Chapter Summaries

After Senju Jueming overwhelmed Uchiha Shisui’s Susanoo, Black Zetsu, Aoki Senju, and Obito Uchiha discussed exploiting the Senju’s fear of mutation to turn them against the Uchiha. Shisui refused to concede, and Fugaku Uchiha revealed that he still had a Mangekyō Sharingan ability to use.

• Black Zetsu taunted Aoki Senju about Jueming’s rise, but Aoki said Jueming could not save the Senju Clan from mutation.
• Aoki proposed spreading a rumor that the Uchiha Sharingan could suppress mutation, hoping desperate Senju would target the Uchiha for their eyes.
• Shisui closed his eyes to gather his strength, then began circulating his Dojutsu Power instead of conceding.
• Itachi watched Jueming and thought he had the makings of a Hokage, while Yashiro Uchiha and Inabi Uchiha despaired over Shisui’s apparent defeat.
• Fugaku Uchiha told Yashiro and Inabi that Shisui had another trump card and explained that each Mangekyō Sharingan eye could possess its own ability.

Shisui Uchiha used Kotoamatsukami to make Jueming surrender, while the Byakugan users in the stands could find no sign of a conventional illusion. The chapter left the spectators questioning what kind of power Shisui had used.

• Mito Uzumaki warned Jueming that Shisui Uchiha was about to use his Mangekyō Sharingan ability, but Jueming insisted he needed to win for Momoka Senju’s sake.
• Shisui activated Kotoamatsukami and altered Jueming’s thoughts so he would raise his hand and surrender.
• Shisui believed his short-duration Kotoamatsukami had won the match as Jueming slowly lifted his right hand.
• Natsu Hyuga examined Jueming with her Byakugan and found his Chakra Flow and brain Chakra normal, suggesting Shisui had used an unprecedented technique or was putting on a show.
• Kurenai Yuhi and the other spectators were left wondering how Shisui’s illusion could evade the Byakugan.

Jueming’s Mutation Level surged to 80 after Shisui used Kotoamatsukami, but Jueming resisted the command and remained in control. Shisui was left questioning why his Mangekyō technique failed as Jueming prepared to explain.

• Ryoma Aburame examined Jueming with his Sharingan and detected no visible changes, while Danzo decided to plot Shisui’s death and seize his Mangekyō.
• Mito Uzumaki recognized signs of Jueming’s rising Mutation Level as it reached 80, and Utatane Koharu also sensed that he might mutate.
• Jueming stopped himself from obeying Kotoamatsukami, covered his eyes, and laughed as his perception changed under the high Mutation Level.
• Shisui continued using Kotoamatsukami to test his technique, while Jueming acknowledged its power and said it rivaled Momoka Senju’s genjutsu.
• Jueming told Shisui that the reason Kotoamatsukami failed was simple, prompting Kakashi and Tekka Uchiha to watch for his explanation.

Jueming resisted Shisui Uchiha’s Kotoamatsukami and boasted that he had always suppressed his strength to protect the world. After absorbing Shisui’s Dojutsu Power, he unlocked Talk no Jutsu, while Shisui accepted defeat and resolved to strengthen his Susanoo.

• Jueming claimed he had suppressed his power since childhood and listed his past accomplishments, leaving the listeners stunned.
• Jueming explained that his mutated body blocked Shisui Uchiha’s Kotoamatsukami because mutation filled every cell of his body.
• Jueming absorbed Shisui’s Dojutsu Power and unlocked Grass Release—Illusion Technique—Talk no Jutsu, earning the system’s title of Mouth Kage.
• Jueming named Shisui the strongest Illusion Technique user of the younger generation, and Shisui admitted defeat.
• Shisui left the stage determined to advance his Susanoo, while Tekka Uchiha resolved to awaken his eyes and hoped Jueming would grow stronger.

Yamato challenged Senju Jueming after Jueming defeated Shisui Uchiha, and Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki worried about the power and risks of Yamato’s Eight Trigrams Seal. Danzo’s Root Ninja raised a purple barrier around the arena, leaving the two contestants sealed inside as their fight was about to begin.

• Yamato entered the field at Danzo’s signal and challenged Senju Jueming.
• Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki considered how Yamato’s seal continuously supplied him with the Seven-Tails’ Chakra and could make him go berserk.
• Danzo ordered four Root Ninja to activate a purple barrier around the arena.
• Danzo told the audience the barrier would protect them from the contestants’ attacks.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi recognized the barrier’s strength and wondered whether Danzo had prepared it to trap Senju Jueming or Shisui Uchiha.

Mito Uzumaki identified the purple Barrier around the arena as a weakened Four Red Yang Formation, while Jueming prepared to face Yamato inside it. Jueming used Kakashi’s call to make the crowd believe he was exhausted and uninterested, but Mito grew wary of Yamato’s intelligence and suspected Danzo had made him the Seven-Tails’ jinchūriki.

• Mito Uzumaki judged the purple Barrier to be roughly B-Rank and guessed Danzo meant to trap Jueming inside it.
• Mitokado Homura announced the final match between Senju Jueming and Yamato, as the crowd expected Jueming to win.
• Kakashi asked whether Jueming could endure another match, and Jueming claimed he had gone three days without sleep.
• Jueming sat down and pretended to fall asleep, disrupting the crowd’s excitement and frustrating Yamato.
• Yamato recognized Jueming’s control over the match’s atmosphere and declared that he would defeat him.
• Mito Uzumaki suspected Danzo had made Yamato the Seven-Tails’ jinchūriki and offered to help Jueming with her Adamantine Sealing Chains.

Yamato unleashed increasingly powerful attacks against Jueming, whose enhanced defense left him unharmed. The match took a shocking turn when Yamato used Hashirama Senju’s Wood Release technique, Deep Forest Emergence, leaving the spectators and Senju Clan stunned.

• Yamato attacked Jueming with Earth Release: Earth Rising Spears, but Jueming’s defense shattered the spears.
• Yamato struck Jueming with Water Style: Hard Whirlpool Water Blade, yet Jueming emerged unharmed.
• Yamato removed his mask, declared that one of them would die, and prepared to show his real power.
• Yamato unleashed Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence, filling the arena with rapidly growing trees.
• The spectators and Senju Clan recognized the technique as the same Wood Release secret technique Hashirama Senju had used, and reacted in disbelief.

Yamato unleashed an enormous Wood Release technique that concealed Senju Jueming and left spectators believing he was in grave danger. As Mito Uzumaki feared Danzo would exploit the Senju Clan’s desperation and Yamato’s supposed Hashirama lineage, she urged Jueming to win decisively and change how people saw the crisis.

• The Great Elder feared Danzo would use Hashirama Cells and Yamato to manipulate the Senju Clan, and hoped Jueming would resolve their crisis.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, and Fugaku Uchiha recognized Yamato’s powerful Wood Release and worried Jueming could not defeat him.
• Yamato’s Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence filled the Four Violet Flames Formation, leaving the spectators unable to see Jueming.
• Mitokado Homura claimed Yamato was a descendant of Hashirama Senju, prompting Mito Uzumaki to angrily challenge the story.
• Jueming stayed seated within the forest and suggested Hashirama might have left descendants outside the village, while Mito insisted she would ask him herself.
• Mito warned Jueming that the Senju Clan might be driven into Danzo’s hands and urged him to win beautifully.

Senju Jueming countered Yamato’s Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence with parasitic plants, while both fighters’ Chakra recovered rapidly. The battle continued as Jueming drew energy from sunlight and Yamato relied on the Seven-Tails sealed inside him.

• Yamato’s Wood Release forest withered after Jueming covered its trees with parasitic plants that drained their life force.
• Jueming claimed his counter was a superior Wood Style secret technique, while the spectators mistook his Grass Release for Wood Release.
• Mito Uzumaki realized that Shimura Danzō had sealed the Seven-Tails inside Yamato with the Eight Trigrams Seal, and Hyuga Hiashi independently recognized the Tailed Beast’s presence.
• Yamato’s Chakra returned to its peak, while Jueming used his Photosynthesis skill to recover Chakra and stamina from sunlight.
• Yamato wondered whether Jueming also possessed a Tailed Beast, though he knew Konoha had only the Seven-Tails and the Nine-Tails.

Danzo reversed Yamato’s seal to unleash the Seven-Tails’ power during his fight with Jueming. Yamato reached a four-tailed state and accused Jueming of failing to protect the Senju Clan, then struck him with overwhelming speed and strength.

• Mito Uzumaki explained that the Barrier was needed to contain Yamato’s Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, while Danzo relied on the Four Violet Flames Formation to hold it.
• Danzo used the key to reverse part of Yamato’s Eight Trigrams Seal, releasing the Seven-Tails’ Chakra.
• Yamato entered a Tailed Beast Cloak, and Jueming faced his attacks while Mito warned that Yamato’s Chakra had exceeded 100 cal.
• Yamato grew four tails, struggled against the Tailed Beast’s influence, and accused Jueming of caring only about himself instead of saving the Senju Clan.
• Mito urged the others not to be distracted as Yamato rushed Jueming and landed a powerful blow, alarming Shisui Uchiha and Jiraiya.

Yamato pinned Senju Jueming against the Four Violet Flames Formation, then revealed a Wood Golem Technique powered by the Tailed Beast Chakra. As spectators began backing Yamato, Mito Uzumaki worried that his display had seized the advantage.

• Yamato pinned Jueming against the Four Violet Flames Formation, but Jueming endured the flames and emerged unharmed.
• Hiru warned the spectators that the match rules forbade interference, while Jueming criticized Konoha's system and continued to taunt Yamato.
• Yamato recovered from Jueming's survival and summoned a six-meter Wood Golem using the Tailed Beast Chakra.
• Fugaku Uchiha and others recognized the technique as a powerful Secret Technique, and the spectators began to view Yamato as a successor to Hashirama Senju.
• Mito Uzumaki felt urgent concern as Yamato's display won public support and strengthened his claim to legitimacy.

Jueming endured Yamato’s Wood Golem punches, then used Grass Release: Rooting to heal while preparing a counterattack. He unleashed Art of the Grass Man, summoning a giant grass figure resembling Hashirama Senju that stopped Yamato’s fist.

• Yamato’s Wood Golem struck Jueming twice, leaving him badly injured and buried in a crater.
• Jueming insisted he would turn the tide alone, while the spectators feared he was about to lose.
• Mito Uzumaki sensed that Jueming was rapidly healing as nutrients from the earth flowed into him.
• Jueming used Grass Release: Rooting to repair his injuries and gathered enough Chakra for a technique.
• Jueming unleashed Art of the Grass Man, forming a giant grass figure with Hashirama Senju’s face and stopping Yamato’s descending fist.

Senju Jueming used a speech to lower the crowd’s Wisdom Value, then called on the Hokage’s Wife to prove he was Konoha’s true heir. Though everyone dismissed his prayer as nonsense, Mito Uzumaki’s Adamantine Sealing Chains suddenly burst from his body.

• Senju Jueming’s [Mouth Cannon] lowered everyone’s Wisdom Value, leaving Obito Uchiha babbling and revealing that Aoki Senju and Yahiko were also present.
• Jueming built up the crowd’s attention with claims that he had inherited Hashirama Senju’s true legacy.
• Jueming called for the Hokage’s Wife to reveal herself and lend him her strength, citing her aid in subduing the Nine-Tails.
• Danzo, Kakashi, Fugaku Uchiha, Shisui Uchiha, Black Zetsu, and others dismissed Jueming’s appeal as absurd, while Mito Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze said the dead could not reveal themselves.
• As the Great Elder and Yamato also doubted him, Adamantine Sealing Chains suddenly burst from Jueming’s body.

During the Jonin Selection, Senju Jueming summoned Mito Uzumaki, whose Adamantine Sealing Chains convinced the crowd that her soul had manifested. As suspicion and excitement swept the venue, Danzo resolved to have Jueming killed, while Yamato began to doubt what he had believed.

• Kushina Uzumaki recognized Mito Uzumaki's Adamantine Sealing Chains, and Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kakashi, Jiraiya, and others accepted that Mito had appeared.
• Orochimaru coveted Senju Jueming's body but abandoned the idea because of the risk of Mutation, while Tekka Uchiha sensed that his Sharingan was changing.
• Danzo decided to eliminate Jueming after the examination and began considering how to recruit Shisui Uchiha and the clans against him.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu identified the presence as Mito Uzumaki, while Yahiko left to investigate Danzo's secret research.
• Mito Uzumaki used Jueming's body to unleash Adamantine Sealing Chains that coiled around the Grass dummy, leaving Yamato shaken and the crowd awaiting Jueming's explanation.

Senju Jueming used Mito Uzumaki’s Adamantine Sealing Chains to destroy Yamato’s wood golem and declare himself the Senju Clan’s true heir. Yamato’s defeat left him vulnerable to Danzo’s plan to release more of his seal, while Jueming and Mito looked ahead to his promotion to Jonin.

• Jueming told Yamato that Mito had recognized him as the Senju Clan’s heir and challenged him to a one-punch test.
• Jueming wrapped the Strawman Technique’s fist in Adamantine Sealing Chains and shattered Yamato’s wood golem.
• Jueming declared himself the Senju Clan’s true heir as the elders praised him, while Yamato stood dazed by his defeat.
• Danzo entered Yamato’s mental space and promised to restore his sanity after releasing more of the Eight Trigrams Seal so Yamato could defeat Jueming.
• Mito praised Jueming’s victory and looked forward to his becoming a Jonin and returning to public life.

Senju Jueming defeated Yamato’s Wood Golem, but Yamato unleashed a five-tailed Partial Tailed Beast Transformation when he refused to accept defeat. Jueming used Mito Uzumaki’s Adamantine Sealing Chains and Grass Release Super Absorption to drain Yamato’s Chakra, but Danzo altered Yamato’s seal, causing a sixth tail to emerge and blasting Jueming away.

• Senju Jueming shattered Danzo’s Wood Golem with one punch and won the crowd’s support, but Yamato refused to surrender and transformed into a five-tailed miniature Seven-Tails.
• Utatane Koharu demanded that Danzo remove the Four Violet Flames Formation, while Danzo argued that releasing Yamato could endanger Konoha’s residents.
• Mito Uzumaki restrained Yamato with Adamantine Sealing Chains, and Jueming used Grass Release Super Absorption to drain his Chakra.
• Danzo recognized that Jueming’s Chakra absorption resembled Hashirama Senju’s Wood Dragon Technique and grew more determined to kill him.
• Danzo turned the Eight Trigrams Seal in Yamato’s mental space, releasing more of the Seven-Tails’ power; Yamato grew a sixth tail and blasted Jueming away with a roar.

Yahiko infiltrated Root’s underground base and stole the Mutation Weapon Senju Takeshi, then escaped to the Senju Clan’s forbidden area and met Momoka Senju. He told Momoka about the events at the Colosseum, including Mito Uzumaki’s appearance and Jueming’s victory over Yamato’s wood golem.

• Yahiko disguised himself as Danzo, fought through Root’s guards, and stole Senju Takeshi from the first-checkpoint laboratory.
• An injured Yahiko unsealed the Mutation Weapon and fled Root’s pursuers, while Danzo learned of the theft and dismissed Senju Takeshi as obsolete.
• Yahiko reached the Senju Clan’s forbidden area, and Momoka Senju opened the Barrier after he offered to show her the weapon.
• Yahiko showed Momoka the flesh-and-metal Kunai, then put it away when its power affected her.
• Yahiko told Momoka what he had seen at the Colosseum: Mito Uzumaki had appeared, and Jueming had shattered Yamato’s wood golem with one punch.

Yahiko told Momoka Senju about Danzo’s crimes and proposed joining forces to overthrow him and change the ninja system, while insisting he could resist Mutation. At the Konoha Colosseum, Yamato’s rampage prompted Danzo to evacuate the spectators and publicly present himself as their protector.

• Yahiko described how Danzo had captured Aberrant ninja as test subjects and argued that merely killing him would not end the corrupt system.
• Yahiko proposed that he and Momoka work together against Danzo, claiming the Akatsuki was researching Mutation Weapons and that he would prove he could resist Mutation.
• Momoka sensed that Yahiko was already beginning to Mutate, but after he left, she wept with joy and declared that hope had come for the Senju Clan.
• At the Konoha Colosseum, Yamato’s six-tailed rampage and the Seven-Tails’ Chakra alarmed Mito Uzumaki, who realized his power had surpassed the current Five Kage.
• Danzo ordered the evacuation of ordinary spectators and promised to protect them, privately hoping Yamato would keep Senju Jueming occupied.

Jueming used Mito Uzumaki’s Adamantine Sealing Chains to shield the Strawman Technique from Yamato’s interrupted Tailed Beast Ball and then outfitted it as a new armored form. He left Yamato under attack inside the Four Violet Flames Formation while Danzo grew wary of Jueming’s ability to influence the crowd.

• Jueming asked what would happen if Yamato released seven tails, and Mito Uzumaki warned that the Seven-Tails would emerge and destroy the Barrier.
• Yamato began gathering a Tailed Beast Ball, but Jueming struck his face with the Strawman Technique before the attack was complete.
• The Tailed Beast Ball exploded inside the Four Violet Flames Formation, but the Strawman survived because Mito’s Adamantine Sealing Chains had armored it.
• Jueming calmed the panicking Colosseum audience with a Sound Genjutsu that lowered everyone’s Wisdom Value, making Danzo suspect he could beguile all of Konoha.
• Jueming reshaped the Adamantine Sealing Chains into full armor for the Strawman and named the form Adamantine Sealing Chains Armor: Darkness Strawman Technique.
• The armored Strawman began pounding six-tailed Yamato with both fists.

Senju Jueming used Adamantine Sealing Chains and Grass Release to pin down Yamato in his six-tail state, turning the Jonin examination crisis into a public display of strength. Danzo remained suspicious of Jueming, who left the battle with greater confidence in his ability to protect himself and the Senju Clan.

• Jueming wrapped himself in Adamantine Sealing Chains and used the reinforced Strawman Technique to batter Yamato into the ground.
• Mito Uzumaki realized the Strawman was breaking apart from overexertion, but Jueming repeatedly repaired it with Chakra and continued attacking.
• Jueming exploited Yamato's loss of awareness to keep forcing him down, while the gathered spectators watched in astonishment.
• Jueming reassured the civilians and claimed his victory was supported by Hashirama Senju's wife watching over them from heaven.
• Danzo dismissed Jueming's claim and suspected he was using Senju and Uzumaki abilities, persuasion, and Sound Genjutsu to win support.
• Jueming recognized Danzo's hostility and resolved to keep strengthening himself while defending the Senju Clan.