Recaps

Sarutobi Hiruzen weighed how to handle the Uchiha Clan while investigating the disappearances, and Shōji concluded that Shimura Danzō was behind the trouble. To avoid reigniting anger within the clan, Shōji rejected a joint investigation plan and went to speak with Uchiha Fugaku.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen considered testing Shisui and Shōji while preparing possible measures against the Uchiha Clan.
• Shōji decided Shimura Danzō was responsible for the disappearances and other provocations.
• Shōji rejected having Fugaku lead the Military Police Force in a joint investigation with the Anbu, fearing it would inflame the clan.
• Shōji went to Fugaku's residence, spoke with Mikoto Uchiha, and entered to meet the Clan Head.

Shōji and Uchiha Fugaku planned to calm the Uchiha Clan and cooperate with Sarutobi Hiruzen while exposing the real culprit behind the disappearances. Shimura Danzō abruptly escalated the conflict by ordering Root to arrest Uchiha Military Police members, leaving Fugaku stunned and Shōji enraged.

• Fugaku asked Shōji whether Danzo was behind the accusations, and Shōji said Danzo was the most likely culprit.
• Fugaku asked how Sarutobi Hiruzen viewed the matter, and Shōji said the Third Hokage still seemed willing to trust the Uchiha Clan but might use the incident to suppress it.
• Shōji urged Fugaku to submit the Military Police Force's patrol logs and keep the clan calm while the investigation sought the real culprit.
• Fugaku agreed to act and asked about Shisui, whom Shōji planned to contact after the Third Hokage summoned him.
• Danzo ordered Root to forcibly arrest more than twenty Uchiha Military Police members under the pretext of a routine internal review.
• Several injured Uchiha broke through Root's encirclement and returned to the clan, igniting its fury as Fugaku arrived and Shōji prepared to push the investigation forward.

After Root arrested more than a dozen Uchiha clansmen, Shōji raced to the Hokage Office Building, fearing the crisis would force the Uchiha into open conflict with Konoha. Fugaku also set out to confront the Hokage as the news spread through the village and stirred the other ninja clans into action.

• Shōji learned that Root had clashed with the Uchiha and arrested more than a dozen clansmen, and he prepared for the possibility of violent conflict if Sarutobi Hiruzen failed to intervene.
• Fugaku calmed the enraged Uchiha gathered before him, left Yashiro in charge, and headed alone for the Hokage Office Building after contacting Shōji and Shisui.
• Yashiro warned Fugaku that the village's leaders might be conspiring against the Uchiha, but Fugaku insisted the clan had to stay controlled while he sought answers.
• News of the clash spread to the leaders of Konoha's ninja clans, whose members began to act.

Sarutobi Hiruzen scrambled to contain Shimura Danzō’s assault on the Uchiha Clan and sent Shisui to negotiate with Fugaku. Shōji doubted the crisis could be resolved peacefully and urged Shisui to stand with him and Fugaku as the clan faced danger.

• Shimura Danzō injured Uchiha Military Police officers and arrested more than a dozen Uchiha clansmen, disrupting Sarutobi Hiruzen’s plans.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen summoned Shimura Danzō, ordered Root to hand over its prisoners, and sent Shisui to bring Fugaku to meet him.
• Shisui agreed to negotiate with the clan and asked Sarutobi Hiruzen to ensure the detained Uchiha were returned safely.
• Shōji raced toward the Hokage Office, believing peace was unlikely and preparing for the worst while seeking time to adjust his plans.
• Shōji and Fugaku met Shisui outside the Hokage Office, and Shōji urged the three of them to stand together through the crisis.

Shōji warned Fugaku and Shisui to prepare for the possibility that the Third Hokage would fail to resolve the Uchiha crisis, while still allowing him a chance to act fairly. The three returned to Sarutobi Hiruzen’s office, where Fugaku presented records and demanded a clear judgment on Root’s arrests.

• Shōji told Shisui and Fugaku that the clan needed to prepare for the worst while the decision remained in Lord Third’s hands.
• Fugaku said he would obey Lord Third unless the clan was driven into a desperate situation, and Shisui reaffirmed his belief in peaceful coexistence.
• Shisui, Fugaku, and Shōji returned to the Hokage Office Building and bowed to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Fugaku asked Sarutobi Hiruzen to judge Root’s arrest of more than ten Uchiha Clan members and presented the Military Police Force’s duty logs and movement records.

Fugaku confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen over Root’s detention of Military Police Force members, while Shōji remained wary that Danzo would ignore the Hokage’s assurances. The Uchiha leaders waited to see how Danzo would respond, and he entered the Hokage’s Office without showing concern.

• Fugaku presented Sarutobi Hiruzen with a scroll and directly raised the conflict with Root and Danzo.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen accepted the scroll and promised that the village would investigate and follow its regulations.
• Shisui took comfort in Mitokado investigating Root, while Shōji and Fugaku doubted Danzo would back down.
• Fugaku told Sarutobi Hiruzen that the Uchiha Clan was willing to trust him, as Shōji silently considered the clan’s options.
• The great Ninja Clans watched the Hokage’s Office as the Uchiha leaders waited for Danzo’s response.
• Danzo entered the Hokage’s Office, ignored the Uchiha’s scrutiny, and took a seat on the sofa.

Shimura Danzo accused the Uchiha Clan of involvement in Konoha’s missing-persons cases and demanded their arrest, escalating tensions in a meeting with Sarutobi Hiruzen. Hiruzen stopped the argument and ordered Danzo to hand the detained Uchiha over to Anbu, taking responsibility for what happened next.

• Shimura Danzo demanded the arrest of Uchiha Clan members in the Military Police Force, claiming they were connected to the missing-persons cases.
• Shisui defended the Uchiha Clan, while Danzo accused them of resisting Root and threatened to portray them as traitors.
• Fugaku lost his restraint and shouted at Danzo, who used the outburst to accuse the Uchiha of turning against the village.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped the argument and ordered Danzo to transfer the detained Uchiha to Anbu, saying he would handle the matter.

Shōji watched Danzo accuse the Uchiha of plotting a coup, turning the meeting against Fugaku and the clan. He renounced his trust in Hiruzen and revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving the village leaders stunned.

• Danzo claimed that Root's interrogations had uncovered evidence of Uchiha coup plans, and Hiruzen and the advisers demanded an explanation from Fugaku.
• Shisui realized that Danzo had extracted genuine memories of past coup talk, though the clan had suppressed those plans.
• Shōji laughed at Konoha's leaders, condemned Danzo, and declared that he gave up on the path he had pursued.
• Shōji unleashed his chakra and revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, shocking Hiruzen, Danzo, Fugaku, Shisui, Homura, and Koharu.
• Shōji told Hiruzen that he had been wrong to trust him and that the Uchiha's hope of belonging in the village had never been possible.

Shōji confronted Danzō over the imprisoned Uchiha, then revealed his Susanoo when Root attacked him and destroyed the Hokage’s Office. As the clans converged, Fugaku trusted Shōji to handle the crisis and yielded leadership to him.

• Shōji demanded that Danzō release every Uchiha and threatened that the clan would perish together with him if he refused.
• Danzō ordered Root elites to take Shōji down before Hiruzen could decide what to do.
• Shōji unleashed his violet-gold Susanoo, crushed four Root elites, and wrecked the Hokage’s Office, forcing Hiruzen, Danzō, Fugaku, and Shisui to retreat.
• Torifu Akimichi recognized Susanoo and sent Chōza to alert Shikaku and Inoichi as Torifu and other clan leaders rushed toward the Hokage’s Office.
• Hiruzen challenged Shōji and asked whether Fugaku spoke for the whole Uchiha Clan, but Shōji asked Fugaku to let him handle the situation.
• Fugaku trusted Shōji and stepped back, yielding leadership to him.

Shōji confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen over Root’s detention of Uchiha clansmen and demanded their safety, forcing Hiruzen to release them and avoid an immediate clash. After the clansmen returned in a dazed state, Shōji recognized that the conflict had become irreconcilable and prepared to begin his second plan.

• Shōji told Shisui that he wanted to protect the Uchiha and avoid civil war if the village would act reasonably, and Shisui stepped aside.
• Shōji confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen, set the Uchiha Clan’s safety as its bottom line, and warned the village not to push them further.
• Torifu Akimichi and the other clan leaders arrived and watched silently as Shōji’s Mangekyō Sharingan made the confrontation more serious.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered that the detained Military Police Force members be allowed to return home, and stopped Shimura Danzō from objecting.
• Root personnel brought back the Uchiha clansmen, who appeared dazed, while Shōji restrained his angry followers and resolved to pursue his next plan.

Shōji’s open defiance of Sarutobi Hiruzen confirmed the Uchiha Clan’s break with the village leadership, leaving Konoha’s clans caught between them. After the other leaders departed, the Uchiha faced an increasingly uncertain future and the threat of a violent confrontation.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen warned Fugaku and Shōji that village security outweighed everything, while Shōji insisted the Uchiha would serve the village through the Military Police Force.
• Hiruzen concluded that Shōji had deceived him and left with the other village leaders, while Shimura Danzō privately welcomed the growing conflict.
• Shōji watched the other clan heads avoid his gaze as they returned to their territories rather than take sides.
• Torifu Akimichi left with Shikaku, Chōza, and Inoichi, hoping the Uchiha-village conflict would end with less bloodshed than the old rebellion.

Shōji proposed that the Uchiha Clan leave Konoha rather than start a coup, offering a path to protect the clan without fighting the village. The clan meeting erupted in argument, and Shisui remained unsure whether the village would allow them to go.

• Shōji gathered Fugaku and Shisui for a serious discussion about the Uchiha Clan’s future.
• Shisui worried that Shōji might propose a coup and resolved to use Kotoamatsukami to stop him if necessary.
• At Naka Shrine, Shōji announced that the Uchiha Clan would leave Konoha.
• The Uchiha clansmen argued over the proposal, with some calling for a coup and others recognizing the risks of fighting the village and its allied clans.
• Shisui considered the plan potentially safer but doubted that Konoha would let the Uchiha leave.

Shōji argued that the Uchiha Clan should avoid a coup and instead consider leaving Konoha, since a coup would unite the village’s ninja against them. He explained that voluntary withdrawal would deny Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō a clear justification to attack, though the clan remained wary of the danger ahead.

• Fugaku ended the clan members’ argument and asked Shōji to explain his plan and persuade them.
• Shōji warned that a coup would turn the Uchiha Clan against Konoha’s more than twenty thousand ninja, including clans angered by the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s Attack.
• The Uchiha members reconsidered the coup after Shōji described how several allied clans could overwhelm them.
• A clan member questioned whether leaving Konoha would still lead to the Uchiha Clan being attacked.
• Shōji answered that voluntary withdrawal would deprive Konoha’s leaders of a righteous reason to attack and would make other clans fear the Uchiha’s strength.

Shōji persuaded the Uchiha leaders that withdrawing from Konoha was safer than staging a coup and outlined possible destinations for the clan. Uchiha Genran asked where the clan would settle, and Shōji presented two options: establish a village in a smaller country or join Kumogakure or Iwagakure.

• Shōji argued that other clans were unlikely to fully support a campaign against the Uchiha, making withdrawal a more viable choice than a coup.
• The Uchiha clan members considered the risks of a coup and agreed that leaving Konoha would better protect their families and preserve their strength.
• Fugaku, Chie, Genran, and the other leaders accepted Shōji’s proposal, while Shisui recognized it as the best way to limit conflict.
• Uchiha Genran asked Shōji to explain how the clan would withdraw and where it would settle.
• Shōji proposed either establishing an Uchiha village in a distant smaller country or joining Kumogakure or Iwagakure, explaining the advantages and drawbacks of both choices.

Shōji persuaded the Uchiha Clan to abandon its plan to remain in Konoha and instead prepare to leave for Iwagakure. Fugaku secured the clan’s agreement and ordered preparations for an immediate evacuation.

• Shōji explained that his original plan to rely on Hiruzen and eventually support a change in Hokage had failed, so the clan should activate its plan to leave Konoha.
• Shōji recommended Iwagakure as the destination and urged the clan to prepare within two days before Hiruzen and Danzō could react.
• Fugaku sensed the clan members were increasingly persuaded, and most of the Eight Great Elders nodded their support.
• Fugaku asked the clan representatives to vote, and nearly everyone raised a hand in favor of Shōji’s plan.
• Fugaku ordered the clan to begin preparing for evacuation and take only essential supplies.

Shōji and the Uchiha leaders planned the clan’s evacuation from Konoha and debated where to settle. Shōji proposed leaving first, then seeking Iwagakure’s acceptance before choosing another destination if rejected.

• Fugaku ordered the clansmen to return to the clan and prepare for evacuation while he, Shōji, Shisui, and the elders stayed to plan.
• The leaders discussed evacuation logistics, including who would guide the civilians, cover the rear, and scout beyond the village.
• The elders favored founding a village in a small country, while Kogen, Yashiro, and other core members favored joining Iwagakure.
• Shōji argued that Iwagakure would better protect the clan’s non-shinobi members if the Third Tsuchikage accepted them.
• Shōji proposed that the Uchiha leave Konoha first, contact Iwagakure afterward, and head there only if it agreed to receive them.

Shōji and the Uchiha elders agreed to prepare for leaving Konoha and arranged an evacuation in stages. When Fugaku insisted that Shōji and Shisui should not remain behind, Shōji revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan to argue that they were best suited to protect the clan.

• Shōji proposed contacting Iwagakure after the Uchiha publicly withdrew from Konoha, while keeping other destinations open if Iwagakure refused them.
• Fugaku accepted the plan to evacuate the elderly, weak, women, and children first, followed by non-ninja clan members, with a rear guard remaining behind.
• Shōji assigned himself and Shisui to guard the rear against threats from Anbu and Danzo's Root forces.
• Fugaku and the elders objected, telling Shisui to protect the first group, Shōji to lead the second, and the older members to handle the rear guard.
• Shōji insisted that he and Shisui were best able to protect the clan and revealed his Four-Pointed Windmill Mangekyō Sharingan, astonishing the elders.

Fugaku and the Uchiha elders insisted that Shōji, newly revealed to possess the Mangekyō Sharingan, must survive to lead the clan’s future rather than remain behind as rearguard. Shisui still argued that he and Shōji should stay to limit conflict with the village, and Fugaku sent the others to prepare the evacuation before addressing them privately.

• The elders praised Shōji’s Mangekyō Sharingan and declared that preserving him was essential to the Uchiha Clan’s revival.
• Fugaku overruled Shōji’s offer to stay behind, accepting the duty of the clan head and elders to protect the younger generation.
• Shisui supported Shōji’s plan to remain as rearguard, hoping to contain conflict between the clan and the village.
• Fugaku ordered Genran, Chie, Kogen, Yashiro, Tekka, and the others to prepare the clan’s evacuation before nightfall.
• The elders and clansmen left the secret chamber, leaving Fugaku with Shōji and Shisui.

Fugaku explained why he believed the Uchiha Clan had never truly belonged in Konoha and revealed that he shared responsibility for the clan’s past choices. He awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and assured Shōji and Shisui that he was strong enough to take part in the plan to break away.

• Fugaku told Shōji and Shisui that the Uchiha Clan’s ideals and existence had always been incompatible with Konoha.
• Fugaku recounted how the clan had rejected Madara’s plan to leave Konoha and said that, in his view, the clan had betrayed Madara.
• Shōji told Fugaku that the past did not need to hold them back, but Fugaku explained that he and the elders had to take responsibility for their predecessors’ decision.
• Fugaku awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan in front of Shōji and Shisui.
• Fugaku assured Shōji and Shisui that his strength meant they did not need to worry about him.

Fugaku revealed that he possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan and insisted on staying with the elders to cover the Uchiha Clan’s retreat from Konoha. Shōji accepted his decision and urged Shisui to trust the clan’s leaders as the evacuation plan began.

• Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan to Shōji and Shisui, who were both shocked for different reasons.
• Fugaku said he regretted not supporting the Fourth and declared that he would cover the clan’s retreat.
• Shōji accepted Fugaku’s decision but warned him to prioritize the clan’s withdrawal and avoid unnecessary clashes.
• Shōji and Shisui discussed the risks of Fugaku and the elders staying behind as the clan prepared to evacuate its noncombatants.
• Shōji told Shisui to trust the Clan Head and admitted he had expected Shisui to oppose leaving Konoha.

Shisui accepted Shōji’s plan to separate the Uchiha Clan from Konoha as the only remaining choice, and the two returned to help the clan leave peacefully. Meanwhile, Danzō urged Hiruzen to address the crisis and accused Shōji of causing the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s Attack, but Hiruzen questioned whether the young Uchiha could have done it.

• Shisui told Shōji that he accepted separation as the only choice to prevent the Uchiha Clan and Konoha from destroying each other.
• Shōji and Shisui agreed to help the clan leave Konoha with the hope of avoiding bloodshed, then departed Naka Shrine.
• Hiruzen, Homura, Koharu, and Danzō gathered to decide how to handle the Uchiha Clan as it prepared to leave the village.
• Danzō claimed Shōji’s Mangekyō Sharingan implicated him in the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox’s Attack, while Hiruzen doubted that a fourteen-year-old could have been responsible.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and his advisers discussed Uchiha Shōji’s exposed Mangekyō Sharingan and the danger posed by the Uchiha Clan. They considered a surprise attack but left the meeting without agreeing on Danzo’s proposed purge, as Hiruzen worried about the village’s stability and Kumogakure.

• Danzo urged Hiruzen and the advisers to treat Shōji as a major threat because of his Mangekyō Sharingan and questioned whether Shisui could be trusted.
• Homura and Koharu pressed Hiruzen to explain what Shisui had said and whether he could still provide information about the Uchiha Clan.
• Hiruzen said he had ordered Third Squad to strip Shōji of his Anbu status and planned to act on Shisui within a day or two.
• Hiruzen weighed a surprise attack by Konoha’s forces against the Uchiha Clan but hesitated because of the casualties and the risk to the village.
• Danzo called for an immediate purge, but Hiruzen rejected his crude approach and warned that Kumogakure remained a threat.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo agreed to prepare support from other clans and monitor the Uchiha before taking action against them. Hiruzen kept Naruto under Anbu protection and asked Mitokado Homura to investigate whether a third party was involved in the disappearance case.

• Danzo warned that the Uchiha might threaten the village or collude with foreign enemies, but Hiruzen argued that they needed stronger support and careful preparations before moving against them.
• Hiruzen said he would try to win over Shisui, seek backing from other clans, and prepare for the possibility that the Nine-Tails could be controlled again.
• Danzo proposed placing Naruto under Root's protection, but Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu rejected the proposal and left Naruto to the Anbu.
• Danzo left to speak with Orochimaru after the group agreed to contact the other clans and monitor the Uchiha.
• Hiruzen asked Mitokado Homura to examine new Anbu findings about the disappearance case and determine whether a third party was involved.

Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned his advisers to address Konoha’s growing crises and summoned Orochimaru and Jiraiya for help. Orochimaru, realizing Hiruzen might uncover his experiments, defected from Konoha that night while Hiruzen waited for him at home.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen tasked Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu with handling village affairs and ordered Anbu to summon Orochimaru and Jiraiya.
• Orochimaru received Hiruzen’s summons and decided to defect from Konoha before his experiments were exposed.
• Orochimaru packed his belongings and waited for night, believing the village’s forces were focused on the Uchiha Clan.
• Orochimaru left Konoha by leaping from the eastern wall, while Sarutobi Hiruzen waited for him at home.

The Uchiha Clan prepared to leave Konoha, with its elders persuading troubled clansmen to accept the decision and arranging safeguards against disruption. Shōji told his grandmother and younger siblings they would leave with the first group, then returned to help prepare the clan’s covert evacuation.

• The Eight Great Elders spread the clan’s departure plan, and most Uchiha clansmen reluctantly agreed to follow it after being persuaded.
• Kogen and Yashiro led clansmen monitoring the withdrawal to prevent interference and impulsive acts.
• Shōji told Uchiha Chihaya that she, Uchiha Yang, and Uchiha Saki would leave in the first group, along with Uncle Satoru’s family.
• Shōji urged Yang and Saki to stay beside their grandmother and reassured them that everything would be fine.
• The Uchiha Clan completed the initial preparations and planned to maintain its usual public activities while the first group secretly left Konohagakure.