Chapter Summaries

Ryuto rejected Uchiha Izuna’s offer to join the Uchiha and fought him in a valley, where Izuna tested his abilities and exposed the gap between them. After Izuna left, Ryuto headed away from the Uzumaki territory to train with his Weighted Scroll.

• Izuna introduced himself and offered Ryuto Uchiha training and resources in exchange for joining the clan.
• Ryuto refused, declaring that he wanted to stay neutral and avoid being used in clan conflicts.
• Izuna attacked Ryuto with genjutsu, but Ryuto’s layered ki defenses withstood the assault.
• Ryuto and Izuna traded blows and ki blasts, while Izuna’s Sharingan read Ryuto’s movements and kept him on the defensive.
• Izuna ended the fight, acknowledged Ryuto’s genuine desire for neutrality, and said the Uchiha would not deliberately push him toward the Senju if he stopped helping their enemies.
• After Izuna vanished, Ryuto recognized the strength gap and went to find a safe place to train with the five-times-weighted scroll.

After Izuna exposed how outmatched he was, Ryuto began training under fivefold weight and learned that the Senju-Uchiha conflict was escalating around the Uzumaki Clan. He decided to leave once he could move safely, seeking a secluded place to grow stronger and protect his former village.

• Ryuto returned to his cave after testing himself against Uchiha Izuna and recognized that his speed, power, and tactics needed major improvement.
• Ryuto attached the black weights, struggled to move under their pressure, and adjusted his training to conserve ki and build control.
• Rena brought Ryuto supplies and told him that the Senju and Uchiha were mobilizing while the Uchiha and other clans increased reconnaissance around the Uzumaki compound.
• Ryuto told Rena he planned to leave once he adapted to the weights, and asked her to obtain a map so he could find a quiet training place and check on his old village.
• Ryuto trained through the afternoon, gradually adapted to the weights, and packed his supplies for his eventual departure.

Ryuto left the Uzumaki Clan grounds to train in a remote mountain region, accepting gifts and supplies from Mito Uzumaki and Rena Uzumaki before setting out under the weight of his new Weighted Scroll. He reached a secluded valley and prepared to begin training until he was strong enough to return and protect what mattered to him.

• Ryuto said goodbye to Mito Uzumaki, who gave him an advanced Weighted Scroll and a detailed map of a remote training ground.
• Rena Uzumaki supplied Ryuto with food and medicine, and he told her he planned to train in the mountains before returning to check on his old village.
• Ryuto activated sevenfold weights and traveled while using his Ki Sense to avoid areas with large chakra signatures.
• Ryuto defeated five ninja who were robbing an elderly couple and a child, then sent the civilians safely on their way.
• Ryuto increased the weight to eightfold and reached a remote mountain valley with a waterfall, cliffs, and almost no human chakra signatures.
• Ryuto planned exercises for the harsh terrain and headed into the forest to find shelter and begin training.

Ryuto trained beneath a waterfall, learned to hover and maneuver with the Flight Technique, and refined a powerful, highly penetrating Ki attack. He ended the night determined to grow strong enough to protect what mattered to him.

• Ryuto stood beneath the waterfall to train his body against the impact of the water.
• Ryuto practiced directing Ki beneath his feet until he could hover, steer, and combine flight with high-speed movement.
• Ryuto tested flight while wearing his eightfold weight patches and beneath the waterfall, finding that the added strain rapidly drained his Ki.
• Ryuto compressed Ki into a tiny sphere, then fired one into a boulder and pierced a smooth, fist-sized hole through it.
• Ryuto recognized that he needed to improve the attack's range or accuracy and vowed to become strong enough to protect what he wanted.

After three months of training, Ryuto sensed the Uzumaki compound under a massive assault and flew to help. As he neared the burning battlefield, he detected the Senju Clan’s main force approaching as well.

• Ryuto mastered moving water off his body with Ki and expanded his sensory range to a thousand li.
• Ryuto sensed Uchiha forces and savage, monstrous chakra attacking the Uzumaki compound, where the clan’s chakra signatures were rapidly disappearing.
• Ryuto activated his weight patches and flew toward the compound, pushing his speed higher as he sensed the battle worsening.
• Ryuto saw that the compound’s barrier had fallen and its defenders were surrounded by Uchiha-led monsters.
• Ryuto detected the Senju Clan’s main force approaching from the northwest and continued toward the compound.

Ryuto arrived at the devastated Uzumaki Clan Grounds and rescued Mito Uzumaki and Rena from Uchiha attackers. He confronted Uchiha Izuna, whose Majestic Destroyer Flame met Ryuto’s fully charged ki attack as their battle began.

• Ryuto landed on the battlefield and blasted away the Uchiha ninja surrounding Mito Uzumaki and Rena.
• Ryuto learned that Mito was nearly out of chakra and saw the Uchiha controlling the Two-Tails, Four-Tails, and Five-Tails.
• Ryuto defeated the Uchiha attackers around Mito and Rena, then told the wounded Uzumaki to retreat while he faced Uchiha Izuna.
• Ryuto fired a compressed ki beam that Izuna dodged, leaving a massive hole through a house and hill.
• Ryuto gathered and compressed his ki as Izuna launched Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame, beginning their battle.

Ryuto unleashed a devastating Kamehameha against Uchiha Izuna, then fought him with ki blasts, flight, and close-range attacks. As Ryuto adapted to Izuna’s techniques, Izuna invoked the Mangekyo Sharingan’s true power, leaving the battle at a lethal turning point.

• Ryuto fired a massive Kamehameha that missed Uchiha Izuna but vaporized part of the forest and knocked away nearby Uchiha ninja.
• Mito Uzumaki sent Rena to treat the wounded and reinforce the defensive line while Ryuto’s attack bought them time.
• Izuna used genjutsu and fire techniques against Ryuto, who resisted the illusion, took to the air, and attacked with ki blasts.
• Ryuto and Izuna exchanged rapid close-range blows, and Ryuto gradually adapted to Izuna’s movements and saw through his shadow clones.
• After Ryuto forced Izuna back, Izuna activated a destructive Mangekyo power and warned that he would show Ryuto the Sharingan’s true strength.

Uchiha Izuna trapped Ryuto with Susanoo, but Ryuto destroyed the giant with a second Kamehameha at the cost of most of his ki. Izuna’s Uchiha forces then summoned five controlled Tailed Beasts, leaving a battered, depleted Ryuto surrounded and facing death.

• Uchiha Izuna manifested Susanoo and attacked Ryuto with its twin blades, forcing him into a narrowing aerial trap.
• Ryuto fired a hurried second Kamehameha, shattered Susanoo’s blades, and blasted through its chest, severely injuring Izuna and damaging his eyes.
• More than thirty Uchiha ninja surrounded Ryuto and summoned Two-Tails Matatabi, Four-Tails Son Goku, Five-Tails Kokuō, a great bird, and a giant stone turtle.
• The five summoned beasts attacked Ryuto while the Uchiha ninja supported them with shuriken and hand seals.
• Four-Tails struck Ryuto into rubble, and he emerged injured as the beasts closed around him and Izuna declared that he would die there.

Ryuto used the last of his ki to unleash a massive golden attack that incapacitated the five tailed beasts and scattered the Uchiha forces. As Izuna ordered a retreat, Madara Uchiha arrived and confronted the exhausted Ryuto.

• Ryuto drew out his remaining ki to fly above the tailed beasts and fired a wide golden blast that devastated the battlefield.
• The blast sent the five tailed beasts and more than thirty Uchiha ninja sprawling, while Ryuto landed and collapsed to one knee, completely drained.
• Izuna used the Body Flicker Technique to escape the blast and ordered the Uchiha to retreat with their wounded.
• A powerful pressure spread across the battlefield, and Madara Uchiha appeared and fixed his gaze on Ryuto.
• Madara stepped toward Ryuto and asked whether he was the kid who used the strange power.

Ryuto fought Madara Uchiha after exhausting his Ki, but Madara overwhelmed him with superior Taijutsu and Sharingan. Hashirama Senju intervened before Madara could kill Ryuto, then escorted him to the Senju camp for treatment.

• Madara confronted Ryuto over Izuna’s injuries and attacked him with Taijutsu, repeatedly overpowering him despite Ryuto’s attempts to defend himself.
• Ryuto briefly gathered a little Ki and fought back, but Madara dislocated his wrist, cracked a rib, and left him unable to stand.
• Madara prepared to kill Ryuto, but Hashirama arrived with Senju ninja and ordered him to stop.
• Hashirama declared Ryuto under his protection because he had defended the Uzumaki Clan members; Madara agreed to leave and warned Ryuto that they would meet again.
• Hashirama helped Ryuto toward the Senju camp, where Ryuto reset his wrist himself, while Mito Uzumaki and Rena watched him depart.

Ryuto awoke in the Senju camp fully healed and discovered that his ki and strength had greatly increased after recovering from near-fatal injuries. Hashirama offered him a place with the Senju, but Tobirama questioned his origins and power, and Ryuto went to sleep still undecided.

• Ryuto woke from his wounds with a Saiyan-like surge in ki and realized his body had healed completely.
• Hashirama told Ryuto that the Uchiha had withdrawn, the Uzumaki had held their grounds, and Mito and Rena were safe.
• Hashirama invited Ryuto to join the Senju and help end the Warring States Era.
• Tobirama interrogated Ryuto about his unusual power and healing, but Hashirama stopped him when Ryuto refused to explain further.
• Ryuto asked for a few days to consider Hashirama's offer, then lay down to rest without deciding whether to join the Senju.

Ryuto recovered from his injuries as Hashirama invited him to join the Senju and help pursue peace with the Uchiha. Unsure whether taking a side would endanger the people he wanted to protect, Ryuto decided to stay in camp for a few days before choosing.

• Ryuto woke fully healed and spoke with Hashirama about joining the Senju.
• Hashirama explained his plan to unite the Senju, negotiate a ceasefire with the Uchiha, and build a village where shinobi could live and work together.
• Ryuto described the civilians and Uzumaki clanspeople lost to war and worried that joining the Senju would make others see him as an enemy.
• Hashirama told Ryuto he would not force him to stay and left him to consider the offer.
• Ryuto reflected on his choices, went to the edge of camp, and decided to stay a few days before making up his mind.

Ryuto sparred with Tobirama Senju to assess his abilities, then exchanged research cooperation for intelligence about the Warring States factions. After learning how difficult Hashirama Senju’s village-building ambitions would be, Ryuto was left uncertain about whether to join the Senju.

• Tobirama Senju asked to study Ryuto’s energy system, and Ryuto agreed to cooperate after Tobirama sparred with him.
• Ryuto tested his speed, defense, ranged attack, and close-quarters combat against Tobirama, who recorded his observations throughout the spar.
• Tobirama assessed Ryuto as near-Kage level but lacking experience, and Ryuto agreed to follow-up research in exchange for information about the factions.
• Tobirama explained the strength and positions of the Senju, Uchiha, Hyūga, Uzumaki, Hagoromo, and other groups, and described the difficulties facing Hashirama Senju’s village ideal.
• Ryuto returned to his cabin thinking over his abilities and the Warring States, still unsure whether to join the Senju.

Tobirama concluded that Ryuto’s ki could not be replicated through chakra, so he proposed exchanging combat training and information instead. After sparring and receiving a scroll on the Warring States clans, Ryuto considered whether to join the Senju, remain independent, or forge his own path.

• Tobirama told Hashirama that Ryuto’s energy followed a separate system and could not be learned, so Hashirama decided they should win Ryuto’s personal support through cooperation.
• Ryuto practiced concentrating ki at the point of impact and improved his explosive attacks and Kamehameha.
• Tobirama proposed exchanging Senju taijutsu and battlefield intelligence for demonstrations of ki, and Ryuto agreed.
• Ryuto and Tobirama sparred as Tobirama tested his ki-based offense and defense, then coached him on anticipation and counterattacks.
• Tobirama gave Ryuto a scroll about the major clans and their strength, and Ryuto considered his choices as he read it.

Ryuto arranged a controlled fight with Tobirama to test whether near-fatal injuries would trigger a dramatic increase in strength, but Tobirama could not push him close enough to death. Ryuto left with useful data gathered and the realization that he needed a tougher opponent or a more extreme method to test his constitution.

• Ryuto asked Tobirama to simulate a fight to the death so he could test whether recovering from near-fatal damage increased his strength.
• Hashirama approved the test and arranged for medical support while he supervised.
• Tobirama attacked Ryuto with Water Release, Body Flicker, and Water Clone techniques, while Ryuto defended himself with Ki and took several hits.
• Tobirama stopped the fight after Ryuto used about sixty percent of his ki, and Ryuto concluded that Tobirama could not drive him into the lethal danger needed to trigger his constitution.
• Ryuto and Tobirama agreed that the test had produced useful data on Ryuto's endurance and recovery, while Ryuto decided he would need a tougher opponent or a more extreme method.

Ryuto asked Hashirama to push his unusual constitution to the brink of death so he could grow stronger, and Hashirama agreed under strict safety conditions. After recovering from Hashirama’s assault with his Ki greatly increased, Ryuto agreed to work alongside the Senju toward peace without becoming a Senju ninja.

• Ryuto asked Hashirama to beat him nearly to death to trigger his constitution, and Tobirama agreed to monitor him while medical support stood by.
• Three days later, Hashirama and his Wood Release clones overwhelmed Ryuto in a deserted valley, and Hashirama escalated the assault with Senjutsu Chakra.
• Ryuto’s Ki ran out and his vital signs reached a critical state, so Tobirama called for Hashirama to stop and begin treatment.
• As Hashirama healed Ryuto, Ryuto’s Ki surged beyond its previous peak, and he awoke feeling at least thirty percent stronger.
• Ryuto accepted Hashirama’s offer to work together toward peace as himself rather than as a ninja of the Senju Clan.

Ryuto studied Senju taijutsu scrolls and adapted their methods of force generation and defense to his ki, then demonstrated the techniques in a spar with three young Senju ninja. Hashirama invited him to join the clan’s daily training so he could learn battlefield tactics, and Ryuto agreed to begin the next morning.

• A messenger delivered two Senju taijutsu scrolls to Ryuto, who used their teachings to improve how he channeled ki for powerful strikes and simultaneous defense.
• Ryuto sparred with Takuma Senju, Ryo Senju, and Kazuya Senju, defeating them with ki-enhanced attacks and defenses guided by his sensing.
• Ryuto explained that he could sense the flow of energy and use ki to release power faster than chakra, and the young ninja asked to train with him again.
• Tobirama Senju observed the spar and recorded Ryuto’s improved energy control while Hashirama praised how well he had learned from the scrolls.
• Hashirama invited Ryuto to join the Senju Clan’s daily training in taijutsu, teamwork, tactics, and battlefield survival, and Ryuto accepted.

Ryuto learned to coordinate with Senju teammates as the Uchiha assembled for a decisive battle. Hashirama assigned Ryuto a squad of twenty, and the Senju force reached the battlefield as the Uchiha appeared across the plain.

• Hashirama and Tobirama discussed the Uchiha buildup and moved the Senju training schedule forward.
• Ryuto practiced team coordination with Takuma Senju, Ryo Senju, and Kazuya Senju, learning to match their pace and create openings together.
• Hashirama told Ryuto that the Uchiha were advancing and assigned him a roaming squad of agile fighters for the coming battle.
• Takuma Senju gave Ryuto ninja weapons and told him that he, Ryo, Kazuya, and seventeen others would serve under Ryuto as captain.
• Hashirama led the Senju force toward the battlefield, where Ryuto saw the Uchiha massed across the plain.

Ryuto led a mobile support squad through the Senju-Uchiha battle, defeating enemy fighters and rescuing Senju troops before facing Madara. Madara withdrew after warning that Ryuto lacked killing intent, leaving Ryuto to consider how he would fight in future battles.

• Ryuto directed his twenty men to reinforce the Senju flanks, rapidly defeating Uchiha squads and turning the tide at several points.
• Madara judged that the Uchiha lines could not advance and charged Ryuto, while Izuna identified Ryuto as stronger than before.
• Ryuto and Madara fought hand to hand until Madara criticized Ryuto for holding back and lacking the intent to kill.
• Hashirama intervened, and Madara ordered the Uchiha forces to retreat after warning that he would kill Ryuto if he had not improved by their next meeting.
• Hashirama told Ryuto that he needed to find his own path, and Ryuto reflected on his reluctance to strike vital spots.

After the battle, Hashirama helped Ryuto understand that he fights to protect people and end the age of chaos, even though he does not want to kill. Ryuto resolved to become strong enough to stop battles, accepting that he might sometimes have to kill to protect others.

• Hashirama told Ryuto that he had not figured out why he fought and recalled how Tobirama killed an Uchiha when Hashirama could not bring himself to do it.
• Hashirama explained that protecting people could require bloodshed, but Ryuto’s strength might let him choose not to kill when he controlled the battlefield.
• Ryuto said he wanted to stop innocent people from dying and end the age of chaos, and Hashirama told him power could make others listen.
• Ryuto decided to grow strong enough to make both sides stop fighting, while accepting that he might have to kill as a last resort to protect people.
• Hashirama praised Ryuto for saving a Senju ninja, and Ryuto overheard wounded Senju praising his actions before returning to his tent.
• Ryuto went to sleep thinking that the next time he faced Madara, he might have to strike to kill—not to conquer, but to protect.