Chapter Summaries

The Land of Whirlpools Navy crushed the nobles’ resistance and executed the ruling families, while Mito Uzumaki’s forces defeated and occupied the Land of Artisans, where postwar reforms won civilian support. News of the nobles’ extermination spread across the Shinobi World, prompting outrage at an emergency meeting in Kumogakure as Third Raikage A warned that the Land of Fire meant to reshape the world by force.

• The Land of Whirlpools Navy destroyed the elite ninja’s assault, rejected the nobles’ bribes, and executed the noble families of two nations.
• Kagami Uchiha led the Anbu Air Force in precision strikes against the Land of Artisans’ military targets under Mito Uzumaki’s command.
• Mito’s coordinated forces defeated the Land of Artisans’ army, which surrendered after the Vermilion Bird Corps’ ground assault.
• Mito confiscated noble property and governed the Land of Artisans through Konoha Ninja Academy graduates, restoring order and winning civilian support.
• Nobles across the Shinobi World learned that the Land of Fire had destroyed the Land of Tea and the Land of Artisans and killed their nobles.
• At an emergency meeting in Kumogakure, nobles condemned the Land of Fire, and Third Raikage A warned that it sought to reshape the Shinobi World by force.

The Land of Lightning's leaders discussed how to respond to the Land of Fire’s growing power, and Kin Yotsuki laid out five weaknesses they could exploit. The daimyo and nobles agreed that they should rally opposition, but they still needed to turn those weaknesses into a plan.

• The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning offered the Third Raikage a massive army and national resources to destroy the Land of Fire, but the Third Raikage said they could not win a direct war.
• Kin Yotsuki proposed exploiting the Land of Fire’s weaknesses, beginning with Tsubasa’s disappearance and the uncertainty it left in Konoha.
• Kin Yotsuki argued that Mito Uzumaki’s purge of nobles in the Land of Tea and the Land of Artisans had alienated nobles across the Shinobi World, who could unite against the Land of Fire.
• Kin Yotsuki said the Land of Fire’s leaders were divided, its surviving nobles could become allies, and rivalry among Konoha’s clans could be stirred into infighting.
• The daimyo and the nobles endorsed Kin Yotsuki’s arguments and asked whether he had identified any further weaknesses.

Kin Yotsuki, the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, and the Raikage planned to unite nobles and spiritual leaders against the Land of Fire, while strengthening their own forces and reviving the Land of Lightning’s gods. They decided to avoid conflict with the Land of Fire for now, let its ninja search for Ten'i, and build their military strength toward eventual revenge.

• Kin Yotsuki argued that the Land of Fire had made enemies of the world’s onmyōji and sorcerers by killing those in the Land of Tea and the Land of Artisans.
• The Raikage warned that revived Moryo and Jashin and powerful spiritual forces could plunge the world into chaos, and the daimyo declared that defeating the Land of Fire could make them rulers of the Shinobi World.
• Kin Yotsuki proposed contacting nobles and spiritual leaders across the world and enticing countries to join a campaign against the Land of Fire.
• The Raikage planned to create Jinchūriki with the two Tailed Beasts, develop ninja technology, and expand military training, while Guang and Dian were tasked with awakening the Thunder God and Sea God despite the disasters their descent could cause.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Lightning ordered his people to avoid conflict with the Land of Fire, cooperate with the search for Ten'i, and not offend Senju Tenpuku or Tenmei, while the Raikage and nobles prepared to raise their war readiness.

The Land of Lightning's emissary recruited the Land of Wind into an alliance against the Land of Fire, persuading its nobles to arm themselves and release the Wind Demon. At the Land of Hot Water's estate, the emissary faced skepticism, and the nobles asked how the spoils would be divided.

• The Land of Lightning's emissary warned the Land of Wind's daimyo and nobles that Konoha threatened their status and presented Hazuki Kin's weaknesses as a chance to defeat the Land of Fire.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Wind agreed to join the alliance on condition that his country received the southern interests after the Land of Fire fell.
• The Land of Wind's daimyo and nobles committed to building up their armaments and releasing the Wind Demon sealed in the Valley of the Wind.
• At the Land of Hot Water's estate, nobles questioned the alliance because of past conflicts with the Land of Lightning and the risks of fighting Konoha.
• The emissary promised the Land of Hot Water a share of the Land of Fire's wealth, and its representative asked how the spoils would be divided.

The Land of Lightning persuaded nobles across several countries to join a secret alliance against the Land of Fire, promising them territory, wealth, and protection. The nobles signed a treaty in the Land of Iron, leaving Konoha facing a growing threat as the allied countries prepared to build their military strength.

• The Land of Hot Water's noble representative and daimyo agreed to join the Land of Lightning's alliance after hearing its plan to divide the Land of Fire.
• The daimyo of the Land of Iron backed the alliance, while the daimyo of the Land of Rivers agreed after receiving promises about rewards and protection if the campaign failed.
• The Land of Sound, Land of Grass, Land of the Moon, Land of Birds, and Land of Rain agreed to join after the envoy addressed their demands and concerns.
• Most nobles of the Land of Fire also supported the alliance because they opposed Tian Flying Swallow's rule and her support for commoners.
• Representatives of the allied nobles signed a secret treaty in the Land of Iron, and the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning left satisfied as the countries prepared to build their military strength.

With Tsubasa still missing, the Shinobi World’s nations secretly strengthened their armies while Konoha’s leaders and villagers split over whether to keep searching for him or appoint a new Hokage. The debate remained unresolved as Konoha faced mounting administrative and military problems.

• Tian Yukihime ordered her forces to retreat from the Immortal Jashin Legion in the Land of Hot Water and secretly sent ninja to search for Tsubasa.
• Tian Uguisu’s Land of Earth army remained stalled by Moryo’s seemingly endless puppet legion while Konoha scouts failed to locate Moryo.
• Nobles across the Shinobi World secretly expanded their forces and sought supernatural powers as Konoha’s search for Tsubasa faltered.
• Konoha’s villagers and leaders divided between the Ten Family’s insistence on finding Tsubasa and the major clans’ demand to choose a new Hokage.
• Nara Shikanei tried to control the argument at a leadership meeting as Tian Flying Swallow, Miyamoto Jūni, Uchiha Bi, Senju Tenpuku, and Akira Senju disputed the Hokage position.

After prolonged leadership disputes and growing instability in Konoha, the village held an election for its Fourth Hokage. Kagami Uchiha won by an overwhelming margin and accepted the responsibility of leading Konoha.

• Retired Shikaboshi Nara proposed selecting a new Hokage, and Konoha's leadership agreed to begin the process.
• Torifu Akimichi, Hirohito Kurama, Shikamei Nara, Biwako, and Kagami Uchiha presented their plans to villagers at the election square.
• Tian Yueqing announced that the Ten Family was withdrawing from the election and would remain neutral.
• Kagami Uchiha won the Fourth Hokage election by an overwhelming margin.
• Kagami Uchiha climbed Hokage Rock and prepared to shoulder the responsibility of protecting Konoha.

Kagami Uchiha reshuffled Konoha's leadership, appointing new department heads and five powerful Hokage secretaries. The former senior officials entered the Kage Academy to study, as Konoha began a new era under Kagami's leadership.

• Kagami Uchiha announced that Lady Tian Flying Swallow and several leaders had left Konoha's administration to govern the Land of Fire.
• Kagami Uchiha appointed Hiruzen Sarutobi, Biwako, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Torifu Akimichi to lead Konoha's administrative, medical, finance, research, and Anbu departments.
• Kagami Uchiha named Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Hiruko, and Hiyori Hyuga as Hokage secretaries, citing their powerful abilities and expertise.
• Konoha's villagers discussed the new appointments with excitement and confidence in the village's future.
• The older generation of powerhouses enrolled at the Kage Academy to study and improve themselves.

A storyteller and Konoha villagers discussed the five celebrated Hokage secretaries and their extraordinary abilities. The chapter ended with the crowd praising Hiyori Hyuga, the final secretary presented, for his Tenseigan, powerful Gentle Fist, and kindness.

• The storyteller described Princess Tsunade’s noble family, medical achievements, Super Strength of a Hundred Technique, and rune battle suit as villagers praised her strength and healing.
• The storyteller explained Orochimaru’s Living Corpse Reincarnation Technique, research work, and Eight-Headed Orochi summoning beast, while ninja discussed his quest for immortality.
• The storyteller introduced Jiraiya as a Sage-level Immortal Cultivator and praised his Ninjutsu, Sealing Jutsu, and writing, though villagers also laughed about his lechery.
• The storyteller described Hiruko’s Chimera Technique and his ability to absorb Kekkei Genkai, prompting villagers to voice both fear and admiration.
• The storyteller introduced Hiyori Hyuga’s awakened Tenseigan and Super Gentle Fist, and villagers recounted his combat skill and gentle nature.

At a Konoha teahouse, nobles, commoners, and ninja argued over whether Konoha’s wars and reforms upheld the Will of Fire. The debate ended with some listeners reconsidering the reforms, while the teahouse owner looked toward a brighter future for the village.

• A merchant urged Konoha to use its strength to unify the Shinobi World, while a young ninja defended the Will of Fire as a mission of peace and protection.
• A noble accused Konoha of waging aggression against the Land of Tea and the Land of Artisans, and an Uzumaki clansman described the Sky Ninja Village’s devastating Fire Bomb attacks and the resulting civilian deaths.
• The Uzumaki clansman and a commoner ninja from the Land of Artisans described the nobles’ abuses and defended Konoha’s land redistribution, schools, clinics, and relief for commoners.
• A young ninja from Konoha cited Queen Tian Flying Swallow’s actions against corrupt nobles and explained how reforms had eased the conflict between commoners and nobles.
• The Uzumaki clansman argued that the Will of Fire should spread justice to everyone, and Konoha ninja cheered as one man celebrated his son’s admission to the Ninja Academy.
• An elderly woman acknowledged the changes in the Land of Tea, and the teahouse owner reflected on Konoha’s transformation as he prepared to reopen the next day.

Tian Zhiyun returned to Konoha after two years away, learned how the Ten Family had reshaped the nations and Konoha, and reunited with her children. She ended the chapter home with her family, determined to protect them and Konoha.

• Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Hiruko, and Hiyori Hyuga debated how to counter the nobles’ growing power and secret alliance while strengthening Konoha.
• Tian Zhiyun returned to Konoha and told Tian Yueqing she had failed to find Brother Tsubasa.
• Tian Yueqing explained that Sunagakure had asked Konoha to take it over after Tian Zhiyun defeated much of its forces, but Konoha had let it govern itself.
• Tian Yueqing told Tian Zhiyun that Tian Uguisu and Tian Yukihime had taken control of the Land of Water and the Land of Earth, Tian Muyan had occupied the moon, and Kagami Uchiha had become Hokage as the Ten Family withdrew from Konoha’s leadership.
• Senju Ga brought Tian Ge and Tenka to greet Tian Zhiyun, and she embraced her children and promised to protect them.

The Ten Family gathered after Tian Zhiyun returned and decided to split into branches across the Shinobi World for their children’s safety and cultivation. They planned to reunite in two years, hoping Tsubasa would return to Konoha by then.

• Dō Senju announced that the family had grown but Tsubasa was still missing, and she reported the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy that he would return in two years.
• Dō Senju said the first branch would move to the Moon Goddess Palace, while Kusu Senju planned to move the third branch to the Land of Fire’s capital and Ame Senju planned to move the fifth branch to Mount Myōboku.
• In Senju said the sixth branch would settle in Kirigakure, and Dō Senju asked the fourth and seventh branches to watch over the family home in Konoha.
• Kaidō Senju and Tian Yueqing decided to settle in Shikkotsu Forest, with Yueqing promising to keep overseeing the Kage Academy and its space-time gate.
• Senju Tenpuku warned Tenmei about the Land of Lightning’s weapons and other mysterious powers, prompting the family to discuss supernatural threats throughout the Shinobi World.
• Dō Senju urged the family to stay united, and everyone embraced before separating with plans to reunite in two years.

The Ten Family siblings discussed their plans to train separately and grow strong enough to help their family and bring peace to the Shinobi World. They parted with determination, while Tian Yu and Tenrai planned to search Shikkotsu Forest for clues about their missing father.

• Tian Yu urged her siblings to train hard during their separation and recalled their father's hope for peace in the Shinobi World.
• Tenchu described his Mangekyō Sharingan abilities, Izanagi and Blessing of Ten Thousand Buddhas, and vowed to train at Ryūchi Cave with Tenjin.
• The siblings shared their talents and destinations, including the Moon Goddess Palace, the Land of Fire's capital, Mount Myōboku, Kirigakure, and Konoha.
• Tenpi and Ten'u expressed sadness about leaving their siblings, while Tian Yu and Tenchu encouraged everyone to stay determined and reunite stronger.
• Tian Yu and Tenrai planned to search Shikkotsu Forest for clues about their missing father, and Tian Yu promised to support her siblings wherever they trained.

Kagami Uchiha learned that the Ten Family had returned to Konoha and visited their villa to ask about their intentions. Tian Flying Swallow explained that the family would divide and establish cultivation sites while continuing to support Konoha, and the meeting ended with plans to guard against threats from the Land of Lightning and other nobles.

• Kagami Uchiha was alarmed to learn that Tian Flying Swallow, Tian Yukihime, Tian Uguisu, and the rest of the Ten Family had returned to Konoha.
• Kagami Uchiha, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Tsunade visited the Ten Family villa, where Senju Tenpuku welcomed them.
• Tian Flying Swallow told Kagami Uchiha that the Ten Family would divide, with members establishing cultivation sacred lands while continuing to nurture Konoha's talent.
• Tian Flying Swallow and Senju Tenpuku warned Kagami Uchiha to handle the unstable Shinobi World and the Land of Lightning carefully.
• Tenmei pledged the Azure Dragon Corps would guard against the Land of Lightning and act if the nobles became a threat, and Kagami promised to protect Konoha and the Land of Fire.

Tian Muyan defeated Tian Uguisu in a battle over the sea, where their Tenseigan and Ryūchi Cave Senjutsu powers clashed. The seven sisters agreed to hold a competition every five years, with their children or disciples competing at Shikkotsu Forest.

• Tian Muyan and Tian Uguisu challenged each other to a match, and the other sisters followed them out over the sea to watch.
• Tian Muyan attacked with the Ice Divine Bow while Tian Uguisu countered with the Earth Spirit Divine Spear and Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode.
• Tian Muyan repelled Tian Uguisu's teleportation and struck her with a barrage of arrows, knocking her into the sea and trapping her beneath an ice field.
• Tian Uguisu accepted the defeat but vowed that her Ryūchi Cave Divine Dragon Sect would surpass Tian Muyan's Moon Goddess Palace, and the two agreed to another contest in five years.
• Tian Yueqing proposed that all seven households compete every five years, and the sisters agreed that their descendants would meet at Shikkotsu Forest.

After losing to Tian Muyan, Tian Uguisu founded the Divine Dragon Cult at Ryūchi Cave to prepare for their competition five years later. She put more than three thousand recruits through dangerous Senjutsu trials, leaving fewer than thirty core disciples, and the cult continued recruiting new candidates.

• Tian Uguisu announced Ryūchi Cave as the Divine Dragon Cult's headquarters and assigned Madara Uchiha, Gi Senju, and the White Snake Sage to establish its rules, training system, and defenses.
• Tian Uguisu ordered White Zetsu to spread news of the cult's recruitment and its Dragon Sage Power inheritance throughout the Shinobi World.
• Tian Uguisu began testing more than three thousand recruits with trials involving Natural Energy, cooperation with snakes, and the cultivation of Ryūchi Cave Senjutsu.
• Tian Uguisu protected recruits who faced dangerous surges of energy and mutations during the trials, but most failed or dropped out.
• Fewer than thirty disciples completed the trial and became Divine Dragon Cult core disciples with Snake Sage Power.
• White Zetsu sealed the failed recruits' memories and escorted them out, while the cult began bringing in new candidates every three months.

Tian Muyan renamed the Moon God Temple the Moon God Cult and used the Giant Tenseigan to strengthen the Hyuga Clan’s cultivation. She left the clan fired up to pursue power and claimed they would take the top ten places at a grand tournament in five years.

• Tian Muyan announced that the Moon God Temple would become the Moon God Cult and named Tenpei its holy son.
• Tian Muyan appointed Dō Senju and Hyuga Yoshine grand elders and declared the Moon God Pool the cult’s outpost, guarded by the Kirin Corps.
• Tian Muyan activated the Giant Tenseigan, purifying the Hyuga clanspeople’s Chakra and enhancing their Byakugan and abilities.
• Hyuga Hoshinin asked whether they could become the strongest in the Shinobi World, and Tian Muyan promised they could if they persevered.
• Tian Muyan announced a grand tournament in five years and declared that the Moon Goddess Palace would claim all ten top places.

With a Ten Family competition set for five years later, Tsubasa's wives began training disciples to represent their households. Tian Mai, Tian Yukihime, Tian Zhiyun, and Tian Yueqing established training programs in their respective sacred lands and villages, leaving their disciples to prepare for the contest.

• Tian Mai returned to Mount Myōboku and trained Jiraiya, Hoshiki, and Kunraku in the Limitless Sect's Immortal Cultivation method.
• Tian Yukihime gathered Kirigakure's geniuses and began brutally training them in Ninjutsu and Nintaijutsu for the competition.
• Tian Zhiyun tested Konoha ninja at the Divine Weapon Pavilion, accepted 113 as personal disciples, and taught them Taijutsu and the Divine Dragon Force.
• Tian Yueqing settled in Shikkotsu Forest, accepted talented women including Tsunade, and taught her disciples Senjutsu-based Sealing Jutsu.

Three years after settling in Shikkotsu Forest, Tian Yueqing trained female ninjas in the God Sealing Sect’s Immortal Power cultivation while continuing to wait for her missing husband, Tsubasa. She ended the chapter cultivating in his sealed cave abode, determined to grow strong enough to find him and bring him home.

• Tian Yu told Tian Yueqing and Kaidō Senju that she sensed Tsubasa’s presence and believed he would return that year.
• Tian Yueqing led more than two hundred female ninjas, including Tsunade and Xiaoya, through the God Sealing Sect’s Sealing Jutsu-based Immortal Power cultivation.
• Xiaoya used a sealing talisman to immobilize an insect, and Tian Yueqing encouraged the disciples to master Sealing Jutsu and protect the village.
• Tian Yueqing visited Tsubasa’s sealed cultivation cave abode and began cultivating with a formation of sixty-four bronze pillars.
• Tian Yu and Tenrai played beneath the fireflies while Kaidō Senju watched, and Tian Yueqing continued cultivating with the resolve to find Tsubasa.

After surviving a devastating tribulation and spending five years reforging his body, Tsubasa returned to the cave abode in Shikkotsu Forest in the form of a baby. Tian Yueqing recognized him and welcomed her husband home after years of believing he was dead.

• Tsubasa awoke beneath the scorched summit, reflected on how his Golden Core and Perfect Sage Body had helped him survive, and set out to find the cave abode.
• Tsubasa sensed Tian Yueqing and other familiar people in Shikkotsu Forest and hurried toward his wife’s aura.
• Tsubasa found Tian Yueqing cultivating in the cave abode and told her that he had returned in a newly reforged baby body.
• Tian Yueqing questioned Tsubasa until his memories of their shared past convinced her that he was her husband.
• Tian Yueqing wept as she held Tsubasa, and he promised to stay with her and protect her.