Chapter Summaries

Zhang Miao tried to boost Naruto’s confidence after learning that Naruto liked Sakura and felt inferior to Sasuke. He began comparing Naruto favorably to Sasuke and promised to teach him the Three Wave Mantra.

• Kushina Uzumaki made Zhang Miao promise to behave and keep in touch before leaving in an Anbu mask.
• Minato Namikaze let Naruto wear his Fourth Hokage Miko Robe, and Naruto said he wanted to become Hokage.
• Naruto confided in Zhang Miao that he liked Sakura and worried that Sasuke was better than him.
• Zhang Miao reassured Naruto by comparing their fathers, brothers, and looks, then offered to teach him the Three Wave Mantra.

Zhang Miao tried to teach Naruto his Three Wave Mantra for winning over Sakura, but Kushina stopped him. Kushina and Minato surprised the brothers with a belated birthday celebration, leaving Naruto happy after he wished to stay with his family.

• Zhang Miao taught Naruto the romance and wastefulness steps of his Three Wave Mantra, promising they would help him win over Sakura.
• Kushina Uzumaki caught Zhang Miao teaching Naruto nonsense, grabbed his ear, and ordered him to stop.
• Kushina told Zhang Miao and Naruto to wait in their room while she prepared a surprise birthday celebration with Minato Namikaze.
• Minato and Kushina revealed a decorated living room and a birthday cake, explaining that they had waited until Zhang Miao returned to celebrate their birthdays.
• Naruto wished to become Hokage and always stay with his family, while Zhang Miao wished for Naruto's wish to come true; they blew out the candles together.

Hiruzen Sarutobi arranged for the Hades Temple to be built on Sarutobi Clan land, and Zhang Miao expanded it with Wood Style. Zhang Miao then summoned Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki to the temple to take the stage again.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi persuaded Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu to approve the temple by offering Sarutobi Clan land and clan funds.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi gathered his clan and had the Hades Temple built in just over ten days.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi brought Zhang Miao to the modest temple, and Zhang Miao said he was satisfied.
• Zhang Miao used Wood Style to create more than twenty two-story wooden houses around the temple.
• Zhang Miao placed a Flying Thunder God Kunai on the altar, summoned Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, and told them it was time to take the stage again.

Zhang Miao recruited the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, then positioned them with the One-Tail and Nine-Tails around the Hades Temple to draw attention. With the Tailed Beasts arranged on all four sides, he prepared to make a dramatic entrance wearing a Shinigami Mask.

• Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki emerged from the Hades Temple, and the astonished villagers generated a surge of Ninja Fragments for Zhang Miao.
• Zhang Miao summoned and recruited the Four-Tails, gained its chakra and specialties, and sent it to stand east of the temple.
• Zhang Miao summoned and recruited the Five-Tails, gained its chakra and specialties, and placed it west of the temple.
• Zhang Miao summoned the already-recruited One-Tail and Nine-Tails and stationed them south and north of the temple.
• Zhang Miao asked the system for a Shinigami Mask and prepared to make his entrance.

Zhang Miao transformed with the Shinigami Mask, broadcast a message across Konoha as Hades, and staged a divine departure to draw attention to the Hades Temple. After returning home, he gained a huge number of Ninja Fragments and recruited Han and Roshi to help at the temple.

• Zhang Miao put on the Shinigami Mask and transformed, alarming Hiruzen Sarutobi and the crowd.
• Zhang Miao sent a message to all of Konoha, declaring himself ruler of the dead and promising new life to those he chose.
• Zhang Miao flew away, secretly returned to the village, and watched Konoha's ninja rush toward the Hades Temple.
• Zhang Miao returned home and received more than a thousand Ninja Fragments, then told the system to silence fragment notifications.
• The system told Zhang Miao that Han and Roshi met the recruitment requirements, and he recruited them to work at the Hades Temple.

Zhang Miao recruited Han and Roshi to guard the Hades Temple, then returned to his peaceful routine in Konoha. When Disco’s dramatic arrival triggered the village’s alarm, Zhang Miao arranged to meet him outside Konoha and set out, suspecting Disco had found Tsunade.

• Zhang Miao recruited Han and Roshi, then sent them to guard the Hades Temple and follow Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki’s orders.
• Zhang Miao resumed cooking, caring for Naruto, and fishing with Kakashi while preparing to leave his peaceful life when the time came.
• Konoha raised its defenses after Zhang Miao sensed Disco flying toward the village on a giant clay bird.
• Zhang Miao used Mind Transmission to tell Disco to wait in a nearby town, and Disco turned away from Konoha’s entrance.
• Zhang Miao told Kushina he had to leave, said goodbye, and flew toward the nearby town, wondering whether Disco had found Tsunade.

Zhang Miao learned that Tsunade was in Tanzaku Street and set out to meet her. After sending Disco to help Deidara collect Ninja Fragments, he ran toward town, eager to gather Tsunade's fragments.

• Disco reported that Tsunade was hiding in Tanzaku Street with Shizune and a pig, and Zhang Miao confirmed her identity.
• Zhang Miao and Disco flew to Tanzaku Street, stopping outside town to avoid attracting attention.
• Zhang Miao sent Disco to find Deidara and collect his Ninja Fragments, warning him to stay safe and avoid the Akatsuki.
• Zhang Miao calculated that his recruiters could gather enough fragments to refine several Shinigami Masks each year, bringing him closer to recruiting Bleach.
• Zhang Miao ran toward Tanzaku Street, calling out to Aunt Tsunade and looking forward to collecting her Ninja Fragments.

Tsunade lost her gambling money in Tanzaku Street, then encountered a boy who looked like her dead brother Nawaki and embraced him. The boy transformed into a red-haired youth, leaving Tsunade stunned.

• Tsunade arrived at a gambling house in Tanzaku Street and wagered her money against the gamblers.
• The gamblers won all of Tsunade's money, and she left to drink at a tavern.
• Drunk and walking down the road, Tsunade heard someone call her and saw a boy who looked like Nawaki running toward her.
• Tsunade embraced the boy and cried, believing her dead brother had returned.
• The boy burst into smoke and revealed himself as a red-haired youth using Transformation Jutsu.

Zhang Miao’s attempt to get close to Tsunade by disguising himself as her dead brother Nawaki failed when his transformation dispelled. After he comforted her about Nawaki, Tsunade recognized him, and he obtained her Ninja Fragments.

• Zhang Miao waited outside Tanzaku Street’s largest casino and spotted Tsunade after she went inside.
• After Tsunade got drunk, Zhang Miao transformed into Nawaki and approached her, but his transformation dispelled when she hugged him.
• Zhang Miao tried to claim he was a god, but Tsunade recognized him as Uzumaki Ryunosuke by the Yin Seal on his forehead.
• Tsunade asked how Zhang Miao knew Nawaki’s appearance and showed grief over her brother’s death.
• Zhang Miao comforted Tsunade by telling her that Nawaki still had a place in her heart, earning her recognition and five Seven-Star Kage-Level Tsunade Ninja Fragments.

Zhang Miao tried to persuade Tsunade that he was a god who could revive Nawaki, but she dismissed his claim and demanded to know how he could transform into Nawaki. After he claimed he could copy anyone’s appearance and abilities, he transformed into Dan Katō, leaving Tsunade stunned.

• Zhang Miao told Tsunade that he could revive Nawaki if she worshiped him, but Tsunade rejected his claim and compared him to Hashirama Senju.
• Tsunade stopped Zhang Miao from leaving and demanded to know how he had transformed into Nawaki.
• Zhang Miao claimed he could copy anyone he had seen and use their Kekkei Genkai, and Tsunade praised his abilities.
• Zhang Miao transformed into Dan Katō, and Tsunade stared at him in shock.

Zhang Miao tried to gain Tsunade’s trust by promising to resurrect Dan Katō and Nawaki, but she refused to believe him. After Shizune told Tsunade that the Fourth Hokage and Kushina Uzumaki had been resurrected, Tsunade rushed after Zhang Miao, unaware that the Shizune she had spoken to was his clone.

• Zhang Miao transformed into Dan Katō and asked Tsunade to trust him if she wanted Dan Katō and Nawaki resurrected.
• Tsunade claimed she trusted Zhang Miao, but he saw that the system had not recognized her trust and exposed her lie.
• Tsunade admitted that she did not trust Zhang Miao, and he angrily left.
• Shizune told Tsunade that the Fourth Hokage and Kushina Uzumaki had been resurrected through Konoha’s Hades Temple.
• Tsunade hurried after Zhang Miao, while the Shizune clone vanished and revealed Zhang Miao’s trick.

Zhang Miao manipulated Tsunade into regretting her earlier distrust, then offered to revive Dan Katō and Nawaki through a lottery. The chapter ended with him revealing the humiliating penalty Tsunade would face if she failed to draw Nawaki.

• Zhang Miao used clones to lead Tsunade through Tanzaku Street until she found him at the inn.
• Tsunade apologized for doubting Zhang Miao, and he received five Tsunade Ninja Fragments.
• Zhang Miao told Tsunade to leave, prompting her to confess through tears how much she wanted to see Dan Katō and Nawaki again.
• Zhang Miao agreed to give Tsunade another chance and announced that she would have to draw Nawaki's portrait one hundred times to revive him.
• Zhang Miao explained that if Tsunade drew Jiraiya instead, she would have to shout that she loved Jiraiya and wanted to marry him one hundred times.

Zhang Miao made Tsunade follow his game’s rules before she could keep drawing for a chance to resurrect Nawaki and Dan Katō. After drawing Jiraiya’s slip, Tsunade struggled to shout that she loved him, and Zhang Miao left her with an even more embarrassing line to say.

• Tsunade asked Zhang Miao whether he was close to Jiraiya, but Zhang Miao insisted she still had to follow the game’s rules.
• Tsunade suspected Zhang Miao had cheated, so he showed her the slips and convinced her they were fair.
• Zhang Miao secretly switched the slips, and Tsunade drew Jiraiya’s name.
• Tsunade went outside to shout that she loved Jiraiya and wanted to marry him, but could not bring herself to say it.
• Tsunade asked to change the line, and Zhang Miao told her to shout that she wanted to have babies with Jiraiya instead.

Zhang Miao forced Tsunade to confess her love for Jiraiya a hundred times, earning a system reward and deepening her humiliation. Tsunade insisted on following him until he revived Nawaki and Dan, and she discovered he had bought the inn for thirty million to enjoy some peace and quiet.

• Tsunade shouted that she loved Jiraiya and wanted to marry him, triggering a system reward of ten Ninja Fragments each time she confessed in the future.
• Zhang Miao demanded that Tsunade repeat her confession ninety-nine more times, and she completed all one hundred repetitions in five or six minutes.
• Tsunade asked to continue drawing the next day, then insisted on following Zhang Miao until he revived Nawaki and Dan.
• Zhang Miao allowed Tsunade to stay with him and told her to scrub his back at the hot springs.
• Tsunade learned that Zhang Miao had bought the inn for thirty million so he could reserve it and enjoy peace and quiet.

Zhang Miao bought the inn in Tanzaku Street and soaked in its hot spring with Tsunade, who learned he was connected to Minato and Kushina. After Shizune arrived and confronted him over impersonating her, Zhang Miao insulted her before she could speak.

• Tsunade refused to buy the inn for thirty million, then scrubbed Zhang Miao's back at his request in the bathhouse.
• Zhang Miao explained that he had bought the inn because he liked it and was not short of money.
• Tsunade asked about Zhang Miao's parents, and he led her to guess that he was Minato and Kushina's child, though he said she was only half right.
• Zhang Miao soaked in the hot spring until nightfall, then found Tsunade waiting outside with Shizune and her pink piglet.
• Shizune began to question Zhang Miao for impersonating her, but he cut her off and insulted her.

Shizune left Tsunade to investigate reports that the Fourth Hokage had been resurrected, while Tsunade continued drawing lots for Zhang Miao in hopes of seeing Nawaki again. After Shizune returned, Tsunade drew Jiraiya’s lot and shouted that she loved him, only for Jiraiya to answer that he loved her too.

• Shizune grew angry at Zhang Miao’s teasing, but Tsunade stopped her and told her to investigate the reports of the Fourth Hokage’s resurrection in Konoha.
• Shizune traveled to Konoha, leaving Tsunade at the inn, where Tsunade waited for news and Zhang Miao continued his leisurely routine.
• Three days later, Shizune returned to Tanzaku Street, and Tsunade drew the Jiraiya lot and shouted that she loved him and wanted to marry him.
• Jiraiya appeared and answered Tsunade that he loved her too and was willing to marry her.

Jiraiya returned to Konoha with news about Orochimaru and rushed to Tanzaku Street after hearing that Tsunade had been confessing to him. He declared his love, but Tsunade beat him, and his remark about her supposed illegitimate child made her fury flare again.

• Jiraiya returned to Konoha after learning that Orochimaru had joined Akatsuki and appeared in Kirigakure, then heard that Tsunade had been publicly confessing to him.
• Jiraiya found Tsunade on Tanzaku Street and heard her repeatedly declare that she loved him and wanted to marry him.
• Jiraiya confessed that he loved Tsunade and rushed toward her, but Tsunade punched him and beat him for the humiliation she had suffered over the past thirty-seven days.
• Zhang Miao arrived and Jiraiya accused him of setting up the confession and beating, while Zhang Miao denied doing anything.
• Jiraiya declared that he had always loved Tsunade, then said he would accept her illegitimate child, making Tsunade clench her fist again as Zhang Miao turned away.

Tsunade beat Jiraiya for suggesting Zhang Miao was her illegitimate son, and Zhang Miao gave her fifty million to compensate her for the rumors. After healing Jiraiya, Zhang Miao learned that a member of the Uchiha Clan had defected to the Village of God in the Land of Waves.

• Tsunade beat Jiraiya, then shouted that she loved him and wanted to marry him a hundred times.
• Tsunade asked Zhang Miao for money, and he gave her thirty million more to settle their debt at fifty million total.
• Zhang Miao healed Jiraiya with the Mystical Palm Technique after Jiraiya regretted angering Tsunade.
• Jiraiya asked what Zhang Miao thought of Konoha, and Zhang Miao said he would protect his home and its people.
• Jiraiya revealed that someone from the Uchiha Clan had defected to the Village of God in the Land of Waves, leaving Zhang Miao stunned.

After learning that Uchiha had defected to the Land of Waves and provoked a conflict with Konoha, Zhang Miao revealed to Jiraiya that he ruled the country and flew there to investigate. Fugaku Uchiha explained that the defectors had arrived voluntarily, and Zhang Miao asked whether he truly wanted to send them back.

• Jiraiya told Zhang Miao that Uchiha had defected to the Land of Waves, Kakashi had been sent there, and Konoha was in conflict with the country.
• Zhang Miao admitted that he was the Land of Waves’ actual ruler and promised he would not make Konoha his enemy.
• Zhang Miao flew to the Land of Waves and saw its growing ports, expanded settlement, and fortified ninja village.
• Zhang Miao summoned Fugaku Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, Kakashi East, and Sarutobi Nichiten to ask what had happened with the defectors.
• Fugaku Uchiha said the Uchiha had come voluntarily and offered to send them back, prompting Zhang Miao to ask if that was truly what Fugaku wanted.

Zhang Miao agreed to let Fugaku Uchiha and the Uchiha remain in the Land of Waves, then ordered plans for a local currency and left the village to return to Konoha. He arrived at Hiruzen Sarutobi’s residence after dark and greeted the waiting Hokage.

• Fugaku Uchiha knelt before Zhang Miao and begged him to let the Uchiha stay, and Zhang Miao agreed.
• Fugaku Uchiha pledged to keep the Uchiha from destabilizing the Land of Waves, earning absolute loyalty that the system said could influence the real Fugaku Uchiha.
• Zhang Miao told Fugaku Uchiha to manage the Uchiha and assigned Itachi Uchiha to help, then ordered Sarutobi Nichiten and Kakashi East to create Land of Waves currency.
• Zhang Miao left the Land of Waves and returned to Konoha after nightfall, while Fugaku Uchiha and the others carried out his orders.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi withdrew the Anbu guards and waited for Zhang Miao, who appeared outside the window and greeted him.