Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• In Konoha’s first year, four-to-five-year-old Sima Dave appears before Hashirama and Tobirama Senju, claiming Tobirama is his father.
• Dave explains that his mother, a woman from the Sima Clan, became pregnant after a drunken encounter with Tobirama before Konoha’s founding. Tobirama never remembered it. Shamed by her clan and later dying of depression, she left Dave with no support; he set out to find his father but was killed by a wild beast. The transmigrated Dave now inhabits his body.
• Hashirama recalls the drunken night and confronts Tobirama, who is shocked and initially doubts the story.
• Dave demonstrates his unusual ability to summon plants from Plants vs. Zombies. A Peashooter bursts through the ground, and Hashirama and Tobirama mistake the display for Wood Release—a technique only Hashirama is known to wield—convincing Tobirama of Dave’s Senju connection.
• Hashirama beats Tobirama for neglecting the mother and son. Tobirama accepts responsibility, apologizes to Dave, and embraces him. Dave is given the name Senju Dave.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave is a transmigrator adjusting to life as Tobirama’s son. Though he accepts Tobirama’s apology, he struggles to call him “Father,” feeling the emotional weight of the relationship.
• Tobirama moves from disbelief to guilt and remorse, recognizing the harm caused by his forgotten encounter. He resolves to win Dave’s trust and hints at anger toward the Sima Clan.
• Hashirama acts as the moral force in the scene: he remembers the past, demands that Tobirama take responsibility, and encourages the father-son reconciliation.

Significant themes

• Responsibility and redemption: Tobirama must face the consequences of an act he forgot and begins trying to repair the damage.
• Family and belonging: Dave gains a place in the Senju family, but trust and affection will take time.
• Identity and inheritance: Dave’s new name and plant-summoning power connect his transplanted identity to the Senju world, though his ability is distinct and unusual.

Key plot points and events

• Tobirama brings five-year-old Dave to the Ninja Academy and introduces him as his son. The other students are startled, since Tobirama has never appeared to be married or to have a child.
• Dave introduces himself with his unusual interests: growing vegetables and fighting zombies. He sits beside Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Tobirama cancels afternoon classes. Rather than leave Dave behind, he waits for his son to come to him, then walks him out by the hand.
• News of Dave spreads through the students’ households. Their families—including Kagami’s and Shikayama’s—tell them to get along with the Hokage’s son.
• At the Senju residence, Dave meets Mito and Hashirama. Tobirama leaves to attend to something, so Hashirama takes Dave to train.
• Hashirama notices that Dave’s Wood Release differs from his own. Dave explains that he can summon four kinds of plants and suspects he will be able to summon more as his chakra grows. Hashirama asks him to demonstrate.

Character developments

• Tobirama shows a rare, openly affectionate side toward Dave, treating him as both his son and his student. Their recent heart-to-heart is presented as having brought them closer.
• Dave is excited about his new family and the influential people around him, but he also tries to manage how much he reveals about his unusual abilities.
• Hashirama takes a supportive, curious role, welcoming Dave and showing interest in his distinct form of Wood Release.
• Hiruzen is introduced as Dave’s classmate and a potential ally.

Significant themes

• Family and belonging: Tobirama and Dave’s bond is becoming genuine, while Dave is welcomed into the larger Senju family.
• Power and political influence: The other clans’ instructions to befriend Dave reflect his status as Tobirama’s son.
• Individuality and discovery: Dave’s plant-summoning ability appears to be a variation on Hashirama’s Wood Release, suggesting a new path for the power.

Character interactions

• Tobirama’s conspicuous attention to Dave embarrasses him in front of the class, while their walk home highlights their growing closeness.
• Dave and Hiruzen exchange polite introductions and sit together.
• Mito warmly fusses over Dave, and Hashirama offers to train him.
• Dave and Hashirama discuss Dave’s abilities, setting up a closer examination of his unusual Wood Release.

Key plot points and events

• Dave demonstrates his unusual Wood Release by summoning plants that fight on their own:
  • Peashooter fires a powerful pea that punches through Hashirama’s wooden defense and drives him backward.
  • Potato Mine explodes when Hashirama steps on it, sending him flying.
  • Squash leaps onto Hashirama. His wooden protection fails, and he is flattened and knocked unconscious.
• Dave summons a Sunflower, which produces a golden, healing item. Dave places it on Hashirama, helping him recover.
• Hashirama and Mito learn that Dave’s plants can do more than attack: they can also heal, and Dave says he can summon defensive plants as well.
• After Hashirama recovers, he and Dave walk through Konoha and encounter Madara near the Uchiha compound. Hashirama exuberantly greets him, while Madara tries to ignore him. Hashirama introduces Dave to Madara.

Character developments

• Dave reveals the breadth and strength of his plant-summoning abilities. Though he is alarmed when he accidentally knocks Hashirama unconscious, he quickly shows genuine concern and comfort-seeking behavior.
• Hashirama is impressed by Dave’s power and curious about its potential, but his enthusiasm leads him to test the plants recklessly. He remains warm and reassuring toward Dave.
• Mito shifts from confusion about Dave’s strange summons to understanding their healing ability and learning that Dave possesses Wood Release.
• Madara remains aloof and dismissive toward Hashirama, though their familiar interaction suggests an established friendship.

Significant themes

• Power and responsibility: Dave’s abilities are formidable, but their effects can be dangerous even to an experienced shinobi.
• Unexpected uses of strength: The plants serve not only as weapons but also as sources of healing and defense.
• Family and affection: Dave’s fear for Hashirama and Hashirama’s efforts to comfort him emphasize their close bond.
• Humor and contrast: Hashirama’s friendly silliness contrasts with Madara’s cool reserve and Dave’s astonishment.

Character interactions

• Hashirama acts as Dave’s eager test subject, encouraging him to demonstrate each summon—sometimes at his own expense.
• Dave and Hashirama share a tender moment after the accident, with Dave pretending to cry and Hashirama comforting him.
• Mito watches the demonstration, rushes to Hashirama’s side after he is injured, and asks questions about Dave’s Wood Release.
• Hashirama’s playful persistence draws Madara into conversation, and he formally introduces Dave to him.

Plot points

• Dave meets Madara, who initially reacts with murderous suspicion because he mistakes Dave’s connection to Hashirama for a connection to Tobirama, but quickly realizes the misunderstanding.
• Dave wins Madara over by praising his looks and openly choosing him over Hashirama. Hashirama protests, then leaves Madara to show Dave around.
• At a dango shop, some boys gossip cruelly about Madara. Dave confronts them, strikes one with a sake bottle, and warns the others to stop insulting him.
• Dave explains that he grew up facing similar gossip about his mother and himself, and that her suffering left him determined to stand up to people who bully others. Madara is moved and praises Dave in comparison with his father.
• Madara pays for the damage, takes responsibility for the incident, and carries a tired Dave on his back as they continue through the village.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave uses flattery to build rapport with Madara, but his loyalty becomes genuine when he defends him. His outburst reveals pain inherited from his difficult childhood and a fierce instinct to protect the ostracized.
• Madara remains guarded and blunt, yet Dave’s trust and affection bring out a warmer, almost paternal side. He allows Dave to accompany him, backs him up after the fight, and carries him.
• Hashirama is comically jealous of losing the “handsome” contest, but his concern for Madara is sincere: he is glad Dave’s acceptance may help Madara feel less isolated.
• Dave’s teasing, Madara’s gruff acceptance, and Hashirama’s dramatic protests establish a playful, affectionate dynamic among the three.

Significant themes

• Bullying and social isolation: Madara’s feared reputation and Dave’s memories of gossip about his mother show the harm caused by public judgment.
• Empathy and loyalty: Dave recognizes Madara’s loneliness and defends him because he understands what it is like to be targeted.
• Unexpected affection: A child’s straightforward trust gives Madara a rare sense of being valued and cared for.
• Family and inherited pain: Dave’s anger is rooted in his mother’s suffering, while Madara’s response hints at the possibility of bonds beyond clan conflict.

Plot points and events

• Dave says goodbye to Madara, then doubles back to kiss him on the cheek and wish him sweet dreams. Madara is left stunned.
• Hashirama teases Madara, jealous that Dave seems closer to him. Madara claims Dave prefers him because he is more handsome, then calls Hashirama ugly and leaves.
• Hashirama asks Mito whether he is handsome. After hearing the story, she laughs and agrees that Madara is better-looking. Hashirama sulks by drawing circles on the wall.
• At home, Tobirama asks Dave what he thinks of Madara. Dave says Madara is kind, though his cold expression frightened him at first. Tobirama condemns the Uchiha and forbids Dave from seeing Madara outside school or the compound, threatening to have a shadow clone watch him.
• The next day, Madara learns from Hashirama that Tobirama has restricted Dave’s outings. Madara leaves angrily, thinking Tobirama is becoming increasingly intolerable.

Character developments

• Dave shows affection for Madara and openly defends him, despite Tobirama’s warnings.
• Madara’s stunned reaction to Dave’s kiss hints at unexpected emotional softness beneath his cold demeanor.
• Hashirama’s rivalry with Madara is played for comedy, and Mito’s teasing punctures his confidence.
• Tobirama’s distrust of the Uchiha makes him controlling toward Dave, while Madara’s resentment of Tobirama deepens.

Significant themes

• Affection across divisions: Dave’s bond with Madara challenges the hostility between the Senju and Uchiha.
• Prejudice and control: Tobirama’s inherited suspicion conflicts with Dave’s firsthand experience.
• Rivalry and insecurity: The joking contest over who is more handsome reveals Hashirama’s competitiveness and Madara’s teasing side.

Character interactions

• Dave and Madara share a tender, playful farewell.
• Hashirama and Madara trade insults over Dave’s apparent preference.
• Mito laughs at Hashirama’s insecurity and bluntly favors Madara’s looks.
• Dave resists Tobirama’s attempt to keep him away from Madara.
• Madara and Tobirama do not meet, but Tobirama’s restrictions intensify Madara’s anger toward him.

Key plot points and events

• Dave, the reincarnated Senju child, slumps through a classroom lecture given by his father, Tobirama. His classmates Hiruzen and Danzo take the lesson—and their future duties to Konoha—far more seriously.
• Dave persuades Danzo to trade seats so he can sit beside Tsukimi Uchiha. When she nervously asks whether he dislikes her, Dave reassures her, calls her cute, and openly flirts with her.
• Tsukimi warms to him, laughing at his irreverence. Dave compliments her smile and pinches her cheek, leaving her deeply embarrassed.
• Hiruzen watches in admiration, while Danzo scolds him for neglecting his studies. Tobirama sees Dave courting an Uchiha and silently panics, blaming Madara; Madara, in turn, worries Tobirama will turn Dave against the Uchiha.
• Later, Dave and Tsukimi are so comfortable together that he lies in her arms while she feeds him. Hiruzen envies Dave’s charm, Danzo keeps lecturing about duty, and Tobirama worries about his son’s attachment.
• Tobirama restrains himself from interfering, recalling how Hashirama’s son was separated from the girl he loved for political reasons and has remained estranged from his parents.

Character developments

• Dave remains bored by school and resistant to solemn lectures, but shows confidence and warmth toward Tsukimi. His friendly attitude challenges the hostility surrounding the Senju–Uchiha divide.
• Tsukimi Uchiha begins shy and fearful that Dave will reject her, but quickly relaxes and responds happily to his attention.
• Hiruzen is earnest about the Will of Fire, yet is also fascinated—and envious—of Dave’s success with Tsukimi.
• Danzo is already stern and Konoha-focused, judging Dave’s flirtation as a distraction from future service.
• Tobirama is fiercely suspicious of Uchiha influence, but his fear of damaging his relationship with Dave makes him hesitate to control his son.
• Madara is protective of Dave and fears Tobirama will shape him into an anti-Uchiha like himself.

Significant themes

• Personal affection versus inherited prejudice: Dave’s kindness toward Tsukimi conflicts with the hostility expected between their clans.
• Duty versus individual choice: Danzo and Hiruzen emphasize service to Konoha, while Dave follows his own interests; Tobirama’s memories show how political obligations can override love.
• Fear of repeating family mistakes: Tobirama’s concern about alienating Dave is sharpened by the lasting damage caused by Hashirama’s decision to separate his son from his beloved.

Character interactions

• Dave’s teasing exchanges with Hiruzen and Danzo highlight their contrasting attitudes: idealism, rigid duty, and Dave’s irreverence.
• Dave and Tsukimi’s gentle, flirtatious rapport rapidly turns her initial anxiety into trust and affection.
• Tobirama and Madara never confront each other directly here, but each privately blames the other for potentially influencing Dave.
• Tobirama’s memories of Hashirama’s estranged son shape his decision not to interfere in Dave and Tsukimi’s growing closeness.

Key plot points and events

• Tobirama pulls Dave away from class, alarmed that Dave is becoming distracted and friendly with Tsukimi Uchiha. He blames Madara for influencing him and suspects the Uchiha clan may be manipulating the girl.
• Hashirama urges Tobirama not to assume the worst. He agrees that Tobirama can investigate, but says Dave should be allowed to see Tsukimi unless the clan is involved.
• Back at the Senju compound, Madara secretly takes Dave out for dango, using a genjutsu to disable Tobirama’s shadow clone. Tobirama discovers what happened and angrily blames Madara.
• Mito notices Madara taking Dave away but lets it happen, pleased that Madara is beginning to connect with others.
• At the dango shop, Dave tells Madara he likes Tsukimi. Madara, amused by the prospect of provoking Tobirama and intrigued by a Senju–Uchiha match, immediately decides to take Dave to the Uchiha compound to arrange an engagement.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave enjoys time with both Tsukimi and Madara, and openly admits he likes Tsukimi; he is bewildered when Madara turns that confession into an engagement plan.
• Tobirama grows increasingly protective and suspicious, interpreting Dave’s friendship as Uchiha interference.
• Madara shows affection for Dave and takes an active interest in his friendship with Tsukimi, partly to tease Tobirama.
• Hashirama tries to temper Tobirama’s prejudice and keep the decision fair.
• Mito quietly supports Madara’s renewed social contact, despite Tobirama’s objections.

Significant themes

• Family protectiveness and control: Tobirama tries to manage Dave’s relationships, while Dave is drawn toward people outside the Senju family.
• Clan prejudice and reconciliation: Tobirama’s hostility toward the Uchiha contrasts with Hashirama’s more open-minded approach and Madara’s growing willingness to connect.
• Comic escalation: A child’s casual crush rapidly becomes an alleged clan conspiracy—and then Madara’s proposed engagement.

Key plot points

• Madara arranges for five-year-old Dave, Tobirama’s son, to become engaged to Yue Mei, daughter of the Uchiha Second Elder. Though the proposal is sudden, Yue Mei’s father agrees, and the two children are expected to marry at sixteen.
• Dave is initially stunned but soon jokes to himself that he is delighted to be engaged. Yue Mei is shy but willing, hoping they will have time to get to know each other.
• Tobirama hears about the arrangement and secretly challenges Madara, only to be beaten. The next day, he denies anything is wrong and insists the marriage must be stopped.
• At the Academy, Dave greets Yue Mei warmly and holds her hand. Hiruzen admires his confidence, while Danzo criticizes Dave’s priorities and privately decides that protecting Konoha is his own responsibility.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave shifts from bewilderment to amused acceptance of the engagement, and acts affectionately toward Yue Mei at school.
• Yue Mei is embarrassed by the rapid developments but accepts the match because she likes Dave and understands the expectations placed on clan daughters.
• Tobirama reacts with fierce, hypocritical protectiveness: he opposes the engagement after losing his fight with Madara, despite having little say in the arrangement.
• Madara uses his authority to push the match through, while Yue Mei’s father consents under pressure and because he sees political and personal benefits.
• Hashirama supports the engagement as a way to strengthen ties between the Senju and Uchiha, and teases Tobirama about his bruised face.
• Hiruzen envies Dave’s popularity and romantic success; Danzo judges both Dave and Hiruzen while imagining himself as Konoha’s future protector.

Significant themes

• Clan politics and arranged marriage: The engagement serves both personal and political purposes, with individual choice shaped by family expectations.
• Rivalry and reconciliation: The match could bring the Senju and Uchiha closer, even as Tobirama and Madara’s personal hostility persists.
• Comedy through contrast: Dave’s cheerful acceptance, Yue Mei’s bashfulness, Tobirama’s defeat, and Danzo’s self-important judgments create much of the chapter’s humor.

Plot points and events

• During Tobirama’s lesson, Dave falls asleep in Yue Mei’s arms. When Tobirama orders him outside, Dave blames Hiruzen and Danzō, claiming they encouraged him to nap. Tobirama sends all three students out.
• Outside, Hiruzen and Danzō confront Dave for dragging them into trouble and beat him up. Tobirama hears the commotion but lets it happen, viewing it as a lesson for his disrespectful son.
• At lunch, Yue Mei brings Dave food and tenderly feeds him while he recovers. Dave boasts that he was holding back and taunts Hiruzen and Danzō about being single.
• Hiruzen responds by feeding Danzō a spoonful of food, leaving Dave surprised and prompting him to move away with Yue Mei.
• Tobirama watches the scene from the school roof and frets over Dave’s relationships, especially his closeness with Yue Mei. Hashirama and Madara arrive; Hashirama admits he has neglected his work, and Tobirama scolds him.
• Madara watches Dave and Yue Mei together with relief, seeing their friendship as a hopeful sign that the Uchiha might integrate into Konoha.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave is mischievous and boastful, using his status as Tobirama’s son to threaten his classmates, but he is also affectionate and comfortable with Yue Mei.
• Tobirama tries to maintain authority as Dave’s teacher while struggling with his new role as a father. His protectiveness turns into comic jealousy toward the Uchiha.
• Yue Mei shows warmth and affection by caring for and feeding Dave.
• Hiruzen and Danzō retaliate against Dave’s blame-shifting; Hiruzen’s unexpectedly tender gesture toward Danzō becomes a source of humor.
• Madara remains committed to Konoha and hopes his clan can belong fully to the village. Hashirama is cheerful but avoids his duties, drawing Tobirama’s criticism.

Significant themes

• Family and authority: Tobirama balances being Dave’s father with being his teacher.
• Loyalty and integration: Dave and Yue Mei’s bond offers Madara hope that old clan divisions can fade.
• Friendship and teasing: The students’ squabbles and affectionate gestures blend rivalry with camaraderie.
• Comic jealousy: Tobirama’s possessiveness over Dave contrasts with Madara’s more optimistic view of the young pair.

Key plot points and events

• Madara notices the bruises on Dave’s face and demands to know who hurt him, alarming Tobirama and Hashirama.
• Dave insists it was only children fooling around and says he could have beaten his classmates badly if he had wanted to.
• Madara uses Body Flicker to appear beside Dave, startling him and embarrassing Yue Mei, who had been holding him.
• Dave hugs Madara and thanks him for caring. Madara awkwardly returns the embrace.
• Tobirama, watching from the school building, explodes with jealousy and rage, while Hashirama restrains him to keep him from attacking Madara.
• Dave cheerfully tells Madara to smile, playfully stretches the corners of his mouth into one, then leaves for class with Yue Mei.

Character developments and interactions

• Madara shows unexpected tenderness toward Dave, worrying over his injuries despite his usual coldness. He ignores Tobirama’s hostility and is visibly unsure how to respond to Dave’s affection.
• Dave remains confident and playful. He reassures Madara, expresses gratitude, and teases him rather than being intimidated.
• Tobirama reveals intense, possessive concern for Dave and bitter jealousy of Madara’s closeness to his son.
• Hashirama acts as mediator, calming Madara at first and physically holding back Tobirama.
• Yue Mei is embarrassed by Madara witnessing her holding Dave, then watches the affectionate exchange with admiration.
• Kawarama, Itama, and Butsuma appear only in a brief comic aside, wondering whether they should leave during Tobirama’s outburst.

Significant themes

• Chosen and familial affection: Dave and Madara share an easy, affectionate bond that contrasts with Tobirama’s possessive response.
• Jealousy and protectiveness: Tobirama’s anger stems less from Dave’s bruises than from seeing Madara care for him.
• Humor amid conflict: Dave’s teasing and the bystanders’ reactions undercut the tension, especially in the final image of Madara left with an awkward smile.

Plot

Dave’s father, Tobirama, cuts off his allowance, so Dave asks Madara for money. Madara gives him 500,000 ryo and invites him to come back for more, disparaging Tobirama in the process. Dave plans to invest the money rather than spend it.
He recruits Orochiroku, a civilian researcher he recently met, to help develop new products. Dave offers him a monthly salary of 20,000 Silver Taels plus 15 percent of the profits. Orochiroku accepts, and they agree to use an unused granary as a workshop. Dave promptly leaves Orochiroku with responsibility for purchasing, research, and transport, joking that he’s a generous employer.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave shows himself to be entrepreneurial and shrewd, using his connections and money to start a venture. His teasing, fast-talking manner leaves Orochiroku feeling exploited despite the generous offer.
• Madara is openly indulgent toward Dave and hostile toward Tobirama, readily funding Dave’s plans.
• Orochiroku is a research-minded civilian who initially hesitates because of his family’s farm, but the financial offer convinces him to join Dave’s project. He and Dave have a rough, joking rapport.
• Tamaki, Orochiroku’s wife, welcomes Dave and is briefly teased by him about her marriage.

Themes

The chapter mixes comedy with the beginnings of a business venture. It highlights Dave’s resourcefulness, the value of civilian expertise, and the tension between generous investment and taking advantage of a partner’s labor.

Key plot points and events

• On his sixth birthday, Dave receives the Uchiha Gunbai from Madara, who jokingly calls it part of Tsukimi’s future dowry. Tsukimi is embarrassed, while Madara and Tobirama trade barbs.
• Tobirama gives Dave the Sword of the Thunder God, pointedly noting that he once used it to kill. The reminder of Izuna’s death enrages Madara, briefly making the gathering tense.
• Dave defuses the moment by giving Madara a personalized senior phone and demonstrating that it can make calls across Konoha without chakra. He then gives phones and phone cards to everyone present.
• Dave explains that he plans to sell the phones for 1,000 ryo, with cards costing 50 ryo and monthly service 20 ryo. Hashirama and Tobirama approve of the invention’s usefulness and affordability.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave shows ingenuity and business sense: he has spent months developing the phones and presents them as both practical gifts and the basis of a new enterprise.
• Madara is moved by Dave’s thoughtful, specially decorated gift. His old grief over Izuna remains raw, however, and Tobirama’s remark briefly brings it to the surface.
• Tobirama gives Dave a meaningful weapon but uses the occasion to needle Madara, revealing the rivalry and unresolved hostility between them.
• Hashirama tries to keep the peace and jokingly complains when he thinks Dave has left him out.
• Tsukimi, Hiruzen, and Danzo are delighted by their phones; Dave’s gift makes the group feel included.

Significant themes

• Family and reconciliation: Dave’s gifts bridge strained relationships, even as old wounds remain.
• Innovation and community-building: The phones promise to connect Konoha’s residents without chakra and may become an affordable public service.
• Grief and rivalry: Madara’s reaction shows how deeply Izuna’s death still affects him, while Tobirama’s teasing exposes the lingering conflict between the former enemies.

Key plot points and events

• At Dave’s birthday celebration, Hashirama gives him a small gift and a huge scroll covering Wood Release and several ninjutsu techniques. Dave is eager to test whether his abilities extend beyond growing plants.
• Tsukimi gives Dave a handmade scarf. Hiruzen’s gift is a photo book of an actress from the Land of Hot Water, while Danzo awkwardly presents a gold-plated hoe, remembering Dave’s childhood wish for land to farm.
• The meal turns chaotic when a drunken Hashirama recounts embarrassing stories about Madara, who nearly attacks him.
• The following day, Dave and Orochiroku open the Love Kidney Phone shop. Dave explains the name as a joke—and a warning against people selling a kidney to afford a phone.
• Orochiroku says he and Tamaki had considered becoming ninjas because farming income was unreliable, but their new business means they no longer need to risk dangerous missions. Dave jokingly takes credit for saving Orochiroku’s future family.
• Orochiroku leaves to continue developing Dave’s ambitious technological ideas, despite being overworked and having neglected Tamaki.
• A highly energetic, green-clad man named Might Wei arrives after seeing the shop’s hiring notice. Dave enthusiastically offers him a salary of fifteen thousand taels a month, above the advertised ten thousand.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave enjoys his birthday gifts, shows interest in exploring Wood Release, and continues acting as an entrepreneurial benefactor—though he also expects Orochiroku to shoulder much of the technical work.
• Hashirama is generous but gets drunk and embarrasses Madara with childhood stories.
• Tsukimi shows affection through her carefully sewn scarf; her family has shifted her attention from training toward domestic skills because of her engagement to Dave.
• Danzo reveals an unexpectedly thoughtful memory of Dave’s farming ambition, though his gift initially confuses everyone.
• Orochiroku weighs the risks of becoming a ninja but is relieved that the shop offers another path. His dedication to research is straining his relationship with Tamaki.
• Might Wei appears as an enthusiastic, financially cautious applicant, and Dave immediately takes a liking to him.

Significant themes

• Found family and affection: Gifts and teasing show the bonds among Dave, his friends, and their families.
• Work, prosperity, and opportunity: The phone shop offers an alternative to uncertain farming income and dangerous ninja missions.
• Ambition and its costs: Dave’s technological plans promise progress but leave Orochiroku overworked and Tamaki neglected.
• Comedy through mismatched intentions: Danzo’s hoe, Hashirama’s drunken stories, and Dave’s kidney-themed branding all drive the chapter’s humor.

Key plot points and events

• Dave hires Might Wei to transport phones from a Konoha warehouse to his shop. He explains how the phones work and gives Wei two for free—one for his wife—along with a generous salary and low calling costs.
• Grateful for the stable life and income, Wei decides he and his wife can finally afford to have a child. He imagines naming the boy Might Duy and eventually having him work for Dave.
• Dave calls Madara and asks him to find ten attractive, single Uchiha women. Madara agrees and brings them to the shop shortly afterward.
• Hashirama misunderstands the request, thinking Dave may be planning to have many girlfriends and that the Senju family will soon have plenty of grandchildren. This leads him to lament that his ten-year-old son, Mujian, has not given him a grandchild.
• The women assume Madara summoned them because he is finally seeking a wife. They are disappointed when he leaves them with Dave, who explains the task he needs their help with.
• Dave also checks on Hiruzen and Danzo’s flyer distribution. They claim the job is done, though most of the flyers were actually dumped in a trash can.

Character developments and interactions

• Might Wei is moved by Dave’s generosity and begins imagining a secure family future.
• Dave shows a practical but playful side, relying on Madara, Hiruzen, and Danzo to support his shop’s opening.
• Madara and Dave have a comfortable rapport; Madara readily helps, while his recent phone conversations with Hashirama show the pair growing closer.
• Hashirama is affectionate but comically inattentive: he forgets Mujian is only ten while wishing for grandchildren.
• The Uchiha women are proud and hopeful about Madara, only to discover they were summoned for Dave’s purpose instead.
• Hiruzen and Danzo avoid their assignment and try to pass off throwing flyers away as distribution.

Significant themes

• Everyday life amid a newly peaceful village: Wei’s plans for a family reflect how stability changes people’s hopes.
• Technology and generosity: Phones are presented as transformative, yet accessible, helping Dave build both business and relationships.
• Comedy through misunderstanding: Hashirama’s assumptions, the women’s expectations, and the flyer excuse drive the chapter’s humor.
• Family and the future: Wei’s imagined son and Hashirama’s longing for grandchildren contrast earnest hopes with absurd timing.

Key plot points

• Dave’s phone-shop launch falls flat despite Danzo and Hiruzen distributing flyers. He sends ten Uchiha women out in revealing bunny outfits to promote the shop.
• The stunt draws so much attention that Konoha Hospital is overwhelmed with male patients suffering from nosebleeds and anemia. Hiruzen and Danzo end up hospitalized alongside their fathers, and Hiruzen’s mother beats his father for his conduct.
• Hashirama and Madara discuss the fallout. Madara argues that Dave only meant to advertise, while Hashirama notes that the incident has disrupted the hospital and damaged the Uchiha women’s reputation.
• Dave is grounded at the Senju compound, but Madara calls to ask whether he can repair the damage. Dave proposes forming an Uchiha Girl Group to improve the clan’s public image.
• Madara likes the plan but points out that few villagers own phones. Dave says Orochiroku has developed a new device that will let the group become popular without them. Madara then suggests forming an Uchiha Boy Group—with himself as its center.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave is inventive and irreverent, but his publicity stunt has consequences for the Uchiha Clan. Rather than simply apologize, he devises a broader image-rehabilitation campaign.
• Madara shifts from managing the clan’s embarrassment to enthusiastically embracing Dave’s entertainment-industry idea—and immediately wants to perform himself.
• Hashirama acts as the practical mediator, recognizing both the disruption caused by Dave’s stunt and the limits of blaming him.
• Danzo and Hiruzen help distribute flyers but are visibly affected by the bunny-girl campaign, exposing their hypocrisy and lack of restraint.
• Dave and Madara’s relationship is playful and trusting: Madara seeks Dave’s help, while Dave confidently pitches him an ambitious scheme.

Significant themes

• Unintended consequences: A simple advertising plan spirals into a public-health and reputational crisis.
• Public image and reinvention: The girl group is presented as a way to replace scandalous rumors with a more favorable view of the Uchiha.
• Technology and publicity: Dave and Orochiroku’s invention promise to spread the group’s popularity beyond phone owners.
• Satire: The chapter mocks the villagers’ reactions, the men’s behavior, and the absurdity of Madara’s sudden ambition to become a performer.

Plot points and events

• Dave recruits Hiruzen and Danzo for another favor, then asks Madara to bring Uchiha women to Orochiroku’s granary.
• In the granary’s underground recording studio, the women record five songs Dave adapted from hit girl-group music. Madara joins them, apparently delighted by the project.
• Meanwhile, Tobirama tells Hashirama he has invented a new technique. Hashirama immediately orders him to seal it away, knowing Tobirama’s inventions are often dangerously forbidden.
• A commotion draws Hashirama and Tobirama outside. They find Dave, Hiruzen, Danzo, and Madara’s clones pulling a wagon carrying a makeshift stage.
• Madara, dressed in a custom suit, performs energetic dance moves with the Uchiha women in bunny outfits, drawing the villagers’ attention and overwhelming Hashirama.

Character developments and interactions

• Madara discovers a new passion in dancing and embraces it with surprising enthusiasm. Dave’s portrayal of him as a future villain suddenly seems absurd to Dave, who jokes that Madara has found a new reason to live.
• Dave orchestrates the recording and performance, but is caught off guard when Madara insists on joining in. He helps make it happen and privately marvels at the change in Madara.
• Hashirama remains wary of Tobirama’s experiments and is stunned—and heartbroken—by Madara’s performance, lamenting that he married Mito instead of his “best buddy.”
• Tobirama is disappointed that Hashirama refuses to let his new technique circulate.
• Hiruzen and Danzo assist Dave with the production and public performance.

Significant themes

• Unexpected reinvention: Madara’s enthusiasm for dance offers a comic alternative to his expected path toward darkness.
• The dangers of unchecked invention: Hashirama’s strict handling of Tobirama’s techniques reflects the serious consequences of dangerous experimentation.
• Comedic contrast: The chapter juxtaposes Madara’s fearsome reputation with his flamboyant performance, while the spectacle leaves even his closest friends speechless.

Plot points and events

• Dave’s “huge favor” turns out to involve Madara dancing onstage with Uchiha bunny girls, to Danzo’s fury. Hiruzen, by contrast, is distracted by the performers.
• Madara spots Hashirama and challenges him to join. Hashirama eagerly accepts, thinking it is a real contest between them.
• When Hashirama realizes he cannot dance, Madara uses a genjutsu to teach him the moves. Hashirama breaks free and joins Madara in an enthusiastic dance-off.
• Their spectacle astonishes Konoha: villagers mistake it for ninja training, a spy imagines it is a secret plot, and an Uchiha observer rushes to report what he has seen.
• Mito comes out expecting danger, sees Hashirama dancing, and pretends not to know him before hurrying back inside, embarrassed by the attention.
• Hashirama is briefly hurt by Mito’s reaction, but Madara’s teasing reignites their rivalry, and the two resume dancing. Dave privately laments how far events have strayed from the familiar Naruto story.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave is exasperated by the chaos he helped create and regrets introducing Madara to pop culture and girl groups.
• Madara and Hashirama share a playful, competitive bond: Madara draws Hashirama in, helps him learn through genjutsu, and then taunts him into continuing.
• Mito is concerned when she senses powerful chakra, but embarrassment quickly replaces alarm once she sees Hashirama onstage.
• Danzo and Hiruzen react in opposite ways: Danzo angrily blames Dave, while Hiruzen is absorbed by the show.
• Might Wei enthusiastically treats the dancing as an expression of “youth.”

Significant themes

• Comic reversal: Legendary shinobi and serious political figures are reduced to a public dance spectacle.
• Friendship and rivalry: Madara and Hashirama’s competition brings back Hashirama’s youthful energy and deepens their playful connection.
• Unintended consequences: Dave’s influence has pushed the story far from its expected course.
• Public misunderstanding: Villagers and spies interpret an absurd performance as training, conspiracy, or important clan business.

Key plot points and events

• Dave addresses Konoha after a daylong village-wide dance event led by Hashirama and Madara. The villagers admit they felt awkward at first but enjoyed themselves and temporarily forgot their worries.
• Dave announces that the Uchiha Girl Group will lead daily dancing sessions from 4 p.m. until dusk. He also plans to sell recordings of the day’s five songs for ten ryō each and uses the event to introduce the Love Kidney Phone and explain how phones and SIM cards work.
• Hashirama praises the event for lifting the village’s spirits, while Tobirama grumbles about Hashirama’s dancing and suspects Dave’s “business” ideas came from someone else. Madara claims victory over Hashirama and introduces the term “dance-off.”
• Back at the compound, Dave confirms that the girl group is officially formed and that its members will receive half the proceeds from song sales. Madara approves and asks Dave to put the songs on his phone.
• Madara secretly asks a passerby what they think of the Uchiha. The favorable response convinces him that the girl group is improving the clan’s image, prompting him to suggest forming an Uchiha Boy Group too.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave shows his knack for combining entertainment with promotion and business, while also giving the performers a share of their earnings.
• Hashirama is tired but pleased: he sees the dancing as a way to ease the village’s post-founding tension.
• Tobirama remains skeptical and restrained, having avoided joining the dancing.
• Madara embraces the spectacle, enjoys competing with Hashirama, and becomes enthusiastic about the Uchiha’s new entertainment groups. Dave suggests Madara could lead the girl group before a boy group is formed later.

Significant themes

• Shared joy and community: When everyone joins in, an activity that might feel embarrassing alone becomes fun and unifying.
• Stress relief and recovery: Dancing helps villagers set aside their worries and gives the newly founded village a more relaxed atmosphere.
• Public image and belonging: The Uchiha Girl Group helps soften villagers’ negative views of the Uchiha Clan.
• Entertainment as business: Dave turns a communal event into ongoing performances, music sales, and a phone promotion.

Plot and events

• Hashirama, frustrated by repeatedly losing dance battles to Madara, decides the Senju need a dance group to compete with the Uchiha Girl Group. Dave points out that the Uchiha performances helped improve public opinion of the clan, while the Senju have no similar problem—but eventually suggests Hashirama form a group anyway.
• Mito overhears and wants to join. After Hashirama awkwardly implies she is too old for a young women’s girl group, she takes him aside to “make her meaning clear.” The next day, Hashirama appears physically shaken, while Dave and Tobirama have escaped to enjoy ramen on Hokage Rock.
• Mito later asks Dave for an activity of her own. He suggests square dancing, and she soon leads older and married Senju women in afternoon dances in East Konoha. The activity catches on across the village.
• Konoha develops two dance scenes: younger villagers gather in the west for Madara’s and Hashirama’s girl-group battles, while older villagers join Mito’s square dancing in the east.
• The chapter also notes the success of Dave’s Love Kidney Phone: villagers use departmental hotlines for police help and medical care. Yue Mei, Madara, and Dave have personal three-digit numbers.

Character developments and interactions

• Hashirama is revealed as competitive and childishly determined to beat Madara. His clumsy remarks to Mito leave him facing her anger.
• Madara has embraced dancing as a hobby and enjoys the public’s growing affection for him.
• Mito turns her boredom into a popular community activity, showing initiative and enthusiasm.
• Dave repeatedly devises ways to keep the adults occupied, though he privately regrets how wildly village life has changed. He and Tobirama share a comic escape from Hashirama’s predicament.
• The rivalry between Hashirama and Madara shifts from political and physical conflict to harmless dance competition, with villagers choosing sides and joining in.

Significant themes

• Community-building and public image: Dance performances and shared activities help bring villagers together and reshape how they see the clans.
• Finding purpose and belonging: Madara and Mito both gain satisfying pastimes suited to their circumstances.
• Humor through contrast: Formerly formidable leaders become wrapped up in dance rivalries, domestic embarrassment, and everyday village services.
• Modernization and convenience: The phone hotlines illustrate Konoha’s growing civic infrastructure and improving access to help.

Key plot points and events

• Dave and Tsukimi enjoy a romantic lunch at school, feeding and kissing each other while their classmates look on resentfully.
• Hiruzen, Danzo, and Kagami complain about the couple’s public affection. Dave’s contemptuous glance enrages Hiruzen, though Kagami and Danzo restrain him for different reasons.
• Dave suddenly gains chakra and unlocks five new plants: Jalapeno, Chomper, Cherry Bomb, Snow Pea, and Repeater. Excited, he credits Tsukimi with being his “lucky star” and kisses her in front of the class.
• On the walk home, Dave hears suspicious activity and spots masked figures carrying a black bag across the rooftops. He decides to follow them, believing they are outsiders who have stolen something from Konoha.
• Tsukimi begs him to return with her and seek help, but Dave reassures her and asks her to call Madara for backup. She agrees reluctantly.
• Madara does not answer because he is in the middle of a dance-off with Hashirama. Unable to reach him, Tsukimi runs to find him herself.

Character developments and interactions

• Dave and Tsukimi are openly affectionate and deeply devoted to each other. Tsukimi is delighted by their engagement, while Dave’s newfound power makes him even more exuberant.
• Tsukimi shows growing courage and concern when Dave rushes into danger; her fear of losing him overwhelms her when she cannot reach Madara.
• Dave acts confidently and independently, choosing to pursue the suspicious figures rather than wait for help.
• Hiruzen, Danzo, and Kagami share comic frustration at Dave and Tsukimi’s romance. Kagami is caught between irritation and loyalty to his sister; Danzo is concerned with appearances; Hiruzen takes Dave’s insult personally.
• Madara and Hashirama are absorbed in a theatrical dance contest, unintentionally leaving Tsukimi without immediate backup.

Significant themes

• Romance and jealousy: Dave and Tsukimi’s affection contrasts with the classmates’ loneliness and irritation.
• Courage and attachment: Dave’s willingness to act clashes with Tsukimi’s fear for his safety.
• Comedy through contrast: A possible theft and danger unfold alongside schoolyard jealousy and an over-the-top dance battle.
• Power and responsibility: Dave’s new abilities arrive just before he chooses to pursue a potential threat.