Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Kagami stopped Killer B from escaping while preserving his Hyuga Aoki disguise, and Nagato arrived and captured Killer B with Wood Release. After learning Kakashi had taken the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Hyuga Kagami offered to remove the Flying Thunder God Formula from Naruto, hoping Kakashi would seize the chance to escape.

• Killer B tried to break through toward Hyuga Kagami, who repelled him with Rotation and stopped his escape.
• Nagato arrived carrying Naruto and restrained Killer B with wooden stakes.
• Obito learned that Kakashi had taken the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki back after Konoha used Flying Thunder God Formulas to track the Jinchuriki.
• Hyuga Kagami offered to remove the Flying Thunder God Formula from Naruto, and Nagato set Naruto down for him.

Hyuga Kagami reactivated Naruto’s Flying Thunder God Formula to bring Kakashi to the battlefield, but Kakashi’s long-distance teleport left him drained and unable to rescue both Jinchuriki. Hyuga Kagami’s Rotation sent Kakashi and Naruto flying, while Killer B escaped in the dust.

• Hyuga Kagami secretly undid Nagato’s Four Symbols Seal on Naruto and threw him toward the restrained Killer B.
• Hyuga Kagami used Rotation to counter Nagato’s Banshō Ten’in, allowing Kakashi to teleport to Naruto using the reactivated Flying Thunder God Formula.
• Kakashi arrived weakened by the enormous distance and tried to grab both Naruto and Killer B, but Nagato’s Wood Release caught him.
• Lotus and Sasori attacked Kakashi as Hyuga Kagami unleashed a large-scale Rotation that blasted everyone away.
• Killer B broke free from the Wood Release restraints and disappeared into the dust, while Kakashi was sent flying with Naruto.

After Nagato confronted Kakashi and Naruto in the dust-covered valley, Hyuga Kagami searched for them but fell into a trap set by the Mist Squad. He overwhelmed the attackers, and the chapter left Biwa Jūzō startled by Hyuga Kagami’s voice behind him.

• Nagato sensed Naruto’s tailed-beast chakra and approached Kakashi, who prepared Flying Thunder God kunai after realizing he lacked the chakra to escape with Naruto.
• Hyuga Kagami used his Byakugan to locate Kakashi and Naruto, but discovered that the figures he had seen were Red Eye chakra phantoms.
• A Mist shinobi attacked Hyuga Kagami with a bone blade, and Hyuga Kagami kicked him away before catching Biwa Jūzō’s Kubikiribōchō with one hand.
• Kisame struck the Kubikiribōchō with Hiramekarei, allowing Biwa Jūzō to reclaim the sword and retreat into the dust.
• Biwa Jūzō heard his teammates cry out and Kisame use a Water Release technique, but the technique was absorbed and silence returned.
• Hyuga Kagami spoke from behind Biwa Jūzō, asking whether he was looking for something.

Hyuga Kagami rescued Kakashi and Naruto after driving off Biwa Jūzō, but Kakashi mistook him for an enemy and pierced his puppet body with Lightning Cutter. With Nagato arriving, Hyuga Kagami urged Kakashi to escape, while Nagato declared that none of them would get away.

• Hyuga Kagami caught Biwa Jūzō's Kubikiribōchō, saw through his Water Clone, and struck the fleeing ninja with the thrown sword before rushing toward Kakashi's Lightning Cutter.
• Kakashi collapsed with Naruto, unable to remove the Black Rod in his leg or escape with his remaining chakra.
• Hyuga Kagami pulled the Black Rod from Kakashi's leg, but Kakashi pierced his puppet body with Lightning Cutter, mistaking him for the rogue ninja Hyuga Aoki.
• Hyuga Kagami replenished Kakashi's chakra and blocked Nagato as he arrived, telling Kakashi to leave.
• Kakashi asked about Killer B, but Hyuga Kagami explained that B had escaped, and Nagato vowed that none of them would escape.

Hyuga Kagami disguised himself as Otsutsuki Toneri and provoked Nagato while secretly arranging Kakashi’s escape with Naruto. Nagato lost both captured Jinchuriki and withdrew with Obito and Zetsu, vowing to prove himself to Toneri.

• Nagato struck Kakashi away, reclaimed Naruto, and questioned Hyuga Kagami’s identity, while Hyuga Kagami suspected Nagato had used Limbo: Border Jail.
• Hyuga Kagami claimed to be Otsutsuki Toneri and called Nagato his toy, provoking Nagato into unleashing his full chakra.
• Hyuga Kagami released a massive Water Release technique, abandoned his puppet body, and let Nagato pull it toward him with Banshō Ten'in.
• Kakashi used a Flying Thunder God Formula hidden in Hyuga Kagami’s puppet body to appear beside Nagato and escape with Naruto.
• Obito returned with the unconscious Killer B and urged Nagato to withdraw, while Zetsu warned against confronting the Otsutsuki Clan without more intelligence.
• Nagato discarded the puppet body and vowed to prove to Otsutsuki Toneri that he was not a toy.

The Five Kage argued over Akatsuki’s capture of five Tailed Beasts and whether to launch a rescue, while Hyuga Kagami remained focused on his newly acquired Giant Tenseigan. The meeting ended with the Fourth Kazekage confronting him over the Ryumyaku, and Hyuga Kagami claimed he had bought it with money.

• The Five Great Shinobi Villages confirmed that Akatsuki had captured Killer B and Utakata, while Naruto and Fū had been rescued and Karatachi Yagura had escaped.
• The Fourth Raikage demanded an immediate rescue operation, but Kakashi urged the leaders to wait for an investigation into Akatsuki’s exposed base in the Land of Grass.
• Deidara and the Fourth Raikage traded insults and nearly fought, turning the conference room into a noisy argument.
• Hyuga Kagami yawned during the dispute, drawing the other leaders’ attention.
• The Fourth Kazekage asked Hyuga Kagami whether he had stolen the Ryumyaku, and Hyuga Kagami answered that he had bought it with money.

At the Five Kage Summit, Hyuga Kagami defended his claim to the Ryumyaku by revealing he had bought it from Rōran’s Queen and could control it as its Jinchuriki. After the summit, Kakashi confronted him about his recent absence and revealed that Konoha had discovered Yama’s identity.

• Hyuga Kagami told the gathered leaders that he had bought the Ryumyaku from the Queen of Rōran, and the Fourth Kazekage demanded proof.
• Hyuga Kagami released the Ryumyaku from his gourd and asked it to testify; it confirmed the deal and revealed he had paid five million.
• The leaders recognized Hyuga Kagami as the Ryumyaku’s Jinchuriki, and the Fourth Kazekage and Chiyo let the dispute go.
• After the summit, Kakashi asked Hyuga Kagami where he had been and what he had meant by saying there was still a chance to save Naruto.
• Hyuga Kagami said he had searched for Nagato, and Kakashi told him that Konoha knew Yama’s identity.

Hyuga Kagami learned that the village had begun tracing Hyuga Aoki’s actions and turned its attention toward the Hyuga Clan. The Third Hokage then questioned how Kagami had taken the Ryumyaku, suspecting a connection to Konoha’s vanished Artificial Tailed Beast Plan.

• Kakashi told Hyuga Kagami that God Organization’s Yama was Otsutsuki Toneri and revealed that Yama had killed Hyuga Aoki and taken his identity.
• The Third Hokage and Tsunade explained the rumored connection between the Otsutsuki Clan and the Senju, Uzumaki, and Uchiha Clans.
• Kakashi said Hyuga Aoki had likely opened the Box of Bliss and released Satori, prompting the Third Hokage to suspect that answers lay within the Hyuga Clan.
• Hyuga Kagami agreed to investigate Hyuga Aoki’s actions within his clan as the village began quietly watching the Hyuga.
• The Third Hokage asked how Kagami had undone Minato’s seal and removed the Ryumyaku, linking the feat to Konoha’s missing Artificial Tailed Beast Plan Scroll and Kagami’s past ties to Orochimaru.

Hyuga Kagami reassured the Third Hokage about the Ryumyaku and went to address the Uchiha Clan’s isolation, while the elders discussed bringing Orochimaru back to Konoha. The Third Hokage agreed to let Kagami handle the outreach and ordered the Hokage Rock faces renovated.

• Hyuga Kagami told the Third Hokage that the Queen of Roran and Shion’s mother were responsible for restraining and sealing the Ryumyaku.
• The Third Hokage asked Hyuga Kagami to visit the Uchiha Compound and confirm whether Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Shinichi still harbored hostility toward the village.
• Utatane Koharu urged Hyuga Kagami to placate Shisui and direct the Uchiha Clan’s anger toward the God Organization, while Jiraiya stressed the need to recruit Shisui and Shinichi.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade proposed accepting Orochimaru back into Konoha, and the Third Hokage agreed to try, assigning Hyuga Kagami to handle it.
• The Third Hokage noticed the Hokage Rock faces looked worn and ordered all of them renovated.

Hyuga Kagami visited the Uchiha Compound, ended the village’s surveillance, and found the clan subdued and less resentful of Konoha after the village spared them and treated their wounded. He restored Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan power and went to reassure Fugaku, while Sasuke’s determination to train showed how deeply his father’s loss had affected him.

• Hyuga Kagami ordered the Anbu monitoring the Uchiha Compound to withdraw, and they obeyed.
• Shisui told Hyuga Kagami that the Uchiha were stable and had turned their anger toward the God Organization rather than the village.
• Hyuga Kagami gave Itachi the Byakugan containing his Mangekyō Sharingan power, and Itachi reclaimed it.
• Hyuga Kagami asked Itachi to take him to see Fugaku so he could personally reassure him.
• Hyuga Kagami, Itachi, Shisui, and Shinichi encountered Sasuke, who left for the training grounds injured and carrying his ninja tools.

Hyuga Kagami discussed Sasuke’s recent Sharingan awakening and Itachi’s decision to hide the Uchiha Clan’s history from him. After analyzing Sasuke’s motivations, Hyuga Kagami visited the blinded Uchiha Fugaku, who correctly suspected that Shisui, Shinichi, and Itachi had joined Hyuga Kagami.

• Itachi asked Hyuga Kagami to help keep the Uchiha Clan’s history of rebellion from Sasuke, and Hyuga Kagami advised him to consider telling Sasuke the truth himself.
• Hyuga Kagami concluded that Sasuke’s Sharingan evolved most through his desire to protect people and the Uchiha Clan’s pride.
• Hyuga Kagami arrived at Fugaku’s residence and met with the recovering Fugaku after Mikoto left them alone.
• Fugaku guessed that Shisui and Shinichi had joined Hyuga Kagami, and Hyuga Kagami confirmed they were his men along with Itachi.

Hyuga Kagami revealed that Shisui, Shinichi, and Itachi had served him for years, explaining that Fugaku’s failure to resolve the Uchiha’s conflict with the village drove them to find their own solution. He promised that Itachi would become the Sixth Hokage, and Fugaku offered the Uchiha Clan’s allegiance before Hyuga Kagami hinted that he had conditions.

• Hyuga Kagami told Uchiha Fugaku that Shisui had always been his subordinate and that he had subdued Shinichi and placed him as a spy in Akatsuki.
• Hyuga Kagami revealed that Itachi had also pledged himself to him years earlier and had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Hyuga Kagami blamed Fugaku’s inability to solve the Uchiha Clan’s problems for driving Shisui and Itachi to seek their own solution.
• Fugaku admitted the Uchiha Clan’s conflict with the village remained unresolved and lamented that Uchiha could not become Hokage.
• Hyuga Kagami promised that Itachi would be the Sixth Hokage, prompting Fugaku to offer the Uchiha Clan’s service.
• Hyuga Kagami said his promise came with conditions.

Hyuga Kagami secured Fugaku’s agreement to keep their accounts consistent and discussed preparing Sasuke to obtain an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. Fugaku agreed to help, but the search for the Izanagi scroll ended with a suspicion that the Second Hokage had stolen it.

• Fugaku agreed to match Hyuga Kagami’s story about his Mangekyō Sharingan and defeat by the God Organization’s Flame Demon, and Hyuga Kagami warned him not to investigate Itachi’s possible involvement.
• Hyuga Kagami explained the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and said Itachi had chosen to leave the opportunity for Sasuke; Fugaku accepted the plan and offered any cooperation needed.
• Hyuga Kagami asked for the Uchiha Clan’s Forbidden Technique Scroll of Izanagi, but Fugaku said it had been lost along with other clan secrets.
• Fugaku reported that his father had suspected the Second Hokage of stealing the scroll, and Hyuga Kagami considered the accusation plausible.

Hyuga Kagami learned why the Uchiha Clan had not shared Izanagi and received Fugaku’s forbidden technique Scroll of Izanami. He left with Izanami as a secret weapon, considering whether it could help him ambush Obito or Kabuto.

• Hyuga Kagami reasoned that the Uchiha Clan had lacked the Izanagi Scroll, while Akatsuki and Root were the only likely remaining sources of the technique.
• Fugaku gave Hyuga Kagami the forbidden technique Scroll of Izanami, and Hyuga Kagami recognized it immediately.
• Fugaku explained that Uchiha Juri had developed Izanami and had her remaining Mangekyō Sharingan cremated with her body.
• Hyuga Kagami read the Scroll, confirmed it was genuine, and left Fugaku with Izanami as a secret weapon.
• Hyuga Kagami considered using Izanami to ambush Obito or Kabuto.

Hyuga Kagami considered how to collect the village’s payment for resolving the Uchiha rebellion, then visited the Hyuga Clan Grounds amid growing turmoil over Hyuga Aoki’s escape from the Caged Bird Seal. He left the Main Branch pleading for his help and demanding that they reveal everything they knew about the Otsutsuki Clan.

• Hyuga Kagami weighed how to collect the God Organization’s agreed commission from Konoha, including the disputed payment for Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Hyuga Kagami observed that news of Hyuga Aoki’s survival had unsettled both the Main Branch and the branch family because it showed that the Caged Bird Seal could be broken.
• Hyuga Kagami learned that the Main Branch had concealed Hyuga Aoki’s infiltration, assassination of an elder, and theft of a pair of Byakugan.
• Hiashi and the two remaining Main Branch elders asked Hyuga Kagami to help find Hyuga Aoki.
• Hyuga Kagami said Aoki’s ability to evade the seal was connected to the Otsutsuki Clan on the moon and demanded that the Main Branch disclose everything it knew about them.

Hyuga Kagami learned that the Hyuga Main Branch knew little about its relatives on the moon and hid what the Ōtsutsuki Clan had demanded. The next morning, Tsunade and Shizune found Kagami meeting Flame Demon of the God Organization to discuss its commission for suppressing the Uchiha rebellion.

• Hiashi told Hyuga Kagami about the Hyuga Clan’s historical ties to the Ōtsutsuki Clan on the moon but admitted the Main Branch knew nothing about reaching or contacting them.
• Hiashi began to reveal that the Ōtsutsuki Clan had asked to meet because they wanted the Giant Tenseigan, but a Main Branch elder stopped him.
• Hyuga Kagami asked Hiashi to notify him if the Ōtsutsuki Clan contacted the Main Branch again, then left without pressing him further.
• Tsunade and Shizune encountered Hyuga Kagami speaking with Flame Demon in the forest and learned the God Organization had approached him about its commission.
• Tsunade asserted her authority as an advisory elder to join the commission talks, while Hyuga Kagami said the village could not accept terms without the Advisory Elder Council.

Tsunade and Hyuga Kagami negotiated with the God Organization’s “Flame Demon” over Konoha’s commission and the missing Mangekyō Sharingan. After agreeing to a 30 million benefit fee for paying within three days, Tsunade suddenly punched “Flame Demon.”

• “Flame Demon” demanded 350 million, explaining that the fee covered suppressing the Uchiha rebellion and preserving Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Tsunade and Hyuga Kagami argued that the God Organization had taken Uchiha Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan without authorization and demanded its return or a reduced commission.
• “Flame Demon” set the commission at 300 million, while Hyuga Kagami rejected his threat to end their cooperation.
• Tsunade offered 250 million, and “Flame Demon” proposed a 30 million benefit fee if Konoha paid within three days.
• Tsunade and Shizune accepted the arrangement, planning to pay 270 million, and Tsunade abruptly punched “Flame Demon.”

Tsunade attacked Flame Demon to verify his identity, then accepted his terms for the God Organization’s commission. After Flame Demon left, Tsunade and Shizune pressed Hyuga Kagami to accept the kickback, and he remained hesitant.

• Tsunade struck Flame Demon with her Super Strength Fist, but his Susanoo protected him.
• Tsunade explained that she had attacked to confirm Flame Demon’s identity, and Hyuga Kagami silently backed her up.
• Flame Demon asked whether someone had impersonated the God Organization, then accepted Tsunade’s explanation and promised to return within three days for the commission.
• Hyuga Kagami objected to agreeing to the God Organization’s demands, but Tsunade and Shizune argued that the village could not risk provoking them while Akatsuki remained a threat.
• Tsunade and Shizune urged Hyuga Kagami to take the kickback, and Tsunade insisted that he had to accept it.

Hyuga Kagami maneuvered Tsunade into helping secure quick payment for the God Organization’s commission while concealing his own interests. The elders approved the payment and Kagami’s plan for the Uchiha leadership, which positioned Itachi to build influence at the Ninja Academy.

• Hyuga Kagami arranged a meeting with Tsunade, who agreed to raise the God Organization’s commission to 300 million and secure payment within three days in exchange for a 15 million kickback.
• Tsunade told the advisory elders she had verified Flame Demon’s identity by testing his red Susanoo, and the Third Hokage agreed to pay the commission.
• Hyuga Kagami reported that Uchiha Fugaku had accepted responsibility and proposed that Uchiha Itachi become clan head while Shisui led the Police Force.
• Utatane Koharu and the Third Hokage praised the plan for splitting authority within the Uchiha Clan, and Hyuga Kagami added that Itachi would remain vice principal of the Ninja Academy.

After the village paid Hyuga Kagami 285 million for his commission, he began a comprehensive upgrade of the Aerial Fortress to protect its vital occupants, powers, and secrets. He planned to strengthen its energy systems and defenses, including moving Konoha’s Four Red Yang Formation there.

• The Third Hokage discussed Orochimaru with Hyuga Kagami and asked him to try to help bring Orochimaru back to the village, and Hyuga Kagami agreed.
• Two days later, Hyuga Kagami received the village’s 285 million commission and began buying materials to repair and upgrade the Aerial Fortress.
• Hyuga Kagami inspected the fortress with his Tenseigan and found that its neglected structure and defenses could not withstand a powerful enemy attack.
• He decided on a comprehensive overhaul to protect Karin, Gaara, the Rinnegan, the One-Tail, and the Giant Tenseigan from Akatsuki and Otsutsuki Toneri.
• Hyuga Kagami planned to use Shennong as the fortress’s regular power source, reserve the Giant Tenseigan for emergencies, and add a second defensive barrier based on Konoha’s Four Red Yang Formation.