Chapter Summaries

The Resistance Army expanded across the Ninja World’s countryside as the shogunates lost popular support, while Ying Yue secretly prepared to bring about a peaceful transition of power in the Land of Fire. He sent Uchiha Shisui and elite Uchiha warriors to the capital, where they began influencing the daimyo’s court toward negotiating with the Resistance Army.

• The Resistance Army combined firearms, rudimentary artillery, and cultivation-based techniques to strengthen its forces and expand its liberated zones.
• The shogunates lost control of the countryside as commoners and dissatisfied lower-ranked ninja joined the Resistance Army.
• Ying Yue decided to infiltrate the Land of Fire’s government to avoid a prolonged revolution and prepare the Ninja World to face the Otsutsuki Clan.
• Ying Yue ordered Uchiha Shisui to take elite Uchiha warriors to the Land of Fire’s capital and secretly seize influence over its center of power.
• Shisui used Kotoamatsukami and Sharingan genjutsu to influence the daimyo’s associates, whose attitudes shifted from demanding suppression to supporting negotiations and concessions to the Resistance Army.

Ying Yue publicly revealed that he was the Resistance Army’s leader and called for a war to overthrow the daimyo’s rule and establish an equal society. His proclamation rallied supporters across the Ninja World, and the Land of Whirlpools rapidly mobilized its advanced forces as the liberation war began.

• Ying Yue revealed to Konoha that he was the Resistance Army’s supporter and planner, and explained its fight against tyranny and enslavement.
• Konoha’s villagers, ninja, and clans came to support Ying Yue, while his proclamation spread through the Land of Whirlpools and across the Ninja World.
• Ying Yue called for freedom, fairness, and an equal society, prompting Resistance Army generals and ordinary people to join the liberation struggle.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Fire called an emergency meeting as resistance forces gathered and the war of liberation officially began.
• The Land of Whirlpools and the Dawn Organization mobilized their troops in half a day, deploying advanced weapons and prototype chakra-powered mechs.

Ying Yue’s modernized forces and the Resistance Army quickly conquered the Land of Fire, forcing its Daimyo to surrender. Ying Yue began consolidating power and preparing reforms, while the old officials praised him but still hoped to preserve their privileges.

• The Land of Whirlpools’ forces launched an amphibious assault as Resistance Army forces and Ying Yue’s Konoha elites attacked across the Land of Fire.
• Within two days, the forces captured the major cities and advanced to the capital, while Uchiha Shisui used Kotoamatsukami to weaken the Daimyo and his ministers’ resolve.
• The Daimyo surrendered to Uchiha Ying Yue, who promised leniency for most surrendering officials and began consolidating power and planning reforms.
• The Land of Fire’s officials shifted from condemning Ying Yue to praising him as the Fourth Hokage and Shogun as his victory became inevitable.
• Ying Yue watched the officials’ flattery and planned to dismantle the feudal system and strip the old elites of their power.

Rasa persuaded the Land of Wind’s Feudal Lord to surrender to Uchiha Ying Yue, allowing the Resistance Army to transform the country without a civil war. Ying Yue then launched a liberation campaign in the Land of Lightning, where the Fourth Raikage A began weighing his options as his forces faltered.

• Rasa convinced the Feudal Lord of the Land of Wind to authorize a surrender to Uchiha Ying Yue.
• Ying Yue stripped the Feudal Lord of his position, redistributed land, and began rebuilding the Land of Wind while keeping Rasa as Sunagakure’s leader.
• After the Land of Wind’s peaceful transformation strengthened the Resistance Army, Ying Yue sent a coalition north to liberate the Land of Lightning.
• The coalition’s modern equipment and Chakra-Powered Mecha broke through the Land of Lightning’s defenses as civilians and militias supported Ying Yue’s forces.
• The Fourth Raikage A saw Kumogakure’s position deteriorate and began weighing the pros and cons of the situation.

A and the leaders of the Land of Earth surrendered to Uchiha Ying Yue, bringing most of the Ninja World under his new order. The Land of Water remained resistant, while Karatachi Yagura suspected outside interference in Kirigakure without knowing Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu were behind it.

• A and Lightning Flash jointly submitted a letter of surrender, and Ying Yue peacefully liberated the Land of Lightning while retaining A as Raikage and military leader.
• Ōnoki persuaded the Feudal Lord of the Land of Earth to surrender, and Ying Yue sent representatives to take over the government.
• Ying Yue retained Ōnoki as Tsuchikage and put him in charge of the Land of Earth's internal affairs as reconstruction began.
• The Land of Water remained the only resistant Great Nation, and Karatachi Yagura recognized that Kirigakure could not withstand Ying Yue's forces.
• Karatachi Yagura suspected that outside powers controlled factions in Kirigakure, which were secretly under Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu's influence.

With Kirigakure and the Land of Water surrendering, Ying Yue unified the Ninja World as the smaller nations and Amegakure joined the Resistance Army. He established the United Government and began reshaping society through compulsory education, leaving the new era’s long-term direction in the hands of its people.

• Karatachi Yagura persuaded Kirigakure’s elders to surrender, and the Feudal Lord of the Land of Water signed an instrument of surrender to Ying Yue and the Resistance Army.
• Ying Yue’s army entered the Land of Water, took over local affairs, and began reconstruction under his lenient policies.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan declared the Land of Rain’s support for the liberation war, joined the Resistance Army, and helped rally the smaller nations.
• The smaller nations surrendered in turn, allowing Ying Yue to unify the Ninja World and establish a modern government that replaced the old feudal and village systems.
• Ying Yue founded the United Government in the Land of Fire and ordered compulsory education, building schools and sending teachers to spread modern political ideals and scientific knowledge.

Ying Yue expanded his reforms across land, economics, infrastructure, and government, while his newly unified government formally adopted the title “Emperor” for him. Old officials and aristocrats then tried to secure their privileges by urging Senju Tsunade to support Uchiha Yao as Ying Yue’s heir.

• Ying Yue redistributed land, restructured the economy, built transportation and communication networks, and staffed local government with merit-selected officials.
• Ying Yue introduced local voting and public evaluations for grassroots officials as his reforms gained broad popular support.
• Ying Yue's subordinates settled on the title “Emperor,” and Ying Yue accepted it before the United Government formally established it.
• Old officials and aristocrats assumed Ying Yue would rule by feudal custom and sought to regain their privileges by promoting Uchiha Yao as his successor.
• The aristocrats approached Senju Tsunade and praised Uchiha Yao's talents and Wood Release, urging her to secure his inheritance of the united nation.

Ying Yue rejected Tsunade’s idea that Uchiha Yao should inherit his position, explaining that future leaders should be chosen for ability and popular support. As he organized the United Government and prepared Namikaze Minato for leadership, the Destiny System awarded him the Red Sky Sword, whose abilities he had yet to discover.

• Ying Yue told Tsunade and the old officials that he opposed hereditary rule and wanted future leaders chosen by ability and the people's will.
• Ying Yue appointed Orochimaru, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hatake Sakumo to lead key government departments and the Ninja World Army, while building new administrative, judicial, economic, and law enforcement teams.
• Ying Yue appointed Namikaze Minato as the Hokage's advisor, entrusted him with most of Konoha's affairs, and planned for him to become the Fifth Hokage.
• The Destiny System awarded Ying Yue the Red Sky Sword after he changed the Ninja World's fate.
• Ying Yue examined the rust-covered bronze sword, found it sharp, and asked the Destiny System about its true abilities.

Ying Yue learned that the Red Sky Sword drew its power from destiny and public support, then checked his growing abilities and influence. He turned his attention to developing the ninja world and identified the climate and terrain as causes of drought in the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth.

• The Destiny System explained that the Red Sky Sword could unleash a destiny-powered strike when its wielder chanted the Song of the Great Wind.
• Ying Yue resonated with the Red Sky Sword and displayed it in his study, where Tsunade asked about the rust-covered blade.
• Ying Yue checked his status panel and saw his identity, abilities, and Destiny Points had grown as he unified the ninja world.
• Ying Yue studied the drought-stricken Land of Wind and Land of Earth and traced their lack of rain to mountain ranges blocking ocean currents and water vapor.

Ying Yue transformed the arid lands by cutting a passage through the mountains and leading irrigation and reforestation projects that brought prosperity to the region. His achievements caught Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s attention, and Isshiki secretly chose Ying Yue as his intended reincarnation vessel while Ying Yue remained unaware of the threat.

• Ying Yue used Wood Release and Perfect Susanoo to cut a passage through the mountains between the Land of Rain, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Earth, allowing moisture to reach the inland regions.
• Ying Yue and the United Government built irrigation and water-storage systems and launched reforestation projects across the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth.
• Several years later, the arid lands had become greener and more prosperous, the Land of Rain enjoyed sunny weather, and Ying Yue’s efforts were known as the New Life Plan.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki watched Ying Yue and concluded that his power and bloodlines made him a suitable vessel for resurrection and a means to seize control of the Ninja World.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki sent loyal puppets to investigate Ying Yue while Ying Yue continued governing and remained unaware of Isshiki’s plan.

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki reincarnated through Jigen and confronted Uchiha Ying Yue, demanding to mark him as a vessel. Ying Yue refused and took the fight away from Konoha, but Isshiki gained the upper hand and blasted him out of his Susanoo.

• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki used Jigen's body to reincarnate and set out to make Uchiha Ying Yue his vessel.
• Isshiki teleported into Ying Yue's home, offered him a Karma mark, and attacked after Ying Yue refused.
• Ying Yue moved the battle to a remote, uninhabited battlefield to protect Konoha's people.
• Ying Yue fought with Sage Mode, Wood Release, Perfect Susanoo, and the dojutsu World, while Isshiki countered with Sukunahikona and Daikokuten.
• Isshiki exploited an opening to strike through Ying Yue's Susanoo and send him flying, leaving Ying Yue exhausted and struggling to hold the Susanoo together.

Ying Yue opened the Gate of Death and fought Ōtsutsuki Isshiki with newly heightened speed and strength, countering his attacks and forcing him to take the threat seriously. Meanwhile, Tsunade gathered Konoha’s elite forces to support Ying Yue, and they rushed toward the battle as its destruction became visible from afar.

• Ying Yue’s True Several Thousand Hands attack failed to harm Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, who evaded it with Sukunahikona and blocked its remaining blows with Daikokuten.
• Ying Yue combined Sage Mode, Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and the Eight Inner Gates, opening the Gate of Death and surging to a new peak of power.
• Ying Yue dodged and returned Isshiki’s black rods, then punched away his black cubes and used The World to intercept shrunken rods before they could ambush him.
• Ying Yue mocked Isshiki, stirring his fury, while Isshiki recognized Ying Yue as a genuine threat.
• Tsunade gathered Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Namikaze Minato, and Konoha’s elite jonin to support Ying Yue.
• Tsunade and the group hurried toward the fight and saw distant dust, violent chakra fluctuations, and signs of the battlefield’s destruction.

Ying Yue fought Ōtsutsuki Isshiki while Konoha's arriving ninja waited for a chance to support him. After opening the Gate of Death and gaining the upper hand, Ying Yue used time-stopping attacks to batter Isshiki into a crater, leaving Isshiki badly injured and struggling to recover.

• Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Minato arrived and decided to stay on standby until Ying Yue created an opening.
• Ying Yue opened the Gate of Death and adapted to its power, forcing Ōtsutsuki Isshiki onto the defensive with precise attacks.
• Ying Yue stopped time and struck Isshiki with a devastating punch that sent him crashing through mountains.
• Ying Yue used another time stop and a Strength of a Hundred Rising Dragon Fist to launch Isshiki into the sky, then teleported above him with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Ying Yue punched Isshiki into the ground, leaving him bloodied at the bottom of a crater and recovering more slowly.

Ying Yue ended his prolonged battle with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki by unleashing the Red Sky Sword’s devastating attack, leaving Isshiki mortally wounded. Isshiki escaped to Kara, marked an imperfect vessel with his Karma, and died after ordering his subordinates to await his resurrection.

• Ying Yue and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki reached a deadlock as Isshiki evaded attacks and stalled until Ying Yue’s Gate of Death state neared its limit.
• Ying Yue released the Gate of Death and used Izanagi to restore his body, then drew the Red Sky Sword and poured most of his chakra and all his Destiny Points into it.
• Ying Yue stopped time and unleashed the Red Sky Sword’s strongest attack, splitting the clouds and carving a massive ravine through the battlefield.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s Sukunahikona and Daikokuten defenses failed, and the sword wave left him grievously injured.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki escaped through a portal to Kara, marked an imperfect vessel with his Karma, and died after telling his subordinates to await his resurrection.

After defeating Ōtsutsuki Isshiki with the Red Sky Sword, Ying Yue returned to Konoha as Black Zetsu and Uchiha Obito learned of his strength and reconsidered their plans. During the ensuing peace, Ying Yue focused on rebuilding the Ninja World and introducing simplified Chinese characters to support universal education.

• Ying Yue defeated Ōtsutsuki Isshiki with the Red Sky Sword, and Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Namikaze Minato witnessed the sword’s power.
• Ying Yue told the group that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was probably dead, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take everyone back to Konoha.
• Surviving White Zetsu reported the battle to Black Zetsu and Uchiha Obito, and Black Zetsu judged Ying Yue to be at or above Six Paths level.
• Black Zetsu resolved to delay capturing the tailed beasts until Uchiha Madara’s resurrection, while Obito’s belief in the Eye of the Moon Plan continued to waver.
• During a period of peace, Ying Yue made universal education a priority and directed officials to develop simplified Chinese characters for wider use.

Ying Yue’s writing and education reforms spread across the Ninja World, while Uzumaki Mito’s final words entrusted him with preserving peace before she died. After her funeral, Ying Yue continued his reforms and sent his younger children to Konoha’s Ninja Academy, where they would study alongside the next generation.

• Ying Yue established simplified Chinese characters as the United Government’s official script and promoted literacy and improved education.
• Ying Yue returned to Konoha when Uzumaki Mito became critically ill, and Mito praised his work for peace and urged him to protect the land.
• Uzumaki Mito died peacefully with Ying Yue and Tsunade at her side.
• Ying Yue and Tsunade held a funeral attended by Konoha’s clan leaders, elders, and shinobi, and Ying Yue vowed to carry on Mito and Senju Hashirama’s ideals.
• Uchiha Hui, Uchiha Yukine, and Uchiha Yu enrolled at the Ninja Academy without special treatment, while Uchiha Yao continued studying under Orochimaru.

At the opening ceremony, Fourth Hokage Uchiha Ying Yue promoted broader education for Konoha’s students and continued reshaping the Ninja World to sustain peace, prosperity, and a useful role for ninja. Orochimaru then revealed research suggesting Kekkei Genkai powers stem from genetic mutations, leaving Ying Yue with news of a deeper scientific discovery.

• Uchiha Ying Yue addressed the new students and expanded the Ninja Academy curriculum to include general education alongside ninja training.
• Ying Yue subsidized ninja villages, raised ninja incomes, and employed ninja in production while keeping the villages under the United Government.
• Orochimaru visited Ying Yue with research conducted alongside Hiruko, explaining how scientific ninja tools could reproduce some Kekkei Genkai.
• Orochimaru reported that complex Kekkei Genkai such as the Sharingan and Wood Release were linked to genetic mutations and extra genomic information found in individuals including Uchiha Itachi, Haku, and Kimimaro.

Ying Yue and Orochimaru agreed to pursue research into Kekkei Genkai and immortality, with the United Government providing full support. Years later, Ying Yue had handed the Hokage position to Namikaze Minato and led the United Government as the Ninja World prospered.

• Orochimaru told Ying Yue that several Kekkei Genkai clans might share an ancestor and that transplantation and cloning could replicate their abilities.
• Ying Yue agreed to provide Kekkei Genkai ninja for Orochimaru’s research, on the condition that their lives remained the priority.
• Orochimaru explained his Living Corpse Reincarnation technique and his goal of discovering a more lasting way to achieve immortality.
• Ying Yue pledged government funding, materials, and manpower for the research, explaining that he hoped to extend the lives of people he loved.
• Ying Yue and Orochimaru formed a research team and studied life, chakra, genes, and lifespan while confronting new risks.
• Ying Yue stepped down as Konoha’s Fourth Hokage and passed the position to Namikaze Minato as the Ninja World prospered under the United Government.

Uchiha Ying Yue balanced his family life with governing and training, awakened a Three-Tomoe Rinnegan, and reviewed his growing power. Concerned that reports of prosperity might conceal public discontent, he sent Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi to investigate the ninja world's true condition.

• Ying Yue made time to care for his wife and children while continuing his training and government work.
• Ying Yue used Destiny Points to awaken the Rinnegan and gained the space-warping Amenominaka and time-rewinding Amenonotokotachi.
• Ying Yue reviewed his status panel, noted his Three-Tomoe Rinnegan and growing strength, and considered the threats posed by the Otsutsuki Clan and Uchiha Madara.
• After nearly eight years of reforms, Ying Yue noticed that his Destiny Points were growing more slowly and suspected that official reports hid problems among the people.
• Ying Yue ordered Uchiha Shisui to investigate the ninja world's real conditions and assigned Uchiha Itachi to assist him.

Shisui and Itachi investigated the worsening conditions across the Ninja World and reported that land consolidation, poverty, unemployment, and economic decline had returned under the United Government. Ying Yue’s own travels confirmed that the free market had empowered clans and nobles to monopolize wealth, and he began planning reforms to prevent a bloody upheaval.

• Shisui and Itachi visited villages and towns, finding that wealthy merchants had acquired land and that workers faced low wages, unemployment, and growing poverty.
• Shisui and Itachi reported their findings to Ying Yue, who decided to investigate ordinary people’s lives himself.
• Ying Yue traveled through the Ninja World and discovered that powerful clans and old nobles had turned the free market into a monopolistic system.
• Ying Yue saw unemployment, overwork, unsold goods, corruption, and rising hardship as the economy stalled and officials concealed the crisis.
• Ying Yue resolved to redistribute resources, break clan monopolies, protect vulnerable people, and create a fairer economic system.