Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yoichi tested the Spirit Transformation Technique and assigned the Research Assistant projects to improve his abilities and develop a spiritual clone. He told Nohara Rin that the village had found a lead on the people who placed the Tailed Beast inside her, then accepted her offer of a massage.

• Uchiha Yoichi questioned Orochimaru about his research, took a copy of the perfected Reincarnation Jutsu, and suggested cloning bodies instead of taking other people's bodies.
• Uchiha Yoichi used the Research Assistant to estimate the time required for new techniques, then successfully tested the Spirit Transformation Technique and fired Lightning Release from his spiritual form.
• Uchiha Yoichi assigned projects to improve his Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Navy Six Styles, and to combine the Spirit Transformation Technique with the Shadow Clone technique.
• Uchiha Yoichi told Nohara Rin that the village had discovered a lead on the mastermind behind the Tailed Beast in her and said she might soon be allowed to leave.
• Nohara Rin offered Uchiha Yoichi a massage, used Medical Ninjutsu to soothe his muscles, and promised she could do it again.

Nagato and Konan settled into a remote hideout to begin preparing the Six Paths of Pain, while Uchiha Yoichi left Konoha to pursue the Dragon Vein and met Tsunade in the Land of Tea. After drinking with her and carrying her back to the inn, he began massaging her feet and revealed that he had developed a possible way to bring the dead back to life.

• Obito left Nagato and Konan in a secluded hideout, where Nagato planned to make the Six Paths of Pain and Konan went to buy supplies.
• Uchiha Yoichi arranged for clones and students to handle matters in Konoha, then departed to investigate the Dragon Vein and search for Tsunade.
• Tsunade and Shizune encountered Uchiha Yoichi after visiting a Tea Bath, and he invited them to drink as an apology for his advertisement.
• Uchiha Yoichi told Tsunade and Shizune about Konoha's growth and defended the Senju Clan Compound, prompting Tsunade to feel pleased despite her protests.
• After Tsunade drank heavily, Uchiha Yoichi carried her to the inn, began massaging her feet when Shizune left to buy food for Tonton, and mentioned his possible method of resurrecting the dead.

Uchiha Yoichi told Tsunade he could revive her younger brother Nawaki, then used Impure World Reincarnation and his Yamatsumi Mangekyō ability to bring him back to life. Tsunade reunited with Nawaki, gave Yoichi the Senju necklace as thanks, and reminded him not to lose their bet.

• Uchiha Yoichi explained to Tsunade how his Yamatsumi ability could restore life through Impure World Reincarnation and offered to revive Nawaki.
• Tsunade agreed to see Nawaki again, and Uchiha Yoichi kissed her before leaving her to prepare for the next day.
• Uchiha Yoichi used a death-row prisoner as a sacrifice to summon Nawaki, then poured his Yamatsumi vitality into him until he was fully revived.
• Tsunade embraced Nawaki and explained that more than thirteen years had passed since his death.
• Nawaki called Uchiha Yoichi his brother-in-law, and Tsunade gave Yoichi her Senju necklace as thanks while warning him not to lose their bet.

Uchiha Yoichi left Tsunade, cultivated at Loulan’s Dragon Vein for a month, and returned to find Sand and Mist shinobi setting an ambush for Yugao. As the Mist attacked Yugao, someone raised stone walls around her, leaving her protected but the ambush unresolved.

• Uchiha Yoichi and Tsunade parted after agreeing she would train Nawaki before taking him back to Konoha, and Tsunade caught Nawaki and Shizune spying on them.
• Uchiha Yoichi chose Uzumaki Kushina as his next romance target, then traveled to Loulan to cultivate with the Dragon Vein’s energy.
• Uchiha Yoichi used wood clones to cultivate genetic energy for a month, strengthened his body, and resealed the Dragon Vein before leaving Loulan.
• Uchiha Yoichi spotted Yugao traveling with Mist shinobi and followed them after recognizing her from his memories.
• The Mist shinobi lured Yugao into an ambush and revealed that the Sand had offered her life in exchange for peace.
• Mist shinobi attacked Yugao with kunai and shuriken, but four stone walls rose around her and blocked the weapons.

Uchiha Yoichi rescued Pakura, gave her a Sage Curse Mark, and encouraged her to return to Sunagakure and seek revenge or ally with Konoha. He then visited Tsunade and Nawaki in the Land of Tea, where he offered Tsunade a new defensive Nintaijutsu.

• The Mist Ninja blasted Pakura’s stone shelter with Explosive Tags, found no trace of her, and left believing she was dead.
• Uchiha Yoichi revealed himself to Pakura, used Binding Genjutsu on her, and forcibly gave her a Sage Curse Mark that transformed her and increased her strength.
• Pakura discovered that the Curse Mark granted her flight and enhanced abilities, then resolved to confront Rasa and Demaru over Sunagakure’s betrayal.
• Uchiha Yoichi traveled to the Land of Tea, where Tsunade was training Nawaki, and suggested Nawaki could grow stronger by inheriting Wood Release.
• Uchiha Yoichi showed Tsunade his improved Armament Haki Nintaijutsu, demonstrating that it could break a Chakra-infused Kunai, and Tsunade examined his hardened hand.

During a month of training in the Land of Tea, Uchiha Yoichi and Tsunade grew closer while Tsunade, Nawaki, and Shizune advanced their abilities. News that Minato Namikaze had died and Jiraiya was gravely injured forced Yoichi to return to Konoha, leaving Tsunade behind with Nawaki.

• Tsunade and Uchiha Yoichi trained in Haki together while helping Nawaki and Shizune improve their skills.
• Tsunade mastered using Armament Haki alongside Strength of a Hundred and learned to use Observation Haki in battle, while Nawaki mastered the Six Styles and Shizune learned the Mystical Palm Technique.
• Tsunade and Uchiha Yoichi spent the night together after their training, and he told her the next day that Minato Namikaze had died and Jiraiya had been gravely injured.
• Uchiha Yoichi explained that Jiraiya's former Amegakure disciples, including a wielder of the Rinnegan, had ambushed the village's squad and caused heavy losses.
• Tsunade urged Uchiha Yoichi not to take a mission alone and agreed to remain outside Konoha with Nawaki while he returned to meet Hatake Sakumo.
• Uchiha Yoichi left for Konoha, suspecting that Nagato's group might have had help from Uchiha Obito.

After Konoha’s second attempt to capture Nagato’s group ended in disaster and Minato Namikaze died, Uchiha Yoichi identified Uchiha Fugaku as the likely source of the intelligence leak and promised to handle the enemy himself. Jiraiya and Uzumaki Mina went to tell pregnant Kushina the news, while Yoichi arranged extra protection and sent a Wood Clone to watch over them.

• Nara Shikaku explained that the enemy had extensive knowledge of Konoha’s tactics and possessed new Summoning Beasts, six expendable bodies, and formidable Space-Time Ninjutsu; Minato had died saving Jiraiya from a Wood Release attack.
• Uchiha Yoichi concluded that the Fire Release user was Uchiha Fugaku, while he and Orochimaru offered the Fourth Hokage records of those who had received Wood Style transplants.
• Uchiha Yoichi vowed to capture the enemy group himself the next time they appeared and suggested that Uzumaki Mina accompany Jiraiya to protect Kushina if she lost control.
• Uzumaki Mina left to help Jiraiya tell Kushina about Minato’s death, and Uchiha Yoichi sent a Wood Clone after them as additional protection.
• Uchiha Yoichi’s Wood Clone reached Kushina’s home, where Yugito came out and greeted him happily.

Uchiha Yoichi told Nohara Rin she could leave the underground Alchemy Room and arranged what she should say about her time there. After she asked to keep visiting him, she gave him a massage that ended with her asking to treat his front as well.

• Uchiha Yoichi held a meeting with the Uchiha jonin, reported Uchiha Fugaku’s role in the Akatsuki attack that killed Minato Namikaze, and ordered the clan to track Fugaku and the Akatsuki Organization.
• Uchiha Obito warned Nagato that Konoha’s Lightning Fang could threaten the Akatsuki, while Uchiha Fugaku revealed his identity and described Yoichi’s Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo.
• Nagato admitted to Konan that he had hesitated to kill Jiraiya, but vowed not to show mercy if they met again.
• Uchiha Yoichi told Nohara Rin that she could leave the underground Alchemy Room and instructed her to conceal what had happened there.
• Nohara Rin asked to keep visiting Yoichi as his student, then began massaging him and asked whether she should treat his front next.

Uchiha Yoichi revealed that Nohara Rin had survived and explained why Kakashi had been forced to kill her, then helped arrange for her to live secretly in Konoha. Later, Kushina asked Yoichi to help her control the Nine-Tails so she could avenge Minato, while Yoichi confronted Jiraiya over the losses caused by his choices.

• Uchiha Yoichi told Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, and Kakashi that his Dojutsu had saved Nohara Rin and that she had sacrificed herself to thwart Mist Ninja's plan.
• Nohara Rin explained the truth to Kakashi, and Hatake Sakumo classified her resurrection as an S-rank secret before the group agreed she would live under a changed appearance.
• Uchiha Yoichi reassured Kakashi and accepted Nohara Rin as his student, while Rin planned to visit her home and continue studying Medical Ninjutsu and alchemy.
• Jiraiya brought Kushina to Uchiha Yoichi's home, where Kushina asked Yoichi to help her control the Nine-Tails so she could protect Naruto and avenge Minato.
• Uchiha Yoichi supported Kushina's right to seek revenge but said his Dojutsu needed years to recover, and he told her Uzumaki Mina could help restrain the Nine-Tails.
• Uchiha Yoichi rebuked Jiraiya for opposing him over the mission and for failing to prevent the village's losses, leaving Jiraiya remorseful as he departed.

Uchiha Yoichi organized Six Styles training for his students and told Uchiha Itachi to continue studying before applying for graduation. Outside Sunagakure, Pakura activated the Sage Curse Mark and defeated Rasa, but Sand Shinobi and Elder Chiyo stopped her from killing him.

• Kushina returned home after Uchiha Yoichi agreed to help her master the Nine-Tails' power, and Mina and Mikoto decided to take turns comforting her.
• Uchiha Yoichi tested his students' progress in the Six Styles, demonstrated Armament Haki, and invited Yūhi Kurenai and Hyuga Satomi to train for their Jonin examinations.
• Uchiha Yoichi refused Uchiha Itachi's request to graduate early and assigned him further study of Uchiha techniques and extracurricular books.
• Pakura fought Rasa outside Sunagakure, and Rasa gained the advantage by using Magnet Release and sand gold in the desert.
• Pakura activated the Sage Curse Mark and unleashed multiple Extreme Sun Kill attacks, leaving Rasa unconscious and buried in sand gold.
• Pakura approached Rasa with a Kunai, but Sand Shinobi blocked her and Elder Chiyo told her to stop because she had already won the duel.

Chiyo stopped Pakura from killing Rasa and ordered an investigation into her accusations. In Konoha, Uchiha Yoichi uncovered Danzo’s crimes, stripped him of his ability to use chakra, and condemned him to sweep the village gates.

• Pakura fainted before she could attack Rasa again, and Chiyo ordered Rasa treated, Muraki imprisoned, and the Sand Ninja to investigate her claims.
• Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Yoichi confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi and his allies over Danzo’s fate, and Yoichi demanded that Danzo reveal his activities outside the village.
• Yamanaka Inoichi examined Danzo’s memories and uncovered hidden Root shinobi, criminal operations, stolen techniques, and other crimes.
• Hatake Sakumo ordered the Shimura clan’s ninja arrested and restricted, while Uchiha Yoichi had Uzumaki Mina seal Danzo so he could no longer use chakra.
• Uchiha Yoichi placed Danzo under a Genjutsu that compelled him to sweep inside and outside Konoha for sixteen hours a day.

In Year 51 of Konoha, Naruto Uzumaki and Uchiha Sasuke were born safely, while Yūhi Kurenai and Hyuga Satomi became young Jonin and considered working in Uchiha Yoichi’s office. The chapter ended with Uchiha Yoichi returning home and finding Itachi skipping school to hold Sasuke.

• Kushina gave birth safely to Naruto Uzumaki after Uzumaki Mina restrained the Nine-Tails with Adamantine Chains, and Uchiha Yoichi sensed Asura’s Chakra within the baby.
• Two months later, Mikoto safely gave birth to Sasuke, whom she recognized as the child from her dreams.
• Yūhi Kurenai and Hyuga Satomi told Sarutobi Asuma they had passed the Jonin exam, and Kurenai declined his invitation to celebrate.
• Hyuga Satomi and Yūhi Kurenai discussed seeking clerical work in Uchiha Yoichi’s office, while Satomi said she would resist the Hyuga Main House’s attempts to control her.
• Uchiha Yoichi returned home and found Itachi holding Sasuke despite having sent a Shadow Clone to attend school.

Uchiha Yoichi and Mikoto discussed using Sunagakure’s visit to negotiate an end to the blockade, while Tsunade returned to Konoha with Nawaki and Shizune. Tsunade took charge of the medical department and reunited with Nawaki’s old acquaintances, leaving Jiraiya stunned by Nawaki’s revival and her relationship with Yoichi.

• Mikoto and Uchiha Yoichi discussed meeting Sunagakure’s envoys separately and demanding favorable terms in exchange for lifting the trade blockade.
• Tsunade returned to Konoha with Nawaki and Shizune, and Uchiha Yoichi showed them the renovated Senju Clan Compound.
• Hatake Sakumo arranged Nawaki’s ninja registration and asked Tsunade to oversee the medical department, which she agreed to do.
• Uchiha Yoichi left Tsunade alone with him in his office, where they kissed and became intimate.
• Jiraiya recognized Nawaki, learned that Uchiha Yoichi had revived him, and decided to question Tsunade.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya to keep Nawaki’s return confidential and invited him and Orochimaru to a welcome-back gathering.

Orochimaru reunited with the resurrected Nawaki and urged him to resume training, while Jiraiya struggled with guilt and his feelings for Tsunade after learning that Uchiha Yoichi had paid a heavy price to bring Nawaki back. The next day, Yoichi called Hyuga Satomi and Yūhi Kurenai to ask why they wanted administrative posts, and Satomi revealed she feared her clan would force her into marriage.

• Orochimaru reunited with Nawaki, who agreed to continue being his student, and Tsunade asked Orochimaru to help curb Nawaki’s impulsiveness.
• Jiraiya asked whether Nawaki’s resurrection could bring Minato back, but Tsunade said Yoichi had suffered greatly and she would not ask him to pay that price again.
• Orochimaru asked Jiraiya what he had ever done for Tsunade, then pointed out that Yoichi had resurrected Nawaki for her; Jiraiya left in silence.
• Yoichi returned home to his growing family, planned Hashirama Cell transplants for the children, and worried that Mina and Mikoto would react badly if they learned about Tsunade.
• The next morning, Yoichi called Hyuga Satomi and Yūhi Kurenai to ask why they had applied to become his assistants instead of pursuing field careers.
• Satomi said she wanted to remain near Yoichi because the Hyuga Main House might force her to return, use the Caged Bird to compel her into marriage, and Yoichi promised to speak with Hiashi.

Uchiha Yoichi approved Hyuga Satomi and Yūhi Kurenai as assistants, visited Tsunade at Konoha Hospital, and learned that Nohara Rin still had feelings for him. He told Rin that Obito was alive, had joined Akatsuki, and intended to destroy the world; the chapter ended as Pakura arrived in Konoha to discuss the Chunin Ninja Exams with Yoichi.

• Uchiha Yoichi approved Hyuga Satomi and Yūhi Kurenai’s requests to become his assistants and arranged for them to learn village procedures.
• Uchiha Yoichi approved Tsunade’s request to build an underground laboratory and visited her at Konoha Hospital to discuss her research on the Extremis Virus.
• Nohara Rin offered to massage Uchiha Yoichi in the Alchemy Room, confessed her feelings through her actions, and heard him say she would have to wait a few years.
• Uchiha Yoichi told Nohara Rin that Obito might be alive, had joined Akatsuki, and planned to destroy the world; Rin rejected his actions and asked Yoichi to stop him.
• Pakura and the Sunagakure envoys entered Konoha and were directed to Uchiha Yoichi’s office to discuss the Chunin Ninja Exams.

Uchiha Yoichi pressured Pakura to consider helping Konoha absorb Sunagakure’s people, while the Sand delegation struggled to secure affordable supplies. Meanwhile, Obito urged Nagato to remain in the Land of Earth, and Pakura returned from touring Konoha shaken by the contrast with her home.

• Uchiha Yoichi rejected Sunagakure’s request to make it an exam venue and sent its messengers to negotiate supply prices with Mikoto at the Uchiha Trading Company.
• After Shara and the other messengers left, Uchiha Yoichi told Pakura to become his informant or lead Sunagakure’s impoverished villagers into Konoha, revealing that he had ordered the supply blockade.
• Pakura toured Konoha and saw its prosperity, then returned to her room convinced that Sunagakure’s people might starve if conditions continued.
• Obito told Nagato to stay in the Land of Earth and use Pain’s strength to complete missions while Obito investigated the Tailed Beasts and Kirigakure.
• The Sand messengers failed to agree on supply prices, and Pakura rebuffed Shara when he questioned her about Uchiha Yoichi.

Pakura agreed to help bring Sunagakure into Konoha, while Uchiha Yoichi advanced his plans and Obito moved to reignite Kirigakure’s violence. The chapter ended with the Great Toad Sage telling Jiraiya that another Rinnegan might appear.

• Nohara Rin recalled hiding under Uchiha Yoichi’s desk and later confronted him at the hospital, where she pulled him into her office.
• Obito read intelligence about the Three-Tails, controlled Yagura, and ordered Kirigakure to restrict its academy graduates and prepare for war against Konoha.
• Uchiha Yoichi persuaded Tsunade to use Shadow Clones to research a complex genetic project for him.
• Pakura agreed to help Sunagakure join Konoha, and Uchiha Yoichi arranged a new cooperation agreement with the Sand Messenger and Hatake Sakumo.
• Jiraiya visited Mount Myōboku, where the Great Toad Sage said Hagoromo had warned that another Rinnegan might appear.

Jiraiya told Sarutobi Hiruzen about the Great Toad Sage’s warning that Uchiha Yoichi might be connected to a second Rinnegan and a threat to Mount Myōboku, then agreed to pursue the Fifth Hokage position. Meanwhile, Tsunade advanced her clone research, and Yoichi returned home to seek more Tailed Beast Chakra from Yugito.

• The Great Toad Sage told Jiraiya that Hagoromo had warned of another pair of Rinnegan, and Jiraiya suspected Uchiha Yoichi because he possessed Mangekyō Sharingan and Wood Release and had a Ryūchi Cave contract.
• Jiraiya returned to Konoha and asked Sarutobi Hiruzen to gather information on Yoichi’s Mangekyo Dojutsu, despite Hiruzen warning that doing so could be dangerous.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen urged Jiraiya to stay in the village and become the Fifth Hokage, and Jiraiya agreed to take up Minato’s responsibility and raise Minato’s son to become the Sixth Hokage.
• Tsunade summoned Uchiha Yoichi to the hospital, took his flesh and blood, and told him her White Zetsu Clone research had advanced to initial gene fusion, with embryo creation next.
• Yoichi returned home to find Yugito, whose Tailed Beast Chakra he wanted to replenish, and she asked him what he wanted.

Uchiha Yoichi replenished his Tailed Beast Chakra through Yugito and developed new techniques, while Pakura took charge of Sunagakure’s supply arrangements. At Ryūchi Cave, White Snake Sage showed Yoichi a Natural Energy-rich ore that could serve his alchemy needs.

• Uchiha Yoichi asked Yugito to obtain more of Two-Tails’ Chakra, then massaged with her and learned that a teammate had given her a gift after confessing his feelings.
• Two-Tails Matatabi emerged to complain that Yoichi had taken much of her Chakra, while Yugito defended his use of it.
• Pakura overcame Rasa’s faction’s objections and secured responsibility for managing Konoha’s exports and basic housing in Sunagakure.
• Chiyo spoke with Pakura about Konoha’s strength and the betrayal that had nearly killed her, while Pakura resolved to lead Sunagakure toward a better life.
• Uchiha Yoichi went to Ryūchi Cave and asked White Snake Sage about concentrated Chakra or Natural Energy; she gave him several Stones of Nature to examine.

Uchiha Yoichi secured Ryūchi Cave’s agreement to join Konoha in exchange for access to its Great Snakes and Natural Energy Crystals. After returning to Konoha, he arranged the village’s next steps and headed to Konoha Hospital to meet Tsunade and resume refining Pills.

• Uchiha Yoichi asked White Snake Sage for Natural Energy Crystals and proposed that Ryūchi Cave join Konoha.
• Uchiha Yoichi demonstrated his power, and White Snake Sage agreed to have Ryūchi Cave join Konoha and prepare a new Summoning Scroll.
• Ichikishimahime clung to Uchiha Yoichi and asked to eat his flesh; he refused, gave her a cup of blood, and returned to Konoha.
• Uchiha Yoichi informed Hatake Sakumo that Ryūchi Cave would become part of Konoha’s summoning resources, and Sakumo asked him to notify the Ninjas.
• Uchiha Yoichi gave Hyuga Satomi a document for Uchiha Masato to handle, then left for Konoha Hospital to meet Tsunade.