Arc 10The Empire and the War

Toyotomi Yinglang expanded the Empire, built its Heavenly Court and Underworld, and raised Kushina’s son while Sakura Haruno grew into a powerful battlefield fighter. As Tobirama Senju tightened his control over Konoha, Yinglang maneuvered to keep his people away from the front and expected the war to weaken Konoha further.

  • Toyotomi Yinglang revealed to Nagato and Tsunade that he was born Uchiha and intended to make Tobirama Senju watch Konoha decline, while Nagato affirmed his loyalty to Yinglang.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang brought Tsunade, Kushina, Pakura, and Karura to Great Britain, established their positions in the Imperial Palace, and prepared resources for Kushina’s child.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang and Yutian developed the Drought God Eye, while Yinglang created the Underworld and Heavenly Court and assigned divine roles to Yutian, Sasori, and Tsunade.
  • Sakura Haruno learned that Tobirama Senju’s policies helped lead the Uchiha toward ruin, while Yinglang ordered Sasori to keep Uchiha Fugaku alive and allowed conflict in Konoha to worsen.
  • Sakura Haruno trained Little Tsunade and protected her from Tobirama Senju’s plans, then Yinglang prepared Sakura for combat and she became a Peak Kage-level fighter.
  • Kushina gave birth to Toyotomi Jilan, and Yinglang laid out his son’s education and training while Sakura defeated major opponents on several battlefronts.
  • Tobirama Senju escalated his control over Konoha and planned to use forbidden techniques, while Yinglang chose not to pursue the Hokage position and watched the village’s factions struggle.
  • Tobirama Senju assigned the Uchiha to scout Kumogakure, while Toyotomi Yinglang secured a southern-border assignment and told Sakura Haruno he expected a truce that would leave Konoha weaker.
Chapters 226–250 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 226The Devil's Game Console

Nagato asked Toyotomi Yinglang about his past and learned that his hatred of Konoha shaped his plans to punish Tobirama Senju and ruin the village. After Toyotomi Yinglang left, Nagato resolved to pass on his teacher’s teachings, though he remained unsure what that legacy should be.

  • Nagato reflected on his bond with Toyotomi Yinglang and asked how his teacher had become who he was.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang revealed that he was born Uchiha, that his father died at Tobirama Senju’s hands, and that he planned to make Tobirama live as a powerless Uchiha who witnessed Konoha’s decline.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang described plans to impose unequal schooling and pacify Konoha’s commoners with cheap food and entertainment, prompting Tsunade to condemn him.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang said Konoha was a game console that brought him pleasure while the Empire was his home, then left Nagato and Tsunade alone.
  • Nagato told Tsunade he wanted to become a legacy by passing on another path, and he affirmed that he would obey Toyotomi Yinglang even if ordered to kill her.

Ch. 227Registering the Imperial Consorts

Toyotomi Yinglang brought Tsunade, Kushina, Pakura, and Karura from Sunagakure to the British Empire’s New Capital and assigned them ranks in his inner palace. He prepared Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid for Kushina’s expected child, promising the child exceptional resources as he looked toward the Empire’s future.

  • Toyotomi Yinglang told Tsunade, Kushina, Pakura, and Karura to pack and travel with him to Great Britain.
  • Tsunade and the others arrived in the New Capital, where Toyotomi Yinglang showed them the industrial city and imperial palace.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang appointed Tsunade Consort Jin, Kushina Consort Xin, Pakura Beauty, and Karura Noble Lady, then discussed slavery and his plans to abolish it.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang told Kushina that their child would awaken a One-Tomoe Sharingan at birth and could achieve accomplishments comparable to Hashirama Senju.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang prepared Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid for Kushina’s expected child and explained that it would support the child’s cultivation after birth.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang promised Kushina’s child the best education, cultivation resources, and living conditions, and said the Empire would have a future once the children grew up.

Ch. 228Imperial Secret Medicines

Toyotomi Yinglang revealed the imperial secret medicines and cultivation methods he had developed to Kushina and Tsunade, presenting them as ways to strengthen the women, the Empire, and his family. Kushina began cultivating in Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, while Yinglang promised her a red talking fox Summoning Beast and looked ahead to the birth of their child.

  • Toyotomi Yinglang showed Kushina formulas for several secret medicines and the Ice Skin, Jade Bones Cultivation Method, which she agreed to practice for herself and her child.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang gave Kushina Youth-Preserving Pills and said he could use the Nine-Tails chakra remaining in her body to raise a red, talking fox Summoning Beast.
  • Tsunade took a Grain-Repelling Pill and learned it could sustain her for seven days; Toyotomi Yinglang explained that his medicines would strengthen the Empire and give his children advantages.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang promised Tsunade she would be the first to receive a medicine that prevented aging once it was ready.
  • Late that night, Kushina soaked in Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid as Toyotomi Yinglang described the three years of experiments behind it and reassured her that he would always treat her well.

Ch. 229Drought God Eye

Toyotomi Yinglang offered Yutian a new surname and invited him and Pakura to help develop the Drought God Eye. In the Imperial Palace, Sakura Haruno reunited with Tsunade and explained their unusual teacher-student bond, and Tsunade welcomed her as a sister.

  • Toyotomi Yinglang renamed Yutian Yushi Yutian and proposed developing the Drought God Eye with him.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang described the Drought God Eye's three forms and their moisture-draining, heat-based abilities.
  • Pakura agreed to help Yushi Yutian research the Drought God Eye using her knowledge of Scorch Release.
  • Toyotomi Liuli brought Sakura Haruno to meet Tsunade, now Consort Jin, in the Imperial Palace.
  • Sakura Haruno explained that Tsunade had been her teacher in another world and that she now taught the younger Tsunade.
  • Tsunade comforted Sakura Haruno and invited her to call her sister.

Ch. 230The beginnings of the Drought God Eye

Toyotomi Yinglang outlined the three stages and abilities of the Drought God Eye to Yutian and Pakura, who agreed to help develop it despite the risk of blindness. At the Imperial Palace training ground, Tsunade sparred with Sakura Haruno and explained that she now wanted to live, grow stronger, and protect those she cared about.

  • Toyotomi Yinglang described Red-Eyed Drought Arrival's moisture-based sight and its abilities to disrupt opponents and sense heat.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang explained Drought Eye Release's moisture-draining abilities, warned Yutian that overuse could cause blindness, and asked Pakura to help design Drought Binding.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang presented Drought God Descends, including its vast Barren Domain, lethal Divine Eye: Water Severance, and heat-wave Drought-Flame Sight.
  • Yutian declared he was willing to pay any price to develop the Drought God Eye, and Toyotomi Yinglang agreed to pioneer it with him.
  • Tsunade sparred with Sakura Haruno, corrected her use of Monstrous Strength, and said her motivation was to live, grow stronger, and protect those she should.
  • Liuli watched Tsunade and Sakura continue their sparring, then left to prepare dinner.

Ch. 231The truth about Konoha

Sakura Haruno told Tsunade that Tobirama Senju’s policies had helped set the Uchiha on the path to the massacre, leaving Tsunade grieving and convinced she could not return to Konoha. Meanwhile, Toyotomi Yinglang chose not to interfere with Tobirama’s schemes and ordered Sasori to keep Uchiha Fugaku alive so Konoha’s internal conflict would deepen.

  • Sakura Haruno told Tsunade that Tobirama Senju used the war to weaken the older ninja generation and planned to stir conflict among the Uchiha, with Uchiha Fushan and his newborn son Uchiha Fugaku central to his plans.
  • Tsunade recognized Fugaku as the clan leader killed in the massacre and concluded that Tobirama’s system had helped lead both the Uchiha and Senju toward ruin.
  • Sakura Haruno told Tsunade that Uchiha Itachi later killed Fugaku and the rest of the Uchiha clan, sparing only Sasuke Uchiha, and Tsunade broke down after Sakura left.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang declined Sasori’s suggestion to intervene in Konoha and said Tobirama’s schemes would make the village weaker through infighting.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang ordered Sasori to keep Uchiha Fugaku alive so the Uchiha would survive for now and Konoha’s internal conflict would intensify.

Ch. 232The Clone's Twisted Sense of Humor

Toyotomi Yinglang antagonized the Uchiha, while Tobirama Senju sent Academy students toward the war and clan leaders schemed to protect their own children. In the British Empire, Yinglang oversaw Kushina’s pregnancy and Yutian’s dangerous Drought God Eye training, leaving the Empire’s growing strength as his focus.

  • Toyotomi Yinglang told Toyotomi Tsume to put up a sign insulting the Uchiha, and she agreed to arrange it.
  • Tobirama Senju ordered Ninja Academy students into the Reserve Force as Konoha struggled on four fronts, while clan leaders planned to send branch-family children and preserve their own.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang explained to pregnant Kushina that Yutian was training at sea because the Drought God Eye could drain moisture and turn land into desert.
  • Yutian used the Drought God Eye to dry out a fish and continued practicing his abilities at sea.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang told Sasori that Yutian and Pakura’s powers complemented each other and said the Drought God Eye could defeat a Kage Level opponent with time.

Ch. 233The Underworld and the Heavenly Court

Toyotomi Yinglang designed the Underworld and Heavenly Court as an imperial afterlife, then began constructing the Underworld while Yutian oversaw the Royal Academy. The chapter left Yinglang developing the Underworld and continuing his feud with the Uchiha in Konoha.

  • Toyotomi Yinglang explained to Yutian his plans for the Underworld, reincarnation, and a Sea of Memories, and said he would serve as its Ten Kings of Hell and as Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Court.
  • Yinglang assigned Yutian to expand education and build the Royal Academy, promising him the Underworld post of Ksitigarbha King.
  • Months later, Yutian ordered the Royal Academy expanded to accommodate at least five thousand students.
  • Yinglang used the Dragon Vein Formation Core and his Immortal Mangekyō Sharingan to create the Underworld’s seed and begin building its structures.
  • In Konoha, Yinglang’s clone taunted an Uchiha at the Martial Arts Hall and ordered Toyotomi Tsume to change its sign to forbid Uchiha and donkeys.

Ch. 234Blueprint for a divine kingdom

Toyotomi Yinglang completed the Empire’s Underworld and Heavenly Court, assigning divine roles and designing an afterlife sustained by Soul Yin Stones. He explained how divine positions, controlled lifespans, and hereditary titles would bind talent and nobles to the Empire, then continued drafting the realms’ rules.

  • Toyotomi Yinglang spent seven days creating the Underworld, including the Eighteen Levels of Hell, Soul Yin Mountain, Naihe Bridge, and other structures.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang built the Heavenly Court and named himself Jade Emperor, Yutian Ksitigarbha King, and Sasori Fire Virtue Star Lord.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang told Yutian and Sasori that his chakra system extended lifespans and that only divine positions granted immortality.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang explained that gods could not interfere in mortal affairs without his permission, while their sons inherited titles that declined by one rank unless they earned merit.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang left Yutian in charge of the Royal Academy, reserved Sasori’s divine position, and continued writing the Heavenly Court and Underworld’s rules.

Ch. 235Meng Po

Toyotomi Yinglang offered Tsunade the divine position of Meng Po, promising her eternal life and faster cultivation while arranging for a Shadow Clone to handle the soup. After touring the Underworld and learning about its role and punishments, Tsunade accepted the position and returned to the Imperial Palace feeling that she had found a home.

  • Toyotomi Yinglang offered Tsunade the position of Meng Po, and she agreed after learning she could use a Shadow Clone to prepare the soup.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang took Tsunade to the Underworld, showed her the River of Forgetfulness and explained how Meng Po Soup enabled souls to reincarnate.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang explained that the Heavenly Court rewarded the Empire's meritorious subjects, while Tsunade would receive a divine position because she was his woman.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang showed Tsunade Soul Yin Mountain, where the suffering of the wicked produced Soul Yin Stones to nourish the Underworld.
  • Back in the Imperial Palace, Tsunade thanked Toyotomi Yinglang for giving her a home, and he assured her it would always be hers.

Ch. 236The Empire's foundations

Toyotomi Yinglang planned to strengthen the Great British Empire by expanding education and abolishing slavery, while explaining to Tsunade how divine positions and the afterlife could help him recruit powerful people and expand beyond their planet. He told her that he could not stop advancing without risking death, and Tsunade promised to stay by his side.

  • Yutian reported that the Empire's population had surpassed 930,000, and Toyotomi Yinglang ordered the Martial Arts Hall expanded to accommodate 10,000 students.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang ordered Yutian to draft a decree abolishing slavery, with those who stayed becoming freemen and those who left receiving travel money.
  • Tsunade discussed the free Basic Chakra Cultivation Method with Toyotomi Yinglang, who explained how the Heavenly Court and Underworld could benefit from people's cultivation and attract powerful recruits with divine positions.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang argued that Konoha's shortage of positions had caused internal strife and said he planned to use divine positions to bring other planets into the Great British Empire's sphere of influence.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang told Tsunade that he could not stop advancing because stopping meant death, and Tsunade took his hand and promised to stay with him.

Ch. 237Stealing a March

Sakura Haruno taught Little Tsunade medical ninjutsu, while Tobirama Senju tried to separate them by ordering Tsunade to study with other teachers. Tsunade rejected the lessons and returned to Sakura, who promised to protect her from becoming a tool.

  • Sakura Haruno taught Little Tsunade about balancing yin and yang chakra while reflecting on having her own teacher as a student.
  • Tobirama Senju learned Sakura was teaching Tsunade and ordered several teachers hired, warning Tsunade not to associate with disreputable women.
  • Little Tsunade reluctantly went to the Hokage Building, where she demonstrated that Sakura had already taught her the material.
  • Little Tsunade left the teachers and returned to Sakura, saying she already knew everything they taught.
  • Sakura told Little Tsunade that Toyotomi Yinglang treated her as a person, then promised to protect Tsunade from becoming a tool.

Ch. 238Pauper

Sakura Haruno rebuffed Kagami Uchiha’s warning and made clear she would keep teaching and protecting Tsunade. Kagami reported back to Tobirama Senju, who judged Sakura to be at least Kage level and ordered that she be watched while she continued teaching.

  • Kagami Uchiha visited Sakura Haruno at the Senju compound and warned her not to approach Tsunade again.
  • Sakura mocked Kagami’s poverty and failed marriage, then shattered a boulder with the Strength of a Hundred Technique.
  • Sakura told Kagami that Tsunade was her student and challenged Tobirama Senju to confront her himself.
  • Kagami reported Sakura’s response to Tobirama, who said she was at least Kage level and let her continue teaching Tsunade under close watch.
  • Sakura waited for Tsunade and vowed to protect her and keep her from becoming her future self.

Ch. 239Quake Release

Toyotomi Yinglang prepared Sakura Haruno for the battlefield by giving her Quake Release, a powerful but physically taxing kekkei genkai, and urging her to strengthen her genjutsu. Sakura accepted the challenge and received Tsunade’s encouragement before they went to eat together.

  • Toyotomi Yinglang told Sakura Haruno he planned to send her to the battlefield and explained that she needed combat experience.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang introduced Quake Release’s destructive abilities and warned that overuse could injure Sakura, while she believed her medical skills and the empire’s medicines could offset the risks.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang described Quake Release’s weaknesses and gave Sakura a booklet on genjutsu training, telling her they would begin training the next morning.
  • Sakura thanked Toyotomi Yinglang and wondered if she could become the strongest woman in the Shinobi World.
  • Tsunade reassured Sakura that she could succeed because she was her student, then invited her to a meal.

Ch. 240Eldest son

Sakura Haruno reached Peak Kage level through her Quake Release training, while Toyotomi Yinglang prepared for the birth and future of his child with Kushina. Their son, Toyotomi Jilan, was born with a One-Tomoe Sharingan, and Yinglang laid out a rigorous plan for his education and training.

  • Sakura Haruno destroyed three granite pillars with her punches, and Toyotomi Yinglang declared her Peak Kage level and capable of killing Hiruzen Sarutobi instantly.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang told Sakura Haruno that Quake Release was only a tool and refused to explain what inspired its design.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang discussed names and preparations for their child with nine-months-pregnant Kushina, saying he had made ready for the baby's future.
  • Kushina gave birth to a boy, and Toyotomi Yinglang named him Toyotomi Jilan after noticing his One-Tomoe Sharingan.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang told Yutian that Toyotomi Jilan would begin chakra training at three, learn ninjutsu at five, tactics at seven, and gain battlefield experience at ten.

Ch. 241One punch

At Jilan’s celebration, Nagato questioned Toyotomi Yinglang about the Empire’s order and his plans for Jilan, while Yinglang defended order and described the resources he gave his son. Later, Sakura Haruno routed Kumogakure’s army by killing Mu Yi with one punch and breaking the battlefield open, leaving Tobirama Senju wary of her and Toyotomi Yinglang’s strength.

  • Nagato asked Toyotomi Yinglang whether he would send Jilan to war at ten, and Yinglang said he would raise him with the best resources, including Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid.
  • Nagato asked what Yinglang thought of the Empire, and Yinglang argued that order mattered more than freedom for ordinary people.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Sakura Haruno was the only reinforcement sent to the northern front, and she ordered Konoha’s forces to fall back.
  • Sakura Haruno destroyed Mu Yi’s Lightning Fang and killed the Two-Tails’ jinchūriki with one punch, then split the battlefield with an earthquake and sent Kumogakure’s forces fleeing.
  • The Second Raikage heard that Sakura Haruno had killed Mu Yi, while Tobirama Senju concluded she was a major threat and warned Danzo not to pursue her abilities.

Ch. 242Pretension Release

Sakura Haruno discussed shinobi power rankings with Toyotomi Yinglang, who explained why she was already peak Kage and how she could reach super Kage. The chapter ended with Sakura resolving to train until she achieved that rank.

  • Sakura Haruno returned from the battlefield excitedly telling Toyotomi Yinglang that Hiruzen Sarutobi had been Little Monkey in front of her.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang explained that Hiruzen Sarutobi had reached strong Kage strength through access to resources after becoming Hokage, and that his claims of being the strongest Hokage and God of Shinobi came after those who knew the earlier Hokage had died.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang defined the weak Kage, ordinary Kage, strong Kage, and peak Kage ranks, placing Sakura Haruno, Uchiha Itachi, and the Apostle of Pain at peak Kage.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang called Uchiha Itachi stupid for believing that sacrificing his clan would bring peace, then told Sakura Haruno that her abilities made her peak Kage.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang advised Sakura Haruno to develop Quake Release and medical ninjutsu and study genjutsu to become super Kage.
  • After Toyotomi Yinglang encouraged her, Sakura Haruno sat alone at night and resolved that she would become super Kage.

Ch. 243Spiritual Energy and Big Tsunade

Toyotomi Yinglang explained to Sakura Haruno how spiritual energy affected genjutsu and shadow clones, then told Tsunade he intended to distinguish her from the younger Tsunade with tattoos and manipulate events so the younger woman would grow close to Sakura. Tsunade accepted the tattoos, and Yinglang reassured her that she was worth his care.

  • Toyotomi Yinglang explained that jinchūriki could be affected by genjutsu if the caster's spiritual energy was strong enough, and that spiritual energy helped Naruto endure the fatigue and memories from many shadow clones.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang credited the Soul Yin Stone and his spiritual energy with enabling his kekkei genkai designs, and urged Sakura Haruno to use the stone well.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang proposed tattooing the character for “big” on Tsunade's chest and buttocks, and revealed his plan to prolong the war so the younger Tsunade would hear of Sakura Haruno and grow closer to Toyotomi.
  • A few days later, Tsunade accepted the tattoos, and Toyotomi Yinglang confirmed that the younger Tsunade would not know she was her counterpart.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang promised to keep treating Tsunade well, and she leaned against him in tears.

Ch. 244The Ranks Within Kage Level

Tobirama Senju decided Konoha could not risk confronting Sakura Haruno, while Sakura and Toyotomi Yinglang discussed the threats posed by Tobirama’s techniques. Sakura ended the chapter resolved to survive as the world grew more complicated.

  • Tobirama Senju warned Danzo that Sakura Haruno could easily kill other Kage Level fighters and ordered him not to provoke her or Toyotomi Yinglang.
  • Tobirama Senju said the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu was still being refined and that Toyotomi Yinglang would not rebel yet.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang told Sakura Haruno that Tobirama might use Impure World Reincarnation or Flying Thunder God against her, but said the former depended on the Sage of Six Paths.
  • Sakura Haruno said she was not afraid because she had Toyotomi Yinglang, then later resolved that she would survive no matter how complicated the world became.

Ch. 245Account theft

Sakura Haruno taught Little Tsunade about her Strength of a Hundred Technique and Quake Release, then learned Toyotomi Yinglang planned to claim the Senju legacy through Tsunade and Senju Tsubaki’s future child. She accepted the plan and began teaching the Strength of a Hundred Technique to students at the Toyotomi Martial Arts Hall.

  • Sakura Haruno showed Little Tsunade how Quake Release worked and agreed to teach her the technique, then took her out for ramen.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang told Sakura that the Toyotomi Clan could claim to be the New Senju Clan after Tobirama Senju died, using Tsunade’s Senju heritage to legitimize the claim.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang revealed that Senju Tsubaki’s child might awaken Wood Release, joining Senju blood with the Toyotomi surname, and said Tobirama did not know about the plan.
  • Sakura reflected on Yinglang’s ambitions and resolved to support him because she was part of the Toyotomi Clan.
  • Sakura taught students at the Toyotomi Martial Arts Hall how to build up Chakra in the Yin Seal for the Strength of a Hundred Technique.

Ch. 246The strongest woman in the Shinobi World

Sakura Haruno defeated or drove back the four Second Kage at their borders, earning the title of the strongest woman in the Shinobi World. Tobirama Senju prepared to enter the war using Impure World Reincarnation, while Toyotomi Yinglang assured Sakura that he would prevail.

  • Sakura Haruno shattered Shamon’s puppets and forced the Second Kazekage to retreat.
  • Sakura Haruno defeated A, and the Second Raikage ordered his shinobi to prioritize surviving any encounter with her.
  • Sakura Haruno matched Mu’s Dust Release and made him retreat, while he warned Ōnoki to be careful of her long-range attacks.
  • Sakura Haruno split the sea and sent a tsunami toward Kirigakure’s fleet, forcing Gengetsu Hozuki to retreat.
  • Tobirama Senju ordered Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō to prepare for battle and said he would use Impure World Reincarnation.
  • Sakura Haruno told Toyotomi Yinglang about her victories and Tobirama’s plans, and Yinglang assured her that he would win.

Ch. 247Battle of the Four Kage

Tobirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki fought off the four allied Kage, then Tobirama planned to use the Uchiha and commoners to counter the Toyotomi. He believed Hiruzen Sarutobi would follow his strategy, unaware that he was also part of someone else’s plan.

  • Tobirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki battled Shamon, A, Mu, and Hozuki Gengetsu, with Mito protecting Tobirama and striking Shamon with a Tailed Beast Bomb.
  • Tobirama Senju shattered Mu’s force field with explosive tags, forcing the four Kage to retreat, though he and Mito were injured.
  • In the medical tent, Tobirama Senju admitted that the Kage’s abilities might require forbidden techniques and expressed frustration about being outlived by younger people.
  • Tobirama Senju told Hiruzen Sarutobi that he wanted the Senju integrated into Konoha so commoners could strengthen the Hokage faction against the Toyotomi and Uchiha.
  • Tobirama Senju planned to use Kagami Uchiha to make the Uchiha believe he would become Hokage, and insisted the Toyotomi and Uchiha would not ally before his death.
  • After Hiruzen Sarutobi left, Tobirama Senju wondered what his student would do, unaware that Hiruzen would later suppress the Senju and that Tobirama was a piece in someone else’s plan.

Ch. 248A Court Full of Worthies

Tobirama Senju imposed a Will of Fire Reinforcement Plan on Konoha’s clans and ninja, while Toyotomi Yinglang chose to stay out of Konoha’s political struggle and watch it unfold. The chapter ended with Kushina telling her infant son Jilan that Konoha was not worth his loyalty.

  • Tobirama Senju announced mandatory Will of Fire classes, public clan pledges of allegiance, and severe punishments for violations, then declared the plan approved when no one objected.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang told Sakura Haruno that he did not want to become Hokage and would watch Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Shimura Danzō struggle over Konoha’s future.
  • Sakura Haruno agreed to watch alongside Yinglang and privately concluded that Tobirama Senju could not defeat him.
  • Kushina held Toyotomi Jilan in the Imperial Palace and told him that he was not a Konoha ninja and that Konoha was not worth his loyalty.

Ch. 249The dream of becoming Hokage

Toyotomi Yinglang explained to Sakura Haruno why he had rescued Elder Xuan’s branch of the Uchiha but would not save the rest, while Kagami Uchiha believed he was on track to become Hokage. The chapter ended with Sakura affirming her loyalty to Yinglang and Kushina teaching Jilan to identify as Toyotomi rather than Uchiha.

  • Toyotomi Yinglang told Sakura Haruno that he had repaid Elder Xuan’s favor by marrying his daughter and bringing his branch out, and said the remaining Uchiha were not his responsibility.
  • Kagami Uchiha accepted Uchiha En’s praise and believed Tobirama Senju’s promise of support meant he could become Hokage, unaware that Tobirama was using him.
  • Sakura Haruno wondered what she was loyal to, then resolved that she was loyal to Yinglang because he had given her everything.
  • Kushina told Jilan that Yinglang considered the Uchiha egoists, called Yinglang an altruist, and reminded Jilan that he was Toyotomi Jilan, not Uchiha Jilan.

Ch. 250Slacking off

During the First Shinobi World War, Toyotomi Yinglang volunteered to watch Sunagakure’s southern border so he could avoid the front lines, knowing from history that Shamon would keep his village out of the fighting. He left the story camped in the south with Sakura Haruno, expecting a truce rather than peace and predicting Konoha would grow weaker.

  • Tobirama Senju assigned the Uchiha Clan to the Northern Army to scout Kumogakure, while secretly regarding them as cannon fodder.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang persuaded Tobirama Senju to let him lead Toyotomi clansmen and Martial Arts Hall students to watch Sunagakure’s southern border.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang told Sakura Haruno he had read the history of Shinobi World No. 1 and was using the assignment to avoid fighting on the front lines.
  • Toyotomi Yinglang and his group reached the southern border, where he told Sakura Haruno that Shamon would wait for Konoha and the other villages to weaken each other.
  • At camp, Toyotomi Yinglang predicted the war would soon pause in a truce, but said Konoha would continue to grow weaker.
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