Chapter Summaries

Chen persuaded the Third Hokage to transfer the Police Force’s duties and outlined a plan to integrate the Uchiha Clan with the rest of Konoha. The Third Hokage agreed, leaving Chen to begin breaking down the clan’s isolation through shared missions and training.

• Chen reflected on how distrust, political setbacks, and the deaths of Kagami and Shisui had driven the Uchiha Clan toward rebellion.
• Chen asked the Third Hokage to recall his past with Chen’s father, and the Third Hokage described the Second Hokage’s sacrifice and the battles that followed.
• The Third Hokage agreed to Chen’s request to take over the Police Force’s duties and asked what he planned to do.
• Chen proposed tearing down the wall around the Uchiha Clan Grounds and sending Uchiha ninjas on village missions and to instruct new graduates.
• Chen said Uchiha ninjas would train children from other clans while Uchiha children would be assigned instructors from across the village, and the Third Hokage approved.

Chen pushed to reform the Uchiha Clan by preserving mixed ninja teams and turning the Clan Grounds into a commercial district, while warning the Third Hokage that Sharingan had gone missing. He left the elders planning the project and eyeing the future value of Uchiha property.

• Chen explained to the Third Hokage how mixed teams had built ties between Uchiha and other clans, and proposed a cultural commercial district for the Clan Grounds.
• Chen told the Third Hokage that four pairs of Sharingan had been stolen from Uchiha bodies and implied that the thief was an insider, though only one pair was actually missing.
• Chen returned to the Clan Grounds, where he was welcomed by residents before meeting Great Elder Uchiha Yun and six supportive elders.
• Chen secured the elders’ agreement to bring outside merchants into the Clan Grounds and outlined plans for four plazas, upscale shops, and an Ichiraku Ramen branch.
• Chen argued that nearby Senju Forest Park and the village’s growth would make Uchiha houses valuable, then decided to buy a few houses himself.

Chen planned economic reforms for the Uchiha Clan, including a Commercial Street timed for the future Chunin Exams, and collected the clan’s records and complete secret scroll. On his way home, he met Obito, who asked whether he could join Chen’s team, but Chen remained reluctant to pair him with Kakashi or Rin.

• Chen planned to build a Commercial Street and sell ninja-themed goods to attract visitors during the future Chunin Exams.
• Chen left the Great Elder’s home with the clan’s property deeds, membership roster, financial records, mineral details, and complete Uchiha Secret Scroll.
• Chen reviewed the clan’s expenses and considered cutting Police Force costs while providing benefits and resettlement payments to affected ninja.
• Chen found Obito waiting near his home and learned that Kyoko had invited him and Mikoto to dinner.
• Obito asked about joining Chen’s team after learning Kakashi would graduate early, but Chen considered keeping Obito, Kakashi, and Rin on separate teams.

Chen explained to Obito that Uchiha reforms would help the clan integrate into Konoha, and encouraged him to make friends beyond the clan if he wanted to become Hokage. Later, Chen and Mikoto visited Obito's family, then discussed Chen's future clan leadership and decided to plant a persimmon tree at home.

• Chen told Obito that Uchiha ninja would be assigned to non-Uchiha Jonin and explained that the reform aimed to improve the clan's ties with Konoha.
• Chen promised to vote for Obito if he ever ran for Hokage and urged him to make friends across the village; Obito excitedly accepted the advice.
• Chen and Mikoto helped clean three houses, then visited Obito's home, where Chen taught Obito a Fire Release Ninjutsu.
• Chen and Mikoto left Obito's house carrying persimmons from his courtyard tree and walked home together.
• Mikoto asked when Chen's clan succession ceremony would take place, and Chen said it was planned for December and might involve the Six Paths Fan.
• Chen and Mikoto shared persimmons on a bench and agreed to plant a persimmon tree in their courtyard.

Uchiha Hiko confronted Uchiha Hiro over his opposition to Chen and urged the elders to let the younger generation lead. Chen took up the clan lantern and was formally welcomed as the Uchiha Clan Leader at Naka Shrine.

• Uchiha Hiko struck Uchiha Hiro after hearing him curse Chen and accused his son of exploiting the clan and bullying civilians.
• Uchiha Hiko defended Chen’s record and urged Uchiha Hiro and the other elders to stop resisting the younger generation.
• Uchiha Hiko, Uchiha Hiro, the Sixth Elder, and the Seventh Elder left the pavilion as hundreds of Uchiha Ninja assembled at Naka Shrine.
• Uchiha Yun handed Chen the traditional lantern, and Chen carried it up the shrine steps.
• Chen drew the Six Paths Fan, revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan, and led the Uchiha Ninja in a cry of “Uchiha!”

In spring of Konoha Year 40, Chen reformed the Uchiha Clan, cultivated ties with other clans, and used a membership program and new businesses to revive the Clan Grounds. He ended the chapter having breakfast with Kakashi, who was left paying the bill as Chen called it a lesson in patience.

• Chen held meetings to promote discipline and the Mass Line among Uchiha Ninja, consolidated his authority, and built relationships with major clans.
• Chen introduced membership cards that offered discounts and training in exchange for bringing customers to the Uchiha Clan Grounds, drawing ninja from across Konoha.
• The Third Hokage welcomed the economic recovery, while Teuchi opened an Ichiraku branch and launched collectible-card instant noodles with Chen's support.
• Chen brought Kakashi to breakfast at the Clan Grounds and let his student pay, continuing a pattern that had nearly emptied Kakashi's wallet.

Kakashi tried to avoid paying Chen for breakfast, but Chen paid and arranged special training for him. After training in combat, Chakra control, and the Hatake Clan’s swordsmanship, Kakashi continued working toward inheriting Sakumo’s legacy.

• Kakashi revealed that he had spent his mission earnings trading with Obito for a Third Tsuchikage flash card, then tried to avoid paying for breakfast.
• Chen offered to pay for the meal and told Kakashi they would begin special training after their recent missions.
• Chen used Shadow Clones to train Kakashi in combat and Chakra control, while helping him develop Purple Lightning as a technique suited to his abilities.
• Kakashi practiced the Hatake Clan’s basic sword movements repeatedly, showing his determination to inherit the White Fang’s name.

Chen received a mission from the Third Hokage to investigate Roran after the Third Kazekage reported that its queen had died. Knowing that Roran possessed a Dragon Vein capable of traveling through time and space, Chen wondered whether Naruto would be involved in the coming incident.

• Chen read the Uchiha Secret Scroll while Kakashi practiced swordsmanship, then learned that the Third Hokage had summoned him for a mission.
• Chen told Kakashi to bathe and went to find Kushina, whom he found giving snacks to Ninja Academy students in exchange for Ninja Cards.
• Chen promised Kushina a full set of cards after the mission and brought her to the Hokage Office with Kakashi.
• The Third Hokage told Chen that the Third Kazekage had requested help investigating Roran, whose queen had died several months earlier.
• Chen read the report and recognized that Roran's Dragon Vein was real and could enable travel through time and space, prompting him to wonder if Naruto would be involved.

Chen, Kushina, and Kakashi traveled to Rōran to investigate Anrokuzan and the Dragon Vein, while Chen recounted a distorted version of the Divine Tree’s history. Near the ancient city, Kushina sensed an Uzumaki shinobi, and a red-haired girl approached them calling Chen and Kushina her parents.

• Chen told Kushina and Kakashi that Kaguya had eaten the Divine Tree’s fruit and that the Dragon Vein’s power remained in Rōran.
• Chen explained that Anrokuzan controlled Rōran’s new Queen and intended to use the Dragon Vein against the Five Great Nations.
• Chen, Kushina, and Kakashi bypassed Sunagakure’s defenses and reached the outskirts of Rōran at dawn.
• Kushina sensed an unusual mass of Chakra about five kilometers southeast and identified its source as an Uzumaki Clan member approaching them.
• A red-haired girl wearing a Konoha Headband arrived and addressed Chen and Kushina as her father and mother.

Chen and Kushina learned that Rin, their future daughter, had traveled back from the future through the Dragon Vein. The group rushed to an explosion in Roran, where they found Queen Sara fleeing after Naruto caught her fall.

• Rin explained that Mukade’s attack on Kushina’s Seal had caused the Dragon Vein to send her to Konoha Year 40.
• Rin told Chen and Kushina that her younger brother was Naruto and that Shisui and Yura were married.
• Rin revealed that she was engaged to Yusuke and would marry him two years later, while Yusuke was investigating Kaguya’s alternate space.
• Chen, Kushina, and Rin followed an explosion to Roran’s center and found Queen Sara and a blond-haired boy with a slap mark.
• The boy said he had only caught Sara after she fell, but Sara ran away in embarrassment and Chen identified the boy as Naruto.

Chen learned from Naruto that his future self and Aunt Himeji had split the Ten-Tails into Pokémon, which ninjas adopted as companions. Naruto summoned his Pikachu, and Chen teased him about never winning the Indigo Plateau Conference before wondering whether Naruto would become like Ash.

• Chen reflected on how Madara's survival had affected the candidates to become Asura's Reincarnate, and concluded that Naruto had ultimately won the role over Nawaki.
• Naruto explained that he had used Kakashi's Thousand Years of Death prank on him, while Chen denied teaching Kakashi the move.
• Naruto told Chen that he and Rin carried Tailed Beast auras because Chen and Aunt Himeji had split the Ten-Tails into Pokémon in the future.
• Naruto summoned his Pikachu from a necklace with a dramatic Seal Release incantation.
• Chen asked Naruto about the Indigo Plateau Conference, teased him for never winning a championship, and told him he might become like Ash.

Chen explained that defeating Anrokuzan would repair the Space-Time distortion and let Naruto return to his era, while secretly tracking Sara so he could intercept Anrokuzan. Anrokuzan tried to take Sara to the Dragon Vein, but Chen appeared behind him and announced that he wanted to play a game.

• Naruto demonstrated Pikachu's abilities, and Chen considered how Pokémon could fight alongside their Hosts while sharing Chakra.
• Chen told Naruto that defeating Anrokuzan should restore the distorted Space-Time, and revealed that his Shadow Clone had followed Sara and marked her with a Flying Thunder God formula.
• Naruto wondered how his parents were doing on the battlefield in the Land of Hot Water and recalled that Izaya had gone to the moon to grow potatoes after seeing Kaguya.
• Sara questioned Anrokuzan about Roran's missing citizens, but he dismissed her concerns and blamed Sunagakure for her mother's death.
• Anrokuzan prepared to take Sara to the Dragon Vein, but Chen appeared behind him and said, "I want to play a game."

Chen defeated Anrokuzan, freed Roran’s enslaved citizens, and helped Sara take responsibility for her country. After Sara agreed to seal the unstable Dragon Vein, Naruto and Rin returned to the future, leaving Chen and the others to finish the mission.

• Chen caught Anrokuzan in Genjutsu, exposed his crimes, and brought Sara underground to free the enslaved citizens.
• Sara chose to seal the Dragon Vein to protect Roran’s people and committed to ruling the country herself.
• Chen gave Rin a scroll containing Mukade and the puppet mechs to take back to the future.
• Kushina and Rin exchanged gifts, while Naruto tried and failed to get a set of Ninja Cards from Chen.
• Chen and Kushina sealed the Dragon Vein, and Naruto and Rin disappeared into a pillar of light.
• Chen and the others returned to the surface after completing the Roran mission.

After returning from Roran, Chen reported that the Dragon Vein had been sealed, and the Third Hokage prepared to send him back to the battlefield. Meanwhile, Fugaku learned that the Third Great Ninja War was nearing its end and set out to watch events unfold.

• Chen sealed the memories of the time-traveling visitors, while Nine-Tails secretly retained what had happened and Kushina kept the pendant she had received.
• Chen, Kushina, and Kakashi spent several days sightseeing in Roran before returning to Konoha.
• Chen reported on the Roran mission to the Third Hokage, who approved of the Dragon Vein being sealed and decided to send Chen back to war.
• Fugaku met with a white creature at the Valley of the End and learned that someone was about to act.
• Fugaku said he would go watch a fine show as the Third Great Ninja War approached its end.

Sasori lured the Third Kazekage into the Land of Rain and revealed his plan to kill him. The Third Kazekage was poisoned and surrounded by Sasori’s many Puppets as the confrontation began.

• The Third Kazekage followed intelligence supposedly sent by Chiyo and entered the Land of Rain alone to stop Iwa-nin from sabotaging Sunagakure’s supply routes.
• A strange Puppet-like figure confronted the Third Kazekage, and he identified it as Sasori hiding inside Hiruko.
• Sasori revealed his resentment toward the Third Kazekage, who had sent Sasori’s parents to their deaths and feared Sasori might threaten Rasa’s succession.
• The Third Kazekage discovered that Sasori had poisoned him over six months, using the letter and rain as catalysts to suppress his Chakra.
• Sasori summoned dozens of Puppets, far exceeding the seven he had previously shown, and challenged the poisoned Third Kazekage to survive them.

Sasori killed the Third Kazekage and prepared to leave the Hidden Sand Village with the body. Ebizo tried to bring him back, but ultimately let him go, warning him never to return.

• Sasori defeated and killed the Third Kazekage after a prolonged battle, though the fight left him and many of his Puppets badly damaged.
• Sasori prepared to seal the Third Kazekage's corpse when Ebizo appeared and demanded to know why he had killed him.
• Ebizo tried to persuade Sasori to return to the village, then fought him and drove him back with a powerful strike.
• Sasori refused to return, and Ebizo admitted his guilt before telling him to leave and never come back.
• Sasori sealed the Third Kazekage's corpse and left while Ebizo remained alone in the rain.

Fugaku tried and failed to recruit Sasori, then planned to provoke Danzo into learning about Nagato’s Rinnegan. He left with White Zetsu to find another target at the Underground Exchange.

• Fugaku confronted Sasori and invited him to join his organization, but Sasori refused.
• Fugaku revealed that he knew Sasori had killed the Third Kazekage and warned him to leave the Land of Rain.
• Fugaku told White Zetsu to let Danzo learn about Nagato’s Rinnegan because Hanzō no longer posed a threat to Akatsuki.
• Fugaku put on his mask and left with White Zetsu to find their next target at the Underground Exchange.

After the Third Kazekage disappeared, Chiyo backed Rasa’s bid to become Fourth Kazekage and accepted Pakura’s sacrifice as the price of peace with Iwagakure. The fighting in the Land of Birds ended, the Cloud-Sand Alliance collapsed, and Chen returned to Konoha, where Orochimaru asked whether he wanted to become Hokage.

• After learning the truth about Sasori, Chiyo chose to support Rasa and proposed using Pakura as a bargaining chip in peace negotiations with Iwagakure.
• Pakura died during a secret mission to search for the Third Kazekage, and Rasa became Fourth Kazekage seven days later.
• Rasa sent shinobi to negotiate peace with Iwagakure, ending the war in the Land of Birds.
• After Chen appeared on the battlefield, the Cloud army retreated to the Land of Lightning, and the Third Hokage ordered Danzo to bring his army back.
• Chen and Orochimaru discussed the war, peace, and Chen’s vision of unifying the Five Great Nations.
• Orochimaru asked Chen whether he wanted to become Hokage.

The Ninja Academy announced the new Genin teams, assigning Uchiha Chen to lead Asuma and Might Guy. Chen took them to Uchiha Plaza, where Kakashi eyed a Shogi gambling stall as Chen considered how to undermine Danzo’s reputation if he threatened the Uchiha Clan.

• Teacher Nishimura announced the new teams, placing Asuma and Might Guy under Uchiha Chen and assigning Obito to Minato Namikaze’s team.
• Chen arrived at the Academy and told Team One to meet him at Uchiha Plaza before disappearing with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Asuma and Guy took about ten minutes to find Chen at the plaza, where Kakashi watched two Nara elders run a Shogi stall.
• Chen let Kakashi consider joining the Shogi game and planned to use public opinion against Danzo if Danzo used the Police Force to oppress the Uchiha Clan.

Chen welcomed Kakashi, Guy, and Asuma onto Team One and assessed their strengths and risks. He made Guy, Asuma, and Kakashi choose between fighting him or running around Konoha in green tights, and the chapter ended with all three setting off in their new outfits.

• Kakashi lost all the money he had saved over two months playing against Chen, then promised not to gamble again.
• Guy presented green tights as gifts for Chen and his new teammates.
• Chen told Guy and Asuma that they had to defeat him or run two laps around Konoha in the tights to join Team One; both chose to run.
• Chen explained that a ninja needed thick skin, then ordered Kakashi to change and run with his teammates.
• Chen watched Kakashi, Guy, and Asuma set off in green tights while he stayed behind.