Chapter Summaries

After awakening his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, Renye revealed he could summon the Three-Tails and planned to use it to lure Madara Uchiha into a decisive battle away from Konoha. He summoned the Three-Tails, which he immediately controlled with Mangekyo Genjutsu.

• Renye removed his bandages and revealed that his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan had awakened, while Tobirama Senju ordered Konoha to search for the Three-Tails.
• Renye told everyone he had a summoning contract with the Three-Tails and proposed waiting for Madara Uchiha rather than killing it and provoking him.
• Tobirama Senju moved Konoha's strongest fighters to a broad battlefield in the Land of Fire, and Hashirama Senju asked Renye to spare Madara if possible.
• Renye summoned the Three-Tails from the deep sea and controlled it with Mangekyo Genjutsu.

Madara Uchiha rushed to stop Renye from killing the Three-Tails, while Renye and Konoha’s forces prepared to confront him. Renye temporarily stripped Madara of his Rinnegan with his right-eye ability, and their battle began with Renye confident he could win.

• Tobi reported that Renye had summoned the Three-Tails, prompting Madara Uchiha to break free from the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and head toward Konoha.
• Renye positioned himself atop the Three-Tails and told Konoha’s ninja to prepare, while Hashirama Senju asked Tobirama Senju to spare Madara if possible.
• Madara Uchiha arrived and demanded the Three-Tails, but Renye challenged him to defeat him first.
• Madara attacked Renye with Limbo: Border Jail, and Renye used Hachiman to temporarily strip Madara of his Rinnegan and control of his shadow.
• Madara punched at Renye, who caught his fist and said they would see who prevailed.

Renye fought Madara Uchiha and urged him to abandon the Moon Eye Plan, but Madara refused and insisted that Infinite Tsukuyomi was the only path to peace. As Renye prepared to stop him by force, Madara's Rinnegan regained their luster and he called Tobi to come up.

• Renye used Tobirama Senju's countering taijutsu and the Three-Tails' Water Style to fight Madara, then struck him through the steam with Flying Thunder God.
• Renye and Hashirama Senju urged Madara to return to Konoha and give up the Moon Eye Plan, but Madara rejected them.
• Madara declared that Infinite Tsukuyomi would end the Shinobi World's pain, while Renye called his dream a fake genjutsu and prepared to stop him.
• Madara's Rinnegan regained their luster, and he told Tobi, who was near his feet, to come up.

Madara Uchiha let Tobi possess him and used Wood Release to fight Renye after Renye restricted his Rinnegan. Renye appeared to kill Madara with Flying Thunder God Slash, but Madara had used a Wood Clone and struck Renye from behind with a black rod.

• Tobi possessed Madara Uchiha, restoring some of his strength and vitality.
• Renye used his right eye's ability again to dim Madara's Rinnegan.
• Madara used Wood Release: Forest Creation to trap and attack Renye, forcing him to defend himself with Susanoo.
• Renye escaped Madara's wooden net and used Flying Thunder God Slash to stab him from behind.
• Madara's apparent corpse turned out to be a Wood Clone, and the real Madara appeared behind Renye and stabbed him with a black rod.

Renye defeated Madara Uchiha after a desperate battle, stopping him from carrying out the Moon Eye Plan. As Hashirama arrived, he urged the gravely wounded Madara to give up the plan and seek redemption.

• Madara Uchiha and Renye saw through each other’s traps, then Renye used his final chance to restrict Madara’s Rinnegan.
• Renye and Madara clashed at close range, and Renye’s attacks pushed the aging Madara onto the defensive as poison spread through his wounds.
• Madara deliberately traded injuries with Renye, but Renye landed a final strike that pierced Madara’s abdomen and left Tobi badly injured.
• Renye stopped attacking and apologized to Madara, who calmly accepted that his valued successor had defeated him.
• Hashirama Senju arrived and once more urged Madara to abandon the Moon Eye Plan.

Madara Uchiha rejected Hashirama Senju’s pleas to abandon the Moon Eye Plan and died from his wounds after entrusting Renye to see the truth of the world. Renye mourned the man he had hoped to help live peacefully in Konoha.

• Madara Uchiha told Hashirama Senju that their paths had diverged and that he would never give up the Moon Eye Plan.
• Hashirama Senju offered to have Madara treated, but Madara refused and insisted that saving him would not change his resolve.
• Renye removed the Black Rod from his wound and considered that he might have to resurrect Madara later using the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.
• Madara Uchiha urged Renye to use his eyes to see the truth of the world and its future before collapsing.
• Hashirama Senju caught Madara as he fell, and Renye silently mourned him while recalling their time together.

After Renye killed Madara Uchiha, he refused to take Madara’s Rinnegan and arranged for his body to be buried in secret. Black Zetsu revealed that it had replaced Madara’s contingency-plan will and intended to use Madara’s death to continue the Moon Eye Plan.

• Renye mourned Madara Uchiha and decided not to take his Rinnegan, while Tobirama Senju comforted him and led the Konoha Ninjas away.
• Hashirama Senju asked Renye what to do with Madara’s corpse, and Renye ordered a secluded burial to keep it from being found and revived.
• Black Zetsu watched the Three-Tails and noted that Madara’s defeat left it to proceed with its plan.
• Three days earlier, Madara Uchiha had asked Tobi whether he could win, then made a contingency plan to be revived through Impure World Reincarnation and the Rebirth Technique.
• Madara Uchiha had split off part of his will into a White Zetsu, but Black Zetsu secretly replaced that will and agreed to retrieve Madara’s body if he died.

Renye and Hashirama Senju searched for a secluded place to bury Madara Uchiha, while Black Zetsu secretly followed and hoped to recover the corpse. They finally buried Madara in their old cave, leaving Black Zetsu frustrated and uncertain about how it would resurrect him.

• Renye decided not to take Madara Uchiha’s Rinnegan or resurrect him, and agreed with Hashirama Senju to bury him somewhere hidden.
• Renye chose the riverbank where Hashirama and Madara had first met, but they found the stream dried up and continued searching for a better site.
• Black Zetsu secretly followed Renye and Hashirama, growing increasingly impatient as they delayed choosing a burial place.
• Renye and Hashirama settled on their old cave, where they had lived with Madara, and buried him inside.
• Hashirama decided to leave the cave’s furniture in place so they could visit Madara’s grave and remember their past.

After Madara Uchiha died, Black Zetsu retrieved his body and revived him with the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu. Madara began planning to find a pawn who could resurrect him in his prime, unaware that Black Zetsu intended to use him to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki.

• Hashirama Senju and Renye left Madara Uchiha's grave after Hashirama concealed the cave entrance with a camouflage seal.
• Black Zetsu sent White Zetsu to retrieve Madara's corpse and moved to a new underground hideout.
• Black Zetsu used a living ninja as a sacrifice to summon Madara Uchiha with the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
• Madara inspected his weakened undead body and decided to find a pawn who could use the Rebirth Technique to restore him to life.
• Black Zetsu told Madara what had happened after his death and gave him a list of possible pawns, while secretly viewing him as a tool to resurrect Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Renye argued that Konoha should release the remaining tailed beasts rather than choose another Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. He left the Hokage’s decision to Shimura Danzō, while secretly safeguarding Madara Uchiha’s true Rinnegan from Black Zetsu.

• Renye enjoyed his peaceful retirement and reflected that Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki were nearing the ends of their lives.
• Shimura Danzō asked Renye and the others to recommend a successor Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and Utatane Koharu proposed choosing someone from the Uzumaki clan.
• Renye questioned whether Jinchuriki were still necessary and revealed that he and Tobirama Senju had hidden Madara Uchiha’s real Rinnegan, leaving fake eyes on the corpse.
• Renye proposed releasing the remaining tailed beasts to live freely, preventing Konoha and a future Jinchuriki from becoming targets.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others questioned Renye’s proposal, then looked to Shimura Danzō for the decision.

Renye decided that Konoha would release its Tailed Beasts rather than seek new Jinchuriki, and he secured the approval of the village’s leaders. The Nine-Tails rejoiced at the prospect of freedom while Madara Uchiha learned of Renye’s plan and continued preparing his own scheme.

• Renye convinced Shimura Danzō and the other Konoha leaders to let the Tailed Beasts go, and they assigned him to handle the matter.
• Renye told Tobirama Senju that he planned to free the Tailed Beasts, and Tobirama agreed after questioning his motives.
• Renye told Mito Uzumaki he would release the Nine-Tails, and she approved of his decision.
• The Yang Nine-Tails overheard the conversation and celebrated its coming freedom.
• Black Zetsu reported Renye’s plan to Madara Uchiha, who ordered him to stop monitoring Renye and confirmed that the Rinnegan had been implanted in the pawn.

Renye freed the Three-Tails, and Danzo arranged a warning to keep other villages from hunting the tailed beasts. Danzo then asked Renye to help find a successor to the Hokage position, leaving Renye shocked and asking whether Danzo wanted to retire.

• Renye summoned the Three-Tails and told it that it was free as long as it did not attack humans.
• The Three-Tails cautiously left, then fled to the ocean and vowed to stay hidden until Renye died of old age.
• Danzo drafted a notice warning the other villages not to pursue the tailed beasts.
• Danzo told Renye that Hiruzen had resigned and that the burden of village paperwork was making him consider retirement.
• Danzo asked Renye whether the village had a suitable successor for the Hokage position, and Renye asked if he wanted to retire.

Renye urged Shimura Danzō to retire early so they could travel together, but Danzō was only considering possible successors and had no immediate plans to step down. After Renye named Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo as candidates, Danzō summoned Hiruzen, who had just resigned and was enjoying his time at home.

• Shimura Danzō clarified that he had only asked Renye to suggest Hokage candidates and was not retiring soon.
• Renye considered possible successors and recommended Hiruzen Sarutobi and Hatake Sakumo, while ruling out other candidates for various reasons.
• Renye left Danzō's office after joking that he wanted Danzō to retire so they could take a trip together.
• Danzō realized Renye wanted to travel with him, then decided to summon Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, newly resigned and relaxing at home, sensed that something bad was about to happen.

After resigning as Hokage Assistant, Hiruzen Sarutobi enjoyed retirement at home and refused Danzo’s summons to return to work. Danzo visited and offered him the position of Acting Hokage, leaving Hiruzen stunned.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Biwako that he had resigned to spend time with his family and enjoy retirement.
• An Anbu delivered Danzo’s request for Hiruzen to come to the Hokage’s Office, but Hiruzen refused.
• Danzo decided to appoint Hiruzen Acting Hokage and went to his residence.
• Hiruzen refused Danzo’s offer to return as Hokage Assistant until Danzo offered him the position of Acting Hokage.

Shimura Danzō made Hiruzen Sarutobi Acting Hokage so he could leave the village and travel. Bored and considering a trip to Rōran through the Dragon Vein, Renye was surprised when Danzo appeared.

• Shimura Danzō promised Hiruzen Sarutobi the position of Acting Hokage, and Hiruzen agreed to return to work.
• Shimura Danzō handed village affairs to Hiruzen Sarutobi and left the Hokage's Office without revealing his travel plans.
• Renye sat bored at Tobirama Senju's Mansion and considered traveling alone to Rōran through the Dragon Vein.
• Renye saw Shimura Danzō arrive and asked why he was there.

Renye and Shimura Danzō set out from Konoha for Rōran, hoping to use the Dragon Vein to travel through time and space, though neither knew the town’s location. Renye planned to ask Shamon for directions, and Shamon learned that the Third Hokage and Konoha’s Poison Master had entered Sunagakure.

• Shimura Danzō agreed to accompany Renye on a trip to Rōran in the Land of Wind.
• Renye told Tobirama Senju he was leaving but concealed the trip’s time-and-space travel purpose.
• Renye and Shimura Danzō left Konoha, and Danzō discovered Renye did not know where Rōran was.
• Renye suggested asking Shamon for Rōran’s location, while Shamon felt an ominous chill in his office.
• A Sunagakure ninja rushed in and warned Shamon that the Third Hokage and Konoha’s Poison Master had entered the village.

Renye and Shimura Danzō traveled to Rōran to seek the Dragon Vein, which Renye believed could enable time travel. After Shamon revealed Rōran’s location, the pair reached the city and covertly entered to meet its Queen.

• Renye gave Shamon a flimsy sightseeing excuse for asking where Rōran was, and Shamon revealed its location under pressure.
• Three days later, Renye and Shimura Danzō crossed the desert, with Danzō doubting Renye’s map-reading until they finally spotted Rōran.
• Renye explained that they hoped to use the Dragon Vein to travel through time and space, though their destination period would be random.
• Renye and Shimura Danzō covertly entered Rōran to seek an audience with the Queen, whose lineage guarded the sealed Dragon Vein.

Renye and Shimura Danzō sought Rōran’s Dragon Vein to travel through space-time, and Danzō secured the Queen’s agreement by promising an alliance with Konoha. After their identities were verified, the two sides signed an agreement, and the Queen began opening the Dragon Vein’s seal.

• Renye asked the Queen of Roran to let them use the Dragon Vein for space-time travel, but she refused because of the danger to Rōran.
• Shimura Danzō promised Konoha would protect Rōran and its Dragon Vein in exchange for the Queen’s help.
• The Queen of Roran questioned Danzō’s identity, and Danzō presented his Hokage credential and said the Kazekage had revealed Rōran’s location.
• The Queen verified that Danzō was the Third Hokage and Renye was the Konoha Poison Master, then agreed to an alliance with Konoha.
• Danzō and the Queen signed an alliance agreement, and she led them to the Dragon Vein altar and began opening its seal.

Renye and Danzo traveled through the Dragon Vein and arrived in a parallel version of Konoha shortly after Pain destroyed the village. Danzo was shaken to find Hiruzen serving as Hokage and realized that nobody there recognized him.

• Queen of Roran sealed the Dragon Vein after Renye and Danzo entered its energy and traveled through time and space.
• Renye and Danzo reached the Land of Fire and headed for Konoha to identify the time period.
• At Konoha, Danzo saw the village’s crater and Hiruzen’s face on the Hokage Rock, while Renye recognized the aftermath of Pain’s attack.
• Renye explained that they had arrived in a parallel spacetime, but Danzo remained upset that Hiruzen had become Hokage there.
• Renye and Danzo walked openly into Konoha, where the villagers and ninjas failed to recognize Danzo.

Renye and Shimura Danzō visited the hospital to learn what had happened in this parallel Konoha and found that Tsunade was unconscious after healing the village. After hearing about Pain’s invasion and his counterpart’s role as Acting Hokage, Danzō began comparing this world with his own.

• Renye and Shimura Danzō went to the hospital to find Tsunade, using Renye’s Hokage Advisor token to gain access to her room.
• Kato Shizune told them that Tsunade had exhausted her chakra healing villagers during Pain’s invasion and was in a short-term coma.
• Shimura Danzō learned that the Akatsuki had attacked Konoha and suspected that Madara Uchiha was behind their tailed-beast plan.
• Shizune revealed that Danzō’s counterpart was Acting Hokage and had left for the Five Kage Summit.
• Renye considered following Danzō and his counterpart to the summit, while Shimura Danzō listened to Shizune recount this universe’s history and realized it differed greatly from his own.