Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Madara watched Asuka and Shukaku all day, then let Asuka carry him to a Uchiha clan banquet under the pretense of sharing a meal. Asuka introduced Madara to Ryoichi as an auspicious centenarian, while Ryoichi began to suspect he recognized the old man.

• Uchiha Madara watched Shukaku at Asuka's food stall but noticed nothing unusual before the crowd dispersed.
• Asuka mistook Madara for a frail old man and invited him to eat at the Clan Head's son's birthday banquet.
• Uchiha Madara considered whether to use his Sharingan to control Shukaku or Asuka, but Asuka unexpectedly carried him away.
• Asuka explained to Madara that he was taking him to the banquet because he did not want his generous gift to go to waste.
• Asuka joined Ryoichi on the way to the banquet and claimed Madara was a centenarian auspicious sign for the Clan Head's household.
• Ryoichi recognized something familiar about Madara's hairstyle and wondered where he had seen him before.

Uchiha Madara attended a clan banquet, then revealed himself to Ryoichi after the older man finally recognized him. Madara settled across the street from Asuka’s house, planning to observe Asuka and Shukaku for the next few days.

• Madara left Asuka’s banquet after refusing more food and learned from White Zetsu that a search of Asuka’s residence had found nothing and that One-Tail was resting on the roof.
• Ryoichi mistook Madara for a relative from his memories, then realized the white-haired man was his cousin Madara and tried to convince himself he was seeing through a genjutsu.
• Madara told Ryoichi he had not intended to return and said the Uchiha Clan was no longer his concern.
• Asuka interrupted their conversation and carried both men to Ryoichi’s home, where Ryoichi greeted Madara with relief.
• Madara approved of the house’s location because it let him watch Shukaku and keep Asuka under observation.

Uchiha Asuka received a mission to place first in the Ninja Academy entrance examination, then realized that he was already an eighteen-year-old jonin and could not take it. The next morning, Ryoichi revealed that the stranger Asuka had brought home was his long-lost cousin.

• The Orange Cat teased Asuka about drawing a red-haired woman resembling Kushina and suggested he use Tsunade as a model, but Asuka refused.
• Asuka received a system mission demanding that he win the Ninja Academy entrance examination by a huge margin, with a Magical Egg and Otsutsuki blood among the rewards.
• Asuka realized he was too old and too high-ranking to enter the examination, so he could not complete the mission as written.
• Ryoichi told Asuka not to bring random people home and revealed that the overnight guest was his cousin, missing for nearly fifty years.

Tsunade lost her gambling money, found a doujin depicting Dan Katō, and dreamed that she had become a doujin heroine with Uchiha Asuka. While discussing the dream with Shizune, she revealed that she had once beaten Asuka after finding drawings of herself in his room.

• Tsunade and Shizune fled creditors, and Tsunade gambled away most of their gold at two casinos.
• Tsunade heard men praise Icha Icha, then seized and tore up a doujin featuring Dan Katō after learning who he was.
• Tsunade vented her anger in the forest and woke from a nightmare in which she had appeared in a doujin with Uchiha Asuka.
• Tsunade told Shizune that Asuka had supported her plan to train Medical Ninjas and offered her money when he was four years old.
• Tsunade explained that she had beaten Asuka and sent him to the hospital after finding a stack of drawings of herself in his room.

Madara explored Uchiha Asuka’s residence, found a mysterious key and resentful writing, then ordered Spiral Zetsu to hide evidence of their visit. Meanwhile, Asuka registered for the Ninja Academy as a child under the name Uchiha Ri, where Yuhi Kurenai mistook him for a troubled orphan and became his teacher.

• Yu Yan brought Ryoichi fish soup noodles, and Ryoichi recalled Hashirama’s hearty appetite as Madara began eating the noodles himself.
• Madara ordered Spiral Zetsu to unlock Asuka’s residence, examined an old photograph and a mysterious key, and discovered writing cursing him.
• Madara told Spiral Zetsu to clean up evidence of their visit before leaving Asuka’s room.
• Asuka went to Ninja Academy registration in child form and scratched a hole in a newly renovated wall, drawing Yuhi Kurenai’s attention.
• Yuhi Kurenai mistook Asuka for an orphan with poor spending habits, returned his money, and insisted on taking him to register.
• Asuka introduced himself as Uchiha Ri after Yuhi Kurenai lifted him again, and she told him to call her Teacher Kurenai.

Asuka took Yuhi Kurenai to the Uchiha Clan Grounds after she followed him to learn about her future student, where Uchiha Ryoichi claimed he had raised Asuka as an orphan. Later, at a hot spring, Uchiha Madara learned from Shukaku that he had somehow disrupted Madara’s Eye of the Moon plan, leaving him confused and wanting peace and quiet.

• Yuhi Kurenai followed Asuka toward the Uchiha Clan Grounds, suspecting his wariness came from his upbringing, while Asuka worried she would discover his secret.
• Yuhi Kurenai introduced herself to Uchiha Ryoichi and asked about Asuka, and Ryoichi said Asuka had no family and that he had raised him.
• Uchiha Madara identified Asuka as Uchiha Asuka, and Asuka invited Madara to a hot spring while explaining the bathhouse’s connection to the Senju Clan.
• At the hot spring, Asuka explained to Ryoichi that he had enrolled at the Ninja Academy to relive his childhood and that Kurenai had followed him after he damaged a wall.
• Uchiha Madara asked Shukaku how he had formed a contract with Asuka, and Shukaku blamed Uchiha Madara for preventing him from sleeping and disrupting his Eye of the Moon plan.
• Uchiha Madara ignored Ryoichi’s invitation to eat and tried to make sense of Shukaku’s revelation.

Uchiha Madara returned to the clan grounds with Ryoichi and observed Uchiha Asuka teaching the children, whose eccentric lessons revealed how far the clan’s culture had strayed. Madara found Asuka’s views on strength unexpectedly interesting, but rejected Ryoichi’s claim that he had once said something similar.

• Ryoichi explained that the children gathered around Uchiha Asuka because he had taught them and entertained them with food and stories.
• Madara watched Asuka tell the children the story of Kong Rong Giving Up Pears, then listened as Asuka turned it into a lesson about the strong keeping their benefits and choosing friends by personal taste.
• Ryoichi told Madara about Asuka’s past grudge with Tsunade, explaining why Asuka would never pursue her.
• Madara praised Asuka’s ideas as interesting, while Ryoichi took pride in his approval.
• After Asuka urged the children to make friends—or fall in love—Madara accused Ryoichi of falsely claiming that he had once said such things, and Ryoichi regretted expecting anything different from Asuka.

Uchiha Asuka studied for the Ninja Academy entrance exam and confidently completed a written test whose new curriculum had been expanded after Might Duy's case. Yuhi Kurenai graded his paper and discovered that, despite his neat handwriting and confidence, he had earned zero points.

• Uchiha Asuka read Jiraiya's book, dismissed it as self-promotional chicken soup, and prepared for the entrance exam.
• Uchiha Asuka recognized Yuhi Kurenai at the examination hall and confidently answered questions about Jiraiya's book, including writing "quicklime" for a question about challenging someone stronger.
• Yuhi Kurenai explained that the written exam had been added after Might Duy's case and counted for 20 percent of the score.
• Uchiha Asuka handed in his paper first and left, convinced he would take first place.
• Yuhi Kurenai repeatedly checked Uchiha Asuka's answers against the answer sheet and gave him zero points.

After scoring zero on a written test, Asuka dismissed cultural studies and prepared to prove himself in the physical exams. He overwhelmed the other examinees with his strength, while Yuhi Kurenai resolved to guide him onto the right path.

• Yuhi Kurenai showed Asuka his test paper, which had every answer marked wrong, and tried to explain the value of studying.
• Asuka teased Yuhi Kurenai about her age and understanding of Jiraiya's books, and she smacked him for disrespecting his teacher.
• At the Ninja Academy, Asuka began the physical tests and astonished the staff and other children with his speed and strength.
• Asuka smashed through the roof during an event, and Yuhi Kurenai resolved to guide him onto the right path.
• A chunin encouraged the shaken children by recounting how Jiraiya had once been a dead-last student before becoming one of the Legendary Sannin.

Black Zetsu questioned White Zetsu about Madara and Asuka, then headed for Sunagakure to test an idea involving the next One-Tail Jinchuriki. In Konoha, Asuka celebrated finishing his exams while Ryoichi suggested keeping him out of trouble and asked him to distract the Police Force with reports of missing villagers.

• Spiral Zetsu told Black Zetsu about Madara’s routines, his lost teeth, and Asuka’s late-night work and drawings.
• Black Zetsu learned that Shukaku was still in Konoha, disguised as a fried-chicken shop worker, and left for Sunagakure to provoke the next One-Tail Jinchuriki.
• Asuka visited Ryoichi after taking first place in his exams, and Ryoichi advised him to transfer to the Police Force instead of confessing to the Fourth.
• Ryoichi told Asuka that many villagers had gone missing and asked him to mislead the Police Force into investigating.
• Ryoichi agreed to stand with Asuka at the next clan meeting, then decided he would not attend.

After placing first in the Ninja Academy entrance exam, Asuka received a Magical Egg and a reward of Otsutsuki blood that the system failed to deliver as intended. The replacement reward was sent into his eyes to purify his bloodline, while several women across the ninja world suffered unexplained nosebleeds.

• Asuka settled his task rewards, checked his Sharingan progress, and discovered that the Magical Egg could fertilize hens at an extraordinary rate.
• Asuka read that the missing Otsutsuki blood belonged to Kaguya, but could not find it after crushing the exchange voucher.
• Asuka encountered Hyuga clansmen as Hinata's mother, Kushina, and Uchiha Mikoto each ran off with nosebleeds, and he took a clansman to report the incidents to the Police Force.
• Elsewhere, Shizune worried over Tsunade's nosebleed while Tsunade blamed it on having too much heat.
• The system told Asuka that acquiring Kaguya's blood had failed, then replaced it with Otsutsuki-descendant blood and automatically sent its power into his eyes.

Asuka read Pakura’s letter about meeting a woman in the Grass Country, then told Yugao he planned to place her in Konoha’s Medical Department. He questioned the system about the vanished Kaguya blood reward and learned that the moon had been out of range, while the Otsutsuki descendant blood was already in stock.

• Asuka found and read Pakura’s pink letter, which described her meeting a woman in the Grass Country who rejected Jiraiya’s ideas about ending war.
• Asuka told Yugao he planned to arrange her entry into the Medical Department and explained that she had mastered the Mystical Palm Technique and could consult medical books.
• Asuka recalled how he had once established a free clinic by the Hokage Building after a Medical Department official rejected his application.
• Asuka asked the system why Kaguya Otsutsuki’s blood reward had disappeared, and it replied that the moon was too far away and beyond range.
• Asuka asked whether the Otsutsuki descendant blood had been drawn fresh, and the system answered that it came from stock.

Uchiha Mado took his grandson to the Konoha Medical Department, where Uzuki Yugao struggled to diagnose the child’s cold and called for help. The visit left Mado convinced that Asuka’s disciple had little medical skill but strong medical ethics.

• Ryoichi told Mado that the Great Elder had to visit in person to hear his news, which he described as good.
• Mado brought his grandson Naoki to the Konoha Medical Department and was assigned Uzuki Yugao.
• Mado recognized Yugao as Uchiha Asuka’s disciple and let her examine Naoki despite his doubts about her age.
• Yugao searched through a medical book for half an hour but admitted she could not figure out what was wrong.
• Yugao summoned the Orange Cat and tearfully asked Fei Fei for help, reassuring Mado that she was committed to treating Naoki.

At the Konoha Medical Department, Nonō persuaded the Vice Minister to let the orphanage children do odd jobs, while Asuka teased the old man. Later, Yugao tried to examine Anko’s painful curse mark and ended up overwhelmed as Asuka arrived to find Anko feverish on a bed.

• Nonō praised the Vice Minister and secured permission for the orphanage children to come work at the Medical Department for meals.
• Asuka barged into the Vice Minister’s office and mocked his gleaming bald head with exaggerated compliments.
• Yugao grew discouraged after mishandling her first case, and Anko asked her to examine Orochimaru’s curse mark for a way to ease its recurring pain.
• Yugao searched medical books for half an hour while Anko continued to suffer from the curse mark.
• Asuka came to take Yugao to barbecue, then found Anko feverish on a bed and told Yugao she had given him a difficult case.

Asuka suppressed Anko’s Cursed Seal while Orochimaru arrived and discussed what it meant to live. Asuka and Orochimaru gave their disciples very different answers, leaving Yu Yan reassured by Asuka’s claim that teachers did not deceive their own disciples.

• Asuka used the Evil Sealing Method to calm Anko’s Cursed Seal and told Yu Yan how to care for someone enduring pain.
• Orochimaru arrived and said Anko was his subordinate, while Asuka identified Yu Yan as his disciple.
• Asuka asked Orochimaru about life’s meaning, and Orochimaru explained that he had told Uchiha Itachi life was meaningless because they were speaking at a cemetery about the dead.
• Anko accepted Orochimaru’s explanation and followed him to eat.
• Yu Yan asked Asuka about life’s meaning, and he said it was making breakfast for him before insisting he would not mislead his disciple.

The Great Elder realized that Ryoichi’s mysterious cousin was Uchiha Madara and learned that Asuka had once carried Madara home. Ryoichi began explaining the clan’s history and warned the Great Elder about Madara’s strength, while Asuka overheard them and asked what had really happened.

• The Great Elder argued with Asuka about whether he had gone to war to protect the village, then grew uneasy when he saw Ryoichi with a familiar old man.
• The Great Elder recognized that Ryoichi’s cousin was Uchiha Madara and hurried to Ryoichi’s house, where Ryoichi tried to tell him that Asuka had fallen for a girl from another village.
• Ryoichi explained that the Great Elder had betrayed Madara in the past and said he did not know why Madara had returned to the clan.
• Ryoichi revealed that Asuka had recognized Madara at a birthday gathering and carried him home, then warned the Great Elder that Madara could overpower Konoha’s defenses.
• Asuka overheard the conversation and asked about the clan’s real history, while the Great Elder left without telling him anything.

Uchiha Madara failed to uncover Shukaku’s secrets through his ocular technique, then learned Sunagakure’s One-Tail was genuine and prepared to leave. Before departing Konoha, he overheard a discussion of Hashirama Senju’s Will of Fire and apparently stopped to teach the speaker.

• The Great Elder told Ryoichi that doing nothing about Uchiha Madara had saved the clan and Konoha, and Ryoichi reminded him to address Asuka’s matter with Pakura.
• Madara tried to control Asuka, but Asuka’s ocular power resisted him, so Madara told him Uchiha Hiyoku’s story instead.
• Madara controlled Shukaku but could not make him answer questions about his doubts, and he stayed on the roof until dawn.
• White Zetsu reported that Sunagakure’s One-Tail was genuine and that the plan could proceed, so Madara decided it was time to leave.
• Black Zetsu met Spiral Zetsu outside Konoha and learned that Madara had stopped to listen to a speech about Hashirama Senju, then apparently stayed to teach the speaker.

Asuka received a C-Rank mission to investigate children going missing in nearby villages and took his three students out of Konoha. On the way, Yu Yan told him that Orochimaru had praised him for sharing ninjutsu with his students, and Asuka offered to teach them whatever they wanted.

• Asuka complained to Minato Namikaze that he had been idle in the Anbu, then accepted a C-Rank mission about children disappearing from nearby villages.
• Asuka remembered suspecting Orochimaru of conducting experiments with corpses and anonymously reporting him for grave robbing.
• Asuka traveled with Iruka, Yu Yan, and Hyuga Hanahana, teasing them about how his first C-Rank mission had left almost no pay after expenses.
• Yu Yan told Asuka that she had sparred to a draw with Anko and that Orochimaru had praised Asuka for teaching his students ninjutsu.
• Asuka said his students could learn any of the ninjutsu he knew and offered to write more for them in the future.

Asuka discovered that Bloodline Reversion had only brought his blood closer to his grandfather’s, with no noticeable physical or Sharingan changes, then rejected a mission about impressing his classmates. The system issued a new mission focused on his brother’s late nights and arguments, which it suggested were caused by a girlfriend.

• Iruka worried about the cost of the inn, while Hyuga Hanahana explained that Asuka was paying and described how much he spent on his cat’s expensive food.
• Asuka tested his Three-Tomoe Sharingan after Bloodline Reversion and found no change in his abilities, body, or Chakra.
• The system explained that Bloodline Reversion could mean becoming closer to any ancestor, including Asuka’s grandfather.
• Asuka abandoned a mission to widen the gap between himself and his classmates, despite its Sharingan-related rewards.
• The system issued a new mission describing Asuka’s brother’s conflicts with their parents and suggesting that a girlfriend explained his behavior.

Asuka and his students arrived at a starving village and began investigating reports of missing children. The village chief insisted the disappearances were connected to red-haired monsters, and Asuka finally agreed to hear about them.

• Asuka accepted the system reward of a lavish meal prepared by his mother.
• Asuka led Iruka, Hyuga Hanahana, and Uzuki Yugao to a remote village and found it desolate and its residents starving.
• Asuka spent thirty thousand ryo on food, and the villagers ate until they were full.
• The village chief said red-haired monsters had appeared in the mountains three years earlier, causing villagers to leave and the settlement to decline.
• The chief explained that children had also begun disappearing and claimed the disappearances were linked to the monsters.
• Asuka set aside his questions about the missing children and asked the chief to tell him about the red-haired monsters.