Recaps

The Chunin Exam preliminaries produced several unexpected matchups and victories, including Shihui Aburame’s decisive win over Kankuro. Tsunade ended the round and prepared the fifteen winners to draw for the finals.

• Kabuto Yakushi withdrew, and Sasuke Uchiha defeated Dosu with Genjutsu and his Lightning Fire Sword.
• Gaara crushed Akado Yoroi with sand, while Ino Yamanaka defeated Sakura Haruno and gained a Male Beauty Gu for Shihui Aburame.
• Rock Lee, Naruto Uzumaki, Temari, and Hinata Hyuga won their matches, and Kurama Yakumo, Shino Aburame, Neji Hyuga, Shikamaru Nara, Kiba Inuzuka, Aburame Torune, and Zaku also advanced.
• Shihui Aburame used Light Rainbow Gu to smash Kankuro and his puppet Crow, then forced Kankuro to surrender after damaging Black Ant.
• Tsunade announced that the fifteen winners would draw for the finals, with the person who drew number fifteen receiving a bye.

The finalists drew their matchups, pairing Shihui Aburame with Gaara, and Kakashi Hatake arranged training for Team 7 before Tsunade took Shihui aside. Tsunade told him to stay close to her for the month, then assigned him Konoha’s administrative work while promising to gather information on Gaara.

• Ibiki Morino oversaw the draw, which paired Sasuke Uchiha with Naruto Uzumaki, Temari with Shikamaru Nara, Kiba Inuzuka with Hinata Hyuga, and Shihui Aburame with Gaara.
• The remaining matchups included Rock Lee against Neji Hyuga, Ino Yamanaka against Zaku, and Aburame Torune against Kurama Yakumo, while Shino Aburame drew a bye.
• Tsunade announced that the finals would begin in one month, and Kakashi Hatake arranged training for Team 7, offering Naruto Uzumaki the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and the others the Shadow Clone Technique.
• Uzuki Yugao summoned Shihui Aburame to Tsunade, who warned him to stay near her to avoid Orochimaru and offered to teach him the Shadow Clone Technique herself.
• Tsunade assigned Shihui Aburame to handle Konoha’s affairs during the month and said she had sent Anbu to gather information on Gaara.
• Shihui Aburame trained at home while Tsunade rested, and Shizune returned from the busy hospital and prepared dinner.

Shihui Aburame helped Tsunade with Hokage duties, learned the Shadow Clone Technique, and uncovered a mission report about the Dragon Vein that inspired him to consider traveling to Rōran to grow stronger. After a month of work and study, he visited Hinata Hyuga at training and praised her progress ahead of the Chunin Exams finals.

• Shihui Aburame filled in for Shizune at the Hokage Building, sorted documents, and learned the Shadow Clone Technique from Tsunade.
• Tsunade assigned Shihui Aburame materials on Konoha's organization and secret mission reports, including one about Minato Namikaze, Choza Akimichi, and Shibi Aburame sealing the Dragon Vein at Rōran.
• Shihui Aburame considered traveling to Rōran to use the Dragon Vein's power and gain time to cultivate, then spent a month studying Konoha's operations.
• Tsunade gave Shihui Aburame a day off before the Chunin Exams finals, while she wondered whether Orochimaru had fled or was planning something.
• Hinata Hyuga practiced Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms at Training Ground 7, and Shihui Aburame praised her increased strength.

Shihui Aburame visited Ino Yamanaka, gave Tsunade red carnations, and learned that Gekko Hayate had been killed. As the Chunin Ninja Exams finals began the next morning, Shihui encountered Hanabi Hyuga with Hyuga Hiashi and Hinata Hyuga, whose wary look left the meeting tense.

• Shihui Aburame visited Ino Yamanaka's flower shop, where she gave him red carnations to present to Tsunade and remembered that he liked red.
• Shihui Aburame told Tsunade to be cautious about Sunagakure and Orochimaru after she revealed that Gekko Hayate had been found dead, but she refused to attend the finals using a Shadow Clone.
• Tsunade kept Shihui Aburame's carnations after Shizune explained that red carnations could signify admiration as well as respect.
• Shihui Aburame visited Chihori and Karin, shared lemonade and snacks with them, and then returned to the old Senju residence.
• On the morning of the finals, Shihui Aburame met Hanabi Hyuga, who stood with Hinata Hyuga and Hyuga Hiashi, and Hiashi briefly looked wary.

Hanabi Hyuga teased Shihui Aburame about becoming her brother-in-law before he and Hinata Hyuga attended the Chunin Ninja Exams finals. Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha began the first match, and Sasuke gained the upper hand after Naruto removed his weighted restraints.

• Hanabi Hyuga offered to distract Hyuga Hiashi, then persuaded Shihui Aburame to promise her snacks after the exams.
• Shihui Aburame and Hinata Hyuga joined Ino Yamanaka, Sakura Haruno, Choji Akimichi, and Shikamaru Nara in the stands before the finals began.
• Tsunade welcomed the spectators, and Genma Shiranui announced the rules and named Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha as the first match.
• Sasuke Uchiha dodged Naruto Uzumaki's opening kick and struck him with lightning, but Naruto revealed that he had been wearing heavy weights.
• Naruto Uzumaki attacked at high speed, but Sasuke Uchiha tracked him with the Sharingan and knocked him to the ground with a combo.
• Might Guy urged Naruto Uzumaki to release his restraints as Kakashi Hatake watched the fight.

Naruto Uzumaki defeated Sasuke Uchiha in a brutal Chunin Ninja Exams match after opening the fifth gate, while Sasuke revealed Konoha's White Fang's swordsmanship. Shikamaru Nara then surrendered to Temari, leaving the next match between Shihui Aburame and Gaara still to come.

• Naruto Uzumaki opened the Eight Gates Released Formation and used the Reverse Lotus against Sasuke Uchiha, but the Kubisaki Lizard interrupted the attack.
• Sasuke Uchiha used Konoha's White Fang's swordsmanship with the Lightning Fire Sword to keep Naruto Uzumaki at bay.
• Naruto Uzumaki opened the fifth gate and knocked Sasuke Uchiha unconscious, then collapsed from exhaustion as Genma Shiranui declared him the winner.
• Shihui Aburame received the Ghost Cry Gu reward for completing the Ultimate Class achievement.
• Temari chased Shikamaru Nara around the arena, but he surrendered after running out of chakra.

Hinata Hyuga defeated Kiba Inuzuka, and Shiki Aburame fought Gaara, breaking through his defenses and injuring him. As Gaara’s killing intent rose and the Konoha Crush Plan faltered, Antelope informed Tsunade that Shimura Danzō had taken Yamato.

• Hinata Hyuga used Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists to defeat Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru, and Kiba surrendered.
• Shiki Aburame opened his match against Gaara with powerful Gu attacks, then used Lightning Wings Gu to take to the air.
• Gaara trapped Shiki Aburame in sand, but Shiki broke free and used Light Rainbow Gu to charge into him, injuring him through his defenses.
• Temari and Kankuro realized Gaara might go berserk, jeopardizing the Konoha Crush Plan.
• Antelope told Tsunade that Shimura Danzō had been found and had taken Yamato.

Tsunade left to confront Shimura Danzō after he abducted Yamato, while Shihui Aburame defeated Gaara and triggered the invasion plan. The chapter ended with Orochimaru trapping Hiruzen Sarutobi inside the Four Violet Flames Formation and summoning three coffins with Impure World Reincarnation.

• Tsunade received Shimura Danzō's note demanding that she meet him alone at Hokage Rock to save Yamato, and she left after asking Hiruzen Sarutobi to explain her absence to the Kazekage.
• Shihui Aburame used Ghost Cry Gu to disrupt Gaara, then endured Sand Burial and defeated him with a punch and a kick.
• Gaara lost control and transformed into the One-Tail as Orochimaru revealed himself, held Hiruzen Sarutobi at kunai-point, and started the invasion with Kabuto Yakushi's genjutsu.
• Asuma Sarutobi, Kakashi Hatake, Kurenai Yuhi, and Might Guy fought the attacking Jonin while Shikamaru Nara organized the students to help those in the stands and notify Naruto and Sasuke.
• Orochimaru trapped Hiruzen Sarutobi inside the Four Violet Flames Formation and summoned three coffins using Impure World Reincarnation.

Shimura Danzō tried to force Tsunade to support his bid for Hokage, but she knocked him unconscious and ordered his arrest. At the Chunin Ninja Exams, Shihui Aburame stopped Gaara’s Shukaku transformation, earned a new Gu, and reunited with Tsunade as the Sunagakure siblings prepared to surrender.

• Shimura Danzō claimed Orochimaru and Rasa had joined forces to attack Konoha and demanded Tsunade back him as the next Hokage.
• Tsunade struck Danzō unconscious, ordered Antelope to seal and imprison him, and sent the Anbu to search for Yamato.
• Shukaku attacked Shihui Aburame, who evaded its blows and used Gaara’s vulnerability to end the Tailed Beast Transformation.
• Shihui Aburame awakened Gaara and earned All-Out Effort Gu after Gaara’s feelings softened toward Temari.
• Tsunade hugged Shihui Aburame, then ordered Temari and Kankuro to bring Gaara back to the village.
• Gaara apologized to Temari as the siblings accepted that Sunagakure had to surrender.

After Orochimaru’s attack killed Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade took command of Konoha and negotiated a truce with Sunagakure. Shihui Aburame returned home after the battle, unlocked a new Gu reward, and cared for an exhausted Tsunade.

• Tsunade learned Orochimaru had disguised himself as Rasa, then found Hiruzen Sarutobi dead on the platform and ordered his body prepared for burial.
• Tsunade realized Orochimaru had used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama Senju, while Shizune arrived after helping capture Baki.
• Tsunade negotiated a reconciliation agreement with Baki and the Sunagakure ninja, ending the Konoha Crush Plan and suspending the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Shihui Aburame visited the infirmary and confirmed Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha were recovering, then explained the One-Tail and Jinchūriki to his friends.
• Shihui Aburame unlocked the Flying Bone Shield Gu achievement, returned to the Senju residence, and cooked for Tsunade after she came home exhausted.

Shihui Aburame attended Hiruzen Sarutobi’s funeral, helped Tsunade govern Konoha, and learned that Kirigakure had agreed to trade after the reported death of Karatachi Yagura. Meanwhile, Sasuke Uchiha woke in the hospital and was approached by Orochimaru’s Sound Four, who began trying to recruit him.

• Shihui Aburame cared for Tsunade and Shizune at home before attending Hiruzen Sarutobi’s funeral with Ino Yamanaka.
• Tsunade delivered a eulogy for Hiruzen Sarutobi, and mourners laid white chrysanthemums at the funeral.
• Jiraiya told Shihui Aburame that Naruto Uzumaki needed training to become a stronger Jinchūriki, and Tsunade agreed to let him train Naruto.
• Tsunade told Shihui Aburame that Sunagakure had agreed to compensate Konoha and become its ally, while Kirigakure had agreed to trade after the reported death of Karatachi Yagura.
• Sasuke Uchiha woke after three days in the hospital, learned Naruto Uzumaki had defeated him, and went to the rooftop after sensing someone watching him.
• Kidomaru, Tayuya, Sakon and Ukon, and Jirobo confronted Sasuke Uchiha, and Kidomaru transformed to demonstrate his power.

Shihui Aburame rejected the Sound Four’s invitation to join Otogakure but planned to capture them later. Jiraiya persuaded Naruto Uzumaki to leave Konoha for training, and after a farewell meal where Hinata Hyuga ate fifty bowls of ramen, Sasuke Uchiha stayed behind to speak with Shihui.

• The Sound Four invited Shihui Aburame to join Otogakure, and he asked for a week to think while planning to capture them.
• At Ichiraku Ramen, Jiraiya offered to train Naruto Uzumaki, who agreed after Jiraiya promised he would become strong enough to beat Shiki.
• Naruto Uzumaki summoned his friends to Ichiraku Ramen for a farewell meal before leaving with Jiraiya to train.
• Hinata Hyuga ate fifty bowls of ramen, surpassing Choji Akimichi, while Jiraiya paid the bill.
• After everyone left, Sasuke Uchiha stayed behind and told Shihui Aburame he had something to discuss.

Sasuke Uchiha rejected Orochimaru’s Cursed Seal and focused on improving his swordsmanship, while Shihui Aburame planned to use a staged defection to draw out more Otogakure ninja. Shihui arranged for Uchiha Mikoto to help bring Chihori and Karin into Konoha, and Tsunade met the red-haired newcomers and asked them to join the village.

• Sasuke Uchiha told Shihui Aburame that Orochimaru’s Cursed Seal must have a price and worried that Naruto Uzumaki would grow stronger during training.
• Tsunade told Shihui Aburame that Naruto had left Konoha with Jiraiya, Team 7 needed a temporary member, and the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams would resume in a month.
• Shihui Aburame told Tsunade that Orochimaru had sent four Cursed Seal ninja after him and Sasuke, then proposed pretending to defect to draw out more Otogakure ninja, including Kimimaro.
• Shihui Aburame asked Uchiha Mikoto to arrange false histories for Chihori and Karin, and she agreed to help.
• Three days later, Uchiha Mikoto brought the red-haired newcomers to Tsunade, who recognized their Uzumaki Clan connection and asked them to join Konoha.

Tsunade welcomed Chihori and Karin into Konoha, assigned Karin to Team 7, and arranged for them to stay at the Senju Clan compound. Days later, Shihui Aburame met the Sound Four in the Forest of Death and agreed to go with them to meet Orochimaru.

• Tsunade accepted Chihori and Karin as Konoha ninja, invited them to live at the Senju Clan compound, and assigned Karin to Team 7 after consulting Shihui Aburame.
• Karin met Kakashi Hatake and Sasuke Uchiha at Training Ground 1, introduced herself as a member of the Uzumaki Clan who specialized in Sealing Jutsu, and began training with Kakashi.
• Karin stayed close to Shihui Aburame at the Senju residence, while Chihori and Shizune helped prepare dinner with Tsunade.
• In the Forest of Death, the Sound Four debated whether Shihui Aburame would defect, and Tayuya questioned whether his arrival might be a trap.
• Kidomaru welcomed Shihui Aburame and told him to come with the Sound Four to meet Orochimaru.

Shikamaru Nara led a temporary squad to pursue Shihui Aburame, who had staged his abduction by Otogakure to lure out Kimimaro. After the squad captured three of the Sound Four, Shihui defeated Kimimaro and left him unconscious, earning a new Gu reward.

• Tsunade told Shikamaru Nara, Shino Aburame, Sasuke Uchiha, Neji Hyuga, and Karin to pursue Shihui Aburame, and Karin recognized that his abduction was an act.
• Shino Aburame tracked the group, and Shikamaru Nara sent him to fight Jirobo while the others continued; Shino defeated Jirobo with exploding insects.
• Kimimaro arrived, took Shihui Aburame away, and ordered Kidomaru, Sakon and Ukon, and Tayuya to stop the pursuers.
• Karin bound the three Sound ninjas with Adamantine Sealing Chains, and Kakashi Hatake arrived to take them alive.
• Shihui Aburame rejected Kimimaro's attempt to deliver him to Orochimaru, then used his Gu and immense strength to knock Kimimaro unconscious.
• Shihui Aburame received the Immortality Grass Gu as a reward for defeating Kimimaro.

Shihui Aburame returned to Konoha with Kimimaro and the captured Otogakure ninja, then gained Tsunade’s approval to travel to Sunagakure and help Gaara become Kazekage. Three days later, Team 7 escorted Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari to Sunagakure.

• Shihui Aburame reunited with Shikamaru Nara and the others, and Uzuki Yugao’s Anbu escorted Kimimaro and the captured Sound Four to Konoha.
• Shihui Aburame visited Tsunade’s office, where Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari discussed cooperation between Konoha and Sunagakure.
• Shihui Aburame persuaded Tsunade to let him visit Sunagakure, while Tsunade offered Gaara help removing Fugi if peaceful means failed.
• Tsunade assigned Shihui Aburame to help Gaara become Kazekage and said she would study the Cursed Seal’s Natural Energy; she also said Kimimaro’s illness had no known cure.
• Three days later, Team 7 accompanied Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari to Sunagakure under Kakashi Hatake’s leadership.

Shihui Aburame and his companions arrived in Sunagakure, where an assassination attempt by Fugi’s faction prompted Temari and Gaara to move against him. Gaara became the Fifth Kazekage ahead of schedule, while Shihui received a healing Gu and Orochimaru focused on finding a cure for his damaged hands.

• Temari welcomed Shihui Aburame, Karin, Sasuke Uchiha, and Kakashi Hatake to Sunagakure and arranged their lodging.
• Karin used Shihui’s room to bathe and sleep, then sensed intruders as Shihui’s Kikaichū detected two Sunagakure ninja on the roof.
• Gaara killed the ninja who accused him of betraying Sunagakure, and Temari apologized to Shihui and confirmed that Fugi had arranged the attack.
• Shihui warned Temari about Hōichi, and she left with Gaara to act against Fugi’s opposition.
• Shihui received the Rank Four healing Gu Snow Wash Gu, and Gaara became the Fifth Kazekage after Fugi’s death.
• In Otogakure, Orochimaru learned that his hands remained damaged after changing bodies, while Kabuto confirmed that Konoha had captured Kimimaro and the others.

Team 7 reached the Rōran Ruins, found Mukade attempting to access the sealed Dragon Vein, and defeated his puppets. Shihui Aburame ordered Sasuke Uchiha to make Mukade complete his technique formula so they could try to subdue the Dragon Vein and use it to increase Kakashi Hatake’s chakra.

• Shihui Aburame revealed the secret mission to Kakashi Hatake, and Kakashi led Team 7 toward the Rōran Ruins after learning Mukade was nearby.
• Karin sensed the sealed Dragon Vein beneath the ruins, and Kakashi guided the team to Minato Namikaze’s seal in an underground hall.
• Karin recognized the Uzumaki Clan Sealing Jutsu in the seal but admitted she could not undo it yet.
• Mukade confronted Team 7 and attacked them with four puppets, but Sasuke Uchiha destroyed the puppets and trapped Mukade in a genjutsu.
• Shihui Aburame told Sasuke to control Mukade and have him complete the formula, then explained that their mission was to try to subdue the Dragon Vein for Kakashi Hatake.

Shihui Aburame and Mukade traveled back in time when the Dragon Vein’s seal was broken, and Shihui convinced the Queen of Roran to let Mukade develop its power. Sasuke Uchiha woke in a future steel city, where he escaped puppet soldiers with three masked ninjas who did not recognize Kakashi as a jonin team leader.

• Mukade completed the formula and broke the seal, and Shihui grabbed him as the Dragon Vein’s power swept everyone away; Shihui received the Hundred-Year Lifespan Gu achievement reward.
• Shihui restrained Mukade with kikaichū, told him they had returned to the past, and proposed working together to develop the Dragon Vein.
• Shihui and Mukade met the Queen of Roran and Sara, and Shihui persuaded the queen to accept their deal by promising to protect Rōran’s lineage.
• The Queen named Shihui and Mukade grand ministers, and Shihui stayed in Rōran to cultivate while Mukade worked on the Dragon Vein.
• Sasuke woke alone, followed Sara into a steel city, and fought its Dragon Vein-powered puppet soldiers with Chidori Stream.
• Three masked young ninjas helped Sasuke escape, then questioned how Kakashi could have taught him Chidori because they did not know Kakashi as a jonin team leader.

After Team 7 vanished at the Dragon Vein, Tsunade rushed to the Rōran Ruins and waited anxiously for Shihui Aburame and the others to return. Meanwhile, Sasuke Uchiha met Minato Namikaze’s team in the past, where Minato recognized that Sasuke came from the future and reunited with Kakashi Hatake.

• Temari told Gaara that Kakashi Hatake, Shihui Aburame, and the rest of Team 7 had disappeared at the Dragon Vein, so Gaara sent Kankuro to inform Konoha and ordered Sunagakure to search.
• Kankuro reached Konoha, where Tsunade seized him in alarm before hearing how Team 7 vanished and reading Minato Namikaze’s report about the Dragon Vein.
• Tsunade traveled to the Rōran Ruins, confirmed Sunagakure was not responsible, and stayed behind while worrying about Shihui Aburame.
• Sasuke Uchiha met Minato Namikaze, Choza Akimichi, and a younger Shibi Aburame, and Minato concluded Sasuke had come from twenty years in the future.
• Minato Namikaze led the group to Kakashi Hatake, who was overwhelmed on seeing his former teacher and began to cry.

Minato Namikaze, Kakashi Hatake, Sasuke Uchiha, and their allies discovered that the people of Rōran were puppets and confronted Anrokuzan, who revealed that Shihui Aburame had controlled him. Their attack failed to stop Anrokuzan’s regeneration, and the chapter ended with Shihui Aburame appearing and drawing his fury.

• Kakashi Hatake reunited with Minato Namikaze and learned that Shihui Aburame was powerful enough to evade detection and had defeated the One-Tail’s Jinchūriki.
• Minato Namikaze exposed the crowds at Sara’s celebration as puppets, and Sara led the group to the Dragon Vein relay station.
• Anrokuzan revealed that Shi Siming had controlled him for three years, then transformed into a giant puppet spider powered by the Dragon Vein.
• Minato Namikaze, Kakashi Hatake, Shibi Aburame, Choza Akimichi, and Sasuke Uchiha attacked Anrokuzan, but he regenerated after Kakashi Hatake destroyed the relay formation and Sasuke Uchiha pierced his chest.
• Shihui Aburame appeared and told Sara to lead the others to the Dragon Vein’s source while Karin sealed its core, and Anrokuzan turned his hatred toward him.

Shihui Aburame and his allies defeated Anrokuzan, sealed the Dragon Vein, and returned to their own time after Minato Namikaze erased their memories of the journey. Shihui later recovered those memories through an achievement reward and told Tsunade what had happened, while concealing that he had intentionally traveled further into the past.

• Shihui Aburame crushed Anrokuzan with his strength while Sara, Kakashi Hatake, and Sasuke Uchiha headed for the Dragon Vein's source.
• After the Dragon Vein was sealed and Anrokuzan lost its power, Anrokuzan detonated himself, but Shihui Aburame survived unharmed.
• Minato Namikaze sealed the Dragon Vein, then erased everyone's memories of the past before Shihui Aburame, Kakashi Hatake, Sasuke Uchiha, and Karin returned to their own time.
• Tsunade and Shizune waited at the Rōran Ruins, where a girl from Rōran explained that its people had survived and lived at a nearby oasis.
• Shihui Aburame and the others emerged from the restored seal, and Tsunade carried the unconscious Shihui Aburame back to camp.
• Shihui Aburame regained his sealed memories through an achievement reward and told Tsunade about the journey, claiming his trip to the past had been accidental.

After returning from three years in Rōran, Shihui Aburame reunited with Tsunade and showed off the Gu he had earned while stranded. He gave Kakashi Hatake the Dragon Vein, then traveled with the others back to Sunagakure, where Gaara asked Tsunade about the upcoming Chunin Ninja Exams.

• Tsunade scolded Shihui Aburame for being stranded in the past, then brought him ramen while he reviewed the Gu and achievements he had gained during his three years in Rōran.
• Shizune and Karin reunited with Shihui Aburame, and he examined the Dragon Vein core before deciding to give it to Kakashi Hatake.
• Shihui Aburame gave Kakashi Hatake the Dragon Vein, earning a new Gu reward, and Shizune told the group to prepare to return to Sunagakure.
• Tsunade and Shihui Aburame met Chiyo in Gaara's office, where Chiyo discussed her return from retirement and Shihui defended Tsunade.
• Gaara asked Tsunade whether Sunagakure could send participants to the Chunin Ninja Exams, and she agreed.

After returning to Konoha, Shihui Aburame was put to work clearing Tsunade’s backlog of Hokage paperwork and learned about Shimura Danzō’s Gozu Tennō experiment. He arranged for the search for Tanuki Shigaraki to intensify, then offered Tsunade unlimited nectar wine as an apology, and she eagerly took him out for the evening.

• At camp, Kakashi Hatake encouraged Sasuke Uchiha to focus on developing his Sharingan instead of comparing himself to Shihui Aburame, and Sasuke resolved not to lose to Naruto Uzumaki.
• After the group returned to Konoha, Tsunade assigned Shihui Aburame the Hokage paperwork that had accumulated during her absence.
• Inoichi Yamanaka reported that the Analysis Team had recovered secrets from Shimura Danzō’s memories, including information about the Gozu Tennō experiment and its creator, Tanuki Shigaraki.
• Shihui Aburame ordered more people assigned to pursue Tanuki Shigaraki, then accepted Inoichi Yamanaka’s invitation to visit the Yamanaka home.
• Shihui Aburame offered Tsunade as much nectar wine as she wanted as an apology, and Tsunade grabbed his hand and left with him.

Tsunade and Shizune drank Shihui Aburame’s nectar wine, and Shihui secretly used a Ten-Year Lifespan Gu on Tsunade, adding sixty-six years to her lifespan. The next morning, Shihui arranged for Kakashi to use the Sealing Squad and reviewed Sunagakure’s Chunin Exam roster, while Tsunade woke feeling unusually youthful and suspected Shihui had done something to her.

• Tsunade pressed Shihui for more nectar wine, and Shizune joined them before passing out after drinking.
• Shihui carried Shizune to bed, then used a Ten-Year Lifespan Gu on the drunken Tsunade, increasing her lifespan by sixty-six years.
• Tsunade stumbled into a wall on her way to bed, and Shihui helped her into her room before ending the night.
• The next morning, Shihui told Shizune to look after Tsunade and went to the Hokage's office, where he sent Kakashi to the Sealing Squad to have the Dragon Vein implanted.
• Uzuki Yugao reported that Kakashi’s sealing had succeeded, and Shihui examined Sunagakure’s Chunin Exam roster, including Shira, Sen, and Yome.
• Tsunade woke with a splitting headache, noticed that her body felt as though she were eighteen again, and wondered what Shihui had done to her.