Ch. 181Thieves of Life

Uchiha Yuzuru returned to Konoha, found the Uchiha Clan Land occupied by Shimura Danzō, and killed two drunken ninjas who confronted him. In a tavern, he heard people compare Konoha’s worsening conditions with the prosperity of the Land of Lightning, where the Uchiha Clan had settled.

  • Uchiha Yuzuru entered Konoha and saw that Shimura Danzō had claimed the Uchiha Clan Land.
  • Two drunken ninjas threatened Uchiha Yuzuru, and he killed them both.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru listened as a merchant described the Land of Lightning’s construction boom, public safety, and welfare benefits.
  • Konoha residents and ninjas lamented the village’s decline and remembered the order and prosperity they associated with the Uchiha Clan’s presence.
  • The tavern patrons blamed the Land of Lightning and the Uchiha Clan for taking the happy lives they believed should have been theirs.

Ch. 182I was only talking—why did you actually come?

Uchiha Yuzuru appeared in a Konoha tavern and killed an Anbu squad leader who was about to execute a Land of Lightning citizen. He offered to take the merchant and his family out of Konoha, and the merchant led him away.

  • Anbu ninja entered the tavern to investigate the killing of two Shimura Clan ninja and threatened to arrest everyone unless they found a lead.
  • Tavern patrons accused a short, fat merchant of being a spy after he praised the Land of Lightning, and the Anbu squad leader ordered his arrest.
  • The merchant showed proof of Land of Lightning citizenship, but the Anbu squad leader mocked it and raised his sword to kill him.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru seized the squad leader's wrist, broke it, and killed him with his sword.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru offered to take the merchant and his family out of Konoha, and the merchant led him from the tavern after taunting the other patrons.

Ch. 183Hiruzen, Now I Am the Hokage!

Uchiha Yuzuru entered Konoha and protected a merchant, prompting the village’s leaders to mobilize against him. After secretly moving the merchant’s family to the Kamui Dimension, Yuzuru fought through the Konoha Ninja and confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō.

  • Uchiha Yuzuru left the tavern with the merchant while Konoha Anbu went for reinforcements and followed them.
  • Shimura Danzō learned that Yakushi Nonō and Kabuto Yakushi had defected to Kumogakure and threatened to expose Root’s secrets.
  • An Anbu Ninja reported that Uchiha Yuzuru had come to Konoha, and a signal flare alerted the village leaders to his location.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru put the merchant, his wife, and their children to sleep with genjutsu and sent them into the Kamui Dimension.
  • Shimura Danzō ordered the Konoha Ninja to attack, but Uchiha Yuzuru swiftly knocked them down and addressed Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō.

Ch. 184Don't Blame Us for Fighting Dirty, You're Uchiha Yuzuru

Uchiha Yuzuru fought the Konoha forces, killing and injuring hundreds while Shimura Danzō and Hiruzen Sarutobi avoided confronting him. When thousands of Konoha ninjas spread out to wear him down, Yuzuru summoned a thousand Mangekyō-using Shadow Clones and watched from above.

  • Uchiha Yuzuru attacked the Konoha ninjas with Majestic Destroyer Flame and reflected their combined fire-and-wind jutsu with his gunbai, causing heavy casualties.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru evaded the Nara Clan's Shadow Imitation Technique, fought through the crowd, and killed more Konoha ninjas with his gunbai and an explosive-tagged kunai.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru seized Shimura Danzō and snapped his neck, but Danzō vanished after apparently using Izanagi, while Hiruzen Sarutobi escaped with the Body Flicker Technique.
  • More than three thousand Konoha ninjas gathered and spread out to slow their losses as they tried to wear Uchiha Yuzuru down.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru created one thousand Shadow Clones with Mangekyō Sharingan and left his original body watching from a rooftop.

Ch. 185Minato Namikaze

Shimura Danzō released Minato Namikaze from his underground prison to stop Uchiha Yuzuru, and Minato agreed to return to captivity afterward. Minato confronted Yuzuru amid the battle in Konoha, but their reunion paused when Minato asked about Kushina.

  • Shimura Danzō reached Minato Namikaze's underground cell and told him that Uchiha Yuzuru was killing Konoha Ninja.
  • Minato said he had mastered the Nine-Tails' power, agreed to return to prison after the crisis, and left once Shimura Danzō released him.
  • Minato rejected Kurama's suggestion that they join Uchiha Yuzuru, insisting he would protect the village and his comrades.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru watched his Shadow Clones overwhelm the Konoha Ninja and prepared to crush their fighting spirit.
  • Minato appeared behind Uchiha Yuzuru and confronted him over the dead Konoha Ninja.
  • Minato asked Uchiha Yuzuru how Kushina was.

Ch. 186Kurama Mode

Uchiha Yuzuru fought Minato Namikaze, who unleashed Kurama Mode and destroyed Yuzuru's Shadow Clones before meeting his opponent in a high-speed clash. The battle remained unresolved as the Konoha Ninja watched in fear, unsure whether Minato could stop Yuzuru.

  • Uchiha Yuzuru told Minato Namikaze that Kushina was well and had given birth to Naruto Uchiha, then challenged Minato to fight.
  • Minato Namikaze attacked with Flying Thunder God and Rasengan, but Uchiha Yuzuru phased through his strike and countered with Scorching Release: Rasengan.
  • Minato Namikaze activated Kurama Mode and teamed up with the Konoha Ninja to eliminate Uchiha Yuzuru's Shadow Clones.
  • Minato Namikaze struck Uchiha Yuzuru into a ruined building, but Yuzuru emerged unharmed and entered full-power Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru and Minato Namikaze charged at each other and continued clashing at blinding speed as the Konoha Ninja feared Minato might lose.

Ch. 187Susanoo!

Uchiha Yuzuru fought Minato Namikaze through a full day and night before summoning a towering Susanoo and devastating Konoha. Minato drew Hiruzen Sarutobi into the battle, and Hiruzen charged Yuzuru with Enma as his Adamantine Staff.

  • Minato Namikaze asked the Nine-Tails how to end the fight quickly, but it warned that he lacked the sage techniques needed to overcome Uchiha Yuzuru.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru taunted Minato for avoiding him, then stopped pursuing him and summoned a Susanoo more than two hundred meters tall.
  • Susanoo split the Kage Rock with a slash, leaving Konoha's ninja terrified and Hiruzen Sarutobi wondering how Yuzuru still had so much Dojutsu Power.
  • Minato asked Hiruzen to help draw Yuzuru outside the village, and Hiruzen summoned Enma, who transformed into an Adamantine Staff.
  • Hiruzen urged Konoha's ninja not to give up, then rushed at Yuzuru and struck him with the extended staff.

Ch. 188Run, You Foolish Children!

Uchiha Yuzuru fought Minato Namikaze and the Nine-Tails, then returned to Konoha and demanded compensation for the mistreatment of people from the Land of Lightning. He left a massive Chakra bomb over the village, which detonated and engulfed Konoha.

  • Hiruzen Sarutobi's Adamantine Staff and Minato Namikaze's Nine-Tails held back Uchiha Yuzuru's Susanoo while the Ninja Clan shinobi watched in fear.
  • Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Uchiha Yuzuru away from Konoha and threatened to retaliate against Kumogakure, but Yuzuru dismissed the threat and vanished back to the village.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru told Konoha's people that he had attacked because someone had violated the rights of people from the Land of Lightning, and demanded one hundred billion ryo within a month.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru dropped a black Chakra ball over Konoha and disappeared as a sensory shinobi shouted for everyone to run.
  • The Chakra ball erupted in a dazzling blast that swallowed all of Konoha.

Ch. 189Minato Namikaze, You Are a Sinner!

After Uchiha Yuzuru destroyed Konoha, Minato Namikaze returned to find the village in ruins and its civilians blaming him for the disaster. The Nine-Tails nearly drove Minato into a rampage, but Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Anbu restrained him and took him away under guard.

  • Minato Namikaze found Konoha reduced to a massive crater and learned from the Nine-Tails that survivors were gathered to the east.
  • Konoha’s civilians emerged from the shelter, mourned the destruction, and began repenting for how the village had treated the Uchiha Clan.
  • The civilians turned on Minato, accusing him of causing Konoha’s destruction and demanding that he die or be sent to Kumogakure.
  • The Nine-Tails tempted Minato to kill the survivors, and its chakra began to overwhelm him.
  • An Anbu restrained Minato with Wood Release and suppressed the Nine-Tails’ chakra while Hiruzen Sarutobi brought him back to his senses.
  • Hiruzen ordered Kano to take Minato away under close watch and silenced the civilians when they demanded Minato’s death.

Ch. 190I Destroyed Konoha

Minato Namikaze was imprisoned again while Shimura Danzō and Hiruzen Sarutobi planned how to rebuild Konoha and prepare for Uchiha Yuzuru’s return. In Kumogakure, Yuzuru finished recovering his strength and told the women that he had destroyed Konoha.

  • Shimura Danzō ordered the Anbu to strengthen Minato Namikaze’s seal and put sedatives in his meals.
  • Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura demanded control of Konoha’s reconstruction, and Shimura Danzō agreed to let them handle it in exchange for contributions toward the tribute.
  • Shimura Danzō and Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to raise one hundred billion ryo, recruit more ninja into the Anbu, and use Impure World Reincarnation to build an army for the future.
  • Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to pressure Konoha’s Ninja Clans into supplying more ninja for the Anbu.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru ate a large meal in Kumogakure to recover his energy and told Mikoto Uchiha, Kushina Uzumaki, Karura, and the others that he had destroyed Konoha.

Ch. 191You Wouldn't Have Fought Your Way to the Hokage Building, Would You?

Uchiha Yuzuru told Kushina Uzumaki and the others that he had destroyed Konoha, then returned to Kumogakure and announced that the Land of Fire would pay one hundred billion Ryo in reparations. His account stunned the Raikage meeting, where Orochimaru asked whether his teacher and Danzo had died.

  • Yuzuru told Kushina Uzumaki, Mikoto Uchiha, Konan, Pakura, and Karura that he had turned Konoha into ruins, and Kushina urged him to inform the Third Raikage.
  • Yuzuru released the short, fat merchant and his family in Kumogakure and told them that Konoha had been destroyed, prompting the merchant to promise to spread the news.
  • Yuzuru entered the Raikage Building and told the Third Raikage and the others that the Land of Fire would deliver one hundred billion Ryo within a month.
  • Yuzuru confirmed that he had fought his way to Konoha and recounted how he had destroyed it, leaving the meeting attendees stunned.
  • The Third Raikage regretted not accompanying Yuzuru, A called him a god, and Orochimaru asked whether his teacher and Danzo were dead.

Ch. 192Sowing Discord with Lies

After Konoha’s destruction, Uchiha Yuzuru became a celebrated hero in the Land of Lightning while the Land of Fire collapsed into misery. During a celebration in Kumogakure, Yuzuru killed villagers protesting the wars and accused them of being Konoha spies, leaving the others to accept his explanation.

  • Tsunade, Orochimaru, Hatake Sakumo, and the Third Raikage reacted to news of Konoha’s destruction, and the Third Raikage sent Mabushi Shin and Dodai to plan how to use the reparations.
  • As news and photographs of Konoha’s ruin spread, neighboring lands built shelters and satellite cities, while the Land of Lightning celebrated Yuzuru and the Land of Fire descended into famine and unrest.
  • After the Land of Fire’s reparations arrived, the Third Raikage, Yuzuru, and their companions celebrated in Kumogakure and discussed their ambitions.
  • A group of villagers confronted the Third Raikage and Yuzuru, demanding that they abandon their wars and stop causing suffering.
  • Yuzuru killed the protesters and claimed they were Konoha spies trying to divide the Land of Lightning, prompting the others to agree to investigate suspicious people.

Ch. 193White Zetsu Cells

After the Land of Lightning consolidated its territories, Orochimaru confirmed that Uchiha Fugaku had successfully adapted to a White Zetsu Cell transplant, restoring his Mangekyō Sharingan’s Dojutsu Power and granting him Wood Style. Uchiha Yuzuru planned to use Fugaku’s Tsukuyomi to help talented Uchiha awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan, while Orochimaru revealed that he had gained immortality through the Living Corpse Reincarnation Technique.

  • Uchiha Yuzuru ended the sweeping arrests after Orochimaru warned that the experimental base had enough test subjects, sending those arrested afterward to work in the mines.
  • By Konoha Year 58, the Land of Lightning had integrated its conquered territories and completed basic infrastructure in several occupied countries.
  • Orochimaru examined Uchiha Fugaku and confirmed that his White Zetsu Cell transplant had fused successfully, increasing his Chakra and restoring his Mangekyō Sharingan’s Dojutsu Power.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru arrived at the laboratory and learned that White Zetsu Cell transplants could be performed without visible external traces.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru told Uchiha Fugaku that his Tsukuyomi could help talented clan members awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan and instructed Orochimaru to ensure transplant surgery had a 100% success rate.
  • Orochimaru announced that his Living Corpse Reincarnation Technique would let him continue living indefinitely.

Ch. 194Yuzuru-kun Is Still Too Well-Rounded

Uchiha Yuzuru identified the risks in Orochimaru’s Living Corpse Reincarnation and suggested cloning a body from Orochimaru’s own cells to avoid them. After leaving with Uchiha Fugaku, Yuzuru named Shisui as the first test subject for their Mangekyo cultivation plan.

  • Orochimaru explained Living Corpse Reincarnation to Uchiha Fugaku and invited Uchiha Yuzuru to discuss it.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru warned Orochimaru that a stronger soul could devour him, repeated soul transfers could corrupt his soul, and an incompatible body could cause problems.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru suggested that Orochimaru clone a new body from his own cells as a compatible vessel without a soul.
  • Orochimaru praised Uchiha Yuzuru’s insights, and Yuzuru left with Uchiha Fugaku.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru told Uchiha Fugaku that Shisui would be the first test subject for their Mangekyo cultivation plan.

Ch. 195White Zetsu Is Precious Material

Uchiha Yuzuru told the women that Orochimaru had perfected White Zetsu cell infusions, allowing them to cultivate the Yin Seal and preserve their youth. He approved Shizune for treatment the next day and revealed that he had a hundred thousand White Zetsu.

  • Uchiha Yuzuru returned home and told Tsunade, Kushina Uzumaki, Mikoto Uchiha, and the others that Orochimaru had mastered the White Zetsu cell transplant procedure.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru explained that Orochimaru would prepare a personalized medicinal solution and administer it through an infusion, reassuring the women that the procedure was safe.
  • Shizune asked Uchiha Yuzuru for a dose, and Tsunade persuaded him to include her in the treatment.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru told Shizune to join Mikoto and the others at Orochimaru's experimental base the next day.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru told Tsunade that White Zetsu cells came from White Zetsu and that he had a hundred thousand of them.

Ch. 196The Struggle for Heir Has Always Been This Way

Uchiha Yuzuru watched the children spar and play, then took Shisui Uchiha to meet Uchiha Fugaku for a test that might awaken Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan. Shisui was caught off guard when Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan.

  • Shisui Uchiha told Itachi Uchiha that they should grow stronger and carry on Clan Head Yuzuru’s work, while Itachi advised him not to worry about what their father had not mentioned.
  • Gaara showed Itachi Uchiha that he could control sand, and Sasuke Uchiha kicked apart Gaara’s sandcastle to provoke him into fighting.
  • Naruto Uchiha told Uchiha Yuzuru that Sasuke had bullied Gaara, and Yuzuru knocked Sasuke down with a kick before leaving the children with Itachi.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru took Shisui Uchiha to the Uchiha Clan’s shrine to test whether Uchiha Fugaku’s ocular technique could help Shisui awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
  • Uchiha Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving the unguarded Shisui Uchiha standing dazed.

Ch. 197Is This a Parallel World?

Shisui Uchiha woke in a parallel world where Uchiha Yuzuru had never been born and the Uchiha Clan had suffered persecution and heavy losses. As conflict with Konoha threatened, Shisui rejected compromise and chose to unite the clan through strength, leaving to act on that resolve.

  • Shisui Uchiha woke in Naka Shrine, mistook the unfamiliar world for a genjutsu, and stabbed himself in the heart before waking in a hospital.
  • Shisui learned over the following months that he could not return and discovered that this world's history had diverged because Uchiha Yuzuru had never been born.
  • Shisui recalled how the Uchiha Clan had suffered heavy losses in the Third Great Ninja War and was later relocated and monitored after Minato Namikaze's death.
  • Itachi Uchiha warned Shisui that growing support for the clan's radicals could lead to war between the Uchiha and Konoha.
  • Shisui told Itachi that he had chosen the Uchiha Clan and that they needed enough power and resolve to fight, then vanished with the Body Flicker Technique.

Ch. 198Clan Extermination

Shisui Uchiha tried to lead the Uchiha Clan into a coup, but Uchiha Fugaku and the village's concessions weakened his support until the clan was slaughtered. As Shisui Uchiha awakened a new power amid the massacre, he returned to a moment with Uchiha Fugaku and attacked him.

  • Shisui Uchiha organized the Uchiha hawks and planned a coup, while Itachi Uchiha warned him that war would endanger Konoha and Shisui demanded the Hokage's position.
  • Uchiha Fugaku became a Hokage advisor, and Hiruzen Sarutobi promised to recommend him as the next Hokage, causing the Uchiha to abandon Shisui Uchiha's cause.
  • After the village moved against the Uchiha in winter, Shisui Uchiha discovered that Uchiha Fugaku had chosen not to resist and killed him before leading his remaining followers into battle.
  • Anbu ninja surrounded Shisui Uchiha and his men, while Shimura Danzō ordered the Uchiha Clan exterminated and declared that he would take their eyes.
  • As the Uchiha were slaughtered, Shisui Uchiha awakened terrifying Dojutsu Power and then found himself facing Uchiha Fugaku again, whom he attacked.

Ch. 199Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan

Shisui Uchiha returned from Fugaku’s illusion, awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and explained his two Kotoamatsukami abilities to Uchiha Yuzuru. Yuzuru then ordered him to use the left eye’s technique to make Orochimaru permanently loyal to him.

  • Shisui Uchiha attacked Uchiha Fugaku, but Uchiha Yuzuru knocked away his blade and brought him back to his senses.
  • Shisui Uchiha realized he had returned from the illusion and broke down in tears before Uchiha Yuzuru.
  • Uchiha Fugaku showed Shisui Uchiha his newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan, and Uchiha Yuzuru explained that the illusion had been a test to awaken it.
  • Shisui Uchiha told Uchiha Yuzuru that his left eye could permanently alter one person’s will while his right eye could temporarily control multiple marked targets.
  • Uchiha Yuzuru instructed Shisui Uchiha to master both abilities and use Kotoamatsukami to make Orochimaru loyal to him forever.

Ch. 200Senju Bloodline Evolution

Yuzuru used Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami to secure Orochimaru’s obedience, then learned that the Senju bloodline had completed its evolution. The chapter left Yuzuru with the Senju Sage Body and signs that his Mangekyō Sharingan could evolve into the Rinnegan.

  • Yuzuru brought Shisui to Orochimaru’s base and refused Orochimaru’s request for more ninja with Kekkei Genkai.
  • Yuzuru had Shisui use Kotoamatsukami on Orochimaru, making him obedient, then questioned him about his secrets and trump cards.
  • Shin asked Yuzuru to grant him the Uchiha surname, and Yuzuru told him he would consider it if he worked hard.
  • A week later, Yuzuru received a bloodline evolution attempt after the clan population reached 40,000 and evolved the Senju bloodline.
  • Yuzuru awakened the Senju Sage Body and sensed that his Mangekyō Sharingan had begun evolving toward the Rinnegan, releasing an aura that cracked the surrounding walls.
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