Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Akira promised to teach Neji the Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms and suggested that he also consider long-range assassination. He then joined Fugaku and Itachi at the Hokage's office, where the Hyuga, Yamanaka, and Aburame clan heads confronted the Uchiha over Akira's intrusion and the disappearance of Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Toru.

• Akira accepted a mission to teach Neji the Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms and suggested that Neji use his Byakugan for long-range assassination.
• Itachi reported that the Hyuga, Yamanaka, and Aburame clans were pressuring the Uchiha at the Hokage's office, with the latter two linking the missing men's scents to Uchiha grounds.
• Akira reassured Neji and the others, then went with Itachi to the Hokage's office as the Uchiha prepared to face the accusations.
• Hyuga Hiashi accused Akira of trespassing and disrupting the Hyuga Clan Tournament, while invoking the clans' independence and village rules.
• Fugaku challenged Hiashi's dignity, and Hiashi countered by accusing the Uchiha of murdering Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Toru.
• Yamanaka Inoichi cited the Ninja Dogs' scent trail and asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to order a thorough investigation of the Uchiha Clan.

Yamanaka Inoichi and Aburame Shibi confronted the Uchiha over their missing men, while Hyuga Hiashi tried to use the dispute to pressure Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Itachi. Uchiha Akira defused the accusations, and Hiashi left warning that Konoha was watching the Uchiha Clan, especially Akira.

• Yamanaka Inoichi and Aburame Shibi demanded an explanation from Uchiha Fugaku for Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Toru disappearing in Uchiha territory.
• Hyuga Hiashi accused the Uchiha Clan of killing the missing shinobi and suggested they might intend to betray Konoha, provoking Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Itachi.
• Uchiha Akira asked where the evidence was and pointed out that outsiders rarely approached Uchiha territory, prompting Yamanaka Inoichi and Aburame Shibi to withdraw.
• Outside the Hokage Building, Yamanaka Inoichi concluded that Uchiha Akira had implied Danzo sent Yamanaka Fu and Aburame Toru on a mission, and told Aburame Shibi not to pursue the matter.
• Hyuga Hiashi continued demanding an explanation for Uchiha Akira disrupting the Hyuga Clan's internal grand competition, but Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Akira turned the pressure back on him.
• Hyuga Hiashi left after warning that Konoha was watching the Uchiha Clan, especially Uchiha Akira.

Uchiha Akira exposed Shimura Danzō’s role in turning Hyuga Hiashi against the Uchiha and challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi to uphold the Will of Fire even if it meant killing Danzō. He then went to Naruto’s home to continue his mission to help the boy develop proper values.

• Hyuga Hiashi warned Uchiha Fugaku that the village was watching the Uchiha Clan, but Uchiha Akira revealed that Shimura Danzō had used Hiashi as a pawn.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ended the confrontation, but Akira asked whether he would kill Orochimaru or Shimura Danzō if either betrayed the village, leaving Hiruzen unable to answer firmly.
• Akira urged Hiruzen to make the right choice if that day came, then left with Fugaku and Uchiha Itachi following him.
• Fugaku wondered whether Akira was more suited to lead the Uchiha Clan, and Itachi admitted he had thought the same.
• Akira bought food and went to Naruto’s dilapidated home, where he put an Anbu guard into a daze so he could approach the boy.

Uchiha Akira brought Naruto Uzumaki and Hyuga Neji together, then agreed to train Naruto after learning how badly he was treated. He entered Naruto’s inner world to confront the Nine-Tails.

• Naruto Uzumaki welcomed Uchiha Akira and offered him an expensive cup of limited-edition instant noodles, but Akira scolded him and tried unsuccessfully to cook a meal.
• Uchiha Akira summoned a crow to invite Hyuga Neji to eat with them, and Neji initially mistook Naruto for someone trying to take Akira away.
• After learning Naruto was the child villagers called a demon fox, Neji apologized and promised to be his friend.
• Uchiha Akira took Naruto and Neji to the Senju Clan and announced they would train; Naruto asked to learn how to become strong and stop being bullied.
• A mission prompted Uchiha Akira to help Naruto master the Nine-Tails, so Akira entered Naruto’s inner world and faced the imprisoned beast.

Uchiha Akira restrained the Nine-Tails and told Naruto Uzumaki the truth about his parents and the Tailed Beast sealed inside him. After Naruto resolved to become a great ninja, Akira completed his mission and drew the Fire Style: Dragon Flame Song Technique.

• Uchiha Akira entered Sage Mode and pinned the Nine-Tails with the Sage Art: Gate of the Great God.
• Akira warned the Nine-Tails against attacking again and explained to Naruto that Tailed Beasts were not demons.
• Akira told Naruto that his father, Minato Namikaze, was the Fourth Hokage and that the Nine-Tails was a gift from his parents.
• Naruto cried with relief, thanked Akira, and vowed to become an outstanding ninja.
• Akira completed his mission and drew the Fire Style: Dragon Flame Song Technique.

Uchiha Akira taught Naruto Chakra extraction and the Three Basic Techniques, then entered Naruto’s inner world and tore off the seal’s paper strip. Meanwhile, Danzo obtained Orochimaru’s Mangekyō Sharingan and Wood Release test subject and ordered Root to capture Naruto.

• Hiruzen refused Danzo’s demands to take Naruto for training or kill Akira, and Danzo left after threatening him.
• Danzo returned to Root, received Orochimaru’s Living Corpse Reincarnation technique and a test subject with Mangekyō Sharingan and Wood Release, and ordered Root to pursue Naruto.
• Naruto quickly learned Chakra extraction and the Three Basic Techniques, and Akira placed protective Mangekyo patterns on Naruto and Neji’s hands.
• Akira entered Naruto’s inner world and tore the paper strip from Naruto’s seal despite Minato Namikaze trying to stop him.

Uchiha Akira helped Naruto Uzumaki gain control of the Nine-Tails' Chakra and returned with him from the mindscape. Later, Shisui reunited with Uchiha Itachi at Akira's home, where Itachi asked how Akira had persuaded him to survive.

• Uchiha Akira sealed Minato Namikaze's Chakra remnant and took Naruto into his mindscape.
• The Nine-Tails willingly shared its Chakra with Naruto after Uchiha Akira's warning, allowing Naruto to enter Nine-Tails Mode.
• Uchiha Akira returned to the real world with Naruto, startling Neji and Asuma Sarutobi with Naruto's power.
• Asuma Sarutobi and Neji trained late into the night while Naruto went home to sleep.
• Uchiha Itachi met Shisui at Uchiha Akira's home, and Shisui credited Akira with saving him from suicide.
• Itachi asked how Akira had persuaded Shisui, but Shisui avoided the unpleasant topic.

Uchiha Akira recruited Shisui and Itachi to strike Root and frame other clans for the attack. After they killed every Root member present, Akira gave them a Scroll of evidence to spread about Danzo.

• Shisui told Akira he had recruited Kisame Hoshigaki and Juzo Biwa, then warned him that Orochimaru had entered the Land of Fire.
• Akira said they would retaliate against Danzo and explained a plan that left Shisui and Itachi stunned.
• Akira, Shisui, and Itachi attacked Root, using techniques associated with the Hyuga and Shimura clans to frame them.
• The three killed every Root member at the scene, while Danzo was absent.
• Akira gave Shisui and Itachi a Scroll detailing Danzo's actions, and they agreed to spread the information.

After learning that Root had been destroyed, Danzo investigated the evidence and accused the Hyuga Clan of involvement. At the Hokage’s office, he insisted on investigating them first, while Akira declared the Uchiha Clan had nothing to hide.

• Kakashi learned that Root’s ninjas had been killed, then raced away despite Might Guy’s attempt to stop him.
• Tsunade received a note by kunai and ordered Shizune to return with her to the village.
• Danzo found traces of Lightning Release, Vacuum Sphere, and Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms at the scene and suspected several clans.
• Hiruzen gathered Akira, Itachi, Kakashi, and the clan heads to investigate Root’s destruction, and the Nara, Yamanaka, Akimichi, and Hyuga clans agreed to cooperate.
• Akira challenged Danzo to investigate the Uchiha Clan, but Danzo dismissed the idea and demanded to know which Hyuga members could use Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms and what they had done the day before.

Hatake Kakashi accused Shimura Danzō of contributing to his father’s death and demanded a new investigation. Danzō denied involvement, while Kakashi asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to have Ibiki and the Yamanaka Clan investigate him.

• Shimura Danzō ordered Hyuga Hiashi to investigate his clan, and Uchiha Akira mocked Hiashi as he left to comply.
• Danzō announced that the other clans, including the Uchiha Clan, would also be investigated, and Uchiha Fugaku agreed to take him there.
• Hatake Kakashi challenged Danzō, arguing that the safety of Konoha’s people mattered alongside Root’s losses.
• Kakashi demanded that Danzō explain his role in the Konoha White Fang’s death and accused him of spreading rumors that drove his father to die.
• Danzō denied the accusation, and Hiruzen Sarutobi suggested it could be a misunderstanding.
• Kakashi asked Hiruzen to have Ibiki and the Yamanaka Clan investigate Danzō, pledging to give his life to Danzō if the investigation cleared him.

Kakashi demanded answers about his father’s death while Hiruzen promised to resolve the matter, and Konoha’s investigation of the Root killings found no evidence against the Uchiha. When Root accused Hyuga Liuhuo of the murders, Akira realized his memory alterations had exposed him, putting his sparring partner at risk.

• Kakashi confronted Danzō and demanded an answer about his father, and Hiruzen promised to investigate Sakumo’s death after addressing the Root killings.
• Konoha searched the Uchiha Clan for three days but found nothing, while Akira told Kakashi to seek him out if the investigation failed.
• Akira took Naruto and Neji around town and suggested Kakashi could find comfort in reading Make-Out Paradise.
• Itachi summoned Akira to the Hokage Building after a situation arose involving the Hyuga Clan.
• Danzō accused Hyuga Liuhuo of killing Root Ninja because Liuhuo’s memories had been altered, and Akira realized his own sparring partner was about to be lost.

Yamanaka Inoichi confirmed that Hyuga Liuhuo’s memories had been altered on the day Root was destroyed, and Hyuga Hiashi disavowed him as Danzo took him away for interrogation. Kakashi then renewed his demand to investigate Danzo’s memories about his father, leaving the decision to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• Yamanaka Inoichi confirmed Hyuga Liuhuo’s memories had been modified, and Hyuga Hiashi disowned Liuhuo and separated the Hyuga Clan from his actions.
• Shimura Danzō ordered Hyuga Liuhuo taken away for interrogation, while Uchiha Akira warned Hyuga Hiashi about sacrificing his brother and Branch Family members.
• Hatake Kakashi asked Yamanaka Inoichi to investigate Shimura Danzō’s memories about his father, but Danzō accused him of challenging Konoha’s leadership.
• Might Guy tried to stop Kakashi, who insisted he could not back down after learning why his father had died.
• Hatake Kakashi knelt before Hiruzen Sarutobi and asked him to give an answer.

Hiruzen Sarutobi postponed investigating Hatake Sakumo’s case, leaving Kakashi shaken until Akira challenged the Hokage’s reasoning. Fugaku backed Akira and confronted Danzo, ending the chapter with Danzo realizing Fugaku had become Akira’s steadfast spokesman.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Kakashi that Root’s reconstruction and village stability had to come first, delaying an answer about Hatake Sakumo.
• Kakashi recognized Danzo’s mockery and fell silent, recalling Akira’s offer to help if the investigation found nothing.
• Akira challenged Hiruzen’s refusal to investigate Hatake Sakumo’s case while pursuing the Root matter, asking whether the Hatake Clan counted among the village’s people.
• Danzo accused Akira of questioning the Hokage and tried to turn the confrontation into a test of the Uchiha Clan’s loyalty.
• Fugaku declared the Uchiha Clan loyal to Konoha and demanded that Hatake Sakumo’s name be cleared, then challenged Danzo to explain his refusal.
• Danzo realized Fugaku was following Akira’s lead and had become his spokesman.

Tsunade confronted Danzo over the Senju Clan’s deaths during the Second Shinobi World War and attacked him when he tried to leave. Hiruzen stopped her from killing Danzo, but Tsunade demanded an investigation as she faced the gathered ninjas.

• Danzo claimed the Uchiha Clan had no reason to interfere in Kakashi’s case, and Fugaku fell silent while Kakashi lost hope.
• Tsunade and Shizune burst into the Hokage Building, and Tsunade demanded that Danzo explain the Senju Clan’s battlefield deaths.
• Danzo tried to leave, but Tsunade struck him hard and followed with another punch intended to kill him.
• Hiruzen blocked Tsunade’s next attack and ordered medical ninjas to take the injured Danzo for treatment.
• Tsunade warned Danzo that he would die if an investigation proved his involvement, then glared at the assembled ninjas.

Uchiha Akira encouraged Tsunade’s anger toward Danzo, then followed her to the Senju Clan compound and claimed her family home as his own. Tsunade was left furious after discovering that her house had been stolen.

• Tsunade recognized Akira, and Fugaku refused her suggestion that he return to the Senju surname.
• Akira urged Tsunade to make her attacks faster and more ruthless, angering Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Tsunade told Akira she would not forgive Danzo if he had conspired against the Senju Clan.
• Akira accompanied Tsunade to the Senju Clan compound and entered the house she believed was her family home.
• Akira told Tsunade the house was his and shut the door, leaving her furious.

Tsunade discovered that Akira had taught Asuma Sage Mode and was amazed by Akira's instant mastery of it. Akira then demonstrated a long-range Chakra arrow, leaving Tsunade convinced that his clever tactics were underhanded.

• Tsunade saw Asuma training and questioned how he could learn Sage Mode.
• Asuma called on Akira, whose Shadow Clone activated Sage Mode instantly and helped Asuma display his partial version.
• Tsunade asked where Akira learned Sage Mode, and Akira said he had sensed natural energy while staying with the Senju Clan.
• Neji showed Akira his weak Chakra arrow, and Akira advised him to add Chakra transformation, rotation, and Wind Release.
• Akira fired a Fire Release arrow that exploded about a kilometer away, impressing Neji and Tsunade.

Akira planned to teach Neji a full range of Hyuga techniques, then helped Naruto reveal that he could control the Nine-Tails, astonishing Tsunade. Meanwhile, Hyuga Hiashi plotted to kill Neji during a Main Family selection ceremony, but a figure with a Mangekyō Sharingan appeared before him.

• Akira urged Neji to master several Hyuga techniques, but Neji explained that the Main Family restricted access to them.
• Akira gave Neji Chakra Nature Transformation books and Chakra Paper, revealing Neji had fire, earth, and water affinities but not wind.
• Tsunade confronted Naruto, who showed his Nine-Tails power and said Akira had helped him control the beast.
• Hyuga Hiashi blamed Akira for the clan's loss of standing and planned to kill Neji during a selection ceremony for Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms.
• A scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan suddenly appeared before Hyuga Hiashi.

Akira and Itachi were assigned to investigate the disappearance of Konoha ninja near the Land of Fire and Land of Rain border, with Tsunade joining them. As the team prepared to depart, Danzo used Izanagi to recover from his injuries and plotted to have Hanzo kill one of the Uchiha.

• Akira ordered Hyuga Hiashi to secretly teach Neji each morning under an illusion.
• The Hokage summoned Akira and Itachi and told them that ninja and investigators had disappeared near the border.
• Tsunade volunteered to join the mission, and Akira also agreed to represent the Uchiha Clan alongside Kakashi.
• Hiruzen ordered the team to depart the following morning and warned them not to underestimate Hanzo.
• Akira suspected Danzo was behind the disappearances, while Danzo revealed that he had used a Three Tomoe Sharingan to rewrite his injuries and planned to make Hanzo kill Akira or Itachi.

Kakashi questioned whether fairness existed after Tsunade explained why the Third Hokage would not investigate Danzō and his father’s death. Akira challenged Kakashi’s despair by suggesting that, just as the First Hokage ended the Warring States era, they could create an era of fairness.

• Danzō concluded that Akira must not be allowed to emerge as a leader who could unite the Uchiha Clan.
• Kakashi spent the night questioning his loyalty to Konoha and whether his father’s suicide had truly been for the village.
• Tsunade led Kakashi and Akira out of the village, and Kakashi asked whether true fairness existed.
• Tsunade told Kakashi that the Third Hokage favored people according to their value to Konoha and would not investigate Danzō, a close friend and Root leader.
• Kakashi despaired that he would never learn the truth about his father’s death.
• Akira reminded Kakashi that the First Hokage had ended the Warring States era and suggested they could create an era of fairness, giving Kakashi a glimmer of hope.

Akira, Tsunade, and Kakashi reached the Land of Rain, where Tsunade’s hemophobia left her vulnerable to an attacker. After Akira rescued her, Tsunade insisted he help her overcome her fear so she could pursue a mission tied to Danzo, but an explosion and a surrounding force cut them off.

• Akira, Tsunade, and Kakashi arrived in the Land of Rain and headed to a contact point in an inconspicuous bookstore.
• Tsunade froze at the smell of blood as an attacker struck, but Akira used his Sharingan and killed the assailant with one slash.
• Akira carried Tsunade upstairs, where she recovered from her hemophobia and said she had to cure it to complete an important mission.
• Akira guessed that Tsunade’s mission involved Danzo, and she asked him to help her overcome her fear at any cost.
• An explosion erupted downstairs as dark figures surrounded the bookstore, and Akira shouted for Kakashi to run.