Chapter Summaries

Jinghuo Uchiha's return sparked outrage in Konoha after rumors spread that he had kidnapped Sunagakure's Jinchūriki. He pressured Nara Shikaku to choose a side, leaving Shikaku and his son caught between the Uchiha and Sarutobi Hiruzen.

• Jinghuo Uchiha left Orochimaru with a demand to consider his answer.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Jinghuo Uchiha to report to the Hokage Building, while rumors about the kidnapped Jinchūriki turned Konoha villagers against the Uchiha Clan.
• Nara Shikaku realized the unrest benefited Sarutobi Hiruzen and feared the consequences of getting involved.
• Jinghuo Uchiha confronted Nara Shikaku at his home and told him that standing aside meant helping evil.
• Nara Shikaku asked Jinghuo Uchiha to spare his clan, and Jinghuo challenged him over failing to protect the Uchiha during their extermination.
• Jinghuo Uchiha revealed he had killed the Hyuga Great Elder and implied that the Nara Clan's safety depended on the Uchiha Clan surviving.

Jinghuo Uchiha revealed to Nara Shikaku that he was prepared to massacre Konoha if the village seized the opportunity he had offered, and left Shikaku to consider his choice. He then enlisted Gaara’s help with a plan involving Shukaku as the Sand Village delegation arrived at Konoha.

• Jinghuo Uchiha explained that he had been ready to wipe out the Hyuga Clan and warned Nara Shikaku that Konoha could face a massacre if its people took the opportunity he offered.
• Jinghuo Uchiha told Nara Shikaku he wanted to understand what choice the village’s best seer would make, then left him behind.
• Jinghuo Uchiha returned to the Uchiha Clan Land, where he asked Gaara to release Shukaku when the time came, promising the victims would not be from the Sand Village.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and dozens of Jonin waited at Konoha’s gates as villagers argued over the Uchiha and the Sand Village’s arrival.
• A fierce-looking figure in a Kazekage Hat and robe approached Konoha.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Rasa prepared to confront the Uchiha over Gaara as Kumogakure and Iwagakure watched for a chance to attack Konoha. At the Uchiha compound, Fugaku appeared to cooperate with the visitors, and the Uchiha returned Baki and three others, leaving the fate of Gaara unresolved.

• Rasa arrived in Konoha with Sunagakure Jonin and told Hiruzen that Sunagakure had come because Konoha could not manage the Uchiha Clan.
• Hiruzen, Koharu, and Homura discussed how to make the Uchiha hand over Gaara and feared that a clash could invite war with Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
• The Fourth Raikage received reports about Jinghuo Uchiha's strength and learned of Sunagakure's plan to release a tailed beast in Konoha.
• Hiruzen and Rasa led their Jonin to the Uchiha compound, where Fugaku apologized for Jinghuo's actions and called for the visitors to be brought in.
• Uchiha Clan Members tossed out Baki and three other battered, unconscious people, while Hiruzen took their release as a sign of restraint.

Sunagakure and Orochimaru launched their attack on Konoha as Shukaku rampaged through the Sarutobi Clan Land. Uchiha Genbu members slaughtered villagers in their homes, while more Uchiha headed toward Shukaku and the Sarutobi Clan.

• Fourth Kazekage Rasa demanded Uchiha Sharingan as compensation, but Fugaku Uchiha stopped an angry clan member from attacking him.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen heard villagers blame the Uchiha for the crisis, while Nara Shikaku suspected the Uchiha were recording their remarks to settle scores later.
• Shukaku appeared at the Sarutobi Clan Land, and Fourth Kazekage Rasa revealed himself as Orochimaru, who greeted his former teacher.
• Sunagakure ninja began fighting Konoha forces as villagers blamed the Uchiha and hid in their homes.
• Uchiha Genbu members entered the houses and killed the villagers inside, then three Genbu members at the Barrier Control Center headed toward Shukaku and the Sarutobi Clan.

Orochimaru summoned Manda and revived the First and Second Hokage to fight Sarutobi Hiruzen, while Jinghuo Uchiha redirected Kakashi, Guy, and Yamato toward the Uchiha Clan’s conflict. The chapter ended with Kakashi realizing that Yamato and possibly he himself were targets for the Uchiha Clan.

• Orochimaru summoned Manda and ordered Sarutobi Hiruzen to prepare a hundred living sacrifices.
• Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to summon the First and Second Hokage, while Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped the coffin containing the Fourth Hokage.
• The First and Second Hokage emerged and attacked Sarutobi Hiruzen as the surrounding ninjas fought Manda.
• Jinghuo Uchiha told Hatake Kakashi and Might Guy to leave the area to the Uchiha Clan and the Sarutobi Clan.
• Jinghuo Uchiha invited Yamato into the Uchiha Clan’s hunting ground, and Kakashi tried to warn him that the Uchiha might kill him for carrying a Sharingan.

Jinghuo Uchiha let Hatake Kakashi, Yamato, and Might Guy leave the Uchiha compound, then confronted the Uchiha Clan Members over their resentment and refusal to help. As Shukaku rampaged, he ordered them to get back to work and put their spirits up for the clan.

• Uchiha Clan Members reacted with hostility to Hatake Kakashi's Sharingan, and Hatake Kakashi asked Jinghuo Uchiha if they could avoid entering.
• Jinghuo Uchiha let Hatake Kakashi, Yamato, and Might Guy leave, and they hurried away.
• Jinghuo Uchiha demanded that the Uchiha Clan Members smile, then erupted in orange flames and berated them for hiding behind him and resenting outsiders.
• Jinghuo Uchiha's fury frightened the supporting ninjas, who made excuses and left while the Uchiha Clan Members stood stifled.
• Jinghuo Uchiha ordered the Uchiha Clan Members back to work and told them to raise their spirits for the clan until the crisis was over.

Jinghuo Uchiha led the massacre of the Sarutobi Clan and confronted Asuma Sarutobi about the clan’s rise and its exploitation of Konoha. Asuma pleaded for the newborn children, but Jinghuo asked why Asuma had not pleaded for Uchiha children when his clan was targeted.

• Uchiha Clan Members took Jinghuo Uchiha’s rebuke to heart, and some began slapping themselves as they realized he had been holding back his anger.
• The Fourth Raikage learned that Sunagakure’s invasion had thrown Konoha into chaos and prepared to teleport there with the Heavenly Transfer Technique.
• Jinghuo Uchiha continued the Sarutobi Clan massacre while pursuing the quest to wipe out the clan.
• Asuma Sarutobi demanded to know why Jinghuo was attacking his clan, and Jinghuo questioned how the Sarutobi Clan had become Konoha’s strongest.
• Asuma admitted through his silence that the Sarutobi Clan had drained Konoha and pleaded for its newborn children, but Jinghuo challenged him over his failure to defend Uchiha children.

Jinghuo Uchiha killed Asuma Sarutobi and prepared to confront Sarutobi Hiruzen, while Hiruzen faced Orochimaru and the reincarnated First and Second Hokage. Hiruzen invoked the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, leaving its effect unresolved.

• Jinghuo Uchiha rejected Asuma Sarutobi's plea and killed him with golden flames.
• Uchiha Clan Members reported that they had eliminated most of the Sarutobi Clan, and Jinghuo Uchiha ordered Shukaku to return.
• Jinghuo Uchiha set off toward the Village Center to pursue Sarutobi Hiruzen and complete his quest.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen fought Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju while Orochimaru taunted him and declared Konoha would be destroyed.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen reaffirmed his resolve to protect Konoha, caught the Hokage brothers' attacks with Shadow Clones, and began the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.

Jinghuo Uchiha arrived during Sarutobi Hiruzen’s fight with Orochimaru and killed the Hokage in a devastating attack, then ordered the Anbu to pursue Orochimaru. Sunagakure began retreating, but the Fourth Raikage’s arrival and Sunagakure’s sudden return launched the second phase of the Konoha Collapse Plan.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen used the Reaper Death Seal to break Orochimaru’s control of Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, freeing their souls and exposing the sacrificial bodies.
• Jinghuo Uchiha fell from the sky and destroyed the area around Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru, killing Sarutobi Hiruzen; he then ordered the Anbu to pursue Orochimaru, who fled.
• Manda disappeared, Shukaku vanished, and Sunagakure’s shinobi withdrew from Konoha with Baki carrying Gaara alongside Temari and Kankuro.
• The Fourth Raikage descended toward Konoha, prompting Sunagakure to see an opening, but Baki ordered the shinobi to retreat before they instead followed a command to attack.
• The Fourth Raikage changed plans after seeing Sunagakure return and decided to cooperate with them to weaken Konoha before Kumogakure’s forces arrived.

Might Guy stopped the Fourth Raikage with Day Tiger, but the Raikage survived and activated his strongest Lightning Armor. Jinghuo Uchiha arrived to face him, and the chapter ended as the Raikage charged with One-Finger Nukite inside Jinghuo’s closing Golden Flame Cage.

• The Fourth Raikage ravaged Konoha and killed villagers and ninjas as he advanced toward the Hokage Building.
• Might Guy opened the Seventh Gate and struck the Fourth Raikage with Day Tiger, smashing him through houses and into a wall.
• Might Guy collapsed from the Seventh Gate’s backlash, but the Fourth Raikage stood up and reactivated his Lightning Style Chakra Mode.
• Jinghuo Uchiha arrived in Emperor Flame Mode and faced the Fourth Raikage while Might Guy and Hatake Kakashi watched.
• The Fourth Raikage activated his Strongest Lightning Armor, tested Jinghuo’s ability to track his speed, and charged with One-Finger Nukite inside Jinghuo’s closing Golden Flame Cage.

Jinghuo Uchiha survived the Fourth Raikage’s attack and used his abilities to force the Raikage to escape by severing his own arm. Jinghuo recovered from his wounds, gained the Raikage’s lightning-enhanced speed, and prepared to pursue him.

• Jinghuo Uchiha held the Fourth Raikage in the Golden Flame Cage while absorbing his Chakra, despite the Raikage’s hand piercing his heart.
• The Fourth Raikage attacked Jinghuo’s neck with Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop, but Jinghuo protected himself with Susanoo and a Golden Flame Shield.
• The Fourth Raikage severed his own left arm to escape Jinghuo’s grip, then broke through the Golden Flame Cage and fled.
• Jinghuo absorbed the severed hand, repaired his chest, and moved his heart back into place with Earth Grudge Fear.
• Jinghuo used the Raikage’s absorbed Chakra to create a lightning layer that gave him comparable speed, then reviewed quests to kill the Fourth Raikage and the Five Kage.

Jinghuo Uchiha left to kill the Fourth Raikage as Konoha struggled against Sunagakure’s invasion. Shisui, Fugaku, and Itachi arrived with three Susanoo and turned the battle against Sunagakure, though Konoha’s shinobi still feared the Uchiha clan’s conflict with the village leadership.

• Jinghuo Uchiha accepted his immortal body and left, declaring that the Fourth Raikage would die next.
• Kakashi heard Jinghuo’s words about Uchiha eyes and concluded that he had no choice but to join the Uchiha.
• Sunagakure’s commander planned to exploit the fighting between Konoha and Kumogakure, while Konoha’s shinobi and villagers called for help.
• Shisui, Fugaku, and Itachi arrived and summoned three Susanoo, frightening Sunagakure’s forces.
• Sunagakure retreated as Konoha’s shinobi charged, and Fugaku and Itachi attacked with their Susanoo while Shisui stood guard.

Sunagakure’s forces collapsed after continuing to attack, while Gaara and his companions withdrew. Jinghuo Uchiha pursued the wounded Fourth Raikage, who raced toward the Land of Lightning after realizing Jinghuo might reach the Kumogakure Army first.

• Gaara ordered Temari, Kankuro, and Baki to return to Sunagakure, saying the defeated ninja had brought their deaths upon themselves.
• Temari worried that Gaara’s darkness had deepened after meeting Jinghuo Uchiha, while Baki remained unaware that Orochimaru had killed Rasa.
• The Fourth Raikage abandoned his plan to attack Konoha’s important figures when Jinghuo Uchiha caught up to him using absorbed Chakra.
• The Fourth Raikage fled toward the Land of Lightning after recognizing Jinghuo’s strength and recalling reports that he could suppress tailed beasts.
• Jinghuo Uchiha used golden flames to surge ahead, prompting the Fourth Raikage to accelerate toward the Kumogakure Army.

Jinghuo Uchiha drove the Fourth Raikage and the Kumogakure army into a fearful standstill at the Land of Fire border, then withdrew without fighting. Meanwhile, Konoha routed Sunagakure, and Jinghuo warned Uchiha Shisui against provoking enemies without a clear plan to finish them.

• Jinghuo Uchiha completed the mission and received Lava Style Chakra Mode: Melting God Form, but chose not to convert Fire Style Chakra Mode because Uchiha Obito might exploit the ensuing conflict.
• Jinghuo Uchiha and the Fourth Raikage faced each other silently as the Kumogakure soldiers trembled under Jinghuo's intimidating presence.
• Jinghuo Uchiha left the border without attacking, and the Kumogakure army waited until he had disappeared before releasing its fear and resolving to fight him later.
• Konoha's forces reinforced the front lines and swiftly routed Sunagakure after the Fourth Raikage withdrew, leaving fewer than one in ten of its escaping ninja alive.
• Jinghuo Uchiha questioned Uchiha Shisui's plan to weaken Sunagakure, arguing that Konoha should not provoke them unless it intended to destroy them completely.

With Konoha facing war against Kumogakure and Iwagakure, the Jonin gathered to plan the village’s response after the Hokage Building was destroyed. Uchiha Shisui restrained his clan and let Nara Shikaku preside, while the Uchiha leaders privately considered the Hokage Advisors a problem to address later.

• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura entered the meeting tent and moved toward the main seat, drawing hostility from the Uchiha.
• An Uchiha youth mocked the advisors, but Uchiha Shisui ordered him to leave and silenced him with his Mangekyo.
• Nara Shikaku realized that Uchiha Shisui’s restraint might serve the Uchiha’s plans, while Shisui remained polite because he did not yet intend to deal with the Nara clan.
• Nara Shikaku asked to preside over the meeting, and Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura agreed to sit behind him.
• Fugaku Uchiha, Uchiha Itachi, and Uchiha Shisui privately questioned the advisors’ authority and agreed to see what Nara Shikaku would do.

Nara Shikaku offered to serve as Acting Hokage while Konoha faced an approaching war, but Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura opposed him and considered claiming the post themselves. Jinghuo Uchiha arrived and argued that the Acting Hokage would have to lead the front lines, leaving the two advisors in an uncomfortable position.

• Nara Shikaku said he was willing to become Acting Hokage because the Third Hokage had fallen and Iwagakure and Kumogakure were closing in on Konoha.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura rejected Nara Shikaku's offer and privately hoped to become Acting Hokage themselves.
• The gathered ninjas grew anxious about the advisors taking charge and considered supporting Nara Shikaku, but none dared to speak first.
• The Uchiha Clan stayed silent as its members reflected on their uncertain place beside Uchiha Shisui and the others.
• Jinghuo Uchiha entered the tent and said the Acting Hokage would need to go to the front lines, unsettling Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
• Nara Shikaku suspected Jinghuo Uchiha wanted the war to provide an opportunity to eliminate the two advisors, then closed his eyes.

Jinghuo Uchiha intimidated Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura until Nara Shikaku intervened, then Shikaku became Acting Hokage and began planning Konoha’s response to the war. The chapter ended with word that Jinghuo had assigned the Uchiha Clan to fight on the Kumogakure battlefield.

• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura challenged Jinghuo Uchiha, who unleashed his killing intent and advanced on them.
• Nara Shikaku asked Jinghuo to spare the elders, and Jinghuo relented and left them alive.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura fled, and Nara Shikaku became Acting Hokage and called for Konoha to take the initiative against Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
• An Uchiha Clan Member announced that Jinghuo had assigned the Uchiha Clan to handle the Kumogakure battlefield.

With Iwagakure and Kumogakure attacking Konoha, Nara Shikaku organized the village’s defenses while weighing his precarious relationship with the Uchiha. Kirigakure then joined the war, forcing Konoha to fight on three fronts, and the Uchiha chose to postpone confronting Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.

• Nara Shikaku bowed to the Uchiha and promised to publicly recognize their war merits, while the Uchiha remained hostile toward him.
• Uchiha Itachi revealed that the Fourth Kazekage was dead, leaving Sunagakure in disarray as Konoha prepared for other possible enemies.
• Kirigakure sent ships toward Konoha, opening a third front and prompting Nara Shikaku to revise the battle plans.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura urged the Uchiha to take responsibility for fighting Kirigakure, and Uchiha Shisui considered moving against them.
• Jinghuo Uchiha gave the Uchiha permission to act as they wished, but Uchiha Shisui chose to wait; Nara Shikaku then proposed delaying Iwagakure and Kirigakure while seeking victory against Kumogakure.

The Uchiha Clan advanced into the Land of Fire’s forests to confront Kumogakure, confident in Jinghuo Uchiha’s strength despite the other Jonin’s doubts. After scouts revealed that Kumogakure knew their position, the Uchiha prepared for battle, and Jinghuo was left alone as scattered clashes broke out nearby.

• Jinghuo Uchiha claimed the Uchiha Clan could secure a quick victory over Kumogakure, while the Jonin questioned whether the clan had enough numbers.
• Konoha redeployed its clans across the Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Kumogakure fronts, then sent three forces out from the village.
• Shisui, Fugaku, and Itachi divided the Uchiha force into battalions, companies, and squads as they advanced through the forest.
• Uchiha scouts captured Kumogakure scouts and found traces of nearby enemies, so Fugaku concluded their position had been exposed and Shisui ordered the clan to prepare ambushes.
• Shisui, Fugaku, and Itachi agreed to keep the Uchiha members in line and left to command their battalions, leaving Jinghuo alone.
• Kumogakure scouts continued to clash with Uchiha clan members during the night, but the Uchiha dealt with each encounter quickly.

Jinghuo Uchiha unleashed Purgatory across the forest, killing nearby Kumogakure scouts and forcing the enemy leadership to respond. Dodai realized Jinghuo was using the flames to trap Kumogakure between a burning advance route and a burning retreat route.

• Jinghuo Uchiha advanced into the forest beyond Uchiha territory and found no Kumogakure ninjas in his path.
• Jinghuo Uchiha awakened his Rinnegan and used Purgatory to set the surrounding forest ablaze.
• Kumogakure scouts caught in the golden flames killed themselves or escaped after sacrificing a limb.
• Uchiha Shisui sent word to Fugaku Uchiha and Uchiha Itachi, then led the Uchiha main force forward.
• The Fourth Raikage and Kumogakure's commanders watched the fire from a cave as Dodai declared that Jinghuo Uchiha must be stopped.
• Dodai explained that Jinghuo was burning their route forward and their retreat, leaving Kumogakure no choice but to confront him.