Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Sanpo allowed Uchiha Yashiro to arrange a Mangekyō Sharingan transplant from the gravely wounded Uchiha Fugaku, then heard Uchiha Mikoto plead for Fugaku’s life. Sanpo left her request unresolved, saying it put him in a difficult position.

• Uchiha Yashiro told Uchiha Sanpo that Fugaku was secretly alive in the clan dungeon and near death.
• Uchiha Sanpo agreed to let Yashiro arrange a transplant, requiring a matching blood type, sufficient chakra, and loyalty to the clan.
• Uchiha Sanpo ordered that Fugaku receive no further treatment and left the dungeon while Yashiro went to organize the transplant.
• Uchiha Mikoto waited for Sanpo and begged him to spare Fugaku, offering to do anything in return.
• Uchiha Sanpo told Mikoto that her request put him in a difficult position.

Uchiha Mikoto begged Uchiha Sanpo to spare Fugaku, but he allowed her and Itachi to visit him in the dungeon before he died. After Fugaku’s funeral, Sanpo felt drawn to comfort Mikoto, and a system quest appeared ordering him to win her favor.

• Uchiha Mikoto knelt and pleaded with Uchiha Sanpo to spare Fugaku, offering to leave the Land of Fire with Itachi.
• Uchiha Sanpo said Fugaku could not be saved but arranged for Mikoto and Itachi to visit him in the dungeon.
• Fugaku apologized to Mikoto and Itachi, then died as they held his hand and begged him to stay.
• The Uchiha clan announced Fugaku’s funeral, where Mikoto and Itachi mourned as other clan members watched from a distance.
• Uchiha Sanpo watched Mikoto grieve and received a system quest to collect her and raise her favorability to 100% in exchange for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

At Fugaku’s funeral, Uchiha Sanpo comforted the grieving Mikoto and asked her to become his woman, promising to care for her and Itachi. Mikoto resisted, and Sanpo argued that their marriage would also protect the Uchiha Clan’s future.

• After the mourners left, Sanpo approached Mikoto and Itachi at Fugaku’s grave and urged them to look after their health.
• Sanpo encouraged Itachi to be brave and protect his mother, then sent him to wait nearby so he could speak with Mikoto alone.
• Sanpo told Mikoto she needed to recover for Itachi’s sake and asked her to become his woman, promising to give them a warm home.
• Mikoto recoiled from Sanpo’s proposal and said she was Fugaku’s widow and would not be worthy of him or want to hold him back.
• Sanpo insisted he was willing to marry her and said the weakened village and the Uchiha Clan’s precarious position made their union important for the clan’s future.

Uchiha Mikoto asked Uchiha Sanpo for time to consider his marriage proposal, then left the cemetery with Itachi. Sanpo sought Uchiha Yashiro’s support, and Yashiro agreed to persuade Mikoto and the clan.

• Uchiha Mikoto told Uchiha Sanpo she needed time to decide whether to marry him, then comforted Itachi and left the cemetery with him.
• Uchiha Sanpo promised Fugaku’s Tombstone that he would care for Mikoto and Itachi and guide Itachi.
• Uchiha Sanpo visited Uchiha Yashiro and announced that he intended to marry Mikoto.
• Uchiha Sanpo argued that marrying Mikoto would let him guide Itachi, strengthen the Uchiha through their future child, and support the village’s recovery after the war.
• Uchiha Yashiro accepted Sanpo’s reasoning and agreed to speak with Mikoto and persuade the clan to support the marriage.

Uchiha Sanpo learned that Kushina Uzumaki could not reject Namikaze Minato, and he agreed to show her the Uzumaki Clan’s suffering through Uzumaki Chinatsu’s memories. He began reading Chinatsu’s memories, exposing the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools and the survivors’ brutal exile.

• Uchiha Sanpo received a quest to win over Kushina Uzumaki and raise her affection to 100% in exchange for a complete Nine-Tails.
• Uchiha Sanpo visited Uzumaki Chinatsu, who told him Namikaze Minato kept seeing Kushina and that Kushina defended him.
• Uchiha Sanpo explained that Kushina needed to experience the Uzumaki Clan’s suffering to understand it, and Chinatsu volunteered her memories.
• Uchiha Sanpo warned Chinatsu that reading her memories would expose private matters, and she agreed to proceed.
• Uchiha Sanpo used his Mangekyō Sharingan to read Chinatsu’s memories of the Land of Whirlpools’ destruction, her parents’ deaths, the deadly exile, and her sister’s death in Kusagakure.

Uchiha Sanpo and Uzumaki Chinatsu prepared Kushina to face the suffering of the Uzumaki Clan through a Tsukuyomi illusion. The illusion began with Kushina experiencing the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools as a terrified young child.

• Uchiha Sanpo altered Uzumaki Chinatsu's memories, preserving the scenes of her family's suffering for the illusion.
• Uzumaki Chinatsu and Uchiha Sanpo visited Kushina and urged her to understand what the Uzumaki Clan had endured.
• Kushina agreed to experience the illusion so she could do something for her clan.
• Uchiha Sanpo cast Tsukuyomi, and Kushina found herself as a small child amid the burning streets and slaughter of the Land of Whirlpools.

Uchiha Sanpo’s Tsukuyomi made Kushina relive the suffering of her clan, transforming her outlook and resolve. She emerged determined to protect the surviving Uzumaki and seek justice, while Sanpo considered his plan to win her over nearly complete.

• Kushina relived her parents’ deaths, her clan’s flight into exile, and the losses and abuse her clansmen endured in Kusagakure.
• Kushina awoke from the Tsukuyomi and clung to Uzumaki Chinatsu as she tried to compose herself.
• Kushina thanked Uchiha Sanpo for making her understand her clan’s pain and responsibility.
• Kushina vowed to train, master the Nine-Tails’ power, protect the surviving clansmen, and punish Sarutobi Hiruzen’s remaining forces.
• Uchiha Sanpo privately judged that he had taken the crucial step toward winning Kushina over, while Chinatsu saw renewed hope for the Uzumaki Clan.

Namikaze Minato visited Kushina Uzumaki with her favorite Salty Bean Cake, hoping to reconcile, but she rejected him and ended their relationship. She told him to leave her and the Uzumaki Clan alone, leaving him shocked and confused.

• Namikaze Minato entered the courtyard carrying Salty Bean Cake and cautiously approached Kushina Uzumaki.
• Kushina avoided the offered pastries and told Namikaze Minato not to visit her again because there was nothing left between them.
• Namikaze Minato recalled their years together and asked whether the Uzumaki Clan had turned her against him.
• Kushina denied being angry or mistaken and ordered Namikaze Minato to leave her and the Uzumaki Clan alone.

Kushina rejected Minato and insisted that she was clear-headed, while Minato blamed Sanpo for changing her. Sanpo revealed that he had shown Kushina the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools and the suffering of her clan, leaving Minato unable to accept her decision.

• Minato grabbed Kushina's wrist and searched her for signs of genjutsu, but found her mind stable and free of interference.
• Kushina broke free, told Minato to leave and never return, then went inside with Chinatsu.
• After the door closed, Minato's despair turned to anger, and he accused Sanpo of manipulating Kushina.
• Sanpo said he had used genjutsu to show Kushina the fall of the Land of Whirlpools and the suffering of the Uzumaki clansmen.
• Sanpo said Kushina had awakened to her responsibilities as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but Minato shook his head and insisted that she loved him.

Uchiha Sanpo told Namikaze Minato that Kushina had changed because Minato’s cowardice had driven her away, then recounted how Jiraiya abandoned Tsunade when she sought justice against Sarutobi Hiruzen. He declared that Tsunade had chosen him and that he would marry her, leaving Minato speechless and overwhelmed.

• Namikaze Minato accused Uchiha Sanpo of using genjutsu to alter Kushina’s memories, but Sanpo blamed Minato’s cowardice for her change.
• Uchiha Sanpo compared Minato to Jiraiya, prompting Minato to angrily defend his teacher.
• Uchiha Sanpo revealed that Tsunade had sought Jiraiya’s help after learning Sarutobi Hiruzen orchestrated the deaths of Nawaki and Senju Clan members.
• Uchiha Sanpo said Jiraiya had fled rather than oppose Sarutobi Hiruzen, causing Tsunade to lose faith in him.
• Uchiha Sanpo declared that Tsunade had chosen him and that he would soon marry her, while Minato stood frozen and unable to respond.

Uchiha Sanpo left Kushina to recover from her feelings for Namikaze Minato, then summoned Konoha’s leaders to propose laws encouraging multiple marriages and protecting the property of fallen ninjas’ children. The three advisors supported the measures, and Sanpo ordered them drafted for announcement the next morning while declaring he would lead by taking multiple wives.

• Namikaze Minato left after Kushina told him not to visit her again, and Uchiha Sanpo gave Kushina space before departing.
• Uchiha Sanpo summoned Tsunade, Hyuga Hiashi, and Nara Shikaku to discuss two measures he said were vital to Konoha’s survival.
• Uchiha Sanpo proposed the Pro-Natalist Act, which would permit male ninjas to marry multiple wives and reward families with many children.
• Uchiha Sanpo proposed the Property Protection Act to ensure children inherited the property of fathers killed in war or on missions.
• Tsunade, Hyuga Hiashi, and Nara Shikaku each supported both acts and agreed to help implement them.
• Uchiha Sanpo assigned Nara Shikaku, Tsunade, and Hyuga Hiashi to draft the acts for announcement the next morning and said he would lead by marrying multiple women.

Uchiha Sanpo announced laws allowing multiple marriages and protecting heirs’ property, then reassured Tsunade by asking her to marry him. Tsunade accepted, and the two went toward her bedroom together.

• Hyuga Hiashi and Nara Shikaku pledged their clans’ support for Uchiha Sanpo’s acts, while Tsunade agreed to help despite feeling jealous and uncertain.
• Anbu posted the acts and Konoha’s ninja publicized them throughout the village, where residents largely welcomed the changes.
• Uchiha Sanpo visited Tsunade and told her he wanted to marry her and give her a proper place by his side.
• Tsunade questioned whether he truly loved her and whether their age difference mattered, and Uchiha Sanpo kissed her to reassure her.
• Tsunade accepted his proposal and warned him not to betray her feelings, and Uchiha Sanpo promised to cherish and protect her.
• Tsunade asked Uchiha Sanpo to carry her to the bedroom, and he teased her about what reward she would give him.

Uchiha Sanpo told Uzumaki Chinatsu that the Uchiha had created the tailed beasts and offered to make Kushina a perfect jinchuriki if she married him. Chinatsu went to tell Kushina, who was already torn over her breakup with Namikaze Minato, about the offer to empower her and revive the Uzumaki Clan.

• Uchiha Sanpo visited Uzumaki Chinatsu and revealed that an unacknowledged Uchiha ancestor had created the Nine Tailed Beasts.
• Uchiha Sanpo said he could help Kushina control the Nine-Tails and become a perfect jinchuriki if she married him and joined the Uchiha clan.
• Uzumaki Chinatsu eagerly promised to persuade Kushina to accept the marriage proposal.
• Uzumaki Chinatsu found Kushina struggling with her feelings after breaking with Namikaze Minato and told her about Uchiha Sanpo's offer.

Kushina agreed to marry Uchiha Sanpo for the sake of reviving the Uzumaki Clan, and the Uchiha Clan delivered her bride price alongside those for his other six intended wives. Minato learned of Kushina’s decision and rushed to confront her, demanding to know whether she was really going to marry Sanpo.

• Chinatsu urged Kushina to marry Uchiha Sanpo to gain support for reviving the Uzumaki Clan, and Kushina went to Hokage Rock to consider the proposal.
• Uchiha Sanpo told Kushina that Tsunade had agreed to marry him for the sake of the Senju Clan, and Kushina decided to marry him as well.
• Uchiha Sanpo instructed Uchiha Yashiro to arrange bride prices for his seven intended wives, and Yashiro reported that Uchiha Mikoto had agreed to marry him.
• Uchiha clansmen delivered the bride prices to the seven women, and Kushina accepted hers as Chinatsu celebrated the Uzumaki Clan’s renewed hopes.
• Namikaze Minato heard villagers say Kushina was marrying Uchiha Sanpo, then ran to the Uzumaki courtyard despite the guards trying to stop him.
• Minato grabbed Kushina’s hand and demanded to know whether she was really going to marry Sanpo.

After Kushina rejected Namikaze Minato and told him not to return, he wandered the streets and ran into Jiraiya, who was grieving Tsunade's choice to marry Uchiha Sanpo. The two drank until they were drunk and headed for the Hokage Building, vowing to confront Uchiha Sanpo and take Kushina and Tsunade back.

• Kushina rejected Namikaze Minato, said she would take Sarutobi Hiruzen's head herself, and shut the door on him.
• Namikaze Minato wandered the streets in despair and collided with Jiraiya, who was also mourning Tsunade's decision to marry Uchiha Sanpo.
• Jiraiya comforted Namikaze Minato, and the two shared their heartbreak over Kushina and Tsunade.
• Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato drank their sake until they were drunk and began angrily blaming Uchiha Sanpo.
• Namikaze Minato and Jiraiya staggered toward the Hokage Building, shouting that they would confront Uchiha Sanpo and take Kushina and Tsunade back.

Uchiha Sanpo prepared for the wedding while Namikaze Minato and Jiraiya stormed the Hokage Building to confront him. Uchiha Shisui countered Minato’s attacks and used the Phantom Body Flicker Technique to surround him with phantoms.

• Uchiha Sanpo ordered Uchiha Yashiro to finalize the wedding arrangements and told the guards to stop Minato and Jiraiya without killing them.
• Namikaze Minato and Jiraiya, drunk and enraged, injured guards and tried to force their way into the Hokage Building.
• Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Ryuka arrived and ordered the other Uchiha ninja to step back.
• Namikaze Minato threw kunai at Uchiha Shisui, who deflected them with his Sharingan and precise throwing technique.
• Uchiha Shisui activated the Phantom Body Flicker Technique, producing more than twenty phantoms that surrounded Namikaze Minato and attacked.

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Ryuka subdued the drunken Namikaze Minato and Jiraiya beneath the Hokage Building. They carried both unconscious men toward Konoha's dungeon, leaving the disturbance contained before it could threaten the next day's wedding.

• Uchiha Shisui knocked Namikaze Minato unconscious and ordered two Uchiha ninja to guard him.
• Uchiha Ryuka tried to control Jiraiya with genjutsu, but Jiraiya resisted and attacked with Fire Style: Great Flame Bomb.
• Uchiha Ryuka trapped Jiraiya in his Green Susanoo before he could finish the jutsu and held him until he lost consciousness.
• Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Ryuka carried Namikaze Minato and Jiraiya toward Konoha's dungeon.

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Ryuka left Jiraiya and Namikaze Minato imprisoned to prevent them from disrupting Uchiha Sanpo’s wedding. The wedding began with seven brides arriving in Konoha, and Uchiha Sanpo led Tsunade into the ceremony with the other six brides following.

• Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Ryuka placed Namikaze Minato and Jiraiya in adjacent dungeon cells and ordered a guard to watch them until the wedding ended.
• Jiraiya woke with his chakra sealed, learned that Uchiha Sanpo’s wedding had begun, and received a meal and wine from the Hokage.
• Konoha’s villagers gathered to celebrate as seven bridal processions carrying Princess Tsunade, Kushina Uzumaki, Uchiha Mikoto, Uchiha Ami, Uzumaki Huiyi, Aoyama Yui, and Sango approached Uchiha Sanpo’s residence.
• Kushina Uzumaki resolved to focus on reviving her clan, while Tsunade accepted that she would not be with Jiraiya and chose to support Uchiha Sanpo.
• Uchiha Sanpo took Tsunade’s hand and led her into the wedding ceremony as the guests applauded and the other six brides followed.

Uchiha Sanpo returned to work after spending seven days off with his seven wives, and Nara Shikaku and Hyuga Hiashi briefed him on a major defection. The chapter ended as Sanpo learned that Sarutobi Hiruzen had defected to the Land of Fire's Daimyo with more than a thousand Sarutobi clan ninja.

• Uchiha Sanpo spent seven days enjoying time with his wives after his wedding and taking leave as Hokage.
• Uchiha Mikoto woke Sanpo on the eighth morning and urged him to return to work because official business had piled up.
• Sanpo joked with his wives about resigning, but they encouraged him to fulfill his responsibilities as Hokage.
• Sanpo and Tsunade left for the Hokage Building, where they found Nara Shikaku and Hyuga Hiashi exhausted by the accumulated work.
• Nara Shikaku told Sanpo that Sarutobi Hiruzen had publicly defected to the Land of Fire's Daimyo with more than a thousand Sarutobi clan ninja.

Uchiha Sanpo rejected compromise with the Daimyo and proposed taking control of the Land of Fire before unifying the Ninja World and ending its wars. Nara Shikaku, Hyuga Hiashi, and Tsunade pledged support, while Sanpo insisted he would face the Daimyo and Sarutobi Hiruzen alone and left them to prepare for postwar rule.

• Nara Shikaku and Hyuga Hiashi explained that the Daimyo had demanded Konoha restore the Sarutobi Clan’s privileges and threatened to cut village funding and mission allocations.
• Uchiha Sanpo rejected compromise and proposed killing the Daimyo and becoming the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
• Sanpo declared that he intended to unify the Ninja World, end war, and lead humanity toward the sea of stars, claiming his Mangekyō Sharingan and Sage Mode could defeat the other great villages.
• Nara Shikaku, Hyuga Hiashi, and Tsunade agreed to support Sanpo’s plan to unify the Ninja World.
• Sanpo ordered the group to prepare for dealing with the Daimyo and Sarutobi Hiruzen, but refused to let anyone accompany him and assigned the others to prepare for postwar administration.