Recaps

Uchiha Yan protected the Uchiha through the war with resurrection talismans, secret techniques, and hidden preparations while exploiting the raid on Root to obtain damaging records. As tensions with Konoha’s leaders deepened, he urged Tsunade to seek the Hokage’s real power and began planning to build support for her.

• Uchiha Senichi secured the Uchiha’s battlefield command role and equal treatment in promotions, while Uchiha Tianrong gave Fugaku one last chance to prove himself as a successor.
• Uchiha Yan equipped Uchiha Senichi’s fighters and other allies with Death-Substitution Talismans, then arranged for revived Uchiha casualties to live secretly under new identities.
• Uchiha Yan developed elemental, bodily, and bloodline cultivation methods, taught them to allies, and helped protect Mikoto and Kakashi as the war continued.
• Uchiha Yan seized Root’s personnel and vault contents, staged the destruction of its base as a Hidden Mist raid, and kept records implicating Danzo and the Third Hokage.
• Uchiha Yan created restoration and support techniques, warned Mikoto about Black-and-White Zetsu, and taught healing abilities to Uchiha allies and Tsunade.
• Uchiha Yan told Tsunade that the Uchiha and Konoha’s interests were tied together, and they discussed waiting for the war to weaken the Third Hokage’s standing.
• Uchiha Yan proposed gathering clans and factions behind Tsunade so she could replace the Third Hokage and hold real power, while dismissing the idea of making his father Hokage.

Uchiha Yan helped Konoha exploit the conflict between Hidden Cloud and Hidden Stone, then defeated Sunagakure and captured Shukaku. After returning to Konoha, he obtained forbidden techniques and perfected Impure World Reincarnation, then brought Shukaku to meet Kushina and the Nine-Tails.

• Tsunade agreed to pursue the Hokage seat after the war, while Uchiha Yan advised her to build battlefield achievements and public support first.
• Uchiha Yan graduated early, carried messages to the front, and helped the Third Hokage and Danzo discover that the Hidden Stone main force had withdrawn to face Hidden Cloud.
• Uchiha Yan coordinated with Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hatake Sakumo as Konoha prepared to exploit the war between Hidden Cloud and Hidden Stone and confront Sunagakure.
• After Bunpuku freed Shukaku, Uchiha Yan defeated the One-Tail, sealed him, and made an Origin Clone that Shukaku chose as his new body.
• Uchiha Yan helped force Chiyo, Ebizo, and Rasa to surrender, and Sunagakure agreed to renew its alliance with Konoha and pay compensation.
• The Third Hokage promoted Uchiha Yan to Jōnin and gave Tsunade permission to copy forbidden techniques in exchange for Yan’s Flying Raijin training method.
• Uchiha Yan used Impure World Reincarnation on a Yuki Clan member and comprehended Perfect Impure World Reincarnation and the Soul Summoning Technique.
• Uchiha Yan brought Shukaku and Kirlia to Kushina’s house, where Kushina greeted him and accidentally sent Shukaku flying.

Uchiha Yan freed half of the Nine-Tails, investigated Madara’s plans, and expanded his techniques while building ties with the Uzumaki and Akatsuki. He forced through a new Uchiha Clan School, gained control over Uchiha Tianrong, and ended the stretch by helping Little Blue become the Blue Silver King and developing Ice Release.

• Uchiha Yan extracted half of the Nine-Tails’ essence and Chakra, created the Little Nine-Tails, and helped it escape Madara’s control while Kushina retained the other half.
• Uchiha Yan revealed Madara’s plan to revive himself through Nagato’s Rinnegan, studied Tsunade’s blood to master the Senju Sage Body, and detected and dissected White Zetsu sent to Konoha.
• Uchiha Yan sent a Divine Clone to infiltrate the Akatsuki, where it helped Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan develop a plan to build power and subdue the Ninja World.
• Uchiha Yan discovered Shukaku’s innate storage space, developed a method to refine storage items, and distributed them to his allies and operatives.
• Uchiha Yan treated Shisui’s mother and persuaded the Uchiha elders to establish a Clan School, then defeated Uchiha Tianrong’s Tsukuyomi and secretly enslaved him.
• Uchiha Yan researched Tianrong’s Mangekyō techniques, developed methods for cultivating Mangekyō powers, and ordered Tianrong to report any suspicious contact from Danzo or the Third Hokage.
• Little Blue broke through into the Blue Silver King, revealed her healing ability, and shared energy with Uchiha Yan, who developed Ice Release from a Yuki Clan blood sample.

Uchiha Yan defeated Uchiha Madara’s Susanoo and helped Mikoto kill the Third Mizukage, then returned to Konoha and pursued new cultivation arts and powers. As war resumed and the Academy began early graduations, Yan became the leader of a team including Kurenai, Asuma, and Might Guy.

• Uchiha Yan rescued Mikoto from Uchiha Madara and the Third Mizukage, defeated Madara’s Susanoo, and helped Mikoto kill the Mizukage.
• Uchiha Yan returned to Konoha, told Tsunade about Madara and Danzo’s experiments, and agreed to supply disguised teachers for the Uchiha Clan School.
• Uchiha Yan studied Senjutsu with the Slug Sage, gathered sage tissue for research, and created new cultivation arts that he shared with Tsunade and his family.
• Uchiha Yan studied Uchiha Tianrong’s Susanoo and created the Heaven-Earth Dharma Form, while Uchiha Fugaku agreed to join Uchiha Madara’s plan in exchange for help awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Ōnoki led Hidden Stone shinobi into the Land of Fire, and the Third Hokage assigned Danzo, Jiraiya, and Minato to the front while arranging early graduation exams for Academy students.
• Uchiha Yan warned Kurenai, Obito, Asuma, Rin, Might Guy, and Kakashi that early graduation could lead to dangerous missions, then agreed to keep training them with a Shadow Clone.
• The Third Hokage assigned Kurenai, Asuma, and Might Guy to Uchiha Yan’s team, while Minato placed Obito and Rin with Kakashi on Team Seven.