Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yuzuru defeated Shennong after overwhelming the Zero-Tails by feeding it his enormous Chakra reserves, then killed him with a Sage Art. He comforted Yururu and claimed the fortress, identifying it as the vanished Angkor Fortress.

• Shennong grabbed Uchiha Yuzuru to drain his Chakra through Zero-Tails, while Yururu tried to intervene and was kicked away.
• Uchiha Yuzuru let his Chakra flow freely until Zero-Tails overloaded and stopped absorbing or supplying Chakra.
• Shennong lost the will to fight and tried to escape, but Uchiha Yuzuru killed him with Sage Art: Scorch Release: Kamui Incineration.
• Yururu thanked Uchiha Yuzuru for avenging her family and companions, and he promised she would not die with him there.
• Uchiha Yuzuru called his technique an S-rank Forbidden Jutsu and said the fortress was theirs, identifying it as Angkor Fortress.

Uchiha Yuzuru claimed Angkor Fortress, renamed it the Unfalling Imperial Palace, and brought Yururu back to Konoha. He later gave Shennong’s research to Orochimaru, who believed it could help him develop immortality.

• Uchiha Yuzuru learned from the Zero-Tails that the Sky Ninja had tortured captives to gather negative emotions, then left the creature in Angkor Fortress to power it.
• Uchiha Yuzuru raised Angkor Fortress into the sky, renamed it the Unfalling Imperial Palace, and declared that he would govern the former territory of the Land of Sky.
• Uchiha Yuzuru invited Yururu to Konoha to study at the Ninja Academy and later enter Konoha Hospital.
• Uchiha Yuzuru flew the Unfalling Imperial Palace to the Land of Fire and landed it north of the Valley of the End; Sasuke Uchiha tried to move in but was kicked away.
• Uchiha Yuzuru hired craftsmen to renovate the palace and gave Orochimaru Shennong’s research materials, prompting Orochimaru to say immortality was within reach.

Uchiha Yuzuru agreed to take Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara on a mission, then chose Tazuna’s A-rank request to protect him and help build a bridge in the Land of Waves. He hoped the mission might give him a pretext to intervene in the Land of Water.

• Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara asked Uchiha Yuzuru to take them on another mission, and he agreed to look for one.
• Uchiha Yuzuru visited the Hokage’s Office, where Uchiha Fugaku complained about being tired of the job.
• Uchiha Yuzuru found Tazuna’s mission to protect him on the way to the Land of Waves and help build a cross-sea bridge.
• Uchiha Yuzuru made the mission confidential and told Uchiha Fugaku to bring Tazuna to him.
• Uchiha Yuzuru wondered whether he might encounter Zabuza and use the encounter as a reason to intervene in the Land of Water.

Uchiha Yuzuru accepted Tazuna’s mission to escort him to the Land of Waves, bringing Naruto, Gaara, and Sasuke along for experience. After Tazuna explained that Gato threatened him over the bridge project, the three young shinobi wanted to confront Gato, while Yuzuru recognized Tazuna’s attempt to use them against him.

• Tazuna met with Uchiha Yuzuru and Uchiha Fugaku, and Yuzuru told him he would take the escort mission.
• Yuzuru explained that he wanted Naruto, Gaara, and Sasuke to gain experience, and Tazuna accepted his protection.
• The next morning, Yuzuru, Naruto, Gaara, and Sasuke set out with Tazuna for the Land of Waves.
• During the journey, Tazuna explained that Gato controlled the waters around the Land of Waves and had threatened to kill him over the bridge project.
• Naruto, Gaara, and Sasuke proposed taking care of Gato, while Yuzuru silently realized Tazuna was trying to use them against him.

Uchiha Yuzuru and his group fought off Rogue Ninjas on the way to the Land of Waves, then discovered that Gato had sent the Ghost Brothers to assassinate Tazuna. After Naruto killed the attackers, Uchiha Yuzuru identified their likely employer as Momochi Zabuza, a dangerous S-rank Rogue Ninja.

• Naruto and Sasuke combined their ninjutsu to defeat Rogue Ninjas who demanded a toll in Illusory Forest, and their traps killed those who fled.
• Gaara carried the group over Illusory Forest on a mound of sand, and they continued into the Land of Waves without another attack.
• The Ghost Brothers emerged from a puddle and attacked the group with bladed chains, but Naruto and Uchiha Yuzuru subdued them.
• Naruto read the Ghost Brothers' minds, learned that Gato had hired them to kill Tazuna, and killed them with kunai.
• Uchiha Yuzuru explained that Momochi Zabuza was a dangerous Kirigakure defector and the likely next enemy, exciting Naruto and Sasuke.

Zabuza confronted Gato over the delayed attack on Tazuna, then ambushed Team 7 and their companions on the road to the Land of Waves. He trapped them in Hidden Mist and nearly struck Sasuke down before Gaara and Naruto intervened.

• Zabuza threatened Gato and promised to handle Tazuna personally, while Gato secretly decided to kill Zabuza after he returned.
• Zabuza hurled the Kubikiribōchō at Tazuna’s group, but Uchiha Yuzuru evaded it by scattering into crows.
• Sasuke recognized Zabuza, and Zabuza engulfed the group in the Hidden Mist Technique.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara formed a triangle around Tazuna as Zabuza taunted them from within the mist.
• Naruto blocked Zabuza’s attack, and Sasuke charged with Chidori, only to discover he had struck a Water Clone.
• Gaara blocked Zabuza’s sword with sand, and Naruto pulled Sasuke to safety.

Naruto and Sasuke used their Sharingan and teamwork to overcome Zabuza after Naruto dispelled the Hidden Mist, while Uchiha Yuzuru watched nearby. Zabuza was defeated by their Water Dragon Bullet Techniques, and Naruto prepared to kill him.

• Zabuza tried to retreat through the mist but encountered Uchiha Yuzuru, who stopped his Kubikiribōchō with two fingers and ordered him to keep fighting.
• Naruto told Gaara to protect Tazuna while he and Sasuke attacked Zabuza, then summoned a hundred Shadow Clones.
• Naruto's clones used Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to clear the mist, allowing Sasuke and Naruto to fight Zabuza with their Sharingan.
• Sasuke sent Zabuza flying with Lion Combo, and Zabuza began forming hand seals for a Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
• Naruto and Sasuke countered with their own Water Dragon Bullet Techniques, blasted Zabuza into a tree, and Naruto prepared to slit his throat.

Uchiha Yuzuru spared Zabuza and persuaded him to join his plan to conquer Kirigakure and overthrow Karatachi Yagura. Zabuza accepted, and the two went to confront Gato, where Zabuza began cutting down Gato’s men.

• Uchiha Yuzuru stopped Naruto from killing Zabuza and offered Zabuza a place in his plan to conquer Kirigakure.
• Zabuza learned that Mei Terumī worked for Uchiha Yuzuru and agreed to help him overthrow Karatachi Yagura.
• Uchiha Yuzuru sent Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara to escort Tazuna home, then traveled with Zabuza to Gato’s estate.
• Gato ordered his more than one hundred ambushers to attack Zabuza and Uchiha Yuzuru.
• Uchiha Yuzuru told Zabuza to kill the men but leave Gato alive, and Zabuza charged into the attackers with the Kubikiribōchō.

Zabuza defeated Gato’s men while Uchiha Yuzuru killed Gato and ordered Zabuza to seek refuge with Mei Terumī. Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara returned with Tazuna to his home, where Inari challenged the need for the bridge and doubted the young ninjas could protect his grandfather.

• Zabuza slaughtered Gato’s subordinates and left Gato’s fate to Uchiha Yuzuru.
• Uchiha Yuzuru read Gato’s memories, killed him with Sand Burial, and said taking over the Land of Waves would be easy.
• Uchiha Yuzuru sent Zabuza to seek refuge with Mei Terumī and gave him a scroll of simplified Water Release Ninjutsu.
• Tazuna brought Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara home, where Tsunami thanked them for protecting her father.
• Inari questioned why Tazuna insisted on building the bridge and doubted that Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara could keep him safe.

After learning that Gato had killed Inari’s father, Uchiha Yuzuru revealed that he had killed Gato and promised to protect the Land of Waves. He left Tsunami with a scroll of ninja knowledge and sent Mei Terumī a message about Zabuza as he prepared to travel to Kirigakure.

• Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara learned that Inari resented Tazuna because Gato had killed Inari’s father after Tazuna insisted on building the bridge.
• Uchiha Yuzuru confronted Inari, revealed that he had killed Gato, and promised Tsunami and Inari that the people of the Land of Waves would be safe.
• Tazuna, Naruto, Sasuke, Gaara, and Inari went to prepare the villagers to build the bridge, while Uchiha Yuzuru gave Tsunami a scroll of chakra and basic ninja knowledge for Inari.
• Tsunami tried to repay Uchiha Yuzuru, but he rejected her advances and left her embarrassed the next morning.
• Uchiha Yuzuru sent Mei Terumī a message about Zabuza and decided to travel to Kirigakure after the Land of Waves was settled.

After returning from the Land of Waves, Uchiha Yuzuru oversaw the expansion of his family and used a new evolution opportunity to fully develop Ice Release, then gained a trait that let his family cast ninjutsu without hand seals. The story left him eager to put the powerful new ability to use.

• The people of the Land of Waves celebrated Gato's death, completed the Yuzuru Bridge, and welcomed the territory's new rulers.
• Uchiha Yuzuru added Naruto, Sasuke, and Gaara's names to the bridge before taking them back to Konoha with Kamui.
• After three months, the system reported that Yuzuru's family had reached 60,000 members, granting him a bloodline evolution attempt.
• Yuzuru evolved Ice Release to 100% and tested it by freezing the ground at a training ground.
• Yuzuru drew the family trait No-Hand Seal Ninjutsu, which let its holders cast ninjutsu without forming hand seals.

Uchiha Yuzuru revealed that Uchiha Madara had been deceived and began explaining the Ōtsutsuki Clan’s role in the Shinobi World’s history. He left the gathering with the story of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki unfinished, promising to continue with Kaguya Otsutsuki.

• Orochimaru announced that he had developed a technique of immortality and presented it to Uchiha Yuzuru as a gift for becoming Emperor.
• Uchiha Yuzuru rejected Uchiha Madara’s Infinite Tsukuyomi plan and said Madara had been misled, prompting Madara to ask where Black Zetsu was.
• Uchiha Yuzuru told the gathered leaders that an ancient spacefaring Ōtsutsuki Clan planted Sacred Trees on life-bearing planets to harvest their energy as Chakra Fruit.
• Uchiha Yuzuru explained that Kaguya Otsutsuki betrayed Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to avoid being sacrificed and took the Sacred Tree’s fruit for herself.
• Uchiha Yuzuru revealed that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki survived the attack and escaped, leaving only half of his body to feed the Sacred Tree.

Uchiha Yuzuru revealed the history of Kaguya Otsutsuki, the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and the origins of the Moon Eye Plan, leaving Uchiha Madara questioning whether he had been manipulated all along. He then told Tobirama Senju that the Senju and Uchiha clans were one family.

• Uchiha Yuzuru explained that Kaguya Otsutsuki used the Infinite Tsukuyomi to turn humans into White Zetsu and was later sealed on the moon after battling Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Ōtsutsuki Hamura for three months.
• Uchiha Yuzuru said Hagoromo Otsutsuki became the Sage of Six Paths, sealed the Ten-Tails within himself, and spread Chakra through the Shinobi Sect, while Ōtsutsuki Hamura watched over Kaguya on the moon.
• Uchiha Yuzuru told Uchiha Madara that the Moon Eye Plan was a lie and that activating the Infinite Tsukuyomi would let Kaguya take over his body and escape her seal.
• Uchiha Yuzuru revealed that the stone tablet had been altered and that Black Zetsu was Kaguya Otsutsuki's third child, not Uchiha Madara's will made manifest.
• Uchiha Madara struggled to accept that he might have been manipulated, while Hashirama Senju comforted him and Tobirama Senju apologized for insulting him.
• Uchiha Yuzuru told Tobirama Senju that the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan were one family.

Uchiha Yuzuru explained how Indra and Asura became ancestors of the Uchiha and Senju clans, and how their rivalry and Black Zetsu’s manipulation fueled generations of conflict. Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara learned they carried Asura’s and Indra’s reincarnated Chakra, while Tobirama Senju struggled to accept their shared ancestry.

• Uchiha Yuzuru told everyone that Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s sons Indra and Asura inherited his Sage’s Eye and Sage Body, respectively.
• Uchiha Yuzuru explained that Indra developed ninjutsu and believed in rule through power, while Asura valued love and mutual understanding.
• Uchiha Yuzuru recounted how Hagoromo Otsutsuki chose Asura as his heir, prompting Indra to leave, awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan, and later lose to Asura.
• Uchiha Yuzuru revealed that Indra and Asura’s Chakra reincarnated through Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara, while Black Zetsu helped sustain the clans’ hatred.
• Hashirama Senju embraced Uchiha Madara and called them biological brothers, but Uchiha Madara pushed him away and argued that he should protect Hashirama as Indra’s elder brother.
• Tobirama Senju turned away as he realized the Uchiha and Senju clans shared an ancestor.

Uchiha Yuzuru revealed the threat posed by Kaguya Otsutsuki and the Ōtsutsuki Clan, then declared his plan to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and gather all nine Tailed Beasts. After the meeting, Jiraiya reminded him of their marriage arrangement, and Yuzuru warned him to keep the secret from Mount Myōboku.

• Hatake Sakumo, A, Kitsuchi, and the others discussed whether Uchiha Yuzuru was another reincarnation, but Yuzuru denied being the Sage of Six Paths.
• Uchiha Yuzuru told the gathered leaders that Kaguya Otsutsuki remained alive and that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki lurked in the shadows, then said he would become the next Ten-Tails Jinchuriki before confronting her.
• Uchiha Yuzuru explained that he needed to learn about the Ōtsutsuki Clan from Kaguya and ordered everyone to keep the revelations secret while gathering intelligence on all nine Tailed Beasts.
• Uchiha Yuzuru asked Uchiha Madara to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and persuaded him by promising to let him live temporarily through Impure World Reincarnation alongside Hashirama Senju.
• Jiraiya told Uchiha Yuzuru that a woman’s disciple was on her way to Konoha for their marriage arrangement, and Yuzuru agreed to help.
• Uchiha Yuzuru threatened to slaughter Mount Myōboku if Jiraiya told its toads about the meeting, and Jiraiya promised to remain silent.

Jiraiya asked Uchiha Yuzuru to fight Shizuka Nadeshiko, the disciple bound to him by a marriage agreement. Tsunade welcomed the prospect of Yuzuru taking another wife, and he left Jiraiya fuming over their difference in status.

• Mikoto told Uchiha Yuzuru that Jiraiya had come to discuss a favor.
• Jiraiya explained that he had arranged a match between his disciple and the chief of Nadeshiko Village’s disciple, with the loser bound to marry the winner.
• Jiraiya revealed that Shizuka Nadeshiko had arrived in Konoha and asked when Yuzuru would fight her.
• Tsunade said she supported Yuzuru marrying more women to restore the Uchiha Clan and left to tell the other wives.
• Yuzuru teased Jiraiya that Tsunade treated him differently because of his strength, leaving Jiraiya enraged.

Uchiha Yuzuru defeated Shizuka Nadeshiko in their arranged match and revealed that he was the man she was bound to marry. When a persistent suitor attacked Shizuka, Yuzuru destroyed him and his puppet with one strike.

• Jiraiya complained to Uchiha Yuzuru about their agreement as Shizuka Nadeshiko arrived to fulfill her match with Yuzuru.
• Shizuka Nadeshiko attacked Yuzuru with Nadeshiko Style techniques, but he dodged every move.
• Shizuka Nadeshiko used Wind Style: Fierce Fan Wind, and Yuzuru countered with Gale Palm, sending her flying before catching her.
• Shizuka Nadeshiko recognized Yuzuru and learned that their agreement made her his wife.
• A lecherous man charged at Shizuka Nadeshiko in a mechanical puppet, and Yuzuru annihilated them both with Sage Art: Wind Style: Gale Palm.

Uchiha Yuzuru invited Shizuka Nadeshiko to pursue happiness with him, and she chose to stay rather than return to Nadeshiko Village. After welcoming her into the Imperial Palace, Yuzuru gained the Transparent Release Kekkei Genkai Bloodline, which reminded him of Moonlight Hayate.

• Uchiha Yuzuru told Shizuka Nadeshiko she was free to leave and pursue her own happiness, but she asked to stay with him.
• Shizuka Nadeshiko said she was pursuing her happiness with Uchiha Yuzuru, and he accepted her while warning that becoming his wife would not be easy.
• Uchiha Yuzuru brought Shizuka Nadeshiko to the Imperial Palace, where Tsunade and the others welcomed her.
• Shizuka Nadeshiko marveled at the palace and its food before returning to her room after the banquet.
• At dawn, Uchiha Yuzuru received the Transparent Release Kekkei Genkai Bloodline and recalled Moonlight Hayate.

Uchiha Yuzuru learned that the Six-Tails Jinchuriki had been spotted in the Land of Bears and went there to investigate. At an inn, he killed Shirou to save Hotaru, who remained afraid of what the powerful emperor might want from her.

• Uchiha Yuzuru spoke with Uzuki Yugao about Moonlight Hayate's wedding and considered how the Transparency Technique could work with Kamui.
• Uchiha Fugaku told Uchiha Yuzuru that the Six-Tails Jinchuriki had been spotted in the Land of Bears.
• Uchiha Yuzuru traveled to the Land of Bears and found Shirou threatening Hotaru for the Tsuchigumo Clan's secret technique.
• Shirou used a control technique on Hotaru, but Uchiha Yuzuru seized him and broke his neck.
• Uchiha Yuzuru looked over Hotaru, who feared his motives because she and her absent teacher Utakata possessed coveted things.

Uchiha Yuzuru rescued Hotaru, learned about the Tsuchigumo Clan’s Heavenly Wrath technique, and revealed he had come to find Utakata. He caught Utakata in the forest, defeated him with genjutsu, and ordered Saiken not to help him escape.

• Hotaru told Uchiha Yuzuru that Shirou had tried to steal the Tsuchigumo Clan’s Heavenly Wrath technique and explained its true limits and lethal cost.
• Uchiha Yuzuru said he was looking for Utakata, and Hotaru realized he wanted the Tailed Beast sealed inside her teacher.
• When Utakata returned near dusk and saw Uchiha Yuzuru, he fled, but Yuzuru appeared ahead of him in the forest and demanded that he come to Konoha so he could take the Tailed Beast.
• Utakata attacked with Water Release: Bubble Technique and acid, but his attacks passed through Uchiha Yuzuru without harming him.
• Uchiha Yuzuru trapped Utakata in a genjutsu and told Saiken not to help him break free.