Chapter Summaries

Kiyoshi helped Miroku reach the Shrine of Sealing while Minato and the others fought the Land of Demons shinobi and Terracotta Army. Inside the cave, Kiyoshi confronted Miroku over her past choices, and the fighting outside pushed her guilt to its breaking point.

• Minato organized the assault, and Kiyoshi carried Miroku through the lightning barrier by grounding its strikes with his ninja blade.
• The allied shinobi cleared a path while Minato engaged Yomi, allowing Kiyoshi and Miroku to reach the shrine entrance.
• Miroku entered the cave intending to seal Moryo with her life and gave Kiyoshi her Bell Artifact to return afterward.
• Kiyoshi asked Miroku to prove she would not betray the Land of Demons, and she admitted she had acted as he suspected.
• The battle cries outside and Tarashi's declaration that Miroku would save their land became the last straw for her guilt.

Kiyoshi helped Miroku prepare to seal Moryo, and his Sharingan evolved as Moryo attacked the sealing barrier. Miroku lent Kiyoshi her Chakra as the battle began, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Kiyoshi summoned a Unicorn Behemoth and made Miroku kneel, completing the Beyond the Miko trait.
• Moryo fused with his body, destroyed the sealing formula, and confronted Miroku in the cave.
• Miroku activated a Sealing Barrier around Moryo and Kiyoshi, but Moryo's dragon-shaped tentacles and Terracotta Army nearly broke through it.
• Kiyoshi's Sharingan evolved into a Two-Tomoe Sharingan, greatly increasing his Eye Power and Chakra reserves.
• Moryo ordered his Ghost Legion to attack and targeted Miroku, while she stepped in front of Kiyoshi and lent him her Chakra.

Kiyoshi used the Miko’s Chakra to strengthen his flaming blade and struck Moryo, overwhelming him while the others watched. Moryo’s body began to shrink into mist, but Kiyoshi intended to destroy his soul and keep his body for experiments.

• Kiyoshi channeled the Miko’s Chakra into his ninja blade while she used her Chakra to hold back Moryo’s tentacles.
• Moryo summoned the Terracotta Army toward the Shrine of Sealing, prompting Yomi and Minato Namikaze to rush inside.
• Kiyoshi’s contact with the Miko’s Chakra awakened a trait that increased his Fuinjutsu cultivation speed.
• Kiyoshi charged Moryo with a giant pinkish-purple flame and sliced through his body, causing Moryo to howl in pain.
• Yomi, Minato Namikaze, Kakashi, Kurenai Yuhi, and the others arrived and watched Kiyoshi overpower Moryo.
• Moryo’s body shrank into thin mist as he insisted he could not be killed, while Kiyoshi planned to destroy his soul and use his body for experiments.

Kiyoshi and Miroku defeated Moryo, separated his soul from his body, and sealed the remains as the crisis ended. The group then turned to the weakened Daimyo of the Land of Demons, whose treatment left them seeking another medical ninja.

• Kiyoshi used the Miko's lingering Chakra to cut Moryo apart, and Miroku began separating his soul while Minato Namikaze held off the Terracotta Army.
• Miroku sealed Moryo's fading soul, and Kiyoshi stored Moryo's body in a Sealing Scroll to be guarded by the Uchiha.
• Moryo's soul shattered, the Terracotta Army melted away, and Minato Namikaze declared the crisis over before leaving to watch for another attack.
• Miroku recognized that the Land of Demons Daimyo had grown old from using Moryo's power, while Rin Nohara tried to restore his drained vitality.
• Miroku asked for another medical ninja when Rin Nohara grew exhausted, but Kiku said the Sunagakure ninja did not know medical techniques.

Kiyoshi treated the Land of Demons Daimyo and used the opportunity to secure Miroku’s help, money, and knowledge of the Miko’s Fuinjutsu. After stabilizing the Daimyo, he returned to Konoha with Minato Namikaze and the others, carrying Fuinjutsu scrolls that might work against Tailed Beasts.

• Kiyoshi treated the Daimyo and collected the mutated corpses of Land of Demons shinobi while the others were occupied.
• Kiyoshi prioritized the Daimyo’s care over Yuki Minazuki’s injured hand, and the Sunagakure shinobi departed after confirming the Miko would arrange resources for their village.
• Kiyoshi told the Daimyo that Miroku’s Chakra and Moryo’s body might help restore his lost vitality, and Miroku agreed to assist.
• Kiyoshi persuaded Miroku to give him five hundred thousand ryo and teach him the Miko’s Fuinjutsu, along with sharing related scrolls.
• After three days of stabilizing the Daimyo, Kiyoshi returned to Konoha with Minato Namikaze and the others.

After returning from the Land of Demons, Kiyoshi planned to exploit the coming war and sought a new Wind Release technique from Orochimaru. Orochimaru gave him a sword-enhancing ninjutsu and offered to take Anko as his apprentice on the condition that she get closer to Kiyoshi.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Kiyoshi and his teammates for their mission, then called a meeting to prepare Konoha for possible war.
• Hyuga Hiashi urged his clan to prepare for war and improve relations with the Uchiha Clan, while Ginka Hyuga worried that Kiyoshi might reveal her secret.
• Kiyoshi fed his White Snake and planned to use the conflict with Sunagakure to pursue his goals involving Mikoto and his Eye Power.
• Kiyoshi brought monster corpses to Orochimaru and asked for Wind Release ninjutsu that could enhance his sword.
• Orochimaru gave Kiyoshi the C-rank Wind Release: Chakra Blade Membrane scroll, then offered to take Anko Mitarashi as his apprentice if she got closer to Kiyoshi.

Kiyoshi returned to Konoha Hospital with shoes for Yakushi Nonō and reassured her about his contact with Orochimaru. Meanwhile, Kushina and Mikoto discussed retirement, their relationships, and Kiyoshi, leaving Kushina wondering whether he had returned.

• Kiyoshi returned to Konoha Hospital with shoes for Yakushi Nonō and reflected that war would eventually create opportunities to encounter more entries.
• Yakushi Nonō warned Kiyoshi to avoid further contact with Orochimaru, but he said they had only discussed research.
• Kiyoshi gave Yakushi Nonō the shoes, and she tried them on and thanked him.
• Kushina asked Mikoto whether she truly planned to retire, and Mikoto said she might do so once the sensitive period passed.
• Kushina and Mikoto discussed their relationships with Minato and Fugaku, then Kushina asked whether Kiyoshi had returned.

Kiyoshi trained with Wind Release and gained a Fatigue Resistance entry before Ginka Hyuga visited with Natsu Hyuga. Ginka tried to mend relations by invoking Kiyoshi and Natsu’s past misunderstanding, while Natsu’s reaction suggested the matter still troubled her.

• Mikoto left Kushina alone after their secret gathering, and Kushina headed home.
• Kiyoshi trained with a Katana, gained Apprentice Wind Release Ninja progress, and received the Fatigue Resistance entry.
• Kiyoshi’s White Snake opened the door for Ginka Hyuga and Natsu Hyuga, startling Ginka.
• Ginka and Natsu entered Kiyoshi’s home, where Ginka commented on Kiyoshi and Natsu being classmates and presented pastries.
• Ginka raised the past misunderstanding between her clan and Kiyoshi, and Kiyoshi said Natsu had helped resolve it while Natsu gripped her skirt and recalled a bad memory.

Ginka Hyuga tried to make amends with Kiyoshi Uchiha, but he pressed her about arriving late and used the secret she feared exposing to demand more sincerity. After Ginka left Natsu Hyuga with him, Kiyoshi asked Natsu for the Hyuga Clan’s Gentle Fist technique and sent her away when she refused.

• Ginka Hyuga asked Kiyoshi to forgive her for their past unpleasantness, and he criticized her for coming later than agreed.
• Ginka asked whether anyone else knew about the matter, and Kiyoshi claimed an older female Uchiha knew while refusing to identify her.
• Ginka left Natsu Hyuga behind to persuade Kiyoshi to forgive her.
• Kiyoshi caught Natsu’s hand as she offered him pastry and asked her to lend him the Hyuga Clan’s Nintaijutsu.
• Natsu refused to reveal the clan secret, so Kiyoshi released her and told her to return with more sincerity, warning that another Uchiha might leak the information.

Kiyoshi considered the coming conflict between Hidden Mist and Sunagakure and continued training while the Hokage's advisors chose Tsunade to lead a team on a diplomatic mission to Sunagakure. Tsunade reluctantly accepted the assignment and sent Shizune to fetch Asuma, Kiyoshi, and Kurenai.

• Kiyoshi reflected on Natsu Hyuga's growth and the chance to intervene when Hidden Mist attacked Sunagakure, then played with White Snake and trained in Wind Release.
• Shimura Danzō warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that Sunagakure was becoming aggressive, and Hiruzen proposed sending an envoy to reinforce their alliance.
• Hiruzen chose Tsunade to lead the Minazuki Squad, including Asuma, Kiyoshi, and Kurenai, because Yuki Minazuki had injured both hands.
• Shimura Danzō left while considering how Kiyoshi Uchiha might be useful in his plans against the Uchiha clan.
• Tsunade angrily learned of the assignment, then told Shizune to bring Asuma, Kiyoshi, and Kurenai to her.

Kiyoshi studied the Dark Healing Ninjutsu, gained a strength-boosting entry, and went with his team to meet Tsunade. After assigning them to travel to Sunagakure in three days, Tsunade asked Kiyoshi to demonstrate his Medical Arts.

• Kiyoshi studied the Dark Healing Ninjutsu and obtained the Dark Medical Ninja entry, which increased his strength.
• Shizune summoned Kiyoshi to Tsunade, and he went with Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi to her home.
• Tsunade told Kiyoshi and the others to travel with her to Sunagakure in three days.
• Tsunade asked Kiyoshi whether Nonō had accepted him as her disciple, then told him to show how well he had learned Medical Arts.

Tsunade discovered that Kiyoshi had exceptional Medical Arts and Chakra control, then led him and the others on a mission to Wind Country. As they crossed the desert, Kiyoshi found that years of training with Lightning Release: Iron Skin had made his skin tough enough to withstand sand and a venomous scorpion, and he spotted someone familiar ahead.

• Kiyoshi demonstrated his Chakra control to Tsunade, who learned he had been studying Medical Arts since graduating from the ninja academy.
• Tsunade praised Kiyoshi's Medical Arts and suggested Shizune talk with him before sending the group away.
• Three days later, Tsunade led Kiyoshi, Kurenai Yuhi, and Asuma Sarutobi toward Wind Country, where Kiyoshi kept pace and advanced his traits during the journey.
• The group encountered a sandstorm in Wind Country, and Kiyoshi covered Kurenai Yuhi's face with a scarf.
• Kiyoshi discovered that the sand could not harm his skin and that a venomous scorpion could not pierce it, then spotted someone familiar on a dune.

Tsunade’s delegation arrived in Sunagakure to discuss strengthening its alliance with Konoha, while Kiyoshi met Pakura and Sasori. After Sasori led Kiyoshi around the village, Kiyoshi asked whether Hatake Sakumo had killed Sasori’s parents.

• Pakura greeted Kiyoshi at Sunagakure’s border, and Sasori criticized Konoha over Hatake Sakumo before Pakura led the delegation onward.
• Kiyoshi considered Sasori’s resentment toward the Third Kazekage and resolved to try guiding him.
• Tsunade and the Third Kazekage discussed revising and strengthening the alliance agreement while Kiyoshi observed the Kazekage.
• Sasori escorted the Konoha delegation to their rooms, and Kiyoshi asked him to show him around Sunagakure.
• Kiyoshi and Sasori walked through a crowded street, where Kiyoshi asked if Hatake Sakumo had killed Sasori’s parents.

Kiyoshi used Sharingan genjutsu to push Sasori into assassinating the Third Kazekage, then arranged to collect Sasori’s techniques and make the attack appear to implicate him. Their staged fight erupted at the village’s edge, drawing Pakura’s attention.

• Kiyoshi hypnotized Sasori and urged him to kill the Third Kazekage that night, then return with scrolls of his techniques.
• Sasori poisoned the Third Kazekage with chicken soup and prepared to turn his body into a puppet.
• Kiyoshi trained while Pakura and Maki discussed Pakura’s chances of becoming Kazekage and saw Sasori enter the Kazekage Building.
• Sasori met Kiyoshi in a secluded alley and handed over scrolls detailing Puppet Technique, poison, and related methods.
• Kiyoshi ordered Sasori to attack him, and their clash caused an explosion that Pakura heard.

After Sasori attacked Kiyoshi, Kiyoshi used their clash to make Sasori reveal that he had poisoned the Third Kazekage. Pakura arrived in time to hear Sasori’s confession, but she suspected Kiyoshi had used genjutsu as Sasori escaped.

• Pakura rushed toward the disturbance and told Maki to notify the others.
• Tōjūrō ordered Sunagakure forces assembled after learning Kiyoshi had clashed with Sasori, while Chiyo and Ebizo found poisoned blood in the Kazekage Building and suspected a traitor.
• Tsunade sensed Sunagakure ninja gathering and discovered that Kiyoshi was missing, so she led Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi toward the fire.
• Kiyoshi fought Sasori’s puppets with a wind-and-fire attack, and Sasori revealed that he had poisoned the Third Kazekage and wanted revenge for his parents’ deaths.
• Pakura arrived and heard Sasori’s confession; Sasori fled, and Pakura asked Kiyoshi whether he had used genjutsu on him.

Kiyoshi and Tsunade fought their way out of Sunagakure after Kiyoshi revealed that Sasori had killed the Third Kazekage. As the pursuit continued into dawn, Kiyoshi offered to stay behind and cover the retreat so Tsunade could escape with Asuma and Kurenai.

• Tsunade arrived with Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi as Sunagakure's leaders and ninjas confronted Kiyoshi and demanded to know where the Third Kazekage was.
• Kiyoshi claimed Sasori had attacked him and left the village, while Pakura told Chiyo what she had witnessed; Kiyoshi then revealed that the Third Kazekage was dead and Sasori was responsible.
• When Ebizo ordered Sunagakure to detain them, Kiyoshi used a Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique to create an opening, and Tsunade led the group into a retreat.
• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu and used her to slow the pursuing Sunagakure ninjas while Kiyoshi carried Asuma and Kurenai through the desert.
• After the chase lasted until dawn, Kiyoshi told Tsunade to take Asuma and Kurenai ahead while he stayed behind to cover their retreat, and Kurenai showed that she did not want him to go.

Kiyoshi turned back to face the pursuing Sunagakure force so Tsunade, Asuma Sarutobi, and Kurenai Yuhi could escape. He slaughtered dozens of Sunagakure ninjas and was still fighting Pakura when the chapter ended.

• Kiyoshi told Kurenai Yuhi he had a way to escape, refused Tsunade's offer to summon Katsuyu, and sent the others toward the Land of Fire.
• Kiyoshi charged the Sunagakure force and used Wind Release-infused shuriken and hidden rubber cords to kill dozens of pursuers.
• Pakura rallied the Sunagakure ninjas and attacked Kiyoshi with her Scorch Release while he countered with the Great Fireball Technique.
• Tsunade led Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi onward, hoping Kiyoshi would return safely.
• Kiyoshi used the Body Flicker Technique, his flaming katana, and Eye Power to kill more attackers while fighting Pakura.

Kiyoshi defeated Pakura by exploiting her concern for Maki and striking her with Lightning Release, awakening a new trait. He then threatened Pakura to force Maki to hand over Sunagakure's sealing techniques.

• Kiyoshi evaded Pakura's Scorch Release attacks while fighting through the Sunagakure ninja, and Maki arrived to find the battlefield strewn with corpses.
• Kiyoshi trapped Maki in a Sharingan illusion, then used her presence to distract Pakura and strike her with Lightning Release.
• Pakura's Water Release spread across the blood-soaked ground and conducted Kiyoshi's lightning, leaving her defeated as Kiyoshi gained the Thunder Extinguishes Fire trait.
• Maki partially resisted Kiyoshi's illusion and vowed to avenge Pakura, but Kiyoshi demanded she reveal her sealing techniques.
• Kiyoshi held his katana to Pakura's neck and pressured Maki to choose whether to surrender the Fuinjutsu.

Kiyoshi forced Maki to write down ninjutsu techniques, then escaped as Chiyo and Sunagakure's elite forces arrived. Pakura regained consciousness and joined the pursuit, her anger tempered by the cold water on her clothes.

• Maki agreed to give Kiyoshi ninjutsu techniques to protect Pakura and wrote them onto scrolls while Kiyoshi kept Pakura unconscious with Lightning Release.
• Kiyoshi used Sharingan genjutsu to verify Maki had not falsified or omitted anything, then took the scrolls and woke Pakura.
• Chiyo arrived with Sunagakure ninja and attacked Kiyoshi with her puppets and a Wind Release net.
• Kiyoshi replenished his energy with Soldier Pills, used two fireballs to disrupt the attacks, and sped away toward Maki.
• Pakura woke beside Chiyo, remembered Kiyoshi had tricked and stunned her, and cooled her anger as the water on her clothes chilled her in the desert wind.

After escaping through the desert, Kiyoshi faced a force of elite Sunagakure shinobi led by Chiyo and used the heat from his Fire Release to ride thermal currents into the sky. He left the Sunagakure force stunned by his apparent flight and his exceptional Chakra control.

• Pakura reassured Maki, who worried that giving Kiyoshi village ninjutsu had betrayed Sunagakure and endangered her teacher.
• After running for dozens of minutes, Kiyoshi reached a rocky rise and reflected on how his battle with the Sunagakure shinobi had improved him.
• Chiyo and a force of elite Sunagakure shinobi cornered Kiyoshi, while she planned to use him to keep Tsunade from leaving the Wind Country.
• Kiyoshi used Wind Release and Lightning Release to launch himself above the pursuing shinobi and shape an airfoil that let him ride rising thermal currents.
• The Sunagakure shinobi mistook Kiyoshi's maneuver for flying ninjutsu, while Ebizo recognized how his Chakra control and reserves made the feat possible.