Zhengye

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Uchiha Zhengye (征夜)
Species/Race	Uchiha Clan member
Gender	Male 112
Age	Twenty-one at the time of his succession as clan head 251
Affiliation	Uchiha Clan; Konoha Police Force 19 27
Occupation/Role	Uchiha Clan Head; radical-faction leader; Uchiha Fourth Elder; restored honorary elder; Police Force patrol leader 1 9 19 27 255
Status	Active 217 265 323
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Spirit: 8	5	Used a Spirit +1 reward, unlocking his status panel: Strength 3, Agility 4, Constitution 3, Spirit 8. 5
Mangekyō Sharingan manifested	5	His three-tomoe Sharingan transformed into Mangekyō Sharingan after he raised his Mental attribute to 12; he subsequently used Amenotokotachi against Root. 5 6
Spirit: 13	16	Used another Spirit Attribute Point; recorded attributes became Strength 5, Agility 4, Constitution 4, Spirit 13. 16
Strength: 5; Agility: 5; Constitution: 5; Spirit: 13	54	Allocated lottery attribute rewards to raise his Agility and Constitution. 54
Lightning Release: Flight Device acquired	119	Obtained a rare wearable Lightning Release device through a lottery draw, granting him high-speed aerial mobility. 119
Strength: 6; Agility: 7; Constitution: 6; Spirit: 13	132	A year of foundation training improved all of his physical attributes, with Agility increasing most substantially. 132
Strength: 10; Agility: 12; Constitution: 10; Spirit: 19	137	Absorbed his stored attributes, including two Free Attribute Points allocated to Constitution. Strength and Constitution reached their physical enhancement thresholds of 10, while increased Spirit substantially expanded his perception and ocular-power capacity. 137
High-speed combat capability refined	150	While disguised as “Kaguya Gaito,” Zhengye combined his exceptional Agility with Lightning Walk, moving too quickly for Hidden Stone forces to effectively engage him. 150
Strength: 10; Agility: 13; Constitution: 10; Spirit: 23	161	Further lottery rewards raised his Agility and Spirit. After Spirit exceeded 20, he became able to sense the approximate limits of his attributes. 161
Lightning Shadow Clone and expanded elemental repertoire	175	Learned Lightning Shadow Clone and absorbed extensive Lightning and Fire Release knowledge, alongside lower-level Water, Earth, and Wind Release techniques. 175
Strength: 10; Agility: 20; Constitution: 10; Spirit: 25	185	Allocated attribute rewards, maximizing Agility at its physical enhancement threshold of 20 and further increasing Spirit. 185
Spirit: 28	205	Used three additional attribute points on Spirit, improving his information processing, perception, and ocular power. 205
Status Simulator activation and Complete Susanoo	240	Reallocated his attributes for three minutes from Strength 10, Agility 20, Constitution 10, Spirit 28 to Strength 1, Agility 1, Constitution 20, Spirit 46, creating sufficient chakra and ocular power to manifest a fifty-meter Complete Susanoo. 240
Spirit: 30; all base attributes capped	243	Used the rewards gained after the battle to reach his Spirit enhancement threshold. All future basic attribute rewards now convert to Free Attribute Points until he breaks through his physiological limits. 242 243
Dust Release secret technique acquired	262	Received Hidden Stone's one-user Dust Release secret scroll as part of the agreement for Han's return, though he recognizes its three-nature requirement and the danger of learning it without assistance. 262
Experimental Eternal Mangekyō pathway initiated	265	Orochimaru injected compatible cell extracts from Soji and Tekka into Zhengye's Mangekyō Sharingan, beginning an experimental attempt to fuse the cells and evolve his eyes into Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. 265
Eye-cell treatment reassessed: coexistence without fusion	304	Examinations after his Land of Water fighting showed that the donor cells were coexisting peacefully with his own but had not merged. Orochimaru attributed the lack of fusion to the absence of the eye damage their proposed method required. 304
Thousand Illusions Lightning Body demonstrated	319	Unveiled a long-studied technique combining lightning-stimulated high-speed movement, clones, Lightning Shadow Clones, and genjutsu to attack Pain from multiple directions. 319
Chidori Stream Trial Scroll used	321	Temporarily gained a five-minute lightning covering that continuously damaged and paralyzed opponents in close contact and increased movement speed by 30%; used it during his close-range defeat and decapitation of Deva Path Pain. 321
Complete Susanoo deployed again in Amegakure	322	Reactivated the Status Simulator and manifested his enormous armored Susanoo after defeating Pain. This was another temporary enhancement, not confirmation of Eternal Mangekyō evolution. 322

Background / History

Zhengye's parents were dead before his arrival in the Uchiha Clan. He was transmigrated into his body two months before Shisui's attempted suicide and initially remained politically neutral. After being injured, he joined the clan's radical faction, repeatedly warned Fugaku that his policies would doom the Uchiha, and lost his clan duties as a result. 1

He received the Fate Turning Reincarnation system, which rewards him for changing fates, gaining others' recognition, recruiting followers, and altering historical events. Its prize pool includes attributes, ninjutsu, bloodline experiences, ninja tools, and development resources. 1

Zhengye prevented Shisui's suicide with Inabi and Tekka, then used a future vision to show Shisui, Itachi, Inabi, and Tekka the Uchiha massacre. The four accepted his leadership after seeing the consequences of inaction. 1 5

Following his intervention in the Land of Water, Zhengye brought Haku, Kimimaro, Anko, and surviving noncombatant Kaguya clansmen to the Land of Fire. He entrusted the Kaguya civilians to the Uchiha Clan, while personally incorporating gifted children into the protected household surrounding his residence. 119 122 131

He later rescued Karin from Kusagakure and enrolled her alongside Naruto, Gaara, Haku, and Kimimaro at Konoha Ninja Academy. 124 130

After the original date of the Uchiha massacre passed without the clan's destruction, the system recognized Zhengye's prevention of the massacre as a perfect completion of a historical-progress event and awarded him a Quality Ascension Stone. 174

Zhengye later used Plow—Official Version to travel to the period surrounding the Nine-Tails Attack. There, he informed Kushina of Obito's identity, the Eye of the Moon Plan, and the threats posed by Black and White Zetsu. His intervention changed Kushina's fate and altered several details of the historical attack, while demonstrating that major temporal interference provokes corrective forces and unpredictable butterfly effects. 183

Following his victory over Hidden Stone's encirclement in the Land of Wind, Zhengye's standing within the Uchiha rose sharply. Fugaku relinquished the clan-head position to him in a formal succession ceremony, making Zhengye the youngest recognized Uchiha clan head in the clan's history. 251 254 255

As clan head, Zhengye expanded the Uchiha's scientific and developmental policies. He authorized clan-wide ocular tissue sampling for Orochimaru's research, proposed training and welfare reforms, and selected solar-powered seawater desalination technology to support future settlement and cooperation with Hidden Sand. He subsequently entrusted Shisui with delivering the clan's investment to Pakura. 257 259

During a later intervention in the Land of Water, Zhengye operated as Kaito, helped foil an Akatsuki–Hidden Cloud plan against Hidden Mist, and severed Pain's puppet body in two. After returning, he disclosed his identity and the purpose of his broader plans to Fugaku, including his intention to bring Shisui and Itachi back from Akatsuki and manage the organization's development. 293

Following attacks on Hidden Sand's desalination facilities, Zhengye urged Pakura to retaliate against Akatsuki through a public declaration of war on Amegakure. The two traveled there together, with Pakura attacking the village's hot-water infrastructure while Zhengye confronted Pain. He ultimately decapitated Deva Path Pain, displayed Complete Susanoo again, and accepted Konan's invitation to enter the village for discussions. 313 318 321 322

His subsequent meeting with Nagato began with an account of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, a race originating beyond the Shinobi World's planet and traveling throughout the universe. 323

Appearance

Zhengye is a young Uchiha who normally wears clan attire and can activate three-tomoe Sharingan before evolving them into Mangekyō Sharingan. 87 112

• Possesses a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan. 5 74
• His Mangekyō pattern consists of three connected diamond-shaped marks. 5
• His Susanoo is gray, a feature recognized through shinobi-world intelligence. 110
• His Complete Susanoo is a roughly fifty-meter armored warrior bearing a crow tengu mask. 240 241
• Carries a sword and standard ninja equipment in combat. 6 116
• Uses a wearable Lightning Release: Flight Device, consisting of a metal frame, wing-like arm fittings, and electrically powered jet vents. 119
• While operating as “Kaguya Gaito,” he conceals his identity with Transformation Technique and presents himself as a Kaguya combatant. 150 161
• He also used the alias “Xuanping” while concealing his identity during his intervention involving Deidara and Konan. 170
• Later confirms that the combatant known as “Kaito” during the Hidden Mist intervention was another of his disguised identities. 293
• Uses twin short swords in his close-range battle against Pain in Amegakure. 318 321

Personality

Zhengye is calculating, pragmatic, and willing to use intimidation, manipulation, or violence to secure the Uchiha Clan's survival. He believes political arguments alone are ineffective and teaches the clan's Mangekyō users to act offensively rather than seek approval from Konoha's leadership. 22 54

He deliberately keeps emotion separate from decision-making. After Konoha's elders exclude the Uchiha from a mission, he remains composed, feeds his companions, and focuses on long-term advantages instead of reacting in anger. 54

Despite his ruthless methods, Zhengye consistently intervenes for isolated jinchūriki and vulnerable children. He protects Naruto from abuse, works to improve his relationship with Kurama, rescues Gaara from Sunagakure, and later seeks to save further gifted children. 22 25 87 99 107

His protection of children extends beyond political or system-related benefits. He gives Haku and Kimimaro their first experience of unrestricted flight, establishes a shared home for the children under his care, and brings Karin away from Kusagakure's mistreatment. 119 124 131

Although he can be considerate in practice, Zhengye remains guarded about emotional attachments. During his later campaign with Pakura, he explicitly warns her that their cooperation does not preclude them from becoming enemies in the future and characterizes interpersonal feelings as temporary. 213

His actions during Rasa's betrayal nevertheless reveal that he will accept substantial personal risk for people under his protection. He refused repeated opportunities to abandon Pakura during Hidden Stone's encirclement, carried her through the escape attempt, and remained to confront the assembled army rather than flee alone. 238 240

Zhengye considers Uchiha interests more important than formal loyalty to Konoha. He openly maintains that the clan cooperates with the village because doing so is presently advantageous, and that the Uchiha could depart should their interests require it. 221

He is forward-looking about the Shinobi World's development, encouraging Shisui and Itachi to study technology, medicine, and scientific methods alongside conventional ninjutsu. 254

His confidence in scientific advancement includes a willingness to accept personal risk. He readily undergoes Orochimaru's experimental ocular cell injections, believing that stagnation would leave him unable to face future enemies such as Nagato and Madara. His explicit trust in Orochimaru also shows that he can form genuine respect-based partnerships rather than relying exclusively on coercion. 265

Zhengye initially approaches marriage through the values of his original world rather than Uchiha expectations. Fugaku's argument that marriage and childbirth preserve the clan's bloodline during an approaching crisis prompts him to reconsider those assumptions, though he makes no definite marital commitment. 293

In combat, his pragmatism can become deliberately humiliating psychological warfare. During the Amegakure battle, he exposes Pain's puppet nature and Nagato's identity, then raises the severed head of Deva Path Pain for its controller to witness. He later explains that defeating Pain was a means toward another goal rather than the ultimate purpose of the visit. 318 321 322

Abilities & Skills

Fate Turning Reincarnation System

Zhengye's system grants lottery draws for significant changes to predetermined outcomes.

• Changes an individual's fate for three draws. 1
• Gains draws when important figures recognize him or formally join his faction. 1 5
• Received a rare-item guarantee after overturning Danzo's position and changing the Uchiha's circumstances. 54
• Uses lottery rewards for attributes, ninja tools, medical items, technology, and other resources. 1 16 86
• Received fifty accumulated lottery draws after changing the fates of Karatachi Yagura, Haku, Kimimaro, Zabuza, Mei Terumī, and Pakura. 119
• Its fifth rule, Proactive Change, encourages him to actively trigger major alterations to the shinobi world's wider historical course. 132
• Received a Quality Ascension Stone after the system judged the complete prevention of the Uchiha massacre a perfect historical-event completion. 174
• Received further rewards when Pakura became the Fifth Kazekage, reflecting the later stage of the political transformation caused by her survival. 185
• Received twenty-five lottery draws after Pakura's victory stabilized her rule, Rasa's fate changed, and Zhengye's Complete Susanoo forced the major powers and Akatsuki to reassess the Uchiha. 248
• Once all four basic attributes reached their enhancement limits, the system began automatically converting future attribute rewards into Free Attribute Points. 243
• Gains additional draws indirectly from the altered lives of Orochimaru's followers, including Guren and Tayuya, as his scientific cooperation produces further changes in their trajectories. 265
• Shadow Clones can access and use reward items from his prize space; their expenditure is reflected in the original item's remaining uses. 24

Mangekyō Sharingan

Zhengye's Mangekyō Sharingan gives him high-level perception, genjutsu, and access to powerful ocular techniques.

• Defeated Root's captain by activating his Mangekyō from three tomoe. 6
• Cast genjutsu on Obito and forced him to retreat through Kamui. 117
• Disrupted Obito's ocular control over Karatachi Yagura and helped restore the Mizukage's consciousness. 116 117
• His ocular power can affect targets protected by intangibility. 117
• Heavy ocular-power expenditure causes pain and strain. 38
• Mental-attribute enhancement further improved his ocular power and perceptive ability. 137
• At Spirit 19, he could briefly impose Amenotokotachi with negligible ocular-power expenditure, enabling him to disrupt a target's balance or movement at the moment his gaze locked on. 137
• Maintaining his fifty-meter Complete Susanoo caused severe chakra depletion, bloody tears, and temporary visual impairment, demonstrating that his ordinary Mangekyō cannot safely sustain its full output for long. 242
• Zhengye is pursuing an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan through Orochimaru's experimental cell-fusion research, using compatible cells from Soji and Tekka. 251 265
• Orochimaru instructed him to use his ocular powers frequently so that resulting eye damage could encourage donor-cell integration. Later examinations confirmed peaceful coexistence but no fusion, leaving the evolution incomplete. 265 304
• Used genjutsu to make approaching Hidden Stone scouts ignore him and Pakura during covert reconnaissance. 231

Amenotokotachi

Zhengye's left-eye Mangekyō technique continuously increases gravity on a target after he locks onto them with his gaze. 6

• Crushed a fleeing Root captain into the ground, breaking his legs, ribs, and internal organs. 6
• Crushed the Preta Path after it emerged from the Animal Path's chameleon. 74
• Requires visual target acquisition before the gravity effect takes hold. 6
• Can be used in short, precisely timed bursts to alter an opponent's center of gravity, limb direction, or movement speed. 137
• In Amegakure, briefly doubled Pain's gravity during a high-speed sword exchange, forcing him off balance and allowing a blade to pass his defense. Releasing the effect immediately disrupted Pain's balance again before he could adjust. 318

Spirit Birth

Zhengye's right-eye ocular technique doubles ninjutsu or ocular techniques that he casts. 74

• Duplicated Lightning Spear to intercept two waves of Asura Path missiles. 74
• Can be applied in rapid combat sequences without interrupting his movement. 74

Susanoo

Zhengye can manifest a gray Susanoo for defense and combat. 74 110

• Revealed Susanoo during his early confrontation with Fugaku at the Uchiha shrine, where the combined displays of Zhengye, Inabi, Itachi, and Shisui forced Fugaku to abandon further resistance. 8
• Used Susanoo against the Six Paths of Pain. 74
• Its appearance was sufficient for Mei Terumī to identify him as Uchiha Zhengye. 113
• By using the Status Simulator to exchange almost all of his Strength and Agility for Constitution and Spirit, Zhengye manifested a fifty-meter Complete Susanoo in armored form. 240
• His Complete Susanoo shattered a four-thousand-man Hidden Stone encirclement, defeated Han after he transformed into Kokuō, and inflicted catastrophic losses on Hidden Stone in approximately three minutes. 240 241 247
• The Complete Susanoo can use a massive light sword, Yasaka Magatama projectiles, and large-scale lightning attacks. 241
• The scale of this Susanoo forced observers from Konoha, Hidden Cloud, Akatsuki, and other factions to reassess Zhengye as a military-level threat. 242 247 248
• Pain's Shinra Tensei cracked his skeletal Susanoo during the Amegakure battle, but Zhengye used the resulting force to retreat and counterattack. 318
• Manifested Complete Susanoo again in Amegakure after decapitating Pain, prompting Pakura to worry about the damage to his eyesight. 322

Plow

Zhengye possesses Plow, a system-derived space-time ninja tool initially limited to viewing past or future events.

• Plow—Experimental Version allowed Zhengye and nearby people to experience another point in time as observers without altering events. 2 6 132
• The Experimental Version gradually recharged through the passage of time and eventually returned to full charge. 122 132
• Zhengye used the Quality Ascension Stone awarded for preventing the Uchiha massacre to upgrade it into Plow—Official Version. 174 178
• The Official Version can travel through time and space after being anchored to a relevant item, though greater interference produces a stronger temporal-spatial corrective force. 178
• Zhengye used the Official Version to travel to Kushina's era, but the trip exhausted its available energy and left it requiring years to recharge. 183
• Plow's stated permissions and chakra-quality functions remain inaccessible unless its user becomes a Kekkei Mōra. 178
• His return from Kushina's era occurred six days after his departure in the present. Plow lacked sufficient energy to bring Kushina back with him, so he instead gave her a future date and password for contacting him. 183

Lightning and Fire Release

Zhengye specializes in Lightning Release while also cultivating Fire Release. 6

• Lightning Release: Lightning Walk — boosts his movement speed with lightning around his legs. 6 83
• Lightning Release: Lightning Spear — fires a concentrated lightning projectile capable of piercing opponents or detonating incoming missiles. 6 74
• Lightning Release: Lightning Flow — one of his established Lightning Release techniques. 24
• Lightning Release: Flight Device — channels chakra through a wearable apparatus to propel Zhengye through the air at high speed. 119
• Three Lightning Flashes — creates three high-speed figures that launch lightning attacks in coordinated sequence. 132
• Lightning Shadow Clone — a Lightning Release clone technique acquired through study in the Uchiha library. 175
• Thousand Illusions Lightning Body — stimulates his muscles with Lightning Release chakra for extreme-speed movement while combining clones, Lightning Shadow Clones, and genjutsu into multidirectional attacks. During its first demonstrated use, two of the five figures dispersed by Pain's Shinra Tensei were Lightning Shadow Clones. 319
• Chidori Stream Trial Scroll — temporarily surrounds him in lightning armor that damages and paralyzes targets in close contact while increasing his movement speed by 30% for five minutes. This is an item-granted effect rather than confirmed permanent mastery of Chidori Stream. 321
• Great Fireball Technique — used to burn Root corpses after battle. 6
• Uchiha Flame Formation — selected from the clan library as an advanced Fire Release technique for study. 56
• After his Spirit greatly increased, he absorbed a wide range of Lightning and Fire Release knowledge and also learned lower-level Water, Earth, and Wind Release techniques for practical use. 175
• Obtained Hidden Stone's Dust Release secret technique scroll, though he has not yet completed its dangerous three-nature training requirements. 262

Shadow Clone Technique

Zhengye studied the Shadow Clone Technique in the Uchiha library and created a clone to monitor Naruto. 24

• Uses clones as disposable tools for surveillance. 24
• His high Spirit attribute helps him sustain multiple clones for training or tasks. 24
• His clones can retrieve and use system reward items, including smoke bombs and Flying Thunder God Kunai. 24
• Used a Shadow Clone to maintain his duties and public presence during his extended absence in the Land of Wind; when it dispersed, he endured its accumulated exhaustion and memories. 243 250
• Left a Shadow Clone to handle Gaara's birthday celebration while he investigated Pakura's urgent request for assistance. 205

Crow Summoning

Zhengye possesses limited summoning ability and can summon at least a single crow for communication. 59

• Used a crow to receive Shisui's report regarding the Land of Earth mission and the growing Hidden Stone–Sunagakure conflict. 132
• Continued using crow summons to receive battlefield intelligence from Shisui during the Bright Gold conflict. 158
• Received Shisui's message regarding the pursuit of Han after his battle against Hidden Stone. 248

Physical Conditioning, Transformation, and Close Combat

Zhengye spent a year strengthening his physical foundation, emphasizing speed, control, and sustained combat capability. 132

• Sparred with Inabi, Soji, and Dongyou while demonstrating superior speed, control, and technique. 132
• Reached the physical enhancement threshold of Strength 10 after absorbing stored attribute rewards. 137
• Raised his Agility to 20, reaching its physical enhancement threshold and gaining extremely refined instinctive reactions. 185
• Operated under the identity of “Kaguya Gaito” through Transformation Technique during the Hidden Stone–Sunagakure conflict. 150
• Combined his enhanced Agility with Lightning Walk to move too quickly for Hidden Stone forces to effectively engage him. 150
• His perception and aerial maneuvering enabled him to evade concentrated barrages of Earth Release attacks while carrying Pakura in flight. 211
• After reaching all basic enhancement thresholds, Zhengye began seeking methods to surpass his body's physiological limits through Sharingan evolution and biotechnology. 243 265
• Requested double-edged short blades of varying lengths from Cat Village because the clan-issued longsword did not suit his high-speed fighting style. 83
• Continued technical swordsmanship training with Inabi after becoming clan head. 259
• While disguised as Kaito, cut Pain's remotely controlled corpse body in half during the Hidden Mist intervention. 293
• In Amegakure, combined lightning-enhanced speed, twin short swords, brief gravity changes, and illusion-based attacks to overwhelm Pain in close combat. 318 319
• At Spirit 30, detected and severed the tongue of Pain's invisible chameleon summon as it attacked from behind. 321
• Used Pain's body against the other Paths, then exploited the force of their attempted rescue to cut through his neck and decapitate him. 321

Aerial Combat

Zhengye uses his Flight Device to establish mobility and attack angles unavailable to ordinary shinobi.

• The device can reach approximately 100 kilometers per hour, consuming chakra while requiring a cooldown after prolonged flight. 119
• Its listed consumption is 2% chakra per minute, with ten minutes of cooling required after every thirty minutes of flight. 119
• Used the device to rapidly travel between countries and rescue Pakura from Sandworms in the Land of Wind. 122 208
• Conducted aerial raids with Pakura, combining his piloting and perception with her Scorch Release to devastate Hidden Stone positions. 209 211
• The device overheats when carrying both Zhengye and Pakura in extended combat, causing severe burns to Zhengye's back. 211
• Its strategic threat led Ōnoki to question whether Zhengye had acquired lost Sky Ninja technology. 214
• The Flight Device was sabotaged with hidden gold dust during Rasa's betrayal, forcing Zhengye and Pakura to escape Hidden Stone's trap on foot. 238
• Later traveled to Amegakure with Pakura using her newly mastered Flight Technique rather than relying on his device to carry them both. 313
• Sealed Yatagarasu during the Amegakure battle to remove Pain's aerial threat and preserve Pakura's control of the skies. 321

Status Simulator

Zhengye possesses a rare system item that can temporarily redistribute his attributes.

• The Status Simulator can adjust his own attribute allocation for three minutes, with a forty-eight-hour cooldown. 240
• Zhengye activated it while surrounded by Hidden Stone, reducing Strength and Agility to 1 while raising Constitution to 20 and Spirit to 46. 240
• The resulting surge in chakra and ocular power enabled his Complete Susanoo, though the technique's strain left him severely depleted and temporarily impaired his vision. 240 242
• Activated it again in Amegakure to produce another enormous armored Susanoo. The activation passage repeats the earlier allocation of Strength 1, Agility 1, Constitution 20, and Spirit 46; it does not establish a permanent change to his base attributes. 322

Strategy, Leadership, and Political Maneuvering

Zhengye combines future knowledge with force, intelligence gathering, and coalition-building.

• Used Shisui's stolen eye as evidence to expose Danzo and pressure the Lord Third. 6 12
• Led the Uchiha assault on Root and directed the clan's elite forces. 9
• Expanded the Police Force by bringing other major clans into its structure. 18 19
• Secured the authority to coordinate Konoha's internal village defense. 18 19
• Pursues commercial, technological, and military cooperation with other villages to reduce Uchiha dependence on Konoha. 45 90 118
• Uses remote-controlled flies for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering. 137
• Exploited Rasa's abandonment of his forces during the Bright Gold conflict to damage the Kazekage's reputation and create an opening for Pakura's political rise. 150
• Adapted his plans when Pakura's reinforcements failed to arrive, coordinating through Shisui to respond to Hidden Stone's concealed troop buildup. 158
• Provided Pakura with battlefield intelligence while disguised as Kaguya Gaito, helping her make an informed decision to enter the Bright Gold battle. 161
• Shared advanced clay-bomb tactics with Deidara, earning the latter's recognition and fostering a mentor-like relationship. 171
• Helped Pakura exploit aerial superiority against Hidden Stone after she became Fifth Kazekage, pairing his maneuvering with her Scorch Release. 209 211
• Allowed Hidden Stone to complete its encirclement after determining that escape alone would be possible, then used the gathered army as the target for his Complete Susanoo's decisive counterattack. 240 247
• Turned Han's later capture into a political weapon by ordering Shisui and Itachi to publicly attribute the capture to a mission from Konoha's Lord Third, compelling Hidden Stone to negotiate with Konoha. 249 251
• His military display forced Konoha to revoke Shisui and Itachi's bounties, remove surveillance around the Uchiha compound, grant the clan new patrol rights and jōnin positions, and prioritize it for high-level missions. 250
• As clan head, he delegates routine administration while retaining responsibility for broad strategic direction. 257
• Proposed mandatory Police Force rotation, increased outside missions, improved medicine and household appliances, reinvestment of business profits into cultivation resources, and regular individual and team combat tournaments. 257
• Authorized scientific Sharingan research despite conservative objections, declaring an ambition for every Uchiha to awaken Mangekyō Sharingan and eventually wield Susanoo. 257
• Selected solar-powered seawater desalination technology and considered combining it with desert-grass seeds to support settlement and transform barren terrain. 257
• Sent Shisui to deliver the Uchiha's investment to Pakura, explicitly expecting future returns. 259
• Declined Hidden Cloud's generous hiring proposal, which offered thirty million for his appearance alone, citing the Uchiha's strained relationship with Konoha and his stated intention to remain in the village. 270
• Explained that he originally sent Shisui and Itachi into Akatsuki to improve the Uchiha's position in Konoha and develop their skills. After becoming stronger, he sought to oversee Akatsuki's growth because a figure connected to the coming catastrophe was concealed within it. 293
• Described his support for Hidden Sand as an effort to preserve its position among the Five Great Shinobi Villages. 293
• Advised Hyuga Aoba that the Branch House's liberation required either eliminating the Main House or undoing the Caged Bird, and proposed Orochimaru's research as a route toward the latter. He also suggested using Hiashi's inconsistent handling of Hinata and Hanabi's succession to expose Main House hypocrisy. 295
• Received intelligence from Aoba's surveillance that the Danzo remaining in Konoha was an impostor, based on differences in chakra and mannerisms. 304
• Urged Pakura to publicly declare war on Amegakure after Akatsuki attacked Hidden Sand's desalination infrastructure, arguing that Sand needed to demonstrate its willingness to retaliate. 313
• Entrusted Itachi with a written script and special bandages before departing for Amegakure. The precise meaning of his accompanying “last time” remark was not explained at that point. 313
• Coordinated attacks on Amegakure's hot-water pipes with his own assault on Pain, forcing Nagato to divide his attention between combat and village infrastructure. 318
• After defeating Pain, shifted from military intimidation to dialogue, entering Amegakure with Konan and beginning a discussion with Nagato about the Ōtsutsuki Clan. 322 323

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Plow—Experimental Version — a space-time ninja tool used to show others a future timeline; it later recharged over time and was upgraded into Plow—Official Version. 2 6 122 178
• Plow—Official Version — a Legendary space-time tool that can travel through time and space when anchored to a relevant item, subject to temporal-spatial correction. 178
• Healing Scroll — restored Shisui's damaged left eye after it had been removed and was later used to save the critically injured Konan. 2 170
• Healing Talismans — used to treat injuries, including damage associated with Mangekyō Sharingan use. One talisman's durability fell to 9% after Zhengye's repeated ocular-power expenditure. 45 66 122
• Flying Thunder God Kunai (Imitation) — acquired through a lottery draw; his Shadow Clone can also use it from the shared reward space. 16 24
• Explosive Tags — used fifteen tags to destroy the Preta Path's corpse and prevent revival. 74
• Chakra Gum — can swallow a flying ninjutsu and allow Zhengye to cast it once within one minute without cost; used to reflect Shukaku's Drilling Air Bullet. 92
• White Snake Sage's Shed Skin — rare material offered to Orochimaru for Cursed Seal enhancement or antidote production. 105
• Lightning Release: Flight Device — a rare wearable tool that enables high-speed chakra-powered flight. It requires time to cool down after overheating. 119 124
• Excellent Remote-Controlled Flies — small reconnaissance devices acquired from the prize pool and used for covert battlefield intelligence gathering. 137 150
• Byakugan Fake Glasses — temporary perception-enhancement glasses used alongside the Flight Device while rescuing Pakura. 185 208
• Status Simulator — a rare system item capable of simulating attributes, which Zhengye believes may allow him to test or bypass physical limits. 161
• Shikotsumyaku Simulated Injector — an item obtained to help reinforce his Kaguya Gaito identity and sustain high-intensity combat under that disguise. 185
• C2 Clay Dragon — a giant explosive-clay dragon used while disguised as Xuanping to overwhelm Baki and demonstrate advanced clay-bomb tactics to Deidara. 170
• Dust Release Secret Scroll — Hidden Stone's single-user secret technique scroll, transferred to Zhengye through the agreement for Han's return. 262
• Chakra Metal Dagger — a sharp, permanent weapon with 50% increased chakra-conduction efficiency. 86
• Swimming Powder — allows movement through earth or walls at ten meters per second for five minutes per use; each packet contains three uses. Zhengye used it to tunnel through Shukaku's sand body. 92
• Ocular Power Enhancement Drug — obtained through a rare-item draw; Zhengye initially chose to save it, judging that it would be more valuable after reaching Eternal Mangekyō. 54
• Sharingan Evolution Drug · Imitation — another rare reward obtained alongside the ocular enhancement drug. 54
• Kekkei Genkai Simulation Scroll — enables temporary use of another bloodline ability and expands his options for disguised operations. 185
• Time-Stop Stopwatch — a rare item that stops time for three seconds, usable once per day. 242
• Traditional Clan-Head Fan — a carefully made replica presented by Fugaku during the succession ceremony as a symbol of Uchiha leadership and inheritance. 255
• Faction Development Expansion Pack — a source of development technologies from which he selected a solar-powered seawater desalination system. 257
• Twin Short Swords — weapons used in his high-speed close-range attacks against Pain. 318 321
• Special Bandages — entrusted to Itachi with a written script before the Amegakure operation, to be used if necessary. 313
• Large Folding Umbrella — given to Pakura when heavy rain weakened her Scorch Release and he chose to continue fighting alone. 320
• Sealing Scroll: Forbidden Seal Technique — a single-use scroll that seals one A-rank ninjutsu or large summoned beast. Used to seal Yatagarasu, preventing the Animal Path from immediately summoning it again. 321
• Lightning Release: Chidori Stream Trial Scroll — grants five minutes of damaging, paralyzing lightning armor and a 30% movement-speed increase. 321
• Soldier Pill: Healing — a single-use stamina-restoring pill; Zhengye consumed two during the Amegakure battle. 321
• Combat Potion — helped him remain standing through Pain's Shinra Tensei during the close-range battle. 321

Relationships

• Uchiha Shisui — Zhengye saved him from suicide, restored his eye, and became his leader and political mentor. Shisui later reports directly to Zhengye and follows his wider plans. He also serves as an emissary for the clan's investment in Hidden Sand; Zhengye subsequently arranges his departure from Akatsuki and return to the clan. 1 2 86 259 293
• Uchiha Inabi — Early ally and recruited subordinate; supports Zhengye's leadership, receives tactical intelligence from him, and spars with him to improve their Mangekyō abilities. Their training continues after Zhengye's succession, including technical swordsmanship practice. 1 5 72 83 259
• Uchiha Tekka — Helped rescue Shisui and joined Zhengye's faction after witnessing the future massacre. His cells were later found compatible with Zhengye's eyes and used in Orochimaru's experimental Eternal Mangekyō research. Follow-up examinations showed that the donor cells had not yet fused with Zhengye's own. 1 5 265 304
• Uchiha Itachi — Respects Zhengye as a senior and follows his guidance on the clan, Sasuke, and the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. He later joins Shisui in capturing Han and acts as one of Zhengye's principal representatives. Zhengye encourages his personal relationship with Izumi, arranges his return from Akatsuki, and entrusts him with a scripted assignment and special bandages before the Amegakure operation. 5 31 34 249 254 259 293 313
• Uchiha Fugaku — Initially opposed Zhengye, but appointed him Fourth Elder, later trusted his political vision, and ceded substantial authority to him. He ultimately transferred the Uchiha clan-head position to Zhengye. Fugaku continues managing routine clan and Police Force affairs, becomes a confidant for Zhengye's wider plans, and urges him to consider marriage and children for the preservation of the bloodline. 9 14 19 255 257 293
• Naruto Uzumaki — Zhengye protects Naruto from bullies, gives him food, sends a clone to watch him, and attempts to foster cooperation between Naruto and Kurama. 22 24 25 29
• Gaara — Zhengye rescues Gaara from Sunagakure and brings him into the Uchiha compound; Gaara addresses him as “Brother Zhengye.” He promises Gaara a permanent home and insists that Orochimaru's treatment must not harm the boy's mind. 87 99 105
• Orochimaru — Zhengye recognizes Orochimaru's intellect and seeks cooperation rather than containment, hoping to use his research and ambitions against Akatsuki. He later entrusts Orochimaru with experimental research intended to evolve his Mangekyō Sharingan. Their partnership develops into explicit mutual respect, with Zhengye accepting risky ocular treatment and seeking further examinations and Caged Bird research. 77 99 105 251 265 295 304
• Obito Uchiha — Enemy responsible for major threats against the Uchiha; Zhengye counters his Kamui, exposes his role in controlling Karatachi Yagura, and vows to identify him. Zhengye later reveals Obito's history and the Eye of the Moon Plan to Kushina. His subsequent attack on Amegakure again draws Obito's attention and forces him to reassess Zhengye's close-combat strength. 77 116 117 183 320
• Mei Terumī — Political collaborator in the Land of Water; Zhengye persuades her to help expose Karatachi Yagura's control. 113
• Karatachi Yagura — Zhengye frees him from Obito's genjutsu and receives Kirigakure's promise of future assistance to the Uchiha. After Zhengye's Land of Wind victories, Yagura orders a congratulatory gift and favors maintaining friendly relations. 117 118 262
• Pakura — Zhengye saves her from a fatal Hidden Mist ambush, earns her trust through unusual candor, and maintains a developing political partnership with her. After she becomes Fifth Kazekage, he personally assists her campaign against Hidden Stone through aerial raids and battlefield planning, while warning that their alliance may not be permanent. During Rasa's later betrayal, Zhengye refuses to abandon her despite a massive encirclement and uses his Complete Susanoo to save them both, deepening her emotional attachment and trust. Their cooperation later includes desalination development and a joint strike on Amegakure; Zhengye protects her aerial position by sealing Yatagarasu. Pakura's affection and desire for his admiration remain evident, but Zhengye has not explicitly confirmed a romantic relationship. 110 111 118 122 185 209 213 238 240 242 257 312 313 321
• Haku — Acquired from Zabuza's bargain, recruited into Zhengye's faction, and treated as one of the gifted children under his protection. 112 119 122
• Kimimaro — Rescued from the Land of Water, recruited under Zhengye's command, and recognized as a highly promising Kaguya talent. 119 122
• Karin — Rescued from Kusagakure after chakra exploitation left her severely weakened; Zhengye later enrolls her in Konoha Ninja Academy with the other children. Her ability to distinguish Zhengye's chakra from a Shadow Clone impresses him, and she regards him as a parental figure. After his unexplained temporal absence, he comforts her and promises not to disappear without warning again. 124 130 183 250 254
• Kurita Anko — Zhengye breaks Orochimaru's memory seal, offers her a place to stay, and later brings her to live under Uchiha protection. He subsequently brings an unconscious Kisame back to seek Orochimaru's help, provoking Anko's concern for him. 100 111 122 292
• Momochi Zabuza — Zhengye coerces him into cooperating against Yagura by accepting Haku as the price of assistance; Zabuza ultimately works toward Hidden Mist's recovery. 112 118
• Deidara — Zhengye shares advanced clay-explosive tactics with him and gifts him a clay dragon, earning Deidara's respect and a mentor-or-brother-like recognition. He later defeats Deidara through deception, spares him as a potential future asset, and coerces him into reporting Han's capture to Hidden Stone. Deidara's later operations with Sasori against Hidden Sand's infrastructure become part of the circumstances prompting Zhengye's retaliation against Akatsuki. 170 171 249 313
• Konan — Zhengye saves her life with a Healing Scroll after she is severely injured in battle, while also using the incident to strengthen his connection with Deidara. After the later Amegakure battle, she carries Pain's severed head and guides Zhengye into the village when he reveals that the fight served another purpose. 170 322
• Uzumaki Kushina — An old acquaintance who returns to the Uchiha compound disguised as “Liu” after spending seven years away. Zhengye recognizes her despite her altered appearance and takes interest in her improved sealing ability. He previously used Plow to warn her about Obito, the Eye of the Moon Plan, and Zetsu. 183 185
• Rasa — Initially a political counterpart in Zhengye's dealings with Sunagakure, Rasa's abandonment of his own forces helped Zhengye elevate Pakura. He later betrayed Zhengye and Pakura by leading them into Hidden Stone's encirclement, lost his remaining political standing after the plan failed, and joined Akatsuki as a missing-nin. 90 150 238 243
• Han — Zhengye defeated Han's Kokuō transformation during the Complete Susanoo battle, then joined Shisui and Itachi in pursuing him. While Shisui and Itachi captured Han through coordinated Mangekyō genjutsu, Zhengye turned the capture into leverage against Hidden Stone. 241 248 249
• Uchiha Soji — A younger Uchiha aligned with Zhengye's leadership whose cells were found compatible with Zhengye's Mangekyō Sharingan and used in Orochimaru's experimental eye-evolution procedure. Follow-up tests showed coexistence rather than fusion. 255 265 304
• Hyuga Aoba — A Hyuga who accompanied Zhengye on his first official patrol and later sought his guidance on freeing the Branch House. Zhengye proposed Caged Bird research through Orochimaru and political pressure over Main House succession inconsistencies. Aoba's people subsequently supplied intelligence concerning an impostor posing as Danzo in Konoha. 27 295 304
• Nagato / Pain — An Akatsuki opponent whose remotely controlled Paths Zhengye counters through foreknowledge, speed, ocular techniques, and system items. Zhengye cuts Pain's body in half while disguised as Kaito, later exposes Nagato's identity and decapitates Deva Path Pain in Amegakure, then meets Nagato to discuss the Ōtsutsuki Clan. Their confrontation transitions into dialogue, but a formal alliance is not established in the available account. 74 293 318 321 322 323
• Kisame Hoshigaki — Zhengye brings him back unconscious after the Hidden Mist events and tells Anko that he hopes Orochimaru can help him. 292
• Chiyo — A Hidden Sand elder who thanks Zhengye for his aid and later cautions against the dangers of his proposed Amegakure strike. Zhengye characterizes his assistance as an investment, while Chiyo regards anyone helping Sand during a crisis as its friend. 227 313
• Kabuto Yakushi — Oversees the collection of Uchiha ocular samples for the scientific partnership between Zhengye and Orochimaru. 257 259

Story Role / Major Arcs

1. Preventing the Uchiha massacre — Zhengye saves Shisui, exposes the future extermination, and recruits Shisui, Itachi, Inabi, and Tekka to alter the clan's fate. 1 5

2. Root assault and Danzo's exposure — He leads the Uchiha against Root, uses Shisui's stolen eye as the basis for their case, and orders the removal of the Sharingan implanted in Danzo's body. 6 9 12

3. Uchiha political resurgence — Zhengye restructures the Police Force, forms alliances with other Konoha clans, and obtains authority to coordinate internal village defense. 14 18 19

4. Protection of Naruto and conflict with Konoha's authority — He punishes Naruto's abusers, monitors Naruto through a shadow clone, enters Naruto's inner world, and pressures Kurama to acknowledge a shared enemy. 22 24 25 29

5. Commercial and external expansion — Zhengye pushes energy infrastructure, metallurgy, and trade as tools for Uchiha independence while establishing ties with Hidden Cloud and Hidden Sand. 45 83 90

6. Battles against Akatsuki — Forewarned of Pain's attack, Zhengye fights the Six Paths of Pain with Mangekyō techniques, Susanoo, Lightning Release, and battlefield preparation. 72 74

7. Rescuing Gaara and stabilizing Sunagakure ties — He travels to the Land of Wind, saves Gaara from his circumstances, suppresses Shukaku's rampage, and brings Gaara to the Uchiha compound. 87 92 99

8. Land of Water intervention — Zhengye manipulates Zabuza and Mei Terumī into opposing Yagura's regime, defeats Obito's interference, breaks Yagura's genjutsu control, and secures Kirigakure cooperation. He subsequently authorizes a one-billion bounty against Obito under the designation “Tiger-Masked Man.” 112 113 117 118 120

9. Rescue and protection of displaced talents — Zhengye saves Pakura, intervenes in the Kaguya Clan's extermination, recruits Haku and Kimimaro, resettles Kaguya civilians within Uchiha territory, and later rescues Karin from Kusagakure. 110 112 119 122 124

10. Building a protected next generation — He creates a shared household for the children under his care and brings Naruto, Gaara, Haku, Kimimaro, and Karin into Konoha Ninja Academy. 130 131

11. Bright Gold conflict intervention — During the Hidden Stone–Sunagakure struggle over the Bright Gold mine, Zhengye operates in disguise as Kaguya Gaito, undermines Rasa after the Kazekage abandons his forces, and creates political opportunities for Pakura. 136 150

12. Deidara's recognition — Zhengye imparts advanced clay-bomb tactics to Deidara and earns the young explosive specialist's respect through practical mentorship. 171

13. Perfect prevention of the Uchiha massacre — Once the original massacre date passes with the Uchiha intact, the system confirms that Zhengye has perfectly rewritten the historical event and awards him the means to upgrade Plow. 174

14. Plow's temporal upgrade — Zhengye upgrades Plow into its Official Version and begins preparing to use genuine time travel while accounting for temporal-spatial corrective forces. 177 178

15. Support for the Fifth Kazekage — After Pakura succeeds Rasa as Fifth Kazekage, Zhengye responds to her crisis in the Land of Wind, rescues her from Sandworms, and partners with her in an aerial offensive against Hidden Stone. 185 208 209 211

16. Aerial campaign against Hidden Stone — Zhengye's Flight Device and Pakura's Scorch Release allow them to raid Hidden Stone camps from the air, inflict substantial casualties, and force Hidden Stone to adapt its military strategy. 211 214 217

17. Rasa's betrayal and the Red Hemp Forest encirclement — Rasa sabotages Zhengye's Flight Device and abandons Zhengye and Pakura within a Hidden Stone trap. Zhengye refuses to leave Pakura behind and attempts to break through the encirclement with her. 238

18. Complete Susanoo massacre — Zhengye uses the Status Simulator to redistribute his attributes and manifests a fifty-meter Complete Susanoo. He breaks Hidden Stone's encirclement, defeats Han's Kokuō transformation, and devastates roughly a thousand Hidden Stone shinobi within minutes. 240 241 247

19. War aftermath and Pakura's consolidation — After suffering severe ocular strain, Zhengye urges Pakura to capitalize on Hidden Stone's collapse. Pakura denounces Rasa as a traitor, while Rasa becomes a missing-nin and enters Akatsuki. 242 243

20. Capture of the Five-Tails — Zhengye joins Shisui and Itachi in intercepting Deidara and Han. He manipulates Deidara into spreading a false account that Konoha commissioned Han's capture, while Shisui and Itachi subdue Han through coordinated Mangekyō genjutsu. 248 249

21. Konoha's accommodation of Uchiha power — Zhengye's battlefield display and Han's capture compel Konoha to revoke Shisui and Itachi's bounties, remove surveillance of the Uchiha, expand their patrol rights, and grant them greater access to high-level missions. 250

22. Succession as Uchiha clan head — Following Fugaku's decision to step down, Zhengye accepts leadership of the Uchiha Clan in a public ceremony attended by Konoha's major clans and its senior leadership. 251 254 255

23. Pursuit of Sharingan evolution — Having reached the limits of his base attributes and suffered the consequences of Complete Susanoo, Zhengye shares information about the Eternal Mangekyō and Rinnegan with Orochimaru and begins experimental compatible-cell treatment to pursue the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. Later examinations show that the injected cells coexist with his own but have not yet fused. 251 265 304

24. Dust Release preparation — Zhengye receives Hidden Stone's restricted Dust Release secret scroll as ransom compensation for Han and studies it alongside the Yuki and Kaguya clans' inherited techniques. 262

25. Scientific reform and developmental investment — Zhengye establishes training, welfare, and economic reforms, approves clan-wide ocular sampling, and selects solar-powered desalination technology. He sends Shisui to deliver the Uchiha's investment to Pakura. 257 259

26. Renewed Hidden Mist intervention and Kaito's revelation — While disguised as Kaito, Zhengye helps defeat an Akatsuki–Hidden Cloud plan against Hidden Mist and cuts Pain's puppet body in half. He later reveals the disguise to Fugaku and explains his plans to bring Shisui and Itachi back from Akatsuki. 293

27. Hyuga Branch House guidance — Zhengye advises Aoba on challenging Main House authority and pursuing the removal of the Caged Bird through Orochimaru's research. Aoba's surveillance later uncovers an apparent Danzo impostor in Konoha. 295 304

28. Retaliation for the desalination attacks — After Akatsuki's attacks disrupt Hidden Sand's planned desalination network, Zhengye proposes a public declaration of war on Amegakure. He leaves Itachi instructions and protective bandages, then departs with Pakura using her Flight Technique. 313

29. Assault on Amegakure — Zhengye engages Pain while Pakura destroys the village's hot-water pipes. He exploits Pain's divided attention, exposes Nagato's identity, and unveils Thousand Illusions Lightning Body. When rain limits Pakura's effectiveness, he chooses to continue alone. 318 319 320

30. Pain's decapitation and renewed Susanoo intimidation — Zhengye seals Yatagarasu to secure Pakura's aerial position, uses a Chidori Stream Trial Scroll and other items to dominate close combat, and decapitates Deva Path Pain. He then activates Complete Susanoo again before revealing that the battle was only a means toward another objective. 321 322

31. Meeting with Nagato — Konan leads Zhengye into Amegakure, where he begins explaining the cosmic origins and activities of the Ōtsutsuki Clan to Nagato. 322 323

Notable Quotes

“Fugaku will lead the Uchiha to their graves.” 1

“As Uchiha, what we need to learn is neither arguing nor explaining ourselves, but attacking!” 54

“The Uchiha are the Uchiha, and Konoha is Konoha.” 83

“You really think you've got me trapped!?” 240

“As the Uchiha clan head, being strong is enough.” 257

“Relax. I won't abandon you.” 240

“In the Shinobi World, feelings are a luxury. When you cannot control your own fate, don't demand them.” 242

“Defeating Pain was only a means, not the goal.” 322

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