Chapter Summaries

Tsunade attended a war council where Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned her to develop an antidote to Ibuse’s poison and organize medical ninja for the front. After the meeting, she returned home and confided in Uchiha Lei, who comforted her before they went to sleep.

• Hatake Sakumo reported that Hanzō and Amegakure forces had invaded the Land of Fire’s border and warned that Ibuse’s poison was extremely potent.
• Tsunade agreed to train medical ninja from the academy graduates and regular ninja after Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders discussed staffing.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi appointed Shimura Danzō commander-in-chief, with Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade assisting him at the border.
• Tsunade left the meeting and hurried home, where Uchiha Lei was waiting for her.
• Tsunade told Uchiha Lei about the meeting and asked whether she had handled the medical-ninja dispute correctly; he reassured her, and they went to sleep.

Konoha's ninja army departed for the front lines under Shimura Danzō, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya, while Uchiha Lei hurried to see Hyuga Mie and Nawaki off. After waking late at Tsunade's home, Lei shared an affectionate moment with Kushina Uzumaki before setting out with her to the village entrance.

• Shimura Danzō led the ninja army toward the Konoha Gate as Jiraiya searched for Tsunade, and Nawaki told him she was probably still in bed with Lei.
• Tsunade remembered the send-off and hurried to get ready while Lei checked his system gains and dressed to leave.
• Lei found Kushina outside her room, apologized for not sleeping beside her, and kissed her; Tsunade emerged and reacted angrily to seeing them together.
• Tsunade told Lei and Kushina to attend the send-off and meet her afterward in the mission hall at the Hokage Office Building.
• Lei used the Body Flicker Technique to carry Kushina toward the village entrance, slowing down when the cold wind made her shiver.

Tsunade publicly confirmed that Uchiha Lei was her man as Konoha’s ninja departed for the front, prompting Jiraiya’s heartbreak and Hiruzen’s disapproval. Tsunade then arranged village missions for Lei, Kushina, and Mikoto before leaving to meet Hiruzen, confident she could resist his objections.

• Tsunade and Uchiha Lei said farewell to the departing Konoha teams, and Nawaki called Lei his brother-in-law.
• Jiraiya confronted Tsunade about choosing Lei, and she declared that Lei was her man and that Jiraiya was worse than him in every way.
• Hiruzen sent the ninja force to the front, then told Koharu and Homura he would tell Tsunade to stay away from Lei.
• Tsunade, Lei, and Kushina met Mikoto at the mission hall, where Tsunade arranged three new village missions for them.
• Lei kissed Tsunade’s forehead and asked if she could handle Hiruzen’s objections, and Tsunade left to meet the Hokage.

Tsunade defended her relationship with Uchiha Lei to Hiruzen Sarutobi, then delivered Genin forehead protectors to Lei, Kushina Uzumaki, and Uchiha Mikoto. Lei completed a cat-catching mission and began cleaning trash from a stream, where Tsunade congratulated him before leaving for work.

• Tsunade rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s warnings about Lei and accepted three Genin forehead protectors from him.
• Lei caught Mimi for Grandma Nohara, completed the mission, and headed to the stream to pick up trash.
• Kushina Uzumaki and Uchiha Mikoto mopped the bathhouse as a mission and discussed Tsunade’s relationship with Lei.
• Tsunade gave Kushina Uzumaki and Uchiha Mikoto their Genin forehead protectors, while Mikoto declined to call her big sister.
• Tsunade brought Lei his Genin forehead protector at the stream, and he assured her he would never betray Konoha.
• Lei kissed Tsunade goodbye, and she left for Konoha Hospital.

Uchiha Lei and Uchiha Mikoto celebrated their graduation with Mikoto’s parents, and Uchiha Yama gave Lei the Flame Formation technique. Afterward, Lei gave Mikoto three hundred thousand ryō and reassured her that she was his principal wife; their intimacy began advancing his progress toward plundering her Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Lei parted from Kushina after promising to visit her the next day, then returned home with Mikoto.
• Uchiha Yama gave Lei a scroll containing the Flame Formation as a graduation gift, and Lei memorized its instructions.
• At the graduation dinner, Mikoto asked for her gift, and Lei gave her three hundred thousand ryō to keep for their future.
• Mikoto worried that people would criticize her as Lei’s wife because of Tsunade, and Lei promised to make anyone who criticized her pay.
• Lei and Mikoto went to bed together, and the system reported five percent progress toward plundering Mikoto’s Mangekyō Sharingan.

Uchiha Lei gained more ocular power from the system before taking a herb-gathering mission with Uchiha Mikoto and Kushina Uzumaki. After retrieving the herbs from a dangerous cliff, the group headed to Konoha Hospital to learn Medical Ninjutsu from Tsunade.

• Uchiha Lei woke beside Uchiha Mikoto, gained 5,000 ocular power from the system, and saw his Mangekyō Sharingan progress reach 50%.
• Uchiha Lei and Uchiha Mikoto met Kushina Uzumaki at the mission hall, where she had accepted a mission to gather antidote herbs and learn Medical Ninjutsu from Tsunade.
• Uchiha Lei found the three-flowered purple rue grass growing on a wet cliff and climbed down to collect it while Uchiha Mikoto and Kushina Uzumaki watched anxiously.
• Uchiha Lei returned safely with the herbs, reassured the worried girls, and used the Body Flicker Technique to take them toward Konoha Hospital to meet Tsunade.

Tsunade tested antidotes for Ibuse’s poison gas, and Uchiha Lei brought her the herbs she needed to make progress. After Kushina Uzumaki and Uchiha Mikoto left, Tsunade and Lei became intimate in her office, but Kushina’s return interrupted them.

• Tsunade tried several antidotes on Ibuse’s poison gas, but none neutralized it.
• Uchiha Lei arrived with Kushina Uzumaki and Uchiha Mikoto and gave Tsunade the antidote herbs they had gathered.
• Tsunade sent Kushina and Mikoto home, then pulled Lei close while retrieving the herbs from his clothes.
• Tsunade diluted the herbs into Ibuse’s poison gas and found that the poison no longer diluted the antidote.
• Tsunade and Lei kissed, but Kushina knocked and called for Lei to come home for dinner.

Uchiha Lei left Kushina Uzumaki at home and joined Tsunade and Uchiha Mikoto on a mission to the troubled border. Along the way, he obtained a Wood Release scroll and learned its listed techniques, just as Tsunade spotted watchers nearby and ordered him to attack.

• Uchiha Lei reassured Kushina Uzumaki that Tsunade had delayed him for a mission-related reason, then took her downstairs for dinner.
• A messenger reported that the border situation was worsening, and Uchiha Lei agreed to go with Tsunade and Uchiha Mikoto while Kushina stayed behind.
• Uchiha Lei gave Kushina 300,000 ryo before leaving, and Mito Uzumaki told her it was his betrothal gift.
• At Konoha's entrance, Tsunade asked Uchiha Mikoto whether her sword matched Uchiha Lei's; Mikoto confirmed that it did.
• While traveling, Uchiha Lei asked Tsunade for Wood Release techniques, read her scroll, and learned its three listed jutsu.
• Tsunade noticed someone watching the group and ordered Uchiha Lei to test his new techniques on the nearby enemy.

Uchiha Lei fought an Amegakure squad at Konoha’s border while Tsunade and Uchiha Mikoto watched. After killing the squad’s four genin and three chunin, he faced its two jonin as their water and fire techniques filled the forest with steam.

• Tsunade and Uchiha Mikoto watched as Uchiha Lei challenged nine Amegakure ninja to attack him.
• Four Amegakure genin used Senbon Shower, but Uchiha Lei burned their weapons with Flame Formation and killed them with his sword.
• Uchiha Lei used explosive tags, the Shackling Stakes Technique, and fire ninjutsu to kill three Amegakure chunin.
• The two Amegakure jonin attacked with Water Dragon Bullet, and Uchiha Lei countered with Great Dragon Fire.
• The jonin unleashed Great Waterfall Technique, and their water tornadoes collided with Lei’s fire dragons, filling the forest with steam.

Uchiha Lei defeated two Amegakure Jonin and rejoined Tsunade and Uchiha Mikoto before they reached the Konoha camp. Tsunade presented her antidote for Ibuse’s poison gas to the camp leaders, and Orochimaru offered to take Lei to find Mie and Nawaki.

• Lei used explosive-tag clones to ambush the two Amegakure Jonin, then killed them with his Kusanagi Sword and plundered their supplies.
• Lei searched the defeated Chunin and Genin, then called Tsunade and Mikoto over and continued with them to the Konoha camp.
• Tsunade entered the command tent and showed Orochimaru and Shimura Danzō her antidote by testing it on Ibuse’s poison gas.
• Shimura Danzō ordered Tsunade to produce and distribute the antidote, while Orochimaru agreed to lead her to her quarters after Jiraiya left.
• Lei asked Orochimaru where Mie and Nawaki were, and Orochimaru offered to take him to them.

Uchiha Lei visited Konoha Camp with Orochimaru, watched Hyuga Mie defeat Nawaki in a spar, and received the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique scroll. Jiraiya arrived doubting Lei’s claim that he had learned the technique after reading it once.

• Orochimaru asked Uchiha Lei how Konoha should drive Hanzō away, and Lei suggested bringing Tsunade, Jiraiya, and possibly Danzo to fight him.
• Uchiha Lei and Orochimaru reached the tents as Hyuga Mie blocked Nawaki’s attacks with her Gentle Fist until Orochimaru ended their duel.
• Hyuga Mie embraced Uchiha Lei, and Lei warned Nawaki to stop charging recklessly and watch out for Explosive Tags.
• Orochimaru praised Mie’s Gentle Fist, examined Lei’s Kusanagi Sword, and gave Lei a Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique scroll.
• Lei said he had learned the technique after reading the scroll once, but refused to demonstrate it, and Jiraiya called him a boastful kid.

Uchiha Lei proved to Jiraiya that he could learn the Shadow Clone Technique after seeing it once, then returned to camp for dinner with Tsunade and Uchiha Mikoto. Meanwhile, Shimura Danzō ordered Aburame Ryoma to send a message to Demigod Hanzō asking him to kill Lei.

• Uchiha Lei learned the Shadow Clone Technique from Jiraiya's scroll and demonstrated that he could form seals quickly and summon five clones.
• Orochimaru praised Uchiha Lei and left the camp, while Hyuga Mie asked Lei to spend the night with her and he promised to come the next night.
• Shimura Danzō decided Uchiha Lei was a potential obstacle and ordered Aburame Ryoma to send a message to Demigod Hanzō to dispose of him.
• Aburame Ryoma sent a message to Amegakure with a Ninja Hawk.
• Uchiha Lei returned to the medical ninja camp and ate dinner with Tsunade and Uchiha Mikoto.

Uchiha Lei obtained Sasuke Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan while Hanzō prepared to fight Konoha’s forces. He woke to learn he had been ordered into the battle and planned to reveal his strength.

• Uchiha Lei spent the night with Uchiha Mikoto while Tsunade resentfully waited for her turn.
• Hanzō rejected Shimura Danzō’s request to kill Uchiha Lei unless Konoha exchanged resources, then decided to test Tsunade, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Lei.
• Shimura Danzō ordered Orochimaru to take Uchiha Lei along when they faced Hanzō, and Orochimaru relayed the order.
• Tsunade protested that Lei was only eleven after Orochimaru explained that Hanzō had challenged the four of them outside the camp.
• Uchiha Lei received Sasuke Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan, along with Perfect Susanoo, Amaterasu, and Kagutsuchi mastery, and activated the new eyes in private.
• Uchiha Lei learned that the system’s rewarded eyes would not cause blindness and considered saving his Mangekyō Sharingan while using Wood Release against Hanzō.

Uchiha Lei left Tsunade’s tent to join Orochimaru and Tsunade in reinforcing Jiraiya against Hanzō, while Jiraiya faced the Demigod and his salamander summon at the Land of Fire border. Jiraiya was wounded by Hanzō’s poisoned sickle, and Hanzō struck again from behind as Jiraiya tried to counter with his hardened hair.

• Uchiha Lei surprised Uchiha Mikoto at the tent entrance, caught her when she fell, and told her to wait for him in camp.
• Uchiha Lei, Orochimaru, and Tsunade set off to reinforce Jiraiya, who was confronting Hanzō at the border.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta and asked him to fight Salamander Ibuse while Jiraiya faced Hanzō.
• Gamabunta and Jiraiya combined toad oil and fire against Ibuse’s poison gas as Hanzō suddenly attacked Jiraiya with his sickle.
• Jiraiya dodged onto Gamabunta but suffered a diagonal chest wound and realized he had been poisoned.
• Hanzō appeared behind Jiraiya again, and Jiraiya tried to counter with the Wild Lion’s Mane Technique.

Uchiha Lei arrived with Orochimaru and Tsunade after Hanzō defeated and poisoned Jiraiya, then challenged Hanzō to fight alone. Their battle began with Lei cutting Hanzō’s chain sickle and countering his attacks, ending with Lei’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan activated as he blocked Hanzō’s second strike.

• Hanzō wounded Jiraiya with his sickle and used Ibuse’s poison gas to incapacitate the Konoha ninja, while Gamabunta carried Jiraiya back to them.
• Jiraiya insisted on holding out for Tsunade and Orochimaru, and Hanzō agreed to wait for all four of his challengers.
• Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Uchiha Lei arrived; Tsunade treated Jiraiya while Lei volunteered to fight Hanzō alone.
• Lei used the Body Flicker Technique to cut Hanzō’s chain sickle, then returned to Gamabunta’s back as Hanzō prepared a Great Waterfall Technique.
• Lei countered Hanzō’s water with Great Dragon Fire, and the two fought at high speed beneath their clashing techniques.
• Hanzō launched a two-stage chain sickle attack, and Lei blocked the second strike with his Kusanagi Sword as his Three-Tomoe Sharingan activated.

Uchiha Lei defeated Hanzo of the Salamander with Wood Release and received the title of Konoha Thunder God, “Wood Thunder God.” After Hanzo retreated, Lei and the others suspected Konoha’s leadership had arranged the confrontation, and Lei threatened a masked observer to keep quiet.

• Uchiha Lei wounded Hanzo of the Salamander in close combat, then protected himself from Ibuse’s poison gas with a Wood Locking Wall.
• Lei used Wood Release: Cutting Sprigs to injure Hanzo and Ibuse, forcing them to retreat; Hanzo admitted defeat and named Lei Konoha Thunder God, “Wood Thunder God.”
• The Konoha ninjas celebrated their victory, while Tsunade checked Lei for injuries and Orochimaru warned that revealing Wood Release could attract trouble from Konoha’s leadership.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru suspected Shimura Danzō had arranged the confrontation, and Lei warned that he would retaliate against anyone who came after him.
• Lei found a masked ninja in the woods and threatened him into keeping what he had witnessed secret.

Uchiha Lei returned to camp after driving off Demigod Hanzō and went to spend the night with Hyuga Mie, honoring his promise to her. Meanwhile, Shimura Danzō began plotting against Lei and sent a warning about him to the Hokage.

• Uchiha Lei crushed Aburame Ryoma’s Kikaichū, warned him not to provoke him, and left; Ryoma then reported the battle to Shimura Danzō while concealing the matter of Wood Release.
• Shimura Danzō ordered Aburame Ryoma to tell the Hokage that Uchiha Lei was dangerously powerful, and Ryoma sent the message by ninja hawk while resolving to leave Danzō’s service after the war.
• Uchiha Lei went to Hyuga Mie’s tent, and the two spent time together before sharing a meal.
• Hyuga Mie became ill at the sight of the food, and Uchiha Lei comforted her and apologized.
• Uchiha Lei and Hyuga Mie returned to her tent and lay down together for the night.

Uchiha Lei learned that Shimura Danzō had taken credit for his victory over Hanzō and confronted him at the Konoha camp. As the gathered ninja called for Danzō to step down, Lei faced him with his hand on his sword.

• Hatake Sakumo delivered the Hokage's order for Uchiha Lei to join the defense against Sunagakure, and Tsunade reluctantly agreed after reading the Hokage's letter.
• Uchiha Lei asked about his reward for defeating Hanzō, but Hatake Sakumo said he knew nothing of the victory.
• Uchiha Lei accused the Hokage and Shimura Danzō of conspiring against him, then rushed to the Konoha camp, followed by Tsunade and Hatake Sakumo.
• Uchiha Lei publicly accused Shimura Danzō of stealing credit for his victory over Hanzō, prompting Konoha ninja to demand Danzō's removal.
• Shimura Danzō confronted the crowd, and Uchiha Lei stepped forward to face him with a hand on his Kusanagi Sword.

Uchiha Lei severed Shimura Danzō’s right arm, burned it away, and openly challenged the Third Hokage’s authority as Danzō repeatedly collapsed. Aburame Ryoma joined Lei, whose supporters rallied behind him as Hokage agents withdrew to report, and Lei urged Hatake Sakumo to lead the force to the Sunagakure border.

• Uchiha Lei attacked Shimura Danzō, cut off his right arm, and burned it to ash with a Great Fireball while Tsunade and Hatake Sakumo intervened.
• Tsunade treated Danzō as Hatake Sakumo ordered Lei to stop, and Lei decided to spare Danzō for the moment.
• Uchiha Lei persuaded Aburame Ryoma to abandon Danzō and become his subordinate, and Ryoma discarded his mask and stood with Lei.
• Shimura Danzō woke, saw Ryoma’s defection, and fainted again after spitting blood, while Jiraiya and the gathered Konoha ninja laughed at him.
• Uchiha Lei used Wood Clones to denounce the Third Hokage and the Konoha High Command, prompting ninja in the crowd to voice support for Lei as covert agents withdrew to report.
• Uchiha Lei dispelled his Wood Clones and told Hatake Sakumo to proceed with the mission to garrison the Sunagakure border.

After Uchiha Lei left for the Sunagakure border camp, Hiruzen Sarutobi sought Mito Uzumaki’s advice about Lei’s actions and Wood Release. Mito revealed Lei’s Senju bloodline, and the chapter ended with her deciding to send him the Wood Human Technique.

• Uchiha Lei and Aburame Ryoma left the Konoha Camp with Hatake Sakumo, while Jiraiya headed toward the Iwagakure border camp.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi read a report about Lei cutting off Shimura Danzō’s arm and denouncing Konoha’s leadership, then rushed to Mito Uzumaki’s home.
• Mito Uzumaki told Hiruzen that Lei possessed Senju bloodline as well as Uchiha bloodline, and had hidden his identity to protect him from jealousy.
• Hiruzen agreed that Lei deserved a reward for defeating Demigod Hanzō and said Danzō deserved his injury for concealing the victory.
• Mito suggested sending Lei Tobirama Senju’s Flying Thunder God Technique, then decided to fetch the Wood Human Technique scroll for Yuhi Shinku to deliver.