Chapter Summaries

Yamanaka Kei told Kushina about Uzumaki Honoka’s arrival in Konoha, then gave Kushina an exclusive Flying Thunder God mark so he could reach her even from far away. Kushina eagerly accepted the mark and planned to tell the Jonin Waiting Station about it.

• Yamanaka Kei and Kushina returned to the Senju Old Residence, where Kushina said she no longer felt lonely or afraid.
• Yamanaka Kei told Kushina that Minato had brought Uzumaki Honoka and the surviving researchers from Summoning Island to Konoha.
• Kushina worried about Honoka, then relaxed after hearing that Minato would look after her.
• Kushina packed eight boxes of belongings, and Yamanaka Kei stopped her from using the Shadow Clone Technique.
• Yamanaka Kei placed his exclusive Flying Thunder God mark and a Binding Lock Seal on Kushina’s wrist.
• Kushina realized the mark let Yamanaka Kei appear beside her from far away and praised him excitedly.

Yamanaka Kei and Kushina planned a breakfast shop and invited friends and Kei’s disciples to test its food. Kei arranged for Nara Yoshino to supply ingredients, then hurried away to avoid her guessing that he wanted her to manage the new shop.

• Yamanaka Kei and Kushina agreed to host friends for a breakfast tasting the day after tomorrow and discussed whom to invite.
• Yamanaka Kei decided to recruit his three disciples as cooking help and planned a menu that would require extra hands.
• Yamanaka Kei brought Nara Yoshino a list of ingredients to prepare for delivery before noon the next day.
• Nara Yoshino accepted the list, and Yamanaka Kei hurried off with Kushina to avoid her realizing he was planning another business for her to run.
• Yamanaka Kei explained that Nara Shikaku already resented Yoshino’s commitment to Sanmi Residence and would likely complain if she took on the breakfast shop too.

Yamanaka Kei realized Kushina Uzumaki’s new love-related Entry had not changed her fate because the Nine-Tails still threatened her future. He planned to inspect the Nine-Tails in the Sealing Space, while Kushina eagerly offered to join him and watch it get humiliated.

• Yamanaka Kei noticed that Kushina Uzumaki’s Entries had changed, but the System had not announced a change in her fate.
• Yamanaka Kei suspected Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu might target Kushina before she could become a powerful perfect Jinchuriki.
• Yamanaka Kei asked Kushina how the Nine-Tails was behaving, and she said they had taken to cursing each other.
• Yamanaka Kei decided to enter the Sealing Space and check on the Nine-Tails once they got home.
• Kushina said she would come along to watch the Nine-Tails get humiliated, and Yamanaka Kei clarified that he did not intend to curse it.

Yamanaka Kei visited Kurama in Kushina’s Sealing Space and inspected its Word Entries, including one that made it exceptionally good at cursing. When Kurama insulted Kushina, Kei used his homemade genjutsu to overwhelm it briefly before Kurama broke free and raged against its restraints.

• Yamanaka Kei entered the Sealing Space and found Kurama resting on the altar, bound by chains and a sealing pillar.
• Kei examined Kurama’s Word Entries and discovered Kura-Baa, which enhanced its cursing ability.
• Kurama insulted Kushina by calling her an old widow, and Kei comforted her before challenging the fox.
• Kei cast Demonic Illusion: Zuan Has-a-Mom Person, flooding Kurama with insults about its family.
• Kurama roared, broke through Kei’s C-rank genjutsu, and strained against the sealing chains and pillar.

Yamanaka Kei used a Genjutsu of Madara Uchiha to overwhelm the Nine-Tails, then discussed the danger of Madara’s Summoning Contract and the Reanimation Jutsu. The Nine-Tails recognized the threat but doubted Kei had enough Chakra to place a Contract Seal on it.

• The Nine-Tails rampaged after Kei’s Genjutsu made it relive Madara Uchiha’s control, but it calmed down when it realized Kei’s mental strength made attacking risky.
• Kushina asked Kei to teach her how to curse the Nine-Tails, and Kei agreed to scare it by going over its family tree.
• Kei stopped Kushina’s teasing and asked Kurama whether its Summoning Contract with Madara Uchiha was still active.
• Kei warned that Madara might still be alive, could leave a successor, or might use the Reanimation Jutsu to summon Kurama.
• Kei offered to place a Contract Seal on Kurama, but Kurama scoffed that Kei lacked the Chakra to do it.

Yamanaka Kei helped Kushina secure the Nine-Tails with a Contract Seal and gained new System opportunities after changing an important character’s fate. He gave Kurama the Smiling Face Entry and fled with Kushina as the Nine-Tails raged over its uncontrollable grin.

• Kushina cast the Contract Seal on the Nine-Tails while it let her proceed and mocked Yamanaka Kei.
• Yamanaka Kei considered using a life-transfer technique to protect Kushina and received new Entry rewards from the System.
• Yamanaka Kei searched his memories for Madara Uchiha’s hideout and decided to ask Konoha’s Intelligence Division for clues.
• Yamanaka Kei gifted the Smiling Face Entry to the Nine-Tails after complimenting its smile.
• Yamanaka Kei and Kushina ran as Kurama discovered it could not control its grin and roared angrily.

Kushina and Yamanaka Kei dealt with the Nine Tails’ rampage after Kei gave it a permanently smiling face, then covered up what had happened when Tsunade woke from his Genjutsu. Tsunade realized how dangerous Kei’s Genjutsu was and demanded that he explain the supposed Hozuki Clan Secret Technique.

• Kushina laughed at the Nine Tails’ new smile, and Yamanaka Kei said the effect might last permanently.
• The Nine Tails’ Chakra began leaking from Kushina, but she suppressed it with a talisman she had made.
• Tsunade woke and asked whether something was wrong with the Nine Tails’ seal, so Kushina and Yamanaka Kei claimed they had been practicing Chakra control.
• Tsunade realized she had spent the afternoon trapped in Kei’s powerful Genjutsu and had avoided breaking free because of its mental backlash.
• Tsunade confronted Kei about calling the Genjutsu a Hozuki Clan Secret Technique and demanded an explanation.

Yamanaka Kei learned why Tsunade had come to inspect him and tried to make peace by cooking dinner for her and Kushina. While the women chatted, he used three System draws and discovered entries that could bring frightening effects, including up to nine babies in one birth.

• Kei realized Tsunade had visited because she was checking out Kushina’s future brother-in-law, and Kushina changed the subject by inviting Tsunade to dinner.
• Tsunade accepted Kei’s offer to continue his Genjutsu after dinner, and he hurried to cook rather than make awkward conversation.
• Kushina told Tsunade that Kei and Namikaze Minato had brought back Uzumaki Honoka, prompting Tsunade to tease the Uzumaki women about liking blondes.
• Kei used his three System draws and received the entries 'Nine Babies in One Birth,' 'Penniless,' and 'Expired Milk.'
• Kei worried over the entries’ effects, then blamed the System for giving him such bizarre and dangerous results.

Yamanaka Kei dismissed the disappointing Entry Draw and considered copying the Uzumaki bloodline from Honoka to increase his Chakra. He planned to search Konoha’s records for Madara Uchiha and the secret Wood Release research, hoping to find a way to obtain Sage Body or Wood Release entries.

• Yamanaka Kei decided that Abundant Power was the safest Chakra-boosting entry to copy, and identified Honoka as his target because Kushina was his girlfriend.
• While cooking, Yamanaka Kei lamented that Tsunade had inherited gambling rather than Hashirama Senju’s Sage Body and considered Madara Uchiha as a possible source.
• Yamanaka Kei recalled that Yamato had survived Danzo and Orochimaru’s Hashirama Cell experiments and wondered whether the child could be brought under his control to copy Wood Release.
• Yamanaka Kei planned to visit the Scroll Chamber, Intelligence Division, and Ancient Library after collecting the promised Ninjutsu, searching for Madara’s hiding place and records of the Wood Release experiments.
• Yamanaka Kei realized that the Third Hokage’s investigation report on the halted experiments would likely be sealed and chose Nara Shikaku as the connection who could help him find it.

Yamanaka Kei proposed combining several dangerous life-transfer techniques to create a ninjutsu like Dragon Life Reincarnation. Tsunade grew suspicious that his plan to study methods from multiple groups would start a war.

• Tsunade devoured the oversized dinner Kushina had requested while Kushina explained that Tsunade was developing a chakra-intensive ninjutsu.
• Yamanaka Kei asked Tsunade about techniques that could transfer life, and she questioned him about his knowledge of Medical Ninjutsu.
• Yamanaka Kei described Dragon Life Reincarnation and said that some things were worth more than life, briefly moving Tsunade and Kushina before Kushina caught him making a Mind Body Switch Technique hand sign.
• Yamanaka Kei outlined a plan to combine life-transfer methods from the Hozuki Clan, Waterfall Village, the Underground Exchange, the Fuma Clan, and Shinno's research.
• Tsunade became wary as she realized Yamanaka Kei's research plan could provoke conflict with numerous groups.

Yamanaka Kei abandoned some healing-technique ideas after Tsunade explained their limits, then visited the Scroll Chamber to study Darkness Genjutsu and the Spiritualization Technique. He left with the techniques’ scrolls and considered how Spiritualization could expand his Yamanaka abilities.

• Tsunade rejected Yamanaka Kei’s proposal to combine techniques, explaining that healing severe injuries with transferred life energy was the difficult part.
• Yamanaka Kei crossed Earth Grudge Fear and Corpse Demon Reincarnation off his list and focused again on Dragon Life Reincarnation and Butterfly Transformation Secret Technique.
• After resting overnight, Yamanaka Kei read Nara Yoshino’s note, ate breakfast, and headed through the rain to the Hokage Building.
• Ox verified Yamanaka Kei’s identity and gave him the scrolls for Darkness Genjutsu and the Spiritualization Technique.
• Yamanaka Kei studied both techniques and considered how Spiritualization could let him use his Yamanaka secret techniques while his soul moved freely.

Yamanaka Kei studied Darkness Genjutsu and visited the Intelligence Division to learn Mountain Graveyard’s location. After finding records of a Konoha investigation there six years earlier, he concluded Madara Uchiha was hiding at the site and planned how to confront him.

• Yamanaka Kei returned two Ninjutsu Scrolls and headed to the Intelligence Division to ask about Mountain Graveyard.
• Yamanaka Kei considered combining Genjutsu with Sealing Technique methods to create a more difficult technique.
• San De found a sealed file about the Senpu Squad’s investigation into a death incident in the Land of Iron and showed Yamanaka Kei its map and records of Mountain Graveyard.
• Yamanaka Kei recognized the sketches and inferred that Madara Uchiha had killed Senpu and deceived the investigators who followed.
• Yamanaka Kei decided to prepare a Flying Thunder God marker and contingencies so he could either defeat Madara Uchiha or escape.

Yamanaka Kei learned Madara Uchiha’s location but chose not to confront him, then encountered Obito Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and Nohara Rin during a cat-catching mission. After studying Obito’s traits and wrestling with whether to interfere with his future, Kei watched Obito protect the cat when a junk pile collapsed on him.

• Yamanaka Kei memorized the Land of Iron map and Mountain Graveyard sketches, then left the Intelligence Department with information about Madara Uchiha’s hiding place.
• Obito Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and Nohara Rin chased a calico cat through the rainy streets while arguing over their mission.
• Obito recognized Yamanaka Kei as his teacher Namikaze Minato’s friend, and Kei pointed out where the cat was hiding.
• Yamanaka Kei examined Obito’s entries and considered whether to interfere with his future, including activating the Brother, You Smell So Good entry.
• Kakashi Hatake and Nohara Rin blocked the cat’s escape routes while Obito tried to catch it, but the junk pile collapsed on him as he shielded the kitten.

Yamanaka Kei rescued Obito after a mission accident, while Kakashi reflected on Kei’s skill and the importance of strong jonin. Kei later discussed Kakashi’s attitude toward companions with Namikaze Minato and teased him about seeking residential land for a home with Honoka.

• Obito was trapped beneath debris while protecting the calico kitten, and Kei used Water Release to lift the rubble and free him.
• Rin treated Obito’s bruises as Kakashi criticized his recklessness and privately reconsidered how close he was to veteran jonin.
• Kei and Minato’s Shadow Clone discussed Kakashi’s difficulty valuing companions and the lasting effects of Hatake Sakumo’s death.
• Minato explained that Honoka had agreed to undergo Reverse Hypnosis questioning, and Kei invited them to lunch with Kushina, Shikaku, and Yoshino.
• Minato asked how to apply for residential land, and Kei teased him about building a love nest before wishing him nine babies in one birth.

Yamanaka Kei discovered that his clever crow, Gai Liu Zi, had died and rushed to the Bird Summoning Beast Ranch to find out what happened. He learned that Gai Liu Zi had collided with Danzo’s helmet, and left its ashes at the ranch cemetery, furious that Danzo had demanded compensation.

• Yamanaka Kei failed to summon Gai Liu Zi and realized that his crow might have died or been sealed.
• Yamanaka Kei went to the Bird Summoning Beast Ranch, where the manager apologized and explained that Gai Liu Zi had died twelve days earlier.
• The manager revealed that Gai Liu Zi had collided with Danzo as he jumped from a window while leaving on a secret mission.
• Yamanaka Kei learned that the ranch had paid Danzo compensation and chose to have Gai Liu Zi’s ashes buried in the Summoning Beast Cemetery.

Yamanaka Kei checked on his summoned birds, then met his students and tricked them into helping prepare a large meal at his house. When Tsunade revealed she was going to the hospital to see Danzo, Kei eagerly prepared to join her.

• Yamanaka Kei confirmed that his remaining crows were well and that Pidgeot had reunited with its companions at the Breeding House.
• Yamanaka Kei met Yuhi Kurenai, Might Guy, and Shiranui Genma at Sweet Chestnut Sweet, where they praised his genjutsu feat at the auction.
• Yamanaka Kei invited the three students to his home to help prepare food, and they discovered the living room was crowded with ingredients and kitchen supplies.
• Tsunade emerged from her bedroom and said she was going to the hospital to pay her respects to Danzo.
• Yamanaka Kei guessed that Tsunade was going to see Danzo and eagerly accepted her invitation to watch what happened.

Yamanaka Kei accompanied Tsunade to Konoha Hospital, where Tsunade clashed with Torifu Koharu over her conduct and forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to intervene. Hiruzen calmed the argument with a heartfelt speech while Shimura Danzo watched from his hospital bed.

• Yamanaka Kei left a Shadow Clone at home to direct Might Guy, Yuhi Kurenai, and Shiranui Genma in preparing food.
• Shimura Danzo reviewed intelligence and assigned Root missions while recovering in Konoha Hospital.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Torifu Koharu, and Mitokado Homura visited Shimura Danzo, and Koharu criticized Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.
• Tsunade kicked the ward door off its hinges toward Torifu Koharu, while Aburame Ryoma's Destructive Insects shielded Shimura Danzo.
• Tsunade confronted Torifu Koharu, and Hiruzen Sarutobi eased their conflict with a conciliatory speech.
• Yamanaka Kei admired Hiruzen Sarutobi's persuasive skills and quickly adjusted his expression when Shimura Danzo noticed him.

Yamanaka Kei reflected on Tsunade's losses and the advisers' loyalty to Konoha before Tsunade examined Shimura Danzo and found no physical cause for his condition. Asked to help, Kei suggested a Water Transformation Technique-like secret art, leaving Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen silent because it required the Hozuki bloodline.

• Yamanaka Kei reconsidered Torifu Koharu and Mitokado Homura as principled advisers and sympathized with Tsunade's repeated personal losses.
• Torifu Koharu and Mitokado Homura left Konoha Hospital after Sarutobi Hiruzen defused their clash with Tsunade.
• Tsunade reviewed Shimura Danzo's examination reports and found no bodily abnormality, recommending an expert in Yin Release instead.
• Yamanaka Kei noticed Danzo's Single-Eyed Three Tomoe entry had disappeared and inferred that Danzo had removed his Sharingan before the examination.
• Kei blamed Danzo's condition on possible supernatural forces, then suggested learning a Water Transformation Technique-like art to survive his head being attacked.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo fell silent because the technique Kei proposed depended on the Hozuki Clan's bloodline.

Yamanaka Kei suggested that Shimura Danzo could use a Kekkei Genkai to learn techniques that might protect him from future attacks. After Kei secretly influenced him, Danzo began reflecting on his treatment of Sarutobi Hiruzen while Kei left with Tsunade, pleased with himself.

• Tsunade and Sarutobi Hiruzen explained that the Water Transformation Technique was too difficult for Shimura Danzo to learn at his age.
• Shimura Danzo considered acquiring a Kekkei Genkai through Orochimaru's research so he could learn techniques to resist attacks.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen tried to comfort Danzo, but Danzo told him to leave and close the door.
• Yamanaka Kei privately asked the System to give Danzo Brother, You Smell So Good, and a beam of white light entered Danzo unnoticed.
• Shimura Danzo began reconsidering his resentment toward Sarutobi Hiruzen as Tsunade repaired the door and left with Yamanaka Kei.

Yamanaka Kei revealed that Danzo had secretly possessed a Sharingan, explaining the rejection response in his examination report. Tsunade realized she had no evidence to confront him and vented her frustration on Kei as they continued toward the Yamanaka Clan compound.

• Yamanaka Kei sang while walking with Tsunade, who complained that he kept interrupting her thoughts as she reviewed Danzo's medical reports.
• Tsunade told Kei that Danzo's examination report showed a puzzling rejection response, and Kei explained that Danzo had secretly implanted a Sharingan despite lacking Uchiha blood.
• Kei said Danzo had removed the Sharingan before Tsunade examined him, leaving her stunned and furious but without evidence to confront him.
• Tsunade stomped on Kei's foot and punched him, but his Water Transformation Technique let him reform from the rain without injury.
• Tsunade finished venting and headed toward the Yamanaka Clan compound, calling it home, while Kei complained to himself that the household register had only one page left.