Recaps

Uchiha Shingen and Kakashi fought a fierce sparring match, with Shingen revealing how much his abilities had grown. After Shingen unleashed his Sword Leap Flame technique and kicked Kakashi in the chest, the battle remained unresolved.

• Minato doubted Jiraiya's claim that Uchiha Shingen was exceptionally strong, but Jiraiya said Shingen had improved greatly over the past month.
• Obito and Rin cheered Kakashi as he faced Shingen, and Obito vowed that he would become strong too.
• Kakashi and Shingen exchanged rapid Taijutsu attacks, but Shingen kept pressing Kakashi back despite wielding an ordinary kunai against Kakashi's Chakra Metal short sword.
• When Shingen's kunai broke, he used Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Flame to send a blazing slash at Kakashi.
• Kakashi dodged the flames, but Shingen's kick struck his chest.

Uchiha Shingen tested his new sword technique against Kakashi, then overwhelmed him with a devastating barrage of fire jutsu. Minato rescued Kakashi from the second attack, while Jiraiya denied inspiring Shingen’s reckless fighting style.

• Uchiha Shingen knocked Kakashi back during their close-quarters fight, then stopped testing Sword Leap Flame because the heat had nearly ruined his kunai.
• Uchiha Shingen summoned two Shadow Clones and unleashed three enormous Great Fireballs, which Kakashi blocked with three Earth-Style Walls.
• Kakashi prepared to counterattack, but Uchiha Shingen created two more Shadow Clones and launched a dense barrage of fireballs.
• Minato used Flying Thunder God to save Kakashi as the fireballs engulfed the clearing and set the distant woods ablaze.
• Minato compared Uchiha Shingen’s Saturation Fire Strike Tactics to Jiraiya’s methods, and Jiraiya protested when Minato said he seemed like the inspiration.

Uchiha Shingen exhausted himself defeating Kakashi with powerful Fire Release, while Kakashi left after clashing with Obito over whether comrades or missions came first. After giving Shingen an Earth Release scroll, Jiraiya parted ways with him, and a hidden White Zetsu watched the battle and considered Shingen a potential pawn for Madara.

• Jiraiya helped the exhausted Uchiha Shingen after his successive Great Fireball attacks, while Minato and Kakashi reacted to the scale of his power.
• Obito told Kakashi that Shingen had changed after losing comrades, then argued that comrades came before missions; Kakashi fell silent and left alone.
• Uchiha Shingen recovered and returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound with Jiraiya, who gave him a scroll of Earth Release techniques.
• Uchiha Shingen realized Jiraiya had prepared the scroll before the fight, teased him, and said goodbye before Jiraiya left.
• White Zetsu emerged in the Forest of Death, reflected on Minato's speed and Shingen's strength, and considered Shingen a possible pawn for Madara.

Uchiha Madara learned about Uchiha Shingen and became convinced that Shingen’s desire for a peaceful, routine life could make him a powerful pawn if that dream were shattered. Meanwhile, Shingen returned home and began studying an Earth Release scroll to grow strong enough to slack off at the Police Force.

• White Zetsu reported that Uchiha Shingen was a talented Three-Tomoe Sharingan user who connected Konoha and the Uchiha Clan.
• White Zetsu explained that Shingen sought a peaceful, routine life and trained mainly so he could slack off.
• Madara read Shingen’s report and decided that destroying his peaceful ambitions might awaken extraordinary ocular abilities.
• Madara ordered White Zetsu to gather more intelligence on Shingen and the Uchiha Clan’s recent movements.
• Shingen returned to his residence, stayed up, and began studying his new Earth Release jutsu scroll.

Uchiha Shingen studied Jiraiya’s Earth Release scroll, deepened his understanding of chakra transformations, and advanced his Earth Release Mastery. Despite his recent growth, he knew many threats remained, and the chapter ended with Uchiha Setsuna’s early release from prison.

• Uchiha Shingen discovered Jiraiya’s scroll taught broad principles of nature and shape transformation, and he recorded his theory that Kekkei Genkai came in different types.
• Uchiha Shingen concluded that he should develop multiple chakra natures and adapt his Saturation Fire Strike Tactics to the conditions of battle.
• After studying through the night, Uchiha Shingen raised his Earth Release Mastery to Level 2 and reviewed his improved skills and abilities.
• Uchiha Shingen remained wary of Root, Danzo, and other threats despite his progress and planned to keep building strength in the Police Force.
• Uchiha Setsuna, imprisoned since the Second Hokage’s administration, was released early.

Jiraiya and Tsunade challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi over his decision to approve Setsuna Uchiha’s early release. Hiruzen explained that he intended to use Setsuna’s return to deepen the divide between Setsuna and Fugaku, while Tsunade pressed him for his plans as the chapter ended.

• Jiraiya confronted Hiruzen about Setsuna Uchiha’s early release and warned that it could undo Shingen’s efforts to ease tensions between Konoha and the Uchiha.
• Hiruzen showed Jiraiya the sentence-reduction request and explained that he wanted the Uchiha divided, using Setsuna’s hawkish views to push Fugaku closer to Konoha.
• Hiruzen argued that Setsuna’s age and dwindling support limited the danger he posed, while Jiraiya left uneasy about the political maneuvering.
• Tsunade confronted Hiruzen over Setsuna’s release and asked what he planned to do if it destabilized the Uchiha during the coming war.

Tsunade left the Hokage's office convinced that the Third Hokage's plans might finally resolve the Uchiha problem, then went gambling with Shizune. Orochimaru secured research funding and warned the Third Hokage about his and Danzo's schemes, while Setsuna Uchiha returned to his long-abandoned home and said something of his remained there.

• Tsunade told Shizune not to interfere with the Third Hokage's plans and hurried to a casino, despite Shizune's protests.
• The Third Hokage tried to return to his paperwork, but Orochimaru kicked down the office door and demanded repairs be paid for.
• Orochimaru asked the Third Hokage to approve his research funding applications, and the Third Hokage signed them.
• Orochimaru warned the Third Hokage that he and Danzo were playing with fire, then left the office.
• Toma Uchiha brought Setsuna Uchiha in his wheelchair to the abandoned Uchiha mansion, where Setsuna said something of his was still there.

Setsuna Uchiha retrieved Izuna’s sword, Kotetsu, and went to observe the clan’s younger members after his release from prison. At a bookstore, he watched Uchiha Shingen and overheard Shisui criticize him, then crushed his teacup in anger.

• Setsuna Uchiha opened a box in his old study and revealed Kotetsu, the sword once wielded by Uchiha Izuna.
• Setsuna decided to visit the clan’s promising young talent and went alone to look for them.
• Shisui told Uchiha Shingen that Setsuna had been released from prison and warned that his return could worsen relations between the Uchiha and Konoha.
• Shisui kindly pushed Setsuna to a bookstore, where Setsuna silently studied Uchiha Shingen and considered bringing him into his service.
• Shisui described Setsuna as an extremist while Setsuna listened nearby, then Setsuna crushed his teacup in his hand.

Uchiha Shingen discussed Setsuna Uchiha’s failed coup with Shisui, whose grandfather Kagami may have been connected to the plan’s exposure. Setsuna overheard Shingen’s criticism and challenged him, leaving Shingen to explain that even a successful coup would not solve the Uchiha’s problems.

• Setsuna Uchiha criticized Konoha’s leadership and warned that the village’s interests conflicted with those of its clans.
• Jiraiya arrived to check on his student, warned Setsuna not to harm Shingen, and heard Setsuna promise not to attack a fellow Uchiha.
• Shingen told Shisui that Kagami Uchiha’s appointment to Tobirama’s guard unit might be connected to the leak that exposed Setsuna’s coup.
• Shingen argued that the Uchiha could threaten a coup but should not actually carry one out, prompting Setsuna to crush his teacup and accuse Shingen of knowing nothing about politics.
• Shisui asked whether the coup might have succeeded without the leak, and Shingen replied that success would not have solved the problem.

Uchiha Shingen’s insight convinced Setsuna Uchiha that a coup would have doomed the Uchiha and Konoha, but Setsuna still tried to recruit Shingen as his successor. He left furious and conflicted after discovering that Shingen and Jiraiya were enthusiastically discussing risqué writing.

• Shisui realized that an Uchiha coup would have faced opposition from Konoha’s clans, citizens, the Land of Fire’s daimyo, and other nations, and could have torn the village apart.
• Setsuna Uchiha recognized Uchiha Shingen’s foresight and told Jiraiya that Shingen should become his successor, possibly leading the Uchiha or becoming Hokage.
• Jiraiya wrote down Setsuna’s line about not stopping Shingen from going to someone better because it gave him an idea for his story.
• Setsuna became furious when Jiraiya revealed he had been thinking about a provocative scene in his writing.
• Shingen joined Jiraiya to discuss their story ideas, while Setsuna crushed another cup and stayed to keep an eye on the talented young Uchiha.

Setsuna Uchiha spent several days watching Uchiha Shingen and writing with Jiraiya, while Danzo interpreted his behavior as an attempt to recruit Shingen and seize power from Fugaku Uchiha. A report of an upcoming Uchiha Clan Meeting convinced Danzo that Setsuna would challenge Fugaku, leaving Aburame Ryoma hesitant to question his certainty.

• Setsuna Uchiha watched Uchiha Shingen for several days and joined Jiraiya in writing pornographic stories.
• Danzo read a Root report about Setsuna's writing with Jiraiya and concluded that Setsuna was pursuing Uchiha Shingen as a successor.
• Danzo regretted alienating Shingen and worried that Jiraiya's presence and Hiruzen's opposition made it difficult to act against him.
• A Root operative reported that the Uchiha would hold a Clan Meeting in two days, probably concerning Setsuna's release from prison.
• Danzo decided that Setsuna planned to challenge Fugaku Uchiha for clan leadership, and Aburame Ryoma hesitated to speak up.

As the Uchiha Clan Meeting approached, Uchiha Shingen reassured Shisui that they could only focus on what they could control, while tensions between the village and the clan grew. Orochimaru led Anbu to watch the meeting and became intrigued when Uchiha Shingen sensed their presence from afar.

• Danzo criticized Aburame Ryoma and remarked that Orochimaru had no interest in joining Root.
• Shisui worried that the Clan Meeting might undo the Uchiha Clan’s progress, and Uchiha Shingen encouraged him to train rather than dwell on events beyond his control.
• Shisui left to train, determined to grow stronger and avoid becoming a burden to Uchiha Shingen.
• Over the next two days, Konoha tightened surveillance of the Uchiha Clan as tensions rose ahead of the meeting.
• Orochimaru led Anbu toward Naka Shrine to monitor the Clan Meeting and prevent trouble.
• Uchiha Shingen watched Orochimaru’s group from several kilometers away, and Orochimaru recognized his keen senses and formidable talent.

Uchiha Shingen and Shisui attended the Uchiha Clan Meeting, where they discovered that the seemingly harmless old man they had spoken with was Setsuna Uchiha. After the clan members approved their agenda, Setsuna asked everyone to leave so he could speak privately with Fugaku Uchiha.

• Uchiha Shingen recognized Orochimaru watching them and worried that the Hokage was monitoring the clan meeting.
• Uchiha Shingen and Shisui arrived at Naka Shrine and were allowed into the meeting despite not being Jonin.
• Uchiha Shingen realized the old man in the wheelchair was Setsuna Uchiha, while Shisui panicked because he had gossiped about Setsuna to his face.
• Fugaku Uchiha led the meeting, and the Jonin approved the clan's matters while Setsuna remained silent.
• Setsuna Uchiha asked the other clan members to leave so he could speak with Fugaku Uchiha in private.

Setsuna Uchiha revealed that decades of imprisonment had awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and demanded that Fugaku Uchiha join him in ruling Konoha. Fugaku refused and unleashed an even stronger ocular power, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Fugaku Uchiha dismissed the gathered ninjas but ordered Uchiha Shingen and Shisui to stay and witness Setsuna Uchiha's challenge.
• Setsuna Uchiha awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan before Fugaku Uchiha and the two young Uchiha.
• Fugaku Uchiha learned that Setsuna Uchiha had awakened the Mangekyō during decades of imprisonment and that its use damaged his eyesight.
• Setsuna Uchiha offered Fugaku Uchiha a place at his side to rule Konoha, but Fugaku refused.
• Fugaku Uchiha declared that the Uchiha no longer needed a monster devoted to slaughter and unleashed an ocular force stronger than Setsuna Uchiha's.

Uchiha Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo, convincing Setsuna Uchiha that their clan could not overthrow Konoha without devastating losses. Uchiha Shingen learned that the Mangekyō granted unique ocular techniques, and Setsuna offered to show him his own in exchange for making Shingen his heir.

• Uchiha Fugaku awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and manifested a red skeletal Susanoo, shocking Shisui and Uchiha Shingen.
• Setsuna Uchiha proposed joining forces with Fugaku, but Fugaku argued that a Uchiha victory would leave Konoha in ruins, and both men withdrew their power.
• Setsuna explained that Mangekyō abilities differed between users and that wielders of both eyes could awaken Susanoo.
• Fugaku kept his ocular techniques secret, while Setsuna offered to reveal his own if Uchiha Shingen agreed to inherit his knowledge.

Uchiha Shingen accepted Setsuna Uchiha as his teacher after learning he would pass on his secrets, and Setsuna revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan technique, Virudhaka. After the Uchiha Clan Meeting ended peacefully, Orochimaru decided to investigate Shingen, while Danzo waited at Root for news.

• Uchiha Shingen accepted Setsuna Uchiha as his teacher in exchange for learning his inheritance and secret techniques.
• Setsuna Uchiha demonstrated Virudhaka, which altered the flow of time around objects and could also affect his own body.
• Uchiha Shingen asked Setsuna Uchiha to give him his eyes before he died, provoking Setsuna to roar at him.
• Orochimaru learned that the Uchiha Clan Meeting had ended without a clash and decided to speak with Uchiha Shingen and report to the old man.
• Danzo waited at the Root base for the outcome of the Uchiha Clan Meeting.

Danzo misread Setsuna Uchiha and Fugaku Uchiha’s private meeting as a violent breakdown in negotiations and believed his plan to inflame Uchiha tensions was succeeding. Fugaku explained to Uchiha Yakumi that the Third Hokage had released Setsuna and that Fugaku intended to use the elder’s presence to secure benefits for the clan.

• Danzo received a report that the Uchiha Clan Meeting had ended without injuries or an apparent confrontation, but he ordered Root to investigate further.
• A Root shinobi reported that Setsuna Uchiha and Fugaku Uchiha had spoken privately and left Naka Shrine separately, each taking a young prodigy with them.
• Danzo concluded that negotiations had failed and that Fugaku had conceded Uchiha Shingen to Setsuna, then sent Root to search for evidence.
• Root found warped kunai and holes in Naka Shrine’s outer wall, and Danzo took them as proof that Setsuna and Fugaku had fought.
• Uchiha Yakumi questioned Fugaku about leaving Shingen with Setsuna, and Fugaku revealed that the Third Hokage had released Setsuna early.
• Fugaku told Yakumi that Setsuna could help the clan gain more benefits and that he intended to keep the elder’s influence in his own hands.

Uchiha Yakumi showed Fugaku Uchiha the book Shingen and Shisui were reading, leaving Fugaku scandalized by Make-Out Hell. Setsuna moved into Shingen’s home, then a fire destroyed the mansion Setsuna had promised as his inheritance, and Shingen realized the old man had tricked him.

• Uchiha Yakumi told Fugaku that Shingen trained through a Shadow Clone while spending his time with Jiraiya and writing books.
• Uchiha Yakumi brought Fugaku a copy of Make-Out Hell, and Fugaku read it before condemning Shingen and Shisui’s reading habits.
• Setsuna moved into Shingen’s house with two servants after Shingen agreed to become his disciple.
• Uchiha Toma told Shingen that Setsuna’s former home was the only valuable inheritance he had left.
• A fire reduced Setsuna’s mansion to ruins, and Shingen accused Setsuna of deliberately destroying the inheritance before Setsuna taunted him.

Uchiha Setsuna gave Uchiha Shingen Kotetsu, the sword once wielded by Uchiha Izuna, and agreed to teach him despite realizing Shingen was Jiraiya’s student. After Shingen experienced the blade’s illusion-like power, Setsuna explained how it reflected its owner’s abilities and began teaching him about genjutsu.

• Uchiha Setsuna admitted he had burned down his old house to frame Uchiha Shingen and amuse himself.
• Uchiha Setsuna gave Uchiha Shingen Kotetsu as a welcome gift and offered to teach him, then tried to take it back after realizing Shingen was Tobirama Senju’s great-great-grandstudent.
• Uchiha Shingen took Kotetsu upstairs and experienced an illusion showing the sword’s past victims and a silver-haired man.
• Uchiha Setsuna explained that Kotetsu gradually took on traits of its owners’ abilities.
• Uchiha Shingen realized that concealment was central to genjutsu and explained why ocular genjutsu was unreliable against equally matched, wary opponents.

Uchiha Shingen trained with Setsuna Uchiha to learn the Hazy Moon Secret Sword, a sword style that combined swordsmanship and genjutsu. After a night of being repeatedly fooled and knocked down, Shingen began to grasp the technique, only for Setsuna to reveal he had already prepared a training scroll.

• Setsuna Uchiha offered to teach Uchiha Shingen the Hazy Moon Secret Sword, which he also called the Illusion Sword Technique.
• Uchiha Shingen attacked Setsuna, but Setsuna used genjutsu to disarm him and then struck him through a second illusion.
• Uchiha Shingen charged again with his Sharingan active, saw numerous sword strikes, and was hit by the real one and knocked back.
• Uchiha Shingen repeatedly attacked and was sent flying throughout the night, gradually grasping the technique's principles.
• As dawn neared, Setsuna Uchiha gave the exhausted Uchiha Shingen a training scroll and admitted he had forgotten to hand it over earlier.

Uchiha Shingen trained in the Hazy Moon Secret Sword under Uchiha Setsuna, prompting Jiraiya to fear Setsuna was drawing his student away. Jiraiya warned the Third Hokage that Shingen was too important to be treated as merely his student or a squad leader.

• Uchiha Shingen took the Hazy Moon Secret Sword scroll and left Uchiha Setsuna behind, then began training in the style with a Shadow Clone each day.
• Uchiha Shingen grew so exhausted from his training that he repeatedly fell asleep while on duty with Jiraiya.
• Uchiha Setsuna told Jiraiya that Shingen had agreed to inherit his legacy, and the two clashed over who could guide him better.
• Uchiha Shingen sensed the tension between Jiraiya and Uchiha Setsuna, asked Shisui if anything was wrong, and went back to sleep when he heard there was no serious issue.
• Jiraiya went to the Hokage Building and told the Third Hokage that Shingen had decided to inherit Uchiha Setsuna's legacy.
• Jiraiya warned the Third Hokage that Shingen was far more important than just his student or a Konoha Military Police Force squad leader.

The Third Hokage, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru discussed how to guide Uchiha Shingen and responded to Kirigakure’s proposal to restart the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams. Later, Shingen found that training with three Shadow Clones strained his body, though his progress suggested he could improve faster through training as well as attribute points.

• The Third Hokage and Jiraiya agreed they needed to win Shingen’s loyalty but rejected teaching him forbidden techniques or Senjutsu for now.
• Orochimaru offered to train Shingen, then delivered Kirigakure’s proposal to resume the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams; the Third Hokage decided to wait and watch for signs of trouble.
• Jiraiya offended Orochimaru by invoking his past as a teacher, and the Third Hokage later urged Jiraiya to let Orochimaru help Shingen.
• Shingen dispersed his three Shadow Clones after training and found himself too exhausted to continue.
• Shingen checked his status, saw he had three attribute points, and realized training had reduced the points needed to improve his taijutsu.

Uchiha Shingen poured three attribute points into Taijutsu, reached Level 4, and discovered that his strength and swordsmanship had dramatically improved. After Setsuna Uchiha mistook his progress for the result of extra training, Shingen faced his teacher in the Forest of Death, ready to test his new strength.

• Uchiha Shingen raised Taijutsu Mastery to Level 4, grew stronger, and practiced the Hazy Moon Secret Sword and Sword Leap Flame with Kotetsu in the courtyard.
• Setsuna Uchiha spotted the sword marks Shingen had left and assumed his disciple had been training relentlessly, then made him drink restorative soup the next morning.
• Uchiha Shingen worked his Police Force shift with greater stamina and looked forward to repaying Setsuna Uchiha for their earlier training sessions.
• Uchiha Shingen met Setsuna Uchiha in the dark Forest of Death and suddenly charged, bringing down a Kasagiri at him.

Uchiha Shingen overwhelmed Setsuna Uchiha during their training, then learned that Konoha would host the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams. Orochimaru asked Shingen to enter as a Genin so he could help Konoha deter other villages, promising to promote him directly to Jonin afterward.

• Uchiha Shingen used his enhanced physical strength to overpower Setsuna Uchiha in a fierce sword fight that lasted through the night.
• Setsuna Uchiha told Uchiha Shingen to practice the Hazy Moon Secret Sword on his own, and the two bickered on their way back to the Uchiha compound.
• At the Konoha Military Police Force, Shisui told Uchiha Shingen that Konoha would hold the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams, and they worried that the village's Genin were too inexperienced.
• Orochimaru approached Uchiha Shingen and explained that Konoha needed him to compete after Kirigakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure issued invitations.
• Orochimaru said Hiruzen was erasing Shingen's Chunin Exam records so he could enter as a Genin and be promoted directly to Jonin after the exams.

Orochimaru revealed that Konoha was sending Kakashi and Shisui through the Chunin exam as part of their Jonin assessments, and Uchiha Shingen agreed to join them. Meanwhile, Kumogakure and Kirigakure prepared their own formidable representatives for the joint exam, leaving Kisame and Zabuza confronting a mysterious arrival.

• Orochimaru told Uchiha Shingen that Kakashi and Shisui were also undergoing the Jonin process, and Uchiha Shingen agreed to take part in the Chunin exam.
• The Third Raikage ordered Samui, Darui, and Yugito to represent Kumogakure and pursue an overwhelming victory, while sending A to assess Konoha's strength.
• Kisame hurried through Kirigakure and encountered Zabuza, who attacked him with a savage sword strike.
• Kisame blocked Zabuza's attack, and the two exchanged threats until a newcomer shouted for them to stop.
• Kisame and Zabuza recognized the newcomer and reacted with shock.