Chapter Summaries

After returning to Konoha, Uchiha Gen chose the Flying Thunder God Technique as his reward and arranged for Anna Uzumaki and Karin Uzumaki to settle in the village. Over dinner, Orochimaru explained why he believed Konoha may have deliberately delayed aid when the Land of Whirlpools fell, and Uchiha Gen left the evening focused on gaining strength without betraying his clan.

• Uchiha Gen and Orochimaru returned to Konoha, where Hiruzen Sarutobi rewarded them for their service; Uchiha Gen chose the Flying Thunder God Technique, while Orochimaru selected the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style and another jutsu.
• Uchiha Gen settled Anna Uzumaki and Karin Uzumaki at an inn and promised to arrange a meeting with Kushina the next day.
• Over dinner, Orochimaru explained that Kumogakure attacked the Land of Whirlpools around Konoha Year 37, while Kirigakure also looted the country.
• Orochimaru said Konoha may have intentionally slowed its reinforcements to retain the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Jutsu, and Uchiha Gen agreed that this seemed plausible.
• Uchiha Gen said he wanted to improve his strength, fall in love, and conduct research with Orochimaru, but he would not scheme against his own clan for advancement.

Uchiha Gen welcomed Mikoto Uchiha, who asked him to tell Kushina about two Uzumaki survivors she had brought back to Konoha. Mikoto also offered him a choice of Military Police Force division and introduced potential clan brides, but Uchiha Gen declined both for now and stayed in the Ninth Division.

• After his afternoon nap, Uchiha Gen opened the door to Mikoto Uchiha and invited her inside.
• Mikoto told Uchiha Gen she had brought Anna Uzumaki and Karin Uzumaki back from the Land of Grass and asked him to inform Kushina before she brought them to meet her.
• Mikoto explained that the clan would let Uchiha Gen choose a Military Police Force division, but he chose to remain in the Ninth Division.
• Mikoto showed Uchiha Gen photographs of eligible Uchiha women, but he declined to choose one and said they could discuss it later.
• After chatting with Uchiha Gen, Mikoto took her leave.

Uchiha Gen introduced Anna Uzumaki and Karin to Kushina Uzumaki and Mikoto Uchiha, then revealed that Danzo had ordered him to hand the Uzumaki pair over to Root. Kushina learned that the Hokage had rejected Danzo’s order and, after vowing to protect Anna and Karin, left Naruto with Mikoto to handle something.

• Uchiha Gen brought Mikoto Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha to Kushina Uzumaki’s home, where Kushina warmly welcomed Anna Uzumaki and Karin Uzumaki.
• Kushina and Mikoto introduced Naruto Uzumaki to Anna, Karin, and Uchiha Gen, then sent the children to play together.
• Uchiha Gen told Kushina that Danzo had ordered him to hand Anna and Karin over to Root because Anna’s ability could heal others and restore their Chakra.
• Kushina angrily asked whether the Hokage had agreed, and Uchiha Gen said the Hokage had refused Danzo’s order.
• Kushina thanked Uchiha Gen, promised to protect Anna and Karin, and asked Mikoto to watch Naruto while she went out to handle something.

Kushina arranged for Anna and Karin to rent a house in Konoha and found Anna a path to work at Konoha Hospital, while offering to teach her and Uchiha Gen Sealing Jutsu. After Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Anna’s employment, Kushina headed for Root’s base to confront Danzo.

• Kushina agreed with Uchiha Gen and Mikoto that Anna and Karin should rent a nearby house, and she offered to help Anna find work at Konoha Hospital.
• Kushina invited Anna to learn Sealing Jutsu and offered to teach Uchiha Gen as thanks for his help.
• Inside Kushina’s Sealing Space, the Yin Nine-Tails warned her about Uchiha Gen, angered her with a remark about her appearance, and privately plotted to take revenge on her and Minato.
• Kushina and Uchiha Gen helped Anna and Karin rent and furnish a house, then Kushina invited Gen and others to dinner.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Kushina’s request to arrange work for Anna, and Kushina went to Root’s base in the rear mountains.

Kushina attacked Root’s headquarters and confronted Danzo over his attempt to recruit the last members of Uchiha Gen’s clan. She overwhelmed Root’s defenders and threatened Danzo with a Tailed Beast Ball as Hiruzen rushed toward the scene.

• Kushina struck Root’s underground headquarters with her Chakra tails and incapacitated three Root ninja who tried to stop her.
• Danzo led twelve Root ninja outside and confronted Kushina, insisting that he had acted to strengthen Konoha and would answer only to Hiruzen.
• Kushina accused Danzo of targeting the last members of her clan without the Hokage’s permission and demanded an explanation.
• Kushina revealed her golden Chakra form and formed a Tailed Beast Ball, shocking Danzo and the Root ninja.
• Hiruzen noticed the Tailed Beast Ball and rushed toward the mountain as Kushina challenged Danzo to answer for his actions.

Kushina forced Danzo to apologize and compensate her clan after he secretly defied Hiruzen Sarutobi’s orders, while Hiruzen warned them both to follow the rules. Uchiha Gen later watched Itachi leave the Ninja Academy and called him over.

• Kushina threatened Danzo with a Tailed Beast Ball until he agreed to explain himself and compensate her clansmen.
• Kushina warned Danzo not to target Anna and her daughter, Gen, or her son, and Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived to intervene.
• Kushina told Hiruzen that Danzo had secretly demanded two clan members from Gen, so Hiruzen ordered Danzo to apologize again and provide generous compensation.
• Hiruzen told Kushina to come to him with future grievances, then warned Danzo to watch himself before leaving.
• Uchiha Gen monitored the Root base through Soul Sense, enjoyed a quiet day at home, and went to the Ninja Academy after sunset.
• Uchiha Gen called out to Itachi Uchiha as he left the academy, and Itachi smiled and ran over to him.

Uchiha Gen picked up Itachi and brought him to Kushina’s home for a celebratory dinner after Kushina found her lost Uzumaki clan members. The chapter ended with Gen, Itachi, Kushina, Mikoto, Anna, and the children sharing a warm, lively banquet.

• Gen met Itachi after class, and Itachi said he wanted to graduate early so he could help his father and fight alongside Gen and Shisui.
• Gen gave Itachi a scroll containing his newly created Fire Release technique, Exploding Flame Shot, as an early graduation gift.
• Gen explained that Kakashi’s unusually early graduation had happened during wartime and urged Itachi not to compare himself to Kakashi.
• Gen and Itachi arrived at Kushina’s home, where Itachi greeted Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin while Kushina and Mikoto prepared dinner.
• Kushina, Mikoto, Anna, Gen, Itachi, and the children gathered around the table and began the celebratory banquet.

After returning to the Military Police Force, Uchiha Gen warned his squad to stay alert for whoever had been targeting the Uchiha Clan. He then began strengthening his advanced Homies by sending Zhurong and Qiangliang to live apart from him, leaving Wusheng at his side.

• Uchiha Gen returned to work and received praise from his Ninth Squad for his reputation and battlefield record.
• Uchiha Gen asked Uchiha Chen whether any Three-Tomoe Sharingan had been stolen, then cautioned Chen and Xiu to remain vigilant.
• Uchiha Gen considered training in Sage Mode and improving his advanced Homies as ways to increase his strength.
• Uchiha Gen sent Zhurong to live inside a volcano and Qiangliang to dwell around a mountain in the Land of Lightning.
• Uchiha Gen told Wusheng it would have his affection to itself, and Wusheng said it wanted to play with children.

Uchiha Gen told his teammates that Hiruzen Sarutobi was likely to take the Hokage position again, while Danzo sought Hiruzen’s approval to disqualify Orochimaru. Hiruzen tasked Danzo with finding a charge that would block Orochimaru’s candidacy without driving him to defect.

• At a barbecue, Uchiha Gen told Anko, Kurenai, and Yugao that Hiruzen Sarutobi was the strongest Hokage candidate and warned them that Konoha had a darker side than they imagined.
• Danzo visited Hiruzen Sarutobi and said he intended to compete for the Fifth Hokage position, with Orochimaru as his only rival.
• Danzo proposed using public opinion against Orochimaru, but Hiruzen rejected the idea and reminded him of Danzo’s role in Hatake Sakumo’s downfall.
• Hiruzen told Danzo to find a charge that would disqualify Orochimaru without pushing him to defect, and Danzo promised to handle it.

Danzo exposed Orochimaru’s theft of Impure World Reincarnation to disqualify him from the Hokage election, and Orochimaru agreed to withdraw in exchange for freedom to come and go and continued research support. After the confrontation ended the closeness between master and disciple, Orochimaru arranged to hand his loyal forces to Uchiha Gen and planned to rob Danzo and Root.

• Danzo failed to find evidence linking Orochimaru to the Forbidden Jutsu Depot guard’s murder, but used the stolen Impure World Reincarnation technique to challenge Orochimaru’s Hokage candidacy.
• At a Konoha Council meeting, Danzo accused Orochimaru of stealing the forbidden technique and killing its guard, while Orochimaru denied it and demanded evidence.
• Danzo declared that Orochimaru’s suspected crimes disqualified him from Hokage, and Orochimaru agreed to withdraw in exchange for freedom of movement, continued research funding, and freedom from ordinary duties unless Konoha faced a crisis.
• Orochimaru met Uchiha Gen and explained the council’s decision, then agreed to split the proceeds of a planned raid on Root’s treasury and Danzo’s private vault.
• Orochimaru promised Uchiha Gen maps of Root and Danzo’s residence and said he would entrust his remaining loyal forces to him while pursuing immortality and the truths of the world.

After Orochimaru withdrew from the Hokage election, Uchiha Gen urged the Uchiha leadership to broaden the clan’s influence beyond the Military Police Force, but they remained wary of risking their members’ jobs. The meeting ended without a decision, and Gen turned his thoughts to robbing Danzo’s wealth.

• Orochimaru gave Uchiha Gen maps of Root headquarters and Danzo’s residence and introduced him to fifteen loyal supporters before they went their separate ways.
• News spread that Orochimaru had withdrawn from the Hokage election, disappointing many of his supporters and stirring debate in Konoha.
• At Fugaku’s home, Uchiha Gen and Shisui tried to reassure the clan leadership that the Uchiha still had future chances to produce a Hokage.
• Uchiha Gen proposed opening the Military Police Force to all Konoha Ninja so Uchiha clan members could take positions elsewhere in the village.
• Fugaku and the elders hesitated over the risks to clan members’ jobs, so Uchiha Gen dropped the proposal and later considered how to rob Danzo’s riches.

Uchiha Gen used White Zetsu to infiltrate and empty both Danzo’s estate vault and Root’s vault, then eliminated more White Zetsu and sent Orochimaru his share. The next morning, Danzo discovered Root’s missing funds and launched a fruitless investigation, unaware that further surprises awaited him.

• Uchiha Gen possessed White Zetsu and used him to enter Danzo’s estate vault, marking the boxes so he could teleport in and remove all the money.
• Uchiha Gen exploited a flaw in Root’s barrier, opened Root’s vault with White Zetsu’s body, and transported away its funds.
• Uchiha Gen turned the dead White Zetsu and five others into Soul Reapers, sent Orochimaru his share, and returned home after wiping out more White Zetsu in Konoha.
• Danzo learned that Root’s vault had been robbed and ordered an investigation, but probing the memories of Root’s personnel revealed nothing.
• Danzo concluded an outsider had stolen the funds and ordered every Root ninja to find the culprit, then used his own money to cover the loss and protect his political ambitions.

Danzo discovered that Root’s treasury and his personal vault had been robbed, then confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi, who used evidence of Danzo’s secret crimes to force him to abandon his bid for Hokage. Danzo appeared to submit, but returned home increasingly furious.

• Danzo found his vault empty, suspected Orochimaru without evidence, and borrowed money from the Shimura Clan before securing Root’s treasury.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Danzo and criticized his leadership after learning Root’s treasury had been robbed.
• Hiruzen showed Danzo a scroll documenting his illegal Hashirama Cells experiments, concealed Sharingan, and other violations.
• Danzo agreed to give up his pursuit of the Hokage position and support Hiruzen Sarutobi to avoid punishment.
• Danzo returned home and grew angrier as he brooded over his forced surrender.

Danzo abandoned his bid to become Hokage after Hiruzen Sarutobi returned to power. In Kirigakure, Obito planned to frame Uchiha Gen by arranging for him to meet the Land of Fire Princess and targeting the Uchiha Clan Head while Gen was away from Konoha.

• Danzo considered assassinating Hiruzen Sarutobi, but after Hiruzen warned him, Danzo returned to hiding and Hiruzen became Hokage again.
• Tobi told Obito that the White Zetsu sent to Konoha had disappeared, marking the third time their agents had gone missing.
• Obito decided to investigate Konoha, collect Sharingan, and recruit Uchiha Gen by making it impossible for him to remain in the village.
• Black Zetsu suggested collecting Orochimaru's Chakra to help disguise someone as Uchiha Gen, and Obito and Tobi agreed to retrieve it themselves.
• Obito planned to have the Land of Fire Princess summon Uchiha Gen so he could be framed while traveling to or from the Feudal Lord's Residence.

Obito Uchiha planned to frame Uchiha Gen by arranging an assassination during Fugaku Uchiha’s visit to Kirigakure. Unaware of the plot, Uchiha Gen was summoned to meet Princess Shirakawa and departed alone for the feudal lord’s residence.

• Obito Uchiha planned to lure Fugaku Uchiha to Kirigakure, kill his escorts, and leave a witness who would implicate Uchiha Gen in betrayal.
• Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu agreed to prepare for the plan and act early the next year.
• Uchiha Gen continued his routine in Konoha and learned that Zhurong and Qiangliang were gradually growing stronger.
• A White Zetsu disguised as Orochimaru obtained some of Uchiha Gen’s Chakra on January 10.
• Fugaku Uchiha told Uchiha Gen that Princess Shirakawa wanted to meet him, and Uchiha Gen set out alone the next morning.

Fugaku led a mission to Kirigakure but was ambushed in the Land of Whirlpools by Obito and White Zetsu. After Obito killed several Uchiha shinobi and injured Uchiha Daa, Fugaku’s outnumbered group remained locked in a difficult fight.

• Fugaku traveled toward Kirigakure with seven Uchiha guards, and his party was ambushed by White Zetsu in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Fugaku recognized the monsters from the Nine-Tails' Rampage and warned that the Uchiha Clan's disgrace was likely nearby.
• Obito emerged from a tree, killed a Three-Tomoe Jonin, and removed the shinobi’s Sharingan before escaping underground.
• Obito and Tobi attacked the Uchiha from concealment, killing another Jonin and two Chunin while the survivors regrouped around Fugaku.
• The Uchiha’s Fire Release destroyed the White Zetsu, but Obito countered with Fire Release: Exploding Wind Dance and forced them to retreat.
• Tobi wounded Uchiha Daa, later ambushed him again, and left him unconscious while the remaining Uchiha fought Obito with injuries.

Obito killed Fugaku and the two Uchiha Jonin, then took Fugaku’s and the Three-Tomoe Jonin’s eyes. He manipulated Uchiha Daa and set up Tobi to impersonate Uchiha Gen before Daa woke and began searching for the others.

• The Two-Tomoe Jonin and Three-Tomoe Jonin urged Fugaku to flee and offered to hold off Obito, but Obito used his space-time ninjutsu to intercept them.
• Fugaku and the two Jonin chose to fight Obito together, and their insults enraged him into unleashing Wood Release: World of Trees Descent.
• Obito’s forest overwhelmed the three Uchiha, and vines snapped their necks before delivering their corpses to him.
• Obito removed Fugaku’s and the Three-Tomoe Jonin’s Sharingan, then headed to Uchiha Daa and placed him under genjutsu.
• Tobi transformed into Uchiha Gen, and Obito and Tobi left after setting their plan in motion.
• Uchiha Daa woke in the snow, bandaged his wounds, and cautiously followed two powerful Chakra signatures.

Uchiha Daa witnessed Obito Uchiha and Uchiha Gen discussing the deaths of Fugaku Uchiha and the others, then returned to Konoha and reported what he had seen. Shisui Uchiha challenged Daa’s evidence, leaving the clan elders to determine whether Gen had truly been involved.

• Uchiha Daa watched Obito Uchiha and Uchiha Gen claim responsibility for killing Fugaku Uchiha and the others, and secretly recorded their Chakra signatures.
• Uchiha Daa gathered the seven bodies, buried them together, and returned to Konoha, where he confirmed Uchiha Gen was absent.
• Mikoto Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and Sasuke Uchiha experienced unsettling accidents and unease when Fugaku died.
• Uchiha Daa told Mikoto Uchiha and the elders that Obito Uchiha and Uchiha Gen had attacked the group and taken their Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Shisui Uchiha rejected the accusation against Gen and questioned whether sensory ninjutsu could prove the identity of someone using a transformation technique.

After Fugaku and the other Uchiha leaders died, the clan debated whether Uchiha Gen was responsible and planned to hypnotize him when he returned. Setsuna Uchiha and Mikoto prepared to protect Mikoto and her sons if the investigation led to conflict.

• Shisui argued that Gen should remain under suspicion until the clan investigated the deaths, and the elders and Mikoto agreed.
• Setsuna proposed hypnotizing Gen with genjutsu at a clan meeting in Naka Shrine when he returned, and the others approved the plan.
• Setsuna ordered Uchiha Daa to list everyone who knew he had returned so they could be warned and monitored against leaking information.
• The clan members agreed to keep Fugaku's death and their plans confidential, then left to carry out their tasks.
• Setsuna promised to protect Mikoto, Itachi, and Sasuke, and he and Mikoto agreed to resume training together.

Uchiha Gen returned from the Feudal Lord's Residence and was summoned to a clan meeting at Naka Shrine, where his suspicions grew as he noticed unusual behavior. As he reached the Jonin seats, Uchiha Tekka and Uchiha Inabi launched a sudden attack, and Gen's Sharingan transformed into Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Mikoto and Setsuna hid their distress when Itachi and Sasuke visited, then warmly welcomed the boys.
• Uchiha Gen returned from the Feudal Lord's Residence and learned from Shisui that a clan meeting would be held at Naka Shrine.
• Gen suspected Fugaku's group might be in danger in Kirigakure and wondered whether their fate could create an opportunity for him.
• Gen felt uneasy on the way to Naka Shrine and found the Uchiha assembled early in an unusually silent gathering.
• Setsuna and Shisui claimed the meeting time had been changed, but Gen noticed the assembled ninjas looked puzzled.
• As Gen reached the Jonin seats, Uchiha Tekka and Uchiha Inabi attacked him, and his Three-Tomoe Sharingan silently became Mangekyō Sharingan.