Chapter Summaries

Zhang Yu activated the Undead Tavern System and used his free summon to call forth Madara Uchiha in his Fourth Shinobi World War form. The summon began in the tavern, ending as Madara’s immense presence started to fill the room.

• Zhang Yu finished preparing his remote tavern and worried about making a living as an ordinary Konoha civilian.
• The Undead Tavern System bound itself to Zhang Yu and granted him one free summon and 100 gold coins.
• Zhang Yu inspected the system’s features and chose Madara Uchiha for the power and deterrence he could bring.
• Zhang Yu selected Madara Uchiha’s Fourth Shinobi World War form and confirmed the summon.
• A white light appeared in the tavern and began to expand as an oppressive presence spread through the room.

Zhang Yu summoned the resurrected Madara Uchiha to the Undead Tavern and proved that Madara’s Sharingan genjutsu could not affect him. He told Madara that he wanted him to work as an employee, leaving Madara silently weighing the impossible situation.

• Madara appeared alive in the tavern and questioned why his body was more complete and powerful than he expected.
• Madara asked where Nagato was, and Zhang Yu said he had brought Madara back himself.
• Madara used Three-Tomoe and Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu on Zhang Yu, but neither affected him.
• Zhang Yu explained that Madara’s attacks could not hurt him and identified the place as the Undead Tavern.
• Zhang Yu told Madara he wanted him to work as an employee, selling wine, serving dishes, wiping tables, and watching the tavern.
• Madara remained silent, stunned by Zhang Yu’s request and the limits on his powers.

Zhang Yu used his knowledge of Madara Uchiha’s hidden plans to convince him that the tavern owner knew secrets from beyond the grave. Madara grew alarmed as Zhang Yu revealed the details of his resurrection scheme and named Obito Uchiha.

• Madara challenged Zhang Yu to prove he knew secrets from the Pure Land, and Zhang Yu invoked Madara’s plan to change the Shinobi World.
• Zhang Yu named Infinite Tsukuyomi and explained how Madara intended to cast the world into a dream using the Ten-Tails and the moon.
• Zhang Yu recounted how Madara used Izanagi to survive the Valley of the End, obtained Hashirama’s flesh, awakened the Rinnegan, and transplanted it into Nagato.
• Zhang Yu revealed that Madara had also prepared Obito Uchiha as a pawn, prompting Madara to step toward him and demand to know how he knew about Obito.

Zhang Yu explained that the Undead Tavern System had summoned Madara from the Pure Land and prevented him from attacking. Madara learned that his plan’s outcome was uncertain and that he had been dead for a long time, then discovered Zhang Yu intended to make him the tavern’s first employee.

• Madara tried to attack Zhang Yu, but the system sealed his Chakra whenever he became hostile.
• Zhang Yu explained the Undead Tavern System’s rules and named himself the Undead Sage.
• Madara asked whether his Infinite Tsukuyomi plan had succeeded, and Zhang Yu answered that it had been full of twists and turns.
• Zhang Yu told Madara he had been dead for a long time and had been summoned to work at the tavern.
• Madara rejected the idea of serving drinks and wiping tables, so Zhang Yu prepared to demonstrate his employee management privileges.

Zhang Yu used the Undead Tavern’s authority to send Madara Uchiha briefly back to the Pure Land before recalling him, convincing Madara that he had control over his movements. Madara agreed to stay and work for now, and after a restful night and a quiet breakfast, he considered setting aside his plan for the time being.

• Zhang Yu sent Madara Uchiha to the Pure Land and immediately recalled him, demonstrating his authority over Madara.
• Madara accepted that he could not resist Zhang Yu and agreed to stay at the tavern for the time being.
• Zhang Yu gave Madara a room upstairs, where Madara unexpectedly fell asleep peacefully.
• Madara joined Zhang Yu for breakfast before the tavern’s opening day and found the ordinary meal unexpectedly calming.
• Madara wondered whether he could set aside his plan for now.

Zhang Yu opened the Undead Tavern, but no customers came, and Madara nearly used Susanoo to attract attention. After the opening mission granted a summon, Zhang Yu summoned Hashirama Senju, leaving the tavern filled with white light.

• Zhang Yu opened the Undead Tavern, and it remained empty throughout the day.
• Madara proposed using Susanoo to make people notice the tavern, but Zhang Yu stopped him to protect the shop.
• Zhang Yu explained that the tavern's purpose was to complete system missions and summon the dead, and he suggested Madara might want to see Hashirama.
• The system announced the opening mission was complete and awarded Zhang Yu one summon and 1,000 gold coins.
• Zhang Yu selected Hashirama Senju and confirmed the summoning, filling the tavern with white light.

Zhang Yu summoned Hashirama Senju to the Undead Tavern, where he reunited with Madara Uchiha and learned that they had been brought back from the Pure Land and assigned to work there. Hashirama apologized to Zhang Yu for initially suspecting Madara, and the chapter left him ready to accept the situation.

• Hashirama Senju appeared in the tavern, and he and Madara Uchiha exchanged their names in surprise.
• Hashirama assumed Madara had summoned him, but Madara denied it and identified Zhang Yu as the one responsible.
• Madara explained the tavern, its summoning rules, and his duties as its first employee, prompting Hashirama to laugh at the thought of Madara serving drinks and wiping tables.
• Madara continued explaining that they were undead brought back from the Pure Land and had to work at the tavern, while Zhang Yu could send them back at any time.
• Hashirama bowed to Zhang Yu and apologized for suspecting Madara of planning something dangerous.

Zhang Yu settled Hashirama and Madara into their jobs as servers at the Undead Tavern and discovered a daily mission to recruit customers. After seeing the powerful goods locked in the shop, he resolved to earn more gold coins.

• Hashirama defended Madara's temperament, and Zhang Yu joked that he was broad-minded now that he was the boss.
• Hashirama suggested Madara change his surname to Senju, and the two argued until Zhang Yu stopped them.
• Zhang Yu teased Hashirama and Madara about their closeness, making both of them flustered as Hashirama denied the implication.
• Zhang Yu laid out the tavern's rules and assigned Hashirama and Madara to greet customers, serve drinks, wipe tables, and keep order.
• Zhang Yu checked the system and found a daily mission to recruit at least five customers, along with shop goods that included locked ninja abilities.
• Zhang Yu decided he had to make money to unlock the shop's powerful goods.

Zhang Yu stocked the Undead Tavern with beer and baijiu, then ordered Madara and Hashirama to greet customers at the door. Kakashi recognized Hashirama and was dragged into the tavern by Might Guy, leaving the two ninjas at the entrance.

• Zhang Yu spent all his gold coins on beer and specialty baijiu, which appeared in the cellar.
• Zhang Yu told Madara and Hashirama to bring at least five paying customers into the tavern as their daily task.
• Madara agreed to greet customers, and Hashirama joined him after Madara challenged his reluctance.
• Kakashi spotted Hashirama and recognized him as the First Hokage, while Might Guy assumed Kakashi wanted a drink.
• Might Guy grabbed Kakashi and pulled him toward the Undead Tavern, where Hashirama was still struggling to arrange a welcoming smile.

Kakashi and Might Guy visited Zhang Yu’s tavern, where Hashirama and Madara were working as greeters. Kakashi recognized the legendary figures and rushed to tell the Third, while Zhang Yu revealed that he had deliberately put them on display to attract customers and earn system gold coins.

• Hashirama and Madara awkwardly welcomed Kakashi and Might Guy to the tavern, and Zhang Yu sold them two bottles of beer for four hundred ryo.
• Kakashi left with Guy, recognized Hashirama from Hokage Rock, and identified Madara from historical records.
• Kakashi handed the beer to Guy and hurried off to see the Third.
• Hashirama worried that Kakashi had recognized him, and Madara confirmed that he had.
• Zhang Yu told Hashirama and Madara that he had deliberately made their identities visible to draw customers and earn system gold coins.

Zhang Yu admitted he needed the tavern’s fame and protection to grow stronger, then watched Madara frighten Mizuki out of the tavern. Mizuki’s arrival triggered a mission to retrieve the Scroll of Seals, offering Zhang Yu gold and an additional summon.

• Zhang Yu agreed to consider Hashirama’s request to summon Tobirama, though he had no summons available.
• Mizuki entered the tavern, demanded beer on credit, and tried to intimidate Zhang Yu by invoking his status as a Konoha Ninja.
• Madara overwhelmed Mizuki with killing intent after Mizuki insulted the tavern and its staff.
• Mizuki fled the tavern, and Zhang Yu received a quest to dispatch tavern members to retrieve the Scroll of Seals.

Zhang Yu assigned Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha to recover the Scroll of Seals after Mizuki tricked Naruto into stealing it. Their argument over summoning Tobirama led the system to unlock a dispute arena, and after they departed, Zhang Yu created an Undead Tavern work chat group.

• Zhang Yu told Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha to watch Mizuki, recover the Scroll of Seals, and avoid hurting Naruto.
• Hashirama proposed summoning Tobirama Senju, and Madara opposed him because Tobirama had killed Uchiha Izuna.
• The system unlocked a Backyard Dispute Arena, and Zhang Yu told the two to settle future conflicts there instead of fighting in the tavern.
• Hashirama and Madara agreed to pursue the quest and left the tavern without using their most destructive techniques.
• The system unlocked an Undead Chat Group after they left Zhang Yu's remote management range, and Zhang Yu created the Undead Tavern Work Group.

Zhang Yu used the group chat’s owner controls to observe Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha as they watched Mizuki from Hokage Rock. Meanwhile, Kakashi reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had seen Hashirama and Madara working as servers at the Undead Tavern, leaving the Third Hokage stunned.

• Zhang Yu messaged Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, directing them to Hokage Rock to watch Mizuki.
• Zhang Yu used the member locator and perspective controls to observe Hashirama and Madara from the tavern.
• Hashirama and Madara watched Mizuki from Hokage Rock and agreed to wait and see what Zhang Yu would do with the tavern.
• Kakashi told Hiruzen Sarutobi that he and Guy had encountered the Undead Tavern and that its servers looked like Hashirama and Madara.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi dropped his pipe in shock as Kakashi insisted the two men were no ordinary people.

Hiruzen investigated Kakashi and Might Guy’s report that Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had appeared in Konoha, while Mizuki manipulated Naruto into stealing the Scroll of Seals. Hashirama and Madara set out to stop the scroll from falling into the wrong hands, with orders not to hurt Naruto.

• Kakashi and Might Guy confirmed to Hiruzen that they had seen men who looked exactly like Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha at the tavern.
• Hiruzen suspected someone had used Impure World Reincarnation and went with Kakashi to investigate, while Might Guy stayed nearby to assist.
• After Naruto failed the graduation exam, Mizuki convinced him that stealing the Scroll of Seals would let him graduate.
• Mizuki planned to use the scroll as an offering to Orochimaru so he could leave Konoha.
• Hashirama sensed Naruto approaching the Hokage’s office building and recognized that Mizuki was manipulating him.
• Hashirama and Madara began their mission to secure the Scroll of Seals and agreed to avoid hurting Naruto.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kakashi visited the Undead Tavern to question Zhang Yu about Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, and Zhang Yu reassured them that the tavern would not threaten Konoha. A system mission then prompted Zhang Yu to sell Hiruzen a bottle of erguotou for 100,000 ryo, leaving Hiruzen weighing the costly purchase.

• Zhang Yu watched Naruto enter the Hokage's office building while Mizuki observed him from a distance.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kakashi entered the Undead Tavern, and Zhang Yu confirmed that Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha worked there.
• Zhang Yu denied using Impure World Reincarnation and promised that the tavern would not interfere in Konoha unless Konoha caused trouble.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Zhang Yu that Konoha did not want to become his enemy, and Zhang Yu agreed that they should leave each other in peace.
• A system mission appeared, requiring Zhang Yu to sell Hiruzen a bottle of erguotou for at least 100,000 ryo.
• Zhang Yu offered Hiruzen the liquor for 100,000 ryo, and Hiruzen recognized the price as his hard-earned secret savings.

Hiruzen Sarutobi paid Zhang Yu one hundred thousand ryo for a bottle of erguotou, then learned that the Scroll of Seals had been stolen. As Konoha launched a search, Naruto studied the scroll on the mountain while Mizuki approached, intending to take it for Orochimaru.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi paid Zhang Yu one hundred thousand ryo for erguotou, and Zhang Yu warned him that Konoha should watch out for thieves that night.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kakashi returned to the Hokage's office building, where Anbu reported that the Scroll of Seals had been stolen.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Anbu to seal Konoha's routes and search for the thief and the scroll.
• Naruto Uzumaki studied the Scroll of Seals on the mountain, believing that learning a technique from it would help him graduate.
• Mizuki approached Naruto, planning to take the Scroll of Seals and deliver its forbidden techniques to Orochimaru.

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama intercepted Mizuki as he tried to take the Scroll of Seals from Naruto, and Madara vaporized Mizuki with a massive Fire Release. After taking Naruto and the scroll into the forest, Madara subdued Naruto and entered his seal with Hashirama to meet the Nine-Tails.

• Mizuki approached Naruto and tried to take the Scroll of Seals, but Madara Uchiha and Hashirama appeared and confronted him.
• Madara used Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame to engulf the forest and vaporize Mizuki, while the flames parted around Naruto.
• Hashirama and Madara took Naruto and the scroll away as Anbu arrived and searched the burning clearing.
• Madara used his Sharingan to knock Naruto unconscious, and he and Hashirama confirmed the Nine-Tails was sealed inside him.
• Madara pressed his ocular power through Naruto's seal, and he and Hashirama entered the cold, damp space within it.

Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju confronted the Nine-Tails in Naruto’s mindscape, but their threats made it break down and cry over its past mistreatment. Zhang Yu watched the scene at the Undead Tavern and laughed as the Nine-Tails poured out its grievances.

• The Nine-Tails recognized Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, recalled how each had controlled or subdued it, and retreated behind the iron gate.
• Hashirama tried to reassure the Nine-Tails, but it rejected his kindness and accused both men of mistreating it.
• Madara threatened to teach the Nine-Tails a lesson, prompting it to burst into tears and complain about being controlled, beaten, sealed, and imprisoned.
• Hashirama listened awkwardly while Madara fell silent as the Nine-Tails recounted its years as a Jinchūriki’s prisoner.
• Zhang Yu watched from the Undead Tavern and laughed at the Nine-Tails’ tearful outburst.

Hashirama and Madara retrieved the Scroll of Seals, but argued over who had completed the mission and should deliver it. They returned to the Undead Tavern with the scroll as Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to contain the fire Madara had started in the back mountain.

• Madara warned the Nine-Tails not to cause trouble, and Hashirama and Madara left Naruto's mindscape.
• Hashirama and Madara argued over who should take the Scroll of Seals back while Madara's fire continued burning through the back mountain.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived with the Anbu, ordered them to put out the fire, and continued searching for the missing scroll.
• Hashirama rushed into the Undead Tavern with the Scroll of Seals and claimed the mission was complete, while Madara insisted he had completed it.

After Hashirama and Madara completed the Scroll of Seals mission, Zhang Yu used the special reward to summon Uchiha Izuna and Tobirama Senju together. Madara reunited emotionally with Izuna, while Tobirama kept Hashirama at arm’s length.

• Zhang Yu received 1,000 gold coins and one summon after Hashirama and Madara delivered the Scroll of Seals.
• Zhang Yu announced that he would use one summon to bring back both Uchiha Izuna and Tobirama Senju.
• Zhang Yu summoned Izuna and Tobirama into the tavern.
• Madara rushed to embrace Izuna, who returned his brother’s embrace as they reunited.
• Hashirama tried to hug Tobirama, but Tobirama stopped him and told him to get lost.
• Hashirama crouched in the corner and wondered why Madara could hug his younger brother but he could not.