Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yao learned that Tsunade was in Tanzaku Street, drowning in gambling debt, and set out with Jiraiya to bring her back to Konoha. He rescued Tsunade and Shizune from debt collectors, then Jiraiya introduced him as Konoha’s Fifth Hokage.

• An ANBU reported Tsunade’s location and gambling debt to Uchiha Yao, who summoned Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya agreed to accompany Uchiha Yao to Tanzaku Street, hoping Tsunade would listen to him.
• Tsunade and Shizune fled debt collectors through an alley, and Tsunade prepared to fight them.
• Uchiha Yao and Jiraiya appeared between Tsunade and the collectors, and Uchiha Yao frightened the men into fleeing.
• Several concealed figures killed the debt collectors after they ran, and Jiraiya introduced Uchiha Yao to Tsunade as the Fifth Hokage.

Tsunade learned that Uchiha Yao had become Konoha’s Fifth Hokage and refused to return until he challenged her to an arm wrestle. As their contest began, Yao revealed a powerful Lightning Release Chakra Mode that stunned Tsunade.

• Jiraiya showed Tsunade the decree confirming Uchiha Yao as the Fifth Hokage.
• Uchiha Yao asked Tsunade to return to Konoha and provide her medical ninjutsu, but she refused.
• Uchiha Yao insisted that Tsunade’s talent belonged to Konoha, and Tsunade challenged him to an arm wrestle.
• Uchiha Yao accepted the wager, and Tsunade and Yao sat down to compete.
• Tsunade prepared to use Chakra Enhanced Strength, while Uchiha Yao activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and shocked her.

Uchiha Yao defeated Tsunade in an arm-wrestling match and tried to take her back to Konoha, but she attempted to flee. He transported her to a barren plain, evaded all her attacks, and prepared to retaliate as she grew exhausted.

• Tsunade and Uchiha Yao arm-wrestled, and Yao overpowered her with the Lightning Light around his arm.
• Tsunade agreed to pack before returning to Konoha, then tried to escape with Shizune.
• Uchiha Yao transported Tsunade from Tanzaku Street to a barren plain and said he would punish her for breaking their agreement.
• Tsunade attacked Yao with Chakra Enhanced Strength, but he evaded every strike.
• Tsunade exhausted herself attacking, and Uchiha Yao announced that it was his turn.

Uchiha Yao forced Tsunade into submission through repeated humiliating punishment, then ordered her to return to Konoha and serve the village. Tsunade agreed, though she remained furious and afraid of provoking him again.

• Uchiha Yao subdued Tsunade and pinned her to the ground when she refused to obey.
• Tsunade fought back and threatened to kill Uchiha Yao, but he continued punishing her until she stopped resisting.
• Uchiha Yao asked whether Tsunade would obey, and she pleaded with him not to punish her again.
• Tsunade agreed to return to Konoha and serve the village without tricks or resistance.
• Uchiha Yao demanded that Tsunade repeat her agreement loudly, and she complied through clenched teeth.

Uchiha Yao forced Tsunade to promise to obey him and brought her back to Konoha. She reached the village gates in a disheveled, frightened state, where the guards recognized her and celebrated her return.

• Uchiha Yao threatened to publicly humiliate Tsunade if she resisted him, and she agreed to obey.
• Uchiha Yao used Heavenly Might to take Tsunade back to Tanzaku Street, where Shizune and Jiraiya were waiting.
• Tsunade avoided Shizune's concern and told her companions they should return to Konoha.
• Uchiha Yao led Tsunade, Shizune, and Jiraiya to Konoha, while Tsunade followed in silence.
• Konoha's gate guards recognized Tsunade and excitedly welcomed her back.

Tsunade returned to Konoha and was welcomed by the villagers, then Uchiha Yao confronted her about her hemophobia and offered her medicine that he claimed could cure it. Tsunade rejected his claim, leaving the bottle on the table as Jiraiya watched it thoughtfully.

• Tsunade returned to Konoha to cheers from the villagers, and Uchiha Yao urged her to present herself as their hero.
• Sakura Haruno introduced herself as Tsunade’s admirer, while Naruto called her Grandma and nearly provoked her into striking him.
• Uchiha Yao ended the welcome ceremony and led Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Shizune to the Hokage’s office.
• Uchiha Yao confronted Tsunade about her grief, hemophobia, and years spent gambling and drinking.
• Uchiha Yao offered Tsunade a bottle of medicine that he claimed would cure her hemophobia, but Tsunade dismissed the claim as impossible.

Uchiha Yao gave Tsunade a potion that cured her hemophobia, then appointed her head of Konoha's Medical Department. Tsunade accepted the chance to put her long-rejected plan for medical ninja training into practice.

• Uchiha Yao offered Tsunade a potion and gave her ten seconds to decide whether to drink it.
• Shizune offered to test the potion, but Tsunade refused, and Jiraiya urged her to trust Uchiha Yao.
• Tsunade drank the potion, and Uchiha Yao cut his own palm to test whether her fear of blood remained.
• Tsunade saw Uchiha Yao's bleeding wound without feeling sick or dizzy and realized her hemophobia had been cured.
• Uchiha Yao appointed Tsunade head of Konoha's Medical Department and tasked her with reorganizing the hospital and training medical ninjas for every four-man team.

Uchiha Yao persuaded Tsunade that his goal was to unify the Shinobi World by making Konoha an unmatched center of power and civilization, with her medical system as a key part of the plan. Tsunade began to agree with his vision despite recognizing its immense ambition.

• Tsunade questioned whether Konoha could afford to train and support a vast medical-ninja system, and Uchiha Yao said money was no obstacle.
• Uchiha Yao revealed that he intended to unify the Shinobi World, shocking Tsunade because even Hashirama Senju had not achieved that.
• Tsunade warned that unification would provoke a world-spanning war, while Jiraiya affirmed that Uchiha Yao had the strength to pursue it.
• Uchiha Yao explained that he would make Konoha so powerful and desirable that unification would follow naturally rather than rely on force alone.
• Uchiha Yao described Tsunade's medical system as a way to protect Konoha's ninja and attract people from other villages, and Tsunade began to accept his vision.

Kurenai Yuhi delivered intelligence scrolls to Uchiha Yao and felt threatened by Tsunade’s closeness to him. After sharing dinner at Yao’s home, Kurenai impulsively embraced him and fled into the night.

• Kurenai Yuhi brought Uchiha Yao scrolls on the other four great ninja villages and exchanged tense looks with Tsunade.
• Uchiha Yao assigned Tsunade to lead the Medical Department and train at least one hundred battlefield-ready medical ninja within a year.
• Kurenai accompanied Uchiha Yao home, where Hinata Hyuga welcomed them and joined them, Naruto, and Yao for dinner.
• As Uchiha Yao walked Kurenai to the gate, Kurenai suddenly embraced him, then ran away in embarrassment.

Uchiha Yao visited Konoha Orphanage and promised Yakushi Nonō major support and a dignified future for its children. Nonō was left stunned and unsure why the Fifth Hokage cared so much for them.

• Uchiha Yao arrived at Konoha Orphanage, where Yakushi Nonō and the children greeted him, and he noticed Kabuto Yakushi among them.
• Uchiha Yao asked Yakushi Nonō about the orphanage’s 127 children, its funding, and her plans for their futures.
• Yakushi Nonō explained that she hoped the children would attend the Ninja Academy or learn trades, depending on their talents.
• Uchiha Yao announced that the orphanage’s funding would triple starting next month.
• Uchiha Yao promised to assess every child’s talents, provide suitable education or training, and arrange respectable work for them as adults.
• Yakushi Nonō was overwhelmed by Uchiha Yao’s promises and wondered whether he intended to turn the children into a new Root.

Uchiha Yao praised Kabuto Yakushi and reaffirmed that he supported the orphanage for the children’s sake. Yakushi Nonō offered herself in exchange for their protection, but Uchiha Yao refused and asked her to focus on raising the children.

• Kabuto Yakushi brought tea to Uchiha Yao and Yakushi Nonō, and Uchiha Yao asked his name and praised him.
• Kabuto left the office encouraged by Uchiha Yao’s praise, while Nonō worried about the Hokage’s interest in him.
• Nonō pledged that she and the orphanage’s children would serve Uchiha Yao without hesitation.
• Nonō offered her body to secure the children’s future, but Uchiha Yao told her to dress and rejected the offer.
• Uchiha Yao explained that supporting the orphanage was his responsibility and asked Nonō to raise the children into capable people.

Uchiha Yao secured Kabuto a place beside Tsunade after Kabuto impressed her with his medical knowledge. At a Konoha budget meeting, Yao ordered major investments in medicine and the orphanage, promising increased funding from the daimyo.

• Uchiha Yao brought Kabuto back to the Uchiha Clan Compound, and Uchiha Kenji arranged lodging for him.
• Kabuto answered Tsunade’s difficult medical questions flawlessly, and Tsunade asked him to stay by her side.
• Uchiha Yao presented a budget allocating thirty percent of Konoha’s funds to the Medical Department and substantial funding to the orphanage, prompting protests from village officials.
• Uchiha Yao ordered the officials to implement the budget and explained that medical care would attract wealth from across the Shinobi World while orphanage investment would strengthen Konoha’s future.
• Uchiha Yao assured the officials that the daimyo would increase Konoha’s allocation, leaving other departments with at least their expected funding.

Yakushi Nonō reflected on the orphanage’s improvements and found herself thinking affectionately of Uchiha Yao, while Yao trained Hinata and Naruto at home. Kurenai Yuhi brought them a bento, and Tsunade arrived to demand more support for the Medical Department, leaving Kurenai wary as Yao agreed to her requests.

• Yakushi Nonō watched the children enjoy the renovated orphanage and thought fondly of Uchiha Yao.
• Uchiha Yao trained Hinata in Gentle Fist and had his clone put Naruto through combat drills.
• Kurenai Yuhi arrived with a homemade bento and greeted Hinata and Naruto while keeping her attention on Uchiha Yao.
• Tsunade came to Uchiha Yao’s residence and demanded more funding, equipment, and talented students for the Medical Department.
• Uchiha Yao agreed to provide the resources and let Tsunade choose students herself, while Kurenai watched their interaction with alarm.

Tsunade and Kurenai Yuhi competed for Uchiha Yao’s attention, while Naruto and Hinata continued their training. After more than half a year, Hinata mastered tree climbing, but Naruto still struggled to control his Chakra, prompting Uchiha Yao to consider using a cheat to speed up his progress.

• Kurenai Yuhi fed Uchiha Yao tamagoyaki, and Tsunade shoved wasabi sushi into his mouth before trading provocative looks with Kurenai Yuhi.
• More than half a year later, Naruto repeatedly fell while practicing tree climbing as Hinata steadily climbed toward the top.
• Uchiha Yao explained that Naruto unleashed his powerful Chakra instead of controlling it steadily, and demonstrated how to climb the tree smoothly.
• Naruto kept trying and falling, leaving the tree battered and himself bruised, while Uchiha Yao decided it was time to activate a cheat.

Uchiha Yao used his secret technique to improve Naruto and Hinata's tree-climbing training, helping them master Chakra control. Naruto finally ran up the tree after repeated falls and earned Yao's approval.

• Uchiha Yao spent Glory Points to boost Naruto and Hinata's tree-climbing training efficiency, and Naruto recognized the sensation from his earlier shuriken training.
• Naruto successfully stuck to the tree and began climbing steadily, while Hinata used her improved Chakra control to run up the trunk as if it were level ground.
• Naruto tried to match Hinata's speed, lost control of his Chakra, and fell; Uchiha Yao reminded him to focus on control rather than power.
• Naruto repeatedly practiced through the afternoon until he could run up the tree, then celebrated from its highest branch.
• Naruto leaped down and ran to Uchiha Yao, who praised him and ruffled his hair.

Uchiha Yao received the no-damage Eight Inner Gates as a reward after Naruto and Hinata reached Chunin-level strength, giving him a temporary way to reach the Six Paths level. He began planning their next training stage, while Sasuke responded to his repeated losses to Naruto by training more fiercely under Fugaku’s encouragement.

• The system rewarded Uchiha Yao with Eight Inner Gates: No Damage, which let him open the Gate of Death without harm or Chakra cost for twenty minutes once per day.
• Uchiha Yao checked his upgraded status and told Naruto and Hinata that their next phase of training would begin the following day with actual combat.
• Sasuke trained furiously in the Uchiha Clan Compound, driven by his repeated defeats to Naruto.
• Fugaku told Sasuke that losing to Naruto was no shame and urged him to turn his anger into strength and aim to surpass everyone, even Hokage-sama.

Fugaku resolved to make Sasuke a pillar of the Uchiha Clan and pushed him to train harder after his loss to Naruto. Sasuke accepted the challenge of mastering a difficult Fire Release technique, determined to surpass Naruto.

• Fugaku reflected on Uchiha Yao's success and decided Sasuke had to become the clan's strongest pillar beneath him.
• Sasuke exhausted himself training and struggled to understand why Naruto was advancing so quickly and earning Hokage-sama's favor.
• Fugaku criticized Sasuke for failing to cast the Great Fireball Technique ten times in a row and told him to remember his humiliation.
• Fugaku gave Sasuke a scroll for the Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique and demanded that he master it perfectly within one week.
• Sasuke picked up the scroll and began studying it, vowing to make Naruto see him in a new light.

Uchiha Yuichi overwhelmed Naruto and Hinata in a combat-training bout, teaching them that experience and battle awareness mattered as much as their techniques. At the Ninja Academy’s practical matches, Naruto drew Kiba Inuzuka as his first opponent, and Kiba and Akamaru launched a coordinated attack as the match began.

• Uchiha Yuichi used his One-tomoe Sharingan and combat experience to defeat Naruto’s Shadow Clones and Wind Release, then struck Hinata and knocked Naruto down.
• Uchiha Yao told Naruto and Hinata that their combat awareness and experience lagged behind their Chakra Control and ninjutsu skills.
• Iruka held the Ninja Academy’s practical combat draw, and Naruto drew Kiba Inuzuka as his first opponent.
• Naruto and Kiba traded taunts before Iruka started their match.
• Kiba charged Naruto alongside Akamaru, who used Beast Clone to transform into a second Kiba.

Naruto defeated Kiba Inuzuka with a swarm of Shadow Clones, then faced Sasuke in the final match. Sasuke's new Two-tomoe Sharingan awakened after Naruto gained the upper hand, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Naruto summoned thirty Shadow Clones and overwhelmed Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru, knocking Kiba unconscious in under thirty seconds.
• Naruto and Sasuke began the final match, and Sasuke attacked at greater speed than before.
• Naruto evaded Sasuke's attacks and used Shadow Clones to counter his Great Fireball Technique.
• Naruto struck Sasuke with a Wind Blade feint and a heavy kick, sending him sprawling and spitting blood.
• Sasuke's rage and determination to defeat Naruto awakened his Two-tomoe Sharingan.

Naruto and Sasuke fought to a simultaneous knockout in the Ninja Academy practical examination, earning joint first place. After they woke in Konoha Hospital, they accepted the draw reluctantly and vowed to defeat each other next time.

• Sasuke awakened his Two-tomoe Sharingan, overwhelmed Naruto's Shadow Clones, and struck him with the Dragon Fire Technique.
• Naruto and Sasuke charged at each other with their remaining strength, knocked each other unconscious, and Iruka declared them joint first-place winners.
• Naruto and Sasuke woke in Konoha Hospital as their companions visited them, while Uchiha Yao sent everyone else out so they could rest.
• Naruto and Sasuke argued over who had won until Uchiha Yao confirmed Iruka's ruling that the match was a draw.
• Sasuke and Naruto each vowed to defeat the other in their next match.