Chapter Summaries

After being ambushed by Root, Uchiha Senyo died protecting himself with a desperate attack, then revived as his soul fused with another and a Star of Bonds template appeared. He woke in Kusagakure, discovered Ryūsetsu’s bond could advance his new ability, and sought urgent treatment so he could return before the Uchiha Clan’s impending destruction.

• Senyo fought two masked attackers, killed the gray-clad man with his own chest wound, and detonated an Explosive Tag against the white-clad man before collapsing and dying.
• Muku and Ryūsetsu found the battlefield, and Ryūsetsu discovered that Senyo’s Sharingan was still spinning and changing.
• Senyo briefly revived, received the Star of Bonds template, and then fainted as a figure arrived at the scene.
• After his soul fused with Senyo’s body, he recalled the approaching Uchiha Clan massacre and resolved to return to Ruri.
• Ryūsetsu entered as Senyo tried to leave his bed, and he asked her to find medical help so he could return to the clan.
• Ryūsetsu hurried out, filling Senyo’s bond progress bar and lighting its first star, which Senyo tapped.

Uchiha Senyo returned to Konoha before the planned massacre, carrying the heads of three Root personnel and making sure the village learned of them. He headed to meet Great Elder Uchiha Shihu, hoping his return could help the clan as it prepared for a coup.

• Senyo arrived at Konoha's gate with three severed heads, and Izumo Kamizuki recognized them as Root personnel.
• Senyo learned from Uchiha Hiroki that no other clan members had returned and sent him to inform the Great Elder and Ruri.
• Senyo unlocked a Level 1 bond with Hiroki and gained memories of Hiroki practicing shuriken throwing.
• At the Mission Center, Senyo announced that his teammates had died in an ambush and displayed the three heads, prompting Konoha's factions to spread the news.
• Senyo reached the Uchiha Council of Elders, where Great Elder Uchiha Shihu learned that he had returned.

Senyo returned from Danzo’s ambush with news that Konoha knew of the Uchiha coup, and revealed that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. He warned the Great Elder that Konoha would likely attack that night and began preparing a plan to bring Itachi back to the clan.

• Senyo reported that Danzo’s men had ambushed his squad and killed Kōichi and Ōsei, but he had survived after making a breakthrough.
• Senyo showed the Great Elder his Mangekyō Sharingan and warned him that Itachi also possessed one and had revealed the coup plans to Konoha.
• Senyo argued that Fugaku’s poor judgment and the Uchiha leaders’ failure to communicate had brought the clan to the brink of disaster.
• Senyo predicted that Konoha would attack that night and persuaded the Great Elder to gather powerful clansmen while keeping the preparations secret from Fugaku.
• Senyo proposed bringing Itachi back to the clan as a way to resolve the crisis and left to rest before returning in two hours.

After surviving Danzo’s ambush, Uchiha Senyo returned to the clan compound and reunited with his younger sister, Ruri, while Danzo recalled his Root operatives ahead of the planned purge. Senyo unlocked bond rewards from Uchiha Shihu and Ruri, gaining battle memories, pupil power, two forbidden jutsu, and medicinal knowledge as the night’s operation approached.

• The Third Hokage learned that Uchiha Senyo had survived Danzo’s ambush and told his subordinate to monitor Danzo while Sasuke remained under Kakashi’s watch.
• Danzo learned that Senyo had killed Root operatives and ordered all Root personnel recalled so the planned operation that night would face no more disruptions.
• Senyo returned home, embraced his disabled younger sister Ruri, promised to avoid missions for a while, and asked where their neighbor Zhiyu had gone.
• While bathing, Senyo unlocked Uchiha Shihu’s bond rewards and gained combat memories, pupil power, Izanagi, and Izanami.
• Senyo unlocked Ruri’s first bond reward and received her memories of studying medicinal knowledge.

At the Great Elder’s courtyard, Senyo arrived to claim command of the Uchiha coup and proved his strength by revealing his Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo. The gathered Uchiha were left cowed by his power as he challenged anyone else to oppose him.

• Great Elder Shihu gathered the hawkish Uchiha and implied that he intended to take command from Fugaku.
• Mayumi, Kiyohiko, Yusuke, and Rinto were considered candidates to lead until Senyo arrived and declared that he would take command.
• Senyo drew his sword and defeated Rinto in an instant by activating his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Senyo challenged Mayumi, Kiyohiko, and Yusuke together, then used Susanoo to repel their weapons and attacks.
• Senyo shattered the courtyard stones with Susanoo, causing the three Uchiha to retreat, then asked who would challenge him next.

Uchiha Senyo revealed that the coup plan had been leaked and that Itachi had turned against the clan, then took command of preparations to defend the Uchiha. The chapter ended with Senyo dispatching clan members to secure the grounds and watch for Danzo's Root, Itachi, and Itachi's space-time ninjutsu-using helper.

• Senyo told the gathered Uchiha representatives that their coup plan had been exposed and identified Itachi as the powerful traitor preparing to wipe out the clan.
• Senyo argued that Fugaku could not be trusted to protect the clan and said they had to face Danzo and Root, Itachi, and Itachi's helper themselves.
• The Great Elder appointed Senyo as the Fourth Elder, and the Uchiha representatives accepted his authority.
• Senyo ordered the Great Elder to keep Fugaku from disrupting the plans, Kiyohiko to set traps, and Mayumi to gather the clan and establish patrols and barriers.
• Senyo sent Rinto to watch the Security Force headquarters for Itachi's helper, warning everyone not to fight the space-time ninjutsu user head-on.
• Senyo took Yusuke and five men with him while placing the remaining Uchiha under the Great Elder's command.

Senyo gathered combat memories and strengthened his abilities while his group waited for Itachi to leave. He then ambushed Kakashi’s team at the training ground, put Sasuke to sleep, and had him taken away.

• Senyo unlocked bond levels with the Uchiha clansmen, gaining their combat memories and increasing his Chakra reserves and ocular power.
• Yusuke reported that Itachi had left and that Kakashi and two other Anbu were watching Sasuke at the training ground.
• Senyo refused to target Naruto, then led his clansmen to bring Sasuke home.
• Senyo knocked Kakashi unconscious with his ocular power while Yusuke and the others took down the other Anbu.
• Senyo put Sasuke to sleep with genjutsu and handed him to Yusuke, then asked Mitsuyuu about his Medical Ninjutsu.

Itachi met Obito and agreed to begin the Uchiha massacre that night, while the Third Hokage learned that Sasuke and his Anbu guards had disappeared. At the compound, Senyo confronted Itachi and used Sasuke to distract him, forcing Itachi to summon Susanoo.

• Itachi met Obito outside the Uchiha Compound, agreed to proceed with the massacre, and learned that Obito’s organization was called Akatsuki.
• The Third Hokage received a report that Kakashi’s three-person team and Sasuke had vanished, while Naruto remained safe at home.
• Itachi entered the Uchiha Compound but was caught in a net ambush and wounded by shuriken.
• Senyo confronted Itachi and accused him of betraying the clan, while Itachi waited for a chance to use genjutsu.
• Yusuke threw the unconscious Sasuke at Itachi’s feet and stomped on him, distracting Itachi as Senyo attacked.
• Itachi summoned Susanoo to defend himself, and its massive hand reached for Senyo.

Senyo trapped Itachi in Izanami, forcing him to relive his failure while Yusuke carried Sasuke away. Senyo then ordered his allies to prepare for a confrontation with Danzo and Root as he tried to turn Itachi to their side.

• Senyo used Izanami to trap Itachi in a repeating illusion where Yusuke stomped Sasuke and Senyo wounded Itachi, demanding answers about Shisui and the Third Hokage.
• Senyo explained that Itachi would remain trapped until he accepted his failure and stopped deceiving himself, and that using Izanami had sacrificed the Mangekyō Sharingan taken from Kakashi.
• Senyo sent Yusuke to take Sasuke to the Great Elder, check on Fugaku and the Great Elder, and organize the clan against Danzo and Root.
• Senyo told Yusuke to watch for the Third Hokage and signal with a blue flare if he came with the Anbu.
• Mitsuyuu replaced Senyo's sacrificed eye, sealed Kakashi's damaged Kamui eye for later use, and Senyo began guiding the immobilized Itachi through Izanami.

Senyo trapped Itachi in Izanami until he confronted his failure and agreed to share responsibility for protecting the Uchiha. After Itachi escaped, Senyo sent him to meet Danzo while he prepared to deal with the man calling himself Madara Uchiha, as Fugaku and the Great Elder continued discussing the coup.

• Senyo repeatedly challenged Itachi's decision to massacre the Uchiha, and Itachi broke down after more than a hundred cycles of Izanami.
• After over two hundred cycles, Itachi questioned whether the Uchiha could coexist with Konoha, and Senyo promised to stand with him and protect the clan.
• Itachi accepted Senyo's help, breaking free from Izanami when the space shattered.
• Senyo revealed that the sacrificed eye had not been his own and told Itachi to meet Danzo, while saying he would deal with the man calling himself Madara Uchiha.
• At Fugaku's home, the Great Elder stalled their discussion by talking through plans to minimize casualties during the coup.
• Fugaku ended the meeting, and the Great Elder agreed they could discuss the plans again later.

Obito arrived at the Security Force headquarters to hunt the Uchiha, only to find it empty and discover that Rinto’s forces had prepared an ambush. The Great Elder detained Fugaku and revealed that Itachi had betrayed the clan, leaving Fugaku stunned as Senyo took command of the battle.

• Obito searched the evacuated Security Force headquarters, then noticed his Kamui eye throb as he prepared to leave.
• Rinto’s forces fired flares and attacked Obito, who phased through their shuriken and kunai while the Uchiha carried out their plan to keep him occupied.
• The Great Elder stopped Fugaku from responding to the flare and had Mayumi’s men disarm Fugaku’s night patrol.
• The Great Elder told Fugaku that Itachi had given Konoha news of the coup and was coming to wipe out the Uchiha Clan.
• The Great Elder revealed that Root had ambushed the clan members sent on missions, promoted Senyo to Fourth Elder, and ordered Fugaku to stay put.

Yusuke reported that Itachi had been defeated and turned to Senyo’s side, and Fugaku agreed to unite the clan against Danzo and Root. Senyo gained Amaterasu from Itachi’s Bond and waited for Obito to target Uchiha members, then heard fighting nearby.

• Yusuke delivered Senyo’s orders and news of Itachi’s defeat, prompting Fugaku to organize the Uchiha for battle against Danzo and Root.
• The Great Elder summoned Yanhe and Hiroki to show them Konoha’s betrayal and help unite the clan.
• Rinto and five Uchiha fighters held Obito at bay until he escaped underground, then Obito returned to the compound seeking isolated clan members and their eyes.
• Senyo unlocked Itachi’s Level 3 Bond and obtained the ocular technique Amaterasu.
• Senyo waited in ambush near the route to the Security Force headquarters, but Obito did not appear; Senyo then heard fighting nearby.

Senyo saved Izumi from Obito and persuaded her that Itachi had betrayed the Uchiha to protect her and Sasuke. He led her toward the clan compound, explaining that the Uchiha would deny planning a coup and prepare to respond to Konoha’s forces.

• Izumi went to the Security Force looking for Itachi, but Obito ambushed her and bound her with a chain.
• Senyo attacked Obito with Amaterasu, forcing him to escape with Izanagi.
• Senyo told Izumi that Itachi had no choice but to help Konoha in exchange for sparing her and Sasuke.
• Senyo claimed Itachi had agreed to resist Konoha with the clan, and Izumi followed him toward the compound.
• Senyo instructed Izumi to deny that the Uchiha had planned a coup and to stay silent while he assessed Konoha’s forces.
• Senyo’s explanations raised Izumi’s bond with him to its two-star maximum.

Itachi attacked Danzo during a meeting, reclaimed Shisui's eye, and escaped as the Root members faltered. In Kirigakure, Obito's death ended his control over Karatachi Yagura, who called the jonin to a meeting.

• Danzo led Root members toward the Uchiha Clan, but Kiyohiko's traps inflicted heavy losses and slowed their advance.
• Itachi told Danzo that the Uchiha Clan was divided by a power struggle, then used Tsukuyomi to incapacitate him and gouged out Shisui's eye.
• Itachi used Susanoo and a smoke bomb filled with crows to escape the Root members, while a spy left to inform the Third Hokage.
• Karatachi Yagura sensed that Obito's control had ended, broke out of his secret room, and unleashed a surge of tailed beast Chakra in Kirigakure.
• Mei Terumī sent Ao to investigate Karatachi Yagura, but Ao found no sign of control, and Yagura summoned the jonin to his office for a meeting.

The Third Hokage learned that Itachi had attacked Danzo, awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and sided with the Uchiha, leaving Konoha facing a costly fight. At the Uchiha compound, Senyo reunited Itachi with Izumi and told the clan to describe their battle as defense against Danzo and Root.

• The Third Hokage learned from a spy that Itachi had gouged out Danzo's eye, escaped Root, and wielded an orange-red Susanoo.
• The Third Hokage learned Danzo had suffered severe mental trauma and summoned Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
• Fugaku, the elders, and the Uchiha gathered at the compound as Itachi returned alone and stood beside the Great Elder.
• Senyo arrived with Izumi, reunited her with Itachi, and confirmed that Sasuke had been rescued.
• Senyo told the Uchiha to say they had fought back against an invasion by Danzo and Root, and the clan agreed to obey.

Senyo led the Uchiha in a hunt against Root, using three Susanoo to rout Danzo’s forces without openly attacking Konoha. After stopping near the Third Hokage’s assembled forces, Senyo shared a plan with Itachi and the Great Elder, while Konoha learned that three Uchiha possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Senyo, Itachi, and Fugaku led more than a hundred Uchiha out to hunt Root members, while the Third Hokage sent Koharu and Homura to organize Konoha’s forces and ordered Anbu to summon Jiraiya.
• Senyo, Itachi, and Fugaku charged with their Susanoo, breaking Root’s morale and driving the survivors toward Konoha as the Uchiha pursued them.
• Senyo signaled the Uchiha to stop after Root left more than forty corpses behind and reached the Third Hokage’s forces.
• Senyo reassured Itachi that he had not lied, then privately explained his plan to Itachi and the Great Elder, with Fugaku agreeing to follow his command.
• The Third Hokage learned from the returning Root members that Itachi, Fugaku, and Senyo all possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan.

The Uchiha confronted Konoha’s leaders over Danzō’s plot against their clan, with Itachi accusing him of stealing Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan. Itachi then implicated Danzō in orchestrating the Nine-Tails’ Rampage, leaving Konoha’s clans demanding answers.

• The Great Elder, Uchiha Shihu, challenged Sarutobi Hiruzen to answer whether he knew Danzō had ordered the Uchiha Clan’s extermination.
• Itachi denied that the Uchiha had planned a coup and accused Danzō of seeking their Sharingan, control of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Hokage’s position.
• Itachi revealed that Danzō had stolen Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan, prompting shock among the major ninja clans.
• The Great Elder threatened to fight if Konoha’s leaders sought the Uchiha’s Sharingan, and Fugaku, Itachi, and Senyo activated their Susanoo.
• Itachi claimed Danzō had Sharingan implanted in his right eye and bandaged arm, then accused him and a Mangekyō-wielding space-time ninja of orchestrating the Nine-Tails’ Rampage.
• Shikaku asked Itachi for evidence, and Itachi argued that Danzō had benefited from the Fourth Hokage’s death and had used rumors afterward to suppress the Uchiha.

Uchiha Shihu confronted the Third Hokage with accusations against Danzo and Konoha, using the Uchiha’s three Mangekyō Sharingan to force an investigation and deter retaliation. The Uchiha withdrew together, leaving the Hokage’s faction weakened and weighing its next move.

• Itachi accused Danzo of seeking control of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and ordering the Uchiha Clan’s extermination, while Shikaku noted that the claims lacked direct proof.
• Senyo presented three severed-headed corpses and said Uchiha members had been ambushed on missions, prompting the Great Elder to accuse Sarutobi Hiruzen of ordering Danzo’s men to attack them.
• Uchiha Shihu challenged the Third Hokage over Danzo, accused Konoha’s leaders of abusing the ninja clans, and offered to give them time to investigate as long as they did not target the Uchiha.
• Shihu revealed Kakashi, whose Sharingan had been removed, and two Anbu, then demanded the return of every Uchiha eye in Danzo’s possession and threatened war.
• The Uchiha Clan withdrew as a united group, while the other clans dispersed and the Third Hokage considered summoning Jiraiya and using his trump card.

Obito fled to the Kamui Dimension after the Uchiha exposed his weakness and broke his control over Yagura. At a clan leadership meeting, Senyo warned the Uchiha that the Third Hokage retained substantial hidden power and explained how he used Danzo to carry out Konoha’s dirty work.

• Obito realized an unknown Uchiha Mangekyo wielder had used Amaterasu and knew the weakness of Kamui, so he decided to avoid the clan and replace his ruined Sharingan.
• Obito recognized that Yagura’s escape would cut off the Akatsuki’s money and supplies, then moved through the Kamui Dimension to find a replacement Sharingan.
• Uchiha Shihu, Senyo, Fugaku, and the other clan leaders gathered after the battle against Root, and Senyo said the Uchiha’s victory was only the beginning.
• Senyo warned that the Third Hokage had taken Kushina’s inheritance, which could fund a large Sarutobi force, and Fugaku agreed to ask Mikoto what she knew.
• Senyo questioned Itachi about Anbu surveillance and argued that the Third Hokage tacitly approved Danzo’s actions, using him to handle work the Hokage could not do personally.

Senyo persuaded the Uchiha leaders to suspend village missions, take black-market work through an arena selection, and prepare to confront Konoha. He challenged their assumptions about Konoha’s history and the clan’s stone tablet, urging them to focus on practical ways to protect the Uchiha.

• The Uchiha leaders agreed to stop accepting missions from Konoha after eleven clan members died, and Fugaku said the clan’s wealth could sustain them for years.
• Senyo proposed that clan members compete for limited slots on black-market missions, while the Security Force guarded Uchiha territory and killed Root members on sight.
• Senyo dismissed most attendees and told Itachi that Konoha’s Third Hokage might have been responsible for the Senju Clan’s decline and other injustices.
• Senyo asked Fugaku whether the stone tablet’s method for saving the Uchiha could be fake, then urged the clan to question its beliefs and focus on dealing with Konoha.