Chapter Summaries

Hiruzen Sarutobi reprimanded Danzo for ruining the plan to restrain the Uchiha Clan and warned him not to interfere recklessly again. The next day, Chiyu ignored Konoha’s fearful gossip and focused on the coming Uchiha coup and his eventual departure from the village.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi confirmed that Chiyu had destroyed Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan and angrily blamed Danzo for sabotaging the plan to use Shisui to control Fugaku.
• Danzo admitted fault but defended his distrust of the Uchiha, then promised to let Hiruzen disband Root if he acted recklessly again.
• Hiruzen told Danzo to stop interfering in Uchiha matters except for routine surveillance, but allowed him to attend a meeting with Koharu and Homura the day after tomorrow.
• Konoha’s villagers discussed Chiyu dragging Danzo through the streets and feared offending Chiyu after Hiruzen had promised him an explanation.
• Chiyu focused on Clan Annihilation Night and expected Hiruzen to choose Itachi Uchiha as Shisui’s replacement, while Shisui’s death and public letter delayed the Uchiha coup.

Itachi Uchiha faced suspicion from both Konoha’s leadership and the Uchiha Clan over Shisui Uchiha’s death. The clan’s investigation ended with Itachi and three Uchiha elders confronting one another with their Sharingan activated.

• Itachi Uchiha told Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders that Shisui Uchiha’s suicide had weakened the clan, and Danzo proposed that the Anbu announce it officially.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Itachi Uchiha to carry on Shisui Uchiha’s efforts to find peace between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha.
• Itachi Uchiha spoke with Sasuke Uchiha about being hated and his duty as an older brother.
• Yashiro Uchiha, Inabi Uchiha, and Tekka Uchiha confronted Itachi Uchiha, questioned his absence from the clan assembly, and presented Shisui Uchiha’s suicide letter.
• Inabi Uchiha argued that Shisui Uchiha’s death might have been murder and ordered Itachi Uchiha to submit the letter to the Anbu for an investigation.
• Itachi Uchiha accused the three men of suspecting him, and they activated their Three-Tomoe Sharingan as Inabi Uchiha admitted it.

Itachi Uchiha confronted the Uchiha clan members who suspected him of killing Shisui, but Sasuke’s intervention let Fugaku end the dispute without an arrest. The next day, Danzo appointed Itachi to lead an Anbu squad under his direction and sent him on an assassination mission outside Konoha.

• Itachi Uchiha defeated Yashiro Uchiha, Inabi Uchiha, and Tekka Uchiha after they accused him of murdering Shisui Uchiha.
• Uchiha Fugaku confronted Itachi, who criticized the clan and pinned its crest to the wall with a kunai.
• Sasuke Uchiha stopped the confrontation, and Itachi knelt to apologize while denying that he had killed Shisui.
• Uchiha Fugaku prevented Yashiro from arresting Itachi and said he would personally keep watch over him.
• Danzo summoned Itachi and made him captain of an Anbu squad whose missions he would assign.
• Itachi took two Root ninja with him and left Konoha to carry out Danzo’s assassination mission.

Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Danzo over sending Itachi Uchiha out with Root, then ordered Danzo to report his actions and accepted Anbu surveillance inside Root. Chiyu discussed leaving Konoha with Yahiko, while Danzo questioned Itachi about the Uchiha Police Force strengthening its armaments.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi demanded an explanation after learning Danzo had sent Itachi Uchiha away with two Root ninjas, and Danzo said he was investigating Shisui Uchiha's missing Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Danzo to report future actions in advance and allowed Anbu ninjas to monitor Root; Danzo agreed.
• Chiyu told Yahiko he planned to leave Konoha within two years with Kushina and Cang Nagi, and Yahiko offered to help when needed.
• Chiyu speculated that Danzo would push Itachi Uchiha to slaughter the Uchiha Clan and wondered what choice Itachi would make.
• After more than ten days, Itachi Uchiha and two Root ninjas returned from an assassination mission, and Danzo asked what the Uchiha Police Force's increased armaments meant.

Itachi Uchiha struggled to reconcile the Uchiha Clan’s growing push for a coup with his duty to protect the village and his family. At Naka Shrine, Uchiha Fugaku revealed that he also had the Mangekyō Sharingan and argued that Konoha’s leadership persecuted the clan out of fear.

• Danzo warned Itachi Uchiha that the Uchiha Clan’s coup was inevitable and demanded that he choose a side.
• Itachi Uchiha watched the Uchiha compound and worried that Izumi Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha would be endangered if a coup began.
• Itachi Uchiha returned home, where Uchiha Fugaku ordered him to visit Naka Shrine alone after the clan gathering in three days.
• After the gathering, Itachi Uchiha left his Root escorts behind and met Uchiha Fugaku at Naka Shrine.
• Uchiha Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and claimed the stone tablet showed the Uchiha Clan’s path to salvation.
• Itachi Uchiha objected to using force, while Uchiha Fugaku said Konoha’s leadership feared and persecuted the clan.

Uchiha Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and warned Itachi Uchiha that the clan’s coup could unleash the Nine-Tails, then asked him to help seize control of Konoha. After Itachi reported the planned revolution, Danzo ordered him to choose between his family and the village, but Itachi saw a possible third option while secretly accepting the mission.

• Uchiha Fugaku showed Itachi Uchiha a genjutsu in which the Uchiha captured Naruto Uzumaki and used Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan to unleash the Nine-Tails on Konoha.
• Uchiha Fugaku asked Itachi to help the clan carry out a bloodless revolution, but Itachi questioned whether the entire clan supported a coup.
• Three nights later, Itachi told Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura that the Uchiha Clan had decided to launch a revolution.
• Danzo ordered Itachi to choose between joining the Uchiha rebellion or helping Konoha slaughter the clan while sparing his younger brother.
• Itachi remembered Chiyu’s suggestion of choosing both Konoha and the Uchiha, accepted Danzo’s mission, and privately considered a third option.
• Danzo planned to destroy the Uchiha Clan so he could collect enough Sharingan to use Izanagi against Chiyu.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Kakashi to investigate repeated breaches of Konoha's barrier, but the investigation stalled amid rising tensions around the Uchiha Clan. Chiyu told Kakashi that Konoha planned to use Itachi Uchiha against his clan and asked him to protect Hyuga Neji and Naruto Uzumaki after Chiyu left; meanwhile, Itachi settled on a third option to protect both Konoha and the Uchiha Clan.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Kakashi to investigate repeated barrier breaches, and Kakashi found that the strongest reactions were near the Uchiha district.
• Obito Uchiha appeared in the Uchiha grounds and vanished when Itachi Uchiha approached; a snake watched the encounter.
• Kakashi reported that the investigation lacked sufficient intelligence and that the Uchiha district felt tense and closed off, so Hiruzen Sarutobi ended the mission.
• Kakashi told Chiyu that Konoha seemed to be preparing to act against the Uchiha Clan, and Chiyu explained that Itachi Uchiha had been chosen for the task.
• Kakashi agreed to remain in Konoha, protect Hyuga Neji and Naruto Uzumaki, and use Chiyu's ring to contact him if needed.
• Itachi Uchiha resolved to pursue a third option that could protect both Konoha and the Uchiha Clan.

Itachi Uchiha proposed killing Uchiha Clan coup extremists and restraining the survivors with Cursed Seals, securing Hiruzen Sarutobi’s agreement to protect the remaining clan and Sasuke. Afterward, Itachi confronted Obito Uchiha near Naka Shrine and demanded his help, leaving Obito wary of Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Itachi Uchiha told Hiruzen Sarutobi he would identify and kill Uchiha Clan members planning a coup so the rest could accept Cursed Seals.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to improve the Uchiha Clan’s living conditions, keep Danzo from targeting them, and spare Sasuke from the Cursed Seals.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered an Anbu ninja to monitor every Root ninja and report to him.
• Chiyu reflected that Itachi’s plan might preserve her Witness Points as the day she left Konoha drew closer.
• Itachi Uchiha confronted Obito Uchiha near Naka Shrine, demanded his help, and threatened to reveal his existence to Konoha.
• Itachi Uchiha activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Obito Uchiha reacted gravely to seeing another Uchiha with those eyes.

Itachi Uchiha enlisted Obito Uchiha to help eliminate the Uchiha Clan members he considered foolish, but Chiyu forced his way into the plan and secured Itachi’s agreement to accept his help. A month later, Chiyu prepared to leave Konoha with Kushina Uzumaki and Sōshi Uzumaki, while arranging for Hyuga Neji to contact him after seeking Kakashi’s help.

• Itachi Uchiha told Obito Uchiha he wanted help eliminating part of the Uchiha Clan, and Chiyu explained that Itachi wanted the clan’s bloodline to survive.
• Chiyu insisted that Itachi accept his help, arguing that Itachi and Uchiha Fugaku could not stop him if he chose to attack the whole clan; Itachi reluctantly agreed.
• Obito Uchiha agreed to participate and told Itachi to find him at their meeting place on the day of the operation.
• One month later, Chiyu told Kushina Uzumaki, Sōshi Uzumaki, and Hyuga Neji that Itachi would act within days and that they should prepare to leave Konoha.
• Chiyu told Hyuga Neji how to summon Kakashi for help and gave him a ring to contact Chiyu when he was ready to leave Konoha.

Chiyu prepared to leave Konoha and planned to tell Naruto the truth after the Uchiha crisis, while Itachi and Hiruzen Sarutobi moved to stop the coup without wiping out the entire clan. The chapter ended with Danzo confined in the Hokage Office and barred indefinitely from interfering with the Uchiha.

• Chiyu explained to Sōshi Uzumaki that his support for Naruto could cause political trouble, then reassured him that their parting was temporary.
• Chiyu ordered Yahiko to bring everyone except Miyuki and Teacher Orochimaru to the Land of Fire, and planned to tell Naruto the past after the Uchiha crisis.
• Itachi Uchiha watched Sasuke Uchiha at the Ninja Academy, then prepared to act before Uchiha Fugaku's planned coup.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Danzo that Itachi would assassinate only the Uchiha coup plotters on a list, after which the remaining clan members would be restrained with Cursed Seals.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Anbu to keep Danzo in the Hokage Office and forbade him from approaching or recruiting the remaining Uchiha through Root.

Hiruzen Sarutobi kept Danzo confined while preparing for Itachi Uchiha's planned attack, and Chiyu arranged to leave Konoha with Kushina Uzumaki and Sōshi Uzumaki. Itachi Uchiha and Obito Uchiha agreed to act that night, while Chiyu made a separate deal with Zetsu for ten White Zetsu.

• An Anbu told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Sōshi Uzumaki had missed school, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi to connect his absence to the night's events and continue surveillance.
• Chiyu told Kushina Uzumaki and Sōshi Uzumaki that they would escape Konoha during Itachi Uchiha's plan and meet Yahiko and the others outside the village.
• Chiyu refused Sōshi Uzumaki's request to say goodbye to Naruto Uzumaki and Neji, then left a Shadow Clone at home and departed.
• Itachi Uchiha and Obito Uchiha agreed to carry out their plan that night, and Obito Uchiha invited Itachi Uchiha to join Akatsuki.
• Chiyu demanded ten living White Zetsu from Zetsu as payment for cooperating, and Zetsu agreed to leave them in the Land of Fire.

Chiyu joined Itachi Uchiha and Obito Uchiha in the planned attack on the Uchiha Clan, while Konoha’s Anbu and Root also mobilized. As night fell, the operation began, and Chiyu’s group had started killing the listed coup plotters.

• Chiyu obtained ten White Zetsu from Zetsu for Orochimaru, then met Itachi Uchiha and Obito Uchiha as they prepared for the night’s operation.
• Itachi Uchiha gave Chiyu and Obito Uchiha lists of targets and insisted that he would handle Uchiha Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha himself.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo prepared for the attack, sending Anbu and Root shinobi toward the Uchiha Clan compound.
• Chiyu’s Shadow Clone brought Kushina Uzumaki and Sōshi Uzumaki through Konoha’s barrier to meet Yahiko, Zabuza, and Haku outside the village.
• Itachi Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, and Chiyu began their operation; Obito Uchiha massacred shinobi at the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters while Chiyu killed a listed target and took his Sharingan.

Chiyu, Obito Uchiha, and Itachi Uchiha carried out the killings of Uchiha clan members on Itachi’s list while Chiyu tried to preserve the victims’ Sharingan and plant hatred toward Hiruzen Sarutobi. Itachi confronted his father and stopped Obito from killing Izumi Uchiha, while Anbu and Root entered the Uchiha compound to collect Sharingan.

• Chiyu and Obito Uchiha killed Uchiha clan members on the list and took their Sharingan, while Chiyu told some victims that Hiruzen Sarutobi had ordered the slaughter.
• Itachi Uchiha showed Uchiha Fugaku a genjutsu of the clan’s extermination, then learned that Fugaku was a Shadow Clone and prepared to face his father.
• Obito Uchiha killed the Uchiha members in the Konoha Military Police Force and attacked Izumi Uchiha when she confronted him.
• Itachi Uchiha stopped Obito Uchiha from killing Izumi Uchiha, knocked her unconscious with genjutsu, and warned Obito not to break their agreement again.
• Anbu and Root ninja arrived near the Uchiha compound, and the Root ninja sought Sharingan from those killed by Itachi Uchiha.

Chiyu confronted Uchiha Fugaku in his home while Itachi and Mikoto watched, and Fugaku challenged him to a final battle. The fight escalated with ninjutsu and Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving Chiyu's left hand bleeding.

• Chiyu used genjutsu to make Root ninja attack and kill one another, then left to pursue more important matters.
• Itachi entered Fugaku's room, where Fugaku and Mikoto entrusted Sasuke to him and Fugaku revealed that Chiyu was waiting outside.
• Fugaku threatened to kill Chiyu if he remained hostile, while Chiyu rejected the idea that Uchiha deaths could repay his family's loss.
• Fugaku ordered Itachi to stand aside and faced Chiyu as the Uchiha clan head, recalling his reputation as Fugaku the Fierce Eye.
• Chiyu and Fugaku exchanged lightning, fire, water, and shuriken attacks, and Chiyu's left palm was cut when he grabbed Fugaku's kunai.

Chiyu deduced how Uchiha Fugaku's two Mangekyō Sharingan abilities worked and used his speed to overwhelm him. Chiyu severed Fugaku's left arm, leaving Itachi Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha alarmed.

• Chiyu realized Fugaku could predict an opponent's attack trajectory and inferred that Fugaku's second eye predicted a counterattack.
• Chiyu warned Fugaku that his death could affect Itachi's standing and put Sasuke Uchiha at risk of receiving a Cursed Seal.
• Chiyu activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and attacked Fugaku with Thunder Breathing: Fourth Form: Distant Thunder.
• Fugaku's eyes predicted Chiyu's movements, but his body could not react fast enough, and Chiyu severed his left arm.
• Itachi Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha cried out as Fugaku was wounded.

Chiyu helped Itachi Uchiha kill Uchiha Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha, then took Fugaku’s eyes as payment. Sasuke Uchiha found his family dead, and Itachi left him traumatized with a fabricated account of the massacre and a mission to surpass him.

• Chiyu defeated Uchiha Fugaku, and Mikoto Uchiha urged Itachi Uchiha to follow through with his decision.
• Itachi Uchiha killed Uchiha Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha with Tsukuyomi, while Chiyu took Fugaku’s eyes and ended their cooperation.
• Chiyu received 90,000 Witness Points for his role in the Uchiha Clan incident and planned to tell Naruto Uzumaki the truth before leaving Konoha.
• Sasuke Uchiha found his parents’ bodies, and Itachi Uchiha used genjutsu to make him believe Itachi had slaughtered the clan alone.
• Itachi Uchiha told Sasuke to hate him, surpass him, and awaken the potential to obtain the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Itachi Uchiha told Sasuke Uchiha to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan and return to challenge him, leaving Sasuke unconscious after he awakened the One-Tomoe Sharingan. Chiyu revealed Naruto Uzumaki’s past and his parents’ choices, and Naruto responded with hatred for Konoha and Minato Namikaze.

• Itachi Uchiha told Sasuke Uchiha that he had killed Shisui to obtain the Mangekyō Sharingan and urged Sasuke to awaken the same eyes and seek revenge.
• After Itachi Uchiha left, Sasuke Uchiha awakened the One-Tomoe Sharingan while staring at his parents’ corpses, then fainted.
• Chiyu used a genjutsu to show Naruto Uzumaki the events surrounding the Nine-Tails’ rampage and his parents’ decisions.
• Chiyu explained that Minato Namikaze had sealed the Nine-Tails in Naruto, while Naruto’s mother had left Konoha to protect him and entrusted him to Chiyu.
• Naruto Uzumaki said he did not blame his mother or Chiyu, but hated Konoha and Minato Namikaze and vowed to become stronger and make them suffer.

Chiyu comforted Naruto, taught him a Nintaijutsu, and prepared to leave Konoha after warning the Nine-Tails to cooperate with him. Meanwhile, Hiruzen investigated the Uchiha massacre, blamed Itachi, and ordered Danzo confined, while Danzo discovered that Chiyu had taken many Sharingan.

• Chiyu calmed Naruto after revealing the truth, taught him the Wind Breathing Full Sword Form, and told him his mother was waiting for him.
• Chiyu spoke with the Nine-Tails about the prophecy of the blue-eyed boy, then left Naruto unconscious and departed to settle Konoha's affairs.
• An Anbu told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Chiyu had been involved in the Uchiha operation and that Kushina Uzumaki and Sōshi Uzumaki were missing; Itachi Uchiha warned Danzo not to target Sasuke or the Uchiha clansmen.
• Hiruzen ordered the Anbu to search the Uchiha Clan Compound and recover its victims, while Danzo claimed Itachi had caused the massacre.
• Hiruzen rebuked Danzo for involving Root and confined him, then Danzo learned that only nine Sharingan had been recovered and blamed Chiyu.

Chiyu confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi after the Uchiha massacre and announced that his partnership with Konoha had ended. He destroyed the village gates and left with his allies, while Hiruzen stayed his hand as Chiyu challenged him to declare him a rogue ninja.

• Kakashi told Hiruzen Sarutobi that most Uchiha corpses were missing their Sharingan and that survivors said Chiyu had blamed Konoha High Command for ordering the purge.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Elephant and Qing to Naruto's home, then led the Anbu toward Konoha's gates to confront Chiyu.
• Chiyu told Hiruzen Sarutobi that his partnership with Konoha was over and rejected the claim that he was betraying the village.
• Chiyu entered Sage Mode, smashed Konoha's gates, and disabled the village barrier with Sage Art Chakra.
• Yahiko, Pakura, Raiga Kurosuki, Zabuza, Haku, Kushina Uzumaki, and Sōshi Uzumaki waited outside the gates with Chiyu.
• Chiyu activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi to declare him a rogue ninja, but Hiruzen made no move against him.

Chiyu declared himself a rogue ninja and left Konoha while Hiruzen Sarutobi avoided confronting him. Hiruzen blamed Chiyu and Itachi Uchiha for the Uchiha massacre, then pressured the surviving Uchiha clansmen to accept Cursed Seals.

• Chiyu accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of cowardice, defected from Konoha, and warned that they would be enemies if they met again.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Anbu to announce that Chiyu and Itachi Uchiha had defected after massacring the Uchiha, and told the ninjas to stand by for a pursuit.
• Kakashi recognized Hiruzen Sarutobi's announcement as a lie and agreed with Chiyu's criticism of Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told the surviving Uchiha clansmen that Chiyu and Itachi Uchiha had killed their relatives, denied Konoha's involvement, and demanded that they accept Cursed Seals.
• Most surviving Uchiha clansmen accepted the Cursed Seals, while nine refused, and Hiruzen Sarutobi left the compound with those who had agreed and the Uchiha bodies.