Chapter Summaries

Kiyoshi learned the A-rank Mystical Palm Technique from Yakushi Nonō and discovered that high-level medical training could unlock a purple Medical Jonin entry. After meeting with Team Minato’s teammates and reflecting on future entry upgrades, he welcomed Samui, who was astonished when he used Chakra to bring tea supplies to the table.

• Yakushi Nonō taught Kiyoshi the Mystical Palm Technique and gave him several B-rank Medical Arts scrolls.
• Obito, Rin Nohara, and Kakashi planned to visit Kushina the next night, but Kakashi and Rin soon went their separate ways.
• Kiyoshi saw that studying the Mystical Palm Technique had unlocked the purple Medical Jonin entry and considered how higher-tier entries might be obtained.
• Samui visited Kiyoshi, and he complimented her before using Chakra to float the teapot, cups, and tea brick from the kitchen to the table.

Kiyoshi used his knowledge of Wind Release to impress Samui, then demanded Lightning Release Chakra Mode in exchange for valuable war intelligence. Samui left to obtain the technique, and Kiyoshi summoned Unicorn Behemoth to help test his recent insights.

• Samui noticed Kiyoshi's precise Wind Release Chakra control and concealed her surprise during their tea conversation.
• Samui offered to do what Kiyoshi needed, and he asked her for Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• Samui explained the technique's dangers, then reconsidered after remembering Kiyoshi's Yotsuki blood.
• Kiyoshi shared valuable intelligence about Fugaku Uchiha and pressed Samui to accept his demand.
• Samui said she needed to return to obtain the technique, and Kiyoshi summoned Unicorn Behemoth to verify his insights.

Rin Nohara visited Kiyoshi’s home and witnessed an intimate scene that left her shaken, while Kiyoshi strengthened his position with Samui and received a mission from Hiruzen Sarutobi. Hiruzen asked Kiyoshi to serve as a bridge between Konoha and the Uchiha.

• Rin Nohara entered Kiyoshi’s home and, after hearing a strange sound, glimpsed a scene that stunned her before she left in silence.
• Kiyoshi gave Samui an intelligence scroll and told her he had felt her sincerity; Samui cleaned the floor before leaving with the scroll.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Kiyoshi and discussed the growing estrangement between Konoha and the Uchiha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Kiyoshi to become a bridge between Konoha and the Uchiha, and Kiyoshi agreed.

Kiyoshi gained Hiruzen Sarutobi’s support for his plan to ease tensions between the Uchiha and the village by empowering a dove within the clan. He later joined Kakashi and Obito for a meal at Kushina’s home, where Rin Nohara awkwardly asked whether he was free afterward.

• Kiyoshi decided to weaken the Uchiha-village conflict by supporting a dove within the Uchiha Clan, and Hiruzen Sarutobi gave him a Sealing Scroll containing tens of thousands.
• Samui returned to the sushi restaurant and went to bathe, leaving Atsui puzzled by her cold mood.
• Kiyoshi noted his growing medical skills and Chakra reserves, then set off to visit Kushina with new videotapes.
• Kiyoshi arrived at Kushina’s home, where Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara were also visiting.
• During dinner, Rin Nohara asked Kiyoshi if he was free later.

Kiyoshi continued drawing closer to Kushina at dinner while reflecting on the connections behind becoming Hokage. Later, he used his Chakra to accelerate Rin Nohara’s bodily transformation, and she accepted the training so she could stay close to Kakashi and guide him.

• Kiyoshi asked Kushina when Minato Namikaze would return, and she admitted she did not know but hoped he could become Hokage.
• Obito declared that he would become Hokage, while Kakashi mocked him and Rin Nohara encouraged him.
• After dinner, Kiyoshi noticed Rin Nohara speaking with Kakashi and thought her breaking point was near.
• Rin Nohara visited Kiyoshi and asked whether their training was useful, explaining that she had been feeling increasingly hot.
• Kiyoshi claimed his new technique awakened the body’s potential and increased Rin Nohara’s Chakra dose as they resumed training.
• Rin Nohara accepted Kiyoshi’s hand, intending to spend more time with Kakashi and steer him away from the wrong path.

Fugaku returned to Konoha and sought to strengthen the Uchiha Clan’s ties to Kiyoshi, who had been offered a place in the Anbu. He asked Mikoto to spend more time with Kiyoshi and introduce him to women in the clan, unaware that Kiyoshi had confessed he liked her; the chapter ended with Mikoto visiting Kiyoshi at home.

• Fugaku returned to Konoha and called an immediate secret meeting to calm the Uchiha Clan’s growing resentment over the village’s suppression of them.
• Fugaku learned from Uchiha Yakumi that Hiruzen Sarutobi had offered Kiyoshi Anbu equipment, but Kiyoshi was waiting for Fugaku to decide whether he should join.
• Fugaku asked Mikoto how close Kiyoshi was to the clan and whether he liked anyone, and Mikoto admitted that Kiyoshi had said he liked her.
• Fugaku told Mikoto to spend more time with Kiyoshi and introduce him to other women in the clan, and she agreed despite feeling uneasy about her motives.
• Kiyoshi checked that his Medical Jonin entry was 95% complete, then welcomed Mikoto, who brought him his monthly living expenses.

Kiyoshi discussed joining the Anbu with Mikoto and warned her that village rumors could put Fugaku at risk. He revealed that Hokage-sama had privately ordered him to investigate Fugaku, leaving Mikoto alarmed by the mission and its implications.

• Mikoto offered Kiyoshi another house and invited him to seek her help, but he declined the move.
• Mikoto told Kiyoshi that Fugaku had returned and wanted him to join the Anbu, and Kiyoshi agreed.
• Mikoto showed Kiyoshi a notebook of Uchiha women, but he said none compared to her.
• Kiyoshi warned Mikoto that Fugaku faced rumors like those once directed at Hatake Sakumo, and Mikoto grew worried.
• Kiyoshi revealed that Hokage-sama had privately assigned him to investigate Fugaku and said Mikoto was the only person he had told.

Kiyoshi warned Mikoto that Konoha was investigating Fugaku, while privately intending to use Fugaku’s weakness to advance his own plans. Mikoto told Fugaku about the investigation, and Fugaku revealed some of his secret information to her before asking her to speak with Kiyoshi again.

• Kiyoshi explained that Konoha might be investigating Fugaku and suggested he would report any findings truthfully, worrying Mikoto.
• Mikoto tried to persuade Kiyoshi to consider Fugaku’s reasons, then left when he would not relent.
• Kiyoshi predicted that Mikoto would return and privately considered Fugaku’s hesitation useful to his plans.
• Fugaku asked Mikoto whether Kiyoshi had agreed to join the Anbu, and she confirmed that he had.
• Mikoto told Fugaku that Kiyoshi had said he was under investigation, and Fugaku asked her to speak with Kiyoshi again.
• Fugaku selectively revealed some of his secrets to Mikoto and told her not to tell anyone.

Kiyoshi refused to help Mikoto clear Fugaku’s name, arguing that doing so could endanger the Uchiha, but then asked Mikoto for a hug in exchange for his help. Mikoto hesitated, unable to refuse him outright.

• Fugaku reassured Mikoto that he could weather Konoha’s investigation and keep his Mangekyō Sharingan secret.
• Kiyoshi used Moryo Power to enlarge White Snake, then noted that she still lacked intelligence.
• Mikoto visited Kiyoshi and pleaded with him to tell the Third Hokage that Fugaku had hidden nothing.
• Kiyoshi explained that defending Fugaku could make the Uchiha look suspicious and abandon their clansmen on the front lines.
• Kiyoshi said he would help Mikoto for her sake, admitted he was jealous of her focus on Fugaku, and asked her to hug him.
• Mikoto hesitated, and Kiyoshi asked whether she was unwilling.

Kiyoshi used his influence over Mikoto to secure her promise that he would speak up for Fugaku, while privately planning to exploit growing dissatisfaction within the Uchiha clan. At Naka Shrine, Fugaku presented Kiyoshi’s Anbu appointment to the clan, whose members questioned whether the young Chunin could really have joined.

• Kiyoshi embraced Mikoto and used the close contact to strengthen his Eye Power, but Mikoto panicked at the savage fangs of his hidden Unicorn Behemoth and pushed him away.
• Mikoto found Fugaku on the way to Naka Shrine and told him Kiyoshi was willing to speak up for him.
• Fugaku brushed aside Mikoto’s attempt to discuss their relationship and led her into the secret chamber beneath Naka Shrine.
• Fugaku told the assembled Uchiha that Kiyoshi’s Anbu appointment was a major step for the clan and asked Kiyoshi to stand.
• Uchiha clan members questioned whether Kiyoshi was too young and only a Chunin to have joined the Anbu, and Kiyoshi calmly addressed their doubts.

Kiyoshi proved his strength to the Uchiha gathered in the secret chamber, convincing them he was suited to join the Anbu. His display pressured Obito into awakening a One-Tomoe Sharingan, and Uchiha Setsuna declared Kiyoshi the best candidate.

• Fugaku told Yashiro that an Uchiha needed to join the Anbu and that Kiyoshi was the best opportunity, despite the Military Police Force's frequent clashes with the Anbu.
• Kiyoshi released an overwhelming aura and told Yashiro that age was not how a person's worth should be measured.
• Kiyoshi's pressure made Obito awaken a One-Tomoe Sharingan as Obito thought of Rin and his jealousy toward Kiyoshi.
• Fugaku told Kiyoshi to stop, and the gathered Uchiha accepted his jonin-level strength without further objection.
• Setsuna praised Kiyoshi and named him the best candidate, drawing agreement from the others in the chamber.

Kiyoshi earned growing respect within the Uchiha Clan while continuing to train and develop his medical research. Orochimaru arrived with news of major moves by Iwagakure and Kumogakure, bringing Kiyoshi to recall the Third Raikage’s coming battle against ten thousand Iwagakure ninja.

• Uchiha clan members praised Kiyoshi’s talent, and Fugaku encouraged Mikoto to grow closer to him.
• Kiyoshi told Uchiha Tekka and Uchiha Inaho that hard work had helped make him strong, and Mikoto overheard him.
• As the war continued and Minato Namikaze’s reputation grew, Kiyoshi gained a purple Medical Jonin entry, a blue entry, and two green entries.
• Orochimaru visited Kiyoshi’s laboratory and told him that Iwagakure and Kumogakure had recently made major moves.

Orochimaru gave Kiyoshi the Soft Physique Modification scroll and offered to show him the Cursed Seal. Meanwhile, Konoha learned Iwagakure had deployed ten thousand ninja and sent Kiyoshi and Tsunade to gather intelligence, promising Kiyoshi access to the Book of Seals if he succeeded.

• Orochimaru gave Kiyoshi the Soft Physique Modification scroll as payment and invited him to see the Cursed Seal.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Konoha's advisers learned Iwagakure had deployed ten thousand ninja and feared an attack on the Land of Fire.
• Shimura Danzō proposed sending Kiyoshi to scout the enemy, and Mitokado Homura suggested Tsunade support him with Katsuyu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Kiyoshi and Tsunade to set out and promised Kiyoshi the chance to read the Book of Seals if he completed the mission.
• Shimura Danzō accepted Hiruzen Sarutobi's decision, hoping Kiyoshi would learn dangerous forbidden techniques.

Kiyoshi examined Orochimaru’s Cursed Seal research and learned he might be taken to Ryūchi Cave to study Sage Arts after the current crisis. He then received a mission with an A-rank ninjutsu as its reward and offered to help Shizune with Medical Arts before setting out to find Tsunade.

• Kiyoshi saw Jugo Clan cells being used as vessels for the Cursed Seal, and Orochimaru explained that he could take Kiyoshi to Ryūchi Cave once the situation stabilized.
• Orochimaru showed Kiyoshi his research materials, then wondered whether the growing conflict would end without excitement.
• Kiyoshi received a mission from an Anbu messenger and anticipated choosing an A-rank ninjutsu as his reward.
• Kiyoshi went to Tsunade’s home and learned from Shizune that Tsunade had gone to the casino.
• Kiyoshi confirmed he had learned the Mystical Palm Technique and offered to answer Shizune’s questions about Medical Arts.

Kiyoshi joined Tsunade at a roulette table and secretly manipulated the wheel to win a large amount of money. He gave Tsunade half the winnings, gained a new entry, and left with cash as the noon mission meeting approached.

• Shizune thought Kiyoshi reminded her of her late uncle Dan Katō, while Tonton questioned her thoughts and Shizune threatened to use the piglet as collateral for Tsunade’s debts.
• Kiyoshi found Tsunade losing heavily at a casino and joined her roulette game, promising to share any winnings before her noon mission meeting.
• Kiyoshi used a nearly invisible Chakra thread to manipulate the roulette wheel and won repeatedly without the gamblers discovering his cheating.
• Kiyoshi stopped before attracting too much attention, exchanged his chips for cash, and gained the Gambling Expertise (Green) entry.
• Kiyoshi gave Tsunade half the money, and she celebrated her apparent return to good luck before putting the cash in her Sealing Scroll.

Kiyoshi and Tsunade traveled toward a mission outside the Land of Fire, where Kiyoshi raised the possibility of using Sage Arts to revive the dead and stirred Tsunade’s hopes. They reached an orphanage just as Yakushi Nonō took in an injured child and named him Kabuto, then Nonō hurried out to meet Kiyoshi.

• Tsunade left the gambling house with Kiyoshi to carry out their mission, and Kiyoshi asked whether Sage Arts could enhance Medical Arts enough to restore the dead.
• Tsunade recalled Dan Katō and Nawaki and said it would be wonderful if such a method could work, while Kiyoshi kept his interest in revival to himself.
• Yakushi Nonō found an injured child near a burned village, healed him, and brought him to the orphanage with Urushi.
• Nonō welcomed the child as her son and named him Kabuto, giving him the Yakushi surname.
• The Caretaker Old Man told Nonō that Kiyoshi Uchiha had come to see her, and she hurried outside to meet him.
• Nonō greeted Kiyoshi and remarked that he had grown taller and more handsome, though war had left him with a faint bloody aura.

Kiyoshi and Tsunade visited Yakushi Nonō’s orphanage, where Nonō’s former student learned the orphanage was struggling to support its children. Kiyoshi and Tsunade gave Nonō their money, leaving her astonished by the 600,000 ryō they had donated.

• Kiyoshi and Tsunade arrived at the orphanage, where Yakushi Nonō greeted her former student and the children admired the ninja.
• Kiyoshi and Tsunade stayed for dinner, and Yakushi Kabuto secretly observed them before the children went to bed.
• Kiyoshi offered Nonō 1,000 ryō for their lodging and dinner, but she refused it.
• The Fat Nun and the Caretaker Old Man explained that the orphanage was short of money, especially after Nonō had taken in another child.
• Kiyoshi gave Nonō his money, and Tsunade added hers; the Fat Nun counted 600,000 ryō in all.

Yakushi Nonō tried to set boundaries with Kiyoshi, while Kiyoshi planned to save her from her fate and recruit the newly arrived Yakushi Kabuto. The next morning, Kiyoshi and Tsunade continued toward Earth Country to investigate Iwagakure’s plans.

• Yakushi Nonō visited Kiyoshi to caution him against spending too much money and mistaking dependence or admiration for love.
• Yakushi Kabuto overheard them, and Yakushi Nonō gave him her glasses after realizing he was nearsighted.
• Kiyoshi privately resolved to change Yakushi Nonō’s fate and considered taking Yakushi Kabuto on as a subordinate.
• Yakushi Nonō and the Fat Nun escorted Yakushi Kabuto back to the dormitory, while Kabuto felt Kiyoshi had taken someone precious from him.
• Kiyoshi and Tsunade set out for the battlefield, then crossed the Land of Fire’s border and continued toward Earth Country to check Iwagakure’s intentions.

Kiyoshi and Tsunade crossed the Land of Waterfalls into Earth Country and approached a battle between Iwagakure and Kumogakure. While the Third Raikage prepared to hold off the enemy forces, Kiyoshi copied his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, leaving Tsunade astonished by his skill.

• Kiyoshi decided to seek Kakuzu's Earth Grudge Fear technique as a way to study life extension and immortality.
• Kiyoshi and Tsunade entered Earth Country and spotted Iwagakure pursuing Kumogakure ninja.
• The Third Raikage ordered his troops, including his son A, to retreat while he stayed behind to face the Iwagakure forces.
• The Third Raikage activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode as Iwagakure surrounded him.
• Kiyoshi used his Sharingan to copy the Third Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and Tsunade recognized his exceptional ability.

Kiyoshi and Tsunade arrived at the battlefield where the Third Raikage was fighting Iwagakure, and Kiyoshi used his Sharingan to learn the Raikage’s Lightning Release Chakra Mode. The Third Raikage tested Kiyoshi’s loyalty by attacking him, and the resulting clash collapsed the battlefield, leaving them trapped deep underground.

• Kiyoshi watched the Third Raikage fight and rapidly improved his understanding of Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• As the Third Raikage’s forces weakened, Tsunade and Kiyoshi arrived, and Kitsuchi ordered the Iwagakure ninja to maintain their formations.
• Kiyoshi and Tsunade fought the Stone Ninja, with Kiyoshi using lightning and fire on his blade and displaying the copied lightning armor.
• Kitsuchi sent five elite jonin after Kiyoshi, while the Third Raikage decided to test whether Kiyoshi remained loyal to Kumogakure.
• The Third Raikage used Ash Hiding Technique and One-Finger Spear to attack Kiyoshi, triggering a massive collapse that buried them underground.
• Kitsuchi ordered the Iwagakure ninja to surround and search the collapsed area as Kiyoshi faced the Third Raikage beneath the battlefield.