Chapter Summaries

Utsusemi prepared to take Itama away from the Senju clan as danger gathered, while Hashirama struggled to let her go. Tobirama helped them prepare for the journey, and Utsusemi and Itama finished making six thousand long-lasting medicinal ration pills before morning.

• Hashirama told Utsusemi that the Kaguya Clan had gathered at the border and attacked Senju branch-family granaries.
• Tobirama gave Utsusemi a map for a trip to the Land of Hot Water, and Utsusemi embraced Hashirama as they faced the threat of separation.
• Utsusemi and Itama spent the night in the Spacetime Tower making antibiotic and pain-relief pills into portable Military Rations Pills.
• Utsusemi and Itama delivered six thousand pills to Tobirama, who inspected their effects and approved their usefulness.
• Hashirama thanked Utsusemi while Itama happily circled them, and Tobirama recalled stopping Hashirama from breaking down Utsusemi's door the previous night.

Utsusemi and Itama left the Senju brothers and traveled to the Star Inn, where they found signs that war was approaching. Itama ended the night planning to stock up on supplies before shortages began.

• Hashirama gave Utsusemi and Itama a Wood Release warning charm, while Tobirama sent them off with money and an unspoken gift of sealing notes.
• Utsusemi reflected on how her bond with Hashirama and Tobirama had changed, then bought konpeito, luminous shells, and storybooks from Matsumura’s caravan.
• Utsusemi teased Itama about driving an off-road vehicle, but he kept guiding the ox cart toward their destination.
• Utsusemi and Itama arrived at the Star Inn, where Utsusemi noticed the innkeeper’s Senju crest tattoo had been disguised.
• Itama counted their money beneath the inn’s eaves, recognized that war was coming, and decided to buy supplies before shortages began.

Utsusemi aided refugees and treated a pregnant woman as the Senju-Uchiha battle shook the Land of Hot Water. After Tobirama Senju wounded Uchiha Izuna, Madara Uchiha carried his dying brother from the battlefield.

• Utsusemi used her medical skills and trade connections to build influence in the Land of Hot Water, while she and Itama distributed porridge to refugees.
• Tobirama Senju fought Uchiha Izuna, and their battle sent blasts and tremors across the region.
• Tobirama Senju struck Izuna across the chest, and Izuna urged Madara Uchiha not to accept the Senju's proposed pact before the Uchiha retreated.
• Utsusemi treated a pregnant woman's dangerous fever and raised a barrier that protected the mansion from a distant blast.
• Madara Uchiha carried the gravely wounded Izuna across the battlefield as foreign Chakra spread through Izuna's wound and his breathing weakened.

Madara asked Utsusemi to save Izuna after Tobirama’s Flying Thunder God left him with a worsening wound. Utsusemi sent medicine that stabilized Izuna, while Itama grew troubled by her connection to the Uchiha brothers.

• Madara showed Utsusemi Izuna’s wound and explained that spatial Chakra was worsening his internal bleeding.
• Utsusemi gave Madara a purifying-agent formula and requested blood samples, while Itama watched the call and reacted to seeing Uchiha clan clothing.
• Madara sent a Ninja Hawk with blood samples and ingredients to Utsusemi, who prepared medicine to counter the spatial backlash.
• Ten hours later, the medicine reached Izuna and steadied his pulse; Utsusemi said his treatment would take about ten days and could be monitored remotely.
• Itama asked Utsusemi whether the Uchiha were her friends and wondered why she had helped them, then hid his gloom over her giving them the Yin-Yang Release tablet.

Izuna’s sudden relapse led him to give his Mangekyō Sharingan to Madara before he died, while Utsusemi learned of the crisis through the tablet. Refusing to accept Izuna’s fate, she rushed to the Uchiha compound determined to save him and overturn the tragedy.

• Izuna’s recovery brought playful conversations with Madara and Utsusemi, and Utsusemi promised to prepare a gift for his eighteenth birthday.
• Under the full moon, Izuna’s wounds reopened and Yin Release chakra ravaged his pathways while Madara was away on a mission.
• As Izuna neared death, he gouged out his Mangekyō Sharingan and gave them to Madara, awakening Madara’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Utsusemi saw Izuna’s declining condition on the tablet and learned from Madara that Izuna would not survive until dawn.
• Utsusemi raced toward the Uchiha compound, determined to change Izuna’s fate and break the world’s chains of destiny.

Utsusemi transformed into a Six Paths-like being and subdued Madara and the Uchiha clan without killing them. After revealing she had come from the Land of Hot Water to treat Izuna, she began to break through Madara’s distrust.

• Utsusemi appeared above the Uchiha compound in a powerful new form and shattered its defensive barrier and Madara’s Susanoo.
• Madara’s Genjutsu failed against Utsusemi, and she restrained him with Flower Release: Strangler Fig when he attacked.
• Utsusemi knocked down and bound the Uchiha fighters, declaring that she wanted to end hatred without taking lives.
• Utsusemi defeated the entire Uchiha clan in three minutes and told them she had come to treat Izuna.
• Madara’s stern expression wavered as he and Utsusemi began to draw closer.

Utsusemi forced Madara to agree to an alliance with the Senju in exchange for taking Izuna outside time to freeze his life-draining curse. After escaping to the Spacetime Tower, she recovered from the battle and prepared for Izuna’s treatment to resume when time restarted.

• Utsusemi healed Izuna’s wound and discovered that a blood-kin contract was draining his life into Madara.
• Utsusemi froze Izuna in a cocoon and threatened to take him outside time unless Madara allied with the Senju and fulfilled Hashirama’s village ideal.
• Madara agreed, and Utsusemi carried Izuna through a spatial rift to the Spacetime Tower.
• Utsusemi arrived at a hidden refuge in the Land of Hot Water and collapsed after maintaining her Six Paths Mode performance against the Uchiha clan.
• Utsusemi reflected on her training and victory while Itama guarded the frozen Izuna, awaiting the treatment ritual to restart.

Hashirama and Madara negotiated a ceasefire, though Tobirama remained suspicious of the Uchiha’s motives. After the agreement, Madara learned from Utsusemi that a thousand-year-old curse on the Uchiha bloodline had caused Izuna’s irreversible optic nerve damage, and he resolved to end the war quickly to give Izuna a chance to recover.

• Hashirama and Tobirama agreed to meet Madara under strict ceasefire conditions, with one aide each and sealed weapons.
• Madara arrived with Hikaku instead of Izuna, and Tobirama grew wary of the aide’s fresh bandages and Madara’s signs of recent battle.
• Hashirama accepted the ceasefire document despite Tobirama’s warning, and Madara said the agreement fulfilled Utsusemi’s wish.
• After the meeting, Madara returned to the compound and asked Utsusemi about Izuna’s condition.
• Utsusemi told Madara that Izuna’s external wounds had healed but his optic nerve damage was irreversible, and that a centuries-old curse embedded in the Uchiha bloodline could only be broken by finding its original practitioner or the jutsu’s medium.
• Madara recognized a connection between the curse and the Six Paths Stone Tablet and concluded that ending the war quickly was Izuna’s best chance of returning safely.

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju advanced the peace agreement between their clans, while Madara struggled with Utsusemi’s insistence on keeping her own home. Hashirama reunited with Itama and Utsusemi in the Land of Hot Water and set off with them for home, carrying a sleeping Utsusemi on his back.

• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju brought Uchiha and Senju ninjas together to fight side by side as the ceasefire took hold.
• Madara Uchiha agreed with Utsusemi to pursue an alliance and build a village, but crushed his teacup when she refused to live in the residence he had prepared.
• Hashirama Senju arrived in the Land of Hot Water and reunited with Itama, who hid his worry about Izuna.
• Hashirama Senju found Utsusemi distributing grain in the slums and embraced her, then worried that she had lost weight.
• Hashirama Senju, Itama, and Utsusemi finished packing and left for home, with Hashirama carrying Utsusemi as she fell asleep on his back.

Utsusemi thanked the Senju brothers for their role in ending the war, gave them daily chemical-product formulas and sales channels, and negotiated child-protection measures for the future village. She confirmed that she had defeated Madara in Six Paths Mode, then left Hashirama and Tobirama moved by her gratitude and close bond with them.

• Utsusemi promised to visit the Uchiha Compound daily to heal Izuna, then gave Tobirama formulas and sales channels for soap, shampoo, skin-care products, and fragrances, offering the Senju half the profits.
• Utsusemi asked the Senju to bar children under twelve from combat missions and proposed a monthly allowance for families with children, naming it the Kawarama Fund.
• Hashirama tried to embrace Utsusemi, who dodged behind Tobirama; Tobirama eventually stopped Hashirama and joined Utsusemi in drafting the agreement.
• Utsusemi confirmed that she had defeated Madara and secured the ceasefire by promising to heal Izuna, explaining that she had used Six Paths Mode.
• Utsusemi thanked Hashirama and Tobirama for teaching her and placed their hands together in hers, leaving Hashirama emotional and Tobirama blushing.

Utsusemi examined Izuna and tested a dangerous Six Paths Mode treatment that temporarily improved his condition, while Madara watched in anguish. After Izuna returned to the Spacetime Tower, Utsusemi prepared to inspect the Uchiha stone tablet with Madara.

• Utsusemi traveled with Madara to the Uchiha Compound to examine Izuna, and proposed cultivating Madara's replaced Mangekyō Sharingan for transplant into his brother.
• Utsusemi brought Izuna out of the Spacetime Tower, and Madara embraced him before the curse began rapidly worsening his condition.
• After observing Izuna's decline for nearly three hours, Utsusemi entered Six Paths Mode and treated him with Yin-Yang Release and controlled Natural Energy.
• Izuna regained consciousness with his condition temporarily improved, and he told Madara that he accepted a truce with the Senju if Utsusemi led the alliance.
• Madara covered the sleeping Utsusemi with his robe, then agreed to her proposal to return Izuna to the Spacetime Tower before they went to see the stone tablet.

Utsusemi discovered that the altered Infinite Tsukuyomi could trap and erase souls, and she warned Madara about its danger to Izuna. After Madara sealed the tablet and renewed his commitment to end the war, Utsusemi returned exhausted to the Senju compound and collapsed into Tobirama's arms.

• Utsusemi examined the tampered Six Paths Stone Tablet and explained to Madara that Infinite Tsukuyomi trapped people in solitary dreams and could erase their existence.
• Madara sealed the tablet behind seventy-two layers of barriers, and Utsusemi promised to visit him and Izuna and prepare a gift for Izuna's coming-of-age ceremony.
• Utsusemi encouraged Madara to pursue his childhood dream of ending the Uchiha-Senju war, and he declared that the war would end with their generation.
• Madara accompanied Utsusemi to the Senju compound's boundary, where Tobirama waited and detected Madara's Chakra on her shoulder.
• Utsusemi returned home mentally exhausted from using her Tenseigan and Six Paths Mode, then lost consciousness in a warm embrace as Tobirama watched over her.

Utsusemi returned to the Spacetime Tower and continued concealing the curse affecting Izuna while the Senju brothers questioned her nightly visits. Fearing that her limited combat ability would endanger the fragile peace with the Uchiha, she arranged daily special training and gained Hashirama and Tobirama’s support.

• Utsusemi woke in the villa, found Itama guarding her door, and returned to the Spacetime Tower after learning that Tobirama had gone home.
• Utsusemi confirmed that Izuna’s condition was stable and planned to keep treating him at the Uchiha Clan Compound, where she could conceal the curse in his secret chamber.
• Tobirama questioned Utsusemi about her nightly visits, but Hashirama invoked the ceasefire agreement to defend her, and Utsusemi used a self-examination scroll to hide the curse from Tobirama.
• Utsusemi decided that she needed to grow stronger to protect the fragile peace and presented the Senju brothers with a schedule for daily special training.
• Hashirama agreed to support Utsusemi’s training, and Tobirama promised to regulate its intensity.

Utsusemi attended Izuna’s coming-of-age ceremony at the Uchiha residence, where she helped him complete the final ritual and joined him and Madara for a private banquet. The chapter left the three sharing a meal after the ceremony, with Madara promising to prepare Utsusemi’s favorite food next time.

• Utsusemi left the Senju compound for Izuna’s ceremony while Hashirama and Tobirama worried about her, and Itama kept the truth of her arrangement with the Uchiha brothers to himself.
• Madara met Utsusemi at the compound boundary in formal attire and explained how Izuna would appear for the ceremony’s final stage.
• Utsusemi summoned Izuna behind a barrier during the Requiem and guided him through the ritual as Madara supported him.
• Madara arranged a private birthday banquet by the Naka River, where Izuna corrected his brother about Utsusemi’s dislike of fish.
• Utsusemi discussed her food preferences with Madara, who promised to prepare beef from the Land of Lightning next time, while Izuna sampled the dishes.

Utsusemi gave Madara and Izuna porcelain cups and detailed plans for a Uchiha pottery business, offering the clan a path away from dangerous mercenary work. The evening ended with renewed hopes for the clan, a promise to celebrate Madara’s birthday together, and Utsusemi’s confidence that she could heal Izuna’s eyes.

• Utsusemi gave Izuna porcelain cups, kiln designs, and a contract offering the Uchiha half the profits from producing porcelain.
• Madara accepted Utsusemi’s proposal to help the Uchiha shift from taking missions to producing goods, and he embraced her in gratitude.
• Izuna teased Utsusemi by calling her “big sister,” while she shared her birthday and promised to celebrate Madara’s birthday with him.
• Madara reminisced about his rivalry with Hashirama, and Utsusemi reassured them that their children would not have to repeat their battlefield history.
• Utsusemi told Izuna she was seventy percent confident she could heal his eyes, and Madara thanked her for caring for his brother.

Utsusemi accepted Madara’s invitation to breakfast, shared a warm meal with him and Izuna, and then returned to the Senju compound in Uchiha-style clothes. Her praise of Madara’s gentleness left Hashirama and Tobirama stunned and jealous as she went inside to bathe.

• Utsusemi woke at the Uchiha compound, accepted the clan’s help getting ready, and joined Madara and Izuna for breakfast.
• Madara served Utsusemi beef and rice he had prepared himself, and she thanked him while feeding Izuna a bite.
• Utsusemi said goodbye to Madara, reminded him to put her plans into effect during the ceasefire, and left the compound.
• Tobirama confronted Utsusemi about wearing Uchiha-style clothes, while Hashirama arrived and noticed the marks on her collarbone and ink on her wrist.
• Utsusemi explained that Madara and Izuna had dirtied her clothes, then praised Madara’s gentleness before going inside to bathe, leaving the Senju brothers stunned.

Hashirama panicked over Utsusemi’s apparent ties to Madara, but she explained the marks, contract ink, and Uchiha clothes from the previous night. She revealed she had given the Uchiha glass and porcelain formulas to support a shift away from war, then left Hashirama despondent after teasing him for missing Izuna’s coming-of-age banquet.

• Hashirama clung to Utsusemi and begged her not to marry Madara, then questioned the red marks on her neck.
• Tobirama confirmed that Utsusemi’s neck marks came from her hair ornament, while Hashirama noticed an Uchiha contract ink mark on her wrist.
• Utsusemi revealed she had signed an agreement giving the Uchiha the secret formulas for making glass and porcelain.
• Utsusemi said she hoped the clans would leave the war commission system so children would no longer be orphaned and ninja could live longer.
• Utsusemi explained she wore Madara’s clothes because her furisode had been stained at Izuna’s coming-of-age banquet.
• Utsusemi mocked Hashirama for not attending Izuna’s banquet, and he released her leg before sinking into despair as mushrooms sprouted around him.

Utsusemi teased Hashirama about Madara’s kindness, then grew drowsy while discussing Izuna’s daily treatment and left for the Spacetime Tower. Hashirama and Tobirama were left behind, with Tobirama noticing Hashirama’s jealousy and Itama hiding in silence.

• Utsusemi told Hashirama that Madara had personally cooked beef rice for her, prompting Hashirama to complain that Madara had once claimed he could not cook.
• Utsusemi and Hashirama agreed that Madara was gentle and joked that only the strong deserved to befriend Uchiha, while Tobirama questioned their reasoning.
• Utsusemi grew exhausted, refused to reduce Izuna’s daily treatments, and leaned against Tobirama as Hashirama stroked her hair.
• Utsusemi returned to the Spacetime Tower to check on Izuna, while Itama secretly held his breath behind the closed door.
• Tobirama confronted Hashirama about scaring Itama, and Hashirama promised to apologize when Utsusemi returned.

Utsusemi helped Hashirama arrange a joint birthday celebration for Tobirama and Itama, giving Tobirama a precision microscope that captivated him. During the gathering, Tobirama realized Utsusemi had deliberately aligned the Senju and Uchiha technologies, and she invited him to work with her toward peace.

• Utsusemi proposed celebrating Tobirama and Itama's birthdays together, and Hashirama enthusiastically agreed.
• Utsusemi brought a microscope from the Spacetime Tower as Tobirama's birthday gift, while Itama gave him a Yugao flower and Hashirama presented him with a Ninjutsu scroll.
• The four celebrated with sukiyaki and cake, and Tobirama set aside his experiments to enjoy the gathering.
• Utsusemi and Tobirama discussed a joint trading company while Itama read nearby, and Tobirama improved Utsusemi's drawing.
• Tobirama realized Utsusemi had connected Senju essential-oil formulas with Uchiha glass technology, and Utsusemi proposed they work together for peace.

Utsusemi explained the Tenseigan’s abilities and limits to Tobirama, who grew closer to her as Hashirama urged him to trust her secrets. At midnight, the Senju brothers celebrated Itama’s eighth birthday, and Utsusemi rested peacefully in the guest room, reassured by the Senju settlement around her.

• Utsusemi told Tobirama that her eyes were the Tenseigan, described its powers and risks, and said she came from a place farther away than the moon.
• Tobirama examined Utsusemi’s eyes, connected her recent exhaustion to the Tenseigan, and held her as she fell asleep after telling him that the moon was beautiful.
• Hashirama joined Tobirama and Utsusemi, urged Tobirama not to betray her trust, and embraced them with the sleeping Itama.
• At midnight, Utsusemi wished Itama a happy eighth birthday and gave him adapted picture books, while Hashirama gave him light armor and Tobirama gave him a short sword with hidden Flying Thunder God Kunai.
• Utsusemi warned Itama to retreat rather than charge recklessly, and Tobirama and Hashirama advised him on using Flying Thunder God and seeking help.
• Utsusemi slept peacefully in the guest room, and Tobirama sensed her steady breathing from outside the door.