Chapter Summaries

Tsunade called for Ying Yue’s help as the Konoha Sannin struggled against Hanzo, while Ying Yue ended his battle with Ōnoki and rushed to their aid. He arrived in time to block Hanzo’s attack with Susanoo, leaving the Sannin ready to fight with him.

• Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade were gradually overwhelmed by Hanzo as their chakra dwindled and Tsunade repeatedly treated their injuries and poison.
• Tsunade sent a chakra signal through the Flying Thunder God Mark on her abdomen to summon Ying Yue.
• Ying Yue used a Wood Clone and the Flying Thunder God Technique to surprise Ōnoki, then struck him with a Great Fireball after stopping time with [World].
• Ōnoki, gravely wounded, ordered the Iwagakure shinobi to retreat, and Ying Yue left a Wood Clone behind before teleporting to Tsunade.
• Ying Yue arrived at the Sannin’s battlefield and used Susanoo to shield them from Hanzo’s attack; Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru prepared to fight alongside him.

Uchiha Ying Yue and the Konoha Sannin fought Hanzo until he acknowledged their strength and both sides withdrew. After deciding to return to Konoha, they met Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan; Jiraiya stayed to care for them while Ying Yue, Orochimaru, and Tsunade headed back.

• Hanzo unleashed water, fire, poison, swordsmanship, and ninjutsu against Ying Yue and the Sannin, but the battle reached a costly stalemate.
• Hanzo praised Ying Yue, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade, then withdrew his forces as the Konoha shinobi ended their pursuit.
• Ying Yue, Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya agreed that Konoha should reassess its campaign and return to report to the Hokage.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan asked the Konoha shinobi for food and then pleaded to learn ninjutsu so they could bring peace.
• Orochimaru rejected the children, but Jiraiya and Ying Yue defended them; Jiraiya chose to stay with them, and Ying Yue gave them a scroll containing ten thousand ryo.
• Ying Yue said goodbye to Jiraiya and left for Konoha with Orochimaru and Tsunade.

Uchiha Ying Yue, Orochimaru, and Tsunade warned Sarutobi Hiruzen that Hanzo of the Salamander made victory in the Land of Rain costly and uncertain. Konoha’s leadership chose a war of attrition, and Tsunade returned to the hospital to prepare for the fighting ahead.

• Uchiha Ying Yue, Orochimaru, and Tsunade reported Hanzo’s strength and warned Sarutobi Hiruzen that continued attacks could bring catastrophic losses.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen convened the Konoha High Command, where Shimura Danzō and Utatane Koharu urged the village to keep fighting while Mitokado Homura cautioned against further casualties.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen decided Konoha would wage a war of attrition to preserve its strength while weakening the other villages.
• Uchiha Ying Yue, Tsunade, and Orochimaru returned to Konoha to recuperate and train.
• Tsunade worked at Konoha Hospital, trained promising medical shinobi, developed antidotes to Hanzo’s poison, and improved her Medical Ninjutsu and Strength of a Hundred.

Orochimaru continued researching and training Senju Nawaki, while Jiraiya recognized Nagato as the child from the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy and began teaching him, Yahiko, and Konan. Back in Konoha, Uchiha Ying Yue reviewed his growth and resolved to improve his elemental ninjutsu and aerial combat options.

• Orochimaru trained Senju Nawaki and continued studying the Sharingan and Wood Release with Uchiha Ying Yue.
• Jiraiya saw Nagato’s Rinnegan and became convinced that Nagato was the prophesied savior who would bring peace.
• Jiraiya took Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan as disciples and trained them in ninjutsu, combat, and ideals of peace.
• Uchiha Ying Yue reviewed his status and noted his Sage Body, chakra, and ninjutsu progress after the battles in the Land of Rain.
• Uchiha Ying Yue resolved to expand his elemental techniques and improve his ability to fight airborne opponents.

Uchiha Ying Yue trained to master all five basic nature transformations while receiving reports of successful agricultural and sealing advances in the Land of Whirlpools. He ordered improved rice seeds distributed through negotiations with the countries’ Feudal Lords, aiming to expand the Land of Whirlpools’ influence and reshape the Ninja World.

• Uchiha Ying Yue focused his training on the Five Basic Nature Transformations and considered learning powerful Wood Release techniques.
• A representative from the Land of Whirlpools reported that improved rice seeds had raised crop yields by 30%, and that the region had developed Medical Sealing Tags and a Soul Sealing Technique.
• Uchiha Ying Yue praised the representative’s subordinates, prioritized producing Medical Sealing Tags, and decided to study the Soul Sealing Technique.
• Uchiha Ying Yue instructed the Land of Whirlpools to distribute its improved seeds throughout the Ninja World rather than keep the technology to itself.
• Uchiha Ying Yue directed his subordinates to negotiate with each country’s Feudal Lord, using harvest samples to promote the seeds and setting a minimum agreement price of 1.5 billion ryo.

Uchiha Ying Yue returned to the Land of Rain, where he helped lead Konoha through months of positional warfare and became known as the “Guardian of the Battlefield.” The chapter ended when Tsunade told him that Nawaki had died in battle.

• Uchiha Ying Yue, Tsunade, and Orochimaru met with Hiruzen Sarutobi before leaving Konoha for the front lines.
• After returning to the Land of Rain, Ying Yue gathered Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya to discuss enemy movements, medical support, reconnaissance, and Konoha’s defenses.
• Over the following months, Konoha’s commanders held their positions while Orochimaru trained Nawaki, Jiraiya taught Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, and Tsunade treated wounded shinobi.
• Ying Yue used the Flying Thunder God Technique and his strategic insight to repel attacks by Ōnoki and Hanzo of the Salamander, earning the respect of Konoha’s forces.
• Ying Yue noticed that Tsunade and Orochimaru were troubled and asked what had happened.
• Tsunade broke down and told Ying Yue that Nawaki had died in battle.

After Senju Nawaki died, Uchiha Ying Yue promised Tsunade he would seek a way to resurrect him and asked Orochimaru to improve Impure World Reincarnation while preserving Nawaki’s body tissue. Ying Yue and Tsunade became secret lovers, and he later focused on training and monitoring Sunagakure for a chance to fulfill his promise.

• Orochimaru told Tsunade that Nawaki had died after falling into an enemy trap, and Tsunade blamed him for taking her brother on a dangerous mission.
• Uchiha Ying Yue stopped their argument and promised to bring Nawaki back using Sunagakure’s One’s Own Life Reincarnation.
• Ying Yue asked Orochimaru to improve Impure World Reincarnation and preserve Nawaki’s body tissue for the resurrection effort.
• Ying Yue comforted Tsunade at a tavern, and they spent the night together before deciding to keep their relationship secret.
• As fighting in the Land of Rain eased, Ying Yue trained in nature transformations and sealing jutsu while watching Sunagakure’s movements for a way to resurrect Nawaki.

Uchiha Ying Yue watched for a chance to capture Chiyo’s son and daughter-in-law and bargain for her forbidden resurrection technique, while learning that Nagato possessed the Rinnegan. He agreed with Jiraiya to keep Nagato’s eyes secret from Danzo, and reflected on how Madara’s plans had made Nagato a pawn.

• Uchiha Ying Yue monitored Sunagakure and prepared to capture Chiyo’s son and daughter-in-law so he could negotiate for One’s Own Life Reincarnation.
• Uchiha Ying Yue and Jiraiya visited Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan’s secret base, where Ying Yue noticed Nagato’s unusual eyes and recognized the Rinnegan.
• Jiraiya told Uchiha Ying Yue about the Great Toad Sage’s prophecy and said he believed Nagato was the Child of Prophecy.
• Uchiha Ying Yue cautioned Jiraiya against relying on prophecy, then agreed to keep Nagato’s Rinnegan secret, especially from Shimura Danzō.
• Uchiha Ying Yue recalled that Uchiha Madara had transplanted the Rinnegan into Nagato as part of his plan and pitied the boy for being used.

Uchiha Ying Yue reflected on how war and loss had driven Madara, Obito, and Nagato toward extreme visions of peace, and vowed to protect Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko from that fate. Amid the ruins of the Land of Rain, he resolved to find a lasting path to peace rather than escape reality or rely on force.

• Uchiha Ying Yue recalled how Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara founded Konoha to end the Warring States chaos, before Madara pursued the Eye of the Moon Plan after losing faith in lasting peace.
• Uchiha Ying Yue vowed to protect Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko from becoming casualties of history.
• Uchiha Ying Yue considered how Nohara Rin's death drove Uchiha Obito toward Infinite Tsukuyomi and how Yahiko's death would lead Nagato to seek peace through pain.
• Uchiha Ying Yue questioned the cycle of violence in the Ninja World and resolved to change its fate without resorting to escapism or extreme methods.
• Uchiha Ying Yue stood among the ruins and dead in the Land of Rain, then reaffirmed his determination to forge a different path toward lasting peace.

Uchiha Ying Yue supported Tsunade’s plan to expand Konoha’s medical forces and offered funding and supplies, winning the Jonin’s backing and forcing Hiruzen to approve it. Afterward, Ying Yue reflected on the Hokage’s weakened position and thought that the leader should be whoever commanded the strongest army.

• Uchiha Ying Yue resolved to pursue peace through education and reforms that empowered ordinary people.
• Senju Tsunade proposed assigning medical ninja to frontline squads and establishing a more organized medical system.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen objected that wartime shortages made Tsunade’s plan too costly and difficult to implement.
• Uchiha Ying Yue offered funds and Medical Sealing Tags from the Land of Whirlpools to support the plan.
• The Jonin backed Uchiha Ying Yue, and Sarutobi Hiruzen approved the proposal.
• After the meeting, Uchiha Ying Yue considered that the Hokage should be whoever commanded the strongest army.

Uchiha Ying Yue ambushed Sunagakure’s surprise attack force in the Land of Rivers and captured Chiyo’s son and daughter-in-law alive. After Sunagakure sent an envoy to negotiate their release, Ying Yue demanded to speak directly with the Third Kazekage and Chiyo.

• Uchiha Ying Yue learned through Shadow Curtain that Sunagakure forces had gathered in the Land of Rivers and suspected they were planning to attack Konoha.
• Uchiha Ying Yue led his unit to a canyon and ambushed the force led by Chiyo’s son and daughter-in-law.
• Uchiha Ying Yue overwhelmed the puppeteers’ attacks, and Chiyo’s son and daughter-in-law surrendered with their surviving shinobi.
• Uchiha Ying Yue arranged for a Sunagakure shinobi to report the capture, prompting Sunagakure to send an envoy to negotiate.
• Uchiha Ying Yue rejected the envoy’s claim that the attack was a misunderstanding and demanded negotiations with the Third Kazekage and Chiyo.

Uchiha Ying Yue secured One's Own Life Reincarnation from Chiyo in exchange for favorable negotiation terms and the return of Sunagakure's prisoners. Meanwhile, Third Raikage A launched surprise attacks on Konoha and Iwagakure, prompting both villages to mobilize as the fighting began.

• Chiyo agreed to secretly give Uchiha Ying Yue a copy of the One's Own Life Reincarnation scroll in exchange for the safe return of her family and subordinates and flexible terms for Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Ying Yue took the scroll, hoping it would help him save Senju Nawaki, while Third Raikage A prepared attacks against Konoha and Iwagakure.
• Third Raikage A led an elite force toward Konoha and sent another force to attack Iwagakure, but both villages learned of the movements.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi put Konoha on high alert and sent a messenger to recall Uchiha Ying Yue and the other shinobi from the Land of Rain.
• Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure's forces to return from the Land of Rain and defend the village against Kumogakure.
• Hatake Sakumo organized Konoha's defenses as Third Raikage A's force advanced toward the village.

Uchiha Ying Yue returned to Konoha and joined Hatake Sakumo in battling Third Raikage A. After the two wore down the Raikage, he retreated with Kumogakure’s forces, temporarily ending the threat to the village.

• Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Konoha’s front-line forces to return and sent messengers to summon Uchiha Ying Yue.
• Uchiha Ying Yue received Konoha’s plea for help in the Land of Rain, arranged the front-line defenses, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the battlefield.
• Uchiha Ying Yue joined Hatake Sakumo against Third Raikage A, using World, Wood Release, Fire Release, Flying Thunder God, and Susanoo to support the fight.
• Third Raikage A struck Uchiha Ying Yue’s Susanoo with Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite, shattering part of it and draining Ying Yue’s chakra.
• Uchiha Ying Yue and Hatake Sakumo continued fighting together until Third Raikage A’s strength waned, forcing him to retreat with Kumogakure’s forces.

After the Third Raikage withdrew, Uchiha Ying Yue and Hatake Sakumo warned Konoha to prepare for another attack and report the battle to Hiruzen Sarutobi. The Second Shinobi World War ended as the nations withdrew without gaining territory, and Ying Yue resolved to pursue lasting peace.

• Uchiha Ying Yue and Hatake Sakumo discussed the Third Raikage's retreat and agreed to strengthen Konoha's defenses and monitor Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
• Uchiha Ying Yue reported the battle to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who strengthened the village defenses and ordered front-line troops to return.
• The Third Kazekage withdrew Sunagakure's forces, and Hanzo of the Salamander pulled Amegakure out of the war.
• The four great nations gained no territory or strategic advantage, while Amegakure retained its homeland and the Land of Water used its absence from the fighting to rebuild.
• Uchiha Ying Yue looked over Konoha and vowed to keep working toward lasting peace, believing the war's end was only a temporary ceasefire.

After the war, Ying Yue donated his rewards to Konoha’s wounded and fallen, earning the village’s admiration. He and Orochimaru then revived Senju Nawaki through Impure World Reincarnation and One's Own Life Reincarnation, leaving Tsunade reunited with her living brother.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen praised the war’s distinguished shinobi, and Ying Yue asked that his rewards go to the wounded, fallen, and deserving warriors.
• Ying Yue and Orochimaru spent a month experimenting to find a way to revive Senju Nawaki, with Tsunade assisting near the laboratory.
• Ying Yue proposed injecting Hashirama Cells into a condemned shinobi before Orochimaru performed Impure World Reincarnation, bringing Nawaki back in an incomplete Reanimated Body.
• Ying Yue used his Sharingan to control a second condemned shinobi and performed One's Own Life Reincarnation, restoring Nawaki to life.
• Tsunade thanked Ying Yue as she reunited with Nawaki, while Orochimaru saw the revival as proof that immortality might be attainable.

After Senju Nawaki’s resurrection, Uchiha Ying Yue and Senju Tsunade showed him Konoha and agreed to conceal how difficult the resurrection was to reproduce. Nawaki spotted the closeness between Tsunade and Ying Yue, and after he left them alone, the pair spent the night together; the chapter ended with them eating breakfast and Ying Yue asking about Tsunade’s plans for the day.

• Orochimaru left the laboratory to continue researching after Senju Nawaki’s resurrection.
• Uchiha Ying Yue and Senju Tsunade took Nawaki around Konoha and agreed to describe his resurrection as a costly, unlikely result of special circumstances.
• At dinner, Nawaki guessed that Tsunade and Ying Yue were romantically involved, then left to give them time alone.
• Ying Yue invited Tsunade to stay at his home, and she accepted; they spent the night together.
• The next morning, Ying Yue and Tsunade ate breakfast, and he asked what she planned to do that day.

Uchiha Ying Yue supported Tsunade in rebuilding Konoha’s medical system and directed the Dawn Organization to fund a new hospital and medical-ninja training. He then ordered researchers in the Land of Whirlpools to develop his firearm design, leaving the project poised to reshape future warfare.

• Uchiha Ying Yue promised Tsunade funding and resources to rebuild Konoha’s medical system, and Tsunade began planning Konoha Hospital with him.
• Uchiha Ying Yue oversaw the hospital’s funding and materials as construction began.
• Uchiha Ying Yue met with Dawn Organization leaders, heard reports of the Land of Whirlpools’ economic and agricultural progress, and ordered them to fund Tsunade’s plans while continuing rice-seed research.
• Uchiha Ying Yue presented firearm sketches and instructed the technical director to have the Dawn Organization’s researchers develop them for mass production.
• The technical director accepted the design and prepared to return to the Land of Whirlpools to assign the research task.

After the Second Shinobi World War, Uchiha Ying Yue continued training and checked his growing abilities before earning and drawing a system reward: Scientific Genius. He began planning how to use it to advance technology, while Uchiha Chōkaku considered the Uchiha Clan’s future and the need for a new leader.

• Uchiha Ying Yue trained in Wood Release and summoned a Wood Dragon in a forest outside Konoha.
• Uchiha Ying Yue reviewed his status panel, noting his 72% Sage Body, increased chakra, and progress in Wood Release and other abilities.
• The Destiny System awarded Uchiha Ying Yue a draw for greatly altering the Ninja World’s fate, and he won Scientific Genius.
• Uchiha Ying Yue planned to improve rice seeds, medical equipment, and weapons, and decided to redirect the Dawn Organization’s research.
• Uchiha Chōkaku considered the Uchiha Clan’s rising standing and the need to find a new leader.

Uchiha Chōkaku chose Uchiha Ying Yue as his successor and held an election at Naka Shrine. Ying Yue accepted the nomination and addressed the clan, but the gathering had yet to formally conclude.

• Uchiha Chōkaku decided Uchiha Ying Yue was the best candidate to lead the Uchiha Clan, citing his strength, reputation, and support.
• Uchiha Chōkaku summoned Uchiha Ying Yue and told him he would nominate him at the next day's clan head election.
• Uchiha Ying Yue accepted the nomination and agreed to earn the clan members' trust.
• Uchiha Chōkaku nominated Uchiha Ying Yue at a gathering near Naka Shrine by the Naka River.
• Uchiha Ying Yue declared that he was ready to become clan head, while some members still had doubts about his youth and awaited proof of his strength.

Uchiha Ying Yue won the clan’s support by defeating young ninjas in sparring and advising them on their weaknesses. He then proposed giving two-thirds of the Konoha Military Police Force’s positions to other clans and civilian ninjas, provoking strong opposition at the clan meeting.

• Uchiha Ying Yue sparred with the clan’s young ninjas, suppressing his chakra and defeating each opponent through superior combat skill.
• Uchiha Ying Yue gave his opponents detailed advice, and the clan members came to admire and support him as their new clan head.
• Uchiha Ying Yue decided to restructure the Konoha Military Police Force to reduce resentment toward the Uchiha and open other roles in Konoha to clan members.
• Uchiha Ying Yue proposed surrendering two-thirds of the Police Force’s positions to other clans and civilian ninjas.
• Many Uchiha ninjas stood up and opposed Uchiha Ying Yue’s proposal.