Chapter Summaries

Kiyoshi mastered Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation and forged Black Scale, a powerful ninja blade that combined the traits of seven ninja blades and the Six Paths Tools. He had Miroku and Kushina help seal it, then learned that the Daimyo of the Land of Demons was gravely ill and hinted that he might be able to help.

• Kiyoshi chose Sasuke as a future reincarnate of Indra and considered the possibility of awakening the Tenseigan or Jōgan.
• Orochimaru attacked Deva Path Pain, then joined New Akatsuki after offering intelligence about Kiyoshi and Konoha.
• Kiyoshi mastered Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation and used it to fuse ninja blade fragments, Six Paths Tools, and other materials into Black Scale.
• Miroku foresaw a visitor's death and saw Kiyoshi arriving at the shrine, then persuaded Kushina to focus on Kiyoshi rather than Minato Namikaze.
• Kiyoshi brought Black Scale to the shrine and had Miroku and Kushina's chakra used to seal its sheath.
• Miroku told Kiyoshi that the Daimyo of the Land of Demons was unwell, and Kiyoshi hinted he might be able to help.

Kiyoshi treated the Daimyo of the Land of Demons after Miroku paid him, then used a repeating Mangekyo genjutsu to try to break Two's loyalty to Hiruko. As he planned to strengthen his control over Konoha's ninja, Natsu Hyuga arrived at his residence.

• Miroku agreed to Kiyoshi's request, and he promised to extend the Daimyo of the Land of Demons' life; Kushina overheard sounds from the shrine and hurried away when Kiyoshi emerged.
• Kiyoshi treated the coughing Daimyo of the Land of Demons with Medical Arts, and Miroku returned to her room to recover.
• Kiyoshi trapped Two in a thousand-cycle genjutsu modeled on Izanami, repeatedly offering her a choice between serving him and remaining loyal to Hiruko.
• Kiyoshi ordered Guren to watch Two and planned to equip loyal ninja with rewards according to their rank in his organization.
• Natsu Hyuga arrived at Kiyoshi's courtyard gate, and Kiyoshi asked what she wanted.

Kiyoshi visited the Hyuga Clan, where he accepted Hinata as his disciple and arranged for her training to begin the next day. That night, Natsu Hyuga came to Kiyoshi Residence and demonstrated the Gentle Fist Technique as he prepared to focus on training before traveling to the Land of Snow.

• Natsu Hyuga brought Kiyoshi an invitation from Hyuga Hiashi, and Kiyoshi accompanied her to the Hyuga Clan compound.
• Kiyoshi met Hinata, Neji Hyuga, and the Hyuga family, while Hizashi Hyuga worried about the Caged Bird Curse Mark imposed on the branch family.
• Kiyoshi offered to take Hinata as his disciple, and Hyuga Hiashi agreed to have her brought to Kiyoshi Residence for training the next day.
• After dinner, Natsu Hyuga left the compound to visit Kiyoshi, upsetting Tetsu Hyuga when he suspected where she was going.
• At Kiyoshi Residence, Natsu Hyuga demonstrated the Gentle Fist Technique beneath the moon while Kiyoshi examined her movements.

Kiyoshi led Kushina, B, Shisui, and Kakashi to the Land of Snow, where he cleared a massive avalanche with a powerful Fire Release technique and impressed the Snow Country royal family. After reaching the palace, Kiyoshi learned more about the Daimyo’s secret plan to restore spring and began plotting how to win Kushina over.

• Kiyoshi released B from her repeated genjutsu cycle, then brought her, Kushina, Shisui, and Kakashi along on the Land of Snow mission.
• Kazahana Sōsetsu and his people waited for Konoha’s shinobi while avalanches blocked the main road, and Kazahana Koyuki wondered whether the outside world had spring.
• Kiyoshi used Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation to melt the snow barrier, stunning Kazahana Dōtō, Nadare Rōga, and the Land of Snow’s officials.
• The Snow Country Daimyo welcomed Kiyoshi’s group aboard an airship, while Kiyoshi recognized the royal family’s internal tensions and the hidden purpose of the Hexagonal Crystal.
• Kazahana Koyuki asked Kiyoshi about spring and actors, then shared her dream of traveling and becoming an actress.
• After the royal banquet, Kiyoshi and his companions retired to their rooms, and Kiyoshi decided to lure Kushina into pursuing him.

Kiyoshi rejected Nadare Rōga’s offer and secretly continued his correction of Two, while Kushina’s curiosity and the Nine-Tails’ influence left her increasingly unsettled. After securing the Snow Country Daimyo’s agreement to hand over the Geothermal Generator, Kiyoshi comforted Kushina and kissed her again.

• Kiyoshi refused Nadare Rōga’s invitation to meet Kazahana Dōtō, and Nadare withdrew with Fuyukuma Mizore and Kakuyoku Fubuki.
• Kiyoshi sealed his room and continued correcting Two while Kushina overheard the vibrations through their shared wall and the Nine-Tails sent its Chakra into her.
• The Snow Country Daimyo asked Kiyoshi to help against Kazahana Dōtō, and Kiyoshi negotiated for the Geothermal Generator.
• Kiyoshi and Kakashi defeated a tiger-shaped Summoning Beast while Kushina watched Kiyoshi and grew distracted.
• Kiyoshi visited Kushina, reassured her, and kissed her after she leaned against him.

Kiyoshi gained the Gold Father of Destiny trait after Kushina’s Nine-Tails Chakra rampage, then left her to rest while the Land of Snow’s coup unfolded. He arrived at the palace as Kazahana Dōtō’s forces threatened Kazahana Sōsetsu and Princess Koyuki, and claimed the promised reward.

• The Nine-Tails leaked Chakra from Kushina, and Kiyoshi collected the severed Chakra tails while suppressing her rampage.
• The next morning, Kushina woke beside Kiyoshi and apologized for losing control; Kiyoshi reassured her and gained the Father of Destiny trait.
• Kiyoshi left Kushina to rest and returned to Two, while Kushina discovered blood on the bedsheet and hid it in her bag.
• Kazahana Dōtō began his coup after learning Kiyoshi had left the palace; in the snowy mountains, Kiyoshi told Shisui that he knew Shisui had awakened the Mangekyo.
• Kiyoshi, Kakashi, and Shisui returned to the palace, where Kazahana Dōtō’s men had attacked Kazahana Sōsetsu and threatened Princess Koyuki.
• Nadare Rōga threw Kazahana Sōsetsu into a wall, and Kiyoshi entered the hall, saying he would take the Land of Snow’s secret treasure as his promised reward.

Kiyoshi and his allies fought Kazahana Dōtō’s forces in the Land of Snow, where Kiyoshi exposed the weakness of their Chakra Armor and defeated the Snow Ninja. Afterward, he seized their armor and captured Kakuyoku Fubuki, while Kazahana Koyuki mourned her father and Kiyoshi planned to exploit the Land of Snow’s technology.

• Nadare Rōga and Kazahana Dōtō attacked Kiyoshi’s party with their Chakra Armor, but Kushina, Kakashi, and Shisui found their attacks blocked by its protective barriers.
• Kiyoshi explained that the armor’s barriers could crack and fail, then used Moryo Power and Black Scale to withstand the Snow Ninja’s attacks.
• Kiyoshi demonstrated Ice Release, defeated Kazahana Dōtō’s forces with Nine-Dragon Storm Slaughter, and deliberately left a few survivors to study their Chakra Armor.
• Shisui identified Kakuyoku Fubuki as she fled, and Kiyoshi captured her for his correction plan while Kushina placed a Fuinjutsu on her.
• Kazahana Koyuki grieved for her dead father as Kiyoshi ordered the surviving Snow Ninja to surrender their armor and send him the blueprints.
• Kiyoshi told Kushina to visit his room to discuss Fuinjutsu, intending to conceive Naruto.

Kiyoshi studied the Chakra Armor, replicated its functions with Yin Release, and claimed the Land of Snow’s Geothermal Generator after it revived the region. Back in Konoha, he began planning how to train the young Hinata, whose timid personality troubled him.

• Kiyoshi dismantled the Chakra Armor, copied its amplification and barrier functions with Yin Release, and considered how to mass-produce it.
• Kiyoshi ordered Number Two to care for the bound Kakuyoku Fubuki, while Kazahana Koyuki mourned her father and uncle.
• Kazahana Koyuki brought Kiyoshi, Kushina, Kakashi, and Shisui to the Rainbow Ice Wall and activated the shrine with the Hexagonal Crystal.
• The Geothermal Generator warmed the Land of Snow and transformed the frozen wasteland into a flourishing landscape, and Kiyoshi took the device while promising the Land of Snow could build another.
• Kiyoshi returned to Konoha, later learned Orochimaru had joined the Akatsuki, and began considering a training path for the timid young Hinata.

Kiyoshi trained Hinata, gave Neji a Gentle Fist scroll, and pursued his plans for strengthening his eyes while the Land of Lightning stirred and Akatsuki advanced its experiments. The chapter ended with Itachi and Izumi meeting for the first time in the Uchiha Compound.

• Kiyoshi saw that his Byakugan's Master entry had begun progressing as he trained Hinata and planned to teach her Lightning Release when she was older.
• Hizashi reported signs of Kumogakure activity near the border, and Kiyoshi gave Neji a scroll containing his Gentle Fist research.
• Kiyoshi asked Hinatsuki to discuss Hinata's future ninjutsu privately, and she later left the Hokage's Office with Hinata.
• Obito brought Orochimaru Chakra Armor and asked her to revive Shinno so Akatsuki could pursue Dark Chakra.
• Mikoto met Hazuki, who carried Izumi, and introduced Itachi; Itachi and Izumi exchanged greetings and met eyes.

Kiyoshi completed Two's conditioning and gave her a Sage-Cursed Seed, then attended Sasuke's birth and confirmed the infant carried Indra's Chakra. Itachi met his younger brother and resolved to protect him, while Kiyoshi began steering Itachi toward valuing the bonds between family members.

• Kiyoshi conditioned Two into loyal submission, marked her with a Sage-Cursed Seed, and assigned her to manage Summoning Island while Kakuyoku Fubuki remained imprisoned.
• Pregnant Kushina declined Minato Namikaze's invitation to a movie, then reunited with Mikoto, and the two friends shared their chosen names for their unborn children: Naruto and Sasuke.
• Fugaku visited Itachi while Mikoto was away, but Itachi politely kept his distance from him.
• Kiyoshi helped Mikoto deliver Sasuke and detected Indra's Chakra in the newborn, then took some of the infant's blood for study.
• Itachi met Sasuke, felt a new sense of responsibility, and promised to protect his little brother as Kiyoshi urged him to consider the bonds between siblings.

Kiyoshi examined Sasuke’s blood, pursued research into life-force techniques, and arranged to study Takigakure’s Hero Water after capturing the rogue ninja Suien. Meanwhile, Obito had Orochimaru demonstrate Impure World Reincarnation, Itachi met Shisui, and Kiyoshi left for Takigakure with Suien in custody.

• Kiyoshi found Sasuke’s blood physically ordinary, considered studying Dragon Life Reincarnation, and told Ryuzetsu to monitor Kusagakure for news of the Box of Paradise.
• Obito had Orochimaru use Impure World Reincarnation to revive Shinno, who agreed to lie low and join the group’s effort against Kiyoshi.
• Shisui met Itachi during his training, impressed him with his kunai skills, and persuaded him to accept his friendship.
• Uzuki Yugao reported that Might Duy, Might Guy, and their companions had captured Suien; Kiyoshi ordered Suien held and approved Atsui’s early promotion to special jonin.
• Kiyoshi traveled to Takigakure with Kurenai Yuhi, Shizune, and Might Guy, presented Suien to leader Shabuku, and said he had several matters to discuss.

Kiyoshi negotiated cooperation with Takigakure, then defeated the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki in a spar to secure access to Hero Water. After taking half the village’s supply and touching the ancient tree that produced it, he received a new entry notification.

• Shabuku accepted Konoha’s cooperation proposal, but objected when Kiyoshi requested Hero Water, and the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki challenged him to a spar.
• Kiyoshi overcame the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki’s scale powder and attacks, then used Black Scale to sever three tails and slam him into the lakebed.
• Kiyoshi gained the blue entry “Fierce Battle with the Seven-Tails” after the fight, while Shabuku ordered medical ninja to rescue the injured Jinchuriki.
• Shabuku led Kiyoshi to the ancient tree’s shrine, where Kiyoshi took half the Hero Water and asked to take some wood as well.
• Kiyoshi touched the towering tree, and the Entry System notified him that he had comprehended a new entry.

Kiyoshi gained the God Tree Branch entry, returned to Konoha, and made plans to develop Rōran and cultivate a Little Ten-Tails. After bringing Karin Uzumaki back from the Land of Grass, he visited Yugito in prison to interrogate her.

• Kiyoshi discovered that the God Tree Branch entry let him convert Chakra into vitality and greatly strengthened his Wood Release abilities, then harvested part of the ancient tree and stored it.
• Kiyoshi returned to Konoha, teased Kurenai Yuhi, and planned to establish a base in the Wind Country to develop the Geothermal Generator and take control of Rōran's Dragon Vein.
• Kiyoshi brought the pregnant Karin Uzumaki from the Land of Grass to Konoha, where she could live near Kushina and Uzumaki Enoka.
• Hiashi Hyuga asked Hinazuki Hyuga to consult Kiyoshi about the test tube matter, while Natsu Hyuga reflected on her weakening Caged Bird Curse Mark.
• Kiyoshi appeared at Yugito's prison cell and said he had come to interrogate her, startling her by appearing behind her.

Kiyoshi intensified his interrogation of Yugito while Akatsuki developed Dark Chakra for its plan to trap him. Preparing for Kushina’s upcoming birth and seeking a hidden place to plant the God Tree, Kiyoshi used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to locate the Death God’s Alternate Dimension and sent a Puppet Clone after it.

• Kiyoshi bound Yugito, silenced her with a Tongue Restriction Seal, branded her with an activated Cursed Seal, and interrogated her for intelligence.
• The Fourth Raikage heard Yugito’s cries from his cell and worried about Kumogakure’s future and his inability to help her.
• Orochimaru, Shinno, Hiruko, and Obito tested White Zetsu infused with Dark Chakra and Chimera Technique, intending to use them to power the Limited Tsukuyomi against Kiyoshi.
• Kiyoshi assigned Kakashi to secretly guard Kushina until she gave birth, then asked Kushina to teach him the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.
• Kiyoshi used genjutsu to make a death-row prisoner drink Hero Water and perform the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, sensed the Death God’s Alternate Dimension, and marked the Death God with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• After the prisoner died and the Death God vanished, Kiyoshi sent a marked Puppet Clone into the Alternate Dimension and began summoning it back.

Kiyoshi tested the Death God's dimension and planned to cultivate a God Tree there by collecting souls, then negotiated Kumogakure's surrender and the release of the Raikage and Yugito. Meanwhile, Obito learned that Rin had adopted Mio Nohara and became fixated on the child, whom he saw as an innocent version of Rin, as Mio asked where Kiyoshi was.

• Kiyoshi sent a Puppet Clone into the Death God's dimension, inspected the barren space and its drifting souls, and considered ways to make the Death God gather souls for a God Tree.
• Kiyoshi outlined his Divine Tree Cultivation Plan, then accepted Kumogakure's territorial concessions and compensation in exchange for releasing the Raikage and Yugito.
• Kakashi met Rin Nohara and her adopted daughter Mio, then visited Obito's Memorial Stone and spoke about Rin, Mio, and Kushina.
• Obito overheard Kakashi's account of Mio and learned that pregnancy could weaken a Jinchuriki's seal, then saw Rin and Mio on the street.
• Obito became captivated by Mio's resemblance to Rin, disguised himself, and followed them through the crowd.
• Rin explained the upcoming succession ceremony to Mio, who asked where Kiyoshi was.

Kiyoshi and Rin spent time with Mio while Obito watched them in disguise, finding his heart stirred by the child. Obito left without taking Mio, and Kiyoshi wondered what choice he would make next.

• Kiyoshi noticed Obito disguised among the onlookers but approached him without revealing his identity.
• Obito followed Kiyoshi, Rin, and Mio to Ichiraku Ramen and grew attached to Mio, while resisting the urge to take her away because of Kiyoshi's Chakra.
• Kiyoshi and Rin left Mio at the ramen shop and went into a sealed alley, where they were intimate.
• Obito spoke with Mio as she ate, then left when Rin returned with candy.
• Kiyoshi saw Obito disappear into the crowd and wondered what he would do next.

Obito returned to the New Akatsuki base and told Nagato about his plan to unleash the Nine-Tails in Konoha. Kiyoshi visited the struggling orphanage, increased its funding, and spent time alone with Yakushi Nonō before leaving to pursue the Five-Tails.

• Obito recalled his resentment toward Minato Namikaze and proposed the Nine-Tailed Fox Rampage to Nagato, whose Hashirama Cell transplant was due to begin in two days.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi warned Kiyoshi that he was delegating too many Hokage duties, but Kiyoshi remained unconcerned about power and decided to visit the orphanage.
• Kiyoshi arrived at the orphanage with Guren and Kakuyoku Fubuki, saw Yakushi Kabuto and Urushi at work, and promised Yakushi Nonō to triple the orphanage's funding.
• Kiyoshi sent the others away and privately reunited with Yakushi Nonō, while Yakushi Kabuto waited outside and wondered what they were discussing.
• Kiyoshi left the orphanage at night intending to collect the Five-Tails, and Yakushi Nonō later came downstairs to reassure Yakushi Kabuto.

Kiyoshi fought Han in Iwagakure and secretly secured the last portion of the Five-Tails’ Chakra, completing his collection of Tailed Beast Chakra. He left for the Death God’s Alternate Dimension to figure out how to combine the nine portions into a vessel.

• Yakushi Nonō welcomed Kiyoshi to the orphanage after telling its staff that his increased funding had tripled their support, and Kiyoshi shared dinner with the children before leaving the next morning.
• Kushina met Mikoto and her newborn son Sasuke while Biwako Sarutobi escorted her toward a secret location for childbirth; Mikoto later wondered who Kushina’s child’s father was.
• Kiyoshi sparred with Han in Iwagakure, using the Seventh Gate and Fire Style: Ash Hiding Technique to overcome Han and secretly seal away the remaining Five-Tails Chakra.
• Kiyoshi ended the fight after collecting the Chakra, then discussed Konoha-Iwagakure cooperation with Ōnoki.
• Kiyoshi used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the Death God’s Alternate Dimension and took out nine scrolls containing Chakra from each Tailed Beast.

Kiyoshi fused a God Tree branch with part of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and used the nine portions of Tailed Beast Chakra to create and restrain a Young Ten-Tails. He left it in an alternate dimension and returned to Iwagakure, where he met Deidara and Kurotsuchi before gaining a new entry.

• Kiyoshi fused the God Tree materials, sealed the nine portions of Tailed Beast Chakra into them, and created a Young Ten-Tails.
• Kiyoshi restrained the Young Ten-Tails with Susanoo and bone rods, then decided he needed an Ōtsutsuki sacrifice to turn it into a God Tree.
• Kiyoshi planned to visit the moon to investigate the Otsutsuki there and the giant Tenseigan before leaving the Young Ten-Tails in the alternate dimension.
• Kiyoshi returned to Iwagakure and met Deidara, who showed him a clay figurine, while Kurotsuchi urged Deidara to leave before Ōnoki found out.
• Kiyoshi recognized Deidara's interest in explosive art and gained the blue Clay Art entry after making contact with him.

Kiyoshi prepared to deliver Naruto while guarding Kushina as Obito attacked the secret site, fighting Minato and Kakashi outside. As battle erupted around the cave, Kiyoshi kept the delivery under control and sensed that Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu had been used.

• Kiyoshi planned to investigate the moon passage and find surviving Otsutsuki clansmen after returning to the village.
• Obito gave Nagato Hashirama Cells and told him the plan to attack Konoha was drawing near, while Nagato remained suspicious of him.
• Konan remembered Yahiko’s gift of a white flower, and Yahiko told her that Nagato had returned to Madara’s side and that Akatsuki might need Kiyoshi’s help.
• Kiyoshi prepared to deliver Kushina’s child at a remote mountain cave, with Biwako Sarutobi assisting and Anbu guarding the site.
• Obito attacked the guards, killed an Anbu, and fought Minato and Kakashi, while Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique and Kakashi revealed his Sharingan.
• Kiyoshi reinforced Kushina’s weakening seal during labor, dismissed the attack outside as no reason to stop, and sensed that Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu had been used.