Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Kagami’s attempt to provoke Uchiha Ryota into awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan failed, but he discovered Ryota was secretly weakening his seal to escape. He planned to give Ryota hope before plunging him into despair.

• Hyuga Kagami brought Uchiha Hideki’s battered clone before Uchiha Ryota and claimed he had taken Hideki’s Sharingan.
• Hyuga Kagami slit the clone’s throat, but Uchiha Ryota remained composed and did not awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Hyuga Kagami noticed a worn section of the Four Symbols Seal and realized Uchiha Ryota was secretly eroding it with his limited chakra.
• Hyuga Kagami left Ryota’s escape attempt undiscovered and recorded that grief had failed as a means of stimulation.
• Hyuga Kagami decided to try despair next and wondered how to give Uchiha Ryota hope first.

Hyuga Kagami prepared a secret experiment planned for ten days later while Uchiha Ryota secretly worked to weaken his seal. As rumors linked Shisui to the God Organization, the Third Hokage summoned Hyuga Kagami to question him, leaving Hyuga Hiashi concerned that the inquiry could expose the truth about the Kumogakure delegation leader’s death.

• Hyuga Kagami told Uchiha Ryota that he would be away for ten days and would decide whether Ryota lived or died when he returned.
• Hyuga Kagami arranged the secret prison for his final experiment and checked that two ordinary clones in his Forest of Death laboratory were developing normally.
• The village’s fruitless search for the God Organization fueled rumors that Shisui was its Flame Demon and that the organization was hiding in the village.
• The Third Hokage summoned Hyuga Kagami to an office meeting attended by Danzo, the other advisory elders, Hyuga Hiashi, Jiraiya, and Sage Fukasaku.
• Hyuga Kagami recounted the fabricated story of how he and Shisui encountered the God Organization, while Hyuga Hiashi worried the inquiry might implicate him in the delegation leader’s death.

Hyuga Kagami defended Shisui against suspicion of belonging to the God Organization, while Danzo argued Kagami might have been deceived by Shisui’s genjutsu. The Third Hokage then learned that Akatsuki had devastated Sunagakure’s pursuit force, leaving the village unable to continue hunting Sasori.

• Jiraiya asked Hyuga Kagami to recount the attack, and Kagami gave his prepared account to the Third Hokage and the others.
• Hyuga Kagami challenged Danzo’s claim that the Uchiha Clan had staged the God Organization’s attacks, pointing out that the organization had pursued Geluoya’s bounty.
• Hyuga Hiashi and Sage Fukasaku said Kagami showed no signs of lying or being controlled by genjutsu, easing the Third Hokage’s concern about escalating tensions with the Uchiha Clan.
• Utatane Koharu reported that Sunagakure had assembled a force to pursue Sasori after learning he had joined Akatsuki and was rumored to have killed the Third Kazekage.
• Sasori joined Kakuzu, Hiruko, Shennong, and other Akatsuki members in the Land of Wind, where they fought Sunagakure’s pursuit force and inflicted devastating losses before withdrawing.

Hyuga Kagami urged Shisui to endure as suspicion of him spread, while Uchiha Ryota secretly weakened his seal in captivity. The chapter ended as a demon-masked figure told Ryota that tonight would be his last.

• Hyuga Kagami received Shisui's letter about the rumors and replied with the instruction, "Endure!"
• Two Root shinobi shot down the crow carrying Hyuga Kagami's reply, but it vanished in a puff of smoke, leaving only a feather.
• Shisui read Hyuga Kagami's message and wondered whether his senior had a way to clear his suspicion.
• Over nine days, Hyuga Kagami used the Tenseigan to watch Uchiha Ryota wear away the Four Symbols Seal, and Ryota expected to break free that night.
• A demon-masked figure entered Ryota's cave and told him that those above had decided tonight would be his last.

Uchiha Ryota broke free from his restraints and killed the man in the demon-faced mask in a furious battle. Afterward, Ryota realized he had come close to awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan but had fallen just short.

• Uchiha Ryota learned that Uchiha Hideki's remains had been disposed of, and his rage intensified.
• Uchiha Ryota wore down the final Sealing Jutsu formula while the man in the demon-faced mask prepared to take his Sharingan.
• Uchiha Ryota awakened his Three Tomoe Sharingan, broke free of his chains, and attacked the man with Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation.
• Uchiha Ryota fought the man in the flames, lost an arm, and killed him by tearing open his throat with his teeth.
• Uchiha Ryota noticed his Sharingan had nearly become the Mangekyō Sharingan, but it returned to its original Three Tomoe form.

Uchiha Ryota escaped his captors and discovered that Hyuga Kagami had experimented on him to provoke his Mangekyō Sharingan. He found Uchiha Hideki waiting in a secret room, where his brother revealed his plan to take Ryota’s Mangekyō.

• Uchiha Ryota removed Hyuga Kagami’s mask, recognized him, and took his short sword before searching for Uchiha Hideki’s stolen Sharingan.
• Uchiha Ryota found Hyuga Kagami’s notebook and learned that the experiments were meant to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Ryota vowed to kill everyone behind the scheme and continued through the cave to find his brother’s eyes.
• Uchiha Ryota sensed someone behind a door marked with the Uchiha crest, entered, and discovered Uchiha Hideki seated inside.
• Uchiha Hideki said he intended to take Ryota’s Mangekyō Sharingan, then revealed the distinctive pattern in his eyes.

Uchiha Hideki revealed that he had tortured Uchiha Ryota to obtain the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan by taking his brother’s eyes, and the brothers awakened their Mangekyō Sharingan as the prison collapsed.

• Uchiha Hideki told Uchiha Ryota that he sought power beyond the Mangekyō Sharingan and explained that transplanting a blood relative’s Mangekyō could create the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.
• Uchiha Ryota asked whether Hideki would really take his eyes, while Hideki struggled as if two personalities were fighting within him.
• Uchiha Ryota laughed in despair and awakened a complex-patterned Mangekyō Sharingan as Hideki’s eyes transformed too.
• Uchiha Ryota and Uchiha Hideki each summoned an orange-yellow Susanoo, and their battle caused Hyuga Kagami’s secret prison to collapse.

Uchiha Hideki awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and expelled Hyuga Kagami from his body, then warned Uchiha Ryota that they had both been manipulated. The brothers discovered Hyuga Kagami nearby and attacked him together.

• Uchiha Hideki awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan through his love for Uchiha Ryota and forced Hyuga Kagami's soul out of his body.
• Uchiha Ryota accused Uchiha Hideki of deceiving him and challenged him to a fight, but his Susanoo knocked Hideki's weakened Susanoo down.
• Uchiha Hideki regained control of his body and told Uchiha Ryota that Hyuga Kagami had controlled him with genjutsu.
• Uchiha Ryota recognized that Uchiha Hideki's weakness was real, and the brothers realized Hyuga Kagami had manipulated them both.
• Hyuga Kagami emerged from the ruins, and Uchiha Hideki and Uchiha Ryota sent their Susanoo to attack him.

Hyuga Kagami confronted Uchiha Hideki and Uchiha Ryota, revealing that the man Ryota had killed in the Cavern Prison was only his controlled clone. The brothers awakened their Mangekyō Sharingan and attacked him with Susanoo, while Kagami remained confident and hinted that their eyes were only tools compared with a particular pair.

• Hyuga Kagami explained that the man Uchiha Ryota killed in the Cavern Prison had been a clone controlled through the Tenseigan's Soul Descent Technique.
• Uchiha Ryota and Uchiha Hideki accused Hyuga Kagami of masterminding their ordeal and boasted that they had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan together.
• Uchiha Ryota and Uchiha Hideki summoned their Susanoo and struck at Hyuga Kagami, who dodged their blows and landed on a boulder.
• Hyuga Kagami judged that both brothers were close to their limits but stayed wary of the Mangekyō Sharingan's abilities.
• Hyuga Kagami said the Mangekyō Sharingan was a dispensable tool to him unless it was a particular pair, leaving Uchiha Hideki questioning his knowledge of Uchiha secrets.

Hyuga Kagami entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode and overwhelmed the exhausted Uchiha brothers, destroying Uchiha Hideki’s Susanoo and taking his Mangekyō Sharingan. As Hyuga Kagami moved to face Uchiha Ryota, Ryota began activating his own Mangekyō ability.

• Hyuga Kagami formed a golden sword from two Truth-Seeking Orbs and revealed his power to Uchiha Hideki and Uchiha Ryota.
• Hyuga Kagami flew above Uchiha Hideki and split his Susanoo with the golden sword.
• Hyuga Kagami pulled Uchiha Hideki toward him, removed his Mangekyō Sharingan, and stored them in a nutrient container.
• Uchiha Ryota demanded that Hyuga Kagami return his brother’s eyes and began activating his Mangekyō Sharingan’s unique technique.
• Hyuga Kagami lunged at Uchiha Ryota and used Rotation to pull him closer.

Hyuga Kagami fought Uchiha Ryota, whose Mangekyō Sharingan empowered his Susanoo enough to transform it into a golden complete-body giant. Ryota attacked Hyuga Kagami while demanding his brother’s Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Hyuga Kagami struck Uchiha Ryota’s Susanoo with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, but an unknown force prevented the blade from cutting through.
• Uchiha Ryota shed bloody tears as his Susanoo grew into a complete-body giant covered in golden flames.
• Hyuga Kagami inferred that Ryota’s Mangekyō Sharingan technique enhanced Susanoo and recognized the power of the ability.
• Uchiha Ryota demanded that Hyuga Kagami hand over his brother’s Mangekyō Sharingan, then coughed up blood and swung his golden Susanoo’s sword at him.

Hyuga Kagami defeated Uchiha Ryota after Ryota's obsession with godhood drove him to strain his failing body with Susanoo. Kagami took Ryota's Mangekyō Sharingan, concealed the evidence, and left with the unconscious Uchiha brothers as Konoha ninjas spotted flashes from the battle.

• Root ninjas saw golden flashes near Hazel City Mountain and sent up a signal flare after suspecting a battle.
• Uchiha Ryota's Susanoo sword shattered against Hyuga Kagami's Truth-Seeking Orb defense, setting the forest ablaze.
• Hyuga Kagami formed a hundred-meter Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion sword and pierced Uchiha Ryota's Susanoo.
• Hyuga Kagami removed Uchiha Ryota's Mangekyō Sharingan, causing his Susanoo to vanish and leaving him unconscious.
• Hyuga Kagami treated Uchiha Ryota, anesthetized Uchiha Hideki, erased traces of his identity, and departed with the brothers.

Konoha’s ninjas investigated Hazel City Mountain after a battle and found traces of three exceptionally powerful chakra signatures, while Danzo wondered who had fought the God Organization. In his secret laboratory, Hyuga Kagami transplanted Uchiha Hideki’s Mangekyō Sharingan into a clone and used Soul Descent to test them, struggling with the disorientation of using someone else’s eyes.

• Konoha’s ninjas arrived at Hazel City Mountain and used Water Release techniques to fight the fires, though the golden flames resisted them.
• Jiraiya identified a massive trench as a sword scar, and the Sensor Division captain sensed three powerful chakra signatures left by the fighters.
• The Konoha ninjas could not track the fighters, and Danzo wondered whether one side had been the God Organization.
• Hyuga Kagami examined the two pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan he had obtained and chose to test Uchiha Hideki’s eyes.
• Hyuga Kagami transplanted the Mangekyō Sharingan into a clone, used Soul Descent to enter it, and felt severe dizziness while adjusting to the eyes.

Hyuga Kagami forced himself to activate the transplanted Mangekyō Sharingan and discovered Uchiha Hideki’s and Uchiha Ryota’s distinct ocular techniques. He was left weighing which technique to preserve when he fused their related pairs into an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Hyuga Kagami saw that his transplanted Mangekyō Sharingan had reverted to Three Tomoe Sharingan and realized he needed to activate it himself.
• Hyuga Kagami overcame the dizziness by forcibly activating the eyes and learned that Uchiha Hideki’s technique, Heavenly Rock Door, protected the soul from genjutsu, spiritual attacks, and soul-targeting Sealing Jutsu.
• Hyuga Kagami examined Uchiha Ryota’s Mangekyō Sharingan and learned that Susanoo-no-Mikoto strengthened Susanoo with one eye and reduced its chakra consumption with the other.
• Hyuga Kagami considered which pair to use as the basis for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, unsure whether to give up Heavenly Rock Door or Susanoo-no-Mikoto.

Hyuga Kagami considered using the Transcription Seal to influence Uchiha Ryota’s Mangekyō ability during an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan fusion, but prioritized clearing Shisui of suspicion. The next morning, Shisui practiced shuriken techniques and was visited by Itachi and Sasuke.

• Hyuga Kagami reasoned that sealing Uchiha Hideki’s Heavenly Rock Door into Uchiha Ryota’s eye might let Ryota inherit the ability after their ocular powers fused.
• Hyuga Kagami checked on the injured Uchiha brothers in nutrient tanks, keeping them unconscious and securely sealed.
• Hyuga Kagami decided he needed to learn the Transcription Seal, but focused first on finding a way to clear Shisui of suspicion.
• Hyuga Kagami studied Danzo’s deployment and planned escape routes and hiding places.
• Shisui practiced advanced shuriken techniques in his courtyard, then greeted Itachi and teased Sasuke when they arrived.

Sasuke tried throwing a shuriken while visiting Itachi and Shisui, and Shisui received a secret message that drew him toward the God Organization's affairs. Elsewhere, two Uchiha patrolmen encountered the God Organization's Flame Demon and a masked companion, and Hiiragi realized Flame Demon had the Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Sasuke threw a shuriken so wildly that it flew out of the courtyard, disappointing him and surprising Shisui.
• Shisui received a secret message containing a time and location, but he concealed its details from Itachi and Sasuke.
• Uchiha Hiiragi and Uchiha Yuto spotted Flame Demon and a masked God Organization member approaching on their patrol route.
• Hiiragi fired a signal flare, then he and Yuto prepared to fight as the two God Organization members walked past without stopping.
• Hiiragi attacked Flame Demon, but Flame Demon halted him with a glare, and Hiiragi recognized the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Hyuga Kagami found that his hastily cultivated clone could not withstand a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan and considered making a clone with Uchiha blood. As Konoha, the Uchiha, and Kumogakure prepared to confront the God Organization’s Flame Demon, Shisui and Hyuga Kagami’s planned meeting at Birdsong Cliff drew closer.

• Hyuga Kagami coughed up blood after activating the Mangekyō Sharingan and concluded that a clone with Uchiha blood would be needed to wield their power.
• The Third Hokage convened an emergency meeting after reports placed the God Organization in the Land of Fire.
• Fugaku ordered the Uchiha Clan to hunt the Flame Demon and told Shisui to accompany him.
• Shisui reviewed Hyuga Kagami’s secret letter and learned that Birdsong Cliff was the planned meeting place six days later.
• The Fourth Raikage received Konoha’s request for joint action, assembled Kumogakure’s elites, and led them toward the Land of Fire.

Konoha's encirclement force searched Birdsong Cliff, where Shisui's group encountered Hyuga Kagami disguised as the God Organization's Flame Demon. To preserve Shisui's cover, the two faced off with their Susanoo.

• Danzo assigned the divisions their search zones, and Shisui volunteered to lead the search at Birdsong Cliff.
• Shisui led seven others into Birdsong Cliff, where the Aburame Clan Jonin reported that his Kikaichū had lost contact.
• Shisui's group found two God Organization members, and a Root ninja fired a signal flare.
• Hyuga Kagami, disguised as Flame Demon, provoked Shisui and activated his golden Susanoo.
• Shisui activated his emerald Susanoo, and a Root ninja marveled at the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Hyuga Kagami and Shisui fought under their Susanoo at Birdsong Cliff while concealing their true cooperation from the watching Konoha ninja. After revealing his identity to Shisui, Hyuga Kagami told him to announce that the God Organization was targeting the Tailed Beasts, then prepared to face the approaching encirclement.

• Uchiha Hiiragi and the other observers watched Hyuga Kagami and Shisui's Susanoo battle while reinforcements were summoned.
• Fugaku rushed toward Birdsong Cliff, and Danzo ordered squads to surround the area.
• Hyuga Kagami secretly lured Shisui behind the boulders and revealed that he was the Flame Demon.
• Hyuga Kagami instructed Shisui to claim that the God Organization intended to seize the major villages' Tailed Beasts.
• Shisui recognized the Third Kazekage Human Puppet and warned Hyuga Kagami that Konoha's encirclement force was closing in.
• Hyuga Kagami asked whether any of the approaching ninja could fly.

Hyuga Kagami escaped Danzo’s encirclement by using the Third Kazekage Human Puppet’s Magnet Release to fly away. Just as he considered descending to conserve chakra, a Tailed Beast Ball came flying toward him.

• Hyuga Kagami learned that Kumogakure had joined the operation and decided to avoid risking a fight with the Fourth Raikage.
• Fugaku and a force of Uchiha and Konoha ninja arrived, and Fugaku confirmed that Shisui was not the God Organization member with the golden Susanoo.
• Hyuga Kagami withdrew his Susanoo, and the Third Kazekage Human Puppet created iron wings with Magnet Release and carried him into the sky.
• Hyuga Kagami flew past Jiraiya and escaped Danzo’s encirclement, but a Tailed Beast Ball suddenly came at him from behind.
• Hyuga Kagami turned and activated Susanoo to face the incoming Tailed Beast Ball.