Chapter Summaries

The Twelve Guardian Shinobi killed Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, then delivered their bodies to Konoha and apologized for ignoring Saiki Yuu’s instructions. Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Yuu how to handle what came next, while reflecting on how Yuu had persuaded the Fire Daimyo to cooperate.

• The leader of the Twelve Guardian Shinobi ordered Homura’s body sent to Konoha and decided to escort both bodies there to apologize to Saiki Yuu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi received the bodies and said Homura had not completely lost his way, while Danzo condemned Koharu.
• Hiruzen asked Yuu what to do next as Yuu toyed with Shusui in the Hokage’s office.
• Hiruzen considered how Yuu had secured the Fire Daimyo’s cooperation by promising him a chance to ride the Nine-Tails.

Yuu left Hiruzen Sarutobi to handle the fallout from Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura’s deaths, then berated him for supposedly slacking off and not repaying his debt. The major clans grew fearful after seeing the two senior advisors’ fate, even as they continued to eye the enormous profits of the Tailed Beast Arena.

• Yuu told Hiruzen Sarutobi to handle the rest of the matter himself, since he had little interest in pursuing Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura further.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi felt relieved that Yuu seemed more mature, but Yuu accused him of slacking off and demanded that he work harder to repay his debt.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi resented being treated like Yuu’s hired labor despite working long hours as Hokage.
• The major ninja clans were shaken by Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura’s deaths, recognizing how powerful the two advisors had been.
• The clans continued to fixate on the Tailed Beast Arena’s vast profits, and some began looking for ways to increase their gains.

After Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura died, Konoha’s great clans feared Saiki Yuu would punish them for taking too much from the war. The Uchiha Clan debated whether to return its newly acquired wealth, even as the Tailed Beast Arena seemed to offer a chance to restore its fortunes.

• The great clans reviewed their wartime rewards and worried that their gains had exceeded what Saiki Yuu would tolerate.
• The Uchiha Clan elders and Jonin gathered to discuss whether to return their wealth and resources.
• An Elite Jonin protested that the Uchiha Clan had long lacked income and could not afford to give up its gains.
• The Uchiha Clan recalled years of political suppression, poor access to missions, and being sidelined during the war.
• The Uchiha Clan saw the establishment of the Tailed Beast Arena as a possible opportunity to improve its financial situation.

Fugaku Uchiha persuaded the Uchiha Clan to surrender the wealth and resources they had recently acquired rather than risk Saiki Yuu’s wrath. The clan agreed to send the goods to Saiki Yuu as a gesture of goodwill and an apology, and Fugaku prepared to deliver them.

• Uchiha clansmen protested when Fugaku Uchiha said they must hand their new wealth and resources to Saiki Yuu.
• Fugaku reminded the clan that Saiki Yuu had overwhelmed them before and that powerful figures such as Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura had suffered at his hands.
• An Uchiha jonin suggested keeping the profits already obtained while avoiding future disputes over benefits.
• The Great Elder agreed that the Uchiha Clan should not risk destruction for material gains and ordered the goods delivered to Saiki Yuu as an apology for the Kakashi Hatake dispute.
• Fugaku agreed to deliver the goods to Saiki Yuu immediately.

Yuu collected wealth and land deeds from Konoha’s clans, then learned that Fugaku Uchiha had arrived at his residence. Hiruzen Sarutobi wondered what the Uchiha clan wanted and remained wary of them.

• Yuu asked Hiruzen Sarutobi and the allied clan heads whether they found him terrifying, and they nervously called him kind.
• Yuu accepted the clan heads’ wealth and land deeds while criticizing Hiruzen for bringing him additional gifts.
• Minato announced that Fugaku Uchiha had arrived at Yuu’s home.
• Yuu and Hiruzen wondered why Fugaku had come, while Hiruzen considered his longstanding wariness of the Uchiha clan.

Hiruzen Sarutobi worried that the Uchiha Clan’s growing tensions could lead to a Mangekyō Sharingan awakening, but Yuu had forgotten Fugaku Uchiha despite having fought him before. When Minato explained that Fugaku was the Uchiha Clan’s head, Yuu dismissed the matter and told Minato to help move things into the warehouse.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi considered the danger of the Mangekyō Sharingan and the strained atmosphere within the Uchiha Clan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Yuu and assumed he was thinking about how to handle Fugaku Uchiha’s visit.
• Yuu asked who Fugaku Uchiha was, surprising Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Minato explained that Fugaku Uchiha was the head of the Uchiha Clan.
• Yuu said Fugaku’s position had nothing to do with him and ordered Minato to help carry the yard’s belongings into the warehouse.

Minato told Yuu that Fugaku Uchiha wanted to visit, explaining that Mikoto had asked Kushina to pass along the message. Yuu agreed to see Fugaku when he had time, then learned that Fugaku had brought many gifts.

• Minato explained that Fugaku Uchiha had asked Kushina to arrange a visit because Mikoto was her friend.
• Yuu recognized Mikoto's name but initially did not recognize Fugaku's, surprising Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other clan heads.
• Yuu told Minato to have Fugaku wait at the entrance until he had time to see him.
• Minato warned Yuu that Fugaku had brought many lavish gifts.
• Yuu asked Minato what he meant by saying there were a lot of things.

Yuu sent Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other clan heads away after accepting their offerings, then agreed to meet Fugaku Uchiha. Hiruzen left without recovering the debt note Yuu held over him.

• Yuu told Minato to bring Fugaku Uchiha to his private reception room so he could hear the clan head's important business.
• Yuu dismissed Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other clan heads, who had come bearing gifts.
• Yuu asked Hiruzen why he was still there and refused to let him sit in on the meeting with Fugaku.
• Yuu reminded Hiruzen that he still owed him money and rejected Hiruzen's claim that the offerings should count toward repayment.
• Hiruzen admitted the Great Elder had ordered him to deliver the offerings and left without getting back the promissory note.

Hiruzen Sarutobi left Yuu to meet with Fugaku Uchiha, who came to apologize on behalf of the Uchiha Clan and seek Yuu’s advice about their wines. Yuu welcomed him after seeing the gifts, and Fugaku began presenting the Uchiha Clan’s fine wines.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to work for Yuu and left, planning to ask him later what he discussed with Fugaku Uchiha.
• Yuu opened the reception room, where Fugaku Uchiha knelt and respectfully apologized for the Uchiha Clan’s past actions.
• Fugaku Uchiha pushed gifts toward Yuu, who warmly accepted them and addressed him as Clan Head Uchiha.
• Fugaku Uchiha explained that the gifts were Uchiha wines and asked Yuu, famed as the Shinobi World's top wine judge, to offer his advice.

Fugaku Uchiha brought Yuu historic Uchiha wine, along with the clan’s returned gains and treasured items, and Yuu asked what else he wanted. After hesitating, Fugaku prepared to reveal a personal decision that could place the Uchiha Clan’s fate in Yuu’s hands.

• The chapter explained that the Uchiha Clan had a long tradition of brewing fine wine to help its members endure the wars of the Warring States period.
• Fugaku Uchiha presented Yuu with wine preserved since the Warring States period, and Yuu promised to taste it and offer feedback.
• Fugaku felt relieved when Yuu acknowledged the clan’s sincerity, despite their past conflicts.
• Yuu asked Fugaku why he had brought the wine and handed over the clan’s gains and treasures, suspecting he wanted more than to apologize.
• Fugaku hesitated over his undisclosed personal decision until Yuu impatiently urged him to speak, then steadied himself.

Fugaku Uchiha decided that the Uchiha Clan should integrate into Konoha under Saiki Yuu rather than risk opposing him. When Fugaku asked what Yuu knew about the clan, Yuu revealed its connection to Indra and the Sage of Six Paths, leaving Fugaku stunned.

• Fugaku Uchiha judged that a Mangekyō Sharingan could not defeat Saiki Yuu and that resisting him would destroy the Uchiha Clan.
• Fugaku decided to place the clan's future in Yuu's hands and seek recognition for the Uchiha Clan within Konoha.
• Fugaku asked Yuu how much he knew about the Uchiha Clan.
• Yuu identified the Uchiha as descendants of Indra, who inherited the Sage of Six Paths' Sage's Eyes.
• Yuu suggested Fugaku could not yet read the Uchiha Stone Tablet's later contents, and Fugaku asked who Yuu was.

Fugaku Uchiha learned that Yuu knew the Uchiha Stone Tablet’s secrets and concluded that Yuu had an extraordinary connection to the clan. He pledged the Uchiha Clan’s allegiance to Yuu, while the chapter also described the advantages clan shinobi held over civilians.

• Fugaku Uchiha realized Yuu knew the Uchiha Stone Tablet’s contents and the secrets of the Uchiha Clan’s origins.
• Fugaku Uchiha knelt before Yuu and declared that the Uchiha Clan was willing to follow him.
• Fugaku Uchiha recalled that he had only meant to express his willingness to serve Yuu gradually, but Yuu’s knowledge changed his decision.
• Fugaku Uchiha reasoned that Yuu’s rise and knowledge suggested an extraordinary connection to the Uchiha Clan.
• The chapter described how clan shinobi had advantages in kekkei genkai, techniques, and resources, while civilian shinobi often became war fodder.

Fugaku Uchiha reflected on Saiki Yuu’s inexplicable strength and concluded that it might come from a connection to the Sage of Six Paths. He became even more convinced that his decision to trust Saiki Yuu was right, while reasoning that the Uchiha Clan inherited its ocular power from the Sage.

• Fugaku Uchiha considered how Saiki Yuu had become a powerful civilian shinobi without a clan, teacher, or inherited swordsmanship.
• Fugaku contrasted Saiki Yuu’s unmatched swordsmanship with Hatake Sakumo’s rise through the Hatake Clan’s inherited style.
• Fugaku wondered whether Saiki Yuu’s knowledge and power came from the Sage of Six Paths.
• Fugaku reasoned that the Uchiha Clan descended from Indra and inherited the Sage’s ocular power, which had weakened from the Rinnegan into the Sharingan.
• Fugaku decided that his choice to trust Saiki Yuu was even more correct if Saiki Yuu was connected to the Sage.

Fugaku Uchiha asked Yuu about the Hyuga Clan after learning that the Uchiha descended from the Sage of Six Paths. Convinced by Yuu’s account of Hamura, Fugaku pledged the Uchiha Clan’s loyalty to him.

• Fugaku Uchiha wondered whether the Byakugan also came from the Sage of Six Paths and asked Yuu about the Hyuga Clan.
• Yuu said the Hyuga descended from Hamura, the Sage of Six Paths’ younger brother, then dismissed Fugaku.
• Fugaku accepted Yuu’s answer as true and concluded that the Uchiha and Hyuga were related as descendants of the brothers.
• Fugaku knelt and declared that the Uchiha Clan would serve Yuu loyally, believing this resolved his conflict between his clan and Konoha.

Yuu let Fugaku Uchiha try to bring the Uchiha Clan under his influence, intending to give them a wine-brewing task if he succeeded. The next morning, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo waited in the Hokage's Office to discuss Yuu's meeting with Fugaku.

• Yuu asked Fugaku Uchiha whether he could represent the Uchiha Clan, and Fugaku promised to resolve its internal problems.
• Yuu told Fugaku that he would give the Uchiha Clan an important task if he succeeded, while privately considering their Sharingan useful for brewing wine.
• Fugaku Uchiha left with renewed ambition, unaware that Yuu's intended task was to have the clan brew wine.
• The next morning, Danzo asked Hiruzen Sarutobi whether Yuu had really met with Fugaku Uchiha, and Hiruzen replied that Danzo already knew the answer.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo worried about Fugaku Uchiha’s visit to Yuu and arranged to summon Yuu under the pretext of giving him land deeds. The chapter left Danzo reluctantly preparing to provide the deeds so he could learn why Fugaku had met with Yuu.

• Danzo berated Hiruzen Sarutobi for allowing Fugaku Uchiha to meet with Yuu and feared the Uchiha might use their Sharingan to control the Tailed Beasts.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Danzo to question Yuu himself, and Danzo admitted he was afraid to confront him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi revealed he had invited Yuu to the Hokage's Office using Danzo’s promise to hand over land deeds as an excuse.
• Danzo protested that Hiruzen Sarutobi had made him pay for all the deeds, but Hiruzen said his own share had already been given to Yuu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Danzo to produce the deeds or ask Yuu himself, and Danzo pretended not to hear the latter option.

Danzo reluctantly handed property deeds to Hiruzen Sarutobi, then lost his temper and attacked him after Hiruzen mocked his stinginess. Yuu walked in on them fighting, leaving Hiruzen and Danzo scrambling to explain themselves.

• Danzo cursed Hiruzen Sarutobi for expecting him to summon Yuu and reluctantly placed several property deeds on the table.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi snatched the deeds from Danzo and mocked him for being stingy.
• Danzo slapped Hiruzen Sarutobi and attacked him, and the two fought in the Hokage's Office.
• Yuu kicked open the office door, saw Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo tangled together, and asked if he had been called to watch them fight.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo hurriedly separated and tried to convince Yuu that the scene was not what he thought.

Yuu accepted land deeds from Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo, then revealed that Fugaku Uchiha had offered him gifts and wanted the Uchiha Clan to join him. Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo were left wary of the clan’s intentions.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Yuu Danzo’s land deeds, while Danzo swallowed his resentment to learn what Fugaku Uchiha had told Yuu.
• Yuu disparaged the land deeds but kept them, then said Fugaku Uchiha had also brought land deeds, fine wine, and other gifts.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo grew suspicious that the Uchiha Clan had an ulterior motive.
• Yuu revealed that Fugaku Uchiha had insisted the Uchiha Clan join him, and that Yuu had told him to clean up the clan before approaching him privately.

Yuu casually told Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo that the Uchiha Clan would be purged, shocking them. The chapter explained how the clan’s history with Konoha and Tobirama Senju’s long-standing hatred had led to its worsening position in the village.

• Yuu mentioned that the Uchiha Clan was going to be purged, and Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo reacted with alarm.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo considered the Uchiha Clan’s central role in Konoha’s founding and its connection to Uchiha Madara.
• The chapter recounted how Uchiha Madara’s control of the Nine-Tails and Hashirama Senju’s death intensified Konoha’s fears of the clan.
• Tobirama Senju’s hatred, shaped by the deaths of his brothers at Uchiha hands, led him to suppress the Uchiha Clan after Hashirama Senju died.
• Tobirama Senju pushed the Uchiha Clan out of Konoha’s inner circle, moved its compound to the outskirts, and assigned it to the Konoha Military Police Force.

Yuu told Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo that Fugaku Uchiha planned to purge the Uchiha Clan and defect to Yuu. The two leaders struggled to believe that Yuu had resolved Konoha’s decades-long Uchiha problem after a single meeting, while Yuu urged Danzo to finish building a liquor storage base for the clan.

• Yuu revealed that Fugaku Uchiha intended to purge the Uchiha Clan and join his ranks.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo doubted that Fugaku would sacrifice his clan, given his deep loyalty to the Uchiha.
• Yuu’s strength and Fugaku’s guarantee convinced Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo that the Uchiha conflict could be resolved.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Yuu how he could call the news no big deal, and Yuu told Danzo to finish building a liquor storage base for the Uchiha Clan.