Chapter Summaries

Obito Uchiha tested his newly awakened Double Tomoe Sharingan against Kakashi Hatake, pushing him to the brink before losing to a trick. Afterward, Uchiha Yuzuru praised their progress and reminded Obito to keep the clan’s physical and spiritual changes secret.

• Uchiha Yuzuru agreed to watch Obito Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake spar at a training ground.
• Obito Uchiha used his Double Tomoe Sharingan to counter Kakashi Hatake and landed a kick before their fight escalated to ninjutsu.
• Obito Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake collided their Chidori and Rasengan, causing an explosion that cracked the ground.
• Obito Uchiha thought he had won, but Kakashi Hatake caught him with the Headhunter Jutsu and revealed he had used a clone.
• Uchiha Yuzuru praised both fighters, called their match “Bibo Ran,” and told Obito Uchiha to keep the clan’s changes secret.
• Obito Uchiha joked that Kakashi Hatake could marry him to share his rapid progress, prompting Kakashi Hatake to flee.

Uchiha Yuzuru warned the Third Raikage against taking reckless action and urged him to target Konoha instead of Sunagakure. Meanwhile, Chiyo used the Third Kazekage’s disappearance as a pretext to rally Sunagakure against Konoha, ending with a declaration of war.

• The Third Raikage told Uchiha Yuzuru that he had tried to exploit Sunagakure’s chaos by abducting children with Kekkei Genkai, and Yuzuru warned him to discuss future operations first.
• The Third Raikage proposed causing trouble in Sunagakure, but Uchiha Yuzuru suggested targeting Konoha and waiting to reap the benefits of its weakness.
• Chiyo suspected that Sasori might be connected to the Third Kazekage’s disappearance and summoned Ebizo, Rasa, and Pakura to divert attention from him.
• Chiyo claimed Konoha was responsible for the Kazekage’s disappearance, while Pakura and Rasa argued that Kumogakure was more suspicious or too distant to be involved.
• Rasa and Ebizo supported Chiyo’s plan to attack Konoha, and Chiyo declared war.

Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to win Sunagakure's favor with aid, but Sunagakure declared war on Konoha instead. As that war stalled, Uchiha Yuzuru persuaded Kumogakure's leaders to profit by selling weapons and waiting for the other villages to weaken, though Dodai questioned whether the plan would work.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Shimura Danzō that Konoha should offer Sunagakure money and resources to form an alliance, but an intelligence report revealed that Sunagakure had declared war on Konoha, causing Hiruzen to faint.
• Shimura Danzō checked Hiruzen Sarutobi and discovered that he was still alive, then slapped him across the face.
• Chiyo, Rasa, and Pakura led Sunagakure's repeated attacks in the Land of Rain, while Orochimaru, Hizashi Hyuga, and Konoha's Ninja Clans defended the line, leaving the two sides in a stalemate.
• The Third Raikage proposed that Kumogakure attack Konoha, but Uchiha Yuzuru argued that Kumogakure should sell ninja tools and let the other villages exhaust themselves first.
• Dodai questioned whether Iwagakure and Kirigakure would join the war or buy Kumogakure's goods.

Uchiha Yuzuru persuaded Kumogakure to use the threat of war to force Konoha and Sunagakure to buy its ninja tools. Konoha agreed to pay, while Uchiha Fugaku received Konoha's Anbu delegation and enjoyed their newfound deference.

• Uchiha Yuzuru proposed that Kumogakure threaten to attack any village that refused to buy its ninja tools, and the Third Raikage ordered production to begin.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō learned of Kumogakure's ultimatum and agreed that the Sarutobi, Shimura, Utatane, and Mitokado clans would cover Konoha's purchase.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō recognized that Konoha's fortunes had changed after the Uchiha Clan left the village.
• Nearly a hundred Konoha Anbu arrived in the Land of Lightning with money to buy ninja tools, and Uchiha Fugaku made their leader remove his mask.
• Uchiha Fugaku listened as the Anbu leader flattered him and reflected on how deferential the Anbu had become.

In Year 49 of Konoha, Uchiha Fugaku’s squad ambushed a Konoha supply escort led by Sarutobi Haruki. After Uchiha En killed Haruki and the other escorts, Fugaku destroyed the supplies, beginning the Uchiha Clan’s hunt.

• Sarutobi Haruki ordered the escort to move faster, overruling Hyuga Shunta’s cautious scouting.
• Inuzuka Yūfū, Hyuga Shunta, and Aburame Kinya rushed ahead after Haimaru cried out, while Haruki’s group stayed behind to prepare defenses.
• Uchiha Fugaku’s squad confronted Haruki’s group, and Uchiha En challenged them alone.
• Uchiha En used genjutsu to kill Sarutobi Haruki, then the Uchiha squad killed the remaining escorts.
• Uchiha Fugaku burned the supplies, and the Uchiha Clan’s hunt began.

Uchiha Yuzuru explained why Kumogakure’s attack on Konoha did not violate its reputation, while Konoha’s leaders planned to brand the Uchiha as dishonorable. The chapter ended as an Anbu delivered Kumogakure’s reply to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• The Third Raikage praised Uchiha Yuzuru for transforming Kumogakure, and Yuzuru credited Konoha’s purchases with funding the village’s development.
• The Third Raikage suggested that the Uchiha Clan could stay out of the war, but Yuzuru said his battle-hungry clansmen would share Kumogakure’s fate and set a three-tomoe Sharingan requirement for those sent to fight.
• Dodai and Mabushi Shin told Yuzuru that Hiruzen Sarutobi had protested Kumogakure’s attack despite Konoha buying its ninja tools.
• Yuzuru argued that Konoha should have purchased more than Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure combined to avoid being attacked, then ordered Dodai and Mabushi Shin to relay his explanation.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Konoha elders discussed using Kumogakure’s attack to damage the Uchiha Clan’s reputation, and an Anbu arrived with Kumogakure’s reply.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other Konoha leaders read Kumogakure’s reply and realized Uchiha Yuzuru had maneuvered them into an impossible demand for money, leaving them furious and humiliated. Meanwhile, Uchiha Yuzuru enjoyed time with his family in Kumogakure until Obito Uchiha and Kakashi arrived to discuss something with him.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi opened Kumogakure’s reply, learned it demanded Konoha spend more on ninja tools than Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure combined, and fainted after spitting blood.
• Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Shimura Danzō read the scroll and realized Uchiha Yuzuru had planned from the beginning to extract money from Konoha.
• The Konoha leaders reacted with despair and anger, and they resolved to find a way to recover their losses.
• Uchiha Yuzuru relaxed in the courtyard while Karura, Kushina Uzumaki, and Mikoto Uchiha played with Itachi Uchiha.
• Itachi Uchiha asked about war, and Uchiha Yuzuru told him to enjoy being a child until he grew older.
• Obito Uchiha called to Uchiha Yuzuru from outside the gate and said he and Kakashi wanted to discuss something with him.

Uchiha Yuzuru agreed to take Obito Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake to gain battlefield experience, with Shisui Uchiha joining them. After witnessing war’s cruelty, the boys heard familiar screams and cautiously went to investigate.

• Obito Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake asked Uchiha Yuzuru to take them to the battlefield, and he agreed after receiving Kakashi Hatake’s father’s request letter.
• Itachi Uchiha asked to see the battlefield, but Uchiha Yuzuru scolded him and told Kushina Uzumaki and Karura they should work toward having a child.
• Uchiha Yuzuru set out with Obito Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and Shisui Uchiha, leaving them to choose their route while he protected them.
• The group traveled through the Land of Iron into the Land of Fire, where Obito Uchiha questioned why people fought after seeing the devastation of war.
• Uchiha Yuzuru said unifying the Shinobi World could bring lasting peace, inspiring Shisui Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, and Kakashi Hatake to renew their resolve.
• After hearing screams ahead, Kakashi Hatake recognized a familiar voice and led Obito Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha cautiously toward the scene.

Might Duy arrived to protect Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, while Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, and Shisui Uchiha appeared nearby. The confrontation was about to resume as Jūzō Biwa challenged the newcomers.

• Might Guy opened the Gate of Pain and attacked Jūzō Biwa, but Jūzō sent him flying.
• Might Duy stepped in front of his son and prepared to use a deadly technique to protect him.
• Might Duy told Might Guy to run when he faced the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Suikazan Fuguki sensed intruders and attacked the nearby trees, but an Earth Wall blocked his strike.
• Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, and Shisui Uchiha emerged, and Might Guy greeted Kakashi while failing to remember Obito's name.
• Jūzō Biwa mocked the newcomers for talking as if the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were not there.

Uchiha Yuzuru initially refused to get involved as Kakashi, Obito, and Shisui fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, but Might Duy persuaded him to stand with them. When the swordsmen attacked together, Yuzuru revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and crushed their assault, leaving the remaining swordsmen stunned by his identity.

• Kakashi, Obito, and Shisui fought Pippa Jūzō and Kushimaru Kuriarare after they attacked, while Uchiha Yuzuru held back.
• Might Duy offered to hold off the swordsmen and urged Yuzuru to flee, then recognized him as the former Konoha ninja Uchiha Yuzuru.
• Yuzuru watched Kakashi, Obito, and Shisui coordinate well enough to trouble their opponents.
• Suikazan Fuguki ordered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to attack together before Konoha reinforcements arrived.
• Yuzuru trapped Jinin Akebino in an illusion and seized him, but Munashi Jinpachi detonated the Exploding Blade Shibuki against them.
• Yuzuru emerged from the smoke with a skeletal arm, crushed Munashi Jinpachi, and threw his body down beside Jinin Akebino’s corpse.

Uchiha Yuzuru swiftly defeated the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, then ordered Obito Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and Shisui Uchiha to finish the remaining two. The young ninja killed Jūzō Biwa and Kushimaru Kuriarare, leaving their allies stunned by their sudden strength.

• Suikazan Fuguki ordered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to attack Uchiha Yuzuru, then fled while his companions engaged him.
• Uchiha Yuzuru killed Raiga Kurosuki and another swordsman, caught Suikazan Fuguki with Kamui, and sealed away the scattered ninja swords.
• Uchiha Yuzuru told Jūzō Biwa and Kushimaru Kuriarare to keep fighting, then sent Obito Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and Shisui Uchiha after them.
• Shisui Uchiha trapped Kushimaru Kuriarare with Phantom Body Flicker Technique, and Obito Uchiha killed him with Chidori.
• Obito Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and Shisui Uchiha overwhelmed and killed Jūzō Biwa, while the other Konoha ninja marveled at their victory.

Uchiha Yuzuru spared Might Duy and Might Guy after Kakashi Hatake persuaded them to defect from Konoha and join Kumogakure. The father and son returned to Kumogakure with Yuzuru, where the Third Raikage welcomed them.

• Uchiha Yuzuru told Might Duy, Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu that he would spare them only if they became friends rather than enemies.
• Kakashi Hatake urged Might Guy to join Kumogakure, and Guy chose Kakashi over Konoha.
• Might Duy supported his son’s choice, and the two renounced Konoha and embraced.
• Might Guy and Obito Uchiha argued over who would challenge Kakashi Hatake to spar.
• Uchiha Yuzuru left with Might Duy and Might Guy, while Genma Shiranui gathered the fallen companions’ bodies and Ebisu lamented being ignored.
• The Third Raikage welcomed Might Duy and Might Guy when they returned to Kumogakure with Uchiha Yuzuru.

Uchiha Yuzuru helped Might Duy and Might Guy settle into Kumogakure and arranged for the village to learn the Eight Gates. Might Duy willingly offered the technique and his training guidance, leaving Uchiha Yuzuru to consider how badly Hiruzen Sarutobi had mismanaged Konoha.

• The Third Raikage welcomed Might Duy and Might Guy to Kumogakure and arranged housing and living funds for them.
• Uchiha Yuzuru explained the Eight Gates’ power and risks to the Third Raikage, who offered the father and son access to Kumogakure’s techniques in exchange for sharing it.
• Uchiha Yuzuru told the Third Raikage that Kumogakure shinobi could likely learn the first three Gates through physical training.
• Might Duy and Might Guy marveled at their new home, and Uchiha Yuzuru asked Might Duy to share the Eight Gates with Kumogakure.
• Might Duy agreed to teach the Eight Gates and help other shinobi train without asking for a reward.
• Uchiha Yuzuru thought of Hiruzen Sarutobi and wondered how he had mismanaged Konoha so badly.

After helping Kumogakure learn the Eight Gates, Uchiha Yuzuru learned that Minato Namikaze had nearly killed Uchiha Fugaku and volunteered to confront him in the Land of Rain. The chapter ended with Yuzuru confident that Minato was no match for him.

• Might Duy gave Kumogakure the Eight Gates technique and was promoted to Special Jonin, while he guided Hatake Sakumo and trained with Might Guy.
• Might Duy said that Might Guy seemed able to train in Lightning Release Chakra, surprising Hatake Sakumo and impressing Uchiha Yuzuru.
• An Anbu told Uchiha Yuzuru that Uchiha Fugaku had been gravely wounded, and Yuzuru, Hatake Sakumo, the Third Raikage, and A visited him in the hospital.
• Uchiha Fugaku said Minato Namikaze had killed Chi and En and nearly killed him during an ambush in the Land of Rain.
• Uchiha Yuzuru stopped A from going after Minato and declared that he would confront him himself, insisting that Minato was only an ant.

Uchiha Yuzuru ordered Kumogakure to withdraw from the Land of Rain and prepare to annex nearby small countries, then learned that Uchiha Fugaku had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. The chapter ended with Yuzuru urging Fugaku to keep its powers secret and promising to find a way to prevent blindness.

• Uchiha Yuzuru advised the Third Raikage to pull Kumogakure's shinobi out of the Land of Rain and prepare to occupy neighboring countries.
• The Third Raikage left with A and Killer B to make preparations, leaving Uchiha Yuzuru and Uchiha Fugaku alone.
• Uchiha Yuzuru recognized that Uchiha Fugaku had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan after the deaths of Uchiha En and Uchiha A.
• Uchiha Fugaku revealed that his left eye wielded Amaterasu and his right eye wielded Tsukuyomi, which trapped targets in a realistic illusionary world.
• Uchiha Yuzuru told Uchiha Fugaku to keep his abilities secret, avoid using them unless necessary, and promised to seek a cure for Mangekyō blindness.

Karura told Uchiha Yuzuru that she was pregnant, and he traveled to the Land of Rain, where he found the infant Ajisai and met Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan. He told the young Akatsuki members that Kumogakure would withdraw its forces, then left them with a warning to seek him out if they had nowhere else to turn.

• Karura told Uchiha Yuzuru she was pregnant, while Kushina Uzumaki said she had not yet conceived and insisted he stay with her until his mission.
• Uchiha Yuzuru used Kamui to travel to the Land of Rain and killed several wild dogs that followed him.
• In a ruined village, Uchiha Yuzuru found the infant Ajisai beside her mother's corpse and fed her a ration pill mixed with rainwater.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan confronted Uchiha Yuzuru, and Yahiko asked him to have Kumogakure withdraw from the Land of Rain.
• Uchiha Yuzuru challenged Yahiko's naïve faith in Hanzo and understanding between people, then said Kumogakure would withdraw soon and told the three to find him in Kumogakure if they had nowhere else to turn.

Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato celebrated Uchiha Yuzuru’s promise that Kumogakure would withdraw, while Konan’s concerns led Yahiko to plan cautious talks with Hanzo and Konoha. At the battlefront, Minato Namikaze rescued a Konoha squad by killing more than fifty Iwagakure ninja, then came face to face with Uchiha Yuzuru.

• Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato believed Uchiha Yuzuru’s promise, and Yahiko decided to contact Hanzo while remaining cautious.
• Yahiko said the Akatsuki Organization would negotiate with Konoha, and Nagato promised to protect him and Konan.
• Uchiha Yuzuru traveled through the eastern Land of Rain battlefield and killed the ninja squads that attacked him.
• Minato Namikaze arrived alone to help a Konoha squad trapped by more than fifty Iwagakure ninja and told them to throw his Kunai.
• Minato Namikaze used the Kunai to kill the Iwagakure force in seconds, and Uchiha Yuzuru approached and greeted him.

Uchiha Yuzuru confronted Minato Namikaze and argued that Konoha’s resistance made its people selfish, then challenged Minato to fight. Minato’s Flying Thunder God Technique let him keep up briefly, but Yuzuru ended their sparring and demonstrated that one mistake could cost Minato his life.

• Uchiha Yuzuru praised Minato Namikaze’s growth as the Konoha Ninja retreated from the confrontation.
• Yuzuru demanded that Minato surrender Konoha to the Uchiha Clan, while Minato defended the village and the Will of Fire.
• Yuzuru accused Konoha Ninja of selfishness and greed, and Minato admitted he could not refute his arguments but vowed to protect the village.
• Minato attacked with Flying Thunder God Kunai, and Yuzuru used his Mangekyō Sharingan and Lightning Release Chakra Armor to trade blows with him.
• Yuzuru ended the fight, phased through Minato’s Kunai, grabbed his wrist, and threw him away, leaving Minato convinced that another mistake would kill him.

Minato Namikaze tried to defeat Uchiha Yuzuru with the Flying Thunder God Second Stage but was badly injured and escaped with the Nine-Tails' Chakra. At the front-line camp, Shimura Danzō agreed to meet Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, who introduced their organization, Akatsuki.

• Minato Namikaze charged Uchiha Yuzuru, used the Flying Thunder God Second Stage, and tried to stab him from above.
• Uchiha Yuzuru countered with a Rasengan and struck Minato Namikaze, who spat blood and escaped using the Nine-Tails' Chakra.
• Uchiha Yuzuru realized the Nine-Tails had saved Minato Namikaze because it distrusted the Sharingan.
• A Root shinobi told Shimura Danzō that three Amegakure shinobi from Akatsuki had come to discuss ending the war.
• Shimura Danzō met Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, and Yahiko said Akatsuki was determined to bring light to Amegakure.

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan tried to persuade Shimura Danzō to support peace, but he attacked them after discovering Nagato’s Rinnegan. As Konoha’s forces closed in, Minato Namikaze suddenly appeared in a dangerous state, giving Konan a chance to carry Nagato away while Yahiko stayed behind.

• Yahiko told Shimura Danzō that he and his friends had helped convince Uchiha Yuzuru to secure Kumogakure’s withdrawal from the battlefield.
• Shimura Danzō dismissed Yahiko’s claims, then ordered his guards to seize the group after he noticed Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan escaped the room and fought the Konoha Ninja surrounding them, while Shimura Danzō accused them of being Uchiha Yuzuru’s spies.
• Minato Namikaze suddenly appeared with Nine-Tails Chakra leaking from his body, causing the Konoha Ninja to recoil.
• Yahiko threw Nagato into the air, and Konan flew away with him as Yahiko stayed behind and was swallowed by the Konoha Ninja’s attacks.