Recaps

Senju Fujima went to the Ninja Academy and reunited with Hiruzen Sarutobi, who introduced him to Danzo, Homura, and Koharu. When Fujima’s dislike of Danzo triggered the God Selection System, it forced him to choose among three dangerous ways to deal with him or lose half his chakra.

• Parents at the Ninja Academy gossiped about Senju Fujima’s arrival and hoped their daughters might attract his attention.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi greeted Fujima and boasted that the ninjutsu Fujima taught him had made him strong enough to kill a jonin.
• Hiruzen introduced Fujima to Danzo, Homura, and Koharu, and Koharu blushed as she admired him.
• Danzo resented the attention Fujima received and privately accused him of benefiting from his powerful father.
• The God Selection System forced Fujima to choose between killing, crippling, or beating Danzo, each with a penalty, or losing half his chakra.

Senju Fujima provoked Shimura Danzō and beat him with Wood Release and genjutsu in front of the newly enrolled students. Danzō left humiliated and vowed to kill Fujima, while Hiruzen Sarutobi was left unsure how to handle the feud.

• Senju Fujima punched Shimura Danzō after Danzō refused to apologize, then bound him with Wood Release.
• Danzō claimed Fujima had caught him by surprise, so Fujima released him and let him attack in front of the watching students.
• Senju Fujima blocked Danzō's Kunai and Wind Release, bound him again, and beat him while Danzō could not fight back.
• Senju Fujima used genjutsu to make Danzō believe he was being beaten, and the students mocked Danzō after the illusion ended.
• Danzō rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi's concern, left in a rage, and vowed to kill Senju Fujima.

Senju Fujima attended the Ninja Academy and shared breakfast with his fiancée, Shizuka Uchiha, before the God Selection System offered him a choice that could grant Shikotsumyaku. Fujima chose to tell Shizuka he did not love her, received the ability, then tried to comfort her after she broke down in tears.

• Senju Fujima attended the Academy opening ceremony, where Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju gave speeches, and the students were assigned to classes.
• Shizuka Uchiha brought Fujima a homemade breakfast, and the two ate together in the forest outside Konoha.
• The God Selection System offered Fujima Shikotsumyaku if he told Shizuka he did not love her and did not want to marry her.
• Fujima told Shizuka he did not love her, and the system awarded him Shikotsumyaku.
• Shizuka burst into tears, and Fujima hugged her and said he had been joking and still wanted to marry her.

Senju Fujima lost Shikotsumyaku after the system punished him for exploiting a bug, then faced three brutal choices. He chose to remove his limbs for an hour and gained Enhanced Kotoamatsukami, before heading to the river to catch a fish.

• Senju Fujima kissed Shizuka Uchiha, triggering the system to revoke his Shikotsumyaku and reduce his Charisma.
• The system offered Senju Fujima three choices, including killing Shizuka Uchiha, removing his limbs for an hour, or abstaining from sex for fifteen years.
• Senju Fujima took Shizuka Uchiha back to school, left a Wood Clone in class, and went to Konoha Forest.
• Senju Fujima had his Wood Clone remove all four of his limbs and waited an hour while it stopped his bleeding.
• The system rewarded Senju Fujima with Enhanced Kotoamatsukami, which awakened his left eye into an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Senju Fujima reattached his limbs, dismissed his Wood Clone, and headed toward a river to catch a fish.

Senju Fujima recruited Hachiki Peak, a snake-eyed orphan rejected by the Ninja Academy, and gave him a Chakra Pill that raised him to Chunin-level strength. He brought Hachiki Peak to the Senju compound and arranged for him to join his class at the academy.

• Senju Fujima found Hachiki Peak punching a tree in despair after being rejected from the Ninja Academy because of his weak constitution.
• Hachiki Peak explained that Kurama had killed his parents and agreed to become Senju Fujima's subordinate so he could grow strong.
• Hachiki Peak gave his name, and Senju Fujima wondered whether his surname and snake-like eyes were connected to Orochimaru's lineage and Eight Branches Technique.
• Senju Fujima gave Hachiki Peak a Chakra Pill, which strengthened his constitution and immediately raised his power to Chunin level.
• Senju Fujima brought Hachiki Peak to the Senju compound and ordered Senju Ben to arrange a room and enroll him in his class.

Senju Fujima tried to skip school but Mito Uzumaki caught and punished him, then ordered Tenka Uzumaki to escort him to class. On the way, Fujima gave Tenka a new hair clip, while she secretly wished she could marry him; they eventually reached the school gates.

• Senju Fujima tried to slip away from Mito Uzumaki, but she caught him and beat him for skipping class.
• Tobirama Senju arrived, ignored Fujima's pleas for help, and hurried away after Mito glared at him.
• Mito released Fujima and ordered Tenka Uzumaki to take him to school and make sure he went inside.
• Fujima bought Tenka a jeweled hair clip and placed it in her hair, while she blushed at the shopkeeper calling her his girlfriend.
• Tenka privately wished she could marry Fujima, but he did not consider her as a potential partner, and the two reached the school gates.

Senju Fujima helped Kurama split off a miniature body and release it from the seal after Kurama came to regard him as a friend. Kurama left the seal with Fujima, who brought him to class and was promptly sent outside for disrupting the lesson.

• Senju Fujima suggested Kurama split off a small portion of himself, and the system rewarded Fujima with Perfect Jinchuriki abilities, Nine-Tails modes, and the Mind's Eye of the Kagura when Kurama acknowledged their friendship.
• Kurama divided his soul and chakra to create a miniature version of himself, and Senju Fujima released the little fox through a gap in the seal before closing it again.
• Senju Fujima placed a Flying Thunder God mark on miniature Kurama, then teased him until Kurama lunged at him and Fujima caught his paw.
• Senju Fujima and Kurama chatted and played during class, drawing the attention of the girls and angering their teacher, Irudi.
• Irudi ordered Senju Fujima out of the classroom, and Fujima left with Kurama while winking at the concerned Shizuka Uchiha.

Senju Fujima left class after Irudi reprimanded him for disrupting the lesson, then reassured the teacher that he held no grudge. After class, he met Shizuka and handed Kurama to her, leaving the fox to endure her affectionate cuddling.

• The girls in class admired Senju Fujima and argued over his engagement to Shizuka while Irudi resumed teaching.
• Kurama mocked Fujima for not fighting Irudi, and Fujima joked that he wanted to avoid trouble with his father.
• After the lesson, Irudi apologized for disciplining Fujima, who said he understood and let the matter go.
• Shizuka asked Fujima if he was all right, and he reassured her before she noticed Kurama.
• Fujima introduced Kurama as his pet and placed him in Shizuka's arms, where she cuddled and stroked him.

Sasuke Sarutobi reported that the Sage of Six Paths split the Ten-Tails into nine Tailed Beasts, and Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha worried that Black Zetsu could summon the other eight at once. Hashirama proposed capturing and distributing them among the great villages, while Madara argued Konoha should keep all nine; they agreed to seek others’ opinions.

• Sasuke Sarutobi told Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha that the Sage of Six Paths had split the Ten-Tails into nine Tailed Beasts.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha discussed how Black Zetsu could threaten Konoha by summoning the other eight Tailed Beasts at once.
• Hashirama Senju proposed capturing the Tailed Beasts and distributing them among the four great nations to deter war.
• Madara Uchiha opposed sharing the Tailed Beasts and argued that Konoha should keep all nine to prevent enemies from gaining power.
• Hashirama Senju suggested asking Tobirama Senju, the others, and Fujima to vote on the plan, and Madara Uchiha confidently agreed.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha summoned Tobirama Senju, Izuna Uchiha, and Senju Fujima to discuss the Tailed Beasts. The others were shocked to see Fujima carrying a small portion of Kurama’s chakra, but Fujima said Kurama was his friend and had become obedient.

• Madara Uchiha sent for Tobirama Senju, Izuna Uchiha, and Senju Fujima to discuss the Tailed Beasts.
• Tobirama Senju left Shizuka Sarutobi during their outing and headed to the Hokage Office.
• Senju Fujima left Shizuka Uchiha and used a formula to teleport to the office with Kurama.
• Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha arrived and asked why they had been summoned.
• Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, Tobirama Senju, and Izuna Uchiha were surprised to see Kurama with Fujima.
• Senju Fujima explained that Kurama was his friend, and Hashirama Senju praised his son.

Fujima proposed sealing the Nine Tailed Beasts inside members of the Uzumaki Clan, shrinking them into manageable bodies, and making them part of Konoha rather than weapons. He left the decision before Hashirama, Madara, and the others after arguing that friendship could prevent future wars.

• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha presented competing plans for the Nine Tailed Beasts, and Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha supported Madara's proposal to keep them under Konoha's control.
• Hashirama Senju grew dejected when the others rejected his plan to distribute the Tailed Beasts among the nations.
• The God Selection System offered Fujima three choices, including his own plan to seal the beasts in Uzumaki Clan members, make them pets, and press the other nations to sign a peace treaty.
• Fujima told Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, Tobirama Senju, and Izuna Uchiha that the Uzumaki Clan could host the Nine Tailed Beasts and that each beast should condense a small body like Kurama.
• Fujima argued that the beasts could become Konoha's mascots and friends, preventing the resentment and wars that would follow if they remained weapons.

Senju Fujima persuaded the others to keep the Nine Tailed Beasts under Konoha’s control and treat them as living beings rather than weapons. After everyone voted for his proposal, Hashirama ordered a search for the other Tailed Beasts and suggested Fujima join it, though Madara objected.

• Senju Fujima argued that Konoha should keep the Nine Tailed Beasts under its control to prevent Black Zetsu or other villages from taking them.
• Madara Uchiha, Izuna Uchiha, Tobirama Senju, Hashirama Senju, and the Nine-Tails discussed whether the other Tailed Beasts could coexist peacefully with humans.
• All five voters chose Senju Fujima’s proposal, and Hashirama ordered Root members to search for the other Tailed Beasts.
• Hashirama told Fujima to help search, but Madara opposed sending him out because he feared Black Zetsu might endanger him.
• Fujima insisted he wanted to go, citing his strength and Flying Thunder God, and asked Hashirama to agree.

Madara Uchiha reluctantly let Senju Fujima leave and gave him five million ryo, then secretly sent Wen to protect him while preparing to confront Black Zetsu. Fujima told Shizuka Uchiha he would be away on a mission, reassured her, and walked her home after kissing her.

• Madara Uchiha agreed to let Senju Fujima leave and gave him five million ryo after Hashirama Senju vouched for his safety.
• After Fujima departed, Madara ordered Wen Uchiha to follow and protect him discreetly.
• Madara resolved to pursue the Rinnegan and draw out Black Zetsu, while Hashirama Senju's bloodline experiment continued progressing.
• Senju Fujima returned to school and told Shizuka Uchiha he would be away on a mission for a while.
• Fujima reassured Shizuka, kissed her, and offered to walk her home.

Senju Fujima left Konoha intending to visit the Land of Hot Water, after saying goodbye to Shizuka Uchiha. At the Land of Iron, he met the samurai Tie Kui, who challenged him to a fight, and the God Selection System presented him with three choices.

• Senju Fujima escorted Shizuka Uchiha home, and she tearfully hugged him before he left.
• Satoshi Uchiha reassured Shizuka that Senju Fujima was powerful and would return safely.
• Senju Fujima showed his pass to the gate guards and left Konoha, planning to visit the Land of Hot Water by way of the Land of Iron.
• Tie Kui confronted Senju Fujima and challenged him to prove Konoha's strength.
• The God Selection System offered Senju Fujima three choices involving rejecting Tie Kui's challenge or accepting and defeating her.

Senju Fujima provoked Tie Kui into a duel by wagering that she would become his sidekick if he won, while agreeing to her demand that he publicly insult Konoha if he lost. Tie Kui unleashed a powerful sword technique, and the chapter ended with her believing her attack had killed him.

• Senju Fujima chose his system reward and taunted Tie Kui until she accepted his challenge.
• Senju Fujima proposed that Tie Kui become his sidekick if he won, and Tie Kui demanded that he write an insult about Konoha at the Land of Iron gate if he lost.
• Senju Fujima and Tie Kui agreed to the stakes, bowed to each other, and prepared to fight.
• Tie Kui charged and launched a blue energy blade with her Secret Sword Art—Lightning Flash Slash.
• Senju Fujima blocked the attack with a lightning-charged kunai, and Tie Kui believed the clash had killed him.

Senju Fujima overwhelmed Tie Kui’s sword techniques with Water Release and forced her to surrender. He returned with her to the ground, remembered their mission, and spanked her for resisting.

• Tie Kui attacked Senju Fujima with Whirlwind Wave-Cracking Slash, but he blocked it with Water Colliding Wave and flooded the area.
• Tie Kui unleashed Wind Snow Slash, and Senju Fujima cut through her lightning storm with Water Severing Wave.
• Senju Fujima pulled Tie Kui underwater, subdued her, and got her to surrender after she failed to break free.
• Senju Fujima drained away the river and carried Tie Kui back to the ground.
• Senju Fujima remembered their unfinished mission, then laid Tie Kui across his lap and smacked her for refusing to surrender.

After defeating Tie Kui, Senju Fujima received Shikotsumyaku without Bloodline Disease and set off with her toward the Land of Hot Water. Tie Kui ran out of chakra on the way, so he carried her to a wooden villa and treated her injuries.

• Senju Fujima punished Tie Kui for refusing to honor their bet, then received Shikotsumyaku without Bloodline Disease as his mission reward.
• Tie Kui gave her name, and Senju Fujima told her she could leave once she became strong enough to defeat him.
• Senju Fujima headed toward the Land of Iron on the way to the Land of Hot Water, and Tie Kui reluctantly followed while vowing to challenge him again.
• Tie Kui ran out of chakra and collapsed, and Senju Fujima caught her before she fell.
• Senju Fujima built a wooden villa in a secluded clearing, laid Tie Kui on a bed, and used the Mystical Palm Technique to heal her hidden injuries.

Senju Fujima treated Tie Kui’s hidden injuries, then discussed with Kurama the possibility of giving the Nine-Tails a human body so he could live without being hunted. Tie Kui woke to find her injuries healed and Senju Fujima asleep outside her room.

• Senju Fujima discovered Tie Kui had accumulated many hidden injuries and treated her before leaving her to rest.
• Kurama accused Senju Fujima of being a pervert, and the two tussled after arguing about humans and Tailed Beasts.
• Senju Fujima asked Kurama about his dream and proposed researching a cloned human body that could house his soul.
• Kurama considered the idea but doubted a human body could withstand his chakra, and he and Senju Fujima fell asleep outside.
• Tie Kui woke with her hidden injuries healed, found Senju Fujima and Kurama sleeping outside, and watched Senju Fujima wake when she opened the door.

Senju Fujima and Tie Kui reached the Land of Hot Water after hearing rumors of a huge sea monster, which Fujima suspected was the Three-Tails. He paid a gambler to guide them toward it and set off with his chosen guide.

• Senju Fujima and Tie Kui traveled across the sea to the Land of Hot Water.
• Senju Fujima heard gamblers discuss fishing boats disappearing and a moving mountain at sea, and he suspected the Three-Tails was responsible.
• Senju Fujima entered the casino and knocked its samurai guards aside after they tried to stop him.
• Tie Kui drew her sword and swiftly cut the samurai's swords in half, forcing them to flee.
• Senju Fujima offered a hundred thousand ryo for a guide, selected one gambler, and ordered him to lead the way.

Senju Fujima took Tie Kui to find the Three-Tails, Isobu, and chose to capture it whole rather than divide its chakra for a system reward. Isobu attacked them with a Tailed Beast Bomb, and Fujima prepared to fight it.

• Su Wen led Senju Fujima and Tie Kui by boat toward the Three-Tails, then received his hundred thousand taels and rowed away.
• Senju Fujima sensed Isobu with the Mind's Eye of the Kagura, and Kurama confirmed the beast's identity.
• The system offered Senju Fujima three ways to capture Isobu, and he chose Water Release so he could take the whole beast and keep his promise to Kurama.
• Isobu sensed Kurama's weakened chakra and communicated with him, but Kurama told it that Fujima had come to seal it.
• Isobu grew enraged at the prospect of being sealed and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at Senju Fujima and Tie Kui.
• Senju Fujima decided he would beat Isobu into submission and take it back.

Senju Fujima defeated and subdued the Three-Tails, earning Earth Release Mastery and the ability to fly. He took Tie Kui toward the Land of Hot Water, where she recognized him as the Senju Clan’s young clan leader, and he asked why she seemed to resent Konoha.

• Senju Fujima used Water Release and a Big Ball Rasengan to drive the Three-Tails underwater, then suppressed its chakra with Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands.
• Senju Fujima sealed the subdued Three-Tails into his system space and received Earth Release Mastery, including the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique.
• Senju Fujima created a Wood Bird and took Tie Kui toward the Land of Hot Water.
• Tie Kui recognized Senju Fujima as the young clan leader of the Senju Clan and apologized for her earlier presumption.
• Senju Fujima asked Tie Kui why she seemed to hold a grudge against Konoha.

Tie Kui told Senju Fujima how the Uchiha Clan slaughtered her family and left her mother and her alone, and Fujima tried to comfort her as they traveled to a hot spring. Meanwhile, Konoha’s Ninja confronted Gyuki, whose attack left several Anbu unable to fight.

• Tie Kui explained that the Uchiha Clan had killed her family, abducted her mother, and left her with a lasting hatred of Konoha.
• Senju Fujima comforted Tie Kui and encouraged her to focus on changing the present, then teased her until she regained some composure.
• Senju Fujima guided the Wooden Bird down, and he and Tie Kui went to bathe at a hot spring.
• Konoha’s Anbu reported a Tailed Beast sighting, and Hashirama Senju and Hashirama set out to capture it while leaving one person to guard Konoha.
• Gyuki knocked away the Konoha Ninja surrounding it, then launched a Tailed Beast Bomb at the injured Anbu.

Hashirama and Mito captured and sealed Gyuki after Hashirama stopped the beast’s Tailed Beast Bomb. Mito worried that the chakra required to suppress Kurama would shorten Senju Fujima’s life, leaving Hashirama to face her concern.

• Hashirama arrived with Tobirama and Mito, caught Gyuki’s Tailed Beast Bomb with a Wood Human, and hurled it back at him.
• Hashirama pinned Gyuki with the Gate of the Great God, and Mito sealed him inside herself with her Adamantine Sealing Chains and Four Symbols Seal.
• Hashirama ordered Tobirama and the Anbu to search for the remaining seven Tailed Beasts while minimizing casualties.
• Mito scolded Hashirama and worried that becoming a Jinchūriki would drain Senju Fujima’s chakra and shorten his life.
• Mito told Hashirama that suppressing Kurama inside Fujima would consume even more chakra than suppressing Gyuki.

Mito worried about Senju Fujima’s life as the Nine-Tails’ Jinchūriki, while Hashirama reassured her and returned to Konoha with Tobirama. Madara then went to capture Shukaku, who attacked him after he insulted it.

• Mito feared that Senju Fujima might die before her, but Hashirama urged her to trust their son and support his choice.
• Mito resolved to study ways to stop Tailed Beast chakra from leaking, and Hashirama, Mito, and Tobirama returned to Konoha using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Madara learned that Hashirama had captured Gyuki and set out with Tobirama to capture Shukaku in the Nara Desert.
• Madara called Shukaku a big dummy, and the enraged Shukaku fired a Wind Release: Air Bullet at him.

Madara Uchiha controlled Shukaku, made him dance, and had Tenka Uzumaki seal him before leaving the desert with Tobirama Senju. Sunagakure shinobi reported the capture to Retto, who refused to believe Madara had truly subdued Shukaku and vowed to make him pay.

• Madara Uchiha reflected Shukaku's Air Bullet back at him, then used his Mangekyō Sharingan to control him and force him to fire his Tailed Beast Bomb into the desert.
• Madara Uchiha made Shukaku dance while Tenka Uzumaki watched, then ordered her to seal him.
• Tenka Uzumaki sealed Shukaku inside herself, and Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju left the desert with her.
• Sunagakure shinobi found the site and reported that Konoha's First had captured Shukaku to First Kazekage Retto.
• Retto rejected the report that Madara Uchiha had controlled Shukaku and vowed that Sunagakure would make him pay.