Chapter Summaries

Renye erased the Casino Boss’s memories while Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju gambled, but Hashirama exposed Madara’s Sharingan trick and left him furious. Hashirama later apologized by inviting Madara to a luxurious restaurant, with Renye following as their likely source of money.

• Renye used his Sharingan to erase the Casino Boss’s memories of recognizing Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju.
• Madara Uchiha used his Sharingan at the gambling table to win a large pile of money, but Hashirama Senju exposed his cheating to the other gamblers.
• The angry gamblers confronted Madara, and Hashirama joined them to reclaim the money he had lost.
• Madara remained displeased while Hashirama gambled on cheerfully, and Renye kept his distance to avoid being caught in their quarrel.
• Hashirama apologized to Madara and offered to treat him to a meal, then led him toward a luxurious restaurant as Renye followed, expecting to pay.

Renye, Madara Uchiha, and Hashirama Senju shared a meal and walked through town, where Hashirama bought Sanshoku Dango that recalled their past. After Hashirama admitted he could not afford the sweets, Renye bought the dessert shop so they could have treats without paying.

• Hashirama treated Renye and Madara Uchiha to a meal, and they ate together at a high-class restaurant.
• Hashirama asked whether Renye had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, and Renye confirmed that he had.
• The three walked through town, and Hashirama bought Sanshoku Dango, bringing back memories for Renye and Madara.
• Renye realized Hashirama could not afford dango, and Madara gave him one of his skewers.
• Renye bought the dessert shop so they would never have to pay for desserts again.

Renye stayed in the Land of Iron with Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, while Tobirama Senju waited for him to return to the village. In Konoha, Danzō ordered captured Sand Village ninja killed despite Hiruzen Sarutobi's objections, deepening their conflict.

• Renye told Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju that he planned to stay another month or two, and then went to prepare lunch.
• Tobirama Senju realized Renye had been gone for thirty-one days and ate alone, hoping his nephew would return soon.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi urged Danzō to handle captured Sand Village ninja less harshly to avoid provoking a war.
• Danzō overruled Hiruzen and ordered the Anbu to kill all the captured Sand Village ninja.
• Hiruzen warned Danzō that he would regret the decision and left the Hokage's office.

Renye left the Land of Iron after several months with Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, then returned to Konoha four months later. He found Hiruzen arguing with Hokage Danzō over Sand Village and entered the office to learn what had happened.

• Renye said goodbye to Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju and left for Konoha.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju stayed behind, planning to eat at a restaurant with the money Renye had left them.
• Four months later, Renye returned to Konoha and heard Hiruzen and Danzō arguing about Sand Village's demands for an explanation and compensation.
• Hiruzen asked Renye to help persuade Danzō, and Renye followed him into the Hokage's Office to hear what had happened.

Renye backed Danzō’s decision to execute Sand Village ninja who trespassed into the Land of Fire, arguing that Konoha should not yield to threats. Danzō rejected Sand Village’s demand for an explanation or compensation and threatened to settle the dispute on the battlefield.

• Danzō explained that he had ordered the execution of Sand Village ninja who repeatedly trespassed into the Land of Fire, while Hiruzen argued the killings risked provoking war.
• Renye sided with Danzō and told Hiruzen that compromise would invite further disrespect.
• Renye urged Danzō to declare war if Sand Village threatened Konoha over the executions.
• Danzō ordered the Anbu to tell Sand Village that Konoha would offer neither an explanation nor compensation, and that any objections should be settled on the battlefield.

Sand Village abandoned its demand for an apology and compensation after Konoha threatened to fight, and Hiruzen recognized Danzō’s firm handling of the dispute. Renye returned to Konoha, reconciled with Tobirama Senju, and began making them lunch.

• Shamon ordered Sand Village ninja to stay out of the Land of Fire and told Konoha that Sand Village would drop its demands to preserve friendly relations.
• Hiruzen learned Sand Village had backed down, and Danzō told him that showing weakness would invite trouble.
• Renye returned to Konoha and found Tobirama Senju waiting at the entrance to his residence.
• Renye told Tobirama Senju he was no longer angry, and Tobirama Senju smiled with relief.
• Renye gave Tobirama Senju a teacup from the Land of Iron and went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

Renye welcomed Tobirama Senju back with a feast, which Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya joined. Tsunade asked Tobirama and Renye for pocket money, leaving with a total of 1,050,000 ryo.

• Renye served Tobirama Senju a table of food, and Tsunade arrived with Orochimaru and Jiraiya just as they were about to eat.
• Renye invited Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya to fetch bowls and chopsticks and join the meal.
• Tsunade asked Tobirama Senju for five million ryo, and he gave her 50,000 ryo instead.
• Tsunade asked Renye for living expenses, and he gave her one million ryo.

Tsunade took Renye’s money to gamble, while Jiraiya tried to recover the debt she owed him. Renye revealed that Tsunade’s losses enriched his Casinos, and she ended the chapter asking Jiraiya for another loan after losing half her money.

• Tsunade accepted money from Renye and hurried to the Casino, prompting Jiraiya to chase after her to collect what she owed him.
• Orochimaru told Renye that Tsunade owed Jiraiya 2,500,000 taels and owed him 500,000 taels, while Tobirama Senju realized she had gambled away his past pocket money.
• Renye explained that Tsunade’s gambling losses went to his Casinos and that her presence drew in other gamblers.
• Outside, Jiraiya begged Tsunade to repay him, and she gave him 500,000 taels before losing the rest at the Casino.
• Tsunade blamed Jiraiya for jinxing her and asked him to lend her another 500,000 taels.

Renye accused Danzō Shimura and the others of embezzling Konoha's funds after hearing that the village was nearly broke, despite their denials. Danzō insisted he had taken nothing and began to explain the village's finances.

• Renye welcomed Danzō Shimura, Koharu Utatane, Homura Mitokado, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Kagami Uchiha to the Tobirama Senju Residence.
• Danzō said the Land of Fire's Daimyo had reduced his support and Konoha was barely covering its expenses.
• Renye, surprised because he donated money to the village, accused the group of embezzling funds and imagined them being imprisoned.
• Koharu and Homura said they lacked the authority to embezzle, prompting Hiruzen and Kagami to object to the implication that they were responsible.
• Danzō denied embezzling and began explaining why Konoha could not make ends meet.

Danzō visited Tobirama Senju to discuss the Land of Fire Daimyo’s cuts to Konoha’s funding, but Tobirama left the decision to him as Hokage. Danzō then ordered Renye to accompany him to meet the Daimyo the next day, while Tobirama settled in to enjoy his retirement.

• Renye blamed the Land of Fire Daimyo for withholding Konoha’s funding and suggested replacing him, while Danzō said he planned to negotiate with him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others learned that Tobirama Senju had gone grocery shopping for Renye and were shocked when he returned carrying ingredients.
• Danzō explained the worsening funding cuts to Tobirama Senju, who told him to handle the matter himself as Hokage.
• Danzō asked Renye to meet him at the office the next day and accompany him to see the Daimyo.
• Renye went into the kitchen to eat, and Tobirama Senju put on his sunglasses and relaxed in the sun.

Danzō, Hiruzen, and Renye traveled to the Land of Fire’s capital to seek funding from the Daimyo, but Renye grew increasingly hostile while waiting to meet him. Danzō silently accepted Renye’s intentions, leaving the Daimyo’s fate in doubt.

• Hiruzen gave Danzō a proposal offering Jonin guards to persuade the Daimyo to fund Konoha.
• Danzō brought Renye and Hiruzen to the Land of Fire’s capital, while Hiruzen repeatedly warned Renye to show the Daimyo respect.
• The Daimyo delayed meeting them while he bathed and changed, and Renye grew angry at being kept waiting.
• Renye called the Daimyo worthless and said he was ready to replace him, while Danzō quietly sipped his tea.

Danzō asked the Daimyo of the Land of Fire to increase Konoha’s monthly funding, but the Daimyo refused most of the request and provoked Danzō. As Danzō rose in anger, Renye stopped Hiruzen from intervening and said he would handle the situation.

• The Daimyo arrived late and dismissed Danzō’s explanation of Konoha’s financial needs.
• Danzō requested an additional three hundred million ryo per month and promised the money would support village construction.
• The Daimyo accused Konoha of asking for too much and offered only ten million ryo in additional funding.
• Danzō threatened that the Daimyo would regret his refusal and stood up, alarming Hiruzen.
• Renye pressed Hiruzen back into his seat and said he would handle it.

Renye confronted the Fire Daimyo over Konoha’s funding and demanded one billion instead of ten million, while Danzō backed him and Hiruzen tried to restrain him. The Daimyo mistook Renye’s threat as a bluff and offered an extra ten million, leaving Renye to insult him as he failed to grasp the danger.

• Renye approached the Fire Daimyo and demanded one billion for Konoha instead of ten million.
• Hiruzen panicked, but Danzō stopped him from pulling Renye away and insisted that he leave matters to Renye.
• The Daimyo refused to negotiate and ordered Renye to accept the ten million allocation.
• Renye drew his sword, and the Daimyo offered another ten million while warning him to know when to stop.
• Danzō agreed with the Daimyo, while Hiruzen urged Danzō not to provoke him further.
• The Daimyo dismissed Renye’s threat as a bluff, and Renye asked whether his head had been caught in a door when he was young.

Renye attacked the Daimyo after the Daimyo threatened to cut Konoha’s funding, then made clear he intended to kill him and replace him with his son if necessary. The Daimyo begged for mercy, while Renye slaughtered the guards in the hall.

• The Daimyo threatened to stop funding Konoha and bring the Daimyo’s Residence’s wrath upon the village.
• Renye cut off the Daimyo’s pointing finger, leaving Hiruzen horrified and Danzō untroubled.
• Renye said the Daimyo could be killed and replaced by his son, then broke the Daimyo’s thigh and threatened him.
• The Daimyo begged Renye not to kill him, but Renye kicked him aside and said he would deal with him later.
• Renye attacked the guards, killing them before they could fight back.

Renye killed the Daimyo despite Hiruzen Sarutobi’s misgivings and insisted they could replace him with one of his sons. The chapter ended as the Daimyo’s sons saw their father’s corpse and tried to flee, only to find Danzō blocking the exit.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned whether he and Danzō Shimura had made a grave mistake, while Danzō insisted the plan had to continue.
• Renye threatened the Daimyo and ordered him to take his own life, but the Daimyo failed to do so and attacked Renye instead.
• Renye severed the Daimyo’s left hand and then killed him with a single slash after Hiruzen asked him to make it quick.
• Renye ordered the maids to fetch the Daimyo’s sons and promised to spare them, while Danzō privately intended to eliminate witnesses.
• The maids brought more than ten of the Daimyo’s sons into the hall, and Danzō blocked the doorway when they tried to escape.

Renye forced the Daimyo’s eldest son to promise Konoha all funds beyond normal expenditures, then demanded that he be the only person in the residence who knew of their agreement. Days later, the Daimyo and his other sons were reported poisoned, leaving the eldest son to inherit and Renye to dismiss the cover story as a convenient excuse.

• After killing the Daimyo, Renye asked the eldest son whether he would fund Konoha, and the son pledged all funds beyond normal expenses to the village.
• Renye made the eldest son promise to keep their agreement secret, and the son agreed to Renye’s demand.
• Danzō and Hiruzen left with Renye, while Danzō dealt with the maids.
• A few days later, a report said the Daimyo and his sons had been poisoned, with only the seriously injured eldest son surviving and inheriting the title.
• In the Hokage Office, Danzō called the explanation flimsy, while Renye joked that the new Daimyo had lost his family and inherited the position alone.

Renye and Danzō convinced Hiruzen that killing the Daimyo had secured Konoha massive financial support. After Ōnoki learned how the new Daimyo came to power, he saw Konoha’s actions as a model for Stone Village and the other villages.

• Renye told Hiruzen and Danzō that the Daimyo’s residence had sent Konoha two hundred billion Ryō, with more money expected next year.
• Hiruzen apologized to Renye and Danzō for opposing them, while Renye warned that other Kage might learn of Konoha’s new wealth.
• Ōnoki received a report about Konoha’s financial support and ordered the Anbu to investigate the new Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
• Ōnoki learned that the former Daimyo and his brothers had been poisoned, then concluded that Konoha had killed the Daimyo to gain money.
• Ōnoki decided Stone Village could copy Konoha’s method, as similar reactions unfolded among the other Kage.

Daimyo across the Five Great Nations died in accidents, and their successors poured money into their shinobi villages, following Konoha’s example. Tobirama Senju learned that Renye had killed the Land of Fire’s daimyo and realized the other villages’ actions had made the secret impossible to expose, though the new arms race could lead to a devastating war.

• Daimyo in the Land of Earth, Land of Water, and Land of Wind died in accidents, and their successors sharply increased funding for their villages.
• The major shinobi villages distributed free education and medical care, discounts on ninja tools, and higher mission rewards, while villagers praised their Hokage.
• Danzō Shimura told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the other nations had followed Konoha’s example of gaining daimyo support.
• Renye denied killing the daimyo when Tobirama Senju confronted him, then described what had happened at the daimyo’s residence.
• Renye showed Tobirama Senju a document detailing the daimyo deaths and the new rulers’ support for their villages.
• Tobirama Senju realized every Great Nation had copied Konoha, warned that growing wealth could make a future war more brutal, and told Renye to cook.

After years of rapid growth in Konoha, Danzō called Renye and Kagami Uchiha to discuss the Uchiha Hawks’ growing challenge to Kagami’s authority. Danzō proposed arresting the Hawks, but Renye argued they should all be slaughtered.

• Konoha and the other shinobi villages grew rapidly over three years with the Daimyo’s financial support and child subsidies.
• Danzō summoned Renye to discuss a crisis involving the Uchiha Clan, then waited for Kagami Uchiha to arrive.
• Kagami explained that the Uchiha Hawks had begun trying to usurp his position as Hokage after his efforts to stabilize them failed.
• Renye recognized that the Hawks wanted to take the Hokage position, and Danzō decided to send the Anbu to arrest them.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami objected that mass arrests would worsen tensions, so Renye proposed slaughtering all the Hawks instead.

Renye urged Danzō Shimura to kill the Uchiha Hawks, but Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami Uchiha persuaded Danzō against mass slaughter. Danzō still decided to punish the Hawks, and Hiruzen asked whether they should seek Tobirama Senju’s instructions.

• Renye proposed killing all the Uchiha Hawks, alarming Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami Uchiha.
• Danzō Shimura began to agree with Renye, but Hiruzen and Kagami warned that killing the Hawks could spark a war.
• Hiruzen argued that civil war would derail the village’s development, while Kagami urged Danzō to placate the Hawks.
• Danzō agreed not to kill the Hawks but insisted that they must pay a price, and Kagami accepted his earlier decision to arrest them.
• Hiruzen asked whether they should seek Tobirama Senju’s instructions, and Danzō replied that he was the Hokage.