Chapter Summaries

Nanchuan You made rapid progress learning Senjutsu while Uchiha Madara grew curious about his rule and traveled to the Land of Fire. Seeing Konoha’s reforms and its growing influence over Sunagakure, Madara admired Nanchuan You’s peaceful methods and reflected on his past with Senju Hashirama.

• Nanchuan You learned Senjutsu easily through his altered body and his inherited connection to Natural Energy.
• Black Zetsu told Uchiha Madara that Nanchuan You admired him and shared some of his former ideals, prompting Madara to visit the Land of Fire.
• Madara saw Konoha’s broad new roads and its employment programs, which hired civilians and shinobi to support infrastructure and industry.
• Black Zetsu described how Konoha’s aid, currency, trade, and employment had made Sunagakure increasingly dependent on Konoha.
• Madara admired Nanchuan You’s ability to influence Sunagakure without relying on overwhelming force and wondered whether a similar approach might have changed his relationship with Senju Hashirama.

Uchiha Madara toured the thriving Land of Fire and Konoha, where he saw people from different nations working together and considered whether peaceful development could unite the Ninja World. After defeating the Police Force members who confronted him, he entered the Uchiha district and met his former follower Uchiha Setsuna, dismissing the idea that he had returned to Konoha.

• Madara watched ninja and samurai from different countries work together on construction projects and reflected that Konoha’s reforms had brought him closer to the peace he had envisioned.
• Madara toured Konoha and mistook the absence of beggars for a sign of prosperity, unaware that they had been taken away and forced to work.
• Uchiha Yakumi and the Police Force confronted Madara as a suspected spy, but Madara subdued them all with his Sharingan genjutsu.
• Madara entered the Uchiha district, observed its happy children, and encountered his elderly former follower Uchiha Setsuna.
• Uchiha Setsuna asked whether Madara intended to return to Konoha, and Madara sneered that the suggestion was no joke.

Uchiha Madara returned to Konoha and rejected Uchiha Setsuna’s invitation to rejoin the village. After Nanchuan You dismissed Setsuna’s plan to kill Madara, Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama appeared through Impure World Reincarnation, leaving Madara astonished to see his old friend again.

• Uchiha Madara told Uchiha Setsuna he had returned only to look around and had no interest in rejoining Konoha.
• Uchiha Setsuna reported Madara’s arrival to Nanchuan You and proposed gathering powerful shinobi to poison and kill him.
• Nanchuan You rejected the plan and told Setsuna to leave Madara alone, while privately deciding he wanted Madara alive to develop the Rinnegan.
• Senju Momoka confronted Madara, and he reached for her neck after she blocked his path.
• Senju Hashirama stopped Madara, who recognized him as a reincarnated corpse and greeted him with delight.
• Senju Tobirama appeared and criticized Madara for attacking Momoka, prompting Madara to express his disgust at seeing him.

Uchiha Madara toured Konoha with Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama, but refused Hashirama’s invitation to stay, saying he had his own path. After Madara left, Tobirama warned Nanchuan You that Madara was plotting against Konoha and urged him to stop Madara by any means necessary.

• Senju Hashirama calmed the hostility between Uchiha Madara and Senju Tobirama, and the three discussed how Konoha had changed under Nanchuan You.
• Senju Hashirama invited Uchiha Madara to return to Konoha, but Madara declined and hinted that he still had plans to pursue.
• Senju Tobirama suspected Madara had staged his earlier death and warned Hashirama that Madara’s hidden plan could threaten the village.
• Uchiha Madara left after spending time talking with Senju Hashirama, who lamented the rift between them.
• Nanchuan You arrived, and Senju Tobirama told him to stop Madara by any means necessary; Nanchuan You acknowledged that few could match Madara’s strength.

Nanchuan You trained with Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama while Uchiha Madara left Konoha, convinced You would not support the Eye of the Moon Plan. Tobirama tried to awaken You’s Mangekyo Sharingan by flooding him with negative chakra, but You showed almost no reaction.

• Senju Tobirama agreed with Senju Hashirama to guide Nanchuan You’s training after You confirmed he had acquired Wood Release.
• Uchiha Madara left Konoha without meeting Nanchuan You, deciding to carry out the Eye of the Moon Plan himself, while Black Zetsu resolved to keep a low profile.
• Senju Hashirama trained Nanchuan You in Wood Release, and Senju Tobirama trained him in Taijutsu and Flying Thunder God.
• Nanchuan You demonstrated Lightning Release Armor and used Spear of the Thunder God to pierce Senju Hashirama’s Wood Dragon.
• Senju Tobirama proposed stimulating Nanchuan You’s Mangekyo Sharingan with negative chakra, and Nanchuan You agreed to the risky experiment.
• Senju Tobirama flooded Nanchuan You with negative chakra, but Nanchuan You remained calm despite feeling anger, murderous intent, and grief.

Nanchuan You endured Senju Tobirama’s negative Chakra technique with little outward reaction, then kept the forbidden technique after Tobirama and Hashirama returned to the Underworld. Six years later, as Konoha celebrated the tenth year of You’s Hokage reign, Ōnoki arrived for the Chunin Exams and assessed Konoha’s prosperity and growing influence over the other villages.

• Senju Tobirama intensified his negative Chakra technique, but Nanchuan You remained calm because of his strong emotional regulation and Otsutsuki Body.
• Nanchuan You noticed that Senju Tobirama had also become irritable from prolonged exposure, and the technique stopped when its stored negative Chakra ran out.
• Senju Tobirama gave Nanchuan You the forbidden technique before returning to the Underworld with Senju Hashirama, and You planned to improve it with Orochimaru and Hiruko’s help.
• Six years passed, and Konoha began celebrating the tenth anniversary of Nanchuan You becoming Hokage.
• Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki toured Konoha, observed its prosperity and large student population, and worried about Konoha’s growing economic and political control over the other villages.

Nanchuan You established the Ninja Federation by bringing the Five Great Ninja Villages and most of the Ninja World’s forces under one government, then led a decade of purges and reconstruction. As the Federation prospered, Black Zetsu arrived to tell Nanchuan You that the time had come for something else.

• Nanchuan You proposed a parliamentary Ninja Federation to Ōnoki and the Third Raikage, showing them that leaders representing more than half the Ninja World already supported it.
• Nanchuan You threatened war against those who refused, then defeated Ōnoki and the Third Raikage in a public fight, securing their agreement to join.
• The five great ninja villages joined the Federation, which seized power from the Daimyo, and Nanchuan You became its first leader before handing the Hokage position to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• The Federation purged rogue ninja and bandit groups, then oversaw ten years of reconstruction as people across the villages increasingly identified with the new government.
• Black Zetsu visited Nanchuan You in the Federation leader’s office and said that the time had come.

Nanchuan You learned that Uchiha Madara’s Rinnegan was ready and waited for Madara to send it away so he could seize it. After seeing the peaceful Ninja Federation, Madara briefly questioned the Eye of the Moon Plan but recommitted to it and decided to capture the Tailed Beasts himself, prompting Black Zetsu to warn Nanchuan You.

• Nanchuan You told Black Zetsu he opposed the Infinite Tsukuyomi and wanted to rule the developed Ninja World, then learned Madara’s Rinnegan had finished gestating.
• Uchiha Madara left his base during the Federation’s tenth anniversary and saw how prosperous and peaceful the Ninja World had become.
• Uchiha Madara doubted the need for the Eye of the Moon Plan, but Black Zetsu argued that the Federation’s peace would not last after its leader died.
• Uchiha Madara recommitted to the Eye of the Moon Plan and decided to capture the Nine Tailed Beasts himself because his successor might not take them from the Federation.
• Black Zetsu warned Nanchuan You that Madara planned to act, and Nanchuan You said he had been preparing to face him from the beginning.

Nanchuan You awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan after a chakra experiment brought back memories and emotions from his past life. He discovered his new ocular abilities and went to test them on the Nine-Tails, who saw Nanchuan You’s Mangekyo.

• Nanchuan You dismissed Black Zetsu and prepared to face Uchiha Madara, who had awakened the Rinnegan.
• Nanchuan You crushed a Chakra Crystal, and its negative chakra brought back memories of his birth, childhood, and death in his previous life.
• Nanchuan You awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan and found that his Otsutsuki Body had changed his appearance.
• Nanchuan You discovered that his left eye held Amenotokotachi and his right eye held Amanokunitsu.
• Nanchuan You went to the Nine-Tails to test his new powers, and the Nine-Tails saw his Mangekyo Sharingan.

Nanchuan You revealed his newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan to Nine-Tails and demonstrated its two ocular techniques, Amanokunitsu and Amenotokotachi. He then manifested a powerful Susanoo, leaving Nine-Tails impressed by his abilities.

• Nine-Tails recognized Nanchuan You's Mangekyō Sharingan and noticed its unusually warm, peaceful chakra.
• Nanchuan You explained that his Mangekyō awakened through treasured, moving memories rather than painful experiences.
• Nanchuan You demonstrated Amanokunitsu, creating a permanent, fully powerful clone and switching places with it.
• Nanchuan You revealed Amenotokotachi, which briefly slowed time, and explained that it lasted less than a second against Nine-Tails.
• Nanchuan You manifested the first form of Susanoo, astonishing Nine-Tails with its strength.

Nanchuan You demonstrated the power and limits of his Susanoo before defeating the Nine-Tails in a test. Meanwhile, Uchiha Madara arrived in the transformed Wind State, where Chiyo recognized him as a dangerous figure and moved to alert the Kazekage.

• Nanchuan You advanced Susanoo to its second stage and showed that his Amanokunitsu clone could use the same Mangekyō techniques.
• Nanchuan You explained that his Mangekyō could not yet sustain Susanoo's Complete Body form, though his ocular power was increasing alongside Karma's advancement.
• The Nine-Tails challenged Nanchuan You and was easily subdued by Susanoo, after which Nanchuan You returned to Konoha.
• Uchiha Madara entered Wind State and saw how Federation development had brought industry, agriculture, and tourism to the once-barren region.
• Chiyo recognized Uchiha Madara's intense killing intent, suspected he was a holdover from the old era, and said the Kazekage had to be informed.

Chiyo encountered Uchiha Madara in the Land of Wind, and his overwhelming strength confirmed her suspicion that he was the legendary warrior. Madara arrived at Sunagakure and demanded Shukaku, leaving the Third Kazekage facing a threat to the village’s Chakra supply.

• Chiyo followed Uchiha Madara and sent a puppet to test him, but he destroyed it with a single attack.
• Chiyo returned to Sunagakure and warned the Third Kazekage that the legendary Madara was heading toward the village.
• Uchiha Madara unleashed his Chakra outside Sunagakure, alarming the villagers and the Third Kazekage.
• Madara demanded that the Third Kazekage hand over Shukaku, but the Kazekage refused because the tailed beast powered the Land of Wind’s industries.

Uchiha Madara attacked Sunagakure and demanded its tailed beast, overwhelming the Third Kazekage and the village’s defenses. He broke through the barrier and reached Shukaku as Chiyo tried to summon the Federation’s Leader.

• Uchiha Madara demanded Sunagakure’s tailed beast, prompting the Third Kazekage and the village to prepare for battle and request aid.
• The Third Kazekage attacked with Iron Sand World Method, but Madara’s Fire Style overwhelmed the iron sand and forced him to retreat behind Sunagakure’s barrier.
• Madara summoned Susanoo and then Complete Body Susanoo, cracking the village’s barrier with a strike.
• The Third Kazekage learned reinforcements would take at least half an hour and ordered Chiyo to contact the Leader while he tried to delay Madara.
• Madara broke free of the Third Kazekage’s Magnet Release, sent him crashing to the ground, and reached Shukaku.

Uchiha Madara took Shukaku from Sunagakure and revealed his plan to impose peace through Infinite Tsukuyomi. Nanchuan You arrived to protect the Third Kazekage, then challenged Madara and moved their confrontation to a desolate wasteland.

• Uchiha Madara controlled Shukaku with his Sharingan, sealed him in a scroll, and prepared to leave Sunagakure.
• The Third Kazekage confronted Madara, who explained that he was gathering tailed beasts to cast Infinite Tsukuyomi and place everyone in a dream world.
• The Third Kazekage rejected Madara's plan, and Madara attacked Sunagakure with his Susanoo.
• Nanchuan You arrived and blocked Madara's attack with Wood Release, then summoned a wooden giant to face the Susanoo.
• Nanchuan You used the Flying Thunder God Technique to transport himself and the wooden giant outside Sunagakure, and Madara followed him to a wasteland for their fight.

Nanchuan You fought Uchiha Madara, using his Mangekyo Sharingan ability and Flying Thunder God to escape Madara’s overwhelming attack. He returned to Federation headquarters and summoned every council member to respond to a crisis threatening the Federation.

• Nanchuan You and Uchiha Madara clashed with Wood Release and Susanoo, then fought with taijutsu, where Nanchuan You gained the advantage with Flying Thunder God.
• Nanchuan You revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan and used Amenotokotachi to slow the flow of time around himself, making his attacks difficult for Uchiha Madara to evade.
• Uchiha Madara summoned his Complete Body Susanoo and combined it with the Wood Golem Technique, striking Nanchuan You and leaving a massive crater.
• Nanchuan You escaped the attack with Flying Thunder God, and Uchiha Madara flew away to pursue the other tailed beasts.
• Nanchuan You returned to Federation headquarters and ordered every council member to report there because a crisis threatening the entire Federation was approaching.

The Federation gathered after Uchiha Madara stole Shukaku and proved strong enough to withstand Nanchuan You. Its leaders rejected Madara’s Eye of the Moon Plan and began preparing a united response, ending as they watched footage of Madara’s battle with Nanchuan You.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Konoha’s leaders that Nanchuan You had failed to stop Uchiha Madara from taking Shukaku, and warned them that Madara possessed both Wood Release and superior Sharingan power.
• The ninja villages answered the Federation’s call, and representatives assembled at Federation headquarters to study Madara and his Susanoo.
• The Third Raikage, Ōnoki, and the other council members rejected Madara’s Eye of the Moon Plan and affirmed that the Federation’s peace should be defended through their own efforts.
• Nanchuan You joined the meeting and called for preparations to trap Madara, who would continue targeting the Tailed Beasts.
• Nanchuan You showed the council a recording of his battle with Madara, and the leaders grew alarmed when Madara revealed his Wood Release and Susanoo-Wood Golem form.

Nanchuan You revealed the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan’s secret and rallied the Federation to stop Uchiha Madara, who had taken Shukaku and the Two-Tails. After the council chose Kirigakure as the next battlefield, Madara arrived there to capture the Three-Tails.

• Nanchuan You explained that awakening the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan required taking the eyes of a brother or relative who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.
• The Third Raikage, the Third Kazekage, and Shimura Danzō argued over who should receive Shukaku, but Nanchuan You postponed the dispute until after the war.
• Nanchuan You announced that Uchiha Madara had taken the sealed Two-Tails from a Kumogakure military base, prompting the council to prepare for a battle in Kirigakure.
• Ōnoki and the Third Raikage clashed over whether to overwhelm Madara with large numbers or send only Elite Jonin and stronger fighters, and Nanchuan You ordered a compromise plan.
• A day later, Uchiha Madara arrived in Kirigakure and headed toward the location where the Three-Tails was sealed.

Uchiha Madara attacked the Three-Tails altar, but Nanchuan You led the Five Great Ninja Villages and an army of revived Kage to confront him. Madara unleashed his Complete Body Susanoo, and the assembled forces began their counterattack with Plan A.

• Uchiha Madara used genjutsu and Susanoo to overcome Kirigakure's guards and approach the Three-Tails' altar.
• Nanchuan You ambushed Madara with Flying Thunder God Slash, but Madara's Susanoo blocked the strike and counterattacked.
• Nanchuan You and the gathered leaders of the Ninja World confronted Madara and offered him a chance to abandon his plan.
• Madara refused and attacked with his Complete Body Susanoo, while the assembled ninjas blocked his first strike with an Earth Wall.
• Senju Hashirama used a Wood Golem to stop Madara, and Nanchuan You summoned the Second Hokage and other past Kage through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Shimura Danzō ordered the Kage to test Madara first as the forces prepared to begin Plan A.

The Federation’s forces battled Uchiha Madara, who revealed his Rinnegan and used meteors to test his power. Nanchuan You joined Senju Hashirama to unleash an armored True Several Thousand Hands, which left Madara’s latest meteor shattered and the battle ongoing.

• Senju Hashirama and the reanimated Kage attacked Madara, but Tobirama’s strike was repelled when Madara revealed his Rinnegan.
• Madara explained that he had stolen Hashirama’s power to awaken the Rinnegan, then summoned a meteor with Tengai Shinsei.
• Ōnoki, Mu, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the Federation’s ninja slowed and blocked Madara’s first two meteors with coordinated techniques.
• Nanchuan You stepped forward and joined Hashirama, who summoned Wood Release Sage Art: True Several Thousand Hands.
• Nanchuan You’s Susanoo armored the giant Buddha with a golden sword and shield, and the combined power cleaved Madara’s next meteor in two.

Nanchuan You and Senju Hashirama used Sage Art chakra to strengthen the True Several Thousand Hands, but Uchiha Madara countered with invisible Limbo: Border Jail clones. With Orochimaru and Hiruko activating a chakra-gathering barrier, Nanchuan You fully activated his Karma and gained the power to see and attack the clones, leaving Madara trying to stall until the transformation ended.

• Nanchuan You entered Sage Mode and supplied Senju Hashirama with Sage Art chakra, strengthening the True Several Thousand Hands, but its attack failed to seriously injure Uchiha Madara.
• Uchiha Madara revealed Limbo: Border Jail, whose invisible Shadow Clones battered the wooden Buddha statue and proved difficult for the others to counter.
• Orochimaru and Hiruko activated a barrier that gathered everyone's chakra and directed it to Nanchuan You.
• Nanchuan You fully activated his Karma, transformed into an Otsutsuki, and gained Byakugan that let him see Madara's Shadow Clones.
• Nanchuan You destroyed two Shadow Clones with All-Killing Ash Bones and struck Madara with Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, but another clone took the damage as a substitute.
• Madara realized only one Shadow Clone remained and decided to stall until Nanchuan You's transformation wore off.