Recaps

Five-year-old Uchiha Chen reflected on his dangerous family history and his efforts to grow stronger before his Ninja System finally activated. He learned that Ninja Points could raise his abilities, but the newly opened panel showed he had none left to spend.

• Uchiha Chen recalled that his father was Uchiha Kagami and reasoned that the famous Uchiha Shisui must be his future son.
• Uchiha Chen described how he had trained in taijutsu, shuriken, hand seals, and studying to earn Ninja Points.
• After reaching 2,000 points, Uchiha Chen hurried home and activated the system panel.
• The system explained that Ninja Points could improve attributes and displayed Uchiha Chen's levels, which were mostly academy-student rank or lower.

Uchiha Chen realized his basic ninja abilities were only average and resolved to draw Konoha’s attention before the coming war. After using a rebate ticket to raise his Taijutsu, he tested his new speed and smashed through his century-old table.

• Uchiha Chen inspected his attributes and concluded that his lack of guidance had left him an ordinary Ninja Academy student.
• Uchiha Chen decided to show talent at the Ninja Academy so he could earn a strong Jonin teacher and avoid becoming battlefield cannon fodder.
• Uchiha Chen learned that unlocking the panel had cost 2,000 Ninja Points, then received a Novice Gift Pack containing a ticket worth 1,888 points.
• Uchiha Chen exchanged the ticket and spent 1,000 Ninja Points to raise his Taijutsu to Level 3.
• Uchiha Chen tested his improved speed, crashed into and broke his elmwood table, and hurt himself.

Uchiha Chen tested the boost to his Taijutsu and received a demanding system mission to reach Level 8 in one attribute before graduating from the Ninja Academy. He kept his remaining points in reserve and went to sleep, dreaming of becoming the strongest ninja before the mission’s cross-dressing punishment caught up with him.

• Uchiha Chen found that upgrading his Taijutsu had greatly increased his strength and speed, then practiced controlled movements in the courtyard until his Chakra was nearly depleted.
• Uchiha Chen earned one Ninja Point for training and, after resting, went home to eat instant noodles.
• The system assigned Uchiha Chen a mission to raise one of his thirteen attributes to Level 8 before Academy graduation, threatening to reset his attributes and points and force him to wear women's clothing for six months if he failed.
• Uchiha Chen calculated that raising his Level 3 Taijutsu to Level 8 would take 33,000 points, protested that the mission was too difficult, and learned it could not be changed.
• Uchiha Chen decided to save his 890 remaining Ninja Points, tidied his room, and went to bed dreaming of defeating the strongest figures in the ninja world while wearing women's clothing.

Uchiha Chen rushed to the Ninja Academy for registration after oversleeping and found that Uchiha Mikoto had registered him. As they headed inside together, Chen enjoyed the rice ball Mikoto had made and awaited the selection.

• Uchiha Chen woke late, hurried through his morning routine, and ran toward the Ninja Academy.
• Uchiha Chen reflected on Konoha’s peaceful years under the Third Hokage and felt the effects of his training and added points.
• Uchiha Chen arrived as registration was ending, but Uchiha Mikoto told him she had registered him.
• Uchiha Mikoto offered Uchiha Chen a rice ball, and he shared his leftover bread with her.
• Uchiha Chen and Uchiha Mikoto finished breakfast and headed into the Ninja Academy as selection was about to begin.

Uchiha Chen entered the Ninja Academy’s entrance run determined to take first place and showcase his talent. He pulled ahead of Senju Nawaki and the other children, leaving them struggling to catch up.

• A Chunin led the children to the academy assessment, where they had to run two hundred laps around the field.
• Uchiha Chen rushed to the front and recognized the boy running beside him as Senju Nawaki.
• Uchiha Chen tried to overtake Nawaki, aiming to make a name for himself by beating the First Hokage’s grandson.
• Nawaki and the other clan children increased their pace, but Uchiha Chen’s Level 3 Taijutsu gave him superior stamina and speed.
• Uchiha Chen widened the gap and led the race while Nawaki held second place and chased after him.

Uchiha Chen won the Ninja Academy enrollment test’s two-hundred-lap race, earned a system achievement reward, and returned home with Mikoto. On the way, three Uchiha children confronted him, setting up a fight.

• Uchiha Chen finished the two-hundred-lap test ahead of Senju Nawaki, then introduced himself and teased Nawaki about trying to surpass him.
• Uchiha Chen received 2,000 Ninja Points for placing first in the enrollment test and noticed Minato Namikaze among the students who passed.
• Mikoto praised Uchiha Chen after the test, and the two received their enrollment notices and headed back to the clan compound.
• Uchiha Liang, Uchiha Ling, and Uchiha Feng blocked Uchiha Chen and Mikoto on their way home and accused Chen of showing off during the test.

After Uchiha Chen took first place in the test, Uchiha Liang and his two companions confronted him, but Mikoto stopped them from starting a fight. Later, they followed Chen to the forest, where Liang challenged him to a duel with a newly learned move and declared that Chen knew nothing of his power.

• Uchiha Liang, Uchiha Feng, and their companion confronted Uchiha Chen over his test performance, but Mikoto intervened and they left after threatening him.
• Uchiha Chen walked Mikoto home, then went to train in the forest behind Hokage Rock.
• Uchiha Liang and his two companions followed Uchiha Chen from the Clan Grounds into the forest.
• Uchiha Liang challenged Uchiha Chen to a duel using a new move and proposed that the winner could set a condition.
• Uchiha Chen accepted the challenge and asked what he would get if he won, while Uchiha Liang proclaimed that Chen knew nothing of his true power.

Uchiha Chen defeated Uchiha Liang, Uchiha Feng, and Uchiha Ling in a forest fight, then continued deeper into the forest while the trio comforted one another. Chen wondered why he felt like the villain.

• Uchiha Liang attacked Uchiha Chen with a tricky volley of shuriken and kunai, but Chen deflected most of the weapons and sent one back at him.
• Uchiha Liang used Substitution Jutsu to avoid the returning kunai, but Uchiha Chen found him in a tree and kicked him to the ground.
• Uchiha Liang called on Uchiha Feng and Uchiha Ling to attack with him, but Chen dodged Feng's shuriken and kicked Ling away.
• Uchiha Liang surrendered when Chen rushed toward him, while Uchiha Feng urged him not to give up.
• Uchiha Chen left the defeated trio behind as they embraced and promised to work harder before their next fight.

After earning points for defeating the Uchiha Trio, Uchiha Chen learned he could not farm the same opponents again until they grew stronger and trained to gain more points. He spent most of his savings improving Shuriken, Genjutsu, and Ninjutsu, leaving him with 1,210 Ninja Points.

• The system awarded Uchiha Chen 1,500 Ninja Points for defeating the Uchiha Trio, then explained that he could farm the same opponents again only after their strength increased.
• Uchiha Chen trained with push-ups and kicks, earning points before eating his cold, poorly made lunch.
• Uchiha Chen reviewed his status and decided to develop skills beyond Taijutsu to remain at the top of his grade.
• Uchiha Chen spent 1,000 points on Shuriken, 1,600 on Genjutsu, and 600 on Ninjutsu, raising each attribute to Level 3, Level 3, and Level 2 respectively.

Uchiha Chen trained his shuriken and kunai techniques, then celebrated his progress with ramen at Ichiraku. He left suspecting the shop’s ramen had a secret ingredient, while young Teuchi worried that Chen had uncovered the family recipe.

• Uchiha Chen practiced a midair shuriken collision technique, identified a flaw in his aim, and continued training until he earned thirty Ninja Points.
• Uchiha Chen headed home and, after finding the trio gone, joined the long line at Ichiraku Ramen.
• Uchiha Chen ordered two large bowls of tonkotsu ramen and met ten-year-old Teuchi, who recognized him as a regular.
• Uchiha Chen praised Teuchi’s skill and questioned whether the ramen contained a special ingredient that helped restore his chakra.
• Teuchi denied knowing of any special ingredient, then whispered to his father that Uchiha Chen seemed to have discovered their secret recipe.

Uchiha Chen started his first day in Class 1-A, where his popularity with the girls and hostility from rival boys grew. After introducing himself by inviting his classmates to challenge him for his status, he left the class widely hated by the boys.

• Uchiha Chen arrived late and joked with Teacher Nishimura before hurrying to Class 1-A.
• Uchiha Chen sat beside Uchiha Mikoto and Minato Namikaze, while Senju Nawaki watched him from the seat in front.
• Teacher Nishimura introduced himself as the Class 1-A teacher and began the students' introductions.
• Minato Namikaze said he wanted to become Hokage, Senju Nawaki said he wanted to defeat Uchiha Chen, and Uchiha Mikoto said she wanted to protect the person she liked.
• Uchiha Chen introduced himself as “Darling,” then challenged his classmates to work hard and claim his status, provoking the boys in the class.

Uchiha Chen advanced to his second year at the Ninja Academy as the strongest student in his grade, with his training and Ninja System points greatly improving his abilities. As he brooded over his growing reputation, Minato told him that the Third Hokage’s three disciples would teach their outdoor training class.

• Uchiha Chen spent the year training his chakra, Taijutsu, Shuriken skills, and Genjutsu while secretly building strength and earning points from his classmates.
• Uchiha Chen reached age six and advanced to the second year with the highest overall strength among the students in his grade.
• Uchiha Chen felt guilty that the Uchiha Trio avoided him and joked to himself that he wanted to be a good person.
• Uchiha Mikoto worried about Uchiha Chen when she saw him slumped at his desk, and he patted her head while she stayed beside him.
• Minato Namikaze told Uchiha Chen that a young Jonin disciple of the Third Hokage would lead their outdoor training class.
• Minato explained that the Third Hokage had sent his three disciples, the Konoha Sannin, to teach at the Ninja Academy.

Uchiha Chen learned that the Third Hokage’s disciples would select the top three students for training, and he saw the assessment as a chance to earn Ninja Points. Teacher Nishimura then led the school’s students to the Training Ground for their outdoor lesson.

• Uchiha Chen encouraged Minato to make the most of the lesson and asked Nawaki for information about it.
• Nawaki traded the news for Uchiha Chen’s kunai-throwing technique and revealed that the top three students would receive training from the Third Hokage’s disciples.
• Uchiha Chen looked forward to competing for a spot, then twisted Nawaki’s hand during a handshake and had to calm Mikoto down.
• Teacher Nishimura announced the outdoor lesson and led the students toward the Training Ground.

Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade introduced a combat competition at the Ninja Academy, with the winners earning personal guidance from the three young Sannin. Uchiha Chen and Mikoto drew their numbers, and Minato prepared to fight first.

• Jiraiya introduced himself, Orochimaru, and Tsunade to the gathered students and explained why the Third Hokage had sent them to teach.
• Orochimaru reshaped the Training Ground and announced the competition rules, including personal guidance for the academy's top three.
• Uchiha Chen spotted Jiraiya's Genjutsu on the number box and dispelled it, earning Jiraiya's praise.
• Mikoto drew number six, and Uchiha Chen drew number eight.
• Minato drew number one and walked onto the sparring platform to compete first.

Minato defeated Sarutobi Me in a hard-fought match, and Uchiha Chen won his own match effortlessly with Feather Sleep. After teasing Jiraiya about how to win over Tsunade, Chen watched Mikoto take the stage.

• Minato fought Sarutobi Me and won, though he left the stage badly wounded.
• Uchiha Chen defeated his opponent with Feather Sleep, then reassured Mikoto that he was unharmed.
• Jiraiya lamented being single, and Uchiha Chen advised him to grab Tsunade and kiss her.
• Uchiha Mikoto blushed at Chen's teasing and went onto the stage for her match.
• Tsunade treated Minato's injuries, and he returned to speak with Chen as Mikoto began her match.

Mikoto advanced after Shikaku surrendered, and Minato prepared to face Chen in the selection tournament. Jiraiya promised to mentor Minato, then angrily denied Chen’s prediction that he would become an adult author.

• Shikaku asked to surrender to Mikoto, and Jiraiya awarded her the round while teasing him about fearing his mother.
• Mikoto reunited with Chen, and they promised to fight together in the future.
• Jiraiya offered Minato one-on-one guidance and urged him to defeat Chen, while Minato said he had a plan to counter Chen’s genjutsu.
• Chen and Minato faced each other on the platform, and Chen joked that Jiraiya would write adult novels and corrupt Konoha’s youth.
• Jiraiya shouted that he would write Ninja Chronicles and become famous throughout the Shinobi World, while Orochimaru insulted him.

Uchiha Chen defeated Minato in their match by overcoming Minato’s defenses against Genjutsu. After carrying the sleeping Minato off the field, Chen was taken by Mikoto to have his bleeding arm treated.

• Minato blocked his ears and avoided looking at Uchiha Chen’s hands to defend against his Genjutsu, but Chen tested him with Shuriken and a Great Fireball Jutsu.
• Minato used the Substitution Jutsu and Wind Cutter, then clashed with Chen in Taijutsu and was knocked off balance.
• Chen redirected thrown Kunai toward Minato’s face, making him look up and fall into Genjutsu.
• Chen put Minato to sleep, carried him off the field, and drew cheers from the watching students.
• Mikoto noticed Chen’s bleeding arm and took him to Princess Tsunade, while Minato remained on the ground.

Uchiha Chen and Uchiha Mikoto visited Tsunade after his match, but his tiny injury had already healed, and Tsunade instead mended his jacket. Senju Nawaki interrupted them out of jealousy and claimed he had a cold, prompting Tsunade to summon slugs as she prepared to deal with her foolish little brother.

• Uchiha Chen checked his system and saw that he had 3,600 Ninja Points after earning rewards for defeating opponents in the tournament.
• Uchiha Mikoto asked Tsunade to treat Uchiha Chen’s arm, but Tsunade found only a tiny scrape and offered to mend his jacket instead.
• Uchiha Chen pointed out that his wound had already healed, embarrassing Uchiha Mikoto and leading Tsunade to tease them about puppy love.
• Senju Nawaki interrupted them by pretending to be injured, then claimed he had caught a cold when Tsunade questioned him.
• Tsunade summoned two slugs and told Senju Nawaki she had a folk remedy for all ailments.

Tsunade forcibly treated Nawaki’s supposed cold with a slug after he tried to flee, then punished Uchiha Chen for mocking her. Chen escaped further treatment only by insisting he was healthy.

• Nawaki tried to escape Tsunade’s treatment, but she grabbed him and held him back.
• Uchiha Chen encouraged Tsunade to treat Nawaki, while Mikoto advised Nawaki to apologize.
• Nawaki explained that apologizing would not stop Tsunade from punishing him, and Tsunade pinned him to a table.
• Tsunade shoved a slug into Nawaki’s mouth as her remedy for troublesome children.
• Uchiha Chen insulted Tsunade by calling her flat-chested, so she forced a slug into his mouth too.

Uchiha Chen, Mikoto, and Minato waited at the Ninja Academy after the students’ first round, while Jiraiya hurried after Tsunade. Tsunade attacked Jiraiya in a furious outburst, and Chen watched the chaos from afar, pleased that his setup had worked.

• Chen and Mikoto returned to Minato, who had awakened, and they discussed the winners of the second-year matches and Nawaki’s withdrawal.
• Orochimaru announced a half-hour break before the cross-grade battles, then left with Tsunade and Jiraiya.
• Chen, Mikoto, and Minato shared Mikoto’s lunch while waiting at the Training Ground.
• Jiraiya followed Tsunade, and Chen anticipated that she would lose her temper with him.
• Tsunade attacked Jiraiya with Heavenly Foot of Pain, causing a distant explosion that shook Konoha.
• Chen privately celebrated Jiraiya’s predicament while Mikoto asked why he looked so happy.

Uchiha Chen and his friends waited for the Sannin, then began the academy competition against the First Grade team. Chen quickly defeated two opponents with Genjutsu, and his winning streak continued as the second match ended.

• Uchiha Chen explained to Minato that simply refining Chakra would waste it because their capacity was limited at their age.
• Orochimaru and Tsunade arrived without Jiraiya, and Orochimaru announced the rules for the second round of matches.
• Uchiha Chen's team faced the First Grade team, and Chen took the first match against a girl from the opposing team.
• Uchiha Chen defeated his first opponent with Genjutsu in seconds, then Orochimaru declared him the winner.
• Inuzuka Tsume challenged Uchiha Chen next, but his sound-based Genjutsu quickly put her to sleep.

Uchiha Chen defeated Nara Akio with a visual Genjutsu after she countered his sound-based technique, completing his three victories over First Grade students. After Tsunade and Orochimaru bantered, the academy’s Third and fourth grade team battles began and ended with the third graders claiming the top spots.

• Nara Akio challenged Uchiha Chen with earplugs to defend against his sound-based Genjutsu, but Chen knocked her out with Feather Sleep using one-handed hand seals.
• Nara Shikaku carried the sleeping Akio away, and Chen completed three effortless victories without injuring his opponents.
• Tsunade praised Chen for making the medical task easy, while Orochimaru explained that he had come to scout promising students.
• Orochimaru announced the Third and fourth grade team battles, and the third graders defeated the top fourth grade students to claim the Winner Group positions.

Hyuga Himeji faced her brother Hizashi Hyuga in the academy tournament, determined to prove her talent despite their complicated relationship. After a fierce Byakugan and Gentle Fist battle, Hizashi caught her in his Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, leaving her unable to evade the attack.

• Hizashi Hyuga and Hyuga Himeji faced each other in a tournament match, while Uchiha Chen noticed the tension between the siblings.
• Himeji and Hizashi activated their Byakugan and clashed in a fast exchange of Gentle Fist strikes.
• Hizashi threw shuriken and charged, drawing jeers from the crowd as Uchiha Chen pulled Mikoto away from the packed platform edge.
• Himeji countered Hizashi's close-range assault with a kick and Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, but Hizashi escaped with a Substitution Jutsu.
• Hizashi appeared behind Himeji and began his Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms before she could react.

Himeji Hyuga and Hiashi Hyuga fought fiercely in the Ninja Academy tournament, ending in a draw after both collapsed from their injuries. Uchiha Chen then asked Minato about his Ninja Way, while admitting he did not know his own.

• Himeji Hyuga used Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven to counter Hiashi Hyuga's Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms and wound him.
• Uchiha Chen explained Revolving Heaven to Mikoto and Minato, then assessed that Himeji was running out of Chakra and would lose if Hiashi dragged out the fight.
• Himeji attacked Hiashi with kunai and Gentle Fist, and the siblings continued fighting despite their injuries.
• Hiashi and Himeji struck each other and collapsed, so Orochimaru declared their battle a draw.
• Hizashi carried Himeji to Princess Tsunade, while other Hyuga children took Hiashi away.
• Uchiha Chen asked Minato about his Ninja Way, and Minato said he wanted to become Hokage to protect those he cared about; Chen admitted he did not know his own.

The final six contestants were announced as the academy prepared to draw opponents for the ranking matches, while Nawaki warned Uchiha Chen that Tsunade expected him to become her student. Chen learned that Jiraiya had blamed him for his earlier behavior toward Tsunade, leaving Chen afraid that either outcome would bring him trouble.

• The Fifth Grade team narrowly defeated the graduating class after Hyuga Himeji's brother Hiashi injured her, and the remaining contenders were reduced to six.
• Nawaki told Uchiha Chen that Tsunade wanted him as her student and threatened to break his legs if he chose someone else.
• Nawaki revealed that Jiraiya had told Tsunade Chen encouraged his behavior and had used Genjutsu on him, so Chen expected Tsunade to punish him regardless.
• Uchiha Chen collapsed in fear, and Mikoto supported him as Orochimaru began the ranking matches.
• Orochimaru announced the six finalists and explained that matching numbers would determine their fights, with the final three receiving private instruction from him, Jiraiya, and Tsunade.