Recaps

Uchiha Kazuna returned to clan politics, became Vice Clan Leader and Head of the Military Police Force, and reorganized the Uchiha while maneuvering against Hiruzen and Danzo. By the end, Danzo was preparing to target him, and Kazuna was shaping the clan’s public conduct and looking for members skilled at speaking with villagers.

• Kazuna revealed his Mangekyō to Shisui, warned Setsuna that the Uchiha faced destruction, and helped convene a Clan Council where Yashiro proposed expanding the Military Police Force.
• Kazuna defeated Fugaku in a duel, won approval as Vice Clan Leader, and opposed an armed coup while issuing new rules for security, patrols, ninjutsu training, and support for clan members in need.
• The Uchiha sealed off their grounds as Kazuna used Itachi’s position as a double agent to feed information to Hiruzen, while Danzo ordered Root to provoke conflict and destroy the clan.
• Kazuna killed the Root ninjas sent to attack him, confronted Hiruzen and Danzo, and was appointed Head of the Konoha Military Police Force with Fugaku’s backing.
• Kazuna and Fugaku staged a secret meeting with a disguise and Dojutsu, leading Kato Fuko to report a possible Uchiha-Hyuga alliance and Danzo to have Fuko interrogated.
• Kazuna ordered the Uchiha officers to smile during patrols, while Itachi warned him that Danzo planned to lure him into a trap and kill him.
• Kazuna told Shisui and Itachi about Danzo’s experiments and the threat of Izanagi, then had Itachi tell Danzo he would visit the Forest of Death without revealing the planned trap.
• Kazuna learned the Uchiha were studying ninjutsu while helping widows and orphans, saw them ignore minor public disputes, and asked Hyōmaru to find clan members skilled with words.

Kazuna survived Danzo’s assassination attempt and used the clash to deepen the village’s divisions, while Shikaku built a clan alliance that forced Hiruzen to remove Danzo from Root. After leaving Konoha, Kazuna negotiated with Obito, gained a new Sage Art fruit, and captured the Jashin Cultists as a source of life energy.

• Danzo sent Root to kill Kazuna in the Death Forest, but Kazuna defeated the attackers with his techniques and Susanoo as Hiruzen and the clans arrived.
• Fugaku defied Danzo’s order to keep the Uchiha on their grounds, led the clan to support Kazuna, and accused Danzo of targeting them.
• Kazuna claimed unknown ninja had ambushed him and demanded an investigation of the Barrier Team, while Shikaku concluded that Danzo’s use of clan members could reshape village politics.
• Kazuna urged the Uchiha to avoid civil war as Obito appeared at the clan meeting, then Itachi reported that Obito’s genjutsu had disabled Konoha’s defenses.
• Shikaku brought the Ino-Shika-Cho, Aburame, and Inuzuka clans together to reject Danzo’s recruitment demands and back Torifu as Acting Hokage.
• Hiruzen confronted Danzo over his excessive Root list and removed him from his duties, while Kazuna ordered the Uchiha to stick to their plan and prepared to leave Konoha.
• Obito attacked Kazuna outside the village, then proposed cooperation and gave him a Root list before Kazuna captured a hidden White Zetsu and used it to grow a Sage Art fruit.
• Kazuna reached the Jashin Cult after its members had slaughtered civilians, defeated and absorbed some Cultists to advance the fruit, then sealed the survivors for transport.

Kazuna gathered allies and strengthened the Uchiha while maneuvering against Hiruzen and Danzo’s faction. After Danzo attacked Shisui and Kazuna retaliated, Hiruzen and Kazuna faced off as open conflict threatened.

• Kazuna defeated Kakuzu, took several of his hearts, and used his Mangekyo to bring Kakuzu and Hidan under his influence.
• Kazuna brought Uzuki Uzumaki and Karin Uzumaki from Kusagakure to Konohagakure, then refused Hiruzen’s demand to hand them over and accused him of mistreating Naruto.
• Kazuna warned the Uchiha against striking first, funded the clan’s preparations, and used the Military Police Force’s selective response to earn villagers’ gratitude.
• Shikaku Nara and Torifu Akimichi aligned with Kazuna’s plans as Danzo’s moves against their clans and the Uchiha deepened divisions in Konohagakure.
• Danzo ambushed Shisui and took his Kotoamatsukami eye, but Fugaku and the Uchiha Military Police recovered it and defeated Danzo’s forces.
• As Shikaku began investigating the clash, Kazuna intercepted Danzo’s fleeing Root operatives, killed Ryoma Aburame, and took Uzuki Yugao captive.
• Kazuna returned Shisui’s stolen eye and insisted he keep his Mangekyo, then demanded compensation from Hiruzen for Danzo’s attack.
• Hiruzen surrounded Kazuna with Anbu and raised the prospect of mobilizing his allies, while Kazuna declared that the Uchiha would fight openly with their three Mangekyo.

Kazuna drove Hiruzen from power by turning the village against him, then helped Torifu Akimichi become Acting Hokage while strengthening the Uchiha’s position. After an ambush and a diplomatic dispute with Sunagakure, Kazuna proposed that the two villages join forces against Kumogakure.

• Kazuna steered rumors about the Uchiha and the deaths of prominent shinobi toward Hiruzen, who resigned and proposed a Fifth Hokage election.
• Kazuna challenged the Hokage candidates and forced a compromise in which Torifu Akimichi became Acting Hokage and Tsunade was nominated to succeed Hiruzen.
• Kazuna confronted Kakashi over Sakumo’s death, took Kakashi’s original Kamui Sharingan, and captured Hayate to learn his swordsmanship.
• Kumogakure shinobi and Orochimaru ambushed the Uchiha at a Konoha outpost, and Kazuna fought Orochimaru while twelve Uchiha Jonin were reported dead.
• Kazuna confronted Hiruzen over the Uchiha losses and Orochimaru’s escape, while Torifu awarded Kazuna the Lightning God Sword and approved five Uchiha promotions.
• Torifu struggled to take control of village institutions as Kazuna secured supplies and money for the Uchiha, and Kazuna entered Naruto’s mind and provoked the Nine-Tails.
• Kazuna sparred with Pakura, and their misleading appearance together sparked rumors that he had a relationship with her.
• Kazuna revealed that he had used Pakura to pressure Rasa and urged Konoha and Sunagakure to send troops against Kumogakure.