Chapter Summaries

News of Uchiha Fugaku becoming the Fifth Hokage reached the other four great ninja villages, prompting their leaders to consider what the change meant for their villages. The Fourth Tsuchikage saw an opportunity to negotiate for the genin held by Konoha.

• In Kirigakure, Uchiha Obito suspected the Uchiha Clan had killed the Third Hokage and planned to make trouble for Uchiha Fugaku as a congratulatory gift.
• In Sunagakure, Rasa worried that the new Hokage might invade and ordered an Anbu ninja to send Konoha a generous congratulatory gift.
• In Kumogakure, the Fourth Raikage wondered how Uchiha Fugaku compared with Namikaze Minato, then crashed through his office wall to stop Killer B from leaving the village.
• In Iwagakure, the Third Tsuchikage welcomed the Hokage change as a chance to negotiate the release of the genin detained by Konoha.

Uchiha Fugaku convened a meeting as Fifth Hokage and secured approval for reforms to the Military Police Force and ninjutsu access. After presenting evidence of corruption by four clans, he won support for exiling their ninja to border garrisons.

• Uchiha Fugaku proposed opening the Military Police Force to ninja from other clans, and the attendees approved.
• Uchiha Fugaku proposed easing the requirements for learning ninjutsu, and the meeting approved the change by a show of hands.
• Uchiha Fugaku presented documents alleging that the Sarutobi, Utatane, Mito, and Shimura clans had exploited their authority and embezzled village property.
• Uchiha Fugaku proposed exiling ninja from the four clans to border garrisons, and the attendees approved the punishment.

After rejecting Sunagakure’s congratulatory gift as a reason to lower Konoha’s guard, Fifth Hokage Uchiha Fugaku refused Iwagakure’s request to ransom its captured genin. The Third Tsuchikage responded by sending Han and an elite team into the Land of Fire to capture Konoha hostages for an exchange.

• Uchiha Fugaku received a gold gift from Sunagakure and ordered Konoha to remain vigilant against its ambitions.
• Uchiha Fugaku rejected the Third Tsuchikage’s request to ransom more than twenty Iwagakure genin.
• Kitsuchi suggested rescuing the detained genin, but the Third Tsuchikage judged the plan too risky.
• The Third Tsuchikage ordered Kitsuchi to capture Konoha ninja as hostages and chose Han to lead the mission.
• Kitsuchi dispatched Han and an elite team of more than a dozen people toward the Land of Fire.

An Iwagakure squad led by Han captured three Konoha ninja and then four Uchiha Clan members in the Land of Fire. An Uchiha Fugaku Spore Clone witnessed the second capture while secretly protecting the clan members.

• Han's Iwagakure squad ambushed three returning Konoha ninja, captured them, and sealed their chakra.
• The Kamizuru woman used her bees to locate another group, and Han led the squad to confront them.
• The squad found a jonin and three young Uchiha Clan members, then captured all four after a brief battle.
• The Iwagakure ninja left with their captives, unaware that an Uchiha Fugaku Spore Clone had watched from a tree.

Uchiha Fugaku raced to intercept an Iwagakure squad carrying captured Konoha ninja, including several Uchiha, after learning Han the Five-Tails Jinchuriki was with them. He confronted the thirteen enemies at the Land of Fire border and used True Illusion to make their seven hostages disappear, leaving the standoff unresolved.

• Number One Spore Clone told Uchiha Fugaku that Iwagakure ninja had captured a four-man Uchiha squad and that Han might be among the attackers.
• Uchiha Fugaku left Konoha to rescue the captives, while Number One Spore Clone told the clan heads not to send reinforcements.
• Uchiha Fugaku used a Spore Clone relay to learn that the Iwagakure squad had captured three more Konoha ninja and was heading for the Land of Earth.
• Uchiha Fugaku intercepted thirteen Iwagakure ninja at the Land of Fire border and identified their plan to ransom the detained genin.
• Han threatened to kill the seven captives, but Uchiha Fugaku revealed that they were illusions and made them disappear from the scene.

Uchiha Fugaku used his Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu to kill the Iwagakure shinobi guarding seven captives, but Han broke free because he was a Perfect Jinchuriki. Fugaku attacked Han while a Spore Clone rescued the captives and led them away.

• Uchiha Fugaku killed the Iwagakure shinobi inside the illusion while Han tried and failed to stop him.
• Han broke free of the genjutsu with help from the Five-Tails and discovered that his companions had died in the illusion.
• Uchiha Fugaku recognized Han as a Perfect Jinchuriki and attacked him with Susanoo to keep him from taking the captives hostage.
• Han met Fugaku's Susanoo strike with Boil Release but was sent flying and suffered a shattered armor and injured hand.
• Uchiha Fugaku ordered the captives to be taken away and pursued Han, while a Spore Clone freed the seven captives and led them to safety.

Uchiha Fugaku fought the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han, overpowering his Tailed Beast Transformation and withstanding his Tailed Beast Ball. Fugaku killed Han with Susanoo’s black spear, leaving the rescued clan members watching from a distance.

• Han activated his Tailed Beast Transformation and attacked Fugaku with his five giant tails, but Fugaku’s Susanoo blocked them and hurled him away.
• Han fired a Tailed Beast Ball, which cracked Susanoo’s shield but failed to break through it.
• Fugaku pierced Han’s tails and damaged his chakra cloak with Susanoo’s black spear, then struck him with a powerful punch.
• Han fired another Tailed Beast Ball, but Fugaku dodged it and closed in on him.
• Fugaku stabbed Han through the body with Susanoo’s black spear, killing him.

After defeating Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Uchiha Fugaku set out to punish Iwagakure for its incursion into the Land of Fire. He attacked Iwagakure’s border outpost with Susanoo and Lava Release, leaving the outpost in chaos and causing heavy casualties.

• The seven rescued people found Uchiha Fugaku standing over Han’s corpse and thanked him for saving them.
• Uchiha Fugaku sealed Han’s body in a scroll and told the rescued people to return to Konoha while he continued toward the Land of Earth.
• Uchiha Fugaku attacked Iwagakure’s border outpost with Susanoo, killing and injuring dozens of ninja in his opening strike.
• Iwagakure ninja counterattacked with Earth Style techniques, but Uchiha Fugaku protected himself with a Lava Release rubber robe.
• Uchiha Fugaku swept Susanoo’s extended arm through the outpost, sending more Iwagakure ninja flying and shattering the rock spikes aimed at him.

Uchiha Fugaku attacked Iwagakure's border outpost after killing Han and the other twelve ninjas sent into the Land of Fire. After slaughtering more than a thousand Iwagakure ninjas, he retreated when his chakra ran low and escaped pursuit with the Mayfly Technique.

• Uchiha Fugaku told Sumako that Iwagakure had sent Han and twelve others to capture Konoha ninjas, then revealed their corpses.
• Sumako and the Iwagakure ninjas were shocked to see Han dead, and some attacked Uchiha Fugaku to avenge him.
• Uchiha Fugaku blocked their attacks with Susanoo and Lava Style: Protective Robe, then killed the ninjas who tried to trap him in a swamp.
• Uchiha Fugaku rampaged through the outpost for several hours, killing more than a thousand Iwagakure ninjas.
• Uchiha Fugaku withdrew after his chakra ran low and evaded the pursuing Iwagakure ninjas by using the Mayfly Technique to leave through the ground.

After learning that Uchiha Fugaku had killed Han and more than a thousand Iwagakure ninja, the Third Tsuchikage chose to hire Akatsuki to assassinate him rather than risk war. Fugaku went to Kusagakure and took Karin and her mother back with him, leaving their future revenge to Karin.

• Kitsuchi told the Third Tsuchikage that Han's squad had been wiped out by Fugaku, who had also attacked an Iwagakure border outpost and killed over a thousand ninja.
• The Third Tsuchikage ordered Kitsuchi to ask Akatsuki to assassinate Fugaku, dismissing concerns that the organization could become a threat.
• After seeing no immediate Iwagakure retaliation, Fugaku headed for Kusagakure to find Karin and her mother.
• Fugaku threatened Kusagakure's leader, who ordered his subordinates to bring the mother and daughter to him.
• Fugaku took Karin and her mother from Kusagakure without punishing their captors.

Uchiha Obito infiltrated Konoha to take Hatake Kakashi’s Sharingan, but Kakashi’s defense and an unexpected intervention disrupted his plan. The chapter left Obito under attack by black flames from a figure disguised as Uchiha Shisui.

• A White Zetsu clone told Uchiha Obito that Uchiha Fugaku had killed the Five-Tails Jinchuriki and inflicted heavy casualties on Iwagakure, prompting Iwagakure to offer Akatsuki Organization a bounty to assassinate him.
• Obito learned that a new Uchiha Mangekyō Sharingan user might be impersonating Uchiha Shisui, then traveled to Konoha while Fugaku was away.
• Obito infiltrated Hatake Kakashi’s home and tried to take Kakashi’s left eye, but Kakashi woke and fought back with Raikiri and Kamui.
• Obito’s phasing and attacks wounded Kakashi, who used his Mangekyō Sharingan but could not pull Obito into the Kamui space.
• As Obito reached for Kakashi’s eye, Number One Spore Clone, disguised as Uchiha Shisui, appeared and attacked him with Amaterasu.

Number One Spore Clone arrived to help Hatake Kakashi fight Uchiha Obito, whose Kamui was briefly countered by the Yata Mirror. Obito escaped, leaving Kakashi concerned that he was targeting the Mangekyō Sharingan in his eye.

• Number One Spore Clone ambushed Uchiha Obito with black flames, allowing Hatake Kakashi to strike him with Raikiri, but Obito escaped the damage with Izanagi.
• Number One Spore Clone used Susanoo and the Yata Mirror to forcibly deactivate Obito's Kamui Phasing and send him flying.
• Obito shifted his attack to Hatake Kakashi, but Number One Spore Clone used the Totsuka Blade to make him retreat into his Phasing state.
• Number One Spore Clone and Hatake Kakashi fought alongside each other until Obito's Izanagi was about to expire and he escaped through Kamui.
• Hatake Kakashi suspected Obito wanted the Mangekyō Sharingan in his eye, and Number One Spore Clone left without revealing how he knew.

Uchiha Fugaku returned to Konoha and dealt with the threat Uchiha Obito posed to Hatake Kakashi’s Mangekyō Sharingan. He protected the eye with a safeguard and decided to disrupt Obito’s plans in Kirigakure.

• Uchiha Fugaku returned to Konoha, where villagers welcomed him for his victories against Iwagakure, then reunited with Uchiha Mikoto and Sasuke.
• Uchiha Fugaku considered why Uchiha Obito had attacked Hatake Kakashi and concluded Obito wanted the other Mangekyō Sharingan to strengthen himself.
• Uchiha Fugaku summoned Hatake Kakashi and placed Izanagi in his Sharingan so the eye would self-destruct and give Kakashi a chance to escape if Obito took it.
• Hatake Kakashi thanked Uchiha Fugaku and left with a better impression of him.
• Uchiha Fugaku decided to make trouble for Uchiha Obito by targeting his control of the Fourth Mizukage and his plans against Kirigakure.

Number One Spore Clone warned Mei Terumi that Uchiha Obito had placed the Fourth Mizukage under genjutsu, prompting her to investigate. After the genjutsu was dispelled, Obito fought Mei Terumi and Kirigakure’s ninja before retreating, leaving Number One Spore Clone to withdraw after sabotaging his plans.

• Number One Spore Clone infiltrated the Terumi Clan residence and revealed himself to Mei Terumi as Uchiha Shisui.
• Number One Spore Clone told Mei Terumi that the Wood Style Ninja controlled the Fourth Mizukage and suggested she ask Ao to verify it with his Byakugan.
• Mei Terumi agreed to investigate, and Number One Spore Clone stayed in Kirigakure to watch what followed.
• More than a day later, Mei Terumi and the freed Fourth Mizukage fought Uchiha Obito alongside Kirigakure’s ninja.
• Uchiha Obito retreated through a spatial vortex, and Number One Spore Clone left Kirigakure after seeing the mission succeed.

Uchiha Fugaku arranged for Karin and her mother to settle into safe lives in Konoha, then brought Yuki Natsu from the Uchiha secret base to live with his family. The chapter ended with Fugaku reassuring Mikoto that Yuki was an adopted orphan, not his illegitimate daughter.

• Uchiha Fugaku visited Karin and her mother, enrolled Karin in the Konoha school, and offered her mother a teaching job.
• Fugaku left a Spore Clone in Konoha and traveled to the Uchiha Clan's secret base, which he kept as a refuge against threats such as the Akatsuki Organization.
• Fugaku watched Yuki Natsu defeat an older opponent with Ice Release and praised her progress.
• Fugaku brought Yuki Natsu back to Konoha and decided she would live in his home for guidance and training.
• Uchiha Mikoto questioned Fugaku about Yuki, and he explained that he had adopted her as an orphan from the Yuki Clan.

Uchiha Fugaku created a second special Spore Clone and tested its abilities, discovering that it possessed Kage-level chakra and the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai. After testing its techniques, he concluded that Number Two had Kage-level strength.

• Uchiha Fugaku discovered that a new special Spore Clone required far more chakra than usual, and he gathered more than a hundred Spore Clones to help it mature.
• Uchiha Fugaku named the fully grown clone Number Two and sensed that it had Kage-level chakra.
• Uchiha Fugaku tested Number Two's ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, finding that its overall strength was above Elite Jonin level.
• Uchiha Fugaku had Number Two attempt several Kekkei Genkai techniques and discovered that it could use Ice Release.
• Uchiha Fugaku tested Number Two's Ice Release techniques and determined that its power raised the clone's overall strength to Kage-level.

Uchiha Fugaku created a second Kage-level Spore Clone as Akatsuki accepted a mission to assassinate him. When Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain advanced toward Konoha, Fugaku prepared to intercept them outside the village and placed Konoha under Level One Alert.

• Uchiha Fugaku celebrated Number Two Spore Clone’s rise to Kage-level strength and called it his right-hand man.
• Nagato announced that Akatsuki would accept Iwagakure’s bounty to assassinate Uchiha Fugaku, and he chose to handle the mission himself despite Orochimaru’s warning.
• Nagato and Konan brought the Six Paths of Pain to a hidden base in the Land of Fire, then sent them toward Konoha.
• Uchiha Fugaku learned from Number One Spore Clone that Nagato’s six clones were approaching and suspected Iwagakure had hired Akatsuki to retaliate.
• Uchiha Fugaku decided the battle could not take place in Konoha and ordered a Level One Alert, the evacuation of villagers to underground shelters, and the mobilization of ninja.

Uchiha Fugaku and his allies intercepted Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain as they headed toward Konoha, and the battle exposed the overwhelming power of the Rinnegan. Fugaku destroyed the Hell Path, but Nagato’s strengthened Deva Path shattered his Susanoo and left the fight unresolved.

• Uchiha Fugaku, Number One Spore Clone disguised as Uchiha Shisui, Number Two Spore Clone disguised as a Yuki Clan ninja, and Hatake Kakashi ambushed Nagato’s six clones, but the Deva Path repelled their attacks.
• Nagato’s Deva Path said he had come to kill Uchiha Fugaku, and Fugaku guessed that Iwagakure had hired him.
• The Deva Path’s Shinra Tensei damaged Fugaku’s Susanoo, while Fugaku’s black spear was stopped by the Deva Path’s defensive force.
• Uchiha Fugaku trapped the six clones in True Illusion, but their Rinnegan quickly dispelled it, and they put Number One Spore Clone, Number Two Spore Clone, and Hatake Kakashi in danger.
• Uchiha Fugaku targeted the Hell Path and crushed it with Susanoo, preventing it from reviving the other clones.
• The Deva Path unleashed a stronger Shinra Tensei, blasted Uchiha Fugaku backward, and shattered his Susanoo.

Uchiha Fugaku fought Nagato's Deva Path clone, escalating Susanoo from its fourth form to Perfect Susanoo as the clone gathered power from the other Paths. The chapter ended with Perfect Susanoo shattering a small mountain and Nagato's clone recognizing the danger it posed.

• Uchiha Fugaku summoned fourth-form Susanoo and hurled its black spear at Nagato's Deva Path clone, forcing the clone to use the power of another clone to withstand the attack.
• Uchiha Fugaku charged with Susanoo while Nagato's Deva Path clone used gravitational force and Shinra Tensei to attack and repel it.
• Nagato's Deva Path clone withdrew power from its other clones, eventually gathering the power used to control all five of them.
• Nagato's Deva Path clone uprooted a small mountain and propelled it at Susanoo, shattering Susanoo's shield and arms.
• Uchiha Fugaku transformed Susanoo into its over-a-hundred-meter-tall Perfect form, which shattered the mountain and left Nagato's Deva Path clone alarmed by its power.

Uchiha Fugaku defeated Nagato's Deva Path clone after surviving Super Shinra Tensei and exploiting the clone's weakened state. On the moon, the Byakugan clan decided to destroy the ninja world and chose Toneri as the plan's future executor.

• Uchiha Fugaku and Nagato's Deva Path clone fought fiercely in the sky and across the devastated landscape, with neither gaining the upper hand.
• Nagato's Deva Path clone unleashed Super Shinra Tensei, badly damaging Perfect Susanoo, but Uchiha Fugaku survived behind its remaining defenses.
• Uchiha Fugaku seized the weakened Deva Path clone and crushed it, completing the defeat of all six clones Nagato had brought to attack Konoha.
• On the moon, the Byakugan clan watched the battle and agreed that the ninja world should be destroyed.
• The clan head said Toneri would become the plan's executor after he awakened the Tenseigan using the pure Byakugan of the ninja world's Byakugan branch.