Recaps

Senju Chen enlisted Maruboshi Kosuke to build a restaurant chain called Food Is Heaven as a cover for a Shinobi World-wide intelligence network. Kosuke accepted responsibility for the undertaking and pledged to serve until death.

• Senju Chen asked Maruboshi Kosuke whether the war’s victory would bring lasting peace, and Kosuke warned that another war would eventually come.
• Senju Chen revealed his plan to open restaurants across the Shinobi World, using them to gather intelligence from travelers and locals.
• Senju Chen gave Kosuke recipes and plans for standardizing and expanding the restaurants, inns, and hot springs.
• Maruboshi Kosuke accepted the scrolls and pledged to oversee the undertaking for Senju Chen until death.
• Senju Chen named the future chain Food Is Heaven.

Minato Namikaze told Senju Chen that Kushina had accepted his marriage proposal, and Chen promised to stay for their wedding before leaving to search for Tsunade. Kushina celebrated her engagement with Chen at lunch, where he offered to cook a feast.

• Minato Namikaze and Senju Chen trained together at Training Ground Three.
• Minato told Senju Chen that he had proposed to Kushina and she had said yes.
• Senju Chen told Minato he planned to leave the village to find his sister, Tsunade, but promised to attend Minato and Kushina's wedding first.
• At lunch, Senju Chen congratulated Kushina, who admitted she had accepted Minato's proposal and said she felt happy with him and Chen by her side.
• Senju Chen offered to cook Kushina a celebratory feast, and she asked for braised pork.

Konoha's leaders debated Senju Chen's plan to leave the village to find Tsunade, with Danzo objecting while the advisers and Hiruzen supported the trip. Hiruzen approved the departure, awarded Chen an honorary title and thirty million ryō, and ordered Anbu to watch him from a distance.

• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu welcomed Senju Chen's planned departure and proposed granting him honorary recognition while postponing substantive rewards.
• Shimura Danzō objected that Senju Chen was too important to Konoha to be allowed to leave, but Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura argued in favor of the trip.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi weighed the political relief of Chen's departure against the risk of losing a strategic shinobi while postwar negotiations remained unsettled.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Senju Chen's trip to find Tsunade and granted him the honorary title of Konoha Hero and thirty million ryō for the Senju Clan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered an Anbu squad to protect Senju Chen from a distance and report his movements.

Danzo resented Hiruzen for letting Senju Chen leave Konoha and ordered Root to spread rumors blaming Hiruzen for driving away the Senju and Konoha’s heroes. Meanwhile, Chen helped Minato and Kushina prepare for their wedding, which was five days away, while getting ready for his own departure from Konoha.

• Danzo condemned Hiruzen for allowing Senju Chen to leave and ordered a Root shinobi to secretly spread rumors that Hiruzen had driven away Tsunade and Chen.
• Chen sent a Wood Release Clone to help Kushina while he prepared dinner and thought about the wedding preparations keeping him busy.
• Shisui, Kakashi, and Might Guy joined Chen for dinner, and Shisui asked how long their peaceful days would last; Chen told them to cherish the present.
• Chen and his friends helped Minato and Jiraiya move furniture and decorate Minato’s new home, while Jiraiya looked forward to becoming the couple’s child’s godfather.
• On his way home, Chen reflected that the wedding was five days away and that he needed to ensure Kosuke’s Food Is Heaven plan was progressing before he left Konoha.

Senju Chen attended Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki’s wedding, where villagers’ warm wishes made Kushina feel accepted in Konoha. The celebration continued at the newlyweds’ home as friends and village leaders offered speeches and blessings.

• Senju Chen reassured the nervous Kushina and teased Minato into promising to care for her and help with the housework.
• Minato took Kushina from the Senju residence, and Senju Chen and the others escorted them through Konoha as villagers congratulated the couple.
• Senju Chen welcomed guests at Minato and Kushina’s new home, where leaders from Konoha’s clans and Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived to celebrate.
• Jiraiya urged Minato and Kushina to support each other, and Hiruzen Sarutobi praised their union as a source of happiness for Konoha.
• Senju Chen told Shisui Uchiha he hoped for a peaceful world without war, and Shisui agreed.

After Minato and Kushina’s wedding, Senju Chen received a Konoha Hero award and prepared to leave the village to find Tsunade. Before departing, he entrusted the Food Is Heaven project to Maruboshi Kosuke and looked forward to reuniting with Tsunade and Shizune.

• Minato and Kushina exchanged wedding tokens, and Senju Chen congratulated them and reminded Minato to do the housework.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Senju Chen a scroll awarding him the title of Konoha Hero and thirty million ryo, then learned he planned to find Tsunade.
• Senju Chen dismissed the award as political show and packed to leave the village the next day.
• Senju Chen reviewed Food Is Heaven’s staffing and training plans with Maruboshi Kosuke, urging him to maintain high standards and consider hiring across the Land of Fire.
• Senju Chen reassured Maruboshi Kosuke that he trusted him to manage the project and said Tsunade might join it if she returned to Konoha.
• Alone at the Senju residence, Senju Chen anticipated seeing Tsunade and Shizune again.

Senju Chen left the Senju estate alone after his wedding and traveled out of Konoha, aware that Hiruzen Sarutobi had sent Anbu to follow him. He outran and vanished from his pursuers with the Flying Thunder God Technique, then relaxed at a hot spring inn while considering places for Food Is Heaven.

• Senju Chen slipped out of the Senju estate before dawn and left Konoha without waking anyone.
• Senju Chen spent two days traveling leisurely along the trade roads while the Anbu followed him from the shadows.
• Senju Chen confronted the Anbu in a canyon and challenged them to keep up with him.
• Senju Chen used Lightning Body Tempering to escape their encirclement, then vanished with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• The Anbu failed to find Senju Chen and returned to report to Lord Hokage, while Senju Chen enjoyed a hot spring a hundred li away.

After Senju Chen left Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted that he could not keep him and turned to the postwar negotiations. Meanwhile, Shimura Danzō spread fabricated rumors blaming Hiruzen for Chen’s departure, stirring public anger as part of his plan to weaken the Hokage and advance his own ambition.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi heard that the Anbu had failed to keep Senju Chen in the village, then set the departure aside to prepare for postwar negotiations.
• A disguised ninja spread a false story in a dango shop that Hiruzen had blocked Chen from joining the Council of Elders and sent him away with only an empty title and money.
• Villagers and ninja repeated the rumors across Konoha, comparing Chen’s treatment to Konoha’s White Fang and questioning Hiruzen’s wartime leadership.
• A subordinate told Shimura Danzō that the rumors had taken hold among villagers and lower- and middle-ranking ninja.
• Shimura Danzō ordered his subordinate to keep fueling the rumors and link Hiruzen to the White Fang’s death, hoping to undermine Hiruzen and prepare a weapon against future rivals.

Hiruzen Sarutobi faced growing opposition as rumors about his treatment of Tsunade and Senju Chen spread through Konoha, while Danzo ordered Root to intensify the campaign. Meanwhile, Senju Chen reached a gambling town and learned that Tsunade was at the Golden Toad casino.

• At a leadership meeting, Shikaku Nara raised the rumors about Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Konoha’s clan heads stayed silent and the meeting ended without resolution.
• Danzo learned that the rumors were gaining support and ordered Root to revive the story of Nawaki’s death and tie the Senju Clan’s tragedy to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Half a month later, Senju Chen arrived in a town near Cedar Village and asked casino patrons about a blond woman known as “The Legendary The Legendary Sucker.”
• A gambler told Senju Chen that Tsunade had gone to the Golden Toad after losing her money at another casino, and Senju Chen headed there.

Senju Chen found Tsunade and Shizune surrounded by men after Tsunade smashed through a tavern wall, and he rushed in to protect them. He defeated two attackers in a flash, then blocked the yellow-haired man's powerful kick without moving.

• Senju Chen heard an explosion and found Tsunade drunk, Shizune worried, and a burly man injured at the tavern.
• Shizune stepped in front of Tsunade as three men confronted them.
• Senju Chen used the Flying Thunder God Technique and Lightning Body Tempering to kick two men unconscious.
• The yellow-haired man launched a powerful spinning kick at Senju Chen.
• Senju Chen blocked the yellow-haired man's kick with his left arm and stood firm.

Senju Chen reunited with Tsunade and Shizune after arriving in search of them, and discovered that the blond man he had fought was A, the future Fourth Raikage. Shizune did not know why Kumogakure’s ninja had approached Tsunade, leaving their purpose unresolved.

• Senju Chen struck the blond man with a lightning-wreathed hand, but both recognized each other before the fight could continue.
• Senju Chen realized the blond man was A, the Kumogakure ninja he had once left hanging from a tree, and learned that A had come to find Tsunade.
• Tsunade hugged Senju Chen, welcomed his return, and fell asleep in his arms, while Shizune cried with relief at seeing him again.
• Senju Chen and Shizune carried the sleeping Tsunade to an inn, where Shizune explained that she did not know why the Kumogakure ninja had approached them.

Senju Chen learned that A had come seeking Tsunade’s help for his companion Rakai, who was suffering from the parasitic Exploding Insects technique. He agreed to inspect Rakai after setting strict conditions, and left with A to see the patient.

• Senju Chen left Shizune with his sister and confronted A and the two Kumogakure ninja outside the inn.
• A explained that Exploding Insects were consuming Rakai’s Chakra and would eventually cause a fatal explosion near his heart.
• Senju Chen decided that treating Rakai could help Tsunade regain her confidence as a medical ninja.
• Senju Chen demanded double payment, compensation for the tavern damage, and that the Kumogakure ninja stay away from Tsunade until he agreed otherwise.
• Senju Chen ordered one Kumogakure ninja to handle compensation and another to guard the inn, then went with A to examine Rakai.

Senju Chen remembered that young A and his squad had been attacked after stealing a scroll, leaving Rakai infected by the Xuanyuan Group’s Exploding Insects. He examined Rakai and confirmed that the insects had spread through his chakra pathways, leaving his condition worse than he had expected.

• Senju Chen recalled that young A had come to ask Tsunade to save Rakai after the squad’s theft and their encounter with the Xuanyuan Group.
• Senju Chen considered that helping Rakai might give Tsunade a chance to regain confidence in her abilities.
• A Kumogakure ninja told young A that Rakai’s condition had worsened, and young A hurried into the courtyard to see him.
• Young A explained that the Exploding Insects were spreading through Rakai’s chakra pathways and would eventually detonate near his heart.
• Senju Chen carefully probed Rakai’s body with chakra and found the infection was worse than he had expected.

Senju Chen assessed Rakai’s parasitic insects and promised to ask Tsunade to treat him after she woke, while reassuring Shizune that the patient could wait. As he and Shizune talked through the night, she described Tsunade’s grief and years away from medicine, leaving Chen hopeful that treating Rakai might help his sister face her fears.

• Senju Chen found that the Exploding Insects were dangerously entangled in Rakai’s chakra pathways and said Tsunade could attempt treatment after waking.
• Senju Chen returned to the inn and told Shizune that Rakai could survive a few more days, so they let Tsunade sleep.
• Senju Chen told Shizune he had left Konoha because of its infighting and his concern for Tsunade.
• Shizune described Tsunade’s years of gambling, drinking, and avoiding medical work, including leaving an injured farmer untreated.
• Senju Chen told Shizune that Tsunade did not have to treat Rakai if she refused, though he hoped the case would help her return to medicine.

Senju Chen reunited with Tsunade and told her about his wartime achievements and his return to Konoha, while she recognized that the village’s leaders had sidelined him. Tsunade blamed herself for being unable to protect him, but Senju Chen reassured her and prepared to share good news.

• Tsunade woke from a hangover and discovered that Senju Chen had truly come to find her.
• Tsunade embraced Senju Chen and wept as the siblings reunited, with Shizune watching tearfully.
• Senju Chen recounted his wartime service and explained that Konoha had made him deputy director of Strategic Command and named him a Konoha Battle Hero.
• Tsunade accused Konoha High Command of transferring Senju Chen back and limiting his authority because they feared his achievements.
• Tsunade blamed herself for leaving Konoha and being unable to protect Senju Chen, but he reassured her and said seeing her mattered most.
• Senju Chen offered to tell Tsunade some wonderful news.

Senju Chen encouraged Tsunade to overcome her fear of blood and treat the gravely ill Kumogakure ninja Rakai. After agreeing, Tsunade diagnosed Rakai’s Exploding Insects and began preparing treatment, while Chen asked Classmate Little A for information about the attackers.

• Senju Chen cheered Tsunade by telling her about Minato and Kushina’s wedding and offering to cook for her.
• Senju Chen told Tsunade that Rakai was in danger from Exploding Insects, and Tsunade agreed to treat him after he expressed his faith in her.
• Senju Chen served Tsunade and Shizune breakfast, then brought them to Rakai’s room.
• Tsunade examined Rakai, diagnosed the Exploding Insects, and ordered supplies for treatment.
• Senju Chen asked Classmate Little A to provide intelligence about the people who had attacked the Kumogakure group.

Senju Chen explained that he had recreated Kumogakure’s Lightning Body Tempering after seeing it once, leaving Classmate Little A overwhelmed by the gap between them. Tsunade stabilized the infected patient and planned a risky operation for the next day, while her return to healing left her feeling renewed.

• Classmate Little A asked Senju Chen about the Lightning Release technique he had used, and Senju Chen claimed he had developed it after watching Classmate Little A’s father use it once.
• Classmate Little A was shaken by Senju Chen’s apparent genius and doubted his own strength after years of difficult training.
• A ninja brought Classmate Little A the intelligence scroll about the Xuanyuan Group, which Senju Chen took.
• Tsunade said she had stabilized the patient by cutting away necrotic chakra pathways and sealing the Exploding Insects, but said a risky surgery would be needed the next day.
• Tsunade ordered Classmate Little A to prepare the required supplies and herbs overnight, then left with Senju Chen.
• At the inn, Tsunade told Senju Chen that saving someone again felt good.

Senju Chen read a report on the Xuanyuan Group’s lethal Exploding Insects and considered recruiting the mercenary ninja for his future business. He set aside that plan to support Tsunade as she prepared to operate, while reassuring Shizune that Tsunade would succeed.

• Tsunade shut herself in to prepare for the next day’s surgery, and Senju Chen told Shizune to rest because she might need to assist.
• Senju Chen read the Kumogakure report describing the Xuanyuan Group’s five members, their mysterious tails, and Exploding Insects that entered hosts and detonated using their chakra.
• After learning the group also used shadow, insect-control, and other secret techniques, Senju Chen decided he would seek a chance to recruit them as security for Food Is Heaven.
• Shizune brought Senju Chen hot milk and confessed she was worried because Tsunade had shut herself away without making a sound.
• Senju Chen reassured Shizune that Tsunade was reclaiming what belonged to her and that the legendary medical ninja could overcome the Exploding Insects.

Tsunade began operating on Rakai, but the sight of blood triggered her fear and memories of her losses. Remembering Senju Chen’s faith in her, she overcame her panic and continued the operation, which lasted until evening.

• Tsunade arrived at the courtyard with Shizune and began preparing to treat Rakai while Senju Chen encouraged her.
• Classmate Little A told Senju Chen that the Raikage was negotiating with Iwagakure for compensation and discussed the tailed beasts involved.
• Tsunade’s fear of blood overwhelmed her when she opened Rakai’s chest, and Shizune tried to support her.
• Tsunade recalled Senju Chen’s words, steadied herself, and ordered Shizune to continue the operation.
• Senju Chen stopped Classmate Little A from entering, and the operation continued from morning until evening.

Tsunade successfully removed the Exploding Insects from the Kumogakure ninja, overcoming a major inner struggle in the process. Shizune broke down with relief and told Senju Chen how he had helped Tsunade find a reason to keep living; the chapter ended with the two planning to rest and celebrate the next day.

• Tsunade emerged from surgery exhausted but said she had removed all the Exploding Insects, and Classmate Little A promised to deliver her payment the next day.
• Senju Chen and Shizune helped Tsunade back to the inn, where she rested after the surgery.
• Shizune embraced Senju Chen and cried with relief that Tsunade had succeeded.
• Shizune told Senju Chen how Tsunade's grief over Nawaki and her uncle had led her to fear blood, and how rescuing him gave Tsunade renewed purpose.
• Senju Chen comforted Shizune and suggested they rest, promising to cook a celebratory meal the next day.

After Tsunade recovered her confidence and strength, she reunited with Senju Chen and Shizune over a family breakfast. Senju Chen then shared his plan to build a restaurant chain that would also gather intelligence across the Five Great Nations, leaving Tsunade impressed by his ambition.

• Tsunade emerged from her room restored, and Shizune was overjoyed to see her looking like her former self.
• Tsunade thanked Senju Chen and Shizune for supporting her, and Senju Chen reminded them that they were family.
• Senju Chen served Tsunade and Shizune a celebratory breakfast, which they enjoyed together.
• After Shizune left to clear the dishes, Senju Chen told Tsunade he planned to establish Food Is Heaven, a restaurant chain that would also gather intelligence.
• Tsunade listened as Senju Chen described his vision for branches across the Five Great Nations and was struck by the scale of his plans.

Senju Chen received Tsunade’s support and the Senju Clan’s hidden funds for his plans, then explained his proposal to reform the Uchiha-led Military Police Force. Tsunade warned him about the danger of empowering the Uchiha, and the chapter ended with Senju Chen revealing that he had awakened the Sharingan.

• Tsunade gave Senju Chen the claim scroll for the Senju Clan’s reserves at underground bounty stations and entrusted the clan’s future to him.
• Senju Chen explained how he had opened Uchiha Fugaku’s eyes and outlined his plan to reform the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Tsunade warned Senju Chen that a powerful Uchiha force with public support and cross-border authority could become uncontrollable.
• Senju Chen argued that reform could channel Uchiha power toward Konoha and said the force would include many non-Uchiha ninja.
• Tsunade allowed Senju Chen to proceed but urged him to keep the Uchiha under control and not lose himself in power.
• Senju Chen said he had awakened another Kekkei Genkai, then showed Tsunade his scarlet eyes with three tomoe.

Senju Chen revealed his Sharingan to Tsunade, who was shocked to learn he had both Senju and Uchiha bloodline abilities. She promised to keep his secret and handle what came next.

• Senju Chen showed Tsunade his Sharingan and told her he had hidden it until he found her.
• Tsunade asked who else knew, and Senju Chen assured her that no one else had seen his eyes.
• Tsunade checked whether the Sharingan had caused him physical problems, and Senju Chen said he had experienced only brief eye irritation.
• Tsunade theorized that Senju Chen's unusual constitution allowed both bloodlines to coexist and warned him to report any symptoms.
• Senju Chen told Tsunade he was glad to have her with him, and she promised to keep his Sharingan secret and take care of what came next.

Tsunade pressured Senju Chen to marry and then proposed Shizune as his future wife, but Senju Chen escaped the awkwardness when a Kumogakure ninja arrived with her medical fee. He dragged the wary visitor inside, leaving him uneasy in Tsunade and Shizune’s company.

• Tsunade urged Senju Chen to find a wife and continue the Senju family line.
• Tsunade told Shizune to marry Senju Chen, leaving Shizune flustered until Senju Chen pointed out that he was only thirteen.
• When someone asked for Princess Tsunade, Senju Chen eagerly rushed to the door and found Classmate Little A carrying her medical fee.
• Senju Chen pulled Classmate Little A inside for tea, then accused him of ingratitude when he tried to leave without thanking Tsunade.
• Classmate Little A reluctantly entered the courtyard and grew more suspicious as Senju Chen ushered him toward Tsunade and Shizune.

Senju Chen escorted Classmate Little A after Tsunade finished treating Rakai, but Little A asked whether Tsunade had someone she liked. Senju Chen kicked him into the street and returned, furious at the idea of him pursuing his sister.

• Tsunade told Classmate Little A that Rakai needed to avoid intense combat and chakra use for three months while he recovered.
• Classmate Little A thanked Tsunade, promised Kumogakure would repay her kindness, and left with Senju Chen.
• Classmate Little A asked Senju Chen whether Tsunade had someone she liked.
• Senju Chen kicked Classmate Little A more than ten meters into the street and headed back.