Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Kagami, disguised as Blaze, revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo to Itachi before the two began a sparring match. Meanwhile, Obito overheard that Kakashi’s team was responsible for Naruto’s safety and saw an opportunity.

• Itachi met Blaze, who claimed he was competing to earn the Flame Demon title.
• Blaze told Itachi that the God Organization required members with Susanoo and revealed his own Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and Susanoo.
• Itachi accepted that he could not match Blaze but agreed to fight for the Uchiha Clan, and they took their stances.
• Kakashi promised Minato at the Memorial Stone that he would protect Naruto and help him grow up safely.
• Obito overheard Kakashi say that Anbu Team 11 was responsible for Naruto’s safety and considered it an opportunity.

Orochimaru suspected that Hyuga Kagami was conducting secret experiments and decided to plant a Curse Mark on Haku. Meanwhile, Kagami tested Itachi in a sword fight and defeated him.

• Orochimaru questioned Haku about his time with Hyuga Kagami and learned that Kagami had taken Haku's blood and cells.
• Kabuto told Orochimaru that Shennong's operation would take about a month, and Orochimaru ordered preparations to plant a Curse Mark on Haku.
• Orochimaru reflected that his Curse Marks could let him revive through any marked ninja who survived.
• Hyuga Kagami fought Itachi in the forest outside Konoha, overwhelming him with speed and sword attacks.
• Hyuga Kagami kicked Itachi, held his longsword to Itachi's throat, and declared that he had lost.

Hyuga Kagami defeated Itachi in their first test, then sparred with him over the next month while waiting for Hiruko to make a move. The chapter ended when Shion arrived at Hyuga Kagami’s gate and begged him to save her mother.

• Itachi trapped Hyuga Kagami with hidden weapons, but Hyuga Kagami used a Crow Clone and put his sword to Itachi’s throat.
• Hyuga Kagami praised Itachi’s handling of the clone, scheduled another test, and warned him not to discuss their training with Shisui.
• Itachi returned home and reassured Sasuke that they could talk about training later.
• Over the next month, Hyuga Kagami sparred with Itachi every few days and stayed alert for an attack from Hiruko, who remained inactive.
• Shion waited at Hyuga Kagami’s gate and begged him to save her mother.

Hyuga Kagami learned that the Yomi Cult had rebelled in the Land of Demons and that Shion’s mother had sent Shion to Konoha after foreseeing danger. Suspecting the Akatsuki had joined the conflict, he prepared to investigate the Land of Demons and asked Shinichi about the Akatsuki’s recent activity.

• Hyuga Kagami questioned Shion and Ashiho, who said the supposedly dead Yomi had appeared during a Yomi Cult rebellion.
• Ashiho explained that the Miko had sent Shion and twenty guards toward Konoha a month earlier, and that he was the only guard left by the time they arrived.
• Shion and Ashiho told Hyuga Kagami that the Miko could perceive future events, and he suspected her Death Prophecy had foretold her own death.
• Hyuga Kagami suspected the Akatsuki had intervened in the Land of Demons and decided to go there despite believing the Miko might already be in danger.
• Hyuga Kagami settled Shion and Ashiho in his home, then used Fortune-Bringer to ask Shinichi about the Akatsuki’s recent activities.

After learning that Yomi had joined Hiruko and Shennong in the Land of Demons, Hyuga Kagami deduced that they were targeting the demon Moryo and the priestess. He traveled to the priestess's palace, found it occupied by Yomi Cultists, and prepared to infiltrate it after nightfall.

• Shinichi reported that Yomi was alive and working as an experimental assistant to Hiruko and Shennong, but that Akatsuki had not coordinated the unrest in the Land of Demons.
• Hyuga Kagami concluded that Yomi had likely used Moryo as bait to recruit Shennong and Hiruko, and decided to travel to the Land of Demons to investigate and help the priestess if possible.
• Hyuga Kagami asked Rin to look after Shion and Asho, then told Shisui to patrol as Flame Demon and use Kotoamatsukami if he encountered Hiruko.
• Hyuga Kagami left Konoha that night and reached the area outside the priestess's palace after three or four days of travel.
• Hyuga Kagami saw Yomi Cultists guarding the intact palace and found no barrier around it, so he rested before planning to infiltrate after nightfall.

Hyuga Kagami infiltrated the Miko’s palace to find her and discovered her spirit body waiting in her residence. She explained that she had foreseen her death and revealed that the Ryumyaku gourd shielded him from prophecy, leaving him asking whether it could block every prophecy.

• Hyuga Kagami waited until the palace guards grew inattentive, then infiltrated the palace at night.
• Hyuga Kagami killed the Yomi Cultists guarding the passage to the Miko’s residence and entered the empty room.
• Hyuga Kagami noticed unusual energy in the crystal chandelier, and the Miko’s spirit body appeared from its golden light.
• The Miko told Hyuga Kagami that she had foreseen her death and did not blame him, since his earlier arrival had once postponed her fate.
• The Miko explained that the Ryumyaku’s natural energy prevented prophecies from seeing Hyuga Kagami, and he asked whether it shielded him from all prophecies.

Hyuga Kagami met the Miko's spirit in the palace and received artifacts and instructions for Shion, including a warning about her dangerous power. When Yomi arrived, the Miko tried to help Hyuga Kagami escape, but he prepared to confront Yomi instead.

• Hyuga Kagami told the Miko that he had once beheaded Yomi and vowed to kill him, while she warned that Yomi's condition was strange.
• The Miko entrusted Hyuga Kagami with a crown, a sealing bell, a scroll of sealing jutsu, and three Miko Elixirs for Shion.
• The Miko explained that Shion's immense miko power needed to be suppressed and warned that Shennong had devoured Moryo's power and might target Shion.
• Yomi reached the Miko Palace and confronted Hyuga Kagami, while the Miko shielded him and urged him to flee.
• Hyuga Kagami told the Miko to deliver her message to Shion herself and began forming hand seals as a powerful surge of chakra filled the room.

Hyuga Kagami confronted Yomi at the Miko’s residence and revealed his overwhelming Tenseigan power. After Yomi transformed into a massive flesh monster and sealed the palace, Hyuga Kagami struck him down, leaving him badly weakened.

• Hyuga Kagami entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode and vowed to kill Yomi, while the Miko watched in shock.
• Hyuga Kagami learned from Yomi that Hiruko and Shennong had likely gone to Konoha, then sent the Miko’s spirit into his gourd artifact for protection.
• Yomi used the Chimera Technique to transform into a huge mass of flesh and activated a barrier around the palace.
• Hyuga Kagami used Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion to cleave Yomi apart and disrupt his chakra circulation.
• Yomi howled in disbelief as his chakra rapidly drained and his body weakened.

Hyuga Kagami survived Yomi’s palace-wide explosion and learned that Hiruko and Shennong had gone to Konoha, where Rin and Shion might be in danger. To return quickly, he left his body guarded in the Land of Demons and used Soul Descent to travel as a spirit toward the Third Kazekage Human Puppet.

• Yomi triggered a series of explosions that destroyed the Miko’s palace, while Hyuga Kagami survived inside a sphere formed from three Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Hyuga Kagami confirmed there were no nearby survivors and realized Hiruko and Shennong had likely reached Konoha, putting Rin and Shion at risk.
• Hyuga Kagami summoned an enormous wild boar and instructed it to guard his Yin Release original body in a tree hollow.
• Hyuga Kagami used Soul Descent to leave his body as a spirit and sensed the distant Tenseigan chakra of the Third Kazekage Human Puppet guiding him toward Konoha.

Obito abducted Naruto from his room, prompting Anbu Team 11 to pursue him while Guy alerted the Hokage. As Konoha’s leaders debated warnings about Hiruko and an imminent Uchiha rebellion, a signal flare sounded and the Third Hokage rose to investigate.

• Obito infiltrated Naruto’s room and phased through a kunai thrown by the guards.
• Kakashi, Shisui, and Guy entered, but Obito seized Naruto and escaped through a vortex after declaring he was taking the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Kakashi pursued Obito with Shisui and a Shadow Clone posing as Hyuga Kagami, while Guy sent up a signal flare and ran to the Hokage Building.
• The Third Hokage, Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura discussed anonymous warnings about Hiruko and a planned Uchiha rebellion.
• Danzo urged comprehensive surveillance of the Uchiha Clan, but the Third Hokage hesitated over the risk of worsening relations.
• A signal flare exploded over the village, and the Third Hokage rose with a grave expression.

A masked Sharingan attacker struck the Hokage's Office, wounded Mitokado Homura, and was suspected of being Uchiha Shisui. He appeared to stab the Third Hokage, but Hiruzen revealed the target was a mud clone and trapped the attacker, preparing to unmask him.

• After Anbu Team 11 fired its emergency signal, an Anbu reported that the flare concerned Naruto, and Guy arrived with a report about the incident.
• Danzo received the Third Hokage's approval to lead Root and Anbu to ensure Naruto's safety, while Hiruzen stayed behind because of the anonymous letter accusing the Uchiha Clan of rebellion.
• A masked attacker with the Sharingan burst into the Hokage's Office and wounded Mitokado Homura before Hiruzen's shuriken drove him back.
• Utatane Koharu suspected the attacker was Uchiha Shisui, and Anbu surrounded him as alarms sounded through the Hokage Building.
• The attacker charged Hiruzen and appeared to stab him, but the Hokage's body turned into mud that wrapped around and trapped the assailant.
• Hiruzen emerged elsewhere in the room and said he would remove the attacker's mask himself.

An attacker escaped the Third Hokage’s Clay Binding Technique, prompting Hiruzen to place Konoha on emergency footing while suspecting the attacker was not Shisui. Fugaku prepared the Uchiha Clan for a possible confrontation, and Kakashi, Shisui, and Shisui’s Shadow Clone found Naruto bound outside Konoha.

• The attacker broke free and escaped, and the Third Hokage ordered Anbu to pursue him.
• Hiruzen declared a village emergency, summoned the Jonin, and sent the Shadow Guard to check on Team 11 and watch Shisui.
• Hiruzen told Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura that the attacker’s genuine hatred in his final glance made him doubt the attacker was Shisui.
• Fugaku learned that the Hokage had summoned Jonin without notifying the Uchiha or the Police Force, so he began gathering the clan and armed himself.
• Fugaku told Itachi to stay home and look after his younger brother before leaving with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Kakashi, Shisui, and Shisui’s Shadow Clone found Naruto tied up and gagged beneath a tree outside Konoha, and Kakashi asked whether it was a trap.

Orochimaru and Shennong took advantage of the Uchiha clan members leaving to confront the Hokage and infiltrated the Uchiha Compound. They captured Sasuke and demanded that Itachi either go with Orochimaru or hand over Uchiha Homura.

• Orochimaru and Shennong watched Fugaku lead the Uchiha clan toward the Hokage Building, then decided to enter the undefended compound.
• Orochimaru and Shennong broke into the clan head's residence, where Itachi attacked them with Kunai.
• Orochimaru engaged Itachi while Shennong rushed toward Sasuke and knocked him unconscious.
• Shennong returned carrying Sasuke, and Itachi offered to go with Orochimaru if they released his brother.
• Orochimaru took Sasuke and demanded that Itachi choose between accompanying him and delivering Uchiha Homura.

Orochimaru held Sasuke hostage and demanded that Itachi bring him Uchiha Homura, while Itachi insisted he did not know anyone by that name. After Orochimaru escaped with Sasuke, Shennong sensed Shion in Konoha and set out to devour the power of the Miko.

• Orochimaru threatened Sasuke with a kunai and demanded both Itachi and Uchiha Homura in exchange for Sasuke.
• Itachi promised Sasuke he would save him, but denied knowing anyone matching Orochimaru's description of Homura.
• Orochimaru vanished with Sasuke, and Itachi pursued him as Shennong noticed the strange intensity of Itachi's Sharingan.
• Shennong sensed Shion near Hyuga Kagami's home and revealed his secret plan to devour her power and surpass the Tailed Beasts.
• Shennong hurried toward Shion, keeping his Miko-related goal hidden from Orochimaru and Hiruko.

Hyuga Kagami flew toward Konoha in spirit form and discovered that the village was in chaos, while a spirit body slipped into the Hyuga Clan compound. Nearing the limit of his spirit body, he reached his secret laboratory and transferred into his Fire Clone Technique clone.

• Hyuga Kagami realized that long-distance spirit flight rapidly depleted his chakra and exposed how far his spirit-body strength lagged behind true Six Paths-level powerhouses.
• Hyuga Kagami reached Konoha and saw the village in disarray, with ninja gathering near the Hokage Building and evacuating villagers but no battle underway.
• Hyuga Kagami spotted a spirit body entering the Hyuga Clan compound and suspected it belonged to the Kumogakure spy.
• Hyuga Kagami hurried to his secret laboratory in the Forest of Death as his consciousness faded, then chose his Fire Clone Technique clone over the Water Clone Technique clone.
• Hyuga Kagami transferred into the Fire Clone Technique clone and realized that his spirit body had nearly collapsed during the journey.

Hiruko escaped the Hokage Building and slaughtered the Anbu pursuing him, revealing his ability to absorb ninjutsu and drain chakra. He met Zetsu outside the village, while Shennong remained inside fighting a Konoha Chunin.

• Hiruko lured the pursuing Anbu into a street and absorbed their ninjutsu while breaking their close-range attacks with his body.
• Hiruko killed the Anbu one by one, draining the last three's chakra before crushing their captain's head.
• Hiruko met Zetsu in a forest outside the village and used the Chimera Technique to return to his original appearance.
• Hiruko asked Zetsu where Shennong was, but Zetsu had no answer.
• Inside the village, Shennong struck a Konoha Chunin into a wall and revealed his powerful, muscular form.

Shennong attacked Hyuga Kagami’s home to seize Shion, but Hyuga Kagami arrived in time to confront him. After Shennong unleashed his immense chakra and boasted of his power, Hyuga Kagami distracted him with a taunt and stabbed him in the chest.

• Shennong killed Konoha ninja while making his way toward Shion, then kicked down the gate to Hyuga Kagami’s home.
• Shennong identified Shion as his target and brushed aside Ashiho’s arrow as Hyuga Rin tried to protect her.
• Hyuga Kagami arrived, ordered Rin, Shion, and Ashiho to flee, and took on Shennong himself.
• Shennong released a mass of black chakra and challenged Hyuga Kagami, who taunted him by repeating Shinichi’s insult.
• Hyuga Kagami used the Body Flicker Technique to stab Shennong in the chest.

Hyuga Kagami wounded Shennong, then fled as Shennong healed and rampaged through Konoha. Outside the village, Shisui freed Naruto from an explosive-tag trap, and an enemy emerged from a vortex behind Shisui's Byakugan-less Shadow Clone, claiming the troublesome Byakugan had been dealt with.

• Hyuga Kagami stabbed Shennong, but Shennong healed the chest wound almost immediately.
• Hyuga Kagami fled while Shennong pursued him, smashing through buildings as the villagers evacuated Konoha.
• Hyuga Kagami suspected the Uchiha had rebelled and that Akatsuki was behind the night's events.
• Shisui checked Naruto for traps and cut his restraints, triggering the Explosive Tags concealed beneath Naruto's coat.
• Shisui shielded Naruto from the explosions, and a figure stepped from a vortex behind Hyuga Kagami's Shadow Clone and announced that the troublesome Byakugan had been dealt with.

Obito escaped after fighting Kakashi and Shisui, while Naruto fled in the wrong direction. When Danzo arrived, he attacked Shisui and tried to take his Mangekyō Sharingan, but Kakashi and Might Guy rescued him as Danzo declared Team 11 rogue ninja and ordered a pursuit.

• Obito revealed that Hyuga Kagami was a Shadow Clone, phased through Kakashi's Chidori, kicked Kakashi away, and then vanished as reinforcements approached.
• Shisui sent Naruto toward the village, but Naruto ran the wrong way; Danzo's forces arrived after Obito escaped.
• After the Shadow Guard captain told Kakashi that Shisui was suspected of attempting to assassinate the Hokage, Danzo suddenly attacked Shisui.
• Shisui subdued Danzo with genjutsu, but Danzo reappeared behind him and stabbed him before reaching for his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Kakashi and Might Guy rescued Shisui, and Danzo branded Team 11 rogue ninja and ordered the Root to pursue them.
• The Shadow Guard captain chose to return to the village and report what had happened to the Hokage.

Itachi pursued Orochimaru to rescue Sasuke, who Orochimaru held hostage while demanding Uchiha Homura. Sasuke escaped during Itachi’s attack, but got lost in the forest and ran into Naruto.

• Itachi caught up with Orochimaru, who threatened to kill Sasuke unless Itachi brought him Uchiha Homura.
• Orochimaru tightened his grip on Sasuke, prompting Itachi to attack with the Body Flicker Technique and genjutsu.
• Itachi told Sasuke to run, and the Sasuke in Orochimaru’s grasp turned into crows, revealing it was a substitution.
• Sasuke fled through the forest, lost his way, and collided with Naruto.
• Naruto noticed Sasuke had been crying, and Sasuke blushed and asked him not to tell anyone.