Chapter Summaries

Simu and Kinoe reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who tried to understand their loyalty to Danzo and persuade them to accept new names. The chapter ended with Hiruzen letting them leave, while Simu remained fiercely devoted to Danzo.

• Simu and Kinoe arrived at Hiruzen Sarutobi's office and greeted him as their superior.
• Simu rejected the codename B and told Hiruzen that Danzo deserved the Hokage's position.
• Simu said Danzo should become Hokage by killing everyone who opposed him, alarming Kinoe and making Hiruzen stern.
• Hiruzen decided to build bonds with the former Root members and offered to rename Kinoe Tenzō and Simu Jizō.
• Simu refused to give up the name Danzo had given him, and Kinoe dragged him out after Hiruzen dismissed them.

Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Kakashi to guide Simu and Tenzō, while Simu continued investigating Kakashi and the Uchiha Clan. In a dream, Uchiha Inabi saw Itachi Uchiha become the Hokage before Itachi’s Eye Power shattered the vision.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Kakashi to guide Simu and Tenzō and help them understand the Will of Fire.
• Kakashi met Simu and Tenzō, introduced himself as their captain, and took them to Ichiraku Ramen.
• Simu watched Kakashi closely but failed to see his face, and he recalled investigating Hatake Sakumo’s death and Danzo’s role in the rumors.
• Simu kept his attention on the Uchiha Clan after obtaining Shisui’s body and Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Inabi dreamed that Itachi Uchiha became the first Uchiha Hokage, then watched Itachi’s Eye Power shatter the dream world.

After a vision of Itachi Uchiha destroying the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Inabi decided to grow stronger by consuming other Sharingan and began hunting his clansmen. He gained two extra eyes from his first victim, while Simu watched from a distance through Black Beetles.

• Uchiha Inabi woke from a vision in which Itachi Uchiha destroyed the Uchiha Clan and declared that it would pay for its arrogance.
• Uchiha Inabi concluded that he could contend with Itachi by devouring other Sharingan to increase his Eye Power.
• Uchiha Inabi lured a clansman into a cave, pinned him to the wall, and absorbed him with tendrils from his palm.
• Uchiha Inabi gained two additional crimson eyes and vowed to become the Uchiha God and confront Itachi, Danzo, and Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Simu watched Uchiha Inabi from a distance as the Black Beetles observing the scene disappeared.

Simu analyzed the Uchiha Sharingan and manipulated Uchiha Inabi into an experiment to combine the Eye Power of multiple Sharingan. As the Uchiha Clan increased its military purchases after Shisui’s death, Simu anticipated that the uneasy calm between the clan and the village would not last.

• Simu concluded that Sharingan Eye Power came from a special Kekkei Genkai Chakra and that stronger Eye Power suppressed weaker Uchiha users.
• Simu’s implanted Genjutsu manipulated Uchiha Inabi into believing he was destined to save the clan through evolution.
• Simu modified Uchiha Inabi’s Chakra circulation so transplanted Sharingan would gather their Eye Power, and planned to add insects to supply more Chakra.
• Simu decided that Shisui and Itachi were too strong-willed and dangerous to use as experiment subjects.
• After Shisui’s death was announced, the Uchiha Clan’s tension with the village eased outwardly, but its increased orders for military supplies made Simu expect further conflict.

Simu reflected on Shisui's death and watched Itachi in the ANBU, then met Naruto while disguised as Kimura. After hearing Naruto's lonely circumstances, Kimura offered to treat him to Ichiraku Ramen.

• Simu considered how Shisui's death had delayed the Uchiha coup and awakened Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan, then watched Itachi report for ANBU duty.
• Naruto faced the villagers' scorn as he painted graffiti and declared that he would become Hokage.
• After running out of paint and growing hungry, Naruto went fishing and caught only a tiny fish.
• Simu, disguised as Kimura, met Naruto by the river and heard him describe his dream and lack of parents.
• Kimura offered to treat Naruto to Ichiraku Ramen.

After sharing ramen with Naruto, Kimura heard him express hope that he could earn the village’s recognition. Simu then entered Naruto’s seal and faced the Nine-Tails.

• Naruto ate two bowls of ramen at Ichiraku with Kimura’s treat and praised Teuchi for welcoming him.
• Kimura asked Naruto why he tolerated the villagers’ hostile stares, and Naruto said he still loved the village and hoped to become a hero like the Fourth Hokage.
• Kimura encouraged Naruto and gently touched his hair, sending Simu into the space where the Nine-Tails was sealed.
• The Nine-Tails attacked Simu with waves of water, but Simu shattered them and watched the giant fox emerge from the darkness.

Simu met the Nine-Tails through Naruto’s mind and revealed his plan to free it from Konoha, then returned to analyzing Shisui and created a clone implanted with Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan. The chapter ended with Uzumaki Rii reporting that the Divine Kingdom’s first sacrifice had begun with fifty thousand believers.

• Simu introduced himself to the Nine-Tails as Lord Jashin’s agent and said he hoped to take it out of Konoha or undo Naruto’s seal.
• The Nine-Tails doubted Simu had the strength to use it, and Simu returned to Kimura after their brief exchange.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Kimura had contacted Naruto and worried that the Uchiha Clan might target the Nine-Tails again.
• Simu created an Uchiha clone with Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan, since Shisui’s body could not merge with his soul.
• Uzumaki Rii reported that the Divine Kingdom in the Land of Hot Water had begun its first sacrifice with fifty thousand believers.

Simu oversaw the Jashin Cult’s growing Divine Kingdom in the war-torn Land of Rivers, while Dr. Fang Zhu’s failed Quinque experiment led him to suspect his scarlet necklace held the key to a breakthrough. The chapter ended with Fang Zhu wearing the necklace and deliberately entering the strange dream again.

• Uzumaki Rii reported that the Jashin Cult’s Divine Kingdom had gathered fifty thousand followers by offering refugees food, homes, and protection.
• Simu praised Uzumaki Rii and told her to continue preparing for Konoha and Sunagakure to notice the organization.
• At the Konoha Research Institute, Dr. Fang Zhu’s attempt to combine Quinque with ninjutsu failed again, and Arima tried to comfort him.
• After falling asleep, Fang Zhu dreamed of a scarlet magic circle matching the pattern on a necklace he had bought a year earlier.
• Fang Zhu recalled that an earlier nightmare about the necklace had accompanied a breakthrough in his research, then put it on and entered the dream again.

Dr. Fang Zhu developed a method for Quinque users to refine RC Chakra, and Arima used it to unleash a powerful lightning attack without hand seals. Simu reflected on the breakthrough and wondered what choice Arima would make next.

• Arima tested his Quinque at the institute and blasted open a wall with a lightning strike.
• Arima realized that a Quinque was part of its host rather than merely a weapon.
• Dr. Fang Zhu explained that a host who was highly homologous with a well-tempered Quinque could refine RC Chakra from its cells.
• Arima refined RC Chakra and found that it automatically became an elemental attack when released, though he could not shape it as precisely as ordinary ninjutsu.
• Dr. Fang Zhu celebrated the success of his experiment and credited Simu's reminder about the nature of Quinque.
• Simu smiled during his ANBU mission and looked forward to Arima's next choice.

Simu provoked Itachi during an ANBU surveillance mission, attempting to draw out his Mangekyō Sharingan and inflame tensions between the Uchiha and the village. Itachi stayed calm, and Kakashi stopped Simu before he could harm him.

• Simu watched Uchiha supply caravans with Tenzō, Kakashi, and Itachi, while Itachi wondered whether Simu and Tenzō were Root agents and why they had been assigned to surveil his clan.
• Simu argued that the village should strike the Uchiha first and challenged Itachi to a fight, while Kakashi warned that attacking a clan before it rebelled could alienate the other clans.
• Simu provoked Itachi by invoking Shisui, then abruptly thrust a kunai toward Itachi’s eye when Itachi refused to lose his composure.
• Simu stopped his kunai a centimeter from Itachi’s pupil, and Itachi calmly warned him not to use the attack to start a war between the village and the Uchiha.
• Kakashi threatened to treat Simu as a rogue ninja if he attacked a comrade, so Simu withdrew, and Tenzō apologized to Itachi.

Kakashi visited Rin and Obito’s graves and spoke about the growing conflict between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha. After a masked man revealed his devotion to Rin and the Eye of the Moon Plan, Simu identified him as Obito Uchiha and wondered how he had survived.

• Kakashi visited Rin Nohara’s grave, left flowers, and worried about the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha.
• Kakashi visited Obito’s cenotaph, silently paid his respects, and left the cemetery.
• Tobi emerged before Rin’s grave, dismissed Kakashi’s understanding of him, and vowed to create a world where Rin existed through the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Tobi kicked away Kakashi’s flowers and replaced them with his own.
• Simu used the conversation and his investigation of Konoha’s records to conclude that Tobi was Obito Uchiha, who had survived the Kannabi Bridge mission and joined Akatsuki.

A masked man calling himself Tobi entered the Uchiha Clan compound and invited Itachi to join Akatsuki. Itachi refused to trust him, tested his strange ability to pass through attacks, and watched him escape with Space-Time Ninjutsu.

• Tobi appeared in the Uchiha Clan compound, where Itachi sensed his dangerous presence.
• Tobi introduced himself as Tobi and invited Itachi to join Akatsuki, claiming the organization sought peace in the Shinobi World.
• Itachi attacked Tobi with a kunai and shuriken, but both passed through his body without harming him.
• Itachi engulfed Tobi in flames for two minutes, but Tobi emerged unharmed.
• Itachi activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Tobi vanished through his Space-Time Ninjutsu after saying he would keep watching Itachi.

Itachi discovered Simu had used a wooden crow to lure him to a meeting, and confronted him over targeting Sasuke. Simu revealed that he had killed Shisui and attacked Itachi with Wood Release, leaving their battle underway.

• Itachi returned home and comforted Sasuke, who proudly told him he had learned the Transformation Jutsu and gave him a wooden crow.
• After leaving home, Itachi cut open the crow and found a note directing him to Training Ground No. 8 in the Forest of Death.
• Itachi met Simu and warned him not to target Sasuke, then demanded to know what he wanted.
• Simu said he wanted to test Itachi's strength and used Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence to attack him.
• Itachi countered with Fire Release: Dragon Flame Jutsu, but Simu formed a wooden giant and admitted that he had killed Shisui after Danzo defeated him and took one of Shisui's eyes.
• Simu declared he would defeat Itachi, and the wooden giant swung a massive fist down at him.

Simu and Itachi Uchiha fought as Itachi tried to avenge Shisui and learn the danger Root posed to the Uchiha Clan. Itachi trapped Simu in Tsukuyomi, whose power briefly shook Simu’s original body before its will suppressed the effect.

• Simu attacked Itachi with a Wood Human and Wood Dragon, while Itachi countered with his Fire Release and clones.
• Itachi used mist, shuriken, crows, and genjutsu to mislead Simu, but Simu broke the illusion and blocked Itachi’s Kunai strike.
• Simu told Itachi that Danzo was Root’s strongest member, deepening Itachi’s concern about the Uchiha Clan’s chances in a coup.
• Itachi and Simu resumed their clash, and Itachi cast Tsukuyomi, binding Simu to a cross beneath a scarlet moon.
• Tsukuyomi’s power reached Simu’s original body thousands of miles away, but its will suppressed the disturbance.

Itachi Uchiha defeated Simu’s clone with his newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan technique, Tsukuyomi, and warned him to stay away from Sasuke. Hiruzen Sarutobi learned of Itachi’s power and worried about how the Uchiha Clan would react.

• Simu severed his soul connection to the clone after Tsukuyomi trapped it, but the clone endured days of torture in the illusion before Itachi released it.
• A masked man watched Itachi defeat Simu and considered whether his own Sharingan could withstand Tsukuyomi, deciding that Itachi’s talent suited Akatsuki.
• Itachi warned B not to approach Sasuke or test his limits again, then left the battlefield.
• Tenzō reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi that Itachi had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and instantly defeated B with Genjutsu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi wondered what eye technique Itachi had awakened, how it compared to Shisui’s Kotoamatsukami, and how the Uchiha Clan would respond.

Itachi revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan to Fugaku and Elder Eagle, who disclosed that Fugaku also had one and urged Itachi to support the Uchiha coup. Itachi agreed to stand with the clan and cooperate with its actions.

• Fugaku questioned Itachi about his fight with Root and learned that Itachi had acted to protect Sasuke from threats.
• Fugaku asked whether Itachi had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Itachi revealed his eyes.
• Fugaku showed Itachi his own Mangekyō Sharingan and explained that he had awakened it after surviving a mission alone.
• Fugaku argued that the Uchiha had to strike first and proposed using their Mangekyō to seize the Third Kazekage's position for an Uchiha.
• Itachi agreed to stand with the Uchiha Clan and cooperate with its actions.

Torn between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha, Itachi reported both Akatsuki’s infiltration and Fugaku Uchiha’s planned coup to Konoha’s leaders. Danzo forced him to choose between fighting with his clan or destroying it to spare Sasuke, and the chapter ended with Itachi alone, still undecided.

• After leaving the Uchiha shrine, Itachi questioned what to do at the Naka River and weighed the clan’s chances against Konoha and its rival villages.
• Itachi summoned Konoha’s leaders and reported that a masked Akatsuki member with powerful Space-Time Ninjutsu had infiltrated the village and tried to recruit him.
• Danzo identified the spiral mask with the Jashin Cult, and Konoha’s leaders agreed that Root would investigate the threat.
• Itachi revealed that Fugaku Uchiha had decided to launch a coup, prompting Hiruzen to ask what Itachi would do.
• Danzo gave Itachi two choices: join the Uchiha coup or destroy the clan before it began and leave Sasuke alive to inherit its legacy.
• Itachi remained alone in the meeting room without answering, while Simu considered how either choice would affect his plans.

Itachi saw the Uchiha Clan preparing for a coup and decided to destroy the clan to protect Sasuke and Konoha’s children from war. He asked the masked man to help slaughter the Uchiha Clan, offering to join Akatsuki in return.

• Danzo assured Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura that Hiruzen Sarutobi could persuade Itachi to follow the plan, while ANBU and Root intensified surveillance and Uchiha clansmen began disappearing.
• Fugaku Uchiha revealed Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan and the village’s defensive deployment to the clan, strengthening support for the coup and building Itachi’s standing as a possible future Hokage.
• Fugaku told Eagle Uchiha that ten gifted children would escape Konoha through the Red Spider Lily Merchant Guild, but refused to send Sasuke away.
• Itachi watched Uchiha Inabi’s men rough up villagers and saw Sasuke defeat Uzumaki Naruto at the Ninja Academy, then resolved to stop the coup and protect the children.
• The masked man appeared behind Itachi, and Itachi asked him to help slaughter the Uchiha Clan in exchange for joining Akatsuki.

Itachi decided to slaughter the Uchiha Clan to stop its coup, while arranging for Arima to protect Sasuke and accepting the Third Hokage’s promise to keep him safe. Simu planned to disrupt Itachi’s operation, and Danzo gained a powerful new body before learning that the massacre would begin the next night.

• Itachi rejected Izumi’s tricolor dango and left without telling her about his decision, then encouraged Sasuke to cherish his bond with Naruto.
• Itachi sent Arima a message to protect Sasuke tomorrow night, prompting Arima to rush to upgrade his Quinque, [Myojin].
• Itachi told the Third Hokage that he would wipe out the Uchiha Clan and join Akatsuki, and the Third Hokage promised to protect Sasuke.
• Simu decided to interfere with Itachi’s plan because the massacre would leave Konoha too stable for Simu to exploit.
• Danzo absorbed B through the Mutual Devouring Technique, gained controllable Wood Release, and grew younger and stronger.
• Orochimaru told Danzo that Itachi would begin slaughtering the Uchiha Clan the next night.

Danzo fused with B to gain Wood Release while retaining his own body, then defended his actions to Hiruzen by invoking the looming Uchiha coup. Hiruzen postponed Danzo’s punishment until after the Uchiha crisis, leaving him uncertain whether Danzo had acted for Konoha or for himself.

• Tenzō found B’s dried corpse in Danzo’s chamber and attacked Danzo, but Danzo used Wood Release to bind him and revealed B’s face fused into his neck.
• Orochimaru explained that Danzo had used the new Mutual Devouring Technique to fuse with B, gaining some of his abilities while keeping his own body.
• Kakashi and Sarutobi Uemon arrived, and Danzo released Tenzō before accompanying them to Hiruzen with B’s corpse.
• Hiruzen confronted Danzo over B’s death, but Danzo argued that the approaching Uchiha coup required them to unite their forces.
• Hiruzen agreed to defer Danzo’s punishment until after the Uchiha crisis, though Danzo’s willingness to accept punishment made him suspicious.