou and hurried out of the cell.
• Xuandou returned to the Imperial Palace and activated a live feed of Tsunade and Shizune in the hot springs.

Tsunade and Shizune visited the Uchiha clan’s private hot spring while Tsunade sought the Uchiha’s military support for Konoha. After bathing in the Desire Hot Springs, Shizune began reacting to the water’s effects, and the chapter ended as she asked Tsunade if she felt strange too.

• Xuandou watched Tsunade and Shizune arrive at the private bath after Tsunade complained that Uchiha Xuantou had kept her waiting.
• Shizune found an assortment of swimsuits, and Tsunade chose a deep-purple two-piece while Shizune picked a pale-blue one-piece.
• Tsunade and Shizune soaked in the spring and discussed the Land of Hot Water’s prosperity, the Uchiha’s success, and Konoha’s need for allies.
• Tsunade admitted that Konoha could not hold on without help and said she had to secure the Uchiha’s support.
• Shizune grew flushed and restless as the spring’s effects took hold, then asked Tsunade whether her body felt strange.

Tsunade sought Xuandou’s help against the three villages attacking Konoha, but he delayed meeting her before demanding something in return for sending troops. The chapter ended with Tsunade asking what he wanted.

• Tsunade and Shizune soaked in a hot spring, then returned to the guesthouse and fell asleep together.
• Xuandou read an Anbu report that Kumogakure’s A-B Combo had injured Jiraiya and anticipated using the news to deal with Tsunade.
• Tsunade went to the Imperial Palace twice and was turned away, then angrily demanded to see Uchiha Xuantou on her third visit.
• Xuandou finally received Tsunade and reminded her of Konoha’s past treatment of the Uchiha.
• Tsunade apologized on Hiruzen’s behalf and asked Xuandou to send troops to help Konoha, and he asked what he would get in return.

Xuandou demanded that Tsunade bear his child as the price of Uchiha aid, then argued that joining their bloodlines would bind the Uchiha and Senju together. After learning Jiraiya had been injured, Tsunade returned to negotiate, but Xuandou insisted that he wanted only her.

• Xuandou argued that Konoha had lost its credibility and offered little the Uchiha could trust, then demanded that Tsunade mate with him and bear his child.
• Tsunade rejected Xuandou's demand and left the Imperial Palace with Shizune.
• Kakashi reported that Jiraiya had been injured fighting Kumogakure's A-B Combo and that Konoha needed Tsunade to return and take charge.
• Tsunade went back to Xuandou and offered money, ninjutsu, supplies, or military support as alternative terms.
• Xuandou explained that he wanted a child to bind the Uchiha and Senju bloodlines and said he wanted only Tsunade.

Xuandou used an Erotic Pill and a Conception Card on Tsunade, then promised to help end the war before their child was born. Tsunade left his room shaken, where Shizune noticed her disheveled appearance and asked if she had given herself to him.

• Xuandou crushed an Erotic Pill, which affected Tsunade and overwhelmed her resistance.
• Xuandou placed a Seal on Tsunade and used a Conception Card on her lower abdomen.
• An hour later, Xuandou told Tsunade their child would inherit Senju and Uchiha bloodlines and promised to help end the war before the birth.
• Tsunade dressed, told Xuandou to keep his promise, and left the room while wondering if she could become pregnant.
• Shizune saw Tsunade's flushed face and disheveled clothes and asked whether she had given herself to Xuandou.

Xuandou claimed the Eight Gates manual, learned that Tsunade was pregnant, and ordered an expedition against Kumogakure to support Konoha and seize territory. As his forces departed, Kumogakure celebrated its victory over Jiraiya while Mabui worked in the camp.

• Xuandou claimed an S-rank chest and received complete knowledge of the Eight Gates, though he recognized his body needed more training to withstand the later gates.
• The system announced Tsunade's pregnancy and gave Xuandou a side quest to obtain Shizune Kato's obedience.
• Xuandou decided to target Kumogakure, then told the Uchiha clan he had agreed with Tsunade to send support to Konoha and take advantage of the invasion.
• Xuandou ordered a thousand elite Uchiha to assemble and set out at dawn with Shisui and Itachi, leaving Fugaku to oversee the Mission Hall.
• At Kumogakure's camp, shinobi celebrated Raikage A and Killer B's victory over Jiraiya while Mabui sorted documents nearby.

The Raikage ordered Kumogakure to keep advancing through the Land of Fire, prompting Xuandou to confront the looters in the name of the Land of Hot Water. As the Raikage and Killer B launched their Double Lariat, Xuandou revealed his Rinnegan and used Shinra Tensei.

• Mabui reported that the seized supplies had been sent to Kumogakure, and the Raikage ordered them used for ninja training.
• The Raikage ordered his troops to rest briefly and then continue plundering the Land of Fire.
• Two days later, Xuandou and the Uchiha forces launched a surprise attack on Kumogakure ninja looting a town.
• Xuandou told the Raikage that the invasion threatened the Land of Hot Water’s trade and security, and the Raikage refused to retreat.
• The Raikage and Killer B attacked Xuandou with Double Lariat, and Xuandou revealed his Rinnegan and activated Shinra Tensei.

Xuandou used the Rinnegan to repel A and Killer B, then trapped Killer B and the Eight-Tails in a Chibaku Tensei. A charged him again, and Xuandou prepared to meet the Raikage’s Lariat with his Yae-gaki armor and the first four gates of the Eight Gates Release Formation open.

• A and Killer B attacked Xuandou with a Double Lariat, but he repelled them with Shinra Tensei and pulled them back with Banshō Ten'in.
• Xuandou cast Chibaku Tensei, drawing debris and several Kumogakure ninja into a growing rocky sphere.
• Xuandou sent Killer B into the air, where the Eight-Tails transformed and fought the pull before being sealed against the sphere.
• A charged Xuandou in fury after Killer B was sealed, and Xuandou activated Yae-gaki and opened the first four gates of the Eight Gates Release Formation.
• A attacked with Lariat as Xuandou prepared to face the blow.