Chapter Summaries

Tianqi and Sen'u's Konoha supply convoy was attacked by bandits, and they quickly defeated them while leaving one alive to reveal the location of their backer. Sen'u went to track the bandits' leader while Tianqi continued the convoy and waited anxiously for his son to return.

• The bandits surrounded the convoy, and their leader claimed their boss could defeat Konoha's ninjas.
• Tianqi killed the bandit leader, and Sen'u and the Konoha Genin defeated the other attackers.
• Tianqi sent Sen'u to find the bandits' backer using a captured bandit as a guide, then continued with the convoy.
• After nightfall, Tianqi worried that Sen'u had not returned and spoke with an older Genin while waiting at camp.
• Tianqi told the Genin he was thirty-eight and hinted that special reasons explained his youthful appearance.

Tianqi encouraged a discouraged Genin, treated Sen'u's wounds, and learned that Sen'u had fought a Kirigakure rogue ninja with Ice Release. Ten days later, Tianqi and the caravan reached Orochimaru's camp, where he learned Orochimaru commanded seven hundred ninjas and discussed Raikage Ei's tactics.

• Tianqi encouraged the civilian-born Genin to keep hoping he could become a Chunin.
• Sen'u caught up with the caravan, and Tianqi learned he had been wounded fighting a powerful Kirigakure rogue ninja with Ice Release.
• Tianqi scolded Sen'u for holding back and healed his superficial wounds with medical ninjutsu.
• After resting overnight, Tianqi, Sen'u, and the caravan traveled for ten days and reached Orochimaru's camp.
• Orochimaru told Tianqi that he commanded seven hundred ninjas, with around three hundred expected back from deployment soon.
• Tianqi and Orochimaru discussed Raikage Ei's probing attacks and agreed he would be a difficult opponent.

Tianqi and Sen'u stayed at Orochimaru's border camp, where Sen'u used Wind, Earth, and Wood Release to build better lodgings. After Tianqi pointed out that tall buildings could expose the camp to enemies, Sen'u rebuilt the houses as low structures behind a wooden fence, and the camp prepared to move.

• Tianqi advised Orochimaru not to fear the Third Raikage A, and Orochimaru affirmed his confidence.
• Sen'u complained about the shabby hut, then proposed improving the camp's lodgings.
• Sen'u cleared a patch of woods with Wind and Earth Release and raised three two-story wooden houses with Wood Release.
• Tianqi kicked Sen'u and explained that the tall houses could reveal the camp's location to the enemy.
• Sen'u replaced the mansions with single-story houses and surrounded them with a four-meter wooden fence.
• Tianqi sent a shinobi to tell Orochimaru to move the camp, then he and Sen'u moved into one of the new houses.

Orochimaru showed Tianqi the Impure World Reincarnation jutsu, and Tianqi warned him that pursuing forbidden experiments could cost him his future in Konoha. After returning home, Tianqi and Sen'u continued taking missions until they were assigned to defend the Land of Earth border.

• Orochimaru moved his men into Tianqi's newly created camp and showed Tianqi his version of Impure World Reincarnation.
• Tianqi pointed out two problems with the jutsu and tried to dissuade Orochimaru from going further down a path that involved Danzo and human experiments.
• Sen'u asked Tianqi about his close relationship with Orochimaru, but Tianqi refused to reveal their secret connection.
• Tianqi and Sen'u returned to Konoha, handed in their mission, and soon resumed taking missions together.
• After five months of missions, Sarutobi Hiruzen made Tianqi captain of a hundred-man unit defending the Land of Earth, and Tianqi arranged for Sen'u to join the defense force.

Tianqi learned that Iwagakure had sent a 700-man force to attack his border post, and he refused to request reinforcements. He told the doubtful Xiangtian that he was one of the two Kage Level fighters defending the border.

• Tianqi told Sen'u that his secret solo attack on Iwagakure had made Ōnoki's forces hostile toward him.
• A Chunin warned Tianqi that Iwagakure was approaching, and Tianqi ordered the camp to prepare for battle.
• A Jonin reported that Iwagakure had sent about 700 men, including around thirty Jonin, against Tianqi's smaller force.
• Tianqi rejected the Jonin's suggestion to fall back and request reinforcements, saying he and Sen'u could handle the attack.
• Xiangtian failed to realize Tianqi meant himself when he mentioned the second Kage Level fighter, and Tianqi insisted that he had reached Kage Level.

Tianqi and Sen'u prepared an ambush for the advancing Iwagakure force, using White Zetsu’s intelligence to time their attack. Their combined Wood Release devastated the enemy’s weaker ninja, leaving the surviving Jonin to evade the trees.

• White Zetsu reported that Iwagakure had sent scouts ahead of its main force and rearguard.
• Tianqi ordered Xiangtian and the other Konoha ninja to ambush the scouts, then retreat as the main force approached.
• Tianqi merged with six White Zetsu and prepared to use Wood Release alongside Sen'u.
• Xiangtian and the Konoha ninja overwhelmed the fifty Iwagakure scouts, then fell back before the main force arrived.
• Tianqi and Sen'u unleashed Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees, killing nearly seventy weaker Iwagakure ninja while thirty Jonin dodged the attack.

Tianqi used his speed and Lightning Release to kill two Iwagakure Explosion Release Jonin, then taunted their captain. He found himself pursued by twelve Jonin and fled as the battle continued.

• Tianqi and Sen'u stopped their Wood Release when Iwagakure attacks broke through their wooden wall, and Tianqi ordered the Konoha forces to attack.
• Tianqi used Lightning Release to destroy one Explosion Release Ninja’s rock without triggering its blast, then killed him with Chidori and beheaded the second with Chidori Sharp Spear.
• Sen'u watched Tianqi kill both Jonin and was thrilled by his father’s strength.
• The Iwagakure captain attacked Tianqi with Earth Dragon Bullet and mourned his fallen teammate, while Tianqi taunted him.
• Twelve Jonin confronted Tianqi over his taunts, and he ran as they chased him.

Tianqi kept the Iwagakure Jonin occupied with speed and taunts while Sen'u defeated the five Jonin he faced. After joining forces, Tianqi and Sen'u overwhelmed the remaining Iwagakure fighters with a combined fire jutsu, forcing their unit to retreat.

• Tianqi evaded the pursuing Iwagakure Jonin and taunted them into continuing the chase instead of attacking other Konoha Ninja.
• Sen'u defeated the five Iwagakure Jonin who had been fighting him and joined Tianqi.
• Tianqi and Sen'u used Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame together against the Iwagakure Jonin.
• The Iwagakure captain realized Tianqi had stalled his unit and ordered the shinobi to retreat.

After a year of recovery, Tianqi dreamed of his own death and realized his consciousness was nearing its end. He warned the border forces to stay alert, knowing he might have only days left with Sen'u.

• Tianqi and Sen'u returned to camp after Konoha repelled the Iwagakure Ninja, and Tianqi admitted his borrowed body had nearly exhausted its Chakra.
• More than half a year passed as Tianqi's unit defended the border, while his real body recovered to half strength and Sen'u reached Kage Level at fifteen.
• Tianqi woke from a nightmare of his own death and recognized the draining Chakra as a sign that his consciousness was about to meet its fate.
• At dawn, Tianqi told Tanaka to keep the front-line Ninja alert despite the border's long quiet spell, and Tanaka sent a messenger with the warning.

Tianqi learned that a massive Iwagakure force was advancing and ordered his camp to retreat while he stayed behind to delay the enemy. He left Tanaka and the other Konoha ninjas bound for safety, preparing to face the threat alone.

• Tianqi sent White Zetsu to investigate his ominous premonition, and White Zetsu reported that tens of thousands of Land of Earth ninjas were advancing, including a vanguard led by five near-Kage-level Shadow Guard members.
• Tianqi sent an urgent report to Konoha requesting reinforcements and ordered Tanaka to evacuate the camp.
• Tanaka and the camp's ninjas packed their supplies and prepared to retreat toward Konoha.
• Tianqi insisted on staying behind to hold off the Iwagakure Ninja, despite Tanaka and the others offering to stay with him.
• Tianqi ordered Tanaka to lead the ninjas away, and Tanaka reluctantly obeyed as Tianqi watched them leave.

Tianqi prepared for the approaching Iwagakure force while Sen'u held its vanguard back long enough for the Konoha Ninja to retreat. After fusing with six White Zetsu, Tianqi reached the late stage of Kage Level and prepared to face the enemy despite his power draining away.

• Tianqi warned Sen'u to set traps and retreat if necessary, then conserved Chakra as the Iwagakure Ninja arrived early.
• Sen'u used Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique to hold off the Iwagakure force and protect the Konoha Ninja, but he was eventually overwhelmed and ordered a retreat.
• As Sen'u and the Konoha Ninja fled, Tianqi gathered six White Zetsu and called them his family before asking them to lend him their strength.
• The six White Zetsu fused with Tianqi, transforming him into a three-meter-tall fighter at the late stage of Kage Level.
• Tianqi told the White Zetsu that the Shinigami was draining his power and prepared to confront the pursuing Iwagakure Ninja.

Tianqi sent Sen'u and the remaining Konoha Ninja away, choosing to stay behind and face the approaching Iwagakure force alone. As he prepared a wooden barrier, an Iwagakure Shadow Guard member recognized him and revealed a long-standing grudge over his brother's death.

• Tianqi told Xiangtian to take Sen'u and the surviving Konoha Ninja to safety, then gave Sen'u a final lesson about conviction and his potential.
• Sen'u bowed to Tianqi before Xiangtian led him away, and Tianqi realized that his White Zetsu body was crying.
• Tianqi raised a kilometer-long wooden wall to block the thousand-strong Iwagakure vanguard.
• An Iwagakure quasi-Kage recognized Tianqi as the man who had attacked their village decades earlier and vowed to avenge his brother, who had died in Tianqi's Susanoo strike.
• Tianqi recalled the attack and casually apologized, enraging the quasi-Kage, who blamed the destruction and poor compensation for his family's hardship.

Uchiha Tianqi fought an overwhelming Iwagakure force to buy Sen'u time to escape, but his stamina and chakra steadily declined. After he unleashed a devastating Rasengan Shuriken, the Iwagakure fighters trapped him inside an earthen barrier.

• Tianqi activated Lightning Release Armor and charged into the Iwagakure ranks, killing nearly a hundred ninja.
• Five quasi-Kage and roughly thirty elite fighters surrounded Tianqi and wounded him during an hour-long battle.
• Tianqi threw a Sage Art: Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan Shuriken into a dense group, killing more than fifty Iwagakure ninja.
• White Zetsu warned Tianqi that his chakra was draining unusually fast, leaving him with limited time to fight.
• Five elite Jonin used Earth Prison Boundary Field to confine Tianqi, and his punch failed to break the barrier.

Uchiha Tianqi fought to escape an Iwagakure barrier, but an enemy avenging his brother stabbed him through the heart. Facing death, Tianqi chose to self-destruct, leaving Sen'u and Zetsu behind as the explosion consumed him.

• The Iwagakure Ninja opened gaps in the barrier and poured Fire Release attacks at Tianqi, leaving him badly burned.
• Tianqi summoned a lightning Kirin and broke through the barrier despite the elite Jonin trying to hold it closed.
• Tianqi grabbed the older Shadow Guard quasi-Kage, but the quasi-Kage whose older brother Tianqi had killed emerged from underground and stabbed him through the heart.
• Tianqi rose despite his wound and began to self-destruct, prompting the Iwagakure Ninja to flee.
• Tianqi apologized to Sen'u and Zetsu, then exploded after declaring that he would decide his own fate.

After his consciousness clone sacrificed itself, Uchiha Tianqi revived in Konoha and learned that Sen'u had rushed back toward the enemy. Tianqi used Kamui to reach the explosion site, where tens of thousands of Iwagakure Ninja surrounded him.

• The clone's explosion destroyed the area and killed many Iwagakure Ninja, while Sen'u witnessed the blast and awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan in grief.
• Sen'u rushed back to fight the Iwagakure Ninja, while Xiangtian led the remaining Konoha Ninja onward in retreat.
• Tianqi's consciousness returned to Konoha and merged with his real body, reviving him in Six Paths Mode.
• Tianqi's awakening shook Konoha, and Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered an investigation as Tianqi absorbed the clone's memories.
• Tianqi used Kamui to reach the explosion site, where he appeared among tens of thousands of Iwagakure Ninja.

Tianqi escaped the Iwagakure forces and met his son Sen'u, then explained how he had abandoned his conquest after sensing Sen'u's existence. He revealed that restoring the villages and reviving the dead had left him gravely wounded, while Ōnoki set an invasion of the Land of Fire in motion.

• Tianqi used Kamui to escape after Ōnoki and the surviving Iwagakure Ninja confronted him, and Ōnoki ordered an invasion of the Land of Fire.
• Tianqi met Sen'u and walked with him toward Konoha, learning that Tsunade had left the village with Shizune.
• Tianqi told Sen'u that Hashirama Senju had once allowed the Uchiha to remain in Konoha, and that he had led the clan’s Militant Faction into war against the Five Great Nations.
• Tianqi revealed that sensing Sen'u had changed his resolve, so he restored the destroyed villages, revived the war dead, and erased people’s memories of the conflict.
• Tianqi explained that the powerful jutsu had badly wounded him and that he had not expected to survive.

Tianqi showed Sen'u the consciousness entity’s final moments, and Sen'u mourned the father who had sacrificed himself for him. When Ōnoki and a vast Iwagakure force arrived, Tianqi refused to retreat and prepared to demonstrate his power.

• Sen'u asked Tianqi what had happened to his other father, and Tianqi showed him the consciousness entity’s final moments.
• Sen'u wept at the consciousness entity’s sacrifice and promised to remember him.
• Tianqi sensed Ōnoki and a large Iwagakure force approaching, but insisted that they stay and face them.
• Tianqi explained that the Uchiha Clan’s eyes held their true power and said he would show Sen'u what his Sage Eyes could do.
• The Iwagakure army surrounded Tianqi and Sen'u, and Ōnoki challenged Uchiha Tianqi to run.

Uchiha Tianqi faced Ōnoki, who had brought a vast Iwagakure force to kill him, and revealed that the army had spent months fighting only one of his clones. After Ōnoki tried to recruit Tianqi’s son, Sen'u, the confrontation escalated as Tianqi activated his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and warned the shinobi to leave.

• Ōnoki confronted Tianqi and vowed to kill him, while Tianqi mocked him for losing over a thousand shinobi to a clone.
• Tianqi introduced Ōnoki to Sen'u and exposed Ōnoki’s fear of the Uchiha and the Sharingan.
• Ōnoki tried to recruit Sen'u, but Sen'u revealed he was Tianqi’s son and an Uchiha.
• Ōnoki angrily ordered his troops to seize Tianqi and Sen'u, and Sen'u drew a kunai and activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Tianqi called for Ōnoki to let his army leave, then activated his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan as an Iwagakure shinobi urged Ōnoki not to be intimidated.

Tianqi demonstrated the Perfect Susanoo to Sen'u and used it to devastate Ōnoki's Iwagakure forces. Ōnoki countered one of its blades with Dust Release, but Tianqi remained confident as Ōnoki flew to confront him.

• Tianqi summoned and expanded his Susanoo into a five-hundred-meter Perfect Susanoo, showing Sen'u the Uchiha Clan's power.
• Ōnoki urged the Iwagakure Ninja to keep fighting, arguing that Tianqi would tire from maintaining the giant.
• Tianqi's Susanoo struck down hundreds of Iwagakure Ninja, split a mountain, and killed half the forces with repeated attacks.
• Ōnoki used Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique to disintegrate Susanoo's blade.
• Tianqi explained Ōnoki's three-nature Kekkei Tōta to Sen'u and dismissed it as no threat to him.
• Ōnoki flew toward Tianqi while Tianqi remained confident that he could counter the Tsuchikage's technique.

Uchiha Tianqi defeated Ōnoki and forced the Iwagakure Ninja to retreat, but chose not to destroy them. Afterward, Sen'u questioned why his father spared Konoha’s enemies, revealing Tianqi’s limited attachment to the village.

• Tianqi absorbed Ōnoki’s Dust Release with his Rinnegan and used Banshō Ten'in to seize him by the throat.
• Tianqi released his Susanoo, confronted Ōnoki over the battlefield’s casualties, and humiliated him by throwing him down and stepping on his face.
• Kitsuchi rushed to protect his father, and Ōnoki ordered him to lead the Iwagakure Ninja in retreat.
• Ōnoki admitted defeat but vowed to make Tianqi pay for the humiliation, and Tianqi let him leave.
• Sen'u asked why Tianqi had spared the Iwagakure Ninja, and Tianqi said he was tired of war and did not want to fight for Konoha’s sake.