Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yoichi obtained Natural Energy Crystals from Katsuyu and began refining improved Pills while Konoha and the other villages prepared for conflict. Nagato considered Kitsuchi’s offer to cooperate with Iwagakure, and Yoichi helped Kushina extract half of the Nine-Tails’ Chakra before resealing it.

• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu, who agreed to provide Uchiha Yoichi with Natural Energy Stones from Shikkotsu Forest for his Pill experiments.
• Uchiha Yoichi began refining the Beast Power Pill and Minor Restoration Pill as Konoha continued expanding its military and civilian development.
• Nagato and Konan completed Iwagakure’s beast-hunting mission, and Kitsuchi offered them protection and support in exchange for cooperation.
• Nagato told Konan he would consider Kitsuchi’s proposal and directed her to recruit Akatsuki members with Uchiha Fugaku after the mission.
• Uchiha Yoichi agreed to help Kushina control the Nine-Tails and, with Uzumaki Mina standing by, temporarily undid Kushina’s seal.
• Uchiha Yoichi subdued the Nine-Tails with his Mangekyō Sharingan while Kushina extracted Chakra, and together they drained it until it was reduced to skin and bones before resealing it.

Kushina struggled with the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode’s power and asked Uchiha Yoichi whether he could resurrect Minato, only to learn that the cost was too great. After the Chunin Exam ended, Yoichi discussed Konoha’s plans to absorb Sunagakure with the Fire Daimyo and Hatake Sakumo, who urged Yoichi to become Hokage.

• Kushina activated Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, moved too quickly with the Body Flicker Technique, and injured her foot; Yoichi warned her that she lacked the experience to control the mode and that the Nine-Tails’ negative emotions were eroding her.
• Kushina asked Yoichi to resurrect Minato, but he refused, and Mina explained that resurrecting Nawaki had cost him the use of his Sharingan for over a year.
• Yugito won the Chunin Exam, and Yoichi profited from the betting pool after keeping her true strength from the spectators.
• Yoichi told the Fire Daimyo that Pakura had defected and proposed annexing Sunagakure with the Daimyo’s help; the Daimyo agreed to restrict supplies to the Land of Wind.
• Hatake Sakumo urged Yoichi to become Hokage, while Yoichi said he wanted to earn another merit first; Sakumo reported that Nagato and Konan remained missing and that Jiraiya had recently been completing missions unusually efficiently.

Uchiha Shisui awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan while avenging Tanaka Sansuke, as Uchiha Yoichi’s pill-making progressed and Jiraiya began preparing to compete for Fifth Hokage. Kushina asked Tsunade to take her as a disciple but left after Tsunade asked her to wait, while Uchiha Yoichi suspected Nine-Tails Chakra had intensified Kushina’s dark emotions and then went to inspect a developing clone baby.

• Uchiha Shisui killed a Mist Ninja Jonin after the enemy tricked him into lowering his guard and Tanaka Sansuke died protecting him; Shisui revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Yoichi tested the Beast Power Pill on Nohara Rin and the Minor Restoration Pill on a clan member, confirming both pills’ effects while noting that the Grade 4 medicines could not be mass-produced.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, Akimichi Choza, and Jiraiya that he wanted Jiraiya to compete for Fifth Hokage, and Nara Shikaku outlined a plan to build support.
• Kushina asked Tsunade to take her as a disciple, but Tsunade asked her to wait until she had finished her work, so Kushina left disappointed.
• Uchiha Yoichi suspected Nine-Tails Chakra had expanded Kushina’s dark side and told Tsunade he would have Mina watch her; Tsunade then showed him the clone baby that had begun developing.

Uchiha Yoichi transferred a Soul Clone into the engineered baby and discussed the Extremis Virus with Tsunade, then discovered Kushina’s affection had fallen to 45. At the Hokage Building, Shisui revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and Kotoamatsukami, and Yoichi ordered him to use it to secure the Daimyo’s support for Konoha’s plan to unify the Ninja World.

• Uchiha Yoichi used the Spiritualistic Clone Technique to place his consciousness in the engineered baby, and Tsunade explained its accelerated growth and the risks of the Extremis Virus.
• Uchiha Yoichi checked the Strategy Guide and found that Kushina’s Affection Points were 45, then decided Uzumaki Mina should investigate her before he chose how to respond.
• Uchiha Shisui told Uchiha Yoichi that his Mangekyō Sharingan had awakened after Tanaka Sansuke died saving him, and revealed that both eyes granted Kotoamatsukami.
• Uchiha Yoichi ordered Shisui to use Kotoamatsukami on the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and his ministers, and explained Konoha’s plan to unify the Ninja World.
• Uchiha Yoichi gave Shisui a sealing scroll and sent him to Uzumaki Mina to receive Hashirama Cells, while Yūhi Kurenai and Hyuga Satomi brought him lunch boxes.

Kushina’s growing resentment and exposure to the Nine-Tails’ chakra deepened her hostility toward Uchiha Yoichi, while the Nine-Tails manipulated her with claims about the Rinnegan and resurrection. Hatake Sakumo agreed to step down as Fourth Hokage if someone captured an Akatsuki member within a year, leaving Yoichi to prepare to manage the Anbu while Sakumo continued acting as Hokage.

• Uzumaki Mina confronted Kushina about the Nine-Tails’ negative influence, but Kushina rejected her warning and returned home with Naruto Uzumaki.
• The Nine-Tails told Kushina that the Rinnegan could revive the dead and offered her chakra, intending to exploit her growing darkness and escape its seal.
• Uzumaki Mina reported Kushina’s worsening hostility to Uchiha Yoichi, who told Mina and Mikoto to avoid visiting Kushina while he monitored the situation.
• Hatake Sakumo defeated Kakashi in a sword spar, then told Hiruzen Sarutobi he would step down if someone captured an Akatsuki member within a year.
• Uchiha Yoichi accepted Sakumo’s decision and told him to have the Anbu report to Yoichi, while Sakumo offered to serve as Hokage’s assistant.

Uchiha Yoichi reorganized the Anbu and dispatched squads to search for Turtle Island and investigate Kirigakure while continuing to develop his strength. After seeing Kushina’s worsening mood, he took her from Konoha to train against her inner darkness, leaving Naruto in the village to be cared for by Mina.

• Uchiha Yoichi ordered the Anbu to leave four squads in Konoha, send five squads to investigate Kirigakure, and send four to search for Turtle Island.
• Uchiha Yoichi continued training with Gene Energy and Lightning Instant, a powerful technique that injured his body when he tested it.
• Jiraiya visited Kushina to see Naruto and asked to train him as his Disciple, but Kushina turned him away.
• Uchiha Yoichi arrived at Kushina’s house, said Mina would help care for Naruto, and took Kushina away to train at the True Waterfall in Kumogakure.
• Uchiha Yoichi used Flying Thunder God Technique to transport Kushina outside Konoha, then raised his Perfect Susanoo and carried her into the sky.

Uchiha Yoichi took Kushina to Turtle Island to confront the darkness in her heart, while the Konoha Anbu began negotiating with Mei Terumi over the controlled Fourth Mizukage. Kushina kept struggling with her Dark Self and, after learning how Minato might be resurrected, asked Yoichi what price he had paid to bring Nawaki back.

• Uchiha Yoichi killed the Cloud Ninja squad on Turtle Island, moved the island’s giant sea turtle toward the Land of Fire, and made Kushina face her Dark Self at the True Waterfall.
• Kushina repeatedly failed to defeat her Dark Self, while Uchiha Yoichi discovered that the waterfall had no effect on him and told her she would have to overcome her darkness herself.
• Uchiha Yoichi told Kushina that Living Corpse Reincarnation and Impure World Reincarnation could be used to resurrect Minato, then left her supplies on Turtle Island.
• Mei Terumi confronted a Konoha Anbu team investigating the Fourth Mizukage and proposed cooperation to resolve his apparent control; the Anbu captain arranged negotiations in the Land of Waves.
• Kushina continued struggling with her Dark Self, then asked Uchiha Yoichi what price he had paid to resurrect Nawaki and offered to help him in return.

Uchiha Yoichi offered to resurrect Minato if Kushina gave him her body, and Kushina struggled with the choice until her Dark Self defeated and imprisoned her. Taking control, Dark Kushina accepted Yoichi’s offer, and the chapter ended after they spent the night together.

• Yoichi told Kushina that resurrecting Minato would consume too much of his dojutsu power, then offered to do it if she gave him her body.
• Kushina argued with her Dark Self at the True Waterfall, but her doubts and exhaustion let Dark Kushina defeat and seal her within the Dark Shackles.
• Dark Kushina took control of Kushina’s body, hid her takeover from Yoichi, and agreed to his resurrection offer.
• Yoichi brought supplies to the True Waterfall, accepted Dark Kushina’s decision, and took her into his tent.
• The next morning, Yoichi emerged exhausted while Kushina remained asleep and murmured Minato’s name.

Uchiha Yoichi arrived in the Land of Waves, seized Kirigakure’s delegation, and secured Mei Terumi’s cooperation to expose the masked Akatsuki member controlling the Fourth Mizukage. Meanwhile, Kushina woke alone and struggled with guilt over what had happened; Yoichi and Mei entered the Mizukage Building to lure Obito out.

• Uchiha Yoichi left Kushina a note, traveled to the Land of Waves, and demanded that Mei Terumi return Konoha’s Byakugan.
• Uchiha Yoichi restrained Mei Terumi and the Mist Ninja with Wood Release, then released them after Mei agreed to cooperate.
• Uchiha Yoichi explained that a masked Akatsuki member controlled the Fourth Mizukage and planned to lure him out by claiming they had found the Three-Tails.
• Kushina woke alone, felt guilt over her deal with Uchiha Yoichi, and argued with her Dark Self before deciding to stay and recover.
• Mei Terumi and Uchiha Yoichi, disguised as Funaki, entered the Mizukage Building with a report about the Three-Tails and were admitted to the Fourth Hokage’s office.

Uchiha Yoichi captured Uchiha Obito in Kirigakure, exposed his control of the Fourth Mizukage, and brought him to Konoha for interrogation. Obito's memories revealed Uchiha Madara's role and information about the Akatsuki, so Yoichi ordered a search in the Land of Earth and planned to capture the group himself.

• Uchiha Yoichi stopped Uchiha Obito from escaping with Kamui, disabled him with Izanami, and captured him after revealing his identity.
• Uchiha Yoichi freed Yagura from Genjutsu, then injured him when he threatened to mobilize the Mist Ninja; Yoichi's Susanoo destroyed the Mizukage Building before leaving Kirigakure.
• Uchiha Yoichi took Uchiha Obito and the mission team to Konoha, where Uchiha Shinji delivered Obito to the Interrogation Squad.
• Yamanaka Inoichi extracted Obito's memories, revealing that Uchiha Madara had rescued him and providing information about Nagato and the Akatsuki Organization.
• Uchiha Yoichi ordered Anbu to investigate the Land of Earth's location and told Hatake Sakumo to demand that Ōnoki hand over the Akatsuki Organization.
• Uchiha Yoichi said he would go to the Land of Earth himself to capture the Akatsuki Organization.

White Zetsu learned that Uchiha Yoichi had captured Obito, while Yoichi handled village affairs and visited Tsunade, who revealed she was pregnant. Tsunade agreed to pause her research, but Yoichi banned her from drinking; the chapter ended with Orochimaru telling Nawaki he and Anko could take B-rank missions on their own.

• White Zetsu reported Obito's capture by Konoha's Lightning Fang, and Black Zetsu warned that Yoichi was a threat on Madara's level.
• Nohara Rin learned that Obito had killed Minato Namikaze and was connected to the Akatsuki Organization, then decided to ask Kakashi whether to visit him.
• Uchiha Yoichi approved the Ninja Academy's expansion and left Hyuga Satomi and Yūhi Kurenai to handle village documents; Satomi thanked him after Hyuga Hiashi granted her Main House status.
• Tsunade revealed her pregnancy to Uchiha Yoichi and explained that her Extremis Virus research had succeeded with some Kekkei Genkai, so she planned to stop researching for now.
• Uchiha Yoichi told Tsunade she could not drink during her pregnancy and sent a clone to have Shizune supervise her.
• Orochimaru told Nawaki that he and Anko could take B-rank missions on their own, then said Nawaki still had to return with him.

Nohara Rin told Uchiha Obito that she had survived and explained how he had been deceived, leaving him distraught in prison. Uchiha Yoichi expanded Konoha’s security and planned missions against Iwagakure and Nagato before returning to Turtle Island.

• Nohara Rin and Kakashi visited Uchiha Obito, and Rin revealed that she was alive and explained what had happened after his presumed death.
• Obito learned that he had been deceived and screamed in the prison after Rin and Kakashi left, refusing food until the Security Force kept him alive with nutrients.
• Uchiha Yoichi announced that the Hyuga Clan would send fifty ninjas to support the expanded Security Force and proposed A-rank and S-rank missions targeting Iwagakure’s resources.
• Uchiha Yoichi assigned Jiraiya a mission to pursue Nagato and Konan using intelligence obtained from Obito and the Anbu.
• Uchiha Yoichi used Yamatsumi to restore his kidney, saved his Superpower Roulette chances for later, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Turtle Island.

Kushina learned that Uchiha Obito had killed Minato and continued cooperating with Uchiha Yoichi in hopes of reviving her husband. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu prepared to revive Uchiha Madara as the Akatsuki faced pressure from Konoha, and Orochimaru delivered the first batch of Extremis Virus doses to Uchiha Yoichi.

• Uchiha Yoichi told Kushina that Uchiha Obito had been captured for killing Minato, but Kushina declined to see Obito and agreed to continue helping Yoichi pursue Minato's revival.
• Uchiha Yoichi left Kushina on Turtle Island and returned with the camera and supplies after explaining that she could destroy the videotape.
• Black Zetsu told Nagato, Konan, Uchiha Fugaku, and Sasori that Konoha had captured Uchiha Madara and discovered the Akatsuki's location; Uchiha Fugaku urged them to stay in Iwagakure and seek an alliance with Kumogakure.
• Uchiha Fugaku agreed to accompany Nagato's Heavenly Path Clone to meet Ōnoki, while Black Zetsu went with White Zetsu to prepare Impure World Reincarnation for Uchiha Madara.
• Orochimaru gave Uchiha Yoichi twenty doses of Extremis Virus, including ten with Wood Style and ten with Shikotsumyaku bloodlines, and admitted he had kept five doses for the next batch.

Uchiha Yoichi distributed enhanced Gene Serum, managed village affairs, and advanced his plans to bring Sunagakure under his control. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu revived Uchiha Madara with the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, and Madara began planning to restore his youthful body and reclaim the Rinnegan.

• Uchiha Yoichi gave Kakashi, Itachi, Kimimaro, Haku, and other trusted Ninja the enhanced Gene Serum and told them to get injected at the hospital.
• Uchiha Yoichi inspected Naruto and Sasuke’s active Chakra, then learned from Mikoto how Pakura had gained influence in Sunagakure through controlled supplies and favorable publicity.
• Uchiha Yoichi told Mikoto to buy over Sunagakure’s middle- and lower-ranking Ninja and their families, continuing his effort to surround the Land of Wind economically.
• Black Zetsu used the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to summon Uchiha Madara, who emerged in his elderly form and learned that Obito had been captured and Nagato was hiding in Iwagakure.
• Uchiha Madara ordered Black Zetsu to watch Nagato, protect the Rinnegan, and leave White Zetsu clones to report on the Ninja World while Madara worked to improve the technique and regain his youthful appearance.

Uchiha Fugaku persuaded Ōnoki to consider an alliance with Kumogakure against Konoha, while Kushina returned to Konoha after agreeing to Uchiha Yoichi’s bargain over the videotapes. The chapter ended with Yoichi assuring Mina that Kushina could control her Dark Self as long as Nine-Tails Chakra did not overwhelm her.

• Uchiha Fugaku warned Ōnoki that Uchiha Yoichi had grown far stronger, and Ōnoki agreed to ally with Kumogakure if Fugaku could secure its agreement.
• Uchiha Fugaku explained to Nagato’s Heavenly Path Clone that the Fourth Raikage would distrust Iwagakure because it had helped bring about the Third Raikage’s death, while Kumogakure also suspected Konoha of taking Turtle Island.
• Uchiha Yoichi returned Kushina’s videotape, and Kushina agreed to exchange ten more encounters for the remaining tapes after he promised not to use the Camera again.
• Uchiha Yoichi and Kushina used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Konoha, where Kushina reunited with Naruto and joined the household for dinner.
• Mina and Mikoto tested Uchiha Yoichi’s stamina that night, then Mina asked about Kushina, and Yoichi said she could suppress her Dark Self if she avoided the negative emotions in Nine-Tails Chakra.

Kushina reunited with Naruto and struggled to sleep after returning home. In Kirigakure, Mei Terumi accepted Genji’s plan to leave the village, while Uchiha Yoichi advanced railway construction and met the Three Snake Princesses in Konoha.

• Kushina listened as Naruto described his happy life at Uchiha Yoichi’s home, then put him to bed and resolved to wait ten more times for Jiraiya to recover Minato’s body.
• Mei Terumi and her companions discussed how Yagura had framed them, and Genji advised Mei Terumi to leave Kirigakure to draw Yagura’s attention away from them.
• Mei Terumi left Kirigakure with Genji’s help, and seven days later Yagura declared her a rogue ninja and released her imprisoned followers.
• Uchiha Yoichi instructed Nonō to speed up railway construction and coordinate routes throughout the Land of Fire.
• Yūhi Kurenai brought the Three Snake Princesses to Uchiha Yoichi, and he asked whether they had made up their minds.

Uchiha Yoichi left the Three Snake Princesses to teach Konoha ninja sage jutsu and returned to the Uchiha grounds to investigate a sealed Edo Tensei. Meanwhile, Uchiha Madara was revived through an improved Impure World Reincarnation, but Senju Tobirama unexpectedly awakened, escaped Madara, and warned that the Sage of Six Paths knew of Madara’s plans.

• Uchiha Yoichi assigned Yugito’s sage jutsu training to Ichikishimahime, while Tagitsuhime and Tagorihime chose their own students; more than thirty Konoha ninja had signed contracts with Ryūchi Cave.
• Uchiha Yoichi learned that an Edo Tensei had vanished and could not be summoned again, so he returned to the Uchiha Clan grounds to investigate the likely Kumogakure infiltration.
• Black Zetsu used an improved Impure World Reincarnation to revive Uchiha Madara in his prime, and Madara ordered Nagato to capture at least three Tailed Beasts before his resurrection.
• A White Zetsu clone independently reincarnated Senju Tobirama, who awakened before being controlled, threw the clone aside, and confronted Uchiha Madara.
• Uchiha Madara attacked Senju Tobirama, but Tobirama used Flying Thunder God and a Shadow Clone to evade him before disappearing and warning that the Sage of Six Paths knew Madara’s plans.
• Uchiha Madara ordered Black Zetsu to find Nagato and bring him back at the critical moment, while he left the base with his war fan to inspect the Ninja World.

Senju Tobirama escaped Uchiha Madara and headed for Konoha, while Uchiha Yoichi confronted the Ino-Shika-Cho clans over their children refusing to enroll in the Ninja Academy. The clans faced escalating pressure from Yoichi, and Tobirama unexpectedly encountered Hiruzen Sarutobi in the Land of Earth.

• Senju Tobirama discovered that Uchiha Madara's Black Rod prevented his Impure World Reincarnation body from regenerating and decided to revive Hashirama and mobilize Konoha against Madara.
• Uchiha Yoichi challenged Yamanaka Inoichi over the Yamanaka, Nara, and Akimichi clans withholding children from the Ninja Academy, then gave him notices removing the trio from their positions and applications for their clans to leave Konoha.
• Hatake Sakumo urged Yamanaka Inoichi to cooperate with Yoichi, whom he credited with Konoha's recovery and expected to become the Fifth Hokage.
• Yamanaka Inoichi and Nara Shikaku found that their clan members were also being removed from the Anbu, and they feared Yoichi would next block their missions; Shikaku sent Inoichi to find Akimichi Choza.
• Senju Tobirama sensed Hiruzen Sarutobi in the Land of Earth, hurried to his group, and revealed himself; Hiruzen recognized him as his former teacher.

Senju Tobirama joined Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya on their way back to Konoha, warning them that Nagato’s Rinnegan belonged to Uchiha Madara. Meanwhile, Uchiha Yoichi prepared for his Hokage inauguration and visited Kushina; Tobirama’s return brought him face-to-face with Danzo at the village gate.

• Senju Tobirama told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Nagato’s Rinnegan likely belonged to Uchiha Madara and persuaded the group to return to Konoha.
• Uchiha Yoichi pressured Kushina into watching a humiliating videotape with him while Naruto slept nearby.
• Hyuga Satomi showed Uchiha Yoichi his finished God-Concealing Robe and reported preparations for the Hokage election.
• Uchiha Zongsi recognized Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya at Konoha’s outskirts and was shocked to see Senju Tobirama with them.
• Senju Tobirama recognized Danzo sweeping at the village entrance, dispelled the Illusion Technique controlling him, and was confronted by Uchiha Matsuichiro’s Security Force squad.

Uchiha Yoichi confronted the revived Senju Tobirama, who revealed that Uchiha Madara had returned and might threaten the Ninja World. After gathering Konoha’s leaders, Yoichi agreed to revive Hashirama Senju but rejected Tobirama’s call to mobilize the whole village against Madara, saying something more important needed attention.

• Uchiha Matsuichiro questioned Senju Tobirama’s sudden appearance and tried to report him while Tobirama challenged Danzo’s punishment.
• Uchiha Yoichi arrived, placed Danzo under another Illusion Technique, and ordered him to keep sweeping with double the workload.
• Yoichi dismissed Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya from the Hokage Building, but Senju Tobirama explained that he had stopped their mission because Uchiha Madara had revived him and held a Rinnegan.
• Senju Tobirama attacked Yoichi to test his strength, and Yoichi caught his wrist before Yūhi Kurenai and Hyuga Satomi could intervene.
• Tsunade, Shizune, and Hatake Sakumo joined the gathering, and Senju Tobirama recounted his encounter with the Sage of Six Paths and urged Konoha to revive Hashirama Senju and hunt Madara.
• Uchiha Yoichi agreed to revive Hashirama Senju but refused to mobilize the village against Madara, saying another matter was more important.