Chapter Summaries

Itachi Uchiha told Fugaku Uchiha how Lord Yuu had awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Fugaku ordered him to kneel and beg Lord Yuu’s forgiveness. Fugaku then realized Itachi had seen him crying and activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, but his expression froze.

• Fugaku Uchiha asked whether Sasuke and Shisui were safe and who had died.
• Itachi Uchiha explained that no one had died and described how Lord Yuu had awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Fugaku Uchiha praised Lord Yuu and ordered Itachi to kneel and beg forgiveness for his disrespect.
• Itachi Uchiha agreed, acknowledging that he owed Lord Yuu for awakening his eyes.
• Fugaku Uchiha realized Itachi had seen him crying and threatened to erase the memory.
• Fugaku Uchiha activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, but his expression suddenly froze.

Several years after Fugaku used his Physical Amnesia Technique on Itachi, Naruto and Sasuke fought over stolen alcohol atop Hokage Rock. Minato stopped their clash, but Naruto still insisted on taking Sasuke down.

• Fugaku knocked Itachi unconscious with an iron rod, saying he blamed Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan for the desperate measure.
• Several years passed, and Konoha’s curfew came to depend on Lord Yuu’s sleeping schedule.
• Naruto drank Sasuke’s alcohol atop Hokage Rock, and Sasuke confronted him with his Sharingan activated.
• Naruto and Sasuke argued over which of them Master had acknowledged, then prepared a Chidori and a Rasengan.
• Minato grabbed both boys’ hands and pulled them apart, while Naruto protested that he still intended to defeat Sasuke.

Naruto and Sasuke fought over becoming Yuu’s sole disciple until Minato stopped them by warning that they might damage Yuu’s statue. Minato reflected on how he had become Hokage despite doubting his own qualifications, while Hiruzen Sarutobi’s declining health had made it necessary for him to step down.

• Naruto and Sasuke slammed their heads together and traded insults as Minato watched their latest fight.
• Minato reminded the two drunken boys that Yuu would punish them if they damaged his statue, and they rushed to clean it.
• Minato compared Yuu’s spotless statue with his own dusty one and recalled that Yuu had chosen him to become Hokage.
• Minato had initially refused the appointment because he thought Jiraiya, Lord Orochimaru, or Lord Saiki Tsunade were more qualified.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi had grown frail from years of work and raising Naruto and Sasuke, and Minato realized he could not keep serving as Hokage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi persuaded Yuu to briefly become Konoha’s Fourth Hokage before handing the position to Minato Namikaze as the Fifth. At Minato’s succession ceremony, Yuu demonstrated his overwhelming strength against six Tailed Beasts and prompted foreign dignitaries to provide another lavish gift.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi refused to leave Yuu’s home until Yuu agreed to become Hokage, and they settled on Yuu taking the Fourth Hokage position for one day before Minato Namikaze succeeded him.
• Yuu’s lavish inauguration drew guests from across the world, but Konoha announced Minato’s succession ceremony before they had even left.
• Yuu told the visiting dignitaries that they had to provide the same gifts for Minato’s ceremony, then demonstrated his strength by fighting six Tailed Beasts in the arena.
• Ōnoki, Rasa, and the Fourth Raikage watched Yuu cleave through the Tailed Beasts and realized he had become even stronger.
• The dignitaries prepared another lavish gift for Minato’s succession ceremony, though Minato never saw where it went.

Minato struggled to keep Naruto and Sasuke from fighting while they celebrated Yuu’s return and prepared for the Ninja Academy entrance ceremony. In Amegakure, Pain introduced Itachi Uchiha to the Akatsuki, and Itachi wondered why Yuu had sent him there.

• Minato separated Naruto and Sasuke when they were about to fight, then ordered them home to sober up before the entrance ceremony.
• Naruto and Sasuke answered Minato and ran toward their homes after exchanging a hostile glance.
• Pain announced that Itachi Uchiha had joined the Akatsuki and possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan released a terrifying wave of Dojutsu across the meeting room.
• Hidan threatened to offer Itachi to Lord Evil God, while Kakuzu noted that Itachi’s bounty was seventy million ryo.
• Itachi assessed the Rinnegan and the Akatsuki members, wondering if this was why Lord Yuu had sent him there.

Itachi Uchiha recalled how Lord Yuu ordered him to defect and infiltrate Akatsuki as a spy. After learning the truth, Itachi accepted, confident that Lord Yuu would protect the Uchiha Clan and his younger brother, Sasuke.

• Itachi remembered preparing to give his life when Lord Yuu summoned him with a grave expression.
• Itachi reflected on Lord Yuu's support for the Uchiha Clan and worried that Sasuke would be hurt if he lost his rivalry with Naruto.
• Lord Yuu told Itachi to defect, and Itachi initially mistook the order for a test of loyalty.
• Lord Yuu beat Itachi unconscious, then explained that he wanted him to infiltrate Akatsuki as a spy.
• Itachi accepted the mission without hesitation and trusted that Konoha and the Uchiha Clan were under Lord Yuu's control.

Itachi Uchiha earned a reputation as a rogue ninja by destroying villages that defied Lord Yuu, prompting the Akatsuki to recruit him. Pain paired him with Juzo Biwa, while Kakuzu reported that the Four Great Shinobi Villages were secretly turning their attention toward smaller villages under Konoha’s hegemony.

• Itachi Uchiha destroyed small shinobi villages that secretly defied Lord Yuu, building his reputation as an S-rank rogue ninja.
• The Akatsuki approached Itachi Uchiha, and he joined after displaying some of his strength to Pain.
• Pain assigned Itachi Uchiha to partner with Juzo Biwa and gave him the codename Vermilion Bird and an identity ring.
• Pain asked Kakuzu about the Akatsuki’s funds, and Kakuzu said the other Four Great Shinobi Villages were secretly targeting smaller villages because they could not openly challenge Konoha.

Pain and the Akatsuki members discussed their growing funds and the wealth concentrated in Konoha, which Saiki Yuu had made too dangerous to approach. Pain decided they would keep accumulating money and recruit more members before considering war with Konoha.

• Kakuzu reported that Akatsuki had been earning funds quickly as smaller villages relied on the organization for protection.
• Konan warned that most of the world's wealth belonged to Konoha, but Saiki Yuu's power made the village and its surrounding lands a forbidden zone.
• The Akatsuki members reacted to the prospect of challenging Saiki Yuu, with Hidan eager to sacrifice him and Kakuzu imagining the riches a victory would bring.
• Pain said Akatsuki was not yet ready to fight Konoha and ordered the members to keep gathering funds and recruit more people.
• Pain dismissed the meeting, and the Akatsuki members left the room.

Uchiha Obito appeared before Pain and Konan and ordered Akatsuki to postpone war with Saiki Yuu until it had more funds. After Obito left, Pain wondered why the prospect of fighting Saiki Yuu had made him uneasy.

• Uchiha Obito appeared before Pain and Konan after the other Akatsuki members had left.
• Pain asked what Obito wanted, and Obito said it was not yet time to go to war with Saiki Yuu.
• Obito warned Pain to keep Akatsuki out of Saiki Yuu's territory until the organization had more funds.
• Obito told Pain to focus on recruiting members and capturing the Three-Tails, Six-Tails, and Seven-Tails.
• Obito vanished, and Pain confirmed he was gone before remarking that his unease about Saiki Yuu was strange.

Konan questioned the identity and motives of the man calling himself Uchiha Madara, while Pain concluded that Akatsuki had to fight Saiki Yuu to complete the Moon Eye Plan. The chapter left Akatsuki facing an unavoidable conflict with the shinobi who held six Tailed Beasts, including the Nine-Tails.

• Konan recalled Uchiha Madara’s fearsome reputation and doubted that he could have survived since the Warring States period.
• Konan and Nagato remained suspicious of the man calling himself Uchiha Madara, but his Space-Time Ninjutsu had revealed no flaws.
• Pain said Akatsuki had to defeat Saiki Yuu because six of the nine Tailed Beasts were in Konoha under his control.
• Konan described Saiki Yuu’s unmatched notoriety and recalled how he outshone the talents of Yahiko, Nagato, and herself.
• Konan noted that even Nagato, after developing the Six Paths’ abilities, could not be certain he could defeat Saiki Yuu.

Pain questioned whether Saiki Yuu still possessed the strength that had once conquered the Shinobi World, while Konan was shaken by the scale of his power and influence. The chapter left Saiki Yuu’s current strength uncertain as Pain compared his indulgent life to Hanzō’s decline.

• The narration described how Saiki Yuu had defeated the great villages during the Third Shinobi World War and captured their Tailed Beasts for Konoha.
• Saiki Yuu’s influence spread across the world, with Konoha controlling much of its wealth and the Land of Fire’s economic lifeline.
• Konan felt shaken as she considered Saiki Yuu’s worldwide power and the luxurious life he now led.
• Pain argued that Saiki Yuu might have grown complacent, comparing him to Hanzō, whose strength had faded after he became immersed in power and pleasure.
• Pain noted that Saiki Yuu’s influence extended even to the Akatsuki’s missions and that the entire world served his preference for drinking.

Pain stood above Amegakure and declared that he would make Saiki Yuu understand his sorrow. Meanwhile, Uchiha Obito questioned Zetsu about Itachi Uchiha's betrayal, but Black Zetsu admitted he lacked reliable information and remained wary of Saiki Yuu.

• Pain rose from his room and looked down over Amegakure.
• Pain spread his arms and vowed to make Saiki Yuu understand his sorrow.
• Uchiha Obito appeared in a forest outside Amegakure and remarked that Itachi Uchiha had betrayed Konoha and Saiki Yuu.
• Uchiha Obito asked Zetsu for intelligence about Itachi, and Black Zetsu said Konoha was too dangerous to infiltrate.
• Black Zetsu recalled that Saiki Yuu's slash had left him with a wound that still ached years later.

Black Zetsu avoided Konoha because he feared Saiki Yuu could kill him, while Uchiha Obito questioned Zetsu about Itachi Uchiha’s travels. The chapter described how the Uchiha Clan had become one of Saiki Yuu’s most powerful and obedient forces.

• Black Zetsu stayed away from Konoha and the Land of Fire, fearing Saiki Yuu would find and kill him.
• Black Zetsu refused to investigate news about the Uchiha Clan because he would not risk his plan or his life.
• Uchiha Obito asked Zetsu whether anything unusual had happened while Itachi Uchiha wandered the Shinobi World.
• Uchiha Obito recognized that Konoha’s prosperity and power made it difficult to oppose Saiki Yuu’s rule.
• Under Fugaku Uchiha, the Uchiha Clan carried out extermination missions for Saiki Yuu and gained influence throughout Konoha.

Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu debated whether Itachi Uchiha had truly betrayed Konoha and Saiki Yuu, while weighing the danger of approaching him. They resolved to investigate how Itachi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan before risking contact.

• Uchiha Obito recalled his childhood fear of Saiki Yuu and admitted that the memory still kept him from returning to Konoha.
• Zetsu reported that the forces Itachi Uchiha had destroyed all belonged to Konoha's side.
• Uchiha Obito questioned how Itachi Uchiha had awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan while his relatives were still alive.
• Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu decided not to contact Itachi Uchiha until they knew whether his betrayal was genuine.
• Black Zetsu promised to investigate Itachi Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan, while doubting Nagato could defeat Saiki Yuu.

Black Zetsu weighed the danger Saiki Yuu posed and decided their plans depended on intelligence from Itachi Uchiha. In Konoha, Yuu arrived to address the Ninja Academy’s opening ceremony, where students and teachers eagerly awaited him.

• Black Zetsu considered Nagato's limited ability with the Rinnegan and concluded he was no match for Saiki Yuu.
• Black Zetsu feared Saiki Yuu might have grown even stronger and decided to wait for intelligence from Itachi Uchiha before considering war.
• Black Zetsu sank into a withered tree and vanished.
• New students and chunin teachers gathered excitedly at the Ninja Academy's opening ceremony, expecting Saiki Yuu to speak.
• The chapter recalled that Saiki Yuu had served as Hokage for one day before handing the position to Minato Namikaze.

At the Ninja Academy’s new student enrollment ceremony, Konoha’s teachers and students eagerly awaited Lord Saiki Yuu, whom they credited with making the village prosperous and secure. His appearance on the rooftop sparked a deafening celebration, while Ino, Sakura, and Shikamaru each reacted to him in their own way.

• Konoha’s teachers and students discussed how Lord Saiki Yuu had made their village the wealthiest and safest in the Shinobi World.
• Teachers and retired educators volunteered to help with enrollment security because Lord Yuu rarely appeared in public.
• Lord Yuu and several figures appeared on the Ninja Academy rooftop, and the crowd erupted in cheers.
• Ino and Sakura excitedly admired Lord Yuu, while Ino regretted not remembering being held by him as a child.
• Shikamaru praised Lord Yuu’s power and wisdom, recalled the Nara Clan’s preserved military maxims, and scolded Choji for eating.

Saiki Yuu welcomed the new generation of children to the Konoha Ninja Academy as they watched him with admiration. Naruto and Sasuke argued over whose disciple he was, while Neji told Hinata how Yuu had helped the Hyuga branch family.

• Shikamaru took Choji’s last chip, insisting that they show Saiki Yuu complete respect.
• Naruto praised Yuu and secretly drank from a bottle, but Sasuke snatched it and demanded that Naruto admit he was Yuu’s disciple.
• Neji told Hinata that Yuu had abolished the Caged Bird seal and made the Hyuga main and branch families live in harmony.
• Neji reminded Hinata that Yuu had held and kissed her when she was little, making her blush and gaze at Yuu.
• Yuu welcomed the children to the Konoha Ninja Academy, and they cheered at the sound of his voice.

Adolf Yuu captivated the Ninja Academy’s opening ceremony with a speech that left the children eager to give their lives for him and Konoha. Jiraiya then asked Tsunade to help him get time off from teaching Naruto, but she told him to ask Yuu himself.

• The crowd cheered wildly as Yuu appeared at the training field, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo envied his popularity.
• Yuu delivered an impassioned speech that drew waves of cheers and inspired the children’s fanatical admiration.
• Danzo told Hiruzen Sarutobi that his speaking skills were weak, and Hiruzen admitted Yuu’s speech had even moved him.
• Jiraiya asked Tsunade to request time off from Yuu because he had taught Naruto all he could and needed writing material.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya to ask Yuu himself.

Yuu’s stirring speech at the Konoha Ninja Academy opening ceremony left students and teachers so overwhelmed that the day’s classes were postponed. Back at his estate, his wives celebrated the event and Rin asked when he would give another speech.

• Tsunade coldly directed Jiraiya to perform a flame-grilled dried Toad act for the crowd.
• The opening ceremony ended, but the students’ excitement and several fainting teachers forced the school to postpone class meetings until the next day.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Konoha leaders were impressed by Yuu’s eloquence and judged his influence more formidable than that of dozens of jonin.
• At Yuu’s estate, Tsunade, Kurenai, Rin, Yugao, and Shizune excitedly discussed the ceremony while Yuu drank wine.
• Rin hugged Yuu’s arm and asked when he would give another speech.

Yuu joked with Rin and the others before Fugaku Uchiha arrived to see him. Tsunade suspected the visit concerned Akatsuki, whose activities Jiraiya had been tracking across the Shinobi World.

• Yuu teased Rin about her figure, then promised that she and the others could scrub his back that night.
• Rin playfully embraced Yugao, who blushed when Yuu agreed that she looked elegant while acting cold.
• A maid announced that Fugaku Uchiha had arrived, and Yuu told her to have him wait in the reception room.
• Tsunade asked Yuu whether Fugaku had come to discuss Akatsuki.