Recaps

Watanabe Ichiro unnerved Black Zetsu by eating salmon beside Madara Uchiha’s corpse, then defeated Uchiha Kagami in a duel for clan leadership. After suspecting Black Zetsu had helped Kagami anticipate his techniques, Ichiro realized Kagami’s pregnant wife might be part of a larger scheme.

• Watanabe Ichiro concealed Madara Uchiha’s heart in his inventory and pretended to eat salmon, leaving Black Zetsu too disturbed to reveal his plans.
• Black Zetsu retreated into the darkness and earned Watanabe Ichiro a surge of system points.
• Uchiha Kagami challenged Watanabe Ichiro for leadership of the clan and repeatedly countered his fighting style.
• Watanabe Ichiro used the Flying Thunder God Technique and a Great Fireball Technique to defeat Kagami.
• After Kagami threatened revenge, Watanabe Ichiro suspected Black Zetsu had leaked his abilities and wondered whether Kagami’s pregnant wife was involved in the plan.

Watanabe Ichiro discovered that Black Zetsu had caused Uchiha Kagami’s pregnant wife to die and had provoked Kagami into defecting. He then discussed Hashirama Senju’s plan to distribute the Tailed Beasts with Tobirama Senju, arguing that Konoha needed reliable ways to control them.

• Watanabe Ichiro found Uchiha Kagami’s wife and unborn child dead, and suspected Black Zetsu had possessed her to drive a wedge between him and Kagami.
• A clansman reported that Uchiha Kagami had knocked out the medical staff and escaped, and Watanabe Ichiro tracked Black Zetsu’s location before deciding to retaliate.
• Tobirama Senju summoned Watanabe Ichiro to discuss distributing the Tailed Beasts, and Watanabe Ichiro examined the scroll holding the Nine-Tails.
• Watanabe Ichiro warned that future generations might not control the Tailed Beasts and that other nations could use them as weapons against Konoha.
• Watanabe Ichiro proposed using the Mangekyō Sharingan, Wood Release, and Sealing Jutsu to suppress the Tailed Beasts, and suggested cultivating the Uchiha to produce Mangekyō users.
• Tobirama Senju approved of Watanabe Ichiro’s ruthless plan for the Uchiha and privately praised him as a good disciple.

Watanabe Ichiro and Tobirama Senju agreed to sell Konoha’s tailed beasts to other nations for a steep price while concealing the danger of Hashirama Senju’s failing health. Ichiro gave Tobirama Madara Uchiha’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, while Uchiha Kagami turned to Black Zetsu for guidance after losing to Ichiro.

• Watanabe Ichiro and Tobirama Senju agreed to trade the tailed beasts for money, secret techniques, bloodline holders, or other valuable resources, using the deal to weaken rival nations and delay war.
• Tobirama told Ichiro that Hashirama Senju was near death and that his death could release the tailed beasts, but ordered him to keep the danger from Hashirama.
• Watanabe Ichiro presented Tobirama with Madara Uchiha’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and secured the right to learn any research results Tobirama obtained.
• Tobirama accepted the eye and hurried off to study it, while Ichiro left having gained his teacher’s goodwill and distanced himself from the coming crisis.
• Uchiha Kagami raged in a cave over Black Zetsu making him flee from Ichiro, then asked Black Zetsu what he should do after losing his chance to become clan head.

Black Zetsu manipulated Uchiha Kagami into awakening his Mangekyo and leaving Konoha, while Konoha used the threat of Black Zetsu and a tailed-beast sale to draw the nations toward a Five Kage Summit. With the summit one day away, Tobirama Senju and Watanabe Ichiro prepared Hashirama Senju to present a strong front.

• Black Zetsu forged a suicide note and manipulated Uchiha Kagami into blaming himself for his wife's death and training to challenge Watanabe Ichiro.
• After losing to Watanabe Ichiro, Uchiha Kagami awakened his Mangekyo, and Black Zetsu possessed him to escape Konoha before returning control and sending him away.
• Intelligence agents reported that Black Zetsu had fought Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, and that Madara Uchiha had died.
• Konoha offered tailed beasts for sale and free intelligence about Black Zetsu, prompting the other nations to argue over whether to attend the Five Kage Summit.
• Tobirama Senju and Watanabe Ichiro warned Hashirama Senju not to kneel or cry at the summit, and Hashirama Senju agreed to imitate Madara Uchiha's arrogant manner.

At the first Five Kage Summit, Watanabe Ichiro and Tobirama Senju used Konoha’s strength and Madara Uchiha’s reputation to secure agreement on trading the Tailed Beasts. As Tobirama prepared to end the meeting, a mysterious figure resembling Black Zetsu appeared and declared that no one would get a Tailed Beast.

• Hashirama Senju intimidated the visiting Kage while Watanabe Ichiro warned them to watch their words and actions.
• Tobirama Senju led the negotiations as Watanabe Ichiro monitored Black Zetsu and reflected on how Madara Uchiha had cowed the other nations.
• The four nations agreed to pay money and supplies for Tailed Beasts, with the list and exchange details planned for the following days.
• A pitch-black figure appeared on the conference table and declared that the nations would get no Tailed Beasts.
• Hidden underground, Black Zetsu recognized the newcomer’s appearance, spiritual energy, and Otsutsuki aura as identical to his own.

Watanabe Ichiro disguised himself as Black Zetsu to deliver false intelligence and provoke a confrontation at the Five Kage Summit. When Hashirama Senju chose to fight instead, Ichiro met his attack in a clash of Wood Release.

• Watanabe Ichiro staged a wounded scene, used Disguise to take Black Zetsu's form, and left his Shadow Clone guarding the Tailed Beasts.
• The disguised Watanabe Ichiro confronted Tobirama Senju and warned him not to use his teleportation technique.
• Hashirama Senju recalled Black Zetsu's role in past tragedies and took a pill that could unleash his strength at the cost of his life.
• Watanabe Ichiro and Hashirama Senju unleashed Wood Release against each other, injuring nearby ninja caught in the battle.
• Watanabe Ichiro activated his Mangekyo skill and met Hashirama Senju's leaping attack with a punch.

Watanabe Ichiro’s clone told Tobirama Senju that an unknown enemy might possess or control people, while the real Watanabe Ichiro defeated Hashirama Senju. [Black Zetsu] released the tailed beasts, and Tobirama faced a choice between escaping alone and protecting his brother’s body as a Tailed Beast Bomb approached.

• Watanabe Ichiro’s Wood Release Clone told Tobirama Senju that guards had attacked him and stolen the tailed beast scroll, suggesting an enemy could possess or control people.
• Hashirama Senju fell in battle against [Black Zetsu], and Tobirama Senju mourned his brother as the other ninja feared their enemy.
• [Black Zetsu] released the nine tailed beasts and invited the gathered ninja to capture them.
• Tobirama Senju teleported beside Hashirama Senju to protect his body, but found that the nearby Flying Thunder God Marks had been destroyed.
• Watanabe Ichiro tried to summon Tobirama away with [Reverse Flying Thunder God], but Tobirama chose to stay and confront Shukaku’s approaching Tailed Beast Bomb.

Watanabe Ichiro saved the gravely injured Tobirama Senju after he took the blast of a Tailed Beast Bomb while protecting Hashirama Senju’s body. Tobirama survived through Watanabe Ichiro’s power and suspected his Mangekyo was responsible, while Watanabe Ichiro stalled for time to invent an explanation.

• Tobirama Senju used four Water Release techniques to weaken the Tailed Beast Bomb, but its blast still caved in half his chest as he protected Hashirama Senju’s body.
• Watanabe Ichiro searched the shattered battlefield and found Tobirama Senju clutching a fragment of Wood Release, which he believed had come from Hashirama Senju.
• Watanabe Ichiro used [Coincidence] to make Tobirama Senju’s severe injuries nonfatal, disguising the effect as a Mangekyo ability.
• Tobirama Senju began questioning Watanabe Ichiro about his Mangekyo, but Watanabe Ichiro interrupted him and asked why he had failed to answer the summons.
• Watanabe Ichiro confronted Tobirama Senju for facing the Tailed Beast Bomb instead of retreating, and Tobirama Senju guiltily realized he had forgotten to explain a flaw in [Reverse Flying Thunder God Technique].

After Hashirama Senju’s death and the summit’s disastrous losses, Tobirama Senju tried to delay the other nations’ demands for compensation. When the Kage began considering an attack on weakened Konoha, Watanabe Ichiro declared his intent to unite the Shinobi World by force and confronted them in his Susanoo.

• Tobirama Senju treated his wounds, sealed the Tailed Beasts, stored Hashirama Senju’s body, and began discussing the summit’s aftermath with the other nations.
• The First Raikage demanded compensation for lost supplies, while Tobirama Senju urged the Kage to wait until another day.
• The First Raikage and the other Kage considered joining forces to attack Konoha while it was weak.
• Watanabe Ichiro noticed the Kage’s killing intent and declared that he had inherited Madara Uchiha’s will to unite the Shinobi World.
• Watanabe Ichiro awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and formed a towering Susanoo, asking the Kage if his explanation satisfied them.

Watanabe Ichiro used his Mangekyo-powered attack and Susanoo to kill the First Raikage and First Mizukage, then threatened the First Kazekage and First Tsuchikage. The two remaining Kage faced a choice between life and death as the battlefield fell under Ichiro’s control.

• Watanabe Ichiro’s tracking arc pierced the First Raikage’s defenses, killing him as he fell from the sky.
• Watanabe Ichiro sent three more arcs toward the Kazekage, Mizukage, and Tsuchikage, and the shinobi’s attempts to block them failed.
• The First Mizukage tried to use his guards as human shields and flee, but Watanabe Ichiro crushed him with Susanoo’s palm.
• Watanabe Ichiro asked the First Kazekage and First Tsuchikage to choose between life and death as Susanoo formed two more arcs.

Watanabe Ichiro’s overwhelming power forced the defeated nations to surrender, and Tobirama Senju negotiated terms to divide their spoils. The chapter ended with Konoha keeping the Nine-Tails while the One-Tail and Five-Tails went to the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth, derailing Black Zetsu’s plans.

• Watanabe Ichiro crushed the First Mizukage and defeated the remaining forces, prompting the future Second of the Land of Lightning and future Third of the Land of Water to surrender.
• Watanabe Ichiro brought the defeated leaders to Tobirama Senju, who resumed the conference and took charge of negotiations.
• Tobirama Senju arranged for the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water to pay compensation, divided among Konoha, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Wind.
• Tobirama Senju confiscated the supplies and proposed taking all the tailed beasts, but Watanabe Ichiro ordered three of them distributed among the nations.
• Konoha kept the Nine-Tails, Sunagakure received the One-Tail Shukaku, and the Land of Earth received the Five-Tails Kokuō, leaving Black Zetsu’s progress at zero.

After the Five Kage Summit ended in disaster, Watanabe Ichiro returned to Konoha with Tobirama Senju while Black Zetsu mourned the loss of the tailed beasts. Tobirama briefly suspected Ichiro knew more about Black Zetsu than he let on, then resolved to find a way to treat the strain on Ichiro’s Mangekyo.

• Black Zetsu watched Hashirama Senju take the Tailed Beast Scroll and leave Watanabe Ichiro to guard it, then hurried to the meeting to sabotage the distribution.
• Black Zetsu encountered a powerful lookalike who fought Hashirama Senju, fled the battlefield, and later ran from Watanabe Ichiro’s Susanoo.
• The Five Kage Summit ended with Hashirama Senju, the Raikage, and the Mizukage dead, while the Tsuchikage and Kazekage were gravely wounded.
• Tobirama Senju questioned whether Watanabe Ichiro had a connection to Black Zetsu, but dismissed his suspicion after Ichiro acted as usual.
• Watanabe Ichiro told Tobirama Senju that nothing could ease the damage to his Mangekyo, and Tobirama decided they would return to Konoha and seek a remedy.

After Hashirama Senju died during the talks, Watanabe Ichiro saw Konoha mourn him and realized he had been treating the people around him like game characters. He began to feel part of the village and invited Tobirama Senju to go home with him.

• Konoha's delegation returned from the talks, and its members told the villagers that Hashirama Senju had died from injuries sustained in an attack.
• The villagers grieved Hashirama Senju's death, and Watanabe Ichiro watched their sorrow as he walked behind Tobirama Senju.
• A child's questions about Hashirama Senju made Watanabe Ichiro realize he had viewed the world as a game and its people as NPCs.
• Watanabe Ichiro began seeing the villagers and Tobirama Senju as real people, while Tobirama Senju sensed that the boy had gained human warmth.
• As night fell, Watanabe Ichiro turned to Tobirama Senju and asked his teacher to go home with him.

Watanabe Ichiro attended Hashirama Senju’s funeral, then dealt with Uchiha Elders who challenged his conduct and suspected Uchiha Kagami was backing them. He upgraded his system and bought what he needed to resurrect the dead, leaving their return planned for later.

• Watanabe Ichiro paid his respects at Hashirama Senju’s funeral and noticed the old bamboo plaque he had once given Hashirama and Madara Uchiha.
• Watanabe Ichiro subdued the Uchiha Elders who criticized his attendance and ordered his guards to interrogate them.
• Watanabe Ichiro suspected Uchiha Kagami had gained the Elders’ confidence by awakening a Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Watanabe Ichiro reflected on Madara Uchiha’s neglected funeral and decided the dead could wait in the Pure Land until he was ready to resurrect them.
• Watanabe Ichiro spent points in the system Shop, upgrading the system and learning it could now suppress the Sage of Six Paths and the Reaper.
• Watanabe Ichiro bought the tools and materials needed to resurrect everyone later with Rinne Rebirth.

Watanabe Ichiro drew the [Rainbow Gold · Absolute Command] card and spent a quiet day in Konoha, unaware that Uchiha Kagami had received orders to proceed with a plan against him. Kagami warned Ichiro that someone in the clan was targeting him, but Ichiro soon collapsed after drinking sake, leaving Kagami anxiously wondering if the drug had taken effect.

• Watanabe Ichiro spent his remaining points on roulette pulls and obtained [Rainbow Gold · Absolute Command].
• A Ninja Hawk carried messages between Konoha and Uchiha Kagami's hidden refuge, where Kagami read that Ichiro was back and replied, "Proceed as planned."
• Watanabe Ichiro wandered Konoha and ate at the hot pot restaurant on Konoha Specialty Street Food Alley.
• Kagami Uchiha warned Watanabe Ichiro that strange behavior and frequent Ninja Hawks suggested someone in the clan was targeting him.
• Watanabe Ichiro drank several cups of sake, spoke sadly of failing to save Hashirama Senju, and collapsed onto the table.
• Kagami Uchiha watched Ichiro anxiously and wondered whether the drug had taken effect.

Kagami Uchiha helped the elders drug and smuggle Watanabe Ichiro out of Konoha to protect his younger brother, but then freed himself from their control and fought them. The chapter ended with Kagami battling the elders’ guards while hoping Watanabe Ichiro would return safely.

• The Uchiha elders drugged Watanabe Ichiro, bound him with chakra-suppressing restraints, and smuggled him out of Konoha.
• After Watanabe Ichiro was taken away, Kagami Uchiha recovered his younger brother and sent him toward the Hokage Building with a Shadow Clone.
• Kagami Uchiha used explosive-tagged shuriken to stop the elders’ men from giving chase, then severed his left arm to remove the Cursed Seal.
• Kagami Uchiha recalled discovering the elders’ secret contacts and submitting to their scheme after Uchiha Kagami threatened his younger brother.
• Kagami Uchiha fought the elders’ guards and hoped Watanabe Ichiro would return safely.

Watanabe Ichiro let the Uchiha kidnap him after secretly neutralizing their poisoned sake, while Black Zetsu panicked that his plans were unraveling. Ichiro’s hidden Wood Clone remained in the Uchiha courtyard, watching Kagami Uchiha fight the Elders’ guards.

• Watanabe Ichiro noticed the Uchiha plotting against him and used the system to identify the lethal poison in their sake.
• Watanabe Ichiro secretly stored most of the poisoned sake, then pretended to collapse so the Uchiha could carry him away.
• Black Zetsu learned that Kagami Uchiha had gained control of his Mangekyō, allied with Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and returned to Konoha seeking revenge.
• Black Zetsu discovered that the Uchiha had drugged and abducted Watanabe Ichiro, and hurried after them in alarm.
• Watanabe Ichiro’s disguised Wood Clone stayed in the courtyard, watching Kagami Uchiha fight the Elders’ guards.

Uchiha Kagami received the captured Watanabe Ichiro and chose to keep him alive rather than claim the Uchiha Clan Head position through an underhanded victory. Black Zetsu overheard the clan members discussing Ichiro and feared for the fate of his Plan B.

• The Uchiha escorted the badly wounded Watanabe Ichiro into Uchiha Kagami's [Netherworld] space.
• Uchiha Kagami learned that Ichiro was still alive and recalled his humiliating defeat by Ichiro's Flying Thunder God and Fire Release.
• Uchiha Kagami decided that taking the Clan Head position through an ambush would dishonor the fair fight he wanted, so he ordered Ichiro's restraints removed and left him there for treatment.
• The Uchiha members left Kagami's space and privately discussed Ichiro's capture and his likely fate.
• Black Zetsu overheard them and worried that his Plan B was lost.

Uchiha Kagami tried to treat Watanabe Ichiro so he could defeat him fairly, but Ichiro revealed that his weakness had been a ruse and provoked Kagami with news about his wife and child. Kagami attacked with his Mangekyō ability, leaving Ichiro's legs severed as Ichiro struggled to understand the spatial technique.

• Uchiha Kagami searched the cave for bandages and Medical Scrolls, then decided to leave Watanabe Ichiro alive and let him recover before their fight.
• Watanabe Ichiro mocked Kagami's concern, and Kagami tossed him the supplies and ordered him to return to Konoha and get stronger.
• Watanabe Ichiro revealed that he had faked his weakness and said he would reunite Kagami with his wife and child.
• Uchiha Kagami, enraged by Ichiro's words, used his Mangekyō ability to expel Ichiro's legs from [Netherworld].
• Watanabe Ichiro tried to teleport with Flying Thunder God, but the system said the spatial coordinates required new formulas; his Wood Release failed to reach his legs, though it supported his upper body and slowed his bleeding.

Watanabe Ichiro survived Uchiha Kagami’s Netherworld by completing his analysis of the space-sealing ability and using Flying Thunder God, then broke the prison with Susanoo. As the battle’s aftermath began, Kagami Uchiha’s Shadow Clone warned Senju Toka that Ichiro and another person needed rescuing, and she rushed to Tobirama Senju.

• Uchiha Kagami used Netherworld to sever Watanabe Ichiro’s arm and tried to kill him before his spatial analysis was complete.
• Watanabe Ichiro’s system finished analyzing Netherworld, allowing him to escape with Flying Thunder God and heal himself with Wood Release and Medical Scrolls.
• Watanabe Ichiro revealed his Mangekyo and used Susanoo to shatter Netherworld.
• Black Zetsu spotted Ichiro’s Susanoo, approached cautiously, and waited nearby for the battle to settle.
• Kagami Uchiha’s Shadow Clone evaded an ambush and told Senju Toka that Uchiha Kagami had captured Lord Ichiro and possessed a space-based Mangekyo ability.
• Senju Toka rushed to Tobirama Senju’s laboratory and urged him to save both people.

Watanabe Ichiro killed Uchiha Kagami after breaking free of his Mangekyo technique, then disguised his injuries before meeting Black Zetsu. Believing Ichiro was disillusioned and ready to be led, Black Zetsu introduced the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

• Watanabe Ichiro rescued Uchiha Kagami from the collapsing Netherworld, killed him, and took his Mangekyo eyes and body.
• Watanabe Ichiro checked that no one was watching, then cut the Reverse Flying Thunder God Technique patch from his body and fashioned wounds to disguise what had happened.
• Black Zetsu approached Watanabe Ichiro and denied being the figure he had encountered earlier.
• Watanabe Ichiro lamented that his deepest wounds had come from his own clan, and Black Zetsu mistook his despair for openness to its guidance.
• Black Zetsu asked Watanabe Ichiro whether he had heard of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Watanabe Ichiro deceived Black Zetsu into letting him test [True Damage Infusion], then waited for Konoha’s arrival. Tobirama Senju reached him first and, after fearing Ichiro was dead, discovered that he was still breathing.

• Black Zetsu pitched the [Infinite Tsukuyomi] plan to Watanabe Ichiro, who listened while studying his manipulation tactics.
• Watanabe Ichiro persuaded Black Zetsu to let him test [True Damage Infusion] on a small piece of his body, and Black Zetsu felt a sharp sting before retreating.
• Watanabe Ichiro asked the system to analyze Black Zetsu and wondered where the White Zetsu were hidden.
• Tobirama Senju arrived ahead of the others and feared Watanabe Ichiro had died, but felt his faint, steady breath and realized he was alive.

After the Uchiha elders’ collaboration with the Land of Lightning was exposed, Acting Hokage Tobirama Senju dismantled the clan’s remaining rebellion and folded its police force into ANBU. With Konoha’s internal affairs settled, Tobirama turned his attention to external threats and began preparing a plan to unify the shinobi world.

• Watanabe Ichiro’s Wood Clone rescued Kagami Uchiha, who revealed that he had colluded with forces from the Land of Lightning.
• Tobirama Senju arrested the Uchiha elders involved and stripped the clan of its Military Police Force duties, transferring them to ANBU.
• Tobirama Senju reflected on Konoha’s reforms and left the Third Hokage’s position vacant while continuing to handle village affairs as Acting Hokage.
• Tobirama Senju studied a scroll titled “Shinobi World Unification Plan,” marking elite combat strength and foundational talent as priorities.

Watanabe Ichiro discovered Tobirama Senju’s plan for unifying the Shinobi World, then awakened in the hospital and overheard Kagami Uchiha confessing to Senju Toka. Toka accepted Kagami’s feelings, while Tobirama and Watanabe listened outside the room.

• Watanabe Ichiro read Tobirama Senju’s detailed backup plan for unifying the Shinobi World and considered it impressive but difficult to launch.
• Watanabe Ichiro prepared a new disguise resembling Uchiha Kagami, complete with the Uchiha bloodline and Mangekyō Sharingan, then awakened as Uchiha Ichiro in the hospital.
• After medical personnel confirmed Uchiha Ichiro had recovered, Watanabe Ichiro went to Kagami Uchiha’s room and eavesdropped on Kagami speaking with Senju Toka.
• Kagami Uchiha told Senju Toka he had fallen in love with her at first sight and asked her to go out with him.
• Senju Toka recalled Kagami’s considerate actions during the battle and, despite protesting that they had met only twice, agreed to be with him.
• Tobirama Senju arrived to visit Uchiha Ichiro and waited beside Watanabe Ichiro while they listened to Kagami and Toka.

Watanabe Ichiro watched Kagami Uchiha and Senju Toka’s romance develop, then helped Tobirama Senju with research into Impure World Reincarnation and spiritual entities. As Tobirama continued his experiments, Ichiro began managing Konoha’s affairs, while events elsewhere in the Shinobi World remained unsettled.

• Watanabe Ichiro and Tobirama Senju overheard Kagami Uchiha and Senju Toka’s affectionate conversation and discussed their budding romance.
• Watanabe Ichiro asked Tobirama Senju about Impure World Reincarnation, and Tobirama said he had revised it nine times but its success rate remained below seventy percent.
• Watanabe Ichiro asked Tobirama Senju how he would study an aggregate of spiritual entities, and Tobirama proposed investigating it as an energy source and exploring its link to the world of the dead.
• Watanabe Ichiro used the system to assist Tobirama Senju’s research while Tobirama worked on Impure World Reincarnation and the Spiritual Entity Aggregate Development Project.
• Watanabe Ichiro began coordinating Konoha’s affairs, and Tobirama Senju mistook his growing administrative role for an effort to become the Third Hokage.
• Watanabe Ichiro’s administration of Konoha proceeded smoothly, while the situation elsewhere in the Shinobi World differed.