Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Ying Yue persuaded his clan to give up two-thirds of the Konoha Security Force positions and presented the plan to Sarutobi Hiruzen. Hiruzen approved, believing the concession would help the Uchiha integrate, while Ying Yue intended to expand his clan’s influence throughout Konoha.

• Uchiha Ying Yue convinced the Uchiha clan members that sharing Security Force positions would ease tensions and let them pursue influential roles elsewhere in Konoha.
• Uchiha Ying Yue visited Sarutobi Hiruzen and proposed giving two-thirds of the Security Force positions to other clans and civilian ninjas.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen approved the proposal and promised to arrange new Security Force members and other roles for Uchiha ninjas.
• Uchiha Ying Yue left the Hokage Office, resolved to lead the Uchiha Clan into a new era and shape its own future.

Uchiha Ying Yue’s proposal to give other clans and civilian ninja two-thirds of the Konoha Military Police Force’s positions prompted Konoha’s clans to seek cooperation. After negotiations, he restructured the force into nine squads, distributing the captaincies among the Uchiha and several other clans.

• Hyuga Hiashi and the heads of other major clans discussed the proposal and agreed to seek positions in the Police Force.
• The Hyuga Clan sent an elder to declare its willingness to cooperate, while representatives of other clans arrived at the Uchiha Clan Grounds to meet Uchiha Ying Yue.
• Uchiha Ying Yue welcomed the clans’ interest, viewing cooperation as a way to reduce the burden on the Uchiha Clan and extend its influence.
• Uchiha Ying Yue decided to divide the Police Force into nine squads, with himself as head and Uchiha Fugaku as deputy head.
• Uchiha Ying Yue kept three captaincies for the Uchiha Clan and assigned others to the Nara, Yamanaka, Akimichi, and Sarutobi Clans.
• Uchiha Ying Yue gave the final two captaincies to the Hyuga and Inuzuka Clans.

Uchiha Ying Yue spread his clan’s influence across Konoha’s institutions and strengthened its ties with other clans, easing resentment over Police Force assignments. His reforms drew suspicion from Shimura Danzō, who remained convinced the Uchiha Clan posed a threat.

• Ying Yue arranged for Hyuga and Inuzuka members to join the Police Force, binding their clans’ interests to the Uchiha Clan.
• Ying Yue negotiated positions for Uchiha members in Konoha’s administration, Ninja Academy, hospital, Anbu, and Barrier Team.
• Ying Yue established stipends for clan members assigned outside the Police Force and explained his plans at a clan meeting.
• Uchiha Clan members accepted Ying Yue’s reforms, and the clan’s influence across Konoha grew.
• Shimura Danzō viewed Ying Yue’s efforts to integrate the Uchiha Clan with suspicion and continued to regard it as a threat.

Shimura Danzō confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen over Uchiha Ying Yue’s growing influence in Konoha, but Hiruzen refused to suppress the Uchiha Clan. Danzō maintained his suspicions as Ying Yue continued expanding the clan’s presence, while Ying Yue reflected on why Senju Tobirama had chosen Hiruzen as Hokage.

• Shimura Danzō reviewed reports of Uchiha Ying Yue’s influence spreading through Konoha’s departments and decided to warn Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Danzō urged Hiruzen to suppress the Uchiha Clan, but Hiruzen defended Ying Yue’s reforms and the clan’s integration into the village.
• Danzō left the Hokage Office angrily after Hiruzen declared his authority, while Hiruzen resolved to continue giving the Uchiha a chance.
• Shimura Danzō privately vowed to keep watching the Uchiha Clan despite Hiruzen’s rejection of his advice.
• Uchiha Ying Yue continued building the clan’s influence through cooperation with other clans and considered why Senju Tobirama had selected Hiruzen as the Third Hokage.

Shimura Danzō’s Wood Release experiments killed nearly all sixty infants, but one survivor, Kinoe, showed signs of the ability and was taken into Root. Orochimaru revealed a breakthrough using Uchiha Ying Yue’s blood with Hashirama Cells, and Ying Yue agreed to help while urging Orochimaru to tell Sarutobi Hiruzen about Danzō’s experiments.

• Shimura Danzō ordered Orochimaru to conduct Wood Release experiments on sixty infants, and nearly all of them died.
• Danzō discovered that one infant survived and showed signs of Wood Release, so he took him into Root and named him Kinoe.
• Orochimaru told Uchiha Ying Yue that his blood could be combined with Hashirama Cells and might help others use Wood Release.
• Uchiha Ying Yue agreed to provide blood for Orochimaru’s research, provided the experiments did not cause uncontrollable consequences.
• Uchiha Ying Yue urged Orochimaru to report Danzō’s experiments to Sarutobi Hiruzen and distance himself from Danzō.
• Orochimaru said he would consider Ying Yue’s advice.

Uchiha Madara rejected Black Zetsu’s suggestion to use Uchiha Ying Yue as a pawn and chose Uchiha Obito for the Eye of the Moon Plan. Back in Konoha, Ying Yue continued training to prepare for the threats he expected to face.

• Black Zetsu told Uchiha Madara that Uchiha Ying Yue was exceptionally talented and might awaken the Rinnegan.
• Uchiha Madara rejected Ying Yue as too clever to control and chose Uchiha Obito, believing Obito’s love and grief would make him an effective pawn.
• Black Zetsu agreed to help train Uchiha Obito but secretly resolved to keep watching Uchiha Ying Yue.
• Uchiha Ying Yue finished reviewing clan affairs and considered the dangers posed by Uchiha Madara, Black Zetsu, and the Otsutsuki Clan.
• Uchiha Ying Yue trained in the Uchiha Clan Grounds, experimenting with combining Wood Release and the Sharingan.

After recalling Konoha’s future generation and the threats they might face, Uchiha Ying Yue resolved to grow stronger and guide them. He used reforms to the Konoha Military Police Force to recruit loyal former subordinates, expand his influence, and introduce a shorter workweek and shift system.

• Uchiha Ying Yue reflected on the young ninja who would shape Konoha’s future and decided to strengthen his ties with them while preparing for coming threats.
• Uchiha Ying Yue sought ways to earn Destiny Points and used the Military Police Force reforms as an opportunity to expand his influence.
• Uchiha Ying Yue favored former subordinates who were loyal to him during recruitment, appointing and promoting them within the force.
• Uchiha Ying Yue introduced a five-day, six-hour workweek, overtime pay, shared workloads, and shifts to improve conditions and bring more ninja into the Military Police Force.

Uchiha Ying Yue used his own wealth to raise Police Force pay and benefits, boosting his influence and Destiny Points. He then expanded the Konoha Orphanage and planned to make education widely available in Konoha.

• Uchiha Ying Yue set Police Force compensation at one and a half times typical mission earnings and funded the benefits himself, earning praise and loyalty from Konoha's ninjas.
• Uchiha Ying Yue saw his influence and Destiny Points grow, then decided to invest more in the Konoha Orphanage.
• Uchiha Ying Yue told Yakushi Kira he would expand the orphanage, improve the children's care and education, and offer suitable graduates jobs in his organizations and businesses.
• Uchiha Ying Yue's support improved the orphans' living conditions and schooling, while their gratitude and his Destiny Points increased.
• Uchiha Ying Yue decided to build schools and introduce compulsory education in Konoha as the next step toward changing the village and the Ninja World.

Uchiha Ying Yue secured Hiruzen Sarutobi’s and the major clans’ support for expanding education in Konoha, then oversaw the opening of the village’s first Basic Education School. He also inspected the newly completed Konoha First People's Hospital with Tsunade, and their time together brought them closer.

• Uchiha Ying Yue proposed a village-wide education plan to Hiruzen Sarutobi and offered Dawn Organization funding for schools, teachers, and tuition assistance.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi endorsed Ying Yue’s plan for Basic, Advanced, and Higher Education Schools, and representatives of the major clans pledged their support.
• Uchiha Ying Yue led the construction of Konoha’s first Basic Education School and set low tuition, with free places for some impoverished families.
• Uchiha Ying Yue and Tsunade inspected the completed hospital, which Ying Yue named Konoha First People's Hospital.
• Uchiha Ying Yue praised Tsunade as the heart of the hospital, and the two walked together before he escorted her home.

Uchiha Ying Yue learned that the Land of Whirlpools had advanced rice seed, firearms, and chakra-powered energy research, and ordered reforms and plans to promote rice seeds and firearms across the Ninja World. Days later, he visited the thriving country and the Dawn Organization, where experts demonstrated power-generation methods as he inspected the energy revolution’s progress.

• A subordinate reported that improved rice seeds had raised production by 10%, firearms research had advanced, and prototypes for chakra-powered energy had been developed.
• Uchiha Ying Yue announced a shorter workweek with no pay cuts and directed negotiators to sell improved rice seeds and firearms to the Feudal Lords, prioritizing their spread.
• Uchiha Ying Yue explained that rice seeds would improve lives while firearms would strengthen the Feudal Lords and make them dependent on his organization’s resources.
• Several days later, Uchiha Ying Yue visited the modernized Land of Whirlpools, where civilians and shinobi welcomed him enthusiastically.
• Uchiha Ying Yue reached the Dawn Organization’s headquarters to inspect energy research, and experts demonstrated hydroelectric, wind, and coal-fired power generation.

Uchiha Ying Yue advanced energy research and introduced shorter working hours in the Land of Whirlpools as his Dawn Organization expanded, drawing the attention of Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Kara. The chapter recounted Isshiki and Kaguya’s history on Earth and left both organizations secretly building strength toward a future conflict.

• Uchiha Ying Yue urged researchers to improve energy use and storage, then established a five-day workweek with six-hour workdays in the Land of Whirlpools.
• The Dawn Organization expanded its recruitment and technological work, while Ōtsutsuki Isshiki watched its growth and decided to bide his time with Kara.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Kaguya Otsutsuki arrived on Earth to cultivate a God Tree, but Kaguya attacked Isshiki to escape her planned sacrifice.
• Kaguya’s attack destroyed half of Isshiki’s body, and he escaped by shrinking himself and implanting Karma on Jigen.
• Kaguya ate the Chakra Fruit and cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, but Hamura Otsutsuki and Hagoromo Otsutsuki defeated and sealed her on the moon.
• Ōtsutsuki Isshiki continued searching for a suitable vessel through Kara while the Dawn Organization grew into a potential obstacle to his plans.

Uchiha Ying Yue trained in the Eight Inner Gates with Might Gang and Might Duy, improving his taijutsu and learning to open the Seventh Gate. He recruited Might Gang as the Konoha Military Police Force’s taijutsu instructor and Might Duy as a member, while continuing to work toward the Gate of Death.

• Uchiha Ying Yue sought Might Gang and Might Duy’s guidance to advance beyond the Sixth Gate.
• Might Gang trained Uchiha Ying Yue, who learned to open the Seventh Gate and sparred with Might Duy.
• Uchiha Ying Yue invited Might Gang to instruct the Police Force and asked Might Duy to join.
• Might Gang accepted the instructor role and agreed that Might Duy would join the Police Force.
• Might Gang and Might Duy began training Police Force members as Uchiha Ying Yue continued progressing toward the Gate of Death.

Uchiha Ying Yue spent time with Hyuga Ayane and Yamanaka Chinatsu as their clan heads urged marriage alliances and supported his village projects. He then received Orochimaru’s Hashirama Cell Solution, which enhanced his chakra, healing, and Wood Release without causing rejection, and Orochimaru proposed a full injection.

• Uchiha Ying Yue spent time with Hyuga Ayane and Yamanaka Chinatsu, while the Hyuga and Yamanaka Clan Heads pressed him to consider marriage alliances.
• Uchiha Ying Yue delayed deciding about marriage, and both clans supported his Police Force reforms, hospital plans, and schools.
• Orochimaru told Uchiha Ying Yue that he had developed a Hashirama Cell Solution neutralized with Ying Yue’s blood.
• Orochimaru injected a small amount of the solution, and Uchiha Ying Yue felt his chakra, healing, and Wood Release strengthen without any adverse reaction.
• Orochimaru suggested giving Uchiha Ying Yue a full injection to achieve even greater results.

Uchiha Ying Yue absorbed another dose of Hashirama Cell Solution and later caught up with Jiraiya, who told him about his Rain Country students and new disciple, Namikaze Minato. Ying Yue then met Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi, learning of Sakumo’s loss and praising Kakashi’s talent as well as Sakumo’s standing in Konoha.

• Orochimaru injected Uchiha Ying Yue with Hashirama Cell Solution, and Ying Yue absorbed its power until his Wood Release and Sage Body grew stronger.
• Uchiha Ying Yue offered Orochimaru more of his blood to help neutralize Hashirama Cells for future experiments.
• Jiraiya told Uchiha Ying Yue that Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan had grown into capable ninja, and that he had taken Namikaze Minato as his disciple.
• Uchiha Ying Yue said he hoped to visit Yahiko and the others in the Land of Rain and privately resolved to check on them the next time he passed through.
• Uchiha Ying Yue met Hatake Sakumo and Kakashi, expressed sympathy for Sakumo’s loss, praised Kakashi’s talent, and remarked on Sakumo’s popularity as a possible future Hokage.

Uchiha Ying Yue warned Hatake Sakumo about the dangers of village politics, while Shimura Danzō plotted to destroy Sakumo’s reputation and secure the Hokage Position. Ying Yue then invited Hyuga Ayane and Yamanaka Chinatsu on a mission to investigate a missing-person case near the Land of Fire’s border.

• Uchiha Ying Yue cautioned Hatake Sakumo that his trust in the village could leave him vulnerable, and Sakumo reaffirmed that he would accept the Hokage Position if the village chose him.
• Hatake Sakumo praised Ying Yue to Kakashi, and Ying Yue left determined to protect them and other innocent people in Konoha.
• Shimura Danzō blamed Sarutobi Hiruzen for Konoha’s decline and decided to wait for an opportunity to frame Hatake Sakumo and undermine his support.
• Uchiha Ying Yue invited Hyuga Ayane and Yamanaka Chinatsu to join him on a mission, and they agreed to investigate a missing-person case in a small border town.

Uchiha Ying Yue, Yamanaka Chinatsu, and Hyuga Ayane investigated the disappearances of ordinary people in a border town and uncovered a noble-backed trafficking and human experimentation network. Ying Yue confronted the estate owner with evidence of his crimes and trapped him under his Sharingan genjutsu.

• Uchiha Ying Yue, Yamanaka Chinatsu, and Hyuga Ayane arrived in a border town after witnessing the hardship of the Land of Fire's commoners.
• The merchant asked Ying Yue and his companions to find his missing daughter, and their investigation revealed that many townspeople had been abducted.
• Ying Yue used Wood Clones and his sensory abilities to locate the captives at a secluded estate, then infiltrated it while Ayane and Chinatsu waited outside.
• Ying Yue discovered records showing that the estate owner served nobles and officials who abducted commoners for sexual exploitation, experiments, and slavery, with the local lord protecting the operation for bribes.
• Ying Yue controlled the guards with his Sharingan and waited in the estate owner's living room until the owner arrived.
• Ying Yue compelled the estate owner to sit across from him as the documents exposing his crimes lay on the table.

Uchiha Ying Yue killed the manor lord, rescued the captives, and took the noble’s fortune while concealing his involvement. After returning the merchant’s daughter, he set off with Hyuga Ayane and Yamanaka Chinatsu on a journey to explore the Ninja World.

• Uchiha Ying Yue had the guards kill the manor lord, rescued the kidnapped civilians, and seized the manor’s wealth.
• Uchiha Ying Yue staged the deaths of the guards to hide his involvement and gave Hyuga Ayane and Yamanaka Chinatsu sealing scrolls containing thirty million ryo each.
• Uchiha Ying Yue and his companions returned the merchant’s daughter and shared the merchant’s one-million-ryo reward.
• Uchiha Ying Yue proposed taking a break from missions to travel with Hyuga Ayane and Yamanaka Chinatsu, and they chose the Land of Water as their first destination.
• Uchiha Ying Yue, Hyuga Ayane, and Yamanaka Chinatsu set out toward the Land of Water.

Uchiha Ying Yue encountered pirates driven to robbery by crushing taxes in the Land of Water and offered them a chance to start over in the Land of Whirlpools. After they agreed to join his Dawn Organization, Ying Yue continued his journey with Ayane and Chinatsu while planning for the future of the Land of Water.

• Uchiha Ying Yue confronted a pirate ship with a Water Dragon Bullet and learned from its leader that oppression and scarcity had driven the crew to rob for food.
• Uchiha Ying Yue promised to help the pirates if they stopped attacking innocent people and gave their leader a Flying Thunder God Mark.
• Uchiha Ying Yue decided the pirates should leave the Land of Water and invited them to join his Dawn Organization in the Land of Whirlpools.
• The pirate leader and his men accepted, and Uchiha Ying Yue gave them a map and instructions for reaching the organization.
• Uchiha Ying Yue continued toward the Land of Water with Hyuga Ayane and Yamanaka Chinatsu, intending to build support for changing its corrupt rule.

Uchiha Ying Yue, Hyuga Ayane, and Yamanaka Chinatsu explored the Land of Water’s fishing villages and coastal caves before traveling to Kirigakure. After observing the village’s harsh atmosphere and learning about its shinobi and factions, Ying Yue decided to keep watching without approaching them.

• Uchiha Ying Yue, Hyuga Ayane, and Yamanaka Chinatsu arrived in the Land of Water and explored a fishing village along the coast.
• Uchiha Ying Yue invited Ayane and Chinatsu to try local seafood at a seaside restaurant, and the three later visited the Coastal Sea Caves.
• Uchiha Ying Yue, Ayane, and Chinatsu traveled through the mountains and entered Kirigakure, where they noticed its fogbound, guarded atmosphere.
• Uchiha Ying Yue learned about Kirigakure’s brutal shinobi training, the Hozuki Clan and Yuki Clan, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and the mysterious Mizukage.
• Uchiha Ying Yue judged that Kirigakure’s ruthless training left its shinobi lacking compassion and chose to observe the village rather than approach its shinobi.

Uchiha Ying Yue, Hyuga Ayane, and Yamanaka Chinatsu grew closer during a stay at a hot spring inn in the Land of Hot Water. Later, Ying Yue discovered a Jashin Cult kidnapping civilians and performing a blood ritual at an underground altar.

• Uchiha Ying Yue, Hyuga Ayane, and Yamanaka Chinatsu relaxed together at a private hot spring and confessed their feelings that night.
• The three awoke the next morning, shared an understanding, and prepared to continue their travels.
• Uchiha Ying Yue overheard suspicious whispers and followed hooded figures who had gathered civilians in a secluded alley.
• Uchiha Ying Yue recognized signs of the Jashin Cult and secretly followed its members to an underground altar.
• The cultists forced controlled civilians to kneel, cut their wrists, and offered their blood as they chanted for Jashin to grant them power.