Chapter Summaries

Senju Hashirama opened Konoha’s first village-wide meeting and declared the Konoha Ninja Village officially founded, promising an end to clan warfare. As the Jonin celebrated, he presented a treaty of union and asked the major clan heads to sign it.

• Uchiha Shin told Senju Hashirama that most of the Jonin had arrived, and Hashirama waited until the scheduled start time.
• Uchiha Madara said everyone was present, and Senju Hashirama opened the meeting with an address about leaving war behind.
• Senju Hashirama declared the Konoha Ninja Village in the Land of Fire officially founded.
• The Jonin cheered and celebrated the promise of peace, and Hashirama quieted them.
• Senju Hashirama presented a treaty of union listing the Uchiha and Senju clans and asked the major clan heads to sign it.

Konoha was officially founded, and Senju Hashirama announced its rules and governing structure. The clans welcomed their Council of Elders seats before learning that a three-member Supreme Decision-making Group would hold overriding veto and executive powers.

• Senju Hashirama put away the signed contract, officially founding Konoha, and Uchiha Madara declared that the Uchiha would protect the village and its peace.
• Senju Hashirama read Konoha's regulations to the gathered shinobi.
• Senju Hashirama announced a ten-member Council of Elders, assigning seats to the Senju, Uchiha, and other major clans.
• Senju Hashirama revealed that he, Uchiha Madara, and Uchiha Shin would form the Supreme Decision-making Group, with absolute veto and executive powers.
• The clan heads reacted with shock when they learned the new group could overrule the Council of Elders.

Konoha’s Supreme Decision-making Group was formally established, and Senju Hashirama nominated Uchiha Madara to become the first Hokage. The chapter ended with Senju Tobirama standing to oppose the nomination.

• The clans accepted the Supreme Decision-making Group, with Senju Hashirama, Uchiha Shin, and Uchiha Madara as its members.
• Senju Hashirama formally announced the group’s authority and its highest veto and executive powers.
• Senju Hashirama introduced the Hokage position and recommended Uchiha Madara as the village’s leader.
• The Senju, Uchiha, and other clan heads reacted to Madara’s nomination, while the other clans hesitated to object.
• Senju Tobirama rose and declared that he objected.

Senju Tobirama challenged Senju Hashirama’s nomination of Uchiha Madara and demanded a village-wide Hokage election. The meeting ended with an election set for three days later, while Madara left and Tobirama stopped Hashirama from following him.

• Senju Tobirama argued that the villagers had to elect the Hokage and nominated Senju Hashirama as a candidate.
• The Hyuga clan head, Sarutobi Clan, and Shimura Clan entered the race, while the Inuzuka and Aburame clans asked only for voting rights.
• Nara Shefeng declared that the Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi clans supported Senju Hashirama, provoking displeasure among the Uchiha.
• Uchiha Madara agreed to hold an election, and Senju Hashirama scheduled a village-wide vote for three days later.
• Uchiha Madara left the meeting without responding to Senju Hashirama, while Senju Tobirama stopped Hashirama and Shin signaled the Uchiha to disperse before following Madara.

Madara told Shin how deeply he wanted to protect the village and become Hokage, despite expecting the other leaders to oppose him. Shin offered to help Madara win the election in three days, but Madara refused and chose to leave the outcome to the villagers.

• Shin joined Madara at the cliff overlooking Konoha and asked what he thought of the village they had built.
• Madara explained how his dream of peace had endured through war, his break with Hashirama, and his failures to protect his clan and Izuna.
• Madara admitted that Konoha felt like home and that he had been happy when Hashirama nominated him for Hokage, then vowed not to give up after the meeting's opposition.
• Shin offered to help Madara with the election, but Madara said the villagers should decide who could protect them.
• Shin considered secretly using election tactics to help Madara, then decided against it because Madara would resent the interference.
• Madara left to await the election, while Shin returned home and reasoned that the Supreme Decision-making Group would preserve the balance of power even if Hashirama won.

Konoha prepared to elect its first Hokage, with Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara seen as the leading candidates. Three days later, the villagers gathered at the voting site as the election was about to begin.

• Ninjas across Konoha discussed the five Hokage candidates, and many said they planned to vote for Senju Hashirama over Uchiha Madara.
• Senju Tobirama reprimanded Senju Hashirama for supporting Madara as a candidate, but Hashirama defended the Uchiha and agreed to take part in the election.
• Uzumaki Mito told Shin she wanted to visit her clan, and Shin promised to accompany her once Konoha had settled down.
• Three days later, ninjas gathered at a Wood Style platform built by Senju Hashirama, where Shin, Hashirama, Madara, Tobirama, and the clan heads assembled as the election was about to begin.

Konoha held its first Hokage election, with Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara drawing the longest voting lines. Voting ended after three hours, and the count began, leaving the result unknown.

• Senju Xiangyang announced that the eighteen thousand registered shinobi could vote for one of five candidates and opened the election.
• Shin watched Madara and Hashirama anxiously observe the voting as voters crowded the lines for their ballot boxes.
• Yamanaka Hailin asked Nara Shefeng to predict the result, and Shefeng said they could only wait after betting on Hashirama.
• After three hours, voting ended, and Shin ordered Uchiha Yutaka and Senju Xiangyang to begin counting the ballots.

Senju Hashirama won the Hokage election with 8,000 votes, narrowly beating Uchiha Madara, who received 7,000. As Hashirama prepared to address the villagers, Senju Tobirama demanded another Senju seat on the Supreme Decision-making Group, and Shin rose to object.

• Senju Xiangyang and Uchiha Yutaka announced that the Shimura Clan Head received 827 votes, the Sarutobi Clan Head 1,010, and the Hyuga Clan Head 2,000.
• Senju Xiangyang announced that Uchiha Madara received 7,000 votes, leaving Madara dejected as the crowd reacted with surprise.
• Uchiha Yutaka announced that Senju Hashirama received 8,000 votes, and Senju Xiangyang declared Hashirama the winner.
• Senju Tobirama confronted Shin and demanded another Senju seat on the Supreme Decision-making Group.
• Shin stood and objected just as Senju Hashirama was about to address the villagers.

Shin objected to Hashirama’s election as Hokage, invoking the Supreme Decision-making Group’s Absolute Veto Power. Nara Shefeng confirmed Shin had the right to veto the result, leaving the gathered clan heads and villagers stunned.

• Shin stood and announced that he objected to Hashirama being elected Hokage.
• The Sarutobi Clan Head accused Shin of making trouble, while the Senju Clan watched the Uchiha for signs of a coup.
• Shin invoked his Absolute Veto Power as a member of the Supreme Decision-making Group and called for a second election.
• The Shimura Clan Head challenged Shin’s authority to overturn the village’s election.
• Nara Shefeng said Shin did have the right to veto the election.

Nara Shefeng revealed that the Konoha Charter let Uchiha Shin veto the Hokage election, and Shin used that authority to force a second village-wide vote. Senju Hashirama ordered preparations for the new election, while Senju Tobirama was left furious and helpless.

• Nara Shefeng explained that the Konoha Charter allowed Decision-making Group members to treat disputed issues as substantive and veto them, including the Hokage election.
• The clan heads read their copies of the charter and realized its clauses granted the Supreme Decision-making Group broader powers than they had understood.
• Uchiha Shin announced a second election and warned that he could veto the results repeatedly under Article 27.
• Madara left the platform reflecting that he should study the charter, while the Uchiha members cheered Shin.
• Senju Hashirama ordered preparations for a second village-wide election, and Senju Tobirama cursed Shin and asked for a copy of the charter.

After Uchiha Shin vetoed Konoha’s first Hokage election, the clan heads studied the charter and found its rules heavily favored the Supreme Decision-making Group. Shin chose to veto the next result as well, and after Senju Hashirama won the second election, Shin objected again.

• Uchiha Shin’s veto of the first election forced Konoha to schedule a second vote.
• The great clan heads read the Konoha Charter and discovered clauses protecting the Supreme Decision-making Group while imposing fees on elder clans.
• Shin considered vetoing the next election and decided to continue blocking Hashirama until the Senju offered something substantial.
• Senju Hashirama won the second election, but the villagers waited silently for Shin’s response.
• Shin took a sip of tea and said, “I object.”

Uchiha Shin vetoed Senju Hashirama’s Hokage election nine times, leaving Konoha deadlocked and the Senju clan searching for a way forward. As Senju Xiangyang came to negotiate, Shin dismissed him without a meeting.

• Uchiha Shin vetoed Senju Hashirama’s victory in the third through ninth Hokage elections, and fewer villagers continued to vote.
• Senju Tobirama and the Senju elders discussed the stalemate and agreed another election would be pointless while Shin kept vetoing Hashirama.
• Senju Xiangyang offered to visit Shin and find out what conditions he wanted in exchange for ending the vetoes.
• At Shin’s residence, Shin told his maid to send Xiangyang away and say that Xiangyang was not on his level.

After Senju Xiangyang failed to meet Shin, Senju Hashirama invited Shin to negotiate at the cliff with Uchiha Madara present. Shin agreed that Hashirama could become Hokage, provided he and Madara received key leadership posts and Shin became the ninja academy’s first principal.

• Senju Xiangyang returned without meeting Shin, so the Senju decided Senju Hashirama had to handle the negotiations.
• Senju Hashirama invited Shin to meet at the cliff behind Konoha, where Uchiha Madara was already waiting.
• Senju Hashirama said he had rejected the proposal for Senju Tobirama to join the Supreme Decision-making Group.
• Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara urged Shin to settle the dispute and protect Konoha’s stability.
• Shin agreed that Senju Hashirama could become Hokage if Uchiha Madara led the Ninja Department, Shin led the Intelligence Division, and Shin became the ninja academy’s first principal.

Shin negotiated Uchiha control of the Ninja Department and Intelligence Division and secured the Ninja Academy principal position, then proposed collecting clans’ standard ninjutsu in exchange for mission points. Hashirama was elected Hokage, becoming the First, while Shin planned to use the new archive to gain access to techniques for himself.

• Hashirama agreed to Shin’s conditions, giving the Uchiha the Ninja Department and Intelligence Division and making Shin principal of the Ninja Academy.
• Shin proposed that Konoha’s clans contribute their standard ninjutsu to a shared archive, with shinobi earning points from missions to exchange for techniques.
• Shin and Hashirama promised that the Uchiha and Senju would contribute generously, while Shin privately planned to study the collected techniques and obtain the Sarutobi Clan’s five-element technique.
• Hashirama was elected in Konoha’s tenth Hokage election, and Shin did not vote against him.
• Hashirama officially became the First in Konoha’s first year.

Senju Hashirama assigned Konoha’s top positions, giving Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Shin control of the Ninja Department and Anbu. The meeting ended with Senju Tobirama realizing that his name had been left off every appointment.

• Senju Hashirama presented plans for the Ninja Academy, and the clan heads approved construction funded by the Senju and Uchiha clans.
• Senju Hashirama appointed Uchiha Madara as Ninja Department Minister without asking for objections.
• Senju Hashirama renamed the Intelligence Division Konoha Anbu and appointed Uchiha Shin as its minister, stunning the clan heads.
• Senju Tobirama recognized Shin’s silent insult and restrained himself from reacting.
• Senju Hashirama named Uchiha Shin the Ninja Academy’s first principal and announced ministers and deputies for other departments.
• Senju Tobirama realized that Senju Hashirama had assigned him no position.

Senju Hashirama proposed a mission ranking and points system that would let shinobi exchange contributions for ninjutsu, asking the clans to donate their techniques. Shin pressured the remaining holdouts and left the Sarutobi Clan Head shocked by offering to spare the rest of his clan’s techniques in exchange for its five-nature Ultimate Technique.

• Senju Hashirama proposed a mission ranking and points system and asked each clan to contribute ninjutsu, excluding secret techniques and Kekkei Genkai.
• The Hyuga, Ino-Shika-Cho, Inuzuka, and Aburame clans agreed to contribute their eligible techniques.
• Shin pressured the Shimura Clan Head until the Shimura agreed to contribute eighty percent of their ninjutsu.
• Shin offered the Sarutobi Clan Head a deal: contribute the Sarutobi Clan’s five-nature Ultimate Technique and keep its other ninjutsu.
• The Sarutobi Clan Head stared at Shin in shock, suspecting that Shin had wanted the Ultimate Technique all along.

Konoha grew rapidly as its departments, academy, and village infrastructure took shape, but the expansion drained its finances. The chapter ended with Senju Hashirama telling Shin that Konoha had run out of money, leaving Shin unsure how to fund the village.

• The Sarutobi Clan handed over its secret ninjutsu, and Senju Hashirama ordered a tower built to protect it with a barrier from the Uzumaki Clan Head.
• Konoha expanded its construction projects, established the Ninja Academy and Ninja Department, and Uchiha Madara dismissed many combat shinobi into civilian life.
• Shin managed the village's growing workload and planned the Anbu's formation, considering Uchiha intelligence shinobi, Senju Hidden Ninja, and young experts as its first members.
• Shin considered recalling Akabane Koromo from the north and expanding the Akatsuki's influence into the Land of Fire.
• Senju Hashirama showed Shin a financial report revealing Konoha's enormous deficit, and Shin said he could not make money appear out of thin air.

Konoha faced a financial crisis, so Senju Hashirama asked Shin to help establish a peaceful and prosperous Land of Fire by choosing a new Feudal Lord. Shin accepted and began thinking about how to place his own allies near the future leader, while Hashirama revealed that Madara had gone to find the Tailed Beasts.

• Shin explained that Konoha’s mission income could not cover the village’s expenses, and Hashirama said he had halted most construction and used Senju wealth to keep the village running.
• Hashirama asked Shin to help bring peace to the Land of Fire by choosing a reputable power to become Feudal Lord.
• Shin accepted the mission after realizing that the Feudal Lord’s wealth gave him influence over the shinobi village.
• Shin planned to position his own people near the future Feudal Lord, while Hashirama promised to record the task as a super-S-rank mission.
• Shin asked where Madara was, and Hashirama said Madara had gone to find the Tailed Beasts.

Shin accepted a mission to help a Feudal Lord unify the Land of Fire and led an elite team toward the territory of the wealthy Minggu Clan. He arrived at its fortified city and announced his authority to the clan’s hired shinobi.

• Shin learned that Konoha was searching for Tailed Beasts now that rival clans no longer threatened its efforts and it had powerful nonhuman combatants.
• Shin chose nine elite shinobi, including Uchiha Ten, to accompany him on the mission to unify the Land of Fire.
• Shin explained that they would side with the richest faction, then ordered his team to hurry toward the Minggu Clan’s territory.
• Shin and his team reached the Minggu Clan’s fortified city, where five hired shinobi confronted them.
• Uchiha Ten announced that the Uchiha Deputy Clan Head and Konoha Anbu Minister had arrived and demanded that the Minggu Clan leader welcome him.

Shin visited General Minggu to secure the Minggu Clan’s support for his bid to make its head the Land of Fire’s first Feudal Lord, and received a large contribution for Konoha. After Shin’s forces destroyed the Gujiao and Tianhe Clans, he left the Minggu Clan to handle the aftermath and traveled toward his former northern territory to make preparations.

• Uchiha Ten introduced Shin to General Minggu, who welcomed him with a banquet and asked why he had come.
• Shin explained Konoha’s plan to establish peace and support General Minggu as Feudal Lord, and General Minggu sent substantial wealth to Konoha.
• Shin sent five Elite Jonin back to Konoha with the money, then ordered Uchiha Ten and three others to attack the Gujiao Clan’s stronghold.
• After the Gujiao Clan’s leader was killed, General Minggu attacked and destroyed the clan over two days.
• Shin’s forces defeated the Tianhe Clan despite its preparations, and Shin left Uchiha Ten and three Elite Jonin behind to protect General Minggu.
• Shin departed alone and headed toward his former territory north of the Uchiha Clan to prepare for what came next.