Chapter Summaries

Madara Uchiha controlled the Nine-Tails and unleashed it on Konoha, forcing Shirou Emiya to step in while Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki were present. Shirou accepted the mission to pacify the beast and knocked it down with powerful chakra-enhanced kicks, leaving the Konoha ninja stunned.

• Madara Uchiha used the Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails and sent it rampaging through Konoha.
• Sarutobi Sasuke used his Adamantine Staff to shield Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki from the Nine-Tails.
• Shirou Emiya realized the riot might have triggered a mission because his actions had changed events, then accepted the mission to pacify the Nine-Tails.
• The Nine-Tails smashed through Sarutobi Sasuke's staff barrier and attacked Shirou Emiya.
• Shirou Emiya kicked the Nine-Tails flat and sent it flying, prompting Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju to discuss his super strength.

Tobirama and Hashirou’s allies contained the rampaging Nine-Tails while planning to pursue Madara Uchiha. Shirou Emiya sealed the beast, broke the Sharingan’s control, and revealed that he and the Nine-Tails had known each other in the ancient era.

• Tobirama ordered Sarutobi Sasuke to help the Anbu search for Madara after the Nine-Tails was dealt with.
• Hashirama told Tobirama he planned to leave the village and investigate Madara, and vowed to kill him if he threatened Konoha.
• Shirou Emiya trapped the Nine-Tails in earth and rock covered with Curse Marks, stopping its attack.
• Shirou Emiya dispelled the Sharingan genjutsu, then awakened the Nine-Tails’ memories by snapping his fingers.
• The Nine-Tails recognized Shirou Emiya and demanded to know how he had survived; Shirou Emiya remarked that its Chakra and emotions had grown more violent.

Shirou Emiya recalled his childhood friendship with Kurama and urged the Nine-Tails to seek genuine companions. As Konoha debated sealing Kurama to prevent Madara from controlling him, Shirou left the choice to Kurama, who still vowed to kill Madara.

• Shirou Emiya recalled how young Kurama had traveled with him and Slug, then left because he would not help Shirou oppose the Sage of Six Paths.
• Kurama remembered how humans had feared and exploited him, driving him to anger and earning him a fearsome reputation.
• Kurama attacked Shirou in anger, but Shirou repeated Kurama's old warning that conflict brought pain and hatred.
• Hashirama Senju recognized Shirou as the legendary man whose body he had secretly viewed in the Crystal Coffin, and confronted Tobirama Senju about using Impure World Reincarnation.
• Tobirama Senju argued that Konoha needed to restrict Kurama's freedom to keep Madara from controlling him again, while Mito Uzumaki revealed the plan to seal Kurama inside her.
• Shirou asked Kurama to choose his own fate, and Kurama vowed to kill Madara before Shirou urged him to find true companions.

Mito Uzumaki became the first Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and gained access to the Nine-Tails’ chakra, though she and the beast had not yet achieved complete trust. When she admitted she could not sense Shirou Emiya’s emotions, the Nine-Tails explained that he treated everyone equally as a doctor.

• Mito Uzumaki sealed the Nine-Tails within herself to keep Madara Uchiha from using it and to try to dissolve its negative energy.
• The Nine-Tails warned Shirou Emiya that he would regret refusing to become its Jinchuriki, while Hashirama Senju misunderstood what it meant.
• Mito Uzumaki awakened Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, and Hashirama Senju was surprised by the power of her chakra.
• Mito Uzumaki realized that neither her own sensory ability nor the Nine-Tails’ chakra could detect Shirou Emiya’s emotions, so she asked him about it.
• The Nine-Tails mocked Mito Uzumaki and said Shirou Emiya saved everyone as a doctor without treating any person as more worthy than another.

Shirou Emiya confronted Hashirama Senju, Mito Uzumaki, and Tobirama Senju over their era’s disregard for human life and admitted he disliked its methods. Hashirama resolved to change the Shinobi World, while Shirou agreed to remain and see whether he could help change the era.

• Mito Uzumaki apologized to Shirou Emiya after the Nine-Tails explained why he had no reason to trust Konoha.
• Shirou Emiya revealed that he resented the era’s use of living people as sacrifices and its casual acceptance of killing.
• The Nine-Tails mocked Shirou’s respect for life and warned Mito that his compassion could be exploited.
• Hashirama Senju ordered Tobirama Senju to release Shirou from Impure World Reincarnation, but Tobirama cited threats to Konoha and the Shinobi World.
• Tobirama began forming the release seals, then Shirou stopped him and agreed to stay with them to see whether he could change the era.

Tobirama Senju warned Shirou Emiya that Madara Uchiha might deceive him, while Madara fought his way past Konoha’s pursuit squad. Madara escaped after badly burning Sarutobi Sasuke, whose teammates rushed him back to the village for treatment.

• Tobirama Senju told Shirou Emiya that Madara Uchiha had tried to control him and urged him to beware of deception.
• Madara Uchiha evaded Konoha Anbu and defeated four patrolling Anbu ninjas as he tried to escape.
• Sarutobi Sasuke led an Ino-Shika-Cho formation to stop Madara, but Madara used genjutsu to turn their coordinated techniques against them.
• Madara confronted Sarutobi Sasuke and left him unconscious with severe burns before escaping.
• The surviving squad members carried Sarutobi Sasuke toward Konoha’s hospital and worried about whether he could be saved.

Shirou Emiya treated patients at Konoha Hospital and began an emergency operation on Sarutobi Sasuke, who had been gravely injured by Madara's Fire Release. As Sasuke regained consciousness during surgery, Shirou wondered whether he had given him anesthesia.

• Shirou healed a patient with Chakra and shared a cautious treatment plan with his assistant.
• Hashirama Senju begged Shirou to save Sarutobi Sasuke, who had only a few hours left after being burned by Madara's Fire Release.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and his friends waited anxiously outside the Operating Room while Hashirama reassured them that Sasuke would recover.
• Shirou removed burned tissue from Sasuke and used Yang Release Chakra to stop the bleeding and regenerate his wounds.
• Sasuke woke during the operation, and Shirou asked whether he had given him anesthetic.

Shirou Emiya successfully healed Sarutobi Sasuke from near-fatal injuries, astonishing the Konoha shinobi and earning the Sarutobi family's gratitude. Young Sarutobi Hiruzen's friend Danzo arrived, saw Sasuke healthy, and mistook the situation for another prank as he stormed away.

• Shirou Emiya told Sarutobi Hiruzen that Sarutobi Sasuke had survived the operation and would soon come out.
• Sarutobi Sasuke walked out of the Operating Room fully healed, leaving the Konoha shinobi and Hashirama Senju stunned.
• Sarutobi Sasuke and Hiruzen thanked Shirou Emiya, and Sasuke taught Hiruzen to address him as Lord Shirou.
• Shirou Emiya warned Sarutobi Sasuke that accelerated cell regeneration might make him age faster, but Sasuke accepted the risk gratefully.
• Danzo arrived, saw Sasuke healthy, accused Hiruzen of another prank, and ran off threatening that Hiruzen would regret it.

Young Sarutobi Hiruzen explained to young Danzo how Shirou Emiya had saved Sarutobi Sasuke, while Hashirama Senju introduced Shirou to Konoha’s promising students. In the Hokage Building, Tobirama Senju planned to weaken clan loyalties and unite Konoha, then read Shirou’s latest report and reflected on his words about the village’s future.

• Young Danzo doubted young Hiruzen’s account of Lord Shirou, but Hiruzen explained that the mysterious medical ninja had saved Sarutobi Sasuke.
• Hashirama Senju toured Konoha with Shirou Emiya and praised young Hiruzen’s talent and leadership, while introducing him and young Danzo as companions.
• Tobirama Senju planned to disband the Senju Clan and disperse its members to encourage other clans to identify as Konoha residents, while deciding to keep the Uchiha Clan gathered and monitored.
• Tobirama Senju considered the Hyuga Clan’s Caged Bird Curse Mark difficult to change and contemplated waiting for a branch-family uprising before intervening.
• Shirou’s assistant delivered a report of his medical techniques and medicines, and Tobirama Senju read Shirou’s words about trusting Konoha and using any necessary methods for it.

Tobirama Senju prepared a special mission around Shirou Emiya, expecting Madara Uchiha to seek him out when he left Konoha. Meanwhile, Madara gained Hashirama Senju’s powers but remained puzzled by the Uchiha Stone Tablet, and Black Zetsu plotted to bring Madara and Wei Yuan together.

• Tobirama Senju ordered special training for Monkey and others, gathered the Anbu, and planned to select candidates for a mission involving Shirou Emiya.
• Madara Uchiha transplanted Hashirama Senju’s cells, gaining enhanced healing and Wood Release, but remained dissatisfied with the results.
• Madara Uchiha decided to seek out Shirou Emiya to ask about the Ancient Era and the Uchiha Stone Tablet’s secrets.
• Black Zetsu followed Madara toward Konoha and planned to reunite him with Wei Yuan while teaching Wei Yuan to deceive others.

Shirou Emiya continued helping people in Konoha while Black Zetsu tried to recruit him into reviving Kaguya by lying about the Sage of Six Paths' Stone Tablet. Shirou saw through Black Zetsu's purpose and agreed that Madara Uchiha would need to be kept ignorant of the plan.

• Shirou Emiya finished reviewing medical records from his work at Konoha Hospital while Black Zetsu waited to speak with him.
• Black Zetsu told Shirou that Madara Uchiha wanted to learn how to awaken the Rinnegan and claimed the Sage of Six Paths' Stone Tablet also described a way to revive Kaguya.
• Shirou Emiya reflected on the Sage of Six Paths and Indra, prompting Black Zetsu to feel grief over Kaguya's estrangement from her son.
• Black Zetsu asked Shirou to conceal Kaguya's revival from Madara, and Shirou recognized that it wanted him to deceive him.
• Shirou Emiya sighed at being taught to lie and conceal the truth, then told Black Zetsu that he understood.

Shirou Emiya agreed to deceive Madara Uchiha and help carry out Black Zetsu’s Eye of the Moon plan, believing it would revive Kaguya and bring peace. Black Zetsu left to watch Madara, who was near Konoha and seeking a chance to meet Shirou.

• Black Zetsu told Shirou that Madara wanted to meet him and was trying to awaken the Rinnegan by combining his Chakra with Hashirama Senju’s.
• Shirou asked how to revive the Rabbit Goddess, and Black Zetsu explained that the Infinite Tsukuyomi would awaken Kaguya by gathering humanity’s Chakra.
• Shirou decided to tell Madara what he wanted to hear and guide him into the plan, while Black Zetsu revealed the Eye of the Moon’s steps for casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Shirou questioned why the plan needed him if Madara could awaken the Rinnegan, but Black Zetsu insisted that he was the best candidate to carry it out.
• Black Zetsu appealed to Shirou’s devotion to Kaguya, and Shirou agreed to take charge of the plan before Black Zetsu left to watch Madara near Konoha.

Young Sarutobi Hiruzen and young Shimura Danzo fought their final match of Tobirama Senju’s special training, and Hiruzen appeared to win through superior fundamentals. Danzo then revealed a binding curse mark that immobilized Hiruzen, and Tobirama declared Danzo the winner before summoning them for a mission that could change Konoha and the Shinobi World.

• Tobirama Senju watched as young Shimura Danzo and young Sarutobi Hiruzen began their final sparring match.
• Danzo attacked with swordsmanship and dangerous Wind Release techniques, while Hiruzen defended with shuriken, ninjutsu, and close combat.
• Hiruzen disarmed Danzo and appeared to defeat him, stopping his fist just before Danzo’s eyes.
• Danzo revealed that he had secretly planted a Self-Inflicted Cursed Seal of Binding on Hiruzen, immobilizing him.
• Tobirama declared Danzo the winner and told both boys their next mission could change the future of Konoha and the Shinobi World.

Tobirama Senju assigned Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo to accompany and protect Shirou Emiya, while secretly tasking Danzo with keeping Shirou from siding with other hidden villages. The mission left Hiruzen as Tobirama’s true hope of winning Shirou’s trust and Danzo as a covert tool who might also gain Shirou’s powerful Curse Mark energy.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that the mysterious medical ninja was Shirou Emiya and was ordered to prepare for a mission to protect him.
• Tobirama Senju praised Shimura Danzo’s tactics in his sparring match with Hiruzen, but told him to treat his companions more gently.
• Tobirama Senju explained Shirou’s importance to Konoha and revealed that his Curse Mark energy could raise an ordinary ninja’s strength to jonin level.
• Tobirama Senju told Danzo that protecting Shirou with Hiruzen was a cover and ordered him to prevent Shirou from favoring other hidden villages, with an Anbu Squad providing support.
• Tobirama Senju planned to rely on Hiruzen to earn Shirou’s recognition and encouraged Danzo to obtain Shirou’s Curse Mark energy for his own future.

Tobirama Senju prepared Konoha for Shirou Emiya’s departure by unifying the clans and arranging for Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo to accompany him. Shirou agreed that he wanted to explore the Shinobi World and seek living God Tree Remnants that might heal Hashirama, while Tobirama hoped the boys would learn from Shirou.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen comforted Shimura Danzo after their training match, while Danzo hid that Tobirama had praised him and entrusted him with a secret mission.
• Tobirama Senju’s relocation plan succeeded as the clans accepted Konoha’s unity, and the Senju Clan agreed to give up its surname over time.
• Shirou Emiya told Tobirama Senju that he planned to leave Konoha and search for living God Tree Remnants that might treat Hashirama Senju.
• Tobirama Senju offered to send two genin with Shirou, and Shirou welcomed the arrangement because it would help keep Black Zetsu away.
• Tobirama Senju introduced Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo as Shirou’s companions, urging Shirou to guide them toward lasting peace.

Shirou Emiya left Konoha with young Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo, while Tobirama Senju arranged to use Madara Uchiha’s expected approach to draw him into a confrontation. Madara spotted the plan, sent a Wood Clone to distract Hashirama Senju, and prepared to approach Shirou Emiya himself.

• Shirou Emiya agreed to take Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo with him, and Hashirama Senju accepted Tobirama Senju’s plan to use Madara Uchiha’s arrival as an opportunity to kill him.
• Shirou Emiya and the two boys departed Konoha as Hashirama Senju and Anbu waited outside the village to hunt Madara and protect Shirou.
• Madara Uchiha watched the Konoha group from hiding and realized Tobirama Senju had arranged the operation to ambush him.
• Madara Uchiha created a Wood Clone and sent it to keep Hashirama Senju away from Shirou Emiya.
• Madara Uchiha saw Shirou Emiya leaving with the boys and resolved to try deceiving him into revealing the secrets of the Ancient Era.

Shirou Emiya traveled toward the Land of Waterfall with young Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo while Madara Uchiha secretly arranged an ambush. As Waterfall Ninja surrounded them and their captain sent Kakuzu to attack Shirou, Shirou remained focused on finding a potential medical-ninjutsu successor.

• Hashirama Senju and Konoha's Anbu searched for Madara Uchiha, while Black Zetsu watched Madara control the leader of Waterfall Village and order an ambush.
• Shirou Emiya told Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo that their journey might last ten years and advised them that strength was necessary to protect peace.
• Madara Uchiha's Wood Clone drew Hashirama Senju and the Anbu away from Shirou's group, leaving the travelers without their Konoha escort.
• Waterfall Ninja surrounded Shirou, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Shimura Danzo, and their captain ordered Kakuzu to attack Shirou.

Shirou Emiya let Kakuzu pierce his heart to reveal his immortal body, prompting Madara Uchiha to intervene and save him from the Waterfall Ninja. After Shirou asked Madara to spare Kakuzu, he stopped the injured Kakuzu from leaving without treatment.

• The Waterfall Ninja attacked Hiruzen and Danzo while Kakuzu charged Shirou and stabbed him through the heart.
• Shirou's wound rebuilt itself with dust and fragments, and Madara Uchiha appeared and kicked Kakuzu away.
• Madara revealed himself to the Waterfall Ninja, whose captain ordered Kakuzu to fight Madara while the others retreated.
• Madara broke Kakuzu's wrist and leg, but Shirou asked him to spare Kakuzu, and Madara released him.
• Shirou called Kakuzu back, saying a medical ninja should not let an injured person leave without treatment.

Shirou Emiya healed Kakuzu and urged him to find purpose in helping people, while Madara Uchiha mocked Kakuzu and warned him that his village might want him dead. After Kakuzu left, Shirou concealed the Earth Grudge Fear he had gained from a mission and turned to Madara with an uneasy confession.

• Shirou healed Kakuzu, and Madara told him that Waterfall Village would likely kill him rather than accept him.
• Kakuzu considered Madara's advice that he should kill anyone who tried to take his life, but wondered why Shirou had saved him.
• Shirou introduced himself, and Kakuzu recognized him as the legendary medical ninja said to have saved the Land of Waterfall.
• Shirou suggested that Kakuzu devote himself to helping people in need, and Kakuzu left to test whether his village truly meant to kill him.
• Shirou concealed a black blood vessel and received Earth Grudge Fear as a mission reward.
• Shirou told Madara that he was not good at lying and asked him to forgive anything he might have said wrong.

Shirou Emiya told Madara Uchiha that his blind eye could recover as it absorbed Hashirama Senju’s Chakra, and explained how the resulting increase in ocular power could awaken the Rinnegan. Madara realized Shirou’s words revealed the meaning of the Uchiha Clan’s Stone Tablet.

• Black Zetsu listened underground as Shirou Emiya told Madara Uchiha he did not know how to lie, while Madara blamed Tobirama Senju for the supposed deception.
• Shirou Emiya agreed to treat Madara Uchiha’s blind eye and asked him not to start another conflict once he regained his power; Madara promised to pursue peace.
• Shirou Emiya identified Izanagi as the cause of the eye’s blindness and explained that Yin Power could restore it, though he could not use that power in his Impure World Reincarnation state.
• Shirou Emiya said Hashirama Senju’s Chakra was nourishing Madara Uchiha’s eye, which would recover with greater ocular power and connect Yin and Yang, life and death.
• Shirou Emiya revealed that those eyes were called the Rinnegan, and Madara Uchiha recognized the connection to the Uchiha Clan’s Stone Tablet.