Recaps

At an Uchiha clan meeting, Fugaku argued that the clan should join the war against Cloud Village and avoid killing Danzo, while Amano and Yutaro demanded stronger action against Konoha’s leadership. Yutaro called for the Uchiha to fight for equal treatment and proposed impeaching Sarutobi Hiruzen after the war, leaving the clan’s decision unresolved.

• Fugaku said the Uchiha should send troops to fight Cloud Village and warned that killing Danzo would make the clan appear responsible for the Nine-Tails’ rampage.
• Amano rejected Fugaku’s trust in the Third Hokage and warned that the war would weaken the Uchiha and leave them unable to resist.
• Fugaku declared that he would protect the Uchiha and asked the clan whether they supported joining the war.
• Yutaro argued that the Uchiha had earned equal treatment through their sacrifices and demanded that the clan reclaim its rights.
• Yutaro proposed that the Uchiha fight in the war, then impeach Sarutobi Hiruzen, reconvene the Jonin assembly, and investigate the Nine-Tails’ true culprit.

At the Uchiha clan meeting, Yutaro’s speech rallied support for joining Konoha’s war against Kumogakure and raised calls to impeach Hiruzen. Kazuhiko considered three possible worldlines and chose to support a new Hokage, settling on Tsunade as his candidate.

• Yutaro’s speech stirred the Uchiha, who criticized Hiruzen and praised their clan’s service to Konoha.
• Amano called for a vote on whether the Uchiha would accept conscription and fight Kumogakure.
• Deep Blue showed Kazuhiko three worldline quests involving the war, Hiruzen’s impeachment, and support for a new Hokage.
• Kazuhiko recalled the coming Hyuga Incident and saw it as grounds to impeach Hiruzen.
• Kazuhiko chose the quest to support a new Hokage and decided to seek Tsunade.

Kazuhiko demonstrated his psychological treatment to Uchiha elders by using genjutsu on Shota, while the clan members discovered that Kazuhiko had awakened a Double-Tomoe Sharingan. Inside the illusion, Shota experienced a future in which he became a war hero and Anbu operative before being ordered to purge his clan.

• Amano announced that the Uchiha Clan would accept the Hokage's large-scale conscription, and the clan meeting concluded amid angry complaints about Konoha and its leaders.
• Shio and Yutaro arrived at the Clan Clinic to assess Kazuhiko's psychological treatment, while Kenichi and other Uchiha questioned Kazuhiko's ability and the treatment's legitimacy.
• Kazuhiko brought Shota into the operating room and used genjutsu to put him to sleep; observers were astonished to see Kazuhiko's Double-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Kazuhiko amplified his genjutsu with a specially made Chakra Metal Patch, causing Shota to fall back into a deep illusion after he began to resist.
• In the illusion, Shota became a war hero, awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, defeated Hyuga Yizu, and joined the Anbu before being ordered to purge the Uchiha Clan in exchange for sparing one person.

Kazuhiko’s genjutsu made Shota experience the Uchiha clan’s planned extermination and Moe’s death, triggering Shota’s One-Tomoe Sharingan. Shota remained trapped in the illusion, leaving the Uchiha stunned by the strength of Kazuhiko’s genjutsu as it continued.

• In the genjutsu, Shota refused to lead the Uchiha in exterminating the clan and tried to flee with them, but a Root shinobi publicly killed Moe.
• Overwhelmed by grief, Shota awakened his Sharingan while strapped to the operating chair, and the Uchiha in the Observation Room confirmed it was real.
• Yuta celebrated Shota’s awakening, while Kenichi and Shisui explained that Kazuhiko’s genjutsu had been realistic enough to trigger it.
• Shio realized Shota was still immersed in the illusion despite awakening his Sharingan and concluded Kazuhiko’s genjutsu had to be extraordinarily powerful.
• Shio watched as Kazuhiko continued channeling chakra into Shota, and Kazuhiko’s genjutsu carried on.

Kazuhiko’s powerful Sharingan genjutsu impressed the Uchiha elders, who predicted he would become an elite Jonin. In the genjutsu, Shota survived his mother’s sacrifice and reached Kumogakure, where he found her dead in Yuta’s arms.

• Yutaro recognized Kazuhiko’s exceptional eye power and praised him as a late-blooming Uchiha genius.
• Shota and his clan fled through the mountains while pursuers followed, and Mako gave Shota rice balls before they stopped to rest.
• When the pursuers triggered a trap, Mako drew lots with Shota to decide who would stay behind; Shota drew the short twig, but Mako revealed she had kept the shorter one and chose to stay.
• Mako urged Shota to protect the clan and handed him a sealing scroll before disappearing into the woods to face the pursuers.
• Five days later, Shota reached Kumogakure with the Uchiha rear guard and found Mako dead in Yuta’s arms, her eye sockets empty.

Shota awakened the Double-Tomoe Sharingan while reliving his mother’s death and imagining revenge against Konoha. As Kazuhiko struggled to maintain the genjutsu, Shota experienced his father’s sacrifice and began showing signs of a possible Three-Tomoe awakening.

• Mako’s death drove Shota to grief in the genjutsu, and his chakra surged as he broke free enough to awaken the Double-Tomoe Sharingan.
• The Uchiha in the Observation Room noticed Shota’s new Sharingan, while Kazuhiko struggled to sustain the genjutsu and injected drugs to suppress Shota’s chakra.
• Shota’s imagined revenge led him to fight Konoha alongside Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure, killing Sarutobi Asuma and targeting the village elders.
• Danzō revealed the Sharingan in his arm and activated Susanoo, but Yuta pushed Shota beyond the range of Danzō’s Four Symbols Seal and sacrificed himself.
• Shota’s grief and rage made his chakra surge again in the operating room, prompting the Uchiha to suspect he was awakening the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

Kazuhiko’s psychological therapy helped Shota awaken the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, prompting the Uchiha elders to approve a secret Psychology Clinic and recognize Kazuhiko’s influence. Danzo saw Kazuhiko as a threat and demanded that he and Shisui be transferred to Root, while Hiruzen watched footage of Kazuhiko expressing loyalty to Konoha.

• Shota awoke from Kazuhiko’s genjutsu with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and reunited emotionally with Yuta, Mako, and Moe.
• Shio approved the Psychology Clinic and classified the therapy surgery as an S-rank secret, while Yutaro said Kazuhiko should join the shrine meeting.
• Shisui left the observation room with an Anbu mask and wondered whether to report the events to the Hokage.
• Danzo read Kazuhiko’s file and watched footage of his speech, then called him a threat and demanded that Kazuhiko and Shisui be transferred to Root.
• Hiruzen watched the same footage and praised Kazuhiko’s words about the Will of Fire and Uchiha recognition.

Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered support for Kazuhiko’s work while worrying that it could make the Uchiha even stronger. Kazuhiko gained new draws and a promotion mission that could shape his Mangekyo abilities, and he debated which routes to combine.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Anbu to support Kazuhiko and establish a Psychology Clinic under his oversight, then wondered how Konoha should respond if Kazuhiko helped many Uchiha awaken Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Kazuhiko reviewed his new trait draws and learned that Uchiha Fugaku had awakened Mangekyo Sharingan, then considered spending a Kage-level draw to obtain Fugaku’s trait.
• Kazuhiko received a completed worldline mission reward and unlocked a promotion mission that required passing the Chunin Exams using a chosen ninja specialty.
• Kazuhiko considered combining two promotion routes to shape his future Mangekyo abilities, but wished he could choose all six.

Kazuhiko weighed which promotion mission would shape his future Mangekyō Sharingan technique, then learned that Danzo had marked him for elimination while Hiruzen had grown friendly toward him. He planned to exploit Hiruzen’s goodwill and prepare to strike Danzo and Root before they could attack him.

• Kazuhiko compared possible Mangekyō branches, rejecting ninjutsu and support techniques while leaving genjutsu, taijutsu, space-time, summoning, and sealing options under consideration.
• Deep Blue reported that Shimura Danzo’s favorability had fallen to Hatred, unlocked Danzo’s trait pool, and granted Kazuhiko two Kage Level trait draw opportunities.
• Kazuhiko realized Danzo had learned Shota awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and concluded that Danzo’s surveillance network made the discovery unsurprising.
• Kazuhiko assessed Danzo as an ordinary Kage Level ninja, appreciated the trait draw opportunities, and decided he had to act before Danzo tried to eliminate him.
• Deep Blue reported that Sarutobi Hiruzen’s favorability had risen to Friendly, unlocked his trait pool, and granted Kazuhiko one Kage Level trait draw opportunity.
• Kazuhiko decided to keep displaying the Will of Fire to gain Hiruzen’s trust and hoped to obtain powerful techniques and training from him.

Fugaku showed Itachi a recording of Kazuhiko helping Shota awaken the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and urged him to return to the Psychology Clinic. The chapter ended with Itachi wondering whether he could awaken it too, while Fugaku planned to keep Kazuhiko’s method secret and strengthen the Uchiha.

• Fugaku returned home and learned from Mikoto that Itachi was still out on a tracking mission.
• Itachi came home, and Fugaku took him to the study to show him a recording of Kazuhiko’s treatment of Shota.
• Fugaku explained that Kazuhiko’s psychological treatment and genjutsu had helped Shota awaken the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and asked Itachi about his clinic visit.
• Itachi admitted he had not collected his Psychological Diagnosis Report, so Fugaku ordered him to return to the clinic the next day with a gift.
• After watching Shota awaken the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in the recording, Itachi agreed to go, while Fugaku resolved to keep the method an S-rank secret.

Kazuhiko trained the Single Hand Speed trait until he permanently acquired it, allowing him to cast the Body Flicker Technique with four hand seals per second. He chose a sealing-focused promotion mission but postponed his second choice, and planned to find a source of Sealing Jutsu before drawing traits.

• Kazuhiko practiced hand seals while recovering from overtraining and used Body Flicker Proficiency to help cast the Body Flicker Technique in four seals per second.
• Kazuhiko permanently acquired Single Hand Speed and successfully used the Body Flicker Technique on his first attempt.
• Kazuhiko reviewed his traits and decided to pursue Route Six, the Sealing-Type Uchiha Chunin mission, to gain Sealing Genius and prepare for a rule-based Mangekyo ability.
• Kazuhiko put off choosing his second promotion mission until the Chunin Exams and decided to seek a pool with someone who knew Sealing Jutsu for his next trait draw.

Kazuhiko proposed a deadly improvement to Kurenai Yuhi’s genjutsu and persuaded her to work at his clinic, then arranged a drink with her. Mikoto brought Itachi to apologize and seek treatment, and Kazuhiko welcomed them warmly.

• Kazuhiko explained to Kurenai Yuhi how Tree Binding Death could make an enemy believe they were suffocating until their body died, and offered to teach her psychology.
• Kurenai Yuhi agreed to work at Kazuhiko’s clinic, and he arranged Jonin-level benefits for her.
• Kurenai Yuhi invited Kazuhiko to Cherry Blossom Drunk at eight that evening, and he accepted.
• Mikoto brought Itachi to apologize to Kazuhiko and requested psychological treatment for him, offering a gift.
• Kazuhiko refused the gift, called Mikoto Mikoto-senpai, and agreed to help Itachi without a consultation fee.

Kazuhiko discussed Itachi’s reasons for awakening the Sharingan, then met with Sarutobi Hiruzen about his psychological treatments. Hiruzen asked Kazuhiko to undertake a top-secret S-Rank mission to treat Tsunade’s Hemophobia, and Kazuhiko had yet to accept.

• Kazuhiko asked Itachi why he wanted the Sharingan, and Itachi said he wanted to protect his family, Konoha, and peace.
• An Anbu member summoned Kazuhiko to meet Sarutobi Hiruzen, so Kazuhiko ended his session with Itachi and Mikoto.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen discussed Kazuhiko’s Placebo Therapy and asked him to establish psychological healthcare at the Konoha Medical Headquarters, but Kazuhiko declined the position and offered to train Ninja instead.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen showed Kazuhiko an S-Rank classified scroll revealing that Tsunade’s Hemophobia had made her unable to undertake combat missions.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Kazuhiko to treat Tsunade’s Hemophobia and promised to support his Psychology Clinic, then asked whether he would accept the mission.

Kazuhiko accepted a secret mission to treat Tsunade’s hemophobia, with access to Yamanaka mental support techniques promised if he succeeded. After the Third Hokage defended the assignment to Utatane Koharu, Kazuhiko told his parents he would leave the village the next day, and Hideki objected.

• Kazuhiko questioned the Third Hokage about what would happen if he failed to treat Tsunade, and Hiruzen said the new Psychology Clinic would be worthwhile regardless.
• Kazuhiko asked what reward he would receive for curing Tsunade, and the Third Hokage offered him access to the Yamanaka Clan’s basic mental support techniques under the Konoha Secret Technique Protection Order.
• Kazuhiko agreed to the mission and requested a powerful Anbu escort; the Third Hokage approved and ordered him to depart as soon as possible after one day of preparation.
• Utatane Koharu questioned whether Kazuhiko would genuinely help Tsunade, but the Third Hokage cited Shota’s positive Sharingan awakening and allowed Kazuhiko to try.
• Kazuhiko told Eri and Hideki that he was leaving on an S-rank, top-secret mission, and Hideki angrily refused to allow it.

Kazuhiko accepted an S-rank confidential mission to treat Tsunade and reassured his parents by revealing his Phantom Body Flicker. Later, he met Kurenai for drinks, where their flirtation left her favorability at Best Friend.

• Kazuhiko told Eri and Hideki he had accepted an S-rank mission, and Eri guessed that Tsunade was the target.
• Eri warned Kazuhiko that treating Tsunade's Hemophobia could provoke a dangerous outburst, but he demonstrated Phantom Body Flicker and convinced her to let him go.
• Kazuhiko left home and met Kurenai Yuhi at Cherry Blossom Drunk, complimenting her appearance and raising her favorability.
• Kazuhiko and Kurenai drank together, and Kurenai playfully called out his wandering gaze.
• Kazuhiko called Kurenai's body a work of art, raising her favorability to Best Friend.

Kazuhiko demonstrated a tactical use of the Shuriken Manipulation Technique to Itachi and gained progress in Hidden Weapon Master. After recalling his failed advance on Kurenai, Kazuhiko headed to the Hokage Building to treat Tsunade's Hemophobia and prove his loyalty to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

• Kazuhiko recovered ahead of schedule and criticized Itachi's flashy Shuriken Manipulation Technique.
• Kazuhiko showed Itachi how to use staggered shuriken attacks to keep an opponent defending, then sent a missed shuriken back to hit its target from behind.
• Itachi recognized the tactical purpose of Kazuhiko's technique, while Kazuhiko gained 20% progress in Hidden Weapon Master.
• Kazuhiko recalled that Kurenai had stopped him from going further when she sobered up, then went to the Hokage Building to treat Tsunade's Hemophobia.

Kazuhiko set out with Kakashi to treat Tsunade and was asked by the Third Hokage to counsel Kakashi as well. On the way, Guy challenged Kakashi to rock, paper, scissors, giving Kazuhiko a chance to get closer to them.

• Kazuhiko met Kakashi, the Anbu escort assigned to protect him during the mission.
• The Third Hokage asked Kazuhiko to help Kakashi overcome his grief and isolation, and Kazuhiko agreed.
• Kazuhiko and Kakashi left the village, and Guy appeared to challenge Kakashi to a contest.
• Kakashi proposed rock, paper, scissors, and Guy accepted, promising to run five hundred laps around Konoha whether he won or lost.

Uchiha Kazuhiko praised Might Guy’s taijutsu and used the chance to build affinity with Guy and Kakashi before they set off on a mission. The trio headed to Ichiraku Ramen, where Teuchi recognized Kazuhiko and asked if he wanted his usual spicy ramen.

• Kazuhiko called Guy a taijutsu genius, and Guy became emotional and promised to do extra exercises to celebrate.
• Kazuhiko introduced himself to Guy and Kakashi, raising Kakashi’s affinity while sharing his interests and dream.
• Guy introduced himself and challenged Kakashi to their usual duel, which Kakashi won at rock-paper-scissors.
• Kazuhiko said he had not eaten breakfast, so Kakashi joined Guy and him on a trip to Ichiraku Ramen.
• Teuchi recognized Kazuhiko and asked whether he wanted Deluxe Fire Style Tonkotsu Spicy Ramen again.

Kazuhiko explained Guy’s training rules as a winning philosophy, earning Guy’s trust and prompting Kakashi to value their bond more deeply. As Kazuhiko and Kakashi left for a mission, Guy eagerly accepted Kazuhiko’s suggestion to train together, while Kakashi hoped it would keep Guy from bothering him.

• At the noodle shop, Guy explained that harsh rules turned every outcome into a victory through effort or training, and Kazuhiko praised his philosophy.
• Guy grew to trust Kazuhiko, and Kakashi remembered how Guy had stood by him through painful losses; both men’s affection for Kazuhiko increased.
• After the three finished their noodles, Guy paid and set off to run five hundred laps as Kazuhiko and Kakashi departed on their mission.
• Kazuhiko mentioned being curious about Guy’s family taijutsu training, and Guy tearfully hugged him and promised to train him hard.
• Kakashi realized that Kazuhiko training with Guy might leave Guy with less time to pester him.

Kakashi and Kazuhiko traveled toward Tanzaku Town to find Tsunade, stopping overnight so Kazuhiko could use his ten-pull Jonin draw. His entries granted him Storm Release, leaving him with his first Kekkei Genkai.

• Kakashi took a detour with Kazuhiko toward Tanzaku Town, where Tsunade and Shizune were staying.
• Kakashi and Kazuhiko rested beside a mountain stream after night fell, and Kazuhiko set up camp.
• Kazuhiko's draw converted several ninjutsu entries into chakra nature transformation entries, including perfect Lightning and Water transformations.
• Kazuhiko equipped the perfect Lightning and Water transformations, and Deep Blue fused them into the Storm Release Kekkei Genkai.

Kazuhiko mastered Storm Release, creating controllable black lightning, while Kakashi witnessed the display and realized Kazuhiko possessed an unknown Kekkei Genkai. Kazuhiko caught Kakashi spying and warned him to keep the secret from Konoha’s leadership, especially Danzo.

• Kakashi sensed Kazuhiko’s chakra surge and used his Sharingan to check the tent, astonished by the strength of the chakra and the black lightning.
• Kazuhiko concluded he had grasped Storm Release and learned that permanent mastery required perfect Lightning and Water transformations plus a set of techniques across four ranks.
• Kazuhiko considered using Chidori to master Lightning Release and studying Water Release techniques from the Uchiha clan archives after returning home.
• Kazuhiko noticed Kakashi watching him with his Sharingan and confronted him after leaving the tent.
• Kakashi admitted he had seen Kazuhiko’s black lightning, and Kazuhiko warned him not to reveal the secret to the Third Hokage or Danzo.

Kazuhiko revealed his self-created Storm Release to Kakashi and asked him to keep it out of his report to the Hokage. Kakashi promised to protect the secret and accepted Kazuhiko as a companion.

• Kakashi apologized for leaking information about Kazuhiko’s jutsu, and Kazuhiko asked him to keep the matter confidential.
• Kazuhiko demonstrated Storm Release, combining lightning and water chakra to cut through a tree and boulder.
• Kakashi learned that Kazuhiko had developed the Kekkei Genkai through training and experiments, and Kazuhiko said he preferred to earn recognition through Psychological Medicine.
• Kakashi promised not to report Kazuhiko’s Kekkei Genkai to the Hokage.
• Kazuhiko called Kakashi his companion, reminding him of Obito and Rin, and Kakashi promised to keep his word.

Kazuhiko and Kakashi searched Tanzaku Town for Tsunade and learned she owed at least a billion ryo in gambling debts. As they waited for Konoha intelligence to locate her, a Yugakure ninja recognized Kazuhiko and approached them.

• Kazuhiko questioned a gambler, who said Tsunade had lost at least forty million ryo in recent days and owed over a billion in total.
• The gambler said Tsunade had gone to the underground black market to seek work, but Kakashi explained that bounty jobs could not cover her debts.
• Kakashi and Kazuhiko waited for Konoha's informants to report Tsunade's movements.
• A man wearing a Yugakure Forehead Protector recognized Kazuhiko despite his disguise, and Kakashi suspected the man was a Root ninja who had followed them.

Kakashi and Kazuhiko learned that Tsunade was staying at Jade Spring Inn in Hot Spring Town and set out for the Land of Hot Water. A Root shinobi tried to recruit Kazuhiko on Danzō’s behalf, but Kazuhiko rejected the offer and left with Kakashi.

• A Root shinobi gave Kakashi detailed information and photographs showing that Tsunade and Shizune were staying at Jade Spring Inn in Hot Spring Town.
• Kakashi decided to travel with Kazuhiko to the Land of Hot Water to find Tsunade.
• The Root shinobi told Kazuhiko that Danzō wanted him to join Root and offered him experimental records attributed to Senju Tobirama.
• The Root shinobi promised research resources and test subjects, but Kazuhiko refused to join Root.
• The Root shinobi showed Kazuhiko photographs of him with Kurenai and her clinic assistant application, promising Danzō could remove obstacles between them, but Kazuhiko walked away with Kakashi.

Kazuhiko and Kakashi arrived in Hot Spring Town to help Tsunade overcome her Hemophobia, but Tsunade angrily rejected them and left. Kazuhiko stayed behind with Shizune to catch up, and her favorability toward him increased.

• Kakashi warned Kazuhiko that Danzo might take extreme measures after Kazuhiko refused to join Root, and Kazuhiko explained that Danzo may have learned he helped a Uchiha awaken the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Kazuhiko and Kakashi reached Hot Spring Town and presented Tsunade with the Hokage's mission scroll offering help with her Hemophobia.
• Tsunade rejected the mission, insulted Kazuhiko's qualifications, and ordered him and Kakashi to leave.
• Shizune explained that Tsunade was upset because people had been collecting her debts and suggested they try again the next day.
• Kazuhiko stayed behind to catch up with Shizune, and she blushed as his attention increased her favorability toward him.