Chapter Summaries

Minamoto Takuya watched Konoha’s reaction to Kakashi Hatake’s Sharingan and weighed his own limited prospects as a shinobi. He decided to wait for Hiruko to leave his Experiment Base so he could pursue the completed Chimera Technique, leaving crows to keep watch.

• Minamoto Takuya overheard villagers discussing Kakashi Hatake’s newly inherited Two Tomoe Sharingan and considered how its constant chakra drain could hinder Kakashi’s growth.
• Minamoto Takuya envied Obito Uchiha’s Sharingan and Kamui but abandoned the idea of pursuing it because Madara Uchiha and Minato Namikaze stood behind the people involved.
• Minamoto Takuya reflected on his mediocre abilities and realized that Hiruko had likely completed or nearly completed the Chimera Technique.
• Minamoto Takuya used the Clairvoyance Technique through his crow summon to observe Hiruko’s Experiment Base, then sent more crows to watch the area for movement.

Minamoto Takuya waited for Hiruko to leave his experiment base, then secretly entered and copied all of Hiruko’s experimental records. He escaped with the Chimera Technique research secured, leaving him ready to study how to improve his talent.

• Minamoto Takuya prepared to steal Hiruko’s Chimera Technique research and worried that the Sannin might have already driven Hiruko out of Konoha.
• After waiting until the third night, Minamoto Takuya saw Hiruko leave his experiment base and head toward Kakashi Hatake.
• Minamoto Takuya entered the base by following Hiruko’s fresh footprints with the Water Release: Reproduction Technique.
• Minamoto Takuya used the Water Release: Transcription Technique to copy Hiruko’s experimental records onto scrolls.
• After confirming Hiruko was returning, Minamoto Takuya left without disturbing the records, and his Crow summoned a scroll bearing a formula.

Minamoto Takuya studied Hiruko’s Chimera Technique research for several days and concluded that he could now use the technique, though he doubted it could create an Immortal Body. After confirming the Sannin were pursuing Hiruko rather than him, Takuya finished his research and collapsed into a deep sleep.

• Minamoto Takuya summoned the scrolls containing Hiruko’s Chimera Technique research and began studying them through the night.
• Hiruko celebrated his plan to surpass the Sannin, considered stealing other Kekkei Genkai, and failed to notice that his research records had been tampered with.
• After Kakashi Hatake’s attack was discovered, the Sannin followed Hiruko’s trail to his Experiment Base while Takuya watched their movements through his crows.
• Minamoto Takuya confirmed the Sannin were focused on Hiruko, stopped observing them, and devoted himself to studying the Chimera Technique.
• Minamoto Takuya concluded that the Chimera Technique was barely usable and doubted Hiruko’s claim that it could grant an Immortal Body.
• Minamoto Takuya used the Body Flicker Technique to return home and fell into a deep sleep.

Minamoto Takuya left Konoha under the pretense of a mission and returned to his hidden Experiment Base, where he prepared to use Uzumaki corpses to increase his chakra. He chose a corpse with Wind and Lightning Release as his best fusion material but postponed the risky procedure to experiment first, while keeping watch on Rin Nohara and the Mist Shinobi’s plan for the Three-Tails.

• Minamoto Takuya recovered from his exhaustion, cleaned himself up, and arranged for crows to monitor Rin Nohara.
• Minamoto Takuya accepted a solo mission as a cover for leaving Konoha, then used a deliberately failed Summoning Technique to return to his Experiment Base.
• Minamoto Takuya inspected corpses of Uzumaki clansmen he had stolen after the Land of Whirlpools was attacked, hoping their high chakra coefficient could help resolve his low chakra reserves.
• Minamoto Takuya selected a corpse with Wind Release and Lightning Release as his best fusion material but decided to test the Chimera Technique on animals and other materials first.
• Minamoto Takuya used the Clairvoyance Technique to observe Rin Nohara grieving over Obito Uchiha and focused on obtaining some of the Three-Tails' chakra without attracting attention from Madara Uchiha or Black Zetsu.

Minamoto Takuya discovered that the Chimera Technique caused fused bodies to deteriorate, but he continued testing it as the only way to change his future. After confirming his modified technique worked as predicted, he rested before attempting to fuse the Uzumaki Clan bloodline, while Madara Uchiha prepared to manipulate Obito Uchiha into awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Minamoto Takuya concluded that the Chimera Technique had an inherent flaw that could be reduced but not eliminated.
• Minamoto Takuya performed a final series of experiments with his modified Chimera Technique and verified that the results matched his predictions.
• Minamoto Takuya postponed fusing the Uzumaki Clan bloodline and rested to prepare himself for the procedure.
• Obito Uchiha regained control of the other half of his body while Madara Uchiha planned the next stage of his scheme.
• Madara Uchiha expected the Mist Shinobi to act against the girl important to Obito Uchiha and hoped the resulting despair would awaken Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan.

Minamoto Takuya fused the Uzumaki Bloodline with the Chimera Technique, greatly increasing his physical energy and chakra reserves. He discovered he could use Adamantine Sealing Chains and considered how to explain the bloodline if his abilities were exposed.

• Minamoto Takuya used the Chimera Technique to fuse the Uzumaki Bloodline from a corpse, then wrapped the resulting black marks in bandages.
• Minamoto Takuya sensed that his physical energy had risen to nearly match his spiritual energy, resolving the weakness that had limited his chakra.
• Minamoto Takuya determined that the fused bloodline lacked the restorative physique and planned to develop his sensory abilities in hopes of awakening Mind's Eye of the Kagura.
• Minamoto Takuya summoned golden Adamantine Sealing Chains and decided to avoid using them unless necessary because they could reveal his Uzumaki Bloodline.

After testing his enhanced techniques, Minamoto Takuya considered which bloodlines to fuse next and prepared to investigate the Uchiha and Hyuga bloodlines. He fused several Hyuga specimens to check whether they would develop the Caged Bird curse mark, leaving the results to be verified over time.

• Minamoto Takuya tested his ninja techniques and found that they could be used more often and had become much more powerful.
• Minamoto Takuya prepared a Uchiha specimen with a One Tomoe Sharingan and concluded that the Uchiha bloodline was necessary for his plans to combine the Sage Body and Sage Eyes.
• Minamoto Takuya hesitated to use Hyuga Branch Family samples because he did not know whether their Caged Bird curse marks could be inherited through fusion.
• Minamoto Takuya used the Chimera Technique to fuse several Hyuga specimens, restrained and resealed them, and found that none had developed a Caged Bird curse mark yet.

Minamoto Takuya collected earnings from his ordinary-person subordinates, whom he controlled with a Sealing Jutsu, then returned to Konoha and reported a completed mission to the Third Hokage. He met Minato Namikaze, agreed to exchange knowledge about Sealing Jutsu, and left as Minato received an S-Rank mission.

• Minamoto Takuya inspected his subordinates’ report, took most of their earnings, and ordered them to continue their business under the watch of a Crow.
• Minamoto Takuya reported his completed mission to the Third Hokage, who approved it and encouraged him to discuss Sealing Jutsu with Minato Namikaze.
• Minato Namikaze greeted Minamoto Takuya as a senior and proposed that they exchange insights on Sealing Jutsu.
• The Third Hokage gave Minato Namikaze an S-Rank mission, and Minamoto Takuya left the Hokage Office.

Minamoto Takuya watched the Mist Shinobi capture Rin Nohara and arranged to join the rescue under the cover of an official mission. The Third Hokage received news that Kakashi Hatake was pursuing Rin, and Takuya volunteered to support him.

• Minamoto Takuya concluded that Minato Namikaze's absence gave the Mist Shinobi an opportunity to capture Rin Nohara, so he monitored Rin and Kakashi Hatake while preparing a Sealing Jutsu for a Tailed Beast.
• Minamoto Takuya continued his research as the Mist Shinobi launched a small-scale conflict, which reinforced his suspicion that Rin would soon be targeted.
• The Mist Shinobi captured Rin Nohara, and Kakashi Hatake pursued them after witnessing the abduction.
• Minamoto Takuya went to the Hokage Office and asked the Third Hokage for a mission, then an Anbu reported Rin's capture and Kakashi's pursuit.
• Minamoto Takuya volunteered to take the support mission and go after Rin.

Minamoto Takuya was sent to support Kakashi Hatake and rescue Rin Nohara, but he slowed his approach as Kakashi reached the Mist Shinobi first. After Rin died by Kakashi’s Chidori, Kakashi and Obito Uchiha awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Obito slaughtered the Mist Shinobi before Madara Uchiha welcomed him back to the cave.

• The Third Hokage assigned Minamoto Takuya an A-rank mission to rescue Rin Nohara and bring Kakashi Hatake back safely.
• Minamoto Takuya followed the Anbu’s signals toward Rin but slowed down, wary of arriving too early and encountering Obito Uchiha.
• Kakashi Hatake caught up with the Mist Shinobi, and Rin Nohara charged into his Chidori, dying from the wound to her heart.
• Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha awakened their Mangekyō Sharingan as Kakashi collapsed beside Rin.
• Obito Uchiha slaughtered the Mist Shinobi with help from White Zetsu, then left when White Zetsu warned that Konoha ninja were approaching.
• Obito Uchiha returned to the cave, where Madara Uchiha watched him and considered the plan to be proceeding perfectly.

Minamoto Takuya secretly extracted most of the Three-Tails' dispersing Chakra from Rin Nohara after finding her dead, then treated Kakashi Hatake and watched the Anbu take him away. He reflected on Kakashi's many losses and weighed whether to prevent Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki's deaths, knowing it could drastically change the future.

• Minamoto Takuya found Rin Nohara dead and pretended to treat her while he inspected the temporary seal containing the Three-Tails.
• Minamoto Takuya used his self-developed Sealing Jutsu to divide the Three-Tails' dispersing Chakra and draw most of it into his body.
• Minamoto Takuya treated Kakashi Hatake, who had fainted from exhaustion and the strain of awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• The Anbu arrived, and Minamoto Takuya told their captain that Kakashi Hatake was unharmed but Rin Nohara was dead.
• Minamoto Takuya considered whether to warn Minato Namikaze how to save Kushina Uzumaki, but worried that changing their fates would alter the future.

Minamoto Takuya reported the mission’s outcome to the Third Hokage, who decided to pass the Hokage position to Minato Namikaze after the war. Takuya began cultivating the Three-Tails Chakra sealed in his body and planned to go to Amegakure when the Akatsuki Organization was approached for talks.

• Minamoto Takuya reported the mission, and the Third Hokage worried that Kakashi Hatake might be crippled after Rin Nohara’s death.
• The Third Hokage paid Takuya according to A-Rank mission standards and considered whether Orochimaru or Minato Namikaze should succeed him.
• The Third Hokage chose Minato Namikaze and decided to wait until the war ended before handing over the position.
• Minamoto Takuya poured his chakra into the seal to cultivate the Three-Tails Chakra and considered finding a suitable vessel to store it.
• Minamoto Takuya planned to watch Amegakure’s movements and go there when its ninja proposed talks with the Akatsuki Organization.

Minato Namikaze visited Minamoto Takuya to discuss Sealing Jutsu, and the two became so engrossed that they talked until nightfall. Kushina Uzumaki came to find her husband, and Minato promised to visit again.

• Minamoto Takuya spent several days learning Lightning Release and Wind Release ninjutsu from Konoha's exchange system.
• Minato Namikaze visited Minamoto Takuya to follow up on their agreement to discuss Sealing Jutsu.
• Minamoto Takuya and Minato Namikaze debated and shared ideas about Sealing Jutsu until they lost track of time and missed their meals.
• Kushina Uzumaki arrived looking for Minato Namikaze and found him at Minamoto Takuya's home.
• Minato Namikaze apologized to Kushina Uzumaki and said he would visit Minamoto Takuya again.

Kushina Uzumaki joined Minato Namikaze and Minamoto Takuya in discussing Sealing Jutsu, and Minamoto considered how the Uzumaki Clan’s knowledge could deepen his research. After Minato returned to the front lines, Minamoto learned that Shisui Uchiha had risen to fame and secretly practiced advancing the Rasengan.

• Kushina Uzumaki asked to join the Sealing Jutsu discussions, and Minamoto Takuya agreed if Minato Namikaze approved.
• Minamoto Takuya reflected on the Uzumaki Clan’s Sealing Jutsu knowledge and why Konoha might not have helped destroy the clan.
• Minato Namikaze returned to the front lines under orders from the Third Hokage, while Minamoto suspected the Hokage was building Minato’s battlefield prestige before stepping down.
• Minamoto Takuya learned that Shisui Uchiha had risen to fame and considered the limitations of Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami.
• Minamoto Takuya practiced the Rasengan in secret and began working toward Wind Release—Rasengan and Wind Release—Rasenshuriken.

Minamoto Takuya trained Wind Release: Rasengan with Shadow Clones as he planned to develop it into Wind Release: Rasenshuriken. Meanwhile, a masked man unexpectedly appeared before the Akatsuki Organization in the Land of Rain, and even Nagato’s Rinnegan had not detected him.

• Minamoto Takuya considered using precise Lightning Release control to accelerate his reflexes and planned to investigate the Chimera Technique’s bloodline-fusion method.
• Minamoto Takuya created four Shadow Clones and began training Wind Release nature transformation and Wind Release: Rasengan with them.
• Minamoto Takuya chose to master Wind Release: Rasenshuriken as a trump card before expanding his research to other techniques.
• A masked Black-Clad Man appeared in the Akatsuki Organization’s hidden base in the Land of Rain.
• Nagato indicated to Konan and Yahiko that his Rinnegan had not detected the Masked Man’s arrival.

Minamoto Takuya learned that Shimura Danzō had gone to the Land of Rain to conspire with Hanzo against the Akatsuki Organization. He headed there on foot, using the journey to train his speed with Wind Release.

• Minamoto Takuya used his Clairvoyance Technique to hear Amegakure Ninja discuss a Konoha visitor meeting their Leader about the Akatsuki Organization.
• Minamoto Takuya identified the visitor as Shimura Danzō and concluded he was helping Hanzo target the Akatsuki Organization to advance his bid for Hokage.
• Minamoto Takuya left the village after his Shadow Clones continued training Wind Release: Rasengan without mastering it.
• Minamoto Takuya traveled toward the Land of Rain on foot, practicing how to use Wind Release to reduce air resistance and propel himself faster.

Hanzo forced Nagato to choose between killing Yahiko and letting Konan die, but Yahiko sacrificed himself and awakened Nagato’s full power. Nagato summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, destroyed Hanzo’s forces, and sent its chakra dragon toward the hidden Minamoto Takuya.

• Hanzo held Konan hostage and demanded that Nagato kill Yahiko, while Yahiko urged Nagato to do so.
• Yahiko rushed onto Nagato’s kunai and died, freeing Konan from Hanzo’s restraint.
• Nagato deflected the Amegakure Ninja’s weapons, then charged toward Hanzo to save Konan and was caught in an explosion that destroyed his legs.
• Nagato revealed his Rinnegan and summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, whose chakra dragon killed the Amegakure Ninja and drove Hanzo away.
• Nagato sent the chakra dragon toward the hidden Minamoto Takuya.

Minamoto Takuya confronted Nagato after evading the Chakra Dragon and deduced that Nagato had discovered him when the Demonic Statue shook the earth. After Nagato's dragon dispersed, Takuya revealed his interest in the statue, and Nagato attacked him with Universal Pull as Takuya countered with Earth Release.

• Minamoto Takuya evaded Nagato's Chakra Dragon and worked out that the earthquake from summoning the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had exposed his hiding place.
• Nagato threatened Takuya, but the Chakra Dragon dispersed after its final attack, leaving Nagato too weak to keep it active.
• Nagato detached himself from the statue, and Takuya said he wanted to collect the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Nagato accused Takuya of lying, secretly gathered more chakra, and used Universal Pull against him.
• Takuya anchored himself with Earth Release, then raised massive rocks from the ground to burden Nagato's weakened Universal Pull.

Minamoto Takuya defeated Nagato and trapped Konan, then refused Nagato's offer of the Rinnegan. Nagato offered him the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path in exchange for Konan's release.

• Nagato collapsed after overtaxing his body with Universal Pull, and Minamoto Takuya asked him and Konan to talk.
• Konan attacked Minamoto Takuya with Dance of the Shikigami, using a hidden paper decoy to launch a surprise strike.
• Minamoto Takuya's Water Clone turned into water and trapped Konan with the Water Prison Technique as he emerged from the ground.
• Nagato offered Minamoto Takuya the Rinnegan if he released Konan, but Minamoto Takuya refused and restrained his desire for the eyes.
• Nagato offered Minamoto Takuya the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and promised never to summon it again if he released Konan.

Minamoto Takuya released Konan and prepared to take the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, gambling that Nagato would honor their agreement. Obito Uchiha appeared to stop him, and Minamoto Takuya countered the surprise attack, leaving Nagato and Konan suspicious of Obito’s hidden presence.

• Minamoto Takuya released Konan from the Water Prison Technique, and Nagato agreed to let him take the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Nagato warned Minamoto Takuya when Obito Uchiha suddenly appeared behind him and tried to grab him.
• Minamoto Takuya’s kunai passed through Obito Uchiha, revealing that he was using Kamui.
• Minamoto Takuya formed the Water Blade Rotation Technique, preventing Obito Uchiha from materializing to touch him.
• Minamoto Takuya used the Body Flicker Technique to retreat and mocked Obito Uchiha for waiting in hiding.
• Nagato and Konan realized Obito Uchiha may have been watching them all along, while Obito regretted having to reveal himself.