Chapter Summaries

Danzo persuaded Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura that Shiraishi Yoshijo threatened Konoha and proposed forcing him out through a public campaign. He left the advisors wavering and planned to push Hiruzen into confronting Shiraishi Yoshijo.

• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura warned Danzo that Konoha lacked the strength to confront Shiraishi Yoshijo directly.
• Danzo argued that Shiraishi Yoshijo could sabotage the war and proposed exposing his actions to turn Konoha’s people against him.
• Danzo revealed that he would withdraw from Root and use the public campaign to force Shiraishi Yoshijo to leave Konoha.
• Utatane Koharu objected that Shiraishi Yoshijo might kill people sent to his home, while Mitokado Homura urged Danzo to test his limits more cautiously.
• Danzo said his assassins targeting the Iwa Ninja and Suna Ninja had been discovered, leaving little time to unite Konoha before war resumed.
• Danzo left the Administrative Department and looked toward the Hokage Building, expecting Hiruzen to act against Shiraishi Yoshijo.

Shiraishi Yoshijo organized a jonin examination and decided to test the candidates himself, with relaxed standards due to Konoha’s wartime shortage of personnel. He singled out Hiruko to go first, leaving Hiruko embarrassed and feeling that the world was against him.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo brought clan-selected jonin to the Jonin Squad office and assigned them administrative work with Sarutobi Mika and Sarutobi Kyuka.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo found Hiruko among seventeen jonin applicants and proposed relaxing the examination standards to focus on combat ability; Sarutobi Hiruzen approved.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo arranged to examine the candidates himself that afternoon at the Forest of Death training ground.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo announced that the candidates would face him, then chose Hiruko to go first after Hiruko angrily challenged him.

Shiraishi Yoshijo provoked Hiruko into attacking during the exam, then burned Hiruko badly when he struck back. The other candidates fled, and Shiraishi Yoshijo healed Hiruko with Medical Ninjutsu.

• Hiruko confronted Shiraishi Yoshijo on the training ground, and Shiraishi Yoshijo taunted him about his age, rank, and appearance.
• Hiruko threw Shuriken wired together and sent Lightning Release through them, but Shiraishi Yoshijo caught them and pretended to be hurt.
• Hiruko rushed Shiraishi Yoshijo and slashed at him, but Shiraishi Yoshijo's purple electric aura melted the Shuriken and severely burned Hiruko's face and hand.
• The watching candidates fled, and Jiuhua angrily accused Shiraishi Yoshijo of being cruel.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo said he had not even laid a hand on Hiruko, then healed Hiruko's injuries with Medical Ninjutsu.

Shiraishi Yoshijo passed Hiruko’s Jonin assessment, gave him a scroll of Lightning Release techniques, and reported the results to Sarutobi Hiruzen. Jiuhua questioned Shiraishi Yoshijo’s fitness as captain, while he went home to sleep, leaving her puzzled about why he had sought the position.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo healed Hiruko, declared him a Jonin, and gave him a scroll containing Lightning Release techniques, including a forbidden technique.
• Hiruko rejected Shiraishi Yoshijo’s apology, insisted they would never be friends, and left using the Body Flicker Technique.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo told Jiuhua that only Hiruko had passed the assessment, then went home to sleep.
• Jiuhua reported the results to Sarutobi Hiruzen, who approved Hiruko’s promotion and told Jiuhua to help keep Shiraishi Yoshijo on the right path.
• Jiuhua returned to the Jonin office, learned Shiraishi Yoshijo had gone home, and wondered why he had fought for the captain’s position if he would not do its work.

Shiraishi Yoshijo weighed his control over Konoha’s clans against the danger of confronting the village while Mito Uzumaki might still pose a threat. He agreed to mediate between the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth, then considered exploiting Uchiha Reika to manage the consequences of Uchiha Meitaku’s actions.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo kept the clans in Konoha because their dependence on him could make them a force he controlled, and he feared Konoha’s hidden techniques and Mito Uzumaki too much to attack.
• Oyashiro En told Shiraishi Yoshijo that Iwa Ninja wanted to hire him to mediate the conflict with the Land of Wind, and Shiraishi accepted for three hundred million.
• Oyashiro En reported that Uchiha Meitaku had been spotted infiltrating Kirigakure and was being hunted by its Anbu.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo told Oyashiro En that Meitaku could escape with spatial teleportation and suspected he was trying to draw someone out.
• After ending the conversation, Shiraishi Yoshijo wondered whether Madara would meet Meitaku and began plotting to use Uchiha Reika.

Shiraishi Yoshijo used a Butterfly Seed to uncover Uchiha Shoen's memories, learning how he had deceived Uchiha Reika and protected her while manipulating Uchiha Meitaku. Unable to find a way to awaken Reika's Mangekyo through her current relationships, Shiraishi considered revealing that her brother was alive and using Shoen to deliver the message.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo visited the imprisoned Uchiha Shoen and used a Cursed Seal to connect to Shoen's memories through a Butterfly Seed.
• Shiraishi learned that Shoen had betrayed Uchiha Madara, founded the Elder Council, and secretly taught Uchiha Meitaku the clan's Ninjutsu, including Izanagi and Izanami.
• Shiraishi discovered that Shoen had taken in Uchiha Reika, concealed her brother's fate, and told her that Uchiha Meitaku was dead.
• Shiraishi learned that Reika had awakened the Three Tomoe and served on the Police Force squad with Uchiha Fugaku, Shoen's grandson.
• After memorizing Izanagi and Izanami, Shiraishi released the Cursed Seal and returned to Konoha.
• Shiraishi considered having Shoen tell Reika that Uchiha Meitaku was alive so she would go looking for him.

Uchiha Reika learned that her brother, Uchiha Meitaku, was alive and had betrayed the clan, so she left Konoha to find him. Her disappearance caused a confrontation between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Fugaku, while Shiraishi Yoshijo urged the Hokage to give the clan time.

• Uchiha Shoen returned to Uchiha Reika and revealed that Uchiha Meitaku was alive, had killed his teammates to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan, and was the traitor Shoen had encountered.
• Uchiha Shoen gave Uchiha Reika a letter describing Meitaku's actions and told her to keep quiet and wait in Konoha.
• Uchiha Reika read the letter, refused to wait, knocked out the gate guards, and left Konoha to find her brother.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo watched Uchiha Reika leave and decided she would need his help finding Uchiha Meitaku.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen questioned Uchiha Fugaku after the Uchiha Clan reported that Reika had left, and Danzo criticized the clan for her apparent defection.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo asked Sarutobi Hiruzen to give the Uchiha Clan more time to find Reika.

Shiraishi Yoshijo negotiated a three-day deadline for the Uchiha Clan to find Uchiha Reika, then informed Uchiha Meitaku that she had fled Konoha. Meitaku and Yushiro returned from the Land of Water, prompting Zetsu to suspect they belonged to the Hana Organization.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo persuaded Sarutobi Hiruzen to give the Uchiha Clan three days to find Uchiha Reika before Konoha declared her an A-rank rogue ninja and hunted her.
• Uchiha Fugaku thanked Shiraishi Yoshijo, who returned to his office and then went home.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo told Uchiha Meitaku that Reika had escaped Konoha and that he had stopped Danzo from sending Root after her.
• Uchiha Meitaku and Yushiro used space-time teleportation to leave the Land of Water and return to the Land of Fire.
• Zetsu reported their departure to Uchiha Madara and suspected that they were members of the Hana Organization.

Uchiha Madara created Black and White Zetsu and sent him to gather intelligence on the Uchiha. Meanwhile, Shiraishi Yoshijo monitored Uchiha Meitaku as Uchiha Reika confirmed her brother was alive and refused Uchiha Fugaku’s demand to return to Konoha.

• Uchiha Madara told Zetsu to contact the Hana Organization and investigate the Uchiha, then used Yin-Yang Release to create Black and White Zetsu.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo learned that rumors targeting him were stirring Konoha against him and suspected Danzo, possibly with the Third Hokage’s involvement.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo used Yushiro’s Butterfly Seed to monitor Uchiha Meitaku while Uchiha Reika followed clues across the Land of Fire and confirmed her brother was alive.
• Uchiha Fugaku confronted Uchiha Reika in a forest, and she told him that the Great Elder had revealed her brother was still alive.
• Uchiha Reika refused to return to Konoha, fearing she would be placed under house arrest before she could uncover what had happened to her brother.

Uchiha Meitaku rescued Reika from Fugaku’s forces with Yushiro and brought her to the Hana Organization’s Base Camp. There, he revealed his identity, and Reika joyfully embraced her brother.

• Uchiha Meitaku watched Reika clash with Fugaku’s Uchiha forces and struggled over whether to intervene.
• Meitaku put on a mask and used Amaterasu to free Reika from the elite jonin holding her.
• Yushiro joined Meitaku, and Reika agreed to leave with them if they spared the burning jonin.
• Fugaku split his forces and pursued the masked men, but he could not track them.
• Meitaku and Yushiro brought Reika to the Hana Organization’s temporary Base Camp in the Land of Hot Water.
• Meitaku removed his mask and revealed himself to Reika, who embraced him in relief.

Uchiha Meitaku tried to make Uchiha Reika return to Konoha by showing her the truth about how he killed his teammates and rejecting her. Reika awakened her Mangekyō Sharingan, and Meitaku realized Madara may have manipulated them to meet the conditions for the Eternal Mangekyō.

• Uchiha Reika confronted Uchiha Meitaku about whether he had killed his teammates to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan, and he showed her the killings in a genjutsu.
• Uchiha Meitaku took Uchiha Reika to a forest in the Land of Fire, told her to forget him, and threatened to kill her if they met again.
• Uchiha Reika's grief awakened her Mangekyō Sharingan as Uchiha Meitaku watched from hiding.
• Uchiha Meitaku suspected Madara had manipulated the situation to bring about Reika's awakening and feared Madara would target them for the Eternal Mangekyō.
• Uchiha Meitaku used the Body Flicker Technique to take Uchiha Reika away, realizing they needed to speak openly.

Uchiha Meitaku confessed his mistakes to Uchiha Reika and explained his search for Madara and the Hana Organization. Reika proposed joining him to investigate Madara’s plans, and Meitaku eventually agreed to consider her plan.

• Uchiha Meitaku took Uchiha Reika to an inn and told her everything, including his pursuit of Madara and the Eternal Mangekyo.
• Uchiha Reika rebuked Meitaku for treating her like a child and proposed that they work together to kill Madara if he came after her.
• Uchiha Reika urged Meitaku to investigate Shiraishi Yoshijo and the connection between him, Diyu, Madara, and the Hana Organization.
• Uchiha Meitaku warned Reika that Shiraishi Yoshijo was exceptionally dangerous and explained that a ring let him contact a silver-haired woman who could teleport them.
• Uchiha Reika said she could not return to Konoha and proposed joining the Hana Organization with Meitaku; after hearing her whispered plan, he nodded.

Uchiha Meitaku sought to bring Uchiha Reika into the Hana Organization, where Shiraishi Yoshijo tested her and the members gathered to watch her assessment. Reika began a five-minute trial against Tanigawa Akira.

• Uchiha Meitaku asked Oyashiro En to let Uchiha Reika join the Hana Organization, and Shiraishi Yoshijo ordered that Tanigawa Akira test her strength.
• Uchiha Meitaku told Yushiro to leave the organization, but Yushiro refused, and Shiraishi Yoshijo appeared and explained that he had bought her to use her.
• Uchiha Reika insulted Shiraishi Yoshijo, who broke through Uchiha Meitaku's Susanoo with one punch and warned her to watch her words.
• Oyashiro En gathered the organization's members to observe Reika's assessment, and Tanigawa Akira said she had to beat him or last five minutes to qualify.
• Uchiha Reika threw Explosive Tag shuriken at Tanigawa Akira, warned him to watch out, and charged with her sword.

Uchiha Reika won her Hana Organization trial by trapping Tanigawa Akira in an unusually convincing genjutsu, then proposed working with Shiraishi Yoshijo. Their discussion of Madara and Uchiha Meitaku's losses ended in a bitter confrontation, leaving their alliance uncertain.

• Uchiha Reika defeated Tanigawa Akira with a genjutsu that left him believing he was fighting her, and Oyashiro En welcomed her into the Hana Organization.
• Tanigawa Akira challenged Kakuzu after Kakuzu mocked him, and the two began an even fight.
• Uchiha Meitaku approached Shiraishi Yoshijo to discuss cooperation, but Uchiha Reika revealed that she had initiated the proposal.
• Uchiha Reika questioned Shiraishi Yoshijo about his relationship with Madara, and he said he was Madara's partner and bore his Cursed Seal.
• Uchiha Meitaku accused Shiraishi Yoshijo of betraying his information and causing his teammates' deaths, and the two faced off angrily.

Uchiha Reika and Uchiha Meitaku confronted Shiraishi Yoshijo about Madara’s plans and his role in the Hana Organization, but Yoshijo admitted he had carried out Madara’s orders against the Uchiha. He explained his own hatred of the clan and left the siblings powerless to retaliate as he laughed at them.

• Uchiha Reika asked Shiraishi Yoshijo to help them kill Madara and reveal his plans, but Yoshijo refused to act against Madara or Kirigakure.
• Uchiha Meitaku accused Yoshijo of orchestrating the Great Elder’s capture and other attacks, and Yoshijo admitted he had done so on Madara’s orders.
• Uchiha Meitaku manifested his Susanoo, but Yoshijo warned that he was too strong for Meitaku to defeat and said Madara had once controlled him with a Cursed Seal.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo told the Uchiha siblings that his parents died because of the Senju, Uchiha, and Danzo’s schemes, and that his uncle had sacrificed his own life to protect him.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo taunted Uchiha Meitaku for being unable to avenge his clan and burst into wild laughter.

Shiraishi Yoshijo explained his and Madara’s competing plans for world peace and warned Uchiha Reika and Uchiha Meitaku that Madara might seek an Uchiha proxy for Infinite Tsukuyomi. After Shiraishi left, the siblings weighed their options, and Meitaku said he could not safely return to Konoha.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo told Uchiha Meitaku that his hatred of the Uchiha came from losing his family and clan, and said he was targeting Konoha, Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, and the Will of Fire.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo described Madara’s Infinite Tsukuyomi plan, Diyu’s plan to deter war through force, and his own plan to unite the Five Great Nations under a powerful country.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo said Madara was seeking a kind-hearted Uchiha child with siblings as a proxy for Infinite Tsukuyomi, and explained that he had sabotaged Madara’s plans and severed their connection.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo told the siblings that he now ran the Hana Organization, whose goal was making money for his country, then warned them not to reveal what he had said.
• Uchiha Reika suggested returning to Konoha, but Uchiha Meitaku said he could not go back because the village would interrogate him and covet his Mangekyo.

Uchiha Reika joined Uchiha Meitaku at the Overseas Base Camp and analyzed Shiraishi Yoshijo’s plans for the island and its economy. She wondered whether the siblings should reveal information about the village to Konoha, leaving Meitaku silent.

• Uchiha Reika asked Uchiha Meitaku about Shiraishi Yoshijo’s country, then went with him to visit the Base Camp.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo left Tanigawa Akira with Kakuzu and returned to Konoha, deciding to assign Uchiha Reika with Yushiro and Uchiha Meitaku with Tanigawa Akira.
• Uchiha Reika studied the city plan and concluded that Shiraishi Yoshijo intended to expand the island and fund it through the Hana Organization, factories, and missions.
• Uchiha Reika asked Uchiha Meitaku whether they should leak information about the Base Camp to Konoha, and he fell silent.

Uchiha Reika and Uchiha Meitaku discussed Konoha’s likely move against Shiraishi Yoshijo and the danger facing their clan. Reika proposed seeking peace with Shiraishi or having Konoha kill him, but Meitaku rejected her suggestion that they abandon the Uchiha.

• Reika told Meitaku that Konoha would likely move against Shiraishi once rumors portraying him as a traitor spread.
• Meitaku said his Mangekyo would make him go blind within five years and promised to give Reika his eyes so she could awaken the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Reika urged Meitaku to seek Shiraishi’s help, but Meitaku angrily refused because he distrusted him and blamed him for poisoning Ryoko and the others.
• Reika proposed warning the Uchiha about Madara’s proxy plan and either resolving their grudge with Shiraishi or leaking his information to Konoha.
• Meitaku doubted that warning the clan would protect it and insisted they could only kill Shiraishi.
• Reika said she cared little about the clan and suggested they leave and live well together, prompting Meitaku to push her away without replying.

Uchiha Reika failed to persuade Uchiha Meitaku to abandon his revenge, while Shiraishi Yoshijo maneuvered Uchiha Fugaku into considering the Uchiha’s role in Konoha’s political conflict. After Konoha issued wanted notices for the siblings, Shiraishi assigned them to separate squads and warned them to cooperate.

• Uchiha Reika urged Uchiha Meitaku to focus on their future instead of revenge, but he rejected her plea and doubted they could return to Konoha.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo told Uchiha Fugaku that the Uchiha should investigate rumors against him, pressing Fugaku to consider why the clan had been treated favorably.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo learned that Kosuke had contacted someone but received no reply, and said they were running out of time.
• Konoha declared Uchiha Meitaku an S-rank rogue ninja and Uchiha Reika an A-rank rogue ninja, then dispatched Danzo's Root forces.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo assigned Uchiha Meitaku to Tanigawa Akira and Uchiha Reika to Yushiro, threatening the siblings if they refused to cooperate.
• Uchiha Reika accepted her assignment, while Uchiha Meitaku planned to let Yushiro lead missions and learned her Sharingan had been transplanted.

Shiraishi Yoshijo faced public anger over rumors that he had betrayed Konoha, then confronted Mie, who accused him of causing her husband's death and stabbed him. After his wound healed, he took the terrified Mie to his house, where he sexually assaulted her.

• Shiraishi Yoshijo learned that rumors accusing him of selling Konoha's intelligence had spread widely and that a lord from the capital wanted to meet him.
• Mie confronted Shiraishi Yoshijo, threw money at him, and accused him of causing her husband's death in battle.
• Mie stabbed Shiraishi Yoshijo in the abdomen, but his wound healed quickly; he suspected Danzo had incited her.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo put the knife back in Mie's hand and told her she could stab him again, prompting her to drop it and weep.
• Shiraishi Yoshijo carried Mie to his house and sexually assaulted her in the bathroom.