Chapter Summaries

Fuyou screened a system-produced film about Uchiha Romeo and Hyuga Juliet, whose tragic romance ended with their clans joining the Senju to create Konoha. The movie left Suzune furious with Fuyou and the Great Elder chasing him in a rage.

• Fuyou noticed the Great Elder and Elder Baihua seated together while the Second Elder sat just behind them, and Minato, Fugaku, and their families gathered nearby.
• The theater watched Fuyou's heavily advertised film, which portrayed a forbidden romance between Uchiha Romeo and Hyuga Juliet during the Warring States period.
• Romeo and Juliet's relationship became entangled in a deadly feud involving the Hyuga main house and a Senju romantic rival, upsetting the Uchiha and Hyuga spectators.
• Juliet's plan to fake her death failed when Romeo received false information and killed himself with poison; Juliet then used his kunai to kill herself.
• The film ended with the Hyuga, Uchiha, and Senju joining hands to create Konoha, but Suzune blamed Fuyou for the tragedy and the Great Elder charged at him.

Fuyou and Rinne discussed Elder Baihua’s past while the Uchiha elders deliberated over Uchiha Sekigen’s awakened Mangekyō Sharingan and the clan’s changing place in Konoha. Sekigen urged Fugaku to inform the Hokage, then ordered him to bring Fuyou in person.

• Fuyou asked Rinne whether Elder Baihua was married, and Rinne told him that she was widowed and had been alone since Konoha’s early days.
• Fuyou offered Rinne ramen, and she warned him that he might not dare go outside while the Great Elder was around.
• Uchiha Sekizawa celebrated after Uchiha Sekigen confirmed that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, believing it meant the Uchiha would rise again.
• Sekigen told Sekizawa that Fuyou’s efforts had improved relations between the Uchiha and other Konoha families, and said the era belonged to the young.
• Sekigen told Fugaku to inform the Hokage, then called from outside and ordered him to have Fuyou come see him personally.

Fuyou received an encouraging letter from Kana while Minato urged him to help with the Mahjong Tournament, and the chapter ended with Juzo Biwa being confronted in the Land of Rain. Fuyou’s attempt to enjoy a massage from Suzune was interrupted when Minato walked in.

• Minato warned Fuyou that Hyuga Clan members wanted his movie banned, then reminded him to help organize the Mahjong Tournament for the Nine-Tails.
• Fuyou returned to his milk tea shop, received a letter from Kana, and excitedly learned that her work had made progress.
• Fuyou told Suzune that Kana was a business partner, then relaxed while Suzune gave him a massage until Minato walked in and misunderstood what he saw.
• Juzo Biwa fled to the Land of Rain and was surprised to find a Fuyou Milk Tea shop there.
• A figure floating in midair identified Juzo Biwa as a possible rogue ninja and used Banshō Ten'in on him.

After spending the day dancing with Biwako and the village’s elderly women, Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to Konoha and discovered Fuyou’s new internet cafe. Curious about the computers, he paid for an hour and began using one.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi complained that dancing with Biwako and the old women had exhausted him, then left the gathering before her.
• Biwako told the old women that Obito had gone down the wrong path, and they speculated that a young man following a boy had stopped liking girls.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi walked through Konoha, reflected on Fuyou’s expanding businesses, and noticed the new Fuyou Internet Cafe.
• An attendant explained the computers and offered Hiruzen Sarutobi an hour of use for ten ryo.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi paid for an hour, entered the internet cafe, and turned on a computer with the attendant’s guidance.

Fuyou reviewed the computer market’s early profits and exchanged a playful message with Suzune about eating ramen. At an Internet cafe, Hiruzen Sarutobi caught Asuma threatening the player known as Darkness of Konoha, then became intrigued by the game and asked Asuma to recharge 648 for him.

• Fuyou concluded that Internet cafe fees and recharge fees would be the main early revenue sources and considered developing wireless communications and immersive virtual worlds.
• Fuyou received a RenRen message from Suzune asking him to eat ramen, and he agreed while she giggled beside him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi lost his free beans in Fight the Landlord and reported his opponent, then discovered Asuma had been ranting about the report.
• Asuma tried to leave with Hiruzen Sarutobi but mentioned that Darkness of Konoha had reached first place in Ninja World OL and obtained a five-star First Hokage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi stayed to play Ninja World OL, then reminded Asuma of his offer to recharge 648 for him.

Fuyou’s internet café continued to grow as he dealt with Orochimaru’s refund request and planned new ventures. In the Land of Rain, Juzo Biwa tried to recruit a red-haired prisoner to help him escape, only to learn the youth had built the prison.

• Fuyou noted the café’s growing business, the spread of computers in Konoha, and the White Zetsu using the internet café.
• Orochimaru asked Fuyou for a refund after a failed ten-pull, but accepted a secret gift pack instead.
• Fuyou considered researching Sharingan, starting another movie, and expanding into the Land of Rain.
• Juzo Biwa studied the heavily guarded prison and approached a quiet red-haired youth to propose an escape.
• The red-haired youth dismissed Juzo Biwa’s plan and revealed that he had built the prison.

Fuyou visited Fugaku’s family, fussed over Itachi, and then went to the Great Elder to ask for spare Sharingan and clan Genjutsu techniques for an experiment. The Great Elder offered to provide them in exchange for an honest answer, but his real question was why ten ten-pulls had not given him Uchiha Madara.

• Fuyou piled food onto Itachi’s plate and teased Fugaku while Mikoto asked whether he planned to marry.
• Fuyou left Fugaku’s home after giving Itachi pocket money, while Fugaku and Mikoto suspected he had run away from their marriage question.
• Fuyou arrived at the Great Elder’s house and overheard him showing off his game rewards to Elder Baihua.
• Fuyou asked the Great Elder for several spare Sharingan and clan Genjutsu techniques for an experiment.
• The Great Elder offered to give Fuyou three pairs of Sharingan if he answered honestly, then asked why ten ten-pulls had not yielded Uchiha Madara.

Fuyou sparred with Uchiha Sekigen to obtain a stored Sharingan, then noticed unauthorized network equipment in a remote area between the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth. The chapter left him wondering whether to grant authorization for the connection.

• Uchiha Sekigen challenged Fuyou to a spar, offering him a Sharingan if he won.
• Fuyou matched Sekigen’s Great Fireball, then overwhelmed him with Fuma Shuriken and other ninja tools.
• Sekigen agreed to have the Sharingan delivered and warned Fuyou not to reveal the clan’s secret store.
• Fuyou reflected on his improving abilities and diverted the White Zetsu following him into an internet cafe.
• Fuyou spotted a blinking red dot on the network map in a remote area and suspected someone had installed network equipment without authorization.

The White Zetsu got their underground computer online, and Uchiha Madara tried to learn how to use it. Fuyu changed their illicit hundred-year internet payment to one day and continued taking them to the café, then headed to the Hokage Building to meet Minato.

• The White Zetsu connected their computer and showed Madara, who let the Whirlpool-faced White Zetsu teach him how to use it.
• Fuyu discovered the network reaching Madara's base but chose not to report it, and changed the White Zetsu's hundred-year internet payment to one day.
• The White Zetsu ran short of money, complained about Fuyu repeatedly stopping at the internet café, and decided they could take money from their fellow White Zetsu because they were all one.
• A few days later, Fuyu dropped the White Zetsu off at the internet café and went to the Hokage Building, where Minato called for him to enter.

Fuyou discussed Minato’s delayed Mahjong Tournament and Konoha’s restrictions on visitors, then reported Mitokado Homura for corruption to help Minato. Later, he learned that Obito was worried about his grandmother’s sudden spending and concluded she was probably in love, leaving Obito stunned at the thought of getting a grandfather.

• Minato told Fuyou that the advisors opposed letting outsiders enter Konoha, so he had to delay the Mahjong Tournament he had promised Kushina.
• Fuyou suggested Kushina play online mahjong with the Nine-Tails and anonymously reported Mitokado Homura for corruption.
• Fuyou visited the busy internet café, saw White Zetsu logged in, and teased Obito for failing to get an S-ranked ninja from a ten-pull.
• Obito confided that his grandmother had been spending the money he had saved, though Rin had examined her and found nothing wrong.
• Fuyou guessed that Obito’s grandmother was in love and that Obito might be getting a grandfather, leaving Obito dumbfounded.

Fuyou noticed Madara had maxed out Hashirama Senju in Ninja World OL and lowered the character’s drop rate before logging in himself. Madara, bored with his overwhelming advantage, accepted a challenge from Konoha Rich Man after the challenger claimed to understand Hashirama best, and Fuyou opened a Ninja Battlefield invitation.

• Fuyou saw that Madara’s account had maxed-out Hashirama Senju and lowered the drop rate to make obtaining the character harder.
• Madara dismissed the game’s other players as weak and complained that nobody in the ninja world could rival him.
• Whirlpool-faced White Zetsu told Madara that Konoha Rich Man had challenged him and claimed to understand Hashirama Senju best.
• Madara stopped White Zetsu from shutting down the computer and accepted the challenge to defend his own claim to understand Hashirama.
• Fuyou saw Madara accept and opened a Ninja Battlefield invitation.

Uchiha Madara became obsessed with beating the Konoha Rich Man in Ninja World OL and spent heavily on gift packs to gain an advantage. After the rival was permanently banned for online fraud, Madara was left stunned and furious.

• Madara lost one round to the Konoha Rich Man, then bought another hundred 648 packs after his opponent logged off.
• The next day, Madara won their rematch after the rival claimed to have bought nine VIP10 gift packs, then announced plans to buy VIP20 packs.
• Madara lost the following day's match, and the rival taunted him before announcing a final Supreme Kage gift pack sale.
• Madara bought all three Supreme Kage gift packs, but a game-wide announcement revealed that the Konoha Rich Man had been permanently banned for online fraud.
• Madara clutched his chest and stammered at the announcement, alarming the White Zetsu around him.

Black Zetsu berated the White Zetsu for derailing his plans to use Uchiha Obito and Madara, while Madara woke and resolved to accelerate the plan. The chapter left the White Zetsu tasked with continuing their schemes as Madara prepared to act despite his failing body.

• Black Zetsu scolded the White Zetsu for failing to recruit Uchiha Obito as Madara's proxy and for turning him against the plan through a botched grandmother scheme.
• The White Zetsu admitted that Obito planned to move out so his grandmother could pursue her own happiness, and that he had not yet fallen into darkness.
• Black Zetsu ordered the White Zetsu to deepen their Bonds with Obito, leave Nagato alone, reduce their activity funds, and avoid angering Madara.
• Madara woke and asked where the person who had been banned was, and the White Zetsu assured him that the opponent had been permanently banned.
• Madara asked how long his weakened body would last, then said the plan had to be accelerated.

Fuyou tried to recruit Madara into an investment scheme, while Madara decided to contact Obito and bring him into his plan. The chapter ended with Madara introducing himself to Obito and revealing that he was still alive.

• Fuyou noticed Madara had returned online and sent him a message promoting Fuyou Group’s 1024 Financial Engineering project.
• Madara dismissed the investment offer and asked the White Zetsu for Uchiha Obito’s RenRen number.
• Fuyou saw that Madara had read the offer but received no reply, and decided he would try another approach.
• Madara accepted Obito’s friend request and said he intended to bring him into the plan by making him understand that the world was an illusion.
• Madara messaged Obito, saying he was Uchiha Madara and that he was not dead yet.

Uchiha Madara tried to manipulate Uchiha Obito online, but Obito reported and blocked him, leaving Madara suspended and unconscious. Fuyu continued preparing to expand his network and launch new entertainment, while Kushina helped Kurama create an account.

• Asuma urged Obito to ignore the person claiming to be Uchiha Madara, and Obito reported and blocked Madara.
• Madara planned to use Naka Shrine and Obito’s grandmother to draw him toward darkness, but the report got Madara’s account suspended and he collapsed in his chair.
• Fuyu gave up on his 1024 plan and considered expanding network coverage in the Land of Water and opening movie and game development to others.
• Fuyu agreed to see the new movie with Suzune after she gave him a painful massage.
• Kushina registered the Nine-Tails as Kurama, chose the male gender option, and warned him not to disturb her when she and Minato went to a movie.

Madara watched Fuyou’s new movie about Uchiha Zha and Senju Hei, and the story’s declaration of self-determined fate inspired him to end his life-support and entrust Black Zetsu with his plan. Black Zetsu was left furious and bewildered by Madara’s unexpected death.

• Madara learned that the White Zetsu were watching Fuyou’s new movie and joined them to watch a story about the Uchiha and Senju Clans.
• Fuyou and Suzune watched the movie in a theater, where Kushina laughed at the chubby Nine-Tails while the audience followed Uchiha Zha and Senju Hei’s story.
• Uchiha Zha declared that he would decide his own fate, but he died before the Uchiha and Senju Clans made peace.
• Madara was shaken by Uchiha Zha’s words, declared that his own fate was his to decide, and summoned Black Zetsu.
• Madara tore off his life-support tubes, told Black Zetsu to replace him and oversee the others, then died, leaving Black Zetsu raging over his disrupted plan.

Black Child Descends became a hit beyond Konoha, and Tsunade, Danzo, Orochimaru, and Black Zetsu each turned their attention to the new game. The chapter ended with Black Zetsu ordering the White Zetsu to smash the game machine.

• The movie’s popularity grew, and villagers began treating the Uchiha better after seeing its portrayal of Uchiha Zha.
• Tsunade and Shizune headed to an internet café, where Tsunade saw an announcement promoting the new game and urging players to choose Uchiha.
• Danzo left the theater, regretted his failed business venture, and went to Orochimaru’s laboratory to ask for help with another project.
• Orochimaru questioned Danzo about Hashirama Senju’s cells, but Danzo said he had come to request help with something else first.
• Black Zetsu found the White Zetsu arguing over which clan to choose in the game and ordered them to smash the machine.

Black Zetsu struggled to manage the White Zetsu after Madara’s death and ordered them to watch Uchiha Fuyou. Unaware of this, Fuyou traveled toward the Land of Rain to expand the network, where Nagato, Konan, and Hanzo were already dealing with its equipment and other local affairs.

• Black Zetsu questioned the White Zetsu about Madara’s suicide, learned they had buried his body, and ordered them to kill Fuyou if they found anything suspicious.
• Fuyou left for the Land of Rain to expand network coverage and have Kana study the Sharingan, while also planning to check on Hanzo and his new house.
• Nagato and Hanzo argued over money after playing a game, while Konan explained that Fuyou’s network equipment would let people communicate over long distances.
• Hanzo went to what he claimed was his house, and Nagato headed to the prison to check on the inmates, including the recently captured Four-Tails Jinchuriki.

In the Land of Rain prison, Sasori agreed to help Juzo Biwa and Roshi escape and laid out a plan to walk out in broad daylight. Their first step succeeded when Juzo used a staged fight to get transferred to another work station, leaving the escape plan underway.

• Juzo Biwa urged Sasori to join him and Roshi in escaping, and Sasori agreed to meet them after work.
• Sasori rejected adding more recruits and drew a prison map, proposing that they leave openly during the day.
• The next day, Juzo and Roshi staged a fight over Juzo touching Roshi's ass to draw the guards' attention.
• Juzo asked for a transfer to another work station, and the guards agreed, allowing him to separate from the others without raising suspicion.
• Sasori and Roshi recognized that the first step of the plan had succeeded.

Juzo Biwa and Roshi drew the prison guards away while Sasori used the confusion to escape on his own. He tried to hijack a merchant’s carriage, only to find Fuyu inside as it approached Nagato’s base.

• Juzo Biwa repeatedly asked to use the toilet, while Roshi disrupted the prison by grabbing other prisoners and drawing guards’ attention.
• Juzo Biwa escaped into the woods, and the guards split up to pursue him and Roshi.
• Sasori pretended to report the escapees, then knocked out a guard, stole his uniform, and slipped out of the prison.
• Sasori spotted a luxurious carriage and decided to take it as his escape plan.
• Fuyu’s carriage stopped, and he and Sasori recognized each other when Sasori demanded the carriage.