Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yu completed a B-rank mission and returned to Konoha, where he learned his promotion to chunin was pending and reflected on the danger surrounding the Uchiha clan. After buying groceries and starting to cook at home, he was greeted by a hungry Tabby Cat.

• Uchiha Yu turned in his B-rank mission to his former captain and received a certificate while awaiting the Hokage's approval for his chunin promotion.
• Uchiha Yu told his former captain that Uchiha Setsuna had expelled him from the Military Police Force, and he privately worried about the Uchiha clan's future.
• Uchiha Yu collected 120,000 ryo, bought groceries, cleaned his home, and started cooking rice.
• A Tabby Cat burst through the window, greeted Uchiha Yu, and said it was hungry.

Uchiha Yu prepared a meal of chicken meatballs and rice for the Tabby Cat, who insisted her name was Miwa Masayo rather than Rika. After they ate and playfully fought, Miwa made Yu clean up and asked him for watermelon and chicken breasts.

• Uchiha Yu cooked chicken meatballs with rice and invited the Tabby Cat to eat with him.
• The Tabby Cat eagerly ate two bowls of meatballs while Uchiha Yu enjoyed his own meal and tangerine wine.
• After eating, the Tabby Cat told Uchiha Yu her name was Miwa Masayo and forbade him from calling her Rika-chan.
• Uchiha Yu kept teasing her with the nickname, and Miwa playfully punched him without using her claws.
• Miwa groomed herself while making Uchiha clean up, then tried to trade watermelon for chicken breasts.

After returning from a dangerous mission, Uchiha Yu relaxed with Miwa Masayo and reflected on his life and his unusual cultivation. He continued absorbing only fire-type Natural Energy, wary that mixing it with Chakra would damage his foundation, while the threat of being sent to the front lines remained.

• Uchiha Yu rested in his courtyard with Miwa Masayo after completing a seven-day mission and worried that he could be conscripted to the front lines after leaving the Military Police Force.
• While at peace beside Miwa Masayo, Uchiha Yu absorbed red, fire-type Natural Energy and pushed the other colored motes away.
• Uchiha Yu recalled how his father's death, years in the Military Police Force, and Miwa Masayo had shaped his life and eased his fear and desperation.
• Uchiha Yu described how absorbing other types of Natural Energy caused pain and physical mutations, while fire-type energy strengthened him.
• After discovering that making Sage Chakra slowed both Chakra extraction and Natural Energy absorption, Uchiha Yu stopped synthesizing it to protect his foundation.

On the hundredth day of absorbing Natural Energy, Uchiha Yu’s cultivation accelerated and he condensed the energy into a liquid pool within his dantian. He completed Foundation Establishment and woke with Natural Energy flowing through his meridians, nourishing and transforming his body.

• Fire-Attribute Natural Energy throughout Konoha surged into Uchiha Yu, and no one in the village was able to sense the disturbance.
• The Natural Energy forced out the chakra in Uchiha Yu’s meridians and cycled through his Ren and Du Meridians, opening the outline of a dantian.
• After twelve cycles, Uchiha Yu entered a chaotic inner space where red mist threatened to overwhelm him.
• Thunder broke through the mist, which condensed into rain and gathered into a pool as Uchiha Yu’s mind grew clear.
• Uchiha Yu recognized the pool and mist as his dantian, realized he had completed Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment, and woke on his bamboo couch as Natural Energy nourished his body.

After successfully beginning Foundation Establishment, Uchiha Yu discovered that his Sharingan had advanced to Three-Tomoe and took Miwa Masayo out for food. He ended the night feasting at Teuchi’s ramen stall with an armful of snacks from the village.

• Uchiha Yu celebrated his successful cultivation and noticed his Sharingan had awakened to Three-Tomoe.
• Uchiha Yu bathed Miwa Masayo after finding watermelon juice on her fur and his jacket, and she later ate three bowls of noodles before returning to Cat Castle.
• Still hungry, Uchiha Yu left home to buy a late-night meal rather than cook.
• Uchiha Yu fled Teshio Pancake House to save room for other foods, then sampled glutinous rice balls and suggested adding different fillings.
• Uchiha Yu sat at Teuchi’s ramen stall with his snacks and ordered the house special ramen.

Uchiha Yu’s community-policing work won him widespread affection, but his growing confidence after attaining Foundation Establishment drew Root’s attention. After he completed a B-rank mission unharmed, Root decided to test him, leaving Yu facing a lethal threat to his hidden memories.

• Uchiha Yu’s practical help to residents improved the reputations of both the Uchiha clan and the Konoha Police Force, so his expulsion damaged them.
• Uchiha Yu reflected on Uchiha Obito’s future betrayal but postponed killing him, deciding Obito had to die later.
• After attaining Foundation Establishment, Uchiha Yu felt newly confident as he walked through the clan compound.
• Root operatives watched Uchiha Yu and decided to test him after learning he had completed a B-rank mission without injury.
• While eating ramen, Uchiha Yu realized Root’s attack could lead to his death or a dangerous memory probe that might expose his identity as a transmigrator.

Uchiha Yu decided to kill the four Root ninja who were secretly targeting him and planned how to conceal their deaths. He enlisted Miwa Masayo to help, then explained that he would wait until he was strong enough before confronting Shimura Danzō, whose death could trigger a wider conflict.

• Uchiha Yu decided that he would kill the four Root ninja before they could report their actions, expecting Shimura Danzō to blame the Uchiha clan for their disappearance.
• Uchiha Yu considered how to secure an alibi and hide the bodies, then summoned Miwa Masayo to help him deal with his unfinished noodles and the aftermath.
• Uchiha Yu told Miwa Masayo what he had overheard, and she agreed to help him kill the Root ninja and conceal the evidence.
• Miwa Masayo suggested killing Shimura Danzō, but Uchiha Yu refused because Danzō's death could intensify the conflict between the Third Hokage and the Uchiha clan.
• Uchiha Yu told Miwa Masayo that he would kill Danzō only after he could defeat the Third Hokage, admitting that he was not yet strong enough to challenge Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Uchiha Yu explained to Miwa Masayo why he was waiting to challenge the Hokage, then slipped away using a clone and Earth-Attribute Natural Energy. He ambushed and killed a Root ninja who was secretly monitoring the cat.

• Uchiha Yu told Miwa Masayo that killing the Third Hokage meant overcoming Konoha’s powerful allies, and asked her to cover for his departure.
• Uchiha Yu revealed that he had already left, while Miwa Masayo realized his clone had predicted and mimicked her responses.
• Miwa Masayo used the illusion Uchiha Yu left behind to keep the Root observers from noticing anything unusual as she ate the remaining food.
• Uchiha Yu used Earth-Attribute Natural Energy to travel underground and follow a Root ninja through Konoha.
• Uchiha Yu emerged from the ground, trapped the chunin Root ninja in his Sharingan’s gaze, snapped his neck, and carried the body underground.

Uchiha Yu killed the Root ninja sent to assassinate him and worked with Miwa Masayo to dispose of their bodies. His plan ended with four spectacular explosions over Konoha, scattering the remains across the village and drawing the attention of its ninja.

• Uchiha Yu overheard the Root captain order his men to kill him whether or not he had awakened the Sharingan.
• Uchiha Yu used Sharingan Genjutsu and poison gas to kill the Root ninja, then dragged their corpses underground.
• Uchiha Yu and Miwa Masayo sealed four corpses in wax, and Miwa suppressed the seals on them temporarily.
• Uchiha Yu carried the bodies through an underground passage to the Forest of Death and set up a plan to destroy them.
• The corpses exploded into colorful fireworks above Konoha, awakening thousands of ninja as Miwa Masayo watched with astonishment.
• Uchiha Yu sat beside Miwa Masayo and concluded that the scattered ashes would keep anyone from tracing the corpses back to him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Shimura Danzō over the Root ninja killed in Konoha and refused to let him use the incident to target the Uchiha without evidence. Hiruzen ordered the investigation to point only to an enemy outside the village, and Danzō left furious after being reminded who held the Hokage’s office.

• Shimura Danzō blamed the Uchiha for the deaths of Root ninja and demanded that Hiruzen Sarutobi mobilize Konoha against them.
• Mitokado Homura and Hiruzen insisted that Danzō needed convincing evidence, and Danzō admitted Root had found none.
• Danzō reported that the killings had left no traces of chakra or explosives and suggested the attacker had used Natural Energy.
• Hiruzen agreed to investigate the attack but warned that Konoha could not afford to create conflict with its clans during the growing tensions between the villages.
• Hiruzen ordered Danzō not to implicate the Uchiha or any other village clan, prompting Danzō to protest that Hiruzen would regret the decision.
• Hiruzen ended the argument by declaring, “I am the Hokage, Danzō.”

After Uchiha Yu’s reckless fireworks display caused panic among Konoha’s ninja, he reflected on how his cultivation had stirred an unruly Heart Monkey and decided to discipline himself by focusing on useful work. He ended the chapter sharing lunch with Miwa Masayo and resolving to avoid alcohol until the New Year.

• The Third Hokage delayed the assembled ninja troops’ departure and convened an emergency meeting, forcing Shimura Danzō to find evidence and an enemy to blame for the fireworks.
• Miwa Masayo returned to Uchiha Yu’s home to have the smell of the burned bodies washed from her fur, then demanded that he take her to see the Inuzuka Clan.
• Uchiha Yu concluded that his strengthened heart meridians had created an excess of heart fire, making him reckless, competitive, and eager for attention.
• Uchiha Yu decided to find work to focus on and temper his impulsiveness, while Miwa Masayo praised his resolve and ordered him to make her something delicious.
• Uchiha Yu prepared Cheese Chicken Tortillas and Stir-fried Green Pepper with Egg for their lunch, and resolved to drink only boiled water until the New Year.

Uchiha Yu visited the Inuzuka compound with Miwa Masayo, then learned the village had traced the fireworks attack to Natural Energy. He discovered that Miwa Masayo could use Sage Chakra, and the chapter ended when Captain Yashiro arrived at his gate.

• Uchiha Yu and Miwa Masayo toured the Inuzuka compound, where Miwa Masayo traded insults with Kuromaru and the Ninja Dogs.
• Uchiha Yu and Inuzuka Tsume discussed the village's search for clues and the damage the overpowering smell had caused to the Inuzuka and Aburame clans.
• Uchiha Yu told Miwa Masayo that the village had found traces of Natural Energy and warned her to be careful about using it.
• Uchiha Yu examined Miwa Masayo's fireball and wind sphere and determined she had mastered Sage Chakra, becoming the second Cat Sage after Maoyu of Cat Castle.
• Captain Yashiro knocked on Uchiha Yu's gate, and Uchiha Yu opened it to greet him.

After Uchiha Yu was dismissed from the Military Police Force, Captain Uchiha Yashiro visited him to ask why the clan’s efforts to improve public opinion had failed. Uchiha Yu identified the problem as the Uchiha helping others in ways that ignored their feelings, leaving Yashiro and his companions to reconsider their approach.

• Uchiha Yashiro asked Uchiha Yu about his life after leaving the Military Police Force, and Yu said he had completed a promotion mission and was awaiting his chunin promotion.
• Uchiha Yashiro explained that public opinion of the Military Police Force had worsened and that the clan’s attempts to follow Yu’s plan had failed.
• Uchiha Ryota complained that the people he had tried to help had rejected his efforts, then recounted his actions after Yashiro ordered him to answer Yu’s questions.
• Uchiha Yu learned that Uchiha Ryota had given Uchiha Amiko money for her sick mother’s medicine and explained that the gesture could make her feel insulted.
• Uchiha Yashiro, Uchiha Ryota, and Uchiha Taizo realized that they had ignored Yu’s instructions to consider how recipients felt when offering help.

Uchiha Yu advised Uchiha Yashiro and his companions on improving the Uchiha-led Military Police Force, then considered taking control of the clan from behind the scenes. After feeding Miwa Masayo, he exercised and hinted that he was training because he faced danger.

• Uchiha Yu spent hours explaining how the Uchiha could help villagers without alienating them, while concluding that the Uchiha were poorly suited to the Military Police Force’s work.
• After Uchiha Yashiro and the others left, Uchiha Yu wondered whether he could take control of the Uchiha clan and decided he could not become its public face.
• Uchiha Yu told Miwa Masayo that he could improve the Military Police Force but would face enemies inside and outside the clan if he took charge openly.
• Uchiha Yu made rice with chicken and bonito flakes for himself and Miwa Masayo, and they ate the whole pot.
• Uchiha Yu forced Miwa Masayo to exercise, then continued running after she became exhausted and said he needed to work hard or he would be in danger.

Uchiha Yu pushed through punishing weighted training, using Natural Energy to repair and strengthen his damaged body. After encountering Might Duy and Might Guy, he reflected on their extraordinary endurance and questioned whether their bodies were truly ordinary.

• Uchiha Yu ran with a 650-kilogram load until his chakra ran out, then continued as Natural Energy repaired the damage from each step.
• Might Duy and Might Guy ran past Uchiha Yu carrying enormous rocks, and Duy pushed Guy to stay focused and train harder.
• Miwa Masayo returned to Uchiha Yu after the father and son had passed, and Yu explained how he avoided their loud encouragement.
• Uchiha Yu recalled that he had secretly examined Might Duy and Might Guy with Genjutsu and found no special bloodline despite their incredible endurance.

Uchiha Yu abandoned training in the Eight Inner Gates and focused on a safer way to strengthen his body while protecting his cultivation secrets. After his weighted training improved, he discovered that stillness stance practice let his body progress remarkably quickly, and he sensed qi and blood for the first time.

• Uchiha Yu rejected the Eight Inner Gates because its punishing training risked hidden injuries and conflicted with his Foundation Establishment goals.
• Uchiha Yu completed his weighted route around Konoha five minutes faster than the previous day, and Miwa Masayo examined his improved physique.
• Uchiha Yu tried a Horse Stance, but his thighs quickly tightened and trembled, so he switched to the Hunyuan Stance.
• Uchiha Yu relaxed into stillness, and his posture naturally settled into a low Horse Stance without waking Miwa Masayo’s litter-box attendant.
• After two hours, Uchiha Yu sensed and pulsed his tendons and bones, then felt qi and blood filling his body.

After completing his morning practice, Uchiha Yu received a summons from the Third Hokage to collect his chūnin promotion documents. He reluctantly left Miwa Masayo with the dirty dishes and headed to the Hokage's office.

• Uchiha Yu finished his standing practice refreshed, and his fire- and earth-element Natural Energy became easier to control.
• Uchiha Yu cooked Three-Fresh Meat and Egg Rice, which Miwa Masayo enjoyed while he added fermented bean curd to his own bowl.
• An Anbu summoned Uchiha Yu to the Hokage's office at one thirty, and he recognized the pass as notice of his chūnin promotion.
• Uchiha Yu criticized the Third Hokage's words about the Will of Fire and reluctantly set out to meet him.
• Uchiha Yu left the dishes for Miwa Masayo, who decided to wash them despite having no hands.

Uchiha Yu hid among the newly promoted chunin as Hiruzen Sarutobi delivered a speech, then used Natural Energy to suppress the growing Heart Monkey within him. The Heart Monkey resisted fiercely, leaving Yu at risk of losing control and being replaced by his inner demon.

• Uchiha Yu recalled how he had avoided the Chunin Exams and gained promotion through wartime missions, unlike three powerful Uchiha cousins who had disappeared after an examination.
• Uchiha Yu disguised his height by crouching in the crowd so Hiruzen Sarutobi would not notice him among the young chunin.
• As Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke about the Will of Fire, Uchiha Yu sensed that his Heart Monkey had grown stronger and began using Natural Energy to calm it.
• Uchiha Yu's vibrations changed as they passed through earth-natured matter in his dantian, and he envisioned the crimson ape being hammered by the force of heaven and earth.
• The Heart Monkey fought back and disrupted Uchiha Yu's body and mind, but he stayed still to avoid drawing attention and feared the inner demon might take his place.

Uchiha Yu subdued the Heart Monkey and awakened the supernatural ability Omniscient Mind's Eye during the chunin promotion ceremony. After receiving his promotion order, he declined to form a mission squad.

• Uchiha Yu endured the Heart Monkey's final struggle and awakened Omniscient Mind's Eye, which let him perceive his surroundings within nine meters.
• Uchiha Yu defeated the Heart Monkey, whose emotions nourished his heart and spirit as it settled into a trembling Golden Snub-nosed Monkey.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi finished his Will of Fire speech and left to attend the promotion ceremony for adult genin.
• An administrative ninja gave Uchiha Yu his promotion order and asked whom he wanted for a mission squad.
• Uchiha Yu refused to register squad members and chose not to form a mission squad.

After completing his chūnin promotion, Uchiha Yu tested his Omniscient Mind's Eye and felt his strengthened heart meridians improving his body and eyes. His thoughts about the possible effects on his Sharingan ended when a ninja crashed into him in Uchiha territory, and Yu's hands reacted on their own.

• Uchiha Yu completed the promotion procedures and left without attracting attention.
• As he walked through Konoha, Uchiha Yu sensed that taming the Heart Monkey had strengthened his heart meridians and improved his body and eyes.
• Uchiha Yu considered whether the changes might lead to the Mangekyō Sharingan, then decided his body could not yet bear its costs.
• While distracted, Uchiha Yu was struck by a ninja sprinting through the Uchiha Clan's territory.
• Uchiha Yu drew weapons defensively, recognized the ninja, put them away, and smacked him on the head.