Chapter Summaries

Chiyu revealed to Sasuke Uchiha that Itachi Uchiha massacred the clan to prevent a coup and protect Konoha and Sasuke, while secretly arranging for Sasuke to survive and grow stronger. Sasuke struggled to accept the truth about Itachi and was left shaken by Chiyu’s reminder that he had survived Itachi’s attacks.

• Chiyu challenged Sasuke Uchiha to consider whether he was ready to hear the truth, and Sasuke eventually said he wanted to know why Itachi Uchiha acted.
• Sasuke Uchiha brought Chiyu to his home, where Chiyu asked about his second-stage Heaven and Earth Curse Mark.
• Chiyu explained that Itachi Uchiha killed the Uchiha Clan members planning a coup to protect Konoha and Sasuke, while the surviving clansmen were restrained with Cursed Seals.
• Chiyu told Sasuke Uchiha that Itachi had concealed the truth and treated him as an enemy so he would grow strong, eventually inherit Itachi’s power, and become a hero.
• Sasuke Uchiha called Chiyu’s explanation lies and cited Itachi’s use of Tsukuyomi, but Chiyu asked whether Sasuke had actually died.

Chiyu revealed to Sasuke that Itachi had intended to give him his eyes, then began training Sasuke, Kimimaro, and Jugo while Cang Nagi departed for Ryūchi Cave. Half a year later, Obito came to meet Chiyu and said he had made his decision after learning the truth.

• Chiyu explained to Sasuke that Itachi had spared him and planned to give him his Mangekyō Sharingan, while Sasuke insisted on seeking the truth from Itachi himself.
• Chiyu sent Cang Nagi to Ryūchi Cave to train in Sage Art, reassuring Kushina that he would keep their family safe.
• Chiyu began training Sasuke, Kimimaro, and Jugo as the Akatsuki captured the Seven-Tails.
• Half a year later, Obito removed his mask before Chiyu and said he had made his decision on the day he learned the truth.

Obito Uchiha asked Chiyu to help him remove the seal on his heart so he could break away from Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu. Chiyu agreed to cooperate and summoned Kakashi to Hidden Sound Village, while Kakashi left Konoha carrying a letter from Minato Namikaze for Miyuki.

• Obito Uchiha told Chiyu that Madara Uchiha had been revived with Chiyo's forbidden reincarnation technique and was gathering strength to carry out the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Obito Uchiha described Shin's Mangekyō Sharingan and the one-eyed creatures that used Space-Time Ninjutsu and remote control.
• Obito Uchiha asked Chiyu to have Kakashi remove the seal on his heart, explaining that Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu suspected him and were monitoring him.
• Chiyu agreed to work with Obito Uchiha and contacted Kakashi, who agreed to come to Hidden Sound Village.
• Minato Namikaze gave Kakashi a letter for Miyuki, and Kakashi left Konoha for Hidden Sound Village.

Kakashi reunited with Obito Uchiha in the Hidden Sound Village and learned how Obito had survived and fallen under Madara Uchiha’s control. They went to remove the Sealing Tag on Obito’s heart before Black Zetsu could activate it, and Yakushi Nonō opened his chest to expose the seal.

• Chiyu introduced the masked visitor as Obito Uchiha, and Kakashi learned that his old friend had survived Kannabi Bridge.
• Kakashi punched Obito for hiding that he was alive, then admitted his own guilt over Rin as the two reconciled.
• Chiyu warned that Black Zetsu might activate the Sealing Tag on Obito’s heart, and Kakashi agreed to help remove it.
• Obito explained that Madara Uchiha had placed the seal on his heart and asked Kakashi to remove it.
• Chiyu brought Obito and Kakashi to Yakushi Nonō, who opened Obito’s chest and found a Sealing Tag wrapped around his beating heart.

Kakashi removed the heart seal from Obito Uchiha, who recovered and decided to return to the Akatsuki as Chiyu’s undercover agent. Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze’s letter revealed Miyuki Uzumaki’s location to him, but she rejected his plea for forgiveness.

• Yakushi Nonō exposed the Sealing Tag on Obito Uchiha’s heart, and Kakashi cut it off with a Chidori-infused kunai before Obito passed out.
• Chiyu delivered Minato Namikaze’s letter to Miyuki Uzumaki, but detected its hidden Space-Time technique and realized it had reported her location to Minato.
• Miyuki Uzumaki read Minato Namikaze’s letter but remained unwilling to forgive him for taking Naruto Uzumaki from her as an infant.
• Five days later, Obito Uchiha recovered and told Chiyu and Kakashi he planned to meet Hikari and Yoshihiko before returning to the Akatsuki.
• Chiyu agreed that Obito Uchiha could serve as an undercover agent and report the Akatsuki’s movements.

Chiyu and Obito Uchiha killed Uchiha Yoshihiko and revealed to Uchiha Hikari that the Eye of the Moon Plan was a scheme to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki. Hikari rejected their invitation to join them and attacked, so Chiyu prepared to subdue her.

• Uchiha Yoshihiko proudly monitored Uchiha Hikari for Madara Uchiha, believing himself to be Madara’s trusted confidant.
• Chiyu and Obito Uchiha arrived, and Chiyu killed Yoshihiko after confirming that Madara had approached him.
• Obito told Hikari that Black Zetsu had manipulated them all through the Eye of the Moon Plan to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Chiyu invited Hikari to fight alongside them and seek happiness in the real world, but she accused them of deception and threatened to destroy the world.
• Hikari attacked Chiyu and Obito with Amaterasu, but they used Kamui Intangibility to avoid the flames.
• Chiyu said he would subdue Hikari before trying to talk with her again.

Uchiha Hikari fought Chiyu with her Mangekyō abilities and the chakra she gathered through Yachihoko, but Chiyu countered her attacks and defeated her Susanoo. He restrained her after she calmed down and warned that continuing would damage her vision.

• Obito Uchiha retreated while Chiyu faced Uchiha Hikari, who attacked with fire and tried to trap him in Tsukuyomi, but her techniques had no effect on him.
• Uchiha Hikari used Yachihoko to drain chakra from those she had branded across the ninja world, then unleashed powerful fire attacks that Chiyu countered with water and earth techniques.
• Uchiha Hikari used Amaterasu, Kagutsuchi, and Dragon Flame Release Song Technique, while Chiyu evaded and blocked her attacks as Obito Uchiha watched.
• Uchiha Hikari and Chiyu summoned their Susanoo and clashed with blades, magatama, and lightning, until Chiyu's lightning struck her and blasted her Susanoo into the ground.
• Chiyu stepped on Uchiha Hikari's Susanoo, told her that he had seen her calm down, and warned her against wasting her ocular power.

Chiyu persuaded Uchiha Hikari to leave her past behind and join Hidden Sound Village, where Kushina Uzumaki welcomed and cared for her. After Obito Uchiha departed and Kakashi stayed to train, Chiyu told Hyuga Neji that he no longer needed to hide from Konoha.

• Chiyu ended his fight with Uchiha Hikari, encouraged her to build a real future, and invited her to join Hidden Sound Village.
• Uchiha Hikari accepted Chiyu's hand, and he brought her back to the village with Obito Uchiha.
• Chiyu asked Kushina Uzumaki to care for Uchiha Hikari, and Kushina comforted her and welcomed her into her home.
• Chiyu reunited with Obito Uchiha and Kakashi; Obito used Kamui to leave, while Kakashi remained in Hidden Sound Village to train.
• Chiyu visited Hyuga Neji and told him that Konoha already knew Hidden Sound Village's location, so he no longer needed to conceal himself.

Chiyu told Hyuga Neji that Otsutsuki Clan Chakra might let his Byakugan evolve into the Tenseigan. Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze’s policies deepened the divide between the Hyuga Main and Branch Families, and Hyuga Hiashi’s elders urged him to use the Caged Bird Seal to suppress dissent.

• Hyuga Neji asked Chiyu about Sōshi Uzumaki, and Chiyu explained that he was learning Sage Mode from the White Snake Sage while Neji could not tolerate Natural Energy.
• Chiyu revealed that Orochimaru’s research into Otsutsuki Clan Chakra might allow Neji to awaken the Tenseigan, and Neji trusted his claim.
• Three Hyuga Main Family members died on missions, while the Branch Family resented that main-family shinobi were not marked with the Caged Bird Seal.
• Hyuga Hiashi branded Hinata Hyuga with the Caged Bird Seal, but the move failed to resolve the growing conflict between the families.
• Hyuga Hiashi told the elders that the divide was worsening, and they instructed him to use the Caged Bird Seal on selected members to force the Branch Family to obey.

After witnessing her father activate the Caged Bird Seal on Branch Family members, Hinata Hyuga broke down in the forest. Naruto Uzumaki urged her to fight for herself and make him her goal, and Hinata took his hand and vowed to change.

• Hinata Hyuga fled into the forest after Hyuga Hiashi activated the Caged Bird Seals on three Branch Family members.
• Naruto Uzumaki found Hinata crying and told her that hiding and weeping would not change her situation.
• Naruto reminded Hinata that Neji had removed his seal and escaped the Hyuga Clan’s control, and challenged her to find the courage to resist.
• Naruto asked why Hinata wanted to become stronger, and she admitted she had sought her father’s approval.
• Naruto told Hinata to make chasing after him her goal and promised to find a way to remove her seal if she asked him for help.
• Hinata took Naruto’s hand and firmly promised to change herself and pursue him.

Naruto comforted Hinata after she fainted when Miyuki spoke through his ring, then escorted her through Konoha and urged her to face the Hyuga Clan. On his way home, he confronted Sakura about her efforts to bring Sasuke back and left her questioning whether she understood him.

• Miyuki spoke to Naruto through the ring and startled Hinata into fainting, then eagerly questioned Naruto about her.
• Naruto waited for Hinata to wake, asked her to keep the exchange with his mother secret, and promised to help remove her Caged Bird Seal and handle the Hyuga Clan’s response with Minato Namikaze.
• Naruto walked Hinata to Konoha’s streets and encouraged her to hold her head up and work hard before they parted.
• Sakura asked Naruto whether he had news about Sasuke, and Naruto told her she did not understand Sasuke’s choices and should either support his goal or stop trying to bind him to her wishes.
• Naruto walked away from Sakura, who covered her face and mourned that both Sasuke and Naruto believed she did not understand.

Obito Uchiha exposed the truth about Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu’s manipulation, then joined Jigen’s faction. Black Zetsu and Madara Uchiha began recruiting Akatsuki members to counter Obito, while Chiyu left the Hidden Sound Village to check on Cang Nagi.

• Obito Uchiha revealed that he had removed the seal on his heart and accused Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu of manipulating him through Rin’s death.
• Obito Uchiha told Black Zetsu he would take revenge on Madara Uchiha, then used Kamui to leave and joined Jigen’s faction.
• Black Zetsu informed Madara Uchiha of Obito’s betrayal, and they decided to recruit Kisame, Hidan, and Deidara, sending Black Zetsu and Shin to find them.
• Chiyu wondered why Minato Namikaze had not come to the Hidden Sound Village to see Miyuki Uzumaki and noticed Uchiha Hikari had grown gentler under Kushina Uzumaki’s care.
• Chiyu summoned two snakes and had one reverse-summon him to Ryūchi Cave to check on Cang Nagi.

Chiyu awakened the Sage Body and Wood Release, while Black Zetsu brought Uchiha Shin to meet Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki. Kisame parted ways with Itachi, leaving the two Akatsuki partners separated.

• Chiyu visited Sōshi Uzumaki at Ryūchi Cave, where Sōshi complained that the White Snake Sage still would not let him leave.
• Chiyu spent 500,000 Witness Points to awaken the Sage Body, gaining Asura's Chakra, Wood Release, increased Chakra reserves, and rapid healing.
• Chiyu noted how many Witness Points he still needed for future upgrades, then left to check on Kimimaro and the others' training.
• Black Zetsu and Uchiha Shin met Kisame Hoshigaki and Itachi Uchiha, and Shin revealed that he had received his Sharingan from Orochimaru and offered to help Itachi avoid blindness.
• After speaking privately with Black Zetsu, Kisame told Itachi that they had to part ways, and Itachi left without hesitation.

Itachi Uchiha realized Jigen had taken control of the Akatsuki and set out to find Sasuke Uchiha. In Ryūchi Cave, Jigen confronted Sōshi Uzumaki and subdued him after trying to force his power upon him.

• Kisame Hoshigaki joined Black Zetsu and Shin Uchiha, who planned to recruit Hidan and Deidara; Shin also hoped Itachi Uchiha would accept help with his failing eyesight.
• Itachi Uchiha recognized Jigen as the Akatsuki’s true leader and worried about Sasuke Uchiha and the coming turmoil as the group captured more Jinchuriki.
• Sōshi Uzumaki sensed a black portal behind him in Ryūchi Cave and saw Jigen emerge.
• Jigen offered Sōshi Uzumaki a power of his own, but Sōshi refused and attacked him with his sword and lightning-charged Kunai.
• Jigen activated Karma State One and pierced Sōshi Uzumaki’s hands and legs with Chakra Rods, leaving him unable to move.

Chiyu found Sōshi Uzumaki badly injured by Jigen and bearing a Karma mark, then killed the White Snake Sage in anger. He brought Sōshi back to Hidden Sound Village, concealed the truth from Kushina, and planned to wait for Orochimaru’s research on the mark.

• Kushina Uzumaki sensed that something was wrong, prompting Chiyu to return to Ryūchi Cave and find Sōshi Uzumaki injured and covered in blood.
• Sōshi told Chiyu that Jigen had attacked him, and Chiyu discovered a black diamond-shaped Karma mark on his palm.
• Chiyu accused the White Snake Sage of keeping Sōshi in Ryūchi Cave for Jigen, then tore her body apart with Wood Release.
• The White Snake Sage survived by transforming into an old woman, while Chiyu carried Sōshi home and agreed not to tell Kushina what had happened.
• Chiyu and Sōshi returned to Hidden Sound Village with Hyuga Neji’s help, and Sōshi met Uchiha Hikari before Chiyu sat down to think.

Chiyu weighed his chances against Jigen and kept Sōshi Uzumaki in the village while Orochimaru researched Karma. Three months later, Itachi Uchiha arrived at the Hidden Sound Village seeking Sasuke Uchiha, and Chiyu told him Sasuke had willingly traded himself for power to kill him.

• Chiyu concluded he could fight Jigen but avoided acting until Orochimaru deciphered Karma, fearing Ōtsutsuki Isshiki might revive inside Sōshi Uzumaki.
• Kimimaro Kaguya, Jugo, Sōshi Uzumaki, Haku, and Uchiha Hikari joined the Owl Organization, while Madara Uchiha recruited Deidara and Hidan.
• Minato Namikaze stayed away from the Hidden Sound Village, Naruto Uzumaki trained at Mount Myōboku, and Sunagakure became a training ground for Konoha ninja.
• After tracing possible clues about Sasuke Uchiha to the Hidden Sound Village, Itachi Uchiha arrived there, and Chiyu stopped him from entering.
• Chiyu revealed that Sasuke had accepted a seal in his head and made a deal with him to gain the power to kill Itachi.
• Itachi asked Chiyu to remove the seal, but Chiyu challenged his right to interfere with Sasuke’s willing choice.

Chiyu challenged Itachi Uchiha over the massacre, Sasuke’s trauma, and Itachi’s conflicting loyalties, then demanded Itachi’s eyes in exchange for removing Sasuke’s brain seal. Itachi began to comply, but Sasuke appeared and confronted him.

• Chiyu questioned Itachi Uchiha’s choice to massacre the Uchiha Clan and accused him of harming Sasuke while claiming to protect him.
• Itachi Uchiha struggled with doubt over his past actions and asked Chiyu what it would take to remove Sasuke’s brain seal.
• Chiyu demanded Itachi Uchiha’s eyes as payment, and Itachi agreed.
• Itachi Uchiha reached toward his own eyes, but Sasuke Uchiha emerged from behind the wall and challenged him.

Sasuke Uchiha confronted Itachi Uchiha over the lies and suffering behind his revenge, and awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan. He refused to kill Itachi while he lacked the will to fight, instead vowing to defeat him, take his eyes, and make him repent.

• Sasuke Uchiha revealed that he knew the truth and condemned Itachi Uchiha for deciding his life and destroying the Uchiha Clan.
• Sasuke Uchiha awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and challenged Itachi Uchiha to recognize his strength.
• Itachi Uchiha apologized, then collapsed into anguished coughing and vomited blood.
• Chiyu criticized Itachi Uchiha for forcing Sasuke Uchiha into a life of revenge without considering what would come after.
• Sasuke Uchiha refused to kill the defeated Itachi Uchiha and vowed to defeat him later, take his eyes, and make him repent.

Sasuke Uchiha demanded that Itachi Uchiha fight him at full strength, while Chiyu helped Sasuke look beyond revenge and removed the seal in his mind. Sasuke then left the Hidden Sound Village to pursue his own path and prepare for his next battle with Itachi.

• Sasuke Uchiha told Itachi Uchiha to prepare for a full-strength fight, and Itachi agreed before walking away.
• Chiyu explained that Itachi wanted Sasuke to inherit his eyes and warned Sasuke not to let revenge consume his future.
• Chiyu removed the mind-control seal in Sasuke Uchiha's brain and ended their cooperative relationship.
• Sasuke Uchiha packed his belongings and left the Hidden Sound Village, promising himself he would repay Chiyu.
• Chiyu returned to Sōshi Uzumaki and the others, told them Sasuke had left, and resumed their training.

Orochimaru explained how Karma worked and revealed a way to eliminate Cang Nagi’s Black Karma by forcing Ōtsutsuki Isshiki to reincarnate through Jigen. Chiyu left the Hidden Sound Village to fight Jigen before the wave arrived.

• Orochimaru told Chiyu that Urashiki’s data remained in his White Karma and gave him a syringe to trigger its decompression.
• Orochimaru explained that forcing Jigen’s Karma to fully decompress would make Ōtsutsuki Isshiki reincarnate through Jigen, removing Cang Nagi’s Karma and leaving Isshiki unable to survive in Jigen’s body.
• Chiyu told Yahiko that he was leaving the Hidden Sound Village to fight and warned him to prepare for turmoil in six months.
• Chiyu said goodbye to Kushina Uzumaki, Cang Nagi, and Uchiha Hikari, then left the village on a long-term mission.