Chapter Summaries

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju subdued the Nine-Tails after it attacked Konoha, while Black Zetsu discovered that Madara had already awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. Hashirama brought Mito Uzumaki to help seal the beast.

• Sasuke Sarutobi used the Adamantine Staff to drive the Nine-Tails out of Konoha, where Black Zetsu emerged and hoped the beast would blind or kill Madara Uchiha or Izuna Uchiha.
• The Nine-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at Konoha, but Madara Uchiha blocked it with Susanoo and revealed that he already had the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Madara Uchiha wounded the Nine-Tails by cutting off one of its tails, and Hashirama Senju arrived and pinned the beast down with Senjutsu—Gate of the Great God.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju decided the Nine-Tails needed to be sealed, and Hashirama went home to bring Mito Uzumaki to the battlefield.

Senju Fujima chose to become Kurama’s Jinchūriki rather than let Mito Uzumaki bear the burden, and he sealed Kurama inside himself. Konoha’s people celebrated Fujima as their protector.

• Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki discussed sealing Kurama and the burden of passing the seal between hosts.
• The God Selection System offered Senju Fujima three choices, and he chose to become Kurama’s Jinchūriki for the Otsutsuki Clan Pill-Refining Ability.
• Mito Uzumaki offered to become Kurama’s vessel, but Senju Fujima insisted on taking her place and vowed to protect the village.
• Madara Uchiha trapped Kurama in genjutsu, allowing Senju Fujima to bind him with Adamantine Sealing Chains and seal him inside himself.
• Senju Fujima reinforced the seal with a Four Symbols Seal, and Konoha’s people cheered his victory.

After Konoha began rebuilding from the Nine-Tails’ attack, Senju Fujima entered the Sealing Space to speak with Kurama and chose to befriend him. Kurama resisted, but Fujima’s Wood Release stunned him, and their conversation was left unresolved.

• Madara Uchiha ordered the ninjas to help villagers rebuild, while Hashirama Senju and Senju Fujima suspected Black Zetsu had controlled the Nine-Tails.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha agreed to accelerate their research into the Rinnegan and prepare for Black Zetsu.
• Konoha’s villagers and ninjas rebuilt the village and activated a barrier that detected intruders, though Hashirama Senju said it needed further strengthening.
• Senju Fujima’s system offered him three choices concerning the Nine-Tails, and he chose to befriend him in exchange for becoming a Perfect Jinchuriki and receiving a special reward.
• Senju Fujima called the Nine-Tails Kurama and asked to be friends, but Kurama demanded to be released and attacked him.
• Senju Fujima stopped Kurama’s paw with Wood Release, leaving Kurama shocked that Fujima possessed both Senju and Uchiha bloodlines.

Senju Fujima tried to befriend Kurama and left him alone in the Sealing Space after Kurama rejected the offer but let him stay. When Hashirama Senju asked Fujima to attend the newly opened Ninja Academy, Fujima demanded one million ryo in exchange, and Hashirama offered to let him skip school instead.

• Senju Fujima told Kurama he wanted to end wars and become his friend, but Kurama said he did not need friends.
• Senju Fujima fell asleep on Kurama's head, and Kurama chose not to harm him before they both slept.
• Senju Fujima woke in the evening, said he would return the next day, and left the Sealing Space as Kurama privately called him interesting.
• Hashirama Senju explained that Fujima should attend the Ninja Academy to encourage other clans to send their children, while the God Selection System offered Fujima only unpleasant choices or no reward.
• Senju Fujima agreed to attend if Hashirama paid him one million ryo, and Hashirama refused the demand but offered to let him skip the academy.

Senju Fujima got Hashirama Senju to give him money for attending the Ninja Academy, but the system confiscated most of it and converted it into chakra absorption. The clans agreed to send their children to the academy, and Fujima headed there on opening day.

• Senju Fujima threatened to skip the Ninja Academy unless Hashirama Senju gave him money, and Hashirama eventually handed over a scroll containing one million ryō.
• The system confiscated nine hundred thousand ryō, stored the remaining one hundred thousand, and converted the confiscated money into chakra absorption; Kurama woke to Fujima shouting about the system.
• At a council meeting, the Ino-Shika-Cho clans, Senju Clan, Uchiha Clan, and other clan leaders agreed to send their children to the Ninja Academy.
• The academy opened the next morning, and Senju Fujima walked toward it as parents brought their children to school.

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.