Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Akira used his powerful illusion technique to teach Kurenai Yuhi, then learned that Asuma Sarutobi also wanted to become stronger. A system mission offered Akira the Wood Dragon Technique for training Asuma, and Akira agreed despite his concerns about the Uchiha and the village.

• Kurenai Yuhi begged Akira to help improve her illusion techniques, and a system mission offered him Sage Mode for teaching her.
• Akira demonstrated the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique and explained how illusion techniques worked, then gave Kurenai a scroll of his notes.
• Kurenai asked Akira to teach her more and suggested Asuma Sarutobi as another shinobi seeking to grow stronger.
• Akira decided to delay meeting Asuma until he could claim his Senju Clan garrison reward in three days.
• The system assigned Akira a mission to teach Asuma and offered the Wood Dragon Technique, so Akira declared he would help.

Uchiha Akira defeated Asuma Sarutobi in a sparring match, revealed his Sage Mode, and earned the Wood Dragon Technique. Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Akira and questioned his views on Konoha and its strained relationship with the Uchiha Clan.

• Kurenai Yuhi asked Akira to teach Asuma, but Asuma refused and challenged him after Akira criticized his strength.
• Akira fought Asuma, activated Sage Mode, and knocked him unconscious, completing a quest and receiving the Wood Dragon Technique.
• Kurenai checked on Asuma while an Anbu carried him to the hospital, and another Anbu escorted Akira to Hiruzen.
• Hiruzen recognized Akira's Sage Mode and worried that his strength could embolden the Uchiha Clan.
• Hiruzen asked Akira about Konoha and the Uchiha, and Akira praised the village while blaming its weakness for its troubles.

Uchiha Akira reassured Hiruzen Sarutobi about his loyalty, but Hiruzen secretly tasked Shisui with investigating him. After Uchiha Yashiro brought Akira back to the clan, Akira began enthusiastically shaking hands with Uchiha clansmen to fulfill a system mission.

• Akira declared that he would defend the village’s peace, and Hiruzen asked him to report any unusual Uchiha activity.
• After Akira left, Hiruzen told Shisui to investigate Akira’s true intentions.
• Yashiro found Akira heading to the Senju compound and brought him back to the Uchiha settlement.
• Akira’s system issued a mission to have Hashirama shake hands with more than ten Uchiha clansmen, rewarding him with Unmarked Healing.
• Akira greeted and shook hands with the gathered Uchiha, including Itachi, raising the mission progress to 1/10.

Uchiha Akira attended a clan meeting where the Hawk and Dove factions argued over the Uchiha Clan’s future, and Shisui asked him for a solution. After Xianren insulted Akira by invoking his mixed-blood status, Akira confronted him in front of the clan.

• Akira greeted members of both Uchiha factions, then told Shisui that people without absolute power were like ants and left Shisui wondering how to solve the clan’s problems.
• A system mission tasked Akira with helping Shisui escape his confusion and provide a practical solution to the Uchiha Clan’s problem, with a Sage Body as the reward.
• Fugaku opened the clan meeting, and Xianren and Yashiro argued over whether the Uchiha should resist or coexist peacefully with Konoha.
• Xianren cited the Senju Clan’s decline and referred to Akira as Konoha’s only mixed-blood Uchiha, angering Akira.
• Akira stood up, threatened to hit Xianren, and warned him that disaster came from the mouth, shocking the assembled Uchiha.

Akira drew Shisui away from Itachi after the clan meeting, and Shisui asked him for advice about the conflict between the village and the Uchiha. Akira began by asking what Shisui had already tried, then reacted with disbelief when Shisui said he had noticed the conflict at age six.

• Xianren and Yashiro argued after Akira reprimanded Xianren, but Fugaku ended the clan meeting before their fight began.
• Akira left with Shisui, and Itachi followed after Shisui declined to train with him.
• Akira kicked Itachi for insulting him, and Shisui apologized before asking Akira about the village and the Uchiha.
• Akira asked Shisui what efforts he had made, and Shisui said he had recognized the conflict when he was six.
• Akira was astonished that Shisui had worried about the conflict at such a young age.

Akira criticized Shisui for failing to bridge the Uchiha and Konoha, arguing that Shisui needed to build his own power base rather than rely on persuasion. Shisui refused to risk being seen as betraying his clan, and Akira angrily dismissed him.

• Shisui explained the many efforts he had made to improve relations between the Uchiha and Konoha, but admitted they had not prevented the two sides from drifting apart.
• Akira called Shisui an idiot and argued that failing to achieve results was a mistake given Shisui's strength and influence.
• Shisui said he would give his life to save the Uchiha, but admitted he did not know whether he could endure humiliation or carry a heavy burden for the clan.
• Akira compared Shisui to Minato and said Minato had balanced the Uchiha and Konoha through strength, allies, and leadership, not just words.
• Akira urged Shisui to build his own power base, but Shisui rejected the idea as betrayal of the Uchiha Clan.
• Akira accused Shisui of refusing responsibility and told him to get lost.

Shisui reported Akira’s loyalty to Hiruzen and questioned how Konoha would resolve its conflict with the Uchiha. After Shisui explained Akira’s plan to Itachi, Itachi supported it, leaving Shisui to suspect that his younger friend was a reactionary too.

• Akira decided to wait for his doubts to influence Shisui and considered taking Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami if he proved useless.
• Shisui told Hiruzen that Akira was loyal to the village and asked whether Konoha might resort to violent suppression of the Uchiha.
• Hiruzen promised to do his utmost to resolve the conflict, but Shisui left more worried and recalled how the Fourth Hokage might have eased tensions.
• Itachi told Shisui that Police Department members had clashed with villagers again, and Shisui explained Akira’s plan to form a faction capable of suppressing the Uchiha Hawks.
• Itachi called Akira’s plan entirely feasible, prompting Shisui to realize that Itachi might also be a reactionary.

Akira befriended Naruto Uzumaki over ramen and challenged an Anbu who objected to his contact with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Hiruzen rejected Danzō’s attempt to take control of Naruto and ordered Asuma to bring Akira to him for questioning.

• Akira accidentally collided with Naruto, apologized, and took him to Ichiraku Ramen, where Naruto ate a full bowl.
• A system mission tasked Akira with helping Naruto establish proper values and offered a random draw as its reward.
• A fox-masked Anbu confronted Akira for approaching Naruto, but Akira blamed the Anbu for failing to protect the boy and provide for his needs.
• Hiruzen received the Anbu’s report, then refused Danzō’s demand to hand Naruto over to Root for training.
• Hiruzen ordered Asuma to bring Akira to the Hokage’s Office, and Asuma objected because Akira had beaten him two days earlier.

Asuma Sarutobi mistook Uchiha Akira and Kurenai Yuhi’s conversation for a romantic encounter, then learned Akira’s condition was only for Kurenai to find him students. Akira went to the Hokage’s office, where Hiruzen Sarutobi asked about his closeness to the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Asuma Sarutobi for becoming more disciplined after Uchiha Akira beat him.
• Asuma arrived while Kurenai Yuhi clung to Akira’s arm and mistook their conversation for an intimate moment.
• Akira reminded Kurenai that she had agreed to find him students in exchange for learning the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique.
• Kurenai explained the condition to Asuma, who was relieved and decided to speak well of Akira to Hiruzen.
• Akira entered the Hokage’s office, and Hiruzen asked whether he had been getting close to the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Uchiha Akira reassured Hiruzen Sarutobi of his loyalty to Konoha while reporting tensions within the Uchiha Clan. Later, Akira learned of Asuma Sarutobi’s resentment over living in his father’s shadow and offered to help him reach the Third Hokage’s strength.

• Akira told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Naruto Uzumaki was the son of a hero and reported that Uchiha Yashiro and Uchiha Xianren disagreed over the clan’s relationship with the village.
• When Hiruzen asked what he would do if the Uchiha fought Konoha, Akira declared that he would protect the village even from his own family.
• After leaving the Hokage’s office, Akira met Asuma Sarutobi, who invited him to dinner and lamented being known only as the Third Hokage’s son.
• A mission appeared asking Akira to help Asuma improve his strength, with Wood Release: Wood Golem Technique as the reward.
• Akira promised to raise Asuma’s strength to the Third Hokage’s level, and Asuma pledged to follow him; Akira told Asuma to call him Boss.

Uchiha Akira promised to raise Asuma Sarutobi to Kage-level strength by teaching him Sage Mode, then gave him a dangerous first taste of Nature energy. After ordering Asuma to treat him to a meal, Akira headed toward Naruto to pursue a system task.

• Asuma Sarutobi accepted Uchiha Akira as his boss, and Akira decided to teach him Sage Mode to help him reach Kage-level strength.
• Uchiha Akira activated Sage Mode instantly, convincing Asuma that he could teach him the technique.
• Uchiha Akira explained that his training method was more efficient than the Sacred Lands' approach and caused Asuma's arm to begin turning to stone.
• Uchiha Akira absorbed the chaotic Nature energy, restoring Asuma, and told him to train with him thousands of times.
• Uchiha Akira told Asuma to pay for their meal, then headed toward a hungry child, Naruto, to work on his system task.

Uchiha Akira took Naruto Uzumaki to eat and encouraged him to grow strong after children bullied him, then received the Flying Thunder God Technique as a mission reward. The chapter left Akira imagining the destructive possibilities of using the technique with Hashirama Senju’s power.

• Uchiha Akira brought Asuma Sarutobi to convince the Anbu guard to let him visit Naruto Uzumaki.
• Uchiha Akira took Naruto Uzumaki to Ichiraku Ramen, where three boys mocked him and threw pebbles at him.
• Asuma Sarutobi tried to defend Naruto, and Uchiha Akira drove the boys away by throwing kunai near them.
• Naruto asked whether he was really a Demon Fox, and Uchiha Akira told him he needed strength to stop others from bullying him.
• Naruto asked Uchiha Akira to teach him how to become stronger, and Akira agreed.
• Uchiha Akira completed his mission and received the Flying Thunder God Technique, then imagined combining it with Hashirama Senju’s abilities.

After failing to learn their respective techniques, Uchiha Akira went home, where Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi arrived to ask for his help saving the Uchiha Clan. Akira agreed to lead a new organization and demanded that they obey his orders.

• Uchiha Akira returned to the Senju Clan compound and settled into a room with a large bay window.
• Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi woke Akira at midnight and asked to speak with him.
• Uchiha Itachi said he supported Akira's plan to build an organization and power base to save the Uchiha Clan, while Shisui admitted he had no solution of his own.
• A mission appeared, directing Akira to establish a force capable of influencing the Uchiha Clan and promising the Gate of the Great God as a reward.
• Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui asked Akira to lead the organization, and Akira agreed on the condition that they obey his orders.

Uchiha Akira received a Sage Body and the Gate of the Great God, awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, and warned Shisui and Itachi about Danzo. After sensing Root Ninja watching him, Akira appeared among them and attacked.

• Akira completed two missions, gained a Sage Body and the Gate of the Great God, and discovered he could enter Sage Mode instantly.
• Akira awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan and warned Shisui that Danzo coveted his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Akira placed Flying Thunder God Marks on Shisui and Itachi and told them to let him handle the organization’s plans.
• Akira sensed Root Ninja watching the Senju Clan compound and vanished in Sage Mode to confront them.
• Akira revealed his Two-Tomoe Sharingan to the Root Ninja and pierced one of them through the forehead with sharp vines.

Uchiha Akira and Uchiha Itachi killed Root ninjas who had tried to ambush Akira, then Akira used Wood Release to dispose of their bodies. Shisui feared the killings would trigger war, while Itachi became convinced Akira could change the Uchiha’s fate, and Akira told them to deny anything had happened.

• The lead Root Ninja threatened Shisui and Itachi with accusations of rebellion unless they helped kill Akira.
• Shisui refused to attack Akira and said he would report Root’s attempted ambush to the Hokage.
• Akira and Itachi killed the Root ninjas before Shisui could finish speaking.
• Shisui panicked that the killings would lead to war, while Itachi explained that Danzo could not openly retaliate because Root had attacked first.
• Akira used Wood Release to turn the Root ninjas into trees, surprising Shisui and Itachi.
• Itachi pledged to follow Akira, and Akira told them to return and deny that Root had ever been there.

Uchiha Akira joined the Anbu as a squad captain and gained the chance to influence Itachi, while Danzo planned to recruit him and Fugaku realized his son had begun sharing intelligence with the Uchiha Clan. The chapter ended with Hiruzen demanding an explanation after learning Asuma had called Akira his teacher.

• In Root, Danzo rejected a proposal to impeach the Uchiha and decided to try recruiting Akira after hearing he had killed four Jonin.
• Fugaku worried that Itachi was growing distant, but Itachi returned home and warned him that Danzo's Root might act against the Uchiha Clan.
• Mikoto told Fugaku that Itachi and Shisui had been spending time with Akira, and Fugaku summoned Akira to join the Police Department.
• Fugaku learned that Akira had already joined the Anbu and resolved to keep Hiruzen from leading him astray.
• Akira became an Anbu squad captain without regular missions and was tasked with teaching Asuma Sage Mode.
• Hiruzen flew into a rage after learning that Asuma had acknowledged Akira as his teacher and demanded an explanation.

Asuma persuaded Hiruzen Sarutobi that Uchiha Akira could teach him Sage Mode, and Hiruzen made Akira an Anbu Captain. Akira then met Hyuga Neji training and claimed his own childhood loss was worse, leaving Neji stunned.

• Asuma told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Akira knew Sage Mode and could help him become a Kage-level expert.
• Hiruzen watched Akira use Sage Mode and appointed him Anbu Captain, asking him to train Asuma.
• Akira accepted the position and promised to teach Asuma, while reminding Hiruzen to pay his salary.
• Akira found Neji training at the Training Ground and warned him that pushing himself too hard could cause hidden injuries.
• Neji explained his anger over his father's death and the Caged Bird Seal, and Akira claimed his parents had died before he was born.

Uchiha Akira spoke with Hyuga Neji before Root summoned him to meet Danzo, but he refused and went to the Uchiha Clan instead. Uchiha Fugaku asked whether Akira had influenced Itachi, and Akira accepted a mission to help mend their relationship before admitting he had been talking to Itachi about respecting elders and Uchiha history.

• Uchiha Akira told Hyuga Neji about his parents, and Neji apologized while saying he would teach Akira a lesson if he had lied.
• Uchiha Tetsu hurried Akira back to the clan, but Root intercepted them and politely asked him to meet Danzo; Akira refused.
• Uchiha Neji watched Root defer to Akira and assumed Akira was exceptionally strong, though he decided to ask his uncle for training advice instead.
• Uchiha Fugaku asked Akira whether his recent contact with Itachi had caused Itachi's change, and Akira waited until the system issued a mission to help them reconcile.
• Uchiha Akira told Fugaku that he had spoken with Itachi about respecting elders and Uchiha history, including how Senju Tobirama had prevented an Uchiha Hokage.

Uchiha Akira negotiated with Uchiha Fugaku to help Itachi grow closer to the clan, then chose to learn Izanami and revealed he had awakened a Two-Tomoe Sharingan. Meanwhile, Shimura Danzō ordered Root to supply Orochimaru with more Sharingan materials for his experiments.

• Uchiha Fugaku asked Akira to help Itachi bond with the Uchiha Clan and offered him a clan ninjutsu in exchange, so Akira demanded two, with the second tied to a future result.
• Fugaku showed Akira bamboo tablets describing secret techniques, and Akira chose Izanami instead of Izanagi.
• Fugaku returned with a copied Izanami technique and told Akira to learn it in secret, but Akira revealed his Two-Tomoe Sharingan and recorded the scroll before leaving.
• Fugaku was stunned that Akira had awakened his Sharingan and considered him a possible late-blooming genius.
• Shimura Danzō decided Akira could perish alongside the Uchiha Clan and ordered Root to give Orochimaru more Sharingan materials.

Hyuga Neji learned that the Branch Family’s suffering came from the abuse of the clan system, then met Uchiha Akira, who offered him hope of escaping the Caged Bird Seal. Akira accepted Neji’s request for help and received a quest to find a way to undo the seal.

• In Otogakure, Orochimaru dismissed a test subject whose Mangekyō Sharingan could only control iron.
• Hyuga Neji asked Hyuga Hiashi to teach him the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, but Hiashi struck him down and reminded him that Branch Family members were not entitled to learn it.
• Hyuga Neji left the clan grounds in despair and wandered into an abandoned area where he found Uchiha Akira sunbathing.
• Uchiha Akira explained how the Branch Family system had been corrupted and suggested that evolving the Byakugan beyond its current realm could make the Caged Bird Seal ineffective.
• Hyuga Neji asked Uchiha Akira to help him undo the seal, and Akira agreed as a quest appeared offering Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees.