Chapter Summaries

Chenshu Senju and Jiraiya walked into an Akatsuki ambush, where Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki confronted them. Chenshu trapped everyone in a Wood Release cage and deliberately met Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan gaze, leaving Tsukuyomi locked onto his mind.

• Jiraiya warned Chenshu Senju that Akatsuki had set an ambush, but Chenshu continued toward it with casual jokes.
• Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki emerged from the mist and identified Chenshu as their target because of his Wood Release.
• Chenshu mocked Itachi’s red eyes, then ignored Jiraiya’s warning not to look directly at the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Chenshu unleashed Wood Release, filling the forest with giant trees that formed an airtight cage around the group.
• Itachi activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and cast Tsukuyomi, which locked onto Chenshu’s mind after their gazes met.

Chenshu Senju shattered Itachi Uchiha’s Tsukuyomi and drained Kisame Hoshigaki’s chakra through Samehada, forcing the Akatsuki pair to retreat. Itachi warned Chenshu about a spiral-masked figure, and Chenshu and Jiraiya continued toward Tanzaku Town.

• Chenshu Senju resisted Itachi Uchiha’s Tsukuyomi, shattered its mental realm, and caused Itachi to suffer a severe backlash.
• Kisame Hoshigaki attacked Chenshu’s Wood Release with Samehada, but the wooden tendrils drained Kisame and his sword instead.
• Jiraiya trapped Itachi and Kisame inside Toad Mouth Bind, but Itachi burned open an escape route with Amaterasu and fled with Kisame.
• Itachi warned Chenshu that the true shadow hid behind a spiral-shaped mask before the two Akatsuki members escaped.
• Chenshu suspected Itachi had pointed him toward Obito, and he and Jiraiya resumed their journey to Tanzaku Town.

After defeating Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki, Chenshu Senju received powerful system rewards and continued toward Konoha with Jiraiya. At Chenshu’s residence, Danzo’s Root forces confronted the Sound Five, and Chenshu hurried back after learning of the attack.

• Chenshu Senju received an advanced ten-pull draw for defeating Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki, gaining a Wood Release Clone Intangibility Secret Technique and a Minor Rinnegan Perception Fragment.
• Chenshu joked to Jiraiya that his resistance to Tsukuyomi came from watching adult films, prompting Jiraiya to imagine Tsunade dancing and get a nosebleed.
• Danzo’s Root ninja surrounded Chenshu Senju’s residence and announced they would eliminate the people he had sheltered.
• Kimimaro warned the Root squad not to cross the gate, while Tayuya, Sakon, Ukon, and Jirobo assembled to defend the residence.
• Chenshu received a messenger toad’s report about the attack, blamed Danzo, and hurried toward Konoha with Jiraiya.

Chenshu Senju remotely intervened when Shimura Danzō’s Root squad attacked his home, helping Tayuya, Kimimaro, Sakon, Ukon, and Jirobo wipe out the attackers and empowering his subordinates. Shimura Danzō learned of Chenshu’s long-range abilities and began planning to use Izanagi to eliminate him.

• Chenshu Senju used Wood Release to form a face in the air above his courtyard and ordered Kimimaro and the others to form up as Root attacked.
• Kimimaro, Sakon, Ukon, and Jirobo took their positions while Tayuya summoned three ogres, and the four unleashed the Sage Art: Violet Flame Bonewood Realm.
• The combination technique killed the Root squad, and Chenshu Senju sent chakra and experience rewards to his subordinates, healing Kimimaro’s injuries and strengthening the group.
• Shimura Danzō received word that his squad had been annihilated and that Chenshu Senju could transmit chakra and command battles across hundreds of kilometers.
• Shimura Danzō resolved to use Izanagi and the Sharingan hidden beneath the bandages on his right arm to try to kill Chenshu Senju and his subordinates.

Chenshu Senju and Jiraiya found Tsunade gambling in Tanzaku Town, and Chenshu planned to manipulate her into sharing her medical knowledge. Meanwhile, Orochimaru and Kabuto arrived in town to force Tsunade to heal Orochimaru’s damaged hands.

• Chenshu Senju and Jiraiya entered the casino and spotted Tsunade losing her borrowed chips while Shizune tried to stop her.
• Jiraiya asked whether they should approach Tsunade, but Chenshu decided to scheme around her feelings for the First Hokage and ordered Jiraiya to draw her anger first.
• Tsunade lost her remaining money and drank at the table while Chenshu considered how to make his entrance.
• Orochimaru complained that the chakra seed had not helped his ruined hands and blamed Chenshu Senju for making him suffer diarrhea.
• Kabuto told Orochimaru that Tsunade was at the casino, and Orochimaru headed there to force her to heal him.
• Chenshu Senju felt his right eyelid twitch and anticipated that the events in Tanzaku Town would become more interesting.

Orochimaru offered Tsunade a deal to heal his hands in exchange for reviving Nawaki and Dan, but Chenshu Senju interrupted and proposed his own bargain. After Chenshu revealed his Wood Release, Orochimaru ordered Kabuto to summon a swarm of snakes and threatened everyone in the casino.

• Jiraiya prepared to approach Tsunade before Orochimaru entered the casino with Kabuto and confronted her.
• Orochimaru offered to revive Nawaki and Dan if Tsunade healed his crippled hands.
• Chenshu Senju mocked Orochimaru, warned Tsunade that he would betray her, and offered to cure her hemophobia and trauma.
• Chenshu claimed Senju heritage and demonstrated Wood Release, stunning Tsunade and Jiraiya while enraging Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru ordered Kabuto to summon enormous snakes, turning the casino into a snake pit and threatening to kill everyone there.

Chenshu Senju watched the battle between Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, using Wood Release to stop Kabuto and a delayed laxative technique to force Orochimaru to retreat. Tsunade promised him the medical scroll if they drove Orochimaru away, and the chapter ended with Jiraiya and Tsunade staring at Chenshu in disbelief.

• Jiraiya summoned Gamaken as Orochimaru attacked the casino and demanded Wood Release.
• Kabuto tried to kill Tsunade while her hemophobia left her frozen, but Chenshu restrained him with chakra-draining Wood Release.
• Tsunade recovered, smashed a giant snake, and promised Chenshu the medical scroll if Orochimaru was driven back.
• Orochimaru prepared to unleash an attack, but Chenshu's delayed laxative technique triggered and left him desperate to find a toilet.
• Orochimaru ordered Kabuto to retreat and reverse-summoned himself away, while Jiraiya and Tsunade stared at Chenshu in disbelief.

Chenshu Senju obtained the First Hokage’s legacy scroll and unlocked the complete Senju bloodline archive and an ultimate medical technique. Tsunade accepted the appointment to become Fifth Hokage, and Chenshu prepared to return to the village and settle accounts with Danzo.

• Tsunade handed Chenshu the First Hokage’s core legacy scroll after Orochimaru vanished.
• Chenshu’s system unlocked the Senju bloodline archive and Creation Rebirth Derivative Domain, restoring his vitality and reviving dead grass.
• Chenshu teased Tsunade about the scroll’s smell, and she became less resistant to returning to the Hidden Leaf Village.
• Shizune delivered Tsunade the village’s appointment letter naming her Fifth Hokage.
• Chenshu urged Tsunade to accept, and she agreed while threatening to assign him S-rank missions and dock his pay.
• Chenshu looked toward the village and vowed to raid Root and settle his grudge with Danzo.

Chenshu Senju used his Wood Release senses to monitor Konoha and discovered Sasuke planned to defect to Orochimaru for more power. He prepared traps along Sasuke’s escape routes, while Zetsu warned Pain that Chenshu’s surveillance abilities posed a major threat.

• As Chenshu traveled with Jiraiya and Tsunade, he monitored his home, where Tayuya complained about the revealing outfit Jirobo had found for her.
• Chenshu sensed Sasuke training with Chidori and resolved to leave Konoha for Orochimaru when the contact arrived.
• Chenshu secretly covered Sasuke’s likely escape routes with vines and traps designed to capture and humiliate him.
• In Amegakure, Zetsu told Nagato that Chenshu’s Wood Release surveillance network exceeded conventional ninjutsu and had detected Sasuke’s escape plans.
• Pain considered delaying the Nine-Tails mission to eliminate Chenshu, but White Zetsu interrupted to suggest stealing one of Chenshu’s traps for study.

Chenshu Senju left Tsunade and Jiraiya behind and headed toward the Hidden Leaf Village, reflecting on his recent gains and plans for strengthening his household. As rain fell near the Land of Fire’s border, he sensed a powerful chakra above the clouds and identified its source as the god of Amegakure.

• Chenshu Senju teased Tsunade and Jiraiya before racing ahead toward the Hidden Leaf Village with Wood Release.
• Chenshu reviewed his gains from the encounters with Itachi Uchiha, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Orochimaru, including new abilities and the Creation Rebirth scroll.
• Chenshu planned to train Tayuya, Jirobo, Sakon, Ukon, and Kimimaro into a stronger household force and to retaliate against Danzo and Root.
• Chenshu crossed a creek and continued toward the Land of Fire’s border as the sky darkened and rain began to fall.
• Chenshu sensed a cold, godlike chakra spreading through the rain above the forest and recognized it as the god of Amegakure.

Chenshu Senju detected Nagato’s Rain Tiger at Will Technique and mocked him, exposing his location and abilities. Nagato reacted with anger and decided to probe Chenshu’s strength from Amegakure.

• Chenshu Senju sensed Nagato watching through the rain and created a Wood Release canopy to shield himself.
• Chenshu Senju insulted Nagato with a raised middle finger and mocking messages formed from wood.
• Nagato realized Chenshu had detected and traced his technique, and Konan and the Zetsu reacted to the revelation.
• Nagato judged Chenshu a dangerous, uncontrollable variable and resolved to test his strength.
• Nagato sent a repulsive-force ripple across the distance toward Chenshu in the Land of Fire.

Chenshu Senju repelled a remote attack from Pain and rushed back to Konoha to oversee Uchiha Sasuke’s defection. He ordered Tayuya and the Sound Five to stage a humiliating, nonlethal farewell ambush, while Sasuke prepared to leave the hospital under cover of night.

• Chenshu Senju blocked Pain’s long-range Shinra Tensei with a wooden shield and sent a Wood Dragon carrying the remaining force back toward its source.
• Chenshu Senju contacted Tayuya and ordered her to let Orochimaru’s people and Konoha’s ANBU proceed without interference while preparing a nonlethal trap for Uchiha Sasuke.
• Chenshu Senju instructed Tayuya to use loudspeakers, banners, and flash powder to publicly embarrass Sasuke as he left the village.
• Tayuya gathered Jirobo, Kimimaro, Sakon, and Ukon, and the Sound Five set out to prepare the staged farewell near the village gate.
• Uchiha Sasuke packed his ninja tools at Hidden Leaf Hospital and stared toward the world beyond the village.

Sasuke left Konoha to seek Orochimaru and gain the power to avenge himself, unaware that Chenshu Senju had secretly tracked him and arranged a humiliating trap. The chapter ended as Sasuke entered the canyon and Wood Release sealing formations lit beneath his feet.

• Sasuke escaped from Hidden Leaf Hospital and slipped past Konoha’s guards, believing his departure had gone unnoticed.
• Chenshu Senju’s Wood Release spores tracked Sasuke while the Sound Five watched and recorded him, preparing a public-humiliation trap.
• Sasuke reached Konoha’s outskirts, found no Sound Ninja waiting, and continued toward the canyon route to Orochimaru’s base.
• The Sound Five prepared speakers, banners, flash powder, and a Recording Toad to capture Sasuke’s defection.
• Sasuke stepped into the canyon, and dense Wood Release sealing formations suddenly lit beneath his feet.

Chenshu Senju’s trap caught Sasuke as he tried to leave Konoha, and Chenshu turned the capture into a public spectacle accusing him of defecting to Orochimaru. The crowd watched Sasuke’s humiliation as Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Shizune arrived and saw the scene.

• Wood Release vines bound Sasuke upside down above the canyon and drained his chakra.
• Tayuya activated loudspeakers, banners, and flash powder while Kimimaro photographed Sasuke.
• Villagers rushed to the canyon, where Chenshu Senju accused Sasuke of running away to join Orochimaru.
• The villagers mocked Sasuke as he hung helplessly before the crowd.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Shizune reached Konoha and saw Sasuke’s public humiliation.

Tsunade took office as the Fifth Hokage and faced resistance from Danzō, but Chenshu Senju used his Wood Release and Senju authority to secure her position. Danzō retreated to Root and prepared to use Shin Uchiha’s Sharingan-covered arm against Chenshu.

• Tsunade returned to the Hidden Leaf Village after seeing Sasuke Uchiha subjected to a humiliating public spectacle and taken to the interrogation room.
• Tsunade ordered reforms to ANBU and the Konoha Military Police Force at a high-level meeting, but Danzō challenged her authority and demanded a role in reorganizing the village’s forces.
• Chenshu Senju entered the meeting, threatened Danzō with Wood Release, and warned that he would destroy Root if Danzō challenged Tsunade again.
• The clan heads and advisors fell silent, Tsunade’s position as Hokage became secure, and Danzō left the meeting in anger.
• At the Root base, Danzō uncovered Shin Uchiha’s arm, which was covered in Sharingan, and resolved to use it against Chenshu.

Chenshu Senju ambushed Danzo and his Root forces, then overwhelmed them with Wood Release techniques despite Danzo repeatedly reviving with Izanagi. Danzo escaped after cutting off his Sharingan-embedded arm, which Chenshu retrieved from the battlefield.

• Danzo trapped Chenshu Senju in a Four Violet Flames Formation and revealed the Sharingan embedded in his arm.
• Danzo ordered the Root elites to attack, but Chenshu summoned a Wood Dragon that swallowed their ninjutsu and crushed them.
• Chenshu raised a Wood Human and repeatedly killed Danzo, whose Izanagi consumed the Sharingan in his arm to revive him.
• With only two Sharingan left, Danzo cut off his own right arm to stop Izanagi and fled underground.
• Chenshu retrieved Danzo's severed arm with Wood Release vines.

Chenshu Senju took control of Root by defeating Danzo, freeing the Root shinobi from their cursed seals, and winning their loyalty. His reward draw granted him powerful new abilities, while Orochimaru appeared in a forest outside Konoha.

• Chenshu Senju collected Danzo's severed arm, Root's authority token, and a scroll of secret information and barrier codes.
• Chenshu Senju broke into Root's headquarters and told the assembled shinobi that Danzo had been crippled and Root was now under his control.
• Chenshu Senju purified Sai's Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal and offered to free the other Root shinobi from theirs.
• Sai and hundreds of Root shinobi pledged themselves to Chenshu Senju, giving him control of Root.
• Chenshu Senju used his ten-pull reward and received an Advanced Sage Body Origin Source and a fragment of Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.
• Orochimaru emerged from the shadows in a forest outside Konoha.

Orochimaru infiltrated Konoha to ambush Chenshu Senju, but Chenshu survived his attacks and struck him with an even stronger laxative technique. Orochimaru fled by abandoning his body, threatening Chenshu over Sasuke Uchiha as he escaped.

• After suffering the effects of Chenshu's Sage Jutsu laxative, Orochimaru sensed Konoha's defenses were weakened and slipped into the village.
• Chenshu encountered Orochimaru on a secluded street and mocked him for squatting so long.
• Orochimaru attacked Chenshu with Hidden Shadow Many Snakes Hands and stabbed him with the Kusanagi Sword, but Chenshu healed instantly with Creation Rebirth.
• Chenshu struck Orochimaru with Wood Release: Sage Chakra Infusion, giving him an even more severe bout of stomach cramps.
• Orochimaru abandoned his body and escaped as a tiny white snake, warning Chenshu that he would regret what happened to Sasuke Uchiha.

Chenshu Senju showed Sasuke Uchiha a humiliating recording of Orochimaru fleeing and offered to train him to defeat Itachi and the Akatsuki. Sasuke’s resistance began to crumble, while Itachi Uchiha’s crow appeared over Konoha.

• Chenshu Senju entered the interrogation room and mocked Sasuke, who was bound in a chair and threatened to kill him.
• Chenshu Senju played a recording of Orochimaru fleeing in humiliation after their encounter, shattering Sasuke’s image of his would-be master.
• Chenshu Senju told Sasuke that Orochimaru could not defeat him and described how he had fought Itachi Uchiha, then offered to train Sasuke if he worked under his command.
• Sasuke questioned whether following Orochimaru could help him take revenge, and his stubborn resolve began to waver.
• A crow belonging to Itachi Uchiha silently appeared over Konoha.

Akatsuki learned that Chenshu Senju had defeated Orochimaru, humiliated Sasuke, and taken control of Root after killing Danzo. Pain postponed the Nine-Tails operation and ordered the organization to focus on eliminating Chenshu, then assigned Itachi a covert mission against him.

• Zetsu told the Akatsuki that Chenshu Senju had beaten Orochimaru and publicly humiliated Sasuke Uchiha during his attempted defection.
• Black Zetsu reported that Chenshu had slaughtered Shimura Danzō, freed Root operatives from their Cursed Tongue Eradication Seals, and taken over Root.
• Pain postponed the Nine-Tails capture plan and redirected the Akatsuki's reconnaissance toward Chenshu Senju, ordering the organization to eliminate him.
• After the meeting ended, Pain kept Itachi behind and ordered him to undertake a special covert mission targeting Chenshu.