Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Mai fought Ōnoki while buying time for the Konoha ninja to retreat, but Ōnoki repeatedly thwarted Mai’s attempts to attack the injured Roshi. Their similar barrier-based abilities countered each other, and the confrontation ended with Mai asking Ōnoki what Uchiha Madara’s Mangekyō Sharingan ability was.

• Uchiha Mai ordered Takuya and the other Konoha ninja to retreat while he stayed to face Ōnoki.
• Ōnoki sent a clay golem after the retreating ninja, so Uchiha Mai attacked the exhausted Roshi and forced Ōnoki to protect him.
• Ōnoki shielded Roshi from Uchiha Mai’s Deathfire attacks and enclosed him in an Earth Dome Prison.
• Uchiha Mai repeatedly tried to use Innate Time Control on Roshi’s heart, but Ōnoki moved Roshi out of each barrier with Earth Release: Moving Earth Core.
• Uchiha Mai asked Ōnoki about Uchiha Madara’s Mangekyō ability, and Ōnoki recalled that Madara had defeated him and Second Tsuchikage Mū with Susanoo.

Uchiha Mai and Ōnoki fought to a stalemate, with Mai evading Dust Release and injuring Ōnoki’s lower back before their battle shifted into a tense standoff. As Ōnoki threatened a far wider Dust Release attack, an ominous voice arrived from the south.

• Ōnoki reminisced about his defeat by Uchiha Madara and vowed to wash away his humiliation by killing Uchiha Mai.
• Ōnoki trapped Mai in a Dust Release barrier, but Mai escaped with Clock Up before the technique atomized its contents.
• Mai used Consciousness-Only: No Ignorance to injure Ōnoki’s lower back, then attacked him at close range; Ōnoki defended with Earth Style techniques and forced Mai to retreat.
• Mai and Ōnoki exchanged attacks without either gaining the upper hand, and Ōnoki used Dust Release a second time as Mai dodged its barrier in midair.
• Mai and Ōnoki held their positions as Ōnoki threatened to expand Dust Release’s range, then an ominous voice from the south addressed Mai and mentioned the Four-Tails’ jinchūriki.

Uchiha Mai and Orochimaru abandoned their attempt to kill Roshi after Ōnoki intervened, then withdrew while Mai sent Roshi a taunting message. A kilometer away, Mai revealed he could use his eye technique at extreme range and prepared to strike Ōnoki and Roshi despite his dwindling Eye Power.

• Orochimaru arrived during Ōnoki and Uchiha Mai's standoff, and the three agreed to withdraw rather than risk fighting.
• Uchiha Mai told Ōnoki to tell Roshi that he had picked up a life, and Ōnoki freed Roshi after Mai and Orochimaru left.
• Roshi admitted to Ōnoki that he had been a burden and that Mai's message was accurate, while Ōnoki explained why he had not fought the two attackers.
• Uchiha Mai told Orochimaru that Ōnoki's Dust Release had forced him to rely on Innate Time Control, and he vowed to kill Roshi another time.
• Uchiha Mai stopped at a distance of about one kilometer and revealed that his Sharingan had extreme range, alarming Orochimaru with the prospect of a long-range eye technique.
• Uchiha Mai warned Orochimaru to be ready to run and began targeting Ōnoki and Roshi, despite having enough Eye Power left for only one use of Distortion Power.

Uchiha Mai used his last reserves of eye power to wound Ōnoki from a distance, then escaped with Orochimaru before heading back toward Konoha. He rested in a town to recover and time his return, while battle reports of his feats left Konoha and its leaders stunned.

• Uchiha Mai used Distortion Power to twist Ōnoki’s arm, then fled with Orochimaru as Ōnoki and Roshi realized the attack had come from afar.
• Ōnoki decided he could not catch Uchiha Mai and compared his ability to escape with Namikaze Minato’s.
• Uchiha Mai carried Orochimaru more than ten kilometers, dropped him, and flew toward Konoha; Orochimaru regretted not taking Mai’s eyes while his power was depleted.
• Uchiha Mai stopped in a town to recover and wait until news of the victory reached Konoha, planning to return when his reputation was at its height.
• Battle reports credited Uchiha Mai and Orochimaru with defeating the Four-Tails’ jinchuriki and escaping Ōnoki, stunning Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo.

Uchiha Mai returned to Konoha after injuring Ōnoki, and news of his strength shook the Ninja World as Iwagakure and Kumogakure ordered their ninja to flee if they encountered him or Minato. After Shisui welcomed Mai at the village gate, Mai took him toward Police headquarters and offered to train him.

• Reports confirmed that Ōnoki had returned to Iwagakure with an arm severed, and he ordered his ninja to abandon missions rather than face Uchiha Mai.
• Kumogakure issued a similar order concerning Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Mai, while Ōnoki continued preparing a major attack on Konoha.
• Uchiha Shisui waited at Konoha's gate and greeted Uchiha Mai when he returned to the village.
• Mai and Shisui walked toward Police headquarters, where Mai explained that Shisui needed Jonin-level strength before joining the battlefield.
• Mai offered to have Shisui transferred to his Void Division so he could train him in Fire Style Nintaijutsu and Ninja Swordsmanship, and confirmed that he had probably injured Ōnoki.

Uchiha Mai returned to Konoha after his battlefield victories and explained to Fugaku that his mutated Sharingan had driven him to kill Hanzo. Fugaku accepted his explanation and urged him to meet with the wary Hokage, while Mai considered how the Uchiha could eventually gain power within the village.

• Shisui praised Uchiha Mai for injuring Ōnoki, and Mai cautioned him that battlefield circumstances had helped make the feat possible.
• Uchiha Mai arrived at the Police Force headquarters, where clan members gathered around him and Fugaku continued interrogating a troublesome ninja.
• Fugaku told Mai that his growing popularity and military achievements gave the Uchiha leverage, then questioned him about his decision to kill Hanzo.
• Uchiha Mai claimed his mutated Sharingan needed spiritual power from killing Hanzo to awaken, and described its powerful vision and destructive ability to Fugaku.
• Fugaku accepted Mai's explanation, advised him to avoid provoking the Hokage, and sent him to meet Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Uchiha Mai went to the Hokage Office, passing Kakashi, who reflected on how far Mai had surpassed him.

Uchiha Mai met with Sarutobi Hiruzen, passed his tests by explaining his Sharingan and his killing of Hanzo, and was appointed Anbu’s second deputy head. He remained in Konoha with greater authority while the senior Anbu leaders served at the front, leaving him positioned to influence the organization.

• Uchiha Mai waited several hours while Sarutobi Hiruzen finished his documents, and Hiruzen greeted him as though he had only just noticed him.
• Uchiha Mai rejected the idea of a triumphant return and vowed to capture Ōnoki before calling his victory complete.
• Uchiha Mai fully explained the Consciousness-Only: Sharingan and admitted that he had joined Sasori of the Red Sands to kill Hanzo; Sarutobi Hiruzen forgave him and praised the act as a merit.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen said Uchiha Mai would remain in Konoha to deter Sunagakure and Kirigakure, then asked what position he wanted.
• Uchiha Mai demanded a position above Danzo’s in the Anbu, and Sarutobi Hiruzen appointed him the Anbu’s second deputy head.

After leaving the Hokage Office, Uchiha Mai clashed with Shimura Danzō and used his new authority as Anbu deputy director to humiliate him. Danzo vowed revenge, then went to see Sarutobi Hiruzen while Aburame Ryoma remained behind.

• Uchiha Mai met Shimura Danzō outside the Hokage Office, and Danzo accused him of ignoring an urgent summons and disrespecting the Naruto.
• Uchiha Mai defended his delay by citing his injuries, then called Danzo an idiot and disrupted his attempt to draw his sword with Consciousness-Only: No Ignorance.
• Uchiha Mai knocked Aburame Ryoma unconscious with Consciousness-Only: The End of No Ignorance, then took Danzo's sword and held it to his throat.
• Uchiha Mai revealed that he had become the Anbu's deputy director, returned Danzo's sword, and walked away after dismissing him as nothing special.
• Danzo threatened to kill Uchiha Mai and wipe out the Uchiha Clan, struck Aburame Ryoma for failing to protect his dignity, and headed into the Hokage Office.

Sarutobi Hiruzen rebuked Shimura Danzō for challenging Uchiha Mai’s appointment as Anbu deputy director, then allowed Mai to manage the Anbu while keeping him under observation. Later, Mai agreed to teach Itachi and shared his Fire Style Nintaijutsu manual with Fugaku, who asked him to instruct the clan’s young ninja.

• Shimura Danzō confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen over Uchiha Mai’s appointment, and Hiruzen reminded him that the Anbu answered to the Hokage before Danzō retreated.
• Uchiha Mai took charge of Anbu affairs and sent Sarutobi Hiruzen reports, earning the Hokage’s confidence while remaining under observation.
• Fugaku visited Uchiha Mai and asked him to teach Itachi Fire Style Nintaijutsu, and Mai agreed to train Itachi alongside Shisui.
• Fugaku asked Mai to share his Fire Style Nintaijutsu with the Uchiha clan, and Mai gave him the first volume of his manual.
• After reading the manual, Fugaku asked Mai to hold classes for the clan’s young ninja, and Mai agreed.

Fugaku organized Uchiha Mai's fire style nintaijutsu classes to strengthen Mai's ties with the clan, drawing an eager crowd of students and older ninja. Obito took leave to attend the first lesson, where he discovered Fugaku's young son Uchiha Itachi had already brought a copy of Mai's book.

• Fugaku printed copies of Mai Style: True Explanation of Fire Release Nintaijutsu for the clan's jonin and announced Mai's upcoming classes for youngsters aged six to fourteen.
• Kakashi found Obito training with Might Guy and learned Obito planned to take leave to attend Mai's class.
• Obito teased Kakashi about learning fire style nintaijutsu, while Kakashi approved his leave request and challenged Might Guy to spar.
• More than two hundred Uchiha gathered at the assembly hall for Mai's first lesson, with youngsters seated and older ninja standing to observe.
• Obito spotted Uchiha Itachi, Fugaku's son, arriving with a copy of Mai's book.

Uchiha Mai taught the Uchiha Clan a lesson on Fire Style Nintaijutsu while Obito struggled to keep up and Itachi impressed him with his understanding. After sensing hidden watchers, Mai led Fugaku to the clan cemetery, where he exposed White Zetsu and Black-and-White Zetsu and recognized Tobi.

• Itachi demonstrated that he had extracted chakra, and Obito learned he qualified to attend the lessons.
• Uchiha Mai explained the principles and risks of Fire Style Nintaijutsu, while Itachi answered Obito’s questions and left him feeling outmatched.
• Uchiha Mai sensed watchers outside the classroom and told Fugaku that someone was monitoring the Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Mai tracked the watchers to the forest behind the Uchiha compound and forced White Zetsu out of the trees and Black-and-White Zetsu out from underground.
• Uchiha Mai burned the mass-produced White Zetsu and immobilized Black-and-White Zetsu, who recalled that Mai had detected them before in the Land of Rain.

Uchiha Mai and Fugaku interrogated Black Zetsu, who claimed to be Madara’s creation and proposed reincarnating Madara into a Mangekyō Sharingan wielder. Fugaku considered cooperating, but Mai rejected the need to revive Madara and vowed to surpass him himself.

• Black Zetsu claimed he was created by Uchiha Madara’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and had spent decades seeking a way to revive him.
• Black Zetsu proposed reincarnating Madara into a young Uchiha who awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, asking Fugaku for authority to select a suitable candidate.
• Fugaku questioned Black Zetsu about the reincarnation technique and considered the potential benefits to the Uchiha Clan.
• Fugaku asked Uchiha Mai for his judgment, and Mai acknowledged Madara’s legendary strength before declaring that he would surpass Madara without reviving him.

Uchiha Mai fought Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, revealing that he could counter their regeneration with Deathfire and Wood Release. When killing Black Zetsu proved difficult, Mai began sealing him with Tiger Glares Menacingly, leaving Black Zetsu desperate to escape.

• Uchiha Mai set Black-and-White Zetsu ablaze with blue Deathfire, then kicked them out of the ground when they tried to escape underground.
• Uchiha Mai sent Fugaku after White Zetsu and fought Black Zetsu, who used Wood Release to attack him.
• Uchiha Mai's Deathfire Flame Dragons burned through Black Zetsu's regenerating plants, and Mai cut Black Zetsu in half, but Black Zetsu reformed.
• Uchiha Mai warned Black Zetsu that Konoha's sealing experts could imprison him and summoned a tiger with Tiger Glares Menacingly.
• The tiger pinned Black Zetsu and began flattening him into a tattoo, leaving him panicked as he feared being sealed onto Uchiha Mai's body.

Uchiha Mai and Fugaku drove off Black-and-White Zetsu after Mai countered its Wood Release with his new large-scale technique, Bizarre and Dazzling: Three Thousand Worlds. Sarutobi Hiruzen heard Fugaku’s account and urged vigilance, and Mai returned to class to teach his students about chakra techniques.

• Black Zetsu escaped Mai’s sealing attempt, then ordered Tobi to retreat and unleashed Deep Forest Emergence to attack Mai and Fugaku.
• Mai used Bizarre and Dazzling: Three Thousand Worlds to destroy the Wood Release forest, while Black-and-White Zetsu escaped and Mai chose not to pursue it.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived, heard Fugaku explain Madara’s scheme and Black Zetsu’s nature, and warned the Uchiha to stay vigilant while Konoha faced war.
• Mai changed clothes, returned to his class, and confirmed to his students that he had fought on the back mountain and destroyed the forest with Fire Style Ninjakenjutsu.

Black-and-White Zetsu reported to Uchiha Madara that Uchiha Mai had exposed their plans in Konoha and made selecting a successor difficult. Madara ordered them to continue seeking an Uchiha successor while preparing to rely on Nagato and reclaim the Rinnegan if necessary.

• Black-and-White Zetsu returned to Uchiha Madara's hideout after fleeing Konoha, and Black Zetsu explained that Uchiha Mai had discovered them and could threaten their operations with his eyes and sealing jutsu.
• Black Zetsu told Uchiha Madara that Uchiha Mai was Izuna's great-grandson and had rejected the proposal to help resurrect Madara, saying he would surpass him himself.
• Uchiha Madara praised Uchiha Mai's resolve and approved Black Zetsu's attempt to salvage the mission after being discovered.
• Black Zetsu explained that Uchiha Mai's presence made it difficult to select an Uchiha successor to guide Nagato and ensure the Eye of the Moon Plan proceeded as intended.
• Uchiha Madara ordered Black-and-White Zetsu to continue seeking a successor among Uchiha clansmen away from Uchiha Mai and to create pressure that would draw Mai onto the battlefield.
• Uchiha Madara instructed them to focus on developing Nagato's Rinnegan and reclaim it himself if selecting a successor became impossible.

Rasa argued that Konoha’s overwhelming resources had made the Ninja World’s distribution unfair and urged Sunagakure to join Kumogakure and Iwagakure in attacking it. The Third Kazekage agreed and ordered preparations for war, setting Sunagakure on a course to confront Konoha.

• Black-and-White Zetsu repeatedly tried to find Madara a Uchiha successor, but Uchiha Mai discovered and drove him out of Konoha each time.
• Rasa told Pakura that Konoha’s resource advantage had fueled the Ninja World’s wars and argued that Sunagakure should join the other villages against it.
• Pakura agreed to seek the Third Kazekage’s support for an attack on Konoha.
• The Third Kazekage emerged and said he shared Rasa’s views on redistributing the Ninja World’s resources.
• The Third Kazekage ordered Rasa to help prepare for war and Pakura to bring Sasori back to settle Sunagakure’s score with Hatake Sakumo.

Sunagakure assembled a powerful force under the Third Kazekage and marched toward the Land of Fire, prompting Konoha’s leaders to plan a response. Uchiha Mai challenged their underestimation of Sunagakure and accused Danzo and Mitokado Homura of withholding intelligence to undermine the Hokage.

• The Third Kazekage led five thousand Sunagakure ninja and puppeteers toward the Land of Fire, with Rasa, Sasori of the Red Sands, and Pakura as deputies.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen convened Konoha’s senior officials, and Danzo and Mitokado Homura argued that four thousand ninja led by Hatake Sakumo would be enough to repel Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Mai stopped Uchiha Fugaku from speaking and then objected to the proposed plan, asking Danzo and Mitokado Homura whom they would choose as supreme commander.
• Danzo proposed Hatake Sakumo and mentioned Tsunade as another candidate, while both he and Mitokado Homura avoided recommending Uchiha Mai.
• Uchiha Mai argued that Konoha had underestimated Sunagakure and Rasa, then accused Danzo and Mitokado Homura of concealing intelligence and plotting to weaken Sarutobi Hiruzen’s authority.

Uchiha Mai defended his actions and exposed Mitokado Homura and Danzo as ineffective, self-serving advisors while the Konoha leaders assessed the threat from Sunagakure. The chapter ended with Mai demanding that Danzo explain why he blamed the people who had actually fought for Konoha.

• Uchiha Mai accused Mitokado Homura of neglecting his duties and undermining Sarutobi Hiruzen, leaving Homura unable to defend himself.
• Mitokado Homura collapsed after Mai publicly cornered him, and Sarutobi Hiruzen had him taken to the hospital while reprimanding Mai only lightly.
• Uchiha Mai described Sasori of the Red Sands as a dangerous puppeteer who could threaten a Kage after turning Hanzo's corpse into a human puppet.
• Danzo blamed Mai for making Sunagakure's invasion more dangerous by letting Sasori steal Hanzo's body.
• Uchiha Mai countered that Danzo had kept Root out of the war while Mai had fought for Konoha, then challenged Danzo's right to criticize him.

Uchiha Mai defended himself against Danzo’s accusation of being a rogue ninja by arguing that Danzo had colluded with Hanzo to arrange his assassination. The confrontation escalated into a sword standoff before Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped it, while his reaction suggested he had begun to suspect Danzo’s role.

• Danzo accused Uchiha Mai of being a rogue ninja and questioned whether he could be trusted to fight Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Mai called Danzo and Mitokado Homura traitors, then explained how Hanzo had used the supposed Peace Conference to target the Akatsuki leaders and Mai.
• Uchiha Mai accused Danzo of colluding with Hanzo to assassinate him, and Danzo challenged Mai’s account by asking how he could have controlled Sarutobi Hiruzen’s choice of representative.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen realized Danzo may have manipulated his habitual opposition to influence that choice, and Mai further accused Danzo of plotting to kill him and seize the Hokage position.
• Danzo drew his sword, Mai drew Izumi no Kami Kanesada, and Fugaku joined Mai in confronting Danzo.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered everyone to lower their swords and rebuked Danzo more sharply than Mai and Fugaku.

Sarutobi Hiruzen stripped Shimura Danzo of his advisor title and appointed Hatake Sakumo to lead Konoha's forces against Sunagakure, leaving Uchiha Mai off the front lines. After a tense encounter with Danzo, Uchiha Mai unexpectedly awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen removed Shimura Danzo as Naruto's advisor after Danzo refused to defend himself against Uchiha Mai's accusation of conspiring with outsiders to assassinate a Konoha ninja.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen appointed Hatake Sakumo as commander of the Sand Front and assigned Danzo to assist him, while leaving Uchiha Mai out of the battlefield appointments.
• Hatake Sakumo asked Uchiha Mai to look after Kakashi, and Mai promised his clansmen would cooperate with Sakumo's command.
• Uchiha Mai crossed paths with Danzo at Kage Rock Plaza, where Danzo silently vowed to return and Mai met his killing stare.
• Uchiha Mai's Consciousness-Only: Sharingan transformed into a Mangekyo Sharingan with a penguin-like pattern.