Chapter Summaries

Shisui confirmed he would leave Konoha for the Akatsuki Organization and recommended Itachi as his successor as Ninja Academy principal. Soji then proposed a plan to help Itachi awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan and prepared to move against Danzo, leaving Shisui to consult Uchiha Homura and Fugaku Uchiha.

• Soji explained that Shisui's Kotoamatsukami made him especially suited to infiltrating and recruiting members of the Akatsuki Organization.
• Shisui recommended Itachi to succeed him as Ninja Academy principal, and Soji agreed to let Itachi try the work before taking the position.
• Soji proposed a plan that might help Itachi awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan, but Shisui worried that the experience would be too cruel for him.
• Soji told Shisui to explain the plan to Uchiha Homura and Fugaku Uchiha so Itachi's family could decide whether to proceed.
• Shisui agreed to report Soji's plan and prepare for the Uchiha Clan's coup, while Soji declared that he intended to bring down Danzo the following year.

Shisui deceived the Uchiha radicals into believing Danzo planned a coup, then lured them into a trap and joined Danzo in killing them. The massacre began with Shisui fighting his own clansmen inside the Four Violet Flames Formation.

• Shisui told the radical Uchiha that Danzo planned to overthrow the village and destroy the clan, and let them believe they could seize power themselves.
• Shisui persuaded the radicals to prepare for an operation in one month while keeping their plans secret from the rest of the clan.
• A month later, Shisui led the radicals to the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters, where the Four Violet Flames Formation trapped them.
• Shisui revealed his cooperation with Danzo and agreed to help kill the trapped Uchiha so Danzo would trust him.
• Shisui and Danzo attacked the radicals together, and the Uchiha cursed Shisui as he slaughtered them.

Shisui and Danzo killed the Uchiha radicals and then confronted Uchiha Homura as part of their plan to seize power. Homura’s attack set nearby houses ablaze, threatening to draw the Uchiha clan to the fight.

• Shisui killed the last surviving radical Uchiha after Danzo’s final Wind Style attack, and the two agreed to continue their plot together.
• Shisui gathered around two hundred Uchiha clan members before heading to Uchiha Homura’s home, while Danzo secretly followed.
• Shisui stabbed Uchiha Homura, but Homura survived the wound and demanded to know why Shisui had betrayed him.
• Shisui revealed his coup plan and Danzo’s support, forcing Danzo to emerge from hiding and join him in blocking Homura.
• Homura refused Shisui’s offer to surrender and attacked Danzo and Shisui with four fire dragons, setting nearby empty houses ablaze to attract attention.
• Danzo urged Shisui to kill Homura quickly before other Uchiha arrived.

Fugaku Uchiha led the clan toward the explosion as Obito drew the Third Hokage and Anbu into a pursuit, setting the village’s factions in motion. Soji watched from his courtyard, waiting to make his entrance as events continued to unfold.

• Fugaku Uchiha led roughly two hundred Uchiha, including Itachi, toward the explosion while Shisui’s contacted clansmen also moved to rendezvous with him.
• Obito invaded the Hokage’s office, used Kamui to remove several Anbu, and drew the Third Hokage to the Hokage Building.
• The Third Hokage fought Obito with Enma, struck him with the Adamantine Staff, and chased him after Obito fled.
• Hizashi Hyuga, Hyuga Chizuru, and additional Anbu joined the pursuit as Obito repeatedly escaped them.
• Soji and the Night Duke remained in the courtyard while Soji waited for the moment to act.

Uchiha Homura was overwhelmed by Shisui and Danzo as they fought to control the Uchiha Clan’s future. Itachi Uchiha witnessed Homura’s death and awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving the clan with another powerful user.

• Shisui and Danzo attacked Uchiha Homura, who refused to surrender his Mangekyō Sharingan despite his worsening injuries.
• Danzo learned that Fugaku Uchiha’s group and Shisui’s followers had begun fighting, and he prepared to finish Homura.
• Danzo revealed his Wood Release and blasted Homura toward Shisui with Violent Spear Tree.
• Itachi Uchiha arrived and called for Homura and Shisui to stop fighting, but Shisui drove his wakizashi into Homura’s heart.
• Itachi Uchiha awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan after witnessing Homura’s death.

Shisui killed Uchiha Homura, driving Itachi to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan and turn against his former friend. Fugaku arrived to face Danzo while Itachi fought Shisui, and Soji watched the two clan rivals prepare to settle their long-running conflict.

• Itachi confronted Shisui over Uchiha Homura's death, awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and attacked him with shuriken.
• Danzo urged Shisui to kill Itachi, but Shisui pointed out another hidden opponent, leading Danzo to discover Fugaku Uchiha.
• Fugaku told Itachi to avenge Homura while he dealt with Danzo, and Itachi and Shisui left to fight.
• Fugaku and Danzo faced off, each threatening to drive the other from Konoha.
• Soji watched Fugaku and Danzo's confrontation through the Reincarnation Mirror and could not predict the winner.

Fugaku Uchiha battled Danzo and revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, using Susanoo to crush Danzo. The victory proved false when Danzo reappeared unharmed after using Izanagi.

• Fugaku Uchiha trapped Danzo in a genjutsu, but Danzo broke free almost immediately.
• Fugaku Uchiha and Danzo exchanged Fire and Wind Release attacks before Danzo bound a Shadow Clone with Wood Release.
• Danzo shattered the rooftop to evade Fugaku Uchiha's attack, then used a Vacuum Blade to overpower Fugaku's Kunai and split his Great Fireball.
• Fugaku Uchiha revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and used Susanoo to seize and crush Danzo.
• Danzo reappeared unharmed after using Izanagi, leaving Fugaku Uchiha stunned.

Fugaku Uchiha fought Danzo, revealing the predictive ability of his left Mangekyō eye and killing Danzo with a calculated ambush. Danzo used Izanagi to revive and engulfed Fugaku in a Wood Release technique, but Fugaku escaped with Amaterasu as the battle continued.

• Danzo revealed the Sharingan implanted in his arm and used Izanagi to survive Fugaku Uchiha's attacks, while Fugaku recognized the forbidden technique and realized he would have to kill Danzo repeatedly.
• Danzo attacked with Wind Style and summoned Baku, but Fugaku strengthened his Susanoo, overpowered the beast, and used Future Sight to predict Danzo's dodge and stab him from behind.
• Danzo revived again, suspected Fugaku had used a Mangekyō ability, and attacked with Wood Release: Explosive Root Burial to test it.
• The massive tree swallowed Fugaku and Danzo, but Fugaku unleashed Amaterasu from within and walked out through a hole in the tree, bleeding from his right eye.

Fugaku, Danzo, Shisui, Itachi, Obito, and the Third Hokage converged as conflicting claims about an Uchiha coup came to a head. After Fugaku exposed Danzo’s false evidence, Shisui challenged the Third Hokage over his refusal to consider an Uchiha for Hokage.

• Fugaku and Danzo prepared to resume their fight, but Shisui and Itachi returned, and Shisui warned that a group was approaching.
• Danzo signaled for his reinforcements, then Obito arrived, followed by the Third Hokage and his Anbu.
• Danzo accused the Uchiha Clan of planning a coup, and Shisui claimed his accusation was true while Fugaku stopped Itachi from objecting.
• Fugaku argued that the Uchiha were at home, and an Anbu investigation found no gathering or fighting clansmen, undermining Danzo’s claim.
• Shisui confronted the Third Hokage and asked whether he had ever considered letting the Uchiha Clan produce a Hokage; the Third Hokage looked away.

Shisui exposed his cooperation with Danzo and questioned the Third Hokage over the Uchiha Clan’s treatment, while presenting himself as someone who had used both Danzo and the masked man. The Third Hokage grew convinced of their coup plans, and Shisui positioned himself to be branded a rogue shinobi and join the Akatsuki Organization.

• Shisui told the Third Hokage that Danzo had promised to support his bid for Hokage in exchange for helping restore Root, and Danzo denied making the deal.
• Obito pointed out that Shisui had no reason to smear himself, leading the Third Hokage to believe Shisui and Danzo had conspired to launch a coup.
• Shisui challenged the Third Hokage over whether he would have answered honestly about the Uchiha Clan’s unfair treatment, leaving him silent and stirring sympathy among the Anbu.
• The Third Hokage asked about Shisui’s relationship with the masked man, and Shisui said he had recruited him to keep Danzo in check and identified him as Madara Uchiha.
• Shisui told Danzo and Madara Uchiha that he had never trusted either of them and would cooperate with whichever one could help him become Hokage.
• Shisui revealed that he wanted the Third Hokage to believe his account so that he could be declared a rogue shinobi, join the Akatsuki Organization, and ease the Uchiha Clan’s life in Konoha.

Danzo launched his coup while Shisui fought the Third Hokage, plunging Konoha into chaos with attacks by Shimura Clan ninja and rogue ninja. The Night Duke appeared and challenged Obito, then struck him through a roof with a single blow.

• Shisui attacked the Third Hokage, while Danzo decided to pursue the coup rather than surrender.
• Danzo ordered his forces to attack the Anbu and Uchiha Clan members, while rogue ninja attacked Konoha's gates.
• Fugaku Uchiha and his son helped the Anbu hold off Danzo's former Root members and Shimura Clan ninja as Konoha's defenders fought the attackers.
• The Night Duke appeared and told the Third Hokage that he intended to fight Obito, whom he called Madara Uchiha.
• Obito charged the Night Duke, who used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear behind him and knock him through a roof.

Night Duke, controlled by Soji, fought Obito while the Third Hokage’s forces battled Danzo and Shisui in the Uchiha compound. After Konoha’s reinforcements arrived, Danzo and Shisui fled separately, and the Third Hokage ordered both listed as S-rank rogue ninja, dead or alive.

• Night Duke revealed the Flying Thunder God Technique and fought Obito, while the Third Hokage and Fugaku Uchiha’s side clashed with Danzo, Shisui, and their followers.
• Soji realized the Third Hokage was delaying the battle in hopes that Danzo would abandon the coup and leave Konoha voluntarily.
• After Konoha’s ninja defeated the rogue attackers at the village gates, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu ordered them to enter the Uchiha compound.
• The Third Hokage urged Danzo and Shisui to surrender, but Danzo refused, blamed the Uchiha, and led his followers in a retreat.
• Shisui abandoned Danzo and charged toward Night Duke and Obito, while the Third Hokage made only a token effort to stop both fugitives.
• The Third Hokage ordered Danzo and Shisui listed as S-rank rogue ninja, dead or alive.

Shisui escaped with Obito after the coup failed, while the Third Hokage let Danzo leave Konoha and ordered an investigation into the masked man and Night Duke. Soji set out to pursue Danzo, and Itachi discovered that his uncle Uchiha Homura, whom he believed Shisui had killed, was alive.

• Shisui joined Obito, and they escaped as Night Duke vanished after them.
• The Third Hokage identified the masked man as Madara Uchiha for now, ordered an investigation, and let Danzo leave Konoha.
• Soji decided to hunt Danzo and departed with Night Duke.
• Fugaku Uchiha abandoned plans to involve more clansmen in the fighting and went to handle the fallen Uchiha.
• Itachi found Uchiha Homura alive at his uncle's house and was shocked because he had seen Shisui stab him through the heart.

Uchiha Homura revealed the Uchiha Clan’s plan to Itachi, explained how he had survived, and entrusted him with keeping the night’s events secret. Meanwhile, Danzo fled Konoha with more than two hundred followers, only for two figures to block his path.

• Uchiha Homura reassured Itachi that Shisui had not truly betrayed the clan and explained that the staged events served several plans, including countering Danzo and infiltrating Madara Uchiha’s organization.
• Uchiha Homura showed Itachi his own Sharingan, which he had removed before using Izanagi, then replaced the borrowed eyes with his original pair.
• Uchiha Homura told Itachi to keep the night’s events secret, gave him responsibility for what followed, and returned to sleep.
• Soji left Konoha to fulfill his promise as Danzo escaped south with more than two hundred clan members and former Root subordinates.
• Two black figures blocked Danzo’s group and announced that Danzo was now an S-rank rogue ninja, declaring, “No way through!”

Soji and Night Duke ambushed Danzo beyond Konoha, where Soji revealed how Danzo had been manipulated into helping the Uchiha Clan and overwhelmed him with Byakugan: Pressure. After Danzo unleashed Deep Forest Emergence, Soji invoked Tenseigan: Falling Star, leaving Danzo facing what Soji called heavenly punishment.

• Soji and Night Duke blocked Danzo and his men as they fled Konoha, and Soji declared that he intended to kill Danzo.
• Danzo attacked with Wood Release: Impaling Technique, but Soji used Byakugan: Pressure to break the branches and pin Danzo’s subordinates to the ground.
• Soji told Danzo that the duel with Uchiha Homura, the coup, and Shisui Uchiha’s actions had all served the Uchiha Clan’s plans, enraging Danzo.
• Danzo tore off his bandages and unleashed Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence, creating a vast forest that swept up some of his own subordinates.
• Soji stood atop the trees, confronted Danzo about heavenly punishment, and activated Tenseigan: Falling Star.

Soji used his Tenseigan’s Falling Stars to destroy Danzo’s forest and turn a seven- or eight-kilometer stretch of the Land of Fire into desert, killing Danzo’s followers. Danzo revived nearby through Izanagi, and Soji left him terrified by revealing the Tenseigan and hinting at more of its powers.

• Soji summoned a meteor with Falling Stars, vaporizing Danzo’s sea of trees and devastating the land for several kilometers.
• Danzo revived more than thirty meters away, while his followers and former Root subordinates remained dead.
• Danzo asked whether Soji had caused the destruction, and Soji confirmed it while warning him not to provoke another strike.
• Soji identified his eyes as the Tenseigan, claiming they rivaled the Rinnegan and explaining that Falling Stars was only one of its techniques.
• Danzo asked how Soji knew about his encounter with the Rinnegan youth in the Land of Rain, and Soji confronted him about bringing that enemy to Konoha.
• Soji warned Danzo that he could demonstrate the Tenseigan’s power again, leaving Danzo fearful and uncertain about what would happen next.

Hyuga Soji used his Tenseigan techniques to overpower Danzo, absorb some of his Wind Release Chakra, and blast him apart. Danzo resurrected with six Izanagi lives remaining and realized Soji’s power rivaled the Rinnegan, while Soji prepared to continue killing him.

• Soji used Rotation as Desired: Yin to pull Danzo toward him and seize him by the throat.
• Soji extracted some of Danzo’s Wind Release Chakra, intending to use it in his plan to refine Chakra Seeds of all seven attributes.
• Soji used Rotation as Desired: Yang to blast Danzo into a blood mist and carve a long path through the sandy ground.
• Danzo resurrected and concluded that Soji’s Tenseigan could rival the Rinnegan after recognizing Soji’s control over repulsive force.
• Danzo realized he had died five times and had only six lives left through Izanagi.

Soji toyed with Danzo by offering him a chance to escape, then attacked him with powerful Tenseigan abilities as Danzo repeatedly used Izanagi to revive and flee. Soji struck Danzo with a Chakra Shuriken, leaving his next revival and escape uncertain.

• Danzo asked what Soji wanted, and Soji offered to spare him if he ran beyond Soji’s attack range.
• Danzo accepted the challenge and fled as Soji kicked a Truth-Seeking Orb after him, dissolving his arm and half his body.
• Danzo revived at a distant location and kept running while Soji entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
• Soji unleashed a Chakra Cannon across the sky, killing Danzo and forcing another revival.
• Soji formed a Chakra Shuriken from Chakra Prayer Beads and struck the fleeing Danzo.

Soji continued testing the Tenseigan’s ultimate techniques on the fleeing Danzo, killing him with Hamura’s Statue and the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion while Danzo repeatedly revived through Izanagi. As Danzo ran with only two revivals left, Soji formed a gigantic golden Chakra sword and brought it down.

• Soji summoned Hamura’s Statue and crushed Danzo, who revived again through Izanagi.
• Soji unleashed the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, which hurled Danzo into a lightning strike and tore him apart.
• Soji withdrew the storm after Danzo died, leaving the surrounding land transformed into a desert.
• Danzo revived and fled, realizing Soji was deliberately using a different technique for each death and that he had only two revivals left.
• Soji formed a golden Chakra sword more than ten kilometers long and brought it down toward Danzo.

Soji overwhelmed Danzo with his Tenseigan abilities, then sent Night Duke after him when Danzo fled across the desert. Danzo exhausted his Sharingan revivals and died when Hashirama’s cells transformed him into a great tree, leaving Soji to reflect on his lifelong obsession with the Hokage title.

• Soji’s Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion split Danzo in two, and Danzo revived in terror before fleeing.
• Soji switched from Tenseigan Chakra Mode to Night Duke, who caught Danzo near the desert’s edge and struck him with a Rasengan.
• Danzo survived the Rasengan through his final Izanagi revival, while Soji prepared to bring out Mizuki Ember.
• With his Sharingan exhausted, Danzo could no longer suppress Hashirama Senju’s cells, and branches burst from his body until he became a great tree.
• Danzo’s final thoughts dwelled on Hiruzen and his failure to become Hokage, and Soji hoped the tree might someday turn the desert green.