Chapter Summaries

Uzumaki Masahiko reflected on his disappointing life as a weak, ridiculed ninja and prepared to accompany Uzumaki Mito to her wedding with Hashirama Senju. At midnight, his system changed his age from forty-eight to forty-seven, giving him hope that he could grow younger and live to witness the future of the ninja world.

• Masahiko reviewed his attributes and lamented that he had only just reached Standard Jonin strength at age forty-eight.
• Masahiko recalled how using Naruto's signature jutsu in battle had made him an object of ridicule and stalled his progress.
• Uzumaki Mito reminded Masahiko that he would accompany her to meet the Senju Clan's wedding procession the next day.
• Masahiko worried that the clan had chosen him because it did not respect him and wondered whether Tobirama Senju would attend.
• At midnight, Masahiko's system changed his age to forty-seven, and he realized that he might become younger instead of older.

Masahiko accompanied Mito’s wedding procession from the Uzumaki Clan to the Senju Clan, despite doubts about his role from the elders and Tobirama. The procession departed with Tobirama leading, beginning Masahiko’s new journey.

• Masahiko arrived early at the Reception Hall, fell asleep, and woke to the clansmen laughing at his panda eyes.
• The Clan Head announced that Masahiko would accompany Mito to the Senju Clan, while the second elder questioned whether he was enough protection.
• Uzumaki Muto volunteered to join the procession, but the Clan Head refused and kept the assignment with Masahiko.
• The Senju wedding procession arrived under Tobirama’s command, and Tobirama objected to Masahiko accompanying them before the Clan Head explained his reason.
• Mito entered the sedan chair, and Tobirama led the procession away from the Uzumaki Clan Compound with Masahiko accompanying her.

Masahiko escorted Mito and Tobirama toward the Senju Clan when Madara and Izuna ambushed them, and he fooled the Uchiha with a Transformation Technique that disguised an earth wall as Wood Style. After Madara returned to challenge Hashirama, he discovered Masahiko had impersonated him and faced Masahiko's max-level shuriken technique.

• Masahiko teased Tobirama during the journey and sensed an ambush near a valley.
• Tobirama led the group out to confront Madara, Izuna, and five peak jonin; Masahiko hid behind Mito's palanquin.
• Masahiko transformed himself into Hashirama and blocked Madara's Great Fire Annihilation with an earth wall disguised as Wood Style.
• Madara and Izuna left, and Masahiko revealed his trick and explained his level 10 Transformation Technique to Tobirama.
• Madara returned to fight Hashirama, realized Masahiko had fooled his Sharingan, and tried to attack him.
• Masahiko dodged Madara's counter with a max-level shuriken technique and asked what surprise the skill held.

Masahiko and the Senju escort fought Madara and his Uchiha group on the way to Hashirama’s wedding. Madara escaped after unleashing Susanoo, and the battered Senju continued toward the compound with Mito and three unconscious men in the palanquin.

• Masahiko surprised Madara with Shuriken Substitution Technique, while Tobirama and the Senju elites battled Izuna and the other Uchiha.
• Madara attacked with powerful Fire Release techniques, but Masahiko evaded them and pointed out that the Uchiha were losing ground.
• Madara ordered Izuna and the others to retreat, then used Susanoo to hold off the Senju until he could escape.
• Tobirama checked the injured Senju, and Mito proposed placing the three unconscious men in her palanquin so the group could continue quickly.
• Tobirama asked Masahiko to teach him Shuriken Substitution Technique, and Masahiko agreed on the condition that Tobirama perform a task at Hashirama’s wedding.

Masahiko helped Hashirama and Mito hold an Uzumaki-style wedding at the Senju compound after the Uchiha attacked their party. The newlyweds departed for the bridal chamber, the Senju elders discussed the war, and Masahiko gained 20 Witness Points for witnessing the wedding.

• Tobirama told Senju Butsuma that the Uchiha had attacked them on the way, and Butsuma ordered the injured cared for before the wedding.
• Mito and Tobirama supported Masahiko's request for an Uzumaki-style ceremony, and Butsuma let Tobirama officiate.
• Tobirama led Hashirama and Mito through the wedding rites, including sharing an apple, exchanging vows, and bowing to their elders and each other.
• Hashirama and Mito left for the bridal chamber while Butsuma and the Senju elders discussed relying on the Uzumaki and sending Hashirama and Tobirama to the front after a half-month's rest.
• Masahiko returned to his guest room and received 20 Witness Points for witnessing Hashirama and Mito's wedding.

Uzumaki Masahiko used Witness Points to improve his abilities, adjust his age, and unlock Water and Lightning Release, then planned to develop Wind Release: Rasenshuriken. After appearing younger at the Senju gathering, he claimed he had used the Chakra Sealing Technique, but Mito revealed that only women could learn it.

• Masahiko spent Witness Points to raise his ninjutsu levels and stats, changed his age from 47 to 36, and reached an Elite Jonin evaluation.
• Masahiko decided to focus on developing Wind Release: Rasenshuriken and fell asleep.
• Tobirama summoned Masahiko to the Main Hall, where Butsuma, Hashirama, and Mito saw his younger appearance.
• Masahiko told Butsuma that the Chakra Sealing Technique had made him look younger.
• Mito privately told Masahiko that only women could learn the Chakra Sealing Technique, leaving him unable to explain his claim.

Masahiko spent time with the Senju, helped Tobirama develop the space-time ninjutsu that became Flying Thunder God, and trained a miniature Rasenshuriken. As Masahiko prepared to return to the Uzumaki Clan, the system announced a reward for witnessing and participating in Flying Thunder God's development and naming.

• Masahiko visited Training Ground 4, demonstrated his shuriken technique to the children, and left with Tobirama to eat after his stomach growled.
• Tobirama told Masahiko about his plan for a space ninjutsu using marked kunai, and Masahiko suggested ideas while naming it Flying Thunder God.
• Masahiko spent the following days discussing Flying Thunder God with Tobirama, visiting Mito, and developing Wind Style: Rasenshuriken.
• Masahiko completed a miniature Rasenshuriken and decided to use it only as a trump card because it damaged his arm's cells.
• After another week, Masahiko planned to leave the Senju Clan, and the system awarded him five Witness Points for Flying Thunder God's development and naming.

Masahiko returned to the Uzumaki Clan Compound and learned that Muto had died in a clash with the Kaguya Clan over Frostbone Grass, making war inevitable. He spent his Witness Points to greatly increase his jutsu power and resolved to grow stronger.

• Masahiko transformed back into his former appearance before returning to the clan compound, where the Clan Head told him Muto had died in battle.
• At Muto's funeral, Masahiko learned that Kaguya Jyorai had attacked Muto's squad and that Muto had died from his injuries on the way back.
• The Clan Head explained that the Kaguya Clan had come seeking Frostbone Grass, and he told Masahiko to prepare for war.
• Masahiko considered his weakness and used his six Witness Points to increase his jutsu power by fifty-five percent.

After Muto’s death, Masahiko traveled to the Senju Clan to seek aid against the Kaguya Clan, only to learn the Senju were already preparing to attack them. The Uzumaki Clan agreed to join the campaign, and Masahiko volunteered to go with the elders.

• The Uzumaki Clan Head sent Masahiko to request Senju aid after the Kaguya Clan’s attack killed Muto, while Second Elder went to the Hyuga Clan.
• Masahiko found Hashirama, Tobirama, and the Senju Eastern Battlefield Elder preparing to leave, and realized they were mobilizing against the Kaguya Clan.
• Butsuma asked Masahiko to persuade the Uzumaki Clan to help the Senju attack Kaguya, and Masahiko agreed to pass on the request.
• Masahiko returned and told the Uzumaki Clan Head that Senju had asked them for aid, and the Clan Head assigned Second Elder and Third Elder to lead the Uzumaki force.
• Masahiko volunteered to join the campaign, hoping to earn Witness Points.

Masahiko and the Uzumaki force joined the Senju on the Eastern Plains, where the Kaguya launched a major attack led by their Clan Head. The battle ended with the Kaguya retreating, but Masahiko worried about the Uzumaki casualties.

• The Uzumaki Clan Head sent Masahiko and the two Elders with a large force to support the Senju against the Kaguya.
• Hashirama and Tobirama welcomed the Uzumaki force, and the Senju Eastern Elder told them the Kaguya had nearly routed the Senju in an earlier battle.
• The Kaguya attacked the Senju camp the next morning, with Kaguya Jyorai leading their forces in person.
• Hashirama restrained Kaguya Jyorai with Wood Style while the Uzumaki Elders and two peak jonin trapped him in a Four Violet Flames Formation.
• Masahiko fought Kaguya Xuan Xuan while Hashirama and Tobirama engaged Kaguya Take, and the Senju and Uzumaki forces inflicted heavy losses on the Kaguya.
• Kaguya Jyorai broke free with Dance of the Fern, then ordered a retreat as Masahiko wondered how many Uzumaki had died.

Masahiko and the Senju-Uzumaki alliance endured repeated battles against the Kaguya Clan while awaiting reinforcements and Hashirama’s growth. When the Kaguya Clan’s fourth plea for aid reached Uchiha Tajima, he chose to attack Kaguya instead, setting the stage for a three-way clash.

• Masahiko repeatedly held off the Kaguya second elder, helping the Senju-Uzumaki alliance withstand the Kaguya Clan’s attacks.
• Kaguya Jyorai and his commanders sent the Uchiha Clan a fourth request for help.
• Uchiha Tajima ordered his clan to attack Kaguya’s territory rather than aid the Kaguya forces, despite Madara’s objection.
• The Kaguya messenger mistook the Uchiha preparations for a promise of reinforcements, and Kaguya Jyorai planned to resume attacking the alliance.
• A Senju scout reported unusual Uchiha movements, leaving Masahiko and Hashirama troubled as the alliance prepared for a fierce battle.

The Uchiha seized the Iron Ore Mine and invaded Kaguya territory, forcing Kaguya Jyorai to abandon the allied battle. Kaguya Take trapped the allied forces in a bone prison, but Masahiko broke them out with a powerful new jutsu; Kaguya Jyorai then found his clan grounds burning as Senju reinforcements arrived.

• Madara led the Uchiha in taking the Iron Ore Mine, then advanced into Kaguya territory and destroyed its strongholds.
• Kaguya Jyorai ordered his forces to withdraw from the allied battle and counterattack the Uchiha, while the Kaguya fought the Senju and Uzumaki forces with desperate resolve.
• Kaguya Take stayed behind, used the Bone Prison Technique to trap the allied forces, and spent his life creating the massive barrier.
• Tobirama escaped the prison but could not break it from outside, so Masahiko blasted open a passage with Wind Style—Rasenshuriken and badly injured his arm.
• Kaguya Jyorai reached his clan grounds and found them burning and strewn with corpses, while Senju reinforcements arrived for the allied forces.

The Senju and Uzumaki joined the Uchiha at the Kaguya compound, where they fought Kaguya Jyorai and the remaining Kaguya forces. Jyorai died after a prolonged battle, while the Kaguya Second Elder escaped across the sea with a few clansmen, and Masahiko gained 50 Witness Points.

• Hashirama persuaded the Senju and Uzumaki elders to march on the Kaguya compound after Masahiko suggested the Uchiha might claim its spoils.
• The Senju, Uzumaki, and Uchiha forces joined the battle, with Hashirama fighting alongside Madara and Tobirama attacking the remaining Kaguya clansmen.
• Kaguya Jyorai ordered his clan to retreat east to the Land of Water, then used the Bone Solidification Technique to fight the allied leaders.
• Masahiko repeatedly entered the battle to save Hashirama, Madara, and the two Uzumaki elders before Jyorai's Bloodline Disease flared and killed him.
• The Kaguya Third Elder died, the Second Elder escaped overseas with a handful of clansmen, and Masahiko received 50 Witness Points for witnessing the Kaguya Clan Extermination.

Masahiko suspected Black Zetsu was manipulating events across the Warring States era and resolved to study the Uzumaki Clan’s Sealing Jutsu. After the allied clans divided the Kaguya Clan’s supplies, the badly depleted Uzumaki returned home, where Masahiko treated his wound and fell asleep.

• Masahiko sensed a presence near the battlefield and suspected it was Black Zetsu, whom he linked to several past conflicts and the Black Market.
• Black Zetsu watched from underground and vowed to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki, while plotting against the Senju, Uchiha, Hyuga, Kaguya, and Uzumaki clans.
• The Uzumaki, Senju, and Uchiha disputed the Kaguya Clan’s supplies, then gave the Uzumaki twenty percent and split the rest evenly between the Senju and Uchiha.
• Masahiko noted that the Uzumaki expedition had lost nearly half its members and resolved to focus on studying Sealing Jutsu instead of joining another war soon.
• The Uzumaki returned to their clan land after nightfall, and Masahiko bandaged his arm before falling asleep from exhaustion.

After recovering from his battle injuries, Masahiko spent five years mastering the Uzumaki Clan’s Sealing Jutsu in seclusion. He emerged to learn that Hashirama and Madara had succeeded their fathers as clan heads after both fathers died in battle, and that the ninja world’s older generation was retiring.

• After attending the funeral, Masahiko received the Uzumaki Clan’s Sealing Jutsu scroll from the Clan Head and used attribute points to heal his injured arm.
• Masahiko studied the clan’s sealing techniques, learned several over the next two months, and eventually reached Sealing Jutsu Level 5 after five years of training.
• Masahiko emerged from seclusion and heard that the First Elder had retired and that the Second and Third Elders were considering retirement as well.
• The Clan Head told Masahiko that Senju Butsuma and Uchiha Tajima had died fighting at Kazama Valley two years earlier, and that Hashirama and Madara had become clan heads and reached their fathers’ level of strength.
• Masahiko reviewed his improved attributes and noted that his Sealing Jutsu had surpassed his Wind Release.

Masahiko learned that Hashirama and Mito had come to visit the Uzumaki Clan and discovered that Mito was pregnant. He was appointed First Elder and agreed to help the Senju investigate the Balance Clan, while Tobirama’s gift of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique left Masahiko lamenting lost Witness Points.

• The Uzumaki Clan Head proposed that Masahiko become an elder, but news that Hashirama was bringing Mito home interrupted them.
• Masahiko welcomed Hashirama, Mito, and Tobirama, then helped hide the fact that he had once mastered the Yin Seal.
• The Uzumaki Clan Head learned that Mito was pregnant and welcomed the couple into the Main Hall.
• Hashirama explained that the Balance Clan’s transformations had caused Senju casualties and asked for a sealing specialist to help.
• The Uzumaki Clan Head named Masahiko the current First Elder, and Masahiko accepted the chance to investigate the Balance Clan.
• Tobirama presented the Uzumaki Clan with a scroll of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, prompting Masahiko to regret losing Witness Points.

Masahiko accompanied Hashirama from the Senju Clan Compound to the Balance Clan territory and discovered that the Senju had already made peace with the Balance Clan. After sensing something strange in the Balance Clan’s chakra, Masahiko agreed to join Hashirama’s meeting with its head the next day.

• Hashirama left the Uzumaki Clan with Masahiko and returned to the Senju Compound, where he finished handling clan affairs while Tobirama stayed behind.
• Masahiko and Hashirama traveled toward the Balance Clan territory, spent the night in a wooden cabin, and reached the area the following evening.
• Masahiko sensed unusual chakra near the Balance Clan, and he and Hashirama searched for two hours before finding the Senju camp.
• Senju Tenyu told Hashirama that the Balance Clan had sought peace, explained the attacks as the result of its clansmen losing their reason, and paid compensation.
• Senju Tenyu said the Balance Clan Head wanted to meet Hashirama, and Masahiko agreed to accompany him the next day.

Masahiko and Hashirama visited the Balance Clan, where Masahiko discovered that their Transformation Technique came from mutated Natural Energy and was destroying the clan. After sealing the ability in every clan member, Masahiko stopped Hashirama from leaving and offered to explain how the clan had gained it.

• The Balance Clan Head welcomed Hashirama and Masahiko and asked whether Masahiko could seal the clan’s Transformation Technique.
• The Balance Clan Head’s Second Brother attacked Hashirama with his Transformation Technique, but Hashirama restrained him with Wood Style and demonstrated his superior strength.
• The Balance Clan Head told his people that the technique had caused their numbers to fall from over three thousand to fewer than one thousand and asked them to give it up.
• Masahiko examined the Balance Clan Head and explained that sealing the technique would also suppress the clan’s mutated bloodline, potentially weakening future descendants.
• Masahiko developed a Bloodline Sealing Technique and spent another half month sealing the Transformation Technique in every Balance Clan member, earning two Witness Points.
• As Hashirama prepared to return to the Senju Clan, Masahiko stopped him and asked whether he wanted to know how the Balance Clan had gained the Transformation Technique.

Masahiko and Hashirama discovered Shikkotsu Forest beyond the Rashomon palace, where the Slug Sage agreed to teach them Sage Mode. Masahiko received Witness Points for Hashirama obtaining the ability early and worried this might change the balance between Hashirama and Madara.

• Masahiko revealed an underground palace, and Hashirama signed the Five Layered Rashomon contract.
• Masahiko sensed a hidden passage beneath the central gate, and he and Hashirama followed it into Shikkotsu Forest.
• The Slug Sage recognized Hashirama as Asura’s reincarnation and explained that Masahiko might struggle to use Sage Mode without Yang Release Chakra.
• The Slug Sage began teaching Hashirama and Masahiko Sage Mode, and Masahiko received Witness Points for Hashirama obtaining it early.
• Masahiko realized Hashirama could gain a major advantage over Madara and worried that this might lead to Konoha being established sooner.

Masahiko realized that he could not learn Sage Mode through training, so he used Witness Points to unlock it through his Attribute Panel and strengthen himself with Yang Release. He left himself powerful enough to contend with Madara while Hashirama prepared to return to the war against the Uchiha.

• Masahiko noticed that changing the plot had increased the Witness Points he received, but decided to let events unfold naturally.
• Hashirama mastered Sage Mode over several months while Masahiko remained unable to draw Natural Energy into his body.
• Masahiko spent Witness Points raising Technique to +10 and discovered that it could be converted into Sage Mode, which also granted him Yang Release.
• Masahiko invested 19 Witness Points in Yang Release and the rest in Earth Release and Wind Release, greatly increasing his strength and Chakra reserves.
• Masahiko concluded that he could now barely contend with Madara.