Chapter Summaries

Asuka treated patients at Konoha’s Medical Department, where he warned Iruka that Anko might eventually weigh two hundred jin. He then visited Kushina in the hidden chamber and, after hearing her ask him to see Naruto, went to find the baby.

• Asuka saw Mikoto escorting a bruised Itachi home and learned that clansmen had reported him for sneaking around with a prohibited book.
• At the Medical Department, Asuka helped clear the crowded lobby by treating injured villagers and scaring others into stopping their complaints.
• Asuka warned Iruka that Anko could grow to weigh two hundred jin, then learned that she and Iruka had begun dating after she took a blade for him on a mission.
• Asuka entered the hidden chamber and checked on Kushina, whose condition had not improved and who still could not wake.
• Kushina asked Asuka to go see Naruto, and Asuka left to find the baby, unsure where he had been placed.

Hashirama Senju cared for baby Naruto while Tsunade explained Konoha’s distrust of the Uchiha after the Nine-Tails incident. Meanwhile, Mikoto and Kushina continued searching for Naruto, and Kushina considered whether reviving sooner could bring her to him.

• Hashirama Senju fed baby Naruto a snow dumpling and denied it when Tsunade asked what he had given him.
• Tsunade told Hashirama that Danzo and other elders barred the Uchiha and Ninja Cats from approaching the Jinchuriki until they learned who had controlled the Nine-Tails.
• Hashirama recalled that Madara had fought the Nine-Tails during the attack and hoped Madara and the Uchiha still cared about Konoha.
• Mikoto searched orphanages for Kushina’s child but found no trace of him, and she suspected the village was secretly protecting the Fourth Hokage’s son.
• Fei Fei told Mikoto that her search had found no blond baby matching Naruto, prompting Kushina to consider whether reviving sooner would let her see him.
• Mikoto and Fei Fei headed out shopping after discussing Asuka’s delivery of fried chicken to the orphanage children.

Danzo rejected Might Guy’s request to join the Anbu and dismissed a clansman’s plan to exploit Naruto’s Jinchuriki identity. Meanwhile, Asuka wondered who had adopted Naruto before teasing Hyuga Hanahana about marriage, only for her to stomp on his foot.

• Might Guy asked Danzo to let him join the Anbu so he could help motivate Kakashi, but Danzo refused and ordered his clansmen to shut the gate.
• A clansman reported that Naruto’s seal was stable and suggested exposing his identity so Danzo could gain his trust, but Danzo scolded him and rejected the scheme.
• Asuka wondered whether Naruto had been adopted by the Senju or Sarutobi clan and reflected that Itachi might have an unhappy childhood.
• Asuka asked Hyuga Hanahana about marriageable Hyuga women and declared that Widow would do, prompting Hanahana to stomp on his foot.

Uchiha Asuka visited Spiral Zetsu’s struggling meatball shop, where White Zetsu passed along dubious intelligence about the Nine-Tails. After trying the shop’s oddly shaped meatballs, Asuka praised their taste and suggested adding a more conventional version.

• A Uchiha clansman complained that the Young Clan Head would not let him beat up a shady merchant, while Mikoto returned home and discussed Itachi’s upcoming schooling.
• Itachi said he did not want to follow the usual path, and Fugaku insisted on directing his education as a genius.
• Asuka entered Spiral Zetsu’s shop, where White Zetsu reported that A Hei had stopped funding it because it had lost money without gathering useful intelligence.
• Spiral Zetsu handed White Zetsu a freshly written report about the Nine-Tails, including that it had learned to walk and its seal had been reinforced.
• Asuka joined Guy and Anko, noticed Kakashi’s withdrawn mood, and tried Spiral Zetsu’s poop-shaped meatballs.
• Asuka praised the meatballs’ taste and suggested the shop offer a more conventional shape for customers who might reject the unusual one.

Uchiha Asuka heard Fei Fei explain the strange advice in a book that had angered Uchiha Mikoto, then intervened when a merchant selling bogus Toad Oil was confronted. After the merchant was dragged into an alley and beaten by a Uchiha Police Force member, Uchiha Itachi saw the violence and headed toward the alley, more disappointed in his clan.

• Fei Fei told Uchiha Asuka that How to Resolve Marital Conflicts advised resolving both people who raised a conflict, and Uchiha Asuka denied writing it.
• A Uchiha clansman confronted a merchant over Toad Oil that smelled like fish oil, and the merchant claimed it came from Sea Toads.
• Uchiha Asuka used his Sharingan to challenge the merchant to summon his toad, but the merchant claimed it was hibernating and the villagers dispersed.
• A Uchiha clansman dragged the merchant into an alley and beat him, while Uchiha Asuka walked away after explaining that Jiraiya's Toad Oil was flammable.
• Uchiha Itachi witnessed a Police Force member beating the merchant, recalled that the clan's regulations forbade such violence, and walked toward the alley.

Asuka tried to persuade Kakashi to marry into the Uchiha Clan, arguing that their union could strengthen both clans and improve Kakashi’s Sharingan-related Chakra limitations. Kakashi declined for now, while Asuka began imagining Uchiha influence over future Hokage and the others speculated about a possible match.

• Spiral Zetsu defended the Meatball Shop’s steep discounts, and Anko explained that customers accepted the meatballs despite their appearance because they cost half as much as others.
• Asuka asked Kakashi about his missions, and Kakashi said his squad had inherited assignments after Asuka’s squad caused trouble and drew suspicion.
• Asuka asked whether Kakashi had killed enemy ninja on his latest mission, and Kakashi coldly said they had attacked instead of surrendering.
• Asuka urged Kakashi to marry into the Uchiha Clan, claiming their union could improve his Chakra reserves and give their children a chance to awaken the Sharingan.
• Kakashi declined marriage for now, while Asuka imagined Uchiha descendants becoming future Hokage and the others speculated about which Uchiha woman might marry Kakashi.

Asuka tried to push Guy and Kakashi toward marriage, then fed Ichikishimahime instant noodles and a digestive pill. Ichikishimahime demanded a different diet after Asuka’s suggestion that she lose weight, leaving their argument unresolved.

• Asuka urged Guy to flash-marry, but Guy fled the Meatball Shop after deciding marriage sounded as dangerous as opening the Eight Gates for a day.
• Kakashi also left, while the women at the shop wondered whether Asuka’s departing headshake meant he looked down on them.
• The next morning, Asuka made Ichikishimahime prepare his instant noodles and suggested she lose weight after noticing her belly.
• Asuka gave Ichikishimahime a black pill, claiming it would help her digestion, and she demanded a new diet, blaming fried chicken for her weight and foul-smelling farts.

Uchiha Itachi realized that his clanmates were misinterpreting the clan elders’ cold-weather stunt and went to the Police Force, where Uchiha Asuka and Ryoichi discussed the Senju crest joining the Uchiha crest. Ryoichi embraced the change because it let him serve under Hashirama Senju, and he left to inspect the village with him.

• Uchiha clansmen endured the cold in light clothing after their captain claimed the elders’ cold-weather meal had revealed a secret in Uchiha blood.
• Uchiha Itachi overheard the clansmen’s reasoning, worried they might follow harmful ideas, and headed for the Police Force.
• Uchiha Asuka and Ryoichi looked at the Senju and Uchiha crests displayed together above Police Force Headquarters.
• Asuka explained that the Uchiha had accepted the change after learning they could call Hashirama Senju their captain.
• Ryoichi sent Asuka to handle the office documents and went to inspect the village with Hashirama, asking Asuka to take more pictures of him.

Uchiha Asuka and Ryoichi discovered that villagers had crowded into the Police Force to see Hashirama Senju, whose arrival sparked an enthusiastic welcome. Asuka photographed the encounter, then watched Uchiha elders present Hashirama with a string of supposedly urgent missions.

• Asuka and Ryoichi saw that the Police Force lobby was packed with villagers, most of whom had come to meet Hashirama Senju rather than report crimes.
• Ryoichi explained that a trivial dispute over missing underwear had nearly ended in divorce before Hashirama helped resolve it.
• Hashirama arrived and greeted the villagers warmly, while Ryoichi kicked away a man who rushed toward him and asked Asuka to take pictures.
• Asuka photographed Hashirama greeting villagers and children for an hour until the lobby emptied.
• Uchiha elders presented Hashirama with alarming mission reports, and Asuka wondered whether his actions had caused serious changes to Konoha.

Itachi learned why Uchiha clansmen were competing for emergency missions with Hashirama Senju: photographs of the missions could preserve their ancestors’ glory for future generations. Hashirama selected a few people for the day’s missions, leaving the Great Elder disappointed, while the Great Elder soon hid his frustration as Itachi approached.

• Itachi arrived at the Police Force and saw Uchiha elders arguing over emergency missions.
• A clansman explained that Hashirama Senju regularly took Uchiha on missions and that they treasured photographs of the outings as proof of their importance.
• Itachi understood that clansmen wanted the photographs to impress future descendants and their girlfriends with their ancestors’ connection to Hashirama Senju.
• Hashirama Senju selected several missions and a few Uchiha to accompany him, leaving the Great Elder out.
• The Great Elder tried to persuade Asuka to give him his place, but Asuka refused and criticized the Great Elder’s cooking.
• The Great Elder silently vowed to stop smoothing things over at clan meetings, then changed his mind when Itachi approached.

Hashirama Senju led the Uchiha’s top fighters on a Police Force mission that he framed as protecting Konoha, while Danzo secretly reopened Senju Tobirama’s abandoned laboratory. The chapter ended with Danzo offering the researchers a scroll and claiming he had considerable family wealth.

• Hashirama Senju assembled the Uchiha Clan’s powerful fighters for a mission, alarming villagers who wondered whether war or danger threatened Konoha.
• Asuka, Ryoichi, and the Orange Cat joked about the mission, while Hashirama reflected that his efforts to address the Uchiha Clan’s grievances had produced an unintended show of force.
• Danzo entered a hidden laboratory once used by Senju Tobirama and recalled Tobirama’s forbidden research, including his studies of the Sharingan.
• Danzo greeted the researchers, explained that he had reactivated Tobirama’s abandoned laboratory, and handed them a scroll while claiming to have considerable family wealth.

Danzo planned to manipulate Itachi into awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, while Ryoichi and a group of Konoha figures captured and killed a Sand Ninja over his suspiciously enthusiastic purchases of cheap porridge. Asuka photographed the confrontation, and Ryoichi claimed the image proved he had heroically protected Hashirama Senju.

• Danzo told a researcher he would raise Uchiha clansmen himself and sought data on an outsider implanted with a Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Danzo planned to isolate Itachi by arranging for his parents to divorce and hoped the loss would awaken Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan.
• A Sand Ninja fleeing Konoha ran into Hashirama Senju, Uchiha Asuka, Uchiha Mado, and Ryoichi, who accused him of being a spy because he had repeatedly bought sand-filled rice porridge.
• The Sand Ninja attacked toward Hashirama Senju, but a fireball struck and killed him before he could reach the First Hokage.
• Asuka photographed the scene and explained how the image could be interpreted as Ryoichi saving Hashirama, so Ryoichi asked him to embellish the story in the Family History Book.

Uchiha Ryoichi stopped a Sunagakure spy who appeared to threaten Hashirama Senju, and the Uchiha began turning the incident into a flattering clan legend. Asuka agreed to help Mado embellish his mission report, while Hashirama continued doubting Madara’s motives after the Nine-Tails Riot.

• Ryoichi claimed he had prevented the spy from assassinating Hashirama, and Mado recognized how the clan could glorify the incident in its history books.
• Mado asked Asuka to rewrite his mission story and offered to arrange a marriage for him, but Asuka refused the match and said the report was difficult to embellish.
• Hashirama watched the Uchiha discuss fabricated stories and reflected on the flaws of their clan’s geniuses.
• Hashirama suspected Madara had returned shortly before the Nine-Tails Riot, but wondered what Madara could have gained from a conspiracy that cost him his life.
• Asuka announced that he had figured out how to embellish Mado’s report, while Hashirama concluded that Madara likely meant neither harm nor good toward the village.

Asuka convinced Hashirama that he was training Tsunade to become his successor, and Hashirama agreed to keep up the misunderstanding. The group then inspected a market vendor accused of using a crooked scale, leaving him terrified that Konoha’s leaders had come to provoke a conflict with Sunagakure.

• Asuka suggested Hashirama take on more department head roles and asked whether Tsunade planned to become Fifth Hokage.
• Hashirama recalled how Tobirama had managed village affairs for him, and Asuka interpreted his story as a plan to train Tsunade as his successor.
• Hashirama accepted Asuka’s interpretation and told him not to tell Tsunade about the supposed succession plan.
• At the market, Uchiha Mado caught a camel meat vendor claiming an undersized camel head weighed fourteen jin, and the vendor blamed his faulty scale and Konoha’s taxes.
• The vendor claimed he was a Pro-Konoha merchant, then panicked when Hashirama, Asuka, and a group of Uchiha appeared and feared they were seeking an excuse to target Sunagakure.

Hashirama, Uchiha Mado, and Asuka confronted a merchant using fake scales in Konoha, while Asuka invented a heroic story to frame Mado’s actions as the Will of Fire. After Mado imagined how the photograph would boost his reputation, Uchiha Ili gave Asuka a scroll and asked for help with his second chance to make history, offering to introduce him to his four-year-old niece, Izumi.

• Hashirama explained that they had confronted the merchant for cheating Konoha’s residents, and Mado berated the merchant over Sunagakure’s history and black-market trade.
• Asuka photographed Mado confronting the merchant and invented a story portraying Mado as a righteous defender of Konoha’s Will of Fire.
• Mado declared that he would not allow black-market merchants in Konoha, and the crowd applauded as Hashirama realized Asuka’s story had shaped how everyone interpreted Mado’s words.
• Mado left the market pleased with the photograph and imagined his grandson Naoki proudly recounting his grandfather’s place beside Hashirama.
• Mado and Ryoichi argued over their descendants’ lack of talent, and Iri handed Asuka a scroll while asking him to help make history in exchange for an introduction to his niece, Uchiha Izumi.

After hearing that the Uchiha were gaining status by patrolling alongside Hashirama Senju, Kurama Wenwen decided to join the Police Force and make stories of his own. He left for the force and discovered that Aburame Lao San had the same plan, turning the quest for a place beside the First Hokage into a competition.

• Kurama Wenwen complained that the Uchiha were making a name for themselves by working with Hashirama Senju and taking commemorative photos.
• Kurama Wenwen told his grandson that he planned to join the Police Force so he could serve the village and leave stories for future generations.
• Kurama Wenwen dismissed his grandson’s warnings about the Uchiha and set out for the Police Force.
• Kurama Wenwen met Aburame Lao San, who explained that he wanted to make stories of his own by carrying out missions with Hashirama Senju.
• Kurama Wenwen realized that Aburame Lao San was competing with him for a chance to join the First Hokage’s missions.

Uchiha Asuka explained that the Police Force dismissed young Uchiha because the clan could not sustain its payroll while elders offered to work for free. Uchiha Wind concluded that the clan needed a Hokage and declared that he wanted Fugaku to become one, leaving Asuka speechless.

• Asuka delivered a Will of Fire speech to the Uchiha clansmen dismissed from the Police Force and revealed that he had also been fired as captain, though he remained head of Konoha's Medical Team.
• Elders watching from the Police Force praised the Will of Fire and argued that young people should accept sacrifices while elders dedicated themselves to service.
• Asuka explained to Uchiha Wind that the elders' unpaid labor, savings, experience, and connections had made them more appealing hires than young workers who needed wages.
• Asuka revealed that the Police Force's growing payroll and Danzo's interference with its funding had helped force the dismissals.
• Wind blamed the clan's lack of a Hokage for its financial vulnerability and said he wanted Fugaku to become Hokage, leaving Asuka baffled.

After Asuka was fired from the Police Force, he gained a group of Uchiha supporters who backed him for Hokage because he had treated them to a meal. Fei Fei tried to persuade Kushina to push Mikoto toward divorce, but Kushina kicked the cat away and began suspecting Asuka was avoiding her revival on purpose.

• Asuka told Fei Fei that he had been fired from the Police Force and had gained more than ten supporters who wanted him to become Hokage.
• Asuka explained that his supporters included one clan jonin, three Special Jonin, five chunin, and several genin, and he considered how to get Kushina out.
• Kushina summoned Fei Fei and lectured it for plotting to make Mikoto divorce Fugaku.
• Fei Fei argued that Mikoto should divorce so she and Kushina could live together as single mothers, and Kushina kicked it into the sky.
• Kushina wondered whether Asuka was delaying her revival because he knew she would refuse to speak to him afterward.

Uchiha Itachi listened as Danzo condemned Uchiha Asuka's comic for misleading children about Tailed Beasts and praised Asuka's generous public works. Danzo then suggested that joining the Police Force could let Itachi make his name in history, leaving Itachi determined to find a way to stop Asuka.

• Itachi saw children eagerly buying and reading a comic that depicted Susanoo defeating the Three-Tails.
• Danzo called the comic evil and argued that it would mislead children into believing Tailed Beasts were kind.
• Itachi suspected that Uchiha Asuka had created the comic and offered to persuade him to stop, but Danzo said Asuka was too influential to challenge.
• Danzo listed Asuka's charitable projects and complained that his free food and cheap fried chicken had hurt Danzo's subordinate's business.
• Itachi asked Danzo why so many people wanted to join the Police Force, and Danzo described the chance to be remembered in history.
• After Danzo warned that Asuka was poisoning the Ninja World's future, Itachi clenched his fist and wondered how he could stop him.

Asuka received gifts from Uchiha members who wanted Fugaku to become Hokage, while the Orange Cat proposed finding Fugaku a secretary instead of pressing him to divorce Mikoto. In the Hokage Office, Tsunade reviewed reports about Kumogakure, the aging Police Force, and the Land of Water.

• A burly Uchiha brought Asuka Uchiha-branded specialties and begged him to help Fugaku become Hokage.
• The Orange Cat arrived with more specialties and explained that Cat Granny was managing the Land of Waves well.
• Asuka and the Orange Cat discussed the clan members supporting Fugaku and agreed that pressing for a divorce would damage their reputations.
• The Orange Cat suggested finding Fugaku a secretary with qualities meant to surpass Mikoto's, and Asuka considered the idea.
• Tsunade argued with Shizune about being told not to drink, then read reports about Kumogakure and the Police Force before turning to a document about the Land of Water.