Chapter Summaries

Chishima Chiba and Tsunade spent a playful day together before Chiba planned to train in Sage Jutsu at Shikkotsu Forest. Tsunade accepted that he would leave for several months, and they ended the day developing private photographs together.

• Chishima Chiba returned home, and he and Tsunade greeted each other affectionately before preparing lunch together.
• Chishima Chiba browsed their photo albums and decided to turn the spare bedroom into a darkroom.
• Chishima Chiba told Tsunade he would take a position in the Medical Department and then train at Shikkotsu Forest for five or six months.
• Tsunade agreed to work at the Medical Department and visit Chiba during his training, though she was upset they would be apart.
• Chiba and Tsunade bought darkroom supplies, renovated the spare bedroom, and developed their private photographs.
• Tsunade asked Chiba to keep the photographs private, and Chiba carried her into their bedroom.

Chishima Chiba left Konoha to begin cultivating Shikkotsu Forest's Sage Jutsu, after entrusting his friends and engagement arrangements to Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uzumaki Mito. The Slug Sage explained the technique's endurance and healing strengths, warned that training could turn him to stone, and began his preparations with meditation.

• Chishima Chiba said goodbye to Tsunade, visited Uzumaki Mito and Senju Nawaki, and asked Uzumaki Mito to arrange his engagement to Tsunade while he was away.
• Chishima Chiba told Sarutobi Hiruzen he was leaving for Shikkotsu Forest, and Sarutobi Hiruzen promised to look after his friends and help arrange the engagement.
• Chishima Chiba inspected the nearly finished residence prepared for him and Tsunade, left a note at home, and used the Reverse Summoning Jutsu to reach Shikkotsu Forest.
• The Slug Sage told Chishima Chiba that Shikkotsu Forest's Sage Jutsu emphasized endurance and self-repair, but that its dangerous training could permanently turn him to stone if he failed.
• The Slug Sage warned Chishima Chiba not to begin cultivating before all preparations were complete and assigned him to clear his mind through meditation.

Chishima Chiba struggled to begin meditating in Shikkotsu Forest, then gradually settled into his training as months passed. While Konoha prepared for his engagement to Tsunade amid shifting village rivalries, Tsunade worried that he would not return in time for the ceremony.

• Chishima Chiba failed to calm his mind while meditating in the cavern, so Slug Sage took him to Hashirama's former meditation spot on a mountain.
• Slug Sage explained that meditation took time, and Chishima Chiba resumed practicing as the Shinobi World changed around him.
• Konoha adopted higher-risk missions and five-person squads, while Amegakure's low bids provoked disputes with Iwagakure and Sunagakure.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen launched a purge to secure Konoha ahead of the engagement ceremony, while Sunagakure and Iwagakure secretly moved toward an alliance.
• With the October 15 engagement ceremony two days away, Tsunade worried that Chishima Chiba had forgotten to return from Shikkotsu Forest.
• Senju Ziharu took Tsunade home to try on her engagement clothes and reassured her that Chishima Chiba would not miss the ceremony.

Chishima Chiba returned just before dawn to prepare for his engagement to Tsunade, choosing a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon family emblem that Uzumaki Mito embroidered onto his wedding haori. He reached his new residence as the guests gathered, and the engagement ceremony was about to begin.

• Chishima Chiba hurried back from Shikkotsu Forest, and Uzumaki Mito scolded him for arriving on the night before his engagement.
• Uzumaki Mito had Chishima Chiba try on his wedding clothes, then helped him choose a family emblem.
• Chishima Chiba chose a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon crest, and Uzumaki Mito embroidered it onto his Montsuki Haori through the night.
• Chishima Chiba and Uzumaki Mito went to his completed residence, where Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other guests were waiting.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen introduced Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto as the flower children and agreed to act as Chishima Chiba's elder at the ceremony.
• Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Hiruko congratulated Chishima Chiba as dawn approached and the engagement ceremony was about to begin.

Chishima Chiba and Tsunade completed their engagement ceremony, celebrated with their families, and spent their first night together at Chishima Mansion. The next day, after caring for an exhausted Tsunade, Chishima Chiba checked the System Panel as the system's third reward arrived.

• Chishima Chiba and Tsunade exchanged marriage documents and gifts at their engagement ceremony, then toasted the guests with their families.
• Chishima Chiba and Tsunade celebrated at the banquet and family gathering before the Fire Country Daimyo, Uzumaki Mito, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Senju Ziharu left for the night.
• Tsunade stayed at Chishima Mansion, and she and Chishima Chiba spent the night together.
• Chishima Chiba woke first, prepared food and helped Tsunade wash, while she rested and recovered the next day.
• Tsunade asked Chishima Chiba to stay beside her, and he checked the System Panel to see the third reward that had arrived.

Chishima Chiba unlocked the third-stage system rewards after making a breakthrough in his relationship with Tsunade, gaining the Asura Bloodline, the basic Golden Rinnegan, a Divine Tree Seed, and two divine arts. He sealed the seed and learned that the arts required Six Paths-level strength, while Life Share could only benefit one chosen person and otherwise stole vitality from those nearby.

• Chishima Chiba claimed the Asura Bloodline, becoming a pure Sage Body and doubling his Chakra as his red hair turned black.
• Chishima Chiba claimed the basic Golden Rinnegan, whose eyes evolved into a golden Mangekyō Sharingan and awakened two Dōjutsu before his Yin Release Chakra ran out.
• Chishima Chiba claimed the Divine Tree Seed and sealed it within his body to keep it safe from others and resist its influence.
• Chishima Chiba learned that Time-Space Reversal could only be used after he reached the Six Paths Level.
• Chishima Chiba learned that Life Share could give its benefits to only one person, while otherwise plundering half the vitality and lifespan of living creatures in its range.

After Chishima Chiba’s body changed dramatically and his hair turned black, Tsunade discovered that he had awakened Wood Release. They demonstrated his ability to Uzumaki Mito and the Senju Clan, leaving the clan stunned.

• Tsunade examined Chishima Chiba and found his physical strength, chakra, and vitality had increased enormously.
• Chishima Chiba claimed that his bloodline had reverted, then redirected Tsunade’s questions by revealing that he had awakened Wood Release.
• Chishima Chiba grew a chakra-suppressing sapling from his palm, and Tsunade celebrated his achievement and discussed their future child.
• Tsunade and Chishima Chiba went to the Senju Clan Compound to tell Uzumaki Mito about his Wood Release.
• Tsunade announced Chishima Chiba’s awakening to the clan, and Chishima Chiba demonstrated it by raising a lush tree from the ground.

After Chishima awakened Wood Release, Uzumaki Mito recognized him as the Senju Clan’s heir and entrusted him with its inherited techniques and records. Chishima accepted the responsibility while continuing his Sage Jutsu training, and he and Tsunade left after dinner to return home.

• Chishima demonstrated genuine Wood Release, and Uzumaki Mito urged him to take over the Senju Clan despite his Chishima surname.
• Chishima agreed to become the Senju Clan’s leader, while the Senju women teased Tsunade about having children with him.
• Uzumaki Mito gave Chishima the Senju Clan’s Yang Release methods, Wood Release techniques, and other treasured inheritance texts.
• Uzumaki Mito handed Chishima the clan’s business records and explained that he and Tsunade would eventually manage its holdings.
• Chishima told Uzumaki Mito he had completed only the preparations for Shikkotsu Forest Sage Jutsu, and she encouraged him to keep courting Tsunade and have children.
• After dinner with Uzumaki Mito, Chishima and Tsunade said goodbye and returned home.

Chiba visited Orochimaru’s Research Department, where they discussed new civilian technologies, military radios, and Orochimaru’s plans for biotechnology. He then returned to Shikkotsu Forest to continue evolving his bloodline and learned from the Slug Sage that his Sage Body let him absorb Natural Energy directly.

• Tsunade left for the Medical Department after breakfast while Chiba went to visit Orochimaru’s Research Department.
• Orochimaru showed Chiba the department’s cameras, recording equipment, home projector, and radio transceivers, and Hiruko explained their mass-production plans.
• Chiba told Orochimaru to develop a limited military radio for arms sales and warned him against experimenting on human bodies; Orochimaru proposed studying human cloning.
• Chiba returned home, took the Kusanagi Sword, and used Reverse Summoning Jutsu to travel to Shikkotsu Forest and continue cultivating Sage Jutsu.
• The Slug Sage recognized Chiba’s pure Sage Body and said he could absorb Natural Energy directly, then led him onward.

Chiba spent three years training in the Shikkotsu Forest while Tsunade advanced Konoha’s medical and educational programs and the village grew wealthy through research and infrastructure. After Konoha’s tensions with Amegakure and its neighbors rose, Chiba returned to the village at eighteen with Perfect Sage Mode, and he and Tsunade began trying to have a child.

• Tsunade developed the Yin Seal and helped organize medical training while Orochimaru and Hiruko expanded Konoha’s Research Department and its commercial success.
• Konoha broadened its academy and medical programs, brought in more civilian and research roles, and launched major infrastructure projects.
• Chiba and Tsunade turned eighteen as Hanzō the Salamander expanded the Land of Rain’s influence and pursued alliances that heightened tensions across the Shinobi World.
• After three years of training in the Shikkotsu Forest, Chiba mastered its Perfect Sage Mode and returned to Konohagakure.
• Chiba and Tsunade began trying to conceive a child.

After returning from three years of training, Chiba reunited with Tsunade’s family and discussed their wedding, including his idea for a traditional Chinese ceremony. The wedding plans remained undecided as Chiba and Tsunade left to meet their old team for a drinking party.

• Chiba and Tsunade visited the Senju Clan Compound, where Chiba playfully scolded and tickled Senju Nawaki.
• Chiba reunited with Uzumaki Mito, who welcomed him and urged him and Tsunade to hold their wedding soon.
• Chiba and Tsunade asked Uzumaki Mito to arrange the wedding, and Chiba proposed a traditional Chinese ceremony.
• Uzumaki Mito prepared lunch, and Chiba and Senju Nawaki praised Tsunade’s cooking.
• Chiba and Tsunade said goodbye to Uzumaki Mito and left to reunite with their old five-person team and drink together.

Chiba, Tsunade, Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya reunited over drinks, comparing their achievements and competing in their respective strengths. The next morning, they gathered at their secret base, where Jiraiya challenged Chiba to show how much he had improved.

• Jiraiya asked Chiba about his training, and Chiba revealed that he had mastered Sage Mode, prompting Jiraiya and Hatake Sakumo to challenge him to spar.
• Orochimaru claimed superiority in research and Tsunade demonstrated her mastery of Medical Ninjutsu and medicine, while Chiba readily conceded to both.
• Hatake Sakumo challenged Chiba to a drinking contest, and the five friends drank until Hatake Sakumo, Chiba, and Jiraiya were drunk.
• Tsunade took Chiba home and cared for him, and the two left for their secret base the next morning.
• Hatake Sakumo celebrated his drinking victory over Chiba, and Jiraiya challenged Chiba to show how much his strength had improved.

Chiba and Jiraiya fought at full strength, with Chiba’s Golden Sharingan, Ice Release, and Wood Release overpowering Jiraiya’s techniques. Jiraiya admitted defeat after Chiba’s Hotei Technique restrained him and drained his Chakra.

• Chiba and Jiraiya exchanged Taijutsu blows, and Chiba revealed his Three-Tomoe Golden Sharingan to evade Jiraiya’s kunai.
• Chiba overpowered Jiraiya’s Fire Release: Flame Bullet and used ice senbon to counter Jiraiya’s hardened hair needles before grabbing his wrist and redirecting his Rasengan into the ground.
• Jiraiya threw a Wind Release-enhanced Rasengan, and Chiba countered it with Ice Release: Rasengan, whose cold wave frosted Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya summoned Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima, entered Sage Mode, and attacked with Sage Art: Goemon, but Chiba blocked the flames with Quintuple Rashomon.
• Jiraiya struck Chiba’s wooden shield with Sage Art: Super Great Ball Rasengan, while Chiba used Wood Release: Hotei Technique to restrain and drain him.
• Jiraiya’s Sage Mode ended as the Hotei Technique absorbed his Chakra, and he admitted defeat.

Chiba explained his Golden Sharingan as a Kekkei Genkai he had fused himself, then fought Hatake Sakumo using only Wood Release. Sakumo unleashed his strongest sword technique, but Chiba remained unharmed as the chapter ended.

• Orochimaru, Hatake Sakumo, and Tsunade questioned Chiba about his Golden Sharingan, and Jiraiya claimed Chiba fit the Great Toad Sage's savior prophecy.
• Chiba said he had fused Yin and Yang Release Chakra in his eyes to create a Dōjutsu Kekkei Genkai, and he reassured Tsunade that a Kekkei Mōra was only a hypothesis.
• Hatake Sakumo challenged Chiba to a match so he could test his strength against Chiba's Wood Release.
• Chiba used Wood Clones and Wood Release techniques to block Sakumo's attacks, trap him, and drain his Chakra.
• Sakumo unleashed his Limit Compression Slash, destroying the forest in its path, but the weakened blade light stopped half a meter from Chiba and dissipated.

After defeating Hatake Sakumo in a spar, Chiba realized the Ryūmyaku beneath the Country of Roran could help solve Sakumo’s Chakra shortage without destroying the country. Tsunade agreed to teach Sakumo and Jiraiya the Yin Seal, and Chiba received permission to lead the group to Roran the next day.

• Chiba defeated Hatake Sakumo with Deep Forest Emergence, and Sakumo admitted he could no longer keep up with Chiba.
• Orochimaru asked to study Chiba’s cells, while Chiba encouraged Jiraiya to keep developing the Rasengan.
• Chiba proposed using the Ryūmyaku in the Country of Roran to increase Sakumo’s Chakra without harming the country.
• Tsunade agreed to teach Sakumo the Yin Seal, and Jiraiya and Orochimaru joined the planned trip to Roran.
• Chiba told Sarutobi Hiruzen about the journey, and Hiruzen approved it while instructing him to protect the Country of Roran.

Chiba and his companions traveled to the Country of Roran to negotiate access to Ryūmyaku, whose chakra sustained the country’s oasis. After the Queen rejected their proposal, Chiba prepared to demonstrate that he could preserve the oasis without Ryūmyaku.

• Chiba and his companions discussed the danger of a coming war and Chiba hinted that he could destroy a country by himself.
• The five reached the Country of Roran and gained an audience with the Queen after Tsunade identified herself as a princess of the Land of Fire.
• Chiba explained that the Country of Roran needed the oasis Ryūmyaku sustained, not necessarily Ryūmyaku itself, and offered to change the country’s environment.
• The Queen rejected Chiba’s claim and demanded proof before considering the proposal.
• Chiba entered Perfect Sage Mode atop the palace and began Sage Art: Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence as the ground shook.

Chiba transformed the Country of Roran into a forest and irrigated it with Sage Jutsu, winning the Queen's agreement to his request. After replenishing some of his Chakra, he brought Tsunade, Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya to a towering mountain, where he prepared to split it open with his Complete Body Susanoo.

• Chiba used Sage Jutsu: Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence to cover the Country of Roran in trees, astonishing the Queen and her guards.
• Chiba promised the Queen that the forest could last forever if she agreed to his request, and she accepted on the condition that he fulfill his promise.
• Chiba used Sage Art: Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique to irrigate the entire country, prompting its residents to kneel and hail him as a god.
• Chiba returned to the palace nearly depleted, and Tsunade transferred her Chakra and Yin Seal reserves to him while Jiraiya, Hatake Sakumo, and Orochimaru teased Sakumo.
• Chiba took Tsunade, Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya to a towering mountain and summoned his Complete Body Susanoo to split it open.

Chiba used Armored True Several Thousand Hands to open a massive rift through the mountain blocking water vapor from reaching the Country of Roran, promising to restore its climate. After the Queen of Rōran thanked him, Chiba insisted their help was part of an equal exchange and asked her to lead them to the underground Ryūmyaku.

• Chiba summoned Armored True Several Thousand Hands, covered it in golden Susanoo armor, and flew it toward the mountain range with Tsunade, Hatake Sakumo, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru.
• Chiba ordered the Great Buddha to carve a rift through the highest peak, releasing water vapor that began moving toward the Country of Roran.
• The Queen of Roran felt the resulting tremors, while Chiba’s attack lowered the peak and opened a rift more than a thousand meters wide.
• Chiba returned with his companions to the palace, where the Queen of Rōran and her guard captain learned he had changed the country’s environment; Chiba advised them to prepare for rain.
• The guard captain hurried to organize the country, while Tsunade stopped the Queen of Rōran from holding a grand ceremony.
• Chiba told the Queen their help was payment for the Ryūmyaku, rejected personal gratitude, and asked her to take them underground to it.

Third Kazekage Kawai ordered Sunagakure Anbu to investigate the transformed Transverse Mountain Range and seize the power behind it, fearing that a powerful Konoha ninja might be responsible. Meanwhile, Chiba supervised Tsunade, Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya as they absorbed the Ryūmyaku, then plunged into it himself and was pulled into a space-time vortex.

• Third Kazekage Kawai learned that the Transverse Mountain Range had been lowered and ordered Sunagakure Anbu to investigate the Country of Roran and obtain the power behind the change.
• The Queen of Rōran showed Chiba and Tsunade the Ryūmyaku, then left after Chiba reassured her that the Country of Roran would be safe.
• Chiba and his Wood Clones placed the Ryūmyaku and the four others inside the Four Red Yang Formation and a second Sealing Jutsu barrier before opening the cavern's seal.
• Tsunade, Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya absorbed the Ryūmyaku for nearly eight hours, each storing excess Chakra in a Yin Seal as needed.
• After the four took over the barriers, Chiba entered the Ryūmyaku, which rapidly diminished as a space-time vortex pulled him inside.

Chiba traveled back to the past and secretly prepared to save Senju Tobirama, while avoiding changes to the timeline. After years of training, he watched Tobirama and his Shadow Guard Squad approach Kumogakure, readying himself for the coming crisis.

• Chiba watched his younger self meet Tsunade and used Flying Thunder God to take her lost sandal before young Chiba could find it.
• Chiba hid in the past for several years, absorbed the Ryūmyaku power, and developed many Kekkei Genkai and a Kekkei Tōta.
• Chiba tracked Senju Tobirama and his Shadow Guard Squad as they traveled toward Kumogakure, avoiding detection from far above.
• Senju Tobirama ordered the squad to rest before entering Kumogakure, and Chiba prepared to intervene as the anticipated crisis approached.