Chapter Summaries

Kiyoshi’s victory over Kumogakure ended the war, and he captured the Fourth Raikage while securing the Eight-Tails’ Chakra. After peace returned, Hinazuki Hyuga visited Kiyoshi over the Byakugan, where he revealed that Hinata was not Hiashi’s child but a clone belonging solely to Hinazuki.

• Kiyoshi’s transformed body strengthened his Lightning Release, and his Susanoo defeated Killer B’s Eight-Tails Gyuki.
• Kiyoshi captured the Fourth Raikage, prompting Dodai and other Kumogakure shinobi to surrender; Hiruzen Sarutobi then accepted peace negotiations.
• Kiyoshi sealed the Fourth Raikage and Gyuki’s tentacles, while Killer B negotiated for his brother’s release.
• More than a month after the war, Hyuga Hiashi sent pregnant Hinazuki Hyuga to Kiyoshi to discuss retrieving the Byakugan.
• Kiyoshi told Hinazuki that she needed to bring Lady Ginka for their discussion, then clarified that Hinata was a clone belonging solely to Hinazuki, not Hiashi.

Hinazuki Hyuga left Kiyoshi's home after he told her that the child in her belly was a clone and asked her to bring Ginka Hyuga to help him cultivate. Kiyoshi assessed Guren's techniques, Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed reinforcements and Hokage candidates, and Kurenai Yuhi's lesson with Kiyoshi was interrupted when her father returned home.

• Kiyoshi told Hinazuki Hyuga that her unborn child was a vessel cultivated from her cells and ordered her to bring Ginka Hyuga to his home that night.
• Kiyoshi tested Guren's Crystal Release techniques in the Land of Grass while considering building a faction of loyal subordinates.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to consider sending reinforcements to Sunagakure and discussed the coming Hokage selection and Kiyoshi's eligibility with the Hokage Advisors.
• Hinazuki Hyuga persuaded Ginka Hyuga to visit Kiyoshi by telling her that he had obtained a Byakugan that could help Nobuhiko Hyuga.
• Kiyoshi taught Kurenai Yuhi genjutsu at her home, but Mahiru Yuhi returned earlier than expected and Asuma Sarutobi knocked on Kurenai's bedroom door.

Kiyoshi shared Kurenai Yuhi’s first kiss and secretly flirted with her while Asuma Sarutobi discussed joining the Guardian Shinobi Twelve. The Great Toad Sage warned Jiraiya of a black-haired, red-eyed man tied to the Child of Prophecy, and Tsunade later told Kiyoshi he could train at Mount Myoboku.

• Asuma Sarutobi told Kurenai Yuhi and Mahiru Yuhi that he planned to join the Guardian Shinobi Twelve and might be away for months.
• Kiyoshi used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave Kurenai Yuhi’s room, then kissed her before she went to speak with Asuma Sarutobi.
• Kiyoshi returned while Asuma Sarutobi was visiting and secretly held Kurenai Yuhi’s hand and waist until Asuma left.
• Kiyoshi kissed Kurenai Yuhi again after Asuma Sarutobi departed, then left her alone in her room.
• The Great Toad Sage told Jiraiya that a black-haired, red-eyed man was deeply connected to the Child of Prophecy and that Jiraiya could bring an Uchiha ninja to Mount Myoboku to train.
• Tsunade told Kiyoshi he could cultivate at Mount Myoboku, invited him to the casino, and discussed continuing their research together.

Kiyoshi received Tsunade’s Creation Rebirth scroll, then negotiated with Hinatsuki and Ginka Hyuga over Nobuhiko’s missing Byakugan in exchange for the Gentle Fist Technique. The next day, Jiraiya took Kiyoshi to Mount Myoboku, where Fukasaku discovered that Natural Energy rushed into Kiyoshi at an alarming rate.

• Tsunade gave Kiyoshi the Ninja Art Creation Rebirth Technique scroll and said Shizune had gone to visit Dan Katō’s grave.
• Kiyoshi considered how he might combine Creation Rebirth with his existing technique and sent a Puppet Clone to train it.
• Ginka asked Kiyoshi to return Nobuhiko’s Byakugan, and he demanded the Gentle Fist Technique; Hinatsuki and Ginka realized they had both secretly shared Hyuga techniques with him.
• Jiraiya brought Kiyoshi to Mount Myoboku, where Fukasaku explained the risks of absorbing Natural Energy through Toad Oil.
• Fukasaku saw Natural Energy flood into Kiyoshi’s palm and knocked it out of his body before it could turn him into a toad.

Kiyoshi trained in Mount Myoboku, gained a new Sage ability, and fused the techniques of the Three Great Sage Regions with Cursed Seal power to create a new golden Sage Mode. After leaving the toad land, he planned to address Pakura’s fate as Sunagakure and the Hidden Mist neared reconciliation.

• Fukasaku took Kiyoshi to meet the Great Toad Sage, who told him to sign a contract with the toads and offered their help.
• Kiyoshi began training in Mount Myoboku while Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya watched, and he quickly mastered its Sage Technique.
• Kiyoshi gained the Sage Demeanor entry, which improved his Sage Arts and gave him the ability to plant Sage Arts in others.
• Kiyoshi combined Sage Chakra from Mount Myoboku, Ryūchi Cave, and Shikkotsu Forest with Cursed Seal power, creating a golden Sage Mode and destroying a mountain peak with its manifested Chakra.
• Kiyoshi declined Fukasaku’s offer of a meal, left Mount Myoboku, and planned to settle Pakura’s matter as reconciliation between Sunagakure and the Hidden Mist approached.

Kiyoshi traveled to Sunagakure, where he discovered that Karura had given birth to his sons Gaara and Kankuro while concealing their parentage from Rasa. After checking the infants, Kiyoshi agreed to help Karura with Shukaku's seal as Sunagakure's war against the Hidden Mist neared its end.

• Kiyoshi gained the Breath of Nature entry and learned that his Natural Energy affinity had reached 960%.
• Kiyoshi offered to examine Hayate Gekko for Bloodline Disease after Uzuki Yugao delivered a mission to Wind Country.
• Hinazuki reassured Ginka that her child would have the Byakugan, and Ginka told Nobuhiko that Kiyoshi had given him a Byakugan to transplant.
• Kiyoshi arrived in Sunagakure and discovered that Karura had given birth to black-haired twin boys, Gaara and Kankuro, who were his descendants.
• Karura explained that she had tricked Rasa into believing he was the twins' father, and Kiyoshi confirmed that the boys were healthy and had inherited latent Kekkei Genkai.
• Rasa asked Kiyoshi to use his method to help Karura with her seal, while Pakura departed on a secret mission connected to the war against the Hidden Mist.

Kiyoshi coerced Karura and Shukaku into giving him what he wanted before traveling to the peace meeting between Sunagakure and Kirigakure. He rescued the mortally wounded Pakura from an ambush and left her fate undecided.

• Kiyoshi told Karura that Gaara and Kankuro were his children, gave her colored contacts to hide their Sharingan, and threatened Shukaku into teaching him Fuinjutsu and sharing Magnet Release Chakra.
• Kiyoshi stayed with Karura before setting out to find Pakura.
• Pakura met Kirigakure Anbu at the agreed peace meeting, but they ambushed her with shuriken and revealed that Sunagakure had offered her as a bargaining chip.
• Kiyoshi arrived, killed the Kirigakure ninja with powerful Fire Release techniques, and stood over the barely breathing Pakura, wondering what to do with her.

Kiyoshi rescued Pakura, helped her begin developing power for revenge against Sunagakure, and returned to Konoha after her supposed death helped secure peace with the Hidden Mist. He prepared to give Anko Mitarashi his newly developed Sage-Cursed Seed.

• Kiyoshi healed the wounded Pakura at his Land of Grass base, where Karin Uzumaki took her to a room and Kiyoshi reviewed the progress of his Puppet Clones and Human Cursed Seal research.
• After waking, Pakura learned that Sunagakure had betrayed her and vowed revenge, so Kiyoshi implanted a sealed Sage-Cursed Seed in her to help her gain strength.
• Kiyoshi met Rasa, Karura, Yashamaru, and Chiyo in Sunagakure, concealed Pakura's survival, and heard Rasa claim she had gone on a classified mission.
• A week later, Kiyoshi returned to Konoha after Sunagakure signed a peace treaty with the Hidden Mist following Pakura's supposed death.
• Kiyoshi met Anko Mitarashi and prepared to give her the Sage-Cursed Seed he had developed.

Kiyoshi planted a Sage-Cursed Seed in Anko and strengthened Pakura, while Kirigakure investigated Pakura’s disappearance and Karatachi Yagura ordered the Bloody Mist policy continued. In Konoha, Mikoto privately imagined keeping Kiyoshi with her forever, and the Uchiha divided over whether Fugaku or Kiyoshi should become Naruto as Kiyoshi said he would want the position.

• Kiyoshi planted his Sage-Cursed Seed in Anko, who tested its enhanced power and discovered his name marked on her body.
• Pakura recovered at Kiyoshi’s experimental base in the Land of Grass and found that her Cursed Seal amplified her Scorch Release, while she remained hostile toward Karin.
• Hozuki Kizuki reported that Pakura had vanished, and Karatachi Yagura accepted the ceasefire with Sunagakure while ordering the Bloody Mist policy intensified and assigning Mei Terumi to the Chunin Exams.
• Mikoto enjoyed an evening with Kiyoshi and privately wondered whether she could lock him in her home so he would never leave.
• Uchiha clan members gathered at Naka Shrine and split between supporters of Fugaku and Kiyoshi as they considered the Naruto nomination.
• Fugaku asked Kiyoshi whether he wanted to become Naruto, and Kiyoshi replied that everyone would want the position.

Kiyoshi visited Konoha’s prison to obtain information about Turtle Island and ninjutsu from the Fourth Raikage, then confronted the imprisoned Yugito. He left the Raikage’s cell with the information and turned to Yugito, who greeted him furiously.

• Fugaku failed to arrange time with Mikoto, who left with Kiyoshi, and Kiyoshi warned her to keep her Mangekyo secret and avoid overusing its Dojutsu.
• Kiyoshi received a letter from Yakushi Nonō saying the orphanage was short on money and planned to visit with Guren.
• Kumogakure’s leaders discussed Konoha’s demands for Turtle Island access and estimated it would take over half a year to gather the requested resources and money.
• Kiyoshi visited the Fourth Raikage in prison, threatened Kumogakure, and persuaded him to explain his ninjutsu and Turtle Island’s secrets.
• Kiyoshi went to Yugito’s cell, where she rushed to the bars in chains and angrily confronted him.

Kiyoshi tortured the captured Yugito with a recurring electrical seal, then visited the struggling orphanage and gave Yakushi Nonō three million ryo. He went upstairs with Nonō to speak privately, while Guren waited below and wondered what he intended.

• Kiyoshi shocked Yugito and sealed an electric current inside her that flared up every hour, leaving her unable to resist.
• Kiyoshi took Guren outside Konoha to demonstrate Space-Time Ninjutsu, then brought her to the orphanage to see Yakushi Nonō again.
• Kiyoshi gave Nonō three million ryo to support the orphanage, and she accepted the money despite feeling uneasy about relying on him.
• Kiyoshi and Nonō discussed Konoha's Hokage selection, and Nonō asked whether she could help him.
• Nonō agreed to go upstairs with Kiyoshi for a private conversation, while Guren stayed downstairs with Kabuto and Urushi.

Kiyoshi arranged funding and shinobi training for Yakushi Nonō’s orphans, then returned to Konoha as the Hokage selection meeting began. Hiruzen Sarutobi announced Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze as the first two nominees, while the meeting continued.

• Kiyoshi and Yakushi Nonō agreed on a plan to fund the orphans’ training, and Kiyoshi left her two million ryo before departing with Guren.
• Kiyoshi and Mikoto joined the Uchiha Clan as shinobi leaders and their subordinates gathered for the Hokage selection meeting.
• Shikaku Nara judged that Kiyoshi was more likely than Fugaku Uchiha to prevail because Kiyoshi better embodied the Will of Fire.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi addressed the assembled shinobi and officials before Mitokado Homura gave him the finalized list of nominees.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi announced Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze as the first two Hokage nominees, and Jiraiya congratulated Minato.

Kiyoshi was nominated as a candidate for Fourth Hokage, then agreed to help Konan deal with Madara Uchiha in exchange for Akatsuki finding promising talent. Back at Akatsuki headquarters, Obito confronted Konan about visiting Kiyoshi while Nagato and Yahiko’s disagreement over Akatsuki’s future continued.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi named Kiyoshi, Minato Namikaze, and Orochimaru as the Hokage candidates, and Fugaku Uchiha stopped Yashiro from objecting.
• Konan visited Kiyoshi at his home and asked him to help deal with Madara Uchiha if Nagato established the New Akatsuki.
• Kiyoshi agreed to act in exchange for Akatsuki gathering promising candidates and gave Konan a kunai marked with the Flying Thunder God Technique Formula.
• Nagato and Yahiko argued at Akatsuki headquarters over Nagato’s plan to use war and pain to bring peace.
• Obito appeared before Konan, accused her of seeking Kiyoshi’s help against him, and dismissed Kiyoshi as an ignorant junior.

Konan’s visit to Kiyoshi deepened Nagato’s resolve to establish New Akatsuki, while Kiyoshi pursued the Hokage selection and learned that Rin Nohara was pregnant with his child. The chapter ended with Obito discovering Rin’s pregnancy and Nagato preparing to recruit Kakuzu.

• Obito fueled Nagato’s suspicions about Konan, and Nagato left with Obito to establish New Akatsuki while Yahiko and Konan watched.
• Kiyoshi gave the Daimyo of the Land of Fire life-prolonging water and asked him to arrange access to Fire Temple’s Sage Talent.
• Kiyoshi trained Wind Release and Wood Release techniques before Rin Nohara told him she was pregnant; they named the expected girl Nohara Mio.
• Obito found Rin Nohara’s pregnancy report, became furious, and returned to the Kamui Dimension before Rin burned the report.
• Obito gave Nagato intelligence about Kakuzu, and Nagato agreed to recruit him for New Akatsuki.

Obito instructed Sasori to help Nagato build puppets while Konan and Yahiko prepared for a possible confrontation with Nagato and Madara Uchiha. Kiyoshi spent the night with pregnant Rin, then tested his newly mastered Steel Release and sent Pakura to investigate ruins in the Land of Wind as he pursued the Dragon Vein beneath Rōran.

• Obito told Sasori to help Nagato gather materials for puppets, and Nagato wondered why Madara Uchiha's emotions had been unsettled.
• Konan remembered how war had shaped her life and told Yahiko she had sent Kiyoshi a letter; Yahiko asked her to leave Kiyoshi to handle Nagato and Madara.
• Kiyoshi visited Rin Nohara at her home, cooked for her, and spent the night with her while Kakashi passed by without realizing she lived there.
• Kiyoshi tested Steel Release against Black Panther lightning at Training Ground Three and considered whether the technique could mitigate damage from opening the Gate of Death.
• Kiyoshi discussed Pakura's Sage Curse and gave her a mission to gather information on ruins in the Land of Wind so he could search for Rōran's Dragon Vein.

Kiyoshi used a Human Cursed Seal to transform White Snake into a half-human, half-snake form, then learned that Hiruko had joined Nagato’s New Akatsuki. After Konan confirmed plans to move against Madara Uchiha, Kiyoshi prepared to visit the Land of Rain and Miko before they left.

• Kiyoshi gave White Snake an experimental Human Cursed Seal, transforming her into a snake-bodied woman with stronger Chakra and a more active brain.
• Kiyoshi taught White Snake to change forms and created Cursed Seal clothing for her, though she remained clumsy and unintelligent.
• Kiyoshi learned that Hiruko had been exposed as a rogue ninja and joined Nagato’s New Akatsuki.
• Konan confirmed that she planned to make a move against Madara Uchiha, and Kiyoshi agreed to travel to the Land of Rain when the time came.
• Kiyoshi considered bringing White Snake to replenish Moryo’s Chakra and decided to visit Miko before she and the Daimyo left.

Kiyoshi trained his spiritual energy, gathered Kumogakure intelligence through Samodo, and forced Samui to wear a maid outfit and serve him. Three days later, he traveled with Konan to the Land of Rain, where he learned about Nagato’s New Akatsuki and planned to inspect Old Akatsuki’s members.

• Kiyoshi meditated to balance his physical and spiritual energy and considered how the Miko’s ability might lead to a form of Death Rewind.
• Kiyoshi visited the Konoha Sushi Shop, where Samodo reported Kumogakure’s efforts to gather intelligence about Konoha and its captured Raikage and Yugito.
• Kiyoshi gave Samui a maid outfit and stockings, warned her to report future Kumogakure intelligence, and had her serve him.
• Three days later, Kiyoshi and Konan arrived at the Land of Rain and met Yahiko at Old Akatsuki’s base.
• Idaten Kyūsuke described rogue ninja joining Nagato’s New Akatsuki, and Yahiko told Kiyoshi how many members remained in Old Akatsuki.
• Kiyoshi decided to inspect Old Akatsuki’s members the following day.

Obito sent Kakuzu to capture Kiyoshi and test the Six Paths of Pain, but Kiyoshi overwhelmed Kakuzu with his Sage Art and gained the Gold entry Destroying Undying Body. Nagato intervened to save Kakuzu, and Kiyoshi prepared to face Pain and the rest of Akatsuki.

• Obito ordered Tobi to send Kakuzu after Kiyoshi, hoping to exhaust Kiyoshi's Mangekyō Sharingan and blind him.
• Nagato assigned Kakuzu to capture Kiyoshi, and Kiyoshi met Kakuzu in a canyon with Konan accompanying him.
• Kiyoshi countered Kakuzu's ninjutsu and used his golden Sage Art to destroy most of Kakuzu's body.
• Kiyoshi gained the Gold entry Destroying Undying Body after breaking Kakuzu's undying body, while Deva Path Pain pulled Kakuzu away and Tobi restored him with a transplanted heart.
• Konan urged Nagato to turn back, but Deva Path Pain defended his harsh approach and prepared the Six Paths of Pain to fight Kiyoshi.

Kiyoshi defeated Nagato’s Six Paths of Pain, withstanding Deva Path’s strongest attacks and overpowering Nagato himself. After gaining the Outer Path Power trait, Kiyoshi agreed to spare Nagato at Konan’s request, provided she remembered his payment.

• Kiyoshi used Deva Path’s pull to rush in and cut Pain, while White Snake stopped Animal Path’s multiplying Hellhounds and defeated Animal Path.
• Kiyoshi destroyed Human Path, Asura Path, Naraka Path, and Preta Path, leaving Nagato with Deva Path and exhausting much of Nagato’s strength.
• Nagato used Super Almighty Push and Chibaku Tensei, but Kiyoshi’s Susanoo endured the first attack and his space-time technique absorbed the second.
• Kiyoshi crushed Deva Path and struck Nagato with the Arrow of Heavenly Kagu, defeating him and gaining the Outer Path Power trait.
• Konan pleaded with Kiyoshi to spare Nagato, and Kiyoshi agreed as long as she remembered his payment.

Kiyoshi defeated Nagato and drove Obito, Sasori, and Kakuzu from the battlefield, then returned to the Akatsuki base. When Konan asked him to treat Nagato, Kiyoshi turned to their promised payment and told her she was beautiful, leaving her unsettled as he held her hand.

• Konan told Kiyoshi she would not forget him, and he sensed Outer Path Power within himself before using it to disrupt Sasori's Chakra and immobilize him and the surrounding Akatsuki members.
• Obito used Tobi-enhanced Wood Release to fight Kiyoshi, but Kiyoshi's Susanoo and arrows overwhelmed the wooden Buddha, forcing Obito to escape with Sasori and Kakuzu through Kamui.
• Yahiko found the injured Nagato, questioned his pursuit of peace through pain, and brought him back toward the Akatsuki while Konan said she had prepared hidden Exploding Tags to help Kiyoshi.
• Kiyoshi accepted Yahiko's invitation and returned to the Akatsuki base, where Konan asked him to treat Nagato's injuries and failing legs.
• Kiyoshi said he wanted to discuss their agreed payment first, then told Konan she was beautiful and held her hand when she tried to pull away.