Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yuzuru and Shion confronted the resurrected Mōryō in the lava-filled cave, where Mōryō claimed it came from the priestess lineage. Yuzuru destroyed Mōryō's body, but it reappeared as immortal, and Shion offered herself to it, leaving her fate uncertain.

• Uchiha Yuzuru led Shion into the cave, where Mōryō appeared and threatened to destroy the Shinobi World.
• Mōryō claimed it was power stripped from the priestess lineage and tried to make Shion doubt her resolve, but Yuzuru reassured her.
• Mōryō attacked Yuzuru with elemental forces, but he survived and destroyed its body with a Massive Rasengan.
• Mōryō reappeared and declared itself immortal, while Yuzuru prepared to use Sage Techniques.
• Shion challenged Mōryō and offered her body, and Mōryō swallowed her.

Uchiha Yuzuru rescued Shion from Mōryō, and together they weakened and sealed the monster before returning to the Land of Demons. With Mōryō defeated, its Giant Stone Soldiers stopped moving, but Ashihō worried that Shion had paid for the sealing with her life.

• Uchiha Yuzuru pulled Shion out of Mōryō and joined his power with hers to create a Seven-Colored Rasengan.
• Shion and Uchiha Yuzuru struck Mōryō with the Rasengan, weakening it so Shion could seal it in the bell.
• Uchiha Yuzuru strengthened the seal with an Eight Trigrams Seal, took the bell, and used Kamui to bring Shion home.
• Obito Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake learned that the Giant Stone Soldiers had stopped reviving and ordered Baki to sweep the Land of Demons.
• Obito Uchiha told Ashihō that Mōryō had likely been defeated, and Ashihō worried about Lady Shion's fate.

Uchiha Yuzuru defeated Mōryō and brought Shion back safely, then secured the Land of Demons under his rule with Shion’s agreement. A week later, reforms were underway, while Ashihō had gone north to suppress a bandit rebellion.

• Uchiha Yuzuru returned to the palace carrying Shion, and Shion told Ashihō that she had sealed Mōryō without sacrificing her life.
• Uchiha Yuzuru declared that the Land of Demons would fall under his rule, and Shion confirmed that she had agreed to his request.
• Shion asked Uchiha Yuzuru to help continue the shrine maiden lineage, and he accepted.
• Uchiha Yuzuru left Shion with Obito Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake while they took charge of the Land of Demons.
• A week later, Kakashi Hatake reported that reforms had begun and that Ashihō had gone north to deal with a mountain bandit rebellion.

Uchiha Yuzuru brought Shion to Konoha, where she marveled at the modern city and met his companions. Three months later, as his territory expanded across the Shinobi World, Orochimaru summoned him to discuss transforming the Land of Wind.

• Uchiha Yuzuru brought Shion to Konoha and showed her its buses, display screens, and bustling streets.
• Tsunade, Kushina, Mikoto, Konan, and the others welcomed Shion at the Uchiha Clan Land courtyard.
• Three months later, a masked man summoned Uchiha Yuzuru to Orochimaru's research base while Shion waited for him.
• Orochimaru told Uchiha Yuzuru that the Land of Wind had surrendered and several other lands had joined his rule.
• Uchiha Yuzuru worried that the desert Land of Wind would be difficult to develop, and Orochimaru said he had called him to discuss its transformation.

Uchiha Yuzuru praised Orochimaru’s artificial humans and planned to use them to transform the Land of Wind and eventually explore the universe. In Iwagakure, Kurotsuchi learned that Ōnoki would not challenge Konoha to bring back her father, so she tried to persuade Deidara to take her there.

• Orochimaru showed Uchiha Yuzuru two artificial humans made from White Zetsu, Shin, and Kano’s cells, explaining that they could use Wood Style and be mass-produced for heavy labor.
• Uchiha Yuzuru praised Orochimaru’s work and spoke excitedly about using the artificial humans and future discoveries to explore the universe, inspiring Orochimaru to continue.
• Kurotsuchi asked Ōnoki why Konoha had not returned her father, Kitsuchi, and urged him to fight, but Ōnoki refused because of the devastating losses in the Land of Birds.
• Kurotsuchi visited Deidara at an abandoned temple and asked him to take her to Konoha to learn about Kitsuchi, but he warned her that Konoha was dangerous and refused.
• Kurotsuchi praised Deidara’s artwork and suggested that recognition from an important figure could make it a trend, prompting him to consider her words.

Deidara brought Kurotsuchi near Konoha, intending to challenge Uchiha Yuzuru while she sought a way into the village and news of her father, Kitsuchi. After learning they had disappeared, Ōnoki sent Akatsuchi to warn Konoha and worried that he could not stand against Yuzuru.

• Deidara and Kurotsuchi flew toward Konoha, where Deidara insisted he would make Uchiha Yuzuru recognize his art.
• Deidara left Kurotsuchi near Konoha and told her he would begin his operation in three days, while she hoped her father was safe.
• Ōnoki learned that Kurotsuchi had disappeared from the ancient temple where Deidara was confined and suspected they had gone to Konoha.
• Ōnoki sent Akatsuchi to Konoha with a scroll instructing him to warn the village and explain Iwagakure's goodwill.
• Ōnoki recalled Uchiha Madara's power and feared he would be unable to handle Uchiha Yuzuru.

Deidara flew into Konoha to display his explosive art, and Sasori intercepted him above the village. Their clash escalated as Sasori attacked with the Third Kazekage Human Puppet and threatened to turn Deidara into a Human Puppet.

• Konoha's Barrier Team detected a chakra-made giant bird approaching the village and alerted its ninja squads.
• Uchiha Fugaku ordered Lord Yuzuru to be notified and sent Sasori to assess the intruder.
• Deidara arrived at the Hokage Building and introduced himself to Sasori, insisting that explosions were art.
• Sasori and Deidara argued over their artistic ideals, then began fighting in the sky above Konoha.
• Deidara detonated clay birds while villagers watched from below, and Sasori unleashed the Iron Sand World Method.

Deidara attacked Konoha from the sky, but the village’s coordinated defenses stopped his clay explosives, including his powerful C3: Number 18. Uchiha Yuzuru arrived beside Uchiha Fugaku and prepared to take over as Deidara continued his assault.

• Deidara fled Sasori’s Iron Sand and bombarded Konoha with Explosive Clay, while Konoha’s ninja used coordinated Lightning, Wind, Earth, and Water Releases to stop the attacks.
• Kurotsuchi watched Konoha’s defenses and worried that Deidara would be killed if he kept fighting.
• Deidara launched C3: Number 18, but Karura’s sand shield protected Konoha from the explosion, which destroyed Kage Rock.
• Karura asked Uchiha Fugaku how they could stop Deidara, and Fugaku said Sasori was the only one in the village who could threaten him from the air.
• Uchiha Yuzuru appeared beside Fugaku, praised the Ninja Army’s training, and told them to leave the rest to him.

Uchiha Yuzuru trapped Deidara in the Kamui Dimension and challenged his explosive art, surviving Deidara’s C4: Garuda. Deidara, enraged and nearly out of Chakra, prepared his ultimate technique.

• Uchiha Yuzuru confronted Deidara in the sky after Deidara swallowed his Explosive Clay.
• Deidara tried to detonate clay birds on Uchiha Yuzuru, but Yuzuru trapped him in a genjutsu and brought him into the Kamui Dimension.
• Uchiha Yuzuru offered to guide Deidara’s art, but Deidara refused and used C4: Garuda.
• Deidara detonated the microscopic bombs released by C4: Garuda, but Uchiha Yuzuru remained unharmed and said his eyes had seen through the trick.
• Deidara, furious and nearly out of Chakra, put his remaining Explosive Clay into the mouth on his chest and announced his ultimate art.

Deidara used his ultimate art to unleash a massive explosion in the Kamui Dimension, but Uchiha Yuzuru survived behind his Susanoo and kept a lock of Deidara’s hair. In Konoha, Uchiha Fugaku rejected Iwagakure’s attempt to disavow Deidara’s attack and threatened war, telling Akatsuchi to tell Ōnoki to wait.

• Deidara swallowed Explosive Clay and detonated himself in the Kamui Dimension, but Uchiha Yuzuru’s Susanoo remained unharmed.
• Uchiha Yuzuru revealed that he had taken a lock of Deidara’s hair and considered using Impure World Reincarnation to make Deidara research weapons.
• Kurotsuchi saw Akatsuchi and other Iwagakure ninja head to the Hokage Building and feared Deidara’s attack could trigger a war.
• Akatsuchi told Uchiha Fugaku that Deidara had acted alone and that Iwagakure had named him an S-rank Rogue Ninja.
• Uchiha Fugaku rejected Akatsuchi’s explanation and offer of compensation, then threatened to bring Konoha’s forces to Ōnoki’s gates.

Uchiha Yuzuru revived Deidara and recruited him after showing him an array of modern and fictional weapons in a genjutsu. As Konoha prepared to confront Iwagakure, Yuzuru arranged to bring Kitsuchi back, saying his involvement would make the coming attack a fine show.

• Uchiha Fugaku rejected Akatsuchi's offer and demanded a public apology from the Tsuchikage and the surrender of the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, then had Akatsuchi escorted out.
• Uchiha Yuzuru used the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to revive Deidara and used a genjutsu to show him weapons that Deidara considered the ultimate art.
• Deidara agreed to work for Uchiha Yuzuru and told him that Kurotsuchi had come to Konoha and was hiding in the village.
• Uchiha Yuzuru told Uchiha Fugaku to bring Kitsuchi back, and Fugaku said he had already sent people to contact him.
• Uchiha Yuzuru said Kitsuchi's involvement would make Konoha's attack on the Land of Earth a fine show.

Kurotsuchi was discovered in Konoha and reunited with her father, Kitsuchi, who explained that he had not been imprisoned and had chosen to serve Lord Yuzuru. The chapter ended with Kurotsuchi realizing that Iwagakure’s army commander had defected.

• A stranger identified Kurotsuchi in a dessert shop and led her to a secluded training ground.
• Kurotsuchi attacked the stranger, but he used a Shadow Clone, grabbed her, and said he meant her no harm.
• Kitsuchi appeared, and Kurotsuchi recognized him after he recalled embarrassing memories from her childhood.
• Kitsuchi told Kurotsuchi that Konoha had captured him but never imprisoned him, and that Lord Yuzuru had sent him to travel through the Shinobi World.
• Kitsuchi praised the nations under Lord Yuzuru’s rule and declared that he wanted to serve him and bring change to the Shinobi World.
• Kurotsuchi realized that her father, a commander of Iwagakure’s Ninja Army, had defected.

Kitsuchi explained to Kurotsuchi why he had joined Uchiha Yuzuru and learned that Konoha would attack the Land of Earth after the New Year. The chapter ended with Yuzuru celebrating New Year’s Eve with his family in Konoha.

• Kitsuchi told Kurotsuchi that he supported reform and believed the Land of Earth could benefit from Konoha’s prosperity.
• Uchiha Yuzuru revealed himself and said Kitsuchi would not have to fight in the coming attack, but should persuade Iwagakure to surrender afterward.
• Yuzuru let Kurotsuchi choose whether to return to Iwagakure or stay in Konoha, and Kitsuchi invited her to explore the village with him.
• At the Uchiha compound, Itachi, Sasuke, Naruto, and Gaara celebrated with firecrackers while the children traded complaints about Yuzuru’s pranks.
• Yuzuru and his family enjoyed New Year’s Eve together, and he suggested they go to rest as the night grew late.

In Spring of Year 64, Uchiha Yuzuru led a massive allied force across the Land of Earth toward Iwagakure’s defensive line. After the Iwagakure ninjas spotted the approaching army, Yuzuru ordered all his commanders to join the main assault, and the battle began.

• Iwagakure ninjas debated whether Konoha would attack, then felt the ground shake and spotted the approaching army.
• The Iwagakure forces sounded the alarm as Uchiha Yuzuru’s troops charged across the desert.
• The Third Raikage and Orochimaru volunteered to lead the assault, while Shisui Uchiha and the younger fighters also asked to take the lead.
• Uchiha Yuzuru ordered everyone to attack together, making all his commanders part of the main assault.
• The Third Raikage, Orochimaru, Shisui Uchiha, and other commanders led their troops into Iwagakure’s defensive line, beginning the slaughter.

Uchiha Yuzuru’s forces crushed Iwagakure’s army and surrounded the village, leaving Ōnoki to choose between surrender and a final fight. After Kitsuchi urged him to surrender, Ōnoki agreed to submit Iwagakure if he could duel Uchiha Yuzuru before he died.

• Uchiha Yuzuru’s army defeated Iwagakure’s forces, and the surviving Stone Ninja fled toward the village.
• Ōnoki ordered his scattered troops to return to Iwagakure and resolved to gather them there for a last stand.
• Three days later, Kitsuchi arrived alone and urged Ōnoki to surrender, arguing that Iwagakure’s continued resistance would only cost lives.
• Ōnoki saw his troops’ despair and abandoned his plan to fight the invading army as a whole.
• Ōnoki asked Kitsuchi to tell Uchiha Yuzuru that Iwagakure would submit if Yuzuru agreed to duel him one-on-one.

Uchiha Yuzuru fought Ōnoki, who challenged him to overcome the shadow Uchiha Madara had cast over his life. Ōnoki exhausted himself trying to destroy Yuzuru’s Susanoo, but Yuzuru revealed an even larger form and left Ōnoki stunned by the vast difference in their power.

• Ōnoki explained that he had spent his life seeking to defeat the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan after Uchiha Madara humiliated his teacher and him.
• Ōnoki attacked Yuzuru with Earth Style techniques, but Yuzuru stood his ground, regenerated from his injuries, and urged Ōnoki to use his full strength.
• Ōnoki trapped Yuzuru inside crushing earth and then summoned a rock monster, but Yuzuru’s hundred-meter Susanoo broke free and slashed through the monster.
• Ōnoki used Dust Release to engulf and seemingly destroy Yuzuru’s Susanoo, then collapsed, believing he had won.
• Yuzuru’s Susanoo reappeared and expanded into a five-hundred-meter armored, winged form, leaving Ōnoki shocked as Yuzuru called him an ant and said he had shown only a fraction of his power.

Uchiha Yuzuru defeated Ōnoki but spared him, explaining that he valued Ōnoki’s past restraint toward the Uchiha Clan. He revealed that powerful enemies from other planets threatened the world and urged Ōnoki to help unify and strengthen the Shinobi World.

• Uchiha Yuzuru dispelled his Susanoo after defeating Ōnoki, while the Iwagakure shinobi accepted that they could not win and watched as Kitsuchi became their new ruler.
• Ōnoki conceded defeat and asked Uchiha Yuzuru to kill him, but Yuzuru said he had never intended to do so.
• Uchiha Yuzuru told Ōnoki that Kitsuchi now led Iwagakure and explained that he spared Ōnoki because Ōnoki had not shown hostility to the Uchiha Clan in the past.
• Uchiha Yuzuru revealed the tablet’s account of Kaguya Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths, and the sealing of Kaguya.
• Uchiha Yuzuru told Ōnoki that Kaguya came from another planet and that their powerful companions were his real enemies, urging Ōnoki to help build a unified Shinobi World.

Uchiha Yuzuru finished consolidating control over Iwagakure, then returned to Konoha and found the villagers celebrating his supposed conquests with increasingly exaggerated rumors. Samui and Yugito greeted him with an offer to help revive the Uchiha Clan, and he left with them after they asked to spend the day alone together.

• Uchiha Yuzuru teased Ōnoki about the Uchiha stone tablet and offered to introduce him to an old woman from the clan.
• Over the next month, Kitsuchi and Ōnoki helped Uchiha Yuzuru bring Iwagakure under his control, though Rōshi escaped from the village.
• Ōnoki asked why Uchiha Yuzuru wanted to control the Tailed Beasts, but Uchiha Yuzuru said the reason involved ancient secrets.
• After Iwagakure stabilized, Uchiha Yuzuru returned to Konoha and heard villagers spreading outrageous stories about his exploits and the nations under his control.
• Samui and Yugito met Uchiha Yuzuru and asked to be alone with him to help revive the Uchiha Clan; he agreed to go with them.

Uchiha Yuzuru welcomed Samui and Yugito as his women, while Mitarashi Anko and Uzuki Yugao reacted with jealousy. Hana Rei returned to Konoha and told Yuzuru she wanted to sing and dance, and he offered to open an entertainment company for her before carrying her to their room.

• Samui and Yugito moved into Uchiha Yuzuru's courtyard after he told them to speak with Mikoto.
• Samui and Yugito told Mitarashi Anko and Uzuki Yugao they had become Yuzuru's women, and Anko resolved to pursue him too.
• Hana Rei returned from the Land of Spoon after arranging the people Yuzuru had sent there into their posts.
• Hana Rei told Yuzuru she had always loved singing and dancing, and he offered to open an entertainment company for her.
• Yuzuru carried Hana Rei toward their room.

Uchiha Yuzuru accompanied Hana Rei to an autograph event for the superstar Fuji Fūka Yuki, where he promised to write Hana Rei a hit song called “Blue Bird.” When an armed man attacked Kazahana Koyuki at the event, Yuzuru stopped him and offered her a hand.

• Uchiha Yuzuru went with Hana Rei to see the famous Fuji Fūka Yuki at a Konoha autograph event.
• Yuzuru promised Hana Rei he would write her a song titled “Blue Bird” to help her surpass Fuji Fūka Yuki in fame.
• Fuji Fūka Yuki began signing autographs and answering questions about her movie.
• A burly man attacked Kazahana Koyuki with a kunai, but Uchiha Yuzuru seized his arm and knocked him unconscious.
• Uchiha Yuzuru asked Kazahana Koyuki if she was all right and reached out to help her up.