Chapter Summaries

Kōzō Gin and Hatake Sakumo put Konoha on alert as an unidentified flying fortress approaches the village. Hyuga Yuto discovers the fortress bears the Uchiha Clan crest.

• Kōzō Gin detects a powerful Chakra signature approaching and orders the village notified, including Uchiha Fugaku’s Military Police Force.
• Hatake Sakumo arrives, orders a Level Three alert, and places Konoha under lockdown.
• Anbu squads and ninja clans gather, with Hatake Sakumo noting the clans’ differing loyalties and the Aburame Clan’s alliance with the Uchiha Clan.
• Hatake Sakumo orders Hyuga Yuto to investigate the approaching object.
• Hyuga Yuto activates his Byakugan and recognizes the Uchiha Clan crest on the Floating Fortress.

Hyuga Yuto and Konoha’s forces mistook the approaching Uchiha Fortress for a possible attack and struggled to decide how to respond. Hanma returned aboard the fortress, leaving Konoha’s gathered ninja facing him from below.

• Hyuga Yuto saw the Uchiha Fortress approaching Konoha and feared Hanma was launching a coup.
• Yuto concealed what he had seen, claiming he could only sense a chakra signature resembling Kumogakure’s.
• Hatake Sakumo ordered defensive preparations and asked the Third Hokage for clearer instructions.
• The Third Hokage arrived, reprimanded the Anbu, and ordered Konoha’s ninja to prepare long-range attacks.
• Aburame Shikuroo recognized Hanma’s familiar scent, and the descending Uchiha Fortress came into view.
• Hanma greeted the gathered Konoha ninja from atop the fortress, assuming they had come to welcome him.

Hanma returned to Konoha with Uchiha Fortress and stolen flying ninja tools, alarming Third while winning support from the Military Police Force and Aburame Clan. As the fortress’s military value became clear, Third accepted that he could not oppose Hanma, while Hyuga Yuto began plotting to approach him.

• Hanma apologized to Third for the fortress’s sudden arrival, then ordered Uchiha Fugaku to bring the Military Police Force inside to collect supplies.
• Third inspected Uchiha Fortress and realized its steel construction, capacity, and flying weapons made it a powerful military asset that Konoha could not safely challenge.
• Uchiha and Aburame Military Police Force members collected flying ninja tools, and Fugaku gave Aburame Shikuroo one bearing their combined clan crests.
• Hanma admitted he had stolen the tools from a village he had destroyed, then suggested letting Ninja Academy students try them, leaving Third unable to object.
• Hyuga Yuto decided to approach Hanma and began planning to use Hyuga Hiko’s drunkenness to obtain a sincere offering.
• Third watched the Military Police Force carry out supplies and left for the Hokage Building, resigned to Hanma’s growing influence.

Jiraiya returned to Konoha and found its former commercial district nearly deserted, then investigated the formidable barrier protecting the Uchiha Territory. After learning that Kushina helped create the layered defenses, he headed toward the territory with Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima.

• Jiraiya found that ordinary shops and food stalls in Konoha’s former commercial district had disappeared, and an elderly woman mistook him for a visitor from another village.
• Jiraiya examined the conspicuous Uchiha barrier and sensed a deeply concealed danger within it.
• The chapter described how Setsuna, Kushina, and Minato designed the Uchiha Territory’s layered defenses, combining the Yin-Yang Seal, Flying Thunder God Marks, and the Uchiha Flame Formation.
• Jiraiya summoned Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima, who recognized Uzumaki and Uchiha influences in the barrier.
• Jiraiya recalled that Kushina had joined another camp and headed toward the Uchiha Territory to investigate.

Jiraiya surveyed the Uchiha Territory and grew concerned about the Uchiha Clan’s rising influence in Konoha, resolving to discuss the village’s balance of power with Third Hokage. After reconnecting with Minato and witnessing Fugaku and Aburame Shikuroo humiliate two Anbu, Jiraiya was summoned to meet the Hokage.

• Jiraiya noticed the Uchiha Clan’s prosperous territory and the Aburame Clan serving alongside the Uchiha Military Police Force, and worried that the Uchiha were gaining too much influence.
• Jiraiya resolved to seek help from the two Great Sages and confront Hanma if necessary, though he still hoped to avoid fighting his longtime friend.
• Jiraiya met Minato at Ichiraku Ramen, but Minato remained wary and gave him little information about Hanma’s whereabouts.
• Fugaku and Aburame Shikuroo reprimanded two Anbu members in the street, forcing them to apologize while the merchants watched.
• Minato parted from Jiraiya, and two Anbu members then told Jiraiya that Third Hokage wanted to see him.

Jiraiya returned to Konoha after training at Mount Myōboku and told the Third Hokage about his Sage Mode and mission to find the Child of Prophecy. He offered to help with Konoha’s troubles, then asked the Third Hokage to explain the complicated situation with the Uchiha Clan.

• The Third Hokage welcomed Jiraiya home and teased him about his appearance while reflecting on their past.
• Jiraiya introduced himself as Mount Myōboku’s sage and explained that he could enter Sage Mode with Fukasaku and Sage Shima.
• Jiraiya showed the Third Hokage his oil forehead protector and said he could select ninjas to inherit Mount Myōboku’s summoning beasts and Senjutsu.
• Jiraiya promised to remain loyal to Konoha, revealed his mission to find the Child of Prophecy, and offered to help settle the village’s situation.
• Jiraiya asked the Third Hokage to tell him about the Uchiha Clan’s current problems over sake.

The Third Hokage told Jiraiya how uchiha ryousuke had turned the Uchiha Clan into a powerful economic and political force, while explaining why Konoha could not simply confront them. Jiraiya rejected the uneasy balance and decided to speak with Hanma, unaware of how dangerous that choice might be.

• The Third Hokage and Jiraiya drank together, and Third reflected on how closely he had guided Jiraiya compared with Orochimaru and Tsunade.
• Third explained that uchiha ryousuke had unified the Uchiha Clan, made its commercial street Konoha's economic center, and used the Military Police Force to protect its influence.
• Third described how the Uchiha's strength and numbers made disbanding or reducing the Military Police Force too dangerous, while the Uchiha Fortress appeared above the force.
• Third told Jiraiya that the Uchiha and Konoha were competing for their interests within the rules, and that Konoha had to preserve the current balance.
• Jiraiya insisted that the Uchiha remained a danger and said he would confront Hanma, boasting that his Sage Mode could fight the Nine-Tails.
• Third warned Jiraiya not to provoke Hanma and clarified that he was telling him to avoid getting killed.

Hanma and Tsunade continued their intimate taijutsu spar at the Hanma Mansion, with Hanma using his skills to massage and relax her before they resumed training. Tsunade left to meet Uzumaki Mito, determined to face her confidently as a future member of the Uchiha family.

• Hanma cleaned Tsunade after their intense training and gave her a precise massage using his taijutsu skills.
• Hanma persuaded Tsunade to spar again before she went to meet Mito.
• Hanma and Tsunade's renewed clash shook the mansion and left its furniture toppled.
• Tsunade complained about needing another bath, then went to meet Mito and vowed to return victorious.
• Tsunade resolved that after marrying Hanma, she would take his surname and become Uchiha Tsunade.

Tsunade reassured Hanma that she accepted his ambitions and would support his plans, then prepared to confront Uzumaki Mito as the future Uchiha Clan Matriarch. The chapter ended with Tsunade explaining that she had understood her role toward Konoha since the night Hanma invited her to dinner.

• Tsunade dismissed Hanma's concerns and left to handle the dispute with Uzumaki Mito as a matter between clan matriarchs.
• Hanma reflected on his plans to gather shinobi with Otsutsuki bloodlines and build the Uchiha Clan's power.
• Tsunade accepted Hanma's plans, including his and Orochimaru's scheme to overthrow the Land of Water, and promised to support him.
• Hanma gave Tsunade the Box of Paradise pendant and told her she no longer needed to wear Hashirama Senju's gift.
• Tsunade said she would treat Konoha as Uzumaki Mito had treated the Uzumaki Clan after marrying into Konoha.

Tsunade visited Uzumaki Mito and rejected her appeal to oppose uchiha ryousuke, arguing that Konoha’s leaders had misused the Will of Fire and allowed the village to weaken. She left after apologizing for her harsh words and declaring that she would marry into the Uchiha Clan while still wanting to improve Konoha with Hanma.

• Uzumaki Mito warned Tsunade that sensing Nature Energy did not mean she could use Sage Mode proficiently, while Tsunade privately planned to use Hanma Cells to master it.
• Uzumaki Mito confronted Tsunade about uchiha ryousuke’s changes to Konoha, but Tsunade said she was proud of him and identified herself as Uchiha Clan Matriarch.
• Tsunade criticized Hashirama Senju’s decision not to unify the Shinobi World and challenged the peacekeeping rationale for distributing the Tailed Beasts, citing the wars and deaths that followed.
• Tsunade condemned Konoha’s handling of the Kumogakure Incident and argued that the Will of Fire had become an excuse for sacrifice while the village’s strength declined.
• Tsunade apologized to Uzumaki Mito, said she would marry into the Uchiha Clan and remain a Konoha ninja, then left as Uzumaki Mito reflected on her own past choice to leave the Uzumaki Clan.

The Third Mizukage confronted Raiga Kurosuki over the unexplained destruction of the Kaguya Clan and the missing perpetrators, while Genji tried to restrain the Mizukage’s growing fury. The Third Mizukage ordered live combat in Ninja Academy graduation exams, and he and Genji both began considering war as a way to relieve Kirigakure’s turmoil.

• Raiga Kurosuki reported that Kirigakure’s search had uncovered only a dozen Kaguya Clan corpses, and the Third Mizukage accused the shinobi of hiding the truth.
• The Third Mizukage demanded answers about the battles near the Land of Water and attacked Raiga Kurosuki with Tailed Beast Chakra when he could provide no leads.
• Genji intervened on Raiga Kurosuki’s behalf and warned the Third Mizukage that rogue shinobi groups had disappeared, but the Third Mizukage said Jūzō Biwa and the rebels had been killed.
• The Third Mizukage ordered the Ninja Academy to add live combat to graduation exams, permitting casualties and rewarding winners while punishing losers.
• Genji privately feared the new policy would worsen Kirigakure’s divisions and considered war as an outlet, while the Third Mizukage studied a map of the Shinobi World.

Nagato and Uzumaki Kana traveled through the ruined Land of Rain while seeking recruits for their Vortex organization, then discovered a mysterious fisherman who appeared to be Hanzo. They prepared to approach him, but Hanzo noticed them and invited them to share a meal.

• Uchiha Madara agreed to let Nagato establish the Vortex after Black Zetsu warned that Uchiha Ryousuke and his clan could become a threat.
• Nagato and Uzumaki Kana searched for Hiruko and visited the ruins of Amegakure, where Nagato mourned the destruction of his former home.
• A White Zetsu told Nagato and Kana about a powerful man fishing in a secluded gorge, and they went to investigate.
• The mysterious fisherman unleashed a lake with Water Release and used a Kusarigama to catch fish, leading Nagato to recognize Hanzo's weapon.
• Nagato and Kana decided to recruit Hanzo if possible and surround him if he refused, but Hanzo spotted them and invited them to eat.

Nagato and Uzumaki Kana confronted Hanzo of the Salamander and tried to recruit him, but Hanzo ambushed them with explosive fish and attacked Kana. Nagato began using Planetary Devastation against Hanzo, whose location remained unknown.

• Nagato accepted Hanzo’s invitation, but he and Kana sensed salamanders hidden underground and suspected Hanzo had a plan.
• Hanzo offered Nagato two fish and told the pair to leave, but Nagato revealed the Rinnegan and invited him to join their organization.
• Hanzo recognized the Rinnegan, then exploded the fish in Nagato’s sleeve and vanished after Kana attacked him with Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Hanzo emerged from the pond beneath Kana and slashed her, but Nagato struck the pond with Shinra Tensei and drove him away again.
• Kana’s wound began healing, while Nagato discovered the explosion had badly singed his hair and called Hanzo’s attack a treacherous use of a gift.
• Nagato formed a Black Core and cast Planetary Devastation toward the empty valley to attack Hanzo.

Hanzo confronted Nagato and Uzumaki Kana after they disturbed his secluded life, and resisted Nagato’s Planetary Devastation with repeated Water Dragon attacks. As Nagato prepared a second attempt, Kana announced that they would use their combo technique.

• Hanzo recalled how he had survived the destruction of Amegakure, abandoned thoughts of revenge against Hanma, and settled into a quiet life with Ibuse.
• Uneasy at Nagato’s rising Black Core, Hanzo prepared to summon salamanders and unleash poisonous mist.
• Nagato used Planetary Devastation to pull the valley’s soil, rocks, and lake water toward the sky, but Hanzo fought the gravity with multiple Water Dragon Bullets.
• Hanzo’s Water Dragons fed the sphere of water drawn from the lake, preventing the technique from pulling him out of the water.
• Kana encouraged Nagato to try again and reveal their combo technique, and Nagato launched another Black Core accompanied by countless steel-hard trees.

Nagato and Uzumaki Kana defeated Hanzo and invited him to join the Vortex Organization. After Hanzo challenged Nagato’s plans for peace and explained the practical difficulties of opposing the Five Great Hidden Villages, he accepted membership, though he remained doubtful.

• Hanzo tried to escape Nagato’s repeated Planetary Devastation, but Uzumaki Kana’s Wood Golem captured him.
• Nagato drained Hanzo’s Chakra and ordered Kana to bind him with Adamantine Sealing Chains before inviting him to join the Vortex Organization.
• Hanzo recognized Nagato’s resemblance to his father, while Nagato insisted that he was the organization’s leader and intended to bring peace.
• Hanzo agreed to join only to survive and warned Nagato that military strength alone could not overcome the Five Great Hidden Villages or build an organization.
• Nagato and Kana urged Hanzo to help change the Shinobi World, and Hanzo accepted Nagato’s invitation as the Vortex Organization’s first member.

Hanma planned to devour the Three-Tails in the Third Mizukage and seek Jashin’s power to evolve his body and strengthen his spiritual defenses. As he prepared to leave Konoha, Tsunade asked to use his cells to help her master Sage Mode.

• Hanma assessed the danger that the wills within the Tailed Beasts could revive Kaguya within him and decided to improve his spiritual abilities before consuming more Tailed Beast Chakra.
• Hanma chose the Three-Tails inside the Third Mizukage as his next target and selected Jashin as the extraordinary material for evolving Unified Origin.
• Hanma wrote to Orochimaru, who was raiding islands near the Land of Water, and sent a snake with the letter and greetings for the White Snake Sage.
• Tsunade complained that Hanma had returned to Konoha only recently and teased him for hiding his plans and past affairs from her.
• Tsunade admitted she had hit a bottleneck in Sage Mode training, then asked to use Hanma’s cells to help her master it.

Hanma explained why transplanting his cells could endanger Tsunade, then considered how to make them safe so she could pursue Sage Mode. He proposed gaining control through stronger mental or soul power and planned to seek the symbiotic Demon Moryo, while Tsunade ended the conversation with a flirtatious invitation.

• Tsunade told Hanma that Sage Katsuyu had linked Hashirama's cells to his ability to use perfect Sage Mode, and asked to try transplanting Hanma's cells.
• Hanma showed Tsunade that his cells produced aggressive black-and-scarlet smoke capable of consuming foreign Chakra, and demonstrated that the smoke could manifest a dragon head that ate a piece of One-Tail flesh.
• Tsunade reluctantly set aside the transplant idea and lamented that she might have to cultivate Sage Mode through hard work, while Hanma considered the role of Hashirama's original cells and Asura Chakra.
• Hanma reassured Tsunade that he would find a solution, proposing to improve his mental or soul power and obtain the symbiotic abilities of Moryo from the Land of Demons.
• Hanma teased Tsunade about having claimed her, and Tsunade flirtatiously invited him to eat her again.

Mikoto gave birth to Itachi, while Hanma rejected Setsuna’s plan to frighten Fugaku into awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan. After the family celebrated the birth, Hanma promised Itachi a happier childhood and assigned Fugaku to help establish Uchiha roots in Kirigakure.

• Fugaku anxiously waited for Mikoto’s delivery, and Setsuna admitted Hanma had rejected his plan to fake a dangerous birth to provoke Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Kushina announced that Mikoto had given birth to a healthy boy, and Fugaku rushed in to comfort Mikoto and meet Itachi.
• Tsunade treated Mikoto, while Hanma and Tsunade discussed having a child of their own and Minato endured Kushina twisting his ear.
• Hanma told infant Itachi that he would grow up without the horrors of the original timeline, then urged Fugaku to let Mikoto handle the child’s education.
• Hanma granted Fugaku a month to recover with Mikoto before assigning him to establish Uchiha roots in Kirigakure, but Fugaku offered to leave the next day.
• Setsuna praised Fugaku and disparaged Minato, who privately considered displaying his strength once he mastered Kekkei Tōta.

Minato pushed Obito through dangerous training to prepare him for war, and Obito awakened his Sharingan while protecting himself from Scorch Release. After training, Minato noticed Might Duy and his son Guy and considered recruiting the boy for his team.

• Minato warned Obito about wartime deaths and the threats facing the Uchiha, then intensified his training with fire attacks.
• Obito dodged Minato's attacks, used Earth and Fire Release against him, and was swiftly subdued by the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Minato used Scorch Release against Obito, who tried several elemental techniques before learning that the flames came from combining fire and wind.
• When Konan arrived, Obito awakened his two-tomoe Sharingan as he faced a Scorch Release attack, then left to run laps before joining her for a meal.
• Minato saw Might Duy encouraging Guy after the boy ran hundreds of laps and approached them, considering the open place on his team.

Minato offered to train Might Guy and help Might Duy support his family by joining the Konoha Military Police Force. Duy accepted the job, leaving Guy with a new teacher and the family with hope for a more secure future.

• Minato told Might Duy that Guy had unusual potential for taijutsu and offered to become his teacher.
• Guy eagerly accepted Minato as his sensei, while Obito earned another two hundred laps for teasing Minato.
• Might Duy explained that he could only take D-rank missions and offered to work harder to pay for Guy's training.
• Minato offered Duy a well-paid position in the Konoha Military Police Force and reassured him that the job served Konoha.
• Duy accepted Minato's kindness and agreed to join the Military Police Force.