Chapter Summaries

Masahiko used Curse Removal on Kagami and stopped his Mangekyō Sharingan from worsening his vision, then removed the supposed infertility curses from the Senju clan. Meanwhile, Orochimaru experimented on captured Iwagakure ninja with Masahiko’s blood, suspecting its unusual compatibility might explain his healing and longevity.

• Masahiko used Curse Removal on Kagami, whose eyesight stopped deteriorating when he activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, though his lost vision did not return.
• Masahiko removed the curses from every Senju clan member and told them his sealing formula addressed infertility, without knowing what the curses truly were.
• Orochimaru killed several captured Iwagakure ninja while testing whether Hashirama’s or Madara’s cells could be tolerated by ordinary bodies.
• Orochimaru injected Masahiko’s blood into captured Iwagakure ninja and found that their bodies accepted it unusually well.
• Orochimaru recalled Masahiko’s healing ability and longevity, then decided there was only one way to investigate further.

Masahiko visited Sara and agreed to take Obito to the battlefield, but learned that the Third Shinobi War had already ended. Obito awakened his two-tomoe Sharingan in frustration, and the war ended in Konoha's forty-fourth year.

• Masahiko visited Sara at the Taobao Shop and learned that Obito had been looking for him.
• Obito asked Masahiko to take him to the battlefield, explaining that Rin and the other Chunin had gone with Kagami while he had failed the Chunin Exams.
• Masahiko agreed to take Obito to experience the battlefield, and Obito revealed that he had already packed.
• Masahiko received notice that the Third Shinobi War had ended, learned that Iwagakure had withdrawn, and canceled the trip.
• Obito's frustration awakened his two-tomoe Sharingan as the Third Shinobi War came to an end in Konoha's forty-fourth year.

After returning from the war, Obito learned that Rin was safe and later heard she was preparing to become Tsunade’s disciple. Tsunade chose Rin and Shizune, while Orochimaru selected Anko Mitarashi, leaving Masahiko uneasy about Orochimaru’s interest in her.

• Masahiko tricked Obito into thinking Rin had died in the war, then told him she had returned earlier and was working at Konoha Hospital.
• Obito told Masahiko that Tsunade and Orochimaru were taking disciples, and Masahiko joined their selections.
• Tsunade chose Rin Nohara and Shizune as disciples after a formal assessment.
• Orochimaru told Masahiko that Jiraiya had taken an older disciple in the Land of Rain, and Masahiko warned him to stay away from human experimentation.
• Orochimaru picked Anko Mitarashi from a roster without conducting an assessment, earning Masahiko ten Witness Points and making him suspect something was off.

Masahiko examined Sakumo’s new arm and took him to Ichiraku Ramen, where he learned that Orochimaru’s actions on a classified mission had become public. As the controversy spread through Konoha, Senju Nawaki publicly condemned Orochimaru, leaving Masahiko suspecting a scheme to target both men.

• Masahiko inspected Sakumo’s steel-and-Chakra Conducting Metal arm and said he would seek a better replacement.
• Masahiko and Sakumo went to Ichiraku Ramen, where Masahiko overheard that Orochimaru had abandoned captured comrades during a mission.
• Sakumo told Masahiko that details of Orochimaru’s classified S-rank mission had been exposed, and Masahiko urged him to stay out of the matter for now.
• The controversy spread through Konoha, dividing civilians and ninja over whether missions or comrades should come first.
• Senju Nawaki publicly condemned Orochimaru’s decision, prompting Masahiko to wonder whether someone was trying to target both men.

Masahiko recognized Danzo's scheme to undermine Nawaki and Orochimaru in the contest to succeed Hiruzen, and decided to interfere. He coached Nawaki to draw Hiruzen and Danzo into the dispute, leaving the two powerful figures publicly backing opposing candidates.

• Masahiko investigated Konoha's debate over whether ninjas should prioritize missions or rescuing companions, then concluded Orochimaru needed to explain his past choice if he hoped to become Hokage.
• Masahiko asked Orochimaru about the controversy, but Orochimaru dismissed it as a trick and showed that his strength had improved.
• At the Senju Clan Compound, Tsunade said Orochimaru's actions could be justified, while Masahiko argued that Nawaki was right to prioritize his companions.
• Masahiko told Nawaki that Danzo was manipulating the Hokage succession contest and instructed him to bring other influential figures into the dispute.
• The next day, Hiruzen publicly supported Nawaki, while Danzō publicly supported Orochimaru.

Masahiko turned the village’s argument over whether missions or companions mattered more into a public debate, which ended with the companions-first side victorious. Two years later, as Masahiko sought more Witness Points, a mysterious letter signed with jagged teeth summoned him to meet Ringo Ameyuri.

• Masahiko expanded the dispute between Nawaki and Orochimaru into a village-wide debate and added Jiraiya’s supposed support to Nawaki’s camp.
• Masahiko persuaded Hiruzen and Danzo to take part in a public debate at Konoha Stadium, where Hiruzen argued for the Will of Fire and Danzo struggled to defend putting missions first.
• The companions-first side won the debate, while Hiruzen and Danzo discussed Konoha’s prospects and Hiruzen assigned Minato to lead the coming peace negotiations in the Land of Earth.
• Over the next two years, Masahiko involved himself in Konoha affairs but earned only 80 Witness Points, mostly from Obito becoming a Chunin and Kakashi becoming a Jonin.
• Masahiko received a letter saying to meet at the old place, signed with jagged teeth, and suspected Ringo Ameyuri was behind it.

Masahiko learned that Ringo Ameyuri had found Yahiko’s Akatsuki branch and gave her medicine while ordering her to protect Yahiko. Back in Konoha, Tsunade asked his approval to teach Rin the Shadow Seal Jutsu and proposed a dice game to decide whether he would support Nawaki or Minato for Fourth Hokage.

• Masahiko met Ringo Ameyuri and learned that Yahiko led an Akatsuki group in the Land of Rain, while a mysterious master connected it to the organization Masahiko sought.
• Masahiko gave Ringo Ameyuri medicine and told her to save Yahiko if he faced danger and to work toward joining the real Akatsuki Organization.
• Tsunade asked Masahiko for permission to teach Nohara Rin the Shadow Seal Jutsu, and he approved.
• Tsunade told Masahiko that Jiraiya favored Minato for Fourth Hokage, while Nawaki still dreamed of the position.
• Masahiko proposed that he and Tsunade roll their old dice cups, with the winner deciding whether he would support Nawaki or Minato.

Masahiko investigated a Jonin meeting about the Fourth Hokage selection after Kushina asked him to help Minato. He learned that Konoha’s elders backed Minato partly to keep him and Kushina from joining the Land of Whirlpools, leaving Masahiko hurt by their distrust.

• Masahiko and Tsunade tied in a dice game, and he wondered whether to support Minato or Nawaki for Hokage.
• Kushina asked Masahiko to help Minato after learning he had not been invited to a Jonin meeting.
• Masahiko used Kaguya Will Mode to hide inside the Hokage Office Building and observe the meeting.
• Hiruzen urged the elders to support Minato, and Danzo warned that Konoha might lose both Minato and Kushina to the Land of Whirlpools if Minato was not chosen.
• Kagami objected to the elders’ distrust of the Land of Whirlpools, then left after Hiruzen stayed silent and Utatane Koharu cited Masahiko’s age.
• Masahiko reassured Kushina that Hiruzen was gathering support for Minato, then privately cursed the elders for calling him doomed to die.

Masahiko prepared to take Sara back to the Land of Whirlpools while the Fourth Hokage selection concluded with Minato’s victory. Minato formally became the Fourth Hokage, and Masahiko gained Witness Points for witnessing the succession.

• Masahiko decided to take Sara to the Land of Whirlpools and funded a larger Ichiraku Ramen shop there, giving Sara half ownership.
• After two more months, Jiraiya’s support helped Minato defeat Nawaki in the selection for Fourth Hokage.
• At Minato’s inauguration, Obito introduced Masahiko to his new little brother, Uchiha Shisui.
• Hiruzen handed the Hokage hat to Minato, who became the Fourth Hokage at the end of Konoha’s forty-sixth year.
• Masahiko received 50 (*2) Witness Points for witnessing and slightly altering the Fourth Hokage succession.

Masahiko helped oversee Minato and Kushina’s wedding, then returned to his quiet routine while waiting for Naruto’s birth. At the end of Year 47, he learned Mikoto was pregnant again and discovered Nawaki planned to name a son Senju Masahiko.

• Nanako accepted Konoha’s marriage proposal for Kushina and arranged a large dowry, including the money Konoha owed Masahiko.
• Masahiko set Minato and Kushina’s wedding for March 1, Year 47, and Nanako officiated the ceremony at Konoha Stadium.
• Masahiko blessed the newlyweds, gained 20 Witness Points, and hoped for Naruto’s birth.
• Masahiko spent the rest of the year wandering Konoha for Witness Points, while Neji was born in July without earning him any.
• After hearing that Mikoto was pregnant again, Masahiko asked Nawaki what he planned to name the child, and Nawaki said he wanted to name a son Senju Masahiko.

Masahiko secretly trained Itachi for three months using his bizarre special methods, then visited Minato and pregnant Kushina. The chapter ended when Iko arrived with news that Nanako was sick.

• After Nawaki refused to change his newborn's name, Masahiko confirmed that Meilin was pregnant and took Fugaku's photograph to prepare a prank.
• Masahiko began personally training Itachi, teaching him chakra extraction while repeatedly pinching his nose and using Fugaku's photograph as a focus.
• Over the next three months, Masahiko taught Itachi introductory ninja skills, including the Three Body Jutsu and kunai throwing, and told him to keep the training secret.
• Masahiko visited Minato and Kushina, learned that Kushina was getting along with the Nine-Tails, and reassured Minato that he would watch over it during the birth.
• Two days later, Iko arrived and told Masahiko that Nanako was sick.

Masahiko learned that Nanako was gravely ill, so he brought Kushina back to the Land of Whirlpools and devoted himself to caring for his aging disciple. As Kushina gave birth to Naruto, Masahiko stayed beside Nanako, who was too weak to see the newborn.

• Iko told Masahiko that Nanako had been ill for half a year, and he brought Kushina from Konoha to the Land of Whirlpools.
• Masahiko closed his shop and left a note for Obito and Rin saying he would be away for three to five years.
• Masahiko examined Nanako and learned that she was suffering from natural aging, then promised to care for her.
• Masahiko used Medical Ninjutsu to keep Nanako alive while Minato traveled between Konoha and the Land of Whirlpools to care for Kushina.
• At the end of October, Kushina gave birth to a boy as Masahiko remained beside Nanako and told her that the baby was crying.

After years of training in his space, Masahiko emerged with Kekkei Mōra and discovered that Fat Cat had become a talking Two-Tails host. He found Nanako, Iko, and Hitomi buried in the Uzumaki cemetery—and then saw a grave bearing his own name.

• Masahiko sealed the Two-Tails' Chakra into Fat Cat, and the cat survived, grew stronger, and learned to speak.
• After spending a year and a half in his space, Masahiko learned that Nagato had mastered Dust Release and that Iko had died; he later learned Hitomi had died as well.
• Masahiko invested Witness Points to evolve and spent years training with Kekkei Mōra while helping Fat Cat fight the revived Two-Tails inside it.
• Masahiko left his space and visited the Uzumaki cemetery, where he found Nanako's, Iko's, and Hitomi's graves.
• Masahiko discovered a grave marked with his own name and wondered how he had died.

Masahiko returned to the Land of Whirlpools after completing a stage of his Kekkei Mōra cultivation and discovered that the Uzumaki Clan believed him dead. He reunited with Sara at her ramen shop, where he found Naruto hiding, and learned that Tsunade and Nagato had confirmed the rumor of his death.

• Masahiko dispelled his Ignore Technique in the Uzumaki Clan cemetery, where two guards challenged him beside his gravestone.
• Masahiko vanished before the guards could answer his questions and went to the Land of Whirlpools, worrying about seeing Sara and wondering why his future self had seemed so weak.
• Masahiko entered Ichiraku Ramen as Uzumaki Clan members rushed out and saw Naruto hiding behind Sara.
• Sara recognized Masahiko, embraced him, and asked how he had survived after believing he was dead.
• Sara told Masahiko that Tsunade had said he was dead and Nagato had confirmed it, prompting Masahiko to angrily blame them.

Masahiko learned from Sara that his contract with Slug had vanished, the ninja world believed him dead, and the Land of Whirlpools had been attacked by Kirigakure during the Fourth Great Ninja War. After sharing ramen with Naruto, Masahiko decided to go to Konoha and confront what had happened there.

• Masahiko realized his contract with Slug had disappeared and met Naruto, who asked whether he was Sara's father.
• Sara told Masahiko that news of his death had spread, Hitomi had died, and Kirigakure had attacked the Land of Whirlpools after a standoff with Kumogakure.
• Sara explained that Minato and Kushina had supported the Land of Whirlpools while Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure attacked Konoha, starting the Fourth Great Ninja War.
• Sara told Masahiko that Naruto had run away because he wanted to go to Konoha, while Minato and Kushina were still fighting Kirigakure and had refused Konoha's requests to return.
• Masahiko ate ramen with Naruto, declined to take him to Konoha, and announced that he would go there to find out what had gone wrong.

Masahiko took Naruto home in the Land of Whirlpools, then returned to Konoha and discovered his shop had been sold and replaced by a ninja tool store. After learning from Sarutobi Shinnosuke that Orochimaru had defected, Masahiko faced a new crisis in the village.

• Masahiko brought Naruto home and handed him over to Uzumaki Gosha, Naruto’s tutor, while telling Gosha to teach him history and keep Masahiko’s return secret until the next day.
• Masahiko traveled to Konoha with Fat Cat and entered the village openly under the name Uzumaki Masahiko.
• Masahiko found that his former Taobao Shop had become a ninja tool store owned by Tenten’s family, and he let Tenten hold Fat Cat.
• Masahiko summoned an Anbu and recognized Sarutobi Shinnosuke, who told him that Orochimaru had defected.

Masahiko discovered that Orochimaru had announced his defection and followed the Anbu reinforcements to the border, where Orochimaru overwhelmed Hiruzen and Jiraiya. Orochimaru revealed that the defection was an experiment, then prepared to test a new technique on Sakumo as Masahiko recognized it as Impure World Reincarnation.

• Sarutobi Shinnosuke told Masahiko that Orochimaru had defected and that Hiruzen and Anbu reinforcements had left to confront him.
• Masahiko followed the Anbu and found Hiruzen and Jiraiya struggling against Orochimaru at the Land of Fire border.
• Hiruzen and Jiraiya questioned Orochimaru about his defection, and he confirmed that it was an experiment to test a technique.
• Sakumo arrived with the Anbu, and Orochimaru said he would use his new technique to test White Fang-senpai.
• Orochimaru began the hand seals for Impure World Reincarnation, which Masahiko recognized.

Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama, Tobirama, and Uchiha Madara, then tried to control them. Masahiko appeared before Orochimaru could seal Madara, revealing that he was alive.

• Orochimaru summoned three coffins, and Masahiko secretly redirected Hiruzen's Fuma Shuriken away from the foremost one.
• Hashirama and Tobirama emerged from their coffins, followed by Uchiha Madara, whom Masahiko recognized as the occupant of the third coffin.
• Hiruzen told the resurrected Hokage that Masahiko had supposedly died three years earlier, while Tobirama questioned whether anyone had seen his body.
• Orochimaru immobilized Tobirama, Hashirama, and Madara, and Hiruzen ordered Jiraiya, Sakumo, and the others to prepare for battle.
• Orochimaru entered Sage Mode and reached to seal Madara, but Masahiko appeared and snatched the talisman Kunai from his hand.

Masahiko returned and overwhelmed Madara with a powerful attack, then learned Orochimaru had defected for reasons unrelated to the Akatsuki. He promised Hashirama and Tobirama he would revive them and prepared to confront Madara again about who had taken his eyes.

• Masahiko greeted the others after returning, punched Madara, and asked who had taken Madara's eyes.
• Masahiko unleashed the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, destroying Madara's Susanoo and forcing Hashirama to shield the others from the blast.
• Masahiko asked Orochimaru to spy for him, but Orochimaru said he had not received an Akatsuki invitation and questioned Masahiko about Madara's cells.
• Masahiko told Hashirama and Tobirama that it was Konoha Year 53 and promised he would revive them within eleven or twelve years.
• Madara recovered and demanded Orochimaru remove the restrictions on his power, while Masahiko revealed Orochimaru was on his side.
• Masahiko explained that he was investigating the Akatsuki leader who had taken Madara's eyes, then raised his fist to challenge Madara again.

Masahiko pursued Orochimaru after the Edo Tensei ended, but Orochimaru escaped after revealing that Masahiko's blood contained the Power of Destiny. Masahiko gained Witness Points for greatly altering Orochimaru's defection, while the fate of Orochimaru and his research remained unclear.

• Tobirama questioned Orochimaru about learning Impure World Reincarnation and defecting, but Orochimaru vanished using an Earth Style Clone.
• Hashirama and Tobirama disappeared as the Impure World Reincarnation ended, and Tobirama asked Masahiko to spare Danzo.
• Masahiko used All-Killing Ash Bones to defeat Madara, whose body crumbled away while he vowed to be revived.
• Masahiko followed the sensory sealing array he had placed on Orochimaru and found his laboratory in the Land of Fields.
• Orochimaru admitted he had used all of Masahiko's blood and said it contained the Power of Destiny before escaping in a shed snakeskin.
• Masahiko received 10 (*8) Witness Points for greatly altering Orochimaru's defection.