Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Genmei planned to win over civilian jonin through performances and generous offers, then summoned Uchiha Yuta to help accelerate his eye transformation. When news arrived that Salamander Hanzo had declared war on three nations, Genmei told Yuta that the crisis offered him a chance to become Hokage and ordered him to find a pretext to send their company to the battlefield.

• Uchiha Genmei discussed using performances to win over civilian jonin with Uchiha Chiri.
• Genmei met Uchiha Yuta at a ramen shop and offered to help speed up the transformation of Yuta's eyes.
• A Police Force operative delivered intelligence that Salamander Hanzo had declared war on the Land of Fire, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Wind.
• Genmei explained that Hanzo was fighting to prevent the Land of Rain from being crushed by the three nations.
• Genmei told Yuta that the crisis was his chance to become Hokage and ordered him to find a reasonable excuse to send their company to the battlefield.

Konoha accepted a trade-route protection contract signed by the Shrine Maiden of the Land of Demons, forcing it to let Uchiha Genmei's small squad leave for the Land of Rain. The village sent Hatake Sakumo to reinforce the front, while Genmei planned to overwhelm the battlefield and build his path to becoming Hokage.

• Mitokado Homura urged Sarutobi Hiruzen to reject the contract, but Hiruzen and Utatane Koharu explained that refusing the ruler of the Land of Demons would damage Konoha's reputation with the Feudal Lords.
• Homura proposed sending Hatake Sakumo to the Land of Rain before the Uchiha arrived, and Hiruzen agreed, hoping Sakumo could help Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade defeat Salamander Hanzo.
• Uchiha Genmei led a dozen Uchiha ninja toward the Land of Rain and reassured a worried jonin that their small team was sufficient for the trade-route mission.
• Genmei reflected that his power had not changed his ordinary mindset and resolved to crush the opposition on the Land of Rain front, then sweep the other fronts and become Hokage.

Salamander Hanzo fought Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Hatake Sakumo, while Uchiha Genmei sensed the battle and flew toward it. As Hanzo continued fighting, he sensed a deadly threat in the golden light racing toward him from the east.

• Hanzo used the Rain Tiger at Will Technique and discovered Hatake Sakumo hiding nearby.
• Sakumo joined Orochimaru and Tsunade, and Orochimaru summoned the Mandara of Ten Thousand Snakes against Hanzo and Ibuse.
• Uchiha Genmei sensed the battle and flew ahead toward the battlefield with Susanoo.
• Hanzo unleashed Water Release and poison with Ibuse, confident he could defeat his opponents.
• Hanzo sensed a terrifying threat as golden light tore through the sky from the east.

Uchiha Genmei overwhelmed Salamander Hanzo and Ibuse with Susanoo, then pursued Hanzo and unleashed a vast storm powered by natural energy and Cursed Speech. As Hatake Sakumo and Orochimaru watched, Jiraiya recognized Genmei’s ability to breathe together with heaven and earth.

• Tsunade recognized Uchiha Genmei’s chakra as his golden Susanoo appeared above Salamander Hanzo and Ibuse.
• Genmei’s Susanoo struck at Hanzo, who escaped by reverse summoning while Ibuse remained behind and was hit by the blade.
• Genmei entered Sage Mode, tracked Hanzo to a wooded area, and pursued him with the Tsumugari Great Blade.
• Genmei channeled Natural Energy and Cursed Speech into Susanoo’s blade, unleashing a catastrophic storm of wind, rain, and thunder.
• Hatake Sakumo stared in shock as Orochimaru explained that even Jiraiya was stunned; Jiraiya recognized Genmei’s power to breathe with heaven and earth.

Uchiha Genmei killed Salamander Hanzo and arrived at Konoha's base camp, where the assembled ninjas immediately accepted him as their leader. He announced that he would begin ending the war the next day, while Nagato and other children wondered whether they should ask him to be their teacher.

• Jiraiya sensed a strange connection between Genmei's Senjutsu and the storm as Genmei's attack devastated the woodland and killed Salamander Hanzo.
• Genmei confirmed Hanzo's death, greeted Orochimaru, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hatake Sakumo, then led them toward camp to discuss what came next.
• Orochimaru realized Genmei's arrival would shift command at the base camp and worried about what it meant for his teacher, Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• The Konoha ninjas at the base camp looked to Genmei for leadership, and he announced that he would begin bringing the war to an end the next day.
• Jiraiya worried that Genmei's power would force Iwagakure and Sunagakure to surrender, and Nagato and other children discussed asking Genmei to be their teacher.

Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan decided to seek training from Uchiha Genmei after Yahiko urged Nagato to develop his unusual abilities. Genmei sensed his Otsutsuki transformation progressing, then discovered that the red-haired child waiting to see him carried Isshiki’s White Karma.

• Yahiko urged Nagato to become Uchiha Genmei’s apprentice so they could use his abilities to help their country, while Konan feared the suggestion would upset him.
• Nagato recalled how the markings on his hands let him open portals, obtain food for his family, and unleash a power that killed four Konoha Ninja who threatened them.
• Nagato agreed to learn from Uchiha Genmei, and he, Yahiko, and Konan headed toward Konoha Base Camp.
• Uchiha Genmei trained by absorbing solar energy, causing his Otsutsuki genes to manifest and his hair and skin to turn white temporarily.
• A Konoha Jonin told Uchiha Genmei that three children from the Land of Rain wanted to see him, including a red-haired child with immense chakra.
• Uchiha Genmei met Nagato at the camp entrance and recognized the white markings on his hand as Isshiki’s White Karma.

Uchiha Genmei accepted Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan as his disciples before setting out to invade the Land of Earth. As Ōnoki sensed a terrifying storm approaching his camp, Genmei invoked the Kusanagi Sword and prepared to annihilate Iwagakure’s forces.

• Yahiko begged Uchiha Genmei to teach him ninjutsu, and Genmei accepted Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan as his disciples.
• Genmei told the three children that he could not teach them immediately, so they went with Jiraiya.
• Genmei summoned his colossal Susanoo and flew toward the Land of Earth as his gathered ninja cheered.
• Orochimaru considered using his Eight Branches Technique and a future serum to create a suitable body and obtain power and eternal life.
• Ōnoki sensed chaotic winds and a menacing storm approaching his camp at the Land of Earth’s border.
• Genmei unleashed the Magatama Divine Ring’s power and called upon the Kusanagi Sword to destroy his enemies.

Uchiha Genmei forced Iwagakure and Sunagakure to surrender with his Susanoo, bringing the wars close to an end. As he prepared to return to Konoha, he remembered a captive caught by the Police Force’s Skynet barrier and turned his attention to Danzo.

• Uchiha Genmei used his Susanoo’s divine wind to devastate Iwagakure’s forces, and Ōnoki surrendered.
• Uchiha Genmei kept pressure on Iwagakure until Konoha’s main force arrived, then flew toward the Land of Wind.
• Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru discussed the prospect of Uchiha Genmei becoming Hokage and agreed to speak with Sarutobi.
• Uchiha Genmei intimidated Sunagakure by cutting through several mountain ranges, and the village quickly surrendered.
• At Konoha Base Camp, Uchiha Genmei declared the wars nearly over and recalled the captive caught by the Police Force’s Skynet barrier, deciding to deal with Danzo.

After the war, Konoha’s clans shifted away from Sarutobi Hiruzen as Uchiha Genmei’s popularity rose. Genmei brought Nagato, Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato’s parents to Konoha, then spread rumors about Danzo’s human experiments, leaving Hiruzen furious and demanding Danzo be brought to him.

• Konoha celebrated the war’s end and credited Uchiha Genmei, while the clans reconsidered their support for Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen raged over the clans’ reluctance to support him, but Mitokado Homura urged him to stay calm and claim credit for the victory.
• Uchiha Genmei reassured Nagato’s parents as he escorted them, Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan to Konoha, where they entered the Uchiha compound.
• Uchiha Genmei told Uchiha Yuta to spread rumors that Danzo had conducted human experiments, offering to stop at rumors if the leadership agreed to a Hokage election.
• The rumors spread through Konoha, and Sarutobi Hiruzen shut off the crystal ball and ordered Danzo brought to him.

Uchiha Genmei used the Police Force’s discovery of Danzō’s experiments to pressure Hiruzen with sweeping political demands. After leaving the Hokage Office, he asked Hikari to mark someone, setting up the next step of his plan.

• Danzō learned that the Police Force’s Sky Net Barrier had uncovered his secret experiments, and an Anbu summoned him to meet Hiruzen.
• Genmei waited for the Hokage’s response, then brought a scroll of demands to the Hokage Office and told Hiruzen to read it and reply.
• Hiruzen read the scroll, and Danzō angrily objected to its demand that Hiruzen step down and a new election begin.
• Koharu urged Hiruzen and the others to stay calm and focus on how to respond to the Uchiha’s demands.
• Genmei used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach Hikari and asked her to place a mark on someone.

Uchiha Hikari used Genmei’s Tracking Rune to find Shimura Danzō and placed him under her Yachihoko control, giving him a plan to strike the Konoha leadership. Genmei then met Uchiha Yuta, Rai, and Baru and set out to visit the Hyuga.

• Uchiha Genmei gave Uchiha Hikari a Tracking Rune and told her to mark Shimura Danzō.
• Shimura Danzō returned to Root, brooding over Hiruzen’s decision to compromise and blaming him for leaving Danzō to bear the consequences.
• Uchiha Hikari confronted Danzō near Root and used Yachihoko to control him.
• Uchiha Hikari instructed Danzō to wait for a signal and then blow himself up in the village center to strike the Konoha leadership.
• Uchiha Genmei praised Hikari, then met Uchiha Yuta, Rai, and Baru and said they would go see the Hyuga.

Uchiha Genmei visited the Hyuga Clan to win their support for his bid to become Hokage, but Hyuga Todo and his sons backed him immediately. After learning that the Hyuga had sensed the power of the Sharingan in an inherited sphere and believed Genmei was connected to events on the moon, Genmei left to seek the Ino-Shika-Cho clans.

• Uchiha Genmei arrived at the Hyuga residence and met Hyuga Todo, Hiashi, and Hizashi.
• Hyuga Todo declared that the Hyuga Clan would fully support Genmei's bid to become Hokage, and his sons prostrated themselves with him.
• Hiashi recalled that he and Todo had discovered an inherited sphere reacting with Sharingan-like ocular power after a strange chakra fluctuation and a change on the moon.
• Genmei and Yuta left surprised that the Hyuga had joined them without negotiation, and Genmei decided to visit Ino-Shika-Cho next.

After securing support from Konoha’s clans, Uchiha Genmei set a plan in motion to damage the Third Hokage’s standing by exposing Shimura Danzo’s secret experiments. The two surviving Jonin reached the Hokage Building to demand justice, leaving Sarutobi Hiruzen facing a crowd of witnesses.

• Uchiha Genmei and Uchiha Yuta prepared to use the scandal surrounding Danzo to undermine the Hokage.
• Jonin Takechiyo and Jonin Kihoshi appeared on Konoha’s main street, accusing Shimura Danzo of imprisoning them and experimenting on them.
• Clan ninjas and civilian-born ninjas let Takechiyo and Kihoshi pass, while the Uchiha Military Police Force blocked any Anbu who tried to intervene.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen learned of the accusations and feared Danzo’s actions would erase the political credit he had gained from the war’s victory.
• Takechiyo and Kihoshi reached the Hokage Building and demanded justice from the Third Hokage as familiar faces gathered around.

Uchiha Genmei confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen over Takechiyo and Kihoshi, two jonin listed as dead who accused Shimura Danzō of experimenting on them. As the investigation moved into a meeting of Konoha’s jonin, Genmei promised to use the Police Force’s Sharingan to examine Kihoshi’s memories and uphold the law impartially.

• Uchiha Genmei arrived with Police Force jonin and demanded that Sarutobi Hiruzen explain why Takechiyo and Kihoshi, listed as dead, had appeared and accused Shimura Danzō.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen invited everyone into the meeting room and ordered an Anbu operative to bring Danzō.
• Danzō called Takechiyo and Kihoshi rogue ninja, and Kihoshi asked for Police Force specialists to examine his memories with the Sharingan.
• Genmei used genjutsu to silence Danzō and told the assembled jonin that the Police Force would investigate Kihoshi’s request impartially.

Uchiha Genmei exposed Shimura Danzō’s crimes and helped arrest him, while Sarutobi Hiruzen promised to give Konoha’s jonin an answer. Hiruzen secretly summoned Genmei to the Sarutobi Clan residence and offered to retire and nominate him as Hokage, but imposed one condition.

• An Uchiha interrogator confirmed Jonin Kihoshi’s information, and Uchiha Genmei confronted Danzō before leading the Police Force to search Root’s base.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and the jonin uncovered evidence that Danzō had conducted experiments, assassinated civilian jonin, stolen clan techniques, and targeted Ino-Shika-Cho.
• Hiruzen admitted responsibility for establishing Root and asked for one day to respond, while Genmei agreed to wait as the Police Force took Danzō and Root shinobi into custody.
• After the others left, Hiruzen used a genjutsu hand seal to direct Genmei to a hidden meeting at the Sarutobi Clan residence.
• Hiruzen told Genmei he would announce his retirement and nominate him for Hokage the next day, provided Genmei accepted one condition.

Uchiha Genmei agreed to spare the Sarutobi Clan from a purge if its unqualified members surrendered their posts, and Sarutobi Hiruzen promised to support him as Hokage. The next morning, a notice exposing Danzō’s Root experiments enraged Konoha’s villagers and shinobi, and Hiruzen prepared to explain himself publicly.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen asked Uchiha Genmei to promise not to purge the Sarutobi Clan if he became Hokage, and Genmei agreed on the condition that unqualified clan members give up their positions.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen agreed to help Uchiha Genmei become Hokage and said he needed to inform his clan.
• A notice at the Hokage Building revealed that Shimura Danzō had created Root and conducted illegal experiments on villagers using the First's cells.
• Konoha’s villagers and shinobi reacted with outrage and fear as they learned about the experiments and recognized that people they knew had been used as test subjects.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen apologized to Koharu and Homura and said he needed to go explain everything to the villagers and shinobi.

Sarutobi Hiruzen announced that he would step down after Konoha elected a new Hokage, and the Jonin gathered to choose his successor. With nearly all of them supporting Uchiha Genmei, Hiruzen declared him Konoha’s Fourth Hokage.

• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu agreed that a peaceful transfer of power was necessary to prevent future struggles over the Hokage position.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen apologized to the villagers, blamed Shimura Danzō’s experiments and plotting on his own inadequate oversight, and announced that he would step down after an election the following day.
• Uchiha Genmei led allied clan leaders and Jonin to the Hokage Building after they saw Hiruzen’s announcement through the Sky Net Barrier.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen formally opened the Hokage election before Konoha’s Jonin.
• Hyuga Todo nominated Uchiha Genmei, and the Jonin present overwhelmingly voiced their support.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen declared Uchiha Genmei the Fourth Hokage of Konoha.

After Uchiha Genmei became Hokage, Uchiha Koh and the clan's elite gathered to celebrate the honor they had long sought. Genmei began a clan meeting, and the Uchiha were ready to support his decisions even if they harmed the clan's interests.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen left for the capital of the Land of Fire to formally notify the Feudal Lord that he was stepping down.
• Uchiha Koh reflected on how Uchiha Genmei had strengthened the clan and treated him generously after he lost power.
• A Uchiha jonin told Uchiha Koh that Genmei had called a clan meeting at the Naka River Shrine, and Koh set out to attend.
• The Uchiha elite gathered at the shrine and celebrated Genmei becoming Hokage, feeling that the clan's old humiliation had ended.
• The Uchiha agreed to support Genmei's decisions even if they harmed Uchiha interests, valuing the Hokage's seat and the clan's honor above all.

After taking office as Fourth Hokage, Uchiha Genmei announced that the Police Force would open to all Konoha clans and considered Uchiha Koh’s proposal for a village-wide school. He then appointed Uchiha Yuta as his aide and named Hiruko director of a new Scientific Research Department.

• Uchiha Genmei told the clan that the Police Force would be reformed to include all Konoha ninja clans, and the Uchiha elites applauded his plan.
• Uchiha Koh proposed expanding the clan school into a village-wide institution whose graduates would qualify for senior posts in the Police Force and other departments.
• Uchiha Genmei accepted the proposal in principle and appointed Uchiha Yuta as his Hokage aide to oversee it.
• Uchiha Genmei summoned Hiruko and offered him the directorship of the planned Scientific Research Department.
• Hiruko was overwhelmed with joy at the Hokage’s recognition of his talent.

Uchiha Genmei prepared to take over as Hokage, appointing Himiko to lead the Scientific Research Department and inviting Orochimaru onto his advisory council. He then sought Tsunade for another council seat and found her losing at a gambling den.

• Himiko pledged loyalty to Genmei after being appointed head of the Scientific Research Department.
• Genmei welcomed Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya back to Konoha and invited Orochimaru to join his advisory council.
• Orochimaru accepted after learning that Root and the Scientific Research Department would fall under his authority.
• Genmei decided to recruit Tsunade to the council and found her gambling at a pachinko machine.
• Tsunade insisted that her family's inherited gambling technique could not be wrong despite her losses.