Chapter Summaries

Kenichi Amamiya recalled how Orochimaru had chosen him for an experiment, while his strange system displayed a growing number above Orochimaru. The chapter revealed that Kenichi was recounting a genjutsu cast by Uchiha Hikari, which he had deliberately experienced to learn about Hikari’s abilities.

• Orochimaru selected Kenichi Amamiya, an orphan without ninja aptitude, and offered him a chance to become a ninja through an experiment.
• Kenichi discovered a number above Orochimaru’s head and, during the five days before the experiment, began analyzing the system that displayed it.
• Orochimaru took Kenichi to a hidden laboratory and ordered him onto an operating table.
• Kenichi asked Orochimaru what shape Chakra had, then revealed that the events were a distorted memory experienced through Uchiha Hikari’s genjutsu.
• Kenichi explained that he had recognized Hikari’s Mangekyo and deliberately let the genjutsu affect him so he could observe her abilities.

Kenichi Amamiya reunited with Uchiha Hikari in a changed Timeline, explained the Uchiha Clan’s fate, and later received a mysterious turtle-shaped machine from Hiruzen Sarutobi. He left with the heavy object, suspecting it was a Time Machine but unsure how to study it safely.

• Kenichi Amamiya recognized Uchiha Hikari, gave her the gloves she had made, and explained the current state of the Shinobi World.
• Uchiha Hikari learned that the Uchiha Clan had been exterminated and met Sasuke after he and Naruto woke from her genjutsu.
• Kenichi Amamiya examined a turtle-shaped object that Hiruzen Sarutobi had found and studied without success.
• Kenichi Amamiya took the heavy object from the Hokage Building, while Hiruzen Sarutobi considered how Konoha might use his strength.

Kenichi Amamiya continued studying the time-traveling turtle and considered recruiting Amado Sanzu to help him understand it, while deciding that involving Orochimaru was too risky. Hikari brought him dango, and Hinata arrived to visit Naruto, leaving Kenichi considering whether to gently encourage their relationship.

• Kenichi Amamiya found that the turtle combined flesh and machinery, but he could not locate its temporal energy or safely dismantle it.
• Kenichi Amamiya recalled what he knew about Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, monitored signs that he might awaken the Rinnegan, and decided to seek help researching the turtle.
• Kenichi Amamiya rejected involving Orochimaru because he did not trust his teacher with the time machine, and planned to use the Bounty Hunter Association to locate Amado Sanzu.
• Uchiha Hikari brought Kenichi Amamiya dango, and he praised her cooking before she revealed hundreds more.
• Hinata arrived, and Kenichi Amamiya greeted her while thinking about encouraging her relationship with Naruto.

Kenichi Amamiya trained Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, and Uchiha Hikari in his unique Sage Mode while preparing to return to his own timeline. Hinata mastered Sage Mode first, prompting Kenichi Amamiya to visit the Hyuga Clan, as the Chunin Exams drew near.

• Kenichi Amamiya decided to teach Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, and Uchiha Hikari his unique Sage Mode and took over the Forest of Death for their training.
• During their secluded training, Kenichi Amamiya advanced his Chakra Refining until his cell-filling progress reached ninety-five percent, while Naruto and Sasuke struggled to master Sage Mode.
• Hinata mastered Sage Mode within days, impressing Kenichi Amamiya and leaving Uchiha Hikari unable to use it.
• Kenichi Amamiya sent the four children out to prepare for the Chunin Exams, then went to the Hyuga Compound to address Hinata's treatment by her clan.
• An Anbu told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Kenichi Amamiya had visited the Hyuga Compound and that the Hyuga Clan Head had acted obsequiously toward him; Hiruzen focused on organizing the approaching Chunin Exams.

Kenichi Amamiya captured Orochimaru and brought her to the Land of Rivers while investigating the effects of Living Corpse Reincarnation. After starting experiments on her, he received word that Amado Sanzu had answered his bounty and met him at the Bounty Hunter Association.

• Kenichi Amamiya learned that Amado Sanzu had accepted his bounty and arranged to meet at the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire.
• Kenichi Amamiya found Orochimaru disguised as the Kazekage in the Hokage Office, subdued her, and told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Sunagakure planned to attack Konoha.
• Kenichi Amamiya carried Orochimaru into the Land of Rivers, sedated her, and began examining her body and soul while waiting for the bounty contact.
• Kenichi Amamiya started a hormone-related experiment on Orochimaru, then hurried to the Bounty Hunter Association after learning Amado Sanzu had arrived.
• Kenichi Amamiya introduced himself to Amado Sanzu, who had come seeking hope concerning his daughter.

Kenichi Amamiya let Naruto take the Forbidden Jutsu Scroll while secretly overseeing him, then stopped Mizuki from manipulating the brothers by killing him before he could reveal Naruto’s secret. Naruto gained confidence in Kenichi’s strength and adopted his advice as his ninja way.

• Kenichi Amamiya encouraged Naruto to take the Forbidden Jutsu Scroll, followed him to the Hokage Tower, and watched Hiruzen Sarutobi fall to Naruto’s Sexy Jutsu.
• Naruto practiced the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique with Kenichi Amamiya while Hiruzen Sarutobi monitored them and prepared a plan to capture Mizuki.
• Kenichi Amamiya returned the scroll to Iruka after Iruka found Naruto, then caught a poisoned shuriken thrown by Mizuki.
• Mizuki tried to reveal why Konoha hated Naruto, but Kenichi Amamiya killed him before he could finish speaking.
• Naruto praised Kenichi Amamiya’s strength and declared, “Less chatter, more beating people,” to be his ninja way.

Kenichi Amamiya investigated the Time Machine, experimented on Orochimaru’s soul, and spent time with Uchiha Hikari, Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata. He then told Amado Sanzu to find two Genin so he could revive Amado Sanzu’s daughter, leaving Amado Sanzu stunned but eager to act.

• Kenichi Amamiya gave the Time Machine to Amado Sanzu for preliminary research, then returned to his lab and found Orochimaru awake in a specially designed prison.
• Kenichi Amamiya forced Orochimaru’s soul out, altered it with a chakra blade, recorded the experiment, and returned the soul to Orochimaru’s body.
• At the Hyuga Compound, Uchiha Hikari told Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata how she had met Kenichi Amamiya, then agreed to share a meal with them.
• Uchiha Hikari asked Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata whether they were ready for the Chunin Exams, and Kenichi Amamiya had earlier advised Hinata to use Sage Mode and punch anyone who challenged her.
• While examining the Time Machine, Kenichi Amamiya told Amado Sanzu to find two Genin so he could revive Amado Sanzu’s daughter.
• Amado Sanzu left the laboratory in disbelief, intending to find the Genin.

Kenichi Amamiya revived Akebi for Mr. Sanzu and experimented on Orochimaru and a female ninja to investigate how souls were formed and changed. After concluding that changing a soul’s sex would require further research, he returned to Konoha and found Naruto fighting Gaara, just as an Anbu summoned him to the Third Hokage.

• Kenichi Amamiya revived Akebi, and an overwhelmed Mr. Sanzu reunited with his daughter.
• Kenichi Amamiya examined Orochimaru’s healing soul and forcibly ejected it to study its condition.
• Kenichi Amamiya abducted a female ninja, examined her soul, and found no internal organs within it.
• Kenichi Amamiya observed embryos and concluded that souls already showed traits before sexual characteristics developed.
• Kenichi Amamiya returned to Konoha and saw Naruto fighting Gaara as an Anbu summoned him to the Third Hokage.

Kenichi Amamiya effortlessly stopped Gaara’s release of Shukaku, killed the Tailed Beast, and stored Gaara’s body for a possible future revival. Bored with his overwhelming strength, he returned to Amado Sanzu’s laboratory to study the Time Machine, which remained inactive after three months of research.

• Kenichi Amamiya questioned Hiruzen Sarutobi’s decision to keep the peace with Sunagakure while Naruto fought Gaara in the Chunin Exams.
• Naruto broke through Gaara’s sand defense with the Rasengan, but Gaara later released One-Tails Shukaku into Konoha.
• Kenichi Amamiya restrained Shukaku with Wood Release, cut it in half with Susanoo, and killed it, causing Gaara to die as well.
• Kenichi Amamiya stored Gaara’s corpse, then left Konoha because he found his invincibility dull and wanted to return to his own world.
• Kenichi Amamiya and Amado Sanzu researched the Time Machine for three months but could not activate it, leading Kenichi Amamiya to suspect that it required Otsutsuki bloodline power.

Kenichi Amamiya awakened the Rinnegan after completing his Chakra compression, gaining greater perception and control over attractive and repulsive forces. He returned to Amado Sanzu’s laboratory to investigate the Time Machine, while experimenting on Orochimaru’s soul and thwarting another escape attempt.

• Kenichi Amamiya completed his Chakra compression, awakened the Rinnegan, and tested its enhanced abilities and Primordial Chakra.
• Kenichi Amamiya returned to Amado Sanzu’s laboratory and used his Rinnegan to find Orochimaru hiding as a white snake.
• Kenichi Amamiya pulled Orochimaru’s soul from his body and surgically altered it to study its structure and stimulate a transformation.
• Kenichi Amamiya discovered and burned another white snake Orochimaru had used to escape.
• Amado Sanzu greeted Kenichi Amamiya with excitement and handed him a report about new discoveries.

Kenichi Amamiya activated the turtle-shaped Time Machine and began studying its time-travel energy, while Amado Sanzu revealed that he had joined Kara as an outer member but knew little about it. Itachi Uchiha visited Konoha to assess Sasuke, then left after Kakashi intervened; Hiruzen Sarutobi considered whether it was time to retire.

• Kenichi Amamiya learned that Amado Sanzu had joined Kara as an outer member and found that he knew almost nothing about the organization.
• Kenichi Amamiya activated the Time Machine with his Chakra and decided to research how its time-travel mechanism worked.
• Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki arrived outside Konoha, where Itachi watched Sasuke, Naruto, and Hinata approach.
• Sasuke confronted Itachi, awakened his Three Tomoe Sharingan, and shouted at him before Kakashi arrived and sent an Anbu warning.
• Itachi and Kisame left Konoha, and Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Team 7 to remain in the village while considering retirement.

Kenichi Amamiya secured a way to return to his original timeline, then exposed Black Zetsu’s schemes to the gathered Kage and revealed that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was still alive. After obtaining another Time Machine from the Sage of Six Paths, Kenichi agreed to help unite the Shinobi World against Isshiki.

• Kenichi Amamiya learned how to operate the Time Machine and return to his original timeline, then put it away and returned to Konoha.
• Fourth Raikage A, Chiyo, and Ōnoki attended Konoha’s gathering, where Kenichi Amamiya revealed Black Zetsu and explained its schemes and the plans of Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, and Nagato.
• Kenichi Amamiya revealed that Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was alive, prompting the Sage of Six Paths to appear and confirming the danger to the gathered shinobi.
• Kenichi Amamiya asked the Sage of Six Paths for the turtle that was a Time Machine, and the Sage produced it.
• Kenichi Amamiya proposed uniting the Shinobi World’s strongest fighters and training Naruto and Sasuke to defeat Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, then agreed to help.

Kenichi Amamiya trained Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata while preparing to draw out the Sage of Six Paths and obtain a Time Machine. He revealed Itachi Uchiha's truth to Sasuke and decided Hinata's path to strength would involve evolving her Byakugan toward the Tenseigan, which led him to plan a trip to the moon.

• Kenichi Amamiya told Naruto that his duty was to become stronger, and Sasuke asked him for training after admitting he was still weaker than Itachi Uchiha.
• Kenichi Amamiya told Sasuke that Itachi was not his true enemy, then used genjutsu to show him Itachi's choices and Shimura Danzō's actions.
• Kenichi Amamiya advised Naruto to improve his Rasengan, master Sage Mode, and build rapport with the Big Fox inside him.
• Kenichi Amamiya asked Hinata whether she wanted to become stronger and concluded that her Byakugan could evolve into the Tenseigan through Otsutsuki bloodline research.
• Kenichi Amamiya realized he needed Otsutsuki Hamura's descendants' genes and planned to travel to the moon to find Hamura's corpse.

Kenichi Amamiya showed Sasuke the truth behind Clan Annihilation Night, leaving him shaken and uncertain about whom to blame. Sasuke chose to become stronger to protect his clan, while Kenichi returned to his laboratory and revealed to the Sage of Six Paths that he had come from another Timeline.

• Kenichi Amamiya told Sasuke that the vision of Itachi Uchiha’s motives was based on the truth, and Sasuke collapsed under the revelation.
• Sasuke asked whether the Uchiha Clan could have taken another path, and Kenichi Amamiya explained that it had been too late by Clan Annihilation Night.
• Sasuke considered seeking revenge on Shimura Danzō, but Kenichi Amamiya told him that Danzō was already dead.
• Kenichi Amamiya urged Sasuke to grow stronger and rebuild the Uchiha Clan, then set him a training plan after Sasuke declared he wanted to become the world’s strongest ninja.
• Kenichi Amamiya went to his laboratory to study the Sage of Six Paths’ Time Machine and found the Sage waiting there.
• The Sage of Six Paths confronted Kenichi Amamiya about being from another world, and Kenichi confirmed that the machine had sent him into this Timeline.

Kenichi Amamiya traded information with the Sage of Six Paths about Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and learned the Sage planned to control the Pure Land. After deciding to go to the moon to capture someone and grow stronger, Kenichi returned to his laboratory to check on Orochimaru.

• Kenichi Amamiya told the Sage of Six Paths that another version of the Sage had sent him through time during a fight with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• The Sage of Six Paths revealed he planned to control the Pure Land and use its souls as reserves against the Otsutsuki Clan.
• Kenichi Amamiya shared what he knew about Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and the Sage of Six Paths agreed that Naruto and Sasuke should be trained rather than releasing Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
• Kenichi Amamiya asked the Sage of Six Paths how to reach the moon, and the Sage gave him a secret passage and asked him to spare one of Hamura's descendants.
• Kenichi Amamiya went to his laboratory to check on Orochimaru and noticed that Orochimaru's soul had become female.

Kenichi Amamiya examined Orochimaru’s transformed soul, then traveled to the moon to find Ōtsutsuki Toneri and study his bloodline. After defeating a giant crab-like monster on the moon, Kenichi emerged among ruins surrounded by puppets and was asked who he was.

• Kenichi examined Orochimaru’s healed, female soul and used the Rinnegan to control him while considering ways to manipulate emotions through ninjutsu.
• Kenichi discussed his trip to the moon with the Sage of Six Paths, who asked him to spare Hamura’s descendant and preserve the bloodline.
• Kenichi asked whether the Sage of Six Paths or Hamura’s remains still existed, but the Sage said they did not.
• Kenichi entered the moon-traveling pool, saw memories from his life in the Shinobi World, and emerged in space near the moon.
• Kenichi found the moon’s first exit empty, returned through the pool, subdued a giant crab-like monster with the Rinnegan, and bound it with Black Receivers.
• Kenichi emerged from another exit among ruins surrounded by puppets, and an unknown voice asked who he was.

Kenichi Amamiya captured Otsutsuki Toneri and an elderly Branch Family member, then took them to his laboratory to investigate the Tenseigan. Meanwhile, Obito Uchiha’s identity and role in the Nine-Tails Attack were exposed, and Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, and Kakashi confronted him.

• Kenichi Amamiya used Mangekyo Genjutsu to stun Otsutsuki Toneri, knocked him unconscious, destroyed the puppets, and captured their elderly controller.
• Kenichi Amamiya brought both Otsutsuki prisoners back to the Shinobi World, where the Sage of Six Paths acknowledged that they were among his brother’s last descendants.
• Kenichi Amamiya took the prisoners to his laboratory and planned to investigate what kind of Byakugan could awaken the Tenseigan.
• Black Zetsu admitted that its plan had failed, while Obito Uchiha learned that his identity had been exposed and that Kakashi was approaching with Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki.
• Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki had confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi over Naruto’s treatment before leaving Konoha to pursue Obito.
• Kakashi, Minato, and Kushina confronted Obito, and Minato asked whether Obito had hated him and Kushina enough to cause the Nine-Tails Attack.

Obito learned that Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu had manipulated him and that the Eye of the Moon Plan would turn people into weapons. He died by Kakashi’s hand, while the survivors prepared to train Naruto and Sasuke for their coming battle with Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

• Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki confronted Obito, removed his mask, and told him that Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu had manipulated him.
• The Sage of Six Paths confirmed Madara Uchiha’s role in using Obito, and Kushina explained that the Eye of the Moon Plan would trap people in an illusion and turn them into White Zetsu.
• Minato Namikaze struck Obito down, and Obito let Kakashi kill him with Lightning Blade before apologizing to Minato and Kushina and dying.
• The Sage of Six Paths said Black Zetsu would be handed over to Kenichi Amamiya for research after Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was dealt with.
• Madara Uchiha agreed to train Sasuke Uchiha, while the First, Second, Third, and Fourth would train Naruto for the coming fight.

Kenichi Amamiya continued researching time and the Tenseigan as the Shinobi World prepared for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s arrival. He transplanted Hinata Hyuga’s Byakugan into his Toneri clone, number one, while Naruto and Hinata’s relationship grew closer in Konoha.

• Kenichi Amamiya concluded that traveling to the past might be impossible and that time travel could lead to another Timeline, then assigned his Shadow Clones to continue researching time.
• Kenichi Amamiya harvested a matured Hinata Hyuga clone’s Byakugan and transplanted them into number one, hoping the Ōtsutsuki Toneri clone would awaken the Tenseigan.
• Kenichi Amamiya reflected that Nagato had returned his Rinnegan to Madara Uchiha and that the Shinobi World had only a year and a half to prepare for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Kushina Uzumaki welcomed Hinata to the Fourth Hokage Couple’s home and invited her to stay for dinner while Naruto trained with Minato.
• Kushina Uzumaki approved of Hinata’s feelings for Naruto, whose identity and status as Konoha’s hero and jinchuriki had become public.

Kenichi Amamiya observed number one's painful, slowly awakening Tenseigan and agreed to transplant his brain into a clone if the experiment failed. Back in Konoha, he learned that Uchiha Hikari was opening a bookstore and offered her business advice.

• Kenichi Amamiya questioned number one about his eye pain and recorded his symptoms and the Tenseigan's slow activation.
• Number one asked Kenichi Amamiya to transplant his brain into another clone if the experiment failed, and Kenichi agreed on the condition that his brain remained active.
• Kenichi Amamiya left the laboratory and returned to Konoha without moving his research facility.
• Kenichi Amamiya met Uchiha Hikari, who told him she was busy opening a bookstore.
• Kenichi Amamiya gave Hikari advice about running her bookstore.