Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Gen secured Hiruzen Sarutobi’s agreement to become Fifth Hokage and formally took office on January 1st, Year 64 of Konoha. After displaying overwhelming power by clearing the clouds above Konoha, he promised a glorious new era and summoned the village’s leaders to a meeting.

• Uchiha Gen told Konoha’s senior figures he intended to become Fifth Hokage, and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to the succession ceremony on January 1st.
• Konoha announced Uchiha Gen’s succession, while the Uchiha Clan celebrated and increased patrols to prevent disruptions.
• At the ceremony, Hiruzen Sarutobi handed Uchiha Gen the Hokage Cloak, and Uchiha Gen declared that those who followed him would prosper while those who opposed him would perish.
• Uchiha Gen and four elemental displays of power destroyed the dark clouds over Konoha, prompting the crowd to cheer and the gathered leaders to join his call for a new era.
• Uchiha Gen ended the ceremony and led the other leaders toward the small conference room for a meeting.

Uchiha Gen reorganized Konoha’s leadership and assigned new administrative tasks while drafting rules for the Hokage’s authority. At a Hyuga Clan banquet, Hiashi Hyuga asked him to support abolishing the clan’s main and branch family system, shocking the assembled clan members.

• Uchiha Gen appointed Shisui Uchiha Anbu Commander, Kakashi Hatake Jonin Class leader, and Tsunade minister of the Medical Department, while assigning Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders administrative duties.
• Uchiha Gen established a Research Department under Orochimaru, tasked the Education Department with compiling Konoha’s history, and told Shikaku Nara to lead the Ninjutsu Point Exchange System.
• Uchiha Gen drafted regulations defining major and minor Hokage matters with help from trusted advisers and Shikaku Nara.
• Hiashi Hyuga invited Uchiha Gen to the Hyuga Clan estate, where Uchiha Gen offered him a temporary deputy minister position in the Military Police Force.
• Hiashi Hyuga asked Uchiha Gen to support abolishing the Hyuga Clan’s main and branch family system, leaving the main family elders furious and the branch family elders surprised and hopeful.

Hiashi Hyuga asked Uchiha Gen to support abolishing the Caged Bird Seal and the Hyuga main- and branch-family system, while Uchiha Gen asserted Hokage authority over Konoha’s clans. After the main family failed to find allies for a rebellion, it agreed to compromise, and Uchiha Gen directed Hiashi to seek Orochimaru’s help in breaking the seal.

• Hiashi Hyuga called for abolishing the Caged Bird Seal, prompting a heated clash between the Hyuga main family and branch family.
• A main-family elder tried to activate the seal, but Uchiha Gen injured him with lightning needles and threw him against a wall.
• Hiashi, Hizashi, and the branch-family members asked Uchiha Gen to support their cause, and he declared that every Konoha clan had to obey his rules.
• Uchiha Gen gave the Hyuga main family until the next morning to answer, while the elders secretly contacted other clans about rebellion.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other clans refused to support a rebellion, so the Hyuga main family chose to compromise.
• Hiashi met Uchiha Gen at the Hokage Building, and Uchiha Gen told him to ask Orochimaru to break the Caged Bird Seal using Hyuga funds.

Uchiha Gen visited Pakura in Sunagakure and told her he planned to unify the Five Great Ninja Villages, asking her to gather Sunagakure’s leaders and Jonin at Bear Claw Valley. The next morning, Pakura brought them there, leaving their fate in Uchiha Gen’s hands.

• Uchiha Gen took control of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki Yugito Nii and the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki Fū after Akatsuki captured them.
• Uchiha Gen secretly traveled to Sunagakure, cooked for Pakura, and told her he intended to unify the Five Great Ninja Villages.
• Pakura worried that merging Sunagakure into Konoha would make her a hated Kazekage, but Uchiha Gen promised she would be remembered as Sunagakure’s greatest Kazekage.
• Uchiha Gen asked Pakura to bring Sunagakure’s upper ranks and Jonin to Bear Claw Valley, promising not to kill them.
• The next morning, Pakura used an excuse to bring Sunagakure’s upper ranks and Jonin to Bear Claw Valley.

Uchiha Gen forced Sunagakure to accept integration with Konoha by demonstrating Susanoo’s overwhelming power. He placed the assembled Sand shinobi under a genjutsu restriction and sent them back to await his instructions.

• Uchiha Gen met Chiyo and the Sunagakure leaders at Bear Claw Valley and declared that Sunagakure had to integrate with Konoha or be destroyed.
• Uchiha Gen summoned Susanoo and split the valley with a single sword strike, terrifying the assembled Sand shinobi.
• Chiyo and the other Sand shinobi attacked Susanoo together, but their strongest techniques left it unscathed.
• Chiyo conceded defeat and agreed that Sunagakure would integrate into Konoha.
• Uchiha Gen placed the assembled Sand shinobi under a genjutsu restriction to keep the meeting secret, then ordered them to return to the village and await instructions.

Uchiha Gen announced his plan to force the major ninja villages to surrender and revealed that Sunagakure had already agreed to merge into Konoha as a vassal. He led the shaken Konoha leaders out of the conference room to show them the power prepared for his campaign.

• Uchiha Gen asked Orochimaru about the C1 Plan, and Orochimaru reported that the Impure World Reincarnation research could already restore its subjects almost perfectly.
• Uchiha Gen proposed taking the initiative against the other ninja villages, but Kakashi, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Jiraiya opposed starting a war.
• Uchiha Gen explained that Konoha would use its strongest fighters to raid the major villages and force their leaders and forces to surrender, rather than deploy large armies first.
• Uchiha Gen revealed that he had already forced Sunagakure to surrender and that it would merge into Konoha as a vassal.
• Uchiha Gen declared that his decision to wage war could not be changed and led the Konoha leaders out to see the power he had prepared.

Uchiha Gen revealed that he had brought four controlled Jinchuriki and had Orochimaru use Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha. The Konoha leaders reacted with shock and anger, and Gen defended the summons as service to Konoha and a chance for the dead to reunite with family.

• Uchiha Gen brought Yugito Nii, Rōshi, Utakata, and Fū before the group and announced that six tailed beasts were under Konoha's control.
• Uchiha Gen told Orochimaru to demonstrate his next contribution, and Orochimaru returned with three bound White Zetsu.
• Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi condemned Orochimaru for desecrating the dead, while Tsunade charged at him in anger.
• Kushina Uzumaki restrained Tsunade, and Uchiha Gen argued that the summoned Hokage would have wanted to serve Konoha and could be glad to see their families again.

Uchiha Gen persuaded Konoha’s leaders to support a war of unification, arguing that unequal resources—not hatred—caused the Shinobi World’s conflicts. The group prepared to return to Konoha and plan the campaign, while Tsunade and Hiruzen postponed spending time with the resurrected predecessors until the crisis was settled.

• Uchiha Gen identified Madara Uchiha as the third figure Orochimaru could summon and explained that the resurrected First Hokage, Second Hokage, and Madara could fight at nearly their full strength.
• Uchiha Gen argued that resource inequality drove the Great Ninja Wars and that unification could end conflict by redistributing resources and improving living conditions.
• Uchiha Gen asked whether anyone opposed going to war, and no one objected, so he declared the decision made and ordered the plan kept secret under threat of death for the offender and their clan.
• Uchiha Gen ordered everyone to return to Konoha, and Orochimaru sealed Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha in coffins.
• Tsunade asked to spend time with her grandfather and granduncle, but Uchiha Gen told her and Hiruzen Sarutobi to wait until the situation was settled.
• Kushina comforted Tsunade, and the two agreed that Uchiha Gen’s ideals might work before leaving together.

Uchiha Gen brought Pakura and the Sand delegation to Kumogakure, where Orochimaru revived Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha. The three legendary figures learned about Gen’s rise as Hokage, and the chapter ended with Gen warning them that his actions might make them want to attack him.

• Pakura, Chiyo, Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro joined Uchiha Gen and flew to a mountain near Kumogakure.
• Uchiha Gen met Hiruzen Sarutobi, Orochimaru, Tsunade, Jiraiya, the jinchuriki, and others at the mountain platform.
• Orochimaru raised three coffins, and Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha emerged from them.
• Jiraiya reacted to Madara Uchiha mentioning Nagato, while Chiyo identified the three legendary figures for Temari.
• Tobirama Senju questioned how an Uchiha had become Hokage, and Hiruzen Sarutobi explained Uchiha Gen’s rise to power.
• Madara Uchiha praised Uchiha Gen, who warned the three that his deeds might make them attack him.

Uchiha Gen restrained Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju with Curse Marks, and Tsunade reunited with her grandfathers. Madara then explained how he had faked his death and awakened the Rinnegan, leaving Hashirama and Tobirama stunned by his long-concealed scheme.

• Uchiha Gen activated the Curse Marks he had placed on Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju, suppressing their abilities and preventing them from escaping.
• Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha tried to break free, but Gen explained that his Sealing Jutsu could not be overcome without power on the level of the Sage of Six Paths.
• Tsunade greeted her grandfathers, and Hashirama Senju welcomed her relationship with Uchiha Gen while Tobirama Senju objected to her choosing an Uchiha.
• Madara Uchiha asked whether Gen had awakened the Rinnegan, then corrected his misunderstanding about combining Uchiha and Senju power.
• Madara Uchiha revealed that he had used Izanagi, sealed in his eye with a Transcription Seal, to fake his death and escape Tobirama Senju's research base.

Uchiha Gen explained Izanagi and revealed the origins of the Uchiha, Senju, Uzumaki, and Hyuga Clans, as well as why Madara’s method could not awaken the Rinnegan. He asked the resurrected Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha to help unify the world, and Hashirama and Tobirama agreed.

• Uchiha Gen explained that Izanagi could rewrite unfavorable events, prompting Hashirama Senju to reprimand Tobirama Senju for researching Madara Uchiha’s corpse.
• Madara Uchiha urged Uchiha Gen to awaken the Rinnegan and carry out his plan, but Gen refused and said he had no interest in the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan.
• Uchiha Gen revealed that Indra and Ashura’s chakra reincarnated through the Uchiha and Senju Clans, and that their chakra had to unite to awaken the Rinnegan.
• Uchiha Gen described his plan to unify the ninja villages and nations, beginning with Kumogakure, and asked the three resurrected seniors to assist him.
• Tobirama Senju and Hashirama Senju agreed to help Uchiha Gen pursue his ideals, while Madara Uchiha reflected on his plan’s failure and Gen’s inheritance of his former ideals.

Madara Uchiha questioned Uchiha Gen about how he would preserve peace after unification, and Gen revealed his immortality research and mastery of Natural Energy. After witnessing Gen erase part of a mountain with ease, Madara accepted him and pledged to help unify the world.

• Madara Uchiha asked Uchiha Gen how he would maintain peace after unification, and Gen said he would ensure justice and remain as an immortal safeguard.
• Orochimaru revealed that he and Uchiha Gen had developed Living Corpse Reincarnation, including a method to reincarnate into prepared clones.
• Uchiha Gen explained that he was pursuing a higher form of immortality through Natural Energy and had already extended his lifespan beyond that of ordinary people.
• Uchiha Gen gathered Natural Energy into a sphere and obliterated a section of a mountain, astonishing the assembled shinobi.
• Madara Uchiha acknowledged Uchiha Gen and Orochimaru and pledged to spare no effort in unifying the world.

Uchiha Gen and his allies arrived at Kumogakure and demanded that the village surrender to Konoha. After the Fourth Raikage attacked and was knocked away, the allied Jinchuriki transformed into tailed beasts and surrounded the village entrance as Killer B protected Kumogakure’s leaders.

• Uchiha Gen’s group reached Kumogakure, subdued the guards along the way, and met the Fourth Raikage and the village leaders at the gate.
• Uchiha Gen demanded Kumogakure’s surrender, and Madara Uchiha threatened the Raikage when the leaders thought the demand was a joke.
• Gyūki warned Killer B that Yugito and several other Jinchuriki were present and that Kumogakure faced powerful opponents.
• The Fourth Raikage charged Uchiha Gen, but Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and Tobirama Senju struck him together and sent him crashing into a boulder.
• Gaara, Yugito Nii, Rōshi, Utakata, Fū, and Kushina transformed into tailed beasts, while Killer B transformed and carried Kumogakure’s leaders to safety.

Uchiha Gen, Hashirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha displayed overwhelming power before Kumogakure, forcing the Fourth Raikage and the village’s leaders to surrender. The Sage of Six Paths noticed the spectacle and rushed toward Kumogakure.

• Uchiha Gen flew Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha to a nearby mountaintop so they could unleash their techniques.
• Hashirama Senju summoned Sage Art: Wood Release True Several Thousand Hands, collapsing part of the mountain and casting Kumogakure into shadow.
• Madara Uchiha and Uchiha Gen formed Susanoo, and Uchiha Gen’s black Susanoo grew larger than Hashirama Senju’s Buddha before drawing its sword.
• The Sage of Six Paths sensed the display and hurried toward Kumogakure.
• Uchiha Gen offered the Fourth Raikage and Kumogakure’s leaders a choice between surrender and destruction, and they surrendered.

Uchiha Gen entered Kumogakure with his forces and began negotiating its submission, while secretly speaking with the Sage of Six Paths, who had come to investigate the unusual chakra. The Sage agreed not to interfere and left after asking Gen to treat Kurama and the other tailed beasts well.

• Uchiha Gen led his forces into Kumogakure and warned the Fourth Raikage that the village would avoid a large-scale purge if it obeyed.
• Uchiha Gen convened a meeting at the Raikage Building, where Mabui stayed to record his demands.
• The Sage of Six Paths secretly sensed Uchiha Gen, who detected him and opened his body and mind to his perception.
• The Sage of Six Paths recognized that Uchiha Gen had surpassed the chakra system he created and learned that Gen had met Hamura in the Pure Land.
• The Sage of Six Paths promised not to interfere, asked Gen to treat Kurama and the other tailed beasts well, and returned to the Pure Land.

Uchiha Gen’s group arrived at Iwagakure and demanded that the village surrender to Konoha, backing the ultimatum with news of other villages’ submission and an overwhelming show of strength. Ōnoki and Iwagakure’s leaders were left weighing resistance against the threat of Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju.

• After securing Kumogakure’s higher-ups, Uchiha Gen split his forces into groups bound for Kirigakure and Iwagakure while others stayed behind to manage the aftermath.
• Uchiha Gen’s group reached Iwagakure, where Madara Uchiha landed at the entrance and called for Ōnoki.
• Madara Uchiha subdued the gate guards with genjutsu, and Rōshi transformed into Four-Tails Son Goku and fired a Tailed Beast Ball that Ōnoki destroyed with Dust Release.
• Uchiha Gen told Ōnoki and Iwagakure’s leaders that Sunagakure and Kumogakure had submitted, Kirigakure was close to surrendering, and Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju had been revived.
• The Fourth Raikage confirmed that Kumogakure was under Konoha’s control and urged Ōnoki not to resist, while Madara Uchiha declared that he and Hashirama Senju could defeat the villages alone.

Uchiha Gen demanded Iwagakure's surrender and accepted Ōnoki's challenge to defeat him and Han within one minute. Gen subdued them instantly with an unseen technique, and they conceded before the stunned village shinobi.

• Ōnoki asked whether the daimyos knew of Gen's plans, and Gen said he intended to abolish the nations and the title of daimyo.
• Ōnoki offered Iwagakure's surrender if Gen defeated him and Han within a minute, asking that Iwagakure receive Sunagakure's treatment if Gen failed.
• Han charged Gen with a Boil Release Propulsion Kick while Ōnoki prepared to attack with Dust Release.
• Gen sent two pale golden rays into Han and Ōnoki, disrupting Han's chakra and forcing both men to kneel and concede.
• Kitsuchi explained that Gen had subdued Ōnoki and Han with a secret technique, and Gen confirmed it as the gathered Iwagakure shinobi fell silent.

Uchiha Gen forced Iwagakure to surrender and learned that Kirigakure had also capitulated, leaving Konoha in control of the five great ninja villages. After dividing up the occupation duties and returning to Konoha, he prepared for a village-wide assembly.

• Uchiha Gen demonstrated his power to Iwagakure’s leaders, and Ōnoki agreed to surrender after Madara Uchiha’s Susanoo cut through the surrounding mountains.
• Tianwu arrived and told Uchiha Gen that Kirigakure had surrendered decisively.
• Uchiha Gen negotiated Iwagakure’s terms, and by five in the afternoon the village had come under Konoha’s control.
• Uchiha Gen left Madara Uchiha to oversee Iwagakure, while Tobirama Senju took charge of Kirigakure and Hashirama Senju remained in Kumogakure.
• Uchiha Gen returned to Konoha, arranged for the three Kage to be settled, and announced a village-wide assembly for the next day.
• Uchiha Gen celebrated with Kurenai, Anko, Yugao, Pakura, Temari, Kushina, and Mikoto, then attended the assembly refreshed the following morning.

Uchiha Gen addressed Konoha’s assembled ninja and villagers, using a history of Chakra and spectacular displays of power to persuade them that ninja descended from gods and Sages while condemning nobles who exploited them. The assembly ended with him urging ninja to protect ordinary people but reject the authority of nobles.

• Uchiha Gen arrived at the Hokage Building rooftop as an invisible barrier sealed Konoha against entry and escape.
• Uchiha Gen argued that ninja should stand above nobles because they wield extraordinary power, then demonstrated the five elemental techniques with Shadow Clones.
• Uchiha Gen traced Chakra to Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and named the Sage of Six Paths and Ōtsutsuki Hamura as her sons.
• Uchiha Gen identified the Hyuga Clan as descendants of Ōtsutsuki Hamura and the Uchiha, Senju, and Uzumaki Clans as descendants of Indra and Ashura.
• Uchiha Gen manifested a towering Susanoo and claimed it proved the divine ancestry and nobility of ninja.
• Uchiha Gen said ninja should protect ordinary people but asked the crowd to reject nobles who deceived and commanded them.

Uchiha Gen rallied Konoha and its civilians to overthrow the nobles and unite the world under Konoha, then revealed that the four other great villages had submitted. The chapter left the shinobi ready to wage a final campaign against the remaining villages and noble forces.

• Sasuke Uchiha led the shinobi in rejecting the nobles’ rule, and Naruto, Jiraiya, and the civilians joined their support.
• Uchiha Gen called for unification under Konoha and introduced Pakura, A, Ōnoki, and Yagura as the Kage of the four great villages.
• Pakura announced Sunagakure’s merger into Konoha, while A, Ōnoki, and Yagura declared their villages’ surrender.
• The crowd cheered for Uchiha Gen, and he ordered the shinobi to conquer the remaining small villages and noble forces, demanding surrender where possible.
• Uchiha Gen ordered the killing of resisting forces and adult men who surrendered after defeat, and the shinobi answered with battle cries.