Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Fugaku released Shimura Naoya and the Shimura Clan members after the Third Hokage prevented a clash with Root, while deciding to eliminate three shinobi he considered hostile to the Uchiha Clan. Later, he reassured Uchiha Mikoto at home before the Uchiha elders arrived to speak with him.

• Uchiha Yakumi released Shimura Naoya and the Shimura Clan members, and Uchiha Fugaku rejected Shimura Danzō's accusation of torture.
• Uchiha Fugaku warned Shimura Danzō to keep his people from obstructing law enforcement again, and Shimura Danzō left with Root and the injured Shimura members.
• The Third Hokage and the other clan heads and Elite Jonin departed, while Uchiha Fugaku resolved to eliminate Takasaki Kazushi, Iwasaki Yutaka, and Hoshino Atsumi.
• Uchiha Fugaku told Uchiha Mikoto about the confrontation, and she supported his decision to stand firm against the Shimura Clan.
• First Elder Uchiha Setsuna, Second Elder Uchiha Moru, and Third Elder Uchiha Sima arrived at Uchiha Fugaku's home, and he led them to the study.

Uchiha Fugaku told the Uchiha elders that he would begin dismantling Shimura Danzō’s power, starting with allied clan heads and then targeting Danzō himself. He planned to bait Danzō into an attack outside the village and expressed confidence that he could defeat Danzō and Root’s elite ninja.

• Uchiha Fugaku and the elders condemned Shimura Danzō for sending Root ninja to attack the Military Police Force and agreed the Uchiha Clan could not let it pass.
• Uchiha Fugaku announced that he would eliminate Shimura Danzō and the forces under his command, winning the elders’ support.
• Uchiha Fugaku explained that he would disguise himself as a Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja and silently kill clan heads allied with the Shimura Clan to fracture Danzō’s support.
• Uchiha Fugaku said he would then lure Shimura Danzō out of the village by provoking him into a personal attack.
• Uchiha Fugaku assured the worried elders that Danzō and Root’s elite ninja were not strong enough to kill him.

Naoya Shimura complained to Shimura Danzō about Uchiha Fugaku’s treatment of him and urged retaliation, but balked when Danzō ordered him to lead an assassination. Naoya tried to escape the assignment by claiming Fugaku might be Kage-level.

• Naoya Shimura told Shimura Danzō that Uchiha Fugaku had humiliated him and suggested Fugaku’s arrogance came from Uchiha Shisui’s genius.
• Shimura Danzō said Shisui did not truly belong to the Uchiha Clan and refused to explain further.
• Naoya urged Danzō to retaliate, so Danzō proposed luring Fugaku out of the village and having Naoya kill him with Root support.
• Naoya objected that the plan could force him to defect if discovered and said he lacked the strength to defeat Fugaku.
• Naoya warned that Danzō was underestimating Fugaku and claimed Fugaku might already have reached Kage-level.

Shimura Danzō concluded that Uchiha Fugaku was likely Kage-level and decided to kill him personally. Several nights later, Fugaku infiltrated the Hoshino Clan residence, killed Hoshino Atsumi, and moved on to target two other clans allied with the Shimura Clan.

• Shimura Naoya told Shimura Danzō that Uchiha Yakumi had captured him alone and reasoned that Uchiha Fugaku was probably stronger and Kage-level.
• Shimura Danzō acknowledged the danger and said he would personally kill Uchiha Fugaku in a single strike.
• Uchiha Fugaku left the Uchiha Clan disguised as Uchiha Obito and infiltrated the Hoshino Clan residence using the Mayfly Technique.
• Uchiha Fugaku killed Hoshino Kura, disguised himself as him, and used his Mangekyō Sharingan to trap Hoshino Atsumi in True Illusion before killing her with Wood Release: Cutting Technique.
• Uchiha Fugaku left to target Takasaki Kazushi and Iwasaki Yutaka, intending to eliminate all three clan heads allied with the Shimura Clan in one night.

Uchiha Fugaku, disguised as Uchiha Obito, killed Takasaki Kazushi and Takasaki Kanae, then targeted Iwasaki Yutaka. His attempt to approach Iwasaki Yutaka as Iwasaki Sōji failed when he sensed that the clan head in the study was likely a Shadow Clone, so he left without attacking.

• Takasaki Kazushi told Takasaki Kanae that he had supported the Shimura Clan and argued their clan was unlikely to be targeted by the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja.
• Uchiha Fugaku disguised himself as their son, Takasaki Tsugu, used True Illusion on Takasaki Kazushi and Takasaki Kanae, and killed them with Wood Release.
• Uchiha Fugaku decided to approach Iwasaki Yutaka by disguising himself as Iwasaki Sōji, since Iwasaki Yutaka lived alone and was highly wary.
• Uchiha Fugaku entered Iwasaki Yutaka's residence and warned him that the Uchiha Clan planned to target clans friendly with the Shimura Clan.
• Uchiha Fugaku sensed that Iwasaki Yutaka's presence was split between two locations and left without attacking, suspecting the man in the study was a Shadow Clone.

Uchiha Fugaku infiltrated the Iwasaki residence and killed Iwasaki Yutaka with Mangekyō Sharingan hypnosis and Wood Release. The Iwasaki clansmen pursued Fugaku underground, where their Earth Style attacks repeatedly disrupted his Mayfly Technique and revealed his position.

• Fugaku discovered that the Iwasaki Yutaka in the study was a Shadow Clone and tracked the real Yutaka to another room.
• Fugaku decided to attack immediately rather than wait for Yutaka to fall asleep, but Yutaka noticed his sudden appearance and called for help.
• Fugaku hypnotized Yutaka with his Mangekyō Sharingan and killed him with Wood Release: Cutting Jutsu.
• Iwasaki clansmen rushed into the room and pursued Fugaku after he escaped underground with the Mayfly Technique.
• The clansmen used Earth Style attacks that disrupted Fugaku's concealment and exposed his direction as more pursuers arrived.

Uchiha Fugaku escaped the Iwasaki Clan pursuers by sacrificing a Shadow Clone, then returned to the Uchiha Clan and concealed his role in the assassinations. The village’s overnight search for the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja failed, and a meeting was convened in the Hokage Building.

• Uchiha Fugaku sent a Shadow Clone to kill several Iwasaki clansmen pursuing him underground, while he escaped and returned to the Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Fugaku absorbed the Spore Clone and learned that Takasaki Kazushi, Iwasaki Yutaka, and Hoshino Atsumi had been found dead.
• Uchiha Fugaku ordered Uchiha Sima to increase patrols and agreed to send thirty Uchiha clansmen to join the search for the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja.
• Uchiha Min gathered thirty clansmen, and members of every village clan searched through the night without finding the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja.
• The village dismissed the search parties in the morning and convened a meeting in the Hokage Building.

At a village meeting, Shimura Danzō blamed the Uchiha Clan’s Military Police Force for three clan heads being assassinated, but Uchiha Fugaku argued the killings occurred in places outside its jurisdiction. As the meeting continued, Shimura Naoya tried to renew the accusation and found the other clan heads unwilling to support him.

• Shimura Danzō accused Uchiha Fugaku and the Military Police Force of responsibility for the deaths of the Takasaki, Iwasaki, and Hoshino clan heads.
• Uchiha Fugaku argued that the assassinations happened inside the clans’ own compounds, which the Military Police Force could not enter.
• Shimura Danzō and Uchiha Fugaku rose to confront each other before the Third Hokage and the two advisors calmed them and restored order.
• Hyuga Hiashi and several clan heads agreed that the killings fell outside the Military Police Force’s jurisdiction.
• Shimura Naoya argued that the Military Police Force had failed to stop the attacker from entering the village and the clans, but the Aburame, Takasaki, Iwasaki, and Hoshino representatives stayed silent.

At a Konoha meeting, Uchiha Fugaku rebutted Shimura Danzō’s attempt to blame the Military Police Force and suggested that the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja’s attacks were linked to Danzō. The gathered clan heads increasingly suspected Danzō, and the Third Hokage moved the meeting on to planning a counterattack.

• Utatane Koharu supported Shimura Naoya’s claim that the Military Police Force was responsible for the deaths of three clan heads.
• Uchiha Fugaku argued that a ninja with Space-Time Ninjutsu could bypass the Military Police Force, making it unreasonable to blame them for the attacks.
• Fugaku pointed out that most victims of the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja had ties to the Shimura Clan and asked why the enemy was targeting them.
• Shimura Danzō denied knowing the attacker, while Mitokado Homura urged him to reconsider.
• Fugaku suggested that Danzō might have given the attacker a reason to hate Konoha, leading clan heads to suspect Danzō and the Shimura Clan.
• The Third Hokage stopped the discussion of responsibility and called for the meeting to focus on striking back against the attacker.

Konoha planned a Kage-level squad to hunt the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja, while Uchiha Fugaku used Uchiha Shisui’s reputation to strengthen the Uchiha Clan’s standing. The Third Hokage asked Shisui to explain the ninja’s unusual escape, and Shisui suggested the attacker might be an impostor.

• Konoha proposed a squad of Uchiha Shisui, Jiraiya, and Tsunade to hunt the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja, though Jiraiya and Tsunade were difficult to locate and recruit.
• Clan heads congratulated Uchiha Fugaku on Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan and Kage-level strength, and Fugaku used their interest to build ties for the Uchiha Clan.
• Shimura Danzō privately planned to kill Fugaku and reveal that Shisui was loyal to the Third Hokage, while Fugaku hoped to provoke Danzō into coming out of hiding so he could kill him.
• The Third Hokage summoned Uchiha Shisui and asked why the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja had escaped the Iwasaki clan using Earth Release instead of Space-Time Ninjutsu.
• Shisui speculated that the ninja’s eyes might be too damaged to use the Mangekyō Sharingan freely, or that the attacker was someone else in disguise.

The Third Hokage and Uchiha Shisui suspected that someone was impersonating the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja to take revenge on Advisor Danzo. After returning home, Uchiha Fugaku melted a Kaguya Clan corpse and gained the Shikotsumyaku.

• Uchiha Shisui suggested that the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai Ninja who killed members of the Iwasaki family might be an impostor targeting Advisor Danzo.
• The Third Hokage agreed the culprit might be a victim of First Hokage cell experiments and promised to investigate whether Advisor Danzo had resumed the research.
• Uchiha Fugaku returned to the Uchiha Clan, guided Second Pillar, and entered the study's secret chamber.
• Uchiha Fugaku used his Mangekyō Sharingan to melt the Kaguya Clan man's corpse, causing his bones to transform.
• Uchiha Fugaku gained the Shikotsumyaku and realized he could make any bone in his body grow rapidly.

Uchiha Fugaku used Corpse Melting to absorb Shikotsumyaku from Kaguya Clan corpses, greatly strengthening his bones and raising his Shikotsumyaku combat potential. After melting twelve corpses, he wondered whether further enhancements could evolve it into Kaguya Otsutsuki’s All-Killing Ash Bones.

• Uchiha Fugaku tested his newly acquired Shikotsumyaku, producing a metal-hard bone spike and then disintegrating it.
• Uchiha Fugaku melted a young Kaguya Clan man's corpse, strengthening the bones throughout his body again.
• Uchiha Fugaku continued melting Kaguya Clan corpses until he had absorbed twelve, nearly exhausting his Dojutsu.
• Uchiha Fugaku concluded that his Shikotsumyaku ninjutsu could reach beyond ordinary Kage-level combat power and might surpass his Ice Release Kekkei Genkai.
• Uchiha Fugaku anticipated melting the remaining Kaguya Clan corpses and wondered whether his Shikotsumyaku could evolve into All-Killing Ash Bones.

Uchiha Fugaku considered how to strengthen his Shikotsumyaku and joined Uchiha Mikoto and Little Sasuke at a nearby park. There, Mikoto spotted Naruto sitting alone, and Fugaku encouraged her to help him despite the Hokage’s possible disapproval.

• Uchiha Fugaku concluded that melting down Kaguya Clan corpses could raise his Shikotsumyaku to its limit but would not grant Six Paths-level power, and he considered finding another Kaguya-derived Kekkei Genkai to evolve it further.
• Uchiha Mikoto invited Uchiha Fugaku to take Little Sasuke to the park, and Fugaku agreed to go with them.
• Uchiha Mikoto sent Little Sasuke to play, and Fugaku was surprised when a crowd of children, mostly girls, eagerly welcomed him.
• Uchiha Mikoto pointed out Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka among Sasuke’s admirers, then noticed a lonely blonde boy sitting alone on a swing.
• Uchiha Fugaku confirmed the boy was Naruto and told Uchiha Mikoto not to let concern about the Hokage stop her from helping him.

Uchiha Mikoto declined to approach Naruto Uzumaki, while Uchiha Fugaku reaffirmed his support for her and the Uchiha Clan. After Fugaku appeared near Naruto, the Third Hokage and Shimura Danzō discussed the threat, and the Hokage secretly allowed Danzō to proceed with eliminating Fugaku.

• Uchiha Mikoto thanked Uchiha Fugaku but chose not to approach Naruto Uzumaki, and Fugaku promised that she and the Uchiha Clan would have his support.
• An Anbu Ninja reported Fugaku's appearance near Naruto to the Third Hokage, who sent three squads to reinforce Naruto's protection and prevent contact.
• Shimura Danzō told the Third Hokage that Fugaku was targeting Naruto and proposed killing him, but the Hokage objected to acting on suspicion.
• Danzō declared that he would eliminate Fugaku regardless of the Hokage's agreement and left the office.
• The Third Hokage privately decided that Danzō's operation suited his aims and relied on Danzō to act without explicit approval.

Uchiha Mori’s team guarded a Taihe Merchant Guild caravan through the Land of Rice, but a powerful group of masked attackers ambushed and wiped out both Uchiha teams. The attackers took the goods and kidnapped Taihe Hiroshi, demanding a ransom within five days.

• Uchiha Mori warned Uchiha Haruto and Uchiha Murasaki to stay alert by recounting how he lost a finger during an earlier escort ambush.
• Uchiha Mori spotted an ambush, but the attackers’ kunai wounded caravan guards before masked fighters charged from the forests.
• Two jonin-level attackers overwhelmed Uchiha Mori, while the other Uchiha team and the caravan guards were attacked and killed.
• The attackers searched the battlefield, killed both Uchiha teams, and took their Sharingan.
• The masked men kidnapped Taihe Hiroshi and ordered his family to bring three hundred million in ransom to Shōda Town within five days before leaving with him and the caravan’s goods.

Uchiha Fugaku pushed Shikotsumyaku to its limit by melting more than fifty Kaguya Clan corpses, gaining bloodline strength he believed could reach Super Kage-level combat power. Meanwhile, Shimura Danzō began a plan to provoke the Uchiha Clan into sending Fugaku out of Konoha so Root could kill him.

• Uchiha Fugaku stopped melting Kaguya Clan corpses after Shikotsumyaku failed to improve further and concluded that its bloodline had reached its limit.
• Uchiha Fugaku estimated that his Shikotsumyaku rivaled Uchiha Madara's Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and Hashirama Senju's Wood Release, but lacked Super Kage-level ninjutsu to unleash its full power.
• Uchiha Fugaku resolved to develop stronger Shikotsumyaku ninjutsu and noted that melting the corpses had also improved his Nintaijutsu talent.
• A Root ninja reported to Shimura Danzō that Root had captured Taihe Hiroshi and killed the six Uchiha clansmen guarding the merchant caravan.
• Shimura Danzō examined the Sharingan taken from the slain Uchiha clansmen and ordered Root to begin the next stage of its plan to lure Uchiha Fugaku away from Konoha.
• Shimura Danzō told the Root ninja to keep killing Uchiha Clan rescue teams until Uchiha Fugaku came out himself.

Taihe Keiko told Uchiha Fugaku that bandits had killed six Uchiha guards and kidnapped her father, Taihe Hiroshi, demanding a huge ransom. Fugaku promised to send a rescue team, but suspected the attack was a trap by Shimura Danzō to lure him out of Konoha.

• Taihe Keiko arrived at Konoha and told Uchiha Asami that bandits had killed the caravan's six Uchiha guards and kidnapped Taihe Hiroshi.
• Keiko explained to Fugaku and the three elders that the kidnappers demanded three hundred million in ransom at Shōda Town within five days.
• Fugaku promised Keiko that the Uchiha Clan would help rescue her father and avenge its fallen members.
• Keiko reported that more than ten attackers had struck near Mount Aoki, including someone stronger than the escort's jonin.
• Fugaku and the elders discussed whether the attackers were disguised ninja from a small village, and Fugaku suspected they were Shimura Danzō's men trying to lure him out of Konoha.

Uchiha Fugaku suspected that Shimura Danzō had arranged the bandit attack to lure him out of Konoha, but he proceeded with the rescue mission and prepared a hidden group to follow. After the Third Hokage approved his departure, Fugaku led twelve Uchiha ninja out of the village, while Root’s surveillance reported their movements.

• Uchiha Fugaku told the elders he suspected Shimura Danzō’s involvement and ordered one group to accompany him openly while others followed in secret.
• Uchiha Fugaku asked the Third Hokage for permission to investigate the bandits who had killed six Uchiha, and the Third Hokage approved the mission while privately welcoming Danzō’s scheme.
• Uchiha Fugaku assembled twelve elite Uchiha ninja and promised to care for their families if they died or were injured.
• Uchiha Fugaku and the twelve ninja left Konoha, and Root agents sent word of their departure as most of Root’s elite forces and Shimura Danzō were already gone.

Uchiha Fugaku’s group discovered that the attackers who killed six Uchiha had kidnapped Taihe Hiroshi and were hiding in Shōda Town. After locating their hideout and identifying their lookouts, Fugaku prepared a coordinated strike.

• Uchiha Fugaku examined the six dead Uchiha and learned their eyes had been deliberately gouged out, then vowed to avenge them.
• Uchiha Fugaku ordered his twelve companions to search Shōda Town in disguised groups while he investigated alone.
• Uchiha Fugaku used the Mayfly Technique to enter a house, where he found seven ninja guarding the bound Taihe Hiroshi.
• Uchiha Fugaku regrouped with the twelve Uchiha, whose searches revealed six additional lookouts around town.
• Uchiha Fugaku assigned Uchiha Ara and Uchiha Onko to eliminate the lookouts and led the remaining six toward the hideout for a simultaneous attack.

Uchiha Fugaku and his clansmen rescued Taihe Hiroshi from a guarded house, only to discover the enemies had set a trap with Explosive Tags. Fugaku protected everyone with Susanoo and revealed that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan ten years earlier, ordering the witnesses to keep it secret.

• Uchiha Ara, Uchiha Onko, and other Uchiha clansmen killed disguised enemy ninjas at six locations around town.
• Uchiha Fugaku used the Mayfly Technique to reach the bound Taihe Hiroshi and killed the first ninja who spotted him with True Illusion.
• Six Uchiha clansmen burst into the house and killed the remaining ninjas while Fugaku freed Taihe Hiroshi.
• Uchiha Fugaku discovered burning Explosive Tags hidden throughout the house, and the resulting blast destroyed the surrounding buildings.
• Uchiha Fugaku protected himself and the others inside Susanoo, then knocked Taihe Hiroshi unconscious before dispelling it.
• Uchiha Fugaku confirmed to the twelve clansmen that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan ten years earlier and ordered them to keep it secret.