Chapter Summaries

Habara met with Uchiha Fugaku and the clan leaders, then outlined reforms to the Uchiha education system and Military Police Force. The clan members agreed to follow his lead as the work of transforming the clan began.

• Sasuke left after Habara agreed to take him as a disciple, and Uchiha Fugaku asked Habara to train his only son into a qualified shinobi.
• Uchiha Fugaku told Habara that he suspected Sarutobi Hiruzen was connected to Obito, and Habara told him to keep the matter quiet while they considered how to use it.
• Habara met Shisui, Uchiha Zong, and Uchiha Takechi at the shrine and explained his agreements with Sarutobi Hiruzen and his meeting with Nara Shikaku.
• Habara warned the clan leaders that their future depended on changing the clan itself, not merely securing cooperation from the Leaf.
• Habara announced plans to reform the clan's education system and Military Police Force, and the others pledged to follow his orders.

Habara laid out reforms to the Uchiha Clan’s education system and tasked Uchiha Zong and Uchiha Chichiku with drafting a new Family Tutorial and reward mechanism. As they turned to reforming the Military Police Force, Habara discovered it might hold far more power than he had realized.

• Habara explained that clan education should teach members to think, understand the world, and strengthen their ties to the clan.
• Uchiha Zong, Uchiha Chichiku, and Fugaku were impressed by Habara’s ideas, while Shisui supported them.
• Habara asked Uchiha Zong and Uchiha Chichiku to compile a new Family Tutorial and establish a Family Reward Mechanism for his review.
• Habara began discussing the Military Police Force and realized it seemed to possess excessive power.

After taking charge of the Military Police Force, Habara studied its extensive authority and concluded that he needed to rebuild its reputation before expanding its role. He inspected the force with Fugaku and Shisui, resolved to reform it gradually, and offered Fugaku a place among the clan elders.

• Habara examined the Military Police Force's powers and suspected that the Second Hokage had granted them partly to control the Uchiha, while later leaders might want those powers back.
• Habara decided the understaffed force should first serve Konoha as a restrained, responsible policing agency and work to restore public trust.
• Habara arrived at the Military Police Force with Fugaku and Shisui, where the members welcomed him enthusiastically.
• Habara offered Fugaku a position as a clan elder so he could better support Habara's work, and Fugaku accepted with thanks.
• Habara inspected the largely empty department and settled on a gradual path for reforming it.

Habara laid out sweeping reforms for the understaffed Military Police Force, including new divisions, clearer procedures, and plans for a court. He also ordered Konoha Prison to separate prisoners and keep minor offenders occupied, leaving Fugaku concerned about the staffing and budget these changes would require.

• Habara explained that the Military Police Force needed to improve its work and public image before it could attract more talent, and he proposed dividing it into specialized units and eventually establishing a court.
• Fugaku worried that the reforms were too rushed, but Shisui supported implementing them all at once, and Habara told both men to prepare the clan members and draft an action guide.
• Habara ordered the prison to separate high-security prisoners and make minor offenders work or study laws instead of allowing them to train and share criminal knowledge.
• Shisui and Fugaku agreed that the prison needed reform, while Fugaku worried about the extra personnel and budget required, especially with Utatane Koharu in charge of the funds.

Habara addressed the Military Police Force’s financial problems, then privately showed Fugaku and Shisui a plan to research ways of overcoming the Mangekyō Sharingan’s limitations. The three agreed to establish a laboratory using the severed arm of the Nine-Tails attacker.

• Habara told Fugaku and Shisui that Uchiha members would need to make goods for income rather than rely on clan funds to support the Military Police Force.
• Habara had Shisui create a Soundproof Barrier and said that only Mangekyō users could hear their next discussion.
• Habara revealed the eye he had taken from the nameless attacker and gave it to Fugaku, explaining that transplanting a relative’s eyes could help address Mangekyō damage.
• Habara showed them the attacker’s pale, bone-free arm and suggested its unusual vitality might explain how the man used his Mangekyō without apparent harm.
• Habara proposed that he, Fugaku, and Shisui establish a laboratory to use the arm’s material to break the Mangekyō’s limitations, and they agreed.

Habara secured support from Uchiha Fugaku and Shisui to establish a laboratory to investigate the Mangekyo's effects, while continuing the Uchiha clan and Military Police reforms. As the laboratory began taking shape, Uchiha Izumi volunteered to become a Medical Ninja, driven by hatred for Itachi and a desire to atone.

• Uchiha Fugaku returned Itachi's eye to Habara and said it should be kept for Sasuke, while offering himself as a test subject for the laboratory.
• Habara continued drafting reforms for the Military Police Force and coordinating broader changes to the Uchiha clan.
• Habara noted that the laboratory was still being built and that the clan needed Medical Ninjas, though volunteers had begun coming forward.
• Habara recognized Uchiha Izumi among the volunteers and learned that she had awakened the Sharingan after witnessing Itachi turn against the clan alongside the mysterious attacker.
• Izumi, consumed by hatred for Itachi and a desire to atone for once caring for him, volunteered to serve as a Medical Ninja.

Habara and Shisui visited Konoha’s clans to build goodwill and discuss the Uchiha’s plans, while Habara took note of Kurama Yakumo’s potential. After Naruto arrived at the Uchiha compound to see Sasuke, Habara sensed an Anbu watching and identified the masked figure as Hatake Kakashi.

• Habara and Shisui finished visiting Konoha’s clans; most welcomed the Uchiha, though several remained cautious or rejected the Military Police Force proposal.
• Habara asked Shisui about Kurama Yakumo and learned that the clan’s laboratory team and imported equipment were being prepared in secret.
• Habara and Shisui found Naruto waiting outside the Uchiha compound, and Naruto said he had come to speak with Sasuke.
• Shisui took Naruto inside to find Sasuke, while Habara sensed an Anbu monitoring them and called the watcher out.
• A silver-haired, masked Anbu emerged from the shadows, and Habara recognized him as Hatake Kakashi.

Habara deliberately provoked Kakashi over his mission to watch Naruto and the deaths of his former comrades, then attacked to test his enhanced abilities. Kakashi struggled to respond as Habara’s chakra-wreathed sword swept toward his neck.

• Habara greeted Kakashi by name and acknowledged Obito’s gift of the Sharingan, easing Kakashi’s guarded demeanor briefly.
• Habara challenged Kakashi for monitoring Minato’s son and implied he had watched Naruto suffer, causing Kakashi to ready his sword.
• Habara used his Sharingan to pressure Kakashi and provoke him into a confrontation.
• Habara drew his sword and discovered his enhanced strength and speed as Kakashi blocked his attack.
• Habara slipped to Kakashi’s side and swung his chakra-wreathed sword toward Kakashi’s neck.

Habara fought Kakashi and used his Mangekyo Sharingan to trap him in a genjutsu that made him relive his father’s disgrace and witness Naruto’s lonely childhood. Habara left Kakashi confronting how Konoha’s treatment of his father, Naruto, and the Uchiha might have been deliberately shaped.

• Habara overwhelmed Kakashi with his speed and swordsmanship while reflecting on the relationship between an Uchiha’s combat inclinations and their ocular abilities.
• Habara caught Kakashi with his Mangekyo Sharingan and rendered him unconscious with a genjutsu.
• Kakashi relived his childhood as villagers condemned his father, then saw Naruto enduring isolation and abuse after Minato and Kushina died.
• Habara appeared in the genjutsu and challenged Kakashi to consider why Konoha concealed Naruto’s identity and allowed hatred of the Uchiha to spread.
• Habara asked whether Kakashi could face his father and Minato knowing he had recognized the injustice but done nothing.

Habara unsettled Kakashi by urging him to investigate Danzo’s crimes and question the Third Hokage, then turned to the Uchiha clan’s reform plan. He proposed rewarding contributions across all fields by creating councilor positions that would give members honor, income, protection, and a voice in Clan Meetings.

• Habara told Kakashi that Danzo had conducted Human Experimentation and that the Third Hokage had covered it up, urging Kakashi to investigate for his father and Teacher.
• Habara left Kakashi to wrestle with his suspicions, pleased that his Genjutsu and Mangekyo power had become more efficient.
• A week later, Habara reviewed the initial Family Reform Plan with Uchiha Zong, Uchiha Takechi, Uchiha Fugaku, and another senior official.
• Habara said the clan should encourage larger families and reward contributions beyond ninja missions, including administration, research, and earning money.
• Habara proposed creating councilor positions for contributors, giving them a voice in Clan Meetings along with higher incomes, protection, and greater status.

Habara introduced the clan’s completed reforms, including universal education, a councilor system, and new Military Police Force rules, and the Uchiha Clan Members reacted with surprise and enthusiasm. The chapter left them preparing to adapt to the changes and trusting Habara’s leadership.

• Habara’s councilor system passed, completing the clan reforms, and he publicly announced the new policies to every Clan Member.
• Uchiha Clan Members gathered at the shrine and learned that adults and children alike would receive education, with assessments and opportunities for exceptional contributors to become councilors.
• The clan members welcomed the chance to participate in clan affairs, and many hurried home to fetch paper and pens before the study materials were distributed.
• Military Police Force members discovered extensive changes to their duties and rules, including explaining arrests and handling prisoners according to new guidelines.
• After some members reminded them that the Clan Head and Elders had approved the reforms, the Military Police Force accepted the changes and resolved to follow Habara.

Kakashi struggled with the memories Habara’s genjutsu had forced him to confront, then began suspecting Sarutobi Hiruzen had concealed the truth about Danzo’s experiments and the village’s treatment of his father, the Uchiha, and Naruto. He resolved to investigate Danzo and the Hokage’s secrets.

• Uchiha clan members studied Habara’s new courses after work, while Sasuke worked especially hard and grew more resentful of the man who had wanted to destroy the clan.
• Habara asked Shisui about Naruto’s visits and the Anbu surveillance, and Shisui reported that the Anbu followed clan rules and were accompanied by Uchiha members.
• Kakashi sat alone at home, tormented by the scenes and questions from Habara’s genjutsu about his father, Minato, and Naruto.
• Kakashi recalled that Sarutobi Hiruzen had admitted Danzo conducted experiments with the First Hokage’s Cells, but that Danzo and Orochimaru had continued them.
• Kakashi connected the public hostility toward his father, the Uchiha, and Naruto, and decided to investigate Danzo and the truths Sarutobi Hiruzen had concealed.

Habara oversaw the first experiment in which Fugaku and Shisui received small injections of processed White Zetsu tissue. Their bodies initially resisted the substance, but the chakra conflict subsided, and Shisui sensed a change beginning in his eyes, leaving Habara cautiously reassured.

• Fugaku volunteered to undergo the experiment first, and Shisui offered to join him so the clan could compare their results.
• Habara agreed and watched as the medical team injected both men with a small dose of processed tissue taken from Obito's arm.
• A young Uchiha medic reported that Fugaku and Shisui had mild reactions and that their bodies were gradually adapting to the substance.
• Habara dismissed the medics and used his Mangekyo to observe the opposing chakra streams in Fugaku and Shisui, seeing Uchiha chakra suppress the injected power.
• Fugaku said the rejection had eased, while Shisui sensed the power nourishing his body and flowing toward his eyes.
• Habara noticed chakra-like power moving toward Shisui's eyes and concluded that the experiment had not failed.

Habara reviewed the Uchiha Clan’s experiments and reforms, then saw a drunken brawl give Uchiha Tatsuya’s Military Police Force a chance to demonstrate its new, fair procedures. Uesugi Genichi was left questioning whether Konoha had misunderstood the force.

• Habara decided the two men in the experiment needed time to recover and turned his attention to the Military Police Force’s performance.
• In November, Leaf ninja arguing over the Uchiha Clan’s confrontation with Danzo got into a tavern brawl, and the Military Police Force took them into custody.
• The next morning, Uesugi Genichi worried that the force would mistreat him as it questioned him.
• Uchiha Tatsuya identified himself as the investigator, explained that the interview was being recorded, and informed Uesugi Genichi of his rights and possible punishment.
• Uesugi Genichi noticed that the force had given him a blanket and wondered whether people had misunderstood the Military Police Force.

Habara heard that the Military Police Force’s improved treatment of civilians was spreading through Konoha, while the Uchiha’s purge of Danzo had weakened Sarutobi Hiruzen’s influence. He met Nara Yoshino, who suggested recruiting Civilian Ninja to the force and pointed to the Hyuga Clan as a possible next target.

• Former detainees described their unexpectedly light punishments, and word of the Military Police Force’s new conduct spread among Konoha’s residents.
• Habara reflected that his purge of Danzo had reshuffled Konoha’s departments and reduced Sarutobi Hiruzen’s influence.
• Nara Yoshino congratulated Habara on becoming Clan Head and walked with him through the village.
• Yoshino advised Habara to recruit Civilian Ninja to help demonstrate and publicize the Military Police Force’s reforms.
• Yoshino suggested the Hyuga Clan if Habara intended to invite clan ninja into the force.

Habara considered Nara Yoshino’s suggestion to approach the Hyuga Clan and saw a possible path for recruiting them into the Military Police Force. Meanwhile, Sarutobi Hiruzen grew increasingly alarmed by Habara’s influence and the Force’s reforms, resolving to find a way to stop them.

• Habara weighed the Hyuga Clan’s divisions and dissatisfaction with Sarutobi Hiruzen, deciding they might be willing to join the Military Police Force.
• Habara thanked Nara Yoshino in his thoughts and considered asking her to help him in the future.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen brooded over the losses caused by Uchiha Itachi and Habara, blaming them for Danzo’s downfall and his own declining influence.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen read a report describing plans to handle shinobi offenders in the Military Police Force and realized Habara had changed the organization.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen concluded that Habara was more troublesome than expected and resolved not to let the reforms continue.

Habara and Shisui met Hyuga Hiashi at a tea house to discuss cooperation between their clans. Hiashi set aside his clan-head role to thank Habara for helping avenge Hizashi, leaving Habara surprised and Shisui reconsidering Konoha’s past decision to hand Hizashi over to Cloud Hidden Village.

• Habara and Shisui went to meet Hyuga Hiashi after Habara’s clan agreed to support the visit.
• Hiashi received them warmly at a tea house owned by the Hyuga Clan, surprising Habara with his changed manner.
• Habara and Hiashi agreed to address each other by personal titles rather than clan-head titles.
• Hiashi thanked Habara for helping avenge Hizashi and bowed to him.
• Shisui recalled Konoha’s decision to hand Hizashi over to Cloud Hidden Village and wondered whether there had truly been no alternative.

Habara proposed that the Hyuga Clan place a small number of members in the Military Police Force, and Hyuga Hiashi agreed to discuss the arrangement. On the way home, Shisui questioned whether Sarutobi Hiruzen had been right to send Hizashi Hyuga to his death, and Habara began explaining that the decision was wrong in some ways but not entirely wrong.

• Habara told Hyuga Hiashi that the Military Police Force belonged to Konoha and should include members beyond the Uchiha Clan.
• Habara explained why the Hyuga Clan could benefit from joining the force, and Hyuga Hiashi agreed to discuss the proposal as Minister, though he planned to send few people.
• Habara and Shisui left for the Uchiha district at dusk, pleased with the meeting's outcome.
• Shisui told Habara he was troubled by Sarutobi Hiruzen's decision to send Hizashi Hyuga to his death to prevent war and its effect on Konoha's unity.
• Habara said Sarutobi Hiruzen's choice was wrong, but not entirely wrong.

Habara explained to Shisui how Sarutobi Hiruzen’s decisions could seem justified from the Hokage’s position but harmed Konoha’s reputation, economy, and clans. He concluded that Hiruzen had acted for peace and his own interests, but had been gravely wrong for the village as a whole.

• Habara recounted how mutual distrust among the great villages ended the Third Great Ninja War and forced the weakened Konoha to recover.
• Habara explained that Sarutobi Hiruzen’s concessions to Kumogakure after the war helped lead to the Hyuga tragedy, while Shisui recalled how Cloud Hidden Ninja had been allowed to gather intelligence in Konoha.
• Habara argued that Konoha’s concessions damaged its standing, drove away mission clients, and helped Cloud Hidden Village grow.
• Habara told Shisui that Hiruzen’s actions alienated Konoha’s clans by ignoring their will and making them fear their people could become bargaining chips.
• Habara concluded that Hiruzen had been right from the perspective of those seeking to avoid war, but profoundly wrong for Konoha.

Habara successfully awakened the Third Stage of Susanoo during an experiment, damaging nearby Uchiha homes and prompting the clan to arrange repairs and a new residence for him. Meanwhile, Kakashi infiltrated the Hokage Building to search for information about human cell experiments, only to find Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura in the office.

• Habara reviewed the clan’s progress and decided to try advancing his Susanoo to the Third Stage.
• Habara’s Susanoo reached the Third Stage, but its energy and the tremors collapsed nearby houses and injured some clan members.
• Habara apologized and assigned Fugaku and Shisui to oversee reconstruction while the elders calmed the clan members.
• Fugaku proposed compensating the displaced residents and using the incident to arrange a new home for Habara.
• Kakashi infiltrated the Hokage Building to search for records about human cell experiments and discovered Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura in the Hokage’s Office.