Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yuzuru established population incentives and clan welfare policies while planning to reclaim the Uchiha Clan’s assets in the Land of Fire. On a supply wagon with A and Killer B, he struggled to cultivate Kumogakure’s Lightning Release Chakra Mode and concluded he needed a stronger body first.

• Uchiha Yuzuru told the clan that it had acquired Kumogakure’s body-tempering techniques and Lightning Release Ninjutsu, and opened basic techniques to all clansmen.
• Uchiha Yuzuru proposed rewarding families with advanced techniques for having children and providing children with welfare and education; the gathered clansmen unanimously supported the policies.
• Uchiha Fugaku worried that clan businesses could not cover the promised benefits, and Uchiha Yuzuru said he intended to reclaim the Uchiha Clan’s assets from Konoha, using force if necessary.
• Uchiha Yuzuru attempted to cultivate the Lightning Release Chakra Mode while traveling with A and Killer B, but A warned that his body could not withstand it.
• Uchiha Yuzuru accepted that he would need to strengthen his body, perhaps with Hashirama Cells or White Zetsu Cells, before he could cultivate the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

Uchiha Yuzuru, A, and Killer B escorted Shiraishi Yuta and his goods toward the Land of Frost before Konoha ninjas ambushed them. A and Killer B quickly defeated their attackers, while Yuzuru let the last squad escape for reasons he kept to himself; A then charged after them and was met with Needle Jizo.

• A resented Uchiha Yuzuru accompanying the mission, while Yuzuru urged him to treat client Shiraishi Yuta politely and assured Shiraishi that his safety was guaranteed.
• The group reached the border between the Land of Fields and the Land of Frost, where an explosive-tag trap destroyed a decoy carriage and nine Konoha ninjas surrounded them.
• A wiped out one Konoha squad with his Lightning Release Armor and strength.
• Killer B used the Eight-Tails' power to defeat another squad, explaining that Yuzuru's Sharingan let him wield the Tailed Beast's power freely.
• Yuzuru let the last Konoha squad escape, despite A's anger, and A was struck by a barrage of needle-like weapons from Needle Jizo.

Jiraiya rescued Konoha shinobi from A and Killer B, then learned that Kumogakure had a perfect Jinchuriki and considered seeking guidance from Mount Myōboku. In Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared for Mito Uzumaki’s death and began transferring the Nine-Tails into Minato Namikaze.

• Uchiha Yuzuru stopped A from pursuing Jiraiya and revealed that he had let the Konoha shinobi escape to spread word that the Sharingan could prevent a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki from going berserk.
• Tachibana Hiko, Yamada Kōshi, Hojo Shinroku, and Harada Tōru told Jiraiya that Killer B could freely use the Eight-Tails’ power, and Jiraiya sent them back to Konoha without him.
• Jiraiya reflected on upheaval across the Shinobi World and decided to visit Mount Myōboku for the Great Toad Sage’s guidance.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Hatake Sakumo, Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura to prepare Konoha for danger as Mito Uzumaki neared death.
• Minato Namikaze agreed to become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Sealing Team began transferring the Nine-Tails’ Chakra from Mito Uzumaki into him.

After Mito Uzumaki died sealing the Nine-Tails inside Minato Namikaze, Minato lost control and the beast rampaged through Konoha. As Hiruzen Sarutobi and the village’s fighters struggled to stop it, a masked man appeared and urged the Nine-Tails to attack Konoha with its remaining Chakra.

• Mito Uzumaki used her Adamantine Sealing Chains to restrain the Nine-Tails’ Chakra while the Sealing Team sealed it inside Minato Namikaze, and she died at dawn.
• Minato lost control, allowing the Nine-Tails to emerge and attack the gathered ninjas; Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Enma and trapped it in a barrier.
• The Nine-Tails destroyed the barrier with a Tailed Beast Bomb and shrugged off attacks from the Anbu and Hatake Sakumo.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and his clones struck the Nine-Tails with the Five Elements Big Flood, but it emerged from the smoke and continued fighting as clan reinforcements arrived.
• A mysterious man in a black robe and Uzumaki Mask appeared on the Nine-Tails’ shoulder and urged it to use its remaining Chakra to bombard Konoha.
• The Nine-Tails agreed to follow the masked man’s suggestion after acknowledging that its strength was dwindling.

Uchiha Yuzuru used the Nine-Tails’ rampage to devastate Konoha and make the village face the consequences of its treatment of the Uchiha. In an underground shelter, Harada Tōru and others compared Konoha’s Jinchuriki with Kumogakure’s, revealing that its Jinchuriki could freely use a tailed beast’s power.

• Uchiha Yuzuru appeared on the Nine-Tails, redirected its Tailed Beast Bomb toward Konoha, and used a Shadow Clone to escape Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Anbu.
• Uchiha Yuzuru watched from Kage Rock as the Nine-Tails’ attack devastated Konoha, killing nearly a thousand ninja and destroying much of the village.
• Konoha’s survivors gathered in underground shelters, where exhausted ninja discussed the damage and the dangers of keeping a tailed beast in the village.
• Harada Tōru said he had seen Kumogakure’s Jinchuriki freely use the tailed beast’s power during a mission, and Tachibana Hiko and Yamada Kōshi backed up his account.
• Harada Tōru angrily said Konoha would not have suffered so badly if its Jinchuriki could use the Nine-Tails’ power like Kumogakure’s.

Harada Tōru blamed Konoha’s loss of the Uchiha Clan for the Nine-Tails disaster, stirring anger against Hiruzen Sarutobi. After returning to the ruined village, Jiraiya discovered Hiruzen was imprisoning Harada and his companions and demanded Jiraiya lie to protect his reputation.

• Harada Tōru told the villagers that the Uchiha Sharingan could have helped Konoha control the Nine-Tails, prompting them to demand answers and blame Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Anbu took Harada Tōru, Tachibana Hiko, and Yamada Kōshi into custody as Uchiha Yuzuru watched and prepared to attack Konoha.
• Jiraiya returned from Mount Myōboku and found Konoha badly damaged, while Hiruzen Sarutobi criticized his long absence.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi showed Jiraiya the chained prisoners and claimed Uchiha Yuzuru had used them to stir the villagers against him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Jiraiya to testify that the prisoners had been controlled by genjutsu, but Jiraiya refused.

Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Minato Namikaze the Flying Thunder God scroll and sent him traveling with Jiraiya, while Uchiha Yuzuru comforted Kushina Uzumaki and persuaded Kumogakure’s leaders to prepare for war against Konoha. The chapter left the Third Raikage, A, and Yuzuru agreeing to demand the Uchiha Clan’s assets as a pretext for attacking.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Minato Namikaze the Flying Thunder God scroll and told him to travel beyond the village with Jiraiya until he could control the Nine-Tails’ power.
• Kushina Uzumaki mourned Mito Uzumaki’s death, and Uchiha Yuzuru comforted her as she called him her only family.
• Uchiha Yuzuru met with the Third Raikage and A and said Konoha’s losses and discontent made it an ideal time to attack.
• A asked for a justification for war, and Yuzuru proposed demanding the return of the Uchiha Clan’s assets in the Land of Fire.
• The Third Raikage agreed to give Yuzuru the returned assets and seek additional reparations from Konoha if Kumogakure won.

Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected Kumogakure’s demand for ten billion Ryo and ordered Konoha to prepare for war. Uchiha Yuzuru’s forces wiped out Konoha’s border outposts and attacked the main camp, where Nara Shikafū realized the enemy had arrived.

• Shimura Danzō brought Hiruzen Sarutobi the Third Raikage’s demand that Konoha return the Uchiha Clan’s assets or face war, and Hiruzen refused to pay.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Hatake Sakumo and Orochimaru to the front lines and told Shimura Danzō to send Root as support.
• Uchiha Fugaku, A, and their forces attacked and killed the Konoha ninjas guarding the border outposts.
• Uchiha Yuzuru appeared and ordered Fugaku and A to lead their forces against Konoha’s main border camp.
• Nara Shikafū noticed that the outer outposts had gone silent, then ordered the camp to prepare for the approaching enemy troops.

Kumogakure used Tailed Beast Bombs to destroy Konoha’s camp and rout its ninja, while Uchiha Yuzuru watched the assault with the Third Raikage. In a hidden command room, Orochimaru planned a decisive battle and ordered Konoha’s fighters to defeat their opponents quickly before Yuzuru could intervene.

• A and Killer B fired two Tailed Beast Bombs into the Konoha camp, destroying its defenses and scattering the ninja before Kumogakure charged.
• Uchiha Fugaku led the assault alongside A and Killer B as Uchiha Yuzuru and the Third Raikage watched from a distance.
• The Third Raikage praised Yuzuru for locating Konoha’s outposts and camp, which had enabled Kumogakure’s attacks.
• Orochimaru told Jiraiya, Hatake Sakumo, and the others that they had to end the war before Sunagakure and Iwagakure joined the fight.
• Orochimaru assigned himself to fight Uchiha Fugaku, Jiraiya to hold back Killer B, and Hatake Sakumo to face A.
• Orochimaru warned that Uchiha Yuzuru might risk blindness by using his Mangekyō Sharingan, then urged Konoha’s fighters to defeat their assigned opponents quickly.

Konoha and Kumogakure clashed on the battlefield as Orochimaru, Hatake Sakumo, Jiraiya, and Uchiha Fugaku confronted powerful enemies. Uchiha Yuzuru rescued Fugaku from Orochimaru’s trap and faced Orochimaru himself, declaring that he was now the strongest person in the world.

• Orochimaru used Triple Rashomon to deflect the Tailed Beast Bomb, then ordered the Konoha Ninja to attack the advancing Kumogakure forces.
• Hatake Sakumo engaged A while Jiraiya fought Killer B and summoned Gamabunta to battle the Eight-Tails.
• Uchiha Fugaku fought Orochimaru, who overwhelmed him with Many Snakes Formation and used him as bait to draw out Uchiha Yuzuru.
• Uchiha Yuzuru rescued Fugaku and sent him to the Kamui Dimension, then confronted Orochimaru.
• Uchiha Yuzuru dismissed Orochimaru’s killing intent and declared himself the strongest person in the world.

Uchiha Yuzuru offered Orochimaru a place at his side and fought him briefly before disappearing, while the Third Raikage turned the battle against Konoha by overwhelming Hatake Sakumo and the Konoha forces. Jiraiya and Gamabunta helped cover Konoha’s retreat, leaving the survivors furious and wondering where their Hokage was.

• Uchiha Yuzuru asked Orochimaru to become his subordinate and offered him resources for his immortality research, but Orochimaru attacked instead.
• Uchiha Yuzuru escaped Orochimaru’s attacks and vanished, deciding not to spend more Dojutsu Power on him.
• Hatake Sakumo nearly defeated A, but the Third Raikage intervened and shattered Sakumo’s short blade with Hell Stab: One-Finger Needle Hand.
• The Third Raikage led Kumogakure’s assault, broke through Konoha’s formation, and forced the Konoha Ninja to retreat.
• Jiraiya and Gamabunta used Great Toad Oil Flame Bullet to hold off the pursuit while Manda also fought the Kumogakure forces.
• The Konoha survivors withdrew safely but felt despair and anger, questioning why their Hokage had not appeared.

After Kumogakure defeated Konoha, Uchiha Yuzuru accepted half of the reparations and urged the Third Raikage to make peace rather than risk a costly invasion. In Konoha, grieving villagers and ninja argued over the war’s losses and ended by asking who was truly responsible for the village’s suffering.

• The Third Raikage praised Uchiha Yuzuru as Kumogakure’s hero and offered his clan half of Konoha’s ten billion Ryo in reparations, which Yuzuru accepted.
• Uchiha Yuzuru explained that he had advised a ceasefire because attacking Konoha further could bring a costly counterattack and leave Kumogakure vulnerable to other villages.
• Konoha residents struggled under a household levy imposed by Hiruzen Sarutobi to pay reparations, while the village faced hardship after months of upheaval.
• At a tavern, a civilian and several ninja argued over the defeat, the cost of reparations, and the deaths of their loved ones.
• A grieving ninja asked whose fault Konoha’s suffering was, leaving the tavern patrons to consider the question.

As Konoha’s civilians blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi for the village’s losses, they turned their anger toward Hatake Sakumo, whom Uchiha Yuzuru found isolated and under siege. Sakumo withdrew into his home, leaving Kakashi distressed and Yuzuru wondering whether Sakumo was about to kill himself.

• Konoha’s civilians demanded that Hiruzen Sarutobi take responsibility, while Shimura Danzō urged him to resign and claim the Hokage position for himself.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi threatened to disband Shimura Danzō’s Root and strip him of his adviser position, then privately instructed an Anbu to act as public anger continued to rise.
• Uchiha Yuzuru visited Konoha and heard civilians blame Hatake Sakumo for the Uchiha Clan’s departure and the village’s subsequent losses.
• A crowd insulted Hatake Sakumo outside his home and threw debris over the wall as Kakashi Hatake trained inside.
• Kakashi Hatake asked Hatake Sakumo to defend himself, but Sakumo told him to let the villagers vent and withdrew to his room.
• Uchiha Yuzuru watched Sakumo shut himself away and wondered whether he was about to kill himself.

Uchiha Yuzuru stopped Hatake Sakumo from taking his own life and told him that Hiruzen Sarutobi had made him a scapegoat. Hatake Sakumo left Konoha with Uchiha Yuzuru, deciding to help establish a new order and protect Kakashi from being condemned as a criminal's son.

• Uchiha Yuzuru entered Hatake Sakumo's room and caught his wrist when Hatake Sakumo tried to stab him.
• Hatake Sakumo said he wanted to die quietly, but Uchiha Yuzuru argued that Hiruzen Sarutobi had arranged for the villagers to blame him.
• Uchiha Yuzuru said Hiruzen Sarutobi had made Hatake Sakumo a scapegoat to redirect public anger and undermine a potential Hokage successor.
• Hatake Sakumo lost heart when Uchiha Yuzuru pointed out that Hiruzen Sarutobi had not defended him.
• Uchiha Yuzuru urged Hatake Sakumo to leave Konoha, warning that Kakashi would face condemnation and might be in danger if they stayed.
• Hatake Sakumo took Uchiha Yuzuru's hand and agreed to leave Konoha and help establish a new order.

Uchiha Yuzuru took Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi Hatake out of Konoha and explained how Hiruzen Sarutobi had helped turn the village against Sakumo. The three headed toward the Land of Lightning, where an encounter with bandits prompted Yuzuru to declare that the Shinobi World needed change.

• Villagers found Hatake Sakumo's message at his home, and an Anbu reported that Sakumo and Kakashi Hatake were missing; Hiruzen Sarutobi fainted after hearing the news.
• Uchiha Yuzuru, Hatake Sakumo, and Kakashi Hatake traveled toward the Land of Lightning, and Yuzuru told them he would bring other Konoha figures and clans to Kumogakure.
• Sakumo explained to Kakashi that Hiruzen Sarutobi had secretly fueled the accusations against him, and Kakashi thanked Yuzuru for saving his father.
• Uchiha Yuzuru urged Kakashi to work for him and help reclaim the land, and Kakashi agreed after recalling the villagers' abuse of his father.
• The three encountered bandits attacking a woman and her baby; Yuzuru killed the bandits, and Sakumo gave the woman Ration Pills before they continued on their way.

Uchiha Yuzuru brought Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi Hatake to Kumogakure, where the Third Raikage welcomed them and Sakumo saw how well the Uchiha Clan had been accepted. A then challenged Sakumo to a fight, leaving Sakumo to decide how to respond.

• Uchiha Yuzuru told Hatake Sakumo that he wanted to end the cycle of violence by using killing to end killing, and Sakumo pledged to follow him and help build a new order.
• Uchiha Yuzuru teased Kakashi Hatake about what he had seen, then secretly gave him a book to read without his father's knowledge.
• The Third Raikage welcomed Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi Hatake to Kumogakure and told Sakumo to seek help from him or Yuzuru.
• Uchiha Yuzuru explained to Hatake Sakumo that Kumogakure valued strength and that the Uchiha Clan had become accepted among its ninja.
• A challenged Hatake Sakumo to fight and demanded repayment for his defeat on the battlefield.

Hatake Sakumo defeated A in a sparring match and resolved to grow stronger in Kumogakure. Uchiha Yuzuru then encountered Obito Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake, before the system detected a family member with the Yatsuki Bloodline and awarded him that bloodline.

• Hatake Sakumo narrowly defeated A at Cloud Thunder Gorge, and A welcomed him as a future companion in Kumogakure.
• Uchiha Yuzuru encouraged Hatake Sakumo to train and become stronger, and Sakumo resolved to serve as Yuzuru's blade.
• Uchiha Yuzuru found Obito Uchiha arguing with Kakashi Hatake and explained that Kakashi and his father would join Kumogakure.
• Obito Uchiha challenged Kakashi Hatake but was quickly pinned, then promised Uchiha Yuzuru he would keep working to beat him.
• Uchiha Yuzuru reached the clan grounds and received the Yatsuki Bloodline after the system detected it in a member of his family.

Uchiha Yuzuru discovered that marrying into the Uchiha Clan had awakened the Yatsuki Bloodline within him, strengthening his cells and Lightning Release affinity. He left the Kamui Dimension determined to seek out more special bloodlines and build a body that could surpass the Sage of Six Paths.

• Uchiha Yuzuru learned that Uchiha Fū had married Yotsuki Sakura, triggering the system to unlock the Yatsuki Bloodline.
• Uchiha Yuzuru congratulated Uchiha Fū and Yotsuki Sakura at their wedding and joked with them about their relationship.
• Uchiha Yuzuru examined the bloodline's effects in the Kamui Dimension and found that it had slightly strengthened his cells, Lightning Release affinity, and Chakra reserves.
• Uchiha Yuzuru asked the system whether outsiders could join the clan by changing their surnames, and it said only marriage and descendants granted rewards.
• Uchiha Yuzuru concluded that he could evolve the Yatsuki Bloodline through clan marriages and resolved to seek other special bloodlines to strengthen himself.

Yuzuru learned that the Chinoike Clan had been imprisoned in the Valley of Hell for generations and decided to bring them to Kumogakure. The Third Raikage and his advisers warned that the Land of Lightning’s daimyō would oppose their release.

• Yuzuru returned late at night and found Kushina asleep at the table, then carried her to bed and promised to visit her when he came home.
• The next day, Yuzuru shared lunch with Kushina and Mikoto before going to the Raikage Building to search the archives.
• Yuzuru read that the Chinoike Clan had been imprisoned in the Valley of Hell after a daimyō’s death and that Kumogakure had inherited responsibility for guarding them.
• Yuzuru told the Third Raikage, Dodai, and Mabushi Shin that he wanted to bring the Chinoike Clan to Kumogakure.
• Dodai warned Yuzuru that the daimyō had previously refused to release Chinoike clansmen and would oppose freeing the clan.

Uchiha Yuzuru revealed his plan to unite the Shinobi World, overthrow the daimyo, and establish a new order, winning the Third Raikage’s support. With authorization to retrieve the Chinoike Clan, Yuzuru left the Raikage Building hoping their bloodline would strengthen his spiritual power.

• Uchiha Yuzuru reminded the Third Raikage of his ambition to unite the Shinobi World, shocking Dodai and Mabushi Shin when the Raikage explained it.
• Yuzuru declared that he would remove the daimyo and said he would kill anyone who opposed him.
• The Third Raikage asked if Yuzuru could face the strongest shinobi, and Yuzuru displayed his Mangekyō Sharingan before the Raikage agreed to his plan.
• The Third Raikage ordered the others to keep their discussion secret and wrote Yuzuru authorization to bring the Chinoike Clan from the Valley of Hell.
• Yuzuru left the Raikage Building and wondered whether the Chinoike bloodline could greatly boost his spiritual power.