Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Shisui visited the retired Uchiha Kazuna to warn him that the clan was nearing a break with Konohagakure and ask him to intervene. Their discussion was interrupted by Uchiha Itachi, whose distrust of the Hokage’s faction matched Kazuna’s hopes of steering both Itachi and Shisui away from disaster.

• Uchiha Shisui visited Uchiha Kazuna beneath a cherry tree and defended him against the claim that he had abandoned his companions during the war.
• Uchiha Shisui warned Uchiha Kazuna that the clan’s resentment toward the village was growing and that even the Clan Leader was leaning toward the Hawk Faction.
• Uchiha Kazuna dismissed Shisui’s plea to support the Hokage and joked about enjoying his retirement instead.
• Uchiha Shisui insisted that the Uchiha should obey the Hokage, but Uchiha Itachi appeared and challenged his loyalty to the clan.
• Uchiha Kazuna silently approved of Uchiha Itachi’s stance and resolved to keep guiding him and Shisui.

Kazuna challenged Shisui’s faith in the Third Hokage by arguing that the village had steadily isolated and weakened the Uchiha. He promised to act for a peaceful solution, then revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan alongside Itachi’s, leaving Shisui stunned by the clan’s three Mangekyō wielders.

• Kazuna asked Shisui for evidence that the Third Hokage had helped the Uchiha, then accused Hiruzen and Danzō of working together to pressure the clan.
• Kazuna argued that the village had blamed and isolated the Uchiha after the Nine-Tails attack, while Shisui struggled to defend the Hokage.
• Kazuna promised to come out of retirement and change the situation, telling Shisui he could refuse any action he believed would harm the village.
• Itachi revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan to Shisui and said he knew about Shisui’s eyes.
• Shisui pressed Kazuna to reveal his eyes, and Kazuna showed him a third pair of Mangekyō Sharingan.

Kazuna revealed that his World Tree had granted him his Mangekyō Sharingan and was close to producing a third Fruit, then began preparing to act as tensions between the Uchiha and the village rose. He recruited his grandfather Setsuna Uchiha as a starting point for his plan, and Setsuna asked what Kazuna intended to do.

• Shisui questioned Itachi about awakening his Mangekyō, and Kazuna claimed Itachi had gained it because of him.
• Kazuna inspected the World Tree’s Fire Release and Dojutsu Fruits, reflected on how he had cultivated them, and decided it was time to act before Shisui died or Danzo obtained Kotoamatsukami.
• Kazuna visited Setsuna Uchiha and demonstrated his growing strength by restoring a teacup and filling it with tea before Setsuna noticed what had happened.
• Kazuna warned Setsuna that the Uchiha might be wiped out and argued that the clan’s leaders were being influenced by Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.
• Setsuna asked Kazuna what he wanted to do.

Setsuna Uchiha and Fugaku Uchiha realized that Uchiha Kazuna had gathered support across the clan’s factions as the Clan Council assembled. The meeting ended with Yashiro Uchiha stepping forward to explain Kazuna’s purpose, surprising the clan leaders.

• Setsuna Uchiha learned that Tekka Uchiha and Inabi Uchiha had requested a Clan Council and suspected Kazuna was behind it.
• Fugaku Uchiha learned that the council request had passed with Sougi Uchiha’s support and decided to attend.
• Fugaku Uchiha, Setsuna Uchiha, and Sougi Uchiha arrived at Naka Shrine, where Kazuna sat with Tekka and Inabi as twenty-five Uchiha gathered.
• Fugaku Uchiha asked Kazuna why he had convened the council, but Kazuna continued drinking his tea without answering.
• Yashiro Uchiha stepped forward to explain, shocking Fugaku Uchiha and the other attendees with his apparent allegiance to Kazuna.

Yashiro proposed expanding the Uchiha Military Police Force and creating a Deputy Head position that would also serve as Vice Clan Leader, prompting Kazuna to openly seek the role. The vote surprised Fugaku and the elders, as a majority of the other Uchiha Jonin present supported Kazuna.

• Yashiro said the Military Police Force was understaffed and mismanaged, and proposed doubling its squads from four to eight.
• Fugaku challenged Kazuna, but Kazuna denied making the proposal and redirected attention to Yashiro.
• Fugaku said he would report the matter to the Hokage, while Setsuna supported Yashiro's proposal and Kazuna pushed back against Fugaku's pressure.
• Yashiro added that the force needed a Deputy Head who would also serve as Vice Clan Leader and assist Fugaku.
• Kazuna proposed a hand-raising vote on whether he was qualified to become Vice Clan Leader, and eleven of the twenty-five Uchiha present raised their hands in support.
• Setsuna and Sougi were stunned by Kazuna's support, while Sougi chose not to raise his hand to spare Fugaku's dignity.

Kazuna gained the support of most of the Uchiha Jonin, including Itachi and Shisui, and challenged Fugaku to prove his claim through strength. Their duel began with Kazuna’s blood-red flames overwhelming Fugaku and ended with Kazuna unleashing Great Fire Annihilation.

• Fugaku confronted the Uchiha Jonin who had sided with Kazuna, while Itachi and Shisui kept their hands raised in support of Kazuna.
• Kazuna assured Fugaku he would not start a war and argued that expanding the clan’s squads would not increase its actual numbers.
• Kazuna challenged Fugaku to a duel, and Fugaku accepted before the assembled Uchiha.
• Kazuna’s Great Fireball overpowered Fugaku’s, and his Phoenix Sage Fire struck Fugaku’s Shadow Clone.
• Fugaku appeared behind Kazuna to attack, but Kazuna appeared behind him and engulfed him in Great Fire Annihilation.

Kazuna challenged Fugaku over his leadership and rallied the Uchiha to reclaim their pride and fight for their interests within Konoha. Fugaku acknowledged that Kazuna’s words moved him but insisted that he had to protect the whole clan, and the two prepared to settle their conflict in battle.

• Kazuna overwhelmed Fugaku with attacks, then accused him of endangering the Uchiha through his leadership.
• Kazuna condemned the clan’s forced relocation and declared that Uchiha pride could not be limited by changing times.
• Kazuna argued that the Uchiha should struggle for fair treatment within Konoha rather than accept compromise, and the clansmen responded by raising their fists.
• Fugaku admitted that Kazuna’s words moved him but warned that his path could bring the clan into conflict with the village.
• Kazuna proposed that the two fight, with the victor carrying the clan’s hopes and glory, and Fugaku accepted.

Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan while challenging Kazuna’s view of the clan and village, but Kazuna revealed that he had awakened a Mangekyō as well. He then criticized the treatment he had received from Konohagakure and the Hokage, leaving the Uchiha clan members unsettled.

• Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and told Kazuna that his eyes let him see farther.
• Kazuna copied Fugaku’s pose and revealed his own Mangekyō, startling the clan members.
• Fugaku asked when Kazuna had awakened his Mangekyō, and Kazuna said it had happened after his last mission.
• Kazuna recounted how he had gone to war as a child and claimed the Hokage had supported him despite his erased achievements.
• Kazuna praised the Hokage’s promise to recognize his contributions, then made an ambiguous remark about the Hokage’s smiling grandson.

Kazuna became the Uchiha's Vice Clan Leader and Deputy Head of the Konoha Military Police Force, while opposing an armed coup. He began tightening the clan's security and made clear that knowledge of the new defenses would be restricted.

• Fugaku asked Kazuna whether he supported an armed coup, and Kazuna firmly opposed one unless the clan had no other choice.
• Kazuna warned the Uchiha that Konoha was prepared for a coup and urged them to pursue another path.
• Fugaku approved Kazuna as Vice Clan Leader and Deputy Head of the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Kazuna began a lengthy acceptance speech, but the elders cut him short and asked what he planned to do.
• Kazuna ordered changes to the Uchiha's sentries, patrols, and Barrier, saying he had deliberately exposed the old security arrangements to prove they could be compromised.
• Kazuna restricted knowledge of the new Barrier and patrol routes to a few people, then challenged an elder who objected to his distrust.

Uchiha Kazuna announced four edicts to strengthen and reform the Uchiha, using his Mangekyo to compel the clan to accept his leadership. He assigned Uchiha Shisui to care for vulnerable clan members with 500 million taels, leaving the Uchiha stunned by his preparations.

• Kazuna intimidated Peace Faction Elder Uchiha Shiken into accepting a Squad Captain position in the expanding Uchiha Security Force.
• Kazuna ordered changes to the clan's barrier, sentries, and patrols, and told the Security Force to stop pursuing minor offenses.
• Kazuna presented scrolls of advanced ninjutsu as his third edict, and Fugaku discovered they contained techniques Kazuna had extracted from captured ninja.
• Kazuna assigned the Uchiha to help elderly people, children, women, and widows in the clan, putting Uchiha Shisui in charge of 500 million taels.
• Setsuna Uchiha questioned where Kazuna had obtained the money, and Kazuna said his years of preparation were complete.

Kazuna’s Four Edicts won unanimous approval at the Uchiha council, giving him command of major clan reforms and responsibility for the clan’s funds. As news of the Uchiha’s strength spread, the Third Hokage and Danzo clashed over whether to move against the clan, leaving Danzo’s intentions threateningly unresolved.

• The Uchiha council approved Kazuna’s Four Edicts, and Shisui reluctantly accepted responsibility for the 500 million ryo allocation.
• Kazuna’s Mangekyō Sharingan, new leadership role, and plans to reorganize the Security Force excited the Uchiha and drew calls for him to become Clan Leader.
• The Third Hokage received news of the Uchiha’s frequent councils and wondered whether the clan was preparing to act.
• Danzo urged the Third Hokage to strike against the Uchiha, but the Hokage refused to act without evidence and warned Danzo not to act recklessly.

Kazuna explained that the Uchiha sealed off their clan grounds to make Konoha fear a possible rebellion and then feel relieved, discouraging the village from starting a war. He revealed that Itachi was a double agent and suggested using him to pass selected information to the Hokage faction.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi considered the risks of moving against the Uchiha while Konoha faced tension with other villages.
• The Uchiha sealed off their clan grounds, alarming Konoha’s shinobi clans and prompting Anbu and Root to increase surveillance.
• Fugaku questioned Kazuna’s decision to cut off contact with the village, and Kazuna explained that the resulting false alarm would make Konoha less willing to fight the Uchiha.
• Kazuna said Itachi had reported to Hiruzen to restrain Danzo and revealed to Setsuna and Sougi that Itachi was a double agent.
• Kazuna argued that Itachi’s position could let the Uchiha share information they wanted the Hokage faction to hear, including news of two pairs of Mangekyo.

After Itachi reported that Fugaku and Kazuna both possessed Mangekyō Sharingan, Hiruzen summoned the village elders and Danzo to discuss the threat. Danzo ordered Root to provoke a war with the Uchiha and kill Kazuna, while Kazuna waited eagerly for Root to attack him.

• Itachi told Hiruzen that Fugaku and Kazuna had both revealed Mangekyō Sharingan, prompting Hiruzen to summon Koharu, Homura, and Danzo.
• Koharu and Homura urged Hiruzen to act against the Uchiha, but Hiruzen asked them to wait until Danzo arrived.
• Danzo ordered Root to activate its agents in the clans, spark conflict between the Uchiha and the village, and destroy the Uchiha.
• After learning that Hiruzen urgently wanted him, Danzo sent Root to bring him Kazuna's head before leaving for the Hokage's office.
• Kazuna wandered to a secluded part of the village and taunted Danzo for not sending Root to attack him yet.

Kazuna killed the Root ninjas Danzo had sent to seize him, then confronted the village leaders and accused them of scheming against him. The Uchiha arrived and addressed him as their Vice Clan Leader, leaving the surrounding ninja stunned by his new standing.

• Kazuna ambushed and killed the Root ninjas who came for him, then used Great Fire Annihilation to draw the village’s attention.
• Shikaku Nara arrived and questioned Kazuna, who said he had only killed a few people.
• Danzo accused Kazuna of betraying the village, and Kazuna sarcastically admitted it before the Third Hokage ordered Danzo to stand down.
• Kazuna told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Root members had attacked him first and hinted that he suspected a conspiracy.
• Yashiro Uchiha arrived with Uchiha jonin and respectfully addressed Kazuna as Vice Clan Leader, surprising Shikaku Nara.

Kazuna confronted Konoha’s leaders after surviving an assassination attempt, revealing his new authority in the Uchiha Clan and challenging the village’s treatment of him and Hatake Sakumo. The chapter ended with Fugaku appointing Kazuna Head of the Konoha Military Police Force.

• Kazuna told Shikaku Nara that the Uchiha Clan had made him Vice Clan Leader and Deputy Head of the Security Force, then claimed unknown attackers had tried to kill him.
• Danzo accused Kazuna of betraying the village, but Kazuna mocked him and used his Mangekyo to intimidate Utatane Koharu.
• Kazuna demanded renewed scrutiny of his old mission and invoked Hatake Sakumo’s case to expose the village’s contradictory judgment of shinobi who protected their comrades.
• The Third Hokage ordered the Anbu to take the attackers’ corpses for investigation and warned Kazuna to remain quiet, while Kazuna revealed that the Uchiha Clan had changed its barriers, sentries, and patrols.
• Yashiro Uchiha announced Fugaku’s order appointing Kazuna Head of the Konoha Military Police Force.

Kazuna became commander of the Konoha Military Police Force with Fugaku's support, despite the Hokage elders' objections. Afterward, Danzo pushed the Third Hokage to take action against Kazuna, and Hatake Sakumo's name left the Third Hokage visibly alarmed.

• Fugaku backed Kazuna as commander, and Yashiro argued that the Uchiha would follow the established policy or hand over the Security Force.
• The Third Hokage accepted the Uchiha decision, and clan representatives congratulated Kazuna on joining Konohagakure's high command.
• Danzo urged the Third Hokage to remove the Uchiha, but the Third Hokage cited the danger of civil war and the Uchiha's two Mangekyo.
• The Third Hokage questioned Uchiha Itachi, who said Kazuna was stronger than Fugaku and that he had no chance of defeating Kazuna head-on.
• The Third Hokage ordered Itachi to monitor Kazuna and the Uchiha, while Danzo questioned Itachi's loyalty and raised Hatake Sakumo's name.
• The Third Hokage's pupils contracted when Danzo reminded him that Kazuna's words had involved Hatake Sakumo.

After the Uchiha Clan learned that Konoha’s leaders intended to destroy them, Kazuna moved forward with a plan to protect the clan and asked Fugaku to take on a task. Meanwhile, Kato Fuko spotted Kazuna disguised at a Hyuga Clan tea house and feared the encounter was no coincidence.

• Konoha’s ninja clans grew wary after learning that the Uchiha Clan possessed two Mangekyō Sharingan and had replaced its Barrier.
• Itachi told Fugaku, Setsuna, Sougi Uchiha, and Shisui that Danzo and the others had sought his help in wiping out the Uchiha Clan.
• Sougi Uchiha raged over the village’s betrayal, while Kazuna said the clan’s strength and presence stood in the leaders’ way.
• Kazuna told the others to follow his plan and asked Fugaku to do something, but the chapter did not reveal what it was.
• Kato Fuko recognized Kazuna’s Chakra beneath his Transformation Jutsu disguise as he entered a Hyuga Clan tea house, and Kato suspected the meeting place was significant.

Uchiha Kazuna and Fugaku Uchiha staged a meeting at a Hyuga Clan teahouse to make Kato Fuko believe that the Uchiha and Hyuga were secretly cooperating. After Kato Fuko left to report what he had seen, Kazuna waited to see how Hokage-sama would respond while Fugaku prepared to carry out his orders.

• Kato Fuko noticed Uchiha Kazuna at the Hyuga teahouse and decided to report his discovery to Hokage-sama.
• Fugaku Uchiha entered the teahouse disguised, and Kazuna used his right-eye Dojutsu to make Kato Fuko mistake them for Uchiha Kazuna and Hyuga Hiashi.
• Fugaku warned that Hiruzen Sarutobi might strike against the clans, while Kazuna argued that the Hokage would have to choose whether to target the Hyuga or the Uchiha.
• Kazuna explained that he chose Fugaku rather than Shisui because Fugaku was more experienced at maintaining the deception.
• Kazuna said the bait had been cast and told Fugaku to complete his orders while they waited for Hokage-sama to respond.

Fugaku accepted that Kazuna had gained control of much of the Uchiha clan, while doubting that Kazuna had revealed the full extent of his Dojutsu. In Konoha, a report that Kazuna and Hyuga Hiashi had met secretly led Danzo to interrogate the witness by force as Hiruzen hesitated.

• Fugaku left Kazuna after realizing the Uchiha were no longer under his sole control and worrying about Kazuna's recklessness.
• Kato Fuko told Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had seen Uchiha Kazuna meet secretly with Hyuga Hiashi.
• Hiruzen summoned Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Danzo to discuss the possible alliance between the Uchiha and Hyuga.
• Danzo argued that Hiashi might cooperate with the Uchiha because of his resentment over Hizashi Hyuga's death.
• Danzo ordered Root Anbu to subdue Kato Fuko and probe his memories, while Hiruzen did not stop them.

Danzo confirmed through Kato Fuko that the Hyuga and Uchiha might be joining forces, then the Konoha leaders discussed targeting Hyuga Hiashi and Uchiha Kazuna through Itachi. A report about the Uchiha Military Police smiling during patrols left the Hokage's office baffled as the village descended into chaos.

• Danzo used a Yamanaka ninja to interrogate Kato Fuko, confirming the Hyuga-Uchiha connection and learning that Fuko had become a sensory Jonin before his mind was destroyed.
• The Third Hokage condemned Danzo for sacrificing Fuko, but Danzo defended the decision and proposed dealing with Hyuga Hiashi and Uchiha Kazuna.
• Mitokado Homura suggested involving Uchiha Itachi, and Danzo agreed to test Itachi's loyalty.
• A Jonin reported that Uchiha officers were smiling at everyone during patrols, frightening villagers and disrupting the village.
• The Third Hokage stopped the Jonin's explanation and rubbed his brow as the Konoha F4 struggled to understand the chaos.