Chapter Summaries

Tobirama Senju waited at the Hokage's Office for Renye to deliver dinner, then went home when he was late. Renye rushed to make a meager bowl of noodles, which Tobirama ate despite its appearance, while Renye believed he had fooled him.

• Tobirama Senju waited more than an hour past dinnertime for Renye and left the Hokage's Office to check on him.
• Renye returned home late after spending the afternoon with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others, then discovered he had no ingredients.
• Renye hurriedly made noodles with wilted greens and put them in a food box as Tobirama arrived.
• Renye explained that he had forgotten dinner while shopping with Danzō and the others, and Tobirama accepted the explanation.
• Tobirama saw the plain noodles, silently took them away, and found they tasted good; Renye thought he had fooled him.

Renye and Tobirama Senju shared a meager dinner, and Tobirama unexpectedly gave Renye some of his noodles. Later, Tobirama drugged Renye’s bedtime milk and carried him away for experiments, unaware that two watchers had seen him leave.

• Renye made a second bowl of noodles, and he and Tobirama Senju ate despite running low on flour.
• Tobirama Senju shared half his noodles with Renye, leaving Renye shocked by the old man’s unexpected kindness.
• Tobirama Senju bought ingredients and milk, secretly mixing three drops of Mengkhan Medicine into Renye’s bedtime milk.
• Renye drank the drugged milk and fell unconscious, and Tobirama Senju carried him away to conduct experiments.
• Two pairs of eyes watched Tobirama Senju carry Renye across the clan rooftops.

Hashirama Senju tried to convince Madara Uchiha that Tobirama had accepted Renye and that Madara should return to Konoha, but Madara revealed his Moon Eye Plan and rejected Hashirama’s objections. After secretly entering Konoha, Hashirama and Madara saw Tobirama carry an unconscious Renye away, leaving them uncertain about his intentions.

• Hashirama pursued Madara through the forest and told him that Renye’s battlefield merits qualified him to become the Third Hokage.
• Hashirama claimed Tobirama had let go of his prejudice against the Uchiha, but Madara dismissed Konoha’s affairs and urged Hashirama to stop interfering.
• Madara explained that he intended to achieve peace through the Moon Eye Plan and Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Hashirama condemned the plan as control and destruction, but admitted he was too weak to stop Madara.
• Hashirama and Madara secretly entered Konoha and saw Tobirama carrying an unconscious Renye away in the night.
• Madara suspected Tobirama had sinister intentions, while Hashirama remained convinced Tobirama would not harm Renye.

Madara agreed to accompany Hashirama back to Konoha after Hashirama claimed Tobirama had let go of his hatred for the Uchiha. They sneaked into the village and arrived at the Senju Clan Compound just as Tobirama carried an unconscious Renye away.

• Hashirama accepted Madara’s Moon Eye Plan and asked to follow him, while Madara warned him not to interfere.
• Hashirama questioned Madara about his plan until Madara snapped at him.
• At the Land of Fire’s border, Hashirama urged Madara to return to Konoha to see Mito, Tsunade, and Renye.
• Hashirama claimed Tobirama had let go of his hatred for the Uchiha, convincing Madara to go to Konoha.
• Madara and Hashirama slipped past the guards and saw Tobirama carrying an unconscious Renye away at the Senju Clan Compound.

Tobirama secretly examined Renye and concluded that his unusual Shadow Clones might be caused by his mental strength, while reflecting on how his blood experiments had made Renye exceptionally powerful and long-lived. As dawn approached, Tobirama returned to the Senju Clan Compound with Renye still unconscious, unaware that Hashirama and Madara had been watching for them.

• Tobirama secured the sleeping Renye to an experiment table and studied his rebellious Shadow Clone behavior.
• Tobirama recorded that his blood-cell experiments had increased Renye's strength, recovery, Chakra reserves, and expected lifespan, and he resolved to raise him carefully rather than kill him.
• Tobirama suspected Renye's mental strength caused his Shadow Clones to become rebellious but postponed questioning him until daytime.
• Tobirama drew blood from Renye, whose needle mark healed immediately, then carried him back toward the compound.
• Hashirama reassured an impatient Madara that Tobirama would not harm Renye, while both men hid nearby and watched Tobirama approach.

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju waited outside Tobirama Senju's residence for him to leave so they could visit Renye and taste his cooking. After Tobirama departed for work, they slipped inside while Renye was washing dishes, unaware of their arrival.

• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju hid near the residence and waited for Tobirama Senju to leave.
• Tobirama Senju returned Renye to bed, then pretended he had just awakened when Renye got up at dawn.
• Renye made Tobirama Senju brown rice porridge and fried eggs for breakfast.
• Tobirama Senju ate, reminded Renye to bring his lunch, and left for work.
• Hashirama Senju pulled Madara Uchiha into the residence, where Renye remained unaware of their arrival.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha visited Renye, who was surprised to see them together and agreed to cook them a meal. As Madara entered the living room, he noticed Muko and his expression changed.

• Renye sensed someone behind him while washing dishes and turned to find Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha at the door.
• Hashirama said he and Madara had come to see Renye, while Madara studied Renye and remarked that he sensed a strange aura about him.
• Renye blamed the smell of dish soap for Madara's comment, and Hashirama laughed at the misunderstanding.
• Hashirama asked Renye to make a table full of food, and Renye agreed.
• Hashirama led Madara into the living room, where Madara noticed Muko sitting on the table and changed his expression.

Madara recognized the tachi as the sword he had made for Izuna and mourned his younger brother before reaffirming his commitment to the Moon Eye Plan. Renye overheard Madara and Hashirama and considered how he might eventually expose the truth behind the plan.

• Madara recognized the tachi as the gift he had forged for Izuna and recalled how his brother treasured it.
• Hashirama warned Madara that the blade was poisoned, while Madara remembered Izuna and mourned his death.
• Madara told Hashirama that only the Moon Eye Plan could bring peace, and Hashirama accepted that he could not change Madara's mind yet.
• Renye overheard their conversation from the kitchen and worried that Madara would not believe him if he revealed that the Stone Tablet had been tampered with.
• Renye reflected that Madara would not awaken the Rinnegan until old age and would eventually rely on Obito Uchiha as a pawn.

Renye cooked dinner for Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, whose hunger turned the meal into a playful race for food. Madara praised Renye’s cooking and said he really liked it, leaving Renye surprised and pleased.

• Renye prepared pan-fried salmon, premium beef, tofu miso soup, and asparagus while Hashirama and Madara waited and smelled the food.
• Hashirama eagerly began eating, and Madara tasted the salmon before quickly reaching for more.
• Hashirama and Madara competed over the salmon and beef, with Madara using Chakra to claim food faster.
• Renye brought out an extra plate of fried fish, which Madara promptly began eating.
• Madara told Renye that the food tasted good and that he really liked what Renye made, leaving Renye flattered.

Madara Uchiha invited Renye to leave Konoha and become his disciple, but Renye refused. Madara accepted the rejection, and Renye offered to cook for him when he visited.

• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha praised Renye's cooking after sharing a meal with him.
• Madara asked Renye to follow him, offering to train him and teach him Uchiha-style swordsmanship.
• Hashirama objected, reminding Madara that Renye was a Konoha ninja and Tobirama's adopted son.
• Renye politely refused to leave with Madara, who accepted his answer with a flash of loneliness.
• Renye told Madara he could visit often and Renye would cook for him.

Hashirama learned that Mito knew he had faked his death and hurried off to see her, leaving Renye alone with Madara. Madara enjoyed Renye’s cooking and planned to have him sign a Summoning Contract, but the chapter ended before Renye saw the scroll’s purpose.

• Hashirama agreed to visit Renye for meals instead of taking him away from Konoha.
• Renye told Hashirama that the Nine-Tails had revealed his fake death to Mito, so Hashirama rushed home to see her.
• Madara asked Renye to make him another breakfast, then watched him prepare beef buns.
• Madara declined to eat the buns and placed a contract scroll on the table, telling Renye to sign it.

Renye signed Madara Uchiha’s Summoning Contract, agreeing to deliver food while refusing Madara’s offer to leave Konoha and join him. After an awkward visit, Hashirama Senju arrived and left with Madara.

• Madara Uchiha presented Renye with a Summoning Contract so Renye could contact him and deliver meals, and Renye signed it.
• Madara again invited Renye to leave Konoha, but Renye refused, saying he was doing well in the village.
• Madara asked about Tobirama Senju, and Renye said Tobirama treated him well.
• Renye offered Madara the katana Muko, but Madara told him to keep it.
• Hashirama Senju arrived, and he and Madara left while Renye saw them off.

Renye secretly bought salmon to cook for Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, while hiding their arrangement from Tobirama Senju. After Koharu Utatane teased him at the market, Mito Uzumaki asked him to tell Tobirama that Tsunade was nearly old enough to start school.

• Renye bought salmon at the market so he could cook for Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha without Tobirama Senju finding out.
• Koharu Utatane teased Renye about forgetting to cook for Tobirama, and Renye insisted that Tobirama would not dare scold him.
• Renye left without paying for the salmon, so Koharu Utatane paid the stall owner after he asked her for the money.
• Renye returned home and found Mito Uzumaki waiting in the courtyard.
• Mito Uzumaki told Renye that Tsunade was nearly old enough to start school, and Renye agreed to tell Tobirama Senju.

Renye brought lunch to Tobirama Senju and read about the ongoing war between the Mist Village and Iwa, but rejected Tobirama’s attempt to discuss it. He left after reminding Tobirama to place Tsunade in the best Ninja Academy class, while Tobirama wondered how to persuade Renye to become Hokage.

• Renye brought Tobirama Senju a lunch of salmon, beef, and miso soup, and Tobirama enjoyed the meal.
• Renye read a document about the war between the Mist Village and Iwa and thought their leaders dying would benefit Konoha.
• Tobirama Senju asked Renye what he thought about the war, and Renye replied that he was watching while sitting before returning to the documents.
• Renye cleared the dishes and told Tobirama Senju that the Hokage’s Office was boring, then asked him to arrange the best class for Tsunade at the Ninja Academy.
• After Renye left without closing the door, Tobirama Senju closed it and wondered how to trick Renye into becoming Hokage.

Renye took Tsunade to register at the Ninja Academy, where the village’s children and parents greeted him as a hero. Tsunade joined the best class, and Renye advised her to sleep through lessons she did not understand, prompting her teacher to report his advice to Tobirama Senju.

• Mito Uzumaki asked Renye to take Tsunade to register, and he persuaded the reluctant girl by promising she could make new friends.
• Renye brought Tsunade to the crowded Ninja Academy and noticed that civilian children now made up most of the incoming students.
• The crowd celebrated Renye, while young Jiraiya declared he would become as amazing as him.
• The registration teacher assigned Tsunade to the best class, as Hokage-sama had arranged.
• Renye told Tsunade to listen if she understood the lessons and sleep if she did not, so the teacher decided to report his words to Tobirama Senju.

Tobirama Senju summoned Renye to warn him against encouraging Tsunade to sleep in class, then wondered why Renye refused to become Hokage. Renye left to buy sweets, while Tobirama questioned his Anbu and learned nothing.

• Tobirama Senju dismissed the idea of making Renye a Ninja Academy teacher and decided Renye should stay home and cook.
• Renye headed to a dessert shop to buy sweets for Tsunade, but an Anbu summoned him to the Hokage's Office.
• Tobirama Senju confronted Renye about telling Tsunade to sleep at school, and Renye denied it awkwardly before agreeing to stop.
• Tobirama Senju let Renye leave and reflected on his refusal to become Hokage, while Renye hurried back toward the dessert shop.
• Tobirama Senju asked Yusuke why Renye rejected the Hokage position, and Yusuke avoided answering by reminding him to use his codename.

Renye secretly watched Hiruzen Sarutobi’s date with Biwako before a Ninja Cat summoned him to cook for Madara Uchiha. He bought ingredients and cookware and hurried out of the village, while Madara resolved to make Renye follow him.

• Renye followed Hiruzen Sarutobi and watched him invite Biwako to a future fireworks festival, which she accepted.
• A Ninja Cat named Scar told Renye that Madara Uchiha wanted him and that he needed to bring salmon.
• Renye bought fresh ingredients and cooking utensils, then hurried after Scar, hoping to return before noon to cook for Tobirama Senju.
• Hashirama Senju waited anxiously for Renye, while Madara Uchiha planned how to claim custody of him and bring him into the Uchiha Clan.

Renye hurried to Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju’s remote cave to cook for them, while worrying that Tobirama Senju might discover the secret. He began preparing salmon as Madara and Hashirama watched, leaving the meal still underway.

• Renye hurried with Scar to the cave, anxious that he would be late preparing lunch for Tobirama Senju afterward.
• Scar brought Renye to Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, who welcomed him and invited him inside.
• Renye told Hashirama to prepare cooking utensils next time, then unpacked his ingredients in the cave.
• Hashirama admired the matsutake mushrooms, while Madara warned that they could turn bitter if cooked poorly.
• Renye prepared and began frying the salmon, and Madara praised his control of the heat.
• Hashirama revealed that Madara had been eager for Renye to arrive, embarrassing Renye as he continued cooking.

Renye cooked salmon, vegetables, and chicken stew with Matsutake Mushrooms for Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju in the cave. Madara told Renye to return at noon the next day, leaving Renye worried that Tobirama Senju would discover his secret.

• Madara Uchiha planned to lure Renye away from Tobirama Senju so Renye would cook for him regularly.
• Renye prepared fried salmon, stir-fried vegetables, and Chicken Stew with Mushrooms, but realized he had forgotten to bring rice.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha eagerly ate the dishes and praised Renye's cooking.
• Renye served Madara soup first, then served Hashirama and said he had to return to the village to cook for Tobirama Senju.
• Madara told Renye to come back at noon the next day, and Renye worried that the daily visits would expose his secret.

Renye accepted another S-rank mission despite Tobirama Senju’s efforts to keep him in the village for his cooking. After Renye left, Tobirama revised Konoha’s mission rules to limit how many missions ninja could accept.

• Tobirama Senju questioned Renye about repeatedly leaving the village for missions and urged him to rest.
• Renye hid that he was actually cooking for Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha while Madara helped him complete his missions.
• Renye insisted he had already accepted the mission and left after promising Tobirama Senju he would return soon.
• Tobirama Senju drafted and stamped new rules limiting the number of missions ninja could accept during peacetime.