Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Kagami learned that Yakushi Kabuto had disappeared and told Itachi to report him as a defector, then reassured Neji about Hizashi’s detention. When Hyuga Tokuma clashed with Uchiha Police Force members over Hizashi’s case, Shinji beat him and insulted the Hyuga Clan.

• Itachi told Hyuga Kagami that Yakushi Kabuto had been missing for nearly a week, and Kagami ordered him to report Kabuto as a defector.
• Neji asked Hyuga Kagami to plead for Hizashi’s release, but Kagami explained why Hizashi’s continued detention might protect him and promised that nothing would happen to his father.
• Hyuga Rin reported that Hyuga Tokuma had clashed with the Uchiha Police Force over Hizashi’s detention, and Kagami went to intervene.
• Shinji kicked Tokuma into a wall, mocked his strength, and insulted the Hyuga Clan, prompting Tokuma to shout back.

Uchiha Shinji defeated Hyuga Tokuma in public, then tried to arrest him for attacking a Police Force member and disrupting order. As Tokuma activated his Byakugan and the gathered Konoha ninja debated intervening, Hyuga Kagami arrived.

• Hyuga Tokuma was humiliated after Uchiha Shinji defeated him in front of a growing crowd.
• Kurenai, Yugao, Hayate, Kakashi, and Asuma arrived nearby, but Kakashi and Asuma warned against interfering with the Uchiha Police Force.
• Shinji refused to let Tokuma leave and demanded that he go to the Police Headquarters Building, while the other Uchiha threatened to summon the Hyuga clan head.
• Tokuma activated his Byakugan, and Shinji activated his Sharingan as they prepared to fight again.
• Kakashi decided to notify Shisui, and Hyuga Kagami landed in the middle of the street.

Tsunade and Jiraiya discussed the Uchiha’s demand for the Fifth Hokage position, while Jiraiya proposed making Sasuke his disciple and a future Sixth Hokage. At the street confrontation, Hyuga Kagami knocked out Uchiha Shinji and dragged him toward the Ninja Academy, ordering the remaining Uchiha officer to have his clan head pick him up.

• Tsunade and Jiraiya considered how to handle the Uchiha’s growing defiance and their demand for the Fifth Hokage position.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade he planned to take Sasuke as his disciple because Sasuke had signed a contract with Mount Myoboku.
• Hyuga Kagami assessed how Shinichi’s return had strengthened the Uchiha radicals and decided to curb the clan’s arrogance.
• Hyuga Kagami used a Shadow Clone feint to ambush Uchiha Shinji and knock him unconscious in front of the gathered crowd.
• Hyuga Kagami dragged Shinji toward the Ninja Academy and told another Uchiha Police Force member to summon the clan head to collect him.

After Hyuga Kagami detained Uchiha Shinji, Fugaku’s clan debated the incident and its impact on the Uchiha bid for Fifth Hokage. Fugaku sent Shinichi to retrieve Shinji and confront Kagami, but Shinichi resented being assigned the task.

• News spread that Hyuga Kagami had subdued Uchiha Shinji and detained him at the Ninja Academy, demanding that Fugaku come retrieve him.
• Fugaku asked Shisui for his view, and Shisui said he would go bring Shinji back while other Uchiha accused Kagami of undermining their bid for Fifth Hokage.
• Shisui worried that the clan’s resentment and ambition were being intensified by the Sharingan’s tendency to amplify emotions.
• Fugaku sent Shinichi to the Ninja Academy to retrieve Shinji and teach Kagami a lesson, and the Uchiha welcomed the chance for Shinichi to avenge his earlier defeat.
• Shinichi turned aside and grumbled that he had not caused the trouble and should not have to deal with it.

As the village watched Hyuga Kagami’s detention of Uchiha Shinji, the Hokage faction feared the Uchiha Clan would escalate the confrontation. Uchiha Izumi reported that Uchiha Shinichi would go to the Ninja Academy, and Kakashi was sent to meet him.

• The Third Hokage, Tsunade, and their allies discussed the risks of the Uchiha Clan responding to Hyuga Kagami’s detention of Uchiha Shinji.
• Utatane Koharu warned that Uchiha Shinichi’s return had reduced Shisui’s influence over the clan.
• Uchiha Izumi arrived disguised as Anbu and reported that the clan had chosen Shinichi to retrieve Shinji.
• Kakashi volunteered to face Shinichi, and the Third Hokage approved the plan.
• Kakashi vanished from the Hokage’s Office and headed for the Ninja Academy.

Hyuga Kagami worked on improving the Type-Two Bio-Armor needed for Karin’s Rinnegan fusion, but lacked the funding to develop it. Kakashi warned him that Uchiha Shinichi was coming to the Ninja Academy to reclaim Uchiha Shinji and offered to confront him.

• Sasuke and Neji sensed Anbu and other ninja gathering around the Ninja Academy, and Neji feared something bad was about to happen.
• Hyuga Kagami refined his plans for the Type-Two Bio-Armor, focusing on safer chakra transmission for Karin’s Rinnegan fusion.
• Hyuga Kagami realized development would cost tens of millions, far more than the little over ten million he had available.
• Kakashi told Hyuga Kagami that an informant in the Uchiha Clan had reported Uchiha Shinichi would soon come to reclaim Uchiha Shinji.
• Kakashi offered to handle Uchiha Shinichi because he had fought him before and knew the danger of his Mangekyō Sharingan ability.

Hyuga Kagami detained Uchiha Shinji to curb the Uchiha Clan, and Kakashi thanked him while warning him to be cautious. Uchiha Shinichi arrived alone at the Ninja Academy, where he met Hyuga Kagami and explained that the clan head could not come.

• Kakashi thanked Hyuga Kagami for detaining Uchiha Shinji and warned him that dealing with the Uchiha Clan had become more dangerous.
• An Anbu reported that Uchiha Shinichi was approaching the Ninja Academy alone.
• Shinichi sensed the villagers' wariness, entered the academy, and drew the attention of Sasuke, Neji, Guy, and the watching crowd.
• Uchiha Shinji demanded that Itachi release him, but Itachi said Shinichi would take him back later.
• The Third Hokage watched from the Hokage Building as Shinichi entered the principal's office, where Hyuga Kagami asked why the clan head had not come.
• Shinichi gave an awkward yet polite smile and said the clan head had something to attend to.

Hiashi debated whether the Hyuga Clan should help Hyuga Kagami after Hyuga Tokuma’s clash with the Uchiha, while the Main Branch prioritized finding the Giant Tenseigan. At the Ninja Academy, Kakashi suspected the unusually mild Uchiha Shinichi was an impostor, but Shinichi knocked Uchiha Shinji unconscious as soon as he heard him taunt Hyuga Kagami.

• A branch family member reported that Uchiha Shinichi had arrived at the Ninja Academy, and a Main Branch elder urged Hiashi to focus on recovering the Giant Tenseigan instead of confronting the Uchiha.
• Hiashi worried that abandoning Hyuga Kagami would further damage the Main Branch’s standing with the branch family, but he stayed silent.
• Uchiha Shinichi asked Hyuga Kagami to release Shinji, while Kakashi grew suspicious because Shinichi patiently waited instead of acting like the Shinichi he knew.
• Hyuga Kagami finished his work and led Shinichi and Kakashi to the staff room, where Uchiha Shinji was taunting the teachers.
• Uchiha Shinichi used the Body Flicker Technique to reach Uchiha Shinji and knock him unconscious after Shinji taunted Hyuga Kagami.

Uchiha Shinichi quietly retrieved Uchiha Shinji from the Ninja Academy, leaving Konoha’s leaders to speculate about the clan’s restraint. At the next day’s high-level meeting, Uchiha Fugaku proposed formally electing the Fifth Hokage.

• Uchiha Shinichi carried the unconscious Uchiha Shinji out of the Ninja Academy without causing a scene, prompting heated speculation among the onlookers.
• Kakashi told the Third Hokage and the others that Shinichi had behaved politely, while the Hokage faction interpreted the Uchiha’s restraint as a calculated effort to win support.
• The Third Hokage received a letter in which the Uchiha Clan demanded a high-level meeting the following day.
• Hyuga Kagami, Itachi, Shisui, and other village leaders attended the meeting, where the Uchiha had several seats.
• Uchiha Fugaku proposed holding a formal election for the Fifth Hokage, citing the vacancy left after Danzo defected.

Fugaku challenged the Third Hokage to formally elect a Fifth Hokage, citing the village’s vacant position and the Hokage faction’s failures. The Third Hokage accepted an election, and Fugaku secured Uchiha candidacies for himself and Shisui before the Third Hokage nominated Kakashi.

• Fugaku argued that the Hokage position was legally vacant, and the Third Hokage agreed to hold a formal election.
• Fugaku announced that he and Shisui would run, while Utatane Koharu objected that the Uchiha candidacies did not comply with the nomination rules.
• Fugaku criticized the Hokage faction for the Fourth Hokage’s death, Konoha’s devastation, and Danzo’s defection, prompting the clan heads to reconsider their support.
• The Third Hokage compromised and accepted Fugaku’s demand for Uchiha candidates and a contest of strength.
• Hiashi considered the Hyuga Clan’s chances but lacked confidence without the Giant Tenseigan, and other clan leaders set aside their ambitions.
• The Third Hokage nominated Jonin Kakashi as a candidate for the Fifth Hokage.

Fugaku celebrated the Uchiha Clan's two slots in the Fifth Hokage election and urged Shisui to compete, while the Third Hokage trained Kakashi and warned him about Shisui. Kakashi proposed that Kagami enter the election too, but the Third Hokage rejected the idea because Kagami belonged to the Hyuga Branch Family.

• Fugaku announced that the Uchiha Clan had secured two candidacy slots and combat matches in the Fifth Hokage election, prompting the clan to celebrate.
• Fugaku urged Shisui to give the election everything he had, and Shisui agreed to compete through legitimate means.
• The Third Hokage defeated Kakashi in training by exploiting his blind left side and trapping him after a Flying Thunder God attack.
• The Third Hokage warned Kakashi that Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan and Body Flicker Technique made him a greater threat than Fugaku.
• Kakashi suggested that Kagami enter the election to counter Shisui, but the Third Hokage refused because Kagami was a Hyuga Branch Family member.

Kakashi asked Hyuga Kagami to run for Fifth Hokage so he could neutralize Shisui and prevent the Uchiha from triggering a civil war. Kagami agreed to consider the village’s request in exchange for funding, and demanded fifty million.

• The Third Hokage approved Kakashi’s plan to nominate Hyuga Kagami, offering him a future advisory elders’ seat if he accepted.
• Itachi warned Hyuga Kagami that the Hokage Faction and other clans would resist an Uchiha takeover, risking civil war.
• Kakashi visited Hyuga Kagami at the Ninja Academy and admitted the village wanted him to run because only he could eliminate Shisui.
• Kakashi said he would handle Uchiha Fugaku, and Hyuga Kagami asked the village for fifty million.

Hyuga Kagami accepted the village’s request to run for Fifth Hokage in exchange for fifty million, becoming the fourth candidate and the focus of Konoha’s attention. While the Uchiha and Hyuga clans debated the move, Kagami stayed home calculating the cost of his experiments and asked Rin about his chances in the race.

• Kakashi agreed to pay Hyuga Kagami fifty million, and Kagami warned him that Uchiha Fugaku’s Mangekyō genjutsu was dangerous.
• The Hokage Building announced that Utatane Koharu had nominated Hyuga Kagami, making him the fourth official Fifth Hokage candidate after Fugaku, Shisui, and Kakashi.
• Fugaku dismissed Kagami’s candidacy as a village scheme to counter Shisui and remained confident in his own plan to claim the Hokage seat.
• Hiashi and the Main Branch elder discussed Kagami’s candidacy, and the elder urged Hiashi to consider competing if Kagami dealt with Shisui; Hiashi doubted he could defeat the remaining candidates without the Giant Tenseigan.
• Kagami calculated that new Bio-Armor equipment and replacement supplies would cost sixty or seventy million, then asked Rin whether she had learned how the village viewed his odds.

As Konoha prepared to elect its Fifth Hokage, Rin worried about Hyuga Kagami’s poor odds, but he remained confident and told her to bet on him. After the candidates’ brackets were announced, Rin placed ten million on Number Four and discovered Shizune had made the same wager.

• Rin urged Hyuga Kagami to visit the major shinobi clans, but he said the village would handle his campaign and planned to stay home until the election.
• Hyuga Kagami reassured Rin that he expected to become Hokage despite his high betting odds and the other candidates’ stronger reputations.
• The village announced that Hyuga Kagami would face Shisui, while Kakashi would face Fugaku.
• Rin visited a betting house and placed ten million on Number Four, the code name for Hyuga Kagami.
• Rin recognized Shizune beside her after Shizune also bet ten million on Number Four.

Tsunade and Shizune placed huge bets on the Fifth Hokage election, while Hyuga Kagami learned about Shizune’s wager. As the candidates and village gathered for the election, Naruto, Sasuke, and Neji each found a new goal: to become Hokage.

• Shizune reported to Tsunade that her mission had gone smoothly, and Tsunade erupted when she heard Hyuga Kagami had behaved dishonorably.
• Tsunade confirmed that Shizune had bet ten million on Kakashi and ten million on Hyuga Kagami, insisting they would win despite borrowing the money.
• Rin told Hyuga Kagami that Shizune had also bet ten million on him to defeat Shisui, and Kagami was surprised by Tsunade’s gamble.
• The Land of Fire’s daimyo arrived for the Fifth Hokage election, and the Third Hokage introduced him to the candidates.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Neji discussed who would become Hokage, then each resolved to pursue the position themselves.

Hyuga Kagami entered the Fifth Hokage election match against Shisui as Konoha's villagers and leaders watched. Shisui displayed a startling Body Flicker Technique that filled the arena with more than a hundred apparent copies, and Hyuga Kagami drew his Kusanagi Blade, eager for a challenge.

• Hyuga Rin nervously encouraged Hyuga Kagami before a Jonin summoned him to the arena.
• Hyuga Kagami and Shisui entered the arena, and the Third Hokage announced the election match had begun.
• Asuma explained the rules and signaled the start, and Shisui used his Body Flicker Technique to create more than a hundred apparent copies of himself.
• Neji and Sasuke wondered whether Shisui had used the forbidden Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, while Uchiha Shinichi identified it as Body Flicker Technique.
• Kakashi, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Shizune worried about the match, while Tsunade tried to retrieve her ten-million bet.
• Hyuga Kagami drew his Kusanagi Blade and asked Shisui to make the match fun, and Shisui's copies promised to do their best.

Shisui and Hyuga Kagami fought at extreme speed in the arena, astonishing the spectators as Kagami blocked Shisui’s attacks and countered with the Eight Inner Gates Technique. Their battle sent stones crashing into the stands, where the Barrier Team finally raised a protective barrier.

• Shisui launched a high-speed assault that filled the arena with sand, flying stones, and ear-splitting sonic booms.
• The daimyo, the Third Hokage, the Third Tsuchikage, Kakashi, and the spectators reacted with awe and concern at Shisui’s speed.
• Hyuga Kagami used the Kusanagi Blade to block Shisui’s attacks, then dashed through the arena as Shisui pursued him.
• Guy recognized that Kagami had opened at least the first of the Eight Inner Gates, while Rock Lee watched in amazement.
• The fighters’ clashes sent stone fragments into the stands, damaging structures and panicking spectators.
• The Barrier Team arrived and used the Four Violet Flames Formation to shield the stands from the battle.

Hyuga Kagami and Uchiha Shisui fought an increasingly destructive taijutsu match before Kagami broke Shisui’s short blade and appeared to pin him with the Kusanagi Blade. Shisui escaped as a flock of crows, but Kagami’s command made the crows turn on one another, leaving the match unresolved.

• The Four Violet Flames Formation protected the stands as medical ninja evacuated injured spectators and workers cleared the rubble.
• The Land of Fire Daimyo praised the Hokage candidates, while the Third Hokage and the other Kage watched Shisui and Kagami’s battle.
• Jiraiya learned from Kakashi that Kagami had been studying the Eight Inner Gates and seemed to have opened them.
• Shizune returned to the lounge after retrieving Tsunade’s ten million in wagered money and wondered why the match was still going.
• Kagami broke Shisui’s short blade and pressed his Kusanagi Blade to Shisui’s throat, but Shisui transformed into a flock of crows.
• Kagami shouted “Fight,” causing the crows to attack one another as black feathers drifted across the venue.

Hyuga Kagami defeated Shisui by blending his stronger Ninja Crows into Shisui’s flock and overwhelming him during the Crow Clone Technique. Shisui conceded, leaving the spectators to react to the outcome and Tsunade to insist they would win the next match.

• The spectators wondered why the Ninja Crows were fighting until Fugaku and Shinichi realized that Hyuga Kagami’s flock had joined Shisui’s.
• Hyuga Kagami’s Tenseigan-empowered crows defeated Shisui’s flock, and Shisui fell into the arena.
• Shisui conceded, and Hyuga Kagami explained that he had anticipated the Crow Clone Technique and exploited its weaknesses.
• The Third Hokage felt relieved that the match had gone well, while Uchiha clansmen questioned why Shisui had not used his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shizune stared in dismay at Shisui’s defeat, and Tsunade reminded her that they still had the next match.

Hyuga Kagami defeated Shisui, boosting his standing among the Hyuga and drawing congratulations from his friends. Uchiha Fugaku entered the arena and challenged Kakashi, who appeared ready to face him with Katsuyu’s support.

• Hyuga Kagami returned to his lounge, where Hyuga Rin and his friends congratulated him on defeating Shisui.
• Neji hurried to congratulate his teacher, while the Main Branch elder worried that Hyuga Kagami’s influence within the clan would grow.
• Uchiha Fugaku’s clansmen urged him to defend the Uchiha, and Fugaku declared that the Fifth Hokage would come from their clan.
• Fugaku entered the arena and challenged Kakashi to settle the contest with him.
• Tsunade gave Kakashi a Katsuyu clone to treat injuries and secretly transmit chakra, and Jiraiya warned him about genjutsu.
• Kakashi arrived in the arena with a flying Kunai and announced, “Kakashi, reporting in!”