Recaps

Meihui arrived as Sasuke faced Gaara and watched Sasuke break through Gaara’s defenses during their match. Gaara revealed his One-Tail transformation, and Orochimaru attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi, setting the stage for a battle.

• Meihui arrived before Sasuke’s match and told Sasuke he had accidentally discovered a new ability.
• Sasuke used Rock Lee’s moves to outpace Gaara and struck through his sand defense with Chidori.
• Gaara partially transformed into the One-Tail, shocking the crowd and prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi to question the disguised Fourth Kazekage.
• Orochimaru attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi, and his four guardians trapped them in the Four Violet Flames Formation.
• Orochimaru revealed his identity to Hiruzen Sarutobi as a battle began.

Meihui secretly watched as Orochimaru summoned Hashirama and Tobirama to confront Hiruzen Sarutobi. After discovering their clans were gone and being placed under Orochimaru’s control, the two former Hokage attacked Hiruzen.

• Meihui sent Naruto and the others after Sasuke, then used a shadow clone to help villagers while his real body watched the rooftop fight.
• Orochimaru summoned Hashirama and Tobirama with Impure World Reincarnation, exciting Meihui and enraging Hiruzen.
• Orochimaru prompted the former Hokage to sense that both the Uchiha and Senju clans had disappeared, and they demanded an explanation from Hiruzen.
• Orochimaru inserted control kunai into Hashirama and Tobirama, then accused Hiruzen of serving the Sarutobi Clan rather than Konoha.
• Hashirama unleashed Wood Release against Hiruzen.

Hashirama and Tobirama attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi while Orochimaru watched, pushing the old Hokage to summon Enma and prepare the Reaper Death Seal. Orochimaru readied his Kusanagi Sword for a fierce fight with his teacher.

• Hashirama reshaped the terrain with Wood Release as Tobirama warned Hiruzen Sarutobi and attacked him with Water Release: Wild Water Wave.
• Hashirama charged Hiruzen with a Heaven-Piercing Kick, and Hiruzen dodged the Hokage brothers' attacks but was left bruised.
• Hiruzen decided to use the Reaper Death Seal, created three Shadow Clones, and summoned Enma.
• Enma transformed into the Ruyi Jingu Bang as Hiruzen summoned the Death Reaper, and Orochimaru realized his teacher meant to take him down too.
• Orochimaru drew the Kusanagi Sword and prepared to fight Hiruzen while Meihui admired the floating weapon.

Hiruzen Sarutobi fought Orochimaru while his Shadow Clones sealed the reincarnated First and Second Hokage. As Orochimaru stabbed him, Hiruzen used the Reaper Death Seal to sacrifice his life and seal Orochimaru’s arms, leaving their fight’s aftermath unresolved.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Shadow Clones sealed Hashirama’s and Tobirama’s souls with the Reaper Death Seal.
• Hiruzen overwhelmed Orochimaru with ninjutsu and the Dog-Beating Staff Technique, then seized his soul with the Death Reaper.
• Orochimaru used the Kusanagi Sword to stab Hiruzen Sarutobi, forcing him to loosen his grip briefly.
• Hiruzen chose to seal Orochimaru’s arms rather than attempt to seal him completely, and the Death Reaper severed and swallowed them.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Orochimaru as memories of their past came flooding back.

After Orochimaru killed Hiruzen Sarutobi and withdrew from Konoha, Meihui learned that Naruto had apparently defeated Gaara and received his check-in rewards. He inspected the strange new items and eagerly celebrated their potential.

• Orochimaru left Konoha after killing Hiruzen Sarutobi, ending the Konoha Crush Plan with heavy casualties on both sides.
• Meihui predicted that Jiraiya would be asked to become Hokage and would search for Tsunade after refusing.
• Meihui received a system notification that his check-in was complete, suggesting Naruto had defeated Gaara.
• Meihui checked his status and examined rewards including the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart, Ruyi Jingu Bang, an AK-74, Golden Chelsea, and three Senzu Beans.
• Meihui celebrated his new items and shouted that he was taking off.

Meihui helped Gaara recognize his siblings’ love and the protection left by his mother, while Naruto’s words also persuaded Gaara to change. After Konoha’s victory, the elders chose Tsunade as the next Hokage, leaving Danzo ignored and angered.

• Naruto persuaded Gaara to seek friendship and become Kazekage, and Meihui joined them to help Gaara understand his family’s love.
• Meihui guided Gaara to feel his mother’s protective chakra, and Gaara reconciled with Kankuro and Temari before leaving with them.
• Meihui returned with Naruto and Sasuke as Konoha celebrated victory.
• Danzo nominated himself for Hokage, but the elders backed Jiraiya, who nominated Tsunade instead.
• Jiraiya agreed to bring Tsunade back, and the elders settled on her as Fifth Hokage while Danzo watched in anger.

After Jiraiya set out to take Naruto and Meihui to find Tsunade, Meihui fused a mysterious reward and handed Sasuke a pair of power-boosting Golden Chelsea boots. Naruto arrived just as Sasuke put them on, upset that Meihui had given him nothing.

• Danzo argued that he deserved to become Fifth Hokage and objected to Jiraiya taking Naruto away, but Jiraiya ignored him and left with plans to find Tsunade.
• Meihui fused the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart, endured severe pain, and woke up unsure whether anything had changed.
• Meihui examined his other rewards, set aside the AK-74 and Ruyi Jingu Bang, and decided to give the Golden Chelsea boots to Sasuke.
• Meihui found Sasuke at their training ground and explained that the boots doubled the wearer's abilities when their trigger condition was met.
• Sasuke accepted the boots for their strength boost and put them on, then Naruto arrived and felt slighted that Meihui had not given him anything.

Meihui and Naruto prepared to leave Konoha with Jiraiya to find Tsunade, while Itachi and Kisame entered the village and were confronted by Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai. Itachi’s purpose remained unclear as the group faced off on the outskirts of Konoha.

• Naruto demanded Golden Chelsea boots from Meihui, and Meihui promised to take him shopping.
• Sasuke tested the boots by fighting Naruto, then unleashed a strange, terrifying pressure when Naruto stepped on them.
• Meihui stopped the fight and took Naruto away before Sasuke had fully mastered the boots.
• Jiraiya found Meihui and Naruto, said he would take them to find Tsunade and guide their training, and told them to pack.
• Itachi and Kisame entered Konoha under Itachi’s genjutsu and stopped at a dumpling shop.
• Kakashi spotted Itachi and Kisame, then confronted them outside the village with Asuma and Kurenai.

Itachi defeated Kakashi with Tsukuyomi before Might Guy arrived and forced Itachi and Kisame to retreat. Elsewhere, Jiraiya had already left Konoha with Meihui and Naruto to search for Tsunade.

• Kakashi warned Asuma and Kurenai not to look into Itachi's eyes, then fell into Itachi's Tsukuyomi.
• Itachi tormented Kakashi in the Tsukuyomi Space for three days and three nights while only an instant passed in reality.
• Kisame moved to attack Asuma and Kurenai, but Might Guy arrived and struck him with the Konoha Strong Whirlwind.
• Guy told Asuma and Kurenai to avoid Itachi's eyes and left the fight to him.
• Itachi and Kisame retreated, with Itachi saying their objective was the Nine-Tails.
• Jiraiya left Konoha with Meihui and Naruto to search for Tsunade.

Jiraiya took Meihui Uzumaki and Naruto Uzumaki on a mission, but Uchiha Itachi and Kisame ambushed them while Jiraiya was away. Sasuke confronted Itachi and was caught in an illusion as another man arrived.

• Jiraiya brought Meihui Uzumaki and Naruto Uzumaki to an inn and left them there while he pursued a woman.
• Meihui and Naruto began training, then noticed Uchiha Itachi and Kisame approaching.
• Naruto attacked Kisame with a Rasengan, but Kisame blocked it and kicked Naruto away before Meihui caught him.
• Sasuke charged at Itachi with Chidori, but Itachi stopped him and overpowered him.
• Itachi said the Akatsuki had come for the Nine-Tails, then trapped Sasuke in an illusion as another man arrived.

Jiraiya arrived in time to help Meihui and Naruto confront Itachi and Kisame, but the pair escaped after Itachi used Amaterasu. Meihui continued toward Tsunade with Naruto and Jiraiya, while Itachi and Kisame rested in the rain.

• Jiraiya arrived and used Toad mouth bind to trap Itachi and Kisame, but Itachi burned through the wall with Amaterasu and escaped with Kisame.
• Meihui stopped Naruto from touching the black flames, and Jiraiya sealed them in a scroll.
• Naruto checked Sasuke and found him unconscious but alive.
• Might Guy arrived, explained that Itachi and Kisame had defeated Kakashi, and took Sasuke back to the village at Meihui's request.
• Meihui, Naruto, and Jiraiya resumed their journey to find Tsunade.
• Itachi told Kisame that his Mangekyō Sharingan's side effects and Jiraiya's strength had made retreat necessary, then rested as Kisame sheltered him from the rain.

Jiraiya taught Meihui and Naruto about Senjutsu while searching for Tsunade, but Orochimaru reached her first and offered to revive her loved ones. After Jiraiya learned where Tsunade was, he set out with the brothers to find her.

• Jiraiya tried to teach Meihui and Naruto the Rasengan, only to discover they had already mastered it, and then explained the basics of Senjutsu.
• Orochimaru found Tsunade and asked her to treat injuries he had sustained killing the Third Hokage.
• Tsunade refused, and Orochimaru offered his forbidden jutsu as a way to bring back her brother and the man she loved.
• Jiraiya got Tsunade's location from a man who had won money from her and took Meihui and Naruto to find her.
• Jiraiya showed Meihui and Naruto Tsunade's photograph as they traveled to her location.

Orochimaru failed to convince Tsunade to treat him, while Jiraiya found her and asked her to become the Fifth Hokage. After Tsunade fought Naruto, Meihui stopped her punch with the Flying Thunder God and left her intrigued.

• Kabuto Yakushi attacked Tsunade when Orochimaru offered to resurrect her lover, but she dodged, and Orochimaru left with Kabuto.
• Jiraiya found Tsunade and asked her to become the Fifth Hokage, but she refused and insulted Naruto.
• Naruto challenged Tsunade, who easily beat him despite his Shadow Clones and Rasengan.
• Naruto used Wind Release: Gale Palm to rush Tsunade, but her punch split the ground and threw him off balance.
• Meihui appeared with the Flying Thunder God, caught Tsunade's fist, and left with Naruto.
• Tsunade recognized Meihui's technique and asked Jiraiya about it, then smiled with interest in Meihui.

Tsunade got Jiraiya drunk and poisoned him before leaving to meet Orochimaru about a jutsu that could restore someone. Jiraiya and the others caught up with her, and he warned her that the jutsu tampered with souls.

• Tsunade kept drinking with Jiraiya until he passed out, then told Naruto and Meihui to help settle him in.
• Jiraiya woke up the next morning unable to move and realized Tsunade had poisoned his drink.
• Shizune told Jiraiya that Tsunade had gone to find Orochimaru, and she could only partly neutralize the poison.
• Tsunade asked Orochimaru whether his jutsu could do what she wanted, while Orochimaru tried to persuade her to trust him.
• Jiraiya arrived and warned Tsunade that Orochimaru's jutsu tampered with souls, prompting Orochimaru to leap away from him.

Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi fought Tsunade and Jiraiya after negotiations failed. Naruto and Meihui arrived, and Meihui struck Kabuto Yakushi before he could continue the fight.

• Tsunade attacked Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi, and the battle moved to an open area as Jiraiya caught up.
• Tsunade's punch disrupted Kabuto Yakushi's control of his body, and he stabbed himself with a kunai to trigger Tsunade's fear of blood.
• Kabuto Yakushi used a Chakra Scalpel to injure Tsunade, and Jiraiya moved to shield her.
• Naruto and Meihui arrived and confronted Kabuto Yakushi, but Meihui charged in and drove him deep into the ground with two punches.

After Naruto and Meihui encouraged Tsunade to overcome her fear of blood, she joined the fight against Orochimaru. The battle left Orochimaru battered, and he ordered Kabuto to summon Manda.

• Meihui warned Kabuto Yakushi to stay out of the fight, and Kabuto pretended to remain unconscious.
• Naruto encouraged Tsunade to face her fear of blood, and Meihui added that Nawaki and Dan would want her to be strong.
• Tsunade released the Strength of a Hundred Seal, healed her injuries, and attacked Orochimaru.
• Tsunade grabbed Orochimaru by the tongue and swung him around before tossing him aside.
• Orochimaru exposed Kabuto Yakushi's act and told him to prepare to summon Manda.

Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade fought with their summoned beasts, but Manda was defeated and Orochimaru escaped with Kabuto Yakushi. Tsunade overcame her fear of blood and agreed to return to the village to become Hokage, then gave Meihui a necklace he recognized as the "Death Chain."

• Orochimaru summoned Manda, while Jiraiya and Tsunade summoned Gamabunta and Katsuyu to join the battle.
• Meihui entered great sage mode and pondered the mysteries of the Naruto world as the Sannin fought.
• Gamabunta pinned Manda down, and Katsuyu's acid ate away at him until Manda canceled the Summoning Technique and returned to Ryūchi Cave.
• Kabuto Yakushi carried Orochimaru away before Jiraiya and Tsunade could stop them, ending the battle.
• Tsunade overcame her fear of blood and agreed to return to the village with Jiraiya to become Hokage.
• Tsunade woke Meihui with a punch and gave him the "Death Chain."

Meihui returned to Konoha with Tsunade, who accepted the role of Fifth Hokage after being welcomed back to the village. The chapter ended with Danzo furious that he had not been chosen.

• Tsunade gave Meihui her grandfather's necklace, and Naruto refused to take it from him.
• During the journey back to Konoha, Tsunade gambled constantly despite losing and said she wanted a few more games before becoming Hokage.
• Jiraiya brought Tsunade to the Hokage's office to meet with the village advisers while Meihui and Naruto ate ramen at Ichiraku.
• The next day, Tsunade gave a speech and officially took office as the Fifth Hokage, using a catchphrase Meihui had taught her.
• Danzo gripped his staff in Root and cursed because he had expected to become the Fifth Hokage.

Tsunade became the Fifth Hokage and treated Sasuke, while Meihui learned that Sasuke still wanted more power. Meihui worried Sasuke would leave Konoha to seek Orochimaru, but believed it was safer to keep him in the village for now.

• Tsunade treated Sasuke, whose injuries were minor, while she and Shizune prepared Rock Lee's surgery.
• Naruto noticed Sasuke was troubled, and Sasuke yelled at him for getting too close.
• Sakura visited Sasuke with flowers, but Meihui intervened when Sasuke grew impatient with her attention.
• Meihui questioned Sasuke about his plans, and Sasuke said he wanted power because he felt unable to do anything as he was.
• Meihui suspected Sasuke might leave Konoha for Orochimaru and decided it would be better to keep him in the village.

Meihui accepted that Sasuke had decided to leave Konoha and warned him about Orochimaru before Sasuke departed secretly that night. The next day, Tsunade formed a squad to retrieve Sasuke, while Orochimaru received news that Sasuke had come to join him.

• Meihui, Sasuke, and Naruto spent the evening together by the riverbank before Meihui asked Sasuke if he was certain about leaving for Orochimaru.
• Sasuke confirmed his decision, said he would leave that night, and departed without telling Naruto.
• Meihui revealed that Naruto had been pretending to sleep, and Naruto admitted through tears that he wanted to become strong enough to protect everyone.
• Tsunade announced Sasuke's defection the next day and assembled Naruto and the others into a special operations squad to bring him back.
• Orochimaru, having just used Living Corpse Reincarnation to replace his ruined body, received word that Sasuke had come to join him.

Meihui learned that his system was upgrading and gave him a mission to survive while its rewards were drained. At the Valley of the End, Naruto fought Sasuke, who departed after handing Meihui his Forehead Protector for Naruto.

• Meihui discovered that his system was upgrading, had consumed his rewards, and issued him a mission to survive.
• Sakura begged Naruto and Meihui to bring Sasuke back, and they followed the Konoha team pursuing him.
• Choji defeated Jirobo and passed out, so Meihui sent a Shadow Clone to carry him back.
• Meihui and Naruto reached Rock Lee and Gaara as they fought Kimimaro, then continued to the Valley of the End.
• Naruto fought Sasuke without Meihui interfering and passed out after their battle.
• Sasuke gave Meihui his Forehead Protector to pass to Naruto and left.

Meihui and Naruto agreed to travel with Jiraiya for training, and the three left Konoha the next day. As they set off, a mysterious watcher with scarlet eyes observed them before vanishing.

• Tsunade questioned Meihui about failing to bring Sasuke back, and Meihui explained Sasuke’s intentions.
• Meihui visited Naruto at the hospital, where Jiraiya invited both brothers on a training journey; they agreed to go.
• Jiraiya informed Tsunade of the plan, and she warned him to stay safe.
• After Naruto recovered, Meihui and Naruto waited at Konoha’s gates for Jiraiya, and the three set out.
• A watcher with scarlet eyes observed the group and vanished, leaving Meihui briefly wondering if someone had been watching him.

Meihui and Naruto trained with Jiraiya for a year, growing far stronger before Meihui began trying to train with the Nine-Tails’ chakra. The system finished upgrading just as Meihui felt a surge of dread and warned him to run, leaving the danger unexplained.

• Meihui and Naruto trained with Jiraiya for a year, reaching Kage Level and jōnin strength respectively.
• Meihui’s system warned him that dangerous events might occur during its upgrade, but he dismissed the warning when nothing happened.
• Meihui asked Jiraiya to guard him while he trained with the Nine-Tails’ chakra to become a Perfect Jinchūriki.
• Meihui entered his Sealing Space and taunted the Nine-Tails by repeatedly reminding it that Madara had beaten it.
• Meihui felt a surge of dread as the system upgrade completed, and the system activated voice dialogue and urged him to run.

Meihui negotiated rent from the Nine-Tails by beating the fox with Adamantine Sealing Chains, then gained a golden chakra cloak. The Nine-Tails wondered whether the old man from Meihui’s dream had revealed its name.

• At the edge of the universe, horned people gathered, and their leader looked into the distance as Meihui’s system warned him to flee.
• Meihui demanded rent from the Nine-Tails, and the fox refused to become a slave.
• Meihui formed his Adamantine Sealing Chains into a palm and slapped the Nine-Tails despite its surrender, until the fox agreed to pay rent.
• Meihui and the Nine-Tails bumped fists, and the fox’s chakra formed a golden cloak around Meihui.
• Jiraiya watched Meihui’s transformation in shock as Meihui prepared to leave and called the Nine-Tails Kurama.
• The Nine-Tails asked how Meihui knew its name, and Meihui said an old man had told him in a dream.

Meihui told Jiraiya how he and Naruto had been mistreated in Konoha, while insisting that he now hated the village less and would uncover those still lurking in its shadows. As Jiraiya took the brothers out to eat, a mysterious figure appeared on the moon and vanished toward Earth, leaving Meihui unaware of the danger approaching him.

• Meihui showed Jiraiya the Nine-Tails chakra cloak and explained that it was only a voluntarily separated portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra, while Naruto eagerly wished for one of his own.
• Jiraiya asked Meihui and Naruto what they thought of Konoha, and Meihui described how villagers had abused and excluded them throughout their childhood.
• Meihui said he no longer hated Konoha as much after Hiruzen Sarutobi's death, but vowed to find the people still hiding in the shadows.
• Jiraiya apologized for what the brothers had suffered and promised to find answers, then offered to buy them a meal.
• A nearly transparent figure appeared on the moon, sensed a faint bloodline connection, and vanished through a rift toward Earth, frightening Otsutsuki Toneri and alarming the sealed Kaguya.