Chapter Summaries

After Nawaki died, Uchiha Kiyoshi recognized that he was a cultivator rather than a ninja and began shaping a cultivation system based on absorbing Natural Energy. The chapter left him resolved to pioneer this path while Nawaki remained dead amid the ongoing war.

• Uchiha Kiyoshi returned to Konoha's base with Nawaki's body, and Tsunade repeatedly used the Mystical Palm Technique but could not revive him.
• Orochimaru heard Uchiha Kiyoshi call himself a cultivator but refrained from asking about it while Kiyoshi grieved.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi considered resurrection methods but decided not to bring Nawaki back into a world still consumed by war.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi reflected on the flaws of the ninja system and the importance of his Body Nourishment Technique.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi theorized that he could absorb Natural Energy directly and began constructing his own cultivation system.

Uchiha Kiyoshi organized his plans to develop a cultivation method based on Chakra circulation and investigate how living beings processed Natural Energy. He considered whether adapting his body to Natural Energy through an evolution resembling a return to an Innate state could enable direct absorption.

• Uchiha Kiyoshi decided to set aside three hours each day to research a cultivation method before the Second War ended.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi questioned why diluted Natural Energy nourished the body while uncontrolled Natural Energy caused assimilation, and concluded that learning to sense and absorb it was essential.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi planned to simulate cells and study how food was converted into Physical Energy, hoping to sense Natural Energy and reduce strain on his cells.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi speculated that a later stage of cultivation could adapt or evolve the body to withstand higher forms of energy.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi connected that possible transformation to returning to an Innate state and considered that it might lead toward Immortal Cultivation.

Uchiha Kiyoshi relied on Shadow Clones to speed up his plans for developing a new cultivation system while the village dealt with the attack on Team 3. As the Senju Clan sent more ninja to the front, Kiyoshi focused on training and vowed to make Danzo pay.

• Uchiha Kiyoshi decided to use Shadow Clones to test Internal Energy Art circulation routes and accelerate his research.
• Senju Hiko confronted the Third Hokage over the attack, and the Third put Root under his control while Danzo defended sacrificing lives for the village.
• The Third Hokage privately wondered whether he had made the wrong choice but believed he still needed Danzo working in the shadows.
• Senju Taku became War Commander, Nara Shikaichi became War Advisor, and the Senju Clan sent many ninja to the front lines.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi predicted the Senju Clan would decline, resolved to protect the Uchiha Clan, and committed himself to training until he could take revenge on Danzo.

In Konoha Year 37, Uchiha Kiyoshi had grown stronger during a year of solo missions and training, refining his Nourishing Origin Art and perfecting the Substitution Body Flicker Technique. After repeatedly killing Root squads while searching for the Root ninja who killed Sarutobi Saku, he decided to stop lying low and cause bigger trouble.

• The war against the Rain Country continued, leaving its people impoverished and the country under pressure as a decisive battle drew near.
• After Nawaki and another teammate died, Team 3 was disbanded, and Uchiha Kiyoshi began completing missions alone with Orochimaru's support.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi's chakra reached 8500 Ka, and he developed the Nourishing Origin Art while improving his Substitution Body Flicker Technique to use less chakra and reach greater distances.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi continued hunting Root ninja, killing more than a dozen squads, including five Jonin, while searching for the three Root ninja who killed Sarutobi Saku.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi resolved to stop endless training and begin causing major trouble.

Uchiha Kiyoshi accepted a long-term mission in Rain Country from Orochimaru, suspecting it would let him target Root operatives. After gathering intelligence, he ambushed and killed a spy ninja in Wind Country.

• Uchiha Kiyoshi visited Orochimaru and requested a long-term mission in Rain Country.
• Orochimaru assigned Uchiha Kiyoshi a month-long mission with detailed intelligence instructions that suggested Root was involved.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi registered the mission, left the Konoha camp, and traveled west to meet his target.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi obtained intelligence from a spy ninja near the Wind Country border and followed him into Wind Country.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi ambushed the spy ninja with kunai and killed him with an Earth Spear.

Uchiha Kiyoshi created a remote-controlled clone by sealing Shadow Clones inside a spy's corpse and using modified Five Elements Seal formulas to control it. After testing the method, he sealed four Shadow Clones into the body, leaving Number 1 in control.

• Uchiha Kiyoshi healed the spy's fatal chest wound with Yang Release Chakra and restored his own Chakra with a Soldier Pill.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi used three Shadow Clones to inscribe formulas across the corpse, then sealed another Shadow Clone inside it with a modified Five Elements Seal.
• The sealed Shadow Clone animated the corpse and practiced controlling its body, while Uchiha Kiyoshi observed it for three hours.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi repeated the process and sealed four Shadow Clones into the body, with Number 1 taking control and the others minimizing their consumption.

Uchiha Kiyoshi sent a clone toward Konoha to watch for a chance to strike Danzo, then spent weeks arranging a second clone’s infiltration of the Rain Country. He left the clone there to monitor the future Nagato Trio and returned to consider his next move.

• Uchiha Kiyoshi created a clone, sent it toward Konoha, and reminded it to find Root’s location before attacking Danzo.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi restored his Chakra, sent intelligence from the Rain Country to Orochimaru, and continued scouting while making his own arrangements.
• Half a month later, Uchiha Kiyoshi made a clone from a Rogue Ninja’s corpse and ordered it to maintain a low profile in a Rain Country village.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi left the clone behind and headed back after failing to find the Nagato Trio.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi planned to have the clone follow the Nagato Trio after Akatsuki formed and gather intelligence on the organization.

Uchiha Kiyoshi was ambushed by three Root Jonin sent by Danzo while returning to camp. He killed all three and left wondering how many Jonin Danzo had left.

• Uchiha Kiyoshi recognized that Danzo had tracked his month-long mission and sent Root shinobi to assassinate him.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi activated his Three Tomoe Sharingan and used Mental Perception to confirm that only three enemies were nearby.
• A Root Jonin attacked Uchiha Kiyoshi with Earth Release before closing in for a blade fight, but Uchiha Kiyoshi overpowered him.
• The other two Root shinobi launched Wind Release and Fire Release techniques as the first Jonin retreated, but Uchiha Kiyoshi killed the Jonin with a kunai.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi appeared to be caught in the combined Ninjutsu, then used Substitution Body Flicker to appear behind the remaining Root shinobi and kill them.

Uchiha Kiyoshi avoided Hanzo of the Salamander’s battle with the Sannin and rushed to help Konoha’s poisoned main force. He helped the survivors defeat Amegakure’s attackers, treated their poison enough for them to return to camp, while the Sannin and Hanzo continued fighting.

• Uchiha Kiyoshi gathered the equipment left by Root ninja, then sensed Hanzo of the Salamander battling the Sannin and decided not to approach them.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi inferred that Amegakure had ambushed Konoha’s main force and hurried to the battlefield after restoring his Chakra.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi let Shimura Torenao die, then arrived in time to save the remaining Konoha Jonin and kill an Amegakure Jonin with Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi used Earth Release: Earth Spear to defeat three Amegakure Special Jonin, helping the Konoha Shinobi turn the battle around.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi suppressed the poisoned Konoha Shinobi’s symptoms, and they supported one another back to the front-line camp while the Sannin continued fighting Hanzo.

Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade fought Hanzo for three days and three nights, using the pressure to break through to Kage Level. Hanzo named them the Sannin, while Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan watched the battle from nearby.

• Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade summoned their beasts and fought Hanzo, but struggled against his strength and swordsmanship.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi returned to the Konoha camp and used the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique to treat the wounded as the battle continued.
• The Sannin decided to use the pressure of fighting Hanzo to break through, and Hanzo intensified his attacks after recognizing their plan.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan watched the battle and Yahiko wondered whether shinobi power could help him achieve peace.
• After three days and nights, the Sannin broke through and blocked Hanzo's full-power strike together.
• Hanzo ended the fight and named Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade the Sannin, and news of their rise to Kage Level spread throughout the Ninja World.

After Hanzo’s battle with the Konoha trio, Jiraiya decided that Yahiko was the Child of Prophecy and stayed in the Rain Country to train him, Nagato, and Konan. Orochimaru and Tsunade left, and Jiraiya began teaching the three children.

• Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan revealed themselves after Orochimaru called them out, and Yahiko pleaded with Jiraiya to spare them.
• Jiraiya felt compassion for the children and suspected Yahiko was the Child of Prophecy because of his blond hair and desire for peace.
• Tsunade offered to take Nagato to Konoha, but Nagato refused because Konoha Shinobi had killed his parents.
• Yahiko asked Jiraiya to teach them to become ninja so he could change the world and bring peace.
• Jiraiya told Orochimaru and Tsunade that he would stay behind to train the children, and they left him in the Rain Country.
• Jiraiya promised to teach Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan personally, and Yahiko gratefully thanked him.

Uchiha Kiyoshi learned that Jiraiya had stayed in the Rain Country to teach three orphans, then joined Konoha’s decisive battle against Amegakure. After fighting for ten hours, he defeated one opponent and moved between battlefields, killing and injuring more enemy shinobi.

• Orochimaru returned to the front lines and told Uchiha Kiyoshi that Jiraiya had stayed behind to teach three orphaned shinobi from the Rain Country.
• Twenty days later, Amegakure launched its decisive battle against Konoha, and Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Senju Taku fought Hanzo while Uchiha Kiyoshi held back an Elite Jonin.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi conserved his strength through ten hours of fighting while watching for the poison from Hanzo’s summon, Ibuse.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi used the Fire Phoenix Technique, Pistol Technique, and earthen kunai to fatally wound his opponent, then finished him with a Flame Bullet.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi joined nearby battles, killed one Amegakure shinobi who was attacking a Konoha Jonin, and pursued another enemy who fled with the Body Flicker Technique.

Uchiha Kiyoshi killed six Amegakure Jonin in quick succession, shifting the Jonin-level battle in Konoha’s favor. After Konoha’s reinforcements arrived, Amegakure withdrew and conceded defeat, ending the Rain Country’s role in the Second Shinobi World War.

• Uchiha Kiyoshi used an endless kunai barrage and Genjutsu to kill three Amegakure Jonin, giving Konoha a slight advantage in the Jonin-level battles.
• Amegakure sent one Elite Jonin and two Jonin to confront Uchiha Kiyoshi, who swallowed a Soldier Pill and fought without revealing more of his strength.
• The battle settled into a stalemate as Orochimaru and the other two focused on holding Hanzo back while Konoha waited for reinforcements.
• Three hours later, Konoha’s reinforcements arrived, and Amegakure withdrew and declared defeat.

Uchiha Kiyoshi’s clone attacked Danzo’s Root base, destroying much of it and killing many Root shinobi before confronting Danzo. The clone detonated its remaining Chakra in a massive explosion that shook all of Konoha.

• After Konoha celebrated the victory over the Rain Country, Uchiha Kiyoshi’s clone located Root’s base near Hokage Rock.
• When Danzo sensed the clone investigating Root, he alerted his shinobi, but the clone struck first with a barrage of Earth Release techniques.
• The clone trapped Root inside a reinforced Earth Style Wall and continued attacking, causing heavy losses among Root’s shinobi.
• The clone fought through Danzo’s guards, traded injuries with Danzo, and severed his right arm.
• The clone accused Danzo of harming Root shinobi and betraying shinobi from the same village, then detonated its remaining Chakra in a huge explosion.

A blast destroyed Root’s base and left Danzo critically injured, while evidence and the attacker’s accusation tied the attack to Root and Danzo’s past crimes. The Third Hokage ordered the incident concealed as a Sunagakure spy attack, but promised Konoha’s clans an explanation.

• The Third Hokage arrived with Anbu and the Military Police Force to find Root’s base devastated and Danzo badly wounded.
• An Anbu investigation found that the dead attacker was a Root ninja and that no outsiders were present at the scene.
• Uchiha Kai asked whether Danzo had targeted Konoha ninja, prompting the Third to acknowledge Danzo’s past actions.
• Danzo protested his innocence, then fainted as the evidence and accusations mounted.
• The Third ordered Danzo taken to the hospital, told officials to blame a Sunagakure spy, and promised Uchiha Kai an explanation.
• The major clans learned of the incident, leaving the Third facing growing pressure to account for what Danzo had done.

Uchiha Kiyoshi returned to Konoha after his attack left Danzo badly injured, then learned the village had compensated the clans with Ninjutsu. After cleaning his home, he noticed Danzo’s hostility and wondered whether Danzo suspected him.

• Orochimaru told Uchiha Kiyoshi that Danzo had been attacked and severely wounded, while the village suppressed news of the incident.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi recalled that his clone had severed Danzo’s right arm and detonated its Chakra, and he enjoyed the thought of Danzo living in fear.
• Five days later, Uchiha Kiyoshi returned to Konoha and learned from the clan head’s message that the clans had received additional Ninjutsu collections.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi reported to the Hokage Building, returned home, and used Water Release: Cleaning Technique to tidy his house.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi noticed Danzo’s hostile attitude and wondered whether Danzo suspected him before deciding to visit the clan head.

Uchiha Kiyoshi visited Uchiha Kai and received core-member status, clan benefits, and permission to select powerful Ninjutsu. After studying his new techniques, he began integrating them into his combat system.

• Uchiha Kai confirmed Uchiha Kiyoshi’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan and explained his new status, duties, allowances, and rewards as a core member.
• Uchiha Kai took Uchiha Kiyoshi to the Archives, where Elder Yu gave him access to the third floor to choose Ninjutsu.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi selected five B-rank Ninjutsu and three techniques of A-rank equivalent, but found no Izanagi.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi memorized the scrolls, destroyed them according to clan rules, and kept notes on the techniques.
• Over the next few days, Uchiha Kiyoshi used his research on Chakra’s minor circulation to theoretically master the Ninjutsu and began practicing them.

After returning to the village, Uchiha Kiyoshi defeated Uchiha Fugaku in a brief spar and planned to meet Minato Namikaze to exchange knowledge about speed and Space-Time Ninjutsu. He reflected on how spatial ability might be developed and hoped Minato could help him improve his Substitution Body Flicker Technique.

• Uchiha Kiyoshi met Uchiha Fugaku, who had become a Military Police Force Company Commander, and defeated him in thirty seconds.
• Uchiha Fugaku recovered quickly after losing, reassuring Uchiha Kiyoshi that the defeat had not crushed him.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi decided to visit Minato Namikaze to exchange cultivation experience and learn about his techniques.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi reasoned that repeated long-distance uses of Substitution Body Flicker had developed his spatial perception and that everyone might possess some degree of spatial ability.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi planned to learn from Minato Namikaze about the Flying Thunder God Technique, Sealing Jutsu, Body Flicker Jutsu, and reaction speed.

Uchiha Kiyoshi met Minato Namikaze at Konoha's Ninth Training Ground and sparred with him, using Earth Walls to counter Minato's Body Flicker Jutsu. Over the next two days, they trained together and exchanged techniques, leaving Kiyoshi with new ideas for improving his own Body Flicker.

• Uchiha Kiyoshi met Minato Namikaze and proposed a spar after they caught up.
• Minato used his Body Flicker Jutsu, and Kiyoshi hindered his movement with Earth Walls before catching him with a kunai.
• Kiyoshi analyzed how Minato combined two forms of Body Flicker and considered how his own physique could help him develop the technique.
• Minato pointed out that Kiyoshi had not used Uchiha genjutsu, and Kiyoshi privately acknowledged that his genjutsu skills were weak.
• Kiyoshi and Minato trained together for two days, sharing Body Flicker techniques, combat methods, and ninjutsu applications.

Uchiha Kiyoshi developed a combined Body Flicker Jutsu and began researching a water-vapor propulsion technique to improve its speed. After refining the water-and-Chakra explosion, he still needed a way to direct its force.

• Uchiha Kiyoshi combined his two Body Flicker Jutsu methods, creating a version without side effects.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi considered using Chakra explosions to vaporize water and provide propulsion for Body Flicker Jutsu.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi tested the idea, first discovering that an unrestrained water sphere simply burst apart.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi contained the water with a Chakra membrane and successfully vaporized it, producing a small pushing force.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi divided the explosive Chakra into smaller balls and refined the water-to-Chakra ratio, but found the vapor pushed in every direction.