Recaps

Fugaku fought Yamaki in an abandoned mine and killed him by turning Yamaki’s Genjutsu against him with his Sharingan. Fugaku left with Yamaki’s head, believing he could now return to Konoha, unaware that seven sword-wielding pursuers were approaching.

• Yamaki chased Fugaku into an abandoned mine, eager for a fight after learning Imu was dead.
• Fugaku and Yamaki fought fiercely with weapons and Ninjutsu, leaving both injured.
• Yamaki feigned greater injuries, pierced Fugaku with a Genjutsu, and attacked him in the illusion.
• Fugaku revealed his Sharingan and used Genjutsu to make Yamaki see the illusion break, then stabbed him through the heart.
• Fugaku took Yamaki’s head in a Scroll and left for Konoha, unaware that seven people carrying large swords were approaching from the west.

Fugaku tried to leave the Land of Rainbows with a youth, but the Seven Ninja Swordsmen tracked him to a restaurant and attacked. The restaurant was destroyed in an explosion, and Fugaku scrambled through the smoke as the Swordsmen pursued him under orders to kill him and take his Sharingan.

• Fugaku took a youth with him while preparing to leave the Land of Rainbows.
• Fugaku recognized the Seven Ninja Swordsmen outside the restaurant and realized they had tracked him with a Ninja Rat.
• The youth tried to escape through a window, but a masked ninja killed him with Nuibari.
• An Explosive Tag detonated, filling the restaurant with smoke and giving Fugaku a chance to move.
• Fugaku threw more Explosive Tags into the smoke as the restaurant and surrounding streets were reduced to ruins.
• Juzo revealed that the Third Mizukage had ordered the Swordsmen to kill Fugaku, remove his Sharingan, and sell his body for 8.5 million ryo.

Uchiha Fugaku was hunted down by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, who tore off his arm and drained his Chakra. With no way to escape, he jumped from a waterfall and died in its whirlpool.

• Fugaku fled through the forest, but the Ninja Rat repeatedly revealed his location to the pursuing Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• The swordsman wielding Nuibari wounded Fugaku’s right shoulder as the pursuers caught up with him.
• Suikazan Fuguki’s Samehada tore off Fugaku’s right arm and drained the rest of his Chakra.
• As Juzo and the others closed in, Fugaku leaped from the waterfall into the river’s whirlpool.
• Fugaku was battered by the current and rocks, then drowned after recalling Konoha, his father, his clan, and Chen.

Juzo and Kushimaru discussed their fear of the increasingly ruthless Third Mizukage as they withdrew from the waterfall where Fugaku had vanished. In Konoha, Uchiha Yama learned that Fugaku was almost certainly dead, and his grief and rage awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.

• Juzo ordered the Mist ninjas to withdraw after they failed to find Fugaku, while Suikazan Fuguki and Kushimaru Kuriarare argued over the search.
• Juzo privately told Kushimaru that he feared the Third Mizukage and wondered whether they might have to leave the village.
• Uchiha Yama received a report saying Fugaku had killed Imu and Yamaki before the Seven Ninja Swordsmen pursued him, and that Fugaku had never reappeared.
• Uchiha Yama grieved for Fugaku and blamed both Konoha and the Hidden Mist Village, deciding that both should be destroyed in revenge.
• After sitting awake through the night, Uchiha Yama opened his eyes to find that the Mangekyo Sharingan had awakened in them.

Uchiha Yama confronted Danzo over his son Fugaku’s death and demanded that the village act against the Hidden Mist Village. After persuading Danzo to help lure Uchiha Chen out of the Daimyo’s Capital, Yama revealed that he planned to take Chen’s Sharingan to pursue the Eternal Mangekyo.

• Uchiha Yama mourned Fugaku at his cenotaph, and Danzo arrived to discuss the village’s response to Fugaku’s death.
• Danzo offered the Uchiha Clan access to the Anbu and a seat on the Elder Council, but Yama demanded Kagami’s right eye.
• Yama accused Danzo of concealing Kagami’s eye and argued that Uchiha Chen was their shared enemy; Danzo denied being involved in Kagami’s death.
• Yama proposed luring Chen out of the Daimyo’s Capital so he could kill him, and threatened to expose his dealings with Danzo if Danzo refused.
• Danzo agreed to help, while Yama revealed that both his eyes were Mangekyo Sharingan and resolved to take Chen’s Sharingan to seek the Eternal Mangekyo.

After learning that Uchiha Fugaku had died, Chen considered the consequences for the Uchiha clan and Orochimaru’s request that he return to compete for Young Clan Head. Chen and his companions continued toward their rendezvous, joking about their futures and teasing one another along the way.

• Chen read Orochimaru’s letter reporting that Fugaku was dead and wondered whether Fugaku had truly died and what the news meant for the Uchiha clan.
• Himeji returned with the defeated enemies’ heads, and Chen told her and Mikoto that Fugaku had died.
• Chen explained that Orochimaru wanted him to return and compete for Young Clan Head, but argued that taking the position before Uchiha Yama lost power would be premature.
• Chen, Mikoto, and Himeji decided to meet Jikū and then spend the night at the Fire Temple.
• Mikoto said she missed Kushina and hoped to become a Jonin, while Himeji told her the Guardian Ninja assignment would bring an automatic promotion.
• Mikoto and Himeji playfully wrestled as Chen watched and joked to himself about being cuckolded.

Uchiha Chen and his companions found Fire Temple devastated and learned that a rogue ninja had attacked while seeking Jikū. The attacker, Kakuzu, recognized Chen as Konoha Lightning and charged at him, hoping to claim the bounty on his head.

• Jikū led Uchiha Chen, Mikoto, and Himeji into Fire Temple, where they found its gate destroyed and corpses scattered throughout the grounds.
• Jikū found the wounded monk Jihai, who told him that a ninja had attacked the temple specifically looking for him.
• Kakuzu emerged from the shadows and revealed that he had waited nearby for Jikū to return.
• Uchiha Chen mocked Kakuzu's claim that he had fought Senju Hashirama, and Kakuzu identified Chen as Konoha Lightning.
• Kakuzu announced that Chen's two-hundred-million-ryo bounty was an unexpected windfall and charged at him.

Uchiha Chen fought Kakuzu at the Fire Temple, destroyed two of his hearts, but failed to stop him from escaping. After the battle, Chen learned that the Anbu had found Fugaku’s trail.

• Uchiha Chen fought off Kakuzu’s threads and combined attacks while Mikoto and the others stayed back.
• Uchiha Chen countered Kakuzu’s ambush with a Super Great Ball Rasengan and destroyed two of his hearts.
• Kakuzu repaired his body and fled toward Jikū when Chen prepared to finish him.
• Jikū thanked Uchiha Chen for saving his life despite the damage to the Fire Temple.
• A Ninja Hawk brought Uchiha Chen a message that the Anbu had found Fugaku’s trail.

Fugaku woke badly injured in a cave after falling from a waterfall and learned that an aged man with a Sharingan had rescued him. The man revealed himself as Uchiha Madara and claimed fate had chosen Fugaku to help him create a world of peace, leaving Fugaku trapped and desperate to escape.

• Fugaku remembered falling from a waterfall and realized he was wrapped in bandages in a dark cave.
• Fugaku questioned the old man about his Sharingan and learned that he had not returned to Konoha since Hashirama died.
• The old man told Fugaku he was in the Crevice of Reincarnation, where his next actions would determine whether he returned to life or died.
• The old man claimed fate had chosen Fugaku to help sever cause and effect and create a world of peace.
• The old man identified himself as Uchiha Madara and warned Fugaku that he would take his Sharingan if he chose to die.
• Fugaku offered to bring Uchiha Chen instead, but Madara dismissed the offer and fell asleep.

Fugaku learned his reattached arm had been restored with Hashirama Cells and escaped Madara's cave with Spiral Zetsu's help. He rushed to save his father, Uchiha Yama, who was fighting Chen, and suspected the Third Hokage had arranged the confrontation.

• Spiral Zetsu told Fugaku that Hashirama Cells had restored his arm and increased his Chakra.
• White Zetsu reported that Uchiha Yama was fighting Chen after refusing to surrender his Sharingan.
• Fugaku tried to break through the cave wall, but his injured arm failed, so Spiral Zetsu lent him power from the Demonic Statue.
• Fugaku smashed through the wall, left Madara's base, and asked Spiral Zetsu to guide him to Uchiha Yama and Chen.
• Spiral Zetsu told Fugaku that Anbu had brought Uchiha Yama to the remote fight, and Fugaku blamed the Third Hokage.

Chen went to rescue Fujiwara Hide and discovered that Uchiha Yama had lured him there to recruit him and reveal a clue about Kagami’s death. After Yama admitted he had obtained Kagami’s Sharingan, Chen chose to fight him before leaving.

• Chen received Fujiwara Hide’s distress signal, set out to rescue him, and secretly asked Shinnosuke to bring the Anbu.
• Chen found Uchiha Yama waiting alone and learned that Yama had sent the false messages about Fugaku and killed Fujiwara Hide.
• Yama offered to make Chen his adopted son and help him become the Fourth Hokage in exchange for eliminating his rivals, but Chen refused.
• Yama led Chen to the site where Kagami had been ambushed fourteen years earlier and revealed that Kagami’s Sharingan was now in his left eye.
• Chen decided to kill Yama first, and Yama challenged him to defeat him to learn who had attacked Kagami and given him the eye.

Chen fought Uchiha Yama, who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan and used Amaterasu. Chen overwhelmed him with his Chidori Stream Third Form and Super Strength Fist, but Uchiha Yama revealed another Mangekyo ability and put Chen to sleep with Genjutsu: Naobi God.

• Chen realized Uchiha Yama’s attack offered him a chance to seize control of the Uchiha Clan and avenge Kagami.
• Chen and Uchiha Yama clashed with kunai, taijutsu, and Fire Release techniques.
• Uchiha Yama revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan and unleashed Amaterasu against Chen’s fire.
• Chen opened the Gate of Life and combined it with Chidori Stream to outpace Uchiha Yama and strike him down.
• As Chen grabbed Uchiha Yama by the throat, the clan head revealed a second Mangekyo pattern and trapped Chen in Genjutsu: Naobi God.

Chen woke in a hospital in his original world after nearly a year unconscious, uncertain whether he had returned from the ninja world or was trapped in an illusion. He recognized the Oriental Pearl Tower and learned the date, confirming he was back in Magic City in 2019.

• Chen woke in a hospital bed with a head wound and recalled that he had been about to kill Uchiha Yama before passing out.
• Chen pretended to have amnesia when Doctor Liu asked for his identity and examined him.
• Doctor Liu diagnosed Chen with mild retrograde amnesia and gave him a sedative for his pain and agitation.
• Chen saw the Oriental Pearl Tower through the dark window and asked whether he was in Magic City.
• Doctor Liu told Chen it was March 28, 2019, and that he had been unconscious for nearly a year.

Chen lived ten years in an ordinary world under Uchiha Yama’s Naobi God genjutsu, but the system awakened him in a single second. He returned to the battle, defeated Uchiha Yama, and took his Mangekyo Sharingan.

• Chen recovered, sold his old house, and opened a bakery while waiting to return to the ninja world.
• Over the next five years, Chen’s bakery prospered, but he remained alone and gradually accepted that his memories of the ninja world might have been a dream.
• Ten years after the genjutsu began, the system detected abnormal brain waves and awakened Chen, revealing that only one second had passed in reality.
• Uchiha Yama believed Naobi God had trapped Chen, but Chen opened his eyes and pierced Uchiha Yama’s chest with Chidori.
• Chen struck Uchiha Yama down and removed his Mangekyo Sharingan.

Uchiha Yama reflected on his jealousy and estrangement from Kagami before revealing that Sarutobi Hiruzen had killed him and entrusting the Uchiha Clan to Chen. Fugaku arrived to find Yama dead, awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan, and charged at Chen, but Spiral Zetsu knocked him unconscious and fled.

• Spiral Zetsu offered to fight Konoha Lightning in Fugaku's place, but Fugaku insisted on joining the battle with his father.
• Uchiha Yama recalled how jealousy had turned his friendship with Kagami into enmity, then admitted that Kagami had been killed by Sarutobi Hiruzen and entrusted the Uchiha Clan to Chen.
• Chen killed Uchiha Yama after hearing his final words.
• Fugaku arrived and saw Chen beside Yama's corpse, then awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan and charged toward the Black Flames.
• Spiral Zetsu struck Fugaku unconscious to prevent him from confronting Chen or exposing their whereabouts, then burrowed into the ground.

Fugaku accepted Madara’s plan to create an ideal world and learned how the Demonic Statue, Yin-Yang Release, and Six Paths Techniques could make it possible. Madara passed on his knowledge and the name Uchiha Madara, then died remembering his life and Hashirama.

• Fugaku asked Madara how to create his dream world, and Madara demonstrated his Genjutsu Space and explained the plan to project it onto the moon.
• Madara described the Ten-Tails, the Sage of Six Paths, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and how he awakened the Rinnegan after implanting Hashirama’s cells.
• Madara taught Fugaku Yin-Yang Release and the Six Paths Techniques, then gave him a Black Receiver and entrusted him with carrying out the plan under the name Uchiha Madara.
• Madara tore the vines from his neck and, alone in the cave, remembered meeting Hashirama, his father’s expectations, Izuna’s death, and the founding of Konoha.
• Madara reached the end of his memories, murmured Hashirama’s name, and died.

After Uchiha Madara died, Fugaku began learning Wood Release and ordered White Zetsu to impersonate him in Konoha so he could retain influence over the Uchiha Clan. Meanwhile, Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that rumors blamed Konoha Lightning for killing Fugaku and Uchiha Yama, and he reacted with fury.

• Fugaku tried using Wood Release, but the roots he produced broke when he attempted to strengthen them.
• Fugaku ordered White Zetsu to seal Madara’s underground resting place and send a clone to Konoha disguised as Fugaku.
• Fugaku said he might return to Konoha someday, but until then White Zetsu would take his place and keep Uchiha Chen from becoming clan leader.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen worried about the Uchiha Clan after Uchiha Yama’s disappearance and planned to protect Chen and make him clan leader.
• Nawaki told Sarutobi Hiruzen that rumors accused Konoha Lightning of killing Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Yama to seize the clan leadership, and Hiruzen erupted in anger.

The Uchiha elders gathered to choose a new clan head while Uchiha Chen was away, and the Great Elder backed Chen despite Uchiha Kan’s plans to take the position. Just as the Great Elder announced Chen’s selection, a guard reported that the supposedly dead young clan head, Fugaku, had returned.

• Uchiha Hikari and Uchiha Mei speculated that the elders planned to choose a clan head without Uchiha Chen.
• Uchiha Kan opened the assembly and said Chen would be excluded because he was suspected of murdering the clan head.
• Uchiha Hikari defended Chen and revealed that he was serving as an Anbu squad captain on an intelligence mission in the Land of Water.
• Uchiha Hikari called for a vote, and five elders supported Chen as the next clan head, leaving Uchiha Kan stunned.
• A guard rushed into the assembly and announced that young clan head Fugaku had returned.

Jiraiya trained to master Sage Jutsu on Mount Myōboku while enduring Fukasaku’s scolding and Shima’s cooking. The Great Toad Sage awakened and summoned Jiraiya, possibly to share another prophecy.

• Jiraiya failed to balance Natural Energy during Sage Jutsu training, and Fukasaku struck him with the Black Receiver.
• Jiraiya argued with Fukasaku and Gamabunta about drinking and bad habits before Shima served him a feast of insects.
• Jiraiya reflected that Sage Jutsu was his best chance to surpass his limits and continued training despite turning partly into a Toad.
• A little Toad announced that the Great Toad Sage had awakened and wanted to see Jiraiya.
• Fukasaku paused Jiraiya’s training and took him to meet the Great Toad Sage.

Jiraiya visited the Great Toad Sage, who prophesied that an outsider had altered the future and that the ninja world might disappear. Jiraiya left determined to grow stronger, while the Sage fell asleep without clarifying what would happen.

• Fukasaku led Jiraiya to meet the Great Toad Sage, who initially forgot Jiraiya's name.
• The Great Toad Sage foretold that the ninja world would disappear after someone from neither the past nor the future changed its course.
• The Great Toad Sage said Jiraiya's disciple would guide humanity toward either stability or extinction, leaving Jiraiya uncertain whether Nagato was the Child of Prophecy.
• The Great Toad Sage remembered helping Hagoromo oppose Kaguya, then fell asleep before offering further guidance.
• Jiraiya decided to train harder and asked whether Minato could learn sage arts, but Fukasaku said Minato was too young.
• Shima asked where Tsunade was, and Jiraiya said he was searching for her so he could break her legs.

Tsunade reached the Daimyo's Capital and operated on Chen after he collapsed from injuries sustained in his fight with Uchiha Yama. Chen recovered, promised Himeji he would not face danger alone again, and drew Tsunade's interest because of his unusually strong healing ability.

• Tsunade, Nonō, and Uzumaki Kana reached the Daimyo's Capital and went to check on Chen.
• Tsunade examined Chen, discovered damage to his body and brain cells, and began surgery with Nonō and Kana.
• Two days later, Chen reflected on how dangerous the Mangekyo Sharingan was and how careless he had become.
• Himeji brought Chen lunch, cried over how worried she had been, and asked him not to go alone next time; Chen apologized and gave her a chicken leg.
• Tsunade examined Chen's recovery and asked whether he had Senju ancestry, intrigued by his healing ability despite his Uchiha Clan background.

Tsunade examined Chen and discussed the rumors surrounding Uchiha Yama’s death before ordering Chen to return to Konoha. Chen learned that Uchiha Fugaku had returned and prepared to leave with Mikoto and Himeji, while Tsunade stayed behind and sent Nonō and Kana back with him.

• Tsunade examined Chen’s blood and cells, finding unusually active cells and abundant Yang Release Chakra but no evidence of Orochimaru’s intervention.
• Tsunade told Chen that the Third Hokage had concealed Uchiha Yama’s death, though rumors in the village accused Chen of killing him; Chen suspected Danzo had spread them and might hold Kagami’s other eye.
• Chen told Tsunade that Uchiha Yama had tried to kill him for his eyes, and Tsunade said she had collected Chen’s two years of pay from the Daimyo.
• Tsunade formally told Chen that his Guardian Ninja service had ended and ordered him to return to Konoha, where Uchiha Fugaku had already returned.
• Chen decided to take Mikoto and Himeji with him, while Tsunade arranged for Nonō and Kana to return to Konoha and said she would remain behind.

Uchiha Chen and Mikoto prepared to leave the Daimyo's Capital and return to Konoha, where Chen warned the Third Hokage that the Hidden Mist Village had become an imminent threat. The Third Hokage remained unconvinced that another war would begin soon.

• Chen suggested building a new house with a larger yard near Mikoto's, but she rejected the idea of living together.
• Jikū visited to say goodbye, explained that he was returning to the Fire Temple to become its head priest, and gave Chen the temple's secret Ninjutsu, Welcoming Approach: Thousand-Armed Murder.
• In the first month of Konoha Year 35, Chen, Mikoto, Himeji, Nonō, and Kana returned to Konoha after two years away.
• Chen reported to the Third Hokage and warned that the Third Mizukage's Bloody Mist policies meant the Hidden Mist Village would treat disputes with drawn blades and might attack the Land of Fire.
• The Third Hokage doubted that a large-scale war would happen soon because Sunagakure and Iwagakure had not recovered, while Chen suspected their weakness would drive them to fight.

Chen learned that the Uchiha Clan had postponed choosing a Clan Leader for three years, and the Third Hokage encouraged him to build support without openly challenging Fugaku. After meeting Minato and Nawaki, Chen set off with them to celebrate their reunion.

• The Third Hokage assigned Orochimaru to investigate the Uchiha Clan Leader's death and told Chen to assist him.
• The Third Hokage explained that the Uchiha Clan had split between Fugaku's supporters and Chen's, while Uchiha Yun arranged for the clan's Jonin to elect a Clan Leader in three years.
• Chen said he would join the Police Force, teach Uchiha children alongside Mikoto, and avoid directly challenging Fugaku.
• Two Anbu ninjas confronted Chen, but they turned out to be Minato and Nawaki, who greeted him after removing their masks.
• Chen, Minato, and Nawaki joked about Kushina and proclaimed themselves the Konoha Three Heroes before deciding to get a drink and barbecue with their friends.

Uchiha Chen visited Orochimaru’s hidden laboratory and learned Danzo had offered him a place in Root in exchange for research support. To draw his teacher away from Danzo and help him pursue greater discoveries, Chen gave Orochimaru a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan, leaving him fascinated by the eyes’ potential.

• Uchiha Chen found Orochimaru in a more secure underground laboratory, where he was dissecting a Hozuki Clan ninja.
• Orochimaru told Chen that Danzo had supplied the specimen and invited him to join Root, but he had refused.
• Chen considered Orochimaru’s growing interest in research and decided to prevent him from aligning with Danzo.
• Chen gave Orochimaru a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan, and Orochimaru recognized that the Uchiha eyes held powers beyond the Three Tomoe.
• Chen hoped Orochimaru would use genetic research to uncover the dormant power of the Otsutsuki.