Chapter Summaries

Kiyoshi continued researching Moryo Power in his cave while keeping Raiga Kurosuki captive for experiments. He approached the ailing Yuri Ringo with a provocative offer, and their encounter grew physically charged.

• Natsu Hyuga left Ginka Hyuga and felt lonely among the Uchiha shinobi and clan members.
• Kiyoshi studied strange creatures and used the White Snake to bring back a deer, while considering recruiting Uzumaki Enoka.
• Kiyoshi experimented on captive Raiga Kurosuki by injecting him with liquid containing Moryo Power.
• Kiyoshi explained that he had learned to use the Sharingan to suppress Moryo Power and planned a final clinical trial.
• Kiyoshi cornered Yuri Ringo and teased her with the prospect of a thrilling experience involving Raiga Kurosuki; electric arcs flashed as she struggled to break free.

Yuri Ringo dealt with the aftermath of Kiyoshi’s visit while Raiga Kurosuki hoped to exploit a conflict between them to escape. Later, Kiyoshi saw Mikoto and Fugaku’s strained conversation, then brought Mikoto sweets and confessed that he felt closer to her than to anyone else, leaving her unsure how to answer.

• Yuri Ringo cleaned up after Kiyoshi left, while Raiga Kurosuki listened from inside and hoped the two had fought so he could escape.
• Mikoto asked Fugaku why he kept his secret from her, and Fugaku withheld the truth about his Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo to protect the Uchiha.
• Kiyoshi returned to the base, saw Mikoto leave Fugaku, and brought a box of tri-colored dango to her tent.
• Mikoto shared the sweets with Kiyoshi and asked whether he liked anyone in the clan.
• Kiyoshi told Mikoto that she was wonderful and that he felt distant from everyone else, leaving Mikoto thinking of Fugaku and unable to finish saying she already had a boyfriend.

Kiyoshi comforted Mikoto and left her with a warmer impression of him. At the Hyuga rear base, Natsu went to visit Kiyoshi while Tetsu grew jealous and was ordered by Ginka to keep working.

• Kiyoshi reassured Mikoto, brought her three-color dango, and left after promising to bring more.
• Natsu changed into a short skirt and headed toward Kiyoshi's tent, troubled by her suspicions about him and Ginka.
• Tetsu complimented Natsu, but she politely left to see Kiyoshi.
• Himondo told Tetsu that Natsu had gone to see Kiyoshi, deepening Tetsu's suspicion and jealousy.
• Ginka rebuked Tetsu for falling behind his work quota, and he went back to carrying supplies.

Kiyoshi met with Natsu Hyuga, who had come on Ginka Hyuga’s behalf, and questioned whether she was acting under orders. He triggered part of Natsu’s Caged Bird Curse Mark and kept her alive by repairing the damage, then asked what she would do if he could free her.

• Natsu Hyuga visited Kiyoshi and explained that Ginka Hyuga could not come herself.
• Kiyoshi removed Natsu’s headband and asked if she had come on Ginka’s orders.
• Kiyoshi used Dark Healing Ninjutsu, Chakra control, and Fuinjutsu to trigger part of Natsu’s Caged Bird Curse Mark while repairing the damage.
• Natsu survived the activation, and Kiyoshi explained that he had temporarily weakened the curse at the cost of her life force.
• Kiyoshi asked Natsu what she would do if he could give her freedom.

Kiyoshi used genjutsu and a promise to loosen Natsu Hyuga’s Caged Bird Curse Mark as he subjected her to secret training and studied her chakra pathways. Natsu discovered a talent for Water Release, while someone pressed their hands against the tent from outside.

• Kiyoshi explained that the Caged Bird Curse Mark could be overcome and planted a genjutsu in Natsu Hyuga to keep her from revealing his plans.
• Kiyoshi offered Natsu a chance at freedom in exchange for what he called academic exchanges, and she followed his instructions.
• Kiyoshi used the Unicorn Behemoth to study Natsu’s meridians and chakra pathways during their training.
• Natsu showed talent in Water Release and mastered Kiyoshi’s secret technique, moved to tears.
• Two palms pressed against the outside of the tent.

Kiyoshi trained Natsu Hyuga in ninjutsu inside a sealed tent while Tetsu Hyuga waited outside, unable to see in. After Kiyoshi awakened a Three Tomoe Sharingan, he offered to remove Natsu’s Caged Bird Curse Mark if she kept working for him and demanded that she provide the Hyuga Clan’s Gentle Fist Technique; Natsu then left the tent to meet Tetsu.

• Tetsu Hyuga found Kiyoshi’s tent and called for Natsu Hyuga, who told him she was busy practicing ninjutsu.
• Tetsu sensed something was wrong, activated his Byakugan, and found his view blocked by Kiyoshi’s Sealing Barrier, so he waited outside.
• As the sun set, Kiyoshi’s left eye awakened as a Three Tomoe Sharingan and his Eye Power began strengthening his body.
• Kiyoshi offered to help remove Natsu’s Caged Bird Curse Mark if she continued working for him, then demanded the Hyuga Clan’s Gentle Fist Technique.
• Natsu asked for time to consider his demand and left the tent, where Tetsu asked whether Kiyoshi had harmed her.

Kiyoshi completed the Water Release Chunin trait and advanced it into the purple Natural Ninja trait, gaining all seven Chakra nature attributes and faster cultivation. Meanwhile, Nobuhiko prepared to leave after receiving transfer orders, and Ginka worried about Kiyoshi as Natsu arrived to report.

• Natsu Hyuga declined A-Tie's invitation to walk together, believing they wanted different futures, while A-Tie resolved to earn more money and build a family with her.
• Kiyoshi completed the Water Release Chunin trait and advanced it into Natural Ninja, gaining every Chakra nature attribute and doubling his Chakra nature cultivation speed.
• Nobuhiko Hyuga told Ginka Hyuga that he had been ordered to transfer and promised to marry her after the war.
• Ginka Hyuga grew uneasy as she thought about Kiyoshi, then ended her conversation with Nobuhiko when Natsu arrived to report.

Natsu Hyuga agreed to Kiyoshi Uchiha’s arrangement and began plotting to drag Ginka Hyuga into the same downfall. Kiyoshi strengthened and tested his Moryo Power, treated Yuri Ringo, and learned that Yugito was leading Kumogakure forces toward him.

• Natsu Hyuga told Ginka Hyuga that Kiyoshi Uchiha had agreed, then privately resolved to involve Ginka in her own descent.
• Kiyoshi discovered that Moryo Power had greatly increased his physical strength and let him pierce stone without using Chakra.
• Kiyoshi gave Yuri Ringo medicine that safely enhanced her recovery, telling her to return for another course in six months.
• Yuri Ringo agreed to continue assisting Kiyoshi’s training, and they began exploring taijutsu.
• At the Land of Fire border, Yugito refused Killer B’s offer to accompany her and led part of Kumogakure’s forces away to bring back Kiyoshi Uchiha.

Orochimaru selected Kiyoshi Uchiha for an important intelligence escort mission, and Kiyoshi joined a team that included Uchiha Tekka and two Hyuga ninja. After traveling through the night, Orochimaru warned the group that enemy ninja might be waiting ahead.

• Kiyoshi maintained a continuous cycle between Moryo Power and Lightning Release while training at the outpost.
• Orochimaru requested Kiyoshi by name, and Fugaku assigned him and Uchiha Tekka to the escort mission.
• Hizashi Hyuga chose Natsu Hyuga and Tetsu Hyuga to join the team, and Orochimaru led them to another outpost to collect intelligence.
• Kiyoshi reunited with Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi at the outpost before Orochimaru distributed rice balls and scrolls for the mission.
• Orochimaru led the group through the night to escort the intelligence and warned them that enemy ninja might have prepared an ambush ahead.

Orochimaru led Kiyoshi and the others on a mission to escort intelligence, but Iwagakure ninjas ambushed them along the way. Kiyoshi killed the attackers with a new Lightning-and-Fire chakra sword technique, and the group reached their destination safely.

• Orochimaru reassured the team as they traveled and discussed biological research with Kiyoshi.
• Natsu Hyuga and Tetsu Hyuga spotted six Iwagakure ninjas, who attacked with Earth Release techniques.
• Kiyoshi coated his sword with Lightning and Fire chakra and killed the first attacker before swiftly cutting down the remaining five.
• Kiyoshi gained the blue Lightning Fire Sword entry, while Orochimaru and the others reacted to his growing strength.
• Orochimaru led the group onward, and they reached the location where they were to escort the intelligence.

Jiraiya heard Orochimaru’s praise of Kiyoshi Uchiha and wondered whether Kiyoshi might be the Child of Prophecy. After developing his Lightning Fire Chakra Mode, Kiyoshi joined the others for breakfast, where Natsu Hyuga asked him to examine her stomach.

• Jiraiya received the scroll from Asuma Sarutobi and asked Orochimaru how Kiyoshi had performed.
• Orochimaru praised Kiyoshi’s aptitude and scientific curiosity, prompting Jiraiya to consider him a possible Child of Prophecy.
• Kiyoshi practiced combining fire and lightning chakra with Moryo Power and considered how senjutsu might strengthen his planned chakra mode.
• Kurenai Yuhi brought Kiyoshi to breakfast, where Asuma Sarutobi served soup and Natsu Hyuga worried that she might be pregnant.
• Natsu Hyuga asked Kiyoshi to examine her stomach, and he agreed to check on her later.

Natsu Hyuga asked Kiyoshi to check whether her illness had left her in danger of being exposed by the Hyuga Clan, and he reassured her before learning the Gentle Fist Primer. Kiyoshi’s perception improved, and as Orochimaru called the group back, he considered how the technique might strengthen his future abilities.

• Natsu Hyuga entered Kiyoshi’s tent and asked him to examine her; he used Chakra to check her abdomen and assured her that everything was fine.
• Natsu Hyuga agreed to teach Kiyoshi more of the Gentle Fist Technique but held back some of what she knew so she could continue being useful to him.
• Kiyoshi gained the blue entry Gentle Fist Primer, which increased his perception, and his eyes briefly reddened as he adjusted to the change.
• Kiyoshi told Natsu Hyuga to stay close to him if danger arose, while she took his concern as a sign that he cared about her.
• Tetsu Hyuga told Natsu Hyuga that Lord Orochimaru had ordered them to return, and Kiyoshi answered them from inside his tent.

Kiyoshi asked Orochimaru about Ryūchi Cave and senjutsu, prompting Orochimaru to consider taking him there if an opportunity arose. Their discussion was interrupted when Yugito, whose immense chakra Natsu detected, arrived with a Kumogakure squad and attacked.

• Kiyoshi followed Natsu Hyuga and another woman to the base entrance, where Orochimaru was waiting.
• While the squad rested, Kiyoshi asked Orochimaru about Ryūchi Cave and its Sage Mode, and Orochimaru said he might take Kiyoshi there after the war.
• Natsu detected a woman approaching with enormous chakra, and Orochimaru recognized it as power comparable to a tailed beast.
• Yugito arrived with Kumogakure ninja, identified Orochimaru, and fixed her attention on Kiyoshi.
• Yugito dove at the squad, cut through Orochimaru's Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, and the Kumogakure ninja began to move.

Kiyoshi and his companions fled the battle between Orochimaru and Yugito, but Yugito caught up with them. Kiyoshi approached her and used his Sharingan to invade her mental space, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Orochimaru summoned Triple Rashomon and Manda to hold off Yugito and the Kumogakure shinobi while Kiyoshi led the others away.
• Yugito transformed into the Two-Tails Matatabi, drove Manda back, and unleashed a Tailed Beast Bomb that leveled the area.
• Kiyoshi’s group heard Yugito approaching, and Orochimaru prepared to intervene after recovering his Chakra.
• Yugito offered to spare Kiyoshi’s companions if he surrendered, but Kiyoshi walked toward her instead.
• Kiyoshi used his Sharingan to cast genjutsu on Yugito, changing the forest around her into a dark, damp place.

Kiyoshi entered Yugito's Mental Space and spoke with Matatabi, who was startled that he knew her true name and wondered whether he was tied to the Sage of Six Paths' prophecy. Matatabi proposed a contest of mental strength between Kiyoshi and Yugito, leaving their conflict unresolved.

• Kiyoshi entered Yugito's Mental Space, where Yugito and Matatabi confronted him.
• Matatabi reacted with suspicion when Kiyoshi said he had met the Nine-Tails and knew her name.
• Matatabi wondered if Kiyoshi was a descendant of Indra and the boy from the Sage of Six Paths' prophecy.
• Yugito urged Matatabi to help capture Kiyoshi, but Matatabi told her to calm down.
• Kiyoshi prepared to attack, and Matatabi proposed that he and Yugito settle their dispute with a contest of mental strength.

Kiyoshi defeated Yugito in their agreed battle by overwhelming her with ninjutsu and a genjutsu that left her consciousness submerged. Matatabi conceded, then took control of Yugito’s body and made it appear that the Two-Tails had gone berserk, throwing the Kumogakure ninjas into chaos as Orochimaru approached Kiyoshi.

• Kiyoshi agreed to Matatabi’s plan and fought Yugito without Matatabi interfering.
• Yugito attacked Kiyoshi with Fire Mouse Ball, but he countered with Great Dragon Fire Technique and pressed her with lightning and genjutsu.
• Kiyoshi’s genjutsu overwhelmed Yugito, and Matatabi conceded after seeing that Yugito was not seriously harmed.
• Back in the forest, Matatabi took control of Yugito’s body and pretended the Two-Tails had gone berserk.
• The Kumogakure ninjas panicked, while Orochimaru emerged from hiding and approached Kiyoshi.

Kiyoshi’s Sharingan genjutsu caused Yugito to lose control, and Matatabi rampaged before the Kumogakure ninja subdued the situation. Kiyoshi and his companions escaped while the injured Yugito learned Matatabi had acted to speak with Killer B.

• Orochimaru explained the Tailed Beasts and the First Hokage’s attempt to use them to balance the shinobi villages.
• Kiyoshi gained the Power of the Uchiha (Blue) trait after defeating a Jinchuriki with his Uchiha power.
• Kiyoshi led his group away while Kumogakure’s ninja dealt with Matatabi, and Orochimaru wondered whether Kiyoshi could master Ryūchi Cave’s Sage Mode.
• Yugito regained consciousness and learned that the Kumogakure ninja had survived Matatabi’s rampage.
• Matatabi told Yugito she had taken control because Yugito gave some of her Chakra to Killer B, and Matatabi wanted to speak with him.

After Yugito told Killer B that she had encountered someone who might be the Child of Prophecy, Fugaku questioned Kiyoshi about his influence over the Two-Tails. Fugaku then ordered Kiyoshi’s group to return to the village, leaving Kiyoshi eager to reconnect with Samui and pursue a coveted Nintaijutsu.

• Yugito gave Killer B a strand of her Chakra, allowing Matatabi to tell Gyuki that she had encountered someone who might be the Child of Prophecy.
• Fugaku Uchiha and Hizashi Hyuga investigated the battle site but found only ruins after Kumogakure’s ninja had withdrawn.
• Kiyoshi shared pastries and a pleasant conversation with Mikoto before going to meet Fugaku.
• Fugaku asked whether Kiyoshi had influenced the Two-Tails, and Kiyoshi confirmed that he had.
• Fugaku praised Kiyoshi’s achievements and ordered his group to return to the village to rest.

Kiyoshi returned to Konoha with the troops, buried their fallen comrades, and reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi. Back at his residence, he considered how to replenish Moryo Power and went to Konoha Hospital to seek Yakushi Nonō, while Atsui noticed the returning ninja in the lively streets.

• Kiyoshi and Kurenai Yuhi returned to Konoha with a large unit and brought their fallen comrades' bodies through the village for burial.
• Uzuki Yugao and Hayate Gekko praised Minato Namikaze, while Kiyoshi noticed that the Uchiha ninja received few flowers from villagers.
• The unit reported to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Kiyoshi later tested his growing strength at his residence.
• Kiyoshi realized he needed to replenish Moryo Power and considered converting battlefield negative emotions into it.
• Kiyoshi bought gifts and headed to Konoha Hospital, while Atsui entered Konoha Sushi Shop and told his sister about the returning ninja.

Samui prepared to visit Kiyoshi and seek intelligence from him, while Yakushi Nonō prepared to leave Konoha and open an orphanage. Kiyoshi recognized her plans, offered his savings, and asked for medical equipment; Nonō arranged laboratory access for him and handed him a ninjutsu.

• Samui learned that Kiyoshi had caused Yugito to go berserk and set out with gifts to seek information from him.
• Yakushi Nonō prepared to leave Konoha and open an orphanage after completing her handover work.
• Kiyoshi visited Nonō, guessed she was leaving, and offered her his savings for the orphanage.
• Nonō refused Kiyoshi's money, and he asked instead for medical equipment so he could improve his Medical Arts and treat the orphanage's children.
• Nonō consulted Biwako Sarutobi, secured Kiyoshi exclusive access to a laboratory, and handed him a ninjutsu.