Chapter Summaries

Ōtsutsuki Senjin welcomed Hyuga Tennin, Sosuke, and Mito as allies, while Tennin secretly learned how to awaken the Tenseigan. Sosuke and Mito attacked the Rebel Army, and the chapter ended with Sosuke facing Ōtsutsuki Yoshiyuki, a much stronger fighter than Tennin’s intelligence had suggested.

• Hyuga Tennin told Ōtsutsuki Senjin that he had come to join forces against the Rebel Army, preventing a fight and earning the newcomers a room in the Hall of Time.
• Sosuke sent Shadow Clones to search the castle as he and Mito shared a room, while Tennin met Senjin secretly and learned what he needed to know about awakening the Tenseigan.
• Sosuke and Mito attacked the Rebel Army’s outposts, killing enemies and earning Points before locating its largest gathering place.
• Tennin proposed a surprise attack on the Rebel Army’s main camp, and Sosuke and Mito agreed to join him with support from Senjin’s puppet army.
• Sosuke and Tennin launched the attack as Mito cut through the rebels with her enhanced Adamantine Sealing Chains, drawing the attention of Ōtsutsuki Yoshiyuki.
• Yoshiyuki overwhelmed Sosuke in their opening exchange, prompting Sosuke to summon Susanoo and prepare to fight him head-on.

Uchiha Sosuke killed Ōtsutsuki Yoshiyuki by transferring the damage from the enemy’s fatal attack to people under his control, then redeemed the Sage Body. He ended the chapter newly strengthened and ready to confront Hyuga Tenin as the battle continued.

• Uchiha Sosuke used Susanoo, Explosive Tags, and Yasakani no Magatama against Ōtsutsuki Yoshiyuki, who evaded the trap by flying.
• Hyuga Tenin sabotaged Sosuke’s attempt to escape, and Ōtsutsuki Yoshiyuki struck Sosuke down with Powerful Arm: Tiger Dive.
• Uzumaki Mito fought Hyuga Tenin and awakened eight Adamantine Sealing Chains after believing Sosuke had died.
• Uchiha Sosuke survived by transferring the attack’s effects to controlled substitutes and killed Ōtsutsuki Yoshiyuki with a lightning blade through the heart.
• Uchiha Sosuke redeemed the Sage Body, gaining Kage-level physical strength, greatly increased chakra, and restored eyesight.
• Uchiha Sosuke turned toward the ongoing battle and prepared to test his new strength.

Sosuke and Hyuga Tenin devastated the Moon Clan Rebel Army, then turned on each other to test their strength. Their fight was interrupted when Ōtsutsuki Senjin arrived with a group of puppets, and Tenin called for his help against Sosuke.

• Sosuke used his Third Form Susanoo to slaughter the Moon Clan members, while Hyuga Tenin tore through the enemy ranks with powerful Gentle Fist techniques.
• Sosuke and Hyuga Tenin ended their agreement and began fighting, each intending to kill the other.
• Tenin struck Sosuke with Eight Trigrams Mountain Breaking Strike, but the Yata Mirror deflected the attack without breaking.
• Sosuke activated Cursed Seal Level 2 and clashed with Tenin, who was surprised by the boy’s increased strength.
• Ōtsutsuki Senjin arrived with flying puppets, and Tenin stopped fighting Sosuke and called on Senjin to help defeat him.

Hyuga Tenin betrayed Ōtsutsuki Senjin and turned him into a living vessel for the Tenseigan before hiding on the moon. Back in the Land of Fire, Sosuke removed Hyuga Hiyori’s Caged Bird Seal and began helping her take control of the Hyūga Clan.

• Sosuke and Uzumaki Mito retreated from Ōtsutsuki Senjin after Sosuke’s Dojutsu Power neared its limit.
• Hyuga Tenin crippled Ōtsutsuki Senjin, made him his Tenseigan vessel, and later posed as a blind tailor while caring for him.
• Sosuke promised to protect Mito, sent a Shadow Clone to follow her, and returned to consider his plans for the Hyūga Clan.
• Sosuke exchanged Points for the Caged Bird Seal and traveled to the Hyūga stronghold in the eastern Land of Fire.
• Sosuke removed Hyuga Hiyori’s Caged Bird Seal and told her to gather trusted supporters and eliminate Hyuga Tenin’s loyalists.

Hyuga Hiyori called a meeting and used force against Caged Bird defenders as she moved to reform the Hyuga Clan. In the Uchiha Clan Land, Sosuke met the young Uchiha Chiri, assessed her potential, and took her as his first disciple.

• Hyuga Hiyori faced opposition from Branch Family members who defended the Caged Bird, then called a general meeting as acting Clan Head.
• When attendees mocked Hiyori, she ordered the gathered defenders killed and told the eavesdroppers she was acting for the clan’s future.
• Sosuke practiced swordsmanship with guidance from Uchiha Shū and went to a food stall for dango.
• Uchiha Chiri’s ball rolled to Sosuke, who teased her before offering her dango and meeting her mother.
• Sosuke asked to assess Chiri’s ninja potential, questioned her about her age and studies, and made her his first disciple.

Sosuke trained Uchiha Chiri in shuriken, ninjutsu, chakra control, and Genjutsu, impressed by how quickly she learned. Their peaceful routine was interrupted when Chiri found Xiao Ba dead.

• Chiri woke Sosuke and shared breakfast with him before practicing shuriken throwing in the backyard.
• While Sosuke’s Shadow Clones trained elsewhere, Chiri hit the center of a target and learned the Great Fireball Technique on her first try.
• Sosuke took Chiri to a lake, where she befriended a blue Butterfly and named it Xiao Ba.
• Chiri mastered Tree Walking and Water Walking in two hours, then began learning the principles of Genjutsu from Sosuke.
• Chiri told Sosuke that Xiao Ba had died.

After Haruka’s butterfly Xiao Ba was killed, Sosuke comforted her and sent Uchiha Shinji to identify the culprit, only for Shinji to clash with Uchiha Tetsuya. Sosuke went to confront his cousin, while Black Zetsu watched and prepared to use their first fight to advance its plans.

• Haruka told Sosuke that an unfamiliar boy had killed Xiao Ba, and she buried the butterfly before falling asleep.
• Sosuke ordered Uchiha Shinji to find the boy’s family and bring them in, but Shinji returned injured after Uchiha Tetsuya defeated him.
• Sosuke learned that Tetsuya had arranged the incident to test his eyesight and condition, then left to confront him.
• Uchiha Tetsuya kept the boy’s parents at his home and planned to use the conflict to assess Sosuke before carrying out Black Zetsu’s plan to kill Uchiha Tajima.
• Black Zetsu sensed Sosuke’s arrival and watched as the two Mangekyo users prepared to fight for the first time.

Uchiha Sosuke confronted Uchiha Tetsuya after discovering that Tetsuya’s subordinate had killed Xiao Ba, and the confrontation turned into a fight. Tetsuya revealed his Mangekyo ability, Uka Mitama, as Sosuke unleashed his Susanoo to counter it.

• Uchiha Tajima sent Crow to monitor the brothers and keep them from killing each other, while Uchiha Madara went to see what was happening.
• Uchiha Sosuke struck down the woman and her son, then used Subichi to confirm that the husband had killed Xiao Ba and tore him apart with Susanoo.
• Uchiha Tetsuya challenged Sosuke, and Sosuke’s sword strike destroyed the house, killing the unconscious woman and child while Tetsuya survived behind Susanoo.
• Uchiha Tetsuya activated Uka Mitama, and Sosuke evaded its invisible attacks and deduced that the ability created powerful, unseen arms.
• Uchiha Sosuke unleashed his golden Susanoo as the battle with Uchiha Tetsuya continued.

Sosuke defeated Uchiha Tetsuya in a Susanoo battle and discovered that Tetsuya had White Zetsu grafted into his body and was plotting with Black Zetsu against Uchiha Tajima. Madara intervened to stop the fight, while Black Zetsu headed alone into Senju territory.

• Sosuke summoned his third-stage Susanoo, but Uchiha Tetsuya combined his dojutsu with Susanoo armor to attack and restrain him.
• Sosuke used Flying Thunder God and Subichi, saw Tetsuya's memories, and learned about his White Zetsu graft and plans with Black Zetsu.
• Sosuke shattered Tetsuya's defenses and defeated him in close combat, but chose not to kill him.
• Uchiha Shinji and six allies arrived to protect Sosuke, and the Secret Ninja unit ordered both sides to stop fighting.
• Madara appeared, and Sosuke stood down before inviting him for a drink; Tetsuya left in silence.
• Black Zetsu went alone to the Senju of the Forest's territory.

After the clan’s internal conflict was covered up, Sosuke celebrated New Year’s Eve with his apprentice Osamu and reflected on how to reach Beyond-Kage strength. The chapter ended with him resolving to watch Uchiha Tetsuya and seize a chance to kill Tajima and take his Mangekyo.

• Tajima presented Sosuke and Tetsuya with a ninjutsu scroll and spread a false account that framed the clan conflict as a sparring match disrupted by a Senju plot.
• Osamu celebrated her fourth birthday with Sosuke, who praised her butterfly-themed Genjutsu and taught her an illusionary substitution technique.
• Sosuke considered ways to surpass the Kage Level, including obtaining an advanced Sage Body, combining Mangekyo powers, and investigating whether Great Deity could counter the Gate of Death’s effects.
• Sosuke took Osamu to the New Year’s Eve night market, then returned home and shared food with Madara and Izuna.
• Sosuke remembered that Tetsuya and Black Zetsu planned to move against Tajima after New Year and decided to watch Tetsuya so he could kill Tajima and take his Mangekyo.

Sosuke took Chiri on her first escort mission, where she fought bandits and earned her first payment. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu approached Senju Butsuma, and news reached Sosuke that Elder Uchiha Shinya was seriously ill, prompting him to return home.

• Sosuke taught Chiri wilderness skills and told her stories as they traveled toward a mountain village.
• Senju Butsuma discussed the Hyūga Clan with Hashirama and learned that Hashirama had nearly mastered his Wood Release secret technique.
• Black Zetsu emerged from the shadows in Butsuma's study, and a spy later learned that Butsuma planned to secretly visit the Hyūga Clan.
• Chiri defeated the bandits threatening the village, and Uchiha Shinji secretly killed them after the convoy departed.
• Sosuke completed the delivery mission and turned back toward the clan grounds after hearing that Elder Uchiha Shinya was seriously ill.

Uchiha Shinya passed command of the Western Army Corps to Sosuke, who began consolidating control while learning of Tajima’s planned meeting with Senju Butsuma. Sosuke considered a lunar refuge for the clan, while on the moon Hyuga Tenin finally obtained the eyes he had sought from Ōtsutsuki Senjin.

• Uchiha Shinya named Sosuke the new Corps Commander of the Western Army Corps, and the corps members pledged to obey him.
• Uchiha Jun told Sosuke that Senju Butsuma planned to visit the Hyūga Clan secretly and that Tajima intended to meet him with Uchiha Tetsuya and the Secret Ninja leader.
• Sosuke ordered Uchiha Shū to place their brothers in high-ranking positions throughout the corps and considered moving trusted clan members to the moon.
• Hyuga Tenin pressed Ōtsutsuki Senjin’s eyes and declared that he would have the doctor return his own eyes.

After Elder Xinye died, Sosuke took command of the Western Army Corps and announced plans to house soldiers’ families at the military camp. He then secretly returned to set a trap as Senju Butsuma and Tajima approached their planned clash, intending to exploit whichever side survived.

• Elder Xinye died at sunrise, and Sosuke closed his coffin before refusing to let Tajima enter the mourning hall.
• Tajima paid his respects and told Sosuke to take charge in the west, while Sosuke planned to reform the western clans and settle their past crimes.
• Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna attended the vigil, and Sosuke offered to let Chiri’s mother live with her daughter in a new family residential area at the military camp.
• After Xinye’s burial, the Western Army Corps returned to the front lines while Sosuke secretly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return and wait in hiding.
• Senju Butsuma and Tobirama headed toward the confrontation, while Tajima, Uchiha Tetsuya, and Crow advanced to ambush them.
• Sosuke followed the two groups from a distance, planning to kill Tajima if he survived and to take Tetsuya’s eyes when the opportunity arose.

Senju Butsugen and Tobirama ambushed Uchiha Tajima, but Uchiha Tetsuya turned on his former teacher and unleashed Susanoo. Tajima nearly killed Tetsuya with a devastating Iaijutsu strike, then died from a sudden wound, leaving Tetsuya alive and Sosuke watching from inside a snake.

• Senju Butsuma sensed three approaching chakras, and Tobirama warned that Uchiha Tetsuya was attacking from the sky.
• Tobirama and another clan expert engaged Crow while Tajima and Butsugen fought, but Tetsuya severed Crow’s arm and betrayed Tajima.
• Tetsuya summoned Susanoo, crushed Crow, and attacked Tajima, while Butsugen and Tobirama chose to let the two Uchiha fight.
• Tajima cut through Susanoo with Iaijutsu: Fudo Homura Zan, but Tetsuya survived by using his ocular technique to withstand the strike.
• Tajima suddenly suffered a fatal chest wound, and Butsugen and Tobirama left as Tetsuya stood over Tajima’s corpse.
• Sosuke decided to pursue Tetsuya’s Mangekyō Sharingan, then noticed something as he prepared to follow him.

Sosuke discovered that Tajima had used a Transcription Seal to revive himself with Izanagi, then confronted him after the technique activated. Sosuke killed Tajima with Takemikazuchi, ending the warlord’s final attempt to escape.

• Sosuke used Subichi on Tajima’s corpse and saw that Tajima had sealed Izanagi in his eye to revive himself the next day.
• After the seal revived him, Tajima celebrated surviving and planned to return to the clan, but Sosuke appeared and revealed he knew about the trick.
• Tajima tried to negotiate with Sosuke, but Sosuke declared that Tajima had to die to make the Uchiha stronger.
• Sosuke countered Tajima’s sword strikes and ninjutsu, then trapped him after Tajima tried to flee.
• Sosuke combined his Cursed Seal with Susanoo and killed Tajima with Lamentation: Takemikazuchi.

After Uchiha Tajima’s death awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan in Madara and Izuna, the brothers confront rival clan leaders while the Senju prepare to attack. Madara defeats every challenger, secures Sosuke’s support, and becomes the new Uchiha clan head.

• Uchiha Tetsuya returned as the sole survivor of the failed ambush, and the clan recovered Tajima’s corpse as Madara and Izuna mourned.
• Madara and Izuna awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, while the Great Elder tried to seize control and Madara choked him for interrupting the funeral.
• Izuna attacked the Great Elder’s followers, and Madara saw through Tetsuya’s invisible hand and pinned it with his blade.
• The Senju launched an unannounced attack, and Madara challenged the Uchiha to contest his claim to leadership.
• Madara defeated the challengers, broke Tetsuya’s Tsukuyomi Genjutsu, and became clan head with Sosuke’s support.

Sosuke learned that Akitsutsu had completed the Mangekyo transplant research and planned to pursue Sage Body cell transplants, while Madara and Izuna tested their dōjutsu and prepared for war against the Senju. Sosuke then summoned the western Land of Fire clan heads, ostensibly to celebrate his birthday.

• Akitsutsu completed the genetic work needed for a possible Eternal Mangekyo transplant and demonstrated a rooster with a transplanted Sharingan.
• Sosuke ordered a sweep of bandits and thieves to supply Akitsutsu with research subjects, and planned to investigate Sage Body cell transplants.
• Madara tested his Mangekyo abilities, while Izuna demonstrated his Kagutsuchi and vowed to destroy the Senju.
• Madara ordered his clan to prepare for an all-out defense and anticipated meeting Hashirama on the battlefield.
• Sosuke sent invitations to the western clan heads, threatening those who refused to attend; the gathering was presented as a celebration of his birthday.

Uchiha Sosuke intimidated the western clans at his birthday banquet, then questioned Shimura Zai about the Fūma Clan and began cracking down on the region’s underground businesses. After setting out alone for the Land of Lightning, the story shifted to Hyuga Tenin approaching the Main Family’s forbidden grounds on the moon.

• The clan heads feared an attack until Sosuke used Lightning Style: Kirin against his own Susanoo, demonstrating his strength without harming them.
• Shimura Zai backed down after Uchiha Shū warned him about Sosuke’s affection for his disciple, Zhi Li, and the guests attended the banquet.
• After the banquet, Uchiha Shū questioned Shimura Zai about his contact with the Fūma Clan, and Sosuke persuaded him to reveal their situation and their protection in the Land of Lightning.
• Sosuke shut down underground businesses and a Bounty Exchange, but no bounty hunters dared to challenge him.
• Sosuke set off alone for the Land of Lightning to pursue the Fūma Clan survivors.
• On the moon, bloodied Hyuga Tenin approached the Main Family’s forbidden grounds to seek a weapon that might speed his progress through the “Fetal Movement” stage.

Uchiha Sosuke attacked the Fūma Clan at the Valley of Clouds and Lightning, overwhelming their forces while the Yotsuki Clan declined to intervene. After Fūma Jūbei ordered a breakout and tried to escape, Sosuke caught up with him, leaving Jūbei to face him alone.

• Sosuke used his third-stage Susanoo to slaughter the Fūma Clan, defeating their ninjutsu and underground attacks with overwhelming force.
• A Fūma member detonated Explosive Tags and destroyed Susanoo, so Sosuke switched to his Cursed Seal Level 2 form and attacked with his Kusanagi Sword.
• Sosuke killed the Fūma commander, then used taijutsu, Chidori Scattering Flowers, and Flying Thunder God Kunai to cut through the enemy ranks.
• The Yotsuki Clan Head decided not to help the Fūma Clan, judging that Sosuke’s Space-time Ninjutsu made intervention too risky.
• Fūma Jūbei ordered the surviving clansmen to flee, then ran himself while his loyal guards tried to delay Sosuke.
• Sosuke caught up with Jūbei outside the Valley of Clouds and Lightning, and Jūbei stopped running to prepare to fight.

Sosuke killed Fūma Jūbei, captured a self-aware little slug, and ordered a worldwide hunt for the Fūma Clan remnants. Months later, as the Senju launched a major attack led by Senju Butsuma, Sosuke prepared to face them.

• Sosuke defeated Fūma Jūbei by enduring his poisoned water prison and killed him, earning 12,800 points.
• Sosuke discovered a self-aware slug near the ruins and persuaded it to leave with him.
• Sosuke gave the slug to his grieving apprentice and ordered his subordinate to hunt down and kill the Fūma Clan remnants.
• Sosuke paused his other research to develop Flying Thunder God Second Stage, intending to warn Izuna about Tobirama's technique once he finished.
• Several months later, the Senju attacked along the front under Senju Butsuma, and Sosuke welcomed the confrontation.