Recaps

Namikawa Yū visited Uzumaki Mito in the Senju Clan Compound and discussed Konoha’s turmoil and his desire to become Hokage. Mito accepted his confidence and trusted the warmth and serenity she sensed in his chakra.

• Tsunade encouraged Namikawa Yū to become Hokage and said she planned to succeed him as Fourth Hokage.
• Senju Momoka escorted Namikawa Yū through the Senju Clan Compound to meet Uzumaki Mito.
• Mito welcomed Namikawa Yū with tea and recalled how Senju Tobirama had praised him when he was young.
• Namikawa Yū called the village’s political turmoil a farce and said it should end before Konoha suffered greater losses.
• Mito asked whether Namikawa Yū wanted to become Hokage, and he said he would fulfill his missing teacher’s wish and protect the village.
• Mito trusted Nanchanan Yū after sensing that his chakra was warm and serene, unlike that of other Uchiha shinobi.

Namikawa Yū gained Uzumaki Mito’s support for becoming Hokage and agreed to take Senju Nawaki as his student. After leaving the Senju compound with Tsunade, he said they had something more important to do than claim the Hokage Position, leaving her curious about his plans.

• Uzumaki Mito said Shimura Danzō was unsuitable to become Hokage and discussed Tsunade’s possible future leadership with Namikawa Yū.
• Namikawa Yū said he would remember his friendship with the Senju Clan, and Uzumaki Mito accepted his position on the Uchiha Clan’s affairs.
• Namikawa Yū asked to take Senju Nawaki as his student, and Uzumaki Mito agreed.
• Namikawa Yū left the Senju compound with Tsunade and told her that becoming Hokage could wait because they had something more important to do.

Namikawa Yū visited the Uchiha Clan and demanded that Uchiha Kawaaki step down as Clan Head. With several Clan Elders backing him, Yū challenged Kawaaki, and they went to face each other before the assembled Uchiha ninja.

• Uchiha Kawaaki agreed to meet Namikawa Yū but demanded to know whether he had come to support his bid to become Hokage.
• Namikawa Yū told Kawaaki that he should give up the Clan Head position because he was old and lacked the rightful bloodline.
• Several Uchiha Clan Elders sided with Yū and called for a new, younger Clan Head.
• Kawaaki accepted Yū's challenge and headed to the training ground, confident that his strength would defeat the fifteen-year-old.
• Yū and Kawaaki arrived at the crowded training ground, where the Uchiha ninja had gathered to witness their battle.

Namikawa Yū defeated Uchiha Kawaaki in a contest of ocular power and a physical fight, then treated him graciously after he conceded. Yū claimed the position of Uchiha Clan clan head and announced his leadership to the gathered clansmen.

• Namikawa Yū overwhelmed Uchiha Kawaaki with his ocular power, trapping him in a terrifying illusion until Kawaaki recovered.
• Kawaaki refused to concede and attacked with Fire Style: Fire Dragon Bullet, but Yū countered with a stronger version and defeated him with Front Lotus.
• Uchiha Setsuna watched Yū's abilities and compared his brilliance to Uchiha Madara, while noting their very different personalities.
• Kawaaki admitted defeat and yielded the clan head position to Yū, who helped him up and reassured him instead of humiliating him.
• Yū addressed the Uchiha clansmen, released his immense chakra, and declared himself the clan head.

Namikawa Yū became the Uchiha Clan Head and then won the Jonin vote to become Konoha’s Third Hokage, leaving Shimura Danzō isolated. As Hokage, he began addressing the village’s postwar recovery by offering funds to the major ninja clans.

• Namikawa Yū became the Uchiha Clan Head, appointed Uchiha Kawaaki as a Clan Elder, and drew broad support for his Hokage bid.
• Senju Nawaki became Namikawa Yū’s disciple, and the Senju, Ino-Shika-Cho, Sarutobi, and other clans backed him, leaving Shimura Danzō with few supporters.
• Namikawa Yū won over two hundred votes in the Jonin election, while Shimura Danzō received only nine; Uzumaki Mito cast her vote for Namikawa Yū and declared him the Third Hokage.
• Kagami Uchiha told Namikawa Yū that the Daimyo’s congratulatory letter and promised construction funds had arrived, and Namikawa Yū summoned the major clan representatives.
• Namikawa Yū offered the Clan Heads a portion of the Daimyo’s funds to help their clans recover from wartime losses.

Namikawa Yū proposed compulsory Ninja Academy education for every child of the appropriate age, aiming to improve ninjas’ fundamentals and strengthen their loyalty to Konoha. He planned to fund the school’s expansion with the remaining money from the Daimyo and introduced a Commerce and Transportation Department to address the village’s limited income.

• Namikawa Yū told the clan representatives that all children of the appropriate age would have to attend the Ninja Academy for six years of standardized basic education.
• Namikawa Yū said graduates could be awarded the rank of Genin, and the clan representatives reacted with surprise.
• Utatane Koharu questioned whether Konoha could afford to educate every child, and Namikawa Yū said the remaining Daimyo funds would expand the Academy and recruit teachers.
• Namikawa Yū announced that Konoha would establish a Commerce and Transportation Department to increase the village’s income.

Namikawa Yū established Konoha-run businesses and monopolies to increase the village’s revenue, assigning Koharu and Danzō to manage the new Department of Commerce. The chapter ended with Konoha’s casinos and tobacco market converted to official enterprises, while the Uchiha Clan was tasked with eliminating bandits for the Daimyo.

• Namikawa Yū explained that the Department of Commerce would manage foreign trade and village-run businesses, then ordered the creation of Konoha Tobacco, Konoha Entertainment, and the Konoha Grain Group.
• Namikawa Yū declared that only Konoha Tobacco could sell tobacco in the village and that only Konoha-operated casinos and pleasure establishments could operate legally.
• Namikawa Yū appointed Utatane Koharu to lead the Department of Commerce and Shimura Danzō to serve as her deputy.
• Namikawa Yū offered to eliminate bandits in the Land of Fire for the Daimyo without charge and assigned the work to the Uchiha Clan.
• Konoha residents saw private casinos and pleasure establishments replaced by government-run venues, while shops began selling only Konoha-brand cigarettes at reduced prices.

Namikawa Yū reviewed the profits from Konoha’s tobacco and casino monopolies and planned to expand the business across the Land of Fire with the Daimyo’s cooperation. He also proposed a new electricity enterprise and a revised Ninja Academy system, leaving Konoha’s leaders to implement the reforms.

• Namikawa Yū directed that the Daimyo receive a financial report and an offer of twenty percent of annual profits in exchange for an edict outlawing competing tobacco and casinos throughout the Land of Fire.
• Shimura Danzō said Konoha could force the Daimyo to agree, while Namikawa Yū explained that the Daimyo depended on Konoha’s military support and would accept the partnership.
• Utatane Koharu suggested expanding government-run businesses, and Namikawa Yū approved adding water power and electricity while rejecting control of most industries.
• Namikawa Yū announced that the Ninja Academy would be renamed the Junior Ninja Academy and that an Intermediate Ninja Academy would offer three years of study to Genin.
• Namikawa Yū said graduates who passed the Intermediate Ninja Academy examination would become Chunin, while Genin who failed could still take the public Chunin Ninja Exams; he cited protecting children and improving their preparation as the reasons.

Namikawa Yū proposed an Intermediate Ninja Academy to give young ninjas more complete training and keep underprepared Genin off the battlefield. He secured broad clan support by inviting them to donate techniques and instructors, then outlined changes to the Junior Ninja Academy curriculum.

• Namikawa Yū argued that young ninjas needed longer education and proposed teaching the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique at the Intermediate Ninja Academy.
• Namikawa Yū offered Fire Style techniques from the Uchiha Clan, medical techniques of his own, and contributions and instructors from the Senju, Uzumaki, and Sarutobi Clans.
• The Nara Clan Head agreed to donate the Shadow Control Technique and provide instructors, after which the Yamanaka, Akimichi, and Shimura Clans also offered techniques.
• Most clan representatives joined the plan, while the Hyuga and a few other clans remained silent.
• Namikawa Yū proposed revising the Junior Ninja Academy to emphasize basic Taijutsu and chakra control before students learned more techniques.

Konoha prepared its new Intermediate Ninja Academy as Namikawa Yū decided to send troops against the Kinkaku Brothers to avenge Senju Tobirama. At the Land of Lightning border, Namikawa Yū met the Third Raikage, and their confrontation erupted into a fight.

• Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and their classmates discussed the upcoming advancement exam and the Intermediate Academy’s specialized courses.
• Konoha’s council debated whether to intervene in Kumogakure’s rebellion, and Namikawa Yū ordered troops sent to eliminate the Kinkaku Brothers.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku learned that the Third Hokage and Third Raikage were approaching and welcomed the chance to fight them.
• Namikawa Yū met the Third Raikage, exchanged insults with him, and revealed his Sharingan.
• The Third Raikage attacked Namikawa Yū with Four Fingers Thrust while surrounded by black lightning.

Namikawa Yū defeated the Third Raikage in a speed contest, then learned about the Kinkaku Brothers’ Six Paths Sacred Treasures. The allied forces overwhelmed the rebels until Kinkaku unleashed the Basho Fan’s Five Elements Burst, devastating the battlefield.

• Namikawa Yū used the Flying Thunder God Technique, Sharingan, and a Wind Release slash to outmaneuver the Third Raikage.
• The Third Raikage ended the fight, praised Namikawa Yū’s technique, and explained the known powers of the Kinkaku Brothers’ Six Paths Sacred Treasures.
• Namikawa Yū and the Third Raikage joined the allied forces as Kumogakure and Konoha fought the Kinkaku Brothers’ rebels.
• Kinkaku struck the battlefield with the Basho Fan’s Five Elements Burst, killing and injuring many Kumogakure ninja.
• The Third Raikage raged at Kinkaku after seeing the devastation among his ranks.

Namikawa Yū and the Third Raikage fought the Kinkaku Brothers after Yū teleported away their devastating attack. They separated the brothers, and Yū struck Kinkaku in the chest with a Rasengan, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Kinkaku fired a Tailed Beast Ball-level attack at Konoha's forces, and Namikawa Yū used the Flying Thunder God Array to teleport it away.
• The Third Raikage attacked the Kinkaku Brothers, while Yū joined the fight and narrowly escaped Ginkaku's Golden Rope.
• The Third Raikage broke free of the brothers' restraints and struck them, then agreed with Yū to fight one brother each.
• The Third Raikage charged Ginkaku, while Yū faced Kinkaku with swordsmanship taught by Senju Tobirama.
• Kinkaku blocked Yū's blade with the Basho Fan, but Yū formed a Rasengan and drove it into Kinkaku's chest, denting his armor and drawing blood.

Namikawa Yū fought Kinkaku after Kinkaku unleashed a Tailed Beast Transformation, but his attacks could not penetrate the chakra cloak. As the battle grew more dangerous, Namikawa Yū released his Yin Seal.

• Kinkaku tried to trap Namikawa Yū with the Amber Purifying Pot, but Namikawa Yū avoided answering and attacked him instead.
• Kinkaku transformed with the Nine-Tails' chakra, healed his wounds, and fired Tailed Beast Balls at Namikawa Yū.
• Namikawa Yū used Flying Thunder God and the Sharingan to evade and slow Kinkaku, but the wild chakra overcame the Sharingan's influence.
• Kagami Uchiha wanted to help, but Mitakado Homura warned that joining the fight would only distract Namikawa Yū.
• Namikawa Yū found that his blade could cut Kinkaku's cloak but could not damage him, then released his Yin Seal.

Namikawa Yū used the Yin Seal to replenish his chakra, defeated Kinkaku, and sealed and controlled him. He then watched the Third Raikage kill Ginkaku, but could not take the Six Paths Tools from him.

• Namikawa Yū released his Yin Seal, briefly stunned Kinkaku with his Sharingan, and struck him with Wind Release: Interflow Break.
• Namikawa Yū trapped Kinkaku with the Four Symbols Seal and used his Sharingan to place him under genjutsu.
• Namikawa Yū collected the Basho Fan and Amber Purifying Pot, then transported Kinkaku away with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Namikawa Yū watched as the Third Raikage overpowered Ginkaku and pierced his chest with the Strongest Spear, killing him.
• The Third Raikage collected the three Six Paths Tools from Ginkaku's corpse and guarded them against Namikawa Yū.

Namikawa Yū negotiated with the Third Raikage over the Six Paths Tools and the bodies of Senju Tobirama and the Kinkaku Brothers, reaching an exchange that returned the Amber Purifying Pot to Kumogakure. After Konoha rejected a plan to seize it back, Yū learned that the Uzumaki Clan had refused his invitation to join Konoha.

• The Third Raikage demanded Kinkaku's body and the Six Paths Tools in exchange for Senju Tobirama's body, while Konoha insisted on recovering its former Hokage.
• Namikawa Yū warned that Kumogakure risked losing the Amber Purifying Pot's seal on a Tailed Beast, prompting the Third Raikage to resume negotiations.
• Konoha and Kumogakure agreed that Konoha would return the Amber Purifying Pot and pay compensation, while Kumogakure would hand over Senju Tobirama's and Ginkaku's bodies.
• Shimura Danzō urged Namikawa Yū to seize the Amber Purifying Pot, but Yū refused, citing the armistice and the risk of failure.
• Namikawa Yū asked about the invitation to the Uzumaki Clan, and Mitokado Homura reported that the clan had refused to relocate to Konoha.

Namikawa Yū warned Konoha’s leaders that the isolated Land of Whirlpools could be destroyed by Kumogakure before reinforcements arrived, and the Uzumaki Clan’s alliance with Konoha made protecting it strategically important. As the council struggled to find a way to defend the clan without violating its sovereignty, Shimura Danzō proposed wiping it out first and seizing its techniques and Kekkei Genkai.

• Namikawa Yū explained that Konoha could not reach the Land of Whirlpools quickly enough to stop a surprise attack.
• Namikawa Yū argued that Kumogakure might target the Uzumaki Clan for its Kekkei Genkai, Sealing Techniques, and potential Jinchūriki.
• Kagami Uchiha questioned whether Kumogakure would attack so soon after signing an armistice, and Namikawa Yū said it could wait for an opportunity and destroy the country before Konoha reacted.
• Mitokado Homura noted that reinforcements would take at least five days to reach the Land of Whirlpools, while the council rejected stationing Konoha troops there because it would violate the Uzumaki Clan’s sovereignty.
• Shimura Danzō proposed that Konoha attack and wipe out its Uzumaki allies first, taking their techniques and Kekkei Genkai for itself.

Namikawa Yū rejected Danzo’s proposal to betray the Uzumaki Clan and ordered a base built near the Land of Whirlpools to protect it. He remained unconcerned when told the Land of Fire’s Daimyo might cut Konoha’s funding over its growing control of the country.

• Danzo proposed that Konoha ambush and destroy its Uzumaki allies to seize their Sealing Techniques and bloodline, but Mitokado Homura and others objected.
• Namikawa Yū ended the argument, rejected Danzo’s plan, and cited Uzumaki Mito as another reason not to attack the clan.
• After Danzo left in anger, Namikawa Yū ordered a base built on the coast nearest the Land of Whirlpools and directed Konoha to secure the clan’s safety.
• Namikawa Yū’s outposts across the Land of Fire had shifted from suppressing bandits to charging merchants protection fees, while Konoha planned to expand its military presence.
• Mitokado Homura reported that the Daimyo was furious and threatened to withhold funding, but Namikawa Yū dismissed the threat because Konoha had money.

Namikawa Yū rejected Kagami Uchiha’s plan to control the Daimyo with genjutsu and returned to Konoha, where he began studying the captured Kinkaku Brothers. In the laboratory, he discussed their unusual Tailed Beast powers with Uzumaki Mito and raised the possibility of using the First Hokage’s cells for experiments.

• Kagami Uchiha offered to control the Daimyo with genjutsu, but Namikawa Yū rejected the risky plan and said Konoha should try persuading him first.
• Namikawa Yū led the group back to Konoha, where new construction projects and a state-of-the-art laboratory had begun.
• Namikawa Yū brought the captured Kinkaku and Ginkaku to the laboratory, where Uzumaki Mito examined them and sensed the Nine-Tails’ chakra in their bodies.
• Namikawa Yū explained that the Kinkaku Brothers could transform into Tailed Beasts after consuming Tailed Beast flesh, and said their unusual bloodline might make their abilities impossible to reproduce in ordinary people.
• Namikawa Yū told Uzumaki Mito that the First Hokage’s cells were also valuable experimental material.

Namikawa Yū obtained Uzumaki Mito’s permission to research Hashirama’s cells, then discovered they contained Divine Tree Power and could temporarily absorb Nine-Tails chakra. He concluded that permanent fusion required Tailed Beast flesh and turned his attention to the Nine-Tails sealed inside Mito.

• Namikawa Yū asked Uzumaki Mito to use Hashirama’s cells for experiments, and she agreed on the condition that he never experiment on villagers.
• Uzumaki Mito encouraged Namikawa Yū to visit Tsunade after he finished his work.
• Namikawa Yū tested the Kinkaku Brothers’ cells and found that they retained remarkable vitality after death.
• Namikawa Yū detected Divine Tree Power in Hashirama’s cells and linked it to Hashirama’s strength and Wood Release.
• Namikawa Yū combined Hashirama’s cells with Nine-Tails chakra and watched the cells absorb it before returning to their original state.
• Namikawa Yū concluded that Tailed Beast flesh was needed for a lasting fusion and left the laboratory to seek the Nine-Tails inside Uzumaki Mito.

Namikawa Yū asked Uzumaki Mito to let him speak with the Nine-Tails so he could obtain its flesh and blood for his experiments. The Nine-Tails agreed to provide a sample in exchange for the chance to leave its cage in a clone, and afterward sensed that Namikawa Yū carried a presence like the Old Man of Six Paths.

• Namikawa Yū told Uzumaki Mito that Hashirama Cells could accommodate Tailed Beast chakra and asked for the Nine-Tails' flesh and blood.
• Uzumaki Mito explained that she could not extract the Nine-Tails' flesh and blood without undoing its seal, so Namikawa Yū asked to meet it instead.
• Uzumaki Mito guided Namikawa Yū's consciousness into the Nine-Tails' sealed cage, where he introduced himself as Uchiha Tsugi.
• Namikawa Yū offered to make the Nine-Tails a flesh-and-blood clone that could leave the cage while remaining under his watch.
• The Nine-Tails accepted the deal and gave Namikawa Yū a piece of its flesh and blood.
• After Namikawa Yū left, the Nine-Tails sensed a presence in him resembling the Old Man of Six Paths.

Namikawa Yū used Nine-Tails’s flesh and compatible genes to cultivate a weak fox body that could serve as a vessel for transferred consciousness. After returning to Nine-Tails, he began the process of moving its consciousness into the clone.

• Namikawa Yū explained to Uzumaki Mito how his technique used existing methods to transfer consciousness into a lasting vessel.
• Namikawa Yū tested Nine-Tails’s blood against genes from creatures in the Ninja World and found fox summoning beasts to be the most compatible.
• Namikawa Yū cultivated a weak young fox body using genes compatible with Nine-Tails’s cells.
• Namikawa Yū returned to Nine-Tails and told it to close its eyes and not resist.
• Namikawa Yū used the Spirit Transformation Technique on the sleeping Nine-Tails.

Namikawa Yū used the Spirit Transformation Technique to place part of the Nine-Tails' consciousness into a weak juvenile fox body. The Nine-Tails agreed to stay with Namikawa Yū, while Uzumaki Mito remained behind.

• Namikawa Yū pulled out part of the Nine-Tails' consciousness and sealed it inside a specially prepared fox body.
• The Nine-Tails awoke in the weak body, complained to Namikawa Yū, and learned that it could grow stronger as it matured.
• Namikawa Yū warned the Nine-Tails that intense emotions could damage its fragile body.
• Namikawa Yū persuaded the Nine-Tails to stay by his side to avoid being captured by other ninjas.
• Namikawa Yū thanked Uzumaki Mito and left the place, and Uzumaki Mito agreed to remain behind.

After extracting the Nine-Tails' consciousness from Uzumaki Mito, Namikawa Yū visited Tsunade at the Ninja Academy and reassured her after his long absence. He planned to stay longer to spend time with her and oversee the Intermediate Ninja Academy as its first students neared graduation.

• Namikawa Yū left Uzumaki Mito after removing the Nine-Tails' consciousness, easing the pressure she had felt as its jinchūriki.
• Tsunade worried that Namikawa Yū had not visited her in a long time while she studied for her graduation exams.
• Jiraiya teased Tsunade about her appearance, and she beat him before privately fretting that Namikawa Yū might not like her figure.
• Namikawa Yū arrived, embraced Tsunade, and apologized for being too busy to see her.
• Namikawa Yū agreed to spend more time with Tsunade and planned to inspect the Intermediate Ninja Academy and look for promising students.
• Orochimaru admired Namikawa Yū and wished he could become his student.

Namikawa Yū met Tsunade's friends and offered the top performers in the advancement examination a chance to become assistants in his laboratory, giving Orochimaru a reason to strive for an excellent evaluation. After leaving, he spoke with the Nine-Tails about protecting Konoha's children and the future.

• Orochimaru resolved to stand out in the advancement examination so Namikawa Yū would notice him.
• Namikawa Yū recognized Orochimaru and offered students who earned excellent evaluations a chance to work as assistants in his laboratory.
• Tsunade introduced Jiraiya to Namikawa Yū, who spoke kindly with him and met the rest of the group.
• Namikawa Yū left, and the young ninjas discussed their impressions and hopes of gaining his attention.
• Namikawa Yū told the Nine-Tails that protecting Konoha meant protecting its children, while the Nine-Tails complained that it was hungry.

Namikawa Yū explained how ration pills made from the Nine-Tails’ flesh and Senju Hashirama’s cells could strengthen the Nine-Tails, while also describing medical uses he had developed for Hashirama’s cells. At the graduation examination, Tsunade and Orochimaru ranked first and second on the advancement list, and Namikawa Yū noticed Jiraiya and Hiruko near the bottom.

• Namikawa Yū fed the Nine-Tails a ration pill and revealed it was made from the Nine-Tails’ flesh and blood combined with Senju Hashirama’s cells.
• Namikawa Yū explained that the pills could help the Nine-Tails grow stronger and that Hashirama’s cells had also produced a promising healing medicine.
• Nearly a thousand students took the graduation examination, and most passed the Genin requirements.
• Namikawa Yū reviewed the advancement results, where Tsunade ranked first and Orochimaru ranked second among the top hundred.
• Namikawa Yū found Jiraiya near the bottom of the advancement list, followed by the familiar name Hiruko.