Recaps

Luo Ai captured six competitors who tried to flee, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and his companions drove off another group and collected food. Three days later, Senju Fujima rested with Shizuka Uchiha during the exam, and hungry contestants recognized him and fled rather than risk attacking.

• Luo Ai used sand to stop six ninjas from escaping, captured them, and crippled one leg of each before Anbu removed them from the competition.
• Luo Ai rejoined Xinmen and the purple-haired woman, and the three continued on together.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi frightened several genin away from food with his Fire Dragon Bullet, then left with Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu carrying nine portions.
• After three days of sightseeing and eating, Senju Fujima rested with Shizuka Uchiha while several hungry contestants spotted their food and considered taking it.
• One contestant identified Senju Fujima as the son of the First Deputy Hokage and young clan leader of the Senju Clan, so the group fled.

On the third day of the exam, Kimi-Tenzoku confronted Terumi Xi over a bento and defeated her after she used her Boil Release. He took the food and left while Terumi Xi followed, teasing him.

• Several ninja fled after recognizing Senju Fujima, while Izuna Uchiha chose not to interfere and noted that only 280 contestants remained.
• Terumi Xi picked up a bento, but Kimi-Tenzoku demanded she give it up.
• Terumi Xi used Hidden Mist Technique to evade Kimi-Tenzoku’s bone bullets, then revealed her Boil Release and melted his bones.
• Kimi-Tenzoku repaired his bones and unleashed Dance of the Seedling Fern, trapping Terumi Xi among a vast field of Bone Blades.
• Terumi Xi surrendered and handed over the bento, then followed Kimi-Tenzoku and flirted with him as he left.

Jun Tianze tried to escape Terumi Xi’s persistent advances, but gave her his bento when he realized she was hungry. Elsewhere in the exam grounds, Might Je rescued Rainfall from three ninja and offered her his lunchbox.

• Jun Tianze told Terumi Xi to stop following him, but she teased him and continued chasing him.
• When Terumi Xi’s stomach growled, Jun Tianze gave her his bento, and she kissed him and fed him a rice ball she had already bitten.
• Terumi Xi chased Jun Tianze again after he left.
• Three hungry ninja tried to take Rainfall’s lunchbox, but Might Je appeared and defeated them with Konoha Whirlwind.
• Might Je gave Rainfall his lunchbox, and she thanked him and asked his name.

Might Je and Rainfall confessed their feelings and shared a bento, while Tie Kui cut down four ninjas who tried to rob her. Wandering through the forest, Tie Kui found Senju Fujima with Shizuka Uchiha and wondered why she had come across them.

• Might Je confessed to Rainfall, and she shyly admitted that she liked him too.
• Rainfall told Might Je that nobody had liked her before, and the two happily ate from her bento together.
• Four ninjas surrounded Tie Kui and demanded her bento, but she swiftly wounded them and walked away.
• Four Root members arrived and carried the injured ninjas off to the hospital.
• Tie Kui wandered through the forest, troubled by her feelings for Fujima and the revelation about her father.
• Tie Kui found Senju Fujima resting with Shizuka Uchiha, and Fujima wondered why she was not with Little Monkey and the others.

Tie Kui confessed to Senju Fujima that she loved him and rejected her arranged marriage to Hiruzen Sarutobi, revealing that Madara Uchiha had altered her memories. Senju Fujima tried to turn her down, while Hiruzen and the others left after seeing them embrace.

• Senju Fujima noticed Tie Kui was alone and asked why Hiruzen Sarutobi was not with her.
• Tie Kui rushed into Senju Fujima's arms, and Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura saw them embrace.
• Tie Kui told Senju Fujima that Madara Uchiha had altered her memories and that she had always loved him, not Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Tie Kui said she would accept being Senju Fujima's second wife, but he told her their relationship was impossible.
• Tie Kui refused to accept Senju Fujima's rejection and asked why she could not choose her own happiness.

Senju Fujima rejected Tie Kui because she was engaged to Hiruzen Sarutobi, leaving her devastated. Shizuka Uchiha encouraged Fujima to help Tie Kui break the engagement, and Fujima decided to discuss the matter with Uncle Madara and the others.

• Senju Fujima pushed Tie Kui away and left, explaining that he could not give her happiness while she was engaged to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Shizuka Uchiha told Senju Fujima she had heard everything and recognized that he still cared for Tie Kui.
• Shizuka Uchiha suggested helping Tie Kui break her engagement so she would not have to marry someone she disliked.
• Shizuka Uchiha said she would not interfere in what happened between Tie Kui and Senju Fujima afterward, and Fujima embraced her.
• Senju Fujima said he would discuss the engagement with Uncle Madara and the others and do his best to help Tie Kui.

Tie Kui tried to kill herself because she believed nobody loved or cared about her, and Senju Fujima stopped her by taking a deep cut to his hand. To calm her, he confessed that he loved her, and Tie Kui happily embraced him, while the watching Anbu realized she had loved him rather than Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• Tie Kui drew her katana and tried to slit her throat, prompting the Anbu to panic.
• Senju Fujima rushed over and stopped Tie Kui, letting the blade cut his right hand.
• Tie Kui accused Senju Fujima of saving her out of pity and said she would rather die than marry Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Senju Fujima told Tie Kui he loved her but wanted her to find happiness with someone else.
• Tie Kui took his confession as proof of his love, declared her feelings for him, and threw herself into his arms.
• The Anbu watching them remarked that Tie Kui had always loved Senju Fujima, not Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Tie Kui told Senju Fujima that Madara Uchiha was her father and explained why she was torn between loving and resenting him. Madara decided to ask Fujima whether he truly accepted Tie Kui, while Tie Kui sought Fujima’s help in deciding what to do about her father.

• Senju Fujima comforted Tie Kui after she tried to kill herself, and she happily stayed by his side.
• Anbu reported Tie Kui’s suicide attempt to Madara Uchiha and explained that she loved Fujima, who had agreed to be with her to stop her from harming herself.
• Madara Uchiha decided to ask Fujima whether he genuinely wanted to be with Tie Kui and to find another match for Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Shizuka Uchiha sat alone beside a lake, staring sadly at her reflection.
• Tie Kui told Senju Fujima that Madara Uchiha was her biological father, described her family’s painful history, and asked whether she should forgive or hate him.

Tie Kui struggled with whether to forgive her father and with her feelings for Senju Fujima, while Fujima urged her to take time and decide for herself. Shizuka Uchiha welcomed Tie Kui as a friend, leaving the two girls on good terms as Tie Kui resolved not to harm herself again.

• Senju Fujima told Tie Kui that he could not decide whether she should forgive her father and advised her to consider what she truly wanted.
• Tie Kui asked whether Fujima had said he liked her only to stop her from killing herself, and he clarified that he had only been offering suggestions.
• Tie Kui said she would keep trying to win Fujima's love without forcing him to be with her, and Fujima agreed to respect her choice.
• Shizuka Uchiha told Tie Kui she had the right to pursue happiness but that Fujima also had the right to choose whom he loved.
• Shizuka took Tie Kui's hand and proposed that they be good friends, and Tie Kui agreed.

The Chunin assessment ended with 120 survivors passing and earning promotion, with arena duels scheduled a month later. Senju Fujima spoke privately with Hiruzen Sarutobi about Tie Kui and learned Hiruzen wanted to end their engagement because he loved Biwako.

• Izuna Uchiha announced that all 120 remaining candidates had passed and would fight in the Konoha Arena one month later.
• Senju Fujima noticed Hiruzen Sarutobi and sent Shizuka Uchiha, Tie Kui, and the others away before taking Hiruzen aside.
• Senju Fujima explained that Tie Kui had regained memories of being Madara's daughter and had threatened to die, leaving him unsure how to handle her feelings for Hiruzen.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi said he had no romantic feelings for Tie Kui and would end their engagement because he loved Biwako.
• Senju Fujima agreed to speak with Madara and promised Hiruzen a gift to celebrate his Rinnegan and future strength.

Senju Fujima offered the Tailed Beast to Hiruzen Sarutobi, then went to Madara Uchiha to discuss Tie Kui. After Fujima explained that Madara had altered Tie Kui’s memories and that she wanted the engagement ended, Hashirama Senju confronted Madara and worried about how to tell Tobirama.

• Senju Fujima offered Hiruzen Sarutobi a Tailed Beast, and Hiruzen accepted while hiding his fury after Fujima left.
• Madara Uchiha asked Senju Fujima whether he would marry Tie Kui, prompting Hashirama Senju to object that Tie Kui was Little Monkey’s fiancée.
• Senju Fujima told Hashirama Senju that Little Monkey had agreed to end the engagement, that he liked Biwako, and that Tie Kui needed time without pressure.
• Senju Fujima explained that Madara Uchiha had altered Tie Kui’s memories, and Hashirama Senju angrily accused Madara of arranging her marriage.
• Hashirama Senju lamented that he would have to explain the situation to Tobirama, while Senju Fujima protested that he had done nothing wrong.

Senju Fujima explained Tie Kui’s attempted suicide and the proposed end to her engagement with Hiruzen Sarutobi, prompting Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju to discuss the fallout. Fujima then told Tobirama Senju that Hiruzen liked a girl named Biwako, leaving Tobirama to react to the news.

• Hashirama Senju scolded Senju Fujima over Tie Kui’s feelings and warned that breaking the engagement would bring public shame on the Sarutobi Clan.
• Madara Uchiha decided they had to address the immediate problem and sent Fujima to consult Tobirama Senju.
• Fujima arrived at Root and told Tobirama about Tie Kui and the engagement situation.
• Tobirama asked whether Hiruzen Sarutobi truly liked someone else and whether he disliked Tie Kui.
• Fujima confirmed that Hiruzen had fallen for a girl named Biwako, whom Fujima had not met.

Senju Fujima helped resolve Hiruzen Sarutobi’s broken engagement and arranged for him to become engaged to Han Uchiha. Two years later, Fujima brought Hiruzen to a desert to reveal the birthday gift he had prepared.

• Senju Fujima told Tobirama Senju that Hiruzen Sarutobi did not want to marry Tie Kui, and Tobirama agreed to let Madara Uchiha handle the matter with Sasuke Sarutobi.
• Hashirama Senju spoke with Sasuke Sarutobi, who confirmed Hiruzen’s wishes, dissolved the engagement, and chose Han Uchiha as Hiruzen’s fiancée.
• Two years later, Senju Fujima finished cultivating clones of all nine tailed beasts, which had become popular mascots across the Ninja World.
• Senju Fujima took Hiruzen Sarutobi to a desert to show him the birthday gift he had prepared, then used the Summoning Technique.

Senju Fujima gave Hiruzen Sarutobi cloned Tailed Beasts and helped him become the Ten-Tails’ jinchuriki, unaware that Hiruzen secretly hated the Senju Clan. After Fujima left, Black Zetsu sensed the Ten-Tails’ aura and recognized him.

• Senju Fujima summoned nine cloned Tailed Beasts and a Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which devoured the beasts and became the Ten-Tails.
• Senju Fujima told Hiruzen Sarutobi to absorb the Ten-Tails, expecting him to reach only the pseudo-Six Paths realm.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi absorbed the Ten-Tails’ chakra and entered Six Paths Chakra Mode, then secretly vowed to take revenge on the Senju Clan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi concealed his hatred and thanked Senju Fujima, who left after warning him not to use his power recklessly.
• Black Zetsu sensed the Ten-Tails’ aura and headed toward Hiruzen Sarutobi and Senju Fujima.
• After Senju Fujima vanished, Black Zetsu realized that he had been there.

Black Zetsu deceived Hiruzen Sarutobi into helping him pursue his plans, while seven years later Senju Fujima and Shizuka Uchiha welcomed their newborn daughter. The chapter ended with Fujima wondering whether the baby was Tsunade.

• Black Zetsu recognized Hiruzen Sarutobi as a candidate for his plans and decided to manipulate him.
• Black Zetsu claimed he could help Hiruzen create an army, and Hiruzen agreed to hear his proposal in private.
• Seven years later, Senju Fujima stayed beside Shizuka Uchiha as she gave birth.
• Shizuka Uchiha delivered a daughter, and Fujima wondered if she was Tsunade.

Senju Fujima and Shizuka Uchiha welcomed their daughter, Tsunade, and Konoha celebrated her birth. After Hashirama Senju secretly took the newborn to a casino, Fujima retrieved her, and a month later Tie Kui visited the family.

• Senju Fujima and Shizuka Uchiha named their newborn daughter Tsunade, who stopped crying and smiled when she heard her name.
• Konoha celebrated Tsunade’s birth, and Hashirama Senju took her to a casino, where he noticed her unusual eyes before she fell asleep.
• Senju Fujima used the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to find Hashirama and Tsunade, then took Tsunade back and warned his father not to bring her to a casino again.
• A month later, Tie Kui returned to the village, visited Senju Fujima’s home, and congratulated him on Tsunade’s birth.

Senju Fujima received orders to investigate a mysterious energy entity that had destroyed Rōran and swallowed an Anbu ninja. The chapter ended with him learning the details of the danger and being tasked by Tobirama Senju to investigate and resolve it.

• Tie Kui visited Senju Fujima and Shizuka Uchiha, and Shizuka encouraged her to have a child despite Tie Kui's lingering feelings for Fujima.
• Senju Fujima led Root while Tie Kui and Hiruzen Sarutobi headed Anbu divisions under Tobirama Senju and Izuna Uchiha.
• An Anbu reported to Tobirama Senju that Rōran had become ruins and an unknown energy entity had swallowed Shadow One.
• Tobirama Senju ordered Senju Fujima to investigate Rōran and resolve the danger.
• An Anbu found Senju Fujima at home and relayed the report and Tobirama Senju's orders.

Senju Fujima investigated the Dragon Vein at Rōran Town and encountered a rogue version of himself, who absorbed much of its power and warned him to watch out for Father. The Dragon Vein carried both Fujimas away, and Fujima awoke in an unfamiliar place beside a woman in red.

• Senju Fujima left Shizuka Uchiha and Tie Kui at home with a Wood Human Clone and traveled to Rōran Town after hearing the Dragon Vein had opened.
• Senju Fujima found an Uzumaki Clan seal at the altar and wondered why the Dragon Vein’s power seemed to be gone.
• A rogue ninja who looked exactly like Senju Fujima appeared, claimed the Dragon Vein’s power, and warned Fujima to watch out for Father.
• The rogue Senju Fujima absorbed most of the Dragon Vein’s power and vanished into it, and Senju Fujima followed him.
• The Dragon Vein carried Senju Fujima away, and he awoke on an abandoned training ground after hearing a woman’s voice.
• Senju Fujima turned toward the voice and saw a curvaceous woman dressed in red.

Senju Fujima arrived in a parallel Konoha and discovered that this world's Fujima and Tenka Uzumaki were Tsunade's parents. After observing their family for a month, he prepared to leave, but a masked figure revealed that Madara Uchiha had been found.

• Senju Fujima entered Konoha, where the guards recognized him, and spotted a young Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Senju Fujima used Mind's Eye of the Kagura to locate this world's Fujima at Konoha Hospital, where Tenka Uzumaki was in labor.
• Senju Fujima watched Tenka give birth to Tsunade and realized that Tenka and this world's Fujima were her parents.
• Senju Fujima observed the family for a month but learned nothing about why this world's Fujima and Tenka later disappeared.
• Senju Fujima decided to search for a way back, as a masked figure told this world's Fujima that Madara Uchiha's whereabouts had been discovered and asked whether to carry out his plan.

Senju Fujima (No. 2) realized Black Zetsu had manipulated him into arranging the battle between Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, while Madara’s threat to Konoha set the two rivals on a path toward confrontation. Hashirama headed for the Valley of the End, and Fujima followed to witness their battle.

• Senju Fujima (No. 2) ordered a black-robed man to spread word that Madara Uchiha would attack Konoha, then reflected on his role in the Valley of the End battle and Hashirama’s death.
• Black Zetsu appeared and praised Senju Fujima (No. 2), who realized Black Zetsu had manipulated him into provoking Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju’s battle.
• Hashirama Senju received news that Madara Uchiha intended to attack Konoha and ordered ninja to find him.
• Madara Uchiha noticed Konoha ninja following him, killed them, and decided to wait for Hashirama Senju rather than go to Konoha.
• Hashirama Senju learned his trackers had been killed and set off for the Valley of the End, while Senju Fujima followed him.

Madara Uchiha attacked Hashirama Senju, and the former allies fought as Madara summoned Kurama and used Susanoo while Hashirama countered with Wood Release. Hashirama redirected the battle to the coast to limit the destruction, but Madara rejected his pleas to stop.

• Madara Uchiha challenged Hashirama Senju, and they began fighting with swords while Senju Fujima watched from the clouds.
• Madara Uchiha summoned Kurama, and Hashirama Senju bound it with a Wood Dragon before countering its Tailed Beast Bomb with the Wood Human Technique.
• Madara Uchiha used Susanoo to clash with Hashirama Senju, devastating the surrounding land.
• Hashirama Senju fled toward the coast to keep the battle away from populated areas, and Madara Uchiha pursued him.
• Madara Uchiha launched a Tailed Beast Bomb, and Hashirama Senju summoned Fivefold Rashomon to deflect it across the sea.
• Hashirama Senju pleaded with Madara Uchiha to stop, but Madara dismissed his appeals as Hashirama insisted they were brothers.

Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha fought a devastating battle that lasted ten days and nights, with Hashirama overpowering Kurama but failing to make Madara surrender. Hashirama eventually stabbed Madara with a hidden Wood Clone, declaring that he would defend Konoha as Hokage.

• Hashirama summoned the Thousand-Handed Buddha and defeated Madara’s Perfect Majestic Attire Susanoo, then subdued Kurama with the Wood Human.
• Madara continued fighting after Kurama was suppressed, and he and Hashirama battled their way back toward the Valley of the End.
• Hashirama and Madara fought without rest for ten days and nights, exhausting themselves while refusing to give up.
• Madara knocked Hashirama down and mocked him, believing he had the advantage.
• Hashirama’s apparent defeat was revealed to be a Wood Clone, which stabbed Madara in the chest as Hashirama vowed to protect Konoha.

Senju Fujima watched Hashirama Senju defeat Madara Uchiha, then followed Madara and Black Zetsu’s movements before traveling to the moon. There, he touched Kaguya Otsutsuki’s seal and met the Sage of Six Paths, whom he questioned about how he had sealed his stronger mother.

• Hashirama Senju defeated Madara Uchiha, who secretly used Izanagi and escaped from his underground coffin after Hashirama left.
• Madara Uchiha vowed to obtain the power of All-Encompassing Phenomena and create his ideal world, while Senju Fujima watched him depart.
• Black Zetsu celebrated his plan to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki, and Senju Fujima decided to visit her on the moon.
• Senju Fujima reached the moon and found the seal too weak to stop him from passing through it.
• The Sage of Six Paths manifested from the seal, and Senju Fujima asked how he and his brother had sealed their far stronger mother.

Senju Fujima confronted the Sage of Six Paths over Kaguya Otsutsuki’s sealing and insisted on entering the seal. After absorbing the Sage’s Truth-Seeking Orb, Fujima moved to absorb him as well, leaving the Sage’s fate unresolved.

• The Sage of Six Paths warned Senju Fujima not to damage Kaguya Otsutsuki’s seal, while privately wondering about Fujima’s immense power and Otsutsuki lineage.
• Senju Fujima condemned the Sage for sealing his mother, and the Sage defended his actions as necessary to protect the Ninja World and humanity.
• Senju Fujima demanded that the Sage move aside so he could enter the seal, but the Sage refused and attacked him with a Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Senju Fujima caught and absorbed the Truth-Seeking Orb, terrifying the Sage, then threatened to absorb the rest of his chakra.
• The Sage vowed to stop Fujima, but Fujima vanished and reappeared behind him, pressing his right hand against the top of his head.

Senju Fujima drained the Sage of Six Paths’ chakra until Kaguya Otsutsuki emerged from her seal to protect Hagoromo. Fujima spared Hagoromo in exchange for information about the Otsutsuki Clan, then followed Kaguya into the hidden world inside the moon.

• Senju Fujima began absorbing the Sage of Six Paths’ chakra, leaving the Sage unable to stop him.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki appeared and asked Senju Fujima to release Hagoromo, revealing she could have broken the seal but had stayed inside the moon.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki questioned Fujima about his bloodline and Ten-Tails, while Fujima agreed to spare Hagoromo if she told him about the Otsutsuki Clan.
• Kaguya Otsutsuki warned Fujima that he could not defeat the Otsutsuki Clan and led him away to explain its strength.
• Senju Fujima released Hagoromo and followed Kaguya Otsutsuki into the hidden world inside the moon.