Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Kei confronted Senju Shozuma over his attempts to exploit the Senju Clan’s influence and demanded that he retire or face consequences. After Shozuma’s fighters were defeated, he took up a Ninja Sword and prepared to die, insisting his death would prevent Kei from controlling the clan.

• Senju Shozuma accused Uchiha Kei of using the Senju Clan for political gain, but Kei warned that he could cut Shozuma out and demanded that he step aside or face a fight.
• Senju Shozuma summoned Mingjing and Takuma, who attacked Uchiha Kei, but Kei blocked them with his Susanoo and expanded it to defeat the Senju shinobi without killing them.
• Imai Kenta explained that Mingjing and Takuma had looked after him, while Uchiha Kei told Shozuma that he had lost his chance to join the game.
• Yamanaka Masato reported that the Sensory Division had detected a strange, dangerous chakra, and Namikaze Minato connected its latest appearance to Uchiha Kei’s pursuit of Danzo.
• Senju Shozuma went into a surviving room, removed his shirt, and knelt with a Ninja Sword, declaring that he would die rather than let Uchiha Kei control the Senju Clan.

After Senju Shozuma killed himself, Uchiha Kei forged a vague suicide note and explained his Susanoo chakra to the Hokage, then persuaded Namikaze Minato to give Imai Kenta a role that could help him lead the Senju Clan. The chapter left Kei and Minato discussing the Anbu purge and Minato asking Kei to handle future confrontations more gently.

• Senju Shozuma killed himself, and Uchiha Kei and Imai Kenta decided to conceal the circumstances with a forged, vague suicide note.
• Kakashi arrived after the Sensory Division detected unusual chakra and escorted Uchiha Kei to the Hokage's Office.
• Uchiha Kei demonstrated his rib-like chakra armor to Yamanaka Masato and claimed it was an Uchiha secret technique, ending the Sensory Division's inquiry.
• Uchiha Kei told Namikaze Minato about the Senju Clan and recommended Imai Kenta as its leader; Minato agreed to place him on the B-Rank Missions team and let Senju members gain footholds in village departments.
• Uchiha Kei offered only four Uchiha candidates for the Anbu, and Namikaze Minato asked him to contact him and use a gentler approach in future incidents.

Uchiha Kei and Imai Kenta discussed Kenta’s clan arrangements, Senjutsu training, and their plans to find a way to handle Sage Chakra without Katsuyu’s acceptance. Their conversation was interrupted when a strange chakra surged from the next room.

• Uchiha Kei told Imai Kenta to manage his family and negotiate with Captain Minato for ten Mission Department placements.
• Imai Kenta asked to place fifteen people in the Fourth Division of the Military Police Force, but Uchiha Kei limited him to ten because of his promise to the Hyuga Clan.
• Uchiha Kei said Hyuga Aya had become absorbed in the Senjutsu scroll and was apparently trying to practice Sage Mode.
• Imai Kenta revealed that Katsuyu had not accepted him, so he and Uchiha Kei considered using Senju Hashirama’s or White Zetsu’s cells to help them handle Senjutsu Chakra.
• A strange chakra suddenly erupted from the room next door, startling Uchiha Kei and Imai Kenta.

Uchiha Kei prepared for the coming Nine-Tails Incident while arranging to target Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga, and Kushina’s due date brought Minato and the Third together to plan her delivery. The chapter ended with Kushina set to be taken outside the village in two days under heavy, secret protection.

• Uchiha Kei reviewed Konoha’s political changes, noted that Minato had gained control of the Anbu, and used available Ninja to reinforce guards at Konoha Prison.
• Uchiha Kei finished preparing a White Zetsu mask and told Hyuga Aya to stay at the Military Police Force as they prepared to target Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga during the coming chaos.
• Hyuga Aya discussed Imai Kenta’s experimental data and Senju heritage with Uchiha Kei, and they agreed to involve Imai Kenta if needed.
• Namikaze Minato prepared for Kushina’s October 10 due date and agreed to Sarutobi Hiruzen’s plan for her to give birth inside a barrier outside the village.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen arranged for Anbu, Military Police Force members, and elite Root operatives to protect Kushina, and Biwako said they would take her outside the village in two days.

Uchiha Obito attacked the guards during Kushina's delivery, then seized newborn Naruto and threatened Namikaze Minato. Uchiha Kei prepared to join the unfolding Nine-Tails Incident, leaving Hyuga Aya to wait at their next meeting point.

• Uchiha Kei ordered Uchiha Kawa, Uchiha Ryuei, and Uchiha Jun to place the Military Police Force on alert while Namikaze Minato and the others entered the cave for Kushina's delivery.
• Uchiha Obito appeared outside the barrier, defeated Kakashi and the Anbu guards, and entered the cave after Naruto was born.
• Uchiha Obito killed Sarutobi Biwako, took Naruto, and ordered Namikaze Minato to leave the Jinchuriki's side if he wanted his child to live.
• Uchiha Kei told Hyuga Aya that they had switched to another plan and prepared to attack along the Hyuga Clan's patrol route.
• Hyuga Aya left for the next meeting point as Uchiha Kei changed his voice and chakra, put on an orange spiral mask, and vanished toward the approaching patrol.

Uchiha Kei fought Hiashi Hyuga and Hizashi Hyuga while Uchiha Obito freed the Nine-Tails from Kushina and Namikaze Minato tried to return to her. The chapter left Kei attacking the Hyuga brothers with his Sharingan as the Nine-Tails emerged beneath the moon.

• The masked Man in Black threatened Namikaze Minato with Naruto, then tossed the baby toward a Kunai and revealed an Explosive Tag beneath his swaddling cloth.
• Namikaze Minato teleported Naruto to safety and rushed back to Kushina, while Uchiha Obito used his Sharingan to control Kushina and extract the Nine-Tails.
• Uchiha Kei defeated ten Hyuga Ninja and challenged Hiashi Hyuga and Hizashi Hyuga to fight him together.
• Uchiha Kei battled the two Hyuga brothers with Taijutsu and the Three Body Techniques, repeatedly outmaneuvering them.
• Uchiha Kei used his Sharingan to catch the brothers in a genjutsu and lunged at Hizashi Hyuga, saying he needed to borrow a few things from them.

Uchiha Obito unleashed the Nine-Tails on Konoha while Namikaze Minato rescued Kushina and Naruto and prepared to defend the village. Uchiha Kei gathered his allies after fighting the Hyuga brothers, and the chapter ended with Konoha’s clan heads mobilizing to stop the rampage.

• Uchiha Obito controlled the Nine-Tails, attacked Uzumaki Kushina, and then watched as Namikaze Minato rescued her and took her to Naruto.
• Namikaze Minato left Kushina and Naruto at home, put on his Fourth Hokage Haori, and went to fulfill his duty as Hokage.
• Uchiha Itachi sensed danger in the Uchiha Clan Compound, while Kakashi refused Sarutobi Hiruzen’s demand to blame the Uchiha Clan as a whole.
• Uchiha Obito summoned the Nine-Tails in Konoha and ordered it to attack, causing destruction and panic throughout the village.
• Uchiha Kei defeated Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi, then met Hyuga Aya and Imai Kenta and ordered them to gather support and rescue the brothers.
• Uchiha Fugaku denied that the Uchiha Clan had unleashed the Nine-Tails, and Nara Shikaku urged the clan heads to organize their forces and defend Konoha.

Uchiha Kei mobilized the Military Police Force as the Nine-Tails rampaged through Konoha, then challenged the elders’ attempt to sideline the Uchiha. After Namikaze Minato diverted a Tailed Beast Bomb and confronted Uchiha Obito, Kei rallied Konoha’s clans to fight the Nine-Tails and search for the missing Hokage.

• Uchiha Kei ordered Uchiha Kawa and Uchiha Liuying to lead divisions to the front lines, while Uchiha Jun organized prisoner security and civilian evacuations.
• Uchiha Fugaku and other Ninja fought the Nine-Tails as Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu ordered the Uchiha to withdraw; Uchiha Kei arrived and refused their demand.
• Uchiha Kei told the gathered leaders that a masked Sharingan user had attacked the Hyuga patrol, then Namikaze Minato diverted the Nine-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb away from Kage Rock.
• Uchiha Obito attacked Namikaze Minato with Kamui, but Minato escaped using the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Obito vanished.
• Yamanaka Inoichi backed Uchiha Kei’s call to drive out the Nine-Tails, while Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga confirmed the masked attacker had also fought Minato, who had disappeared with him.
• Uchiha Kei assigned the Sealing Team and Hyuga Aya to assist and search for Minato, then led the gathered clans and Ninja against the Nine-Tails.

Namikaze Minato defeated Uchiha Obito in their fight, severed Obito’s control over the Nine-Tails, and returned to Konoha as the beast rampaged freely. Uchiha Kei prepared to confront another Mangekyō user, but Minato teleported the Nine-Tails and himself away from a devastating attack, leaving the battlefield’s fate unresolved.

• Minato deduced that Obito’s intangibility had a weakness, struck him with a Rasengan, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique and Contract Seal to injure him and cut off his connection to the Nine-Tails.
• Obito escaped into the Kamui Dimension, replaced his broken arm, and decided to watch the battle while remaining wary of Uchiha Kei’s hidden Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Kei ordered Uchiha Ryuei to move young ninjas away from the front and arrange medical aid as he and Uchiha Fugaku prepared to respond to the Nine-Tails.
• The Nine-Tails broke free of Obito’s control and attacked Konoha, but Minato arrived on Gamabunta and pinned the beast down.
• Kei and Fugaku discussed using Minato’s marked Kunai and investigating the Sharingan that had controlled the Nine-Tails, while Kei resolved to fight its user.
• The Nine-Tails gathered destructive chakra and aimed it at Konoha’s ninjas, so Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport the beast and himself away.

Namikaze Minato, Uchiha Fugaku, and Uchiha Kei's Shadow Clone subdued the Nine-Tails so Minato could begin dividing and sealing it. Meanwhile, Uchiha Kei confronted Uchiha Obito, and their fight began with both testing the other's abilities.

• Namikaze Minato returned home, brought Kushina and Naruto to the Nine-Tails, and asked Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Kei's Shadow Clone for help.
• Uchiha Fugaku used his Mangekyō Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails while Kei's Shadow Clone restrained it with Susanoo.
• Kushina bound the Nine-Tails with her sealing chains, and Minato began preparing to divide it into three parts.
• Uchiha Kei left to find Uchiha Obito, while Hyuga Aya and Imai Kenta stayed behind to watch for other threats.
• Uchiha Kei and Uchiha Obito exchanged attacks, then continued their fight after Kei declared the first clashes a warm-up.

Uchiha Kei revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan to Namikaze Minato and organized a plan to restrain the Nine-Tails and divide its chakra between Kushina and Minato’s child. As Uchiha Obito returned to watch the attack, Kei set out to confront him.

• Namikaze Minato arrived after Uchiha Kei summoned him, and Kei learned that a masked man had attacked Minato and Hyuga Hiashi.
• Uchiha Kei revealed that he possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Namikaze Minato understood why Kei had kept it hidden.
• Uchiha Kei assigned Uchiha Fugaku to restrain the Nine-Tails while Minato brought Kushina and their child to prepare to divide and seal its chakra.
• Hyuga Aya and Imai Kenta told Uchiha Kei that Uchiha Obito had appeared, and Kei left to confront him.
• Uchiha Obito discussed his plan with Black Zetsu, who warned him that Uchiha Kei was already heading his way.

Uchiha Kei and Uchiha Obito fought through Taijutsu, Fire Style, Susanoo, and Kamui as each tried to exploit the other's abilities. Kei suddenly revealed a burst of speed and wounded Obito, who resolved to keep defending and draw out Kei’s attacks.

• Uchiha Kei outmatched Uchiha Obito in close combat, then countered Obito’s Fire Style with Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.
• Uchiha Obito used Kamui to ambush Uchiha Kei through the flames, but Kei blocked him with Susanoo and prepared a counterattack.
• Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Kei revealed their Mangekyō Sharingan and escalated their battle, while Hyuga Aya and Imai Kenta watched from a distance.
• Uchiha Kei maintained a powerful Susanoo, but neither fighter could land a decisive blow as Obito relied on Kamui to evade his attacks.
• Uchiha Kei dismissed Susanoo and abruptly accelerated his sword strike, wounding Uchiha Obito as Black Zetsu watched from underground.
• Uchiha Obito narrowly dodged Kei’s next slash and decided to keep defending while trying to make Kei expend himself.

Minato prepared to divide and seal the Nine-Tails while Kei fought Obito, using Time Stop to disarm and wound him before trapping him in a Genjutsu. Kei challenged Obito’s identity and revealed evidence that Rin’s death had been deliberately arranged, leaving Obito shaken.

• Minato thanked Kei and Fugaku, then prepared to split the Nine-Tails among Kushina, himself, and Naruto as Kei’s Shadow Clone warned that it could not hold the beast much longer.
• Kei fought Obito at high speed, confusing Obito and Black Zetsu with his abilities and forcing Obito to rely on Kamui to evade his attacks.
• Kei used Time Stop to sever Obito’s right arm and stab his chest, then trapped him in a Genjutsu as Obito attempted to use Izanagi.
• In the Genjutsu, Obito saw Rin, Kakashi, and Minato and realized how far he had changed from the person he once was.
• Kei revealed that he had identified Obito and challenged him over Konoha’s destruction, then explained that Rin had been placed under a Genjutsu and marked with a Curse Mark that had forced her death.

Namikaze Minato divided the Nine-Tails and sealed its halves into himself, Kushina, and Naruto while Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Kei restrained it. As Konoha began mourning and recovering, Kei confronted Uchiha Obito with evidence about Rin and told Minato about the organization behind Obito; the chapter ended with Kei heading back to the Uchiha grounds and thinking about Obito.

• Namikaze Minato split the Nine-Tails, sealing one half into Kushina and its Yin Release half into himself before sealing the remaining Yang Release chakra into Naruto.
• Uchiha Kei told Uchiha Obito that his actions may have been manipulated and showed him a memory of Kei and Hyuga Aya discovering a Curse Mark on Nohara Rin's heart.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen returned to the Hokage Building and found Kakashi barring him from entering while Namikaze Minato met with Uchiha Kei.
• Uchiha Kei assured Namikaze Minato that Obito belonged to an organization interested in the Tailed Beasts and urged the exhausted Hokage to go home and rest.
• Uchiha Kei left the Hokage's Office and headed toward the Uchiha clan grounds, reflecting on Konoha's grief and Uchiha Obito.

Uchiha Kei showed Uchiha Obito proof that Rin’s heart had contained a Curse Mark and offered him a chance to atone by joining Konoha’s Military Police Force as a spy. Obito accepted the mission and planned to investigate the conspiracy, while Namikaze Minato returned home and vowed to protect his family and village.

• Uchiha Obito realized Uchiha Kei’s memories of Hyuga Aya removing Rin’s Curse Mark were real and confronted Kei about Rin’s body.
• Uchiha Kei urged Obito to uncover and sabotage the people behind Rin’s death, then appointed him to investigate them for Konoha’s Military Police Force.
• Uchiha Obito accepted the mission, identified Kirigakure as a lead, and resolved to infiltrate the conspirators while hiding his intentions from Black Zetsu.
• Uchiha Kei returned home and reassured Uchiha Ryoko and Uchiha Keisuke that he was safe.
• Uchiha Obito planned to destroy the conspiracy and eventually die as a Konoha Ninja who had atoned for his crimes.
• Namikaze Minato returned home, saw Kushina and Naruto asleep, and vowed to protect his family and the village.

At a meeting about rebuilding Konoha, Uchiha Kei proposed expanding the Military Police Force into four regional branches, and Namikaze Minato approved the plan and authorized more personnel. The meeting ended with Minato suggesting that the force’s headquarters be moved near the Hokage Building.

• Uchiha Kei arrived late to Namikaze Minato’s reconstruction meeting and stayed quiet while Uchiha Fugaku discussed the Uchiha Clan’s newly assigned central location.
• Uchiha Kei proposed establishing a Military Police Force branch in each of Konoha’s four directions so squads could respond to crises and manage their areas.
• Namikaze Minato endorsed the plan and suggested applying a similar regional structure to other departments.
• The clan heads recognized that the plan would expand the Military Police Force’s influence and considered offering more members to it.
• Uchiha Kei said the branches would need more personnel, and Namikaze Minato authorized an increase to the force’s quota.
• Namikaze Minato asked where Uchiha Kei wanted the headquarters, then suggested placing it near the Hokage Building.

Uchiha Kei helped establish the Military Police Force headquarters near the Hokage Building while balancing the Uchiha Clan’s visibility and its cooperation with the Fourth Hokage. After the meeting, he went to check on the Military Police Force and summon its squad captains.

• Uchiha Kei’s proposal to establish the Military Police Force headquarters near the Hokage Building won support, while Uchiha Fugaku cautioned him about attracting too much attention.
• Uchiha Kei asked Uchiha Fugaku about his eyes and his experience controlling the Nine-Tails, then said the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan would be ready for him to test in a few months.
• Uchiha Fugaku trusted Uchiha Kei to hand over the eyes as promised, and Uchiha Kei said he would not take one for himself.
• The meeting adjourned after the attendees noticed Namikaze Minato’s exhaustion and wanted to give him time to reinforce the Nine-Tails’ seal.
• Uchiha Kei visited the Military Police Force headquarters, where hired Ninjas were helping maintain order after the Nine-Tails’ attack.
• Uchiha Kei summoned Uchiha Kawa and the other two squad captains to his office.

Uchiha Kei assigned Uchiha Kawa, Uchiha Liuying, and Uchiha Jun to manage new Military Police Force districts, then kept Liuying behind to prepare for a Sharingan-awakening attempt. The chapter ended as Kei began casting a Genjutsu on Liuying and hoped he would survive and awaken.

• Uchiha Kei explained the Military Police Force reforms and assigned Uchiha Kawa, Uchiha Liuying, and Uchiha Jun to manage districts, with evaluations and Jonin applications to follow.
• Uchiha Kei said headquarters would be staffed mainly by Administrative Ninja and ordered the Fourth Division to continue training until its captain was chosen.
• Uchiha Kei dismissed Uchiha Kawa and Uchiha Jun, then asked Uchiha Liuying to stay behind for a possible Sharingan-awakening attempt.
• Uchiha Liuying confirmed that he and Uchiha Kawa had completed secret items for Hyuga Aya and assured Kei that they left no traces.
• Uchiha Kei activated his Three Tomoe Sharingan and began casting a Genjutsu on Uchiha Liuying, urging him to stay alert and live through the attempt.

Uchiha Kei gave Hyuga Aya forged ancient records claiming the Hyuga came from the moon, prompting her to investigate the clan’s origins and consider how its ancestors reached the Ninja World. He also reviewed the laboratory’s experiments and discussed Imai Kenta’s cell-fusion risks with Aya before asking her to identify a Hyuga candidate for squad leader.

• Uchiha Kei gave Uchiha Ryuei research on the Sharingan and sent him home to recover after he escaped a Genjutsu and awakened a Double Tomoe in one eye and a Single Tomoe in the other.
• Uchiha Kei found Iori extracting cells from Uchiha Shuu, granted her two days off, and learned from Hyuga Aya that Shuu’s eyes would finish fusing within two months.
• Hyuga Aya explained that Imai Kenta’s high fusion rate risked uncontrolled cell growth, and Uchiha Kei reviewed the comparison between their experiments.
• Uchiha Kei gave Hyuga Aya documents claiming the Hyuga had come from the moon, and she questioned their authenticity and wondered why her ancestors had left.
• Uchiha Kei rescued Hyuga Aya from burning her hand on the documents and suggested that the Hyuga who reached the Ninja World might have been defeated exiles longing to return to the moon.
• Uchiha Kei told Hyuga Aya she would work with him at headquarters and asked her to find out whom her clan wanted him to promote to squad leader.

Uchiha Kei continued his experiments with White Zetsu Cells as Imai Kenta underwent a dangerous trial and slowly recovered. As Konoha’s political tensions persisted, Uchiha Kei proposed that he, Hyuga Aya, and Imai Kenta replace Konoha’s Three Giants.

• Namikaze Minato held people accountable for criticizing the Military Police Force, while Sarutobi Hiruzen used the incident to encourage doubts about Minato’s support for the Uchiha Clan.
• Hyuga Aya injected Uchiha Kei with a larger dose of serum, and he reported feeling heat and surging chakra as the cells integrated.
• Imai Kenta began with an in vitro test, then suffered severe adverse effects during his first in vivo experiment before gradually recovering over the following month.
• Uchiha Kei told Imai Kenta that he had gained Water Style and Earth Style chakra natures but did not know whether he could use Wood Style.
• Uchiha Kei asked Hyuga Aya and Imai Kenta whether they would take the place of Konoha’s Three Giants.