Recaps

A cosplayer from another world, tasked with impersonating Uchiha Izuna, returned to Konoha and confused Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha with his friendly behavior. At Madara’s empty home, the impersonator asked what had happened, and Madara told him that Izuna had died.

• Izuna returned to Konoha after a survey mission and gave gifts to Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and Tobirama Senju.
• Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha debated whether Izuna was real, since Madara had seen his brother buried and confirmed his remains were still in the coffin.
• Izuna explained his proposal for building a power plant near Konoha, while privately recalling that he was a cosplayer whose system tasked him with convincing people he was Izuna.
• Madara accompanied Izuna home, where Izuna spoke casually about Tobirama and Madara questioned how close they had become.
• Izuna found the kitchen empty and asked Madara what had happened; Madara told him that Izuna had died.

Madara investigated whether the returned Izuna was truly his brother, while Izuna tried to maintain his cover. After Madara mistook Izuna’s removable eye for the eye he had sacrificed, Izuna claimed Tobirama had cultivated a replacement, and Madara reinstalled it; Madara remained unconvinced but welcomed him back.

• Madara told Izuna he was already dead, but Izuna avoided answering directly and left to rest.
• Madara told Hashirama and Tobirama he would investigate Izuna himself, then followed Izuna home after realizing the returned Izuna might come from another world.
• Izuna took out his left eye, and Madara rushed in, believing Izuna was giving up his eye as he had in the past.
• Izuna claimed Tobirama had cultivated the eye from his cells, and Madara calmed down enough to help put it back.
• Izuna discovered he could see through the restored eye as Madara told him to rest and welcomed him back.

Izuna discovered that his Return Home Points were accumulating far too slowly to reach the hundred million he needed, and gave up worrying about them for the night. Meanwhile, Madara convinced Hashirama and Tobirama to hide the truth about Izuna’s parallel-world origins while they searched for a way to send him home.

• Izuna checked the System Panel, saw his Performance Credibility hovering around 70%, and calculated that earning enough Return Home Points would take far too long.
• Madara told Hashirama and Tobirama that Izuna had a Sharingan and had removed and replaced his left eye, confirming that he was the real Izuna from another world.
• Madara explained that Izuna believed he had returned to a peaceful home where the Uchiha and Senju were close, and Hashirama agreed they should eventually try to send him back.
• Madara urged Hashirama and Tobirama to act like the brother and comrades Izuna remembered until they could find a way to return him safely.
• Tobirama reluctantly agreed not to expose the truth if he encountered Izuna, while Hashirama promised to prevent rumors from reaching him.

Izuna turned Madara’s empty house into a comfortable home, then shared dinner and nostalgic stories with him at the Naka River. When Izuna’s transplanted left eye came loose again, Madara broke down and urgently tried to put it back.

• Izuna scolded Madara for leaving their house bare, then took him shopping for household goods and decorations.
• Izuna directed Madara through cleaning and furnishing the house, then cooked dinner with him and recalled friendly memories involving Hashirama and Tobirama.
• Izuna and Madara walked beside the Naka River while Izuna recounted shared adventures from a past Madara did not remember.
• Izuna’s left eye popped out, and Madara erupted with despairing Chakra and ordered him to put it back.
• When Izuna struggled to replace the eye, Madara caught it, gripped Izuna’s chin, and examined the empty socket.

Izuna accidentally sent Madara flying with a powerful punch after Madara tried to take his detached eye, leaving Madara seriously injured. Hashirama treated Madara and struggled to maintain the false history Izuna believed, while Izuna asked him to help put the eye back.

• Madara's attempt to take Izuna's eyeball triggered Izuna's reflexive punch, which blasted Madara through several trees and left him unconscious.
• Izuna took Madara's eyeball, hurried to the Hokage Building, and summoned Hashirama to treat his brother.
• Hashirama found Madara with broken ribs and internal injuries, stabilized him, and asked Izuna how the damage had happened.
• Hashirama recognized the punch as Senju Style Monster Strength, but Izuna insisted Hashirama had taught him the technique years earlier.
• Hashirama concealed his confusion to preserve Izuna's belief in their shared history, while Izuna casually complained about his unstable eye and worried about Madara and Hashirama's relationship.
• After Hashirama assured him Madara would recover, Izuna asked him to put the eyeball back in.

Hashirama told Tobirama about Izuna’s strange behavior and powerful punch, prompting Tobirama to plan an investigation into Izuna’s eye and abilities. Meanwhile, Izuna privately celebrated the rise in his act’s credibility and began checking what other abilities his body might have, ending with the memory of “Rhythm Game.”

• Hashirama recounted how Izuna punched Madara unconscious, spoke to Hashirama with startling trust, and asked to see Tobirama.
• Tobirama admitted he could not send Izuna back yet and proposed investigating his Sharingan and other abnormalities in a secret laboratory.
• Hashirama hesitated to approve research on the Uchiha’s Kekkei Genkai, while Tobirama prepared to study Izuna under the guise of troubleshooting.
• Izuna checked his system panel and saw his act credibility rise to 83%, crediting the Naka River incident with improving Hashirama’s trust.
• Izuna considered Tobirama’s suspicions and tested his memories of his abilities, recalling swordsmanship, Fire Style, speed, and Senju-Style Super Strength before remembering “Rhythm Game.”

Izuna discovered Rhythm Game Mode and practiced an unfamiliar sword dance, prompting Madara to question whether his brother was truly the Izuna he remembered. Izuna evaded the question, while Madara decided to protect him and uncover what happened in his original world.

• Izuna noticed that Rhythm Game Mode had activated, took his sword outside, and practiced beneath the moonlight.
• Madara woke from his injuries, watched Izuna's unusual sword dance, and asked what he had been doing.
• Madara directly questioned whether Konoha and their shared memories were the same as Izuna remembered, but Izuna dodged the question and left.
• Madara concluded that Izuna was avoiding the truth and feared something terrible had happened in his original world.
• Izuna worried that Madara had nearly seen through his act, then resolved to take things one step at a time.
• Madara returned to his room determined to discover what had happened to Izuna and protect him in the meantime.

Madara spent the first days of his recovery being cared for by Izuna, whose rhythm-game sword practice baffled him. Hashirama visited to discuss Tobirama researching Izuna’s eyes, then witnessed Izuna’s astonishing swordsmanship and left stunned.

• Hashirama ordered Madara to rest for at least a week, so Izuna took charge of his care and kept himself entertained with rhythm-game sword practice.
• Hashirama told Madara that Tobirama wanted to study the Sharingan to avoid exposing their story, and Madara agreed under strict Uchiha supervision and confidentiality conditions.
• Hashirama watched Izuna perform rapid, precise sword attacks and asked whether that technique was normal.
• Izuna called the movements Uchiha Style swordsmanship and attributed their unusual speed to his personal style, leaving Hashirama bewildered.
• Hashirama left in shock, and Madara gently told Izuna not to tease him before asking what he wanted for lunch.

Madara realized Izuna was avoiding the outside world and secretly arranged for the Uchiha to act as if nothing had changed. After Izuna feared Madara was investigating the stone tablet and Black Zetsu’s plan, he resolved to take part in clan affairs and began drafting solutions to routine problems.

• Madara noticed Izuna had withdrawn from clan life and decided to create a safe environment for him in the Uchiha district.
• Madara visited Hikaku at night and instructed him to have the clansmen treat Izuna as though he had simply returned from a vacation.
• Izuna worried Madara was suspicious of him, then saw on his map that Madara had gone to the Uchiha Shrine and feared he was being drawn toward the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.
• Izuna resolved to gain influence in the clan, protect Madara, and expose Black Zetsu, so he went to the study to examine clan affairs.
• Izuna recognized that the listed disputes resembled work he had handled as a comic convention organizer and drafted proposed solutions for them.

Madara reconsidered his plan to pursue the Infinite Tsukuyomi because he could not abandon the returned Izuna, while Izuna decided to learn about the Uchiha Clan and its affairs. The chapter ended with Izuna setting out to explore the clan compound and Madara quietly supporting his choice from home.

• Madara reflected on Konoha's treatment of the Uchiha and his plan to leave and pursue the Infinite Tsukuyomi, but decided to stay until Izuna found a way home or learned the truth.
• Izuna reviewed clan files, recognized that he needed firsthand knowledge, and made a plan to visit Uchiha Hikaku and investigate the clan's affairs.
• The next morning, Izuna left to explore the compound, refusing Madara's offer to accompany him because Madara was still recovering.
• Madara found Izuna's notes on the clan files and realized that Izuna had chosen to face his fears and take responsibility.
• Madara read Izuna's breakfast note, smiled, and resolved to watch over him while he explored.

Madara secretly followed Izuna as he inspected the clan grounds and watched Hikaku struggle with the apparent return of the man he had mourned. When Uchiha Takuma attacked Izuna at the training ground, Izuna dodged effortlessly and challenged everyone there to fight him.

• Madara followed Izuna through the clan grounds and saw him greet residents naturally before heading to the Administrative Council Office.
• Izuna questioned Hikaku about clan affairs, and Hikaku concealed his shock and suspicion while answering.
• Izuna and Hikaku inspected shops, the public square, the warehouses, and the training ground as Madara observed them from a distance.
• Uchiha Takuma threw a Kunai at Izuna from behind, but Izuna dodged it smoothly using the cues from his Rhythm Game System.
• Izuna picked up an iron shovel and challenged Takuma and the other young clan members to attack him together.

Izuna fought the Uchiha who challenged his return, using an iron shovel and his rhythm-game vision to defeat both the younger fighters and seasoned clan elites without activating his Sharingan. He ended the battle by asking whether anyone else wanted to continue, leaving the stunned Uchiha to face his challenge.

• Izuna used his iron shovel to knock down the young Uchiha who attacked him, including Takuma, whose ambush ended with him being knocked unconscious.
• The Uchiha elders recognized Izuna's fighting style as Senju-style Taijutsu and accused him of being a Senju impostor.
• The middle-aged Uchiha attacked Izuna with coordinated Ninjutsu, weapons, and traps, hoping to force him to reveal his Sharingan.
• Izuna navigated the attacks and disrupted the steel-wire trap with his shovel, then used the opening to defeat the seasoned fighters.
• Izuna planted his battered shovel in the ground and asked the silent Uchiha if anyone else wanted to continue.

Izuna defeated a group of Uchiha clansmen with an iron shovel, then challenged their strength and was accused of using Senju-style Taijutsu. After the news reached Hashirama and Tobirama, Tobirama decided to visit Izuna that afternoon to examine his eyes and investigate him.

• Izuna defeated the Uchiha clansmen and criticized them for being weak, prompting them to question whether peace had dulled their fighting skills.
• A middle-aged Uchiha accused Izuna of using Senju-style Taijutsu and called him an impostor, but the clansmen refused his challenge to fight with Uchiha Style.
• Izuna ordered Hikaku to arrange hospital treatment and said he would personally oversee the clansmen's training after they recovered.
• An Anbu Ninja reported the fight to Hashirama, who eagerly asked for details about Izuna's battle with the shovel.
• Tobirama considered Izuna's strength and apparent mastery of Senju-style Taijutsu suspicious, but grew curious about his origins and connection to Tobirama's counterpart.
• Tobirama told Hashirama he would visit Izuna that afternoon as a researcher and after-sales service provider to examine his eyes and assess him.

Izuna reported on the Uchiha Clan and boasted to Madara about defeating its fighters before Tobirama arrived to discuss Izuna’s unstable eye. Izuna accidentally hinted that he had once lived without his left eye, prompting Madara to demand an immediate examination.

• Izuna surveyed Uchiha businesses, facilities, and clan elders, then told Madara that the clan’s fighters seemed weak after sparring with them.
• Tobirama overheard Izuna’s criticism, entered the house, and explained that the fighters were elite Jonin while calling Izuna abnormal.
• Izuna invited Tobirama in and complained that his left eye kept falling out and gave him blurry vision.
• Izuna accidentally said he had gotten used to relying on his right eye, alarming Madara and Tobirama.
• Madara demanded to know what had happened to Izuna’s eye and ordered Tobirama to examine him immediately.

Tobirama examined Izuna’s eye and discovered traces of Hashirama’s chakra, strengthening his belief that Izuna came from a parallel world. After Izuna offered only a cryptic clue about the eye’s cultivation, Tobirama left to investigate, while Madara confronted Izuna about why he seemed accustomed to his eye falling out.

• Izuna’s eye slipped out into Tobirama’s hand during the examination, and Izuna’s gloomy complaints made Madara blame Hashirama for influencing him.
• Tobirama found Hashirama’s chakra mixed into the eye and suspected that it had been cultivated with Hashirama’s cells in another world.
• Tobirama asked Izuna for cultivation records, but Izuna remembered only the phrase, “Two opposing forces, united as one, give birth to all things.”
• Tobirama advised Izuna to avoid strenuous activity and impacts, then left to review what he had learned.
• Madara stopped Izuna from leaving and asked why he had said he was used to his eye falling out.

Izuna tried to explain away his eye and settle on a harmless, pampered persona, while Madara interpreted his behavior as evidence of a painful past. Madara promised to protect him, leaving Izuna moved and uneasy about accepting care meant for the real Izuna.

• Izuna decided to present himself as an innocent, overprotected younger brother to explain his behavior and his ability to function with one eye.
• Madara concluded that Izuna was genuine but suspected he had endured a brutal past and was avoiding the truth about his former world.
• Madara resolved to let Izuna hide what he was not ready to share and to shield him from danger and clan troubles.
• Madara reassured Izuna that Tobirama would handle his eye and promised that he would take care of everything else.
• Izuna accepted Madara's care but felt troubled because he was an impostor receiving the real Izuna's place and affection.

Tobirama told Hashirama that Uchiha Izuna’s damaged left eye contained Hashirama’s chakra, likely from an attempt in another world to grow a replacement eye using Senju and Uchiha powers. He also revealed that Izuna had defeated nearly ten elite Uchiha while nearly blind, and the chapter ended with Hashirama wanting to spar with him but being told to wait and finish his paperwork.

• Tobirama reported that Hashirama’s chakra had been fused into Izuna’s left eye, possibly as part of a replacement-eye cultivation process in another world.
• Tobirama explained that Izuna’s eye was nearly blind and had serious problems with its nerve connections, yet Izuna had defeated nearly ten elite Uchiha in a spar.
• Tobirama urged Hashirama to assess Izuna’s strength, and Hashirama eagerly agreed to challenge him to a friendly spar.
• Tobirama warned Hashirama that Madara was in a terrible mood and would likely drive him away from the Uchiha compound.
• Hashirama fell into a familiar depression over missing the spar and facing paperwork, while Tobirama left to analyze Izuna’s eye further.

Madara restored Izuna’s eye and defended him against the Uchiha Clan’s suspicions, while Izuna worked through clan affairs at home. The chapter left Madara reading Izuna’s new proposal for managing the clan.

• Madara noticed Izuna had not replaced his eye and used Chakra to restore it, then warned him to put it back promptly next time.
• At the Clan Meeting, Uchiha elders and young members questioned Izuna’s identity and his failure to use the Sharingan, but Madara threatened anyone who spoke against his brother.
• After the meeting, Madara told Uchiha Hikaku to control rumors, while Hikaku worried that the clan’s doubts would cause further trouble.
• While Madara was away, Izuna reviewed clan affairs, added practical suggestions, and fell asleep at his desk after sorting the files.
• Madara returned home, covered Izuna with his haori, read his work, and found a scroll titled “Draft Proposal for Uchiha Council-Based Management and Optimization.”

Madara read Izuna’s draft for reforming Uchiha governance and realized it offered a blueprint for a fairer, more cooperative system that could extend to Konoha and beyond. Convinced its ideas needed Hashirama’s attention, Madara put Izuna to bed and hurried to the Hokage Building with the draft.

• Madara read Izuna’s proposal for a council, oversight, fair resource allocation, broader talent development, and greater participation by ordinary clan members.
• As he listened to Konoha’s peaceful evening sounds, Madara understood that the village’s many non-ninja residents made their needs and contributions essential to the Uchiha’s future.
• Madara recognized that Izuna’s proposal could reshape governance beyond the clan by replacing hereditary authority and coercion with rules, cooperation, and shared responsibility.
• Madara wondered where Izuna had gained such far-reaching insights, then decided to show the draft to Hashirama immediately.
• Madara prepared Izuna’s bedding, carried his sleeping brother to bed, and left for the Hokage Building with the draft.

Madara brought Hashirama Izuna’s proposal for managing the Uchiha clan, and Hashirama recognized that its principles could shape Konoha and even a country. They agreed that the reforms would face powerful opposition but were worth pursuing.

• Madara visited Hashirama late at night and gave him Izuna’s draft proposal for Uchiha clan management.
• Hashirama read the proposal and saw how shared decision-making, checks on power, and fair opportunities could guide Konoha’s development.
• Hashirama proposed applying the draft’s principles to the village so talented ninja could rise above clan ties.
• Madara warned that the proposal offered a way to govern a country and threatened the existing order, likely provoking opposition from clans and nobles.
• Hashirama insisted they should not abandon the reforms, and Madara agreed that they were right and should be pursued.

Madara and Hashirama agreed to conceal Izuna’s role in the draft and to pursue its reforms gradually, while Madara pledged to remain in Konoha as the Second Hokage. Hashirama celebrated by howling from Hokage Rock, and Madara spent the night considering how Izuna’s ideas could transform the village.

• Madara and Hashirama agreed to present the draft as their joint work, tell Tobirama enough to secure his cooperation, and protect Izuna’s identity.
• Madara told Hashirama he would accept the Second Hokage position, and Hashirama rejoiced that Madara intended to stay in Konoha.
• Hashirama climbed Hokage Rock and howled with excitement, waking villagers and drawing Tobirama’s irritated attention.
• Madara quietly checked on sleeping Izuna, then lay awake considering how the draft’s rules and shared goals could reshape ninja clans and Konoha.
• At dawn, Madara resolved to face the challenges ahead for Konoha’s future and to protect Izuna.

Izuna tried to attract merchants and outsiders to Konoha by turning a street performance into a lively introduction to the village and its residents. When the crowd demanded that he introduce himself, Madara confronted him, leaving Izuna unable to answer because he did not know enough about the real Izuna.

• Madara asked Izuna about the suggestions he had written, but Izuna dismissed them as casual ideas and invited Madara to walk around Konoha.
• Izuna and Madara explored Konoha, where Izuna complained that its streets and shops were too bare to attract newcomers.
• Izuna took an old musician’s pipa and performed a lively song to draw attention to Konoha, introducing its clans and residents to the crowd.
• Izuna used a Shadow Clone disguised as Hashirama Senju to promote the village, then continued naming ninja, including Uchiha Hikaku and Tobirama Senju.
• The crowd turned Izuna’s introductions back on him and demanded to know what kind of person he was, until Madara asked him to introduce himself.
• Izuna froze because he knew little about the real Uchiha Izuna’s abilities or personality, while Madara waited for his answer.

After Izuna froze while presenting himself to Konoha’s shinobi, Madara brought him home and reassured him that he accepted him as Izuna from another world. Izuna mistook Madara’s compassion for confirmation of his cover story, while Madara privately resolved to cling to him rather than hear any truth that might mean losing him again.

• Hashirama dispersed the crowd and reassured Madara before Madara led the frightened Izuna home.
• Izuna tried to confess that he was not the real Uchiha Izuna, but Madara interrupted and said he knew Izuna came from another world.
• Madara embraced Izuna, promised to protect him, and told him he could stop living in fear and act like himself.
• Izuna misunderstood Madara’s words as acceptance of his parallel-world story and decided that being treated as a poor little thing was better than being exposed.
• Madara later recalled Izuna’s trembling confession and chose not to hear what he feared would be a painful truth, determined not to lose Izuna again.

After Izuna’s street performance brought Konoha new missions and political attention, Hashirama and Tobirama grew concerned about why he had avoided introducing himself. They examined Izuna and found him physically healthy apart from his eye, but Madara remained suspicious while Izuna focused on earning Return Home Points.

• Izuna’s performance attracted mission requests, prompted caravan representatives to pursue negotiations with Konoha, and earned an S-rank escort mission from a minister of the Land of Fire’s daimyo.
• Hashirama suspected Izuna’s reluctance to introduce himself pointed to a hidden problem, and Tobirama agreed to help investigate.
• Hashirama persuaded Madara to allow a full examination of Izuna, while Tobirama brought testing equipment.
• Hashirama and Tobirama found Izuna healthy apart from interrupted Chakra flow in his left eye, leaving Madara puzzled about what Izuna was hiding.
• Izuna felt relieved that he had passed the examination and happily counted the Return Home Points he continued to gain.

Izuna struggled to hide that he knew little about the original Uchiha Izuna, while Madara became increasingly protective and the young Uchiha tried to decide whether Izuna was an impostor. After Izuna told them a cheerful version of Spirited Away as a story about his supposed past, they mistook it for a traumatic memory, leaving Madara distressed and wondering how to confront the other version of himself in Izuna’s original world.

• Izuna reflected that he had been inventing explanations for his strange behavior because he knew almost nothing about Uchiha Izuna, while Madara stayed close and handled his duties with a Shadow Clone.
• Izuna trained regularly and repeatedly defeated the young Uchiha who challenged him, then teased Uchiha Takuma by ruffling his hair.
• Takuma told Hinata that Izuna seemed like an impostor, but Hinata reasoned that Madara had accepted him and the others should do the same.
• When Takuma asked why Izuna did not take missions, Izuna said Madara had restricted him because of a problem with his body.
• Izuna improvised a story based on Spirited Away about losing his name in a strange world, and his listeners interpreted it as a horrifying account of his past.
• After Izuna vaguely said he might have lost his memories, Madara received his Shadow Clone’s memories at the Hokage Building and wondered how to cross into Izuna’s original world to beat up his other self.