Chapter Summaries

With the daimyo and his Guardian Ninja dead and revolts spreading across the Land of Fire, Qingcheng ordered Konoha’s forces to seize the country under the pretense of rescuing its people. Kakashi began mobilizing over a hundred thousand troops as Qingcheng assigned Uchiha elders to manage the newly conquered territory.

• Homura and Koharu told Kakashi that the Land of Fire was in chaos and the daimyo’s Guardian Ninja had been killed, prompting them to discuss taking control of its cities.
• Kakashi ordered Senju Taoyuan and ANBU to move out, while Homura suggested deploying all of Konoha’s combat forces; Kakashi reminded him that only the Hokage could authorize it.
• Qingcheng arrived and revealed that the Police Force and Fat Water Squad had orchestrated the unrest, then ordered Konoha’s forces to occupy the Land of Fire and arrest anyone who resisted.
• Homura proposed presenting the invasion as a peaceful rescue, and Qingcheng approved the slogan about sending a million troops to relieve the people.
• Qingcheng ordered the Uchiha Clan’s Grand Elder and Second Elder to manage the Land of Fire’s finances, while Kakashi began mobilizing Konoha’s forces and more than a hundred thousand troops gathered.

Qingcheng rallied Konoha’s forces and ordered them to seize every city in the Land of Fire, advancing Konoha’s plan to take over the country. As the ninja departed, Kakashi lamented losing the Land of Fire as a source of money, and Qingcheng suggested robbing another country instead.

• Dagu suggested adding a halo or radiance to Qingcheng, and Fujikawa and a Police Force member mistook his remarks for criticism of the Fifth Hokage before Fujikawa helped him avoid arrest.
• Qingcheng addressed the assembled ninja, who shouted their support for liberating the Land of Fire.
• Qingcheng ordered the entire Konoha army to take control of every city in the Land of Fire, and hundreds of thousands of ninja marched out.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu anticipated the success of Konoha’s plan, while Kakashi reflected that the one country, one village system was about to end.
• Kakashi admitted he would miss robbing the Land of Fire during Konoha’s financial crises, and Qingcheng told him to rob another country.

Shouhon Yihan and the Police Force seized the Daimyo’s Estate and imprisoned the Land of Fire’s officials, nobles, and princes. After killing generals who resisted, Shouhon threatened Minister Matsudan and agreed to Wayanra’s proposal to blame the coup on the Matsudan Clan.

• Shouhon Yihan and the Police Force took control of Kyoto and confined the Land of Fire’s high-ranking officials and nobles in the Daimyo’s Estate.
• Shouhon ordered Kameida Meikai to ask why they had come, then declared that Konoha intended to liberate the Land of Fire and crack down on its ruling class.
• When samurai-clad generals charged Shouhon and his companions, Police Force members used Lightning Armor to kill them.
• Wayanra identified himself as a former ally of Shouhon, while Minister Matsudan accused Konoha of rebellion and boasted that his clan could not be exterminated.
• Shouhon beat Matsudan and threatened to exterminate his clans, then told Wayanra to write that the Matsudan Clan had launched the coup.

Shouhon Yihan turned the daimyo’s death into an excuse to condemn Minister Matsudan and threaten the nobles, while Hayakumo Sōma’s Fat Water Squad looted the Daimyo’s Estate and prepared to plunder Kyoto. The Police Force also stole treasure and set out to tell Shouhon Yihan that the wealthy merchants and officials were their territory.

• Shouhon Yihan and Wayanra rallied officials to accuse Minister Matsudan, and Shouhon ordered the Police Force to kill the princes and nobles as alleged clan members.
• Hayakumo Sōma’s Fat Water Squad finished looting the Daimyo’s Estate, killed the Guardian Ninja, and imprisoned everyone there.
• Hayakumo Sōma mocked the dead Sarutobi Asuma and told his officers to count the money and take a thousand squad members to plunder wealthy merchants and high officials.
• Hyuga Hisaharu’s Police Force squad emerged from hiding after the Fat Water Squad left and prepared to report their stolen treasure to Shouhon Yihan.
• Hyuga Hisaharu ordered his squad to guard the Police Force’s claim over Kyoto’s wealthy merchants and officials as they headed toward the palace.

The Land of Fire was placed under martial law after Konoha arrested Matsudan clansmen and announced that the Matsudan Clan had led a coup. Qingcheng prepared to take up the Daimyo's role, but Tsunade and Meiling both declined to accompany him, leaving him to travel alone.

• Konoha Ninja sealed the Land of Fire's roads, seized fleeing convoys, and arrested people surnamed Matsudan.
• Kyoto's proclamation blamed the Matsudan Clan and nobles for rebelling and killing the Daimyo, and said the Fifth Hokage would stabilize the country.
• Qingcheng changed into the Daimyo's outfit while Tsunade tied his shoes and advised him to treat civilians well.
• Tsunade asked Qingcheng to train Nawaki, and Qingcheng promised to find him a team leader and grassroots experience.
• Tsunade gave Qingcheng skincare cream before leaving to play mahjong, while Meiling also refused to go with him because she had to help Meiyu with homework.
• Qingcheng watched both women leave and complained that he would have to travel to the Land of Fire alone.

The Uchiha Clan held a meeting at Naka Shrine to mark the Grand Elder and Second Elder’s departure for the Land of Fire and appoint Uchiha Kun as their new leader. The elders left for the Hokage Building with the Flying Thunder God Squad while the clan continued its meeting.

• Uchiha Xiongnan and Uchiha Sanzang presided over a crowded clan meeting at Naka Shrine, where Uchiha Yashiro tested the new microphone and projector.
• Uchiha Xiongnan and Uchiha Sanzang praised Konoha and its treatment of the Uchiha before warning the younger clan members not to cause trouble.
• Uchiha Kun helped the clan operate the projector, and the screen displayed Uchiha Yashiro at the podium.
• Uchiha Xiongnan announced that he and Uchiha Sanzang were leaving to lead in the Land of Fire and that Uchiha Kun would become the Third Elder and lead the clan.
• Genma Shiranui, Toraji, and the Flying Thunder God Squad took Uchiha Xiongnan and Uchiha Sanzang to the Hokage Building, leaving Uchiha Yashiro to continue the meeting.

Qingcheng took Uchiha Xiongnan and Uchiha Sanzang to the Land of Fire to oversee it, while Kakashi followed using the Flying Thunder God Technique. Back at the Hokage Building, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu discussed the technique and Homura wondered whether his grandson could learn it.

• Qingcheng praised Uchiha Xiongnan and Uchiha Sanzang as reliable leaders and asked whether they had finished arranging the clan's affairs.
• Uchiha Xiongnan reported that Uchiha Kun would become the Third Elder, with Uchiha Yashiro assisting him, and said they had been told to avoid rashness and conflict.
• Qingcheng told Uchiha Xiongnan and Uchiha Sanzang to hold on as he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take them to the Land of Fire; Kakashi then used the technique to follow.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu remarked that Uchiha members had made the Flying Thunder God Technique their own, and Homura considered having his grandson learn it.

Qingcheng arrived at the Daimyo's Estate and maneuvered the officials into endorsing his succession after the daimyo's death. He accepted the throne under the new title of First Blaze Emperor, leaving Konoha poised to rule the Land of Fire.

• Qingcheng, the elders, and Kakashi arrived at the Daimyo's Estate, where the Police Force and Fat Water Squad had taken control.
• Qingcheng feigned reluctance to become daimyo, and Wayanra urged him to take the throne for the sake of the Land of Fire.
• Shouhon Yihan claimed the Matsudan Clan had killed the daimyo and his heirs, and said he had exterminated the clan's members and branches.
• Hayakumo Sōma read the daimyo's letter, which asked Qingcheng to assume the throne and protect the capital and thirteen prefectures.
• Qingcheng agreed to take power but rejected the title of daimyo, and Wayanra proposed calling him the First Blaze Emperor.

Uchiha Qingcheng was proclaimed the First Founding Blaze Emperor, and the Daimyo’s Estate became the Blaze Emperor Hall as Konoha took control of the Land of Fire. After Shouhon Yihan reported a massive haul from the confiscations, Hayakumo Sōma admitted his squad had found less wealth than expected.

• The Land of Fire announced Qingcheng’s enthronement as Blaze Emperor and the abolition of head taxes, prompting cheers from commoners and concern among wealthy merchants.
• The Police Force lifted Kyoto’s lockdown after confiscating the property of families tied to the Matsudan Clan, while the Wayanra faction’s families were spared.
• The Daimyo’s Estate was renamed Blaze Emperor Hall, and Wayanra became its chief steward while the Grand Elder and Second Elder took leading roles in governing the country.
• Qingcheng gave the Grand Elder and Second Elder enhancement vaccines that restored their vigor and strengthened their combat abilities.
• Shouhon Yihan reported seizing 212.7 billion Silver Coins and twelve Ninjutsu manuals, and Qingcheng praised him and promised to help him pursue his dream of becoming an Associate Kage.
• Hayakumo Sōma reported that his squad found 92.3 billion Silver Coins in the daimyo’s harem after discovering the estate’s Storage Hall had already been emptied.

Qingcheng collected the Land of Fire’s plunder and left a Shadow Clone to attend the Blaze Emperor’s succession ceremony while he returned to Konoha. Before departing, he discussed Shouhon Yihan’s recruitment of Uchiha Clan members and then headed to Samui’s villa district.

• Hayakumo Sōma reported that he had killed Sarutobi Asuma and offered Qingcheng the Silver Coins and gold seized from the Daimyo's Estate.
• Qingcheng accepted the spoils, praised Hayakumo Sōma and Shouhon Yihan, and created a Shadow Clone to handle the Blaze Emperor's succession ceremony.
• Qingcheng reflected on his immense wealth and planned to visit Konan to ask about Nagato.
• Shouhon Yihan asked whether he could recruit Uchiha Clan members into the Konoha Police Force, and Qingcheng told him to maintain his dignity and refuse to be treated like their dog.
• Qingcheng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Konoha and went to Samui's villa district.

Qingcheng visited Samui and gave her two million Silver Coins before checking on Pakura and Maki's training. After hearing that Danzo had been revived and was being beaten in prison, he remembered the Sharingan cloning project and wondered whether Itachi's eyes had been cloned successfully.

• Samui welcomed Qingcheng warmly and urged him to come inside, but he declined because he had work to do.
• Qingcheng gave Samui two million Silver Coins and left her villa district.
• Qingcheng watched Pakura demonstrate Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation while Maki cheered her on.
• Maki told Pakura that Danzo had been revived and was beaten daily by fifty Police Force ninjas in prison.
• Pakura condemned Danzo after Maki described his crimes, and Qingcheng wondered about the progress of the Sharingan cloning technology.

Qingcheng visited Konoha's Technology Department to check on its effort to clone Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan. Dr. Hosuke reported that the cloning had succeeded, but the eyes had weak ocular power and risked blindness or exploding, so Qingcheng went to inspect the problem.

• Qingcheng considered implanting cloned Mangekyō Sharingan into Uchiha Kun and thought of giving Uchiha Jige Uchiha Itachi's eyes.
• Qingcheng used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the heavily guarded Technology Department, where the Police Force recognized him as the Fifth Hokage and let him inside.
• Wencai and the researchers welcomed Qingcheng, who found Dr. Hosuke among them.
• Dr. Hosuke told Qingcheng that the department had cloned a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, but their weak ocular power made them prone to blindness and eye explosions.
• Qingcheng asked Dr. Hosuke to take him upstairs so he could investigate the cloning problem.

Qingcheng inspected Dr. Hosuke’s cloned Mangekyō Sharingan and discovered that they lacked active cells, then used a Second-Generation Uchiha Enhancement Vaccine to restore their vitality. He stopped Dr. Hosuke from pursuing combat strength, raised his salary, and fined him five months’ pay.

• Qingcheng toured Dr. Hosuke’s laboratory and examined cloned Three-Tomoe Sharingan and Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Qingcheng found that the cloned Mangekyō Sharingan lacked active cells and injected one with a Second-Generation Uchiha Enhancement Vaccine.
• Dr. Hosuke said he wanted to become a powerful research ninja, but Qingcheng told him to focus on technology instead.
• Qingcheng raised Dr. Hosuke’s salary to ninety million Silver Coins a month and fined him five months’ salary.

Konoha celebrated the Land of Fire becoming its territory, with Uchiha Qingcheng serving as both Fifth Hokage and First Blaze Emperor. During the festivities, Kakashi was pulled into the parade and heard Guy’s students describe their easy missions and Tenten’s plan to buy a Chunin position.

• Konoha’s villagers and ninja held a huge parade celebrating Qingcheng’s rule over the Land of Fire.
• Villagers dragged Kakashi into the parade, where Might Guy challenged him to their twenty-ninth cheering contest.
• Rock Lee told Kakashi that their missions were so easy that Guy planned to take the Genin on an S-rank Mission.
• Tenten asked Kakashi about buying a Chunin position, and Neji directed her to Minister Zhang’s Police Force.
• Kakashi privately thought Shouhon Yihan’s willingness to arrange such a purchase was outrageous.

Qingcheng summoned Uchiha Kun and transplanted Uchiha Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan into him, trusting Kun to handle the power. Kun successfully awakened his Mangekyō and manifested a Susanoo, leaving Qingcheng to observe that it resembled Itachi’s.

• Uchiha Kun greeted Qingcheng formally, and Qingcheng told him to stop using the long-life chant.
• Qingcheng sent Tomoki away to train and explained that his son had sent a Shadow Clone to school instead of attending himself.
• Qingcheng offered Uchiha Itachi’s eyes to Uchiha Kun, saying Kun’s rational nature made him suited to the power.
• Qingcheng removed Kun’s eyes, transplanted Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan, and healed Kun with Mystical Palm Technique and Wood Release Chakra.
• Uchiha Kun activated the Mangekyō Sharingan and manifested a fifteen-meter red Susanoo resembling Uchiha Itachi’s.

The Genin Exam began with a written test on Konoha's history and an essay praising the Fifth Hokage. Naruto struggled with the questions while Sakura, Shikamaru, Hinata, and Ino made progress, and the Hyuga proctors allowed Choji to eat one chicken leg.

• Principal Ashi-moto Kankan and examiners Takemasa and Mayumi supervised the Genin Exam while Hyuga Clan jonin watched the students with their Byakugan.
• Naruto complained about Hiruzen Sarutobi's crimes, wrote Sasuke's name as the answer to one charge, and laughed while the other students named Naruto.
• Sakura quickly finished the factual questions and began an admiring essay about the Fifth Hokage, while Shikamaru said his father had given him the answers.
• Hyuga proctors stared at Choji's stash of food, and after learning he could not think on an empty stomach, they let him eat one chicken leg.
• Hinata finished the questions and started her essay without Hyuga proctors monitoring her, while Ino eagerly began writing about Master.

As the Ninja Academy written exam ended, Qingcheng arranged for Uchiha Kun to lead Team 7 with Naruto, Sasuke, and Nawaki. Uchiha Kun was surprised and unsure whether he could handle the responsibility.

• Iruka criticized Naruto for turning in a blank exam and getting the final answer wrong, and Naruto complained about the newspaper photo of him with Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Principal Kankan announced that students who passed would take the ninjutsu exam and discussed inviting Kakashi, the Fifth Hokage, and others to watch.
• Qingcheng brought Uchiha Kun to the Hokage's Office, where Kakashi and the advisers were choosing team leaders for the graduates.
• Qingcheng appointed Uchiha Kun as Team 7's leader and assigned Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Senju Nawaki to the team.
• Uchiha Kun asked Qingcheng whether he could really handle the job.

Qingcheng assigned instructors to Konoha’s new teams, choosing Uchiha Kun to lead the troublesome Team 7 while Kakashi remained Assistant Hokage. After the officials discussed Kakashi’s awkward title as the Cosmic War God, Mitokado Homura invited them to watch the genin ninjutsu examination.

• Qingcheng assigned Uchiha Kun to teach Team 7, which included Naruto Uzumaki, Uchiha Sasuke, and Senju Nawaki, and placed other teams under instructors including Inuyasha Jiaokun, Uchiha Xiayuan, and Maki Shizuka.
• Kakashi warned Uchiha Kun that Naruto Uzumaki and Uchiha Sasuke would fight, then suggested Kun take over as Assistant Hokage so he could become an instructor.
• Uchiha Kun declined Kakashi’s suggestion, and Qingcheng explained that Kakashi’s title as the Cosmic War God was meant to prepare him to fight the Otsutsuki Clan.
• Qingcheng offered Kakashi more injections after he complained about work, and Kakashi quickly insisted he was fine.
• Mitokado Homura invited Qingcheng and the other Konoha officials to observe the genin ninjutsu examination, and they headed to the Ninja Academy.

Qingcheng’s arrival at the Ninja Academy caused a commotion before Mitokado Homura restored order. In the Elite Class, the children discussed the Genin Exam and Hyuga Hanabi told Uchiha Tomoki that the Hyuga Clan’s family divisions would separate her from her sister.

• The Ninja Academy students and teachers cheered when Qingcheng and Mitokado Homura arrived, until Homura ordered the teachers to restore order.
• Uchiha Meiyu and Uchiha Mirai discussed why Qingcheng and Kakashi were visiting, and Mirai explained that sixth- and seventh-year students were taking the Genin Exam, including Uchiha Sasuke.
• Uchiha Daian complained that school was boring and asked Uchiha Tomoki what he thought about graduating early.
• Uchiha Youmeng and Uchiha Youyong proposed using Shadow Clones to watch the exam, while Tomoki told them he was also a Shadow Clone and could not cover for them.
• Hyuga Hanabi told Tomoki that the Hyuga Clan’s main and branch family divisions would separate her from her sister, prompting Tomoki to wonder why the elders still upheld the practice.

Qingcheng and Kakashi attended Konoha’s Genin Exam, where the Hokage praised the students and encouraged them before the tests began. Kiba Inuzuka passed, while Oumaru failed after a disastrous ninjutsu display, and Qingcheng told the academy to continue the exam.

• Qingcheng and Kakashi entered the examination hall, where Principal Kankan and the teachers welcomed them with cheers.
• Qingcheng praised the graduating students, and Principal Kankan announced that the Genin Exam would begin.
• Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru demonstrated their techniques, and Director Takemasa declared Kiba had passed.
• Oumaru failed to perform the required techniques and used a humiliating Water Release: Big Spit Jutsu, so Director Takemasa failed him.
• Principal Kankan apologized for Oumaru’s poor performance, but Qingcheng told the teachers to continue the examination.