Chapter Summaries

Xuanyu's Shadow Clone rescued injured Uchiha clansmen during Itachi's assault while Sasuke struggled to believe his brother was responsible. The chapter ended with Sasuke reaching Itachi's Susanoo and calling out to him.

• Sasuke arrived at the devastated Uchiha Clan grounds with Xuan Yu's Shadow Clone and found Uchiha Qing staggering out of the Military Police Force building.
• Uchiha Qing knocked Sasuke away, accused Itachi of slaughtering the Military Police Force, and told Sasuke that Itachi was fighting with Susanoo nearby.
• Sasuke rejected Qing's accusation and ran toward Itachi, while Qing collapsed after coughing up blood.
• Xuan Yu's Shadow Clone caught Qing, treated his injuries, and then found five barely living clansmen inside the Military Police Force building and stabilized them.
• Xuanyu urged the injured clansmen to fight to stay alive, then headed toward the Susanoo as Sasuke reached Itachi and called him brother.

Sasuke confronted Itachi about the Uchiha Clan massacre, and Itachi admitted to killing them before trapping Sasuke in Tsukuyomi. Xuanyu and Itachi escalated their battle until Itachi’s armored Susanoo overpowered Xuanyu, but Little Xing Xing stepped between them and pleaded for Itachi to spare him.

• Sasuke asked Itachi whether he had killed their clan, and Itachi admitted that he had.
• Itachi trapped Sasuke in Tsukuyomi and told him he would watch the remaining clansmen die.
• Xuanyu taunted Itachi by threatening Sasuke, prompting Itachi to resume their fight in earnest.
• Xuanyu and Itachi clashed as Xuanyu grew stronger, but Itachi unleashed his armored Susanoo and sent Xuanyu flying.
• Itachi approached Xuanyu for a finishing blow, but Little Xing Xing stood in front of Xuanyu and begged Itachi not to kill him.

Xuan Yu used the Flying Thunder God Technique to save Little Xing Xing from Uchiha Itachi’s Susanoo, then revealed Masked Obito’s identity and warned him not to interfere. As the fight continued, Uchiha Xia and Uchiha Fuling prepared to finish off the remaining Root ninja and support Xuan Yu.

• Xuan Yu teleported himself and Little Xing Xing behind Susanoo with the Flying Thunder God Technique, escaping Uchiha Itachi’s palm strike.
• Masked Obito recognized the space-time technique and asked Xuan Yu’s Shadow Clone what his true body had used.
• Xuan Yu’s Shadow Clone named the Flying Thunder God Technique and revealed that he knew Masked Obito was Obito.
• Obito considered attacking Xuan Yu, but Xuan Yu warned that he knew Obito’s abilities and would keep his identity secret if Obito stopped causing trouble.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen watched the battle through a Crystal Ball, mistook Xuan Yu’s technique for a Body Flicker, and considered intervening.
• Uchiha Xia and Uchiha Fuling saw that Xuan Yu might be in danger and moved to finish off the remaining Root ninja before supporting him.

Xuan Yu fought Itachi with his newly opened Gates and resisted Itachi’s Tsukuyomi, but the illusion stripped away his eye-covering Black Flames and exposed his Double Pupils. Itachi recognized him as Uchiha Xuan Yu, the six-year-old Uchiha trying to stop the Clan Massacre, while their fight continued.

• Xuan Yu sent Little Xing Xing to rest by his clone, then opened two more Gates and struck Susanoo hard enough to crack its palm and abdomen armor.
• Xuan Yu continued attacking Susanoo, forcing Itachi to repair its damaged armor with his dwindling Doujutsu Power.
• Itachi used Tsukuyomi, but Xuan Yu resisted with his Sharingan and spiritual power as the Black Flames covering his eyes faded.
• Itachi saw Xuan Yu’s Double Pupils and recognized him as Uchiha Xuan Yu, concluding that he had been fighting to save the Uchiha Clan.
• Xuan Yu broke free of the illusion, looked at Itachi, and let Black Flames burn from his eyes again.

Uchiha Xuan Yu stopped Itachi from killing more Uchiha and threatened him with Sasuke, while Itachi threatened Xuan Yu’s father in return. As they faced off, Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to intervene personally and headed out to end the battle.

• Itachi recognized Xuan Yu and realized the short Black Robe Assassin was a child, but Xuan Yu warned him not to expose his identity or Sasuke would die.
• Xuan Yu rejected Itachi’s claim that the Uchiha Clan could not be saved and warned that he would target the Sarutobi and Shimura clans if they attacked the Uchiha again.
• Xuan Yu threatened Sasuke to stop Itachi from killing more Uchiha, and Itachi countered by threatening Uchiha Hanjō and the Uchiha Merchant Guild.
• Masked Obito noticed that Itachi had recognized the assassin, while Xuan Yu’s Shadow Clone teased him without revealing Xuan Yu’s age.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen watched through the crystal ball, guessed that the assassin was an Uchiha, and decided to take the field himself.

Uchiha Xia’s forces defeated the Root attackers, leaving Itachi surrounded and out of options as Xuan Yu demanded that he take his own life. Itachi tried to escape, but Xuan Yu blocked him while Danzo and Hiruzen waited outside the clan grounds for news.

• Uchiha Xia told his clansmen not to pursue the three escaped assassins and sent Uchiha Fuling to recover the fallen Uchiha’s eyes before confronting Itachi.
• Uchiha Xia announced that the Root ninja had been wiped out, and Itachi realized his mission had failed and he had lost his chance to destroy the clan.
• Xuan Yu told Itachi to take his own life, but Itachi refused because he feared for Sasuke and tried to flee.
• Uchiha Izumi blocked Itachi and demanded that he take his own life, but Itachi swept her aside with Susanoo’s palm.
• Xuan Yu used Shunshin to block Itachi’s escape, while Danzo, Sarutobi Asuma, and Sarutobi Hiruzen waited outside the Uchiha Clan Grounds.

Sarutobi Hiruzen confronted Shimura Danzō as Root’s assault on the Uchiha Clan failed, with the Uchiha holding their ground against Itachi. Masked Obito intervened to take Itachi away, escaping with him while Xuanyu was delayed.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen told Shimura Danzō that Itachi had been losing to the Black-Clothed Assassin and warned that the operation could fail.
• Three wounded Root ninja reported that the Uchiha had killed 01, 02, and dozens of Root elites, prompting Danzo to lash out at them.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō decided to enter the Uchiha compound, while Danzo ordered Root ninja to retrieve the eyes of fallen Uchiha.
• Uchiha Xuan Yu and the Uchiha ninja kept Itachi from advancing until Masked Obito appeared between them and announced he would take Itachi to their organization.
• Masked Obito used Wood Release: Hell Chaos to hinder Xuanyu, then grabbed Itachi and sank into the ground with him.

Xuanyu stopped Uchiha Itachi and Masked Obito from escaping, but they sank underground and fled. After Sarutobi Hiruzen condemned Itachi and ordered a Wanted Order, Xuanyu tried to leave, and Hiruzen attacked him with a shuriken.

• Xuanyu tried to trap Uchiha Itachi and Masked Obito with Earth Dragons, but their abilities let them escape underground.
• Uchiha Itachi asked Xuanyu to spare his younger brother, and Xuanyu promised not to harm him unless he wronged the Uchiha Clan.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived and publicly accused Itachi of killing his clansmen; Itachi accepted the blame before fleeing with Masked Obito.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Shimura Danzō to issue a Wanted Order for Itachi, while Uchiha Fuling's group wiped out Root ninja at the Merchant Guild headquarters.
• Xuanyu turned to leave, but Sarutobi Hiruzen threw a shuriken at him and declared that he would not let him go.

Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Uchiha Xuan Yu over his killing of Sarutobi and Shimura Clan members, but Xuan Yu overwhelmed him and Danzō in battle. After Hiruzen summoned an ape, Xuan Yu decided it was time to leave.

• Uchiha Xuan Yu admitted to killing members of the Sarutobi and Shimura Clans, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi to attack him.
• Uchiha Xia offered to stand with Xuan Yu, but Xuan Yu told him not to interfere and challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Xuan Yu matched Hiruzen Sarutobi’s ninjutsu and then struck him with a punch, revealing that the body he hit was a clone.
• Xuan Yu fought Hiruzen Sarutobi while his Shadow Clone blocked Danzō Shimura, and both opponents were driven back.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned an ape, and Xuan Yu said he was leaving.

Xuan Yu tested Hiruzen Sarutobi and Enma, then retreated after warning Hiruzen to stop targeting the Uchiha. As Hiruzen found Enma badly injured, Xuan Yu’s clone attacked Danzo.

• Xuan Yu used Shinra Tensei to repel Enma’s punch and send him flying.
• Hiruzen ordered Enma to transform into the Extending Staff and attack Xuan Yu, who stopped the thrust with a punch.
• Xuan Yu warned Hiruzen that he would visit the Sarutobi and Shimura clans if they continued targeting the Uchiha, then escaped after striking the staff.
• Enma reverted to his original form and told Hiruzen that Xuan Yu’s taijutsu had injured him in two attacks.
• Xuan Yu’s clone tore off one of Danzo’s arms and left a kunai lodged in his chest.

After the attack on the Uchiha, Xuan Yu’s Shadow Clone held off Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō long enough for the original body to escape. When Sasuke learned that his parents had died, he confronted their bodies and swore revenge on Uchiha Itachi, awakening a tomoe in his Sharingan.

• Xuan Yu’s Shadow Clone stalled Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō, then dispersed after the original body had escaped.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen announced a bounty on Uchiha Itachi and left the Uchiha Clan Grounds with Shimura Danzō.
• Uchiha Fuling reported that 134 Uchiha had died, 27 were seriously injured, and Uchiha Fugaku and his wife had been killed.
• Sasuke ran home and found Fugaku and his wife dead, with their Sharingan taken.
• Xuan Yu suggested that Uchiha Itachi had made Fugaku and his wife accept death, and Sasuke swore to kill Itachi as a tomoe appeared in his eyes.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō abandoned their attempt to wipe out the Uchiha after the clan resisted, while Danzō discovered that many of his Root ninja had been lost. Outside Konoha, Masked Obito escaped with Uchiha Itachi and asked whether Itachi had recognized the black-robed assassin.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō left the Uchiha Clan Grounds, acknowledging that the clan suspected their involvement and would become a true enemy.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen called off the mission, and Sarutobi Asuma followed him back toward the Hokage Office.
• Shimura Danzō learned that the Root ninja who had entered the grounds had not returned and withdrew with his remaining men.
• Masked Obito and Uchiha Itachi emerged from underground outside Konoha, and Itachi said his overused Mangekyo Sharingan would need days to recover.
• Masked Obito asked Uchiha Itachi whether he had recognized the black-robed assassin.

After the Uchiha Clan Massacre failed, Uchiha Itachi stayed in Konoha to meet Sarutobi Hiruzen, while Uchiha Xuan Yu and the clan tended to the wounded. Three days later, Itachi appeared on the Hokage Office rooftop, where Hiruzen met him.

• Uchiha Itachi kept Uchiha Xuan Yu’s identity secret from Masked Obito, who gave him a ring and left him in Konoha.
• Uchiha Xuan Yu told Uchiha Hanjō that the attack was over and warned that the Uchiha Clan’s relationship with Sarutobi Hiruzen’s clan remained strained.
• Uchiha Hanjō sent help to treat the injured, while Owuya Bai brought medical staff to the hospital.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen told the clan heads that Uchiha Itachi and outsiders had attacked the Uchiha Clan, then declared Itachi Konoha’s most wanted criminal.
• Three days later, Uchiha Itachi appeared as a crow on the Hokage Office rooftop, and Sarutobi Hiruzen came out to face him.

Uchiha Itachi met Sarutobi Hiruzen after failing to destroy the Uchiha Clan and refused to reveal the identity of the assassin who stopped him. He left Konoha after warning Hiruzen to protect Sasuke and threatening Danzo, while Uchiha Xuan Yu watched from the Clan Grounds.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen confronted Uchiha Itachi over the failed Clan Massacre and asked whether he had recognized the Black-Clothed Assassin.
• Uchiha Itachi refused to identify the assassin, warning that targeting the Uchiha Clan could bring trouble to Konoha.
• Uchiha Itachi told Sarutobi Hiruzen that he had infiltrated Akatsuki and asked him to protect Sasuke.
• Uchiha Itachi warned Sarutobi Hiruzen to tell Danzo not to target Sasuke, then vanished in a cloud of crows.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Uchiha Itachi leave with growing resentment as Uchiha Xuan Yu observed them through his Double Pupils.

Uchiha Itachi visited Sasuke in the clan grounds, admitted that he had killed their parents and clansmen, and left after urging Sasuke to grow stronger. Xuanyu watched Itachi depart from the village and sent a Shadow Clone after him.

• Uchiha Itachi entered the clan grounds and found Sasuke grieving alone in the courtyard.
• Sasuke asked whether Itachi had killed their parents and clansmen, and Itachi admitted that he had.
• Sasuke attacked Itachi with a kunai and vowed to avenge his family, but Itachi easily disarmed him.
• Itachi told Sasuke to work hard and grow stronger, then used Tsukuyomi before escaping as crows when the patrol arrived.
• The patrol found Sasuke dazed and left after comforting him, while Xuanyu saw Itachi leaving the village and sent a Shadow Clone after him.

Xuanyu confronted Itachi outside Konoha, warned him not to target Uchiha clan members, and told him to avoid the future Akatsuki Organization. After Xuanyu’s Shadow Clone disappeared, news spread that the Uchiha Clan would hold a meeting.

• Itachi sensed someone following him outside Konoha and stopped in the forest to confront them.
• Xuanyu’s Shadow Clone appeared, and Itachi asked how Xuanyu had discovered his return to the village.
• Xuanyu warned Itachi not to target Uchiha clan members and said he would eventually die if he tried.
• Xuanyu told Itachi that Akatsuki members would soon travel the Shinobi World and that he should avoid them, hinting he would meet someone unexpected.
• Xuanyu’s Shadow Clone dispersed, and the next morning news spread that the Uchiha Clan would convene a meeting.

The Uchiha gathered to choose a new Clan Head after Fugaku and Itachi were blamed for the clan’s devastation. Xuan Yu had Sasuke brought to the meeting so he would witness the clansmen’s anger and come to hate Itachi and the village.

• Uchiha clansmen assembled at the Military Police Headquarters to discuss choosing a new Clan Head and the clan’s future.
• Senju Hashirama told Sasuke that Xuan Yu required him to attend, and Sasuke followed him to the meeting.
• Civilians cursed Fugaku and Itachi, praised Hanjō, and some threw objects at Sasuke until Hashirama shielded him.
• Uchiha Izumi hesitated to defend Sasuke, while the more informed Chunin and Jonin treated him with greater calm.
• Xuan Yu watched the crowd and planned for Sasuke to see the damage Itachi had caused and turn against his brother and the village.

Uchiha Xia announced Uchiha Hanjō’s nomination as Clan Head, and the clan members supported him. As Hanjō revealed the casualties from the recent turmoil, Sasuke quietly confronted the scale of the bloodshed caused by Itachi.

• Uchiha Xia called the clan meeting to order while Sasuke sat at the front with Senju Hashirama, and Xuan Yu told Sasuke to listen before they spoke afterward.
• Uchiha Xia nominated Uchiha Hanjō as Clan Head, citing his leadership during the invasion and his contributions to the clan.
• The clan members enthusiastically supported Hanjō, and Uchiha Qing accepted that he could lead the Uchiha Clan forward.
• Uchiha Hanjō took the stage as Clan Head and promised to lead the clan to its peak.
• Hanjō reported that 147 clansmen had died, 23 were severely wounded, and 21 households had been wiped out, prompting Sasuke to reflect on the deaths caused by Itachi.

Uchiha Hanjō became Clan Head and announced an Uchiha-only ninja training school to strengthen the clan. Xuan Yu pushed Sasuke to face the clan massacre and commit himself to revenge and training, while Sarutobi Hiruzen watched them through a Crystal Ball.

• Uchiha Hanjō led the clan in mourning the dead and announced a training school for Uchiha members under twenty.
• Uchiha Hanjō persuaded hesitant civilians to support training their children, and said the clan would reopen in three days.
• Xuan Yu described the massacre’s horrors to Sasuke and asked whether he wanted revenge for the fallen clansmen.
• Sasuke declared that he would avenge the Uchiha and train to surpass Itachi, whom he believed had no justification for the massacre.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen observed Xuan Yu guiding Sasuke through a Crystal Ball and smiled.

Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that Uchiha Hanjō planned to train the clan’s young people in ninjutsu and reacted with suspicion. After the Uchiha Clan reopened, Xuanyu returned to school and then went to Uchiha Hospital, where he met Shisui.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen heard that Uchiha Hanjō had become Clan Head and planned to open a Ninja Academy to prepare the Uchiha against another Clan Massacre.
• Uchiha Hanjō merged the Police Force and ordered it to operate from the Merchant Guild, leaving the old headquarters for holding criminals.
• Xuanyu and Second Pillar returned to school after the Uchiha Clan reopened, where Hinata, Shikamaru, Naruto, and Sakura greeted them.
• Xuanyu went to Uchiha Hospital after school, and Uchiha Shisui sensed his arrival and spoke to him from the basement.