Chapter Summaries

Kiyohara learned that Orochimaru wanted to study Kekkei Genkai as the team prepared to pursue a Steel Release ninja in the Land of Rain. Shinnō also targeted Kiyohara and the Steel Release ninja for his experiments, while Orochimaru’s group set out to find them.

• Orochimaru told Kiyohara that Minato would leave with Kakashi and Rin while their team stayed behind to finish transferring supplies.
• Shinnō learned that Kiyohara possessed Magnet Release and planned to capture him and a Steel Release ninja to advance his experiments with the Body Activation Technique, the Eight Inner Gates, and Zero-Tails.
• Minato departed with Kakashi and Rin, and Yahiko and Konan told Orochimaru’s team that a Steel Release ninja named Kano-ro had attacked merchant caravans near the northeastern Land of Rain.
• Orochimaru decided to pursue Kano-ro, and Kiyohara’s team left the village and headed northeast.

Kiyohara defeated Kano-ro and fulfilled his second lingering wish, inheriting Steel Release Kiyohara’s power. As Orochimaru praised him, Shinnō appeared and confronted Orochimaru over the Land of Sky’s destruction.

• Orochimaru tracked the stolen metal ore to Kano-ro’s camp and assigned Kiyohara to lead the attack, with Kurenai Yuhi and Genma Shiranui supporting him.
• Kiyohara used Magnet Release, Kurenai Yuhi’s genjutsu, Lightning Release, Earth Release, and Wind Release to weaken Kano-ro before killing him with a Steel Release-enhanced strike.
• Steel Release Kiyohara praised Kiyohara, then faded as his power flowed into Kiyohara and fulfilled the lingering wish.
• Orochimaru praised Kiyohara’s battle performance, and Kurenai Yuhi asked about the technique he had used.
• Orochimaru attacked a hidden figure with Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, but the man emerged unharmed and revealed himself as Shinnō, a former collaborator seeking revenge for the Land of Sky.

After absorbing the Steel Release Kiyohara’s power, Kiyohara faced Shinnō as he unleashed Flesh Reincarnation and the Sixth Gate against Orochimaru. Shinnō’s ambush failed when Kiyohara’s strengthened defenses stopped his punch, and Kiyohara counterattacked with a powerful blow to Shinnō’s abdomen.

• Kiyohara absorbed the Steel Release Kiyohara’s spirit body, strengthening his Chakra, vitality, and understanding of Steel Release.
• Shinnō activated Flesh Reincarnation and the Sixth Gate of View, overpowering Orochimaru’s defenses with immense speed, strength, and regeneration.
• Shinnō realized his Dark Chakra was draining rapidly and decided to seize Kiyohara and Kano-ro’s corpse for his research.
• Shinnō charged Kiyohara, but Kiyohara reinforced his chest with Steel Release, Earth Release: Earth Spear, and magnetic force, stopping Shinnō’s punch without moving.
• Damaru attacked with Wanluo Formation as Kiyohara seized Shinnō’s wrist and struck him in the abdomen with a force-amplified punch.

Kiyohara helped Orochimaru’s team complete their mission in the Land of Rain, then returned to Konoha and experimented with combining Steel Release and Magnet Release. He managed to float briefly and began working toward flight.

• Kiyohara struck Shinnō with a powerful punch, but Shinnō recovered rapidly and escaped into the forest.
• Orochimaru sealed Kano-ro’s corpse in a scroll, and the team returned to Konoha with their mission complete.
• After returning home, Kiyohara assessed his gains, including Kano-ro’s Steel Release inheritance and increased chakra reserves.
• Kiyohara declined Kurenai Yuhi’s invitation to eat barbecue and went alone to Training Ground 3 to train.
• Kiyohara combined Steel Release hardening with Magnet Release and briefly floated one centimeter above the ground.

Kiyohara trained his new abilities, sparred with a troubled Shisui, and received an urgent mission after Kirigakure ninjas captured medical personnel at a Land of Grass outpost. The missing list included Nohara Rin, and Kiyohara departed with a team to help rescue the captives.

• Shimura Danzō ordered Root to monitor Kiyohara and track his contact with Orochimaru.
• Kiyohara sparred with Shisui, who confessed that jealousy had led to his close friend's death, and Kiyohara tried to comfort him.
• Kiyohara improved his flight and chakra control over several days and officially received his Jonin appointment.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Kiyohara and others after an unknown force captured five medical ninjas at the Green Hill outpost.
• Orochimaru identified the attackers as likely Kirigakure ninjas, and Kiyohara saw Nohara Rin's name among the missing before the team set out to rescue the captives.

Kiyohara led a Konoha rescue squad to the Land of Grass, where Kakashi had been searching for the captured medical ninja, including Nohara Rin. Meanwhile, Uchiha Madara prepared to use Rin's danger to break Obito's resolve, while Obito trained in the belief that he would soon return to his friends.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned Kiyohara's squad to infiltrate the Land of Grass and rescue the captured medical ninja, with Orochimaru providing tactical guidance and support.
• Kiyohara's squad reached the ravaged Green Hill outpost, where Kakashi told Kiyohara that Kirigakure had moved the hostages toward a northern area filled with caves.
• Uchiha Madara learned that Kirigakure needed about five more days to prepare the sealing jutsu and ordered White Zetsu to guide Kiyohara and Kakashi toward the stage while keeping Obito uninformed.
• Uzumaki White Zetsu told Obito that Konoha had replaced him with Hatake Kakashi and that people would forget him, worsening Obito's doubts as he continued his rehabilitation training.
• Uchiha Madara watched Obito train and planned a performance for his return to the stage, while Obito resolved to get stronger, return to Konoha, and give Nohara Rin a birthday present.

Kiyohara fought off a Kirigakure Anbu squad while Kakashi went ahead toward a suspected stronghold. He received the Uchiha Kiyohara Ash Box, fulfilled its first wish, and gained a one-tomoe Sharingan before setting out to find Kakashi.

• Kakashi captured a Kirigakure Anbu who revealed a secret stronghold northeast, but Kiyohara suspected the clue was bait.
• Eight Kirigakure Anbu ambushed Kiyohara, and Kakashi left him to face them while heading toward the stronghold.
• Kiyohara defeated the ambushers and waited for the Last Words Book to deliver an Ash Box bearing the Uchiha Crest.
• Uchiha Kiyohara emerged and asked Kiyohara to master Medical Ninjutsu and defeat Uchiha Itachi; Kiyohara had already fulfilled the first wish.
• Kiyohara gained a one-tomoe Sharingan, killed the surviving Kirigakure Anbu, and headed after Kakashi while adapting to his new abilities.

Kakashi rescued Rin and the captured medical ninja, but Kirigakure pursued them after placing the Three-Tails inside Rin. As Obito learned they were in danger and escaped Madara’s cave to reach them, Madara planned to use the coming events to drive Obito into despair.

• Kakashi treated his wounds while Rin explained that Kirigakure had sealed a Tailed Beast inside her and asked him to kill her if she lost control.
• Kakashi refused to give up on Rin, but Kirigakure forces arrived and attacked the group.
• Might Guy, Ebisu, Kurenai Yuhi, and Genma Shiranui joined the fight, and Kakashi split off with Rin while Guy escorted the other medical ninja away.
• White Zetsu told Obito that Kakashi and Rin were being hunted, and Obito demanded to leave the cave to save them.
• Uzumaki White Zetsu covered Obito, enabling him to smash through the sealed entrance and race toward Kakashi and Rin.
• Uchiha Madara watched Obito leave and expected him to return after witnessing the cruelty of the world.

Uchiha Madara watched as his plan to force Obito into darkness approached its climax, while Kiyohara tracked Kakashi and Rin and intervened when Raiga Kurosuki cornered them. Kiyohara arrived at the battlefield and blasted Raiga into a mountainside, leaving the clash unresolved.

• White Zetsu told Uchiha Madara that Kiyohara was heading toward Nohara Rin, and Madara connected to White Zetsu’s sight to watch the battlefield.
• Kiyohara tested his newly awakened Sharingan, asked Uchiha Kiyohara to teach him forbidden techniques and ninjutsu, and located Kakashi and Rin among the fighting.
• Raiga Kurosuki and dozens of Kirigakure ninja and Anbu surrounded Kakashi and Rin, and Raiga prepared to strike Kakashi with Lightning Style: Lightning Dragon Tornado.
• Kiyohara fired an Electromagnetic Bullet from several kilometers away, blasting off Raiga’s sword hand and interrupting his lightning attack.
• Kiyohara rushed into the battlefield, cut down Kirigakure ninja, and confronted Raiga after warning him to leave.
• Raiga countered Kiyohara’s iron-sand weapon with Lightning Armor, but Kiyohara struck him with Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique and embedded him in a mountainside.

Kiyohara fought Raiga Kurosuki and then defended Nohara Rin and Kakashi from the Kirigakure attackers as Rin began using the tailed beast’s chakra. Obito finally reached the battlefield, but his transformed appearance and voice made Rin and Kakashi mistake him for an enemy, leaving him devastated.

• Kiyohara killed the remaining Kirigakure ninja and battled Raiga Kurosuki, eventually overwhelming him with his speed and strength.
• Obito hurried toward the battlefield with help from Uzumaki White Zetsu while worrying about Rin and Kakashi.
• A white-haired Hozuki Clan ninja ambushed Kiyohara, and the Kirigakure forces renewed their attack on Rin and Kakashi.
• Rin discovered she could draw on the violent chakra inside her and used stronger Water Release techniques to defeat a Kirigakure ninja.
• Uchiha Madara watched the fighting through White Zetsu as Obito arrived and rushed to protect Rin.
• Rin kicked Obito away, and she and Kakashi treated him as a hostile stranger, leaving Obito wondering why they did not recognize him.

Obito returned to the battlefield, but Rin and Kakashi did not recognize him, and Madara triggered Rin’s curse seal to intensify Obito’s anguish. As Rin rampaged with the Three-Tails’ chakra and Kiyohara awakened a One-Tomoe Sharingan, Madara began reconsidering Kiyohara as a possible choice while waiting to see what Mangekyō abilities Obito would awaken.

• Obito rose from the bushes and tried to identify himself, but Rin and Kakashi treated him as a stranger, and Rin showed concern for Kiyohara instead.
• Madara activated the Restraint Curse Seal in Rin’s heart, causing her to lose control and attack Kakashi and Obito with the Three-Tails’ chakra.
• Hozuki Kurotsuki and Kirigakure ninja trapped Rin in a Water Prison and began reinforcing her seal, while Kakashi and Kiyohara moved to stop them.
• Kiyohara planned to destroy Rin’s curse seal without harming her heart and enlisted his future self to refine chakra and support the operation.
• Kiyohara’s Sharingan awakened, letting him read Kurotsuki’s attacks and press him with increased speed as Madara watched through White Zetsu’s shared vision.
• Madara realized Kiyohara had both the Sharingan and Magnet Release, reconsidered his potential, and wondered whether he had chosen the wrong person instead of Obito.

Kiyohara killed Hozuki Kurotsuki and freed Nohara Rin from her rampage by removing Madara’s Restraint Curse Seal, while Kakashi confronted Obito. Seeing Kiyohara stab Rin and believing she was dying, Obito awakened his Three Tomoe Sharingan and resolved to create a world with only Rin.

• Kiyohara used electrified Iron Sand gloves to overcome Hozuki Kurotsuki’s Hydrification Technique and kill him with a single punch.
• Obito tried to reach Nohara Rin while she rampaged, and Kakashi prepared to stop him as Kirigakure’s remaining ninja retreated.
• Kakashi’s Chidori confronted Obito, and the sight of his former friend failing to recognize him awakened Obito’s Three Tomoe Sharingan.
• Kiyohara pierced Nohara Rin’s chest to destroy the Restraint Curse Seal, then removed the seal and began treating her wound.
• Obito mistook Kiyohara’s action for Rin’s death, awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan, and vowed to create a world with only Rin.

Kiyohara fought Obito after Obito awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, while Rin’s survival shattered Obito’s belief that she had died. Obito escaped, the others failed to recognize him, and Madara decided to keep using him as his pawn.

• Obito awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and attacked Kiyohara, who defended himself while carrying the wounded Rin.
• Obito used Kamui and Wood Release, but Kiyohara countered his attacks and tore off his hand when Obito tried to strike him.
• Rin stood between Kiyohara and Obito, revealing that she was alive and leaving Obito stunned before he escaped through Kamui.
• Kakashi and the others returned to camp, where they dismissed the masked attacker as someone who only resembled Obito, and Kiyohara indicated his loyalty to Minato.
• Madara observed Kiyohara’s abilities from afar and decided not to investigate him because Obito’s space-time ocular technique made him a suitable pawn.

Kiyohara explained his Sharingan awakening to Namikaze Minato, who warned him that the village and Uchiha Clan would soon learn about his bloodline. After reviewing his gains and beginning Uchiha training, Kiyohara left Obito’s fate uncertain, while Uchiha Madara persuaded Obito to help create a new world and called him a savior.

• Kiyohara told Namikaze Minato that his Sharingan awakened when he tried to save Nohara Rin, and Minato accepted the explanation while warning that Kiyohara might be summoned back to the village.
• Kurenai Yuhi and Genma Shiranui met Kiyohara outside the tent, and Kurenai asked to train with him after learning he had the Sharingan.
• Kiyohara reviewed his new abilities and battle experience, considered how Nohara Rin’s survival might affect Obito, and asked Uchiha Kiyohara to teach him Uchiha Style taijutsu and shuriken techniques.
• Obito returned to Uchiha Madara’s underground hideout, convinced that Rin and Kakashi had replaced and forgotten him.
• Uchiha Madara exploited Obito’s despair and offered him a chance to create a world without pain or betrayal, and Obito agreed to learn how.
• Uchiha Madara called Obito the savior and planned to use Black Zetsu to monitor and guide him.

Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Kiyohara’s team to return to Konoha after learning that Kiyohara had awakened the Sharingan, while Fugaku Uchiha considered how the clan should approach him. At the Land of Grass camp, Kiyohara practiced Fire Release and helped Kurenai dry her hair before Anbu arrived to escort the team home.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen weighed Kiyohara’s Uchiha blood and decided he could bridge the divide between Konoha and the Uchiha, then ordered Anbu to escort Kiyohara’s team and Kakashi’s team back.
• Fugaku Uchiha discussed Kiyohara with Mikoto Uchiha, postponed taking Uchiha Itachi to the front lines, and planned to gather information before contacting Kiyohara.
• Kiyohara practiced Fire Release: Small Flame Bullet by the river and improved his control until he produced a stable fireball.
• Kiyohara used controlled fire-nature chakra to dry Kurenai Yuhi’s hair, and the two returned to camp together.
• Kiyohara, Kurenai Yuhi, and Nohara Rin met Anbu members, who told them that Lord Hokage had ordered their return to Konoha.

Kiyohara returned to Konoha with Kurenai Yuhi and Nohara Rin, received a Lightning Release technique from Sarutobi Hiruzen, and was confronted by Root shinobi on his way home. He fought back against their attempt to take him to Shimura Danzō, leaving two of them incapacitated as the remaining pair attacked with a wide-range Wind Release technique.

• Anbu escorted Kiyohara, Kurenai Yuhi, and Nohara Rin back to Konoha, where Nohara Rin was taken to meet Kushina for help with the Three-Tails.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen praised Kiyohara's actions at the border and gave him a scroll containing the B-rank Lightning Release: Roaring Thunder.
• Four Root shinobi, led by Shenhou, stopped Kiyohara on a secluded street and demanded that he come meet Shimura Danzō.
• Kiyohara refused to go without an order from the Hokage, dodged the Root shinobi's attacks, and struck Wuma down with a palm strike.
• Kiyohara severed both of Chouniu's hands with his chakra-infused sword, while Sheshe and Shenhou began a coordinated Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.

Kiyohara defeated four Root ninjas sent by Danzo, brought them to Hiruzen, and drew Danzo’s anger. After training and sharing a meal with Rin, Kiyohara was approached by three Uchiha who said Fugaku wanted to see him.

• Kiyohara used Magnet Release and his ninja sword to defeat four Root ninjas, then injured their tendons and carried them to the Hokage Office Building.
• Kiyohara told Hiruzen the Root ninjas had attacked him and mentioned Danzo, prompting Hiruzen to investigate and order Danzo to retrieve his men.
• Danzo blamed Kiyohara’s strength for the failed operation, considered recruiting or destroying him, and ordered the injured Root ninjas taken to Konoha Hospital.
• Kiyohara trained in Lightning Release while Rin visited, cooked him dinner, and asked whether the Sharingan would bring him trouble with the Uchiha Clan.
• Three Uchiha arrived at Kiyohara’s home and ordered him to come meet Captain Fugaku.

Kiyohara went with Shisui to meet the Uchiha clan, where Setsuna arranged for Inabi and Tahi to test his strength. Kiyohara stopped their coordinated close-range attacks and countered their ninjutsu, leaving the sparring match still underway.

• Three Uchiha ninja tried to force Kiyohara to join the clan, but Shisui intervened and persuaded him to meet Fugaku.
• Shisui led Kiyohara through the Uchiha settlement, where Setsuna and other clansmen confronted them.
• Setsuna asked Inabi and Tahi to test Kiyohara, and Kiyohara agreed to fight both at once.
• Kiyohara caught Inabi's kunai between two fingers and stopped Tahi's kick with one hand, then hurled Tahi into a courtyard wall.
• Inabi launched a Fireball Jutsu, but Kiyohara combined Wind Release: Great Breakthrough with Fire Style: Small Flame Bullet to overpower it.

Kiyohara defeated Inabi Uchiha and Tahi Uchiha, then spoke with Fugaku Uchiha about his place in the clan and the war. After mastering Lightning Release: Roaring Thunder in five days, he impressed Sarutobi Hiruzen, who visited his home and saw him use it.

• Kiyohara used Magnet Release threads and shuriken to defeat Inabi Uchiha, impressing Setsuna Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha.
• Fugaku Uchiha welcomed Kiyohara into the Uchiha clan and discussed the war with him, while Kiyohara met Uchiha Itachi and ate dinner with Fugaku’s family.
• Several days later, Kiyohara received a C-rank supply-transport mission near Kikyo Pass and considered approaching Yakushi Nonō for Medical Ninjutsu instruction.
• Kiyohara mastered Lightning Release: Roaring Thunder after three hours of training with guidance from Uchiha Kiyohara’s spirit body.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen visited Kiyohara, witnessed his successful use of the B-rank jutsu, and praised his exceptional talent.

Kiyohara impressed Sarutobi Hiruzen by mastering Lightning Release: Roaring Thunder in five days, and Hiruzen tested his loyalty to Konoha before sending him toward Kikyo Pass. On the first night of the supply escort mission, Kiyohara experimented with using Lightning Release chakra to stimulate his muscles, beginning work on a prototype of Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

• Kiyohara credited his rapid mastery of Lightning Release: Roaring Thunder to the detailed scroll, while Sarutobi Hiruzen recognized his exceptional talent and questioned him about the Uchiha clan.
• Kiyohara told Sarutobi Hiruzen that he felt more comfortable in the village than among the Uchiha, and Hiruzen told him to prepare for the mission to Kikyo Pass.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Sarutobi Biwako that he was worried about Kiyohara's future and about Orochimaru's closeness to Danzo.
• Kiyohara, Genma Shiranui, and Kurenai Yuhi set out to escort medical supplies to Kikyo Pass and camped in the forest after a peaceful day of travel.
• While keeping watch, Kiyohara carefully sent Lightning Release chakra into his palm muscles and began testing whether electrical stimulation could strengthen his body.