Chapter Summaries

Chiri led the Uchiha Pro-Peace Faction toward a clash with the Pro-War Faction, leaving Kagami wounded after he tried to stop her. As the march continued, the Hyuga and Senju clans also took to the streets, and the village braced for upheaval.

• The old Clan Head entrusted the Uchiha clan’s future to Chiri and sent her out to lead the fighters.
• Chiri marched from the Uchiha grounds with more than a thousand clan members, heading to confront the Pro-War Faction.
• Kagami Uchiha tried to block the ranks and offered his life to prevent bloodshed, but Chiri slashed and kicked him aside before continuing.
• Villagers and ninja watched the Uchiha advance, while other ninja cautiously followed to prevent trouble.
• The Hyuga clan appeared on the main street, followed by the Senju Clan led by the Princess.

The major clans of Konoha assembled and marched through the streets, drawing sharply different reactions from the villagers. Mimi led the Aburame Clan through the shadows, monitoring the situation with her insects.

• Nearly a thousand Hyuga passed through the streets, and villagers recognized Hinata Hitomi as a medical prodigy and creator of the Hyuga Style Kenjutsu.
• Tsunade led nearly two thousand Senju in a cheerful procession, while a ninja praised the clan’s battlefield ferocity and her strength as the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki and future Fourth Hokage.
• Kurama Sachi led his clan through the streets, carried by his clansmen as they put on a sickly appearance to show Danzo their support.
• The Ino-Shika-Cho clans and the Inuzuka followed, with the Inuzuka’s more than a thousand dogs overwhelming the streets with barking.
• Mimi led a small group of Aburame through the alleys and shadows as her clansmen kept quiet, and she used her insects to observe the changing situation.

Konoha’s factions gathered amid rising tension as the Uchiha prepared to confront one another over the clan’s leadership. Chiri and Kagutsuchi faced off in the snowy street, with Kagutsuchi challenging her to choose where they would fight.

• Konoha’s Ninja Clans, civilian Ninjas, Anbu, and Jonin gathered, while the chapter explained how the Jonin Squad’s factions and voting shaped the village’s power.
• The chapter recounted how Hashirama became Hokage, Madara defected, and the Uchiha were left with little influence in the Jonin Squad.
• The two Uchiha factions advanced toward each other through the snow, with Anbu watching as both sides prepared to fight.
• Chiri faced Kagutsuchi across the street while Uchiha Ken and Uchiha Setsuna stood behind him, each seeking the clan leadership.
• Kagutsuchi offered Chiri a place in the clan if she surrendered, then told her to choose the place for their confrontation.

Uchiha clansmen left Konoha in staged groups and gathered at Training Ground 33, where Chiri and Kagutsuchi began their clan’s bloody battle. As the fighting raged, Kagutsuchi discovered that Chiri was not where he had seemed to be.

• Two gatekeepers let the Uchiha groups, the Aburame, the Hyuga, the Senju, and other villagers leave Konoha, then watched the Third Hokage depart with more than a hundred people.
• Chiri led her group to Training Ground 33, where Kagutsuchi confronted her and the opposing Uchiha forces formed ranks.
• Chiri and Kagutsuchi exchanged accusations and began forming hand seals as their clansmen prepared for battle.
• The two sides launched Great Fireball Techniques and fell into a fierce melee, though many Uchiha held back or made their attacks look worse than they were.
• Mimi watched from a tree as several Uchiha in flak jackets tried to attack Chiri, only for their kunai to pass through her like a phantom.

Chiri confronted Kagutsuchi on the battlefield, where he revealed the Kusanagi Sword, First Tachi, and challenged her to fight openly. Chiri emerged from her butterfly disguise after quietly cutting down several Uchiha, and the two prepared to duel.

• Kagutsuchi blocked Chiri's steel-wire attack and cut the wire with First Tachi, revealing that the sword amplified Chakra.
• Kagutsuchi taunted Chiri into appearing openly, and she emerged from a swarm of butterflies.
• Kagutsuchi realized Chiri had already cut down several Uchiha while he guarded against her illusions.
• Chiri and Kagutsuchi traded taunts before facing each other with their swords ready.

Uchiha Kagutsuchi used his Mangekyo and its Kagutsuchi-no-Mikoto eye technique against Chiri in a sword fight, while Mimi watched the surrounding Uchiha for threats. Chiri survived his opening attack with a Fire Sealing Formation, and the duel continued with Kagutsuchi asking why she had not activated her Mangekyo.

• Kagutsuchi prepared to reveal his Mangekyo as he faced Chiri, while Mimi watched Uchiha Setsuna and Uchiha Ken gather information from the crowd.
• Kagutsuchi attacked Chiri with the Sage Technique Flame Demon, hiding his sword inside a wall of fire.
• Chiri’s blade shattered, but she dodged Kagutsuchi’s slash and countered with the broken blade as they clashed through the flames.
• Chiri used a Fire Sealing Formation to draw in and extinguish the flames that had scorched her clothes.
• Chiri recognized Kagutsuchi’s Mangekyo eye technique as Kagutsuchi-no-Mikoto, and Kagutsuchi asked why she had not activated her Mangekyo.

Chiri and Kagutsuchi continued their fierce duel as she uncovered a weakness in his Natural Energy technique, forcing him to reveal Yamiogami and Susanoo. Tsunade arrived and ordered everyone to stop fighting, leaving the Uchihas facing her across the flooded battlefield.

• Chiri and Kagutsuchi clashed as she recognized that his flame-like defense was powered by Natural Energy and tried to disrupt his buildup with kunai.
• Chiri used Genjutsu to expose a gap in Kagutsuchi’s defense and stabbed him in the back, but a giant Chakra hand knocked her away.
• Kagutsuchi revealed Yamiogami and Susanoo, then used the giant hand to wield his Kusanagi Sword as an enormous flaming blade.
• Tsunade arrived with a massive Water Release, crashed into the battlefield, and ordered everyone to stop fighting.
• Mimi left the tree and walked across the water as the Uchihas turned to face Tsunade.

Tsunade intervened in the Uchiha clan’s internal battle, and other clans rallied behind her and Chiri’s Pro-Peace Faction. The Third Hokage watched from the shadows as the villagers’ support left Uchiha Kagutsuchi’s side outnumbered, while Danzo vowed not to give up.

• Tsunade confronted Uchiha Kagutsuchi and ordered the Uchiha to stop fighting in Konoha.
• Hinata Hitomi brought the Hyuga to stand with Chiri, and Kurama Sachi brought his clan to Tsunade’s side.
• Mimi arrived with three hundred people to support Chiri and told Tsunade to stand at the front.
• The Inuzuka Clan, Ino-Shika-Cho, and Civilian Ninja joined Tsunade’s growing crowd, leaving Kagutsuchi’s side outnumbered.
• Danzo watched from the shadows and silently acknowledged Chiri’s path while refusing to admit defeat.
• The Third Hokage stayed hidden with the Anbu and watched Tsunade and the other young leaders take center stage.

Tsunade treated the wounded on both sides, earning the shinobi’s respect and strengthening her standing as a possible future Hokage. As the Uchiha Pro-War Faction hesitated, Madara watched from hiding and resolved to keep the Uchiha in chaos so he could take their eyes.

• Tsunade froze under the crowd’s gaze until Mimi sent a Little Slug to remind her to save the injured.
• Tsunade summoned a giant slug that split into Little Slugs and healed wounded shinobi on both sides.
• The shinobi, the Senju, and the Third Hokage watched Tsunade’s medical ninjutsu with growing admiration, while Jubei decided to approach Mimi to get closer to her.
• Madara watched Tsunade’s healing and decided that the Uchiha still had to fall into chaos so he could take their eyes.
• Madara recalled Hikari’s betrayal and watched Kagutsuchi as the Uchiha Pro-War Faction waited for their leader to act.

Uchiha Chiri and Uchiha Kagutsuchi disputed who had the right to lead the Uchiha clan, and Tsunade agreed to witness their duel. The two faced off as the gathered ninjas speculated about their strength, leaving the outcome undecided.

• Uchiha Kagutsuchi challenged Chiri's appointment as Clan Head, and Chiri declared that she stripped him of his Uchiha clan membership.
• Kagutsuchi claimed that the clan members supporting him rejected Chiri as Clan Head and demanded that they decide leadership through a fight.
• Tsunade accepted the role of witness after Mimi's cough prompted her to change her wording.
• Chiri and Kagutsuchi took their places in the arena while Mimi, Hitomi, and Tsunade withdrew to the sidelines.
• The spectators discussed Chiri's victory over Kagami Uchiha and Kagutsuchi's experience in battle as they waited for the duel to begin.

Chiri and Kagutsuchi fought a fierce duel, revealing Kagutsuchi’s precise energy-control Eye Technique and Chiri’s aerial Fire Release and wire kenjutsu. After both fighters were battered and their weapons broke, Uchiha on both sides threw blades into the arena, and the rivals met the falling weapons with clashing torrents of flame.

• Kagutsuchi revealed a pink Susanoo arm and used his Eye Technique to control it and amplify his sword with Natural Energy.
• Kagutsuchi charged Chiri with a flaming blade, but she dodged his attacks with Fire Release and severed the Susanoo arm using Camellia Dance.
• Chiri flew down at Kagutsuchi, cut his blade, and slashed his chest before retreating with Dragonfly Dance.
• Kagutsuchi recovered and struck Chiri with a knee, while Chiri tripped him and their swords shattered in the struggle.
• Uchiha on both sides threw blades over the fighters, and Chiri and Kagutsuchi simultaneously unleashed fire that collided above them.

Uchiha Chiri battled Uchiha Kagutsuchi, testing the limits of his Mangekyo techniques and countering them with taijutsu, sealing, and natural magma. After trapping Kagutsuchi in a massive Stone Meteor, she declared that he would not escape.

• Chiri struggled against Kagutsuchi’s relentless sword attacks and discovered that his defenses made her strikes pass through him, while his Fire Release avoided him.
• Chiri used a kunai and steel wire to disrupt Kagutsuchi’s swordplay, then fought him with fists and feet as their attacks clashed.
• After Kagutsuchi headbutted her, Chiri revealed that she had placed a Single-Line Lantern Formation and sealed his movements.
• Chiri summoned a volcanic hot spring, forcing Kagutsuchi to rely on Susanoo as the natural magma intensified his Mangekyo’s eye-power consumption.
• Chiri unleashed a gigantic Stone Meteor from the sky, prompting the spectators to flee while Kagutsuchi faced the descending mass.

Chiri defeated Kagutsuchi by crushing him beneath a summoned boulder, and Tsunade treated his severe injuries. After Kagutsuchi accepted his defeat and surrendered the Kusanagi Sword, Chiri declared herself Clan Head of the Uchiha clan, and no one challenged her.

• Chiri summoned a massive boulder that destroyed Kagutsuchi’s Susanoo and left him buried underground, then Tsunade dug him out and treated his injuries.
• Chiri examined the Kusanagi Sword and discovered that it grew heavier as she fed it Chakra.
• Tsunade told Kagutsuchi that his eyesight had severely deteriorated, but he refused her offer of hospital treatment.
• Kagutsuchi acknowledged Chiri’s victory and accepted that she could do with him as she wished.
• Chiri declared herself Clan Head of the Uchiha clan and challenged anyone who disagreed, but the Pro-War Faction stayed silent as the Pro-Peace Faction cheered.

Uchiha Chiri secured recognition as Clan Head and ordered the Uchiha Pro-War Faction arrested. As the prisoners were taken back to the village, Jubei pursued Mimi and demanded a chance to become her underling, setting up a clash with Ryoma.

• Tsunade and the major Ninja Clans recognized Chiri as Clan Head, prompting the Uchiha to accept their defeat.
• Chiri ordered the Pro-War Faction arrested, and the Pro-Peace Faction shackled nearly two thousand members and sealed their Chakra.
• Mimi left with the Aburame clan while Chiri led the prisoners toward the village.
• Jubei slipped away and followed Mimi, but Aburame ninjas led by Ryoma blocked his path.
• Jubei demanded to see Mimi and boasted that his Fire Release could defeat the Aburame clan, so Ryoma stepped forward to face him.

Mimi confronted Uchiha Madara and warned him to stop causing trouble in her territory, then watched Ryoma battle Sarutobi Jubei. She tested Jubei with swarms of insects, including fire-resistant Kiyanchū, and considered the Sarutobi clan’s biological steel as a possible way to strengthen her insects.

• Mimi met Uchiha Madara in the woods, revealed that her insects were monitoring him, and threatened to have White Zetsu eaten if he sent him back into the village.
• Madara left to investigate gaps in Mimi’s surveillance, while Mimi returned relieved that he might stop prowling near the village.
• Mimi found Ryoma fighting Sarutobi Jubei and decided to judge Jubei’s abilities before considering his request to become her underling.
• Mimi examined Jubei’s Cross Sickle Spear and considered whether the Bio-Steel used in it could help strengthen Kikaichū and Nano Kikaichu.
• Ryoma’s Kikaichū surrounded Jubei, who used Fire Release: Explosive Flame Bullet to burn through the swarm.
• Kiyanchū charged through the flames toward Jubei, showing that Mimi’s special insects could attack where ordinary Kikaichū could not.

Ryoma used insect techniques and close-quarters grappling to defeat Jubei after Jubei’s spear and Chakra-powered pistol failed to stop him. Jubei surrendered as Kikaichū drained his Chakra, and Ryoma demanded that he call him Dad.

• Ryoma’s Kiyanchū melted Jubei’s Earth Clone, but Jubei emerged from hiding and launched a spear attack that struck Ryoma’s Insect Clone.
• Ryoma camouflaged himself with Kikaichū, then attacked Jubei with Instantaneous Body Blow as Jubei’s spear became stuck in a tree.
• Jubei fired his Chakra-powered short gun and blasted a hole through Ryoma’s shoulder, but Ryoma continued his charge and tackled him to the ground.
• Ryoma pinned Jubei with a Rolling Cross Lock while Kikaichū crawled over Jubei and drained his Chakra.
• Jubei screamed that he surrendered, and Ryoma ordered him to call him Dad.

Mimi stopped Ryoma's fight with Sarutobi Jubei, took the strange Chakra-powered gun Jubei carried, and questioned him about joining her. Jubei agreed to her demands for loyalty, and Mimi led him away after learning the weapon had come from the Land of Lightning.

• Mimi sent the hidden clansmen away, stopped Ryoma from attacking Jubei, and ordered him to treat their injuries.
• Yui retrieved Jubei's gun, and Mimi dismantled it, examined its Chakra-powered design, and fired one of its explosive pellets.
• Jubei identified himself as Sarutobi Jubei and asked to become Mimi's subordinate, explaining that he did not belong in the Anbu.
• Mimi demanded unconditional loyalty, tested Jubei with an outrageous request, and then asked where his gun came from.
• Jubei said his father had given him the gun as a childhood birthday present and that it had been seized during a mission in the Land of Lightning; Mimi told him to follow her.

After the Uchiha rebellion was suppressed, Mimi discussed the Hyuga Clan’s available manpower with Hitomi and proposed that they cooperate to fill the Uchiha’s staffing shortage in the Konoha Military Police Force. Madara grew uneasy when his White Zetsu scout failed to return, while Mimi’s plan left Hitomi ready to approach her clan.

• The villagers learned that the Uchiha had rebelled, been suppressed, and imprisoned, and that the Flower Tyrant had become the new Clan Head.
• Madara waited for his White Zetsu scout on Hokage Rock, then concluded it was probably lost and fretted about being watched.
• Mimi asked Hitomi about the Hyuga Clan’s work and learned that many members and former Anbu were available to take missions.
• Mimi explained that the Uchiha were short on personnel and proposed Hyuga-Uchiha cooperation in the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Hitomi agreed that she understood and said a few Hyuga could be spared, while larger numbers would require her brother’s approval.

The Third Hokage appointed Uchiha Chiri as captain of the Konoha Military Police Force and considered the challenge of integrating the Uchiha. Orochimaru advanced his cloning experiments, while Mimi ordered former Senju Anbu members to join the force.

• The Third Hokage stamped Uchiha Chiri's appointment as captain and reflected on how difficult it would be to unite the Uchiha with the village.
• Orochimaru successfully cloned a frog embryo after 332 failures, but the tadpole died within twelve hours and he realized mammal cloning would require eggs he did not have.
• Orochimaru met Jubei in the residential area, took milk and an apple, and left without discussing his experiments.
• Mimi arrived at the Senju Clan compound and ordered Haruno to assemble the former Anbu members and prepare them to join the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Mimi called out to Nawaki as he practiced throwing shuriken, and he stiffened without turning around.

Mimi tested Nawaki’s Ninjutsu and explained how Water Severing Wave combined Water and Wind nature transformations. She left him fascinated by the deeper possibilities of water and Chakra.

• Mimi asked Nawaki to demonstrate his recent training, and he proudly used an incomplete Water Severing Wave.
• Mimi showed Nawaki how she could draw gas from the air and produce ice and liquid water with the Winter Storm Chariot.
• Mimi explained that wind was moving gas and described how Chakra transformations produced different states and forms of matter.
• Mimi told Nawaki that Water Severing Wave required combining Water and Wind transformations to compress water into a cutting stream.
• Mimi introduced Nawaki to other unusual forms of water, and he listened in awe despite not understanding her explanation.