Chapter Summaries

Senju Jueming defeated Yamato after the Seven-Tails’ Chakra was sealed back inside him, winning the Jonin Selection and earning a powerful new Grass Release technique. Jueming announced his victory while hinting that he had not used the God of Shinobi’s Inheritance Scroll, drawing admiration and dangerous interest from the crowd.

• Senju Jueming beat Yamato until the Eight Trigrams Seal reclaimed the Seven-Tails’ Chakra, and Yamato acknowledged his defeat before passing out.
• Jueming received the Grass Release forbidden technique Grass Essence, which could transform his body and blood once he met its prerequisites.
• Jueming checked Yamato’s injuries, reassured the crowd, and declared himself the Jonin Selection’s first-place winner.
• Jueming regretted that no one had forced him to use the God of Shinobi’s Inheritance Scroll, shocking the onlookers with the suggestion that he had another trump card.
• Jiraiya celebrated Jueming’s victory and called him the Child of Prophecy, while Orochimaru planned to collect his blood for research.

After winning the Jonin Selection, Senju Jueming launched a surprise assassination attempt on Danzo in front of Konoha’s leaders. Danzo stopped the attack with a metallic hand and instant regeneration, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Mitokado Homura declared Senju Jueming the winner, while Danzo planned to target the Senju Clan and Shisui Uchiha.
• Jueming approached the viewing platform and announced his intent to strike Danzo; Mito Uzumaki agreed to help him.
• Jueming attacked Danzo with Water Style, his Leaf Blade Sword, and Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Danzo caught the sword, blocked the water technique, and fired a Wind Release beam that Jueming dodged.
• Danzo revealed his metallic hand and rapidly regenerating arm, shocking the watching leaders and spectators.

Jueming’s attack on Danzo shocked the crowd and challenged their belief that the Hokage could never be opposed. Danzo avoided a public confrontation by presenting the clash as friendly guidance, and the villagers accepted his explanation.

• Jueming’s attack on Danzo alarmed the spectators, while Tekka Uchiha worried about what would happen to him.
• Hiru felt vindicated by Jueming’s attack, and Orochimaru admired his courage while thinking of his own plans for immortality.
• The Senju Clan’s Great Elder declared that Jueming was their hope because Danzo had failed to kill him in one move.
• Danzo restrained himself and told Jueming he had remembered the Hokage’s guidance.
• The crowd took Danzo’s words as proof that the clash had been friendly instruction and speculated that Jueming might become the Fifth Generation Hokage.

After Jueming’s attack failed to kill Danzo, he learned that Danzo had become ageless and immensely powerful by using Hiru’s Chimera Technique to fuse multiple Kekkei Genkai. Jueming accepted that defeating him would take more growth and considered seeking Kakuzu to help complete Grass Essence.

• Utatane Koharu declared Senju Jueming the top performer in the Jonin examination while Danzo and his subordinates planned to kill him later.
• Danzo’s thoughts revealed that he had used Hiru’s Chimera Technique to gain immortality and fuse five Kekkei Genkai, including Steel Release and Sharingan.
• Jueming and Mito Uzumaki realized Danzo had become far stronger, and Jueming concluded that conventional methods would not be enough to kill him.
• Jueming planned to complete the forbidden technique Grass Release: Grass Essence to increase his strength and considered finding Kakuzu to gather the required money.
• Jueming decided it might be time to leave Konoha and make a name for himself.

After Jueming Senju’s assessment victory, Orochimaru prepared to leave Konoha with Hiru, while Danzō resolved to plan a war against Jueming. Danzō then questioned Shisui Uchiha about his Mangekyō Sharingan, unaware that Shisui concealed its most powerful ability.

• Danzō noticed Jueming’s rapid healing and resemblance to Hashirama, then decided to devise a war and eliminate him.
• Orochimaru planned to perform Living Corpse Reincarnation and leave Konoha with Hiru to join Yahiko’s Akatsuki.
• Jueming returned with the Senju Clan, received the Great Elder’s praise, and planned his next tasks, including turning Jing Senju into a Grass Weapon.
• Fugaku Uchiha gathered Shisui and other clan members at home, where Danzō and the village leaders questioned Shisui about his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shisui described his Kotoamatsukami abilities but concealed that his other eye could permanently control someone without eye contact.

Danzo surprised Fugaku Uchiha by offering to take Itachi as his disciple, presenting the move as a chance for the Uchiha Clan to gain influence in Konoha. Shisui suspected Danzo wanted to use the clan against the Senju, and feared the Uchiha would become his weapon or test subjects.

• Danzo asked Fugaku to let him take Itachi as his disciple, shocking Fugaku, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura.
• Shisui realized Danzo might be trying to recruit the Uchiha Clan to restrain Senju Jueming and the Senju, while Yashiro and Inabi welcomed the offer as a chance for the clan to rise.
• Tekka stayed silent, but recognized the danger because he knew more about the conflict between Jueming and Konoha's higher-ups.
• Koharu and Homura feared Danzo was repeating Tobirama Senju's effort to turn an Uchiha against the clan, but Danzo reassured them that times had changed.
• Fugaku asked Shisui to bring Itachi in, and Shisui worried that the Uchiha Clan would become Danzo's weapon or test subjects.

After Senju Jueming won the championship and revealed his Wood Release, the Senju Clan elders celebrated his rise and arranged guards against outside threats. The elders then warned that Konoha’s leaders might exploit Jueming’s bloodline and eliminate the other clan members, leaving them to wonder how to protect themselves.

• Senju Jueming left the Ancestral Hall after receiving congratulations, saying he needed to report his good news to Teacher Momoka.
• The Great Elder ordered Iris to guard Senju territory and watch for outsiders, then went to the Senju Clan Forbidden Ground to tell Lord Momoka about Jueming’s victory.
• The elders told the gathered clan members that Jueming’s Wood Release proved the Senju’s rightful lineage remained, but warned that Konoha’s higher-ups might use the rest of them as test subjects or Mutation Weapons.
• Senju Luokui learned that the elders feared Konoha would use Jueming to produce new Senju descendants and discard clan members with Mutation Factors.
• The Second Elder and Third Elder warned that even Jueming’s bloodline might be used to justify eliminating the rest of the clan, and the gathering fell silent as they wondered what to do.

Jueming celebrated his promotion to jonin and visited Momoka Senju, then went to Konoha Hospital and promised to restore Sayuri’s limbs. As Black Zetsu sent White Zetsu clones to stir up conflict in Konoha, the Senju Clan faced growing danger from rumors and internal unrest.

• Jueming visited Momoka Senju, who praised his strength but warned him that reaching the Kage level was the true mark of a powerful ninja.
• The Great Elder recounted Jueming’s victory, and Momoka Senju realized that Jueming had attacked Shimura Danzō; afterward, the Great Elder warned her that the Senju Clan might act irrationally out of fear for their survival.
• Jueming went to Konoha Hospital and told Tsunade he could regenerate Sayuri’s severed limbs, urging her to transfer Sayuri once her condition stabilized so Danzō could not get to her.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu discussed Jueming’s victory and the Adamantine Sealing Chains, then sent disguised White Zetsu clones to spread rumors and create chaos in Konoha.
• Black Zetsu ordered the clones to tell the Senju Clan that transplanting Uchiha Sharingan could suppress mutation.

At a secret Uchiha gathering, Fugaku announced that the Fourth Hokage had accepted Itachi as his disciple and explained Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan, prompting the clan to celebrate its renewed prospects. Tekka, troubled by the clan’s reaction and the day’s events, stood and warned that this was not good.

• Tekka followed the Uchiha clansmen into the underground chamber beneath Naka Shrine, where Itachi attended the gathering beside Fugaku.
• Fugaku announced that Shimura Danzō, the Fourth Hokage, had accepted Itachi as his disciple, shocking the clan before he described what had happened that day.
• Fugaku explained that Shisui possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, and the clansmen celebrated the prospect of Uchiha gaining power and influence.
• Itachi noticed that Shisui’s smile seemed forced and that Tekka looked visibly troubled, even as the other clansmen rejoiced.
• Fugaku urged Itachi to study diligently under the Hokage, and Itachi promised to seize the opportunity.
• Tekka rose and told the silent gathering, “This isn’t good.”

Tekka Uchiha warned Fugaku that Danzō's offer to train Itachi might conceal a trap, but the clan chose to pursue the opportunity. Meanwhile, Jueming reviewed the status and abilities he had gained from the Jonin Selection and looked forward to learning Senju inheritances.

• Tekka Uchiha argued at the clan gathering that Danzō's sudden offer might hide a scheme, but Fugaku stopped Yashiro and defended the chance for Itachi to become Danzō's disciple.
• Shisui Uchiha agreed that Tekka's suspicions were reasonable, though he said Tekka's forceful approach had alienated the clansmen and admitted he might have to use Kotoamatsukami.
• Tekka Uchiha left determined to resist the higher-ups, remembering that Senju Takeshi had been researched and turned into a Mutation weapon.
• Jueming returned to the Senju compound and reviewed his new Jonin title, access to clan and village meetings, and possible future leadership role.
• Jueming noted that he had obtained the A-rank forbidden technique Grass Essence and planned to learn the Senju Clan's A-rank inheritances from Teacher Momoka, including Tobirama Senju's Mutual Explosion Tag.

Jueming reflected on the power he still needed to gain, taunted the captive Jing Senju, and prepared to make another Grass Weapon. Meanwhile, Obito Uchiha tried to persuade Nagato to seize the Tailed Beasts for his plan to force peace, then revealed that Yahiko was near death.

• Jueming considered how A-Rank techniques and Grass Essence could help him overcome his enemies and reach Kage-level strength.
• Jueming told the gagged Jing Senju that he had advanced to Jonin and surpassed her and Aoki Senju.
• Jueming went behind Jing Senju, intending to make another Grass Weapon to improve his abilities and save Teacher Momoka.
• Obito Uchiha appeared in Nagato’s underground city and urged him to gather the Tailed Beasts and use their power to force peace.
• Nagato refused to abandon Yahiko’s approach, and Obito told him that Yahiko was already on the verge of death.

Obito told Nagato that Yahiko had stolen Konoha’s Mutation Weapon and was close to undergoing Mutation, while Yahiko hid at Orochimaru’s home and prepared to activate his backup plan. Jueming gained a Grass Weapon honesty ability, Kakashi awakened Light Release Chakra, and Shisui and Inabi headed to the Jonin Ready Room.

• Obito told Nagato that Yahiko had used the Mutation Weapon and suffered massive irradiation, leaving Nagato shocked.
• Yahiko hid at Orochimaru’s home as Mutation overtook him, and Orochimaru took him toward Amegakure to activate his plan and meet a prospective Akatsuki member.
• Kakashi gathered Chakra by affirming his good qualities and awakened Light Release Chakra.
• Jueming gained Grass Release—Grass—Honesty, which let him obtain truthful answers from his Grass Weapons, but postponed questioning Jing Senju.
• Fugaku told Inabi to represent the Uchiha well, and Inabi and Shisui went to register at the Jonin Ready Room, where Shisui urged Inabi to be amicable.

Inabi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha registered with the Jonin Squad, stirring hostility among the gathered Konoha Jonin. Inabi challenged squad captain Shikaku Nara to a fight, and the chapter ended as they began testing each other with thrown weapons.

• Inabi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha arrived at the Jonin waiting area, where Shikaku Nara introduced them as new Jonin Squad registrants.
• Inabi Uchiha taunted the gathered Jonin and suggested settling their dissatisfaction through combat.
• Jueming suspected Danzo was courting the Uchiha Clan to use them against the Senju Clan.
• Inabi Uchiha challenged Shikaku Nara, while Shisui Uchiha worried that the challenge would insult the squad captain.
• Shikaku Nara accepted the fight, and he and Inabi Uchiha formed the Seal of Opposition before leaping back and throwing shuriken and kunai.

Inabi Uchiha decisively defeated Shikaku Nara in a spar, displaying the Uchiha Clan’s combat strength as Konoha’s Jonin watched. After Inabi and Shisui were summoned ahead of a major announcement from Fourth Hokage Danzō Shimura, the chapter left Konoha expecting a change in leadership.

• Inabi Uchiha’s Great Fireball forced the onlookers to retreat, while Jueming remained unmoved by the heat.
• Inabi Uchiha overwhelmed Shikaku Nara in close combat and kicked him to the ground before Jiraiya ended the spar.
• Kakashi, Tekka Uchiha, Yakushi Nonō, and other newly appointed Jonin arrived as the defeat deepened the tense mood among the gathered ninja.
• Jueming refused Mito Uzumaki’s suggestion to stand up for Shikaku Nara, reasoning that the Nara Clan had not supported the Senju when they were in trouble.
• Utatane Koharu summoned everyone to a conference room for a major announcement, while Mitokado Homura took Inabi Uchiha and Shisui aside.
• The assembled Jonin suspected that Fourth Hokage Danzō Shimura was preparing to break the old rules and change Konoha’s leadership.

Jueming, Kakashi, and Tekka reflected on the Jonin promotions as Tekka resolved to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan. At the Jonin Council, Danzo announced that he would take Itachi Uchiha as his disciple, prompting concern that the Uchiha Clan’s growing strength and authority could make them unstoppable.

• Tekka felt that strength was essential after the Jonin assessment and resolved to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Newly promoted Jonin, including Tekka, Kakashi, and Yakushi Nonō, attended the Jonin Council meeting.
• Danzo announced that he would take Itachi Uchiha as his disciple and explained the power of Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Hiruzen supported Danzo’s decision, praising Itachi’s talent and welcoming the Uchiha Clan as comrades.
• The council members worried that the Uchiha Clan might possess more Mangekyō Sharingan and turned to Jueming as a possible counterweight.

Jueming backed the Uchiha’s inclusion in the village as Danzo secured approval to recruit Itachi Uchiha and reshaped Konoha’s leadership through transfers and appointments. Danzo also brought Shisui Uchiha into the Anbu and increased the Uchiha MPD’s budget, leaving the Uchiha with new influence under his control.

• Jueming agreed that the Uchiha Clan should be part of the village, while Danzo dismissed him as a short-term threat and planned to exploit the clan’s power.
• Danzo secured approval to take Itachi Uchiha as his disciple.
• Danzo appointed Inoichi Yamanaka as Jonin Squad leader and transferred Shikaku Nara to the Intelligence Department, disrupting the Ino-Shika-Cho alliance.
• Danzo issued further personnel changes, using Konoha’s power structure to tighten his control over the village.
• Danzo appointed Shisui Uchiha to the Anbu and raised the Uchiha MPD’s budget by twenty percent.

Danzo’s generous treatment of the Uchiha concealed his plan to exploit and divide the clans, while Jueming, Kakashi, and Tekka each resolved to seek greater power. After Utatane Koharu warned Jueming not to bully the Uchiha, Tekka revealed that Tsume Inuzuka’s husband had been killed, and Jueming urged him to comfort and pursue her.

• Shisui Uchiha and Tekka Uchiha suspected danger behind Danzo’s sudden favor toward the Uchiha, while Danzo secretly planned to exploit Shisui and set the clans against one another.
• Jueming, Kakashi, and Tekka exchanged glances and shared a new determination to become stronger.
• Utatane Koharu ordered Jueming to get along with the Uchiha and warned him not to bully them, but Jueming casually left with Kakashi and Tekka.
• At Ichiraku Ramen, Tekka said he wanted to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan and revealed that Tsume Inuzuka’s husband had died on a mission, apparently killed by Kurama.
• Jueming told Tekka to comfort and pursue Tsume while she was grieving, shocking Tekka and making his Three Tomoe Sharingan appear.

Senju Jueming pushed Tekka Uchiha to pursue Tsume Inuzuka, hoping to keep him from siding with the Uchiha and eventually awaken his Mangekyō. Tekka returned to seek romantic advice, but seeing Jueming pat Rin Nohara shocked him so badly that his Sharingan nearly evolved before Jueming’s theft of his Yin Attribute energy caused the awakening to fail.

• Senju Jueming persuaded Tekka Uchiha to help Tsume Inuzuka and pursue her, arguing that Tekka could mediate the Uchiha Clan’s conflict from within.
• Tekka Uchiha rushed to Tsume Inuzuka’s home and agreed to help her, then returned to Senju Jueming for advice on how to get closer to her.
• Tekka Uchiha saw Senju Jueming pat Rin Nohara, who blushed and ran away, and was extremely shocked.
• Tekka Uchiha’s Three Tomoe Sharingan began to evolve into a Mangekyō Sharingan, but Jueming stole his Yin Attribute energy and the awakening failed.
• Senju Jueming collected enough energy to unlock Grass Release—Illusion—My Heart and gained increased Mutation Resistance and some protection against distorted thoughts.

Jueming gained Yin Attribute energy from Tekka Uchiha and unlocked a skill that let him resist Mutation briefly beyond his normal limit. In the Land of Rain, Yahiko returned on the brink of Mutation and went with Orochimaru to undergo treatment while Nagato guarded the laboratory entrance.

• Jueming took Tekka Uchiha's Yin Attribute energy, upgraded his abilities, and gained Grass Release—Grass—My Heart, which let him retain his self-control during extreme Mutation.
• Jueming planned to arrange for Utatane Koharu to find Kakuzu and obtain one billion ryo, then prepared to exchange martial insights with Jing Senju.
• Orochimaru brought the pale, nearly mutated Yahiko back to the Land of Rain, while Hiru doubted that anyone could save him.
• Yahiko told Nagato that he and Orochimaru would enter the laboratory to complete a forbidden technique and treat his Mutation, then asked Nagato to guard things in his absence.
• Nagato watched Yahiko and Orochimaru head deeper into the laboratory, then spoke with Hiru about his unusual eyes and his past encounter with Orochimaru.

The Uchiha Clan prospered under Danzō Shimura’s favor, while Tekka Uchiha struggled to voice his doubts about the clan’s growing fanaticism. Jueming saw the changed balance of power in Konoha and learned that Inabi Uchiha had beaten someone badly enough to send them to the hospital.

• Itachi Uchiha graduated from the Ninja Academy at five with the best grades and became a Genin, while the Uchiha Clan’s status and resources improved.
• At a secret clan gathering, Tekka Uchiha tried to warn the clan but stayed silent after Fugaku Uchiha urged everyone to seize their newfound opportunity and suggested Itachi might one day become Hokage.
• Jueming finished training with Jing Senju and considered expanding his Grass Weapon training to Kurenai Yuhi, Uzuki Yugao, and others.
• Jueming noticed Uchiha patrols swaggering through Konoha as other ninja who had once oppressed them suffered under the reversal of power.
• At the Jonin Squad waiting area, Kakashi told Jueming that Inabi Uchiha had beaten someone unconscious, sending them to Konoha Hospital.