Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Asuka learned that the forbidden technique had failed to save Minato Namikaze or Kushina, while the Vice Minister suspected someone had helped the Nine-Tails escape. Shukaku recalled the Six Paths Sage’s words and decided to honor his promise by helping Kurama.

• Uchiha Asuka emerged from the room and confirmed that the forbidden technique had failed to save either person inside.
• The Vice Minister told Uchiha Asuka that Minato Namikaze had died after the Nine-Tails suddenly regained strength and escaped its restraints.
• The Vice Minister suspected an unknown person had secretly helped the Nine-Tails break free, adding to Uchiha Asuka’s list of possible masterminds.
• Shukaku admitted that it had used a piece of the Nine-Tails’ severed tail to restore some of Kurama’s strength.
• Shukaku remembered the Six Paths Sage’s plea for the tailed beasts to help one another and resolved to honor their promise by helping Kurama.

After treating the Uchiha elders injured during the Nine-Tails attack, Asuka encountered Kushina’s soul, which only he could see through his Mangekyō. He sought permission to try reviving the Fourth Hokage couple and learned that only Kushina’s body remained available before the memorial service.

• Asuka treated the injured Uchiha elders and promised to provide further care and prosthetic limbs after recovering his Chakra.
• Asuka removed a foreign object from the Great Elder’s skull and spotted a ghostly figure resembling Kushina, though he initially mistook her for a Ninjutsu illusion.
• Asuka returned to his tent and slept, then discovered that the red-haired soul could see and communicate with him through gestures and writing.
• Kushina confirmed that she was the soul Asuka had summoned, and he offered to take her to the Medical Department to try to revive her.
• Asuka asked the Vice Minister to let him see the Fourth Hokage couple again, and the Vice Minister explained that Minato’s body was gone and Kushina’s memorial was scheduled for the day after tomorrow.
• Asuka wrote a question to Kushina, asking whether she wanted to go see the Fourth Hokage off first.

Uchiha Saburo woke in the Konoha hospital and learned that the Uchiha and Senju had stopped the Nine-Tails together, with Susanoo atop Hashirama Senju’s True Several Thousand Hands. The elders feared the village would blame the Uchiha for human experiments, until Uchiha Ili claimed he had developed Wood Release by trying to revive Hashirama Senju.

• Uchiha Saburo woke in the hospital and found the other injured Uchiha elders had gathered for an emergency clan meeting.
• Uchiha Ma Dou told Saburo that the Uchiha and Senju had jointly stopped the Nine-Tails, with the clan’s Susanoo placed over Hashirama Senju’s True Several Thousand Hands.
• Saburo realized the elders did not know where the Buddha had come from and warned that the village might blame the Uchiha for human experiments after the Fourth Hokage’s death.
• Uchiha Ryoichi urged Saburo to rein in his killing intent, reminding him that the Uchiha were weaker than the village.
• Uchiha Ili claimed the clan had Wood Release and described his plan to revive Hashirama Senju indefinitely so he could lead Konoha and end discrimination.

After learning that Uchiha Madara had apparently sealed Asuka’s Reanimation Jutsu, Asuka left the hospital and found Uchiha Fugaku drinking with Jiraiya in a tavern. Jiraiya persuaded the grieving Fugaku to accompany him to a supposedly proper place to support homeless villagers and gather intelligence.

• Asuka told Uchiha Ryoichi that his Reanimation Jutsu kept disappearing, and Ryoichi guessed Uchiha Madara had sealed it temporarily.
• Asuka concluded Madara had tampered with him to prevent him from reviving Madara again, then left the hospital through a window.
• Asuka entered a crowded tavern and spotted Uchiha Fugaku drinking with Jiraiya.
• Fugaku lamented the Uchiha Clan’s losses, while Jiraiya regretted being absent during the Nine-Tails attack.
• Jiraiya asked Fugaku for money and persuaded him to visit a supposedly proper place to help homeless villagers and gather information.

After returning home, Asuka claimed his system rewards and used a Transformation Pill to help Fei Fei take a new human form. He revealed his plans to have Fei Fei host Kushina’s soul and learn sealing techniques, while explaining how he had restored vital signs to Kushina’s body.

• Asuka claimed a Transformation Pill and diluted Hashirama Cells as rewards for completing his Ninja Academy homework.
• Fei Fei swallowed the pill and transformed into a curvy, white-haired woman, disappointing Asuka’s hopes for a petite catgirl.
• Asuka told Fei Fei that he had pulled Kushina’s soul back from the Pure Land and planned to have Fei Fei host her while learning sealing techniques from her.
• Asuka explained that he had given Kushina Hashirama Cells and his own cells, then implanted a Sharingan containing a Transcription Seal with Izanagi to restore her vital signs.
• Fei Fei warned that Asuka seemed to be testing Danzo’s limits, but Asuka said he had left no traces and could defeat Danzo.

Danzo concealed reports about Kushina and planned to investigate the suspected Wood Release user and Uchiha Asuka. Asuka woke beside Kushina’s spirit, while Fei Fei explained to her why he had chosen to try to save her, leaving her wary of his motives.

• Danzo marked the report on Kushina’s signs of life top secret and decided to investigate the suspected Wood Release expert after becoming Hokage.
• Danzo planned to test Asuka’s abilities on missions and have Tsunade examine him when she returned.
• Asuka woke in his tent with Kushina beside him and realized that the Nine-Tails’ attack had destroyed his home.
• Ryoichi teased Asuka about the woman in his tent, and Asuka revealed that she was Fei Fei in disguise.
• Fei Fei told Kushina that Asuka’s concern for her came from a change of heart and a decision to choose his family, but Kushina questioned his motives.

Fei Fei and Asuka teased Mikoto after Fugaku’s lavish tipping angered her, then Fei Fei donated money to the struggling Uchiha clan. Mikoto held back from attacking the cat and learned that someone in Fei Fei’s head had sent it to check on her.

• Jiraiya defended himself and Fugaku, explaining that they had only gone out drinking and tipped the servers, while Mikoto confronted Fugaku over their spending.
• Asuka explained that Mikoto was exhausted from managing the damaged clan and furious that Fugaku had thrown money around while the clan faced a deficit.
• Asuka gave Fei Fei five stacks of bills and encouraged it to provoke Mikoto, but Fei Fei went to Mikoto’s office and donated the money to the clan.
• Mikoto learned that Fei Fei’s donation ranked first, ahead of Asuka’s and her own family’s, while the cat continued mocking her marriage and household finances.
• Mikoto grabbed Fei Fei’s tail but released it after the cat warned that villagers would raise her grocery prices; Fei Fei apologized and said someone in its head had asked it to check on her.

Asuka and Ryoichi visited Uchiha Ili, who revealed that his research could use a White Zetsu to revive the dead through Impure World Reincarnation. Ryoichi performed the jutsu on the White Zetsu, reviving Uchiha Madara in an unexpectedly aged form.

• Asuka and Ryoichi visited Ili and asked whether he could bring the dead back to life.
• Ili explained that his research drew on Impure World Reincarnation, and Ryoichi described Ili’s unusual way of leaving killing to fate.
• Ili showed Asuka and Ryoichi his shabby laboratory and a White Zetsu provided by a mysterious person.
• Ryoichi performed Impure World Reincarnation on the White Zetsu, which transformed into Uchiha Madara.
• Asuka saw that the revived Madara looked aged and suspected something was wrong with the jutsu.

Uchiha Asuka and Ryoichi successfully revived Uchiha Madara with the Impure World Reincarnation, but Madara was furious to find himself trapped in an aged, reanimated body. After venting his anger, he told them he was tired of living and had no interest in continuing this way.

• White Zetsu aged rapidly as Uchiha Madara's face appeared, and Madara awakened in an Impure World Reincarnation body.
• Ryoichi tested Madara's body with a kunai, confirming that the jutsu had succeeded.
• Madara realized Uchiha Asuka and Ryoichi had revived him and attacked them by hurling tables around the laboratory.
• Madara calmed down and inferred that they had revived him because they could not find his body or had no other choice.
• Madara saw that only two days had passed since his death and told Uchiha Asuka and Ryoichi he was tired of living.
• Madara said his decayed body and Impure World Reincarnation left him with no interest in continuing to live.

Uchiha Madara prepared to leave his Impure World Reincarnation body after warning Uchiha Asuka about the dangers of the Mangekyō Sharingan and ways to prevent blindness. Just as Madara’s soul began rising, Hashirama appeared, and Madara tried to undo the release before being pulled away.

• Fei Fei told Uchiha Asuka that Kushina’s soul could share its senses, and Asuka said Madara might explain how to undo the forbidden technique so Kushina could be revived.
• Madara warned Asuka not to revive him and explained that Hashirama Cells or transplanted Mangekyō eyes could prevent blindness.
• Uchiha Ryoichi began releasing Madara from Impure World Reincarnation, and Madara’s soul started rising from his body.
• Hashirama appeared at the laboratory doorway, and Madara recognized him and tried to activate Impure World Reincarnation again.
• Ryoichi mistook Madara’s flailing for a warm farewell and waved goodbye as Madara continued rising out of sight.

Hashirama Senju briefly revived in the laboratory, but his consciousness soon faded again before Iri could explain Konoha’s troubles. Asuka learned that the Uchiha elders had hoped to bring Hashirama back as Hokage, and he left reflecting on the clan’s unusual solutions to its problems.

• Hashirama recognized Madara’s disappearance, questioned the Uchiha gathered around him, and then lost consciousness as Iri clung to his leg and lamented Konoha’s troubles.
• Iri complained that Konoha had no suitable Hokage candidates and that the Uchiha could not take the position.
• Ryoichi explained to Asuka that the Uchiha elders regarded Hashirama’s strength, wisdom, and fairness as ideal qualities for a Hokage.
• Asuka left the laboratory saddened that he might not see Madara again for years and troubled by the elders’ plan to revive Hashirama as Hokage.
• Fei Fei reasoned that the plan could curb the ambitions of Konoha’s current leaders and strengthen the village’s unity.
• Asuka concluded that the Uchiha’s clan sentiments made reviving the First Hokage seem like a reasonable solution compared with a coup.

Uchiha Asuka attended memorials for Uchiha Madara and Minato Namikaze before joining Konoha’s jōnin at a meeting about the Hokage vacancy. Danzo planned to manage the village until a successor took office and considered using Asuka against Fugaku.

• Asuka attended Madara’s memorial at Naka Shrine, where the Uchiha mourned the man who had saved their clan.
• Asuka and the others went to Minato’s memorial, while the Orange Cat comforted Kushina in their shared consciousness space.
• Kushina reflected on Madara’s opposition to being resurrected and worried that Minato might not want to return either.
• Danzo told Konoha’s jōnin that Jiraiya had declined the Hokage appointment and the village had contacted Tsunade.
• Danzo privately resolved to deal with Fugaku and considered using Asuka, whose relationship with the Clan Head’s family was poor.

Four-year-old Uchiha Asuka sought out Tsunade to learn Medical Ninjutsu and pledged his savings to support her plan to train medical shinobi. After Tsunade followed him home, she found drawings of herself in a bikini with Asuka and vowed to punish him.

• Asuka met Hinata, learned Tsunade had proposed assigning Medical Ninja to squads and creating a training system, and hurried to the Medical Department to find her.
• Asuka and a bald ninja mocked Tsunade, who appeared and sent the man flying before confronting Asuka.
• Asuka explained his interest in Medical Ninjutsu and supported Tsunade's proposal, so she accepted his savings and left to gamble with them.
• After losing Asuka's money at the casino, Tsunade went to the Uchiha Clan Grounds to find him and waited inside his home.
• Tsunade found drawings of herself in a bikini with Asuka and threatened to peel his skin off.

After the Nine-Tails attack, the other villages learned that Konoha had revealed Wood Release and Susanoo, while Asuka treated injured villagers and received a mission to the Land of Waves. He left with Yuhi Kurenai, accompanied by a Root operative, as the chapter ended with Asuka teasing her about a fabricated pregnancy secret.

• The Fourth Raikage learned that the Fourth Hokage had died and decided the other villages should wait until they knew more about Konoha's Uchiha and Senju.
• The major shinobi villages were shocked to learn Konoha had used Wood Release and Susanoo against the Nine-Tails.
• Asuka treated Iruka's injured father and told Iruka that the Uchiha elders' compensation would go to their descendants.
• Yuhi Kurenai gave Asuka a mission to the Land of Waves, which he would lead alongside her and someone sent by Elder Danzo.
• Asuka left the Anbu headquarters with Yuhi Kurenai and teased her with a fake story about an elderly couple and pregnancy.

Uchiha Asuka, Yuhi Kurenai, and Uchiha Shisui set out to investigate reports of a dangerous ninja, possibly Orochimaru, in the Land of Waves. During the journey, Kurenai misunderstood Asuka’s routine of feeding Ichikishimahime and left in embarrassment.

• Asuka met Kurenai and Shisui at the rendezvous point and read them their mission to investigate the reopened Land of Waves.
• Asuka encouraged Shisui to face Orochimaru if they encountered him, and the group began traveling east.
• During the trip, Kurenai repeatedly heard Asuka pressuring a woman to eat and grew suspicious about who was with him.
• Kurenai found Asuka feeding a chicken drumstick to Ichikishimahime and mistook the scene for something improper.
• Kurenai claimed she had been using the bathroom and hurried away while Asuka told Ichikishimahime to keep eating.

Asuka, Yuhi Kurenai, and Shisui arrived in the Land of Waves and found it far more prosperous and welcoming to ninjas than their information suggested. They learned that a new daimyo, Kenpachi, had taken power six months earlier and launched reforms, leaving Asuka wary about what had changed.

• Asuka and his teammates disembarked in the Land of Waves and noticed its clean streets, new buildings, and unusually warm welcome from the locals.
• Asuka suspected the country was trying to attract wealthy ninja tourists and wondered why its prosperity contradicted what he remembered about the Land of Waves.
• Kurenai bought steamed buns, and Asuka checked them for poison before handing them to her.
• At a tavern, Asuka noticed ninjas from several villages and Rogue Ninjas freely walking the streets, then asked the attendant why they were allowed there.
• The attendant said Kenpachi had inherited the daimyo's position about half a year earlier and was reforming the country, while Zhang Ba-sama stopped invaders and troublemakers.

At a tavern in the Land of Waves, Uchiha Asuka shared a meal with Yuhi Kurenai and Uchiha Shisui while revealing that the country’s cheerful image concealed widespread hunger. After hearing the tavern chef praise the daimyo’s policies, Asuka recognized that the local people had eaten but were not truly fed.

• Yuhi Kurenai questioned why Uchiha Asuka had not poison-tested their food, and Asuka explained that Ichikishimahime had checked the egg fried rice while the steamed buns still needed testing.
• Uchiha Shisui recognized Ichikishimahime as a powerful Ryūchi Cave summoning beast and continued eating.
• A starving boy offered wildflowers in exchange for a bite of food, and Uchiha Asuka gave him a drumstick and helped him escape the chef by striking the man’s knee with candy.
• The chef explained that the daimyo banned private trade, collected everyone’s property and food, and provided citizens with meals and other necessities.
• Uchiha Asuka observed the locals and concluded that, despite their smiles and the chef’s claims, they were not eating their fill.

Uchiha Asuka and his companions explored the Land of Waves, where they discovered rubber goods and a shop selling inflatable dolls. After Ichikishimahime bought Asuka a pair of green silicone earrings, the group continued their visit with their mission still underway.

• Asuka and his companions heard that the Land of Waves' daimyo controlled property and private trade, but Asuka refused to interfere in the country's affairs.
• Ichikishimahime pointed out the town's rubber shops, and Asuka recognized that the Ninja House sold inflatable dolls.
• Kurenai stopped Asuka from buying a doll, but Asuka and Shisui discussed secretly giving one to the Great Elder.
• Ichikishimahime rushed into a jewelry shop and chose green silicone earrings for Asuka.
• Ichikishimahime put the earrings on Asuka and complained that he should treat her more kindly.

Uchiha Asuka and his companions encountered a mass gathering in the Land of Waves and watched Daimyo Zhang Ba deliver a speech about the country’s past poverty and his rise to power. As Zhang Ba praised his ability to endure hunger, Asuka was reminded of his own blocked medical career and vowed revenge on the department head responsible.

• Asuka led Shisui and Yuhi Kurenai toward a crowded plaza after suspecting a secret was taking place there.
• The crowd welcomed Zhang Ba with fervent cheers as guards prepared the stage and he walked along a long red carpet.
• The speech described the Land of Waves as once poor and defenseless, and the nobles and citizens praised Zhang Ba for changing its fortunes.
• Zhang Ba claimed he had endured the Second Shinobi World War and learned to withstand hunger before becoming daimyo, prompting Asuka to admire his ability to go without food.
• Asuka recalled that a department head had blocked his Medical Department application and vowed to make that man eat only one meal every three days.

Asuka and his team watched Zhang Ba rally the people of the Land of Waves with a speech and images of his impoverished childhood. When an assassin attacked, Zhang Ba killed him and several nobles, then forced the surviving nobles to give up their status, leaving Asuka suspicious that he had used mind control.

• Asuka, Shisui, and Ichikishimahime listened as Zhang Ba promised equality and fairer resource distribution in the Land of Waves.
• A screen showed Zhang Ba’s childhood hardship, and citizens recognized him as someone who had shared their struggles before leaving to study and returning to reform the country.
• Zhang Ba embraced the citizens, while Shisui stopped Asuka from joining him and Asuka said he wanted to investigate during the embrace.
• An assassin threw a poisoned, explosive-tagged kunai at Zhang Ba, who caught it, hurled it skyward, and swiftly seized the attacker.
• Zhang Ba killed the assassin and several nobles, then ordered the remaining nobles to relinquish their status and work alongside commoners.
• The citizens cheered Zhang Ba, while Asuka left the crowd suspecting the daimyo had used mind control.