Recaps

Kushina Uzumaki joined the Ninja Academy, where classmates mocked her red hair before she chose to sit beside Ryuuzaki Eiji. Eiji remained absorbed in eating Kikufuku to complete his system task, while Kushina grew curious about him.

• Sugiki Kenji introduced Kushina Uzumaki to the class, where students mocked her red hair and Hokage dream.
• Ryuuzaki Eiji disapproved of the bullying, and Kushina chose the seat beside him.
• Kushina asked Eiji his name, but he gave only a brief answer and returned to staring into space.
• Eiji ignored the lesson and ate Kikufuku as he neared the end of his task to consume ten thousand pieces and unlock his Character Template System.
• Kushina watched Eiji during class and wondered what he was eating.

Eiji unlocked the Satoru Gojo Character Template and gained Six Eyes and Limitless, then stood up for Kushina when classmates mocked her. The chapter left Tanaka Shinji knocked to the floor by Eiji’s thrown textbook.

• Kushina tried one of Eiji’s homemade sweets, loved it, and accepted the rest of the box for Tsunade and Grandma Mito.
• Eiji ate the final daifuku and unlocked the Character Template System with Satoru Gojo’s Six Eyes and Limitless at a 5% fusion rate.
• Eiji’s kind behavior raised his fusion rate to 10%, and the system explained how he could earn Experience Points and eventually travel between worlds.
• Tanaka Shinji and his lackeys insulted Kushina and her red hair, and Kushina clenched her fists as her hair began to thrash.
• Eiji threw a ninja textbook into Tanaka Shinji’s face, knocking him down, while Kushina stared at her unexpectedly strong deskmate.

Eiji revealed his Six Eyes after Tanaka Shinji insulted his parents, shocking the Hyuga and Uchiha clan heads and drawing the Hokage’s attention. When Shinji charged at him, Eiji easily dodged his punch.

• Tanaka Shinji threatened Eiji, then insulted his parents, making Eiji angry.
• Eiji’s eyes turned azure, and Fugaku and Hiashi recognized them as a special Dojutsu Kekkei Genkai.
• Hiashi used his Byakugan and was stunned by the strength of Eiji’s Chakra pathways and the size of his reserves.
• Eiji sensed the Third watching from the Hokage Building and considered how revealing his power might affect Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō.
• Tanaka Shinji charged at Eiji with a punch, but Eiji easily dodged it.

Ryuuzaki Eiji and Kushina fought off Shinji and his classmates, and Eiji revealed his Limitless ability when he stopped a chair in midair. Fugaku began suspecting that Eiji’s eyes concealed a far greater power than he had shown.

• Ryuuzaki Eiji threw Tanaka Shinji into the blackboard after Shinji tried to attack him again.
• Shinji ordered eight classmates to gang up on Eiji, while Minato Namikaze stayed back and Shikaku warned Eiji not to hurt them too badly.
• Eiji dodged and knocked down the boys, and Kushina joined him, turning the classroom into a brawl.
• After the fight, Shinji threw a chair at Eiji, but Eiji used Limitless to stop it in midair before punching Shinji into the wall.
• Kushina and Fugaku were stunned by Eiji’s ability, and Fugaku guessed that his eyes held a power greater than he had revealed.

Eiji’s Azure Eyes and unusual Ninjutsu stunned his classmates and drew Hiruzen’s attention after Eiji and Kushina defeated their attackers. Hiruzen planned to have Tsunade examine Eiji, but Danzo arrived demanding custody of Kushina so he could turn her into an obedient weapon.

• Fugaku and Hiashi recognized Eiji’s strength and regretted failing to help him, while Shikaku could not explain his Ninjutsu.
• Sugiki Kenji stopped the classroom fight and sent Minato to take the injured students to Konoha Hospital.
• Hiruzen watched Eiji’s Azure Eyes through his Crystal Ball, decided to send him to Tsunade, and considered how to protect and strengthen Eiji’s family.
• Danzo confronted Hiruzen and demanded that Kushina be handed over so Root could make her an obedient Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Danzo demanded that Hiruzen hand Ryuuzaki Eiji over to Root, but Hiruzen refused and asserted his authority as Hokage. After Eiji befriended Kushina and gave her candy, she interrupted his planned training with Minato and confronted him.

• Danzo tried to claim Eiji for Root, but Hiruzen refused and warned that he would not let Danzo corrupt Eiji.
• Danzo stormed out of the Hokage's Office after Hiruzen declared, "I'm the Hokage!"
• Kushina thanked Eiji for helping her and asked to be his friend, and Eiji agreed.
• Eiji gave Kushina a box of candy, and she promised to bring him a gift the next day.
• Minato reminded Eiji about their training, but Kushina stepped between them and glared at Minato.

Kushina returned home cheerful after befriending Ryuuzaki Eiji, and she told Tsunade, Mito Uzumaki, and Nawaki about his strength and mysterious ability to stop a flying chair. Tsunade and Mito became interested in meeting Eiji, while Kushina made clear she disliked Minato Namikaze.

• Kushina left the Academy with Eiji, chatted with him, and arranged to see him again the next day.
• Kushina told Tsunade, Mito Uzumaki, and Nawaki that Eiji had defended her from classmates and punched them into a wall.
• Kushina described Eiji's vivid blue eyes and how he had stopped a chair in midair, prompting Tsunade and Nawaki to wonder about his abilities.
• Mito asked Kushina to invite Eiji to the Senju Ancestral Home, and Kushina showed them the honey candy he had made.
• Tsunade asked Kushina about Minato Namikaze, and Kushina called him an annoying sissy.

Tsunade received the Third Hokage’s request to examine Ryuuzaki Eiji and consider taking him as her apprentice, while Kushina eagerly hoped to see him more. At the Academy, Eiji reflected on his new Azure technique before Kushina offered to swap lunches with him.

• Tsunade read the Third Hokage’s scroll asking her to examine Eiji’s eyes and possibly take him as an apprentice, then tossed the scroll to Kushina.
• Kushina excitedly welcomed the idea of Eiji becoming Tsunade’s apprentice, while Tsunade warned that she had not agreed to train him.
• Tsunade scolded Nawaki for his lack of progress and sent him back to training.
• At the Academy, Eiji wondered why Shinji’s Genin brother had not confronted him and recalled the Uchiha and Hyuga dispute from the night before.
• Eiji recalled that eating Daifuku had raised his Fusion Rate to 15% and unlocked Azure, which let him attract targets, destroy them, float, and move quickly within his detection range.
• At lunchtime, Kushina offered to swap her ornate lunch box with Eiji’s.

Eiji and Kushina traded lunches, and Kushina was frustrated when she liked his simple cooking more than her lavish meal. That night, she kept trying to recreate his dish while Tsunade and Mito explained her reaction to Nawaki.

• Kushina offered Eiji her expensive lunch as thanks, and he accepted the trade.
• Kushina tasted Eiji's tomato-and-egg rice and found it more delicious than her own cooking, then vowed to make him a better meal next time.
• Eiji enjoyed the costly ingredients and decided to stay close to Kushina, while Kushina declared that she would beat him one day.
• That night, Kushina cooked several batches of tomato-and-egg stir-fry, unhappy that none matched Eiji's dish.
• Nawaki questioned the many plates of food, and Tsunade and Mito explained that Kushina was upset after losing to the boy she liked at cooking.

Shimura Danzō sent Shimura Shio to abduct Ryuuzaki Eiji before Eiji could meet Tsunade. Eiji recognized Shio as a Root ninja and sent Kushina to get Tsunade while he faced him alone.

• Shimura Danzō ordered Shimura Shio to disguise himself as Anbu and bring Ryuuzaki Eiji to him by force if necessary.
• Eiji and Kushina walked toward the Senju Ancestral Home, where Eiji hoped to meet Tsunade and learn from her.
• Shimura Shio appeared in an Anbu disguise and claimed the Third Hokage had summoned Eiji.
• Eiji refused to go with Shio and identified him as a likely Root ninja, while Kushina moved to protect Eiji.
• Eiji told Kushina to find Tsunade and warn her that Danzō had sent someone, and Kushina hurried toward the Senju Ancestral Home.

Ryuuzaki Eiji stopped Shimura Shio from chasing Kushina and used Limitless and Azure to overpower the Root ninja. After Shio attacked him with a Great Fireball, Eiji spoke from behind him, showing he had survived.

• Shimura Shio tried to capture Kushina and Eiji, but Eiji blocked his punches with Limitless.
• Shio threw Shuriken at Eiji and ran after Kushina, but they stopped short and fell to the ground.
• Eiji used Azure to pull Shio back toward him and punched him into a wall.
• Shio got up and attacked Eiji with a Great Fireball, believing the flames had killed him.
• Eiji's voice came from behind Shio as he criticized him for losing control.

Ryuuzaki Eiji used Limitless to defeat Shimura Shio’s attacks while waiting for help to arrive. Tsunade arrived, subdued Shio with one punch, and praised Eiji’s strength.

• Shimura Shio tried to burn Eiji with Ninjutsu, but Limitless stopped the flames from reaching him.
• Eiji pulled Shio in with Cursed Technique: Blue and punched him, while Shio’s Kunai failed to pierce Eiji’s defense.
• Shio got back up and attacked Eiji with a Ninja Blade, but none of his strikes connected.
• Tsunade arrived and accused Shio of attacking a Ninja from his own village.
• Shio tried to flee, but Tsunade caught him and smashed him into the ground with one punch.
• Tsunade noticed Eiji’s composure and praised his strength, and Eiji said he was still far from matching her Monster Strength.

After Tsunade rescued Eiji from Shimura Shio, she took him and Kushina to the Senju Ancestral Home, promising to confront the Third Hokage about Danzo. Eiji settled into Tsunade and Kushina’s company as they arrived at the grand estate.

• Kushina rushed to check on Eiji, and Tsunade explained that Shimura Shio was still alive and could be questioned by the Yamanaka Clan.
• Tsunade offered Eiji protection at the Senju Ancestral Home and promised to demand an explanation from the Third Hokage about Danzo’s actions.
• Tsunade explained the situation to the arriving Anbu, who carried Shimura Shio away without questioning Eiji.
• Kushina held Eiji’s hand as they walked home, while Tsunade teased him about doing the household chores.
• Tsunade recalled Eiji’s difficult childhood and ruffled his hair before they reached the Senju Clan Compound.
• Eiji admired the estate and remarked that Hashirama Senju might have planted its trees himself.

Tsunade brought Eiji to Mito Uzumaki’s home, where Mito sensed his goodwill and welcomed him while promising to address the Root Ninja’s attack. Tsunade examined Eiji’s eyes and health, found no sign of Bloodline Disease, and asked his permission to continue investigating his eyes in confidence.

• Tsunade led Eiji into Mito Uzumaki’s home, where Nawaki welcomed him and introduced him to Mito.
• Mito sensed Eiji’s genuine goodwill toward the family and told him to consider the house his home, promising that she and Tsunade would deal with the Ninja who attacked him.
• Eiji told Mito he could not turn off his eyes, and Tsunade warned that they might be a dangerous Dojutsu Kekkei Genkai with possible health risks.
• Tsunade examined Eiji and found his body healthy, with no sign of Bloodline Disease, though she could not explain his eyes.
• Tsunade told Eiji that further eye examinations were his choice and promised to keep anything she learned confidential, even from the Hokage.

Eiji demonstrated his eye-based abilities by fighting Nawaki, leaving Tsunade impressed and concerned about how much he revealed. Tsunade warned him to keep his powers secret, and Eiji named his eyes the Six Eyes.

• Eiji agreed to demonstrate his abilities in a fight, and he and Nawaki went to the training ground behind the Senju Ancestral Home.
• Nawaki attacked, but Eiji stopped his fist short of reaching him and then used Levitation, Teleportation, and Telekinesis to overpower him.
• Nawaki surrendered after Eiji lifted him into the air, while Tsunade tried to explain the abilities as powerful eye-based Ninjutsu.
• Tsunade warned Eiji not to reveal his powers or their limits, and she considered how his strength could help protect Kushina.
• Eiji said he would call his eyes the Six Eyes, and Tsunade accepted the name.

Eiji spent time with Kushina and her family, then amazed them by preparing Golden Fried Rice so perfect it glowed. The chapter ended with everyone eagerly eating the dish.

• Kushina took Eiji to the Ancestral Home to play, while Nawaki tried to win Eiji's favor after learning how strong he was.
• Eiji offered to cook dinner for the Senju family, and Kushina followed him into the kitchen to study his methods.
• Eiji dazzled Kushina, Tsunade, Nawaki, and Mito with his extraordinary cooking skills and precise control of the ingredients.
• Eiji served Golden Fried Rice that shone with golden light, astonishing the family.
• Tsunade, Nawaki, Kushina, and Mito tasted the fried rice and eagerly dug in.

After Eiji’s Golden Fried Rice earned him a place as the Senju Clan’s cook, the Hyuga and Uchiha clans debated how to secure his support. Both future heirs saw Eiji’s newly revealed Dojutsu as a potential force that could reshape the balance between the clans.

• Eiji impressed Nawaki, Kushina, Tsunade, and Mito with his Golden Fried Rice, and Tsunade appointed him the Senju Ancestral Home’s cook.
• At the Hyuga Clan Meeting, Hiashi urged his clan to support Eiji and consider a marriage alliance, while an elder objected and Soichiro quietly approved of Hiashi’s resolve.
• Hiashi warned the Hyuga that Eiji already had Mito, Tsunade, and Kushina’s support, and vowed to marry his own daughter to Eiji as a Concubine if he became Clan Leader.
• At the Uchiha Clan Meeting, Fugaku insisted the Uchiha secure Eiji’s support and forbade clan members from scheming against him.
• Fugaku described Eiji’s Dojutsu as a technique that could shut out external forces, alarming the Uchiha, then resolved to build marriage ties with Eiji and strengthen his clan through descendants.

Eiji settled into the Senju Ancestral Home but resisted getting too comfortable, heading out to resume training with Minato. Kushina insisted on joining him, while Tsunade prepared to confront the Third Hokage over evidence of Danzo’s crimes.

• Eiji woke in the Senju Ancestral Home, remembered his goal of becoming the strongest, and hurried to cook breakfast before going to train with Minato.
• Kushina stopped Eiji from leaving and grew jealous when she thought he was meeting another girl, then learned he was going to train with Minato Namikaze.
• Kushina offered to teach Eiji Ninjutsu, but he explained that Taijutsu suited him and agreed to let her accompany him to training.
• Tsunade left for the Hokage Building to use information gathered from the captured Root Ninja as evidence against Danzo.
• Mito urged Tsunade not to hold back against the Third Hokage if he tried to protect Danzo, and Tsunade vowed to confront him.

Eiji demonstrated the Rasengan to Minato and Kushina, then began teaching them how to learn it. Minato made early progress while Eiji guided Kushina through the practice.

• Minato waited for Eiji to train with him, then saw Eiji arrive with Kushina and reluctantly welcomed her.
• Eiji gathered Chakra in his palm and unexpectedly formed a Rasengan, which he tested by destroying a thick tree.
• Eiji explained the Rasengan and asked whether Kushina knew the Shadow Clone Technique; she said she had only practiced Sealing Jutsu.
• Eiji had Minato and Kushina practice controlling Chakra inside water-filled balloons, and Minato began making progress while Kushina struggled.
• Eiji guided Kushina's hands through the exercise, while Minato practiced intently and decided to forgive Eiji for the Nine-Turn Large Intestine incident.

Eiji tested the limits of his Chakra by creating and unleashing an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan, drawing the attention of Minato, Kushina, and the Anbu. The training ended early, while Tsunade confronted Danzo over Shimura Shio’s death and the disappearance of his head.

• Eiji formed a one-meter Rasengan and realized his Chakra reserves let him create only about ten of them.
• Minato and Kushina watched as Eiji slammed the Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan into a ten-meter Rock, leaving a huge crater and shaking the ground.
• Anbu Ninja arrived to investigate, and Eiji told them he had accidentally caused the blast while developing Rasengan; their leader let the group go and said he would report to Lord Third Hokage.
• Minato and Kushina ended the training pleased with what they had learned and seen.
• Tsunade accused Danzo in the Hokage's Office of having Shimura Shio abducted and killed, while Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura also criticized how openly he had handled it.

Tsunade forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to punish Shimura Danzō for trying to take Shimura Shio, but a blast from Eiji’s new Ninjutsu interrupted them. After learning about the technique’s destructive power, Konoha’s leaders and Great Families began taking Eiji seriously, while he planned to deal with Danzo himself.

• Tsunade confronted Shimura Danzō, and Hiruzen Sarutobi removed him as Hokage Advisor and ordered him to return to his Clan Grounds.
• Tsunade demanded that Danzo surrender control of Root, but a thunderous blast from the Konoha Forest interrupted their argument.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others learned that Ryuuzaki Eiji had created a powerful Ninjutsu that left a huge crater, and Tsunade stopped them from demanding he hand it over.
• Ninja from the Great Families investigated the blast and concluded that Eiji’s Kekkei Genkai was terrifying.
• Tsunade returned to the Senju Ancestral Home and told Eiji that Danzo had tried to take Shimura Shio, but Eiji accepted Hiruzen’s punishment and resolved to make Danzo pay himself.

Tsunade accepted Eiji’s decision to teach his ninjutsu to Kushina, Nawaki, and Minato, while the Uchiha and Hyuga clans reacted to his growing power and scrambled to win him over. Eiji remained at the Senju home, where he planned a lavish lobster feast for Tsunade.

• Eiji explained that his ninjutsu was dangerous and impractical for most people, and Tsunade told Kushina and Nawaki not to teach it to anyone without his permission.
• Uchiha clan members argued over how Eiji’s ninjutsu worked, and Uchiha Fugaku decided he needed to bring Eiji to their side immediately.
• Hyuga Hiashi worried that the Hyuga clan had failed to approach Eiji early, and he resolved to win him over before Fugaku by having a daughter.
• Eiji planned a feast to cheer Tsunade up after Danzo had angered her, then chose an expensive Crimson Giant Lobster from the Senju kitchen.

Eiji served Ascending Dragon Dumplings to Tsunade, Mito, Kushina, and Nawaki, then learned that Konoha was preparing for war in Amegakure. He asked to enter the Ninja Academy tournament to hone his new Ninjutsu, while Kushina volunteered too, but Eiji told her to wait until she learned the Rasengan.

• Eiji prepared Ascending Dragon Dumplings, impressing Mito, Tsunade, Kushina, and Nawaki with the lifelike dragon rising from the tray.
• Tsunade told Eiji that the major powers planned to use Amegakure's ambitions as a pretext for war, and that Konoha had arranged a tournament for the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
• Eiji asked to enter the tournament to gain experience with his new Ninjutsu, though Tsunade questioned his sudden eagerness to compete.
• Kushina volunteered to enter with Eiji, but he stopped her and said she could join after learning the Rasengan.

Eiji agreed to compete in the Ninja Academy Graduation Exam, while Mito planned to help him build a reputation. After his strength became known, he attracted a flood of love letters and received marriage proposals from Hiashi and Fugaku, whom he instead promised future cooperation with if he founded a Bloodline Family.

• Mito told Tsunade to let Eiji compete in the Graduation Exam so he could make a name for himself, and Tsunade agreed to inform the Old Man.
• Eiji and Kushina entered the Ninja Academy classroom, where students watched Eiji with awe after hearing of his strength.
• Eiji found his desk stuffed with love letters from girls in his class, older students, and Chunin, while Kushina grew jealous.
• Hiashi proposed offering Eiji a future Hyuga daughter as a concubine, and Fugaku countered by offering Uchiha women around Eiji's age.
• Eiji stopped Hiashi and Fugaku from arguing and promised that if he founded a Bloodline Family, it would look out for the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans.

Tsunade persuaded Hiruzen to let Ryuuzaki Eiji compete in Konoha’s combat-based Ninja Academy Graduation Exam, while the Third Raikage learned of Eiji’s potential and considered him a possible threat. As the exam drew public attention, Konoha’s prominent families questioned why Eiji had been added to the competitors.

• Tsunade told Hiruzen that Ryuuzaki Eiji wanted to compete in the Graduation Exam, and she guaranteed he would win first place.
• Hiruzen approved Eiji’s participation, hoping to raise morale, impress the Daimyo, and assess Eiji’s abilities.
• The Third Raikage A received intelligence about Eiji’s destructive Ninjutsu and new Dojutsu Kekkei Genkai, then ordered further investigation while prioritizing the Uzumaki Orphan.
• News spread that the Graduation Exam would take place in the Circular Arena, drawing the interest of Konoha’s residents.
• Konoha’s prominent Ninja Families questioned whether Mito Uzumaki or the Village Leadership had arranged for Eiji to compete.