Chapter Summaries

Habara met Yoshino and Shikamaru in Konoha and discussed the attack on him, revealing that he suspected Danzo’s men were behind it. Yoshino passed along a warning that secret troop movements and trouble within the Uchiha Clan had made Habara’s position dangerous, leaving him to ponder what it meant.

• Habara greeted Yoshino and watched Shikamaru leave after Yoshino sent him off to play.
• Yoshino warned Habara that killing someone in the village was reckless, and Habara said the attackers had targeted him over his contact with Naruto.
• Habara told Yoshino he suspected the attackers were Danzo’s men and believed they were trying to provoke the Uchiha Clan.
• Yoshino warned Habara to think carefully and said she wanted less contact if he planned something dangerous.
• Yoshino secretly relayed a warning about unusual troop deployments, trouble within the Uchiha Clan, and the danger of acting rashly, then left Habara to think.

Habara understood why the Nara Clan had warned him about Uchiha Itachi and resolved to strengthen the Uchiha’s defenses without alerting Itachi. At Root’s base, Danzo ordered Itachi to choose between supporting his clan and massacring it to protect Konoha, and Itachi accepted the mission if Danzo kept his promise.

• Habara concluded that the Nara Clan had shared information because they distrusted Sarutobi Hiruzen and wanted to prevent conflict between Konoha and the Uchiha.
• Habara decided to revise the Uchiha’s defenses while keeping his preparations hidden from Uchiha Itachi.
• Uchiha Itachi entered Root’s base and met with Danzo after first consulting Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Danzo offered Itachi a choice between standing with the Uchiha or killing every clan member except his younger brother to protect Konoha.
• Uchiha Itachi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and accepted Danzo’s mission on the condition that Danzo keep his promise.

Habara met with Shisui, who had resigned from the Anbu, and learned about Uchiha Itachi and Clan Head Fugaku’s recent behavior. Concerned about a possible attack, Habara urged Shisui to strengthen the clan’s security while deciding not to involve Naruto in his preparations.

• Shisui told Habara that his Anbu resignation had been approved and that he was now a freelance shinobi.
• Shisui reported that Itachi was spending his time with Sasuke while Fugaku had shut himself away from everyone.
• Habara told Shisui to warn the clan and discreetly change its hidden sentries in case of another attack.
• Shisui agreed to discuss the security changes with the elders and arrange them quickly.
• Habara considered having Shisui investigate Naruto’s routine but abandoned the idea, deciding to prepare by strengthening himself instead.

Uchiha Itachi committed to working with the masked Obito against Uchiha Shisui, while Habara prepared for the clan’s plans to begin the next day. The chapter ended with the curtain about to rise on Habara’s mission.

• After a month of leave, Uchiha Itachi said goodbye to Sasuke and went to meet the masked man he knew as Uchiha Madara.
• Obito agreed to help Uchiha Itachi deal with Uchiha Shisui and advised him to wait until the clan let down its guard.
• Shisui delivered the prepared Ninja Sword to Habara and confirmed that the hidden sentries were ready.
• Habara examined the sword and told Shisui he was prepared to give his best when their plan began the next day.

Uchiha Habara and Uchiha Fugaku met at a secluded forest clearing to settle the clan leadership dispute through a Mangekyō-level duel. The elders set the terms, and both men descended toward the canyon to begin their fight.

• Uchiha clan members gathered secretly at the forest, while elders worried that Fugaku and Itachi each possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan but had not shared that information with each other.
• Habara, Shisui, and Fugaku arrived at the gathering, with their supporters assembling behind them.
• Uchiha Zong declared that Fugaku would lose the Clan Head position regardless of the duel's outcome, while Habara would become Clan Head if he won and remain a candidate if he lost.
• Fugaku and Habara accepted the terms, and Fugaku led the way down toward the bottom of the cliff as Habara followed.

Habara and Uchiha Fugaku began a high-level duel before the watching Uchiha shinobi, exchanging remarks about Habara’s talent before Fugaku launched a surprise attack. The fight continued through fast swordplay and varied techniques, ending with Fugaku’s explosive-tag kunai engulfing Habara in flames as azure chakra appeared around him.

• Uchiha Fugaku praised Habara’s talent, restraint, vision, and strength, then abruptly began the battle with a strike at Habara’s neck.
• Habara dodged Fugaku’s attack and countered with his Ninja Sword as the two clashed in a cautious opening exchange.
• Habara used his speed to press Fugaku, who blocked his advance with Water Release: Water Encampment Wall.
• Fugaku threw an explosive-tag kunai at Habara and leaped away, while Habara’s blade sliced through the water wall.
• The explosive tag detonated and engulfed Habara in flames as faint azure chakra appeared around him.

Habara and Uchiha Fugaku escalated their spar from taijutsu and ninjutsu to Mangekyō abilities, with the clan watching from the cliff. Habara overwhelmed Fugaku with a powerful aerial fire technique, and the chapter ended as he descended with his sword to claim the position of Clan Head and become Uchiha's Blade.

• Uchiha Fugaku recognized Habara's Azure Chakra defense as Susanoo and tested him with kunai and Fire Release techniques.
• Habara countered Fugaku's attacks with Wind Release and Fire Release, while Fugaku blocked Habara's flames with Water Release.
• Both men activated their Mangekyō Sharingan and resumed their contest at greater speed and strength.
• Fugaku unleashed Great Fire Annihilation to fill the canyon with flames, but Habara avoided it by flying into the air.
• Habara answered with Great Fire Destruction, forcing Fugaku to manifest Susanoo and raise a Water Wall.
• Habara descended toward Fugaku with his Wind Release-coated sword, declaring that he would claim the Clan Head position and become Uchiha's Blade.

Habara fought Uchiha Fugaku, but Fugaku trapped him in a genjutsu and explained that the battle was meant to serve as a signal and a necessary process. He admitted he had failed as Clan Head and said he would end the genjutsu and let Habara kill him.

• Habara used Waterfowl Dance against Fugaku’s Susanoo and began cracking its defenses.
• Fugaku activated his Mangekyo ability, drawing Habara into a black-and-white genjutsu space.
• Habara questioned why he was unrestrained as Fugaku appeared and apologized for communicating this way.
• Fugaku said Habara’s words at the Clan Meeting had made him reflect on his failures as Clan Head.
• Fugaku told Habara he would end the genjutsu and stop defending himself, accepting death by Habara’s sword.

Habara rejected Fugaku’s demand to be killed for the sake of the clan’s future and defeated him in battle. The Uchiha declared Habara the victor, leaving him poised to lead the clan.

• Fugaku urged Habara to kill him so Habara could gain prestige and rebuild the Uchiha, but Habara refused.
• Habara said he would become Clan Head openly and challenged Fugaku’s resolve, insisting he did not need Fugaku to hold back.
• Habara used Steadfast Will to break Fugaku’s genjutsu and struck him with his third Sword Dance attack.
• Habara’s Susanoo shattered Fugaku’s Susanoo, and Habara caught the weakened Fugaku before he fell into the flames.
• The Uchiha cheered as Uchiha Zong and Uchiha Takechi proclaimed Habara the victor.

After the battle, the Uchiha returned to their clan lands and gathered at Naka Shrine to complete the transfer of leadership. Habara accepted the clan seal and pledged to protect the clan and lead it to greatness, while the others formally recognized him as Clan Head.

• Uchiha clan members discussed Habara and Uchiha Fugaku's battle on their way back, agreeing to address Habara as Clan Head.
• Uchiha Zong assured Uchiha Takechi that the clan's perimeter was guarded and watched for anyone attempting to infiltrate it.
• The Uchiha gathered at Naka Shrine, where Uchiha Fugaku handed Habara the clan seal.
• Habara renewed his promises to protect the clan and make Uchiha great again.
• Shisui, Uchiha Takechi, Uchiha Zong, Uchiha Fugaku, and the other Uchiha bowed to Habara and greeted him as Clan Head-sama.

After becoming clan head, Habara set plans to lift the Uchiha Clan’s morale and reform its relationship with Konoha’s other clans and the Military Police Force. The meeting ended with the clan preparing for a celebration and visits to other clan heads, while Habara noticed his system changing again.

• Uchiha Zong and Uchiha Takechi proposed holding a celebration, and Uchiha Fugaku explained that Habara had also inherited leadership of the Military Police Force.
• Habara agreed to hold the celebration the next day, provided security was assured.
• Habara said he and Shisui would visit several clan heads after the celebration to convey goodwill and seek cooperation.
• Uchiha Takechi agreed that the visits were necessary, and Habara assigned him and Uchiha Zong to prepare a list of clans.
• Habara emphasized that the Uchiha needed to change and remain vigilant, and the gathered clan members agreed.
• After the others left, Habara saw the system bound to him appear and begin changing again.

After becoming Clan Head, Habara checked the system and found that the Uchiha Clan’s prosperity had risen enough to grant him two ability draws. The system presented six powerful techniques, leaving Habara to consider which rewards to choose.

• Habara examined his system panel and saw that the Uchiha Clan had a prosperity rating of 14396 and was considered relatively balanced.
• Habara reviewed the system’s suggestion to reform the clan and bring it back into Konoha, which matched his plans for ideological education and Military Police Force rules.
• The system congratulated Habara on becoming Clan Head and awarded him two ability draws for the clan’s increased prosperity.
• Habara received six options: Black Flame, Myriad Thunder Heavenly Prison, Flock of Crows Storm, Void Walk, Unstoppable Blade, and Blood Blade Dance.
• Habara stared at the rewards, amazed by their power and abundance.

Habara chose Void Walk and Black Flame as his system rewards, then prepared for the Uchiha celebration with Shisui and strengthened the clan’s security. That night, Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito moved to attack the clan, unaware that concealed cameras were watching them.

• Habara selected Profound Secret Technique: Void Walk and Secret Technique: Black Flame, then trained to understand and adapt to both abilities.
• Shisui took Habara to prepare for the celebration, and Habara checked that security arrangements were in place.
• Habara reflected that Uchiha Itachi did not know he possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan and resolved to punish him if he attacked.
• Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito approached the brightly lit Uchiha Clan during the celebration and decided to begin their assault.
• Concealed cameras on the treetops recorded Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito as they disappeared into the darkness.

Habara learned that Uchiha Itachi had secretly brought dangerous people back, so he canceled the celebration and ordered the clan to prepare for trouble. Uchiha Fugaku went to meet Itachi alone, hoping to understand his son’s intentions.

• Habara and Shisui discussed using surveillance cameras alongside shinobi to guard the clan.
• A young Uchiha shinobi reported that Uchiha Itachi had secretly brought dangerous people back.
• Habara ordered Elder Zong and Elder Takechi to cancel the celebration quietly and protect weaker clan members.
• Habara asked for Uchiha Fugaku to join them in confronting Itachi and finding out what the former Clan Head intended.
• Uchiha Fugaku met Habara, then went alone to see Itachi.

Uchiha Itachi entered the clan grounds intending to destroy the Uchiha, while Danzo’s Root forces surrounded the area and waited to intervene. Itachi confronted his father, Uchiha Fugaku, and the chapter ended as an unseen speaker challenged his claim that his Mangekyo could fulfill his mission.

• Danzo ordered Root to monitor the Uchiha grounds, kill any clansmen who escaped, and capture Second Pillar without harming him.
• Uchiha Itachi entered the clan grounds, noticed the sentries were missing, and hurried toward the shrine.
• Uchiha Fugaku confronted Itachi and asked whether he understood what he was doing.
• Itachi declared that he would eliminate the threat, preserve the village’s peace, and protect the Uchiha’s dignity, but Fugaku rejected his explanation.
• Itachi revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan and prepared to fight Fugaku.
• An unidentified voice asked Itachi what he could accomplish with those eyes.

Habara confronted Uchiha Itachi and the masked Obito after discovering Obito’s role in the Nine-Tails Attack. He declared Itachi expelled from the Uchiha Clan and attacked him, backed by three Mangekyō Sharingan users.

• Habara detected Obito hiding in space, and Obito emerged to face Habara, Shisui, Uchiha Fugaku, and the Uchiha Elite.
• Habara asserted that he was the Uchiha Clan’s new Clan Head and condemned Itachi’s choice to stand with the masked stranger.
• Habara reminded the Uchiha that the Nine-Tails Attack had brought years of suspicion and oppression upon the clan and had killed the Fourth Hokage and his wife.
• Obito admitted that he had controlled the Nine-Tails during the attack, turning the clan’s anger toward him and Itachi.
• Habara, Shisui, and Uchiha Fugaku revealed their Mangekyō Sharingan, and Habara permanently expelled Itachi from the clan before rushing to attack him.

Habara fought Uchiha Itachi while Uchiha Fugaku and Shisui turned their attention to Obito. After recognizing Itachi's Amaterasu, Habara prepared to show him the difference between their Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Habara attacked Itachi, and Fugaku made clear he would not oppose Habara's decision to expel Itachi from the Uchiha Clan.
• Fugaku asked to deal with Itachi himself, but Habara refused and tasked Fugaku and Shisui with killing Obito, whom he identified as the Nine-Tails' attacker.
• Fugaku and Shisui charged at Obito, while Habara resumed his fight with Itachi.
• Habara overwhelmed Itachi with swordsmanship and Wind Release blades, forcing Itachi to retreat and launch a Fire Release attack followed by a surprise strike.
• Itachi activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and used Amaterasu, which Habara recognized as one of his abilities.

Habara tested whether Ki Shield could block Itachi’s Amaterasu and found it protected him briefly. As Itachi’s attacks failed, he trapped Habara in Tsukuyomi, but Habara remained confident he could counter the genjutsu.

• Habara used Ki Shield to block Itachi’s Amaterasu, then discarded the burning Chakra shield before the flames could harm him.
• Habara pressed his advantage in close combat, and Itachi was troubled by Habara’s strength in taijutsu, ninjutsu, and ocular techniques.
• Itachi gathered Chakra and used Tsukuyomi to pull Habara into an illusion where he was bound to a cross beneath a blood-red moon.
• Habara recognized Tsukuyomi Space and felt relieved because he believed his Minotaur inheritance made him a nemesis of genjutsu.

Habara broke free of Uchiha Itachi’s Tsukuyomi, turned its power against him, and took one of his eyes. As Itachi attacked with Fire Release, Habara prepared a massive black dragon while Shisui and Uchiha Fugaku continued fighting Obito nearby.

• Uchiha Itachi trapped Habara in Tsukuyomi and explained how its sensations would feel real.
• Habara used Secret Technique: Steadfast Will to break free, seize control of the Genjutsu space, and denounce Itachi for betraying his clan.
• Habara’s counterattack collapsed the Tsukuyomi and left Itachi reeling from its backlash.
• Habara rushed Itachi, stabbed at him, and gouged out one of his eyes before dodging his Fire Release attacks.
• Habara saw that Shisui and Uchiha Fugaku had Obito at a disadvantage despite their inability to overcome Kamui.
• Habara planted his Ninja Sword, formed Hand Seals, and unleashed a massive black dragon toward Uchiha Itachi.

Habara used Steadfast Will to amplify Hankai and drive his Black Flame Giant Dragon at Uchiha Itachi, who activated Susanoo while trying to complete his mission. As Space Power shifted around Itachi, Habara rushed to strike, but Itachi distorted away, leaving a severed arm behind.

• Habara discovered that Steadfast Will replenished his dojutsu power while Hankai was active, though the technique consumed substantial Mental Energy.
• Habara intensified Hankai, enlarging the Black Flame Giant Dragon and forcing the Uchiha shinobi to retreat as Itachi faced its deadly heat.
• Itachi reaffirmed his belief that he had acted to protect Konoha and resolved to complete his mission despite his injuries.
• Itachi activated Susanoo with his remaining eye as orange-red chakra covered his body.
• Habara sensed Space Power at Itachi's location, used Void Walk to rush him, and swung his Ninja Sword as Itachi distorted away, leaving a severed arm on the ground.