Chapter Summaries

Renye set out for the Land of Rain with Scar, the cat Madara Uchiha had assigned to follow him. Madara hoped Scar would make it easy to find Renye again, while Hashirama Senju realized Madara still intended to pursue him.

• Renye chose the Land of Rain as the first stop on his travels to meet Hanzo of the Salamander, and Scar reluctantly agreed to go with him.
• Scar secretly reported Renye’s destination to Madara Uchiha, while Renye watched and pretended not to notice.
• Scar threatened Renye to keep him from telling Madara about the careless report, and Renye chose not to argue with him.
• Hashirama Senju asked why Madara had sent Scar away, and Madara explained that Scar could help them find Renye later.
• Hashirama Senju’s expression darkened as he realized Madara still wanted to contact Renye.

Renye and Scar traveled through the war-scarred Land of Rain and witnessed two Sand ninja overpowering three injured Hidden Rain ninja. Renye killed one Sand ninja with a thrown kunai, leaving the older one demanding to know who had attacked.

• Renye and Scar approached the Hidden Rain Village through rain-soaked terrain marked by signs of past battles.
• Renye and Scar found three injured Hidden Rain ninja facing two Sand ninja, who claimed the weak deserved to die.
• The Sand ninja attacked, and the Rain ninja used shuriken, a Water Wall, and an Explosive Tag to resist them.
• The older Sand ninja used Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to knock the Rain ninja down, and his younger companion moved in to finish them.
• Renye threw a kunai that killed the younger Sand ninja, then challenged the older one for bullying the weak.

Renye saved three Rain Ninja from Sand Ninja, then used his Sharingan to make them lead him to Hanzo of the Salamander. He entered the Hidden Rain Village and set his sights on its tallest building, where he believed Hanzo was waiting.

• Renye killed two Sand Ninja and gave the poisoned Rain Ninja captain an antidote, saving him and his two teammates.
• Renye asked the three Rain Ninja to take him to Hanzo, explaining that he wanted to spar with him.
• When the Rain Ninja refused, Renye used his Sharingan to control them and make them lead him toward the village.
• Renye controlled the Hidden Rain Village gate guards and entered the village with Scar.
• Renye spotted the tallest building at the village center and suspected Hanzo was inside.

Hanzo of the Salamander ordered Hidden Rain Village to retreat from danger and accelerate its poison-gas research after great-nation shinobi attacked his people. Renye then broke into Hanzo’s office and challenged him to experience his poison.

• Hanzo reviewed reports of Hidden Rain ninjas and civilians killed or abducted by great-nation shinobi and rejected Aota’s proposal for immediate retaliation.
• Hanzo ordered Hidden Rain ninjas recalled, patrols reduced, and poison-gas research accelerated, then promised triple compensation for the fallen ninjas’ families.
• Renye kicked down Hanzo’s office door after defeating Aota and the guards, leaving them unconscious.
• Hanzo confirmed his identity, and Renye introduced himself and said he had come to experience Hanzo’s poison.

Renye challenged Hanzo of the Salamander to test the strength of Hanzo’s poison, confident in his own antidote. Their battle began, and Hanzo’s poisonous mist reached Renye’s skin, leaving his arm purple as the chapter ended.

• Hanzo recognized Renye as Konoha’s Deadly Poison Master and warned that his poison could kill him within moments.
• Renye refused Hanzo’s antidote, and Hanzo accepted the antidote Renye had developed before they fought.
• Renye and Hanzo clashed with their blades, and Renye used his Sharingan to evade Hanzo’s poison needles.
• Hanzo released Soul-Locking Mist, which poisoned Renye through his skin and turned his arm purple.
• Hanzo claimed the poison would take effect on contact, but Renye smiled without showing alarm.

Uchiha Renye neutralized Hanzo of the Salamander’s poison, turning their spar into a fight to the death. After Hanzo attacked with his salamander and relied on pure force, Renye used the Flying Thunder God technique to vanish during their clash.

• Renye swallowed an antidote and showed Hanzo that his poison had no effect on him.
• Hanzo decided Renye threatened Hidden Rain Village and declared he would kill him.
• Hanzo summoned his salamander and covered the battlefield in poison mist and toxic rain, but Renye remained unharmed.
• Hanzo abandoned poison and attacked Renye with his scythe, while Renye dodged his blows and threw three kunai.
• Hanzo dodged the kunai, and Renye vanished with Flying Thunder God: Second Step.

Uchiha Renye defeated Hanzo of the Salamander with Flying Thunder God and poison, then forced an antidote into him after realizing Hanzo could not move. Renye and Fat Cat headed for the Land of Earth while Hanzo’s survival remained uncertain.

• Renye used Flying Thunder God to wound Hanzo, and poison from the blade spread through Hanzo’s body.
• Hanzo collapsed in the mud, unable to reach the antidote in his ninja tool pouch as Renye watched.
• Renye realized Hanzo could not move, gave him the antidote, and warned that his survival depended on whether it worked in time.
• Renye left with Fat Cat while Hanzo lost consciousness, determined to survive.
• Renye told Fat Cat they were going to the Land of Earth.

Ōnoki strengthened Stone Village’s defenses against another Mist Village attack and worried about Konoha’s deadly poison master. Unaware that the poison master, Renye, had entered the Land of Earth, Ōnoki left the threat approaching Stone Village as Kakuzu sensed trouble and fled a bounty office.

• Ōnoki recalled Mu’s death and vowed to avenge his teacher by making Stone Village the strongest village.
• Uneasy about a possible Mist Village attack, Ōnoki ordered his subordinates to verify outsiders’ identities and tighten security.
• Ōnoki considered how the Konoha Poison Master had devastated other villages and resolved to find a way to eliminate him.
• Renye rescued a merchant caravan from Rogue Ninja and accepted the owner’s invitation to travel with it to Stone Village.
• Renye accepted the caravan owner’s banknotes and thought about seeking Kakuzu’s money to fund poison experiments.
• Kakuzu felt a bad premonition at a Bounty Office, clutched his money, and left quickly.

Renye infiltrated Stone Village to take revenge on Ōnoki, the Third Tsuchikage, for an old slight. After Scar reported his plan, Madara trusted Renye to handle himself while Hashirama worried he would be killed.

• Renye entered Stone Village under false identities with Scar and explained that he had come for revenge on Ōnoki.
• Scar urged Renye to abandon the plan, but Renye said he could escape with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Scar dispelled the summoning and told Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju that Renye planned to attack the Third Tsuchikage.
• Hashirama urged Madara to save Renye, but Madara remained confident that Renye could handle Ōnoki.

Renye infiltrated the Tsuchikage Building in disguise and fought Ōnoki, who repeatedly attacked him with Dust Release. Renye escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique, leaving Ōnoki and the arriving Iwa ninja believing he had been vaporized.

• Renye silently incapacitated the guards and Anbu and entered Ōnoki's office disguised with the Transformation Technique.
• Renye attacked Ōnoki, who used Earth Release techniques to defend himself and counterattack.
• Ōnoki unleashed Dust Release: World Splitter Technique, vaporizing much of the office as Renye dodged.
• With Iwa reinforcements approaching, Renye mocked Ōnoki and escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Ōnoki believed Renye had been killed, while the arriving Iwa ninja found him standing amid the damaged office.

Renye failed to defeat Ōnoki in Stone Village and left the Land of Earth with Scar, deciding to seek money at the Shinobi World’s largest Bounty Office. In Konoha, Tobirama Senju considered retiring and weighed Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō Shimura as possible successors, while Renye remained unaware of his plans.

• Renye escaped Ōnoki’s Dust Release and left Stone Village after realizing he needed an open space to fight him.
• Renye summoned Scar and admitted he had not defeated the Third Tsuchikage.
• Renye told Scar they were heading to the largest Bounty Office to take money from Kakuzu.
• Tobirama Senju, missing Renye’s cooking, considered retirement and compared Hiruzen Sarutobi’s and Danzō Shimura’s strengths and flaws as Hokage candidates.
• Tobirama Senju decided to observe Hiruzen and Danzō before choosing a successor, unaware that Renye did not know about his plans.

Renye entered a Bounty Office while searching for Kakuzu and discovered that no bounty notice had been posted for him. After bounty hunters mocked him, Renye killed their leader and his companions, then blocked the others from escaping.

• Renye and Fat Cat followed a costly map to an underground Bounty Office in the Land of Rivers, where Renye paid the entry fee.
• Renye searched the bounty wall for his own notice but found none, then asked why there was no bounty on him.
• The Scar-faced Strongman and other bounty hunters mocked Renye, prompting him to draw his Tachi and threaten them.
• The Scar-faced Strongman charged Renye, who killed him and his companions in a single exchange.
• The other bounty hunters fled, but Renye flashed to the entrance and blocked their escape.

Renye robbed the Bounty Office’s bounty hunters and demanded to know why there was no bounty on him. As Kakuzu heard about the robbery and headed toward the office, the chapter left their confrontation about to begin.

• The Thin Tall Man urged the bounty hunters to attack Renye together, but the few who charged were killed before they could form hand seals.
• Renye spared the remaining bounty hunters in exchange for all their money, making them strip down to ensure they had paid before they fled.
• The old shopkeeper alerted White Zetsu that Renye had killed the Bounty Office’s guards, and White Zetsu left to inform the boss.
• Renye asked the old shopkeeper why the Bounty Office had no bounty posted for him.
• Kakuzu heard fleeing bounty hunters say someone had robbed the Bounty Office and decided to kill the robber and take the money.

Black Zetsu learned that Renye had robbed its Bounty Office and ordered its staff to give him the office’s money. Renye discovered the office could not place a bounty on him, then defeated Kakuzu and took his savings, leaving Kakuzu begging for a little money.

• A White Zetsu reported that Renye had robbed the Bounty Office, and Black Zetsu ordered the staff to hand him its money.
• Renye complained that the Bounty Office would not post a bounty on him, but the shopkeeper said the restriction came from the boss.
• Renye accepted that no bounty hunters would target him and prepared to leave with the money he had taken.
• Kakuzu arrived and demanded Renye hand over the cash, but Renye recognized him as his personal cash machine.
• Renye defeated Kakuzu, shattered his four hearts, and counted the money Kakuzu had saved while Kakuzu begged him to leave some behind.

Renye took Kakuzu’s money and discovered the Bounty Office had an enormous hidden vault intended for him. Kakuzu fainted after seeing the fortune he had lost, while Renye remained unaware of who was helping him.

• Renye finished counting Kakuzu’s stolen money and criticized him for earning only sixty million ryo over several years.
• The old shopkeeper told Renye about a hidden vault in the Bounty Office, following White Zetsu’s instructions.
• Renye suspected the Bounty Office’s owner had a hidden motive, then decided the owner was a good person for helping him.
• The old shopkeeper led Renye to the vault, where Renye found piles of gold and bundles of bills meant for him.
• Kakuzu saw the fortune in the vault and collapsed, apparently fainting from rage.

Renye emptied the Bounty Office vault, becoming wealthy enough to rival a village, and offered to treat Kakuzu to a lavish meal. The chapter ended with Renye and Kakuzu competing to order expensive food at a restaurant in the Land of Rivers.

• Renye packed the Bounty Office vault’s gold and banknotes into dozens of Storage Scrolls while Kakuzu repeatedly woke up and fainted from anger.
• Renye told the old shopkeeper to have the boss find him in Konoha and gave him a small tip.
• Renye warned Scar not to tell Madara Uchiha about the fortune, and Scar agreed to report that Renye had robbed the Bounty Office.
• Kakuzu woke to find the vault empty, and Renye confirmed he had taken all the money before inviting Kakuzu to eat.
• Kakuzu ordered nearly everything on the restaurant menu to make Renye pay, but Renye ordered two extra portions of every dish.

Renye gave Kakuzu a small amount of money after robbing him, while Kakuzu vowed to take revenge years later. Elsewhere, Black Zetsu arranged for White Zetsu to monitor Renye, and Scar secretly reported Renye’s fortune to Madara before rejoining him.

• Kakuzu demanded money from Renye, accepted a wad of bills, and left while planning to outlive him and take revenge.
• Renye imagined how he would spend his wealth, including building a laboratory and repairing his and Hashirama’s houses.
• Black Zetsu accepted the Bounty Office’s emptied vault as payment for Renye’s cooking services and ordered three White Zetsu to watch him.
• Scar told a tiny white kitten to report to Madara that Renye had acquired an immeasurable fortune, then recalled how Izuna had taken him in.
• Renye called for Fat Cat, suspected Scar had informed Madara, and continued traveling with him.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha discussed the immense fortune Renye stole from the Bounty Office and decided to leave their cave to find him. Meanwhile, Renye planned to travel to the Land of Wind with Scar after daybreak.

• Hashirama Senju wondered how much money Renye had stolen, and Madara Uchiha estimated it was at least several billion ryo.
• Hashirama Senju considered how the money could help Konoha but hoped Tobirama Senju would not take control of Renye's fortune.
• Madara Uchiha suggested that he and Hashirama Senju go find Renye, and Hashirama agreed after hesitating.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju left their cave at night and headed toward Renye's location.
• In the Land of Rivers, Renye told Scar they would travel to the Land of Wind after daybreak.

Shukaku broke free from the monk’s weakening seal as Shamon’s squad tried to move him out of Sand Village. From the desert nearby, Renye and his cat saw Shukaku appear, and Renye feared Sand Village had sent the Tailed Beast after him.

• A Sunagakure shinobi warned Shamon that the seal on the Jinchuriki was weakening, and Shamon ordered the monk taken out of the village.
• Shamon and elite ninja reached the prison, where the monk continued chanting as Shukaku threatened to break free.
• The squad carried the monk through panicked streets toward a western canyon while Shamon refused to stop despite the monk’s worsening condition.
• Shukaku’s Chakra erupted, blasted the ninja away, and broke the seal, bringing Shukaku into Sand Village.
• Renye and his cat spotted Shukaku from the nearby desert, and Renye wondered if Sand Village had deployed the Tailed Beast against him.

Renye and Fat Cat witnessed Shukaku rampage through Sand Village, then saw Shamon and the sealing squad imprison it inside Bunpuku. With the village badly damaged and Bunpuku confined to contain the beast, Renye and Fat Cat were left reconsidering their trip to Sand Village.

• Renye prepared to escape with Fat Cat but stopped when he realized Shukaku was attacking Sand Village instead of him.
• Shukaku destroyed the Kazekage Building and devastated the village while Shamon and Sand Village ninja tried to fight it.
• Shamon restrained Shukaku with Sand Style and ordered the sealing squad to prepare Bunpuku as its new vessel.
• The sealing squad transferred Shukaku into Bunpuku, who endured the process and asked Shamon to keep him isolated and supplied.
• Renye and Fat Cat watched Shukaku disappear into Bunpuku and wondered whether they were still going to Sand Village.