Chapter Summaries

After Uchiha Chisen took Uzumaki Naruto to the Uchiha Compound, Fugaku considered the danger of the clan’s extremists and the threat posed by Danzo’s exposed secrets. Meanwhile, Sarutobi Hiruzen confronted Danzo at Root Base, and Konoha’s High Council members discussed how to get Naruto out of Uchiha custody.

• Fugaku remembered Chisen’s warning that he would punish Uchiha clansmen who abused Naruto’s power, and he considered Chisen’s revelation that Danzo had transplanted Sharingan and could use Izanagi.
• At Root Base, Danzo blamed Sarutobi Hiruzen for interrupting his fight with Chisen, while Hiruzen confronted him about the transplanted Sharingan and demanded an explanation.
• Danzo denied Hiruzen’s accusations and protested that he might be removed from his post despite his service to Konoha.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura learned that Chisen had taken Naruto to the Uchiha Compound and worried about another Nine-Tails Rampage.
• Mitokado Homura proposed pressuring Fugaku to retrieve Naruto without confronting Chisen directly, and Koharu agreed to wait and see what Hiruzen would do.

Danzo learned that Uchiha Chisen had taken Naruto to the Military Police Force Building, while Uchiha Hawks moved to exploit the Nine-Tails’ power for their coup plans. Chisen blocked Uchiha Setsuna and the elders in the street, declaring that anyone who tried to pass would die.

• Danzo fumed over Hiruzen taking his research and Sharingan, then learned that Chisen had brought Naruto to the Military Police Force Building with the Hokage’s approval.
• Uchiha Hawks discussed using Naruto’s Nine-Tails power to pressure Konoha’s leadership and advance their coup, while Setsuna and other elders headed to the Military Police Force Building.
• Chisen stood in the street with Izumi’s Ninja Sword and asked her whether absolute justice should intervene when evil clashed with evil.
• Izumi said justice should intervene, and Chisen warned her against letting one evil grow beyond justice’s ability to suppress it.
• Chisen faced Setsuna and declared that the road was closed and whoever came would die.

Uchiha Chisen stopped Uchiha Setsuna and the Hawk Elders from taking Uzumaki Naruto, while Uchiha Fugaku backed Chisen and ordered the elders to leave. Setsuna departed convinced Chisen was disloyal to the Uchiha Clan.

• Uchiha Chisen confronted Uchiha Setsuna and the Hawk Elders, declaring he had never stood with people like them or with Uchiha Fugaku.
• Uchiha Fugaku arrived, ordered everyone to stand down, and said he had already sent Uzumaki Naruto to Konoha Prison.
• Uchiha Fugaku ordered Chisen to put away his sword, but Chisen ignored him and said the elders would have died if they had come closer.
• Uchiha Setsuna warned Fugaku that his decision would doom the Uchiha's future, then left with the other elders.
• Uchiha Chisen told Fugaku that he took [Absolute Justice] seriously and again advised him to have Uchiha Itachi see a psychiatrist.
• Uchiha Setsuna left furious, declaring that Chisen was not loyal to the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Chisen continued his ruthless campaign against anyone he considered an enemy of justice, while Sarutobi Hiruzen took custody of Naruto and watched for Danzo’s response. The chapter ended when Chisen collided with a child on the street and encountered Uchiha Itachi.

• Uchiha Setsuna and the Uchiha Hawks condemned Chisen as a traitor and a threat to their coup plans.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen met the officer bringing Naruto to prison, took Naruto into his custody, and ordered Anbu to watch Root.
• Chisen and Izumi reviewed the day’s arrests, and Chisen made Izumi record Danzo, Hiruzen, Setsuna, and other senior figures as evildoers.
• Izumi nervously wrote the names into her notebook as she realized Chisen’s list could implicate her in rebellion.
• A child collided with Chisen and dropped his belongings, and Itachi apologized before recognizing Chisen.

Izumi joined Uchiha Chisen and Kijiro on a nighttime mission to investigate a secret base outside Konoha. Chisen declared it an execution for his absolute justice, leaving Izumi to follow him beyond the village and brace for combat.

• Uchiha Mikoto warned Sasuke to stay away from Uchiha Chisen and told him Itachi would return in two days.
• Chisen appeared at Izumi’s home and recruited her to gain actual combat experience on a new case.
• Kijiro explained that his children had spotted Anbu-dressed shinobi entering and leaving a secret experimental base outside Konoha.
• Chisen warned Izumi not to trust the Anbu or Root and said the mission fell under his idea of justice, not the Military Police Force’s jurisdiction.
• Chisen called the mission an execution night for absolute justice, and Izumi realized she had followed him out of Konoha.

Uchiha Chisen and Izumi infiltrated a concealed Anbu research base after killing four Anbu guards, while Chisen explained how his mirror-clear heart shaped his ability to judge evil. Inside, Chisen confronted Inuzuka Maki, a researcher tied to human experiments, and recognized him from the past.

• Sarutobi Shinosuke received Sharingan research materials and three Three-Tomoe Sharingan from Root, then ordered the research team to study them.
• Uchiha Chisen killed an Anbu courier with Izumi’s help, bringing the number of Anbu he had killed that night to four.
• Izumi questioned how Chisen identified evil, and he explained that his ability judged others according to his own values and morals.
• Chisen and Izumi entered a hidden research base through a forest illusion.
• Chisen recognized Inuzuka Maki as a former assistant to Orochimaru who had participated in human experiments and confronted him.

Uchiha Chisen infiltrated a research base and made Uchiha Izumi kill a researcher involved in human experiments, deepening her commitment to [Absolute Justice]. After Izumi accidentally alerted the guards, Chisen confronted three Anbu ninja and revealed that they remained trapped in his genjutsu.

• Inuzuka Maki recognized Uchiha Chisen from the attack on Orochimaru's research base, but Chisen killed him before he could sound the alarm.
• Chisen killed another researcher and urged Uchiha Izumi to show no mercy toward those who committed evil.
• Izumi killed the researcher, earning recognition from Chisen's golden finger and a small chakra increase for both of them.
• Izumi shouted in response to Chisen, and he deducted points from her score as three Anbu ninja rushed toward them.
• Chisen trapped two Anbu ninja in Sharingan genjutsu, then fought the trio after their comrade tried to free them.
• Chisen appeared behind the Anbu trio and revealed that their supposed genjutsu release had failed.

Uchiha Chisen attacked a secret Anbu base and confronted his former instructor, Sarutobi Shinosuke. After explaining why he killed his former teammates, Chisen declared that Shinosuke had also fallen into the abyss.

• Uchiha Chisen killed three Anbu ninja, triggering an alarm throughout the secret base.
• Sarutobi Shinosuke ordered the Anbu squads to confront the intruder and sent a messenger to warn the Third Hokage.
• Chisen blasted through a reinforced wall with magma, killing an Anbu ninja and revealing himself to Shinosuke.
• Shinosuke accused Chisen of losing control and reminded him that he had killed his teammates, Shimura Reiya and Uzuki Saku.
• Chisen explained that the two had bullied a student to death and attacked him first, then called them villains corrupted by the shinobi world's evil.
• Chisen saw a crimson frame above Shinosuke and told his former instructor that he had fallen into the abyss too.

Uchiha Chisen fought Sarutobi Shinosuke and his Anbu squad at the secret research base, accusing Shinosuke of crimes committed in its experiments. After a messenger reached Sarutobi Hiruzen with a request for reinforcements, Hiruzen learned the base was under attack and set out to lead a team there.

• Sarutobi Shinosuke ordered six Anbu operatives to surround and attack Uchiha Chisen after finding an Anbu corpse.
• Uchiha Chisen survived their weapons and explosive tag with Lava Release, melting their blades and sending magma through the passage.
• Shinosuke’s Anbu used Water Style to counter the magma, while Chisen confronted Shinosuke with accusations about killing and abducting research subjects.
• An Anbu messenger reached Sarutobi Hiruzen and reported that an enemy had attacked the secret research base and Shinosuke needed reinforcements.
• Hiruzen recalled how he had kept Orochimaru’s research and researchers at the base despite promising Chisen their execution, then decided to lead a team there himself.

Uchiha Chisen unleashed a devastating Lava Release attack against Sarutobi Shinosuke and the Anbu at the Secret Research Base, sending magma bursting into the sky outside Konoha. After recognizing the eruption as Chisen’s work, Fugaku prepared to lead support to him.

• Uchiha Chisen struck at Sarutobi Shinosuke with magma, and Shinosuke cut the projectile apart only for his chakra-coated sword to snap.
• Uchiha Chisen melted the ground and walls with Lava Swamp, burning one Anbu ninja’s feet as Sarutobi Shinosuke and the others retreated.
• Uchiha Chisen sent a torrent of magma through the Secret Research Base, blasting a hole through its roof and showering the area with hundreds of magma projectiles.
• Konoha villagers and ninja saw the crimson eruption outside the village and mistook it for fireworks or a volcano.
• Uchiha Fugaku identified the eruption as Chisen’s work, told Uchiha Mikoto to care for Sasuke, and prepared to take Konoha Military Police Force members to support him.

Danzo ordered Root to contain the fallout as Uchiha Chisen attacked Konoha’s Secret Research Base, while village leaders debated his growing power. Chisen rejected Sarutobi Shinosuke’s accusation that he was betraying Konoha and explained his belief in absolute justice as he fought the Anbu, leaving Shinosuke alone and wondering if he was trapped in a Sharingan genjutsu.

• A Root ninja told Danzo that Chisen was at the Secret Research Base, and Danzo ordered Root to block people from leaving Konoha and prevent anyone from intervening.
• Shikamaru and Shikaku identified the distant attack as Lava Release, while Shikaku decided the Nara Clan should stay out of the conflict.
• Koharu and Homura discussed Chisen’s threat and agreed to urge Hiruzen to stop indulging him.
• Shinosuke accused Chisen of betraying Konoha and asked whether he intended to become a rogue ninja.
• Chisen explained that his absolute justice was not rooted in loyalty to Konoha, then used Transparent Release and magma attacks to kill the Anbu around him.
• Chisen faced Shinosuke alone, and Shinosuke wondered whether he was caught in a Sharingan genjutsu.

Uchiha Chisen fought his former teacher Sarutobi Shinosuke at the Secret Research Base as they clashed over what justice meant for Konoha. Chisen’s magma attack lunged at Shinosuke just as Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived too late to stop them.

• Sarutobi Shinosuke rejected Uchiha Chisen’s justice and attacked him with Fire Style: Red Earth Spider, but Chisen’s Great Fire Annihilation overwhelmed the flames.
• Sarutobi Shinosuke summoned the Great Ape, who questioned whether Chisen had truly done wrong, but Shinosuke insisted that justice must benefit Konoha and chose to fight.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen reached the magma-ravaged Secret Research Base and ordered the Anbu Ninja to contain the fire and restrain both sides.
• The Great Ape charged Chisen with a massive concrete pillar while Sarutobi Shinosuke struck from behind with his Lightning Blade Technique, but Chisen’s magma body reformed after being cut in two.
• Chisen transformed his right arm into a Magma Demon Dog and lunged at Sarutobi Shinosuke as Hiruzen arrived, shouting for Shinosuke to get out of the way.

Uchiha Chisen killed Sarutobi Shinosuke, who used his final words to defend his former student’s justice while admitting his own actions were morally corrupt. Sarutobi Hiruzen let Chisen leave without arresting him, and Chisen returned toward the village with his subordinate as Konoha faced a sleepless night.

• Uchiha Chisen’s Magma Demon Dog pierced Sarutobi Shinosuke’s chest, and Shinosuke died in Sarutobi Hiruzen’s arms after telling Chisen that his justice was decisive and defending him to Hiruzen.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen grieved and angrily questioned Chisen about killing his eldest son, while Chisen said he had only let his former instructor die knowing why.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen considered Shinosuke’s final words, then ordered Chisen to submit a detailed report to the Anbu the next day and told him not to come see him.
• Hatake Kakashi stopped a Sarutobi Clan Anbu from pressing Hiruzen and explained that Shinosuke’s final act embodied Konoha’s Will of Fire.
• Uchiha Chisen walked away without being stopped, then told his subordinate to return to the village because it would be a sleepless night.

Uchiha Chisen explained why the Third Hokage had let him leave after his former teacher, Sarutobi Shinosuke, died, and gave Izumi another lesson in absolute justice. Back in Konoha, Uchiha Fugaku confronted Shimura Danzō over Root blocking the Uchiha from going to Chisen’s aid, but ultimately ordered his clan to disperse.

• Izumi asked Chisen about Sarutobi Shinosuke, and Chisen revealed that Shinosuke had been his Jonin instructor and the Third Hokage’s eldest son.
• Chisen reassured Izumi that the Hokage had respected Shinosuke’s dying wishes, then taught her to carry out absolute justice even against people she knew.
• Fugaku led Konoha Military Police Force members toward the village exit to support Chisen, but Shimura Danzō and Root blocked their way.
• Fugaku challenged Danzō’s obstruction and warned that he would report him if the Uchiha lost Chisen, a genius with double Kekkei Genkai.
• A Root Ninja reported that the distant battle had been quiet for more than ten minutes, and Danzō pressed Fugaku over gathering the Uchiha.
• Fugaku ordered the Uchiha to disperse despite their anger at being treated with distrust.

Sarutobi Hiruzen returned from the Secret Research Base carrying his dead son, Sarutobi Shinosuke, and let Uchiha Chisen go, saying Shinosuke had wanted to avoid internal conflict. Danzo was outraged, while Chisen returned home and turned to the inheritance Shinosuke had left behind.

• Fugaku withdrew with the Uchiha Clan rather than risk a clash with Root, and told himself he was protecting the clan.
• Danzo saw Hiruzen return with the dead, including Shinosuke, and learned that Chisen had escaped the base and was back in the village.
• Hiruzen told Danzo he had spared Chisen to honor Shinosuke's dying wish and because Chisen had not killed the wrong people.
• Izumi returned toward the Uchiha compound, met Fugaku, and confirmed that Chisen was home.
• Chisen returned home and focused on the inheritance he had received for killing Shinosuke, a red-name villain.

Uchiha Chisen reflected on the deaths at the Secret Research Base and resolved to pursue absolute justice throughout the shinobi world. The next morning, Izumi defended him against Uchiha rumors by revealing the crimes of the Hokage’s eldest son, and feared her words would spread across Konoha.

• Uchiha Chisen counted the sixty-three people killed at the Secret Research Base and received research knowledge, combat experience, and Teacher Shinosuke’s Three Directions Sealing.
• Uchiha Chisen washed beneath scalding water and vowed to purge the shinobi world through absolute justice.
• Izumi woke from a nightmare, learned rumors blamed Uchiha Chisen for the Hokage’s eldest son’s death, and found Chisen’s house.
• Izumi accompanied Uchiha Chisen and confronted Uchiha ninja who criticized him over the rumors.
• Izumi accused the Hokage’s eldest son of running a secret research base and conducting deadly experiments, then worried she had exposed secrets and damaged his reputation.

Izumi’s disclosure about Sarutobi Shinosuke spread through Konoha and grew into increasingly distorted rumors, while Uchiha Chisen reassured her that revealing the truth could help villagers recognize evil. As the rumors damaged Shinosuke’s reputation and Danzo urged them on, Uchiha Itachi returned to the village after half a month.

• Villagers spread and exaggerated rumors about Sarutobi Shinosuke after Izumi revealed his secret, and Izumi apologized to Uchiha Chisen for the damage to his teacher’s reputation.
• Uchiha Chisen told Izumi she had done nothing wrong and praised her for helping people recognize the evil in the shinobi world.
• An Anbu Ninja reported the rumors to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who decided that trying to suppress them would only make villagers more convinced.
• A Root Ninja told Shimura Danzō that rumors about Uchiha Chisen had lost traction, and Danzo ordered his agents to worsen Shinosuke’s reputation and implicate Hiruzen.
• After a day, villagers widely regarded Sarutobi Shinosuke as an evil scientist who had experimented on villagers and targeted ninja with special kekkei genkai.
• Uchiha Itachi returned to Konoha after half a month and wondered whether Sasuke had missed him.

After returning to Konoha, Uchiha Itachi learned that Uchiha Chisen had killed the Hokage’s eldest son and many Anbu, and recalled Chisen’s warning that they were not alike. Meanwhile, Chisen investigated human bones found in the sewers and determined they came from a murder and dismemberment case from three to five years earlier.

• Uchiha Itachi reported his mission’s success to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who told him a funeral would be held for Shinosuke and many Anbu Ninja.
• Uchiha Itachi overheard villagers explain that Uchiha Chisen had killed Shinosuke and many Anbu, then remembered Chisen’s harsh words about the difference between them.
• Kijiro told Uchiha Chisen that his children had found human bones in Konoha’s sewers, and Chisen led Kijiro and Izumi to the site.
• Uchiha Chisen examined a piece of bone in the sewer and concluded that its owner had been murdered and dismembered three to five years earlier.

Uchiha Chisen investigated human remains while Izumi reunited with Itachi and defended Chisen’s absolute justice. Itachi warned Chisen against worsening the village-clan conflict, and Chisen said he had already tried to stop Itachi from future evil as Izumi brought the missing persons list.

• Chisen sent Izumi to retrieve Konoha’s missing-persons list and Kijiro’s family to search the sewers for human bones.
• Izumi encountered Itachi outside the Military Police Force Building and learned he had recently returned to Konoha.
• Itachi warned Izumi that Chisen’s extreme beliefs could harm the Uchiha, but Izumi defended Chisen and declared that purging evil through absolute justice was her Nindo.
• Itachi asked a ninja cat to tell Chisen that his actions would deepen the conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha Clan.
• The ninja cat reported Itachi’s return to Chisen, who said he had tried to prevent Itachi’s future evil and would use absolute justice if Itachi chose that path.
• Izumi arrived with the missing-persons list.

Uchiha Chisen examined bones found in Konoha’s sewers and identified two victims as a missing mother and daughter, directing Izumi to investigate their family. Meanwhile, a funeral home worker grew anxious that his old crime might be uncovered, while Sarutobi Fuyuko mourned her husband and acknowledged her hatred of Uchiha Chisen.

• Izumi gave Uchiha Chisen a list of 176 people missing in Konoha, but Kijiro arrived with bones found in the sewers.
• Uchiha Chisen identified two sets of remains as a woman and a young girl, likely a mother and daughter murdered by the same person.
• Izumi matched the remains to Yamada Ryoko and her daughter Yamada Nobumi, and proposed investigating their relatives, neighbors, finances, and inheritance.
• Uchiha Chisen sent Kijiro to take the remains to the Konoha Military Police Force and left with Izumi to investigate.
• Yamada, a funeral home worker, worried that someone might discover the murders he had carefully concealed.
• Sarutobi Fuyuko told Sarutobi Hiruzen she would control her hatred of Uchiha Chisen, then requested time off to be with Konohamaru before Shinosuke’s funeral.