Chapter Summaries

Kakashi approached Gua after school and awkwardly introduced himself, while Gua wondered why the jonin wanted to meet him. Shisui then invited Gua and Itachi to get together before he graduated early, and they agreed.

• Izumi returned Gua's washed lunch box and invited him to spend Sunday with her.
• Kakashi stopped Gua, Itachi, and Izumi, introduced himself to Gua, and left when Shisui arrived.
• Shisui invited Gua and Itachi to meet up before he graduated early, and Izumi declined.
• Gua and Itachi agreed to join Shisui, and Itachi said Fugaku would approve.

Gua went into the woods to find food for the cookout with Shisui and Itachi, but his search led him to a concealed black-clad figure. When Gua tried to slip away, the figure threw a kunai at him.

• Shisui, Itachi, and Gua met in the woods and started a fire, with Shisui explaining that they would gather their own food as ninja training.
• Gua searched the dark woods for prey but found nothing and eventually heard a faint rustling.
• Gua followed the sound and sensed that whatever made it was not an ordinary animal.
• Gua spotted a black-clad figure crouched in a treetop and tried to leave without being noticed.
• The figure threw a kunai at Gua as he moved.

Gua encountered a masked Anbu being pursued by a black-clad spy and fled with them to Shisui and Itachi. Shisui confronted the pursuer, unaware that the injured Anbu was about to stab him from behind, while Kakashi watched from the shadows.

• A black-clad man attacked a disguised figure, and Gua recognized the figure's mask as Anbu's before fleeing as the two pursued one another.
• Gua ran to Shisui and Itachi, warned them about the ninja, and led them to prepare for danger.
• The injured Anbu reached Shisui and claimed a spy had infiltrated the village and was trying to kill him.
• Shisui put Gua and Itachi behind him and confronted the black-clad man while Kakashi watched from a tree and criticized Shisui's mistakes.
• The injured Anbu pulled a kunai from his wound and stabbed toward Shisui's back.

Gua killed the Root operative who had tried to assassinate Shisui after the man invoked Danzo and village rules to avoid execution. Shisui and Itachi were left frozen by Gua’s sudden action.

• Gua awakened his one-tomoe Sharingan and threw a kunai that killed the disguised attacker while Shisui trapped him in genjutsu.
• Shisui chased the second attacker, and he, Gua, and Itachi subdued him as Kakashi discovered the dead impostor was a member of Root.
• The man in black admitted he worked for Danzo and argued that Shisui had no right to kill a fellow villager.
• Shisui and Itachi hesitated over whether to execute the attacker, but Gua stabbed him in the throat with a kunai.

Gua, Shisui, and Itachi buried the two Root members Gua had killed and returned home. There, Gua learned that Orochimaru had become the chief scientist of Konoha’s newly established Scientific Research Base, while Dashan protested the lenient treatment.

• Shisui worried that Danzo would hold them responsible for Gua killing a Root member, but agreed that sparing him would have caused more trouble.
• Gua, Shisui, and Itachi dug a hole and buried the two Root members in a remote spot.
• Shisui escorted Gua and Itachi home, then left alone after asking them to look after each other.
• Gua returned home and told Nai that the picnic had ended early because they had caught nothing.
• Gua read that Hiruzen Sarutobi would direct the Konoha Scientific Research Base and Orochimaru had been appointed its chief scientist.
• Dashan complained that Orochimaru had faced little punishment despite the evidence the Uchiha had gathered against him.

Fugaku erupted over the Third Hokage’s suspicion of the Uchiha and considered rebellion, while Itachi suggested leaving Konoha. Meanwhile, Orochimaru’s science campaign began, and Gua realized it focused on modifying living bodies rather than the science he expected.

• Dashan told Nai that Fugaku had returned from meeting the Third Hokage furious and demanding an explanation.
• Fugaku declared rebellion at home, then told Itachi that the Third Hokage had accused the Uchiha of hiding Gua’s talent and preparing to rebel.
• Itachi suggested the Uchiha leave Konoha, but Fugaku said the clan would not agree and that leaving was not viable.
• Konoha began distributing science pamphlets promoting Orochimaru’s research into cells, tissue, and human modification.
• Gua read the pamphlet and concluded that Orochimaru’s version of science pursued bodily evolution, so the village had taken the tech tree in the wrong direction.

Gua reluctantly went with Orochimaru to the research base, fearing that Orochimaru had uncovered his involvement in killing Root members. Orochimaru claimed he wanted to learn from Gua and later admitted he had lied about mastering Impure World Reincarnation, while Gua remained suspicious and considered defecting.

• Orochimaru stopped Gua on his way home and said he had abandoned his plans to defect so he could discuss science with him.
• Orochimaru asked Gua to accompany him to the research base, and Gua reluctantly agreed because he was too weak to refuse.
• Orochimaru asked whether Gua had killed the Root members, then claimed Impure World Reincarnation could make the dead reveal what happened.
• Gua stayed silent and worried that Orochimaru could expose him to Danzo, leaving him no choice but to flee with his family.
• Orochimaru caught up with Gua and admitted he had not mastered Impure World Reincarnation, while privately hoping to see how Gua would change Konoha.

Gua visited Orochimaru’s renovated laboratory and helped him spot a possible link between the weather and his inconsistent experiments. The chapter ended with Orochimaru asking how to prevent experiments from failing in hot weather, and Gua suggesting he conduct them when it was cold.

• Orochimaru led Gua into his laboratory and showed him the renovations and improved equipment.
• Anko recognized Gua and told Orochimaru that she had heard rumors about him from other girls.
• Anko reported that Orochimaru’s plant-tissue experiment had failed again, prompting Orochimaru to ask Gua why his results kept changing.
• Gua examined Orochimaru’s records and noticed that experiments failed on hot days and succeeded on cold days.
• Orochimaru asked what to do when experiments failed in the heat, and Gua suggested performing them when it was cold.

Gua suggested that Orochimaru build a refrigeration unit for low-temperature experiments, then trained his techniques and discovered how far his awakened Sharingan could predict movement. After Kakashi reported their meeting to the Third Hokage, the Hokage confronted Orochimaru, accusing him of abducting Gua again.

• Gua suggested that Orochimaru build a refrigeration unit, and Orochimaru eagerly saw him out.
• Gua went home, told Nai he had attended Orochimaru's science lecture, and set the Substitution Technique to idle training alongside taijutsu and eyesight.
• Gua used his one-tomoe Sharingan to predict a leaf's movement, then grew tired and regretted not asking Orochimaru for something.
• Kakashi told the Third Hokage that Gua seemed interested in science after secretly following him and seeing him visit Orochimaru's research facility.
• The Third Hokage accused Orochimaru of abducting Gua, but Orochimaru insisted he had only discussed science with him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Orochimaru about meeting Gua, then reflected on the Uchiha and his late teacher. Danzo suspected Orochimaru had taken two missing Root members, but Orochimaru refused to help him use their deaths against the Uchiha and placed his hopes in Gua.

• Hiruzen accused Orochimaru of lying about why he had met Gua, but eventually accepted Orochimaru's claim that Gua was a scientific genius.
• Hiruzen returned to his lonely home and wondered what his late teacher would do about the Uchiha and Gua.
• Root members told Danzo they could not find two missing comrades, and Danzo suspected Orochimaru had taken their bodies.
• Danzo confronted Orochimaru and demanded the bodies so they could be used against the Uchiha, but Orochimaru denied having them and ordered Danzo to leave.
• After Danzo left, Orochimaru said he was trusting Gua to change Konoha's future.

Gua stopped worrying about the missing Root bodies, but Kakashi’s repeated encounters and Orochimaru’s renewed interest kept disrupting his routine. Orochimaru showed Gua his laboratory upgrades, including a cold room powered by an Ice Release ninja, leaving Gua baffled by his approach to science.

• After finding the buried Root bodies gone, Gua chose to trust Orochimaru rather than defect from the village.
• Kakashi repeatedly intercepted Gua on his way home from school, and when Gua took a detour, Kakashi asked Itachi where he was.
• Orochimaru intercepted Gua on a side path and brought him to the laboratory.
• Orochimaru demonstrated a fully automatic Alloy Gate powered by interlocking gears and showed Gua a newly built cold room.
• Anko continued her experiment inside the freezing room, while Gua discovered an Ice Release ninja was making ice pillars to keep it cold.

Gua gave Orochimaru a hint about exploring the relationship between electricity and magnetism in exchange for an S-rank ninjutsu scroll. On his way home, he ran into Kakashi, who followed him and challenged whether he really understood science.

• Orochimaru escorted Gua through his laboratory, where Gua noticed the electric lights and wondered why Orochimaru was not making greater use of electricity.
• Gua asked for ninjutsu, and Orochimaru gave him an S-rank scroll in hopes of earning more of his advice.
• Gua suggested Orochimaru experiment with magnets and electricity, and Orochimaru eagerly returned to his laboratory to investigate.
• Gua declined Orochimaru's offer to take him home and walked back by himself.
• Kakashi intercepted Gua on his route home, followed him in silence, then asked whether Gua really understood science.

Gua discovered that Orochimaru had given him the S-rank Impure World Reincarnation scroll, but his low-grade aptitude prevented him from slotting it into his idle-training system. After telling his parents that Kakashi was visiting to make friends, Gua returned to his room and prepared to study the scroll.

• Kakashi questioned Gua about Orochimaru and asked whether they were friends, but Gua bluntly said no.
• Gua realized Kakashi was likely monitoring him as an Anbu agent and headed home, planning to use Orochimaru’s S-rank scroll.
• Gua found that the scroll contained Impure World Reincarnation and could not slot the technique because of his low-grade aptitude.
• Nai asked Gua whether something involving Izumi had changed his routine, and Gua said Kakashi had been visiting him.
• Gua reassured Dashan that Kakashi wanted to make friends, then returned to his room and spread out the scroll to study it.

Gua avoided Kakashi on the way to school, left the lunch his mother had packed at Izumi’s seat, and made no progress studying Impure World Reincarnation. Meanwhile, Orochimaru explored electricity and magnetism after being inspired by Gua, and the chapter ended with Izumi thanking Gua for lunch.

• Gua woke with the Heavenly Book on his chest, put it away, and took the lunch box Nai had packed for him.
• Kakashi pursued Gua on the way to school, but Gua ignored him until he reached the school gate.
• Gua encountered Ye Chuan Dahei, who mistook his lunch box for evidence that he had skipped breakfast and praised him as hardworking.
• Gua left the lunch box at Izumi’s seat and spent the day reviewing Impure World Reincarnation without making progress.
• Orochimaru studied the interaction between electricity and magnetism, credited Gua with inspiring his research, and considered using electricity to power a door.
• Izumi thanked Gua for the lunch, and Gua imagined introducing her to Nai so they could arrange his future marriage.

Gua finally unlocked Impure World Reincarnation for idle training after a month of relentless study, realizing he could grind out S-rank techniques. Meanwhile, Orochimaru continued his research and built an electromagnetic motor.

• Izumi offered to treat Gua to ramen, and Gua handed her a tissue when she started drooling.
• Gua spent weeks studying the S-Rank Scroll and Heavenly Book, avoiding outings and frustrating himself as he tried to unlock Impure World Reincarnation.
• Kakashi persistently waited for Gua outside his home and school, while Itachi noticed Gua working harder and harder.
• Gua finally unlocked Impure World Reincarnation as an idle-training option and replaced the Clone Technique with it.
• Gua's parents, Nai and Dashan, noticed his mood had improved, and Kakashi accompanied him toward school again.
• Orochimaru inspected his laboratory and switched on a copper-wrapped machine, which he named the Electromagnetic Motor.

Gua kept training Impure World Reincarnation while Kakashi prepared to help with the Kumogakure armistice treaty, and Itachi pushed himself harder to keep up with Gua. At a treaty-planning meeting, Konoha’s leaders excluded the Uchiha, revealing how strained relations had become.

• Kakashi told Gua he would be busy helping prepare the armistice treaty, and Gua rejected Kakashi’s offer of friendship before leaving.
• Itachi trained intensely at home to keep pace with Gua, and Fugaku told him he did not need to push himself so hard.
• Gua’s idle training let him learn to draw Impure World Reincarnation’s formation, but he made little progress on its other principles and techniques.
• Konoha’s leaders and clan representatives met to plan Kumogakure’s treaty visit, but the Uchiha were absent.
• When the Inuzuka Clan’s leader asked about Fugaku, Danzo said the Uchiha clan leader would not be needed because the Police Force was busy.

Gua accompanied Itachi to watch Kumogakure’s delegation arrive, then joined Itachi and Izumi for ramen, where he briefly saw the young Naruto. Itachi ended the chapter regretting that he had come along.

• Gua and Itachi watched Hizashi Hyuga welcome the Kumogakure delegation at Konoha’s gate.
• Itachi stared at Samui until Karui shouted at him, but Samui stopped Karui from escalating the confrontation.
• Gua and Itachi encountered Izumi, who invited them to eat ramen at Teuchi’s shop.
• Gua recognized a little blond boy as Naruto when Naruto finished his ramen and left the shop.
• Izumi ordered ramen for herself and Gua, leaving Itachi to decide whether to order anything for himself.

Gua enjoyed Ichiraku Ramen with Itachi and Izumi, then the three browsed Konoha's shopping street while Nai and Dashan secretly followed them. The outing was interrupted when Karui confronted Itachi, ending on a mocking accusation that he was a pervert.

• Gua found Ichiraku's century-old bone broth delicious, and Itachi paid for the three children's ramen.
• Izumi suggested they browse the shopping street, and Gua and Itachi went along with her.
• Nai and Dashan secretly tailed their son as Nai celebrated what she believed was a budding romance between him and Izumi.
• Karui and Omoi walked along the same street, with Karui silencing Omoi's anxious speculation.
• Itachi admired masks in a nearby shop, and Gua reassured him that he would not make fun of him.
• Karui mocked Itachi, calling him a little pervert who did not deserve to like masks.

Gua defended Itachi and Izumi after Karui confronted Itachi, then defeated Karui with a single kick when she attacked. As Kumogakure shinobi moved to retaliate, Gua faced an incoming punch and activated his Sharingan.

• Karui accused Itachi of acting rudely, and Gua stopped him from apologizing before the trio could leave.
• Karui charged at the children with her sword, but Gua kicked her away and sent her crashing to the ground.
• Samui, the Third Hokage, Danzo, and clan heads watched Gua's victory from the Hokage Building, while Neji and Naruto watched from the crowd.
• Kumogakure shinobi arrived, blamed Konoha, and one of them charged at Gua as Itachi and Izumi called out to him.
• Gua calmly faced the man's punch and activated his Sharingan, judging the attack too slow.

Gua was nearly attacked by Kumogakure men after revealing his Sharingan, but Kakashi and then Orochimaru intervened. Samui apologized on behalf of the men, and Orochimaru asked Gua how he wanted to proceed.

• Gua saw the Kumogakure men’s attacks coming, but Kakashi blocked a burly man from striking him as Nai and Dashan rushed to protect their son.
• The Kumogakure men demanded that Konoha hand Gua over, claiming he had injured one of their children and arguing that he was Uchiha.
• Orochimaru arrived, shielded Gua and the others, and pressured the burly Kumogakure man until he lost his nerve.
• Konoha villagers condemned the Kumogakure men and praised Orochimaru for standing up for their village.
• Samui reprimanded her men and apologized to Orochimaru on their behalf, after which Orochimaru asked Gua what he thought.