Chapter Summaries

Chen supervised Miao Miao and Miemie as they endured the diluted Pulse, strengthening their chakra pathways despite the pain. Meanwhile, Black and White Zetsu reported the appearance of another Wood Style user to the old man, who suspected Zetsu was scheming.

• Chen examined Miao Miao and Miemie as the Pulse caused intense pain while widening their chakra pathways.
• Miao Miao and Miemie endured the Pulse until its effects passed, and Chuan Lüzi took them to bathe.
• Chen realized the Pulse had been dangerous for the girls, but their chakra pathways had widened and their chakra had been purified.
• Black and White Zetsu showed the frail old man remnants of Uchiha Chen's Wood Style and reported that the user also wielded the Sharingan.
• The old man questioned Black and White Zetsu's motives and revealed his Rinnegan.

Madara advanced his plans and chose an Uzumaki orphan and an Uchiha successor, while his doubts about Black Zetsu grew after Chen's arrival. In the Land of Rivers, Chen began teaching Miao Miao Taijutsu and Chakra control.

• Madara told Black and White Zetsu to move up their plans, and Black Zetsu named an Uzumaki orphan and an Uchiha clan member as their candidates.
• Black Zetsu asked how to handle the man with both Wood Style and the Sharingan, and Madara said he would deal with him himself.
• Madara wondered what was happening at Naka Shrine and suspected Black Zetsu was hiding something from him.
• Chen began the next stage of Miao Miao's training, assigning Taijutsu exercises and Chakra control practice.
• Chen explained the differences between ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and genjutsu and said Miao Miao should start with Taijutsu.

Uchiha Chen encouraged Miemie as she struggled to refine chakra, while Miao Miao went to study taijutsu. More than a week later, Miemie succeeded, and Chen recognized her rare talent for chakra control.

• Miao Miao went back to her room with the scroll Chen had given her to study taijutsu.
• Chen guided Miemie through trying to refine chakra, but she became frightened and could not manage it that day.
• Chen reassured Miemie, ended the practice, and led her into the room, where she lay on her bed in disappointment.
• More than a week later, Miemie successfully refined chakra, cheering up her family.
• Chen realized Miemie had exceptional chakra control and could potentially reach Tsunade's level.

Chen trained Miemie and Miao Miao while his Wood Clones deepened conflicts between Sunagakure and Iwagakure, easing pressure on Konoha. Meanwhile, Madara Uchiha used one of his remaining chances to become young again and headed to the Land of Rivers to find Uchiha Chen, killing every ninja he encountered along the way.

• Miemie refined Chakra on her third day of training, while she and Miao Miao benefited from the strengthened chakra pathways Pulse had given them.
• Chen learned that his Wood Clone had turned Iwagakure and Sunagakure openly hostile, easing Konoha's pressure on the western front, while his clone in the Land of Lightning avoided the Third Raikage.
• Madara Uchiha became young again, donned his Sengoku-era armor, and learned from Black Zetsu that Uchiha Chen was somewhere in the Land of Rivers.
• Madara and Black Zetsu traveled from their base in the Land of Fire toward the Land of Rivers and spent the night in a cabin Madara built with Wood Style.
• Madara set out the next morning and killed every Sand, Rock, and Konoha ninja he encountered.

Madara Uchiha investigated the ruins where Uchiha Chen had fought and sensed an unfamiliar Uchiha’s ominous Chakra, along with a power resembling the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. He decided to seek Chen out himself while Black and White Zetsu continued stirring conflict among the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

• Black and White Zetsu led Madara Uchiha to the ruins where Chen had destroyed the Land of Rivers’ samurai station.
• Madara sensed traces of an unfamiliar Uchiha’s Fire Style Chakra and recognized its evil quality.
• Black and White Zetsu recalled first sensing Chen in the Land of Wind during his fight with Hatake Moshuo and Ino-Shika-Cho, and remarked that Chen seemed much stronger now.
• Madara connected the Chakra’s evil power to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and grew interested in Chen’s Wood Style and Uchiha blood.
• Madara changed the plan, ordering Black and White Zetsu to keep stirring conflict while he went to find Chen.
• Black and White Zetsu joked that Madara might want Chen’s eyes, and Madara warned him against scheming behind his back.

Madara Uchiha sent Black Zetsu to monitor the nations and manage their conflicts while he went to find Uchiha Chen, curious about how Chen had gained Wood Style. As Chen trained Miao Miao and Miemie, he sensed someone approaching and stared into the distance with hostility.

• Madara Uchiha told Black Zetsu to watch the relations between the nations and deliver results, warning him and White Zetsu not to stray from the plan.
• Black Zetsu reported growing tensions between Iwagakure and Sunagakure and other deviations, then vanished underground after Madara dismissed him.
• Madara wondered how Uchiha Chen had obtained Wood Style and decided to ask him in person.
• Madara followed his senses toward the mountain village where Uchiha Chen was staying.
• Uchiha Chen scolded Miao Miao and Miemie during Taijutsu practice, then sensed someone approaching and looked toward the distance.

Uchiha Chen lured the approaching Madara Uchiha away from the village and met him in the air. Seeing Madara’s bearing gave Chen a new understanding of the heart of a powerhouse, while Madara grew suspicious that Chen recognized him without an introduction.

• Chen told Miao Miao and Miemie to warn the villagers to hide, then flew away to draw the approaching presence toward him.
• Madara sensed Chen’s immense Chakra and rushed to meet him, rising above him with the Rinnegan.
• Chen recognized Madara and recalled that Black and White Zetsu had been watching him before fleeing when they sensed his attention.
• Madara confirmed Chen was Uchiha by his crest and Sharingan, while Chen reflected on Madara’s commanding presence and found a direction for his own growth.
• Chen addressed him as Madara Uchiha, and Madara demanded to know how Chen had identified him.

Madara Uchiha confronted Uchiha Chen after Chen recognized him, and the two tested each other's strength. Their brief exchange ended with both poised for an unavoidable fight.

• Madara recalled how he had survived his supposed death at the Valley of the End, awakened the Rinnegan, and used one of his three chances to unleash his full power.
• Madara demanded to know who Uchiha Chen was, then attacked him with the Great Fireball Technique.
• Uchiha Chen stopped Madara's fireball with a water veil created without hand seals and extinguished it.
• Uchiha Chen identified Madara by referring to the statues Konoha had built at the Valley of the End.
• Madara and Uchiha Chen finished their probing exchange as the tense atmosphere signaled their fight was about to begin.

Uchiha Chen and Madara Uchiha tested each other in a tense standoff before fighting with Taijutsu alone. Chen gained the upper hand and drove Madara into a crater, but stayed alert because their battle had only begun.

• Uchiha Chen and Madara Uchiha held a tense aura contest until both decided to attack.
• Uchiha Chen and Madara Uchiha traded dozens of Taijutsu blows without using ninjutsu.
• Madara praised Chen’s strength, while Chen dismissed the praise and charged at him again.
• Chen’s relentless assault forced Madara onto the back foot, and Chen sent him crashing into a crater.
• Chen remained on guard, expecting Madara to use more than Taijutsu.

Chen defeated Madara’s Sage Mode and rejected his invitation to join the plan for the Ninja World’s peace. Madara and Chen resumed their fight with fire and water techniques, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Chen struck Madara into a crater, but recognized that Susanoo had protected him.
• Madara appeared behind Chen, praised his strength, and invited him to join his plan.
• Chen refused to answer Madara, who warned him not to test his patience.
• Chen formed hand seals, and Madara leaped back to prepare for battle.
• Chen’s Water Dragon Bullet clashed with Madara’s Great Fireball, and both techniques exploded before the two fighters leaped apart.

Uchiha Chen and Madara escalated their fight as Madara countered Chen’s ninjutsu and trapped him with a multi-directional fire attack. Chen mistook Madara’s Shadow Clones for afterimages and struck a clone with Chidori, leaving him exposed to the other clones’ attacks.

• Chen was shocked when Madara’s C-rank Great Fireball Technique canceled his powerful Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
• Madara used the Body Flicker Technique and Dragon Flame Song Technique to attack Chen from four directions with fire dragons.
• Chen threw Explosive Tags at the dragons, then used the Body Flicker Technique to try to escape the encirclement.
• Chen believed Madara’s other figures were afterimages and charged one with Chidori, only for the target to vanish as smoke.
• Madara’s remaining Shadow Clones struck Chen’s former position, and Chen realized he had mistaken the clones for afterimages.

Uchiha Chen outmaneuvered Madara Uchiha's Shadow Clone trap and struck his Susanoo with a devastating lightning-charged punch. Their next clash left both Chen's Chakra Cloak and Madara's Susanoo hand damaged.

• Madara Uchiha used Shadow Clones to deceive Chen and attack him with Fire Release Ninjutsu.
• Chen destroyed Madara's remaining clones, then unleashed a powerful deep-purple lightning punch that cracked Madara's Susanoo.
• Madara dispersed his Susanoo and demanded to know Chen's name, while privately deciding Chen would have to be destroyed if he could not be recruited.
• Chen charged Madara again, and their fists collided, shattering Chen's Chakra Cloak and cracking Madara's Susanoo hand.

Uchiha Chen and Uchiha Madara matched Wood Style before Madara summoned his Perfect Susanoo and challenged Chen to submit or die. Chen recognized Susanoo, evaded Madara’s sword strikes, and revealed that the apparent afterimages were Shadow Clones.

• Uchiha Chen and Uchiha Madara used Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence at the same time, and their forests fought for control of the landscape.
• Uchiha Madara formed a Perfect Susanoo and demanded that Uchiha Chen submit or die.
• Uchiha Chen questioned Madara’s confidence in Susanoo, unsettling him by identifying the technique.
• Uchiha Madara attacked Chen with the Susanoo’s swords while Chen secretly formed a seal and dodged the blows.
• Uchiha Chen’s apparent afterimages were revealed to be Shadow Clones.

Uchiha Chen dodged Madara Uchiha’s Perfect Susanoo and survived its four-sword assault by using his Mangekyō Sharingan. The chapter ended with Chen revealing the eyes he had apparently expected to awaken.

• Uchiha Chen evaded Madara Uchiha’s sword swings as two more arms began emerging from Madara’s Perfect Susanoo.
• Madara used the extra arms to try to trap Chen, but Chen pushed aside one giant hand and narrowly escaped a falling sword, burning his hands in the process.
• Madara unleashed Susanoo Four-Sword Dance and filled the area with a net of blade-shaped energy aimed at Chen.
• The blade flashes appeared to pass through Chen, leaving him unharmed as his Three Tomoe Sharingan transformed into the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Chen stared at Madara Uchiha with his Mangekyō Sharingan and said he had expected it.

Madara Uchiha tried to recruit Uchiha Chen as his successor after realizing Chen had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, but Chen rejected him and challenged his authority. As Madara resumed their fight, Chen began forming his own chakra exoskeleton, prompting Madara to attack.

• Madara Uchiha recognized Chen's Mangekyō Sharingan and offered to teach him everything and make him his successor.
• Chen mocked Madara's offer, saying Madara had not even beaten him and had no right to claim mastery over him.
• Madara stayed calm, and Chen emerged from his Phasing state while Madara considered whether his Mangekyō granted him Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Madara raised his sword and warned Chen that the next strike could kill him.
• Chen's chakra formed a bone exoskeleton around him, and Madara swung four blades at him.

Uchiha Chen and Uchiha Madara fought over the time Chen needed to complete his Susanoo. Chen ultimately summoned his Perfect Susanoo, and the two warriors faced off, poised to continue their battle.

• Uchiha Madara struck Chen's forming Susanoo with four blades, staggering him and trying to interrupt its transformation.
• Chen realized Madara was using feints and pressure to keep him from focusing on gathering chakra, so he stayed on guard while continuing the jutsu.
• After Madara stopped interfering, Chen completed his enormous deep-purple Perfect Susanoo, which wielded two blades made from Amaterasu's flames.
• Chen and Madara's Perfect Susanoo faced each other warily as their auras surged.

Uchiha Chen used a 108-seal technique to transform his Perfect Susanoo, drawing in Natural Energy and absorbing Madara Uchiha’s attack. The Susanoo turned crimson and gained a power that made Madara wary, leaving their battle poised to shift again.

• Madara Uchiha used his experience and stronger aura to gradually suppress Chen in their Susanoo clash.
• Chen retreated while forming 108 unfamiliar Hand Seals, then invoked a technique to change his Susanoo.
• Madara Uchiha’s energy blade broke apart when it touched Chen’s bubble-like Susanoo, which absorbed the Chakra.
• Chen’s Susanoo drew Natural Energy from within a kilometer, while Madara Uchiha resisted its pull and watched cautiously.
• The Susanoo solidified and changed from deep purple to crimson, and Madara Uchiha sensed its power had greatly increased.

Uchiha Chen revealed a perfected technique that resonated his Perfect Susanoo with the Eight Gates, making it powerful enough to challenge Madara Uchiha. He stopped at the Fifth Gate and prepared to resume their fight.

• Chen's Perfect Susanoo transformed, gaining a crimson body and a blazing Chakra cloak as its power increased dramatically.
• Chen explained how he developed Susanoo Fate Change by using a Tailed Beast's power to synchronize himself and his Susanoo in the Eight Gates state.
• Chen demonstrated the technique, whose strength surpassed the Perfect Susanoo and could contend with Susanoo in Armored Sage Mode.
• Chen entered the Fifth Gate with his Perfect Susanoo and told Madara that they could begin the next round.
• Madara's expression darkened when he realized Chen had revealed another powerful trump card.

Uchiha Chen overwhelmed Madara Uchiha in a Susanoo clash, forcing Madara to reveal his Rinnegan and deploy six Wood Clones with Perfect Susanoo. Madara’s clones surrounded Chen and began preparing an unknown technique while the real Madara altered his Susanoo.

• Madara Uchiha decided to fight Uchiha Chen rather than retreat, and Chen summoned an ancient blade for his Perfect Susanoo.
• Madara blocked Chen’s attack with his Perfect Susanoo, but Chen’s blade struck with enough force to send Madara flying.
• Madara revealed his Rinnegan and used Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique to create six Wood Clones, each with a Perfect Susanoo.
• Madara’s real body withdrew and changed his Susanoo as his Wood Clones surrounded Chen, harassed him, and began forming Hand Seals.

Madara Uchiha used his Wood Clones to restrain Uchiha Chen, then summoned a gigantic meteorite with Tengai Shinsei. Chen faced the falling meteorite as villagers nearby panicked beneath the darkened sky.

• Madara Uchiha's Wood Clones attacked Chen with Deep Forest Emergence and Flower Blooming Myriad Manifestations, but Susanoo's Chakra Cloak burned away the trees and their poisonous powder.
• Two Wood Clones argued after one mocked the others' failed attacks, but another clone stopped them and reminded them of their mission.
• Madara rose above Susanoo, formed hand seals, and unleashed Tengai Shinsei, summoning a huge flaming meteorite toward Chen.
• Chen recognized Madara's meteorite attack and reflected that he had once used one against Hatake Sakumo.
• Villagers in a nearby mountain village saw the sky darken and the meteorite descend, then fled or knelt to pray.