Chapter Summaries

Shouhon Yihan used the Third Hokage’s Beautiful Konoha Village Plan to lead the Police Force in raiding a Sarutobi Clansmen-owned ninja tool shop and confiscating its goods. As the force moved on to more shops and villagers, Konoha residents began calling it a bandit department.

• Shouhon Yihan fined the Sarutobi Clansmen for alleged violations, piling on penalties whenever they protested or questioned his authority.
• Kameida Meikai suggested taking the shop’s Explosive Tags and ninja tool pouches to cover the fines, and Shouhon Yihan ordered the Police Force to seize them.
• When his subordinates said they could not move the shop itself, Shouhon Yihan had them take the Sarutobi Clansmen’s money and empty the shop of its goods.
• Shouhon Yihan rallied the Police Force to raid more ninja tool shops, while Yamanaka Fu’s Second Squad fined villagers for minor behavior and appearance-related offenses.
• Konoha villagers complained that the Police Force had become more dangerous than the Uchiha Clan’s force, and a fat man asked whether it was really a bandit department.

Yamanaka Fu and the Second Brigade violently fined and arrested Konoha residents, targeting Ashi-moto Kankan and planning to raid his home and inspect the hospital. Their actions spread chaos through the village, where villagers began missing the former Uchiha-led Police Force and blaming the Third Hokage's Beautiful Konoha Village Plan.

• Konoha residents complained that Police Force members were fining and arresting them, and Kumo-ma fled after being threatened with another million-ryo fine.
• Yamanaka Fu ordered Monashi Chuji to arrest Ashi-moto Kankan and his children after the old man protested, and the Police Force members slapped and restrained him.
• Monashi Chuji found Ashi-moto Kankan's records, and Yamanaka Fu decided to raid his home and inspect Konoha Hospital for fines.
• Ashi-moto Kankan pleaded to pay double the fine to protect his daughter, and Yamanaka Fu agreed to a verbal warning after payment.
• Police Force members continued issuing fines and making arrests across Konoha, prompting villagers to miss the former Uchiha Police Force and blame the Third Hokage's plan.

Aburame Torune’s Third Squad collected steep monthly property and garbage fees from Konoha’s shops under the Third Hokage’s Beautiful Konoha Plan, while frightened residents crowded into Uchiha Street to avoid the Police Force. The squad reached the Akimichi Clan’s businesses and demanded twice the fee charged to other clans.

• Residents fled to Uchiha Street to escape the Police Force’s fines, and Yamahuku learned from Yunye that the Third Hokage had launched the Beautiful Konoha Plan.
• Qingcheng appointed Inuzuka Yuu vice-captain of Aburame Torune’s Third Squad to help collect fees from shops.
• Inuzuka Yuu and Torune used Hiruzen Sarutobi’s signed plan to demand monthly property and garbage fees, and the squad imprisoned shopkeepers who refused to pay.
• Torune charged the Aburame Clan only a token amount, while the squad collected fees from shops across Konoha, including those run by the Nara Clan.
• Inuzuka Yuu demanded one million Ryo from the Akimichi Clan, double the usual fee, claiming its food businesses produced more garbage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Uchiha Qingcheng had used his signature to turn the Beautiful Konoha Village Plan into a wave of arrests, fines, and raids across Konoha. The chapter ended with Hiruzen furious and overwhelmed as Sarutobi Aiki reported that the Police Force had looted ninja tool shops.

• Villagers and ninja clans blamed Hiruzen for the Police Force’s mass arrests, fines, and property seizures under the Beautiful Konoha Village Plan.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu told Hiruzen that the Police Force had fined shops and Konoha Hospital, arrested villagers, and extorted major ninja clans using his signature.
• Hiruzen realized Uchiha Qingcheng had deceived him, while the elders mourned Danzo and warned that Konoha was nearing collapse.
• Sarutobi Aiki reported that the Police Force had arrested ANBU agents, imprisoned Kakashi, and demanded a five-million-Ryo fine from ANBU ninja.
• Aiki warned Hiruzen not to confront Qingcheng again, explaining that Sarutobi clan members and their ninja tool shops had also been targeted.
• Hiruzen demanded to know what else the Police Force had done after Aiki reported that Konoha’s ninja tool shops had been looted.

Kakashi was arrested by the Police Force and fined for carrying Icha Icha Paradise, then asked Minister Qingcheng for help. Qingcheng arrived and backed the Police Force’s claim that the Beautiful Konoha Plan came from the Third Hokage.

• Monashi Chuji and Yamanaka Fu arrested Kakashi and raised his fine to fifty million Ryo after he pulled out more Icha Icha Paradise.
• Yamanaka Fu and Monashi Chuji led the Police Force to raid Konoha bookstores for obscene books while Kakashi was taken to prison.
• Kakashi asked the Police Force to tell Qingcheng that Xiao Ge had arrived, and the message interrupted Qingcheng’s ranked match with Inuzuka Hana.
• Qingcheng came to the lobby, where Kakashi asked him for help, and scolded the Police Force for arresting Xiao Ge.
• A Police Force officer pointed to the Beautiful Konoha Plan, and Qingcheng agreed that the plan had been required by the Third Hokage.

Qingcheng helped Kakashi get released and promised to recover his confiscated Icha Icha Paradise, then oversaw the Police Force’s aggressive fine collection. The villagers gave in and paid, while Qingcheng insisted the Third Hokage take the blame for the operation.

• Qingcheng vouched for Kakashi and promised to cover his fine, then agreed to help him retrieve his confiscated Icha Icha Paradise.
• Kakashi left after Qingcheng promised to give him several copies of Icha Icha Paradise, while the Police Force officer reported that Yamanaka Fu was raiding the bookstore and had already seized more than three billion ryo in fines.
• Qingcheng learned that villagers who refused to pay were being tortured with a Tiger Bench and pepper water, and ordered the Police Force to make the Third Hokage responsible for the crackdown.
• The imprisoned villagers broke down and agreed to pay their fines, with the Police Force releasing them one by one to collect the money.
• The Police Force imposed fines for insults and spitting, while its members retained the right to decide how serious each offense was.

Qingcheng collected fines from captured ANBU and other villagers while enforcing the Third Hokage's Beautiful Konoha Plan. He paid Ashi-moto Kankan's fine in exchange for permission to marry Meiling, and planned to pick her up that night.

• Qingcheng rejected the ANBU ninja's pleas for reduced fines and insisted they pay for the Third Hokage's Beautiful Konoha Plan.
• After a fox-masked ANBU ninja threatened Qingcheng, Police Force members beat him and returned him to prison.
• Qingcheng told the remaining ANBU ninja to stop wearing masks in Konoha, and they fled toward the Hokage Building.
• Ashi-moto Kankan apologized to Qingcheng and asked him to cover the ten-million-Ryo shortfall on his fine in exchange for agreeing to Meiling's marriage.
• Qingcheng gave Ashi-moto Kankan fifty million Ryo and said he would pick Meiling up that night, and Kankan reluctantly accepted.

After Ashi-moto Kankan paid his fine, Qingcheng ordered the Police Force to confiscate the rest of his money for insulting the Third Hokage and spitting. Qingcheng then freed Might Guy, sending him to train in Konoha Forest and warning the Police Force not to arrest him again.

• Ashi-moto Kankan complained that the Third Hokage had taken his retirement money and cursed the Sarutobi Clan and Konoha’s treatment of the Senju Clan.
• Qingcheng heard Ashi-moto Kankan’s complaints and reflected on how the Konoha Elders and Danzo had helped destroy the Senju Clan through experiments and wartime missions.
• Qingcheng ordered the Police Force to fine Ashi-moto Kankan again, and the officers took all his remaining money.
• The Police Force brought in Might Guy, who said he wanted to do one hundred thousand push-ups in prison and keep burning with youth.
• Qingcheng told the officers to send Might Guy home with weighted ninja gear, and Guy ran off to train in Konoha Forest.
• Qingcheng warned the Police Force not to arrest Might Guy again, saying he could kick the Third Hokage to death.

At the Ninja Academy, Sasuke dismissed Naruto's challenge and was assigned to spar with Sashin, while the students praised Uchiha Qingcheng's reputation. Sasuke left the crowd insisting that Qingcheng was even more powerful than they could imagine.

• Naruto challenged Sasuke, but Sasuke refused to fight him and said he only wanted to face Sai and Sashin.
• Naruto and Sasuke traded insults as their classmates cheered for Sasuke, while Shikamaru complained about sparring and Hinata worried about Naruto.
• Iruka paired Sasuke with Sashin, who vowed not to go easy on him despite Sasuke being Qingcheng's younger brother.
• Sashin praised Qingcheng for defeating Danzo, rescuing the Root orphans, and destroying the Shimura Clan, prompting Naruto and the other students to praise him too.
• Sasuke agreed that the students' claims about Qingcheng were true, then declared that they still understood only a fraction of his strength.

Iruka began combat practice as Sasuke faced Sashin and displayed his Two-Tomoe Sharingan. Sashin attacked with Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, and Sasuke dodged before countering with a swarm of shuriken.

• Ino and Sakura praised Qingcheng, while Naruto tried to imitate his hairstyle and Sasuke mocked him.
• Iruka ordered the students into line and announced that Sasuke would fight Sashin.
• Sasuke activated his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, and Naruto compared it to Toraji’s contacts, prompting Sasuke, Ino, and Sakura to correct him.
• Naruto cheered for Sashin as Sashin formed hand seals and attacked Sasuke with Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.
• Sasuke leaped away from the gust and countered by throwing a dense swarm of shuriken at Sashin.

Uchiha Sasuke defeated Sashin in a sparring match, impressing the academy students with his shuriken skills and Fire Release. Naruto challenged Sasuke after he insulted Sakura, and their match began as Hinata and Sakura watched.

• The students praised Sasuke's shuriken skills, while Naruto insisted that Senior Toraji was stronger and Sai mocked Naruto's dream of becoming Hokage.
• Sasuke used a Great Fireball Technique to break through Sashin's Earth Wall, and Sashin surrendered.
• Iruka declared Sasuke the winner, and Sashin and Sasuke formed the Reconciliation Seal.
• Sasuke rebuked the girls who praised him and said his goal was to kill that man, prompting Naruto to challenge him for insulting Sakura.
• Iruka started the Naruto-versus-Sasuke match as Hinata wished Naruto luck and Shikamaru complained while Choji offered him chips.

Naruto and Sasuke turned their sparring match into a chaotic Shadow Clone brawl, and Iruka forced them to reconcile by threatening toilet-cleaning duty. After school, Sakura learned her father had been fined for being considered ugly and worried that her wide forehead might get her fined too.

• Naruto and Sasuke fought by pulling each other's faces until Naruto summoned more than a hundred Shadow Clones.
• Sasuke summoned twenty Shadow Clones as the Hashirama Vaccine in his body fused and strengthened him.
• Naruto and Sasuke's Shadow Clones brawled across the playground before Naruto and Sasuke resumed fighting each other.
• Iruka declared the match a draw and threatened toilet-cleaning duty until Naruto and Sasuke made the Reconciliation Seal.
• Sakura's mother told her that the Police Force had fined Sakura's father one million Ryo for being too ugly, and Sakura worried that her wide forehead would get her fined.

Qingcheng rewarded the Police Force for collecting more than 13.8 billion ryo through the Beautiful Konoha Plan, giving the officers B-rank Ninjutsu scrolls and Shouhon Yihan an A-rank technique. With the force’s morale raised, Qingcheng began considering a coup against the Third Hokage.

• Shouhon Yihan reported the operation’s haul of more than 13.8 billion ryo, with another 300 million expected from unpaid fines.
• Qingcheng awarded Shouhon Yihan 100 million ryo and named him, Yamanaka Fu, and Aburame Torune outstanding officers.
• The Police Force members asked Qingcheng for powerful Ninjutsu, and Qingcheng decided to give them ten B-rank scrolls to study together.
• Qingcheng rebuked a Hyuga branch family member for suggesting a raid on the Hyuga main family, reminding him that the plan was the Third Hokage’s policy.
• Qingcheng gave Shouhon Yihan an A-rank Water Release: Vortex Water Blade scroll, and the Police Force members praised him.
• Qingcheng considered using the Police Force’s high morale to stage a coup and bring about the Third Hokage’s downfall.

Qingcheng prepared to publicly deliver fines to the village, while Shouhon Yihan and other Police Force members secretly stole much of the supposed donation. After the Police Force left its headquarters, angry villagers emerged and condemned its crackdown as Qingcheng led a conspicuous procession toward the Hokage Building.

• Qingcheng set aside one hundred million ryo for the village and ordered Shouhon Yihan and Yamanaka Fu to prepare large crates for a public delivery.
• Shouhon Yihan padded the crates with newspapers and embezzled thirty million ryo; other officers took more, leaving only twenty million ryo to carry in ten crates.
• Shouhon Yihan praised Qingcheng’s concern about suggestive books, and Qingcheng told him to collect more fines and property management fees instead.
• Villagers left their homes and the Uchiha Clan Compound after the Police Force departed, then cursed the force and the Third Hokage for the harsh crackdown.
• Shouhon Yihan led Police Force members carrying the crates toward the Hokage Building and announced that the fines would be used to develop the village, prompting villagers to curse him.

Shouhon Yihan solicited bribes from villagers by promising Police Force positions through the Hokage’s “back door.” Qingcheng reprimanded him for doing it publicly, then ordered him to hand over the profits, and the Police Force continued toward the Hokage Building with its collected money.

• Villagers complained about the Police Force’s fines, then asked Shouhon Yihan how they could join it.
• Shouhon Yihan offered an unofficial route into the Police Force, telling villagers to bring money to his home for a position.
• Shouhon Yihan named the price as one Konoha Beautification Plan quota, worth about fifty million Ryo, and some villagers rushed home to prepare payment.
• Qingcheng led the Police Force and its chests of money toward the Hokage Building, where he scolded Shouhon Yihan for opening the back door publicly without permission.
• Qingcheng told Shouhon Yihan to hand over the profits, and Shouhon Yihan promised to make the Police Force’s finances flourish.

Tsunade recovered in the Land of Hot Water while Qingcheng’s genjutsu left her convinced they had been lovers in a previous life. Shizune urged her to return to Konoha and confront him, but Tsunade focused on her pregnancy, money, and another gambling trip.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and two Konoha higher-ups discussed finding Jiraiya or Tsunade so they could punish Evil Uchiha Qingcheng.
• Tsunade reminisced about Qingcheng and believed they had met in a previous life because his Mangekyo genjutsu had implanted the story of The Butterfly Lovers in her mind.
• Shizune brought Tsunade chicken soup, teased her about Qingcheng, and suggested she return to Konoha to ask him about their connection.
• Tsunade said she had nearly beaten Qingcheng to death and considered naming her child Senju Yuuki, while joking that she might give him the Uchiha surname for another two billion Ryo.
• Shizune warned Tsunade that she had nearly gambled away the two billion Ryo and accumulated debts, but Tsunade still planned to gamble again after drinking the soup.

Uchiha Qingcheng visited the Hokage's Office to pay a fine and reported that the Beautiful Konoha Plan had gone smoothly. Hiruzen Sarutobi asked him to stop the plan, but Qingcheng said the Police Force would continue it until villagers protected Konoha on their own.

• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura proposed finding Tsunade to counter Uchiha Yongcheng, while Hiruzen Sarutobi admitted he had sent people to search for her.
• Sarutobi Aiki reported that Uchiha Qingcheng had arrived with more than a dozen crates to pay the village's fine, and Hiruzen Sarutobi called for another ANBU squad.
• Uchiha Qingcheng entered the Hokage Building and told Shouhon Yihan that the ANBU presence was meant to bolster Hiruzen Sarutobi's image, not ambush them.
• Uchiha Qingcheng told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Beautiful Konoha Plan had gone smoothly and paid the village's fine.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Uchiha Qingcheng to stop the plan, but Qingcheng said the Police Force would continue until every villager protected Konoha on their own.

Uchiha Qingcheng refused to end his Beautiful Konoha Plan, provoking a confrontation with the Third Hokage and Konoha’s senior officials. After pretending to concede, he smashed Hiruzen Sarutobi’s desk and accused him of slandering the Uchiha Clan by condemning a plan he had signed.

• Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Hiruzen Sarutobi demanded that Qingcheng stop the Beautiful Konoha Plan, while Qingcheng and Shouhon Yihan insisted the Police Force would continue its fines.
• Hiruzen accused Qingcheng of using the plan to rob villagers, and Qingcheng approached his desk as the ANBU and senior officials prepared to stop him.
• Qingcheng announced that the Police Force would reduce the plan from daily operations to monthly ones, easing the tension in the Hokage’s Office.
• Qingcheng smashed Hiruzen’s desk with Chakra Enhanced Strength, drawing demands from Koharu and Homura that he be punished for damaging village property.
• Qingcheng accused Hiruzen of slandering the Uchiha Clan and treating his own signed orders as meaningless, leaving the ANBU astonished that he had rebuked the Third Hokage for the ninth time.

Uchiha Qingcheng confronted Konoha’s leaders after they tried to remove him as Police Force minister, and threatened to summon Uchiha Yongcheng when they challenged him. Hiruzen Sarutobi withdrew his proposal to avoid provoking Qingcheng further.

• Sakura proposed removing Uchiha Qingcheng as Police Force minister, and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed while leaving the position vacant for him to reclaim later.
• Qingcheng accused Utatane Koharu of exceeding her authority and intimidated her with his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Hiruzen rebuked Qingcheng, while Shouhon Yihan urged him to call Uchiha Yongcheng to uphold justice.
• Qingcheng used a Three-pronged Kunai to theatrically summon Yongcheng, prompting Hiruzen to warn that summoning the dead in Konoha was treason.
• Qingcheng threatened to summon Yongcheng outside the village with an army to attack the Sarutobi Clan and Koharu Family, so Hiruzen withdrew his proposal.

Uchiha Qingcheng forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to withdraw his objections to the Konoha Beautification Plan and accept the Police Force’s fines. Qingcheng left the Hokage Building after trading barbed pleasantries with Hiruzen, while the gathered officials and ANBU stayed silent.

• Utatane Koharu apologized to Qingcheng, and Hiruzen Sarutobi retracted his objection to the Konoha Beautification Plan.
• Qingcheng recognized Tenzō’s Wood Release and considered obtaining Hashirama Cells to awaken the Kekkei Genkai, while Hiruzen worried he planned to recruit Tenzō.
• Qingcheng clarified that he had come to deliver fines, and Hiruzen accepted them while asking him to stop violent law enforcement.
• Qingcheng praised the Police Force’s devotion to the village, and Shouhon Yihan claimed Qingcheng worked late into the night.
• Hiruzen offered Qingcheng half a year of leave, but Qingcheng suggested Hiruzen take the leave and let him guard the Hokage Building.
• Qingcheng led the Police Force out of the Hokage Building, leaving the ANBU and Konoha officials silent.