Chapter Summaries

Kiyoshi fought the Third Raikage, who tried to recruit him to Kumogakure by appealing to his Yotsuki bloodline and offering access to its ninjutsu. After Kiyoshi memorized the Raikage’s techniques and agreed to meet him later, Iwagakure ninja closed in and began trapping them inside the collapsing mountain.

• Kiyoshi and the Third Raikage exchanged hundreds of blows, and the Raikage praised Kiyoshi’s combat ability and urged him to return to Kumogakure.
• Kiyoshi asked what Kumogakure could offer him, and the Third Raikage promised to clear up his rejection and claimed he was the previous Raikage’s distant nephew.
• The Third Raikage rapidly explained several Lightning Release techniques, and Kiyoshi memorized them and gained the Photographic Memory trait.
• Kiyoshi agreed to meet the Third Raikage in the Land of Grass the following week, though he privately considered the appointment meaningless.
• Iwagakure ninja infiltrated the area, and Kitsuchi directed them to raise the mountain and use Earth Release: Mountain Earth Technique to crush Kiyoshi and the Third Raikage.
• Tsunade, empowered by Mitotic Regeneration, called for Kiyoshi to escape as the Third Raikage raced up the mountain wall toward a closing stone lid.

Kiyoshi escaped Iwagakure’s earth trap with Tsunade and fled toward the Land of Fire, while the Third Raikage remained behind to fight. Days later, Kiyoshi and Tsunade reached a burning village and went to investigate.

• Kiyoshi used a powerful electromagnetic burst to escape the closing stone trap, then carried Tsunade into the sky as the Third Raikage watched.
• Tsunade dismissed Katsuyu and healed Kiyoshi while he flew them away from Iwagakure’s attacks.
• Kitsuchi ordered Iwagakure’s forces to focus on wearing down the Third Raikage after Kiyoshi and Tsunade escaped.
• Kiyoshi and Tsunade traveled for several days into the Land of Fire without revealing their intelligence, and Kiyoshi considered using his Kumogakure connection to build influence there.
• Tsunade spotted a village on fire, and she and Kiyoshi went to investigate.

Kiyoshi and Tsunade found a village destroyed by the Wild Wolf Ninja Gang, and Kiyoshi rescued the blue-haired Guren after killing the bandits. He decided to adopt her and bring her to Konoha, where he planned to build a private force and intelligence network.

• Kiyoshi and Tsunade smelled blood near a ruined village and encountered the Wild Wolf Ninja Gang, who had massacred its residents and were trafficking Guren.
• After the gang recognized Kiyoshi as an Uchiha, he killed them with the Great Dragon Fire Technique while sparing Guren.
• Kiyoshi learned Guren's name, offered to adopt her, and Tsunade said she could join Konoha if she passed the review.
• Kiyoshi gave Guren food and carried her as the group traveled, while deciding to build a private force and intelligence network.
• After several days of travel, Kiyoshi, Tsunade, and Guren returned to Konoha.

After returning to Konoha, Kiyoshi reported the mission with Tsunade and chose the Flying Thunder God Technique from the Book of Seals. He began studying the difficult space-time ninjutsu at home, while Kurenai Yuhi headed to ask him about his mission and the girl he had brought back.

• Kiyoshi gained the blue Soaring Skies entry, which improved his Natural Energy affinity and let him sense airflow.
• Kiyoshi and Tsunade reported the mission to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who let Kiyoshi choose a technique from the Book of Seals.
• Kiyoshi selected the Flying Thunder God Technique despite Tsunade's concern, and Hiruzen gave him its scroll.
• Tsunade got Hiruzen to classify the mission as A-rank and borrowed all of Kiyoshi's reward money.
• Asuma Sarutobi told Kurenai Yuhi about Kiyoshi's A-rank mission and the girl he planned to adopt, so Kurenai went to question him.
• Kiyoshi studied the Flying Thunder God Technique at home and planned to work on it alongside the Third Raikage's Black Lightning Release.

Kiyoshi explored ways to combine Black Lightning with the Flying Thunder God Technique and drafted a Shadow Clone Technique designed to restrict the clones’ awareness and memories. Meanwhile, Hyuga Hiashi instructed Natsu Hyuga to spend more time with Kiyoshi, recognizing his growing importance as a powerful talent.

• Kiyoshi considered using Black Senbon to carry Flying Thunder God formulas on lightning and drafted a modified Shadow Clone Technique with limited memories and awareness.
• Kurenai Yuhi visited Kiyoshi, and Asuma Sarutobi caught up with her and asked Kiyoshi to get together; Kiyoshi agreed.
• At the Hyuga Clan, Hizashi Hyuga and the branch family grieved their casualties while Hyuga Hiashi discussed Kiyoshi’s recent achievements.
• Hyuga Hiashi told Natsu Hyuga to spend more time with Kiyoshi, believing his strength would rise further after learning a forbidden jutsu.

The Hyuga Clan sent Natsu Hyuga to build ties with Kiyoshi, while he shared lunch with Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi before bringing Guren to live at his home. The chapter ended with Natsu arriving at Kiyoshi’s gate and him considering how to use her visit to reconnect with Ginka Hyuga.

• Hiashi arranged for Natsu Hyuga to approach Kiyoshi, and Tetsu Hyuga resolved to prove himself on the battlefield so he could propose to A Xia.
• Kiyoshi, Kurenai Yuhi, and Asuma Sarutobi ate ramen together, where Kurenai blushed at Kiyoshi’s teasing and Asuma hurried off to the restroom.
• Kiyoshi thought about Shisui Uchiha’s Kotoamatsukami and the need to guard against techniques that could control people’s minds.
• Kiyoshi brought Guren home, gave her a room and a Chakra-refining scroll, and reassured her that his home was now hers.
• Natsu Hyuga arrived at Kiyoshi’s home, and he invited her inside while thinking of his connection to Ginka Hyuga.

Kiyoshi had Natsu Hyuga demonstrate Gentle Fist techniques, unlocking a Byakugan-like ability through his Entry System, then continued their training while Guren mistook the sounds from the room for a demon exorcism. The chapter ended with Kiyoshi considering his Chakra growth and the next opportunity at Kannabi Bridge as Natsu returned to the Hyuga Clan.

• Natsu Hyuga served Kiyoshi tea, and Guren came out to meet her before Kiyoshi asked Guren to help with housework.
• Natsu demonstrated Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm and Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher, which let Kiyoshi unlock the Hyuga Basics entry and gain progress toward Far Sight.
• Kiyoshi weakened Natsu’s Caged Bird Curse Mark by channeling Chakra into her, then took her to another room to continue their training.
• Guren heard sounds from the room and concluded that Kiyoshi was exorcising a demon from the woman she thought was a ghost.
• Kiyoshi sensed his Chakra bottleneck and thought his next opportunity would come at Kannabi Bridge before Natsu washed up and returned to the Hyuga Clan.

Natsu Hyuga rejected Tetsu Hyuga’s food and left him confused, while Konoha’s leaders planned a strike at Kannabi Bridge as the war worsened. Kiyoshi Uchiha accepted his forced promotion to jonin and joined Team Minato and Mikoto’s team before their mission.

• Natsu Hyuga refused Tetsu Hyuga’s food, told him not to overthink her distance, and left for home.
• Several months later, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Konoha’s leaders discussed the worsening war and chose Kannabi Bridge as a target for disrupting Iwagakure’s supplies.
• Shimura Danzō proposed using Flying Thunder God kunai to draw Iwagakure forces to Kannabi Bridge, then sending Minato Namikaze and Kiyoshi Uchiha to attack.
• Kiyoshi Uchiha received an exceptional promotion to jonin and prepared for the mission while considering Madara Uchiha’s plans for Obito.
• Kiyoshi met Team Minato and Mikoto’s temporary team at Konoha’s entrance, where Rin Nohara congratulated him on his promotion.

Kiyoshi, Kakashi, and their teammates set out on a dangerous mission near the Land of Grass, where Minato gave Kakashi a Flying Thunder God kunai and assessed Kiyoshi’s flight. The chapter ended with Kiyoshi carrying Rin into the sky, while the others wondered how he had gained his lightning-enhanced speed.

• Kiyoshi and Kakashi were confirmed as newly promoted Jonin, and Obito arrived late and complained about their promotions.
• Minato Namikaze and Mikoto led the eight-person team toward the mission site near the border of the Land of Fire.
• Minato gave Kakashi a specially made kunai bearing the Flying Thunder God formula, while Mikoto, Tekka, and Inabi gave Kiyoshi gifts.
• Minato asked Kiyoshi to demonstrate his flight speed and ability to carry someone, and Kiyoshi swept Rin into a princess carry and flew high above the team.
• Kakashi recognized that Kiyoshi had become faster, while Minato compared his lightning aura to Kumogakure’s Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Tekka attributed it to the Uchiha Clan’s copying ability.

Kiyoshi and Minato Namikaze led a squad through the Land of Grass on a mission to destroy Iwagakure’s supply bridge. The chapter ended with Kiyoshi detecting and killing a hidden enemy a kilometer away using a lightning-charged magnetic kunai.

• Kiyoshi flew Rin Nohara high above the clouds, where she admitted she was afraid of heights and they discussed Kakashi’s newly developed ninjutsu.
• Kiyoshi warned Rin to seek him out if she or Kakashi faced trouble, though Rin assumed he meant help with Lightning Release.
• Minato Namikaze briefed Kakashi, Kiyoshi, and their squad on infiltrating enemy territory to destroy a bridge used for supplies.
• As the squad moved through the Land of Grass, Kiyoshi spotted a concealed enemy about a kilometer away without using sensory chakra.
• Kiyoshi formed a magnetic force around a lightning-charged kunai and killed the hidden enemy with a precise throw.

Kiyoshi and Kakashi’s team fought Iwagakure shinobi near Kannabi Bridge, where Kiyoshi’s ranged attacks and quick intervention helped turn the ambush in their favor. Kakashi’s Chidori injured him before he could control it, and Minato warned him not to use the unfinished technique again.

• Minato Namikaze warned the group that they had entered the enemy’s alert range, while Maziru and the other Iwagakure shinobi prepared to attack.
• Kakashi charged at the hidden enemies with his newly developed Chidori despite Minato’s warning, and Kiyoshi intercepted the enemy’s thrown weapons with shuriken.
• Maziru tried to cut down Kakashi, but Kiyoshi rushed in, broke Maziru’s blade, and killed him.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to deal with the remaining enemies while Rin healed Kakashi and Obito recovered from a close call.
• Minato told Kakashi that Chidori was incomplete and dangerous, then reminded the team that teamwork outweighed everything.

Kiyoshi completed the Lightning Release Jonin and Space-Time Ninjutsu entries as Madara Uchiha learned he was part of the Kannabi Bridge mission and prepared to interfere. After Kiyoshi defeated an Iwagakure ninja, Madara confronted him, while Rin was captured and Kiyoshi ordered Kakashi to help Obito rescue her.

• Kiyoshi completed the Lightning Release Jonin and Space-Time Ninjutsu entries, gaining stronger Lightning Release and Flying Thunder God abilities.
• White Zetsu informed Madara Uchiha that Kiyoshi had joined Obito's group, so Madara created a Wood Clone and sent it to the battlefield disguised as an Iwagakure ninja.
• Kiyoshi saw through Ōishi's Camouflage Concealment and killed him with Lightning Release: Black Panther.
• Madara's disguised Wood Clone attacked Kiyoshi with Earth Release, and Kiyoshi recognized the cold Chakra as the Power of the Uchiha.
• Red Earth captured Rin, and Obito rushed after her while Kakashi chose to prioritize the mission.
• Kiyoshi ordered Kakashi to help Obito rescue Rin and told Tekka, Inabi, and himself to hold off the enemies.

Kiyoshi fought Madara Uchiha’s Wood Clone while Kakashi, Obito, and Rin faced danger in a collapsing cave, leaving Obito apparently crushed after giving Kakashi his Sharingan. After Kannabi Bridge fell and the survivors regrouped, Kiyoshi asked to remain in the Land of Grass, drawing Mikoto’s concern.

• Firelight trapped Uchiha Tekka and Inabi while Kiyoshi battled Madara Uchiha’s Wood Clone, testing his lightning techniques and nearly cutting off Madara’s arm.
• Red Earth wounded Kakashi’s left eye, and Obito awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan and killed her before Kakashi freed Rin from genjutsu.
• White Zetsu caused the cave to collapse; Obito was trapped beneath the rocks and gave Kakashi his Sharingan as a final gift.
• Madara withdrew from his fight with Kiyoshi, who defeated Firelight and reunited with Kakashi and Rin after the enemy escaped.
• Minato Namikaze arrived, defeated the Iwagakure ninja, and secured Kannabi Bridge; Kakashi later woke after receiving Obito’s Sharingan.
• Kiyoshi asked Minato to let him stay in the Land of Grass to avenge Obito, and Mikoto warned that the area beyond Kannabi Bridge remained dangerous.

Kiyoshi reunited with Yuri Ringo, recruited her to help establish a base in the Land of Grass, and rescued Karin Uzumaki from Kusagakure ninja. Karin agreed to work with him, while Obito awakened in Madara Uchiha’s care and learned the old man’s identity.

• Kiyoshi met Yuri Ringo by a stream, confirmed that she had killed Raiga Kurosuki, and gave her six months’ worth of medicine.
• Kiyoshi asked Yuri Ringo to help establish a base in the Land of Grass, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to take her there.
• Madara Uchiha watched Obito awaken in the Mountain Graveyard, explained that he had saved him, and introduced himself as Madara Uchiha.
• Kiyoshi and Yuri Ringo found Kusagakure ninja threatening Karin Uzumaki, and Kiyoshi immobilized them with his Sharingan.
• Kiyoshi warned Karin that Kusagakure would exploit her healing ability and offered her a place at his new base instead of asking her to return to Konoha.
• Karin accepted Kiyoshi’s offer and introduced herself as Karin Uzumaki.

Kiyoshi returned to Konoha after establishing a hidden base in the Land of Grass, where Karin Uzumaki and Yuri Ringo stayed. He joined the village’s public celebration of the Kannabi Bridge heroes, then visited Kakashi in the hospital and found the rift between Kakashi and Rin Nohara widening.

• Kiyoshi chose a concealed site near the Grass-Waterfalls border for his experimental base, left Karin Uzumaki and Yuri Ringo there, and returned to Konoha with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• At the Ninja Academy graduation ceremony, Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Konoha’s heroes, and Kiyoshi publicly echoed the Will of Fire before agreeing to guide Kakashi into the Anbu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered an Anbu member to monitor the Uchiha’s movements because Kakashi’s transplanted Sharingan could create political tensions.
• Kiyoshi visited Kakashi in the hospital and told him he would help him join the Anbu after his discharge.
• After Kiyoshi left, Kakashi told Rin Nohara that Obito had cared deeply for her, and Rin quietly left the ward in tears as Kakashi reached for her and withdrew his hand.

Kakashi joined the Anbu as Kiyoshi rejected Danzō’s recruitment, while Danzō began plotting to use Yakushi Nonō to influence him. Rin asked Kiyoshi to help Kakashi keep Obito’s Sharingan, and the chapter ended as she wondered whether Kiyoshi’s gaze toward her carried a hidden meaning.

• Kakashi reflected on his father’s sacrifice and blamed himself for Obito’s death, while Rin struggled with a growing heat she could not ease with cold water.
• At a secret Uchiha meeting, Kiyoshi urged Fugaku to avoid a confrontation over Kakashi’s Sharingan and let the clan’s Hokage ambitions guide its response.
• Kiyoshi expanded his Flying Thunder God network, gained two blue entries, and went to bring Kakashi into the Anbu.
• Danzō offered Kiyoshi a place in Root, but Kiyoshi refused and left with Kakashi; Danzō then ordered Ryoma Aburame to investigate Yakushi Nonō.
• Kiyoshi sent a letter and a marked kunai toward the Land of Demons, then welcomed Rin, who pleaded for him to help Kakashi keep Obito’s Sharingan.
• Kiyoshi agreed to try, and Rin noticed his heated gaze and wondered whether he felt the same way he had toward Samui.

Rin Nohara sought help to protect Kakashi’s Sharingan and preserve Obito’s legacy, but found that Minato Namikaze and others had no solution. After Kakashi reaffirmed his promise to Obito and kept Rin at a distance, she went to Kiyoshi for help, while Obito sensed her distress from the Mountain Graveyard and resolved to return to the village.

• Rin Nohara left Kiyoshi’s home to seek other help and encountered Kakashi being confronted by two Uchiha children over Obito’s Sharingan; Kiyoshi sent them away.
• Rin Nohara asked Minato Namikaze and a Medical Jonin for advice, but both said the situation was difficult and offered no way to settle it.
• Rin Nohara visited Kakashi, asked whether he would uphold Obito’s will, and learned that Kakashi intended to honor his promise to Obito rather than pursue a relationship with her.
• Rin Nohara went to Kiyoshi’s home and asked him to help Kakashi, then offered to repay him; Kiyoshi began explaining his attraction by invoking his Yotsuki bloodline and summoning the Unicorn Behemoth.
• At the Mountain Graveyard, Obito felt a painful resonance in his remaining Sharingan, sensed Rin Nohara heading toward the Uchiha Compound, and resolved to return to the village despite Madara and Tobi’s warnings.

Guren awakened Crystal Release while Kiyoshi evolved both eyes into the Three Tomoe Sharingan and promised to help Rin with Kakashi. In the Land of Demons, Kiyoshi used a Flying Thunder God kunai to visit Miroku, secured medical equipment and her Chakra in exchange for treating the Daimyo, and left after giving her medicine.

• Guren condensed a pink crystal with Chakra, awakening the Crystal Release Kekkei Genkai, and continued cleaning the residence.
• After Rin became the final piece of the puzzle, Kiyoshi evolved both eyes into the Three Tomoe Sharingan and gained a major boost to his Eye Power and physical growth.
• Kiyoshi promised Rin he would handle her problem within a week, and Rin later met Kakashi, accepted his apology, and concealed her grief.
• Miroku received Kiyoshi's kunai marked with a formula, and Kiyoshi used it to arrive at her shrine in the Land of Demons.
• Kiyoshi demanded medical equipment and Miroku's Chakra in exchange for treating the Daimyo, then had her replenish the red stone in his ninja blade and gave her medicine.
• Kiyoshi vanished before the Daimyo could enter, and Miroku went out to meet him and offer the medicine.

Kiyoshi developed Puppet Clones and traveled with Orochimaru and Anko Mitarashi toward Ryūchi Cave to learn sage techniques. In the Land of Grass, he encountered Muku and Ryuzetsu, defeated their attack, and became interested in Muku’s Heavenly Prison technique.

• Kiyoshi created twelve Puppet Clones to accelerate his research and learning, while Karin Uzumaki remained at the experimental base.
• Ryuzetsu and Muku investigated strange disturbances near the Land of Waterfalls, and Muku decided to accompany her.
• Kiyoshi trained his body with Lightning Release and Dark Healing Ninjutsu, then met Orochimaru and agreed to travel to Ryūchi Cave with him and Anko Mitarashi.
• During their journey, Kiyoshi, Orochimaru, and Anko stopped for the night in the Land of Grass, where Kiyoshi went to investigate nearby shinobi.
• Kiyoshi overwhelmed Muku and Ryuzetsu with Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, then let Muku’s Heavenly Prison strike him without restraining his Chakra.
• Kiyoshi expressed interest in learning Heavenly Prison and asked Ryuzetsu how he should deal with her dear friend, leaving her alarmed that he knew her name.

Kiyoshi reached Ryūchi Cave with Orochimaru and Anko Mitarashi, passed its trials, and received the White Snake Sage’s infusion of Natural Energy. The infusion triggered a strange serpent-like transformation, leaving the others unsure whether he would survive it.

• Kiyoshi defeated Muku and used Sharingan Genjutsu to control Ryuzetsu, ordering her to conceal his experimental base and later visit it.
• Ryuzetsu regained consciousness with Muku and returned with him to Kusagakure, unaware that Kiyoshi’s Genjutsu had altered her memories.
• Orochimaru brought Kiyoshi and Anko Mitarashi to Ryūchi Cave, where Tagorihime recognized Kiyoshi’s unusual affinity for Natural Energy.
• Kiyoshi passed Ichikishimahime’s puzzle trial and resisted Tagitsuhime’s Genjutsu, then met the White Snake Sage.
• The White Snake Sage infused Kiyoshi with Natural Energy, granting him the White Snake Transformation trait as hornlike buds and scales appeared on his body.