Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Cha and his squad returned from the Land of Lightning and praised Uchiha Asuka for helping them, while Asuka explained how he had looked after Kakashi by giving him books. Tsunade questioned their admiration in the Hokage Office, and Hashirama could name Asuka’s tasty fried chicken as his chief strength.

• Uchiha Asuka teased Hyuga Cha about feeling guilty, then explained that White Fang had asked him to look after Kakashi and that he had given Kakashi books to read.
• Hyuga Cha and the squad captain returned their shares of the mission reward, but Asuka insisted they had helped by drawing Kumogakure’s attention at the border.
• The three Anbu reported to Tsunade and praised Asuka, prompting her to question why they would not escort missions with him again.
• Tsunade challenged Hashirama Senju to name Uchiha Asuka’s strengths, and Hashirama said Asuka made tasty fried chicken.

Danzo reflected on his lost power and plotted to provoke a future war, while keeping tabs on Uchiha Asuka and a trap involving Uchiha Fugaku. After returning from a mission, Asuka visited Ryoichi with pufferfish and quietly revealed his plan to revive Kushina.

• Danzo considered ways to restore his vitality and strength, then ordered his nephew to monitor Uchiha Asuka and arrange more missions for him abroad.
• Danzo told his nephew not to hold Asuka responsible for the mission’s trouble because he hoped Asuka’s actions would help ignite another war.
• Danzo’s nephew reported that the plan involving Uchiha Fugaku was proceeding and that a trap had been laid.
• Asuka offered Ryoichi pufferfish from the Land of Honey, but Ryoichi refused to eat them again.
• Asuka told Ryoichi in a low voice that he was preparing to try reviving Kushina.

Uchiha Ryoichi teased Asuka about reviving Kushina, fearing the clan would gain little and that Asuka might marry a widow with a child. After Asuka explained that Kushina’s favor and her son would matter in the future, Ryoichi agreed to support the revival despite the risks.

• Ryoichi and the black cat argued over the cat’s kittens, and Asuka summoned pufferfish that the cat feared were poisonous.
• Ryoichi recalled how Asuka’s grandfather once tricked him into eating poisonous Ibuse meat, leaving Ryoichi unconscious for eight days.
• Ryoichi hinted that he feared Asuka would marry a widow, then revealed he suspected Asuka planned to revive Kushina.
• Ryoichi questioned what Kushina’s revival would do for the Uchiha Clan, and Asuka said her favor and her son would be useful later.
• Ryoichi accepted Asuka’s decision to revive Kushina if it would not harm the clan, even if Asuka’s grandfather might beat him for it.

Uchiha Ryoichi and the black cat discussed the political fallout of Kushina's resurrection and Asuka's possible motives, while Fei Fei tried to persuade Kushina to join the Uchiha by being resurrected. Kushina rejected Fei Fei's mistrust and demands, leaving their negotiations unresolved.

• Ryoichi explained that the Nine-Tails attack had already entrenched suspicion of the Uchiha, so Kushina's resurrection would not change the clan's standing in Konoha.
• Ryoichi and the black cat guessed that Asuka had resurrected Kushina to prevent her from marrying someone else, then began fighting after arguing about the black cat's past relationships.
• Asuka returned home and told Fei Fei he wanted Kushina resurrected so Naruto could have a mother's love.
• Fei Fei entered Kushina's consciousness space and warned that she knew dangerous secrets, but Kushina insisted she would not reveal them.
• Fei Fei proposed resurrection or marriage into the Uchiha, and Kushina rejected both before Fei Fei fled her anger.

Uchiha Asuka and Fei Fei discussed Hizashi Hyuga’s plan to protect his son from the Caged Bird seal, while the Great Elder warned that Hizashi might be in danger. Asuka then headed to the Uchiha clan meeting, which he attended mainly for the food.

• Uchiha Asuka told Fei Fei that Hizashi Hyuga had proposed marrying Hinata to a future Hokage and adopting Hizashi’s son to shield both children from Caged Bird.
• Uchiha Asuka explained that the plan could weaken the Hyuga main family’s control, and Fei Fei realized Hizashi might be willing to endanger the clan for his son.
• The Great Elder said the Hyuga elders distrusted Hizashi and suspected he might not survive, then urged Asuka to preserve Uchiha unity.
• Fei Fei guessed that the Great Elder considered Asuka a threat to clan stability, and Asuka set off for the Uchiha clan meeting.
• Asuka told Fei Fei he attended the meetings because he enjoyed eating with a group.

Uchiha Mado returned to Naka Shrine and found the Uchiha gathering place transformed into a busy breakfast market, prompting him and the Great Elder to trade insults and fight. The elders ended their clash hungry and bruised, while their spectacle drove the watching Uchiha to buy more food.

• Uchiha Mado asked the Great Elder whether he remembered when Naka Shrine was a quiet gathering place, and the two argued over the breakfast stalls filling its plaza.
• The Great Elder and Uchiha Mado fought using taijutsu while holding pancakes, as the gathered Uchiha watched and speculated about the Great Elder's strength.
• Mado mocked the Great Elder's claims about holding back the Nine-Tails, and the Great Elder challenged him to prove his own strength in another exchange of blows.
• The bruised elders ordered large amounts of food and continued insulting each other's strength and appetites.
• Uchiha Mado shamed the watching jonin for eating so little, prompting them to head for the breakfast stalls, while Uchiha Asuka realized how much business the clan meetings brought the vendors.

Uchiha Fugaku and Itachi watched the Uchiha jonin turn their monthly gathering at Naka Shrine into an overeating contest, with Uchiha Asuka using Medical Ninjutsu to help a clansman recover after vomiting. Fugaku then explained that Asuka’s long-running conflict with Tsunade stemmed from a past incident that left her feeling wronged, and that the Uchiha had been told not to interfere.

• A village spy mistook the Uchiha jonin’s breakfast feast at Naka Shrine for a genjutsu and tried to dispel it before his companion told him it was real.
• Uchiha Fugaku arrived with Itachi and explained that the clansmen ate outside because the shrine’s poor ventilation would trap the smell indoors.
• Itachi watched a clansman vomit from overeating, then saw Uchiha Asuka use Medical Ninjutsu to restore him so he could eat more.
• Fugaku praised Asuka’s Ninjutsu talent and said Medical Ninjutsu was the only pursuit he had stuck with.
• Fugaku told Itachi that Tsunade had beaten Asuka for a reason, and that Fugaku’s father had warned the Uchiha to let her hit him because Asuka had wronged her.

Uchiha Itachi attended a clan meeting at Naka Shrine, where the Uchiha discussed becoming Hokage and the possibility of rebellion while outsiders watched. Ryoichi then urged Uchiha Asuka to help revive Uchiha Madara so he could claim the vacant Fifth Hokage position.

• Uchiha Fugaku brought Uchiha Itachi to Naka Shrine, where Itachi saw the clansmen feasting and remembered their reckless plans from earlier meetings.
• Uchiha Fugaku opened the shrine doors, and the Uchiha jonin abruptly adopted a stern, imposing demeanor that confused the Kirigakure spies observing them.
• A Kirigakure spy explained that the Fourth Mizukage had recalled ninja to guard against unrest among the village's clans, prompting a Uchiha elder to shout that they should rebel.
• The Great Elder calmed the meeting and promised that the younger generation would secure the Uchiha's interests, while the old man who had shouted insisted he had only meant to create urgency.
• Ryoichi told Uchiha Asuka that reviving Uchiha Madara could secure the vacant Fifth Hokage position for him.

Uchiha Te-yaki and his wife headed to meet Lady Mikoto after a comic beating outside Naka Shrine, where clan jonin were gathering. Inside, Uchiha Asuka told Ryoichi that reviving a certain person would not guarantee he became Hokage, then proposed a plan to make him Hokage.

• Te-yaki told his wife that his branch's generations-old dream of approaching the clan's core had been half fulfilled because he had reached Naka Shrine.
• Te-yaki's wife repeatedly stomped on him after he mused about the clan meeting, and the guards pretended not to notice.
• Te-yaki and his wife set off to meet Lady Mikoto, while his wife speculated that the jonin were discussing the clan's future and its interests with the village.
• Asuka warned Ryoichi that reviving a certain person would not necessarily make him Hokage, since multiple sides and interests would be involved.
• Two Uchiha clansmen escalated an argument into a fight and flipped a table, prompting Ryoichi to remark that the clan resorted to force instead of playing games.
• Asuka told Ryoichi that he had a plan to make the person Hokage.

During a Uchiha clan meeting, Great Elder Uchiha Saburo reflected on his long-standing policy of “Non-Action” and clashed with Uchiha Ryoichi over their past meddling in younger clansmen’s lives. The chapter ended with Saburo learning that Asuka and Ryoichi planned to start the Fourth Shinobi World War to revive Uchiha Madara, leaving him shaken by how radical they were.

• A clansman crashed through the Secret Chamber wall, and Uchiha Saburo accepted the damage as part of the Uchiha’s circumstances.
• Saburo recalled how he inherited the previous Great Elder’s policy of “Non-Action” and had used it to handle clan disputes for over thirty years.
• Saburo realized that Asuka and Ryoichi were discussing reviving Uchiha Madara and joined them to learn more.
• Saburo and Ryoichi argued over Saburo’s past attempt to introduce a widow to Ryoichi’s son and recalled Saburo’s proposal to court Whirlpool Mito.
• Asuka told Saburo that he and Ryoichi planned to start the Fourth Shinobi World War, and Saburo concluded that he was far more conservative than he had thought.

At the Uchiha clan meeting, Uchiha Saburo learned that Uchiha Ryoichi and Asuka wanted to start the Fourth Shinobi World War to restore Uchiha Madara’s reputation and win villagers’ acceptance. Saburo acknowledged their idea but privately feared Madara might attack Konoha instead of defending it.

• Uchiha Saburo’s past experiences with Uchiha coups and the village’s treatment of the clan were recalled as the clansmen wondered why he was so angry.
• Uchiha Saburo apologized to Uchiha Fugaku, then brought Uchiha Ryoichi and Asuka aside and said he acknowledged their idea.
• Uchiha Saburo told Ryoichi and Asuka that he could understand starting a war, then asked what purpose it would serve.
• Uchiha Ryoichi argued that a Fourth Shinobi World War would let Uchiha Madara defeat Konoha’s enemies and change the villagers’ opinion of him.
• Uchiha Saburo privately worried that Madara might attack Konoha rather than help defend it.

After attending to intelligence from Konoha, Mei Terumi studied Uchiha Asuka’s file and recalled her frightening encounter with him the previous year. Ringo Yurui urged Mei Terumi to help her travel to Konoha for treatment, and Mei Terumi admitted to herself that she also wanted to go there.

• Two Kirigakure men watched the Uchiha leave Naka Shrine, and one learned that Mei Terumi had trained the other before his assignment to Konoha.
• Ringo Yurui delivered Konoha intelligence to Mei Terumi and chatted about her ambitions, the Fourth Hokage, and her supposed illness.
• Ringo Yurui mentioned that Uchiha Asuka had told her she was sick, prompting Mei Terumi to remember his terrifying ninjutsu and the red eyes that haunted her dreams.
• Mei Terumi read the intelligence file detailing Uchiha Asuka’s strange public statements, exceptional strength, and reputation as a powerful Medical Ninja.
• Ringo Yurui asked Mei Terumi for permission to travel to Konoha for treatment, while Mei Terumi silently acknowledged that she wanted to go there too.

Uchiha Asuka told Ryoichi he could revive Uchiha Madara and proposed a plan that alarmed Uchiha Saburo. Later, Asuka met Uchiha Mikoto, mistook her for being pregnant again, and left after seeing Itachi, while Mikoto told Itachi that Asuka missed his mother.

• Uchiha Saburo hurried away after imagining the danger of reviving Uchiha Madara while Hashirama Senju was alive.
• Ryoichi said he had gained eight jin while grieving his cousin's absence, and refused Asuka's suggestion to lose weight.
• Asuka told the Orange Cat that Ryoichi had asked whether he could revive Uchiha Madara, and that he had shared his plan.
• Asuka encountered Uchiha Mikoto and remarked that she resembled one of his relatives; Mikoto hinted that she had more sons, and Asuka wrongly concluded she was pregnant again.
• Itachi joined Uchiha Mikoto, and she explained that Asuka had left because he missed his mother.

Uchiha Asuka discussed Shukaku’s strange ideas about freedom and his worries about Uchiha Itachi and Second Pillar having another child. The conversation ended with Shukaku guessing that Uchiha Mikoto was Asuka’s mother’s sister, prompting Asuka to throw him out the window.

• Shukaku explained that it read adult magazines to imitate the carefree old men it considered Konoha’s freest people.
• Asuka told Shukaku he was troubled by the possibility that Uchiha Itachi and Second Pillar might have another child.
• Shukaku proposed castrating the people responsible, but rejected the idea because Asuka might be exposed or become a rogue ninja.
• Asuka wondered whether Uchiha Mikoto resembled his never-met mother because they were closely related.
• Shukaku guessed that Uchiha Mikoto was Asuka’s mother’s sister, and Asuka hurled Shukaku through a window.

Uchiha Ryoichi returned from the Police Force to find elders renovating Uchiha Asuka’s house, then learned Asuka was getting married. The news left Ryoichi stunned that he had not been told, despite being Asuka’s Second Grandfather.

• Uchiha Asuka argued with the elders after one of them smashed through his wall, and the old men reminisced about his grandfather doing the same.
• Uchiha Ryoichi found the elders working on Asuka’s house and corrected Uchiha Sora, who had been studying a blueprint upside down.
• Uchiha Sora explained that he had accidentally destroyed Asuka’s wall while revisiting his youthful habit of punching through walls.
• Uchiha Ryoichi suspected Sora was copying Uchiha Hiyoku, but Sora said the Great Elder had asked him to help renovate Asuka’s house because Asuka was getting married.
• Uchiha Ryoichi realized Asuka really was getting married and was stunned that nobody had told him.

Uchiha Saburo explained why he had once arranged a paid blind date between Uchiha Ryoichi's son and a widow, provoking Ryoichi's anger. Ryoichi then demanded to know why Saburo had learned that Asuka was getting married before he did, and Saburo admitted he had planned to arrange a match for her.

• Uchiha Saburo praised his duties as Great Elder and imagined his clansmen believed he could swim across the sea.
• Uchiha Ryoichi confronted Uchiha Saburo and demanded an explanation, prompting Saburo to confess that he had sold information about eligible clansmen and arranged paid blind dates.
• Uchiha Ryoichi attacked Saburo with a massive log after learning that Saburo had taken money to arrange a match between his son and a widow.
• Uchiha Saburo defended matchmaking widows, saying he wanted to protect them, while Ryoichi asked why he favored them over younger women.
• Uchiha Ryoichi demanded to know why Saburo had learned that Asuka was getting married before he had, and Saburo admitted he had intended to arrange a match for her.

Uchiha Ryoichi and Uchiha Saburo debated finding a suitable partner for Asuka, whose love for the missing-nin Pakura worried them. Saburo suggested Kushina, and the chapter ended with Ryoichi wondering how he planned to pair them despite Kushina’s connection to the Sharingan and her presumed death.

• Uchiha Saburo insisted he wanted to protect Asuka from taking in a dangerous missing-nin, while Uchiha Ryoichi recalled Asuka telling him he loved Pakura of Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Saburo proposed potential matches from the Hyuga, Sarutobi, and Akimichi clans, but Uchiha Ryoichi rejected each suggestion.
• Uchiha Ryoichi and Uchiha Saburo argued over younger candidates and dismissed Tsunade and the orphanage director as unsuitable.
• Uchiha Saburo suggested Kushina, and Uchiha Ryoichi unexpectedly accepted the name without arguing.
• Uchiha Ryoichi and Uchiha Saburo arrived at Asuka’s house, where clan elders were demolishing it and Shukaku was making sand while they mistook him for a raccoon dog.
• Uchiha Ryoichi wondered how Uchiha Saburo knew Kushina would be resurrected and how he could bring her and Asuka together despite her connection to the Sharingan.

At the Medical Department, Yakushi Nonō told two children how the hardworking Vice-Minister rose through the ranks, while Uchiha Asuka teased him with extravagant praise. The Vice-Minister invited Nonō’s children to lunch but refused Asuka’s request to bring Uchiha children, insisting he was a civilian Effort-type Ninja.

• Passersby and children admired the Vice-Minister’s appearance and reputation outside the Medical Department.
• Nonō explained that the Vice-Minister had earned his position through hard work after being recognized for his efforts.
• Asuka appeared and sarcastically praised the Vice-Minister, who covered Asuka’s mouth and told him to speak normally.
• Nonō told the Vice-Minister that two children admired his diligence, and he invited her children to eat at the Medical Department that afternoon.
• Asuka asked to bring Uchiha children to lunch, but the Vice-Minister refused, saying the Medical Department was not a free cafeteria and emphasizing that he was born a civilian.

Uchiha Asuka's unusual medical specialty—sterilization—came to light as the Vice Minister explained why Tsunade had rejected his application to join the Medical Department. After Asuka blamed his childhood interest on a troublesome cat, he headed to the top floor to see whether he could wake Kushina.

• Nonō asked Asuka how he had made his orange cat so fat, and Asuka explained that neutering animals could help them gain weight.
• The Vice Minister revealed that Tsunade had rejected Asuka because his specialty was gynecology, particularly tubal ligation and sterilization, which clashed with Konoha's policies encouraging childbirth.
• Mikoto wondered why Asuka had become interested in sterilization as a young child, but Asuka said he had wanted to neuter a cat that kept coming onto his roof to mate.
• Asuka accused Mikoto and the Vice Minister of wrongly assuming he wanted to sterilize people, then said he was going to visit Kushina on the top floor.
• The Vice Minister asked whether Asuka had found a way to wake Kushina, and Asuka admitted that he had not.

Fei Fei visited Uzuki Yugao at the Medical Department and spread a false rumor about Tsunade to promote Asuka’s folk remedy. Tsunade caught Fei Fei and revealed that Jiraiya had spread a different rumor, then began punishing the cat.

• Fei Fei watched patients queue outside Uzuki Yugao’s office and heard them hope someone would trigger the rumored Uchiha’s Protection mission.
• Yu Yan treated a patient with stress-related loss of appetite and advised him to hire a ninja for a trip to the Death Forest.
• Fei Fei tried to sell Asuka’s “No Regrets” remedy by telling Yu Yan that Tsunade had regretted her figure after Dan’s death.
• Tsunade appeared behind Fei Fei, caught it as it tried to escape, and denied the story about Dan regretting Tsunade’s appearance.
• Tsunade explained that Jiraiya had spread a rumor that he and she were together, and Fei Fei’s howl rang through the corridor as she punished it.