Chapter Summaries

Chen went to rescue Fujiwara Hide and discovered that Uchiha Yama had lured him there to recruit him and reveal a clue about Kagami’s death. After Yama admitted he had obtained Kagami’s Sharingan, Chen chose to fight him before leaving.

• Chen received Fujiwara Hide’s distress signal, set out to rescue him, and secretly asked Shinnosuke to bring the Anbu.
• Chen found Uchiha Yama waiting alone and learned that Yama had sent the false messages about Fugaku and killed Fujiwara Hide.
• Yama offered to make Chen his adopted son and help him become the Fourth Hokage in exchange for eliminating his rivals, but Chen refused.
• Yama led Chen to the site where Kagami had been ambushed fourteen years earlier and revealed that Kagami’s Sharingan was now in his left eye.
• Chen decided to kill Yama first, and Yama challenged him to defeat him to learn who had attacked Kagami and given him the eye.

Chen fought Uchiha Yama, who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan and used Amaterasu. Chen overwhelmed him with his Chidori Stream Third Form and Super Strength Fist, but Uchiha Yama revealed another Mangekyo ability and put Chen to sleep with Genjutsu: Naobi God.

• Chen realized Uchiha Yama’s attack offered him a chance to seize control of the Uchiha Clan and avenge Kagami.
• Chen and Uchiha Yama clashed with kunai, taijutsu, and Fire Release techniques.
• Uchiha Yama revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan and unleashed Amaterasu against Chen’s fire.
• Chen opened the Gate of Life and combined it with Chidori Stream to outpace Uchiha Yama and strike him down.
• As Chen grabbed Uchiha Yama by the throat, the clan head revealed a second Mangekyo pattern and trapped Chen in Genjutsu: Naobi God.

Chen woke in a hospital in his original world after nearly a year unconscious, uncertain whether he had returned from the ninja world or was trapped in an illusion. He recognized the Oriental Pearl Tower and learned the date, confirming he was back in Magic City in 2019.

• Chen woke in a hospital bed with a head wound and recalled that he had been about to kill Uchiha Yama before passing out.
• Chen pretended to have amnesia when Doctor Liu asked for his identity and examined him.
• Doctor Liu diagnosed Chen with mild retrograde amnesia and gave him a sedative for his pain and agitation.
• Chen saw the Oriental Pearl Tower through the dark window and asked whether he was in Magic City.
• Doctor Liu told Chen it was March 28, 2019, and that he had been unconscious for nearly a year.

Chen lived ten years in an ordinary world under Uchiha Yama’s Naobi God genjutsu, but the system awakened him in a single second. He returned to the battle, defeated Uchiha Yama, and took his Mangekyo Sharingan.

• Chen recovered, sold his old house, and opened a bakery while waiting to return to the ninja world.
• Over the next five years, Chen’s bakery prospered, but he remained alone and gradually accepted that his memories of the ninja world might have been a dream.
• Ten years after the genjutsu began, the system detected abnormal brain waves and awakened Chen, revealing that only one second had passed in reality.
• Uchiha Yama believed Naobi God had trapped Chen, but Chen opened his eyes and pierced Uchiha Yama’s chest with Chidori.
• Chen struck Uchiha Yama down and removed his Mangekyo Sharingan.

Uchiha Yama reflected on his jealousy and estrangement from Kagami before revealing that Sarutobi Hiruzen had killed him and entrusting the Uchiha Clan to Chen. Fugaku arrived to find Yama dead, awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan, and charged at Chen, but Spiral Zetsu knocked him unconscious and fled.

• Spiral Zetsu offered to fight Konoha Lightning in Fugaku's place, but Fugaku insisted on joining the battle with his father.
• Uchiha Yama recalled how jealousy had turned his friendship with Kagami into enmity, then admitted that Kagami had been killed by Sarutobi Hiruzen and entrusted the Uchiha Clan to Chen.
• Chen killed Uchiha Yama after hearing his final words.
• Fugaku arrived and saw Chen beside Yama's corpse, then awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan and charged toward the Black Flames.
• Spiral Zetsu struck Fugaku unconscious to prevent him from confronting Chen or exposing their whereabouts, then burrowed into the ground.

Fugaku accepted Madara’s plan to create an ideal world and learned how the Demonic Statue, Yin-Yang Release, and Six Paths Techniques could make it possible. Madara passed on his knowledge and the name Uchiha Madara, then died remembering his life and Hashirama.

• Fugaku asked Madara how to create his dream world, and Madara demonstrated his Genjutsu Space and explained the plan to project it onto the moon.
• Madara described the Ten-Tails, the Sage of Six Paths, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and how he awakened the Rinnegan after implanting Hashirama’s cells.
• Madara taught Fugaku Yin-Yang Release and the Six Paths Techniques, then gave him a Black Receiver and entrusted him with carrying out the plan under the name Uchiha Madara.
• Madara tore the vines from his neck and, alone in the cave, remembered meeting Hashirama, his father’s expectations, Izuna’s death, and the founding of Konoha.
• Madara reached the end of his memories, murmured Hashirama’s name, and died.

After Uchiha Madara died, Fugaku began learning Wood Release and ordered White Zetsu to impersonate him in Konoha so he could retain influence over the Uchiha Clan. Meanwhile, Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that rumors blamed Konoha Lightning for killing Fugaku and Uchiha Yama, and he reacted with fury.

• Fugaku tried using Wood Release, but the roots he produced broke when he attempted to strengthen them.
• Fugaku ordered White Zetsu to seal Madara’s underground resting place and send a clone to Konoha disguised as Fugaku.
• Fugaku said he might return to Konoha someday, but until then White Zetsu would take his place and keep Uchiha Chen from becoming clan leader.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen worried about the Uchiha Clan after Uchiha Yama’s disappearance and planned to protect Chen and make him clan leader.
• Nawaki told Sarutobi Hiruzen that rumors accused Konoha Lightning of killing Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Yama to seize the clan leadership, and Hiruzen erupted in anger.

The Uchiha elders gathered to choose a new clan head while Uchiha Chen was away, and the Great Elder backed Chen despite Uchiha Kan’s plans to take the position. Just as the Great Elder announced Chen’s selection, a guard reported that the supposedly dead young clan head, Fugaku, had returned.

• Uchiha Hikari and Uchiha Mei speculated that the elders planned to choose a clan head without Uchiha Chen.
• Uchiha Kan opened the assembly and said Chen would be excluded because he was suspected of murdering the clan head.
• Uchiha Hikari defended Chen and revealed that he was serving as an Anbu squad captain on an intelligence mission in the Land of Water.
• Uchiha Hikari called for a vote, and five elders supported Chen as the next clan head, leaving Uchiha Kan stunned.
• A guard rushed into the assembly and announced that young clan head Fugaku had returned.

Jiraiya trained to master Sage Jutsu on Mount Myōboku while enduring Fukasaku’s scolding and Shima’s cooking. The Great Toad Sage awakened and summoned Jiraiya, possibly to share another prophecy.

• Jiraiya failed to balance Natural Energy during Sage Jutsu training, and Fukasaku struck him with the Black Receiver.
• Jiraiya argued with Fukasaku and Gamabunta about drinking and bad habits before Shima served him a feast of insects.
• Jiraiya reflected that Sage Jutsu was his best chance to surpass his limits and continued training despite turning partly into a Toad.
• A little Toad announced that the Great Toad Sage had awakened and wanted to see Jiraiya.
• Fukasaku paused Jiraiya’s training and took him to meet the Great Toad Sage.

Jiraiya visited the Great Toad Sage, who prophesied that an outsider had altered the future and that the ninja world might disappear. Jiraiya left determined to grow stronger, while the Sage fell asleep without clarifying what would happen.

• Fukasaku led Jiraiya to meet the Great Toad Sage, who initially forgot Jiraiya's name.
• The Great Toad Sage foretold that the ninja world would disappear after someone from neither the past nor the future changed its course.
• The Great Toad Sage said Jiraiya's disciple would guide humanity toward either stability or extinction, leaving Jiraiya uncertain whether Nagato was the Child of Prophecy.
• The Great Toad Sage remembered helping Hagoromo oppose Kaguya, then fell asleep before offering further guidance.
• Jiraiya decided to train harder and asked whether Minato could learn sage arts, but Fukasaku said Minato was too young.
• Shima asked where Tsunade was, and Jiraiya said he was searching for her so he could break her legs.

Tsunade reached the Daimyo's Capital and operated on Chen after he collapsed from injuries sustained in his fight with Uchiha Yama. Chen recovered, promised Himeji he would not face danger alone again, and drew Tsunade's interest because of his unusually strong healing ability.

• Tsunade, Nonō, and Uzumaki Kana reached the Daimyo's Capital and went to check on Chen.
• Tsunade examined Chen, discovered damage to his body and brain cells, and began surgery with Nonō and Kana.
• Two days later, Chen reflected on how dangerous the Mangekyo Sharingan was and how careless he had become.
• Himeji brought Chen lunch, cried over how worried she had been, and asked him not to go alone next time; Chen apologized and gave her a chicken leg.
• Tsunade examined Chen's recovery and asked whether he had Senju ancestry, intrigued by his healing ability despite his Uchiha Clan background.

Tsunade examined Chen and discussed the rumors surrounding Uchiha Yama’s death before ordering Chen to return to Konoha. Chen learned that Uchiha Fugaku had returned and prepared to leave with Mikoto and Himeji, while Tsunade stayed behind and sent Nonō and Kana back with him.

• Tsunade examined Chen’s blood and cells, finding unusually active cells and abundant Yang Release Chakra but no evidence of Orochimaru’s intervention.
• Tsunade told Chen that the Third Hokage had concealed Uchiha Yama’s death, though rumors in the village accused Chen of killing him; Chen suspected Danzo had spread them and might hold Kagami’s other eye.
• Chen told Tsunade that Uchiha Yama had tried to kill him for his eyes, and Tsunade said she had collected Chen’s two years of pay from the Daimyo.
• Tsunade formally told Chen that his Guardian Ninja service had ended and ordered him to return to Konoha, where Uchiha Fugaku had already returned.
• Chen decided to take Mikoto and Himeji with him, while Tsunade arranged for Nonō and Kana to return to Konoha and said she would remain behind.

Uchiha Chen and Mikoto prepared to leave the Daimyo's Capital and return to Konoha, where Chen warned the Third Hokage that the Hidden Mist Village had become an imminent threat. The Third Hokage remained unconvinced that another war would begin soon.

• Chen suggested building a new house with a larger yard near Mikoto's, but she rejected the idea of living together.
• Jikū visited to say goodbye, explained that he was returning to the Fire Temple to become its head priest, and gave Chen the temple's secret Ninjutsu, Welcoming Approach: Thousand-Armed Murder.
• In the first month of Konoha Year 35, Chen, Mikoto, Himeji, Nonō, and Kana returned to Konoha after two years away.
• Chen reported to the Third Hokage and warned that the Third Mizukage's Bloody Mist policies meant the Hidden Mist Village would treat disputes with drawn blades and might attack the Land of Fire.
• The Third Hokage doubted that a large-scale war would happen soon because Sunagakure and Iwagakure had not recovered, while Chen suspected their weakness would drive them to fight.

Chen learned that the Uchiha Clan had postponed choosing a Clan Leader for three years, and the Third Hokage encouraged him to build support without openly challenging Fugaku. After meeting Minato and Nawaki, Chen set off with them to celebrate their reunion.

• The Third Hokage assigned Orochimaru to investigate the Uchiha Clan Leader's death and told Chen to assist him.
• The Third Hokage explained that the Uchiha Clan had split between Fugaku's supporters and Chen's, while Uchiha Yun arranged for the clan's Jonin to elect a Clan Leader in three years.
• Chen said he would join the Police Force, teach Uchiha children alongside Mikoto, and avoid directly challenging Fugaku.
• Two Anbu ninjas confronted Chen, but they turned out to be Minato and Nawaki, who greeted him after removing their masks.
• Chen, Minato, and Nawaki joked about Kushina and proclaimed themselves the Konoha Three Heroes before deciding to get a drink and barbecue with their friends.

Uchiha Chen visited Orochimaru’s hidden laboratory and learned Danzo had offered him a place in Root in exchange for research support. To draw his teacher away from Danzo and help him pursue greater discoveries, Chen gave Orochimaru a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan, leaving him fascinated by the eyes’ potential.

• Uchiha Chen found Orochimaru in a more secure underground laboratory, where he was dissecting a Hozuki Clan ninja.
• Orochimaru told Chen that Danzo had supplied the specimen and invited him to join Root, but he had refused.
• Chen considered Orochimaru’s growing interest in research and decided to prevent him from aligning with Danzo.
• Chen gave Orochimaru a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan, and Orochimaru recognized that the Uchiha eyes held powers beyond the Three Tomoe.
• Chen hoped Orochimaru would use genetic research to uncover the dormant power of the Otsutsuki.

Chen shared lunch with Orochimaru, who explained his theory for achieving immortality by transferring his soul into new bodies and gave Chen a Joint Softening potion. Orochimaru still needed access to Forbidden Jutsu and further research to pursue his idea.

• Orochimaru took Chen to his laboratory kitchen, where Chen shared boxed lunches instead of eating the instant noodles Orochimaru had stocked.
• Over lunch, Orochimaru told Chen that he wanted an assistant and had rejected Danzo's candidates because Danzo wanted access to his research.
• Orochimaru explained that he wanted to obtain Impure World Reincarnation to investigate whether he could preserve his soul by transferring it into a young body.
• Orochimaru gave Chen a tested Joint Softening potion and instructions, and Chen stored it in his Ninja Pouch.

After Konoha expanded its barrier, Chen, Minato, and Kushina went for shaved ice and caught Nawaki lurking outside the Bathhouse. Nawaki begged Kushina not to tell Nonō, and she sent him to buy shaved ice for them.

• Chen, Minato, Kushina, and the Barrier Team completed Konoha's barrier expansion after half a month of work.
• Kushina joined Chen and Minato for shaved ice after receiving half a day off.
• The trio spotted Nawaki crouching on a wall outside the Bathhouse, and Kushina accused him of peeping and stealing underwear.
• Nawaki insisted he was innocent, then begged Kushina not to tell Nonō.
• Kushina agreed to keep quiet if Nawaki bought six shaved ices for them.

Nawaki's plan to confess to Nonō was interrupted by Kushina, who nearly attacked him after he mocked her rank. As the group relaxed afterward, Chen gave Minato a Scroll containing the Flying Thunder God Technique.

• Nawaki admitted that he had followed Nonō to the bathhouse because he wanted to confess to her, but he postponed his confession when she went inside with Kana.
• Kushina teased Nawaki and encouraged him to confess, then grew furious when he mocked her for being a Chunin.
• Nonō and Kana arrived before Kushina could confront Nawaki, and Kushina later kept his plan secret because she wanted to watch him confess.
• Chen and Nawaki noticed Kana and Minato blushing and teased Minato about his feelings for her.
• Chen handed Minato a Scroll containing the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Minato thanked him.

Chen visited the Hatake Clan Compound and met the young Kakashi for the first time. Sakumo asked Chen to become Kakashi’s teacher and later his Jonin instructor, and Chen agreed despite noting Kakashi’s young age.

• Chen used his merits to obtain the Flying Thunder God Technique for Minato, who still lacked the strength and Chakra to match his future reputation.
• Chen visited the Hatake Clan Compound and playfully caught and teased Kakashi when the boy tried to dodge him.
• Sakumo made Kakashi apologize to Chen and introduced him as Konoha Lightning, Uchiha Chen, whom Kakashi admired.
• Sakumo asked Chen to teach Kakashi and eventually become his Jonin instructor after graduation.
• Chen agreed, while Sakumo planned to send Kakashi to the Ninja Academy the following year.

Chen reflected that Kakashi’s Sharingan had limited his potential, then sparred with Sakumo and demonstrated techniques that could counter the White Fang’s swordsmanship. Their fight ended when Odaichi called them to dinner, with Sakumo eager to continue another time.

• Chen told Sakumo he would return after completing an upcoming mission, and Sakumo invited him to stay with the family.
• Sakumo said he expected the Third Hokage to assign him another S-rank mission and explained that his strength kept him from taking easier work.
• Sakumo invited Chen to spar at the Training Ground, and Chen followed him outside.
• Chen and Sakumo exchanged attacks as Chen used a Wind Release technique and a snap-induced disruption to evade Sakumo.
• Chen used a sound-based Genjutsu during another clash and pressed his hand against Sakumo’s sword before Odaichi called them to dinner.