Chapter Summaries

After hearing Namikaze Minato’s account of the suffering at the bandit camp, Uchiha Kō comforted him and helped him speak with Ida Haruyuki, the woman who had died saving him. Minato found his ninja way, and Uchiha Kō destroyed the camp as they left.

• Namikaze Minato wept in Uchiha Kō’s embrace, and Hyuga Hiashi and Yamanaka Inoichi explained his experiences to Uchiha Fugaku and Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
• Uchiha Kō urged Minato to protect people and show no mercy to evil, and Minato vowed to follow that path.
• Uchiha Kō used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Ida Haruyuki, who comforted Minato, told him her name, and released herself from the jutsu.
• Namikaze Minato declared his ninja way, and his chakra rose to Chunin level.
• Uchiha Kō led the children out of the camp and destroyed it with Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.

Uchiha Kō and his disciples returned the rescued villagers to their homes, then discussed how to reduce the banditry and abductions that plagued the Land of Fire. After returning to Konoha, they celebrated over a meal, where the clan heads and Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived to check on the children.

• Uchiha Kō and his disciples brought the rescued women back to the village, where grateful villagers thanked them and mourned those who would not return.
• Uchiha Kō told Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Namikaze Minato that abductions could not be eradicated, but he planned a meeting about alleviating them.
• Uchiha Kō granted the children three days of rest, then refused the mission reward and took them to an Akimichi family yakiniku restaurant.
• Torifu Akimichi and the heads of five clans hurried to the restaurant after learning the children had returned, while Sarutobi Hiruzen also arrived.
• Uchiha Kō sensed the six visitors and allowed the waiter to bring them into the room.

Uchiha Kō hosted the children’s parents after their mission and introduced Namikaze Yunmu to the other clan heads. After getting drunk, he nearly attacked his ANBU escort with Susanoo before Tsunade returned and took him home.

• Namikaze Yunmu arrived and checked that Namikaze Minato was unharmed, then Uchiha Kō told him that Uchiha Madara was his great-grandfather.
• Namikaze Yunmu learned how accomplished Namikaze Minato was, while Minato explained that he had kept his strength and school achievements from his father so he would not worry.
• Torifu Akimichi arranged a larger grill, and the clan heads celebrated their children’s performance on the mission.
• After the guests left, Uchiha Kō staggered home with an ANBU ninja and tried to kiss him, then summoned Susanoo when the ANBU blocked him.
• Tsunade returned, stopped Uchiha Kō, gave the ANBU ninja a scroll containing twenty million, and supported her drunken husband toward the villa.

Tsunade cared for Uchiha Kō after he came home drunk, then confronted him when she realized he was pretending to sleep. The next day, Uchiha Kō told her about the bandits harming girls in the Land of Fire and promised to address the problem at an upcoming meeting.

• Tsunade helped the drunk Uchiha Kō drink honey citron tea and settle into bed, then caught him pretending to be asleep.
• Tsunade warned Uchiha Kō not to get drunk alone again, and they spent the night together.
• The next day, Uchiha Kō vowed to quit drinking while Tsunade woke refreshed and asked why he had drunk so much.
• Uchiha Kō told Tsunade about teaching the six children, taking them on missions, and the bandits who had harmed girls in a village.
• Tsunade wanted to wipe out the bandits, but Uchiha Kō promised to resolve the matter at a meeting in a couple of days.

Uchiha Kō visited the Konoha Police Force and promised to regularize all its probationary cadres. He explained to Uchiha Hirotomo that his recent mission had made him consider how to protect rural communities from bandits, but Hirotomo noted that suppressing them only brought temporary peace.

• Uchiha Kō summoned every clan head to a meeting at the Hokage Office the next day.
• Uchiha Kō visited the Konoha Police Force, where its staff welcomed him as their Old Leader.
• Uchiha Kō told Uchiha Hirotomo that all probationary cadres would have the chance to become regular employees, and Hirotomo worried the move could damage Uchiha Kō and the clan's reputation.
• Uchiha Kō described how rural residents lacked nearby protection and could wait days for help after bandit attacks.
• Uchiha Hirotomo agreed that rural communities were vulnerable but said that suppressing bandits only brought temporary peace.

Uchiha Kō proposed sending groups of officials to villages in the countryside to address staffing and corruption, and planned to present the policy at a meeting the next day. He then went to consult Nara Rokumei, who was busy reviewing documents.

• Uchiha Kō rebuked Uchiha Hirotomo for accepting that problems had always been handled the same way, then explained that officials should work to change them.
• Uchiha Kō proposed formally appointing probationary officials and stationing mixed-family Police Forces in villages, with inspections, penalties for corruption, and transfers every three years.
• Uchiha Hirotomo praised the policy and raised concerns about village approval and housing costs, which Uchiha Kō addressed by assigning construction costs to the villages and keeping salaries on Konoha's budget.
• Uchiha Kō told Uchiha Hirotomo that a meeting would be held the next day to discuss the policy and tribute from the villages, and asked him to keep the plan confidential until then.
• Uchiha Kō went to the Hokage Office to consult Nara Rokumei, who asked him to wait until he finished his work.

Uchiha Kō persuaded Nara Rokumei to develop and negotiate a tribute proposal by offering him triple pay and paid leave, then pressured him to train Shikaku as his replacement. After arranging food and wine as a peace offering, Uchiha Kō went home to Tsunade, and the chapter ended with their private evening and a concert beginning.

• Uchiha Kō offered Nara Rokumei triple pay to work out a tribute proposal and negotiate with the other villages.
• Nara Rokumei agreed after Uchiha Kō promised two months of paid leave, and Uchiha Kō told him to train Shikaku to take over his work.
• Uchiha Kō left Nara Rokumei with the work and ordered takeout and wine delivered to him as an apology.
• Uchiha Kō returned home, told Tsunade what had happened, and went with her to the bathroom.
• A concert began that night, with instruments accompanying a melodious singer.

Uchiha Kō prepared to present new policies and used a private meeting to bring Hatake Sakumo closer to his faction. The three men reviewed Nara Rokumei’s proposal before the larger meeting began.

• Uchiha Kō dressed as Hokage and left home while Tsunade prepared to follow him to the Hokage Building.
• Uchiha Kō met Nara Rokumei and Hatake Sakumo early and invited them to finalize the meeting agenda.
• Hatake Sakumo assigned guards to secure the office and joined Uchiha Kō and Nara Rokumei inside.
• Uchiha Kō offered Hatake Sakumo rare rock tea, and Nara Rokumei signaled him to accept it.
• Uchiha Kō told Hatake Sakumo they were one of his own and invited him to use familiar names in private.
• Nara Rokumei presented his draft proposal, and Uchiha Kō asked them to review it together.

Nara Rokumei, Uchiha Kō, and Hatake Sakumo finished reviewing Rokumei’s flawless proposal and prepared for a meeting with the clan heads. After Rokumei teased Kō over his conduct, Kō complained to Tsunade, who reacted strangely when she heard what he had done.

• Nara Rokumei’s detailed proposal impressed Uchiha Kō and Hatake Sakumo, and Sakumo refilled Rokumei’s empty teacup.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen left for a meeting with Sarutobi Shinnosuke, who was also told to attend and audit it.
• Uchiha Kō and Nara Rokumei joked about their friendship until Rokumei brought up Kō’s overtime, prompting Kō to send Rokumei and Hatake Sakumo to prepare the clan heads.
• After Rokumei and Hatake Sakumo left, Uchiha Kō slumped at his desk and wished Tsunade were there to comfort him.
• Tsunade arrived, and Uchiha Kō complained that Nara Rokumei had blamed him for using a young brat to command the old fogeys; Tsunade’s expression froze as she listened.

Uchiha Kō and Tsunade were caught in an intimate moment when Senju Nawaki burst into the Hokage Office, prompting Uchiha Kō to beat him while onlookers laughed. After the incident spread throughout the ninja world, Tsunade healed Nawaki and comforted Uchiha Kō.

• Tsunade teased Uchiha Kō for manipulating Nara Rokumei, and Uchiha Kō jokingly called her his comrade before correcting himself to “wife.”
• Senju Nawaki blasted open the Hokage Office door and caught Uchiha Kō massaging Tsunade’s legs, while other ninja saw the scene.
• Uchiha Kō pulled Nawaki inside with Banshō Ten'in and beat him until Tsunade told him to stop.
• Tsunade healed Nawaki’s superficial injuries, and the office incident spread across the ninja world, earning Uchiha Kō a reputation as henpecked.
• Tsunade noticed Uchiha Kō looking dejected and comforted him.

Uchiha Kō presided over a meeting to announce hospital equipment upgrades and reforms that expanded Konoha’s police and civil service system. The proposal passed with nearly ninety percent approval, and he assigned Uchiha Hirotomo and Nara Rokumei to carry out the next steps.

• Nara Rokumei summoned Uchiha Kō and Tsunade to the conference room, and Senju Nawaki followed as a qualified attendee.
• Uchiha Kō introduced Tsunade, who presented plans to upgrade Konoha Hospital with medical equipment from the Land of Clouds.
• Uchiha Kō proposed changing the Police Force into the Military Police Force, establishing local forces, and filling more than three hundred positions across the clans.
• Nearly ninety percent of the representatives approved the reforms, and Uchiha Kō ordered Uchiha Hirotomo to prepare candidate lists within a week.
• Uchiha Kō tasked Nara Rokumei with negotiating with other villages and ordered Hatake Sakumo to protect him.
• Uchiha Kō left for home with Tsunade, while the six little ones grew more excited and admired him even more.

Uchiha Kō taught Namikaze Minato about safely developing his chakra, then praised Shimura Danzō for teaching the students to question what they read. The chapter ended with Uchiha Kō and Danzō agreeing that the Hokage’s disciples needed to learn difficult truths and going to lunch together.

• Uchiha Kō returned to the villa with Tsunade, then hurried to teach the next morning after waking late.
• Uchiha Kō teleported into the classroom with the Flying Thunder God Technique and landed on Namikaze Minato, who had been cleaning the blackboard.
• Uchiha Kō explained that Minato should strengthen his body before extracting more chakra, and Minato resolved to train carefully.
• Shimura Danzō taught the S Class to question textbook accounts and think critically about history.
• Uchiha Kō praised Danzō’s teaching, and the two agreed that the Hokage’s disciples needed to understand difficult truths before going to lunch.

Uchiha Kō set his six students a twelve-hour practical combat challenge in the Forest of Death, with an A-rank ninjutsu as the prize. Once the battle began, Namikaze Minato used a shadow clone and a campfire to draw the others into fighting each other while he stayed safe.

• Uchiha Kō took the six students to the Forest of Death, restricted their techniques, and gave them weapons and supplies for a contest where the last one standing would win an A-rank ninjutsu.
• Uchiha Kō demonstrated the Great Fireball Technique, set a thirty-minute waiting period, and then signaled the start of combat.
• Namikaze Minato sent a shadow clone to chop wood and build a fire while his real body hid nearby, drawing Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Hyuga Hiashi toward it.
• Black smoke from Minato's fire attracted Uchiha Fugaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Akimichi Choza, who then became embroiled in fights with Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Hyuga Hiashi.
• Uchiha Kō realized Minato had feigned weakness to make the other students fight one another while Minato remained unharmed.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Akimichi Choza were eliminated after Hyuga Hiashi’s Rotation sent them flying into Namikaze Minato’s Shadow Clone. Hyuga Hiashi and Uchiha Fugaku continued their duel, and Fugaku tried to wear Hiashi down by forcing him to use Rotation repeatedly.

• Sarutobi Shinnosuke fought Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza, then fled toward Namikaze Minato as they pursued him.
• Namikaze Minato’s Shadow Clone led Sarutobi Shinnosuke and his pursuers toward Hyuga Hiashi and Uchiha Fugaku, disrupting their duel.
• Hyuga Hiashi used Rotation to blast Uchiha Fugaku away and send Sarutobi Shinnosuke flying into Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza.
• Namikaze Minato’s Shadow Clone knocked out Sarutobi Shinnosuke, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Akimichi Choza, eliminating all three.
• Uchiha Fugaku and Hyuga Hiashi resumed fighting, and Fugaku used wired wooden shuriken to make Hiashi spend chakra on a second Rotation.
• Uchiha Fugaku challenged Hyuga Hiashi to keep using Rotation while Fugaku wore him down.

Namikaze Minato outmaneuvered Hyuga Hiashi and Uchiha Fugaku during the forest match, revealing that he had used a Shadow Clone to let the others exhaust one another. After Uchiha Kō healed the children, he sent Minato deeper into the forest with him while the others returned to Konoha.

• Hyuga Hiashi kept fighting despite his shuriken wounds, and Uchiha Fugaku switched to close combat when he ran low on shuriken.
• Hyuga Hiashi sprang a trap of thirty shuriken, but Uchiha Fugaku escaped with the Substitution Technique.
• As Uchiha Fugaku hid behind a tree, Hyuga Hiashi collapsed, and a Namikaze Minato clone caught Fugaku and made him concede.
• Namikaze Minato revealed that he had used a Shadow Clone to turn the opponents against one another, then joined the real Minato, who helped Uchiha Fugaku up.
• Uchiha Kō healed the six children with Resurrection, ended the lesson early, and took Namikaze Minato deeper into the forest while the others headed back to Konoha.

After eight years of training, Uchiha Kō’s disciples had grown powerful, and Namikaze Minato had become a Kage-level ninja. In Konoha Year 47, Sunagakure declared war under its new Kazekage, Rasa, forcing Uchiha Kō to prepare for the Third Shinobi World War.

• Namikaze Minato asked Uchiha Kō to teach him the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Uchiha Kō gave him a scroll with his notes.
• Uchiha Kō transported Namikaze Minato to Konoha Academy, where Minato felt inspired to train.
• Eight years passed, and Uchiha Kō’s six disciples reached at least half-step Kage-level strength while Namikaze Minato mastered the Rasengan and Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Hatake Sakumo reported that Sunagakure had declared war on Konoha, and Uchiha Kō called for an immediate village-wide meeting.
• Nara Rokumei explained that Rasa had seized power as Fourth Kazekage after stirring public anger against Konoha, expanded Sunagakure’s territory, and launched a surprise attack.

Uchiha Kō convened Konoha’s clans after Sunagakure declared war and secured their support for a military response. He appointed Uchiha Madara commander-in-chief and set a limited troop contribution, leaving the clans to mobilize for battle.

• Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, and Uchiha Izuna joined Uchiha Kō as he concluded that Sunagakure’s unrest and attack were driven by public resentment and competing interests.
• Uchiha Kō gathered Konoha’s clan heads, who unanimously called for war against Sunagakure.
• When the clans urged Uchiha Kō to stay away from the front lines, Uchiha Madara offered to lead the army, and Nara Rokumei proposed that he command without fighting unless necessary.
• Uchiha Kō appointed Uchiha Madara commander-in-chief and Uchiha Izuna deputy commander, and ordered each clan to provide at least fifty shinobi.
• After clan heads volunteered far larger forces, Uchiha Kō limited each clan’s contribution to fifty shinobi to preserve Konoha’s defenses, and the clans left to mobilize.

Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna led more than ten thousand Konoha ninjas toward Sunagakure, where Rasa and Black Zetsu prepared to trap them. When the system could not predict the battle’s outcome, Uchiha Kō decided to go to the battlefield and exchanged for the Rinnegan.

• More than ten thousand Konoha ninjas gathered to march, and Uchiha Madara promised Uchiha Kō that he would protect them.
• Rasa learned that Uchiha Madara, not Uchiha Kō, was leading the army, but Black Zetsu still planned to use the battle to control Madara.
• Rasa ordered Sunagakure’s forces to occupy Mt. Kikyo and Mt. Ōyu and prepare defenses against Konoha.
• Uchiha Madara ordered the army to rest and had veterans teach the younger ninjas battlefield basics during the march.
• Uchiha Kō learned that the system could not predict events involving Sunagakure or Rasa, and it said it needed to get within one thousand meters of the battlefield to investigate.
• Uchiha Kō accepted an SSS-rank mission, received a Substitute Death Puppet, exchanged for the Rinnegan, and began fusing it while enduring severe pain in silence.

Uchiha Kō discovered that his Orange Rinnegan was mostly sealed, then left the main force to investigate a disturbance linked to the Naruto world's Heavenly Dao. At Mt. Kikyo, Rasa and Black Zetsu trapped him in a space-sealing barrier, and Rasa gained Otsutsuki power as their fight escalated.

• Uchiha Kō activated and deactivated his Orange Rinnegan after the system explained that most of its power was sealed, then left a powerful Shadow Clone with Tsunade and teleported to Namikaze Minato.
• Uchiha Kō broke away from the army and traveled to the twin mountains near the Land of Wind, where the system detected traces of the Naruto world's Heavenly Dao.
• Black Zetsu told Rasa that Uchiha Kō was alone near Mt. Kikyo, and Rasa set out after agreeing to hold him off while Black Zetsu prepared a method to eliminate him.
• Rasa trapped Uchiha Kō inside a Heavenly Dao space-sealing barrier, but Uchiha Kō found Rasa's hiding place and overwhelmed his Gold Dust attacks with the Rinnegan's powers.
• Black Zetsu lent Rasa Otsutsuki chakra, changing his appearance and strengthening him as Uchiha Kō faced the empowered Rasa.

Uchiha Kō was trapped and controlled by Rasa and Black Zetsu, but the system activated the Substitute Death Puppet to save him at the cost of falling dormant. After reuniting with Tsunade, Uchiha Kō received the system’s stored memories, which revealed that the Spirit of the System had been preparing to oppose Heavenly Dao with him.

• Uchiha Kō attacked Rasa with Sage techniques and sent Rasa’s soul to Nine Netherworld Hell, but Black Zetsu intervened and helped Rasa regain control.
• Rasa and Black Zetsu bound Uchiha Kō’s soul and made his body their puppet while Black Zetsu planned to consult Mother.
• Tsunade’s Shadow Clone of Uchiha Kō vanished, and the system activated the Substitute Death Puppet, warning that it would fall dormant.
• The Substitute Death Puppet appeared in Uchiha Kō’s place, allowing Uchiha Kō to escape as Black Zetsu reached for his eyes.
• Uchiha Kō returned to Tsunade, comforted her, and promised not to take risks without discussing them with her.
• Uchiha Kō received the Spirit of the System’s recorded memories, learning that it had stored half his points and that they had been opposing Heavenly Dao since he activated the system.