Recaps

Zhang Yu’s crew bought and renovated the shop next door, creating a combined hot pot and barbecue business. As the new space was completed, Hiruzen Sarutobi took Danzo to meet Zhang Yu at the Undead Tavern.

• Zhang Yu assigned Madara, Hashirama, Tobirama, Asura, and Indra jobs to buy and renovate the neighboring shop and equip it for hot pot and barbecue.
• Madara and Hashirama bought the shop, then opened the partition wall while Tobirama planned the layout and the others handled supplies and cleanup.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reviewed concerns about the Chunin Ninja Exams and the Undead Tavern before Danzo confronted him with an intelligence report about Zhang Yu and his staff.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to take Danzo to meet Zhang Yu, and the two left the Hokage’s office for the Undead Tavern.
• The crew finished the renovations, and Zhang Yu announced a hot pot and barbecue dinner to celebrate the new shop.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō visited Zhang Yu’s tavern, where they confronted the resurrected Hashirama, Tobirama, and Madara. After Danzō admitted he had pushed for the Uchiha Clan Massacre, Tobirama defended the decision as a means of preserving Konoha’s stability, enraging Madara.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō entered the tavern and saw Hashirama and Tobirama alive.
• Madara returned, recognized Danzō as a participant in the Uchiha Clan Massacre, and grabbed him by the throat before Hashirama reminded him of the tavern’s rules.
• Zhang Yu sent Haku, Ino, Hinata, and Karin to buy food while Zabuza secretly followed to guard them.
• Zhang Yu told Danzō he had no interest in Konoha’s power struggles, but Danzō questioned whether he could trust him.
• Madara questioned Danzō about the massacre, and Danzō admitted he had pushed for it to prevent a coup.
• Tobirama said Danzō’s actions were justified for Konoha’s stability, and Madara angrily challenged him.

Zhang Yu used a staged confrontation with Madara, Hashirama, and Tobirama to warn Danzo not to target the Undead Tavern or its people, and Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Uzuki Yugao's departure from Anbu. After leaving, Danzo accused Hiruzen of deliberately bringing him to the tavern to be intimidated.

• Tobirama described the Uchiha coup threat and Danzo's decision to eliminate the clan, prompting Madara to confront Danzo.
• Zhang Yu revealed that the confrontation was an act and warned Danzo that he would repeatedly kill and revive him if Root targeted the tavern or its people.
• Zhang Yu told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Uzuki Yugao had joined the tavern, and Hiruzen agreed to handle her departure from Anbu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo declined Zhang Yu's invitation to stay for hot pot and barbecue and hurried out of the tavern.
• Danzo confronted Hiruzen in the Hokage's office, accusing him of knowingly bringing him to the tavern so Zhang Yu and the undead could intimidate him.

After Danzo encountered the revived shinobi at the Undead Tavern, he abandoned his plans to challenge Zhang Yu and instead renewed his ambition to become Hokage, deciding to stay at Hiruzen Sarutobi’s home to meet Tobirama Senju. At the tavern, Zhang Yu told the others to leave Danzo to Konoha unless he attacked them or the tavern.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi warned Danzo that Zhang Yu and the revived powerhouses were too dangerous to provoke, and Danzo admitted he had been unprepared for their strength.
• Danzo remembered losing his chance to become Hokage when Hiruzen volunteered to cover their retreat for Tobirama Senju, and the memory rekindled his ambition.
• Danzo told Hiruzen he would stay at his home to see Tobirama and prove he was better suited to be Hokage, then used a decades-old spare key to leave for the house.
• At the Undead Tavern, Hashirama, Madara, and Tobirama discussed Danzo’s visit and said they had followed Zhang Yu’s instructions to play along.
• Zhang Yu said the tavern would not interfere in Konoha’s internal affairs unless Danzo targeted the tavern or its people, and Asura asked what they would do if he sent people after them.

Zhang Yu tested whether Haku was still hiding his secret and discovered that Haku had faked being drunk. Zhang Yu joined the others for a night of hot pot, barbecue, and heavy drinking, leaving him passed out at the table.

• Zhang Yu received 100,000 gold coins after completing a mission, and Haku and the others arrived with ingredients for a feast.
• Zhang Yu offered Haku beer or cola, and Haku chose beer to keep his secret hidden.
• After two bottles of beer, Haku pretended to pass out, and the girls took him to his room to clean him up.
• Zhang Yu watched through a virtual screen and realized Haku was pretending to be drunk and had chosen beer deliberately.
• Zhang Yu brought out Little Bird Vodka, and Hashirama, Madara, Indra, Asura, and Zhang Yu drank until they passed out.
• Tobirama, Izuna, and Asura prepared to carry the unconscious men away, while Tobirama said someone would look after Zhang Yu within five minutes.

Karin cared for the drunk Zhang Yu through the night, while he woke the next morning unable to remember who had changed and brought him back. Zhang Yu opened the new Undead Hot Pot and Barbecue Restaurant with a half-price promotion, and the packed opening left the staff scrambling to keep up.

• Tobirama, Izuna, and Asura took the other drunken guests back to their rooms, while Karin and Hinata helped Zhang Yu to bed.
• Karin stayed behind to change Zhang Yu into a robe, clean his room, bring him water, and watch over him until morning.
• Zhang Yu woke with a hangover and wondered who had changed his clothes and brought him back, then went to inspect the completed restaurant.
• Zhang Yu opened the Undead Hot Pot and Barbecue Restaurant at noon, offering half-price hot pot and barbecue to customers.
• Customers quickly filled the restaurant, and Asura mixed up orders while Indra told him to check the table numbers carefully.

Zhang Yu celebrated the hot pot and barbecue restaurant’s successful opening by laying out plans to expand into a street of undead businesses. After assigning staff to manage the new restaurant, he received rewards for completing its expansion quest and encountered Haku, who had been uneasy since waking up.

• The hot pot and barbecue restaurant stayed packed on its opening day, and Zhang Yu gathered the senior staff to discuss future plans.
• Zhang Yu proposed opening a nightclub, a card and chess room, and other businesses, eventually buying up the surrounding street and turning it into an undead commercial district.
• Madara, Hashirama, and Tobirama left to inspect nearby shops, while Zhang Yu assigned Asura and Indra to manage the hot pot and barbecue restaurant using Shadow Clones as needed.
• The system awarded Zhang Yu 100,000 gold coins and one undead summoning opportunity for completing the restaurant expansion quest, bringing his remaining opportunities to two.
• Zhang Yu ran into Haku carrying empty plates, and Haku slowed down because he had been restless since waking after remaining conscious while Ino and the others changed his clothes.

Haku worried that Zhang Yu had discovered his identity, but Zhang Yu drew close and told him he looked beautiful when shy. Their private moment ended when Tobirama, Madara, Hashirama, Indra, and Asura were caught eavesdropping, and Madara presented paperwork for the neighboring shop they had bought.

• Haku nervously massaged Zhang Yu's shoulders in the office and struggled to focus because he wondered what Zhang Yu knew about him.
• Zhang Yu confronted Haku about avoiding him, cornered him against the wall, and said he looked beautiful when shy.
• Zhang Yu opened the office door and caught Tobirama, Madara, Hashirama, Indra, and Asura falling inside after eavesdropping.
• Tobirama fled using Flying Thunder God, while Indra pulled Asura away and Madara and Hashirama offered excuses for being there.
• Madara gave Zhang Yu the deed and transfer papers for the neighboring shop they had bought.

Zhang Yu, Madara, and Hashirama inspected the new game parlor and learned to play Fight the Landlord. Meanwhile, Tobirama and Indra concluded that Haku was the boss’s wife, while Asura remained unconvinced.

• Zhang Yu took Madara and Hashirama to inspect the storefront they had bought for a game parlor.
• After Haku left the office, Tobirama and Indra told Asura they believed Haku was the boss’s wife, but Asura did not understand their reasoning.
• Zhang Yu explained the game parlor’s layout and taught Madara and Hashirama the rules of Fight the Landlord.
• Madara and Hashirama quickly learned the rules, and Madara complained when Hashirama repeatedly passed instead of playing.
• In later games, Madara played aggressively while Hashirama saved his high cards and often failed to use them.

Zhang Yu’s game room stayed busy as Madara, Hashirama, and the others played cards, mahjong, and chess, while he received rewards for completing its expansion. The tavern and connected businesses continued operating, and the chapter ended with the group still spending their days playing games.

• Zhang Yu beat Madara and Hashirama at Dou Dizhu, leaving Madara unable to play his remaining cards after boasting that Zhang Yu could not finish him with seventeen cards.
• Madara, Hashirama, Indra, and Asura played mahjong while Tobirama beat Izuna at chess and then used a Shadow Clone to handle the accounts.
• Customers filled the game room and came through the connecting passage from the tavern, hot pot restaurant, and barbecue restaurant.
• Zhang Yu received 100,000 gold coins and an undead summoning opportunity after completing the game room expansion quest.
• Zhang Yu told Tobirama that the game room could stay open even if it earned little, and the group continued playing there day after day.

With the Chunin Ninja Exams’ final round approaching, Zhang Yu let Orochimaru’s Konoha Crush Plan proceed and sent Ino and Hinata home with gifts for their fathers. He then briefed Madara, Hashirama, and Tobirama on the attack, ending by asking whether Orochimaru’s Impure World Reincarnation could work on them now that they had been resurrected.

• Zhang Yu allowed Orochimaru to continue preparing the Konoha Crush Plan so the exam’s major events and his witness mission would not be disrupted.
• Zhang Yu gave Ino and Hinata three bottles of erguotou each for their fathers as they left the tavern to prepare for the final round.
• Zhang Yu summoned Madara, Hashirama, and Tobirama to a meeting and explained Orochimaru’s plan to attack Konoha and abduct Sasuke.
• Madara wanted to kill Orochimaru for targeting Sasuke, but Zhang Yu told him to let Sasuke choose his own path and not interfere unless Orochimaru harmed someone from the tavern.
• Zhang Yu blamed Tobirama for ninety percent of Orochimaru’s crimes because Tobirama had created forbidden techniques, including Impure World Reincarnation.
• Zhang Yu revealed that Orochimaru would use Impure World Reincarnation against Hashirama and Tobirama, then asked whether the jutsu could still succeed after their resurrection.

Zhang Yu and the Senju brothers planned to foil Orochimaru’s attempt to use Impure World Reincarnation during the Chunin Exams final round. As the matches approached, Hashirama and Tobirama took their places behind Hiruzen, while Zhang Yu and Madara joined Ino and Sakura in the stands and arranged to have a barbecue.

• Tobirama explained that Orochimaru could not reincarnate Hashirama or him because their souls were no longer in the Pure Land.
• Zhang Yu named their counteroperation the Orochimaru Collapse Plan and assigned Hashirama and Tobirama to replace Hiruzen’s Anbu while Madara watched the venue.
• At the final-round venue, Orochimaru disguised as the Fourth Kazekage sat beside Hiruzen, unaware that Hashirama and Tobirama had replaced his guards.
• Zhang Yu and Madara joined Ino and Sakura in the stands, where they shared popcorn and Sakura’s dumplings.
• When Madara complained that he was hungry, Zhang Yu arranged for Izuna to bring meals, grilling supplies, and Erguotou, and Ino and Sakura asked to join the barbecue.

Sasuke and Gaara began their first-round match while Zhang Yu and his companions set up a barbecue in the spectator stands. The fight escalated into a clash of Sasuke’s fire technique and Gaara’s sand, with the outcome still undecided.

• Madara returned with the hot pot ingredients and barbecue supplies Izuna had prepared.
• Zhang Yu set up a grill in the spectator stands, where he and Madara cooked food for Sakura and Ino.
• Kabuto watched Zhang Yu and his companions, then decided the plan had to continue without interference.
• Genma Shiranui started the match between Sasuke Uchiha and Gaara, and Sasuke attacked with taijutsu.
• Gaara countered with Sand Shower, and Sasuke met the projectiles with Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.

Sasuke pierced Gaara’s sand defense with Chidori just as Orochimaru launched the Konoha Crush, trapping Hiruzen Sarutobi inside a barrier. Zhang Yu and Madara left the confrontation to Hashirama and Tobirama, who waited nearby for Orochimaru to use Impure World Reincarnation.

• Sasuke used Chidori to pierce Gaara’s sand sphere and wound him.
• Kabuto Yakushi cast Temple of Nirvana Technique, and the infiltrating Sunagakure and Sound Ninja attacked the arena as Orochimaru abducted Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Orochimaru revealed himself to Hiruzen, while the Sound Four trapped them inside the Four Violet Flames Formation.
• Kakashi summoned Pakkun and sent Naruto, Shikamaru, and the others after Gaara’s team as the arena erupted into battle.
• Hashirama and Tobirama concealed themselves outside the barrier and waited for Orochimaru to use Impure World Reincarnation.
• Zhang Yu told Madara to leave the confrontation to Hashirama and Tobirama while Sakura and Ino helped evacuate spectators.

Zhang Yu returned to the Undead Tavern during Sunagakure and Otogakure’s invasion of Konoha, trusting Hashirama and Tobirama to handle the crisis. He watched Hiruzen Sarutobi fight Orochimaru on a live feed while Haku massaged his shoulders.

• Kabuto Yakushi saw Zhang Yu and Madara leave the venue, then strengthened the Temple of Nirvana Technique as Konoha’s young ninja defended the evacuation route.
• Zhang Yu and Madara returned to the Undead Tavern, where Asura and Indra resumed their mahjong game after hearing Hashirama and Tobirama were at the battle.
• Zhang Yu bathed, went to his office, and opened a live feed of Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi fighting inside the Four Violet Flames Formation.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi urged Orochimaru to stop, but Orochimaru said he had come to kill him, and Hiruzen boasted he would win within five exchanges.
• Zhang Yu summoned Haku to massage his aching shoulders while they watched the fight, and he said Hashirama and Tobirama gave him no reason to worry about Hiruzen.

Orochimaru summoned two coffins with Impure World Reincarnation, while Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped a third coffin from emerging before its occupant could be identified. Zhang Yu gave Haku access to the viewing screen as Orochimaru revealed that the First Hokage and Second Hokage would fight Konoha.

• Zhang Yu and Haku watched the rooftop confrontation while Hashirama and Tobirama waited outside the barrier.
• Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to raise three coffins, but Hiruzen Sarutobi forced the third one back underground.
• Hashirama and Tobirama wondered who had been inside the unopened third coffin, while Zhang Yu regretted that Hiruzen had interrupted the technique.
• Zhang Yu granted Haku thirty minutes of viewing access and pulled her close beside him as they watched.
• Orochimaru told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the First Hokage and Second Hokage alone were enough to destroy Konoha.

Orochimaru attempted to use Impure World Reincarnation to summon the First and Second Hokage, but both coffins remained empty no matter how many times he tried. As Orochimaru lost his composure, Zhang Yu completed his missions and received 800,000 gold coins and an opportunity to copy an employee’s abilities.

• Tobirama objected to Orochimaru using his forbidden technique, but Hashirama told him to wait for the boss’s order.
• Orochimaru opened the two coffins before Hiruzen Sarutobi and called for the First and Second Hokage, but neither appeared.
• Orochimaru inspected both coffins and found them empty, then repeatedly tried the technique again without success.
• Orochimaru filled the roof with nearly twenty empty coffins as Hiruzen watched and the Anbu wondered what he was doing.
• Hashirama and Tobirama watched Orochimaru’s failure from the roof, while Zhang Yu received mission rewards and told the system to use the ability-copying opportunity.

After mastering Tobirama Senju’s abilities, Zhang Yu watched as Tobirama and Hashirama appeared before Orochimaru, who had failed to summon them with Impure World Reincarnation. Tobirama confronted Orochimaru and exposed his inability to control or even identify the Hokage as reincarnated bodies.

• Zhang Yu gained Tobirama Senju’s Flying Thunder God techniques, Impure World Reincarnation, Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags, Water Release techniques, and greatly increased chakra.
• Tobirama appeared beside Orochimaru, grabbed him, and confronted him about using Impure World Reincarnation.
• Tobirama recognized Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Konoha Anbu and the Sound Ninja realized Tobirama had entered the barrier using Flying Thunder God.
• Hashirama broke the Four Violet Flames Formation with two punches and entered the barrier.
• Orochimaru tried to command Hashirama and Tobirama to kill Hiruzen, but neither responded, and Tobirama rebuked Orochimaru for mistaking them for reincarnated bodies.

Tobirama beat Orochimaru and forced him to admit that Impure World Reincarnation was Tobirama's jutsu, but Orochimaru could not release Hashirama and Tobirama. Zhang Yu summoned them away, and Orochimaru resumed fighting Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• Tobirama repeatedly beat Orochimaru and made him acknowledge that Tobirama Senju had created Impure World Reincarnation.
• Orochimaru tried several times to release Hashirama and Tobirama, but the release sequence had no effect.
• Hashirama contacted Boss Zhang Yu through the Tavern Chat Group, and Zhang Yu summoned Hashirama and Tobirama away.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi offered Orochimaru another chance to stop, but Orochimaru raised his Kusanagi Sword and attacked him again.
• Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi clashed with their weapons despite Orochimaru's injuries and Hiruzen's dwindling Chakra.

Hiruzen used the Reaper Death Seal against Orochimaru while Zhang Yu left the livestream and returned to the Undead Tavern. As Konoha’s battle continued outside, Zhang Yu watched Karin train and relaxed with Hashirama, Madara, and Tobirama, who decided not to join the fighting.

• Hiruzen and his Shadow Clones used the Reaper Death Seal to seize Orochimaru’s soul, but Orochimaru’s Kusanagi Sword pierced Hiruzen and left them in a stalemate.
• Zhang Yu turned off the livestream, left his office with Haku, and rewarded Hashirama and Tobirama for completing their mission.
• Yugao told Zhang Yu that Karin’s danger perception and reflexes were exceptional, and Zhang Yu ordered her to continue training Karin’s combat skills.
• Zhang Yu made a wooden rocking chair in the courtyard, and Hashirama and Madara made chairs of their own.
• Hashirama, Madara, Tobirama, and Zhang Yu rested beneath the tree and agreed Konoha could handle the remaining Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja without their help.

Zhang Yu and the others rested at the Undead Tavern while Konoha fought off the invasion, then learned that Hiruzen Sarutobi had died and Orochimaru had escaped. After Konoha recovered, Orochimaru placed a Cursed Seal on Sasuke, and the tavern and neighboring restaurants settled into profitable business.

• Zhang Yu, Madara, Hashirama, and Tobirama lounged at the Undead Tavern as the battle raged through Konoha.
• Tobirama brought Zhang Yu the battle report, which confirmed that Sunagakure and Otogakure had withdrawn, Hiruzen Sarutobi had died, and Orochimaru had escaped.
• Konoha spent three days repairing damage and mourning Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Sasuke reconsidered his strength after seeing Naruto face Gaara.
• Orochimaru approached Sasuke outside his home, bit his shoulder, and placed a Cursed Seal on him before escaping.
• A week later, Konoha had returned to normal, and the Undead Tavern and its neighboring restaurants were earning a combined net profit of two hundred thousand ryo per day.

Jiraiya visited the Undead Tavern to ask Zhang Yu for help persuading Tsunade to return to Konoha as Hokage, but Zhang Yu was swimming with Yugao and Karin. After Zhang Yu pulled Haku into the pool and helped Haku out, he met Jiraiya, who explained that Konoha needed a Hokage.

• Jiraiya went to the Undead Tavern, hoping Hashirama and Tobirama could help persuade Tsunade to become Hokage.
• Haku found Zhang Yu swimming with Yugao and Karin and told him a guest was waiting.
• Zhang Yu grabbed Haku and pulled Haku into the pool, then supported Haku when Haku could not swim.
• Zhang Yu lifted Haku out of the pool and learned that Jiraiya wanted to meet him.
• Jiraiya told Zhang Yu that Konoha needed a Hokage after Hiruzen Sarutobi died and that leaving the position vacant could cause trouble.

Jiraiya told Zhang Yu that he planned to find Tsunade and bring her back to become the Fifth Hokage, while Hashirama and Tobirama objected to Tsunade and Danzo taking the position. Zhang Yu agreed to help Jiraiya search, and they arranged to leave from Konoha the next morning.

• Jiraiya explained that he had refused the Hokage position and intended to find Tsunade as a better candidate.
• Hashirama objected to Tsunade becoming Hokage because of her gambling and tried to persuade Jiraiya to take the position instead.
• Jiraiya warned that Danzo might become Hokage if Tsunade refused, and Tobirama declared that Danzo could not be allowed to lead Konoha.
• Zhang Yu agreed to accompany Jiraiya, then received a mission to find Tsunade and bring her back within a month for 50,000 gold coins.
• Zhang Yu and Jiraiya agreed to meet at Konoha's main gate at eight the next morning, and Jiraiya left the tavern.

Zhang Yu left Konoha with Jiraiya and Haku to search for Tsunade, while Hashirama, Madara, and Tobirama secretly followed them. Back at the tavern, Izuna struggled to handle the accounts alongside his kitchen duties.

• Hashirama worried about Tsunade becoming Hokage, and Zhang Yu assigned the tavern, restaurant, and security duties before preparing to leave.
• Zhang Yu, Haku, and Jiraiya left Konoha to search for Tsunade along nearby roads and settlements.
• Hashirama and Madara decided to follow Zhang Yu, and Tobirama joined them so they could play Dou Dizhu and use his Flying Thunder God technique if needed.
• The three men secretly followed Zhang Yu's group from the edge of the woods and agreed not to reveal themselves without Zhang Yu's permission.
• At the Undead Tavern, Izuna complained about Madara leaving while trying to manage the accounts, and Zabuza told him to help in the kitchen.

Asura accidentally revealed in the Tavern Chat Group that Hashirama, Madara, and Tobirama were secretly following Zhang Yu on his search for Tsunade. Zhang Yu allowed them to continue as long as they stayed hidden, while warning Jiraiya that Hashirama opposed Tsunade returning to Konoha as Hokage.

• Asura asked the Tavern Chat Group whether Hashirama, Madara, and Tobirama had secretly followed Zhang Yu, forgetting that Zhang Yu could read the messages.
• Hashirama, Madara, and Tobirama saw Asura's messages and sent a flimsy explanation that they were guarding Zhang Yu and keeping each other out of trouble.
• Zhang Yu told Haku and Jiraiya that Hashirama, Madara, and Tobirama were following them, and Jiraiya realized he had failed to detect them.
• Zhang Yu permitted the three men to keep following but ordered them not to appear or interfere without his permission.
• Jiraiya said Hashirama's presence might help when they found Tsunade, but Zhang Yu warned that Hashirama opposed her returning to Konoha as Hokage.