Chapter Summaries

Tobirama Senju brought the captured Raikage to the Land of Lightning’s capital to negotiate postwar reparations with its Daimyo. When the Daimyo offered only one hundred million ryo, Renye threatened him to make him revise his offer.

• Tobirama Senju led Renye and the others to the Daimyo’s residence without further bounty hunters attacking them.
• The Land of Lightning’s Daimyo ordered his retainers to raise Tobirama Senju’s bounty to five hundred million ryo, then learned the Hokage had arrived.
• Tobirama Senju demanded one billion ryo in reparations, but the Daimyo countered with one hundred million.
• Renye threw a kunai beside the Daimyo’s head and warned him to rephrase his offer.

Renye threatened the Land of Lightning’s Daimyo and demanded thirty billion ryo in compensation, stunning Tobirama Senju and the others. The Daimyo refused, and Renye called for the war to continue.

• Renye threatened the Daimyo when he resisted paying compensation, while Tobirama Senju watched with approval.
• The Daimyo tried to appease Renye by agreeing to what he assumed was a three-hundred-million-ryo demand.
• Renye corrected him and demanded thirty billion ryo, shocking the Daimyo, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kagami Uchiha, Danzō Shimura, and Tobirama Senju.
• The Daimyo rejected the demand as impossible, and Renye warned that the Land of Lightning must pay or face continued war.

Renye pressured the Land of Lightning’s Daimyo into raising the postwar compensation by threatening war and exposing a bounty on Tobirama Senju. He secured a total of 1.2 billion ryo for Konoha, leaving Tobirama convinced Renye was the best candidate for Hokage.

• Renye and Tobirama Senju threatened the Daimyo with war unless the Land of Lightning paid substantial compensation.
• The Daimyo offered one billion ryo, claiming it was the most he could afford.
• Renye revealed that someone from the Land of Lightning had placed a 200-million-ryo bounty on the Hokage’s head.
• The Daimyo agreed to add 200 million ryo to compensate for the threat to Tobirama Senju.
• Renye accepted the total of 1.2 billion ryo, and Tobirama Senju praised him as a future Hokage.

After securing 1.2 billion ryo in compensation from the Daimyo, Renye and Tobirama Senju traveled to Cloud Village to sign its surrender. Cloud Village’s residents feared Renye as the Deadly Poison Master, and his friendly greeting sent them fleeing in panic.

• The Daimyo ordered a 500-million-ryo bounty on Tobirama Senju and Renye after paying their compensation demand.
• Renye explained that the money would help support Konoha’s families and orphans affected by the war, earning praise from Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Utatane, and Danzō Shimura.
• Tobirama Senju’s delegation headed to Cloud Village to sign the surrender letter prepared by the Second Raikage.
• Cloud Village residents spread fearful stories about Renye’s poison and treated him as a terrifying killer when he arrived.
• Renye waved at the crowd, which panicked and fled, prompting Tobirama Senju to ask whether he had poisoned them.

Renye’s reputation in Cloud Village terrified its people, leading Tobirama Senju and the Konoha delegation to suspect he had committed atrocities. After Renye comforted a frightened girl and reunited her with her mother, Tobirama asked him how many people he had killed.

• Tobirama Senju realized he had misunderstood Renye’s supposed poisoning of the Cloud Village people and admired the fear Renye inspired in them.
• As the Konoha delegation headed toward the Raikage Building, Cloud Village residents scattered in panic, and a little girl was knocked down.
• Renye lifted the girl and asked where her parents were, but she mistook him for the Deadly Poison Master and begged him not to kill her.
• Renye set the girl down and sent her back to her mother, while the Konoha delegation wondered what he had done to make Cloud Village fear him so much.
• Tobirama Senju assured Renye that he knew he was not cruel, then asked how many people he had killed.

Renye confronted the Second Raikage over rumors that portrayed him as a child-killing demon, and the Raikage apologized and promised to correct them. Tobirama Senju and the Raikage signed a treaty establishing a ten-year armistice, while Tobirama warned Cloud Village against breaking it.

• The Second Raikage heard that Renye had attacked children and hurried to meet Konoha's delegation.
• Renye challenged the Raikage over Cloud Village's rumors, and the Raikage apologized and agreed to clear things up.
• Renye grew wary of the Cloud Village witnesses in the Raikage's office, but Tobirama Senju reassured him that they could not stop the delegation.
• Tobirama Senju reviewed the treaty terms, including reparations, military restrictions, and transfers of ninjutsu and intelligence.
• Tobirama Senju and the Second Raikage signed a ten-year armistice, and Tobirama warned the Raikage that breaking it would carry a heavy price.

After the peace agreement ended the war between Konoha and the Cloud Village, Renye reflected on how killing the Gold and Silver Brothers had saved Tobirama Senju and considered the lengths he might go to awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan. He rejected sacrificing his friends for power, while Tobirama Senju quietly approved of his restraint.

• Renye recalled killing Ginkaku and Kinkaku to prevent Tobirama Senju's death, and noted that Tobirama had survived the meeting and its assassination attempts.
• Renye thought that Danzō Shimura and Koharu Utatane might die to awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan, and his stare frightened them.
• Renye reassured Koharu Utatane that nothing was wrong, and Tobirama Senju told the group to continue their journey.
• Renye recognized that the Shinobi World's dangers had pushed him away from his original goal of merely surviving and toward pursuing greater power.
• Renye decided he would not use his friends' deaths to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan and would seek strength through other means, such as developing stronger poisons.
• Tobirama Senju noticed Renye's change of heart and was pleased that he had not gone to extremes.

Renye returned to Konoha to a hero’s welcome after his battlefield achievements, while Tobirama Senju considered his popularity a strong qualification for becoming Hokage. Tobirama asked Renye which of his disciples was best suited for the position, and Renye began to give his recommendation.

• Villagers and ninjas greeted Renye enthusiastically, and Hiruzen Sarutobi reacted sourly to the attention Renye received.
• Danzō Shimura acknowledged that Renye’s reputation and military achievements left him little chance of becoming Hokage while Renye remained a candidate.
• Tobirama Senju saw the villagers’ affection for Renye as a sign that he could become a capable Hokage.
• Uchiha Clan Members watched Renye’s welcome, then left to report what they had seen to the Clan Head.
• After the group returned to the Hokage's Office, Tobirama Senju asked Renye which of his disciples was more suited to become Hokage.
• Renye urged Tobirama to remain in office and, as he prepared to leave, began to answer Tobirama’s question.

Renye recommended Danzō as a possible Hokage, but Tobirama asked whether Renye wanted the position himself. Renye firmly refused, leaving Tobirama to consider retirement and weigh Hiruzen against Danzō.

• Renye told Tobirama that Danzō’s dedication and decisiveness made him a suitable Hokage candidate.
• Tobirama agreed that Danzō had potential, then asked Renye if he wanted to become Hokage.
• Renye feared Tobirama was testing him, but denied any interest in becoming Hokage and complained about the office’s workload.
• Renye left Tobirama’s office, prompting Tobirama to consider retirement and focus on evaluating Hiruzen and Danzō.
• Tobirama asked the Anbu which of Hiruzen or Danzō was more suitable to become Hokage.

Renye returned to the village and reunited with Mito Uzumaki and Tsunade at the Senju residence. When Mito tried to arrange a match for him, Renye redirected her attention to Tobirama Senju and escaped to the kitchen.

• Renye returned to the Senju residence and found Mito Uzumaki cleaning it with Tsunade.
• Tsunade greeted Renye excitedly and eagerly accepted his offer to make her lunch.
• Mito Uzumaki asked Renye whether he liked anyone and offered to introduce him to Senju girls.
• Renye refused to consider marriage and urged Mito to arrange a match for Tobirama Senju instead.
• Renye went into the kitchen, apologizing inwardly to Tobirama for shifting Mito's attention onto him.

Mito Uzumaki planned to find a young woman for Tobirama and learned that Renye had no news of Hashirama. Meanwhile, Hashirama followed a growing premonition to Madara, whom he found alive beside a stream, and called out to him.

• Mito decided to seek a woman in her twenties for Tobirama and asked Renye to call him home for lunch so she could discuss marriage.
• Mito asked Renye whether Hashirama had contacted him, and Renye said he had heard nothing since Hashirama disappeared two years earlier.
• Hashirama followed a familiar aura through the forest and found a man in black by a stream.
• Hashirama recognized the man as Madara after seeing the scar from the wound he had inflicted at the Valley of the End.
• Hashirama, overwhelmed to find Madara alive, called out, “Madara... is that you?”

Madara Uchiha fled when Hashirama Senju found him, but Hashirama pursued him despite his severe injuries and eventually collapsed. Madara returned to check on him, and Hashirama clung to his clothes, asking him not to leave.

• Madara recognized Hashirama's voice and fled before Hashirama could approach him.
• Hashirama confirmed Madara was alive and chased him through the forest despite his injuries.
• Madara slowed down after noticing Hashirama's worsening condition and confronted him.
• Madara warned Hashirama not to follow him, then continued ahead as Hashirama pursued him.
• Hashirama lost consciousness and fell from the treetops, so Madara turned back to check on him.
• Hashirama gripped Madara's pants and asked him not to go.

Hashirama tried to stop Madara from leaving and told him that Renye, Tobirama’s adopted Uchiha son, had revealed Madara survived. Madara learned Hashirama had arranged the adoption to soften Tobirama’s attitude toward the Uchiha, then left again, with Hashirama chasing after him.

• Hashirama clung to Madara and pleaded with him to stay and talk, and Madara reluctantly turned to hear him out.
• Madara asked how Hashirama learned he was alive, and Hashirama said Renye had told him.
• Hashirama revealed that Renye was an Uchiha adopted by Tobirama, and explained that he had arranged it to ease Tobirama’s distrust of the clan.
• Madara asked whether Renye was being mistreated, and Hashirama assured him the boy was happy in the Senju Clan.
• Madara pulled free and ran off, and Hashirama hurried after him.

Renye cooked dinner for Tobirama, Mito, and Tsunade, then watched as Mito confronted Tobirama about getting married. Tobirama refused, saying he had no plans to marry and would deal with the clan elders himself.

• Renye prepared fish, tofu soup, eggplant, and sweet-and-sour pork for dinner, with Tsunade eagerly requesting the pork dish.
• Renye fetched Tobirama from the Hokage's Office and brought him home to eat with Mito and Tsunade.
• Mito asked Tobirama when he planned to get married, and he choked on his soup in surprise.
• Mito said she would help arrange Tobirama's marriage and noted that the clan elders were urging him as well.
• Tobirama said he had no plans to marry and would handle the elders himself.

Mito Uzumaki pressed Tobirama Senju to marry so someone would care for him in old age, but he insisted he had no interest in marriage. Tobirama used his adopted son Renye as his answer, and Renye agreed to support him, giving Tobirama a reason to end Mito’s urging.

• Mito Uzumaki argued that Tobirama Senju needed to marry and have children so he would be cared for when he was old.
• Tobirama Senju said village business kept him busy, then admitted he had no interest in marriage.
• Renye admired Tobirama’s resolve and hoped to use him as a shield against future marriage pressure.
• Tobirama Senju told Mito Uzumaki that his adopted son Renye would support him and handle his funeral arrangements.
• Mito Uzumaki asked Renye if he was willing to care for Tobirama, and Tobirama threatened him with a pointed gaze.
• Renye agreed to support Tobirama in his old age, and Tobirama told Mito she no longer needed to worry about his marriage.

Mito Uzumaki pressed Tobirama Senju and Renye about marriage, but Renye persuaded her to let young people choose their own partners. Mito dropped the idea of arranging introductions and turned her attention to Tsunade.

• Tobirama Senju asked Mito Uzumaki to find a suitable girl for Renye, and Mito agreed to consider introductions for him.
• Renye rejected the idea of meeting girls, while Tobirama watched as Mito questioned him about his reasons.
• Renye said he was still young, but Mito recognized Tobirama's familiar excuse and suspected Renye meant to delay marriage for years.
• Renye argued that marriage should be with someone he liked, reminding Mito of her own arranged marriage and the hardships other women faced.
• Mito agreed to let Renye choose for himself, and then teased Tsunade about finding a boy she liked when she married.

Tobirama Senju urged Renye to get out more and explained the importance of the Hokage’s paperwork, hoping to guide him toward becoming Hokage. Renye misunderstood the hint, remained uninterested in the position, and planned to visit the Land of Rain to test his poisons against Hanzo of the Salamander.

• Tobirama Senju asked Renye whether he planned to marry, and Renye said he had no interest in marriage for now.
• Tobirama Senju encouraged Renye to spend more time outside, worrying that his repetitive routine could cause problems.
• Renye agreed to relax now that the war had ended and considered developing biochemical weapons before visiting the Land of Rain to challenge Hanzo of the Salamander.
• Tobirama Senju emphasized that the Hokage’s documents were vital to the village, hoping Renye would reconsider becoming Hokage.
• Renye failed to understand Tobirama Senju’s hint and wondered why the old man had brought up the paperwork.

Renye invited Danzō and their friends to shop around Konoha, leaving Danzō suspicious of his unusual invitation. The group headed for a new dessert shop, where Danzō’s knowing look made Renye bristle.

• Renye invited Danzō to go shopping, and Danzō wondered if the invitation concealed a mission or an experiment.
• Danzō questioned Renye about his intentions until Renye assured him that other people would join them and they would only shop.
• Renye gathered Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kagami Uchiha, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane, who were all surprised by his invitation.
• The group walked through Konoha’s lively commercial district and decided to try a newly opened dessert shop.
• Renye told Danzō that only children liked sweets, and Danzō gave him a contemptuous look that prompted Renye to protest.

Renye went with Kagami Uchiha, Koharu Utatane, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Homura Mitokado, and Danzō Shimura to Konoha's new dessert shop, where he tried to hide how much he liked the sweets. After eating several plates, he ordered one of every dessert to take home for Tsunade.

• Kagami Uchiha and Koharu Utatane eagerly discussed the desserts as the group waited in line, while Renye pretended he was not interested.
• Inside the shop, Koharu Utatane and Kagami Uchiha encouraged Renye to try Matcha Cake, and he reluctantly tasted it.
• Renye enjoyed the cake and Kagami Uchiha's Strawberry Daifuku, then ate enough desserts to fill three plates as the others watched in surprise.
• Renye claimed the battlefield had made him crave sweets and said he wanted to bring desserts home for Tsunade.
• Renye ordered one of every dessert in the shop, explaining that Tsunade had quite an appetite.

Renye bought sweets for Tsunade but guarded them from his friends, then forgot to bring Tobirama Senju dinner while enjoying a barbecue. He rushed off to make amends, leaving Tobirama hungry in the Hokage's Office.

• Renye refused Koharu Utatane's offer to carry his sweets and denied that he was worried she would take any.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami Uchiha teased Renye about sharing his desserts, and Renye said they were for Tsunade.
• At the barbecue restaurant, Renye realized he had forgotten to bring Tobirama Senju dinner and hurried away with the sweets.
• Tobirama Senju waited in the Hokage's Office as his stomach growled and wondered what was wrong with Renye.