Chapter Summaries

Chiga Team reached Konoha’s front-line Command Post, where Chiga learned that the Mist Shinobi had used the southern Land of Hot Water to attack from the rear. Orochimaru assigned no immediate cleanup mission and warned that the Land of Water’s foothold could worsen Konoha’s position, while the Cloud Shinobi had no intention of reclaiming it.

• Chiga Team defeated four Mist Shinobi, then met a Konoha patrol led by Hyuga Yuki, who reported that the Mist Shinobi had attacked the Command Post two days earlier.
• Hyuga Yuki explained that the Land of Water had seized southern Land of Hot Water after defeating the Cloud Shinobi there, letting the Mist Shinobi bypass Konoha’s weakened defenses.
• Chiga deduced that the Mist Shinobi’s attack had failed because Orochimaru was defending the Command Post.
• Chiga Team arrived at the Command Post and reported to Orochimaru, who welcomed Chiga and said he had been told to cultivate the team carefully.
• Orochimaru said the Land of Water’s foothold could let it flank Konoha during future assaults, and Chiga explained that the Cloud Shinobi benefited from letting the Mist Shinobi tie down Konoha’s forces.

Chiga accepted Orochimaru’s reconnaissance mission and spent half a month gathering intelligence along the Land of Hot Water border. He prepared his team to infiltrate the Land of Hot Water that night, wary that Uchiha Madara might be planning an attack.

• Chiga learned that the Mist Shinobi and Cloud Shinobi had staged a clash with fewer than a hundred casualties, then accepted Orochimaru’s mission to investigate Mist Shinobi positions in the Land of Hot Water.
• That night, Chiga secretly sent a scroll to a Root Ninja, intending to use the Root Ninja he controlled to help carry out Hiruzen Sarutobi’s mission.
• After half a month of reconnaissance, Chiga, Sarutobi Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, and Shizune completed their survey of Mist Shinobi patrols and shift changes near the border.
• Chiga explained the team’s plan to pass three Mist Shinobi outposts and infiltrate the Land of Hot Water that night, and the others confirmed they understood.

Chiga led his team through the Mist Shinobi defenses and killed a pursuing squad before it could expose their mission. Mei Terumi arrived afterward, found that one of the dead had killed himself, and began investigating the Konoha infiltrators.

• Chiga planned to disguise the team as war orphans, and he and Sarutobi Asuma traded insults before the mission began.
• Chiga guided Sarutobi Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, and Shizune past the Mist Shinobi's first and second defensive lines.
• After a sensory ninja detected them, Chiga stayed behind and killed the pursuing Mist Shinobi squad with the Sharingan and Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Chiga caught up with his teammates and hurried them onward, avoiding another Mist Shinobi squad that reached the battlefield afterward.
• Mei Terumi examined the bodies and learned that one Mist Shinobi had inflicted his own throat wound, prompting her to suspect Genjutsu.

Mei Terumi ordered her team to pursue the Konoha squad, hoping to claim an Uchiha’s Sharingan. Meanwhile, Chiga’s team disguised themselves as war orphans and entered a town in the Land of Hot Water, where Mist Shinobi were keeping watch.

• Mei Terumi and Ao identified the dead Mist Shinobi’s apparent killer as an Uchiha using Sharingan genjutsu, and Mei ordered her team to pursue the Konoha squad.
• Chiga led his team into the Land of Hot Water, hid in a cave, and later disguised the group as war orphans to avoid detection.
• Chiga, Sarutobi Asuma, and their teammates traveled through a blizzard, passing Mist Shinobi who paid little attention to them.
• At the town entrance, Chiga told the others to act naturally, and the Mist Shinobi let the four children pass.
• Inside the town, the team saw many displaced war orphans and Mist Shinobi patrols, prompting Sarutobi Asuma to remark on their vigilance.

Chiga and his Konoha team searched for lodging while posing as war orphans, but Mei Terumi recognized him during a chance encounter and hid her alarm behind an exaggerated lovestruck act. After Chiga left without realizing she had identified him, Mei told Ao to summon the others because she had found the infiltrators.

• Chiga, Sarutobi Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, and Shizune posed as beggars while looking for a place to stay, and Chiga drew the attention of a Mist Shinobi.
• Mei Terumi recognized Chiga as the powerful Konoha Shinobi who had infiltrated the Land of Hot Water, but pretended to fall for him to avoid provoking him.
• Chiga asked Mei to take Sarutobi Asuma too, and Mei rejected Asuma while acting offended before leaving for an inn.
• Sarutobi Asuma watched Mei at the inn and reported nothing unusual, so Chiga led the group away without attacking her.
• Mei watched the four leave, then told Ao to call the other two Mist Shinobi back because she had found them.

Mei Terumi and Ao identified Chiga and Sarutobi Asuma, then hurried to report them to Kirigakure’s command post. At their hideout, Chiga told Asuma who Mei was, and the two joked about capturing her after their reconnaissance mission.

• Mei Terumi recognized Chiga from the Ninja Assassination Manual and warned Ao that their squad could not defeat him.
• Mei Terumi told Ao that Sarutobi Asuma was the Third Hokage’s son, and she and Ao set off with their teammates for Kirigakure’s Command Post.
• At a hut in the Land of Hot Water, Sarutobi Asuma asked Chiga about the Mist Shinobi woman who had insulted him.
• Chiga identified the woman as Mei Terumi and told Asuma that she possessed Lava Release and Boil Release.
• Chiga and Sarutobi Asuma joked about capturing Mei Terumi after completing their reconnaissance mission, while Yuhi Kurenai and Shizune scolded them.

Karatachi Yagura learned that Orochimaru had sent squads to scout Kirigakure’s strongholds, while Mei Terumi’s squad reported finding Uchiha Chiga and Sarutobi Asuma. After Chiga’s team completed a day of reconnaissance, Mei Terumi tried to lure him away as part of a plan to capture Asuma, but Chiga grew suspicious of her offer.

• Karatachi Yagura heard that Orochimaru had dispatched ten squads into Kirigakure territory and spoke with the sealed Isobu about becoming his Jinchuriki.
• Mei Terumi reported that her squad had encountered Uchiha Chiga and Sarutobi Asuma, and Karatachi Yagura decided to capture them despite Chiga’s Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Chiga and his team used the Flying Thunder God Technique to gather intelligence on Kirigakure strongholds, completing roughly a quarter of their targets in one day.
• Sarutobi Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, and Shizune persuaded Chiga to visit the Land of Hot Water’s hot springs after the mission.
• Mei Terumi approached Chiga and pretended to be infatuated with him to separate him from Asuma, but Chiga became suspicious when she agreed to take Asuma along too.

Chiga and his companions were ambushed by Mei Terumi and Karatachi Yagura, who wanted to capture Sarutobi Asuma and take him to the Land of Water. Chiga sent his companions away, returned alone to fight the Hidden Mist forces, and faced them inside the mist created by their clashing techniques.

• Mei Terumi revealed her ambush and used an Exploding Tag to scatter tracking powder on Chiga and his companions, then led Karatachi Yagura and Hidden Mist ninjas to their hideout.
• Mei Terumi blocked the Konoha group’s escape with Lava Release, and Karatachi Yagura announced that he had come to capture Sarutobi Asuma, the Third Hokage’s son.
• Chiga mocked Karatachi Yagura’s height, then teleported Sarutobi Asuma and the other two companions away while returning alone to confront the Mist Shinobi.
• Chiga entered Sage Mode and unleashed Sage Art: Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation, while the Hidden Mist ninjas countered with Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique.
• Karatachi Yagura led the Mist Shinobi into the resulting steam to use Silent Killing Technique, while Chiga opened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and tracked them through the mist.

Uchiha Chiga used his masked abilities to slaughter Mist Shinobi in the fog, then fought Karatachi Yagura and gained the upper hand. After a Water Mirror Technique forced Chiga to retreat, Yagura offered to let him leave the Land of Hot Water if he stopped fighting.

• Chiga used his Sharingan and Flying Thunder God Technique to kill half the Mist Shinobi in the dense fog.
• Yagura Karatachi dispelled the fog with Wind Release and ordered his remaining shinobi to withdraw so he could face Chiga alone.
• Chiga and Yagura clashed with their weapons, and Chiga's strength and relentless attacks forced Yagura onto the defensive.
• Yagura used Water Mirror Technique to create a copy of Chiga, forcing Chiga to escape with Flying Thunder God Technique.
• The Mist Shinobi gathered around Yagura, who praised Chiga's strength and offered to let him leave the Land of Hot Water if he stopped fighting.

Karatachi Yagura released Isobu to force Chiga to retreat, but Chiga awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and frightened the Three-Tails into offering its help instead. The Mist Shinobi realized Chiga’s eyes were the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan as Yagura identified them.

• Karatachi Yagura revealed that Kirigakure had brought Isobu and threatened to release the Three-Tails if Chiga did not leave.
• Chiga taunted Yagura until he removed Isobu’s sealing talisman and freed the Tailed Beast.
• Isobu attacked Chiga verbally while Yagura and the Mist Shinobi celebrated, but Chiga showed no fear.
• Chiga’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan transformed into the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Isobu recognized the Mangekyō, begged Chiga to spare it, and offered to lead him to Six-Tails.
• Karatachi Yagura recognized Chiga’s eyes and asked in shock whether they were the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Chiga awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, controlled Isobu, captured Mei Terumi, and used the Tailed Beast to destroy Mist Shinobi strongholds before heading toward Konoha. While testing his new time-control ability on Mei Terumi, he learned she wanted to negotiate an alliance between Kirigakure and Konoha in exchange for her and Isobu’s return.

• Karatachi Yagura recognized Chiga’s Mangekyō Sharingan, but Chiga used it to control Isobu, who struck Yagura away.
• Chiga rode Isobu, captured Mei Terumi, and let the fleeing Mist Shinobi escape while taking Sarutobi Asuma, Shizune, and Yuhi Kurenai with him.
• Chiga directed Isobu to flatten more than a dozen Mist Shinobi strongholds, completing the Stronghold Slayer achievement, then headed toward the Land of Fire.
• Chiga tested Amenotokotachi on Mei Terumi, causing her body to develop rapidly, and freed her after she demanded to know what he had done.
• Mei Terumi proposed that Kirigakure betray the Cloud Shinobi and ally with Konoha if Chiga returned her and Isobu.

Chiga brought Isobu to Konoha and insisted on keeping the Three-Tails, while Orochimaru negotiated an alliance with Kirigakure through Mei Terumi. The deal left Isobu and Mei Terumi in Konoha until the Cloud Shinobi were defeated, and Chiga Team escorted them to the village.

• Chiga refused Mei Terumi's demands to hand Isobu over and threatened Kirigakure if it tried to take him.
• Chiga arrived at Konoha with Isobu under his control, and Orochimaru recognized Chiga's Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Orochimaru traded his silence about his stolen laboratory equipment for a piece of Isobu's flesh, then began discussing an alliance with Mei Terumi.
• Mei Terumi offered to represent Kirigakure in negotiations, and Orochimaru kept her in Konoha while the villages arranged a deal.
• Kirigakure agreed that Isobu and Mei Terumi would remain in Konoha until Konoha defeated the Cloud Shinobi, and Orochimaru assigned Chiga Team to escort them to the village.
• Chiga secretly prepared evidence of Orochimaru stealing corpses from the Hyuga clan, and Chiga Team reached Konohagakure with Mei Terumi while Isobu remained sealed in a shell.

Chiga returned to Konohagakure with Mei Terumi and reported Orochimaru’s crimes to Hiruzen Sarutobi. He was allowed to keep Isobu and headed for the Uchiha compound, where a loud welcome greeted him.

• Chiga arrived at Konohagakure with Mei Terumi and reunited with Kushina, who inspected his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Chiga introduced Mei Terumi as Kirigakure’s goodwill ambassador, and Kushina teased him about her before Hiruzen Sarutobi arranged for ANBU to care for her.
• Chiga gave Hiruzen Sarutobi evidence of Orochimaru’s experiments, and Hiruzen accepted his mission report.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi let Chiga keep Isobu, warning him to prevent a Tailed Beast rampage.
• Chiga headed to the Uchiha clan compound to inspect the equipment Kushina had stolen, where someone shouted a welcome for his return.

Uchiha Madara learned that Uchiha Chiga had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and decided to use Impure World Reincarnation to summon Izuna against him. Meanwhile, Chiga fabricated an account of his awakening for the Uchiha clan and pressed Uchiha Fugaku to continue searching the Land of Rain for a member of the Uzumaki Clan.

• White Zetsu told Uchiha Madara that Chiga had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and taken control of the Three-Tails.
• Madara decided Chiga had become too dangerous to ignore and planned to test his Mangekyō abilities, but concluded that few living ninjas could force him to fight seriously.
• Madara ordered White Zetsu to retrieve Izuna's corpse so he could summon his brother with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Chiga made up a written explanation of his Mangekyō awakening for the eager Uchiha Clan Elders, who argued over the scroll.
• Chiga saw that Madara's reaction had earned him Emotion Points and asked Uchiha Fugaku about the search for an Uzumaki Clan member in the Land of Rain.
• Fugaku said the search had found no leads and suggested Chiga write to the clan himself, but Chiga refused because he did not want to become clan head.

Chiga persuaded Uchiha Fugaku that the tampered stone tablet could drive Uchiha to kill their relatives for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and Fugaku destroyed it after seeing Chiga’s genjutsu of Itachi turning against Sasuke. As the war shifted in Konoha’s favor, Minato’s squad returned to the village, where Obito lost a sparring match to Asuma and the others discussed replacing him as Minato’s disciple.

• Chiga took Fugaku to the Uchiha meeting grounds, revealed the Mangekyō’s blindness and the blood-relative requirement for the Eternal Mangekyō, and urged him to destroy the stone tablet.
• Fugaku resisted until Chiga trapped him in a genjutsu showing Itachi mutilating Sasuke for power, then took Gale and smashed the stone tablet into fragments.
• Konoha and Kirigakure drove the Cloud Shinobi from the Land of Hot Water, while the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning formed an alliance against Konoha.
• After Minato’s squad returned to Konoha for a short rest, Obito challenged Asuma, lost after being distracted, and then turned his attention to Rin.
• Minato lamented Obito’s lack of progress, and Chiga, Kushina, and Kakashi discussed replacing him with Uchiha Shisui as Minato’s disciple.

Chiga agreed to help Uchiha Obito pursue Rin Nohara, but devised a secret plan involving his Mangekyō Sharingan and Obito’s future role in saving the Shinobi World. He took Obito to a hidden laboratory, knocked him unconscious, and prepared to alter the course of his life.

• Kakashi Hatake left to replenish his ninja tools, and Rin Nohara went with him, leaving Uchiha Obito devastated.
• Uchiha Obito asked Chiga to use Mangekyō Sharingan Genjutsu to make him confess to Rin Nohara, hoping he could deny responsibility if it went badly.
• Chiga checked for White Zetsu, then persuaded Obito that becoming a hero who saved the Shinobi World would win Rin’s affection.
• Chiga led Obito to his hidden Temporary Research Institute, where Obito panicked and tried to escape.
• Chiga knocked Obito unconscious, placed him on the laboratory table, and prepared to change his life.

After arriving at Konoha’s command post in the Land of Rain, Chiga learned more about Akatsuki and prepared to seek out Nagato’s group, claiming he meant to help them. Jiraiya realized Chiga’s personal business concerned his former disciples and questioned whether Chiga planned to cause trouble for them.

• Chiga implanted his own Sage Body cells into Uchiha Obito before leaving him under the Genjutsu plan.
• After receiving a letter about Akatsuki’s work protecting civilians in the Land of Rain, Chiga set out with Sarutobi Asuma and two teammates.
• At the command post, Chiga reunited with Uchiha Yashiro and Uchiha Shisui, who shared the information that had led them to Akatsuki.
• Chiga told his teammates to find temporary work while he handled his personal business, then presented his transfer order to Jiraiya.
• After Sarutobi Asuma and the others left, Chiga admitted he planned to visit Akatsuki the next day, and Jiraiya asked whether he intended to cause trouble for Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan.

Chiga confronted Jiraiya about stopping him from seeking out Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, then revealed that he knew Nagato possessed the Rinnegan. He asked Jiraiya for an honest conversation, hoping to secure his help in persuading Nagato to trade the Rinnegan for a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

• Jiraiya tried to keep Chiga at the command post, citing Konoha's precarious war situation and his concern that Chiga might clash with Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan.
• Chiga guessed that Jiraiya was protecting his former disciples and named Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan.
• Chiga revealed that he knew Nagato's eyes were the Rinnegan, shocking Jiraiya.
• Chiga explained that he had brought a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan to exchange for Nagato's Rinnegan and hoped Jiraiya's letter would make Nagato more willing to agree.

Chiga convinced Jiraiya that Nagato’s Rinnegan belonged to Uchiha Madara and that Madara intended to use Nagato for his resurrection. Jiraiya agreed to write Chiga a letter so he could approach Nagato and the others.

• Chiga told Jiraiya that the Uchiha Stone Tablet described the Sharingan’s evolution into the Rinnegan.
• Chiga argued that Nagato’s Rinnegan did not originate from his own bloodline and suggested Uchiha Madara had awakened and transplanted the eyes.
• Chiga explained that Madara may have survived using Izanagi and planned to resurrect himself through Nagato.
• Chiga asked Jiraiya for a handwritten letter to help him gain Nagato’s trust, and Jiraiya agreed.

Chiga left the Command Center with Jiraiya’s letter after discussing Nagato’s Rinnegan and warning Jiraiya that Kushina might learn he had met Nagato. Meanwhile, Uchiha Madara revived Uchiha Izuna and asked him to help stop Chiga, but the brothers’ reunion was interrupted by a White Zetsu reporting an emergency.

• Chiga told Jiraiya he planned to take Nagato’s Rinnegan and destroy it, while leaving Nagato a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Jiraiya considered using the Rinnegan to revive Nawaki, and Chiga teased him about Tsunade and Dan Katō before warning him that Kushina might be angry about his past meeting with Nagato.
• Uchiha Madara used Impure World Reincarnation to revive Uchiha Izuna, who recognized his brother and learned that forty-eight years had passed.
• Uchiha Madara told Izuna about the Uchiha clan, his Eye of the Moon Plan, and Uchiha Chiga’s Mangekyō Sharingan; Izuna vowed to remove Chiga as an obstacle.
• A White Zetsu interrupted the brothers’ conversation with news of a major emergency, angering Uchiha Madara.