Chapter Summaries

Senyo survived Obito’s attempt to drag him into the Kamui Dimension, then turned the fight against the Raikage and Killer B with help from two Karatachi Yaguras. The battle ended in a fierce stalemate, with Senyo aiming to wear down the Raikage and destroy Kumogakure’s leadership.

• Obito tried to pull Senyo into the Kamui Dimension, but Senyo’s shadow clone burned Obito with Amaterasu as his Susanoo shattered in the Tailed Beast Bomb blast.
• The Raikage and Killer B charged Senyo, but two Tailed Beast Balls struck them and forced them to regroup.
• Two Karatachi Yaguras arrived and joined Senyo, shocking the Raikage, Killer B, and the intelligence agents watching the battle.
• The Raikage and Killer B attacked, but Senyo and both Karatachi Yaguras fought back, with Senyo’s Yasakani no Magatama injuring Gyuki.
• The two Karatachi Yaguras transformed into Isobu and fought Killer B’s Eight-Tails while Senyo pursued the weakened Raikage with his Susanoo.

Senyo and Karatachi Yagura forced the Raikage’s Kumogakure forces to retreat, then revealed their secret deal and divided the ransom money. The Hidden Mist group returned with funds and a new alliance with Senyo, while he left to prepare to become Uchiha Clan Head.

• Yugito joined the battle with Kumogakure reinforcements, but the Raikage recognized his disadvantage and ordered a retreat.
• Yugito collapsed after the retreat, and the Kumogakure shinobi withdrew toward the Land of Lightning.
• Karatachi Yagura used his Water Mirror Technique to disguise Senyo as his mirror clone, and the Hidden Mist group left the battlefield unnoticed.
• Near the seaside, Senyo gave Karatachi Yagura half the money he had obtained from Kumogakure, and the Hidden Mist shinobi packed it away.
• Karatachi Yagura explained that Senyo had captured Yugito and demanded three billion in ransom, and that Kumogakure had tried to kill him without knowing he had contacted the Hidden Mist.
• Senyo invited Karatachi Yagura to his Uchiha Clan Head ceremony and departed, while Karatachi Yagura led his group back to the village.

After returning to Kirigakure, Kisame retrieved a dead kunoichi’s body, while Senyo’s battle with Kumogakure and alliance with Karatachi Yagura sent shockwaves through the major villages. Back in Konoha, Senyo secured his captives and prepared to discuss his plans with Fugaku, as the Third Hokage agreed to convene a high-level meeting.

• Kisame received the rotted body from Zabuza, confirmed its clothes matched, and left with the storage scroll.
• Reports of Senyo defeating Yugito and fighting A and B spread among the major powers, and Kirigakure’s Water Mirror Technique drew attention after Yagura’s arrival.
• The Third Hokage received news that Senyo had allied with Yagura and agreed to summon the elders for a high-level meeting in two hours.
• Senyo visited Gaara, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara in the Uchiha compound, learned Gaara was sleeping and the other two had tried to escape, and placed Heavenly Prison seals on Kurotsuchi and Deidara.
• Senyo ordered Kiyohiko to treat Kurotsuchi and Deidara as guests, checked on Gaara, and went to speak with Fugaku about his plans.

Senyo reported that the Uchiha had repelled several villages’ incursions and presented the Raikage’s severed arm as proof of his victory. He secured Itachi’s pardon and proposed placing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki under Uchiha supervision, leaving the elders stunned.

• Senyo told Konoha’s elders that Fugaku and Itachi had captured Sunagakure’s One-Tail Jinchuriki and Iwagakure’s Kurotsuchi, forcing their forces to withdraw.
• Senyo said he had defeated Yugito and fought A and B, then showed the Raikage’s burned arm as evidence of the cost of invading the Land of Fire.
• The Third Hokage praised the Uchiha’s service and asked the elders to discuss a reward for Senyo.
• Senyo raised Itachi’s past conflict with the Third Hokage, who pardoned Itachi for his crimes.
• Senyo proposed that the Uchiha Clan supervise the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, shocking the elders.

Uchiha Senyo argued that the Uchiha Clan should oversee Naruto, citing the risks of another Nine-Tails rampage under Anbu protection, while Sarutobi Hiruzen refused to hand Naruto over to them. The council agreed to seek another clan to watch Naruto, and Hiruzen summoned Hiashi of the Hyuga Clan.

• Senyo argued that the Uchiha Clan should control Naruto because its Mangekyō Sharingan could prevent another Nine-Tails rampage.
• Hiruzen countered that the unknown person who controlled the Nine-Tails during its rampage might still be hiding within the Uchiha Clan.
• Senyo proposed that someone other than the Uchiha or Anbu watch Naruto and said that person would be responsible if Naruto went berserk.
• Hiruzen asked the clans to take on the task, but the elders avoided volunteering.
• Shikaku Nara suggested the Hyuga Clan because the Byakugan could monitor Naruto's chakra, and Hiruzen sent an Anbu to summon Hiashi.

Uchiha Senyo secured promotion to Council Elder by winning the support of Konoha's Honorary Elders, then demanded control of a reorganized Root. The Third Hokage refused, and Senyo challenged him over whether his new position would have any real authority.

• Uchiha Senyo accused the Third Hokage of concentrating power in his own circle and argued that he deserved a Council Elder position.
• Senyo invoked the Council's voting rules and cited Danzō's abuses to persuade the Honorary Elders to support his promotion.
• Seventeen of the twenty-one Honorary Elders voted in favor, and the Third Hokage accepted Senyo's promotion to Council Elder.
• Senyo requested that Root be reorganized under his command, but the Third Hokage refused, saying Konoha had abolished Root.
• Senyo challenged the Third Hokage for stripping the Council Elder position of its original duties and leaving him with an empty title.

Senyo rejected the Third Hokage’s attempt to limit his authority, while Hiashi accepted responsibility for supervising Naruto in exchange for an Honorary Elder seat. The Third Hokage then granted the Uchiha priority in selecting higher-rank missions and agreed to support their planned hospital, leaving Senyo with new resources for the clan.

• The Third Hokage refused to let Senyo reorganize Root and offered him greater control over the Ninja Academy instead.
• Hiashi learned of Senyo’s accomplishments and accepted the task of supervising the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in exchange for becoming an Honorary Elder.
• The Third Hokage made Senyo responsible for Naruto’s safety at the Ninja Academy, but Senyo rejected the arrangement as an empty offer.
• Senyo requested authority over Konoha’s mission and medical systems, proposing that the Uchiha build their own hospital and receive equal medical resources.
• The Third Hokage granted the Uchiha first choice of B-rank and higher missions and agreed to review their hospital resource list.

Uchiha Senyo asserted his power at Konoha’s council meeting and announced that he would become Uchiha Clan Head next month. After leaving, he revealed to Fugaku that his wild display had been a political act to secure time for the Uchiha Clan to grow stronger.

• Senyo told the Third Hokage that the Uchiha Clan would ransom the captured One-Tail Jinchuriki and Tsuchikage’s granddaughter, then mocked the council’s caution and declared that Jinchuriki and Kage were no match for him.
• Senyo announced he would become Uchiha Clan Head on the seventh day of next month, and Fugaku confirmed he would step down and support him.
• After Senyo and Fugaku left, the elders considered the implications of Senyo’s strength and hawkish leadership while the Third Hokage recognized that he had no one capable of opposing him.
• Outside Konoha’s central district, Senyo dropped his wild act and explained that he had used it to signal his political stance and buy the Uchiha time to develop.
• Fugaku questioned Senyo’s rapid change in demeanor, and Senyo joked that Uchiha grew stronger the crazier they became before the two headed back to the clan.

Uchiha Senyo stopped Kabuto Yakushi and Nonō from killing each other in Danzo’s scheme, then helped them reunite. He recruited them to work at a hospital for the Uchiha and arranged for them to travel to Konoha.

• Nonō ambushed Kabuto Yakushi, but Senyo pulled him back from a fatal strike and revealed that Danzo had set them up to kill each other.
• Kabuto treated Nonō’s injuries and struggled when she failed to recognize him, until Senyo explained that Danzo had deceived her with altered photographs.
• Nonō recognized Kabuto by the glasses she had given him, and the two embraced and cried together.
• Senyo offered Nonō and Kabuto medical work at a hospital he planned to build for the Uchiha, with work for the orphanage children as well.
• Senyo, Nonō, and Kabuto agreed to find a place for Nonō to rest before setting out for Konoha the next day.

After Uchiha Senyo became clan head, the Uchiha sent Iwagakure and Sunagakure letters announcing that Kurotsuchi, Deidara, and Gaara were captives and inviting representatives to negotiate ransom at a ceremony. Ōnoki sent Kitsuchi to meet the Uchiha, while Rasa discovered that Chiyo had protected Seiji and ordered her to go to Konoha.

• Ōnoki learned that the Uchiha had captured Kurotsuchi and Deidara, and he reprimanded the Anbu who had failed to discover it.
• Kitsuchi read the Uchiha letter, and Ōnoki ordered him to attend the ceremony and discuss the captives’ ransom.
• Rasa learned from Baki that Gaara was alive and that the Uchiha had invited Sunagakure to negotiate his return.
• Rasa ordered the Anbu to bring Seiji, but learned that Chiyo had sent Seiji’s Sealing Team away and that Pakura had returned to the village.
• Rasa realized Chiyo had protected Seiji and sent her the Uchiha letter, ordering her to travel to Konoha.

Senyo organized the Uchiha Clan’s hospital and medical training while Gaara awoke after eight days without Shukaku’s voice. After taking over as clan head, Senyo showed Fugaku and the elders a vision of the Fourth Shinobi World War and urged the clan to grow stronger.

• Nonō began treating patients at the Uchiha compound, while Uchiha Izumi and other clan members trained in Medical Ninjutsu.
• Gaara woke in the hospital after eight days, learned that Senyo had sealed Shukaku, and went with Kabuto Yakushi to meet Senyo.
• Senyo accepted the Uchiha clan head position and told Fugaku and the elders that they would face a powerful enemy in the future.
• Senyo used his Mangekyō Sharingan to show the elders scenes of the Fourth Shinobi World War and explained Madara Uchiha’s scheme.
• Senyo told the clan to train and build its strength while the elders and Fugaku continued their existing duties.

Senyo explained to Gaara that Shukaku had been sealed away and that Gaara could finally sleep without losing control. He revealed the truth about Rasa and Yashamaru, leaving Gaara overwhelmed but able to hope for rest.

• Senyo assigned the elders duties involving Orochimaru's research, Konoha missions, and the clan's plans.
• Senyo confirmed that his new seal had isolated Shukaku from Gaara.
• Senyo explained what Tailed Beasts and jinchuriki were and told Gaara that Rasa had deliberately made him Shukaku's vessel.
• Senyo revealed that Yashamaru had been ordered to provoke Gaara and that Yashamaru and Karura had loved him.
• Gaara rejected Senyo's words in distress, then tested his control and found that the sand no longer obeyed him.
• Senyo assured Gaara that he could sleep safely and told him that Konoha also had a jinchuriki.

Senyo brought Gaara, the One-Tail Jinchuriki, to Konoha’s Ninja Academy and placed him in Naruto’s class. He ordered Iruka to change the school’s curriculum and class structure, leaving the Third Hokage to be informed of his plans.

• Naruto met Sasuke, who told him that Senyo had defeated the Raikage and become the Academy’s principal.
• Senyo introduced Gaara to Naruto and the other students as Sunagakure’s One-Tail Jinchuriki, then seated him beside Naruto.
• Senyo ordered Iruka to tell the Third Hokage that he would prevent any Jinchuriki rampages and threatened Iruka against reporting school matters without approval.
• Senyo ordered the Academy to replace the Will of Fire course with practical combat classes and create a separate upper-grade class for selected students.
• Senyo told Iruka to notify the teachers about the changes and report his orders directly to the Third Hokage.

Karatachi Yagura returned to the Land of Water while Senyo’s clone prepared to take Haku and Kimimaro back to the Uchiha. In Konoha, the Third Hokage sent Kakashi, Tenzo, and Shirakumo Hayama on an S-rank top-secret mission concerning Uchiha Senyo, leaving their target unstated.

• Karatachi Yagura returned to the Land of Water with Mei Terumī and the others, then gave Senyo’s clone one million in cash to handle an errand.
• Senyo’s clone finished teaching Haku and Kimimaro and told them their improved health meant they could leave the Land of Water and return to the Uchiha.
• The Third Hokage confirmed Kakashi’s eye had recovered and ordered him to lead an S-rank top-secret mission related to Uchiha Senyo.
• Kakashi was surprised to find Shirakumo Hayama had been recalled from missions abroad to join him and Tenzo.
• The Third Hokage reflected on the Uchiha’s growing influence and on using Shirakumo Hayama’s bond with White Fang as leverage.

Naruto and Gaara spoke at the Ninja Academy and found common ground in their loneliness, while Gaara’s sealed powers kept him from demonstrating his sand control. Elsewhere, the Third Hokage planned to weaken the Uchiha by exploiting the Tsuchigumo Clan’s secret technique, and Danzo sent Yamanaka Fu to seize its source before the Anbu could reach him.

• Hyuga Shigeto spotted Kakashi, Tenzo, and Shirakumo Hayama leaving Konoha and decided to report their movements to Sota.
• Naruto told Gaara about being bullied, and the two discussed their lives as Jinchuriki before Naruto asked Gaara to be his friend.
• Gaara explained that Senyo had sealed his sand-control abilities, while Kurama hinted that Naruto would discover his own Jinchuriki powers later.
• The Third Hokage told Iruka to stop reporting on the Ninja Academy, then revealed to Sekishu Sarutobi that he planned to weaken the Uchiha using the Tsuchigumo Clan’s secret technique.
• Danzo received intelligence about En no Gyōja and ordered Yamanaka Fu to seize the people listed before the Anbu could reach them.

Senyo reviewed the bond rewards he had gained from Kabuto Yakushi and Yakushi Nonō, then arranged for Kushina to visit Naruto while Orochimaru modified Impure World Reincarnation. Sota Hyuga came to coordinate the Hyuga Clan’s monitoring of Naruto and told Senyo that Kakashi and his team had left Konoha.

• Senyo examined the Memory Fragments and rewards from his three-star bonds with Yakushi Nonō and Kabuto Yakushi, and decided to keep developing his Fuinjutsu.
• Senyo awakened Kushina inside his clone and agreed to let her say goodbye to Naruto while Orochimaru modified Impure World Reincarnation.
• Senyo sent his clone through the shadows to Naruto, who was in Ninja Tool Throwing class with Gaara.
• Sota Hyuga told Senyo that the Hyuga Clan would take over monitoring Naruto after the Third Hokage’s Anbu withdrew, and agreed to report unusual activity to Senyo.
• Sota informed Senyo that Kakashi and his team had left Konoha and showed him the direction they had taken.

Senyo learned that Kakashi had received another Sharingan and sent a clone to follow him, while Sota offered to keep in closer contact. After school, Senyo took Karin, Sasuke, and Gaara home, where he reassured Gaara that he valued him beyond Shukaku and planned to keep him until Sunagakure paid a ransom.

• Sota told Senyo that Kakashi had a Sharingan and hinted that he wanted to cooperate with Senyo, who agreed to keep in closer contact.
• Senyo sent a shadow clone after Kakashi, then went to Sasuke's classroom when school let out.
• Senyo promised Karin that he would pick her up after school and carried her on his shoulder as they left with Sasuke and Gaara.
• Gaara envied the affection Karin and Sasuke received and asked Senyo when he would be allowed to leave.
• Senyo told Gaara that he valued him more than Shukaku and planned to keep him until Sunagakure sent someone to ransom him.

Naruto received Kushina’s farewell and was left waiting for her return, while Senyo restored Gaara’s abilities and tried to connect with Deidara by showing him a fire technique. Senyo’s display left Deidara intrigued by his art.

• Kushina told Naruto she was leaving on a long journey and might not return within half a year, and the Nine-Tails reassured him that she would come back.
• Senyo instructed Karin to come learn basic Fuinjutsu and told Sasuke that his brother would soon be away for a long time.
• Senyo removed the seal suppressing Gaara’s abilities, explained that he had restrained him because his mental state was unstable, and arranged for him to eat and attend school with Sasuke and Karin.
• Senyo visited Kurotsuchi and Deidara in confinement, refused to release Kurotsuchi, and returned Deidara’s clay.
• Senyo told Deidara that he had captured him because he appreciated his art, then demonstrated Fire Release: Hōzuki Lantern.

Senyo challenged Deidara’s ideas about art, showing him dazzling Fire Release and using a Sharingan illusion to reveal Deidara’s future battle with Sasuke. The chapter ended with Deidara watching his techniques fail against Sasuke’s Lightning Release and seeing his own self-destruction.

• Senyo released Deidara’s sealed Chakra and invited him to demonstrate his clay art, so Deidara attacked with a Clay Centipede and Clay Spiders.
• Senyo evaded the centipede and used Fire Release to surround Deidara, then transformed into blue-white flames that fell like starlight and captivated Deidara and Kurotsuchi.
• Senyo argued that many beautiful things could be art, while Deidara insisted that explosions were the only true art.
• Senyo used his Sharingan to show Deidara an illusion of his future ten-kilometer self-destruction and explained that it killed Deidara but failed to defeat Sasuke.
• Senyo rewound the illusion to show Deidara fighting Sasuke with his clay techniques, being countered by Lightning Release, and ultimately choosing to self-destruct; Deidara recognized the events as his own future.

Senyo used his Illusionary World to persuade Deidara to abandon self-destruction and consider learning Dust Release, hoping to draw the technique from him later. After leaving Deidara and Kurotsuchi in his clan’s custody, Senyo faced a worsening situation in Konoha as Jiraiya searched for Tsunade in the Land of Iron.

• Senyo showed Deidara scenes of his future with Sasori and the Akatsuki Organization, then revealed Ōnoki’s powerful Dust Release: Boundary Severing Technique.
• Senyo urged Deidara to stay alive, learn Dust Release, and combine it with his explosions, while concealing that he hoped to obtain the technique through his cheat ability.
• Senyo released Kurotsuchi from the Fire Style: Heavenly Prison and told Deidara to remain quiet until Iwagakure’s people arrived; Deidara promised to outlive him.
• In the Land of Iron, Jiraiya followed Tsunade’s trail as reports of Senyo breaking one of the Raikage’s arms deepened his concern about Konoha’s growing danger.