Chapter Summaries

Tianqi took Itachi away from Konoha to begin his training, with Karura accompanying them. The chapter ended with Tianqi stopping after Itachi ran for an hour and a half and neared his limit.

• Mikoto and Sen'u sent Itachi off with Tianqi and Karura, while Tianqi stored Itachi's enormous pack in the Kamui Dimension.
• Sen'u asked when Tianqi would return, and Tianqi promised that he and Itachi's mother would eventually return to Konoha together.
• Tianqi brought the group through a space-time portal to a forest near Konoha and told Itachi to keep up on foot.
• Tianqi and Karura rode a Truth-Seeking Orb platform as Itachi ran beneath them, beginning his endurance training.
• After Itachi insisted he could run for several more hours, Tianqi sped up the platform, and Itachi continued until he was drenched in sweat and panting heavily.
• Tianqi stopped the platform and descended to the ground when Itachi neared his limit.

Tianqi explained the Sage Body to Itachi but kept the secret of the system that had granted it to him. As the trio continued their journey to Tsunade, Tianqi revealed that Indra’s eyes were the reason he had taken Itachi along and said Indra had entrusted them to him to find a worthy successor.

• Tianqi showed Itachi how quickly his wound healed and explained that the Senju Clan inherited the Sage Body and its powerful vitality.
• Itachi asked how Tianqi had gained such a physique, but Tianqi concealed the system and called his life-changing opportunity a secret.
• Karura took Itachi away in frustration, and the three continued traveling toward Tsunade after spending half a month training along the way.
• Tianqi watched Itachi master Chakra and C-Rank and B-Rank Fire Release Ninjutsu, while Karura asked whether he was raising Itachi as his successor.
• Tianqi showed Karura a pair of eyes and revealed they belonged to Indra, who had entrusted them to him to find a suitable successor.

Tianqi explained that Itachi’s Sage Power could help strengthen his body enough to bear Indra’s power, then intervened when three roadside robbers tried to rob Itachi. After hanging them from a tree, Tianqi taught Itachi to deal with such thugs quickly, and Itachi collected their thousand ryo.

• Tianqi told Karura that Indra’s eyes reacted to Itachi and that his inherited Sage Power could help him develop a body capable of bearing their power.
• Three roadside robbers blocked Itachi on the road and demanded his money.
• Tianqi appeared behind the robbers, stripped off their belts, and hung them from a tree.
• Tianqi told Itachi to take down future robbers without wasting time talking to them.
• Itachi searched the robbers and found a thousand ryo.

Tianqi, Karura, and Itachi reached the Country of Cedar while searching for Tsunade, but ran into the Xuanyuan Group, a team of ninja hunters. After overpowering them, Tianqi introduced himself and asked whether they would join him.

• Tianqi took the robbers' thousand ryo and left them hanging from a tree as he and Itachi continued toward the Country of Cedar.
• At Tuo Mountain, Tianqi recognized signs of Tsunade's lingering Chakra and reassured Karura that he would handle introducing her.
• Tianqi sensed five people hiding in the woods and demanded they reveal themselves.
• When the hidden group refused, Tianqi used his Rinnegan's Asura Path to bombard them with Chakra shells until they emerged.
• The five identified themselves as the Xuanyuan Group, and Tianqi remembered they were ninja hunters with secret techniques.
• Tianqi introduced himself as Uchiha Tianqi and asked the Xuanyuan Group whether they wanted to join him.

Uchiha Tianqi tried to recruit the Xuanyuan Group, but the mercenaries refused and fought him. After killing their shadow assassin, Tianqi faced the remaining members as their leader blinded him with a burst of light.

• Uchiha Tianqi offered the Xuanyuan Group a place in his faction, but their leader refused and ordered his men to prepare for battle.
• Uchiha Tianqi watched the group form a T-shaped formation as Karura reassured Itachi that Tianqi would win.
• Two Xuanyuan Group members attacked with water and fire dragon techniques, but Uchiha Tianqi repelled them with Shinra Tensei.
• A shadow assassin struck Uchiha Tianqi from behind and cut his face, but Tianqi pulled the attacker close with Banshō Ten'in and extracted his soul with Human Realm.
• The Xuanyuan Group's leader unleashed blinding light while ordering Fourth and Fifth to fall back, and Uchiha Tianqi realized the group was setting up a concealed attack.

Uchiha Tianqi defeated and captured the four members of the Xuanyuan Group, overcoming their Nanobots, Black Rod restraints, and hidden attacker. He left them bound together and said he was reluctant to kill such capable opponents.

• Karura warned Tianqi that the Xuanyuan Group leader had released tiny Nanobots, and Tianqi identified one as an explosive bug before destroying the swarm with Chakra.
• Tianqi pinned the Fourth and Fifth with Black Rods, then bound their leader with restraining chains when he tried to free them.
• Tianqi defeated the four Red-Eyed figures and used Karura's Tenseigan to locate the invisible ninja hiding behind a tree.
• Tianqi trapped the invisible ninja with Wood Release, drained his Chakra, and brought him to the other captured members.
• Itachi admired Tianqi's strength, and Tianqi told the captured group that he was reluctant to kill them.

Tianqi used Pluto’s technique to turn the five members of the Xuanyuan Group into bodies he could control through Black Rods, then explained the process to Karura and Itachi. Itachi accepted Tianqi as his grandfather but left without learning the details of the technique.

• Tianqi extracted the souls of the five Xuanyuan Group members and summoned Pluto to transform their bodies.
• Pluto returned the five bodies with Black Rods and auxiliary Rinnegan, allowing Tianqi to control them and share their vision.
• Karura recognized the Black Rods as Chakra receivers and learned Tianqi had obtained the corpse-control technique from Pluto.
• Tianqi told Itachi he was his grandfather and described the ability as an advanced Puppet Technique, but refused to explain its details.

Tianqi brought Itachi and Karura to a tavern to reunite with Tsunade, whom he found drunk and still grieving. He woke Shizune, who welcomed his return, while Tsunade remained asleep.

• Tianqi told Itachi to uncover the world's secrets for himself, then led him and Karura toward a town where he sensed Tsunade.
• Tianqi explained that Tsunade was nicknamed the Big Fat Sheep because she loved gambling and usually lost.
• Tianqi entered the tavern room and found Tsunade passed out drunk while Shizune slept nearby with a little pig.
• Tianqi woke Shizune, who greeted him respectfully and said his return would help Tsunade pull herself together.
• Tianqi asked Shizune whether Tsunade had been drinking heavily, but Shizune admitted she did not know because she had fallen asleep.

Tianqi reunited with Tsunade, who confronted him over his long absence and learned that Karura was also his lover. After Tsunade took Karura and Itachi away to talk, Tianqi encountered Ei, the Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure, in the tavern courtyard.

• Tianqi purged the alcohol from Tsunade and woke her, and Tsunade tearfully scolded him for being gone for more than ten years.
• Karura introduced herself to Tsunade as Tianqi's lover, and Tsunade took her aside to talk.
• Tsunade noticed Itachi and carried him away to join her and Karura, leaving Tianqi alone.
• Tianqi wandered into the tavern's back courtyard and recognized Ei and Amayi waiting for someone.
• Ei ordered Tianqi to leave, but Tianqi challenged him by claiming that even the Third Raikage would not have spoken to him that way.

Tianqi discovered that the Fourth Raikage Ei had an Exploding Bug planted by the Xuanyuan Group and offered to remove it for fifty million ryo. Ei agreed to pay, but Tianqi refused to treat his comrade as well, leaving that bargain unresolved.

• Ei tried to seize Tianqi, but Tianqi stopped him with ease and warned him not to use Chakra.
• Ei activated his Lightning Release Armor and collapsed in pain as an Exploding Bug surfaced in his chest.
• Tianqi examined Ei and identified the bug as one used by the Xuanyuan Group, which he said he had already wiped out nearby.
• Ei agreed to pay Tianqi fifty million ryo to remove the bug, but Tianqi refused to help Ei's comrade.

Uchiha Tianqi removed the Exploding Bugs from Ei and revealed his identity before disappearing, leaving the Fourth Raikage impressed by his strength. The next morning, Ei confronted Tsunade, who agreed to settle their dispute with an arm-wrestling match, while Tianqi was left trailing behind the women.

• Uchiha Tianqi removed the Exploding Bugs from Ei, and Ei promised to pay him fifty million.
• Tianqi revealed himself as Uchiha Tianqi and vanished; Ei told Amayi about Tianqi's victory over the Third Raikage and the Iwagakure forces.
• Tianqi celebrated his performance at the inn while Ei and Amayi waited through a night of rain for Tsunade.
• Ei found Tsunade the next morning, and she proposed an arm-wrestling bet instead of fighting him outright.
• Tsunade left with Karura, Itachi, and Shizune, leaving Tianqi behind before they all headed to the open space where Ei was waiting.

Tsunade lost an arm-wrestling match to Fourth Raikage A, then went with him and Amayi to treat Karai. As she examined him, she learned that the Xuanyuan Group had attacked him and demanded the full story.

• Tianqi met Ei and Amayi, who asked Tsunade to treat their injured companion Karai.
• Tsunade challenged Fourth Raikage A to arm wrestling, and Tianqi refereed while Itachi cheered for his grandmother.
• Ei used his speed to reverse the match and win, and Tsunade agreed to treat Karai.
• Amayi led Tsunade, Shizune, Itachi, Tianqi, and Ei to a rundown building where Karai lay injured on a stone slab.
• Tsunade examined Karai and learned the Xuanyuan Group had used the stolen secret technique against him.
• Tsunade recognized the Xuanyuan Group as the Hunter Ninja and demanded that Ei explain everything that had happened.

Tianqi left Shizune to remove the Exploding Bugs from Karai while Shizune explained the losses that had caused Tsunade's fear of blood. After the surgery, Tianqi prepared to leave with his family, but Fourth Raikage A attacked him and was quickly knocked down.

• Tianqi identified the Exploding Bugs and told Tsunade that he could remove them, then assigned the surgery to Shizune.
• Tianqi sent Tsunade outside with Itachi because she could not bear to see blood, and Shizune explained that Tianqi, Shinsetsu, and Dan Katō had been lost to Tsunade.
• Shizune removed the Exploding Bug from Karai and declared that she would carry on Tsunade's medical teachings.
• Tianqi left with Karura and Shizune, reassured when he saw Tsunade smiling with Itachi.
• Fourth Raikage A attacked Tianqi with Lightning Release: Heavy Blow, but Tianqi countered and knocked him to the ground.

Tianqi brought Tsunade, Itachi, Karura, and Shizune toward his hidden Uchiha clan after easily defeating Ei. He restored Tsunade’s erased memories of the clan and the northern-border war, leaving her shaken by the history she had forgotten.

• Tianqi defeated Ei with ease, leaving the Raikage questioning the vast gap between them.
• As they flew, Tianqi boasted about his strength until Tsunade restrained him and mocked his bragging.
• Tianqi told Tsunade that he was taking his family to meet his Uchiha clan, which lived outside Konoha.
• Tianqi confessed that he had used a forbidden technique to erase memories of the Uchiha and the northern-border war from Tsunade and everyone else.
• Tianqi used his Rinnegan and the Time Wheel to restore Tsunade’s memories, and she recalled his defection from Konoha and the gathering of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
• Tianqi apologized and explained that he had given up what he was close to obtaining for Tsunade and their child.

Tianqi brought Tsunade, Karura, Shizune, and Itachi to the northern border of the Land of Fire and opened the sealed entrance to his Small World. After explaining that the seal and the Time Wheel were powered by the Time Force in his eyes, he led the group into the separate dimension.

• Tianqi told Tsunade that a dangerous forced order and his promise to Elder Xinyang had driven him to fight for the Uchiha, and he promised to be fully honest with her one day.
• Tianqi used his Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan and Time Force to reveal and reverse the seal protecting the Small World, temporarily leaving the five members of the Xuanyuan Group powerless.
• Tianqi explained to Karura, Tsunade, Shizune, and Itachi that the Time Wheel was the physical form of the Time Force dwelling in his eyes.
• Tianqi entered the portal with the others, while the five members of the Xuanyuan Group recovered and guarded the entrance.
• Karura identified their destination as another dimension, and Tianqi explained that he had created the Small World with its own sky and land.

Tianqi entered the Uchiha sacred grounds and tested the clan’s defenses while its members prepared to confront the intruders. The elders suspected that the powerful visitors included the returned Clan Head or one of his descendants, and questioned why Uchiha Zhan had not stopped Kong.

• Karura warned Tianqi about the sensory barrier, but Tianqi charged through it and triggered the alarm.
• The Uchiha security team confronted Tianqi, whose Ice Dragon Technique overwhelmed their Fire Release and forced them to stall for reinforcements.
• Uchiha Kong assembled the clan after learning that five intruders had arrived and that two of them had unfathomable strength.
• Kong rallied the Uchiha and led them toward the enemy despite the sensory team’s warning.
• Uchiha Zhan told the other elders that the intruders’ arrival meant the Clan Head or one of his descendants had returned, and an elder asked why he had not stopped Kong.

Tianqi defeated the Uchiha security squad and waited for reinforcements, learning that the clan had grown to thousands. When Uchiha Kong arrived with the clan’s fighters, Tianqi disguised himself and provoked Kong, leaving a confrontation poised to begin.

• Zhan told his old comrades that he wanted Kong to learn there was always someone stronger, while the others pledged their loyalty to the Clan Head.
• Tianqi defeated the ten security squad members, learned that thousands of Uchiha lived in the sacred land, and chose to wait for reinforcements.
• Karura sensed around a thousand people approaching, and Tsunade worried they might hurt Tianqi.
• Tianqi changed his appearance as the Uchiha fighters arrived, led by their Clan Head, Uchiha Kong.
• Uchiha Kong questioned Tianqi, who mocked his strength and called the Uchiha clan members trash to provoke him.

Tianqi overwhelmed Uchiha Kong and his clansmen without killing them, then faced Zhan and the other elders as they arrived and proposed a discussion. Kong recovered his resolve, leaving the confrontation poised for a possible end to the fighting.

• Tianqi created nearly a thousand Ten-Tails-powered clones, and they clashed with Kong's Uchiha forces without killing anyone.
• Tianqi taunted Kong into attacking, then blocked his Taijutsu with one finger and endured his Lightning Release: Thunderclap.
• Tianqi battered Kong with eighty-one punches and lightning, while telling him that his clansmen were suffering because he was a weak Clan Head.
• After hearing encouragement from his father, Kong broke free of Tianqi's lightning and landed safely.
• Zhan and four other elders arrived, saw that Tianqi had spared everyone, and suggested they stop fighting and talk.

Tianqi revealed himself to the Uchiha Clan, healed their wounded, and returned to find the clan under Uchiha Kong’s leadership. After challenging Kong to show the confidence expected of a Clan Head, Tianqi placed a Yin Power mark on his head, leaving him screaming as Zhan pleaded for mercy.

• Tianqi dismissed his clones and used Healing Shower to restore the injured Uchiha.
• Tsunade introduced Tianqi, who revealed his identity to Zhan and the clan elders, prompting them to kneel and welcome their former Clan Head.
• Tianqi stopped the clan from treating him as their leader and confronted the current Clan Head, Uchiha Kong, for lowering his head.
• Tianqi pressed Kong to declare that he would lead without fear, and Kong shouted that he possessed the necessary spirit.
• Tianqi placed a crescent-shaped mark on Kong’s head and poured Yin Power into him, causing Kong to scream as Zhan begged Tianqi to spare him.

Tianqi used Yin Power to awaken Uchiha Kong’s Mangekyō Sharingan and entrusted him with the Uchiha Clan’s future. After entering the clan compound, Karura asked about the Senju Clan, prompting Zhan to leave the question for Tsunade.

• Zhan and the others begged Tianqi to spare Kong, but Tianqi told them to move aside and watch.
• Tianqi poured Yin Power into Kong, awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan and restoring his confidence.
• Tianqi entrusted Kong with responsibility for the Uchiha Clan, and Kong pledged not to let the clan down.
• Tianqi led the group into the Uchiha compound, where Zhan welcomed Tsunade, Shizune, Itachi, and Karura.
• Karura asked Zhan where the Senju Clan was, and the gathered Uchiha members grew somber.
• Zhan said he could not answer and directed Karura to ask Tsunade before hurrying after Tianqi.