Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Fugaku punished Itachi for betraying the Uchiha Clan, then sought to remove him from the Anbu. The Third Hokage refused, arriving at the Uchiha compound with a large force of Anbu Ninja and confronting Fugaku.

• Uchiha Mikoto accepted Fugaku's decision to take Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan, while Fugaku reassured her that Itachi might eventually reconsider his betrayal.
• Uchiha Fugaku told Sasuke that the Third Hokage had misled Itachi and warned him not to trust the Hokage.
• Uchiha Fugaku sent the Third Hokage a letter asking for Itachi to leave the Anbu.
• The Third Hokage read Fugaku's request, gathered more than a hundred Anbu Ninja, and headed for the Uchiha Clan compound.
• Uchiha Fugaku met the Third Hokage at the compound entrance, where the Hokage declared that he would not allow Itachi to leave the Anbu.

Uchiha Fugaku challenged the Third Hokage’s refusal to let Uchiha Itachi leave the Anbu, arguing that the Hokage’s reasoning contradicted his approval of Hatake Kakashi’s departure. The dispute escalated into a confrontation with an Anbu member, and Fugaku asserted that he could make the application on Itachi’s behalf.

• The Third Hokage rejected Uchiha Itachi’s request to leave the Anbu, claiming Itachi possessed important village secrets.
• Uchiha Fugaku compared Itachi’s case with Hatake Kakashi’s approved departure, and Uchiha Setsuna mocked the Hokage’s explanation.
• A pig-masked Anbu member rebuked Uchiha Setsuna, and Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan and aura forced the man to stagger backward.
• The Third Hokage shielded the Anbu member and warned Fugaku to control his emotions, but Fugaku traded veiled insults with both men.
• The Third Hokage argued that Itachi had to submit his own application, and Fugaku replied that he could decide on behalf of his son.

Uchiha Fugaku refused the Third Hokage’s demand to see Itachi, insisting that his son had already left the Anbu. The Third Hokage forced his way into the Uchiha compound, but Fugaku broke free of his restraint and intercepted him.

• The Third Hokage refused to accept Itachi’s departure from the Anbu and demanded to see him, while Uchiha Fugaku said Itachi was ill and could not come out.
• Uchiha Fugaku told the Third Hokage that his letter had notified him of Itachi’s departure rather than requested permission, asserting his authority as Itachi’s father and Clan Head.
• The Third Hokage accused the Uchiha Clan of imprisoning Itachi and strode into the compound, prompting Fugaku and the Uchiha Clan members to block his way.
• The Third Hokage summoned Enma, transformed him into the Adamantine Staff, and trapped Fugaku in the Adamantine Sealing Prison before pushing deeper into the compound.
• Uchiha Fugaku used his third-form Susanoo to shatter the prison and severely wound Enma, then used the Body Flicker Technique to intercept the Third Hokage.

Uchiha Fugaku overwhelmed the Third Hokage in battle but restrained himself from killing him as other clan leaders watched. Meanwhile, Number One Spore Clone infiltrated the Hokage Building and broke into the Scroll Room, where a guard spotted him.

• Uchiha Fugaku struck the Third Hokage with Susanoo, wounded him, and forced Enma's Summoning Jutsu to dispel.
• The nearby clan leaders discussed Uchiha Fugaku's strength and considered that he could restore Konoha's former glory as Hokage.
• Number One Spore Clone used the Mayfly Technique and a disguise to enter the Hokage Building and reach the Scroll Room.
• Number One Spore Clone hypnotized the three Anbu guards with his Sharingan and destroyed the sealed door with Amaterasu.
• A Jonin-level guard inside the Scroll Room noticed Number One Spore Clone and tried to shout.

Number One Spore Clone stole the Yin Seal scroll from the Hokage Building while Uchiha Fugaku fought and injured the Third Hokage. After the theft was discovered, the Third Hokage rushed back too late, while several clan leaders reassessed their positions and Hyuga Hiashi decided to join the Uchiha.

• Number One Spore Clone hypnotized the guards, stole the Yin Seal scroll from the scroll room, and escaped back to the Uchiha Clan.
• The guards recovered from the hypnosis, discovered the broken door, and raised the alarm after the clone had already left.
• Uchiha Fugaku told the injured Third Hokage he was no match for him, and the Third Hokage spat blood when an Anbu Ninja reported the scroll room had been robbed.
• The Third Hokage and his Anbu Ninjas hurried back to the Hokage Building, while Uchiha Fugaku let them go, knowing they would find nothing.
• The hidden clan leaders discussed the theft and Uchiha Fugaku's strength, and Hatake Kakashi concluded that his left eye would not let him defeat Fugaku.
• Hyuga Hiashi decided to side with the Uchiha and help overthrow the Third Hokage's faction.

Uchiha Fugaku learned the principles of the Yin Seal and gathered the Uchiha elders and Elite Jonin to plan how to take power from the Third Hokage. They agreed to build Fugaku’s prestige and expose the Third Hokage’s crimes before removing him, while also targeting Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu.

• Uchiha Fugaku received the stolen Yin Seal scroll from Number One Spore Clone, studied its contents, and sent the clone to learn the technique.
• Uchiha Fugaku told the clan leaders that Uchiha Itachi had been misled by the Third Hokage, so he had confined him and removed him from the Anbu.
• Uchiha Yakumi asked whether Uchiha Fugaku could assassinate the Third Hokage, and Fugaku said he could but would wait until he had enough prestige to win the Hokage election.
• Uchiha Fugaku proposed exposing the Third Hokage’s shameful deeds, forcing him from office, and later making him disappear in a justified manner.
• Uchiha Yakumi suggested killing Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu to weaken the Third Hokage’s faction, and Uchiha Fugaku added their elimination to the first step of the plan.

After failing to stop Uchiha Itachi from leaving the Anbu, the Third Hokage discovered that the Yin Seal had been stolen and suspected Hatake Kakashi. The Hokage and his advisors discussed Uchiha Fugaku’s growing threat and considered using another ninja village to eliminate him.

• The Third Hokage told Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura that the Yin Seal had been stolen during his attempt to keep Uchiha Itachi in the Anbu.
• Utatane Koharu concluded that an insider had taken the scroll, and the Third Hokage suspected Hatake Kakashi because of his limited chakra and opportunity.
• The Third Hokage explained that he had confronted the Uchiha Clan after learning Uchiha Fugaku wanted Itachi to leave the Anbu, then revealed that Itachi had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura criticized the Hokage’s handling of Itachi’s departure and discussed the possibility that Itachi might return to the Anbu later.
• Mitokado Homura warned that Fugaku had become too powerful to restrain, and the Third Hokage said even the Anbu might fail to defeat him without Jiraiya and Tsunade.
• Utatane Koharu proposed using another ninja village to eliminate Uchiha Fugaku, and the Third Hokage and Mitokado Homura considered the idea.

Uchiha Fugaku overheard Utatane Koharu planning to start a war to have another ninja village kill him, so he assassinated her and Mitokado Homura. The chapter ended with both clans discovering the deaths and panic spreading through the village.

• Uchiha Fugaku overheard Utatane Koharu plotting to provoke a war and send him to the battlefield.
• Uchiha Fugaku used True Illusion to catch Utatane Koharu off guard and kill her with Wood Style branches.
• Uchiha Fugaku traveled to the Mito Clan compound and killed Mitokado Homura in the same manner.
• Mito Clan guards found Mitokado Homura's body and raised the alarm.
• Clan members discovered Utatane Koharu's body, and panic broke out in both clans.

After Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu were assassinated, the Third Hokage learned the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja had killed them and began to suspect Orochimaru was directing attacks on his faction. The chapter left him feeling isolated and trapped between Uchiha Fugaku’s internal threat and Orochimaru’s external one.

• The Third Hokage rushed to the intelligence analysis department after Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu were killed and feared the assassin might target him.
• Yamanaka Inoichi examined the advisors’ memories and identified the masked Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja as their killer.
• Yamanaka Inoichi explained that the assassin had used both Space-Time Ninjutsu and Wood Release Ninjutsu, making a disguise unlikely.
• Yamanaka Inoichi suggested that the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja’s targets included the Third Hokage’s faction, not only the Shimura Clan.
• The Third Hokage concluded that Orochimaru had likely sent the ninja to take revenge and lamented that he had lost his closest allies.

Uchiha Fugaku learned that Konoha planned a Joint Chunin Exam and ordered increased patrols, while Ōnoki decided to use the exam to infiltrate Konoha and abduct Naruto Uzumaki. The chapter ended with Iwagakure preparing to exploit the invitation to weaken Konoha.

• Uchiha Fugaku rejected starting a war to raise his reputation and ordered Uchiha Yakumi to increase patrols during Konoha's planned Joint Chunin Exam.
• Ōnoki told Iwagakure's leaders that Uchiha Fugaku had displayed strength greater than the Third Hokage's, alarming them about Konoha's growing power.
• Ōnoki proposed abducting Naruto Uzumaki, Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and persuading him to join Iwagakure.
• Ōnoki planned to accept Konoha's Joint Chunin Exam invitation and infiltrate the event with a squad of elite ninja.

As the joint Chunin Exam brought shinobi and tourists to Konoha, Uchiha Fugaku watched the growing tensions and Uchiha Izumi stopped two visiting genin from fighting. Meanwhile, an Iwagakure team confirmed Naruto Uzumaki was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and planned to abduct him during a coming disturbance, unaware that someone had overheard their meeting.

• Iwagakure shinobi arrived in Konoha, and Uchiha Fugaku watched their genin disperse through the village.
• Uchiha Izumi used her two-tomoe Sharingan to stop a Sunagakure boy and an Amegakure boy from fighting.
• Uchiha Fugaku noticed Izumi’s rare talent and decided she was worth training.
• An Iwagakure team confirmed that Naruto Uzumaki was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and planned to abduct him during a disturbance at the Chunin Exam.
• A pair of strange eyes watched the Iwagakure team’s discussion from the floorboards, then disappeared.

Uchiha Fugaku discovered Iwagakure’s plan to abduct Naruto Uzumaki and chose to let their disturbance unfold so he could capture the attackers and raise his prestige. When Orochimaru appeared in the Forest of Death during the Chunin Exam, Fugaku led the Military Police Force into the forest to confront him.

• Uchiha Fugaku learned that five Iwagakure ninjas planned to abduct Naruto Uzumaki, so he assigned Number One Spore Clone to protect Naruto while he waited for their operation to begin.
• The Chunin Exam’s written test passed peacefully, and the second exam began in the Forest of Death.
• A huge disturbance erupted in the forest, and an examiner reported to the Third Hokage that Orochimaru had appeared there.
• The Third Hokage suspended the exam and ordered Uchiha Fugaku to capture Orochimaru while the other clan heads surrounded the forest.
• Uchiha Fugaku agreed and led the Military Police Force into the Forest of Death, hoping to capture Orochimaru and boost his prestige.

Uchiha Izumi fought Orochimaru and Juzo Biwa’s giant snakes to protect her fellow clan members, but was overwhelmed after killing one snake. Uchiha Fugaku arrived, rescued her and the two boys, and confronted Orochimaru.

• Orochimaru and Juzo Biwa sent giant snakes to attack Uchiha Izumi, Haruto, and Kazuma.
• Uchiha Izumi fought off one giant snake with fire techniques, while two others swallowed Haruto and Kazuma.
• Uchiha Izumi killed the first snake with her Fire Dragon Bullet technique, but two more snakes advanced on her.
• Uchiha Fugaku appeared and burned the two approaching snakes to charcoal.
• Uchiha Fugaku killed the snakes that had swallowed Haruto and Kazuma, freed the boys, and confronted Orochimaru for attacking the Uchiha Clan’s younger generation.

Uchiha Fugaku confronted Orochimaru and Juzo Biwa after uncovering their Shadow Clones, then used his Mangekyō Sharingan abilities to overwhelm them. He killed Juzo Biwa and turned to face Orochimaru.

• Uchiha Fugaku recognized that Orochimaru and Juzo Biwa were hiding beneath rotting leaves while their Shadow Clones stood on giant snakes.
• Orochimaru admitted that he and Juzo Biwa had completed their mission and tried to retreat, but Uchiha Fugaku refused to let them leave.
• Uchiha Fugaku trapped Orochimaru and Juzo Biwa in an illusion that did not require eye contact, then shattered Juzo Biwa’s Kubikiribōchō and injured his hands.
• Orochimaru unleashed a river of venomous snakes, but Uchiha Fugaku burned them all with Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation.
• Uchiha Fugaku caught Juzo Biwa in a giant skeletal hand and crushed him to death, then turned toward Orochimaru.

Uchiha Fugaku defeated Orochimaru and captured him alive in the Forest of Death. Uchiha Izumi and the other Uchiha clansmen arrived to find Orochimaru bound and were stunned by Fugaku’s victory.

• Orochimaru transformed into the Eight-Tails Serpent, but Fugaku’s fourth-form Susanoo cut it apart and forced Orochimaru to emerge.
• Fugaku trapped Orochimaru with Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique and sealed his chakra.
• Orochimaru acknowledged Fugaku’s strength and remarked that Sarutobi would have trouble facing him.
• Uchiha Izumi realized Fugaku had won and captured Orochimaru alive.
• The Uchiha clansmen arrived, saw Orochimaru in Fugaku’s custody, and celebrated their Clan Head’s victory.

Uchiha Fugaku captured Orochimaru after a disturbance in the Forest of Death, but the Third Hokage learned that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had been abducted. Suspecting the missing Iwagakure team leaders, Konoha mobilized to search for the Jinchuriki as Fugaku saw another chance to gain prestige.

• Uchiha Fugaku emerged from the Forest of Death carrying the captured Orochimaru and reported that Juzo Biwa had been killed.
• Orochimaru told the Third Hokage that he had accepted a commission to cause a disturbance in Konoha, but refused to reveal the client.
• An Anbu Ninja reported that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was missing and that the Anbu guards had been killed.
• Uchiha Fugaku suggested that the absent Iwagakure team leaders had abducted the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Third Hokage ordered a search.
• Uchiha Fugaku joined the search, pleased that he had another opportunity to raise his prestige.

Uchiha Fugaku sent Number One Spore Clone to intercept the Iwagakure ninja who had kidnapped Naruto Uzumaki, while he rushed west from Konoha. The clone killed one kidnapper, recovered Naruto, and attacked the remaining four with Amaterasu.

• Uchiha Fugaku contacted Number One Spore Clone and ordered it to act against the five Iwagakure ninja carrying Naruto Uzumaki west from Konoha.
• The Iwagakure ninja discussed how their mission had condemned more than twenty Iwagakure genin participating in the Chunin Exam to likely death.
• Number One Spore Clone emerged before the woman carrying Naruto, trapped her with Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique, killed her, and took Naruto.
• One Iwagakure man recognized Number One Spore Clone as Uchiha Fugaku and questioned how he could be there after entering the Forest of Death.
• The middle-aged Iwagakure man warned his companion not to meet Fugaku's eyes, but Number One Spore Clone ignited the man with Amaterasu.

Number One Spore Clone rescued Naruto Uzumaki by killing the five Iwagakure ninjas who had kidnapped him, then handed him over to Uchiha Fugaku. Fugaku returned Naruto to Konoha and gained further prestige, leaving the Third Hokage uneasy about Fugaku’s possible bid for Hokage.

• Number One Spore Clone used Susanoo and the Totsuka Blade to kill all five Iwagakure ninjas who had kidnapped Naruto Uzumaki.
• Number One Spore Clone carried the unconscious Naruto back and handed him to Uchiha Fugaku, then returned underground to Konoha.
• Uchiha Fugaku woke Naruto, told him the bad guys were gone, and began bringing him back to Konoha.
• Fugaku signaled the other search teams, who joined him and reacted with surprise at his rescue of Naruto.
• The Third Hokage welcomed Fugaku and Naruto at Konoha’s entrance but worried that Fugaku’s growing prestige could make him a strong Hokage candidate.

Konoha's clan heads debated whether to execute the Iwagakure genin after Iwagakure's failed attempt to abduct the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Third Hokage rejected Uchiha Fugaku's proposal. Iwagakure's leaders learned that Fugaku had defeated their operatives and feared Konoha was producing another Uchiha Madara.

• Uchiha Fugaku proposed executing the Iwagakure genin at Konoha's village meeting, and several clan heads supported him.
• The Third Hokage opposed Fugaku's proposal, and his supporters prevailed in the debate.
• Uchiha Fugaku left the meeting satisfied that his influence among Konoha's clans had grown.
• The Third Tsuchikage told Iwagakure's leaders that Fugaku had killed Juzo Biwa, captured Orochimaru, and killed the five Elite Jonin assigned to abduct the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Iwagakure's leaders feared that Konoha was about to produce someone like Uchiha Madara.

After Fugaku captured Orochimaru and rescued the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, rumors about his strength spread through Konoha and his prestige soared. As Fugaku enjoyed his growing popularity, he anticipated that the Third Hokage would try to stop it.

• Ishii Shota told Takasugi Kazuki that Fugaku had captured Orochimaru and rescued the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, proving his strength.
• Ishii Shota claimed that Fugaku had injured the Third Hokage in a fight, and Takasugi Kazuki was shocked to hear it.
• Takasugi Kazuki promised to keep the story secret, then passed it on to another companion.
• Talk of Fugaku’s achievements spread across Konoha, increasing his reputation among ninja and villagers.
• Fugaku acknowledged greetings while patrolling and decided to guard against the Third Hokage interfering with his rising prestige.