Chapter Summaries

Qingcheng secured the Land of Fire daimyo’s support for a new Fifth Hokage selection and forced Mitokado Homura to cooperate by holding his grandson captive. After revealing that Tsunade was pregnant with his child, Qingcheng declared he would launch a coup and kill Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• Qingcheng learned that Aburame Torune had bribed officials and persuaded the Land of Fire daimyo to approve another selection for the Fifth Hokage.
• Shouhon Yihan told Qingcheng that Mitokado Homura’s grandson had been kidnapped and imprisoned, and Qingcheng ordered Homura brought to him alive.
• Yamanaka Fu dragged Mitokado Homura into the Uchiha Clan compound, where Homura begged Qingcheng to spare his grandson and offered to testify against Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Qingcheng described Hiruzen Sarutobi’s plan to wait for Tsunade or Jiraiya to return before using the Reaper Death Seal against him, and Homura confirmed that Tsunade was in the Land of Waves and planned to return.
• Qingcheng revealed that Tsunade was pregnant with his child, then announced that the Police Force would proclaim him Fifth Hokage and that he would launch a coup against Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Qingcheng frightened Mitokado Homura with his plans for revenge against Hiruzen Sarutobi, then used Homura and Shouhon Yihan’s staged confessions to turn Anko Mitarashi, Kurenai Yuhi, and Uzuki Yugao against the Third Hokage. The chapter ended with Qingcheng pleased that the women now trusted him and the Uchiha Clan as the only truly righteous force.

• Mitokado Homura agreed to support Qingcheng becoming Fifth Hokage and begged him to spare his grandson and treat Konoha’s villagers better.
• Anko Mitarashi, Kurenai Yuhi, and Uzuki Yugao returned to the Uchiha compound and confronted Yamanaka Fu and the Police Force members waiting outside Qingcheng’s office.
• Anko used the Body Flicker Technique to get past the guards and burst into the office, where she found Shouhon Yihan kneeling and confessing to conspiring with Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Mitokado Homura told the women that Hiruzen had taken his three-year-old grandson and tried to force him to accept blame for the Konoha Beautification Plan and Konoha Crush Plan.
• Anko, Yugao, and Kurenai condemned Hiruzen and declared their trust in Qingcheng, while Qingcheng was pleased that his plan to turn them against the Third Hokage had worked.

Qingcheng reassured Yugao with a fabricated story about how he reconciled with the Third Hokage, then agreed to help Mitokado Homura rescue his grandson. He promised Homura that the boy would be returned the next morning, while hinting that Homura would need to help with his plan.

• Qingcheng told Yugao that the Third Hokage had sidelined him to pursue the Konoha Beautification Plan, and Yugao blamed herself for having held Qingcheng back.
• Anko Mitarashi asked when Qingcheng would help rescue Homura’s grandson and said she wanted to crusade against the Third Hokage.
• Shouhon Yihan claimed that the Third Hokage had coerced him into becoming the Konoha Madman, and Anko withdrew her threat to strike him.
• Qingcheng told Anko to protect the Uchiha Clan at home and took Homura back to the Konoha Police Force to discuss the rescue.
• Qingcheng promised Homura that his grandson would be safe and returned to him the next morning, while asking Homura to do his part.

Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that overwork and dementia had weakened him, while he blamed Uchiha Qingcheng for ruining his reputation and pinned his hopes on Tsunade’s return. Tsunade traveled toward Konoha with Shizune and ANBU, but she rejected the idea of becoming Hokage and left determined to see the village’s condition for herself.

• Sarutobi Aiki summoned a doctor, who treated Hiruzen Sarutobi and diagnosed him with overwork, a clot in his head, and senile dementia.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi blamed the village’s problems and his ruined reputation on the Evil Uchiha, while Sarutobi Aiki told him that Tsunade was returning and was pregnant.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assumed Jiraiya was the father of Tsunade’s child and hoped the child might inherit Wood Release.
• Tsunade complained to the ANBU escort about traveling while pregnant and rejected their appeals for her to become Hokage.
• The ANBU told Tsunade that Uchiha Qingcheng had used Hiruzen Sarutobi’s name to rob villagers, impose fees, and provoke protests against the Hokage.
• After Shizune warned that Konoha might be vulnerable to invasion, Tsunade agreed to continue toward the village so she could see its condition herself.

Tsunade agreed to spare Uchiha Qingcheng if he stopped the Konoha Crush Plan, while the ANBU escort hurried her back toward Konoha. Elsewhere, Qingcheng’s supporters rushed to deliver his recommendation for Hokage, and Kakashi found Naruto training and asking to learn Fire Release.

• Shizune reminded Tsunade that Qingcheng was the father of her unborn child, so Tsunade agreed to give him a chance if he stopped the Konoha Crush Plan.
• Tsunade admitted she had willingly fallen for Qingcheng, leaving the ANBU worried she might join him against the Third Hokage.
• Tsunade’s group hurried toward Konoha as Shizune wondered what made Qingcheng so captivating.
• Aburame Torune, Kameida Meikai, and the Police Force’s Third Squad rushed to Konoha with the Land of Fire daimyo’s letter recommending Qingcheng for office, condemning Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo.
• Kakashi brought ramen to Naruto and found him training with Shadow Clones; Naruto asked to learn Fire Release so he could defeat Sasuke.

Kakashi tested Naruto’s Chakra nature and taught him Wind Release: Gale Palm after discovering Naruto could not use Fire Release. Naruto quickly mastered the jutsu, while Kakashi returned to the Hokage Building and saw signs of Konoha’s worsening conflict with the Uchiha Clan.

• Naruto told Kakashi he had developed elbow-strike techniques to beat Sasuke and trained with twenty Shadow Clones.
• Kakashi tested Naruto’s Chakra and found it had only a wind nature, so he taught Naruto Wind Release: Gale Palm.
• Naruto trained with his Shadow Clones and learned Gale Palm within half an hour, renaming it Naruto’s Air Current.
• Kakashi warned Naruto to stay indoors because the village was unsafe, then returned to the Hokage Building.
• Kakashi saw closed shops, a bustling Uchiha Street, and ninja tool stores emptied by the Police Force, and worried about the conflict’s effects on Konoha.

Uchiha Qingcheng assembled the Police Force and Publicity Department to launch a coup against Hiruzen Sarutobi and seize the Sarutobi Clan’s supplies. The force set out for the Sarutobi compound, intending to arrest Hiruzen and establish Qingcheng as the Fifth Hokage.

• Qingcheng ordered the Police Force to prepare for an attack and arrest Hiruzen Sarutobi, with orders to overwhelm any Sarutobi resistance.
• Shouhon Yihan rallied the officers and promised rewards to those who captured Sarutobi Clan members.
• Fujikawa arrived with the Publicity Department, and Qingcheng had its members receive equipment.
• Qingcheng ordered the force to leave the Sarutobi Clan’s storerooms for him to inventory and promised to account to the villagers for the clan’s wealth.
• Qingcheng led more than nine hundred Police Force and Publicity Department members toward the Sarutobi Clan compound.

Qingcheng surrounded the Sarutobi Clan with the Police Force while Mitokado Homura kept the ANBU out of the conflict. Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to defend his clan, and Sarutobi Asuma left Konoha for the Land of Fire.

• Aburame Torune and Kameida Meikai returned to Konoha with Police Force members and hurried to deliver a letter to Qingcheng, who had already begun surrounding the Sarutobi Clan.
• Mitokado Homura kept the ANBU on standby in the Hokage Building, while privately complying because Qingcheng had taken his grandson hostage.
• Utatane Koharu regretted helping Homura after learning that her daughter and granddaughter had been taken by the Police Force.
• Sarutobi Aiki warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that Qingcheng had surrounded the clan, and Hiruzen put on his battle gear and ordered the Sarutobi Clan to gather for a fight.
• Sarutobi Shirauo discovered that Sarutobi Asuma had left Konoha for the Land of Fire, leaving a letter explaining his reasons.

Uchiha Qingcheng’s Police Force surrounded the Sarutobi Clan compound and demanded that Hiruzen Sarutobi surrender as a war criminal. Hiruzen confronted Qingcheng, but Qingcheng’s stronger aura and Chakra left the Third Hokage panicking.

• Sarutobi Shirauo read Asuma’s letter and told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Asuma had left Konoha to wander the Land of Fire.
• Shouhon Yihan used a loudspeaker to demand Hiruzen Sarutobi’s surrender, while the Police Force prepared to attack the Sarutobi Clan compound.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi led Sarutobi Clan ninjas outside to face Uchiha Qingcheng and the Police Force, and both sides traded threats and claims about who was Hokage.
• Uchiha Qingcheng activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and demanded the Sarutobi Clan surrender, while Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to intimidate him with his aura.
• Uchiha Qingcheng released his blue Chakra and stronger Kage-level aura, overpowering Hiruzen Sarutobi and making him panic.

Qingcheng confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi over his role in Hyuga Hiashi’s death and the Uchiha Clan’s persecution, while the Police Force and Sarutobi Clan prepared to fight. The chapter ended with Qingcheng accusing Hiruzen of betraying Uchiha Shisui to Danzo and helping provoke the Uchiha coup.

• Qingcheng challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi over Hyuga Hiashi’s death, and Hiruzen admitted he bore some responsibility for the incident.
• Qingcheng accused Hiruzen of knowingly letting Danzo force Hizashi Hyuga to die, while the Sarutobi Clansmen defended Hiruzen and the Police Force condemned him.
• Hiruzen argued that sacrificing Hyuga Hiashi had secured peace, but Qingcheng insisted he would have led Konoha into war against the Hidden Cloud Village.
• The Police Force demanded that Hiruzen step down, and members of both sides drew weapons as Shouhon Yihan created Shadow Clones armed with Shuriken and Explosive Tags.
• Qingcheng accused Hiruzen of betraying Uchiha Shisui to Danzo and blamed Hiruzen’s treatment of the Uchiha Clan for provoking its coup.

Uchiha Qingcheng escalated his confrontation with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Sarutobi Clan, declaring his intention to destroy them and claim the Hokage position. Hiruzen summoned Enma to fight Qingcheng, who launched a Susanoo attack as the chapter ended.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Sarutobi Shirauo traded insults with Qingcheng, while the Police Force defended him and Shouhon Yihan condemned the Sarutobi Clan.
• Qingcheng ordered the Police Force to use their Explosive Tags against the Sarutobi Clan, then revealed his golden, armored Susanoo.
• Qingcheng told Hiruzen that the Daimyo had endorsed him as the Fifth Hokage and threatened to kill anyone who opposed him.
• Hiruzen vowed to stop Qingcheng and summoned Enma, who transformed into a staff for the battle.
• As Hiruzen prepared to attack, Qingcheng used Yasaka Magatama.

Uchiha Qingcheng attacked the Sarutobi Clan with Susanoo’s Eight-Headed Curved Magatama, devastating the compound and overwhelming Hiruzen Sarutobi’s defenses. Hiruzen, Enma, and many Sarutobi ninjas were left badly injured, while Hizashi Hyuga concluded that Hiruzen could not withstand Qingcheng much longer.

• Uchiha Qingcheng launched two Eight-Headed Curved Magatama halos at the Sarutobi Clan as Hiruzen Sarutobi and Enma tried to stop them.
• Sarutobi Aiki and the Sarutobi ninjas raised Earth-Style Walls while Hiruzen created an Earth-Style Rampart and Enma formed a wall of rods.
• The magatama exploded through the defenses, scorching the Sarutobi compound and killing or injuring clan members.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Enma were left charred and gravely wounded, and Enma said he could no longer fight alongside Hiruzen.
• Konoha villagers reacted to the explosion and argued over whether Hiruzen or Uchiha Qingcheng would prevail.
• Hizashi Hyuga watched the destroyed compound through his Byakugan and said Hiruzen had little time left.

As the coup against Hiruzen Sarutobi continued, Konoha’s major clans weighed their options and prepared to support Uchiha Qingcheng if he became Hokage. Meanwhile, Yugao, Anko Mitarashi, and Kurenai Yuhi waited anxiously through the night for news of Qingcheng’s battle.

• Nara Ji urged the Nara Clan to avoid provoking Uchiha Qingcheng, and Nara Shikadai decided they should support him if he became Hokage.
• Yamanaka Inoichi ordered his clan to stay neutral and distance itself from Yamanaka Fu if the coup failed, while Jieyi agreed not to risk the clan by visiting Qingcheng.
• Yamanaka Inoichi complained that Yamanaka Fu had fined clan members and sealed two flower shops, and Jieyi promised to ask him to stop.
• Aburame Shibi told his clan that Torune had obtained the daimyo’s Letter of Recommendation for Qingcheng, and the clan agreed to support Qingcheng as Hokage.
• Yugao, Anko Mitarashi, and Kurenai Yuhi stayed awake listening to explosions from the Sarutobi Clan and reassured one another that Qingcheng could defeat Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Anko Mitarashi recalled Qingcheng’s comment about her tongue and awkwardly asked Kurenai Yuhi whether she liked sticking out her tongue.

Uchiha Qingcheng destroyed the Sarutobi compound with ten million Explosive Tags, killing most of the clan and leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi to face him amid the ruins. Qingcheng revealed his revenge against the Shimura Clan and told Hiruzen he would soon send him to see Danzo.

• Kurenai and Anko worried about Qingcheng as further blasts erupted at the Sarutobi compound.
• Qingcheng used Yomotsu Hirasaka and the Second Hokage's Mutual Exploding Tag to send ten million Explosive Tags into the Sarutobi compound, killing Sarutobi Aiki and destroying the clan's home.
• The Police Force surrounded surviving Sarutobi elders, women, and children, while Shouhon Yihan defended taking the clan's wealth and challenged Hiruzen's Will of Fire.
• Qingcheng told Hiruzen that he had spared him so he could feel the pain of losing his clan, then admitted he had secretly destroyed the Shimura Clan.
• Hiruzen accused Qingcheng of using Shouhon Yihan as a scapegoat, and Qingcheng replied that he had learned the tactic from Hiruzen and promised to send him to see Danzo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi used the Reaper Death Seal against Uchiha Qingcheng, who avoided being caught while his Shadow Clones overwhelmed the Hokage. The chapter left Hiruzen unconscious and being teleported by Qingcheng’s clones toward Konoha Forest.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned the Death God with the Reaper Death Seal and created four Shadow Clones as Shouhon Yihan fled.
• Qingcheng created more than a hundred Shadow Clones and ordered them to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to send Hiruzen to Konoha Forest.
• Hiruzen’s Shadow Clones failed to find Qingcheng’s original body, while Qingcheng used Yomotsu Hirasaka to hide in Yomi Space.
• Hiruzen fought off the clones with the Death God’s protection, but they pummeled him with attacks and one struck him in the back of the head.
• Two of Qingcheng’s Shadow Clones grabbed the unconscious Hiruzen and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport him away as the Police Force watched.

Qingcheng returned to the ruined Sarutobi estate, ordered Shouhon Yihan to secure the clan’s assets, and learned the daimyo’s recommendation letter had arrived. Hiruzen Sarutobi died after his Reaper Death Seal struck only a small tree, while the Sarutobi Clan was wiped out and Konohamaru was told to abandon the family name.

• Shouhon Yihan admitted he had fled the battle and confessed that he had failed to report deposits from ninja seeking to join the Police Force.
• Qingcheng ordered the Police Force to stop searching for Shouhon Yihan’s glasses, collect the Sarutobi Clan’s assets, seal its shops and department stores, and send him the property deeds.
• Aburame Torune and the arriving Police Force members saw the daimyo’s sealed letter of recommendation and asked whether the coup was over.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi found himself in Konoha Forest, where Qingcheng’s Shadow Clones watched the Reaper Death God devour his soul after its blade struck a small tree.
• The Sarutobi Clan was wiped out, and the surviving women warned Konohamaru to stop using the Sarutobi surname.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi died during his confrontation with Qingcheng’s Shadow Clones, Qingcheng took charge of publicizing accusations against him and arranging his burial. Qingcheng then headed to the Hokage Building to prepare for his appointment as Fifth Hokage.

• Qingcheng’s Shadow Clones mocked Hiruzen Sarutobi for sealing only a tree before they returned with his corpse, claiming he had committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
• Shouhon Yihan added charges to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s record, and Qingcheng ordered her and Fujikawa to publicize further allegations against him.
• Qingcheng told Yamanaka Fu to bring Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu out, then ordered Hiruzen’s body sent to the Uchiha One-Dragon Company for a proper burial.
• Qingcheng abandoned the idea of collecting condolence gifts and told Shouhon Yihan to arrange his wedding to Kurenai Yuhi, with clan seating based on gifts.
• Police Force members discovered that the Sarutobi Clan’s stored goods had burned to ashes, and Qingcheng led them toward the Hokage Building to prepare for his succession.

After the battle at the Sarutobi Clan ended, Uchiha Qingcheng led the Police Force to the Hokage Building and declared himself the Fifth Hokage. He ordered his men to seize the ANBU, leaving the village’s leadership under threat.

• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu worried about the battle’s outcome and the safety of their kidnapped family members.
• Utatane Koharu received Qingcheng’s letter demanding support for his succession, along with photographs of Utatane Kohana that enraged her.
• Tsunade and Shizune headed toward the Hokage Building to find out what had happened in Konoha.
• Qingcheng arrived at the Hokage Building with the Police Force, while Homura, Kakashi, and the ANBU realized he had won.
• Qingcheng declared himself the Fifth Hokage and ordered the Police Force to capture the ANBU, killing anyone who resisted.

Uchiha Qingcheng took control of the Hokage Building with the daimyo’s recommendation, subdued ANBU who resisted, and arranged his succession as Fifth Hokage. He agreed to end the Konoha Beautification Plan’s extortion, though he considered keeping garbage and property management fees.

• Aburame Torune presented the daimyo’s recommendation, and Qingcheng ordered the ANBU who questioned his authority arrested.
• Kakashi confirmed the daimyo’s signature and seal, and Qingcheng named him head of the ANBU while claiming Aikun and the Third Hokage had committed suicide.
• Qingcheng used Mirror Heaven and Earth Change to subdue the resisting ANBU, including Tenzō, then fined them two months’ salary and assigned them a month of toilet cleaning instead of raiding their homes.
• Mitokado Homura arranged Qingcheng’s succession ceremony for eight that morning and a meeting with the village’s ninja and clan heads that afternoon.
• Kakashi asked Qingcheng to stop the Konoha Beautification Plan, and Qingcheng agreed while considering continuing garbage management and property management fees.

Qingcheng and Shouhon Yihan forced Utatane Koharu to help publicize Hiruzen Sarutobi’s alleged crimes, while Tsunade returned to Konoha and confronted the Police Force over its accusations and fines. The chapter ended with Koharu spotting Tsunade and calling for help.

• Qingcheng agreed that property management and garbage management fees could be collected indefinitely, while the Police Force prepared to announce Hiruzen Sarutobi’s crimes.
• Shouhon Yihan pressured Utatane Koharu to accept a list of charges against Hiruzen Sarutobi and testify against him.
• Koharu followed Fujikawa and the Police Force into the streets to publicize the charges and Hiruzen’s alleged suicide.
• Tsunade arrived in Konoha and angrily challenged Police Force members for accusing Hiruzen and threatening to fine her.
• Koharu saw Tsunade and shouted that she had returned just in time to save her.