Chapter Summaries

Kiyoshi overwhelmed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and sealed three of their blades, while Kakashi, Might Duy, and Might Guy struggled to protect Rin as the Hidden Mist prepared to place a seal in her heart. White Zetsu watched the disrupted plan and wondered where Kiyoshi had gone.

• Kiyoshi used Lightning Release Armor and Flying Thunder God to outmaneuver the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, severing Juzo Biwa’s arm and evading their attacks.
• Kiyoshi seized Kubikiribōchō, Samehada, and Nuibari, sealed the swords in a scroll, and planned to use them as leverage over the Land of Water and to build ties with Mei Terumi.
• Kakashi swallowed Soldier Pills and charged back into the Hidden Mist Anbu, determined to protect Rin and keep his promise to Obito.
• Might Duy praised Kiyoshi and told Might Guy to make him a rival, while the Three-Tails’ Jinchuriki sent water dragons at Duy, Guy, and Kakashi.
• The Hidden Mist Anbu prepared to inscribe a seal in Rin’s heart as the others struggled to stop them without harming her.
• White Zetsu discussed Kiyoshi’s interference with his companions, then lost sight of Kiyoshi while watching the battle.

Kiyoshi rescued Rin Nohara from the Hidden Mist forces and took her to a lake, while Madara Uchiha arranged to trigger the Three-Tails and force Obito to witness Rin’s death. The pursuers closed in, and Kiyoshi told Rin they had something more important to do.

• Kiyoshi teleported to Rin, killed the Hidden Mist Anbu guarding her, and carried her away, leaving Mei Terumi and the others stunned.
• Madara Uchiha activated Transcription Seals in the Hidden Mist Anbu and the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, then told White Zetsu to give Obito Kiyoshi’s location.
• Tobi told Obito that Kiyoshi had taken Rin, but Obito refused to let Tobi control the fighting and hurried toward Kakashi and Rin.
• The Three-Tails Jinchuriki and the Hidden Mist forces pursued Kiyoshi, while the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and Kakashi’s group followed their trail.
• Kiyoshi removed the Fuinjutsu markings from Rin near an inland lake and told her they had something more important to do.

Kiyoshi persuaded Rin Nohara to stay with him by claiming he could not evacuate everyone from the Three-Tails’ attack, while Obito searched for Kiyoshi and then encountered Kakashi. Obito wounded Kakashi with Wood Release and left when Tobi warned him that the Hidden Mist were closing in on Rin.

• Kiyoshi convinced Rin that the Flying Thunder God Technique could not safely transport everyone and promised to take her, Kakashi, and the others to safety afterward.
• Obito learned Kiyoshi’s rough location from Tobi and hurried southeast in search of him.
• Kakashi became separated from Guy and the others while searching for traces of the Hidden Mist’s Root.
• Obito met Kakashi but hesitated to reveal who he was, and Kakashi attacked him with a Chidori-infused kunai.
• Tobi dodged Kakashi’s attack, but Obito used Wood Release: Impaling Technique to pierce Kakashi’s legs and knock him into a tree.
• Tobi warned Obito that the Hidden Mist were approaching Rin, so Obito left Kakashi behind as Kakashi pulled the wooden spikes from his bloody legs.

Obito raced to rescue Rin, but found her with Kiyoshi and interpreted the scene as betrayal and hell. The shock awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan and strengthened his resolve to create a world with Rin in it.

• Kakashi treated his leg with the Medical Kit Rin had given him and continued limping onward while Obito hurried ahead.
• Yuri Ringo left the fight around Might Duy and secretly watched Kiyoshi and Rin together.
• Obito reached the clearing and saw Kiyoshi embracing Rin, believing the scene proved that reality was a false hell.
• Obito awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan as Tobi watched over his transformation.
• Obito resolved to sever the world's causal links and create a world with Rin in it.

Kakashi and Obito suffered the emotional aftermath of Obito's apparent loss of Rin, while Kiyoshi returned his allies to camp after fighting the Three-Tails. Obito joined Madara to pursue the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and Mei Terumi resolved to grow stronger after comparing herself to Kiyoshi.

• Kakashi sensed a change in Obito's Sharingan and hurried toward Rin while Obito used Kamui to leave the battlefield.
• Kiyoshi returned Rin to Konoha's camp and then went back to rescue Might Duy, Might Guy, Shiranui Genma, and Ebisu.
• Obito returned to Madara at the Mountain Graveyard and asked how to create the Infinite Tsukuyomi; Madara called him the savior.
• Kiyoshi severed one of the rampaging Three-Tails' tails, sealed it in a scroll, and gained the Battling the Three-Tails trait.
• Mei Terumi used her Lava Release to counter the Three-Tails' attack and felt that she was too weak compared with Kiyoshi.

Kiyoshi returned to Konoha’s camp with Kakashi after rescuing him, and the group welcomed them back safely. Rin thanked Kiyoshi for keeping their promise, while Kakashi took their bond as proof that choosing companions over missions was right.

• Mei Terumi wondered whether the Three-Tails knew what one thousand minus seven meant as Juzo Biwa focused on treating his severed arm.
• Kiyoshi fed White Snake refined Moryo Power, then teased Yuri Ringo and insisted on giving her rehabilitation training.
• At Konoha’s camp, Might Guy told Shiranui Genma that Might Duy was alive but badly strained from using the Eight Gates Formation.
• Kiyoshi arrived at camp supporting the injured Kakashi, and Mimura Hamaki ordered Medical Ninjas to take Kakashi to rest.
• Rin thanked Kiyoshi for fulfilling their promise, and Kakashi felt grateful to have companions who protected one another.

Kiyoshi returned to Konoha after the mission, while the village leaders debated how to handle his capture of three ninja swords and Danzō plotted to suppress the Uchiha’s reputation. Kurenai gathered the courage to seek Kiyoshi out, but froze while trying to ask him to a movie.

• Might Duy was promoted to chunin, and Kiyoshi left the Hokage’s office with a portion of the Three-Tails’ Chakra.
• Hiruzen decided Kiyoshi could keep the captured ninja swords for now, while Danzō ordered Ryoma Aburame to suppress news of the Uchiha’s achievements and considered stirring up trouble around Fugaku.
• Kurenai asked Asuma for advice on how to invite Kiyoshi out, and Asuma suggested going to a movie.
• Asuma followed Kurenai to Kiyoshi’s home, where she began asking Kiyoshi out but faltered and looked to Asuma for help.

Kiyoshi went to the movies with Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi, while Kurenai grew flustered by Kiyoshi’s attention. In Kumogakure, the Fourth Raikage studied Kiyoshi’s record and ordered Samui to deepen contact with him; the chapter ended with Hinazuki Hyuga asking Ginka Hyuga about her decision to marry in half a month.

• Asuma Sarutobi told Kiyoshi that Kurenai Yuhi wanted the three of them to go to a movie, and Kiyoshi agreed.
• At the cinema, Kiyoshi flirted with Kurenai Yuhi and held her hand until Asuma Sarutobi returned with snacks, leaving Kurenai embarrassed and breathless.
• The Fourth Raikage reviewed Kiyoshi Uchiha’s intelligence and admired his strength, physique, and newly developed techniques.
• The Fourth Raikage ordered Mabui to have Samui increase contact with Kiyoshi, hoping Kumogakure could recruit him or obtain his descendants.
• Hinazuki Hyuga asked Ginka Hyuga why she had decided to marry in half a month.

Ginka Hyuga considered asking Kiyoshi Uchiha to help restore Nobuhiko Hyuga's sight, while Kiyoshi's movie outing with Kurenai Yuhi left her flustered after he touched her thigh. The chapter ended with Kiyoshi and Asuma Sarutobi saying goodbye to Kurenai after the movie.

• Ginka Hyuga told Hinatsuki Hyuga that Nobuhiko could not receive a Byakugan transplant under the clan's punishment and considered seeking Kiyoshi's medical help.
• Kiyoshi, Kurenai Yuhi, and Asuma Sarutobi watched a romance movie, and Kiyoshi touched Kurenai's thigh while she held the popcorn.
• Kurenai Yuhi became so flustered that she instinctively used a Water Release technique, then rushed to the restroom.
• Kiyoshi met Uzuki Yugao, who was working at the cinema to earn money for Hayate Gekko's medicine.
• Uzuki Yugao cleaned a wet seat and the floor nearby while Kurenai composed herself in the restroom.
• Kiyoshi and Asuma left the cinema with Kurenai and said goodbye to her.

Kurenai Yuhi resolved to explain her feelings to Kiyoshi after their awkward encounter, while Fugaku Uchiha planned a clan gathering and considered giving Kiyoshi authority to draw scrutiny away from his hidden strength. At the Kiyoshi Residence, Tsunade borrowed money and offered Kiyoshi a ninjutsu scroll before Mikoto arrived with his allowance and reacted jealously to their closeness.

• Kurenai Yuhi stayed awake remembering Kiyoshi and decided to find him in a few days to explain herself.
• Fugaku Uchiha heard that clan members were again criticizing him, called for a gathering, and considered letting Kiyoshi share the pressure around his hidden strength.
• Tsunade visited Kiyoshi to borrow money and offered him the scroll for her Disorderly Rampage Thrust technique.
• Mikoto Uchiha arrived with Kiyoshi's monthly living expenses, saw Tsunade there, and showed jealousy as she asked about their closeness.
• Mikoto noticed the ninjutsu scroll on the table and asked Kiyoshi whether he was learning a new technique.

Kiyoshi asked Might Duy to teach him the Eight Gates Formation, then tested his taijutsu against Might Guy at Training Ground Three. The fight continued with Kiyoshi matching Guy’s speed and strength, while the onlookers watched his Sharingan track the battle.

• Kiyoshi spoke with Tsunade about Medical Arts and offered Mikoto a massage.
• Might Guy and Might Duy visited Kiyoshi to thank him for saving them, and Kiyoshi asked Duy about the Eight Gates Formation.
• Duy agreed to teach Kiyoshi the technique and asked Guy to spar with him.
• At Training Ground Three, Guy opened the sixth gate while Kiyoshi chose to fight without ninjutsu.
• Kiyoshi dodged Guy’s opening kick, threw him off balance, and exchanged dozens of blows with him.
• Shizune struggled to follow the battle’s afterimages and pointed out Kiyoshi’s eyes to Tsunade.

Kiyoshi defeated Might Guy’s Sixth Gate taijutsu with his newly created Sage Art: Morning Dragon Blaze and earned a Flame of Youth entry. After deciding to pursue its higher ranks by confronting Shinno, he reunited with Kushina, Minato, Rin, and Kakashi.

• Might Guy attacked Kiyoshi with Morning Peacock, and Kiyoshi answered with Sage Art: Morning Dragon Blaze, a fire dragon that scorched Guy and blasted through the clouds.
• Kiyoshi healed Might Guy, and Might Duy promised to prepare a training method for him; Kiyoshi gained the Blue Flame of Youth entry and discovered routes to Purple and Gold upgrades.
• Kiyoshi decided to seek Shinno, whose flawed Eight Gates technique might help him earn a higher entry.
• Kushina, Minato, Rin, and Kakashi arrived after seeing the fire dragon, and Minato thanked Kiyoshi for saving Rin.
• Kushina asked why Kiyoshi rarely visited her, while Tsunade reminded him about tomorrow before leaving with Shizune and Tonton.

Kiyoshi sparred with Might Guy, then attended an Uchiha clan meeting where Setsuna challenged Fugaku over whether he could use Susanoo. The meeting grew hostile as grieving clan members questioned Fugaku, leaving the chamber tense and on the verge of violence.

• Kushina met Might Guy and Might Duy after Guy recovered from opening the Sixth Gate, while Rin offered Kiyoshi a handkerchief and Kakashi watched with conflicted feelings.
• Kiyoshi went to Naka Shrine, where he joined Uchiha Tekka, Inaho, and Emi for a clan meeting and noticed the inconspicuous Uchiha Kahara.
• Uchiha Setsuna interrupted Fugaku and asked whether he could use Susanoo, prompting Kiyoshi to suspect that Kahara was a spy planted by Danzo.
• Fugaku denied knowing about Susanoo, but Setsuna and other Uchiha accused him of withholding power and failing to save their relatives.
• Uchiha Yashiro confronted the angry clansmen, and Sharingan eyes appeared throughout the chamber as hostility rose.

After Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan became a source of conflict within the Uchiha Clan, Mikoto tried to reach him but was left behind when he hurried away. Kiyoshi walked her home, and she invited him inside, where they began spending the evening together.

• Uchiha Kahara and Uchiha Setsuna challenged Fugaku over whether he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and called for another clan-head election, but the meeting ended without a result.
• Mikoto tried to talk with Fugaku after the meeting, but he left with Uchiha Yashiro and his subordinates to handle a case.
• Kiyoshi found Mikoto outside Naka Shrine, draped his clothes over her shoulders, and offered to walk her home.
• Mikoto invited Kiyoshi inside her home so she could iron his clothes, and Tekka and Inabi saw them enter together.
• Mikoto told Kiyoshi that her parents had died after she became a Chunin, then offered to prepare him something to eat.

Kiyoshi and Mikoto made rice balls together, and their shared bites left Mikoto wondering whether she might make a suitable bride. The next day, Samui waited outside the Ninja Academy for Atsui, who introduced her to his friend Anko Mitarashi.

• Kiyoshi used ninjutsu to cook rice, then made rice balls with Mikoto in her kitchen.
• Kiyoshi and Mikoto shared bites from the same rice balls, leaving Mikoto blushing and questioning her feelings.
• Kiyoshi told Mikoto he wanted to go on missions with her, and she warned him about the danger of the battlefield.
• Mikoto sent Kiyoshi home with the leftover rice balls and wondered aloud whether she would make a suitable bride.
• The next day, Samui waited outside the Ninja Academy for Atsui and worried about his approaching graduation and the dangers of war.
• Atsui introduced Anko Mitarashi to Samui before Anko left to eat dango.

Kiyoshi met Samui and negotiated with her for Kumogakure’s techniques and intelligence while demanding information about the Sky Ninja leader. Samui understood that he expected her to comply with his personal condition, leaving her overwhelmed by humiliation and regret.

• Samui tried to bring Atsui home, then ran into Kiyoshi as he picked up Guren from the Ninja Academy.
• Guren told Kiyoshi she had beaten Shisui Uchiha after he challenged her, and Kiyoshi praised her.
• Samui invited Kiyoshi to eat with her, and Jiraiya and Orochimaru spotted them as they walked through the crowd.
• Jiraiya told Orochimaru that Kiyoshi might be the Child of Prophecy, but Orochimaru dismissed the idea and left to continue his experiments.
• At Charcoal-Grilled Frog, Kiyoshi asked Samui for two A-rank Earth Release techniques and information about the Sky Ninja leader in exchange for Black Lightning Release techniques and intelligence.
• Kiyoshi stopped Samui from taking the scrolls, and she understood his demand as humiliation and regret overwhelmed her.

Kiyoshi taught Samui to use water vapor to bend light, drawing her close as he guided her through the technique. When Samui realized Atsui could see them from below, she broke down in embarrassment, while Kiyoshi found her reaction amusing.

• Kiyoshi explained how Chakra-controlled water could refract light and blur their figures as he guided Samui through the technique.
• Anko showed Atsui her Soft Physique Modification and sensing ninjutsu, then detected Kakashi and another ninja in a nearby room.
• Kiyoshi lifted Samui toward the glass and continued teaching her, while Anko and Atsui practiced below.
• Samui saw Atsui squinting toward her and realized Kiyoshi's camouflage had not concealed them from view.
• Samui trembled and cried in humiliation, and Kiyoshi joked that she was imitating Byakugan.

Kiyoshi paid for Kakashi and Yamato’s meal, while Samui returned with the ninjutsu scrolls after a troubling encounter with Kiyoshi. Obito learned Nagato possessed Madara’s Rinnegan and began trying to recruit him, as Kiyoshi and Mikoto chose a new mission.

• Kiyoshi met Kakashi and Yamato, greeted them, and paid for their meal before they left on their mission.
• Samui returned to the sushi shop with ninjutsu scrolls from Kiyoshi, and Samodo gave her an order to keep Kiyoshi’s child if she could.
• Samui realized what Samodo’s order implied and regretted having washed herself thoroughly.
• Obito learned that Nagato possessed Madara’s Rinnegan, resolved to claim the power for himself, and approached Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko with Madara’s plan for peace.
• Kiyoshi and Mikoto looked through missions at the Hokage’s Office Building, and Kiyoshi pointed out one that caught his interest.

Mikoto agreed to escort the doctor Shinno to the Land of Rain with Kiyoshi, Kurenai Yuhi, and Asuma Sarutobi. While Kiyoshi trained with the Eight Gates Formation, his teammates set out to meet him and found him at Mikoto’s home, where a man stood with her in the kitchen.

• Kiyoshi persuaded Mikoto to accept the B-rank escort mission after explaining that his Flying Thunder God Technique could help them escape danger.
• Kiyoshi confirmed that Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi had agreed to join the mission, and Mikoto took the mission scroll for their departure two days later.
• Kiyoshi opened the first three gates of the Eight Gates Formation and used Dark Healing Ninjutsu to repair the resulting muscle damage.
• Two days later, Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi learned from Guren that Kiyoshi had gone to Mikoto’s home instead of waiting at the Hokage’s Office Building.
• Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi arrived at Mikoto’s home and found Mikoto in an apron with a sturdy man standing behind her in the kitchen.

Kiyoshi traveled with Mikoto, Kurenai, and Asuma on a mission escorting the physician Shinno and his apprentice Makado to the Land of Rain. After reaching the rainy country, the group camped for the night, where Kiyoshi and Mikoto began their watch together.

• Kiyoshi made tempura and bento for the group, and his cooking Entry advanced to God of Cooking (Blue).
• Mikoto led Kiyoshi, Kurenai, and Asuma out of Konoha to meet Shinno and his apprentice Makado, whom Kiyoshi recognized as a future host of Zero-Tails.
• Makado tried to talk with Kurenai, so Asuma kept him occupied while Kiyoshi comforted her and considered obtaining Shinno's Entry and Zero-Tails' Dark Chakra.
• The group crossed into the Land of Rain, where they set up camp after traveling through constant rain.
• Mikoto asked Kiyoshi to learn from Shinno, and Kiyoshi privately considered taking what he wanted from the physician.
• Mikoto joined Kiyoshi for the night watch, and he invited her to sit closer if she was cold.