Recaps

Zhang Yu explained that summoning the Sage of Six Paths and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki required far more gold than he currently had, then offered six tavern badges to Hashirama, Madara, Tobirama, Izuna, Asura, and Indra. Tobirama finally chose Izuna, but the binding still depended on Izuna sincerely accepting the badge.

• Zhang Yu learned he was about six million gold coins short of summoning the Sage of Six Paths, while summoning Kaguya Ōtsutsuki would cost one hundred million.
• Zhang Yu promised Asura and Indra that he would summon their father when he had enough gold coins, and possibly their second uncle as well.
• Zhang Yu gave Hashirama, Madara, Tobirama, Izuna, Asura, and Indra one badge each and explained that they had to sincerely give it to and receive it from the person they chose.
• Asura and Indra indicated they had chosen each other, while Hashirama and Madara hesitated over whom to choose.
• Tobirama took a badge and offered it to Izuna, who replied, “Who said I didn't want it?”

Izuna and Tobirama, Hashirama and Madara, and Indra and Asura exchanged pairing badges, earning Zhang Yu rewards that brought his balance to 9,975,000 gold coins. In the backyard, Zhang Yu made Haku, Karin, and Uzuki Yugao call him “Brother Zhang Yu,” though Yugao was still too quiet at the end.

• Izuna and Tobirama exchanged badges, completing a pairing that earned Zhang Yu 1,000,000 gold coins.
• Hashirama gave Madara a badge and received one in return, earning Zhang Yu 3,000,000 gold coins after they completed their pairing.
• Asura and Indra exchanged the last badges, earning Zhang Yu 2,000,000 gold coins and bringing his balance to 9,975,000.
• Zhang Yu learned that pairing rewards depended on the combined strength of the pair, then sent everyone on their way.
• Zhang Yu joined Haku, Karin, and Uzuki Yugao by the fishpond and insisted they call him “Brother Zhang Yu.”
• Haku and Karin called Zhang Yu “Brother Zhang Yu,” and Yugao eventually said it too, but Zhang Yu asked her to speak louder.

Zhang Yu offered Haku, Karin, and Yugao golden badges that marked them as his, and each of the three accepted one. The badges recorded their names, and the system confirmed romantic CP pairings with Haku and Karin before Yugao took the final badge.

• Zhang Yu teased Yugao into calling him “Big brother Zhang Yu” before offering the three women golden badges and saying they would be his if they accepted them.
• Haku took a badge, and her name appeared on it; the system announced a romantic CP pairing with Zhang Yu and awarded him 500,000 gold coins.
• Karin accepted the second badge, and her name appeared on it; the system announced another romantic CP pairing and awarded Zhang Yu 500,000 gold coins.
• Yugao insisted she was accepting the badge only because of the tavern's arrangements, then took the final one and saw “Uzuki Yugao” appear on it.

Zhang Yu force-summoned Hagoromo Otsutsuki to the Undead Tavern, where Hagoromo reunited with Indra and Asura and learned about the tavern. Zhang Yu began copying Hagoromo’s strength, and Madara and Tobirama noticed his power rapidly approaching the Sage of Six Paths’.

• The system awarded Zhang Yu a Scumbag title after Yugao, Karin, and Haku accepted their badges, and he decided the three would handle lunch’s braised fish.
• Zhang Yu gathered Hashirama, Madara, Tobirama, Izuna, Asura, and Indra and force-summoned Hagoromo Otsutsuki for 10 million gold coins.
• Hagoromo appeared in the tavern and recognized his sons Indra and Asura, who began explaining the Undead Tavern to him.
• Zhang Yu started copying Hagoromo’s strength, causing his chakra and power to surge.
• Tobirama and Madara sensed Zhang Yu’s rapid increase in strength, with Madara saying it was approaching Hagoromo’s power.

Zhang Yu completed the replication of the Sage of Six Paths’ power and the Ten-Tails-level Chakra, becoming stronger than Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. At the Undead Tavern, Hagoromo learned that his sons and their descendants had reconciled, then recognized Zhang Yu’s overwhelming strength and thanked him for bringing him back.

• Zhang Yu finished replicating Six Paths Power and Ten-Tails-level Chakra, and his strength surpassed Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s.
• Indra and Asura told Hagoromo how the Shinobi World had changed, including the Senju and Uchiha reconciliation and the founding of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
• Asura and Indra told Hagoromo they had put their feud behind them and described the bond between Naruto and Sasuke.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, and Madara joked about Hashirama’s fireworks experiment as Hagoromo observed their genuine peace.
• Hagoromo sensed Zhang Yu’s vast power, bowed to thank him for summoning him back, and accepted Zhang Yu’s welcome to the Undead Tavern.

Hagoromo reunited with Hamura after Zhang Yu summoned him, and Zhang Yu made both brothers employees of the Undead Tavern. As Zhang Yu headed to deliver photo albums, Shizune summoned him to the Hokage's office over Sasuke Uchiha's defection, where a system choice appeared about whether he would help Tsunade.

• Zhang Yu summoned Hamura Otsutsuki, and he reunited with Hagoromo in the Undead Tavern.
• Zhang Yu gave Hagoromo and Hamura employee badges, and the system rewarded him with five million gold coins for completing a CP pairing.
• Zhang Yu left to deliver photo albums, but Shizune stopped him and reported that Sasuke Uchiha had defected from Konoha.
• Tsunade told Zhang Yu that Sasuke had willingly left the Land of Fire with the Sound Four and was likely heading to Orochimaru.
• The system offered Zhang Yu a choice between helping Tsunade deal with Sasuke's defection for 100,000 gold coins or refusing for 50,000.

Zhang Yu chose to send Konoha’s young Genin after Sasuke and decided to lead the pursuit squad himself. After the Konoha 12 gathered, he told them Sasuke had left with the Sound Four and claimed Naruto’s public handling of Sasuke’s clothes had embarrassed him into leaving.

• Zhang Yu chose the mission to pursue Sasuke and persuaded Tsunade, Kakashi, Might Guy, and Yamato that the young Genin needed real combat experience.
• Zhang Yu ordered Kakashi and Might Guy to gather Konoha’s Genin and appointed Yamato as his assistant for the mission.
• Zhang Yu and Yamato waited on the Hokage’s office roof as the Genin arrived, with Naruto urgently asking whether Sasuke had been found.
• Zhang Yu told the group that Sasuke had willingly left Konoha with the Sound Four, prompting Naruto and Sakura to question why he had gone.
• Zhang Yu said Sasuke had probably left because Naruto had taken his jacket, pants, and underwear and carried them through Konoha in public.

Zhang Yu organized the Lost Uchiha Sasuke Retrieval Operation into several teams and sent them toward the Land of Fire's border. While the other teams hurried ahead, Zhang Yu's pursuit team moved slowly, prompting Ino, Tenten, and Hinata to question whether they were falling behind.

• Naruto denied that stealing Sasuke's clothes and underwear had caused him to leave, and Zhang Yu named the mission the Lost Uchiha Sasuke Retrieval Operation.
• Zhang Yu assigned Shikamaru, Choji, and Kiba to the first group, with Shikamaru as captain, and named Shino captain of a second group with Neji and Rock Lee.
• Zhang Yu paired Naruto with Yamato to pursue Sasuke directly and formed a second pursuit team with Sakura, Hinata, Tenten, and Ino.
• The teams departed Konoha in different directions, with Kiba tracking Sasuke's scent and Neji using his Byakugan as they advanced in a fan formation.
• Kakashi explained to Might Guy that splitting the teams would give them experience and responsibilities while Zhang Yu could still protect them if needed.
• As Zhang Yu's team moved slowly through the forest, Ino, Tenten, and Hinata warned that the other teams were far ahead and Sasuke had already left the previous night.

Zhang Yu sensed Sasuke and the Sound Four more than a hundred kilometers away, marked their meeting place with Flying Thunder God, and began transporting Sakura and the others there. After carrying Sakura first, he brought Tenten over, who marveled at crossing the distance instantly.

• Zhang Yu used Sage Mode to locate Sasuke and the Sound Four more than a hundred kilometers away, then traveled to their destination through the Kamui Dimension.
• Zhang Yu inscribed a Flying Thunder God Formula on a tree at the meeting place and returned to Sakura, Ino, Tenten, and Hinata.
• Zhang Yu carried Sakura to the clearing with Flying Thunder God, and she asked him to hold her for a little longer before he returned to get the others.
• Tenten eagerly threw herself into Zhang Yu's arms, and he transported her to the clearing in an instant.

Zhang Yu used Flying Thunder God to bring Sakura, Tenten, Hinata, and Ino to a clearing ahead of the other pursuit teams, then started a cookout while they waited. Meanwhile, the other teams battled the Sound Four, and Naruto pursued Tayuya, who carried Sasuke’s coffin.

• Zhang Yu transported Tenten, Hinata, and Ino to the clearing with Flying Thunder God, joining Sakura there after crossing more than a hundred kilometers.
• Zhang Yu assigned the girls tasks for a cookout, then knocked down a giant wild boar and brought it back to camp.
• Neji, Rock Lee, and Shino fought Jirobo while Shikamaru, Choji, and Kiba trapped Kidomaru.
• Yamato battled Sakon and Ukon to capture them alive, while Tayuya carried Sasuke’s coffin onward and Naruto pursued her alone.
• After half a day, the battles continued as Zhang Yu slowly roasted the boar’s leg and told the hungry girls its thick meat needed more time.

Zhang Yu cooked a pork leg for Ino, Tenten, Sakura, and Hinata, then built them a wooden cabin and sensed Sasuke, Naruto, and Tayuya nearby. He set out to recruit Tayuya for his tavern and confronted her as she carried Sasuke's coffin.

• Ino, Tenten, Sakura, and Hinata eagerly ate Zhang Yu's roast pork and saved pieces for him.
• After the battles with Jirobo and Kidomaru ended, Zhang Yu used Wood Release to build a cabin for the girls.
• Zhang Yu sensed Sasuke, Tayuya, and Naruto within range and received a mission to recruit a stranger to his tavern.
• Zhang Yu left a Wood Clone to guard the cabin and teleported toward Tayuya, who was carrying Sasuke in a cylindrical coffin.
• Zhang Yu followed Tayuya until she stopped to rest, then asked whether carrying such a heavy load had tired her; Tayuya reached for her flute and demanded to know who was there.

Zhang Yu tried to recruit Tayuya for the Undead Tavern while she carried Sasuke’s barrel through the forest, but Kimimaro arrived and took the mission onward. After Naruto pursued Kimimaro, Tayuya summoned three demons and attacked Zhang Yu.

• Zhang Yu repeatedly appeared ahead of Tayuya as she fled with Sasuke, then offered her a job at the Undead Tavern.
• Tayuya refused Zhang Yu’s offer and threatened him with her flute.
• Kimimaro arrived, took the barrel containing Sasuke, and left while Naruto chased after him.
• Tayuya stayed behind to hold Zhang Yu off and summoned three demons with her flute technique.
• The three demons charged at Zhang Yu, and one raised its club to strike him.

Zhang Yu defeated Tayuya's summoned spirits and removed Orochimaru's Cursed Seal of Earth. Tayuya broke down in relief and fell asleep in his arms; the next morning, she woke beside him.

• Zhang Yu's presence frightened Tayuya's three evil spirits, and a glance from him knocked them unconscious.
• Zhang Yu caught the unconscious Tayuya, tended to her injuries, and changed her into a clean kimono.
• Zhang Yu told Tayuya he could remove Orochimaru's Cursed Seal of Earth, and she agreed to let him try.
• Zhang Yu used a technique to remove the Cursed Seal and draw its malicious Chakra from Tayuya's body.
• Tayuya cried in Zhang Yu's arms, then fell asleep against him as they rested by the campfire.
• The next morning, Tayuya woke up beside Zhang Yu and abruptly sat up.

Zhang Yu removed Tayuya’s Cursed Seal of Earth, and she asked to stay with him before agreeing to work as a maid at the Undead Tavern. He brought her back to the others, who welcomed her as one of them.

• Tayuya discovered that Zhang Yu had removed her Cursed Seal of Earth and realized she was free from Orochimaru and the Sound Ninja.
• Tayuya asked Zhang Yu to marry her, then suggested becoming his maid when he refused because she was fourteen.
• Tayuya signed a maid contract and became an employee of the Undead Tavern.
• Zhang Yu used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring Tayuya back to Sakura, Ino, Hinata, and Tenten.
• Zhang Yu explained Tayuya’s past, and the four girls introduced themselves and welcomed her.

Zhang Yu waited with the girls for Kimimaro and Naruto, who were pursuing Sasuke toward the Valley of the End. After Sasuke broke out of his barrel and continued fleeing, Zhang Yu bet he could defeat Kimimaro without moving or using more than one hand, wagering a month of free tavern work against one request from the girls.

• Zhang Yu learned through the Tavern Chat Group that Hashirama and the others wanted to visit the Valley of the End, and he agreed to tell them when he arrived.
• Zhang Yu sensed Kimimaro carrying Sasuke and Naruto chasing them, then waited with the girls and grilled wild boar meat by the stream.
• Kimimaro arrived with Sasuke in a barrel, and Naruto soon emerged from the forest and called out to Sasuke.
• Sasuke burst out of the barrel with his Cursed Seal markings active, then ignored Naruto and fled toward the Valley of the End as Naruto pursued him.
• Kimimaro focused on Zhang Yu, while Hinata warned that he was preparing to attack.
• Zhang Yu bet that he could defeat Kimimaro while seated, using only one hand; the girls accepted the wager, and Tayuya joined in.

Zhang Yu faced Kimimaro’s attack without rising until the last moment, then froze a vast area and repelled him with Ice Release and Water Release. After sheltering the girls beneath a thick layer of ice, Zhang Yu explained the three levels of Ninjutsu mastery, claiming that he could cast techniques with a casual wave of his hand.

• Kimimaro activated the Cursed Seal of Earth and pushed his Shikotsumyaku to its limit, but Zhang Yu mocked him while resting in Hinata’s arms.
• Kimimaro charged at Zhang Yu, who used Ice Release: Freeze Heaven and Earth to freeze the battlefield and force him to retreat.
• Zhang Yu used Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique, freezing the falling water into a thick roof that sheltered himself and the girls.
• Sakura noticed Zhang Yu had used both Ninjutsu without Hand Seals, prompting him to explain three levels of Ninjutsu mastery.
• Zhang Yu claimed that his mastery let him cast Ninjutsu with a wave of his hand, impressing the five girls.

Zhang Yu won his bet with the girls, escaped from beneath the ice, and watched Yamato’s team defeat Kimimaro. After sending the others back to Konoha, he reached the Valley of the End and prepared to summon the chat group members.

• Zhang Yu and the girls agreed that he had won the bet, so they accepted a month of summer work before he teleported them out from under the ice.
• Zhang Yu confronted Kimimaro, then let Yamato and the pursuit squad fight him; Kimimaro used Dance of the Seedling Fern and died.
• Zhang Yu told the others to return to Konoha while he went after Naruto, and Hinata and Tenten restrained Tayuya when she refused to leave him.
• Zhang Yu sent Tayuya to the Undead Tavern with Yamato and used Kamui to travel to the Valley of the End.
• Zhang Yu contacted the Tavern Chat Group, and its members confirmed they were ready to be summoned.

Zhang Yu summoned eight legendary figures to the Valley of the End to watch Naruto and Sasuke's final battle. As the pair faced off below, Hashirama and Madara wagered on who would win.

• Eight pillars of light brought Madara, Hashirama, Tobirama, Izuna, Indra, Asura, Hagoromo, and Hamura to the Valley of the End.
• Madara angrily confronted Hashirama over the Kunai Hashirama had used to stab him in the back, while Tobirama and Izuna joined the argument.
• Zhang Yu led the group to a cliff overlooking the valley and told them Naruto and Sasuke would soon arrive.
• Sasuke landed on the valley floor, and Naruto charged after him; Hagoromo recognized them as the reincarnations of Indra and Asura.
• Hashirama bet that Naruto would win, while Madara picked Sasuke, and they agreed the loser would buy everyone drinks.

Zhang Yu summoned Haku to watch Naruto and Sasuke’s final battle at the Valley of the End, where the spectators made rocking chairs and most of them started playing cards. As Naruto and Sasuke’s fight intensified, Haku worried about them, and Zhang Yu assured her they would not die.

• Zhang Yu summoned Haku from the tavern and invited her to watch Naruto and Sasuke’s final battle.
• Zhang Yu made a large rocking chair with Wood Release, and Hashirama, Indra, and Hagoromo made chairs of their own.
• Naruto and Sasuke began fighting, with Naruto sending Shadow Clones against Sasuke’s Sharingan.
• Hashirama, Madara, and Tobirama started a card game, while Hagoromo, Hamura, Indra, and Asura started another.
• Naruto and Sasuke powered up with the Nine-Tails Chakra and Cursed Seal of Heaven, and their Rasengan and Chidori clashed in a massive explosion; Zhang Yu told Haku they would not die.

After Sasuke defeated Naruto at the Valley of the End, Zhang Yu and the others entered Naruto’s mindscape, where Hagoromo reunited with Kurama. Zhang Yu offered to free Kurama’s consciousness from Naruto without harming him, and revealed a powerful ball of chakra that could provide Kurama with a new body.

• Sasuke defeated Naruto but spared his life and left the Valley of the End.
• Zhang Yu and the others found Naruto badly injured, and the Nine-Tails’ chakra emerged from him.
• Hagoromo brought everyone into Naruto’s mindscape, where Kurama tearfully confronted him about being used and imprisoned by humans.
• Zhang Yu invited Kurama to leave Naruto and join the Undead Tavern as its mascot.
• Zhang Yu explained that he could separate Kurama’s consciousness and give it a new supply of Nine-Tails chakra without extracting the chakra sealed inside Naruto.
• Zhang Yu produced a ball of chakra whose power made the mindscape tremble, astonishing Kurama and Hagoromo.

Zhang Yu separated the Nine-Tails’ consciousness from Naruto and brought it out as a tiny fox, promising it freedom and meals at the Undead Tavern in exchange for following the rules. The Nine-Tails perched on Zhang Yu’s shoulder, and Zhang Yu sent the injured Naruto into the Kamui Dimension.

• Zhang Yu offered to separate the Nine-Tails from Naruto and set rules for its conduct at the Undead Tavern, threatening to stew it if it misbehaved.
• The Nine-Tails agreed to obey the rules after Zhang Yu promised it three meals and a late-night snack each day.
• Zhang Yu used his Ten-Tails Chakra to draw the Nine-Tails’ consciousness out of its body as a tiny, nine-tailed fox while leaving the seal and Naruto’s life intact.
• The Nine-Tails perched on Zhang Yu’s shoulder, panicked when it saw Hashirama and Madara, and agreed to keep an eye on them when Zhang Yu was away.
• Zhang Yu returned to the Valley of the End with Haku and the Nine-Tails, then used Kamui to send the injured Naruto into the Kamui Dimension.

Zhang Yu flew back to Konoha with Haku and the Nine-Tails, then brought Naruto to the hospital for treatment. He walked through the village with Kurama and arrived at the Hokage's office, where Shizune and Ino panicked at the sight of the Nine-Tails.

• Zhang Yu carried Haku through the sky toward Konoha while the Nine-Tails enjoyed its first flight.
• Zhang Yu arrived at the Undead Tavern, where the Nine-Tails asked for food and reminisced about eating wild boars before being sealed.
• Zhang Yu brought Naruto out of the Kamui Dimension and left him at Konoha Hospital to receive treatment.
• Zhang Yu walked through Konoha with the Nine-Tails, promising to take it to the village's food shops when he had time.
• Zhang Yu met Shizune and Ino at the Hokage's office, where Kurama revealed that he was the Nine-Tails and frightened Shizune.

Zhang Yu returned to Tsunade’s office, introduced the Nine-Tails as a resident of the Undead Tavern, and later heard Yamato’s report that Sasuke had chosen to join Orochimaru. The pursuit mission ended with Sasuke still on his own path, while the other Genin returned to Konoha without serious injuries.

• Zhang Yu caught Tsunade secretly drinking erguotou, and she kissed him to stall him before admitting she had no intention of handing over the bottle.
• The Nine-Tails revealed himself to Tsunade, who learned that Zhang Yu had separated his consciousness from Naruto and brought him to live at the Undead Tavern.
• The Nine-Tails jumped onto Tsunade, causing her to fall on top of Zhang Yu just as Shizune entered the office.
• Yamato led the Genin back to Konoha and reported that Sasuke had chosen to seek out Orochimaru and that no one else was seriously injured.
• Zhang Yu received 100,000 gold coins for completing the mission to help Tsunade plan the pursuit of Sasuke.

Tayuya settled into the Undead Tavern, where Zhang Yu and the others shared dinner and the Nine-Tails was fussed over as a pet. After Kurama went to bed in a new custom bed, Uzuki Yugao stayed awake, holding a golden badge.

• Tsunade ordered surveillance of the Sound Ninja and updates on Sasuke before Zhang Yu headed to the Undead Tavern with the Nine-Tails and Tayuya.
• Ino, Sakura, Hinata, and Tenten cuddled the Nine-Tails until Zhang Yu stopped them, then agreed to work at the tavern for free for the rest of summer after losing a bet.
• Tayuya joined the tavern residents for dinner, and the Nine-Tails discovered erguotou before Yugao and Karin tried to pet it too.
• Tsunade and Shizune joined the meal after Tsunade realized Zhang Yu had saved them seats.
• Zhang Yu gave Kurama a luxurious bed on the front hall counter, and Kurama settled in for the night.
• Uzuki Yugao sat awake in the backyard, holding a golden badge.

Yugao confessed her feelings to Zhang Yu and spent the night in his room, while four young women began working at the Undead Tavern. Jiraiya returned to Konoha, learned that Tsunade had become Fifth Hokage and Sasuke had defected, and hurried to visit Naruto in the hospital.

• Yugao told Zhang Yu she loved him, and he invited her to stay in his room for the night.
• Tenten, Hinata, Sakura, and Ino arrived in matching uniforms and began their month of work at the tavern.
• Jiraiya learned from Izumo Kamizuki that Tsunade had returned to Konoha as Fifth Hokage and Zhang Yu was there too.
• Tsunade caught Yugao leaving Zhang Yu's room, and Zhang Yu took Yugao's hand and led her to the front hall.
• Jiraiya confronted Zhang Yu for not telling him about Tsunade, and Zhang Yu revealed that Sasuke had defected and Naruto was in Konoha Hospital.
• Jiraiya rushed out of the tavern to visit Naruto.