Chapter Summaries

Zhang Miao looted the Uchiha Clan’s homes after its massacre and overheard Hiruzen Sarutobi strip Danzo of his positions and order Root disbanded. He returned home and took Izumi Uchiha with him, promising that other members of her clan were waiting.

• Zhang Miao sent Shadow Clones through the Uchiha district to collect valuables and stored the haul in his System Space.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Danzo over the massacre, removed him from his positions, and ordered Root disbanded.
• Zhang Miao left the district and saw Anbu sealing it while the corpse disposal unit carried away bodies.
• Zhang Miao returned home and found Kushina Uzumaki comforting the crying Izumi Uchiha.
• Zhang Miao offered to take Izumi to other Uchiha, and she agreed to go with him.

Zhang Miao took Izumi Uchiha from Konoha to the Village of God in the Land of Waves, where she discovered that Fugaku Uchiha and other clansmen had settled. After telling Fugaku that Konoha's Uchiha were gone except for Izumi and Sasuke, Zhang Miao prepared to introduce Izumi to someone else.

• Zhang Miao left Konoha with Izumi Uchiha after asking Kushina Uzumaki to explain his absence to Naruto.
• On the way to the Land of Waves, Zhang Miao told Izumi not to worry about what had happened to the Uchiha and flew with her on sand.
• Zhang Miao brought Izumi to the Village of God, where she recognized Fugaku Uchiha but was surprised by his clothing and village.
• Zhang Miao revealed that he was the Village of God's boss, then told Fugaku that only Izumi and Sasuke remained among Konoha's Uchiha.
• After Fugaku left to manage the village's Uchiha, Zhang Miao told Izumi he would take her to meet someone else.

Zhang Miao brought Izumi Uchiha to the Village of God’s eastern residential district, where she met Izumi Uchiha Mei, a recruited ninja who looked exactly like her. After leaving them together, Zhang Miao visited Kakashi East to deal with the belongings he had brought.

• Zhang Miao led Izumi Uchiha through the guarded eastern district, where the Jonin hailed him as their boss.
• Zhang Miao brought Izumi Uchiha to a house resembling her own, where she met Izumi Uchiha Mei, who explained that she was her older, eternally youthful counterpart.
• Zhang Miao left Izumi Uchiha with Izumi Uchiha Mei and went to Kakashi East’s home.
• Zhang Miao filled Kakashi East’s courtyard with a huge pile of ninja tools, money, jewelry, and ornaments, prompting Kakashi East to ask if he had robbed Konoha.

Zhang Miao settled the Uchiha Clan’s property in the Land of Waves and managed the surviving Uchiha’s response to the clan’s destruction in Konoha. After Izumi Uchiha chose to live with Izumi Uchiha Mei, Zhang Miao left them together and prepared to return.

• Zhang Miao gave Kakashi East valuables taken from the Uchiha Clan’s ownerless property and told him that Sasuke was the only Uchiha left in Konoha.
• Zhang Miao visited the prosperous marketplace in the Land of Waves, whose Wave Coin had spread through five nations.
• Fugaku Uchiha told Zhang Miao that he had informed the Uchiha in the Land of Waves about the destruction of Konoha’s Uchiha Clan and had restrained their anger.
• Zhang Miao urged Fugaku Uchiha to give the surviving Uchiha something to do instead of suppressing their emotions.
• Izumi Uchiha Mei told Zhang Miao that Izumi Uchiha had agreed to live with her, and Zhang Miao approved.
• Zhang Miao proposed that he sleep with the two women, but Izumi Uchiha and Izumi Uchiha Mei locked themselves in their room, so he left.

Zhang Miao returned to Konoha and spent a warm morning with Naruto, Kushina, and Minato before explaining how the Uchiha Clan was destroyed. Minato learned that Obito Uchiha helped Itachi and that Zhang Miao planned to kill Obito in two years.

• Zhang Miao woke to the system’s daily fragment notifications and poked Naruto in the forehead when he rushed in to greet him.
• Zhang Miao learned that Sasuke had missed school after Itachi’s Tsukuyomi and sent Naruto off to school.
• Zhang Miao joined Kushina and Minato for breakfast, then heard Minato blame himself for the Uchiha Clan’s destruction.
• Zhang Miao told Minato that the Uchiha Clan had planned a coup and that Itachi and Obito Uchiha had wiped out the clan together.
• Zhang Miao revealed that he had killed Obito once, but Obito escaped with Izanagi, and vowed to kill him himself in two years.

Zhang Miao told Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki that Obito had survived and become the masked man, but he refused to forgive Obito for attacking Kushina. After leaving home, Zhang Miao headed to Leaf Village Hospital to visit Uchiha Sasuke.

• Zhang Miao explained that Madara Uchiha had saved Obito, who joined the Moon Eye Plan after witnessing Rin Nohara's death.
• Minato Namikaze blamed himself for failing to recognize Obito, but Zhang Miao insisted Obito deserved to die for attacking Kushina Uzumaki.
• Zhang Miao lost control and released a powerful pressure, then calmed down when Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki embraced him.
• Kushina Uzumaki asked Zhang Miao to forgive Obito, but Zhang Miao refused and walked out.
• Minato Namikaze told Kushina Uzumaki he believed Zhang Miao would not make things too difficult for Obito now that they were alive again.
• Zhang Miao wandered to Leaf Village Hospital and decided to visit Uchiha Sasuke.

Zhang Miao visited Sasuke in the hospital after Sasuke awakened his Sharingan, provoking him with jokes and a painful prank. Zhang Miao then offered to take Sasuke into his home, and Sasuke agreed to live with the Fourth Hokage’s family.

• Sasuke awakened a Sharingan with one tomoe in one eye and two in the other as he grieved his clan and hated Itachi.
• Zhang Miao visited Sasuke and mocked him, prompting Sasuke to attack him with a series of kicks.
• Zhang Miao caught Sasuke and punished him with a painful move, drawing the hospital staff and Hiruzen Sarutobi to the room.
• Zhang Miao told Hiruzen Sarutobi he wanted Sasuke to live at his home, and Hiruzen asked Sasuke to decide for himself.
• Sasuke glanced at Zhang Miao, then agreed to live at the Fourth Hokage’s home.

Sasuke agreed to leave the hospital with Zhang Miao because he believed Zhang Miao could help him defeat Itachi. Zhang Miao brought Sasuke home and renamed him “Vortex Sasuke,” while the system rewarded him with Sasuke’s Ninja Fragments.

• Zhang Miao reminded Sasuke that he had repeatedly defeated Itachi, and Sasuke agreed to follow him so he could grow strong enough for revenge.
• Sasuke insisted he was ready to leave the hospital, and Zhang Miao took him home after assuring Hiruzen Sarutobi he would care for him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi wondered how Zhang Miao knew about Itachi’s secret agreement to protect Sasuke from Konoha.
• Zhang Miao told Sasuke to abandon the Uchiha name and become Vortex Sasuke, claiming the new name would help him defeat Itachi.
• The system awarded Zhang Miao five Nine-Star Six Paths Level Sasuke Uchiha (Indra) Ninja Fragments and guaranteed maximum fragments whenever he called Sasuke Vortex Sasuke.

Zhang Miao brought Sasuke home and promised to teach him his signature technique after lunch. Sasuke eagerly accepted him as his master, while Minato worried about what the infamous Thousand Years of Death would mean for the boy; Kushina returned as the meal was ready.

• Zhang Miao brought Sasuke home, where Minato was cooking because Kushina had gone to Naruto’s school with his lunch.
• Sasuke introduced himself as “Vortex Sasuke,” and Zhang Miao encouraged him while Minato recognized him as Fugaku Uchiha’s son.
• Zhang Miao reminded Sasuke that he was training to defeat Itachi, and Sasuke vowed not to give up.
• Zhang Miao promised to teach Sasuke the Thousand Years of Death, leaving Minato dumbfounded and concerned for Sasuke’s future.
• Kushina returned, and Minato welcomed her and announced that lunch was ready.

Kushina welcomed Sasuke into her home, where Zhang Miao began training him in the Thousand Years of Death technique. After Sasuke pushed himself through punishing exercises, Zhang Miao chose to guide him more carefully, while a crow secretly watched them and flew away.

• Kushina recognized Sasuke as Mikoto’s son, welcomed him as family, and agreed to let him live with her and Zhang Miao.
• Zhang Miao began teaching Sasuke the Thousand Years of Death and assigned him 500 squats, 500 tiger push-ups, and 500 laps around the yard.
• Sasuke collapsed from exhaustion but insisted on continuing, and Zhang Miao later found him still training.
• Zhang Miao stopped Sasuke, urged him to grow stronger gradually, and reduced the next day’s workout to 200 squats, 200 tiger push-ups, and 150 laps.
• A crow watched Zhang Miao and Sasuke, then flew away after they returned to the house.

Itachi Uchiha learned from a crow what had happened in Konoha and thought Sasuke could safely follow Uzumaki Ryunosuke. When Orochimaru tried to take Itachi’s Sharingan, Itachi defeated him and wondered how powerful Ryunosuke was.

• A crow returned to Itachi Uchiha and showed him what it had observed in Zhang Miao’s courtyard.
• Itachi Uchiha reflected that Sasuke could follow Uzumaki Ryunosuke and that he himself was an incompetent older brother.
• Orochimaru appeared and attacked Itachi Uchiha, seeking to take his body and Sharingan.
• Itachi Uchiha trapped Orochimaru in a Sharingan genjutsu and severed his left hand when he tried to resist.
• Itachi Uchiha left Orochimaru and wondered how strong Uzumaki Ryunosuke was for having ignored his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Zhang Miao began training Naruto alongside Sasuke and built up both boys’ physical strength over the next three years. Sasuke grew closer to Naruto while staying determined to defeat Itachi, and Zhang Miao neared collecting their Ninja Fragments so he could recruit them and advance his Beginner Sage Body.

• Kushina told Zhang Miao that Naruto had asked to train with him, so Zhang Miao agreed to take Naruto on with Sasuke.
• Zhang Miao gave Naruto and Sasuke a demanding workout, which they completed before sharing dinner.
• Sasuke asked Zhang Miao to use genjutsu on him like Itachi had, but Zhang Miao advised him to focus on physical training to counter Itachi’s specialties.
• Zhang Miao steadily increased Naruto and Sasuke’s training over three years, and the boys grew stronger and closer while remaining competitive.
• Zhang Miao reflected on the future conflict between Naruto and Sasuke and noted that he had nearly collected enough of their Ninja Fragments to recruit them.

After collecting enough fragments to recruit Naruto and Sasuke, Zhang Miao left Konoha, promising to return when they could stand on their own as ninjas. He reached the Land of Waves and prepared to use his gathered Obito Uchiha and Tsunade fragments for a draw.

• Zhang Miao received notifications that he had collected enough Nine-Star fragments to recruit Naruto and Sasuke, then left them to continue training.
• Kushina Uzumaki told Sasuke that Ryunosuke had left Konoha and would return when he and Naruto could stand on their own as ninjas.
• Sasuke thanked Kushina Uzumaki, said goodbye, and left the house.
• Kushina Uzumaki told Naruto that his brother had left and would return when Naruto became a self-reliant ninja, and Naruto vowed to do so quickly.
• Zhang Miao flew to the Land of Waves and said that his memories in Konoha had strengthened his resolve to protect the warmth he had found there.
• Zhang Miao asked the system to use all the Obito Uchiha and Tsunade Ninja Fragments he had collected for a draw.

Zhang Miao used years of accumulated Ninja Fragments to recruit Hashirama Senju and prepare to recruit Madara Uchiha. After gaining Hashirama's Rapid Healing trait, he examined Hashirama's traits and considered which one to choose next.

• Zhang Miao spent Tsunade's and Obito Uchiha's Ninja Fragments on lotteries, then used the resulting fragments to meet the recruitment requirements for Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.
• Zhang Miao summoned Hashirama Senju and gained his Chakra Reserves and Rapid Healing trait.
• Zhang Miao opened Hashirama Senju's trait list and saw Wood Release, Sage Body, and Gambling Addiction.
• Zhang Miao noted that he already had Wood Release and Sage Body, then hesitated over which trait to choose.

Zhang Miao upgraded his Beginner Sage Body to an Intermediate Sage Body by choosing Hashirama Senju’s trait, doubling the power of his techniques. After summoning Madara Uchiha, the system transferred Madara’s trait to Hashirama Senju, who gained the Rinnegan and rose to nine stars.

• Zhang Miao chose Hashirama Senju’s Sage Body, advancing his own to an Intermediate Sage Body that doubled the power of his taijutsu, ninjutsu, and genjutsu.
• The system confirmed that Zhang Miao’s Sharingan Dojutsu Power and Wood Style Ninjutsu had also grown stronger.
• Zhang Miao summoned Madara Uchiha, and the system recruited him as an Eight-Star Super Kage-Level ninja but transferred his trait because Zhang Miao had recruited too many Uchiha.
• The system gave Hashirama Senju Madara Uchiha’s Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, which evolved into the Rinnegan and raised Hashirama Senju to nine stars.
• Zhang Miao ordered Hashirama Senju to go by Big Pillar, then gave Madara Uchiha the same name he already had.

Zhang Miao summoned Naruto in Six Paths Sage Mode and gained an Advanced Sage Body after recruiting him. He selected Naruto’s Six Paths Power (Yang), but was disappointed by the system’s brief confirmation.

• Zhang Miao named Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, then had them step aside while he prepared more summons.
• Zhang Miao summoned Naruto Uzumaki (Asura), who appeared in Six Paths Sage Mode with Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• The system recruited Naruto Uzumaki (Asura), granted Zhang Miao Naruto’s Chakra Reserves, and upgraded his Sage Body to Advanced.
• Zhang Miao reviewed Naruto’s six specialty options and chose Six Paths Power (Yang).
• Zhang Miao complained that the system gave him only a brief notification after he selected the specialty.

Zhang Miao summoned Sasuke Uchiha and gained his Chakra Reserves and the Sage’s Eye, which transformed the Byakugan on his forehead into an incomplete Rinnegan. Learning that Sasuke’s status as Indra’s reincarnation let him choose Sasuke’s traits, Zhang Miao selected Six Paths Power (Yin), hoping it would complement Naruto’s Six Paths Power (Yang).

• Zhang Miao received Naruto’s Six Paths Power (Yang) but noticed no change or new ability.
• Zhang Miao summoned Sasuke Uchiha and learned Sasuke had a Rinne Sharingan and Nine-Star Six Paths rank.
• The system granted Zhang Miao Sasuke’s Chakra Reserves and the Sage’s Eye, transforming the Byakugan on his forehead into an incomplete Rinnegan.
• The system explained that Sasuke was Indra’s reincarnation and a Child of Destiny, allowing Zhang Miao to choose Sasuke’s traits.
• Zhang Miao reviewed Sasuke’s traits and chose Six Paths Power (Yin), suspecting it might work with Naruto’s Six Paths Power (Yang).

Zhang Miao merged Six Paths Power (Yin) with his existing Yang power, gained the Six Paths Body and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. He dismissed it after learning it was separate from the statue tied to Madara Uchiha’s plan, then gave Sasuke and Naruto new names.

• Zhang Miao gained complete Six Paths Power, transformed into a Sage of Six Paths, and learned that his true Rinnegan could nullify ninjutsu and undo special techniques.
• Zhang Miao summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and wondered whether destroying it would ruin Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu’s Moon Eye Plan.
• The system told Zhang Miao that his summoned statue belonged to him and was separate from the one sealed on the moon, so he dismissed it.
• Zhang Miao named Sasuke Uchiha Uchiha Sasuke, and Sasuke swore his loyalty to him.
• Zhang Miao named Naruto Naruto Uzumaki, and Naruto pledged his loyalty while asking for a bowl of Ichiraku’s char siu ramen.

Zhang Miao recruited Hatake Sakumo, Minato Namikaze, and Tobirama Senju, then selected powerful ninja specialties for them. He renamed them and prepared to return to the ninja village with everyone.

• Naruto Uzumaki dispelled his golden state and got up after Zhang Miao promised to take him for ramen.
• Zhang Miao recruited Hatake Sakumo, Minato Namikaze, and Tobirama Senju, then chose Hatake Sakumo's swordsmanship, Minato's Flying Thunder God, and Tobirama's Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tag.
• Zhang Miao renamed Hatake Sakumo as Kakashi Hatake, kept Minato Namikaze's name, and renamed Tobirama Senju as Senju Workshop.
• Zhang Miao told everyone to return to the ninja village with him.

Zhang Miao gathered the village’s recruits and assigned leaders to its departments, putting Naruto Uzumaki in charge of the Hidden God Village with Minato Namikaze as his supervisor. After the others left, Zhang Miao asked the system for Shinigami Masks so he could refine them before dawn.

• Zhang Miao summoned Fugaku Uchiha, Kakashi East, and the others to the God Shadow Building and introduced them to Hashirama Senju, Uchiha, and the other familiar figures.
• Zhang Miao kept Sarutobi Nichiten in charge of the school and named Tsuna-ashi director of the hospital.
• Zhang Miao assigned Fugaku Uchiha and Uchiha Sasuke to the Police Force, and tasked Itachi Uchiha and Madara Uchiha with defense and external warfare.
• Zhang Miao put Kakashi East in charge of finances with Big Pillar assisting, and placed Senju Workshop in charge of Anbu with Kakashi Hatake as his assistant.
• Zhang Miao appointed Naruto Uzumaki as the Shadow of the Hidden God Village and Minato Namikaze to supervise and assist him.
• After the others departed, Zhang Miao asked the system to bring out Shinigami Masks so he could refine them.