Chapter Summaries

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.

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.