Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Neji concealed the wound he received killing Hyuga Naosuke by burning it shut, then used Naosuke’s Byakugan to strengthen his own eyes. At Hyuga Yunchuan’s gathering, Neji and the Branch Family members cut themselves to thwart Hyuga Riwo’s injury-based investigation, leaving Riwo to face the question of whether he would arrest them all.

• Hyuga Neji cauterized his wound to disguise it as a burn, then absorbed the remaining power from Hyuga Naosuke’s Byakugan.
• Hyuga Takashi summoned Neji to Hyuga Yunchuan’s gathering of Branch Family members.
• Hyuga Yunchuan condemned the Main Branch’s treatment of the Branch Family and cut his own arm to challenge its plan to identify the murderer by fresh injuries.
• Hyuga Riwo arrived with armed Main Branch members and ordered them to take away everyone with recent wounds.
• Hyuga Neji and the Branch Family members cut their own arms, and Hyuga Yunchuan asked whether Riwo would treat the entire Branch Family as murderers and take them all away.

Hyuga Yunchuan led the Branch Family in openly resisting Hyuga Riwo's attempt to use the Caged Bird Cursed Seal, forcing the elder to back down. Hizashi Hyuga arrived and confronted Hyuga Riwo over the unauthorized interrogation as the Branch Family refused to disperse.

• Hyuga Yunchuan told Hyuga Riwo that the Branch Family was demanding fairness and respect rather than rebelling, and the gathered members stood united behind him.
• Hyuga Riwo raised his hand to activate the Cursed Bird Cursed Seal, but the Branch Family's threatening resolve made him freeze and hesitate.
• Hizashi Hyuga arrived with Hyuga Aoi, who checked on Hyuga Yunchuan and questioned why he had caused trouble.
• Hizashi Hyuga ordered the Branch Family to disperse, but they remained behind Hyuga Yunchuan.
• Hizashi Hyuga accused Hyuga Riwo of using the Caged Bird Cursed Seal without conclusive evidence and demanded to know why he had disregarded the clan head and clan rules.

Hyuga Yunchuan rallied the Branch Family against the Main Branch by warning that any harm to them would be charged to Hyuga Riwo, leaving them newly united and defiant. Hyuga Aoi returned home and told her furious father that Yunchuan had a message for him.

• Hyuga Riwo left in disgrace after Hiashi intervened, while Hizashi worried that Yunchuan's resistance would provoke dangerous consequences.
• Hyuga Yunchuan told the Branch Family to hold Riwo responsible for any deaths among them and urged them to stand together as equals.
• The Branch Family members departed with renewed pride, and Hyuga Yunchuan told Hizashi to return before leaving with a warning for Hyuga Aoi's father.
• Hyuga Aoi returned home, where Riwo ordered her to stay away from Yunchuan and condemned his defiance.
• Hyuga Aoi calmly told Riwo that Yunchuan had said something after he left.

Hyuga Aoi told Hyuga Riwo that Hyuga Yunchuan had threatened the Main Branch, and Riwo resolved to resist him. Meanwhile, Naruto Uzumaki met Sarutobi Hiruzen by the river, but Ōtsutsuki Yunshi’s advice made Naruto question the Hokage’s attempt to comfort him.

• Hyuga Aoi relayed Hyuga Yunchuan’s warning that any Branch Family deaths would be charged to Hyuga Riwo, and that the Main Branch was fragile without the Caged Bird seal.
• Hyuga Riwo spat blood, vowed to kill Hyuga Yunchuan, and resolved to defend the Main Branch’s status.
• Naruto gathered mushrooms and cooked soup while Ōtsutsuki Yunshi watched through the Sealing Space and answered Naruto’s questions.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen approached Naruto in disguise, admitted he was the Third Hokage, and said he had ordered the village’s rumors about Naruto addressed.
• Naruto asked Sarutobi Hiruzen why villagers blamed and shunned him, while Ōtsutsuki Yunshi told Naruto that others’ malice did not make him at fault.

Hyuga Yunchuan let the Uchiha Clan’s hidden crisis escalate while Uchiha Itachi and a controlled Uchiha Fugaku killed and replaced clansmen. After a disguised white creature was exposed in Root, Shimura Danzō persuaded Sarutobi Hiruzen to blockade the Uchiha Clan Grounds, and Hiruzen headed to find Hyuga Yunchuan to identify the impostors.

• The Branch Family’s treatment improved, and its members credited Hyuga Yunchuan for their newfound confidence.
• Uchiha Itachi crossed Uchiha Tekkah’s name off his kill list as Uchiha Fugaku, trapped in a blood-filled mental space, suffered through killing his clansmen.
• Hyuga Yunchuan monitored Orochimaru’s journey toward the Grell Ruins and planned to bring Hueco Mundo into the Present World after the Uchiha crisis erupted.
• Shimura Danzō killed a Root ninja who had reported on the Uchiha Clan, and the corpse transformed into a white humanoid creature that had perfectly impersonated him.
• Danzō warned Sarutobi Hiruzen that impostors had infiltrated Root and urged him to contain the Uchiha Clan; Hiruzen authorized a strict blockade but forbade armed conflict without his order.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to ask Hyuga Yunchuan to use genjutsu to test the Anbu for impostors and rushed toward the Hyuga Clan.

Uchiha Mikoto grew suspicious of the secret activities of Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Itachi, and Zetsu, then confronted Itachi at home. Obito and Black Zetsu pressured Itachi to kill her, and the chapter ended with Fugaku emerging from the bedroom without being summoned.

• Mikoto noticed Uchiha Yashiro and Ryoko acting strangely and left their home with growing suspicion.
• Mikoto told Sasuke to stay out after his first day at the Ninja Academy, then waited at home for Fugaku and Itachi.
• Mikoto confronted Itachi about his closeness with Fugaku and Zetsu and asked what they had done to Fugaku.
• Itachi claimed that Fugaku was secretly helping him and Zetsu resolve the conflict between the clan and the village.
• Black Zetsu revealed himself with Obito and reminded Itachi that anyone who detected an anomaly had to die.
• Obito pressured Itachi to act before Sasuke returned, and Itachi's eyes turned scarlet as Fugaku emerged from the bedroom.

Uchiha Itachi killed Uchiha Mikoto while Uchiha Fugaku restrained her, awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan as Uchiha Shisui and Second Pillar witnessed the murder. In Fugaku’s mental world, the dead Uchiha’s resentment overwhelmed him, and Hyuga Yunchuan used the Box of Ultimate Bliss to merge their souls into a new entity.

• Uchiha Fugaku restrained Uchiha Mikoto while Uchiha Itachi approached with his sword, pushed on by Black Zetsu’s words.
• Uchiha Mikoto asked Itachi if his actions were worth it, but he stabbed her as Uchiha Shisui and Second Pillar arrived and watched.
• Uchiha Itachi pulled out his sword, and the agony of killing his mother awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Shisui cried out at Itachi, while Uchiha Fugaku remained expressionless and held Mikoto’s body.
• Uchiha Fugaku’s mental world filled with the dead Uchiha’s curses, and Hyuga Yunchuan used the Box of Ultimate Bliss to fuse their souls into a being formed from their resentment.

Uchiha Itachi tortured Sasuke and prepared to kill anyone who opposed him, while Uchiha Shisui tried to stop him. Uchiha Fugaku awakened a terrifying Mangekyō Sharingan and transformed, then seemingly killed Uchiha Obito with a single blow.

• Uchiha Itachi confessed that he had killed his mother for the sake of his plan and said he would kill Sasuke later to take his eyes.
• Uchiha Shisui confronted Itachi and refused to let him torment Sasuke, while Uchiha Obito moved to take Uchiha Mikoto's eyes.
• Uchiha Fugaku awakened a previously unseen Mangekyō Sharingan as his body cracked and erupted into blood mist.
• A transformed figure emerged from the blood mist and struck Uchiha Obito before he could enter the Kamui Dimension.
• The figure smashed Obito's masked head in a crater while Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui watched.

A pale, Mangekyō Sharingan-bearing monster emerged from Fugaku’s body and overwhelmed Shisui and Itachi with its speed and strength. Shisui recognized the figure as Fugaku and tried to stop it, but it declared that Shisui and Itachi must die.

• The pale figure appeared after Fugaku’s body exploded and killed Obito with a single attack.
• The figure struck Shisui through his initial Susanoo and smashed him into the ground.
• Itachi grabbed the unconscious Sasuke and tried to flee, but the figure appeared behind him.
• Shisui summoned Susanoo: First Form and struck the figure, giving Itachi a chance to escape.
• Shisui identified the figure as Lord Fugaku and tried to crush it with Susanoo.
• The figure spoke Shisui and Itachi’s names, then howled that they all must die.

Uchiha Fugaku transformed into a monstrous Susanoo and unleashed the resentful souls of dead Uchiha clansmen toward Konoha, while Shisui struggled to stop them. At the Uchiha Clan Grounds, Danzō’s forces fought White Zetsu disguised as Uchiha, and Yunchuan welcomed the chaos as the start of a disaster meant to reveal Hueco Mundo.

• Uchiha Fugaku’s crimson Chakra formed a savage, four-armed Susanoo that roared and released the resentful souls of dead Uchiha clansmen.
• Shisui recognized the spirits as members of his clan and tried to intercept them, but Fugaku’s blows drove his Susanoo backward as the undead surged toward Konoha.
• Danzō ordered the Root ninjas to kill the Uchiha blocking their path, and Yunchuan identified them as White Zetsu, prompting the Anbu to attack.
• The disguised White Zetsu revealed their true forms, and a fierce battle erupted between them and the Root and Anbu forces.
• A terrible roar and crimson Chakra spread from the Uchiha Clan Grounds, and Yunchuan welcomed the unfolding disaster as the beginning of a plan to reveal Hueco Mundo and its lord.

Uchiha Itachi killed Uchiha Inabi and his wife while preparing to cast Tsukuyomi on Sasuke, but Hyuga Yunchuan interrupted him and exposed his crimes to Konoha. The Third Hokage’s order declared Itachi wanted dead or alive, and Anbu shinobi attacked him.

• Uchiha Itachi entered Uchiha Inabi’s home with the unconscious Sasuke and prepared to cast Tsukuyomi on him.
• Uchiha Inabi discovered Itachi, who killed him and his wife before heading upstairs to search for another child.
• Hyuga Yunchuan attacked Itachi with wind-infused feathers, forcing him to escape with the Crow Clone Technique.
• Hyuga Yunchuan accused Itachi of colluding with White Zetsu and slaughtering his comrades, then ordered Konoha personnel to apprehend him dead or alive.
• Dozens of Anbu shinobi surrounded and charged at Uchiha Itachi.

Uchiha Itachi was overwhelmed by guilt and injured while refusing to kill the Anbu, until Hollows appeared and plunged the battlefield into chaos. Obito took Itachi and Kakashi away, while Hyuga Yunchuan revealed the Hollows’ mask weakness just as they began firing destructive beams toward Konoha.

• Uchiha Itachi tried to subdue the Anbu without killing them, but a moment of distraction led him to fatally wound one and Hyuga Yunchuan severed his left arm with a wind blade.
• Hollows emerged from the forest and began devouring Anbu souls, throwing the surrounding forces into chaos.
• Uchiha Obito appeared, grabbed Itachi and Kakashi, and transported them away through Kamui; Kakashi briefly tried to strike Obito with his wakizashi, Envy.
• An Anbu accidentally pierced a Hollow’s mask and destroyed it, absorbing its soul and gaining strength, so Hyuga Yunchuan announced that the masks were the monsters’ weakness.
• A Hollow fired a dark red beam that vaporized three Anbu, and the other Hollows began charging beams toward the remaining ninjas and Konoha’s core area.

In a secluded cave, Obito decided to take Kakashi’s Sharingan, but Kakashi’s sword Envy created a possible future image that revealed Obito’s identity. Kakashi recognized the masked man as the friend he had believed dead, and Obito erupted in fury.

• Obito brought the badly wounded Itachi and unconscious Kakashi to a secluded cave, then mocked Itachi and gave him a bandage.
• Obito recalled how a strange monster had overcome Kamui and killed him once, forcing him to survive with Izanagi.
• Black Zetsu asked whether Obito planned to take Kakashi’s Sharingan, and Obito decided he needed both Mangekyō Sharingan to face the changing dangers.
• Kakashi woke as Obito approached and used Envy to summon a possible future image of the masked man.
• The image appeared as a scarred, Hokage-dressed Obito, and Kakashi realized the masked man was the friend he had believed dead.
• Obito reacted to being exposed by unleashing his killing intent and threatening Kakashi.

Scarlet Hollow Flash attacks devastated Konoha, and Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered an emergency rescue and defense while guarding Naruto Uzumaki. Inside Naruto, Ōtsutsuki Yunshi found Asura's Chakra and decided to turn Asura into Naruto's Zanpakuto.

• Might Guy woke to scarlet beams striking Konoha, survived the destruction of his apartment, and saw the village engulfed in flames.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Konoha's ninjas to rescue survivors, evacuate civilians, and raise the village's defenses against the continuing attacks from the Uchiha Clan Grounds.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen stayed near Naruto Uzumaki's home as Naruto slept through the explosions, while the Nine-Tails sensed Uchiha Obito and took comfort in Ōtsutsuki Yunshi's promise to protect it.
• The Nine-Tails learned that Ōtsutsuki Yunshi had created the Hollow attacks, but Yunshi said Konoha's survival did not concern him.
• Ōtsutsuki Yunshi discovered Asura's Chakra fused with Naruto's soul and commanded Asura to become Naruto Uzumaki's Zanpakuto.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Konoha’s clan ninjas confronted Hollows with Sharingan at the Uchiha Clan Grounds, but their attacks proved largely useless and the creatures began devouring souls. Just as a Hollow targeted the immobilized Sarutobi Hiruzen, Hyuga Yunchuan arrived and destroyed one, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Nara Shikaku and the clan leaders that Uchiha Itachi had betrayed Konoha and replaced slain Uchiha with White Zetsu, then ordered them to suppress the unrest.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and the clan ninjas encountered Hollows bearing Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and a Hollow Flash killed several Konoha ninjas.
• The Konoha forces discovered that ordinary ninjutsu, genjutsu, physical attacks, and insect techniques were ineffective, while sealing techniques could restrain Hollows only briefly.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen used the Evil Sealing Method to stop a Hollow from extracting a ninja’s soul, but the seal began to weaken as other Hollows prepared to attack him.
• Hyuga Yunchuan descended and drove his sword into a Hollow’s mouth, then used Wind Style Chakra to shatter its Bone Mask and destroy it.

Hyuga Yunchuan revealed that Hollows could only be killed by breaking their masks, and Konoha's ninja began fighting back as Sarutobi Hiruzen learned how the crisis had begun. Uchiha Shisui was left devastated by the destruction around him, just as Fugaku's vengeful spirit appeared and activated a new Dojutsu.

• Hyuga Yunchuan told Sarutobi Hiruzen that Hollows could only be killed by shattering their masks with blades, and the Konoha ninja adapted their attacks.
• Uzuki Yugao destroyed a Hollow's mask with Konoha-Style Kenjutsu: Dance of the Crescent Moon.
• Hyuga Yunchuan told Sarutobi Hiruzen that White Zetsu had blocked the mission, Danzo had disobeyed orders, and Uchiha Itachi had been taken away by a man claiming to be Uchiha Madara.
• Shimura Danzō reported that Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Fugaku had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and that Fugaku had turned the dead Uchiha into Hollows.
• Uchiha Shisui was badly wounded and horrified by the destruction caused by the monsters he and Itachi had created.
• Fugaku's vengeful spirit appeared, and Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered the others to coordinate with Zetsu before Fugaku activated the Dojutsu Teitaku Nyomei.

Fugaku’s Teitaku Nyomei manifested a Crimson Susanoo that overwhelmed Shisui, while two more Susanoo appeared and revealed Kakashi and a mirror version of Obito. Mirror Obito confronted the real Obito over Rin’s death, and both Obitos entered their second-stage Susanoo to fight.

• Fugaku’s Teitaku Nyomei let his Crimson Susanoo skip straight to its second form, where it shattered Shisui’s Spiral Sword and left him kneeling.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Konoha forces rallied after Hyuga Yunchuan and Enma struck Fugaku’s Susanoo, but two blue Susanoo appeared nearby and began fighting each other.
• Hyuga Yunchuan identified the two blue Susanoo as Kakashi and a mirror version of Obito, while Kakashi revealed that the real Obito had stolen his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Mirror Obito asked Kakashi about Rin and understood that her death had driven the real Obito to despair, while the real Obito watched them with growing hatred.
• The real Obito challenged Mirror Obito for lecturing him without losing everything, and the two Obitos activated their second-stage Susanoo and attacked each other.

On the Land of Hot Water border, Yakushi Kabuto recruited the starving Nora into Hidan’s growing Evil God Sect, where Hidan’s blood healed and strengthened him. As the sect rallied against the ninja villages, Kabuto reflected that he had joined to help Konoha defeat Kumogakure and now feared the sect was becoming uncontrollable.

• Nora searched a battlefield for food and medicine, and Yakushi Kabuto offered him bread and invited him to join the God Sect.
• Kabuto brought Nora to a hillside gathering, where he reported that Konoha and Kumogakure planned full-scale attacks the next morning.
• Hidan welcomed Nora by feeding him blood from Four-Scythe Child, which restored his strength and healed his injuries.
• Nora joined the sect, and Hidan led the believers in blaming the ninja for their suffering and praising Lord Jashin.
• Yakushi Kabuto privately considered how the sect had grown and resolved to stay to keep Hidan from attacking Konoha.

As the war drove Kumogakure ninja Nului to desperation and Kirigakure’s Kaguya Clan prepared to rebel, Shadow sent three followers from Las Noches to announce their existence to the world. The chapter ended with Shadow stepping through a tear in space.

• After waking from a nightmare, Nului begged the Kumogakure commander to transfer him away from the front, then cut off his own hand when the commander ordered him to prepare for battle.
• The commander rejected Nului’s plea and ordered him to return to his unit, leaving Nului consumed by despair and resentment.
• In Kirigakure, the imprisoned Kimimaro was released by a Kaguya Clan member and told to kill any Kirigakure ninja he encountered in the clan’s rebellion.
• Shadow told three kneeling figures to announce their existence to the world, then stepped through a tear in space.

Mirror Obito defeated Uchiha Obito in their Susanoo battle, then rebuked Kakashi before fading as his Chakra ran out. Uchiha Obito survived by sacrificing his left Mangekyō Sharingan, learned from Black Zetsu that the black monsters were creations of Yin-Yang Release, and fled after threatening Kakashi.

• Mirror Obito exploited Uchiha Obito's anger and inferior control to overpower him, then pierced him with Kamui after Kakashi's Chakra was nearly exhausted.
• Mirror Obito struck Kakashi for failing to protect Rin, urged him to live and atone, and vanished as his Chakra ran out.
• Uchiha Obito used Izanagi to survive the fatal wound, sacrificing his left Mangekyō Sharingan, and approached Kakashi with renewed hatred.
• Black Zetsu warned Uchiha Obito that the black monsters were creations of Yin-Yang Release and urged him to leave.
• Uchiha Obito recognized the threat as connected to the Shadow, vanished, and vowed to return for Kakashi's life.