Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Kō gave Nara Rokumei a year and a half of paternity leave while avoiding retirement, then learned that Namikaze Minato had accepted the dangerous Kannabi Bridge mission. The system revived and rewarded Kō for ending the war and other accomplishments as he prepared to discuss the mission with Shimura Danzō.

• Uchiha Kō persuaded Nara Rokumei to grant him a year and a half of paternity leave because Lady Tsunade was about to give birth, then fled before Rokumei could object.
• Namikaze Minato took Team 7 to the mission hall and accepted the A-rank mission to destroy Kannabi Bridge and stop Iwagakure from attacking Kusagakure.
• Shimura Danzō warned Minato about the mission's danger and Iwagakure commander Dong Shiren, but Minato refused to withdraw and led his students out of the village.
• Shimura Danzō hurried to Uchiha Kō's home and told him Minato had accepted the Kannabi Bridge mission.
• Uchiha Kō's system revived, integrated the latest timeline, and awarded him five million points, a Four-Tails Chakra Source, and the Space Compression ability.

Uchiha Kō and Shimura Danzō set out to protect Namikaze Minato and his team as Iwagakure moves against Kusagakure. At Kannabi Bridge, Obito and Kakashi confront Mahiru and Kakkō, and Mahiru develops killing intent after seeing Obito’s strength.

• Uchiha Kō learned that Iwagakure’s attack on Kusagakure was inevitable, then agreed with Shimura Danzō to protect Minato and the three children separately.
• Uchiha Kō and Shimura Danzō left Konoha, while Namikaze Minato explained the Kannabi Bridge mission and assigned Kakashi to lead the demolition team.
• Namikaze Minato headed for Iwagakure’s main force as Obito, Kakashi, and Rin entered the Land of Grass toward Kannabi Bridge.
• Mahiru confronted the three Konoha shinobi, and Kakkō arrived and urged them to surrender rather than risk provoking Uchiha Kō.
• Obito fought Mahiru and used Great Fire Annihilation to dispel Mahiru’s swamp technique, but discovered he had struck a Shadow Clone.
• Mahiru reappeared and resolved to kill Obito after recognizing that the young shinobi was already a jōnin-level threat.

Mahiru and Taiseki attacked Obito and Rin while Kakkō kept Kakashi occupied. Obito and Rin killed Taiseki, forcing Kakkō and Mahiru to retreat, but Obito was left shaken by a vision of Rin being abducted.

• Mahiru attacked Obito with Shadow Clones and Earth Dragon Bullets, but Obito dodged and countered before Taiseki appeared and kicked him toward Rin.
• Kakkō engaged Kakashi and prevented him from reaching his teammates, while Rin used the Mystical Palm Technique to heal Obito.
• Taiseki used the Camouflage Concealment Technique to approach Rin, but Obito woke and exposed him; Rin boosted Obito's kunai strike, which pierced Taiseki's heart.
• Kakashi severed Kakkō's right arm after Taiseki fell, and Kakkō escaped with Mahiru through smoke toward a cave.
• Obito remembered a vision of Kakkō abducting Rin and taking her into the cave to torture her for information.

Obito remembered the events of the Kannabi Bridge mission and warned Kakashi and Rin not to enter the cave, so the team headed for the bridge instead. When Iwagakure ninja attacked during the demolition, Uchiha Kō intervened and killed Kakkō and Mahiru.

• Obito and Rin treated their injuries after killing Taiseki, and Obito awakened memories of the original Kannabi Bridge events.
• Obito warned Kakashi and Rin that Kakkō could collapse the cave with Rock Lodging Collapse, and they agreed to avoid entering it.
• Obito, Kakashi, and Rin reached Kannabi Bridge, where Minato gave them Explosive Tags and fought off more than a hundred Iwagakure ninja.
• Kakkō and Mahiru returned and fired Great Fireballs at the bridge, but Uchiha Kō absorbed the attacks with the Blazing Heaven Fan.
• Kakkō attacked Uchiha Kō after begging for mercy, and Uchiha Kō pierced him with Susanoo before killing Mahiru and throwing both bodies into the river.

Uchiha Kō rescued Minato’s team at Kannabi Bridge, where Obito ignited the Explosive Tags and destroyed the bridge. Meanwhile, Shukaku and Danzō fought Iwagakure forces until Ōnoki intervened, and Uchiha Kō appeared to challenge him.

• Uchiha Kō killed Kakkō and Mahiru, rescued Obito, Kakashi, and Rin, and reminded Minato to protect his students.
• Minato apologized to his team, and Obito used Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation to ignite the Explosive Tags and destroy Kannabi Bridge.
• Rin comforted Obito as he struggled with memories of a dream in which he had been crushed and given Kakashi his Sharingan.
• Dong Shiren rallied Iwagakure’s forces against Shukaku, whose attack devastated their formation before it charged toward Dong Shiren.
• Ōnoki struck Shukaku with Dust Release: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu, and Danzō questioned whether Ōnoki meant to oppose Konoha.
• Uchiha Kō appeared atop Shukaku and asked Ōnoki whether he could represent Iwagakure.

Uchiha Kō forced Ōnoki to withdraw Iwagakure’s forces and killed Dong Shiren despite Ōnoki’s efforts to protect him. Back in Konoha, Minato brought Obito home and took him to the study for a private discussion.

• Uchiha Kō backed Danzō as Konoha’s representative and warned Ōnoki against starting a war.
• Ōnoki forced Dong Shiren to kneel and apologize, but Uchiha Kō killed him after questioning whether he was convinced three times.
• Ōnoki withdrew Iwagakure’s forces, and Uchiha Kō explained to Danzō that he had intended to kill Dong Shiren regardless of his answers.
• Minato gave the S-rank mission reward to Obito, Rin, and Kakashi, who agreed to use some of it to treat their teachers to a meal.
• Minato brought Obito home, then took him to the study to discuss something privately.

Uchiha Obito admitted that he still resented Namikaze Minato for not arriving sooner, but then chose to let go and focus on becoming stronger. Minato decided to teach him the Flying Thunder God after getting Uchiha Kō’s approval, while Uchiha Kō and Tsunade indulged in playful antics with little Itachi.

• Uchiha Obito told Namikaze Minato he resented him for failing to reach his team sooner, then said he would train harder instead of holding a grudge.
• Namikaze Minato decided to seek permission to teach Obito the Flying Thunder God and planned to teach Kakashi the Rasengan.
• The next day, Uchiha Kō approved Minato’s request to teach the Flying Thunder God and asked whether Obito had changed.
• Uchiha Kō teased little Itachi, who won Tsunade’s sympathy by pretending to cry, and Tsunade pinched Kō for bullying him.
• After Tsunade healed Uchiha Kō, the two kissed while Itachi watched and memorized their behavior, hoping to use it someday.

Uchiha Kō took Uchiha Itachi to the clan’s No. 7 training ground to begin his training, where they met Uchiha Shisui. After Shisui tested himself against Kō, he agreed to train alongside Itachi, and Kō set the boys their first challenge: work together to force him out of a circle.

• After Itachi asked to learn how to train, Uchiha Kō took him to No. 7 training ground and gave him a strand of Sage Chakra.
• Itachi and Kō watched Uchiha Shisui practice Uchiha Style Kenjutsu before Shisui finished and approached them.
• Shisui challenged Kō with the Body Flicker Technique, but Kō blocked his attacks and sent him flying with a punch.
• Shisui acknowledged Kō’s strength and paid his respects, then learned that Kō ranked Uchiha Obito among the strongest children his age.
• Kō invited Shisui to join Itachi’s training, and Shisui accepted despite Itachi’s attempts to warn him off.
• Kō told Itachi and Shisui to cooperate and use any means necessary to force him out of the circle he drew.

Uchiha Kō tested Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi in a spar, easily defeating them and stopping Itachi from harming himself by overusing chakra. After disciplining Itachi in an illusion, Kō offered Shisui a place in his training, hoping to guide him from a young age.

• Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi teamed up against Uchiha Kō, but he countered their attacks and knocked them both down.
• Uchiha Itachi used a B-rank fire technique and tried to force out more chakra, so Uchiha Kō trapped him in an illusion and scolded and spanked him.
• Uchiha Kō warned Uchiha Itachi not to use ninjutsu above C-rank or forcibly extract chakra, and Itachi promised to behave.
• Uchiha Kō encouraged Uchiha Shisui after his defeat, while Uchiha Itachi agreed to keep the spanking secret.
• Uchiha Kō offered to guide Uchiha Itachi's training and invited Uchiha Shisui to join them.

Uchiha Kō offered to train Uchiha Shisui, who went home to ask his grandfather for permission. Meanwhile, Uchiha Itachi held a horse stance for fifty-five minutes before collapsing, and the Fourth Elder eagerly sent Shisui to train with Kō.

• Uchiha Shisui declined to answer Uchiha Kō's offer until he had spoken with his grandfather, and Kō told him he could come find him if the Fourth Elder agreed.
• Uchiha Kō taught Uchiha Itachi the horse stance and explained how physical endurance helped ninjas survive battles and build chakra reserves.
• Uchiha Itachi held the stance for fifty-five minutes before fainting, so Uchiha Kō took him home and placed him in a restorative medicinal bath.
• Uchiha Kō told Uchiha Fugaku that Itachi had lasted fifty-five minutes, and Fugaku celebrated his son's talent.
• Uchiha Shisui told the Fourth Elder about Kō's offer, and the Fourth Elder urged him to begin training with the Hokage the next day.

Uchiha Kō cared for Uchiha Itachi at his villa, where a medicinal bath and a generous meal helped the child relax and eat heartily. After leaving Itachi with Tsunade, Kō went to the Uchiha Clan Compound and brought Uchiha Fugaku to Naka Shrine to spar.

• Uchiha Itachi woke in a foul, black medicinal bath, followed Uchiha Kō’s instructions to wash, and found his body refreshed and stronger.
• Uchiha Kō and Tsunade welcomed Itachi to the table, where Tsunade piled food into his bowl and Itachi ate several servings with a growing appetite.
• Uchiha Kō changed into Warring States Armor and used Flying Thunder God to appear at the Uchiha Clan Compound, where clansmen gathered to greet him.
• Uchiha Kō sent the gathered clansmen away, praised Itachi to Uchiha Fugaku, and let Fugaku boast about teaching the boy clan etiquette.
• Uchiha Kō brought the confused Fugaku to Naka Shrine and announced that he wanted to spar, leaving Fugaku fearing the worst.

Uchiha Kō confronted Uchiha Fugaku over how he had raised Uchiha Itachi, defeating him in a fight before explaining that Itachi acted too cautiously even at home. Fugaku accepted that he had been wrong and was left to discuss the problem with Uchiha Mikoto.

• Uchiha Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo, but Uchiha Kō overwhelmed him with the Nine Dragons Illuminate Heaven Art and beat him until he was exhausted.
• Uchiha Kō healed Fugaku and explained that he had beaten him on Itachi’s behalf because Itachi behaved like an adult and treated his own home with excessive caution.
• Uchiha Kō reminded Fugaku that he had once been free to eat and act naturally, and warned him not to erase Itachi’s childhood by raising him to live for others’ expectations.
• Uchiha Fugaku admitted he had been wrong, and Uchiha Kō advised him to speak with Itachi, delegate some political work, and spend more time with his son.
• Uchiha Kō returned Fugaku to the Uchiha Clan Compound, where Uchiha Mikoto led him inside and told him she had long worried about his harsh treatment of Itachi.

Uchiha Kō brought Uchiha Itachi home after training and encouraged him with food and genjutsu scrolls. At home, Uchiha Fugaku praised Itachi and apologized for his harshness, and the father and son reconciled as Itachi cried himself to sleep in his arms.

• Uchiha Itachi finished his meal at Uchiha Kō's home and eagerly agreed to train for more good food.
• Uchiha Kō gave Uchiha Itachi two genjutsu scrolls and walked him back to the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Uchiha Qingyun escorted Uchiha Itachi to Uchiha Fugaku's residence, where Fugaku remembered the guard's name.
• Uchiha Fugaku praised Uchiha Itachi's training and apologized for being too harsh with him.
• Uchiha Itachi cried and embraced Uchiha Fugaku, while Uchiha Mikoto listened from outside and wept with relief.
• Uchiha Itachi cried himself to sleep in Uchiha Fugaku's arms, and Fugaku shut the window when his son shivered.

Namikaze Minato offered Obito training in the Flying Thunder God Technique and gave Kakashi and Rin materials for their own studies. Obito learned to make a space-time mark, but Minato discovered it bore Rin’s name and portrait, and kept a photo to tease him with.

• Minato offered to teach Obito the Flying Thunder God Technique, gave Kakashi a scroll about the Rasengan, and gave Rin a guide to Uzumaki sealing techniques.
• Minato explained how Flying Thunder God marks worked, and Obito successfully created one on his first attempt.
• Minato used the technique to inspect Obito’s mark and found Rin’s name and portrait drawn on it.
• Minato photographed the mark and promised to keep the picture, while Obito covered the mark with dirt and agreed to continue training in hopes of getting the photo deleted.

Namikaze Minato taught Uchiha Obito the Flying Thunder God while Team Minato trained in the sealed Forest of Death. In Sunagakure, Chiyo rallied the Jonin Assembly to rebuild the village and steered support toward her son Hayashi as its next leader.

• Namikaze Minato demonstrated the Flying Thunder God to Uchiha Obito, promised him a written guide, and urged him to use the technique to protect his friends and village.
• Uchiha Kō ordered Anbu to seal and patrol the Forest of Death while Obito, Rin, and Kakashi continued training under Minato.
• Chiyo reflected on Sunagakure's decline, Rasa's schemes, and her decision to send Pakura to Konoha to spare the village reparations.
• Chiyo apologized to the Jonin Assembly for failing to prevent Sunagakure's ruin, and the assembled ninja returned her bow and pledged their support.
• Chiyo proposed choosing a new Kazekage but declined the position because of her age, then encouraged the assembly to consider her son Hayashi as her successor.

Hayashi became Sunagakure’s Fourth Kazekage and began planning the village’s recovery. In Konoha, Uchiha Kō named Uchiha Shisui’s new technique the Phantom Body Flicker Technique and took Shisui and Itachi to dinner.

• Granny Chiyo announced Hayashi as Sunagakure’s Fourth Kazekage and placed the Kazekage’s hat on him.
• Hayashi, Chiyo, and Ebizo read out and discussed policies for rebuilding Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Kō watched Uchiha Shisui defeat Uchiha Itachi using a new technique that combined the Body Flicker Technique with the Clone Technique.
• Uchiha Shisui asked Uchiha Kō to name the technique, and Uchiha Kō called it the Phantom Body Flicker Technique.
• Uchiha Kō praised Shisui’s technique and took Shisui and Itachi to the Akimichi Clan Yakiniku Restaurant using Flying Thunder God.

Uchiha Kō joined Akimichi Choza for a meal, then learned that Kirigakure was preparing to invade Sunagakure. He sent Uchiha Izuna and Pakura to help Sunagakure and secretly followed them, while Granny Chiyo waited anxiously at the village entrance for Konoha’s promised aid.

• Akimichi Choza hosted Uchiha Kō, Uchiha Shisui, and Uchiha Itachi at his restaurant, and Uchiha Kō offered him more beverage recipes as a business opportunity.
• Hatake Sakumo told Uchiha Kō that Kirigakure planned to invade Sunagakure and that Sunagakure had asked Konoha to mediate.
• Uchiha Kō sent Uchiha Izuna and Pakura to assist Sunagakure, explaining that their victory would settle Pakura’s debt of gratitude to her former home.
• Uchiha Kō asked Nara Rokumei to keep watch, then secretly followed Uchiha Izuna and Pakura toward Sunagakure’s territory.
• Granny Chiyo waited at Sunagakure’s entrance, hoping Uchiha Kō would honor his promise to protect the village.

As Sunagakure prepared to fight Kirigakure, Uchiha Izuna and Pakura arrived to lead Chiyo’s forces through Konoha toward the front lines. The chapter ended with Chiyo recognizing the value of Konoha’s cheap food and water and considering a business arrangement after the war.

• Chiyo argued that Sunagakure lacked the forces to fight Kirigakure alone, while Ebizo questioned whether reinforcements were necessary.
• Uchiha Izuna and Pakura arrived, and Izuna asked whether Sunagakure’s forces were ready to deploy.
• Chiyo took command of one thousand Sunagakure shinobi and led them with Izuna and Pakura toward Kirigakure, while Hayashi remained behind as the Fourth Kazekage.
• As the forces crossed Konoha, Izuna reassured Chiyo about Sunagakure’s mineral wealth and invited the shinobi to buy food and water in a town.
• The Sunagakure shinobi bought large quantities of Konoha’s inexpensive water and bread, and Chiyo asked Izuna about the possibility of doing business after the war.

Chiyo led Sunagakure’s forces into the Land of Bears, where Karatachi Yagura offered a challenge instead of beginning a battle. Uchiha Izuna defeated Jinin Akebino and took his sword, then accepted Yagura’s personal challenge, which began with a Water Mirror Technique that created an equally powerful duplicate.

• Chiyo’s army entered the misty Land of Bears, where Karatachi Yagura and Kirigakure’s forces confronted them.
• Yagura proposed that Sunagakure send seven fighters against the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, but Uchiha Izuna and Pakura stepped forward instead.
• Uchiha Izuna disarmed Jinin Akebino, took his sword Disillusionment, and broke Akebino’s other two blades, prompting the remaining swordsmen to surrender.
• Yagura challenged Uchiha Izuna to a duel, with the outcome deciding whether Kirigakure would withdraw its troops.
• Yagura used the Water Mirror Technique to create an identical Uchiha Izuna, whose Great Fireball matched Izuna’s attack, leaving Izuna searching for a countermeasure.

Uchiha Kō arrived during the battle between Karatachi Yagura and the Konoha forces, ended the fighting, and led the group toward a new agreement with Sunagakure. The chapter left Sunagakure and Konoha poised to establish border trade under a promise that trade would stop if Sunagakure went to war with Konoha.

• Uchiha Izuna fought Karatachi Yagura’s replica while Karatachi Yagura provoked Pakura and attacked her with a massive water technique.
• Pakura used the Four-Tails’ power to counter Karatachi Yagura’s attack, and the resulting steam helped conceal the Kirigakure forces.
• Uchiha Kō dispersed the mist, destroyed Uchiha Izuna’s replica with a golden skeleton, and called for the battle to end.
• Karatachi Yagura led the Kirigakure forces away, while Chiyo accepted that Pakura would remain with Konoha.
• Chiyo asked Uchiha Kō to establish border trade, and he agreed on the condition that trade would cease if Sunagakure attacked Konoha.