Chapter Summaries

Minato Namikaze received evidence that Orochimaru had abducted people, including shinobi, for human experimentation and learned that Hiruzen Sarutobi had gone to arrest him. After Kyosuke Uchiha received the report, he hurried away to confront the situation before Orochimaru could reveal anything to Hiruzen.

• Minato Namikaze reviewed the Anbu report linking the disappearances to Orochimaru and learned that Hiruzen Sarutobi had already gone to apprehend him.
• Minato Namikaze instructed the Anbu to notify Kyosuke Uchiha about the intelligence concerning his mentor.
• Kyosuke Uchiha received the document while dining with Anko Mitarashi, Yamato, and Shisui, then paid and left without explaining.
• Anko Mitarashi reassured Shisui that Kyosuke could handle himself, but Shisui remained worried about his teacher's sudden departure.
• Kyosuke Uchiha used the Body Flicker Technique to rush toward Orochimaru, hoping to stop him from revealing matters to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After Orochimaru defected from Konoha, Kyosuke caught up with him and proposed an alliance, offering Uchiha resources and a Hashirama Cells experiment subject in exchange for shared research and support. Orochimaru accepted the initial terms, while Kyosuke revealed that he ultimately wanted help securing political power for the Uchiha Clan.

• Kyosuke denied involvement in Orochimaru's human experiments when Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned him at the laboratory.
• Orochimaru defeated Jiraiya, who had pursued him, and continued toward the Land of Fire's border.
• Kyosuke used the Flying Thunder God Technique to intercept Orochimaru by a river and proposed renewing their alliance.
• Kyosuke offered Uchiha funding and manpower for Orochimaru's research, along with a promised subject that had perfectly fused with Hashirama Cells.
• Orochimaru agreed to share research and give Kyosuke the Impure World Reincarnation technique.
• Kyosuke asked Orochimaru to help the Uchiha Clan seize political power in the village in the future.

Kyosuke weighed the Uchiha’s options for gaining freedom and planned to seize Konoha’s political power during the Konoha Crush, with Orochimaru and the Sand Shinobi helping create the opportunity. As suspicion and danger mounted around Orochimaru and the Uchiha, Kyosuke strengthened himself through missions; then Kushina became pregnant.

• Kyosuke returned to the village after arranging cooperation with Orochimaru and reflected that taking political power during the Konoha Crush offered the Uchiha their best chance at freedom.
• Orochimaru’s former subordinates questioned Minato Namikaze about his defection, and the Anbu began monitoring those loyal to Orochimaru.
• Outside forces started searching for Orochimaru, while Konoha’s higher-ups and Danzo grew more suspicious of Kyosuke and the Uchiha Clan.
• Kyosuke restrained the Uchiha and kept taking missions as he worked to strengthen himself.
• Kyosuke raised his Sage Body to level 10 and reached the initial level of the Third Stage as Kushina became pregnant.

Kyosuke learned that Kushina was pregnant and considered whether to save Minato when Obito attacked Konoha, but postponed the decision until the attack. During a dinner visit with Kushina and Minato, Kyosuke raised the idea that unifying the Shinobi World could bring lasting peace, leaving Minato uncertain about his intentions.

• Kyosuke confirmed that Kushina was pregnant and weighed whether to save Minato from Obito's coming attack.
• Kyosuke visited Kushina and Minato to congratulate them, and Kushina invited him to stay for dinner.
• Kyosuke and Minato talked about Fugaku's child, who was expected to be born only days apart from Minato and Kushina's child.
• At dinner, Kyosuke recalled Uchiha Ikezi and spoke about the deaths and wounds caused by war.
• Kyosuke proposed that unified governance and resource allocation across the Shinobi World could minimize conflict, prompting Minato to wonder whether Kyosuke was testing him.

Kyosuke tested Minato Namikaze’s stance on unifying the Shinobi World, then underwent a procedure to revive his long-sealed Sharingan. The transplant succeeded, and he opened his eyes with three tomoe turning in each pupil.

• Kyosuke left Minato Namikaze’s home after finding that Minato had not rejected the idea of unifying the Shinobi World, though he remained unsure whether to save him in the coming turmoil.
• In April of Konoha Year 47, Kyosuke had Saori Hyuga and her assistants transplant his sealed eyes at his secret Experimental Base.
• The assistants reported that the transplant had generated an unusual energy that could revive Kyosuke’s Sharingan, though restoring its Eye Power would take time.
• After the procedure, Kyosuke sat up, removed his bandages, and opened his eyes to reveal a scarlet Sharingan with three tomoe.

After a month away from missions, Kyosuke kept his recovered Sharingan secret while Dark Owl grew impatient for the heir who promised to help her. When Uchiha Obito arrived in Kirigakure claiming to be Madara, Dark Owl attacked him and discovered that her Wood Release passed through his body.

• Kyosuke returned to grueling missions after his vacation and kept his recovered Sharingan hidden from the Uchiha clan and Konoha's higher-ups.
• Dark Owl continued posing as the Mizukage with a puppet while White Zetsu urged her to wait for the heir's plan.
• Dark Owl grew increasingly consumed by hatred for Kyosuke and imagined killing him to reach a dream world where he belonged only to her.
• When space distorted in the Mizukage's room, Dark Owl put on her mask and prepared to attack the newcomer.
• Uchiha Obito emerged and introduced himself as Madara Uchiha, but Dark Owl immediately attacked him with Wood Release.
• Obito's body let Dark Owl's wooden branches and stakes pass through him, and she recognized the Sharingan in his eyes.

Obito enlisted Dark Owl to help him attack the Jinchuriki during childbirth and release the Nine-Tails, promising the Eye of the Moon plan would bring peace. After Obito left, Dark Owl threatened White Zetsu, while Obito returned to Black Zetsu and learned Nagato and his companions still pursued their dream.

• Dark Owl and Obito stopped fighting after recognizing each other's Mangekyo Sharingan and accepted that Madara had placed them on the same side.
• Obito explained his plan to attack the Jinchuriki during childbirth, and Dark Owl agreed to hold off powerful figures such as Hiruzen Sarutobi and Uchiha Kyosuke while Obito handled Minato Namikaze.
• Obito said he would return early the following year to begin the Eye of the Moon plan, then vanished through his space-time ability.
• Dark Owl questioned White Zetsu about Obito's identity, then warned it to enjoy its remaining days before she came for it.
• Obito returned to the Land of Rain and told Black Zetsu that Dark Owl was impulsive and easy to control.
• Black Zetsu told Obito that Nagato and the others still pursued their dream, and Obito resolved that Nagato would eventually fall into his hands.

Kyosuke and Saori fought at full strength, and Saori revealed a new Byakugan ability that could restrict her opponent’s movements. After testing her evolving Byakugan, Kyosuke urged her to secure control of the Hyuga Clan within half a year.

• Saori scattered Kyosuke’s fire dragon and struck through his initial Susanoo with a powerful Gentle Fist attack.
• Saori used Byakugan: Intimidation to slow Kyosuke, then landed a crushing blow that sent him into the cavern wall.
• Kyosuke revealed that he had secretly attached an Exploding Tag to Saori, and they discussed how her Sage Body was strengthening her Byakugan.
• Tests showed that Saori’s Byakugan was evolving slowly and might take ten years to awaken the Tenseigan without an accelerated method.
• Kyosuke told Saori to secure control of the Hyuga Clan within half a year, then took her hand and transported them away from the Experimental Base.

Saori gathered dissatisfied Hyuga branch-family clansmen, asserted that she would lead them after they overthrew the Main House, and removed their Caged Bird Seals. She sent them to recruit others in secret and was left alone to think.

• Branch-family clansmen waited anxiously for Saori, and some feared her absence meant the Main House had set a trap.
• Saori appeared and used crushing pressure to silence the room before announcing that they would regard her as the Hyuga Clan’s leader after the Main House fell.
• The clansmen nodded their agreement, and Saori promised the clan would be reborn in half a year.
• Saori used Sealing Curse Jutsu to remove each clansman’s Caged Bird Seal, earning their gratitude.
• Saori instructed the clansmen to secretly contact others who hated the Main House, dismissed them, and remained alone in the room.

Hizashi Hyuga confronted Saori Hyuga after discovering that she was helping Branch House members break their Caged Bird Seals. Haunted by the Curse Mark placed on his infant son Neji, Hizashi agreed to help Saori overthrow the Main House, on the condition that she spare his elder brother Hiashi.

• Hizashi learned from a trusted subordinate about the Branch House members' secret activities and investigated their cause.
• Hizashi visited Saori and asked about the possibility of breaking the Caged Bird Seal, and Saori confirmed it was possible.
• Saori reminded Hizashi that Neji and his descendants would remain bound by the Curse Mark, pushing him to confront his loyalty to the Main House.
• Hizashi agreed to serve Saori if she promised to spare Hiashi after taking power.
• Saori promised to spare Hiashi and offered to remove the Curse Mark from Hizashi's forehead.

Kyosuke suspected the Mizukage’s visit was connected to Obito’s coming attack and ordered precautions while Saori accelerated her power seizure. After Hyuga Hiashi detected a suspicious masked attendant, Kyosuke prepared for the danger with only a day remaining until Asura’s birth.

• Fugaku and the Uchiha celebrated the birth of Fugaku’s second son, and Kyosuke thought that Indra’s reincarnation had been born.
• Minato summoned Kyosuke and assigned him to monitor the visiting Mizukage, prompting Kyosuke to suspect Obito was using the visit as a diversion.
• Kyosuke ordered a Secret Ninja to tell Saori to accelerate her power seizure and monitor the Mist delegation.
• Saori ordered her followers to begin their operation at sunset the next day.
• Kyosuke examined the Mizukage’s delegation at Konoha’s gate, then asked Hyuga Hiashi about them after they were escorted to their lodgings.
• Hiashi reported that a masked attendant had unusual chakra and a mask that blocked the Byakugan, and Kyosuke prepared targeted precautions.

Dark Owl used her official visit to Konoha to steal the Forbidden Jutsu Scroll, hoping to gain power against the impostor she hated. After the theft and the deaths of two guards were discovered, Minato Namikaze ordered an investigation, while Hiruzen Sarutobi doubted Kirigakure was responsible.

• White Zetsu questioned Dark Owl about why she entered Konoha officially, and she explained that Kirigakure’s presence would draw Konoha’s strongest fighters away from her plans.
• Dark Owl left a Wood Style Clone in her place and slipped out to steal the Forbidden Jutsu Scroll so she could grow stronger.
• Dark Owl incapacitated and killed the two Anbu guarding the shrine, disabled its warning mechanism, and took the scroll.
• Dark Owl copied the First Hokage’s Wood Style techniques and returned safely to the residence.
• The theft was discovered, Minato Namikaze ordered a village-wide investigation, and Hiruzen Sarutobi suspected someone was trying to provoke conflict between Konoha and Kirigakure.

As Hizashi Hyuga’s rebellion began, Saori went to confront the Main House members who had oppressed her. She revealed that she had started the uprising and seized the former fiancé who tried to order her to crush it.

• Itachi stayed home with baby Sasuke while Mikoto and Fugaku went out, and he sensed unease beneath the dark sky.
• Hyuga Hiashi learned that rebels planned to act, but chose to wait for evidence before dealing with them.
• Hizashi refused Hiashi’s summons, and his followers subdued the Main House loyalists as fighting spread across the clan compound.
• Saori calmly went to the Main House gathering place, where her former fiancé ordered her to arrest and kill the rebels.
• Saori revealed that she had started the rebellion, then grabbed her former fiancé by the throat and lifted him into the air.

Saori led the branch family’s rebellion against the Hyuga Main House, killed the Great Elder, and defeated Hyuga Hiashi. The Main House loyalists surrendered, but Saori ordered her followers to kill anyone who still resisted.

• Saori ignored the Great Elder’s attempt to stop her and killed the man she had been holding, revealing that the Caged Bird Seal no longer affected her.
• Saori fought the Great Elder and killed him after a subordinate reported that the branch family had trapped the Main House fighters in the Council Hall.
• Saori confronted Hyuga Hiashi and ordered her followers to keep attacking as she fought him.
• Saori unleashed Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Two Hundred Fifty-Six Palms, broke through Hiashi’s Heavenly Spin, and sent him crashing into the Council Hall.
• Hiashi’s loyalists stopped resisting, and Saori ordered her subordinate to kill everyone who remained stubborn.

Dark Owl escaped Konoha and headed toward Kushina’s childbirth, while Obito attacked the hidden delivery site and threatened Minato with Naruto. Kyosuke arrived in time to save Kushina and left Minato to take her and Naruto to safety, then faced Obito.

• Dark Owl evaded Konoha’s forces and headed for the location where Kushina was about to give birth, then recognized Hyuga. Saori nearby.
• Kushina gave birth to Naruto while Minato maintained the Nine-Tails’ seal.
• Obito seized Naruto and forced Minato to choose between saving him or Kushina, then threw Naruto into the air with an Exploding Tag on his blanket.
• Minato caught Naruto and fled the room before the tag exploded, while Obito moved to take Kushina.
• Kyosuke arrived using the Flying Thunder God Technique, struck Obito, and protected Kushina with Susanoo.
• Kyosuke told Minato to take Kushina and Naruto somewhere safe, then remained behind to face Obito.

Saori Hyuga set out to support Kyosuke but encountered the mysterious Dark Owl, while Kyosuke fought Obito over Rin’s death. Kyosuke exposed a weakness in Obito’s Kamui, but Obito’s blue Susanoo blocked the killing blow.

• Saori led her subordinates toward Kyosuke and used the Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm to reveal Dark Owl following them.
• Dark Owl declared that he sought revenge, war, and peace, then threatened Saori, who ordered her subordinates to attack him without mercy.
• Obito blamed Kyosuke and Minato for Rin’s death and attacked Kyosuke with Fire Release: Blast Dance.
• Kyosuke absorbed Obito’s flames with his Blaze Gunbai and used a Shadow Clone to trick Obito into becoming vulnerable while attacking.
• Kyosuke launched a killing strike, but Obito’s blue Susanoo appeared and blocked it.

Kyosuke pursued Obito after stopping him from escaping through Kamui, then wounded him with a Flying Thunder God feint and a sword strike. Obito refused to abandon his plan and summoned a massive Susanoo, but Kyosuke suddenly sensed danger elsewhere and cried out for Saori.

• Obito fled from Kyosuke, who chased him beyond Konoha and waited for his five-minute intangibility limit to expire.
• Kyosuke used a marked Kunai and the Flying Thunder God Technique to stab Obito as Obito tried to trap him with Kamui.
• Obito summoned a blue Susanoo and Hashirama Cells' wood, but Kyosuke struck him with Secret Sword: Returning Swallow and brought him down.
• Kyosuke urged Obito to stop, but Obito declared he would continue his plan and raised the third form of Susanoo.
• As Kyosuke prepared to fight again, he sensed something happening elsewhere and shouted, "Saori... No!!!"

Saori Hyuga fought Dark Owl, whose powerful Wood Style overwhelmed Saori’s three clansmen and forced Saori to retreat. Dark Owl then pursued her in close combat, and their clash ended with Dark Owl’s powerful punch striking Saori’s Heavenly Spin.

• Saori and three Hyuga clansmen attacked Dark Owl with Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, but Dark Owl blocked them with Wood Release: Hobi Technique.
• Dark Owl unleashed Tree World Descent, killing Saori’s three clansmen as Saori fought through the trees with Eight Trigrams: 256 Palms.
• Dark Owl stopped her assault and charged Saori, while Saori suspected her enemy had a personal grudge against her.
• Saori attacked with Eight Gates Collapse, but Dark Owl evaded and countered with a punch powered by Monstrous Strength.
• Saori used Heavenly Spin to meet Dark Owl’s punch head-on.

Saori was defeated by Dark Owl and used a signal to summon Kyosuke, who abandoned his fight with Obito to reach her. Kyosuke rescued Saori and faced Dark Owl, whose Mangekyo Sharingan left him questioning her identity.

• Dark Owl struck Saori through the forest, leaving her gravely injured and unable to continue fighting.
• Saori crushed the ornament marked with "Kyo" to summon Kyosuke, while Obito returned to his Other Dimension and prepared for the coming battle.
• Kyosuke sensed Saori's distress signal, left Obito, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach her.
• Kyosuke checked Saori's injuries, then sent her away with a Kunai and returned to confront Dark Owl.
• Kyosuke recognized the Mangekyo Sharingan beneath Dark Owl's mask and demanded to know who she was, but Dark Owl charged at him without answering.

Kyosuke fought Dark Owl, whose strength and white Susanoo made him a formidable opponent, while Kyosuke’s attack prompted Konoha to mobilize and evacuate villagers. The battle escalated as Dark Owl prepared a Susanoo spear and declared that she would make Kyosuke suffer for her pain and hatred.

• Dark Owl struck Kyosuke with immense strength, and Kyosuke activated his Mangekyo and Sage Mode before attacking with Sage Art: Blinding Blaze.
• Dark Owl summoned Triple Rashomon to divert the blaze, which devastated a forest and alerted Konoha to the danger.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi took command, sent Anbu to investigate, and ordered the villagers evacuated.
• Kyosuke used Flying Thunder God to approach Dark Owl, but she countered by activating her Susanoo.
• Kyosuke summoned his purple-red Susanoo, and Dark Owl formed a spear of energy and attacked while calling him an impostor.