Chapter Summaries

Karin told Senyo that she refused to use her healing ability because she feared becoming like her mother, and Senyo reassured her that no one would force her. Meanwhile, the Third Hokage’s advisers learned that the Hyuga Branch Family had likely staged a successful coup, while they prepared for Senyo’s forced high-level meeting and discussed the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Senyo asked Karin why she had not used her ability in the Forest of Death, and Karin explained that she feared being bitten and exploited like her mother.
• Senyo comforted Karin, told her to carry Water of Life for emergencies, and promised not to use her ability against her wishes.
• Karin said she was happy to help Senyo, then wiped her tears on his clothes and went to watch Hinata and Hanabi.
• The Third Hokage and the others learned that the Hyuga Branch Family had likely rebelled and taken control of the clan.
• Utatane Koharu reminded the Third Hokage that Senyo had called for a high-level meeting, and the group worried that he might attack them.
• The Third Hokage said he had already made his decision and claimed that no one could stop him from leaving, though the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki would not be released.

Senyo told Tsunade he planned to remove Sarutobi Hiruzen as Hokage with the help of Council Elder Torifu Akimichi, then use the resulting conflict to expose Hiruzen’s allies. Meanwhile, Hinata and Hanabi woke in the Uchiha Clan Compound grieving their family’s deaths, and Hinata asked to see Senyo.

• Tsunade arrived at the Uchiha Clan Compound and learned that Senyo had deliberately allowed Sarutobi Hiruzen to take the Nine-Tails from Naruto and transfer it to Sekishu Sarutobi.
• Senyo told Tsunade that more than three hundred Anbu led by Jiraiya had tried to kill him, and that he planned to remove Sarutobi Hiruzen before presenting evidence of his past actions to the other Elders.
• Senyo revealed that Torifu Akimichi had recovered enough to support the effort to remove Hiruzen, and explained that the Uchiha and Senju clans would use their authority in the next stage of his plan.
• Hinata woke in the Uchiha Clan Compound beside Karin and learned that Senyo had brought her and Hanabi there.
• Hinata remembered that Hiashi, the Great Elder, and the other members of the Hyuga Main Family had died in the clan’s civil strife, then embraced Hanabi as they cried.
• Karin tried to comfort the sisters and offered them biscuits, but Hinata asked to see Senyo, so Karin went to find him.

Kushina encouraged Naruto to befriend Kurama and told him that Hinata’s family had been killed, while Senyo reassured Tsunade that Konoha had powerful allies. Senyo then went to see the newly awakened Hinata and Hanabi.

• Kushina told Naruto that the Nine-Tails was not to blame for his childhood mistreatment and encouraged him to become friends with Kurama.
• Naruto learned from Kushina that Hiashi and the other members of the Hyuga Main Family had died, and that Hinata and Hanabi were staying with the Uchiha Clan.
• Senyo showed Tsunade that Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan were allies, then revealed that Karatachi Yagura was also on his side.
• Karin told Senyo that Hinata and Hanabi had awakened and that Hinata wanted to see him.
• Senyo explained the Hyuga Branch Family Coup to Tsunade and told her to follow the plan the next day.

Senyo explained to Hinata and Hanabi how the Hyuga Main Family used the Caged Bird to oppress the Branch Family and why the Branch Family rebelled. He left the sisters living under Uchiha protection, telling them to grow stronger and promising to bring Neji to see them later.

• Senyo asked Hinata and Hanabi what they knew about the Hyuga Main Family, the Branch Family, and the Caged Bird, and Hanabi described the Great Elder's teachings.
• Senyo told the sisters that the Caged Bird enslaved the Branch Family and that the Main Family's talk of destiny and protecting the Byakugan served to justify its oppression.
• Senyo explained that Hizashi Hyuga had died in Hiashi's place after Kumogakure's kidnapping attempt and that Hiashi had also punished Hizashi with the Caged Bird.
• Senyo said the Branch Family's rebellion had destroyed the Hyuga Main Family, and that Hiashi had been killed by someone carrying on Hizashi's will.
• Senyo told Hinata and Hanabi that their lives belonged to the Uchiha, instructed them to stay safe and become stronger, and said he would bring Neji to visit.

Senyo confronted the Third Hokage at a High Council Meeting over transferring the Nine-Tails from Naruto to Sekishu Sarutobi and attacking him. He brought Torifu Akimichi and a resurrected Danzo as witnesses, leaving the council stunned by their return.

• Senyo arrived at the Hokage Building with Tsunade, Orochimaru, Fugaku, Torifu Akimichi, and a cloaked figure, then entered the council meeting.
• Senyo accused the Third Hokage of colluding with the Akatsuki to seize Naruto and surround him, while the Third Hokage defended transferring the Nine-Tails to Sekishu Sarutobi.
• The Third Hokage called the deaths of more than a hundred Anbu a misunderstanding, and Senyo appeared to accept his explanation.
• Utatane Koharu questioned Senyo's right to bring the cloaked figures, and Torifu revealed himself as a recovering Council Elder.
• The second cloaked figure revealed himself as Danzo, shocking the council.

Uchiha Senyo and Torifu Akimichi forcibly removed Sarutobi Hiruzen as Hokage while Senyo presented accusations of his past crimes. The chapter ended as Senyo accused Hiruzen of ordering Danzo to kill Nawaki and Dan Katō, conducting Wood Release experiments, and driving the Senju Clan to extinction.

• Orochimaru revived Danzo with Impure World Reincarnation, and Danzo accused Hiruzen of having ordered him to spread rumors against Hatake Sakumo.
• Uchiha Senyo and Torifu Akimichi invoked the Elders’ authority to dismiss Sarutobi Hiruzen from the Hokage position.
• Senyo accused Hiruzen of arranging Hatake Sakumo’s downfall, and Danzo supported the allegation.
• Senyo presented records showing that Uzumaki Kushina owned assets across five streets and accused Hiruzen of withholding her inheritance from Naruto.
• Senyo accused Hiruzen of ordering Danzo to kill Nawaki and Dan Katō, conducting Wood Release experiments, and causing the Senju Clan’s extinction.

Danzo accused Sarutobi Hiruzen of conspiring to kill Nawaki and Dan Katō and of driving the Senju Clan’s younger generation into deadly experiments. Tsunade attacked Hiruzen, setting the Hokage Building ablaze, and declared Jiraiya her enemy when he defended him.

• Senyo prompted Danzo to reveal that he and Sarutobi Hiruzen had plotted Nawaki’s and Dan Katō’s deaths to weaken the Senju Clan’s claim to the Hokage position.
• Danzo presented records showing Hiruzen had encouraged Senju Clan members to undergo Wood Release experiments before they were safe, and Shikaku Nara verified the documents’ credibility.
• Tsunade attacked Hiruzen, but Sekishu Sarutobi blocked her first blow while Jiraiya and Anbu moved to protect the Third Hokage.
• Tsunade’s rampage damaged the Hokage Building, and Senyo’s Great Fire Annihilation set it ablaze as everyone fled outside.
• Tsunade confronted Jiraiya for defending Hiruzen and declared that they were enemies.

Senyo and Tsunade confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen over his refusal to submit to an investigation, while Senyo exposed his alleged crimes to Konoha’s villagers and elders. The chapter ended with Senyo and Tsunade declaring the expulsion of Hiruzen’s allied clans and Anbu from Konoha.

• Tsunade held back from attacking Sarutobi Hiruzen as his clan and allies gathered behind him.
• Senyo announced through a loudspeaker that Hiruzen had been stripped of the Hokage position and accused him of conspiring against Sakumo, Nawaki, Dan Katō, and the Senju and Uchiha Clans.
• Anbu drove the villagers away, and Senyo told the gathered elders that Hiruzen had kept control of the Anbu despite facing suspension and investigation.
• Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Shimura Kosuke rejected Senyo’s accusations, while other elders demanded that Hiruzen submit to an investigation.
• Hiruzen refused to accept an investigation led by Senyo, so Senyo and Tsunade declared the expulsion of the Sarutobi, Utatane, Mitokado, and Shimura Clans and the Anbu.

Senyo and Tsunade forced Sarutobi Hiruzen’s faction to choose between obeying Konoha’s rules and leaving the village. The Sarutobi, Utatane, Mitokado, and Shimura clans departed, while Sekishu Sarutobi remained in Konoha, and Tsunade held back from starting a civil war.

• Senyo gave Sarutobi Hiruzen’s faction the choice to rejoin Konoha, leave, or be treated as Rogue Ninja, then summoned Uchiha reinforcements.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen announced that the Sarutobi Clan would withdraw, and the allied major clans followed, while a representative of several small clans returned to Senyo’s side.
• The Anbu chose to stand with Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Senyo demanded that Sekishu Sarutobi stay in Konoha as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Senyo entered Sage Mode, pressuring Sarutobi Hiruzen into agreeing to leave Sekishu behind; Sekishu then joined Senyo’s camp.
• Senyo ordered the departing clans to leave their assets behind and vacate within three days, while Tsunade suppressed her desire to attack Sarutobi Hiruzen and let his faction withdraw.

After Sarutobi Hiruzen and his allies were expelled, Senyo and the village elders announced the accusations against them, plunging Konoha into turmoil. When Neji left the Chunin Exam, Hyuga Hiroshi told him the Hyuga Main Family was dead and that Hinata and Hanabi were with Senyo, but he withheld details about the rest of the clan’s losses.

• Senyo handed village affairs to Torifu Akimichi and urged Shikao to coordinate with him as Konoha’s new leadership.
• Konoha covered its bulletin boards with charges against Sarutobi Hiruzen and notices that he and his allies had been expelled.
• Spies from other villages learned of Konoha’s upheaval, while most ordinary members of the Sarutobi, Mitokado, Utatane, and Shimura clans chose to leave with Hiruzen.
• The Chunin Exam concluded inside the Forest of Death, and examinees emerged to find Konoha transformed.
• Hyuga Hiroshi told Neji that the Hyuga Main Family had been killed and that Hinata and Hanabi had been taken away by Senyo.
• Neji asked whether his side had suffered heavy losses, and Hyuga Hiroshi said he would find out when they returned.

Neji learned that Sota and the others had died carrying out the New Bud Plan to free the Hyuga branch family, and that the plan had succeeded. Meanwhile, Obito’s group celebrated Konoha’s division and set out to exploit it by forcing the Miko back to the Land of Demons.

• Neji read Sota’s letter, which revealed Mitsunobu’s secret New Bud Plan and said the Hyuga branch family was now free of the Main Family’s oppression and the Caged Bird.
• Ao told Neji that Sota and the others had strapped Explosive Tags to themselves at the clan assembly to attack Hiashi, Zongzhao, Kenpei, and Kyuzo, and that only Shigeto’s body remained intact.
• Obito, Zetsu, Hiruko, and Moryo learned that Uchiha Senyo and Tsunade had expelled Sarutobi Hiruzen and his allies from Konoha, leaving the village vulnerable to other nations.
• Moryo proposed besieging the Land of Demons to make the Miko return and awaken his stone golem army, and Obito agreed to go with him.
• Hiruko returned to Mount Sumeru, while Zetsu went to gather intelligence in Konoha and Obito questioned Moryo about Yomi’s Dark Medical Ninjutsu before they left.

Senyo and Orochimaru searched the ruined Uzumaki Hall of Faces and took its masks, while Shikaku organized the Hyuga Clan’s surveillance support for Konoha. Sarutobi Hiruzen prepared to leave with most of his clan and other followers, intending to return.

• Senyo and Orochimaru found the Uzumaki Clan’s ruined Hall of Faces, where Senyo removed the Shinigami mask and the other masks.
• Orochimaru said he could not reincarnate until his new vessel was ready, and Senyo called him out for already having a plan.
• Ao Hyuga brought the clan’s remaining elite shinobi to Shikaku and pledged their support for Konoha.
• Shikaku assigned the Hyuga Clan to monitor enemy villages, Sarutobi Hiruzen’s forces, and key routes across the Land of Fire.
• Ryunosuke Sarutobi told Sarutobi Hiruzen that most clansmen would follow him, fewer than five percent would stay, and Kakashi and Tenzo were missing.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that Shigaraki Tanuki needed at least three thousand people and ordered his followers to prepare for possible ambushes as they left Konoha.

Senyo delayed attacking Sarutobi Hiruzen’s departing group to avoid civilian casualties and planned to secure Konoha while other villages reacted. Kumogakure assessed the upheaval cautiously, while Deidara successfully used Dust Release for the first time in Iwagakure.

• Senyo told Tsunade he would wait for the civilians to leave and said Sarutobi Hiruzen’s group appeared to be heading toward the Daimyo’s Mansion.
• Senyo said Konoha should be stabilized first and noted that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki’s absence might make someone else act sooner.
• A and Dodai discussed Konoha’s split, the Uchiha’s strength, and Kumogakure’s need to gather intelligence before taking action.
• Deidara used Dust Release: Original World Stripping Technique for the first time, and Ōnoki criticized his low Chakra reserves despite recognizing his talent.

Ōnoki and Rasa considered how Konoha’s weakness could affect their villages, while Deidara slipped away and Obito helped Moryo awaken his stone-puppet army. Moryo sent the army to attack the Land of Demons as Obito wondered about its dark energy.

• Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure to keep gathering intelligence and let Deidara sneak out under Anbu surveillance.
• Deidara flew toward the black market and considered how to reduce the Chakra cost of Dust Release.
• Rasa learned that Sarutobi Hiruzen’s group was traveling toward the Daimyo’s Mansion and decided Sunagakure should assess a chance to attack them.
• Obito and Moryo entered the underground palace, where Moryo awakened his stone puppets and ordered them to flatten the Land of Demons.
• Obito examined the puppets’ dark energy and thought of Dark Medical Ninjutsu.

Karin awakened the Mind's Eye of the Kagura, and Senyo encouraged her to learn to use it with Nagato's help. Meanwhile, Senyo focused on Konoha's stability as Sarutobi Hiruzen's group traveled away from the village and planned to seek the daimyo's intervention.

• Karin woke to clusters of Chakra in her vision, worried that she had gained weight, and went looking for Senyo.
• Senyo reassured Karin about her changing figure, recognized her new ability as the Mind's Eye of the Kagura, and suggested that Nagato teach her to use it.
• Senyo planned to check on Orochimaru's preparations while continuing to watch for other villages' reactions and stabilize Konoha.
• After seven days on the road without an Uchiha attack, Jiraiya asked Sarutobi Hiruzen whether he truly intended to leave Konoha.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Jiraiya that Asuma had gone to the Daimyo's Mansion and that he planned to have the daimyo mediate.

A Kumogakure patrol captured three people from the Land of Fire who sought a partnership with the Raikage, while Sunagakure forces launched an attack on Sarutobi Hiruzen’s traveling group. The assault left the civilians in chaos as more than a hundred were killed or injured.

• Samui inspected a scroll from three Land of Fire visitors, recognized the importance of its contents, and ordered the Kumogakure shinobi to escort them away.
• Yura led twelve Sunagakure shinobi into the Land of Fire and scouted Sarutobi Hiruzen’s group while a hidden white figure observed them.
• Tobi urged Zetsu and Hiruko to attack, and Hiruko agreed to use Sarutobi Hiruzen and Jiraiya for practice.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen spotted the gathering dark clouds, ordered Jiraiya to investigate, and told the other shinobi to prepare for battle.
• Bird Three, Dog Two, and Snake One attacked the civilian formation with explosive feathers, fire-breathing dogs, and poisonous snakes, causing widespread casualties and panic.

Hiruko’s forces attacked Sarutobi Hiruzen’s ranks while Jiraiya fought the three Chimera Technique users. Nearby, Yura’s Sunagakure team tried to make Gensuke a vessel for Shukaku, but the attempt failed, and Gensuke prepared for what came next.

• Hiruko used Swift Release and lightning attacks to scatter Sarutobi Hiruzen’s forces, and Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Enma to help fight him.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamahiro to battle Dog Two, burned Snake One’s two-headed snakes, and attacked Bird Three with Lion’s Mane Dance.
• An Anbu reported that Sarutobi Hiruzen’s forces had suffered more than four hundred casualties, and Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered them to restrict Hiruko’s movements.
• Yura’s team transferred chakra from a sealed tea cup into Gensuke, but Gensuke could not control Shukaku’s chakra and needed further sealing.
• Gensuke accepted that he had little time left, entrusted his younger brother to Yura, and watched as sand gathered around him.

Hiruko fought Sarutobi Hiruzen while Shukaku’s rampage devastated the civilians on the battlefield. As reinforcements arrived and Hiruko’s subordinates were overwhelmed, Bird Three fused them into a powerful Summoning Beast, which Jiraiya answered by summoning Gamabunta.

• Hiruko used his Mangekyō Sharingan to deprive Sarutobi Hiruzen of his five senses, but Hiruzen trapped him in a cage with the Adamantine Ruyi Staff.
• Shukaku unleashed Sand Bullets and hurled sand into the crowd, killing many civilians while most of the ninja avoided or blocked the attacks.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen signaled for help, then used Water Release and Lightning Release against Hiruko, who absorbed the water and broke free using Susanoo.
• Jiraiya and Gamahiro defeated or restrained Snake One and Dog Two, while Shukaku knocked Bird Three out of the sky.
• Bird Three summoned Snake One and Dog Two, fused them with himself using the Chimera Technique, and sent the resulting creature to attack Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya used the Stage Destruction Technique to summon Gamabunta, who landed on the Fused Summoning Beast.

Shigaraki Tanuki began a secret operation while Sarutobi Hiruzen’s forces fought Hiruko and Shukaku. Gensuke used the Art of Eternal Sleep, dying as Shukaku took full control and emerged eager to kill.

• After Sarutobi Hiruzen’s signal appeared, Shigaraki Tanuki gave iron rods and a sealed culture dish to Sarutobi clansmen and sent Ryunosuke, Fujimaru, and Yuji underground.
• Hiruko rushed toward the civilians, and Sarutobi Hiruzen took ten people to stop him while the others fought Shukaku.
• Gamabunta and Gamahiro wounded the Fused Summoning Beast, then joined Jiraiya and the other ninja against Shukaku.
• As Shukaku’s control weakened, Gensuke used the Art of Eternal Sleep, sacrificing his life to hand control to Shukaku.
• Shukaku regenerated his severed tail, drew up more sand, and launched a Vacuum Bullet while gleefully preparing to kill.

Shukaku rampaged against Jiraiya’s forces while Hiruko’s attack and the hidden underground formation pushed Sarutobi Hiruzen’s plan off course. Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Sekishu Sarutobi, who used the Nine-Tails Chakra Cloak to seize Hiruko and begin fighting him at close range.

• Shukaku overwhelmed Bunta and Gamahiro with Vacuum Bullets and sand attacks as Jiraiya deployed Konoha’s personnel.
• Shigaraki Tanuki’s men planted six metal rods, while Ryunosuke Sarutobi and his companions gathered energy underground to grow a creature and form a red mark on Ryunosuke’s back.
• Hiruko used Storm Release to strike down Konoha ninja, and Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that more than three thousand civilians had died.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Sekishu Sarutobi, who revealed his partial Tailed Beast Transformation and pursued Hiruko beneath a Nine-Tails Chakra Cloak.
• Hiruko failed to absorb the Nine-Tails Chakra, and Sekishu Sarutobi grabbed him and repeatedly struck him with a blade as their battle intensified.