Chapter Summaries

Orochimaru learned about the risks of sage jutsu from Jiraiya and Tsunade, while Sunagakure named Rasa its acting leader and prepared for war against Konoha. Uchiha Yoichi dismissed a strange new ability, then agreed to take Uzumaki Mina on missions after she awakened Adamantine Sealing.

• Orochimaru asked Jiraiya and Tsunade about sage jutsu, learning that Mount Myōboku's training was dangerous and Shikkotsu Forest's required powerful regeneration.
• Jiraiya described Uchiha Yoichi's conduct on a mission, and Tsunade and Orochimaru criticized Jiraiya for defending a ninja who resented Yoichi and had spoken of killing comrades.
• Chiyo rejected claims that her grandson Sasori had killed the missing Third Kazekage, but Rasa and Ebizo backed Rasa as the village's acting leader while Sunagakure searched for the Kazekage and Sasori.
• Rasa ordered Sunagakure to prepare for war against Konoha and choose a replacement Jinchuriki, and Chiyo joined the village's preparations.
• Uchiha Yoichi received the [Divine Tongue] ability and set it aside, then saw Uzumaki Mina use Adamantine Sealing and agreed to take her on missions.

In Year 46, Uchiha Yoichi returned to Konoha as a celebrated mission hero and accepted Hiruzen Sarutobi’s request to become a leading Jonin while Uzumaki Mina joined the Medical Division. He then spoke with Uchiha Kenji about his plans and the clan, leaving the team assignments and the clan’s current situation unresolved.

• Uchiha Yoichi and Uzumaki Mina returned to Konoha after Yoichi completed a year of high-ranking missions, including stealing Kumogakure’s perfect Jinchuriki training method and earning its kill order.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Uchiha Yoichi to lead Genin, and Yoichi agreed after Hiruzen arranged for Uzumaki Mina to join the Medical Division.
• Uchiha Yoichi returned to the compound with Uzumaki Mina, promised to cook for her, and then went to visit Uchiha Kenji.
• Uchiha Yoichi told Uchiha Kenji that he would pause difficult missions to train and would soon become a leading Jonin.
• Uchiha Kenji discussed the clan member graduating that year, and Uchiha Yoichi said he might use Shadow Clones to lead the team if the Genin lacked talent.
• Uchiha Yoichi asked Uchiha Kenji how things were going within the clan.

Uchiha Yoichi discussed the Uchiha clan’s growing wealth and his plans with Uchiha Kenji, then learned that Tsunade was leaving Konoha. After Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned the new graduates to squads, Yoichi met his Team Eight students and learned why Kakashi had returned to the Academy to find teammates.

• Uchiha Kenji told Uchiha Yoichi that Uchiha Shisui had become a Chunin and described the Medicine Factory’s growing profits, while Yoichi said he would wait for the next Clan Meeting.
• Uchiha Yoichi recalled defeating Uchiha Yokokawa and planned to use the Star Stone to cultivate once his monitoring equipment arrived.
• Uzumaki Mina hosted Tsunade for dinner, and Tsunade said she would leave Konoha to travel after Mina joined the Medical Division.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Kakashi Hatake, Uchiha Obito, and Nohara Rin to Minato Namikaze’s Team Seven, and Yūhi Kurenai, Hyuga Satomi, and Chishima Kazuhiko to Uchiha Yoichi’s Team Eight.
• Minato Namikaze asked Uchiha Yoichi for advice about Kakashi and relayed Kushina’s request to see Uzumaki Mina.
• Uchiha Yoichi called his Team Eight students outside, then met Kakashi, who explained that his father had made him return to the Academy to find teammates rather than join the front lines.

Uchiha Yoichi introduced himself to his new squad—Hyuga Satomi, Chishima Kazuhiko, and Yūhi Kurenai—then put them through Water Surface Walking practice and a garbage-clearing mission. He left them with a million-ryō challenge to injure him, while Yūhi Shinku encouraged Kurenai to learn from the renowned Jonin.

• Uchiha Yoichi had Hyuga Satomi, Chishima Kazuhiko, and Yūhi Kurenai introduce themselves, then took them to accept a D-rank waterway-cleaning mission.
• Uchiha Yoichi taught the three Genin Water Surface Walking, and Chishima Kazuhiko mastered it after falling into the water more than a dozen times.
• The squad completed the mission, and Uchiha Yoichi offered one million ryō to whichever Genin managed to injure him in an ambush.
• Uchiha Yoichi encountered Minato Namikaze's squad and left after a brief exchange, while Obito and Kakashi discussed his reputation among the Uchiha.
• Yūhi Kurenai told her father about Uchiha Yoichi's training and challenge, and Yūhi Shinku urged her to take the opportunity to learn from him.

Uchiha Yoichi tested the Star Stone and discovered it could enhance his Sharingan, but the experiment dangerously overheated him and awakened a strange power in his right hand. Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze accepted an A-rank mission to investigate Rōran’s Dragon Vein with his team.

• Uchiha Yoichi’s Shadow Clone defeated Hyuga Satomi, Yūhi Kurenai, and Chishima Kazuhiko in a training exercise, then assigned them a D-rank mission.
• Uchiha Yoichi used the Star Stone while Uzumaki Mina monitored him; its energy stirred Godzilla, activated his Sharingan, and drove his body temperature to a dangerous level.
• Uchiha Yoichi cooled down and learned that the Star Stone had strengthened his Sharingan and caused Godzilla to grow, while his new right-hand ability accidentally overwhelmed Uzumaki Mina when she touched him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi briefed Minato Namikaze, Kakashi, Uchiha Obito, and Nohara Rin on an A-rank mission to investigate Rōran’s Dragon Vein and its puppets.
• Minato Namikaze accepted the mission on behalf of his team after Hiruzen Sarutobi explained that the Dragon Vein might pose a threat.

Minato Namikaze accepted missions to investigate Rōran and Sunagakure, then secured permission for Kushina to move around Konoha. Meanwhile, Uchiha Yoichi tested his students, saw Tsunade off, and left her furious after triggering an embarrassing reaction.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Minato Namikaze missions to investigate Rōran’s minister, seal the Dragon Vein if necessary, and gather intelligence on Sunagakure.
• Minato Namikaze asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to let Kushina visit her clan members, and Hiruzen expanded her permitted movement to Konoha.
• Uchiha Yoichi’s students used teamwork and deception to attack his Shadow Clone, but he resisted Yūhi Kurenai’s illusion and told them to complete two more D-rank missions.
• Yūhi Kurenai, Hyuga Satomi, and Chishima Kazuhiko met Sarutobi Asuma and his teammates at the Hokage Building while collecting their next missions.
• Uchiha Yoichi gave Shizune money for food and lodging, then Tsunade sat down in embarrassment after he left her with an unexplained reaction.
• Tsunade realized Uchiha Yoichi had vanished and vowed not to forget what he had done.

Uchiha Yoichi prepared to present a costly welfare system for the Uchiha Clan at a major Clan Meeting, while Minato Namikaze led Team Seven on an A-rank mission and Yoichi trained his new students on D-rank work. The chapter ended as Elder Kenji introduced Yoichi’s proposal to the gathered clan leaders and Uchiha Fugaku grew uneasy.

• Uchiha Renjin told Uchiha Yoichi that the clan would hold a meeting at Naka Shrine, where Yoichi was expected to present his welfare system for the clan.
• Uchiha Yoichi’s proposal set monthly benefits for ordinary clan members and ninjas, with expenses of roughly 260 million ryō, supported by the Medicine Factory and Ninja Game.
• Minato Namikaze warned Uchiha Obito, Nohara Rin, and Kakashi to follow his orders, then led Team Seven toward the Land of Wind by detouring through the Land of Rain.
• Uchiha Yoichi made Yūhi Kurenai, Hyuga Satomi, and Chishima Kazuhiko clean walls while carrying weighted backpacks, then treated them to dinner and urged them to become Chunin within a year.
• Uzumaki Mina avoided discussing her embarrassing morning with Uchiha Yoichi, who then took his proposal to the crowded Clan Meeting at Naka Shrine.
• Uchiha Fugaku spoke about the possibility of war and praised the younger generation, after which Elder Kenji announced that Uchiha Yoichi had an idea to benefit every clan member.

Uchiha Yoichi won approval at the Clan Meeting for a monthly welfare system funded by his businesses and for expanding the Uchiha arms business with new Combat Suits. Uchiha Mikoto agreed to help administer the welfare system at Uchiha Fugaku’s request, while Yoichi prepared to put Uchiha Tokugawa in charge of military equipment as war approached.

• Uchiha Yoichi proposed monthly payments for Uchiha adults, children, and ninja, and said his business profits could sustain the welfare system indefinitely.
• Uchiha Fugaku and the clan members approved the welfare proposal, and Uchiha Fugaku arranged for Uchiha Mikoto to help administer it.
• Uchiha Yoichi announced that his factory had developed Combat Suits with five times the defense of Ninja Suits and proposed expanding the clan’s arms business.
• Uchiha Fugaku approved Yoichi’s control of military equipment and weapons, then ended the Clan Meeting after ordering increased patrols against outside spies.
• Uchiha Yoichi told Uchiha Kenji he would put Uchiha Tokugawa in charge of the military equipment business and expand preparations for the approaching war.
• Uchiha Fugaku asked Uchiha Mikoto to help keep the clan members loyal to him, and Mikoto agreed despite her complicated feelings about Uchiha Yoichi.

Minato Namikaze’s team investigated Rōran and uncovered An Lushan’s control of the city, while Uchiha Yoichi’s second attempt to absorb the Star Stone’s power triggered a dangerous change linked to Godzilla. At the royal palace, the teams from different eras met after Uchiha Sasuke killed Anrokuzan, and Minato Namikaze decided to seal away their memories of the future.

• Minato Namikaze’s team reached Rōran, learned that An Lushan had seized control through the Dragon Vein and Puppets, and discovered another group of Konoha ninja near Queen Sara’s residence.
• Uchiha Yoichi absorbed the Star Stone’s power again, lost consciousness, and displayed a strange purple glow and altered heartbeat before Uzumaki Mina woke him and he asked her to reinforce his seal later.
• Uzumaki Mina told Uchiha Yoichi that the Medical Division was preparing antidotes for a likely war with Sunagakure, while he considered training in Ryūchi Cave before the conflict began.
• Uchiha Sasuke killed Anrokuzan despite Naruto Uzumaki and Kakashi calling for him to capture the target alive.
• Uchiha Sasuke recognized Kakashi and scolded him about dirty novels, while Uchiha Obito asked about his future and Minato Namikaze said he would seal away their future-related memories.
• Haruno Sakura asked Kakashi whether Lord Yoichi had come with them, and Kakashi said he had not.

Minato Namikaze sealed the team’s memories after their mission, then hurried alone toward the heart of the Land of Wind. In Konoha, Uchiha Mikoto’s attempt to help with Uchiha welfare work ended in an embarrassing incident, and Uchiha Yoichi made her write a promise to make amends while still assigning her the work.

• Minato Namikaze sealed everyone’s memories, including his own, and led the team back to Konoha before leaving alone for the heart of the Land of Wind.
• Uchiha Mikoto visited Uchiha Yoichi to handle notices and collect clan household information for the Uchiha welfare system.
• After an embarrassing incident at Uchiha Yoichi’s home, Uchiha Mikoto borrowed clothes, showered, and asked him to keep what happened secret.
• Uchiha Yoichi threatened to tell Uchiha Fugaku and involve the elders, so Uchiha Mikoto wrote down what happened and promised to make amends.
• Uchiha Yoichi told Uchiha Mikoto to take the welfare notice home and continue collecting household information the next day.

Minato Namikaze discovered a Sand Ninja advance force and fought Rasa before escaping to warn Konoha. Meanwhile, Uchiha Yoichi prepared his students for lethal missions and trained with Gates, then went to answer an unexpected visitor at his gate.

• Minato Namikaze ambushed the Sand Ninja rapid-response force, killing six before Rasa used Magnet Release to seize his Flying Thunder God Kunai.
• Rasa nearly trapped Minato Namikaze with sand gold, but Minato escaped beyond the Sensor Ninja’s range after confirming the Sand Ninja were preparing for war.
• Rasa ordered Bunpuku sent to the front line and continued the advance toward the Land of Rivers.
• Minato Namikaze recovered some Chakra, studied his map, and set out to meet Aburame Shibi so he could report the Sand Ninja’s plans to Konoha.
• Uchiha Yoichi told Yūhi Kurenai, Hyuga Satomi, and Chishima Kazuhiko to prepare for killing on C-rank assassination missions, then trained each in skills suited to them.
• Uchiha Yoichi finished training with Gates and went to answer the ringing doorbell at the front gate.

Uchiha Mikoto agreed to serve as Uchiha Yoichi’s liaison despite feeling guilty about helping Uchiha Fugaku gather information. The chapter ended with Hiruzen Sarutobi announcing that Sunagakure had invaded the Land of Rivers and ordering Konoha’s Jonin to prepare for war.

• Uchiha Yoichi gave Mikoto tasks across his businesses and clan’s military preparations, including increasing weapons and Explosive Tag reserves and reporting on Tokugawa and Young Hayato.
• Mikoto brought Yoichi’s documents home and asked Fugaku whether she could refuse the liaison work, but Fugaku persuaded her to continue gathering information.
• The village summoned its Jonin, and Hiruzen Sarutobi announced that Sunagakure had occupied the Land of Rivers after wiping out five Konoha squads.
• Hiruzen ordered Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze to lead reinforcements to Kikyo Castle and told Fugaku to strengthen Security Force patrols.
• Hiruzen canceled all Jonin missions and ordered the Jonin to remain on standby as Konoha prepared for possible conflict with other villages.

Uchiha Yoichi prepared his students and Uzumaki Mina for the coming war at Kikyo Castle while Minato Namikaze left to join the first support force. As Konoha and Sunagakure moved toward conflict, the Third Raikage planned Kumogakure’s response and assigned forces to watch both Konoha and Iwagakure.

• Uchiha Yoichi arranged daily training for Yūhi Kurenai, Chishima Kazuhiko, and their teammate, and gave Chishima Kazuhiko money to buy Ninja tools.
• Uzumaki Mina told Uchiha Yoichi she had been selected for the Medical Division’s battlefield team, and he sent Gates with her for protection.
• Minato Namikaze left for the battlefield despite Kushina’s frustration, while Kushina asked him to seek greater freedom for her.
• Uzumaki Mina traveled to Kikyo Castle riding Gates because she was still too weak to make the journey on foot.
• The Third Raikage ordered six Ninja Corps to assemble near the Land of Hot Water, but Dodai persuaded him to send elite Ninjas for reconnaissance and sabotage first.
• The Third Raikage decided to go to Konoha himself, while Dodai and Killer B were assigned to deal with Iwagakure.

Orochimaru visited Uchiha Yoichi with a boy from the Land of Iron and agreed to cooperate with him on research into Senjutsu. Later, Team Eight defeated Asuma’s team in a spar, and Shinnosuke ordered Asuma’s team to return to basic training.

• Orochimaru told Uchiha Yoichi that he planned to study Senjutsu and asked whether Yoichi could help the Land of Iron clan join Konoha, but Yoichi refused because its members could lose control after absorbing Natural Energy.
• Uchiha Yoichi proposed sharing resources and Kumogakure Secret Techniques with Orochimaru in exchange for the results of his research, and Orochimaru agreed.
• Uchiha Yoichi discussed research supplies and test subjects with Orochimaru, then returned to his own weighted training after Orochimaru left with his student.
• Sarutobi Asuma challenged Hyuga Satomi and her teammates to a spar, and Team Eight used smoke, teamwork, and an Illusion Technique to defeat Asuma’s team.
• Shinnosuke Sarutobi stopped the spar, told Asuma he had lost, and ordered Asuma’s team to work on their fundamentals after pointing out their poor teamwork and failure to notice the Illusion Technique.

Uchiha Yoichi promoted the Ninja Game as a way for civilians to support the war effort and planned new services for clansmen receiving welfare payments. Meanwhile, Uchiha Tokugawa presented a highly protective Ninja Combat Suit, and Yoichi promised that the Militant Faction would eventually receive them.

• Uchiha Mikoto reported the welfare payments and the Ninja Game launch, and Uchiha Yoichi defended selling the patriotic game despite the coming war.
• Uchiha Yoichi asked Uchiha Mikoto to survey clansmen about what they wanted to buy, while Uchiha Fugaku urged her to conceal Yoichi’s role and claim credit for the work.
• Uchiha Mikoto agreed to Fugaku’s request but received no firm promise of assistants, leaving her reluctant to speak further.
• Uchiha Tokugawa showed Uchiha Yoichi a Combat Suit made from reinforced spider silk and said the spiders could produce enough silk for seventeen suits next month.
• Uchiha Kenji tested the Combat Suit with weapons and Explosive Tags, and Uchiha Masato arrived after hearing the blasts.
• Uchiha Yoichi told Uchiha Masato that the Battle Suit Research Factory would soon produce suits for all the Militant Faction clansmen.

Uchiha Yoichi oversaw the distribution of the new Ninja Combat Suits, then encountered Uzumaki Kushina while she was visiting the Uchiha compound. After sending her away to avoid the Anbu monitoring her, he accidentally caused her to react strangely when she touched his hand, leading to a tense confrontation with the Anbu.

• Uchiha Yoichi decided to reserve two Ninja Combat Suits for himself and prioritize dangerous missions and hard-line faction members, while Uchiha Tokugawa protected the production machine.
• Uchiha Yoichi reflected on his Kenjutsu and planned to develop the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to guard his growing businesses.
• Uchiha Yoichi sensed Anbu monitoring Uzumaki Kushina and escorted her out of the Uchiha compound after explaining that Uchiha Mina was away at the front line.
• Uzumaki Kushina gave Uchiha Yoichi a box of cookies, and touching his hand caused her to tremble and blush.
• The Anbu demanded that Uchiha Yoichi explain himself to the Hokage, but he intimidated them with his Sharingan until they left with Kushina.

Uchiha Yoichi reprimanded Mikoto, arranged support for her clan duties, and warned her to be careful around Kushina. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi planned a mission to stop the Third Raikage’s raids and assigned Hatake Sakumo, Orochimaru, and Uchiha Yoichi to the operation.

• Uchiha Yoichi told Mikoto to ask for help when needed, advised her to consult the Clan Head about Kushina, and offered to arrange suitable merchant clothes for her.
• Uchiha Yoichi found two non-Ninja clan members to assist Mikoto, then privately asked her to compensate them.
• Anbu reported that the Third Raikage had stolen Konoha’s supplies using the Amber Purifying Pot, and Danzo shared Root intelligence about the Raikage’s elite squad and a similar threat in the Land of Earth.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi received a report about Kushina’s unusual reaction at the Uchiha compound and decided the Nine-Tails’ contact with the clan required vigilance.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Hatake Sakumo and Orochimaru to hold back the Third Raikage, and Hatake Sakumo requested elite support, including Uchiha Yoichi.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Uchiha Yoichi’s inclusion in the mission, seeing it as a chance to keep him away from Kushina.

Uchiha Yoichi and Hatake Sakumo led a Konoha force to confront the Third Raikage in the Land of Fire. After Orochimaru split the battlefield, Yoichi and Sakumo rushed to restrain the Third Raikage while the others moved to attack the remaining Cloud Ninjas.

• Hatake Sakumo recruited Uchiha Yoichi for a mission to find and confront the Third Raikage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi’s thirteen-person team set out, with Orochimaru leading the Ino-Shika-Cho squad and Nara Yusuke devising a plan to isolate the Third Raikage.
• The Third Raikage learned that Konoha’s Ninjas were approaching and moved his Cloud squad to an open plain.
• The Third Raikage recognized Uchiha Yoichi and vowed to kill him, while Hatake Sakumo confirmed that the Raikage’s anger could help their plan succeed.
• Uchiha Yoichi opened the attack with Great Fire Annihilation, and Orochimaru used Earth Flow Wall to divide the battlefield.
• Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Yoichi activated Lightning Release and charged toward the Third Raikage.

Orochimaru’s squad kept the Cloud Ninja vanguard separated while Uchiha Yoichi and Hatake Sakumo fought the Third Raikage. As Mabui began using Heavenly Transfer Technique to send the Third Raikage away, Yoichi unleashed Godzilla’s Radioactive Beam, which pierced Mabui and the Raikage’s arm, but Mabui completed the final hand seal.

• Orochimaru summoned three Great Snakes while his squad continued attacking the separated Cloud Ninja, and Uchiha Yoichi and Hatake Sakumo held off the Third Raikage together.
• Yoichi opened the Four Symbols Sealing with Uzumaki Mina’s sealing key and drew out Godzilla’s power, changing as he joined Sakumo in attacking the Third Raikage.
• After half an hour, five Cloud Ninja had fallen, and Mabui suspected Konoha had reinforcements; Samui covered him as he went to find the Third Raikage.
• Mabui urged the Third Raikage to escape with Heavenly Transfer Technique, but the Raikage refused to abandon his subordinates until Mabui insisted.
• Yoichi recognized the teleportation formula and fired a purple Radioactive Beam through Mabui’s chest and the Third Raikage’s arm as Mabui completed the final hand seal.

Uchiha Yoichi’s squad defeated the Cloud Ninja forces, leaving the Third Raikage alive but missing an arm, and returned to Konoha with the Amber Purifying Pot and recovered supplies. Hatake Sakumo reported the unexpected victory to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who praised the team and left the pot’s ownership unresolved.

• Uchiha Yoichi suffered severe burns after using the Radioactive Beam, sealed the Four Symbols Sealing, and claimed the Amber Purifying Pot while preserving a piece of Mabui’s flesh.
• Hatake Sakumo and Kiichiro treated Yoichi as best they could, then the squad gathered the fallen Cloud Ninja and prepared to return to Konoha.
• Hatake Sakumo carried the injured Yoichi while Orochimaru transported the Amber Purifying Pot back to the village.
• Hatake Sakumo reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi that the squad had killed eleven Cloud Ninja and forced the Third Raikage to flee after losing an arm.
• Danzo argued that the village should claim the Amber Purifying Pot, but Orochimaru defended Yoichi’s ownership, and Hiruzen ordered the recovered supplies returned while leaving the pot’s fate to Orochimaru.