Chapter Summaries

The Uchiha argued over Shisui’s disappearance and the Konoha Higher-ups’ plan to search their compound, while Fugaku tried to prevent the clan from acting rashly. Itachi refused to share what he knew, deepening suspicion toward him, and he noticed that Fugaku’s pressure resembled Shisui’s.

• The Uchiha convened an emergency Clan Meeting after learning Shisui was missing and that Anbu would search the compound.
• Fugaku suspected that someone had leaked the clan’s coup discussions to the Konoha Higher-ups and considered Shisui and Itachi’s roles.
• Fugaku ordered the clan not to act until Shisui’s situation was clear, then questioned Itachi about Shisui and the Higher-ups’ plans.
• Itachi denied knowing anything, despite remembering the Third Hokage’s order to report on the clan’s meetings.
• The clansmen accused Itachi of disregarding the clan, and Fugaku silenced them with his Sharingan’s pressure.
• Itachi noticed that Fugaku’s pressure felt similar to Shisui’s.

Uchiha Fugaku abandoned the coup plans as the clan prepared for Anbu to enter their grounds and continued searching for Shisui. In the Hokage Building, Sarutobi Hiruzen questioned Shimura Danzō about Shisui’s eyes and the masked attacker, leaving the attacker’s identity uncertain.

• Uchiha Yashiro challenged Fugaku over allowing Anbu into the clan grounds, but Fugaku said a coup was no longer viable after Shisui vanished and Konoha went into lockdown.
• Fugaku told Yashiro to keep the clan calm, watch the Anbu, prevent trouble, and continue searching for Shisui while suspending coup discussions.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Shimura Danzō where Shisui’s eyes were, and Danzō revealed that the masked attacker had taken his eyes.
• Danzō said a Root member’s eyes had likely been used to replace Shisui’s, suggesting the masked attacker wanted Shisui’s eyes but had left him alive.
• Hiruzen wondered whether the Cat-Faced Masked Man was the same person who caused the Nine Tails Rampage, but Danzō judged their styles too different.

Naruto woke late on the Ninja Academy’s opening day after spending his time training in the Sealing Space, where Minato Namikaze helped him study the Flying Thunder God. He arrived as Sarutobi Hiruzen’s speech ended and headed for his elite class, where someone called out to him.

• Kakashi visited Naruto and gave him the latest volume of Make-Out Paradise, which Naruto threw into the Sealing Space for the Nine-Tails.
• The Nine-Tails happily read the book while Minato Namikaze encouraged Naruto to attend the Ninja Academy and make friends.
• Naruto got dressed in an outfit Minato had chosen, and Yakushi Nonō told Minato that she had once been a Root ninja.
• Naruto arrived after Sarutobi Hiruzen finished his speech and privately mocked the crowd’s fervent response.
• Naruto headed toward his assigned elite classroom, but someone called out that he was late.

On his first day at the Ninja Academy, Naruto brushed off Iruka and left Sarutobi Hiruzen's speech, drawing whispers and attention from his classmates. Hiruzen continued urging the students to treat every villager as family and guide those who lost their way.

• Iruka questioned Naruto for arriving late, and Naruto explained that he had overslept after training ninjutsu.
• Naruto asked to leave for the classroom instead of listening to Hiruzen's speech, then walked away despite Iruka's objection.
• The children whispered about Naruto, while Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, Hinata, and Sasuke each reacted to him in different ways.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen resumed his speech, telling the students not to exclude or hurt villagers who strayed onto the wrong path.

Naruto used a genjutsu to frighten Dongye after the boy insulted him in class. Iruka took Naruto to the office, leaving the other students too shaken to whisper about him.

• Naruto listened to Sarutobi Hiruzen's speech from the classroom and ignored classmates gossiping about him.
• Dongye insulted Naruto and boasted that Lord Hokage would protect the students from him.
• Naruto pointed a finger at Dongye and made a gunshot sound, triggering a genjutsu of red foxes devouring the boy.
• Dongye collapsed, screaming and convulsing, before passing out from the genjutsu.
• Iruka escorted Naruto to the office, and the terrified students fell silent.

Sarutobi Hiruzen questioned Naruto about using genjutsu on villagers, then Naruto returned to class and faced his classmates’ wary attention. Hiruzen planned a birthday surprise for Naruto, while Naruto noticed Sasuke watching him intently.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen confronted Naruto about using genjutsu on villagers, and Naruto explained that he had taught himself by manipulating others’ chakra flow.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen forbade Naruto from using techniques on classmates except taijutsu for self-defense, and Naruto asked to return to class.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen suspected Naruto’s changes had begun after his return from the back mountain and blamed Danzo for the recent events.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen learned Naruto’s birthday was next month and promised him a surprise.
• Naruto entered Iruka’s classroom, introduced himself, noticed Hinata smiling at him, and found Sasuke staring at him strangely.

Naruto sparred with Hinata, Sasuke, and Neji while reflecting on their training and his plans for Sasuke. At the Hyuga compound, Naruto challenged Neji to decide whether he was ready to escape the Caged Bird seal, and Neji left with the thought that he might not return next time.

• Hinata sparred with Naruto until she was exhausted, while Sasuke and Neji watched and Sasuke complained that Naruto spent too long with her.
• Neji remembered Naruto's earlier challenge about fate and the Caged Bird, and Sasuke declared Naruto the only opponent worth fighting.
• Naruto caught the exhausted Hinata, carried her to rest, and then sparred with Sasuke, beating him again.
• Sasuke left for the Uchiha compound, and Naruto, Hinata, and Neji walked to the Hyuga gates, where Hinata said goodbye.
• Naruto trapped Neji in a black-and-white genjutsu and asked whether he was ready to fly again; after the illusion ended, Neji joined Hyuga Keiko and thought he might not return next time.

Neji joined Hinata’s family for dinner, where Hanabi pleaded to train with them, and Neji agreed despite knowing he and Naruto would soon leave Konoha. Naruto’s sealing plan had also stopped the Hyuga main family from activating the Caged Bird on its bearers, while Hiashi worried about the danger facing the clan.

• Keiko welcomed Neji warmly at dinner, and Hanabi complained that Hinata spent her days off training with Naruto instead of playing with her.
• Hinata promised Hanabi she could train with them in a year, and Neji confirmed the promise while hiding his reluctance to leave.
• Hiashi listened outside as his family played and worried that Natsu’s return and the Caged Bird’s failure could put the Hyuga Clan in danger.
• Naruto learned from Minato Namikaze that his new seal prevented the main family from activating the Caged Bird, though its other effects remained.
• Naruto sent Minato Namikaze and Hyuga Natsu back to the Sealing Space, put on the Three-Eyed Cat Face Mask, and vanished.

Sasuke returned home bruised after losing another sparring match to Naruto, while Uchiha Izumi and other clan members worried over him. Later, Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and showed Itachi a vision of a Nine-Tails attack as he urged him to help the clan seize control without bloodshed; the story left Itachi kneeling before Konoha’s higher-ups.

• Sasuke met Uchiha Izumi, who offered him dango and asked how he had gotten his bruises, but he claimed he had fallen.
• Teshao and Jing gave Sasuke snacks, and Uchiha Inaho offered to arrest anyone who had bullied him before Sasuke insisted he had fallen while training.
• Sasuke reunited with Uchiha Itachi and admitted he had lost to Naruto again, then asked Itachi to train with him, but Itachi declined.
• At Naka Shrine, Fugaku revealed that he possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan and explained that he had awakened it during the Third Shinobi World War.
• Fugaku showed Itachi a vision of himself controlling the Nine-Tails and causing another rampage, then asked Itachi to help the clan carry out a bloodless revolution.
• Itachi’s vision shifted, and he found himself kneeling before the Konoha Higher-ups.

Hiruzen and Danzo stayed silent over the Uchiha coup, while Itachi left the Hokage Building and was intercepted by a Root ninja. In the Uchiha Military Police prison, Naruto confronted Fugaku and Setsuna, offering the Uchiha a little hope.

• Koharu urged Hiruzen to act against the Uchiha coup, but Hiruzen trusted Itachi and Danzo left without arguing.
• Danzo thought that Root should handle what Hiruzen could not and considered taking Sharingan.
• A Root ninja blocked Itachi as he left the Hokage Building.
• Setsuna accused Fugaku of trusting Itachi, whom he called a traitor aligned with Hiruzen.
• Naruto appeared beside Setsuna and told Fugaku that he had come to offer the Uchiha a little hope.

Naruto forced Uchiha Fugaku to trade the clan’s scrolls and wealth for help saving twenty Uchiha children, then revealed his Sharingan and disappeared with the scrolls. Meanwhile, Shimura Danzō manipulated Uchiha Itachi into agreeing to bear the hatred of the clan’s destruction so Sasuke could survive.

• Uchiha Fugaku agreed to give Naruto the Uchiha Clan’s scrolls and wealth in exchange for saving twenty children.
• Naruto revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, promised Fugaku that the chosen Uchiha would establish a new clan, and vanished with the scrolls.
• Uchiha Setsuna refused to leave prison and told Fugaku that Madara Uchiha planned to attack the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Shimura Danzō questioned Uchiha Itachi about the coup and argued that the entire clan had to be eliminated to prevent future hatred.
• Shimura Danzō promised that Sasuke could survive, and Uchiha Itachi agreed to bear the hatred himself.

Naruto studied the Transcription Seal and promised Shisui a chance to save Uchiha civilians by bringing them to the Flying Thunder God Formation. He then infiltrated the Sarutobi Clan compound and prepared a trap, while Itachi walked through the Forest of Death.

• Shisui offered to teach Naruto the Transcription Seal in exchange for help saving the Uchiha, and Naruto promised he could save whoever he brought to the Flying Thunder God Formation.
• Naruto gave Shisui a pair of Three-Tomoe Sharingan, then spent several days studying the Transcription Seal and canceled training with Sasuke, Hinata, and Neji.
• Naruto entered the Sarutobi Clan compound, subdued three jonin with his Sharingan, and sealed Great Spiraling Rings in their eyes to activate when they saw a distress signal.
• Naruto questioned the jonin about opening the compound's barrier and learned that only the elders and Hokage knew how.
• Uchiha Itachi walked alone through the Forest of Death as someone asked whether he had been waiting.

Uchiha Itachi and Obito Uchiha agreed to attack the Uchiha Clan after the Clan Meeting, while Shimura Danzō and Sarutobi Hiruzen prepared to support the massacre and cover its aftermath. As night fell, Itachi watched the clan grounds, and Naruto declared he would stir up the coming storm.

• Uchiha Itachi asked Obito Uchiha to help him eliminate the Uchiha, and Obito agreed to handle the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Uchiha Itachi left Uchiha Fugaku before the Clan Meeting and told Shimura Danzō that the Uchiha Clan would be gone after that night.
• Shimura Danzō promised to leave Sasuke as the only Uchiha in Konoha, while Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered his Anbu to patrol outside and send any escapees to Root.
• Naruto watched a black figure head toward the Uchiha Clan Grounds and vowed to stir up the storm that night.
• After the Clan Meeting ended, Uchiha Fugaku left Naka Shrine, and Uchiha Itachi watched the clan grounds beneath the moon and asked for forgiveness.

Itachi Uchiha continued killing members of the Uchiha clan but found that several targeted children, including Uchiha Yue, were missing. In Naka Shrine, Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Inaho hid nineteen children and prepared to put them to sleep, until the Fourth Hokage appeared and defeated Inaho.

• Itachi Uchiha killed an elderly couple who had welcomed him in, then searched their home for their granddaughter, Uchiha Yue.
• Itachi Uchiha crossed the couple's names off his list and noticed that Yue and other children had also gone missing.
• Uchiha Mikoto comforted Uchiha Yue and the other children in a secret chamber at Naka Shrine while Uchiha Inaho arrived from the clan compound.
• Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Inaho gave the children a game to play and used incense to put them to sleep.
• Uchiha Inaho rushed outside after a kunai flew toward them, but the Fourth Hokage quickly defeated him.
• Uchiha Mikoto entered a fighting stance, then recognized the Fourth Hokage and stared at him in shock.

Obito Uchiha and Zetsu learned that Uchiha Shisui was heading toward the Uchiha Clan Compound, while Uchiha Itachi confronted Uchiha Fugaku. Obito attacked Uchiha Izumi on the way, but Shisui saved her and faced the masked intruder, who claimed to be Madara Uchiha.

• Obito Uchiha told Zetsu not to interfere with Itachi and learned that Uchiha Shisui was heading toward the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Uchiha Itachi confronted Uchiha Fugaku in the woods and said he would kill the clan and leave Konoha afterward.
• Obito Uchiha attacked Uchiha Izumi, phased through her weapons and fireball, and bound her with a chain.
• Uchiha Shisui rescued Izumi from Obito's attack and demanded to know the masked man's identity.
• Obito Uchiha claimed that he was Madara Uchiha.

Obito Uchiha called himself Madara Uchiha, but Uchiha Shisui dismissed him and hurried to rescue Uchiha civilians from Uchiha Itachi. Obito entered a trap at the Konoha Military Police Force, where Uchiha Setsuna recognized his weakness and ordered the Uchiha to keep attacking with fire.

• Obito Uchiha revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, then offered Uchiha Shisui a chance to join his organization and left for the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Uchiha Shisui told Uchiha Izumi that Uchiha Itachi was killing Uchiha civilians and rushed to save them.
• Uchiha Izumi headed toward the home she shared with her mother instead of going to Naka Shrine.
• Obito Uchiha found the Konoha Military Police Force dark and protected by a barrier, but entered anyway, confident that Kamui made him invincible.
• More than a dozen Uchiha attacked Obito Uchiha with repeated Great Fire Dragon Techniques while he remained intangible.
• Uchiha Setsuna confronted Obito Uchiha for calling himself Madara Uchiha and ordered another group to keep using fire, exposing Obito's weakness.

Uchiha Setsuna defeated Obito Uchiha with an explosive trap, but Zetsu rescued Obito before the Uchiha could capture him. Elsewhere, Itachi killed Fugaku and returned home to prepare for Sasuke, only to hear Sasuke arrive and discover the bloody scene.

• Obito Uchiha attacked Setsuna, but Setsuna activated Exploding Tags and survived the blast using Izanagi.
• White Zetsu distracted the Uchiha with spores while Black Zetsu rescued the badly injured Obito.
• Setsuna sent the Uchiha elites to Naka Shrine and said he would show Sarutobi Hiruzen the Uchiha's magnanimity.
• Itachi looked at Fugaku's corpse, remembered his father's final request, and carried his body home.
• Itachi found his mother absent and had barely arranged the scene when Sasuke called from outside about the blood and their neighbors.

Naruto ambushed Root and Anbu while Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Itachi fought inside the barrier. After killing Ayari and defeating Sarutobi Shinnosuke, he left Bear alive to deliver a demand to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

• Naruto appeared beside Root ninja and broke free of their techniques before destroying them with a Mini Spiraling Ring.
• Sarutobi Shinnosuke sent two Anbu to investigate the explosion, but they did not return.
• Ayari was struck by an air bullet and died as she tried to leave for the Hokage Building.
• Naruto confronted Sarutobi Shinnosuke, who attacked him with four combined elemental techniques.
• Naruto defeated Sarutobi Shinnosuke with Hollow Flash and told Bear to summon Sarutobi Hiruzen to the Uchiha Clan Grounds.

Sasuke discovered the Uchiha massacre and awakened his Sharingan after Itachi forced him to witness their parents’ deaths in Tsukuyomi. Naruto rescued Sasuke and confronted Itachi, while Shisui arrived with surviving Uchiha; the chapter ended as Hiruzen and other forces approached for a new battle.

• Sasuke found Uncle Teshao and Aunt Jing dead, then returned home to discover his father slain and Itachi covered in blood.
• Itachi used Tsukuyomi to make Sasuke relive their parents’ murders, awakening one tomoe in each of Sasuke’s eyes.
• Naruto intervened as Itachi tried to take Sasuke, then reversed Itachi’s Tsukuyomi and left him weakened.
• Shisui arrived with dozens of surviving Uchiha, and Naruto promised to protect them while leaving Itachi’s fate to the clan after taking his eyes.
• Itachi attacked Naruto with Susanoo, but Might Guy intervened as Hiruzen and a force of Anbu and other ninjas arrived.

Naruto confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen after the Uchiha massacre and rejected his offer of reconciliation. He proposed a game instead, summoned a figure resembling Hiruzen’s son Shinnosuke, and presented five signal flares for Hiruzen to choose from.

• Might Guy attacked Naruto, believing him responsible for the Uchiha massacre, but Naruto knocked him into a crater and passed Sasuke to Uchiha Shisui.
• Might Guy learned that Shisui and the other Uchiha were not Naruto’s enemies, while Uchiha Itachi admitted that he had killed the clan to stop its coup.
• Uchiha Tekka condemned Itachi, and Sarutobi Hiruzen tried to explain his intentions before asking Naruto to reconcile.
• Naruto mocked Hiruzen’s plea and proposed a game, then summoned a man resembling Shinnosuke and showed Hiruzen five signal flares to choose from.