Chapter Summaries

Kyosuke fought Dark Owl while Obito used Kamui to reach Kushina and take her away to extract the Nine-Tails. Kushina secured Obito’s promise to spare Naruto, leaving the infant alone in the empty house as he cried.

• Kyosuke shattered Dark Owl’s Susanoo with a surprise sword strike, but Dark Owl survived.
• Minato returned to Kushina’s home, then left to investigate other disturbances, trusting Kyosuke to handle the enemy.
• Obito used White Zetsu’s scouting and Kamui to kill Kushina’s Anbu guards and enter the house.
• Kushina shielded Naruto and attacked Obito with Adamantine Chains, but Kamui let him evade them.
• Kushina asked Obito to spare Naruto in exchange for the Nine-Tails, and he agreed.
• Obito took Kushina away with him, and Naruto began crying alone in the house.

Kakashi brought Naruto to Minato and reported that Kushina had been taken, while Obito released the Nine-Tails and tried to kill her. Minato rescued Kushina, then left to confront Obito as Hiruzen prepared to stop the Nine-Tails.

• Kakashi found Naruto alone at Minato's home, took him to safety, and rushed to tell Minato what had happened to Kushina.
• Minato sensed that Kushina was in danger, sent Kakashi to notify Hiruzen, and used the Flying Thunder God to find her.
• Obito released the Nine-Tails, controlled it with Genjutsu, and ordered it to strike Kushina.
• Minato arrived in time to rescue Kushina from the Nine-Tails' attack and returned with her to the Hokage Building.
• Minato told Hiruzen to stop the Nine-Tails and left to confront Obito, promising Kushina he would return.

Kyosuke fought Dark Owl in the outskirts of Konoha, unveiled his Perfect Susanoo, and drew the village’s attention to the danger. As the clans prepared for battle and Hiruzen Sarutobi mobilized, Danzo privately hoped Kyosuke and Minato would die.

• Kyosuke used Fourth Form Susanoo to withstand Dark Owl’s Tree World Descent and urged her to reveal her remaining tricks.
• Dark Owl summoned Tobi, who merged with her and greatly increased her Chakra.
• Kyosuke activated Fifth Form and made his Susanoo grow into a mountain-sized giant, alarming villagers and shinobi across Konoha.
• Saori ordered the Hyuga Clan to prepare for battle, while Shikaku Nara headed to the Hokage Building.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned Kyosuke was fighting outside the village and ordered Danzo to keep Root from acting independently.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi left with Anbu to prepare for a possible Nine-Tails attack, while Danzo silently hoped Kyosuke and Minato Namikaze would die.

Obito and Dark Owl attacked Kyosuke Uchiha with the Wood Man Technique, but his Perfect Susanoo overwhelmed their combined efforts. As their chakra ran low, Dark Owl began preparing another solution.

• Obito sat on Konoha’s wall, dwelled on memories of his past, and then called on the Nine-Tails to attack.
• Dark Owl transferred her chakra to Tobi, and together they created a giant Wood Human to fight Kyosuke’s Perfect Susanoo.
• Kyosuke slashed the Wood Human with Susanoo, but Dark Owl restored it with continued chakra output.
• Tobi used the Wood Dragon to bind Susanoo, but Kyosuke destroyed most of the dragon with Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags.
• Dark Owl and Tobi struggled to maintain the Wood Human, so Dark Owl asked Tobi to hold on while she prepared something.

Kyosuke fought Dark Owl and Tobi as Dark Owl formed an Armored Susanoo, while Hiruzen battled the Nine-Tails elsewhere in Konoha. Minato confronted Obito and landed a Rasengan, but both major fights remained unresolved.

• Kyosuke's Susanoo battered Tobi's Wood Human while Dark Owl gathered her strength.
• Dark Owl covered the Wood Human with Armored Susanoo and shattered Kyosuke's magatama attack with a punch.
• Dark Owl struck Kyosuke and then launched a powerful attack called Armored Susanoo: Monstrous Strength.
• Hiruzen continued fighting the Nine-Tails, unable to leave and assist Kyosuke.
• Minato attacked Obito with Flying Thunder God, then struck his Susanoo with a Rasengan when it forced Obito to become tangible.

Minato Namikaze defeated Obito by exploiting Kamui’s spatial limitation and severed his control over the Nine-Tails, though Obito escaped. Minato then protected Konoha from the Nine-Tails’ attacks and prepared to confront it as Kushina and Naruto arrived.

• Obito used Kamui to predict Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God destination, but Minato transferred first, stabbed him, and explained how he avoided being pulled into Kamui.
• Minato used Contract Seal Release to sever Obito’s control over the Nine-Tails, but Obito escaped and vowed to destroy Konoha.
• Might Duy deflected a Tailed Beast Ball with Morning Tiger, and Minato sealed another before summoning Gamabunta to pin down the Nine-Tails.
• An Anbu member brought Kushina and Naruto to the battlefield, and Minato told Hiruzen Sarutobi to leave the Nine-Tails to him.

Kyosuke overwhelmed Dark Owl and Tobi with his Sage Chakra-enhanced Perfect Susanoo, unleashing a devastating sword strike that exposed Dark Owl as Uchiha Nagisa. As the fatal blow descended, Kyosuke recognized the woman he had not seen in years.

• Dark Owl and Tobi prepared a final attack as Kyosuke descended in his Senjutsu-enhanced Susanoo.
• Minato Namikaze ordered the Anbu to raise earth walls to shield the village from the coming clash.
• Kyosuke drew his sword and unleashed Susanoo: Imprisoning Inferno, swallowing Dark Owl’s Sky-Piercing Spear and shattering her armor and Wood Man.
• Tobi left Dark Owl’s body as Kyosuke’s strike broke her mask and revealed Uchiha Nagisa.
• Kyosuke recognized Nagisa as the fatal sword strike was about to hit her.

Kyosuke recognized Nagisa as the masked enemy and realized his attack was about to kill her, but Obito rescued her into Void Space. After the battle, Kyosuke found no trace of Nagisa and resolved to rescue her from Obito.

• Kyosuke recognized the masked girl as Nagisa and understood that Madara Uchiha had manipulated events around her.
• Nagisa gave up resisting Kyosuke’s attack, but Obito’s voice sounded and she was transported to Void Space before it could kill her.
• Nagisa survived, formed a new mask with Wood Release, and waited for Obito to return with the charred Tobi.
• Obito returned and offered to help Nagisa, while realizing that he and Dark Owl could not match Kyosuke’s power.
• Kyosuke searched the crater with Shadow Clones, concluded that Obito had taken Nagisa, and set out to rescue her.

As the Nine-Tails continued attacking Konoha, Minato Namikaze prepared to use the Reaper Death Seal and die alongside Kushina. Kushina restrained the beast as Minato prepared to seal it inside Naruto, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi powerless outside the barrier.

• The Nine-Tails prepared another Tailed Beast Ball while Minato Namikaze began forming the Reaper Death Seal’s hand signs.
• Kushina urged Minato to stop sacrificing himself, but he explained that Naruto would face danger as a ninja and needed the power to choose his own path.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi struck the barrier Minato had raised and lamented that he could not take Minato’s place.
• The Nine-Tails redirected its attack toward Minato, but Kushina bound it with golden Chakra chains and dispersed its Tailed Beast Ball.
• The Nine-Tails realized Minato was about to seal it inside Naruto and furiously resisted its coming imprisonment.

Kyosuke stopped Minato Namikaze from sacrificing himself and used Hashirama Cells to save Kushina, while Minato sealed the Nine-Tails into himself and Naruto. After the family reunited, Kyosuke’s actions shifted Konoha’s leaders’ view of him and Saori Hyuga, leaving them with greater influence in the village.

• Kyosuke interrupted Minato Namikaze’s Reaper Death Seal, subdued the Nine-Tails with his Mangekyō Sharingan, and took Kushina to his secret base for treatment.
• Kyosuke injected Kushina with Hashirama Cells serum, and her vital signs stabilized as he collected a cell sample.
• Minato Namikaze split the Nine-Tails’ chakra, sealing the Yin Nine-Tails within himself and the Yang Nine-Tails within Naruto.
• Kushina woke at Kyosuke’s base, later reunited with Minato Namikaze and Naruto, and recovered with her family.
• Kyosuke reported the battle to Konoha’s leaders while withholding Uchiha Nagisa’s identity as Dark Owl, and Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted his reasons for concealing his recovered Sharingan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and his advisors discussed Kyosuke’s growing influence and Saori Hyuga’s control of the Hyuga Clan, concluding that the clan’s freedom from the Caged Bird Seal could benefit Konoha.

More than a year after the Nine-Tails Incident, Konoha remained on guard while Kyosuke trained Shisui Uchiha and Yamato. Shisui had become a Jonin-level fighter and surpassed Yamato, and Kyosuke left the Uchiha Clan grounds with him after offering both disciples advice.

• Konoha shared information about Obito and his allies with other villages, but they dismissed the threat, so Konoha continued its own secret investigation.
• Shisui Uchiha defeated Yamato and became the strongest of Kyosuke's three young disciples, wielding a short sword Kyosuke had made for him.
• Kyosuke watched Shisui and Yamato spar and advised Shisui to commit fully to his attacks after using the Body Flicker Technique.
• Kyosuke told Yamato to keep developing his abilities and practicing the Ninjutsu he had taught him.
• Kyosuke left the Uchiha Clan grounds with Shisui while Yamato stayed behind to continue training.

Kyosuke accompanied Shisui to watch Itachi’s early graduation exam, while reflecting on his failed search for Uchiha Nagisa and his plans to help Saori awaken the Tenseigan. Itachi dominated his match against a Chunin, leaving the crowd astonished as his graduation test continued.

• Shisui told Kyosuke he was excited because he believed Itachi would pass his graduation exam.
• Kyosuke recalled his unsuccessful searches for Uchiha Nagisa and decided to wait for Obito and his allies to reveal themselves while preparing Saori to awaken the Tenseigan.
• Kyosuke and Shisui arrived at the Ninja Academy, where the crowd made way for Kyosuke and Fugaku reflected on the respect the Uchiha were receiving.
• Itachi entered the field to cheers from Shisui and three younger students, then began the practical test against a Chunin.
• Itachi matched the Chunin in taijutsu and kunai techniques, then shattered his Earth Release boulder with a powerful Fireball Jutsu and sent the opponent scrambling away.

Kyosuke’s disciple Kabuto Yakushi proved his talent at the Ninja Academy and in the secret cloning laboratory. As Kyosuke worried about rescuing Uchiha Nagisa, Saori Hyuga wondered whether her own existence had contributed to Nagisa’s breakdown.

• Itachi Uchiha defeated a Chunin in a sparring match at the Ninja Academy.
• Kyosuke checked on his disciple Kabuto Yakushi and told Shisui to keep Kabuto’s identity and their connection private.
• At the secret Experimental Base, Kabuto worked independently on the Cloning Experiment while Saori Hyuga watched his progress.
• Kyosuke asked Saori whether her Byakugan had made progress toward evolving into the Tenseigan, and she said it had not.
• Kyosuke worried that Obito might use Uchiha Nagisa, while Saori comforted him and questioned whether her existence had helped cause Nagisa’s breakdown.

Kyosuke promised Saori Hyuga that he would take her to the moon after finishing his current business. Meanwhile, Uchiha Genbo sent Hiroji Uchiha away on a mission for the Daimyo, while secretly preparing Uchiha Cho to carry out his lord’s plan.

• Kyosuke told Saori Hyuga they could not keep waiting and promised to take her to the moon once he finished his business.
• Hiroji Uchiha told Uchiha Genbo that he had failed him, and Genbo directed him to leave the village to handle a matter involving the Daimyo.
• Uchiha Genbo offered to assign Uchiha Cho to accompany Hiroji, and Hiroji left to tell her and prepare for the mission.
• After Hiroji left, Uchiha Cho emerged from behind a screen and confirmed to Uchiha Genbo that the preparations were complete and the final step was up to her.
• Uchiha Genbo and Uchiha Cho agreed that Hiroji was a decent person, but Genbo declared that anyone who opposed his lord must die.

Kyosuke ordered Secret Ninja Number 7 to marry Secret Ninja Number 13 and restore her normal identity after the wedding. Meanwhile, Hiroji Uchiha and Uchiha Cho traveled toward the Daimyo Estate for a mission whose details they had not yet learned.

• Hiroji told Uchiha Cho that his teacher had assigned them a mission outside the village, and she eagerly packed to join him.
• Hiroji decided he would propose to Uchiha Cho after they returned from the mission.
• Secret Ninja Number 7 reported that the squad had set out, and Kyosuke ordered him to marry Secret Ninja Number 13 the following month and remain in service until a replacement was trained.
• Hiroji Uchiha and Uchiha Cho traveled toward the Daimyo Estate and stopped to rest when Cho became exhausted.
• Uchiha Cho asked about the mission, and Hiroji admitted that they would learn its details from someone at their destination.

Hiroji Uchiha fought off Root assassins to give Uchiha Cho time to escape, but a hidden attacker wounded him from behind. Though severely injured, he disabled the attackers and advanced on the remaining shadow, leaving the final fight underway.

• Hiroji Uchiha awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and recognized the masked attackers as Root ninjas sent by Danzo.
• Hiroji ordered Uchiha Cho to flee, then used the Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique to break the attackers’ formation.
• Hiroji incapacitated one Root ninja with a kunai and killed another with Chidori.
• A hidden shadow stabbed Hiroji using the Silent Killing Technique, but Hiroji countered with Chidori Stream and knocked down two more attackers.
• Hiroji, badly wounded, approached the remaining shadow as it charged at him.

Hiroji Uchiha killed Uchiha Cho, who had been posing as his enemy, and awakened his Mangekyo as she died. After Kyosuke admitted orchestrating the betrayal, Hiroji used his left-eye ability to pull Kyosuke into a Void Space and vowed to take him down with him.

• Hiroji pierced the masked Root ninja with Chidori Sharp Spear and discovered she was Uchiha Cho.
• Hiroji tried to save Cho, but she stabbed him with a poisoned needle before dying from her wounds.
• Hiroji's grief and hatred awakened his Mangekyo, and he confronted Kyosuke, who admitted that Cho and Hiroji's teacher had been working for him.
• Kyosuke accused Hiroji of choosing to oppose him, leaving Hiroji speechless before Hiroji dragged Kyosuke's consciousness into a Void Space with Illusion Technique: Moonlit Butterfly Dance.

Kyosuke endured Hiroji Uchiha’s Genjutsu, where an illusion of Nagisa forced him to confront his guilt over her suffering. After taking control of the Illusionary Space, Kyosuke revealed himself and turned the Genjutsu against Hiroji.

• Kyosuke resisted the Illusionary Space for days as memories of his life and Nagisa’s supposed death resurfaced.
• An illusion of Nagisa accused Kyosuke of failing to protect her, and he admitted his mistakes before making her disappear with his blade.
• Kyosuke challenged Hiroji Uchiha, who spoke to him from the moon and condemned him as heartless.
• Kyosuke revealed that he had taken control of the Illusionary Space and changed the moonlight to match his Mangekyo pattern.
• Kyosuke subjected Hiroji to the Genjutsu, and Hiroji’s anguished scream filled the space.

Kyosuke defeated Hiroji with the Illusionary Space, took his Sharingan, and awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan after replacing his eyes. Uchiha Cho killed Hiroji and became Uchiha Genbo’s disciple so she could grow stronger and help Kyosuke.

• Kyosuke found Hiroji lost in the Illusionary Space, gouged out his eyes, and revived the badly injured Cho with medicine.
• Cho learned her mission had succeeded, then asked Kyosuke for permission to kill Hiroji herself, which he granted.
• Kyosuke brought Cho back to the clan, returned to his secret base, and had Hiroji’s Sharingan transplanted into his eyes.
• After several days of monitoring his recovery, Kyosuke removed his bandages and discovered he had awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Cho visited Genbo, told him she had killed his disciple Hiroji, and asked to become his disciple so she could better serve Kyosuke.

Kyosuke tested his new abilities in a Challenger Instance Dungeon, where he overwhelmed the Sand Shinobi and demonstrated his strengthened Perfect Susanoo. After leaving the dungeon, he set his sights on helping Saori obtain the Tenseigan and bringing Uchiha Nagisa back to his side.

• Kyosuke used Killing Intent Detection to catch two Sand Shinobi trying to ambush him and used Moonlit Butterfly Dance to drive an Elite Jonin insane.
• Kyosuke summoned his improved Perfect Susanoo and found that it consumed far less Eye Power while remaining more stable.
• Kyosuke used Flying Thunder God to move the Perfect Susanoo and killed Rasa with a single sword strike, along with the Sand Shinobi caught in its path.
• Kyosuke marched toward Sunagakure and reflected that he had already defeated the Cloud, Mist, and Rock Ninja in other Instance Dungeons, while Konoha remained too dangerous to challenge.
• Kyosuke left the Instance Dungeon and decided to strengthen Saori with the Tenseigan so he could bring Uchiha Nagisa back to his side.