Chapter Summaries

Shisui rejected Itachi’s appeal to remain loyal to Hiruzen Sarutobi and chose to support Bai Ye, while Itachi refused to join him. Obito and Black Zetsu then discussed exploiting the growing conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha, and Bai Ye received a reward for changing Shisui’s fate.

• Shisui challenged Itachi’s understanding of the Will of Fire and argued that Konoha had long mistreated the Uchiha while offering only empty promises.
• Shisui invited Itachi to stand with Bai Ye, but Itachi refused and said he would keep their choice from the Hokage for now.
• Obito and Black Zetsu overheard the aftermath and discussed eliminating some Uchiha while preserving others, as Obito prepared to withdraw from Kirigakure.
• Bai Ye received a notification awarding him one lottery draw for changing Shisui’s fate.

Bai Ye gained the Uzumaki Clan Kekkei Genkai after Shisui’s decision to side with him changed his fate. Meanwhile, Itachi warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Uchiha were rallying behind Bai Ye, and Danzo urged Hiruzen to strike before the clan grew stronger.

• Bai Ye used his lottery draw and obtained the Uzumaki Clan Kekkei Genkai, greatly increasing his chakra and considering the clan’s Sealing Jutsu.
• Itachi went to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s office without Shisui and kept Shisui’s allegiance to Bai Ye secret.
• Itachi told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Uchiha factions were increasingly following Bai Ye and might soon act against Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Itachi to monitor the Uchiha while he temporarily stabilized the situation.
• Danzo argued that Konoha should eliminate the Uchiha soon, claiming other villages were too occupied to interfere.

Danzo planned to use Itachi and Root to destroy the Uchiha, while Itachi grew alarmed that Bai Ye would involve Sasuke in the clan’s conflict with Konoha. Bai Ye began teaching Sasuke and revealed plans to strengthen the Uchiha through business, leaving Itachi to depart for his mission as Sasuke stayed with Bai Ye.

• Danzo decided to encourage the Uchiha to turn against one another, beginning with Itachi, and planned to have Root and Anbu intervene if they failed to destroy the clan.
• Sasuke told Itachi that Bai Ye had offered to train him, and Itachi decided to accompany him the next morning to judge Bai Ye’s intentions.
• Itachi questioned Fugaku about Bai Ye, but Fugaku defended the clan’s desire for respect and told Itachi that Sasuke should make his own choice.
• Mikoto worried that Itachi’s outlook and Anbu service could put him at odds with the Uchiha, while Fugaku admitted he did not know what Bai Ye intended.
• Bai Ye offered Sasuke and Itachi cola and explained that he planned to build the Uchiha’s economic influence by selling it.
• Bai Ye asked Sasuke whether he would rather live on his knees or die on his feet; Sasuke chose death, and Bai Ye sent Itachi away on his mission while keeping Sasuke with him.

Bai Ye tested Sasuke’s skills and began training him, helping him master Tree Climbing and Water Walking in one day. Impressed by Sasuke’s progress, Fugaku proposed that Sasuke become Bai Ye’s disciple, and Sasuke agreed, though he worried Bai Ye would not have time to teach him.

• Sasuke asked Bai Ye to train him toward early graduation, and Bai Ye agreed to arrange a graduation exam if Sasuke proved ready.
• Bai Ye easily defeated Sasuke in a taijutsu spar and began teaching him Chakra control through Tree Climbing and Water Walking.
• Sasuke mastered both exercises in one day and noticed that his Great Fireball Technique used less Chakra afterward.
• Sasuke told Fugaku and Mikoto about his progress, and Fugaku praised Bai Ye’s teaching.
• Fugaku suggested that Sasuke become Bai Ye’s disciple, and Sasuke said he was willing but worried Bai Ye would be too busy.

Bai Ye persuaded Fugaku to reconsider his compromising approach and secured his agreement to work with him against the four officials targeting the Uchiha. Bai Ye also assigned Fugaku and Mikoto plans to build new clan businesses, leaving the Uchiha’s political future and finances in his hands.

• Fugaku asked Bai Ye to take Sasuke as his disciple, and Bai Ye agreed while explaining why he had forced Fugaku out as clan head.
• Bai Ye argued that Fugaku’s repeated concessions had weakened the Uchiha and would not protect the clan, while Fugaku warned that Bai Ye’s approach could bring disaster sooner.
• Bai Ye revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan and urged Fugaku to join him against the four people targeting the Uchiha; after learning Shisui trusted Bai Ye, Fugaku agreed to cooperate.
• Bai Ye proposed selling cola, milk tea, chocolate, perfume, lipstick, and diamonds to improve the clan’s finances, and Fugaku agreed to ask Mikoto to manage the businesses.
• Bai Ye and Fugaku decided to divide the profits among Bai Ye, the Police Force, and improvements to the clan’s conditions.

Bai Ye persuaded Hiashi Hyuga to consider joining the Uchiha in overthrowing Hiruzen Sarutobi by revealing that Danzo had been researching and transplanting clan bloodlines. Hiashi agreed to cooperate if he confirmed the claims, and secured Uchiha support for a future Hyuga Hokage.

• Hiashi Hyuga resisted Bai Ye’s efforts to draw the Hyuga clan into a conflict with Konoha, despite recognizing the Uchiha’s growing business success.
• Bai Ye urged Hiashi to avenge Hizashi Hyuga and help overthrow Hiruzen Sarutobi’s rule, offering the interests of the four allied families as compensation.
• Bai Ye told Hiashi that Danzo had transplanted Uchiha Sharingan and First Hokage cells, and was researching other clans’ bloodlines.
• Bai Ye arranged for Hiashi to use his Byakugan to inspect Danzo at Sasuke’s early graduation, and Hiashi agreed to cooperate if the claims proved true.
• Hiashi promised the Hyuga clan would help hold back other forces and demanded Uchiha support for a Hyuga candidate to become the Sixth Hokage; Bai Ye accepted.

Bai Ye secured Uchiha Fugaku’s support for the resistance after confirming Danzo had stolen Sharingan from Uchiha graves, then won the Eternal Mangekyo and chose Dual Kamui. Two days later, Sasuke took his early graduation exam as Naruto demanded the same chance, while Bai Ye and Hyuga Hiashi watched from the crowd.

• Uchiha Izumi reported that the Uchiha Chamber of Commerce’s revenue had risen 120 percent, and Bai Ye told Fugaku that his cooperation with the Hyuga clan was complete.
• Fugaku told Bai Ye that his investigation confirmed Danzo had dug Three-Tomoe Sharingan out of Uchiha graves, and Fugaku chose to join the resistance.
• Bai Ye received an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan through a lottery and assigned Obito’s Dual Kamui abilities to it.
• At the Ninja Academy, Sasuke prepared to take his early graduation exam while Neji watched, frustrated that his own application had been rejected.
• Naruto asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to let him graduate early too, but Hiruzen told him he had a long way to go and explained that Sasuke was the top student while Naruto was last.
• Bai Ye exchanged a glance with Hyuga Hiashi in the crowd as Hiruzen secretly worried that the Uchiha might target Naruto and the Nine-Tails.

Bai Ye confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo, demanded that the Third Hokage step down in favor of an Uchiha, and declared that the Uchiha clan would no longer accept the village’s treatment. Hiruzen Sarutobi left to consider the demand, while Hyuga Hiashi confirmed Danzo had transplanted Sharingan and accepted cooperating with Bai Ye.

• Bai Ye reminded Hiruzen Sarutobi that Konoha’s other geniuses had been driven away, killed, or sacrificed, and Danzo blamed the Uchiha for Minato Namikaze’s death.
• Bai Ye hinted that Danzo’s Sharingan were not unique, unsettling Danzo, then proposed that an Uchiha become Hokage.
• Bai Ye rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s claim that a Hokage needed broad village approval and declared war on the old leadership.
• Sasuke defeated his examiner in the Arena, and Bai Ye told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Uchiha had won.
• Bai Ye accused Danzo of harming Konoha and demanded that Hiruzen Sarutobi step down, while Hiruzen Sarutobi said he would consider it.
• Hyuga Hiashi used the Byakugan to confirm Danzo had transplanted Sharingan and agreed to cooperate with Bai Ye against Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After Sasuke graduated, Bai Ye gave him a training scroll and encountered Naruto, who asked to become his disciple. Their conversation about justice prompted Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders to prepare to destroy the Uchiha, while Danzo recruited Itachi and Obito approached him with an offer to cooperate.

• Hyuga Hiashi left with Hyuga Hinata after confirming that cooperation with Bai Ye was established, and Sasuke celebrated his graduation with Bai Ye, who gave him a scroll of training insights and Uchiha ninjutsu.
• Bai Ye exposed Naruto following them; Naruto asked to become his disciple, and Bai Ye told him that strength could force others to acknowledge him, while declaring that the victor was justice.
• Anbu reported Bai Ye's contact with Naruto to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who agreed with Danzo, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu that they should act against the Uchiha clan.
• Danzo offered Itachi the chance to strike first and spare Sasuke, and Itachi agreed only to hold Shisui back while Root handled the rest.
• Obito appeared before Itachi as Madara Uchiha and proposed that they cooperate to destroy the Uchiha clan.

Itachi became more isolated as Izumi and Sasuke embraced Bai Ye’s support for the Uchiha, and he awakened his Mangekyo while deciding to destroy the clan. Meanwhile, Bai Ye revealed the Uchiha had three pairs of Mangekyo and organized a targeted move against Konoha’s leaders, while Itachi agreed with Danzo and Obito to massacre the clan in exchange for Sasuke’s life.

• Itachi questioned Izumi about the worsening Uchiha–Konoha tensions, but she defended Bai Ye’s leadership and asked to keep her distance from Itachi.
• Sasuke told Itachi he had become a Genin and asked about his gift, then questioned why Itachi remained in the Anbu instead of joining the Uchiha Security Force.
• After Sasuke spoke in support of the clan, Itachi awakened his Mangekyo and decided he would destroy the Uchiha while sparing Sasuke.
• Bai Ye told Uchiha Jin, Uchiha Setsuna, Uchiha Tetsu, Uchiha Fugaku, and Shisui Uchiha that the Uchiha had three pairs of Mangekyo and outlined a plan to target Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura.
• Bai Ye ordered the Uchiha to prepare, protect ordinary clan members, and keep the plan secret until they could expose the leaders’ wrongdoing and secure his path to becoming Hokage.
• Itachi reached an agreement with Danzo and Obito to wipe out the Uchiha in exchange for Sasuke being allowed to live.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo prepared to destroy the Uchiha, while Obito planned to seize their Sharingan and Bai Ye organized the clan to resist. The Uchiha faced Konoha’s leaders and a surrounding force of ninja, leaving Shikaku Nara to recognize that the confrontation had become Konoha’s worst-case scenario.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo agreed to act against the Uchiha if they rebelled, while Danzo secretly planned to take their Sharingan.
• Obito and Itachi discussed Itachi joining Akatsuki after the massacre, and Obito decided to target Shisui’s Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Bai Ye told Fugaku, Shisui, and Uchiha Setsuna that Konoha planned to exterminate the clan, then organized the Uchiha to protect their people and fight back.
• Danzo arrived at the Uchiha Compound with Root ninja and accused the clan of rebellion; Bai Ye challenged him and demanded that Hiruzen Sarutobi appear.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived with Anbu, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu, and Bai Ye argued that Konoha’s leaders had exploited the Uchiha and monopolized the Hokage position.
• Ninja from other clans surrounded the Uchiha Compound, and Shikaku Nara realized that the confrontation would be disastrous for Konoha regardless of who won.

Bai Ye confronted Danzo as Konoha’s forces gathered, revealing Danzo’s use of the Uchiha’s power and the First Hokage’s cells. The chapter ended with Bai Ye severing Danzo’s bandaged arm and exposing its embedded Sharingan to the assembled ninjas.

• Bai Ye stabbed Danzo through the heart, but Danzo returned using Izanagi and declared that the village would suppress the Uchiha rebellion.
• Bai Ye revealed his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and Susanoo, while the gathered clans and shinobi hesitated to choose sides.
• Danzo charged Susanoo with a kunai, which broke on impact, and Susanoo struck him down before he reappeared.
• Bai Ye accused Danzo of implanting Uchiha Sharingan and First Hokage cells in his arm, and challenged him to reveal it before the Hyuga clan.
• Bai Ye severed Danzo’s right arm, exposing the Sharingan embedded beneath its bandages and shocking the assembled ninjas.

Bai Ye exposed Danzo’s stolen Sharingan and defeated him while accusing Hiruzen Sarutobi of protecting him. He then revealed Naruto’s parentage and challenged Hiruzen over Naruto’s treatment and the White Fang’s death, leaving Naruto and Kakashi demanding answers.

• The gathered clans condemned Danzo after Bai Ye exposed the Sharingan implanted in his arm, and Danzo claimed Hiruzen Sarutobi knew nothing about it.
• Bai Ye repeatedly killed Danzo as his Sharingan ran out, while Hiruzen tried to stop him and Danzo prepared to use his remaining techniques.
• Bai Ye accused Hiruzen of hypocrisy and criticized his plans to build support for Sarutobi Asuma’s succession.
• Fugaku arrived with reinforcements, then left to help Shisui, who had encountered Itachi.
• Bai Ye brought Naruto and Sasuke before the gathered ninja and revealed that Naruto was Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki’s son, accusing Hiruzen of concealing his identity and neglecting him.
• Bai Ye connected Danzo to the rumors that drove the White Fang of Konoha to suicide, prompting Kakashi to ask Hiruzen for the truth and Naruto to ask whether he was the Hero’s Son.

Bai Ye publicly accused Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo of abusing their power, manipulating events, and harming Konoha’s clans, prompting witnesses to confirm several charges. As support for the Hokage crumbled, Bai Ye called on Hiruzen Sarutobi to stop clinging to life and accept a dignified death.

• Bai Ye accused Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi of engineering the rumors about Kakashi's father and Naruto, and Hiruzen admitted he had concealed Naruto's parentage.
• Bai Ye condemned Hiruzen Sarutobi's rule and accused him of betraying Konoha's clans, abandoning the Uzumaki Clan, exploiting his office, and planning to use Itachi Uchiha against the Uchiha clan.
• Kakashi, Shikaku, members of the Hyuga clan, and other witnesses confirmed details about White Fang, Nawaki Senju, Hizashi Hyuga, Orochimaru, and the village's wartime decisions.
• Danzo blamed the Uchiha for Konoha's troubles, while Bai Ye challenged the history of Madara Uchiha's lost chance to become Hokage and accused Tobirama Senju of double standards.
• Bai Ye told Hiruzen Sarutobi to stop trying to survive and offered to give him a dignified death.

Bai Ye fought Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura after Hiruzen agreed to face him rather than step down. Bai Ye killed Danzo and the two elders, then trapped Hiruzen in his ocular technique, leaving Konoha’s clans to confront the consequences of the Uchiha victory.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Enma and joined Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura in preparing to fight Bai Ye.
• Bai Ye cut off Danzo’s arm, struck him with lightning, and let the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing consume him.
• Bai Ye killed Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura before Hiruzen Sarutobi could protect them.
• Bai Ye used genjutsu to cut off Hiruzen Sarutobi’s left arm, then swallowed him with Ōwatatsumi.
• Black Zetsu observed Bai Ye’s ocular technique as the gathered clans realized the Uchiha had won and Konoha faced an uncertain future.

After Bai Ye defeated Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō, Hiashi Hyuga helped set the stage for Bai Ye to become Hokage, while Bai Ye welcomed Naruto as a disciple. Obito rescued Itachi from Shisui and Fugaku, and Bai Ye considered saving Itachi’s Mangekyo Sharingan for Sasuke.

• Bai Ye received four draw opportunities for changing Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and the Uchiha clan’s fates.
• Hiashi Hyuga proposed honoring Hiruzen Sarutobi and selecting a new Hokage the next day, while Shikaku Nara concluded that the Uchiha and Hyuga clans had allied and Bai Ye would likely become Hokage.
• Naruto told Bai Ye that he wanted to learn about his father, and Bai Ye arranged for him to stay with Sasuke and become his disciple.
• Obito appeared while Shisui and Fugaku confronted Itachi, told Itachi that Bai Ye had won and Konoha would choose a new Hokage, then used Kamui to take him away.
• Shisui and Fugaku reported Itachi’s escape to Bai Ye, who considered keeping Itachi’s Mangekyo Sharingan for Sasuke to obtain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

After the Hokage’s death, Bai Ye warned Shisui and Fugaku to keep the Uchiha clan on guard and received several new abilities, including the Flying Thunder God Technique, Byakugan, and Shikotsumyaku. By morning, Konoha learned the truth about Naruto’s parentage and the crimes of Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō, leaving their reputations ruined as the village awaited judgment.

• Shisui apologized for failing to stop the Masked Man from taking Itachi, and Bai Ye told him and Fugaku to protect the unsettled Uchiha clan through the night.
• Bai Ye used four lottery chances and received Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan, the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Tsunade's clothes, which he burned after Shisui mistook him for a thief.
• Bai Ye tested his new abilities and discussed them with his other selves, while considering future plans for Konoha and the other ninja villages.
• Konoha's residents learned that Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and others had died, and that Naruto Uzumaki was Minato Namikaze's son.
• Villagers learned of Danzō's experiments and Hiruzen Sarutobi's complicity, blamed them for past injustices, and awaited judgment against them and their clans.

After becoming Konoha’s Fifth Hokage, Bai Ye laid out reforms to restore Naruto’s reputation, strengthen the village, and build economic independence from the Land of Fire. He revealed to Shikaku that he intended to overthrow the Daimyo-led order and unite the ninja villages, leaving Shikaku to weigh the danger of that plan.

• The clans and Jonin chose Bai Ye as the Fifth Hokage, and he announced plans to take Naruto and Sasuke as disciples, develop Konoha’s economy, and recall ninja who had left the village.
• Bai Ye was inaugurated as Hokage, then found Shisui’s gift of assorted underwear and threw it into the Kamui Space, where Obito saw it and decided to accelerate his plans in Kirigakure.
• Bai Ye used his lottery reward to obtain a selectable Sage Art that granted perfect Sage Mode from the three Holy Lands.
• Shikaku asked whether Bai Ye planned to free Konoha from the Daimyo’s control, and Bai Ye confirmed he meant to attack the rulers and create a world governed by ninja villages.

Bai Ye explained his plans to Shikaku to strengthen Konoha’s economy and eventually conquer other ninja villages, while Tsunade and Jiraiya considered returning to the village. News of the Uchiha rebellion’s success unsettled the other villages and the Land of Fire, as Asuma resolved to seek revenge against Bai Ye and the Uchiha.

• Bai Ye told Shikaku he planned to build Konoha’s economy and target Kirigakure or Sand Village before taking on the other ninja villages.
• Shizune brought Tsunade news of Hiruzen Sarutobi’s death and Bai Ye’s order for Konoha’s ninja to return; Tsunade decided to go back after waiting a few days.
• Jiraiya learned that Hiruzen had died and Naruto’s identity had been restored, and decided he had to return to Konoha.
• Orochimaru became interested in Itachi’s body, while Itachi believed Bai Ye would lead Konoha and the Uchiha to ruin.
• Pain questioned whether Akatsuki could capture the young Nine-Tails, while Zetsu advised gathering the organization’s members first.
• Ōnoki, A, Rasa, Mei Terumi, and Genji weighed how Konoha’s upheaval might affect their villages, while the Daimyo sheltered Asuma, who vowed revenge on Bai Ye and the Uchiha.

Bai Ye rejected the Daimyo’s demand to approve his succession and threatened to seize supplies if the Land of Fire cut them off. After Tsunade and Jiraiya returned to Konoha, Bai Ye recruited Tsunade to rebuild the medical system by offering to pay her debts and provide a generous allowance, while Jiraiya left without a deal.

• Shikaku explained that the Daimyo’s letter challenged Bai Ye’s succession, threatened resource cuts, and kept Asuma from returning for trial, but Bai Ye burned it and refused to meet the Daimyo.
• An Anbu reported that Tsunade and Jiraiya had returned, and both acknowledged Hiruzen Sarutobi’s mistakes rather than seeking revenge against Bai Ye.
• Bai Ye asked Tsunade to help rebuild Konoha’s medical system, and she agreed after he promised to pay her debts, provide food and lodging, and give her five million ryo each month.
• Jiraiya asked for travel expenses, but Bai Ye suggested he pay taxes on his bestselling books, so Jiraiya left and Tsunade took Shizune to visit the Senju Clan Compound.
• Bai Ye told Shikaku that the casinos belonged to Konoha and that Tsunade’s gambling would ultimately move money back to the village.