Chapter Summaries

Senju Ga gave birth to a son, Little Tsubasa, bringing new hope to the dwindling Gui branch of the Senju Clan. As the family discussed the clan's planned integration into Konoha and the loss of the Senju surname, Senju Ga woke and began nursing her hungry newborn.

• A midwife announced that Senju Ga and her newborn son were safe, and Senju Tenpuku celebrated while Senju Yasuhei welcomed the baby as an heir to the Gui branch.
• Senju Yasuhei rewarded the delivery workers and celebrated Little Tsubasa's birth, while the women of the branch reflected on the family members they had lost in war.
• First Aunt explained that the Senju Clan would disband and its branches would take new surnames, with some serving in Konoha and others guarding the Land of Fire.
• Senju Ga woke, asked Senju Tenpuku to bring her their baby, and joyfully held Little Tsubasa.
• When Little Tsubasa began crying from hunger, Mei'er brought chicken soup and told Senju Ga to nurse him, which she did.

Hashirama Senju announced that the Senju Clan would give up its surname, distribute its resources, and integrate into Konoha and the Land of Fire. After the clan members learned their assignments, they discussed their futures and agreed to attend Tsubasa's one-month celebration.

• Hashirama Senju announced the clan's dissolution, the distribution of money and ninjutsu, and the Senju members' duties as residents of Konoha.
• Tobirama Senju instructed the branch elders to collect supplies and warned the clansmen against causing conflict with other groups.
• After the meeting, Shinichi congratulated Tenpuku on the birth of his son, and Tenpuku invited their friends to the child's one-month celebration.
• Orochi joked that he and his girlfriend had already chosen the name Orochimaru for their future child.
• Tenpuku explained that his small branch would live near the Hokage Building, enter business, and leave the ninja profession with his son's generation.
• The clansmen exchanged news about their new homes and agreed to attend Tsubasa's one-month celebration before leaving to move.

Tsubasa discovered that he could sense colorful energy and began drawing black and yellow points of it into his body, causing painful swelling that alarmed the Senju family. He realized the pain lessened as he absorbed more energy and continued cultivating, believing he had begun body tempering.

• Tsubasa entered a state of clarity and sensed a world of colorful energy surrounding him.
• Tsubasa coaxed a black point of energy into his palm, triggering severe pain and swelling that led Senju Ga to summon a doctor.
• Tsubasa drew yellow energy into his other palm, and Senju Ga witnessed the swelling before the doctor could only treat its symptoms.
• Senju Yasuhei heard Senju Ga’s account and promised to ask other clans about Tsubasa’s strange condition.
• Tsubasa discovered that absorbing more energy hurt less and made other points easier to approach, so he continued drawing them into his skin.

Tsubasa endured six and a half years of punishing body refinement, supported by his family and the Senju Clan’s immense contributions toward the secret medicine that kept him alive. After completing the first stage of cultivation, he looked ahead to the difficult path still awaiting him.

• As Tsubasa’s body swelled from absorbing natural energy, Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju examined him and diagnosed his unusual ability to absorb natural energy, while Hashirama offered to take him as a disciple and left money for medicine.
• Senju Yasuhei’s family opened businesses and Senju Tenpuku joined the Hokage’s guard to help pay for Tsubasa’s daily Senju Secret Medicine.
• Tsubasa tempered his skin and flesh, then spent a year refining his sinews and bones, enduring severe pain and consuming hundreds of millions of ryo in medicine.
• Tsubasa carefully refined his organs and nervous system over several more years, completing body refinement after roughly six and a half years.
• The Senju Clan donated heavily to sustain Tsubasa’s training, and Tsubasa reflected on the cost of cultivation as he anticipated the next stage.

Over six years, Hashirama tried to unify Konoha and secure peace, while Madara opposed his concessions and Tobirama strengthened the village. After Hashirama distributed the captured Tailed Beasts among the nations, Madara left Konoha with the Nine-Tails and later died fighting Hashirama, whose injuries left Tobirama to succeed him as Hokage.

• Madara led the Uchiha in establishing the Konoha Military Police Force, which suppressed crime but drew accusations of tyranny.
• Tobirama cleared bandits and foreign ninja from the Land of Fire as the great clans withdrew behind their compound walls.
• Hashirama opened Senju Ninjutsu to registered ninja, founded the Ninja Academy with Tobirama, and pushed the clans to intermarry.
• Hashirama and Madara captured eight Tailed Beasts, and Hashirama later distributed seven among the great nations while keeping the Nine-Tails in Konoha.
• Madara left Konoha with the Nine-Tails and fought Hashirama in the Valley of the End, where Madara died and Hashirama was gravely injured.
• Mito Uzumaki became the first Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, and Tobirama succeeded Hashirama as Hokage.

After completing Body Tempering, Tsubasa woke from his six-year illness with immense strength and began learning to control it. Senju Ga and Mei'er celebrated his recovery, while Tsubasa urged his mother to keep his abilities quiet; the family was invited to dinner to hear the news.

• Tsubasa tested his strength by lifting furniture, smashing the training equipment, and uprooting a cherry tree.
• Senju Ga found Tsubasa in the ruined courtyard, embraced him, and learned that he had recovered and gained extraordinary strength.
• Tsubasa persuaded Senju Ga not to publicize his abilities because gifted children could be targeted by kidnappers, and she agreed to tell only the family.
• Senju Ga taught Tsubasa strength control, Taijutsu, swordsmanship, and throwing techniques, which he learned rapidly.
• Mei'er returned, saw Tsubasa practicing, and reacted with joy and disbelief; Senju Ga sent her to invite the family to dinner.

Tsubasa washed and dressed after recovering, then went with Senju Ga to greet the family outside their weapons shop. His grandfather and aunts arrived and celebrated his recovery, leaving Tsubasa surrounded by their affection.

• Tsubasa washed up, dressed in fine clothes, and let Senju Ga tie his hair with a golden crown.
• Senju Ga brought Tsubasa to the weapons shop on Hokage Street, where villagers gathered to admire him.
• Senju Ga announced that Tsubasa was her eldest son and had completely recovered, startling the crowd.
• Tsubasa greeted his grandfather, who embraced him joyfully after seeing that he was well.
• First Aunt, Second Aunt, Third Aunt, Fourth Aunt, Fifth Aunt, and Sixth Aunt arrived, asked after Tsubasa, and took turns embracing and celebrating him.

Tsubasa replanted a giant cherry tree with ease, convincing Senju Yasuhei of his grandson’s extraordinary strength. After Yasuhei argued that the Guigong branch needed to learn Ninjutsu to survive, Tsubasa resolved to cultivate in secret, and his father, Senju Tenpuku, arrived with his younger brother, Tenmei, and embraced him.

• Tsubasa replanted the enormous cherry tree, astonishing Senju Yasuhei and his six aunts.
• Dō Senju and the other aunts urged Tsubasa not to become a ninja, and he promised he would avoid the profession while learning skills to protect himself.
• Senju Yasuhei reminded the family that the Shengong branch had been massacred and urged them to train Tsubasa in Ninjutsu so they could defend themselves.
• Tsubasa privately resolved to cultivate diligently and become the strongest, despite reassuring his aunts.
• Senju Tenpuku arrived with Tenmei and embraced Tsubasa, celebrating that his son had recovered.

Tsubasa reunited with his family after recovering, then promised his six aunts that he would marry seven wives and continue his late uncles’ family lines. His vow moved the family to tears, and they celebrated together over dinner.

• Tsubasa embraced Senju Tenpuku and assured him that he was healthy again, while Tenmei proudly offered to protect him.
• Tenmei bragged to Senju Ga and the family that he had beaten Uchiha Iwa and Hyuga Chisha at school.
• Tsubasa heard his aunts discuss raising him and carrying on their late husbands’ family lines, then promised to marry seven wives and have each aunt choose one for him.
• Senju Yasuhei and the aunts were moved by Tsubasa’s vow, and Senju Tenpuku and Senju Ga shared their relief.
• At dinner, Tsubasa asked that he approve the wives chosen for him, while his aunts discussed suitable girls and the family celebrated.

Senju Yasuhei brought the recovered Tsubasa to Hashirama Senju’s residence to thank him and Mito Uzumaki for caring for the family. Hashirama invited Tsubasa to become his disciple, and Tsubasa accepted, leaving the story with him formally entering Hashirama’s tutelage.

• Senju Yasuhei arrived at the Senju residence with Senju Tenpuku and Tsubasa to meet Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki.
• Senju Yasuhei thanked Hashirama for looking after his family and explained that Tsubasa had recovered.
• Hashirama recognized that Tsubasa had attained a Sage Body, while Tsubasa respectfully thanked Hashirama and Mito for their care.
• Hashirama asked Tsubasa to become his disciple and train under him.
• Tsubasa kowtowed to Hashirama and accepted him as his master, then greeted Mito as his mistress.

Tsubasa became Hashirama Senju’s disciple and impressed him with his exceptional physical abilities, recovery, and resistance to genjutsu. Meanwhile, Konoha’s clan leaders debated the Senju Clan’s growing control and whether to resist, ending with Sasuke Sarutobi asking the silent Shikaboshi Nara for his view.

• Hashirama Senju welcomed Tsubasa as his disciple and told him to move into the Senju ancestral residence for three years of training.
• Hashirama Senju tested Tsubasa’s strength, reflexes, recovery, and resistance to genjutsu, then declared his talent greater than his and Madara Uchiha’s combined.
• Hashirama Senju voiced hope that Tsubasa would become even stronger than the God of Shinobi and bring peace to the Shinobi World.
• Sasuke Sarutobi convened clan leaders to discuss the next Hokage and the Senju Clan’s dominance after Madara Uchiha’s death and Hashirama Senju’s disappearance.
• Several clan heads declared they would resist Senju control, while others refused to risk their clansmen in a fight.
• Sasuke Sarutobi asked the silent Shikaboshi Nara to share his opinion.

Shikaboshi Nara warned the clan heads that a direct conflict with the Senju Clan would weaken both sides, then outlined schemes to exploit the Senju Clan’s power and rivals. He began describing a third plan, pulling the firewood from under the cauldron, but had not yet explained its details.

• Shikaboshi Nara argued that opposing the Senju Clan openly would lead to heavy losses and let the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan benefit.
• After the other clan heads demanded a strategy, Shikaboshi Nara proposed three plans: the Parasite Plan, driving the tiger to devour the wolf, and pulling the firewood from under the cauldron.
• Shikaboshi Nara explained that the clans would seek the Senju Clan’s protection and resources, then let the Senju bear the costs of future wars while they gained influence and benefits.
• Shikaboshi Nara proposed stirring up conflict among the Senju, Uchiha, and Hyuga clans and letting other nations attack the Land of Fire while the Senju fought them.
• Shikaboshi Nara announced that his final plan would ensure the Senju Clan could never rise again, but he did not reveal how it worked.

Shikaboshi Nara laid out a three-step plan for the clan heads to weaken the Senju while preparing their own clans to rise in Konoha. The eighteen clan heads accepted the plan and signed their alliance treaty.

• Shikaboshi Nara proposed sending clan heirs to study under Tobirama Senju, arguing that the move would earn trust and give them a chance at the Hokage Position.
• Sasuke Sarutobi and Dansuke Shimura objected at first, but the clan heads began to consider the benefits, and Dansuke offered his son Shimura Danzō as a student.
• Shikaboshi Nara urged the clans to send as many heirs as possible and warned them not to interfere with the heirs' training.
• Shikaboshi Nara proposed secretly killing promising younger members of the Senju Clan, along with potential rivals among the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans.
• Shikaboshi Nara called for clansmen to marry Senju, Uchiha, or Hyuga women so their clans could strengthen their bloodlines and eventually replace the Senju without leaving Konoha vulnerable.
• The heads of the eighteen clans signed and exchanged their alliance treaty.

Tsubasa moved into the Senju Clan Compound and began training under Hashirama Senju, quickly mastering the Senju clan’s stance and eating techniques. When Hashirama asked him about his greatest ambition, Tsubasa decided he wanted to live forever, but Hashirama began telling him a story before he answered.

• Senju Ga packed Tsubasa’s belongings, and Senju Tenpuku led him to the Senju Clan Compound at dawn.
• Mito Uzumaki warmly welcomed Tsubasa, and Hashirama Senju took him to the training ground to teach him Moving Stance Training and its breathing technique.
• Tsubasa practiced hundreds of rounds in one morning, astonishing Hashirama with his endurance and rapid progress.
• Hashirama Senju taught Tsubasa to use the breathing technique while eating, and Tsubasa mastered it during lunch.
• Hashirama Senju asked Tsubasa about his ultimate pursuit, and Tsubasa resolved to seek immortality before Hashirama began telling him a story.

Hashirama Senju recounted his friendship and bitter history with Madara Uchiha, from their childhood dream of ending war to their clash at the Valley of the End. He revealed that he believed Madara survived through Izanagi and was glad his old friend had achieved his dream, while Tsubasa worried Madara might destroy Konoha.

• Hashirama told Tsubasa how he and Madara became friends as children and vowed to end the troubled times, then learned they belonged to rival clans.
• Hashirama and Madara fought as clan leaders before joining forces to found Konoha, though Hashirama later felt he had wronged Madara.
• Hashirama described how Tobirama’s actions led to mass deaths among the Senju and Uchiha and widened the rift between him and Madara.
• Hashirama explained that Madara left Konoha with the Nine-Tails and forced him to fight at the Valley of the End, where Hashirama believed Madara died.
• Hashirama told Tsubasa he believed Madara had survived using Izanagi and was happy Madara had fulfilled his childhood dream.
• Tsubasa asked what would happen if Madara returned and destroyed Konoha.

Hashirama told Tsubasa he would inherit leadership of the Senju Clan and charged him with helping bring peace to the Shinobi World. He began teaching Tsubasa about chakra and its extraction methods, leaving their lesson about to move on to the Mid-Grade Chakra Extraction Technique.

• Hashirama told Tsubasa that Madara would not attack Konoha and explained his history with Madara and Tobirama.
• Hashirama named Tsubasa his successor as head of the Senju Clan and urged him to grow stronger, learn clan management, and pursue peace.
• Tsubasa told Hashirama that his personal goal was to live forever, and promised to repay Madara if they met.
• Hashirama explained how Yin Release and Yang Release shaped a person's potential and chakra extraction ratio.
• Hashirama described the Basic Chakra Extraction Method and began introducing the Mid-Grade Chakra Extraction Technique.

Hashirama Senju explained the differences between chakra refining techniques and described the Senju Clan’s Pure Yang Art and Lesser Yang Art. After Hashirama revealed that he had only three years left to live, Tsubasa chose the Pure Yang Art, but Hashirama urged him to hear about the alternative first.

• Hashirama Senju explained that Advanced Chakra Refining Techniques incorporate an attribute, improving cultivation speed, attribute comprehension, and chakra control.
• Hashirama explained why the Ninja Academy taught only the Basic Chakra Refining Technique and described the secret arts and Kekkei Genkai techniques held by different clans.
• Hashirama told Tsubasa that the Senju Clan had developed the Pure Yang Art and the Lesser Yang Art, then revealed that his battle with Madara had left him with three years to live.
• Hashirama described how the Pure Yang Art strengthened the body and increased chakra, while warning that it left the user more vulnerable to attacks on the soul.
• Tsubasa chose the Pure Yang Art, but Hashirama told him to wait until he had heard the Lesser Yang Art’s advantages.

Tsubasa chose the Pure Yang Art and astonished Hashirama Senju with his immense spiritual energy and rapid learning. He attempted Hashirama’s experimental Wood Release version, broke through the final acupoint, and collapsed after completing the circulation.

• Hashirama Senju explained the advantages of the Lesser Yang Art, but Tsubasa chose the Pure Yang Art to follow his master.
• Tsubasa quickly controlled his spiritual power and discovered that his spiritual sea of consciousness was filled with gray haze, which Hashirama identified as spiritual energy stronger than his own.
• Tsubasa memorized the water- and earth-nature acupoint diagrams, and Hashirama taught him a cultivation method intended to develop Wood Release.
• Tsubasa divided his spiritual power into 9,999 particles, formed Chakra, and struggled to guide it through the earth, water, and liver meridians.
• Despite severe exhaustion and bleeding, Tsubasa broke through the final acupoint, gathered the three remaining Chakra Fruits in his Qihai acupoint, and fell unconscious.

Mito Uzumaki learned of Tsubasa’s extraordinary cultivation and decided to bring her daughter Biwako Senju home so she could grow closer to him. At the Ninja Academy, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō fought a fierce match before Ryūichi arrived to escort Biwako home.

• Hashirama Senju brought the bloodied but unharmed Tsubasa to Mito Uzumaki and described the boy’s startling cultivation, leaving Hashirama shaken by his talent.
• Mito Uzumaki reflected on Biwako Senju’s unwanted suitors and decided Tsubasa would be a better match for her daughter, then sent Ryūichi to fetch Biwako.
• At the Ninja Academy, Shimura Danzō taunted Hiruzen Sarutobi and Biwako during their spar, then entered the arena to challenge Hiruzen.
• Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō exchanged powerful Ninjutsu and weapon techniques, astonishing their classmates and onlooking students, including Kagami Uchiha, Torifu Akimichi, and Mitokado Homura.
• After Hiruzen defeated Shimura Danzō, Ryūichi appeared and asked Biwako to come home with him, and she agreed after telling him she would notify her teacher.

Biwako Senju returned home to meet Hashirama Senju’s new disciple, Ten'i, and teased him into believing he had been sent back to the Warring States period. After learning the truth, Ten'i recognized Biwako and heard about her classmates Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō as they headed to breakfast.

• Mito Uzumaki welcomed Biwako home and told her that Hashirama Senju had taken Ten'i as his disciple.
• Biwako sneaked into Ten'i’s room at dawn and pretended they were siblings living in the Warring States period.
• Ten'i believed Biwako’s story and claimed he had come from Konoha’s seventh year as Hashirama Senju’s disciple.
• Mei'er explained that Biwako was Hashirama Senju’s daughter and Ten'i’s senior sister, revealing that she had been teasing him.
• Biwako and Ten'i went to breakfast, and Biwako told him about Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō at the Ninja Academy.