Chapter Summaries

Hoshiryu Uchiha gave Tsunade a scroll for cultivating Wood Release and promised Nonō a secret technique scroll, then sensed the White Zetsu hidden around Konoha. He unleashed his Mangekyo and killed every White Zetsu in the village, drawing shocked attention from Uchiha Ang and Mito Uzumaki.

• Mito Uzumaki confirmed the Wood Release scroll's significance and told Tsunade to keep it secret, and Tsunade thanked Hoshiryu Uchiha for the gift.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha promised Nonō a secret technique scroll suited to her talents, then left to deal with the White Zetsu he sensed in Konoha.
• Three White Zetsu monitored members of the Uchiha Clan underground and discussed their surveillance assignments.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha activated his Mangekyo, and every White Zetsu in Konoha died instantly.
• Uchiha Ang and Mito Uzumaki sensed the event and looked toward Hoshiryu Uchiha.

Hoshiryu Uchiha secretly used his awakened Mangekyo to kill the White Zetsu spying across Konoha, then explained his actions to Mito Uzumaki and the other ninjas. After the group sent people to verify his claims, he asked to enter the Chunin Exams openly and show the other Ninja Villages his strength.

• Hoshiryu Uchiha used his teleportation ability and Brahma Flame to burn the White Zetsu hidden throughout Konoha.
• Mito Uzumaki, Uchiha Ang, and a group of armed ninjas arrived, and Mito scolded Hoshiryu for not warning her.
• Hoshiryu told the group that he had sensed the White Zetsu spying on Konoha and had eliminated them before they could threaten the village.
• Yosuke Senju, Uchiha Sen, and others questioned his account, but Mito Uzumaki trusted him and urged them to search for evidence.
• Hoshiryu asked Mito Uzumaki to let him compete in the Chunin Exams under his true appearance and make the other Ninja Villages remember the First Hokage.

After Senju Kaho confirmed that Hoshiryu Uchiha had killed the White Zetsu spies with a single attack, Mito Uzumaki declared that he would enter the Chunin Exams openly and be presented as Konoha’s new God of Shinobi. The chapter ended with Hoshiryu revealing his Mangekyō Sharingan and earning the village’s fervent admiration.

• Mito Uzumaki agreed to trust Hoshiryu Uchiha and follow his plan.
• The search party returned with White Zetsu corpses, and Senju Kaho confirmed they were plant-like creatures killed by a single attack.
• Yosuke Senju asked Hoshiryu whether he had killed all the spies at once, and Hoshiryu affirmed that he had.
• Mito Uzumaki announced that Hoshiryu would compete openly in the Chunin Exams and proclaimed Konoha had gained a God of Shinobi.
• Hoshiryu revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, and the gathered shinobi looked to him with awe and excitement.

Hoshiryu Uchiha rejected Mito Uzumaki’s assumption that he wanted to graduate early, explaining that he could enter the Chunin Exams without graduating. He and Mito agreed to let him compete as a Ninja Academy student and embarrass the other villages’ ninjas.

• Hoshiryu Uchiha tried to downplay his potential, but the crowd and Mito Uzumaki praised him and expected him to become Konoha’s next pillar.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha declared that the Chunin Exams would become a nightmare for the other Ninja Villages, and Konoha’s residents kept his strength secret while awaiting the exams.
• Senju Kaho began researching the White Zetsu remains and involved Orochimaru in the work.
• Mito Uzumaki offered Hoshiryu Uchiha prepared graduation documents, but he told her he had never planned to graduate early.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha pointed out that no rule required Chunin Exam participants to be Genin, and Mito agreed that he could face rival ninjas as a Ninja Academy student.

Tsunade showed Hoshiryu Uchiha her first Wood Release success, but he laughed at her modest results and hurt her feelings. He apologized at her room, and Tsunade accepted while warning him not to laugh at her again.

• Tsunade told Hoshiryu Uchiha she had learned Wood Release and pulled him to the training ground to show him.
• Tsunade used Wood Release to make the grass shoots grow several centimeters, and Hoshiryu laughed at the result.
• Tsunade angrily left with tears in her eyes, and Hoshiryu realized that his mockery had hurt her.
• Hoshiryu went to Tsunade's room and sincerely apologized for laughing at her.
• Tsunade accepted his apology but warned him that she would stop talking to him if he laughed at her again.

Hoshiryu Uchiha joined Tsunade, Nonō, and Mito Uzumaki for the New Year celebration, where tension grew between the girls as they competed for his attention. At a balloon-popping stall, Hoshiryu asked whether the Ninja Academy students could play, and the stall owner agreed, unaware of what would happen next.

• Hoshiryu Uchiha and Nonō walked to the living room holding hands, and Tsunade took his other hand when they arrived.
• Mito Uzumaki led the group to the crowded New Year celebration, where Tsunade and Nonō each pulled Hoshiryu along by one hand.
• Uchiha Chiri appeared at the celebration and greeted Hoshiryu, adding to his awkward predicament.
• Hoshiryu brought Tsunade, Nonō, and Chiri to a shuriken balloon-popping stall and asked the owner whether Ninja Academy students could participate.
• The stall owner agreed, confident the paper shuriken could not pop his rubber balloons, and a sound rang out from the stall.

Hoshiryu Uchiha enjoyed Konoha’s New Year festival with Tsunade and the other girls before the village focused on preparing for the Chunin Exams. As representatives from the other villages set out, their leaders chose powerful fighters and Madara Uchiha arranged to use the Third Mizukage to investigate Konoha’s hidden strength.

• Hoshiryu Uchiha gave the girls masks, then watched fireworks with them as Mito Uzumaki reflected on the scene Hashirama had wanted to see.
• After New Year, Konoha’s ninja prepared for the Chunin Exams, while Hoshiryu Uchiha trained Tsunade and the others and refined pills.
• Shamon sent Black Sand and Red Sand to represent Sunagakure, entrusting Red Sand with Chikamatsu’s Ten Puppets and warning them that Sunagakure had to win.
• Ōnoki ordered Roshi to pose as a Genin and enter the Chunin Exams, and Roshi reluctantly agreed after Ōnoki punched him.
• The Third Raikage demoted several Jonin to Genin and summoned Dodai, who promised Kumogakure would win.
• Madara Uchiha ordered the Third Mizukage to attend Konoha’s Chunin Exams, make the Three-Tails go berserk, and find the powerful figure hidden in Konoha.

Madara Uchiha came to Kirigakure to investigate Konoha after losing contact with the White Zetsu he had sent there. As the Chunin Exams approached, ninja from other villages formed an alliance against Konoha, while Mito Uzumaki and Hoshiryu Uchiha watched their plan unfold.

• Madara Uchiha decided to use the Chunin Exams to probe Konoha and went to Kirigakure, where he considered the Third Mizukage's village a suitable pawn.
• Red Sand and Black Sand arrived in Konoha with the Sunagakure delegation and were guided through registration to shared accommodations for visiting ninja.
• Dodai proposed that the visiting villages unite to eliminate Konoha's ninja first, claiming Konoha had deliberately housed them together out of arrogance.
• Roshi supported Dodai's proposal, and the Sand Shinobi agreed to join the alliance against Konoha.
• In the Senju Compound, Mito Uzumaki told Hoshiryu Uchiha that only he and Hatake Sakumo would represent Konoha in the Chunin Exams.
• Mito Uzumaki and Hoshiryu Uchiha learned that the other villages had formed their alliance and exchanged knowing smiles.

Hoshiryu Uchiha confronted the allied villages' Chunin Exam participants after discovering their ranks were packed with older, stronger ninja. When Roshi insulted him, Hoshiryu trapped the Iwagakure jinchūriki in his own sealing space and warned him about Ōnoki sending him to Konoha.

• Hoshiryu Uchiha learned that Kusagakure had secretly joined the Four Great Shinobi Villages in a cooperation agreement against Konoha.
• Red Sand and Black Sand led the Sunagakure delegation to the exam venue, where the village delegations exchanged false pleasantries.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha mocked the assembled ninja for being uncles and noted that none of the participants appeared to be Genin.
• Roshi of Iwagakure stepped forward and told Hoshiryu to go back to his mother for milk.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha's gaze sent Roshi into his sealing space, where Hoshiryu taunted him about Ōnoki sending a jinchūriki to Konoha.

Hoshiryu Uchiha restrained Roshi and subdued the Four-Tails Son Goku inside Roshi’s sealing space, then burned Roshi’s shoulder before leaving. Outside, the Cloud Ninja joined in mocking Konoha, unaware of what had happened within the seal.

• Hoshiryu Uchiha immobilized Roshi with Sealing Formulae and approached the Four-Tails Son Goku inside the sealing space.
• The Four-Tails panicked and tried to attack Hoshiryu Uchiha, but he restrained it and calmed it with his Mangekyo.
• Roshi realized that Hoshiryu Uchiha had subdued the Four-Tails and pleaded that he had only been joking.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha ignited flames on Roshi’s shoulder, left him bound and suffering, and returned no attention to the sealing space.
• Outside, two Cloud Ninja mocked Konoha for letting a child take the Chunin Exams.

Hoshiryu Uchiha kept Roshi helpless through an unseen technique as the other villages grew fearful of him. Uchiha Sen announced the Chunin Exams’ preliminary round, and the contestants set off for the forest to find one of twelve scrolls before nightfall.

• Two Cloud Ninja mocked Hoshiryu Uchiha, but his cold gaze frightened them, and they saw Roshi suffering beside him.
• Dodai directed the Cloud Ninja to look at Roshi, whose helpless state alarmed the Stone Shinobi and the other contestants.
• Uchiha Sen appeared on the platform and explained that twelve contestants carrying scrolls out of the forest before nightfall would advance to the finals.
• When Uchiha Sen questioned Roshi’s stillness, Hoshiryu Uchiha snapped his fingers and made Roshi collapse in pain before recovering.
• Uchiha Sen began the preliminary round and warned the contestants that Konoha would not be responsible for their lives.

Hoshiryu Uchiha ambushed the Cloud Ninja team in the forest and overwhelmed them with Amaterasu. After crippling Dodai and leaving the other Cloud Ninja incapacitated, he identified himself as a first-year student at Konoha Ninja Academy.

• The Cloud Ninja team entered the forest, and Dodai encouraged them to follow their plan to eliminate Konoha first.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha appeared above the team and attacked after mocking their plan.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha used Amaterasu to defeat the Cloud Ninja's combined attack and overwhelm them despite Dodai's defenses.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha told Dodai that the others were alive for now, then severed Dodai's left arm when he charged.
• Dodai asked who Hoshiryu Uchiha was, and Hoshiryu Uchiha said he was a first-year student of Konoha Ninja Academy.

Hoshiryu Uchiha forced Dodai and the surviving Cloud Ninja to surrender their belongings and promised to collect one hundred million ryo from Kumogakure. After leaving them humiliated and afraid, he gathered all twelve exam scrolls with his perception.

• Hoshiryu Uchiha demanded one hundred million ryo from Dodai in exchange for sparing the ten surviving Cloud Ninja, and Dodai agreed to pay after the exam.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan, frightening Dodai and the other Cloud Ninja into obeying his order to surrender their belongings.
• Dodai gathered the Cloud Ninja's possessions, but Hoshiryu Uchiha burned them to ashes and threatened to collect the promised money from Kumogakure himself.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha left the Cloud Ninja behind and used his perception to retrieve all twelve exam scrolls from across the forest.

Hoshiryu Uchiha gathered all twelve scrolls and confronted the shinobi from the other villages, offering them a choice between taking the scrolls by force or bidding for them. After he killed the Kusagakure members who tried to attack, he asked the remaining shinobi to choose.

• A mysterious figure stole a scroll from Red Sand, Black Sand, and the Sand Shinobi, then kicked Roshi down and took the two scrolls the Stone Shinobi had found.
• The Stone Shinobi questioned Roshi’s leadership and took command, while the other villages searched the forest for scrolls and Konoha’s participants.
• The shinobi found no clues and left the forest to demand an explanation, only to find Hoshiryu Uchiha waiting with all twelve scrolls.
• A Kusagakure shinobi rushed for a scroll and was consumed by black flames, prompting Roshi to recognize the flames that had once injured him.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha offered the gathered shinobi the choice of seizing the scrolls by force or buying them at auction, and the Kusagakure members threatened to attack.
• Black flames engulfed and killed every Kusagakure member, after which Hoshiryu Uchiha approached the remaining shinobi and asked what they would choose.

Hoshiryu Uchiha forced the allied villages to bid for the scrolls by demonstrating Susanoo’s overwhelming power. After nearly wiping out the Mist and Sand teams, he left the survivors terrified and warned them that this was their last chance to cooperate.

• Hoshiryu Uchiha told the gathered ninja that the scrolls would go to the highest bidder and warned that their villages would suffer humiliation if Konoha dominated the exams.
• Roshi considered bidding but held back after losing command authority, while the Mist Kage and Sand Shinobi chose to resist.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and formed Susanoo, then struck the charging Mist and Sand Shinobi with a torrent of flames.
• Black Sand and Red Sand realized that nearly all their puppet-master teammates had been wiped out, while five or six Mist Shinobi survived.
• A Mist Shinobi began emitting ominous Chakra but retreated when his companion stopped him, prompting Hoshiryu Uchiha to suspect the Three-Tails had a Jinchuriki.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha enlarged Susanoo and armored it, extinguishing the survivors’ fighting spirit before warning them that this was the last time.

Hoshiryu Uchiha won the Chunin Exams and forced the other ninja villages to take on debts for the scrolls. After returning to Mito Uzumaki, he learned that Mist Kage forces were active in the Land of Whirlpools and warned that something major might happen there.

• Hoshiryu Uchiha made the Four Nations bid for the scrolls, earning five hundred million and collecting IOUs for their payments.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha returned with the scrolls to Uchiha Sen and Hatake Sakumo, reassured Uchiha Sen about his Mangekyo, and handed over the scrolls.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha went to the Hokage Tower and told Mito Uzumaki that the other villages had paid for the scrolls and that he had taught the Cloud Ninja a lesson.
• Mito Uzumaki told Hoshiryu Uchiha that Mist Kage forces had been operating in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha connected the situation to the Mist Kage's Jinchuriki and warned Mito Uzumaki that something major might happen in the Land of Whirlpools.

Hoshiryu Uchiha warned Mito Uzumaki that the Mist Village had sent its Jinchuriki to the Chunin Exams, raising fears that the Land of Whirlpools was in danger. He prepared to protect Konoha and its allies with Flying Thunder God Kunai, while Uchiha Ang hinted that Hoshiryu would display Konoha's strength the next day.

• Hoshiryu Uchiha told Mito Uzumaki that the Mist Village had sent its Jinchuriki to participate in the Chunin Exams, and Mito worried that the Land of Whirlpools faced a threat.
• Hoshiryu assured Mito that he would protect Konoha during the guests' visit and asked her to send one of his Flying Thunder God Kunai to the Land of Whirlpools.
• Hoshiryu gave Uchiha Chiri a Flying Thunder God Kunai for her safety, and Uchiha Ang recognized the technique and was shocked that an Uchiha had learned it.
• After Hoshiryu left, Ang told Chiri to watch him the next day and hoped she would never awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Hoshiryu Uchiha warned Tsunade and Nonō to carry Flying Thunder God Kunai and stay near Mito Uzumaki during the Chunin Exams. The exam began in Konoha with Hatake Sakumo and Red Sand facing off in the first one-on-one duel.

• Hoshiryu Uchiha gave Tsunade and Nonō Flying Thunder God Kunai and told them to stay by Mito Uzumaki the next day.
• The Kage of the Four Nations arrived in Konoha, and Mito Uzumaki rebuked the Third Raikage for Kumogakure's past ambush during peace talks.
• Mito Uzumaki sensed malice from the Third Mizukage but could not act without proof.
• Yosuke Senju announced the one-on-one Chunin Exams and called Hatake Sakumo and Red Sand to the field.
• Yosuke Senju started the first duel between Hatake Sakumo and Red Sand.

Hatake Sakumo defeated Red Sand, and Dodai surrendered to Hoshiryu Uchiha before their match began. As the arena reacted to Kumogakure’s humiliation, the Three-Tails, Seven-Tails, and Eight-Tails appeared near Konoha.

• Hatake Sakumo swiftly disarmed Red Sand and won their match.
• Yosuke Senju announced Hoshiryu Uchiha’s match against Dodai, which Mito Uzumaki had arranged.
• Dodai surrendered before fighting Hoshiryu Uchiha, angering the Third Raikage and prompting the Daimyo of the Land of Fire to mock Kumogakure.
• Mito Uzumaki ordered the ANBU to evacuate everyone when the ground shook and the Three-Tails, Seven-Tails, and Eight-Tails appeared near Konoha.

Hoshiryu Uchiha confronted four Sharingan-controlled Tailed Beasts that appeared in the examination arena and revealed an Armored Susanoo fused with Wood Release. After deflecting their Tailed Beast Balls and transporting them outside Konoha, he left the Five Kage stunned, just as an Ice Release technique was shouted.

• Roshi collapsed as Mangekyō Sharingan appeared in his eyes, and the Four-Tails broke free from its seal.
• The other three Tailed Beasts arrived with Sharingan markings, and the Four Kage recognized the threat as spectators fled the arena.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha formed a Wood Human and clad it in Susanoo, creating the Armored Susanoo.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha slapped away all four Tailed Beast Balls with one strike, and they exploded far from Konoha.
• Hoshiryu Uchiha used Flying Thunder God to seize the four Tailed Beasts and transport them outside Konoha, leaving the Raikage, Shamon, and Ōnoki shaken.
• An unseen speaker shouted, "Ice Release Secret Technique: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals!"