Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Madara and Xing En questioned the old monkey about his people and learned that humans had captured and enslaved them before their king rescued them. The old monkey pointed them to a house that might contain the Magic Stone, and Madara prepared to leave if it did not.

• Uchiha Madara accepted that many locations on Xing En’s list might not contain Magic Stones and that his search could take a long time.
• Xing En asked the old monkey about his origins, and the monkey explained that humans had captured and enslaved his people until their king freed them.
• Xing En and Uchiha Madara argued that the monkeys were people rather than animals, but the old monkey rejected the human label and said he did not trust humans.
• Uchiha Madara recognized that the monkeys’ past suffering had likely driven them to kill the people in the place.
• The old monkey showed Uchiha Madara and Xing En a house that might contain the object they sought, and Madara said they would leave if it was not the Magic Stone.

Uchiha Madara and Xing En entered a monkey dwelling to investigate a possible Magic Stone, but the monkeys ambushed them. After surviving, they confronted the old monkey and demanded to be taken to the real stone and introduced to the mountain’s king.

• Uchiha Madara and Xing En entered the empty house after the old monkey urged them to look inside.
• The floor collapsed beneath them, and concealed arrows rained down into the pit.
• The old monkey refused to alert the king and ordered the black monkeys to take the Chocobos for the monkeys’ revenge plan against humanity.
• Xing En spoke from the pit, and he and Uchiha Madara leaped out unharmed as the monkeys drew their weapons.
• Uchiha Madara revealed that he was now interested in the monkeys’ black stones and demanded to see the real stone and meet their king.

Uchiha Madara and Xing En confronted the old monkey over a black stone and the monkeys’ massacre of a village, then decided to meet their king and protect the village. The old monkey ordered his black monkeys to attack, and Uchiha Madara prepared to fight while Xing En protected their Chocobo.

• Uchiha Madara asked the old monkey to show him the black stone, which was with the monkeys’ king, but Xing En said they could not wait several days.
• Xing En accused the monkeys of slaughtering innocent villagers, while the old monkey defended their actions as revenge against humans.
• Uchiha Madara and Xing En decided to meet the king and asked the old monkey to take them to him that night.
• The old monkey refused to let them leave and ordered the black monkeys to attack.
• Uchiha Madara told Xing En to protect the Chocobo the innkeeper had lent them while he handled the black monkeys.

Uchiha Madara and Xing En fought the monkeys as Madara searched for the Magic Stone, and Madara’s flames set the village ablaze. The monkey king emerged, revealing the Stone’s presence, and invited them into the house to talk.

• Xing En attacked the monkeys while Uchiha Madara cut down those that approached him.
• Uchiha Madara used Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, engulfing the village and killing many monkeys, while Xing En and the two Chocobos stayed unharmed.
• A distant roar summoned the monkey king, and Uchiha Madara sensed the Magic Stone’s aura coming from him.
• The white old monkey warned Uchiha Madara and Xing En that the king would kill them, but Madara insisted on claiming the Magic Stone.
• The corrupted monkey king approached the pair and told them to come inside with him to talk.
• Xing En joked to Uchiha Madara that the king had stolen the spotlight from them.

Uchiha Madara and Xing En negotiated with the monkey king, who defended his hostility toward humans and refused to give up the black Magic Stone. The monkey king also demanded their two birds, leaving the encounter poised to become a fight.

• Uchiha Madara and Xing En followed the monkey king into a room after the monkeys had already lost half their number.
• The monkey king said his people had come from the south seeking refuge and argued that the strong devoured the weak.
• Xing En urged the monkey king to plan for his people's development and warned that humans would eventually discover their village.
• Uchiha Madara recognized the Magic Stone's presence in the monkey king and offered advice in exchange for the stone.
• The monkey king refused Uchiha Madara's advice and demanded both the black stone and the two birds.

Xing En and Uchiha Madara tried to persuade the blind monkey king to surrender the Magic Stone, warning that it was corrupting him and endangering his people. The monkey king refused, and Uchiha Madara recognized the black aura from the stone’s corruption as he wondered where the old magician had taken another Magic Stone.

• Xing En objected to leaving the two birds behind, while Uchiha Madara said they might have to fight the monkey king.
• The monkey king explained that he had traded his eyes for his people's lives and now believed force was the only way to make others obey.
• Uchiha Madara warned the monkey king that the Magic Stone was corrupting him and could eventually destroy his race.
• Xing En and Uchiha Madara urged the monkey king to use reason and strengthen his people, but he said he would not let them leave.
• Uchiha Madara saw black aura rising from the monkey king's empty eye sockets and thought of the old magician in Red Rock City and the Magic Stone he had taken.

Xing En and Uchiha Madara confronted the corrupted Monkey King, warning him that the Magic Stone would eventually consume him. When Uchiha Madara gave his name, the Monkey King recognized him with shock, confirming that they had met before.

• The Monkey King asked Xing En and Uchiha Madara for their names before threatening to kill them.
• Uchiha Madara said the Monkey King seemed familiar, but the Monkey King denied knowing him and insisted the Magic Stone had only made him stronger.
• Xing En and Uchiha Madara warned the Monkey King that the Magic Stone would take control of him, but he dismissed their claims.
• Xing En said he would handle the fight while Uchiha Madara watched his bird.
• Uchiha Madara introduced himself as Uchiha Madara, and the Monkey King trembled and exclaimed that he recognized him.

Uchiha Madara encountered the King of the Monkeys, who recognized him as the person responsible for his people’s suffering on a monkey-filled island in the Dark Sea. Madara recalled giving them a ship and saving them, but the King blamed him for forcing them to leave their home and demanded to know why he had driven them away.

• The King of the Monkeys reacted strongly to Uchiha Madara, and Xing En assumed they were old friends.
• The King asked Madara whether he remembered Turtle Island, but Madara said he had never heard of it.
• The King revealed that he had always wanted to kill Madara and blamed him for the hardships his people endured.
• Madara remembered visiting a small island in the Dark Sea that was full of monkeys and recognized the King as one of its inhabitants.
• Madara said he had given the monkeys a ship and saved them, while the King insisted Madara had driven them from their peaceful home.
• The King asked Madara why he had forced his people to leave the island.

Uchiha Madara explained that he had driven the Monkey King's people from their island to stop them from draining its life, while the Monkey King blamed him for their enslavement and demanded the goods Xing En carried. The Monkey King challenged them with power gained from the Magic Stone, and Xing En prepared to face him as Madara warned that the fight was uncertain.

• Xing En criticized Uchiha Madara for driving the Monkey King's people from their home, and Madara said he had intervened because they were draining the living island's life.
• The Monkey King blamed Madara for his race becoming slaves and demanded the items Xing En carried as compensation, but Madara refused to apologize.
• The Monkey King challenged Madara, and Xing En said he would handle matters on the Ezerlan Continent while Madara agreed to avoid intervening unless necessary.
• The Monkey King unleashed an aura that destroyed their surroundings, and Xing En protected the two Chocobos.
• The Monkey King claimed the Magic Stone had made him strong enough to conquer the continent, and Uchiha Madara warned Xing En not to underestimate him.
• Xing En teased Uchiha Madara about supposedly humiliating the monkeys, while Madara denied it and said he had only stopped them from draining the island.

Xing En confronted the demonized Monkey King over the Magic Stone and the fate of his people, then fought him beneath the moon as Uchiha Madara watched. The battle remained fierce and unresolved, with the Monkey King pressing his attack.

• Xing En warned the Monkey King that fighting over the Magic Stone could lead to the destruction of his race, but the Monkey King refused to retreat.
• The Monkey King revealed a black staff called Wood Molding, which he had taken from the hero Traul, and insisted that he was a hero worthy of wielding it.
• Xing En explained Wood Molding’s history and said the Monkey King’s corruption had robbed him of the chance to be a true hero.
• Xing En vanished into a moonlit attack, and he and the Monkey King began a fast, close-quarters fight that the watching monkeys could barely follow.
• The Monkey King relentlessly attacked Xing En with the staff, while Uchiha Madara watched and wondered whether it had been forged from the same Divine Tree as his own branch.

Xing En fought the demonized Monkey King, whose strength grew as the Magic Stone gave him a third arm. The Monkey King remained determined to defeat Xing En and conquer the Elzeran Continent, while Xing En kept taunting him about the cost of that power.

• Xing En evaded the Monkey King's attacks and blocked his staff strike with his scimitars, then warned him not to let impatience disrupt his fighting.
• The Monkey King grew a withered third arm, and Xing En told him the Magic Stone was eroding his body.
• The Monkey King dismissed Xing En's warning and said the Magic Stone's power was widening the gap between them.
• Uchiha Madara warned Xing En that the Monkey King was growing stronger, while Xing En joked about receiving no encouragement.
• The Monkey King threatened to kill Xing En and display his head, and Xing En joked that the city lord might thank him for it.

Uchiha Madara tried to turn the monkeys against the Magic Stone-corrupted Monkey King, warning that he might lose control and attack them. The white old monkey rallied the group behind their king instead, and the Monkey King’s power suddenly surged further.

• Uchiha Madara warned the Monkey King that the Magic Stone would fully corrupt him if he kept giving in to his killing intent.
• Uchiha Madara urged the watching monkeys to stop their king, but the monkeys grew afraid of his altered body and evil aura.
• Xing En told the Monkey King that force alone could not make a good leader, while Uchiha Madara tried to sway the monkeys.
• The white old monkey declared that the monkeys would follow the Monkey King and live or die with him, reigniting their fighting spirit.
• The Monkey King roared, and Uchiha Madara and Xing En sensed a powerful force erupt from his body.

The Monkey King transformed into a more powerful, apparently emotionless creature and attacked Uchiha Madara and Xing En. Xing En revealed a clear advantage over it, but Uchiha Madara urged him to finish the fight before dawn.

• The Monkey King's face flattened, a fourth arm grew from its back, and its power destroyed nearby houses and scattered the monkeys.
• Xing En joked with Uchiha Madara, then tested the transformed Monkey King's intelligence with a riddle, causing it to vanish.
• The Monkey King attacked Uchiha Madara, but Xing En blocked it and kicked it away before launching a counterattack.
• Xing En dodged and countered the Monkey King's relentless attacks with ease while Uchiha Madara suspected it had lost all emotion through demonization.
• Uchiha Madara called on Xing En to end the fight quickly before daylight put him at a disadvantage.

Xing En ended his prolonged fight with the berserk Monkey King by cutting off both of his hands and taking his staff, then urged him to stop fighting for the sake of his people. Uchiha Madara and the monkeys appealed to the Monkey King to live and lead his people, leaving him to consider their words.

• Uchiha Madara warned Xing En that dawn was approaching and urged him to end the fight before time ran out.
• Xing En exposed an opening, lured the Monkey King into attacking, and severed both of his hands with one strike.
• Xing En took the Monkey King's staff and told him the battle was over, urging him to stop for his people's sake.
• Uchiha Madara and Xing En reminded the Monkey King that his people needed him and that he still had a future ahead of him.
• The old white monkey and the black monkeys pledged to stand by their king, while Uchiha Madara and Xing En warned that their current strength was not enough for war.

The Monkey King resisted the Magic Stone’s control and agreed to lead Uchiha Madara and Xing En to it. Xing En entered the sealed room to retrieve the stone while Uchiha Madara prepared to seal it.

• The Monkey King struggled against the Magic Stone, and Uchiha Madara and Xing En encouraged him to resist.
• The Monkey King chose to cooperate and led Uchiha Madara and Xing En to the room containing the Magic Stone.
• Xing En returned the iron staff and showed the Monkey King how it could change size and strike with great force.
• The Monkey King explained that he had touched the Magic Stone and kept others away from the room because of its evil influence.
• The Monkey King warned that he might lose control if he entered the room, so Xing En went in alone and found the stone sealed by a magical formation.
• Uchiha Madara prepared a sealing space outside as Xing En got ready to bring out the Magic Stone.

Uchiha Madara and Xing En secured the fourth Magic Stone and discussed the legend that gathering them all could grant a wish. After thanking the Monkey King and returning his belongings, they parted ways with plans to pursue their separate paths.

• Uchiha Madara told C to clear the area, and Xing En placed the Magic Stone in the marked spot, making it disappear.
• Uchiha Madara explained that collecting all the Magic Stones could make a wish, while Xing En described the difficult final task of fusing with them.
• Uchiha Madara and the Monkey King thanked each other, and the Monkey King gave them their belongings and two Chocobos.
• The Monkey King asked Xing En about his strength, and Xing En said he had nearly used his full strength and was especially powerful at night.
• Uchiha Madara said he would spend his time searching for Magic Stones, while Xing En said he had only come to help and reassured the Monkey King about his people’s safety.

Uchiha Madara created a vast forest to give the Monkey King and his people a safe home, then offered a scroll that would conceal it from the outside. The Monkey King accepted Madara’s apology, and Xing En prepared to hide the forest and its inhabitants.

• The Monkey King said he only wanted a peaceful place where he and his monkeys could stay together, and Uchiha Madara promised to help them hide.
• Uchiha Madara apologized for destroying the Monkey King’s homeland and said he would repay him by creating a forest.
• Uchiha Madara used Wood Style: Tree World Descent to make an immense forest grow across the barren land.
• The Monkey King wondered whether the forest was an illusion, but Uchiha Madara explained that it was real and apologized for what had happened.
• Uchiha Madara gave the Monkey King a scroll that would make the forest appear barren from outside, while Xing En said he still needed to find a way to conceal them.

Xing En and Uchiha Madara left the Monkey King after changing his view of humans, then discussed their battle and the innate strengths of Ezerlan Continent’s races. Xing En described humans there as famously treacherous and cunning, while reassuring Madara that the reputation did not apply to him.

• Xing En and Uchiha Madara said goodbye to the Monkey King and rode their Chocobos away.
• Xing En praised Madara for creating a huge forest, and Madara promised to show him more of his power.
• Madara asked whether Xing En had held back during the fight, and Xing En said his Night Elf combat skill was largely innate.
• Xing En explained that Dwarves excelled at forging and the Beast Clan had exceptional physiques and stamina.
• When Madara asked about human strengths, Xing En said humans on Ezerlan Continent were known for being treacherous and cunning, then clarified that the reputation did not describe Madara.

Uchiha Madara and Xing En discussed human resilience, the powerful young figures of the Elzeran Continent, and the continent’s growing turmoil. Xing En admitted that his fame and his interference with Ghost Sword’s attempt to kill Kaguolet might bring trouble, unless Kaguolet became his permanent bodyguard.

• Xing En told Uchiha Madara that humans were respected across the continent and praised their perseverance, while Uchiha Madara noted humans’ Spiritual Power and resilience.
• Xing En claimed he might be the pinnacle of the Night Elves and explained that every major race needed a prominent young expert to represent its strength.
• Xing En described famous and obscure powers across the continent, including Kaguolet’s Six Knights and the undefeated assassins of Ghost Sword.
• Uchiha Madara warned Xing En that blocking Ghost Sword from killing Kaguolet had made the assassin his enemy.
• Xing En said the trouble would only be balanced if Kaguolet stayed his bodyguard forever, and Uchiha Madara joked that he could then swagger across the continent.

Xing En and Uchiha Madara discussed the Magic Stones, Ci Enyiwu’s possible knowledge of their locations, and the favors they might owe each other. They agreed to buy a Paired-Wing Mirror in Red Rock City, while Xing En directed Uchiha Madara toward Stone Valley as his next destination.

• Uchiha Madara celebrated obtaining his fourth Magic Stone and said he might return to his world within thirty days, while Xing En warned that collecting the remaining stones would not be easy.
• Xing En explained that Ci Enyiwu’s attempt to send him after Uchiha Madara convinced him that the village’s black stone was a Magic Stone.
• Uchiha Madara considered asking Ci Enyiwu for the locations of the other Magic Stones, but Xing En warned that approaching the Church openly could make the continent hunt him down.
• Xing En and Uchiha Madara discussed owing each other favors and helping one another in the future despite following different paths.
• Xing En suggested buying a Paired-Wing Mirror in Red Rock City, then told Uchiha Madara that his next destination would be Stone Valley.