Chapter Summaries

Five heroes were summoned to Melromarc, including the mysterious ninja Ye Uchiha, and learned that waves of calamity threatened the world. The king asked them to check their status, while Ye's origins and the reason Naofumi was treated with contempt remained unexplained.

• The summoning ritual brought four modern youths and Ye Uchiha, dressed in ancient armor, to Melromarc.
• King Aultcray Melromarc XXXII explained that calamity waves had begun and that the heroes were summoned to defend the world.
• Ren Amaki, Motoyasu Kitamura, Itsuki Kawasumi, Naofumi Iwatani, and Ye Uchiha introduced themselves, and Ye's cold demeanor unnerved the others.
• The king told the heroes to check their status, and Ren Amaki asked whether they had noticed it upon arriving in the world.

Ye Uchiha and the four summoned heroes inspected their Status panels and learned that they had to train their Legendary Weapons. The minister told them to travel separately with recruited companions, and the heroes were led to their rooms to rest before setting out the next day.

• Ren Amaki showed Naofumi Iwatani, Itsuki Kawasumi, and Motoyasu Kitamura how to open their Status panels, while Ye Uchiha inspected his own.
• Ye Uchiha reflected on his past in the Naruto World and judged which of the other heroes might be the protagonist.
• The minister explained that the heroes had to train and strengthen their Legendary Weapons, and Ren Amaki urged them to improve their abilities.
• Motoyasu Kitamura suggested using other weapons, but a notification warned that Legendary Weapon wielders would hinder one another if they fought together.
• The minister said each hero would receive companions and must travel separately, then a palace maid escorted the five to their rooms for the night.

Ye Uchiha told the four summoned heroes about his violent ninja world and Sharingan, frightening them before reassuring them that they were companions. The group then compared how they had arrived in this world and discovered they came from different versions of Japan, though Naofumi was left out of their whispered conversation.

• Motoyasu Kitamura, Naofumi Iwatani, Itsuki Kawasumi, and Ren Amaki argued about which games their new world resembled while Ye Uchiha listened.
• Ye Uchiha explained that ninjas in his world were weapons of war and said he had killed nearly a hundred thousand people, terrifying the four heroes with his Sharingan.
• Ye Uchiha described the Sharingan as a Uchiha bloodline ability, and Motoyasu Kitamura envied its hypnotic power before the others mocked his motives.
• Ren Amaki, Motoyasu Kitamura, Itsuki Kawasumi, and Naofumi Iwatani each described the events that preceded their arrival in the new world.
• The four heroes concluded that they came from different versions of Japan, then whispered about Naofumi Iwatani's shield and made him feel excluded.

Naofumi Iwatani learned that the Shielder class was considered weak, then tried to cheer himself up about starting a new life in another world. Ye Uchiha described the brutal wars of his world and revealed his extraordinary strength, leaving the others to reflect on how different their peaceful lives had been.

• Motoyasu Kitamura told Naofumi Iwatani that Shielder was a loser class, and Ren Amaki and Itsuki Kawasumi agreed it had no high-level players.
• Naofumi Iwatani imagined relying on companions and finding a way to manage despite his class, then rallied himself to act.
• Ye Uchiha described the Uchiha Clan's history, the tailed beasts, and Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju as the strongest ninja he knew.
• Ye Uchiha said he could probably subdue the Nine-Tails and explained that Madara and Hashirama had dragged him into a fight before he was summoned.
• Ye Uchiha described a world where even four-year-old children fought in wars, prompting the four others to apologize for their earlier complaints.

The king arranged companions for the five heroes, but rumors left Naofumi Iwatani and Ye Uchiha without followers. Ye intimidated the adventurers who challenged him, while Naofumi gained one volunteer and extra funds before the heroes prepared to set out.

• The king invited adventurers to choose which heroes to accompany, and Ren Amaki, Motoyasu Kitamura, and Itsuki Kawasumi received five, four, and three followers, while Naofumi Iwatani and Ye Uchiha received none.
• The king explained that rumors about Naofumi and Ye being unfamiliar with the world had discouraged the adventurers from joining them.
• When a knight called Ye a fake hero and threatened him, Ye unleashed his aura and Sharingan, forcing the knight down and silencing the room.
• Naofumi asked Ren, Motoyasu, and Itsuki to share their companions, but they refused to divide their groups or force anyone to join him.
• A red-haired girl volunteered to join Naofumi, and the king told him to recruit additional companions himself.
• The king gave Naofumi and Ye eight hundred silver coins each and the other three heroes six hundred each for equipment and their adventures.

Ye Uchiha explored the Otherworld after parting from the Four Holy Heroes and discovered that killing monsters let him gain experience and slightly loosen his Kage Level bottleneck. After reaching level five, he considered that this world might offer a path to greater strength.

• Ye Uchiha parted from Naofumi Iwatani, Motoyasu Kitamura, Itsuki Kawasumi, and Ren Amaki, then headed toward a nearby monster camp.
• Ye Uchiha explored the unfamiliar forest and spotted a Goblin Chief and three goblins, whose levels and status data he could see.
• Ye Uchiha toyed with the goblins using Taijutsu, then burned all four to ash with Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.
• Ye Uchiha gained experience from the kills, rose from level one to level five, and felt his Kage Level bottleneck loosen slightly.
• Ye Uchiha reflected on why he could not surpass Kage Level in the Naruto world and became motivated by the possibility of leveling up in the Otherworld.

Ye Uchiha defeated a Subdragon, stored its valuable carcass, and used his first servant summon, which brought Kaguya Otsutsuki into the otherworld. Unable to harm her Master, Kaguya agreed to spare Ye and ordered him to serve her while she investigated why she could sense no other chakra.

• Ye Uchiha killed the Subdragon and sealed its intact carcass in a scroll for crafting equipment.
• After reaching level 27, Ye Uchiha used the servant summoning function and summoned Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Kaguya recognized Hagoromo's presence in Ye and attacked him, but a system barrier stopped her because summoned Servants could not harm their Master.
• Ye explained that he had summoned Kaguya into the Present World, and she questioned him about the summoning.
• Kaguya sensed no chakra elsewhere on the planet and, unsettled by its absence, spared Ye and commanded him to attend to her daily needs.

Ye Uchiha visited Elhart’s weapon shop with Princess Kaguya and arranged for custom equipment made from a Subdragon’s remains. Elhart agreed to forge the gear and sell the dragon’s other valuable parts, with the equipment ready in about two days.

• Ye Uchiha took Princess Kaguya to a weapon shop after their meal in the Capital.
• Ye Uchiha told the shopkeeper he was the Fifth Hero and asked whether he could make custom equipment.
• Ye Uchiha explained that his Sealing Scroll stored items and claimed he had a Subdragon’s corpse inside it.
• Ye Uchiha released the Subdragon’s corpse in the shop’s backyard, convincing Elhart that the scroll and the kill were genuine.
• Elhart assessed the dragon’s remains, offered to sell its potion ingredients, and promised to finish Ye Uchiha’s equipment in about two days.

Ye Uchiha served Princess Kaguya in the Otherworld until knights summoned them to the Royal Palace over an accusation against Naofumi Iwatani. There, Myne accused Naofumi of attempted sexual assault, and the king waited for Naofumi to arrive before hearing both sides.

• Ye Uchiha helped Princess Kaguya dress and attended to her morning routine, while she complained that the Otherworld had no chakra.
• Two knights summoned Ye Uchiha to the Royal Palace for urgent business involving the Shield Hero.
• Ye Uchiha and Princess Kaguya arrived at the Audience Hall, where Motoyasu Kitamura, Ren Amaki, Itsuki Kawasumi, and Myne were waiting.
• The king said Naofumi Iwatani had allegedly tried to sexually assault Myne the previous night, and Ye Uchiha doubted the accusation.
• Motoyasu Kitamura defended Myne, and the king said they would wait for Naofumi to hear both sides.

Naofumi Iwatani was accused of assaulting Myne and stealing from him, but Ye Uchiha challenged her story by pointing out that Naofumi was only level 1. The other heroes began to doubt Myne, though Motoyasu Kitamura still believed her.

• The king confronted Naofumi Iwatani after Myne accused him of forcing his way into her room and tearing her clothes.
• Naofumi Iwatani recognized his stolen chainmail on Motoyasu Kitamura, who claimed Myne had given it to him.
• A knight presented torn women's underwear as evidence, while Itsuki Kawasumi and Ren Amaki condemned Naofumi.
• Ye Uchiha questioned how a level 1 Naofumi could overpower elite adventurer Myne, and Naofumi backed up his argument.
• Myne claimed she had avoided fighting Naofumi to protect the world's hero, and Motoyasu Kitamura accepted her explanation while the other heroes grew suspicious.

Ye Uchiha recognized that Myne had framed Naofumi Iwatani and suspected the king and court had helped arrange it, but Naofumi’s fellow heroes and the nobles believed her accusations. Naofumi realized Myne had deceived him from the start and that the other heroes had never accepted him as one of their own.

• Ye Uchiha concluded that Myne had deliberately framed Naofumi Iwatani and that the royal court might be complicit.
• Motoyasu Kitamura comforted Myne while Ren Amaki and Itsuki Kawasumi accepted the accusations against Naofumi.
• The king and nobles condemned Naofumi, whose anger and despair grew as they called him a demon.
• Naofumi saw Myne mock him and realized her offer to join him had been a lie meant to set him up.
• Motoyasu shielded Myne from Naofumi as Ren and Itsuki dismissed Naofumi’s protests.
• Naofumi gave up on the other heroes and concluded they had excluded him because he was the Shield Hero.

After Naofumi Iwatani was publicly condemned, Princess Kaguya detected a weak, evil curse awakening within him. Naofumi left the hall in despair, while Ye Uchiha departed with Princess Kaguya after the king warned him to stay near the Capital for the approaching Wave.

• Princess Kaguya sensed a malicious curse and a pure aura of evil emerging from Naofumi Iwatani, and Ye Uchiha wondered if Naofumi was beginning a dark transformation.
• Naofumi demanded to be sent back to his original world, but the king said the heroes could not return until the Waves ended and no new heroes could be summoned while all Four Holy Heroes lived.
• The king refused to sentence Naofumi but warned that the country would turn against him, and Naofumi threw his hidden silver coins at Motoyasu Kitamura and Myne before leaving the hall.
• Ye Uchiha and Princess Kaguya left after the king told Ye Uchiha to remain near the Capital for the approaching Wave.
• A noble criticized Ye Uchiha for defending Naofumi, but his companion warned him that heroes could become powerful enough to take revenge.

Naofumi Iwatani spoke with Ye Uchiha about the plot that had framed him and confronted the gap between his hatred and his willingness to kill. Ye left him questioning whether he could truly act on his desire for revenge.

• Naofumi Iwatani thanked Ye Uchiha for defending him and blamed Myne and the other three heroes for turning against him.
• Ye Uchiha pointed out that Myne had left before Naofumi’s equipment and money disappeared, leading Naofumi to suspect the king had helped frame him.
• Naofumi Iwatani vowed to kill the king and the other conspirators, but faltered when Ye asked whether he would kill them if they begged for mercy.
• Ye Uchiha argued that Naofumi’s kindness and inexperience with killing conflicted with his strength, and said weakness was the original sin.
• Naofumi Iwatani realized that his murderous anger toward Myne had faded into a desire for revenge rather than a genuine intent to kill her.

Naofumi Iwatani drove off three adventurers who tried to rob him, then lamented that his weak attack kept him from gaining experience. An eccentric gentleman offered him something other than companions, and Naofumi left with him while Ye Uchiha watched from a rooftop.

• Naofumi Iwatani rejected Ye Uchiha's offer of money and said he would survive on his own.
• Three adventurers tried to recruit and fleece Naofumi Iwatani, but he led them into an alley and fought them off with his shield and an orange-red balloon.
• Naofumi Iwatani complained that his low attack prevented him from defeating Monsters and gaining experience.
• An eccentric gentleman approached Naofumi Iwatani and offered him help that did not involve companions.
• Naofumi Iwatani followed the eccentric gentleman as Ye Uchiha watched from a nearby rooftop.

Ye Uchiha collected the Akatsuki Cloak, a Tachi, and the proceeds from selling Subdragon materials from Elhart’s shop. There, he met Naofumi Iwatani with his newly purchased slave, Raphtalia, while Naofumi sought equipment for her.

• Elhart gave Ye Uchiha the Akatsuki Cloak and Tachi, explaining the Tachi’s fragility and the equipment’s unusual traits.
• Ye Uchiha noticed the cloak’s curse weakened its wearer if it was damaged or removed, then stored his equipment and two hundred gold coins and seventy-two silver coins in his Sealing Scroll.
• Naofumi Iwatani arrived with Raphtalia and told Ye Uchiha he needed a weapon so she could fight for him.
• Ye Uchiha observed Raphtalia’s distressed condition, while Elhart disapproved of Naofumi’s treatment of the young slave.
• Elhart gave Naofumi a dagger and clothes for Raphtalia, and Ye Uchiha left the shop.

Ye Uchiha and Princess Kaguya traveled from the Capital to Rhode Town to investigate a guild commission involving ogres that had taken over the town's mine. After learning the danger and reaching the mine, Ye Uchiha entered the tunnels with Princess Kaguya, who refused to help unless the monsters provoked her.

• Ye Uchiha returned to the inn and told Princess Kaguya he had accepted a monster-slaying commission in a town west of the Capital.
• Ye Uchiha and Princess Kaguya traveled to Rhode Town, where the Old Town Chief explained that dozens of ogres had occupied the mine and driven off its workers.
• The Old Town Chief served them lunch and sent a young man to guide them to the mine in the southern forest.
• The young man stopped outside the mine, warned Ye Uchiha that the ogres were in its tunnels, and fled.
• Princess Kaguya refused to help unless the ogres provoked her, so Ye Uchiha lit a kerosene lamp and led the way into the mine.

Ye Uchiha fought through a mine full of ogres and killed an Ogre Priest before it could summon a demonic force. After Princess Kaguya crushed the fleeing ogres, Ye found a Demon Crystal that could unlock Underworld Magic, leaving him considering its uses.

• Ye Uchiha entered the mine, killed a Furious Ogre, and drew the attention of more ogres deeper inside.
• An Ogre Priest strengthened a group of ogres with three auras, but Ye charged through the attackers to reach it.
• Ye Uchiha stabbed the Ogre Priest before the black mist from its shattered skull staff could fully take shape, dispersing the mist when the priest died.
• The surviving ogres fled toward the exit, where Princess Kaguya crushed them with her overwhelming pressure.
• Ye Uchiha found a Demon Crystal and learned that it could unlock, teach, and upgrade Underworld Magic.

Ye Uchiha unlocked the Undead's Eulogy summoning magic with a Demon Crystal and showed it to Princess Kaguya. After she asked to learn magic, Ye agreed to buy her books in the Capital, then cleared the mine and headed back with her from Rhode Town.

• Ye Uchiha used a Demon Crystal to unlock Undead's Eulogy, which summoned three level-15 Undead Familiars.
• Ye Uchiha examined the ghosts, and Princess Kaguya determined they were unconscious puppets rather than true souls.
• Princess Kaguya asked Ye Uchiha to teach her magic, and he agreed to buy her magic books when they reached the Capital.
• Ye Uchiha burned the Ogre corpses, washed the mine clean, and confirmed that no Ogres remained.
• Ye Uchiha and Princess Kaguya returned to Rhode Town, collected their quest reward, and boarded a traveling merchant's Philo Bird carriage for the Capital.

Ye Uchiha prepared for the approaching Waves while catching up with Naofumi Iwatani and Raphtalia in the Capital. As the countdown reached zero, the Waves of calamity began.

• Ye Uchiha reached LV57 while Princess Kaguya studied magic and rose to LV51 through the party experience bonus.
• Ye Uchiha asked Princess Kaguya to help fight the Waves, but she refused and sent him away to face them alone.
• Ye Uchiha met Naofumi Iwatani and Raphtalia in the Capital and learned that Naofumi still saw Raphtalia as the little girl he had first met.
• Ye Uchiha watched the countdown approach zero as the Dragon Hourglass ran out and the Waves of calamity arrived.

The first Wave of Catastrophe transported Ye Uchiha, Naofumi Iwatani, and Raphtalia to a monster-infested region near Lute Village. Ye joined the other heroes’ battle and revealed overwhelming power against the Wave’s monsters, while Myne began to see him as a useful ally.

• The Wave began as rifts opened in the red sky and unleashed monsters, and Naofumi Iwatani recognized the catastrophe.
• Raphtalia spotted endangered Lute Village, so Naofumi Iwatani went to protect it while Ye Uchiha gave him three ghost familiars and headed toward the heroes.
• Motoyasu Kitamura, Ren Amaki, and Itsuki Kawasumi struggled against endless monsters while the Berserk Chimera stayed out of reach.
• Ye Uchiha reached the group, killed an attacking zombie with a swift sword strike, and used Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation to burn away the monsters blocking his path.
• Myne watched Ye Uchiha display his power and decided that bringing him under her command could secure her claim to the kingdom’s throne.