Recaps

After being killed by a truck, Watanabe Ichiro arrived in the Naruto world as a spirit and received the [Fun-Seeker] system, which rewarded him for causing trouble. He bound Black Zetsu as his target, drew cards to create a body, and began planning how to make Black Zetsu famous.

• Watanabe Ichiro learned that the [Fun-Seeker] system granted points for causing trouble and gave it a five-star review.
• Watanabe Ichiro bound Black Zetsu as his target so he could track him and earn double points from changes involving him.
• Watanabe Ichiro used a free ten-pull and received [Gold · True Damage Infusion], [Purple · Character Profile Card], and several Military Rations Pills.
• Watanabe Ichiro surveyed the battlefield after the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan withdrew, then resolved to use his cards to make Black Zetsu's name known across the Shinobi World.

Watanabe Ichiro befriended young Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha by sharing his cooking with them, then introduced them to his wary younger brother. The boys grew close and parted looking forward to introducing their own little brothers.

• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha followed the smell of grilled fish to Watanabe Ichiro, who invited them to eat fish and hot pot with him.
• The boys shared a meal, and Madara Uchiha helped Watanabe Ichiro wash his pot after noticing his missing right leg.
• Hashirama Senju said he wanted to build a village where his little brother and ordinary people like Watanabe Ichiro could live safely, and Madara Uchiha agreed that the idea sounded good.
• Watanabe Ichiro, Hashirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha arranged regular meetings and grew close enough to call one another brothers.
• Watanabe Ichiro introduced his younger brother, who declared that he did not trust Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha but eventually agreed they could spend time with his big brother.
• Hashirama Senju gave Watanabe Ichiro a sturdy crutch, and the three boys parted while thinking about introducing their own little brothers next time.

Watanabe Ichiro faked his death to make Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha believe their clans had killed his brother, leaving them burdened with guilt and wary of him. Years later, Tobirama Senju mortally wounded Uchiha Izuna, and just as Hashirama offered peace to Madara, someone stabbed Tobirama through the heart.

• Watanabe Ichiro posed as his injured younger brother and told Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha that his older brother had died in a battle between their clans.
• Hashirama and Madara accepted Ichiro’s pendants and carvings, embraced him, and let him leave while Tobirama Senju watched nearby.
• After Hashirama and Madara broke ties, they remained cautious of each other and worried that Ichiro might seek revenge or have been killed.
• Tobirama Senju struck Uchiha Izuna with his Flying Thunder God Slash, and Madara caught his wounded brother as Hashirama called for the clans to unite.
• As Madara began considering Hashirama’s offer of peace, a blade pierced Tobirama’s chest, and Hashirama cried out his name.

A masked attacker grievously wounded Tobirama Senju, then nearly killed Hashirama Senju with a disguised blade. Madara Uchiha identified the attacker as Watanabe Ichiro, but the chapter ended with Ichiro detonating Explosive Tags beside Madara and Izuna.

• A masked attacker stabbed Tobirama Senju in the chest, and Hashirama Senju drove him off while beginning to treat Tobirama.
• Tobirama Senju warned Hashirama Senju that the blade was dangerous, but the disguised attacker struck Hashirama in the neck.
• Madara Uchiha recognized that the attacker’s chakra did not belong to the Uchiha Clan and revealed that his Sharingan had been taken.
• The attacker revealed his face as Watanabe Ichiro and charged Madara Uchiha, who used genjutsu and Fire Release before Ichiro escaped with the Substitution Technique.
• Watanabe Ichiro attacked Madara Uchiha from behind with Explosive Tags, and a massive explosion erupted as Madara defended himself and supported Izuna.

Watanabe Ichiro’s ambush left Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and Uchiha Izuna badly wounded, but Madara stopped Ichiro with Susanoo. Pinned to a boulder, Ichiro revealed his hatred for Hashirama and Madara, accusing them of murdering his clan and brother.

• Madara Uchiha survived Ichiro’s explosive attack by awakening Susanoo, then Ichiro’s Kunai pierced Izuna’s hand and wounded Madara in the chest.
• Madara struck Ichiro with Susanoo, and a thrown blade pinned the badly injured attacker to a boulder.
• Madara brought the gravely wounded Izuna to Hashirama Senju, who treated him while Tobirama Senju remained near death.
• Madara recognized the pinned attacker as Watanabe Ichiro, who celebrated the points he had earned by injuring the fighters.
• Ichiro said he had intended to send Hashirama and Madara to his dead brother, then accused them of slaughtering his clan and killing his brother.

Watanabe Ichiro used his final moments to provoke Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha before his disguise collapsed and he died. His last words publicly proclaimed Black Zetsu as an invincible savior, leaving the real Black Zetsu bewildered.

• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha recalled their childhood with the Watanabe brothers and struggled to decide whether to kill Watanabe Ichiro or spare him.
• Watanabe Ichiro watched the points he earned from provoking the two men climb, then decided he had gained enough and let his disguise fail.
• Watanabe Ichiro claimed that Lord Black Zetsu's power had reached its limit as black markings spread across his body.
• Madara Uchiha questioned Watanabe Ichiro about Black Zetsu and his eyes, and Watanabe Ichiro's Sharingan vanished as his power faded.
• Watanabe Ichiro proclaimed Black Zetsu an invincible savior and died, while Black Zetsu wondered whether the praise referred to him.

After Watanabe Ichiro’s death, the Senju and Uchiha formed an alliance and chose Madara Uchiha as the First Hokage. Meanwhile, Watanabe Ichiro reclaimed his character card and created a new disguise, while Black Zetsu searched in vain for his missing body.

• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha buried Watanabe Ichiro beside the river with his wooden figure and the remains of the cane Hashirama had made.
• Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju led their clans into an alliance, while Uchiha Izuna and Tobirama Senju clashed over the leadership arrangements.
• The clans revised the Hokage selection process, and Madara Uchiha won the leadership vote and was inaugurated as the First Hokage.
• Watanabe Ichiro reclaimed his shattered character card, drew a Mangekyō Sharingan, bought a fate-related item, and created a new disguise that began life as a baby.
• Black Zetsu searched Watanabe Ichiro’s burial site for his body, unaware that reclaiming the character card had made the disguise disappear completely.

Tobirama Senju investigated a reported Sharingan in the Land of Lightning and discovered a young child born to an Uchiha defector and a Senju woman. He found the white-haired child being bullied by villagers’ children and prepared to intervene, though he was already considering taking him back for study.

• Tobirama Senju accepted Madara Uchiha’s mission to investigate or capture a missing-nin with a Sharingan in the Land of Lightning.
• Tobirama Senju reflected on how Madara Uchiha and Uchiha Izuna were busy establishing Konoha while Hashirama Senju built houses and bridges with Wood Release.
• Tobirama Senju investigated the missing-nin’s history and learned that the Uchiha defector had loved a Senju woman, whose child survived them both.
• Tobirama Senju located the child, a white-haired boy whose eyes changed between black and red, and considered taking him back to study.
• Villagers’ children beat and mocked the boy for stealing food, while Tobirama Senju watched from a tree and readied stones.

Watanabe Ichiro used [Coincidence] to bring Hashirama Senju to him before Tobirama Senju could abduct him for experiments. Hashirama chose to take Ichiro back to the Uchiha Clan, and Tobirama transported them there with the [Flying Thunder God Technique].

• Tobirama Senju found Uchiha Ichiro after driving away the children who were bullying him and considered taking him for experiments.
• Ichiro used [Coincidence] to make Hashirama Senju find them, avoiding Tobirama's plan to abduct him.
• Hashirama Senju learned Ichiro's family history and decided to return him to the Uchiha Clan, despite Tobirama warning that he might be ostracized.
• Hashirama asked Ichiro where he wanted to go, and Ichiro chose the Uchiha Clan by insisting that his name was Uchiha Ichiro.
• Tobirama Senju activated the [Flying Thunder God Technique] and took Hashirama and Ichiro away.

Hashirama Senju brought Watanabe Ichiro to the Hokage building, where Madara Uchiha asked Hashirama to handle Ichiro’s return to the Uchiha clan. Tobirama Senju helped Madara and Izuna sort through Konoha’s paperwork, and the chapter ended with Madara apologizing to Tobirama on Izuna’s behalf.

• Hashirama Senju brought Watanabe Ichiro and Tobirama Senju to the Hokage building, where Madara Uchiha learned that Ichiro had awakened his Sharingan at four.
• Madara Uchiha told Hashirama to take Ichiro to the Uchiha clan, then asked him to stay and help with the paperwork.
• Tobirama Senju sorted the documents into piles and advised Madara to delegate routine decisions, clarify responsibilities, and hold clans accountable for their requests.
• Uchiha Izuna argued that Madara and he had to review everything because he did not trust the elders or other clans, then clashed with Tobirama over the Senju-Uchiha alliance.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha stopped Izuna and Tobirama from escalating their argument, and Madara later apologized to Tobirama on Izuna’s behalf.

Watanabe Ichiro spent time with Hashirama Senju and settled into the Uchiha clan, where rumors about his white hair made him an outcast. As Konoha’s leaders built the village and worked through paperwork, Ichiro began plotting to remove Uchiha Izuna from the picture.

• Madara Uchiha and Tobirama Senju argued while Uchiha Izuna teased them, and Madara listened to Tobirama’s suggestions.
• Hashirama Senju took Watanabe Ichiro to a food street and reminisced about his deceased friend, whom Ichiro recognized as his last Disguise.
• Hashirama Senju carried Ichiro back to the Uchiha Clan Compound and left him with Uchiha Kagami.
• Uchiha clansmen spread rumors that Ichiro was a Senju spy because of his white hair, and Ichiro let them shun him while he secretly slacked off.
• Ichiro watched Uchiha Izuna working overtime and began considering how to take him out of the picture.

Watanabe Ichiro helped Konoha flourish under Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, while its leaders gathered all the tailed beasts. When an intruder attacked the Ninja Academy, Tobirama Senju rushed to investigate, leaving Ichiro on standby.

• Tobirama Senju's administrative skill ended the Uchiha brothers' overtime, and Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju later pursued their Tailed Beast Collection Plan.
• Konoha adopted five-year Hokage elections and opened the Uchiha and Senju clans to marriage outside their clans; Madara Uchiha became First Hokage and Hashirama Senju became Second.
• Watanabe Ichiro's disguises graduated from the Ninja Academy and rose through the ranks to become Hokage's personal guards.
• Watanabe Ichiro learned that Madara and Hashirama had caught the Nine-Tails and all the other tailed beasts, and thought their plan could begin.
• When unfamiliar chakra erupted at the Ninja Academy, Tobirama Senju left Ichiro with his Shadow Clone and teleported to investigate.
• A Black-Robed Man marked the children and their teacher with Black Eye Marks, then called out for Uchiha Izuna.

Uchiha Izuna sacrificed himself to protect the Ninja Academy children from a revenge-seeking attacker, but Tobirama Senju discovered the cursed seals did not work as claimed. A child then stabbed Tobirama and detonated explosives, and Tobirama brought the gravely wounded Izuna to Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju.

• A black-robed man held the Ninja Academy children hostage with cursed marks and demanded that Uchiha Izuna kill himself in revenge for an old battlefield injury.
• Izuna wounded himself to secure the release of a child, then accepted the attacker’s demand and took a golden mark so the other children could be freed.
• Tobirama Senju arrived and found Izuna bleeding; while examining the marks, he realized the seals could not transfer injuries and that the black seal was a beneficial body-conditioning formula.
• The supposedly rescued boy stabbed Tobirama in the temple and revealed explosive tags beneath his clothes, so Tobirama teleported them away before the blast.
• Tobirama returned to the forest with the badly wounded Izuna, and Madara Uchiha saw him lying motionless and deathly pale.

After Uchiha Izuna was left brain-dead, Madara accepted his eyes and began hunting for [Black Zetsu], while Tobirama studied the Sharingan and developed [Impure World Reincarnation]. Watanabe Ichiro set a plan in motion to draw Madara out, then returned to the Uchiha compound and saw a system alert as his scheme began.

• Hashirama kept Uchiha Izuna alive physically, but Izuna’s memories and thoughts were destroyed, and Madara agreed to take his eyes and awaken the eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Tobirama observed the eye transplant, recorded his findings, and turned his research toward [Impure World Reincarnation].
• Madara searched for [Black Zetsu], while Tobirama kept Hashirama busy with Konoha’s affairs and Watanabe Ichiro was assigned to investigate.
• Watanabe Ichiro used his newly acquired Wood Release to create a clone that would spread [Black Zetsu]’s name and lure Madara away.
• Watanabe Ichiro returned to the Uchiha compound after an A-Rank Mission, drew the attention of women and resentful young Uchiha, and noticed a flashing system icon.

Ichiro suspected Black Zetsu was seeking a way to awaken Madara’s Rinnegan, so he set himself up as an appealing candidate to lure Black Zetsu out. After provoking a fight with several Uchiha, Ichiro used Coincidence to make them attack his background, leaving him injured and bewildered.

• Ichiro reasoned that Black Zetsu had been tracking the tailed beasts and was now searching for a way to obtain the Rinnegan.
• Ichiro decided to lure Black Zetsu by displaying his talent, clan conflict, and emotional vulnerabilities, then deliberately led him toward a secluded part of the compound.
• Uchiha A questioned Ichiro about Uchiha Tsuki, and Ichiro’s blunt response prompted Uchiha A, Uchiha B, Uchiha C, and Uchiha D to challenge him.
• Ichiro easily fought the Uchiha boys at the training ground while criticizing their techniques.
• Ichiro used Coincidence to make three opponents insult his background and seriously injure him, and Uchiha B punched him in the chest after Uchiha A called him a mongrel.

Watanabe Ichiro learned that the Uchiha Clan had shunned him because his father was branded a traitor and his mother was from the Senju Clan. After his eyes briefly approached a strange new pattern, Black Zetsu decided Ichiro might be useful to his plans, while Tobirama Senju later offered to teach him the Flying Thunder God Technique.

• Uchiha A, Uchiha B, and Uchiha C revealed Ichiro's parents' alleged betrayal and attacked him, leaving him badly wounded.
• Ichiro's Sharingan briefly began forming a pattern resembling the Rinnegan before he defeated the three Uchiha and knocked them unconscious.
• Black Zetsu healed Ichiro and secretly resolved to cultivate his hatred as a possible path to the Rinnegan.
• Ichiro returned to his dusty home, then visited Tobirama Senju and delivered materials gathered during his missions.
• Tobirama gave Ichiro the Flying Thunder God Technique and ordered him to move in so he could supervise his training.

Watanabe Ichiro mastered the calculations for the Flying Thunder God Technique with help from his system, and Tobirama Senju accepted him as his personal disciple. When Tobirama’s first Impure World Reincarnation experiment failed after Black Zetsu sabotaged it, Watanabe stayed silent as Black Zetsu set him up to take the blame.

• Watanabe Ichiro used system points to automate Flying Thunder God calculations and quickly impressed Tobirama Senju with his progress.
• Tobirama Senju asked Watanabe Ichiro to become his personal disciple, and Ichiro accepted, gaining open access to Tobirama’s forbidden techniques.
• Black Zetsu learned that Tobirama Senju planned to test Impure World Reincarnation and decided to sabotage the experiment to prevent Uchiha Izuna’s return.
• A week later, Tobirama Senju began the experiment with a death-row prisoner as the sacrifice, while Watanabe Ichiro helped arrange the ritual.
• Black Zetsu disrupted the ritual and erased part of a rune, then left Watanabe Ichiro positioned to be blamed for the experiment’s failure.
• Watanabe Ichiro recognized Black Zetsu’s scheme but let himself appear to be a falsely accused victim, intending to use the resulting conflict to grow closer to Tobirama Senju.

After Tobirama Senju’s first [Impure World Reincarnation] experiment failed, Watanabe Ichiro gathered information while Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha spent time together in Konoha. Madara proposed uniting the Shinobi World under Konoha to create lasting peace, leaving Hashirama shocked and Ichiro imagining a world-conquering battle.

• Tobirama Senju recorded the failed results of his first [Impure World Reincarnation] experiment while Watanabe Ichiro helped, then left to gather information in spirit form.
• Hashirama Senju left his Hokage duties with Senju Toka and took Madara Uchiha to a gambling hall, where Madara gradually relaxed amid the noise.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha walked through Konoha, shared news from their travels, and sat together on Hokage Rock.
• Madara Uchiha argued that scarcity and desperation caused war, using the example of Hashirama needing medicine for Tobirama Senju.
• Madara Uchiha proposed bringing the entire Shinobi World under Konoha’s administration to establish lasting peace, shocking Hashirama Senju and Watanabe Ichiro.

Watanabe Ichiro approved Madara Uchiha’s plan to unify the shinobi world by force, while Madara and Hashirama Senju remained divided over whether peace could come through understanding or required purging warmongers. Ichiro stole the Uchiha Stone Tablet before Black Zetsu could alter it, while Tobirama Senju began suspecting Uchiha Ichiro had sabotaged his experiment to revive Izuna.

• Madara Uchiha argued that lasting peace required eliminating those who would wage war, but Hashirama Senju insisted people could change through understanding.
• Watanabe Ichiro approved Madara’s vision of unifying the shinobi world and reflected that love and understanding had never ended its wars.
• After Madara and Hashirama parted angrily, Watanabe Ichiro followed Black Zetsu, who altered the Uchiha Stone Tablet, then Ichiro stole it into his system inventory.
• Black Zetsu returned to find the tablet missing, while Madara Uchiha passed by without noticing.
• Tobirama Senju discovered a missing part of his experimental formula and, after learning Madara had returned, suspected Uchiha Ichiro had sabotaged the technique to prevent Izuna’s revival.

Madara Uchiha gathered the Uchiha Clan to propose conquering the Shinobi World in pursuit of lasting peace, but most members rejected the plan. As he searched the crowd for support, he noticed Watanabe Ichiro and called him by the name “Uchiha... Ichiro?”

• Madara Uchiha summoned the Uchiha Clan members in Konoha to an emergency meeting, and Watanabe Ichiro hurried to attend.
• Madara Uchiha announced his plan to achieve peace by force, while Watanabe Ichiro recognized the proposal from Madara Uchiha’s earlier discussion with Hashirama Senju.
• Uchiha elders and other clan members argued that they wanted to preserve the hard-won peace and avoid the deaths and hardship of war.
• Madara Uchiha grew disappointed when most of the clan opposed his plan, and Uchiha Kagami lowered his head rather than support it.
• Madara Uchiha spotted Watanabe Ichiro watching him intently and asked, “Uchiha... Ichiro?”

Watanabe Ichiro backed Madara Uchiha’s plans, and Madara appointed him head of the Uchiha Clan before leaving to challenge Hashirama Senju for the Hokage position. Ichiro used Madara’s Gunbai to drive most of the clan from the hall and faced the remaining opponents.

• Watanabe Ichiro declared his support for Madara Uchiha’s ideals, provoking contempt from the Uchiha clansmen.
• Madara Uchiha abandoned his plan to leave Konoha and attack the nations alone, deciding instead to defeat Hashirama Senju and reclaim the Hokage position.
• Madara Uchiha named Uchiha Ichiro head of the Uchiha Clan, gave him the Uchiha Gunbai, and left to find Hashirama Senju.
• Watanabe Ichiro used the Gunbai to blast a hole in the Assembly Hall ceiling and ordered the clansmen to leave or oppose him.
• Most of the Uchiha clansmen fled, while the remaining Sharingan users stayed to face Watanabe Ichiro.

As Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha fought far from Konoha, Tobirama Senju organized the village’s evacuation and concluded that Watanabe Ichiro had taken control of the Uchiha Clan. Ichiro affirmed his loyalty to Tobirama, while the battle raged for seven days and seven nights and Konoha’s residents eventually carried on with their lives.

• Tobirama Senju ordered Konoha’s clans and civilians to shelter, and Watanabe Ichiro and the Konoha Military Police Force helped maintain order.
• Tobirama Senju interpreted Ichiro’s actions as a bid for revenge and control of the Uchiha Clan, then asked him whether he wanted to become Ichiro Senju.
• Watanabe Ichiro said the Uchiha Clan should stand with the Senju and that he remained Tobirama Senju’s student regardless of his name.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha argued over peace as they fought, escalating their battle until it lasted seven days and seven nights.
• Konoha’s residents grew accustomed to the distant explosions and continued their daily routines, even shouting over one another at the vegetable market.

Watanabe Ichiro became the Uchiha Clan’s patriarch and promised his clansmen they could challenge him fairly for the position. Seven days later, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha’s fierce battle ended with Madara dead and Hashirama gravely injured, while Black Zetsu turned his hopes toward Ichiro.

• Watanabe Ichiro completed the succession ceremony and became the Uchiha Clan’s patriarch, then challenged any clansman to defeat him fairly and take his place.
• Uchiha Kagami lowered his gaze when Ichiro looked his way, and Ichiro remained wary of him.
• Tobirama Senju waited near the battlefield with supplies, unable to reach Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha or discover why they were fighting.
• Watanabe Ichiro and Tobirama’s shadow clone reached the battlefield after the fighting stopped and found Madara dead from a direct blow and Hashirama heavily wounded.
• Ichiro secretly took Madara’s tissue for Impure World Reincarnation and pretended to grieve, while Black Zetsu’s anguish earned Ichiro system points.
• Hashirama collapsed after seeing Madara’s corpse, and Black Zetsu decided Uchiha Ichiro was his next hope and vowed to control him.

Ichiro hid Madara's body while Tobirama and Hashirama prepared Konoha for the political fallout from Madara's death and Hashirama's declining health. After strengthening himself with system skills, Ichiro hit a jackpot on the roulette and waited to see what he had won.

• Ichiro took Madara's body to his former residence, barred others from approaching, and left a Wood Clone to guard it.
• Tobirama told Ichiro that Hashirama's Sage Body was failing, warned him that war was approaching, and urged him to search Uchiha records for ways to grow stronger.
• Hashirama agreed to Tobirama's cover story that Black Zetsu attacked Konoha and Madara fell while protecting the village.
• Tobirama informed the great nations that Black Zetsu had attacked Konoha and fled after Madara died in battle, hoping to buy the village time to prepare.
• Ichiro bought and installed Wood Release, disguise, and technique-activation skills, then used his remaining points on a roulette draw that produced a golden reward.

Watanabe Ichiro obtained a Rinnegan from the prize wheel and went to take Madara Uchiha’s eyes, but Madara awakened before he could. After gaining Madara’s trust with a staged reunion, Watanabe killed him, leaving Black Zetsu’s plan in ruins.

• Watanabe Ichiro found a Rinnegan in his System Inventory and decided he no longer needed Madara Uchiha alive.
• Watanabe tested Madara’s body, began prying open his eye, and caused Madara to awaken with his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Watanabe told Madara that he had rescued his body from Tobirama Senju and wept as though relieved to see him alive.
• Madara trusted Watanabe after interpreting his actions as devotion and thinking of him as a younger brother like Uchiha Izuna.
• Watanabe stabbed Madara from behind, crushed his heart, and told him that Izuna was waiting in the Netherworld.
• Black Zetsu realized Madara had died again and despaired over the collapse of his plan.