Chapter Summaries

Shizuka Uchiha awakened a strange Mangekyō Sharingan, while Tie Kui’s grief and jealousy triggered her own Mangekyō. Black Zetsu decided to use Tie Kui as a pawn and approached her as a rabbit, promising he knew how to bring back her family and keep her beloved with her.

• Shizuka Uchiha noticed her new Mangekyō Sharingan, then Senju Fujima took her away with Flying Thunder God.
• Tie Kui became enraged and fled Konoha, awakening a Mangekyō Sharingan with miniature samurai swords in her eyes.
• Black Zetsu sensed Indra’s Chakra in Tie Kui and decided she could serve as his pawn.
• Black Zetsu possessed a rabbit and approached Tie Kui, claiming he could revive her family and help her stay with the person she loved.
• Tie Kui asked Bunny-Bun to reveal its secret.

Black Zetsu, disguised as Bunny-Bun, deceived Tie Kui into believing Senju blood could help her revive her family and keep Senju Fujima with her. Tie Kui used her Mangekyō Sharingan to bring herself and Bunny-Bun to Konoha, where Black Zetsu admired her ability, while Fujima reunited with Shizuka Uchiha.

• Bunny-Bun told Tie Kui that her Mangekyō Sharingan could go blind and that Senju blood might let her use it freely and eventually awaken the Rinnegan.
• Black Zetsu promised Tie Kui the Rinnegan could revive her family and make Fujima stay with her, exploiting her grief to persuade her to seek Senju blood.
• Tie Kui asked Bunny-Bun to become her summoning beast, and he said he could not sign a contract but would stay by her side.
• Tie Kui activated her Mangekyō Sharingan and transported herself and Bunny-Bun into Konoha without setting off its barrier.
• Black Zetsu recognized Tie Kui's ocular technique as a powerful blend of illusion and reality, then Shizuka Uchiha greeted Senju Fujima after his return.

Senju Fujima reunited with Shizuka Uchiha, healed her injured hand, and reassured her about her ninjutsu training before they returned to the Ninja Academy for her graduation test. Meanwhile, rumors spread that Madara Uchiha had carried Kaori Yuhi home, and Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju discussed the news and Tobirama’s son, Little Monkey.

• Shizuka Uchiha told Senju Fujima she had learned her clan’s Fire Style and his Lightning Style techniques but had stopped practicing the Rasengan after hurting her hand.
• Senju Fujima healed Shizuka’s scars, praised her talent, and took her back to the Ninja Academy ahead of her graduation test.
• Villagers spread rumors after seeing Madara Uchiha carry Kaori Yuhi home.
• Tobirama Senju told Hashirama Senju that Madara was courting Kaori, and Hashirama laughed before accepting the report.
• Tobirama Senju said Shizuka wanted Little Monkey to return but the Senju Clan would honor its promise to another family.

Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju discussed their past failures and the forces gathering against them before Tobirama handed over intelligence for Hashirama to review. Senju Fujima then brought Yamakimine to a secret base and assigned him to use Kurama’s cells and research materials to cultivate a new Tailed Beast, leaving a Shadow Clone to monitor his work.

• Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju reflected on how Tajima Uchiha’s mission and the world’s rules had led to conflict, then Tobirama gave Hashirama intelligence about the four nations’ forces and routes.
• Senju Fujima sent a Shadow Clone to teach Shizuka Uchiha’s class and summoned Yamakimine from the classroom.
• Senju Fujima took Yamakimine to a secret base and gave him Kurama’s cells and research materials, ordering him to cultivate a new Tailed Beast.
• Yamakimine accepted the assignment, and Senju Fujima left a Shadow Clone behind to monitor his research.
• Senju Fujima left the base and considered how Snake Auntie’s cloning research could help replicate the Tailed Beasts.

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju discussed village gossip about Madara carrying Kaori Yuhi, then planned how to face the four invading ninja villages. They revised their battle assignments, with Madara prioritizing protecting Izuna.

• Hashirama Senju teased Madara Uchiha about village rumors that he and Kaori Yuhi were in love.
• Madara Uchiha heard villagers gossiping about him and blushed as Hashirama joked about his marriage.
• Madara Uchiha proposed sending Academy children to the battlefield early and assigned forces to confront the four invading villages.
• Hashirama Senju rejected Madara's plan to leave him in Konoha and insisted on fighting.
• Madara Uchiha agreed to attack Iwagakure alongside Izuna while Hashirama handled the Raikage, explaining that he wanted to protect Izuna.

With the other villages preparing to attack Konoha, Retto ordered Sunagakure’s troops to mobilize despite Shamon’s fears. Konoha began an early battlefield-focused graduation assessment, and Kagami Uchiha was called up for the first test.

• Shamon warned Retto that the allied villages might not be able to defeat Konoha, but Retto ordered him to prepare the troops and send newly graduated Genin.
• Retto’s confidence in the attack grew as Sunagakure and the other villages prepared to gather their armies.
• Konoha arranged an early graduation assessment two days before its forces left for the battlefield, with six tests focused on survival and combat ability.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju opened the assessment and began calling students forward for the Substitution Technique test.
• Irudi called Kagami Uchiha first, and Kagami hurried into the schoolyard to take the test.

Uchiha Kagami, Shizuka Uchiha, and Might Je endured a jonin’s attacks during a training test, while Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha discussed their abilities. Senju Fujima then entered the next round and unexpectedly flooded the training ground before a jonin attacked him with Fire Release.

• Irudi explained that the students had to evade a jonin’s attacks for fifteen minutes using the Substitution Technique, and Uchiha Kagami dodged kunai and water bullets with his Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Shizuka Uchiha easily evaded attacks with the Substitution Technique, while Might Je relied on Taijutsu because he did not know it.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha praised Might Je’s Taijutsu and discussed whether he might learn the Eight Inner Gates.
• After all ten students passed, Irudi called Senju Fujima and nine others for the next test.
• Senju Fujima pushed off with his foot, causing water to cover the training ground, then denied using ninjutsu as a jonin charged at him with Fire Release.

Senju Fujima easily defeated a jonin with his Water Body Flicker Technique, then offered Might Je an improved Eight Inner Gates technique bound to his bloodline. Might Je pledged himself as Fujima’s subordinate and left to train.

• Senju Fujima evaded a jonin’s attack with the Water Body Flicker Technique, and the jonin admitted defeat.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha praised Fujima’s technique and discussed their developing Wood Release and Sharingan.
• Senju Fujima approached Might Je and offered to teach him Taijutsu capable of challenging Kage-level opponents.
• Senju Fujima gave Might Je a scroll containing an improved Eight Inner Gates technique that could only be inherited by his descendants.
• Might Je pledged himself to Senju Fujima, who told him to train hard.

The students began the genjutsu exam, and Shizuka Uchiha awakened her Mangekyō Sharingan while breaking free of the illusion. Tie Kui also awakened her Mangekyō Sharingan, though only Shinso Yuhi noticed.

• Irudi announced that the students had passed the first exam and explained that they had ten seconds to escape the Yuhi Clan's genjutsu.
• Shinso Yuhi cast the Nirvana Nirvana Art, trapping the students in a deep sleep.
• Senju Fujima broke free first, while Shizuka Uchiha's illusion showed him dying; her grief awakened her Mangekyō Sharingan and shattered the genjutsu.
• Hashirama Senju praised Shizuka Uchiha's talent, while Madara Uchiha reacted with surprise and teased Hashirama about his future daughter-in-law.
• Tie Kui saw her father beating her mother and then Senju Fujima marrying Shizuka Uchiha; she awakened her Mangekyō Sharingan and broke free, noticed only by Shinso Yuhi.

The students began the taijutsu assessment, and Senju Fujima easily sent an elite Chunin out of the testing area with his Body Flicker Technique. As the crowd praised Fujima, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha exchanged teasing remarks before Hashirama noticed Madara had awakened one Rinnegan.

• Irudi announced that students had to defeat an elite Chunin or withstand three minutes of taijutsu attacks to pass.
• Senju Fujima was called with the first team and faced an elite Chunin.
• Senju Fujima used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind the Chunin and push him out of the testing area.
• The crowd of girls cheered for Senju Fujima, while Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha praised his growing strength.
• Hashirama Senju teased Madara Uchiha about his marriage prospects, and Madara threatened to fight him.
• Hashirama Senju noticed Madara Uchiha had awakened one Rinnegan and remarked that they were nearing complete awakening.

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju discussed their progress after receiving Fujima’s cell treatment while the student matches continued. Danzo won his match and renewed his hatred of Senju Fujima, and Hiruzen Sarutobi’s team stepped onto the field for the next round.

• Madara Uchiha explained that Fujima had given him a stronger dose of cells and said he and Hashirama Senju should awaken at about the same time.
• Might Je defeated his opponent with a Konoha Whirlwind.
• Danzo defeated a Chunin by striking his leg joint, then glared at Senju Fujima and vowed to kill him someday.
• Senju Fujima sensed Danzo’s killing intent and considered killing him on the battlefield when the First Shinobi World War began.
• Irudi called Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, Mitakado Homura, and the rest of the second team to begin their matches.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Utatane Koharu defeated elite Chunin in training as the students prepared to graduate early. Senju Fujima explained that the First Shinobi World War was approaching and the four other great hidden villages were attacking Konoha, leaving the girls to consider the dangers and opportunities of the battlefield.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi defeated an elite Chunin with an iron staff, while Hashirama Senju praised his ability and vowed to keep training him.
• Utatane Koharu defeated an elite Chunin, greeted Senju Fujima, and exchanged a hostile stare with Tie Kui.
• Shizuka Uchiha asked Senju Fujima why they were graduating early, and he said the First Shinobi World War was about to begin and they would likely be sent to the battlefield.
• Senju Fujima explained that the four other great hidden villages had joined forces to attack Konoha, and Tie Kui argued that Konoha's powerful clans could repel them.
• Utatane Koharu decided she would grow stronger on the battlefield and pursue becoming Senju Fujima's wife, despite his engagement to Shizuka Uchiha.

During the hand-seal assessment, Senju Fujima demonstrated a water technique that brought rain over all of Konoha, then sensed a suspicious rabbit carrying Yin-Yang Release and vanished to investigate. The exam staff marked him as passing while Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha discussed his technique.

• Tie Kui watched Senju Fujima and Shizuka Uchiha together, then left consumed by anger and resolve.
• Irudi announced the hand-seal test, requiring students to form at least two seals per second.
• Senju Fujima used Water Release: Rain Tiger at Will Technique, summoning rain across Konoha and astonishing the students.
• Senju Fujima sensed powerful malice and Yin-Yang Release inside a rabbit outside Tie Kui's house, suspected Black Zetsu, and disappeared.
• The examiner and Irudi agreed to mark Senju Fujima as passing, while Hashirama Senju wondered where he had gone and Madara Uchiha praised his technique.

Senju Fujima trapped most of Black Zetsu inside a sealed space and flung it into space, while the remaining fragment fled underground. Fujima returned to the training ground, where Shizuka Uchiha told him she had completed the test at six hand seals per second.

• Hashirama Senju classified the large-scale rain technique as forbidden and placed it in the Scroll of Sealing.
• Senju Fujima confronted Black Zetsu outside Tie Kui's house and revealed that he knew who Black Zetsu was.
• Black Zetsu tried to flee underground, but Senju Fujima trapped most of him in a spatial barrier.
• Senju Fujima launched the sealed space into outer space, while a small portion of Black Zetsu escaped and hid underground.
• Senju Fujima returned to the training ground, stopped the rain over Konoha, and learned that Shizuka Uchiha had passed the test at six hand seals per second.

The fifth test required the candidates to demonstrate five ninjutsu techniques, including one of B-rank or higher, and the standout performances included Hiruzen Sarutobi’s combined nature transformation and Senju Fujima’s string of Rasengan variants. After everyone passed, Irudi began the final team test, in which groups had to survive three minutes against a Kage-level opponent.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi passed the ninjutsu test by combining five nature transformations into a powerful technique, and Madara Uchiha praised his performance.
• Shizuka Uchiha and Shimura Danzo passed by demonstrating lightning- and wind-style techniques, respectively.
• Senju Fujima passed after performing five increasingly elaborate Rasengan techniques, amusing Madara Uchiha and surprising the staff.
• Hyuga Tenkui passed after showcasing powerful Hyuga techniques, including her self-created Eight Trigrams Whirlwind Palm.
• Irudi announced the final test: teams of three had to survive three minutes against a Kage-level opponent, and the candidates received their team assignments and began planning.

Senju Fujima let Shizuka Uchiha and Inuzuka Toku test their skills against Hui Uchiha while he watched from the sidelines. Hui trapped Inuzuka in a Water Prison and bound Shizuka with genjutsu, leaving both of them unable to fight.

• Senju Fujima told Shizuka Uchiha and Inuzuka Toku to face Hui Uchiha while he sat outside the barrier to watch.
• Shizuka and Inuzuka attacked together, but Shizuka’s Chidori Senbon nearly hit Inuzuka when he dodged Hui’s crow transformation.
• Shizuka surrounded the barrier with flames, but Hui extinguished them with a Water Release technique.
• Hui turned into a water clone, trapped Inuzuka in a Water Prison, and bound Shizuka with Demonic Illusion: Binding.

Shizuka fought Fugaku in the final promotion test, revealing her Mangekyō Sharingan and pushing herself to exhaustion before Fujima caught her. After the teams completed their tests, they were all promoted to Konoha Chunin and told to collect their vests and await further orders.

• Fugaku criticized Shizuka’s combat skills, and she revealed her Mangekyō Sharingan by reflecting his genjutsu back at him.
• Shizuka trapped Fugaku in her Demonic Realm genjutsu, but he escaped by revealing that she had caught only a figure he had created.
• Shizuka attacked Fugaku with Chidori and combined ninjutsu, grazing his shoulder before exhausting herself.
• Fujima caught Shizuka as she collapsed, treated her, and left with her after wondering whether Fugaku was related to Itachi Uchiha.
• Fugaku freed Inuzuka Toku, and the remaining teams completed their tests with the Kage Level fighters letting them pass.
• The fighters were promoted to Konoha Chunin and told to collect their vests, rest, and wait for further orders.

After Konoha’s evaluation, Madara Uchiha warned the students about the coming war, and two days later he and Hashirama Senju assigned forces to meet the four attacking villages. The Konoha ninja set out determined to win and return alive.

• Madara Uchiha told the excited students that the Ninja World was cruel and urged them to train and prepare to survive the battlefield.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha discussed leaving in two days and planning the battle to limit casualties among the children.
• Senju Fujima took Shizuka Uchiha to a new barbecue restaurant, while Tie Kui watched them with resentment.
• Tie Kui found Black Zetsu’s note saying he had gone home, then vowed to revive her mother and grow strong enough to protect herself.
• Two days later, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju warned the assembled Konoha ninja that the four great villages were attacking.
• Madara Uchiha assigned Senju Fujima and Sasuke Sarutobi to the Sunagakure front, Hashirama Senju to the Kumogakure front, Tobirama Senju to the Kirigakure front, and himself with Izuna Uchiha to the Iwagakure front.

Tobirama Senju confronted Byakuren and Kirigakure’s four-thousand-strong army with only about fifteen hundred Konoha shinobi. After his opening attacks failed to cause casualties, the two sides clashed, and Tobirama prepared to begin an assassination assault.

• Madara Uchiha sent Konoha’s shinobi divisions toward the battlefields as villagers watched them leave.
• Byakuren led Kirigakure’s army toward Konoha, sending the Hozuki Clan, Kaguya Clan, Yuki Clan, and assassination unit into position.
• Tobirama Senju ordered Konoha’s jonin to intercept Kirigakure’s jonin and Root to protect the younger shinobi.
• Tobirama used Two-Tails Chakra Mode to fire a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Kirigakure’s techniques deflected it out to sea.
• Tobirama sent specially made kunai at Byakuren’s forces, and Kirigakure blocked them before charging into battle.
• Konoha and Kirigakure clashed, and Tobirama activated the Thunder God’s Blade to begin his assassination assault.

Tobirama Senju used his speed and special kunai to devastate Kirigakure’s forces, then employed the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to raise fallen Kirigakure ninja. He sent the reincarnated fighters against their former allies while Konoha’s forces withdrew.

• Tobirama Senju created Water Clones to hold Byakuren, Hozuki Gengetsu, and Mizuki Han back while he rapidly killed Kirigakure ninja across the battlefield.
• Hozuki Gengetsu noticed Tobirama Senju’s special kunai beneath the dead and warned Kirigakure’s forces to avoid them.
• Tobirama Senju summoned rain infused with his chakra, letting him sense movement across the battlefield as the Hozuki and Yuki clans welcomed the downpour.
• Tobirama Senju used blood from the dead and unconscious Kirigakure ninja as sacrifices to perform the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
• Tobirama Senju controlled the reincarnated Kirigakure ninja to attack Kirigakure and ordered the Konoha ninja to retreat as their former comrades pleaded to be stopped.