Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Gen developed an improved ration pill by adding blood infused with his powerful Yang Release Chakra. He tested the new pills while venturing back into Rashomon Gorge, leaving their effects under dangerous conditions to be seen.

• Uchiha Gen judged that Orochimaru would avoid major moves for the next day or two and used the time to work on his ration pills.
• Uchiha Gen completed a batch of pills that restored Chakra better than most market products and could stimulate Yang Release Chakra, though they still burdened the internal organs.
• After finding that ordinary blood did not retain his Healing Body's benefits, Uchiha Gen activated Yin Healing Wound Destruction and collected blood before his wounds healed.
• Uchiha Gen revised the recipe to incorporate the Yang Release Chakra in his blood and produced a faintly red batch of Special Ration Pills.
• Uchiha Gen put on protective gear, entered Rashomon Gorge, passed through its first three gates, and took the new pills when his Chakra ran low or his injuries worsened.

Uchiha Gen tested the limits of the Special Ration Pills and found that they greatly improved his healing, chakra recovery, and endurance, though excessive use still risked a Yin-Yang Imbalance. He turned to the Orochimaru-Style Substitution Technique as the remaining step in strengthening his survivability.

• Uchiha Gen observed Yin Release-infused Wind Blades and considered how Sharingan genjutsu might be incorporated into ordinary ninjutsu.
• Uchiha Gen ended his training after taking four Special Ration Pills, since the pills and Yin Healing Wound Destruction were pushing his body toward a dangerous Yin-Yang Imbalance.
• Uchiha Gen judged that his Phantom Clones, defensive techniques, healing, substitution, and pill-based recovery made him extremely difficult to defeat.
• Uchiha Gen reviewed Orochimaru's Orochimaru-Style Substitution Technique Scroll and decided to use his stored blue Skill Learning Card to learn it.

Uchiha Gen learned the Orochimaru-Style Substitution Technique and tested its defensive and escape applications, including a reverse-summoning trick through Ryūchi Cave. He then prepared blood-infused Ration Pills for people he cared about and gave some to Uchiha Mikoto, who was startled by their potency and the limit on repeated use.

• Uchiha Gen used the blue Skill Learning Card to learn the Orochimaru-Style Substitution Technique and quickly shed his skin to evade attacks.
• Uchiha Gen experimented with the technique and combined it with Reverse Summoning to escape through Ryūchi Cave, leaving a snake behind as an anchor.
• Uchiha Gen reflected that his new survival skills eased his fear of being killed, though he still planned to stay cautious and keep training.
• Uchiha Gen packed blood-infused Ration Pills for Orochimaru, Uchiha Mikoto, Sarutobi Enju, and Utsuki Ruri.
• Uchiha Mikoto tried to return the medicine box, but Uchiha Gen told her to keep it and warned that the pills could be used only four times within a short period.

Uchiha Gen gave Orochimaru a new batch of healing Ration Pills and revealed that they had helped him contract the fourth Rashomon Gate. Orochimaru planned to test the pills at Rashomon Gorge that night, ahead of a decisive operation in three days.

• Uchiha Gen gave Mikoto a medicine box and warned her to keep the pills secret and not share them.
• Orochimaru briefed Black Kama's squad on a mission to disrupt Kumogakure's assessment of Konoha's reconnaissance and troop positions.
• Uchiha Gen gave Orochimaru new Ration Pills, and Orochimaru was impressed by their effects after sampling one.
• Uchiha Gen told Orochimaru that the pills had helped him contract the fourth Rashomon Gate and explained how they might help Orochimaru withstand the attempt.
• Orochimaru decided to test the pills at Rashomon Gorge that night and told Uchiha Gen he might need to handle the camp's daily affairs while Orochimaru recovered.

Orochimaru recovered after contracting the fourth Rashomon Gate while Uchiha Gen and Nara Lu Ping prepared an assault on Kumogakure’s Feiniao Fortress. Danzo committed Root’s infiltration specialists to the plan, and Uchiha Gen readied himself as the vanguard prepared to move.

• Orochimaru returned from Rashomon Gorge exhausted after successfully contracting the fourth Rashomon Gate.
• Uchiha Gen and Nara Lu Ping coordinated camp affairs while Orochimaru rested, then outlined the plan to seize Feiniao Fortress.
• Nara Lu Ping explained that Konoha would isolate the fortress, use a Root spy’s deployment map, and send an elite vanguard to infiltrate and open the gates.
• Orochimaru persuaded Danzo that Root’s contribution could earn him the foremost credit, and Danzo agreed to choose the infiltration teams.
• Danzo selected two Root squads, while Orochimaru assigned Gekko Baixing, Yamanaka Natsuki, and two other ninja to the vanguard.
• At midnight, Uchiha Gen armed himself with his swords and new bracers as the operation approached.

After Konoha’s forces launched a surprise assault on Kumogakure’s fortress, the advance team’s sabotage opened a breach in the wall. The battle escalated as the Raikage and other Kumogakure fighters joined the fighting, leaving Uchiha Gen beside Danzo to confront the Third Raikage.

• An Aburame communications ninja received the signal that the advance team’s Kikaichū had been reverse-summoned, and Danzo ordered Konoha’s army to move out.
• Danzo led more than six thousand Konoha ninjas to the fortress, where they defeated Kumogakure’s combined ninjutsu and reached the walls.
• A section of the fortress wall collapsed, and Konoha’s forces surged through the breach as Uchiha Gen followed Danzo and Orochimaru.
• The Fourth Raikage attacked Danzo, who countered with Wind Release while Gen’s Phantom Clone attempted a Rasengan strike and was caught by the Fourth Raikage.
• Karai and Dodai confronted Orochimaru, while the Third Raikage charged at Danzo and Gen prepared to help restrain him.

Uchiha Gen and Danzo worked together to restrain the Third Raikage while Konoha’s forces gained the upper hand in the battle for Kumogakure’s fortress. Just as the Third Raikage realized the fortress could not be held, an elite Kumogakure squad arrived carrying the Amber Purifying Pot.

• Uchiha Gen and Danzo coordinated their attacks, using Fire and Wind Release to keep the Third Raikage occupied.
• Orochimaru and the Ino-Shika-Cho fighters suppressed the Fourth Raikage and two Lava Release users while the armies fought below.
• The Third Raikage realized Kumogakure was losing and could not change the battle’s course while Gen and Danzo kept him trapped.
• An elite Kumogakure squad broke through the fighting and arrived near Uchiha Gen.
• A muscular Kumogakure ninja raised the Amber Purifying Pot, one of the Six Paths Tools.

Uchiha Gen and Danzo held off the Third Raikage while Orochimaru’s forces thwarted Kumogakure’s Six Paths Tools, leaving the village’s army at a growing disadvantage. The Third Raikage ordered a retreat, and Konoha let the defeated force withdraw rather than risk a deadly confrontation.

• Uchiha Gen ignored a Kumogakure ninja’s challenge involving the Amber Purifying Pot, and Danzo also refused to answer.
• Dodai, the Fourth Raikage, and Karai used the other Six Paths Tools, but Orochimaru and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio avoided their sealing traps, leaving only Dodai’s Banana Palm Fan effective.
• Orochimaru’s planning and Konoha’s pressure worsened Kumogakure’s position as its fighters fell.
• The Third Raikage blasted apart one of Uchiha Gen’s Phantom Clones and struck Gen with Black Lightning, but Gen escaped using the Orochimaru-Style Substitution Technique and recovered with a Ration Pill.
• The Third Raikage ordered Kumogakure to retreat, and Konoha allowed the army to withdraw rather than risk the casualties of fighting him to the death.

Konoha captured Feiniao Fortress, shifting the war with Kumogakure from defense toward offense. After the battle, Uchiha Mikoto awakened her Three-Tomoe Sharingan and asked Uchiha Gen whether she could soon support him in combat.

• Konoha captured Feiniao Fortress after a night raid, winning a strategic victory over Kumogakure.
• Uchiha Gen treated the injured Uchiha Mikoto and saw that her Three-Tomoe Sharingan had awakened.
• Uchiha Gen told Mikoto that the ration pills had helped her survive and that her new Sharingan could further strengthen her.
• Uchiha Mikoto asked Gen if her Three-Tomoe Sharingan would soon let her stand behind him and offer support.

Uchiha Gen offered to train Mikoto and teach her several powerful techniques so she could eventually fight beside him. After checking the system, he opened a purple Battle Chest and obtained a Character Fusion Card.

• Uchiha Gen offered to train Mikoto and teach her the Chidori and Rasengan, while noting he would need Uchiha Sumi's approval to teach her the Phantom Body Flicker Technique.
• Mikoto agreed to train and resolved to keep improving so she could help Uchiha Gen.
• Uchiha Gen treated several severely injured soldiers before resting in a cleared logistics department room.
• Uchiha Gen checked the system and found that the battle had earned him a purple Battle Chest and enough experience to reach level 43.
• Uchiha Gen used two gacha pulls and received a Standard Explosive Tag Card and a Skill Proficiency Card.
• Uchiha Gen opened the purple Battle Chest and obtained a Character Fusion Card that could combine three low-quality character cards into a purple-quality character.

Uchiha Gen fused Uchiha Madara (Young), Haruno Sakura (Ninja Student), and Kakashi Hatake (Young) into his first purple character card, Second Pillar (Team Hawk). After watching the card’s recruitment animation, he decided to equip Hawk Sasuke.

• Uchiha Gen ruled out Karin Uzumaki and Second Pillar (Ninja Road) as fusion materials, then chose Uchiha Madara (Young), Haruno Sakura (Ninja Student), and Kakashi Hatake (Young).
• Uchiha Gen used the purple Character Fusion Card to synthesize the three characters.
• The system produced the rare character card Second Pillar (Team Hawk).
• Uchiha Gen watched the recruitment animation depicting Sasuke’s path to awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan and battling Killer B with Team Hawk.
• Uchiha Gen assessed Hawk Sasuke’s power and turned to the card slot, ready to equip him.

Uchiha Gen equipped Uchiha Sasuke (Team Hawk), gaining the Mangekyo Sharingan and discovering that its power also awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan. He tested its abilities in a secluded forest and, despite the strain of using them, recovered quickly with his Sage Body.

• Uchiha Gen replaced the Ninja Path Sasuke card with the Team Hawk card and felt the immense power of the Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Uchiha Gen unequipped the Team Hawk card and found that his Sharingan had evolved to Three-Tomoe, raising his genjutsu value to nine.
• Uchiha Gen went to a secluded forest and used the Mangekyo's enhanced vision to direct the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique.
• Uchiha Gen unleashed Amaterasu, then used Kagutsuchi to shape the black flames into spikes and burn through trees and boulders.
• Uchiha Gen felt the Mangekyo's heavy strain fade as his Sage Body rapidly restored his eyes and body.

Uchiha Gen assessed how his newly gained Mangekyō Sharingan abilities could fare against Kumogakure’s powerful fighters and concluded he had a chance against even Third Raikage. The next morning, he noticed a large flock of Ninja Crows bringing letters to the Uchiha camp and waited for a clansman to approach him.

• Uchiha Gen compared his strength with Karai and Dodai and believed he could defeat either of them one-on-one.
• Uchiha Gen considered the speed and fighting styles of Fourth Raikage and Third Raikage, judging that Amaterasu could give him a chance against them.
• Uchiha Gen decided he needed to master his Mangekyō Sharingan and prove his estimates in battle before returning to his tent to rest.
• The next morning, Uchiha Gen saw Ninja Crows carrying numerous letters to the Uchiha Clan’s area in the fortress and waited for news.
• Uchiha Soya, a Three-Tomoe jonin responsible for raising the camp’s Ninja Crows, hurried over to Uchiha Gen.

Uchiha Gen learned that a spy had stolen Sharingan from the Uchiha ancestral shrine, leaving the clan leader’s position vacant and the Great Elder acting as clan head. He revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan to Soya and then went to Orochimaru’s office to continue learning camp affairs.

• Uchiha Soya delivered letters from the Great Elder and Uchiha Sumi, and Uchiha Gen learned that spies had infiltrated the Intelligence Division and stolen Three-Tomoe Sharingan from the ancestral shrine.
• Uchiha Gen learned that Uchiha Hisa had resigned, leaving the Great Elder temporarily in charge, and considered himself confident he could overcome any challenge to his succession.
• Uchiha Gen read that Uchiha Sumi was engaged to Yuna and hoped Gen would attend their wedding.
• Uchiha Gen revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan to Uchiha Soya and told him to keep it secret; Soya pledged his support.
• Uchiha Gen went to Orochimaru’s office to continue learning how to handle camp affairs.

Uchiha Gen and Orochimaru investigated the enemy’s connection to the First Hokage’s cells and considered how the attacks could frame Gen as a traitor. Orochimaru offered Gen a chance to return to the village and study a jutsu from the Scroll of Seals as a reward for their battle achievements.

• Orochimaru showed Uchiha Gen the White Zetsu finger and explained that its cells matched the First Hokage’s DNA.
• Uchiha Gen and Orochimaru reasoned that the enemy likely came from the Uchiha Clan and had access to its ancestral shrine and Hashirama’s cells.
• Orochimaru warned that others might suspect Gen because he had ability, motive, and a chance to rise in the clan after Uchiha Hisa stepped down.
• Uchiha Gen wondered whether the masterminds were trying to smear his name and force him to defect from the clan and Konoha.
• Orochimaru gave Gen the Hokage’s commendation and certificate, granting him a chance to return to the village and study a jutsu from the Scroll of Seals.

Orochimaru arranged for Uchiha Gen to return to Konoha with him and read the Scroll of Seals, while Gen planned to suppress trouble in his clan. Just before their departure, Uchiha Fugaku vanished, and Gen suspected the disappearance was part of Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu’s plans.

• Orochimaru told Uchiha Gen that reinforcements would secure their position in the Land of Hot Water, allowing them to return to Konoha and read the Scroll of Seals.
• Uchiha Gen agreed to handle his clan’s troubles and spent the day completing camp paperwork for Orochimaru.
• Uchiha Tsukasa woke Uchiha Gen in the night and reported that Fugaku had gone missing and the Second Elder and Third Elder were searching for Gen.
• Uchiha Gen suspected Fugaku had left deliberately and reasoned that Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu might be helping him inherit Madara’s legacy.

Uchiha Gen faced accusations over Fugaku’s disappearance and revealed that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. The elders and Uchiha Kin abandoned their suspicion of Gen, leaving him unchallenged as the clan’s strongest figure.

• Uchiha Tsukasa urged Uchiha Gen to consider how to deal with the Second Elder and the Third Elder, and Gen went out to meet them.
• The Second Elder and the Third Elder questioned Gen about Fugaku’s disappearance, citing Uchiha Kin’s account that Fugaku had planned to speak with him.
• Gen denied harming Fugaku and challenged the elders for implying he had acted against him.
• Gen revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, shocking the gathered Uchiha clansmen and changing the balance of the confrontation.
• The Second Elder and the Third Elder dismissed suspicion of Gen and turned their questions toward Uchiha Kin, who suggested Fugaku had left of his own accord.

Uchiha Gen left the front lines after securing the clan's support and returned to the village, where Hiruzen Sarutobi acknowledged his Mangekyō but kept him under suspicion. In the Hokage Building's secret chamber, Gen found that the Scroll of Seals' catalog excluded the Flying Thunder God Jutsu and began weighing other techniques, especially the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique.

• Uchiha Gen left the investigation of Fugaku's disappearance to the elders, who backed him and promised to investigate the matter.
• Uchiha Gen and Orochimaru handed over the fortress defenses to Torifu Akimichi and returned to the village after about two days.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Uchiha Gen to prevent Uchiha clan strife and questioned him about his Mangekyō; Gen described his eyes as representing fire.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arranged for Uchiha Gen to read the Scroll of Seals, then privately considered having Orochimaru test Gen's loyalty.
• Uchiha Gen discovered that the Flying Thunder God Jutsu was not available and considered choosing the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique, which he thought might work with Shadow Body Flicker.

Uchiha Gen learned the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique and returned to the clan, where the Great Elder had suppressed internal dissent while managing affairs in his absence. Gen thanked the fatigued elder for stabilizing the clan.

• Uchiha Gen read the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique scroll and assessed its chakra, physical, and spiritual requirements.
• Uchiha Gen created more than a dozen shadow clones, demonstrating that he could use the technique.
• Uchiha Gen left the secret room and hurried back to the Uchiha clan grounds to learn what had happened.
• Uchiha Gen's clansmen told him that the former clan head had withdrawn from public life and the Great Elder had taken charge of clan affairs.
• The Great Elder told Uchiha Gen that he had suppressed the clan's turmoil, and Gen thanked him for his efforts.

Uchiha Gen revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan to the Great Elder, who entrusted him with the Uchiha clan’s future and took him to meet the Former Clan Head. Meanwhile, Uchiha Fugaku confronted Uchiha Madara over their failed scheme against Gen, leaving Madara with his plans against Gen increasingly blocked.

• The Great Elder admired Uchiha Gen’s Mangekyō Sharingan and recalled waiting thirty years to see eyes like it again.
• Uchiha Gen promised to shoulder the mission of reviving the Uchiha clan, and the Great Elder took him to see the Former Clan Head so some things could be handed over to him.
• Uchiha Fugaku arrived at Uchiha Madara’s cave with Zetsu and demanded that Madara fulfill his promise.
• Fugaku accused Madara of withholding news of Gen’s Mangekyō and pointed out that Fugaku and his father had helped Madara obtain Sharingan from the ancestral shrine.
• Madara recognized that his schemes against Gen had failed and that Gen’s new Mangekyō had made it even harder to target him or influence the Uchiha clan.