Recaps

Itō Yuying taught Might Duy how to form and fire an Energy Wave before Tobirama Senju assigned him a B-rank escort mission to the Land of Fire Capital. Itō Yuying chose Might Duy and Hatake Sakumo as companions, and the group assembled with a large Anbu guard detail before setting out.

• Itō Yuying taught Might Duy to gather Ki, compress it with natural energy, and fire an Energy Wave that toppled trees.
• An Anbu ninja summoned Itō Yuying to meet Tobirama Senju, who teased him about the Flying Thunder God before assigning him an escort mission.
• Tobirama Senju ordered Itō Yuying to choose two companions, and Itō Yuying invited Might Duy and Hatake Sakumo.
• Itō Yuying told Yiteng Yue he was leaving Konoha, then hurried to the Hokage Building.
• Tobirama Senju briefed Itō Yuying, Might Duy, and Hatake Sakumo on escorting the daimyo's envoy, while Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō, and ten Anbu prepared to accompany them.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō, and their team escorted Ambassador Kawamura Yimu toward the Capital of Fire, where Ōnoki ambushed them with overwhelming numbers. Itō Yuying was captured, the other young ninja were defeated, and Ōnoki demanded that Hiruzen and Danzō surrender.

• Tobirama Senju assigned a large escort to protect Ambassador Kawamura Yimu, and the group set out for the Capital of Fire.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō each taught the three youngsters after encounters with wandering ninja along the road.
• Ōnoki and his forces attacked the escort, and Itō Yuying cut down an assailant with a Destructo Disc before dozens of enemies charged.
• Ōnoki pursued Itō Yuying, wounded him, and tied him up while Hatake Sakumo and Might Duy were pinned down.
• Ōnoki's forces killed the remaining Konoha ninja and surrounded Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō, then demanded their surrender.

Itō Yuying awakened a new strength after witnessing Might Duy fall, helped turn the battle against Ōnoki, and returned safely to Konoha. The chapter ended with Yuying training harder because he felt too weak.

• Ōnoki wounded Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō, then knocked Might Duy unconscious as he charged to protect them.
• Remembering his friendship with Duy, Itō Yuying broke free, unleashed his power, and gave Hiruzen and Danzō Senzu Beans before attacking the Iwa ninja.
• Hiruzen and Danzō protected Yuying and drove Ōnoki into retreat, while Yuying revived Duy with a Senzu Bean.
• Ōnoki escaped with help from fifty Iwa ninja, and Hiruzen, Danzō, Yuying, and the others completed their mission and returned to Konoha.
• After waking in Iwagakure, Ōnoki told Mū about Yuying's healing medicine, while Hiruzen and Danzō reported the battle to Tobirama Senju.
• Itō Yuying trained constantly after returning, determined to become stronger.

After three months of training, Itō Yuying taught Jiraiya and the others to form and fire Energy Waves. The group reconciled after Itō Yuying called them out for being too embarrassed to ask for instruction, and he left them to rest before learning the Flight Technique in ten days.

• Itō Yuying went to Secret Training Ground Eight with Jiraiya, then called out Tsunade, Might Duy, Uchiha Hanyue, and the others for pretending they had come to train by chance instead of asking him for lessons.
• Itō Yuying taught Jiraiya to gather ki in his palm and fire an Energy Wave, which pierced a boulder and cratered the ground beyond it.
• Might Duy and the others apologized to Itō Yuying, and he forgave them and taught the group how to make Energy Waves.
• Might Duy formed an Energy Wave first, revealing he had learned the technique before and had been practicing diligently; Tsunade was the second to master it.
• After arduous practice, everyone learned to fire a basic Energy Wave, and Itō Yuying told them to rest and consolidate their skills before learning the Flight Technique in ten days.

Itō Yuying asked Tobirama Senju to let him gain battlefield experience, and Tobirama agreed to choose a suitable posting while setting a one-year deadline for Yuying to complete Instant Transmission. Back at the training ground, Yuying heard about the others’ recent achievements and prepared to train in the field.

• Itō Yuying practiced controlling his ki by striking a wooden post without damaging its surface, though Might Duy discovered its insides had been pulverized.
• Itō Yuying told Tobirama Senju he had hit a training bottleneck and wanted battlefield experience; Tobirama agreed to find a suitable, less dangerous battlefield.
• Itō Yuying explained that he was developing Instant Transmission by combining the principles of the Flying Thunder God Technique with ki, and Tobirama set a one-year deadline for him to master it.
• Itō Yuying suddenly returned to the training ground and accidentally stepped on Might Duy, then explained his wish to go to the battlefield.
• Might Duy told Itō Yuying that Uchiha Hanyue had become the Uchiha Clan’s youngest elder, Jiraiya had earned a commendation after defeating a spy, and Hyuga Yeyang had become engaged.
• Itō Yuying said he needed to prepare his gear for field training, and Might Duy headed home.

Itō Yuying prepared to leave for the battlefield, but his overconfidence led him to challenge his friends and lose badly. After he admitted his defeat to Tobirama Senju and asked for his friends to join him, Tobirama agreed to make arrangements.

• Yiteng Yue sent Itō Yuying away when he came over hungry, and Itō Yuying kept his upcoming deployment secret to avoid worrying his grandfather.
• Tobirama Senju gave Itō Yuying a scroll on space-time techniques and ordered him to prepare for the battlefield with a supply squad.
• When Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the others asked to go with him, Itō Yuying challenged them to last ten minutes against him, but they defeated him in less than five minutes.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Tobirama Senju laughed at Itō Yuying's defeat, while he hid at home for three days out of embarrassment.
• Itō Yuying asked Tobirama Senju to let his friends go to the battlefield, confessed that they had beaten him, and received Tobirama's agreement to make arrangements.

Konoha’s team traveled through the Land of Grass and fought Roshi’s forces near the border of the Land of Earth. Itō Yuying helped defeat Roshi, but Ōnoki appeared after countering Yuying’s ki blast.

• Tobirama Senju sent Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Kagami Uchiha, Torifu Akimichi, and the Anbu toward the Land of Grass, while Ōnoki dispatched Roshi to confront them.
• The Konoha team forced the Grass ninjas to let them pass, then Itō Yuying revealed their plan to sell information and helped eliminate them.
• Roshi led more than a hundred Stone ninjas against the team, and Itō Yuying’s Destructo Disc killed or wounded over thirty of them.
• Itō Yuying wounded Roshi, and Kagami Uchiha, Torifu Akimichi, and Hiruzen Sarutobi subdued and sealed him as Roshi began transforming.
• Itō Yuying unleashed a powerful ki blast that carved a huge crater, then Ōnoki countered his next attack with Dust Release and appeared beside him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Itō Yuying nearly defeated Ōnoki, but the Second Tsuchikage intervened and overwhelmed the Konoha fighters. After taking Itō Yuying’s Senzu Bean Soup to heal Roshi, the Tsuchikage turned his attention toward Jiraiya and the others.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi attacked Ōnoki while Itō Yuying carried him through the air, and their combined assault left Ōnoki gravely wounded.
• The Second Tsuchikage saved Ōnoki from Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Energy Wave, then attacked the Konoha group and incapacitated Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Kagami Uchiha, and Torifu Akimichi.
• The Tsuchikage seized Itō Yuying and searched him for the miracle medicine, finding a small bottle of Senzu Bean Soup.
• The Tsuchikage gave the Senzu Bean Soup to Roshi, restored him, and ordered him to capture the others while killing Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō.
• Roshi charged at Jiraiya and the others, but Uchiha Hanyue, Hyuga Yeyang, Tsunade, and Might Duy stopped him until the Tsuchikage pulled him away.
• The Tsuchikage scolded Roshi and turned his gaze toward Jiraiya and the others.

Roshi and the Tsuchikage defeated Itō Yuying’s group, but Tobirama Senju rescued Yuying and returned to heal the survivors. After comforting the children and bringing them to the Konoha Outpost base, Tobirama finished a briefing with Nara Sano and went to Itō Yuying’s quarters.

• Roshi overwhelmed the Konoha group, leaving Jiraiya, Tsunade, Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, Might Duy, Uchiha Hanyue, and Hyuga Yeyang badly injured as the Tsuchikage took Itō Yuying away.
• Tobirama Senju appeared, took Itō Yuying from Roshi, and ordered the Tsuchikage to stay while Roshi led the others away.
• Tobirama Senju gave Itō Yuying a Senzu Bean, and Itō Yuying used crushed beans to heal Hiruzen Sarutobi and the rest of the group.
• Tobirama Senju returned, comforted the children, and led them toward the Konoha camp, leaving surviving Anbu to recover their companions’ bodies.
• Two days later, Tobirama Senju arrived at the Konoha Outpost base, received a report from Nara Sano, and went to Itō Yuying’s quarters.

Itō Yuying practiced sensing space and broke through the dimensional barrier, successfully mastering Instant Transmission. Tobirama Senju celebrated his achievement and asked him to record the technique’s method in exchange for access to forbidden techniques.

• Tobirama Senju checked Itō Yuying’s mental state, promised to teach him spatial sensing, and took the Ultra Divine Water Itō Yuying offered for cultivating Senzu Beans.
• Itō Yuying used ki to sense people around him and realized that a spatial barrier blocked him from reaching them.
• Itō Yuying poured ki into his perception of Might Duy while Tobirama Senju guarded him and fed him Senzu Bean Soup for days.
• After nearly a month of training, Itō Yuying broke through the barrier and teleported into the forest, landing awkwardly on Might Duy.
• Tobirama Senju congratulated Itō Yuying and gave him a sealing technique scroll, asking him to write down how he had mastered Instant Transmission.

Tobirama Senju promoted seven young ninjas to Chunin and made nine-year-old Itō Yuying Konoha’s youngest Jōnin. Itō Yuying took his friends to the training ground to practice and explain his Space-Time Ninjutsu, while Tobirama Senju planned a new department for him to lead.

• Tobirama Senju praised the young ninjas’ recent missions and promoted Might Duy, Uchiha Hanyue, Hyuga Yeyang, Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya to Chunin.
• Tobirama Senju announced Itō Yuying’s promotion to Jōnin and said he would personally assign his missions while the young ninja gained experience.
• Itō Yuying embarrassedly collected his Jōnin vest, then took his friends to the training ground using his Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Tobirama Senju told Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō that he planned to create a new department, with Itō Yuying as its head once he was older.
• At the training ground, Itō Yuying explained the Flight Technique again to Tsunade while the others practiced on their own.

Itō Yuying returned to Konoha with Tobirama Senju, visited his grandfather, and gathered supplies before heading back to the front lines. After Yuying left, Tobirama learned that Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s faction was escalating attacks on the Land of Lightning border and ordered reinforcements and supplies sent.

• Itō Yuying and Tobirama Senju discussed Instant Transmission for several days, and Yuying revealed he could sense every village’s Kage and tailed beasts.
• Tobirama Senju returned to Konoha with Itō Yuying and announced he would enter seclusion to train.
• Itō Yuying visited Yiteng Yue, reassured his grandfather, and gathered supplies and belongings from his home and the homes of his friends and clans.
• Itō Yuying ate dinner at his grandfather’s home, then left for the battlefield using Instant Transmission before Tobirama could call him back.
• Tobirama Senju learned that Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s faction was harassing the Land of Lightning border and ordered fifty jonin, one hundred chunin, and supplies sent with Itō Yuying.

Itō Yuying discovered a large Iwagakure force led by Han and brought Hiruzen Sarutobi and reinforcements to meet them in battle. The fighting began with Han facing Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Kagami Uchiha while Itō Yuying’s allies fought the other Iwa ninja.

• Itō Yuying returned to camp and persuaded Nara Sano to assign him a reconnaissance mission to find and kill an enemy team leader.
• Itō Yuying sensed an enemy force, discovered Shisuo leading three Genin to a cave where over a hundred people were gathered, and reported that Han was approaching with them.
• Nara Sano sent Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Kagami Uchiha, and fifty Chunin to reinforce the reconnaissance team, with Itō Yuying teleporting them there in two trips.
• When Itō Yuying sensed Han’s force had stopped and discovered the Konoha group, Hiruzen Sarutobi led the reinforcements to confront them.
• Han transformed into the Five-Tails Jinchuriki and fought Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Kagami Uchiha while the others clashed with the Iwa ninja.
• Hatake Sakumo used ki to strengthen his blade and killed a Jonin, then drank Itō Yuying’s potion and returned to battle alongside Jiraiya as Tsunade, Orochimaru, Hyuga Yeyang, and Uchiha Hanyue fought nearby.

Itō Yuying and the Konoha ninja fought Five-Tails Kokuō as he charged toward their camp. Yuying teleported Kokuō to Iwagakure during his Tailed Beast Bomb attack, then returned safely to Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.

• Han transformed into Five-Tails Kokuō, whose Boil Release killed or wounded many ninja and forced Itō Yuying to evacuate the survivors.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Kagami Uchiha pursued Kokuō toward the Konoha camp, and Itō Yuying joined them after teleporting the three to the battlefield.
• After Yuying and the others failed to stop Kokuō, he reached a hill overlooking the camp and began forming a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Yuying teleported beside Kokuō and took him to Iwagakure, where the bomb exploded near the Tsuchikage Building, destroying houses and causing casualties.
• Yuying returned to find Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Kagami Uchiha grieving, reassured them that he was safe, and headed toward the Konoha camp.

After Itō Yuying delivered the report of his attack on Iwagakure, Tobirama Senju sent him to transport supplies and reinforcements to the Land of Lightning Front Line. There, Kinkaku and Ginkaku attacked Konoha’s forces, and Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō engaged them.

• Itō Yuying told Nara Sano and Torifu Akimichi that he had teleported the Five-Tails to Iwagakure, where it caused heavy destruction and casualties.
• Itō Yuying delivered Nara Sano’s battle report to Tobirama Senju, who assigned him to carry supplies and personnel to the Land of Lightning Front Line.
• Itō Yuying transported a large supply cache, fifty jonin, and a hundred chunin to Senju Ziyu’s camp, where she thanked him for the reinforcements.
• After a report that Kinkaku and Ginkaku had begun fighting Konoha’s forces, Senju Ziyu and the other jonin went out to meet them.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi attacked Kinkaku, who entered Tailed Beast Mode and fought him, while Shimura Danzō engaged Ginkaku.

Itō Yuying used his Space-Stilling Formation to immobilize the Kumogakure ninja, allowing Konoha to defeat them before Tobirama Senju arrived to confront the Second Raikage. Tobirama demanded compensation and Kumogakure’s withdrawal, while Yuying admired his authority and resolved to grow stronger.

• Ginkaku nearly killed Shimura Danzō, but Itō Yuying rescued him with a Senzu Bean and joined him in fighting Ginkaku.
• As Konoha reinforcements fell to Ginkaku, Itō Yuying activated Time Stop and froze the Kumogakure ninja while leaving Konoha unaffected.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi moved to kill Kinkaku, but the Second Raikage intervened and asked Konoha to spare the brothers.
• Itō Yuying brought Tobirama Senju to the battlefield, where Tobirama learned how the formation worked and had Yuying record the Raikage’s ki.
• Tobirama demanded three thousand jin of chakra metal, five hundred million in compensation, and Kumogakure’s withdrawal; the future Third Raikage protested but backed down under Tobirama’s pressure.

Tobirama Senju forced the Raikage and Kinkaku and Ginkaku into separate deals, using Itō Yuying’s power to pressure them. After arranging to let the factions wear each other down, Tobirama punished Kinkaku and Ginkaku when their payment came up short, then allowed them to leave.

• When the Raikage refused Tobirama Senju’s demands, Tobirama injured him and made him agree to pay Konoha compensation.
• B attacked Tobirama, who severed B’s arm and released the Eight-Tails; Itō Yuying sent the beast to Kumogakure, then reported a bloody scene and heavy losses.
• Tobirama demanded the Six Paths Tools, two hundred million in compensation, and one thousand jin of chakra metal from Kinkaku and Ginkaku, who agreed to the terms.
• Tobirama told Itō Yuying that he planned to release Kinkaku and Ginkaku and exploit the factions’ conflicting ideals to keep them divided.
• When Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s delivery was five hundred jin short, Tobirama rejected the Raikage’s attempt to make up the difference and had Shimura Danzō cut off Ginkaku’s arm before letting them leave.

Itō Yuying returned to the Konoha camp, where Tobirama Senju prepared to negotiate with the Land of Earth after Konoha’s victories. The Iwa settlement secured compensation and a withdrawal, while Kinkaku and Ginkaku began plotting to kill Yuying.

• Tobirama Senju praised Itō Yuying at a banquet and said they would return to Konoha after collecting compensation from the Land of Earth.
• The Raikage and the future Third Raikage learned that Itō Yuying had caused the tailed beast attacks on both Kumogakure and Iwagakure, while Kinkaku and Ginkaku discussed recruiting Iwa ninja to help kill him.
• Itō Yuying reunited with his friends, told them about his confrontation with Kumogakure, and assessed their training in the Flight Technique.
• Tobirama Senju, Itō Yuying, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Shimura Danzō negotiated with the Second Tsuchikage and secured three thousand jin of chakra metal, five hundred million in compensation, and Iwa’s withdrawal from the Land of Grass.
• After Konoha’s delegation left, the Second Tsuchikage urged Ōnoki and Roshi to become stronger.

Itō Yuying returned to Konoha, reunited with his grandparents, and introduced a Gravity Chamber to his friends and Tobirama Senju. The chapter ended with Tobirama trying eight times gravity and suffering severe injuries.

• Itō Yuying and the others returned to Konoha, where he visited his grandparents and shared a celebratory meal with them.
• Itō Yuying brought out the Gravity Chamber at the training ground and explained how it worked to Might Duy.
• Itō Yuying tried ten times gravity, struggled to stand, and learned from the system how the chamber trained the whole body.
• Itō Yuying let his friends try twice gravity, but they collapsed and suffered bleeding before he quickly switched it off.
• Itō Yuying trained at five times gravity while his friends watched, and Tobirama Senju later visited the chamber.
• Tobirama Senju selected eight times gravity, was pinned to the floor, and broke bones that pierced through his flesh.

Itō Yuying rescued Tobirama Senju and the others from the Gravity Chamber, prompting Tobirama to establish a secret training department under Yuying’s leadership. After the new grounds were completed, Yuying explained how he would safeguard Ki training and revealed that cultivated Ki could eventually be inherited.

• Shimura Danzō stopped Hiruzen Sarutobi from entering the Gravity Chamber, and Hiruzen fetched Itō Yuying to shut it off and revive Tobirama Senju with a Senzu Bean.
• Itō Yuying described the Gravity Chamber, and Tobirama Senju assigned Orochimaru to help research it.
• Tobirama Senju designated the training ground as secret, appointed Itō Yuying to lead a new department, and ordered him to oversee its trainees.
• Months later, Itō Yuying and the others returned to find the expansive training grounds completed, with facilities including laboratories, a hospital, and space for hundreds of Gravity Chambers.
• Itō Yuying told Tobirama Senju he could control the Ki given to future students to prevent spies from using it, then revealed that sufficiently cultivated Ki could be passed to the next generation beyond his control.

Itō Yuying and Tobirama Senju announced a new Konoha department to train selected children and adult shinobi in Ki and other techniques. The clan heads left to consider the strict selection and training rules for the Konoha Elite Training Base, which was scheduled to begin enrolling students in five years.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Tobirama Senju improved their flight through training, while Itō Yuying reached the ability to withstand eight times normal gravity.
• Tobirama Senju summoned Itō Yuying, his students, and Konoha's clan heads to discuss establishing a new training department.
• Tobirama Senju explained that the department would recruit outstanding Ninja Academy students and selected Jōnin, with enrollment set for five years later and seals required to guard against spies and traitors.
• Itō Yuying warned the clan heads not to mistreat rejected candidates, send pampered recruits, or let selected trainees leave without permission, outlining penalties for violations.
• Itō Yuying named the new department the Konoha Elite Training Base, and Tobirama Senju adjourned the meeting.

The clans agreed to cooperate with the training base, while their members dealt with new attention and matchmaking offers. Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Might Duy ended up training together at the grounds after crowds made their homes difficult to return to.

• The Uchiha Clan Head shut down objections, assigned Uchiha Hanyue to handle selection, and excluded the objector’s descendants.
• Hyuga Yeyang received responsibility for selection after most of the Hyuga Clan agreed to cooperate, while Hatake Sakumo’s clan turned to discussing its next steps.
• Tobirama Senju teased Tsunade about Itō Yuying, and Might Wei encouraged Might Duy to meet girls sent by other clans.
• Jiraiya ate ramen before escaping people who were trying to arrange a meeting for him, then found Orochimaru avoiding crowds at home.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru joined Might Duy at the training grounds, where all three trained and Might Duy explained the Flight Technique.

Itō Yuying ended five years of brutal special training, leaving his students vastly stronger ahead of the Elite Training Base’s opening in ten days. As the trainees went home to rest, Konoha Academy students discussed applying and worried about the harsh selection and training.

• Itō Yuying told the trainees they would spend five years in special training to prove the Elite Training Base’s worth when it opened.
• Over the next five years, Itō Yuying pushed the trainees through lethal exercises, repeatedly restoring their injuries with Senzu Beans; Uchiha Hanyue awakened his Mangekyō during the ordeal.
• Itō Yuying declared the training complete, told everyone to return in eight days, and watched them fly home; he then visited Yiteng Yue and asked for a meat feast instead of kelp.
• Konoha Academy students discussed signing up for the base, while Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga bristled at Uchiha Fugaku’s prospects and Fugaku said he would endure the demanding assessment.

Several Konoha clan seniors picked up their young relatives from the Ninja Academy, then agreed to teach the students a lesson at the Elite Training Base that afternoon. The chapter ended with Itō Yuying leaving after teasing his grandfather Yiteng Yue with a stack of money.

• Uchiha Hanyue and Hyuga Yeyang visited the Academy and promised to take Uchiha Fugaku and the Hyuga boys home after class.
• Hatake Sakumo and Tsunade arrived, reunited with Hatake Feiyu and Senju Zuomu, and comforted the excited children.
• Two ninja asked Hatake Sakumo and the others to teach the Academy students about the strength of Konoha's Elite Training Base, and the group agreed to do so that afternoon.
• After dismissal, the four seniors took their young relatives flying home while their classmates watched enviously.
• Itō Yuying ate his grandfather Yiteng Yue's meal, then handed him money; Yiteng Yue immediately cheered up before sending Yuying away.

Itō Yuying organized a lesson at Training Ground One to introduce Konoha students to ki and promote the Konoha Elite Training Base. After demonstrating ki’s abilities, he began a sparring match between Jiraiya and Might Duy, leaving the students eager to join the base.

• Itō Yuying agreed with Hatake Sakumo to use a school lesson to showcase the training base, while Tobirama Senju and Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to observe.
• Itō Yuying and Tsunade met Xinchang Yishui at the school, and Itō Yuying offered to transport the students to Training Ground One with Instant Transmission.
• Itō Yuying teleported more than three hundred students and their teachers to Training Ground One, where he explained that ki did not require chakra and described the training base’s admission criteria.
• Itō Yuying demonstrated ki by sensing, levitating a bag of chips and a student, and creating an energy blast that exploded in a distant forest.
• Itō Yuying introduced a spar between Jiraiya and Might Duy, whose rapid movements and sonic booms astonished the students and made them more eager to join the training base.