Chapter Summaries

Ren reached Konoha after handing Yagura five clearance tokens, then learned that he, Might Duy, and Kurama Yun were the only Konoha participants to pass the second round. He returned to his courtyard and went to the secret chamber to learn the results of Red Queen’s research into White Zetsu’s severed arm.

• Ren and Shikaku encountered a gathering of examinees near Konoha, and Yagura asked Ren for extra clearance tokens.
• Ren gave Yagura five tokens and continued to Konoha while the remaining examinees fought over the tokens.
• Shikaku reported that Ren, Might Duy, and Kurama Yun had passed the second round, earning Konoha thirty percent of the benefits.
• Orochimaru told the Third Hokage that Ren, Might Duy, and Kurama Yun were Konoha’s only successful examinees, disappointing the Uchiha Clan head.
• Ren returned to his courtyard and entered the secret chamber to check Red Queen’s research results on White Zetsu’s severed arm.

Ren learned more about White Zetsu Cells and their possible uses for creating Chakra-capable people and improving Wood Release research. After receiving his father’s Mangekyō Sharingan from his grandfather, Ren returned to a quiet Konoha as the villages divided the spoils of war.

• Red Queen explained that White Zetsu Cells could absorb Chakra, reproduce, mimic people, and might let ordinary humans refine Chakra.
• Red Queen reported that White Zetsu Cells could reduce rejection from First Hokage Cells and potentially improve the odds of awakening Wood Release.
• Ren decided to find scientists to support Red Queen’s research, and he considered Hiruko a promising candidate.
• Ren’s grandfather warned that Konoha’s leaders had begun noticing him and gave him his father’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Ren returned to his bedroom and dismissed the value of the Mangekyō Sharingan, believing his Three-Tomoe Sharingan already matched their power.
• The next day, Ren walked through Konoha while its ninjas hurried to manage their shares of the war’s spoils.

Ren visited Kushina and Reiko and sensed Asura's chakra inside Reiko, carried by an Uzumaki heirloom necklace. Their chakra stirred against the Indra chakra within Ren, and Reiko began showing signs of the Nine-Tails' influence.

• Ren visited Kushina and Reiko at the former Senju residence and learned that Reiko had become highly skilled in Uzumaki sealing jutsu.
• Ren touched Reiko's face after sensing a special chakra within her, then realized it was Asura's chakra and wondered why it had entered a woman.
• Reiko explained that chakra flowed from her necklace into her whenever she mastered a sealing jutsu, helping suppress the Nine-Tails' chakra.
• Kushina revealed that the necklace was an Uzumaki heirloom rumored to release energy for those who studied sealing jutsu.
• Ren and Reiko's Indra and Asura chakra stirred against each other, Reiko's eyes began changing into Nine-Tails beast pupils, and Kushina told her to suppress the Nine-Tails' chakra.

Ren quelled the Nine-Tails’ Chakra riot within Reiko and learned that her necklace’s Chakra had merged into her body. Tsunade revealed she had inherited secret Senju forces and planned to entrust Ren with the clan’s hidden texts, then led him to sort them while he asked about their contents.

• Ren entered Reiko’s sealing space and confronted the Nine-Tails, warning it to behave after it threatened him.
• Ren calmed Reiko and told Kushina that the Nine-Tails had merely been angry, while asking to borrow Reiko’s necklace to study its Chakra.
• Tsunade arrived and said she had passed down Senju materials to sort, inherited Tobirama Senju’s secret forces, and would give the texts to Ren for safekeeping.
• Ren asked Tsunade for Hiruko’s whereabouts, and she told him where to find her former classmate.
• Tsunade sent Kushina and Reiko home and led Ren to sort through the texts, while he asked what they contained.

Ren and Tsunade retrieved the Senju Clan’s hidden collection and learned that Tsunade had secretly retained control of forces left by the Second Hokage. Ren later had Red Queen analyze Reiko’s jade pendant, then brought the Senju books to Beast King Mountain for study.

• Ren entered the Senju Clan’s secret chamber with Tsunade and found ten bookshelves filled with historical records and secret techniques.
• Ren used the Amethyst Ring to remove all ten bookshelves, while Tsunade explained that she knew rival clans were conspiring against her and controlled the Second Hokage’s hidden forces.
• Tsunade received Shikaku’s list of the allied clans, and Ren told her he had made arrangements before taking her home.
• Ren asked Red Queen to analyze Reiko Uzumaki’s jade pendant, and she identified it as Chakra Metal that stored Asura’s Chakra and absorbed Natural Energy.
• Red Queen advised Ren to fuse Asura’s Chakra at the Dog Clan, so Ren used the Reversal Summoning Technique to reach Beast King Mountain and placed the Senju books there.

Ren absorbed Asura’s Chakra, but its will clashed with Indra’s inside his body, forcing him to use the Yoga Technique to survive and absorb their energy. His body recovered and strengthened, and the struggle produced new trash at the Trash Station.

• Ren drew Asura’s Chakra from the red jade pendant, triggering a clash between Asura’s and Indra’s wills and Chakras inside him.
• Ren’s Sharingan changed as the collision injured him, and Red Queen urged him to use the Yoga Technique to balance and consume the Chakra.
• Ren shifted through Yoga Technique postures while Asura’s Chakra weakened and Indra’s Chakra absorbed its energy; Asura’s vitality healed Ren’s shattered bones, torn muscles, and damaged organs.
• Red Queen reported that Ren’s physique had nearly doubled in strength and evolved slightly toward an Immortal Body, while Indra’s Chakra had integrated more deeply into him.
• Ren asked Red Queen to calculate how to make Indra’s Chakra his own, then watched her vanish as he turned toward the Trash Station’s vortex to await new trash.

Ren received the ruined Soul Hall branch destroyed by Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flames and searched it for anything useful, discovering a dead Giant Python and soul-binding chains. After returning to Beast King Mountain, he prepared to begin clearing the trash with the gathered Dog Clan.

• The Trash Station displayed Xiao Yan destroying a Soul Hall branch with Heavenly Flames, then dropped the ruined hall and its lava into Ren’s area.
• Ren watched the flames and lava fade as the Trash Station absorbed their heat, then entered the charred hall to search it.
• Ren uncovered a dead silver Giant Python and recognized that the Fallen Heart Flame had incinerated its soul.
• Ren found soul-binding chains and wondered whether they could restrain the souls of Asura, Indra, and others.
• Ren returned to Beast King Mountain frustrated that the hall’s treasures had been burned away, and the sled dog told him the Dog Clan was ready to clean up the trash.
• Ren agreed to begin, and the damaged hall fell near the Dog Clan Hall.

Ren repaired the ruined Soul Hall and discovered that the Giant Python’s remains carried residual Fallen Heart Flame, which tempered his Chakra, body, and bloodline while erasing the wills in Indra’s and Asura’s Chakra. After enduring the painful purification, Ren manifested mysterious black Lightning Release.

• Ren ordered Bully Dog and Bulldog to restore the ruined hall and named it the Soul Hall.
• Red Queen analyzed the hall, noting that frozen lava could replace some unavailable materials and that its heat could aid Ren’s Fire Release training.
• Ren approached the Giant Python’s corpse and realized its residual Fallen Heart Flame was producing Heart Flame within him.
• Ren touched and ate the scorched flesh, causing Heart Flame to burn away Indra’s will and temper his Chakra, Asura’s Chakra, flesh, blood, and bones.
• Ren expelled dark blood and impurities as the tempering intensified, then covered himself in black Lightning Armor.

Ren’s body, Chakra, and soul grew stronger after he refined the Fallen Heart Flame’s aura and absorbed Soul Origin in the ruined Soul Hall. He returned home determined to stop hiding his strength and told Tsunade he had something good for her to try.

• Ren discovered that the Heart Flame’s refinement had fused his Chakra and transformed his Lightning Release into more powerful Black Lightning.
• Ren and the Dog Clan found the Soul Hall burned to ashes, but the Papillon spotted a flickering speck of light in a scorched corner.
• The speck struck Ren and knocked him unconscious; he later awoke after absorbing Soul Origin that had strengthened his soul fivefold.
• Ren realized his enhanced soul let him use Emotion Genjutsu easily and left him far more powerful, though he still lacked battle experience.
• Ren returned to his bedroom, where Tsunade noticed his changed aura, and he invited her to try something good.

Ren and Tsunade ate Giant Python meat infused with the fading aura of the Fallen Heart Flame, which strengthened Tsunade and increased her vitality. Days later, Ren learned that Hiruko had begun human experimentation, while Tsunade revealed the secret force Tobirama Senju had left under her command.

• Ren and Tsunade ate the Giant Python meat, and Tsunade's body was cleansed and strengthened as her vitality increased fivefold.
• Ren invited Kushina, Reiko, Mikoto, and Konan to eat the remaining meat before its Fallen Heart Flame aura faded.
• After several days of recovery, Ren received reports that Hiruko was appearing near places where people had gone missing and had begun human experiments.
• Tsunade explained that Tobirama Senju had left loyal ANBU and other powerful agents under her control, but rules prevented them from harming Naruto or Konoha.
• Ren concluded that Hiruko had researched the Chimera Technique, and Tsunade asked whether Ren wanted it; Ren denied it.

Ren followed Hiruko to a forest hideout, where Hiruko demonstrated his perfected Chimera Technique and explained how he balanced conflicting genes. Ren then used his Sharingan and a scarce mental-toxin serum to take control of Hiruko.

• Ren followed Hiruko to a massive tree and watched him enter his hidden chamber.
• Hiruko celebrated his success with the Chimera Technique and prepared to absorb a muscular captive.
• Ren interrupted the procedure and questioned Hiruko about how he had overcome Chimera's flaws.
• Hiruko explained that he balanced the mutual generation and restraint of different genes and described Chimera's potential to absorb Kekkei Genkai.
• Ren trapped Hiruko with his Sharingan, injected him with a scarce mental-toxin serum, and began controlling him.

Ren brought Hiruko to a fully equipped laboratory and had him test the Chimera Technique on an alien head from the Dragon Ball World. After Hiruko gained a stronger body and brain, Ren left him to research White Zetsu cells, ninjutsu, and a way to turn Soul Hall into a summoned object; the next morning, Tsunade asked where Hiruko was.

• Ren used Genjutsu to make Hiruko accept him as his master, then took him to the laboratory with Flying Thunder God.
• Red Queen examined Hiruko and warned that his frail body needed strengthening before intense research.
• Ren ordered Hiruko to use the Chimera Technique to devour an alien head from the Dragon Ball World.
• Hiruko absorbed the alien cells, gaining a stronger constitution and brain while his appearance changed.
• Ren instructed Red Queen to work with and monitor Hiruko while researching White Zetsu cells, ninjutsu, and the Five Rashomon.
• The next morning, Tsunade asked Ren where Hiruko was.

Ren began the Chunin Exam’s final tournament as the first competitor and faced Ye Yan, the Sand Ninja Village’s Jinchuriki, who wielded flaming crimson sand. Ren countered with a mysterious black Lightning Release, stunning the spectators as the fight began.

• Ren told Tsunade that he had used Genjutsu to control Hiruko and send him to conduct research, and encouraged her to pursue medical research herself.
• After a month of training, Ren and the other competitors arrived for the long-delayed final exam, attended by the Five Kage and other influential figures.
• Ren drew Number One, making him the first to fight, while White Fang served as the referee.
• Ye Yan, the Sand Ninja Village’s Jinchuriki, unleashed flaming crimson Sand Shuriken at Ren.
• Ren formed pitch-black Lightning Release infused with Indra’s Chakra, shocking Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru, White Fang, and the Third Raikage.

Ren shocked Kumogakure by wielding Black Lightning, then battled Ye Yan as the arena turned into scorching sand. The chapter ended with Ren unleashing his strongest Fire Release, Majestic Destroyer Flame, against Ye Yan’s sand wave.

• The Third Raikage and the Kumogakure shinobi were shaken when Ren displayed Black Lightning, which they revered as the Second Raikage’s legacy.
• Ren’s Chidori Senbon pierced Ye Yan’s Sand Shuriken and sand wall before exploding around him.
• Ye Yan released more of the One-Tail’s Chakra and used Quicksand Waterfall Flow to transform the arena into scorching sand.
• Ye Yan launched Sand Waterfall Funeral at Ren, who declared that Fire Release was his strongest ninjutsu.
• Ren used Majestic Destroyer Flame, sending a twenty-meter-wide sea of black fire toward Ye Yan’s sand wave.

Ren overwhelmed Ye Yan in the arena, first burning away his sand with black flames and then defeating him with taijutsu after Ye Yan began transforming under the One-Tail’s influence. The chapter ended with Ren chasing the unconscious Ye Yan through the air as spectators watched in disbelief.

• Ren’s black flames burned through Ye Yan’s repeated waves of crimson sand and turned the arena’s sand into Glazed.
• Ye Yan’s One-Tail began to drive him into a Tailed Beast Transformation, and he charged at Ren with a sand-covered claw.
• Ren used Iron Body and a Strength Fist-enhanced punch to shatter Ye Yan’s claw and send him crashing into a wall.
• Ren used Shave to reach Ye Yan and struck him with a knee, launching him into the sky.
• Ren ran through the air after Ye Yan, stunning the spectators.

Ren overwhelmed Ye Yan with a series of powerful taijutsu attacks and tried to kill him before One-Tail could fully emerge. He destroyed One-Tail’s incomplete form, leaving Ye Yan barely recognizable in a massive crater as he landed.

• Ren struck the unconscious Ye Yan with an Iron Body-enhanced Leaf Great Whirlwind, sending him crashing into the arena.
• Ren sensed that Ye Yan was still alive and decided to kill him along with One-Tail.
• Ren unleashed his black-flamed Geppo—Flame Dragon toward Ye Yan.
• The Third Kazekage rose to intervene, but Hiruzen Sarutobi warned him not to interfere in the battle.
• One-Tail began to form from the sand, but Ren’s Black Dragon destroyed its incomplete body and blasted a huge crater into the arena.
• Ren landed on the remaining intact ground as spectators called him a demon and pitied Ye Yan.

Ren spared Ye Yan after Pakura pleaded for her brother, and the Third Kazekage announced the match result. As the arena was repaired for Kurama Yun’s fight with Rasa, Ren and Shikaku criticized Hiruzen Sarutobi’s decision, and Pakura approached Ren again.

• Ren nearly killed the gravely wounded Ye Yan, but Rasa tried to stop him by attacking with golden shuriken, which Kurama Yun struck down with lightning.
• Pakura stood between Ren and Ye Yan and begged him to spare her brother; Ren praised her courage, withdrew his Rasengan, and allowed her to save him.
• The Third Kazekage thanked Hiruzen Sarutobi for conceding, while Hiruzen questioned whether his decision had been wrong.
• Ren later discussed Ye Yan’s chances of recovery with Shikaku, Inoichi, and Choza, and hinted at a threat against the Sand Ninja Village.
• Ren and Shikaku discussed Hiruzen’s decision and the upcoming Kurama Yun–Rasa match, then Ren asked Inoichi to let Pakura approach him.

Pakura thanked Ren with a sand sculpture, while Ren and Shikaku discussed her hidden Flying Thunder God mark and Ren’s plans for Ye Yan. Kurama Yun then faced Rasa in the arena and used tangible genjutsu to conjure devastating magma attacks, leaving Rasa under pressure.

• Pakura gave Ren a Scorch Release sand sculpture and thanked him, then left to care for Ye Yan.
• Ren and Shikaku noted Pakura’s pure gaze and discussed the Flying Thunder God mark hidden in her hair and Ren’s intentions toward Ye Yan.
• Kurama Yun entered the repaired arena to face Rasa, while Yagura told Ren he had found the senbons and wanted to talk afterward.
• At White Fang’s command, Rasa attacked Kurama Yun with gold-dust shuriken, but Kurama Yun blocked them with an earthen wall produced through genjutsu.
• Kurama Yun described his tangible genjutsu and made magma erupt beneath Rasa, then unleashed dozens of magma pillars that destroyed Rasa’s Gold Dust Giant.

Kurama Yun trapped Rasa and the spectators in a powerful Genjutsu that made its horrors manifest, while Ren explained that Kurama Yun was using the match to expose the Five Kage’s weaknesses. After Ren ordered the illusion ended, Rasa admitted defeat and learned that Kurama Yun had never left Ren’s side.

• Rasa tried to dispel Kurama Yun’s Genjutsu, then attacked him with Gold Dust Binding as visions of magma and Hell overwhelmed him.
• Kurama Yun’s illusion engulfed the arena, showing the spectators, ninja, and Five Kage their fears and dead loved ones.
• Ren identified the Five Kage as Kurama Yun’s true targets and ordered Shikaku and Inoichi to record their weaknesses.
• Shikaku ended the technique, and the arena returned to normal as the shaken Five Kage discussed Kurama Yun’s power.
• Rasa, badly burned, admitted defeat, and Kurama Yun revealed that he had won because Rasa became Ren’s enemy.

After Kurama Yun defeated Rasa with an illusion, Might Duy faced A of Kumogakure in a taijutsu match. Their opening attacks collided, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Kurama Yun's Genjutsu caused Rasa to spit blood and pass out, shocking the spectators who had mistaken the illusion for reality.
• Ren encouraged Might Duy to prove the power of taijutsu and the Eight Gates against A, while Shikaku warned him to be careful.
• White Fang refereed as A entered the arena, threatened Duy because of his closeness to Ren, and activated his Lightning Armor.
• A charged with Heavy Lariat as Duy rushed forward with Steel Fist, and their attacks collided.