Chapter Summaries

Senyo studied Fuinjutsu while Naruto remained confined under Anbu surveillance, and the Uchiha considered training their own Medical Ninjas. In the Hyuga Clan, Hiashi defended appointing Sota as an elder, and Sota organized assignments before keeping several New Bud Plan members behind.

• Senyo visited Naruto’s consciousness space to learn Fuinjutsu from Kushina and reassured her that Naruto would not remain confined for long.
• Senyo practiced Fuinjutsu and guided the Uchiha, whose new mission rules intensified training and left many clan members with injuries they treated themselves.
• Hiashi told Great Elder Zongzhao that he had chosen Sota as the Fourth Elder because Sota was young and unaffiliated, and he explained Mitsunobu’s poor health and final actions.
• Sota assigned patrol and intelligence duties to the Hyuga branch family, then kept Hayato, Shigeto, Shuchi, and other New Bud Plan members behind.

Sota joined the New Bud Plan and took on the dangerous role of approaching Hiashi, while Mitsunobu’s account of the main family’s abuses strengthened the branch family’s resolve to resist. Meanwhile, Tokihito returned to the Uchiha compound with Karin and her mother, whom Senyo welcomed into the clan.

• Sota refused Mitsunobu’s wish to keep him out of the plan and explained that his independence could help him get close to Hiashi.
• Hayato promised to share his cultivation insights so Sota could quickly meet the strength required to become an elder.
• Sota gave Mitsunobu’s scroll to Hayato, Shigeto, and Shuchi, and the group learned the truth about Hizashi’s death and Mitsunobu being made a scapegoat.
• Shuchi urged the branch family to resist for their descendants, and the gathered members renewed their conviction in the New Bud Plan.
• Tokihito brought Karin and her mother back to the Uchiha compound, where Senyo welcomed them as members of the clan.

Senyo brought Karin and the Uchiha children to Konoha School, where he introduced Karin as a new student and himself as the new principal. While touring the school, he noticed Neji was troubled by Mitsunobu’s suspicious death and offered students a way to seek his help.

• Senyo took Karin, Sasuke, and the other Uchiha children to the reopened school, and Sasuke promised to protect Karin.
• Senyo introduced himself as the new principal and presented Karin to the class, where she sat beside Sasuke.
• Senyo asked Iruka why Naruto was absent, learned that Naruto had taken leave, and continued touring the school.
• Senyo saw Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee, and noticed that Neji was distracted by Mitsunobu’s death and wanted to learn what had happened.
• Senyo introduced himself to Neji’s class and told the students they could come to him with problems or difficulties.

Senyo took Sasuke and Karin home after their first day at the Ninja Academy and encouraged Karin to ignore classmates who resented her closeness to Sasuke. He accepted Karin as his disciple and told Sasuke to act as her Senior Brother, leaving Sasuke eager to help her learn.

• Senyo observed the Ninja Academy’s lessons and noticed that vague gazes were watching him.
• Senyo asked Sasuke and Karin about school, then reassured Karin when she admitted that some girls disliked her for staying close to Sasuke.
• Senyo encouraged Karin to become strong so she could protect the people she cherished, and accepted her as his disciple to teach her Uzumaki Clan Fuinjutsu.
• Senyo warned Karin to keep her ability secret and never let anyone force her to use it.
• Senyo told Sasuke that Karin was his Junior Sister, and Sasuke eagerly offered to teach her ninjutsu and throwing techniques before Senyo rapped him on the head.
• Senyo assigned Sasuke to help Karin learn to recognize all the words so he could teach her more.

Kazuma returned to the Temple of Fire, where he secretly fed stolen Nine-Tails Chakra to Sora to accelerate the artificial jinchuriki’s maturation. In Konoha, Kurama sensed the stolen chakra and pointed Senyo toward its location in the northwest.

• Kazuma told Jirō that the Mizukage had attacked Konoha and recounted the conflict involving Danzo and the Uchiha.
• Jirō reminded Kazuma that his former allies were dead and warned him that Sora’s seal was due to be reinforced.
• Kazuma used the Five Elements Seal to feed Nine-Tails Chakra from a scroll into the sleeping Sora, estimating that this would shorten his maturation by two years.
• Kurama watched a movie while Kushina taught Senyo Uzumaki sealing techniques.
• Kurama sensed the stolen Nine-Tails Chakra northwest of Konoha and told Senyo it would take about two days to reach.

Senyo searched the Uchiha historical archive for the Temple of Fire, which he suspected held the Nine-Tails' Chakra, then found a record of the Shikotsumyaku Rebellion. The chapter ended with him reading how Kyōkotsu's last stand reshaped the Land of Water.

• Senyo visited the Uchiha historical archive and asked for a map of the Land of Fire and records from the Warring States period.
• Senyo searched northwest from Konoha and identified the Temple of Fire as a likely place where Nine-Tails' Chakra was being gathered.
• Senyo read that Hōzuki Sakuyue's rise in power led to growing conflict with the Kaguya Clan and its Shikotsumyaku fighter, Kyōkotsu.
• Hōzuki Sakuyue and the Yukigakure Clan's Hyōri led over a hundred elites against the Kaguya Clan after Kyōkotsu disappeared.
• Kyōkotsu revealed he had survived through a secret technique and killed Hōzuki Sakuyue, Hyōri, and more than a hundred fighters before dying himself.
• Senyo learned that Kyōkotsu's last stand devastated the Hōzuki and Yukigakure Clans and changed the Land of Water's history.

Konan told Nagato that Senyo had revealed the masked man was Obito and that Nagato’s Rinnegan was not truly his, so Nagato tried to have it removed. His uncontrolled Shinra Tensei destroyed the basement, and Pain decided to meet Senyo in person.

• Konan brought Nagato Senyo’s book and reported that the masked man was Obito, who had killed Kyūsuke and Daibutsu.
• Nagato learned that his Rinnegan had been planted with contingencies and agreed to test the claim by having Konan remove it.
• Nagato’s Rinnegan unleashed Shinra Tensei when Konan’s Paper Clone touched his eye, destroying the clone and breaking the basement walls.
• Konan carried Nagato out as water flooded the basement and submerged his Wooden Cart.
• Nagato spoke through Pain and decided to visit Senyo, while Konan prepared for the journey.

Senyo discovered that he could bond with Kurama and visited Naruto’s mind to discuss Kurama’s leaked chakra and the future. He proposed a long-term plan to help Kurama escape his fate, ending by suggesting Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell.

• Senyo noticed Kurama’s name at the top of his bond interface and realized he could gain a portion of Kurama’s chakra by raising their bond.
• Senyo entered Naruto’s mind through his shadow clone and told Kushina and Kurama that someone had used Kurama’s leaked chakra to make his son an imitation Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Senyo asked whether scattered chakra could carry Kurama’s consciousness, and Kurama said his consciousness could not be divided so easily.
• Senyo told Kurama and Kushina that the future they had seen was about ten years away and came from a timeline in which Senyo had not intervened.
• Senyo warned Kurama that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path would need him, then offered a plan to help him escape that fate.
• Senyo told Kurama that he could use Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell.

Naruto studied characters with Uzumaki’s help after she promised to tell him about his identity and why he had been bullied if he learned the book within three days. Meanwhile, the Third Hokage investigated the Uchiha’s activities, Kakashi’s weakened condition, and Root’s losses, as an unknown figure entered his office through the window.

• Naruto resumed studying characters at home, determined not to disappoint Uzumaki and motivated by the promise of learning about his parents.
• Uzumaki told Naruto that mastering every character in the book within three days would earn him the truth about his identity and bullying.
• The Third Hokage learned that Uchiha Senyo had enrolled Karin, whose wine-red hair suggested she belonged to the Uzumaki clan, and wondered whether the Uchiha were targeting the Nine-Tails within Naruto.
• The Third Hokage’s Anbu reported that the Uchiha had split into two groups, with one heading north and the other taking missions from the black market.
• The Third Hokage learned Kakashi’s strength had fallen by half without the Sharingan and that Root’s base had been infiltrated during the attack on Konoha.
• As the Third Hokage questioned Danzo’s silence and Root’s losses, a figure climbed through the office window.

Jiraiya reported that the Explosive Tags found across Konoha had been planted decades ago, while he and Sarutobi Hiruzen considered the Hyuga Clan and Uchiha Clan’s roles in the incident. Jiraiya left to find Konan, and Hiruzen discussed a possible future move against Danzo with a hidden ally, who warned that the Uchiha might have awakened Amaterasu.

• Jiraiya told Sarutobi Hiruzen that the unexploded Explosive Tags had been planted in buildings during their construction more than twenty years earlier, possibly by Kagero Village trap ninjas.
• Jiraiya said the Hyuga Clan blamed the late Hyuga Mitsunobu for suppressing reports about the tags, while he and Sarutobi Hiruzen suspected Uchiha involvement.
• Jiraiya warned that Naruto’s seal could only be changed or addressed through Tenzo, since Konoha had no one researching Minato’s improved Four Symbols Seal.
• Jiraiya admitted he wanted to find Konan, and Sarutobi Hiruzen let him leave while hinting that Danzo might be dealt with later.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke with a hidden ally about Danzo and the Uchiha, and the ally said Fugaku, Itachi, and Senyo were young but might possess Amaterasu.

Obito learned that the Uchiha had taken Kakashi's Sharingan and heard how badly the operation in Konoha had gone, while suspecting Uchiha Senyo had taken his eye. At Root, Danzo faced dwindling Hashirama Cells and Orochimaru's steep price as the Third Hokage arrived.

• Obito emerged from the Kamui Dimension and learned that the Uchiha had gouged out Kakashi's eye to reclaim the Sharingan.
• Zetsu reported the failed Konoha operation, including the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's rampage, Konoha's concessions, and Konan and Nagato's disappearance.
• Zetsu identified Uchiha Senyo as the Uchiha's new Fourth Elder and Konoha Honorary Elder, leading Obito to suspect Senyo had taken his Sharingan.
• Obito told Zetsu to find Konan and Nagato so he could test their attitude toward him.
• Danzo complained about Root's failed experiments and learned that its Hashirama Cells would last only another week and Orochimaru wanted three million per unit.
• A Root member told Danzo that the Third Hokage had arrived, and Danzo went to meet him.

Danzo told the Third Hokage that his Sharingan had been stolen, then ordered Root to accelerate the Gozu Tennō experiments and arrange a transaction with Orochimaru. At the Ninja Academy, Senyo trained his sealing techniques in the Illusionary World and took Sasuke and Karin home, while Neji watched him from a distance.

• Danzo denied having any Sharingan left and suspected that the person behind the Nine-Tails' Rampage had stolen them using Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• The Third Hokage rejected Danzo's proposals to control the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and restart the Wood Release experiments.
• Danzo ordered Root to speed up the Gozu Tennō experiments, said he would handle the Hashirama Cells, and told them to buy all one hundred units from Orochimaru.
• At the Ninja Academy, Sasuke asked Senyo when Naruto would return, and Senyo said Naruto would be back in a few days.
• Senyo noticed Neji watching him, then practiced the Four Symbols Seal inside his Illusionary World.
• After school, Senyo walked Sasuke and Karin toward the gate, while Sasuke ran ahead and greeted his classmates.

Senyo recruited the Hyuga Branch Family for an upcoming operation and secretly told Sota that Jiraiya had left Konoha. Sota later warned Neji to stay composed and prepare for the future, while Neji remained determined to learn how Mitsunobu died and gain control over his fate.

• Senyo met Sota Hyuga outside the Ninja Academy, learned the Hyuga Branch Family had ten Security Force squads and was monitoring Konoha, and heard that Jiraiya had left the village.
• Senyo used genjutsu to conceal his departure and asked Sota to contact him if the Hyuga would join an operation planned for a few days later.
• Sota returned to the Branch Family compound and cautioned Neji not to investigate Mitsunobu's death or let his emotions show outside the compound.
• Neji asked whether becoming strong was the only way to control his fate, and Sota encouraged him to build a solid foundation and form friendships with heirs from other clans.

Senyo prepared the Uchiha and Hyuga clans to pressure the Third Hokage while Naruto finished studying an introduction to Chakra. The chapter ended as Kushina began explaining Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki before revealing Naruto’s background.

• Senyo told Fugaku to keep pressure on the Third Hokage and arrange for Fugaku and the Great Elder to act in person the next day.
• Neji delivered Senyo’s intelligence to the Hyuga elders, who agreed to await the Uchiha’s signal.
• Naruto woke, reviewed the Chakra text, and celebrated after recognizing every word.
• Naruto asked Kushina to tell him about his background, and she began by explaining Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki.

Orochimaru collected payment from Danzo for Hashirama Cells and proposed working together, showing interest in the Mangekyō Sharingan. Meanwhile, Uchiha Senyo revealed the subject of Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki in a public lesson at the Ninja Academy, prompting the Anbu to report to the Third Hokage.

• Orochimaru met Danzo at the Root base and collected three hundred million in exchange for one hundred units of Hashirama Cells.
• Orochimaru questioned Danzo about his experiments and suggested they work together, then asked about the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Danzo told Orochimaru that Uchiha Senyo and Uchiha Fugaku both possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Senyo ordered Iruka and Takada to gather the Ninja Academy students and display a scroll depicting the Nine Tailed Beasts.
• Senyo began a public lesson about Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki, knocking down two Anbu who tried to interrupt him.
• The remaining Anbu left to report Senyo's lesson to the Third Hokage.

Orochimaru escaped the destroyed Root base with the Uchiha Clan’s help while Hyuga members spread flyers exposing Danzō’s experiments and Naruto’s identity. The Third Hokage arrived after the Uchiha defeated Root, and the Hyuga and Ino-Shika-Cho clans gathered as the village’s crisis escalated.

• The Hyuga Clan distributed flyers accusing Shimura Danzō of human experimentation and revealing information about Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki.
• After learning that Orochimaru had appeared and Root’s base had been destroyed, the Third Hokage ordered Danzō to hide, sent forces to manage the Uchiha and Hyuga, and headed toward Orochimaru.
• Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Shihu joined Orochimaru and led their fighters against the Root operatives pursuing him.
• Fugaku used Susanoo to help rout Root, leaving most of its force dead and the Uchiha with only minor injuries.
• The Third Hokage arrived and challenged Fugaku and Shihu, who claimed Root were spies from another village attacking their honored guest, Orochimaru.
• Hiashi, the Hyuga elders, Sota, and members of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans arrived at the scene.

Uchiha Shihu and Fugaku accused Danzō of human experimentation and forced the Third Hokage to accompany them to Root’s base. As the Uchiha left their compound, Sekishu Sarutobi led an attack force there on the Third Hokage’s orders.

• Uchiha Shihu challenged the Third Hokage over Root members whose experiments had caused trees to erupt throughout Konoha.
• Fugaku and Orochimaru claimed Danzō had framed Orochimaru and resumed human experiments, while Sota Hyuga urged the Third Hokage to inspect Root’s base.
• The Third Hokage followed Fugaku, Shihu, Orochimaru, and the others toward Root’s base, while Sekishu Sarutobi slipped away toward the Uchiha compound.
• Sekishu ordered Sarutobi clansmen to detain Uchiha Senyo at the academy and prepared an assault on the Uchiha compound.
• Sekishu led eleven Sarutobi jonin carrying hundreds of Explosive Tags toward the Uchiha compound.

Uchiha Senyo and the Uchiha defended their compound against Sekishu Sarutobi’s raid, killing several attackers and driving the survivors away. Senyo stopped his clan from pursuing, while a white figure watched the battle and slipped underground.

• Sekishu Sarutobi led eleven elites over the Uchiha walls, but Uchiha Senyo countered their attacks with Great Fire Annihilation and Susanoo.
• Sekishu ambushed Senyo from underground and triggered a chain of Explosive Tags, but Senyo’s stronger Susanoo shielded him.
• A Susanoo disguised as Uchiha Itachi appeared and killed Naoyuki Sarutobi, Mitsumasa Sarutobi, Shingo Sarutobi, and Torajiro Sarutobi with Susanoo and Amaterasu.
• Senyo’s Susanoo hurled Yasakani no Magatama, killing two more Sarutobi Clan members before Sekishu and the survivors escaped.
• Senyo ordered the Uchiha to secure the compound rather than pursue, and a white figure observed the battle before slipping underground.

Senyo explained the role of Jinchuriki at the Ninja Academy, then publicly berated Utatane Koharu for allowing Naruto to be mistreated. Koharu discovered that Senyo at the academy was a shadow clone as Konoha’s leaders faced growing trouble at the Root base.

• Senyo taught the academy students about tailed beasts and Jinchuriki, implying that Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Utatane Koharu confronted Senyo, who blamed Konoha’s leaders for letting villagers bully Naruto and warned that the Nine-Tails could go berserk.
• Senyo challenged Koharu and her Anbu, while Sasuke admired his defiance and Neji wondered whether strength could free him from the Caged Bird curse mark.
• Koharu ordered the teachers to take the students to their classrooms, then learned from two Anbu that Senyo and Itachi were inside the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Senyo vanished after revealing he was a shadow clone, and Koharu left for Root after learning about the Uchiha’s growing strength and Konoha’s setbacks.

Naruto learned that his parents had made him the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and, overwhelmed by the suffering he associated with it, rejected them. Kushina and Minato comforted each other before Kushina soothed Naruto to sleep, while Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Anbu to arrest Root.

• Kushina told Naruto that his parents had made him the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and Naruto cried that he hated them.
• Kushina's distress caused her Chakra to scatter, so the Nine-Tails summoned Minato, who comforted her and accepted blame for Naruto's suffering.
• Minato returned to the seal, and Kushina reconnected with Naruto, reassured him, and put him to sleep as he clutched her portrait.
• At the Root base, Sota Hyuga reported that Root members were trying to escape while Uchiha Fugaku, Shihu, and others confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Anbu to arrest every Root member and kill anyone who resisted.