Chapter Summaries

Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha fought a destructive Susanoo battle in the forest, drawing Konoha ninja to the scene. Itachi escaped, and Shisui ordered the others to let him go, saying he would report the matter to the Hokage himself.

• Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha formed their Susanoo Armors and clashed, devastating the forest as both fighters bled and weakened.
• Konoha ninja arrived, recognized the fighters, and prepared to guard against Itachi while a jōnin ordered someone to report to the Hokage.
• Shisui Uchiha urged Itachi to come back with him, but Itachi refused and continued fighting.
• Itachi Uchiha made his Susanoo Armor explode in smoke and fled west, leaving Shisui behind.
• The jōnin ordered the ninja to pursue Itachi, but Shisui stopped them and said he would inform the Hokage himself.
• The ninja stood down, and Itachi disappeared into the forest.

In a hidden laboratory, Orochimaru learned that Itachi Uchiha had left Konoha and fought Shisui Uchiha, confirming that both possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan. Orochimaru refused Hiruzen Sarutobi’s demand to act against the Uchiha, then consulted Tobirama Senju, who criticized Hiruzen’s judgment.

• Yakushi Kabuto reported to Orochimaru that Itachi Uchiha had left the village and fought Shisui Uchiha, and that both had revealed the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Orochimaru told Kabuto to inform Clan Head Fugaku rather than intervene, then left his underground laboratory for the Hokage Office.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi urged Orochimaru to deal with Itachi’s departure before it affected the village, but Orochimaru refused and told his teacher not to interfere.
• Hiruzen warned Orochimaru that he would regret his decision and left the office.
• Tobirama Senju emerged from a framed photograph, criticized Hiruzen’s judgment, and heard Orochimaru say that Root had been handed over to him.

After returning from an A-rank mission, Second Pillar stopped at the abandoned Uchiha clan grounds and questioned Kakashi about its history. At the Hokage Office, Orochimaru revealed that Itachi had left the village without permission, leaving Second Pillar shocked as he went to inform Fugaku.

• Kakashi Hatake led Naruto Uzumaki, Second Pillar, and Sakura Haruno back into Konoha after their mission.
• Second Pillar paused at the deserted Uchiha clan grounds and asked Kakashi Hatake who had been connected to its abandonment.
• Kakashi Hatake showed his Sharingan and explained that it had been given to him by a friend before the village arranged another eye for him.
• The team reported their completed A-rank mission to Orochimaru and collected their reward.
• Orochimaru told Second Pillar that Itachi had left the village without permission and asked him to inform Clan Head Fugaku.
• Second Pillar left the office in shock while Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno exchanged glances and Kakashi Hatake frowned.

After hearing news about his brother from Orochimaru, Sasuke awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan and returned to the Uchiha compound to ask Fugaku whether his brother had really left the village. Fugaku noticed Sasuke's newly awakened eyes but had not answered his question when the chapter ended.

• Sasuke left the Hokage Building in a daze, and Naruto and Sakura noticed his distress as Kakashi dismissed Team 7.
• Sasuke turned around and revealed his newly awakened Two-Tomoe Sharingan, then wiped away tears and hurried toward the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Sakura worried about Sasuke, Kakashi said they had to leave the matter to him, and Naruto declared that Sasuke was a real man like him.
• Sasuke returned home and asked Fugaku whether his brother had really left the village.
• Fugaku asked when Sasuke had awakened his eyes, and Sasuke said it had happened after he heard the news before demanding an answer to his question.

After Itachi left Konoha, Fugaku and Mikoto told Sasuke about the Uchiha Clan’s troubled history with the village and revealed that Genkawa Uchiha might resolve the growing rift. Sasuke learned that Genkawa was Itachi’s former teacher and a tabooed rogue ninja, but Fugaku refused to say where he was or where Itachi had gone.

• Fugaku told Sasuke that Itachi had left the village on his own, and Sasuke angrily insisted his brother would never betray Konoha.
• Mikoto comforted Sasuke while Fugaku explained the Uchiha Clan’s long distrust of the village and the deepening rift under Orochimaru’s rule.
• Fugaku and Mikoto said the clan could only wait for someone capable of resolving the conflict to appear.
• Fugaku named Genkawa Uchiha as the clan’s most gifted figure and revealed that he had once taught Itachi.
• Mikoto explained that Genkawa had betrayed the village before Sasuke could remember him, and Fugaku said Konoha treated his name as taboo.
• Sasuke asked where Genkawa and Itachi had gone, but Fugaku refused to answer and sent him to rest.

Sasuke Uchiha visited Kakashi Hatake to learn about Genkawa Uchiha, whose name had troubled him all night. Kakashi revealed that Genkawa had been a classmate and a prodigy before betraying the village, leaving Sasuke stunned.

• Sasuke Uchiha left home without breakfast after spending the night thinking about his brother and Genkawa Uchiha.
• Sasuke broke into Kakashi Hatake's home and asked him for help.
• Sasuke asked Kakashi whether he knew Genkawa Uchiha, and Kakashi reluctantly agreed to share what he knew.
• Kakashi said Genkawa was his classmate, dropped out of the Academy on his first day, and became the Uchiha Clan's strongest member before age twelve.
• Kakashi revealed that Genkawa Uchiha had betrayed the village, leaving Sasuke wondering whether every Uchiha had to betray it.

Sasuke Uchiha learned from Kakashi Hatake that Genkawa Uchiha had been powerful enough for Konoha to avoid declaring him a rogue ninja, and that Obito Uchiha had also become one. Searching the Uchiha genealogy for answers, Sasuke found Genkawa’s entry and learned that an old shrine keeper had known him personally.

• Kakashi Hatake told Sasuke Uchiha that Genkawa Uchiha had not been officially declared a rogue ninja because Konoha could not afford further losses after the Third Shinobi World War.
• Kakashi Hatake revealed that the Sharingan beneath his forehead protector had belonged to his former teammate Obito Uchiha, who later became a rogue ninja.
• Sasuke Uchiha left Kakashi’s home and returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound determined to learn more about Genkawa Uchiha.
• Sasuke Uchiha searched the clan genealogy and found that Genkawa Uchiha was his distant granduncle, but the record contained only basic information.
• An old shrine keeper recognized the name and told Sasuke Uchiha that he had known Genkawa Uchiha and had dealings with him.

Sasuke Uchiha learned that Genkawa Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and received a map leading into the Forest of Death. There, he met Neji Hyuga, who said he was searching for someone who could change the Hyuga Clan’s fate.

• An old man told Sasuke Uchiha that Genkawa Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan at the same age and that information about him had been sealed away.
• The old man gave Sasuke Uchiha a scroll containing a map to where he had placed everything he knew about Genkawa Uchiha.
• Sasuke Uchiha followed the map through the Forest of Death to a giant tree and heard someone nearby.
• Neji Hyuga emerged from behind the tree, and Sasuke Uchiha recognized him and demanded to know why he was there.
• Neji Hyuga told Sasuke Uchiha that he was searching for someone who could change the fate of the Hyuga Clan.

Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga opened the seal beneath a giant tree, after Neji revealed that Genkawa Uchiha had possessed Byakugan. The scroll they uncovered recorded that Genkawa vanished and later defeated Senju Hashirama, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha to become the new God of Shinobi.

• Neji Hyuga told Sasuke Uchiha that Genkawa Uchiha had possessed pure Byakugan developed beyond the Sharingan.
• Sasuke Uchiha revealed he had a scroll with a Cursed Seal that could open the giant tree, while Neji explained he had come seeking freedom from his Caged Bird Cursed Seal.
• Sasuke Uchiha unrolled the scroll and used its hand seals to cover the tree's roots and lower trunk with black markings.
• The giant tree split open, and Sasuke Uchiha retrieved a box containing three scrolls.
• Sasuke Uchiha opened the scroll bearing Genkawa Uchiha's name and read that Genkawa had defeated Senju Hashirama, Tobirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha before becoming the new God of Shinobi.

Sasuke and Neji read scrolls detailing Genkawa Uchiha’s extraordinary deeds and abilities, then decided to leave Konoha to find him. Neji hoped Genkawa could free him and the Branch Family from the Caged Bird Cursed Seal, and Sasuke agreed to go with him.

• Sasuke and Neji read that Genkawa Uchiha had defeated legendary shinobi, fought the Five Great Villages, and vanished after becoming the new God of Shinobi.
• Neji told Sasuke that the Hyuga Clan had sealed away information about Genkawa because he was terrifying, and he believed Genkawa could change the clan.
• Sasuke and Neji read Genkawa’s detailed abilities and an account of Madara Uchiha’s return and defeat at Genkawa’s hands.
• Neji suppressed his Caged Bird Cursed Seal with a sealing technique and declared that he would leave Konoha to find Genkawa in the Land of Rain.
• Sasuke agreed to join Neji on his search for Genkawa.

Neji Hyuga and Sasuke Uchiha prepared to defect from Konoha together, with Neji revealing his long-standing hatred of the Hyuga Clan’s Caged Bird Cursed Seal. They left the village at dawn and headed west toward the Land of Rain, where the scrolls suggested their target might be.

• Sasuke Uchiha agreed to leave Konoha with Neji Hyuga, and the two went to Neji’s hidden hideout to inspect his weapons and supplies.
• Neji Hyuga told Sasuke Uchiha that he had prepared to escape since he was eight and condemned the Hyuga Clan’s Main Family for controlling the Branch Family with the Caged Bird Cursed Seal.
• Neji Hyuga told Sasuke Uchiha to meet him at the hideout on the third day, and both acted normally around their teammates and the village until then.
• Neji Hyuga and Sasuke Uchiha met outside Konoha with their supplies and set off west, aiming for the Land of Rain according to the scrolls.

After Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga disappeared from the village, Orochimaru assigned search teams and allowed Team 7 to join the search for five days. Meanwhile, Fugaku Uchiha suspected Sasuke had gone after Genkawa, and an old man in the Uchiha Shrine sent a message by crow.

• Kakashi Hatake told Orochimaru that Sasuke had asked him about Genkawa Uchiha before leaving, and Naruto Uzumaki vowed to bring Sasuke back.
• Orochimaru ordered Anbu squads and the Hyuga Clan to search for Second Pillar and Neji Hyuga, then allowed Kakashi Hatake and Team 7 to join for five days.
• Fugaku Uchiha told Mikoto Uchiha that the village and the Police Force would search for Sasuke, while Mikoto wondered if he had gone to find Genkawa.
• At the Uchiha Shrine, the old man decided to meet someone and sent a scroll by crow, saying the two brothers were valuable test subjects.

Orochimaru and Uchiha Setsuna discussed their plan to help Sasuke and his brother awaken the Eternal Mangekyō, while Setsuna said he only wanted to witness the eyes' birth. After reaching Kusagakure, Sasuke and Neji were confronted by its young administrator, Karin Uzumaki, who asked about the Uchiha who had arrived before them.

• In Konoha, the Uchiha continued their routines after Sasuke and Neji's disappearance, while the Hyuga Clan grew withdrawn.
• Uchiha Setsuna met Orochimaru and said he wanted to witness the birth of the Eternal Mangekyō, even if the brothers ultimately chose Genkawa Uchiha.
• Orochimaru agreed to act according to his agreement with Setsuna, though he warned that the brothers might become Genkawa Uchiha's people.
• Four days later, Sasuke and Neji crossed into the Land of Grass and reached Kusagakure after two more days of travel.
• Karin Uzumaki arrived at Sasuke and Neji's inn with three shinobi, identified herself as Kusagakure's administrator, and asked about the Uchiha who had come before them.

Karin Uzumaki confronted Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga in Kusagakure, exposing their identities and challenging them to fight for permission to leave. The battle began with Karin’s devastating punch scattering the ground as Sasuke and Neji pressed their attack.

• Karin Uzumaki rejected Sasuke and Neji’s claim that they were only stopping to rest and identified them as an Uchiha and a Hyuga.
• Karin challenged Sasuke and Neji to fight, saying she would let them leave if they won and expected them to behave if they lost.
• Karin led Sasuke and Neji out of Kusagakure, while three companions took positions around them in the wilderness.
• Sasuke threw two kunai at Karin and Neji charged, but Karin punched the ground and sent stones and debris flying, deflecting the kunai and slowing Neji.
• Sasuke launched a barrage of shuriken as Neji dodged and shattered debris while advancing toward Karin.

Karin Uzumaki overwhelmed Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga despite their coordinated attacks, and Sasuke awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan under pressure. She bound both with golden chains and demanded to know their real purpose for coming.

• Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga attacked Karin Uzumaki together with Shuriken, Gentle Fist, and Fire Style, but she dodged every assault.
• Karin Uzumaki struck Neji repeatedly, then closed in on Sasuke as his chakra dwindled and Neji was knocked away.
• Sasuke Uchiha awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and began gathering lightning in his hand.
• Karin Uzumaki restrained Sasuke and Neji with golden chains, suppressing their chakra and preventing them from using ninjutsu.
• Karin Uzumaki asked Sasuke and Neji why they had come, but neither answered.

Karin Uzumaki defeated Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga, then learned they had come looking for Genkawa Uchiha. After freeing them, she offered to take them to see her teacher, while admitting he would not let her return because he thought she was annoying.

• Karin Uzumaki's three companions praised her strength and explained that Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga were capable for their age, though limited by Konoha's narrow horizons.
• Karin Uzumaki asked Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga why they had come, and Neji Hyuga said they were looking for Genkawa Uchiha.
• Karin Uzumaki recognized that they were admirers of her teacher and retracted her Adamantine Sealing Chains, freeing them.
• Sasuke Uchiha reluctantly nodded and Neji Hyuga silently agreed when Karin Uzumaki asked if they admired her teacher.
• Karin Uzumaki offered to take them to Genkawa Uchiha and confessed that he thought she was annoying and would not let her return; Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga followed her.

Karin led Sasuke and Neji from Kusagakure toward the Land of Rain and explained how she had become its leader. That night, Konoha squads surrounded their camp to take Sasuke and Neji back, but both refused to go with them.

• Karin told Sasuke that she was born in Kusagakure and came to lead it after her teacher kicked her out.
• Neji said he wanted Genkawa Uchiha to remove his Caged Bird Cursed Seal, while Sasuke said he sought Itachi Uchiha and Genkawa Uchiha.
• Karin's group traveled west toward the Land of Rain, and Sasuke and Neji quietly discussed what to do when they met her teacher.
• A Hyuga squad, an Uchiha squad, and Konoha Anbu surrounded the group in the forest and announced they had come to retrieve Neji and Sasuke.
• Karin asked Sasuke and Neji whether they wanted to return with the Konoha squads, and both refused.

Karin Uzumaki refused to let Konoha take Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga, declaring them prisoners of Kusagakure. As the Konoha squads moved to seize them, Tall Man subdued four Hyuga shinobi, and Karin ordered her allies to capture the rest.

• Karin Uzumaki told the Konoha Anbu squad that Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga were Kusagakure's prisoners and would not be handed over.
• Four Hyuga shinobi attacked Karin and tried to reach Neji, but Tall Man threw two to the ground and immobilized the other two with chakra threads.
• Short-Haired Woman and Short Man stepped forward as the Uchiha Squad and Anbu squad readied their weapons.
• Karin said the visitors had to follow Kusagakure's rules and suggested that people had forgotten how to treat her teacher's side.
• Tall Man pulled the two restrained Hyuga shinobi back, gave them kunai, and made them hold the blades to their injured companions' throats.
• Tall Man proposed capturing everyone, Karin agreed, and she stepped back beside Sasuke and Neji to watch.

Karin Uzumaki’s three allies defeated the Konoha squads while Neji Hyuga and Sasuke faced the consequences of opposing their clans. A spatial vortex appeared beside them, but Karin disrupted it with her golden chains and dragged Madara Uchiha into view, declaring that she had been waiting for him.

• Tall Man, the short man, and the short-haired woman defeated and disarmed the Hyuga, Uchiha, and Anbu squads without causing fatal injuries.
• The Hyuga Squad’s leader accused Neji Hyuga of betraying the clan, and Neji said he would make the Main Family regret its actions.
• Karin Uzumaki teased Sasuke about seeing the Uchiha Squad members defeated, while her three allies returned to stand guard beside her.
• A spatial vortex opened beside Sasuke and Neji Hyuga and began pulling them in.
• Karin disrupted the vortex with her golden chains and pulled a bound Madara Uchiha through the fissure, welcoming him.

Karin Uzumaki confronted the newly revealed Madara Uchiha while Sasuke Uchiha and the other Konoha shinobi reacted to his return. Madara tried to provoke Sasuke and then demonstrated that he could pass through Karin’s chains, leaving her wary of his ability.

• Karin Uzumaki shredded Madara Uchiha’s spatial vortex with her golden chains and approached him without fear.
• Madara recognized Karin as a member of the Uzumaki Clan and the daughter of the red-haired woman he had seen at the Five Kage Summit.
• Sasuke Uchiha and Neji Hyuga braced themselves as Madara questioned Sasuke about leaving Konoha to seek power.
• Karin mocked Madara for trying to manipulate Sasuke, and Madara laughed before challenging her belief that her chains could restrain him.
• Madara passed through Karin’s golden chains, forcing her to retreat and retract them as she reacted with wary astonishment.