Chapter Summaries

Orochimaru asked Tianqi to help carry out the Konoha Crush plan and kill Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Tianqi agreed because he wanted revenge for Sen'u. To keep away from Konoha until the attack, Tianqi traveled with Karura and Tsunade through small countries, eventually reaching the Land of Waves.

• Orochimaru told Tianqi he planned to target Hiruzen Sarutobi during the Chunin promotion exams and asked for his help.
• Tianqi considered how Hiruzen's death could leave Shimura Danzō unchecked, but agreed after Orochimaru invoked Sen'u's murder.
• Orochimaru left his contact details and address before departing to prepare for the plan.
• Tianqi took Karura and Tsunade away from Konoha and toured the surrounding small countries.
• In March, Tianqi and his companions traveled by boat to the Land of Waves, where Tsunade complained about the journey and rejected the idea of becoming Hokage.

Tianqi sensed Kakashi and Team 7 nearby while traveling through the sea fog, and Tsunade eagerly asked to meet her grandson Sasuke. After warning the others not to pity Sasuke, Tianqi brought both boats ashore with his yin-yang powers, leaving Kakashi and Team 7 on edge.

• Tianqi sensed Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, and the rest of Team 7 nearby, and offered to avoid them or meet them.
• Tsunade wanted to see Sasuke, while Tianqi warned her and Karura not to speak carelessly about his situation.
• Tianqi steered toward Team 7's boat, prompting Kakashi to prepare his team to protect Tazuna from a possible threat.
• Tianqi lifted Team 7's boat into the air, then raised his own vessel and carried both boats toward shore.
• The boats landed on the shore, and the frightened boatman fled while Naruto called him a coward.

Tianqi confronted Kakashi’s team but stopped when Tsunade intervened and revealed that Sasuke was her grandson. The reunion left Sasuke with his grandparents and Kakashi and the others learning who Tianqi was.

• Kakashi warned Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Tazuna that Tianqi was overwhelmingly powerful and told them to flee if danger came.
• Tianqi descended from the ship and prepared to attack Kakashi’s group, but Tsunade arrived and ordered him to stop.
• Tsunade recognized Sasuke as her grandson, and Sasuke rushed to her and asked her to avenge his parents.
• Tianqi told Sasuke to stop talking about Itachi, and Tsunade confirmed that Tianqi was Sasuke’s grandfather.
• Kakashi respectfully greeted Tianqi, who introduced himself to Sakura and Naruto.

Tianqi traveled with Kakashi's team in the Land of Waves and dismissed Sasuke's accusations about his parents' deaths. When Zabuza attacked, Tianqi left the fight to Kakashi and the young shinobi as a test.

• Tianqi refused to explain his apparent indifference to Sasuke, who angrily disowned and insulted him.
• Tianqi asked Kakashi about the Chidori and learned that Sen'u had taught him the Lightning Blade and Sharingan.
• Naruto recognized Tianqi as someone his mother had told him about, and Sakura punched him for being slow to figure it out.
• Tianqi sensed an approaching threat, and Zabuza Momochi ambushed Kakashi's team with the Hidden Mist Technique.
• Tianqi led Tsunade and the others aside and told Zabuza he would not help, leaving Kakashi and the young shinobi to face the attack.

Tianqi watched Sasuke and Naruto defeat Zabuza without stepping in, while Kakashi was captured by a masked hunter-nin who took Zabuza away. After Kakashi recovered from exhausting his Chakra, Tianqi told Tsunade it was time for them to leave, though she wanted to stay with Sasuke.

• Tianqi restrained Tsunade from helping Sasuke, and Sasuke and Naruto combined their techniques to free Kakashi and defeat Zabuza.
• A masked Kirigakure hunter-nin struck Zabuza with silver needles, claimed his body, and left with him.
• Tianqi praised Sasuke, while Tsunade healed his injuries and questioned Kakashi about letting the masked ninja go.
• Kakashi collapsed from using too much Chakra, and Tsunade treated him at Tazuna's house until he woke up.
• Tianqi announced that he and Tsunade would leave, but Tsunade protested that she had barely spent time with Sasuke.

Tianqi pushed Sasuke to prove himself before the Chunin Exams, then joined Orochimaru’s plan to destabilize Konoha. After they killed the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, Orochimaru took his place and the pair entered Konoha in disguise as the exams approached.

• Tianqi told Sasuke to prove his strength in the Chunin Exams and warned that he would lose his right to be a ninja if he remained weak.
• Tianqi looted Gato’s fortune in the Land of Waves and later left Tanzaku Town to meet Orochimaru in Otogakure.
• Orochimaru explained that he planned to kill the Fourth Kazekage and use his identity to make Sunagakure attack Konoha, and Tianqi agreed to help.
• Tianqi and Orochimaru killed Rasa, and Orochimaru assumed the Fourth Kazekage’s appearance to control Sunagakure.
• Tianqi entered Konoha disguised as a Jonin leading Sound Ninja, while Orochimaru arrived disguised as the Kazekage.

Tianqi agreed to let Orochimaru take Sasuke and secretly prepared to coordinate the Sand and Sound Ninja for the coming attack on Konoha. As the Chunin Exams began, Orochimaru revealed his plans to use Impure World Reincarnation against the Third Hokage, while Tianqi warned him not to underestimate his opponents.

• Orochimaru admitted he wanted Sasuke’s Kekkei Genkai, and Tianqi told him he could take Sasuke, believing they might change each other.
• Orochimaru handed Tianqi the Kazekage’s robes and went to watch the Chunin Exams, while Maki reported that the Sand Ninja forces had reached their positions.
• Tianqi ordered Maki to keep Temari and Kankuro watching Gaara and confirmed that the Sound Ninja had also arrived.
• After the exams began, Orochimaru returned after revealing his identity and said he had placed the Cursed Seal of Heaven on Sasuke.
• Orochimaru explained that he planned to use his nearly completed Impure World Reincarnation against the Third Hokage, and Tianqi cautioned him against overconfidence.

Tianqi helped Orochimaru carry out the attack on Konoha, first cutting down Anbu reinforcements and then challenging Kakashi and Might Guy. After overpowering them, he claimed the arena for their fight while Baki and Genma Shiranui moved away to continue their own battle.

• Tianqi watched the Chunin Exam matches, and Sasuke interrupted Gaara's attempt to release Shukaku with a Chidori.
• When the genjutsu put the crowd to sleep and Orochimaru attacked Sarutobi Hiruzen, Tianqi blocked the Anbu reinforcements while the Four Purple Flames Formation trapped Hiruzen.
• Tianqi killed dozens of Anbu as Orochimaru's summoned Three-Headed Snake caused chaos across Konoha.
• Tianqi confronted Kakashi and Might Guy, caught Guy's kick, and threw both elite Jonin into the arena.
• Tianqi told Baki and Genma Shiranui to clear the arena so he could fight Kakashi and Guy, and Baki gave way before leaving with Genma.

Tianqi held off Konoha's clan ninjas without seriously harming them, then used a lightning attack as a diversion to escape and fly toward Orochimaru. He found Orochimaru still grappling with Sarutobi Hiruzen and demanded that Orochimaru finish the fight before he fled.

• Orochimaru summoned three coffins with the Impure World Reincarnation while Tianqi went to confront Konoha's reinforcements.
• Nara Shikaku coordinated the Ino-Shika-Chō trio and other clan ninjas as they surrounded Tianqi, who kept dodging and holding back.
• Aburame, Inuzuka, and Hyuga ninjas joined the battle, and Tianqi shattered the Hyuga's attacks with Boil Release.
• Tianqi unleashed a massive Lightning Release attack, but the Hyuga Main Family defended with Rotation as he escaped into the sky.
• Nara Shikaku led the ninjas in pursuit while Jiraiya returned to Konoha and helped defend the village.
• Tianqi reached the Four Purple Flames Formation, saw Sarutobi Hiruzen grappling with Orochimaru using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, and urged Orochimaru to finish quickly.

Tianqi helped end Orochimaru’s attack on Konoha, where Sarutobi Hiruzen sealed away Orochimaru’s hands before Tianqi killed him. Tianqi announced the operation’s end, drew Konoha’s forces away from the retreating Sound and Sand Ninja, and escaped with Orochimaru, leaving Jiraiya suspicious of his identity.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to seal Orochimaru’s hands and prevent him from using ninjutsu.
• Tianqi cut off Sarutobi Hiruzen’s head, and Orochimaru ordered the Otogakure Four to end the operation and retreat.
• Naruto defeated Gaara, and Jiraiya led the Konoha Ninja in a counterattack that drove back the Sand and Sound Ninja.
• Tianqi unleashed his Chakra above Konoha, announced that Hiruzen was dead and the operation was over, and drew the Konoha forces toward him.
• Jiraiya recognized Tianqi’s Space-Time Ninjutsu and suspected his identity, while Tianqi used Kamui to rejoin Orochimaru’s retreat.

Tianqi left Orochimaru and waited in a town for Itachi, whom he had not seen in years. He caught up with Itachi and Kisame after they fled Jiraiya, overwhelmed Kisame, and confronted his grandson, who apologized for the path he had chosen.

• Tianqi refused to help Orochimaru repair his hands and suggested he seek a professional Medical Ninja.
• Tianqi settled in a town to wait for his eldest grandson, and Itachi and Kisame arrived while pursuing Naruto.
• After Itachi and Kisame retreated, Itachi sensed a powerful pursuer and warned Kisame to flee.
• Tianqi appeared and subdued Kisame with ease, then revealed himself as Itachi's grandfather.
• Itachi knelt and apologized, and Tianqi said he knew much of what had happened but would not interfere with Itachi's choice.

Tianqi examined Itachi and eased the hidden injuries that were shortening his life, while warning him that he had about eight years left. Tianqi then confronted Kisame, revealed that he knew about the Akatsuki and the Masked Man, and stopped Kisame’s attack by having the Preta Path absorb his ninjutsu.

• Tianqi examined Itachi and found that Mangekyō Sharingan overuse had caused irreversible injuries, leaving him about eight years to live.
• Tianqi healed Itachi enough to ease his symptoms, and Itachi thanked his grandfather and reflected on his choice to protect Sasuke.
• Tianqi summoned the five members of the Xuanyuan Group, whose Rinnegan shocked Kisame, and told Itachi to keep the eyes’ connection to the Akatsuki secret.
• Tianqi told Itachi that the Masked Man was not his great-grandfather, though he was closely connected to him, and said he would explain more later.
• Kisame tried to report Itachi and attacked with Water Release: Great Waterfall Wave, but the Preta Path absorbed the jutsu.

Tianqi helped Tsunade overcome her fear of blood by letting her face danger in Tanzaku Town, then returned with her and Jiraiya to Konoha. The chapter ended with Tianqi preparing to help the unconscious Sasuke recover from his mental injury.

• Tianqi subdued Kisame with the Xuanyuan Group's Five Paths, extracted his memories, and erased his memory of the encounter.
• Tianqi walked back to Tanzaku Town and told Karura that he had led Orochimaru to Tsunade so she would overcome her fear of blood.
• After Tsunade recovered from her fear, she left town with Jiraiya and confronted Tianqi for watching from the sidelines, then chased and beat him.
• Tianqi, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the others traveled to Konoha and visited Sasuke in the hospital.
• Tsunade examined Sasuke but could not heal his mental injury, so she asked Tianqi for help, and he promised he could help him.

Tianqi healed Sasuke and told Jiraiya that the Third Hokage had orchestrated Sen'u’s death, explaining why he had joined Orochimaru during the invasion. Back in Konoha, Tsunade settled into the Hokage role, and Danzo arrived at Tianqi’s home, where Tianqi demanded payment for the gate his men had kicked down.

• Tianqi healed Sasuke, gave him Yin Power, and sealed some of his own power inside Sasuke as protection.
• Tianqi admitted to Jiraiya that he had been the masked ninja during the invasion and revealed that the Third Hokage had masterminded Sen'u’s death.
• Jiraiya blamed the Third Hokage for bringing about the events and watched Tianqi leave.
• Tianqi returned home to Tsunade, Sasuke, and the others, and Tsunade began adjusting to her duties as Hokage three days later.
• Danzo and his two subordinates kicked in Tianqi’s gate, and Tianqi took Yamanaka Fu’s money pouch as payment.

Tianqi used the threat of his power to convince Danzo to wait four years for the Hokage position. Ten days later, after Sasuke lost to Naruto, Tianqi tried to reassure him about his potential but began to explain that his own teaching did not suit Sasuke.

• Danzo confronted Tianqi over Tsunade becoming Fifth Hokage, and Tianqi blamed the clan heads and Danzo’s own failures.
• Tianqi used his Mangekyō Sharingan to force Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Torune to point their swords at Danzo, then promised Danzo the Hokage position within four years.
• Danzo agreed to trust Tianqi but threatened him before leaving with his subordinates.
• Ten days later, Sasuke lost to Naruto in a fight and went home feeling troubled about his strength and his revenge against Itachi.
• Tianqi told Sasuke that Naruto had improved under Jiraiya’s guidance and that Sasuke had potential, but admitted his own teaching style was not suited to him.

Tianqi forced Obito to hand over Itachi’s body, then revived Itachi as his sixth Six Paths puppet with the Rinnegan. The chapter ended with Tianqi preparing a technique using Itachi’s intelligence material while Sen'u watched, unsure what would happen next.

• Tianqi summoned White Zetsu and told him to bring Obito to meet him.
• Obito appeared, and Tianqi demanded Itachi’s body; Sen'u learned that Itachi was dead and that Sasuke had killed him.
• Obito released Itachi’s corpse from the Kamui Dimension after seeing Tianqi’s Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan.
• Tianqi revived Itachi with Pluto and revealed that Itachi was now his sixth Six Paths puppet.
• Tianqi used Itachi’s intelligence material to create a physical clone and began forming Hand Seals as Sen'u watched.

Tianqi let Sasuke leave Konoha, then entrusted Naruto with bringing him back after the rookies returned injured. A month later, Tianqi sensed two newcomers entering Konoha and waited at home for them.

• Tianqi suggested Sasuke seek answers elsewhere, and Sasuke left to pursue power.
• Tsunade confronted Tianqi about Sasuke's defection, while Karura questioned his decision to leave Sasuke's only source of comfort behind.
• The rookies returned badly injured, and Tianqi treated Naruto after he woke and demanded to know why Sasuke had not been stopped.
• Tianqi told Naruto that he was the only one who could bring Sasuke back, and Naruto vowed to do so.
• After a month of keeping to himself, Tianqi expanded his sensory barrier across Konoha and sensed two people arrive on the fourth day of waiting.

Tianqi welcomed a mysterious performer who had returned to his home, and the two spoke privately about their shared past. The visitor revealed himself as Sasuke from the future, leaving Tsunade, Karura, and Shizune stunned.

• After waiting for hours, Tianqi sensed someone entering the yard and invited the visitor to join dinner.
• The hat-wearing performer said Boruto was staying at Naruto Uzumaki's house and sat down to eat with Tianqi.
• Tianqi asked whether the visitor was still trying to atone for his past, and the visitor thanked Tianqi for giving him a loving family.
• The visitor worried that revealing his identity could change history, but Tianqi reassured him and said he could trust him.
• The visitor removed his hat and greeted Tsunade, Karura, and Shizune, and Tianqi revealed that he was Sasuke from the future.

Sasuke reunited with his family after returning from the future, and Tianqi restored his missing left arm. Tianqi realized Sasuke’s old battle had left him with severe internal injuries, and Sasuke asked whether they could be healed.

• Tsunade and Karura embraced Sasuke, and Tsunade discovered that his left arm was missing.
• Sasuke explained that he had chosen to keep the loss as punishment for his past actions, and Tianqi supported his choice.
• Sasuke told Tianqi that a powerful enemy was coming, and Tianqi promised to stop him.
• Tianqi used Yang Power to grow Sasuke a new left arm and praised the scars that marked his life as a husband and father.
• Tianqi examined Sasuke and found deep internal injuries that had reduced his strength to about sixty-five percent.
• Tianqi said healing Sasuke’s internal injuries might take more than ten years, leaving Sasuke disappointed.

Tianqi used his Sage Power, Yin Power, and Yang Power to heal Sasuke and awaken a six-tomoe Rinnegan in his right eye, leaving himself gravely weakened and aged. He told Karura that Ōtsutsuki Urashiki would reach Konoha tomorrow and that he feared he might not recover in time to face him.

• Tianqi gave up a third of his Sage Power to treat Sasuke’s hidden injuries, then asked him to hold out his right hand.
• Despite Sasuke’s protests, Tianqi poured Yin Power into Sasuke, awakening a six-tomoe Rinnegan in his right eye, and used Yang Power to balance his abilities.
• Tianqi aged more than twenty years, and Sasuke wept as his grandfather reassured him and urged him to spend time with his grandmother.
• Karura helped Tianqi back to his room and began treating him.
• Tianqi told Karura that Ōtsutsuki Urashiki would arrive in Konoha tomorrow and explained what he knew about the Ōtsutsuki.
• Karura focused on restoring Tianqi, though she could not promise he would recover by the next day.