Chapter Summaries

Minamoto Takuya and Obito Uchiha faced off over the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but Kamui let Obito evade every attack. As Minamoto continued spending chakra on ninjutsu, Obito waited for him to weaken and prepared to strike.

• Minamoto Takuya challenged Obito Uchiha about his Time-Space Ninjutsu and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, while Nagato grew more suspicious of Obito.
• Minamoto Takuya attacked with the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, but the shuriken passed through Obito and struck the statue.
• Minamoto Takuya launched a series of ninjutsu, all of which passed through Obito, while he dodged Obito's occasional Fire Style attacks.
• Konan watched as Obito taunted Minamoto and waited for his chakra to run low, while Minamoto continued fighting despite appearing exhausted.
• Minamoto unleashed Wind Release—Vacuum Serial Waves as Obito tensed inside Kamui Space, preparing to attack when Minamoto's chakra ran out.

Minamoto Takuya tricked Obito Uchiha into helping distract attention while Nagato severed one of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s arms, which Takuya sealed and took away. After fulfilling his agreement with Nagato and Konan, Takuya escaped using the Summoning Technique, leaving Obito to consider where to search for him.

• Minamoto Takuya’s Vacuum Waves struck the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s shoulder while Nagato helped separate its arm from its body.
• Takuya revealed that his Shadow Clone had sealed the arm, stored it in a scroll, and used the Summoning Technique to send it away.
• Obito Uchiha tried to seize the scroll but realized Takuya had deceived him and taken the statue’s arm.
• Takuya told Nagato and Konan that their agreement was fulfilled, then vanished using the Summoning Technique.
• Obito Uchiha considered Takuya’s ninjutsu and decided to pay closer attention to Konoha and the Mist Shinobi.

Minamoto Takuya returned to the Experiment Base with an arm of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and planned to cultivate a Little Ten-Tails. He considered ways to investigate the Caged Bird seal and left contemplating a chance to target a Hyuga Main House branch during the chaos and blame the Cloud Ninja.

• Minamoto Takuya brought the sealed arm of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to the Experiment Base, intending to use it to cultivate a Little Ten-Tails.
• Minamoto Takuya examined test subjects fused with Hyuga Branch Family bloodlines and considered whether the Caged Bird seal vanished because their Byakugan had been destroyed.
• Minamoto Takuya considered seeking Orochimaru's forbidden techniques to help him study or bypass the Caged Bird seal, despite the danger of confronting him.
• Minamoto Takuya considered capturing a Hyuga Main House member as a backup plan and noted that the Cloud Ninja had previously targeted Hinata Hyuga.
• Minamoto Takuya contemplated attacking another Hyuga Main House branch amid the chaos and framing the Cloud Ninja.

Minamoto Takuya traveled to Hoshigakure to investigate and obtain its Star, which he suspected might be connected to the Ten-Tails. He arrived as Natsuhi and her husband tried to leave the Star behind, and Natsuhi sensed someone approaching.

• Minamoto Takuya considered using the Cloud Ninja’s interest in the Byakugan as a possible plan and decided to keep observing his experiment subjects for now.
• Minamoto Takuya searched for Hoshigakure, intending to take its Star and compare it with the arm of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Minamoto Takuya found the village beyond a poisonous canyon and crossed it using a stone bridge formed with Earth Release.
• Minamoto Takuya saw Natsuhi and her husband surrounded by Anbu as they attempted to take the Star away, and he decided to use a hostage to get it.
• The Third Hoshikage promised Natsuhi that Hoshigakure would stop using the Star, and Natsuhi prepared to hand it over before she sensed someone nearby.

Minamoto Takuya confronted Natsuhi and demanded the Star, exposing the danger it posed to her husband and fighting her when she refused. After his hidden doubles captured the Hoshigakure Anbu, Natsuhi agreed to surrender the meteorite to spare the village further losses.

• Minamoto Takuya appeared before Natsuhi and the Third Hoshikage, and revealed that the Star's side effects would likely leave Natsuhi's husband only one or two years to live.
• Natsuhi refused Minamoto Takuya's request for the Star, so he attacked with Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
• Natsuhi countered with the Mysterious Peacock Method, and her Chakra bear clashed with Minamoto Takuya's Rasengan.
• Natsuhi sensed Chakra beneath the group's feet and warned everyone to run, but Minamoto Takuya's doubles emerged and held the Anbu at kunai-point.
• Natsuhi and her husband agreed to give Minamoto Takuya the Star to protect the remaining people of Hoshigakure.

Minamoto Takuya obtained Hoshigakure’s meteorite and combined its debris with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s arm to test their properties. The experiment caused the arm to begin reshaping around the meteorite, while Takuya decided to cultivate the meteorite’s power and pursue flight.

• Minamoto Takuya traded for the meteorite, warned Natsuhi Hoshi not to reclaim it, and left after Hoshigakure abandoned the star’s power.
• The Third Hoshikage and Natsuhi Hoshi returned to Hoshigakure, and several years later the Mysterious Peacock Method disappeared from the village’s inheritance.
• Minamoto Takuya recalled that his clash with Natsuhi Hoshi had ended in a draw and explained why he had avoided pushing the fight further.
• At his Experiment Base, Minamoto Takuya placed debris from the meteorite and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path’s arm in a cultivation tank and fed the material Three-Tails chakra.
• After finding that the two materials had begun to fuse, Minamoto Takuya decided to cultivate the meteorite’s power and study its potential for flight.

Minamoto Takuya used his Uzumaki Bloodline to cultivate Star Chakra from a meteorite and tested its effects on his techniques. He gained a stronger Rasengan and a newly mastered Wind Style - Rasengan, but concluded that he needed more chakra and physical training to reach the Rasenshuriken.

• A Shadow Clone's Chimera Technique experiments ended, and Minamoto Takuya created another clone to continue the research while his other clones practiced ninjutsu.
• Minamoto Takuya began absorbing the meteorite's vitality directly to cultivate Star Chakra, relying on his Uzumaki Bloodline to withstand it.
• Several days later, he tested a purple-tinged Rasengan and found its power had increased by about twenty to thirty percent before his cultivation was complete.
• Minamoto Takuya demonstrated Wind Style - Rasengan, which a Shadow Clone had mastered, and considered the chakra control and reserves needed to develop it into Rasenshuriken.
• Minamoto Takuya decided to increase his chakra reserves through body training and considered adapting Might Guy's methods, though he knew the physical training could not be delegated to Shadow Clones.

Minamoto Takuya upgraded the Experiment Base’s defenses and learned that the Third Shinobi World War had ended. He headed back to Konoha as Minato Namikaze prepared to become the Fourth Hokage.

• Minamoto Takuya sealed the meteorite in a scroll and paused his experiments before returning to Konoha.
• Minamoto Takuya used Shadow Clones to reinforce the Experiment Base with Sealing Jutsu and set a barrier that would summon him if a chakra-bearing creature entered.
• Minamoto Takuya learned from one of his recruited leaders that the war between the ninja villages had ended.
• Minamoto Takuya reflected on Yahiko’s death and anticipated Minato Namikaze becoming the Fourth Hokage.
• Minamoto Takuya set out for Konoha to welcome Minato Namikaze as the new Hokage.

Minamoto Takuya considered how to obtain Orochimaru’s experimental records while protecting his own identity, then welcomed Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki to his home after Minato’s succession as Fourth Hokage became public. Minato and Takuya discussed the succession, with Takuya affirming that Minato had earned the village’s support.

• Minamoto Takuya decided he would need to intercept Orochimaru and make a deal to obtain his experimental records, while planning to expose Orochimaru’s experiments on Konoha residents through someone else.
• Minamoto Takuya returned home, assigned two Shadow Clones to research Sealing Jutsu, and cultivated with the meteorite.
• Konoha villagers learned that Minato Namikaze would become the Fourth Hokage and celebrated his battlefield accomplishments.
• Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki visited Minamoto Takuya, who served them tea and discussed his modest home.
• Minato Namikaze asked Takuya to keep calling him Minato, and Takuya congratulated him and praised his strength, reputation, and service to the village.

Minamoto Takuya exchanged Sealing Jutsu research with Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, and the three spent the evening discussing formulas and seals. After they left, Takuya considered how he might earn their trust and gain access to the Four Symbols Seal.

• Kushina Uzumaki brought Minamoto Takuya a stack of unfinished Sealing Formula scrolls, and he studied them eagerly.
• Minamoto Takuya shared his research notes on Sealing Jutsu derived from the Sealing Fire Seal, and Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki examined them.
• The three discussed formulas and possible ways to seal Earth Release and Water Release attacks, inspiring Takuya’s research.
• Minamoto Takuya served Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki instant noodles after their discussion ran late.
• Minato Namikaze gave Takuya several scrolls of complete Sealing Jutsu and research notes before he and Kushina left.
• Takuya found that the scrolls contained mostly barrier-type seals and considered saving Minato and Kushina to gain their trust and possibly obtain the Four Symbols Seal.

Minato Namikaze received the Daimyo’s recognition and was formally inaugurated as Konoha’s Fourth Hokage. As the village celebrated, Orochimaru turned toward his research and Shimura Danzō angrily left, resentful that he had been passed over.

• Minato Namikaze traveled to the Land of Fire Daimyo’s residence and received official recognition as Hokage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi delivered a farewell speech, recalling the war and praising Minato Namikaze’s battlefield achievements.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi announced Minato Namikaze as the Fourth Hokage, and Minato promised to lead Konoha toward a glorious future.
• Orochimaru watched the inauguration and resolved to focus on longevity and mastering ninjutsu.
• Shimura Danzō watched Minato Namikaze take office, seethed over being passed over, and left.

Minamoto Takuya attacked the Kaguya Clan village in the Land of Water, seeking the child who could control bones. He used the Mysterious Peacock Method to slaughter the clansmen, but they eventually noticed that he could not move while sustaining it and charged him.

• Minamoto Takuya asked the Kaguya clansmen to hand over the child who could control bones, but their guard attacked him.
• Minamoto Takuya killed the guard with a punch powered by Monster Strength.
• Minamoto Takuya unleashed the Mysterious Peacock Method: Tiger Evil, and the giant purple Chakra tiger attacked the Kaguya clansmen.
• The Kaguya clansmen fearlessly charged Tiger Evil as it tore through them, leaving bodies and blood across the village.
• The remaining Kaguya clansmen spotted that Minamoto Takuya had not moved and charged toward him.

Minamoto Takuya used Water Release techniques to slaughter many charging Kaguya Clan members and tested the deadly Spiral Flow Burial. As the survivors attacked through his mist, he revealed that he had fused with Uchiha blood and awakened the Sharingan.

• Minamoto Takuya replaced his Mysterious Peacock Method with Water Blade Rotation Technique, cutting down the Kaguya Clan members who charged him.
• Minamoto Takuya used a shadow clone and Water Prison Technique to trap the clansmen, then destroyed them with Spiral Flow Burial.
• Minamoto Takuya considered whether Spiral Flow Burial could kill Hidan and reflected that he had spared Konan from the technique.
• The remaining Kaguya Clan members charged again, and Minamoto Takuya covered their territory in mist with Water Mist Technique.
• Minamoto Takuya activated his Sharingan and revealed that he had fused with Uchiha blood after completing his Chimera Technique research.

Minamoto Takuya used his Water Mist and Silent Killing techniques to exterminate the Kaguya Clan and searched its compound for Kimimaro. He found the imprisoned child and asked for his Kekkei Genkai, but Kimimaro did not understand what he meant.

• Minamoto Takuya used his position as Sealing Team leader to access Uchiha records and confirmed the bloodline he planned to use was pure.
• Minamoto Takuya entered the Kaguya Clan compound under cover of chakra-free mist and silently killed its members using Wind Release to erase his movements.
• The Kaguya Clan members attacked one another in the fog while Minamoto Takuya continued killing them, leaving the compound full of corpses.
• Minamoto Takuya searched the compound with his growing perception and found Kimimaro Kaguya imprisoned in a dim basement cell.
• Minamoto Takuya told Kimimaro he wanted his Kekkei Genkai, but Kimimaro said he did not know what that meant or how to give it to him.

Minamoto Takuya sealed Kimimaro Kaguya’s abilities and took him to preserve his condition, then sent crows to search for Haku and Jugo. After realizing the timeline around Jugo and Orochimaru did not make sense, Takuya decided he needed to find Jugo before Orochimaru did and returned to Konoha.

• Minamoto Takuya sealed Kimimaro Kaguya’s body, suppressing his Kekkei Genkai and stopping his disease from progressing, then carried him away.
• Takuya sent crows to search the Land of Water for Haku, whose Ice Release had not yet been discovered by his parents.
• Takuya recalled that another group of crows was searching near Takigakure for Jugo, whose uncontrollable Sage Body was connected to Ryūchi Cave.
• Takuya realized the timeline of Orochimaru’s research and the meetings between Kimimaro and Jugo seemed inconsistent, and resolved to find Jugo first.
• Takuya brought Kimimaro to the Experiment Base, settled him there, and returned to Konoha.

Minamoto Takuya returned to his new house, then went to the Sealing Team to research a technique that could extract memories, seal them, and recreate them as illusions. He hoped to use it to simulate the intense emotions needed to awaken his Sharingan, since he could not imagine awakening it through his own feelings.

• Minamoto Takuya went to the Sealing Team and checked the village barrier records, finding and erasing the trace left by his Summoning Technique.
• Minamoto Takuya used Shadow Clones to resume developing a combined Sealing Jutsu for memory extraction, Memory Seal, and memory-based Illusionary Realms.
• Minamoto Takuya made rapid progress on the technique after studying Minato Namikaze's barrier-type Sealing Jutsu and expected to finish it that year.
• Minamoto Takuya concluded that the Sharingan required intense emotions, but his own feelings were too faint for him to awaken it naturally.

Minamoto Takuya brought Minato Namikaze a proposal to improve Konoha’s barrier by revising its sealing formula and changing its entry password. Minato accepted the recommendations and asked Minamoto to attend a meeting with the advisers, while Minamoto declined Minato’s suggestion that he become his assistant.

• Minamoto Takuya left the Sealing Team’s laboratory and went to the Hokage Office to present a barrier modification proposal to Minato Namikaze.
• Minato Namikaze read Minamoto Takuya’s revised sealing formula and suggestions, including regularly changing the barrier’s entry password to help detect unauthorized entrants.
• Minamoto Takuya explained that rogue ninja could use the unchanged password to bring a small group into Konoha without drawing suspicion.
• Minamoto Takuya recommended changing the password immediately if many rogue ninja appeared and otherwise changing it around the New Year, and Minato Namikaze accepted the plan.
• Minato Namikaze told Minamoto Takuya to attend the advisers’ meeting, then suggested he become his assistant, but Minamoto declined.

Minamoto Takuya discussed Minato Namikaze’s potential allies and received approval to work on the Konoha Great Barrier. After arranging the Sealing Team’s duties, he was summoned by a Root ninja and met Shimura Danzō.

• Minamoto Takuya suggested that Kakashi Hatake could become Minato Namikaze’s right-hand man as he matured.
• Minato Namikaze approved the Sealing Team’s responsibility for the Konoha Great Barrier, and Minamoto Takuya agreed to handle the work quickly.
• Minamoto Takuya returned to the Sealing Team, assigned the barrier tasks, and continued researching a sealing technique.
• A Root ninja summoned Minamoto Takuya on behalf of Shimura Danzō, and he followed the ninja to a secluded place to meet him.

Shimura Danzō tried to recruit Minamoto Takuya with a scroll of Sealing Jutsu, but Minamoto saw through his motives and planned to give the scroll to Minato Namikaze. As modifications to Konoha’s Great Barrier neared completion, Minamoto took charge and focused on concealing a single hidden entrance.

• Shimura Danzō summoned Minamoto Takuya and gave him a Sealing Jutsu scroll as a reward for his proposal.
• Minamoto Takuya recognized Shimura Danzō’s attempt to undermine Minato Namikaze’s trust and found that the scroll contained techniques he had already researched.
• Minamoto Takuya decided he would later give the scroll to Minato Namikaze rather than keep it.
• The Konoha Great Barrier modifications entered their final stage, and Minamoto Takuya inspected his subordinates’ work before taking over the precise tasks.
• Minamoto Takuya aimed to leave only one hidden entrance in the barrier so Minato Namikaze would be less likely to discover it.

Minamoto Takuya completed the barrier modifications and focused on developing a combined Sealing Jutsu while waiting for news about Haku and Jugo. Instead, his agents reported finding a village that matched his requirements and a pattern involving the Wandering People and the Gelel Ore Vein.

• Minamoto Takuya finished modifying the barrier around Konoha and decided to report his work and the Sealing Jutsu Shimura Danzō had given him to Minato Namikaze.
• Minato Namikaze saw Danzō’s Sealing Jutsu and agreed that Minamoto Takuya should accept any similar scrolls Danzō offered in the future.
• Minamoto Takuya combined memory extraction with Genjutsu in his research, choosing to input selected memories because extracting them independently was too difficult.
• Minamoto Takuya left the Sealing Team early after sensing a Chakra fluctuation, but learned that his ordinary agents—not the Crow searching for Haku and Jugo—had found a suitable village and traced a pattern involving the Wandering People.
• Minamoto Takuya heard that the pattern was connected to the Gelel Ore Vein.