Arc 2The Naka River Encounter

Indra trained the Uchiha while Madara and Hashirama formed an uneasy friendship at the Naka River, leading both clans into a clash. The arc ended with Tobirama gravely wounded after Indra’s attempt to kill him was interrupted by Butsuma, Tajima, and Hashirama.

  • Indra returned to the Uchiha Compound with Madara and Hachishaku, then learned that the Senju Clan’s Young Master had gone missing.
  • Indra challenged the Uchiha elders, defeated them in the Meeting Hall, and ordered them to study the clan records and return to the battlefield.
  • Madara met Hashirama at the Naka River, and their friendship grew through sparring and conversations about peace, despite Madara repeatedly misreading Hashirama’s intentions.
  • Madara and Hashirama arranged a meeting between their sisters, but Indra and Tobirama were brought to the river in disguise instead.
  • Indra, Madara, Hashirama, and Tobirama spent time together in town before Senju ninja surrounded Indra and Madara near a grain shop.
  • Indra and Madara fought the Senju ninja, with Hashirama and Tobirama joining the battle and Izuna arriving to support Madara.
  • Indra charged Tobirama, but Butsuma, Tajima, and Hashirama deflected his blade, leaving Tobirama gravely wounded.
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Ch. 26Captives Who Slept Only Three Hours a Day

Indra returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound with Madara and Uchiha Hachishaku, leaving Uchiha Xing and Uchiha Yue behind to train. On the way, Indra sensed Asura near the Naka River, and Izuna greeted the returning brothers at home.

  • Madara found Uchiha Xing and Uchiha Yue riding pigs, beat them for three hours, and stopped after Indra intervened.
  • Indra decided Xing and Yue should remain in Asagiri Town until their eyes were normal, and they agreed to train there.
  • Indra, Madara, and Uchiha Hachishaku traveled back to the Uchiha Clan Compound, learning that the Senju Clan's Young Master had gone missing.
  • Madara asked whether Indra intended to keep the captives working on farms and tending animals, and Indra said the Senju were suited to the labor.
  • Indra sensed Asura's chakra near the Naka River before Izuna welcomed him and Madara at the Uchiha Clan Head's residence.

Ch. 27A loving father and a filial son

Indra returned to the Uchiha compound, beat Uchiha Tajima, and asked Uchiha Chiri what she wanted after finding her in his room. Madara and Izuna left to wait at the training ground, while Indra spoke with Chiri alone.

  • Madara moved his bedding into Indra’s room and became furious when Izuna told him Chiri had been assigned to sleep there.
  • Indra dragged Uchiha Tajima from the Meeting Hall to the training ground and beat him in front of the watching Uchiha.
  • Uchiha Hachishaku told the clansmen that the Uchiha killed by Indra had been spies from other clans.
  • Indra ordered Uchiha Tajima to bring him the Gunbai, then returned to his room and found Madara and Izuna waiting there with Chiri.
  • Indra sent Madara and Izuna to the training ground and asked Chiri what she wanted.

Ch. 28Madara fell victim to his own jutsu

Indra helped Uchiha Chiri begin learning to extract chakra, then sparred with Madara and knocked him unconscious after Madara’s lightning attack backfired. He took Izuna to a river to teach him a powerful combined-nature jutsu, which left Izuna unconscious from chakra exhaustion.

  • Uchiha Chiri asked Indra to let her become a ninja, and he gave her instructions on extracting chakra with one day to learn.
  • Madara attacked Indra with Fire Release, but Indra countered with Water Release and soaked him.
  • Indra trapped Madara in a Water Dragon while Madara’s lightning jutsu shocked him unconscious.
  • Indra praised Izuna’s swordsmanship and took him outside the Uchiha Clan Compound to teach him a new ninjutsu.
  • Izuna attempted the Divine Thunder Ashes Technique, ran out of chakra before completing it, and passed out.
  • Indra checked Izuna, determined he was not seriously hurt, and gave him a Military Rations Pill dissolved in water.

Ch. 29The Great Fireball Technique Was for Cooking

Indra taught Izuna to use the Great Fireball Technique to roast food, then demonstrated a powerful hand-seal-free wind technique that made Izuna cry himself unconscious. Back at the Uchiha Clan Compound, Madara Uchiha tried to help Uchiha Chiri learn to extract chakra, but his explanation confused her.

  • Indra used the Great Fireball Technique to cook the fish and birds Izuna had collected, then had Izuna roast fish with the same technique.
  • Izuna broke down after learning his longtime technique was useful for cooking, and Indra tried to comfort him with advice about ninjutsu and swordsmanship.
  • Indra showed Izuna a hand-seal-free wind technique that blasted a well-sized pit into the ground, and Izuna cried himself unconscious.
  • Indra cooked and sealed away the food, carried Izuna back to the Uchiha Clan Compound, and left him there.
  • Madara Uchiha woke in Uchiha Chiri's room and explained how to sense chakra, but his gestures left her baffled.

Ch. 30Madara: The One Who Wants to Seduce Me Has Appeared

Madara struggled with Indra’s attention shifting to Uchiha Chiri and encountered Hashirama Senju by the Naka River, whom he mistook for a Senju trying to seduce him. Back at the compound, Indra promised to help Izuna awaken his Sharingan and offered to teach him genjutsu.

  • Indra carried the unconscious Izuna back to the compound and took over teaching Uchiha Chiri chakra extraction, leaving Madara feeling ignored.
  • Madara went to the Naka River and met Hashirama Senju, whom he recognized as the Senju Indra had warned him about.
  • Madara attacked Hashirama and kicked him into the river, where Hashirama found a dead Hagoromo Clan shinobi; Madara ran back to the compound without telling Indra what happened.
  • Indra invited Madara to train with Izuna and Uchiha Chiri, but Madara refused and trained alone.
  • Izuna showed Indra his puppy and asked whether it meant he could awaken his Sharingan; Indra promised to help when Izuna was strong enough.
  • Indra explained that genjutsu did not require the Sharingan, and Izuna eagerly asked him to teach it.

Ch. 31Indra: My Genjutsu is gentle

Indra worried that Madara would repeat the betrayal he had suffered in the past, so he continued training and watching over him. After learning Madara had met Hashirama, Indra found him practicing and added more Genjutsu and anti-scam lessons before Madara brought him to meet Uchiha Tajima.

  • Indra told the Wish System he would kill Asura if he appeared, then went to find Madara training alone.
  • Indra caught Madara from behind, and Madara explained that his back was sensitive and admitted his Genjutsu had not been good enough to prevent him from being fooled.
  • Indra promised to teach Madara Genjutsu and added three hours of anti-scam training, while Madara complained that Izuna should be learning instead.
  • Uchiha Chiri summoned Madara to Uchiha Tajima, and Madara brought Indra along despite the summons being for him alone.
  • Uchiha Tajima asked Madara whether he had awakened his eyes, and Madara questioned whether that was the reason for the meeting.

Ch. 32Uchiha Tajima: I ranked lowest in the family

Madara Uchiha learned that the Uchiha had records of Sealing Jutsu while sharing a meal with Indra and Uchiha Tajima. The conversation ended with Uchiha Tajima unable to answer Indra’s question about where to find grain during the shortage.

  • Uchiha Tajima asked Madara Uchiha about his three-tomoe Sharingan, but Madara left with Indra without learning what his father had wanted to say.
  • Indra used spatial seals to bring out grilled fish and birds, and Madara Uchiha discovered that the Great Fireball Technique had cooked them.
  • Madara Uchiha asked Indra about learning Sealing Jutsu, and Indra said the Uchiha had records of it.
  • Uchiha Tajima joined them for the meal, and Madara Uchiha explained that his father had injured his manhood on the battlefield.
  • Indra asked Uchiha Tajima where he planned to get grain during the shortage, leaving him with no answer.

Ch. 33Madara: I have an older sister, too

Madara Uchiha endured Indra’s brutal training alongside Izuna before meeting Hashirama Senju again at the Naka River. To conceal Indra’s identity, Madara claimed he had an older sister, and Hashirama questioned whether she wanted to marry.

  • Uchiha Tajima learned that Madara Uchiha was still far weaker than Indra, who threatened to kill Tajima if he interfered with Madara’s choices.
  • Indra caught Izuna eavesdropping, put him under genjutsu, and made him join Madara’s training.
  • Madara freed Izuna from Indra’s genjutsu by casting another genjutsu on him, leaving Izuna exhausted.
  • Hashirama Senju waited at the Naka River for several days, wondering whether the boy he had met was still alive.
  • Madara Uchiha returned to the river and told Hashirama Senju that he had three little brothers and an older sister.
  • Hashirama Senju asked whether Madara’s sister was pretty and married, and Madara praised her strength while insisting nobody was good enough for her.

Ch. 34The pull of blood

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju met by the river, traded boasts and false names, then fought before ending up stranded together and grilling fish. After they parted, Indra sensed a blood connection within the Uchiha and wondered whether he had imagined it.

  • Madara Uchiha defended Nii-san and claimed his made-up name was Invincible, while Hashirama Senju boasted about an imaginary little sister.
  • Hashirama Senju suggested they spar, and Madara Uchiha attacked because he suspected Hashirama was plotting against him.
  • Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju fought with taijutsu and ninjutsu, fell into the river, and were paralyzed by Madara's Lightning Release.
  • Hashirama Senju recovered first and pulled Madara Uchiha from the river, then they dried their clothes and grilled the fish Madara had caught.
  • Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha took fish and went their separate ways in the darkness.
  • Indra sensed a blood connection within the Uchiha and questioned whether his direct bloodline could still exist.

Ch. 35Whoever Wants That Unfilial Son Can Have Him

Madara returned from fishing and joked with Indra and Izuna while Uchiha Osamu recovered from brutal training. At the Meeting Hall, Uchiha Tajima and the elders argued about Xia, the healing jutsu, and the danger posed by the wiped-out Hagoromo Clan, then planned to summon Xia the next day.

  • Madara came home from fishing, and Izuna complained that Indra had put him through harsh training.
  • Madara reassured Izuna that the training would make him safer, while Indra teased him for tattling.
  • The Shadow Guards brought Uchiha Tajima to the Meeting Hall, where he complained that Xia had beaten him and that he could not use chakra.
  • The First Elder urged the clan to discuss the healing jutsu and prepare for trouble after the Hagoromo Clan was wiped out.
  • Uchiha Tajima and the Second Elder argued over old family history before the elders agreed to summon Xia the next day.
  • The First Elder asked about Uchiha Osamu, learned Xia had crippled her, and considered sending his own daughter to speak with Xia.

Ch. 36Tobirama, you've got such delicate features

Uchiha Tajima and the elders discussed Uchiha Osamu's unexpected ninja talent, the clan's internal problems, and Uchiha Natsu's independence from Uchiha resources. Meanwhile, Hashirama startled Tobirama by calling him pretty and pinching his cheek, leaving Tobirama fleeing in terror.

  • Uchiha Tajima ordered the Fourth Elder to investigate why Uchiha Osamu had been reported to lack ninja talent despite quickly learning to extract chakra and spar with Izuna.
  • The elders discussed unfair resource allocations, mixed-blood clan members, winter supplies, and the restless prisoner in the Dungeon.
  • Uchiha Tajima admitted he had never given Uchiha Natsu any Uchiha resources, and the First Elder decided to summon Natsu for a discussion.
  • Hashirama returned to the Senju compound with fish, and Tobirama grew uneasy when his brother scrutinized his face.
  • Hashirama called Tobirama prettier than the clan girls and pinched his cheek, causing Tobirama to drop the fish and flee.

Ch. 37Even the Clan Head Got Beaten in Front of the Ancestor

Tobirama Senju learned that the Uchiha had another son, Uchiha Natsu, and received orders to kill him before he threatened Hashirama. Meanwhile, Indra trained and berated the Uchiha Clan Head and his sons until a Shadow Guard summoned him to meet with several elders.

  • Tobirama Senju tried to persuade Butsuma Senju to arrange Hashirama's marriage to someone from the Uzumaki Clan, but Butsuma instead proposed Tobirama as a future marriage-alliance match.
  • Butsuma Senju gave Tobirama an intelligence report identifying Uchiha Natsu as Uchiha Tajima's previously unknown son and ordered him killed at any cost.
  • Indra supervised training beneath a cherry blossom tree while Madara Uchiha, Uchiha Izuna, Uchiha Osamu, and Uchiha Tajima fought under his genjutsu and harsh criticism.
  • Uchiha Tajima turned his anger on Madara, while Izuna and Osamu continued fighting each other to avoid Indra's scolding.
  • A Shadow Guard told Indra that several elders had requested his presence.

Ch. 38Uchiha Tajima's Stroke of Genius

Indra went to the Uchiha Meeting Hall with Izuna to face the clan elders, who challenged his loyalty and tried to block his departure. He unleashed a powerful lightning attack that destroyed the hall, and a figure emerged from the clearing smoke.

  • Indra healed the injured group, then asked Izuna to take him to the Meeting Hall while Uchiha Tajima arranged for doctors to stand by.
  • Indra sat in the Clan Head's seat and suppressed the Second Elder's Sharingan with his own ocular power.
  • The elders accused Indra of disregarding or betraying the Uchiha, and he dismissed them and tried to leave with Izuna.
  • The elders blocked the exit, so Indra handed Izuna the Gunbai and unleashed a surge of chakra that sent him flying backward.
  • Indra struck the Meeting Hall with lightning, causing the elders to flee as the building collapsed; Izuna watched from behind the Gunbai as a figure emerged from the smoke.

Ch. 39The elders were punished with a public kneeling

Indra defeated and humiliated the Uchiha elders after they came to ask about his healing talismans. He ordered them to kneel for three hours, study the clan records, and then prove their worth on the battlefield.

  • Indra swiftly injured the First, Third, and Fourth Elders, while the Second Elder remained trapped in his genjutsu.
  • Izuna helped Indra strip the elders of their weapons and valuables, then forced them to kneel before him.
  • The First Elder asked Indra to sell the clan his healing technique, and Izuna explained that they meant his healing talismans.
  • Indra told the elders that instructions for the talismans were in the Uchiha records and ordered them to find the answers there.
  • Indra sentenced the elders to kneel for three hours, read the ancestral shrine's books, and then go to the battlefield.

Ch. 40The despicable Senju wanted to end the Uchiha bloodline

Indra brooded over Madara visiting Hashirama, while the boys fought by the Naka River and argued about their siblings, peace, and matchmaking. Madara came away convinced that the Senju wanted to end the Uchiha bloodline and decided to report this supposed intelligence to his clan.

  • The doctors treated the elders, who remained stuck kneeling because Indra had somehow bound their knees to the ground.
  • Indra learned that Madara had gone out and, jealous that he was visiting Hashirama, watched their meeting through the Wish System.
  • Madara and Hashirama fought without ninjutsu over whose sister was prettier, and Madara punched Hashirama in the forehead after their stamina ran out.
  • Hashirama asked whether they would see peace and brought up matchmaking and having children, while Madara dismissed the idea of matchmaking.
  • Madara interpreted Hashirama's question about injuries preventing children as proof that the Senju wanted to end the Uchiha bloodline, and resolved to report it to his clan.

Ch. 41Madara, did you reveal some strange fetish?

Madara Uchiha misunderstood Hashirama’s worries and talk of family as a Senju plot to seduce him and ruin the Uchiha bloodline. After Madara reported the supposed scheme to Uchiha Tajima, his father questioned whether Madara had revealed a strange fetish.

  • Hashirama mourned his missing little brother and described his wish to build a village where he could keep him safe, while Madara wrongly thought he knew about the Senju kidnapping.
  • Hashirama asked Madara to bring his sister to meet Hashirama’s little sister, and Madara agreed after Hashirama challenged whether she existed.
  • Madara returned home and told Uchiha Tajima that the Senju planned to seduce him and destroy the Uchiha bloodline.
  • Uchiha Tajima doubted the report and asked whether Madara had revealed an unusual fetish.

Ch. 42Madara Got Beaten Up for Asking Nii-san to Dress as a Woman

Madara Uchiha told Uchiha Tajima that he had promised the Senju to bring his sister, then asked Indra to dress as a woman for their meeting. Indra punished Madara with an all-night beating, then laid out a kimono and obi for himself.

  • Madara Uchiha told Uchiha Tajima that he had claimed the Uchiha had a daughter and agreed to meet the Senju with their sisters.
  • Uchiha Tajima told Madara to keep playing along and send him to Indra for help with the promise.
  • Madara Uchiha confessed the whole scheme to Indra and asked him to dress as a woman for the meeting at the Naka River.
  • Indra seized Madara and beat him through the night, repeatedly healing him and restoring his stamina so they could continue training.
  • Indra dragged the exhausted Madara back to their room, covered him with a blanket, and took out a kimono and obi.

Ch. 43Hashirama knocked Tobirama out and smuggled him out of the clan compound

Hashirama knocked Tobirama unconscious, dressed him as a girl, and smuggled him out of the Senju compound to meet Invincible and his sister. Meanwhile, Indra dressed as a woman, and Madara helped him with his hair before receiving another beating.

  • Hashirama tried to persuade Tobirama to dress as a girl and meet Invincible's sister, but Tobirama refused.
  • Hashirama knocked Tobirama out, changed him into a dress and makeup, hid him in a sack, and carried him to the Naka River.
  • Tobirama woke up at the river, realized Hashirama had taken his clothes, and demanded them back.
  • Madara woke at the Uchiha compound, ate with Indra, and cleaned the dishes afterward.
  • Madara let down Indra's hair and tugged it, so Indra threw him onto the tatami and kicked him.

Ch. 44Tobirama was a woman?

Indra and Madara went to the Naka River, where they encountered Hashirama and Tobirama after Indra had disguised himself in women’s clothing. Indra recognized Tobirama as the man who had killed Izuna, but wondered whether Tobirama was actually a woman.

  • Madara put on Indra’s kimono and was transported with him to the woods by the Naka River.
  • Madara and Indra found Hashirama arguing with Tobirama, whose face was covered in red-and-white makeup and whose trousers Hashirama was tugging at.
  • Tobirama washed off the makeup, while Hashirama mistook Indra for a beautiful woman and confessed his interest in him.
  • Indra claimed he already had a child, and Hashirama broke down as Madara escaped his grasp.
  • Indra recognized Tobirama as Izuna’s killer and wondered whether Tobirama was a woman.

Ch. 45Black Zetsu: Aaaaaah, a living Indra

Indra and Madara met Hashirama and Tobirama, who still believed Indra was a woman. When Black Zetsu sensed the living Indra, he fled into a tree, and Madara led the group toward town with plans to kill the Senju brothers.

  • Indra wondered whether Tobirama was male or female, while Madara mistook Tobirama for a rival seeking Indra's attention.
  • Hashirama introduced Tobirama as his little sister, Fuko, and proposed that Indra divorce and marry him.
  • Tobirama questioned Indra about their familiarity, and Indra said he had only recently arrived among the Uchiha.
  • Black Zetsu spotted Indra alive after a thousand years, panicked, and hid inside a tree when Indra sensed him.
  • Madara invited Indra to town, Hashirama and Tobirama joined them, and Madara prepared to kill the Senju brothers.

Ch. 46Madara's outrageous antics in Genjutsu

Madara Uchiha and Indra visited a lively town with Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, where Hashirama spoke of ending war through trust and Madara described his bizarre Genjutsu schemes. The outing ended with Indra planning to examine Madara’s Genjutsu more closely, while Madara wondered whether his older brother planned to kill the Senju brothers and frame another clan.

  • The four walked through town and heard civilians fear that clan wars would reach their homes, prompting Hashirama to wish that people could become brothers and end war.
  • Indra bought many sweet dumplings and fed Madara, while Hashirama and Tobirama watched them eat.
  • When Hashirama repeated his hope for peace through trust, Madara recalled his Genjutsu and explained how he had tried making Hashirama marry into other clans, only for conflict to continue.
  • Tobirama questioned the marriage plan, and Indra decided to check Madara’s progress in the Genjutsu that night.
  • Indra rejected trust as a path to peace, and Madara speculated that his older brother might kill Hashirama and Tobirama and frame another clan.

Ch. 47Indra tricked Madara into checking whether Tobirama was a man or a woman

Hashirama’s blunt question and Indra’s suspicion led Madara to check Tobirama’s sex in a changing room, exposing that Tobirama was a man. The confrontation ended with Indra holding a fan to Tobirama’s neck while Hashirama defended his younger brother.

  • Hashirama asked Indra whether a man had hurt him, and Tobirama apologized for his elder brother’s awkward remark.
  • Indra urged Tobirama to buy proper clothes, then secretly asked Madara to find out whether Tobirama was a man or a woman.
  • Hashirama and Tobirama argued over clothes before Tobirama chose a dark red kimono.
  • Madara entered Tobirama’s changing room and discovered that he was a man, prompting Tobirama to attack him.
  • Hashirama stopped Tobirama, while Indra stood in front of Madara and pressed his fan to Tobirama’s neck.

Ch. 48Nii-san, my eyes have been sullied

Indra and Madara spent the evening with Hashirama and Tobirama before secretly buying grain, and Madara discovered Indra could make valuable Sealing Scrolls. As Indra and Madara decided to stay out overnight, several figures surrounded them, and Madara realized he had left his weapons behind.

  • Indra led Madara away after Tobirama caught him peeking while he changed, and the Senju brothers later caught up with them over sweets.
  • Tobirama refused Hashirama's invitation to stay out and followed Indra and Madara to a grain shop, where Indra bought all the rice and stored it in a Sealing Scroll.
  • Madara learned that Indra's quickly made storage Sealing Scrolls were valuable and suggested they sell them to the Senju for grain.
  • Indra agreed to teach Madara how to make Sealing Scrolls and promised nothing would happen to him when they chose to stay out overnight.
  • Several figures appeared and surrounded Indra and Madara, while Madara stepped in front of Indra and realized he had left his Ninja Tool Pouch and Ninja Sword behind.

Ch. 49Clash

Hashirama and Tobirama confronted Madara Uchiha and Indra with a group of Senju ninja, turning the encounter into a fight. Izuna joined Madara, while Hashirama and Madara remained locked in battle as the Senju side began to lose ground.

  • Hashirama stopped the Senju ninja from attacking Madara Uchiha and Indra, but several Senju ninja threw kunai at them.
  • Indra and Madara Uchiha dodged the kunai, used genjutsu to kill two Senju ninja, and fought back as Hashirama and Tobirama joined the battle.
  • Madara Uchiha redirected Tobirama Senju's Water Release attack, then engulfed Hashirama and Tobirama with his Majestic Destroyer Flame.
  • Hashirama and Tobirama recovered behind their defenses and faced Madara Uchiha as both sides ran low on chakra.
  • Izuna attacked Tobirama Senju with an Explosive Tag, then joined Madara Uchiha and gave him a Ninja Tool Pouch.
  • Hashirama began overpowering the Senju ninja on his side while Madara Uchiha watched the fight and protected Izuna.

Ch. 50A falling-out (1)

Hashirama and Tobirama fought Madara, Izuna, and Indra, but Indra nearly killed Tobirama before the Senju and Uchiha leaders arrived. The clans faced off, and Butsuma challenged Tajima about Indra’s appearance.

  • Madara and Hashirama fought while Izuna stalled Tobirama with taunts and swordplay.
  • Indra finished killing the adult Senju ninjas, then joined the fight and forced Hashirama to defend Tobirama.
  • Indra charged Tobirama, but weapons thrown by Butsuma, Tajima, and Hashirama deflected his blade, leaving Tobirama gravely wounded instead of dead.
  • Butsuma and Tajima arrived with their clansmen after learning the boys had left their clan grounds.
  • Butsuma looked at Indra and asked Tajima why his other son was so effeminate.
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