Chapter Summaries

After his past-life memories awakened, Hatake Shinichi discovered a talent trait system and gained the Fate Defier trait, which strengthened him in mortal danger and brought bad luck to his enemies. He began collecting Kakashi’s biological information while trying to draw his grieving younger brother back into everyday life.

• Shinichi learned that the system let him extract and enhance talent traits using biological information and earned points by changing people’s fates.
• Shinichi claimed the beginner’s gift package and received the purple Fate Defier trait, which boosted his strength in mortal danger and increased his enemies’ misfortune.
• Shinichi resolved to change the fates of Naruto characters and prevent needless deaths.
• That evening, Shinichi prepared a large dinner and dragged the despondent Kakashi out of his bedroom to eat.
• While Kakashi was distracted, Shinichi took several of his silver hairs from his pillow.

Shinichi extracted Kakashi’s biological information and gained the Sharingan Stealer talent, then went looking for Naruto to obtain another talent. He found Naruto being beaten and ostracized in the snow, and his anger surged as he witnessed the adults ignore the abuse.

• Shinichi encouraged Kakashi to stop dwelling on the past, but Kakashi retreated to his room after eating.
• Shinichi extracted Kakashi’s biological information and gained the Sharingan Stealer talent and a Sharingan kekkei genkai bonus.
• Shinichi decided Naruto would be his next target and resolved to find him.
• Several children beat Naruto in the snow and called him a monster while nearby adults did nothing.
• Shinichi arrived, saw Naruto being bullied, and grew furious at Konoha’s treatment of him.

Hatake Shinichi comforted a young Naruto Uzumaki after villagers and children mistreated him, then treated him to ramen and promised to stand by him as family. The chapter left Naruto feeling loved for the first time, while Shinichi secretly obtained a hair for his plans to use Naruto’s biological information.

• Hatake Shinichi chased away the children who had bullied Naruto and gently helped him up from the snow.
• Naruto told Shinichi his dream was to become a Hokage everyone acknowledged, and Shinichi encouraged him instead of laughing.
• Shinichi took Naruto to Ichiraku Ramen, where they ate together and Shinichi paid Teuchi to cover Naruto’s future meals.
• Shinichi told Naruto to think of him as family and promised to support him even if the whole world disliked him.
• While Naruto cried with happiness, Shinichi plucked one of his hairs to obtain his biological information.

After Shinichi befriended Naruto, Danzo sent Root operatives to forbid further contact, but Shinichi refused to obey. Kakashi arrived to defend his brother, revealing his Sharingan and confronting the intruders.

• An ANBU operative reported Shinichi's meeting with Naruto to Hiruzen, who dismissed it as a harmless act of kindness.
• Danzo learned of the meeting and ordered Root to warn Shinichi to stay away from Naruto.
• Shinichi extracted Naruto's biological information and gained three powerful purple talent traits, including Sage Body and Good and Evil Perception.
• Shinichi sensed two malicious intruders with Good and Evil Perception, and Root operatives ordered him to stop seeing Naruto.
• Shinichi defied the Root operatives, who prepared to seize him, and Kakashi appeared with Chidori and his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to protect his brother.

Shinichi and Kakashi went to the Third Hokage after Root operatives tried to take Shinichi, and Shinichi accused Danzo of attacking the Hatake Clan. He then confronted the Third about Naruto’s neglect and rebuked Kakashi for failing to look after the Fourth’s son.

• Kakashi appeared and drove away the two Root operatives who had come for Shinichi.
• Shinichi wounded and dirtied himself, then made Kakashi look battered so they could present their story to the Third Hokage.
• Shinichi told the Third that more than ten Root jonin had attacked the Hatake home and demanded to know whether Konoha still had a place for the clan.
• The Third promised to investigate Danzo’s actions, then asked Shinichi whether he had met Naruto.
• Shinichi described Naruto’s poverty and mistreatment, challenged the Third over how he would face the Fourth, and scolded Kakashi for neglecting Naruto.

Hatake Shinichi persuaded the Third Hokage to let him and Kakashi look after Naruto, then showed Kakashi how the boy was mistreated. He urged Kakashi to leave his despair behind, and Kakashi resolved to restore the Hatake Clan.

• Hatake Shinichi appealed to the Third Hokage's belief in the will of fire and swore the Hatake Clan would take responsibility for Naruto.
• The Third Hokage agreed to let Shinichi and Kakashi care for Naruto, also deciding the arrangement would help settle the Root attack on the Hatake Clan.
• Shinichi brought Kakashi to witness vendors and children abuse Naruto, leaving Kakashi shocked and furious.
• Shinichi confronted Kakashi about his despair and challenged him to restore the Hatake Clan's glory.
• Kakashi declared that he would restore the Hatake Clan, while Shinichi privately credited his Talk no Jutsu King ability for persuading them both.

Shinichi and Kakashi invited Naruto to live with them, giving him the family and security he had never known. Meanwhile, the Third Hokage confirmed that Naruto would stay with the Hatake Clan and warned Danzo against acting without his approval.

• Shinichi and Kakashi found Naruto and offered to take him home to live with them.
• Naruto worried that people would reject him as a Demon Fox, but Shinichi reassured him and Naruto tearfully accepted their offer.
• Shinichi insisted that he and Kakashi prepare a feast to welcome Naruto home.
• Danzo confronted the Third Hokage over entrusting Naruto to the Hatake Clan, while Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura questioned the decision.
• The Third Hokage accused Danzo of sending Root members to attack the Hatake Clan and warned him to obtain Hokage approval before acting.

After changing Naruto Uzumaki’s fate, Shinichi converted two talent traits and gained immense power. He met Itachi and Sasuke, secretly obtained Sasuke’s biological information, and received three more purple traits that could let his Sharingan awaken directly into the Mangekyō Sharingan.

• The system rewarded Shinichi with 1,000 points for changing Naruto Uzumaki’s fate, and he converted Asura’s Kindness and Nine-Tails Incarnation, doubling their bonuses.
• Shinichi, Kakashi, and Naruto encountered Uchiha Itachi and Sasuke at a dango shop, where Naruto introduced himself and asked Sasuke to be friends.
• Shinichi rubbed Sasuke’s head hard enough to pull out some hair, then hurried away with Naruto before Itachi could object further.
• The system extracted Sasuke’s biological information and granted Shinichi Indra’s Grudge, Cursed Eye, and Lone Avenger.
• Shinichi learned that Indra’s Grudge could let his Sharingan evolve directly into the Mangekyō Sharingan once he awakened it.

Shinichi awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and trained to master his new powers while Naruto settled into life with the Hatake household. After Naruto was beaten protecting Hinata, Shinichi encouraged him to learn ninjutsu and decided she would become Naruto’s future wife.

• Shinichi awakened his Sharingan, which evolved into the Mangekyō Sharingan with Tsukuyomi and Kamui, and he resolved to train with his new abilities.
• Naruto adjusted to life with Shinichi and Kakashi as Shinichi pushed himself through intense training and inspired Kakashi to train with Guy.
• Naruto asked Shinichi to teach him ninjutsu after getting beaten while defending a shy girl from bullies.
• Naruto described the girl’s white eyes, and Shinichi recognized her as Hinata and encouraged Naruto to spend more time with her.
• Shinichi declared Hinata his future sister-in-law, while Kakashi objected to his plans for the three-year-old Naruto.

Shinichi used his Mangekyō Sharingan to enter Naruto’s mind and confront the Nine-Tails, demanding that it stop interfering with Naruto’s ninjutsu training. After the fox recognized Naruto as Asura’s reincarnation, Naruto successfully performed the Clone Technique.

• At the Hatake Clan training ground, Shinichi began teaching Naruto the three basic techniques, but Naruto’s first attempt at the Clone Technique failed.
• Shinichi used his Mangekyō Sharingan to enter Naruto’s mind and meet the Nine-Tails, demanding that it rein in its chakra.
• Shinichi called the Nine-Tails Kurama and told it that Naruto was the blue-eyed boy it had been waiting for.
• The Nine-Tails sensed Naruto’s soul and recognized him as Asura, then Shinichi left Naruto’s mental world.
• Shinichi told Naruto he had collected his rent, and Naruto performed the Clone Technique perfectly on his next attempt.

Shinichi gained a powerful Taijutsu talent after training with Might Guy and spent a month sparring with him, rapidly improving his fighting skills. After Guy finally collapsed from exhaustion, an ANBU summoned Shinichi to meet the Third Hokage.

• Shinichi invited Guy to train with him after learning Kakashi had left on a mission.
• Shinichi tricked Guy into thinking he had gray hairs, then extracted Guy's biological information and gained the purple Taijutsu Supreme trait.
• Shinichi and Guy sparred using only Taijutsu, and Shinichi's strength, instincts, and technique improved rapidly.
• Over the next month, Shinichi recovered from their intense sparring each day until exhausted Guy collapsed and fell asleep.
• Shinichi took Guy home, then an ANBU appeared and told him the Third Hokage wanted to see him.

Shinichi learned that the Kumogakure Envoy Group was coming to Konoha and resolved to prevent them from targeting the Hyuga Clan. After Naruto said Hinata’s family had forbidden her from seeing him, Shinichi took Naruto and Kakashi to demand an explanation from the Hyuga Clan, while secretly deciding to set Kakashi up with Kurenai.

• The Third Hokage warned Shinichi to protect Naruto while the Kumogakure Envoy Group visited Konoha, and Shinichi recognized the threat to the Hyuga Clan’s Byakugan.
• Shinichi asked Naruto about Hinata and learned that Hiashi had grounded her and that the Hyuga Clan had insulted Naruto.
• Shinichi ignored Kakashi’s pleas to keep a low profile and dragged Naruto toward the Hyuga Clan, with Kakashi following to keep the situation under control.
• Shinichi ran into Choza Akimichi, Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Kurenai Yuhi, and told them he was going to challenge the Hyuga Clan.
• Shinichi decided that Kakashi should marry Kurenai, while Kakashi wondered why he suddenly felt a chill down his back.

Shinichi led the Hatake Clan to challenge the Hyuga Clan over Naruto’s treatment, then revealed his hidden strength by defeating Hizashi in an instant. The witnesses were left stunned by Shinichi’s three-tomoe Sharingan and the power he had kept secret.

• Shinichi brought Kakashi, Naruto, and several onlookers to the Hyuga estate to challenge the clan over its treatment of Naruto.
• Hizashi came to meet the visitors, but mistook Kakashi for the one leading the challenge.
• Shinichi declared that he was challenging the Hyuga Clan and used the Body Flicker Technique to press a kunai against Hizashi’s back.
• Hizashi used Rotation, but Shinichi activated his three-tomoe Sharingan, found an opening, and shattered the technique with a punch that sent Hizashi through several walls.
• Kakashi, Shikaku Nara, and the others were shocked to discover that Shinichi possessed the Sharingan.

Hatake Shinichi confronted the Hyuga Clan after Naruto was insulted and challenged Hizashi, then negotiated with Hiashi to protect Naruto and settle the clash. The Hyuga accepted Shinichi’s apology and offer of a favor, but still restricted Naruto’s contact with Hinata, while Hizashi prepared to ask about Shinichi’s Sharingan.

• Hiashi arrived after Shinichi broke Hizashi’s Rotation, and Shinichi explained that he had come to speak with the clan head.
• Kakashi clarified that the Hatake Clan did not intend to oppose the Hyuga, and Hiashi invited everyone into the reception room.
• Shinichi asked Hiashi about a clansman warning Naruto to avoid Hinata and calling him a stray; Hiashi said he had not known about it.
• Shinichi declared Naruto a member of the Hatake Clan and warned the Hyuga against bullying him, and Hiashi acknowledged the warning.
• Shinichi apologized for injuring Hizashi and offered the Hyuga Clan a favor, which Hiashi accepted, though he still would not permit Naruto to freely associate with Hinata.
• Hizashi asked Shinichi about his Sharingan, and Shinichi acknowledged that everyone was curious about it.

Shinichi refused to explain his origins to the Hyuga and his friends, then pushed Kakashi to pursue Kurenai because Asuma was a Sarutobi. He later revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to the Third Hokage and convinced him that he had been born with it and might have Uchiha blood.

• Shinichi refused to answer Hiashi and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio's questions about his origins.
• Shinichi arranged for Kurenai to visit the next day and urged Kakashi to grow closer to her, citing Asuma's Sarutobi name as his reason.
• Shinichi sent Kakashi home with Naruto and went to the Hokage Building to tell the Third Hokage about his Sharingan.
• The Third Hokage examined Shinichi's Three-Tomoe Sharingan and demanded to know where it came from.
• Shinichi claimed he had possessed the eyes since birth and had no memories of his parents, persuading the Third Hokage that he was half Uchiha.

Shinichi persuaded the Third Hokage to let him join the Konoha Military Police Force, giving him a chance to approach the Uchiha Clan. At home, he reassured Kakashi about his Sharingan and urged him to focus on Hatake Swordsmanship as he prepared to grow stronger.

• Shinichi claimed he had awakened his Sharingan when his father died and explained that he had stayed home to care for Kakashi.
• Shinichi proposed joining the Konoha Military Police Force to keep watch on the Uchiha, and the Third Hokage accepted.
• Danzo demanded that Hiruzen arrest Shinichi, but Hiruzen defended him and ordered Danzo back to Root.
• Kakashi questioned Shinichi about his secrets, and Shinichi said the Sharingan had been his from the beginning.
• Shinichi told Kakashi to strengthen himself and win Kurenai over, then urged him to set aside the Sharingan and master Hatake Swordsmanship.

Shinichi persuaded Kakashi to seal his Sharingan temporarily and pursue Hatake techniques, earning system points that he spent strengthening his persuasiveness. When Kurenai visited the next day, Shinichi forced Kakashi to change clothes, remove his mask, and try to woo her.

• Shinichi told Kakashi to search the Hatake storeroom for a sealing jutsu so the Sharingan would no longer hinder his growth.
• Kakashi headed to the storeroom, and Shinichi received 500 reward points for altering his destiny.
• Shinichi spent the points to raise his Talk no Jutsu King's affinity and persuasiveness bonuses to 5000%.
• Kurenai visited the Hatake home, but Naruto told Shinichi that Kakashi was still studying in the storeroom.
• Shinichi dragged Kakashi out, made him dress in casual clothes and remove his mask, then threatened to burn his dirty books unless he wooed Kurenai.

Kakashi had an awkward dinner with Kurenai while Shinichi tried to set them up. After Shinichi and Naruto left, Kakashi and Kurenai relaxed and agreed she could visit again.

• Kakashi greeted Kurenai, who was surprised by his unmasked appearance and blushed.
• Shinichi claimed Kakashi had cooked the meal especially for Kurenai and asked whether she was single.
• Kurenai said she was still single, and Shinichi took Naruto away to leave her alone with Kakashi.
• Kakashi apologized for Shinichi's matchmaking antics, but Kurenai said she was happy to visit his lively home.
• Kakashi invited Kurenai to visit again, and the two shared a relaxed conversation.

At Ichiraku Ramen, Shinichi invited Shisui, Itachi, and Sasuke to eat with him and used the meeting to build ties with the Uchiha brothers. He revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and claimed he would soon join the Konoha Military Police Force, leaving the young Uchiha curious about his ancestry.

• Shinichi spotted Shisui, Itachi, and Sasuke outside Ichiraku and invited them to join Naruto for ramen on his tab.
• Sasuke sat far from Shinichi while Naruto eagerly sat beside Sasuke, and the two boys continued their budding friendship.
• Shinichi told Shisui and Itachi to visit him and try his homemade Three-Color Dango, then said they were practically colleagues because he would soon join the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Shinichi revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and claimed he was half Uchiha, surprising Shisui, Itachi, and Sasuke.
• Shisui asked why Shinichi had not acknowledged his Uchiha ancestry, and Shinichi said he would explain matters to the clan head in a few days.

Shinichi recruited Shisui to help resolve tensions between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha, earning his wholehearted trust. After extracting Shisui’s biological information and gaining a powerful genjutsu talent, Shinichi learned that Shisui had awakened Mangekyō Sharingan and possessed Kotoamatsukami.

• Shinichi secretly invited Shisui to meet him that night, then returned home and lectured Kakashi and Naruto about romance.
• Shinichi extracted Shisui Uchiha’s biological information and acquired the Genjutsu Master trait and Phantom Body Flicker Technique.
• Shisui met Shinichi at the Back Mountain Training Ground, where Shinichi explained how the Nine-Tails' Rampage and the Uchiha Clan’s isolation had worsened tensions.
• Shinichi persuaded Shisui that they shared the goal of protecting both the village and the Uchiha Clan, and promised to help the clan escape its crisis.
• Shisui trusted Shinichi enough to reveal his Mangekyō Sharingan and Kotoamatsukami, and Shinichi urged him to preserve the ability for an important future task.