Chapter Summaries

Yamanaka Kei uncovered evidence that Black Zetsu was digging up Uchiha Hikari, a powerful sealed Uchiha weapon, and feared the threat of her Yachihoko technique. Exhausted but still confident he could respond, he headed back toward Konoha and used the System to draw two entries.

• Yamanaka Kei read the memories of Evil God Sect members and White Zetsu, learning that Black Zetsu had ordered them to perform a ritual in Amegakure.
• Yamanaka Kei discovered a White Zetsu memory from twenty days earlier in which Black Zetsu had taken diggers to uncover a seal and an Uchiha weapon.
• Yamanaka Kei realized Black Zetsu was seeking Uchiha Hikari and worried that her Yachihoko technique could control vast numbers of White Zetsu through their marks.
• Yamanaka Kei sealed the White Zetsu, left the cave, and used Flying Thunder God to travel toward the Land of Fire.
• Yamanaka Kei recalled that his Shadow Clone had brought Ibuse and four other salamanders to a Root research base, then recognized how exhausted he was from his recent work.
• Yamanaka Kei ordered the System to draw his two accumulated entries.

Yamanaka Kei gained Earth Release mastery and fused it with his Water Release talent to inherit Wood Release, greatly strengthening his abilities and constitution. He realized Sage Mode might help him fully develop his Sage Body, and ended the chapter confident that his Wood Release could handle the Nine-Tails.

• Yamanaka Kei received the Iodine Disinfectant Fist and Earth Release Mastery entries and considered how their abilities could aid him in combat.
• Yamanaka Kei activated Earth Release Mastery, rapidly learning Earth Release techniques, especially those used for burrowing and ambushes.
• Yamanaka Kei fused Earth Release Mastery with Water Release Master and chose Wood Release as his development path, gaining the Wood Release Inheritor entry.
• Yamanaka Kei’s Sage Body enhanced his newly awakened Wood Release, while the System warned that his Sage Body remained incompletely developed.
• Yamanaka Kei mastered numerous Wood Release techniques and concluded that his strength could let him handle the Nine-Tails.

Yamanaka Kei tested Wood Release, then located an abandoned Hashirama Cells research base and discovered Yamato and an unnamed girl alive in cultivation tanks. He realized the girl was weakening and concluded that she could still be saved.

• Yamanaka Kei tested Wood Release and recalled the Hashirama Cells experiment files he had put aside.
• He used the files and Danzo's memories to find and enter the abandoned research base hidden in a forest.
• Yamato and the unnamed girl heard Yamanaka Kei approaching and watched as he opened the sealed laboratory door.
• Yamanaka Kei examined their Word Entries, recognized Yamato, and inferred that the girl's Vitality and Weakness explained her failing condition.
• Yamanaka Kei concluded that the unnamed girl could still be saved.

Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato were stranded on an unknown island and guessed that Konoha shinobi had brought them there. Meanwhile, Yamanaka Kei fused two medical entries into Grave Milk Healer and found a way to use its healing abilities with his feet, speeding the recovery of a badly weakened girl.

• Yahiko searched the small island while Konan studied its unfamiliar stars and Nagato tried to communicate with the clam that had brought them there.
• Nagato told Yahiko and Konan that the summoner appeared to be a blond Konoha jonin and that he had glimpsed Tsunade, leading Yahiko to guess Minato had tested them on Jiraiya's behalf.
• Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato gathered seabirds, plants, and seafood to feed themselves.
• Yamanaka Kei placed the weakened girl in a cultivation tank and ordered Root's medical staff to maximize her treatment.
• Yamanaka Kei fused Ecstasy Milk and Iodine Disinfectant Fist into Grave Milk Healer, then discovered he could use its healing techniques through his feet.
• Yamanaka Kei treated the girl with Medical Water Release · Water Jellyfish and expected her to recover within fifteen days, while warning Yamato not to imitate him.

Yamanaka Kei assigned Yakushi Nonou to care for Yamato and Xiao He, then returned home after days of work and considered using Genjutsu to accelerate learning. He overheard Shizune ask Kushina whether Tsunade was getting married and interrupted before she could explain her suspicions.

• Yamanaka Kei summoned Yakushi Nonou and assigned her to teach Yamato and Xiao He basic skills and care for them.
• Yamanaka Kei left Root, replaced his Shadow Clones, and went home to sleep beside Kushina.
• Yamanaka Kei woke near noon and realized the New Year was approaching.
• After overhearing Shizune discuss learning through Genjutsu, Yamanaka Kei considered how the technique could speed up acquiring abilities.
• Shizune asked Kushina whether Tsunade was getting married because she had shaved her eyebrows, and Yamanaka Kei coughed loudly to interrupt.

Yamanaka Kei tried to regrow Tsunade’s missing eyebrow with the Mystical Palm Technique, but her Mitotic Regeneration went berserk and broke her Genjutsu. After Tsunade awoke, she accused him of drugging her and demanded an explanation.

• Yamanaka Kei used the Mystical Palm Technique on Tsunade’s missing eyebrow while Kushina watched.
• Tsunade’s Mitotic Regeneration activated, releasing enormous Chakra and prompting Yamanaka Kei to shield the bedroom with Water Release and retreat with Kushina.
• Tsunade awoke as her Genjutsu and Memory Sealing Technique shattered, then closed her Mitotic Regeneration and tried to make sense of her strange sensations.
• Kushina told Tsunade that the Mystical Palm Technique had triggered her Mitotic Regeneration, and Yamanaka Kei explained that it may have reacted to her dormant bodily functions.
• After learning it was December thirtieth, Tsunade pulled Yamanaka Kei into the bedroom and accused him of drugging her, while he protested his innocence.

Tsunade investigated the abnormal activation of her Mitotic Regeneration and rushed to treat an injured Jonin, while Yamanaka Kei went to Orochimaru’s Experiment Base Number Seven. Orochimaru showed Kei a dangerous experiment and asked him to provide a Blood Dragon Eye.

• Tsunade ruled out drugs and Genjutsu as the cause of her Mitotic Regeneration’s abnormal activation and searched for a technique involving Yang Release Chakra.
• A Medical Ninja summoned Tsunade to Emergency Room Two to treat a Jonin with severe injuries, and she hurried to the hospital ward.
• Root ninja Qing delivered Orochimaru’s invitation to Yamanaka Kei, who suspected Orochimaru had discovered his efforts to take control of Root.
• Kei traveled to Experiment Base Number Seven and found Orochimaru beside the suffering Oshiro En in a bloody cage.
• Orochimaru said his experiment needed a Blood Dragon Eye and asked Kei to contribute one.

Yamanaka Kei recognized Orochimaru’s experiment on Oshiro En as a test of whether they could cooperate, and the two assessed each other’s abilities. Kei demonstrated that he could control Oshiro En with genjutsu, then asked Orochimaru about his pursuit of immortality as he moved toward direct negotiations.

• Yamanaka Kei gave Orochimaru the Blood Dragon Eye, and Orochimaru implanted it into Oshiro En while binding him in a cage.
• Oshiro En’s Blood Dragon Eye awakened as he began fusing with the powers in his body, and Yamanaka Kei examined Orochimaru’s traits and assessed his abilities.
• Orochimaru praised Oshiro En’s fusion of the Blood Dragon Eye, Hozuki Clan bloodline, and Explosion Release, then challenged Kei to test its strength.
• Yamanaka Kei used Demonic Illusion: Heavenly Paradise to break through Oshiro En’s defenses and make him giggle and count on his fingers.
• Orochimaru applauded Kei’s demonstration, and Kei asked whether Orochimaru was pursuing immortality.

Yamanaka Kei tried to convince Orochimaru to abandon his pursuit of the Hokage position, but Orochimaru rejected the proposal and demanded they settle the disagreement in battle. Kei summoned overwhelming Wood Release constructs, leaving Orochimaru's giant snake summon Manda to flee back to Ryūchi Cave.

• Orochimaru destroyed the Flying Thunder God mark on his discarded skin and claimed he was qualified to become Hokage.
• Yamanaka Kei questioned whether Orochimaru truly wanted the position and explained his conditions for cooperating with him.
• Kei's Genjutsu briefly made Orochimaru confront memories tied to his ambitions, but Manda broke him out of it by demanding sacrifices.
• Orochimaru refused to change his will without being convinced by Kei's strength and ordered the venomous snakes to attack.
• Kei asked about the beauty of Tagorihime, Ichikishimahime, and Tagitsuhime, then summoned Wood Dragons and a towering Wood Golem.
• Manda dispelled its Summoning Technique and returned to Ryūchi Cave rather than fight.

Yamanaka Kei used Wood Release to overpower Orochimaru and stop his elaborate plan to capture him. After beating Orochimaru nearly to death, Kei healed him and began interrogating him, leaving Orochimaru glaring as he agreed to switch methods.

• Yamanaka Kei reactivated the Wood Release constructs in the forest while Orochimaru summoned giant snakes to attack them.
• Orochimaru charged Kei and tried to use a forbidden technique, but Kei's Wood Clones ambushed him and interrupted it.
• Kei read Orochimaru's thoughts and discovered his plan to separate Kei's soul, seal him, and poison him with snake venom containing Natural Energy.
• Kei restrained Orochimaru and had the Wood Golem and Wood Clones beat him senseless for half an hour.
• Kei used Medical Ninjutsu on Orochimaru, who protested that Kei was suited for interrogation.
• Kei offered to switch methods, and Orochimaru reluctantly agreed.

Yamanaka Kei brought the weakened Orochimaru back to his experiment base and provided him with a White Zetsu to study. He proposed that Orochimaru research Reanimation Jutsu so they could bring Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha together, then asked to be sent to Ryūchi Cave after seeing Orochimaru examine White Zetsu in a disturbing way.

• Orochimaru transformed into a White Phosphorus Serpent while recovering from his injuries, and he told Yamanaka Kei that he had sought the White Snake Sage out of curiosity.
• Yamanaka Kei brought Orochimaru to Experiment Base Number Seven and released a sealed White Zetsu, which he restrained with Wood Release vines.
• Orochimaru examined White Zetsu by biting its neck and watching its wound heal, while Yamanaka Kei warned him about its abilities.
• Orochimaru explained the flaws in his Reanimation Jutsu research, and Yamanaka Kei urged him to continue so they could reanimate Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha for research.
• Yamanaka Kei received System rewards for advancing Orochimaru's fate line and privately decided Orochimaru owed him a bow for saving him twenty years of detours.
• Yamanaka Kei asked Orochimaru to send him to Ryūchi Cave after Orochimaru continued examining White Zetsu.

Yamanaka Kei tested his poison-curing entry on Manda and Garaga before drawing new entries, including Account Borrowing Login, which could let him borrow the peak strength of the dead. He considered using it to experience Hashirama Senju’s Wood Release and wondered whether he could combine it with Madara Uchiha’s power.

• Orochimaru reflected on Yamanaka Kei’s many abilities and resolved to understand, surpass, defeat, and control him.
• Yamanaka Kei beat Manda and Garaga into submission and ordered them to take him to the White Snake Sage.
• Yamanaka Kei assessed Grave Milk Healer’s ability to cure venom and examined the rewards he had received for changing Orochimaru’s fate.
• Yamanaka Kei used all his Entry Draw Opportunities and received Food Love, Thug’s Excited Fist, and Account Borrowing Login.
• Yamanaka Kei considered borrowing Hashirama Senju’s strength and Madara Uchiha’s account to create a Susanoo-Clad Daibutsu.

Yamanaka Kei gained the Purple Entry Guaranteed Decapitation and traveled with Garaga and Manda to the true Ryūchi Cave. He entered the main hall to meet the White Snake Sage while Garaga and Manda set off to confront the snake that had used the Reverse Summoning Technique.

• Yamanaka Kei activated Account Borrowing Login, learned its requirements, and considered using Madara Uchiha’s remains to borrow power.
• Yamanaka Kei upgraded Invisible Decapitation into Guaranteed Decapitation, which let him control a guaranteed severing effect after every ten slashes.
• Yamanaka Kei reached the true Ryūchi Cave with Garaga and Manda, where Tagorihime, Ichikishimahime, and Tagitsuhime awaited him.
• Garaga and Manda admitted they had submitted after learning Yamanaka Kei could use world-destroying Wood Release, then left to punish the snake that had reverse-summoned Garaga.
• Tagitsuhime led Yamanaka Kei toward the White Snake Sage and explained that Ryūchi Cave’s contract holders could summon the Snake Princesses with their approval.

Yamanaka Kei examined the White Phosphorus Serpent’s entries and learned that Ryūchi Cave’s Sage Technique trial could kill him, so he copied her Golden Muscle Immortal Garment entry instead. He successfully entered Sage Mode before the White Snake Sage, leaving him with greatly enhanced abilities and a new appearance.

• Yamanaka Kei studied the White Phosphorus Serpent’s entries and realized her cultivation method could leave her trapped in Ryūchi Cave while making her a dangerous predator.
• The White Snake Sage offered Yamanaka Kei a risky trial to gain Sage Mode, claiming he had a ninety percent chance of surviving, and presented the Summoning Contract Scroll.
• Yamanaka Kei signed the Summoning Contract but refused the trial, using his system to copy the White Phosphorus Serpent’s Golden Muscle Immortal Garment entry.
• Yamanaka Kei activated the entry and drew in Ryūchi Cave’s Natural Energy, creating Sage Art Chakra and transforming into Sage Mode.
• Yamanaka Kei examined his new appearance and felt his strength, speed, vitality, perception, and resistance improve.

Yamanaka Kei fused his entries in Ryūchi Cave and gained the Natural Sage Body, which strengthened his Sage Mode and advanced Wood Release Inheritor into Wood Release Jinchuriki. After questioning the White Snake Sage about Ryūchi Cave’s senjutsu practices, he asked the Snake Princesses whether he could summon them for help.

• Yamanaka Kei fused Golden Muscle Immortal Garment with Sage Body, gaining Natural Sage Body and upgrading Wood Release Inheritor to Wood Release Jinchuriki.
• Tagorihime, Ichikishimahime, and Tagitsuhime witnessed Kei’s powerful Sage Mode, while the White Snake Sage admitted she could not control him.
• Kei used Mind Transmission Body Technique and Memory Reading Technique to question the White Snake Sage about how Ryūchi Cave trained and treated its contractors.
• The White Snake Sage explained that she absorbed the Sage Art Energy of contractors who died, and Kei accepted that Ryūchi Cave set the terms of its inheritance.
• Kei asked the three Snake Princesses if he could summon them in the future, and Tagitsuhime eagerly agreed while eyeing his chakra.

Yamanaka Kei returned from Ryūchi Cave, learned that war was approaching, and went to Konoha’s emergency meeting, where Tsunade’s attack struck Fugaku instead of him. The chapter ended with Fugaku incapacitated and Kei promising to remember the favor.

• Yamanaka Kei escaped Tagitsuhime’s advances, washed off her saliva, and returned toward Konoha rather than going back to Experiment Base Number Seven.
• Yamanaka Kei saw that Namikaze Minato had raised dozens of young crows, then learned that Cloud and Mist had begun a large-scale war and Hidden Sand had mobilized supplies and put its ninja on standby.
• Yamanaka Kei and White Zetsu, disguised as Danzo, arrived at the Hokage Building, where Kei agreed with Fugaku Uchiha to begin placing Uchiha personnel in the Anbu Training Department.
• Tsunade attacked Yamanaka Kei as the officials gathered, but Fugaku Uchiha intercepted her strike and suffered a debilitating blow.
• Yamanaka Kei watched Fugaku struggle on the ground and told him he would remember the favor.

Hiruzen Sarutobi convened Konoha’s leaders to assess the growing conflicts among the shinobi villages and ordered a thousand-person force deployed to the border. As Yamanaka Kei left the meeting, a Root shinobi delivered an intelligence scroll labeled “Loves Cupping.”

• Hiruzen Sarutobi briefed Konoha’s leaders on the war between Cloud and Hidden Mist, Hidden Sand’s preparations, Hidden Stone’s movements, and Hanzō the Salamander’s assassination.
• Danzo, Torifu Koharu, and Mitokado Homura debated the threats, while Yamanaka Kei steered the meeting toward a policy of avoiding a first strike but retaliating forcefully against any attack.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered supplies sent to the front and directed Nara Shikaku and Mimura Hayaki to organize a thousand shinobi under Jiraiya’s command.
• Yamanaka Kei left the meeting, reflected on Hiruzen Sarutobi’s age and future, and received an intelligence scroll from a Root shinobi.
• Yamanaka Kei read “Loves Cupping” on the scroll’s cover and realized where the intelligence had come from.

Yamanaka Kei learned that Mist Village, Iwa, and Sand Village were coordinating against Konoha and considered how to push Sarutobi Hiruzen toward the front lines. On New Year’s Eve, he accompanied Kushina to the Mask Hall, where she showed him her Nine-Tails transformation and he startled the Nine-Tails with Wood Release.

• Yamanaka Kei read Pakura’s intelligence that Mist Village had reached an agreement with Sand Village, which appeared to target Konoha alongside Iwa.
• Yamanaka Kei considered creating an opportunity that would persuade Sarutobi Hiruzen to lead Konoha’s forces into battle.
• Yamanaka Kei went with Kushina to the Mask Hall on New Year’s Eve and asked how she and the Nine-Tails had been getting along.
• Kushina transformed into her Nine-Tails Mode and summoned a miniature Nine-Tails to speak with Yamanaka Kei.
• Yamanaka Kei used Wood Release to make winter flowers bloom, prompting the Nine-Tails to flee and complain that something dirty was there.

Yamanaka Kei summoned Hashirama Senju from the Pure Land by provoking him with a taunt about Madara, intending to have him sign a contract. After learning that Kei was related to him through Mito, Hashirama was left stunned by the suggestion that she had remarried.

• Kushina asked why Kurama had reacted to Kei’s power, and Kei told her the story of Konoha’s founding as they walked to Mask Hall.
• Kushina and Honoka cleaned Mask Hall and discussed lost Uzumaki sealing techniques tied to the Heavenly Rock Cave and Heavenly Evil Ghost God.
• Kei retrieved Hashirama Senju’s preserved flesh from Root and used it in a summoning ritual in the forest.
• When Hashirama ignored Kei’s claims that Konoha was in danger, Kei provoked him by saying Madara could pee farther, prompting Hashirama to emerge from the Pure Land.
• Kei explained that he was the husband of Tsunade’s younger sister and that his connection to Hashirama came through Mito, leaving Hashirama to ask whether Mito had remarried.

Yamanaka Kei persuaded Hashirama Senju to sign a soul contract and tried to summon Madara Uchiha from the Pure Land. Madara finally burst out after Hashirama taunted him with a joke about marrying him, and he punched at Hashirama.

• Yamanaka Kei explained the contract to Hashirama Senju, who agreed to sign it and leave his Soul Imprint.
• Yamanaka Kei examined Hashirama Senju’s traits and wondered whether Madara Uchiha’s traits remained intact.
• Hashirama Senju eagerly asked to visit Konoha, and Yamanaka Kei suggested they summon Madara instead.
• Madara Uchiha refused to emerge, so Yamanaka Kei told him about the Ōtsutsuki Clan and Black Zetsu’s plan through the Pure Land gate.
• Yamanaka Kei prompted Hashirama Senju to tease Madara about marrying him, and Madara burst through the gate and punched toward Hashirama.