Chapter Summaries

Kitahara Kaede killed Yamanaka Fu and Yamanaka Torune while confronting Shimura Danzō, who intended to use Kotoamatsukami to control him. The chapter ended with Kaede using Flying Thunder God to gouge out Uchiha Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan from Danzō.

• Kitahara Kaede took control of Yamanaka Fu and made him snap his own neck, then Danzo warned Yamanaka Torune not to look into Kaede’s eyes.
• Kitahara Kaede condemned Shimura Danzō’s ambition to become Hokage and exposed his regret over failing to volunteer as the Second Hokage’s rear guard.
• Yamanaka Torune attacked Kaede with Phosphorus Destroying Insects, but Kaede burned him with Great Fire Annihilation and killed him with a shuriken.
• Shimura Danzō attacked with Wind Release and revealed the Sharingan embedded in his arm, but Kaede remained unmoved and called out his plan to use Kotoamatsukami.
• Kitahara Kaede threw a Flying Thunder God kunai, teleported beside Shimura Danzō, and gouged out the Mangekyō Sharingan of Uchiha Shisui from his right eye.

Kitahara Kaede used Flying Thunder God to ambush Shimura Danzō, taking the Kotoamatsukami Sharingan and preventing Danzō from using it against him. As their fight continued, Kaede revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan and trapped Danzō in Susanoo’s grasp, leaving Danzō convinced that Kaede was an Uchiha seeking revenge on Konoha.

• Kitahara Kaede preserved Uchiha Shisui’s Mangekyo Sharingan in nutrient solution and secured the Kotoamatsukami eye in spatial storage.
• Kitahara Kaede used Flying Thunder God to surprise Shimura Danzō and take away his chance to use Kotoamatsukami.
• Shimura Danzō attacked with Wind Release shuriken, but Kitahara Kaede deflected them with his Kusanagi and Thunder Breathing.
• Kitahara Kaede awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan and used Susanoo’s golden skeletal hand to seize Danzō.
• Shimura Danzō accused Kitahara Kaede of hiding his identity and plotting revenge for the Uchiha Clan, while Kaede recalled how Danzō’s suspicions had made him a target.

Kitahara Kaede fought Shimura Danzō, who used Izanagi to survive repeated attacks from Kaede’s Susanoo. Danzō began imagining Kaede was part of a hidden Uchiha conspiracy, while Kaede remained prepared to keep fighting.

• Shimura Danzō recognized Kitahara Kaede’s golden Susanoo and tried to extract information about his power and intentions.
• Kitahara Kaede confronted Danzō about his ties to Orochimaru’s attack plan and said he knew no one would come to help Danzō.
• Kitahara Kaede crushed Danzō with Susanoo, but Danzō returned through Izanagi and attacked with a Wind Release kunai.
• Kitahara Kaede struck Danzō down again, costing him a second Sharingan, and dismissed Danzō’s attempt to stall by asking about Izanagi.
• Shimura Danzō speculated that Kitahara Kaede had left Konoha with Uchiha Madara’s followers and might be part of a plot to destroy the village.

Kitahara Kaede confronted Shimura Danzō over the Uchiha Clan’s destruction and repeatedly killed him, forcing him to spend several Izanagi revivals. Danzō summoned his Dream Eater and unleashed a powerful wind attack that began to destabilize Kaede’s Susanoo.

• Shimura Danzō convinced himself that Kitahara Kaede was an Uchiha remnant plotting to seize Naruto and the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, while Kaede condemned Danzō for driving the Uchiha toward disaster.
• Danzō attacked Kaede with Wind Release: Vacuum Blast, but Kaede’s golden Susanoo endured it before Kaede pierced Danzō’s heart with lightning.
• Danzō revived through Izanagi, but Kaede used Thunder Breathing to cut him in two, forcing him to revive again and retreat to a distant platform.
• Danzō recognized that Kaede could keep fighting while his own chakra was running low, and Kaede pursued him with his Kusanagi Sword.
• Danzō summoned the Dream Eater and combined their power in Wind Release: Vacuum Great Blast, which battered the surroundings and destabilized Kaede’s Susanoo; Kaede called out Susanoo in response.

Kitahara Kaede overwhelmed Shimura Danzō with Susanoo, killing him repeatedly as Danzō burned through his Izanagi lives. After Danzō used Wood Style to block another arrow, Kitahara Kaede teleported in and beheaded him for the ninth time.

• Kitahara Kaede evolved Susanoo into its second stage, wounded the Dream Eater with cleavers, and killed Shimura Danzō with Chidori Stream for the fifth time.
• Kitahara Kaede shot Danzō with a golden Susanoo arrow after he revived, killing him for the sixth time.
• Danzō used Wind Release, Vacuum Great Blast to cover his escape, but Kitahara Kaede shot him down again for the seventh time.
• Danzō fled toward the Root Organization exit, but Kitahara Kaede used Flying Thunder God to catch him and crush him with Susanoo for the eighth time.
• Kitahara Kaede blocked the exit and attacked Danzō, who used Wood Style, Exploding Spear Tree to stop the arrow before Kitahara Kaede teleported in and beheaded him for the ninth time.

Kitahara Kaede killed Shimura Danzō after using genjutsu to make him believe he still had an Izanagi life, then escaped Danzō’s Reaper Death Seal. He looted and burned Root’s base, leaving Anbu to investigate the blaze as Konoha remained in chaos.

• Kitahara Kaede used Flying Thunder God Stage 2 to strike Shimura Danzō, then revealed that genjutsu had made Danzō waste his Sharingan lives and left him unable to activate Izanagi.
• Shimura Danzō used the Reaper Death Seal as he died, but Kitahara Kaede escaped with Flying Thunder God and watched the seal consume Danzō and the surrounding area.
• Kitahara Kaede sensed that no one remained alive inside the Root base, collected its valuable research and techniques, and burned the base to ashes.
• Anbu squads arrived at the fire beneath the Hokage Building and used Water Release to keep the flames from spreading beyond Root.
• The Anbu captain ordered two squads to watch the burning base while the others returned to guard the Hokage Building.

During the Chunin Exam invasion, Kitahara Kaede fought Kakuzu on the training ground and revealed power far beyond what Konoha’s ninjas had expected. The chapter ended with Kitahara Kaede striking Kakuzu with a Sage Art: Rasenshuriken that devastated the reinforced arena, leaving his fate unclear.

• Konoha’s forces recovered from the Otogakure ambush and contained the delayed Sunagakure reinforcements while civilians and Ninja Academy students were evacuated.
• Kitahara Kaede and Kakuzu exchanged massive Fire Style attacks as nearby ninjas watched in shock at their power.
• Hyuga Hiashi and Might Guy recognized that Kitahara Kaede’s strength rivaled that of a Kage, while Hiashi reconsidered how to approach him.
• Kitahara Kaede knocked out Kakuzu’s water-attribute mask but realized his own chakra was running low and that he was not the real body.
• Kitahara Kaede entered Sage Mode and hurled a Rasenshuriken at Kakuzu as he tried to escape.
• The Rasenshuriken tore through Kakuzu and shaved away nearly half the reinforced training-ground wall, stunning the witnesses.

Kitahara Kaede’s Shadow Clone defeated Kakuzu but failed to kill him, and the original arrived to stop Kakuzu from escaping. Kitahara entered Sage Mode and prepared another Sage Art: Rasenshuriken as the battle around Konoha continued.

• Kitahara Kaede’s Shadow Clone struck Kakuzu with Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, destroying two of Kakuzu’s hearts before Kakuzu recovered with his black threads.
• The Shadow Clone vanished, revealing to Kakuzu and the watching ninjas that Kitahara Kaede had fought him through a clone.
• Kitahara Kaede appeared atop the broken wall, confronted Kakuzu, and declared that he would finish their unfinished battle.
• Kakuzu tried to flee the Training Ground, but Kitahara entered Sage Mode and formed another Sage Art: Rasenshuriken.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hatake Kakashi recognized Kitahara’s technique and trusted him to handle the threat outside, while the Third Hokage wondered why they knew so much about his strength.

Kitahara Kaede killed Kakuzu with a Sage Art: Rasenshuriken, then sent Shadow Clones to reinforce Konoha’s defenses against Sunagakure and Otogakure. One clone wiped out a force of Sunagakure ninjas and giant snakes, leaving his former instructor Akai Akimoto stunned by his strength.

• Kakuzu fled Konoha, but Kitahara Kaede intercepted him outside the village and destroyed his lives with a Rasenshuriken.
• Kitahara Kaede created Shadow Clones and sent them to support Konoha’s battle lines while he sensed the locations of Naruto, Sasuke, and his teammates.
• A Shadow Clone appeared above the outer-wall battlefield and hurled a Sage Art: Rasenshuriken at Sunagakure’s forces and their giant snakes.
• The Rasenshuriken killed many Sunagakure ninjas and destroyed the giant Summoning Beasts, breaking their battle line.
• Akai Akimoto recognized Kitahara Kaede and stared in disbelief at how powerful his former student had become.

Kitahara Kaede’s Shadow Clones helped repel infiltrators in Konoha and protect his family while the pursuit of Gaara split into two teams. Sasuke and Shikamaru stayed behind to face the Sound Ninja, and Sasuke launched an attack as another enemy appeared.

• Kitahara Kaede’s Shadow Clone killed a Sunagakure Jonin with Sage Art: Rasenshuriken, turning the battle’s momentum in Konoha’s favor.
• A Shadow Clone of Kitahara Kaede sensed and slaughtered invading Sunagakure and Otogakure ninja inside Konoha.
• At the Kitahara Residence, a Shadow Clone saved Kitahara Yoshiko and the servants from an Otogakure ninja, then left to search for more intruders.
• As Sound Ninja closed in behind them, Nara Shikamaru split the group: he, Uchiha Sasuke, and Shino stayed to intercept them while Uzumaki Naruto, Hyuga Keiko, and Soten Genryu continued after Gaara.
• Uzumaki Naruto told Uchiha Sasuke that he was also a Jinchuriki, then the pursuers arrived and Shikamaru caught them with Shadow Possession Jutsu.
• When a middle-aged Sound Ninja appeared, Uchiha Sasuke shouted “Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash!”

Uchiha Sasuke and his allies defeated the Sound Ninja ambush before facing Hidan, who overwhelmed Sasuke until Kitahara Kaede arrived and destroyed him with a Sage Art: Rasenshuriken. Kitahara Kaede then joined the battle against Sand Shukaku and used her Mangekyō Sharingan to control it and cancel its summoning.

• Uchiha Sasuke killed the Sound Ninja Jonin while Nara Shikamaru trapped the other Sound Ninja and Aburame Shino finished them off with bugs.
• Hidan appeared, recognized Uchiha Sasuke, and attacked him with his scythe, forcing Nara Shikamaru and Aburame Shino to retreat.
• Kitahara Kaede arrived and blasted Hidan apart with a Sage Art: Rasenshuriken before leaving the group to deal with his remains.
• Kitahara Kaede reached the battlefield where Sand Shukaku was fighting Chief Toad, with Gaara asleep atop the beast.
• Sand Shukaku attacked Kitahara Kaede with an Air Bullet, but her Susanoo blocked it.
• Kitahara Kaede used her Mangekyō Sharingan to control Sand Shukaku and cancel its summoning.

Kitahara Kaede subdued Shukaku during the Konoha Collapse Plan, and Konoha defeated the invasion without Third Hokage dying. In the aftermath, Kaede was promoted to Jonin, Third Hokage stepped down, and Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hatake Kakashi became candidates for Fifth Hokage.

• Kitahara Kaede used his Sharingan to force Shukaku back into Gaara, then put Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari to sleep with Genjutsu.
• Kitahara Kaede and the others returned to Konoha, where they learned Orochimaru had escaped after being wounded and the three revived Kage had been sealed.
• Sunagakure's shinobi surrendered after learning Orochimaru had killed their Kazekage and impersonated him.
• Kitahara Kaede reflected that the invasion had changed the timeline: Third Hokage survived, while Kakuzu had died and Hidan remained alive with only his head.
• Konoha promoted Kitahara Kaede and the six Konoha Genin from the Chunin Exams Grand Finals to Chunin.
• Third Hokage stepped down, leaving Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hatake Kakashi as candidates for Fifth Hokage.

Kitahara Kaede reflected on Konoha’s coming Hokage selection and the changes to the timeline, while Kakashi, Tsunade, and Jiraiya were drawn into a new Diary Exchange Space. They suspected Sasuke might also possess a Diary and planned to investigate him.

• Kitahara Kaede considered the Hokage candidates, the altered timeline, and the possibility that Nagato would act sooner than expected.
• Kakashi learned that he would become a Hokage advisor and support Tsunade’s appointment as Fifth Hokage.
• Kakashi entered the Diary Exchange Space, where Tsunade and Jiraiya had already arrived.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Kakashi discussed whether other people possessed copies of Kitahara Kaede’s Diary.
• Kakashi suggested Sasuke might have a Diary because his strength, maturity, and clothing seemed inconsistent with the timeline.
• Kakashi said he would probe Sasuke the next day, and Tsunade and Jiraiya agreed that dangerous people must not obtain the Diaries.

Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hatake Kakashi investigated the destruction of Root and concluded that Kitahara Kaede was the likely culprit, wielding terrifying power and possibly Susanoo. They left with Kitahara’s threat assessment in need of a complete revision.

• Tsunade told Jiraiya and Hatake Kakashi that a single enemy had destroyed Root and apparently defeated Danzō repeatedly despite his use of Izanagi.
• Tsunade revealed that Uchiha Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan had been taken from Danzō, while the other Sharingan on his arm remained.
• Jiraiya suspected Kitahara Kaede because he had written about wanting to kill Danzō, and Hatake Kakashi and Tsunade recalled his diary entries.
• Tsunade connected the massive humanoid destruction at Root to Susanoo and concluded that Kitahara Kaede was the likely attacker.
• Jiraiya and Hatake Kakashi judged that Kitahara Kaede still cared about Konoha, while Tsunade questioned how he could have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Hatake Kakashi decided to rebuild Kitahara Kaede’s assessment files because his power might already approach the Super Kage Level.

Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hatake Kakashi discussed whether Konoha should protect Uchiha Itachi despite the likely cost of losing Sasuke, while weighing the brothers’ different potential. In the past timeline, Minato Namikaze delayed a mission after learning that Sunagakure’s Third Kazekage had vanished and Kumogakure might be preparing to act.

• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hatake Kakashi read Kitahara Kaede’s diary update and discussed his new title, the Konoha Blood Asura.
• Tsunade said she wanted to meet Uchiha Itachi and possibly bring him back to Konoha to rebuild the Uchiha Clan.
• Hatake Kakashi warned that keeping Itachi would likely drive Sasuke to betray Konoha, and that Itachi’s illness was severe while Sasuke had far greater potential.
• Tsunade sighed over the possibility of abandoning Itachi, and Hatake Kakashi remarked that death might be a release from the disgrace Itachi carried.
• Minato Namikaze delayed his departure after learning that the Third Kazekage had disappeared and Kumogakure’s forces and scouts were increasing.
• Minato set out to investigate Sunagakure’s crisis and determine whether Kumogakure planned to invade.

Minato Namikaze recognized that the Third Shinobi World War was approaching and resolved to prevent the tragedies that had befallen his students. Kitahara Kaede feared a future war with the Otsutsuki Main Family, while Uchiha Itachi considered whether he might fight in it; a new video then showed reanimated Itachi supporting Nagato along a shore.

• Minato Namikaze reviewed Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin's Academy records as he anticipated Kumogakure joining the coming war and vowed to avert the original tragedy.
• Kitahara Kaede worried that the Otsutsuki Main Family would invade the Shinobi World and speculated that souls from the Underworld might be summoned to fight them.
• Uchiha Itachi read Kitahara Kaede's praise of his combat intelligence and wondered whether he would be summoned to fight the Otsutsuki Main Family.
• Uchiha Itachi reasoned that Yakushi Kabuto might have learned Sage Mode through Ryūchi Cave, and Jiraiya discussed Kabuto's possible Sage Mode with Tsunade and Hatake Kakashi.
• A new diary video showed reanimated Uchiha Itachi supporting a struggling Nagato as they walked along a shoreline.

Hatake Kakashi, Jiraiya, and Tsunade watched Uchiha Itachi and Nagato appear through Impure World Reincarnation, while Uchiha Sasuke struggled with his feelings about his brother and suspected Kitahara Kaede had killed Danzo. Sasuke also learned that rumors identifying Kitahara Kaede as an Uchiha were spreading in Konoha, leaving the Uchiha’s possible return to prominence in view.

• Hatake Kakashi recognized Uchiha Itachi and Nagato in the video, and Jiraiya and Tsunade blamed Kabuto for reviving them with Impure World Reincarnation.
• Uchiha Sasuke saw Uchiha Itachi and reconsidered the hidden circumstances surrounding the Uchiha Clan Massacre, including Danzo’s involvement.
• Uchiha Sasuke rejected Konoha’s claim that Danzo died defending the village and concluded that Kitahara Kaede had killed him to avenge the Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Sasuke received visits from minor clans and old associates who had renewed interest in him after his showing in the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Uchiha Sasuke heard that Kitahara Kaede’s Sharingan and Susanoo had led people to suspect he was an Uchiha.

Uzumaki Naruto and Killer B confronted the reanimated Nagato and Uchiha Itachi during the Fourth Shinobi World War, and Nagato learned how Naruto had mastered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. Meanwhile, Snake Kabuto located the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails and planned to use them as leverage.

• Uchiha Sasuke concluded that Kitahara Kaede had killed Shimura Danzō and reflected on the Uchiha enemies he still had to face.
• Uzumaki Naruto and Killer B arrived to confront Nagato and Uchiha Itachi, who recognized Naruto and were surprised by his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
• Nagato learned that Naruto had overcome hatred with help from Killer B, his parents, and others, and he approved of Naruto's growth.
• Minato Namikaze studied Naruto's chakra mode and resolved to investigate the Waterfall of Truth in Kumogakure.
• Snake Kabuto sensed the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails through Impure World Reincarnation and decided to use them to force someone to obey him.

Kabuto controlled the reanimated Uchiha Itachi and Nagato, and Itachi learned that Sasuke had joined Akatsuki to destroy Konoha after discovering the truth about Itachi’s secret mission. Itachi understood why Sasuke wanted revenge and focused on what had happened to him.

• Jiraiya and Tsunade recognized Kabuto’s snake-like features as signs of Sage Mode, while Kakashi noticed the unconscious Anko behind him.
• Kabuto made Uchiha Itachi attack Killer B, who blocked the Great Fireball Technique with Samehada and recognized it as Kisame Hoshigaki’s weapon.
• Uzumaki Naruto realized Kabuto was controlling Uchiha Itachi and Nagato, and Itachi asked about Sasuke.
• Uzumaki Naruto told Uchiha Itachi that Sasuke had joined Akatsuki and sought revenge against Konoha after learning about Itachi’s secret mission.
• Uzumaki Naruto said he had learned the truth about Itachi from Madara, and Itachi understood Sasuke’s reaction.

Uchiha Sasuke learned that Uchiha Itachi had massacred the clan to stop its planned rebellion and protect him, after the village’s leaders forced Itachi to act. Overcome with grief and hatred toward Konoha, Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Uchiha Itachi realized that Obito Uchiha had exposed his secret and worried that the truth would disrupt his plans for Uchiha Sasuke.
• Uzumaki Naruto revealed that Uchiha Itachi had sacrificed his reputation to protect Konoha and Sasuke, prompting Uchiha Itachi to confirm that Obito Uchiha had leaked the truth.
• Uchiha Sasuke understood that the Uchiha Clan had planned a coup and that Itachi had slaughtered them under orders from Konoha’s leaders, while sparing Sasuke to protect him.
• Uchiha Sasuke’s grief and hatred surged as he imagined Itachi’s suffering and blamed Konoha for forcing him to kill the clan.
• Uchiha Sasuke’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan transformed into a six-pointed-star Mangekyō Sharingan, and he refused to seek power by killing his loved ones.