Chapter Summaries

Lu Yan reincarnated into the Uchiha clan and was born with unusually strong life energy and an enormous appetite. After finding that his cultivation stalled without his mother’s nourishment, he created Innate Art 1.0 to absorb natural energy and strengthen himself.

• Uchiha Meixin told Uchiha Senichi that Tsunade had found their unborn child exceptionally healthy and prescribed nourishing medicinal meals.
• Lu Yan realized he had reincarnated into the Naruto world as an Uchiha and resolved to grow strong enough to change the clan’s future.
• Meixingzi delivered Lu Yan, and Uchiha Senichi named him Uchiha Yan while Uchiha Hao welcomed his new brother.
• A week after his birth, Uchiha Yan found that his Innate Embryonic Breathing Technique lacked enough nourishment to work effectively on its own.
• After a month of deduction, Uchiha Yan created Innate Art 1.0, which used his Innate Qi to draw in and transform natural energy.

Uchiha Yan successfully refined Natural Energy into Innate Qi and, at one year old, asked his mother for medical books so he could prepare for a future as both a medical ninja and a fighter. His mother agreed to teach him, while Yan remained determined to build his strength and protect his family.

• Uchiha Yan completed a Microcosmic Orbit, converting Natural Energy into Innate Qi and strengthening his body, though his current weakness limited him to one orbit a day.
• A year passed, and Uchiha Yan asked his mother, Uchiha Meixin, to find him medical books to study.
• Uchiha Yan met Mikoto when she visited and held him, and he recognized her as Sasuke's future mother.
• Uchiha Yan explained that he wanted to study medicine while also learning combat ninjutsu, and he planned to use his knowledge to improve his foundation.
• Uchiha Meixin agreed to bring Yan the medical books at home and offered to answer his questions as a medical Chunin.

Uchiha Yan studied medical texts, improved the Uchiha clan’s foundation-building medicinal bath formula, and proved his version worked in tests. After the Third Elder praised his achievement, Yan asked for access to every medical book in the clan’s collection.

• Uchiha Yan mastered his mother’s medical books and developed a new medicinal bath formula with stronger effects and fewer side effects.
• Yan showed the formula to Uchiha Meixin and Uchiha Senichi, and Meixin found its herbal combinations and explanations convincing.
• Uchiha Senichi and Uchiha Meixin took Yan and his formula to Third Elder Uchiha Akiba for evaluation.
• Uchiha Akiba questioned Yan, then tested the formula on mice and confirmed that it worked as described.
• Uchiha Akiba offered Yan a reward, and Yan asked to read every medical book in the clan’s collection.

Uchiha Yan’s medicinal bath formula earned him the clan’s highest resource allocation and access to secret arts below S-rank. After receiving medical books and taijutsu scrolls, he planned to develop baths for his family, and Uchiha Mikoto arrived to visit him the next morning.

• The Third Elder agreed to provide Uchiha Yan with medical books and taijutsu scrolls and promised improved treatment after the clan confirmed his contribution.
• At South Kaga Shrine, the clan tested Yan’s Foundation-Building Medicinal Bath Formula, and Uchiha Tianrong granted him the highest resource allocation and access to secret arts and ninjutsu below S-rank.
• Uchiha Senichi brought Yan the copied books and scrolls, while Yan asked him to use the new medicinal bath formula for Yan and Uchiha Hao and send some to Uchiha Mikoto.
• Yan decided to develop medicinal baths suited to his older family members as well as the younger ones.
• The next morning, Uchiha Mikoto visited Yan, picked him up, kissed his cheek, and asked whether he had missed her.

Yan developed three medicinal bath formulas and gave them to his family, while his parents decided to keep two from the clan to avoid drawing more attention to him. Senichi delivered formulas to the Third Elder and the First Elder, and the Third Elder promised to recognize Yan’s contributions before asking Senichi about Fugaku and the clan leadership.

• Mikoto thanked Yan for the medicinal bath packets and said becoming stronger would help her make her own decisions; Yan offered to develop a formula suited to her age.
• Yan learned from his father that Uchiha Tianrong was trying to arrange a marriage between Fugaku and Mikoto, but Mikoto and the Third Elder had refused.
• Ten days later, Yan completed adolescent and adult body-tempering formulas and a nourishing formula for the elderly, then gave all three to his parents.
• Meixin told Senichi to submit only the nourishing formula to the clan and keep the other formulas within the family to avoid drawing attention to Yan.
• Senichi delivered the nourishing formula and a copy of the adolescent formula to the Third Elder and the First Elder; the Third Elder promised to recognize Yan’s contributions and asked Senichi about Fugaku and the clan leader position.

Uchiha Senichi rejected the idea of becoming clan head and discussed the First Elder’s wish to match Mikoto with Yan, leaving the decision to the children. Meanwhile, Danzo proposed bringing the one-year-old Yan into Root, but the Third Hokage refused as Danzo worried about Yan’s potential.

• Uchiha Senichi gave the First Elder prescriptions from Yan and learned that the First Elder wanted Mikoto to marry Yan instead of Fugaku.
• Uchiha Senichi told the First Elder that Yan and Mikoto should decide for themselves and that he would keep Fugaku’s side in check for three to five years.
• Meixin agreed that Mikoto was a good match for Yan but said the choice belonged to Yan.
• Danzo asked the Third Hokage to place Yan in Root for training, but the Third Hokage refused because Yan was Uchiha Senichi’s one-year-old son.
• Danzo warned the Third Hokage that Yan might become even more formidable than Uchiha Madara had been as a child.

Danzo tried to persuade the Third Hokage to target Uchiha Yan, but the Hokage refused and planned to strengthen his support among civilian shinobi and minor clans. A month later, Yan developed a stronger medicinal bath formula and a meditation method that increased his mental strength, leaving him focused on continuing to grow.

• Danzo urged the Third Hokage to eliminate the Uchiha child, but the Hokage forbade him from harming Yan and ordered him to leave.
• The Third Hokage reflected on Danzo’s prejudice and decided to accelerate efforts to win over civilian shinobi and minor clans.
• Uchiha Yan completed a daily-use Foundation-Building Medicinal Bath formula, and his mother agreed to gather its ingredients discreetly.
• Yan considered his parents’ plans for him and Mikoto, and dismissed Fugaku as unworthy of her and unsuited to lead the clan.
• Yan comprehended the Spirit-Refining Meditation Method, used it to sketch a memory palace, and increased the density and quantity of his mental strength.

Yan shared his Spirit-Refining Meditation Method with his family and Mikoto, then kept developing his strength cautiously. After turning two, he decided he was finally ready to create a body-tempering technique, while continuing to avoid chakra refinement until he could protect his foundation.

• Yan gave his family and Mikoto the Spirit-Refining Meditation Method and warned them to keep it secret.
• Mikoto initially refused the precious method, but Yan insisted she take it and urged her to grow strong enough to shape her fate and protect him.
• Mikoto promised to cultivate the method and keep it secret, while Yan hoped it would help him test his theories about the Sharingan.
• Several months later, Yan turned two and found his body had grown exceptionally sturdy.
• Yan began planning a body-tempering technique and refused to refine chakra until he could do so without harming his foundation.

Yan created the Uchiha Basic Body-Tempering Method and taught it along with Tai Chi to Mikoto, while continuing to study her Sharingan. After Meixin returned from the hospital, she explained that fighting had eased as the Second Ninja World War neared its end.

• Yan used his year of experiments with Mikoto and Uchiha Hao to develop a new body-tempering method and True Taijiquan.
• Yan taught Mikoto the complete Basic Body-Tempering Technique and Tai Chi, and she quickly learned most of the movements.
• Yan examined Mikoto's Three-Tomoe Sharingan and recorded its changes, concluding he needed to awaken his own Sharingan to continue his research.
• Mikoto practiced the new techniques while Yan watched and offered pointers.
• Uchiha Meixin returned home and told Yan and Mikoto that the hospital was less busy because major fighting had declined.

Yan discussed the Uchiha Clan’s strained standing in Konoha with his family and argued that the Third Hokage and Danzo would obstruct their efforts to improve it. He urged them to strengthen themselves and build the clan’s power, leaving their political future dependent on becoming strong enough to confront Konoha’s leaders.

• Meixin hoped that fewer wars would mean fewer casualties before she left Yan and Mikoto to eat together.
• Uchiha Senichi and Uchiha Hao arrived for dinner, and Senichi told Yan that his advice had helped improve villagers’ attitudes toward the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Yan warned his family that the villagers’ prejudice would not disappear quickly and that Danzo and the Third Hokage might resist the Uchiha’s recovery.
• Yan explained that their home was protected from spying and told Senichi that the clan should strengthen itself rather than expect an easy political solution.
• Yan urged Senichi, Hao, and the rest of the family to cultivate toward Kage Level combat power within three years.

Uchiha Yan urged his family to train toward Kage Level and explained the limits of the Mangekyo Sharingan. He revealed that Uchiha Madara regained his sight by combining his eyes with Uchiha Izuna’s, and said Izuna had willingly given them to his brother near death.

• Uchiha Yan told Uchiha Senichi and Uchiha Hao that they could reach Kage Level within a year and three years, respectively, and Uchiha Hao agreed to work harder.
• Uchiha Yan gave Uchiha Hao a scroll containing the Basic Body-Tempering Technique and Tai Chi, and told his parents to practice them too.
• Uchiha Senichi asked how to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, and Yan warned against forcing it through extreme emotions because it could damage the mind and prevent evolution into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Uchiha Yan explained that Uchiha Madara had regained his sight after evolving his eyes into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan using Uchiha Izuna’s eye origin.
• Uchiha Senichi was shocked, and Yan clarified that Uchiha Izuna had apparently given his eyes to Madara willingly when he was near death.

Yan warned his family against the cruel Mangekyo advancement method and promised to find a better path. After years of training, he awakened a Three-Tomoe Sharingan and created techniques to cultivate it and convert spiritual power and chakra into ocular power.

• Qianyi warned everyone to keep the Mangekyo advancement method secret, and Uchiha Senichi and Uchiha Hao urged Yan to find a safer way to reach the Eternal Eye.
• Yan reached expert-level medical skill and created the Reverse: Innate Art to repair cellular damage using Innate Qi.
• Over the next year, Yan trained until his physical skills reached Elite Chunin level, though he still had not refined chakra.
• At age three, Yan awakened a Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and his spiritual power, vitality, and chakra surged.
• Yan created the Sharingan Cultivation Technique and the Spirit and Chakra-to-Dōjutsu Power Conversion Method, and confirmed that natural advancement was the best path.

Yan naturally awakened a Three-Tomoe Sharingan at age three and completed a perfect cultivation method for it. After sharing the news with his family, he gave them scrolls containing the method and a technique for purifying Uchiha blood.

• Yan tested converting spiritual energy, Chakra, and Innate Qi into ocular power, then confirmed that his Uchiha Bloodline Purification Technique worked.
• Uchiha Meixin called Yan to dinner, and he told her that he had naturally awakened his eyes.
• Uchiha Senichi, Uchiha Hao, Meixin, and Mikoto saw Yan's golden-edged Three-Tomoe Sharingan and marveled at its unusual appearance and ability to suppress Mikoto's eyes.
• At dinner, Yan explained that he had completed a perfect Sharingan Cultivation Technique for Three-Tomoe eyes, while future Mangekyo Sharingan and Eternal Eye methods remained unfinished.
• Yan wrote out several scrolls and gave his family the Perfect Sharingan Awakening Method and the Uchiha Bloodline Purification Technique.

Yan taught his family three secret techniques and explained how he had safely gained Chakra, then asked his mother to help him enter the Ninja Hospital to study medical ninjutsu. He arrived at the hospital with Uchiha Meixin, where the nurses mobbed him over his adorable appearance.

• Yan taught Uchiha Senichi, Uchiha Hao, Meixin, and the others three secret techniques, including methods for purifying bloodlines and converting mental energy and Chakra into ocular power.
• Meixin noticed Yan already had Chakra and warned him about the risks of extracting it, but Yan explained that his Sharingan had naturally supplied it and that he had a method to repair the resulting cellular damage.
• Yan finished studying the clan's medical books and Sharingan cultivation methods, then asked Meixin to help him enter the Ninja Hospital and seek Tsunade as his teacher.
• Meixin agreed to take Yan to the hospital after lunch and speak with Tsunade about accepting him as a student.
• When Yan arrived at the Ninja Hospital with Meixin, the nurses rushed to hold and hug him, leaving him trapped in their crowd.

Gen met Tsunade and challenged her to test his medical knowledge so he could study under her. Impressed by his answers, Tsunade changed her mind and declared him her disciple, leaving Gen and Meixin stunned.

• Tsunade arrived and stopped the nurses from crowding Gen, then greeted him and learned he was Meixin's son, Uchiha Yan.
• Gen challenged Tsunade to test his medical skills, and she agreed to assess him in her office.
• Meixin asked Tsunade to let Gen study with her, and Tsunade said she would consider it after testing him.
• Gen answered Tsunade's medical questions for more than two hours, impressing her with his knowledge and reasoning.
• Tsunade declared Gen her disciple, surprising both Gen and Meixin.

Yan became Tsunade’s disciple and rapidly learned Medical Ninjutsu, earning a reputation as a genius at the Ninja Hospital. The chapter ends with Tsunade telling the Third Hokage that Yan is a monster as he asks about her new Uchiha student.

• Meixin urged Yan to thank Tsunade, and Yan respectfully accepted her as his teacher.
• Tsunade examined Yan’s unusually strong body and learned that he had already extracted chakra.
• Tsunade arranged for Yan to train at the Ninja Hospital, use her medical books, and become publicly known as her final disciple.
• Yan quickly mastered the Chakra Healing Technique and Mystical Palm Technique, then spent half a month learning Medical Ninjutsu and treating patients.
• The Third Hokage summoned Tsunade and asked why she had accepted Uchiha Yan as her disciple and what his background was.
• Tsunade called Yan a monster.

Tsunade warned the Third Hokage and Danzo not to target her disciple, Uchiha Yan, while the two men argued over how to use the talented boy. The Third Hokage refused to hand Yan to Danzo and planned to use him to influence the Uchiha clan, leaving Danzo furious and vowing revenge.

• Tsunade declared Uchiha Yan her disciple and threatened anyone who tried to scheme against him, especially Danzo.
• Danzo emerged from hiding, and the Third Hokage confronted him over Nawaki's and Dan Katō's deaths before warning him to leave Yan alone.
• The Third Hokage considered using Yan as a link to ease tensions with the Uchiha clan and bring the clan under his control.
• Danzo demanded that Yan be placed in Root so he could personally train him, while privately coveting the possibility of Yan awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• The Third Hokage refused Danzo's demand and warned him not to make improper plans for Yan, prompting Danzo to threaten that Hiruzen would regret his decision.

After three months of studying Medical Ninjutsu under Tsunade, Yan left the hospital to focus on combat training and was ambushed by four Root Jōnin sent by Danzo. Yan trapped them in his original Spiritual Illusion Technique and knocked them unconscious, intending to use them in experiments.

• Danzo defied the Third Hokage’s efforts to restrain him and remained determined to capture Uchiha Yan.
• For three months, the Third Hokage visited Yan and lectured him about the Will of Fire, while Yan pretended to admire the lessons and Tsunade watched in silence.
• Tsunade gave Yan her training method for the Monster Strength Technique and told him to train on his own because he had surpassed what she could teach him in medicine.
• Yan left the hospital, planning to develop his ninjutsu and Taijutsu, but four Root Jōnin surrounded him and ordered him to come with them to Danzo.
• Yan revealed that the Root ninjas had been caught in his non-Chakra Spiritual Illusion Technique: Madder World, and he rendered them unconscious so he could experiment on them.

Yan captured four Root ninjas sent by Danzo and brought them to the Uchiha laboratory, where he began studying the Cursed Tongue Eradication Jutsu. He and Uchiha Senichi plotted to spread rumors about Danzo, and Konoha erupted with gossip that afternoon.

• Yan sent Shadow Clones carrying four Root ninjas to the underground laboratory after sealing their Chakra and erased traces of the encounter.
• Uchiha Senichi became furious when he learned Danzo had targeted Yan, while Yan said they would deal with Danzo later.
• Yan examined a captive Root ninja’s tongue and studied the Formula of the Cursed Tongue Eradication Jutsu.
• Yan asked Uchiha Senichi to spread quiet rumors accusing Danzo of grave-robbing and Wood Release experiments, and warned him to avoid the Third Hokage’s Telescope Technique.
• Uchiha Senichi arranged for the rumors to spread, and Konoha was thrown into an uproar over claims about Danzo’s experiments and ambitions.

Tsunade confronted Danzo after rumors linked him to tampering with the First Hokage’s remains and a Wood Release experiment. Danzo denied the accusations, but Tsunade’s attack left him battered in the Hokage’s office.

• Danzo ordered Owl to investigate who had spread the rumors, while Tsunade smashed her desk and headed for the Hokage Building.
• Tsunade accused Orochimaru of helping Danzo, but he denied involvement and later considered whether her young disciple, Uchiha Yan, could aid his Wood Release experiment.
• The Third Hokage summoned Danzo, who called for a purge of the rumor-spreaders, but Tsunade burst into the office and kicked him through the air.
• The Third Hokage dodged Danzo and privately blamed him for secretly tampering with the First Hokage’s remains, while Danzo resented Hiruzen and plotted to make him a scapegoat.
• Tsunade smashed Danzo through a wall, and he insisted that he had never disrespected the First Hokage.