Chapter Summaries

After returning from the Land of Hot Water, Uchiha Gin and Uchiha Hikari discovered that Konoha was celebrating the birth of Hashirama Senju’s granddaughter, Tsunade. Gin soothed the crying infant with a gold brick, and Hashirama vowed to raise her as a renowned ninja.

• Uchiha Hikari pressured Otsutsuki Tsukihime for information about Otsutsuki Bi Luo, and Tsukihime left the inn before Gin and Hikari returned home.
• Uchiha Hikari flew Gin across half the Fire Country in a Susanoo transformed into a J20, leaving him airsick when they reached Konoha.
• Uchiha Gin learned that Hashirama Senju had gained a granddaughter and found Hashirama, Tobirama Senju, and Uchiha Madara struggling to quiet the crying baby.
• Uchiha Gin calmed Tsunade by showing her a gold brick, which she grabbed and held tightly.
• Hashirama Senju explained that Tsunade was a princess and vowed to raise her as a ninja, while Gin teased Uchiha Madara about being unmarried.

Uchiha Gin reported on Shamon’s fight with Shukaku while Uchiha Madara was pressured into taking an emergency mission and jokingly threatened to start a war. At home, Gin discovered Senju Itama was secretly preparing a gift for baby Tsunade, who had been named by Hashirama Senju.

• Uchiha Madara complained about losing his New Year money, then agreed to take an urgent S-rank mission after Hashirama Senju asked him.
• Uchiha Madara declared he would start a Ninja World War, but Uchiha Gin knocked him on the head and reminded him it was still Konoha Year 13.
• Uchiha Gin held baby Tsunade, gave her two Gold Bricks, and got his clothes wet before Senju Taohua arrived to change her.
• Uchiha Gin told Hashirama Senju and Senju Tobirama how Shamon had fought Shukaku using the Dragon Pulse power in Rōran.
• Uchiha Gin caught Senju Itama hiding a large gift box, and she took it to Hashirama Senju’s residence to visit baby Tsunade.
• Senju Itama learned that Hashirama Senju had named the baby Tsunade and complained about the name her father, Senju Butsuma, had given her.

Senju Taohua asked Senju Itama when she would return to the Senju Clan and marry Uchiha Gin, prompting Itama to vow she would win him over. Five years later, Uchiha Gin upgraded his Heartsteel Chest to Five Steel, promoted Morino Ibiki to the Interrogation Department, and found little Tsunade sneaking around his home.

• Senju Taohua worried that Senju Itama lacked a proper place with Uchiha Gin and asked when he would marry her.
• Senju Itama declared she would win Uchiha Gin and return to the Senju Clan in a grand wedding.
• Five years later, Uchiha Gin deliberately lost a fight in Konoha Prison, collected Heart Energy, and upgraded his Heartsteel Chest from Three Steel to Five Steel.
• Uchiha Gin offered Morino Ibiki a position in the Interrogation Department after recognizing his intimidating appearance.
• Uchiha Gin caught little Tsunade peeking through his door, lifted her into the air, and gave her a Gold Brick for pocket money.

Uchiha Gin took little Tsunade to the Cold Drink Shop, where they encountered Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Dan, Hatake Sakumo, and Might Duy arguing over which Tailed Beast Knight was strongest. The children invited Tsunade to join their pooled drink order just as Gin offered to buy her ice cream.

• Little Tsunade asked Uchiha Gin about the strongest Tailed Beast Knight and explained that she supported the Nine-Tailed Knight and was a fan of Grandpa Madara.
• Senju Itama arrived, argued with Tsunade, and asked her to keep Uchiha Gin from sneaking food before Gin took Tsunade out for a walk.
• Uchiha Gin led Tsunade to the Cold Drink Shop, where Jiraiya and Orochimaru disputed whether the Seven-Tailed or Six-Tailed Knight was strongest.
• Dan supported the Five-Tailed Knight, Hatake Sakumo chose the One-Tailed Knight, and Might Duy declared the Eight-Tailed Knight the best.
• Uchiha Gin offered to buy Tsunade two Crispy Cones, while Jiraiya told her their group was one fifty ryo short of completing its shared drink order.

Uchiha Gin treated little Tsunade and her classmates to milk tea, then promised they could put future drinks on his tab. After noticing Jiraiya had packed a drink for an absent friend, Gin followed him and extended the offer to that friend as well.

• Tsunade introduced Uchiha Gin to Jiraiya, Dan Katō, Might Duy, Orochimaru, and Hatake Sakumo as her grandfather, and Gin offered to pay for their drinks.
• The children ordered milk tea and other drinks, while Tsunade demonstrated her punches and sent Jiraiya flying after he accidentally spat a tapioca pearl at her.
• Gin told the children they could put drinks on his tab whenever they were in Konoha and alive.
• Tsunade and her classmates argued over which Tailed Beast Knight was strongest, and Gin said the winner would have to be decided by fighting.
• Jiraiya packed an extra triple-mix milk tea for an absent friend, and Gin followed him to offer the friend free drinks on his tab too.

Uchiha Gin reunited with Uchiha Eimi, then took little Tsunade home, where her questions and accusations upset Senju Itama. After Tsunade and Itama left, Gin told Wang Liang he would launch the First Knight War as the Desire Grand Prix, with a wish as its prize.

• Uchiha Eimi invited Uchiha Gin to her home for shrimp noodles, but little Tsunade stopped him from going.
• Uchiha Gin promised little Tsunade she would soon learn who the strongest Tailed Beast Knight was, then Senju Itama served them chicken soup.
• Little Tsunade told Senju Itama that Gin had nearly gone home with Eimi, and Itama scolded him and stepped on his foot.
• Senju Itama took little Tsunade home and told Uchiha Gin to wash the dishes.
• Uchiha Gin told Wang Liang that the Knights lacked motivation and announced the First Knight War, naming it the Desire Grand Prix and offering the winner one wish.

Uchiha Gin entered the Tailed Beasts’ meeting and promised freedom to the final victor, then sent invitations summoning every Rider to battle. Riders across the ninja nations reacted to the letters, and Shamon, Hozuki Gengetsu, Mū, Ōnoki, Kinkaku, Ginkaku, and Kakuzu prepared or debated whether to attend.

• Uchiha Gin infiltrated the Tailed Beasts’ chat, watched the divided beasts argue, and promised freedom to the last victor in a coming fight.
• Uchiha Gin sent a gold-edged black envelope to every Rider, whose message warned that Riders were destined for unavoidable battles.
• Shamon left the Wind Country, and Chiyo showed Lie Dou her invitation; Lie Dou ordered her to bring Shamon back.
• Hozuki Gengetsu and Katsura received invitations and decided to face the battle together, while Mū insisted that he and Ōnoki verify the summons.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku accepted Gin-sensei’s invitation as Kakuzu asked Chomei whether he could forfeit, then resigned himself to the battle.

Uchiha Madara and Tobirama Senju argued over a letter inviting Madara to a Knight War, while Hashirama Senju took Tsunade to a gambling house during his vacation. Tsunade's winning streak ended with Hashirama suddenly collapsing, leaving his condition unknown.

• Tobirama Senju snatched Uchiha Madara's letter and learned that it concerned a Knight War and the Nine-Tails, but Madara burned it and said he would wait for the organizers.
• Hashirama Senju sneaked out with Tsunade and brought her to a gambling house instead of the amusement park, promising to buy her boba milk tea with his winnings.
• Hashirama Senju lost nearly all his chips, so he gave his last one to Tsunade, who bet on triple sixes and won a huge pile of chips.
• Tsunade continued winning at the tables and asked Hashirama Senju to put all their chips on triple sixes, which came up again.
• Hashirama Senju turned pale and collapsed just after Tsunade celebrated their second triple-six win.

Uchiha Gin discovered that Hashirama Senju had fallen into a coma because Ashura’s reincarnation Chakra had vanished from his soul, and he stabilized Hashirama with a Healing Orb. Outside the ward, Uchiha Madara agreed to enter the Knight War to save Hashirama, while Tobirama Senju planned to supervise him.

• Konoha Hospital’s doctors failed to identify why Hashirama Senju was unconscious, so they summoned Uchiha Gin for a consultation.
• Uchiha Gin used Super Perception and found Hashirama’s consciousness weakened and the portion of his soul tied to Ashura’s reincarnation Chakra missing.
• Uchiha Gin’s Rogue Armor treatment worsened Hashirama’s condition, so he removed it and placed a Healing Orb around Hashirama’s neck to offset his draining life force.
• Tobirama Senju urged Uchiha Madara to enter the Knight War and win, and Uchiha Madara agreed while Tobirama planned to bring Hiruzen along.
• Uchiha Gin burst through the ward door as Uchiha Madara and Tobirama Senju argued, joking that the conversation needed a door’s bang.

Uchiha Gin convinced Uchiha Madara and Tobirama Senju that Hashirama Senju was gravely ill, prompting Tobirama to assemble the F6 for a secret mission. The group prepared to leave with Madara, while a pregnant Rider named Mako also headed toward an ominous gathering; the chapter ended with Madara confronting Tobirama at the Valley of the End after catching him urinating on his statue.

• Uchiha Gin falsely implied that Hashirama Senju was near death, then reassured little Tsunade and Senju Itama that Hashirama would be fine.
• Uchiha Madara retrieved his Gray Driver and resolved to fight, while Tobirama Senju summoned the F6 and told them that Madara was their only hope of saving Hashirama.
• Tobirama ordered the F6 to prepare for a departure the next morning, and Uchiha Gin gave Kagami Uchiha a mysterious bracelet for emergencies.
• In Nozama, Mako decided to attend a dangerous gathering despite her pregnancy after receiving a letter from DiQi-bro threatening to revoke the qualification of anyone who stayed away.
• At the Valley of the End, Tobirama urinated on Uchiha Madara's stone statue, and Madara angrily threatened to cut him off.

Tobirama Senju led Uchiha Madara and his disciples toward the Rain Country to supervise the Knight War, while Uchiha Gin prepared a venue there. In the Kamui Dimension, Uchiha Gin discovered a corpse of Nagato Uzumaki that vanished during a system timeline correction, then found a Secret Technique Guidance Ticket left behind.

• Tobirama Senju deflected Uchiha Madara's anger over the statue with a signed restroom project document, and Uchiha Madara decided to investigate Konoha's accounts.
• Tobirama Senju, Uchiha Madara, Kagami Uchiha, and the five disciples departed for the Rain Country after Tobirama Senju explained Hashirama Senju's illness and their mission to supervise the Knight War.
• Tobirama Senju told the group that the other villages' Tailed Beast Knights were already traveling to the Rain Country, and explained that the invitation chose the venue because rainy days went better with knights.
• Uchiha Gin arrived in the Rain Country and decided to build the Knight War stage from stone blocks stored in the Kamui Dimension.
• Uchiha Gin found Nagato Uzumaki's corpse in the Kamui Dimension, and the system announced and completed a correction for an unstable timeline that made the corpse disappear.
• Uchiha Gin picked up a white paper rose left where Nagato Uzumaki had lain and received a Secret Technique Guidance Ticket.

Uchiha Gin used the Kamui Dimension’s stone pillars to build an arena, prompting its owner to vow to change the password. At the Rain Country border, Knights gathered for the war, where Uchiha Madara arrived in Susanoo and the Gin-Kin Brothers attacked Tobirama Senju instead of him.

• Uchiha Gin inspected the Never-Fading Flower, stored it for later, entered Tenseigan Mode, and made a stone-pillar arena from the Kamui Dimension’s pillars.
• After Uchiha Gin left, a masked figure found the pillars missing and blamed Kakashi for stealing them, vowing to change the Kamui Dimension’s password.
• Shamon refused Chiyo’s plea to return home, and they encountered Hozuki Gengetsu and Katsura on the way to the designated arena.
• Mū and Ōnoki watched as Uchiha Madara arrived in Susanoo with Tobirama Senju, surprising the assembled Knights and prompting them to ready their Drivers.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku pierced Susanoo and charged Tobirama Senju, who escaped with his signature technique as Uchiha Madara watched.
• Uchiha Madara offered to help the Gin-Kin Brothers pursue Tobirama Senju after learning they hated him.

Uchiha Gin gathered the Knights for the first Knight War, announced its free-for-all rules, and promised a real prize that could cure Hashirama Senju. As the competitors assembled, Kakuzu allied with Mako, while Tobirama Senju and his group watched from nearby and Chiyo was sent to the viewing platform.

• Kinkaku refused Uchiha Madara's offer to help, and the Gin-Kin Brothers left to seek revenge on Tobirama Senju.
• Kakuzu met Mako and Fire God on the way to the competition and agreed to help Mako save her child in exchange for payment.
• Uchiha Gin welcomed the Knights to the island stage, announced the Desire Grand Prix's free-for-all rules, and confirmed that the prize was real.
• Tobirama Senju and his companions watched from the water, while Uchiha Gin sent Chiyo to the viewing platform instead of letting her join the competition.
• Chiyo bought lemonade and crispy cones from Snow King, who announced her purchase over a loudspeaker.

Uchiha Gin cleared the viewing platform and the contestants prepared for the match, but Ōnoki’s opening attack struck Kakuzu instead of Mako and destroyed Kakuzu’s clothes. After Mū reprimanded Ōnoki, Gin officially began the game.

• Snow King sold milk tea to Fire God, whose delighted reaction drew attention from the onlookers.
• Chiyo learned that Fire God was Mako’s husband and saw his powerful aura briefly emerge before he returned to his unassuming appearance.
• Ōnoki attacked Mako with Dust Release: Clothing Removal Technique, but Kakuzu rushed in front of her and raised an Earth Style Wall.
• Dust Release destroyed Kakuzu’s clothing, and he put on a spare outfit while demanding compensation and threatening Ōnoki.
• Mū ordered Ōnoki to spend three months confined in the Dark Room, and Uchiha Gin raised a flag and announced the start of the game.

The Riders’ battle began as Mū and Hozuki Gengetsu transformed and clashed, while Katsura and Ōnoki fought nearby. Ginkaku sought Shamon’s Tailed Beast Card for Matatabi, but Shamon refused to surrender it.

• Mū asked Hozuki Gengetsu to team up, but Gengetsu refused, so both transformed and prepared to fight.
• Mū charged Gengetsu, who spread corrosive venom across the arena to block him.
• Katsura stopped Ōnoki from interfering, and the two transformed and began fighting with ice and fire.
• Matatabi urged Ginkaku to attack Shukaku because the One-Tail had insulted her online, so Ginkaku abandoned his search for Tobirama Senju.
• Ginkaku asked Shamon to lend him his Tailed Beast Card, but Shamon refused, saying it was Sunagakure’s treasure.

Shamon transformed into the One-Tail Rider and used a wind-powered bow to fight Ginkaku at range while Uchiha Madara watched. Madara then confronted Mako, but Kakuzu stepped in to protect her, prompting Madara to transform into the Nine-Tails Rider.

• Ginkaku transformed into the Two-Tails Rider, and Shamon answered by transforming into the One-Tail Rider.
• Shamon activated his wind-powered bow and fired arrows at Ginkaku while retreating from close combat.
• Uchiha Gin asked Uchiha Madara why he had not joined the fights, and Madara said he wanted to challenge him after proving himself.
• Uchiha Madara approached Mako and startled her, then recognized the Senju scent she carried.
• Kakuzu stepped between Madara and Mako, transformed into the Seven-Tails Rider, and challenged Madara.
• Uchiha Madara transformed into the Nine-Tails Rider to face Kakuzu.

Kakuzu fought Uchiha Madara to protect Mako, enduring repeated defeats until he declared that he was protecting other people’s dreams. Mako then revealed her own transformation Driver and prepared to become an Amazon, leaving the crowd shocked by the appearance of a previously unknown monster.

• Uchiha Madara overwhelmed Kakuzu in combat, but Kakuzu kept getting back up and used Absorb Queen and Fusion Jack to transform and renew his attack.
• Uchiha Madara defeated Kakuzu again, then spared him after recognizing that he was fighting to protect someone else’s dream.
• Mako stepped between Uchiha Madara and the badly injured Kakuzu, revealing a Gray Driver hidden in her bag.
• Mako inserted a crimson card depicting a man-eating demon into the Driver, and Eight-Tails identified the creature as Satoru.
• Mako announced that she called herself an Amazon as the spectators watched her transformation begin.

Mako transformed into a ferocious knight and fought Uchiha Madara until Uchiha Gin interrupted to impose a rule protecting her abdomen. While Gin entertained Fire God and Chiyo on the Viewing Platform, he spotted familiar auras and left; meanwhile, Kagami Uchiha reported from a distant tower and avoided drinking Koharu’s suspicious “tonic” after Torifu exposed her scheme.

• Mako transformed into a dark crimson knight and launched a fierce attack on Uchiha Madara.
• Uchiha Gin stopped Madara from kicking Mako’s abdomen and declared that attacking a woman’s abdomen was forbidden.
• Gin returned to the Viewing Platform, accepted Fire God’s offer to buy drinks, and discussed the lack of spectators with Chiyo.
• Gin sensed familiar auras nearby and vanished through a black hole after declaring that he had an idea.
• Kagami Uchiha reported the battle to Tobirama Senju while Utatane Koharu offered him a water bottle.
• Torifu Akimichi revealed that Koharu had poured out the water, and Koharu claimed she had prepared a restorative tonic for Kagami.

Uchiha Gin brought Tobirama Senju and his disciples to the Viewing Platform, where he stopped Kinkaku from attacking Tobirama before the match. In the arena, Ginkaku trapped Shamon with Freeze Advent, and Shamon activated a mysterious buckle as Ginkaku charged.

• Utatane Koharu poured out the unknown liquid instead of giving it to Danzo, while Hiruzen tried to make Danzo understand her rejection.
• Uchiha Gin appeared beside the group, evaded Tobirama Senju’s attempt to mark him, and kicked Danzo before inviting everyone to the Viewing Platform.
• Tobirama Senju and his disciples joined Chiyo on the Viewing Platform, where Kinkaku charged at Tobirama and Uchiha Gin restrained him with a sealing technique.
• Kinkaku returned to the arena and urged Ginkaku to speed up the match.
• Ginkaku used Freeze Advent to trap Shamon’s legs in ice, and Shamon activated a second buckle with Magnet Release Power.

Shamon transformed into the Tanuki Knight with Shukaku controlling his body, while Uchiha Gin disrupted the fake matches and pushed the other Tailed Beasts to make their hosts fight seriously. Kakuzu then prepared to face Uchiha Madara by sacrificing all twelve Earth Grudge Fear masks to contain Chomei’s origin power, ending as golden armor formed around him.

• Shukaku gave Shamon Magnet Release power and took control of his Tanuki Knight form, while Ginkaku loaded Matatabi’s Wild Tiger power to fight him.
• Uchiha Gin exposed the feigned battles among Mū, Hozuki Gengetsu, Katsura, and Ōnoki, then loosened the restraints on the Four-Tails, Five-Tails, and Six-Tails and urged them to fight for freedom.
• The Tailed Beasts’ malice drove Mū and Hozuki Gengetsu, as well as Katsura and Ōnoki, to abandon their staged matches and attack one another in earnest.
• Kakuzu woke after Mako treated him, told her to surrender if he failed, and approached Uchiha Madara alone while Chomei agreed to lend him its power.
• Kakuzu fed all twelve Earth Grudge Fear masks into his Driver and loaded Chomei’s Seven-Tails Card; the masks contained the violent power as golden armor formed across his body.