Chapter Summaries

Nine-Tails broke free from Mito Uzumaki and threatened everyone, while Toroi tried to turn him against Konoha. When Bai Yu finally looked up, Nine-Tails stopped his attack and recoiled in terror, leaving the others wondering what Bai Yu had done to him.

• Nine-Tails burst out of Mito Uzumaki and destroyed the forest around him with his chakra and tails.
• Toroi urged Nine-Tails to kill the Konoha shinobi, while Mito Uzumaki warned Utatane Koharu to flee for reinforcements.
• Utatane Koharu pointed out Bai Yu and told Nine-Tails to look at him.
• Nine-Tails swung at Bai Yu but froze when he raised his head, then flinched and bristled in fear.
• Mito Uzumaki and the others wondered whether Bai Yu had really hacked a Tailed Beast apart.

Bai Yu showed that Nine-Tails feared and obeyed him, then watched as the beast turned on Toroi and the fleeing Anbu. Nine-Tails returned carrying Toroi, while Mito Uzumaki wondered who had truly been the Jinchūriki.

• Bai Yu called Nine-Tails over and calmly patted his head, and Nine-Tails submitted before everyone.
• Nine-Tails glared at Toroi, who ordered the Anbu to flee and attacked the beast with Magnet Release.
• Nine-Tails charged through Toroi's attack, struck him with a tail, and pursued him as the battle devastated the forest.
• Mito Uzumaki worried that Nine-Tails' escape would kill her, but Bai Yu assured her that the beast would return.
• Nine-Tails came back carrying a blood-soaked Toroi in his jaws.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Sakumo Hatake rushed toward the Nine-Tails, intending to confront the isolated Kumogakure ninja and protect Lady Mito and Koharu. Their attack faltered when Danzō recognized the figure standing on the battlefield.

• Shimura Danzō urged the group to regroup, but Hiruzen Sarutobi insisted Konoha had to secure the Nine-Tails before Kumogakure could claim it.
• Sakumo Hatake volunteered to lead the attack, prompting Shimura Danzō to change his mind and declare that he would take the lead with Sakumo.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the group to hurry toward the battlefield while Shimura Danzō secretly resolved to outshine him.
• As the group approached, Shimura Danzō warned them to focus on the isolated Kumogakure ninja and charged ahead.
• Shimura Danzō and Sakumo Hatake launched an attack on Bai Yu, but Danzō froze when the slender figure turned around, throwing the assault into disarray.

Sakumo Hatake attacked Bai Yu, who effortlessly cut his face and then appeared atop the docile Nine-Tails. Hiruzen Sarutobi and Utatane Koharu warned Sakumo not to provoke Bai Yu, revealing he had just helped them drive off Kumogakure’s pursuers.

• Sakumo Hatake ignored Hiruzen Sarutobi’s warning and struck Bai Yu with his Godspeed Slash of Thunder.
• Bai Yu used Thunder Breathing, Thunderclap and Flash to slash Sakumo’s face before he could react.
• Bai Yu appeared atop the Nine-Tails’ head, leaving Sakumo and the other Konoha shinobi stunned.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi warned Sakumo that Bai Yu was more dangerous than he remembered and that even the Hokage could not save them from him.
• Utatane Koharu told Sakumo that Bai Yu had helped drive off Kumogakure’s Anbu pursuers, making Sakumo realize he had attacked the wrong person.

Mito Uzumaki offered Bai Yu the Nine-Tails and herself in exchange for the Konoha Ninja’s lives, but Bai Yu turned his demand toward Utatane Koharu. Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others launched a surprise attack, and Bai Yu ended the assault by destroying Shimura Danzō’s summoned beast, Baku.

• Mito Uzumaki offered to surrender the Nine-Tails if Bai Yu let the Konoha Ninja leave.
• Bai Yu asked Utatane Koharu whether she would give herself to him, and Koharu agreed to protect her comrades.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Mito Uzumaki secretly launched a sealing attack while Adamantine Sealing Chains pulled Koharu away.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi used clones and Shimura Danzō summoned Baku to suck Bai Yu into its mouth.
• Bai Yu charged into Baku’s mouth and struck it with his Zanpakuto, causing the summoned beast to explode.

Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Enma and trapped Bai Yu in a sealing technique while ordering Sakumo Hatake to evacuate the others. Sakumo challenged Bai Yu, but a single glance and Bai Yu’s killing intent left him shaken and unable to hold his blade, as Hiruzen warned that the seal would not last.

• Bai Yu’s blast cleaved Baku apart and swept away Hiruzen Sarutobi’s clones, while Shimura Danzō was thrown into a tree.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Enma and used scattered talismans to bind Bai Yu in an Enma sealing technique.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Sakumo Hatake to lead the others away, but Sakumo insisted on challenging Bai Yu.
• Bai Yu’s killing intent overwhelmed Sakumo Hatake, who dropped his chakra short blade after their eyes met.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi urged Sakumo Hatake to evacuate immediately, warning that the seal and Lady Mito’s suppression of the Nine-Tails could not last.

Bai Yu shattered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Adamantine Sealing and spared the defeated Konoha forces, then received a mission to kill Kinkaku and Ginkaku at the Five Kage Summit. He stopped the Nine-Tails from fighting Mito Uzumaki and prepared to question her about the summit.

• Sakumo Hatake warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that Bai Yu had been hiding his strength, but Bai Yu broke the Adamantine Sealing with a slight movement and its backlash injured Hiruzen and scattered the Anbu Ninja.
• Utatane Koharu offered herself to Bai Yu to save the others, but he flicked her forehead and said he had only been joking and did not intend to interfere in the Shinobi World's affairs.
• The system assigned Bai Yu an instance mission to kill Kinkaku and Ginkaku at the Five Kage Summit.
• Bai Yu recalled the Gold and Silver Brothers’ history and worried that the summit might be months away.
• Bai Yu ordered the Nine-Tails to stop struggling with Mito Uzumaki so he could question her, leaving Mito stunned that he had not attacked them.

Bai Yu asked Mito Uzumaki about the First Shinobi World War and Hashirama Senju, and she explained that Hashirama remained alive but was gravely weakened by years of battle injuries. Her account helped Bai Yu understand why Hashirama had been nearing death, while Konoha still kept him as its last line of defense.

• The Nine-Tails fell asleep beside Bai Yu, easing Sakumo Hatake's fear of him.
• Mito Uzumaki warned Bai Yu that she would not reveal anything that endangered Konoha, and Bai Yu said he wanted to know about the war and Hashirama Senju.
• Mito explained that Hashirama's injuries had returned after he came back from the Valley of the End, forcing Tobirama Senju to become Second Hokage.
• Mito recounted how Kumogakure's attack started the First Shinobi World War and how Hashirama intervened to defeat the Second Raikage and bring about peace talks.
• Bai Yu concluded that Hashirama's accelerated aging and lingering injuries had brought him close to death, and suspected grief over Madara Uchiha had worsened his condition.

Mito Uzumaki questioned Bai Yu about his warning that Tobirama would die, and he offered to stop Kinkaku and Ginkaku from disrupting the peace talks if Konoha kept his identity secret. After helping Mito recover by making the Nine-Tails shrink and leave chakra in her, Bai Yu agreed to travel with her toward Konoha.

• Bai Yu warned Mito Uzumaki that hardliners in Kumogakure, including Kinkaku and Ginkaku, might attack during the peace talks and endanger Tobirama Senju.
• Mito Uzumaki worried that Bai Yu's intervention could make Konoha appear treacherous and reignite the war, so she refused to accept his offer without certainty.
• Bai Yu said his targets were Kinkaku and Ginkaku and offered to deal with them if Mito kept his identity secret.
• Bai Yu ordered the Nine-Tails to shrink to a kitten-sized form and leave chakra in Mito Uzumaki to help keep her alive.
• Mito Uzumaki thanked Bai Yu and suggested they head toward Konoha while discussing matters, and Bai Yu agreed.

Mito Uzumaki and Hiruzen Sarutobi set out with Bai Yu to meet Tobirama Senju, who was rushing to prevent Kumogakure from taking the Nine-Tails. At the Valley of the End, Tobirama spotted Bai Yu standing on Hashirama Senju’s statue and wondered if he was seeing a ghost.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi admitted that the group had not arranged a rendezvous, and Bai Yu sensed Tobirama Senju’s party approaching from fifty li away.
• Mito Uzumaki led the group east toward Tobirama Senju and the reinforcements.
• Tobirama Senju hurried through the forest, fearing the war would resume if Kumogakure captured the Nine-Tails.
• At the Valley of the End, Tobirama told Shikajin Nara about Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha’s final battle.
• Tobirama Senju saw Bai Yu standing atop Hashirama Senju’s statue and was stunned by his sudden appearance.

Tobirama Senju and the Konoha ninja encountered Bai Yu, whom Tobirama had searched for since their meeting two years earlier. After Shikajin Nara mistook the nine-tailed cat on Bai Yu’s shoulder for a pet he wanted to raise, Tobirama ordered Sakumo Hatake to silence him.

• Tobirama Senju stumbled while following the trail, then warned the Konoha ninja that someone unknown was nearby.
• Bai Yu appeared without being sensed, and Tobirama recognized him from their encounter two years earlier.
• Mito Uzumaki shouted that Bai Yu had saved her group from a Kumogakure ambush, and Tobirama approached him cautiously before going to speak with Mito.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others arrived, while Sakumo Hatake and the other Anbu regarded Bai Yu with fear after hearing about his past battle with Madara Uchiha.
• Shikajin Nara mocked Bai Yu and admired the nine-tailed cat on his shoulder, saying he wanted a cat like that too.
• Tobirama ordered Sakumo to plug Shikajin’s mouth, and Sakumo stuffed a steamed bun into it as the cat yawned disdainfully.

Tobirama Senju warned Bai Yu not to kill the suspected plotters unless they actually threatened the peace talks, but their standoff was interrupted by Kinkaku and Ginkaku leading Kumogakure’s Gold and Silver Force. Bai Yu revealed that Toroi’s group had already attacked them and taunted the newcomers as the two sides faced off.

• Tobirama Senju told Bai Yu that Konoha would stop him if he acted against the suspects before they disrupted the peace talks.
• Bai Yu urged Tobirama Senju to welcome their guests as a barrage of kunai and explosive tags struck.
• Tobirama Senju used Water Release: Water Shockwave to counter the attack, while an Earth Release wall stopped the remaining waves.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku arrived with fifty elite Kumogakure shinobi of the Gold and Silver Force, surprised to find Mito Uzumaki alive alongside Tobirama Senju.
• Bai Yu said Toroi’s group had already attacked them and warned Kinkaku and Ginkaku that they risked being burned if they tried to plunder Tailed Beasts.

Bai Yu’s blunt remarks nearly derailed the peace talks between Konoha and Kumogakure, but the Second Raikage arrived and explained the conflict over Toroi. Tobirama Senju introduced Bai Yu as Mito Uzumaki’s sworn big brother, while Kinkaku dismissed him and mocked his strength.

• Bai Yu’s words angered Kinkaku and heightened tensions between the Konoha and Kumogakure groups.
• The Second Raikage Shin arrived, reprimanded Kinkaku and Ginkaku for hiding Toroi’s treachery, and apologized to Tobirama Senju.
• Bai Yu claimed credit for killing Toroi and joked that Kumogakure should reward him, drawing dark looks from the Raikage’s men.
• Tobirama Senju described Bai Yu as a carefree wanderer from Konoha and Mito Uzumaki’s sworn big brother.
• Kinkaku mocked Bai Yu as an unremarkable fighter who had probably killed Toroi through trickery.

Bai Yu let Tobirama Senju handle the dispute over his claimed kinship with Hashirama Senju, while the Second Raikage challenged Konoha’s account of Toroi’s death. Hashirama arrived and publicly called Bai Yu his big brother, preserving the boast as the peace talks approached.

• The Second Raikage questioned Tobirama Senju’s claim that Bai Yu was Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki’s sworn elder brother.
• Bai Yu learned that the system required him to wait until the peace conference to kill Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and left the dispute to Tobirama Senju.
• The Second Raikage and the others noticed Hashirama Senju approaching, expecting him to expose the claim.
• Hashirama Senju shoved Tobirama Senju aside, greeted Bai Yu as his big brother, and called himself Little Hashirama.
• Hashirama Senju defended their relationship by saying strength and mastery mattered more than age, while Bai Yu watched and drank.

Hashirama Senju reunited with Bai Yu and tried to praise him, while Tobirama Senju considered using Bai Yu’s reputation to manipulate the Second Raikage. After the Kumogakure party left, Hashirama confronted Tobirama, then collapsed and rapidly aged, revealing how close he was to death.

• Hashirama Senju greeted Bai Yu as his big brother and eagerly tried to tell Shin how extraordinary he was.
• The Second Raikage tried to leave before Hashirama could continue talking, but Bai Yu stopped him and warned that he foresaw bloodshed, especially involving the Raikage’s subordinates.
• The Second Raikage rejected Bai Yu’s warning, activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and departed with Kinkaku, Ginkaku, and the Kumogakure ninja.
• Tobirama Senju considered exploiting Bai Yu’s connection to Hashirama, but Hashirama told him to stop scheming and Tobirama apologized to Bai Yu.
• Hashirama Senju spat blood, rapidly aged, and collapsed as Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others realized his condition was worse than they had imagined.

Hashirama Senju revealed that his life was nearly over after using up much of his chakra, and Mito Uzumaki and the others struggled to accept that he could not be saved. Bai Yu then said he might be able to save Hashirama, leaving everyone urgently waiting for an answer.

• Mito Uzumaki helped Hashirama Senju up and urged Tobirama Senju to call the medical-nin.
• Hashirama Senju explained that cellular aging had left him with only a short time to live, despite Mito Uzumaki's medical skills.
• Mito Uzumaki asked Bai Yu to save Hashirama, but Hashirama Senju told her not to burden him.
• Bai Yu revealed that Hashirama Senju might not survive half a month and would likely die after the peace talks concluded.
• Bai Yu said he might be able to save Hashirama, prompting Hashirama Senju and the others to demand to know if he was serious.

Bai Yu used the System Shop to obtain BB Popcorn and offered it to Hashirama Senju as a gamble for his life. After Hashirama ate it, golden light and renewed vitality began transforming his failing body.

• Hashirama Senju accepted Bai Yu's risky offer, saying he would gamble on being saved.
• Bai Yu refreshed the System Shop, spent ten thousand System Points on BB Popcorn, and found that it could give Hashirama a chance to survive.
• Bai Yu offered the popcorn to Hashirama, while Mito Uzumaki protested that the gesture seemed like a joke.
• Hashirama ate the popcorn, and golden light, a surge of Chakra, and renewed vitality spread through his body.

Bai Yu revived Hashirama Senju with BB Popcorn, and Hashirama agreed to take him to the peace talks so Bai Yu could respond if Kinkaku and Ginkaku rebelled. The Second Raikage sensed Hashirama’s renewed chakra and his men suggested that Konoha’s leaders were paper tigers.

• Bai Yu watched as BB Popcorn restored Hashirama Senju’s vitality and unleashed his immense chakra.
• Utatane Koharu’s question about Bai Yu’s power dampened the Konoha group’s excitement at Hashirama’s recovery.
• Hashirama thanked Bai Yu and agreed to his plan, while Bai Yu said he would act against Kinkaku and Ginkaku only if they rebelled during the peace talks.
• The Second Raikage sensed Hashirama’s powerful chakra from afar and questioned how he could still be so strong.
• One of the Second Raikage’s men dismissed Konoha’s leaders as paper tigers and proposed capturing them all at the talks.

The Second Raikage returned to resume peace talks, but Kinkaku and Ginkaku ambushed him and revealed their plan to kill him and the Konoha group. Bai Yu welcomed the attack as the fulfillment of his prediction and told the brothers they had narrowed their own path as the confrontation began.

• The Second Raikage decided to return under the pretext of peace talks to assess Hashirama Senju and gain leverage for the Land of Lightning.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku rejected the Second Raikage’s decision and led their fifty elite subordinates back to attack the group.
• Bai Yu sensed the approaching Second Raikage and Gold and Silver Force as he traveled with Hashirama Senju and the others.
• Kinkaku ambushed the Second Raikage, punching through his abdomen and sending him crashing into a tree.
• Kinkaku declared that he and Ginkaku would kill the Second Raikage and wipe out the Konoha group, then taunted Bai Yu about his prophecy.
• Bai Yu denied ordering the attack, thanked Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and said they had narrowed their own path.

The Second Raikage’s return revealed that Kinkaku and Ginkaku had attacked before the peace talks, and Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju fought them alongside Bai Yu. Tobirama extinguished Kinkaku’s fire with a massive Water Release, then noticed a figure had appeared before Bai Yu.

• Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju realized Kinkaku and Ginkaku had attacked early and thanked them for walking into Bai Yu’s hands.
• Kinkaku used the Bashōsen to unleash a powerful gale, and Tobirama countered with Water Release: Water Shockwave.
• Ginkaku attacked Hashirama Senju with the Seven-Star Sword, but Hashirama struck him with Wood Release and sent him crashing into a cliff.
• Kinkaku used the Bashōsen to turn the gale into a sea of fire, forcing Tobirama to order Hiruzen Sarutobi to retreat with Mito.
• Tobirama used Great Water Shockwave to extinguish the flames, then sensed a figure appearing before Bai Yu and smiled.