Chapter Summaries

Jueming defended the Uchiha Clan’s retaliation as a consequence of past wrongdoing and told the Senju elders that he would become strong enough to cure Mutation. He left them stunned by his promise to reach the Sage of Six Paths’ level within ten years so he could save Momoka Senju.

• Jueming told Kakashi that clan members had to face the consequences of their actions, even if they belonged to the Senju Clan, and condemned Tobirama Senju for his legacy.
• Inabi Uchiha and Yashiro Uchiha heard rumors that taking Uchiha Sharingan could help resist Mutation and suspected a conspiracy against their clan.
• The Great Elder told Jueming that Momoka Senju needed more time to prepare her A-rank Ninjutsu, deepening Jueming’s concern about her worsening Mutation.
• Jueming told the Senju elders that he had strong resistance to Mutation but was not completely immune.
• Jueming revealed that reaching the Sage of Six Paths’ level could cure Mutation and pledged to do so within ten years to save Momoka Senju.

Jueming reassured the Senju elders about his bloodline, promised not to have children until he reached the Sage of Six Paths' power, and offered to let Tsunade study his blood for a way to stop Mutation. After Sayuri was stabilized, he tried to take her home, but Yakushi Nonō stopped him with Danzō's order to take over Sayuri's care.

• Jueming told the Senju elders that he would not have descendants until he attained the Sage of Six Paths' strength and said he could defeat many Kage-level opponents.
• Jueming told the elders that he would ask Tsunade to study his blood for a way to resolve Mutation.
• Tsunade said Sayuri was no longer in danger, and Jueming arranged to bring the unconscious Sayuri home for care.
• Yakushi Nonō, Yamanaka Santai, and Nara Suzaku met Jueming at the hospital, and Nonō told him that Danzō had ordered them to take over Sayuri's care.

Jueming refused to hand Sayuri over to Danzō’s agents and took her from the hospital with Tsunade protecting her. Outside, he challenged Inabi Uchiha to a fight using only one foot and swiftly knocked him down, leaving the onlookers stunned by his speed.

• Jueming rejected Yakushi Nonō’s demand to surrender Sayuri and completed her discharge from the hospital.
• Jueming asked Tsunade to protect Sayuri while he handled the opposition himself.
• Inabi Uchiha and Yashiro Uchiha blocked Jueming at the hospital entrance, and Jueming challenged Inabi to fight him while using only one foot.
• Jueming struck Inabi in the face before Inabi could react, then dodged his Flower Scattering Nail Crimson and kicked him down.
• Yakushi Nonō and the other witnesses were astonished by Jueming’s strength and speed.

Senju Jueming defeated Uchiha Inabi and used Talk no Jutsu to make him agree to a group meal, claiming he had found a way to resolve the Senju-Uchiha grudge. As the others prepared to eat, Inabi fainted, leaving Tsunade worried about whether he could still pay for dinner.

• Senju Jueming repeatedly knocked Uchiha Inabi down with one foot, while Tsunade stopped Yashiro Uchiha from interfering.
• Jueming declared victory, and Tsunade said the Senju Clan would take Sayuri with them.
• Jueming used Talk no Jutsu on Inabi, who unexpectedly agreed to join everyone for a meal.
• Jueming invited Yashiro Uchiha, Yakushi Nonō, and the others, and said he had found a way to resolve the feud between the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan.
• Tsunade and the others went to reserve a lavish meal, while Yashiro wondered if Inabi had agreed in order to spy on Jueming.
• Inabi spat up blood and fainted, and Tsunade rushed to check on him and worried whether he could still treat them to dinner.

Jueming stabilized Sayuri and arranged for her care while using a lavish dinner to turn his conflict with Inabi Uchiha into favorable rumors. He then coerced Yakushi Nonō into helping care for Sayuri in exchange for what she believed was the toxin’s antidote.

• Jueming returned home, confined the unconscious Sayuri in his basement, and sent Grass Clones to notify Rin Nohara, Kakashi, and Tekka Uchiha.
• Jueming invited Kakashi, Tekka, Rin, Tsunade, Inabi Uchiha, and Yashiro Uchiha to an upscale restaurant, where Inabi paid for the meal and Kakashi and the others ate most of the food.
• Jueming spoke with Rin about Sayuri and exploited Rin’s lingering feelings for Kakashi to gain Backstab energy.
• Jueming used Grass Clones to spread rumors that Inabi had lost a spar but gladly treated him to dinner, undercutting claims that the Uchiha Clan planned to attack the Senju Clan.
• Jueming pulled Yakushi Nonō into a private room and pressured her to care for Sayuri alongside Rin in return for the toxin antidote.
• Jueming grabbed Yakushi Nonō by the hair, and she inhaled the scent he claimed was the antidote.

Jueming used his Honesty skill to make Yakushi Nonō reveal how Danzo obtained Hiru's Chimera Technique and Kagami Uchiha's Sharingan. He then planned to take the eye from Ryoma Aburame for Kakashi, and arrived at Ryoma's home in a new disguise.

• Jueming slapped Nonō awake, questioned her, and used his Honesty skill to make her reveal that Danzo had obtained Hiru's technique by having Ryoma Aburame observe Hiru's experiments.
• Nonō explained that Danzo had given Ryoma Kagami Uchiha's Three Tomoe Sharingan, which Ryoma used to study Hiru before Hiru was discarded.
• Jueming transformed into Nonō, sent Yamanaka Santai and Que to report to Danzo, then went to find Ryoma and take the Sharingan for Kakashi.
• Jueming and Mito Uzumaki discussed using the eye to strengthen Kakashi and decided to change identities before entering the Aburame Clan compound.
• Ryoma returned home, drew his curtains, and was startled by a black-clad figure appearing outside his window.

Jueming broke into Ryoma Aburame’s home to take the Sharingan transplanted into his eye, using a barrier and abilities that weakened Ryoma and left him confused. After convincing Ryoma that the eye was causing dangerous side effects, Jueming offered to save him and insisted on removing the Sharingan.

• Jueming activated a Five Seal Barrier around Ryoma Aburame’s residence and demanded that Ryoma give him his Sharingan.
• Ryoma sent a swarm of Kikaichū and threw kunai at Jueming, but Jueming absorbed the insects’ Chakra and withstood the attacks unharmed.
• Ryoma revealed the Three Tomoe Sharingan transplanted in his eye and used an illusion technique, which increased Jueming’s Yin Attribute without stopping him.
• Jueming’s Talk no Jutsu and Mouth Cannon repeatedly lowered Ryoma’s Wisdom Value until Ryoma became muddled and unable to think clearly.
• Jueming told Ryoma that the transplanted Sharingan was causing dangerous side effects and offered to save him by removing the eye.

Aburame Chiharu searched for Sayuri after learning Senju Jueming had taken her, then discovered his Uncle Ryoma in a compromising scene at Jueming’s house. Jueming used Chiharu’s anguish over Sayuri to torment him and gained a new Grass Release ability.

• Yakushi Nonō comforted Aburame Chiharu, who decided to investigate Senju Jueming’s house and find Sayuri.
• Chiharu found Jueming’s house dark and sealed by a Barrier, then searched for help from Uncle Ryoma Aburame.
• Chiharu entered Ryoma’s basement and found Jueming whipping Ryoma, causing him to abandon his plan to ask Ryoma for help.
• Jueming stopped Chiharu from leaving and taunted him about Sayuri, making Chiharu suffer over believing she belonged to someone else.
• Jueming gained Blondie Energy from Chiharu’s pain and obtained Grass Release—Grass—Shape.

Jueming sparred with Kakashi and exposed how Kakashi’s limited dynamic vision could leave him vulnerable to faster opponents. He brought out the Sharingan intended for Kakashi, whose reaction showed that he recognized the eye.

• Jueming retrieved the Sharingan jar and decided Kakashi should have it.
• Jueming sparred with Kakashi, defeating him while using only two hands and one leg.
• Kakashi used a flash of Light Release, Lightning Release to boost his speed, and Wind Release in his attacks.
• Jueming showed Kakashi how his vision and reactions struggled against a sudden increase in speed.
• Jueming explained that Kakashi needed to grow stronger and brought out the Sharingan jar, making Kakashi’s pupils contract.

Kakashi received Yahiko’s Light Release Chakra and a Sharingan taken from Danzo, then agreed to help Jueming pursue world peace after being promised a booming Adult Novel industry. Jueming went to the Hokage Building for his Jonin appointment, where he confronted Utatane Koharu and pinned her against her desk.

• Jueming told Kakashi that the Sharingan belonged to Kagami Uchiha and spoke about Tobirama Senju’s and Danzo’s ruthless actions.
• Jueming explained that he favored dictatorship over Yahiko’s approach and persuaded Kakashi to seek leadership by promising a world full of Adult Novels.
• Rin Nohara helped Kakashi complete the Sharingan transplant, and Jueming sent her underground to care for Sayuri before heading to the Hokage Building.
• Utatane Koharu reprimanded Jueming for arriving late, and Kunugi Mokume left to retrieve his appointment documents from the Fourth Hokage.
• After Kunugi Mokume left, Jueming grabbed Utatane Koharu’s wrist, twisted her arm, and pinned her face-down against the desk.

Danzo suspected Senju Jueming, Shennong, and Orochimaru of stealing Ryoma Aburame’s Sharingan, then declared Orochimaru and Hiru traitors and exposed Orochimaru’s experiments to Konoha. As the village turned against Orochimaru, Jiraiya left to investigate the evidence and confront his old friend.

• Danzo received Kunugi Mokume’s report that Senju Jueming had arrived, then considered whether Jueming or Shennong had stolen Ryoma Aburame’s Sharingan.
• Hizashi Hyuga told Danzo that Hiru was missing and Orochimaru had left a Shadow Clone behind, so Danzo concluded they had betrayed the village and ordered them hunted.
• Kunugi Mokume waited outside Utatane Koharu’s office while Koharu claimed she was teaching Jueming a lesson.
• Danzo announced that Orochimaru and Hiru had stolen secrets, worked with other villages, and conducted human experiments, presenting evidence from Orochimaru’s laboratory.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi said he had seen evil in Orochimaru from a young age, strengthening the village’s belief in Danzo’s accusations.
• Jiraiya decided to leave Konoha, inspect Orochimaru’s experimental bases, and demand an explanation from him.

Jueming sent Utatane Koharu to search for Kakuzu and planned to obtain Earth Grudge Fear, while laying out his broader plans for his allies and the Senju Clan. After Orochimaru and Hiru defected, Jueming used Sound Genjutsu to get Inabi Uchiha to join him for lunch, and Kakashi tagged along.

• Jueming told Utatane Koharu to find Kakuzu, offer him one billion, and let him choose a meeting place so Jueming could obtain Earth Grudge Fear.
• Jueming reviewed his plans to strengthen Kakashi and Uchiha Tekka, acquire forbidden techniques, and address the Senju Clan's crises before challenging Konoha's upper ranks.
• Inabi Uchiha and Yashiro Uchiha discussed Orochimaru and Hiru's defection and considered seeking leadership of the Forbidden Jutsu Research Department.
• Jueming used Sound Genjutsu to get Inabi Uchiha to agree to lunch at Ichiraku Ramen, despite Inabi's initial reluctance.
• Kakashi invited himself along, and Mito Uzumaki warned Jueming that his use of Sound Genjutsu could worsen tensions between the Senju and Uchiha clans.

Jueming used meals with Uchiha Inabi and Yashiro to save money while refusing to return Sayuri, then Shisui Uchiha received his first Anbu mission to track Orochimaru. The chapter left Shisui’s squad setting out under Danzo’s orders to watch Jiraiya and, if necessary, kill Orochimaru and Hiru.

• Jueming ordered a large meal at Ichiraku Ramen and told Inabi that Sayuri needed to recover at the Senju Clan compound, refusing to return her.
• Inabi and Yashiro wondered whether Inabi was trying to win over Jueming, while Inabi vowed to retrieve Sayuri the next day.
• Over the next two days, Jueming repeatedly ate with Inabi, then visited Inabi’s home and invited Yashiro to breakfast when Inabi was absent.
• Jueming exchanged the stored food for money and decided to keep saving by eating with more Uchiha, including Shisui.
• Danzo assigned Shisui’s squad to search for Orochimaru, keep watch on Jiraiya, and execute Orochimaru and Hiru if necessary.

Fugaku Uchiha accepted Danzo’s request to investigate Kagami Uchiha’s missing Sharingan and bring Sayuri back from the Senju Clan. He planned to have Tekka Uchiha handle both matters, but Tekka remained occupied helping Tsume Inuzuka and hoped to learn flirting from Senju Jueming.

• Yashiro Uchiha reported Inabi Uchiha’s humiliating defeat and Sayuri’s departure to Fugaku Uchiha, who ordered them to find Tekka Uchiha and ask him to persuade Senju Jueming.
• Shimura Danzō visited the MPD and asked the Uchiha Clan to search for Kagami Uchiha’s missing Three Tomoe Sharingan, warning that rumors linked the Sharingan to suppressing Mutation.
• Danzo also raised Sayuri’s return, and Fugaku Uchiha proposed that Tekka Uchiha handle both matters because he knew Senju Jueming.
• Tekka Uchiha helped Hana Inuzuka study at Tsume Inuzuka’s home, then resolved to ask Senju Jueming for flirting advice.

Tekka Uchiha refused Yashiro Uchiha’s demand that he persuade Senju Jueming to hand over Kagami Uchiha’s Sharingan. Meanwhile, Jueming invited himself to dinner with Asuma and Kurenai, pressured Yakushi Nonō to visit him for treatment, and borrowed money from several people, leaving him with ten million ryo toward his one-billion-ryo goal.

• Tekka Uchiha rejected Yashiro Uchiha’s request to use his friendship with Senju Jueming to obtain Kagami Uchiha’s Sharingan, prompting Yashiro to accuse him of neglecting the clan.
• Jueming joined Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi for dinner, then persuaded Kurenai to invite both of them to her home.
• Jueming examined Yakushi Nonō’s poisoned body, told her to come to his house for an antidote, and borrowed money and supplies from her.
• Jueming borrowed money from Ryoma Aburame and others, then took only one-tenth of Kurenai Yuhi’s Mother’s money after dinner.
• Jueming counted ten million ryo in borrowed money and welcomed Yakushi Nonō to his home when her poison flared up, leading her into the underground chamber.

Jueming borrowed money from several people while pursuing his plan to obtain forbidden techniques, and Mikoto Uchiha learned his stated reason for keeping Sayuri. The chapter ended with Jueming using a Grass Weapon on Utatane Koharu and making her kneel.

• Jueming left the underground after spending the night with Yakushi Nonō, then used Sound Genjutsu to borrow money from Yamanaka Santai, Ryoma Aburame, Kurenai Yuhi, and Kurenai's Mother.
• Mikoto Uchiha met Jueming at the Dumpling Shop and asked about Sayuri; Jueming claimed he was caring for her until he could afford Regeneration of Severed Limbs.
• Mikoto Uchiha inferred that the Senju Clan and the village's higher-ups were competing over Sayuri, then lent Jueming money after he demanded payment for the information.
• Jueming went to the Hokage Building and demanded Kakuzu information and money from Utatane Koharu before her mission.
• Jueming used a Grass Weapon on Utatane Koharu, whose demeanor changed as she knelt before him.

After the village arrested people connected to Orochimaru, Jueming met his classmate Anko Mitarashi and claimed he would protect her property while she was imprisoned. He then went to her house and stripped it nearly bare.

• Jueming learned that Utatane Koharu had set out to search for Orochimaru and Kakuzu, and he celebrated reaching one-tenth of his money goal.
• Jueming saw Anko among the people arrested for their connections to Orochimaru and asked Yashiro Uchiha how they would be punished.
• Jueming told Anko she might be imprisoned for a long time, then asked her to give him her house, shocking the escort party.
• Jueming explained that emptying Anko's home would prevent Shimura Danzō's people from framing her, and Anko thanked him as she left.
• Jueming went to Anko's house and removed nearly everything, leaving only the wall plaster.

Jueming learned that the Great Elder had saved 10 million ryō for him and entrusted him with helping the Senju Clan recover. After training Jing Senju through the night, he raised her Grass Weapon to Stage Three and gained a major boost to his cultivation speed.

• The Great Elder told Jueming that he could begin learning A-Rank ninjutsu and forbidden techniques in three days, and invited him to bring like-minded friends such as Kakashi and Tekka Uchiha.
• The Great Elder confronted Jueming about borrowing money, and Jueming explained that he was raising funds to heal Sayuri and accomplish other powerful feats.
• The Great Elder gave Jueming his savings of 10 million ryō and asked him to lead the Senju Clan back to strength.
• Jueming warned the Great Elder that the higher-ups might spread false rumors about him, and the Great Elder promised to trust him.
• Jueming opened the scroll at home, discovered the money had been won by betting on him, and resolved to protect the Senju Clan and heal Sayuri and Momoka.
• Jueming trained with Jing Senju through the night and raised her Grass Weapon to Stage Three, gaining access to her brain's computational power and a 100% increase in cultivation speed.

Jueming discovered that Jing Senju doubled the cultivation speed of every Grass Weapon and resolved to expand their number while raising money to buy Kakuzu’s Earth Grudge Fear. After Kakashi saw Jueming persuade Inabi Uchiha to pay for meals without using Genjutsu, Jueming explained that his ability was Talk no Jutsu.

• Jueming tested Jing Senju’s effect and found that it doubled the cultivation efficiency of his techniques, so he planned to create more Grass Weapons.
• Jueming recalled the Great Elder’s ten million ryo and decided to gather money and strength from others to help the Senju Clan.
• Kakashi asked Inabi Uchiha to treat him to a meal, prompting Inabi to panic, awaken his Three Tomoe Sharingan, and attack him with kunai.
• Jueming asked Inabi for breakfast, and Inabi immediately calmed down and agreed to pay; Kakashi watched closely and saw no sign of Genjutsu.
• Jueming borrowed more money from Inabi, then told the confused Kakashi that his persuasive ability was Talk no Jutsu, a kind of Kekkei Genkai.

Jueming continued borrowing money while Fugaku Uchiha prepared a raid on the Senju compound to investigate Kagami Uchiha’s stolen Sharingan and take Sayuri. Tekka Uchiha warned Jueming that the Uchiha operation was planned for that night.

• Jueming told Kakashi that his Talk no Jutsu Kekkei Genkai had caused Obito to act stupid, then said borrowing money would make them stronger.
• Mikoto told Fugaku that Jueming had borrowed money from her, while the Uchiha investigation increasingly pointed toward the Senju Clan.
• Fugaku decided to seek a warrant for a surprise search, and Yashiro and Inabi welcomed the plan to retaliate against the Senju.
• Jueming borrowed more money from Kurenai's Mother and headed to the Hyuga compound to speak with Hizashi.
• Tekka warned Jueming that Fugaku planned to lead an Uchiha raid on the Senju compound that night to search for Sharingan and take Sayuri.