Chapter Summaries

Xunjing and his friends traveled to Frostmoon Island with Uchiha Chisato so they could study swordsmanship under Shimotsuki Koshiro. Koshiro agreed to let the children enroll, then learned that Chisato and her group came from Konoha rather than Wano Country.

• Xunjing received Little Black's message that the Frostmoon Island map had been unlocked, and Mikoto and Minato agreed to learn swordsmanship while Kushina came along for the trip.
• Xunjing brought the group back to the Ninja World, where Uchiha Chisato agreed to escort them to Frostmoon Island and arranged a courtyard home as their base.
• Uchiha Chisato introduced the four children to Shimotsuki Koshiro, who agreed to let them enroll and learn the basics before assessing them as personal disciples.
• Kushina admitted that she had no interest in learning swordsmanship and had only come for fun.
• Koshiro guessed that Chisato had ties to Wano Country, but Chisato clarified that they were from Konoha Village, leaving Koshiro surprised.

Koshiro began teaching Xunjing, Minato, and Mikoto swordsmanship and was astonished by Xunjing’s exceptional talent, so he formally accepted all three as disciples. After Uchiha Chisato returned to the Ninja World, Xunjing explained that he could provide the students’ medicinal baths and revealed that he was studying medicine under Dr. Kureha.

• Koshiro heard about Wano Country’s suffering under Kurozumi Orochi and Kaido and promised to teach the children.
• Koshiro taught Xunjing, Minato, and Mikoto basic swordsmanship, and Xunjing mastered it within half an hour.
• Koshiro formally accepted Xunjing, Minato, and Mikoto as disciples, and they began training at the dojo on Frostmoon Island.
• Kushina befriended Kuina while the children completed their disciple acceptance ceremony.
• Uchiha Chisato left Koshiro several hundred jin of gold and teleported back to the Ninja World.
• Xunjing told Koshiro to keep the gold and said he could prepare the medicinal baths because he was studying medicine under Dr. Kureha.

Xunjing trained with Koshiro, awakened his Sharingan, and developed meditation methods that strengthened mental power and could purify the Uchiha’s ocular negativity. As the school term neared its end, he considered introducing the Sharingan Meditation Method to the Uchiha Clan.

• Koshiro warned Xunjing and the others to keep their teleportation ability secret, and they thanked him for his concern.
• Xunjing rapidly advanced his swordsmanship and created the Sharingan Meditation Method after breaking through the limits of his Uchiha Meditation Method; he awakened a single-tomoe Sharingan and taught the method to Mikoto.
• Xunjing devised the Crystal Meditation Method for Minato and Kushina, who praised its effect on their mental power and Observation Haki.
• Kushina admitted that her Shadow Clone neglected school, and Mikoto warned her to catch up before the break so she would not fail her classes.
• Xunjing resolved to use the Sharingan Meditation Method to strengthen the Uchiha’s minds and gradually purify the negative influence in their ocular power.

Mikoto warned Kushina against graduating early because of the danger posed by Konoha’s leadership, and Kushina devised a way to cheat on her exams before proposing a vacation trip with Xunjing. Later, Tsunade confronted Xunjing for neglecting his training with her, and he promised to send a Shadow Clone to study Medical Ninjutsu each day.

• Mikoto explained why the Uchiha could not share the Sharingan Meditation Method and warned Kushina that graduating early would expose her to dangerous missions and political threats.
• Kushina decided to use Observation Haki and the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to pass her academic exams, then asked Xunjing to travel around the East Blue during vacation.
• Xunjing agreed to consider the trip if Kushina could get Lady Mito's permission, and Mikoto privately reflected on her feelings for him.
• Tsunade confronted Xunjing for rarely visiting her since becoming his student and recounted punching Jiraiya after he mocked her.
• Xunjing apologized and offered to send a Shadow Clone to learn Medical Ninjutsu from Tsunade every day.

Xunjing met Tsunade through a Shadow Clone, and she noticed his unusual growth and vitality before agreeing to teach him at Konoha Hospital. He and Uchiha Chisato discussed raising Tsunade’s favorability and expanding their medicine business, but Xunjing refused to sell their products outside the village for now.

• Tsunade questioned Xunjing’s rapid growth and detected traces of his unusually strong vitality and physique.
• Xunjing praised Tsunade’s medical insight, and she asked him to send a Shadow Clone to study with her at Konoha Hospital the next day.
• Uchiha Chisato revealed she had used ordinary ingredients in the meal to keep Tsunade from noticing the Sea Kings meat and the Nutrient Pills’ main ingredient.
• Uchiha Chisato urged Xunjing to increase Tsunade’s favorability and bind her, and Xunjing agreed, noting her favorability had risen to sixty-seven.
• Uchiha Chisato reported strong demand for their medicines and an attempted Hidden Cloud Village theft, while Xunjing decided not to sell to outsiders until the Ninja World belonged to him.

Xunjing and Uchiha Chisato discussed the new medicine factory and its production plans. At the hospital, Xunjing mastered Tsunade’s Medical Ninjutsu with astonishing speed and gave her a set of medical books to copy.

• Uchiha Chisato said she had rejected the Third Generation’s proposal to obtain the Uchiha’s formulas and had refused to give him an opening to interfere.
• Xunjing told Uchiha Chisato that the Medicine-Making Factory was ready to begin production once its raw materials arrived, and she instructed him to prioritize Nutrient Pills.
• The next morning, Xunjing’s Shadow Clone visited Tsunade at the hospital and read a book on Cell Activation Research while she finished her paperwork.
• Tsunade began teaching Xunjing Medical Ninjutsu, and he quickly learned Healing Jutsu, Fine Illness Extraction Jutsu, Mystical Palm Technique, Chakra Scalpel, and the other techniques she knew.
• Xunjing presented Tsunade with his one-of-a-kind medical books, and she agreed to copy them after he refused to give them to her outright.

Uchiha Xunjing inspected his new medicine factory on Drum Island and explained his plans for its future under Wapol. He then offered Dr. Kureha a contract promising secret knowledge and powerful cultivation methods, and she agreed to sign.

• Uchiha Xunjing and Uchiha Chisato inspected the factory, where standardized production lines made medicines for sale.
• Uchiha Chisato agreed that Xunjing could lower prices, and he reassured her that the old king would not cause trouble.
• Uchiha Xunjing left Dalton in charge of the factory and returned to Dr. Kureha's courtyard with Uchiha Chisato.
• Uchiha Xunjing offered Dr. Kureha the Life-Nourishing Art and the Longevity Manual's cultivation method in exchange for signing a contract that restricted her from harming his interests or attacking him.
• Dr. Kureha trusted Xunjing and agreed to take the gamble and sign the contract.

Xunjing brought Dr. Kureha into his contract and took her to the Ninja World, where she quickly learned to refine chakra. Uchiha Chisato arranged a false identity and a clinic for her so she could establish herself before joining the Uchiha as their medical consultant.

• Dr. Kureha accepted Xunjing's contract and received the promised cultivation techniques and knowledge about other worlds.
• Dr. Kureha learned the Chakra Refinement Technique in just over an hour and formed her first chakra.
• Xunjing brought Dr. Kureha to the Ninja World and showed her the Uchiha Clan Compound, where she used Observation Haki to learn about Konoha and the Uchiha's strained standing.
• Xunjing offered Dr. Kureha a role as the Uchiha clan's medical consultant, and she agreed to treat the clan and study its medical books.
• Uchiha Chisato arranged a house and clinic for Dr. Kureha on Short-Fence Street, planning to establish her identity and reputation before bringing her into Konoha.

Xunjing and Jiri planned to build support among Konoha’s children, while Xunjing signed contracts with Uzumaki Mito and Tsunade and secured their clans’ backing. After learning about the Ninja World’s grim future, Tsunade and Mito confronted Xunjing, who confirmed the tragedies could happen if Hiruzen Sarutobi and his allies remained in power.

• Jiri advised Xunjing to teach children at the Clan Academy and build goodwill, and he planned to use shadow clones for lessons.
• Uzumaki Mito and Tsunade reached the required intimacy levels and signed contracts with Xunjing.
• Uzumaki Mito learned about the Pirate World and Xunjing’s cultivation methods, then pledged the Senju and Uzumaki clans’ support in exchange for help and resources.
• Uzumaki Mito asked Xunjing to spend time with Nawaki and sign a contract with him, and Xunjing offered to send a shadow clone to train him.
• Tsunade asked Xunjing whether the futures she had seen—including the destruction of the Uzumaki and Senju clans and the deaths of loved ones—were real.
• Xunjing confirmed the tragedies would occur if events followed their original course and named Hiruzen Sarutobi and his allies as common enemies.

Uzumaki Mito and Xunjing planned to use the Second Shinobi World War to remove Hiruzen Sarutobi and his allies from power. Tsunade uncovered a possible explanation for Dan Katō’s actions and asked Xunjing how to prepare for the coming war.

• Uzumaki Mito and Xunjing agreed that the war could be used to damage Hiruzen Sarutobi’s standing and weaken his allies, and they decided to involve Xunjing’s mother and the Uzumaki Clan.
• Tsunade asked about Dan Katō, and Xunjing suggested that Danzo might have sent him to manipulate her before Dan Katō’s feelings and later death complicated the plan.
• Tsunade resolved to grow strong enough to defeat Salamander Hanzo and asked Xunjing for training advice.
• Xunjing recommended Sea King meat or pure Nutrient Elixirs with the Life-Nourishing Art, along with body techniques, Haki, chakra training, and medical arts handled by Shadow Clones.

Xunjing gave Tsunade training advice and offered Uzumaki Mito and Tsunade Longevity Pills, which restored Mito’s youth and vitality. Mito thanked Xunjing, while the Nine-Tails raged at the prospect of remaining sealed inside her for even longer.

• Xunjing advised Tsunade to focus on defensive and crowd-control ninjutsu and learn a few genjutsu, and Tsunade agreed.
• Uzumaki Mito asked about Jiri’s recovering eye, and Xunjing confirmed that her sight had begun to return.
• Xunjing gave Longevity Pills to Uzumaki Mito and Tsunade, explaining that Kushina, Mikoto, and Minato would receive bottles too.
• Uzumaki Mito and Tsunade accepted and swallowed the pills, and Mito regained her youthful appearance and vitality.
• The Nine-Tails sensed Mito’s renewed strength and cursed at the prospect of remaining sealed inside her, while Mito blocked out his voice.
• Uzumaki Mito thanked Xunjing for making her feel young and energetic again.

Xunjing took Uzumaki Mito and Tsunade to the Pirate World, where they explored Frostmoon Island while he trained under Koshiro. As Koshiro shared the story of his family, Xunjing realized that Tashigi might be his other daughter, Kuina’s twin sister.

• Xunjing invited Uzumaki Mito and Tsunade to the Pirate World, and they left Shadow Clones behind in the Ninja World before traveling with him to Frostmoon Island.
• Xunjing asked Kushina to show Uzumaki Mito and Tsunade around while he and his companions went to the One-Sword Dojo to practice.
• Koshiro advised Xunjing to strengthen his fundamentals, and Xunjing agreed that basic swordsmanship supported his progress in One-Sword Style.
• Koshiro told Xunjing he had once dreamed of becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman but found something more precious: his family.
• Koshiro revealed that he had twin daughters, and Xunjing suggested that Tashigi, whom he had seen in Loguetown, might be Kuina’s twin sister.
• Koshiro asked Xunjing whether he was telling the truth about seeing the girl in Loguetown.

Xunjing told Koshiro that Lisa and Tashigi were in Loguetown, prompting Koshiro to reunite with his estranged wife and younger daughter. After Lisa’s illness worsened, Xunjing treated her with potions, and she quickly recovered.

• Koshiro learned from Xunjing that Lisa and Tashigi were in Loguetown and rushed there with him.
• Koshiro found Lisa and Tashigi at a courtyard and apologized to Lisa for their past separation, saying he had given up his dream and wanted to bring his family home.
• Lisa became emotional and began coughing, so Xunjing examined her and gave her two Conditioning Potions.
• Lisa’s coughing stopped and her health visibly improved, delighting Tashigi.

Xunjing cured Lisa and reunited her with Koshiro and Tashigi, then arranged for Kosaburo to forge four swords. The family agreed to return to Frostmoon Island, where Xunjing teleported them to the Swordsmanship Hall.

• Lisa recovered from her illness and thanked Xunjing, while Koshiro also praised him for helping reunite their family.
• Xunjing asked Koshiro to have Kosaburo forge four swords, and Koshiro agreed to arrange it.
• Xunjing checked the family's affection scores and considered bringing them into his contract.
• Xunjing encouraged Koshiro to invite Lisa and Tashigi back to Frostmoon Island, and Lisa agreed so she could reunite with Kuina.
• Lisa packed their belongings, and Xunjing stored the luggage in his Space-Time Gate Space before teleporting the family to the Swordsmanship Hall.

Xunjing offered Koshiro and Lisa contracts that granted spatial abilities and several cultivation techniques, and they accepted after learning the benefits and restrictions. Lisa then urged Koshiro to bring Tashigi and Kuina into the contract, seeing the techniques as a chance to pursue her dream of becoming a Great Swordsman again.

• Xunjing explained that his contracts granted spatial powers and other benefits in exchange for influence, and that Koshiro, Lisa, Tashigi, and eventually Kuina qualified.
• Koshiro deferred to Lisa, and she agreed to sign because she trusted Xunjing and understood the contract’s terms.
• Koshiro and Lisa touched the runes, accepted the contract, and received information about the Pirate and Ninja Worlds along with four cultivation arts.
• Lisa discovered that the contract prevented her from revealing Xunjing’s otherworldly origins, then urged Koshiro to have Tashigi and Kuina sign too.
• Lisa realized the Life-Nourishing Art and Longevity Manual might improve her potential and let her pursue her dream of becoming a Great Swordsman.

Xunjing reunited Kuina with Lisa and arranged contracts for Kuina and Tashigi, with their knowledge of the two worlds sealed for now. He promised to take the family to the Ninja World the next morning, then joined Koshiro in the tea room.

• Koshiro brought Kuina to meet Lisa, and Lisa embraced her daughter after Xunjing explained their reunion.
• Xunjing confirmed Kuina was ready to form a contract, and Tashigi explained the contracts to her.
• Koshiro asked Xunjing to limit what the young girls learned, so Xunjing sealed most information, including the Longevity Manual, inside their Runes.
• Kuina and Tashigi touched their Runes, formed contracts, and learned that Xunjing came from another world.
• Xunjing restricted the girls from traveling between worlds alone and promised to take them and their parents to the Ninja World the next morning.
• After Kuina and Tashigi asked Xunjing questions, Koshiro invited him into the tea room.

Koshiro asked Xunjing about Kuina’s future, Zoro’s origins, and Xunjing’s plans, then learned that Xunjing intended to unite the Ninja World before overthrowing the World Government. The chapter ended with Koshiro angrily asking whether Moria had stolen Shimotsuki Ryuma’s remains and Shusui.

• Koshiro worried that Kuina would die at ten, and Xunjing reassured him that their training and emergency protections would keep her safe.
• Koshiro told Xunjing that Zoro was a descendant of the Hayate Clan and asked whether to bring him to the dojo or settle him in the village.
• Xunjing revealed that he planned to take control of the Pirate World and Ninja World, first developing quietly and consolidating the Ninja World’s power.
• Koshiro agreed to cooperate with Xunjing and asked whether Moria had stolen Shimotsuki Ryuma’s remains and Shusui.

Koshiro prepared to travel to the Florian Triangle to recover his ancestor’s remains and sword, while Xunjing arranged to join him after the fight and spent the following years building strength and influence. By age ten, Xunjing had reached Peak Kage Level and discovered that some skills could not advance beyond their limits.

• Koshiro learned that the Florian Triangle was not unlocked, signed his family onto Little Black’s summoning scroll, learned chakra techniques, and set off after five days of preparation.
• Koshiro refused to let Xunjing join the fight against Moria until it was over, and Xunjing agreed to wait before going after the Clear-Clear Fruit and Perona.
• After vacation began, Xunjing, Kushina, Mikoto, and Minato traveled through the East Blue, meeting Nami’s family, Ace, Sabo, Usopp, and Kaya; Xunjing cured Kaya and raised her affection to 76.
• Over the next three years, Xunjing reached Peak Kage Level, signed contracts with more than a hundred Uchiha and several people from the Pirate World, and sent older Uchiha to gain combat experience.
• Xunjing trained many skills to their limits and realized that some skills could not progress beyond their upper bounds.

As war with Amegakure loomed, Third Generation and Danzo planned to use the campaign to weaken the Uchiha, Senju, and Uzumaki clans while advancing their own ambitions. At the clan meeting, Uzumaki Mito asked Uchiha Chisato what the gathering was about.

• Xunjing had grown powerful, while the Uchiha, Senju, and Uzumaki clans strengthened their alliance and drew Third Generation and Danzo’s suspicion.
• Danzo urged Third Generation to declare war on Amegakure after Salamander Hanzo seized territory in the Land of Fire, and Third Generation agreed while noting that the Hidden Sand and Iwagakure were involved.
• Third Generation put Danzo in charge of the Amegakure front, and Danzo planned to push the Uchiha and Senju into dangerous battles to weaken them and build his own reputation.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura warned Danzo to be cautious, but he dismissed their concerns.
• The Anbu commander summoned the clan representatives and registered jonin, and Uzumaki Mito asked Uchiha Chisato what the meeting was about.

Uchiha Chisato and Uzumaki Mito planned to use the coming war to weaken the Third Generation's faction and build support for Xunjing as Hokage. The Third Generation announced war against Amegakure and warned that other villages might join, leaving Konoha's leaders facing a wider conflict.

• Uchiha Chisato and Uzumaki Mito telepathically discussed using the war to eliminate enemy elites, blame Danzo and the Third Generation, and advance their reforms.
• Uzumaki Mito and Uchiha Chisato agreed to stay out of the fighting unless Madara Uchiha intervened, so Xunjing could earn credit toward becoming Hokage.
• The Third Generation entered with Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura, then announced that Salamander Hanzo's forces had occupied border villages and killed Konoha ninja.
• The Third Generation declared war on Amegakure and said Konoha would drive out its forces and invade the Land of Rain.
• The Third Generation warned that Iwagakure and the Hidden Sand were encouraging the conflict and that the Hidden Cloud and Hidden Mist might also attack.