Chapter Summaries

Shadow Clone Zero learned that Miyue and Yanta were getting married, but Itono awakened her Mangekyō Sharingan and collapsed. In Konoha, Hashirama and Tobirama clashed over Hashirama’s plan to give the Tailed Beasts to other ninja villages, and Tobirama left intending to act on his own.

• Shadow Clone Zero decided to return to Konoha, while Miyue and Yanta worried about his absence and considered contacting him about their wedding.
• Shadow Clone Zero made a house with the Four-Pillars House Technique, and Kuro returned after being summoned with news that Miyue and Yanta were getting married.
• Itono collapsed after her Mangekyō Sharingan awakened, and Shadow Clone Zero carried her to bed and examined her condition.
• At New Year, Hashirama argued with Tobirama and Mito about giving the Tailed Beasts to other villages.
• Tobirama refused to support Hashirama’s plan and left, saying he would act on his own.

Shadow Clone Zero investigated Itono’s sudden awakening of the Mangekyō Sharingan and collapse, questioning Miyue and Yanta before deciding to examine Tobirama’s old experiments. He left still uncertain about the cause after a brief encounter with Tobirama.

• Shadow Clone Zero examined unconscious Itono and asked Kuro whether she had noticed anything unusual before Itono awakened her Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Kuro suggested Itono might have suffered a shock over a love triangle, and she comforted Itono while Shadow Clone Zero went to find Miyue and Yanta.
• Shadow Clone Zero questioned Miyue and Yanta about Itono’s collapse, but neither could recall anything strange.
• Shadow Clone Zero concluded the cause might lie in the past and left to investigate Tobirama’s experiments.
• Shadow Clone Zero encountered Tobirama in the street, exchanged an insult, and disappeared using Body Flicker.

Shadow Clone Zero entered Itono’s mind and found her trapped in a dreamlike Mental Space where she relived the past with an illusion of Uchiha Gen. When Itono tried to keep Zero there forever, he shattered the space with Golden Wheel—Tenseigan—Explosion and brought her back to her senses.

• Shadow Clone Zero found Tobirama’s laboratory empty, returned to Itono, and entered her mind after ordering Kuro to guard the room.
• Inside Itono’s Mental Space, Shadow Clone Zero saw her reliving a memory with an illusion of Uchiha Gen, Miyue, and Yanta.
• Itono refused to leave the dream, and the illusion of Uchiha Gen protected her with Susanoo while she attacked Zero with her Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Itono’s Mangekyō ability began assimilating Shadow Clone Zero into her Mental Space, causing him to bleed and turn briefly transparent in reality.
• Shadow Clone Zero used Golden Wheel—Tenseigan—Explosion to destroy the dream, then caught Itono and flicked her forehead to bring her back to her senses.

Shadow Clone Zero helped Itono escape her mental world after she struggled with loneliness over Miyue and Yanta’s marriage, and she decided to find purpose by exploring the world. He then confronted Hashirama about Root and invited him to his disciple’s wedding, while Hashirama and Mito discussed Uchiha Gen’s mysterious strength and forehead mark.

• Shadow Clone Zero comforted Itono after learning that news of Miyue and Yanta’s marriage had amplified her loneliness through her Mangekyō Sharingan, and Kuro returned to the Ninja Cat Clan Grounds once Itono woke.
• Itono resolved to stop burdening her master, grow stronger, and explore the world to understand herself, then tied her hair into a ponytail like Uchiha Gen’s.
• Shadow Clone Zero questioned Hashirama about Tobirama’s empty laboratory before telling him he wanted to take Root’s authority back under his control.
• Hashirama explained that he had destroyed everything in the laboratory and said he would not overlook threats to Konoha’s stability; Shadow Clone Zero invited him to Miyue’s wedding and left.
• Hashirama asked Mito whether the Yin Seal could alter someone’s appearance, and Mito suggested testing Uchiha Gen’s heart after Hashirama admitted Gen might be stronger than him.

Shadow Clone Zero helped Yanta and Miyue prepare for their wedding, then hosted the ceremony at Uchiha Gen’s hotel. He welcomed Hashirama and the gathered ninja clans, while nursing a grudge against Senju Tobirama for attending despite being explicitly forbidden.

• Hashirama told Uzumaki Mito he trusted Uchiha Gen not to be bloodthirsty, while Shadow Clone Zero visited Yanta and Miyue and learned their wedding was set for January 10.
• Shadow Clone Zero rushed off to invite guests, and Miyue suggested that he might look after their future children, making Yanta call after her that they should have them.
• A week later, Yanta and Miyue held their wedding at Uchiha Gen’s luxurious hotel, where Shadow Clone Zero arrived in formal robes and urged them to learn the ceremony process.
• Shadow Clone Zero waited at the entrance for guests and found that only Root members and the Uchiha clan had arrived by late morning.
• Hashirama arrived with the gathered ninja clans, and Shadow Clone Zero welcomed them while restraining himself from confronting Senju Tobirama.
• Shadow Clone Zero turned away the guests’ attendants and sent them back after their masters entered the hotel.

After Miyue and Yanta’s wedding, Shadow Clone Zero gave them a generous gift and began showing Itono how Konoha’s people lived. As he led her from the commercial district toward the village outskirts, Hashirama discussed plans for the Five Kage Summit, and the chapter ended with Itono seeing the poorer conditions ordinary villagers faced.

• Shadow Clone Zero attended Miyue and Yanta’s wedding, sat beside Hashirama and Tobirama, and drank tea as their substitute parents.
• After the guests left, Shadow Clone Zero told Miyue that Itono had attended and given a gift, then gave the newlyweds a gold card containing ten million ryo and an annual refill.
• The next morning, Itono asked why people still died in a peaceful world, so Shadow Clone Zero took her around Konoha to observe its residents.
• Hashirama discussed holding the Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron and dividing the remaining tailed beasts among the other villages while Tobirama watched the street outside.
• Shadow Clone Zero asked Itono to compare Konoha’s central commercial district with areas farther out, where she noticed fewer clan members, more ordinary villagers, and cheaper shops.
• Shadow Clone Zero led Itono to the village outskirts, where the surroundings were dirtier and almost no ninjas were present.

Shadow Clone Zero explained Konoha’s entrenched poverty and political rivalries to Itono, who questioned why their clan could not help the poor. That evening, their attempt to eat at an Akimichi Clan restaurant turned into a confrontation when the owner refused to serve them, and Shadow Clone Zero overwhelmed him with pressure.

• Shadow Clone Zero told Itono that Konoha’s poor residents remained because they feared leaving and hoped their children could attend the Academy, while a residency cost one million ryo.
• Itono asked why the Uchiha Clan could not help the poor, and Shadow Clone Zero warned that the Hokage and rival clans could suspect political motives.
• Shadow Clone Zero spent the afternoon explaining to Itono that political systems were cycles driven by people’s desires and that people lived to create meaning.
• Shadow Clone Zero and Itono entered an Akimichi Clan barbecue restaurant, where the owner claimed it was closed despite other customers still eating.
• Shadow Clone Zero called the owner a fatso, and the Akimichi clansman erupted with power before Shadow Clone Zero’s overwhelming pressure drove his feet into the shattered floor.

Shadow Clone Zero explained why he had provoked the Akimichi Clan, then left Konoha with Itono after placing his hidden pawns. Black Zetsu began plotting to exploit Uchiha Gen’s disciples, while Shadow Clone Zero and Itono arrived in the Land of Iron, where people distrusted ninja.

• Shadow Clone Zero intimidated the Akimichi Clan into providing grilled meat, then told Itono he had meant to suppress the clans, create enemies for the Uchiha, and get a free meal.
• Shadow Clone Zero said the Uchiha lacked talented people and reflected that the clan would eventually need to leave Konoha.
• In February, Shadow Clone Zero left Konoha with Itono after setting his hidden pawns and seeds of conflict in place.
• Black Zetsu noticed Uchiha Gen’s changed aura and considered targeting two of his disciples in Konoha to gain leverage over him.
• Uchiha Gen continued cultivating Sage Transformation at the Ninja Cat Clan Grounds, unaware that Black Zetsu was watching him.
• Shadow Clone Zero brought Itono to the Land of Iron and explained that its people viewed chakra as evil and distrusted ninja.

Shadow Clone Zero brought Itono to the Land of Iron and trained her in samurai swordsmanship, building her strength and resolve until her Chakra improved. After months of training, a samurai delivered the Daimyo’s order that the dojo must close and stop conducting business for a week.

• Shadow Clone Zero bought a dojo in the Capital of the Land of Iron and told Itono that he would train only her there.
• Shadow Clone Zero put Itono through basic sword exercises, forbidding her from using Chakra to make the training easier.
• After a month, Itono repeatedly struck a wooden post as Shadow Clone Zero explained that most ordinary people could not cultivate Chakra.
• A month later, Itono advanced to cutting steel and celebrated her improved Chakra by setting off Fire Release techniques in the backyard.
• That night, a samurai delivered the Daimyo’s notice ordering Shadow Clone Zero and Itono to keep the dojo closed and conduct no business until the following week.

Shadow Clone Zero watched the Five Kage Summit and continued training Itono while Hashirama distributed the Tailed Beasts and secured a peace agreement. On the journey home, Hashirama’s convoy dismissed a twisted kunai as a harmless incident, leaving Kakuzu furious twenty kilometers away.

• Shadow Clone Zero read the notice about the Five Kage Summit and stayed home while Konoha prepared for the meeting.
• Shadow Clone Zero reassured Itono about her weight, trained her with increasingly heavy wooden swords, and promised her a commissioned sword for her graduation.
• Hashirama held the Five Kage Summit, promoted peace, and distributed the eight Tailed Beasts as the other Kage agreed to a peace policy.
• Tobirama accepted the Kage’s private payments and led the group away after the Land of Lightning asked for relief from its war reparations.
• A twisted kunai landed in front of Hashirama’s carriage, but Hashirama dismissed it and ordered the convoy onward.
• Kakuzu, twenty kilometers from the convoy, watched the failed kunai attack and cursed.

Kakuzu was ordered by Takigakure’s leaders to assassinate Hashirama, then was framed and imprisoned after the mission failed. He broke free, drank the village’s Holy Water, and set his sights on Earth Grudge Fear.

• Takigakure’s leaders sent Kakuzu to kill Hashirama and promised to support him as the next Takikage, so he fled the mission in fear.
• Kazekage Nakajima agreed to sell Takigakure the Seven-Tails and the One-Tail for a higher price.
• Kakuzu returned to Takigakure, where an elder had him detained and blamed him for failing the mission.
• Kakuzu broke his chains, escaped the prison, and killed the guards he encountered while searching for Holy Water.
• Kakuzu drank the Holy Water until his body and Chakra reached their limits, then prepared to seek Earth Grudge Fear.

Kakuzu seized Earth Grudge Fear while escaping Takigakure, and the chapter followed Shadow Clone Zero as he returned to Konoha, cared for Miyue, and learned of Hashirama’s death. It left Uchiha Gen departing the Senju compound after hearing Hashirama’s final wish for peace.

• Kakuzu broke into Takigakure’s underground chamber, touched the black liquid, and emerged transformed as the village’s ninja gathered.
• Shadow Clone Zero returned to Konoha with Itono and fussed over pregnant Miyue as she prepared for their grand-disciple’s birth.
• Shadow Clone Zero learned that Uchiha clan members had sent hundreds of babies outside the Clan Grounds to evade the birth limit, and he expected the resulting tensions to push the clan away from Konoha.
• Shadow Clone Zero received news of Hashirama’s death during his grand-disciple’s hundred-day celebration and used Flying Thunder God to reach the Senju Clan Grounds.
• Shadow Clone Zero asked Mito about Hashirama’s final words, then left after she said Hashirama had wanted to see the peace he had spoken of.
• Tobirama attacked Shadow Clone Zero as he departed, but Shadow Clone Zero blocked him, sealed his Chakra, and threw him aside.

After Kumogakure invaded the Land of Fire, Uchiha Gen mobilized the country and its Uchiha forces to confront the Second Raikage. Shadow Clone Zero trapped the retreating Kumogakure army and launched a devastating attack, leaving Raikage A targeted by a pursuing bone spear.

• Tobirama became the Second Hokage, and Kumogakure attacked the Land of Fire days later.
• Shadow Clone Zero left his grand-disciple to convene an emergency meeting and ordered a trade blockade, a declaration of war, and the mobilization of Uchiha forces.
• Uchiha Gen confronted the Second Raikage at the border with twenty thousand Uchiha and ordered them to attack.
• Raikage A ordered Kumogakure to retreat, but Shadow Clone Zero blocked their escape with a golden beam and struck them with Divine Sky Strike.
• Raikage A charged through the Uchiha in Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and Shadow Clone Zero launched a tracking Killing God Spear at him.

Shadow Clone Zero’s victory over Kumogakure’s flank and the death of the Second Raikage silenced the other shinobi villages, while Tobirama was ordered to invade the Land of Lightning. The Land of Lightning eventually surrendered after the Land of Fire’s economic blockade and Konoha’s troops pushed the country toward unrest.

• Shadow Clone Zero killed the Second Raikage with All-Killing Ash Bones, and the Uchiha army wiped out the remaining Kumogakure forces.
• Tobirama received news of the Second Raikage’s death and ordered a final offensive against Kumogakure’s main force.
• After the Land of Fire battlefield ended, Tobirama was ordered to invade the Land of Lightning, though he and his officers doubted the plan and prepared to advance cautiously.
• Shadow Clone Zero reviewed the list of Kumogakure casualties and decided to kill Tobirama, suspecting Kinkaku and Ginkaku might otherwise do so.
• In October of Konoha Year 19, the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning surrendered after the Land of Fire’s economic blockade and Konoha’s troops caused shortages and unrest.

Shadow Clone Zero watched over Hikari in Konoha while reflecting on how a comfortable childhood might change the Uchiha children. The chapter ended with Itono deciding to return to the Land of Iron to train, and Shadow Clone Zero telling her to learn Sage Mode.

• Shadow Clone Zero discussed the price of food in the Land of Lightning and ordered his subordinates to keep watch on the other nations’ governments.
• Black Zetsu realized he had lost control of the world and resolved to turn Madara against Uchiha Gen.
• Shadow Clone Zero took Hikari to a public garden, and Hikari gave up the swing so the other Uchiha children could play.
• Shadow Clone Zero showed Hikari that a beetle could survive a fall, and she watched it with newfound amazement.
• Shadow Clone Zero returned home with Hikari and argued with Miyue over cooking Ibuse eggs.
• Itono announced she was returning to the dojo in the Land of Iron to train, and Shadow Clone Zero advised her to learn Sage Mode.

Shadow Clone Zero took Hikari to watch Konoha Academy’s graduation exams, where Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru recognized him as the Uchiha principal. After leaving the exam, he remembered summoning beasts and decided to take Hikari to find something good.

• Itono failed to learn Sage Mode despite her talent, while Shadow Clone Zero reassured Hikari that she was smart.
• Shadow Clone Zero carried Hikari out of the Uchiha Clan Grounds and took her to Konoha Academy to see its graduation exams.
• Shadow Clone Zero appeared at the exam, where Tsunade recognized him from childhood and Jiraiya and Orochimaru identified him as the principal.
• Shadow Clone Zero left with Hikari and, after seeing the graduating students, remembered summoning beasts and chose to take her to find one.

Shadow Clone Zero visited Mito at the abandoned Senju grounds and explained his plans for changing Konoha and confronting Tobirama’s supporters. He asked Mito for the Shikkotsu Forest summoning scroll so Uchiha Hikari and Tsunade could sign it.

• Shadow Clone Zero brought Uchiha Hikari to the deserted Senju grounds and discussed the clan’s disbandment with Mito.
• Shadow Clone Zero described his vision for Konoha as a military base and warned that he would oppose Tobirama’s supporters if they refused to step aside.
• Uchiha Hikari met Little Tsunade outside, and the two girls played together.
• Mito agreed to fetch the Shikkotsu Forest summoning scroll after Shadow Clone Zero asked to add two names.
• Shadow Clone Zero told Tsunade that she should sign the scroll too, but he had not yet explained what it was.

Shadow Clone Zero helped Uchiha Hikari and Little Tsunade sign the Slug contract, then waited until the following spring to launch the Land of Fire’s public Ninjutsu Academy. Ninja clans violently resisted the reform, and Shadow Clone Zero ordered Tobirama to secure a peace treaty and identify the clans behind the unrest as Tobirama prepared to act.

• Shadow Clone Zero explained the Slug contract to Uchiha Hikari, then wrote her name and his own; he also wrote Little Tsunade’s name with Mito’s permission.
• Shadow Clone Zero left the Senju Clan Grounds with Hikari and stayed until spring of Year 21 of Konoha.
• Shadow Clone Zero opened the Ninjutsu Academy to commoners across the Land of Fire and reviewed reports while considering the country’s population and development.
• Ninja clans sabotaged the reforms, causing hundreds of violent incidents and backing would-be kings in some areas.
• Shadow Clone Zero ordered Tobirama to sign a peace treaty with the Land of Lightning and identify the clans involved in the unrest.
• Tobirama recognized that many leaders, including Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō, had taken part in the opposition, then visited the Uchiha Clan Grounds before setting out.

The Uchiha elders refused to support Tobirama, leaving him to realize they remained loyal to Uchiha Gen. On the journey home, Kumogakure forces attacked Tobirama’s Anbu, and as Tobirama named Hiruzen the Third Hokage, Shadow Clone Zero confronted him.

• Uchiha Yanta abstained from the vote and warned that Uchiha Gen could destroy Konoha, while Kurohi and Mokō admitted their support for Tobirama had only been for show.
• Tobirama left the Uchiha Clan Grounds and recalled Hashirama’s plea to treat the Uchiha well.
• Tobirama planted hidden agents along the route home, but Shadow Clone Zero ambushed the road alone and watched as Kinkaku and Ginkaku attacked Konoha’s Anbu.
• Tobirama ordered his forces to retreat, then named Hiruzen Sarutobi the Third Hokage and told Shimura Danzō he was better suited to be Konoha’s root.
• Shadow Clone Zero applauded Tobirama’s speech and challenged his authority to appoint a Hokage, asking whether he thought he could leave.

Shadow Clone Zero trapped Tobirama and Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s forces with Wood Release, then pursued Tobirama across the Land of Lightning after he escaped. On a deserted island, Tobirama revealed a hidden Mangekyō Sharingan and new powers, prompting Shadow Clone Zero to unleash his Rinnegan.

• Shadow Clone Zero confronted Tobirama as Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s forces arrived, then used Wood Release to enclose both groups and raise a giant wooden army.
• Shadow Clone Zero summoned the Top Transformed Buddha and unleashed its Thousand-Hand attack, while Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s troops tried to retreat and were attacked by the trees.
• Tobirama escaped the destruction using Flying Thunder God, but Shadow Clone Zero tracked his spatial trail and chased him to a deserted island.
• Shadow Clone Zero pierced a Yin-Yang Release clone, and the real Tobirama emerged from the ground with a Mangekyō Sharingan and fought him using unfamiliar techniques.
• Tobirama weakened Shadow Clone Zero and claimed his right eye could permanently drain power, but Shadow Clone Zero rose into the air and revealed the Rinnegan, startling Black Zetsu.