Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yan’s family celebrated Kyoko’s pregnancy, and Yan created a seal to protect and strengthen the unborn child. Meanwhile, Fugaku returned to the Hidden Mist front determined to secure enough military merit to become clan head and obtain the Eternal Eye.

• Uchiha Meixin examined Kyoko after learning she was pregnant and offered to care for her at home.
• Uchiha Yan suggested asking Reina to look after Kyoko, and Meixin agreed.
• Uchiha Yan prepared a Life Sealing Jutsu that would protect the fetus and nourish it with life force.
• Meixin applied the seal to Kyoko, and Kyoko reassured Uchiha Hao that she and the baby were well.
• Fugaku left Konoha for the Hidden Mist Battlefield, intending to earn military merit, defeat Uchiha Senichi’s claim to leadership, and fuse with his father’s eyes to gain the Eternal Eye.

Uchiha Madara confronted Uchiha Fugaku and admitted that he had arranged Fuchiu’s death to awaken Fugaku’s Mangekyō Sharingan. Fugaku concealed his hatred and asked Madara to kill Uchiha Yan’s family, while Madara said Yan was the key target.

• Black Zetsu reported that Fugaku had left the village, and Madara sent a Shadow Clone to intercept him.
• Fugaku dismissed Uchiha Chuan and the others, then confronted Madara about Fuchiu’s death and the Third Mizukage’s control.
• Madara admitted he had orchestrated Fuchiu’s death and explained the suffering he believed was required to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Madara demanded that Fugaku either obey him or die, and Fugaku suppressed his anger rather than challenge him.
• Fugaku asked Madara to eliminate Uchiha Yan’s family, and Madara said Yan’s death was essential to dealing with the rest.

Fugaku agreed to help Uchiha Madara eliminate Uchiha Yan after learning that White Zetsu would parasitize him and mitigate the Mangekyō Sharingan’s strain. Madara prepared to attack Uchiha Yan, while planning to force Fugaku to betray Konoha.

• Fugaku told Uchiha Madara that capturing one of Uchiha Yan’s students would force Yan’s real body to appear, and Madara agreed to deal with him personally.
• Uchiha Madara demanded a safeguard over Fugaku, and Black Zetsu introduced Spiral White Zetsu as a parasite that would monitor and strengthen him using Hashirama Cells.
• Fugaku accepted the parasite, concealing his confidence that his Load State ocular technique could erase it.
• Uchiha Madara planned to use the coming battle to make Fugaku betray Konoha and told White Zetsu to attack Uchiha Yan.

Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu fused Spiral White Zetsu with Fugaku as part of a plan to control him, while Fugaku secretly resolved to remove the creature. Three months later, Uchiha Madara used the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to lure Uchiha Yan toward a battle, preparing to confront him.

• Spiral White Zetsu merged with Fugaku, while Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu planned to let a sealing curse turn Fugaku into a puppet.
• Fugaku angrily threatened White Zetsu, secretly planned to purge him, and then rejoined Uchiha Chuan and the others.
• Might Duy's squad encountered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and Duy stayed behind to protect his teammates as he opened the first five Gates.
• Might Duy opened the sixth Gate and used Morning Peacock to fend off the swordsmen while his teammates sent up a distress signal.
• Uchiha Yan's Shadow Clone led Kurenai Yuhi and two others toward the signal, and White Zetsu reported their approach to Uchiha Madara, who prepared for battle.

Might Duy held off the Seven Ninja Swordsmen until Uchiha Yan and his allies arrived, revealing that Uchiha Madara had set the battle as a trap. Uchiha Yan rescued Kurenai Yuhi's group and sent them back to Konoha, then returned to the battlefield as four of the swordsmen lay dead.

• Might Duy opened the Seventh Gate and used Daytime Tiger, but Uchiha Madara strengthened the Seven Ninja Swordsmen with their fused White Zetsu.
• Uchiha Yan's Shadow Clone arrived with Kurenai Yuhi and the others, and shielded Might Duy from the swordsmen's attacks with Ice Release.
• Black-and-White Zetsu and White Zetsu ambushed Kurenai Yuhi's group, but Uchiha Yan appeared, killed the attackers, and Black Zetsu escaped underground.
• Uchiha Yan sent Kurenai Yuhi and the others back to Konoha before returning to the fight.
• Uchiha Yan's Shadow Clone and Might Duy killed four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and Uchiha Yan launched another attack.

Uchiha Yan defeated the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and faced Uchiha Madara, who emerged in his Susanoo. Yan’s Heaven-Earth Dharma Form overpowered Madara’s Susanoo, leaving Madara wounded but ready to fight again.

• Uchiha Yan blew apart Suikazan Fuguki and two other Seven Ninja Swordsmen with one punch, then took their swords and sent Might Duy away with a Shadow Clone.
• Uchiha Yan called out Uchiha Madara, who emerged from underground in a full-power Susanoo while Black Zetsu fled with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
• Uchiha Madara attacked, and Uchiha Yan summoned his Heaven-Earth Dharma Form to meet him in a fierce sword clash.
• Uchiha Yan unleashed a Heaven-Cleaving Sword-Drawing Technique that split Madara’s Susanoo and cost Madara an arm, which Yan secretly took.
• Uchiha Madara regenerated his arm with White Zetsu, formed his Susanoo again, and challenged Uchiha Yan to continue fighting.

Uchiha Yan defeated Uchiha Madara in a devastating battle, but Madara escaped through Reverse Summoning and promised to return. After Yan left, Ōnoki and other shinobi arrived at the ruins, where Ōnoki puzzled over the Wood Release traces and resolved to investigate Konoha.

• Uchiha Yan repeatedly cleaved apart Madara's Susanoo and overwhelmed Madara's Wood Release attack as Ōnoki watched from afar.
• Uchiha Yan caught Madara's Substitution Technique and struck him with Super S-Rank Nintaijutsu: Vacuum Pulverizing Wave, severely wounding him.
• Madara declared that Yan had won but insisted he had not lost, then vanished through Reverse Summoning arranged by Black Zetsu.
• Uchiha Yan cleaned away Madara's blood, used Flying Thunder God to leave, and considered the battle finished.
• Ōnoki arrived with Konoha and Hidden Mist ninjas and bounty hunters, assessed the ruined battlefield, and decided to investigate Konoha after finding traces of Wood Release.

Uchiha Yan fought the hidden enemy behind the Seven Ninja Swordsmen while his Shadow Clone reassured Kurenai Yuhi and the others at Konoha's camp. After the battle shook the distant village and alarmed the Third Hokage, Yan returned and said the enemy had been dealt with for now.

• Ōnoki worried about Uchiha Yan joining the front lines but concluded that Konoha's leaders had driven the Uchiha away from the conflict.
• Might Duy returned to Konoha's camp and told Kurenai Yuhi that the Uchiha Yan with them was a Shadow Clone, while Yan's true body confronted the hidden enemy.
• Uchiha Yan's Shadow Clone reassured Kurenai Yuhi and the others that his true body could escape with Flying Thunder God if necessary.
• A distant battle shook the ground near Konoha, prompting the Third Hokage to send two Anbu teams to investigate.
• The battle ended in less than half an hour, and Uchiha Yan returned beside Kurenai Yuhi, saying he had dealt with the hidden enemy for now.

After defeating Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Yan reassured Kurenai Yuhi and released his team to resume missions. The Third Hokage learned that Madara had returned and been defeated again, while Black Zetsu retreated with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

• Uchiha Yan told Kurenai Yuhi, Asuma Sarutobi, Might Guy, and Might Duy that they could take missions as normal and revealed that their opponent had been Uchiha Madara.
• Uchiha Yan healed Might Duy, thanked him and Might Guy, and left with Kurenai Yuhi.
• Asuma Sarutobi rushed to the Hokage Building and confirmed with the Third Hokage that Uchiha Madara had survived his battle with the First Hokage.
• The Third Hokage considered the Uchiha Clan's growing strength and thought of using Danzo to lead future plans against them.
• Black Zetsu dragged the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path back to an underground cave on the border between the Land of Grass and the Land of Fire.

Black Zetsu retrieved Uchiha Madara after Uchiha Yan defeated him, then met Fugaku to reveal Madara’s death and urge him to continue their plan. Fugaku remained determined to pursue power, and Black Zetsu claimed they still had resources to help him.

• Black Zetsu reverse-summoned Uchiha Madara, who described how Uchiha Yan had overwhelmed him and ordered Black Zetsu to advance their plans with Fugaku and Nagato.
• Uchiha Madara died, and Black Zetsu hid his body before leaving to find Fugaku.
• Black Zetsu met Fugaku outside the camp and told him that Uchiha Yan had killed Uchiha Madara.
• Fugaku reacted with disbelief and fear, but resolved to keep pursuing the clan head position and revenge against Uchiha Yan’s family.
• Black Zetsu reassured Fugaku that Madara’s death had not destroyed their plans and that they still had substantial resources.

Fugaku agreed to leave Konoha and join Black Zetsu, but first returned secretly with a White Zetsu impersonating him. Uchiha Hao and Uchiha Senichi detected the deception, and Uchiha Yan identified the impostor and warned them about White Zetsu’s disguise ability.

• Black Zetsu persuaded Fugaku that Uchiha Yan would eventually kill him, and Fugaku agreed to leave Konoha after visiting his fiancée and unborn child.
• Black Zetsu had a White Zetsu absorb Fugaku’s Chakra and disguise itself as him, while the real Fugaku headed underground toward Konoha.
• Uchiha Hao noticed the fake Fugaku’s weak Chakra and ocular power, sensed the real Fugaku traveling with Black Zetsu, and reported his suspicions to Uchiha Senichi.
• Uchiha Senichi confirmed that the Fugaku in camp was an impostor and summoned Uchiha Yan using the Flying Thunder God Mark.
• Uchiha Yan identified the impostor as a White Zetsu and explained how it could copy targets, warning Uchiha Hao and Uchiha Senichi to be cautious.

Uchiha Yan told Uchiha Senichi and Uchiha Hao that he had killed Uchiha Madara and warned them that Fugaku might defect with Black Zetsu’s help. He explained Fugaku’s ocular abilities, then taught Senichi the Perfect Nine-Tomoe cultivation method, leaving Hao eager to learn more about its power.

• Uchiha Senichi dismissed capturing White Zetsu for research because the Divine Transformation Technique was better, while Uchiha Hao lamented how difficult it was to learn.
• Uchiha Yan predicted that Fugaku would defect from Konoha after Uchiha Madara’s death and warned his family to beware of Fugaku and Black Zetsu.
• Uchiha Senichi and Uchiha Hao reacted with shock when Uchiha Yan revealed that he had killed Uchiha Madara and described Fugaku’s ocular abilities.
• Uchiha Yan cautioned that Fugaku’s time-based ocular techniques would be extremely difficult to master, and advised his father and brother to practice Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi first.
• Uchiha Yan gave Uchiha Senichi the Perfect Nine-Tomoe cultivation method after learning he had reached Six-Tomoe, while telling Uchiha Hao to wait until he reached that level.
• Uchiha Senichi praised the Nine-Tomoe’s potential, and Uchiha Yan began explaining its abilities after Uchiha Hao asked how powerful it was.

Uchiha Fugaku returned to Konoha to tell his father that Uchiha Yan had killed Uchiha Madara and to propose that they flee together. Uchiha Tianrong refused to leave, leaving Fugaku worried that his family would be endangered whether he stayed or defected.

• Uchiha Hao resolved to train his Perfect Six-Tomoe Sharingan, while Uchiha Yan left to prepare for Fugaku's arrival.
• Black Zetsu left Fugaku and Spiral White Zetsu forty kilometers outside Konoha, warning that Yan could sense him if he came closer.
• Uchiha Yan sensed Fugaku approaching but let him continue into Konoha, intending to keep Black Zetsu available for his plans involving Kaguya.
• Fugaku used Spiral White Zetsu to bypass Konoha's barrier and secretly met his father, Uchiha Tianrong, in an isolated chamber.
• Fugaku told Tianrong that Yan had killed Madara and asked him to flee with Yunko and her unborn child, but Tianrong refused because leaving would put them in greater danger.
• Fugaku worried that Yan's family would target Tianrong and Yunko if word of his defection spread.

Uchiha Fugaku fused Uchiha Tianrong’s Mangekyō ocular power and awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, while Uchiha Yan secretly used the process to enslave him. After taking control of Fugaku, Yan studied his new eyes and prepared to visit Tianrong and Yunko before leaving.

• Uchiha Tianrong persuaded Uchiha Fugaku to fuse their Mangekyō ocular power, and Spiral White Zetsu offered to perform the procedure.
• Spiral White Zetsu transferred Tianrong’s ocular power into Fugaku and instructed him to keep his eyes bandaged during the half-month fusion.
• Uchiha Yan secretly infused his Enslavement Mark into Fugaku’s ocular power as it fused.
• Fugaku awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and Uchiha Yan activated the mark to erase Fugaku’s consciousness and make him a puppet.
• Uchiha Yan observed Fugaku’s new eyes and then directed Fugaku to visit Tianrong and Yunko before leaving.

Uchiha Tianrong died after staging his murder by Fugaku to conceal the truth from Black Zetsu and Uchiha Madara. Fugaku fled Konoha, while Uchiha Yan told the elders that Fugaku sought to obtain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

• Uchiha Tianrong stabbed himself and told Fugaku to make his death look like a murder so Fugaku could defect while Yunko and their child remained protected.
• Fugaku removed Tianrong’s eyes, trapped arriving Uchiha clansmen in an illusion, visited Yunko, and left Konoha with Spiral White Zetsu.
• The clansmen awoke, reported Fugaku’s supposed crime, and the elders discussed cutting ties with him and placing a bounty on him.
• Uchiha Yan claimed Fugaku had taken Tianrong’s eyes to pursue the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and explained that it could be gained by fusing a sibling’s Mangekyo Sharingan.

The Uchiha First Elder told the Third Hokage that Uchiha Fugaku had killed Clan Head Tian Rong and stolen his eyes, while warning the clan elders to keep the Eternal Eye’s awakening conditions secret. The Third Hokage investigated the scene and witnesses, but withheld judgment pending confirmation of the Fugaku at the front lines and the witnesses’ memories.

• Uchiha Yan explained the Eternal Eye’s conditions and had the elders bound by confidentiality restrictions to keep the knowledge secret.
• The elders agreed that the First Elder would report Fugaku’s alleged crime and the clan’s bounty to the Third Hokage.
• The Third Hokage questioned the First Elder, sent a letter to Orochimaru, and ordered Yamanaka Arashi to investigate Uchiha Kawa and the other witnesses.
• The Third Hokage examined Tian Rong’s body and concluded that the killer was likely someone Tian Rong trusted, but refused to accept the accusation without further evidence.
• The First Elder refused the Third Hokage’s request to take Tian Rong’s body for memory examination, and the Third Hokage went to the Ninja Hospital.
• Yamanaka Arashi reported that the witnesses’ account matched the summons they had received from Tian Rong.

After reports linked a Mangekyō-wielding Fugaku to Uchiha Tian Rong’s death, the Third Hokage and Orochimaru investigated whether the Fugaku at the front was genuine. Orochimaru and Uchiha Qianyi exposed and captured White Zetsu, who had been impersonating Fugaku.

• Yamanaka Arashi reported that a figure identified as Uchiha Fugaku had gouged out Uchiha Tian Rong’s eyes and used Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu on witnesses, prompting the Third Hokage to consider several possible motives.
• Orochimaru received the Third Hokage’s urgent letter and, after hearing Uchiha Hao speculate about the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, went with Uchiha Qianyi to investigate Fugaku.
• Orochimaru confronted Fugaku and pointed out that his chakra and ocular power were weaker than the real Fugaku’s, challenging him to reveal himself.
• White Zetsu dispelled his disguise, admitted the group had finished its task, and tried to escape underground.
• Uchiha Qianyi shattered the ground, stopped White Zetsu’s escape, knocked him unconscious, and handed him to Orochimaru, who sealed away his Chakra.

Uchiha Senichi and Orochimaru confirmed that the Fugaku on the front lines was a White Zetsu impostor and that the real Uchiha Fugaku had killed Uchiha Tianrong and stolen his Sharingan. The Third Hokage concluded Fugaku had acted to obtain the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and began recalling what their teacher had told them about it.

• Uchiha Senichi told Uchiha Chuan and the others that their Fugaku was an impostor and that the real Fugaku had killed Uchiha Tianrong and stolen his Sharingan.
• Uchiha Chuan recalled meeting two strange people months earlier and wondered if they had influenced Fugaku, but Uchiha Senichi ordered the group to wait for news from the clan and village.
• Orochimaru said the White Zetsu had no mind he could read, sealed it for research into its Hashirama Cells, and sent his intelligence to Konoha.
• The Third Hokage read Orochimaru's report and the Anbu report, then told Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura that Fugaku had joined Uchiha Madara's faction and likely sought the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura asked how powerful the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan was, and the Third Hokage began recalling something their teacher had once told them.

The Third Hokage and his advisers discussed Fugaku’s defection and ways to weaken the Uchiha clan, then issued a bounty for Fugaku that the Uchiha clan matched. As the news spread across the Ninja World, Konan proposed recruiting Fugaku into Akatsuki, and Xuanming decided to consult his original self first.

• The Third Hokage, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura speculated that Fugaku sought the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and considered ways to divide the Uchiha clan.
• The Third Hokage chose to influence Uchiha Yanshui and use the Ninja Academy to weaken Uchiha Yan’s influence.
• The Third Hokage announced a one-hundred-million bounty for Fugaku, and the Uchiha clan publicly expelled Fugaku and offered the same bounty for his capture.
• News of Fugaku’s crimes and the bounty spread throughout the Ninja World, drawing attention from bounty hunters and those seeking his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Konan showed Fugaku’s bounty notice to Xuanming and asked whether Akatsuki should recruit him, and Xuanming decided to ask his original self.

Xuanming learned that Uchiha Fugaku was secretly under Uchiha Yan’s control and advised Konan to recruit him cautiously. Uchiha Yan gained new time-based eye techniques, then joined his father and brother at the Hidden Mist battlefield as the enemy offensive weakened and the battle neared its end.

• Uchiha Yan told Xuanming that Fugaku was his hidden ally and warned him not to reveal the arrangement.
• Xuanming urged Konan to recruit Fugaku but warned her and the Akatsuki not to trust him.
• Black Zetsu told Fugaku to build his strength, while Fugaku secretly resolved to kill Black Zetsu after serving Uchiha Yan.
• Uchiha Yan observed Fugaku’s Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan awakening and created save-state, load-state, and Eternal Mangekyo cultivation techniques, then mastered the two time-based eye techniques.
• Uchiha Senichi asked Uchiha Yan about the clan and suggested returning to the village to settle the clan leadership, but Uchiha Yan assured him the Uchiha were united.
• Uchiha Senichi told Uchiha Yan that the Hidden Mist offensive was fading and the battle seemed close to ending.