Chapter Summaries

Yūto took Ringo shopping, then went to visit Tsunade and accidentally hugged Pakura instead. Pakura kissed him and proposed joining his relationship with Tsunade, leaving him stunned.

• Yūto bought Ringo household necessities and told her that his novel royalties could support ten orphanages.
• Ringo invited Yūto to stay, but he declined and returned home.
• Yūto suspected Maki had told Pakura about Ringo, and Maki’s reaction confirmed it.
• Yūto went to Tsunade’s house and mistakenly hugged Pakura from behind.
• Pakura kissed Yūto, said she wanted to rank above Ringo in his heart, and asked whether one more partner would be too many.

Yūto learned that Pakura had fallen in love with him and that Tsunade accepted sharing a relationship with her, then Hiruzen Sarutobi sent him to the Iwagakure Battlefield. He left with Maki still in trouble for tattling on him.

• Pakura told Yūto that she had drugged him and made the first move because she had fallen in love with him, while Tsunade admitted she accepted their relationship.
• Tsunade revealed that Mikoto had known about Pakura drugging Yūto and had forbidden them from fooling around before he came of age.
• Yūto returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound and discovered that Pakura and Tsunade had left lipstick marks on his cheeks, drawing stares from the Uchiha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi visited Yūto and ordered him to head to the Iwagakure Battlefield to help end the war.
• Yūto agreed to leave, then grabbed a sofa cushion to settle the score with Maki for tattling on him.

Yūto arrived at the Iwagakure front and volunteered to attack a heavily guarded supply fortress alone. After learning about the fortress’s defenses and the Two-Tails’ jinchūriki, he charged straight toward the fortress, with Uchiha Tekka following.

• Yūto reached Command Headquarters, where Minato, Orochimaru, and Shikaku were discussing a night raid.
• Yūto rejected the raid plan and set off alone to destroy an eastern Iwagakure supply fortress guarded by three hundred ninja.
• Uchiha Tekka caught up with Yūto and explained that Iwagakure’s numbers and the jinchūriki Roshi and Han were major threats.
• At the fortress, Yūto dismissed Tekka’s suggestion to infiltrate and charged toward the defenses instead.
• Tekka activated his Sharingan and pursued Yūto as the Iwagakure watchtower raised the alarm.

Yūto and Tekka destroyed an Iwagakure fortress after Yūto transformed into Shukaku and unleashed a massive fire attack. When Ōnoki learned of the fortress’s destruction, he decided to hire Kakuzu to eliminate Yūto.

• Iwagakure ninja spotted Yūto and Tekka approaching the fortress and sent a squad to confront them.
• Yūto transformed into Shukaku and engulfed the fortress perimeter in flames, melting the stronghold and killing the Iwagakure ninja there.
• Tekka urged Yūto to stop once the fortress had been destroyed, then noted that the fire had also erased its distress signal.
• Messenger hawks returned from the ruined fortress, and Kitsuchi reported that it had been turned to lava.
• Ōnoki considered confronting Yūto himself, but Kitsuchi warned him against leaving the front lines.
• Ōnoki chose to hire Kakuzu, a bounty hunter said to have fought the First Hokage, to deal with Yūto.

Yūto continued destroying Iwagakure outposts and defeated Kakuzu, taking his savings after forcing him to surrender. As Iwagakure’s defenses crumbled, Ōnoki decided to join Roshi and Han in a direct attack on Yūto.

• Yūto kept destroying Iwagakure outposts until its ninja were warned to flee if they saw him.
• An Iwagakure ninja hired Kakuzu to assassinate Yūto, and Kakuzu demanded a hundred million ryō for the job.
• Kakuzu attacked Yūto, but Yūto trapped him in a Mangekyō genjutsu and took at least three hundred million ryō from his storage scroll.
• Kitsuchi told Ōnoki that Yūto had destroyed seven outposts in twelve days and defeated Kakuzu.
• Ōnoki chose to attack Yūto with Roshi and Han, and both agreed to join Kitsuchi.

Ōnoki, Roshi, and Han joined forces against Yūto, pushing him into a desperate battle despite his powerful Tailed Beast transformation. Ōnoki’s Dust Release finally broke Yūto’s Majestic Attire: Shukaku, but Yūto remained defiant as the three prepared to finish him.

• Ōnoki, Roshi, and Han tracked Yūto to a burned-out outpost and launched a coordinated attack.
• Yūto fought back with Partial Tailed Beast Transformation and Fire Style, but the three Iwagakure fighters drove him onto the defensive.
• Tekka fled toward the Konoha Camp to seek reinforcements while Yūto continued fighting the three opponents.
• Roshi and Han transformed into the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, and they knocked Yūto’s Shukaku into a mountain.
• Yūto used a Tailed Beast Bomb to counter Ōnoki’s Dust Release, then formed Majestic Attire: Shukaku and struck both beasts.
• Ōnoki had the Four-Tails and Five-Tails restrain Shukaku while his Dust Release pierced its chest, forcing Yūto out of Tailed Beast Transformation.

Yūto used his Mangekyō Sharingan to exploit the jinchūriki’s weak points, defeating Roshi and Han before Minato arrived with Tekka and Tsukimi. As Yūto reunited with Tsukimi, Ōnoki launched a surprise White Beam through his chest.

• Yūto struck Ōnoki’s weak point and sent him crashing into a mountainside.
• Yūto wounded Roshi, then lured Han into an attack and tore off Han’s right arm, though Roshi burned Yūto’s ribs in return.
• Yūto’s combined Fire and Wind Release overwhelmed Roshi’s Lava Release and engulfed him in white-hot flames.
• Minato arrived with Tekka and Tsukimi, and Yūto greeted them as the battle appeared to be over.
• Tsukimi told Yūto she had come because she heard he was in danger, but Ōnoki attacked with a White Beam that pierced Yūto’s chest.

After Yūto was badly injured fighting Ōnoki and the jinchūriki, he returned toward Konoha to recover with Tsukimi, while the other villages and Black Zetsu reacted to his growing strength. The chapter left the rival powers tightening defenses or preparing plans as Yūto became a greater threat.

• Ōnoki escaped with Roshi and Han after his Dust Release wounded Yūto, who was sent back to Konoha to recover.
• Tsukimi escorted Yūto and admitted she felt unable to keep up with him, but Yūto encouraged her to find her own path to strength.
• A ordered Kumogakure to intensify its younger ninja's training, especially Yugito Nii's, after learning Yūto had defeated Ōnoki and two jinchūriki.
• Karatachi Yagura ordered Kirigakure to strengthen its borders without provoking Konoha, while Rasa ordered Sunagakure to reinforce its defenses and accelerate a plan to recover Shukaku.
• Black Zetsu warned Obito that Yūto's Mangekyō made him a future threat, and Obito agreed to let Yūto grow before dealing him a fatal blow.

Yūto returned to Konoha with Tsukimi, and Nonō treated his lung injury but noticed signs that his vision was failing. At Yūto’s home, Tsukimi learned that Pakura was his girlfriend and fled, prompting Yūto to go after her.

• Tsukimi took Yūto to Konoha Hospital after he coughed up blood, and Nonō repaired a burn hole in his lung.
• Nonō noticed Yūto’s unfocused gaze, but he denied that anything was wrong and left with Tsukimi while his vision continued to blur.
• Tsukimi arrived at Yūto’s house and met Maki and Pakura, who were living there.
• Pakura told Tsukimi that she and Yūto were boyfriend and girlfriend, and Tsukimi left in distress.
• Pakura urged Yūto to follow Tsukimi, and he hurried out after her.

After learning that Tsunade had supplied Pakura with a drug to use on Yūto, Tsukimi accepted Tsunade’s encouragement and a new vial. At dinner, Pakura slipped it into Yūto’s tea, and the three women carried him to a guest room as he lost consciousness.

• Tsukimi went to Tsunade for comfort after learning Pakura had drugged Yūto, and Tsunade admitted she had supplied the drug.
• Tsunade encouraged Tsukimi to act on her feelings and gave her a new drug that would leave Yūto conscious.
• The next evening, Yūto and Pakura went to dinner at Tsunade’s courtyard, where Tsukimi had prepared the meal and Maki stayed home.
• When Yūto stepped away, Tsunade urged Tsukimi to drug him, but Pakura took the vial and poured it into his teacup.
• Yūto drank the tea, quickly became drowsy, and Tsunade, Pakura, and Tsukimi carried him to a guest room.

After Tsukimi revealed her long-held feelings to Yūto, Iwagakure surrendered and the Third Shinobi World War ended. Hiruzen Sarutobi arranged a Jonin vote to choose the Fourth Hokage, while Yūto said he would support Minato Namikaze and received Tsukimi and Ringo Ameyuri at his home.

• Tsukimi reminisced about Yūto and sought help from Tsunade and Pakura, who guided her.
• With Ōnoki and the Jinchuriki weakened and supplies cut off, Iwagakure sued for peace and signed an agreement that ceded fortresses and required reparations.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi announced he would step down and proposed Minato Namikaze as his successor, but Danzo argued for Orochimaru; the leaders agreed to let the Jonin vote in three days.
• Tekka told Yūto about the upcoming vote, and Yūto said he would vote for Minato.
• Tsukimi arrived at Yūto’s home with Ringo Ameyuri, and Tekka teased Yūto before leaving after Yūto kicked him.

Minato defeated Orochimaru in the Jonin vote and became the Fourth Hokage, then invited Yūto to celebrate. Yūto brought Tsukimi to Minato’s crowded gathering, where he discovered Kushina had taken in Shukaku and learned that Tsunade, Pakura, and Tsukimi had plans for him afterward.

• Minato won the Jonin vote by an overwhelming margin, while Danzo left in anger and Orochimaru congratulated him.
• Minato invited Yūto to dinner, and Pakura and Tsunade declined to go, leaving Tsukimi to accompany him.
• Yūto arrived at Minato’s house with Tsukimi and found Fugaku, Mikoto, clan heads, and other guests gathered there.
• Yūto saw Kushina holding a house-cat-sized Shukaku, who had grown comfortable in her care.
• Tsunade appeared at the gathering and privately told Yūto that she, Pakura, and Tsukimi would be waiting for him that night.

Minato asked Yūto to become Anbu Captain, and Yūto accepted so he could strengthen Konoha’s defenses. A few days later, Minato assigned him to help the Land of Snow, explaining that the village could not afford to pay for an official mission.

• Minato offered Yūto the position of Anbu Captain, and Yūto accepted after considering how he could protect Minato and his wife.
• Yūto saw Mikoto questioning Tsukimi about Pakura while Tsunade continued working on medicines to address his worsening eyesight.
• Yūto encountered Genma Shiranui at the Hokage Building and learned that Minato had selected him as a Hokage guard.
• Minato told Yūto that the Land of Snow had requested help, but Konoha could not afford to issue an official mission.
• Yūto agreed to assist the Land of Snow after considering its people and geothermal technology, and asked Minato to warn him about such assignments in advance.

Yūto took Chino, Izumi, and Itachi to the Land of Snow under the guise of a vacation while concealing the political turmoil there. After they arrived, Itachi urged caution, but Yūto assured his students that nothing would go wrong.

• Yūto gathered Chino, Izumi, and Itachi and told them they were going on a vacation to the Land of Snow.
• On the ship, Izumi became seasick, and Chino cared for her while Yūto brought her medicine.
• Itachi told Yūto he wanted to graduate early, but Yūto persuaded him to wait and graduate with Chino and Izumi.
• Several days later, the group reached the Land of Snow and noticed its streets were nearly empty and its people seemed anxious.
• Yūto dismissed Chino's concerns about the locals, while Itachi advised the group to proceed carefully.

Yūto and his students arrived in the Land of Snow and learned that Kazahana Dōtō had seized power and was arresting his opponents. After the patrol attacked them at the inn, Chino and Izumi insisted on opposing Dōtō, and Yūto agreed to get involved.

• Yūto and his students checked into an inn, where villagers warned them about Kazahana Dōtō's coup and arrests.
• Yūto took the students out for a meal and said they would ask around about the situation.
• The patrol searched their room and threatened them, so Chino, Izumi, and Itachi defeated the patrolmen.
• Yūto learned that the patrol captain had sent the men after reports of opposition to Dōtō, and the group left the inn.
• Yūto suggested returning from their vacation, but Chino and Izumi insisted on helping, so he agreed to get involved.

Yūto secretly arranged for Chino, Izumi, and Itachi to learn about Asama Sandayu and a secret passage into the Daimyō’s Mansion, then encouraged the three to rescue the Daimyō and Princess without him. As Chino and Izumi prepared to infiltrate the mansion, Itachi suspected Yūto had orchestrated the suspiciously convenient events.

• Yūto and the others entered the Capital, where Snow Ninja let them pass after he claimed they were a tour group.
• Yūto met Asama Sandayu in a basement and learned the Daimyō and Princess were trapped in the mansion’s dungeon, with only three to five days before it might fall.
• Yūto arranged for Snow Ninja to chase Asama, and Chino and Izumi rescued him while Itachi followed them outside.
• Asama told the group about a secret passage, and Chino and Izumi proposed using it to infiltrate the mansion and rescue the captives.
• Yūto said he would not take part but urged Chino and Izumi onward, while Itachi grew suspicious that Yūto had arranged the events.

Chino, Izumi, and Itachi discovered that Yūto had sent them on an S-rank mission to rescue Kazahana Sōsetsu and Princess Koyuki from Kazahana Dōtō. They escaped the mansion with Asama Sandayu, but five Snow Ninja ambushed them near the secret passage.

• Asama led Chino, Izumi, and Itachi through a secret passage into the Daimyō's Mansion, where they learned they had come as reinforcements for an S-rank mission.
• The guard captain and Kazahana Sōsetsu doubted the children until they revealed their kekkei genkai and Sharingan.
• Sōsetsu asked the children to protect Koyuki, then decided to escape with her so Dōtō could not claim legitimate rule.
• Chino promised to keep Koyuki safe and told Sōsetsu that Yūto had three wives, prompting him to worry about leaving his daughter with Yūto.
• Asama led the group out of the dungeon, but Itachi stopped him when five Snow Ninja dropped from a rooftop and revealed that Dōtō had anticipated their escape.

Nadare Rōga, Fuyuguma Tōu, and Kazahana Dōtō overwhelmed Izumi, Chino, and Itachi during their attempt to protect Kazahana Sōsetsu. Just as the children were cornered and Izumi was captured, their teacher appeared.

• Nadare Rōga and Fuyuguma Tōu attacked the group, and Izumi, Chino, and Itachi struggled against their Chakra Armor and Ice Release.
• Chino urged Asama Sandayu and Kazahana Sōsetsu to escape, but they were forced back when Kazahana Dōtō arrived.
• Kazahana Dōtō struck Izumi and Chino, while Itachi briefly restrained him and Izumi’s fire melted his ice wall.
• Nadare Rōga froze Izumi’s arm and grabbed her, while Fuyuguma Tōu blocked Chino and Itachi from reaching her.
• Chino called for her teacher, and a young man appeared beside a kunai, asking whether he was too late.

Yūto rescued Kazahana Sōsetsu and defeated the Snow Ninja, killing Fuyuguma Tōu and capturing Kazahana Dōtō. At a celebratory banquet, Kazahana Sōsetsu privately asked Yūto to see the Land of Snow’s treasure.

• Chino angrily confronted Yūto for disguising a dangerous mission as a vacation, while Fuyuguma Tōu challenged him.
• Yūto incinerated Fuyuguma Tōu with a massive fire technique, and Nadare Rōga dropped Izumi and surrendered.
• Yūto caught Kazahana Dōtō by the throat, while Nadare Rōga claimed he had been secretly loyal to the Land of Snow.
• Kazahana Dōtō recognized Yūto as Konoha’s Red Catastrophe, and Yūto spared him; the remaining Snow Ninja surrendered.
• Kazahana Sōsetsu thanked Yūto and held a banquet, where Chino and Izumi befriended Kazahana Koyuki.
• Kazahana Sōsetsu quietly asked Yūto to visit the Land of Snow’s treasure after the banquet.

Yūto and the others witnessed Sōsetsu's geothermal generator transform a snowy valley into spring, and Yūto suspected its energy came from an ancient God Tree root. After the Konoha group left, Koyuki was heartbroken, so Sōsetsu promised to take her to visit them in Konoha once the Land of Snow was in order.

• Sōsetsu led Yūto, Chino, Izumi, Itachi, and Koyuki to a valley and used Koyuki's hexagonal ice crystal to activate the geothermal generator, restoring the valley to spring.
• Sōsetsu explained that the generator drew energy from a root-shaped mineral vein beneath the Land of Snow, leading Yūto to suspect the vein was connected to the God Tree.
• That night, Yūto told Sōsetsu that the group would return to Konoha the next morning, and they departed before Koyuki woke.
• Koyuki discovered that Chino and Izumi had left and cried to Sōsetsu, asking whether they disliked her.
• Sōsetsu comforted Koyuki by promising to take her to visit Konoha once affairs in the Land of Snow were settled.