Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Chi tortured Aburame Torune with an electric wheelchair, apparently seeking pain-based System rewards rather than information. Afterward, he stood with Yakushi Nonō beneath a neglected tree and told her he was an orphan whose parents had died on the battlefield.

• Yakushi Nonō placed the bound Aburame Torune in the electric wheelchair in the storeroom.
• Aburame Torune accused Nonō of betrayal and insisted he would never reveal anything about Danzo or Root.
• Uchiha Chi told Torune he had no interest in interrogating him, then sent Nonō outside so they could be alone.
• Uchiha Chi shocked Torune with Lightning-nature Chakra and received System points and increased Damage Increase from his pain.
• Uchiha Chi joined Nonō in the courtyard, explained that his parents had planted the untended tree before dying in battle, and said he was an orphan.

Uchiha Chi persuaded Yakushi Nonō to trust him and promised to protect her and the Orphanage from Danzo. The next day, he told Tsunade that Root agents had attacked him and asked her to take ownership of the Orphanage, leaving her furious that he had not told her sooner.

• Yakushi Nonō explained why she was willing to gamble on Uchiha Chi and Tsunade to escape Danzo's control.
• Uchiha Chi promised to protect Nonō and the Orphanage and improve its conditions.
• Yakushi Nonō removed her mask, introduced herself to Uchiha Chi, and clasped his hand beneath the moonlight.
• At a Konoha izakaya, Uchiha Chi asked Tsunade to take ownership of the Orphanage, and she warned him that Danzo would retaliate.
• Uchiha Chi revealed that Root agents had attacked him the previous day, then recounted what had happened.
• Tsunade became angry that Uchiha Chi had waited to tell her and had not gone straight to her house.

Uchiha Chi told Tsunade about capturing two Root operatives, and she agreed to help him reclaim the Orphanage in exchange for Yakushi Nonō’s intelligence. Before heading to confront Danzo, Tsunade told Chi that Killer B had requested him for negotiations.

• Tsunade warned Uchiha Chi that Danzo would react badly to the capture and agreed that the two Root operatives should stay with Chi rather than be returned.
• Uchiha Chi explained that Yakushi Nonō had promised him intelligence if he secured the Orphanage, and Tsunade recognized her as someone she knew from teaching the children there.
• Tsunade agreed to reclaim the Orphanage, which had belonged to the Senju clan, and asked Chi to share Nonō’s intelligence with her.
• Tsunade set off for the Hokage’s Office to demand an explanation from Danzo.
• Tsunade told Uchiha Chi that Killer B had refused to negotiate with anyone else and had specifically asked for him.

The Eight-Tails hid its defeat by Uchiha Chi from the other Tailed Beasts, misleading them into thinking the Sharingan posed little threat. Meanwhile, Killer B asked Uchiha Chi to help him avoid returning to Kumogakure.

• The Nine-Tails mocked the Eight-Tails for losing to Uchiha Chi and warned it to think carefully before facing the other Tailed Beasts.
• The Eight-Tails told Matatabi, Shukaku, and the others that it had captured Uchiha Chi and won the admiration of Kumogakure.
• When Matatabi asked about the Sharingan, the Eight-Tails claimed its effects were easy for Tailed Beasts to overcome.
• Killer B met with Uchiha Chi in the confinement room, asked for his help, and said he did not want to return to the village.

Killer B explained why he wanted to avoid returning to Kumogakure, and Uchiha Chi saw a way to use him against Shimura Danzō’s Root. Meanwhile, Danzō tried to blame the Uchiha for two missing subordinates, but Tsunade stormed into the Hokage’s Office to challenge his claims.

• Killer B told Uchiha Chi that he dreaded returning to Kumogakure because he expected to be confined there again after his failed mission.
• Uchiha Chi pointed out that Root had attacked Killer B and urged him to retaliate, giving him a reason to escape and strike at Shimura Danzō’s forces.
• Killer B recognized that Uchiha Chi wanted to exploit their dispute with Danzō, but agreed that undermining Root could benefit Kumogakure.
• Shimura Danzō accused the Uchiha of attacking two of his missing subordinates and tried to persuade Sarutobi Hiruzen to act against them.
• Tsunade kicked open the Hokage’s Office door and angrily denounced Danzō’s claims.

Tsunade confronted Danzō in the Hokage's Office over his attack on Uchiha Chi, while Hiruzen tried to postpone an investigation. Chi arrived and announced that every Root member stationed in the Confinement Room was dead.

• Tsunade stormed into the Hokage's Office and accused Danzō of attacking Uchiha Chi.
• Danzō claimed he had only sent subordinates to invite Chi for a discussion, but Tsunade said the attack happened after she had left him.
• Hiruzen intervened and promised to investigate, but Tsunade demanded an explanation that day and rejected his offer to send Anbu and Root members.
• Chi rushed into the office, greeted Tsunade and Danzō, and announced that all the Root members stationed in the Confinement Room were dead.

Uchiha Chi told Hiruzen and Danzo that Root’s men were dead, then Minato reported that Killer B had gone berserk and was heading toward Root’s base. Tsunade questioned Chi outside the Hokage Building, where he gave her a cover story and hinted that Nonō had helped him.

• Uchiha Chi told Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō that Root’s men had all died, but they did not believe him.
• Namikaze Minato reported that Killer B had gone berserk in the Confinement Room and requested reinforcements.
• Minato revealed that Root’s men had fallen and that the Eight-Tails was charging toward Root’s base, prompting Danzo to rush out.
• Tsunade pulled Uchiha Chi outside and questioned him about what he had done to cause the incident.
• Uchiha Chi claimed Killer B had asked him to let Root’s men into the Confinement Room, then suggested a woman with glasses had told him to thank Tsunade.
• Tsunade realized that the woman Chi meant was Nonō and understood that she had supplied Root’s intelligence.

Tsunade and Uchiha Chi headed to the chaos near Root’s base, where Killer B rampaged through buildings marked with the Sarutobi and Shimura emblems. Killer B revealed that Uchiha Chi had promised to help him escape Konoha and avoid being returned to Kumogakure if he destroyed his targets, and he discovered the hidden entrance to Root’s base.

• Tsunade praised Uchiha Chi for obtaining Root intelligence from Nonō, and he said he would help the village by going to Danzo’s aid.
• Tsunade and Uchiha Chi set off toward the destruction near Root’s base.
• Killer B smashed buildings and attacked Ninja tools while Orochimaru observed that his destruction targeted the Sarutobi and Shimura clans.
• Gyuki asked Killer B why he was rampaging, and Killer B explained that Uchiha Chi had promised to help him escape Konoha and avoid returning to Kumogakure.
• Killer B found a dry well beneath a banyan tree and recognized it as the entrance to Root’s base.

Killer B attacked Root Base as part of his agreement with Uchiha Chi, while pretending to be berserk so he could avoid blame. Uchiha Chi disrupted Shimura Danzō’s escape attempt, and Killer B’s attack then demolished the area.

• Killer B reached Root Base and prepared to crush its entrance after recognizing the Root Ninja’s cold gaze.
• Shimura Danzō arrived and ordered Killer B to stop, but Killer B continued, with the Eight-Tails lending him more Chakra.
• Killer B swung a giant palm toward Danzō’s buildings, giving Danzō a chance to prepare the Body Flicker Technique.
• Uchiha Chi appeared behind Danzō, picked up his discarded cane, and used it to interrupt his hand signs and disrupt his Chakra.
• Uchiha Chi vanished as a Shadow Clone, and Killer B’s attack shattered the walls and ground.

Uchiha Chi watched Killer B destroy the Root Base, then confronted Shimura Danzō, who survived by using Izanagi. Danzō revealed the Sharingan hidden under his bandages and tried to take Uchiha Chi’s eye, but Namikaze Minato arrived and questioned him about it.

• Uchiha Chi recovered his Shadow Clone’s memories and silently praised Killer B as he charged toward the Root Base.
• Killer B collapsed the Dry Well and scattered Root Ninja before fleeing north.
• Shimura Danzō appeared unharmed and blamed Uchiha Chi for the destruction and the loss of one Sharingan to Izanagi.
• Uchiha Chi pointed out that Danzō’s Chakra Metal cane had disrupted his Chakra and prevented his escape.
• Danzō revealed the Sharingan in his right eye and lunged for Uchiha Chi’s eye, but Uchiha Chi stopped his wrist.
• Namikaze Minato arrived and asked Danzō what was wrong with his eye.

Namikaze Minato intervened when Shimura Danzō threatened Uchiha Chi, then began to suspect Danzō had stolen more than one Uchiha Sharingan. Uchiha Chi left Minato stunned by suggesting Danzō’s bandaged arm also concealed a Byakugan.

• Namikaze Minato confronted Shimura Danzō after arriving to find him near Uchiha Chi with a hidden Sharingan in his right eye socket.
• Namikaze Minato stood between Shimura Danzō and Uchiha Chi, and Danzō left after warning Uchiha Chi before vanishing with Body Flicker.
• Uchiha Chi suggested that Shimura Danzō’s bandaged right arm might conceal Sharingan taken from Uchiha corpses missing from the war front.
• Namikaze Minato connected the missing Uchiha corpses to Danzō’s bandaged arm and suspected it held a Sharingan.
• Uchiha Chi claimed that Shimura Danzō’s arm also contained the Hyuga Clan’s Byakugan, and Namikaze Minato jumped in shock.

Uchiha Chi pushed Namikaze Minato to consider whether Danzo had also obtained Byakugan from Hyuga main-family members, deepening Minato’s doubts about Konoha’s leadership. Minato promised to investigate, and he and Chi ended the conversation as peers and friends.

• Namikaze Minato explained that the Hyuga branch family’s Caged Bird Seal should destroy their Byakugan if they died, making Danzo’s possession of Byakugan seem unlikely.
• Uchiha Chi suggested that Danzo might have taken eyes from deceased Hyuga main-family members, whose Byakugan were not protected by the seal.
• Namikaze Minato began questioning Danzo’s crimes, who supported him, and whether Sarutobi Hiruzen knew about them.
• Namikaze Minato told Uchiha Chi he would investigate the matter and said he had Uchiha friends, so he would not ignore it.
• Uchiha Chi prepared to leave the ruins to report to Teacher Tsunade, but Namikaze Minato asked him to stop calling him senpai.
• Namikaze Minato said they were peers, and Uchiha Chi accepted, calling him Brother Minato.

Tsunade restored order in the Medical Logistics Department and reunited with Kushina, who had come with Minato as a contingency against the Eight-Tails. As the Nine-Tails sensed an Uchiha near Tsunade and questioned her about him, Tsunade praised her student Uchiha Chi—who appeared behind her and thanked her.

• Tsunade directed the medical teams and quickly brought the chaotic Logistics Department back under control.
• Kushina told Tsunade that Minato had brought her along so she could use her power if needed.
• The Nine-Tails sensed an Uchiha near Tsunade and warned Kushina that he seemed dangerous.
• Kushina asked about Tsunade's Uchiha acquaintance, and Tsunade praised her student Uchiha Chi's talent, character, and determination.
• Uchiha Chi appeared behind Tsunade and thanked her for the praise, startling her.

Uchiha Chi visited Tsunade and Kushina, then used his Sharingan to enter Kushina’s mental space and confront the Nine-Tails. The Nine-Tails recognized Chi, who calmly challenged its bluster.

• Uchiha Chi arrived as Tsunade spoke with Kushina and teased Tsunade after overhearing her praise.
• Uchiha Chi introduced himself to Kushina and reassured her that Minato was safe and investigating matters.
• Uchiha Chi recognized Kushina as a Jinchuriki, revealed his Sharingan, and entered her mental space.
• The Nine-Tails warned Kushina too late, and Uchiha Chi appeared before its seal.
• Uchiha Chi told the Nine-Tails he had come to see the village’s Tailed Beast and dismissed its threats.
• The Nine-Tails asked Uchiha Chi’s name and defended its right to eavesdrop.

Uchiha Chi entered the Nine-Tails’ seal and provoked the beast, revealing that its apparent death had been a genjutsu. He claimed to be the Sage of Six Paths’ reincarnation, and the chapter ended with him preparing to teach the Nine-Tails a lesson.

• Uchiha Chi told the Nine-Tails he had come to give it a beating, then squeezed through the cage bars into its domain.
• The Nine-Tails struck Uchiha Chi down, but Uchiha Chi reappeared and revealed that the attack had occurred under a genjutsu.
• Uchiha Chi called the Nine-Tails Kurama, startling it by knowing the name given by the Sage of Six Paths.
• Uchiha Chi claimed to be the Sage of Six Paths’ reincarnation, then mocked the Nine-Tails as Haji-Nine and threatened to catch it up on its education.

Uchiha Chi trapped the Nine-Tails in a classroom genjutsu where it was forced to study for the college entrance exam and suffer painful punishment for wrong answers. After awakening, Chi told Tsunade that the Nine-Tails would soon wake up and should be quieter than before.

• The Nine-Tails found itself transformed into a student in Chi’s classroom and was forced to solve problems, with incorrect answers threatening a thousand needles.
• Tsunade waited beneath an old tree with Chi and Kushina, who remained motionless after Chi’s genjutsu.
• Chi awakened sooner than he had during his encounter with the Eight-Tails and apologized to Tsunade for making her wait.
• Chi explained that he had put the Nine-Tails through lessons and tests to improve its intelligence, while Tsunade doubted that the experience counted as a good dream.
• Chi left for dinner and assured Tsunade that Kushina would wake soon and that the Nine-Tails inside her should be quieter.

Uchiha Chi left Kushina in Tsunade’s care after using his Sharingan on the Nine-Tails, which left Kushina rested and the Nine-Tails furious and confused. The Nine-Tails shut itself inside its sealed cage, while Chi returned home and found a sleeping figure beneath his eaves.

• Tsunade waited beside the sleeping Kushina after Uchiha Chi departed.
• Kushina woke, mistook her sudden sleep for a possible attack, and learned that Chi had already left.
• Kushina recalled a strange dream about Chi teaching and trying to reform the Nine-Tails, while the Nine-Tails angrily searched for him inside the seal.
• The Nine-Tails cut off Kushina’s view by closing its cage gate and isolated itself, leaving Kushina and Tsunade bewildered.
• Uchiha Chi returned to his clan grounds at night, found a slender figure asleep beneath his eaves, and opened his System Panel.

Uchiha Chi reviewed the points he had gained from tormenting the Nine-Tails and considered spending them to unlock Wood Release and evolve his Sharingan. After Nohara Rin sleepily pounced on him and fled in embarrassment, he called her back and gave her a set of keys.

• Uchiha Chi checked his system notifications and saw that his Point Count had reached 910.
• Uchiha Chi considered using his points to unlock Wood Release and evolve his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Nohara Rin woke up and accidentally leapt at Uchiha Chi, who caught her safely.
• Nohara Rin realized what she had done, became flustered, and fled with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Uchiha Chi called Nohara Rin back and gave her a set of keys.

Uchiha Chi was preparing to evolve his Sharingan when he mistook Yakushi Nonō for a Root ninja and knocked her unconscious. He then unlocked the Mangekyō Sharingan, though its awakened ability was not revealed.

• Nohara Rin left after Uchiha Chi gave her the keys to his house.
• Uchiha Chi spotted a masked figure in his hallway and struck the person before recognizing her as Yakushi Nonō.
• Uchiha Chi carried the unconscious Yakushi Nonō to the living room and returned to his room.
• Uchiha Chi spent 400 points to evolve his Uchiha bloodline and felt chakra and pupillary power stirring around his eyes.
• Uchiha Chi's bloodline evolution succeeded, unlocking the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Uchiha Chi awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and learned the powers of his two new dōjutsu. After eating at Yakiniku Q, he was called by someone as he approached the bridge back to the Uchiha compound.

• Uchiha Chi examined his new Mangekyō Sharingan and found that its pattern had never appeared in the Uchiha records.
• The system revealed that Amenotoyoshiki created a Black Domain that manipulated time and illusion while marking targets with Misogi Seals.
• Uchiha Chi learned that Ame-no-Iwato let him teleport to sealed targets, burn them, and detonate their seals to expand the Black Domain and create Ash Miasma.
• Uchiha Chi realized that his dōjutsu focused on stacking harmful effects on opponents and considered their potential as finishing moves.
• After his evolution left him starving, Uchiha Chi ate at Yakiniku Q and headed back toward the clan compound.
• As Uchiha Chi neared the bridge, someone called out his name with surprise and hesitation.