Chapter Summaries

Kakashi fought Mahiru’s Shadow Clones and killed the real Mahiru after Chiyu stopped Minato Namikaze from interfering. Afterward, Kakashi recognized Chidori’s flaws, and the team prepared to move on while Kakashi and Obito argued.

• Chiyu defended Kakashi’s ability to handle Chidori’s speed, and Kakashi charged at Mahiru while Chiyu deflected incoming Shuriken.
• Kakashi destroyed Shadow Clones as Minato Namikaze rescued Obito Uchiha from another clone, and Chiyu prevented Minato from stepping into Kakashi’s fight.
• Kakashi used Thunder Breathing to wound the real Mahiru, then pierced his chest with Chidori as Mahiru tried to flee.
• Kakashi told Chiyu that Chidori was difficult to redirect and less mature than Thunderclap and Flash, and Chiyu encouraged him to develop it further.
• Minato Namikaze suggested that the team rest, but Kakashi refused and argued with Obito until Rin Nohara and Minato tried to stop them.

Minato Namikaze tried to resolve the conflict between Kakashi and Obito Uchiha, but Chiyu’s battlefield teachings clashed with Minato’s belief in teamwork. Later, Minato explained the tragedy behind Kakashi’s fixation on rules and warned Obito about Chiyu’s troubled past.

• Minato Namikaze reprimanded Kakashi and Obito Uchiha, but Kakashi defended following orders while Chiyu said teammates could be abandoned or used as bait.
• After the group made camp, Obito Uchiha spoke with Minato Namikaze about his rivalry with Kakashi and his own feelings of inadequacy.
• Minato Namikaze told Obito that Kakashi’s father, Hatake Sakumo, had been condemned after abandoning a mission to save his comrades and later took his own life.
• Minato Namikaze explained that Sakumo’s death had made Kakashi cling to rules and resist discussion of his father, then asked Obito to try to understand him.
• Minato Namikaze described Chiyu’s terrible childhood and rejection by the Uchiha Clan, leaving Obito to reflect on the clan’s poor reputation in Konoha.

Minato Namikaze told Obito Uchiha about Chiyu’s painful past, cold nature, and extraordinary strength, warning him not to associate Chiyu with the Uchiha Clan. Chiyu confronted Obito on the road, explained how Konoha’s treatment shaped him, and blamed Konoha—not himself—for Kakashi’s character.

• Minato Namikaze told Obito Uchiha that villagers had mistreated Chiyu because of his Uchiha blood and that Chiyu had become cold and distrustful.
• Minato Namikaze explained that Chiyu had protected Kushina Uzumaki, hated Minato for failing to help her, and had repeatedly defeated Minato in sparring.
• Minato Namikaze warned Obito Uchiha that Chiyu was ruthless toward the Uchiha Clan and worried that Kakashi would become more extreme under Chiyu’s influence.
• On his way back to camp, Obito Uchiha encountered Chiyu, who asked whether he believed Minato’s accusations about him.
• Chiyu described how Konoha had mistreated him and forced him to survive alone, then told Obito Uchiha that Konoha—not Chiyu—had made Kakashi the way he was.

Chiyu explained to Obito Uchiha that Konoha’s treatment of Sakumo and Kakashi had driven Kakashi to become strict and distant, then told Obito he believed in his future. The next day, Kakashi’s team headed toward Kannabi Bridge and was watched by Hikari and Oishi, who suspected them of killing Mahiru.

• Chiyu argued that Konoha had condemned Sakumo and Kakashi unfairly, and Obito Uchiha admitted he did not know why Kakashi had been blamed.
• Chiyu told Obito Uchiha that he thought highly of him and offered to cooperate with him in the future in exchange for equivalent compensation.
• The next day, Obito Uchiha accepted Kakashi as captain, and Chiyu warned Kakashi to protect his eyes during the coming battles.
• Kakashi led his team toward Kannabi Bridge and dismantled the traps they encountered along the way.
• Hikari and Oishi watched Kakashi’s team from the shadows, and Oishi used Camouflage Concealment to approach them.

Kakashi and Obito Uchiha’s team was ambushed, and Hikari and Oishi captured Rin Nohara and Katsuhiko Takei. Kakashi ordered Obito to continue the mission, but Obito chose to rescue his comrades, leaving Kakashi questioning the rules he had followed.

• Kakashi and Hikari fought while Oishi knocked out Rin Nohara and Katsuhiko Takei and captured them.
• Hikari and Oishi escaped with Rin and Katsuhiko, and Kakashi ordered Obito Uchiha not to pursue them so they could continue the mission.
• Obito challenged Kakashi’s decision to leave their teammates behind, while Kakashi argued that ninja had to obey their captain and prioritize the mission.
• Obito recalled Rin’s concern for Kakashi and her gift of a Medical Kit, but Kakashi called emotions and other unnecessary things burdens.
• Obito declared that he would break the rules and save Rin, while Kakashi reflected on his father’s fate and asked what a person had to do to avoid condemnation.
• Obito admitted he did not know what was right but would regret abandoning Rin, and Kakashi told him to go.

Kakashi and Obito Uchiha set out to rescue Rin Nohara and Katsuhiko Takei while Chiyu and Minato Namikaze turned the tide against the Stone Ninja. During the rescue, Oishi wounded Kakashi’s left eye, and Obito faced another attack as he tried to protect his companion.

• Kakashi agreed to help Obito Uchiha rescue Rin Nohara and Katsuhiko Takei, but ordered Obito to follow his commands.
• Chiyu and Minato Namikaze joined Mimura Hamaki’s four survivors and swiftly slaughtered the Stone Ninja forces.
• Kakashi used a Shadow Clone to lure Oishi away from the cave, then ambushed him when he attacked Obito Uchiha.
• Oishi vanished with the Camouflage Hiding Technique and slashed Kakashi’s left eye when Kakashi pulled Obito out of danger.
• Kakashi urged Obito not to cry or lower his guard, and Oishi launched another attack at Obito.

Obito Uchiha awakened his Sharingan and helped Kakashi defeat Hikari, but Hikari collapsed the cave during their escape. Obito saved Kakashi and was left crushed beneath a boulder, telling Kakashi he did not regret saving a companion.

• Obito Uchiha awakened his Two-Tomoe Sharingan and killed Oishi as Oishi tried to attack him.
• Kakashi and Obito Uchiha entered the cave, defeated Hikari, and freed Rin Nohara from genjutsu.
• Hikari survived Kakashi’s slash and caused the cave to collapse with Earth Release: Rock Lodging Collapse.
• Obito Uchiha cut Katsuhiko Takei free, but Katsuhiko shoved him aside and fled while Kakashi was knocked unconscious by falling rubble.
• Obito Uchiha threw Kakashi to safety, then was pinned beneath a massive boulder as Kakashi and Rin Nohara awoke.
• Kakashi could not move the boulder, and Obito Uchiha said he did not regret saving Katsuhiko because he was a companion.

After Obito Uchiha gave Kakashi his Sharingan, Kakashi killed Hikari and tried to make Katsuhiko Takei apologize to Obito. Kakashi and Rin Nohara escaped the collapsing battlefield but were surrounded by Stone Ninja, until Chiyu and Minato Namikaze appeared.

• Obito Uchiha gave his Sharingan to Kakashi, and Rin Nohara transplanted it into Kakashi's left eye.
• Kakashi used his Sharingan and Chidori to kill Hikari, then confronted Katsuhiko Takei for betraying Obito.
• Obito Uchiha told Kakashi and Rin Nohara to leave as Stone Ninja reinforcements attacked, and Kakashi pulled Rin out of the collapsing ground.
• Kakashi fled with Rin Nohara but stopped to hold off the Stone Ninja and urged her to escape.
• Chiyu appeared behind Sumashi, and Minato Namikaze appeared behind Kakashi and Rin Nohara.

Chiyu and Minato Namikaze arrived after Kakashi received Obito Uchiha’s Sharingan, and Chiyu killed the Stone Ninja before bringing Katsuhiko Takei to Kakashi. Kakashi confronted Minato Namikaze over Katsuhiko’s betrayal of Obito and demanded to know whether the harshest punishment could be death.

• Chiyu snapped Sumashi’s neck and slaughtered the remaining Stone Ninja before speaking with Kakashi about his weakness and Sharingan.
• Kakashi told Chiyu he wanted to find Katsuhiko Takei, and Chiyu promised to bring him back.
• Chiyu found Katsuhiko Takei, knocked him unconscious, and brought him before Kakashi.
• Minato Namikaze claimed responsibility for punishing Katsuhiko, but Chiyu insisted Kakashi had authority as captain.
• Kakashi recounted how Obito saved Katsuhiko and died, then challenged Minato Namikaze to say whether Katsuhiko’s punishment could be death.

Kakashi killed Katsuhiko Takei after Chiyu backed his authority as captain, then told Chiyu he had lost hope in Konoha. Chiyu explained the dangers of Kakashi keeping Obito Uchiha’s Sharingan and resolved to protect him, before setting out to investigate Madara Uchiha’s tunnel.

• Minato Namikaze tried to stop Kakashi from killing Katsuhiko Takei, but Chiyu defended Kakashi’s authority and Minato released his arm.
• Kakashi pierced Katsuhiko Takei’s chest with Chidori, while Rin Nohara wept and Minato turned away.
• That night, Kakashi told Chiyu he saw Konoha as cold, hypocritical, and corrupt, and Chiyu discussed the Sharingan’s drain on his Chakra.
• Chiyu warned Kakashi that the Uchiha Clan might try to reclaim Obito Uchiha’s Sharingan, and Kakashi vowed not to surrender it.
• Chiyu promised to protect Kakashi, then went to Obito Uchiha’s burial site and considered confronting Madara Uchiha near the tunnel.

Chiyu spied on Madara Uchiha as he treated Obito Uchiha, then helped Minato Namikaze’s team complete their mission to destroy Kannabi Bridge. Three days later, Obito awoke in Madara’s hideout and insisted he needed to return to Konoha to protect his companions.

• Chiyu sent snakes through cracks in the collapsed cave and watched Madara Uchiha replace half of Obito Uchiha’s crushed body with a White Zetsu body containing Hashirama Cells, earning Witness Points.
• Chiyu and Minato Namikaze destroyed Kannabi Bridge, helping Konoha drive the Stone Ninja beyond the border.
• Minato Namikaze proposed that Kakashi join his team, but Chiyu refused, and Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned two Chunin instead.
• During their three-day break, Chiyu used Visual Sharing to keep observing Madara Uchiha and Obito Uchiha.
• Obito Uchiha woke up in Madara Uchiha’s hideout, mistook Madara for the Grim Reaper, and learned that Madara had saved him.
• Obito Uchiha thanked Madara but said he had to return to Konoha to protect his companions, prompting Madara to repeat the words with a dark expression.

Obito Uchiha learned that Madara Uchiha had rescued him and wanted him to help create a world without suffering, but Obito remained desperate to return to Kakashi and Rin. After watching their encounter, Chiyu considered how he could gain the power to survive the future and planned to wait for the war to end before deciding his next steps.

• Madara Uchiha told Obito Uchiha that the world was governed by cause and effect and that Obito could not leave while his body was injured.
• Obito Uchiha discovered that the old man was Madara Uchiha, who revealed that he had saved Obito and intended to use him to create a world of peace and love.
• Obito Uchiha tried to leave despite his injuries, and Madara Uchiha threatened to take his Sharingan before Obito lost consciousness.
• Chiyu considered the danger of the Infinite Tsukuyomi and concluded that he needed to become stronger, likely with help from the system.
• Chiyu reflected on the Otsutsuki and future powers, then expected the war to end soon after Rin Nohara's death.

Obito Uchiha began rehabilitation in Madara Uchiha’s underground hideout while White Zetsu explained the Eye of the Moon Plan. Chiyu observed them through Visual Sharing and considered the war’s likely end at the Battle of Kikyo Pass.

• Obito Uchiha woke beside Madara Uchiha and argued with two White Zetsu about his body, his confinement, and their jokes.
• Obito Uchiha learned that Madara had sealed the hideout’s entrance, while the other White Zetsu could leave to gather intelligence by moving through the earth.
• White Zetsu described the Eye of the Moon Plan as forcing everyone into a dream world where anything, even reviving the dead, would be possible.
• Obito Uchiha dismissed the plan and resumed rehabilitation so he could return to Rin Nohara and Kakashi.
• Chiyu stopped observing and assessed the stabilized war, predicting that the conflict would end with the Battle of Kikyo Pass and that Konoha would be targeted by Kumogakure and Sunagakure.

Chiyu watched Madara Uchiha leave his cave and set events in motion, then saw Obito Uchiha escape to save Rin. Madara discovered Chiyu’s snake spying on him and confronted him about keeping Madara’s survival secret.

• Chiyu observed Madara Uchiha leave the cave while Obito slept, then stayed behind to monitor Obito after his snakes lost track of Madara.
• Four days later, White Zetsu told Obito that Rin and two Konoha ninja were surrounded by Kirigakure forces, and Obito left the cave to rescue her.
• Madara found Chiyu’s chakra-bearing white snake among the rubble and revealed he had noticed Chiyu spying four days earlier.
• Chiyu questioned Madara about when he had discovered the snake and explained that he had found Madara while searching for Obito’s body.
• Madara asked Chiyu why he had not reported Madara’s survival to Konoha.

Chiyu negotiated with Madara Uchiha to cooperate in concealing and helping Obito Uchiha, demanding that he be allowed to kill Madara after Madara’s plans were complete. After Madara agreed to consider the deal, Chiyu weighed the risks and decided the cooperation would benefit him.

• Chiyu told Madara Uchiha he was interested in Madara’s plan and offered to help conceal and support Obito Uchiha.
• Chiyu guessed that Madara intended to use Obito to revive himself and said he wanted Madara to return so they could fight.
• Madara Uchiha said he did not fully trust Chiyu but would consider cooperating after Obito returned and Madara had arranged matters for him.
• Chiyu’s summoned snake vanished, and Chiyu reconsidered the risks of being exposed to Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu.
• Chiyu decided that cooperating with Madara Uchiha was worthwhile because his memories of the future gave him the advantage.

Obito Uchiha reached the battlefield and saw Rin Nohara die, then massacred the Hidden Mist ninja in a grief-stricken awakening of his Mangekyō Sharingan and Wood Release. He returned to Madara Uchiha, resolved to create a world where Rin could live.

• Obito Uchiha arrived as Rin Nohara's teammates ran their blades through her chest, and she died calling out to Obito and Kakashi.
• Obito Uchiha awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and attacked the Hidden Mist ninja, phasing through their strikes and killing them with Wood Release.
• Obito Uchiha slaughtered the remaining Mist ninja with thorn-covered trees, then embraced Rin Nohara's body and declared that he was in hell.
• Obito Uchiha vowed to create another world where Rin existed and returned to Madara Uchiha's cave.
• Obito Uchiha told Madara Uchiha he had come back to sever the world's causality, insisting that Rin would be in the world he created.

Madara Uchiha taught Obito Uchiha about the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and his plan to create a dream world before apparently dying. Chiyu set out to meet Madara, while Obito reached Amegakure and confronted Nagato’s Pain, claiming to be Madara Uchiha.

• Madara Uchiha drew Obito Uchiha into a genjutsu space and explained the dream-world plan, the Ten-Tails, and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Madara Uchiha gave Obito instructions to find Nagato and taught him about forbidden techniques, then appeared to die after disconnecting from the statue.
• Obito Uchiha left the cave with Black Zetsu, while the apparent corpse vanished and Madara Uchiha revealed he had been waiting for Chiyu.
• Chiyu collected Witness Points, left Orochimaru, and headed for the Mountain Graveyard to meet Madara Uchiha.
• Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu arrived in Amegakure, where Obito approached Pain and declared himself Madara Uchiha.

Obito Uchiha persuaded Nagato to let him guide the Akatsuki’s plan to capture the tailed beasts, while Nagato remained committed to using Pain to realize Yahiko’s dream. Two days later, Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu discussed allowing Chiyu to join and finding a way to exploit his weakness.

• Obito Uchiha revealed his plan to Nagato, promising that the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path could help bring about peace once it absorbed all nine tailed beasts.
• Nagato accepted Obito Uchiha’s proposal to expand the Akatsuki, recruit powerful rogue ninja, and capture the tailed beasts when the organization was strong enough.
• Konan warned Nagato that Obito Uchiha and Zetsu could not be trusted, but Nagato said they were using each other and declared that Yahiko would always be the Akatsuki’s leader.
• Two days later, Black Zetsu questioned Madara Uchiha about letting Chiyu join their plan, noting that Chiyu knew about it and possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Madara Uchiha told Black Zetsu to monitor Chiyu and find his weakness so they could use him, and Black Zetsu agreed that Chiyu’s weakness made his joining advantageous.

Chiyu negotiated cooperation with Madara Uchiha, then killed him and received 1,500 Witness Points. After returning to Konoha's base in the Land of Rain, Chiyu learned Kakashi was troubled and went to check on him.

• Madara Uchiha instructed Black Zetsu to monitor Chiyu and prepare replacements for Obito and Nagato if needed.
• Chiyu met Madara Uchiha at Mountain Graveyard and offered to help Obito and revive Madara in exchange for a future battle.
• Madara Uchiha accepted the cooperation, and Chiyu cut off his head.
• Chiyu received 1,500 Witness Points, removed Madara Uchiha's Sharingan, sealed it in a scroll, and left Mountain Graveyard.
• Orochimaru told Chiyu that Kakashi's state of mind seemed troubled, so Chiyu went to Kakashi's room.

Chiyu told Kakashi that Rin Nohara had died and took him to Kirigakure for revenge, with Orochimaru allowing them fifteen days. They reached the village, where Chiyu launched an attack and drew a crowd of Mist ninja into battle.

• Chiyu explained that Kakashi’s Sharingan pain and visions came from Obito Uchiha awakening his Mangekyō Sharingan, then told Kakashi that Rin Nohara had died.
• Kakashi grieved and questioned how Rin had been captured, so Chiyu proposed taking revenge on Kirigakure; Orochimaru gave them fifteen days for the trip.
• Chiyu and Kakashi traveled to the Land of Water, where Chiyu warned Kakashi to stay calm and gave him a new ninja blade.
• Chiyu and Kakashi killed the Mist ninja patrolling near Kirigakure and reached the village gates.
• Chiyu unleashed Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation against Kirigakure, and a large force of Mist ninja gathered to fight him.