Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Ying Yue directed the Dawn Organization to expand firearms promotion and accelerate automatic-rifle development in the Land of Whirlpools. He envisioned arming ordinary people to challenge the Ninja World's feudal order, and the chapter left him looking toward the future at the port.

• Uchiha Ying Yue praised the Dawn Organization's work rebuilding the Land of Whirlpools and urged it to advance technology and ninjutsu together.
• Uchiha Ying Yue told the firearms department to promote weapons among civilians in the Land of Wind's oases, where people faced bandits and ninja.
• Uchiha Ying Yue explained automatic-rifle mechanisms and ordered the technical team to begin research and trial production.
• Uchiha Ying Yue reflected that firearms could give civilians the force to resist ninja and rulers, compelling them to account for the people's interests.

Uchiha Ying Yue tasked Sarutobi Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, and Shizune with studying modernization in the Land of Whirlpools, then directed his trained pirate force to build a resistance movement in the Land of Water. He outlined plans for the Dawn Organization to secure resources, improve livelihoods, expand research, and educate a broader range of talent.

• Uchiha Ying Yue gave Sarutobi Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, and Shizune money and told them to study and rest in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Uchiha Ying Yue ordered the trained pirates to return to the Land of Water and unite refugees and pirates against its corrupt regime.
• Uchiha Ying Yue instructed the pirates to use the Dawn Organization as support while gradually building enough strength to overthrow the regime.
• Uchiha Ying Yue told Dawn Organization leaders to fund development through improved rice seeds and firearms deals, while prioritizing resources, direction, and organization.
• Uchiha Ying Yue called for investment in public welfare, infrastructure, household goods, and scientific research.
• Uchiha Ying Yue proposed higher education institutions to train scientists, engineers, and other specialists, including people without chakra.

Uchiha Ying Yue brought his disciples to test the Land of Whirlpools' new automatic rifle and assessed its threat to powerful ninjas. He caught its bullets with his Sharingan and World Stand, then urged the firearms department to keep improving the weapon.

• Uchiha Ying Yue took Sarutobi Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, and Shizune to the Dawn Organization's firearms testing grounds to see the new automatic rifle.
• The firearms department demonstrated the rifle's rapid fire, and Ying Yue identified stability and barrel-overheating problems for the technicians to address.
• Uchiha Ying Yue tested the rifle by catching a fired bullet between his fingers after activating his Sharingan.
• Uchiha Ying Yue used World Stand to catch a continuous volley of bullets and showed the onlookers the deformed rounds in his hand.
• Uchiha Ying Yue told the group that firearms could threaten ordinary people and low-ranking ninjas but needed further improvement to challenge true experts.

Uchiha Ying Yue gave firearms to Sarutobi Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, and Shizune, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return them from the Land of Whirlpools to Konoha. He later visited Tsunade, who told him that Konoha First People's Hospital could no longer handle the growing number of patients.

• Uchiha Ying Yue gave Sarutobi Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, and Shizune high-quality pistols and urged them to train with firearms.
• Uchiha Ying Yue took his three students back to Konoha in an instant with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Uchiha Ying Yue arranged training plans for his students and went to visit Tsunade at Konoha First People's Hospital.
• Tsunade told Uchiha Ying Yue that patients from across the Ninja World had made the hospital profitable but overwhelmed its capacity.

Uchiha Ying Yue promised Tsunade funding for new hospitals, medical training, and research facilities, then visited Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto to congratulate them on the birth of Uchiha Itachi. He reflected on Itachi’s potential and the Uchiha Clan’s future, while leaving his own marriage undecided.

• Uchiha Ying Yue offered Tsunade Dawn Organization funds to expand hospitals, train medical ninjas, and establish medical research facilities.
• Uchiha Ying Yue visited Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto, congratulated them on Uchiha Itachi’s birth, and praised the infant’s potential.
• Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto urged Uchiha Ying Yue to consider marriage and children, but he said he would decide when the time was right.
• Uchiha Ying Yue considered his relationships with Tsunade, Hyuga Ayane, and Yamanaka Chinatsu, and prioritized resolving future threats.
• Uchiha Ying Yue reflected on the promise of Uchiha Shisui and the newborn Uchiha Itachi as important parts of the clan’s future.

Uchiha Ying Yue strengthened the Uchiha Clan’s ties to Konoha by reforming the Police Force, then discovered and attacked White Zetsu spies hidden around the clan grounds. He delivered captured specimens to Orochimaru for research, while recognizing that Madara and Black Zetsu’s plans still threatened the clan and village.

• Uchiha Ying Yue integrated other clans and civilian ninjas into the Police Force, building alliances and improving its reputation and efficiency.
• Uchiha Ying Yue sensed White Zetsu surveillance around the Uchiha Clan Grounds and suspected that Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu were behind it.
• Uchiha Ying Yue set a trap and captured or eliminated most of the several dozen White Zetsu, though some escaped.
• Uchiha Ying Yue brought White Zetsu specimens to Orochimaru, who became excited by their potential for research into regeneration, self-replication, and chakra.

Uchiha Ying Yue learned that Orochimaru and Hiruko had made progress on cloning a body to resurrect Hatake Sakumo, and he supplied Orochimaru with White Zetsu for research. After White Zetsu exposed Ying Yue’s detection ability, Uchiha Madara reduced surveillance and settled on Uchiha Obito as his agent for the Eye of the Moon Plan, with Uzumaki Nagato’s Rinnegan reserved to resurrect him.

• Orochimaru told Uchiha Ying Yue that Hiruko’s Chimera Technique had helped advance the body-cloning experiment for resurrecting Hatake Sakumo.
• Uchiha Ying Yue decided to gather more White Zetsu and handed captured specimens to Orochimaru for research.
• Surviving White Zetsu informed Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu that Ying Yue had detected them, prompting Madara to reduce but not end surveillance of the Uchiha Clan Grounds and Konoha.
• Uchiha Madara chose Uchiha Obito as his agent, deciding Ying Yue was too clever to manipulate.
• Uchiha Madara planned for Uzumaki Nagato to use the Rinnegan and the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to resurrect him, with Black Zetsu monitoring the restriction placed on Nagato.

Sunagakure invaded and seized most of the Land of Rivers, seeking fertile land and mineral resources. The invasion emboldened expansionist factions across the major nations, while Sarutobi Hiruzen worried that further aggression could trigger a wider war.

• The Third Kazekage ordered Sunagakure forces to invade the Land of Rivers, and they quickly took control of most of its territory.
• The Third Kazekage’s successful campaign strengthened his position and encouraged militant factions in other nations to pursue expansion.
• A, the Third Raikage, considered following Sunagakure’s example and expanding Kumogakure through military action.
• Ōnoki and Iwagakure’s leaders discussed invading small nations near the Land of Earth to obtain resources.
• The Third Mizukage considered military expansion as warhawks such as Ao urged Kirigakure to act.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen grew uneasy about Sunagakure’s invasion and considered how to prevent the conflict from spreading.

Shimura Danzō used Sunagakure’s occupation of the Land of Rivers to urge Sarutobi Hiruzen to send Konoha’s forces to war, but Hiruzen rejected his proposal and chose diplomacy. Danzō left the Hokage Office furious, still intent on overturning Hiruzen’s cautious leadership.

• Shimura Danzō secretly maintained influence over Root and planned to seize power from Sarutobi Hiruzen despite being under house arrest.
• After Sunagakure occupied the Land of Rivers, Danzō requested an audience with Sarutobi Hiruzen and argued that Konoha should strike first.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen rejected Danzō’s proposal, citing Konoha’s recovery from the Second Shinobi World War and the danger of a wider conflict.
• Danzō accused Hiruzen of weakness and warned that Konoha would regret failing to act.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen asserted his authority as Hokage, and Danzō angrily slammed the door as he left the office.

Uchiha Ying Yue prepared for a likely war as Sunagakure’s occupation of the Land of Rivers brought tensions between the major villages to a head. While Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Third Kazekage moved toward negotiations, Ying Yue remained convinced that the dispute over resources would make peace temporary.

• Uchiha Ying Yue strengthened the defenses of the Land of Whirlpools and trained shinobi under his command for the coming conflict.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen condemned Sunagakure’s occupation of the Land of Rivers, and the Third Kazekage defended it by citing Senju Hashirama’s agreement with Reto at the Five Kage Summit.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Third Kazekage agreed to pursue border negotiations and a peace treaty to prevent further conflict.
• Uchiha Ying Yue judged that the Land of Rivers had been granted to Sunagakure through a past bargain, not held by it since ancient times, and recalled how it later became independent.
• Uchiha Ying Yue concluded that negotiations could not resolve the shinobi world’s resource disputes and decided to keep strengthening himself for the approaching war.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Third Kazekage signed a peace treaty that established a buffer zone in the Land of Rivers and granted Konoha mining rights. Hiruzen presented the agreement to Konoha as a victory for peace, but Uchiha Ying Yue believed war was only postponed and began preparing for the conflicts ahead.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Third Kazekage negotiated a compromise establishing a buffer zone along one-fifth of the Land of Rivers border and giving Konoha mining rights to several mines.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Third Kazekage signed a non-aggression treaty between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen returned to Konoha and publicly presented the treaty, reassuring villagers that it had secured peace and stability.
• Shimura Danzō privately criticized Hiruzen's approach, while some shinobi and clan heads doubted Sunagakure would honor the treaty.
• Uchiha Ying Yue observed Konoha's easing fears and concluded that resource disputes and rising ambitions would make the treaty only a temporary truce.

Uchiha Ying Yue and Orochimaru revived Hatake Sakumo in a clone body, and Ying Yue urged him to see how Konoha and Kakashi had mourned him. Orochimaru then reported that his Hashirama cell method had helped Senju Nawaki awaken Wood Release, leaving Ying Yue to suggest testing it on Tsunade.

• Orochimaru told Uchiha Ying Yue that a clone body for Hatake Sakumo was ready, and Ying Yue went with him to the laboratory.
• Uchiha Ying Yue transferred Hatake Sakumo's sealed soul into the clone, and Sakumo awoke with memories of his suicide and the pain of being framed.
• Uchiha Ying Yue told Hatake Sakumo that Konoha had honored and mourned him, that Shimura Danzō had been punished, and that Kakashi needed him; Sakumo accepted a mask and agreed to visit Konoha.
• Orochimaru reported that his Hashirama Cell Solution increased his chakra reserves without turning him into a tree and that Senju Nawaki had awakened Wood Release after receiving a concentrated dose.
• Uchiha Ying Yue suggested that Orochimaru give the solution to Tsunade, and Orochimaru agreed that her Senju bloodline might make her compatible.

Hatake Sakumo searched for Kakashi and watched him train, learning how deeply his suicide had left his son isolated. With Uchiha Ying Yue and Namikaze Minato's help, Sakumo was brought face-to-face with Kakashi and removed his mask, revealing who he was.

• Hatake Sakumo searched Konoha for Kakashi until Uchiha Ying Yue told him Kakashi was training with Team 7.
• Uchiha Ying Yue took Hatake Sakumo to the training grounds, where Sakumo saw Kakashi keeping apart from Nohara Rin and Uchiha Obito.
• Uchiha Ying Yue explained how Sakumo's suicide had shaped Kakashi's withdrawn, mission-focused attitude, and Sakumo resolved to help his son regain trust in his teammates.
• Uchiha Ying Yue told Namikaze Minato that Hatake Sakumo had been resurrected, and Sakumo removed his mask to confirm his identity.
• Namikaze Minato brought Kakashi to Sakumo, who removed his mask in front of his son.

Kakashi reunited with his resurrected father, Hatake Sakumo, and agreed to keep his return secret. Later, Uchiha Ying Yue told Tsunade that Orochimaru had prepared a treatment that might help her awaken Wood Release.

• Kakashi reunited with Hatake Sakumo and thanked Uchiha Ying Yue for bringing his father back.
• Uchiha Ying Yue, Hatake Sakumo, Kakashi, and Namikaze Minato agreed to conceal Sakumo's resurrection to avoid panic and Shimura Danzō's schemes.
• Kakashi promised to respect his father's decision and continue training to become stronger.
• Orochimaru informed Uchiha Ying Yue that he had prepared the Hashirama Cell Solution for Tsunade and invited them to the laboratory for testing.
• Uchiha Ying Yue found Tsunade and revealed that Orochimaru's research into Wood Release had produced results.

Ying Yue brought Tsunade to Orochimaru's laboratory, where Orochimaru injected her with Hashirama Cell Solution while Ying Yue watched for dangerous side effects. Tsunade successfully awakened Wood Release, and Orochimaru began investigating why the power appeared only in people with Senju blood.

• Tsunade realized Orochimaru's experiment had awakened Nawaki's Wood Release and followed Ying Yue to the laboratory for her own treatment.
• Orochimaru injected Tsunade with Hashirama Cell Solution while Ying Yue monitored her chakra and guarded against tree-like transformation.
• After the experiment went smoothly, Tsunade sensed her chakra had changed and produced a wooden pillar with Wood Release.
• Orochimaru asked Tsunade about her experience and collected blood samples to investigate why Senju descendants could awaken Wood Release.
• Tsunade expressed hope at inheriting Hashirama's power, and Orochimaru said his research might help more people with Senju blood awaken it.

Uchiha Ying Yue and Tsunade decided to rebuild the Senju Clan and make Senju Nawaki its new clan head. Elder Senju Mufeng approved the plan, and Tsunade and Nawaki agreed to summon scattered Senju clansmen to return.

• Uchiha Ying Yue proposed rebuilding the Senju Clan with Senju Nawaki as clan head, and Tsunade agreed.
• Uchiha Ying Yue, Tsunade, and Senju Nawaki visited Elder Senju Mufeng and explained the plan.
• Elder Senju Mufeng approved the plan and promised to contact Senju clansmen in Konoha and the Land of Whirlpools.
• Uchiha Ying Yue and Senju Mufeng discussed the difficulty of bringing back Senju clansmen scattered across the Ninja World.
• Tsunade and Senju Nawaki agreed to issue a joint summons calling Senju clansmen to return.

The Senju Clan began rebuilding as Tsunade, Nawaki, Mufeng, and Ying Yue worked to gather scattered clansmen and secure support in Konoha. Other clans watched cautiously, while Sarutobi Hiruzen tacitly supported the effort and Shimura Danzō opposed it.

• Tsunade and Nawaki summoned Senju clansmen across the Ninja World to return and join the reconstruction.
• Mufeng negotiated with Konoha’s leaders and contacted older Senju clansmen to prepare for the clan’s reorganization.
• Ying Yue used the Dawn Organization and his networks to spread the reconstruction call, prompting Senju clansmen to respond.
• Konoha’s clans reacted with concern, support, or neutrality as the Senju Clan’s return threatened to alter the village’s established balance of power.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen tacitly supported the reconstruction, while Shimura Danzō strongly opposed it because he feared the Senju Clan would challenge the Hokage’s authority and his own position.

Tsunade rejected Danzō’s attempt to stop the Senju Clan’s reconstruction and continued leading the effort. Meanwhile, Uchiha Ying Yue persuaded Hatake Sakumo to help his organization in the Land of Whirlpools build a fairer world.

• Danzō cited Hashirama and Tobirama’s decision to dissolve the Senju Clan, but Tsunade asserted her authority and told him not to interfere.
• Tsunade told Nawaki and Elder Senju Mufeng about the confrontation, and they dismissed Danzō’s objections as meddling by an outsider.
• Tsunade, Nawaki, and Mufeng continued contacting Senju clansmen and organizing the clan’s reconstruction.
• Uchiha Ying Yue visited Hatake Sakumo, who said he felt useless because he could not reveal his identity or take missions.
• Ying Yue challenged Sakumo to question the Ninja World’s cruelty and described his aim to build a peaceful new world through an organization in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Sakumo asked how he could help, and Ying Yue invited him to join the effort to create a fairer society.

Uchiha Ying Yue brought Hatake Sakumo to the Land of Whirlpools, where Sakumo saw the new society taking shape and agreed to join the Dawn Organization as Shadow Blade. Ying Yue then assigned him to lead liberation efforts in the Land of Water and the Land of Wind, transporting him to an oasis in the Land of Wind to assess the situation.

• Uchiha Ying Yue used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take Hatake Sakumo to the Land of Whirlpools, where Sakumo witnessed its thriving communities, factories, and infrastructure.
• Hatake Sakumo agreed to help Ying Yue build a fairer future and joined the Dawn Organization under the codename Shadow Blade.
• Uchiha Ying Yue introduced Shadow Blade to the organization's leaders and appointed him to lead the liberation movement in the Land of Water.
• Hatake Sakumo promised the Land of Water liberation force that he would earn their trust through his actions and began coordinating its operations with the Dawn Organization.
• Uchiha Ying Yue recalled establishing an oasis liberation organization in the Land of Wind and asked Hatake Sakumo to take charge of it as conditions grew more tense.
• Uchiha Ying Yue transported Hatake Sakumo to an oasis in the Land of Wind so he could assess the liberation organization's situation.

Uchiha Ying Yue brought Hatake Sakumo to the Oasis Liberation Army’s self-governing stronghold and appointed him its new leader. After learning how the civilians had resisted Sunagakure and secured a fragile peace, Sakumo joined Ying Yue’s plans to expand the liberation movement across the Land of Wind.

• Uchiha Ying Yue introduced Hatake Sakumo, known as Shadow Blade, to the Oasis Liberation Army and entrusted him with leadership.
• The oasis administrators reported that civilians used Dawn Organization firearms to repel Sunagakure’s ninja, then negotiated partial tax payments in exchange for an end to suppression.
• The administrators described how the self-governing oasis achieved self-sufficiency and attracted civilians fleeing oppression elsewhere.
• Hatake Sakumo inspected the oasis’s defenses and accepted Ying Yue’s trust, while the army and residents welcomed him as their new leader.
• Uchiha Ying Yue warned the leadership that the Feudal Lord and Kazekage might renew their attack and urged them to build strength by liberating more civilians and establishing additional strongholds.