Chapter Summaries

Kangetsu used his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to make the Nine-Tails rampage more violently as it attacked Konoha. Minato arrived and diverted one Tailed Beast Bomb, while the Third Hokage and the defenders faced another attack with Obito nearby.

• The Nine-Tails devastated Konoha while loyalists protected Naruto, and Minato's and Danzo's fighters were absent from the village.
• The Nine-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Bomb toward Hokage Rock, and Kangetsu awakened his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and made the beast more berserk.
• Minato appeared atop Hokage Rock and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to transport the Tailed Beast Bomb outside Konoha.
• Uchiha Obito appeared beside Hokage Rock, while the Third Hokage wondered who was controlling the Nine-Tails.
• The Nine-Tails formed hand seals and unleashed another Tailed Beast Bomb, and the Third Hokage ordered the crowd behind him to use defensive ninjutsu.

Minato Namikaze subdued the Nine-Tails and brought Uzumaki Yukimi and Naruto to the sealing altar. As Yukimi’s life force faded, Minato used the Reaper Death Seal despite her warning, leaving their fate unresolved.

• Minato Namikaze freed the Nine-Tails from Obito’s control, and Obito escaped after taunting him about the threat.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Summoning Technique to transport the Nine-Tails to a secluded place.
• Minato returned with Uzumaki Yukimi, who restrained the Nine-Tails with golden chains while Kangetsu suppressed him.
• Yukimi said she no longer had enough life force to seal the Nine-Tails again, and Minato reassured her as they looked at Naruto.
• Minato began the Reaper Death Seal despite Yukimi’s plea not to use the jutsu.

Minato Namikaze sealed the Nine-Tails inside Naruto and died alongside Uzumaki Yukimi. The Third Hokage renamed the child Naruto Uzumaki and concealed his parentage, while the Fourth Hokage’s bodyguards secretly pledged their support to Naruto Namikaze.

• Minato Namikaze summoned the key frog, gave it the key to undo the seal, and used the Eight Trigrams Seal to put the Nine-Tails inside Naruto.
• The Reaper devoured Minato Namikaze’s soul, and Uzumaki Yukimi said goodbye to Naruto before dying.
• Uzumaki Yukimi asked the Third Hokage to care for Naruto and not ostracize him as a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• The Fourth Hokage’s four bodyguards realized the Third Hokage had been behind the events and secretly decided to support Naruto Namikaze.
• The Third Hokage renamed the baby Naruto Uzumaki and ordered everyone to conceal that he was the Fourth Hokage’s son.

Orochimaru and Danzo collected blood from Uzumaki Yukimi and Minato Namikaze, unaware that Minato had survived using Izanagi. Kangetsu revealed that Minato would become Minato Uchiha, the Blood Ninja Village's Third Blood Kage, and urged him to use the other Sharingan to revive Yukimi.

• Orochimaru drew blood from Uzumaki Yukimi and Minato Namikaze while Danzo told him they had collected enough.
• After Orochimaru and Danzo left, Minato Namikaze opened his scarlet Sharingan eyes and revealed that he had used Izanagi to return to life.
• Kangetsu appeared, named Minato Uchiha his foremost disciple, and declared that Minato would become the Blood Ninja Village's Third Blood Kage.
• Kangetsu explained that he had given Minato one stored Sharingan for Izanagi and that the other was with Uzumaki Yukimi.
• Minato thanked Kangetsu, and Yukimi's chest began to rise and fall.

Minato Uchiha was installed as the Third Blood Shadow, and Uchiha Kangetsu appeared publicly for the first time in decades. Kangetsu ended the ceremony by warning the village’s senior leaders to abandon their schemes and train, or he would destroy their families.

• The Blood Ninja Village gathered to witness Minato Uchiha’s succession and catch sight of Uchiha Kangetsu.
• Kangetsu appeared in Blood Shadow Square and was greeted by cheers from the villagers.
• Minato Uchiha appeared with his awakened Uchiha bloodline and received the crowd’s acclaim.
• Kangetsu intimidated the senior leaders with his killing intent and threatened to wipe out their families if they continued scheming.

After Danzo stormed out of a leadership dispute in Konoha, Kangetsu learned that the village had recovered and that conflict with the Uchiha Clan was intensifying. He planned to intervene in Itachi’s growing confusion while Naruto remained protected by Minato’s loyalists despite public hostility.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen secured Koharu and Homura’s support, leaving Danzo isolated and prompting him to storm off with a threat.
• White Zetsu told Kangetsu that the Akatsuki’s framework was ready and reported that Konoha had recovered, while tensions between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha High Command grew.
• White Zetsu said Itachi had found Minato’s documents about Konoha’s hidden darkness and was confused, so Kangetsu decided to handle the matter and use Shisui.
• White Zetsu reported that Naruto faced public hostility but lived well under the protection of forces loyal to the Fourth Hokage.
• Kangetsu looked out at the scenery and smiled faintly.

Kangetsu learned that the Uzumaki Clan descended from Black Zetsu and discovered that a pure-blood Byakugan could lead to the Tenseigan. After considering the obstacles to obtaining one, he began plotting around Hinata Hyuga, whose Byakugan he coveted.

• Kangetsu learned from Uzumaki Yaolian's memories that Black Zetsu had created the Uzumaki Clan using his own cells and Kaguya Otsutsuki's.
• Kangetsu searched the Uzumaki Clan for hidden measures planted by Black Zetsu and found none.
• Kangetsu learned that few pure-blood Hyuga remained after the clan's destruction and that most survivors in the Blood Ninja Village came from branch families.
• Kangetsu recalled two ways to obtain a Tenseigan and judged both nearly impossible with the few pure-blood Byakugan left and the Ōtsutsuki Clan beyond his reach.
• Kangetsu began devising schemes involving Hinata Hyuga because he coveted the Tenseigan's power.

Kangetsu taught Hinata Hyuga the Twin Lion Fists and left her with Gentle Fist training methods before entering the Uchiha Clan compound to seek Shisui Uchiha. He planned to use Shisui’s influence and the coming clan massacre to test and strengthen his grandson, Itachi.

• Kangetsu controlled Hinata Hyuga’s chakra and strength as she struck another child with the Twin Lion Fists, crippling him.
• Kangetsu praised Hinata, taught her the Twin Lion Fists and Gentle Fist training methods, and urged her to be braver.
• Kangetsu entered the Uchiha Clan compound with White Zetsu and asked where Shisui Uchiha was.
• White Zetsu said Shisui’s universal love had influenced Itachi, and Kangetsu welcomed that influence as part of his plan.
• Kangetsu anticipated that the Uchiha clan massacre and a blow from Shisui would test Itachi and deepen his understanding.

Kangetsu confronted Shisui Uchiha for influencing Itachi to protect Konoha and revealed that Itachi was his biological grandson. Kangetsu declared that Shisui would teach Itachi great hatred, leaving Shisui in despair.

• Kangetsu identified Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan pattern as a sign of something unusual in his bloodline.
• Kangetsu accused Shisui of instilling universal love in Itachi and encouraging him to protect Konoha.
• Shisui learned that Itachi was Kangetsu’s biological grandson and feared Kangetsu would destroy Konoha.
• Kangetsu told Shisui that he would teach Itachi great hatred, and Shisui’s eyes widened in despair.

Kangetsu extracted Shisui Uchiha’s soul to control him, took his right Mangekyō Sharingan, and ordered him to carry out a plan. He then explained to White Zetsu how Konoha’s factions could be used to provoke a clash with the Uchiha Clan.

• Kangetsu used the Human Path to extract and return Shisui Uchiha’s soul, making Shisui submit to him as Master.
• Kangetsu removed Shisui Uchiha’s right eye, gave the Mangekyō Sharingan to White Zetsu, and replaced it with another Sharingan.
• Kangetsu healed Shisui Uchiha’s injuries and ordered him to follow his plan, and Shisui left the forest.
• White Zetsu asked how Kangetsu would arrange the Uchiha Clan Massacre, noting that the clan had grown to over ten thousand members.
• Kangetsu outlined Konoha’s factions and suggested that a clash between the Uchiha Clan and the forces of the Third Hokage, Danzo, and Naruto Uzumaki would serve his purpose.

Kangetsu secretly approached Naruto Uzumaki and stoked his loneliness and desire to learn about his family. He left Naruto determined to gain power, promising that the truth about his parents and origins would come only when Naruto was strong enough.

• Kangetsu considered Naruto Uzumaki's hidden Uchiha bloodline and planned to turn him into a weapon.
• Kangetsu approached Naruto and tapped him between the brows while remaining unseen.
• Kangetsu asked Naruto whether he felt lonely and wanted to know why.
• Kangetsu warned Naruto that learning the truth about his parents and family would bring hatred and danger unless he gained strength first.
• Naruto silently demanded power and answers about his parents and where he came from.

Kangetsu used the Sharingan to control Iruka and ordered him to care for Naruto as a warm, supportive teacher. He then entered the Uchiha Clan grounds ahead of the approaching massacre, noting that Uchiha Zongye's death had left the clan vulnerable to the Third Hokage.

• Kangetsu appeared in Iruka's home and put him under the Sharingan's control.
• Kangetsu ordered Iruka to be a good teacher and give Naruto warmth, and Iruka pledged to obey.
• Kangetsu left the remaining preparations to White Zetsu as the Uchiha Clan massacre drew near.
• Kangetsu entered the Uchiha Clan grounds and reflected that the Third Hokage could target the abandoned clan now that Uchiha Zongye was dead.

Kangetsu met young Sasuke practicing the Great Fireball Technique and demonstrated how to use it more powerfully. He healed Sasuke’s scorched mouth, then began helping him awaken his eyes by sending Asura’s chakra into his body.

• Kangetsu appeared beside a river and told Sasuke that his Great Fireball Technique lacked power because he did not know how to use his chakra.
• Kangetsu demonstrated the technique, setting the lake’s surface ablaze with white flames, and Sasuke marveled at its strength.
• Kangetsu told Sasuke he would teach him to grow stronger despite having rarely seen him, then healed his scorched mouth with medical ninjutsu.
• Kangetsu said he would help Sasuke awaken his eyes and sent a wisp of Asura’s chakra into his body.

Sasuke absorbed the knowledge Kangetsu had given him while Kangetsu planned for Shisui to change course and wound Itachi. In Konoha, Shisui joined Fugaku and the Uchiha clan in calling for rebellion, leaving Itachi shocked by his friend's sudden turn.

• Kangetsu vanished after speaking, and Sasuke realized the encounter and the knowledge entering his mind were real.
• White Zetsu told Kangetsu that Itachi still wanted to protect Konoha despite joining the Anbu.
• Kangetsu decided it was time for Shisui to act and hoped Itachi could endure the change from love to hatred.
• Kangetsu appeared in Konoha and watched Fugaku urge the Uchiha clan to overthrow the village.
• Shisui joined the clan in shouting for rebellion, and Itachi asked him what had happened.

Uchiha Itachi and Kakashi confronted Fire Demon and Lei Jian after receiving orders to assassinate them. Fire Demon explained that the pair had left Konoha because they believed its elders had caused the Fourth Hokage’s death, while Kakashi learned that his mission served those elders’ interests.

• Uchiha Itachi questioned Kakashi about the assassination mission and warned that they were no match for Fire Demon and Lei Jian.
• Fire Demon and Lei Jian appeared, and Kakashi addressed them as his uncles.
• Fire Demon demanded to know why they had been sent, and Kakashi confessed that Lord Third had ordered him to kill them.
• Fire Demon said he and Lei Jian had withdrawn from the Fourth Hokage selection because they believed Konoha’s elders would eliminate anyone who opposed them.
• Fire Demon accused Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and the other elders of having a hand in the Fourth Hokage’s death and said he and Lei Jian had left to protect Konoha’s children.

Kakashi returned to Konoha and met Kangetsu, who praised his performance and hinted that Itachi’s ordeal was part of a larger plan. Shisui then told Itachi that Danzo and the Third intended to wipe out the Uchiha Clan, gave him his remaining eye, and charged off to confront Danzo.

• Kakashi returned to Konoha with Itachi and told him to go home while he handled the rest.
• Kangetsu met Kakashi in a deserted forest and said Itachi’s real ordeal was still to come.
• Itachi met Shisui by a river, and Shisui revealed that Danzo had taken his right eye and planned to destroy the Uchiha Clan with the Third.
• Itachi vowed to kill everyone responsible if they harmed Sasuke.
• Shisui gave Itachi his left eye and charged away to confront Danzo, while Itachi roared in grief and rage.

Kangetsu watched Itachi slaughter Root ninja with Susanoo while Shisui fought Danzo, then confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi in the Hokage's office after killing his son Shinnosuke. He left Hiruzen facing the First Blood Shadow, who warned him not to send anyone after his grandson.

• Kangetsu dismissed Shisui Uchiha's one-sided battle with Danzo and focused on Itachi.
• Itachi unleashed Susanoo's Yasaka Magatama, killing and injuring numerous Root ninja despite their Water Style defenses.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered a ninja to bring Sasuke from the Ninja Academy.
• Kangetsu killed the departing ninja, Shinnosuke, with a black blade before he could leave the Hokage's office.
• Kangetsu appeared before Hiruzen, identified as the First Blood Shadow, and said Shinnosuke should not have been sent after his grandson.

Under Kangetsu’s genjutsu, the Uchiha Clan unleashed their awakened Sharingan and Susanoo, devastating Konoha as Itachi and Shisui slaughtered its people. Kangetsu stopped Itachi and left with him, while White Zetsu began collecting Sharingan and ordered the survivors killed.

• Kangetsu watched as the Uchiha awakened their Sharingan and Mangekyō Sharingan and attacked Konoha with Susanoo.
• Itachi, Shisui, and the Uchiha Clan rampaged through Konoha, destroying the areas around their compound and killing ninja and civilians.
• White Zetsu warned Kangetsu that Itachi was nearly out of chakra, and Kangetsu told him to keep Sasuke safe.
• Kangetsu healed Itachi with Creation Divine Lightning and left with him.
• White Zetsu ordered his clones to collect the Sharingan and commanded that the survivors be killed.

Kangetsu told White Zetsu that Itachi had joined them and instructed him to keep the other villages from acting against Konoha. He gave Jiraiya, Fire Demon, and Lei Jian a ninjutsu scroll for devouring the personalities they had been impersonating, then asked Jiraiya to tell Tsunade to visit her grandmother in the Blood Ninja Village.

• Itachi accepted Kangetsu's direction and vanished.
• Kangetsu ordered White Zetsu to notify Obito about Itachi and warn the other four great ninja villages to stay put.
• Kangetsu met Jiraiya, Fire Demon, and Lei Jian, who said they had maintained their forms for three years, two years, and two years, respectively.
• Kangetsu gave the three a scroll containing ninjutsu for devouring another personality and told them it was time to use it.
• Jiraiya told Kangetsu that Tsunade lived on Tanzaku Street, and Kangetsu asked him to tell her to visit her grandmother in the Blood Ninja Village.

Kangetsu returned to Heavenly Dragon Island, sealed in the Divine Dragon Clan, and met with Kurama to hear about his new natural chakra. He left Kurama prepared to fight the Ten-Tails, while the Divine Dragon Clan remained imprisoned for the coming battle.

• Kangetsu threatened the Divine Dragon Clan's grand elder and said the clan would be needed when Kaguya Otsutsuki descended and the Infinite Tsukuyomi began.
• Kangetsu used Shinra Tensei and sealed off Heavenly Dragon Island, trapping the dragons and preventing their natural energy from escaping.
• Kangetsu entered a hidden cave filled with silver chakra crystals and approached Kurama beside a seven-colored pool.
• Kurama told Kangetsu that he had blended natural chakra with the Ten-Tails' chakra and believed he could now fight the Ten-Tails.
• Kangetsu praised Kurama's strength and said his new chakra had freed him from the Ten-Tails' former influence.