Recaps

Zhang Yu secretly stole and burned Haku’s Kirigakure outfit to force a staff-image change, while Zabuza endured the legends’ bizarre questions at the Undead Tavern. The chapter ended with Madara asking whether Zabuza was completely sure Haku was male.

• Hashirama, Tobirama, and Madara questioned Zabuza about his strength and fight with Kakashi, leaving him feeling trapped and helpless.
• Zhang Yu entered Haku’s room while Haku was changing, took the Kirigakure clothes, and burned them to complete his mission.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, and Izuna discussed Zabuza’s final actions and his feelings toward Haku, unsettling Zabuza.
• Madara asked Zabuza whether he was one hundred percent sure Haku was male.

Zabuza admitted that he had never verified Haku's gender, prompting Hashirama, Izuna, Tobirama, and Madara to speculate that Haku might be a girl. Zhang Yu returned and redirected the group to breakfast, leaving Haku's gender unresolved as they waited for Haku to come out and discuss the new job.

• Zabuza admitted that he had never confirmed Haku's gender, despite having trained and worked with Haku for years.
• Hashirama, Izuna, Tobirama, and Madara questioned Zabuza and pointed out that Haku's appearance, voice, and build could suggest Haku was a girl.
• Zhang Yu returned from the backyard and learned what the group had been discussing.
• Zhang Yu told everyone to eat breakfast first and said they could discuss Haku's work arrangements afterward.
• Zabuza felt relieved when the others dropped the subject for the time being.

Haku struggled with the feminine temporary uniform Zhang Yu had prepared for his first day as an Undead Tavern employee, but accepted it after learning his old Kirigakure outfit had been discarded. When Haku entered the dining hall for breakfast, his appearance stunned the others and made Zabuza question whether Haku was really a boy.

• Haku discovered that his new uniform was a skirt outfit and could find no other clothes in his room.
• Zhang Yu told Haku the outfit was the only suitable uniform available and that he had thrown away Haku's old Kirigakure clothes.
• Haku accepted Zhang Yu's work arrangement and left his room to join the others for breakfast.
• Hashirama, Izuna, Madara, Tobirama, and Zabuza were stunned by Haku's appearance.
• Madara asked whether Haku was really a boy, and Zabuza privately admitted he had never been certain.

Zhang Yu assessed Haku’s feminine disguise and assigned him to greet customers at the Undead Tavern’s entrance, while Zabuza was sent to help Izuna in the kitchen. The new hires accepted their roles, and Zhang Yu concluded that Haku’s welcoming presence would attract customers to the tavern.

• Tobirama, Hashirama, Madara, Izuna, and Zabuza praised Haku’s convincing disguise, leaving Haku embarrassed and seeking Zhang Yu’s side.
• During breakfast, Madara said Haku would be more useful than Hashirama standing at the entrance, and Zhang Yu agreed.
• Zhang Yu assigned Zabuza to kitchen work with Izuna because his intimidating appearance could scare customers away.
• Zhang Yu assigned Haku to greet customers at the entrance, and Haku nervously agreed to do his best.
• Zhang Yu decided the tavern needed someone like Haku to encourage customers to come inside.

Zhang Yu trained Haku to greet customers at the Undead Tavern while assigning Zabuza to help in the kitchen. The staff watched Haku practice, and Madara remained curious about Haku’s gender.

• Zhang Yu sent Zabuza to the kitchen with Izuna to move supplies, wash vegetables, and prepare ingredients.
• Zabuza told Haku to do what Zhang Yu asked before following Izuna into the kitchen.
• Zhang Yu coached Haku on welcoming customers naturally, and Haku repeatedly practiced his greeting at the entrance.
• Hashirama, Tobirama, Izuna, and Madara watched Haku’s training and discussed his appearance and voice.
• Madara said Haku’s gender was a question without an answer and insisted there was no need to ask outright.

Madara used his Sharingan and Mangekyō to try to determine Haku’s gender, but neither could see through his clothes, and Hashirama and Tobirama stopped him from seeking a Hyuga’s Byakugan. Zhang Yu trained Haku to greet customers, then told him the especially sweet version was only for his boss’s inspections.

• Madara activated his Sharingan and Mangekyō to observe Haku, but could not determine his gender.
• Madara proposed borrowing a Hyuga’s Byakugan, but Hashirama, Tobirama, and Izuna talked him out of it.
• Haku improved his greeting through practice, and Zhang Yu praised his performance.
• Haku delivered an especially sweet greeting that nearly made Zhang Yu lose his composure.
• Zhang Yu gave Haku a lower score and told him to reserve that greeting for inspections by his boss.

Zhang Yu put Haku on probation as the Undead Tavern’s greeter, and Haku’s presence brought in more ordinary customers. After the tavern earned twenty thousand ryō, Zhang Yu proposed auctioning rare liquor, and the system rewarded him for completing the server quest.

• Zhang Yu told Haku to greet customers politely and placed him on a one-month probation as the Undead Tavern’s greeter.
• Haku stood at the entrance in a student uniform, drawing passersby inside and helping the tavern run smoothly.
• Madara mocked Zabuza by saying customers would think someone was about to be killed if Zabuza stood at the door.
• The tavern closed after earning twenty thousand ryō, and Zhang Yu decided to consider auctions for limited-edition liquor.
• Tobirama agreed to plan rules for future auctions, and the system awarded Zhang Yu 10,000 gold coins for completing the specialty server quest.

Zabuza and Haku settled into their new lives at the Undead Tavern, where the staff welcomed them with a beer gathering and Haku accepted spare uniforms. Meanwhile, Kakashi and his students returned to Konoha still shaken by the battle in the Land of Waves.

• Zabuza and Haku washed dishes together and agreed that life at the tavern was peaceful, with Zabuza reminding Haku not to push himself too hard.
• Zhang Yu welcomed Zabuza and Haku as coworkers, and Zabuza enjoyed the beer at their gathering.
• Haku nervously took a sip of beer after Zhang Yu urged him to follow the boss's instructions, then relaxed and drank another small sip.
• Zhang Yu gave Haku two more women's uniforms, which Haku accepted despite his embarrassment.
• Kakashi returned to Konoha with Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke, who remained subdued after witnessing Zabuza and Haku's deaths, and offered to buy them snacks the next day.

Kakashi brought Team 7 to the Undead Tavern for snacks, where they unexpectedly saw Haku working at the entrance. The chapter ended with the team stunned by the appearance of someone they had watched die on the bridge in the Land of Waves.

• Kakashi promised to treat Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke to snacks at the Undead Tavern.
• Haku put on his new black uniform and welcomed passersby to the tavern as Zhang Yu and the others praised his appearance.
• Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke waited two hours for Kakashi, who arrived with an implausible story about helping an old woman and separating a dog and a cat.
• Kakashi led Team 7 to the Undead Tavern, where Haku greeted them at the entrance.
• Kakashi and Team 7 recognized Haku and froze, remembering that he had died protecting Zabuza from Kakashi's Lightning Blade.

Team 7 entered the Undead Tavern and found Haku alive and working as a greeter in a women's uniform, while Hashirama served as an ordinary employee. The chapter ended when another stiff-smiling figure brought their order, leaving Team 7 frozen in shock.

• Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi recognized Haku at the tavern entrance, and Haku turned away in embarrassment after seeing them.
• Team 7 entered the tavern and found Hashirama wiping tables and welcoming them as a regular employee.
• Kakashi ordered beer and snacks while the group discussed how Haku and other dead people had appeared in the tavern.
• Hashirama went to greet new guests, and a tall figure carried the beer and snacks to Team 7, shocking them with its arrival.

Team 7 discovered that Zabuza and Haku had returned from the dead and were working at the Undead Tavern. After Zhang Yu greeted the team, a mission prompted him to provoke Sasuke, and he began angering him by calling him “Uchiha Sasuke.”

• Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi recognized Zabuza serving them and learned that Zhang Yu had brought him and Haku back to life as tavern employees.
• Kakashi confirmed that the server at the entrance was Haku and struggled to reconcile the sight with their deaths on the bridge.
• Zhang Yu welcomed Team 7, and Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke introduced themselves.
• A mission appeared for Zhang Yu to anger Sasuke in exchange for stacking gold coin rewards.
• Zhang Yu repeatedly called Sasuke “Uchiha Sasuke,” making Sasuke angry while Naruto laughed and Sakura scolded Naruto.

Zhang Yu and the tavern staff teased Sasuke until Madara challenged his talent, while Sasuke found himself enjoying the pastries. Team 7 recognized Haku alive and left the tavern grateful, with Naruto and Sakura planning to return.

• Zabuza and Zhang Yu called Sasuke “Uchiha Sasuke,” and the tavern staff joined in teasing him.
• Madara told Sasuke that he had the worst talent among Indra’s reincarnations and urged him to learn to use his Sharingan.
• Sasuke tried a pastry, enjoyed it, and denied it was good even as he ate several more.
• Naruto recognized Haku at the entrance and expressed happiness that he was alive, prompting Haku to thank him.
• Kakashi thanked Zhang Yu before Team 7 left, and Naruto and Sakura said they would return.

Zhang Yu completed his antics mission involving Sasuke and received 8,000 gold coins before the system assigned him a self-sufficiency quest for the Undead Tavern. He gathered the staff to start planning a vegetable garden and fishpond, but the work had to be done by hand without Ninjutsu or Chakra.

• Zhang Yu called after Team 7, provoking Sasuke and earning an 8,000-gold reward when the team left.
• Kakashi wondered whether Zhang Yu could bring back Obito, Rin, or Minato-sensei.
• The system gave Zhang Yu a quest to build a vegetable garden and fishpond for a reward of 100,000 gold coins and the ability to copy one employee's abilities.
• Zhang Yu summoned the tavern staff to the backyard and explained the plan to grow vegetables and raise fish and shrimp.
• Tobirama and Izuna agreed that growing ingredients would support the kitchen and reduce costs, while Hashirama welcomed the idea of farming.
• Zhang Yu told the staff that they had to do the work by hand without Ninjutsu or Chakra enhancement.

Zhang Yu organized the Undead Tavern staff to build a vegetable garden and fishpond in the backyard, offering extra beer to motivate the workers. With the jobs assigned and the site planned, the construction began as Zhang Yu focused on the reward hidden beneath the dirt.

• Zhang Yu brought out manual tools and promised ten extra bottles of beer per day to employees who joined the construction.
• Zhang Yu assigned Hashirama and Madara to the vegetable garden, Tobirama to plan the fishpond, Zabuza to dig it, Izuna to prepare meals, and Haku to greet customers.
• Zhang Yu and Tobirama chose locations for the vegetable garden and fishpond, and Zhang Yu suggested Tobirama invoke his ties to Hiruzen Sarutobi if Konoha objected to the land use.
• Hashirama, Madara, Tobirama, and Zabuza began the backyard work while Izuna went to prepare food and drinks.
• Zhang Yu eagerly joined the project because a hundred thousand gold coins and a chance to copy an ability were hidden beneath the dirt.

Hashirama rushed into preparing the vegetable garden, prompting Madara and Tobirama to stop him and explain how to do the work properly. When Hashirama began working efficiently again, Madara worried they would finish too soon and lose their daily beer, leaving him to ask what they would drink tomorrow.

• Hashirama dug up the backyard unevenly, and Madara and Tobirama criticized him for treating the garden like a battlefield.
• Madara and Tobirama threatened to bury Hashirama in one of his own holes until he agreed to fix the ground.
• Zhang Yu returned with Haku and promised everyone ten bottles of cold beer if they did a good job.
• Madara and Tobirama showed Hashirama to clear grass roots, break up clods, and make straight rows before digging further.
• Hashirama quickly turned over a large patch of soil, and Madara warned him that finishing too soon would leave them without beer the next day.

Madara, Hashirama, Tobirama, and the others slowed their backyard work under the excuse of meticulous construction, while Zhang Yu noticed and allowed it. Over five days, the vegetable garden ridges took shape, the fishpond was dug, and Haku kept the tavern’s front hall welcoming.

• Hashirama and Madara agreed to work slowly and carefully so they could collect ten bottles of beer each day, and Tobirama and Izuna supported their plan.
• The group deliberately stretched out the gardening and fishpond preparations, while Zhang Yu saw their low efficiency on the system panel and chose not to intervene.
• Haku greeted customers in the front hall, helping the tavern maintain steady traffic while the others worked in the backyard.
• Over the first three days, the group cleared weeds, prepared the garden ridges, finalized the fishpond boundary, and began digging the pond.
• Izuna supplied extra food on the fourth day, and the workers continued taking their daily beer allotments.
• By the fifth day, the vegetable garden ridges had taken shape.

Zhang Yu welcomed Hyuga Hiashi and Hinata to the Undead Tavern after the backyard garden and fishpond were nearly finished. The system granted Zhang Yu mastery of the Hyuga Clan’s Gentle Fist and immediately triggered a mission tied to Hiashi’s visit.

• Zhang Yu inspected the completed garden and partly dug fishpond, then promised Hashirama his beer.
• Hyuga Hiashi arrived with Hinata to meet Zhang Yu and seek more of the erguotou that had impressed him.
• Zhang Yu greeted them and asked Haku to serve snacks and cold cola.
• The system granted Zhang Yu mastery of Gentle Fist, Eight Trigrams Rotation, and Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms, with the ability to use them without the Byakugan.
• The system triggered the mission “The Hyuga clan head's high-priced order.”

Zhang Yu welcomed Hyuga Hiashi and Hinata with carefully tailored desserts and iced cola, then used the pair’s enjoyment to build interest in his Erguotou. After presenting the liquor as scarce and exclusive, he left Hyuga Hiashi eager to learn whether he could buy more.

• Zhang Yu had Haku serve Hinata and Hyuga Hiashi desserts and iced cola, adjusting the sweetness to suit each of them.
• Hinata and Hyuga Hiashi enjoyed the desserts and cola, and Hiashi asked whether the drink was exclusive to the tavern.
• Hyuga Hiashi showed Zhang Yu the empty Erguotou bottle Hinata had received and asked whether the tavern still had the liquor.
• Zhang Yu called it limited-edition premium Erguotou, claimed it was difficult to brew and rarely available, and said he had given Hinata the bottle as a special exception.
• Hyuga Hiashi’s hope of obtaining the liquor casually faded as Zhang Yu emphasized its scarcity.

Hyuga Hiashi and Inoichi Yamanaka both came to the Undead Tavern to buy more of Zhang Yu’s limited-edition premium erguotou, and their rivalry over the scarce liquor began. A new mission prompted Zhang Yu to manipulate their eagerness and maximize his profits.

• Hyuga Hiashi asked Zhang Yu about the erguotou, while Hinata hoped for another chance to visit the tavern.
• Ino Yamanaka arrived with Inoichi Yamanaka, and the two girls claimed they had come with their fathers to buy liquor.
• Inoichi placed his empty bottle on the counter, and Hyuga Hiashi warned him that the erguotou was limited and difficult to obtain.
• The two clan heads eyed Zhang Yu and competed quietly for the scarce liquor as the tavern’s other patrons watched.
• A system mission tasked Zhang Yu with exploiting Hyuga Hiashi and Inoichi Yamanaka’s desire to buy the liquor at any cost.

Zhang Yu used the Third Hokage’s reservation and the scarce supply of premium erguotou to sell Hyuga Hiashi and Inoichi Yamanaka on a price of one hundred thousand ryo per bottle. He then revealed that only one bottle remained and left the two clan heads to decide who would get it.

• Inoichi Yamanaka and Hyuga Hiashi agreed that the liquor was exceptional and discussed paying up to fifty thousand ryo for a bottle.
• Zhang Yu claimed the Third Hokage had reserved most of the limited batch and said he had not planned to sell any more.
• Inoichi Yamanaka and Hyuga Hiashi each agreed to Zhang Yu’s price of one hundred thousand ryo per bottle.
• Zhang Yu said only one spare bottle remained and asked the two clan heads to decide between themselves who would buy it.

Zhang Yu taught Haku how he used false scarcity to raise the perceived value of the tavern’s liquor. He returned with the supposed last bottle, while Hyuga Hiashi and Inoichi Yamanaka continued competing to buy it.

• Hyuga Hiashi and Inoichi Yamanaka politely argued over who should buy Zhang Yu’s last bottle of liquor.
• Zhang Yu took Haku to the cold-storage room, where Haku saw thousands of bottles of erguotou.
• Zhang Yu explained that hiding the plentiful stock and presenting the liquor as scarce could make customers pay more.
• Zhang Yu told Haku he planned to buy new uniforms and dresses for the tavern’s greeter, earning Haku’s admiration.
• Zhang Yu returned with a bottle, and Hiashi and Inoichi each insisted that he should be the one to buy it.

Hyuga Hiashi and Inoichi Yamanaka competed to buy premium erguotou at the Undead Tavern until Madara Uchiha arrived for cola and startled them. Madara abandoned his thoughts of examining Hiashi’s Byakugan, then drank Hashirama’s cola in front of him, leaving Hashirama protesting.

• Hyuga Hiashi and Inoichi Yamanaka each invoked their daughters to argue for the bottle of premium erguotou.
• Madara Uchiha entered from the backyard and asked Zhang Yu for six bottles of iced cola.
• Madara recognized Hyuga Hiashi’s Byakugan and considered using it to examine Haku, but dropped the idea because Zhang Yu was watching.
• Madara took an opened bottle of cola that Hashirama had already sipped, then drank the rest despite Hashirama’s protests.

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama bickered over cola at the Undead Tavern, leaving Hyuga Hiashi and Inoichi Yamanaka shaken by the tavern’s secrets. Ino and Hinata persuaded Zhang Yu to offer another bottle of erguotou, but he said their fathers would have to pass a test to get it.

• Madara and Hashirama argued over who had taken the cola, and Zhang Yu gave each of them a bottle to take back to the backyard.
• Hiashi and Inoichi realized that the First Hokage and Madara were at the tavern, and suspected Hiruzen Sarutobi knew about it too.
• Ino led Hinata to ask Zhang Yu whether he had another bottle of erguotou for their fathers.
• Zhang Yu agreed to find another bottle but said Hiashi and Inoichi would have to pass a test and pay for it.

Zhang Yu tricked Ino and Hinata into calling him “Dad” to win an extra bottle of erguotou, then sold liquor to Hyuga Hiashi and gifted a bottle to Inoichi Yamanaka. After the visitors left, the system rewarded Zhang Yu with the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm and gold coins.

• Zhang Yu quizzed Ino and Hinata, leading them to answer “Dad” when he asked what they would call him for an extra bottle of erguotou.
• Zhang Yu admitted there had not been an extra bottle, but sent Haku to fetch one and gave it to Inoichi Yamanaka on behalf of Ino and Hinata.
• Hyuga Hiashi bought a bottle of premium erguotou for a hundred thousand ryo, and the four visitors left the tavern pleased.
• The system completed the high-priced order mission and awarded Zhang Yu the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm and five thousand gold coins.
• The system completed the clan-head favorability mission and awarded Zhang Yu another five thousand gold coins.

Zhang Yu trained Haku in massage techniques so he could qualify as a full-time employee and earn the reward of a complete Ice Release Kekkei Genkai. After practicing on Hashirama, Madara, and Zabuza, Haku performed well in Zhang Yu's final assessment.

• Zhang Yu received a mission to teach Haku shoulder and leg massage and pass him through an assessment, with complete Ice Release Kekkei Genkai as the reward.
• Zhang Yu explained the early full-time promotion to Haku, who eagerly agreed to learn massage.
• Zhang Yu demonstrated shoulder massage on Hashirama and coached Haku as he practiced on Hashirama and Madara.
• Haku practiced leg massage on Zabuza, who approved of his technique.
• Haku passed Zhang Yu's final assessment by comfortably massaging his shoulders and legs.