Chapter Summaries

Maoyuki and Yanlin defeated Uchiha Madara’s attackers and continued the Chunin Exam after sealing the bodies. On the moon, Chiba and Tsunade prepared mooncakes together, unaware that Ōtsutsuki Kaguya had stirred inside her seal.

• Maoyuki and Yanlin recovered from their first fight and found no useful clues among the attackers, whose brains were protected by seals.
• Maoyuki suspected the attackers were connected to the white creatures in Orochimaru’s lab, and she and Yanlin sealed the bodies in scrolls for Orochimaru.
• Maoyuki and Yanlin cleaned themselves up and headed deeper into the Forest of Death to continue the Second Round of the Chunin Exam.
• Tsunade told Chiba she was hungry, and Chiba offered to make meat- and date-paste-filled mooncakes for their picnic on the moon.
• Chiba and Tsunade prepared the fillings and dough together and put the mooncakes in the oven to bake.
• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya stirred inside her seal while Chiba and Tsunade prepared food.

While Chiba and Tsunade enjoyed time on the moon, Orochimaru learned that Maoyuki and Yanlin had been attacked by mysterious Kekkei Genkai ninjas and began pursuing technology to find their hidden enemy. Uchiha Madara learned the attack had failed and focused on Nagato’s progress with Impure World Reincarnation as he planned his next move.

• Ōtsutsuki Kaguya watched Chiba and Tsunade’s affectionate meal from within her weakened Seal and resented their happiness.
• After passing the second Chunin Exam, Maoyuki and Yanlin reported their attackers and the attackers’ sealed corpses to Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru identified the dead attackers as Kekkei Genkai ninjas and agreed with the siblings that a hidden force connected to the White Zetsu creature was behind them.
• Orochimaru ordered Hiruko to study the corpses and accelerate Artificial Satellite and launcher research to help locate Uchiha Madara’s Mountain Graveyard.
• White Zetsu told Uchiha Madara that the mission had failed, then reported that Nagato had nearly mastered Impure World Reincarnation.
• Uchiha Madara ordered White Zetsu to keep gathering intelligence while they lay low and considered a new plan.

Chiba and Tsunade returned from the moon to find Uzumaki Mito near death, and Chiba took the Nine-Tails from her as her final gift before she passed away. When they discovered Senju Hashirama’s remains had been stolen, Chiba blamed Uchiha Madara and took Uzumaki Mito’s coffin to the moon for safekeeping.

• Chiba and Tsunade returned to the Capital of the Land of Fire and spent Uzumaki Mito’s final hours talking with her; she asked Chiba to take the Nine-Tails and requested burial beside Senju Hashirama.
• Chiba extracted the Nine-Tails from Uzumaki Mito and sealed him inside himself, then Uzumaki Mito died surrounded by her family.
• Chiba and Tsunade held a simple funeral for Uzumaki Mito and discovered that Senju Hashirama’s remains had been stolen from his grave.
• Chiba suspected Uchiha Madara had taken Senju Hashirama’s remains to use Impure World Reincarnation, and Tsunade joined him in vowing to stop him.
• Chiba proposed burying Uzumaki Mito on the moon until Uchiha Madara was defeated, then teleported her coffin and the funeral attendees there with Flying Thunder God Jutsu.

After returning to Konoha, Senju Tobirama told Chiba that his life was nearing its natural end, then urged Orochimaru to become Fourth Hokage as a way to anchor him to the village. Orochimaru declined the position but accepted Senju Tobirama’s appointment as Hokage Advisor, leaving determined to honor his trust.

• Senju Tobirama told Chiba that he was over seventy and nearing the end of his lifespan, and Chiba agreed to hold a Family Banquet.
• Senju Tobirama visited Orochimaru in the Konoha Research Department and discussed how scientific ambition had once nearly led him toward sacrificing comrades for experiments.
• Orochimaru said that Chiba, Jiraiya, Sakumo, Tsunade, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Maoyuki, and Yanlin had helped keep him grounded, and Senju Tobirama praised him for controlling his desires.
• Senju Tobirama asked Orochimaru to become Fourth Hokage, but Orochimaru refused so he could devote himself to scientific research.
• Senju Tobirama appointed Orochimaru Hokage Advisor, and Orochimaru accepted the responsibility and promised to become the person Senju Tobirama hoped he would be.

Chiba and his family gathered with Senju Tobirama and their friends for a final banquet before Tobirama died in his sleep. After Maoyuki fainted upon seeing his body, Chiba discovered that her Golden Three-Tomoe Sharingan had evolved into the Golden Mangekyo Sharingan.

• At the Chiba Mansion banquet, Chiba promised Jiraiya he could help him grow stronger and heard Hatake Sakumo reveal his relationship with Chieko and plans to marry.
• Senju Tobirama left for the Senju Clan Compound after telling everyone not to see him off, and Chiba and Tsunade watched him go.
• At dawn, Chiba arrived at the compound with Maoyuki and Yanlin and found that Senju Tobirama had died in his sleep.
• Maoyuki fainted while grieving, so Chiba took her and Yanlin back home before returning to arrange Tobirama's funeral.
• Chiba realized that Maoyuki's Golden Three-Tomoe Sharingan had evolved into the Golden Mangekyo Sharingan and wondered what Dōjutsu she would awaken.

After Senju Tobirama's funeral, Chiba and Tsunade comforted their grieving daughter Maoyuki when she awoke and discovered her Golden Mangekyo Sharingan abilities. Her right eye could bring objects and other people's Chakra to life, while her left eye could resurrect creatures she had killed with enhanced strength.

• Chiba and Tsunade returned from Senju Tobirama's funeral and learned that Maoyuki's body was fine, though her mental energy was severely depleted.
• Chiba reassured Tsunade that Maoyuki's Golden Mangekyo Sharingan would not harm her, and they discussed their long lives and their descendants.
• Maoyuki awoke, reproached Chiba and Tsunade for leaving their children behind, and accepted their promise to travel with both children.
• Maoyuki revealed that her right-eye Dōjutsu, 'Creation,' temporarily gave life to objects in her sight or touch and let her command them.
• Maoyuki demonstrated that her left-eye Dōjutsu, 'Spirit Manipulation,' could restore creatures she had killed with their memories and thirty percent greater strength.
• Maoyuki confirmed that 'Creation' could also give life to other people's Chakra, astonishing Chiba.

Chiba sparred with Maoyuki at the Hokage Rock Mountain Range to assess her Golden Mangekyo Sharingan and help her improve. Maoyuki revealed her dōjutsu’s power and limitations, and the chapter ended with her asking Chiba and Tsunade to train with her.

• Chiba took Maoyuki and Tsunade to the Hokage Rock Mountain Range, where Maoyuki used her right-eye dōjutsu to give the Kusanagi Sword life, but it remained loyal to Chiba.
• Maoyuki attacked Chiba with a chakra-and-Natural-Energy sword slash, and Chiba advised her to compress her chakra and swing faster.
• Maoyuki gave Chiba’s Rasengan life and turned it against him, forcing him to use Divine Art: Time-Space Reversal to evade her combined attack.
• Maoyuki opened the Gate of View and attacked with the Kusanagi Sword, while Chiba blocked her and explained that strong control could resist her dōjutsu’s influence.
• Chiba told Maoyuki to strengthen her control over Chakra, Natural Energy, and Sage Jutsu energy, and she asked him and Tsunade to train with her.

Chiba and Tsunade spent time together before discussing the risks of returning the Giant Tenseigan to the Hyūga Clan and separating to visit Orochimaru and the clan compound. Meanwhile, Nagato mastered Impure World Reincarnation and prepared to summon Senju Hashirama as Uchiha Madara’s plan began.

• Chiba and Tsunade used clones to keep Maoyuki and Yanlin training while they went underground together.
• Chiba told Tsunade about his plan to strengthen her with bodily cells and travel through the starry sky with her.
• Chiba and Tsunade discussed how the Giant Tenseigan might let Hyūga Branch Family members remove the Caged Bird Seal and destabilize the clan.
• Chiba headed to the Hyūga Clan to return the Giant Tenseigan, while Tsunade went to find Orochimaru.
• Nagato told Uchiha Madara that he had mastered Impure World Reincarnation and its improved version.
• Uchiha Madara asked Nagato to demonstrate by summoning Senju Hashirama.

Chiba and Tsunade spent time together in their underground home while their clones attended the Chunin Exam, discussing Orochimaru’s serum and the Hyūga and Uchiha clans. They then prepared to watch Maoyuki and Yanlin compete, with Chiba drawing Tsunade’s brows before they went.

• Chiba and Tsunade cooked and ate lunch together in their underground house while their clones represented them at the exam.
• Tsunade told Chiba that Orochimaru’s unfinished serum, made using his cells, had strengthened her body without harming her.
• Chiba explained that the Hyūga could not yet resonate with the Giant Tenseigans and said the Uchiha were exploring whether Sharingan could be fused into a Giant Rinnegan.
• Chiba washed the dishes while Tsunade swept and made the bed, and they teased each other as they got ready to leave.
• Chiba and Tsunade decided to watch Maoyuki and Yanlin’s Chunin Exam with their real bodies, and Chiba began drawing Tsunade’s brows.

Maoyuki defeated Uzumaki Kushina after Kushina unleashed the Gate of Wonder and shattered Maoyuki’s Susanoo, though the fight left Kushina badly injured. Tsunade decided she wanted to take Kushina as a disciple, while Sarutobi Hiruzen raised the possibility of Chiba becoming the Fourth Hokage and Chiba declined.

• Uzumaki Kushina opened the sixth gate and challenged Maoyuki, but Maoyuki’s speed and Susanoo kept her at a disadvantage.
• Kushina opened the Gate of Wonder and used Eight Gates Formation: Tiger Roar to shatter Maoyuki’s Susanoo and send her crashing into the arena wall.
• Maoyuki recovered, admitted Kushina had won their exchange, and helped the exhausted Kushina leave the arena; the referee declared Maoyuki the winner.
• Tsunade recognized that Kushina’s meridians had been damaged and hurried to treat her, telling Chiba she wanted Kushina as her disciple; Chiba approved.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Chiba whether he would become the Fourth Hokage, but Chiba declined and suggested Tsunade instead.

Yanlin defeated Namikaze Minato with Wood Release, prompting Jiraiya to take Minato as his disciple, while Tsunade introduced Uzumaki Kushina as her new student to Konoha’s leaders. After the young ninjas left, Jiraiya proposed making Minato the One-Tailed Shukaku’s Jinchuriki.

• Yanlin used Wood Release to overwhelm Namikaze Minato and win their match.
• Jiraiya encouraged the discouraged Minato, offered to guide him, and accepted him as a disciple.
• Tsunade brought her new disciple Uzumaki Kushina to meet Chiba and Konoha’s powerful figures, who welcomed her and promised her gifts.
• Yanlin led Maoyuki, Namikaze Minato, and Uzumaki Kushina away from the adults after Jiraiya introduced Minato to the group.
• Jiraiya asked Chiba about taking a disciple, then suggested making Minato the One-Tailed Shukaku’s Jinchuriki.

Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Chiba chose Tailed Beasts for Minato and Kushina, while the Chunin Exam ended with Maoyuki as champion. The next day, Chiba distributed the remaining captured Tailed Beasts among the selected Konoha shinobi, completing the allocation and preparing to travel with Tsunade.

• Jiraiya proposed making Minato the One-Tails' Jinchuriki, and Sarutobi Hiruzen and Chiba agreed; Jiraiya asked Chiba to teach Minato the Flying Thunder God techniques.
• Tsunade decided that Kushina should become the Two-Tails' Jinchuriki, and Chiba approved her choice.
• Yanlin surrendered rather than fight Maoyuki, who became the Chunin Exam champion; Minato later surrendered to Kushina in their match.
• Maoyuki brought Kushina and Minato to Chiba's home, and the following day Chiba led the selected shinobi to Konoha's Anbu Base for the Tailed Beast distribution.
• Chiba sealed the One-Tailed Shukaku inside Minato, the Two-Tails inside Kushina, and the Three-, Four-, Five-, Six-, and Eight-Tails inside Hiashi, Mikoto, Inoichi, Shikaku, and Chōza, respectively.

Nagato and Uchiha Madara prepared to build a vast Impure World Reincarnation army while Chiba and Tsunade left Konoha for a trip. Chiba revealed they were heading to the Land of Snow to find Jigen.

• Nagato told Uchiha Madara that he had mastered Perfect Sage Mode, but Madara told him to wait until the Impure World Reincarnation army was ready.
• White Zetsu continued gathering bones as Nagato used Spore Clones to reincarnate them, while Madara planned to turn fifty thousand Spore Clones into army materials.
• Chiba and Tsunade said goodbye to Maoyuki and Yanlin and left Konohagakure for several months.
• Chiba and Tsunade enjoyed their journey together, exchanging affectionate remarks and wearing flower crowns Tsunade had made.
• Tsunade asked where they were going, and Chiba said they were heading to the Land of Snow to find Jigen.

Chiba and Tsunade searched the Land of Snow for Jigen while discussing how to confront the Ōtsutsuki Clan. In Konohagakure, Hiruko and Orochimaru launched four surveillance satellites, and Orochimaru completed and tested a Perfect Biological Agent that dramatically enhanced his body.

• Chiba told Tsunade about Jigen and the Ōtsutsuki Clan, then explained that he wanted to find Jigen and study his Karma Seal.
• Chiba and Tsunade wandered around the Land of Snow, sightseeing while keeping watch for Jigen.
• Hiruko and Orochimaru launched the Konoha One Carrier Rocket, which deployed four functioning Ground Observation Satellites designed to survey the Shinobi World and detect powerful Chakra signatures.
• Orochimaru injected himself with cellular fluid extracted from a White Zetsu Spore Clone and confirmed that it was a Perfect Biological Agent with no side effects.
• Orochimaru visited Hatake Sakumo, boasted about the agent's benefits, and promised to give him one in three months.

Orochimaru showed Sarutobi Hiruzen how advanced technology could make most Genin and Chunin obsolete, and Hiruzen agreed to reform ninja education rather than halt scientific progress. The Surveillance Satellite located Uchiha Madara’s Mountain Graveyard, and Chiba and Tsunade tracked White Zetsu’s movements to find Madara’s hiding place.

• Orochimaru explained to Sarutobi Hiruzen that Perfect Bio-Potions were too costly to produce widely and that inexpensive explosives and satellite-guided strikes threatened the survival of Genin and Chunin.
• Orochimaru revealed that he was developing an Atomic Weapon capable of destroying Konoha and hoped to use it against Uchiha Madara.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen accepted that technology was the future and decided to reform the Ninja Academy, giving Genin and Chunin more education beyond combat.
• Hiruko reported that Surveillance Satellite data had identified a likely Mountain Graveyard location in the Land of Lightning, and Orochimaru sent the information to Chiba.
• Chiba and Tsunade traveled to the mountain range, where Chiba used his Golden Rinnegan to spot White Zetsu’s tracks and follow them toward Uchiha Madara’s hiding place.

Chiba confronted Nagato at Mountain Graveyard and killed Uchiha Madara after overpowering them with Sage techniques and True Several Thousand Hands. Black Zetsu rescued the injured Nagato, and Chiba and Tsunade left the ruined battlefield planning to track them down.

• Nagato prepared an army of Impure World Reincarnation soldiers, but Chiba arrived with Tsunade and attacked him.
• Chiba and Nagato fought with Sage techniques, and Chiba cornered Nagato with a barrage of ice shards.
• Uchiha Madara arrived, ordered Nagato to flee, and fought Chiba with Complete Body Susanoo.
• Chiba unleashed True Several Thousand Hands, destroyed Madara's Susanoo, and killed Uchiha Madara.
• Black Zetsu rescued the wounded Nagato, and Chiba identified his escape and resolved to track them with help from Orochimaru and Hiruko's satellite.

Nagato accepted Black Zetsu’s offer to fuse with him, believing Black Zetsu carried Uchiha Madara’s will and could restore his strength. They left for the Land of Water to pursue Black Zetsu’s plans, while Orochimaru received satellite intelligence suggesting Chiba might have failed.

• Nagato woke in an underground cave, drove Black Zetsu away with Shinra Tensei, then tested his claim to be Uchiha Madara’s will.
• Black Zetsu persuaded Nagato not to revive Uchiha Madara and used White Zetsu’s legs to replace Nagato’s severed limbs.
• Black Zetsu fused with Nagato, balancing his Yin and Yang Release Chakra and restoring feeling in his legs.
• Nagato trusted Black Zetsu and agreed to join the Four Great Nations in a war against the Land of Fire, then headed toward the Land of Water with him.
• Nagato gave White Zetsu Yang Release Chakra and sent him ahead to scout the Land of Water.
• At the Konoha Research Department, Orochimaru read satellite intelligence about an anomaly and ordered Chiba to investigate it.

Nagato recruited Karatachi Yagura into a secret alliance against Chiba, promising support from an army of reincarnated dead ninja and seeking the other great villages’ cooperation. After Orochimaru’s satellite reconnaissance revealed a powerful unknown figure, Chiba and Tsunade suspected it was Jigen and decided to wait until he settled before attacking him and Kara.

• Nagato and Black Zetsu arrived in Kirigakure, where White Zetsu had located Karatachi Yagura and his guards.
• Nagato demonstrated his Rinnegan’s power and summoned an army of reincarnated ninja, including the Second Mizukage and Third Mizukage, to persuade Karatachi Yagura to ally with him.
• Karatachi Yagura agreed to cooperate as a partner on the condition that Nagato bring the other Three Great Hidden Villages into the war, and he ordered secret preparations while planning to consult the daimyo.
• Orochimaru detected an unknown figure whose Chakra fluctuations suggested strength close to Chiba’s and sent the intelligence to him.
• Chiba and Tsunade concluded the figure was probably Jigen, and Chiba decided to let Jigen lower his guard before striking him and Kara.

After the Shinobi World settled, Chiba and Tsunade traveled together and enjoyed a windy mountain picnic that turned into an intimate encounter. They agreed to return to the village and then live in Shikkotsu Forest so Tsunade could improve her physical strength and train in Sage Jutsu.

• Orochimaru monitored Nagato, Black Zetsu, and Jigen while Konoha intelligence shinobi investigated their activity trails.
• Chiba and Tsunade traveled together and chose to picnic on a windy mountain peak.
• Chiba used Time-Space Reversal to shield their picnic from the wind, and he and Tsunade shared an intimate moment after eating.
• Tsunade told Chiba that her physical evolution had stalled and that she planned to seek help from the Slug Sage and cultivate Sage Jutsu.
• Chiba agreed to support Tsunade, and they decided to return to the village before living in Shikkotsu Forest.

Chiba and Tsunade returned to Konoha, learned that Maoyuki and Yanlin were away on a mission, and reunited with their friends while preparing for a gathering. After finding Jiraiya hiding near the women's bathhouse, they set out to surprise and punish him.

• Chiba and Tsunade returned to Konoha and learned from Sarutobi Hiruzen that Maoyuki and Yanlin would be away on a mission for about a week.
• Chiba agreed to wait for the children before leaving with Tsunade to train at Shikkotsu Forest, and Sarutobi Hiruzen invited them to gather that evening.
• Chiba and Tsunade reunited with Hatake Sakumo, who asked Chiba to help plan his wedding before Chiba left the village again.
• Orochimaru showed Chiba and Tsunade the improved Type Two Reconnaissance Satellite and gave Tsunade another biological reagent dose.
• Chiba used the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to locate Jiraiya near the women's bathhouse, and he and Tsunade went to surprise him.