Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Cheng defeated Nagato and Madara with a desperate Sharingan attack, then collapsed from his injuries and fell into a forest. After a farmer rescued and cared for him, Cheng gradually recovered, learned new skills, and began preparing to train again while privately planning revenge.

• Uchiha Cheng’s Sharingan unleashed a powerful counterattack that killed Nagato and Madara, but its strain left Cheng severely injured and unconscious.
• Uchiha Cheng fell from a cliff into the forest and remained undiscovered for three days before waking and setting out to find food.
• A farmer found the starving, injured Uchiha Cheng, brought him home, and cared for him until he woke the next day.
• Uchiha Cheng asked to stay with the farmer and promised to help with farm work once he recovered, while secretly vowing to seek revenge.
• Uchiha Cheng gradually regained his strength, developed new skills during his recovery, and began walking normally again.
• The farmer cleared an open area so Uchiha Cheng could train as he continued to recover.

Uchiha Cheng trained while recovering under the farmer’s care, then passed an illusion trial created by Tree in a dream he later forgot. Just as he prepared to leave the village after recovering, unexplained deaths broke out, so he stayed to investigate.

• Uchiha Cheng trained each day on the farmer’s land and gradually regained his strength while Nagato believed he was dead.
• Tree appeared in Uchiha Cheng’s mind, challenged him to a trial, and was shocked when Cheng broke free of the illusion through his willpower.
• Uchiha Cheng recovered, helped the farmers with their work, and agreed to leave the next day to settle matters with the person who had injured him.
• As Uchiha Cheng set out with the farmer, he learned that villagers were dying without any apparent cause, despite examinations of their bodies.
• Uchiha Cheng decided to remain in the village and investigate the deaths before leaving.

Uchiha Cheng investigated the corpses in the village and decided he needed help, but his attempt to meet Hokage Tsunade turned into a series of meals and fights. At Naruto’s house, Second Pillar challenged Naruto, and someone offered to fight Second Pillar instead.

• Uchiha Cheng stayed in the village and examined the corpses at night, then decided to seek Hokage Tsunade’s help.
• Uchiha Cheng met Hokage Tsunade and Nagato on the road, fought Nagato, and won while Tsunade went ahead to Naruto’s house.
• Uchiha Cheng and Nagato reached Naruto’s house, where Uchiha Cheng sparred with Naruto and won.
• Naruto demanded a hug from Hokage Tsunade before allowing everyone to eat, and Tsunade hugged him.
• Second Pillar arrived and challenged Naruto, threatening the house when Naruto refused to fight.
• Someone offered to spar with Second Pillar instead, but Second Pillar refused.

Uchiha Cheng fought Nagato, reconciled with Sasuke, and was assigned to teach a difficult group of students. When Haruno Sakura disappeared and Uchiha Cheng became the main suspect, he began investigating and found her unconscious in the wilderness.

• Uchiha Cheng defeated Nagato in the Serpent Cave, then recovered while Haruno Sakura cared for him and agreed to teach her ninjutsu.
• Sasuke saw Uchiha Cheng training Haruno Sakura and challenged him to a duel, but lost again; Uchiha Cheng explained the situation and Sasuke was appeased.
• Hokage Tsunade assigned Uchiha Cheng to teach, where students harassed him and Pakura and Tamai Daimaru plotted against him after he fought back against an attacker.
• Haruno Sakura disappeared, and Hokage Tsunade warned Uchiha Cheng that he was the main suspect while offering to help with his investigation.
• Uchiha Cheng searched Haruno Sakura's home, found no clues there, and discovered her unconscious in the wilderness.

Uchiha Cheng brought the unconscious Haruno Sakura back to Konoha, then fought Konohamaru and Naruto after they took offense at his words. After Haruno Sakura helped settle their quarrel, the three began playing Truth or Dare, and Naruto chose Dare in the first round.

• Uchiha Cheng found traces of Orochimaru where Haruno Sakura had fallen unconscious and brought her back to Konoha.
• Konohamaru challenged Uchiha Cheng to avenge his master, but Uchiha Cheng quickly defeated him.
• Naruto confronted Uchiha Cheng over his remarks, fought him, and lost again.
• Naruto complained to the Third Hokage, then later scribbled insults about Uchiha Cheng on Konoha's walls.
• Uchiha Cheng hung Naruto from a tree and whipped him, but Haruno Sakura intervened, and Naruto accepted her explanation.
• Uchiha Cheng, Naruto, and Haruno Sakura started Truth or Dare; the first turn landed on Naruto, who chose Dare.

During a game of truth or dare, Uchiha Cheng fought White Fang and was sent on a dangerous mission that led him to uncover Pakura and Tamai Daimaru pursuing White Fang. After returning them to Konoha and hunting Danzo's subordinates, Uchiha Cheng became lost in Orochimaru's territory, where Orochimaru caught up with him.

• Naruto failed to seduce the three Third Hokage, and Haruno Sakura revealed that she liked Sasuke, leaving Naruto heartbroken until Uchiha Cheng encouraged him.
• Haruno Sakura dared Uchiha Cheng to fight White Fang, and their battle ended in a draw before White Fang assigned him a difficult mission.
• Uchiha Cheng lured White Fang's pursuers toward the Land of Wind and discovered they were Pakura and Tamai Daimaru, whom he took back to Konoha.
• Uchiha Cheng resumed his mission to kill Danzo's subordinates, secretly killed several, and escaped their pursuit into a dark forest.
• Uchiha Cheng woke in Orochimaru's territory and, while trying to escape, found Orochimaru had caught up with him.

Uchiha Cheng rescued Naruto from Orochimaru and uncovered how Chiyo had manipulated Pakura into pursuing him. After Pakura fled and fell from a cliff, Uchiha Cheng found her and brought her back to the village, then arrived with news of a discovery in a forest.

• White Fang sent Uchiha Cheng to take another mission, and Uchiha Cheng brought his students out to train.
• Orochimaru captured Naruto and tried to recruit Uchiha Cheng, but Uchiha Cheng refused and took Naruto back.
• Pakura pursued Uchiha Cheng, so he knocked her unconscious and brought her to the Hokage, where he learned Chiyo had used her to attack him.
• Uchiha Cheng arranged for Pakura to witness his confrontation with Chiyo, and Pakura realized she had been manipulated and left the village in despair.
• Uchiha Cheng searched for Pakura, found her injured at the bottom of a cliff, and carried her back to the village.
• Uchiha Cheng told Tsunade he had found something in a forest during a mission.

Uchiha Cheng rescued the injured Pakura and brought her home, prompting rumors that he had abused his authority. He explained himself to the Hokage, accepted a border mission, and set out with Pakura, where they encountered his rival Chiyo.

• Uchiha Cheng and the Hokage sparred to a draw before White Fang arrived.
• Uchiha Cheng brought the injured Pakura back to Konoha and treated her at his home.
• Rumors accusing Uchiha Cheng of abusing his authority spread, while Madara Uchiha defended him.
• Uchiha Cheng explained the situation to the Hokage and volunteered for a mission against bandits at the border.
• Pakura insisted on joining Uchiha Cheng despite his concerns about her recovery, and they set out together.
• Uchiha Cheng and Pakura encountered Chiyo, his longtime rival.

Uchiha Cheng protected Pakura from Chiyo, completed missions with her, and returned to Konoha, where Madara Uchiha and others celebrated his birthday. Pakura gave him a gift and began expressing her gratitude, leaving her explanation unfinished.

• Chiyo confronted Uchiha Cheng and demanded that Pakura go with her, but he injured Chiyo and left with Pakura.
• Uchiha Cheng and Pakura completed their missions together, grew closer after she saved him from an enemy attack, and returned safely to Konoha so she could recover her injured foot.
• Madara Uchiha gave Uchiha Cheng a birthday gift and spread the news, prompting many people to offer congratulations and gifts.
• Danzo's subordinates delivered a gift, and Uchiha Cheng told them to relay that Danzo should come in person next time.
• Pakura gave Uchiha Cheng a gift and thanked him for protecting her and forgiving her, beginning to explain why she trusted him.

Pakura confessed her love to Uchiha Cheng, but he rejected her, insisting he saw her only as a younger sister. Naruto learned the truth and later spread Cheng’s joking claim that he liked Tsunade; afterward, Orochimaru planted a snake egg in Cheng’s bedding, and Tsunade witnessed Cheng confronting him.

• Pakura confessed to Uchiha Cheng, who rejected her and said he regarded her as a younger sister; Haruno Sakura overheard them.
• Haruno Sakura told Naruto what she had heard, and Naruto promised to keep the confession private before asking Uchiha Cheng about it.
• Uchiha Cheng confirmed that he had rejected Pakura and said he did not like Haruno Sakura; when Naruto asked whom he liked, Cheng jokingly named Lady Tsunade.
• Naruto told Lady Tsunade that Uchiha Cheng liked her, but she assumed Cheng had been joking and did not ask him about it.
• Orochimaru secretly put a snake egg in Uchiha Cheng’s bedding as a birthday prank, and Cheng found it when he returned from a mission.
• Uchiha Cheng confronted Orochimaru about the snake egg, and Lady Tsunade happened to witness the confrontation.

Uchiha Cheng and Lady Tsunade fought Orochimaru after he dirtied Cheng and ambushed Tsunade, leaving Orochimaru disgraced in Konoha. With Jiraiya away on a mission, Cheng agreed to spar with Uchiha Itachi after they ate.

• Lady Tsunade took Uchiha Cheng home to bathe, and Orochimaru attacked her while Cheng was washing.
• Uchiha Cheng confronted Orochimaru, and Lady Tsunade joined their fight, helping Cheng defeat him.
• Uchiha Cheng explained the fight to the Konoha villagers, who believed him and Tsunade, while Orochimaru's reputation fell.
• Uchiha Cheng went to find Jiraiya but learned he was away on a mission.
• Uchiha Cheng met Uchiha Itachi, and they agreed to eat before finding a quiet place to spar.

Uchiha Cheng sparred with Uchiha Itachi and explained three weaknesses in Itachi’s fighting style. When Cheng grew suspicious and demanded the truth about Orochimaru’s attack, Itachi knocked him unconscious.

• Uchiha Cheng and Uchiha Itachi searched for a place to spar and found an open clearing on a rise.
• Uchiha Cheng defeated Uchiha Itachi in their spar and pointed out three weaknesses in his technique and perspective.
• Uchiha Itachi claimed he knew why Orochimaru had attacked Uchiha Cheng and urged him to stay and listen.
• Uchiha Cheng became suspicious of Uchiha Itachi’s motives and pressed him to reveal the truth.
• Uchiha Itachi knocked Uchiha Cheng unconscious from behind.

Uchiha Cheng was captured by Uchiha Itachi, who admitted he wanted to kill him out of jealousy, but Jiraiya rescued him. Later, Naruto met Danzo privately to ask why he was targeting Uchiha Cheng, leaving Danzo’s motive unresolved.

• Uchiha Itachi imprisoned Uchiha Cheng in a dark room and confessed that jealousy had driven him to plan Cheng’s murder.
• Jiraiya arrived, defeated Uchiha Itachi, and rescued Uchiha Cheng, who urged Itachi to change his behavior.
• Jiraiya teased Uchiha Cheng about liking Lady Tsunade, then discussed confronting Danzo with him; Uchiha Cheng rejected fighting.
• Uchiha Cheng, Jiraiya, and Naruto encountered Danzo’s men, who mocked Cheng, but Cheng refused to fight them.
• Naruto arranged a private meeting with Danzo and demanded to know why he was targeting Uchiha Cheng.

Naruto got Danzo drunk and learned that Danzo had targeted Uchiha Cheng because he believed Haruno Sakura liked him. Danzo apologized and made peace with Uchiha Cheng, who then pressed Naruto to reveal what he had told Danzo.

• Naruto pressed Danzo for the real reason he was targeting Uchiha Cheng, then tricked him into drinking.
• Naruto kept Danzo drunk while staying sober, and Danzo admitted he hated Uchiha Cheng because he liked Haruno Sakura and believed she liked Uchiha Cheng.
• Naruto told Danzo that Uchiha Cheng liked Lady Tsunade, and Danzo decided to apologize and make peace.
• Danzo went to Uchiha Cheng's house the next morning, apologized, and made peace with him.
• Uchiha Cheng asked Naruto what had happened, and Naruto made him promise not to retaliate before revealing what he had told Danzo.

Naruto revealed to Uchiha Cheng that he had told Danzo that Uchiha Cheng liked Lady Tsunade, prompting a fight and an awkward conversation with her. After Orochimaru injured Naruto and challenged Uchiha Cheng to a duel in seven days, Uchiha Cheng arranged for Danzo to take his place; seven days later, Danzo fought Orochimaru while Uchiha Itachi faced Danzo's group.

• Naruto told Uchiha Cheng that he had told Danzo Uchiha Cheng liked Lady Tsunade, and Uchiha Cheng chased Naruto in anger until Lady Tsunade overheard them.
• Lady Tsunade pulled Naruto aside, but Orochimaru appeared, defeated Naruto, and left a challenge for Uchiha Cheng to fight him in seven days.
• Uchiha Cheng refused to accept Orochimaru's challenge himself and asked Danzo to fight in his place; Danzo agreed after learning Naruto had been hurt.
• Seven days later, Danzo arrived to fight Orochimaru, while Uchiha Itachi declared war on Danzo's group.
• Danzo and Orochimaru began fighting.

Uchiha Cheng joined the battle after Lady Tsunade was seriously injured, then defeated Uchiha Itachi in a one-on-one duel. With Itachi defeated, Uchiha Cheng asked him a question about the two of them.

• Danzo, Lady Tsunade, and their allies fought Orochimaru, Uchiha Itachi, and their subordinates, and Itachi injured Lady Tsunade after wearing her down.
• Uchiha Cheng appeared in time to save Lady Tsunade and challenged Uchiha Itachi, but Itachi distracted him by attacking her and wounded him.
• Naruto arrived, helped Danzo against Orochimaru, and then fought Pei Jun while Uchiha Cheng and Lady Tsunade recovered.
• Uchiha Cheng returned to the fight and faced Uchiha Itachi alone, eventually defeating him as Itachi's stamina failed.
• Uchiha Itachi accepted his defeat, and Uchiha Cheng said he wanted to ask something concerning the two of them.

Uchiha Cheng learned that Uchiha Itachi had resented being compared with him, and the two made peace before Itachi left to train. After Itachi warned Cheng that someone was plotting against him, Cheng returned to find Lady Tsunade injured and unconscious, and chose to care for her rather than accept Uchiha Shisui’s challenge.

• Uchiha Itachi admitted he was jealous of Uchiha Cheng, and Cheng explained how his travels and companions had helped him grow.
• Uchiha Itachi left to train after Cheng advised him to value his friends, then warned that Orochimaru had spoken with an unknown person targeting Cheng.
• Uchiha Cheng learned that Lady Tsunade had been injured by an unknown attacker and was unconscious.
• Uchiha Cheng visited Lady Tsunade and blamed himself for her injury, while Naruto tried to comfort him.
• Uchiha Shisui challenged Uchiha Cheng, but Cheng refused to duel while caring for Lady Tsunade.
• Da San continued issuing challenges to Naruto and Danzo.

Naruto and Danzo rejected Uchiha Shisui’s challenge and set out to find medicine for Lady Tsunade, but Shisui trapped them in a pit and later fought their group. Second Pillar took the defeated Shisui away and scolded him for provoking people who had refused to fight.

• Uchiha Shisui plotted to punish Naruto and Danzo after they rejected his challenge, while Naruto and Danzo decided to focus on finding medicine for Lady Tsunade.
• Uchiha Shisui lured Naruto and Danzo into a pit and left them trapped there for three days and three nights until Jiraiya found and rescued them.
• Naruto and the others later confronted Uchiha Shisui, defeated him, and warned Second Pillar not to interfere.
• Second Pillar took Uchiha Shisui away and reprimanded him for escalating matters after Uchiha Cheng, Naruto, and Danzo refused to fight him.

Uchiha Cheng fought Second Pillar and Uchiha Shisui after they mocked his mother, while Naruto was seriously injured when Shisui took advantage of his distraction. The chapter ended with Second Pillar telling Cheng that the Uchiha Clan had killed his mother, leaving Cheng demanding to know whether it was true.

• Uchiha Cheng confronted Second Pillar and Uchiha Shisui as their argument drew a crowd, and he joined the fight when they refused to stop.
• Second Pillar mocked Uchiha Cheng's mother, pushing Cheng into a rage, while Uchiha Shisui joined in.
• Naruto defended Uchiha Cheng and traded insults with Second Pillar, allowing Uchiha Shisui to attack and seriously injure him.
• Second Pillar injured Uchiha Cheng, and both Cheng and Naruto were defeated.
• Second Pillar told Uchiha Cheng that the Uchiha Clan had killed his mother, and Cheng demanded that he repeat and explain the claim.

Second Pillar told Uchiha Cheng that members of the Uchiha Clan had killed his mother, and a letter deepened Cheng’s distress by revealing her hatred of the clan. Cheng lashed out at Madara Uchiha and then fought Jiraiya, leaving the truth about his mother unresolved.

• Second Pillar gave Uchiha Cheng a letter claiming the Uchiha Clan had killed his mother and describing how badly the clan had treated her.
• Uchiha Cheng broke down over the letter, while Naruto urged him to regain his composure and investigate.
• Jiraiya and Madara Uchiha arrived, and Cheng attacked Madara because he suspected him of involvement in his mother's death.
• Jiraiya separated Cheng and Madara, but Cheng turned on Jiraiya and the two began fighting.