Chapter Summaries

Hagoromo investigated Hashirama Senju’s abilities and concluded that he should pursue Yang Release Nintaijutsu rather than trying to recreate Wood Release Sage Mode. Three months later, Naruto beat Choji in a training match over one of Hagoromo’s homemade lunches, while Shikamaru correctly predicted Choji’s defeat.

• Hagoromo searched the library for information about Hashirama Senju and found that many records had vanished or been damaged.
• Hagoromo tested his healing and reasoned that Hashirama’s regeneration and Wood Release might have stemmed from an extraordinary Yang Release constitution.
• Hagoromo set aside the idea of mastering Sage Art: Wood Release and decided to focus on Yang Release Nintaijutsu.
• Three months later, Choji hurled boulders at Naruto during a training match as Ino cheered and Shikamaru warned that Choji was celebrating too soon.
• Naruto’s apparent defeat turned out to be a Shadow Clone; he burst from the rubble and knocked Choji out with a punch.
• Hagoromo healed Choji, and Naruto and Choji explained that they had fought over Hagoromo’s homemade boxed lunch, prompting his Shadow Clone to despair.

Hagoromo praised his students’ progress, corrected Choji’s weakness, and gave the group a few days off. Meanwhile, Shisui Uchiha told Hiruzen Sarutobi he planned to use Kotoamatsukami to stop the Uchiha clan head from pursuing a coup, leaving Hiruzen to consider the plan amid the clan’s frequent gatherings.

• Hagoromo warned Choji to act decisively in combat, then shared a meal with his students.
• Hagoromo agreed to give Naruto, Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji a few days of rest, and Ino invited Naruto to her family’s flower shop.
• Shisui Uchiha met with Hiruzen Sarutobi and said he wanted to rebuild trust between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha.
• Shisui revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and explained that Kotoamatsukami could alter a person’s will without their awareness.
• Shisui said he would use Kotoamatsukami on the clan head if he continued plotting a coup, while Hiruzen recalled the Uchiha Clan’s repeated gatherings.

Shisui Uchiha asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to let him use Kotoamatsukami to change the Uchiha leader’s mind, while Shimura Danzō secretly coveted the technique. Hagoromo was assigned to watch the Uchiha gathering and discovered Danzō’s agents nearby, leaving Torune and Fū unsure whether they had been spotted.

• Shisui Uchiha asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to authorize his plan to use Kotoamatsukami to prevent the Uchiha coup, and Hiruzen agreed to cover his departure as a confidential mission.
• Shimura Danzō overheard Shisui’s plan and left the Hokage’s office determined to obtain Kotoamatsukami.
• Kakashi assigned Hagoromo to monitor Uchiha gatherings and report anything unusual during the coming days.
• Hagoromo sensed more than a hundred Chakra signatures beneath Naka Shrine and spotted Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fū among Danzō’s agents.
• Hagoromo concealed himself with Earth Release: Camouflage Shadow Technique, while Torune sensed that his bugs had briefly panicked and Fū considered notifying Danzō and withdrawing.

Hagoromo watched as Root detained Shisui Uchiha and discovered that an unconscious Anbu ninja carried Danzo’s Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal. At Naka River basin, Danzo moved to take Shisui’s Sharingan, but Shisui cast a Genjutsu on him.

• Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fū confronted Shisui Uchiha and persuaded him to accompany them after showing him that the Anbu ninja was alive.
• After Root left, Hagoromo inspected the Anbu ninja and found Danzo’s Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal.
• Aburame Torune and Yamanaka Fū brought Shisui to Shimura Danzō near Naka Shrine.
• Danzo questioned whether Shisui would use Kotoamatsukami on him if the village’s leaders resisted change.
• Danzo lunged for Shisui’s eye and declared that he would take his Sharingan, so Shisui cast a Genjutsu on him.

Shisui Uchiha confronted Shimura Danzō, who stole Shisui’s right eye and revealed that he had arranged the deaths of Uchiha mission teams. Hagoromo intervened under cover of darkness, maimed Danzō, and fled when Kakashi Hatake approached, leaving Root to retreat with its injured leader.

• Shisui Uchiha used Genjutsu on Shimura Danzō, but Danzō countered with Izanagi, struck him, and took his right eye.
• Shisui Uchiha accused Danzō of killing Uchiha youths, and Danzō admitted that he had killed those who refused to join him.
• Shisui Uchiha fought the Root ninja with Fire Style, while they blocked his attack with Water Release.
• Hagoromo cast Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, cut Danzō’s right shoulder, then severed the hand holding Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Hagoromo sensed Kakashi Hatake approaching and escaped as the darkness faded, while Danzō ordered Root to retreat.

Shisui Uchiha escaped Root and, overwhelmed by the looming coup, followed Hagoromo to meet Hiruzen. At the Hokage's office, Hagoromo accused Shimura Danzō of grave crimes and an attempt to seize the Hokage position.

• Shisui Uchiha escaped through the Naka River and despaired over the Uchiha coup and the danger of civil war.
• Hagoromo found Shisui and admitted using the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique to stop the killing at Naka Shrine.
• Hagoromo urged Shisui to meet Hiruzen, arguing that Hiruzen might choose to strengthen Konoha by changing the clan's course, and Shisui followed him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Kakashi Hatake for advice after hearing his report about the Council of Elders.
• Shisui and Hagoromo entered the Hokage's office, where Hiruzen called for medical help for Shisui's bleeding eye.
• Hagoromo accused Shimura Danzō of killing fellow village ninja, conducting secret human experiments, inciting unrest, and trying to seize the Hokage position.

Shisui Uchiha told Hiruzen Sarutobi how Shimura Danzō ambushed him, and Hiruzen vowed to protect him while investigating the evidence Hagoromo recovered. Hiruzen exposed Root spies within the Anbu, imposed a village lockdown, and summoned the Uchiha Clan Head as senior Jonin arrived.

• Shisui Uchiha recounted how Shimura Danzō ambushed him, and Hiruzen Sarutobi praised his restraint and told him to rest while the Hokage handled the matter.
• Hagoromo warned that Root spies had infiltrated the Anbu, revealed Shisui Uchiha's recovered eye, and showed Hiruzen a pale arm bearing Sharingan and a face he recognized as Lord First.
• Hiruzen ordered Kakashi to have Team Six protect Shisui Uchiha, then questioned Hagoromo as the Sealing Squad sealed the Hokage Building.
• Hiruzen ordered Kakashi to inspect the Anbu for sealing marks, and Kakashi used Chidori to stop Root spies who tried to flee.
• Hiruzen declared a level-one lockdown, ordered Kakashi to summon the Uchiha Clan Head, and Shikaku Nara arrived with Akimichi Chōza and Inoichi Yamanaka.

Hiruzen Sarutobi gathered Konoha’s clan heads and Jonin to hear Tenzo’s report on the Council of Elders’ actions and apologized for failing to stop them. Uchiha Fugaku agreed that the Uchiha Clan would cooperate with the village, leaving Hiruzen and Fugaku poised to repair their relationship.

• Kakashi Hatake escorted Uchiha Fugaku to the Hokage’s office and reassured him about the summons.
• Tenzo reported intelligence about the Council of Elders’ actions, including Danzo’s killings of Uchiha Clan members.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi apologized to the gathered Jonin and clan heads for not noticing the Council of Elders’ actions sooner.
• Ebisu condemned the Council of Elders’ actions as a betrayal of Konoha’s Will of Fire.
• Uchiha Fugaku pledged the Uchiha Clan’s cooperation, and Hiruzen asked him to give the village and clan a chance to make things right.

Shimura Danzō ordered Root to flee Konoha after learning Hiruzen had placed the village on alert, but Uchiha Itachi and Konoha forces surrounded them. Seeing Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan, Danzō ordered Root to take his eyes at all costs.

• Aburame Torune reported that Root’s spies had gone silent and Konoha was on level-one alert by Hiruzen’s order.
• Shimura Danzō ordered the remaining Root ninja to abandon their base and leave Konoha, claiming they would return as its saviors.
• Uchiha Itachi and Konoha’s jōnin, Anbu, and Military Police surrounded Danzō’s group as they tried to escape.
• Danzō accused Aburame Torune of betrayal, and Itachi released him from Mangekyō Genjutsu, triggering the Cursed Tongue Eradication seal.
• Shikaku Nara called on Danzō to surrender, but Danzō saw Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan and ordered Root to take his eyes at all costs.

Shikaku Nara and Uchiha Itachi fought through Shimura Danzō’s Root guards and captured Danzō. Shikaku then demanded that the remaining Root ninja surrender.

• Shikaku Nara ordered the Jonin Commander, Anbu, and Konoha Military Police Force to advance against Root, while Uchiha Itachi asked Shikaku for help.
• Inoichi Yamanaka confronted Yamanaka Fū as Fū tried to protect Shimura Danzō, and Danzō summoned Baku to attack Shikaku and Itachi.
• Uchiha Itachi burned Baku with Dragon Flame Song, then dodged Danzō’s Wind Release attacks and countered with fireballs and shuriken.
• Shikaku Nara bound Danzō with Shadow Sewing, and Inoichi Yamanaka used Mind Body Switch to make Danzō stop resisting.
• An Anbu restrained Danzō with a sealing scroll, and Shikaku announced his capture and ordered the Root ninja to surrender.

Hagoromo answered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s questions about the duties of a Hokage and how to handle Konoha’s conflict with its clans. Hiruzen approved of Hagoromo’s strategy and revealed that he was preparing to use it himself.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Hagoromo what a Hokage was, and Hagoromo described a leader who protected the village and bore the responsibilities of the position.
• Hagoromo’s answer reminded Hiruzen Sarutobi of the choices he had made to unify Konoha and of Danzo’s accusations that he was weak.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Hagoromo how he would handle the matter involving Konoha’s clans and called it an assessment.
• Hagoromo recommended winning one side over, confronting the other, and distributing benefits taken from the opposition.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi laughed and admitted that he was preparing to use the same strategy against certain Konoha clans.

Hagoromo accepted Hiruzen Sarutobi’s offer to become his disciple, qualifying him to train Sasuke Uchiha. The next day, Hiruzen presented sweeping reforms for the Uchiha Clan and appointed Itachi and Shisui to important Konoha positions.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Hagoromo to become his disciple so he could serve as Sasuke Uchiha’s master, and Hagoromo accepted.
• The Land of Fire’s daimyō confirmed that Shimura Danzō had committed crimes warranting execution, and Konoha’s villagers welcomed his removal.
• Hiruzen announced that Danzō would be executed, Mito and Koharu would leave government, and the Council of Elders would be disbanded.
• Hiruzen granted the Uchiha Clan new territory, opened the Konoha Military Police Force to other clans, and made Uchiha Fugaku a deputy representative to the Jonin Commander.
• Hiruzen appointed Uchiha Itachi an Anbu squad leader and Shisui Uchiha captain of the Hokage Guard Platoon, and both thanked him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi negotiated the Uchiha Clan’s reintegration into Konoha, placing Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi in his service and proposing that Sasuke study under Hagoromo. The chapter ended with Hagoromo visiting Naruto at the training ground, where Naruto learned his friends had been told to stay home amid changes in the village.

• Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi stood behind Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Uchiha Fugaku accepted their new roles representing the Hokage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Uchiha Fugaku to let Sasuke Uchiha take Hagoromo as his master, and Fugaku agreed.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed assigning Uchiha graduates to different teams and involving Uchiha Chunin and Jonin in Konoha missions, and Fugaku offered to share the clan’s mission information.
• Naruto trained alone after Shikamaru told him that their elders had ordered him and the others to stay home.
• Hagoromo found Naruto resting at the training ground and learned that Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino were unavailable.

Hagoromo welcomed Sasuke as his new student after Uchiha Itachi brought him to the training ground. Sasuke doubted Hagoromo could teach him, so Hagoromo proposed a match against Naruto to prove his ability.

• Hagoromo gave Naruto, Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji water after they finished warming up, then asked about their recent outings.
• Hagoromo saw Uchiha Itachi arrive with Sasuke, and Itachi introduced Sasuke as Hagoromo's new student before leaving.
• Naruto insulted Sasuke, and Sasuke called Naruto an idiot, but Hagoromo stopped Naruto from starting a fight.
• Hagoromo asked Sasuke whether he thought his brother was too strong for Hagoromo to teach him, and Sasuke stayed silent.
• Hagoromo challenged Sasuke to fight Naruto, offering to explain matters to Clan Head Fugaku if Naruto lost.

Naruto defeated Sasuke in a training match, proving how much stronger he had become. Sasuke then asked Hagoromo whether training under him could help him beat Naruto, and Hagoromo left the choice of becoming his disciple to him.

• Sasuke agreed to fight Naruto after Hagoromo offered to take him home if he won.
• Naruto charged at Sasuke, who dodged and realized Naruto was much faster and stronger than him.
• Naruto deflected Sasuke's Shuriken, kicked him away, and then appeared behind him after evading his Great Fireball Technique.
• Naruto held a Kunai to Sasuke's neck and won the match in two minutes.
• Sasuke asked Hagoromo whether training under him would let him beat Naruto, and Hagoromo asked if he wanted to become his disciple.

Sasuke accepted Hagoromo as his master and began chakra-control training under Ino after Hagoromo demonstrated the power of precise chakra control. Hagoromo assigned further training to his other students and confirmed that Naruto had completed the leaf-cutting exercise.

• Sasuke agreed to become Hagoromo’s disciple, granting Hagoromo new abilities and Yin-Yang Release scrolls through the system.
• Hagoromo told Ino to teach Sasuke chakra control and explained that Naruto had learned tree climbing faster than the others, while Ino now had the best control.
• Hagoromo demonstrated an enormous Great Fireball and explained that precise chakra control could greatly increase a technique’s power.
• Sasuke asked Hagoromo to teach him, then accepted Ino’s guidance in tree climbing and water walking.
• Hagoromo assigned Shikamaru and Choji to continue their teamwork training and confirmed that Naruto had cut a leaf in half after two months of practice.

Naruto completed the first stage of wind-nature chakra training, and Hagoromo gave him a harder branch-cutting exercise. Hagoromo tested his new Detection ability on Uchiha Itachi, whose formidable stats left him feeling pressured, while Itachi sensed the intrusion and suspected Hagoromo.

• Naruto finished leaf-cutting training in two months, and Hagoromo praised his progress.
• Hagoromo gave Naruto an arm-thick branch and instructed him to cut through it with wind-natured chakra as the next stage of training.
• Hagoromo unlocked Detection and read Uchiha Itachi’s stats while Itachi hid nearby.
• Hagoromo was intimidated by Itachi’s elite-level abilities and withdrew his detection when Itachi sensed it.
• Itachi suspected Hagoromo had been spying on him, while Hagoromo decided he needed to become stronger.

Hagoromo rescued Sasuke after he exhausted himself trying to climb a tree, then taught him that recklessness on a mission could endanger his entire squad. Sasuke accepted comfort from his classmates and joined in their laughter, ending the chapter on a warmer note with them.

• Hagoromo caught Sasuke as he fell from the tree, and Sasuke walked away embarrassed after realizing he had run out of Chakra.
• Hagoromo asked why Sasuke had kept climbing despite his exhaustion and warned that recklessness on a mission could cost his squad their lives.
• Sasuke apologized after learning that Ino, Naruto, and Shikamaru had worried about him, and Hagoromo left the children to talk among themselves.
• Ino checked on Sasuke, Naruto offered to teach him, and Choji gave him a Military Rations Pill.
• Naruto teased Sasuke into loudly thanking Choji, and the group laughed together until Sasuke smiled too.

Sasuke advanced to water-surface training while Hagoromo studied Yin-Yang Release and developed a way to cover his body with Yang Release Chakra. The new technique strengthened him, and he began testing it by striking the ground with a chakra-coated fist.

• Sasuke completed tree-climbing training, then began practicing on turbulent water under Hagoromo's Shadow Clone and was forced to stop when he ran low on Chakra.
• Hagoromo used the Yin-Yang Release basics scroll to work out how to independently develop the power, drawing on the Yang Release Chakra he had cultivated in his body.
• Hagoromo formed seals and compressed Yang Release Chakra around his right arm, creating a powerful disturbance that dispelled the Shadow Clone teaching Naruto and Shikamaru.
• Choji and Shikamaru stopped Naruto from approaching Hagoromo, and Shikamaru directed the others to keep the training ground clear.
• Hagoromo drew the Yang Release Chakra over his body, felt his strength increase, then coated his right fist in a dark layer and punched the ground.

Hagoromo tested a powerful new Chakra application and took his students to celebrate at a barbecue restaurant. That night, Shisui Uchiha and an Anbu team confronted Obito Uchiha at the ruined Root base, where Kakashi asked him to come along.

• Hagoromo struck the training field with a Chakra technique that cracked the ground, then reassured his startled students and praised Shikamaru for acting quickly.
• Sasuke's trust in Hagoromo increased, and Hagoromo agreed to take the students to a barbecue restaurant after notifying their families with Shadow Clones.
• A masked figure replaced the flowers at Rin Nohara's gravestone before appearing at the former Root Second Base and confirming Shimura Danzō was dead.
• Shisui Uchiha arrived with his Mangekyō Sharingan active and questioned the masked man, while Kakashi, Tenzo, and Uchiha Itachi surrounded him.
• Obito Uchiha mocked the two Uchiha with Mangekyō Sharingan, and Kakashi asked him to come with them, prompting Obito to react with disgust.