Chapter Summaries

Richard defeated Three-Tails, forced it to sign a Summoning Contract, and returned to Kirigakure with Mei Terumi, Ao, and Chojuro. After deciding to remain in the village until the Chunin Exams approached, he woke in the evening to find Chojuro at his door.

• Richard used his strength to throw Three-Tails into the forest and repeatedly smash it into the ground until it agreed to become his Summoning Beast.
• Richard and Three-Tails signed the Summoning Contract, naming the Tailed Beast Isobu.
• Richard met Mei Terumi, Ao, and Chojuro on his way back and told them he had signed a contract with Three-Tails.
• Mei Terumi arranged a residence for Richard in Kirigakure, and he decided to stay until the Chunin Exams were near.
• Richard slept until evening, then found Chojuro waiting outside his apartment and asked whether Mei Terumi had sent him.

Richard took Chojuro out to eat in Kirigakure, then revealed that he had taken the Severing Sword Kubikiribocho from Zabuza and challenged Chojuro to a spar. At the park, Richard effortlessly blocked Chojuro’s attacks and shattered his Hiramekarei Release Chakra Orb, leaving Chojuro astonished.

• Chojuro guided Richard through Kirigakure to a barbecue restaurant, where Richard ordered a large meal and paid with a gold lump from Wakanda.
• On their way back, Richard showed Chojuro the Severing Sword Kubikiribocho and said he had fought Zabuza but spared him.
• Chojuro led Richard to a park beside a lake and prepared to spar with the Twin Swords Hiramekarei.
• Chojuro attacked Richard repeatedly, but Richard blocked every strike without moving.
• Chojuro fired a Hiramekarei Release Chakra Orb, and Richard shattered it with a chakra-coated swing of the Severing Sword Kubikiribocho.

Richard defeated Chojuro during a demonstration, spent more than ten days in Kirigakure learning Water Release and becoming intimate with Mei Terumi, then left for Konoha. He arrived posing as a merchant and began registering at the village gate, where he identified himself as a ninja.

• Richard shattered Chojuro's Chakra Orb, then kicked him away when Chojuro began forming hand seals; Chojuro went to the hospital with broken ribs.
• Richard spent more than ten days in Kirigakure learning Water Release Ninjutsu and growing close to Mei Terumi.
• Richard told the Three-Tails to help Mei Terumi and to summon him if members of the Akatsuki came to capture it.
• Mei Terumi saw Richard off, and he flew to Konoha intending to enter the village as a merchant.
• Richard showed the Scar-faced Chunin his gold bars, said he planned to stay and do business, and filled out a registration form truthfully identifying himself as a ninja.

After registering in Konoha, Richard exchanged gold for money, visited Ichiraku Ramen, and confronted Naruto before meeting Team 7. He told Kakashi he planned to open a weapons shop, then went to a real estate agency to find a place for his business.

• Richard submitted his registration form, entered Konoha, and exchanged ten gold bars for 800 million Ryo.
• Richard ate at Ichiraku Ramen, where Naruto recognized him and accused him of being a spy.
• Richard told Naruto that Haku and Zabuza were alive, then used his aura to freeze Naruto until Naruto left to find Kakashi.
• Richard ordered and sampled every ramen flavor before leaving the shop, where Naruto returned with Kakashi, Sasuke, and Sakura.
• Richard told Kakashi he intended to open a weapons shop, and Kakashi left with Team 7 after Sakura stopped Naruto from making trouble.
• Richard went to Shida Real Estate and explained his requirements to a staff member.

Richard bought a house near the Uchiha territory and opened a weapon shop in downtown Konoha to establish a legitimate identity. After offering to help Sasuke grow stronger, he mastered the Rasengan and developed Fire Rasengan and Blizzard Rasengan.

• Richard purchased a house and downtown shop for 320 million Ryo, then furnished his home.
• Richard encountered Sasuke and offered to help him become stronger so he could get revenge; Sasuke continued home without accepting or refusing.
• Richard visited an underground entertainment establishment in Kabukicho, then forged fifteen three-pronged kunai and three short swords from vibranium.
• Richard opened That Weapon Shop, which had no customers on its first day, and practiced ninjutsu there.
• Richard mastered the Rasengan in under an hour and created Fire Rasengan and Blizzard Rasengan by combining it with Great Fire and Great Blizzard.

Richard developed Fire Rasengan and Blizzard Rasengan, met Gekko Hayate and Uzuki Yugao, and considered testing Compound V or Temporary Five on Naruto-world shinobi. After crafting more vibranium weapons, he was followed by four Anbu members and confronted them, stopping himself from attacking when they stayed hidden.

• Richard went to Ichiraku Ramen, where he encountered Gekko Hayate and Uzuki Yugao and overheard them teasing and kissing each other.
• Richard considered using Temporary Five or Compound V on Sasuke, then put the idea aside and crafted three Vibranium Katanas and eight Vibranium Kunai.
• Richard left home for Kabukicho District but noticed four Anbu members following him and called on them to reveal themselves.
• When the Anbu members remained hidden, Richard raised his hand to summon wind blades with Great Gust, then reconsidered and stopped.

Richard evaded Konoha’s surveillance, then confronted Sasuke when he found him watching his home. After challenging Sasuke’s anger and doubts, Richard agreed to teach him how to fight and directed him to buy a ninja tool from his new shop.

• Richard used his speed to throw off the four Anbu following him, then went to an underground entertainment venue in Kabukicho District.
• The Third Hokage monitored Richard with the Telescope Technique and, after seeing him at the venue, ordered Uzuki Yugao to make contact and learn why he had come to Konoha.
• Richard spotted Sasuke hiding near his home and questioned him about his doubts regarding Richard’s strength and his desire to become stronger.
• Richard provoked Sasuke by comparing him with Itachi, and Sasuke attacked him in anger before Richard caught him and threw him into the river.
• Sasuke admitted that anger had controlled him and asked Richard for help, so Richard offered to teach him how to defeat enemies and told him to bring five million ryo to That Weapon Shop for a suitable ninja tool.

Richard opened his ninja tool shop and welcomed its first customer, Uzuki Yugao, who was secretly investigating him for the Anbu. After she tested a Vibranium Katana and saw it cut through her issued blade, she asked for a discount, and Richard offered her twenty percent off.

• Richard opened his shop after lunch and was surprised when Uzuki Yugao became his first customer.
• Uzuki Yugao examined Richard’s few expensive Vibranium weapons and suspected he was not a legitimate merchant.
• Richard let Uzuki Yugao try a Vibranium Katana, and she found it unusually light and forged in one piece.
• Uzuki Yugao tested the Vibranium Katana against her Anbu-issued katana, and the Vibranium blade cut it in two without damage.
• Uzuki Yugao asked Richard to lower the price, and he offered her a twenty percent discount.

Uzuki Yugao bought Richard’s vibranium katana on installments and gave it to Gekko Hayate, while Sasuke paid for another sword and discovered its extraordinary sharpness. Richard then took Sasuke to Ichiraku Ramen, where Naruto spotted them together and called Richard a “Creepy Uncle.”

• Uzuki Yugao agreed to buy the vibranium katana for nine million two hundred thousand ryo over thirty-six monthly installments and signed Richard’s agreement.
• Uzuki Yugao returned with Gekko Hayate, paid the first installment, and gave him the vibranium katana; both left after Richard teased them about showing affection in front of single people.
• Sasuke paid Richard five million ryo, tested a vibranium katana by snapping a kunai, and left with the sword after Richard explained that it was made of vibranium.
• Richard closed his shop, stored the remaining vibranium weapons, and invited Sasuke to Ichiraku Ramen, where they found Naruto eating.
• Naruto saw Sasuke with Richard, walked over, and asked why he was with the “Creepy Uncle.”

Richard trained Sasuke in the forest, teaching him that ninja battles had no fairness and punishing his obvious attacks. After the Third Hokage investigated Richard’s Vibranium weapons and recognized their value, Anbu agents bought weapons from the shop, and Richard realized they were not ordinary customers.

• Naruto criticized Richard and the Vibranium Katana at Ichiraku Ramen, but Richard’s oppressive aura frightened Naruto into stopping.
• Richard trained Sasuke in the forest, repeatedly countering his attacks and teaching him to avoid predictable moves and stop expecting fair fights.
• The Third Hokage watched the training with the Telescope Technique, then had an Anbu ninja investigate Uzuki Yugao’s Vibranium Katana and learned it was worth far more than its price.
• The Third Hokage ordered people to buy more weapons from Richard’s Ninja Tool Shop and had the Anbu ninja return Uzuki Yugao’s sword.
• The next afternoon, Richard recognized Anbu markings on disguised customers who bought three Vibranium kunai and one Vibranium Short Sword, but sold them the weapons anyway.

Richard continued training Sasuke while Konoha prepared to host the Chunin Exams, and he mastered nearly every Rasengan variation. He decided to postpone seeking the Scroll of Seals and Flying Thunder God records, then recognized Dosu, Kin, and Zaku when the Sound Village genin arrived at his shop.

• Richard told Sasuke about the upcoming Chunin Exams, and Sasuke asked whether he would consider becoming a Konoha ninja.
• Richard explained that he had no plans to join Konoha for now and continued his routine of running his shop and training Sasuke.
• After Konoha announced the Chunin Exams, Richard mastered Rasengan variations using all five chakra natures while his shop remained nearly empty.
• Richard considered stealing the Scroll of Seals and finding the Flying Thunder God records but decided to avoid causing trouble before the exams.
• Dosu, Kin, and Zaku arrived at Richard's shop, and he recognized them as Sound Village genin sent to take part in the Chunin Exams.

Kin, Zaku, and Dosu visited Richard’s shop, and Richard later met Orochimaru to reject his plan to destroy the Leaf Village and warn him about the Third Hokage’s Reaper Death Seal. The next day, Uzuki Yugao paid Richard early and asked to spar with him to further her mission to gain his trust.

• Kin, Zaku, and Dosu recognized Richard as one of Orochimaru’s guests, but he told them to keep his ties to Orochimaru and Sound Village secret before they left his shop.
• Richard realized Orochimaru had arrived in the Leaf Village, but decided not to seek him out because the Third Hokage might notice.
• Orochimaru met Richard on a bridge at midnight and asked him to join the Leaf Village Destruction Plan, but Richard refused and said it would fail.
• Richard warned Orochimaru that the Third Hokage had mastered the Reaper Death Seal and told him to stop targeting Sasuke, whom Richard considered half his student.
• Uzuki Yugao paid Richard the second installment for her Vibranium Katana early, then asked about his swordsmanship and requested a sparring match.

Richard agreed to spar with Uzuki Yugao in a secluded forest and easily overwhelmed her with his wooden sword. After she used Dance of the Crescent Moon and still failed to land a hit, the spar continued with Richard able to read and counter her attacks.

• Richard closed his shop early and followed Uzuki Yugao to a forest where Konoha ninja practiced.
• Richard chose a wooden sword and told Uzuki Yugao to use the Vibranium Long Sword she had bought from him.
• Richard stopped Uzuki Yugao's opening attack, struck her arm guard, and halted a third strike before it hit her.
• Richard advised Uzuki Yugao to use feints and probing attacks, and she admitted she had rushed in before continuing the spar.
• Uzuki Yugao used both forms of Dance of the Crescent Moon, but Richard saw through her clones and blocked every attack with his Super Vision and Super Hearing.

Richard demonstrated Kage-level strength while sparring with Uzuki Yugao, then began teaching her his Tiger Hunt technique as the Chunin Exams started in Konoha. He secretly examined Gaara and the One-Tail sealed within him but chose not to take the beast because he did not know how to extract it without killing Gaara.

• Uzuki Yugao realized Richard had Kage-level strength after failing to hit him during their spar, and Richard told her his swordsmanship partly came from the invented Shinra Style.
• Uzuki Yugao invited Richard for a drink and tried to persuade him to register as a Konoha ninja, but he declined because he liked his independent life.
• As the Chunin Exams began, Uzuki Yugao regularly visited Richard for swordsmanship practice, and he taught her his difficult Tiger Hunt technique.
• Richard secretly observed Gaara with Super Vision and recognized that the One-Tail had been sealed inside him by a method different from the seal used on Naruto.
• Richard considered taking the One-Tail as his Summoning Beast but decided against it because he could not extract it without killing Gaara.

Richard accepted Uzuki Yugao's invitation to dinner, where she revealed her Anbu identity and asked why he had continued helping her. He assured her he meant no harm to Konoha, but their evening ended with Gekko Hayate arriving and finding Richard at her apartment.

• Richard stopped Uzuki Yugao's hours of Tiger Hunt practice, and she invited him to dinner at her apartment as thanks for his instruction.
• Uzuki Yugao prepared a home-cooked meal, and Richard praised her cooking as they ate together.
• Uzuki Yugao revealed that she was an Anbu ninja and asked why Richard had not exposed her or refused to teach her.
• Richard said he had no intention of harming Konoha and planned to settle there, while explaining that he had come from the Land of Water but was not a Kirigakure agent.
• Gekko Hayate arrived with flowers and found Richard in Uzuki Yugao's living room, then grew suspicious when he saw her without her Ninja Vest.

Richard warned Sasuke to flee if he faced an opponent he could not defeat, while Uzuki Yugao reported her mission findings and asked to be withdrawn from surveilling him. After Orochimaru failed to bargain for raw vibranium, Yugao mastered Tiger Hunt, and Richard planned to visit her that evening after checking the Chunin Exam preliminaries.

• Gekko Hayate confronted Richard outside Uzuki Yugao’s apartment and warned him to stay away from her, but Richard brushed him off.
• Sasuke asked Richard for more training before the second stage, and Richard advised him to run from enemies he could not handle.
• Uzuki Yugao gave an Anbu ninja a scroll of her findings and requested to withdraw from her mission, but the ninja said only the Hokage could decide.
• Orochimaru visited Richard’s shop in disguise and asked to buy unworked vibranium, but Richard refused to sell it without an appealing offer.
• After nearly ten days of practice, Uzuki Yugao mastered Tiger Hunt, and Richard agreed to visit her apartment that evening after watching the Chunin Exam preliminaries.

Richard watched Lee fight Gaara, then declined Sasuke’s request for regular training and sent him to learn from Kakashi. That evening, Richard arrived at Yugao’s apartment and found her boyfriend, Gekko Hayate, waiting there with flowers.

• Richard showed Yugao his flight and Heat Vision after she told him the Third Hokage had canceled her monitoring mission, then flew to the Forest of Death.
• Richard watched Gaara defeat Lee after Lee opened the Fifth Gate, and Might Guy carried the injured Lee to the hospital.
• Sasuke told Richard he had passed the Chunin Exams preliminaries and asked for guidance; Richard told him to learn new ninjutsu from Kakashi, including Chidori.
• Richard went to Yugao’s apartment that evening and found Hayate at the entrance with a bouquet; Richard said Yugao had invited him to dinner after mastering his sword technique.

Richard sparred with Gekko Hayate and learned how his Transparent Escape worked, then learned five days later that Baki had killed Hayate. Grieving Uzuki Yugao asked Richard to drink with her, and they went to an izakaya.

• Richard and Gekko Hayate agreed to spar after dinner at Uzuki Yugao’s apartment.
• Richard blocked Hayate’s sword attacks, destroyed his Shadow Clones with Heat Vision, and watched him use Transparent Escape.
• Richard memorized Transparent Escape, struck Hayate down when he tried to attack from behind, and declared that he had lost.
• Five days later, Richard and a grieving Uzuki Yugao saw Gekko Hayate’s body in the Konoha Hospital morgue.
• Uzuki Yugao asked Richard to drink with her, and she downed a glass of strong soju at an izakaya.

Richard stayed with a grieving Uzuki Yugao overnight, then found Jiraiya training Naruto and challenged him to a spar. Jiraiya accepted and led Richard outside the village, where Richard revealed he could use the Rasengan, leaving the two poised to clash.

• Uzuki Yugao drank herself unconscious, and Richard carried her home, tucked her into bed, and kept watch overnight.
• Uzuki Yugao woke with a hangover, thanked Richard for staying, and shared breakfast with him before he left.
• Richard used Super Vision to find Jiraiya and Naruto practicing the Summoning Technique near a bathhouse, then approached them.
• Richard asked Jiraiya to spar, and Jiraiya led him outside the village to the cliff where Naruto would later summon Gamabunta.
• Richard formed a Rasengan, surprising Jiraiya, who made his own Rasengan and charged at Richard.

Richard sparred with Jiraiya, revealing his unusual abilities and the Three-Tails as his summon while enduring Jiraiya’s attacks without injury. The spar ended before Jiraiya used Sage Mode, and he remained curious about Richard’s origins as they discussed Jiraiya’s novels.

• Richard and Jiraiya’s Rasengan clashed evenly before Jiraiya retreated and attacked with Great Flame Bullet.
• Richard blocked Jiraiya’s fire with an Ice Mirror, then answered with a Great Fireball that Jiraiya dodged.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta, and Richard summoned the Three-Tails, leading Jiraiya to suspect the Fourth Mizukage had died.
• Jiraiya praised Richard’s strength and said he could compete for Hokage if he were a Konoha ninja; Richard replied that strength was not the only qualification.
• Jiraiya and Gamabunta attacked Richard and the Three-Tails for over ten minutes, but Richard remained unharmed and called off the spar before Jiraiya used Sage Mode.
• Jiraiya asked which village Richard belonged to and invited him to Kabukicho District; they then discussed Jiraiya’s Icha Icha novels.