Chapter Summaries

Minamoto Takuya investigated the Gelel Ore Vein’s healing energy and left Konoha for the Land of Rivers to find it. He reviewed intelligence about Timothy, the Wandering People's caravan, and Heide, rewarded his informants, and prepared to await his next move.

• Minamoto Takuya reasoned that the Gelel Ore Vein’s power resembled Natural Energy with Yang Release and wanted its extraordinary healing ability for himself.
• Minamoto Takuya accepted a mission from Minato Namikaze and traveled from Konoha to the Land of Rivers.
• Minamoto Takuya reviewed his subordinate’s intelligence on Timothy, the Wandering People's caravan, and the merchant Heide, identifying a place the caravan regularly visited as a likely location of the vein.
• Minamoto Takuya warned the subordinate not to question his foresight and rewarded the group with a chest of gold, silver, and jewels.
• Minamoto Takuya left the group and told them to await his next mission.

Minamoto Takuya obtained the Book of Gelel from Timothy’s father by showing him an illusion and promising to deal with Heide, then set out for Heide’s base. He fought his way into the mansion and confronted Heide to take the Gelel Stone.

• Minamoto Takuya found Timothy’s family and demanded the Book of Gelel, using an illusion to show Timothy’s father how Heide would betray them.
• Timothy’s father handed Minamoto Takuya the book, and Takuya promised that Heide would never trouble the family again.
• Minamoto Takuya collected Timothy’s blood to study his royal bloodline and headed to Heide’s base.
• Minamoto Takuya cut down the guards who tried to stop him, frightening the rest into fleeing.
• Heide emerged from the mansion, and Minamoto Takuya demanded the Gelel Stone he carried.

Minamoto Takuya tested the Gelel Stone’s abilities, killed Heide and his mutated subordinates, and took Heide’s stone. After looting Heide’s wealth, he set out to search for the Gelel Ore Vein.

• Heide sent three subordinates to attack Minamoto Takuya, but Takuya’s Shadow Clones easily evaded them and revealed that they had not yet mastered the Gelel Stone’s powers.
• The Shadow Clones defeated Heide’s subordinates, and Heide transformed and fired an air-cannon attack at Minamoto Takuya.
• Minamoto Takuya dodged Heide’s attack, cut off his hand to take the Gelel Stone, and killed him with a Wind Blade.
• Heide’s three mutated subordinates tried to escape, but Minamoto Takuya’s Shadow Clones killed them with the Mysterious Peacock Method, Wind Release, and Monster Strength.
• Minamoto Takuya found Gelel Stone fragments fused into the monsters’ bodies, looted Heide’s wealth, and prepared to search for the Gelel Ore Vein.

Minamoto Takuya searched for the Gelel Ore Vein and found its sealed entrance, where he copied down the ritual array for summoning the Time-Space Hole. He reached the enormous vein itself and wondered how to use its power.

• Minamoto Takuya flew over the mountains, sent Shadow Clones to search, and found the sealed gate to the Gelel Ore Vein within a few days.
• Minamoto Takuya opened the gate and sent summoned Crows through the maze to locate its platforms.
• Minamoto Takuya examined and copied the ancient ritual array that summoned the Time-Space Hole.
• Minamoto Takuya reached the platform sealing the Gelel Ore Vein, then used Earth Release to climb above it.
• Minamoto Takuya saw the vast, glowing green ore vein and wondered how he could make use of it.

Minamoto Takuya sealed the Gelel Ore Vein and decided to preserve it as a future site for his Chimera Technique fusion while researching whether its energy could replenish Tailed Beast Chakra. After testing the Gelel Stone at his Experiment Base, he prepared to travel to the Land of Waterfalls because his crows had found Haku and Jugo.

• Minamoto Takuya considered using the Gelel Ore Vein to charge his Gelel Stone or replenish Tailed Beast Chakra, then sealed the area to prevent the Gelel Royal Family from using it.
• Minamoto Takuya recognized the mountain site as a suitable location for his future Chimera Technique fusion and decided not to let the Little Ten-Tails devour the ore vein yet.
• Minamoto Takuya returned to his Experiment Base and implanted the Gelel Stone near his heart, finding that it gradually enhanced his strength and recovery and could produce lightning without hand seals.
• Minamoto Takuya finished his Gelel Stone experiments and prepared to leave for the Land of Waterfalls after his crows found Haku and Jugo.

Minamoto Takuya traveled to a mountain village near the Land of Waterfalls and persuaded young Jugo to leave with him by promising to stop him when he went berserk. Jugo agreed, believing the villagers would not miss him.

• Minamoto Takuya decided to resolve Jugo's problem before returning to Konoha and left the Experiment Base.
• Minamoto Takuya found Jugo wandering alone in the forest and asked whether he was troubled by his rampages.
• Minamoto Takuya used his Sharingan to show Jugo a vision of himself destroying his village, then explained that absorbing Natural Energy caused his berserk episodes.
• Minamoto Takuya told Jugo that the forest's high concentration of Natural Energy made his condition worse and offered to stop him with Sealing Jutsu if he went berserk.
• Jugo agreed to leave with Minamoto Takuya, saying the villagers would not notice or miss him, and Minamoto Takuya comforted him by rubbing his head.

Minamoto Takuya tested Jugo’s berserk transformation, subdued him, and collected samples for research. He gave Jugo sealing scrolls and left him in the care of his subordinates, while Jugo thanked him and remembered him as Minamoto Takuya departed.

• Minamoto Takuya urged Jugo to absorb Natural Energy, and Jugo transformed and attacked him.
• Minamoto Takuya blocked Jugo’s attacks, sealed him, and collected cells and substances from his transformed body.
• After Jugo returned to normal, Minamoto Takuya estimated that his berserk state lasted two to three shichen and gave him a scroll that could suppress it for four to five shichen.
• Minamoto Takuya left Jugo with his subordinates and gave them instructions and extra sealing scrolls for his care.
• Jugo thanked Minamoto Takuya as he departed, then committed the man’s disappearing figure to memory.

Minamoto Takuya returned to Konoha, completed a combined Sealing Jutsu, and tested it on captives before using it on himself to simulate Sasuke Uchiha’s memories and spur his Sharingan’s evolution. He awoke with his Sharingan, and his Shadow Clone sensed that chakra had gathered in his eyes.

• Minamoto Takuya returned to Konoha, reported his mission to Minato Namikaze, and went back to the Sealing Team.
• Two months later, Minamoto Takuya finished developing a combined Sealing Jutsu and accepted a mission that let him leave Konoha to test it.
• Minamoto Takuya captured bandits and tested the Jutsu, which sealed their memories and implanted false ones that affected their personalities.
• Minamoto Takuya refined the formula, then entered the experimental chamber to simulate memories of Sasuke Uchiha, including the clan massacre and his relationship with Naruto Uzumaki.
• Minamoto Takuya’s Shadow Clone watched as the formula activated and chakra gathered in his eyes, then Minamoto Takuya awakened with his Sharingan.

Minamoto Takuya woke from the Illusionary Realm with his Sharingan at Two Tomoe and sealed away the realm’s memories after judging that they could affect him. His notes revealed that the device’s simulations were limited and had already influenced his personality, leaving him to consider how to improve the experiment.

• Minamoto Takuya woke and found that his attempted Amaterasu did not work on the Shadow Clone, then recovered from the Illusionary Realm’s effects.
• Minamoto Takuya wrote instructions on a scroll and used a Memory Seal to remove his memories of the Illusionary Realm.
• The Shadow Clone passed its memories and the scroll to Minamoto Takuya before dispersing.
• Minamoto Takuya checked his eyes in a mirror and saw that the experiment had awakened only Two Tomoe.
• Minamoto Takuya read his notes, which described the Illusionary Realm’s limited simulation and its influence on his personality.

Minamoto Takuya weighed the possible mental effects of using the Memory Seal and considered ways to protect himself while continuing his efforts to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan. He decided the True Waterfall near Kumogakure might help him confront changes in his mind, and the scroll ended with his firm declaration that he was still Minamoto Takuya.

• Minamoto Takuya found that the sealed memories had not visibly changed his plans, but he suspected subtle effects and decided to pause further experiments until he could assess himself.
• Minamoto Takuya considered the Yamanaka Clan's Secret Techniques, Sharingan Genjutsu, and the Spirit Transformation Technique, but found none clearly suited to detecting his changes.
• Minamoto Takuya identified Kumogakure's True Waterfall as a possible way to confront and reconcile with his Dark Side, but postponed visiting until he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan or his mental changes became obvious.
• Minamoto Takuya accepted the costs of pursuing greater strength and noticed additional writing on the scroll.
• Minamoto Takuya read the final question, 'Are you Minamoto Takuya?', and answered that he was and always would be.

Minamoto Takuya weighed options for the final bloodline slot in his Chimera Technique and decided Wood Release was more valuable than the Senju bloodline. He planned to pursue Yamato and Hashirama Cells, concluding that he needed greater authority and might gain it by saving Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki.

• Minamoto Takuya inspected the stored Hyuga, Uzumaki, Uchiha, and Kimimaro Kaguya corpses while considering his remaining fusion slot.
• Minamoto Takuya rejected pursuing Tsunade’s Senju bloodline, judging its benefits limited and fearing fusion with a woman’s body could alter his sex.
• Minamoto Takuya decided Wood Release would complement his Sage Body, Sage Eyes, and Shikotsumyaku, and identified Kinoe, later known as Yamato, as his most obtainable target.
• Minamoto Takuya considered infiltrating Root or waiting until Yamato joined the Anbu before trying to capture him.
• Minamoto Takuya concluded that investigating Yamato and obtaining Hashirama Cells required a higher position, which he might earn by saving Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki.

Minamoto Takuya assessed his experiment base and searched for a remote place to hold the many shinobi test subjects he might capture during a future war. He settled on the northern Land of Snow and decided Kazahana Dōtō would be a more suitable partner than Kazahana Sōsetsu, leaving himself eager to act quickly.

• Minamoto Takuya inspected the transforming Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's arm and left it to develop without his attention.
• Minamoto Takuya concluded that his current experiment base could not support many more cultivation tanks and considered how to capture and house additional shinobi test subjects.
• Minamoto Takuya rejected the Land of Crafts and the Land of Hot Water as potential sites because outsiders could discover his operations there.
• Minamoto Takuya chose the northern part of the Land of Snow as the best location for a new experiment base because it was remote and rarely visited.
• Minamoto Takuya decided against taking Kazahana Koyuki hostage or cooperating with Kazahana Sōsetsu, and instead planned to control Kazahana Dōtō and work with him.

Minamoto Takuya searched the Land of Snow for the Snow Ninja Village and challenged its leaders to draw them out. Kazahana Dōtō received the declaration and sent the Snow Ninja Trio to capture him, while Takuya prepared to demonstrate his power.

• Minamoto Takuya searched the snow-covered mountains for the Snow Ninja Village, using his chakra wings to check his position despite the heavy chakra cost.
• Minamoto Takuya found the Snow Ninja Village and decided to challenge its leaders openly so they would respect his strength.
• Minamoto Takuya dropped a declaration of war at the Snow Kage's office and flew to the agreed location.
• Kazahana Dōtō read the challenge and ordered Nadare Rōga, Mizore Fuyuma, and Tsurugi Fubuki to send scouts ahead and capture the challenger.
• Kazahana Dōtō thought about his older brother's mysterious research and resolved to obtain its power if his brother would not share it.
• Minamoto Takuya watched the Snow Ninja surround him and activated Mysterious Peacock Method: Dragon Snake.

Minamoto Takuya slaughtered the Snow Ninja scouts, then revealed that he wanted the Snow Ninja Trio to submit to him rather than cooperate. He attacked the trio and launched Nadare Rōga backward, while Mizore Fuyuma struck back.

• Minamoto Takuya used the Mysterious Peacock Method to kill most of the Snow Ninja scouts and deflect their weapons.
• Minamoto Takuya killed the fleeing scouts with the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique as the Snow Ninja Trio watched.
• Minamoto Takuya told Nadare Rōga that he intended to make the trio submit to him, and Nadare Rōga prepared to fight.
• Minamoto Takuya rushed the trio, kicked Nadare Rōga backward, then twisted in midair to meet Mizore Fuyuma's punch with a kick.

Minamoto Takuya defeated the Snow Ninja Trio with his enhanced strength and ninjutsu, then overwhelmed Mizore Fuyuma with a vast field of ice spikes. Mizore surrendered, while Takuya and his Shadow Clones continued confronting the remaining members.

• Minamoto Takuya repelled Tsurugi Fubuki's ice attack with Wind Release and sent her flying.
• Minamoto Takuya and his Shadow Clones attacked Nadare Rōga, Mizore Fuyuma, and Tsurugi Fubuki as they got back up.
• Minamoto Takuya's Shadow Clone dodged Mizore Fuyuma's ice spikes and stopped his ice whale with a single punch.
• Minamoto Takuya formed a huge number of ice spikes above Mizore Fuyuma and asked whether he would keep resisting.
• Mizore Fuyuma knelt and surrendered to Minamoto Takuya.

Minamoto Takuya fought Tsurugi Fubuki, using a chakra python to drive her into the sky and then revealing that he could fly as well. She fainted from fear and fell into the snow, while Minamoto Takuya turned to the remaining fight and prepared to carve the Sealing Jutsu.

• Tsurugi Fubuki flew into the sky with her Chakra Armor and fired ice bullets at Minamoto Takuya.
• Minamoto Takuya summoned a giant chakra python that blocked her attacks and relentlessly pursued her.
• Tsurugi Fubuki tried to escape by drawing the python away, believing it had reached the limit of its range.
• Minamoto Takuya flew behind Tsurugi Fubuki and startled her into fainting, causing her to fall toward the snow.
• Minamoto Takuya noticed the original body’s white ice whale and descended, intending to carve the Sealing Jutsu.

Minamoto Takuya fought Nadare Rōga on the final main battlefield and copied the Snow ninja’s Ice Release techniques with overwhelming power. Nadare survived their clash but was left battered in the snow as Minamoto Takuya approached.

• Nadare Rōga used Ice Release: Raging Dragon Fierce Tiger, but Minamoto Takuya sliced the ice beasts apart with spinning ice blades.
• Minamoto Takuya blocked Nadare Rōga’s ice bullets and overpowered his Ice Prison Technique with a larger, faster ice ball.
• Nadare Rōga used explosive-tag kunai to cover his next attack, then summoned Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale.
• Minamoto Takuya copied the technique and summoned a larger white whale, which defeated Nadare Rōga’s whale and blasted him into the snow.
• Minamoto Takuya judged Nadare Rōga’s strength and walked toward him as Nadare slowly crawled out of the snow, bedraggled.

Minamoto Takuya overwhelmed Nadare Rōga’s resistance, stopping his avalanche with Fire Style and threatening him with a Rasenshuriken. Nadare Rōga surrendered, unaware that Minamoto Takuya could not yet throw the unfinished technique.

• Nadare Rōga recognized Minamoto Takuya’s ability to copy ninjutsu and accused him of being an Uchiha from Konoha.
• Nadare Rōga unleashed his Ice Release: Nadare Rōga Technique, triggering an avalanche that Minamoto Takuya burned through with Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique.
• Minamoto Takuya formed a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken and advanced on Nadare Rōga, who believed the technique would kill him.
• Nadare Rōga knelt and kowtowed to surrender, while Minamoto Takuya concealed that the unfinished Rasenshuriken could not yet be thrown.

Minamoto Takuya sealed the Snow Ninja Trio with a painful Life-Death Talisman and a second seal that would kill them if they tried to remove it. The three submitted to him, unaware that he had also placed a tracking seal on them.

• Minamoto Takuya placed the Life-Death Talisman on Nadare Rōga and waited for his Shadow Clones to bring Tsurugi Fubuki and Mizore Fuyuma.
• Minamoto Takuya activated the Life-Death Talisman, making the Snow Ninja Trio writhe in unbearable pain before he stopped it.
• Minamoto Takuya explained that a second seal would activate if they tried to undo the Life-Death Talisman, causing the marked spot on Tsurugi Fubuki's chest to explode.
• The Snow Ninja Trio knelt and pledged to obey Minamoto Takuya, who privately revealed that a third seal let him track them.

Minamoto Takuya went to the Snow Ninja Village to bring Kazahana Dōtō under his control after the Snow Ninja Trio pledged themselves to him. Dōtō attacked with his Chakra Armor, but Takuya defeated and captured him, and Dōtō surrendered.

• Minamoto Takuya learned that Kazahana Dōtō was already in the Snow Ninja Village and ordered the Snow Ninja Trio to take him there.
• Kazahana Dōtō mistook Takuya for a captive when the trio returned with him, then learned that they had pledged their loyalty to Takuya.
• Kazahana Dōtō revealed his Chakra Armor and attacked Takuya with Ice Release: Black Dragon Blizzard.
• Minamoto Takuya countered with Mysterious Peacock Method: Dragon Snake, shattered Dōtō’s attack, and restrained him with the giant snake.
• Kazahana Dōtō begged for his life and surrendered, and Takuya accepted his capture.