Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yan created an Origin Clone for Shukaku, giving it a harmless everyday form and a sealed combat form so Shukaku could move freely among humans. After testing the clone, Shukaku decided to move his main consciousness into it and asked Uchiha Yan to keep protecting him.

• Shukaku agreed to let Uchiha Yan extract his essence in exchange for freedom, though the process hurt more than Uchiha Yan had promised.
• Uchiha Yan extracted half of Shukaku’s Origin Chakra and shaped it into a small clone with a sealing space, safeguards, and an approval system for entering combat form.
• Uchiha Yan showed the clone to Shukaku, who complained about its tiny size before learning it could conceal its Tailed Beast aura and switch forms.
• Shukaku sent a strand of consciousness into the clone, tested its abilities, and decided to move his main consciousness into it.
• Shukaku asked Uchiha Yan to protect him after the transfer, arguing that the clone could become his true body.

Uchiha Yan helped Shukaku transfer his true consciousness and most of his Chakra into the Origin Clone, then returned to Minato’s group with Shukaku disguised as a pet. After Chiyo and Ebizo sensed Shukaku’s weakened presence in the scroll, they ordered Sunagakure’s forces to retreat and launched an attack to cover their escape.

• Shukaku chose to follow Uchiha Yan despite the sealing restraints, and Yan opened the seal so Shukaku could move into the Origin Clone.
• Shukaku transferred his true consciousness and about ninety percent of his Chakra into the Origin Clone, leaving a consciousness imprint and some Chakra behind in the scroll.
• Uchiha Yan rejoined Minato’s group with Shukaku perched on his shoulder and claimed he was only a pet, while Minato sensed Shukaku remained sealed in the scroll.
• Chiyo and Ebizo sensed Shukaku’s weakened aura, realized the One-Tail had been captured, and ordered the Sunagakure forces to retreat.
• Chiyo unleashed her Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets and used Puppet Secret Technique: Six Thousand Lions Seal to cover the retreat, while Uchiha Yan created four Shadow Clones around the Konoha forces.

Uchiha Yan redirected the Sand Shinobi’s own attack against them, forcing Chiyo to surrender and Tsunade to negotiate a one-billion-ryo payment. After Ebizo signed the agreement, Uchiha Yan prepared to join the battle where Jiraiya was fighting.

• Uchiha Yan and his Shadow Clones formed a barrier that redirected the Sand Shinobi’s light bullets onto their retreating forces.
• Chiyo surrendered and ordered the Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets to stop attacking, and Uchiha Yan redirected the remaining bullets to an empty area.
• Uchiha Yan told Tsunade he would go check on Jiraiya, while Ebizo asked to accompany him and help Rasa surrender.
• Tsunade agreed to let Ebizo go in exchange for another one billion ryo, and Ebizo signed Uchiha Yan’s written agreement.
• Ebizo asked Uchiha Yan’s name, and Uchiha Yan introduced himself.

Uchiha Yan brought Ebizo to the battlefield and forced Rasa to surrender, ending the fighting between Konoha and Sunagakure. Danzo withdrew after Jiraiya ordered a ceasefire, then clashed with Jiraiya over the decision and the battle’s losses.

• Uchiha Yan teleported Ebizo beside Jiraiya, and Ebizo told Rasa that Sunagakure had been defeated and Shukaku sealed.
• Uchiha Yan appeared behind Rasa, shattered his shoulder when he tried to attack, and forced him to order Sunagakure’s forces to surrender.
• Jiraiya ordered Konoha’s forces to stop attacking, while Danzo demanded that his men keep killing and then withdrew when Sunagakure regrouped.
• Danzo confronted Jiraiya over the ceasefire, and Jiraiya defended it by citing Yan’s efforts and the need to save Konoha lives and negotiate compensation.

Uchiha Yan and Tsunade secured their share of Hidden Sand’s compensation, while the Third Hokage faced growing discontent over his concessions. After Hidden Sand redeemed Shukaku, Uchiha Yan transported Tsunade and the Third Hokage back to Konoha.

• Danzo conceded defeat, and Rasa’s side agreed to surrender terms and renew its alliance with Konoha.
• Uchiha Yan and Tsunade kept half of the compensation they had negotiated, while Hidden Sand paid five hundred million ryo for supplies and another five hundred million to redeem the Tailed Beast.
• Tsunade rebuked the Third Hokage for accepting too little compensation, and nearby Konoha shinobi began to question his judgment.
• Danzo urged the Third Hokage to promote Uchiha Yan and burden him with dangerous missions, while the Third Hokage admitted Yan had outmaneuvered him.
• Chiyo questioned Shukaku’s weakened chakra, and Uchiha Yan jokingly blamed it on a beating or heatstroke as Hidden Sand prepared to seek funds from the Land of Wind’s daimyo.
• Uchiha Yan transported Tsunade and the Third Hokage back to Konoha, then made several more trips to return everyone to the Hokage Building.

The Third Hokage promoted Uchiha Yan to Konoha Jōnin and let him choose a technique from the Book of Seals, which he used to obtain the Spirit Transformation Technique. Yan left to study it, while the Third Hokage kept Tsunade behind to discuss something privately.

• The Third Hokage praised Uchiha Yan for defeating Sunagakure, appointed him a Konoha Jōnin, and offered him a technique from the Book of Seals.
• Uchiha Yan chose the Spirit Transformation Technique, and the Third Hokage gave him two hours to read its section in the sealed book.
• Uchiha Yan memorized the technique in under ten minutes, returned the book, and accepted a month off.
• Uchiha Yan invited Tsunade to leave with him, but the Third Hokage stopped her and sent Yan away so he could speak with her privately.

Tsunade described Uchiha Yan’s battle against Shukaku and Chiyo’s group to the Third Hokage, while warning him not to target Yan. She gave the Third Hokage Yan’s method for improving the Flying Raijin Technique in exchange for two ninjutsu from the Book of Seals, then defended the method as genuine.

• The Third Hokage asked Tsunade about Yan’s strength and the battle against Shukaku and Chiyo’s group, and Tsunade warned him against using Konoha’s past tactics against Yan.
• Tsunade explained that Yan had improved the Flying Raijin Technique so he could teleport short distances without coordinates, and the Third Hokage asked whether the method could be shared with the village.
• Tsunade offered the prepared scroll in exchange for two ninjutsu from the Book of Seals, and the Third Hokage agreed.
• The Third Hokage read the scroll’s instructions for using spiritual power and Chakra to create distant coordinates, then doubted that the technique was possible.
• Tsunade insisted Yan had succeeded with the method and claimed his strong spiritual power and skill in Sealing Jutsu made it possible.

Tsunade pressured the Third Hokage into giving her scrolls for forbidden jutsu, saying she wanted to see Nawaki again. She summoned Uchiha Yan at home and showed him the scrolls she had obtained.

• The Third Hokage refused to give Tsunade the Impure World Reincarnation scroll, but relented when she insisted she needed it to see Nawaki again.
• The Third Hokage agreed to give Tsunade Impure World Reincarnation on the condition that she kept it secret and did not share it with Uchiha Yan.
• Tsunade later requested Living Corpse Reincarnation and Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu from the Book of Seals, and the Third Hokage copied both scrolls for her.
• Tsunade returned home, activated Yan's barrier, and summoned Uchiha Yan using the mark on her body.
• Tsunade showed Yan the two scrolls, and he recognized their names with a twitch of his eyelid.

Tsunade gave Uchiha Yan scrolls containing Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu and Impure World Reincarnation in exchange for his Flying Thunder God training method. After studying and improving the reincarnation jutsu, Yan tested it, uncovered two new techniques, and left a Yuki Clan member resurrected and confused.

• Tsunade told Uchiha Yan she had traded his Flying Thunder God training method to the Third Hokage for the two forbidden techniques, and Yan explained why the method was so difficult to master.
• Two days later, Yan used Impure World Reincarnation Version 2.0 on a bandit leader with a Yuki Clan blood sample.
• Yan observed the summoning and comprehended Perfect Impure World Reincarnation and the Soul Summoning Technique, which could summon and seal the souls of the dead.
• The resurrected Yuki Clan member woke up, saw Yan, and asked who he was.

Uchiha Yan dispelled the revived bandit, then headed to Kushina's house with Shukaku and Kirlia after telling Tsunade he had made progress with the Impure World Reincarnation. The chapter left Shukaku meeting Kushina for the first time after she accidentally knocked him flying.

• Uchiha Yan dispelled the Impure World Reincarnation, confirmed that his version bypassed its soul-exchange rule, and burned the bandit's body away.
• Uchiha Yan returned to Konoha and found Kirlia teasing Shukaku, then persuaded Shukaku to get along with her by pointing out her potential.
• Shukaku asked to visit the Nine-Tails, and Uchiha Yan agreed while telling Tsunade to meet him at Kushina's house to discuss his progress.
• Uchiha Yan walked to Kushina's house with Kirlia and Shukaku, warning Shukaku that the Nine-Tails' current host was his girlfriend.
• Kushina greeted Uchiha Yan with a hug, accidentally sent Shukaku flying, and then curiously asked what the floating creature was.

Uchiha Yan brought Kushina home with the newly shrunken Shukaku and explained that he had made the One-Tail his pet. He then offered the Nine-Tails a similar arrangement that could give it freedom without fully releasing it, leaving the Nine-Tails to realize Shukaku had become his own vessel.

• The Nine-Tails recognized Shukaku and mocked him for appearing as a small pet, while Shukaku snapped back and insulted Kushina.
• Uchiha Yan introduced Shukaku to Kushina and warned him to treat her respectfully, prompting Shukaku to apologize.
• The Nine-Tails mocked Shukaku again, so Uchiha Yan threatened to beat the Nine-Tails and called it a deadbeat shut-in.
• Uchiha Yan said he could offer the Nine-Tails a form of freedom like Shukaku's, and Kushina asked whether she could live normally without losing access to its power.
• Uchiha Yan explained how he had extracted Shukaku's essence and formed a new body, and Shukaku insisted he was the original rather than a clone.
• Uchiha Yan clarified that Shukaku could switch forms and kept his Chakra sealed inside himself, leading the Nine-Tails to call him a Beast Jinchuriki.

Uchiha Yan proposed splitting the Nine-Tails so he could roam freely while remaining linked to Kushina, and Kushina and Tsunade agreed. Yan began extracting the Nine-Tails’ essence, but the chapter ended with the fox bound in golden chains and demanding to know why he had been tied up.

• The Nine-Tails agreed to give up half his essence and Chakra in exchange for freedom like Little Shukaku.
• Tsunade learned that Uchiha Yan had taken Shukaku and weakened him before selling him back to Sunagakure, and Yan explained why the village would not notice.
• Uchiha Yan proposed letting half of the Nine-Tails roam outside while the other half stayed sealed inside Kushina, and the Nine-Tails, Tsunade, and Kushina agreed.
• Uchiha Yan activated the room’s sealing barriers, opened Kushina’s seal, and began extracting the Nine-Tails’ essence.
• Uchiha Yan bound the Nine-Tails with golden chains, prompting the fox to angrily ask why he had been tied up.

Uchiha Yan extracted and reshaped Nine-Tails' Origin Chakra into an Origin Clone, then helped Nine-Tails transfer its true consciousness and half its chakra into the new body. Kushina worried about the Nine-Tails remaining inside her, but Yan assured her it was still Nine-Tails and would be easier to use.

• Uchiha Yan forcibly extracted Nine-Tails' Origin Chakra while Shukaku mocked Nine-Tails for screaming in pain.
• Uchiha Yan modified the Origin Chakra and placed sealing formulas inside Nine-Tails so it could resonate with the Origin Clone.
• Kushina, Tsunade, and Reina admired the cute fox-shaped Origin Clone while Little Shukaku complained that Nine-Tails' Origin was stronger than his.
• Uchiha Yan finished the seals and told Nine-Tails to send its consciousness and some chakra into the Origin Clone.
• Nine-Tails tested the clone, then transferred its true consciousness and half its chakra into it, leaving a less sentient split consciousness in Kushina.
• Kushina worried that the Nine-Tails inside her had become a clone, and Uchiha Yan reassured her that it remained Nine-Tails and would be easier to use.

Uchiha Yan gave Kushina control over the Little Nine-Tails while removing Uchiha Madara’s Summoning Contract, prompting Madara to send Black Zetsu to investigate. The Nine-Tails gained freedom from Madara but remained subject to safeguards set by Uchiha Yan and Kushina, then left with Shukaku.

• Uchiha Yan taught Kushina how to control and summon the Little Nine-Tails, and erased Uchiha Madara’s Summoning Contract mark from it.
• Uchiha Madara sensed the contract’s removal and sent Black Zetsu to Konoha to investigate the Nine-Tails’ Jinchuriki.
• Kushina used the seal to summon the Little Nine-Tails and tried to make it call her Big Sis.
• Uchiha Yan explained that the Nine-Tails could roam freely but remained subject to safeguards and could be summoned or temporarily controlled.
• The Nine-Tails confirmed Madara’s mark was gone, celebrated its freedom, and then left with Shukaku.

Uchiha Yan told Tsunade he had perfected Impure World Reincarnation and created the Soul Summoning Technique, then explained how Nagato’s Rinnegan were tied to the Sharingan and belonged to someone else. The chapter left Tsunade and Kushina alarmed after Uchiha Yan identified Uchiha Madara as the one behind the eyes.

• Uchiha Yan explained that his perfected Impure World Reincarnation needed no living sacrifice and that his Soul Summoning Technique could call the dead, but he had not developed a true Resurrection Technique.
• Tsunade declined to summon Nawaki for now and said she lacked a medium, though she knew someone who might have one.
• Uchiha Yan told Tsunade that the Rinnegan could revive the dead, and she recalled seeing a pair during the Second Great Ninja War.
• Uchiha Yan identified Nagato as the Rinnegan’s vessel and explained that the eyes belonged to someone else and had evolved from the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Uchiha Yan named Uchiha Madara as the one behind Nagato’s Rinnegan, leaving Tsunade doubtful because she believed her grandfather had killed Madara.

Uchiha Yan explained that Uchiha Madara had survived the Valley of the End and planned to resurrect himself with the Rinnegan, while Tsunade and the others considered the risks of confronting him. The discussion ended with Yan asking Tsunade for blood so he could investigate whether he could develop a Senju Sage Body or Wood Release.

• Uchiha Yan revealed that Madara had faked his death, obtained the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan by fusing his brother's eyes, and left the Rinnegan with Nagato as part of a plan to resurrect himself.
• Yan told Tsunade and Kushina that Madara was near death and sought peace through a plan that someone had deceived him into following.
• Tsunade asked whether studying Nagato's Rinnegan could provoke Madara, and Yan warned that Madara would notice them and that Rinne Rebirth likely consumed enormous life force.
• Yan said his Life Force Conversion Technique could address the cost, and Tsunade, Kushina, and Uzumaki Rena revealed they had mastered it too.
• Uchiha Yan asked Tsunade to give him some of her blood so he could test whether he could create a Senju Sage Body or Wood Release.

Uchiha Yan obtained Tsunade’s blood to study the Senju Sage Body and agreed to search for Nagato and his Rinnegan. Meanwhile, Ōnoki learned that Konoha had captured Kitsuchi and demanded a ceasefire and compensation, leaving negotiations ahead.

• Tsunade gave Uchiha Yan more than ten milliliters of her blood and told him to study the Senju Sage Body, warning that Wood Release was likely unique to Hashirama.
• Tsunade asked Uchiha Yan to investigate Nagato in the Land of Rain, and he agreed to send people to find him and make contact.
• The Third Raikage fought Iwagakure forces for three days and nights before dying, having killed at least a thousand shinobi.
• Ōnoki learned that Konoha had attacked the Iwagakure camp, killed its defenders, and captured Kitsuchi.
• Ōnoki ordered Chongshan to negotiate a ceasefire and demand Kitsuchi’s safe return and five hundred million ryō in compensation.

Uchiha Yan developed a cultivation method that fused his bloodlines and physiques, raising his strength to the initial Super-Kage stage. After leaving seclusion, he captured White Zetsu spies in Konoha and learned that Madara and Black Zetsu were still investigating him.

• Ōnoki ordered Chongshan to pressure Konoha into releasing Kitsuchi and waiving compensation, betting that Hiruzen Sarutobi would yield.
• Uchiha Yan analyzed Tsunade's blood and created the complete Senju Sage Body Cultivation Method, then mastered the Senju Sage Body.
• Uchiha Yan created and perfected the Chaos Sage Body Cultivation Technique, fused it with his other bloodline and physique methods, and advanced to the initial Super-Kage stage.
• Uchiha Yan sensed eight White Zetsu in Konoha, captured them, and studied one in his underground laboratory.
• Black Zetsu escaped Konoha and warned Uchiha Madara that Uchiha Yan could detect White Zetsu; Madara decided to abandon Yan as a pawn.
• Uchiha Yan dissected White Zetsu and learned several techniques, including Wood Release, the Spore Technique, the Transformation Disguise Technique, and the Mayfly Technique.

Uchiha Yan gave Tsunade his completed Senju Sage Body cultivation method and showed her a weak, degraded Wood Release made from diluted Hashirama Cells. That evening, Asuma challenged the Third Hokage's suspicions about Yan, leaving their disagreement unresolved.

• Uchiha Yan visited Tsunade at the Ninja Hospital, shared his Senju Sage Body method, and showed her the degraded Wood Release he had extracted from strange plant-like beings.
• Tsunade dismissed the degraded Wood Release as nearly useless but asked Yan to develop a stronger version incorporating Yang Release, and he agreed.
• Uchiha Yan told Tsunade he believed Uchiha Madara had created the plant-like beings from Hashirama's cells and sent them to investigate after Yan disrupted Madara's control of the Nine-Tails.
• The Third Hokage asked Asuma about his training with Uchiha Yan and tried to learn what kind of person Yan was.
• Asuma defended Yan's character and argued that hiding one's abilities was a sensible way to stay safe, while the Third Hokage insisted he had to remain cautious.

The Third Hokage argued with Asuma about watching Uchiha Yan, while Biwako warned him against letting Danzo’s prejudice shape village policy. On the battlefield, Kumogakure withdrew from the fight, and Minato sensed a red-haired person who might belong to the Uzumaki Clan; meanwhile, a new technique was developed in Konoha.

• The Third Hokage asked Asuma to keep an eye on Uchiha Yan, but Asuma angrily refused and left the table.
• Biwako criticized the Third Hokage for meddling in Asuma’s progress and listening too much to Danzo’s anti-Uchiha views.
• C urged A to withdraw from the Hidden Cloud Battlefield, and A reluctantly ordered Kumogakure’s forces to retreat.
• Sakumo declined Minato’s suggestion to pursue the retreating Hidden Cloud army and ordered Konoha’s forces back toward the Land of Fire.
• Minato sensed a powerful life force and red hair in a village in the Land of Hot Water, and went to investigate whether the person was from the Uzumaki Clan.
• In Konoha, the protagonist fused Kirlia’s Telepathy with spiritual power and created Mind Reading.