Chapter Summaries

Chiyo rescued Kushina Uzumaki from Kumogakure ninja and carried her back toward Konoha, triggering a mission to intercept her. Meanwhile, Danzo and Orochimaru discussed how Chiyo’s actions had disrupted their experiments and feared he might have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Kushina deliberately left signs along the route while Kumogakure ninja dragged her toward the border, but she lost hope that Konoha would save her.
• Chiyo ambushed and killed the Kumogakure captors, then freed Kushina and reassured her that she belonged to Konoha.
• Chiyo carried the exhausted Kushina through the forest, and a prompt announced a mission to intercept her for the Uzumaki bloodline and Sealing Jutsu.
• Danzo learned that the Senju and Uchiha had increased their precautions against missing children and blamed Chiyo for disrupting his plans.
• Orochimaru suggested Chiyo might have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Danzo worried that he could become a threat to the village.

Chiyo brought the exhausted Kushina back to Konoha, then met with Hiruzen Sarutobi to discuss the abduction and the Uchiha Clan’s reforms. Hiruzen approved Chiyo’s plans, while privately considering the Uchiha Clan’s internal unrest and its ties to Kumogakure spies.

• Chiyo returned to Konoha carrying the sleeping Kushina, and Tsunade took her home after treating her wounds.
• Chiyo ordered the Uchiha Guard Unit to patrol around the clock and investigate reports of missing children.
• An Anbu ninja summoned Chiyo to meet Hiruzen Sarutobi at the Hokage Building.
• Chiyo told Hiruzen that Kumogakure agents had likely been operating in Konoha and presented plans to expand the Uchiha Guard Unit’s duties.
• Hiruzen assigned the missing-children investigation to the Guard Unit and approved Chiyo’s Uchiha reform plans and Training Ground expansion.
• After Chiyo left, Hiruzen examined an Anbu report linking Kumogakure spies to Elder Uchiha Sanma and wondered how Chiyo would handle the Uchiha Clan’s internal conflict.

Chiyo arrested Great Elder Uchiha Sanma after uncovering his collusion with foreign enemies, attacks on the Senju Clan, and embezzlement. The other Elders accepted the evidence and supported Chiyo’s plan to reorganize the Guard Unit.

• Chiyo and the Guard Unit entered Uchiha Sanma’s residence and brought forward the members who had collaborated with him.
• Chiyo presented records of Kumogakure spy activity and Sanma’s finances, exposing Sanma’s crimes.
• Sanma admitted he had aided foreign enemies and targeted the Senju Clan to weaken them and pursue Uchiha dominance.
• Chiyo condemned Sanma’s plan to restore the era of shinobi clans, then subdued him with Sharingan Genjutsu and ordered his detention.
• Chiyo showed the evidence to the other Elders, who approved his actions and agreed that Sanma could not be tolerated.
• Chiyo announced that he would reorganize the Guard Unit and left to continue his work.

Chiyo Uchiha planned to unlock Susanoo by improving his Dōryoku and Chakra Control, and sent Tsunade an apology letter that he hoped would help him gain access to Yakushi Nonō. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the advisors debated how to handle Uchiha Sanma’s treason, only to learn that Chiyo wanted the matter made public.

• Chiyo learned that Susanoo required greater Dōryoku proficiency and Chakra Control, and decided to pursue Yakushi Nonō through Tsunade.
• Chiyo sent Tsunade an apology letter, telling a Guard Unit member it concerned the future of the Uchiha and Senju.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura that Uchiha Sanma had aided the Kumogakure ninjas who tried to capture the Uzumaki Clan Orphan.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura proposed secretly executing Uchiha Sanma to protect Konoha’s image and secure the Uchiha Clan’s favor.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi revealed that Chiyo’s document called for making the matter public, surprising the two advisors.

Chiyo used the Uchiha Guard Unit’s response to the Senju apology demand as cover to meet Tsunade and ask for Yakushi Nonō’s help in Konoha’s Medical Team. Tsunade agreed to find a way to get Nonō from Root, while Chiyo faced her suggestive demand to prove his sincerity that night.

• Chiyo told the Uchiha Guard Unit that the clan should formally apologize to the Senju, then volunteered to meet Tsunade himself and ordered continued searches for the missing children and intensified patrols.
• Chiyo bought Tsunade a roast chicken and met her at a Konoha izakaya, where he dropped his solemn act and asked her to help obtain Yakushi Nonō from Root.
• Chiyo claimed Nonō would ease Tsunade’s workload, and Tsunade warmed to his concern and agreed to find a way despite Danzo being difficult to deal with.
• After drinking together, Tsunade hinted that Chiyo should show sincerity if he wanted her help that night, and Chiyo confidently accepted her challenge.

Chiyo Uchiha urged Fugaku Uchiha to unite the Uchiha and build better relations with the Senju and other clans. Over breakfast, Hatake Sakumo offered to help Chiyo, who then received a mission to prevent Sakumo’s future suicide.

• Chiyo Uchiha met Fugaku Uchiha during patrol and discussed reforms and the need to unite the Uchiha within Konoha.
• Chiyo urged Fugaku to overcome clan prejudice and maintain good relations with the Senju and other clans.
• Chiyo went to a restaurant for breakfast, where Hatake Sakumo joined him and offered help with the Uchiha matter.
• Chiyo accepted Sakumo’s offer and received a mission to prevent Hatake Sakumo’s suicide.

Tsunade met with Hiruzen Sarutobi, secured approval to transfer Yakushi Nonō to help train Konoha’s Medical Ninjas, and arranged to meet Chiyo that evening. Meanwhile, Chiyo tasted Mikoto’s cooking until Kushina burst in and caught them sitting close together.

• Tsunade told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Medical Team needed a capable instructor and recommended Yakushi Nonō for transfer from Root.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi approved the transfer and sent a request to Danzo.
• Tsunade told a young Uchiha to inform Chiyo that she would wait for him at the Izakaya at seven.
• Mikoto served Chiyo her new dishes, and he praised her cooking as she fed him.
• Kushina arrived with Red Bean Cake, saw Chiyo and Mikoto sitting close together, and dropped the bag in surprise.

Kushina struggled with her jealousy as she watched Chiyo and Mikoto grow close, then warned him not to hurt either Mikoto or Tsunade. At the Root base, Danzo learned of Hanzō’s disappearance and reluctantly ordered Yakushi Nonō to return to the village and follow the Hokage’s orders.

• Kushina arrived at Mikoto’s home, felt relieved to learn Chiyo was only helping her taste a new dish, and joined them for dinner.
• After dinner, Kushina warned Chiyo not to bully Mikoto or hurt her or Tsunade, then asked Mikoto whether she liked Chiyo.
• A Root agent reported that Stone Ninja were withdrawing from Amegakure and that Hanzō had attacked Sand and Konoha units before disappearing.
• Danzo received Hiruzen’s order to transfer Yakushi Nonō to the village’s medical system and complained about the Hokage meddling in Root’s affairs.
• Danzo told a Root ninja to notify Yakushi Nonō to return to the village and obey the Hokage’s orders.

Yakushi Nonō returned to Konoha and learned that Hiruzen Sarutobi had arranged for her to leave Root and work with Tsunade at Konoha Hospital. Chiyo Uchiha welcomed her with a meal, while commanders at a Land of Earth border stronghold ordered a renewed search for the Ice Release Ninja.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Yakushi Nonō to assist Tsunade with Konoha Hospital and Medical Ninja training, and gave her a new personal file.
• Yakushi Nonō left the Hokage Building and met Chiyo Uchiha, realizing he had helped arrange her transfer from Root.
• Chiyo took Yakushi Nonō to a Dumpling Shop to celebrate her new life and offered to help her with the Medical Team.
• At a Land of Earth border stronghold, the Commander ordered the Battalion Commanders to investigate Kirigakure and find the Ice Release Ninja in Amegakure.

Chiyo Uchiha trained in two powerful Fire Style techniques at the Uchiha Clan's Training Ground and confirmed his improved abilities through the System. After training late into the night, he rested with Mikoto Uchiha, who brought him homemade ramen.

• Chiyo Uchiha reviewed scrolls for Great Fire Dragon Technique and Great Fire Annihilation, then practiced both at the Training Ground.
• Chiyo's System confirmed that he had learned both Fire Style techniques and updated his skills on the System Panel.
• Chiyo continued refining Great Fire Dragon Technique until night deepened, then stopped to rest beneath a tree.
• Mikoto Uchiha brought Chiyo a bowl of homemade tonkotsu ramen and sat beside him.
• Chiyo pulled Mikoto into his embrace and ate the ramen as she shyly told him she would make it again if he liked it.

Yakushi Nonō concluded that Chiyo had arranged her return to Konoha through Tsunade, and wondered whether she was worth his effort. At Guard Unit Headquarters, Chiyo approved sixteen Uchiha members’ resignations, hoping their departure would ease tensions within the clan.

• Tsunade questioned Yakushi Nonō about her medical skills and her past encounter with Chiyo, then assigned her to assist with the Medical Team.
• Nonō inferred that Chiyo had persuaded Tsunade to bring her back to Konoha and wondered whether his efforts were really worth it for someone like her.
• Sixteen Uchiha ninjas submitted their resignations from the Guard Unit, explaining that they wanted to accept village missions and serve Konoha.
• Chiyo approved their resignations and gave each ninja a Kunai engraved with the Uchiha Clan Crest, reminding them that the clan would always be their home.
• Chiyo reflected that the departing members’ village-first ideals would leave the Guard Unit easier to manage.

Chiyo and the Uchiha Guard Unit stopped a masked man abducting a child, and Chiyo suspected Danzo had sent him. After the Anbu tried to take the corpse without authorization, Chiyo put them under Genjutsu and ordered the child returned to their family.

• An Uchiha Guard Unit ninja pursued a black-cloaked man carrying a sleeping child, but the man escaped into the forest using smoke bombs and Earth Release.
• Chiyo gathered three elite Uchiha and joined the pursuit, then wounded the abductor with poisoned shuriken and caught the child after knocking him into a tree.
• The abductor killed himself with poison hidden in his teeth, and Chiyo found that Sealing Jutsu had been planted in his body.
• Anbu arrived and demanded the corpse, but Chiyo put them under Genjutsu after they failed to show authorization documents.
• Chiyo told the Uchiha to take the child to the Guard Unit, identify the family, and return the child home.

Chiyo brought the rescued child Fuji to Konoha Hospital, where Nonō examined him and his parents arrived to thank the Uchiha. Chiyo’s public show of responsibility improved the clan’s reputation, and the chapter ended with Tsunade asking him to come to her office.

• Chiyo brought the sleeping Fuji to Konoha Hospital and asked Nonō to examine him.
• Chiyo ordered an Uchiha Clan Member to report the previous night’s events to the Guard Unit and said he would report to the Hokage.
• Fuji’s parents arrived, and Chiyo reassured them that their child was safe and explained why he had stayed with the Guard Unit overnight.
• Fuji’s parents thanked Chiyo, while nearby villagers praised the Uchiha Clan’s actions and the Uchiha members felt recognized.
• Nonō watched Chiyo speak with Fuji’s parents and regarded him as a beam of light.
• Tsunade arrived, exchanged a bashful look with Chiyo, and asked him to come to her office.

Chiyo told Tsunade that Danzo and Orochimaru had resumed forbidden experiments on children, then spoke with Yakushi Nonō about her work as a medical ninja. He later met with Hiruzen Sarutobi, who tacitly allowed him to investigate Root while insisting the inquiry remain confidential.

• Chiyo explained to Tsunade that Danzo had worked with Orochimaru to continue the banned Wood Release experiments, and Tsunade condemned them for harming children.
• Yakushi Nonō told Chiyo she had become a medical ninja because she wanted to save lives, and thanked him for helping her take that path.
• Chiyo learned that Fujiwara had no physical abnormalities and told Nonō he would meet her at the Dumpling Shop the next day after noticing signs of failing eyesight.
• Chiyo reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi that an outside force had abducted the child with help from someone familiar with Konoha's defenses.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi challenged Chiyo over using Genjutsu on Anbu, then allowed him to continue investigating while ordering him to keep the matter confidential.

Chiyo gave Yakushi Nonō glasses and confessed that he wanted to protect and care for her, leading her to accept his invitation to visit his home that night. Meanwhile, Danzo suspended his plan within Konoha but continued abducting people nearby as he pursued a Wood Release inheritor.

• Chiyo met Yakushi Nonō at a dumpling shop and noticed that her vision had become blurry.
• Chiyo gave Nonō tortoiseshell glasses, and she was moved by his thoughtfulness and embraced him.
• Chiyo promised to keep Nonō in the sunlight, kissed her forehead, and invited her to see his backflipping cat that night; Nonō agreed to come.
• At a secret Root base, Danzo learned that his agents' mission had failed after the Guard Unit discovered them and Chiyo intervened.
• Danzo ordered his people to halt their plan for Konoha while continuing to capture people in the surrounding towns to cultivate a Wood Release inheritor.

After gaining Medical Ninjutsu, Chiyo treated Yakushi Nonō and considered using the skill to protect his Mangekyō eyes. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to assign the Uchiha a commission to investigate children disappearing across the Land of Fire.

• Chiyo received Mastery of Medical Ninjutsu as a reward for intercepting Yakushi Nonō, and his Chakra Control requirement for Susanoo was met.
• Chiyo used the Mystical Palm Technique to treat Yakushi Nonō, then took her back to the bedroom.
• An Anbu delivered the Land of Fire Daimyo’s report about children disappearing from towns across the country to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu discussed assigning the investigation to the Uchiha Guard Unit rather than deploying the Anbu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered someone to summon Chiyo, the Uchiha Clan Head, to the Hokage’s Office.

Chiyo negotiated with Hiruzen Sarutobi for three Uchiha Anbu training slots in exchange for investigating the disappearance of twenty-three children across seven border towns. He selected a team of twenty Uchiha, including Fugaku, and suspected Danzo might be behind the commission.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Chiyo that the Daimyo's Palace had requested an investigation into the disappearance of twenty-three children from seven border towns.
• Chiyo asked for Uchiha Anbu training slots, and Hiruzen agreed to three after the mission was completed.
• Chiyo reported the deal to the Uchiha elders and elite Jonin, then chose twenty specialists for the investigation.
• Fugaku warned Chiyo that the Hokage's sudden goodwill seemed suspicious, and Chiyo said the Anbu slots depended on completing the commission.
• Chiyo returned home and wondered whether Danzo had arranged the mission.

Chiyo prepared for a dangerous mission to investigate the disappearance of children while considering how to equip his team. Mikoto visited him with a bento and a handmade charm, and he promised to return safely; her grandfather waited outside to escort her home.

• Chiyo suspected Danzo or foreign ninja villages were behind the organized disappearances and decided to spend Uchiha wealth on equipment for his team.
• Mikoto entered Chiyo’s home while he was bathing, caught sight of him, and hurriedly apologized before giving him a bento.
• Mikoto asked if Chiyo’s mission was dangerous, and he reassured her that Fugaku and the others would accompany him.
• Mikoto gave Chiyo a handmade charm bearing the Uchiha Clan Crest, and he asked her to make him bento again when he returned.
• Mikoto revealed that her grandfather was waiting outside, then left after urging Chiyo to stay safe; Chiyo put away the charm and prepared to rest.

Chiyo prepared to lead the Uchiha Guard Unit out of Konoha to investigate the missing children, while saying goodbye to Tsunade and Yakushi Nonō. Elsewhere, Captain Ishiji decided Konoha had used Genjutsu to deceive his forces and ordered them toward the Land of Fire border.

• Chiyo brought Tsunade the Guard Unit's preliminary report and told her he was leaving on a mission.
• Chiyo said goodbye to Yakushi Nonō, and Tsunade asked her about her relationship with him.
• Chiyo led twenty Uchiha ninja out of Konoha as villagers watched, while suspicious observers slipped away.
• Captain Ishiji concluded that Konoha had used Genjutsu to fake the Ice Release encounter and mislead his force.
• Captain Ishiji ordered his ninja to head for the Land of Fire border and make Konoha pay.

Chiyo led the Uchiha team to investigate children’s disappearances in Aoki Town, where they discovered bloody clothing and fought a group of Iwagakure spies. After learning the spies had come to investigate Konoha activity rather than kidnap children, Chiyo realized Danzo was behind the kidnappings and decided to prepare a gift for him.

• Chiyo had the Uchiha change into civilian clothes and accepted their offer to protect him as they traveled to Aoki Town.
• Chiyo and Fugaku questioned a tea shop owner, who reported five missing children and suspicious gray-cloaked herb merchants, including one man with a missing arm.
• The Uchiha found bloodstained children’s clothing in an abandoned warehouse, where Chiyo noticed traces of Chakra that might have come from two groups.
• A dozen gray-cloaked ninjas attacked, and Chiyo and the Uchiha defeated them, capturing their leader.
• Chiyo used Genjutsu to learn that the attackers were Iwagakure spies investigating Konoha activity, then killed their leader and resolved to prepare a gift for Danzo.