Chapter Summaries

Izuna Uchiha left Tobirama Senju a note asking him to protect Uchiha Renye, while Tobirama and Izuna worried that changing timelines could have dangerous consequences. Black Zetsu’s scheme unexpectedly sent Kaguya Otsutsuki away from the Shinobi World, leaving Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha to wonder what had happened.

• Tobirama Senju found Izuna Uchiha’s note asking him to protect Uchiha Renye and not die in the war.
• Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha agreed that altering timelines could have unpredictable consequences and headed for the Dragon Vein.
• More than a dozen Black Zetsus gathered across timelines and planned to free Kaguya Otsutsuki while moving her away from Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.
• Black Zetsu’s plan revived Madara Uchiha, who became the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki and brought Kaguya Otsutsuki into the Shinobi World.
• More than a dozen Black Zetsus crowded into Kaguya Otsutsuki’s sleeves and persuaded her to leave the timeline.
• Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha watched Kaguya Otsutsuki vanish and realized they had somehow saved the Shinobi World.

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju enjoyed a quiet night in the mountains until an injured, young Tobirama Senju stumbled into their cave. Hashirama offered him shelter, and Madara kicked Hashirama off his bed after he called him a term Renye used for Danzo.

• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju settled in a cave, grilled fish, and chose to avoid exploring their surroundings.
• After hearing distant fighting, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju stayed in bed until an injured young Tobirama Senju entered the cave.
• Hashirama Senju offered Tobirama Senju a place to recover and gave him his bed.
• Hashirama Senju squeezed onto Madara Uchiha's bed and used a term Renye called Danzo, prompting Madara Uchiha to kick him off.

Tobirama Senju recovered in a mountain cave with Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, unaware of their identities, while the pair left to find another place to sleep. In another timeline, Renye and Shimura Danzō walked through Konoha after declining Minato Namikaze’s invitation, as Kakuzu hid his money in anticipation of Renye robbing him.

• Tobirama Senju stayed in the cave with Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, sensing something strange about them and their hostility toward him.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha left the cave without waking Tobirama, then found another secluded cave so Madara could sleep alone.
• Hashirama Senju considered asking Renye to help him get Madara Uchiha used to an embarrassing nickname, while Madara blamed Renye for changing Hashirama.
• Renye sneezed while talking with Shimura Danzō and suspected Kakuzu was cursing him over money, while Kakuzu hid his savings and resolved not to give Renye a coin.
• Renye declined Minato Namikaze’s invitation to visit his home and left to walk around Konoha with Shimura Danzō, and Minato thanked them for saving his life during the Nine-Tails incident.

Renye realized their time travel might be causing dangerous consequences and decided to return to his own era, unaware that Black Zetsu had used his idea to bring Kaguya Otsutsukis from other time periods together. The extra Kaguya Otsutsukis appeared during the Fourth Great Ninja War, then all four vanished, leaving Team Seven bewildered.

• Renye told Shimura Danzō that Minato Namikaze likely knew they came from another time, then worried their time travel had caused a butterfly effect.
• Renye decided he and Shimura Danzō should return to their original time period, while Black Zetsu secretly followed them and took inspiration from their conversation.
• Black Zetsu guided Kaguya Otsutsuki from another time period to free that era’s Kaguya, and the two Kaguya Otsutsukis left with the Black Zetsus.
• Obito Uchiha searched for Black Zetsu and the White Zetsus, then gave up and decided to pursue the Moon Eye Plan alone.
• Three additional Kaguya Otsutsukis appeared while Team Seven fought Kaguya during the Fourth Great Ninja War, but all four Kaguya Otsutsukis suddenly vanished.

Renye interrupted Edo Madara and Obito Uchiha’s plan during the Fourth Great Ninja War and began absorbing the Ten-Tails to become its Jinchuriki. As its Chakra poured into him without apparent harm, Edo Madara realized Renye might succeed and tried to stop him.

• Renye told Shimura Danzō he planned to gather the Tailed Beasts and become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki to prepare for a possible group of Kaguya Otsutsukis.
• Renye intervened as Obito Uchiha prepared to revive Edo Madara, stopping Obito's hand seals and restraining Edo Minato.
• Renye announced he would become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki and put an end to the Infinite Tsukuyomi plot, while Edo Madara dismissed him as incapable of controlling the beast.
• Renye formed the seals to absorb the Ten-Tails, and its violent Chakra flowed into him without changing his expression.
• Edo Madara realized Renye's absorption was succeeding and tried to stop him, but it was already too late.

Renye absorbed the Ten-Tails’ Chakra, defeated Edo Madara, and ended the war before returning to Konoha with Shimura Danzō. He then announced that he was going to stay at Danzō’s place.

• Renye became the Ten-Tails’ Jinchuriki, transformed, and pinned Edo Madara to the ground with Black Rods.
• Renye told Madara that his plans were over, while Black Zetsu realized that Madara could no longer help it save its mother.
• Renye declared the war over and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Shimura Danzō away.
• Edo Hashirama tried to comfort the defeated Madara, while Black Zetsu learned that Renye and Danzō had arrived through the Dragon Vein from another world.
• Renye and Shimura Danzō returned to Konoha, where Renye said he would stay at Danzō’s place.

Renye wondered why Tobirama Senju and the others had not returned from their trip through other time-spaces. Tobirama Senju remained in the Boruto time-space to study with Orochimaru, then found Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha in a cave, where Hashirama made him taste his cooking.

• Renye sunbathed at Shimura Danzō's residence and asked him to cook, then worried that Tobirama Senju and the others had not returned.
• In the Boruto time-space, Izuna Uchiha demanded that Tobirama Senju leave, but Tobirama promised to return in a couple of days after studying with Orochimaru.
• Tobirama Senju followed Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha to their cave, though he could not explain why he had sought them out.
• Hashirama Senju invited Tobirama Senju to eat and served him blackened food, while Madara Uchiha silently endured the meal.
• Tobirama Senju tasted Hashirama Senju's cooking and immediately regretted following them.

Tobirama Senju endured Hashirama Senju’s terrible cooking, then left after failing to learn more about Hashirama and Madara Uchiha. In the Boruto era, the memory made him vomit again, leaving Izuna Uchiha confused and concerned.

• Tobirama Senju and Madara Uchiha forced themselves to finish Hashirama Senju’s cooking while Hashirama watched.
• Tobirama Senju asked how the two knew him, and Madara Uchiha claimed they had heard his name on the road.
• Tobirama Senju left to investigate on his own, then vomited outside the cave after the food upset his stomach.
• Hashirama Senju pleaded to cook for Madara Uchiha again, and Madara agreed to let him cook once every three days.
• In the Boruto era, Tobirama Senju remembered the dark cuisine and rushed to vomit, prompting Izuna Uchiha to ask if he was all right.

Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha returned to find Renye transformed into the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, and Tobirama warned him against using the Dragon Vein. Renye revealed he had acted to prevent Black Zetsu from exploiting their time-space travel, leaving the group to face the possible consequences together.

• Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha found Renye at Shimura Danzō's home and noticed his changed appearance and aura.
• Renye revealed he had become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki and displayed nine Truth-Seeking Orbs, shocking Tobirama Senju.
• Tobirama Senju warned Renye not to use the Dragon Vein because it could affect multiple time-spaces.
• Renye explained he had become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki to keep Black Zetsu from learning how to travel through time-space with the Dragon Vein.
• Renye worried their past travels might have helped Black Zetsu cause early Kaguya Otsutsuki descents in other time-spaces, and Tobirama Senju agreed they would face whatever happened together.
• Izuna Uchiha praised Renye's foresight, and Shimura Danzō decided to imitate Izuna's indulgent tone to persuade Renye to cook.

Renye misunderstood Shimura Danzō’s praise as a sign that he had drunk juice made from rotten fruit, so Danzō’s attempt to persuade him to cook lunch failed. Meanwhile, Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha speculated that Renye’s low intelligence came from losing a second personality, then settled into an uneasy arrangement over buying groceries and cooking.

• Shimura Danzō praised Renye’s cooking, but Renye asked whether Danzō had drunk juice made from moldy rotten fruit.
• Shimura Danzō gave up on persuading Renye to cook lunch and went to the kitchen instead.
• Tobirama Senju questioned Izuna Uchiha about how he spoke to Renye, and Izuna said Renye needed simple explanations because his intelligence was impaired.
• Izuna Uchiha suspected Tobirama Senju had damaged Renye through experiments, prompting Tobirama to blame the loss of Renye’s second personality for his low intelligence.
• Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha agreed Renye was probably beyond saving but seemed happy, then Izuna went to buy groceries while Tobirama agreed to cook.

Renye and Shimura Danzō spent a year waiting for Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha while enjoying an unusually relaxed life at home. Living in another time-space, Hashirama and Madara decided to return in two days.

• Renye wondered why Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had not returned, while Shimura Danzō guessed they had been delayed in another time-space.
• Kagami Uchiha reminded Renye and Shimura Danzō about their barbecue gathering, and they left Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha at home.
• Izuna Uchiha asked Tobirama Senju whether he worried about Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, and Tobirama reassured him that they were probably living in a cave.
• After Renye and Shimura Danzō left, Izuna Uchiha privately admitted that Tobirama Senju's cooking was not bad.
• In another time-space, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha ate grilled fish after spending a year in the mountains.
• Madara Uchiha agreed to return with Hashirama Senju the day after tomorrow, realizing Izuna Uchiha would be worried.

Renye and his old friends gathered at a barbecue restaurant, where they talked about retirement, aging, and enjoying life. After the gathering ended, Renye supported a drunken Shimura Danzō on the walk home, refusing to carry him when Danzō asked.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi said he envied Renye and the others for their relaxed lives, while Shimura Danzō and Utatane Koharu urged him to retire someday.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi said he wanted to find a suitable successor before retiring, and Renye stole the meat Danzō had grilled.
• Utatane Koharu and Kagami Uchiha asked why Renye still looked young, and Renye credited his carefree lifestyle and possibly becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.
• The group drank and talked until nightfall, then said goodbye outside the barbecue restaurant.
• Renye supported the unconscious Shimura Danzō toward Uncle Hashirama's home after Danzō drank too much.
• Shimura Danzō asked Renye to carry him, but Renye refused and wondered whether Danzō had read the novels he wrote in secret.

Renye brought an unconscious Danzo home after Tobirama waited up for them, then hid the novels he had written. Tobirama revealed he had been reading one of Renye’s stories and was angry enough to plan to teach him a lesson.

• Tobirama waited at the Senju residence entrance for Renye and Danzo while Izuna told him to sleep and reminded him to make breakfast.
• Renye hid in the shadows with sleeping Danzo until Tobirama went back to his room, then carried Danzo inside and told Tobirama he had gone to rest.
• Renye realized he did not need to sneak around, but packed away his novels about Hashirama, Madara, Tobirama, and Izuna so no one else would find them.
• Tobirama read Renye’s novel, complained about its plot, and decided to find an excuse to teach Renye a lesson.

Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha secretly read Renye’s novels and act strangely around each other before Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha return from another spacetime after a year away. After learning Renye became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, Madara considers becoming one himself in case Kaguya Otsutsuki appears.

• Tobirama Senju stayed up all night reading Renye’s unfinished novel and planned to search for more of his books.
• Izuna Uchiha suspected Tobirama Senju was hiding something, while Tobirama Senju was distracted by the novel and compared Izuna to a character in it.
• Izuna Uchiha revealed through his thoughts that he had also been secretly reading Renye’s novels.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha returned after spending a year in another spacetime, and Madara Uchiha greeted Izuna Uchiha.
• Izuna Uchiha told Madara Uchiha that Renye had become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, prompting Madara Uchiha to consider capturing the Three-Tails and Nine-Tails to become one himself.

Renye went grocery shopping with Danzo, leaving Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha to sneak into his room and find novels to read. They discovered the bookshelf was empty, and Izuna caught Tobirama searching the room and accused him of stealing the books.

• Renye sent Danzo to buy groceries and learned that Madara wanted a break from eating fish.
• Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha independently planned to sneak into Renye's room for novels, then each waited for a chance to go in.
• Tobirama Senju entered Renye's room and found the bookshelf empty, so he searched the drawers and cabinets for the books.
• Izuna Uchiha slipped into the room and found Tobirama Senju crouched by the drawers.
• Izuna Uchiha saw the empty bookshelf and accused Tobirama Senju of stealing the books.

Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha fought over Renye’s missing novels, each mistakenly blaming the other for hiding them. When Renye returned, their argument revealed that both had secretly read his novels, leaving him puzzled about why they had been fighting.

• Izuna Uchiha accused Tobirama Senju of stealing the novels, while Tobirama Senju thought Izuna Uchiha had hidden them to expose his secret reading habit.
• Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha argued and began fighting as Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha watched from the courtyard without intervening.
• Renye and Shimura Danzō returned with groceries, and Renye tried to stop the two men from fighting.
• Izuna Uchiha and Tobirama Senju accused each other of hiding Renye’s novels, revealing to Renye that they had secretly read them.

Twelve Kaguyas appeared through a space-time rift and killed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, leaving Naruto and Sasuke stunned. The Kaguyas freed a thirteenth Kaguya, and Sasuke realized he needed to warn Renye about their growing numbers.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki prepared to finish off Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha when a rift opened and twelve Kaguyas appeared.
• The leading Kaguya proved her identity by countering Isshiki's attack, and the twelve Kaguyas surrounded him.
• Isshiki tried to escape, but the Kaguyas struck him with All-Killing Ash Bones and reduced him to ash.
• The Kaguyas left Naruto and Sasuke unharmed and used the Dragon Vein to free another Kaguya from Six Paths: Chibaku Tensei.
• Naruto and Sasuke realized the Kaguyas had gathered across time-spaces, and Sasuke decided to warn Renye.

Renye learned from Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha that Black Zetsu had used the Dragon Vein to gather multiple Kaguyas, leaving him worried about what they intended. Naruto then met the living leaders of this time-space, while Hashirama Senju took an immediate liking to him.

• Renye complained to Shimura Danzō about being made to cook, but Shimura Danzō refused to help and Renye went to the kitchen.
• Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha continued their silent cold war over the missing novel, while Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha wondered what had happened.
• Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha arrived and Sasuke told Renye that multiple Kaguyas had appeared in their time-space after Black Zetsu used the Dragon Vein to rescue them.
• Renye realized Black Zetsu had gathered Kaguyas from other time-spaces and worried about their purpose, while Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki said the Kaguyas had not shown an intention to destroy the Shinobi World.
• Naruto Uzumaki was surprised to find Tobirama Senju, Hashirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha alive, and Hashirama Senju laughed and befriended him.

Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha stayed with Renye and the others while they waited for Kaguya Otsutsuki, and Naruto delighted in Renye’s cooking. At dinner, Izuna Uchiha stole Tobirama Senju’s favorite fish, sparking a chaotic argument at the table.

• Naruto Uzumaki praised Renye’s food as Hashirama Senju piled more onto his plate, while Madara Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha called them idiots.
• Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha decided to stay and help fight Kaguya Otsutsuki when she arrived, leaving Renye to cook for two more guests.
• Shimura Danzō noticed Renye was exhausted from cooking and considered asking Tobirama Senju to let Renye stay at his place for a few days.
• Renye privately imagined fattening the others like pigs for the New Year, then hid the thought when Shimura Danzō asked if he was all right.
• Hashirama Senju and Naruto Uzumaki laughed together as Madara Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha commiserated over their embarrassing friends.
• Izuna Uchiha took Tobirama Senju’s steamed sea bass and stuffed it into his mouth, prompting Tobirama to grab the fish’s tail and Naruto and Hashirama to accuse Izuna of keeping it all for himself.

Renye’s household spent New Year’s Eve arguing over fish and sharing a meal, while Sasuke grew uneasy about the men’s closeness and decided he and Naruto should move out. The next day, they moved into the neighboring courtyard, leaving Renye puzzled and Shimura Danzō thinking about how to move back with him.

• Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha fought over Renye’s grilled fish, but Tobirama refused to give Izuna the argument he wanted.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha agreed that Tobirama and Izuna’s relationship had improved, while Shimura Danzō asked Renye to help wash the dishes.
• Sasuke Uchiha felt out of place among the older men and recoiled when Naruto Uzumaki approached him, then left the meal.
• Naruto Uzumaki apologized to Sasuke Uchiha in the courtyard, but Sasuke asked to move out and said he would go alone if Naruto refused.
• Renye woke the next day to find Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha living in the neighboring courtyard, while Shimura Danzō considered how to persuade Tobirama Senju to let them move back.