Chapter Summaries

Tianqi waited with Sen'u for Konoha’s reinforcements while warning his son against trusting the village’s shinobi forces and politics. When Minato Namikaze arrived with four thousand troops, Tianqi ordered him to reinforce the front lines, leaving Minato in command of the deployment under Tianqi’s authority.

• Tianqi and Sen'u spent a day talking, and Tianqi learned that Sen'u favored Konoha and had taken Uchiha Mikoto from Uchiha Fugaku.
• While roasting chickens, Tianqi told Sen'u that Konoha’s shinobi forces were unreliable and warned him not to become too deeply involved in the village’s politics.
• Two days after the consciousness sent word, Minato Namikaze arrived at the border with about four thousand Konoha shinobi.
• Sen'u welcomed Minato, while Xiangtian checked on Tianqi and offered him hidden cans of beef.
• Tianqi ordered Minato to take the reinforcements to the front lines and establish defenses against a possible Iwagakure attack.
• Minato obeyed Tianqi and led the troops toward the front lines.

Tianqi refused Konoha’s order to command the border force and appointed Minato Namikaze as commander-in-chief, with Uchiha Sen'u as his deputy. Sarutobi Hiruzen approved the arrangement, and the appointment orders reached the border camp.

• Minato Namikaze told Tianqi that Konoha had ordered him to take command of more than four thousand ninja, but Tianqi refused.
• Tianqi appointed Minato Namikaze as commander-in-chief and Uchiha Sen'u as deputy, then ordered Tanaka to report his decision to Konoha.
• Minato and Sen'u told Tanaka to soften Tianqi’s blunt message before sending it to the village.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen approved Tianqi’s recommendations and signed the appointment orders for Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Sen'u.
• The appointment orders reached the border defenses facing the Iwagakure ninja.

Tianqi left Sen'u and Minato Namikaze to find Tsunade, but a new system mission to locate a spacetime passage at the southern sea interrupted his plans. He reached Tsunade at a gambling den and moved her bet just as the dice were about to be rolled.

• Tianqi told Sen'u he was leaving to find Tsunade, then used a spatial passage to travel across the Land of Fire and search for her Chakra.
• The system assigned Tianqi a thirty-day mission to find a spacetime passage at the southern sea and offered ultimate Yin-Yang Power as the reward.
• Tianqi sensed Tsunade in the southern Land of Fire and decided to visit her before setting out on the mission.
• Tianqi found Tsunade drunk and gambling with Shizune at a gambling den, where she bet their last million on high.
• Tianqi used his Sharingan to inspect the dice cup and moved Tsunade's bet from high to low, drawing the attention of the casino owner and Shizune.

Tianqi reunited with Tsunade and Shizune, then explained that his recent appearance in Konoha had been only a manifestation of his consciousness. Tsunade learned that Sen'u was well but refused to return to Konoha, and the chapter left the couple sharing an affectionate meal while Shizune listened nearby.

• Tianqi startled Tsunade at a gambling house, and she ran to him and cried as they embraced.
• Tianqi introduced himself to Shizune, then used Kamui to take her and Tsunade from the gambling house, keeping the million they had won.
• Tianqi told Tsunade he had only recently awakened and explained that the person seen in Konoha had been a manifestation of his consciousness.
• Tianqi reassured Tsunade that Sen'u was doing well, missed her, and wanted her to return to Konoha.
• Tsunade said she would not return, and Tianqi agreed not to pressure her before promising to avoid overusing his power again.
• Tianqi and Tsunade shared an affectionate meal while Shizune ate beside them and overheard their conversation.

Tianqi and Tsunade spent ten carefree days together before he prepared to leave for an uncertain length of time. He entrusted her with a ninjutsu scroll for Sen'u and valuables, then departed through Kamui as Tsunade promised to wait for him.

• Tianqi told Tsunade that she should have visited Uzumaki Mito before she died, and Tsunade admitted she would apologize if she returned to Konoha.
• Tianqi and Tsunade stayed in town for ten days, spending their time eating, drinking, and enjoying each other's company.
• Tianqi told Tsunade he had to leave and gave her a scroll of his techniques to pass on to Sen'u if he stayed away for years.
• Tianqi left bank cards and crates of jewelry with Tsunade, and Shizune packed them up before returning to town alone.
• Tianqi and Tsunade shared a final intimate goodbye, and Tianqi disappeared with Kamui after Tsunade said she would wait for him.

Tianqi visited Uchiha Madara’s underground base and challenged him about the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan. Madara said his goal was true peace, leaving Tianqi’s questions about the plan’s origins unresolved.

• Tianqi flew to Kannabi Bridge to confront Uchiha Madara about his plan.
• White Zetsu led Tianqi to Madara, who trembled with excitement at sensing his power, while Black Zetsu was horrified by his appearance.
• Tianqi mocked Madara for being manipulated and lacking judgment, angering Madara before they agreed to talk.
• Tianqi asked whether Madara’s plan was meant to prove Hashirama Senju wrong or reunite with Izuna in an illusory world.
• Madara denied both motives and said he was pursuing true peace.

Tianqi challenged Madara’s belief in the Eye of the Moon Plan, revealed the history of the Sage of Six Paths and his sons, and identified Madara’s personal motives. He left through a space-time portal after warning Madara that the plan was almost certain to fail, while Madara remained determined to proceed.

• Tianqi told Madara that the Sage of Six Paths’ stone tablet could not be trusted and explained how Indra and Asura’s conflict continued through the Uchiha and Senju clans.
• Black Zetsu recognized Tianqi as the person who had thwarted his plans a thousand years earlier.
• Tianqi guessed that Madara wanted to prove Hashirama wrong and revive his younger brother, and Madara silently agreed.
• Madara asked Tianqi about his Truth-Seeking Orb, and Tianqi explained its nature before cutting off further questions.
• Tianqi told Madara that someone else would stop the Eye of the Moon Plan, then opened a space-time portal and disappeared.
• Madara rejected Tianqi’s warning, while Black Zetsu wondered why Tianqi had not exposed or challenged him.

Tianqi searched the southern sea for the space-time passage required by the system and finally found an island with ancient Ōtsutsuki ruins. His Rinnegan dispelled a barrier blocking a mountain path, and he stepped inside to investigate.

• Tianqi failed to reopen the passage to the Small World because the spatial barrier he had created repelled his power.
• Tianqi searched the southern ocean for eighteen days without finding the passage and worried that it might be the tiny artifact Karasuki.
• On the final day of the system’s deadline, Tianqi sensed a strange fluctuation and flew to a small island.
• Tianqi explored the island’s ruined buildings and found markings that suggested the Ninja Sect had visited.
• Tianqi found a spatial barrier blocking a mountain path, but his Rinnegan dispelled it, so he began climbing the stairs.

Tianqi discovered a shrine containing a mysterious longsword and a carved Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan, then saw a vision of Ōtsutsuki Indra battling Asura. Pulling the sword activated a space-time passage, which transported Tianqi away from the Shinobi World.

• Tianqi found a statue and a longsword guarded by a carved Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan inside the dilapidated shrine.
• Tianqi grabbed the longsword and saw a vision of Ōtsutsuki Indra and Asura fighting with enormous Susanoo and Wood Release constructs.
• Tianqi recognized the warriors as Indra and Asura and became excited by the prospect of facing opponents of their strength.
• Tianqi shifted the longsword, triggering the Rinnegan pattern and a powerful space-time force that pulled him away.
• The white light faded, leaving the shrine empty and Tianqi vanished from the Shinobi World.

Tianqi discovered that the system’s space-time passage had taken him a thousand years into the past, where Indra and Asura had just fought. After Indra’s followers saw Tianqi’s Sharingan, Indra demanded a closer look at him.

• Tianqi awoke in a vast forest and realized he might have been transported to another era.
• Tianqi followed the traces of a devastating battle and found Indra and Asura resting at the battlefield.
• Indra threatened Tianqi for approaching, while Asura warned him to leave before Indra attacked.
• Indra’s followers confronted Tianqi, and Tianqi threatened them when they shouted at him.
• The followers recognized Tianqi’s Sharingan as a power associated with Indra, and Indra ordered Tianqi to turn around so he could inspect him.

Indra recognized the Sharingan in Tianqi’s eyes and introduced himself, then invited Tianqi to leave with him. Tianqi rejected Asura’s suggestion that he was following Indra, and Asura worried that Tianqi’s strength would upset the balance of power.

• Asura and Indra recognized that Tianqi possessed the Sharingan, and Indra introduced himself as Ōtsutsuki Indra, son of Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo.
• Tianqi introduced himself as Uchiha Tianqi, and Indra called a temporary draw with Asura before leaving with Tianqi.
• Asura asked whether Tianqi intended to follow Indra, and Tianqi declared that he would follow no one or let anyone decide his actions.
• Tianqi and Indra disappeared into the night, while Asura worried about Tianqi’s power and considered asking Lord Hamura’s clan for help.

Tianqi agreed with Indra that absolute strength could bring peace, and Indra welcomed his support. When Indra’s younger brother and sister, Mandala and Karura, arrived as descendants of Ōtsutsuki Hamura, Tianqi followed Indra to meet them.

• Indra asked Tianqi why the world was at war, and Tianqi said it lacked a powerful leader.
• Tianqi argued that someone with absolute strength could command the world and decide whether it had peace or war.
• Indra declared that he would prove his ideals to Hagoromo and Asura after hearing Tianqi’s agreement.
• An aide told Indra that Mandala and Karura had requested an audience, and Indra explained they were his younger siblings and Hamura’s children.
• Tianqi accompanied Indra to the reception hall, where Indra dismissed his gathered children so he could speak with Mandala and Karura.

Tianqi met Karura Ōtsutsuki and Mandala as they tried to persuade Indra not to fight Asura, but Indra rejected their appeal and nearly fought Mandala. Karura sent Mandala back to Asura and went to stay with Indra, hoping to stop the brothers from fighting.

• Tianqi mistook Karura Ōtsutsuki for Hinata Hyuga, and Indra explained that Karura was Hamura's younger daughter.
• Mandala told Indra that Asura had asked him and Karura to help fight Indra, but Indra said they could join Asura if they wished.
• Karura pleaded with Indra to spare his family, while Mandala urged him to reconsider his beliefs; Indra ordered Mandala to leave or face him.
• Mandala challenged Indra, but Karura pulled him outside and reminded him that fighting would worsen the conflict.
• Karura decided to stay with Indra while Mandala returned to Asura, then headed toward Indra's clan territory.

Tianqi asked Indra how he had awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and Indra explained that his eyes evolved through his inherited power and his battle with Asura. Karura returned and struck up a lively conversation with Tianqi, leaving Indra irritated as he asked why she had come back.

• Indra explained that he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan after sacrificing two loyal followers and gained the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan while fighting Asura.
• Tianqi reasoned that Indra’s powerful bloodline and Yin Power explained his eye evolution and concluded that later Uchiha needed a sibling’s eyes because their bloodlines had weakened.
• Tianqi regretted that Sen'u might never awaken the Rinnegan because he had not possessed the Rinnegan when Sen'u was conceived.
• Karura Ōtsutsuki returned and asked Tianqi whether he was the person Asura had mentioned, a non-Ōtsutsuki with the Sharingan.
• Karura and Tianqi chatted until Indra interrupted them and demanded to know why Karura had returned.

Karura arrived from the moon and urged Indra and Uchiha Tianqi to spar after learning they shared the same kind of eyes. The two accepted the challenge, and a crowd gathered at a vast basin as they prepared to fight.

• Karura told Indra that their father had died and asked to stay with him.
• Karura learned Tianqi’s name and proposed that he spar with Indra.
• Tianqi and Indra agreed to fight, each refusing to yield or accept a draw.
• News of the battle spread, and hundreds of people gathered around the basin to watch.
• Indra and Tianqi activated their Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and faced each other before the crowd.

Tianqi and Indra began a fierce duel, and Tianqi surprised the spectators with powerful sword techniques and a Fire Release ninjutsu that used only six hand seals. Indra was amazed by Tianqi’s apparent mastery of simplifying seals, while Tianqi left him believing a lie about how he had learned it.

• Indra and Tianqi unleashed their Chakra and charged at each other with their swords, with Tianqi secretly forming a blade from a Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Indra’s opening strike forced Tianqi back, but Tianqi countered with Super Strength Unrivaled and sent Indra flying with an Air Cannon.
• Tianqi used Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation, and Indra blocked the flames with Susanoo.
• Indra asked how Tianqi had cast such a powerful ninjutsu with only six seals, and Tianqi claimed he had reduced the number himself.
• Indra praised Tianqi’s supposed ingenuity, unaware that Tianqi had only made up the explanation.

Indra and Tianqi tested their strength in a battle between purple and blue Susanoo, with both fighters demonstrating power on the Six Paths level. After Indra urged Tianqi to summon his Perfect Susanoo, Tianqi instead began forming Hand Seals, and Indra challenged the value of his ninjutsu.

• Indra summoned his purple Susanoo, and Tianqi answered with a blue Susanoo of his own.
• Indra and Tianqi traded Susanoo strikes that shook the basin, and Tianqi’s burst of power forced Indra backward.
• Indra unleashed five massive blades of energy, while Tianqi countered with four; Tianqi dodged the remaining blade as it destroyed a distant mountain.
• Indra judged Tianqi to be his equal and demanded that he use his Perfect Susanoo.
• Tianqi began forming Hand Seals instead, and Indra warned that ninjutsu could not pierce his Susanoo.

Tianqi used Wood Release and his ocular abilities to counter Indra’s attacks, prompting Indra to unveil his Perfect Susanoo. Tianqi summoned a Wood Golem and clad it in Susanoo armor, bringing it to Indra’s height as the battle escalated.

• Tianqi ensnared Indra’s Susanoo with Wood Release, then sent five wooden dragons against him.
• Indra destroyed the dragons and used Amaterasu on Tianqi, who countered the flames with Kagutsuchi.
• Indra recognized that Tianqi’s ocular techniques could control Amaterasu and enlarged his Susanoo to seven hundred meters.
• Tianqi dismissed his Susanoo, summoned a six-hundred-meter Wood Golem, and stood atop its head.
• Tianqi covered the Wood Golem with Susanoo armor, increasing it to seven hundred meters.

Uchiha Tianqi fought Indra with a Susanoo-armored Wood Human, turning their clash into a destructive battle between two seven-hundred-meter giants. Their fight continued as Ōtsutsuki Asura sensed the competing energies and set out to investigate.

• Indra praised Tianqi's Susanoo-armored Wood Human, and the two charged at each other with twin blades.
• Karura Ōtsutsuki watched the giants' clash and worried their battle would draw Asura into the conflict.
• Indra and Tianqi traded blows in a stalemate, and Tianqi sent Indra flying with the Wood Dragon.
• Indra replaced his Susanoo's blades with a bow and shot Tianqi, knocking him to the ground.
• Ōtsutsuki Asura sensed the clash, ordered the Ninja Sect to stay put, and went to investigate.
• Tianqi recognized Indra's combat talent and reflected that Asura had been holding back in their past battles.

Tianqi drew on the Ten-Tails' power to face Indra's ultimate attack, and their clash left Indra defeated and gravely wounded. As Indra fell, the battle's outcome was clear, while Asura was still approaching.

• Tianqi and Indra sensed Asura approaching and agreed to finish their fight quickly.
• Indra unleashed his ultimate technique, while Tianqi borrowed the Ten-Tails' Chakra and strengthened his Susanoo.
• Indra charged Indra's Arrow as Tianqi prepared a Ten-Tails-powered technique he named Indra's Spear.
• Indra and Tianqi fired their techniques, and the spear pierced through Indra's arrow and Susanoo.
• The blast gravely wounded Indra, who fell toward the ground as Karura Ōtsutsuki watched.