Recaps

Zhang Yu promoted Haku to a full-time employee and gained the complete Ice Release Kekkei Genkai as the backyard garden and fishpond neared completion. After the staff finished planting vegetables and releasing fish fry, Zhang Yu found they would take too long to mature and discovered super fertilizer and super fish feed in the system shop.

• Zhang Yu ended Haku's probation early, made him a full-time employee, and gave him a light blue uniform.
• Zhang Yu received the complete Ice Release Kekkei Genkai, and Haku sensed its power but chose not to question him.
• Zhang Yu announced a day of closure so the staff could finish the vegetable garden and fishpond.
• Zhang Yu and the staff sowed vegetable seeds, added fish fry to the pond, and completed the backyard setup.
• Zhang Yu realized the vegetables and fish would not mature in time to supply the tavern and found super fertilizer and super fish feed in the system shop.

Zhang Yu bought super fertilizer and super fish feed to accelerate the tavern’s vegetables and fish for the main quest. Hashirama and Madara spread them across the fish pond and vegetable garden, and everyone waited to see what would happen.

• Zhang Yu purchased super fertilizer and super fish feed from the shop for 2,000 gold coins.
• Zhang Yu explained that both items would bring their crops or fish to maturity in fifteen minutes, with no side effects.
• Zhang Yu assigned Hashirama to feed the fish and Madara to fertilize the vegetable garden.
• Hashirama spread the fish feed across the pond while Madara evenly scattered fertilizer over the vegetable beds.
• The fertilizer and fish feed dissolved, and Zhang Yu and the others gathered in silence to watch the seedlings and fry.

Zhang Yu’s fertilizer rapidly matured the tavern’s vegetable garden and fishpond, astonishing its residents. As the group planned a meal and joked together, Hashirama and Madara reflected that the quiet life at the Undead Tavern was better than war.

• Zhang Yu’s fertilizer made the vegetables grow rapidly, while the fish in the pond grew from fry into plump, full-sized fish.
• Haku felt drawn to the peace of the Undead Tavern and wished he could stay there with Zhang Yu.
• Izuna planned a dinner of vegetables and fish, and Tobirama noted that the garden and pond could supply the kitchen.
• Zabuza and Hashirama failed to catch the slippery fish, prompting Zhang Yu to stop them from damaging the pond.
• Hashirama said that tending the garden and pond felt better than fighting, and Madara agreed that it was better than meaningless war.

After the vegetable garden and fish pond completed the Undead Tavern’s self-sufficiency quest, Zhang Yu earned gold and the chance to copy a full-time employee’s abilities, then chose Madara’s peak power. He suppressed the resulting display before it could damage the backyard, but a bonus reward doubled his strength and left him vastly more powerful.

• The system confirmed that Zhang Yu’s vegetable garden and fish pond met the long-term supply requirements and rewarded him with 100,000 gold coins and an ability-replication opportunity.
• Zhang Yu selected Madara Uchiha’s peak-state abilities and gained his Wood Release constitution, Uchiha bloodline, Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Rinnegan, Chakra, and combat instincts.
• Zhang Yu’s power erupted in the backyard, alarming the others as Madara recognized it as his own peak power.
• Madara told Izuna that Zhang Yu was just stretching, while Hashirama and Tobirama assessed the danger of his immense power.
• Zhang Yu restrained his Chakra to protect the garden and pond, and the system rewarded the group’s confidence in him by doubling his strength.

After Zhang Yu gained an enhanced Madara template, he tried to arrange a spar with Madara and Hashirama, but they refused because they had work at the tavern the next day. The tavern enjoyed a quiet dinner, and the chapter ended with Haku bringing Zhang Yu breakfast in a sailor outfit and beginning to explain why.

• Zhang Yu suppressed his newly awakened power, then challenged Madara to spar and invited Hashirama to join them.
• Madara refused because the tavern needed work the next day, and Hashirama and the others also argued that a fight would disrupt their duties.
• Zhang Yu agreed to postpone the spar, and the group shared a peaceful dinner featuring fresh vegetables and fish from the backyard.
• The next morning, Haku entered Zhang Yu's room with breakfast while wearing a sailor outfit.
• Zhang Yu asked why Haku had brought him breakfast, and Haku began to answer nervously.

Haku tried to keep Zhang Yu in his room while Hashirama and Madara prepared a surprise for him. Zhang Yu joined the Undead Tavern’s Sunday party, where Hashirama and Madara DJed as the others celebrated.

• Haku brought Zhang Yu breakfast and nervously tried to stop him from leaving, revealing that Hashirama and Madara had asked him to keep Zhang Yu occupied.
• Zhang Yu finished breakfast and headed for the front hall despite Haku asking him to wait.
• Hashirama and Madara started energetic electronic music from a DJ setup in the rearranged tavern, while Izuna, Tobirama, Zabuza, and Haku gathered there.
• Izuna explained that the party was a safer alternative to sparring, and Zhang Yu agreed to celebrate instead.
• Zhang Yu led the tavern in a cheer as Hashirama and Madara continued DJing in sync.

Zhang Yu reflected on the coming Chunin Ninja Exams and warned that he would crush Orochimaru if he threatened the Undead Tavern. Jiraiya returned to Konoha as Hiruzen Sarutobi confirmed to Hyuga Hiashi and Inoichi Yamanaka that several legendary figures had returned from the dead.

• Zhang Yu and the tavern residents finished their music party, and Zhang Yu considered the looming exams and Orochimaru's plans.
• Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane recognized Jiraiya arriving at Konoha's gate.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi brooded over losing his fortune and resolved to summon Asuma Sarutobi after the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Hyuga Hiashi and Inoichi Yamanaka asked Hiruzen Sarutobi whether the figures at the Undead Tavern were truly Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confirmed that Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, Tobirama Senju, and Uchiha Izuna were at the tavern, shocking the visitors.

Hiruzen Sarutobi reassured Inoichi Yamanaka and Hyuga Hiashi that Zhang Yu and the resurrected legends posed no immediate threat to Konoha, then assigned them to strengthen security for the upcoming Chunin Ninja Exams. The meeting ended as hurried footsteps approached Hiruzen’s office.

• Inoichi Yamanaka and Hyuga Hiashi asked Hiruzen Sarutobi about Zhang Yu, the resurrected figures, and the risk they posed to Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi explained that Zhang Yu cared about the Undead Tavern and that Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha would not interfere with Konoha unless Zhang Yu allowed it.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Inoichi Yamanaka and Hyuga Hiashi not to investigate or provoke the tavern, and to let news of its employees spread naturally.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi warned that the Chunin Ninja Exams were less than a month away and asked Inoichi Yamanaka to screen visitors and Hyuga Hiashi to provide reconnaissance.
• Inoichi Yamanaka and Hyuga Hiashi agreed to strengthen security, left Hiruzen Sarutobi’s office, and hurried footsteps sounded outside the door.

Jiraiya returned to Konoha and entered the Undead Tavern, where he ordered a rare liquor and encountered Madara and the tavern’s owner, Zhang Yu. After Zhang Yu stopped Madara from attacking him, Jiraiya admired Haku’s beauty as his drinks arrived.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Jiraiya had returned and ordered Izumo Kamizuki to find him and bring him to the Hokage building.
• Jiraiya wandered through Konoha and entered the Undead Tavern, where Haku greeted him.
• Zhang Yu recognized Jiraiya and had Haku bring him two bottles of erguotou.
• Madara judged Jiraiya suspicious and offered to deal with him, but Zhang Yu stopped him because Jiraiya was a customer.
• Haku brought Jiraiya his liquor, and Jiraiya praised his beauty to Zhang Yu.

Jiraiya visited the Undead Tavern, mistook Haku for a woman, and was stunned to learn he was a man. He then praised the tavern’s Erguotou and settled in to drink, while Haku returned to serving Zhang Yu.

• Jiraiya insisted Haku looked like a woman until Zhang Yu and Haku confirmed that Haku was a man.
• Jiraiya tasted the Erguotou, praised its strong, smooth flavor, and claimed both bottles for himself.
• Hashirama asked whether employees could have Erguotou, but Zhang Yu refused, prompting banter between Hashirama and Madara.
• Haku brought Jiraiya complimentary pastries, which he enjoyed with the liquor.
• Zhang Yu called Haku over, and Haku began massaging his shoulders.

After Hashirama and Madara’s quarrel was stopped, Jiraiya finished two bottles of liquor and learned that he owed 200,000 ryo. Short on cash, he offered Zhang Yu three of his novels for the remaining debt, just as Zhang Yu received a mission to get as much leverage over Jiraiya as possible.

• Hashirama teased Madara and asked him for a massage, prompting Madara to chase him around the tavern until Zhang Yu ordered them to stop.
• Jiraiya drank two bottles of erguotou and was told by Zhang Yu that the bill was 200,000 ryo.
• Jiraiya questioned the price, then became less suspicious when Zhang Yu said the Third Hokage had bought liquor there too.
• Jiraiya paid 50,000 ryo and offered three handwritten novels to cover the remaining 150,000 ryo, promising to pay the rest after his next book earned money.
• Zhang Yu received a mission to gain leverage over Jiraiya, rejected the novels as payment, and asked what Jiraiya proposed instead.

Jiraiya could not pay his 150,000-ryō tavern debt, so Zhang Yu gave him fifteen minutes to get the money before he had to work it off. Jiraiya sent a Shadow Clone to ask Hiruzen Sarutobi to bring the money.

• Zhang Yu refused to accept Jiraiya's books as collateral or let him pay off his debt by writing.
• Zhang Yu told Jiraiya he would have to wash dishes and clean if he could not pay, while Hashirama and Madara pressured him to settle the bill.
• Jiraiya refused to work at the tavern and said he would ask his teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi, to pay the 150,000 ryō.
• Zhang Yu gave Jiraiya fifteen minutes to get the money before making him work off the debt.
• Jiraiya used the Shadow Clone Technique and sent a clone to the Hokage building to fetch Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Jiraiya was trapped at the Undead Tavern after spending more money than he had on drinks, while Madara took one of his novels and Zhang Yu withheld the others from Hashirama. When Hiruzen arrived to pay the bill, Jiraiya realized that the men in the tavern were the long-dead Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

• Jiraiya stayed at the tavern while his Shadow Clone rushed out to fetch help, and he regretted spending two hundred thousand ryo on drinks.
• Madara read Jiraiya’s novel, claimed it as payment for the debt, and Zhang Yu took the other two books away before Hashirama could read them.
• Jiraiya recognized Hashirama and Madara’s resemblance to the legends of the Valley of the End but tried to dismiss his suspicions.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived with money to settle Jiraiya’s bill and apologized to Zhang Yu for his disciple’s conduct.
• Hiruzen addressed Hashirama as Lord First, and Jiraiya finally identified him and Madara Uchiha as the legendary figures who had been dead for decades.

Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi were billed 800,000 ryo for two bottles of liquor after Hashirama raised the price and turned a supposed discount into extra fees. The chapter ended with Hiruzen and Jiraiya stunned by the tavern’s absurd bill.

• Madara charged 300,000 ryo per bottle, but Hashirama raised the price to 350,000 ryo each because Jiraiya had drunk without paying.
• Hashirama calculated the two-bottle bill as 700,000 ryo and defended the higher price by listing Jiraiya’s actions.
• Hashirama offered Hiruzen Sarutobi a twenty percent discount, then added a fee for Hiruzen coming to settle the bill and declared the total was 800,000 ryo.
• When Hiruzen objected to paying for his own trouble, Hashirama renamed the charge a doorstep collection service fee and kept the total at 800,000 ryo.

Jiraiya’s two bottles of liquor left Hiruzen Sarutobi with an 800,000 ryo bill at the Undead Tavern, and he paid 200,000 ryo while signing an IOU for the remaining 600,000. After Hiruzen left, Jiraiya realized Hashirama had accepted his role as an ordinary tavern employee, making him wonder about Zhang Yu’s influence.

• Hashirama demanded 800,000 ryo from Jiraiya for two bottles of liquor, and Hiruzen Sarutobi admitted he had brought only 200,000.
• Hashirama refused to extend credit without an IOU, so Hiruzen wrote one promising to pay the remaining 600,000 ryo the next day.
• Hashirama handed Zhang Yu the money and IOU, then reminded Hiruzen to bring the balance in the morning.
• Hiruzen left the tavern without Jiraiya, who apologized to Hashirama and heard him say he was now just an ordinary tavern employee.
• Jiraiya wondered how capable Zhang Yu was to make Hashirama accept that identity.

After Jiraiya discovered that the Undead Tavern housed legendary shinobi, he asked Zhang Yu to accompany him on a research trip, triggering a mission that offered Sage Mode. Zhang Yu agreed to go with him and left Haku in charge of guarding the tavern’s drinks.

• Tobirama arrived at the tavern, confirmed Jiraiya was Sarutobi’s disciple, and returned to his duties after Hashirama explained the bill had been paid.
• Zhang Yu received 4,000 gold coins for completing the mission to get the better of Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya questioned Zhang Yu about the tavern, then invited him to Konoha’s hot springs under the pretext of researching for his novel.
• Zhang Yu accepted the new mission to accompany Jiraiya and earn Sage Mode and 2,000 gold coins.
• Before leaving, Zhang Yu warned Hashirama and Madara not to take any drinks and had Haku seal the ice cellar and guard it.

Zhang Yu left Hashirama and Madara in charge of the tavern while he went out with Jiraiya to gather material. After Zhang Yu left, the two exploited his ban on stealing liquor to justify drinking cola, but Haku tried to stop them.

• Zhang Yu warned Hashirama and Madara that anyone who wronged Haku would be sent back to the Pure Land Space, and they solemnly promised to behave.
• Zhang Yu left the tavern with Jiraiya, who wanted to observe daily life for his novel.
• Once Zhang Yu was gone, Hashirama and Madara agreed that his liquor ban did not cover cola and took six bottles from the refrigerator.
• Haku reminded them that Zhang Yu had trusted them to watch the drinks, making Hashirama reconsider, but Madara had already drunk half a bottle.
• Haku moved the remaining unopened cola toward himself and pleaded with Hashirama and Madara not to make his duty difficult.

Zhang Yu bought a Super DSLR camera through the system and tested it at the Konoha hot spring bathhouse, where he spotted Ino Yamanaka, Sakura Haruno, and Hinata Hyuga arriving. The girls argued over Ino’s teasing and her promise of ice-cold cola as they stood outside the bathhouse.

• Hashirama and Madara tried to get more liquor, but Haku guarded the ice cellar and reminded them that Zhang Yu had forbidden anyone from entering.
• Zhang Yu and Jiraiya visited the Konoha hot spring bathhouse so Jiraiya could gather material for his novel.
• Zhang Yu bought a Super DSLR camera for 100,000 gold coins, unlocking the system inventory, and tested the camera from a second-floor window.
• Zhang Yu spotted Ino Yamanaka, Sakura Haruno, and Hinata Hyuga walking toward the bathhouse after training.
• Ino promised to drink ice-cold cola after the hot spring and teased Sakura for not knowing where to buy it.
• Sakura and Ino argued over their nicknames and teasing, while Hinata tried to calm them down.

Zhang Yu met Ino, Sakura, and Hinata outside the hot spring hall while waiting for Jiraiya, and their questions about his companion sparked jealousy and curiosity. He revealed that the white-haired person was Jiraiya, who then emerged and greeted the three girls.

• Zhang Yu left Jiraiya gathering material inside the hot spring hall and went downstairs to try out his new camera.
• Hinata, Ino, and Sakura stopped bickering when they saw Zhang Yu and asked whether he had come with someone.
• Ino and Hinata questioned Zhang Yu about his companion, while Sakura teased them over their interest.
• Zhang Yu revealed that his companion was Jiraiya, a middle-aged man with long white hair, and Ino and Hinata visibly relaxed.
• Jiraiya came out of the hot spring hall, praised it, and greeted the three Konoha juniors.

Jiraiya’s grand introduction failed to impress Ino, Sakura, and Hinata, while Zhang Yu showed them his DSLR camera. After the girls admired their photograph, Zhang Yu recruited them for the Undead Tavern’s promotional photo album, a quest that could earn him gold and an ability-replication opportunity.

• Jiraiya dramatically introduced himself to the girls, but they struggled to remember his title, and Zhang Yu led everyone to the attic.
• Zhang Yu demonstrated his DSLR by taking a clear photograph of Ino, Sakura, and Hinata, impressing all three girls.
• The girls examined the photograph, and Jiraiya praised the camera’s usefulness for gathering material.
• A system quest tasked Zhang Yu with creating promotional photo albums for Hinata, Ino, and Sakura, offering gold coins and a chance to replicate all full-time employees’ abilities.
• Zhang Yu invited the girls to model for the tavern’s promotional photos; Ino agreed, and Sakura asked whether the work paid.

Zhang Yu invited Ino, Sakura, and Hinata to stay at the Undead Tavern while they spent two or three days shooting a photo album. On the way back, he discovered that Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had secretly poured erguotou into cola bottles and were playing a drinking game.

• Ino, Sakura, and Hinata agreed to join Zhang Yu's photo shoot, and Jiraiya offered to inform their families so they could stay at the tavern.
• Zhang Yu arranged for Uchiha Izuna to prepare four servings of snacks for the girls and Jiraiya.
• When Haku delayed answering Zhang Yu's questions about Hashirama and Madara, Zhang Yu checked Haku's view of the tavern.
• Zhang Yu saw Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha playing a drinking game with erguotou poured into cola bottles.
• Hashirama and Madara continued their game, with the loser challenged to drink half a bottle.

Zhang Yu discovered that Hashirama and Madara had secretly drunk liquor, but decided to let them enjoy themselves. When Zhang Yu returned, the two rushed to hide the evidence, and Hashirama angered Madara by insisting he was a girl; Zhang Yu arrived to find the tavern in chaos.

• Zhang Yu saw that Hashirama and Madara had gotten Haku drunk and enlisted Zabuza to keep watch while they drank.
• Zhang Yu told Hinata and Ino that the drinking was nothing serious and let the two men off without punishment.
• Zabuza warned Hashirama and Madara that Zhang Yu was approaching, so they hurried to hide the bottles and dishes.
• Hashirama concluded that Madara was a girl because he guarded his room, and Madara punched him and chased him around the table.
• Zabuza told Hashirama to move the mess into his room, but Zhang Yu arrived before they could clean up.

Zhang Yu caught Hashirama, Madara, and Zabuza drinking after they tricked Haku and damaged the icehouse, but forgave them and set rules for next time. After Hashirama blamed Madara for their discovery, Madara gave him a matching black eye and laughed at the result.

• Zhang Yu arrived with Hinata, Ino, and Sakura and found Hashirama and Madara standing at attention while Haku slept drunk nearby.
• Zhang Yu explained how Hashirama and Madara had put erguotou in a cola bottle, gotten Haku drunk, and taken four bottles from the icehouse while Zabuza kept watch.
• Hashirama, Madara, and Zabuza each admitted responsibility, and Zhang Yu let them off while warning them not to trick Haku or damage the icehouse again.
• Ino and Sakura called Hashirama and Madara crafty for tricking Haku, and the two argued over who had been most responsible.
• Hashirama blamed Madara for their getting caught, so Madara punched his other eye to make the black eyes symmetrical and laughed at him.

Zhang Yu put the drunken Haku to bed, discovered that Haku was pretending to sleep, and left him to recover from his embarrassment. Hashirama and Madara secretly resumed drinking in the courtyard while Zhang Yu returned to the tavern and asked Izuna about the snacks.

• Madara gave Hashirama a second black eye to make his face symmetrical, and Ino, Sakura, Hinata, and Izuna laughed at him.
• Zhang Yu carried the drunk Haku to bed after Hashirama and Madara admitted they had let him taste erguotou.
• Zhang Yu noticed Haku was awake and pretending to sleep, then left without calling him out; Haku hid beneath the blanket in embarrassment.
• Hashirama and Madara resumed their secret drinking session after Zhang Yu left the courtyard.
• Zhang Yu returned to the front room, where Ino, Sakura, and Hinata were waiting, and asked Izuna whether the snacks were ready.

Zhang Yu treated Ino, Sakura, and Hinata to pastries and cola, then showed them their spacious accommodations before their photo shoot. The girls settled into their shared room and prepared to rest for the next morning.

• Uchiha Izuna brought out a giant spread of pastries, and the three girls ate it all with chilled cola while discussing the photo shoot.
• Zhang Yu led the girls through the apartment building and showed them its communal areas and large bedrooms.
• Zhang Yu gave the girls the largest bedroom, which had three beds and a view of the back courtyard.
• Ino, Sakura, and Hinata chose their beds, then bickered about their appearance until Hinata reminded them about the shoot.
• Zhang Yu left the room after wishing the girls good night and heard them talking as he walked away.