Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Cheng escaped through the Land of Rain with the unconscious Tsunade while Hanzo and his forces pursued them. After finding shelter and treating Tsunade’s wounds, he stayed beside her until she woke in the cave.

• Uchiha Cheng fled with Tsunade as his Shadow Clones fought Hanzo’s Rain Ninja, and his choice to lure the pursuers deeper into the Land of Rain earned him a Water Release compendium.
• Tsunade trapped the giant salamander with Heavenly Foot of Pain, and a Shadow Clone’s Rasenshuriken destroyed it as Uchiha Cheng escaped.
• Uchiha Cheng’s remaining Shadow Clones covered his retreat, while Uchiha Yuto led the Konoha troops away after receiving Cheng’s message.
• Uchiha Cheng carried the feverish Tsunade through the rain, dug a cave into a mountainside, and used the Mystical Palm Technique to treat her wounds.
• Tsunade woke in the cave and recognized Uchiha Cheng.

Tsunade woke after Uchiha Cheng treated her injuries and found herself clinging to him in little clothing, then fainted again after a furious outburst. She later ate the meal he prepared and regained some strength in the cave.

• Tsunade remembered that Uchiha Cheng had rescued her, then realized she was holding him while dressed only in a bikini and his trench coat.
• Tsunade accused Uchiha Cheng of touching her, and he explained that he had treated her wounds and warmed her while she slept.
• Tsunade tried to strike Uchiha Cheng, but she fainted again after he dodged her punch.
• Uchiha Cheng cooked food over the fire while Tsunade recovered, then persuaded her to eat by warning that her weakness could endanger Konoha's ninja.
• Tsunade found the meal delicious, hid her tears from Uchiha Cheng, and surveyed the cave after eating.

Uchiha Cheng cared for Tsunade as she recovered in a cave during the rain, then told her they would scout deeper into the Land of Rain and attack the Rain Ninja. After their teasing turned into a fight, the rain stopped and they prepared to set out.

• Uchiha Cheng told Tsunade that the fighting near the Nanzawa River had stabilized and described the losses and guerrilla tactics used by Mitokado Homura and Orochimaru.
• Uchiha Cheng said he and Tsunade would scout a route for the counteroffensive and disrupt the enemy rear instead of returning to Konoha's main camp.
• Tsunade, whose strength had mostly recovered, pretended to remain weak and asked Uchiha Cheng for an eighth bowl of food.
• Uchiha Cheng caught Tsunade's kick, embarrassing her, and later pulled her into his arms despite her protests.
• Uchiha Cheng told Tsunade they would fight the Rain Ninja the next day, and a loud crash erupted in the cave before the rain finally stopped in the morning.

Uchiha Cheng and Tsunade disguised themselves and entered a Rain Country town to gather intelligence. They posed as a couple at a tavern, where Cheng’s lecherous act drew attention while Tsunade kept him in check.

• Uchiha Cheng gave Tsunade clothes to cover their marks before they left the cave, and they healed their injuries and changed their appearances.
• Uchiha Cheng and Tsunade entered a steel-built town in the Land of Rain and went to a tavern to gather intelligence.
• Uchiha Cheng ordered expensive wine and food, called Tsunade his wife, and pulled her onto his lap to make their couple act convincing.
• Uchiha Cheng groped the waitress as part of his lecherous persona, and Tsunade pinched his waist and warned him not to push his luck.
• The waitress brought their drinks and dishes, and Tsunade sipped her wine while the other patrons watched the pair.

At a tavern, Koyama Jun'ichirō tried to force Uchiha Cheng into becoming his concubine, but Cheng and Little Tsunade beat him and his guards. The pair left Jun'ichirō humiliated and still threatening to call on his ninja brother.

• Koyama Jun'ichirō offered Uchiha Cheng five times an ordinary bodyguard's pay, then ordered his guards to seize him when Cheng refused.
• Uchiha Cheng knocked out Jun'ichirō's guards with slaps, and Little Tsunade kicked Jun'ichirō out of the tavern when he kept pursuing Cheng.
• Uchiha Cheng pulled Little Tsunade onto his lap, covered her with his coat, and scolded her while spanking her for acting violently.
• Jun'ichirō returned to the doorway with a swollen face and threatened Cheng by mentioning his powerful ninja brother.
• Uchiha Cheng hurled a table toward Jun'ichirō and told him to get lost.

Uchiha Cheng and Tsunade provoked a fight with Koyama Jun'ichirō’s family and the local ninja, only for Tsunade to overwhelm them. The city mobilized in response, while the pair bickered and waited for more opponents.

• Uchiha Cheng refused the waitress’s warning and stayed at the tavern with Tsunade.
• Koyama Jun'ichirō summoned his elder brother, Koyama Jun'darō, who accused Cheng and Tsunade of being enemy spies and ordered his ninjas to attack.
• Tsunade struck Koyama Jun'darō and the accompanying genin and chunin, sending them flying and scattering the civilians.
• A signal flare alerted the city, and Tsunade climbed onto Cheng’s shoulder as they argued about her acting like his wife.

Uchiha Cheng and Tsunade became the Divine Crow Couple, raiding Rain towns and distributing food to refugees while Uchiha Cheng earned a new illusion technique from the system. As they led a crowd toward a feast, they encountered Konan and Nagato fleeing with stolen bread.

• Uchiha Cheng and Tsunade defeated a Rain jonin and more than a hundred Rain Ninja, then began raiding the town and calling themselves the Divine Crow Couple.
• Uchiha Cheng used the Divine Crow Couple's reputation to gather refugees in a slum and lead them to food on Hundred Flavors Street.
• The system rewarded Uchiha Cheng with Illusion Technique: Dark Travel for helping the poor in five refugee districts.
• Uchiha Cheng and Tsunade saw Konan, Nagato, and a red-haired child running with bread as several men chased them.

Uchiha Cheng rescued Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan from street toughs and treated them to a feast, giving them food to take home. As the three headed for shelter in the rain, Rain Ninja confronted them and threatened them for information about the Divine Crow Couple.

• Uchiha Cheng paid off the men chasing Nagato and Konan, then freed Yahiko and invited the three children to eat on Hundred Flavors Street.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan feasted with the crowd and carried a large supply of food toward their secret base.
• Konan found a crow in the rain, let it perch on her hand, and carried it along with the others.
• A group of Rain Ninja surrounded the three children and suspected their food came from the Divine Crow Couple.
• The Rain Ninja captain cut open Yahiko's bundle and threatened the children, but they refused to reveal where the Divine Crow Couple were.

Uchiha Cheng rescued Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan from Rain Ninja, then joined them at their cave shelter. The chapter ended with Yahiko asking why Cheng had appeared nearby, and Cheng explaining that Konan had intercepted him on his way to ambush the Rain Ninja.

• The Rain Ninja captain tried to kill Yahiko, but Uchiha Cheng revealed himself from his crow form and put the captain under genjutsu.
• Uchiha Cheng used Shadow Clones and the Body Flicker Technique to wipe out the Rain Ninja group, while Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan watched in terror.
• Uchiha Cheng reassured the three children, helped them salvage their food, and followed them to their hidden cave.
• At the cave, Konan served Uchiha Cheng water, and he told the children to call him Cheng-nii, though they chose Cheng-sama.
• Yahiko asked why Uchiha Cheng had come to the area, and Cheng said he had planned to ambush the Rain Ninja but had been intercepted by Konan.

Uchiha Cheng offered Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan money, ninja training, or the chance to part ways, and Yahiko chose training so they could pursue their dreams. A month later, Cheng and Tsunade hid underground from Rain Ninja searching the area, but their air tube flooded and Cheng struggled to breathe.

• Uchiha Cheng offered Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan a fortune, ninja training, or the chance to leave their lives unchanged.
• Nagato asked to learn ninjutsu, and Yahiko chose Cheng's training while Konan supported his decision.
• Uchiha Cheng warned the trio that becoming ninja would be difficult, then began teaching them to extract Chakra.
• Over the next month, Uchiha Cheng and Tsunade attacked four more towns, prompting Hanzo of the Salamander to send elite assassination troops after them.
• Uchiha Cheng and Tsunade hid underground from a Rain Ninja search, but their air tube flooded and Cheng urged Tsunade to let him get air.

Uchiha Cheng and Tsunade escaped a Rain ninja search by hiding underground, then encountered and killed a poisonous salamander. Tsunade secured its poison sac so she could develop an antidote, and Uchiha Cheng prepared to carry her to a new concealed hideout.

• Tsunade passed Uchiha Cheng air with a kiss while they hid underground from a thousand Rain ninja, and the pair emerged after the search party left.
• Uchiha Cheng and Tsunade encountered a wild poisonous salamander, which sprayed them with poisonous mist and paralyzed Tsunade.
• Uchiha Cheng struck the salamander with Chidori Sharp Spear and cleared the poison mist with Wind Release, allowing them to survive its attack.
• Uchiha Cheng cut open the dead salamander, and Tsunade sealed its poison sac away so she could develop an antidote within two or three months.
• Uchiha Cheng decided to take Tsunade to Yahiko and the others' hidden base, then swept her into his arms.

Uchiha Cheng teased the weakened Tsunade before visiting Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, where he rewarded their training with roasted Ibuse meat. He left them with plans for tougher training and a more comfortable chair.

• Uchiha Cheng carried Tsunade and teased her until she tickled and bit him in retaliation.
• Yahiko and Nagato sparred while Konan practiced controlling scraps of paper with her Chakra.
• Uchiha Cheng praised Konan's Chakra control, brought the trio Ibuse meat, and assigned them one hundred laps for the next day.
• Konan noticed bite marks on Uchiha Cheng's neck, and he claimed they came from a fight.
• The trio served Uchiha Cheng while they ate, and he planned to have them hunt animals for fur seat cushions after their training.

Uchiha Cheng trained Konan and watched Yahiko and Nagato spar while forgetting that Tsunade was waiting for food. He finally remembered and hurried to the secret laboratory with grilled fish, where Tsunade sat sulking.

• Uchiha Cheng praised Konan's Chakra control, ordered her to run eleven laps, and secretly rewarded her with a Chakra Energy Pill.
• Konan swallowed the pill and practiced controlling the increased Chakra while Uchiha Cheng watched Yahiko and Nagato spar.
• Tsunade's experiment to neutralize Ibuse's venom with Blue Scale Grass exploded, and she complained that Uchiha Cheng had not returned with food.
• After the sparring ended, Uchiha Cheng remembered Tsunade and rushed to their secret laboratory with grilled fish.
• Tsunade snorted at Uchiha Cheng and turned her back on him when he arrived.

Tsunade completed a powerful antidote after nearly three months of research, and she and Uchiha Cheng set out to return to Konoha’s front line. A Rain Ninja force led by Fūno Musho found their hiding area, and the two prepared to face them.

• Uchiha Cheng apologized to Tsunade for leaving during her antidote work, fed her, and held her while she fell asleep.
• Tsunade woke the next morning and left for the river while Uchiha Cheng secretly watched her go.
• After nearly three months, Tsunade stabilized the antidote and prepared several hundred vials while Uchiha Cheng guarded her and taught Yahiko's group of three.
• Tsunade and Uchiha Cheng joked about marriage before deciding to return to the front line with the antidote.
• Uchiha Cheng learned from a ninja crow that a Rain Ninja force was searching nearby, and he and Tsunade encountered Fūno Musho as they left the area.

Uchiha Cheng and Tsunade confronted Fūno Musho and three hundred Rain Ninja, quickly defeating their commander and battling the remaining troops. Uchiha Cheng cut through the Rain Ninja ranks with Shadow Clones and his lightning-charged sword as their side struggled to attack without hitting their own people.

• Fūno Musho confronted Uchiha Cheng and Tsunade, and Tsunade knocked him underground with a Heavenly Foot of Pain.
• The Rain Ninja attacked with three coordinated waves of ninjutsu, and Uchiha Cheng summoned Triple Rashomon to block them.
• Uchiha Cheng sent Shadow Clones into the Rain Ninja ranks, where one Rain Ninja's Water Dragon Bullet killed four of his own comrades.
• Uchiha Cheng's Shadow Clones chased down the scattering Rain Ninja and engaged them in close combat.
• Uchiha Cheng used Duan Xue and Lightning Release: Chidori Sharp Spear to sweep through the Rain Ninja as a commander urged them to use their strongest ninjutsu.

Uchiha Cheng and Tsunade confronted Fūno Musho after his Rain Ninja forces were nearly destroyed by friendly fire. Musho trapped Uchiha Cheng in an earth prison, but Uchiha Cheng pierced him with a curving shuriken barrage as Tsunade attacked the remaining Rain Ninja.

• Fūno Musho revived himself by swallowing feces, and the Rain Ninja and Shadow Clones wiped each other out with large-scale ninjutsu.
• Uchiha Cheng and Tsunade emerged from the forest, and Musho tried to charge them after refusing his guard's advice to retreat.
• Musho reinforced his body with Earth Release techniques and attacked, but Uchiha Cheng struck him with a Big Ball Rasengan while Tsunade crashed into the remaining Rain Ninja.
• Musho escaped underground and trapped himself and Uchiha Cheng in an Earth Release Iron Prison, boasting that Uchiha Cheng could not escape.
• Uchiha Cheng sent shuriken around Musho's rock shield, piercing his hardened body.

Uchiha Cheng and Tsunade fought Fūno Musho and the Rock Golem that had absorbed him, while the creature repeatedly regenerated from the swamp. Cheng destroyed the Golem with a Rasenshuriken, then escaped the spreading stone pillars with Tsunade and earned her anger by using her chest as a cushion.

• Fūno Musho attacked Uchiha Cheng with Earth and Water Release, but Cheng's Rasenshuriken crushed the attacks, blasted Musho apart, and killed Rain Ninja beyond the Iron Prison.
• The remaining Rain Ninja tried to flee, but the swamp trapped and buried them before forming a Rock Golem that claimed to have absorbed Musho and offered Cheng immortality.
• Cheng surrounded the Rock Golem with shadow clones and Chidori attacks, but it regenerated from the swamp and countered with earthen tornadoes.
• Cheng and Tsunade dried the swamp with fire and wind techniques, and Tsunade kicked the Golem apart, but it reassembled and unleashed a forest of stone pillars.
• Cheng carried Tsunade away with the Body Flicker Technique as the pillars spread, then a figure descended with a Rasenshuriken and ground the Rock Golem into dust.
• Cheng slid across the grass with Tsunade as a cushion, and Tsunade scolded him for going too far.

Tsunade repeatedly battered the Rock Golem until it surrendered and explained that it came from another world and stored Chakra in its body. Intrigued by its ability to absorb Chakra, Tsunade decided it was valuable and sealed it away for further use.

• After Uchiha Cheng and Tsunade destroyed the Rock Golem, it re-formed at a much smaller size, and Tsunade questioned how it could survive being pulverized.
• Tsunade claimed that shrinking was its own ability, then repeatedly blasted the Rock Golem as it continued to regenerate smaller each time.
• The Rock Golem finally surrendered, called itself Tonpa, and said it came from a world of rock and soil where it had grown by eating dirt.
• Tonpa explained that it had entered the ninja world through a pit and had recently learned that eating ninjas let it grow stronger, though Chakra dissipated from its body whenever it died.
• Tsunade recognized the Rock Golem's Chakra-storage ability as useful and took out a Sealing Scroll, promising it freedom if it proved its worth.

Uchiha Cheng captured Little Tonpa with a sealing scroll, then escorted Tsunade back to Konoha’s main camp in the Land of Rain. Tsunade brought an antidote for Ibuse’s poison and began treating the wounded, while Konoha’s leaders prepared to resume their advance.

• Uchiha Cheng trapped Little Tonpa with the Heavenly Foot of Pain and sealed him inside a scroll.
• Tsunade told Uchiha Cheng that Sunagakure and Iwagakure had invaded the Land of Rain, while Hanzo’s poison had slowed Konoha’s advance.
• Tsunade and Uchiha Cheng reached Konoha’s camp, where they learned poisoned Konoha ninjas were close to death.
• Tsunade said she had developed an antidote, went to treat the wounded, and credited Uchiha Cheng with escorting her safely.
• A messenger told Konoha’s commanders that Tsunade had returned with an effective antidote, prompting Jiraiya and the others to celebrate.

After Tsunade’s antidote enabled Konoha to advance through the Land of Rain, Hanzo of the Salamander allied with Sunagakure to attack the army from two routes. Tsunade found Uchiha Cheng relaxing in a captured town and invited him to join her, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru in intercepting Hanzo.

• Tsunade and the medical ninja mass-produced the antidote until their special herbs ran out, and Konoha’s army marched toward Amegakure.
• Uchiha Cheng countered the Rain Ninja’s traps and guerrilla tactics as Konoha captured five towns and advanced eighty li into the Land of Rain.
• Hanzo of the Salamander gathered forces against Iwagakure and allied with Sunagakure to attack Konoha from two routes.
• Tsunade found Uchiha Cheng soaking in a bath, took over massaging his shoulders, and hurried out after he exposed himself by standing up.
• Tsunade believed Uchiha Cheng’s claim that he had been monitoring the town with ninja crows and then massaged him as he rested.
• Tsunade invited Uchiha Cheng to join her, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru in intercepting Hanzo of the Salamander.