Chapter Summaries

The Third Hokage led the Anbu in pursuit of Danzo while trying to capture his former friend before Chiyue could kill him. Danzo met Orochimaru to reclaim his hidden possessions, but Orochimaru rejected Danzo’s attempt to use his secrets as leverage and declared their partnership over.

• The Third Hokage ordered the Anbu to keep searching for Danzo and warned them to intercept him wherever they spotted him.
• Danzo fled through the forest with several subordinates and relied on his knowledge of Konoha’s tracking methods to evade capture.
• Orochimaru left a Shadow Clone at his coastal command center and went to meet Danzo, intending to help him retrieve the possessions he had taken.
• Danzo confronted Orochimaru for moving his things, and Orochimaru blamed Danzo for exposing himself and drawing Chiyue’s attention to the underground laboratories.
• Orochimaru gave Danzo a map to the underground space containing his possessions and said they had no further connection.
• Danzo inwardly considered exposing Orochimaru’s secrets as leverage, but Orochimaru dismissed the threat and told him that people who had lost their value were not worth saving.

Orochimaru left with Danzo’s test subject, while Danzo abandoned his laboratory and defected from Konoha. Danzo’s escape brought his targeting of the Uchiha Clan into the open, and Uchiha Fugaku called an emergency meeting to discuss the clan’s place in the village.

• Orochimaru took Danzo’s test subject and departed, while Danzo held back rather than confront him.
• Danzo left Konoha and vowed to return, and news of his prison escape and defection spread through the village.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura issued wanted and bounty notices after they could no longer conceal Danzo’s escape.
• Uchiha Fugaku summoned the clan’s elders and Jonin, with Uchiha Mikoto absent, to discuss Danzo’s defection.
• The Uchiha Hawk and Dove factions argued over gaining power in Konoha, and Uchiha Fugaku said acceptance by the village’s leadership had to come first.

Uchiha Fugaku decided to approach Tsunade through Yagami Chiyue to improve relations with Konoha’s leadership, but found Tsunade at Chiyue’s home instead. Tsunade promised the Uchiha Clan would not be targeted as long as they behaved themselves.

• Uchiha Fugaku told the Uchiha elders that building a good relationship with Tsunade was their best chance to ease Konoha’s suspicion, and the elders agreed to apologize to Chiyue if necessary.
• Uchiha Fugaku visited Chiyue despite Chiyue having said he did not want to discuss clan affairs, and Chiyue let him inside.
• Tsunade emerged from Chiyue’s bedroom, surprising Uchiha Fugaku, and Chiyue left them to talk while he went to cook.
• Tsunade told Uchiha Fugaku that she would ensure the Uchiha Clan’s lives were unaffected as long as the clan behaved itself.

Uchiha Fugaku asked Tsunade to ease the village’s surveillance and targeting of the Uchiha Clan, and she said she would consider his request. Chiyue urged Tsunade to win the clan’s allegiance by offering it a chance to regain Elder Council authority, but she remained unsure.

• Uchiha Fugaku told Tsunade that the Uchiha Clan had not threatened the village and raised its ongoing persecution; Tsunade said she understood but could not yet change the situation.
• After Fugaku left, Chiyue told Tsunade that the Uchiha Clan wanted to reclaim authority on the Elder Council.
• Chiyue argued that Tsunade could restore the clan’s authority if Fugaku pledged its loyalty and controlled its hawkish faction.
• Chiyue advised Tsunade to use the Uchiha Clan’s isolation and dependence on her to secure its support, while keeping Fugaku in line.
• Tsunade said she would think carefully about the proposal.

Chiyue and his allies let Danzo’s crimes spread through Konoha while the Third Naruto was away, leaving Danzo at large and the Shimura and Sarutobi Clans under public suspicion. The news then reached the other shinobi villages.

• Tsunade and Chiyue discussed the Uchiha Clan’s weaknesses and dismissed it as an unreliable ally.
• Nawaki lamented that Danzo had escaped prison after the Third Naruto sent reinforcements, while Chiyue admitted he wanted Danzo to get away.
• Nawaki asked whether Chiyue had spread stories about Danzo, and Chiyue said he had only provided the evidence.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura asked Tsunade and Hatake Sakumo to contain the scandal, but both refused to intervene.
• Konoha’s villagers turned against the Shimura Clan and the Sarutobi Clan as Danzo’s crimes became public.
• Spies from Sunagakure, Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure sent news of Danzo’s crimes beyond Konoha.

Konoha’s scandal over Danzo Shimura’s crimes spread through the shinobi world as the Third Hokage pursued him and the Shimura and Sarutobi Clans tried to contain the fallout. Tsunade responded to reports of Rock shinobi in the Land of Grass by sending envoys to Kusagakure and repositioning Konoha’s forces, while Orochimaru returned to Konoha.

• Chiyo declined to help contain Konoha’s scandal, while Iwagakure and Kumogakure helped spread the news of Danzo Shimura’s crimes.
• The Third Hokage continued searching for Danzo without catching him, as villagers turned their anger toward the Shimura Clan and the Sarutobi Clan feared being implicated.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura told the Sarutobi and Shimura Clans that Tsunade and Hatake Sakumo would not help them, then urged them to summon the Third Hokage back to Konoha.
• Tsunade received a report that many Rock shinobi had entered the Land of Grass and sent people to Kusagakure to negotiate.
• Tsunade recalled Konoha’s shinobi forces stationed along the coastal border, and Orochimaru returned to Konoha with his men.

Chiyue gave Orochimaru Ice Style research and pointed him toward Mountain Graveyard, warning that a dangerous enemy might be waiting there. Meanwhile, Konoha prepared for a likely war with Iwagakure as the Third Hokage pursued Danzo and learned how Danzo had used Matsumizu to mislead the village.

• Chiyue met Orochimaru and handed him scrolls on Ice Style research, along with access to two Snow Clan ninjas for questions.
• Chiyue told Orochimaru to head north to Mountain Graveyard to find the answer he wanted, and warned him that he might not return.
• Chiyue noticed Konoha’s wartime mobilization and predicted that Iwagakure would soon attack while the village was weakened.
• The Third Hokage ordered Matsumizu and the other captured jōnin interrogated after they were caught helping Danzo evade capture.
• An Anbu member reported that Matsumizu had repaid Danzo’s past favors by leaving misleading traces, but the report about Danzo was cut off.

After Danzo escaped and Konoha descended into turmoil, Tsunade prepared to take over as Hokage and directed the coming war effort toward the younger generation. The chapter ended with Konoha reacting to her appointment and Nawaki joking about finding a girlfriend.

• The Third Hokage returned from the failed hunt for Danzo and told Tsunade that he intended to go to the battlefield and help restore the Sarutobi and Shimura Clans’ reputations.
• Tsunade rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s plan, assigned Orochimaru to the camp, and named Chiyue, Minato, Nawaki, and Kushina to handle the battlefield.
• The Naruto Office Building announced that the Third Hokage would step down in seven days and that Tsunade would take office as the Fourth Hokage in three days.
• Chiyue, Nawaki, Minato, and Kushina laughed at villagers praising Tsunade as being in her prime, prompting Tsunade to resent the comments about her age.
• Nawaki said he planned to ask Uchiha Mikoto to introduce him to a pretty girl he had seen, and Chiyue teased him about his choice of clans.

As Konoha prepared for Tsunade’s inauguration as Fourth Hokage, the other villages chose representatives to attend while Chiyue waited for the Iwagakure and Kumogakure visitors. White awakened and boosted Chiyue’s strength, but his eyes became uncomfortable and he covered them while awaiting their evolution.

• Yagura sent the Hozuki Clan Leader to Konoha, Sunagakure sent Chiyo, the Third Raikage considered sending A, and Ōnoki chose Kitsuchi to attend and gather intelligence.
• Ōnoki ordered Kitsuchi to take a group to Konoha despite Iwagakure’s military plans against the village, and Kitsuchi reluctantly accepted.
• Utatane Koharu left after failing to persuade the Third Hokage to change his mind, while Konoha continued preparing for Tsunade’s inauguration.
• White awakened and burrowed into Chiyue’s arms, and the boost to Chiyue’s strength left his eyes uncomfortable and covered with a white ribbon.
• White asked about Pakura, and Chiyue introduced her as his attendant and guard before asking her to prepare steak and grilled meat.

Chiyue watched Kakashi’s training and discovered that he had secretly learned Rai, which badly injured his arm. After taking Kakashi to Konoha Hospital, Chiyue was scolded by the medical ninja for letting his young disciple get hurt.

• White appeared, startling Nawaki and impressing Tsunade with the strength Konoha had gained.
• Chiyue teased Kakashi about spending time with Rin Nohara before sparring with him.
• Kakashi secretly used Rai against Chiyue, but Chiyue dispersed the Lightning Style Chakra and knocked away his weapon.
• Chiyue took Kakashi to Konoha Hospital, where a medical ninja found severe damage to his arm and scolded Chiyue.

After Kakashi injured his arm trying to use Rai, Chiyue rushed him to Tsunade for treatment and blamed Hatake Sakumo for secretly teaching him the move. Tsunade healed Kakashi and charged Sakumo 1.8 million Ryo, leaving him to pay the bill and reconsider teaching Kakashi dangerous techniques.

• A hospital doctor said Kakashi’s arm injuries were too severe for him to treat, so Chiyue carried Kakashi to the Naruto office building.
• Chiyue told Tsunade and the Third Hokage that Kakashi had secretly learned Rai from Hatake Sakumo and injured his arm trying to ambush him.
• Tsunade examined Kakashi, checked that his eye was fine, and took him to the lounge to treat his arm.
• Tsunade sent for Hatake Sakumo after Kakashi left with his arm bandaged, then handed him a 1.8 million Ryo treatment bill.
• Hatake Sakumo paid the bill and decided he could not teach Kakashi any more dangerous ninjutsu, while reconsidering plans for Kakashi’s future weapon.

Hatake Sakumo sought a suitable Chakra weapon for Kakashi after Kakashi injured his hands using Lightning Chakra, and Chiyue offered to sell the rare Chakra Metal needed for one. The chapter ended with Sakumo agreeing to pay and take Kakashi to the Land of Craft to have the weapon forged.

• Hatake Sakumo scolded Kakashi for using dangerous ninjutsu without a suitable weapon, then promised to find a way to forge one for him.
• Hatake Sakumo brought Kakashi to Chiyue's home, where Chiyue berated him for teaching Kakashi the dangerous technique.
• Chiyue offered enough Chakra Metal for Kakashi's weapon for thirty million ryo, with no bargaining or credit.
• Hatake Sakumo agreed to pay and prepare the other materials, and Chiyue agreed to take Kakashi to the Land of Craft.
• Hatake Sakumo explained to Kakashi that strong ninjas could earn money quickly, but that their connection to Chiyue made the rare Chakra Metal available to them.

Chiyue received Hanzō and the visitors from Amegakure ahead of Tsunade’s upcoming appointment as Fourth Hokage, while discovering that Konan, Nagato, and Yahiko had accompanied the Land of Rain’s daimyo delegation. The guests were shown to separate accommodations, and Chiyue began escorting Hanzō’s group through Konoha.

• Hatake Sakumo warned Kakashi to keep Chiyue’s large supply of Chakra Metal secret, and Kakashi promised he would.
• Chiyue offered Pakura a weapon made from the spare Chakra Metal, but she declined because her Scorch Release would damage it.
• As Tsunade’s appointment ceremony approached, Chiyue was assigned to host and monitor Hanzō’s Amegakure delegation, with Minato assigned to watch Iwagakure.
• Hanzō arrived in freezing rain with Amegakure shinobi and the Land of Fire’s Daimyo Residence delegation, including Konan, Nagato, and Yahiko.
• Chiyue arranged for the daimyo’s party and the Amegakure shinobi to go to separate accommodations, then led Hanzō’s group onward.

Chiyue received Hanzō and Amegakure’s delegation in Konoha, where their modest lodging reflected Konoha’s lingering resentment over Hanzō’s past pursuit of Danzo. Afterward, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan followed Chiyue to a restaurant, hoping to meet their teacher.

• Hanzō asked Chiyue how he had managed his poor relationship with Konoha’s leaders, and Chiyue refused to discuss it with him.
• Chiyue escorted Amegakure’s delegation to lodging shared with small ninja villages and explained the arrangements.
• An Amegakure ninja complained about their lodging, but Hanzō silenced him and recognized Konoha’s treatment as a warning.
• Chiyue reflected that Konoha remembered Hanzō’s past pursuit of Danzo and intended to settle the old grievance.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan secretly followed Chiyue to a restaurant and decided to go inside.

Chiyue met Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan in a small restaurant and heard how they had survived and grown amid the chaos in the Land of Rain. He reassured them about the hard choices they had made and approved of their alliance with the Land of Fire's Daimyo Residence.

• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan entered the restaurant and reaffirmed that they regarded Chiyue as their teacher, though he denied being their teacher.
• Chiyue explained that his eyes were covered because they had been uncomfortable, then asked the trio to tell him about their experiences.
• Konan recounted how the trio had trained, fought Rogue Ninja, and relied on Nagato's Rinnegan to survive and obtain resources.
• Chiyue comforted Konan and said their difficult past choices were prices they had paid for growth.
• Chiyue said the Akatsuki Organization's backing by the Land of Fire's Daimyo Residence would reduce conflict with Amegakure.
• Yahiko took credit for persuading the daimyo, but Nagato revealed that Konan had devised and led the effort.

Chiyue oversaw the arrivals of the shinobi village delegations while Kumogakure deliberately delayed its journey to arrive last. A hoped to challenge Chiyue, but believed his impaired eyes would prevent a duel; the chapter ended with Chiyue greeting Kumogakure’s delegation and openly teasing them about their late arrival.

• Chiyue finished hosting Yahiko and the others, then handled the formalities for the visiting delegations as the major villages arrived.
• A and Dodai deliberately slowed Kumogakure’s journey, and A lamented that Chiyue’s eye problems might keep him from accepting a challenge.
• Chiyue asked Pakura about Amegakure’s conduct and explained that Hanzō remained powerful, though the war had broken his warrior’s mentality.
• Kumogakure’s delegation finally arrived, and Chiyue greeted A and Dodai by pointing out that he had expected them to arrive just before the ceremony.

Yagami Chiyue mocked A at Konoha’s gate, then pretended his eyes were failing after A accused him of going blind. Chiyue challenged A to fight, and A accepted, despite Dodai’s warnings.

• Yagami Chiyue pretended not to recognize A and called him “Little Little A,” provoking laughter and anger among the gathered ninja.
• A grew furious at Chiyue’s mockery, but Dodai and Pakura tried to prevent the confrontation from escalating.
• A accused Chiyue of overusing his Sharingan and nearing blindness, alarming Pakura and Konoha’s observers.
• Chiyue claimed his eyes stung and played along with the idea that he was going blind.
• A said he had wanted to fight Chiyue before but no longer did, so Chiyue taunted him for being afraid to fight someone going blind.
• A accepted Chiyue’s challenge and let him choose the time and place, while Dodai urged him not to act impulsively.

Chiyue arranged a fight between White and Kumogakure’s little A after the visitors mocked his covered eyes. Rumors that his Sharingan was failing alarmed Tsunade, Fugaku, Mikoto, Minato, and Nawaki, but Chiyue insisted his eyes were fine and suspected Fugaku had spread the story.

• Chiyue set the fight with little A for the next morning at Training Ground Four and sent Pakura to escort the Kumogakure group to their accommodations.
• News that Chiyue might be losing his eyesight spread, prompting Tsunade to recall Tobirama’s warning about Mangekyo overuse and rush from the Hokage’s office.
• Fugaku questioned Mikoto about Chiyue’s eyes, and Mikoto hurried off after Fugaku treated the rumors as true.
• At home, Chiyue told White to beat little A badly, and White eagerly agreed.
• Minato and Nawaki burst into Chiyue’s home to demand answers, but Chiyue said his eyes were merely uncomfortable and accused them of believing little A’s taunt.
• Minato explained that Mikoto had warned him Chiyue’s ocular power was nearly exhausted, and Chiyue suspected Fugaku was spreading the rumor.

Chiyue reassured Tsunade, Uchiha Mikoto, Kushina, Pakura, and Hatake Sakumo that his eyes were safe, then explained how Mangekyō Sharingan use could deplete ocular power. He claimed White restored his ocular power, leaving everyone stunned and convinced he would not go blind.

• Tsunade, Uchiha Mikoto, Kushina, Pakura, and Hatake Sakumo gathered at Chiyue’s home after hearing rumors about his eyes, while Hatake Sakumo arranged for Anbu to guard the area.
• Chiyue assured everyone that his eyes were fine and blamed the rumors on Little A and Uchiha Fugaku.
• Chiyue explained the Sharingan’s evolution and said Mangekyō use consumed ocular power that normally could not be restored.
• When Tsunade questioned why Chiyue was unaffected, he claimed White gradually replenished the ocular power he used.
• The group marveled at White’s supposed ability to restore Mangekyō ocular power, and Chiyue remained confident that no one could tell the truth.

Chiyue revealed that Uchiha Fugaku’s Mangekyo could glimpse the future, then his friends gathered to celebrate before the festival. Nawaki proposed selling tickets to Chiyue’s fight with Little A, and Konoha turned the match into a hugely popular event with too few tickets to meet demand.

• Chiyue told Tsunade and the others that Uchiha Fugaku could see possible future events at a severe cost to his ocular power.
• Tsunade decided to visit Fugaku and learn what he had seen, while everyone gathered for a meal and drinks.
• White announced that he would fight Little A in Chiyue’s place, and Chiyue argued that a Summoned Beast counted as part of a ninja’s strength.
• Nawaki suggested selling tickets to the match, and Minato and Hatake Sakumo arranged for the village to prepare an arena.
• The Third Hokage and two Elder Council representatives approved the plan, and Konoha sold out its tickets as festival visitors, villagers, and Kumogakure’s delegation rushed to buy them.