Chapter Summaries

Tama unexpectedly defeated Yugito Nii after the partially transformed Jinchuriki attacked Kaze’s home. Kiyoshi and the arriving Police Force members struggled to believe the small cat had done it, while Kiyoshi questioned why his Sharingan had not shown her attacks.

• Yugito Nii was sent flying from Kaze’s house, drawing the Uchiha Compound guards to the scene.
• Kaze realized Tama had attacked Matatabi with a mysterious force, though he had not seen her throw a punch or release Chakra.
• Two women questioned Kiyoshi, who insisted Tama had beaten Yugito Nii, and Kaze confirmed his account.
• Kaze looked outside and saw Yugito unconscious in a crater, badly bruised from Tama’s attacks.
• The Police Force members accepted that Tama had defeated Yugito, while Kiyoshi wondered whether Tama’s punches were too fast for his Sharingan to see.

After Tama defeated Yugito Nii, Kaze wondered whether the cat’s invisible attack came from a Stand, a Devil Fruit, or another unknown power. News of Tama’s victory spread through Konoha, leaving Orochimaru and the village stunned.

• Tama’s attack broke more than half of Yugito Nii’s ribs and knocked her unconscious, so the Police Department took her to the hospital.
• Kaze considered whether Tama’s invisible blows were a Stand ability, but dismissed the idea and decided to wait until Yugito Nii recovered before seeking answers.
• Members of the Leaf Village Police Force spread news that Tama had defeated Yugito Nii, shocking people who knew the cat as an adorable, lazy pet.
• Orochimaru overheard the news and wondered how Kaze’s cat had beaten a Jinchuriki.
• A few days later, word spread through Konoha that Kaze possessed the strongest Summoning Beast in the ninja world.

After becoming Konoha's Fifth Hokage, Kaze visited Orochimaru's laboratory to see his cloned Den Den Mushi. Kaze and Kiyoshi tested whether the clones could communicate, and the chapter ended as Kaze's Den Den Mushi began ringing.

• Kaze completed his inauguration ceremony with Hiruzen Sarutobi and officially became Konoha's Fifth Hokage.
• Orochimaru explained that he had identified the Den Den Mushi as an insect and cloned more than a dozen, including their attached electronic equipment.
• Kaze decided to test the cloned Den Den Mushi, hoping they could provide reliable long-distance communication without relying on the Yamanaka clan.
• Kiyoshi left the laboratory with one Den Den Mushi and walked about a hundred meters away while Hizashi and other Uchiha clan members stayed to protect Kaze.
• Kaze's Den Den Mushi began ringing just as Orochimaru doubted the cloned creatures would work.

Kaze demonstrated that Orochimaru had successfully cloned the Den Den Mushi, proving it could make clear calls over several kilometers and potentially between Konoha and Sunagakure. Uchiha Kiyoshi returned from testing it, while Itachi Uchiha, who had secretly followed him, learned of the creature’s extraordinary capabilities.

• Kaze answered a call from the Den Den Mushi and confirmed it perfectly imitated Uchiha Kiyoshi’s appearance and voice.
• Kaze had Uchiha Kiyoshi walk to the Uchiha Compound while keeping the call connected, and the signal remained clear over several kilometers.
• Kaze explained that Den Den Mushi used biological electric waves and claimed they could communicate from Konoha to Sunagakure.
• Orochimaru and the Uchiha clansmen were astonished as Orochimaru reflected on Kaze’s ability to recognize and make use of discoveries.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi ended the call and headed back to the Leaf Village Police Force, more impressed by Kaze than before.
• Itachi Uchiha, who had followed Kiyoshi, overheard the call and was stunned by the Den Den Mushi’s capabilities.

Itachi decided to investigate the Daimyo before Kaze could give Setsuna a Den Den Mushi, while Kaze prepared the device to keep in contact with Setsuna. The chapter left Kiyoshi tasked with personally delivering the unusually large Den Den Mushi.

• Itachi suspected Kaze had manipulated Hiruzen and concluded that he needed to uncover the truth at the Daimyo's residence before Setsuna received a Den Den Mushi.
• Itachi dismissed the possibility of joining Kaze's Police Department and resolved to gamble by seeking the truth from the Daimyo.
• Kiyoshi returned to Orochimaru's laboratory and showed Kaze and the others the Den Den Mushi, which could make calls and send faxes.
• Kaze explained the Den Den Mushi's functions and gave Kiyoshi a large one to deliver to Setsuna.
• Kiyoshi questioned the device's size but agreed to make the trip and give it to Setsuna.

Itachi investigated the Daimyo’s isolation and concluded that Kaze had placed him under Genjutsu to secure support for becoming Hokage. After confirming that the guards knew the truth, Itachi incapacitated them and entered the Daimyo’s bedroom.

• Itachi infiltrated the Daimyo’s residence and used Genjutsu on a guard to learn that Setsuna and the Uchiha had restricted access to the Daimyo.
• Itachi concluded that Kaze had controlled the Daimyo because the Daimyo did not support Kaze becoming Konoha’s next Hokage.
• Itachi went to the Daimyo’s bedroom, where two Uchiha guards ordered him to stop.
• Itachi accused the guards of imprisoning the Daimyo and placing him under Kaze’s Genjutsu, and their reactions confirmed his suspicions.
• Itachi used his Mangekyō Sharingan to knock both guards unconscious, then opened the Daimyo’s bedroom door.

Itachi confronted Setsuna and the Uchiha guards in the Daimyo’s bedroom, accusing Kaze of controlling the Daimyo with Genjutsu. He rejected Setsuna’s defense of Kaze and stood by his decision to expose the truth.

• Itachi entered the Daimyo’s bedroom, where Setsuna realized Senju and Baisui were missing and saw that Itachi had awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Itachi accused Kaze of placing the Daimyo under Genjutsu and moved to wake him, but Setsuna blocked his path and threatened to treat him as an assassin.
• Three Uchiha guards surrounded Itachi in a Swastika Formation while Setsuna tried to persuade him not to expose Kaze’s actions.
• Setsuna argued that Kaze’s rule had improved the Uchiha’s standing and offered Itachi a chance to join the Police Force.
• Itachi condemned the idea that good results justified wrongful methods and insisted that Kaze should have earned the village’s support properly.

Itachi condemned Kaze’s leadership and fought Setsuna and the Uchiha guards who were protecting the Daimyo. After injuring the guards with a self-destructing Shadow Clone and overpowering Setsuna’s Great Fireball Technique, Itachi stood over the fallen men as Setsuna struggled back to his feet beside the Daimyo.

• Itachi argued that Kaze was unfit to be Hokage, citing his treatment of Orochimaru and calling his rise a bloodless coup.
• An Uchiha clansman attacked Itachi, but Itachi’s Shadow Clone exploded and injured the attacker and two other guards as Setsuna escaped the blast.
• Itachi emerged from the doorway while Setsuna, enraged, declared that he would clean house for the Uchiha Clan.
• Itachi completed his hand seals before Setsuna and altered his Great Fireball Technique, overpowering Setsuna’s fireball and blasting him against the bedroom wall.
• Setsuna stood up again beside the Daimyo’s bed despite his injuries.

Itachi stopped Setsuna from killing the Daimyo by using wired Shuriken, gunpowder, and Exploding Tags to blast him through a wall. After incapacitating the Uchiha clansmen, Itachi carried the unconscious Daimyo toward the exit, where he spotted Uchiha Kiyoshi approaching.

• Setsuna hardened his body with Iron Body and reached for the Daimyo while Itachi's Shuriken bounced off him.
• Itachi used the wires attached to the Shuriken to ignite gunpowder and detonate Exploding Tags, blasting Setsuna through the bedroom wall and away from the Daimyo.
• The injured Uchiha clansmen charged at Itachi, who pinned them to the walls and floor with Kunai.
• Itachi hoisted the Daimyo over his shoulder and prepared to leave.
• Itachi saw Uchiha Kiyoshi rushing out of the nearby woods.

Itachi took the Daimyo and told Kiyoshi that Kaze had used Genjutsu to control him and might have used Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami on the Third Hokage. Kiyoshi refused to help expose Kaze and ordered Itachi to put the Daimyo down.

• Kiyoshi found Setsuna unconscious, and Setsuna warned him that Itachi had taken the Daimyo to use against Kaze.
• Itachi entered the garden carrying the Daimyo as Kiyoshi secretly connected his Den Den Mushi to Kaze.
• Itachi claimed Kaze had used Genjutsu on the Daimyo and might have used Kotoamatsukami to influence the Third Hokage.
• Kiyoshi verified that the Daimyo was under Genjutsu and considered the consequences of exposing Kaze for the Uchiha Clan and Konoha.
• Kiyoshi declared his support for Kaze and ordered Itachi to put down the Daimyo.

Kiyoshi trapped Itachi with his Wood Release, but Itachi’s clone and counterattack nearly killed him before Setsuna intervened. Kiyoshi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and struck back, but a massive energy erupted from Itachi and blasted both Kiyoshi and Setsuna away.

• Kiyoshi used the Mori Mori no Mi to bind Itachi and considered taking him back to the village instead of killing him.
• Itachi’s body crumbled into crows, revealing that Kiyoshi had captured a Crow Shadow Clone while the real Itachi attacked from behind.
• Setsuna intercepted Itachi’s blade and held his wrist, giving Kiyoshi a chance to attack.
• Kiyoshi awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and trapped Itachi in vines before firing a Finger Pistol at his lungs.
• A surge of immense energy burst from Itachi and sent Kiyoshi and Setsuna flying.

Itachi unleashed Susanoo against Kiyoshi and Setsuna, then tried to destroy Kiyoshi’s Den Den Mushi and escape with the Daimyo before Kaze arrived. Kiyoshi blocked him with a Wood Dragon, forcing Itachi to strengthen Susanoo into its semi-complete form.

• Itachi awakened Susanoo to break Kiyoshi’s vines and send Kiyoshi and Setsuna flying, leaving Setsuna unconscious.
• Kiyoshi revealed that he had contacted Kaze through a Den Den Mushi, and Itachi realized Kaze might arrive soon.
• Itachi threw a Kunai at the Den Den Mushi to stop Kiyoshi from summoning help, but Kiyoshi deflected it with rapidly growing vines.
• Kiyoshi used Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique, forming a massive dragon from vines that erupted from the ground.
• Itachi recognized the Wood Release and expanded Susanoo into its semi-complete form, creating a giant Chakra sword.

Itachi escalated his fight with Kiyoshi by using Susanoo and Amaterasu, destroying Kiyoshi’s Wood Dragon and Wood Human and trapping him with wind pressure. Kiyoshi survived Itachi’s Tomae Shuriken with Iron Body: Gō, but Amaterasu spread across his body.

• Itachi strengthened Susanoo, which cut through Kiyoshi’s Wood Dragon before the dragon wrapped around it.
• Kiyoshi made a Wood Human from nearby trees and sent it to attack Itachi, but Itachi used Amaterasu to burn it and broke free of the Wood Dragon.
• Itachi attacked Kiyoshi with a Tomae Shuriken, using its wind pressure to restrict his movement, and launched Amaterasu again.
• Kiyoshi used Iron Body: Gō to withstand the Tomae Shuriken, which scraped against his skin without injuring him.
• Amaterasu spread onto Kiyoshi’s body as the chapter ended.

Itachi exhausted himself fighting Kiyoshi, but Kiyoshi used his remaining strength to kill the Daimyo before Itachi could stop him. Kiyoshi died believing he had protected Kaze’s secret, while Itachi was left without the evidence he needed and at risk of being blamed for the Daimyo’s death.

• Itachi used Amaterasu and Susanoo to defeat Kiyoshi, but his right eye reached its limit before he could kill him.
• Itachi decided to leave Kiyoshi alive and turn back to take the Daimyo away, but Kiyoshi used a vine to wrap around the Daimyo’s neck.
• Itachi realized Kiyoshi had targeted the Daimyo and reopened his right eye to attack the vine, but Kiyoshi snapped the Daimyo’s neck first.
• Itachi watched the Daimyo die and realized he had lost the evidence needed to expose Kaze’s conspiracy.
• Kiyoshi died believing he had preserved Kaze’s secret and allowed him to continue being Naruto.

After Kiyoshi died protecting the Daimyo, Obito appeared and persuaded Itachi to leave Konoha and join the Akatsuki. Obito and Itachi vanished through Kamui just before Kaze arrived at the scene.

• Kiyoshi died after using his remaining strength to protect the Daimyo, leaving Itachi's plan to expose Kaze in ruins.
• Obito appeared, revealed he had watched Itachi, and argued that Kaze would be more dangerous if driven out of Konoha.
• Obito urged Itachi to leave with him before Kaze arrived, while Itachi weighed his distrust of both men.
• Itachi agreed to join the Akatsuki on the condition that it would not attack Konoha and that he could leave once Kaze was dealt with.
• Obito used Kamui to take Itachi away, and Kaze arrived to find the bodies of Kiyoshi, Setsuna, and the Daimyo.

Kaze arrived to find Kiyoshi dead and the Daimyo and several Police Department members critically injured, and the shock awakened Kaze’s Mangekyō Sharingan. Believing he could revive Kiyoshi with his electrical powers, Kaze began emergency treatment, and Kiyoshi’s heart started beating again.

• Kaze found Kiyoshi apparently dead beside the Daimyo’s corpse and inferred that Kiyoshi had sacrificed himself to protect Kaze’s secret.
• The scene’s devastation awakened Kaze’s Mangekyō Sharingan as the samurai demanded an explanation for the Daimyo’s death.
• Kaze ignored the samurai and began trying to save Kiyoshi, ordering Two Women to provide artificial respiration and Hizashi to monitor him with the Byakugan.
• Kaze used his electrical powers to transfuse blood and manually stimulate Kiyoshi’s heart until it began beating and color returned to Kiyoshi’s face.

Kaze revived Kiyoshi, who explained that Itachi had attacked the Daimyo and defeated the defenders. Kaze ordered Itachi designated an S-rank rogue ninja and resolved to kill him and Obito.

• Kaze used an electric current to ease Kiyoshi’s pain while two women helped revive him, and the clan members confirmed that his vital signs had returned.
• Kaze refused the Daimyo’s guards’ pleas to revive the Daimyo, whose broken neck could not be healed, and had Hizashi treat the injured clan members.
• Kaze asked Kiyoshi what had happened, and Kiyoshi said Itachi had attacked Setsuna and the others and tried to kill the Daimyo.
• Kiyoshi explained that he fought Itachi but was defeated and failed to save the Daimyo.
• Kaze ordered Hizashi to report Itachi as an S-rank rogue ninja and take the wounded to the hospital, then concluded that Obito had helped Itachi escape.

After rescuing Kiyoshi, Kaze brought him and Setsuna to Orochimaru for treatment and told Orochimaru that Itachi had defected after attacking the Daimyo. Kaze forbade Orochimaru from pursuing Itachi, while the news spread through Konoha and left Fugaku stunned.

• Kaze brought the wounded Kiyoshi and Setsuna to Orochimaru's laboratory for treatment.
• Kaze told Orochimaru that Itachi had attacked the Daimyo and warned him not to pursue Itachi, who might have joined Akatsuki.
• Kaze said Orochimaru should focus on Impure World Reincarnation and finding a way to undo the Reaper Death Seal.
• Hizashi informed Hiruzen Sarutobi and others that Itachi had defected and the Daimyo had been murdered.
• Fugaku heard the news while eating breakfast with Sasuke, dropped his chopsticks, and demanded that the messenger repeat it.

Six or seven years after Itachi defected, Kaze strengthened Konoha through trade, tourism, and military training while building his own power. Orochimaru then called to say they could begin their plan.

• Fugaku gradually accepted Itachi's defection, while Sasuke vowed to grow stronger and confront his brother for answers.
• Kaze forced the Daimyo Faction to accept Setsuna's resignation as his only concession, and the Third Hokage backed him against their accusations.
• Kaze expanded Konoha's economy with a railway to the Land of Iron, an amusement park, and a new ski resort and hot spring venture with General Mifune.
• Kaze trained Konoha ninja and civilians in the Six Powers, strengthened the Uchiha with Chakra Emission and weapons, and developed Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and Enma.
• Orochimaru called Kaze from his laboratory and told him that Impure World Reincarnation had advanced enough for them to begin their plan.

Kaze and Orochimaru traveled to the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools to prepare for reviving Minato Namikaze and carrying out Orochimaru’s Living Corpse Reincarnation. Kaze found the Shinigami Mask needed for the ritual, while Orochimaru began preparing the Impure World Reincarnation.

• The Leaf Village Police Force uncovered that Danzo had masterminded Orochimaru’s human experiments, and Orochimaru received a fifteen-year sentence and was imprisoned in the former Root base.
• After learning Orochimaru had perfected Impure World Reincarnation, Kaze arranged to revive Minato Namikaze outside Konoha and agreed not to interfere with Orochimaru’s vessel plans.
• Kaze brought a death-row prisoner and his trusted clansmen Kiyoshi, Setsuna, and Two Women to the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools, where he told them to find the Mask Storage Hall.
• Setsuna found the Mask Storage Hall and contacted the others, while Orochimaru began preparing the Impure World Reincarnation ritual.
• Kaze searched the masks and found the Shinigami Mask he needed.