Chapter Summaries

Kiyoshi mastered Ryūchi Cave’s Sage Mode, returned to Konoha, and learned that a Kirigakure ninja had stolen a Hyuga’s Byakugan. When Fugaku announced that the Uchiha would support the Hyuga Clan, Kiyoshi volunteered to go.

• Kiyoshi awakened the Natural Blessing trait and mastered Ryūchi Cave’s Sage Mode, gaining enhanced senses and the ability to understand animals.
• Kiyoshi left Ryūchi Cave with Orochimaru and Anko, while the White Snake Sage noted that his unusual fate was obscured from her.
• Kusagakure identified Kiyoshi, and Muku vowed to avenge Ryuzetsu.
• After returning to Konoha, Kiyoshi attended a secret Uchiha gathering where Fugaku reported that Ao of Kirigakure had taken Nobuhiko Hyuga’s Byakugan.
• Fugaku announced Naruto’s order for the Uchiha to support the Hyuga Clan, and Kiyoshi volunteered to go.

Kiyoshi joined the Uchiha reinforcements sent to help the Hyuga Clan recover Nobuhiko Hyuga and protect the Byakugan. When the Hidden Mist ambushed their force, Kiyoshi unleashed Sage Mode and turned the battle in Konoha’s favor, forcing the enemy to retreat without recovering Nobuhiko.

• Fugaku organized Uchiha volunteers to reinforce the Hyuga Clan, and Kiyoshi eagerly joined the mission.
• Fugaku’s force reached the southern front, where Kiyoshi reunited with Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi as Ginka Hyuga worried over her captured fiancé, Nobuhiko Hyuga.
• The Hidden Mist launched a massive Water Release attack, and the Konoha shinobi struggled to stop it with Fire Release.
• Kiyoshi entered Sage Mode and used Sage Art: Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique to smash through the Hidden Mist’s defenses and halt the water assault.
• Kiyoshi fought Juzo Biwa while Fugaku, Hyuga Hiashi, and the others drove back the Hidden Mist, which retreated after suffering heavy losses.

Kiyoshi impressed Konoha’s forces with Sage Mode, then agreed to protect Nobuhiko Hyuga after Ginka Hyuga pleaded and paid him. The next day, Kiyoshi and the Konoha troops faced Hidden Mist forces led by Utakata at the Land of Fire coastline.

• Kiyoshi used Sage Mode to disrupt the Hidden Mist attack, earning praise from Fugaku Uchiha and Hyuga Hiashi.
• Kiyoshi explained the dangers of Sage Mode to Asuma Sarutobi and reassured Kurenai Yuhi that he had suffered no aftereffects.
• Ginka Hyuga asked Kiyoshi to keep Nobuhiko Hyuga alive, and Kiyoshi made her serve him before accepting her money and agreeing to the request.
• Natsu Hyuga secretly kept Ginka Hyuga’s discarded clothes and went to visit Kiyoshi.
• Utakata prepared to confront Kiyoshi, while Ao warned him that Kiyoshi could fly.
• Juzo Biwa received a Sealing Scroll containing captives taken for Nobuhiko Hyuga, and Kiyoshi’s forces arrived at the coastline.

Kiyoshi fought Mei Terumi and the Hidden Mist forces while using Sage Mode, then confronted Utakata and his Six-Tails power. He severed and sealed one of Utakata’s tails, and the chapter ended with him blocking all six tails with Lightning Release.

• Hiashi Hyuga, Fugaku, and Hizashi Hyuga engaged the Hidden Mist ninja as their Hidden Mist Technique filled the battlefield and acid bubbles injured Konoha’s forces.
• Mei Terumi attacked Kiyoshi with Melt Release, but he entered Sage Mode, caught her fist, and used genjutsu to make her experience the consequences of his battlefield kills.
• Kiyoshi entered the mist and cut down approaching Hidden Mist ninja with Sage Art: Fire Release: Lightning Fire Sword.
• Utakata attacked Kiyoshi with acid, but Kiyoshi used a lightning arc as a Flying Thunder God mark to teleport behind him, severed a Chakra tail, and sealed it.
• Utakata entered Partial Tailed Beast Transformation and charged Kiyoshi, who blocked all six of his tails with Sage Art: Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chiyo.

Kiyoshi fought Utakata and the Six-Tails, using Sage Arts to counter their corrosive attacks and protect Konoha’s forces. As the battle continued, the Hyuga rescued Nobuhiko and located a scroll holding the stolen Byakugan, while Kiyoshi prepared to test Miko’s Chakra against the Six-Tails.

• Kiyoshi blocked Utakata’s acid with Chakra Flow, struck him with a Sage Art Great Fireball, and gained the Battling the Six-Tails trait.
• Utakata transformed into the Six-Tails and covered the battlefield with corrosive liquid, but Kiyoshi used Sage Art Lightning Net to evaporate it.
• Yinhua Hyuga and the other Hyuga clansmen infiltrated the Hidden Mist outpost, rescued Nobuhiko, and learned that Juzo Biwa carried the special Sealing Scroll.
• Utakata blasted Hyuga Hiashi with a Tailed Beast Bomb as Hiashi rushed toward Juzo Biwa, and Hizashi went to help his brother.
• Kiyoshi drew his ninja sword, infused it with Miko’s Chakra, and prepared to test its power against the Six-Tails.

Kiyoshi restrained Utakata and Saiken long enough for Konoha to seize a Hidden Mist stronghold and force the Mist ninja to retreat, though Hidden Mist escaped with the Byakugan. On the journey home, Kiyoshi led his group to Yakushi Nonō’s orphanage, where they found Orochimaru and wounded Konoha ninja receiving treatment, and Kiyoshi stayed to help Nonō.

• Kiyoshi used Sage Art: Phantom Serpent Sealing and his Sharingan to restrain Utakata and Saiken while Konoha recovered the sealing scroll and drove Juzo Biwa and the Hidden Mist ninja into retreat.
• Miru carried the severely dehydrated Mei Terumi away, and Mei blamed her weakness for the defeat and vowed to correct Kiyoshi and the Village of the Bloody Mist.
• Utakata escaped in Saiken’s transformed form, while Konoha secured the stronghold; Hizashi Hyuga found that Hidden Mist had taken two Byakugan, and medical ninja treated Hiashi Hyuga.
• Kiyoshi and his companions encountered refugees and learned that Yakushi Nonō’s orphanage was treating wounded Konoha ninja to earn money, so Kiyoshi suggested they visit.
• At the orphanage, Kiyoshi reunited with Nonō and found Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto among the wounded; after Uchiha Yakumi arranged nearby tents, Kiyoshi stayed to help Nonō.

Kiyoshi reunited with Nonō at the orphanage and treated the wounded while Danzo pressured her to resume spying and surrender one of the children to Root. Kiyoshi gave Nonō money and persuaded her to accept his affection, leaving their private encounter unseen as the children later heard a strange swallowing sound.

• Kiyoshi healed Orochimaru’s hands and treated Nobuhiko and other wounded people at the orphanage.
• Danzo demanded that Nonō spy on Iwagakure again and threatened to cut off funding and take one of the children for Root.
• Nonō asked for time to consider Danzo’s demands, then spoke privately with Kiyoshi.
• Kiyoshi gave Nonō seven hundred thousand ryō and asked her to let him experience a relationship with her.
• Nonō decided to guide Kiyoshi through understanding relationships, and they remained alone together as the sunlight intensified.
• Kabuto heard a strange swallowing sound after lunch, but Urushi and the other children heard nothing.

Kiyoshi returned to Konoha after protecting Nobuhiko Hyuga and supporting Yakushi Nonō’s orphanage, while Konoha’s leaders debated how to manage his growing strength. He reunited with Kakashi, considered how Obito might turn against Konoha, and checked Guren’s Crystal Release training.

• Yakushi Kabuto nearly entered Yakushi Nonō’s office, but Fat Nun stopped him; afterward, Kiyoshi and Nonō left the orphanage with the children and Kiyoshi’s group.
• Kiyoshi’s group returned to Konoha, where Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other leaders discussed the Byakugan theft and worried about Kiyoshi’s growing power.
• Mitokado Homura proposed making Kiyoshi a guard for the next generation Naruto, and Hiruzen Sarutobi approved the idea while Shimura Danzō left for the Land of Rain.
• Kiyoshi met Kakashi in the street, learned Rin Nohara was working at the hospital, and considered making her central to Obito’s future turn against Konoha.
• At Kiyoshi Residence, Kiyoshi gave Guren pastries and watched her form a Crystal Release shuriken.

Kiyoshi advanced his Moryo Power experiments, gained a permanent Chakra recovery boost by healing through Karin Uzumaki, and hosted Rin Nohara and Kakashi at his home. Rin left after learning she was not pregnant, while Obito wondered how long he would remain in the cave.

• Kiyoshi tested a Moryo Power solution on a giant python and collected its venom, then ordered his Puppet Clones to continue the research.
• Kiyoshi bit Karin Uzumaki to restore his Chakra, gained the Vortex Clan's Gift entry, and gave her books and equipment.
• Kiyoshi considered contacting Pakura to develop his Fire Release and planned to seek the Three-Tails' Chakra.
• Rin Nohara visited Kiyoshi with a Konoha Hospital case file and asked whether Kakashi had come to see him.
• Kakashi arrived, thanked Rin for helping preserve Obito's Sharingan, and left after speaking with Kiyoshi and Rin.
• Kiyoshi examined Rin and reassured her that she was not pregnant; afterward, Obito wondered how long he would remain in the cave.

Obito remained trapped with Madara Uchiha while Kiyoshi loosened Natsu Hyuga’s Caged Bird restraint and drew her closer to him. Tetsu Hyuga realized Natsu had grown distant, and Kiyoshi learned that Rin Nohara and Kakashi had been recalled to the battlefield.

• Obito complained about his artificial body and vowed to escape, while Madara Uchiha said his plan was approaching its final stage.
• Natsu Hyuga visited Kiyoshi, reported on the Hyuga Clan, and learned that Nobuhiko Hyuga had suffered psychological trauma; Kiyoshi asked her to investigate Hyuga Hiashi’s injury.
• Kiyoshi loosened Natsu Hyuga’s Caged Bird restraint and asked her to practice Uchiha-style taijutsu against the Gentle Fist Technique.
• Tetsu Hyuga searched for Natsu, told her he had independently developed a version of Rotation, and noticed her excitement when she spoke about Kiyoshi.
• Tetsu Hyuga resolved to master stronger Gentle Fist techniques after Natsu returned to the Hyuga compound without showing interest in him.
• Kiyoshi received news that Rin Nohara and Kakashi had been summoned back to the battlefield.

Kiyoshi gave Rin Nohara a Flying Thunder God kunai and secretly marked her with his own formula before she left for the battlefield with Kakashi. After gaining the Yang Release Enhanced Body Entry, Kiyoshi underwent a major physical transformation, then received an order to report to the Hokage's Office Building, where he found several grim-faced Konoha leaders.

• Kiyoshi gave Rin Nohara a Flying Thunder God kunai and explained that he could use it to reach her on the battlefield.
• Kiyoshi secretly placed his Flying Thunder God mark on Rin Nohara, and she thanked him for his kindness.
• Rin Nohara and Kakashi headed to the battlefield while Kiyoshi continued training and gained the Unceasing Vitality Entry.
• Kiyoshi advanced his Entries into Yang Release Enhanced Body, and his body became denser, stronger, and more responsive to danger.
• Kiyoshi decided to test whether his new instincts could counter genjutsu and later received an order to go to the Hokage's Office Building.
• Kiyoshi entered the Hokage's Office Building and saw several grim-faced Konoha higher-ups.

Kiyoshi accepted a mission to gather intelligence on Hidden Mist’s Tailed Beasts, while Hiashi Hyuga faced the consequences of his battlefield injuries and sought Tsunade’s help. Tsunade refused to treat him herself but recommended Kiyoshi as a medical ninja, planning to profit from the referral.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Kiyoshi Uchiha to travel with another unit and gather intelligence on Hidden Mist’s Tailed Beasts.
• The Hyuga Clan elders discussed Hiashi Hyuga’s injury, which had left him unable to father children, and proposed that Hinazuki Hyuga conceive an heir with Hizashi Hyuga.
• Hinazuki rejected the proposal, and the elders gave Hiashi three years to seek treatment from Tsunade before reconsidering the clan’s succession plan.
• Hiashi and Hinazuki visited Tsunade, who refused to treat Hiashi but changed her mind about helping after he offered her a scroll filled with money.
• Tsunade recommended Kiyoshi Uchiha as a medical ninja and planned to take a share of the treatment fee and borrow money from him.

Tsunade asked Kiyoshi to examine Hinazuki Hyuga’s suspected Bloodline Disease, and he agreed to help. After Shizune brought him to dinner with Tsunade, she took him to the casino, hoping his gambling skill would help her win.

• Hyuga Hiashi asked Tsunade whether Kiyoshi could treat Hinazuki, and Tsunade agreed to have Kiyoshi examine her.
• After the Hyuga couple left, Tsunade counted their payment and sent Shizune to fetch Kiyoshi for dinner.
• Shizune visited Kiyoshi’s home and invited him to see Tsunade, then Kiyoshi asked about her uncle Dan Katō’s Reincarnation Technique.
• Kiyoshi agreed to help examine Hinazuki after Tsunade explained the situation over sake.
• Tsunade pulled Kiyoshi along to the casino, expecting to win with his help.

Kiyoshi accompanied Tsunade to the casino, helped her win money, and took care of her while she drank. Jiraiya returned to Konoha and found Kiyoshi with Tsunade, but Kiyoshi escorted her home, leaving Jiraiya behind.

• Jiraiya returned from the western front and considered whether Kiyoshi might be the Child of Prophecy before deciding to visit Tsunade.
• Kiyoshi used his abilities to help Tsunade win a large sum at the casino and used a Sobering Technique when she felt sick.
• Tsunade grew drunk and leaned on Kiyoshi as they left the casino, while Kiyoshi said he would accompany her gambling again after their mission.
• Jiraiya arrived and offered to take Tsunade home, but Tsunade told Kiyoshi to take her instead and warned Jiraiya against peeping on women.
• Kiyoshi escorted Tsunade home and handed her over to Shizune, who complained that Tsunade had drunk too much again.

Kiyoshi visited the Hyuga Clan compound to treat Hyuga Hiashi and Hinatsuki Hyuga, while the clan elders discussed seeking closer ties with the Uchiha amid fears for Konoha’s future. He put Hiashi to sleep with his Sharingan before beginning treatment, and Hinatsuki noticed the chakra around her husband’s nerves.

• Kiyoshi left Tsunade’s house and went to the Hyuga compound, where Himondo Hyuga welcomed him.
• Hyuga clansmen discussed Nobuhiko Hyuga’s loss of his Byakugan as Ginka Hyuga wheeled him through the compound.
• Hyuga Hiashi and the main family elders spoke with Kiyoshi about cooperation between the Hyuga and Uchiha clans.
• The elders revealed that they hoped to win over the Uchiha and prepare for the possibility that Konoha would fall.
• Kiyoshi brought out his medical tools, asked Hiashi and Hinatsuki to lie on separate beds, and used his Sharingan to put Hiashi into a deep sleep.
• Hinatsuki used her Byakugan to see chakra winding around Hiashi’s meridians and cranial nerves as Kiyoshi prepared to examine him surgically.

Kiyoshi used genjutsu and a Sage Art barrier while examining Hinatsuki Hyuga and treating Hyuga Hiashi, then manipulated Hinatsuki into agreeing to further treatment. The chapter ended with Kiyoshi revealing that the unsettling events had been an illusion and telling Hiashi the treatment had gone smoothly.

• Kiyoshi put Hyuga Hiashi to sleep and began examining Hinatsuki Hyuga with Yang Release Chakra.
• Kiyoshi used Eye Power to make Hinatsuki reveal the main family elders’ demands and then influenced her thoughts about Hiashi’s feelings for her.
• Kiyoshi set up a Sage Art barrier and warned Hinatsuki that Hiashi could remain a eunuch if she refused to cooperate.
• When Hiashi briefly woke, Kiyoshi sent him back to sleep and filled his dreams with visions of status, restored vigor, and family happiness.
• Hinatsuki ultimately agreed to help Kiyoshi, but the apparent confrontation shattered as he revealed it had been genjutsu.
• Kiyoshi closed his case and told Hiashi that Hinatsuki had woken and the treatment had gone smoothly.

Kiyoshi advanced his Moryo Power research by evolving a White Snake into a vessel that could store the power, while Madara prepared to use Rin’s capture to awaken Obito’s Mangekyo. The chapter ended with Kakashi telling Kiyoshi that Hidden Mist ninja had captured Rin and several medical ninja.

• Kiyoshi completed the Wind Release Jonin entry requirements by learning Wind Release: Rasengan and Wind Release: Big Ball Rasengan.
• Kiyoshi returned to his Land of Grass experimental base, injected Moryo Power into a White Snake, and evolved it into a huge horned snake that could absorb and store the power.
• Karin Uzumaki saw the White Snake’s transformation, and Kiyoshi warned her to stay near the base before returning to camp and continuing his Lightning Release training.
• Madara Uchiha learned that Konoha ninja had discovered the Three-Tails Jinchuriki’s location, ordered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to be sent, and continued planning to draw out Obito’s Mangekyo power.
• Kakashi told Kiyoshi that Rin Nohara and several medical ninja had been captured by Hidden Mist ninja while treating wounded soldiers, and that orders had kept him from going to help.

Kiyoshi and Kakashi set out to investigate the Hidden Mist and find Rin, while Obito learned that Rin and Kakashi were in danger and escaped Madara's hideout with Tobi's help. The chapter left Rin surrounded by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen as Guy and Genma faced a choice about rescuing her.

• Kiyoshi received Mimura Hamaki's permission to scout with Kakashi and look for Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu.
• Obito learned that Rin and Kakashi had been surrounded by Hidden Mist ninja and panicked over Rin's safety.
• Tobi wrapped himself around Obito, lending him strength to break through the blocked passage and leave Madara's hideout.
• Obito thanked Madara and the White Zetsu, then followed the White Zetsu's guidance toward Rin and Kakashi.
• Kiyoshi sensed Tailed Beast Chakra near the Land of Grass and the Land of Fire border, and Kakashi hurried after him, worrying about Rin.
• Might Guy and Shiranui Genma found themselves facing the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and refused to abandon Rin.

Kiyoshi arrived as Might Duy prepared to face the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and Hidden Mist forces, then struck Suikazan Fuguki and took Samehada. The Konoha group faced the enemy with Kiyoshi and Might Duy together, while Rin remained captive and the Three-Tails transplant preparations continued.

• Juzo Biwa and Suikazan Fuguki prepared to kill Might Guy, Shiranui Genma, and Ebisu while Hidden Mist ninja restrained Rin Nohara for a Three-Tails transplant.
• Might Duy arrived and told Might Guy and the others to flee, revealing that he could open the Gate of Death.
• Kiyoshi saw Might Duy's Chakra flow and raced ahead of Kakashi in a burst of lightning.
• Kiyoshi struck Suikazan Fuguki, seized Samehada, and burned the living sword until it obeyed him.
• Juzo Biwa recognized Kiyoshi, and the Konoha group reacted to his arrival as Might Duy noticed Kiyoshi's Black Flash title.

Kiyoshi fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen alone while Kakashi and the others tried to rescue Rin Nohara from the Hidden Mist. As Rin faced the threat of a cursed seal and Kiyoshi prepared to accelerate, Obito raced toward the battle.

• Kiyoshi sent Might Duy and the others to rescue Rin, then used Sage Mode and White Snake to hold off the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Kakashi charged toward Rin as Might Guy and Might Duy opened a path through the Hidden Mist shinobi with the Eight Gates.
• Tobi warned Obito that Rin and Kakashi were surrounded, and Obito rushed south after learning Minato Namikaze was away on another mission.
• Kiyoshi dodged the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's attacks but realized the Hidden Mist were about to plant a cursed seal on Rin.
• Kiyoshi announced that he would start speeding up as the lightning around him began to take form.