Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Hagoromo and Hamura discuss the next reincarnations of Indra and Asura. They expect the new pair—and preserved souls of earlier reincarnations—to become valuable allies against the Ōtsutsuki. The current reincarnations are already powerful, with Indra’s having awakened the Rinnegan.
• Hamura accepts that Uchiha Yi has taken much of his legacy, including the Giant Tenseigan, and may use Hamura’s descendants for experiments, believing it could ultimately strengthen the Shinobi World.
• Yi’s victories over Kirigakure and Ōnoki’s Iwagakure force spread across the world. Sunagakure halts its attacks on Konoha, while Kumogakure is relieved it never joined the war. All four other villages send envoys to Konoha.
• Tobirama considers destroying the rival villages but ultimately supports preserving them, reasoning that conflict may be necessary and that Konoha should instead become strong enough to protect itself. Yi accepts this approach and plans to wait until he is eighteen before taking the Hokage position from Hiruzen.
• Yi and Tobirama push for human experimentation in Konoha. Hiruzen objects but compromises, especially since Orochimaru supports the work.
• Konoha expects substantial reparations from the defeated villages. The Fire Daimyō, whose powerful backers were killed by Yi, sends money and supplies to appease him—and even offers his daughters—hoping Yi will leave his residence alone.

Character developments and interactions

• Hamura shifts from regret over losing his power and legacy to reluctant acceptance of Yi’s actions for the greater good.
• Hagoromo looks ahead to building a stronger coalition for the coming Ōtsutsuki threat.
• Yi remains focused on developing himself and those around him rather than immediately seeking political office. Though powerful enough to dominate events, he tries to show Hiruzen respect.
• Tobirama tempers his impulse to eliminate Konoha’s rivals, choosing a broader strategy that protects the Shinobi World as well as the village.
• Hiruzen yields to pressure from Yi and Tobirama on experimentation, despite his misgivings.
• The Fire Daimyō loses his confidence after learning his protectors are gone and responds to Yi with fear-driven generosity.

Significant themes

• Power and political leverage: Yi’s victories reshape the balance of power and compel villages and leaders to negotiate or submit.
• The greater good versus personal loss: Hamura accepts the loss of his legacy if it helps the Shinobi World survive.
• Conflict as a means of preparedness: Tobirama concludes that rivalries may be unavoidable, so Konoha must grow strong rather than simply erase its competitors.
• Pragmatism and compromise: Hiruzen, Tobirama, and the Daimyō all adjust their principles or plans in response to political realities.

Plot points

• Over three years, Uchiha Yi grows much stronger through training, new Ninjutsu, and battles against most Jinchūriki in the Battle Space. He estimates his Chakra at around two thousand units and expects to become stronger still after absorbing the Seven-Tails.
• Kushina rushes to tell Yi that Mito Uzumaki is fading. Yi brings her to Mito using the Flying Thunder God Technique and tries to heal her with Yang Release Chakra.
• Mito refuses further treatment: she is tired and ready to die. Yi reluctantly accepts her choice, despite his grief and reservations about bringing her back with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Mito asks Kushina whether she wants to become the Nine-Tails’ Jinchūriki. Kushina agrees, determined to gain the strength to help Yi face future threats, including the Ōtsutsuki.

Character developments and interactions

• Yi has become exceptionally powerful, but Mito’s approaching death exposes his helplessness and attachment to the woman who raised and protected him. He dislikes the idea of keeping loved ones alive through Impure World Reincarnation, which he sees as a diminished, corpse-like existence.
• Mito chooses a peaceful death rather than prolonging her life, then prepares Kushina to inherit the Nine-Tails.
• Kushina accepts the dangerous responsibility willingly. She has already met the Nine-Tails and, with Mito’s help, learned much of Mito’s sealing arts; combined with Tsunade’s Taijutsu training, this makes her a formidable elite Jonin, though she lacks battle experience.
• Kagami Uchiha, previously revived through Impure World Reincarnation, chose to return to the Pure Land after finding his reanimated existence empty and restrictive. Hashirama and Tobirama remain to assist Yi and pursue research.

Significant themes

• Mortality and letting go: Yi’s power cannot override Mito’s wish to die.
• The cost of immortality: Impure World Reincarnation preserves life but strips away ordinary human experiences, making continued existence feel mechanical.
• Duty and chosen danger: Kushina accepts the Nine-Tails’ power not to avoid future conflict, but to gain the strength to face it alongside Yi.

Key plot points and events

• Over three years, Tsunade learns the basics of Sage Mode with help from Uchiha Yi and Hashirama Senju. She still relies on Katsuyu to enter it, but her strength has grown considerably.
• Orochimaru studies Sage Mode but cannot master it yet, so he focuses on making his body more compatible with natural energy. He also experiments on himself and White Zetsu, benefiting from Yi’s resources and Tobirama’s research expertise.
• Kushina’s priorities are improving her taijutsu, sealing techniques, and combat experience before she becomes the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki. Mito, Yi, and Tobirama have prepared a method to keep Kushina alive if the Nine-Tails is ever extracted from her.
• Mikoto reaches Elite Jōnin strength with a fighting style resembling Yi’s. Yi is developing a power-up for her that resembles a Cursed Seal or Kāma, but is intended to strengthen her without controlling her.
• Rinka makes the fastest progress after receiving Ōtsutsuki teachings, approaching Kage-level strength.
• Mito asks Yi to seal the Nine-Tails inside Kushina, having decided she is ready to give up her own life.
• Hiruzen accepts the plan, recognizing that Yi is effectively Konoha’s next Hokage. Meanwhile, Yi and Tobirama have imposed thirty years of war reparations on Sunagakure, far harsher terms than Hiruzen wanted.

Character developments and interactions

• Tsunade’s training shows that she can grow substantially when supported, while Orochimaru’s ambition—and his willingness to experiment—continues to deepen.
• Kushina is being prepared to become a powerful jinchūriki, with Mito placing her trust in Yi and Tobirama’s safeguards.
• Mikoto and Rinka emerge as rapidly advancing fighters, each shaped by different training: Yi’s techniques for Mikoto and Ōtsutsuki knowledge for Rinka.
• Hiruzen is increasingly sidelined by Yi and Tobirama. Their influence, along with Hashirama’s presence, leaves him waiting for a politically inevitable handover.

Significant themes

• Power through mentorship and knowledge: Different characters advance through specialized guidance and inherited techniques.
• Risk and responsibility: Mito’s sacrifice and the preparations to protect Kushina reflect the costs of becoming a jinchūriki.
• Ambition and control: Orochimaru pursues power through experimentation, while Yi’s planned enhancement for Mikoto is explicitly meant to empower without domination.
• Political transition and authority: Yi’s growing influence weakens Hiruzen’s position, while the punitive peace terms reveal how decisively Yi and Tobirama shape Konoha’s policy.

Key plot points and events

• Sunagakure rejects Konoha’s demand for thirty years of war reparations, but agrees to negotiate after Hiruzen warns that Uchiha Yi could attack the village at any time. The village is intimidated by Yi’s resemblance to Madara Uchiha and has little confidence it could survive opposing him.
• Kushina agrees to become the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki. Mito begins transferring the beast’s chakra into her, with the Nine-Tails cooperating.
• The Nine-Tails accepts the arrangement after negotiating for a comfortable inner space and tolerable restraints. It fears falling under Madara’s control more than living inside Kushina.
• As Mito’s vitality fades during the transfer, those present mourn her. They know Impure World Reincarnation could bring her back, but the moment remains painful.
• Hashirama begins reconsidering whether his “One Country, One Village” system was truly right.

Character developments and interactions

• Uchiha Yi uses his fearsome reputation as a political weapon and shows a pragmatic, ruthless streak reminiscent of Madara, though he rejects Madara’s Infinite Tsukuyomi plan.
• Hiruzen is uneasy about crippling Sunagakure with reparations, but ultimately follows Yi and Tobirama’s hard-line approach.
• The Nine-Tails is portrayed less as a menace than as a victim: humans have repeatedly captured and exploited it and the other tailed beasts. It chooses cooperation with Kushina and Mito as the least dangerous option.
• Mito and Kushina build trust with the Nine-Tails through mutual concessions, while Mito’s sacrifice brings out the grief of Tsunade, Nawaki, Kushina, and Yi.
• Hashirama remains a counter to the Nine-Tails, but his certainty about his political legacy is beginning to weaken.

Significant themes

• Power and coercion: Yi’s strength forces Sunagakure into negotiations, while the Nine-Tails’ cooperation is shaped by the threat of stronger forces.
• The cost of peace: Hashirama’s peace-making system relied on capturing and distributing tailed beasts, creating resentment rather than harmony.
• Victims of human ambition: The tailed beasts were drawn into conflicts they did not start and became symbols of disaster and hatred.
• Legacy and doubt: Hashirama’s growing doubts suggest that even ideals meant to create peace can have harmful consequences.

Key plot points and events

• Kushina receives the Nine-Tails’ Chakra and adapts to it remarkably quickly, her red aura giving way to a faint golden light. Hiruzen senses that she has likely reached Kage-level strength.
• Mito continues the transfer without slowing down, confident Kushina can handle the Nine-Tails. Once the beast is fully transferred, Mito’s life force rapidly fades.
• Yi offers to use Yang Release to keep Mito alive, but she refuses. She says she has fulfilled her promise to protect Konoha and asks to rest for at least ten years before anyone considers bringing her back with Impure World Reincarnation. She also claims to have a way to resist that technique.
• Yi promises to protect and expand Konoha until it becomes the dominant power in the Shinobi World.
• Tobirama reflects on Yi’s political vision: transforming the ninja system into an organized military and civil service, unifying the world, and establishing a peace that could last for generations.

Character developments and interactions

• Kushina demonstrates extraordinary strength and control, establishing herself as a major force for Konoha.
• Mito faces death with dignity, choosing rest over further life-prolonging measures. Her exchange with Hashirama affirms that she considers her duty complete.
• Yi shows both personal devotion to Mito and expansive ambitions for Konoha. His promise moves Tobirama, who sees potential in him but also recognizes the importance of political judgment.
• Tobirama becomes increasingly persuaded by Yi’s plans. Though wary of the dangers of power and poor politics, he believes the present era may finally have the people and institutions needed to unify the Shinobi World.
• Hiruzen is impressed by Kushina’s strength and relieved that Konoha will soon be led by Yi, leaving him free to retire into an elder’s role.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, and Yi respect Mito’s decision, while her impending death brings grief to those gathered.

Significant themes

• Duty and letting go: Mito’s life has been shaped by protecting Konoha; she believes she has done enough and chooses peace.
• Power and responsibility: Kushina’s strength benefits Konoha, while Yi’s ambitions require political wisdom as well as force.
• Legacy and long-term peace: Yi and Tobirama consider whether political and institutional unity can outlast any one leader.
• Control and resistance: Mito’s confidence that she can counter Impure World Reincarnation underscores the power of Uzumaki sealing techniques.

Key plot points

• Mito Uzumaki dies peacefully after Uchiha Yi promises her something. Her death triggers a dramatic change in Yi’s Chakra and evolves his Six-Tomoe Rinnegan into a Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan.
• Yi awakens two Dōjutsu: Sacrificial Elixir Refinement, which converts an opponent’s Chakra into a strength-enhancing pill, and Spirit Summoning and Command, which lets him command souls and give them physical bodies.
• He considers using the first ability to drain Ninja or Tailed Beasts, but decides against it: ordinary Chakra offers too little benefit, while draining Tailed Beasts could deplete the world’s Natural Energy.
• Yi suspects that Hagoromo and Hamura’s actions helped restore the Shinobi World’s vitality. He sees the world as his territory and wants to protect it from the Ōtsutsuki.
• He identifies Ōtsutsuki as his true targets. He believes he may eventually challenge Momoshiki, but admits Isshiki is currently beyond him. Absorbing the Seven-Tails’ Chakra could complete the eye forming on his forehead and raise him to Isshiki’s level.

Character developments and interactions

• Mito’s death reveals the depth of Yi’s attachment to her and prompts his latest evolution. Tobirama is relieved that her care for Yi helped make him stronger, since Konoha will need him to protect it.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, Tsunade, and the others witness Yi’s transformation and are shaken by the power of his Rinnegan.
• Yi’s new abilities intensify his ambition, but also show restraint: he rejects easy sources of power that might harm the world he intends to defend. He wonders whether his soul-manipulating Dōjutsu awakened because he could not accept Mito’s death.

Significant themes

• Grief and power: Yi’s loss drives the evolution of his eyes.
• Protection versus exploitation: Yi weighs gaining strength against damaging the world’s vitality.
• Ambition and future conflict: He views the Ōtsutsuki as both a threat and a potential source of power.
• Attachment and legacy: Mito’s care continues to shape Yi even after her death.

Chapter Summary

• After Mito Uzumaki’s death, Uchiha Yi considers using his technique to summon and control her, but decides against disturbing her rest. He believes her soul has already entered the Pure Land.
• Hashirama tries to comfort the grieving family by suggesting Mito could be brought back with Impure World Reincarnation. Tsunade reprimands him, then asks Hiruzen to arrange for her father and the others to attend the funeral.
• Tobirama criticizes Hiruzen for accommodating the Daimyō, arguing that their influence kept Mito from seeing her son before she died. He suggests that the Daimyō may eventually be abolished, though not until the time is right.
• Kushina reports that the Nine-Tails is cooperative and demonstrates Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. Its power already raises her to roughly Kage level, and Tobirama estimates she may need about ten years to safely handle all of the Nine-Tails’ chakra.
• Tobirama reveals that research into Wood Release cells has advanced: White Zetsu material can neutralize their harmful effects, and the cells’ will has been removed. Orochimaru has tested the resulting Nutrient Serum on himself, gaining increased vitality, physical strength, and chakra. He plans another dose, despite each injection costing over a million.
• Tsunade is alarmed that Orochimaru experimented on himself, fearing the procedure could have killed him.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Tsunade mourns Mito, takes responsibility for arranging the funeral, admires Kushina’s new power, and shows deep concern for Orochimaru’s safety.
• Kushina is excited by her bond with the Nine-Tails and eager to master its power, though frustrated by the long timeline.
• Tobirama remains blunt and politically forceful, while also encouraging Kushina and advancing research with Orochimaru.
• Hiruzen appears more cautious and deferential than Tobirama, drawing criticism over his dealings with the Daimyō.
• Hashirama tries to console the family, but his suggestion about reviving Mito comes across as insensitive.
• Orochimaru, though absent from the scene, is revealed to be willing to risk his own life in pursuit of scientific progress.

Significant Themes

The chapter contrasts grief and respect for the dead with the temptation to undo death through forbidden techniques. It also explores political authority, scientific ambition and risk, and the burden of developing immense power.

Key events and developments

• Tobirama explains that Orochimaru’s experiments with Hashirama’s cells have produced a promising Nutrient Serum. After testing it on criminals and himself, Orochimaru believes it can safely improve physique and chakra, even if it cannot grant others Hashirama’s level of Wood Release. Its high cost is manageable, and it could strengthen selected shinobi or reward distinguished service.
• Tobirama remains puzzled by the origins of the White Zetsu, despite he and Orochimaru now being able to cultivate them from available material.
• The researchers’ next goal is to study the Sharingan. Tobirama has found dormant Sharingan-related genes in Tsunade, Nawaki, and Kushina, as well as incomplete Byakugan-related genes. He believes the Sharingan might be awakened through research.
• Uchiha Yi supports the plan and proposes further study of Ōtsutsuki cells, which may be more suitable for Hyuga Rinka and could also benefit Tsunade, Nawaki, and Kushina. Tobirama says research is progressing, though practical use may still be years away. Yi offers to help the cells integrate when the work is ready.
• Tobirama considers rebuilding the Senju Clan as a small, close-knit group to better nurture future generations.

Character developments and interactions

• Tobirama acknowledges the limits of earlier attempts to reproduce Wood Release and shifts toward practical applications of Hashirama’s cells. Though uneasy about Tsunade and Nawaki potentially awakening the Sharingan, he prioritizes their strength and future influence.
• Orochimaru is presented as cautious: he tested the serum extensively before trying it himself and intends to refine it based on his own results.
• Uchiha Yi directs the research toward strengthening his allies, while deliberately leaving the scientists to solve cellular integration themselves before offering his own assistance.
• Tobirama and Yi discuss the serum, bloodline research, and future plans in a cooperative exchange, with Tobirama sharing progress and Yi setting priorities.

Significant themes

• Practical science over ambitious imitation: The serum may be more useful than trying to reproduce Hashirama’s exceptional Wood Release.
• Power through inherited traits and research: Senju, Uchiha, Hyuga, and Ōtsutsuki bloodlines are treated as potential routes to greater strength.
• Caution and responsibility: The researchers test their work carefully, while Yi avoids using his own abilities to bypass the research process.
• The changing balance of power: Tobirama believes exceptional strength will be necessary for his relatives to have influence in the future, prompting him to reconsider the Senju Clan’s place.

• Key events: At Mito Uzumaki’s sparsely attended funeral, Uchiha Fugaku’s unusual power draws the attention of Uchiha Yi, Hashirama, and Tobirama, who are observing from hiding. Tobirama senses Hashirama’s aura in Fugaku, suggesting he has acquired Hashirama cells. Yi suspects Fugaku may be working with the fugitive Shimura Danzō—or that another unseen player is manipulating events. Hashirama wonders if Madara may be involved and is eager to find him.
• Character developments: Fugaku is revealed to be far stronger than expected: he has an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and traces of both Indra’s and Asura’s chakra, though Yi doubts he could awaken the Rinnegan. Tobirama is alarmed by Fugaku’s potential, judging him stronger than Tobirama and Izuna were in their prime, while still below Madara. Hashirama’s old guilt and affection for Madara resurface, strengthening his desire to locate him. Yi remains confident and strategically willing to leave Danzō at large as bait.
• Character interactions: Tobirama and Hashirama analyze Fugaku’s aura and speculate about who supplied his power. Yi shares his assessment and hints that Danzō may not be the only force at work. Their discussion links Fugaku’s rise to a broader mystery involving Danzō, Madara, and hidden actors.
• Significant themes: Political suspicion and covert manipulation; the dangerous consequences of hidden power; loyalty to the village weighed against strategic risk; and the lingering bonds and guilt between former friends, especially Hashirama and Madara.

Key plot points

• Uchiha Yi explains that the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan may correct a weakness in the Uchiha bloodline, and that the clan’s declining power may stem from that weakness.
• Yi and Tobirama conclude that Fugaku’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan is likely imperfect: his eyes may not go blind, but his Eye Power is difficult to control.
• They suspect Fugaku’s eyes were combined with those of his father, Uchiha Heitai. His father’s eyes, together with Hashirama’s cells, may account for Fugaku’s substantial strength and stamina.
• Yi believes Fugaku may have received power or training from Madara. He estimates Fugaku is around the strength Sasuke had after awakening his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Tobirama recognizes Fugaku as dangerous but believes Yi will defeat him. He is also eager to study Fugaku’s eyes.

Character developments and interactions

• Yi offers a theory linking the Uchiha’s bloodline decline to the difficulty of attaining a complete Eternal Mangekyō. He assesses Fugaku’s abilities by comparing him with Obito and Sasuke.
• Tobirama considers Yi’s explanation plausible and reflects on how the Senju’s history and bloodline differ from the Uchiha’s. His scholarly curiosity resurfaces as he sees a chance to examine Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Yi and Tobirama jointly analyze Fugaku’s origins, powers, and likely weaknesses. Tobirama’s interest in studying the eyes contrasts with his confidence that Yi can handle Fugaku.

Significant themes

• Bloodline and inheritance: The chapter connects clan power to genetic purity, inherited traits, and the effects of intermarriage.
• Power and its limitations: Fugaku is formidable, but his supposedly imperfect eyes may impair his control; immense power does not guarantee mastery.
• Knowledge versus restraint: Tobirama’s desire to study the eyes recalls his earlier restraint when Hashirama forbade him from experimenting on Madara.
• Comparison across generations: Fugaku’s potential is measured against Madara, Obito, and Sasuke, placing him within a legacy of Uchiha power.

Plot points and events

• Tobirama suggests capturing Uchiha Fugaku for experiments, but Yi considers the possibility of using Fugaku’s powerful Chakra as a resource rather than killing him outright.
• Yi proposes provoking Fugaku by leaking information to Shimura Danzō that Fugaku has awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. Danzō may try to seize Fugaku’s eyes, drawing Fugaku out.
• Tobirama warns that Danzō and Fugaku could join forces against Yi. Yi welcomes that possibility, preferring a more turbulent world to an uneventful one.
• Yi reveals a broader plan: after uniting the Shinobi World, he wants a covert faction to challenge the peace and keep Ninja prepared for future threats, especially the Ōtsutsuki Clan. He sees Danzō as a possible figurehead, but believes Madara Uchiha would be better.

Character developments and interactions

• Yi shows both his personal dislike of Fugaku and his pragmatic interest in Fugaku’s abilities and Chakra. He also reveals a calculated, unconventional vision of peace—one maintained through controlled conflict.
• Tobirama remains wary of Uchiha powers and questions Yi’s willingness to risk an alliance between Danzō and Fugaku. He admires Yi’s strength and political instincts, comparing him to a successor, while suspecting Yi has deeper reasons for sparing Danzō.
• Fugaku is discussed as a potential target, though he does not appear. Yi criticizes his past leadership, while acknowledging the power he has gained.
• Danzō is framed as ambitious and useful for drawing Fugaku out, but ultimately a pawn whose actions may be shaped by Madara and Black Zetsu.
• Madara is presented as Yi’s preferred candidate to become the hidden antagonist: someone who might accept the role because it serves his lasting desire for peace.

Significant themes

• Peace through managed conflict: Yi believes lasting peace requires opposition and struggle, not simply the absence of war.
• Power and political manipulation: Yi plans to use rivalries and others’ ambitions to shape events.
• The cost of peace: The chapter questions whether a peaceful world can be maintained without manufacturing threats.
• Pawns and hidden influence: Danzō’s apparent agency may conceal Madara and Black Zetsu’s control.

Key plot points and events

• Uchiha Yi and Tobirama discuss how to use political threats to preserve peace. Tobirama agrees that Madara would be a more formidable “Super Boss” than Danzō, but proposes killing and resurrecting Madara with Impure World Reincarnation so his actions could be controlled.
• Yi rejects that plan and recommends using Danzō first, potentially alongside Uchiha Fugaku. He treats both men as useful assets—and possible future experimental subjects—rather than people to spare.
• Mito Uzumaki’s death casts a shadow over the group’s gatherings. Kushina and Mikoto struggle especially with her absence.
• Jiraiya returns to Konoha but is burdened with difficult missions and reduced pay as punishment for his conduct during the war.
• Minato considers helping Jiraiya and gaining combat experience, but Tobirama instead keeps him for intensive instruction. Tobirama also trains Nawaki, while Orochimaru has fewer teaching responsibilities.

Character developments

• Tobirama remains ruthless and distrustful of Madara, but balances his personal hatred with strategic thinking about the wider peace. He becomes a dedicated mentor to Minato and Nawaki.
• Uchiha Yi takes a pragmatic, unsentimental approach to politics and experimentation, preferring to manage Danzō and Fugaku before considering more extreme measures.
• Minato is recognized as exceptionally gifted, particularly in space-time techniques and reflexes. Tobirama sees him as the ideal student to inherit his teachings.
• Nawaki is slower to learn than Minato but makes up for it with hard work. With Samehada, he is becoming a capable fighter and can master Tobirama’s Water Release techniques.
• Jiraiya faces the consequences of his wartime behavior, while Minato’s desire to repay his former teacher shows their lasting bond.
• Kushina and Mikoto remain affected by Mito’s death and the loss of her guidance.

Significant themes

• Peace through calculated threats: The characters consider maintaining peace by keeping dangerous figures available as challenges or deterrents.
• Power and utility over mercy: Danzō, Fugaku, and even Madara are assessed according to how useful they are, including as experimental subjects.
• Legacy and mentorship: Tobirama passes his knowledge to Minato and Nawaki, while Minato remembers the help Jiraiya gave him.
• Grief and absence: Mito’s death changes the mood of a once-comforting gathering place and leaves a lasting emotional gap.

Character interactions

• Yi restrains Tobirama’s urge to control Madara through resurrection, steering him toward using Danzō and Fugaku instead.
• Minato wants to assist Jiraiya, but Tobirama redirects him into training, recognizing his exceptional potential.
• Tobirama’s contrasting instruction of Minato and Nawaki highlights both boys’ different strengths: Minato’s natural brilliance and Nawaki’s persistence.
• The group’s gatherings in Mito’s courtyard continue, but Kushina, Mikoto, and the others feel the loss of the woman who once held them together.

Key plot points and events

• Orochimaru offers a Nutrient Serum made from Hashirama’s cells to Mikoto, Nawaki, and Kushina, but leaves Tsunade out, partly because she has no money left after gambling away funds intended for treatment.
• Mikoto volunteers to go first, recognizing that her Uchiha heritage makes her case unusual. Kushina suggests testing the serum on captured Uchiha first, reflecting her anger at the hostility she encounters within the clan.
• Mikoto trusts Uchiha Yi’s assurance that he will watch over her, so Orochimaru injects the serum.
• Her Chakra initially turns chaotic, then quickly stabilizes and merges with the serum. Her Chakra and Sharingan power surge dramatically—her Chakra has already increased by about half, with the dose not yet fully absorbed.

Character developments and interactions

• Mikoto shows courage and faith in Yi, accepting the risk rather than waiting for tests on others.
• Kushina reveals a harsher, more vengeful side: after sensing many Uchiha’s ill will toward her, she wants them dealt with and hopes Yi will become clan head.
• Yi supports Mikoto and reassures her, while quietly wishing the treatment could awaken her Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Orochimaru treats the serum as both a medical breakthrough and a research opportunity. He is intrigued by Mikoto’s response and considers Yi the best person to reform the Uchiha clan.
• Tsunade is sidelined because of her financial situation, though Orochimaru believes she may be a valuable candidate for other treatments and research.

Significant themes

• Scientific ambition versus risk: Mikoto’s successful treatment depends on the careful processing of powerful, potentially incompatible cells.
• Trust and loyalty: Mikoto accepts danger because she trusts Yi.
• Clan prejudice and resentment: Kushina’s experience with hostile Uchiha turns her view of the clan from idealistic to hostile.
• The limits of power: The serum greatly boosts Mikoto’s Chakra and Eye Power, but it may still not be enough to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Key plot points and events

• Uchiha Yi considers Uchiha Mikoto’s unusually powerful Three-Tomoe Sharingan a strong base for eventually awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, though he does not know what might trigger it. He would rather spare her the suffering often associated with that awakening.
• Yi’s preferred plan is to strengthen Mikoto through more Nutrient Serum injections and, when they stop helping, use the Giant Tenseigan to aid her Bloodline Reversion. He also sees Yin-Yang Release as an alternative, but does not plan to teach her Sage Mode.
• After receiving the serum, Mikoto reports that her chakra has more than doubled and her strength and stamina have greatly improved. Orochimaru collects samples and concludes that Hashirama-cell serum benefits the Uchiha more than expected; Tobirama warns against letting other Uchiha obtain it.
• Orochimaru then injects Nawaki and Kushina. Both accept the serum smoothly and gain chakra, though less dramatically than Mikoto, since they already have “Sage Bodies.” Orochimaru considers the results promising.

Character developments and interactions

• Mikoto is astonished by her new power and cooperates with Orochimaru’s research. Yi’s concern for her shows that he values her safety over pursuing the Mangekyō at any cost.
• Nawaki eagerly accepts the treatment. Working alongside Yi has made him acutely aware of their power gap, and he wants to grow stronger rather than be left behind—especially by Kushina.
• Orochimaru acts as researcher and mentor, monitoring the injections and assessing their effects.
• Tobirama remains suspicious of the Uchiha and their potential, while privately regarding Yi as unusually similar to himself. The narration jokes that Tobirama, not Yi, may be the unstable one.
• The chapter notes that Tsunade and Nawaki may have an advantage in learning Sage Mode, while awakening the Sharingan would depend on Orochimaru’s and Tobirama’s research.

Significant themes

• The gap between people: Characters differ in how they awaken power and how easily they master techniques; Nawaki also feels the widening gap between himself and Yi.
• Power versus suffering: The Mangekyō may require trauma, making Yi reluctant to pursue it for Mikoto.
• Scientific advancement and risk: Hashirama-cell serum can dramatically strengthen people, but its results—and the political danger of sharing it—remain important concerns.

• Orochimaru’s research: After more than three years of intensive experiments, Orochimaru has improved his own body and chakra by integrating Hashirama Senju’s cells. He hopes to create an ideal body—and ultimately a “deity”—rather than steal someone else’s. White Zetsu remains a possible backup vessel because its body can accept many kinds of genes and has no soul of its own.
• Tsunade considers Wood Release: Orochimaru urges Tsunade to undergo cell transplantation, believing Hashirama’s cells might help her develop Wood Release. Tsunade is tempted: she has long admired her grandfather’s signature power and wonders whether she should carry on his legacy. Her brother Nawaki, meanwhile, has developed Tobirama’s exceptional Water Release after years of training.
• Uchiha Yi raises a safer-seeming approach: Yi asks whether Tsunade could first take Orochimaru’s Nutrient Serum, then receive Hashirama’s cells once her body has adapted. Orochimaru explains that Hashirama’s cells are extremely invasive: even diluted with White Zetsu, they could rapidly overwhelm the treated cells and cause the recipient’s body to break down.
• Yi’s extraordinary biology: Orochimaru recalls that Yi’s cells overwhelmed ordinary cells and even Hashirama’s, while contact with White Zetsu transformed it into a huge tree. He concludes that Yi’s life force is on a level far beyond anyone else’s.
  Character developments and interactions: Orochimaru’s ambition is framed as deliberate self-recreation, and he tries to persuade Tsunade by appealing to her pride and family legacy. Tsunade weighs that legacy against the danger, while Yi questions the procedure and draws out Orochimaru’s explanation. The chapter emphasizes the contrast between Nawaki’s inherited Water Release and the elusive, symbolic power of Hashirama’s Wood Release.
  Themes: Scientific ambition and the pursuit of godlike power; the risks of forcing biological change; and inheritance—not only of abilities, but of a family’s legacy.

Key plot points and events

• Tsunade decides to have Hashirama Senju’s cells implanted, believing she may inherit her grandfather’s Wood Release and gain greater strength.
• Uchiha Yi plans to train Tsunade, Mikoto, Kushina, and Nawaki so they can adjust to their enhanced abilities.
• Kushina has reached Kage-level strength through Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, but her body is not yet suited to bearing the Nine-Tails’ full power. Recent improvements from the Nutrient Serum may help her adapt.
• Yi considers how splitting the Nine-Tails could suit different hosts: Yang chakra could strengthen a Jinchūriki’s body, while Yin chakra might benefit an Uchiha’s Sharingan. He also reflects that Naruto’s eventual ability to bear the Nine-Tails would have come from the gradual awakening of Asura Chakra.
• Konoha’s strongest shinobi are largely unavailable: Jiraiya and Minato are on missions, Sakumo is hunting Danzō, and Tsunade and Orochimaru are occupied with research. Yi keeps Mikoto and Rinka close, while Kushina is too important—and not yet adapted enough—to travel freely.
• Yi directs Orochimaru to investigate using the Giant Tenseigan to trigger Bloodline Reversion, beginning with Hyuga and Ōtsutsuki subjects. Orochimaru agrees and notes that Atavized Ōtsutsuki may need special treatment, while further research into Hyuga–Ōtsutsuki genetic differences could improve the Nutrient Serum.

Character developments and interactions

• Tsunade commits to Hashirama’s cells and continues to resent Nawaki’s failure to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique. She also remains focused on following Hashirama’s example rather than Tobirama’s.
• Kushina is now extraordinarily powerful, but her physical limits remain a concern; her improved body offers hope that she can use her full potential sooner.
• Nawaki is eager to train but accepts that he cannot master the Flying Thunder God Technique. He also regrets that Minato is away and cannot join the others.
• Mikoto is enthusiastic about training alongside Kushina and Nawaki.
• Yi and Orochimaru work as research partners, shifting their attention toward bloodline restoration and the uses of the Giant Tenseigan.
• Hiruzen has limited control over the powerful shinobi around him and must balance Konoha’s security with their personal circumstances.

Significant themes

• Power and physical cost: Greater abilities do not automatically mean a body can safely sustain them.
• Inheritance and bloodlines: Characters explore how clan traits, implanted cells, and chakra can shape strength and identity.
• Research and experimentation: Konoha’s future increasingly depends on scientific investigation as well as training and missions.
• Leadership amid fragile peace: With key fighters unavailable or difficult to command, Hiruzen must protect a newly peaceful village without provoking those who could defend it.

Chapter summary

• Uchiha Yi, Orochimaru, and Tobirama Senju discuss strengthening Hyuga Rinka’s bloodline. Orochimaru suggests combining genes from both branches of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki’s descendants; Yi agrees that compatible bloodlines could help her awaken greater power, perhaps approaching Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s.
• Yi points out that the Kaguya Clan of Kirigakure may descend from Hamura Ōtsutsuki. Tobirama explains the clan’s old ties to the Hyuga and its eventual move to the Land of Water. Since Yi’s past actions devastated Kirigakure, Tobirama wonders whether the Kaguya Clan was among his victims. Yi does not know, so they decide to investigate and seek clan members who have awakened Shikotsumyaku.
• Orochimaru proposes sending Minato Namikaze, whose knowledge of the Land of Water and Flying Thunder God Technique make him well suited. Tobirama approves, offering Minato Nutrient Serum as a reward if he brings back Kaguya Clan members. Orochimaru also expresses respect for Minato’s talent and intends to support his growth.
• The discussion turns to the unequal financial support given to jinchūriki. Kushina Uzumaki received the rent from a valuable commercial street as compensation for becoming the Nine-Tails’ host. Yi contrasts this with Naruto’s lack of comparable support, speculating that village leaders may have withheld or misused his benefits and noting that Naruto lacked influential advocates.
• After a period of training and gradual improvement, the Battle Space appears again. Its new choices are Fū, the Seven-Tails Jinchūriki; Ten-Tails Jinchūriki Obito; Hashirama at the Valley of the End; Kakashi as Team 7’s mentor; and Hamura with the Tenseigan. Yi is especially excited because the Seven-Tails’ Chakra is the last Chakra he needs to complete his collection and gain a major power increase. The chapter ends as he considers Obito’s relative weakness among Six Paths-level fighters.

Character developments and interactions

• Yi shows strategic interest in bloodline collection and recognizes the Seven-Tails as the final piece of his power-building plan.
• Orochimaru advocates genetic experimentation and displays growing regard for Minato, despite wishing Jiraiya had not claimed him as a student first.
• Tobirama remains practical, turning the Kaguya Clan question into an intelligence-gathering mission and arranging a concrete reward for Minato.
• Minato is valued by the others as an unusually capable, self-made talent.
• Yi and Tobirama exchange dry remarks about the destruction in Kirigakure, while Orochimaru and Tobirama agree on dispatching Minato.

Significant themes

• The pursuit of power through inherited abilities, genetic combination, and Chakra.
• The contrast between talent earned through effort and advantages provided by bloodlines or wealth.
• The unequal treatment of jinchūriki, and the importance of having powerful people willing to advocate for someone.
• The strategic, transactional nature of village politics: missions, rewards, and bloodline resources are all treated as valuable assets.

• Key events: Uchiha Yi reflects on the threats around him, judging Obito, Hashirama, and early-story Kakashi as less concerning than Hamura Ōtsutsuki. He selects Fū, the Seven-Tails’ jinchūriki, and kills her with a glance, gaining the Seven-Tails’ chakra. This completes his collection of chakra from all nine tailed beasts. Merging it greatly boosts his chakra and transforms him: a Rinne Sharingan opens on his forehead, granting him its powers, including Amenominaka and Infinite Tsukuyomi. He later closes the eye because he finds it frightening and wants to preserve the element of surprise.
• Character development: Yi’s new power makes him feel nearly immortal and effectively invincible. His ambitions shift from collecting individual abilities to assessing the few remaining beings who might challenge him. Though disappointed that he gained the Rinne Sharingan rather than a more varied set of eye powers, he accepts it as an extraordinary gain.
• Character interactions: Yi’s only direct encounter is with Fū, whom he kills instantly. His other “interactions” are imagined comparisons: he dismisses Obito, Madara, Hashirama, and Kaguya as threats, while treating Hamura and Hagoromo as worthy opponents. By the chapter’s end, he identifies Ōtsutsuki Isshiki as the one major figure left to consider.
• Themes: The chapter emphasizes escalating power and the transformation that comes with accumulating chakra. It also explores the limits of raw strength, the value of versatility, and Yi’s growing confidence—bordering on arrogance—as he measures himself against the world’s strongest beings.

Key plot points and events

• Yi considers Ōtsutsuki Isshiki his most worthwhile potential opponent. Defeating Isshiki—or obtaining his remains—could help Tobirama and Orochimaru study Ōtsutsuki abilities. Yi believes his own Battle Space can eventually make him as powerful as Shibai without relying on experimentation or divine techniques.
• With Madara missing and the Shinobi World unusually peaceful, Yi is bored and looking for new challenges. He hopes the Battle Space will provide more Ōtsutsuki opponents.
• Yi defeats Kakashi and Hashirama in the Battle Space. Kakashi gives him the Kamui from Obito’s other Mangekyō eye. Hashirama’s Sage Body initially seems redundant, but fusing with it strengthens Yi’s already exceptional physique by about ten percent.
• Yi wishes Battle Space rewards could be shared, since Hashirama’s Sage Body could greatly benefit people such as Kushina or Mikoto.
• Yi then enters the Battle Space to face Obito, one of the two remaining opponents alongside Hamura Ōtsutsuki. Obito, having regained control of his mind, reacts to Yi’s arrival by attacking.

Character developments

• Yi remains confident and ambitious, viewing even legendary shinobi as manageable challenges. He recognizes that additional copies of familiar abilities can still improve him, while imagining how his rewards could help others if they were transferable.
• Obito has recovered his mental control and immediately returns to a hostile, combative stance when confronted by Yi.
• Hashirama is shown as formidable by ordinary standards, but Yi’s defeat of him underscores how far Yi has surpassed most shinobi.

Significant themes

• Relentless growth through combat: Yi treats the Battle Space as his route to ever-greater power.
• Power and perspective: Legendary figures such as Hashirama and Obito seem far less impressive from Yi’s elevated position.
• The value of sharing power: Yi sees that his rewards could transform others, though the Battle Space prevents him from passing them on.
• Boredom and the search for worthy opponents: Peace leaves Yi restless and eager for stronger enemies, especially Ōtsutsuki.

Character interactions

• Yi defeats Kakashi and Hashirama, gaining their respective abilities or traits through the Battle Space.
• He reflects on how Hashirama’s Sage Body could help Kushina and Mikoto, showing concern for the growth of his allies.
• Yi insults Obito’s claim to be a “second Sage of Six Paths” and prepares to fight him; Obito answers with immediate aggression.

Plot points and events

• Uchiha Yi overwhelms Obito Uchiha, who is the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Obito attacks with a Truth-Seeking Orb shaped into Amenonuhoko, but Yi catches it, then repeatedly strikes Obito and criticizes his poor judgment and combat skills.
• Yi grows bored of the one-sided fight and begins extracting the Ten-Tails from Obito. After defeating him, Yi receives a Battle Space reward: the option to fuse with the Ten-Tails’ power.
• Yi accepts. The fusion boosts his chakra, physical strength, and ocular power by roughly a third, leaving him confident that he could surpass Kaguya as she once was.
• Yi then enters a new Battle Space encounter on the moon, where he faces Hamura Ōtsutsuki. Hamura is revealed to possess Six Paths Sage Mode and Truth-Seeking Orbs, even without relying on the Tenseigan.
• Sensing Yi’s immense Natural Energy and resemblance to his mother, Hamura assumes Yi is a threat from the heavens. He enters Six Paths Sage Mode and prepares to fight.

Character developments

• Yi demonstrates overwhelming strength and contempt for Obito, but also gains a major power-up through the Ten-Tails fusion. His growing confidence leads him to seek out increasingly formidable opponents.
• Obito is portrayed as powerful in raw potential but inept in combat, overly dependent on Kamui and lacking the skill to make effective use of his strength.
• Hamura is cautious and resolute. His memories of his mother’s warnings about people from the heavens shape his interpretation of Yi and motivate him to defend his world.

Significant themes

• Power versus skill: Obito’s vast power cannot compensate for his lack of technique or judgment; Yi’s skill lets him dominate.
• Responsibility and blame: Yi condemns Obito for hurting those who cared about him and blaming others rather than confronting his own failures.
• Power accumulation: Yi’s gains reinforce the story’s idea that Ōtsutsuki strength can grow through absorbing or consuming powerful sources.
• Fear and misunderstanding: Hamura’s inherited warnings lead him to see Yi as an invader before they have spoken.

Character interactions

• Yi and Obito’s encounter is a one-sided clash: Yi attacks and condemns him, while Obito repeatedly tries to fight back but is easily overpowered.
• Yi’s next encounter begins with mutual assessment. Hamura senses Yi’s unusual aura, interprets it as a sign of danger, and takes a defensive stance.