Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yoru and Sasuke Uchiha of the Snake Squad prepared to return through the Dragon Vein after seeing how their friends had found peace in this world. In Konoha’s research base, the two Orochimarus revealed theories about bloodline evolution and Sasuke’s chakra, while Uchiha Yoru proposed that the Dragon Vein might be a playground for gods.

• At a barbecue, Gaara saw Sasuke Uchiha laughing with friends and began to feel more at home in Konoha than in Sunagakure.
• Sasuke Uchiha of the Snake Squad chose not to join the gathering and told Uchiha Yoru that his companions were too weak to return with them.
• At Root’s secret research base, the two Orochimarus explained their theories that the Rinnegan was an evolution of the Sharingan and that bloodlines could evolve through mutation.
• The Orochimarus said Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto, and Sasuke Uchiha of the Snake Squad carried chakra with a distinct will, and Uchiha Yoru suggested that the will might be part of a game controlled by gods.
• Sasuke Uchiha of the Snake Squad agreed to let Orochimaru use Forbidden Jutsu: Chimera to extract the will from his body.
• Uchiha Yoru asked whether the Dragon Vein connecting the worlds might be a playground for gods, exciting both Orochimarus.

Uchiha Yoru and Sasuke Uchiha used the Dragon Vein to travel to another world, confirming that Yoru’s Mangekyo could open a passage between worlds. They arrived in Sasuke’s former world, where Yoru and his counterpart activated the same Dojutsu to open a Black Hole connecting the two worlds.

• Uchiha Yoru and the two Orochimarus concluded that his Mangekyo could connect the worlds and that the Dragon Vein’s energy reflected their contact.
• Uchiha Yoru and Sasuke Uchiha vanished from the Dragon Vein platform, and Yoru’s counterpart sensed their passage from the Hokage’s Office.
• Uzumaki Kushina visited Yoru’s office in disguise, then took him to the castle, where Kurenai Yuhi and Shizune joined them.
• Sasuke Uchiha returned to the Rōran ruins with Uchiha Yoru after spending five years in the other world, and Yoru urged him to master his anger and change this world.
• Uchiha Yoru in both worlds activated Kami no Kaeshi at the same time, opening a Black Hole between them.

Uchiha Yoru, Sasuke, and Orochimaru returned from the other world to Rōran, and Sasuke resolved to reform this world while still seeking Itachi. As Sasuke and Yoru entered Konoha, Tsunade sensed their arrival and struggled with the painful contrast between her lonely life and the fulfilled life she had seen in the other world.

• Uchiha Yoru opened a passage between worlds with his Mangekyo, and Orochimaru emerged into Rōran before the passage closed.
• Sasuke told Orochimaru he would find Itachi but also wanted to reform the wrong world, and Orochimaru left to investigate her hypotheses.
• Obito learned that Sasuke was heading toward Konoha and ordered Zetsu to tell Itachi so their planned encounter could begin early.
• Uchiha Yoru and Sasuke entered Konoha unnoticed after Sasuke condemned the village for erasing the Uchiha Clan's role in its founding.
• Tsunade sensed their arrival while working in the Hokage's Office, recalled the other world's happier version of herself, and questioned why she had returned to become Hokage.

Tsunade returned to her lonely home and found Uchiha Yoru waiting with a meal, stirring feelings she tried to hide. Over dinner, he revealed that he was the Fourth Hokage in his world and had come to seek the Tailed Beasts and change her world, while insisting that Tsunade mattered more to him than its Konoha.

• Tsunade left the Hokage's Office burdened by Konoha's political conflicts and the Akatsuki threat, then went home to find Uchiha Yoru cooking for her.
• Uchiha Yoru welcomed Tsunade, served her favorite foods and wine, and helped her change into slippers, reminding her of the warmth of home.
• Tsunade ate and drank with Uchiha Yoru while warning him that his meal and sentimental gestures would not fool her.
• Tsunade demanded to know Uchiha Yoru's purpose and ambitions, and he introduced himself as Konoha's Fourth Hokage and her husband in another world.
• Uchiha Yoru admitted that he sought the power of the Tailed Beasts and wanted to change Tsunade's flawed world, adding that he would spare its Konoha for her sake.

Uchiha Yoru dressed Tsunade in new clothes and took her to his world, where she was astonished by Konoha’s prosperity and warm welcome. He brought her to a lavish gambling house, where she eagerly gambled while he stayed close beside her.

• Uchiha Yoru gave Tsunade clothes, shoes, and jewelry, then helped her change into a youthful outfit.
• Uchiha Yoru used his Mangekyo’s Kami no Kaeshi to take Tsunade to his world.
• Tsunade saw the prosperous streets, cheerful villagers, and Hokage Rock bearing Uchiha Yoru’s face.
• Uchiha Yoru brought Tsunade to Konoha’s grand gambling house, where gamblers recognized her as a big fat sheep.
• Tsunade gambled enthusiastically and kept losing as Uchiha Yoru held her in his lap and comforted her.

Tsunade explored the prosperous Konoha of another world with Uchiha Yoru, then attended a birthday celebration where she met her happier counterpart, Tsunade Senju. As the festivities ended, the two versions of Tsunade remained in tense comparison, while the visiting Tsunade concealed her pain and thoughts of returning home.

• Uchiha Yoru ended Tsunade's casino visit and told her that the gambling city belonged to their family.
• Tsunade learned that Konoha controlled vast territories and had absorbed Sunagakure and Kirigakure, then arrived at the castle for her birthday celebration.
• Uzumaki Kushina, Uchiha Mikoto, and the others welcomed Tsunade before Tsunade Senju appeared and met her counterpart.
• The two Tsunades exchanged pointed remarks, then celebrated their shared birthday by making wishes and cutting cake for everyone.
• Uzumaki Kushina urged Tsunade to stay, but Tsunade avoided answering and gave her cake; Uchiha Yoru noted that Nawaki would miss the celebration because he was on a mission.

As Itachi and Kisame headed toward Konoha to find Sasuke, Tsunade settled into a warm domestic life with Uchiha Yoru and began openly reclaiming power in the village. She abolished the Hokage Advisor position and sent the two advisors away, leaving Kakashi worried that they might turn to Danzo.

• Itachi told Kisame they were going to Konoha to find Sasuke, while Kisame reported that Orochimaru had appeared at the northern base.
• Tsunade enjoyed breakfast and domestic affection with Yoru, who received a new identity as Senju Yoru, a Konoha Jonin.
• Tsunade arrived at the Hokage's Office with Yoru and told Shizune that she had taken a younger man into her home.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura confronted Tsunade over ANBU and department reassignments, but Tsunade declared the Hokage Advisor position abolished.
• Tsunade ordered Might Guy to escort the advisors away and directed ANBU to investigate Ota Special Jonin, while Kakashi recognized that the advisors might align with Danzo.

Tsunade restructured Konoha’s departments and promoted new textbooks and a book about the Will of Fire, provoking Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu to rally the clans against her. Hyuga Hiashi realized his clan had been mistaken for Tsunade’s ally and committed its support, while the Yamanaka, Akimichi, and Nara clans faced pressure to choose a side.

• Tsunade replaced personnel across Konoha’s departments, assigned Shizune to the Ninja Academy, and ordered ninja to study new materials about Konoha’s history and the Will of Fire.
• Kakashi warned Tsunade that internal unrest could expose Konoha to its enemies, but Tsunade insisted her orders had to be obeyed.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu blamed the Hyuga Clan for backing Tsunade and called on the Ino-Shika-Cho clans and the Sarutobi Clan to resist her.
• Hyuga Hiashi explained that Tsunade had accepted Hinata Hyuga as her disciple before the clan understood the political situation, and the elders debated whether to support Tsunade.
• Hyuga Hiashi decided the clan could no longer remain neutral and ordered a list of fifty elite Hyuga Clan members prepared for Tsunade.
• The Yamanaka, Akimichi, and Nara clans struggled with pressure to choose a side, while the Aburame Clan stayed uninvolved.

Shikaku Nara and the village’s factions struggled to respond to Tsunade’s sudden actions, while rumors about Asuma’s death deepened the political crisis and sent Jiraiya rushing back to Konoha. Untroubled by the chaos, Tsunade went shopping with Shizune and planned to bring her into contact with Uchiha Yoru and the other world.

• Shikaku Nara suspected that a Senju’s arrival had changed Tsunade’s behavior because she now possessed power capable of suppressing opposition.
• Shikamaru Nara reported rumors that Tsunade had arranged Asuma’s death, prompting Shikaku to decide that the Ino-Shika-Cho clans should seek out Jiraiya.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura considered pushing Jiraiya into office as Danzo tried to secure support at the Daimyo’s Mansion.
• Jiraiya abandoned his investigation of Orochimaru’s reported appearance at the northern stronghold and hurried back to Konoha after receiving an urgent order.
• Tsunade took Shizune shopping, dismissed her concerns about the village’s political turmoil, and said she would introduce her to the man she was keeping.
• Tsunade planned to involve Shizune, Anko, and Hinata in her efforts across the two worlds, including pursuing research into giving birth to a god.

Konohamaru’s attempt to enter the Ninjutsu Archive sparked a confrontation that exposed Tsunade’s struggle with Konoha’s old guard. Uchiha Yoru arrived and unleashed overwhelming Chakra as Tsunade’s opponents threatened to remove her, leaving the office stunned by what happened next.

• Konohamaru was barred from the Ninjutsu Archive, and Uzumaki Naruto confronted the guards in his defense.
• Tsunade rebuked Jiraiya, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu, appointed Kakashi as Jonin Squad Leader, and accused the two advisors of abandoning the Second Hokage and smearing Konoha White Fang.
• Uchiha Yoru entered the Hokage’s Office and calmed Tsunade by massaging her shoulders, shocking Jiraiya and the assembled Jonin.
• Utatane Koharu insulted Uchiha Yoru, but Kakashi confirmed that a Konoha Jonin could enter the office to report on work.
• Mitokado Homura threatened to join the Jonin in removing Tsunade, prompting Uchiha Yoru to unleash terrifying Chakra and flick his finger as the room watched in shock.

Tsunade stripped Danzo of his position and ordered Root placed under Senju Yoru’s command, while Konoha’s Jonin raided Root and uncovered extensive experiments on the village’s bloodline abilities and secret techniques. As Homura and Koharu panicked and tried to rally the Sarutobi Clan, they feared Danzo would return too late to save them.

• Senju Yoru used Wood Release to intimidate Homura, Koharu, and Jiraiya, and the Jonin present backed Tsunade’s authority as Fifth Hokage.
• Tsunade stripped Danzo of his position, placed Root under Senju Yoru’s command, and ordered Jiraiya, Kakashi, Hiashi, Guy, Inoichi, and other Jonin to investigate it.
• Kakashi led fifty Jonin to seal off Root, and Senju Yoru swiftly subdued Root members who resisted the Hokage’s orders.
• The Jonin discovered Root’s hidden laboratory, filled with stolen Sharingan, a Byakugan, clan secret-technique research, and experiments involving First Hokage’s Wood Style cells.
• Homura and Koharu fled to their clans, feared Tsunade would expose their collusion with Danzo, and urged the Sarutobi Clan to unite with them.
• Koharu cursed Danzo for failing to return, warning that he would be branded a missing-nin if he stayed away.

Tsunade used Root’s exposed crimes to dissolve the organization, seal information about it, and declare Shimura Danzō an S-rank rogue ninja. As Danzō rushed back to Konoha unaware of the full trap awaiting him, Naruto confronted Tsunade over Konohamaru’s denied access to the ninjutsu archives.

• Konoha’s Jonin learned that Root had researched bloodline limits and secret techniques from fellow villagers, and Tsunade ordered Root dissolved and its information sealed.
• Tsunade declared Danzō an S-rank rogue ninja and suggested that Orochimaru had been framed, while reminding Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Might Guy of their conduct during the Chunin Exam attack.
• The Sarutobi, Mitokado, and Utatane clan leaders panicked as Tsunade’s ANBU watched their compounds and their influence in Konoha collapsed.
• Danzō received a message from Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, learned that Tsunade had seized control and sealed Root, and ordered his party to hurry back to Konoha.
• Naruto angrily challenged Tsunade for barring Konohamaru from the Hokage Building’s ninjutsu archives, while Kakashi and Shizune tried to stop and correct him.

Uchiha Yoru’s appearance in the Hokage’s office provoked Naruto, but Tsunade stopped him and revealed the truth about Yoru to Shizune. Yoru uncovered an ancient Senju scroll suggesting Uchiha Hikari had existed as the Uchiha Clan’s ultimate weapon, and he planned to investigate after Konoha’s affairs were settled.

• Naruto mistook Uchiha Yoru for Sai’s murderer and attacked him, but Yoru restrained him with Wood Release before Tsunade reprimanded him for violating mission confidentiality.
• Tsunade explained to Shizune that Yoru was the Fourth Hokage from another world and assured her that the two worlds’ Konoha leaders were working together.
• Yoru showed Tsunade an ancient Senju scroll describing the Uchiha Clan’s sealed ultimate weapon, which he suspected was Uchiha Hikari.
• Tsunade worried that Kakashi and Jiraiya would learn about Yoru, but Yoru said they could be brought to understand the other world and would not oppose what benefited Konoha.
• Yoru planned to investigate the scroll’s location after Konoha dealt with its remaining problems.

Uchiha Yoru revealed to Kakashi and Jiraiya that he was the Fourth Hokage of another world and explained why Tsunade was cooperating with him to reform Konoha. Meanwhile, the Sarutobi, Mitokado, and Utatane clans plotted a coup against Tsunade, who learned of their movements and summoned Konoha’s clan leaders.

• Uchiha Yoru appeared before Kakashi, Jiraiya, Naruto, and Sakura and introduced himself as the Fourth Hokage of another world.
• Uchiha Yoru explained that Tsunade was working with him to strengthen Konoha, while Naruto and Sakura left to look for Sasuke.
• The leaders and elites of the Sarutobi, Mitokado, and Utatane clans discussed overthrowing Tsunade before Danzo’s capture left them powerless.
• ANBU reported the clans’ movements to Tsunade, who ordered constant surveillance and summoned Konoha’s clan leaders to the Hokage’s Office.

Tsunade reprimanded Naruto and Sakura for leaking classified information, then told them Sasuke was joining a secret mission to capture Shimura Danzō. She prepared a trap for Danzō and assembled Konoha’s shinobi for the operation, which began with Kakashi recognizing the ANBU member accompanying her.

• Tsunade condemned Naruto and Sakura for violating ninja regulations and warned them that their actions could have made them rogue ninja.
• Tsunade told Naruto that Sasuke was carrying out a top-secret mission to capture Shimura Danzō, and sent Naruto and Sakura to find Kakashi.
• Tsunade confided in Shizune, offered her a Curse Mark Potion, and ordered her to spread false intelligence that Danzō would return to Konoha in seven days.
• Nearly thirty jonin and several younger ninja gathered in a hidden forest for Tsunade’s S-rank mission briefing.
• Tsunade arrived with Jiraiya, Shizune, and a masked ANBU member; Kakashi noticed that the ANBU seemed familiar.

Tsunade restored Sasuke Uchiha’s status as a Konoha ninja, promoted him to Jonin, and appointed him a vice-captain for the mission to capture Shimura Danzō. As the team prepared to ambush Danzō, Sasuke rejected Sakura’s advances and clashed with Naruto over his engagement to Senju Suzuki.

• Tsunade announced the secret mission to capture Shimura Danzō and named Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Sasuke Uchiha as its leaders.
• Tsunade claimed Sasuke had spent years infiltrating Orochimaru’s bases, cleared his name, and promoted him to Konoha Jonin.
• Sasuke removed his ANBU mask, reunited with Kakashi and the Konoha 12, and told them he was engaged to Senju Suzuki.
• Jiraiya led the team out through a secret passage, and the Konoha shinobi set an ambush on the bridge along Danzō’s route.
• Neji Hyuga sensed that Sasuke’s Chakra nearly matched Jiraiya’s, while Sakura mourned Sasuke’s engagement and Naruto confronted him.
• Sasuke asked Naruto how he had wronged Sakura, insisting she had never been his girlfriend.

Sasuke defended his engagement to Senju Suzuki after Naruto accused him of mistreating Sakura. Meanwhile, Konoha confronted Shimura Danzō on his return, declared him an S-rank rogue ninja, and exposed the Sharingan implanted in his arm; Danzō resolved to use Shisui’s Mangekyo to regain power.

• Sasuke told Naruto that he and Sakura had never dated, defended his bond with Senju Suzuki, and demanded that Naruto respect his choices.
• Kakashi and Jiraiya discussed the planned visit to the other world before Konoha forces concealed themselves near a bridge to ambush Shimura Danzō.
• Jiraiya, Kakashi, and the assembled Konoha shinobi confronted Danzō, announced Root’s abolition, and branded him an S-rank rogue ninja under Tsunade’s authority.
• Sasuke and other shinobi accused Danzō of crimes against their clans, and a lightning strike exposed the Sharingan implanted in his arm.
• Danzō became convinced that he could escape and use Shisui’s Mangekyo and Kotoamatsukami to control Tsunade and take the Hokage position.

Sasuke Uchiha battled Shimura Danzō on a bridge while Konoha shinobi captured the Root forces and watched. Sasuke overwhelmed Danzō with his Mangekyo abilities and powerful ninjutsu, leaving Konoha stunned by how much strength he still appeared to be hiding.

• Shimura Danzō urged the Root shinobi to cover his escape and insisted he would become Konoha's Sixth Hokage, while Sasuke Uchiha claimed the fight as revenge for the Uchiha Clan.
• Kakashi ordered Sasuke to face Danzō as the Root squad and Konoha shinobi clashed around them.
• Sasuke activated Lightning God Armor and struck Danzō, then revealed his Mangekyo and Susanoo, crushing Danzō after his Wind Release attack failed.
• Naruto tried to intervene, but Kakashi and Shikamaru stopped him so Sasuke could settle the clan's blood debt and prove himself to Konoha.
• Sasuke used Amaterasu and Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi to burn and pierce Danzō, forcing him to spend another Sharingan to escape.
• Sasuke unleashed Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame as Konoha's shinobi watched in awe and realized he had not yet shown the full extent of his power.

Sasuke defeated Shimura Danzō, exposed his crimes, and ensured Konoha branded him a rogue ninja before his death. Afterward, Sasuke confronted Uchiha Itachi and told him he knew the truth, while Itachi resolved to go to Konoha alone.

• Sasuke overwhelmed Danzō with Uchiha techniques as Konoha shinobi watched and Jiraiya chose not to intervene.
• Danzō revealed Shisui's Mangekyo, but Sasuke used a Genjutsu and sealing technique to immobilize him and gouge out the eye.
• Danzō's Wood Release cells went berserk, and he tried to kill Sasuke with the Reverse Four Symbols Seal, but Sasuke escaped with a Shadow Clone.
• Sasuke marked Danzō's forehead protector as a rogue ninja's, and Danzō died when his sealing technique engulfed the bridge.
• Sasuke confronted Itachi and said he knew the truth about the Uchiha massacre but would not excuse the killings.
• Itachi decided to go to Konoha alone, while Kisame left the ruined bridge.

Tsunade uncovered a coup planned by the Sarutobi, Mitokado, and Utatane clans and ordered a surprise strike before it could begin. As Konoha mobilized, Sasuke confronted Itachi and told him he would have to atone to the Uchiha Clan after the coming battle.

• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu agreed to launch a coup the next night, install Jiraiya as Sixth Hokage, exile Tsunade, and leak her whereabouts to the Akatsuki Organization.
• A shinobi reported the coup plot to Tsunade and the assembled jonin, and Jiraiya denied involvement before refusing to interfere.
• Tsunade declared the three clans traitors, secured support from the Hyuga, Yamanaka, Nara, and Akimichi clans, and ordered an immediate attack.
• Tsunade mobilized the ANBU and shinobi across Konoha as the village entered combat readiness.
• Sasuke confronted Uchiha Itachi in the three clans' territory and said Itachi would have to atone to the Uchiha Clan after the operation.