Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Chen used the Rinnegan’s Human Path to extract Chizuru’s soul and learn what he knew about Konoha. Chizuru lost consciousness, and Chen discovered that he had been a rogue ninja from Konoha.

• Uchiha Chen pressed on Chizuru’s wound while reassuring him that he had nothing to fear.
• Uchiha Chen revealed his Rinnegan, and Chizuru tried in vain to escape his grasp.
• Uchiha Chen used the Human Path to invade Chizuru’s body and seize his soul.
• Chizuru lost consciousness, believing Uchiha Chen had broken his promise to let him live.
• Uchiha Chen learned from Chizuru’s memories that he was a rogue ninja from Konoha and began sorting through his knowledge of the village.

Uchiha Chen experienced Chizuru’s memories and realized he had entered a parallel version of the Naruto world, where Konoha’s history and Danzo’s public character differed from the world he knew. After absorbing the remaining power from Chizuru’s soul, Chen buried the bodies and returned to town.

• Uchiha Chen relived Chizuru’s memories and learned that Tobirama survived the war, strengthened Konoha, and stepped down as Hokage after a vote by Konoha’s High Command.
• Chen learned that Danzo had supported Hiruzen’s appointment and had acted kindly toward the village, including persuading Hatake Sakumo not to take his own life.
• Uchiha Chen concluded that he was in a parallel world where Tobirama and Uzumaki Mito were still alive, while Danzo had founded Root beneath his respectable public image.
• Chen severed his connection to Chizuru’s soul and absorbed its remaining energy to strengthen himself and aid his recovery from Candle Dragon’s attack.
• Uchiha Chen used Earth Style to bury the bodies, cleared away the traces of the battle, and returned quietly to town.

Uchiha Chen decided to visit the Konoha Ninja encampment and brought Miao Miao and Miemie along after they asked not to be left behind. He reached the camp at night and asked the guards to summon their commander, saying an old friend had come to visit.

• Uchiha Chen watched the sunset and resolved to set out for Konoha.
• Uchiha Chen created a Wood Style clone to watch over Miao Miao and Miemie, then prepared to leave town.
• Miao Miao and Miemie asked to go with Uchiha Chen, and he agreed to bring them along.
• Uchiha Chen carried the two girls to the Konoha Ninja encampment, avoiding spatial travel because it could harm them.
• Two elite Chunin guards challenged Uchiha Chen, who told them to fetch their commander and announce an old friend’s visit.

Uchiha Chen entered the Konoha camp with Miemie and another little girl, but Shimura Sho and Chiba attacked after sensing an inexplicable threat from him. Their alarm brought Shikaku Nara to the scene, where Chiba revealed Chen wanted to see the commander.

• Shimura Sho and Chiba blew their whistles and attacked Chen with Water and Wind Release techniques.
• Chen dodged their attacks, then stopped their shuriken in midair before they could reach him or the girls.
• Konoha ninjas gathered, and a Hyuga Clan ninja used Byakugan but found no unusually strong Chakra in Chen.
• Shimura Sho and Chiba explained that an instinctive fear of Chen had driven them to sound the alarm and attack.
• Shikaku Nara arrived, and Chiba pointed out that Chen had asked to see the commander.

Uchiha Chen arrived at the Konoha Vanguard's camp with Miao Miao and Miemie, alarming Shikaku Nara, who recognized him and feared what he could do. Chen entered the camp to request a meeting with Hatake Sakumo, while Shikaku tried to learn more about him.

• After Shikaku ordered Shimura Sho and Chiba to accept punishment, he demanded that Chen explain why he had come to the Konoha camp during wartime.
• Shikaku recognized Chen and, remembering his strength, stopped the Konoha Ninjas from trying to capture him.
• Chen reassured Shikaku that he had not come to cause trouble and asked him to summon Hatake Sakumo for a small favor.
• Shikaku escorted Chen, Miao Miao, and Miemie into the camp and asked Chen his name.
• Chen identified himself as Uchiha Chen, and Shikaku explained that Konoha had investigated him after their previous encounter.

Uchiha Chen met Hatake Moshuo at the Konoha camp and explained that he wanted help entering Konoha with his two young students. The Konoha men heard that Chen hoped to settle there temporarily to teach the girls, while Chen also planned to investigate information he had obtained.

• Shikaku Nara brought Chen, Miao Miao, and Miemie to Hatake Moshuo's tent after Moshuo received word of their arrival.
• Moshuo recognized Chen as the man who had forced him to use an unfinished forbidden technique and warily confronted him.
• Inoichi Yamanaka and Choza Akimichi arrived, questioned Shikaku about Chen, and listened as Shikaku explained why Chen had come.
• Chen asked Moshuo and the others for help entering Konoha so he could teach Miao Miao and Miemie somewhere safe during the war.
• Chen told the men he had also come to Konoha to check information he had obtained.

Uchiha Chen confronted Hatake Sakumo and the others over joining Konoha, then revealed he wanted the two girls to attend its Ninja Academy. The chapter ended with Chen refusing to join the village and Hatake Sakumo warning that he would stop him if he threatened Konoha.

• Uchiha Chen intimidated Hatake Sakumo, Choza Akimichi, Shikaku Nara, and their companion after Choza challenged his demands.
• Miao Miao asked Chen whether they were going to Konoha, and Shikaku Nara used the question to ease the tension.
• Choza Akimichi insisted Chen must enlist and accept missions to join Konoha, provoking Chen to threaten that the village might not be able to handle him joining elsewhere.
• Shikaku Nara explained that joining Konoha would give Chen access to controlled supplies and resources for the girls, including the Ninja Academy.
• Chen admitted he wanted the girls to attend the academy but refused to join Konoha, and Hatake Sakumo warned him against acting against the village.

Uchiha Chen agreed to let his two disciples study in Konoha after Shikaku Nara accepted his terms and promised they would be treated well. With the girls exhausted, Chen accepted Shikaku’s offer to stay the night at the camp.

• Hatake Sakumo prepared to stop Chen by force, but Shikaku Nara intervened and agreed to Chen’s request that his disciples receive instruction in Konoha.
• Shikaku reasoned that accommodating Chen and winning over the two girls was safer than trying to control or antagonize him.
• Chen accepted the arrangement, warned Konoha not to mistreat his disciples, and praised Shikaku’s cleverness.
• Shikaku invited Chen and the girls to stay the night, and Chen agreed after Miao Miao said she was sleepy.
• Shikaku sent a Chunin to prepare a tent, and Chen carried the girls out of the camp to rest.

After Uchiha Chen left, Hatake Moshuo and the others weighed whether they could trust him and agreed to report their promise to Konoha’s High Command. Chen listened in from a nearby tent, then decided to wait and see whether the village provoked him.

• Hatake Moshuo, Shikaku Nara, and Inoichi Yamanaka discussed Chen’s intentions and agreed to watch him closely because they could neither read nor defeat him.
• Hatake Moshuo told the others to submit their joint recommendation to the village and hoped Danzo and the Third Hokage would keep the Elder Council in check.
• Choza Akimichi reminded the others to ask Chen about the recent battle in the Land of Rivers, but Hatake Moshuo postponed the question and ordered Shikaku Nara to write a report that night.
• Inoichi Yamanaka and Choza Akimichi left, and Shikaku Nara returned to his tent to draft the report.
• Uchiha Chen listened from a nearby tent, reflected on Konoha’s Elder Council, and decided not to cause trouble unless the High Command provoked him.

Uchiha Chen spent a restless night in the Konoha camp, reflecting on his return and refining Chakra before finally falling asleep. In the morning, he woke Miao Miao and her younger sister and prepared them for breakfast and training.

• Uchiha Chen tucked the two girls into bed and wrestled with memories and regrets about returning to Konoha.
• Unable to sleep, Uchiha Chen practiced refining Chakra until he drifted off near dawn.
• Shikaku Nara had the camp keep quiet around Uchiha Chen's tent, allowing him and the girls to sleep in.
• Uchiha Chen woke in daylight and coaxed Miao Miao out of bed while she complained and asked him to carry her.
• Uchiha Chen accepted washing supplies arranged by Shikaku Nara and brought them and breakfast back inside for the girls.

Uchiha Chen announced that he was leaving Hatake Sakumo's camp, but Sakumo and Shikaku Nara tried to persuade him to stay for Konoha's coming assault on Sunagakure. When Choza Akimichi bluntly ordered Chen to stay, Chen threatened to kill him, leaving Sakumo and the others scrambling to stop him.

• Uchiha Chen visited Hatake Sakumo's tent, where Sakumo and Ino-Shika-Cho were gathered, and said he planned to leave for Konoha while sightseeing along the way.
• Hatake Sakumo signaled Shikaku Nara to persuade Chen to remain, and Shikaku invited him to watch Konoha's all-out assault on Sunagakure in two days.
• Uchiha Chen refused the invitation and called out the four men for hiding their true intentions.
• Choza Akimichi shouted for Chen to stop, and Chen reacted angrily, accusing him of trying to control whether he could leave.
• Uchiha Chen asked Hatake Sakumo whether he could kill Choza and gathered Chakra in his palm as Sakumo, Shikaku, and Inoichi shouted for him to stop.

Uchiha Chen confronted Choza Akimichi after Choza offended him, and Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Hatake Sakumo tried to protect their comrade. Chen had only meant to teach Choza a lesson, but the group stood ready to face him together.

• Shikaku tried to stop Uchiha Chen from attacking Choza, but Chen sent him flying and injured him.
• Hatake Sakumo stood between Chen and Choza, while Choza realized his friends were willing to protect him.
• Choza stepped forward and offered to accept Chen’s punishment if he spared the others.
• Shikaku and Inoichi chose to stand beside Choza despite their injuries, and Hatake Sakumo joined them as their commanding officer.
• Uchiha Chen admired their bond and revealed that he intended to make an example of Choza, not kill him.

Uchiha Chen confronted Hatake Sakumo and the Konoha group after Choza Akimichi offended him, intending to teach Choza a lesson without killing him. Hatake Sakumo chose to defend his comrade, and as their clash became imminent, he ordered the assembled Konoha forces to retreat five hundred meters from the tent.

• Chen mocked the Konoha group’s resolve and decided Choza Akimichi still needed to be taught a lesson, though he did not intend to kill him.
• Shikaku Nara noticed that Chen’s tone had softened and tried to work out why Chen had spared the group before, but he could not identify the reason.
• Hatake Sakumo drew his White Fang Short Sword and declared that he would not abandon Choza Akimichi, making clear that he would fight Chen.
• Chen’s killing intent engulfed the camp, prompting Konoha’s ninja to assemble outside Hatake Sakumo’s tent.
• Hatake Sakumo ordered the assembled Konoha forces to withdraw five hundred meters to keep the coming fight from endangering the camp.

Uchiha Chen confronted Hatake Sakumo, Shikaku Nara, and Inoichi Yamanaka, while Shikaku noticed Chen’s pressure did not affect Inoichi. Shikaku and Inoichi decided to test whether Inoichi could use Chen’s apparent special treatment to avert a fight, and Inoichi stepped forward to speak with him.

• Hatake Sakumo and the others began organizing a retreat as Uchiha Chen’s presence made the injured men stagger and spit blood.
• Shikaku Nara noticed that Inoichi Yamanaka remained unaffected by Chen’s pressure and wondered why Chen had spared him.
• Shikaku recalled that Chen had also seemed to treat Inoichi differently during their earlier encounter in the Land of Wind.
• Shikaku and Inoichi used their secret hand signals to discuss turning Chen’s apparent favor toward Inoichi into a way to avoid conflict.
• Inoichi agreed to test Shikaku’s idea and walked out from behind Hatake Sakumo.

Inoichi stepped between Uchiha Chen and the Konoha group, hoping to defuse their standoff, but Chen's overwhelming presence shook him and Chen rejected his apology. Chen vanished as Inoichi tried to stop him, leaving Shikaku and the others fearing their attempt had made matters worse.

• Inoichi pulled Hatake Sakumo back and stepped forward, while Shikaku urged Sakumo to trust him and explained that Chen had seemed to spare them before because of Inoichi.
• Inoichi looked into Chen's Three-Tomoe Sharingan, suffered a terrifying sensation of being lost in darkness, and quickly looked away.
• Chen glared at Shikaku, then ordered Inoichi to speak after Shikaku backed away.
• Inoichi apologized for his comrade's actions and asked Chen to let the matter go, but Chen rejected the apology and raised his Chakra-wreathed hand.
• Chen vanished as Inoichi tried to block him, and Inoichi formed Hand Seals and used the Mind Transfer Jutsu.

Inoichi Yamanaka’s intervention let Hatake Sakumo rescue Shikaku Nara and Choza Akimichi, but left Inoichi badly injured and unable to fight. Sakumo faced Uchiha Chen alone, and Chen disrupted his White Fang Blade strike, leaving Sakumo’s sword lodged in a chair.

• Inoichi Yamanaka briefly restrained Uchiha Chen, allowing Hatake Sakumo to pull Shikaku Nara and Choza Akimichi to safety.
• Inoichi suffered severe damage to his body and chakra pathways, then withdrew from the fight to recover.
• Shikaku Nara despaired at their lack of options, while Hatake Sakumo vowed to protect him and prepared to face Chen.
• Hatake Sakumo attacked Chen with the White Fang Blade, but Chen blocked the strike with a kunai that became dented.
• Hatake Sakumo charged again, and Chen struck the White Fang Blade with a finger, disrupting its chakra and forcing the sword into a chair.

Uchiha Chen and Hatake Sakumo fought a second clash in the Konoha camp, where Chen’s superior strength and endurance overwhelmed the still-injured Sakumo. Sakumo ended the fight on one knee, while his damaged White Fang Blade remained intact and capable of repairing itself.

• Hatake Sakumo split a wooden chair with the White Fang Blade and kicked Uchiha Chen, but Chen endured the blow without moving.
• Uchiha Chen drew the Flowing Light Starfall Blade, and Sakumo rushed to attack before Chen could summon a meteor in the Konoha camp.
• Chen drove Sakumo back in a prolonged sword fight, forcing him to defend as his movements slowed from exhaustion.
• Sakumo swallowed a Military Rations Pill to replenish his Chakra and resumed attacking Chen.
• After many more clashes, Sakumo dropped to one knee, and Chen’s blade had left several notches in the White Fang Blade.

Uchiha Chen and Hatake Sakumo continued their fierce duel after Chen blinded Sakumo with the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique. Sakumo adapted by sharpening his other senses and dodged Chen’s life-draining katana, leaving the battle unresolved as he counterattacked.

• Uchiha Chen trapped Hatake Sakumo in darkness with the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, but Sakumo’s attempts to release the genjutsu failed.
• Hatake Sakumo used lightning chakra to heighten his senses, then sensed and dodged Uchiha Chen’s charged attack.
• Shikaku Nara and Choza Akimichi watched the duel, while Shikaku failed to catch Chen with the Shadow Imitation Technique.
• Uchiha Chen praised Sakumo’s sharp senses, then charged with a crimson, life-draining katana as Shikaku warned Sakumo.
• Hatake Sakumo stopped just before the katana struck, twisted away from Chen’s attack, and swept back with his lightning-wreathed White Fang Blade.

Hatake Sakumo awakened the White Fang Blade’s Tailed Beast aura and fought Uchiha Chen with two-handed swordsmanship, but his strength began to fail. As Chen gained the advantage, Sakumo took another special Military Rations Pill despite the danger to his already injured body.

• Hatake Sakumo cut his hand and fed his blood to the White Fang Blade, awakening its aura after explaining that it had absorbed the Chakra of the Nine-Tails and the One-Tail.
• Hatake Sakumo gripped the blade with both hands and unleashed his swordsmanship against Uchiha Chen, while Shikaku Nara and Choza Akimichi could barely follow their rapid exchanges.
• The White Fang Blade replenished Sakumo’s Chakra and stamina, but as its effect weakened, Uchiha Chen pushed him onto the defensive.
• Hatake Sakumo took another special Military Rations Pill to keep fighting, and Shikaku Nara warned that taking another so soon could cause irreversible damage.

Hatake Sakumo took a second special Military Rations Pill to recover enough strength to protect his comrades, but the strain sent his Chakra into turmoil and left him unable to fight. Uchiha Chen exploited Sakumo’s helplessness by burning Choza Akimichi with a focused lightning strike, leaving the others to face his threat.

• Hatake Sakumo took a second special Military Rations Pill, accelerating his Chakra and stamina recovery.
• Hatake Sakumo’s Chakra surged out of control, and he spat blood as his damaged meridians and exhausted body left him unable to move safely.
• Uchiha Chen walked past Hatake Sakumo and approached Shikaku Nara and Choza Akimichi.
• Hatake Sakumo warned Uchiha Chen not to act recklessly, but Chen touched Choza Akimichi with concentrated Lightning Release Chakra.
• Choza Akimichi cried out, then moved away from Shikaku Nara with a charred fingerprint-shaped wound on his left shoulder.