Chapter Summaries

Sarutobi Hiruzen met with Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura to discuss Uchiha Habara’s reforms of the Military Police Force. They devised a plan to undermine Habara from within and make his reforms fail.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen convened Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura to discuss the Uchiha and the Military Police Force.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu criticized Hiruzen’s agreement to Habara’s demands, and Hiruzen admitted that anger over Danzo had affected him.
• Utatane Koharu proposed encouraging Habara to recruit outsiders, then using funding restrictions and internal dissatisfaction to weaken his control.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Mitokado Homura agreed to find a loyal operative and stir up people seeking revenge against Habara.
• An unseen figure outside the window listened to their conversation.

Habara received an anonymous warning about a plan by Sarutobi Hiruzen and his advisors to undermine the Uchiha Clan, then identified Danzo’s surviving Root followers as likely threats and confronted them in their camp. The chapter ended as the Root remnants attacked Habara.

• Uchiha Fugaku and the Elders persuaded Habara to move into a residence befitting his position and raised the subject of his marriage and descendants.
• Shisui reported that his body was adapting to the experiment and that his damaged eyes seemed to be recovering, then told Habara that Uchiha Izumi wanted to become his disciple.
• Kakashi, troubled by what he had overheard about the Hokage faction’s plans against the Uchiha, chose to pass the information along without revealing his identity.
• Habara and the Uchiha leadership received an anonymous letter describing measures that could weaken the Uchiha Clan and the Military Police Force, and Habara ordered them to stay alert.
• Habara suspected Danzo’s homeless Root followers of seeking revenge and went to their camp in the Eastern Forest himself.
• The Root remnants recognized Habara as Danzo’s killer, surrounded him with killing intent, and slashed at him.

Habara used the intelligence about the Root remnants to draw them into attacking him, then slaughtered them and unleashed his Susanoo. The battle alarmed Konoha, and Sarutobi Hiruzen hurried toward the eastern forest after recognizing Habara’s chakra.

• Habara decided to deal with the Root remnants before Sarutobi Hiruzen could use them against him, and the remnants attacked him in the forest.
• Habara evaded and killed Root shinobi with his Ninja Sword, kunai, and Explosive Tags while testing his control over his body.
• Habara activated Void Walk, awakened his Mangekyo, and manifested an armored Susanoo that dwarfed the Root forces.
• Habara’s Susanoo swept its Ninja Sword through the forest, devastating the terrain as Anbu watched in fear.
• Konoha residents and shinobi felt the ground tremble, and Sarutobi Hiruzen recognized Habara’s chakra and rushed from his office toward the forest.

Uchiha Habara killed Root remnants who attacked him, and Sarutobi Hiruzen questioned him at the scene while trying to learn whether he had received intelligence. Habara turned the confrontation into a negotiation for the Military Police Force, leaving Hiruzen agreeing only to help with promotions and Kakashi relieved that his role as informant remained hidden.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived at the devastated training forest, where Kakashi reported that Habara had killed the Root remnants with an armored Susanoo after they attacked first.
• Hiruzen confronted Habara at the scene and asked why he had killed the Root members he had planned to incorporate into the Anbu.
• Habara admitted that he had deliberately provoked the remnants and argued that their attack had exposed their unsuitability for Anbu service.
• Habara asked Hiruzen for more funding and personnel for the Military Police Force, while Hiruzen mistook the request for a demand backed by Habara's show of strength.
• Hiruzen refused to provide money or recruits but offered to help Habara with promotions, and Kakashi stayed silent, relieved that neither man had exposed him as the informant.

Habara responded to Sarutobi Hiruzen’s plan to undermine Uchiha control of the Military Police Force by reorganizing the force, opening advancement to newcomers, and finding new sources of funding. After deciding to prepare before confronting Hiruzen, Habara told Shisui to look for Jiraiya as a possible Fifth Hokage.

• Habara confirmed that Sarutobi Hiruzen’s plan targeted the Uchiha’s control of the Military Police Force and warned Shisui, Fugaku, Zong, and Takechi to treat the intelligence cautiously.
• Habara proposed detailed ranks, performance assessments, bottom-tier elimination, and new directorates for patrol, security, and legal affairs, prompting the others to recognize the Police Force’s extensive authority.
• Habara assigned Zong to draft assessments, Takechi to calculate budgets, Fugaku to inventory weapons, and Shisui to seek missions; he also proposed selling surplus weapons to raise funds.
• Habara told Shisui he would prepare the clan and restore the Military Police Force’s reputation before moving against Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Shisui agreed that Hiruzen should leave office.
• Habara told Shisui to investigate Jiraiya’s whereabouts, revealing that he considered Jiraiya a possible Fifth Hokage.

Habara considered making Jiraiya the next Hokage, while Konoha remained peaceful and the Military Police Force began earning the villagers’ trust under Habara’s reforms. Facing a severe shortage of funds and supplies, Habara decided to sell the clan’s excess and expired weapons to raise money.

• Habara settled on Jiraiya as the best candidate for Hokage and planned to discuss the idea with other clans.
• Konoha supported Habara after he killed Root ninja who had attacked him, and the incident passed without causing unrest.
• The Uchiha Military Police Force endured Habara’s reforms and exams, then saw villagers respond to their patrols with goodwill and accept their enforcement of the rules.
• Habara reviewed the Military Police Force’s funding shortfall and learned that its usable supplies included about five thousand Kunai and three thousand Explosive Tags.
• Uchiha Fugaku reported that excess and expired stock brought the totals to about ten thousand Kunai and eight thousand Explosive Tags, and Habara decided to sell them at a discount despite their uncertain condition.

Habara met Nara Shikaku in secret to discuss the Hokage’s actions, the intercepted supplies, and the intelligence implicating Sarutobi Hiruzen. He proposed that the Uchiha and allied clans cooperate to sell the supplies and reclaim money for their shortfalls, leaving Shikaku to consider the risky plan.

• Habara used Space Ninjutsu to appear before Shikaku in a forest, and Shikaku realized Habara had secretly entered his home to deliver the meeting invitation.
• Habara asked Shikaku about the delayed Military Police Force supplies and Sarutobi Hiruzen, then warned the hidden observers to leave before giving Shikaku a letter.
• Shikaku read Habara’s intelligence about efforts to suppress the village’s clans and departments, and questioned whether it had been confirmed.
• Habara argued that Hiruzen’s treatment of the Uchiha and Hyuga threatened the other clans, then asked Shikaku what he thought of Jiraiya as a possible successor.
• Habara revealed that he intended to sell the supplies to fund the Military Police Force and proposed that Shikaku help arrange transport and sealing scrolls, with Yamanaka Sensor Ninja assisting.

Habara formed a weapons-sale partnership with Nara Shikaku and chose the Stairway to Godhood skill, which began repairing and enhancing his bloodline. He reviewed the Military Police Force’s progress and plans for expanding its influence, then Shisui returned to his office.

• Nara Shikaku agreed to cooperate with Habara, with the Ino-Shika-Cho clans receiving half the profits in exchange for transport, security, policy support, and intelligence.
• Habara selected Stairway to Godhood and felt its power awaken, confirming that it was repairing his bloodline and strengthening his chakra.
• Habara learned that the skill had Ascension, Ardent, and Transcendence stages, and considered how its later stages might correspond to stronger Sharingan powers.
• Habara reviewed the Military Police Force’s affairs and saw that Hyuga Gen had completed his initial training and assessments.
• Habara considered recruiting the Hyuga Clan into his plans and reflected on the profits he could make from selling surplus and expired weapons.
• Shisui arrived at Habara’s office after a long absence.

Habara reviewed Shisui’s intelligence and chose Hoshigakure in the Land of Bears as their prospective client for war-ninja work. Habara and Shisui secretly left Konoha to investigate, and as they planned a route through smaller nations, Habara recalled an interesting family in the Land of Grass.

• Shisui returned from his trip and gave Habara a report on potential missions and weapon buyers, including Hoshigakure.
• Habara compared Shisui’s findings with Nara Shikaku’s intelligence and decided Hoshigakure was a promising target despite its internal divisions.
• Habara proposed that he and Shisui visit Hoshigakure as war ninjas before transporting supplies, and Shisui agreed to go with him.
• Habara and Shisui secretly left Konoha without informing Uchiha Fugaku or the others.
• Shisui planned a route through the Land of Grass, the Land of Rain, and the Land of Birds while avoiding the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth.
• Habara resolved to stay away from Amegakure and remembered an interesting family in the Land of Grass.

Habara and Shisui traveled to Hoshigakure to take a war commission, while Habara explained to Shisui why he believed Uchiha Madara had been right about the dangers of ninja villages. After reaching the Hoshikage Building, Habara demanded a larger deposit and threatened the Hoshigakure officials.

• Habara considered finding Karin in the Land of Grass but decided against bringing her along before the dangerous mission in the Land of Bears.
• Habara and Shisui arrived in the ruined village of Hoshigakure, where Shisui asked how the world could be freed from war.
• Habara argued that Uchiha Madara had foreseen how ninja villages would intensify warfare, and Shisui recognized that the Shinobi World had grown worse.
• Habara and Shisui entered the Hoshikage Building under false names, and Shisui observed the guards' unusually large, mixed Chakra.
• The Third Hoshikage questioned Habara about his organization and manpower, but Habara refused to answer and demanded an advance deposit.
• After a gray-haired Hoshigakure ninja challenged him, Habara appeared behind the man with a Kunai at his neck and raised his deposit demand to forty percent.

Habara intimidated the Third Hoshikage into paying a large deposit for the mission, then explained his act to Shisui as a way to hide their identities and secure better terms. Elsewhere, Orochimaru clashed verbally with Kakuzu before setting off alone, and Habara and Shisui encountered an Akatsuki member on their way to the target.

• Habara restrained Akahoshi and warned the Hoshigakure shinobi to respect their hired mercenaries, then pressured the Third Hoshikage into providing a forty-percent deposit and mission information.
• Orochimaru and Sasori dismissed their targets as unworthy opponents, while Kakuzu argued that Orochimaru needed money for his research.
• Kakuzu provoked Orochimaru over his defeat by Uchiha Itachi, but Orochimaru avoided a fight and left to handle his assignment alone; Sasori also departed.
• Habara told Shisui that his forceful attitude had concealed their need for the mission and helped them secure fifty million worth of gold.
• Habara and Shisui headed toward the target, but a figure wearing a black cloak with red clouds approached and made Habara wary.

Habara and Shisui confronted Orochimaru, an Akatsuki member, and Habara fought him with his sword while holding back the Sharingan. Elsewhere, Iwagakure’s forces approached Hoshigakure Village’s defense zone and saw a distant sea of flames; the chapter ended as Orochimaru sensed danger from Habara’s charged blade.

• Habara and Shisui recognized the red-cloud-robed stranger as Orochimaru and prepared to fight if their employers were enemies.
• Habara attacked Orochimaru, and their clash created a huge explosion that Iwagakure’s approaching forces saw from afar.
• Shisui watched for an opening while Habara fought without using the Sharingan and blocked Orochimaru’s attacks with his sword.
• Orochimaru drew a sword from his mouth and pressed Habara with faster, more powerful swordsmanship.
• Habara leapt into the air and raised his blade as azure Chakra gathered around it, making Orochimaru sense imminent danger.

Habara fought Orochimaru without using the Sharingan, trading sword strikes and powerful Fire Release techniques before Orochimaru deduced his identity. Orochimaru withdrew after warning that Iwagakure would take over the nearby outpost, leaving Habara to wonder how his cover had been exposed and lament the lost payment.

• Habara and Orochimaru exchanged sword attacks, and Orochimaru used snakes to pressure Habara into defending himself.
• Habara unleashed Great Fire Dragon Technique and Great Fire Annihilation, forcing Orochimaru to defend himself with Triple Rashomon.
• Orochimaru analyzed Habara’s Space Ninjutsu and concluded that he was Uchiha Habara, the clan head who had killed Shimura Danzō.
• The Third Hoshikage and Natsuhi arrived at the defense zone and saw the scorched battlefield left by the fight.
• Orochimaru told Habara that Iwagakure’s forces would soon take over the outpost, then withdrew and promised a grand gift for their next meeting.
• Habara revealed his identity openly, wondered how Orochimaru had recognized him, and lamented losing ninety million.

Habara and Shisui defeated an Iwagakure force, won a long-term weapons-and-protection contract from the Third Hoshikage, and continued patrolling the Land of Bears. After encountering two mysterious figures, Orochimaru resolved to use the dead to develop a way to counter the Mangekyō Sharingan.

• After Orochimaru recognized Habara and left, he revealed that Iwagakure troops were approaching, so Habara and Shisui attacked and defeated the unit, including its captain.
• The Third Hoshikage paid Habara and Shisui for their mission and asked them to arrange weapons supplies and provide ongoing protection for Hoshigakure.
• Habara and Shisui accepted a paid patrol of a remote defense zone and discussed Orochimaru, the organization he might belong to, and Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami cooldown.
• Habara and Shisui sensed powerful chakra and the scent of blood, then found two figures beside a field of corpses, including one wearing a black cloak with red clouds.
• Orochimaru spotted Habara and Shisui, fled rather than confront them, and decided to research using the dead to obtain power capable of defeating Mangekyō Sharingan users.

Uchiha Habara and Shisui confronted the Akatsuki members Kakuzu and Hidan, with each Uchiha taking on one opponent. Habara revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo, then offered Kakuzu a job; when Kakuzu hesitated, Habara attacked with overwhelming force.

• Habara and Shisui encountered Kakuzu and Hidan, and Habara began fighting Kakuzu while Shisui engaged Hidan.
• Habara used Wind Release and pierced Kakuzu's heart, but Kakuzu survived by replacing it with another heart.
• Habara protected himself with Susanoo and revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, prompting Kakuzu to recognize his Uchiha power.
• Habara offered Kakuzu money to work for him outside Konoha, but Kakuzu questioned the proposal.
• Habara threatened Kakuzu over his multiple hearts and swung Susanoo's sword at him, declaring, "Remember, my name is Uchiha Habara!"

During Habara’s two-month absence, the Uchiha improved their relations with Konoha and asked to recruit more members into the Military Police Force. Habara returned with Kakuzu, Uzumaki Karin, and Hidan, then learned that a clan heads’ meeting had been called, signaling that a final decision had been made.

• Uchiha clan members changed their conduct and the Military Police Force gained a better reputation, but its members realized they were understaffed and asked Habara to recruit more people.
• Habara’s Shadow Clone received a letter from Uchiha Fugaku through Hyuga Gen and burned it after reading it, anticipating an upcoming event.
• Habara, Shisui, Kakuzu, and Karin traveled back toward Konoha, while Habara explained delegation to Shisui and kept Hidan bound in Shisui’s backpack.
• Habara returned to Konoha with Karin and sent Kakuzu with a Shadow Clone to the outskirts before dispelling his own Shadow Clone.
• Habara reviewed the Shadow Clone’s reports and concluded that the clan heads’ meeting meant they had reached their final decision.

Uchiha Habara gathered Konoha’s major clan heads and proposed impeaching Sarutobi Hiruzen, laying out legal and evidentiary grounds for removing him and choosing Jiraiya as the Fifth Hokage. He revealed evidence of Danzo’s experiments and proposed using Kakashi’s knowledge—and suspicions about the Fourth Hokage’s death—to complete the case against Hiruzen.

• Hyuga Hiashi led Habara into a secluded valley, where the heads of Konoha’s seven most influential clans had assembled.
• Habara proposed impeaching Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Hiashi, Aburame Shibi, and the Inuzuka clan head joined the Ino-Shika-Cho clans in supporting the motion.
• Habara argued that Hiruzen had already lost the legal right to govern after the Fourth Hokage’s death and proposed Jiraiya as the Fifth Hokage.
• Habara presented Root’s roster and Danzo’s severed arm as evidence of Root’s recruitment of clan members and experiments with Hashirama’s cells.
• Habara said Orochimaru had revealed that a surviving test subject connected with Kakashi knew about Konoha’s Wood Release experiments.
• Habara proposed telling Kakashi that Hiruzen might have arranged the Fourth Hokage’s death and Naruto’s isolation, leaving the clan heads shaken by the accusation.

Habara coordinated the clans’ preparations to impeach Sarutobi Hiruzen while expanding the Military Police Force and assigning Naruto to Fugaku’s care. Kakashi uncovered Root reports proving Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō had conspired to ruin Hatake Sakumo, and decided to seek Habara’s help.

• Habara confirmed the clans had agreed to impeach Sarutobi Hiruzen and assigned them tasks, including coordinating with the Daimyo and investigating the Hokage’s forces.
• Habara arranged for clan members and civilian ninja to join the expanding Military Police Force, then assigned Fugaku to look after Naruto until Kakashi monitored him.
• Kakashi infiltrated the Hokage’s Office, broke its window barrier, and searched sealed records for evidence about his father.
• Kakashi discovered a hidden scroll of Root reports describing plans to undermine Hatake Sakumo and bearing Shimura Danzō’s and Sarutobi Hiruzen’s approval.
• Kakashi suppressed his rage and decided to approach Uchiha Habara for help dealing with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Naruto joined Sasuke and Karin for training with Habara, while Kakashi arrived with Root records and asked Habara to help bring down the Third Hokage. Habara revealed that seven powerful clans were already involved and told Kakashi that by seeking his help, he had joined a war.

• Naruto arrived at Sasuke's home, where Habara introduced Karin and began assessing the three children's abilities.
• Kakashi secretly entered the Uchiha grounds, knocked out an Anbu watcher, and asked Habara whether he would help deal with the Third Hokage.
• Kakashi revealed that he had found Root's action reports and evidence concerning Naruto, and said the records exposed the truth behind his father's death.
• Habara told Kakashi what Fugaku had said about Kakashi's teacher's death, then explained that he could not act alone but had joined forces with several clans.
• Kakashi identified Yamato as the Wood Release survivor Habara wanted exposed, and Habara told him that seven powerful Konoha clans had joined the effort and that he had already entered a war.

Habara advanced his plans to expand the Military Police Force while coordinating with Kakashi and the allied clans, and the department’s open recruitment drew a huge crowd. Meanwhile, Sarutobi Hiruzen suspected Habara’s ambitions, Akatsuki investigated the force that killed Kakuzu and Hidan, and Orochimaru considered how to fight Habara.

• Habara reviewed his many ongoing tasks, including preparing the next White Zetsu experiments, strengthening the Military Police Force, and expanding weapons sales beyond Hoshigakure.
• Nara Shikaku asked Yoshino what she thought of her former classmate Habara, then assigned her to join the Military Police Force as part of the Nara Clan’s cooperation with him.
• The Military Police Force opened recruitment to ninjas of all ranks, and a flood of applicants arrived after its improved reputation and benefits attracted Konoha residents.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that recruitment had begun, suspected Habara’s ambitions, and chose to endure the situation while waiting for a chance to win in the end.
• Pain learned that Kakuzu and Hidan had apparently died in a clash with unknown mercenaries, ordered an investigation, and promoted Uchiha Itachi to full membership.
• Orochimaru identified Habara as the likely source of the destruction at the scene and began considering which revived shinobi could help him deal with Habara.