Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Akira promised to teach Hyuga Neji the Hyuga Clan’s secret techniques and gained the Mangekyō Sharingan, whose powers were [Time House] and [Fated Shadow]. He went to the Hyuga Clan to find someone who could teach Neji, while Hiashi dismissed Akira’s ability to do so.

• Hyuga Neji asked to learn Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, and Eight Trigrams Palm Revolving Heaven, and Uchiha Akira agreed to train him.
• After Neji left, Uchiha Akira wondered how he would teach the Hyuga techniques, then received the system’s reward of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Akira discovered that [Time House] could nullify damage temporarily and [Fated Shadow] could relocate injuries; using both powers together would let him activate Susanoo.
• Uchiha Akira headed to the Hyuga Clan to find someone who knew the secret techniques.
• A Hyuga clan member told Hiashi that Uchiha Akira intended to teach Neji, but Hiashi dismissed Akira and ordered them to leave him alone.

Uchiha Akira used his Mangekyō Sharingan to make Hyuga Liuhuo reveal and record the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, then erased his memory. He later demonstrated the technique to Hyuga Neji, who recognized it in astonishment.

• Hyuga Hiashi ordered Hyuga Liuhuo to watch Neji and report any improvement in his strength.
• Uchiha Akira hypnotized Liuhuo and made him demonstrate and record the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
• Akira ordered Liuhuo to forget their meeting and left in the night.
• The next morning, Akira hypnotized Liuhuo again when he spied on Neji, telling him to report that Neji had learned only simple taijutsu.
• Akira demonstrated the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms to Neji, who recognized the secret technique and stared in disbelief.

Uchiha Akira gave Hyuga Neji a secret guide to the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms while concealing its source, as the Hyuga Clan prepared for its monthly tournament. When Uchiha Izumi warned that Root had taken Uchiha Shisui, Akira rushed to the Back Mountain, where Shisui was ambushed by Danzo and several Jonin.

• Uchiha Akira gave Hyuga Neji a meridian diagram and instructions for the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, telling him to claim he learned the material himself.
• Hyuga Hiashi asked Hyuga Liuhuo about Neji and assigned him to oversee Branch Family matters for the tournament in three days.
• Uchiha Izumi told Uchiha Akira that Root had ambushed Uchiha Shisui at the Back Mountain, and Akira hurried there after directing Izumi to summon Uchiha Itachi.
• Danzo confronted Uchiha Shisui over his plan to control Uchiha Fugaku and declared that the Uchiha Clan should be destroyed.
• Uchiha Shisui trapped Danzo in an illusion, but Danzo recovered, tore out one of Shisui's Sharingan, and called masked Jonin to seize his other eye.

Uchiha Shisui escaped Danzo’s poisoned ambush but was left despairing and ready to die. Uchiha Akira recovered Shisui’s eye, used Kotoamatsukami to restore his will to live, and returned both eyes to him.

• Root Jonin attacked the poisoned Shisui, who used his Green Giant to escape after Danzo ordered them to kill him.
• A Wood Release vine stole Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan from Danzo, who blamed Hiruzen and ordered an attack on the ground.
• Akira found the wounded Shisui at the Mountain Waterfall and tried to take him back to the village, but Shisui refused and said he wanted to die.
• Shisui offered Akira his remaining eye, and Akira used Kotoamatsukami to erase his despair before returning both eyes to him.
• Shisui regained his will to live and thanked Akira.

Uchiha Akira healed Shisui, who agreed to fake his death to prevent war between the Uchiha and Konoha. Akira prepared to confront Danzo, while Itachi learned of Danzo’s attack and feared it would spark a conflict.

• Shisui proposed faking his death because his survival could provoke a clash between the Uchiha and Konoha, and Akira praised his willingness to consider other solutions.
• Akira removed the Root poison from Shisui and received Indra Chakra as a mission reward, strengthening his developing powers.
• Akira told Shisui to leave and vowed to make Danzo pay without harming innocent people or letting the village descend into war.
• Shisui departed, moved by Akira’s resolve to protect Konoha and the Uchiha Clan.
• Itachi arrived asking about Shisui, awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan when Akira said Shisui was dead, then heard the truth about Danzo’s actions and condemned him.

Uchiha Akira explained Danzo’s motives to Uchiha Itachi, then helped Hyuga Neji overcome a flaw in his Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms. Akira left for the Uchiha Clan after learning that trouble was brewing there.

• Uchiha Akira told Uchiha Itachi that Danzo valued Konoha’s power over the lives of its people, and Itachi struggled to restrain his anger for Shisui’s sake.
• Akira returned home and found Neji training with Asuma Sarutobi for the coming Hyuga Clan tournament.
• Neji showed Akira that his Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms faltered near the end, so Akira brought in a masked Hyuga expert to explain how to perform the final twelve strikes.
• Neji followed the expert’s advice and completed the technique, while Asuma realized the masked man had likely been controlled by Akira.
• Akira left Asuma to train with a Shadow Clone and went to the Uchiha Clan because something was about to happen there.
• Uchiha Yashiro arrived and urged Akira to return to the clan, saying it was in chaos.

After Shisui’s death, Uchiha Akira deflected the clan’s suspicion of Itachi and warned the Uchiha against launching a reckless war against Konoha. He then asked Itachi to reveal his Mangekyō Sharingan and quietly recruit allies, leaving them to join the Uchiha assembly.

• Uchiha Inabi and Uchiha Tekka accused Itachi of killing Shisui, but Itachi offered no explanation.
• Uchiha Akira defended Itachi and suggested that Konoha’s leaders had ambushed Shisui without naming them outright.
• Uchiha Akira proposed slaughtering everyone in Konoha, prompting Inabi to reject the idea and urge the clan to investigate instead.
• After the others left, Itachi thanked Akira, who told him to rely on allies rather than bear everything alone.
• Uchiha Akira asked Itachi to reveal his Mangekyō Sharingan and secretly recruit subordinates who shared their ideals.
• Uchiha Akira and Itachi entered the clan assembly hall, where Uchiha Fugaku observed how much Itachi trusted Akira.

After Shisui’s death inflamed the Uchiha, Uchiha Fugaku stopped the clan from turning against Konoha and assigned Uchiha Yashiro, Inabi, and Tekka to investigate. Fugaku then privately confronted Uchiha Akira, asking if he knew how Shisui had died.

• Uchiha Xianren accused the Konoha High Command of killing Shisui and urged the Uchiha to retaliate, while Uchiha Yashiro argued for restraint until the killer was confirmed.
• Uchiha Akira told Uchiha Itachi that Yashiro’s argument with Xianren had eased the clan’s anger and made an immediate war against Konoha unlikely.
• Uchiha Fugaku silenced the argument and ordered Yashiro, Inabi, and Tekka to find Shisui and identify his killer.
• Uchiha Fugaku asked Akira to stay behind, then questioned him at home about whether he knew the cause of Shisui’s death.

Uchiha Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and argued that Konoha’s treatment of the Uchiha made rebellion inevitable, while Uchiha Akira insisted that no one could threaten the village’s peace. Akira’s own Mangekyō appeared as he left Fugaku with the belief that the Uchiha could remain safe by staying loyal to Konoha.

• Uchiha Fugaku showed Akira his Mangekyō Sharingan and explained that its Dojutsu let him see the near future, including Shisui’s death and Fugaku beside him.
• Fugaku asked whether Akira had awakened the Mangekyō, and Akira declared that he would oppose anyone who tried to destroy Konoha’s peace.
• Fugaku recounted how Konoha blamed and displaced the Uchiha after the Nine-Tails’s Rampage and accused Shimura Danzō of killing Shisui.
• As Akira walked away, Fugaku reflected on the Uchiha Clan’s isolation and his fears that the clan was destined for annihilation.
• Akira revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and reiterated that neither the Uchiha nor anyone else in Konoha could threaten the village’s peace.
• Fugaku understood Akira’s words to mean the Uchiha could remain within that peace as long as they did not betray Konoha.

After Shisui’s unexplained death raised the threat of conflict with the Uchiha Clan, Hiruzen Sarutobi refused Shimura Danzō’s demand to destroy them. Danzō left determined to act in Konoha’s name and prove that he was the greatest Hokage.

• Uchiha Fugaku understood that Akira’s unwavering loyalty to Konoha’s peace resembled his own past convictions.
• An Anbu ninja told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Shisui was dead, and Hiruzen asked who had been close to Akira.
• Hiruzen decided to meet Fugaku and investigate Shisui’s death rather than risk a war with the Uchiha Clan.
• Shimura Danzō urged Hiruzen to strike first and slaughter the Uchiha Clan, but Hiruzen refused and asserted that he was the Hokage.
• After leaving Hiruzen’s office, Danzō resolved to act as Root’s leader and show everyone that he was the greatest Hokage.

Uchiha Akira went to watch the Hyuga Clan Tournament, where Neji advanced to face Hinata despite being ordered not to defeat her. Neji prepared to use the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, leaving Hiashi shocked by his knowledge of the technique.

• Uchiha Akira recalled Fugaku's loyalty and the pressure Danzo had put him under, then decided to attend Neji's Clan Tournament.
• Uchiha Akira left a Shadow Clone to help Asuma train in senjutsu while he went to the Hyuga Clan.
• Neji remembered Liuhuo's warning not to defeat Hinata and easily beat his Branch Family opponent without using Gentle Fist techniques.
• Neji won the tournament's earlier matches and earned the right to fight Hinata, while Hiashi questioned whether Akira had taught him anything.
• Neji struck Hinata with ease, but she insisted she could continue fighting, prompting Neji to take the opening stance of the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
• Hiashi recognized the stance and demanded to know how Neji had learned the technique.

Hyuga Neji demonstrated that he had mastered the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms and defeated Hyuga Hinata, provoking Hyuga Liuhuo to attack him. Uchiha Akira intervened to protect Neji and halted Liuhuo with his Sharingan, leaving the Hyuga Clan Head facing Akira’s challenge.

• Hyuga Neji used the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms against Hyuga Hinata, and Hyuga Hiashi realized Neji had mastered the secret technique.
• Hyuga Neji helped Hinata up and advised her that the Gentle Fist required a balance of softness and strength.
• Hyuga Liuhuo accused Neji of secretly learning the technique and moved to punish him, but Hinata stood up for her brother.
• Hyuga Liuhuo attacked Neji while the Hyuga Main Family watched, and Uchiha Akira appeared to block the strike.
• Uchiha Akira challenged Hyuga Hiashi for allowing Liuhuo to bully a child, and stopped Liuhuo’s punch with his Three Tomoe Sharingan.

Uchiha Akira defeated Hyuga Hiashi at the Hyuga Clan’s Martial Arts Tournament after Hiashi tried to challenge him over his disciple’s treatment. Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived as Hiashi asked him to uphold justice, leaving the Hokage facing the scene and an awkward explanation.

• Uchiha Akira taunted Hyuga Hiashi and challenged the Hyuga Clan’s strength.
• Hyuga Hiashi attacked Uchiha Akira, but Akira evaded him and countered his Eight Trigrams Palm strikes.
• Uchiha Akira increased his speed and strength, struck Hyuga Hiashi in the chest, and warned him not to let anyone bully his disciple.
• Hyuga Hiashi threatened to report Uchiha Akira to Uchiha Fugaku and Lord Hokage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived, and Hyuga Hiashi asked him to uphold justice for the Hyuga Clan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Hyuga Hiashi to stand up before he spoke.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped Hyuga Hiashi from demanding punishment for Uchiha Akira, he questioned Akira about Uchiha Shisui’s death in front of the gathered crowd. Hyuga Neji vouched for his teacher, and Akira warned Hiashi not to target him.

• Hyuga Hiashi demanded that Hiruzen Sarutobi punish Uchiha Akira for disrupting the Hyuga Clan Tournament, but Hyuga Neji stepped forward to defend his teacher.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi dismissed Hiashi’s complaint and declared that the matter was over.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Akira about Uchiha Shisui’s death and had Neji say where Akira had been the previous day.
• Neji testified that Akira had stayed at the Senju Clan and had not left until an elder came to call for him.
• Akira rejected Hiruzen’s accusation that his Will of Fire was impure and warned Hiashi that he would beat up members of the Hyuga Main Family if Hiashi targeted Neji.

Uchiha Akira secured Hiruzen Sarutobi’s agreement to bring Neji into the Anbu and promised to watch the Uchiha Clan. As Akira left, he detected Yamanaka Fu spying on him, and Fu attacked.

• Uchiha Akira praised Neji for speaking up for him and left the Hyuga Clan grounds.
• Hyuga Hiashi warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that Akira’s behavior signaled growing conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the village.
• Akira met Hiruzen in the Hokage’s office, and they agreed to conceal Akira’s Anbu rank from Hiashi.
• Akira asked to take Neji into the Anbu, and Hiruzen agreed on the condition that Akira monitor the Uchiha Clan and suppress any rebellion.
• Akira sensed Yamanaka Fu hiding nearby, and Fu emerged and attacked him with a short blade.

Uchiha Akira defeated and killed Root agents Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Toru, then received a quest to eradicate Root’s minions. He headed into the Uchiha Clan, intending to target Root while avoiding being portrayed as a rebel.

• Yamanaka Fu attacked Uchiha Akira at close range, but Akira disarmed him and overwhelmed his Mind Transfer Jutsu with his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Akira punched through Yamanaka Fu’s chest and used his body to strike Aburame Toru, leaving Toru badly injured.
• Akira beheaded Aburame Toru with Fu’s short blade and buried both bodies deep underground.
• Akira received a quest to eradicate Root’s minions, with Wood Release: Ranking Technique as the reward.
• Akira entered the Uchiha Clan and decided to eliminate Root’s minions while taking care not to appear rebellious.

Uchiha Akira asked Itachi to spread a document throughout Konoha, while Itachi concluded that Shimura Danzō was key to resolving the Uchiha Clan’s conflict with the village. Itachi then told Fugaku that Danzō may have helped marginalize the clan and reassured his father that he was not at fault.

• Itachi told Akira that opposition to the village had intensified within the Uchiha Clan, and Yashiro arrived to scold Akira for speaking of the Senju Clan as home.
• Akira gave Itachi a document and ordered him to spread its contents throughout Konoha, leaving Itachi convinced that Danzō was the key to breaking the deadlock.
• Fugaku questioned Itachi about the Hokage’s actions, and Itachi warned that Danzō had repeatedly targeted the Uchiha Clan and might have helped push them out of the village.
• Itachi credited Akira for his insight and told Fugaku that the clan’s predicament was not his fault, recalling that Fugaku had sincerely tried to befriend Minato Namikaze.

Uchiha Fugaku promoted Uchiha Akira to captain of the Uchiha Clan's Police Department and rejected Hyuga Liuhuo's demand that Akira be punished. After hearing that Fugaku invoked Hyuga Hiashi's defeat by Akira, Liuhuo returned to the Hyuga Clan and delivered the humiliating news.

• Uchiha Fugaku promoted Uchiha Akira to captain of the Uchiha Clan's Police Department, and Itachi accepted the decision.
• Hyuga Liuhuo asked Uchiha Fugaku to punish Uchiha Akira for trespassing on Hyuga grounds and injuring Hyuga members.
• Uchiha Fugaku refused, challenged the Hyuga Clan's strength, and said the defeated Hyuga Hiashi had no standing to criticize Akira.
• Uchiha Fugaku revealed Akira's new rank and ordered Itachi to see Hyuga Liuhuo out.
• Hyuga Liuhuo told Hyuga Hiashi that Fugaku had refused to punish Akira and cited Hiashi's defeat as proof that the Hyuga Clan was not qualified to confront the Uchiha Clan.

Hyuga Hiashi blamed Uchiha Akira for the Hyuga Clan’s humiliation and nearly punished Neji before Hatake Kakashi took the boy to join the Anbu on the Hokage’s orders. Meanwhile, Shimura Danzō planned to wait for a chance to turn Uchiha Itachi against his clan, but rumors accusing both the Uchiha Clan and Danzō of abuses spread through Konoha.

• Hyuga Hiashi learned that Uchiha Fugaku had inferred his defeat by Uchiha Akira and blamed Akira for the Hyuga Clan’s loss of face.
• Hyuga Hiashi summoned Neji and threatened him with the Caged Bird Seal, but Hatake Kakashi arrived with the Hokage’s order for Neji to join the Anbu.
• Neji left with Hatake Kakashi, believing his teacher had come to save him, while Hyuga Hiashi vowed that Uchiha Akira would answer for the clan’s disgrace.
• Shimura Danzō concluded that Uchiha Akira had likely eliminated Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Toru, then decided to wait for a chance to use Uchiha Itachi against the Uchiha Clan.
• A subordinate told Shimura Danzō that rumors accused the Uchiha Clan of abusing its Police Department authority and accused Danzō of killing villagers and conducting human experiments.

Danzo ordered Root to find the source of rumors about him and asked Orochimaru about experiments combining Wood Release and the Sharingan. At Akira’s courtyard, Asuma entered Sage Mode with Akira’s help, while Neji asked to learn the Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms.

• Danzo learned Root could not identify the people who had spread rumors about him, so he ordered the operatives to keep searching.
• Danzo blamed Uchiha Akira for the deaths of Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Toru and asked Root to check Orochimaru’s progress on combining Wood Release with the Sharingan.
• Asuma Sarutobi struggled to maintain Sage Mode, and Akira criticized him for needing help to enter it.
• Asuma credited Akira for helping him approach Kage-level strength and realized his past resentment toward his father had stemmed from his own weakness.
• Kurenai Yuhi asked Akira to help her become Kage-level, but he explained that her Chakra was insufficient for Sage Mode.
• Hyuga Neji told Akira he had mastered the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms and asked to learn the Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms.