Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Fugaku accused Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura of crimes against Konoha, and the elders surrendered to avoid implicating their clans. Hiruzen accepted defeat and asked that Minagawa Uchiha succeed him as the Fifth Hokage.

• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura confronted the Uchiha-led crowd, but fell silent when they saw how many clans opposed them.
• Uchiha Fugaku announced Hiruzen’s alleged crimes and ordered Koharu and Homura to come with the Military Police Force for investigation.
• Homura accepted responsibility on behalf of the elders and urged the three clans to return home and protect the village.
• Minagawa Uchiha released the exhausted Hiruzen from the Kamui World, and Hiruzen gave up resisting after hearing Homura’s words.
• Hiruzen admitted defeat to Minagawa and named him as his choice for Fifth Hokage in his final order.

Minagawa Uchiha rejected Sarutobi Hiruzen’s suggestion that he become Hokage, and the people present turned their attention to Uchiha Fugaku instead. Fugaku arranged a public trial for the confessed officials, while rumors spread through Konoha that the Third Hokage was the one being tried.

• Minagawa Uchiha refused the Hokage Seat and challenged Sarutobi Hiruzen over the implications of his suggestion.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen urged the others to choose the most capable Hokage, then he, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura surrendered themselves to judgment.
• The gathered people looked to Uchiha Fugaku as a potential Hokage, while deliberately excluding Tsunade from consideration.
• Uchiha Fugaku postponed the Hokage decision and announced a public trial to answer the village and clear the names of the murdered comrades.
• Uchiha Fugaku brought the accused to the Hokage Building and arranged for the village to gather.
• Villagers spread rumors identifying Sarutobi Hiruzen as the one to be tried and blamed him for a growing list of alleged crimes.

Jiraiya brought Naruto to Sarutobi Hiruzen’s trial so he could witness the truth about his parents and the treatment he had suffered. Minagawa Uchiha found them and teased Naruto about Sasuke, leaving Naruto flustered while Jiraiya scolded him.

• Naruto questioned whether Sarutobi Hiruzen had really treated him badly, and Jiraiya took him away from the crowd when villagers began praising him.
• Jiraiya brought Naruto to a secluded rooftop and reflected on why Naruto needed to attend his teacher’s trial.
• Minagawa Uchiha noticed Jiraiya and Naruto, used Body Flicker to join them, and called Naruto stupider than Sasuke.
• Naruto angrily defended himself and blushed when Minagawa claimed Sasuke often talked about him.
• Jiraiya scolded Minagawa for teasing his new disciple, but Minagawa mocked Jiraiya’s nickname and pondered the tangled teacher-student relationships among Naruto, Minato, and Kakashi.

Minagawa Uchiha took Naruto to meet Kurama and encouraged him to understand the Nine-Tails as someone who had also suffered from others’ fear and hatred. Naruto learned that Kurama had been controlled when he attacked the village, and the chapter left them about to meet inside the sealing space.

• Tsunade told Jiraiya that she had sent Shizune to Shikkotsu Forest after noticing Anbu surveillance near her home.
• Minagawa Uchiha took the subdued Naruto away from Jiraiya and Tsunade to see Sarutobi Hiruzen, then offered to let him meet his father first.
• Minagawa Uchiha used his Mangekyō Sharingan to bring Naruto into the Nine-Tails’ sealing space.
• Naruto asked to call Minagawa Uchiha Brother Nanga and learned that the fox imprisoned inside him was named Kurama.
• Minagawa Uchiha explained that Kurama had been controlled during the attack and urged Naruto to try to understand him.

Minagawa Uchiha brought Naruto into the sealing space and introduced him to the Nine-Tails, Kurama. After Minagawa revealed his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and pointed out Naruto’s familiar Chakra, Kurama recognized Naruto as Asura’s current reincarnation.

• Minagawa Uchiha led Naruto to the Nine-Tails’ cage after provoking Kurama with a remark about it being a tsundere.
• Naruto introduced himself to Kurama and declared his dream of becoming Hokage, but Kurama angrily told him to leave.
• Minagawa Uchiha released his Dojutsu Power, and Kurama recognized his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Minagawa told Kurama that Naruto was the person from the Sage of Six Paths’ prophecy and urged it to examine Naruto’s Chakra.
• Kurama sensed Asura’s presence in Naruto and recognized him as the current reincarnation of Asura’s Chakra.

Naruto befriended Kurama after learning they shared a connection to Asura's Chakra, and Minagawa Uchiha revealed a hidden Chakra cluster in the seal that summoned Namikaze Minato. Minato then learned that Minagawa believed Obito Uchiha had released the Nine-Tails.

• Kurama recognized Naruto as Asura's Chakra reincarnation and told him he would need to earn its recognition before borrowing its power.
• Naruto declared that he and Kurama were friends and promised to visit and free him someday.
• Minagawa Uchiha reminded Naruto that they still had to complete their purpose and examined the sealing talismans with his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Minagawa Uchiha triggered a hidden Chakra cluster, which appeared as Namikaze Minato and shielded Naruto from him.
• Minagawa Uchiha challenged Minato's suspicions of the Uchiha Clan and suggested Obito Uchiha had released the Nine-Tails.
• Minato reacted in disbelief, asking how Obito could have survived after dying at Kannabi Bridge.

The Nine-Tails confronted Namikaze Minato over being controlled and sealed, but Naruto’s apology and Minato’s plea calmed him. Minagawa Uchiha then told Minato that village leaders were facing a public trial and that Naruto had been among their victims.

• The Nine-Tails recognized Namikaze Minato and furiously cursed him for sealing him and dragging him into battles between powerful enemies.
• Namikaze Minato apologized, but the Nine-Tails became more enraged and smashed his head against the sealing gate.
• Naruto tried to comfort the Nine-Tails and promised to find a way to free him, so Namikaze Minato and Minagawa Uchiha pulled him back from the gate.
• Namikaze Minato knelt and asked the Nine-Tails to believe in Naruto, and the Nine-Tails calmed down and withdrew into his tails.
• Minagawa Uchiha explained that village leaders represented by the Third Hokage had betrayed the village and were being publicly tried, and that Naruto was one of their victims.

Namikaze Minato reunited with Naruto and learned about the hardships Naruto had endured, while Minagawa Uchiha prepared to face Sarutobi Hiruzen and the two Advisors. Utatane Koharu mocked the Uchiha Clan’s victory as a dangerous precedent, and Minagawa remained unmoved by her warning.

• Namikaze Minato comforted Naruto, who broke down in tears as he told his father how hard his life had been.
• Minagawa Uchiha withdrew from the sealing space to leave Naruto and Namikaze Minato alone together.
• Minagawa Uchiha led Namikaze Minato and Naruto to the room where Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu were being held.
• Minagawa Uchiha mocked Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Advisors for being eager to die without facing the people they had killed.
• Utatane Koharu defended their actions as being for Konoha and warned that the Uchiha Clan would suffer if its Hokage failed.
• Minagawa Uchiha declined to respond to Utatane Koharu’s warning.

Minagawa Uchiha exposed the flaw in Sarutobi Hiruzen and his companions’ justification for their failed plans: they could not prove the plans would have worked, leaving their sacrifices meaningless. Sarutobi Hiruzen’s defense collapsed when Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Naruto appeared before him.

• Minagawa Uchiha explained that failed plans could not justify the sacrifices made in their name because their success had never been proven.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen blamed the Uchiha Clan for sabotaging his plan, but Minagawa Uchiha argued that a sound plan would have accounted for failure.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen realized the sacrifices could not be undone and looked to Utatane Koharu and his other companion for support, but they withdrew.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen saw Namikaze Minato with Uzumaki Naruto, tried to appeal to Minato’s belief in the Will of Fire, then fell silent and lowered his head in shame.

Namikaze Minato confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen over Naruto’s neglect and rejected Hiruzen’s claims that his actions had protected Naruto and served the village. Minato accused him of deliberately isolating Naruto to control him and seize his inheritance, leaving Hiruzen, his advisers, and Minagawa Uchiha shocked.

• The Uchiha clan recognized Namikaze Minato and welcomed his return, while Sarutobi Hiruzen recognized him through his chakra.
• Namikaze Minato asked Sarutobi Hiruzen why Naruto had been neglected despite Minato’s request that he be cared for.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen blamed Naruto’s hardships on the need to hide his identity and on rumors Danzo had spread, claiming he had protected Naruto.
• Namikaze Minato accused Sarutobi Hiruzen of isolating Naruto so he could control the Jinchuriki and become Naruto’s only source of support.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen claimed he had acted for the village and explained that Naruto’s dependence on him helped keep the Jinchuriki under Hokage control.
• Namikaze Minato accused Sarutobi Hiruzen of coveting Naruto’s inheritance, shocking Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Minagawa Uchiha.

Minagawa Uchiha watched Sarutobi Hiruzen lose the last of his resolve and then invited Kabuto Yakushi to help bring himself and the person behind him back to Konoha. Kabuto reacted warily, and Minagawa's proposal left their next move unresolved.

• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura turned away from Sarutobi Hiruzen, who collapsed after realizing they no longer supported him.
• Minagawa Uchiha signaled the Uchiha guards to take Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two to the Hokage Building for trial.
• Namikaze Minato took Naruto outside to meet Kakashi, while Minagawa went to Kabuto Yakushi and Tamaki Hyuga.
• Minagawa exposed Kabuto's hidden connection to someone behind him, prompting Kabuto to reach for his ninja tools and deny having any support.
• Minagawa assured Kabuto that the Uchiha Clan meant them no harm and invited him to act as an intermediary in bringing himself and his associate back to Konoha.

Minagawa Uchiha invited Kabuto Yakushi to bring Orochimaru into contact with the Uchiha Clan, and Kabuto agreed to relay the proposal. As Sarutobi Hiruzen was brought before the villagers for trial, Uchiha Fugaku invoked the Police Force’s authority to oversee public order.

• Kabuto Yakushi agreed to faithfully pass Minagawa Uchiha’s invitation to Orochimaru, while Tamaki Hyuga and Minagawa turned their attention to the trial.
• Villagers reacted to Sarutobi Hiruzen’s arrest, as Uchiha informants and dissatisfied clans spread accusations against him.
• Uchiha Fugaku saw that no villagers came forward to defend Sarutobi Hiruzen and stepped out to address the crowd.
• Uchiha Fugaku stated that the Konoha Police Force had been recognized by every Hokage as responsible for maintaining public order, justifying its role in the trial.

Uchiha Fugaku continued the Police Force’s public trial of Sarutobi Hiruzen and his allies, winning the crowd’s support after prominent clans and Tsunade and Namikaze Minato backed the charges. He then began clearing the names of people Sarutobi had framed, and the chapter ended as he moved on to Lord White Fang, Orochimaru, and Uzumaki Naruto.

• Uchiha Fugaku announced that Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu had abused their offices and would be stripped of their positions and executed, but the crowd demanded evidence.
• Shikaku Nara, Hyuga Hiashi, and other clan leaders and respected shinobi vouched for the Police Force’s findings while explaining that village secrets prevented them from revealing details.
• Tsunade, Namikaze Minato, and Kakashi appeared beside Uchiha Fugaku, and the crowd’s opposition faded as people recognized Tsunade and the Fourth Hokage.
• Uchiha Fugaku began clearing the Senju Clan’s name, explaining that it had sacrificed its remaining bloodline during the First Shinobi World War while Sarutobi Hiruzen claimed credit for its contribution.
• Tsunade cried and returned to the Senju Clan Grounds with Jiraiya as villagers condemned Sarutobi Hiruzen and threw eggs and rotten vegetables at him and the others.
• Uchiha Fugaku continued naming people Sarutobi Hiruzen had framed, including Lord White Fang, Orochimaru, and Uzumaki Naruto.

After Sarutobi Hiruzen and his allies were exposed for exploiting fallen heroes and their descendants, villagers attacked the three men as the Uchiha kept order. Tamaki Hyuga asked Minagawa Uchiha what his clan thought of the Hyuga, and he decided to help the Branch Family remove the Caged Bird Seal.

• After Uchiha Fugaku finished recounting Yakushi Nonō's deeds, furious villagers beat Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other two men while Uchiha guards stood aside.
• The members of the three clans remained obedient, and Uchiha Fugaku was relieved that none had resisted or stirred up trouble.
• Kabuto Yakushi thanked Minagawa Uchiha as he reacted emotionally to Yakushi Nonō's vindication.
• Tamaki Hyuga connected Konoha's coming changes to the Hyuga Clan's traditions and asked Minagawa Uchiha what the Uchiha thought of her clan.
• Minagawa Uchiha decided to help the Hyuga Branch Family force the Main Family to remove the Caged Bird Seal.

Minagawa Uchiha agreed to support Tamaki Hyuga in challenging the Hyuga Clan’s Main Family and Branch Family system. After Sarutobi Hiruzen and two others died, Uchiha Fugaku convened the village’s leaders and proposed changing its policies before choosing a new Hokage.

• Minagawa Uchiha decided he might abandon fusing with Otsutsuki blood to avoid risking his ocular abilities, then agreed to discuss Tamaki Hyuga’s request with the Clan Head.
• Tamaki Hyuga thanked Minagawa Uchiha for agreeing to support the Branch Family’s effort against the Caged Bird system.
• Minagawa Uchiha saw Sarutobi Hiruzen and two others lying dead as Uchiha Fugaku dismissed the crowd and arranged a meeting with the village’s leaders.
• Uchiha Fugaku took the seat of honor in the Hokage’s Office and proposed selecting a Hokage while revising the village’s policies.

Uchiha Fugaku proposed limiting Hokage terms and overhauling Konoha’s reliance on mission income, arguing that shinobi could use ninjutsu in civilian industries. The term-limit proposal passed unanimously, but the economic reform drew strong objections, and Fugaku ended by distributing reports meant to support his case.

• Uchiha Fugaku proposed five-year Hokage terms, with at most one consecutive reelection and a Jonin vote of confidence.
• Those present unanimously approved the term-limit proposal, and Uchiha Fugaku announced its passage.
• Uchiha Fugaku proposed making missions a way to train shinobi rather than Konoha’s main source of income, and applying ninjutsu to construction, farming, and commerce.
• Several attendees opposed the reform, citing tradition, the risk of losing Daimyo funding, and the possibility of provoking other nations.
• Uchiha Fugaku signaled Minagawa Uchiha to distribute reports on clan businesses and everyday uses of ninjutsu.

Minagawa Uchiha and Uchiha Fugaku presented Konoha's leaders with clan business earnings and proposals to use ninjutsu for civilian work, winning support for economic reforms. When Shikaku Nara raised the threat of other villages and the Daimyo, Fugaku revealed that he and Minagawa possessed the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, leaving the gathered clans confident Konoha could withstand a siege.

• Konoha's clan leaders examined Minagawa Uchiha's figures and were astonished by the clans' business earnings and the proposed everyday uses of ninjutsu.
• Shikaku Nara asked Uchiha Fugaku how Konoha would defend itself if other villages attacked in response to the reforms.
• Uchiha Fugaku proposed carrying out reforms in secret until Konoha had grown strong enough to act openly.
• Uchiha Fugaku activated his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and announced that he had reached Uchiha Madara's level and that Minagawa Uchiha also possessed the power.
• Minagawa Uchiha revealed his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and Konoha's leaders cheered, convinced the village no longer needed to fear a siege.

Uchiha Fugaku won the election to become the Fifth Hokage and reorganized Konoha’s leadership and military forces. After the meeting, Namikaze Minato blamed himself for the village’s failures, and Tsunade and Minagawa Uchiha tried to reassure him.

• Namikaze Minato supported Uchiha Fugaku’s proposal for the village’s future development, and the Jonin voted in favor of it.
• Tsunade proposed abolishing Root and placing all military power under the Hokage, and no one opposed her.
• Namikaze Minato presided over the Hokage election, and Uchiha Fugaku won by an overwhelming margin.
• Uchiha Fugaku reorganized the Police Force and village departments, appointed Tsunade and Jiraiya as Hokage Advisors, and made Minagawa Uchiha Hokage Assistant.
• Namikaze Minato lamented his failures as a teacher, Hokage, and father, and Tsunade and Minagawa Uchiha comforted him.

Namikaze Minato learned Minagawa Uchiha’s theory about Obito and went to find Naruto, while Tsunade confronted Minagawa about his Wood Style. Minagawa agreed to help Tsunade awaken her own Wood Style in exchange for learning her Super Strength Technique, and began the process in the Kamui World.

• Minagawa Uchiha told Namikaze Minato that Uchiha Madara had likely saved Obito and led him into darkness, and Minato left to find Naruto.
• Tsunade questioned Minagawa about his Wood Style, and he explained that First Hokage cells from the Root Base had awakened his latent potential.
• Minagawa revealed that his Mangekyō Sharingan let him control the cells and offered to help Tsunade awaken Wood Style if she taught him the Super Strength Technique.
• Tsunade accepted the exchange, and Minagawa used Kamui to take her into the Kamui World.
• Minagawa brought out preserved First Hokage cells, and Tsunade agreed to begin the fusion process.

Minagawa Uchiha helped Tsunade awaken the Wood Style Sage Body, then learned the Super Strength Technique from her in the Kamui World. His first punch devastated the terrain, leaving both of them stunned as he realized how much Chakra the technique consumed.

• Tsunade released the Yin Seal to supply enough Chakra for her cells to complete their transformation into the Wood Style Sage Body.
• Tsunade marveled at her greatly increased strength and Chakra reserves, while Minagawa Uchiha explained how Chakra had contributed to Hashirama Senju's power.
• Minagawa Uchiha asked Tsunade to teach him the Super Strength Technique, and she demonstrated it along with Ranshinsho and Painful Sky Leg.
• Minagawa Uchiha copied the technique's fine Chakra control and punched the ground, creating a vast basin and forcing Tsunade to flee the resulting wave of earth and stone.
• Minagawa Uchiha realized that the punch had consumed nearly half his Chakra, despite the Super Strength Technique's high Chakra efficiency.