Chapter Summaries

Minamoto Takuya’s relentless pursuit of power led him through repeated failures and deaths until he became the Jinchuriki of the Little Ten-Tails, only to be defeated by Madara Uchiha. As his consciousness returned after his world collapsed, his eyes awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.

• Minamoto Takuya failed to obtain the Chimera Technique from Hiruko’s empty Laboratory, then killed Hiruko and tried to escape Orochimaru with the corpse.
• Minamoto Takuya’s recollections shifted through repeated failed attempts to seize power, including losing to Nagato, Obito Uchiha, Shimura Danzō, and other obstacles.
• Minamoto Takuya eventually became the Jinchuriki of the Little Ten-Tails but was defeated by Madara Uchiha, who stripped the beast from him.
• Minamoto Takuya accepted his death with exhilaration, then admitted that he regretted not becoming stronger as his world collapsed.
• Minamoto Takuya regained consciousness, and three tomoe in his crimson eyes fused into a new pattern.

Minamoto Takuya awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan by forcing himself to experience imagined losses of power, then safely explored his new abilities. He discovered that his left eye could rewind his own body and position, including automatically saving him from death, while he considered his right eye more useful.

• Minamoto Takuya awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan after reliving worst-case scenarios in which he lost his power.
• Minamoto Takuya examined his new eyes and saw a rotating ouroboros pattern in their design.
• Minamoto Takuya rested before safely investigating his Mangekyō abilities over several days.
• Minamoto Takuya discovered that his left eye could rewind his personal state and location, with an automatic trigger at the moment of death.
• Minamoto Takuya judged the left eye's ability a rarely needed safeguard and considered his right eye's power more practical.

Minamoto Takuya tested his right Mangekyō’s Spatial Coordinate Recall and analyzed how his time-based abilities might have been shaped by his experiences. He then traveled to a remote wasteland to test Susanoo, which began to manifest as the chapter ended.

• Minamoto Takuya used Spatial Coordinate Recall to travel instantly between the laboratory and the Land of Snow, confirming it consumed little ocular power and could reach places visited by his clones.
• Minamoto Takuya considered whether a Shadow Clone could use Spatial Coordinate Recall from inside Obito Uchiha’s Kamui Space to counter Obito’s intangibility.
• Minamoto Takuya concluded that his left eye’s time-reversal ability might extend beyond restoring his own state, though affecting the surrounding world would exceed his current power.
• Minamoto Takuya connected his time-based Mangekyō abilities to the repeated despair and altered life paths he had experienced while awakening them.
• Minamoto Takuya used Spatial Coordinate Recall to reach an uninhabited wasteland and, after checking the area with the Mind’s Eye of the Kagura, began activating Susanoo.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter opens with the protagonist, Briony Tallis, now a successful writer, recalling a day from her past at her family's estate, Tallis House.
• On this day, Briony's older sister, Cecilia, and her lover, Robbie Turner, decide to spend the day together, away from the family's preparations for a party that evening.
• Briony, feeling neglected and jealous of their affection, decides to spy on them, leading her to witness a private moment between Cecilia and Robbie, which she misinterprets.

Character Developments

• Briony Tallis: Briony's jealousy and curiosity lead her to act impulsively, demonstrating her immaturity and naivety. This event also marks a turning point in her understanding of adult relationships.
• Cecilia Tallis: Cecilia's actions reveal her growing independence and her desire for a life beyond her family's expectations. Her relationship with Robbie shows her capacity for deep, passionate love.
• Robbie Turner: Robbie's actions display his honorable nature and his deep love for Cecilia. He is willing to sacrifice his own happiness to protect her and their relationship.

Significant Themes

• Coming of Age: Briony's experiences and observations highlight her transition from childhood to adulthood, marked by her growing awareness of adult relationships and her own emotions.
• The Corruption of Innocence: Briony's spying on Cecilia and Robbie leads her to witness a moment that she misunderstands, tarnishing her innocence and shaping her perspective on adult relationships.
• The Consequences of Actions: The events of this day have far-reaching consequences for all characters, demonstrating the theme of cause and effect.

Character Interactions

• Briony and Cecilia: Briony's jealousy of Cecilia's relationship with Robbie strains their sisterly bond, leading Briony to act impulsively and misinterpret what she sees.
• Cecilia and Robbie: Their interactions reveal a deep, passionate love between them, marked by intimacy, trust, and mutual understanding. However, their relationship is also marked by secrecy and the knowledge that it is forbidden due to their different social statuses.
• Briony and the Housekeeper, Mrs. Keller: Briony's conversation with Mrs. Keller reveals the housekeeper's disapproval of Cecilia and Robbie's relationship, further fueling Briony's misinterpretation of their actions.

Minamoto Takuya tested Susanoo’s successive forms, discovering the abilities of its sword and sealing ring before advancing to its ultimate Perfect Form. He stood atop the towering war god, overwhelmed by its immense power.

• Minamoto Takuya formed Susanoo’s second form and tested its dark longsword, which cut through a distant mountain with a deceptively slow-looking slash.
• Minamoto Takuya advanced Susanoo to its Karasu Tengu Form and discovered that its Qiankun Ring could seal enemies and absorb and transfer attacks.
• Minamoto Takuya considered using the ring to send devastating strikes across great distances, but recognized that he would struggle to identify distant targets and that the transfer warned enemies.
• Minamoto Takuya transformed Susanoo into its Perfect Form, equipped with wings, armor, three rings, and multiple swords.
• Minamoto Takuya stood in the crystal atop the Perfect Susanoo and felt its overwhelming size and power.

After using Perfect Susanoo, Minamoto Takuya’s vision blurred, prompting him to plan how to counter the Mangekyō Sharingan’s cost. He decided to fuse Hashirama Senju’s cells first, master his Mangekyō abilities, and only later pursue awakening the Rinnegan.

• Minamoto Takuya dismissed Perfect Susanoo and felt the Mangekyō Sharingan’s backlash begin to blur his vision.
• Minamoto Takuya resolved to use Hashirama Senju’s cells to strengthen his body and temporarily slow the damage to his eyesight.
• Minamoto Takuya ruled out the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan because he lacked a likely close blood relative with Mangekyō eyes.
• Minamoto Takuya identified awakening the Rinnegan through the chakra of Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki as his long-term solution, but postponed it until he mastered his Mangekyō.
• Minamoto Takuya considered whether a naturally awakened Rinnegan could be closed and hoped he would not have to appear in the village with an exposed Rinnegan.

Minamoto Takuya assessed his newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan, the Perfect Susanoo, and how his other abilities compared with it. He considered how to counter Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God and turned toward the Hashirama Cells stored in his laboratory.

• Minamoto Takuya reasoned that Sasuke Uchiha’s Six Tomoe Rinnegan might be a higher form of the Rinnegan and set it as a future goal.
• After testing his Perfect Susanoo, Minamoto Takuya judged it to be his strongest safe combat form and recognized that his theoretical Unrivaled Monster Strength combination would be too dangerous for his body.
• Minamoto Takuya concluded that Sage Mode could combine with Susanoo and other powers, making it valuable beyond a simple comparison of their individual strength.
• Minamoto Takuya assessed his improved ability to face Minato Namikaze and relied on body-wide sealing and Dark Release to consume foreign chakra before it could form a Flying Thunder God mark.
• Minamoto Takuya turned his attention to the Hashirama Cells stored in another room of the laboratory.

Minamoto Takuya cautiously began fusing Hashirama Cells, using his Mangekyō Sharingan to control the dangerous experiment. After one of his cells successfully assimilated a Hashirama Cell and the method spread through test areas, he proceeded cautiously, reserving his vital organs for later stages.

• After several days of recovery, Minamoto Takuya used a Shadow Clone to inject Hashirama Cells into his body.
• Minamoto Takuya found that his combined Uzumaki, Uchiha, and Wood Release bloodlines resisted the Hashirama Cells, but passive resistance would eventually fail.
• Minamoto Takuya planned to use his Mangekyō Sharingan to control a limited fusion experiment and assimilate the Hashirama Cells rather than merely suppress them.
• After prolonged experimentation, one of Minamoto Takuya's cells successfully assimilated a Hashirama Cell, triggering rapid assimilation in the surrounding area.
• Minamoto Takuya cautiously removed restrictions from more test areas, confirmed the fusion was spreading safely, and kept his vital organs as the next major challenge.

Minamoto Takuya risked assimilating Hashirama Cells in his heart and brain, then awakened with chakra reserves that surpassed nearly all Tailed Beasts. Meanwhile, Orochimaru stole part of Shukaku and decided to pursue Tailed Beast power independently of Akatsuki.

• Minamoto Takuya carefully prepared to assimilate Hashirama Cells in his heart and brain, accepting that failure could mean death.
• Minamoto Takuya's Wood Clone learned that Orochimaru had forcibly taken part of One-Tails Shukaku's body from Sunagakure.
• Orochimaru became convinced that Tailed Beasts held a secret to immense power, planned to pursue that power alongside the Sharingan, and accepted that he could not return to Akatsuki Organization.
• Minamoto Takuya completed the assimilation of Hashirama Senju Cells and unleashed a vast surge of chakra.
• Minamoto Takuya realized his chakra reserves had surpassed most Tailed Beasts and could rival Eight-Tails Gyuki's.

Minamoto Takuya completed his assimilation of Hashirama Cells, gaining a Sage-like Body and recovering from more than a year of exhausting cultivation. He prepared to incorporate Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha's cells, considered the limits of his path to immortality, and decided to fuse Shikotsumyaku while sparing the still-living Kimimaro Kaguya.

• Minamoto Takuya finished assimilating Hashirama Cells and gained immense chakra and cells with miraculous vitality.
• Minamoto Takuya used Kensei to reach a secluded hot spring and slept deeply after more than a year without proper rest.
• After recovering, Minamoto Takuya planned to preserve Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha's cells so he could later extract Asura and Indra chakra and pursue the Rinnegan.
• Minamoto Takuya discovered his new physique let him absorb Natural Energy without a Cursed Seal and improved his Sage Mode, bringing Permanent Sage Mode closer.
• Minamoto Takuya concluded that becoming one with the God Tree might offer immortality, but he did not know how his Little Ten-Tails could produce a Divine Tree Fruit.
• Minamoto Takuya prepared to fuse Shikotsumyaku and decided to give the still-living Kimimaro Kaguya a new body rather than kill him.

Minamoto Takuya brought Kimimaro Kaguya to the Orphanage, where Yakushi Nonō welcomed him and gave him a home among the children. Minamoto Takuya agreed to stay, reunited with Jugo and Haku, and told Nonō she could make routine decisions about the Orphanage herself.

• Minamoto Takuya brought Kimimaro Kaguya to the Orphanage and introduced him to Yakushi Nonō.
• Kimimaro Kaguya accepted Minamoto Takuya's hand and Yakushi Nonō's embrace, agreeing to stay at the Orphanage.
• Minamoto Takuya stayed after Nonō said Jugo and Haku missed him, and he found Zabuza Momochi playing with the children.
• Yakushi Nonō introduced Kimimaro Kaguya to the children, who invited him to join their games.
• Yakushi Nonō asked to send the children to an ordinary school, and Minamoto Takuya told her to handle such decisions with Kazahana Dōtō.
• Jugo and Haku returned, welcomed Minamoto Takuya, and gave Kimimaro Kaguya special care.

Minamoto Takuya fused Kimimaro Kaguya’s Shikotsumyaku into his body at the Gelel Ore Vein and tested its bone-manipulation ability. Back at the Laboratory, he resolved to pursue Otsutsuki Toneri as the final bloodline needed to complete his Chimera Technique.

• Minamoto Takuya reached the core of the Gelel Ore Vein and considered the missing clues about the Dragon Vein before focusing on his fusion.
• Minamoto Takuya used the Chimera Technique to fuse the Shikotsumyaku into himself without complications.
• Minamoto Takuya formed a hardened bone sword from his spine, admired it, and retracted it as his body healed.
• Minamoto Takuya returned to the Laboratory using Kensei and reviewed the remaining empty bloodline slot in his Chimera Technique.
• Minamoto Takuya decided that Otsutsuki Toneri’s pure bloodline was the final piece of his plan and prepared to go to the moon for it.

Minamoto Takuya tested the glowing spring that led to the moon, resisted its illusion, and used Kensei to travel there. After defeating the spring’s guardian Shouheng, he considered the power of his spatial ability and its advantage in battle.

• Minamoto Takuya sent a Wood Clone into the spring and discovered that it concealed an air-filled, starry passage infused with illusionary energy.
• Minamoto Takuya entered an Illusionary Realm where he possessed a Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan and the Ten-Tails, rejected the powerless fantasy, and released himself.
• Minamoto Takuya followed the passage to another glowing spring and realized he had reached the moon through a connection spanning the void.
• Minamoto Takuya used Kensei to replace his Wood Clone with his original body, then approached the tunnel beyond the spring.
• Shouheng charged Minamoto Takuya, who evaded its strike and shattered the giant crab with a single touch using Kensei.
• Minamoto Takuya reflected that Kensei let him strike opponents from positions where he had previously existed, making familiar battlefields especially dangerous for them.

Minamoto Takuya explored the moon’s hidden landscape, found a seemingly powerless Stone Tenseigan in the ruins of an Otsutsuki Branch Family village, and defeated the puppet army sent against him. He then flew toward the Artificial Sun and prepared to break through its barrier himself.

• Minamoto Takuya reached the moon’s hidden, forested landscape and flew to the ruins of an Otsutsuki Branch Family settlement.
• Minamoto Takuya found a Stone Tenseigan in the village graveyard but sensed no power in it and left it in place.
• Minamoto Takuya noticed the faint chakra of a dead branch-family member and ignored its remnant before leaving the cemetery.
• Otsutsuki Toneri’s puppet legion ambushed Minamoto Takuya, but he blocked its barrage with Susanoo and destroyed the puppets with Mysterious Peacock Method: Dragon Snake.
• Minamoto Takuya flew toward the Artificial Sun and activated Sage Art: Boil Release: Peerless Monster Strength to approach its barrier.

Minamoto Takuya broke through the Artificial Sun’s barrier and fought his way toward the palace, where Otsutsuki Toneri and his father were waiting. As Toneri’s father drew power from the Giant Golden Tenseigan and raised a defense, Minamoto Takuya unleashed a vast Sage Art lightning attack against the puppet army.

• Minamoto Takuya shattered the barrier around the Artificial Sun and encountered a palace guarded by Humanoid Puppets and concealed machine guns.
• Minamoto Takuya used Susanoo to fight the seemingly endless puppet army, then rose above the palace and covered the area in black thunderclouds.
• Toneri's father recognized Minamoto Takuya as the presence he had sensed years earlier and told Otsutsuki Toneri that an enemy had entered their domain.
• Toneri's father drew power from the Giant Golden Tenseigan and erected a barrier around the palace as lightning gathered overhead.
• Minamoto Takuya unleashed Sage Art: Lightning Release: Heavenly Punishment Thunder Prison, engulfing the puppet army in a massive strike.

Minamoto Takuya destroyed the puppet army and fought the Otsutsuki Statue guarding the palace, but neither Dust Release nor the Dragon God could stop its regeneration and attacks. As he considered pursuing Toneri's father, he realized the enemy's continued absence made the situation seem strangely inconsistent.

• Minamoto Takuya used Sage Art: Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence to crush the remaining puppets after his lightning attack devastated the battlefield.
• Minamoto Takuya approached the palace, and a colossal statue resembling Ōtsutsuki Hamura rose from behind it and attacked him.
• Minamoto Takuya struck the statue with Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World, but the statue reassembled itself from dust.
• Minamoto Takuya summoned the Dragon God with the Mysterious Peacock Method, but it could barely slow the statue, whose power came from a source inside the palace.
• Minamoto Takuya evaded the statue's attacks and questioned why Toneri's father had not appeared to join the fight.

Minamoto Takuya fused Susanoo armor with the Mysterious Peacock Method to create the Armored Dragon God, which held off the regenerating Otsutsuki Statue. While the giants fought, Takuya reached Toneri’s dying father and declared that he had come for Otsutsuki blood.

• Minamoto Takuya deduced that Toneri’s father could not fully control the Golden Tenseigan and might be suffering from its backlash.
• Takuya armored the Purple-Gold Dragon God with Susanoo chakra, then used a Shadow Clone to control its movements independently.
• The Armored Dragon God cut apart and flung the Otsutsuki Statue, forcing it to focus on the beast instead of pursuing Takuya.
• Takuya left the giants to fight and followed the energy source deeper into the palace, where he found Toneri’s father near death.
• Toneri’s father demanded to know Takuya’s purpose, and Takuya said he had come for Otsutsuki blood.

Toneri's father used the Golden Tenseigan to enter a Pseudo-Tenseigan Chakra Mode and fought Minamoto Takuya, but Minamoto overwhelmed him with physical strength. As Toneri's father lay defeated, Minamoto explained their difference in strength and revealed that a chance discovery of the moon-dwellers had brought him there, leaving his opponent regretful about their past visit to the mainland.

• Toneri's father drew on the Golden Tenseigan and transformed into a Pseudo-Tenseigan Chakra Mode, while Minamoto Takuya dismissed the form as incomplete.
• Toneri's father struck Minamoto Takuya, who blocked the blow and transported them from the palace to a distant wilderness.
• Minamoto Takuya fought Toneri's father with Taijutsu and crushed his arm, leaving him defeated on the ground.
• Minamoto Takuya explained that his physical foundation far exceeded Toneri's father's, despite the latter's powerful chakra boost.
• Toneri's father asked how Minamoto knew about the Tenseigan, and Minamoto said he had discovered their existence in Konoha by chance.
• Toneri's father regretted taking Toneri to the mainland, realizing that the visit had led to their current predicament.

Toneri’s father sacrificed his life and unleashed the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion against Minamoto Takuya’s Tsumagu Jidan. Takuya survived behind his damaged Perfect Susanoo, then turned toward the ancient palace to claim his victor’s spoils.

• Toneri’s father let the Golden Tenseigan run rampant, transforming into a mass of eyes before his body vanished in an explosion.
• A Truth-Seeking Orb gathered the remaining chakra, and Toneri’s father reappeared as a translucent figure wielding it.
• Minamoto Takuya summoned his Perfect Susanoo and prepared its black-flamed sword against Toneri’s father’s ultimate attack.
• Toneri’s father unleashed the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion while Minamoto Takuya countered with Tsumagu Jidan.
• The golden attack suppressed Takuya’s strike but could not break his Perfect Susanoo, and Toneri’s father was consumed by his final effort.
• Minamoto Takuya dismissed his damaged Susanoo and headed toward the ancient palace to claim his spoils.

Minamoto Takuya erased Otsutsuki Toneri’s memories and fabricated a new past, risking the boy’s life to keep him from seeking revenge. After Toneri survived, Takuya examined the Golden Tenseigan and searched the Otsutsuki palace for self-aware puppet techniques.

• Minamoto Takuya took the Otsutsuki bloodline and considered killing the unconscious Otsutsuki Toneri, but decided to erase his memories and give him a new identity.
• Minamoto Takuya entered Toneri’s mind, learned the Otsutsuki puppet technique and the secrets of the Golden Tenseigan, then erased Toneri’s memories and implanted a false history.
• Otsutsuki Toneri endured the memory-erasing torment and collapsed unconscious, so Minamoto Takuya decided to find him a new body and send him to Yakushi Nonō.
• Minamoto Takuya inspected the Golden Tenseigan but left it untouched because its barrier could drain his chakra.
• Minamoto Takuya searched the Otsutsuki secret-technique repository and focused on finding self-aware puppet techniques to assist with his experiments.