Chapter Summaries

Renye cooked for Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, who grew concerned about his apparent changes in personality. A second Renye briefly took control, denied being a separate personality, and warned them not to tell the usual Renye about him before disappearing.

• Madara Uchiha returned from his mission and ate the meal Renye had prepared with Hashirama Senju and Scar.
• Renye spent the next month cooking for Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju as they noticed he sometimes woke up seeming like a different person.
• While Renye was out buying ingredients, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha discussed whether they could seal away Renye's apparent split personality.
• The other Renye confronted them, said he was the same person as Renye, warned them not to reveal his existence, and vanished.
• The other Renye explained to himself that missing his nap sometimes let him briefly control the body, then returned to the cave with the ingredients.
• When the usual Renye returned, Madara Uchiha stopped Hashirama Senju from telling him what had happened, and Renye went to cook.

Renye returned from his mission and discovered Tobirama had been absent from the Hokage’s Office, then found him secretly researching a way to treat Renye’s condition. Tobirama stayed in the laboratory to continue his research, while Renye left to nap and was reminded to lead Tsunade’s Jonin squad after she graduated.

• Renye returned to the Hokage’s Office, learned Tobirama had rarely appeared there in recent days, and left to look for him.
• Renye found Tobirama in the laboratory studying possible causes of Renye’s condition and considering Yin Release as a treatment.
• Tobirama hid his research from Renye, told him to bring meals to the laboratory, and asked him to remember to knock.
• Tobirama reminded Renye that Tsunade would graduate in a few days and that Renye would serve as her Jonin squad leader.
• Renye agreed, left the laboratory, and went home to take an afternoon nap.

Renye arrived late to meet his new team of Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, who had been complaining about their absent and supposedly academically weak teacher. After reuniting with Motoya Nara, Renye asked about Yuki Hyuga but was left without an explanation.

• Jiraiya and Tsunade complained about their missing team leader while Orochimaru guessed who the teacher was.
• Motoya Nara arrived and told the students their teacher disliked studying, prompting Jiraiya to mock him as an academic scum.
• Renye arrived, greeted Motoya, and asked where Yuki Hyuga was; Motoya avoided explaining.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade were delighted to learn Renye was their team leader Jonin, and Motoya hurried away.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya offered to help Renye cook at his house.

Renye accepted Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya as his disciples without a graduation test, then warned them never to harm their teacher. He arranged to take them on missions the next morning and left food for Tobirama Senju, who was secretly developing a ninjutsu.

• Renye prepared dinner for his three students instead of assessing them, then took them to the riverbank after the meal.
• Renye told Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya that they were already his disciples and urged them never to harbor ill intentions toward their teacher.
• Jiraiya promised he would never harm Renye, Tsunade offered to care for him in old age, and Orochimaru assured him that his fears would never come to pass.
• Renye told his students to meet him the next morning so he could take them on missions, and Tsunade reminded him not to be late.
• Renye brought food to Tobirama Senju's laboratory, where Tobirama concealed his documents and told Renye to focus on teaching his disciples.
• Renye told Tobirama to prepare Military Rations Pills while he was away on missions, then left the laboratory.

Renye took Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru on their first team mission, choosing a C-rank merchant caravan escort to give them early combat experience. When bandits that included rogue ninjas ambushed the caravan in a canyon, Renye ordered the three students to protect it and defeat the attackers.

• Renye selected a C-rank escort mission to the Land of Rivers instead of a D-rank assignment.
• The next morning, Renye and the three students set out with a merchant caravan, and Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru took positions around it.
• After the caravan entered a canyon beyond the Land of Fire, dozens of bandits blocked the road and demanded the goods and women.
• Renye recognized that the Bandit leader and several bandits were ninjas, then ordered Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru to protect the caravan and engage them.
• The three students launched their attack as the bandits charged, and the battle began.

Renye’s students fought off a bandit attack, and the first time Jiraiya and Tsunade killed left them shaken. After Renye eliminated the fleeing bandit leader, he criticized their hesitation and urged them to learn from Orochimaru before the caravan continued its journey.

• Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru fought the mountain bandits, with Tsunade rescuing Jiraiya and Orochimaru killing his opponents without hesitation.
• The bandit leader ordered a joint attack but fled, leaving the Rogue Ninja to be surrounded and killed by the three students.
• Renye caught the fleeing leader and killed him, then told Jiraiya and Tsunade to finish off the wounded bandits.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade struggled with the aftermath of killing, while Orochimaru remained composed and received Renye’s praise.
• That night, Renye criticized Jiraiya and Tsunade’s hesitation and told them to learn from Orochimaru’s performance.

Renye escorted Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru on a caravan mission, then kept much of their reward and treated them to dinner after they returned to Konoha. He sent the leftover food to Tobirama and prepared to resume leading the students after a day off.

• Renye and the others completed their caravan escort in the Land of Rivers and received an 80,000-tael reward.
• Renye gave Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru only 10,000 taels each, claiming an elite jonin deserved a larger share; Jiraiya accepted while Tsunade complained and Orochimaru stayed quiet.
• Renye led the students back to Konoha, a journey that took four days, and gave them a day off before their next meeting.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru persuaded Renye to cook them a meal at his house, and they ate before leaving together.
• Renye packed up the remaining food to take to Tobirama Senju.

Tobirama Senju brought the unconscious Renye to his laboratory and entered his Mental World with a new ninjutsu, hoping to cure him. There, he encountered a hostile Renye-like personality, and the battle continued as the enemy prepared to change the setting.

• Tobirama Senju drugged Renye with milk and Mengkhan Medicine, then used the Mind Mirror Reflection Technique to enter his Mental World.
• Tobirama Senju found himself in the Uchiha Clan Compound beneath a Blood Moon and read a note calling him an old bastard for the four hundred and eighty-second time.
• A Renye-like figure emerged from the ashes and revealed itself as a hostile presence in Renye's Mental World.
• Uchiha Renye attacked Tobirama Senju with the surroundings, but Tobirama evaded the strikes with ninjutsu and a Water Clone.
• Uchiha Renye reappeared and declared that he was the truth in his Mental World, then began changing the battlefield.

Uchiha Renye trapped Tobirama Senju in his mental world and showed him a vision of Itachi and a Masked Man exterminating the Uchiha Clan. After Renye defeated Tobirama and revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan, Tobirama was expelled from the mental world with severe mental damage.

• Uchiha Renye changed the mental world into a Blood Moon-lit Uchiha compound and showed Tobirama Senju a massacre carried out by Itachi and a Masked Man.
• Tobirama condemned the slaughter, and Renye attacked him with a katana coated in poison that injured his spiritual body.
• Renye told Tobirama that he had spent more than ten years trapped in the desolate mental world and revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Tobirama insisted that Renye threatened the original self and vowed to erase him, while Renye denied being a threat and claimed they were close allies.
• Renye stabbed Tobirama and expelled him from the mental world; Tobirama's chakra mirror shattered, and he spat blood after suffering severe mental damage.

Renye questioned Tobirama Senju about his weakened state, while Tobirama concealed that his spiritual injury came from a failed confrontation in Renye’s spiritual world. Tobirama chose to recuperate and check on Danzō and Hiruzen’s paperwork, leaving Renye concerned about his uncle’s condition.

• At breakfast, Renye asked why Tobirama Senju looked so weak, and Tobirama blamed backlash from developing a genjutsu-related ninjutsu.
• Tobirama privately wondered whether Renye had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan and reflected on his defeat in Renye’s spiritual world.
• Renye guessed that Tobirama’s new genjutsu was meant to counter the Uchiha and considered how to prevent Itachi Uchiha from threatening him in the future.
• Tobirama rejected the idea of harming innocent Uchiha and said he would only suppress anyone who led a rebellion.
• Tobirama decided to rest for several days, then left to check how Danzō and Hiruzen were reviewing documents.

Renye patrolled Konoha’s commercial district and ran into Koharu Utatane, who learned that he was teaching Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya. Their conversation turned to Koharu’s hopes for a promotion if Danzō became Hokage, before she hurried off and Renye continued his patrol.

• Renye met Koharu Utatane in the commercial district and told her he was teaching students and taking them on missions.
• Renye named Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya as his students, worrying Koharu because she doubted his influence would serve Konoha well.
• Koharu told Renye that she was a Team Leader Teacher for students from the Ino-Shika-Cho Clan.
• Renye suggested that Koharu could become a Hokage Advisor if Danzō became Hokage, and Koharu grew excited about the prospect.
• Koharu hurried away to attend to other matters, while Renye continued patrolling his businesses and declined an invitation to eat at Akimichi Barbecue Shop.

Renye patrolled Konoha and found the village thriving under Tobirama Senju’s governance. When he visited the Hokage’s Office, his unusual act of knocking made Danzō, Hiruzen, and Tobirama suspect he had become someone else, but his familiar behavior soon reassured them.

• Renye surveyed Konoha’s busy streets and shops, which he owned, and reflected on how the village’s recovery could lead to another war.
• Tobirama Senju angrily reprimanded Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō Shimura for the documents they had approved.
• Renye knocked before entering the Hokage’s Office, startling Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Danzō.
• Hiruzen and Danzō suspected that someone had taken over Renye’s body, while Tobirama wondered if Renye had developed another personality.
• Renye mocked Hiruzen and Danzō for trying to avoid Tobirama’s scolding, and their familiar exchange convinced Tobirama that Renye was himself.

Renye taught Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya to protect their teammates while judging when retreat was necessary, then sent them to complete an escort mission without his help. When the mission seemed uneventful, Renye secretly used genjutsu to make three strongmen attack them, leaving the young team struggling in battle.

• Renye told Tsunade and Orochimaru never to abandon their teammates, while advising them to retreat if staying meant certain death.
• Tsunade returned with a bruised Jiraiya, and the team accepted an escort mission that Renye said they would handle alone.
• The three traveled without encountering danger as Renye watched them from the shadows.
• Renye made three sunglasses-wearing strongmen appear and demand a toll, and Jiraiya charged at them but was knocked away.
• Tsunade and Orochimaru attacked the strongmen as Jiraiya joined them, while Renye watched from a treetop and noted that the mission now felt real.

Renye controlled three mountain bandits in a brutal training battle against Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, pushing them to rely on teamwork and survive. After the exhausted trio defeated the bandits, Renye lectured them and noticed their employer had fled.

• Renye boosted the three mountain bandits with his Chakra and watched as they overwhelmed Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru coordinated to restrain the lead Mountain Bandit, allowing Tsunade to kill him with a powerful punch.
• The three students joined forces against the remaining two bandits and eventually won, collapsing from exhaustion and injuries.
• Renye criticized the trio’s poor combat skills and late teamwork, then asked where their employer was.
• Several kilometers away, the employer fled, convinced the children had been killed and vowing never to hire children as bodyguards again.

Renye’s team completed their escort mission after defeating the mountain bandits, though their employer remained furious about being left to run away and planned to warn others about them. Renye gave the mission payment to Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, leaving them grateful while Orochimaru suspected Renye had secretly influenced the bandits.

• The employer demanded a discount for Renye’s team’s poor service, and Renye agreed to reduce the mission payment by 2%.
• Renye and the others escorted the employer safely to his destination and completed the mission.
• The employer paid them but declined the discount, intending to tell his acquaintances not to hire Renye’s team.
• Orochimaru suspected Renye had been involved in controlling the mountain bandits, but he kept his suspicion to himself.
• Renye handed the full mission payment to Orochimaru to split among the three disciples, and they thanked him warmly.

After returning from the escort mission, Renye sent his injured students to get treatment and reported back to Tobirama Senju. He learned that Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō were both bedridden with diarrhea after eating Hiruzen’s homemade barbecue sauce, and the chapter ended with Hiruzen asking for more time off.

• Renye told Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru to rest, take D-rank missions later, and get their injuries treated; Tsunade decided to study Medical Ninjutsu so she could earn gambling money.
• Renye went to the Hokage Office and learned from Tobirama Senju that Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō had taken a day off after eating something bad.
• Tobirama Senju explained that Danzō had eaten Hiruzen’s homemade sauce at a barbecue, and Renye suspected Hiruzen had deliberately poisoned him.
• Renye visited Danzō and found him suffering from severe diarrhea before he rushed back into the restroom.
• At home, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Shin'nosuke to request two more days off from Teacher Tobirama and admitted he could no longer research the Sarutobi Clan’s secret seasoning.

Renye assigned Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru D-rank missions and promised to train them afterward, but the trio rushed through their work to mooch lunch at his home. While Renye delivered food to Tobirama Senju, Tsunade invented a story that Tobirama adopted him because of his cooking.

• Renye refused to give his students C-rank missions and told them to finish their D-rank work before afternoon training.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru completed their missions quickly and persuaded Renye to make lunch, hoping to eat at his home.
• Renye left the students eating and carried lunch to Tobirama Senju.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru asked Tsunade why Tobirama had adopted Renye, and she claimed Tobirama had heard about Renye's cooking and adopted him for it.

Renye visited the Hokage's Office, then spent the next several years training his disciples while Tobirama mentored Hiruzen and Danzō. Five years later, Tobirama retired and Danzō prepared to become Hokage, with Renye agreeing to attend the succession.

• Renye brought lunch to Tobirama, Hiruzen, and Danzō, who had been struggling through paperwork and mistaking their hunger for stomach trouble.
• Tobirama told Renye that Hiruzen and Danzō were not yet experienced enough to take over, and Renye said he would train his disciples with D-rank missions and practice.
• Renye guided his three disciples in Chakra control and special training until, months later, they were capable of undertaking C-rank missions outside the village.
• Five years later, Tobirama retired and passed the Hokage position to Danzō, while Hiruzen became Hokage Assistant.
• Danzō told Renye he would become Hokage the next day and asked him to attend, and Renye congratulated him before he left.

Tobirama Senju retired and named Danzō Shimura the Third Hokage, whose first public promise was to devote everything to Konoha. After taking office, Danzō appointed Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado as Hokage Advisors without real authority.

• Uchiha Hawks resented Tobirama Senju for overlooking Kagami Uchiha, while Tanaka Uchiha feared the clan's growing Hawks faction would eventually rebel.
• Tobirama Senju announced his retirement and chose Danzō Shimura as his successor, prompting the crowd to chant Danzō's name.
• Tobirama Senju placed the Hokage hat on Danzō, who vowed to lead Konoha toward greater strength and declared, "Everything, for Konoha!"
• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Danzō become Hokage before him, while Renye hoped Danzō would become an outstanding leader.
• Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado asked Danzō for positions, and he made them Hokage Advisors without real authority.

Kagami Uchiha sought real authority as a Hokage Advisor, hoping it would ease the Uchiha Clan’s resentment and prevent a coup. Danzō granted his request, though Renye and Danzō doubted it would stop the clan’s ambitions for long.

• Kagami Uchiha’s new advisor position eased the Uchiha Clan’s dissatisfaction, though he feared they would learn it held little authority.
• Kagami asked Renye how to gain real authority so he could calm his clansmen and discourage the Hawks from staging a coup.
• Renye warned Kagami that the clan’s ambitions would likely grow again and that only an Uchiha becoming Hokage could permanently change the situation.
• Kagami insisted he wanted to try, and Renye accompanied him to ask Danzō for real authority.
• Danzō made Kagami the only advisor with real authority, then told Renye he doubted Kagami could prevent an Uchiha rebellion.