Chapter Summaries

Habara failed to capture Uchiha Itachi after Obito rescued him, but discovered he had severed Obito’s pale, White Zetsu-fused arm. He ordered the Uchiha to secure their people and gather intelligence, then set out to make those responsible for the attack pay.

• Habara dismissed Shisui and Uchiha Fugaku’s apologies for failing to stop Obito and heard their reports about his space-time technique, Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami, and Obito’s use of Izanagi.
• Habara realized the severed pale arm belonged to Obito and was fused with half of White Zetsu’s body, then sealed it in a scroll.
• Habara told Uchiha Zong and Uchiha Takechi to gather the surveillance records of the attack and the forces outside the clan grounds.
• Habara ordered Shisui to assemble the clan’s combat forces and Fugaku to lead the elderly and children to the shelter and find the Nine-Tails.
• Habara declared that whoever attacked him or cooperated with Itachi would pay, and Shisui and Fugaku pledged to follow his orders.

After escaping the Uchiha Clan, Obito blamed Itachi for their failed mission and left with him, while Habara decided to target Danzo and confronted the Root shinobi waiting to attack him. Habara appeared behind the Root squad and threatened to kill them, leaving the fight about to begin.

• Obito escaped with the wounded Itachi and reflected on how Shisui, Fugaku, and Habara had overwhelmed him.
• Itachi admitted that his mission had failed and asked Obito to send him back to Konoha to warn the Hokage, but Obito refused to help.
• Obito used his Mangekyō to take himself and Itachi away, hoping Habara would not survive the night.
• Habara realized the Uchiha Clan’s surveillance footage gave him leverage and decided to make Danzo his target rather than attack the Hokage.
• Habara drew out the hidden Root shinobi, who attacked him with kunai and ninjutsu, then appeared behind them and threatened to kill them.

Habara and the Uchiha defeated Root’s forces around the clan, then Shisui led them toward Root’s base to strike back. Danzo learned the Uchiha had attacked, and when Habara appeared before him alone, Danzo coveted his Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Habara recovered from using Void Walk and prepared to pursue Root’s leader, while Shisui and Uchiha Fugaku arrived with the surviving Uchiha shinobi.
• Fugaku reported that the Uchiha had suffered casualties and could not preserve some bodies, and Habara ordered Shisui to guide them to Root’s den.
• Danzo learned that Root had lost contact with its perimeter forces and ordered the Uchiha destroyed.
• A Root shinobi reported that the Uchiha had attacked the base, so Danzo ordered an emergency defense and mobilized Root’s reserves.
• Habara appeared before Danzo with his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Danzo recognized him and became greedy for his eyes.

Habara attacked Danzo at the Root base, cutting off his arm and burning several Root shinobi as Danzo’s forces tried to protect and evacuate him. Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that the Uchiha had launched a counterattack and decided he had to find a way to save Danzo.

• Danzo accused Habara of confirming the Uchiha Clan’s intent to stage a coup and ordered his Root shinobi to kill him.
• Habara used Void Walk to reach Danzo and slashed off his bandage-wrapped arm before Root shinobi could intervene.
• Habara unleashed a Great Fireball Technique, burning several Root shinobi and blocking Danzo’s escape route.
• Root shinobi split into groups to escort Danzo out and hold Habara back, while Habara charged at those who remained.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that Itachi had failed, the Uchiha had wiped out the shinobi around their clan grounds, and they had attacked Root.
• Hiruzen recognized that the Uchiha had targeted Danzo rather than him and resolved to find a way to save Danzo.

Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Akimichi Chōza mobilized their clans to assess Uchiha’s attack, prepared to intervene only if the Hokage had been targeted. At Root’s base, Habara fought through the shinobi defending Danzo and, as the battle continued, unleashed a surge of azure chakra against the survivors.

• Nara Shikaku met Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Chōza, but they could not confirm whether Uchiha had attacked the Hokage’s Office or Root.
• Nara Shikaku and his friends set out with their clans to assess the scene, while other Konoha clans also gathered.
• Habara battled Root shinobi inside the base as Shisui led Uchiha forces through Root’s main passages.
• Habara used his ability to read his opponents’ movements to kill several Root shinobi while avoiding their attacks.
• Habara taunted the remaining Root shinobi, then enveloped himself in azure chakra and declared that they would face death.

Uchiha Fugaku, shaken by what he witnessed, blamed Konoha’s leadership for the Fourth Hokage’s death and the Uchiha’s suffering after seeing Naruto’s neglected living conditions. At Root’s base, Uchiha Shisui and Habara cornered the wounded Danzo, who faced a reckoning for his actions.

• Uchiha Fugaku suspected Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo had conspired with the Mysterious Uchiha to kill the Fourth Hokage and frame the Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Fugaku subdued the Anbu guarding Uzumaki Naruto’s home and entered Naruto’s room, where he found the child sleeping amid filth and spoiled food.
• Danzo fled Root’s base with his severed right arm, hoping Sarutobi Hiruzen would arrive before Uchiha Habara caught him.
• Uchiha Shisui blocked Danzo’s escape, backed by Uchiha shinobi, and demanded an explanation for his actions.
• Uchiha Habara appeared behind Danzo and declared that they had a score to settle.

Habara and Shisui led the Uchiha against Danzo and Root, while Danzo ordered his forces to kill them and retreated behind his guards. As Konoha shinobi rushed toward the battle, Habara unleashed a massive black-and-white flame dragon that devastated Root’s base.

• Danzo summoned Root shinobi to surround Habara, Shisui, and the arriving Uchiha, then ordered his forces to attack and fled to safety.
• The Uchiha fought Root’s forces in the crowded outer chamber as Danzo waited for Konoha’s shinobi to arrive.
• Habara fought his way through Root shinobi, leaped into the air, and formed hand seals while protected by Azure Chakra.
• A violent explosion shook the area, and an enormous dragon wreathed in black-and-white flames appeared above Root’s base as its members fled.

Habara confronted Danzo after breaking into the Root base, insisting that Danzo answer for years of mistreatment and the night’s attack on the Uchiha. As village factions arrived, Habara manifested Susanoo and launched a sweeping attack on Danzo’s forces, ignoring an order to stop.

• Danzo feared Habara’s powerful flames and ordered Root members to form a defensive formation.
• Shisui checked on Habara, who said he was fine and instructed him to tally losses and summon the Elders to retrieve corpses and surveillance recordings.
• Habara advanced on Danzo and accused him of obstructing the Uchiha’s efforts to rescue the Hokage, slandering the clan after the Nine-Tails Attack, and attacking them that night.
• Habara formed a Half-Body Susanoo, flew into the air, and declared that Danzo’s fated death had arrived.
• Habara swung Susanoo’s sword at Danzo and the Root forces, ignoring an arriving figure’s angry command to stop.

Uchiha Habara attacked Danzo beneath Hokage Rock, drawing Konoha’s civilians and shinobi to the scene. Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived with the Anbu and recognized Habara’s Susanoo just as its sword came down.

• A blast beneath Hokage Rock woke Konoha’s civilians and sent shinobi rushing toward the disturbance.
• Uchiha Fugaku took Naruto with him, reassured him that they were not near the Hokage Building, and hurried toward the scene.
• Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi concluded that the Uchiha were targeting Danzo rather than the Hokage and went to investigate without intending to fight.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen gathered the remaining Anbu and rushed to Danzo’s location, worried about Danzo and what the incident had revealed.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen found Uchiha Habara suspended inside a blue Susanoo, and Habara brought its sword down despite Hiruzen’s shout to stop.

Habara used Susanoo and the three sequences of Sword Dance to annihilate Danzo’s Root forces and kill Shimura Danzō. Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived and ordered Habara to stop, but Habara ignored him, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Danzo ordered the Root shinobi to defend him as Habara descended in Susanoo and unleashed the first sequence of Sword Dance, cutting through their defenses and killing those at the edge.
• Habara began the second sequence, and the Root shinobi scattered, but the sweeping Wind Blades still devastated the area and killed many of them.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen rushed toward the battle and shouted for Habara to stop, while Danzo fled toward him using the Root shinobi as shields.
• Habara ignored Sarutobi Hiruzen and unleashed the third sequence of Sword Dance as Danzo tried to escape without an arm.
• Habara’s attack destroyed the nearby buildings, trees, and ground, killed the remaining Root shinobi, and tore Shimura Danzō apart.

Habara killed Danzo and faced Sarutobi Hiruzen, who accused him and the Uchiha Clan of rebellion. When Fugaku appeared carrying the unconscious Yellow-haired Kid and three Uchiha manifested their Susanoo, Hiruzen agreed to hear Habara's explanation.

• Habara confirmed that Danzo was dead, then realized his chakra was nearly depleted and his eyes were strained.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen confronted Habara and accused him of attacking Konoha and murdering Danzo and other shinobi.
• Shisui and the Uchiha elites joined Habara as civilian ninja took positions with Hiruzen and the other clans watched from the sidelines.
• Shisui told Habara that Fugaku had returned, and Habara revealed Fugaku carrying the unconscious Yellow-haired Kid.
• Three Uchiha manifested their Susanoo, making Hiruzen recognize that a battle would devastate Konoha and cost him his life.
• Hiruzen calmed down and asked Habara why he had acted that night.

Habara exposed the attack on the Uchiha Clan and accused Uchiha Itachi, Anbu-clad ninja, and a mysterious Uchiha with the Mangekyō Sharingan of taking part. Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to let Habara show the surveillance footage, leaving the gathered ninja stunned as it began to play.

• Habara told Sarutobi Hiruzen and the assembled ninja that Uchiha Itachi and Anbu-clad attackers had tried to destroy the Uchiha Clan.
• Habara offered to have the Yamanaka Clan examine the attackers' corpses and Danzo's body, but Sarutobi Hiruzen fell silent.
• Habara revealed that a mysterious Uchiha with space ninjutsu had admitted to releasing the Nine-Tails eight years earlier.
• Ninja brought in the Anbu-clad corpses, and Habara announced that the clan's surveillance equipment had recorded the attack.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to let Habara play the recordings, and the assembled ninja changed expression as the footage began.

After the footage exposed Danzō and Uchiha Itachi’s role in the attack on the Uchiha, Habara negotiated with Sarutobi Hiruzen as the newly recognized Uchiha clan head. Habara laid out three demands, ending with the public revelation of Naruto’s identity and a copy of Root’s records, and awaited Hiruzen’s answer.

• Habara showed the assembled ninjas footage of Danzō, Uchiha Itachi, and the mysterious Uchiha coordinating an assault, leading many to believe his account.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen blamed his own indulgence toward Danzō, declared Danzō a rogue ninja and Uchiha Itachi Konoha’s top rogue ninja, and announced meetings to address the fallout.
• The clan heads and other ninjas left, and Sarutobi Hiruzen privately asked Habara what the Uchiha wanted.
• Habara demanded an end to the Uchiha’s suppression, restoration of their reputation, and expansion of the Military Police Force to include other Leaf Ninjas; Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed.
• Habara’s final demands were to reveal Naruto’s true identity and give the Uchiha a copy of Root’s records, and he asked Sarutobi Hiruzen whether he agreed.

After negotiating with Sarutobi Hiruzen, Habara secured Danzo’s Root personnel roster and considered how to use evidence against Konoha’s leadership. The system judged the Uchiha Clan relatively balanced, and Habara discovered he could draw the Darkin Scythe ability.

• Habara rejected Sarutobi Hiruzen’s offer of supervised contact with Naruto and demanded Danzo’s Sharingan and Root personnel roster instead.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to hand over the Root personnel roster, while refusing to release the rest of Root’s records.
• Habara revealed that he had secretly recovered Danzo’s severed arm and planned to use it alongside Kakashi’s testimony as evidence.
• Habara checked the system, which rated the Uchiha Clan’s prosperity at 15570 and advised him to reform the clan and help it integrate into the Leaf.
• Habara noticed a new ability available for drawing: the Darkin Scythe, which granted Power Fragments by killing enemies.

Habara acquired Darkin Scythe and speculated that strengthening traits he lacked could help him achieve the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. He considered how to charge the ability and manage valuable assets, then quietly headed to the Military Police Force.

• Habara chose Darkin Scythe, which required charging with life force from defeated enemies, and noticed its energy sphere was only half filled.
• Habara realized he could use the Military Police Force’s prison to find death-row inmates and considered exploiting enemy ranks to charge the skill faster.
• Habara planned to take control of the Military Police Force and sort out the Uchiha Clan’s affairs and resources.
• Habara weighed whether to give Uchiha Itachi’s eye to Uchiha Fugaku or Sasuke and considered how Obito’s arm, containing Senju Hashirama Cells, might benefit the clan.
• Habara washed up and quietly went to the Military Police Force.

Habara gathered life force from Konoha Prison’s death row inmates, then attended a meeting where Sarutobi Hiruzen announced Shimura Danzō’s crimes and the abolition of Root. The village leaders agreed to investigate and purge Danzō’s influence from Konoha’s departments.

• Habara used Genjutsu to gather life force from prisoners in Konoha Prison and saved the energy for later.
• Habara arrived at the Hokage Building and took his seat at a meeting attended by Konoha’s leading clans and officials.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen told the meeting that Shimura Danzō had ordered Uchiha Itachi to exterminate the Uchiha Clan and had committed other crimes, while admitting his own failures.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen announced that Root would be abolished and asked the attendees to investigate Danzō’s agents across Konoha’s departments.
• The attendees agreed to help purge Danzō’s influence from the village.

After the meeting, Habara reflected on how Sarutobi Hiruzen had been forced to surrender influence and focused on strengthening the Uchiha Clan. Nara Shikaku praised Habara’s actions and acknowledged the Uchiha’s power, while Habara expected Sarutobi Hiruzen’s faction to seek revenge someday.

• Habara left the Hokage Building after watching clan heads and ministers use the investigation into Danzo’s agents to strip Sarutobi Hiruzen of influence.
• Habara decided to focus on developing the Uchiha Clan and increasing his own strength rather than claim positions he lacked the manpower to control.
• Habara met Nara Shikaku, who praised the Uchiha Clan’s performance and said the other clans should be thanking Habara.
• Habara explained that the Uchiha had acted to protect themselves and that their show of force would deter others from attacking them.
• Nara Shikaku agreed that the Uchiha had the strength, courage, and moral standing to make their threat convincing, while Habara anticipated that Sarutobi Hiruzen’s faction would eventually retaliate.

Habara told Nara Shikaku that the Uchiha intended to change and seek Konoha’s recognition, while hinting at his own Hokage ambitions. After Shikaku left, Habara activated Darkin Scythe’s evolution and selected Body affinity.

• Nara Shikaku explained that Konoha’s clans had avoided moving against Sarutobi Hiruzen because they lacked preparation and feared destabilizing the village.
• Habara told Nara Shikaku that the Uchiha would remain part of Konoha and intended to correct their problems.
• Habara invited Nara Clan Members to observe or help change the Military Police Force.
• Habara said the Uchiha hoped to earn everyone’s recognition and that he and his clan members dreamed of becoming Hokage.
• Nara Shikaku said he had received enough answers, urged Habara to keep his final thought private, and left.
• Habara returned home, locked the Great Door, and activated Darkin Scythe’s evolution with Body affinity.

Habara endured the Darkin Scythe’s painful enhancement, which strengthened his body and fed power back into his Mangekyo Sharingan. His eyes improved but remained short of the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, leaving him eager to keep training and discover how far the transformation could go.

• The energy from the fully filled sphere flooded Habara’s body, causing severe pain as it changed his bones, muscles, and organs.
• After the pain subsided, Habara noticed that his body felt lighter and more coordinated.
• The remaining energy flowed into Habara’s eyes, increasing their strength, resilience, and Mysterious Substance Energy.
• Habara realized that his enhanced eyes had not evolved into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, though he still had room to improve through training.
• Habara lay down and resolved to await further growth, stronger clan members, more Points, and an answer to his transformation.

Sasuke asked Habara to take him as a disciple so he could gain strength and kill Itachi for betraying the Uchiha Clan. Habara agreed to assess and teach him, seeing Sasuke as a potential example for the clan’s new education system.

• Habara found Fugaku and Sasuke waiting outside his home and asked why they had come.
• Sasuke told Habara he had learned that Itachi had betrayed the clan and joined the man responsible for the Nine-Tails attack.
• Sasuke knelt and asked Habara to accept him as a disciple, declaring that he wanted to kill Itachi and restore the clan’s honor.
• Habara agreed, warning Sasuke that he would be assessed in many areas and that becoming a good person mattered more than becoming a good shinobi.
• Sasuke accepted Habara’s conditions, and Habara decided that his training could help guide the clan’s new education system.