Chapter Summaries

Naruto reunited with Kushina Uzumaki after nearly six years apart, and she revealed that she was his mother. They embraced and cried as Kushina concealed the truth about their past and promised that Minato would visit once he recovered.

• Soji brought Naruto to Kushina Uzumaki’s room, then left them alone together.
• Naruto and Kushina stared at each other in silence before Kushina laughed, welcomed him closer, and touched his face.
• Kushina retrieved the Chakra she had placed in Naruto and saw memories of how Soji and others had cared for him.
• Naruto began to cry, and Kushina embraced him and told him she was his mother.
• Naruto asked why his parents had not returned, and Kushina said they had been badly injured and promised Minato would come when he recovered.

Naruto learned that his parents had died and been revived by his teacher, Soji, and reunited with his mother, Kushina Uzumaki. Kushina stayed hidden on a secret mission while promising to teach Naruto Sealing Technique, and Soji took him to register for the Ninja Academy.

• Naruto learned that his father, Minato, was alive but recovering, and that Soji had brought both parents back to life.
• Kushina told Naruto she could not return to the village because of a secret mission and urged him to keep her survival secret.
• Kushina promised to teach Naruto Sealing Technique, and Naruto agreed to study with her while waiting for his parents to return.
• Naruto and Kushina talked through the night until Soji arrived in the morning to take Naruto to the Ninja Academy.
• Naruto thanked Soji for reuniting him with his parents, then prepared for his first day at the Ninja Academy.

Kushina Uzumaki was revived, and Minato watched her reunite with Naruto before hoping for his own return. On Naruto’s first day at the Ninja Academy, Soji began reforming education as the first step toward a future Konoha Academy and his plan to foster peace across the Ninja World.

• The Nine-Tails saw Kushina Uzumaki alive again but stayed hidden, wary of her and Soji.
• Kushina Uzumaki reclaimed the Chakra she had placed in Naruto, learned about his life, and promised to care for him while Minato waited for revival.
• Naruto began his first day at the Ninja Academy, where Shisui Uchiha announced Soji’s reform extending education from four years to six.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and the other incoming prodigies faced frequent provocations from upperclassmen, but many held their own in the growing student competition.
• Soji privately envisioned turning the Ninja Academy into a Konoha Academy that would attract students from across the Ninja World and build ties between countries to prevent future wars.

Soji’s academy reforms fueled competition while tensions in the Konoha Military Police Force helped him and Uchiha Homura deceive Danzo into believing their alliance had fractured. Danzo took the bait and began his plan against the Uchiha Clan, just as Soji’s Tenseigan completed its first stirring.

• Soji’s academy rankings and sparring arenas drove students to compete, while his disciples and Neji led the Overall Rankings.
• The Uchiha radicals clashed with the combined non-Uchiha unit in the Konoha Military Police Force, drawing the Hyuga Clan into supporting it and worsening the Uchiha Clan’s reputation.
• Soji and Uchiha Homura agreed to let the conflict grow and stage their falling-out to make Danzo believe they had become enemies.
• Uchiha Homura left Soji’s home looking angry, and Danzo took the apparent split as proof that their alliance had ended.
• Danzo ordered his subordinates to strengthen their contact with Shisui Uchiha and began preparing to destroy the Uchiha Clan.
• Soji hurried away after learning that his Tenseigan had completed its first stirring.

Soji completed the Tenseigan’s first stirring and gained control of three Truth-Seeking Orbs, greatly strengthening his defense while resolving to understand their construction. As tensions in Konoha escalated, Obito arrived to manipulate the Uchiha Clan, the Hyuga Clan, and Danzo, setting a new faction against Soji and the Uchiha Clan’s plans.

• After Uchiha Homura left, Soji completed the Tenseigan’s first stirring and summoned three Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Soji tested the orbs’ forms and abilities, realizing he could control them but had only understood one-third of their structure.
• Soji tested the orbs in the Reincarnation Mirror’s space and concluded they made him nearly invulnerable below the Six Paths level, barring certain exceptions.
• Danzo’s subordinates secretly inflamed conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan while the Third Hokage’s attempts to mediate failed.
• Obito appeared in Konoha and decided to contact Shisui Uchiha, a Hyuga Clan division captain, and Danzo to stir up the village’s conflicts.

Obito began a plan to weaken Konoha by provoking conflict between the Hyuga and Uchiha Clans and drawing Danzo into the fallout. He attacked Hyuga Aoki’s squad at the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters, leaving the Hyuga members severely injured and setting up a clash between the clans.

• Obito planned to provoke the Hyuga and Uchiha Clans, implicate Danzo, and potentially recruit Shisui Uchiha into the Akatsuki Organization.
• Hyuga Aoki and his squad discussed their ongoing hostility with the Uchiha Clan while on night watch at the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters.
• Obito appeared at the headquarters and revealed himself as a member of the Uchiha Clan.
• Obito attacked Hyuga Aoki’s squad, and the Hyuga members fought back but could not overcome him.
• Obito severely injured the squad without killing anyone, and Hyuga Aoki lost consciousness.

Obito attacked Hyuga Aoki and other Hyuga Clan members to provoke a feud with the Uchiha Clan, and Soji used the incident to stage a confrontation at the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters. The chapter ended with Uchiha Homura publicly declaring that his friendship with Soji was over, making their apparent break official.

• Obito left the injured Hyuga Clan members at the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters and watched Konoha from Hokage Rock until dawn.
• After Hyuga Aoki identified the attacker as an Uchiha, Hyuga Hiashi consulted Soji, who realized Obito might be exploiting Konoha’s tensions.
• Soji went to the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters, struck down two Uchiha Clan squad captains, and subdued the other Uchiha members with Byakugan: Pressure.
• Soji carried the two unconscious captains away and told the Uchiha Clan to send Uchiha Homura to retrieve them.
• Uchiha Homura visited Soji’s home, emerged with the two captains, and declared that all ties between him and Soji were severed.

Uchiha Homura asked Soji who had attacked the Hyuga Clan, learned the culprit was a mysterious Uchiha rather than Madara, and demonstrated his Susanoo. Soji promised to help Homura strengthen it after Danzo was dealt with, then reminded him they would stage a public fight in a week, prompting Homura to ask Soji to go easy on him.

• Uchiha Homura complained about pretending to be gloomy, then ate all of Soji's afternoon snacks out of irritation.
• Uchiha Homura asked who had attacked the Hyuga Clan, and Soji explained that the same unknown Uchiha had killed Minato and Kushina during Nine-Tails Night.
• Uchiha Homura guessed the culprit was Madara Uchiha, but Soji corrected him and confirmed only that the attacker was an Uchiha living out in the world.
• Uchiha Homura activated his golden third-stage Susanoo, wielding a Death God's Scythe, while Soji watched.
• Soji promised Homura a gift that would let him use his Mangekyō Sharingan abilities freely after Danzo was dealt with.
• Soji reminded Homura that they would stage a fight in public in one week, and Homura asked him to go easy and preserve his dignity.

Soji and Uchiha Homura staged a public feud to mislead Danzo and Obito, then faced each other in a duel before Konoha’s leaders. The duel began under the Third Hokage’s order that both clans end their grudge afterward.

• Soji and Uchiha Homura agreed to make their feud convincing, and Homura publicly challenged Soji to a duel seven days later.
• Two Uchiha clansmen spread news of the challenge, while Danzo and Obito believed the feud advanced their plans.
• The duel drew widespread attention in Konoha, and Danzo increased his efforts to manipulate Shisui Uchiha.
• Soji and Uchiha Homura met with their clans before the Third Hokage, who agreed to let them settle the conflict through a duel.
• The Third Hokage ordered both sides to stop pursuing the clan attacks after the match, then announced the duel’s start.

Soji and Uchiha Homura staged a spectacular duel, though Soji secretly controlled the fight and tormented Homura with precise Chakra strikes. The chapter ended with Soji charging through Homura’s fire technique by walking on sparks in midair using Wind Release.

• Soji and Uchiha Homura began their duel with a clash of arms and knees, while Soji secretly sent a strand of Chakra into Homura to make him feel needle-like pain.
• Homura used a Great Fireball and wire-tied Shuriken, but Soji scattered the flames, caught the wires, and pulled Homura back into close combat.
• Soji kept up an apparently even taijutsu exchange while secretly striking Homura with Chakra, leaving Homura frustrated as spectators debated who would win.
• Homura took a Gentle Fist strike to the chest to create distance, then recovered and attacked Soji with Fire Style: Flower Scattering Dance.
• Soji used Gentle Fist: Moonwalk to charge through the airborne fire sparks, stepping on each one and shocking Homura and the spectators.

Soji and Uchiha Homura staged a fierce duel, with Homura escalating his Susanoo while Soji demonstrated his Gentle Fist techniques. The chapter ended with Homura’s third-stage Susanoo appearing as a golden Death God, leaving the spectators stunned.

• Uchiha Homura activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned his first-stage Susanoo against Soji.
• Soji used Water Release Gentle Fist to deflect Homura’s repeated attacks while walking through the air, then shattered Susanoo’s head with Wind Release: Mountain Breaker Strike.
• Homura restored Susanoo and advanced it to its second stage, where its stronger punch locked against Soji’s defense.
• Homura activated the third stage of Susanoo and sent Soji crashing into a crater, prompting the Uchiha spectators to celebrate and the Hyuga spectators to falter.
• Obito watched from the shadows, and Homura’s armored Susanoo appeared as a golden Death God.

Uchiha Homura used his third-stage Susanoo to keep Soji on the defensive, then caught him off guard with a long-range scythe slash that briefly wounded him. The duel left Homura drained and feeling the Mangekyō Sharingan’s effect on his eyesight, but eager to keep fighting.

• Danzo watched Homura’s golden Susanoo and coveted the Uchiha Clan’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Homura repeatedly attacked Soji with Susanoo’s scythe while Soji dodged through the air, leaving the arena badly damaged.
• Homura secretly timed a golden Chakra shockwave to follow his scythe swing, catching Soji by surprise.
• Soji countered with Wind Release: Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven, but the collision’s shockwave threw him into a wall and Homura’s slash cut him shallowly.
• Soji returned with his wound healed and praised Homura’s attack, while Homura’s Chakra and vision weakened from using his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Homura became absorbed in the duel and resolved to keep fighting Soji with everything he had.

Hyuga Soji and Uchiha Homura continued their duel, and Homura used Metsuke and Takamagahara to catch Soji off guard. Soji revealed his Sage Mode and charged toward Homura as he matched the speed of the golden slash.

• Soji baited Homura into using Takamagahara to survive a Six Styles of Void Strike, forcing Homura to expend the Mangekyō ability that could protect him from a single attack.
• Homura used Metsuke to redirect an earlier golden slash toward Soji, who realized the slash was too close to evade.
• Soji recognized that Homura had planned the duel to prove his growing strength and make Soji take him seriously.
• Soji entered a limited Sage Mode by absorbing Natural Energy during the duel, changing his hair and gaining a snowflake mark on his forehead.
• Soji charged at Homura and moved fast enough to keep pace with the golden slash using Sage Mode and Wind Release.

Soji and Uchiha Homura ended their duel by knocking each other unconscious, leaving both seriously injured and hospitalized. While Danzo and Obito saw opportunities to pursue their plans, Soji secretly woke up in his guarded hospital room.

• Uchiha Homura accelerated his golden slash with a second layer of Metsuke as Soji prepared his finishing attack.
• Soji shattered Homura's Susanoo and struck him into a wall, then deliberately took the golden slash across his back and pretended to lose consciousness.
• The Third Hokage ordered Anbu to take both men to Konoha Hospital and commanded the medical ninja to give them the best care.
• Danzo celebrated their injuries as a chance to turn the Hyuga and Uchiha Clans against each other, while Obito considered killing them but chose to focus on recruiting Shisui Uchiha.
• After receiving treatment, Soji opened his eyes in his hospital room and used his Byakugan to spot the Anbu guards; Uchiha Homura remained unconscious in the next room.

While Soji and Uchiha Homura recovered in the hospital, Danzo tested Shisui Uchiha by drawing him into a private meeting and offering a way to resolve the Uchiha-village conflict. Shisui agreed to consider serving Danzo for a year, bringing Soji’s plan to earn Danzo’s trust into its next stage.

• Soji watched for Obito near the hospital, then rested after confirming he had not appeared, while Uchiha Homura recovered.
• Hyuga and Uchiha visitors met at the hospital, and the two clans’ hostility continued despite the duel’s conclusion.
• A black-robed subordinate gradually gained Shisui Uchiha’s confidence and led him to meet Danzo.
• Danzo tested Shisui by asking what price he would pay for a solution to the conflict, then offered to reveal one after Shisui served him for a year.
• Shisui Uchiha remained outwardly confused as Danzo sought to secure his obedience and advance his plans against the Uchiha Clan.

Obito lured Kakashi’s Anbu squad to the former Root base, leading the Third Hokage to suspect Danzo of helping the Nine-Tails attacker. The Third Hokage stripped Danzo of his elder position, and Danzo began plotting to seize the Hokage position by force.

• Obito deliberately left clues for Kakashi’s Anbu to discover, prompting the Third Hokage to order a search for the mysterious Uchiha and consider Naruto’s protection.
• Obito led Kakashi’s pursuing Anbu to the former Root base, where Kakashi suspected Danzo was sheltering him.
• The Third Hokage recalled the Anbu and decided to handle the matter involving Danzo himself.
• At a jonin meeting, the Third Hokage stripped Danzo of his elder position without explaining his reasons.
• Danzo took the decision as a betrayal and began considering special means to seize the Hokage position.

After Danzo lost his positions, Obito used clues and a staged confrontation to draw Shisui into meeting him. Obito revealed himself as Madara Uchiha and claimed responsibility for the Nine-Tails Night, then began trying to persuade Shisui to serve him.

• Soji welcomed Danzo's downfall, unaware that Obito had framed him.
• Obito left clues around the Uchiha Clan until Shisui tracked him down near Naka Shrine.
• Shisui and Obito exchanged attacks, and Obito tested Shisui's strength while keeping his own abilities hidden.
• Obito claimed to be Madara Uchiha and admitted that he had caused the Nine-Tails Night, making Shisui furious.
• Obito said he had once planned revenge but implied that his plans had changed, preparing to persuade Shisui to join him.

Obito tried to persuade Shisui to help force the Third Hokage from office, but Shisui left without choosing sides and instead reported Obito to Danzo. Danzo considered whether the masked man was truly Madara Uchiha and decided his secretive tactics meant he was not overwhelmingly powerful.

• Obito told Shisui that an Uchiha Hokage could resolve the clan’s conflict with Konoha and offered to help if Shisui left the village with him.
• Obito proposed targeting Danzo to implicate the Third Hokage, but Shisui said he would investigate Danzo before deciding whom to trust.
• After leaving the Naka Shrine, Shisui reported to Danzo that a masked man claiming to be Madara Uchiha had contacted him and intended to use Danzo against the Hokage.
• Danzo questioned whether the masked man was really Madara Uchiha and concluded that he was either an impostor or had lost most of his former strength.

Danzo convinced Shisui that Hiruzen had masterminded the Nine-Tails Attack and urged him to lead an Uchiha coup. The proposal triggered Shisui’s sealed memories, and he pretended to accept while drawing Danzo into a trap.

• Danzo fabricated a story blaming Hiruzen for the Nine-Tails Attack and persuaded Shisui that a coup was the Uchiha Clan’s only way forward.
• Danzo’s call for a coup triggered Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami, restoring his sealed memories and revealing his real loyalties.
• Shisui concealed his recovered memories and asked Danzo to help deal with Uchiha Clan members who would oppose him.
• Danzo agreed, believing Shisui was committed to the coup and that he could use it to remove Hiruzen and become Hokage.
• Shisui left to handle the clan’s affairs, while Danzo returned to Root confident his plan was succeeding.

Shisui met with Obito and agreed to follow his plan to engineer a confrontation between Danzo and the Third Hokage, then join the Akatsuki Organization. He reported the scheme to Soji, who accepted Shisui’s resolve to infiltrate the organization and investigate it.

• Shisui told Obito that Danzo planned to help him unite the Uchiha Clan and launch a coup, and Obito proposed using the coup to expose Danzo and recruit Shisui into the Akatsuki Organization.
• Obito instructed Shisui to follow Danzo’s plan unchanged while Obito brought the Third Hokage to the confrontation, and Shisui agreed.
• After Obito departed, Shisui went to Soji and reported the plans made by Danzo and Obito.
• Soji urged Shisui to reconsider becoming a rogue ninja and joining the Akatsuki Organization, but Shisui insisted he would infiltrate it to protect the village and clan.
• Soji accepted Shisui’s decision, noting that his joining the Akatsuki Organization also served his own strategic objective.