Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Chen caught up with Naruto and Killer B, then surrounded them with Wood Clones to prevent their escape. Naruto opened the fight with a Rasenshuriken aimed at Chen, but redirected it toward one of the clones.

• Killer B told Naruto that Uchiha Chen had once fought him and the Raikage on equal terms, and Naruto vowed to defeat Chen and bring him back to the village.
• Uchiha Chen appeared behind Naruto and Killer B as they discussed escaping, then challenged Naruto to explain how he planned to stop Chen from getting away.
• Killer B told Naruto to run while he held Chen off, but Chen stomped the ground and used Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique to surround them.
• Killer B prepared to fight, and Naruto formed and threw a Wind Style: Rasenshuriken at Chen.
• Naruto changed the Rasenshuriken's direction at the last moment, sending it toward one of Chen's Wood Clones.

Naruto and Killer B prepared to fight Uchiha Chen, who remained confident despite Killer B’s full Tailed Beast Transformation. The chapter left Killer B facing Chen as Chen beckoned him to attack.

• Naruto revealed that he had targeted Chen’s Wood Clone with a Rasenshuriken, but Chen replaced it with another clone.
• Chen released an overwhelming aura, forcing Killer B to rely on his Chakra Cloak while Naruto and Killer B assessed their chances.
• Naruto urged Killer B to fight with everything they had, and Killer B began transforming further despite his fear of Chen’s swordsmanship.
• Chen reflected that he had allowed Obito and Orochimaru Kabuto to help restore potential opponents, since he now sought worthy challenges.
• Killer B completed his transformation into a huge, blood-red beast with eight tails, roared at Chen, and received Chen’s beckoning challenge.

Uchiha Chen pushed Killer B into losing control of the Eight-Tails, then faced Gyuki in its Perfect Form as it launched a Tailed Beast Bomb at him. Naruto refused to flee, despite being unable to break free from Chen’s Wood Clones.

• Killer B charged Uchiha Chen and attacked with his enormous hand and extended tails, but Chen dodged and severed all eight tails with Sword Qi.
• Chen burned the tentacles with Amaterasu and made them disappear through a space ripple to prevent the Eight-Tails from using them as clones or substitutes.
• Chen pierced Killer B’s forehead with a compressed Void Bullet, provoking the Eight-Tails into transforming further.
• The Eight-Tails took control and assumed its Perfect Form, while Naruto refused to abandon Killer B even as the Nine-Tails urged him to escape.
• The Eight-Tails gathered chakra and fired a gigantic Tailed Beast Bomb at Uchiha Chen.

Uchiha Chen absorbed the Eight-Tails’ repeated Tailed Beast Bombs and trapped Killer B in a Six Red Yang Formation, then returned a massive blast against him. Naruto, believing Killer B might be dead, broke down and transformed into the Nine-Tails as he prepared to attack Chen.

• Uchiha Chen dodged the Eight-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb but was caught in its blast and survived with Susanoo.
• The Eight-Tails fired a barrage of Tailed Beast Bombs, which Uchiha Chen absorbed with the Preta Path.
• Uchiha Chen sent a combined Tailed Beast Bomb back at the Eight-Tails and trapped him inside a Six Red Yang Formation with six Wood Clones.
• Naruto called out to Killer B but received no answer, then blamed himself and broke down in grief.
• Naruto lost consciousness as the Nine-Tails took over, transformed into a massive beast, and prepared to charge at Uchiha Chen.

Uchiha Chen subdued the Nine-Tails and prepared to kill the apparently defeated Killer B, but a growing sense of danger made him suspect that Ino had been attacked. He hurled energy toward Killer B and flew off to respond, leaving both the target’s fate and Ino’s condition unknown.

• Uchiha Chen trapped the Nine-Tails with his Mangekyō Sharingan, and the beast stopped resisting to protect Naruto’s body.
• Uchiha Chen felt repeated pangs in his heart and realized the danger was likely threatening someone he cared about rather than himself.
• Uchiha Chen’s Wood Clone ended the Six Red Yang Formation and revealed Killer B charred and motionless on the ground.
• Uchiha Chen suspected Orochimaru Kabuto was behind the danger and that Ino might have been attacked after returning to the battlefield.
• Uchiha Chen tossed destructive energy toward Killer B and flew away without checking whether he was dead.

Uchiha Chen raced to reach Ino, who was gravely injured after a White Zetsu Clone attacked her while she treated Shikamaru and Choji. Ino kept saving her teammates and warned the others to stay apart as headquarters finally sent word about the threat.

• Uchiha Chen regretted not marking Ino with the Flying Thunder God formula and hurried toward her using a kunai.
• Ino exhausted herself channeling Chakra into unconscious Shikamaru and Choji while waiting for headquarters to respond.
• A White Zetsu Clone disguised as a fellow ninja attacked Ino with Wind Release: Great Breakthrough while she was unable to move.
• Ino took the attack to protect Shikamaru and Choji, continued treating them, and warned the others not to approach one another.
• The other ninjas subdued and killed the White Zetsu Clone, and Ino told everyone to keep their distance in case more impostors were present.
• A ninja reported that headquarters had identified what was happening and was sending details, and Ino welcomed the news.

Ino learned that Shikamaru, Choji, and the others’ souls had been pulled from their bodies, but headquarters could not locate them. As a disguised White Zetsu Clone tried to kill her, Uchiha Chen arrived and turned his fury on the attackers.

• Inoichi told Ino that Shikamaru and the others were alive but their souls had been separated from their bodies, and headquarters could not find where the souls had gone.
• Ino kept transmitting chakra to Shikamaru and Choji while refusing to let anyone approach her, despite the danger from hidden White Zetsu Clones.
• A White Zetsu Clone staged a diversion and charged at Ino with a kunai while the others failed to react in time.
• Snow began to fall, and Uchiha Chen immobilized the attacker and consumed it with black flames before descending to Ino.
• Uchiha Chen learned that White Zetsu Clones had disguised themselves as allies and angrily recognized them as enemies connected to the one he had already killed.

Uchiha Chen rescued Ino from White Zetsu Clones and healed her, but she refused to leave the battlefield. After Ino persuaded him to help Shikamaru and Choji, Chen learned their souls had been trapped by the Yellow Springs Reincarnation Technique and considered ways to free them.

• Uchiha Chen killed the White Zetsu Clones attacking Ino and urged her to come with him, but she chose to remain with the Ninja Alliance.
• Uchiha Chen healed Ino with Wood Style Chakra and discreetly placed a Flying Thunder God Formula on her.
• Ino asked Uchiha Chen to save Shikamaru and Choji, and agreed to spend two nights with him if he helped them.
• Uchiha Chen used his Mangekyō Sharingan and the system to discover that Shikamaru and Choji's souls were trapped by the Yellow Springs Reincarnation Technique.
• The system proposed using the Spirit Transformation Technique or Fugaku Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan to locate and break the barrier.

Uchiha Chen learned that his father, Uchiha Fugaku, had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and possessed the power to see through the future and illusions. He redeemed Fugaku’s eyes, discovered their abilities, and told Ino he had found a way to help her before flying away.

• Chen learned that Fugaku had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan during the Third Shinobi World War and could see the future and illusions.
• Chen chose to redeem Fugaku’s eyes for one hundred thousand Points instead of the Spirit Transformation Technique.
• Chen received Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan and recognized its sun-and-moon pattern.
• Chen realized Fugaku’s eye could control the future and wondered whether he could master the past, present, and future.
• Chen told Ino he had found a way to help her, reminded her of her promise, and flew away.

Uchiha Chen located the Yellow Springs Reincarnation Technique barrier holding Shikamaru, Choji, Kiba, and Neji and entered it. Inside, Shikamaru regained his comrades’ trust and resumed commanding their fight against the Sound Four.

• Ino treated Shikamaru and Choji, then called out a worried warning and blessing to Uchiha Chen, prompting Konoha’s ninjas to question their relationship.
• Uchiha Chen used his eye technique to search for the trapped souls and found the barrier imprisoning Shikamaru, Choji, Kiba, and Neji.
• Chen used Shrinking the Earth into Inches to reach the barrier and phased through its obstruction.
• Inside the barrier, Kiba asked Shikamaru for a way out, but Shikamaru admitted he had found none because the Sound Four’s Impure World Reincarnation bodies could not be defeated through ordinary combat.
• Neji and Choji affirmed their trust in Shikamaru, who agreed to resume command and reminded them to prioritize their safety.
• Tayuya mocked the four for huddling together, and they answered that they were not afraid.

Shikamaru tried to use taunts to provoke the Sound Four and draw attention to his team, but the resurrected enemies grew too strong. Just as Shikamaru expected to die, Uchiha Chen appeared, and Shikamaru realized reinforcements had arrived.

• Shikamaru mocked the Sound Four and told his allies to follow his lead without asking questions.
• Shikamaru provoked the Sound Four to unsettle them and hoped headquarters would notice the fight.
• Tayuya said the Sound Four had returned for revenge, and Sakon and Ukon attacked Shikamaru's group.
• The Sound Four overwhelmed Shikamaru and the others, and Shikamaru closed his eyes expecting the worst.
• Uchiha Chen appeared before Shikamaru, who recognized him as unexpected reinforcements.

Uchiha Chen arrived to save Shikamaru, Neji, Kiba, and Choji from the Sound Four. He offered the reincarnated ninjas a chance to serve him, but they refused and prepared to fight.

• Shikamaru and Neji regrouped with Kiba and Choji, and Shikamaru ordered them to prepare to break through with Uchiha Chen's help.
• Sakon recognized Chen as Sasuke, and Chen told the Sound Four to end their reincarnation and leave.
• Kidomaru fired an arrow at Chen, but it stopped just short of him and Chen flicked it away.
• Chen offered the Sound Four one last chance to become his subordinates, but Tayuya refused and rallied the group to attack.
• The Sound Four readied their techniques as Chen released a powerful wave of pressure toward them.

Uchiha Chen used the Rinnegan to capture and kill the Sound Four, while Shikamaru, Choji, and the others watched as King Yama devoured their souls. King Yama then eyed the group before Chen made it disappear.

• Uchiha Chen used the Human Path to pull the Sound Four toward him, but Kidomaru used spider silk to briefly save them.
• Chen increased the force of Banshō Ten'in, while Shikamaru knocked Tayuya’s flute from her hand and disrupted her attempt to control her Summoned Beasts.
• Chen captured Tayuya and fed her to King Yama, killing her.
• Kidomaru hid behind Rashomon, but Chen strengthened Banshō Ten'in and captured the remaining three Sound Four members.
• King Yama devoured the Sound Four’s souls, then stared at Shikamaru, Choji, and the others until Chen tapped it and made it vanish.

After rescuing Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino from the Sound Four, Uchiha Chen felt a growing pain that warned him of danger beyond the people he had been considering. Realizing his instincts pointed toward someone connected to his own abilities, he followed his heartbeat across several countries and reached the Land of Wind.

• Uchiha Chen reminded Shikamaru to make sure Ino kept her promise before leaving with the others.
• Shikamaru and Choji pressed Ino to reveal what she had promised Chen, and she blushed before silencing them with punches.
• Uchiha Chen felt his unease intensify into pain and asked the system what was wrong.
• The system told Uchiha Chen he was looking in the wrong direction and urged him to remember an ability he possessed.
• Uchiha Chen realized who might be in danger and followed his instincts from the Land of Fire through the Land of Rain to the Land of Wind.

Uchiha Chen reached the ruins of Rōran, where he released the Dragon Vein sealed by Namikaze Minato and was transported through time and space. As he traveled through the River of Time, he studied the spacetime tunnel with his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Uchiha Chen recognized the enormous chakra beneath Rōran as the Dragon Vein and explored the ruins.
• Chen discovered a hidden figure, struck the figure with a Great Fireball, and realized the person was Mukade disguised in women's clothing.
• Chen reached Namikaze Minato's seal, pierced it with his Mangekyō Sharingan, and removed the Flying Thunder God Kunai at its core.
• Chen released the Dragon Vein's seal, and its purple light swallowed him.
• Chen traveled through the River of Time and used his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to study the spacetime tunnel.

Uchiha Chen confronted the Candle Dragon in the River of Time, where his chakra and ninjutsu were suppressed and the divine beast could control its domain. After the Candle Dragon broke his Tsukuyomi and injured him, Chen opened the Fifth Gate and landed a powerful punch, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Uchiha Chen escaped the Candle Dragon’s first attack and realized he could not use ninjutsu in the River of Time.
• The Candle Dragon pursued Chen, wrapped its tail around him, and prepared to devour him.
• Chen opened the Fifth Gate and tried to trap the Candle Dragon in Tsukuyomi, but the beast shattered the genjutsu and caused his eyes to bleed.
• Chen recovered enough to punch the Candle Dragon in the face, making it roar in pain.

Uchiha Chen fought the Candle Dragon in the River of Time while trying to survive until his journey through time and space ended. He spotted a passage that might lead to escape and prepared to risk everything to reach it.

• Chen broke free after punching the Candle Dragon, whose injuries quickly healed in the River of Time.
• The Candle Dragon grew angry and attacked Chen with corrosive flames, forcing him to dodge.
• Chen realized the Candle Dragon was blocking a passage that might connect to his time-space journey.
• After ruling out the river and its barrier as escape routes, Chen took out a kunai and prepared to make his move.

Uchiha Chen attacked Candle Dragon with Day Tiger, but the dragon recovered and trapped him with an ability that slowed his body and Chakra. With almost no Chakra left, Chen broke free and bit into Candle Dragon's tail, tearing away a chunk of flesh.

• Uchiha Chen used the Seventh Gate and Day Tiger to blast Candle Dragon, then tried to circle toward the passage.
• Candle Dragon recovered, struck Chen with his tail, and immobilized him by slowing his movements and Chakra.
• Candle Dragon coiled around Chen and began crushing and corroding him with its drool.
• Uchiha Chen's Mangekyō Sharingan broke Candle Dragon's hold long enough for Chen to move again.
• Chen coated his teeth with black Lightning Release Chakra and bit through Candle Dragon's scales, tearing off a chunk of its tail despite being flung away.

Uchiha Chen escaped Candle Dragon in the River of Time after eating some of its flesh and suffering severe injuries. Candle Dragon vowed to wait for Chen’s return as Chen emerged weakened but temporarily safe in the Time Passage.

• Uchiha Chen swallowed a piece of Candle Dragon’s tail, and its corrosive energy began burning through his body.
• Candle Dragon threatened to kill Chen for using time-related powers without permission, while Chen revealed he had maneuvered himself near the Time Passage.
• Candle Dragon used Time Domain: Stasis and pierced Chen’s abdomen with its tail.
• Uchiha Chen used his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and the Ten-Tails’ chakra to break free and pull himself into the Time Passage.
• Candle Dragon could not follow without collapsing the passage, and Chen escaped severely injured with his Sharingan temporarily weakened.

After escaping through the spatial passage, Chen discovered that the Candle Dragon’s power was corroding his body and preventing his injuries from healing. He emerged in a war-torn desert in the Land of Wind and waited for an approaching person who might tell him what era he had entered.

• Chen used Pulse and his regenerative abilities to slow the bleeding, but a foreign power continued to damage him and consume his chakra.
• Chen asked the system about the power, and it identified it as the Candle Dragon’s Power of Time, left behind because he had not fully absorbed the Candle Dragon’s flesh.
• The system said Chen could either comprehend the Power of Time or seal it, and recommended drinking one bottle of Pulse daily to slow its corrosion while he worked on comprehending it.
• Chen found himself in a desert littered with dead Sunagakure ninja and signs of a recent battle, suggesting he had crossed into a wartime era through the Dragon Vein.
• Chen sensed someone approaching and waited, hoping to learn where and when he had arrived.