Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Gen revealed his powerful Susanoo to Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders, then confronted them over Konoha’s future. He demanded that they relinquish most of their interests and accept his terms, leaving them to choose between compliance and a fight.

• Uchiha Gen displayed his Susanoo, scattering Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Shadow Clones, then dismissed it and erased its footprints.
• Uchiha Gen brought Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu back to the Uchiha Clan Estate to continue their discussion over lunch.
• Uchiha Gen revealed that his Sharingan had evolved beyond the Mangekyō Sharingan and refused to explain how he had achieved it.
• Uchiha Gen warned that his power was still growing and threatened to kill the elders’ families if they opposed him.
• Uchiha Gen demanded that the elders surrender most of their interests and choose whether to follow his wishes or fight him.

Uchiha Gen forced Hiruzen Sarutobi and the village elders to accept him as the sole candidate for Fifth Hokage. Three days later, Hiruzen gathered Konoha’s Jonin to announce the decision.

• Uchiha Gen threatened to eliminate anyone who resisted, and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to make him the sole Fifth Hokage candidate.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu concluded that opposing Uchiha Gen could destroy Konoha, so they resolved to follow his demands without making secret moves.
• Three days later, Konoha’s Jonin assembled at the Hokage Building for a meeting whose purpose had been kept secret.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders appeared before the Jonin, and Hiruzen glanced at Uchiha Gen before beginning to speak.

Hiruzen Sarutobi announced Uchiha Gen as the candidate for the Fifth Hokage, with Gen set to learn at Hiruzen’s side for several years before taking office. The Uchiha Clan celebrated the news late into the night while Hiruzen and the elders maintained a strained show of support.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi named Uchiha Gen as his chosen successor, and Gen accepted while saying he would first learn from Hiruzen.
• Gen invited Kakashi, Guy, and their former classmates to celebrate at the Uchiha Clan Estate.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu warned their supporters against causing trouble and accepted that Gen would succeed Hiruzen.
• News of Gen’s selection spread through Konoha, and clans and ordinary shinobi reacted with congratulations and hopes for his policies.
• Setsuna Uchiha spread the news through the clan, whose members prepared an exuberant celebration and welcomed many guests, including Hiruzen and the elders.

Uchiha Gen met Yakushi Nonō, who thanked him for helping her leave her life as a spy and return to the Konoha Orphanage. After arranging for Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin to start at the Ninja Academy, Gen delegated authority in the Military Police Force so he could focus on cultivation.

• Yakushi Nonō visited Uchiha Gen to thank him for helping her return to the Konoha Orphanage, and Gen explained that Kabuto’s business income could now support it.
• Gen told Nonō that Danzo had disappeared and encouraged her to live peacefully and train talent for Konoha.
• At lunch, Mikoto asked Gen to arrange for Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin to attend the Ninja Academy together, and Gen agreed to accompany them on registration day.
• A few days later, Gen and the women registered the children at the principal’s office instead of the public registration desk.
• The day after the children started school, Gen delegated authority to the three vice heads and left the Military Police Force to cultivate the Primal Origin Scripture.

Uchiha Gen completed the first stage of the Primal Origin Scripture and unlocked Perfect Susanoo, then visited Kushina and told her the Nine-Tails’ attacker was connected to Akatsuki. The chapter ended as they prepared to enter the Sealing Space and question the Yin Nine-Tails about the Rinnegan.

• Uchiha Gen spent half a month mastering Refining Essence into Qi and continued developing the Primal Origin Scripture.
• Over five months, Uchiha Gen’s Mangekyō Sharingan reached its limit, allowing him to use Perfect Susanoo.
• Uchiha Gen visited Kushina while Naruto was at the Ninja Academy, and they discussed the danger of having children amid hidden threats.
• Uchiha Gen told Kushina that the culprit behind the Nine-Tails’ Attack was associated with Akatsuki, whose leader possessed the Rinnegan.
• Kushina heard the Yin Nine-Tails react to the Rinnegan and agreed to question him, while Uchiha Gen offered to accompany her.

Uchiha Gen questioned Nine-Tails about the Rinnegan but learned little, then reassured Kushina that he would help her seek revenge against the mastermind. He reminded Kushina of their agreement and challenged her to a contest in the Sealing Space, where she asked Nine-Tails to lend her his strength.

• Kushina asked Nine-Tails what he knew about the Rinnegan, but he refused to answer.
• Uchiha Gen used his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to control Nine-Tails, who revealed that he knew almost nothing about the Rinnegan's abilities.
• Uchiha Gen promised Kushina that he would help her avenge herself against the mastermind behind the attack on Konoha.
• Uchiha Gen reminded Kushina of their agreement and pulled her into his arms, prompting her to admit she remembered it.
• Uchiha Gen released Nine-Tails, and Kushina asked him to lend her his strength for a fair contest with Gen.

Uchiha Gen defeated Kushina in a clash of their powers inside the Sealing Space, then pursued intimacy with her after they returned to the real world. He left Kushina resting at home and went to pick up Naruto and Sasuke.

• Uchiha Gen urged the Nine-Tails to help Kushina, and Kushina attacked him with Adamantine Sealing Chains while he summoned Perfect Susanoo.
• Kushina combined her Chakra with the Nine-Tails' power, but Uchiha Gen used senjutsu Chakra and Susanoo's black mirror to overpower her attack and claim victory.
• Uchiha Gen controlled the Nine-Tails and returned to reality with Kushina, then persuaded her to go with him to his old house.
• Uchiha Gen and Kushina spent several hours together, after which he took her home to rest.
• Uchiha Gen told Kushina he would pick up Naruto and Sasuke, then left her lying in bed.

Uchiha Gen picked up Naruto and Sasuke from the Ninja Academy and brought them to Kushina’s house for dinner. After taking Sasuke home, he left secretly late at night to meet Kushina at his old residence.

• Uchiha Gen sent word to Mikoto that he would not be home for dinner, then waited for Naruto and Sasuke outside the Ninja Academy.
• Uchiha Gen walked Naruto and Sasuke to Kushina’s house, teasing them about school and their rivalry over who would rank first.
• Uchiha Gen helped Kushina prepare dinner and flirted with her while Naruto and Sasuke played.
• Kushina invited Uchiha Gen to come to his old residence late that night, and the four shared a cheerful dinner together.
• Uchiha Gen took Sasuke home, left a Shadow Clone behind, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to slip away late at night.

Uchiha Gen continued his secret relationship with Kushina while balancing his life with Mikoto, then met Orochimaru in Konoha and learned that his mentor had completed Living Corpse Reincarnation. The chapter ended with Gen studying Orochimaru’s research scroll.

• Uchiha Gen visited Kushina at night, took her to their bedroom, and spent the night with her before returning her home before dawn.
• Over the following half year, Kushina became a regular part of Uchiha Gen’s schedule, and their feelings for each other deepened.
• On February 2 of Konoha Year 58, Uchiha Gen visited Orochimaru’s residence and discussed how he had forced the elders to accept him as the next Hokage.
• Uchiha Gen told Orochimaru that his strength was approaching that of the God of Shinobi and explained that his Mangekyō Sharingan had a unique ability.
• Orochimaru revealed that his research had succeeded and gave Uchiha Gen the Living Corpse Reincarnation scroll to examine.

Uchiha Gen praised Orochimaru’s improved Living Corpse Reincarnation and received a sensory ninjutsu designed to detect White Zetsu. After a night of drinking and discussing their ambitions, Orochimaru left Konoha, while Gen later suspected Mei Terumi’s faction was preparing to move against Obito and considered traveling to Mist.

• Uchiha Gen praised Orochimaru’s improved Living Corpse Reincarnation, and Orochimaru gave him a sensory ninjutsu for detecting White Zetsu.
• Uchiha Gen and Orochimaru discussed cultivation and their ambitions, with Orochimaru seeking the Sage of Six Paths’ realm while Gen said he wanted to forge his own path.
• Uchiha Gen and Orochimaru drank together until Orochimaru became drunk, and Gen returned home using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent an Anbu ninja to summon Orochimaru, but Orochimaru ignored the summons and left Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sought Jiraiya and Tsunade to build forces that could restrain Uchiha Gen, but could not locate them.
• Half a month later, Uchiha Gen received a message about Mei Terumi and her subordinates’ unusual movements and considered going to Mist.

Uchiha Gen infiltrated Kirigakure to investigate Black Zetsu and arranged for Suikazan Fuguki to expose the Fourth Mizukage’s genjutsu control and infiltrate Akatsuki. He prepared Fuguki to search for Black Zetsu, then stayed in Kirigakure while Fuguki offered him a female shinobi to serve him.

• Uchiha Gen secretly entered Kirigakure, sensed White Zetsu near the Mizukage Tower, and confirmed that Obito and Black Zetsu were absent.
• Uchiha Gen spotted Mei Terumi in the village and later met Suikazan Fuguki privately at the Anbu base.
• Uchiha Gen told Fuguki to report that Genji and Mei Terumi’s group knew the Fourth Mizukage was controlled by genjutsu, then explained that the act would help Fuguki infiltrate Akatsuki.
• Uchiha Gen warned Fuguki to search for Black Zetsu and gave him the Black Veil Detection Technique scroll to share with Kisame and Jūzō.
• Uchiha Gen promised to stay nearby to rescue Fuguki if necessary, and Fuguki offered to arrange for a female shinobi to serve him.

Uchiha Gen met a Hidden Mist ANBU woman who loved Kisame and promised to help them reunite after Kisame finished his long-term mission. He protected her from dangerous assignments and put her under Fuguki, while Fuguki went to the Mizukage Tower the next day.

• Fuguki arranged for Uchiha Gen to meet a Hidden Mist ANBU woman at Noborikusa Hot Springs.
• Uchiha Gen recognized that the woman had joined the Anbu to find Kisame and learned she loved him.
• The woman explained that Fuguki had promised to reveal Kisame's location if she served Uchiha Gen.
• Uchiha Gen refused to exploit her and promised to help her reunite with Kisame after his mission ended.
• Uchiha Gen wrote instructions for Fuguki to tell Kisame about the woman's feelings and transfer her to Anbu internal affairs.
• Fuguki followed Uchiha Gen's orders and went to the Mizukage Tower the next day.

Fuguki joined Obito’s plan to trap Mei Terumi, Ao, and their allies during their attempt to free Yagura from genjutsu. After Obito secretly ensnared Ao with a delayed genjutsu, Mei’s team attacked the Mizukage Tower and discovered they had walked into an ambush.

• Fuguki warned Yagura that Genji’s allies suspected the Mizukage was controlled, then learned that Obito had indeed placed Yagura under genjutsu.
• Obito recruited Fuguki to use twenty loyal ANBU to ambush Genji’s forces, while Obito planned to trick Ao’s Byakugan into overlooking the tower’s defenses.
• Obito secretly used a Transcription Seal to make Ao fall under genjutsu when he later surveyed the Mizukage Tower with his Byakugan.
• Mei Terumi and eleven allies infiltrated the tower and restrained what they believed was Yagura, but Ao realized it was a Shadow Clone and called for a retreat.
• Fuguki and his men launched ruthless attacks on Mei’s group as the trap closed around them.

Fuguki's men ambushed Mei Terumi and her allies in the Mizukage's office, forcing Mei to flee while Ao sacrificed himself to cover her escape. Yagura branded Mei an S-rank rogue ninja, and Genji secretly ordered his confidants to help her evade capture.

• Fuguki's men attacked Mei Terumi and her allies with water bullets, while Ao revealed that an attacker had erased his memories and urged the others to retreat.
• Mei Terumi escaped through the walls with her Lava Release and explosive kunai as Ao stayed behind to hold off the attackers.
• Ao gouged out his Byakugan and detonated his Exploding Tags, destroying the office and himself; Fuguki and Yagura then organized a hunt for Mei.
• Genji confronted Yagura, denied responsibility for the failed assassination, and left after Yagura declared Mei an S-rank rogue ninja.
• Genji privately told his confidants to discreetly let Mei escape the pursuit.

Uchiha Gen secretly manipulated Genji’s orders and Kirigakure’s pursuers to help Mei Terumi escape the island and reach the Land of Whirlpools. Three days later, Kisame Hoshigaki and Juzo Biwa recommended that the Akatsuki recruit Mei Terumi.

• Uchiha Gen used Ama-no-Uzume's Decree on Genji's confidant, changing the order so Kirigakure would pursue and silence Mei Terumi.
• Uchiha Gen manipulated eight Hidden Mist Ninja into driving Mei Terumi north, allowing her to escape their attack and flee by fishing boat.
• Uchiha Gen secretly escorted Mei Terumi across the sea, and she awakened on a beach in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Three days later, Kisame Hoshigaki and Juzo Biwa told Deva Path Pain and Konan that Mei Terumi was an S-rank missing-nin and proposed recruiting her into the Akatsuki.
• Deva Path Pain approved the recruitment effort, and Kisame Hoshigaki and Juzo Biwa left to find Mei Terumi.

After recovering in the Land of Fire, Mei Terumi met Kisame Hoshigaki and Jūzō Biwa, who invited her to join Akatsuki and revealed its powerful members. Intrigued by the organization and hoping to gain strength for revenge, Mei agreed to meet the person Kisame and Jūzō truly served.

• Mei Terumi encountered Kisame Hoshigaki and Jūzō Biwa in a town and took them to a secluded riverbank to talk.
• Kisame invited Mei Terumi to join Akatsuki and described its missions, benefits, and powerful members.
• Kisame and Jūzō revealed that they served someone other than Akatsuki's leader and asked Mei to meet that person.
• Mei Terumi agreed to go with Kisame and Jūzō, and the three headed upriver.

Uchiha Gen revealed his ambition to unite the ninja world under one country and village, then demonstrated his overwhelming power to Mei Terumi, Kisame, and Jūzō. Convinced, Mei Terumi agreed to serve him, and Gen sent Kisame and Jūzō away to discuss a second matter with her privately.

• Kisame and Jūzō brought Mei Terumi to meet Uchiha Gen, who asked her to serve him.
• Mei Terumi questioned Kisame and Jūzō’s loyalty and learned that they followed Gen because of their shared ideals.
• Uchiha Gen declared that he wanted a world with only one country and one ninja village, and Mei Terumi voiced concern for Kirigakure.
• Gen transformed into a massive Susanoo to demonstrate his power, leaving Mei Terumi, Kisame, and Jūzō in awe.
• Mei Terumi agreed to serve Uchiha Gen, and he asked Kisame and Jūzō to leave so he could speak with her privately.

Uchiha Gen asked Mei Terumi to become his girlfriend, and she agreed after weighing his status and her own ambitions. He promised to protect her as she prepared to join Akatsuki, then took her and his companions toward a nearby town.

• After two others left, Uchiha Gen asked Mei Terumi to be his girlfriend.
• Mei Terumi considered his many existing girlfriends and the political implications, then accepted his proposal.
• Uchiha Gen promised not to betray her if she stayed loyal and explained that he would give her a summoning contract and a Flying Thunder God mark for protection.
• Mei Terumi asked about his knowledge of the Flying Thunder God Technique and methods of reviving the dead, and Uchiha Gen said he would explain later.
• Uchiha Gen summoned Kisame and Jūzō with a fireball signal and told them to lead the group to the nearest town.

Uchiha Gen and Mei Terumi spent the evening in town before Kisame reported that he and Jūzō had encountered Tsunade and Jiraiya. Gen tracked the two Sannin, while a flashback showed Jiraiya presenting Tsunade with intelligence about Uchiha Gen becoming the Fifth Hokage.

• Uchiha Gen and Mei Terumi shopped, ate with Kisame and Jūzō, then spent the night together at a luxury hotel.
• Kisame told Uchiha Gen that he and Jūzō had seen Tsunade and Jiraiya at Motoshina Tavern and that Jūzō was watching their inn.
• Uchiha Gen used Soul Sense to locate Tsunade and Jiraiya, then ordered Kisame to recall Jūzō before continuing to breakfast with Mei Terumi.
• The previous night, Jiraiya met Tsunade and Shizune at Motoshina Tavern and asked Tsunade about Uchiha Gen's selection as Fifth Hokage.
• Jiraiya handed Tsunade a scroll containing intelligence from the village.

Jiraiya persuaded Tsunade to return to Konoha, hoping her presence would help restrain Uchiha Gen. When they met Gen on the road, he used the Uchiha tablet's prophecy as a pretext to ask Tsunade to be his girlfriend, leaving Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Shizune stunned.

• Jiraiya told Tsunade that Uchiha Gen had become Hokage through force and worried that the Mangekyō Sharingan and Orochimaru's influence might lead him astray.
• Tsunade revealed that her hemophobia had worsened, but Jiraiya urged her to return to Konoha, and she agreed after Shizune admitted she missed the village.
• Uchiha Gen sent Kisame, Jūzō, and Mei Terumi toward the Akatsuki, then encountered Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Shizune as they were leaving town for Konoha.
• Uchiha Gen told Tsunade about the Uchiha tablet's claim that Uchiha and Senju unity would bring the Power of All Things, then asked her to be his girlfriend.
• Jiraiya objected that Tsunade was Gen's elder and argued that the tablet meant a union of power rather than a romantic relationship.