Chapter Summaries

Izuna Uchiha worried that Kaguya Otsutsuki would arrive, and Tobirama Senju confirmed she would before their conversation turned into another quarrel. More than ten Kaguya Otsutsukis then descended on the Shinobi World, awakening Renye, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke to the threat.

• Izuna Uchiha asked Tobirama Senju whether Kaguya Otsutsuki would come to their time-space, and Tobirama told him she would.
• Tobirama Senju tried to soften his answer, but Izuna Uchiha failed to hear him, and Tobirama returned to his room in a huff.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha watched the familiar quarrel from the courtyard while Renye told Shimura Danzō to buy groceries the next day.
• Renye stopped Hashirama Senju from reminiscing about how much he and Shimura Danzō had grown, while Madara Uchiha recalled Renye's habit of avoiding work.
• Black Zetsu returned to its original time-space and promised Cook a good life after Kaguya Otsutsuki was resurrected.
• More than ten Kaguya Otsutsukis descended on the Shinobi World, and Renye, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke sensed their powerful auras.

Nineteen Kaguya Otsutsukis appeared above the Shinobi World, and Renye flew out to confront them while his allies stayed behind. Black Zetsu recognized Renye as the Cook it had told the Kaguyas about, and they turned their attention to him.

• Dozens of Kaguya Otsutsukis descended through spatial rifts, and Renye told Danzo, Hashirama, Izuna, and Tobirama to remain in the village.
• Tobirama knocked Izuna unconscious, and Renye told the others to use the Dragon Vein to escape if the battle turned desperate.
• Renye flew toward the Kaguyas, followed by Madara, Naruto, and Sasuke; Naruto sensed nineteen of them.
• The Kaguyas watched Renye approach while Black Zetsu urgently begged them to rescue its mother.
• Renye asked the Kaguyas why they had come, and they asked who he was.
• Black Zetsu called Renye the Cook it had told the Kaguyas about, and they stared at him with sudden interest.

Black Zetsu revealed that it owned the Gold Exchange and had given Renye money because it wanted to hire him as a cook for Kaguya Otsutsuki and the other Kaguyas. Renye refused, and the Kaguyas prepared to take him by force while Sasuke, Naruto, and Madara watched.

• The Kaguya Otsutsukis rushed to meet Renye after Black Zetsu told them about his cooking.
• Black Zetsu revealed that it was the owner of the Gold Exchange, leaving Renye shocked that his financial backer was the Shinobi World's mastermind.
• Black Zetsu explained that it had funded Renye to hire him as a cook, and the Kaguyas eagerly agreed they wanted to taste his food.
• Renye refused to cook for them and summoned nine Truth-Seeking Orbs, while Black Zetsu called on the Kaguyas to knock him out and take him away.
• Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, and Madara Uchiha realized the Kaguyas wanted Renye as their cook and did not step in to help.

Renye faced nineteen Kaguya Otsutsukis who wanted to hire him as their cook, and accepted a part-time job rather than be forced into permanent service. He returned to Konoha with an agreement to cook two meals a day while keeping his freedom.

• The Kaguya Otsutsukis offered Renye a mountain of treasure to cook for them, but he refused to become their cook.
• Black Zetsu and the Kaguyas threatened to abduct Renye and make him cook forever if he would not agree willingly.
• Renye considered the generous payment and the odds of fighting nineteen Kaguyas, while Madara Uchiha stayed out of it and Naruto Uzumaki advised him to accept.
• Renye negotiated to cook two meals a day, prepare no ingredients, and remain free in his own time-space, and the Kaguyas agreed.
• Back in Konoha, Tobirama Senju asked Renye if he was all right, and Renye said he had found a part-time job.

Renye struggled to cook for twenty Kaguya Otsutsukis after his time-traveling antics led Black Zetsu to rescue them, while his neighbors missed his cooking. After dinner, Renye finally rested as Shimura Danzō massaged his arms, but Hashirama Senju’s attempt to get the same treatment from Madara Uchiha failed.

• Black Zetsu hurried Renye to finish cooking, and he regretted using the Dragon Vein after learning his actions had helped them rescue their mothers.
• Twenty Kaguya Otsutsukis abandoned their plan to travel between dimensions for a while so they could enjoy Renye’s cooking.
• Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and Izuna Uchiha longed for Renye’s food, but Tobirama Senju rejected Izuna’s request and warned them away from Hashirama’s cooking.
• Shimura Danzō served dinner at home, and Renye returned exhausted after cooking several tables of food for the Kaguyas.
• Shimura Danzō massaged Renye’s sore arms, while Hashirama Senju copied Renye’s complaint to seek a massage from Madara Uchiha and was told to get lost.

Renye made Orochimaru take over cooking for the Kaguya Otsutsukis, leaving Renye free to rest. Five years later, the Kaguyas departed through the Dragon Vein, and Renye went to deal with Jiraiya’s latest arrest.

• Renye introduced Orochimaru as his disciple and persuaded him to cook for the Kaguya Otsutsukis in exchange for vials of Renye’s blood.
• Orochimaru cooked for the Kaguyas while Renye relaxed, and Shimura Danzō heard how Renye had shifted the work onto his disciple.
• Five years passed, and after their meal the Kaguya Otsutsukis left the time-space through the Dragon Vein; Orochimaru refused their invitation to come with them.
• Minato Namikaze told Renye that Jiraiya had been arrested again, and Renye went to the detention center to handle the situation.

Renye freed Jiraiya from the Konoha Detention Center after he was arrested for peeping, then urged him to consider marriage so he would settle down. Renye asked Danzo to find Jiraiya suitable matches, but the other bachelors in the courtyard objected to marriage for themselves.

• Renye asked Fugaku Uchiha to release Jiraiya from the Konoha Detention Center, where he had been arrested for peeping into a bathhouse.
• Renye told Jiraiya to consider marriage, arguing that a wife might help him settle down and look after him when he was old.
• Renye decided to ask Danzo to find suitable marriage prospects for Jiraiya and left him stunned outside the detention center.
• Renye woke Shimura Danzō and asked him to find Jiraiya potential matches, prompting the others in the courtyard to question Renye's own single status.
• Madara Uchiha, Izuna Uchiha, Tobirama Senju, and Shimura Danzō each rejected the idea of finding a partner for themselves.

Renye tried to arrange blind dates for Jiraiya, but Jiraiya rejected the candidates and teased his teacher about his lack of interest in women. Jiraiya then went to peep at a women's bathhouse and ended up detained, where Fugaku refused to release him under Renye's instructions.

• Renye gave Jiraiya a stack of potential partners, but Jiraiya said he liked none of them and chose to remain single.
• Jiraiya asked whether Renye had a problem with his sexual orientation, and Renye kicked him into a wall before explaining he simply had never found someone he liked.
• Renye left to sunbathe, while Jiraiya headed to a nearby women's bathhouse to peep.
• Jiraiya was caught by the bathhouse surveillance cameras and detained at the Konoha Detention Center.
• Fugaku Uchiha refused Jiraiya's request for release and told him to reflect on his actions according to Renye's instructions.

Renye and Shimura Danzō strolled through Konoha’s thriving Commercial Street and encountered Team Seven bickering over Kakashi’s promotion to Jonin. After Obito collided with Renye, he apologized, while Kakashi recognized Shimura Danzō and feared Obito had caused trouble.

• Renye and Shimura Danzō praised Konoha’s prosperity and discussed Hiruzen’s leadership and retirement.
• Rin congratulated Kakashi on becoming a Jonin, while Obito argued with Kakashi over his arrogant attitude.
• Kakashi teased Obito about challenging a newly promoted Jonin, then ran as Obito chased him down Commercial Street.
• Obito crashed into Renye, who recognized him and reflected that he had been born in a peaceful era.
• Obito apologized to Renye, and Kakashi recognized Shimura Danzō and realized Obito might be in trouble.

Renye spent time with Shimura Danzō, whose gratitude for their friendship was met with Renye’s usual teasing. The two remained close as they left the conversation on a joke about Danzō eating Uncle Hashirama’s cooking.

• Kakashi recognized Renye, and Obito learned that the man he had provoked was the famed Uchiha clan hero.
• Renye asked Shimura Danzō to buy him pastries, and Danzō waited in line without realizing the shop belonged to Renye.
• Renye ate the desserts while pretending he did not like sweets, then teased Danzō when he reached for the last piece.
• Shimura Danzō apologized after Renye brought up his childhood fight with Hiruzen Sarutobi over a Lion’s Head.
• Shimura Danzō thanked Renye for changing their lives, and Renye wondered if he had eaten Uncle Hashirama’s cooking.

Hashirama asked Madara what happened after death and wondered whether Madara would feel lonely when he died. The conversation ended with Renye relaxing and ordering juice from Danzo, while Tobirama’s anger at Renye led to screams from the courtyard.

• Hashirama asked Madara whether he would feel lonely after Hashirama died, and Madara replied that he had died before.
• Madara explained that death felt like deep sleep and that Impure World Reincarnation restored memories from before death; Hashirama said he had hoped to see Mito afterward.
• Madara promised to revive Hashirama with the Outer Path — Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique and said he would not let Hashirama die first.
• Renye wondered whether Indra’s and Ashura’s Chakra reincarnated by attaching to newborns, and thought Naruto’s personality might be influenced by Ashura’s Chakra.
• Renye rested and asked Danzo for orange juice, while Hashirama received juice from Madara and Tobirama refused to serve Hashirama.
• Renye offered Tobirama his leftover juice, admitted he had only been polite, and soon someone screamed in the courtyard.

Renye watched Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki's son Naruto be born, confirming that Hashirama Senju's survival had not changed his birth. Later, Kakuzu joined the Akatsuki Organization after being offered control of its finances.

• Renye brought Shimura Danzō to observe Kushina Uzumaki's delivery and check whether Naruto would be born.
• Biwako delivered the news that Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki had a boy, and Renye recognized him as Naruto Uzumaki.
• Renye left with Shimura Danzō, explaining that he had only wondered whether Naruto would be born despite Hashirama Senju being alive.
• Renye blamed Kakuzu for his unexpected sneeze and considered visiting him to ask for spending money.
• Kakuzu complained that the Gold Exchange's higher fees had cut into his bounty earnings and fantasized about taking revenge on Uchiha Renye.
• A blue-purple-haired woman invited Kakuzu to join the Akatsuki Organization, and he accepted when she offered to let him manage its money.

Kakuzu joined the impoverished Akatsuki Organization after Yahiko claimed their unseen grandmaster was the richest man in the Shinobi World. The group prepared to travel to Konoha to ask the grandmaster for money, while Nagato remained unsure he would help.

• Konan led Kakuzu to Akatsuki’s dilapidated base, where Yahiko welcomed him and introduced Nagato and Sasori.
• Kakuzu recognized Nagato’s Rinnegan and considered whether its power could help him take revenge on Uchiha Renye.
• Yahiko admitted Akatsuki had only five core members and no financial support, prompting Kakuzu to turn away.
• Yahiko stopped Kakuzu by claiming their grandmaster was the richest man in the Shinobi World, and Kakuzu agreed to stay and seek funding.
• Yahiko announced that Akatsuki would leave for Konoha immediately, while Nagato questioned whether the grandmaster would give them money and Yahiko suggested they could ask Jiraiya.

Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, Kakuzu, and another Akatsuki member visited the detained Jiraiya, but they could not afford his bail and went to find his wealthy teacher, Renye. They reached Renye’s estate, where he and Kakuzu recognized each other, leaving their meeting about to begin.

• Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, Kakuzu, and their companion found Jiraiya in Konoha’s detention center and learned that his bail cost five million ryō.
• Jiraiya’s disciples could offer only loose change, so Kakuzu tried to pay one million ryō and was pressured into donating it to the detention center.
• Yahiko promised to repay Kakuzu after getting money from the patriarch, and Jiraiya gave them the address of Renye’s estate.
• Danzo let the five Akatsuki members into the estate after Yahiko explained that they were Jiraiya’s disciples.
• Renye sat up to greet the visitors and froze when he met Kakuzu’s gaze.

Orochimaru replaced Nagato’s Rinnegan with ordinary eyes and showed the Akatsuki members his mass-produced dōjutsu before deciding he needed an assistant. He visited Konoha’s orphanage, adopted Kabuto Yakushi, and made him his disciple.

• Orochimaru replaced Nagato’s eyes and discarded the functionless Rinnegan.
• Yahiko, Konan, and the other Akatsuki members saw Orochimaru’s collection of Mangekyō Sharingan and Rinnegan and marveled at Konoha’s strength.
• Orochimaru decided to seek a clever disciple after reflecting on how much work he handled alone.
• Orochimaru went to Konoha’s orphanage and told Yakushi Nonō that he wanted to adopt Kabuto Yakushi.
• Kabuto accepted Orochimaru’s offer to become his disciple, bowed to Yakushi Nonō, and left with Orochimaru after he handed her a check.

Tsunade got money from Renye and took Hashirama Senju to the casino, while the Akatsuki Organization bailed Jiraiya out of detention. Jiraiya was quickly arrested again for peeping, on Renye's order.

• Tsunade demanded fifty million from Renye, who gave her money and warned her not to gamble with others.
• Tsunade took Hashirama Senju to the casino, while Madara Uchiha said he did not mind as long as Hashirama spent none of their money.
• Renye told Danzo to keep the Storage Scrolls and give money to anyone who asked for it.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan paid five million to bail Jiraiya out, despite Kakuzu's objections.
• Jiraiya left the detention center, but Uchiha Clan Members soon caught him peeping and dragged him back under Lord Renye's order.

Hashirama Senju spent his final moments with his family and friends, then died after refusing Madara Uchiha’s offer to revive him with the Rinnegan. Tsunade returned from the casino with her winnings, only to find that her grandfather was gone.

• Hashirama Senju apologized to Tobirama Senju and asked Izuna Uchiha and Tobirama to get along after his death.
• Tsunade wept over Hashirama’s failing health, and he sent her to the casino with his secret savings so she could briefly escape her grief.
• Madara Uchiha suggested reviving Hashirama with the Rinnegan, but Hashirama refused and died with a smile.
• Tsunade returned with stacks of winnings and found Hashirama dead in his chair.

After Hashirama Senju died, Madara Uchiha mourned him in solitude and eventually traveled through the Dragon Vein to another time-space. Back in Konoha, Renye teased Shimura Danzō about his looks, leaving Danzō flustered.

• Madara remembered his life with Hashirama, chose not to revive him, and withdrew from the others after his death.
• Months later, Madara left Konoha with a note and went to their old cave to remember their past.
• Madara pressured the Queen of Roran into unsealing the Dragon Vein and traveled to another time-space.
• Renye learned where Madara had gone and accepted that he had left to see Hashirama again.
• Renye grabbed Danzō’s face and demanded to know whether he was handsome, then mistook Danzō’s stunned silence for a sign that he was ordinary-looking.
• Danzō stayed frozen and blushed faintly after Renye returned to sunbathing.

Tobirama Senju died after a long illness, leaving Izuna Uchiha devastated and determined to revive him. Renye discovered Tobirama’s diary, which revealed the real reasons behind his adoption and years of strict treatment.

• Izuna Uchiha asked Renye whether Tobirama Senju might agree to be revived and admitted he did not want to lose his archenemy.
• Tobirama Senju died, and Izuna Uchiha prepared to use Impure World Reincarnation to ask if he wanted to return.
• Renye went to Tobirama Senju's Mansion and found a yellowed diary in the secret room.
• Renye read that Hashirama Senju had pressured Tobirama into adopting him after Madara Uchiha defected.
• Tobirama’s diary described his experiments on Renye, his concerns about Renye’s Second Personality, and his eventual appreciation of Renye’s cooking.

Renye lived on in his quiet courtyard after Tobirama, Izuna, and Madara were gone, while Naruto and Hinata visited him years later. Kakuzu finally came to seek revenge after lying low for seventy years, only to find that Renye had barely aged.

• Renye read the diary his adoptive father had kept about him and reflected on Tobirama's choice not to be revived.
• After Tobirama's funeral, Izuna left for another dimension, and Renye asked Danzo what he should do when everyone else was gone.
• Years later, Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga visited Renye, who had watched Naruto become Hokage and Sasuke marry an Uchiha woman.
• Kakuzu searched Konoha for Renye, planning to avenge himself after hiding for seventy years.
• Naruto directed Kakuzu to Renye's home, where Kakuzu broke down the gate and was shocked to see that Renye had barely aged.