Recaps

Kazuhiko watched Might Guy and Kakashi duel, copied their taijutsu, and learned how Guy opened the first two Eight Inner Gates. Uchiha Fugaku predicted Kakashi would win, and Kakashi defeated Guy with One Thousand Years of Death.

• Kazuhiko tried to stop Guy and Kakashi from fighting, but Guy refused and invited Kazuhiko to train with him.
• Kazuhiko used his Sharingan to copy Guy’s moves and watched him open the Gate of Opening and the Gate of Healing.
• Kakashi opened the Gate of Opening to keep fighting Guy, while Kazuhiko decided the Eight Inner Gates could be useful as a hidden reserve of power.
• Uchiha Fugaku joined Kazuhiko and predicted Kakashi would win despite Guy’s advantage in the duel.
• Kakashi tricked Guy with a clone and struck him with One Thousand Years of Death, ending the fight.

Kazuhiko tried to uncover the nature of Fugaku’s Mangekyo ability by questioning him about Kakashi, Guy, and Danzo. After using his power, Fugaku concluded that Danzo posed no threat to Kazuhiko and suspected Kazuhiko had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.

• Kazuhiko wondered how Fugaku had known Kakashi would win despite Guy suppressing him, and Fugaku insisted Guy was stronger than Kakashi.
• Fugaku told Kazuhiko that Amano and Shio were unhappy he had healed Tsunade, but Kazuhiko focused on learning Fugaku’s Mangekyo ability.
• Fugaku said Guy would defeat Kazuhiko and advised him to remain friends with Guy, who was not prejudiced against the Uchiha.
• Kazuhiko revealed that Danzo had sent Root ninja to assassinate him and Tsunade, then asked Fugaku who would win in a fight between them.
• Fugaku used his Mangekyo ability and saw Danzo repeatedly fall before Kazuhiko, leading him to suspect Kazuhiko had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Fugaku backed Kazuhiko’s access to the Uchiha’s Sharingan techniques and prepared the clan’s advance force for its operation against Kumogakure. In the Hokage Office, Tsunade forced the Third Hokage to impose further penalties on Danzo, who left vowing that Konoha had room for him but not Danzo after the war.

• Fugaku returned to the Uchiha meeting hall, ordered the advance force to set out secretly that night, and scheduled the operation for three days later.
• Fugaku granted Kazuhiko access to all Sharingan-related techniques, overruling Shio and other elders who objected to Kazuhiko bringing Tsunade back.
• Tsunade confronted Danzo over his assassination attempt and his experiments with Wood Release, while Danzo denied wrongdoing.
• The Third Hokage ordered Root to dismiss some members and transferred Yamato out of Root, prompting Danzo to leave in anger.
• Danzo vowed that Konoha had room for him, but not the Third Hokage, after the war, and Tsunade also stormed out of the office.
• Kazuhiko settled into bed at Eri's Courtyard and privately decided that Fugaku would have a new nickname: Little Kazuhiko.

Kazuhiko reviewed the gains from treating Tsunade and planned to complete his sealing-type mission by passing the upcoming Chunin Exams with Sealing Jutsu. He used his first Kage-level ten-pull and received a golden Life Succession dojutsu trait and a Three-Tomoe Sharingan trait, among others.

• Kazuhiko assessed his new traits, increased chakra, Kamui Dimension, and other rewards from the mission to treat Tsunade.
• Kazuhiko decided to prepare for the Chunin Exams, using Sharingan's Transcription Seal to fulfill his sealing-type equipment slot mission.
• Kazuhiko postponed choosing his optional equipment slot mission until Fugaku revealed the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan secrets.
• Kazuhiko spent his ten Kage-level trait draws and received Dojutsu: Life Succession, Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and other traits.

Kazuhiko equipped Fugaku’s Mangekyō trait Inherited Fate and felt its powerful boost to his chakra, recovery, and Sharingan, then equipped Underworld Gaze, a prophecy ability that could foresee life and death. He wondered whether Fugaku had used the power to learn the Uchiha Clan’s fate before the massacre and considered whom he should target with his own prophecy.

• Kazuhiko equipped Inherited Fate, which doubled his chakra and greatly enhanced his Sharingan and recovery.
• Kazuhiko sensed concealed Anbu and Root shinobi around the clan grounds and realized the trait could help him detect ambushes.
• Kazuhiko equipped Underworld Gaze and learned that its prophecy could glimpse future events and foresee life and death.
• Kazuhiko connected Underworld Gaze to the mythological Kukurihime and wondered whether Fugaku had foreseen the Uchiha Clan’s fate.
• Kazuhiko considered using an Underworld Prophecy but had not decided whom to target.

Kazuhiko tested Underworld Gaze on Naruto and himself, discovering that it drained his ocular power and worsened his eyesight. He adjusted his training plans, improved his Sharingan trait, and equipped a fertility trait as he considered future partners.

• Kazuhiko used Underworld Gaze on Naruto but stopped when the technique drained his ocular power and threatened his eyesight.
• Kazuhiko used Underworld Gaze on himself and learned that his life appeared safe for the next three years if he followed his plan and kept a low profile.
• Kazuhiko noticed that his vision and ocular power had weakened, so he planned to train in Phantom Body Flicker, Storm Release, Chidori, and Water Release.
• Kazuhiko fused his Two-Tomoe and Three-Tomoe Sharingan traits into a Perfect Three-Tomoe Sharingan and reviewed its permanence requirements.
• Kazuhiko equipped Blessing of Many Children, which increased his fertility and let his children inherit his Kekkei Genkai perfectly, and considered trying it with Kurenai Yuhi and Shizune.

Kazuhiko visited the Central Training Ground to ask Shisui for help improving his Phantom Body Flicker and to test his abilities. He demonstrated that he had mastered the technique, surprising Shisui with two solid doubles.

• Kazuhiko arrived at the Central Training Ground, where Uchiha clan members dismissed him as an eighteen-year-old Genin.
• Kazuhiko found Shisui training with Shota, who said he had joined the Anbu and beaten Hyuga Yizu during the test.
• Shota gave Kazuhiko a pound of Chakra Metal as a thank-you gift from his family, and Kazuhiko accepted it.
• Kazuhiko asked Shisui for help creating more Phantom Body Flicker illusions and testing his progress.
• Kazuhiko demonstrated two solid Phantom Body Flicker doubles, and Shisui confirmed the technique and reacted with excitement.

Kazuhiko impressed Shisui and Shota by claiming to have mastered Phantom Body Flicker, then revealed his Perfect Three-Tomoe Sharingan during a spar with Shisui. He used its heightened perception to evade Shisui’s attacks, leaving Shisui amazed by his unusual Sharingan.

• Shisui praised Kazuhiko’s Phantom Body Flicker, while Shota and Shisui believed Kazuhiko could help the Uchiha rise to power.
• Kazuhiko encouraged Shota to work hard in Anbu and become Hokage, and Shota vowed to climb the ranks and pursue the position.
• Shisui explained how to use Phantom Body Flicker effectively and challenged Kazuhiko to a spar.
• Kazuhiko revealed his Perfect Three-Tomoe Sharingan and agreed to fight Shisui.
• Kazuhiko read Shisui’s movements with his Sharingan, dodged his attacks, and grabbed his wrist before Shisui vanished as a phantom.
• Shisui praised Kazuhiko’s perceptiveness and realized his Sharingan was no ordinary Three-Tomoe.

Kazuhiko fought Shisui at the Central Training Ground, showing off his Phantom Body Flicker, Sharingan, ninjutsu-copying ability, and genjutsu. Shisui admitted defeat, while the Uchiha’s display alarmed Anbu and Root outside the clan grounds.

• Kazuhiko and Shisui fought at high speed with Phantom Body Flicker and taijutsu as the Uchiha gathered to watch.
• Kazuhiko and Shisui used their Three-Tomoe Sharingan to predict each other’s attacks, then matched one another with Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique.
• Kazuhiko trapped Shisui in Hypnotic Illusion, resisted Shisui’s attempt to reverse it with Mirror Heaven and Earth Change, and won the duel.
• Uchiha across the clan grounds activated their Sharingan, prompting Anbu and Root shinobi to report that the Uchiha might be on the verge of rebellion.
• Shisui emerged from Kazuhiko’s genjutsu and admitted defeat.

After defeating Shisui, Kazuhiko gained the Uchiha clan’s respect and permanently strengthened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan. He declared his ambition to become Hokage, while Fugaku saw him as someone who might revive the clan.

• The Uchiha debated Kazuhiko’s victory over Shisui and argued about the clan’s history with Madara until Anbu and Root arrived to arrest those who had spoken publicly about him.
• Fugaku arrived and wondered whether Kazuhiko’s abilities could help revive the Uchiha Clan.
• Kazuhiko told Shisui that he had held back during their match, and Deep Blue permanently locked in his Perfect Three-Tomoe trait, increasing his chakra.
• Kazuhiko gained favorability and trait draw chances from several Uchiha after the match.
• Shisui reminded Kazuhiko of his call for an Uchiha Hokage, and Kazuhiko declared, “Who else but me!”

Danzo dismissed reports of Kazuhiko’s strength and ordered Root to monitor Kazuhiko, Shisui, and Tsunade while pursuing contact with Orochimaru and Kumogakure. At the Uchiha clinic, Kazuhiko reunited with Kurenai Yuhi, suggested visiting her home that night, and continued teaching her about the clinic’s work.

• A Root ninja reported that Kazuhiko had defeated Shisui in a genjutsu spar and that Anbu suspected his skills had reached Kage Level.
• Danzo rejected the report, blamed Kazuhiko for Tsunade’s return, and ordered Root to monitor Kazuhiko, Shisui, and Tsunade.
• Danzo instructed his agents to contact Orochimaru and make contact with Kumogakure as he plotted to remove those blocking his path to the Hokage Position.
• Kazuhiko entered the clinic office, embraced and kissed Kurenai Yuhi, and suggested that they go to her house that night.
• Kurenai told Kazuhiko she had organized the clinic’s psychological questionnaires but lacked experience conducting treatment, and he promised to teach her.
• After someone knocked, Kurenai hurried to leave, and Kazuhiko reminded her not to wear bandages.

Kazuhiko decided that Itachi needed to strengthen his body before attempting to awaken the Sharingan, and brought him to Might Guy to request Taijutsu training. Guy recognized Itachi’s talent and grew more favorably disposed toward Kazuhiko.

• Kazuhiko ended Itachi’s counseling session and explained that Itachi lacked the chakra and physical readiness for an early Sharingan awakening.
• Kazuhiko took Itachi to a training ground, where Guy and Kakashi were practicing Taijutsu.
• Kazuhiko asked Guy to become Itachi’s Taijutsu teacher, claiming that Itachi’s body needed strengthening to withstand the Sharingan.
• Guy examined Itachi, recognized his talent, and became more favorably disposed toward Kazuhiko.

Kazuhiko arranged for Might Guy to strengthen Itachi’s body through intensive taijutsu training, hoping to prevent the illness that would later threaten him. He also gained Fugaku’s trust by helping secure a full investigation into the Nine-Tails Incident, and Fugaku warned him not to rely on the Third Hokage to protect the Uchiha.

• Kazuhiko asked Might Guy to oversee Itachi’s taijutsu training and build his physical foundation.
• Guy assigned Itachi one hundred high-speed laps, five hundred push-ups, and five hundred squats, and Itachi immediately began.
• Fugaku agreed to request that Might Guy be appointed Itachi’s Jonin instructor and thanked Kazuhiko for helping the Uchiha.
• Fugaku told Kazuhiko that the Third Hokage was too weak-willed to control Danzo and warned him not to assume the Uchiha were safe.
• Kazuhiko agreed that the clan should choose a Fifth Hokage after the war, gaining Fugaku’s trust and a Kage Level trait draw opportunity.

Kazuhiko visited Kurenai Yuhi for dinner and met her friend Anko, then used sake to get both women drunk. After Anko passed out, Kazuhiko kissed Kurenai and pressed her to continue, but she hesitated because things felt too fast and Anko might wake up.

• Kazuhiko arrived at Kurenai Yuhi's cottage with sake and met Mitaraishi Anko, who questioned why he was still a Genin despite Kurenai's praise.
• Anko teased Kurenai about having a private date with Kazuhiko, and Kurenai invited them inside for dinner.
• Kazuhiko steered the conversation and encouraged Kurenai and Anko to drink more sake as Anko asked how he had won Kurenai over so quickly.
• Kazuhiko and Anko passed out at the dining table, while Kurenai settled Anko in a bedroom and Kazuhiko revealed he had only pretended to be drunk.
• Kazuhiko pulled Kurenai close and kissed her, but she pushed back before they went further, worried that things were moving too fast and Anko might discover them.

Kazuhiko and Kurenai Yuhi spent the night together, and her affection for him rose to Through Life and Death. The next morning, Kazuhiko teased Mitaraishi Anko about spying on them, then resumed his passionate romance with Kurenai before they could leave for the Psychology Clinic.

• Kurenai Yuhi told Kazuhiko she had given herself to him completely, and her affection rose to Through Life and Death as she imagined becoming Uchiha Kurenai.
• Kazuhiko tested whether he could bestow Storm Release on Kurenai, confirmed that it activated at her affection level, and withdrew it.
• The next morning, Mitaraishi Anko accused Kazuhiko of deceiving Kurenai and having sex with her in the living room, then left after he teased her about spying.
• Kurenai Yuhi scolded Kazuhiko for embarrassing her in front of Anko, but he kissed her in the kitchen and persuaded her to resume their intimacy instead of leaving for the Psychology Clinic.

Kazuhiko treated Tsunade's grief over Nawaki, helping her confront the memory and greatly increasing her trust in him. Afterward, he groped her breasts and escaped, leaving Tsunade furious and another Kage-level trait draw opportunity earned.

• Kazuhiko trained in Strength of a Hundred at the Senju Clan Compound and impressed Tsunade by destroying a tree with a precise punch.
• Tsunade examined Kazuhiko's physique while Shizune anxiously hid her relationship with him.
• Kazuhiko guided Tsunade through the memory of Nawaki's death, and she cried as she spoke about her guilt and grief.
• Tsunade thanked Kazuhiko, gained greater trust in him, and earned him a Kage Level entry draw opportunity.
• Tsunade teased Kazuhiko about looking at her cleavage, but he grabbed her breasts and vanished before she could retaliate.
• Tsunade's favorability toward Kazuhiko fell to Friendly, another Kage-level trait draw opportunity was awarded, and she shouted a threat across the compound.

Hiruzen and Shikaku prepared Konoha's campaign against Kumogakure, aiming to end years of border fighting with a swift victory. Danzo accused Kazuhiko and the Uchiha of treason, but Tsunade defended them, and the meeting ended with Tsunade assigned to lead an elite force into Kumogakure's hinterland.

• Hiruzen explained that Konoha's goal was to destroy Kumogakure's border forces and secure an equal peace treaty.
• Shikaku began outlining the battle plan, but Danzo objected to sharing it with the Uchiha, provoking Fugaku.
• Danzo accused Kazuhiko of using Kumogakure's Storm Release and Black Lightning as evidence that the Uchiha were conspiring with the enemy.
• Tsunade smashed the Hokage Office floor and challenged Danzo, and Hiruzen removed Danzo from war intelligence duties.
• Shikaku announced that Tsunade would lead the Hyuga Assassination Unit and a sensory team into Kumogakure's hinterland to seize a stronghold and confront the Raikage's reinforcements.

Fugaku brought Kazuhiko to the Uchiha Naka Shrine to reveal the clan’s stone tablet, which could be read at different levels with the Sharingan. Kazuhiko deciphered knowledge beyond his Three-Tomoe Sharingan’s apparent limits, leaving Fugaku convinced he had awakened the Eternal Mangekyō before Kazuhiko corrected him.

• Fugaku led Kazuhiko into the shrine’s hidden underground chamber and showed him the Sage of Six Paths’ stone tablet.
• Kazuhiko read the tablet’s ordinary Sharingan text about Indra, Asura, the Uchiha’s curse of hatred, and yin and yang.
• Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and urged Kazuhiko to show his own, but Kazuhiko’s eyes remained Three-Tomoe.
• Kazuhiko recited tablet inscriptions about awakening the Mangekyō, Susanoo, blindness, the Eternal Mangekyō, and Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Fugaku assumed Kazuhiko had the Eternal Mangekyō, and Kazuhiko said he only had the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Kazuhiko considered which Mangekyo eye technique to pursue while his team advanced toward Kumogakure’s frontline fortress for a mission to confront the Fourth Raikage. He and Tsunade argued about his potential and his pursuit of her, ending with Kazuhiko challenging her to a bet.

• Kazuhiko studied the Uchiha records and concluded that a support-amplification Mangekyo technique offered more promise than another space-time technique.
• Tsunade’s elite force crossed into the Land of Fire’s neighboring territory and moved toward Kumogakure’s frontline fortress as part of Konoha’s plan to confront the Raikage and his Jinchuriki.
• Tsunade warned Kazuhiko to avoid fighting the Fourth Raikage up close and explained that he would accompany her to keep her Hemophobia from flaring up.
• Kazuhiko argued that he and Tsunade could defeat the Raikage, and Tsunade said he could surpass him if he mastered her secret arts.
• Tsunade invited Kazuhiko to formally become her disciple, but he said he would only do so if it would not prevent him from pursuing her.
• Tsunade dismissed Kazuhiko’s confidence, so he challenged her to a bet and caught her attention.

Tsunade’s Konoha forces infiltrated and attacked a Kumogakure fortress, aiming to capture it intact and clear nearby outposts for a defensive line. Kazuhiko killed the fortress leader and his companions after they insulted Tsunade, and Konoha’s assault spread across the fortress and surrounding outposts.

• Tsunade ordered the Hyuga assassination unit to scout the fortress perimeter, clear traps, and identify a hidden Kumogakure Jonin squad.
• Kazuhiko saw through a genjutsu hiding the squad’s cavern and used Sharingan genjutsu and his blade to eliminate all three Kumogakure ninjas without raising an alarm.
• Konoha’s elite squads infiltrated the fortress, triggering its alarms as Kumogakure shinobi discovered the attack and raised a sealing barrier.
• Kazuhiko used Phantom Body Flicker and Storm Release: Black Lightning to kill the scar-faced leader and three other shinobi who had insulted Tsunade, greatly increasing her favorability toward him.
• Fugaku, Shisui, and the Hyuga captain led attacks on the surrounding outposts while the fortress and its surroundings erupted into battle.

After Konoha captured Kumogakure’s frontline fortress, Tsunade ordered the troops to secure their gains and wait for the Fourth Raikage’s response. Kazuhiko then withdrew Tsunade’s Fanatic Bloodlust trait, making her hemophobia return as he held her and prepared to cast the genjutsu again.

• Konoha captured the Kumogakure frontline fortress, and the Hyuga captain reported that nearly all 360 defenders had been killed.
• Tsunade ordered the intelligence sent to the village and said the second phase’s strategic objective was complete; she planned to wait for the Fourth Raikage’s challenge.
• Kazuhiko counted the trait draws he had earned in battle and reflected on the favorability he gained from allies and enemies.
• Tsunade told Kazuhiko that blood now excited her and made her crave fighting, and he attributed the change to his Sharingan genjutsu.
• Kazuhiko withdrew Tsunade’s Fanatic Bloodlust trait, causing her hemophobia to return, then pulled her into his arms and prepared to cast the genjutsu again.

Kazuhiko used Underworld Gaze on Tsunade and foresaw her death in a future battle, then concealed the vision while treating her hemophobia and earning her trust. After Tsunade offered to sell him Senju Clan land, Kazuhiko kissed her and provoked her anger before heading off to recover and investigate the attempt on her life.

• Kazuhiko used Underworld Gaze on Tsunade and saw a vision of her dying after a battle with a blue humanoid chakra mass and an unidentified three-part ninjutsu.
• Kazuhiko gave Tsunade the Fanatic Bloodlust trait, suppressing her hemophobia, and explained that his blood tears were a normal treatment backlash.
• Kazuhiko confessed that he was pursuing Tsunade, greatly increasing her favorability and earning a Kage-level trait extraction opportunity.
• Tsunade agreed to sell Kazuhiko a piece of Senju Clan land at market price after the war, and Kazuhiko joked about wanting it for free.
• Tsunade thanked Kazuhiko for helping her, but Kazuhiko kissed her, prompting her to destroy the camp furniture and lowering her favorability.
• Kazuhiko escaped Tsunade's anger and headed to recover his chakra before investigating the attempt on her life.

After Tsunade’s attack on Kumogakure’s fortress, the Fourth Raikage ordered a full mobilization to crush Konoha and seize its Kekkei Genkai. The other villages expected Kumogakure to win as its forces gathered opposite Konoha at the border.

• The Fourth Raikage learned that Konoha had sent Tsunade, Uchiha Fugaku, Shisui, and other elite forces, but dismissed warnings and ordered Kumogakure’s mobile units to the front.
• Kumogakure’s leaders debated whether to attack immediately, with several urging the Raikage to seize the Sharingan and Hyuga Kekkei Genkai.
• The Fourth Raikage headed to the Valley of Clouds and Lightning to join the perfect Jinchuriki Killer B before leading the advance against Konoha.
• Iwagakure, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure learned of the conflict, and shinobi across the world predicted that Kumogakure would defeat Konoha.
• Konoha established defensive lines near the Land of Lightning’s border while Kumogakure withdrew its own forces; three days later, the Fourth Raikage and Kumogakure’s elite troops arrived at the front.

Tsunade and Konoha’s elite forces confronted the Fourth Raikage and Killer B at the Land of Lightning’s border fortress. As Kazuhiko joined the battle, Tsunade matched A’s strength head-on, leaving the Raikage impressed and the fight unresolved.

• The Fourth Raikage accused Tsunade of attacking Kumogakure’s border fortress, and she blamed the conflict on years of Kumogakure raids and encroachment.
• Killer B began transforming into the Eight-Tails, prompting Konoha’s forces to move against him while Shisui and Fugaku prepared to restrain him.
• Kazuhiko predicted that Tsunade and he could defeat the Raikage within a minute, while Fugaku worried that using his Mangekyō Sharingan could expose him to blame for the Nine-Tails Incident.
• Kazuhiko attacked A with Black Flash, but A evaded his strike and counterattacked; Kazuhiko escaped the Raikage’s blow with his speed.
• Tsunade blocked A’s lightning-wreathed punch with her Strength of a Hundred, and her healing technique repaired the damage as the two stood their ground.
• A recognized Tsunade’s strength and praised her as the battle continued.

Kazuhiko joined Tsunade's battle against A, striking the Raikage with a coordinated attack that forced him to reveal his fatigue. As A launched a deadly counter at Tsunade, Orochimaru emerged from beneath the fortress, and Kazuhiko confronted him.

• Kazuhiko used Great Fire Annihilation to attack C and Darui on the rear battlefield, then rushed toward A and Tsunade.
• Kazuhiko used Phantom Body Flicker and Chidori to attack A alongside Tsunade, who struck him with her monstrous strength.
• The attack wounded A, while Kazuhiko's Shadow Clone vanished; A's Lightning Armor weakened as he declared the battle over.
• A launched Lightning-Hot Blade at Tsunade, who activated Yin Seal—Release and Creation Rebirth to defend herself.
• Orochimaru burst from the rock wall and sent a venomous snake toward Tsunade, while Kazuhiko recognized him and said he had been waiting.