Chapter Summaries

Kiyoshi recruited Pakura to return to Sunagakure and challenge Rasa, then presented a Dragon Vein-powered plan to transform the Wind Country and negotiated for Rōran. As Kiyoshi prepared to dine with Rasa’s family, he sensed Yin Chakra in Gaara and Karura feared that Kankuro and Gaara were Kiyoshi’s sons and that Gaara had awakened Uchiha bloodline.

• Kiyoshi met Pakura in the Land of Grass, and she admitted she had secretly visited her student Maki before agreeing to go to Sunagakure with him.
• Kiyoshi traveled to Sunagakure with Kakashi, Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, and Itachi, where Pakura concealed her identity and joined the group.
• Kiyoshi explained the Oasis Pulse Plan, which would use Dragon Vein energy to desalinate seawater, transport freshwater, and turn desert sand into fertile soil.
• Rasa agreed to cede Rōran to Kiyoshi if the plan worked, and Kiyoshi said Sunagakure could see results within three days.
• Kiyoshi recognized Rasa and Karura’s children as Kankuro, Gaara, and Temari, sensed Yin Chakra within Gaara, and Karura realized Kankuro and Gaara were Kiyoshi’s sons.

Kiyoshi negotiated with Rasa for Sunagakure’s land and the capture of Mukade, then opened the Dragon Vein seal and transported his group to the Ancient Kingdom of Roran’s past. The group found Sara surrounded by puppet subjects, and Kiyoshi caught her when a platform collapsed beneath her.

• Kiyoshi asked Rasa about Mukade and arranged to take the rogue ninja, while Pakura restrained her hatred toward Rasa.
• Rasa hosted Kiyoshi’s group, and Itachi and Gaara met and shook hands.
• Three days later, Maki reported that Kiyoshi’s plan had begun restoring desert land, and Rasa gave Kiyoshi the land agreement and Mukade.
• Kiyoshi used genjutsu to make Mukade reveal the Dragon Vein’s location, then broke the seal at Rōran’s ruins and transported everyone into the past.
• Kiyoshi’s group entered the prosperous Ancient Kingdom of Roran and discovered that the cheering crowd around Queen Sara consisted of humanoid puppets.
• When the steps beneath Sara collapsed, Kiyoshi caught her as she fell.

Kiyoshi and his companions arrived in the Ancient Kingdom of Roran, where they discovered that Anrokuzan had replaced many of its citizens with Dragon Vein-powered puppets. After revealing his identity to future Hinata and sparring with her, Kiyoshi awakened the Byakugan and prepared to confront Anrokuzan and reach the Dragon Vein.

• Kiyoshi concealed his group's identities and met future Hinata, Mio Nohara, and Karin after they arrived in Roran.
• Kiyoshi exposed a puppet posing as one of Sara's subjects, and Sara realized Anrokuzan had deceived her and replaced citizens.
• Kiyoshi and the others defeated attacking puppets by severing their Chakra threads, while Kiyoshi learned that Naruto's group and Guren were also nearby.
• Kiyoshi practiced Dust Release, then sparred with Hinata and completed the trait requirement to manifest the Byakugan's genes.
• Kiyoshi told the group to rest and planned to find Anrokuzan the next morning so they could reach the Dragon Vein.

Kiyoshi and the Konoha team confronted Anrokuzan, who had enslaved Rōran’s citizens and used the Dragon Vein to build an army of regenerating puppets. As Sara began sealing the Dragon Vein, Kiyoshi gained the Legendary Dragon Vein trait, bringing him closer to synthesizing his first red trait.

• Hinata, Mio Nohara, and Karin rested after their encounter with Kiyoshi, while Hinata kept his identity to herself.
• Kiyoshi led Sara and the others to Anrokuzan’s puppet-filled tower and underground factory, where Sara learned that the minister had betrayed Rōran and was exploiting its citizens.
• Anrokuzan attacked with his puppet army and repeatedly regenerated through the Dragon Vein, but Kiyoshi restrained him while the others fought off the puppets.
• Kiyoshi used Sage Art: Myōjin Gate to pin Anrokuzan, and Mio Nohara and Karin recognized him as Kiyoshi.
• Sara reached the Dragon Vein’s core and began sealing it as Kiyoshi touched its ownerless Chakra and comprehended the Legendary Dragon Vein trait.

Kiyoshi defeated Anrokuzan’s attempt to destroy Rōran by absorbing the Dragon Vein’s eruption, then prepared to seal the Dragon Vein and send his group back to their own time. His new Space-Time Secret Art trait made him consider traveling to Kaguya Otsutsuki’s era, while he left Rōran with defenses against future attacks.

• Kiyoshi destroyed Anrokuzan’s puppet body and blocked his Super Dragon Vein Great Fireball with a magnetically assembled shield.
• Anrokuzan plunged into the Dragon Vein and triggered a catastrophic eruption, but Kiyoshi used his Dojutsu to absorb the energy, lightning, and debris.
• Mio Nohara revealed her identity to Kakashi, and the group confirmed that she and Karin had come from the future; Kurenai asked whether she would marry Kiyoshi.
• Kiyoshi gained the Legendary Dragon Vein trait and advanced it into the Space-Time Secret Art trait, which allowed him to consider creating an alternate dimension and reaching Kaguya Otsutsuki’s era.
• Kiyoshi gave Sara Chakra-powered puppets and built a barrier around Rōran, warning her that the outside world’s war would threaten the kingdom.
• Hinata asked Kiyoshi whether they were saying goodbye as he prepared to return to his own time.

Kiyoshi sealed most of the Dragon Vein Chakra and sent himself and the others back to their proper time, leaving Sara in an isolated Rōran with a promise to return when its barrier broke. More than ten years later, he returned with his companions, reunited with Sara, and absorbed the Dragon Vein Chakra for research.

• Kiyoshi gave Sara a simplified Youth Preservation Technique, sealed most of the Dragon Vein Chakra, and erased the group's memories before they vanished.
• Sara rebuilt Rōran behind an invisible barrier, preserved her youth, and watched the people honor Kiyoshi with a towering statue.
• After years passed, Kiyoshi's voice reached Sara as the barrier's false sky shattered and revealed the real night sky.
• Kiyoshi and his companions entered Rōran, where Sato Deer recognized him and Sara hurried out to welcome him back.
• Kiyoshi removed the seal on the Dragon Vein and stored its Chakra in his Yin Seal while Pakura pressed him to handle their real business.

Kiyoshi restored Rōran, began arranging trade with Konoha, and returned to Sunagakure while Pakura secretly organized opposition to Rasa. At Rasa’s dinner, Kiyoshi used his Eye Power to get Rasa drunk and left Yashamaru under its influence, with Karura alone with him.

• Kiyoshi considered using Yin-Yang Release to give the Dragon Vein a living form that could replenish its Chakra, then told Sara that Rōran could open itself to the outside world and trade with Konoha.
• A Sunagakure patrol ninja reported that Rōran’s ruins had become a vast city, and Maki learned that Pakura had begun organizing supporters against Rasa.
• Rasa welcomed Kiyoshi’s party to Sunagakure, while Kiyoshi sent Pakura, disguised as Aoi, to explore the village and meet Maki.
• Karura grew increasingly anxious when she learned Kiyoshi would dine at her home, and she struggled to hide her unease during the meal.
• Kiyoshi used his Eye Power to make Rasa lose control of his drinking, and Yashamaru helped Rasa upstairs before Kiyoshi put Yashamaru under the same influence.

Kiyoshi used Yashamaru to learn that Gaara had awakened the Sharingan, then told Karura that Pakura was alive and offered to spare Rasa if Karura swore loyalty to him. As Pakura gathered supporters against Rasa, Kiyoshi mastered Dust Release, while Itachi and Gaara met and Karura suspected they were brothers.

• Kiyoshi placed Yashamaru under genjutsu, sent Karura and the children away, and confirmed that Gaara had awakened the Sharingan.
• Kiyoshi revealed that Pakura was alive and demanded Karura's loyalty in exchange for making Pakura spare Rasa; Karura accepted his Cursed Seal.
• Rasa told Karura he wanted Gaara to become the One-Tail's Jinchuriki if necessary, while Kiyoshi stayed in Sunagakure and signaled that he intended to remain until events settled.
• Pakura rallied former allies in a secret meeting, gained their support against Rasa, and insisted they investigate carefully to avoid plunging Sunagakure into civil conflict.
• Kiyoshi mastered Dust Release and planned to research the Dragon Vein while Kurenai Yuhi asked when they would marry.
• Itachi and Gaara fought evenly with kunai, and Karura suspected Itachi was Kiyoshi's son and Gaara's brother.

Pakura revealed herself in Sunagakure and rallied supporters against Rasa while Kiyoshi stayed with Karura, unaware of the coup unfolding. The chapter ended with Rasa seeing Pakura’s group approach the Kazekage’s Office Building.

• Karura took Gaara away after he spoke with Itachi about the Sharingan.
• Rasa agreed to have Kiyoshi reinforce Karura’s seal while Chiyo and Ebizo discussed village affairs.
• Kiyoshi received Pakura’s signal to act while shopping with Kurenai Yuhi, and Naruto learned the Shadow Clone Technique from Minato Namikaze.
• Miroku brought Shion to Konoha for an education and learned that Kiyoshi would be away for several days.
• Pakura appeared openly in Sunagakure, and Maki, Teru, Rosuka, and other supporters joined her as she declared her return and challenged Rasa.
• Rasa looked out from the Kazekage’s Office Building and saw Pakura’s group approaching.

Pakura attacked Sunagakure and confronted Rasa over his betrayal, while Kiyoshi drained Shukaku's Chakra and later intervened in the uprising. Rasa resigned as Fourth Kazekage and was taken into custody, while Chiyo welcomed Pakura back and encouraged her to seek the Fifth Kazekage position.

• Pakura proved her identity with Scorch Release, destroyed part of the Kazekage's Office Building, and fought Rasa with power enhanced by Kiyoshi's Cursed Seal.
• Kiyoshi drained most of Shukaku's Chakra while reinforcing Karura's seal, then told Karura he would intervene if Rasa faced death.
• Pakura and Rasa's battle devastated the district, and Pakura killed several Sunagakure higher-ups as the crowd demanded Rasa's removal.
• Kiyoshi arrived with Kurenai Yuhi, Kakashi, and the others, and Pakura agreed to hold back while Sunagakure's clans condemned Rasa.
• Karura arrived with Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara, and Rasa resigned as Fourth Kazekage and submitted to Sunagakure Anbu ninja.
• Chiyo welcomed Pakura back and urged her to become a candidate for Fifth Kazekage; Kiyoshi offered his support and asked her to teach him Sunagakure's techniques, including Scorch Release.

Kiyoshi returned from Sunagakure and Roran to develop Dragon Vein Chakra armor, while Itachi and Shisui trained and the Old Akatsuki came to Konoha. Yahiko and Konan arrived in the village, where Naruto declared his ambition to become a Hokage and a hero.

• Pakura resolved to pursue the Fifth Kazekage position, while Kiyoshi took the Sand Release scroll and told Karura he would bring Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro to Konoha for school.
• Kiyoshi visited Queen Sara in Roran to learn about Dragon Vein Chakra, then returned to Konoha, where Itachi and Shisui continued training and discussed Itachi's early graduation and Shisui's ailing father.
• Hayate Gekko tried to grow closer to Uzuki Yugao, but she held back because she felt indebted to Kiyoshi.
• Kiyoshi designed Dragon Vein Chakra armor, gained the Master Armor Designer trait, and learned that a representative of the Old Akatsuki had arrived outside Konoha.
• Yahiko and Konan explored Konoha and spoke with Naruto, who announced that he would become a hero and the strongest Fifth Hokage.

Yahiko and Konan warned Kiyoshi that Nagato and New Akatsuki were using a forbidden technique to revive the dead, and Kiyoshi agreed to monitor them. Sasuke began training with Itachi and briefly displayed pale, unusually perceptive eyes, leaving Itachi wondering whether Sasuke had awakened the Byakugan.

• Yahiko gave Naruto a heavy, worn kunai and told him that a hero had to earn everyone's recognition; Naruto named it the Akatsuki Kunai and showed it to Sasuke.
• Yahiko and Konan told Kiyoshi that New Akatsuki had revived people who should have been dead, and Kiyoshi identified the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and promised to act against the group.
• Fugaku tried to approach Mikoto while she was with Sasuke, but Mikoto declined his help and left; she then sent Sasuke to Kiyoshi for training.
• Kiyoshi taught Sasuke the D-rank Lightning Release: Shuriken and Sasuke went with Itachi to practice throwing kunai.
• Itachi struck all eight targets, then Sasuke matched the feat after his eyes briefly turned pale and his vision sharpened; Itachi wondered whether Sasuke had manifested the Byakugan.

Itachi explained the Uchiha clan’s history with the Konoha Police Force to Sasuke, while Kiyoshi trained and later arranged a spar between Sasuke and Hinata. Hinata defeated Sasuke, whose desperation awakened a temporary Byakugan, and Kiyoshi promised to explain the strange power and told Hinata to keep it secret.

• Itachi carried Sasuke past the Konoha Police Force headquarters and explained the Uchiha’s role in founding it and the clan’s new choice to join the Anbu.
• Kiyoshi practiced shaping Dust Release into a shield and discussed his determination to keep growing stronger with Kurenai Yuhi.
• Hinata visited Kiyoshi’s home, where Kiyoshi invited her to eat and told her she would spar with Sasuke.
• Hinata used Gentle Fist to counter Sasuke’s attacks, but Sasuke awakened a crude Byakugan mid-fight and briefly adapted to her movements.
• Hinata caught Sasuke off guard and won with four precise acupoint strikes, after which Kiyoshi steadied Sasuke’s Chakra and promised to explain his eyes.
• Kiyoshi told Hinata not to reveal Sasuke’s newly awakened eyes, and she agreed.

Kiyoshi revealed his Byakugan to Sasuke and discussed selling Chakra Armor to Konan, while Nagato secretly followed Konan and grew resentful after seeing her with Kiyoshi. After returning home, Kiyoshi sensed he could soon reach Kaguya's dimension, and Itachi's early graduation ended with him accidentally upsetting Izumi.

• Kiyoshi showed Sasuke his Byakugan, explained its potential, and reassured him that he might awaken the Sharingan too.
• Mikoto saw Sasuke use the Byakugan and wondered how many Kekkei Genkai Kiyoshi possessed.
• Nagato learned that Konan and Yahiko had stayed in Konoha and traveled there in disguise to investigate.
• Kiyoshi offered Konan Chakra Armor for the Land of Rain in exchange for payment and continued lessons in Paper Release ninjutsu, and Konan agreed to discuss the deal privately.
• Nagato saw Kiyoshi and Konan enter a hotel together, felt betrayed, and left with anger toward Kiyoshi.
• Kiyoshi sensed he might soon enter Kaguya's dimension, while Itachi's blunt question about Izumi's talent upset her during their tea outing.

Kiyoshi arranged for Shion to enter Konoha’s Ninja Academy and discussed cooperation between Konoha and the Land of Demons with Miroku, while a new Miko-related entry strengthened his chakra. At Akatsuki headquarters, Nagato’s jealousy over Konan and Kiyoshi intensified his Rinnegan power, and Obito resolved to use Limited Tsukuyomi and a wider war to eliminate Kiyoshi.

• Kiyoshi told Miroku that he could create another Moryo, and Miroku asked him to enroll Shion in the Ninja Academy.
• Kiyoshi gained the Konoha's Miko entry, boosting his Miko Fuinjutsu and the demon-suppressing effect of his chakra.
• Kiyoshi agreed to take Shion as his disciple and discussed trade and resource cooperation between Konoha and the Land of Demons with Miroku.
• Nagato brooded over Konan’s apparent closeness to Kiyoshi, and his emotional turmoil made his Rinnegan power feel stronger.
• Obito told Nagato about Konan and Kiyoshi, encouraging Nagato to turn his pain toward the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Obito revealed that he could use Limited Tsukuyomi and planned to recruit Fugaku, revive Madara and the past Kage, and wage war against Kiyoshi before becoming the Ten-Tails’ Jinchuriki.

Obito and Nagato prepared to use controlled reanimations and Black Rods against Kiyoshi, while Kiyoshi opened a portal to Kaguya’s Ice-Snow Space and sent a Puppet Clone to investigate. Itachi reflected on how his talent affected Sasuke, then visited Hazuki’s home to apologize to Izumi, where he unexpectedly found Kiyoshi and sensed an unexplained change in himself.

• Obito told Nagato to make more Black Rods while he planned to recruit Fugaku and study restrictions for reanimated shinobi.
• Kiyoshi arranged Shion’s enrollment at the Ninja Academy, and Hinata demonstrated her progress in Lightning Release.
• Kiyoshi opened a Space Portal, sent a Puppet Clone through it, and learned that it had reached the Ice-Snow Space.
• Itachi reassured Sasuke that he would remain both an obstacle to overcome and a protective older brother.
• Kiyoshi visited Hazuki Uchiha and pressured her to let him inside, but Itachi arrived while she was with him.
• Itachi apologized to Hazuki and noticed Kiyoshi in the room, then described feeling unusually close to plants and trees; Kiyoshi sensed that Itachi showed no sign of Bloodline Disease.

Kiyoshi reconciled Itachi and Izumi, then developed a plan for a Fuinjutsu-based Ninth Gate and challenged Might Duy and Might Guy to a taijutsu spar. In the Death Forest, he overwhelmed them with precise techniques before opening the Seventh Gate himself, leaving the battle poised to intensify.

• Kiyoshi advised Itachi to make amends to Izumi with a gift, then spoke with Izumi and eased her anger toward Itachi.
• Kiyoshi told Might Duy and Might Guy that he could open the Gate of Death and proposed a taijutsu spar.
• Kiyoshi conceived the Ninth Gate, which would use Fuinjutsu to store Chakra and vitality in advance to reduce the damage caused by the Eight Gates.
• Kiyoshi brought Naruto and Sasuke to the Death Forest, where he sparred with Might Duy and Might Guy.
• Kiyoshi countered the pair's attacks with precise taijutsu, prompting Might Guy to open the Sixth Gate and Might Duy to open the Seventh Gate.
• Kiyoshi opened the Seventh Gate, releasing a far more powerful blue aura than Might Duy's.

Kiyoshi defeated Might Duy and Might Guy in a spar, then demonstrated his experimental Sealing Gate and its powerful Day Dragon technique. He took Naruto and Sasuke to Ryūchi Cave to arrange summoning contracts.

• Kiyoshi overpowered Might Duy and Might Guy’s combined taijutsu attacks, including their Morning Peacock techniques.
• Kiyoshi unveiled the Sealing Gate, using its blood-red steam to launch Day Dragon and blast a huge hole through the clouds.
• Naruto vowed to learn Kiyoshi’s taijutsu, while Sasuke privately believed his Byakugan would help him master it first.
• Kiyoshi explained that Fuinjutsu could prevent the Eight Gates’ fatal backlash, treated Might Duy and Might Guy, and restored the damaged forest.
• Kiyoshi took Naruto and Sasuke to Ryūchi Cave, where Tagorihime greeted him and he asked her to arrange several snakes.

Minato Namikaze saw Kushina with Kiyoshi and returned to Root, heartbroken by what he believed about their relationship and Naruto. Meanwhile, Kiyoshi found an ancient record of Uchiha Hikari’s sealing site, tracked down its barrier, and uncovered her within the mountain.

• Minato Namikaze escorted Naruto home, then saw Kushina in a maid outfit with Kiyoshi through her window and concluded she was with him.
• Minato Namikaze left Naruto before reaching his home and returned to Root, where Shimura Danzō noticed his dejected state.
• Kiyoshi obtained the History of Sealing in the Warring States and found the entry describing Uchiha Hikari, the Uchiha Clan’s nameless weapon.
• Kiyoshi used Flying Thunder God to reach a valley near the former Whirlpool Country and sensed a Fuinjutsu barrier deep within the mountain.
• Kiyoshi split open the mountain with Black Scale, revealing Uchiha Hikari sealed inside a silver-white barrier.

Kiyoshi Uchiha freed Uchiha Hikari from an ancient sealing barrier, restrained her attack, and offered her a place as his subordinate while helping her adjust to the modern era. Meanwhile, Fugaku spotted the masked man from the records near Naka Shrine, then saw Kiyoshi with an unfamiliar woman and assumed he was being unfaithful to Mikoto.

• Kiyoshi studied Uchiha Hikari's sealing barrier, gained the Eternal Sealing Technique trait, and planted a Cursed Seal on her before releasing her.
• Uchiha Hikari attacked Kiyoshi with Amaterasu and a kunai, but he evaded her strikes and used the Cursed Seal to stop her from activating Tsukuyomi.
• Kiyoshi explained that a century had passed, told Uchiha Hikari her name, and asked her to become his subordinate; she accepted and agreed to learn about modern life.
• Kiyoshi took Uchiha Hikari to Hokage Rock, where she experienced sunlight and looked out over Konoha.
• Fugaku saw the masked man from the records appear near Naka Shrine, recognized his Sharingan, and ordered clansmen to increase their patrols.
• Fugaku later saw Kiyoshi talking with Uchiha Hikari and mistakenly believed Kiyoshi was flirting despite having Mikoto.