Chapter Summaries

Hiruzen Sarutobi arranged for Yuhi Shinku to deliver Wood Release and Flying Thunder God scrolls to Uchiha Lei at the Sunagakure battlefield. As Chiyo’s forces launched an attack on the Konoha camp, Lei challenged Chiyo and Sasori’s parents to face him alone.

• Mito Uzumaki gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a Wood Release scroll and told him to send it to Uchiha Lei, so he retrieved the Flying Thunder God scroll as well.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi handed both scrolls to Yuhi Shinku and ordered him to deliver them to the battlefield promptly.
• At the Konoha camp, Uchiha Lei told Hatake Sakumo to let him handle the Third Kazekage’s family while Sakumo supported him.
• When Chiyo and her eighteen-person assault squad attacked the camp, Chiyo assigned Hatake Sakumo to herself and Feng and Mikako to Lei.
• Uchiha Lei declared that he would fight Chiyo, Feng, and Mikako by himself.

Uchiha Lei defeated Granny Chiyo’s puppet force at the Konoha camp and challenged the Third Kazekage to a duel in three days. The Third Kazekage accepted, intending to use the battle to make other villages wary of Lei.

• Uchiha Lei challenged Sunagakure’s fighters, and Granny Chiyo stepped forward to face him after warning Feng away.
• Granny Chiyo sent ten puppets to attack, but Lei’s Flame Formation burned away their senbon and his Great Dragon Fire Technique destroyed four puppets and scorched the remaining six.
• Granny Chiyo admitted defeat and withdrew with her subordinates after Lei challenged the Third Kazekage to fight him in three days.
• Konoha’s ninjas celebrated Lei’s victory, and Hatake Sakumo praised him before he returned to his tent.
• Granny Chiyo reported her defeat to the Third Kazekage, who accepted Lei’s challenge because he believed the duel would make other villages wary of him.

Uchiha Lei received the Wood Release and Flying Thunder God scrolls, practiced both techniques, and faced the Third Kazekage in a duel. The Third Kazekage defended himself from Lei’s Wood Release attacks and prepared to counterattack.

• Yuhi Shinku delivered the Wood Golem Technique and Flying Thunder God Technique scrolls to Uchiha Lei.
• Uchiha Lei inscribed Flying Thunder God marks on twenty kunai, tested the technique and Rasengan, and practiced until he could use Flying Thunder God proficiently.
• Uchiha Lei and the Third Kazekage met at the canyon as ninja from Konoha and Sunagakure watched.
• The Third Kazekage attacked with Iron Sand Drizzle, but Uchiha Lei blocked the spears with Wood Locking Wall.
• Uchiha Lei used Cutting Sprigs to batter the Third Kazekage’s Iron Sand Defense, prompting the Kazekage to reinforce it with Iron Sand Wall.

Uchiha Lei defeated and killed the Third Kazekage in the canyon, gaining his Magnet Release and ninjutsu through the system. With Sunagakure’s forces shaken and the Third Kazekage confirmed dead, Lei demanded that they withdraw.

• Uchiha Lei summoned a Wood Human to withstand the Third Kazekage’s Iron Sand attacks, but the Kazekage’s Iron Sand Connected Mountains smashed through it and the Wood Locking Wall.
• Uchiha Lei formed a second-stage Susanoo, broke the Kazekage’s magnetic sand attacks, and fired an Amaterasu arrow through his barrier.
• The Third Kazekage tried to flee with Iron Sand Heavenly Wings, but Uchiha Lei burned him to death with Amaterasu.
• The system awarded Uchiha Lei the Third Kazekage’s Magnet Release, ninjutsu, and 36 days of lifespan, and Lei used Magnet Release to clear the sandstorm.
• Konoha’s ninja celebrated Lei’s victory as Sunagakure’s troops lost morale; Lei announced that the Third Kazekage was dead and ordered them to withdraw.
• Granny Chiyo saw the Third Kazekage’s scorched clothing and stopped questioning Lei’s claim.

After Karura challenged Uchiha Lei over the Third Kazekage’s death, he made her his fiancée and brought her to Konoha as Sunagakure withdrew. Karura agreed to stay by his side and observe him, while Lei anticipated being sent to the Iwagakure front.

• Karura confronted Uchiha Lei and accepted responsibility for speaking against him, while Rasa and the other Sunagakure ninja held back.
• Karura offered herself to Lei to spare the rest of Sunagakure, and Lei demanded that she become his fiancée.
• Granny Chiyo restrained Rasa, and Lei ordered the Sunagakure ninja to retreat before using Flying Thunder God to take Karura to the Konoha ninja.
• Hatake Sakumo and Aburame Ryoma welcomed Karura to Konoha, and Sakumo warned Lei that he might soon be sent to the Iwagakure front.
• Karura told Lei she wanted to stay by his side and observe him, and Lei happily lifted her and spun her around.

After Sunagakure withdrew, Karura struggled with losing her home while Uchiha Lei flirted with her and took her back to his tent. There, Karura agreed to forgive him only if he followed her three rules, including waiting until he came of age before starting a family.

• Karura watched Sunagakure leave and worried that she had lost her home, while Uchiha Lei reassured her that Konoha and he would protect her.
• Karura asked Uchiha Lei's age and learned he was eleven; Lei flirted with her and kissed her briefly.
• Lei used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Karura back to his tent, where the sudden journey made her nauseated and she cried after he teased her.
• Lei apologized in the tent and tried to comfort Karura, who laid out three rules: he needed her consent before hugging her in public, could not tease her, and had to wait until he came of age before they had children.

Uchiha Lei secretly increased his plunder rate for Karura’s One-Tail Shukaku while they rested together, and Hiruzen Sarutobi arranged to send Lei a forbidden technique and transfer him to the Iwagakure battlefield. The chapter ended with Karura waking hungry and gratefully eating the meat pies Lei gave her.

• Uchiha Lei agreed to Karura’s three rules, then pulled her onto his bed to sleep beside him.
• Uchiha Lei kissed Karura, raising the system’s plunder rate for her One-Tail Shukaku from two percent to five percent, while Karura mistook his actions for sleepwalking.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Uchiha Lei had killed the Third Kazekage and forced Sunagakure to withdraw, and decided to reward him with the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and send him to the Iwagakure battlefield.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Yuhi Shinku the scroll and fifty thousand ryo to deliver to Lei, and Shinku set out for the Sunagakure-front camp.
• Karura’s stomach woke her and Uchiha Lei, and she ate the four pork pies he offered her.

Uchiha Lei stayed with Karura overnight and gained Shukaku and mastery of his ninjutsu through the system. After receiving the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique scroll from Yuhi Shinku, Lei set out with Karura and Aburame Ryoma for the Iwagakure border.

• Uchiha Lei insisted Karura stay with him overnight, and she reluctantly went to sleep in his arms.
• Karura teased Lei awake the next morning, and Lei discovered that he had obtained One-Tail Shukaku and mastery of Shukaku's ninjutsu.
• Yuhi Shinku delivered a scroll and ordered Lei to surprise the enemy at the Iwagakure border.
• Lei memorized the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, while Karura introduced herself to Yuhi Shinku as Lei's fiancée.
• Lei took Karura to say goodbye to Hatake Sakumo, then headed for the Iwagakure border with Karura and Aburame Ryoma.

Jiraiya and Kitsuchi fought at the Iwagakure border until Uchiha Lei arrived with Karura and took over the battle. Lei tried to persuade Kitsuchi to retreat, but Kitsuchi attacked and Lei's Wooden Giant crushed the clay giant's fist.

• Kitsuchi taunted Jiraiya and charged with the Earth Release: Fist Rock Technique, but Gamabunta's arrival knocked him into a crater.
• Kitsuchi formed a hill-sized clay giant, and it blocked Jiraiya and Gamabunta's Toad Oil Flame Bullet with a Great Earth-Flow Wall.
• Kitsuchi attacked Gamabunta with the Mountain Earth Technique and struck him with the clay giant, leaving Gamabunta unconscious as Jiraiya released the summon.
• Uchiha Lei arrived with Karura, summoned a Wooden Giant, and told Jiraiya to deal with the other Iwagakure ninja.
• Lei asked Kitsuchi to take his forces back to Iwagakure, but Kitsuchi attacked, and Lei's Wooden Giant caught and shattered the clay giant's fist.

Uchiha Lei defeated Kitsuchi on the Iwagakure battlefield, but Ōnoki ordered an immediate assault on the Konoha Camp. Lei and Jiraiya prepared to face Ōnoki and Kitsuchi as the opposing forces met for a final battle.

• Uchiha Lei blocked Kitsuchi’s attacks, destroyed his clay giant, and forced the Iwagakure army to retreat while Jiraiya credited Lei with the victory.
• Kitsuchi reported his defeat to Ōnoki, who dismissed Lei’s Wood Release as no match for his Dust Release and ordered the Iwagakure forces to attack the Konoha Camp.
• At the Konoha Camp, Lei predicted Ōnoki’s arrival and agreed with Jiraiya that Lei would face Ōnoki while Jiraiya fought Kitsuchi.
• Kitsuchi challenged the Konoha forces, and Lei told Karura to stay at camp before heading outside and confronting Ōnoki.

Uchiha Lei faced Ōnoki on the Iwagakure Battlefield and forced him to abandon the attack on Konoha. After Ōnoki ordered his forces to withdraw, Konoha celebrated Lei's victory.

• Uchiha Lei taunted Kitsuchi, then met Ōnoki on the battlefield and introduced himself.
• Ōnoki attacked with Earth Release techniques, while Lei countered with Wood Release and then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to mark Ōnoki.
• Uchiha Lei formed a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken and warned Ōnoki that he could strike him with it using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Ōnoki conceded defeat and ordered the Iwagakure forces to retreat after Lei demonstrated the Rasenshuriken's power against Loess Canyon.
• Uchiha Lei told Ōnoki he would not attack him as he left, and the Konoha Ninja cheered Lei as their army returned.

Uchiha Lei taught Jiraiya how to form the Rasengan and Wind Release: Rasenshuriken before leaving for the Amegakure battlefield, where Tsunade and Orochimaru faced Hanzo. He then teased Karura about having another fiancée, and she angrily declared she would stay with him regardless.

• Jiraiya offered Uchiha Lei three ninjutsu scrolls in exchange for learning the Rasengan and Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, and Lei learned the scroll techniques before returning them for Minato.
• Uchiha Lei demonstrated the Rasengan and Wind Release: Rasenshuriken and explained their creation to Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya told Uchiha Lei that Hanzo had defeated Tsunade and Orochimaru, and Lei decided to leave for the Amegakure battlefield after hearing Tsunade was injured.
• Uchiha Lei warned Jiraiya that having the Rinnegan did not mean someone would save the Shinobi World, then left using the Body Flicker Technique.
• Uchiha Lei told Karura that she was not his only fiancée, and Karura grabbed his ear before declaring she would stay with him anyway.

Uchiha Lei left for the Amegakure Border with Karura and Aburame Ryoma, intent on killing Hanzo of the Salamander. Meanwhile, Shimura Danzō and Hanzo agreed to trade thirty percent of Konoha’s supplies for Uchiha Lei’s death, and Lei arrived at the camp to comfort a despondent Tsunade.

• Karura accepted Uchiha Lei’s two fiancées and traveled with him toward the Amegakure Border, while Aburame Ryoma followed and pledged his clan’s loyalty after Lei promised to protect them from Shimura Danzō.
• Shimura Danzō ordered his subordinate to offer Hanzo of the Salamander Konoha’s resources in exchange for killing Uchiha Lei.
• Hanzo accepted Danzō’s proposal but demanded thirty percent of Konoha’s supplies, and the two sides reached an agreement after exchanging messages by Ninja Hawk.
• Tsunade brooded over her defeat by Hanzo and refused the food Uchiha Mikoto offered her.
• Uchiha Lei arrived at Tsunade’s tent, caught her punches, and held her as he reassured her.

Uchiha Lei comforted Tsunade after her defeat by Hanzo and helped her recover her spirits. After Karura and Uchiha Mikoto left them alone, Tsunade shared an intimate moment with Lei and asked him to kill Hanzo; Lei promised to settle the score the next day.

• Uchiha Lei comforted the crying Tsunade while Uchiha Mikoto and Karura quietly gave them space.
• Uchiha Lei introduced Karura to Tsunade, who welcomed her as a sister and accepted Lei's help eating porridge.
• Karura's stomach growled, so Uchiha Mikoto took her to dinner and to meet Hyuga Mie.
• Tsunade sent away the porridge and kissed Uchiha Lei, though her wounds hurt when she shifted.
• Tsunade asked Uchiha Lei to kill Hanzo, and he promised to settle the score the next day.

Uchiha Lei defeated and killed Hanzo of the Salamander during a rainy battle, then headed for Konoha Camp to confront Shimura Danzō. Danzō appeared beside Hanzo’s corpse afterward and vowed to find a way to kill Lei once they returned to Konoha.

• Uchiha Lei suspected Shimura Danzō had hired Hanzo and left camp to face him, while Tsunade went to protect Hyuga Mie, Uchiha Mikoto, and Karura.
• Uchiha Lei killed a Horse Mask ninja, then used a Wood Golem and Cutting Sprigs to force Hanzo to retreat inside Ibuse.
• Uchiha Lei struck Ibuse with a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, but Hanzo survived the explosion and appeared to celebrate his victory.
• Uchiha Lei exposed Hanzo’s Water Clone and killed him with Magnet Release: Iron Sand Shower after Hanzo attacked his iron sand sphere.
• Uchiha Lei gained Hanzo’s techniques, declared he would kill Shimura Danzō, and teleported toward Konoha Camp.
• Shimura Danzō appeared beside Hanzo’s corpse and vowed to kill Uchiha Lei after they returned to Konoha.

Uchiha Lei killed Hanzō, left Tsunade to take Rura, Mie, and Mikoto back to Konoha, and went to the Land of Rain to find Konan. After he took Konan away before Nagato and Yahiko could reach her, Jiraiya appeared before the boys and noticed Nagato's Rinnegan.

• Uchiha Lei found Shimura Danzō gone and read his threatening letter before speaking with Orochimaru.
• Tsunade arrived, and Uchiha Lei told her he had killed Hanzō; she kissed him while Orochimaru took his leave.
• Uchiha Lei asked Tsunade to bring Rura, Mie, and Mikoto to Konoha and look after Rura at Tsunade's Mansion, then warned her about Shimura Danzō and departed.
• Uchiha Lei found the hungry Konan before Nagato and Yahiko arrived, then used a Flying Thunder God Kunai to take her away.
• Nagato and Yahiko found fresh footprints and debated whether to search for the missing girl, until Jiraiya appeared and recognized Nagato's Rinnegan.

Uchiha Lei took Konan away from Nagato and Yahiko and brought her to Amegakure, promising to feed and train her. He settled with her at a barbecue restaurant, apparently waiting for someone.

• Jiraiya encountered Nagato and Yahiko, claimed he was the Toad Sage, then left for the Land of Fire's border.
• Uchiha Lei persuaded Konan to go with him to Konoha, and she agreed after learning his name.
• Uchiha Lei caught Konan when she fell and escaped with her as Nagato and Yahiko arrived too late to stop them.
• Uchiha Lei carried Konan through the woods to Amegakure, and she grew comfortable in his arms.
• Uchiha Lei took Konan to a barbecue restaurant, ordered one of every tasty dish, and kept glancing toward the entrance.

Uchiha Lei took Konan to Amegakure Luxury Boutique to buy her warm clothes, where they met its beautiful owner, Yumiko. After Lei introduced himself as Uchiha Lei, Yumiko recoiled in alarm, and Lei shut the shop door with the Body Flicker Technique and told her to stay calm because he was only a customer.

• Uchiha Lei noticed Konan shivering in the rain and promised to buy her long-sleeved clothes.
• Yahiko and Nagato followed Lei and Konan, deciding to rescue Konan and recruit her as their organization's angel.
• Lei and Konan entered Amegakure Luxury Boutique and met its owner, Yumiko, who offered to help Konan choose clothes.
• Lei introduced himself as Uchiha Lei, prompting Yumiko to back away in terror.
• Lei used the Body Flicker Technique to close the shop door and told Yumiko to compose herself because he was only a customer.

Uchiha Lei persuaded Yumiko to let Konan choose clothes, while Nagato and Yahiko went to report him as a Konoha spy. Black and White Zetsu intercepted the boys and took them away, leaving Konan at the shop.

• Yumiko agreed to help Konan choose clothes after Uchiha Lei warned her to keep his identity secret.
• Uchiha Lei put money on the counter, and Konan accepted a dark blue trench coat before going to the fitting room with Yumiko.
• Nagato and Yahiko told an Amegakure Jonin that a Konoha Uchiha spy had kidnapped Konan.
• Black and White Zetsu abducted Nagato and Yahiko before they could report to Amegakure's higher-ups.
• White Zetsu used the Mayfly Technique to take Nagato and Yahiko toward the outskirts, and the boys agreed to follow Lord Madara's orders.

Uchiha Lei defeated the Amegakure ninja who ambushed him, then encountered Black and White Zetsu and killed White Zetsu while Black Zetsu escaped. Lei returned to the boutique, where Konan and Yumiko were waiting, and invited Yumiko to move to Konoha and open a shop.

• Konan and Yumiko hid in the boutique while Uchiha Lei went outside to face the surrounding Amegakure ninja.
• Lei countered the Rain Ninja’s senbon attack with Iron Sand and killed the attackers, then caught and killed their senior ninja.
• Black and White Zetsu found the senior ninja’s corpse, and Lei confronted them, broke their necks, killed White Zetsu, and let Black Zetsu escape.
• The system rewarded Lei with mastery of the Mayfly Technique and Impersonation Technique and one year of lifespan, after which he concealed the senior ninja’s body underground.
• Lei returned to the boutique, comforted Konan, and invited Yumiko to Konoha, where she agreed to open a shop.