Chapter Summaries

Tianqi tested Sen'u in a brutal fight, dismissing his Wood Release, Rasengan Shuriken, and Tsukuyomi with ease. As Konoha forces rushed toward the devastated forest, Tianqi began unleashing a terrifying power, leaving Sen'u stunned by the gap between them.

• Tianqi used Banshō Ten'in to seize Sen'u, then repelled his Wood Release attack with Shinra Tensei, protecting Mikoto and Itachi on a Truth-Seeking Orb platform.
• Sen'u questioned Tianqi about his attraction and repulsion powers, then threw a massive Rasengan Shuriken at him, which Tianqi absorbed.
• Tianqi urged Sen'u to use his true strength and interrupted his next Wood Release attack with a rapid barrage of blows.
• Sen'u trapped Tianqi in Tsukuyomi, but Tianqi recognized and shattered the genjutsu, leaving Sen'u in pain.
• Tianqi revealed overwhelming yin-and-yang Chakra as Konoha Ninja, including Minato Namikaze and Root, hurried toward the clearing.

Sen'u challenged his father, Uchiha Tianqi, and was forced to awaken his Perfect Susanoo under crushing gravity. Tianqi then entered Six Paths Mode and began demonstrating how to break it, leaving Sen'u facing his descending Heavenly Cloud Sword.

• Sen'u summoned a semi-perfect Susanoo and charged Tianqi, who stopped him with a gravity technique.
• Tianqi intensified the gravity, and Sen'u broke free by unleashing an eight-hundred-meter Perfect Susanoo.
• Mikoto told Itachi that only Sen'u and Tianqi could use Perfect Susanoo, and that Tianqi had inherited his powers from Uchiha Madara.
• Sen'u challenged Tianqi to break his Perfect Susanoo, so Tianqi entered Six Paths Mode and drew the Sword of the Gathering Clouds.
• Tianqi enlarged the sword to eight hundred meters and swung it down as Sen'u raised two Susanoo blades to defend himself.

Tianqi defeated Sen'u’s Susanoo, encouraged him, and returned to Konoha with Mikoto and Itachi. After resting at home and letting go of his burdens, Tianqi was still asleep the next morning when Itachi came to wake him.

• Tianqi shattered Sen'u’s Susanoo with a single strike, then reminded Sen'u to stay humble and praised him for doing well.
• Tianqi took Mikoto and Itachi through a space-time passage back to their home in Konoha, while Sen'u thanked his father for his trust and approval.
• Minato arrived at the Back Mountain, learned that Tianqi had returned, and agreed to visit him with Kushina in a couple of days.
• Tianqi settled into a room at home, and Itachi wondered about his grandfather’s space-time technique while Sen'u returned home to dinner with his family.
• Tianqi slept soundly, feeling ready to set aside his burdens and enjoy life with his family.
• The next morning, Itachi knocked on Tianqi’s door to wake him, and Tianqi invited him inside.

At breakfast, Tianqi praised Itachi’s ambition while criticizing Sen'u for remaining tied to Konoha, then explained his past as the leader of the Uchiha Clan’s Militant Faction. Sen'u doubted the story because he had found no evidence of the faction, leaving Tianqi’s account unverified.

• Itachi left early for physical training, and Tianqi praised his drive while comparing him favorably to Sen'u.
• Tianqi told Sen'u he would not interfere with his choices but warned him not to use Konoha’s tricks on him.
• Mikoto learned that Tianqi claimed to have led the Uchiha Clan’s Militant Faction away from Konoha.
• Sen'u challenged Tianqi’s account, saying he had found no records or evidence of the Militant Faction.

Tianqi secluded himself in the basement and used Karura’s blood and his life energy to create a vessel, then performed Impure World Reincarnation to bring her back. Karura awoke in the basement, leaving their reunion just beginning.

• Tianqi asked Mikoto to guard the basement while he worked to bring someone back.
• Tianqi used his life energy and Karura’s blood to create a baby girl, then accelerated her growth into a woman.
• Tianqi apologized to the woman and used Impure World Reincarnation to merge her with Karura.
• Karura appeared in a white robe with the marks and black eyes of Impure World Reincarnation.
• Karura opened her eyes, looked around the stone basement, and began to question where she was.

Uchiha Tianqi used the Outer Path - Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to restore Karura’s body and revive her in the Shinobi World a thousand years in the future. As Tianqi recovered his Chakra, Karura told him that she had borne twins while waiting for him.

• Tianqi reunited with Karura and summoned Pluto to trade away Chakra for her revival.
• Tianqi used the Outer Path - Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to restore Karura’s flesh-and-blood body and return her to mid-Six Paths strength.
• Karura learned that she had awakened a thousand years in Tianqi’s future, and she explained that she had once mistaken his promise for an excuse to reject her.
• Karura told Tianqi that she had discovered she was pregnant three months after returning to the moon and later gave birth to a boy and a girl.

Tianqi told Karura that their children, Ganesha and Aditi, became ancestors of the Ōtsutsuki on the moon, including Toneri. He explained how the lunar Main and Branch Families fought over the Demonic Statue and how the Tenseigan brought both families close to extinction.

• Karura revealed that she and Tianqi had twins named Ōtsutsuki Ganesha and Ōtsutsuki Aditi, and that her brother Mandala had remained childless while raising them.
• Tianqi realized that Toneri descended from him and Karura, then told her that the lunar Ōtsutsuki had divided into the Main Family and Branch Family.
• Karura was shocked to learn that Uchiha Madara had brought the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to the surface, and Tianqi promised to explain the details later.
• Tianqi explained that the Branch Family rebelled against the Main Family, leading to a centuries-long conflict and a devastating war.
• Tianqi said the Branch Family used the Tenseigan, made from countless Ōtsutsuki eyes, to defeat the Main Family, but its enormous energy demands also caused the Branch Family's decline.

Tianqi brought Karura out of the basement to meet his family in Konoha, where she met Uchiha Mikoto and learned about her grandson, Itachi. After Karura and Mikoto bonded over family matters, Tianqi suggested taking them out to eat so Karura could see the village.

• Tianqi took Karura outside and told the servants to inform the mistress that he had an honored guest.
• Tianqi explained to Karura that his daughter-in-law was the mistress of the house and that Tsunade was away dealing with family matters.
• Tianqi introduced Karura to Uchiha Mikoto as his beloved and Mikoto's mother.
• Karura and Mikoto chatted about their family, and Mikoto told Karura that her five-year-old son, Uchiha Itachi, attended the Shinobi World Academy.
• Tianqi said he was hungry and suggested taking Karura and Mikoto out to eat so Karura could see Konoha.

Tianqi went to find Itachi and discovered him training with Shisui Uchiha, whom he recognized as Kagami Uchiha’s descendant. After meeting Shisui, Tianqi assessed his abilities and praised his talent, leaving the three together in the forest.

• Tianqi left home to find Itachi after Mikoto worried that he had not returned from school.
• Tianqi found Itachi training in the forest with Shisui Uchiha and watched them spar.
• Tianqi approached the boys, and Itachi introduced him to Shisui as his grandfather.
• Tianqi shook Shisui’s hand, sensed that his abilities were close to a Chunin’s, and recognized him as Kagami Uchiha’s descendant.
• Tianqi praised Shisui’s talent, while Shisui responded modestly.

Tianqi invited Shisui to work for him, but Shisui hesitated and declined, so Tianqi left him a way to seek him out later. After returning to Konoha with Itachi, Tianqi warned his family that the village’s peaceful appearance concealed a dangerous struggle for power, and said his son Uchiha Sen'u was already at risk.

• Tianqi invited Shisui to join him, but Shisui did not accept, so Tianqi told him to find him at the northern border of the Land of Fire if he changed his mind.
• Tianqi used Space-Time Ninjutsu to take Itachi home, where Karura welcomed Itachi and teased Tianqi about being rejected.
• Tianqi, Karura, Mikoto, and Itachi went out to eat in Konoha’s night market, and Itachi asked why his father was not joining them.
• Karura admired the smiling crowds, but Tianqi explained that Konoha’s peace was only a façade and that factions were secretly fighting over power.
• Tianqi said Uchiha Sen'u was in danger because his position made him a target, though he did not understand the threat.

Tianqi explained how the Senju and Uchiha clans descended from Asura and Indra, revealing that Karura had lived a thousand years ago. The group stopped at a barbecue restaurant, where Tianqi was reminded of his youth.

• Tianqi told Karura, Mikoto, and Itachi that the Senju and Uchiha clans had descended from Asura and Indra, who had become enemies.
• Tianqi comforted Karura when she felt troubled by her brothers' conflict, and he identified her as living proof of the clans' shared ancestry.
• Tianqi revealed that Karura was Karura Ōtsutsuki and had returned from a thousand years in the past.
• Tianqi explained that Hashirama Senju descended from Asura and that Uchiha Madara was his father and a descendant of Indra.
• Karura asked if Tianqi's father was still alive, but Tianqi stopped in front of a barbecue restaurant and said it reminded him of his youth.

Tianqi recalled his difficult childhood in Konoha while sharing a barbecue meal with Mikoto, Karura, and Itachi. He explained his complicated ties to the Senju family and persuaded Itachi not to criticize their ancestor Senju Tobirama, while Karura began to point out how closely their families were connected.

• Tianqi remembered that the Third Hokage had treated him to barbecue when he was ten, and that he had been the Third Hokage’s Jonin student rather than his apprentice.
• Mikoto brought Tianqi, Karura, and Itachi into the restaurant, where Karura and Itachi eagerly ate the barbecue.
• Tianqi explained that he had learned to cook because his family had little money when he was young, after Senju Tobirama took Madara’s inheritance and ninjutsu scrolls.
• Tianqi told them that Anbu had watched him constantly before he turned ten because Madara had defected from Konoha.
• Tianqi explained that Itachi should not speak ill of Senju Tobirama because Tobirama was his ancestor, and Itachi agreed to stop criticizing him.
• Karura noted that Tianqi descended from Indra while his wife descended from Asura, and began to reflect on their complicated relationship.

Tianqi, Karura, Mikoto, and Itachi enjoyed a night out before two Root ninja confronted Tianqi near home and demanded he meet Danzo. Tianqi trapped them in a Sharingan illusion, and Karura attacked them with a blade of wind.

• Karura teased Tianqi about his marriage to Mikoto, and the family went shopping at the night market.
• Karura mocked Tianqi for having no savings, prompting him to ask her to spare his dignity in front of Mikoto and Itachi.
• Tianqi and Karura sensed people following them as the family approached home.
• Two masked Root ninja appeared and ordered Tianqi to come with them at Danzo's request.
• Tianqi refused and trapped the Root ninja in a Sharingan illusion, then Karura struck at them with a blade of wind.

Karura killed one of Danzo’s Root shinobi, and Tianqi controlled another to deliver a message after stopping Karura from killing him. Danzo killed the genjutsu-controlled subordinate and headed to Tianqi’s home, where Tianqi and Karura waited for him.

• Karura killed a Root shinobi, and Tianqi spared the other so he could report back to Danzo.
• Karura and Mikoto took Itachi home while Tianqi buried the bodies and returned to wait for Danzo.
• Tianqi’s genjutsu-controlled Root shinobi attacked Danzo and told him that Tianqi was waiting at home.
• Danzo recognized Tianqi’s Sharingan Genjutsu, killed his subordinate with Wind Release, and set off for Tianqi’s home with two men.
• Mikoto worried that Danzo’s influence made him dangerous, but Tianqi and Karura told her to trust Tianqi to handle him.

Tianqi welcomed Danzo to his home, where they privately discussed the death of Danzo’s men and their long-standing partnership. Danzo asked Tianqi to help with Konoha’s turbulent situation, but Tianqi refused to take on work beyond their agreement.

• Tianqi greeted Danzo warmly, and the two pretended to be old friends while privately confirming that Tianqi had dealt with the dead man’s body.
• Tianqi sent Mikoto away so he and Danzo could speak privately, then confirmed with his Sharingan that Danzo’s Root shinobi carried a lethal curse.
• Danzo hinted that Karura should leave, but Tianqi insisted she was one of his own and challenged Danzo to use his own men.
• Danzo asked Tianqi to help him amid Konoha’s complicated political situation, but Tianqi said their partnership only required help securing Danzo’s desired position.
• Tianqi said he wanted to focus on his family, then mocked Danzo for having no wife or children, making Karura giggle.

Tianqi refused Danzo's offer to help him seize the Hokage Position, but promised to repay Danzo's past kindness by helping him claim it and eliminating anyone he chose. When Danzo named Tianqi's son Sen'u as his obstacle, Tianqi declined to protect or remove him and left Sen'u's fate to Danzo.

• Two Root shinobi threatened Tianqi, so Karura restrained them with chakra hands until Danzo ordered her to release them.
• Tianqi argued that Danzo's Root forces could not defeat the Hokage's faction, and he refused Danzo's offer of power and privileges.
• Remembering how Danzo had supported him decades earlier, Tianqi promised to help Danzo take the Hokage Position and secretly eliminate anyone he named.
• Danzo named Uchiha Sen'u, Tianqi's son and head of Anbu, as his greatest obstacle.
• Tianqi refused to persuade Sen'u to leave Konoha or remove him himself, telling Danzo to do whatever he wanted with Sen'u while he stayed out of it.

Tianqi warned Danzo about relying on stolen Sharingan and prepared to leave Konoha, while reassuring Karura that Sen'u would survive the dangerous lesson he had arranged. After Mikoto arrived, Tianqi began to raise a matter he wanted to discuss with her.

• Tianqi warned Danzo that the Sharingan could not reach its full potential in his hands, and Danzo urged Tianqi to stay away from Konoha before leaving.
• Tianqi told Danzo he would travel around the Shinobi World starting the next day and predicted he would return with Tsunade.
• Karura objected to Tianqi putting Sen'u in danger, and Tianqi revealed he could bring his son back from the Underworld as many times as needed.
• Mikoto joined them, and Tianqi and Karura hid the truth about Sen'u's dangerous lesson from her.
• Tianqi told Mikoto that he wanted to discuss something with her.

Tianqi planned to leave Konoha with Itachi and introduced his wife Karura to his son Sen'u. Karura revealed that she and Tianqi had twin children, leaving Sen'u eager to know where they were.

• Tianqi told Mikoto he planned to leave Konoha the next day and asked to take Itachi, and Mikoto agreed after suggesting he consult Sen'u.
• Sen'u returned home and met Karura, learning she was Tianqi's wife and greeting her respectfully.
• Sen'u privately asked Tianqi whether Mikoto would be upset, and Tianqi told him Karura was also his mother and deserved respect.
• Karura told Tianqi that seeing Sen'u reminded her of the children they had lost.
• Karura revealed to Sen'u that she and Tianqi had fraternal twins named Ōtsutsuki Ganesha and Ōtsutsuki Aditi, and Sen'u asked where they were.

Sen'u accidentally upset Karura by asking about her deceased children, then learned that Tianqi planned to leave Konoha with her. Tianqi also asked to take Itachi with him, leaving Sen'u torn over whether to let his son go.

• Sen'u learned that Karura's children had died, apologized for bringing them up, and Karura assured him she had forgiven him.
• Mikoto joined the family for dinner, and Tianqi checked that Itachi was all right after the bloody scene he had witnessed.
• Tianqi announced that he and Karura would leave Konoha the next day, and Sen'u worried that Danzo had driven him away.
• Tianqi insisted that leaving was his own choice and said he wanted to take Itachi with him.
• Sen'u weighed Itachi's chance to train under Tianqi against his concern that his son might grow to dislike Konoha.

Tianqi persuaded Sen'u and Itachi to agree to Itachi leaving Konoha with him for training. After the family prepared for Itachi’s departure, Tianqi and Karura shared a heartfelt conversation on Kage Rock and ended the night teasing each other.

• Tianqi asked to take Itachi away to train, and Sen'u agreed as long as Itachi wanted to go.
• Tianqi assured Itachi he could choose freely, and Itachi happily agreed to travel with his grandfather.
• Itachi’s family packed his things and said goodbye after dinner.
• Tianqi and Karura looked over Konoha and discussed conflict, family, and the choices Sen'u and the others had made.
• Karura spoke about waiting for Tianqi and reassured him that she did so by choice, and Tianqi thanked her.
• Tianqi flirted with Karura, who blushed and warned him to behave like a grandfather.