Chapter Summaries

Masahiko watched Konoha grow while Hashirama squandered money at the gambling house, then attended a meeting where the leaders discussed the newly established ninja villages and a Five Kage Summit. Hashirama ordered Tobirama to contact the Four Kage, and the elders agreed to consider distributing the Tailed Beasts.

• Masahiko used his max-level Gambling Skill to keep winning Hashirama's money at the Konoha Gambling House.
• Uchiha Madara confronted Hashirama over the money he had lent him, and Tobirama revealed that Masahiko had won it all.
• Tobirama reported that Sunagakure, Kirigakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure had formed under the Kazekage, Mizukage, Raikage, and Tsuchikage.
• Hashirama proposed a Five Kage Summit, and most of the elders agreed despite Madara's objections.
• Masahiko proposed selling the Tailed Beasts to help Konoha's finances, and the elders discussed distributing them to balance power among the villages.
• Hashirama ordered Tobirama to contact the Four Kage for the summit.

Masahiko traveled with Hashirama and Tobirama to the Land of Iron for the first Five Kage Summit, while seeking Chakra Conducting Metal. After the summit ended with an alliance, the group prepared to leave, and Masahiko noted that Mu was already covered in bandages.

• Masahiko traveled with Hashirama and Tobirama to the Land of Iron, where Hashirama and Tobirama attended the Five Kage Summit.
• Masahiko left the meeting site and searched a blacksmith shop for Chakra Conducting Metal, buying the shop's last Chakra Conducting sword for 1.5 million ryo.
• Masahiko visited other blacksmith shops but found no more Chakra Conducting Metal, then returned to wait for the summit to end.
• The Five Kage and their guards emerged in the evening, and Hashirama told Masahiko that they had successfully formed an alliance.
• Masahiko recognized Retsu and Mu among the attendees and wondered why Mu was already wrapped in bandages, while Tobirama criticized Hashirama for losing the Hokage's dignity.

On the way back from the Five Kage Summit, Masahiko, Hashirama, and Tobirama were ambushed by Kakuzu, who fled after announcing their bounties. They returned to Konoha to find the village in disarray, and the Nara Clan Head warned Hashirama that it had nearly fallen apart while they were away.

• Masahiko, Hashirama, and Tobirama teased each other about capturing Shukaku and the agreement to return the One-Tail.
• Kakuzu ambushed the three on their way home, but escaped underground after naming their bounties.
• Masahiko received 2 Witness Points for witnessing Kakuzu's assassination attempt on Hashirama.
• Hashirama realized Takigakure might have sent Kakuzu because he had captured their Seven-Tails and sold it to another nation.
• The three returned to Konoha and found the village in turmoil, where the Nara Clan Head told Hashirama it had nearly fallen apart during their absence.

Hashirama and Tobirama settled a dispute among Konoha’s clans over who would teach the Academy’s Graduates. Masahiko worried that Madara’s return and his silence meant the conflict that would lead to the Valley of the End was beginning to take shape.

• The Nara Clan Head explained that clans were fighting over the Graduates, including Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu.
• Masahiko visited the Ninja Academy with Hashirama and Tobirama, then declined Sarutobi Sasuke and Shimura Ken’s request that he teach Hiruzen and Danzō.
• Hashirama arranged for Tobirama to take Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu as disciples, calming the clans’ dispute over the commoner ninja.
• After the Clan Heads negotiated, Hashirama took Sarutobi Hiruzen as his disciple, while Tobirama took Shimura Danzō, Torifu Akimichi, and Kagami Uchiha.
• The clans divided the remaining Graduates among themselves, earning Masahiko 4 Witness Points.
• Madara returned to Konoha cold and distant, and Masahiko suspected he had seen the Uchiha Stone Tablet and feared the Valley of the End was approaching.

Masahiko tried to improve villagers’ views of the Uchiha by writing books about Madara and the clan, but his efforts backfired and upset both Madara and Hashirama. While Masahiko welcomed Mu and helped renew Konoha’s alliance with Iwagakure, Madara prepared to confront him over the books.

• Masahiko’s attempts to reduce suspicion of the Uchiha backfired, and villagers began citing his dislike of them as a reason to distrust the clan.
• Masahiko wrote Autobiography of Brother-Complex Uchiha Madara and Village Founding Dream, but both books portrayed Madara and Hashirama in ways that embarrassed them.
• Hashirama confronted Masahiko about the books, while Tobirama announced that Mu would visit Konoha to renew the alliance agreement.
• Masahiko began another book about the Uchiha, then went to welcome Mu, who arrived with Ōnoki.
• Madara read Masahiko’s two books, realized who had written them, and vowed to settle the score.
• Hashirama, Masahiko, and the others signed a new alliance agreement with Mu as Madara prepared to confront Masahiko.

Madara attacked Mu and Ōnoki after reading Masahiko’s books, then clashed with Masahiko before Hashirama stopped the fight. As tensions around the Uchiha worsened, Masahiko prepared a third book to improve their standing, but Hashirama told him that Madara had left Konoha.

• Madara injured Mu and Ōnoki with Susanoo, and Hashirama intervened to stop him from attacking Masahiko.
• Madara revealed that Masahiko’s books had provoked his anger, while Hashirama took Mu and Ōnoki away and apologized for the attack.
• Masahiko treated the injured civilians and visited Mu and Ōnoki, then sparred with Mu using Dust Release before the Tsuchikage and Ōnoki left Konoha.
• The Uchiha Clan’s standing in Konoha worsened, so Masahiko hurried to prepare his third book in hopes of easing tensions.
• Hashirama told Masahiko that Madara had left Konoha.

After Madara left Konoha, Masahiko accepted that he could not prevent the coming Battle of the End Valley and decided to help Hashirama change its outcome. He strengthened his Yin and Yang Release to reach an ss- rating, but his attempt to fuse them failed.

• Masahiko learned that Madara had left Konoha and discussed with Hashirama why the Uchiha were unlikely to fit in under a future Hokage.
• Hashirama revealed Madara had spoken of the Sage of Six Paths dividing Yin and Yang and finding a way to realize his dream, and Masahiko joked that he meant joining with Hashirama.
• Masahiko decided he would help Hashirama in the coming Battle of the End Valley and spent 109 Witness Points to raise Yin and Yang Release to level eight.
• Masahiko reached an ss- rating and found that Yin Release and Yang Release could not fuse when he tried to combine them.

Masahiko accidentally discovered a two-to-eight Yin Release and Yang Release fusion that produced a powerful black Chakra blast, destroying the newly carved Hokage Rock. After helping rebuild it, he tested the fusion further and found it strengthened his Rasengan and Rasenshuriken while using little extra Chakra.

• Masahiko noticed a carver working on Hokage Rock and realized that Yin Release and Yang Release might need to be fused in the right proportions.
• Masahiko fused Yin Release and Yang Release in a two-to-eight ratio, then accidentally fired a black Chakra blast that destroyed Hokage Rock.
• Hashirama questioned Masahiko about the destruction, and Masahiko agreed to help the carver rebuild the monument.
• Masahiko improved his carving skill and completed Hokage Rock with the carver; Hashirama approved of the finished carving.
• Masahiko tested his Yin-Yang Release fusion and found that it made his Rasengan and Rasenshuriken much more powerful without greatly increasing their Chakra cost.

After Uzumaki Masahiro’s death, Masahiko returned to the Uzumaki Clan and saw how his old acquaintances and disciples had grown older and moved on with their lives. Feeling isolated as his generation disappeared, he regained his optimism when he heard that the Hokage’s son would marry the Daimyo’s daughter, and looked forward to meeting the next generations.

• Masahiko mourned Uzumaki Masahiro at the cemetery and realized he was the last survivor of his generation in the Uzumaki Clan.
• Masahiko learned that his eldest grandnephew planned to retire and that Gensuke would become the next Clan Head, then offered his grandnephew an Elder position in Konoha.
• Masahiko visited Nanako and Iko and saw that both had built families and were teaching or raising children.
• Masahiko returned to Konoha and felt out of place as his old acquaintances retired and younger generations took their places.
• Masahiko overheard villagers say that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire would marry his youngest daughter to the Hokage’s son, and he cheered up at the thought of future generations being born.

Masahiko helped Hashirama smooth over Mito’s anger after Hashirama forgot to tell her about Kenji’s arranged marriage. Kenji married the Daimyo’s daughter in a conventional ceremony, while Masahiko remained bored and excluded from the preparations.

• Hashirama told Masahiko that Mito and Kenji had only recently learned of Kenji’s six-year-old engagement to the Daimyo’s daughter.
• Mito told Masahiko she was not very angry but warned Hashirama that there would be no next time, and Masahiko assured Hashirama she had forgiven him.
• Masahiko tried to get involved in Kenji’s wedding, but Tobirama refused because he remembered Masahiko’s past wedding officiating.
• Kenji married the Daimyo’s daughter in early June of Konoha Year 7, with Tobirama officiating and Masahiko finding the ceremony boring.
• The Daimyo recognized Masahiko as one of the One Hundred and Eight Generals and wondered how he had stayed so young.

After Kenji Senju’s wedding, Masahiko reflected on his reputation in Konoha and returned to training as the Valley of the End approached. Underground, Black Zetsu persuaded Madara to tentatively trust him, while planning how to keep Masahiko from interfering in Madara’s coming battle with Hashirama.

• Masahiko watched the villagers celebrate Kenji Senju’s wedding and overheard girls predict that Hashirama would outlive him.
• Black Zetsu appeared before Madara underground and claimed to be the embodiment of Madara’s will.
• Black Zetsu recounted details of Madara’s life, and Madara tentatively accepted his claim.
• Black Zetsu asked whether Madara planned to fight Hashirama next year and warned that Masahiko might interfere.
• Madara dismissed Masahiko as too old to be a threat, while Black Zetsu decided he needed to lure Masahiko away.
• Masahiko sensed a chill at Konoha’s training ground, worried about Black Zetsu’s plans, and resolved to train and deal with trouble as it came.

Masahiko split his forces between the Uzumaki Clan and Konoha after White Zetsu infiltrated the clan and Madara approached the village. He exposed the infiltrators and began restoring his Chakra, while Hashirama faced Madara with Masahiko’s Shadow Clone gone.

• Masahiko created two Shadow Clones and flew to the Uzumaki Clan Compound, leaving the clones to watch for Madara near Konoha.
• Masahiko’s Shadow Clones sensed Madara approaching, and one warned Hashirama before they went to intercept him.
• Madara confronted Hashirama and Masahiko, but Masahiko’s Shadow Clone vanished after its Chakra ran out.
• At the Uzumaki Clan Compound, Masahiko found that White Zetsu had infiltrated the clan, and Iko exposed one by striking it with a Rasengan.
• Masahiko summoned the Slug and used Yin-Yang Release through it to reveal the White Zetsu, who the clan members then killed.
• Masahiko left the cleanup to Gensuke and sat down to restore his Chakra while worrying about Hashirama’s battle.

Hashirama and Madara fought at the End Valley, where Hashirama subdued the Nine-Tails and Masahiko’s Shadow Clone was briefly possessed by Black Zetsu. Masahiko reached the battlefield after the fight and learned from the dying Hashirama that he had killed Madara.

• Madara summoned the Nine-Tails and fought Hashirama, who used Wood Style techniques to restrain and defend against them.
• Hashirama moved the battle toward the coast, where Madara’s diverted Tailed Beast Bomb struck the opposite shore.
• Hashirama summoned True Several Thousand Hands, shattered much of Madara’s Susanoo, and sealed the Nine-Tails into sleep.
• Masahiko’s Shadow Clone prepared to fire Dust Release at Hashirama, but Black Zetsu possessed him and the Clone vanished before firing.
• Masahiko received the Shadow Clone’s memories, flew to the battlefield, and found Hashirama beside the sleeping Nine-Tails.
• Hashirama told Masahiko that he had killed Madara.

After Hashirama returned to Konoha weakened from his battle with Madara, he announced he would step down as Hokage and the village faced the problem of sealing the Nine-Tails. Masahiko sealed half of the beast in his Cup, while Mito sealed the other half inside herself, becoming the first Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Masahiko and Hashirama returned to Konoha, where Hashirama announced he intended to step down as Hokage and the villagers favored Tobirama as his successor.
• Hashirama explained that his Wood Style could not suppress the Nine-Tails much longer, and Mito offered to seal the beast inside herself.
• Masahiko used the Cup and sealing jutsu to draw the Nine-Tails into it, but the Cup could hold only half of the beast.
• Mito sealed the Nine-Tails' remaining half inside her body and said she could suppress it.
• Masahiko reinforced Mito's seal with a Four Symbols Seal, forming an Eight Trigrams Seal and earning Witness Points.

Uchiha Izumiya campaigned against Tobirama in the Second Hokage election but lost by fifty-nine votes, and Tobirama took office. After the Uchiha caused trouble across Konoha, Tobirama established the Konoha Military Police Force with the Uchiha holding its major positions, restoring calm for the moment.

• Hashirama told Masahiko that Uchiha Izumiya could not defeat Tobirama, while Masahiko joked that Izumiya's visit was his backup plan.
• Uchiha Izumiya asked Masahiko to support his Hokage bid, and Masahiko agreed to consider it despite believing Izumiya would lose.
• Tobirama defeated Uchiha Izumiya by fifty-nine votes and became the Second Hokage, earning Masahiko twenty Witness Points.
• Masahiko maxed out his carving skill and planned to carve statues of Madara and Hashirama for the Valley of the End.
• The Uchiha caused trouble throughout Konoha after Izumiya's defeat, so Tobirama created the Konoha Military Police Force and gave the Uchiha its major positions.

Tobirama sought Masahiko’s help to overcome opposition to establishing Anbu, which Masahiko helped him create. Reports later showed that other ninja villages were copying Konoha’s schools and Anbu, while Masahiko suspected Tobirama had another motive for the unit.

• Hashirama lamented the renewed turmoil after the Battle of the End Valley and kept murmuring Madara’s name.
• Tobirama called Masahiko to a meeting where the Uchiha and Hyuga elders opposed establishing Anbu.
• Tobirama explained that Anbu would reduce the Uchiha’s and Hyuga’s influence over Konoha’s security and intelligence.
• Masahiko scolded the Uchiha and Hyuga representatives until they angrily left, allowing Tobirama to discuss Anbu candidates with the remaining elders.
• Tobirama established Anbu within half a month, selecting mostly members of small clans, while Hitomi declined to join.
• Reports revealed that other great and smaller ninja villages had begun establishing their own schools and Anbu after the Battle of the End Valley.

Masahiko carved statues of Hashirama and Madara at the Valley of the End, while Hashirama created a life-giving necklace for his unborn grandchild. On their return to Konoha, Masahiko and Hashirama followed two masked ninjas carrying a living person northeast, leaving Masahiko worried about what he suspected.

• Masahiko traveled alone to the site of Hashirama and Madara’s battle and shaped three rocks for their statues and an inscription.
• Masahiko spent three months carving the statues, then asked Hashirama to choose their hand gesture.
• Hashirama chose the Reconciliation Seal and used Wood Style to grow a forest, channeling its vitality into a necklace for Goka’s unborn child.
• Masahiko finished the statues and inscribed the name “Valley of the End” and a tribute to Hashirama and Madara.
• Near Konoha, Masahiko sensed that two masked ninjas were carrying a living person, so he and Hashirama followed them northeast.

Masahiko and Hashirama discovered Tobirama’s secret human experimentation facility, where he had developed Impure World Reincarnation. Hashirama destroyed the facility, and Masahiko chose to stay out of the forbidden jutsu’s development, leaving him without the Witness Points he had hoped to gain.

• Masahiko and Hashirama followed two Anbu to a hidden underground facility and encountered Tobirama’s Shadow Clone at its entrance.
• Masahiko and Hashirama found animal specimens, human remains, and living prisoners used in Tobirama’s experiments.
• Tobirama demonstrated Impure World Reincarnation by resurrecting a captured Takigakure spy, prompting Hashirama to demand that he stop.
• Hashirama used Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence to destroy the facility, burying all three of their clones.
• Masahiko and Hashirama returned to Konoha and learned from their clones that Masahiko had not earned Witness Points for Tobirama’s discovery.

Masahiko helped Hashirama seal Tobirama's Impure World Reincarnation and then monitored Tobirama while spending months at Kenji's home. He witnessed Tsunade's birth, but left Konoha Hospital feeling impatient about the years still ahead.

• Masahiko persuaded Hashirama that Tobirama had developed Impure World Reincarnation to revive his brother, and Hashirama sealed the jutsu as a forbidden technique.
• Hashirama assigned Masahiko to monitor Tobirama, and Masahiko used visits to Kenji's home as cover while Goka was pregnant.
• Masahiko visited Kenji's home daily for five months, then stopped when Mito moved in to help deliver Goka's baby.
• On August 2nd of Konoha Year 10, Mito delivered Kenji and Goka's daughter, whom they named Tsunade.
• Masahiko looked at newborn Tsunade, left the hospital, and wondered how long he would have to wait to see the future's prominent characters.

Masahiko searched for baby Orochimaru and Jiraiya, then attended Tsunade’s first birthday banquet, where the ninja clans brought unusual gifts. He gave Tsunade the Slug Summoning Scroll and wondered what future generations would call him.

• Masahiko found baby Orochimaru and learned his parents had been classmates of Hiruzen at the Konoha School, but he could not find Jiraiya.
• Masahiko learned the Senju Clan was holding Tsunade’s first birthday banquet and chose the Slug Summoning Scroll as his gift.
• The clans brought weapons, ration pills, antlers, and a special bug, while Hashirama gave Tsunade his dice cup and Tobirama brought a Flying Thunder God Kunai.
• Tsunade called Masahiko “Old Ancestor,” and Hashirama told her to call him “Great-Grandfather.”
• Masahiko admired his gift among the banquet offerings and began eating after the feast started.