Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Setsuna, a C-rank game character, was crushed by Madara Uchiha in a match before waking in a Uchiha clan meeting in the Warring States era as a small child. A Rebellion Value System appeared, and Madara seemed to have heard Setsuna’s insult.

• Setsuna’s player, Stubborn Ironhead, misdirected a dodge into Madara Uchiha’s Tengai Shinsei, and Setsuna lost the match.
• After the player logged off, Setsuna cursed Madara and pressed the exit button, only to find himself in an unfamiliar grand hall.
• Setsuna recognized the gathered Uchiha, including a young Madara Uchiha and Uchiha Izuna, and realized he had become a four- or five-year-old child.
• The Rebellion Value System bound itself to Setsuna and awarded him a point for insulting Madara.
• Madara smiled at Setsuna as the hall fell silent, suggesting he had heard the insult.

Setsuna found himself inhabiting five-year-old Uchiha Setsuna in the Warring States era, where his defiance earned Rebellion Points and shocked the clan elders. After learning he had only awakened a One-Tomoe Sharingan, he was offered a chance to prove himself on a supply mission, which he boldly accepted.

• Setsuna cursed Madara and refused to kneel, earning Rebellion Points from the mysterious system.
• Setsuna absorbed Uchiha Setsuna’s memories and learned his parents and unborn brother had died, leaving him the sole heir of Madara’s lineage.
• Setsuna insulted Izuna by invoking Tobirama Senju, provoking Madara’s wrath and earning five Rebellion Points.
• The Second Elder revealed that Setsuna had awakened a One-Tomoe Sharingan, impressing Madara despite Setsuna’s disappointment.
• Izuna offered to support Setsuna’s claim to the heir position if he succeeded in the next day’s supply mission to the Hagoromo Clan’s encampment.
• Setsuna challenged Izuna’s doubts and eagerly accepted the mission, while Madara told him to survive first.

Setsuna discovered that he was living in a real, dangerous past rather than a game, and decided he would oppose the Uchiha Clan’s future alliance with the Senju and the founding of Konoha. He ended the chapter eating coarse brown rice balls and Kagami’s pickles while contemplating how to survive.

• Setsuna examined his rebellion-point skill tree and considered upgrading Focus, Recovery, or Stamina.
• Kagami Uchiha invited Setsuna to dinner, and Setsuna tried criticizing the food to see if it earned rebellion points.
• Setsuna bit into a coarse brown rice ball, knocked out a baby tooth, and realized his body could truly be injured and die.
• Setsuna recalled the Uchiha Clan’s eventual destruction and decided he would oppose the founding of Konoha rather than die at Tobirama Senju’s hands.
• Kagami offered Setsuna his mother’s pickles, and Setsuna politely praised them while enduring their awful taste.

Setsuna joined a group of Uchiha children carrying supplies through the Neutral Zone toward the Hagoromo Clan front. As the group prepared to cross the dangerous border, Setsuna suggested that wars were fought over resources and discovered that criticizing the Daimyo earned rebellion points.

• Toshihi warned the children to hide their Uchiha identities, gave them bamboo shuriken and kunai, and explained the route through the Neutral Zone.
• Setsuna struggled with his medicine pack, rejected Kagami's offer to protect him, and set off with the group.
• After nearly four hours, Toshihi stopped the children at the edge of the Neutral Zone, where they saw signs of past battles and clan boundary markers.
• Kagami asked why they had to fight, and Toshihi blamed the Senju for killing members of his family and Kagami's father.
• Setsuna argued that clans fought over farmland and mission money, and the system awarded him one rebellion point for speaking ill of the Daimyo.

Toshihi led the children through a trapped riverbed ambush by the Fuma Clan, and Kagami Uchiha was separated from the retreating group. Setsuna spent all ten of his rebellion points to increase his stamina and ran back to save Kagami while Toshihi pursued him.

• Toshihi spotted a hidden tripwire, but an eight-year-old child triggered an Explosive Tag, killing him and injuring others.
• Toshihi and Tetsukawa fought the six Fuma attackers and sent the children fleeing through the riverbed.
• A Wind Release Shuriken knocked Kagami Uchiha down, and a Fuma ninja blocked his way back to the group.
• Toshihi dragged Setsuna away, but Setsuna accused him of breaking his promise and slipped free to return for Kagami.
• Setsuna spent ten rebellion points to raise his stamina to level 2 and raced back toward Kagami.
• Tetsukawa continued toward the Hagoromo Clan's territory with the remaining children while Toshihi chased after Setsuna.

Kagami was cornered by two Fuma ninja who planned to torture him for his Sharingan, but Setsuna arrived and killed one of them. Setsuna confronted the remaining Fuma ninja as he choked Kagami, and the fight was about to begin.

• Kagami used the Body Flicker Technique to flee from two Fuma ninja, but their Wind Release attacks forced him into a fall that injured his ankle.
• The Fuma ninja discussed torturing Kagami to awaken his Sharingan, then one reached to grab him.
• Setsuna arrived carrying a Fūma Shuriken and killed one of the Fuma ninja with a sudden attack.
• The surviving Fuma ninja seized Kagami by the throat and boasted that he would take both pairs of Sharingan.
• Setsuna remained calm and mocked the Fuma ninja as a nameless extra.

Setsuna and Kagami defeated a Fūma ninja who had captured Kagami, but Toshihi revealed that he had prioritized getting the other children and supplies to safety before returning. Setsuna left angrily after Kagami accepted the sacrifice of one child for the group, while Kagami thanked him for coming back.

• Setsuna tricked the Fūma ninja with a Shuriken Shadow Clone, freeing Kagami, and the two boys stabbed the enemy from opposite sides.
• The wounded Fūma ninja tried to blow himself up, but Toshihi arrived and killed him before he could detonate his chakra.
• Toshihi praised Kagami and scolded Setsuna for leaving the group, then explained he had secured the other children and supplies before returning.
• Setsuna accused Toshihi of risking Kagami's life, but Toshihi insisted that protecting the majority took priority.
• Kagami said he was willing to distract the enemy to help everyone escape, and Setsuna walked away angrily as Kagami thanked him for returning.

Setsuna entertained himself by imagining how to develop Yin Release, then accepted food from the children who shared their rice balls with him. Toshihi told him that Izuna would take him to meet the Hagoromo Clan leader the next day, leaving Setsuna to consider provoking Izuna for rebellion points.

• Setsuna reasoned that he could use shadow manipulation and Yin Release to give shadows form, and decided to train his spiritual energy and focus.
• Kagami and the other children shared their rice balls with Setsuna after Toshihi withheld his dinner.
• Setsuna joked that he could defeat Madara Uchiha, making the children laugh as he ate.
• Toshihi told Setsuna that Izuna would take him to the Hagoromo Clan grounds to visit their clan leader the next day.
• Setsuna suspected Izuna meant to use his Hagoromo heritage in negotiations and considered provoking Izuna to earn rebellion points.

After Setsuna and Kagami killed two Fuma Chunin, Izuna learned of Setsuna’s combat ability and difficult temperament. He planned to use Setsuna’s appointment as Uchiha heir to strengthen the alliance with the Hagoromo and persuade their old clan leader not to launch a doomed attack on the Senju.

• Toshihi found the children asleep and joined Tetsukawa after confirming their supplies had been restocked.
• Izuna arrived at the Hagoromo encampment early after switching duties with his brother.
• Toshihi told Izuna how Setsuna and Kagami had killed two Fuma Chunin, and Tetsukawa confirmed the account.
• Toshihi warned Izuna that Setsuna had disobeyed orders and exposed himself to danger, but Izuna compared him to Madara as a child.
• Izuna explained that he would announce Setsuna as the Uchiha heir and try to stop the Hagoromo clan leader from attacking the Senju while facing pressure from three clans.

Setsuna struggled to infuse shadows with chakra and considered studying Tobirama Senju’s Yin Release to develop his Ten Shadows Technique. After provoking Izuna for rebellion points, he learned that his maternal grandfather was the Hagoromo Clan Leader and was taken to visit him.

• Setsuna failed to make his hand shadows respond to chakra and realized he lacked knowledge of Yin Release and genjutsu.
• Setsuna considered Tobirama Senju’s Bringer-of-Darkness Technique as a possible basis for his Ten Shadows Technique.
• Izuna caught Setsuna thinking about Tobirama Senju, and Setsuna earned rebellion points by provoking him.
• Setsuna tested another insult, but it earned no points, and Izuna struck him again.
• Izuna told Setsuna that the Hagoromo Clan Leader was his maternal grandfather and took him to pay his respects.

Setsuna saw how badly depleted the Hagoromo Clan was and joined Izuna in urging its clan leader to reconsider a counteroffensive. He argued for using traps against Tobirama Senju and ended by declaring he would take Tobirama’s head, earning another rebellion point after someone struck him.

• Setsuna followed Izuna through the Hagoromo compound and saw its wounded, elderly, women, and children preparing for danger amid dwindling supplies.
• The Hagoromo clan leader greeted Izuna and Setsuna, who learned that the leader was his grandfather.
• Izuna urged his uncle to reconsider the counteroffensive, warning that the Hagoromo Clan risked annihilation if it fought or left itself exposed.
• Setsuna argued that the Hagoromo should use traps to kill key Senju fighters rather than retreat or fight head-on, and insisted the Uchiha would support them.
• After learning Tobirama Senju led the opposing forces, Setsuna declared he would take Tobirama’s head and was struck, gaining one rebellion point.

Setsuna proposed using a grain wagon to provoke the Fuma and Blood Horse clans into conflict with the Senju, while the Old Clan Leader agreed to the plan. When Fuma forces appeared above Hagoromo territory, the Old Clan Leader ordered an emergency withdrawal and entrusted the clan’s fate to Izuna.

• Setsuna proposed luring Fuma or Blood Horse patrols into seizing a grain wagon in front of Senju forces, forcing the Senju to fight on multiple fronts.
• Izuna identified an abandoned trade route for the wagon, and the Old Clan Leader agreed that Hagoromo members would drive it and withdraw at the first sign of danger.
• A sentry reported that at least twenty Fuma members had reached the cliffs overlooking Hagoromo territory, indicating that the Sixth Settlement had been breached.
• The Old Clan Leader ordered the clan’s women and elderly to withdraw, told the front line to hold its positions, and made Hagoromo Shogatsu the acting clan leader.
• The Old Clan Leader awakened the red eye in his Hagoromo Clan Crest Pattern to activate the territory’s genjutsu barrier, then entrusted the Hagoromo Clan’s fate to Izuna.
• Izuna lifted Setsuna by the collar and carried him away as Setsuna demanded to be put down.

Izuna explained that the Hagoromo Clan’s barrier used intangibility to create a shifting maze, and Setsuna realized it could be combined with Uchiha Fire Release to strengthen the clan’s defenses. Izuna ordered reinforcements to meet him near the territory, leaving Setsuna behind as he returned to carry out the plan.

• Izuna explained that the Hagoromo Clan’s Heavenly Eye made things intangible and that the elders’ formation concealed the territory inside a shifting maze.
• Setsuna connected the Hagoromo ability to Obito Uchiha’s Kamui and proposed combining spatial distortion with Fire Release to create Blast Wave Wild Dance.
• Setsuna suggested layering genjutsu over the barrier and letting some Fuma ninja escape so rival clans would be lured into a trap.
• Izuna sent a messenger to summon Tsukiya Uchiha, three Fire Release jonin, and two Hagoromo reinforcements to meet him near the territory.
• Izuna tossed Setsuna onto a donkey cart and returned to the forest, leaving Setsuna protesting behind.

Uchiha Izuna returned to the Hagoromo Clan Territory and proposed combining the Heavenly Eye with Uchiha genjutsu and Fire Release to lure invading clans into a devastating ambush. The Old Clan Leader accepted the strategy, and Izuna prepared to test it before reinforcements arrived.

• The Old Clan Leader used the Heavenly Eye to monitor the Hagoromo Clan Territory and recognized Izuna entering the barrier.
• Izuna told the Old Clan Leader he had a plan to turn the territory into a graveyard for invaders.
• Izuna proposed using genjutsu to make the territory seem undefended and well supplied, then letting a few Fuma ninja escape to lure in more enemies.
• Izuna explained how the Hagoromo elders could teleport Uchiha jonin and distort space to amplify their Fire Release into Blast Wave Wild Dance.
• The Old Clan Leader praised the strategy, and Izuna suggested testing it before the reinforcements arrived.

The Fuma squad leader learned that the Hagoromo Clan Territory was lightly defended and sent his ninja inside, unaware that Izuna was watching. As Setsuna’s convoy retreated, Senju ninja stole grain and saw how vulnerable it was, so Setsuna ran toward the territory to warn Izuna.

• A surviving scout told the Fuma squad leader that three members of his team were dead and reported that the Hagoromo granaries remained intact.
• The Fuma squad leader sent three ninja to report and led the remaining twelve into Hagoromo territory, where Izuna watched them with his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Setsuna upgraded his focus and recovery using rebellion points while riding with the Hagoromo convoy.
• Six Senju ninja killed a rear guard, stole sacks of grain, and escaped after seeing the convoy’s elderly, women, wounded, and sparse protection.
• Setsuna realized the Senju could use what they had seen to intercept the convoy and ran into the forest to warn Izuna.

Setsuna discovered that the Senju had captured the Cliff Stronghold and were preparing to cross into the Hagoromo heartland. As he turned to report the danger to Izuna, someone grabbed his shoulder from behind.

• Setsuna realized the Senju had reached the Hagoromo heartland without crossing Fuma or Blood Horse territory and suspected the Cliff Stronghold had fallen.
• Setsuna followed the six Senju ninja who had raided the grain convoy toward the Cliff Stronghold.
• Setsuna saw the stronghold destroyed by a coordinated Water Release attack, with Hagoromo ninja killed or taken prisoner.
• Setsuna spotted a rope bridge across the cliff and Senju forces waiting to cross into the Hagoromo heartland.
• Setsuna decided to alert Izuna and retake the stronghold, but someone grabbed his shoulder from behind.

Setsuna met Hagoromo Shogatsu at the abandoned cliffside outpost, where Shogatsu had traced unusual Senju troop movements and gathered a small force. Setsuna found a weakness in Shogatsu's attack plan and proposed using a dust explosion to destroy the Senju force and outpost.

• Setsuna encountered Hagoromo Shogatsu, who explained that he had tracked Senju personnel transfers and ordered frequent reports from the cliffside outpost.
• Setsuna told Shogatsu that six Senju ninja had entered Hagoromo territory to scout and steal grain.
• Shogatsu revealed that he had brought ten ninja, including only one Heavenly Eye user, and planned to trap the Senju with Gengetsu and Yellow Spring Swamp.
• Setsuna recognized that the Senju could counter the Earth Release technique and that ranged support might let them escape.
• Setsuna devised a plan to combine Earth, Wind, and Fire Release with Explosive Tags to create a dust explosion, then asked Shogatsu if he knew what one was.

The Hagoromo Clan used a dust explosion to capture ten Senju ninja at the Cliff Stronghold, giving Hagoromo Shogatsu leverage to seek a truce. Setsuna recognized that the stronghold was secure for now, but the news of the Senju’s route around the front lines needed to reach Izuna.

• Senju Shuto’s squad searched the battlefield until Hagoromo ninja trapped them in a swamp and raised earthen walls around them.
• The Hagoromo combined Wind, Earth, and Fire Release to ignite gunpowder-laced dust, killing or injuring several Senju and capturing all ten.
• Senju Shuto sent water support across the abyss, but Hagoromo Earth-Style Walls blocked the jets and protected the attackers.
• Setsuna questioned Hagoromo Shogatsu for not killing the Senju, and Shogatsu explained that he needed prisoners as bargaining chips to secure a ceasefire.
• Shogatsu argued that the Hagoromo needed a truce before winter, and Setsuna agreed that Hashirama Senju might accept one.
• Setsuna concluded that news of the stronghold’s fall and the Senju’s route around the front lines had to reach Izuna.

Hagoromo Shogatsu carried Setsuna back toward the Hagoromo Clan Territory, where Fuma ninja watched the approaches. After Setsuna spotted the enemy guards, Shogatsu killed a hidden scout and prepared to enter.

• Shogatsu carried Setsuna toward the Hagoromo Clan Territory after warning that its barrier would send an unregistered intruder into the Trap Zone.
• Setsuna spotted ten Fuma ninja guarding the territory, while Shogatsu revealed that five more were hidden nearby.
• A four-man Fuma squad came out of the territory with a grain cart and supplies, leading Setsuna to suspect they were bait released by Izuna and the others.
• Shogatsu killed a hidden Fuma ninja with Earth Release before the enemy could raise an alarm.
• Setsuna realized that Shogatsu's gentle manner concealed formidable strength, and Shogatsu said they should proceed.

Setsuna and Shōgatsu navigated the Hagoromo clan’s layered spatial array and saw the devastation caused by the Fuma attack. Izuna met them amid the ruins as Shōgatsu opposed using the clan territory to ambush and slaughter the Fuma.

• Shōgatsu carried Setsuna through the Hagoromo clan’s five overlapping mazes and into the true clan territory.
• Setsuna analyzed the array and wondered about the Hagoromo clan’s connection to the Sage of Six Paths and the Uchiha.
• Setsuna and Shōgatsu found the burned remains of the battle, where only seven of the Fuma ninjas had survived.
• Shōgatsu used mud to treat and restrain the surviving Fuma, explaining that the truce had not been torn up.
• Izuna arrived, and Shōgatsu said he hoped the clan head would consider peace with the Senju and rejected using the clan territory to ambush the Fuma or Blood Horse.