Chapter Summaries

Li Tetsuhiro awakened as Hashirama Senju and tried to secure Tobirama’s support for making Madara Hokage and reforming Konoha. After Tobirama discovered he was an impostor and stabbed him, the system helped him win Tobirama’s trust, but Tiezhu was left badly wounded and alone.

• Li Tetsuhiro realized he had possessed Hashirama Senju and persuaded Tobirama to support his plans for Konoha, including appointing Madara Hokage and creating new institutions.
• Tobirama left after asking Hashirama to show the same resolve at the clan meeting, and the system awakened and identified Tiezhu as its host.
• Tobirama stabbed Tiezhu with the Flying Thunder God Technique and accused him of not being his brother.
• The system revealed Tobirama’s bond value was 81%, so Tiezhu used the trust effect to convince Tobirama that he was Hashirama.
• Tobirama vanished after Tiezhu broke the sword and restrained him with Wood Release, leaving Tiezhu alone with his worsening chest wound.

Li Tetsuhiro tried to persuade Madara to become Hokage and lead their campaign against the Daimyo, but a system draw gave him Madara’s patched underwear and sparked a deadly misunderstanding. As Madara chased him beyond Konoha, the system revealed the underwear’s connection to Izuna and raised Madara’s bond with Tiezhu above 90%.

• Li Tetsuhiro found Madara at the cliff and urged him to look past his defeat and Izuna’s death by becoming Hokage.
• Madara suspected Hashirama was pitying him, but listened when Li Tetsuhiro proposed abolishing the Daimyo and raiding the Daimyo’s Mansion together.
• Li Tetsuhiro sent a Wood Clone to meet Tobirama and the Senju elders, then drew a pair of Madara’s patched underwear from the system.
• Madara mistook the underwear for a deliberate insult and chased Li Tetsuhiro out of Konoha, threatening to kill him.
• The system revealed that Izuna had mended Madara’s underwear and raised Madara’s bond with Li Tetsuhiro above 90%.

Tetsuhiro used Hashirama’s authority to expose the elders’ crimes, force reforms on the Senju Clan, and suppress opposition to Madara becoming Hokage. After the meeting, Tobirama told him that Madara was chasing and beating his real body, though Tetsuhiro was unsure why.

• Senju elders and clansmen challenged Hashirama’s plan to make Madara Hokage, while the second elder encouraged them to air their grievances.
• Tetsuhiro told the Senju that anyone could leave the clan and ordered those who stayed to obey him, then used his aura to silence the room.
• Tobirama read out records of crimes committed by the three elders and their subordinates, and the second elder admitted their greed and proposed a popular vote for Hokage.
• Tetsuhiro declared Madara qualified to become Hokage and ordered the Senju to surrender most of their Konoha holdings and return to their ancestral lands to train.
• When a clansman openly objected, Tetsuhiro’s Wood Clone wounded and expelled him, leaving the others too frightened to resist the reforms.
• After the meeting, Tobirama said Madara was chasing and beating Tetsuhiro’s real body, and Tetsuhiro said he did not know why.

Tiezhu stopped Madara from attacking by revealing Black Zetsu’s plot and led him to Shikkotsu Forest to learn Senjutsu. Katsuyu confirmed parts of their history and began teaching them, while Black Zetsu felt an unexplained sense of foreboding.

• Tiezhu told Madara that Black Zetsu had manipulated their past and was trying to prevent their alliance, and he persuaded Madara to seek power through Senjutsu.
• Tiezhu and Madara reached Shikkotsu Forest, where Tiezhu told the slug that the Sage of Six Paths had sent them to learn Senjutsu and prepare for Kaguya’s return.
• The slug recalled the conflict between Indra and Asura, and Tiezhu named Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki to convince her of his knowledge.
• Tiezhu warned Madara that Black Zetsu had altered the Uchiha stone tablet and intended to use him to resurrect Kaguya, enraging Madara.
• Katsuyu introduced natural energy and warned that failing to balance it with physical and spiritual energy would cause mutation, then began teaching the pair to sense it.
• Black Zetsu felt an inexplicable pang of unease underground.

Madara and Tiezhu completed their training with Sage Katsuyu and traveled to Mount Myōboku, where Gamamaru prophesied that they would first bring peace but later die in a ruined world. After learning of the threat, Tiezhu resolved to grow stronger and began his planned training.

• Madara and Tiezhu endured Sage Katsuyu's training until they could absorb and use natural energy proficiently, then left for Mount Myōboku.
• Madara and Tiezhu reached Mount Myōboku through a treacherous underwater passage and were welcomed by Fukasaku and Shima.
• Fukasaku and Shima led Madara and Tiezhu to Gamamaru, who said he had once taught Hagoromo senjutsu.
• Gamamaru foretold that Madara and Tiezhu would unite the world and bring peace, but later showed them a vision of Madara dead and Hashirama's body dried out among countless corpses.
• Madara reacted angrily to the prophecy, while Tiezhu asked about the vision's details and resolved that they could prevent it by becoming stronger.
• Tiezhu created eight Wood Clones and began the next stage of their training.

Tiezhu and Madara entered Ryūchi Cave to learn its Senjutsu, but the cave’s trials turned into attacks by its snake inhabitants. As Madara confronted the White Snake Sage, Tiezhu received a bloodline-activation reward and felt a new energy awaken within him.

• Tagorihime tested Tiezhu and Madara with an illusory feast, then sent them onward to face two more trials.
• Shikoshima-hime trapped the pair in a stone chamber and attacked them with snake hair and Senjutsu-Snake Lightning, but Madara and Tiezhu defended themselves.
• Shikoshima-hime fled and called for the sage, while Tiezhu crushed the snakes biting his ankles and followed Madara.
• Madara fought three snake demons in Sage Mode with his third-stage Susanoo, and an elderly voice intervened as the White Snake Sage’s stone pillars blocked his flames.
• Tiezhu received a notification that Madara’s Senjutsu training had increased their bond value and triggered a bloodline activation, awakening energy within him.

Madara and Tetsuhiro defeated the White Snake Sage and compelled Ryūchi Cave to ally with Konoha, gaining access to a powerful natural-energy cultivation method. Three days later, Madara challenged Tetsuhiro to a fight, and a system quest appeared requiring Tetsuhiro to earn Madara’s recognition in close combat.

• Madara pursued and fought the White Snake Sage, while Tetsuhiro joined him with Sage Art: Wood Release-True Several Thousand Hands, forcing the snakes of Ryūchi Cave to surrender.
• The White Snake Sage agreed to teach Madara and Tetsuhiro a method of absorbing pure natural energy, and Tetsuhiro proposed helping rebuild Ryūchi Cave and forming ties with Konoha.
• The system rewarded Tetsuhiro for persuading the Three Great Sage Lands to align with Konoha, and three days later Madara and Tetsuhiro finished cultivating atop New Ryūchi Cave.
• Madara challenged Tetsuhiro to a fight, and the system triggered a quest for Tetsuhiro to earn Madara’s recognition in close combat.
• Tetsuhiro agreed to fight Madara hand-to-hand and led him away from the White Snake Sage before they began.

Madara beat Tetsuhiro in the forest as Tetsuhiro explained his bargain with the Sage of Six Paths, while Konoha’s leaders discussed reforms, clan politics, and Tobirama’s future. The chapter ended when monsters surrounded Konoha and the village alarm sounded.

• Madara questioned Tetsuhiro about his weakened fighting and learned that Tetsuhiro had traded his combat experience to the Sage of Six Paths for historical information.
• The former Senju elders plotted against Hashirama and discussed negotiations with the daimyo before a boom interrupted them.
• Tetsuhiro’s Wood Clone explained to Tobirama how tax cuts and later conflict could help undermine the daimyo’s authority.
• Tobirama reported that the retired Senju elders were secretly opposing reforms, while Tetsuhiro shared news that Shu Mao would soon become a father.
• Tetsuhiro urged Tobirama to marry and have children, but Tobirama defended his Impure World Reincarnation experiments and said he wanted to see his family again.
• A series of explosions shook the Hokage’s office, and a messenger warned Hashirama and Tobirama that monsters had surrounded Konoha.

Tiezhu, Madara, and Tobirama returned to Konoha with the tailed beasts, and Madara won the villagers’ support by presenting himself as a leader who could protect the village and bring peace. As voting began for the First Hokage, Black Zetsu arrived and realized Madara had become a serious contender, so he prepared to interfere.

• Tiezhu explained that the tailed beasts had been brought to the Land of Fire, and the nine-tailed fox arrived at Konoha carrying Tiezhu and Madara.
• Tiezhu, Madara, and Tobirama entered the village, where the villagers welcomed them and Madara reflected on his brother Izuna as his hatred eased.
• Madara announced that the tailed beasts would guard Konoha, promised to make it the greatest village, and demonstrated Sage Art: Storm Release: Light Fang to the crowd.
• Tiezhu and Tobirama announced village plans and policies, then ninja distributed ballots for the First Hokage vote.
• Black Zetsu recovered from Madara’s Light Fang, entered Konoha, learned that Madara was running for Hokage, and decided he had to intervene.

At Konoha’s first general assembly, Madara Uchiha won the vote to become First Hokage, but Black Zetsu infiltrated the meeting and took control of Tobirama Senju. Tetsuhiro and Madara exposed the attack and drove Black Zetsu from Tobirama’s body, then chased him as he escaped underground.

• The assembly counted its initial votes, putting Madara Uchiha ahead of Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju while waiting for the village-wide results.
• Kurama sensed a malicious presence, and Tetsuhiro, Madara, Tobirama, and the Uzumaki Clan Leader continued the assembly while preparing to trap the intruder.
• Black Zetsu slipped past Konoha’s guards and barriers, entered the meeting room, and took control of half of Tobirama’s body.
• Tetsuhiro announced Madara as First Hokage, but controlled Tobirama objected and argued that Hashirama should lead the village.
• Tetsuhiro restrained Black Zetsu with Wood Release while the Uzumaki Clan Leader bound him with Adamantine Sealing Chains, and Madara’s lightning attack forced him to release Tobirama and flee underground.
• Kurama located Black Zetsu near the doorway, and Tetsuhiro and Madara pursued him.

Tetsuhiro, Madara, and their allies fought Black Zetsu, who split into hundreds of clones and escaped amid a devastating assault. Tetsuhiro then announced Madara as Konoha’s First Hokage, while Kurama sensed traces of Black Zetsu near the village.

• Tobirama spotted Black Zetsu during the village alert, but his attacks failed to stop the intruder from reaching the gates.
• Madara summoned the White Snake Sage, who used senjutsu to expose and injure Black Zetsu before he split into hundreds of clones and fled underground.
• Tetsuhiro and Madara unleashed True Several Thousand Hands with Susanoo: Majestic Attire, while the White Snake Sage and the tailed beasts helped pursue and seal Black Zetsu’s clones.
• Tetsuhiro called the tailed beasts, Tobirama, and others to help with cleanup and rebuilding, then announced Madara Uchiha as Konoha’s First Hokage and named village officials.
• Kurama sensed traces of Black Zetsu near Konoha, suggesting that some part of him might still be nearby.

Madara introduced Konoha’s military reforms, while Tetsuhiro secured Sarutobi Sasuke’s support for their plan to abolish the daimyo and unite the world. At Tobirama’s Research Lab, Impure World Reincarnation brought Izuna back, but his hatred of Tobirama sparked a fight that Tetsuhiro had to interrupt.

• Madara announced unified military regulations and a merit system, then ordered the Nine-Tails to inspect everyone for Black Zetsu.
• Madara asked Tetsuhiro about his plans, and Tetsuhiro took him to visit Sarutobi Sasuke.
• Tetsuhiro explained their plan for world unification to Sarutobi Sasuke, who agreed to support them and help persuade the other clans.
• Tetsuhiro and Madara visited Tobirama’s Research Lab, where Tobirama completed the first experiment of Impure World Reincarnation and revived Uchiha Izuna.
• Izuna accused Madara of betraying the Uchiha and attacked Tobirama with a Great Fireball, so Tetsuhiro used Wood Release: Wood Wall to block it.

Izuna accepted Konoha’s peace but believed the Senju were stripping Madara of power, so Madara left him to handle the Hokage’s paperwork while he watched Tetsuhiro confront the Daimyo’s envoy. Madara saw Tetsuhiro placate the envoy and protect Konoha’s civilians, then returned to Hokage Rock convinced peace was near.

• Madara explained Konoha’s founding and the coming national war to Izuna, who stopped resisting and agreed to see the village for himself.
• The next day, Izuna followed Madara and accused the Senju of taking Uchiha power, then volunteered to help with government affairs.
• Madara left Izuna alone with a mountain of paperwork and went outside the village to observe the Daimyo’s envoy abusing civilians over their taxes.
• Tetsuhiro intervened, offered the envoy two chests of valuables, and agreed to raise Konoha’s taxes by thirty percent while asking to visit the Daimyo with Madara.
• Madara watched Tetsuhiro accept the envoy’s conditions, thanked Hashirama for enduring the arrangement, and returned to Hokage Rock thinking peace was near.

Madara and Tetsuhiro’s mission to Daimyo City was exposed, and Tobirama’s forces were forced into battle against the Daimyo’s samurai. Izuna was overpowered and nearly sealed, but a familiar voice interrupted just as the formulas reached his neck.

• Madara and Tetsuhiro waited in Daimyo City while Tobirama and Izuna led a hidden force in the hills, until signs of discovery prompted Madara to charge toward the main hall.
• Tobirama’s teams activated their backup plan and fought the samurai with their clans’ techniques, summons, and newly earned military merits.
• The Daimyo’s elite squad attacked with Chakra Armor and siege crossbows, blasting apart Izuna’s second-stage Susanoo before he restored himself and advanced on the enemy general.
• A man opened the Gate of Pain and the Gate of Limit, breaking Izuna’s third-stage Susanoo and hurling him to the ground.
• The sealing squad restrained Izuna while he struggled and regretted his carelessness, but a familiar voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Tobirama and Izuna fought the samurai general and his Taijutsu expert while the Konoha ninja defeated the samurai forces. After the battle, Tobirama led a raid toward the Daimyo's Mansion, where a Perfect Susanoo and spreading tree roots appeared in the city.

• Tobirama stalled the general and his Taijutsu expert until Izuna returned and helped him attack the Sealing Squad.
• Tobirama used Water Release and Water Clones to deceive and exhaust his opponents while Izuna held off the Taijutsu expert.
• The Konoha ninja joined forces to kill the general and his guard after they refused to surrender.
• Tobirama ordered a head count, left a group to clear the battlefield, and led the rest toward the Daimyo's Mansion.
• A Perfect Susanoo appeared in the city around the mansion as tree roots spread, and Tobirama worried about his brother.

Tetsuhiro and Madara confronted the Daimyo and his powerful allies in the mansion, while Tetsuhiro tried to protect his Konoha guards and uncover why their plans had been exposed. The chapter ended with Might Guy opening the Gate of Pain and charging through Tetsuhiro’s poisonous flower pollen.

• Madara and Tetsuhiro broke into the Daimyo’s hall, where the Daimyo accused Hashirama Senju of leading a rebellion and Anpei Minghui revealed himself behind a protective shield.
• Tetsuhiro ordered the Konoha guards to retreat and sent them to support Tobirama’s exposed group after Sarutobi Hizayama reported that an expert had detected them.
• Might Guy stopped the guards from escaping, but Tetsuhiro reminded him that he had once saved Guy’s family and revealed that he knew about Might Duy.
• Madara fought Anpei Minghui, breaking free of his genjutsu as Anpei summoned shikigami to attack him.
• Might Guy opened the Gate of Life, and Tetsuhiro unleashed Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees, whose poisonous pollen made Guy dizzy.
• Might Guy opened the Gate of Pain and charged toward the flowers at tremendous speed.

Tetsuhiro and Might Guy fought a fierce battle that ended with Tetsuhiro defeating him and reviving him with Sage Art: Life Revival after Might Guy agreed to stop risking his life for the Daimyo. Elsewhere, Madara activated his Perfect Susanoo as Anpei Minghui signaled the Daimyo, while a black mass crept toward Anpei’s shadow.

• Tetsuhiro and Might Guy exchanged powerful attacks as Might Guy opened the Eight Gates and Tetsuhiro unleashed Wood Release techniques and entered Sage Mode.
• Might Guy broke through Tetsuhiro’s thousand-armed Buddha, but Tetsuhiro tricked him with a wood substitute and sealed him with roots and the Modified Five Elements Seal.
• Might Guy broke free and launched his final strike; Tetsuhiro countered with fifty wood clones and Heavy Battle Armor, and their clash left both fighters badly injured.
• Madara activated his Perfect Susanoo after noticing Anpei Minghui signal the Daimyo, while a black mass attached itself to the shadow beneath Anpei’s shoe.
• Tetsuhiro stabilized Might Guy and offered to save him if he stopped risking his life for the Daimyo; Might Guy accepted, and Tetsuhiro used Sage Art: Life Revival to restore him.

Tetsuhiro rebuilt Daimyo City as Taiji Palace and Liangyi Palace, then gathered his family and clan to plan Konoha’s future. He left to inspect the city with his family after discussing the Uzumaki Clan’s opposition and the Senju descendants’ uncertain future.

• Tetsuhiro finished treating Might Wei, while Madara and the White Snake Sage pursued Anpei Minghui; Tobirama arrived and sent squads to scout the surrounding area.
• Tetsuhiro restored the ruined buildings and named the complex Taiji Palace, with Taiji Hall for state affairs and Liangyi Palace as his residence.
• Tetsuhiro welcomed Konoha’s clans, awarded them points, and announced the creation of the Stealth Force and Imperial Guard.
• Mito told Tetsuhiro that most of the Uzumaki Clan still opposed him, and he promised to pursue other ways to secure their future without using force.
• Tetsuhiro warned his family that their descendants could be endangered after he and Tobirama were gone, then shared a meal with them and set out to inspect the city.

Li Tetsuhiro protected his family from Yamagami Tomohiro and the city defense general, killing Tomohiro and ordering the general taken away for interrogation. After revealing himself as Hashirama, he recruited the young man Chen Yifang, while a mysterious figure slipped away and an Anbu brought a message from the Hokage.

• Li Tetsuhiro ordered his guards to wipe out the gambling dens and Underground Arena while preserving their workers for training.
• Li Tetsuhiro intervened when Yamagami Tomohiro and his men attacked a young man protecting Oda, then killed Tomohiro after the city defense general threatened his family.
• The city defense general ordered his samurai to attack Li Tetsuhiro, but Li Tetsuhiro quickly defeated them and revealed that the Daimyo had fallen.
• Li Tetsuhiro ordered Sarutobi Hizayama to take the general away for thorough interrogation, while Yamagami Hiroshi pleaded for help.
• Li Tetsuhiro asked the young man his name, learned he was Chen Yifang, and invited him to help realize his dream as a mysterious figure slipped away.

Li Tetsuhiro founded the Ten Thousand Worlds Ninja Nation, declared war on the other nations, and set out to conquer the Land of Wind. After confronting the First Kazekage, Reto, he discovered that the desert was withering his Wood Release, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Li Tetsuhiro proclaimed himself Emperor of All Creation, reorganized the government and military, and declared war on the other four nations.
• Li Tetsuhiro ordered the arrest of powerful families, the redistribution of land and confiscated wealth, and the arrest of Senju Hara and two other elders for betraying their clan.
• Li Tetsuhiro left for the Land of Wind with five guards and three hundred Senju clansmen, then went ahead alone and incapacitated border guards while advancing through the desert.
• Li Tetsuhiro encountered a thousand Sand shinobi and told Reto that he had come to conquer the Land of Wind and bring it prosperity.
• Li Tetsuhiro used Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence to turn the desert around Sunagakure into a forest, but Reto laughed as the trees withered and lost their color.