Ch. 243The Night of the Clan's Annihilation (Part 2)

Uchiha Fugaku prevented Tekka and the other Uchiha from detaining Itachi, deepening the clan’s distrust as the coup approached. Meanwhile, Hyuga Mirai prepared Sasori for a mission, and Pakura’s Federation declared war on Konoha after Root killed Yasunori Sakai.

  • Uchiha Itachi returned home and said he had gone to the Military Police Force to learn about Shisui.
  • Uchiha Tekka pressed Itachi to help capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but Fugaku stopped the clan members from detaining him by revealing his Mangekyō Sharingan.
  • Uchiha Tekka left Fugaku’s home with the others, while Fugaku worried that the coup had little chance of success and Itachi went upstairs to rest.
  • Hyuga Mirai prepared an untested anti-gravity airship for Sasori of the Red Sand, who set off toward the Land of Fire to pick someone up.
  • Pakura returned to Sunagakure and secured the Federation’s agreement to declare war on Konoha over Root’s murder of Yasunori Sakai.

Ch. 244The Night of the Clan’s Annihilation (III)

As Konoha prepared to isolate the Uchiha Compound, Uchiha Tekka took command of the Military Police Force and organized the clan’s evacuation and defense. Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Obito discussed their targets, while Uchiha Yashiro’s first group of clansmen met Sasori at the agreed rendezvous, leaving their journey to the Saudi Federation unresolved.

  • Uchiha Tekka took command while Uchiha Fugaku was absent, ordered Suion Uchiha to draw Konoha’s attention, and summoned additional Uchiha fighters as Anbu and Root tightened their surveillance.
  • Uchiha Fugaku arrived alone, heard the situation, and told Uchiha Tekka that he seemed more suited to be clan head.
  • Uchiha Itachi warned Uchiha Obito that Uchiha Fugaku had a Mangekyō Sharingan, and Uchiha Obito left to target the ordinary clansmen before they could be evacuated.
  • Uchiha Yashiro brought the first group of ordinary clansmen to the forest rendezvous, where Sasori showed him the agreement bearing the Kazekage’s signature.
  • Uchiha Yashiro accepted Sasori’s credentials but asked how the group would travel to the Saudi Federation.

Ch. 245The Night of the Clan’s Annihilation (Part 4)

Sasori helped Uchiha Yashiro prepare an airship to evacuate Uchiha civilians while the clan's forces faced threats in Konoha. Uchiha Obito attacked the Military Police Force as Uchiha Itachi began killing ordinary clan members, and the chapter ended with Itachi moving on to his next victims.

  • Sasori summoned an anti-gravity airship and guarded the evacuation site while Uchiha Yashiro returned to gather another group of clansmen.
  • Uchiha Tekka and Uchiha Fugaku sent Uchiha Mutsuki and three squads to eliminate a Root team near the evacuation route.
  • Uchiha Obito appeared at the Military Police Force, killed its guards, and claimed Uchiha Itachi had asked him to attack while Itachi targeted ordinary clansmen.
  • A Military Police Force captain charged Uchiha Obito, but Obito's attack passed through him before Obito killed him with his chain.
  • Uchiha Itachi killed an elderly couple who ran a wagashi shop and headed toward the households of Uchiha Rinjin and Uchiha Haruna.

Ch. 246Night of Extermination (5)

Uchiha Itachi continued slaughtering the Uchiha Clan until Uchiha Yashiro and his Military Police Force squad confronted him, but Itachi killed Yashiro with Tsukuyomi. Hyuga Mirai arrived in Konoha and entered despite the barriers, while the village leaders focused on the growing crisis at the Uchiha Compound.

  • Uchiha Itachi killed members of the Uchiha Clan and found packed belongings that suggested some clan members planned to defect.
  • Uchiha Yashiro and his squad surrounded Itachi, accused him of murdering their clansmen, and attacked him.
  • Uchiha Itachi used genjutsu and ninjutsu to kill several Military Police Force members, then struck Uchiha Yashiro with Tsukuyomi and killed him.
  • Hyuga Mirai arrived in Konoha, but Danzo's Root barrier prevented him from seeing inside the Uchiha Compound.
  • The Barrier Team reported Hyuga Mirai's entry, but Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura could spare no one to investigate as they prepared to suppress the Uchiha Clan.

Ch. 247Night of the Clan Massacre (6)

Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Tekka drove off the masked Uchiha Obito, then split the surviving Military Police Force members into teams to assess the massacre. As Uchiha Itachi continued killing clan members, Hyuga Mirai rescued a boy from him, and Itachi confronted Mirai on Uchiha territory.

  • Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Tekka used their Mangekyō abilities to injure Uchiha Obito, but Obito escaped through the flames with Space-Time Ninjutsu.
  • Uchiha Fugaku warned Uchiha Tekka about overusing his Mangekyō and vowed to kill Uchiha Itachi if the massacre was true.
  • Uchiha Tekka and the surviving Military Police Force members took Soldier Pills, divided into teams, and set out to regroup the clan.
  • Uchiha Itachi killed a woman in her home, but Hyuga Mirai appeared and protected her son from Itachi's attack.
  • Uchiha Itachi escaped Mirai's defense with a Crow Clone and accused him of trespassing on Uchiha clan territory.

Ch. 248Clan Extermination Failed, Root Deployed

Hyuga Mirai interrupted Uchiha Itachi’s attack on the Uchiha Clan, overwhelming him and clashing with the masked Uchiha Obito. Itachi called Root and Anbu into the conflict, while Danzo prepared to use the Nine-Tails against the Uchiha and bring Kushina in if she interfered.

  • Hyuga Mirai rescued an unconscious Uchiha boy, then struck Uchiha Itachi with an Air Palm that blasted him through a house.
  • Itachi survived and attacked Mirai with Amaterasu, but Mirai dodged and closed in before Uchiha Obito used space-time ninjutsu to rescue Itachi.
  • Mirai attacked Obito and Itachi, but Obito’s intangibility thwarted him, and Obito admitted the Uchiha operation had gone wrong.
  • Itachi declared the Uchiha problem had to be settled that night and fired a signal flare to summon Root and Anbu.
  • Uchiha Fugaku ordered the remaining Military Police Force members back to the compound as Root and Anbu withdrew to a distant position.
  • Danzo ordered Aburame Ryoma to bring the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to him and said they would use the Tailed Beast against the enemy, bringing Kushina in if she interfered.

Ch. 249Kushina's Fury

Kushina discovered that Root had abducted Naruto during a school exercise and fought their forces to get him back. At the same time, Danzo’s forces attacked the Uchiha Compound under orders accusing the clan of rebellion, and Uchiha Fugaku used Susanoo to defend it as the battle continued.

  • Kushina forced her way into the Ninja Academy, defeated the teachers trying to stop her, and found Root members carrying an unconscious Naruto.
  • Kushina entered Cursed Seal Sage Mode, killed three Root members, and faced two more Root teams sent by Danzo to capture her.
  • After a Signal Flare was fired at the Uchiha Compound, Root and Anbu forces surrounded it in greater numbers and received orders to attack the Uchiha Clan.
  • Uchiha Fugaku split the Military Police Force, ordering Uchiha Tekka to evacuate the clansmen while he led four teams to confront the enemy.
  • Uchiha Fugaku summoned Susanoo and fired ten homing arrows, killing ten Anbu and Root members before preparing another volley.

Ch. 250One Wounded, One Escaped

Uchiha Fugaku used Susanoo to kill dozens of Anbu and destroy the barrier around the Uchiha Compound, prompting Danzo to order its siege and move against the clan. Hyuga Mirai defeated Uchiha Itachi and drove off Uchiha Obito, then met Uchiha Tekka as the Uchiha clansmen gathered.

  • Uchiha Fugaku used Susanoo to kill more than thirty Anbu and shatter the barrier, but exhaustion forced him to stop as the survivors fled.
  • Danzo ordered Root to continue pursuing Kushina and went with the rest of his forces toward the Uchiha Compound.
  • Uchiha Itachi formed his third-stage Susanoo while Uchiha Obito attacked Hyuga Mirai with Fire Style, but Mirai evaded their attacks and smashed Itachi's Susanoo apart.
  • Uchiha Obito charged Mirai to rescue Itachi, but Mirai's One Strike Body blasted him away, and Obito escaped using his intangibility.
  • Uchiha Tekka arrived with Military Police Force members, and Hyuga Mirai explained that his Shadow Clone had fought Itachi and a masked Uchiha while Tekka noticed how much Mirai resembled Yasunori-kun.

Ch. 251Nine-Tails Rebellion

Uchiha Tekka captured the wounded Uchiha Itachi and joined Uchiha Fugaku to confront the rampaging Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Uzumaki Naruto. Tekka restored Fugaku with his Mangekyō ability, but Naruto unleashed another devastating Chakra shockwave as Danzo remained hidden.

  • Uchiha Tekka ordered Uchiha Itachi restrained and reserved his execution for before the clan, while assigning Fuu and Aoki to escort him back to the other clansmen.
  • After sensing the Nine-Tails, Uchiha Tekka sent most of the Military Police Force to support Uchiha Fugaku and went with Hyuga Mirai, who healed their injuries along the way.
  • Uchiha Tekka reached Uchiha Fugaku and learned that the clansmen were safe and that Fugaku blamed Danzo for unleashing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
  • Uchiha Tekka used Tsukuyomi's Protection to restore Uchiha Fugaku, then asked whether Fugaku had seen Danzo.
  • Uzumaki Naruto roared and released a Chakra shockwave that ripped nearby houses from the ground.

Ch. 252Kushina's Rebellion Intent

Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Tekka fought Naruto as the Nine-Tails chakra overwhelmed him, while Kushina tried to reach her son. Hyuga Mirai healed Kushina, suppressed Naruto’s tailed-beast transformation, and prepared to take Kushina and Naruto away after Kushina agreed to join the Saudi Federation.

  • Uchiha Tekka imprisoned Naruto with Amaterasu's Imprisonment, and Fugaku struck him with a Susanoo arrow as Kushina broke through the Anbu blockade to reach him.
  • Naruto caught the arrow and grew a fourth chakra tail, while Fugaku and Tekka used earth and fire techniques to restrain him and Kushina was injured by the ensuing shockwave.
  • Hyuga Mirai found Kushina, healed her, and accepted her request to take her and Naruto away from Konoha.
  • Hyuga Mirai used Truth-Seeking Orbs to repel Fugaku and Naruto, suppress the Nine-Tails chakra within Naruto, and end his semi-tailed beast state.
  • Mirai told Fugaku that Kushina had decided to join the Saudi Federation, and Fugaku dismissed his Susanoo after Naruto’s transformation ended.

Ch. 253Interrogation

Danzo ordered Root and Anbu to continue the Uchiha massacre after learning Hyuga Mirai had stopped Naruto and disrupted the operation. Mirai brought the survivors to the Uchiha gathering place, where Fugaku confronted the battered Itachi and the clan condemned him for killing their people.

  • Danzo learned that Hyuga Mirai had intervened, then ordered Root to slaughter the Uchiha and Anbu to search for relocated clansmen.
  • Hyuga Mirai restored Naruto’s seal, treated him, and told Kushina to focus on her own injuries as Uchiha Tekka urged the group to leave.
  • Mirai detected hundreds of ninja gathering and led Fugaku and the others toward the Uchiha clansmen who had not yet been relocated.
  • Fugaku returned to find Mikoto restrained and Itachi badly injured, while Tekka accused Itachi of killing more than a hundred clan members and Yasunori Sakai.
  • Itachi claimed he had betrayed the clan to preserve peace, and Mirai’s Shadow Clone pointed out that Itachi had killed 132 ordinary Uchiha who could not have started a war.

Ch. 254Konoha's Forces Arrive

Hyuga Mirai stopped Uchiha Obito from rescuing Uchiha Itachi, while the Uchiha clansmen learned Obito had caused the Nine-Tails' Rampage and Uchiha Fugaku surrendered his position as clan head. As Konoha's forces surrounded them, Hyuga Mirai warned that the Uchiha had little time to escape.

  • White Zetsu tried to help Uchiha Obito abduct Uchiha Itachi, but Hyuga Mirai thwarted them and returned Itachi to Uchiha Tekka.
  • Hyuga Mirai identified Uchiha Obito as the attacker who had released the Nine-Tails, and Kushina confirmed it to the Uchiha clansmen.
  • Uchiha Tekka challenged Uchiha Fugaku, who accepted responsibility and named Tekka as the next clan head.
  • Hyuga Mirai warned that Konoha's forces had surrounded the area before the Uchiha could relocate everyone.
  • Hyuga Hiashi reported the approaching forces, and Mitokado Homura ordered the clan leaders to keep Hyuga Mirai and the Uchiha rogue ninja from escaping.
  • Several hundred ninja from Konoha's clans arrived and surrounded the Uchiha clansmen.

Ch. 255The Dead Accuse

Hyuga Mirai helped Uchiha Tekka turn the confrontation into a public accusation against Uchiha Itachi and Konoha’s leadership by resurrecting his civilian victims. Kushina backed their account of the Nine-Tails’ Rampage, and Utatane Koharu called on Danzo and the clan heads to stop them as the situation escalated.

  • Uzumaki Kushina accused Danzo’s Root of attacking Naruto and trying to kill her, while Utatane Koharu defended Root’s actions as protection against a suspected Uchiha rebellion.
  • Hyuga Mirai suggested handing Uchiha Itachi over to Konoha for punishment and using Impure World Reincarnation to summon his victims as witnesses; Uchiha Tekka agreed.
  • Hyuga Mirai brought back seven dead civilians, and Uchiha Tekka identified Grandma Tomoko and accused Uchiha Itachi of murdering more than a hundred ordinary people.
  • Uchiha Tekka recounted the Nine-Tails’ Rampage, the Masked Man’s actions, and the Uchiha Clan’s grievances; Uzumaki Kushina testified that his account of the Rampage was true.
  • Utatane Koharu called on Danzo, Hyuga, and Akimichi to stop Hyuga Mirai and Uchiha Tekka.

Ch. 256After It Was Settled, They Left

Hyuga Mirai stopped Konoha’s forces from attacking the Uchiha Clan and forced the village’s leaders to acknowledge Uchiha Itachi’s crimes. After Itachi was executed, the Uchiha prepared to leave Konoha, and Mirai exposed the Caged Bird Seal’s effect on the Byakugan before departing.

  • Hyuga Mirai destroyed the Root attackers and sliced through Hokage Rock with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, frightening the gathered Konoha Ninja into standing down.
  • Uchiha Tekka demanded that Konoha execute Uchiha Itachi and allow the Uchiha Clan to leave, but Utatane Koharu objected and Hyuga Mirai killed her with a golden beam.
  • Uchiha Rinjin and the other Uchiha Edo Tensei Bodies demanded justice for their murdered families, and Mitokado Homura ordered Kakashi to execute Uchiha Itachi.
  • Kakashi killed Uchiha Itachi, and several avenged Uchiha Edo Tensei Bodies returned to the Pure Land.
  • Hyuga Mirai told Uchiha Tekka that Konoha would not stop the clan from leaving, then warned the Hyuga Branch Family that the Caged Bird Seal restricted their Byakugan’s potential.

Ch. 257Settlement

Hyuga Mirai rescued Uzumaki Kushina, Uzumaki Naruto, and the surviving Uchiha from Konoha and brought them toward safety. In Rōran, the Saudi Federation agreed to settle the Uchiha and the two Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, while Hyuga Mirai prepared to reveal more of the Federation’s strength.

  • Uchiha Tekka thanked Sasori for protecting the Uchiha survivors, and Hyuga Mirai’s Shadow Clone brought the unconscious Second Pillar to Uchiha Mikoto.
  • Hyuga Mirai flew Uzumaki Kushina and Uzumaki Naruto to Rōran, where Uzumaki Ayaka and Nohara Rin treated their injuries and repaired Naruto’s seal.
  • Hyuga Mirai told Uzumaki Ayaka that Kushina and Naruto would join the Saudi Federation and that the Federation would reveal more of its power during the war.
  • Elder Yasunori convened the Federation’s leaders, who welcomed the Uchiha survivors and the two Nine-Tails Jinchuriki as valuable additions to their forces.
  • The Federation’s leaders entrusted Elder Yasunori with settling the new arrivals and temporarily overseeing the Military Police Force.

Ch. 258Advice

Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that Danzo’s actions had destabilized Konoha and provoked the Saudi Federation, while the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had escaped. Unable to leave the front line, he planned to restore order by finding Tsunade and transferring the Hokage position to her; meanwhile, Tsunade continued losing at gambling.

  • Sarutobi Hiruzen read that the Uchiha Clan had survived Danzo’s purge, Kushina and Naruto had escaped, and Root had killed the Saudi Federation’s Kazekage's Assistant.
  • Nara Shikaku advised Sarutobi Hiruzen that he could not abandon the front line and would need reinforcements to defend Kikyo Castle.
  • Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to remove Danzo from power and seek Tsunade so she could take over as Hokage and manage the village crisis.
  • Nara Shikaku recommended a defensive strategy against the Saudi Federation and revised plans that placed Iwagakure in the lead.
  • Sarutobi Hiruzen sent Anbu to reclaim the Advisors’ authority, locate Tsunade, and inform Iwagakure that Konoha would provide fewer troops.
  • Tsunade complained to Shizune after losing at the casino, and Shizune told her that her gambling was simply terrible.

Ch. 259Konoha's Internal Affairs

Tsunade stayed away from Konoha, furious over Danzo’s treatment of Kushina, and planned to visit Orochimaru in Otogakure. In Konoha, Sarutobi Shinnosuke moved to strengthen the Anbu while conflict between the Hyūga Main and Branch Families escalated over Hyuga Mirai’s claims about the Byakugan and Caged Bird Seal.

  • Tsunade told Shizune she would visit the hot springs and then go to Otogakure to confront Orochimaru.
  • Sarutobi Shinnosuke gathered the Sarutobi elders and ordered fifty clan Ninja to replenish the weakened Anbu and protect the clan’s influence.
  • Hyūga Branch Family members openly discussed Hyuga Mirai’s claims, while the Main Family insisted the Byakugan had no hidden secret.
  • Hyuga Sōun threatened Hyuga Kenta with the Caged Bird Seal after Kenta questioned him, prompting Branch Family guards to challenge Sōun.
  • Hyuga Kenta defied Sōun and praised Hyuga Kiyomi, but Hyuga Hiashi interrupted the confrontation and demanded order at the clan meeting.

Ch. 260Orochimaru's Interest

Hyuga Hiashi calmed the Branch Family and investigated what the Main Family knew about Hyuga Mirai’s eyes, while Konoha’s leaders removed Mitokado Homura and Danzo from power and began searching for Tsunade as the next Hokage. In Otogakure, Orochimaru became increasingly interested in studying the Tenseigan and considered experimenting on Hyuga Main Family members.

  • Hyuga Hiashi explained that the Main Family knew nothing about Hyuga Mirai’s eyes, banned casual use of the Caged Bird Seal, and temporarily calmed the Branch Family.
  • The First Elder suggested Hyuga Souya might know about the clan’s inherited records, prompting Hyuga Hiashi to seek him out.
  • Sarutobi Shinnosuke announced that Mitokado Homura and Danzo had been stripped of their positions, confined to their homes, and that Root would be absorbed into the Anbu.
  • The gathered clan heads supported searching for Tsunade and agreed to help maintain the village while the Anbu looked for her.
  • Orochimaru studied the Tenseigan’s potential and considered obtaining Hyuga Main Family members for experiments, believing Hyuga Mirai might tolerate it if he left Hyuga Kiyomi alone.

Ch. 261Borrowing Personnel

Orochimaru agreed to lend Tsunade Yakushi Kabuto and Kaguya Kimimaro to help her secure power as Konoha’s Hokage, in exchange for freedom to recruit willing Hyuuga from the Main House. At the Rain Country border, Ōnoki and Sarutobi Hiruzen argued over Konoha’s diverted troops and the terms of their war agreement.

  • Orochimaru considered targeting Hyuuga children for research, then learned Tsunade and Shizune had arrived in Otogakure and hid his Hashirama Cell experiments before greeting them.
  • Tsunade asked Orochimaru for capable assistants for her return as Hokage, and he agreed to provide Kabuto and Kimimaro if she let his people move freely in Konoha and turned a blind eye to willing Hyuuga Main House members leaving.
  • Orochimaru explained that Kabuto would enter Konoha as a spy and Kimimaro would serve at Tsunade’s side, after which Tsunade borrowed money and departed with Kimimaro.
  • At the Rain Country border, Ōnoki confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen over Konoha diverting troops to face the Saudi Federation and threatened to withdraw Iwa-nin from the war.
  • Nara Shikaku offered Iwa-nin a larger share and supplies as compensation, but Ōnoki demanded more and Sarutobi Hiruzen refused, leaving the two sides arguing over the agreement.

Ch. 262The Impact of Yasunori Sakai's Death

After learning of Yasunori Sakai’s death, Konan sought to ensure that the Rain Country reform plan continued with the Saudi Federation’s support. Meanwhile, Ōnoki and Sarutobi Hiruzen prepared for the coming conflict, and Hyuga Kiyomi organized her clan’s forces while warning them against believing Hyuga Mirai’s claims.

  • Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to compensate Iwagakure, and Ōnoki explained to Kitsuchi that the coming attack could draw the Saudi Federation into conflict.
  • Sarutobi Hiruzen and Nara Shikaku arranged Konoha’s defenses, assigning some Hyūga clansmen to Kikyo Castle.
  • Hyuga Kiyomi rejected a request for more clan members, dismissed Hyuga Mirai’s claims about strengthening the Byakugan, and warned the branch family ninja to focus on the war.
  • Konan received news that Yasunori Sakai had died and returned to Amegakure to ask whether the reform plan could continue.
  • An Amegakure Ninja told Konan that Yasunori Sakai had left detailed plans, and she ordered him to ask the Saudi Federation to continue supporting the reforms.
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