Chapter Summaries

Yuzuru gathered the Jinchūriki and Tailed Beasts to explain the threat of the Ten-Tails and ask for chakra to cultivate one of his own. After securing their cooperation, he brought Mabui and Samui to the Sea Capital, where they refused to abandon their Kumogakure identities.

• Yuzuru had Kushina repair Fū’s seal, allowing Chōmei to emerge and meet the other Tailed Beasts.
• Yuzuru explained that the Ten-Tails was the source of the Tailed Beasts and warned that another active Ten-Tails threatened the Shinobi World.
• Yuzuru asked the Tailed Beasts for half their chakra, and they agreed before returning to their Jinchūriki to recover.
• Yuzuru sent Fū with Yugito to learn about the Sea Capital, then revealed that he had also brought Mabui and Samui from Kumogakure.
• Yuzuru explained Mabui’s skills and assigned both women to the Sea Capital, but Samui insisted that she and Mabui would always be shinobi of Kumogakure.
• Yuzuru told Pakura to handle Mabui and Samui and see how long they could hold on to their identities.

Yuzuru cultivated the Ten-Tails limb with the tailed beasts’ chakra, sealed the grown creature inside himself, and evolved into a Six Paths powerhouse. The transformation brought him face-to-face with sealed Otsutsuki Kaguya, whom he asked whether she wanted to escape.

• Mei Terumi told Mabui and Samui that they could either join the Sea Capital or remain under its control, then had Pakura take them to explore.
• Yuzuru checked Uchiha Mikoto’s senjutsu training at Ten Thousand Fathom Peak and prepared to cultivate the Ten-Tails limb.
• Yuzuru fed the limb chakra from the tailed beasts, including both halves of the Nine-Tails, until it grew nine tails and exceeded ten meters in height.
• Yuzuru sealed Little Ten-Tails inside himself, where it resonated with his Nine Tomoe Sharingan and helped transform him into a Six Paths powerhouse with Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• The resonance transported Yuzuru to the dark space where Otsutsuki Kaguya was sealed, and he showed her the Ten-Tails he had cultivated.
• Yuzuru asked Kaguya whether she wanted to escape her seal, and she asked what price he expected.

Yuzuru agreed with Kaguya to help protect Earth from the Ōtsutsuki Clan and promised to free her in ten years, while she taught him to use the Byakugan. After kissing and growing closer to Kaguya, Yuzuru returned from the sealed space and learned that nearly two months had passed.

• Yuzuru and Kaguya agreed to protect Earth from the Ōtsutsuki Clan, and he said he would try to break her seal in ten years.
• Kaguya taught Yuzuru the Byakugan’s abilities and explained how she had betrayed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to claim the God Tree Fruit.
• Yuzuru kissed Kaguya, and she responded before asking him to return and visit her again.
• Yuzuru told Kaguya about his disciple, a descendant of Hamura with an unusually pure Byakugan, and Kaguya agreed to teach her.
• Yuzuru returned to Ten Thousand Fathom Peak, where Hakujun told him he had been in seclusion for almost two months; Yuzuru said he would visit Mikoto and then return to the Shinobi World.

Yuzuru visited Mikoto and teased her with a promised reward for mastering Sage Mode before traveling to the Void Bamboo Sea, where Tsunade had awakened Wood Release. Tsunade consented to becoming intimate with him, and they woke together the following afternoon.

• Yuzuru visited Mikoto, kissed her, and promised another reward after she mastered Sage Mode, prompting her to train harder.
• Yuzuru went to the Void Bamboo Sea, where Tsunade trapped him in a bamboo cage and revealed that she had awakened Wood Release.
• Yuzuru told Tsunade that his transformation was complete and asked to become intimate with her; she agreed and led him to the bamboo house.
• Yuzuru gave Tsunade a ring before they spent the night together.
• Yuzuru and Tsunade woke the following afternoon, and Tsunade affectionately scolded him for not going easy on her.

Yuzuru and Tsunade spent a week together in the Void Bamboo Sea before returning to their secretive relationship at home. Yuzuru then returned to the president’s office, revealed his Tenseigan to Mei Terumi, and found Mabui happily working in the Sea Capital.

• Yuzuru cooked rabbit and bamboo shoots for Tsunade, showed her his blue Nine Tomoe Sharingan, and explained that he could make others like him.
• Tsunade said she had about another week before she could return, and she and Yuzuru spent the following seven days together in the bamboo house.
• After resting, Tsunade warned Yuzuru to keep their relationship secret when they returned, and the two shared a final kiss before going home.
• Tsunade went to her room to rest while Yuzuru returned to the president’s office, where Mei Terumi and Mabui were handling affairs.
• Yuzuru changed his Byakugan into a blue Tenseigan and confirmed to Mei Terumi that he could visit her; Mabui said she loved life in the Sea Capital and the Land of Water.

Yuzuru advanced plans for a new academy and arranged to showcase the Land of Water’s technology abroad, then returned home and reunited with his household. The chapter ended with Yuzuru and Kurenai finally becoming intimate.

• Yuzuru reviewed and revised the education proposal, ordering the new Sea Capital Academy to begin implementation the following week.
• Yuzuru ordered Minato and Kakashi to promote Scientific Ninja Tools and electric freight trains abroad while crediting the Sea Region Academy, and he assigned leadership roles for the new schools.
• Yuzuru returned home, greeted Kurenai and Hikari, and apologized for neglecting Hinata as her teacher.
• Yuzuru considered training with Kaguya and strengthening his abilities to prepare for possible threats from Isshiki and other beings.
• After dinner, Kurenai and Hikari asked Yuzuru to spend the night with them, and Yuzuru joined Kurenai in the bedroom.

After spending the night with Kurenai, Yuzuru kept her in bed the next morning while Tsunade visited Orochimaru’s research bureau to discuss kekkei genkai disease. Orochimaru recognized Tsunade’s connection with Yuzuru, gave her experimental Wood Release tools to test, and considered asking Yuzuru for a Sharingan or Byakugan to improve his electronic prosthetic eye.

• Kurenai woke late after her night with Yuzuru, and he teased her before keeping her in bed for another morning encounter.
• Tsunade cooked for herself and Kurenai, then left home to visit Orochimaru’s Scientific Research Bureau.
• Orochimaru revealed that Madara Uchiha had given him Wood Release and told Tsunade to ask Yuzuru for more details.
• Orochimaru gave Tsunade his preliminary research on kekkei genkai disease, and she asked him not to tell Yuzuru that he had cured her hemophobia.
• Orochimaru gave Tsunade experimental Wood Release Scientific Ninja Tools to test with her water- and earth-nature chakra.
• After Tsunade left, Orochimaru examined his electronic prosthetic eye and wondered whether Yuzuru could obtain a Sharingan or Byakugan for reference.

Tsunade studied Orochimaru’s records at the hospital and began planning further research into Kekkei Genkai Disease. Meanwhile, Uchiha Hikari spent the night with Yuzuru and resumed their intimate contest the next day.

• Tsunade visited the hospital, agreed to compile medical information for Rin, and asked to examine Orochimaru’s laboratory.
• Tsunade studied records on Uchiha Itachi’s and the Kaguya Clan’s Kekkei Genkai Disease, compared Itachi’s case with Shisui Uchiha’s, and decided she needed more data.
• Tsunade ate barbecue with Rin and Shizune before returning home, where Yuzuru and Kurenai noticed their smell of alcohol and grilled meat.
• Uchiha Hikari asked Kurenai to join her and Yuzuru, but Kurenai refused, leaving Hikari to spend the night with Yuzuru alone.
• Uchiha Hikari overslept the next morning, then challenged Yuzuru again after they ate.

Yuzuru spent two days at home with Uchiha Hikari while Mei Terumi struggled to cover his work, and Tsunade investigated Itachi’s kekkei genkai disease. The chapter ended with Yuzuru teasing Hikari as she stayed in bed, embarrassed to face the others.

• Yuzuru overwhelmed Uchiha Hikari, who fell asleep from exhaustion, while he skipped work again.
• Mei Terumi complained that Yuzuru had been absent for two days, and Pakura urged her to make him return to work.
• Tsunade told Yuzuru she was studying kekkei genkai disease and suspected Itachi’s young age and Mangekyō had contributed to it.
• Tsunade asked Yuzuru to arrange blood tests for Itachi and Sasuke, and Yuzuru promised to treat her fear of blood within a week.
• Yuzuru visited the awake but bedbound Hikari, who refused to get up because she was embarrassed to face Tsunade, Kurenai, and the others.

Yuzuru spent the night with Tsunade, then returned to work and gave his staff time off. He left Shadow Clones to handle the office while he went to train Hinata and ask Kaguya some questions.

• Yuzuru used Genjutsu and soundproof barriers to secretly spend the night with Tsunade, who admitted she could no longer leave him.
• Yuzuru cleaned Tsunade's room, made breakfast, and teased Kurenai and Hikari before going to the president's office.
• Mei Terumi saw Yuzuru at work, shut the door, and left, while Pakura teased him about her resentment.
• Yuzuru gave Pakura and Mabui time off, then ordered Mabui to go home and rest.
• Yuzuru left two Shadow Clones in charge and set out to train Hinata and ask Kaguya about several things.

Yuzuru took Hinata to meet Kaguya, who agreed to teach her how to use the Byakugan. Kaguya tested Hinata and was shocked by the extraordinary purity of her eyes.

• Yuzuru visited Hyuga Karen and took Hinata away to train, while Karen realized her loose clothes might have revealed too much when she bowed.
• Yuzuru used his Nine Tomoe Sharingan and connection to the Little Ten-Tails to transport himself and Hinata to Kaguya.
• Hinata called Kaguya a pretty big sister, stirring Kaguya’s buried longing for familial affection.
• Yuzuru arranged for Kaguya to teach Hinata the Byakugan’s Dōjutsu and said he also had things to learn from Kaguya.
• Kaguya tested Hinata with her Byakugan, but Hinata barely felt the pressure, leaving Kaguya astonished at how pure Hinata’s Byakugan was.

Yuzuru loosened Kaguya’s restraints and explained that he was keeping her hidden because Ōtsutsuki Isshiki might still be alive. Kaguya agreed to teach Hinata the Byakugan, while Yuzuru left open the possibility of freeing Kaguya once the danger passed.

• Yuzuru broke Kaguya’s restraints but kept her chakra sealed, warning that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki might still be alive.
• Kaguya agreed that she and Yuzuru could work together against their shared enemy, though he refused to release her until it was safe.
• Kaguya renamed Hinata as Hinata Ōtsutsuki and began teaching her the Byakugan.
• Kaguya used the Byakugan to examine Yuzuru, then told him to seek her out if he wanted to learn her techniques.
• Yuzuru sat nearby and watched Kaguya teach Hinata, wondering if Kaguya was up to no good.

Yuzuru left Hinata with Kaguya in order to help her develop her physical strength, then returned to Kaguya and gave her a room modeled on his bedroom. The next day, he took Hinata to Ten Thousand Fathom Peak, where Hakujun proposed a natural-energy baptism to improve her constitution.

• Yuzuru took Hinata home and returned alone to Kaguya, kissed her, and created a copy of his bedroom for her to live in.
• Kaguya asked Yuzuru to bring her books so she could learn about the changes of the past thousand years.
• After dinner, Yuzuru asked Tsunade how Hinata could improve her physical condition, and Tsunade suggested Ten Thousand Fathom Peak.
• The next day, Yuzuru brought Hinata to Ten Thousand Fathom Peak and explained her situation to its residents.
• Purple Eagle proposed throwing Hinata into the Lightning Pool, but Yuzuru rejected the idea, and Hakujun recommended starting with a baptism of natural energy.

Yuzuru took Hinata to Ten Thousand Fathom Peak, where Hakujun discovered that Hinata was transforming into a sage body as her body adjusted to her powerful eyes. After arranging daily visits for Hinata to absorb natural energy and teaching her about a summoning contract, Yuzuru returned home and began cooking for the women in his household.

• Yuzuru brought Hinata to a peaceful peak and had her nap in a cave while Hakujun examined and tempered her body with natural energy.
• Hakujun found that Hinata's compatibility with natural energy was exceptional and that she was transforming into a sage body to support her eyes.
• Hakujun finished supplying natural energy and told Yuzuru to bring Hinata to Ten Thousand Fathom Peak for an hour of daily rest and training.
• Hinata woke feeling lighter, and Yuzuru promised she could return daily and began teaching her how to sign a summoning contract with Ten Thousand Fathom Peak.
• Yuzuru took Hinata home, then returned to his own house and cooked for the women; Kurenai came to ask why he was being so considerate.

Yuzuru enlisted Tsunade to use Wood Release to transform a deserted island into the site of Sea Palace Academy. After the academy’s buildings were completed, he visited Mei Terumi at the education bureau and told her the work had taken only half a day.

• Mei Terumi told Yuzuru that the Sea Palace Academy plan was proceeding and asked whether he had prepared a site.
• Yuzuru took Tsunade to a barren island, explained his plan, and asked her to help build the academy.
• Tsunade used Sage Mode and Wood Release to cover the island with trees and raise houses and large buildings for the academy.
• Yuzuru returned to the education bureau and told Mei Terumi the academy was finished, surprising her with how quickly it had been built.

Yuzuru used Wood Release created by Tsunade to complete the Sea Region Academy’s buildings, then began his campaign against small ninja villages and daimyos. After destroying Kusagakure, he killed the daimyo and nobles of the Land of Grass, leaving the world to confront his threat.

• Yuzuru and Mei Terumi visited the nearly completed Sea Region Academy, where he revealed that Tsunade’s Wood Release had grown its buildings from the ground.
• Yuzuru returned Mei Terumi to the Sea Capital and brought construction crews and Mabui to the academy to complete it within a week.
• Yuzuru chose Kusagakure as his first target and destroyed more than half the village with three giant ice spheres, killing its leader.
• Yuzuru waited three days before attacking the capital of the Land of Grass so the world would know he intended to kill a daimyo.
• Yuzuru split the capital and the daimyo’s mansion with an enormous ice sword, killed the Guardian Ninja and hired fighters with ice dragons, and beheaded the daimyo and nobles.

After Minazuki Yuzuru killed the Daimyo of the Land of Earth, the great nations called a Five Kage Summit to discuss stopping him. Yuzuru sent Mei Terumi in his place, and she claimed that Arashi, guardian of the Sea Region Academy, could rival him.

• After Yuzuru slaughtered Kusagakure and killed the Daimyo of the Land of Grass, he froze the Daimyo of the Land of Earth to death, becoming the target of a five-hundred-million bounty and a highest-level kill order.
• The new Daimyo of the Land of Earth urged Ōnoki to convene a Five Kage Summit to deal with Yuzuru.
• Yuzuru told Pakura to send Mei Terumi to the summit with Kisame and Zabuza, and ordered Minato to tighten the border lockdown while spreading rumors that the Daimyo of the Land of Water had been replaced.
• At the summit, Ōnoki argued that the Kage had to eliminate Yuzuru, while A and Ōnoki traded insults before Hiruzen Sarutobi intervened.
• Mei Terumi told the Kage that Arashi, guardian of the Sea Region Academy, had saved her and possessed enough strength to rival Yuzuru.

At the Five Kage Summit, Mei Terumi explained the Sea Region Academy’s origins and demonstrated its Scientific Ninja Tools. She demanded payment from the other villages before sharing the academy’s contact information, and the Kage fell silent when she reminded Rasa that Kirigakure had given Temari a place there.

• Mei Terumi and A traded insults over their villages’ abilities and losses until Ōnoki and Hiruzen Sarutobi urged them to focus on Minazuki Yuzuru.
• Mei Terumi told the Kage that the Sea Region Academy was on an overseas island and that Kirigakure had sent students there.
• Mei Terumi demonstrated a Scientific Ninja Tool that cast a Lightning Release technique without hand seals, impressing the other Kage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Mei Terumi to arrange a meeting with the academy’s guardian, and Mei demanded fifty million ryo or equivalent supplies from each village.
• A and Rasa protested the price, but Mei Terumi defended it by citing Kirigakure’s losses and reminding Rasa that Kirigakure had given Temari one of its academy places.

Mei Terumi collected the Five Kage’s payment and explained the Sea Region Academy’s rules, recruitment, and technological research. The other Kage began considering candidates for the academy’s upcoming intake, while Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to prepare Shikaku’s child.

• Mei Terumi demanded fifty million ryō from each village for information about the Sea Region Academy and a meeting with its guardian, and the Kage agreed.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked about the guardian’s battle with Minazuki Yuzuru, learned his eyes were called the Tenseigan, and secretly sent word to Jiraiya to ask Mount Myōboku about them.
• Three days later, the Kage returned with payment; Sunagakure supplied only ten million ryō in cash and made up the rest with minerals and ores.
• Mei Terumi explained that the Sea Region Academy recruited students under eight, operated in the Sea Capital, remained neutral, and protected students until graduation.
• Mei Terumi said Mr. Arashi would select talented children in about three months and was testing a Scientific Ninja Tool for Ice Release; Hiruzen Sarutobi considered sending Shikaku’s child.

At the Five Kage Summit, the Kage agreed to share Scientific Ninja Tool knowledge and form an alliance against Minazuki Yuzuru. After the summit ended, A sent a distress signal when Minazuki Yuzuru attacked, and Killer B joined the fight.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Kage recognized the strategic value of Scientific Ninja Tools and wanted their villages to learn their secrets before their rivals.
• Ōnoki proposed that the Five Great Shinobi Villages establish emergency contact and send reinforcements if Minazuki Yuzuru attacked, and Mei Terumi, Rasa, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and A agreed.
• The Kage signed an alliance agreement pledging to advance and retreat together until Minazuki Yuzuru was dead, though they continued to distrust and probe one another.
• After the summit ended, A sent the other Kage a distress signal, and they rushed toward him when small turtles appeared beside them.
• Killer B revealed himself beside A, said Minazuki Yuzuru's Ice Release countered A, and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb while they waited for the other Kage.