Chapter Summaries

Senyo outlined a strategy to pressure Konoha into accepting the Uchiha’s demands while avoiding open conflict. He left Itachi with a private conversation to come after instructing him to defect from Konoha and place a bounty on Danzō.

• Senyo told Fugaku that the Uchiha would rely on their Mangekyō Sharingan and Konoha’s inability to control the Nine-Tails to gain leverage.
• Senyo ordered Itachi to defect from Konoha, while explaining that the move would be a show of force rather than a break with the Uchiha clan.
• Senyo instructed Itachi to place a five-hundred-million bounty on Shimura Danzō, using a declining entry fee and escrow to attract bounty hunters without requiring the clan to fund the reward.
• Senyo explained that the bounty would force Konoha to divert resources to protect Danzō, expose tensions within the village, and leave the Uchiha less vulnerable to pressure.
• Senyo asked Itachi to stay behind so they could speak alone.

Senyo explained the Ōtsutsuki threat and the Uchiha’s survival plan to Itachi, then shared secrets about the Sharingan and Shisui’s eyes. Itachi accepted Senyo’s guidance, and Senyo asked where Shisui’s body had ended up.

• The Great Elder let Fugaku remain clan head but docked half a year’s salary for Senyo.
• Senyo told Itachi about the Ōtsutsuki, Kaguya’s revival, Black Zetsu, Madara, and Obito, and argued that the shinobi world had to grow strong enough to defeat the Ōtsutsuki.
• Senyo instructed Itachi to use Konoha’s secrets as leverage if the village moved against the Uchiha and to confront Obito if he had the chance.
• Senyo explained the Rinnegan, ways to use the Sharingan without going blind, Sasuke’s future Mangekyō Sharingan, and how to use Shisui’s eyes to find allies.
• Senyo asked Itachi where Shisui’s body was after he jumped off the cliff.

Senyo reassured Itachi about Shisui and the Uchiha brothers’ future, gave him a shadow duplicate for communication, and pushed him to admit his feelings for Izumi before his departure. Meanwhile, Fugaku learned that Sarutobi Hiruzen had taken control of Kushina’s valuable inheritance and reconsidered the scale of the Sarutobi Clan’s power.

• Senyo told Itachi he could find a way for both Itachi and Sasuke to awaken the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and urged Itachi to protect and guide his younger brother.
• Senyo gave Itachi a shadow duplicate that could hide in his shadow and carry messages, then told him to choose his departing companions and say goodbye to Sasuke and Izumi.
• Senyo teased Itachi about Izumi, and Itachi admitted that he liked her before considering what he should tell her before leaving.
• Mikoto told Fugaku that Kushina had inherited land and shops across five streets, and Fugaku realized Sarutobi Hiruzen had taken control of that wealth.
• Fugaku concluded that the Sarutobi Clan was far larger and more powerful than he had assumed, and considered how quickly it might continue to grow.

After surviving the night of political conflict, Senyo returned home and celebrated his promotion with Ruri and Zhiyu. He unlocked Itachi’s fourth-star bond, gained a massive increase in Dojutsu Power, and decided to pursue greater ambitions while planning to recruit talented people.

• Senyo returned home at dawn and found Ruri and Zhiyu waiting for him in the courtyard.
• Senyo told Zhiyu that his promotion to Elder would ease the household’s expenses and offered to hire help so she could become a ninja.
• Senyo unlocked Itachi’s Level 4 Bond and gained Itachi’s Dojutsu Power, greatly increasing his own ocular power.
• Senyo resolved to aim beyond protecting the Uchiha Clan and began planning a Talent Recruitment Plan.
• Ruri watched Senyo and Zhiyu talk and felt reassured that her brother had returned.

After the Uchiha challenged Konoha, Hiashi and the Hyuga elders debated whether to support them, but chose to wait and gather information. Meanwhile, the Branch Family’s seemingly compliant elder Mitsunobu was revealed to secretly want the Main Family destroyed.

• The Hyuga Main Family elders discussed the Uchiha’s forceful counterattack and argued over whether to side with them or Konoha.
• Hyuga Mitsunobu told the elders that the Branch Family would follow Hiashi’s decision, refusing to state a preference.
• Hiashi chose to observe the situation before deciding whether the Hyuga would support the Uchiha.
• After the meeting, Hiashi reflected on the Hyuga Clan’s weakness and the Branch Family’s withdrawal from clan affairs.
• Mitsunobu returned to the Branch Family courtyard, where his calm demeanor gave way to his hidden wish for every Main Family member to die.

After the Uchiha crisis, Itachi told Izumi he was leaving for a long time, and she promised to wait for him. Neji learned how the Uchiha had resisted Danzo, while Sasuke watched Itachi depart without knowing when he would return.

• Izumi woke from nightmares and learned Itachi had come to visit her.
• Itachi gave Izumi three-color dango and told her he was leaving for an extended time; she promised to wait for him.
• Mitsunobu told Neji that Danzo had tried to wipe out the Uchiha and named Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Itachi, and Uchiha Senyo as Mangekyō Sharingan users.
• Sasuke woke bruised and sore, then found Itachi preparing to leave Konoha with clan members.
• Itachi told Sasuke to grow up well and wait for his return, then left without looking back.

Itachi openly defected from Konoha after attacking the Anbu monitoring the Uchiha compound, while Kakashi learned he might never recover Obito’s Sharingan. As tensions rose, Sarutobi Hiruzen recalled hidden Sarutobi forces and told Kakashi to assess the Uchiha’s stance if they met.

• Itachi set fire to three surveillance towers, killed eight Anbu, and declared his betrayal of Konoha to the surviving Number Seven.
• Kakashi awoke in the hospital, learned about the Uchiha conflict, and broke down over losing Obito’s Sharingan.
• An Anbu reported Itachi’s defection to the Third Hokage, who learned that some Uchiha combatants had left the village.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered his hidden Sarutobi Clan members back to Konoha and decided Asuma should remain at the Daimyo's Mansion.
• The Third Hokage told Kakashi that Danzo might not recover and advised him to gauge the Uchiha’s attitude toward Obito’s eye if they met.

Uchiha Itachi posted a five-hundred-million bounty on Shimura Danzō at the Land of Fire’s largest black market and distributed damaging intelligence about Konoha. The chapter ended with Konoha’s intelligence agent trapped at the market while Itachi slipped away, impressed by Senior Senyo’s plan.

• Uchiha Itachi entered the black market openly and told Beiyuan he wanted to post a bounty of five hundred million.
• The black market displayed a guaranteed bounty on Shimura Danzō, with an eighteen-month deadline and intelligence provided to those who accepted the mission.
• Bounty hunters paid to receive intelligence about Konoha’s defenses, Anbu and Root personnel, Danzō’s allies, and his Wood Style Arm, as well as his plan to target the Uchiha.
• Konoha’s intelligence agent realized the information could harm the village but was surrounded, so he agreed to stay in the market’s free rooms for a few days.
• Itachi left the crowd and reflected that Senior Senyo had arranged for the bounty’s costs to come from mission acceptance fees, with the Uchiha covering any shortfall.

After learning that Konoha and the Uchiha Clan were nearing a clash, Karatachi Yagura decided to exploit the conflict to help Hidden Mist Village recover. He prepared to attack Konoha with an old would-be assassin, while the Akatsuki Organization reacted to the news of Uchiha Itachi’s mission and the shifting situation.

• The other Great Shinobi Villages learned of Uchiha Itachi’s five-hundred-million bounty, and their intelligence squads headed toward Konoha.
• Karatachi Yagura announced reforms in Hidden Mist Village, including admitting he had been controlled, offering to abdicate, and recalling Rogue Ninja, but no one trusted him.
• After Ao reported the bounty and Konoha’s crisis, Karatachi Yagura decided to provoke a war and help whichever side was weaker so Konoha would be depleted.
• Karatachi Yagura prepared a remotely detonated Explosive Tag to prevent the Three-Tails from being captured, named Mei Terumī as his successor, and asked Ao to have Utakata trained.
• Obito returned to the Akatsuki Organization with news that Karatachi Yagura had broken free of his control, while Pain and Konan grew more suspicious of Obito.
• The Akatsuki Organization learned that Uchiha Itachi had defected after killing several Anbu members and issuing a mission.

Pain and the Akatsuki discussed Konoha’s conflict with the Uchiha and decided to send a team led by Konan to investigate. Pain tasked Konan with seeking a chance to kill Danzo and possibly obtain the Nine-Tails, while warning her to protect the organization’s secrets.

• Pain asked the Akatsuki members for their views on the Konoha-Uchiha conflict, and Kakuzu, Sasori, Jūzō Biwa, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Konan expressed interest in going to Konoha.
• Pain appointed Konan to lead the team and told her to act according to the situation.
• After the others disconnected, Pain asked Konan to kill Danzo if she had the chance, recalling Danzo’s role in Yahiko’s death.
• Pain told Konan to contact the Uchiha, investigate Madara Uchiha’s possible connection to Kyūsuke’s and Daibutsu’s deaths, and consider cooperating with the clan.
• Pain discussed seizing the Nine-Tails if Konoha fell into chaos, but warned Konan not to expose the Akatsuki if no opportunity arose.
• Konan agreed to look for recruits as she headed to Konoha, while Pain stayed behind to practice a new technique.

After Itachi placed a bounty on Danzo and exposed Konoha's patrol routes, bounty hunters attacked the village, forcing the Third Hokage to confront the threat and seek help. The chapter ended with Jiraiya returning to the Hokage's Office.

• Itachi's five-hundred-million bounty on Danzo drew bounty hunters who used his intelligence to infiltrate Konoha and attack Root.
• The Third Hokage realized the bounty could draw the other Great Shinobi Villages into assessing Konoha's strength.
• The Third Hokage questioned Tōgo about Danzo's condition and ordered him transferred to Konoha Hospital under Anbu protection.
• Tōgo agreed to leave but privately devised a countermeasure against the Third Hokage's plan.
• The Third Hokage reviewed the returning intelligence and summoned Hyuga Hiashi.
• Jiraiya climbed through the Hokage's Office window, and the Third Hokage greeted his returning disciple.

Jiraiya returned to Konoha and discussed the threat posed by the Uchiha with the Third Hokage, who chose to avoid open conflict while strengthening the village. The next day, Senyo took Sasuke and other Uchiha children to the Ninja Academy, while Fugaku considered reaching out to Izumi to mend his relationship with Itachi.

• Jiraiya told the Third Hokage he had traced Orochimaru to the Land of Rice, then reviewed the attack on Root and questioned why Danzo was not handed over to the Uchiha.
• Jiraiya said Konoha could not safely fight three Mangekyō Sharingan users, and the Third Hokage explained that he had recalled people from the border to deter the Uchiha.
• The Third Hokage arranged to meet Hiashi after making a deal with the Hyuga Clan, and the Ninja Academy resumed classes the following day.
• Fugaku questioned Senyo about sending Uchiha children to school, but Senyo took Sasuke and the others to Konoha, saying the clan needed to monitor the village.
• Fugaku reflected on Senyo's advice and decided Mikoto could visit Izumi and offer her help as a way to reconnect with Itachi.

Senyo escorted Sasuke to the Ninja Academy to protect him, where he confronted Jiraiya and Kakashi over Konoha’s treatment of the Uchiha. He demanded Danzo’s death as the price for the Uchiha Clan to discuss anything further.

• Senyo led Sasuke and the other children out of the Uchiha compound as Sasuke struggled with feeling isolated after Itachi’s departure.
• Senyo followed Sasuke into the Ninja Academy, where Jiraiya watched him and approached after Sasuke entered his classroom.
• Jiraiya questioned Senyo’s reason for coming, and Senyo said he was there to protect Sasuke from Konoha’s surveillance.
• Kakashi confronted Senyo about taking back Obito’s Sharingan, and Senyo argued that the eye belonged to the Uchiha Clan.
• Jiraiya said Danzo had acted alone, but Senyo pointed out that Root had killed eleven Uchiha, including his two teammates, and demanded Danzo’s death.

Senyo prevented Jiraiya from testing his Mangekyō Sharingan and argued that Konoha’s treatment of the Uchiha and Danzo would determine whether the clan stayed in the village. After Jiraiya and Kakashi left without resolving the dispute, Senyo watched Sasuke and Naruto at the academy and recognized several of their classmates.

• Senyo warned Jiraiya that attacking him could provoke the Uchiha Clan, and Jiraiya abandoned his attempt to test the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Senyo said Itachi had been forced to defect after Danzo persecuted him and argued that the Uchiha’s future in Konoha depended on how the village handled Danzo.
• Jiraiya said Danzo had not yet awakened and could not be investigated, while Senyo said the Uchiha would wait; the class bell rang, and Senyo left with Sasuke.
• Jiraiya stayed close to Senyo because Naruto was nearby, while Kakashi went to report to the Third Hokage.
• At the training field, Naruto challenged Sasuke to race, and Sasuke accepted after Naruto provoked him.
• Senyo watched the students and recognized familiar classmates, including Sakura, Ino, Hinata, Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, and Choji.

Senyo watched Sasuke defeat Naruto at the Academy and used Sasuke’s promise to tell him about Itachi to persuade him to befriend Naruto. After they left school, Senyo told Sasuke that Itachi had been forced to defect from the village and asked who Sasuke thought loved him most.

• Sasuke easily beat Naruto, while Senyo reflected on Naruto’s loneliness and Kakashi’s trauma.
• Senyo noticed Jiraiya and the Anbu watching him closely as he stayed beside Sasuke at the Academy.
• At the school gate, Senyo promised to tell Sasuke about Itachi if he invited Naruto to talk, so Sasuke challenged Naruto to another contest.
• Naruto happily accepted Sasuke’s invitation, and Senyo carried Sasuke away while their overlapping shadows stirred unnoticed.
• Once they were out of sight of the watchers, Senyo told Sasuke that Itachi had been forced to defect, then asked who loved him most.

Senyo manipulated Sasuke into awakening his Sharingan by telling him that Itachi planned to sacrifice the Uchiha Clan to save him. After bringing Sasuke back to Fugaku, Senyo blamed Fugaku's cold parenting for Itachi's betrayal.

• Senyo told Sasuke that Itachi was the Uchiha Clan's strongest member and could become Hokage.
• Senyo convinced Sasuke that Konoha had made him a hostage and that Itachi intended to massacre the clan to protect him.
• Sasuke's shock and grief awakened a single-tomoe Sharingan, and he collapsed from exhaustion.
• Senyo carried Sasuke back to the clan grounds while Naruto waited alone at the school and Jiraiya chose not to approach him.
• Fugaku learned that Sasuke had awakened his Sharingan, and Senyo criticized him for being a distant, strict father to Itachi.

Senyo challenged Fugaku over his harsh treatment of Sasuke, then unlocked Fugaku’s eye technique, Illusionary World. After seeing Naruto’s miserable home life, Senyo decided to find a way to tell Naruto’s parents what he had endured.

• Senyo told Fugaku that Sasuke needed praise and affection, warning that Fugaku’s parenting could alienate him from the Uchiha clan.
• Fugaku took Senyo’s words to heart, filling the third star of his Bond Value and unlocking Senyo’s Level 3 Bond reward, the eye technique Illusionary World.
• Senyo examined Illusionary World and concluded that its visions of branching futures were limited, though he thought it could help him deceive others.
• Senyo followed Naruto home in his shadow and watched him endure villagers’ hatred before eating a sandy boxed meal in his messy, lonely home.
• Senyo felt sympathy for Naruto and decided to seek a way to let Minato and Kushina know how their son had been treated.

Senyo spent the evening with Zhiyu and Ruri before entering Naruto’s inner world to confront the Nine-Tails. He tore the sealing tag from the cell, then struck the Nine-Tails with his ocular power, leaving it immobilized.

• Senyo learned that Fugaku had paid him six million in wages, easing his family’s financial pressure, while Zhiyu resumed serious sword training.
• Senyo asked Zhiyu whether she had told Ruri about her plan to hire a caregiver and return to ninja work, but Zhiyu admitted she did not know how to tell her.
• Ruri joined Senyo and Zhiyu, and Senyo chatted with her before checking on Naruto, who lay awake worrying and occasionally crying.
• After night fell, Senyo returned his consciousness to the clone in Naruto’s shadow and entered Naruto’s inner world.
• Senyo faced the Nine-Tails, revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, and tore the sealing tag from the cell.
• The Nine-Tails prepared to roar with excitement, but Senyo struck its head with ocular power and left it unable to move.

Senyo showed Minato and Kushina how Naruto had been abused and neglected under the Third Hokage’s care, revealing the suffering caused by Minato’s decision to seal the Nine-Tails in their son. Minato and Kushina confronted the truth in Senyo’s illusion, and Minato demanded to know Senyo’s purpose.

• Senyo resealed the Nine-Tails and pulled Minato and Kushina into the Illusionary World with his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Senyo showed Minato and Kushina Naruto’s childhood, including his expulsion from the orphanage, the villagers’ abuse, and the Third Hokage’s belated interventions.
• Kushina saw the Third Hokage watching Naruto get bullied and accused him of exploiting their son, while Senyo revealed Naruto still received only one thousand ryo for two months.
• Kushina punched Minato in fury, and Minato apologized after watching Naruto sit alone and wonder why he had no parents.
• Senyo told Minato that the Third Hokage had made him Hokage because he was easy to control, and Minato demanded that Senyo state his purpose.

Senyo showed Minato and Kushina how the Third Hokage had exploited Naruto and the Uchiha, then offered to resurrect them and seek their help. After restoring some of Kushina’s Chakra, he gained her agreement to ally with the Uchiha so she could stay by Naruto’s side.

• Senyo introduced himself to Minato and Kushina and used his eye technique to show them how the Third Hokage had manipulated events and made Naruto into a loyal tool.
• Kushina grew furious at the Third Hokage’s treatment of Naruto and Sasuke, while Minato questioned why Senyo had summoned them despite their limited Chakra.
• Senyo said he could bring Minato and Kushina back to life, then crushed Kushina’s Bond star and restored enough of her Chakra to keep her present for weeks.
• Senyo told Minato and Kushina that the Third Hokage had used Kushina’s inheritance to develop more than a thousand Sarutobi Clan ninja.
• Senyo promised Kushina that she could remain by Naruto’s side, and she agreed to help the Uchiha bring down the Third Hokage and seize Konoha’s political power.