Recaps

Uchiha Genya sparred with Uchiha Inabi and considered the Uchiha Clan’s worsening position in Konoha, while planning to defect. A newly activated system appeared and made him abandon his escape plan.

• Uchiha Genya defeated Uchiha Inabi in a spar using his Two-Tomoe Sharingan and Body Flicker Technique.
• Inabi urged Genya to take the Jonin exam, but Genya thought about the clan’s losses, its conflict with Konoha, and the danger posed by Danzo.
• Genya planned to defect to another village, believing he had little attachment to Konoha and no power to change the Uchiha Clan’s fate.
• A system announced that it had finished loading and offered Genya a newbie gift package.
• Genya stopped to consider the system and declared that he had abandoned his defection plan.

After awakening the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Uchiha Genya applied for the jonin evaluation. Elder Uchiha Yashiro brought him to the Hokage Building, where Hiruzen reviewed his file and Yashiro proposed promoting him to squad captain in the Security Division.

• Xuanye merged Yin Release Chakra, awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and saw the system assign him a mission to become a jonin.
• Xuanye told Inabi he would apply for the jonin evaluation, and they went to meet Uchiha Yashiro.
• Yashiro saw Xuanye's Three-Tomoe Sharingan and agreed to take him to the Hokage for evaluation.
• On the way, Xuanye called Minato a good man and described Danzō as petty and hostile to the Uchiha.
• At the Hokage Building, Yashiro asked Hiruzen to consider Xuanye for promotion to jonin and squad captain in the Security Division, and Hiruzen paused over Xuanye's file.

Uchiha Genya received a special jonin exam arranged by Sarutobi Hiruzen and faced Hatake Kakashi in a battle that tested his Sharingan and combat skill. Genya outmaneuvered Kakashi with a Shadow Clone and appeared behind him, meeting his gaze with his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen arranged Genya's jonin exam for the next day, and Genya and Uchiha Yashiro discussed the unusual relationship between Hiruzen and Namikaze Minato.
• Yashiro promised to support Genya at the clan meeting if he became a jonin, while telling him to earn influence in the Uchiha Police Force himself.
• Genya arrived at the training ground and found Hatake Kakashi waiting as his examiner; Sarutobi Hiruzen started the exam.
• Genya and Kakashi exchanged weapons and ninjutsu, and Genya gained the upper hand with his powerful Great Fireball Technique.
• Kakashi trapped Genya with the Headhunter Jutsu, but Genya's apparent body vanished as a Shadow Clone, revealing that he had outmaneuvered Kakashi.
• Genya appeared behind Kakashi and clashed blades with him as his Three-Tomoe Sharingan came into view.

Uchiha Genya defeated Kakashi in his jōnin assessment and earned promotion, then left to collect his lottery reward. Sarutobi Hiruzen questioned Kakashi about the fight before Danzo arrived and demanded tighter surveillance of the Uchiha.

• Genya used an Illusion Technique to distract Kakashi and nearly defeated him with a Great Fireball, prompting Kakashi to surrender.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen announced Genya had passed the assessment, and Genya chose to wait until he was home to use his lottery chance.
• Kakashi told Sarutobi Hiruzen that Genya had held back and might still be stronger than him, even if Kakashi used a special ninjutsu.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Kakashi what Genya had shown him in the Illusion Technique, but Danzo burst into the office before Kakashi answered.
• Danzo called the Uchiha an evil bloodline and demanded increased surveillance, while Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered him to manage Root.

Xuanye drew Raiden Ei and obtained Musō Isshin, then attended the Uchiha Clan Assembly as members voiced their growing anger at Konoha. The meeting grew noisy while Xuanye, Fugaku, and Shisui remained silent.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen considered whether to approach Xuanye gently or increase surveillance of the Uchiha after Danzo left.
• Xuanye used the system’s first draw and obtained Raiden Ei’s divine weapon, Musō Isshin, which could strengthen his lightning aptitude as he grew stronger.
• Inabi entered Xuanye’s house without knocking, saw lightning in his hand, and reminded him to attend the Clan Assembly.
• Xuanye and Inabi went to Naka Shrine, where Uchiha members complained about unfair treatment and hostility from Konoha.
• Xuanye noticed Shisui at the assembly and considered whether to help him avoid his tragic fate.
• The Clan Assembly grew increasingly loud as the clan head and Elders worked through the agenda, while Xuanye, Fugaku, and Shisui stayed silent.

At the Uchiha Clan Assembly, Xuanye condemned the clan’s endless arguments and blamed Konoha’s leadership for its persecution of the Uchiha. His speech stirred the clan as he built his prestige, then he hinted that a great leader had already appeared.

• Fugaku asked Xuanye to explain his scoff, and Xuanye criticized the Uchiha for arguing without taking action against Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō.
• Xuanye accused Konoha’s leadership and the village of hiding the Uchiha’s sacrifices, withholding compensation, and treating the clan unfairly.
• Fugaku and Shisui watched with concern as Xuanye’s speech roused the assembled Uchiha, while Xuanye pursued the system’s Clan Prestige mission.
• Xuanye called for action and a great leader, activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and declared that the Uchiha’s great leader had already appeared.

Xuanye rallied the Uchiha clan behind Fugaku while maneuvering the clan head into the role of leading them, leaving Shisui fearing a coup. As Fugaku summoned Xuanye to his office, Xuanye’s Sharingan evolved into the Mangekyō.

• Xuanye praised Fugaku as the leader who would restore the Uchiha’s glory, and the clansmen cheered for their clan head.
• Fugaku quieted the crowd and ordered everyone to keep the Clan Assembly’s proceedings secret, which made the Uchiha even more convinced that he was planning a major move.
• Shisui grew more worried about the Uchiha’s rising resolve and considered using Kotoamatsukami to change Fugaku’s will.
• Fugaku started to reprimand Xuanye, but noticed the Tomoe in Xuanye’s Sharingan merging and blood tears running from his eyes.
• Xuanye wiped away the blood tears as his Sharingan evolved beyond the Three-Tomoe and awakened the Mangekyō.

After the Clan Assembly, Shisui decided to tell the Third Hokage what the Uchiha were planning, while Xuanye met with Fugaku to explain why he had stirred the clan’s emotions. Xuanye challenged Fugaku to consider why the other Great Ninja Villages had invaded the Land of Fire, leaving their discussion poised to turn toward Konoha’s place in the conflict.

• The Uchiha clansmen kept the Clan Assembly’s plans secret as they headed home, while Shisui worried that their path would lead to disaster.
• Shisui decided to report the assembly to the Lord Third and ask him to stop the Uchiha.
• Xuanye reflected on his newly awakened Mangekyō and concluded that powerful emotions, rather than talent, could awaken the Sharingan.
• Xuanye followed Fugaku to the Police Force chief’s office, where Fugaku asked why he had stirred up the clan.
• Xuanye asked Fugaku why the other four Great Ninja Villages had invaded the Land of Fire, and Fugaku answered that they coveted its rich land and resources.

Xuanye confronted Fugaku over the Uchiha’s repeated concessions to Konoha and explained that the clan needed to make the Konoha High Command fear the cost of pushing them too far. Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and began asking Xuanye for a solution, recognizing that both the Uchiha and Konoha had to change.

• Xuanye argued that surrendering land and resources to invading villages would only invite greater attacks, then accused Fugaku of letting Konoha weaken the Uchiha through constant compromise.
• Xuanye pointed out that Root and Anbu agents were watching the Uchiha compound and said Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō would never truly trust the clan.
• Xuanye explained that Konoha feared the possibility of another Uchiha Madara, so the clan’s name and Sharingan—not its behavior—drove its exclusion and surveillance.
• Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, which he had kept secret even from Uchiha Mikoto, and asked Xuanye whether he intended to start a war.
• Fugaku accepted that Xuanye saw the clan’s predicament more clearly and began to consider changing both the Uchiha and Konoha.

Xuanye explained to Fugaku that the Uchiha Family could resist Konoha’s pressure by making the village fear the cost of driving them into rebellion. Fugaku decided to try Xuanye’s advice, while Xuanye returned home to train and considered seeking Kakashi’s help with Lightning Release.

• Xuanye told Fugaku that Konoha could not afford an Uchiha rebellion and advised him to refuse future demands rather than compromise.
• Fugaku asked about Xuanye’s Mangekyō ability, but Xuanye kept it secret and left; Fugaku resolved to try his advice.
• Xuanye returned to the Uchiha compound and refined Chakra, considering making Lightning Release his training focus.
• Xuanye thought of Kakashi’s Chidori and planned to draw on Kakashi’s experience developing Lightning Release techniques.

Kakashi struggled with Xuanye’s claim that he knew the truth about Hatake Sakumo’s suicide, then decided to meet him. Meanwhile, Obito and Black Zetsu plotted to exploit Kushina’s childbirth, and Shisui arrived to meet Sarutobi Hiruzen.

• Kakashi recalled the illusion of Hatake Sakumo’s suicide and wrestled with the conflicting lessons he had learned from his father and Obito.
• Kakashi visited Obito Uchiha’s grave, spoke about Xuanye’s claim, and decided to hear what Xuanye knew.
• After Kakashi left, Obito and Black Zetsu appeared at the cemetery, and Black Zetsu pointed out that Kushina’s childbirth would weaken the Nine-Tails’ sealing.
• Obito rejected Black Zetsu’s advice and vowed to create a world where Rin existed.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen went to the Hokage Building late at night and found Shisui waiting for him.

Shisui warned Sarutobi Hiruzen that Fugaku was secretly leading the Uchiha toward rebellion, prompting Hiruzen to summon Konoha’s senior officials. The next morning, Xuanye joined the Uchiha Security Division as a squadron captain and set out to assert its authority among Konoha’s villagers.

• Shisui reported that Fugaku had stirred the Uchiha clan and might be preparing an uprising with Xuanye’s help.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen feared the Uchiha could launch a devastating coup and ordered an Anbu agent to summon the Hokage Assistant and two Hokage Advisors.
• Xuanye registered for duty at the Security Division and received permission to form his own squadron.
• Xuanye considered recruiting Inabi as his vice-captain and planned to find trusted subordinates.
• Xuanye noticed villagers’ disgust at his Uchiha crest and decided to teach them to respect the Security Division.

Uchiha Genya offered Kakashi the truth he wanted in exchange for Kakashi’s Chidori development scroll, then left Ichiraku Ramen to handle a disturbance involving the Uchiha Security Force. He confronted a woman protesting her husband’s arrest and accused her of defying the authority of the Konoha Military Police Force.

• Genya invited Kakashi to Ichiraku Ramen and ordered two bowls of tonkotsu ramen.
• Kakashi demanded to know Genya’s motives, and Genya asked for Kakashi’s Chidori development scroll in exchange for information.
• A disturbance broke out outside, and Genya left Kakashi to respond to an injured Genin and his protesting companion.
• Genya used his Sharingan to silence the crowd, but the woman demanded that the Uchiha release her husband and threatened to report them to the Hokage.
• Genya accused the woman of placing herself above Senju Tobirama by threatening the Uchiha-established Konoha Military Police Force.

Uchiha Genya used the Second Hokage’s policy to accuse a woman of rebellion and ordered the Uchiha Security Force to arrest her. Afterward, he returned to Ichiraku Ramen Shop and told Teuchi that the Uchiha would protect anyone who obeyed the law.

• Uchiha Genya cornered the woman with accusations of disrespecting the Second Hokage and placing herself above Konoha.
• Uchiha Genya ordered the Uchiha Security Force members to arrest the woman for plotting rebellion, and they dragged her to the Security Division Prison.
• The crowd stayed silent, while hidden Root members decided to report to Shimura Danzō that the Uchiha seemed to be slipping out of control.
• Uchiha Genya returned to Ichiraku Ramen Shop, where Teuchi questioned whether the woman deserved imprisonment.
• Uchiha Genya told Teuchi that the Uchiha Security Force would protect law-abiding people and punish those who challenged the Second Hokage’s order.

Xuanye used a staged confrontation and a pointed account of Hatake Sakumo’s death to make Kakashi suspect Shimura Danzō and Konoha’s leadership. Kakashi left after giving Xuanye the Chidori scroll, while Xuanye hoped the incident would increase pressure on the Uchiha and help unite the clan.

• Xuanye told Kakashi that rumors, possibly spread by Shimura Danzō, may have driven Hatake Sakumo to suicide.
• Xuanye argued that Sarutobi Hiruzen would protect Shimura Danzō and Kakashi could not defeat Root alone, leaving Kakashi silent.
• Kakashi gave Xuanye a scroll containing the Chidori training method and asked what he was trying to achieve.
• Xuanye said he wanted to win Kakashi over because they shared an enemy, then ate Kakashi’s untouched noodles.
• Xuanye studied the Chidori scroll on his way back to the clan grounds and hoped Konoha’s leaders would respond harshly toward the Uchiha.

Uchiha Genya defended his arrest and execution of a villager by invoking the Second Hokage and Konoha law, then confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen when he came to demand justice. Genya left Hiruzen facing the claim that the villager was an executed foreign spy and that only the corpse remained.

• Fugaku confronted Genya over the public backlash, and Genya argued that invoking the dead Second Hokage could serve the Uchiha better than relying on the living.
• An Uchiha member told Fugaku that Hiruzen had arrived at the Security Force to seek justice for the villager, and Genya went out to meet him.
• Genya taunted Hiruzen for visiting after retirement, then ordered Inabi to dispose of the executed criminal's corpse and announce the treason charge throughout the village.
• Genya told Hiruzen that the villager had attacked the Security Force as a suspected foreign spy, had been executed under Konoha law, and could only be taken away as remains.

Genya defended the Security Division’s authority and trapped Sarutobi Hiruzen in an argument over its arrest and execution of a spy. Fugaku backed Genya, forcing Hiruzen to retreat while Genya insisted the Division’s actions served the village.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen accused the Uchiha of making arrests and executions without a trial, but Genya distinguished the Uchiha from the Security Division and cited Senju Tobirama’s authority.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped himself from revealing the higher-ups’ hostility toward the Uchiha and demanded to speak with Uchiha Fugaku instead.
• Fugaku stood with Genya and silently pressured Sarutobi Hiruzen until Hiruzen called for them to discuss matters calmly.
• Genya argued that questioning the Security Division insulted Senju Tobirama, then declared that everything the Division did was for the village.
• Genya pointed out that the spy had confessed and the required procedures were complete, leaving Sarutobi Hiruzen unable to challenge the execution.

Xuanye confronted Hiruzen over his interference in the Security Division, then explained to Fugaku that the Uchiha’s village duties kept their strongest shinobi from earning enough to grow stronger. The chapter left Fugaku reflecting on how his privileged upbringing had kept him from understanding the clan’s financial struggles.

• Xuanye challenged Hiruzen’s authority and warned that the Uchiha could seek support from Minato instead.
• Hiruzen left after praising Fugaku for producing an outstanding clansman, and Fugaku brought Xuanye to his protected office.
• Fugaku asked whether Xuanye had killed the arrested man, and Xuanye denied it.
• Xuanye asked whether the Security Division had benefited the Uchiha and argued that its low-paid duties limited the clan’s income and strength.
• Fugaku recognized that he had never worried about money because his family had always provided him with the best training and equipment.

Xuanye persuaded Fugaku to hand him actual control of the Security Division, arguing that he could use its broad authority while separating the Uchiha from the organization’s unpopularity. Sarutobi Hiruzen returned to the Hokage Office furious, where Shimura Danzō’s entrance left Namikaze Minato silently watching.

• Xuanye explained that the Security Division had helped weaken the Uchiha, but that its vague authority could also be used to their advantage.
• Xuanye proposed distancing the Uchiha from the Security Division and involving other families, including the Inuzuka Clan, in its unpopular work.
• Fugaku agreed to hand Xuanye full control of the Security Division, though the official appointment would have to wait for the Jonin Conference.
• Xuanye told Fugaku that he needed actual authority, not an official appointment, because the Second Hokage had entrusted the Security Division to the Uchiha.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen returned to the Hokage Office and smashed a cup in anger, while Namikaze Minato asked what had happened.
• Shimura Danzō entered the Hokage Office, and Namikaze Minato turned back to his paperwork.

Sarutobi Hiruzen confronted Shimura Danzō over the Uchiha’s public accusation against a civilian, then summoned Uchiha Fugaku and demanded that the clan move its compound to Konoha’s outskirts. Xuanye watched Fugaku hold firm, and Fugaku was shocked that Xuanye had predicted the Hokage’s demand exactly.

• Shimura Danzō berated Sarutobi Hiruzen for allowing the Uchiha to declare a captured villager a rebel, and Hiruzen angrily asserted his authority as Hokage.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Uchiha Fugaku, and Xuanye accompanied him while Namikaze Minato was absent.
• Shimura Danzō accused Fugaku and the Uchiha of plotting treason, but Fugaku ignored him and stared at Hiruzen.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen proposed that the Uchiha move their clan compound to the village outskirts, framing the demand as a small sacrifice for Konoha.
• Fugaku remained silent and was shocked that Xuanye had accurately predicted the confrontation and Hiruzen’s demand.

Uchiha Fugaku stayed silent as Sarutobi Hiruzen presented the village’s decision, then revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan. Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō recognized its significance and feared Fugaku’s power, leaving Hiruzen trying to keep him calm while they awaited Namikaze Minato.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen urged Fugaku to carry out the village’s decision, while Fugaku remained silent and Xuanye ate fruit.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen showed Fugaku a sealed document and began insisting that he obey.
• Fugaku’s Sharingan Tomoe fused into a Mangekyō pattern, which Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō recognized.
• Shimura Danzō stepped behind Hiruzen, while Hiruzen recalled Uchiha Madara’s Susanoo and feared Fugaku might attack Konoha.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen raised a hand and asked Fugaku to stay calm until Namikaze Minato returned.

Xuanye intervened after Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and threatened Hiruzen, then began negotiating changes to the Uchiha clan’s role in Konoha. Hiruzen resisted Xuanye’s proposal to replace Fugaku as Security Division captain, but recognized that keeping the position with an Uchiha could help ease tensions.

• Fugaku activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and intimidated Hiruzen while Danzō stayed silent, hoping the conflict would weaken his rivals.
• Xuanye calmed Fugaku and took charge of negotiations, warning him not to use Susanoo during the talks.
• Xuanye proposed that Fugaku resign as Security Division captain and clan liaison, with Xuanye taking over both roles.
• Hiruzen objected that only the Hokage could appoint the Security Division captain, and Fugaku’s Mangekyō fixed on him again.
• Xuanye reminded Hiruzen that the captain had always been an Uchiha and suggested Fugaku’s restraint had prevented Susanoo from appearing over Konoha.

Genya used his appointment as commander of the Konoha Guard Force to demand a larger budget and expansion for the Security Division, then threatened mass resignation when Hiruzen resisted. Hiruzen approved the reforms rather than let the Uchiha escape the division, and Genya left to collect the funding.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen appointed Genya commander of the Konoha Guard Force, and Genya presented a proposal to triple the Security Division's size and budget.
• Genya looked toward Danzo while promising there would be no coercion, and Fugaku's Mangekyō gaze made Danzo back down.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen objected that Konoha could not afford Genya's requested funding after the Third Great Ninja War.
• Genya presented a resignation letter bearing the signatures of every member of the Konoha Guard Force and said it would take effect if he signed it.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen approved the Security Division's expansion rather than allow the Uchiha to leave it, and Genya set off to collect the money.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō clashed over Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan, while Danzō secretly ordered Root to target a noisy Uchiha clansman. Xuanye then approached Mitaraishi Anko and asked her to arrange a meeting with Orochimaru, leaving the decision to the Sannin.

• Danzō blamed Hiruzen for allowing Fugaku and Xuanye to leave, and Hiruzen angrily challenged him to confront Fugaku himself.
• Danzō left Hiruzen’s office and returned to Root, where he ordered Root Shinobi to kill a conspicuous Uchiha clansman and bring back his eyes.
• Xuanye considered how to earn prestige among the Uchiha and encountered Mitaraishi Anko on a Konoha street.
• Xuanye introduced himself to Anko and asked her to contact Orochimaru for a meeting.
• Anko questioned Xuanye’s motives, and he said he was approaching Orochimaru as an individual and would let Orochimaru decide whether to meet.

Xuanye fought a Root squad sent by Danzo and awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan to defeat most of them with an illusion. He left Yamanaka Fu as the sole survivor, and Fu launched the Mind Transfer Jutsu.

• Xuanye asked Hong Dou to pass along his request to meet Orochimaru, then continued patrolling the streets.
• Root Shinobi ambushed Xuanye, and he killed one attacker with Chidori before escaping the others with the Substitution Technique.
• Xuanye awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and trapped the Root Shinobi in an illusion that killed eight of them.
• Yamanaka Fu survived the illusion, confronted Xuanye, and used the Mind Transfer Jutsu.