Chapter Summaries

Renye woke early and found Tobirama Senju relaxing at home after giving Orochimaru a break from research. When Renye realized Tobirama might have agreed to travel with Hashirama and Madara, he wondered if he was still dreaming.

• Renye woke at eight thirty, washed up, and found Tobirama Senju reading the newspaper at home.
• Tobirama told Renye that he and Orochimaru had finished examining the materials Renye brought back, and said Orochimaru was resting.
• Tobirama offered Renye the small breakfast he had ordered, then asked him to make noodles when Renye finished the buns.
• Renye returned with the noodles and recalled that Hashirama wanted Tobirama to join a trip with Madara.
• Renye wondered whether Tobirama had agreed to travel with Madara and thought he must still be asleep.

Renye learned that Tobirama had agreed to travel with Hashirama and Madara, partly to relax and secretly to keep an eye on Madara. After Renye noticed Tobirama looked younger, Tobirama explained that research materials on slowing aging had helped improve his appearance; the chapter ended with Hashirama searching for Madara, who had gone missing from his room.

• Renye asked Tobirama whether he had agreed to Hashirama’s request, and Tobirama confirmed that he would join the trip.
• Tobirama explained that he needed to relax, while privately intending to watch Madara and keep him from causing trouble.
• Renye noticed Tobirama looked younger, and Tobirama said research materials brought back by Renye had included methods for slowing aging.
• Renye remembered that Madara had promised him the Rinnegan but had not returned it, and he decided not to ask for it back.
• Hashirama arrived and asked Renye and Tobirama whether they had seen Madara, whose room had been empty when Hashirama went to wake him.

Madara Uchiha sat above Konoha and decided to revive his younger brother, Izuna, now that he knew the Moon Eye Plan could not bring peace. Hashirama Senju found him on the mountaintop, where they looked over their village and recalled their childhood.

• Madara Uchiha reflected on his past with Hashirama Senju and his disillusionment with the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.
• Scar told Madara Uchiha that he missed Izuna, prompting Madara to consider reviving his younger brother with the Rinnegan.
• Madara Uchiha promised Scar that he would revive Izuna and imagined introducing him to Konoha and Renye’s cooking.
• Hashirama Senju found Madara Uchiha on the mountaintop, and they sat together overlooking Konoha.
• Hashirama Senju asked Madara Uchiha whether he remembered what they had said there as children.

Scar returned to Renye for grilled fish after Madara Uchiha came back to life, but he accidentally revealed that Izuna Uchiha was going to be resurrected. Tobirama Senju learned of the plan and withdrew to his study, while Renye worried that Izuna and Tobirama would fight when they met.

• Scar woke Renye and asked him for grilled fish, then explained that he had come down from the mountaintop where Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju were sitting.
• Renye cooked grilled fish for Scar, while Tobirama Senju recognized him as the black cat he had once seen with Izuna Uchiha.
• Tobirama took one of Scar's grilled fish and questioned him, but said he would not harm a cat Izuna had taken in.
• Scar complained that Izuna would settle the score with Tobirama after being resurrected, then realized he had revealed Madara's plan and ran off with a fish.
• Tobirama inferred that Izuna would be resurrected and went to his study, while Renye worried about a fight between Izuna and Tobirama.

Renye tried to persuade Shimura Danzō to join his trip, but Danzō refused because Tobirama Senju and the others would be traveling with them. Before the next morning’s departure, Tobirama packed far too many belongings while Renye went to bed without packing at all.

• Renye visited Shimura Danzō late at night and repeatedly tried to convince him to join the trip, but Danzō refused and said he would stay in the village to sunbathe and sleep.
• Renye gave up persuading Danzō, promised to bring him local specialties, and left after finishing his hot water.
• Back at Tobirama Senju’s mansion, Renye avoided explaining where he had been, and Tobirama said he was preparing for their trip.
• Renye encouraged Tobirama to pack extra supplies, and Tobirama filled a Storage Scroll with nearly everything in his room, including a cotton quilt and books.
• Tobirama told Renye to pack for their morning departure, but Renye went to bed without packing, leaving Tobirama to mistakenly assume he had already finished.

Renye, Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and Tobirama Senju traveled toward the Land of Hot Water while Tobi secretly followed them. After hearing that the two legendary shinobi had bounties of one billion ryo, Kakuzu accepted the mission, convinced they were impostors, and vowed to take revenge on Renye in the future.

• Hashirama Senju asked about Tobirama Senju's backpack, but Tobirama kept its contents secret as the group set out for the Land of Hot Water.
• Renye recalled visiting the Land of Hot Water with Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, and the group traveled together toward it.
• Tobi watched the group leave and continued following its mission from Black Zetsu.
• Kakuzu accepted a mission to kill Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha for a one-billion-ryo bounty, believing reports of their survival were fabricated.
• Kakuzu planned to wait thirty years before taking revenge on Renye, who sneezed on the road and wondered who was talking about him.

Madara Uchiha told Renye that he planned to revive Izuna, then tried to discuss his hopes for peace before realizing Renye had zoned out. Meanwhile, Kakuzu entered the inn to hunt Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju for a bounty, and he kicked open the room where Madara and Renye were resting.

• Madara Uchiha summoned Renye to his room and revealed his plan to revive Izuna with Impure World Reincarnation and the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.
• Madara Uchiha recounted the deaths of his brothers and his desire to bring peace to the Shinobi World, but Renye failed to listen and Madara abandoned the discussion.
• Kakuzu arrived at the inn to claim a one-billion-ryo bounty for killing Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, while Tobi and a White Zetsu watched nearby.
• Kakuzu ignored the inn attendant, threatened him, and kicked open guest-room doors as he searched for his targets.
• Kakuzu kicked open Madara Uchiha and Renye's room, where he faced their scarlet Sharingan and killing intent.

Kakuzu stumbled into a room with Madara Uchiha and Uchiha Renye, then surrendered his fortune to Renye to stay alive. Renye pocketed the Storage Scroll while insisting he had not wanted Kakuzu’s money.

• Kakuzu saw Madara Uchiha and Uchiha Renye together and feared they would kill him.
• Renye recognized Kakuzu, withdrew his pressure, and warmly invited him into the room.
• Madara withdrew his pressure after learning Kakuzu knew Renye, while Kakuzu recalled Renye robbing him more than a decade earlier.
• Renye asked whether Kakuzu had worked hard to earn money, and Kakuzu handed him a Storage Scroll in exchange for his life.
• Renye pocketed the scroll and claimed he had only been asking about Kakuzu’s money.

Renye took Kakuzu’s savings after Kakuzu came to Madara Uchiha’s room, then sent him away with a small amount of money for a hot spring. After Kakuzu left, Renye gave Madara the Storage Scroll, while Tobirama learned that Madara planned to resurrect Izuna Uchiha.

• Renye let Kakuzu leave with a small amount of money and told him to work hard.
• Renye gave Madara Uchiha the Storage Scroll Kakuzu had handed over, and Madara accepted it for a future home with Izuna Uchiha.
• Kakuzu left the inn, vowed to reclaim his money in thirty years, and decided to keep earning through bounties.
• Tobi watched Kakuzu leave and mistakenly believed he had escaped Madara’s room unharmed after attempting an assassination.
• Renye told Tobirama Senju that Madara had mentioned resurrecting Izuna Uchiha, and Tobirama hoped Izuna would not cause trouble.

Renye and Madara waited for Hashirama and Tobirama to catch up, then continued their journey together. Hashirama compared Renye and Madara to members of the same clan, and the group spent the night in a cave.

• Renye and Madara waited in the trees while Hashirama and Tobirama delayed their departure.
• Hashirama and Tobirama arrived, and Madara greeted them with a rare smile as he thought about reviving Izuna.
• Hashirama remarked that Renye and Madara looked alike, prompting Tobirama to angrily deny it.
• The group traveled through the forest in fits and starts and had to camp overnight.
• Hashirama asked to stay in a cave, and Madara agreed while Renye told Tobirama he would get used to it.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha revisited their old cave-dwelling habits while Renye and Tobirama Senju camped nearby. After returning to Konoha, Renye used Impure World Reincarnation to bring Izuna Uchiha back, and Izuna recognized Renye.

• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha spent three days living in a mountain cave while Renye and Tobirama Senju fished by the river.
• Renye suggested Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha visit their original cave, but Madara chose to return to Konoha to revive Izuna.
• Madara Uchiha took a bone from Izuna's grave and asked Renye to bring Izuna back.
• Renye used Impure World Reincarnation with a death-row prisoner, and Izuna Uchiha returned in an Impure World body.
• Izuna Uchiha greeted Madara Uchiha as his brother, then noticed Renye and spoke in surprise.

Madara Uchiha revived Izuna Uchiha, who was shocked to learn that Tobirama Senju had a wall of Sharingan and that Renye was Tobirama’s adopted son. Tobirama took Izuna to have new eyes transplanted, pleased that he could boast about being Renye’s adoptive father.

• Izuna Uchiha recognized Renye, then activated his Mangekyō Sharingan when he saw Tobirama Senju.
• Madara Uchiha used the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to revive Izuna, who returned without eyes.
• Hashirama Senju told Tobirama to give Izuna new eyes from the Sharingan in his laboratory, and Izuna accused Tobirama of killing Uchiha to collect them.
• Madara explained that Tobirama’s Sharingan had been cultivated through experiments, and Hashirama urged Izuna to accept the transplant.
• Izuna learned that Renye called Tobirama Uncle because Tobirama had adopted him as a child.
• Tobirama, delighted to show off his bond with Renye, led Izuna away to have his eyes transplanted.

Tobirama Senju replaced Izuna Uchiha’s eyes, then told him what had happened since his death, including the Uchiha Clan’s defeat and the creation of Konoha. Izuna returned to Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, while Hashirama and Madara decided Renye would cook all their meals.

• Orochimaru helped Tobirama Senju replace Izuna Uchiha’s eyes and bandage them, and Tobirama told Izuna to keep the bandages on for three days.
• Izuna Uchiha asked Tobirama Senju what had happened over the years, and Tobirama explained the Uchiha Clan’s defeat, Konoha’s founding, the split between Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, and the Moon Eye Plan.
• Orochimaru escorted Izuna Uchiha back to Hashirama Senju’s residence, where Madara Uchiha and Hashirama welcomed him.
• Orochimaru declined Hashirama Senju’s offer to stay for dinner so he could return to researching the Rinnegan.
• At dinner, Izuna Uchiha praised Renye’s cooking, and Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha decided Renye should prepare all three meals for them.

Renye took Izuna Uchiha and Tobirama Senju on a stroll through Konoha, where their constant bickering left him exhausted. After they shared dango and desserts, a brief moment of understanding between them made Renye wonder if their feud might be easing, though he still planned to seek refuge at Danzo's house.

• Izuna Uchiha and Tobirama Senju argued over who had founded Konoha until Renye stopped them.
• Renye offered to buy desserts for Izuna Uchiha, and Tobirama Senju insisted on being included.
• While Renye bought the sweets, Izuna Uchiha and Tobirama Senju traded insults about age, food, and health.
• Izuna Uchiha eagerly ate all the desserts Renye had bought, and Tobirama Senju called him a poor fellow.
• Tobirama Senju quietly led the way home, leaving Izuna Uchiha unusually thoughtful and Renye wondering whether they might reconcile.
• Renye decided he needed to relax at Danzo's house after spending days on edge around the two men.

Renye escaped Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha’s constant bickering by visiting Shimura Danzō, where he ate and relaxed in the sun. Back at Hashirama Senju’s residence, Tobirama cooked an unpopular meal, while Orochimaru continued his research after eating a Soldier Pill.

• Renye visited Shimura Danzō, praised his cooking, and stayed to eat lunch and sunbathe.
• At Hashirama Senju’s residence, the others noticed Renye was missing, so Tobirama Senju reluctantly cooked for them.
• Izuna Uchiha suspected Tobirama Senju might poison the food, and later complained that his cooking was worse than Renye’s.
• Renye joked that he might move in with Shimura Danzō to escape Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha, but admitted Tobirama would never agree.
• Orochimaru took a Soldier Pill after realizing Renye had stopped bringing him food and resumed researching the Rinnegan.

In Year 38 of Konoha, Renye escaped his noisy household and relaxed at Danzo’s home, where Hashirama and Madara eventually joined him. Meanwhile, Tobirama and Izuna kept arguing, and Urashiki Otsutsuki arrived at Rōran through the Dragon Vein with Black Zetsu, sensing a tailed beast’s Chakra.

• Renye stayed at Danzo’s home to rest from cooking and enjoy the food and sun.
• Izuna and Tobirama blamed each other for Renye’s absence while Hashirama and Madara listened to their argument.
• Hashirama and Madara left the courtyard to escape the noise and went to Danzo’s home, where they sunbathed with Renye and Danzo.
• Tobirama and Izuna continued arguing after everyone else left, while the White Zetsu assigned to watch them despaired.
• Urashiki Otsutsuki emerged from the Dragon Vein at Rōran with Black Zetsu on his fishing rod and sensed the Chakra of a tailed beast.

Black Zetsu brought Urashiki Otsutsuki to another timeline, planning to use the Cook to kill him, while Urashiki headed for the Nine-Tails. Sasuke Uchiha recognized Uchiha Lie Feng as a traveler from another timeline, and Renye sensed the Nine-Tails was in danger and summoned it.

• Urashiki Otsutsuki captured Black Zetsu, learned it had traveled through time via the Dragon Vein, and forced it to guide him in collecting the Tailed Beasts' Chakra.
• Black Zetsu agreed to help Urashiki while secretly intending to lead him to the Cook, and Urashiki sensed the Nine-Tails' Chakra and flew toward it.
• Uchiha Lie Feng waited for Black Zetsu, then met Sasuke Uchiha and Boruto Uzumaki, who had been tracking Urashiki.
• Sasuke Uchiha recognized Lie Feng as an Uchiha from another timeline and asked whether he knew Uchiha Renye.
• Renye woke from a nap in Konoha, sensed the Nine-Tails was in trouble, and used Summoning Jutsu to summon it.

Renye learned that Urashiki Otsutsuki had attacked the Nine-Tails to steal its Chakra and explained the threat to the others in Konoha. Madara Uchiha volunteered to confront Urashiki, confident he could defeat him.

• Urashiki Otsutsuki appeared through a rift and stole some of the Nine-Tails' Chakra with his fishing rod before the Nine-Tails vanished.
• Renye questioned the Nine-Tails and recognized its attacker as Urashiki Otsutsuki, whose arrival in this era surprised him.
• Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Izuna Uchiha gathered as Renye explained that an Otsutsuki had come to collect tailed beast Chakra.
• Renye assessed Urashiki's abilities and said Madara could overcome them, while Madara grew eager to fight Kaguya Otsutsuki's clansman.
• Madara Uchiha put on his armor and declared that he would handle Urashiki, with Izuna Uchiha cheering him on.

Madara Uchiha ambushed Urashiki Otsutsuki with a forest and Susanoo, overwhelming him before Urashiki escaped through an unstable spatial rift. The group returned to Konoha believing the threat had passed, while a gravely wounded Urashiki fell elsewhere and Black Zetsu saw him.

• Madara Uchiha trapped Urashiki with invisible shadows and Wood Release, then attacked him with Perfect Susanoo.
• Urashiki used time rewind to evade a strike but was badly wounded by Susanoo as he opened Yomotsu Hirasaka and escaped.
• Madara admitted he had accidentally let Urashiki get away, and Renye warned the Nine-Tails to stay in the village.
• Urashiki fell elsewhere with his left side nearly severed, and Black Zetsu saw his mangled condition.

Sasuke Uchiha and Boruto arrived in Hiruzen Sarutobi’s prosperous time-space with Uchiha Lie Feng, who returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound after years away. As Sasuke hoped to find his parents, he heard that Fugaku had been training hard during Lie Feng’s absence.

• Sasuke Uchiha and Boruto entered Konoha with Uchiha Lie Feng, and Sasuke decided to settle personal matters before leaving the time-space.
• Uchiha Lie Feng chose to reveal his return and investigate whether Black Zetsu had misled him about the Moon Eye Plan.
• Shimura Danzō told Renye that Lie Feng had returned with two men, prompting Renye to imagine a melodramatic story about Lie Feng and Fugaku.
• Uchiha Lie Feng returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound and heard clan members praise Fugaku for training hard during his absence.
• Sasuke Uchiha heard the clan members mention his father, Fugaku, and realized that Fugaku was connected to Uchiha Lie Feng.