Chapter Summaries

Chiyue told Tsunade that Jiraiya wanted her to consider becoming the Fourth Hokage, but she refused and agreed only to investigate Orochimaru and Danzo’s suspicious activities. After dinner, Tsunade visited Chiyue’s house and asked whether he also wanted her to compete for the position.

• Chiyue explained that the Uchiha’s early patrols kept waking him, and then relayed Jiraiya’s question about Tsunade becoming the Fourth Hokage.
• Tsunade rejected the idea and asked why Jiraiya would not compete himself, then learned Orochimaru had partnered with Danzo and helped push Hatake Sakumo aside.
• Chiyue hinted that Jiraiya’s concern involved the supply investigation, and Tsunade decided to investigate Orochimaru and Danzo while refusing to pursue the Hokage position.
• Kushina urged Tsunade to become Hokage so she could leave the village, and Tsunade argued with her about sneaking away.
• After dinner, Chiyue took Kushina home and returned to find Tsunade waiting on his sofa, asking whether he wanted her to become the Fourth Hokage.

After returning to Konoha, Chiyue ran into Kakashi training alone and advised him to reflect on his technique and summarize each training session. Chiyue prepared to return to the front line in two days, while Kakashi was left considering how to improve.

• Minato and Nawaki returned to Konoha without finding the surviving Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, confirming that the enemies had left the Fire Country.
• Chiyue told Minato and Nawaki to rest in the village for two days, and the three went their separate ways.
• Chiyue found Kakashi training with kunai and a Ninja Sword at their old riverside training spot.
• Chiyue praised Kakashi’s skill and explained that the public training area was open to anyone.
• Chiyue pointed out that Kakashi seemed to hold back his strength and urged him to think carefully about his training and review each session.

Chiyue explained to Kakashi that he needed to focus on making his sword strikes faster and more lethal, then pushed him through a punishing training session. Kakashi returned home injured, and Hatake Sakumo realized Chiyue had corrected a flaw he had failed to address.

• Chiyue told Kakashi that he was holding back because of Hatake Sakumo’s influence and urged him to focus on lethal swordsmanship.
• Kakashi became distracted by the prospect of Chiyue’s instruction, so Chiyue struck his hand and warned him that distraction in battle could cost his life.
• Kakashi attacked Chiyue repeatedly, but Chiyue easily blocked him and struck his hands and arm until he reached his physical limit.
• Chiyue sent Kakashi to the hospital, and Kakashi struggled home with his hands too injured to use chopsticks.
• Hatake Sakumo heard how Chiyue had trained Kakashi and realized that Chiyue had corrected a problem he had noticed but left for his son to discover himself.

Chiyue returned to the frontline camp as Kirigakure began a direct assault on the Land of Eddies camp. After reporting that the surviving Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had escaped the Land of Fire, he learned that Orochimaru planned to split up his squad for new missions.

• Hatake Sakumo praised Kakashi’s blade training and worried about how the boy would fit in at the Ninja Academy.
• Chiyue left the village and returned to the frontline as Yagura launched Kirigakure’s assault and Konoha sent reinforcements to defend the Land of Eddies camp.
• Chiyue, Nawaki, and Minato discussed the dangers of fighting Kirigakure in its sea mist before reporting back to camp.
• Chiyue told Orochimaru that the surviving Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had fled the Land of Fire, and Orochimaru accepted the completed mission.
• Orochimaru said he would split up Chiyue Squad for missions the following day, and the three returned to the command center the next morning.

Orochimaru assigned Chiyue to intercept enemies who had entered the Land of Bears and were planning to infiltrate the Land of Fire, promising him a capable team. As Chiyue waited at the camp entrance, Uchiha Fugaku received orders to support the mission, prompting a clan member to question why the Uchiha were not leading it.

• Orochimaru sent Nawaki on an interception mission and Minato to assist the Anbu reconnaissance team.
• Orochimaru told Chiyue that enemies had entered the Land of Bears two days earlier and ordered him to hold them there and eliminate them if possible.
• Chiyue questioned how many enemies he faced and how many people he could take, and Orochimaru promised to assign capable teammates despite the camp's limited forces.
• Chiyue left for the camp entrance to wait for his team while Orochimaru studied a map marked with red dots and considered Kirigakure's wartime losses.
• Uchiha Fugaku received Orochimaru's order to lead Uchiha Clan members on the mission in a supporting role, and a clan member objected to their lack of authority.

Chiyue discovered that Orochimaru had assigned the Uchiha clan to support his mission, with Uchiha Fugaku leading the group under Chiyue’s command. After reaching the border of the Land of Bears, Chiyue explained that they were to intercept enemies preparing to enter the Land of Fire.

• Uchiha Baiyue accused Orochimaru of deliberately targeting the clan, but Uchiha Fugaku ordered him to prepare for the mission.
• Chiyue learned that his teammates were the Uchiha clan and told Uchiha Fugaku to lead them on the mission.
• Chiyue’s group traveled from Coastline Camp to the border of the Land of Bears and stopped to rest.
• Uchiha Mikoto shared grilled flatbreads with Chiyue, and Uchiha Fugaku joined them to ask about the mission.
• Chiyue explained that a sizable enemy force had entered the Land of Bears by sea and that they were to eliminate as many enemies as possible before they reached the Land of Fire.
• Uchiha Fugaku asked how many enemies there were and when they would infiltrate.

Chiyue led Konoha’s force into the Land of Bears to intercept Kirigakure’s infiltrators and intimidate Hoshigakure. Meanwhile, Hozuki Jiro waited for news from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, unaware they had already been wiped out.

• Chiyue told Uchiha Fugaku that about three hundred Kirigakure ninja had entered the Land of Bears and ordered Konoha’s force to march openly to pressure Hoshigakure.
• Hoshigakure’s lookout spotted the Konoha ninja, and its captain ordered the village to report their arrival without interfering.
• Hozuki Jiro learned that Hoshigakure’s leader had refused to join Kirigakure, but dismissed the village as unimportant.
• Hozuki Jiro complained that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had not contacted him, while Kirigakure remained unaware they had been wiped out.

Chiyue’s forces discovered a Kirigakure patrol hiding in the Land of Bears, and he ordered the Uchiha to attack head-on rather than attempt a cautious encirclement. Uchiha Fugaku accepted the order and told the clan members to follow Chiyue’s command.

• Uchiha Fugaku split the Uchiha into scouting teams and ordered them to report enemy traces without engaging.
• Uchiha Zhanqie’s squad found and dismantled a concealed trap, then sent Uchiha Hui back to inform Uchiha Fugaku.
• Uchiha Zhanqie’s squad located a hidden Kirigakure patrol, and Uchiha Fugaku reported its position to Chiyue.
• Chiyue ordered the force to rest for half an hour, prepare their abilities, and charge the enemy directly.
• Chiyue insisted that Uchiha Fugaku follow his orders, and Uchiha Fugaku told the Uchiha to obey Chiyue.

Chiyue led the Uchiha Clan in a direct assault on Kirigakure’s position in the Land of Bears, using Manda to smash through the enemy’s traps and draw their attacks. Kirigakure’s ninja covered the hill in mist and focused their ninjutsu on Manda as the battle began.

• Chiyue ordered the Uchiha Clan to rest before launching an attack, and half an hour later summoned Manda to charge ahead.
• Manda crushed Kirigakure’s traps as Uchiha Fugaku led his clansmen after Chiyue.
• Kirigakure’s ninja recognized Manda and alerted Hozuki Jiro, who ordered his forces to prepare for battle.
• Manda rampaged through the enemy position while Chiyue and the Uchiha Clan charged in behind it.
• Hozuki Jiro ordered Kirigakure’s ninja to use the Hidden Mist Technique, and they attacked Manda with repeated ninjutsu.

Yagami Chiyue and the Uchiha Clan fought through Kirigakure’s mist, while Chiyue urged the clan to clear it with Fire Style. He confronted Hozuki Jiro and demanded the Hozuki Clan’s ninjutsu and secret techniques in exchange for letting him leave.

• Uchiha Fugaku led the Uchiha Clan into battle as Chiyue cut down enemies in the mist and told Uchiha Mikoto to order the clan to evaporate it with Fire Style.
• Manda withdrew to Ryūchi Cave after being badly wounded, and Uchiha Fugaku ordered the available Uchiha to use Fire Release techniques against the mist.
• The Uchiha’s flames thinned the mist, and Chiyue encountered Hozuki Jiro, who recognized him and boasted about the Hozuki Clan.
• Chiyue killed a Mist ninja sneaking up behind him, then demanded that Hozuki Jiro write down the clan’s ninjutsu and secret techniques in exchange for his life.

Chiyue defeated Hozuki Jiro by using the Raijin Sword’s lightning to counter his liquefaction, then helped the Uchiha Clan rout Kirigakure’s forces. The Uchiha captured Jiro and reported only three deaths, leaving Chiyue with a major victory and a valuable prisoner.

• Chiyue smashed Hozuki Jiro’s Ninja Sword with Samehada, but Jiro liquefied his body to withstand the blows and mocked Chiyue.
• Chiyue threw the Raijin Sword through Jiro, whose body convulsed under its lightning and could no longer escape by liquefying.
• Chiyue held Jiro down while he and Samehada drove back Kirigakure shinobi rushing to rescue their leader.
• Uchiha Fugaku led his forces in pursuit of the remaining Kirigakure shinobi, while Uchiha Mikoto’s men kept Jiro pinned with lightning-charged weapons.
• Uchiha Mikoto told Chiyue that three Uchiha had died and most of the rest were wounded, making the battle a major victory.

After the battle in the Land of Bears, Chiyue arranged for the wounded and survivors to report back to camp while Uchiha Fugaku celebrated their victory. Fugaku privately revealed that he had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan and said his eyes could vaguely see the future.

• Chiyue told Uchiha Mikoto to gather the dead, tend to the wounded, and report the battle situation to camp.
• Uchiha Fugaku said he had stopped pursuing the enemies after they fled out to sea, and Chiyue approved his decision.
• Chiyue ordered Uchiha Fugaku to tell Hoshigakure that Konoha wanted no conflict with them and would leave after the war.
• After Uchiha Mikoto left them alone, Uchiha Fugaku asked Chiyue about his Sharingan and the power beyond the Three-tomoe stage.
• Uchiha Fugaku activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, surprising Chiyue, and revealed that it let him see vague glimpses of the future.

Uchiha Fugaku revealed that his Mangekyo had shown him a vague future in which Chiyue destroyed the Uchiha Clan, and Chiyue disclosed his Eternal Mangekyo while warning Fugaku about blindness and Danzo. Meanwhile, Yagura learned that Hozuki Jiro had been captured by Chiyue’s force in the Land of Bears and received intelligence obtained through interrogation.

• Uchiha Fugaku told Chiyue that his left eye had shown him the Uchiha Clan’s destruction at Chiyue’s hands, and Chiyue warned that the future could change and that Fugaku risked going blind.
• Chiyue revealed his Eternal Mangekyo, then warned Fugaku that Danzo and Orochimaru were interested in powerful Sharingan.
• Yagura worried that the missing Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist might have defected.
• Yagura’s assistant reported that Hozuki Jiro’s unit had fought Chiyue’s forces in the Land of Bears, suffered heavy casualties, and lost Jiro to capture.
• Yagura erupted in anger when he learned Chiyue had led the Uchiha troops and that intelligence had been obtained through interrogation.

Yagura ordered the Kaguya Clan to attack Yagami Chiyue in the Land of Bears after Kirigakure suffered heavy losses. Orochimaru sent Chiyue supplies and orders to hold the area, where Chiyue and Uchiha Fugaku prepared for a possible attack.

• Yagura read that Hozuki Jiro had lost three hundred men to Chiyue and ordered the Kaguya Clan head to meet him.
• Orochimaru praised Chiyue’s victory, ordered him to hold the Land of Bears, and arranged for supplies and Hozuki Jiro to be brought back.
• An Anbu squad delivered supplies to Chiyue and took the chakra-sealed Hozuki Jiro away.
• Chiyue told Uchiha Mikoto that Orochimaru wanted them to remain stationed in the Land of Bears while they awaited possible Kirigakure reinforcements.
• Uchiha Fugaku led his people to set traps and place hidden sentries along the coast.

Chiyue and the Uchiha stayed in the Land of Bears, where the strategically placed camp remained quiet while the war between Konoha and Kirigakure intensified. After more than ten days of relative leisure, Chiyue spotted Kirigakure ships approaching and prepared for an attack.

• Orochimaru kept Chiyue in the Land of Bears because of its strategic position, while Hoshigakure stayed neutral and the daimyo fled to safety.
• Uchiha Fugaku organized the camp, and Uchiha Mikoto reported that the wounded were recovering and Kirigakure ships had only been conducting reconnaissance.
• Chiyue expected the group to remain in the Land of Bears until the war changed, while Anbu delivered supplies and intelligence from the main front.
• Chiyue and Uchiha Mikoto spent their quiet days training, eating, and teasing each other as the Uchiha relaxed under Chiyue's loose discipline.
• Chiyue spotted Kirigakure ships approaching the coast, and Uchiha Mikoto offered to alert Uchiha Fugaku before Chiyue said Fugaku was already there.

Yagami Chiyue and the Uchiha Clan went to the coast to meet a Kirigakure force and discovered that Yagura had sent the Kaguya Clan. After mocking their appearance and history, Chiyue faced Kaguya Hono and the arriving clan members, who were puzzled by the Uchiha laughter.

• Yagami Chiyue led the Uchiha Clan to the coast after learning that a Kirigakure transport ship carried more than a hundred people with strange Chakra signatures.
• Uchiha Fugaku recognized the ship's emblem as belonging to the Kaguya Clan and explained that the clan had once been driven from the Land of Fire by the Uchiha and Senju.
• Chiyue joked about the Kaguya Clan's fighting style and appearance, prompting the Uchiha members to laugh as the clan came ashore.
• Uchiha Fugaku recalled that the Hyuga Clan had once intermarried with the Kaguya Clan before Hyuga Tennin established an intermarriage ban.
• Kaguya Hono arrived with the Kaguya Clan, and the clan members wondered why the Uchiha were laughing at them.

Chiyue ambushed the Kaguya Clan with two instant Lightning Bursts, killing many and injuring more before Kaguya Hono charged him with his bone techniques. The Uchiha and Kaguya clans clashed as Chiyue faced Hono and Fugaku resolved not to make an enemy of him.

• Kaguya Hono and his clan mocked Chiyue, who answered by instantly throwing two Lightning Bursts at them.
• The explosions devastated the Kaguya Clan, killing about a third of its more than one hundred members and wounding many others.
• Uchiha Fugaku led his clan back from the blast and warned himself that the Uchiha must not become Chiyue's enemy.
• Kaguya Hono used Dance of the Willow and charged at Chiyue while his surviving clansmen attacked the Uchiha.
• Fugaku led the Uchiha into battle, and they charged the Kaguya fighters rather than retreating from their bone-covered bodies.

Yagami Chiyue fought Kaguya Hono on the beach, revealing his Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo after Kaguya Hono nearly trapped and broke the Raijin Sword. Chiyue battered Kaguya Hono with Susanoo while Uchiha Fugaku resumed leading the Uchiha in their attack on the Kaguya Clan.

• Kaguya Hono attacked Chiyue with bone spikes and Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets, but Chiyue cut through them with the Raijin Sword.
• Kaguya Hono blocked Chiyue's thrust with a Bone Shield and began Dance of the Larch, threatening to damage the Raijin Sword.
• Chiyue awakened Susanoo and struck Kaguya Hono, shattering his bone spikes and injuring him.
• Kaguya Hono recognized Susanoo, while the Uchiha noticed Chiyue's Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Chiyue formed more of Susanoo and hammered Kaguya Hono as he fled across the beach.
• Uchiha Fugaku recovered from his surprise and ordered the Uchiha ninja to continue attacking the Kaguya Clan.

Chiyue fought Kaguya Hono and used his Mature Body Susanoo and Mangekyo ability to overwhelm him. The Kaguya Clan’s clan head was left broken in a crater as both clans stopped to witness Chiyue’s power.

• Kaguya Hono unleashed Shikotsumyaku: Dance of the Seedling Fern, but Chiyue’s Mature Body Susanoo smashed the bone spikes aside.
• Chiyue thrust the Susanoo’s knight’s lance at Kaguya Hono, who dodged the first attack.
• Chiyue activated his left Mangekyo ability, accelerating his attacks, and struck Kaguya Hono before he could react.
• Chiyue repeatedly smashed Kaguya Hono into the ground until every bone in his body was shattered and he was nearly unconscious.
• The Kaguya Clan members stared in terror while the Uchiha Clan members watched Chiyue’s Susanoo with shock and fervor.

Yagami Chiyue used Susanoo to turn the battle against the Kaguya Clan into a Uchiha victory, then advised Uchiha Mikoto to report their losses and request reinforcements. At Coastline Camp, Orochimaru read the report and realized Yagura’s attempt to target Chiyue had backfired.

• Chiyue used Susanoo to scatter the Kaguya Clan fighters, and the Uchiha Clan routed the remaining enemies.
• Uchiha Fugaku questioned Chiyue about his Mangekyo and its ocular-power consumption, while Chiyue warned that repeated use could cause excessive depletion.
• The Uchiha Clan counted six dead and thirteen wounded, and Chiyue comforted Uchiha Mikoto before telling her to report their casualties and request reinforcements.
• Mikoto sent a ninja hawk carrying the report to Coastline Camp.
• Orochimaru read the report from the Land of Bears and concluded that Yagura’s move against Chiyue had backfired.