Chapter Summaries

Jinghuo Uchiha’s fiery descent devastated the Hyuga Clan Land but left its members unharmed, and his confrontation with the Hyuga Clan’s Great Elder nearly escalated into a fight. Uchiha Itachi intervened, Jinghuo left, and Itachi told the Great Elder to take the matter to the Hokage.

• Jinghuo Uchiha descended into the Hyuga Clan Land and unleashed orange flames that destroyed buildings and cracked the ground without injuring anyone.
• Neji Hyuga shielded Hinata, and the two confirmed they were unharmed after the destruction.
• Jinghuo told the Hyuga Clan to seek compensation from Sarutobi Hiruzen, but the Great Elder ordered the clan members to seize him.
• Jinghuo’s quest urged him to kill the Hyuga Clan, but Uchiha Itachi arrived and persuaded him not to attack.
• Jinghuo left after warning the Great Elder, and Itachi told him he was not the Uchiha Clan Head and that the Hyuga Clan should take its complaint to the Hokage.

After Jinghuo Uchiha damaged the Hyuga Clan Land without killing anyone, Sarutobi Hiruzen tried to settle the matter by arranging compensation. Jinghuo challenged the Hokage over the promised relocation funds, and their confrontation escalated as a golden streak intensified his aura.

• Uchiha Itachi left calmly, believing the Hyuga Clan's priorities threatened Konoha even more than the Uchiha's had.
• Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi rushed toward the Hyuga Clan Land after seeing an orange meteor, while Nara Shikaku feared Jinghuo Uchiha had started a deadly clan conflict.
• Nara Shikaku found Uchiha Clan Members reassuring Jinghuo, who told him no one had died and left.
• The next day, Sarutobi Hiruzen proposed that the Uchiha Clan compensate the Hyuga Clan for the damage, and Jinghuo agreed on the condition that it be deducted from funds promised for the Uchiha relocation.
• When Sarutobi said the promised funds were Danzo's responsibility, Jinghuo argued that the Uchiha Clan therefore had no obligation to pay, prompting Sarutobi to slam the table and shout at him.
• Jinghuo challenged Sarutobi as orange flames and a golden streak surged around him, frightening the Hyuga Great Elder.

Jinghuo Uchiha forced Sarutobi Hiruzen to have Konoha compensate the Hyuga Clan, then demanded compensation for the Uchiha Clan as well. As the Hyuga elders debated entering Konoha’s political struggle, Uchiha Itachi and Nara Shikaku failed to find a way to persuade Jinghuo to stop testing techniques.

• Jinghuo Uchiha left after Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed Konoha would compensate the Hyuga Clan, then reminded him to compensate the Uchiha Clan for its losses.
• The Hyuga Great Elder told Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga that the village would pay, and ordered Hiashi to investigate the Shimura Clan.
• The Hyuga Great Elder rejected Hiashi’s suggestion to give up the Police Force, while Hiashi and Hizashi worried that the clan should stay out of Konoha’s power struggle.
• After seven days, villagers had grown accustomed to the Hyuga Clan’s work in the Police Force, though Sarutobi Hiruzen and others remained unsettled.
• Uchiha Itachi and Nara Shikaku went to Jinghuo Uchiha’s home to persuade him but learned he was testing a new technique by the lake.
• A Uchiha Clan Member explained that stopping Jinghuo would provoke his Emperor Flame Mode, leaving Uchiha Itachi and Nara Shikaku with no way to reason with him.

Jinghuo Uchiha returned to the Hyuga Clan Land in Emperor Flame Mode, while the Uchiha Clan rallied behind him and Nara Shikaku anticipated that someone important might die. The chapter ended with the Hyuga Great Elder facing Jinghuo’s overwhelming attack and insisting that he would not dare kill anyone.

• Uchiha Itachi and Nara Shikaku saw an orange flame shoot into the sky and hurried toward the Hyuga Clan Land, but Uchiha Shisui blocked their way and argued that the Uchiha should use deterrence.
• Uchiha Clan Members stayed calm and watched the spectacle, while Nara Shikaku worried that the conflict could turn deadly and thought that Jiraiya should become Hokage.
• The clan members recognized the descending golden light as Jinghuo Uchiha's Emperor Flame Mode and rushed to stand with him and prevent the Hyuga Clan from recklessly attacking him.
• At the Hyuga Clan Land, the Hyuga Great Elder welcomed Jinghuo's arrival because he expected the destruction to help the clan demand power from Konoha.
• The golden meteor's pressure and scorching wind overwhelmed the Hyuga Clan Land, and the Hyuga Great Elder repeatedly told himself that Jinghuo would not dare kill anyone.

Jinghuo Uchiha unleashed a devastating golden attack across the Hyuga Clan Land, leaving its members unharmed but terrified as he walked away. Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga resolved to abandon the Police Force, while the clan began to suspect Jinghuo had killed the missing Great Elder.

• Jinghuo Uchiha used Morning Light: Annihilation, burning the Hyuga Clan Land to ash and leaving the clan members alive.
• The Hyuga Clan Members trembled as Jinghuo walked past them and left the clan land.
• Hyuga Hiashi checked on the shaken clan members and comforted Hinata, while Hizashi Hyuga surveyed the destruction.
• Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga decided the Hyuga Clan had to give up the Police Force rather than risk another confrontation with Jinghuo.
• Hyuga Hiashi asked where the Great Elder was, and the clan members searched the land without finding him.
• The clan members recalled a scream during the golden attack and began to suspect Jinghuo had killed the Great Elder, fearing that saying so could trigger war.

Hiashi Hyuga withdrew the Hyuga Clan from the Police Force after Jinghuo Uchiha’s attack, and Sarutobi Hiruzen angrily accepted. Jinghuo revealed to Uchiha Shisui that he had killed the Hyuga Great Elder, then brought up Konoha’s founding and the Land of Whirlpools as the conversation continued.

• Hiashi Hyuga and Hizashi Hyuga decided to investigate the Great Elder’s whereabouts themselves and withdraw the Hyuga Clan from the Police Force.
• Hiashi Hyuga told Sarutobi Hiruzen that the Hyuga Clan was leaving the Police Force, and Hiruzen reluctantly agreed while warning that the clan would not hold important village positions in the future.
• Uchiha Shisui told Jinghuo Uchiha that the Hyuga Clan had withdrawn and guessed the Sarutobi Clan would take its Police Force position.
• Jinghuo Uchiha casually told Uchiha Shisui that he had killed the Hyuga Great Elder, leaving Shisui shocked.
• Jinghuo Uchiha said Konoha had been founded jointly by the Uchiha and the Senju, then said Sarutobi Hiruzen had abandoned the Land of Whirlpools.

Jinghuo Uchiha explained to Uchiha Shisui that he wanted to use the Sarutobi Clan’s Police Force role to erode the villagers’ admiration for Sarutobi Hiruzen, not destroy the Sarutobi Clan. After the Sarutobi Clan’s handling of disputes angered villagers, Uchiha Shisui was summoned to a private meeting with Sarutobi Hiruzen and the advisors.

• Jinghuo Uchiha asked Uchiha Shisui to investigate the Akatsuki, especially Orochimaru, and said he intended to kill Sarutobi Hiruzen and people like him.
• Jinghuo Uchiha clarified that the Police Force assignment was meant to pressure the Sarutobi Clan and weaken the villagers’ idealized view of Sarutobi Hiruzen, while helping the Uchiha Clan become Hokage in the future.
• After the Hyuga Clan refused to take over the Police Force, the Sarutobi Clan took the role temporarily, and most villagers initially celebrated the change.
• Seven days later, villagers grew angry at the Sarutobi Clan’s efforts to make victims reconcile with perpetrators, and their dissatisfaction with the clan increased.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu summoned Uchiha Shisui to a private meeting in the Hokage Building.

Sarutobi Hiruzen offered to let the Uchiha return to their former clan land, and Uchiha Shisui brought the news back to a celebrating clan. Jinghuo Uchiha condemned the move as a political trap and urged Shisui to split the clan, leaving Shisui to grasp that Hiruzen was exploiting Konoha's clans' weakening support for him.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Uchiha Shisui that the village had reclaimed the central clan land and would let the Uchiha move back, while Shisui calmly thanked him.
• Uchiha Shisui spread the news, and Uchiha clan members celebrated their return and speculated that Jinghuo Uchiha's actions had frightened the village.
• Jinghuo Uchiha saw the celebrating clan and asked Shisui whether he thought the Uchiha had too many fools.
• Jinghuo Uchiha told Shisui that those who wanted to move back should go while the rest formed a separate branch, and Shisui promised to stand behind him.
• Jinghuo Uchiha explained that returning would mean the Uchiha were conceding to Sarutobi Hiruzen, then pointed out that Konoha's clans had begun withdrawing their support from the Hokage.

Jinghuo Uchiha explained how Sarutobi Hiruzen's decision to let the Uchiha return served several political purposes, leaving Uchiha Shisui and the clan members to confront their own naivety. The clan recognized how badly they were outmatched politically, while Fugaku Uchiha stood in tears.

• Jinghuo Uchiha listed five political purposes behind Sarutobi Hiruzen allowing the Uchiha to return, including placating the clan, restricting Jinghuo, and testing Uchiha Shisui.
• Uchiha Shisui realized why Jinghuo was unhappy, and the clan members defended Jinghuo when another member joked about him.
• Uchiha Shisui reminded the clan that they had been driven from their land and asked whether they would still celebrate being allowed back.
• The clan members understood that their celebration had played into Sarutobi Hiruzen's plans, and Uchiha Shisui repeated Jinghuo's analysis of the remaining political motives.
• The Uchiha recognized that they could not match Sarutobi Hiruzen politically, while Fugaku Uchiha stood blankly in tears.

Fugaku Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi realized how Sarutobi Hiruzen had manipulated the Uchiha Clan and confronted their own past failures. Sarutobi Hiruzen grew uneasy when the Uchiha refused to move into the prepared clan land, while Uchiha Shisui delayed investigating the clan’s reasons.

• Fugaku Uchiha broke down, recognized that he had been unfit to lead the Uchiha Clan, and blamed himself for nearly bringing about its extermination.
• Uchiha Itachi realized that his faith in the village and his judgment had helped Sarutobi Hiruzen, and he regretted his former plan to exterminate the clan.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen saw the Uchiha Clan Land lit up and assumed the clan was celebrating, then prepared the old clan land for their return.
• When no Uchiha moved in, Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Uchiha Itachi, but Itachi refused his invitation, making him uneasy.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Uchiha Shisui to find out why the clan had not moved, and Shisui returned a week later saying the investigation would take another month.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked why the investigation would take so long.

Sarutobi Hiruzen confronted Uchiha Shisui over the Uchiha Clan’s refusal to move to its new land, then discovered the clan openly resented him and would not cooperate. He concluded Jinghuo Uchiha was secretly directing Shisui and tried to draw Shisui closer by praising his potential.

• Uchiha Shisui listed the Uchiha Clan members’ many objections to moving, and Sarutobi Hiruzen grew angry at the delays.
• When Sarutobi Hiruzen threatened to replace Shisui with Jinghuo Uchiha, Shisui acted ready to step down, prompting Hiruzen to stop him.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen accompanied Shisui to the Uchiha Clan Land, where a woman insulted him and shut the door in his face as other clan members also retreated indoors.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen suggested replacing Shisui, but Shisui warned him not to interfere in Uchiha internal affairs.
• Shisui claimed the clan members would not answer his summons, then offered to give up the new land as compensation, leading Hiruzen to suspect Jinghuo was the real Clan Head.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen hid his suspicions and warmly urged Shisui to visit the Hokage Office and help guide Konoha’s future.

Sarutobi Hiruzen tried to cultivate Uchiha Shisui as a future Hokage, while rumors and the Sarutobi Clan’s Police Force troubles shifted village opinion toward the Uchiha. After learning Orochimaru had been found, Jinghuo Uchiha decided to leave the village to confront him.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Uchiha Shisui to visit him and suggested he had the potential to become Hokage, but Shisui admitted to Uchiha Itachi that Hiruzen had seen through his act.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen began speaking with Uchiha Shisui regularly, and rumors spread that Shisui might become the Fifth Hokage as the Sarutobi Clan’s Police Force damaged its reputation.
• In the Land of Earth, Orochimaru and Momochi Zabuza discussed targeting Jinghuo Uchiha for his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• A clan member told Jinghuo Uchiha that Orochimaru’s traces had been found, and Jinghuo announced he was leaving the village.

Jinghuo Uchiha insisted on leaving Konoha alone, despite the Uchiha Clan’s concerns, and set out with several Root members assigned to assist him. As he departed, Sarutobi Hiruzen wondered why Jinghuo was searching for Orochimaru and lamented his lack of reliable intelligence.

• Jinghuo Uchiha rejected the clan members’ objections to his leaving Konoha alone and intimidated them with his Emperor Flame Mode.
• Fugaku Uchiha, Uchiha Shisui, and Uchiha Itachi tried to persuade Jinghuo to take company, but he refused and revealed that he had a trump card.
• The Uchiha Clan compromised by sending several Root members to handle Jinghuo’s daily needs, then saw him off at the village gate as a warning to the ninja world.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Jinghuo leave and wondered what he intended to do with Orochimaru, whom Root had been ordered to find.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen considered sending Anbu to investigate, but worried about their rising casualty rate and wished Sakumo were still alive.

Jinghuo Uchiha traveled into the Land of Earth, where Baki’s Sunagakure team confronted him. After Jinghuo trapped Baki in Genjutsu, Baki ordered his team to retreat, leaving the encounter poised to continue.

• A masked Takigakure Missing-nin studied Jinghuo Uchiha’s bounty and decided to seek him near Orochimaru in the Land of Earth.
• The Fourth Raikage learned that Jinghuo had left Konoha and postponed plans to kill him while Orochimaru’s whereabouts remained unknown.
• Sunagakure sent Baki, Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara into the Land of Earth on an S-rank mission, unaware that Jinghuo had also departed Konoha.
• After five days of travel, Jinghuo encountered Baki’s team, while the Uchiha Genbu followed nearby.
• Jinghuo placed Baki under Genjutsu, and Temari released him; shaken by Jinghuo’s Mangekyo, Baki ordered everyone to retreat.

Jinghuo Uchiha confronted Gaara and Baki’s team in the Land of Earth, while Ōnoki chose to watch and members of the Akatsuki observed from nearby. The chapter left Jinghuo advancing on Gaara as Gaara prepared to trap him with Sand Coffin.

• Temari, Kankuro, Gaara, and Baki began to withdraw, but Jinghuo demanded that they leave Gaara behind.
• Jinghuo erupted in a powerful orange flame, and Gaara attacked him with sand spikes despite Baki and Temari urging him to stop.
• Ōnoki and Kitsuchi watched the confrontation, and Ōnoki refused to send Iwagakure forces after Jinghuo.
• Orochimaru, Sasori, Momochi Zabuza, and Deidara watched from a distance as another cloaked figure approached, prompting Zabuza to joke about an Akatsuki civil war.
• Jinghuo struck Gaara’s sand spikes aside with small spheres of flame and walked toward him as Gaara prepared Sand Coffin.

Jinghuo Uchiha defeated Gaara and suppressed Shukaku as the tailed beast emerged. He then entered Gaara’s mental world and crushed Shukaku with his Eternal Mangekyo, leaving Gaara unconscious and alone with the memory of his mother.

• Gaara tried to trap and bury Jinghuo Uchiha in sand, but Jinghuo broke free with his Orange Flame and overpowered him.
• Jinghuo struck Gaara unconscious despite Temari’s plea, allowing Shukaku to emerge.
• Ōnoki, Orochimaru, Sasori, Momochi Zabuza, Deidara, Kakuzu, and Uchiha Genbu reacted with interest to Shukaku’s appearance.
• Shukaku’s transformation collapsed under the suppressive power of Jinghuo Uchiha’s crimson eyes, revealing the unconscious Gaara.
• Jinghuo entered Gaara’s mental world, stopped the sandstorm with his Eternal Mangekyo, and crushed Shukaku, while Gaara’s faint cries for his mother continued.

Jinghuo Uchiha defeated Shukaku and ordered Uchiha Genbu to take the unconscious Gaara back to the Land of Fire, risking a conflict with Sunagakure. He left Baki and Temari incapacitated with genjutsu as Kankuro fled with Temari.

• Jinghuo Uchiha’s power over Shukaku terrified Baki, Temari, Kankuro, Ōnoki, and the others, while Orochimaru and Sasori became interested in his abilities.
• Jinghuo Uchiha tossed the unconscious Gaara to Uchiha Genbu and ordered him to take Gaara back, ignoring Baki’s warning that this could start a war.
• Sasori followed after Gaara with Deidara, while Momochi Zabuza stayed behind and Orochimaru approached Jinghuo Uchiha.
• Baki ordered Temari and Kankuro to report to the Kazekage, but Jinghuo Uchiha used genjutsu to freeze Baki and Temari as Kankuro fled, carrying Temari with his Crow Puppet.

Jinghuo Uchiha killed Kakuzu with his Emperor Flame Mode, then faced a desperate attack from Ōnoki and Kitsuchi. The chapter ended as their massive Earth Style technique crushed together around him.

• Jinghuo Uchiha’s Uchiha Genbu captured Baki, Temari, and Kankuro while he confronted Kakuzu.
• Jinghuo Uchiha used Morning Light: Annihilation to erase Kakuzu and completed his quest, earning Earth Grudge Fear and Re-Cell Attraction.
• Ōnoki saw Jinghuo Uchiha’s power and resolved to kill him, while Kitsuchi used Earth Style: Mountain Earth Technique to trap him between two enormous masses of rock.
• Orochimaru watched the attack, the Uchiha Genbu rushed back toward Jinghuo Uchiha, and Sasori decided to approach him rather than pursue Gaara.
• Jinghuo Uchiha stayed calm and shielded himself with golden flames as Kitsuchi’s mountains slammed together.

Jinghuo Uchiha escaped Ōnoki and Kitsuchi after overpowering their attacks, prompting Ōnoki to plan a war against Konoha. As Orochimaru pursued Jinghuo and Sasori and Deidara departed, Pain learned that Jinghuo had killed Kakuzu and considered recruiting him into the Akatsuki Organization.

• Jinghuo Uchiha blocked Ōnoki's Dust Release with Firelight: Pierce, then escaped the mountain trap by flying away.
• Jinghuo Uchiha threatened to destroy Iwagakure on his next visit, and Ōnoki agreed with Kitsuchi to join forces with Kumogakure and wage war against Konoha.
• Orochimaru headed after Jinghuo Uchiha, while Sasori left in the opposite direction and Deidara followed him, pestering him until Sasori threatened him with his Tail Spike.
• Zetsu told the orange-haired youth in Amegakure that Jinghuo Uchiha had killed Kakuzu, and the youth identified him as a possible new member of the Akatsuki Organization.

Jinghuo Uchiha reprimanded two Uchiha Genbu for disobeying his orders, then confronted Orochimaru and proposed killing Sarutobi Hiruzen. He left Orochimaru bound by genjutsu and warned him not to give him a reason to kill him.

• Two Uchiha Genbu rushed ahead to check on Jinghuo Uchiha, while their companion reported that they had disobeyed his order to bring Baki and the others back.
• Jinghuo Uchiha agreed to punish the two with shaved heads and eyebrows, but warned that next time he would hang them in the clan grounds for three days.
• Jinghuo Uchiha ordered the three Uchiha Genbu to resume the mission and carry Baki and the others toward the Land of Fire.
• Orochimaru appeared and criticized the Uchiha for bickering during a mission, and Jinghuo Uchiha proposed killing Sarutobi Hiruzen as part of the Konoha Crush plan.
• Orochimaru asked for Jinghuo Uchiha's eyes as payment, and Jinghuo Uchiha warned him of ways to kill him before trapping him with genjutsu.
• Jinghuo Uchiha told Orochimaru that he despised the kind of person he was and warned him never to give him a reason to kill him.