Chapter Summaries

Tsubasa returned from the Land of Water with Kaguya Yuki Hime, brought her into his family, and reunited with his relatives in Konoha. After learning Tian Uguisu might have been rescued by Madara Uchiha, he heard about Akira Senju’s proposal to have the village raise Senju orphans and divide their family property.

• Tsubasa delivered Minazuki Kiyoshi’s alliance agreement to Uzumaki Kaito, and Yueqing and Uzumaki Kaito welcomed Kaguya Yuki Hime into their family.
• Tsubasa flew to Konoha with Yueqing and Kaguya Yuki Hime, reunited with his family, and watched In Senju name the girl Tian Yukihime and accept her as the sixth branch’s daughter-in-law.
• Tian Mai arrived, introduced herself to Tsubasa, and joined the family meal with his relatives and fiancées.
• Gi Senju privately asked Tsubasa about Tian Uguisu, and he said he suspected Madara Uchiha had rescued her and asked Gi Senju to keep it secret.
• Senju Tenpuku told Tsubasa that Akira Senju had proposed entrusting Senju orphans to the village and splitting their family property between the clan and the village, then asked what Tsubasa thought.

Tsubasa opposed Akira Senju’s decision to have Konoha raise Senju orphans and demanded that the Ten Family hold their property. After the Konoha leaders refused and Danzo attacked him, Tsubasa killed Danzo with a single punch and announced he would call a clan meeting to remove the leaders from power.

• At a Senju clan meeting, Tsubasa challenged Akira Senju’s policy for the orphans, but Akira agreed to let the Ten Family raise some children and hold the orphans’ property.
• Tsubasa confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, Homura, and Koharu at the Hokage building and demanded the property be handed over to the Ten Family.
• Danzo ordered the guards to seize Tsubasa, but Akira stepped between them and stopped the Anbu.
• Tsubasa threatened to remove Konoha’s leaders at a meeting the next day, then punched Danzo with compressed air and killed him.
• Hiruzen stopped Koharu from sending Anbu after Tsubasa and said they should consult the clans, while Akira vowed to protect Tsubasa and Hiruzen promised to spare his life.

Tsubasa summoned the First and Second Hokage as witnesses and argued that Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other leaders should be removed for their failures, corruption, and weakness. Tobirama Senju accepted Tsubasa’s case, and Tsubasa gave the clans three days to leave Konoha or submit to his leadership before his Hokage inauguration.

• Tsubasa secured Mito Uzumaki’s, Uchiha Tomioki’s, and Chisuke Hyuga’s support for removing Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other leaders.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi moved to sentence Tsubasa to life imprisonment, but Tsubasa arrived and Mito announced the meeting’s true agenda.
• Tsubasa used Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to summon Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, then declared his intention to become Hokage.
• Tsubasa gave Tobirama three reasons to remove Hiruzen: the leaders’ wartime record, their seizure of Senju orphans’ property, and Tsubasa’s superior strength; Tobirama could not refute his arguments.
• When Sasuke Sarutobi and others objected, Tsubasa threatened anyone who resisted and offered the clans three days to leave Konoha or obey him before his Hokage ceremony.

Tsubasa defended his plan to give Konoha’s clans three days to decide whether to stay, then revealed Madara’s role in the recent war and offered Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju a chance to be reborn. Hashirama agreed to become Tsubasa’s child, and the three began planning whom to bring back.

• Sasuke Sarutobi stormed out of the meeting, the Shimura clan elder announced his clan would leave Konoha, and the Inuzuka clan head pledged his support to the village.
• Shikaboshi Nara warned Momiji Yamanaka and Chozan Akimichi that Konoha might lose half its people, while Tsubasa told Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju he would let the clans choose whether to follow him.
• Tsubasa revealed that Madara Uchiha had killed the First Raikage, First Mizukage, and First Tsuchikage, and said he had killed the First Kazekage before Madara could.
• Tsubasa explained that he had developed the Soul Transfer Jutsu to reincarnate the dead using his bloodline, and told Hashirama Senju he would be reborn as Tsubasa’s child.
• Hashirama Senju accepted reincarnation so he could pursue world peace, and he, Tsubasa, and Tobirama Senju began deciding whom to bring back.

More than fifty clans and many civilians left Konoha, while several clans chose to stay or returned after reconsidering. With the village nearly empty, Tsubasa planned to revive powerful Senju ancestors and take control of Konoha before Hiruzen Sarutobi’s faction could define its future.

• The Shimura Clan and more than fifty other clans departed Konoha, and Tsubasa destroyed two clans that tried to loot cities in the Land of Fire.
• The Aburame, Inuzuka, and Hatake Clans stayed, while the Ino-Shika-Cho Clans pretended to leave before returning; more than twenty other clans followed them back.
• Many civilians left Konoha, and the Senju Clan flattened empty homes as the Uchiha Clan checked population registers and the Hyuga Clan guarded the borders.
• A young Branch Family member urged the Hyuga clan head to prioritize rune bows and long-range archery over keeping Gentle Fist techniques secret.
• Tsubasa told Hashirama Senju and Tobirama that he planned to seal the souls of powerful Senju ancestors and use Soul Transfer Jutsu when he became an adult, so he needed to take control of Konoha first.
• Hashirama Senju urged Tsubasa to earn trust, Tobirama questioned whether his confidence was arrogance, and the Senju Clan began building a new barrier tower.

Tsubasa addressed Konoha’s frightened villagers after the major clans left, boasting of his victories and promising to protect the Land of Fire. He laid out ambitious plans to transform the village, winning the crowd’s support as he vowed to lead those who stayed to greatness.

• Tsubasa appeared on the Hokage Building terrace with Hashirama Senju and his brother, then promised the villagers that Konoha would remain safe under his protection.
• Tsubasa recounted killing Reto, Gengetsu Hozuki, and Mu, driving back their armies, and forcing the Third Mizukage to sign a treaty; the crowd cheered at his claims.
• Tsubasa declared that no war would reach the Land of Fire while he lived and said he would never welcome back the clans that had left.
• Tsubasa promised housing, free education, a general hospital, rune technology, cultivation resources, and open access to Konoha’s ninjutsu and secret techniques.
• Tsubasa drew his sword and proclaimed that Konoha belonged to everyone who had stayed and believed in him, vowing to carve a path to greatness for them.

Tsubasa introduced the Nine-Grade Family System to Konoha's thirty-three families, setting out how family size, strength, reputation, connections, and contributions would determine their rank and privileges. The family heads left considering how to meet the standards, while Tsubasa expected the system to strengthen Konoha through population growth and cultivation.

• Tsubasa summoned the thirty-three family heads and announced that Konoha would be divided into an inner village and an outer village, with the families who stayed earning entry to the inner village.
• Tsubasa explained that inner-village families would be ranked from ninth grade to first grade, with an immortal grade above them, based on size, experts, reputation, connections, and contributions.
• Tsubasa detailed the housing, medical, educational, cultivation, weapon, political, industrial, and military benefits attached to each family grade.
• Tsubasa declared that immortal-grade families would need ten Sage Realm experts or a High Immortal to protect the Shinobi World.
• The family heads reacted with determination or concern as they assessed their prospects, and Tsubasa said family grades would be reviewed every twenty years.
• Tsubasa urged the families to have more children and encourage their ninjas to cultivate, so their families could rise in rank and Konoha could grow stronger.

Tsubasa announced a ten-rank system for Konoha ninja based on practical strength tests and created a Ninja Evaluation Building to certify ranks below Kage Level. The clan heads pledged to support him, and Konoha’s ninja gathered outside the new building, eager to see it.

• Tsubasa introduced ten ninja ranks and explained that evaluations would test speed, power, agility, chakra control, and mastered techniques rather than mission records.
• Tsubasa defined the standards for Kage Level, Super Kage Level, and Sage Level, identifying himself as one of only two Sage-level fighters in the Shinobi World.
• Tsubasa formed a ten-story Ninja Evaluation Building beside the Hokage building and invited the clan heads to test its barriers.
• Shikaboshi Nara, Chozan Akimichi, and Momiji Yamanaka pledged the Ino-Shika-Cho clans’ loyalty, and the other clan heads followed.
• Tsubasa urged the clans to grow their populations and strengthen their ninja, promising to transform Konoha within five years.
• Tsubasa led the clan heads into the building to inspect its facilities as Konoha ninja gathered outside.

Tsubasa showed the clan heads Konoha’s ten-floor ninja evaluation facility, where rune-based tests measured skills ranging from speed and Chakra control to combat and battlefield command. The clan heads struggled to meet the highest standards, and none passed the final leadership simulation.

• The clan heads tested their speed and endurance across twelve simulated terrain zones, where only six reached Kage Level speed.
• They tried the third-floor dodging and attack tests, but only the Uchiha Clan Head and Hyuga Clan Head perfectly cleared the Kage Level challenge.
• The clan heads all measured at Kage Level for Chakra reserves, but none met the Kage Level Chakra-control standard.
• They tested Genjutsu, Genjutsu resistance, Chakra nature, weapons, individual combat, and team battles, with few achieving Kage Level results.
• The clan heads faced Tsubasa’s runic mirror image in the final war-game simulation, but none passed, including Shikaboshi Nara.
• At sunset, Tsubasa watched ninja arriving to take the evaluations as the building’s runes illuminated the structure.

Tsubasa presented a comprehensive reform of Konoha’s Ninja Academy, defining its stages, curricula, graduation standards, and teachers. He left the clan heads inspired to support the schools and build their clans’ futures.

• Tsubasa announced that all boys and girls would attend a six-year elementary school, followed by middle school, advanced ninja school, and Kage Academy, with standardized education replacing clan-only instruction.
• Tsubasa outlined elementary and middle school curricula, requiring middle school graduates to reach Elite Genin level and introducing lessons in combat, tactics, and summoning.
• Tsubasa said advanced ninja school would teach clan techniques, specialist professions, and Ninjutsu, while requiring Elite Chunin strength and a secondary skill to graduate.
• Tsubasa established Kage Academy for Jonin-level students, promising to teach forbidden techniques and Senjutsu, and required Kage Level strength and three S-rank missions to graduate; Super Kage graduates could run for Hokage.
• Tsubasa assigned Chunin, Jonin, and Kage Level teachers to the schools and declared that Kage School graduates would be required for Konoha’s top leadership.
• After the meeting, Shikaboshi Nara, Chozan Akimichi, and Momiji Yamanaka resolved to strengthen their clans by having more children, while the Inuzuka Clan head hurried home to develop training with other ninja beasts.

Tsubasa laid out an ambitious plan to rebuild Konoha, creating modern residential districts, industrial bases, and a new military and civil hierarchy. After the meeting, clan heads considered how to secure influential posts for themselves and their clans.

• Tsubasa proposed building twenty residential districts with schools, hospitals, shops, and barriers strong enough to withstand Kage Level attacks.
• Tsubasa outlined six outer-village development bases for forging, rune sealing, machinery, medicinal herbs, summoning beasts, and pharmaceuticals.
• Tsubasa established a Konoha Mission Hall and described five military corps, a three-thousand-member Anbu Corps, and a police force led by Uchiha Tomioki.
• Tsubasa set the hierarchy of Konoha's departments and ordered clan heads to submit qualified candidates for leadership positions within three days.
• The Inuzuka Clan head resolved to secure the Beast Taming Department, while Shikaboshi Nara considered seeking the Mission Department and Anbu leadership for his clan and allies.

Tsubasa reviewed the clan applications and announced Konoha’s new military and civilian department leaders. The chapter ended with the appointees pledging to strengthen their divisions and legions.

• Uchiha Tomioki rallied the Uchiha Clan to pursue the Military Police chiefship and a legion command, while the Hyuga and Hatake clans weighed their prospects.
• Tsubasa used Shadow Clones to screen more than six hundred applications and selected the officials.
• The bulletin board named Shikaboshi Nara commander of the Anbu and Uchiha Tomioki head of the Konoha Military Police Force.
• The results appointed Senju Tenpuku, Mito Uzumaki, Masataka Hatake, Uchiha Chiri, and Hyuga Tensei as commanders of Konoha’s five legions.
• The board also announced the heads and deputy heads of seven civilian departments.
• The newly appointed commanders and deputies resolved to build strong forces and protect the village and the Land of Fire.

Tsubasa briefed the daimyo and clan heads on Konoha’s reconstruction, new rat summons, and the arrival of the Uzumaki Clan before addressing the threat of several nations’ armies. He outlined Konoha’s defensive deployments and demanded a firm diplomatic stance, promising to destroy any nation that invaded the Land of Fire.

• Tsubasa reported that Konoha had built twenty rune housing complexes and praised Tora Inuzuka’s rat summons, prompting the clan heads and the daimyo to place orders.
• Tsubasa urged the clan heads to welcome more than one thousand ninja from the Land of Whirlpools, who would join Konoha and support the Rune Sealing Department.
• The daimyo, Uchiha Tomioki, and Shikaboshi Nara reported military movements by the Land of Wind, the Land of Earth, the Land of Lightning, and the Sarutobi Clan, while several clan heads called for peace talks.
• Tsubasa challenged the clan heads to face the possibility of war and described how Konoha’s corps were positioned to watch each threatened border.
• Tsubasa ordered the clan heads to take a strong diplomatic stance and declared that Konoha would accept surrender but not peace talks if an enemy invaded the Land of Fire.

Tsubasa reassured Konoha’s leaders with a demonstration of the Lightning Explosion Bomb and outlined plans for the village’s development. By the end of the chapter, residents were enjoying new rune-equipped homes and plentiful goods, though memories of war still troubled them.

• Tsubasa demonstrated the Lightning Explosion Bomb’s power and warned other countries against attacking Konoha.
• Tsubasa presented plans for the Ninja Academy, research facilities, and village development, and promised to protect Konoha’s people.
• Tsubasa told the leaders to collect their new-home keys and deeds, while the daimyo watched him study the Land of Fire’s borders.
• At the end of Konoha’s twelfth year, Senju Kaika and other residents praised their warm rune houses, convenient shops, and improved living conditions.
• Residents recalled the war’s destruction and losses, and Senju Clan elders fell silent when one auntie feared another war might take her grandson Orochimaru.

Tsubasa saw how Konoha’s prosperity had changed village life and reconsidered his harsh refusal to accept returning refugees. At the Land of Rice Fields’ border, Mito Uzumaki forced Sasuke Sarutobi’s army to retreat, and Sasuke chose to return home rather than risk his soldiers’ lives.

• Tsubasa received gifts from grateful villagers and, while looking over Konoha in the snow, remembered the refugees he had turned away and questioned his lack of kindness.
• Sasuke Sarutobi learned that Mito Uzumaki’s Vermilion Bird Corps had arrived to face his army at the Land of Rice Fields’ border.
• Mito confronted Sasuke over his troops and scouts entering Konoha territory, and Sasuke ordered his forces to withdraw.
• Sasuke’s troops broke formation and fled, while he escaped with his men rather than fight Mito’s elite corps.
• At camp, Sasuke admitted his army could not defeat Konoha and ordered his forces to return to the Land of Rice Fields for the new year.

Senju Tenpuku and Third Raikage A fought to a draw at Arakawa Ferry, after which A withdrew his troops rather than risk more casualties during a food shortage. The chapter left A planning to seek a grain-trading agreement with Konoha and write Tenpuku about a rematch.

• Senju Tenpuku and Third Raikage A fought for ten hours across Arakawa Ferry, ending in a draw.
• A ordered the Land of Lightning’s troops to withdraw for the New Year and admitted that further fighting would bring more casualties without securing food.
• In his command tent, A considered the Land of Lightning’s dwindling provisions and ordered an envoy to seek grain from Konoha after spring, offering lightning stone ore in trade.
• A decided to write Senju Tenpuku a letter proposing a rematch without Lightning Release or Tenpuku’s sword.

Masataka Hatake and the White Tiger Army used sabotage and guerrilla attacks to wear down Shamon’s invading Sand forces in the Land of Rain. Shamon’s army retreated to the Land of Wind border in defeat, but he vowed that Sunagakure would eventually retaliate against Konoha.

• Shamon led thirty thousand Sand shinobi through the Land of Rain, burning villages and seizing supplies while dismissing Konoha’s forces.
• Masataka Hatake and three hundred White Tiger Army elites ambushed a Sand grain convoy and destroyed its cargo, then harried the Sand army with repeated stealth attacks.
• Shamon challenged Masataka to a duel, and the two fought to a draw as Konoha reinforcements approached and the Sand supply camp burned.
• Shamon ordered his battered army to retreat after losing much of its grain and puppets, and Masataka sent medicine for the wounded.
• Shamon tore up a Konoha leaflet mocking Sunagakure’s failed raid and vowed that the Land of Wind’s sands would not be easy to tread upon.

Ōnoki sent a massive Iwa force to conquer the Land of Grass, but Uchiha Chiri and Hyuga Tensei’s forces routed it and defended Konoha’s ally. After accepting Konoha’s peace terms, Ōnoki reconsidered his ambitions and thought of visiting Konoha as a learner.

• Ōnoki ordered one hundred thousand troops to assemble and invade the Land of Grass, prompting a Kusakure elder to ask Konoha for help.
• Uchiha Chiri led the Black Tortoise Army into the eastern canyon and slaughtered the five thousand Iwa ninja who had captured Grass civilians.
• Ōnoki attacked Chiri with his forces, but the Hyuga Kirin Corps arrived under Hyuga Tensei and joined her in crushing the Iwa army.
• Tensei stopped Chiri from pursuing the retreating Iwa ninja, and the people of the Land of Grass cheered their defenders.
• After returning to Iwagakure, Ōnoki received Konoha’s peace terms and considered visiting Konoha as a learner.

Tsubasa forced the leaders of the other great villages and Hiruzen Sarutobi to surrender techniques and pay reparations, establishing himself as the Shinobi world's supreme power. After former Konoha villagers begged to return, he allowed them back only on the condition that they work in the mines for ten years, then reflected on protecting the people who could live freely behind him.

• Tsubasa invaded the Land of Lightning, defeated Third Raikage A, and demanded Lightning Release Chakra Mode and ten billion ryo.
• Tsubasa crushed Ōnoki and Iwagakure's resistance, demanding Dust Release and ten billion ryo.
• Tsubasa defeated Shamon in Sunagakure and demanded Magnet Release and ten billion ryo.
• Tsubasa killed Sasuke Sarutobi, demanded Konoha's missing-nin clan techniques and ten billion ryo from Hiruzen Sarutobi, and refused to forgive the clans that had betrayed Konoha.
• Tsubasa received the countries' reparations and scrolls, then ordered former Konoha villagers to work in the Land of Fire's mines for ten years if they wished to stay.
• Tsubasa watched Konoha's children play and reflected that the God of Shinobi's role was to protect their safety and happiness.

Tsubasa welcomed Uzumaki Ashina and the Uzumaki Clan to Konoha, where they settled into new homes and reunited with Mito, Akira, and Biwako. Ashina prepared to lead Konoha’s Sealing Department as the chapter ended with the clan beginning its new life in the village.

• Tsubasa and Konoha’s leaders welcomed Ashina and the Uzumaki convoy outside the village.
• The Uzumaki clanspeople entered Konoha, marveled at its rune-protected homes, and received keys to their new residences.
• Ashina reunited with Biwako, Mito, and Akira, and praised Akira’s pure Chakra.
• Ashina reviewed sealing plans for his upcoming work with Konoha’s Rune Sealing Department.
• Ashina watched the Uzumaki district’s rune lamps light up while Tsubasa looked ahead to the clan’s contributions to Konoha.