Chapter Summaries

After mastering greater control over his Chakra, Xuanyu trained with Might Guy through a snowy day in Konoha. On his way home that night, he found a crying girl in an alley and recognized her Byakugan as Hinata Hyuga’s.

• Xuanyu gained precise control of his Chakra after months of improving Nurturing Spirit · Great Thousand Worlds.
• Xuanyu ran around Konoha and climbed a cliff before sparring with the returning Might Guy, who left him bruised.
• Xuanyu and Might Guy shared food on the mountaintop and continued training until nightfall.
• Xuanyu heard quiet sobbing on his walk home and found a little girl curled up in a snowy alley.
• Xuanyu recognized the girl’s Byakugan and identified her as Hinata Hyuga.

Xuanyu found the sobbing young Hinata Hyuga, took her to Ichiraku for a filling meal, and befriended her. He left her at the Hyuga Clan Mansion, where their friendship began.

• Xuanyu found Hinata crying and took her to Ichiraku Ramen despite her protests that she was not hungry.
• Xuanyu ordered ten deluxe ramen combos and encouraged Hinata to eat until she finished four bowls.
• Hinata asked Xuanyu's name, and he introduced himself as Uchiha Xuan Yu before offering to take her home.
• Xuanyu put the meal on Uchiha Hanjō's tab and told Hinata they were friends, making her smile and agree.
• Xuanyu led Hinata through the snow to the Hyuga Clan Mansion and remarked on its grand estate.

Uchiha Xuan Yu escorted Hinata home and confronted her father, Hiashi Hyuga, after seeing how afraid she was of him. He left after offering to take Hinata with him, while Hiashi was left surprised by Xuanyu’s claims that she went hungry.

• Hinata hesitated to enter the Hyuga estate, where Xuanyu saw Hiashi Hyuga and Hizashi Hyuga waiting at the gate.
• Hiashi questioned Hinata, and Xuanyu rebuked him for making his daughter afraid; Hiashi identified Xuanyu as Uchiha Hanjō’s son and examined him with his Byakugan.
• Hinata stood in front of Xuanyu and told Hiashi that Xuanyu was her friend, then asked Xuanyu to visit her again.
• Xuanyu told Hinata he would come by and said she could eat at Ichiraku Ramen if her father made her go hungry.
• Xuanyu told Hiashi that Hinata had eaten four bowls of deluxe ramen and offered to take her in; Hiashi ordered him to go home, and Xuanyu ran off.

Xuanyu learned that the Uchiha Clan was convening an assembly after villagers complained about the Police Force’s violent enforcement. He attended with his father and heard that the complaints were part of a growing challenge to the clan’s authority in Konoha.

• Xuanyu spotted two hidden Chakra silhouettes monitoring him on his way home and suspected they were Root or Anbu shinobi.
• Uchiha Hanjō told Xuanyu the clan was holding an assembly, and Xuanyu persuaded him to bring him along.
• At the main clan compound, Uchiha Hanjō joined the Merchant Guild shinobi, who treated him as their faction’s pillar.
• Uchiha Kai told Uchiha Hanjō that villagers had filed complaints about the Police Force, prompting the Third Hokage to demand an explanation.
• Uchiha Kai explained that the Police Force had faced several confrontations in seven days, with its attempts to maintain order being labeled violent enforcement.

Xuanyu and the Uchiha clansmen learned that the Hokage wanted the clan to surrender half its Police Force management rights and apologize to complainants. Uchiha Fugaku announced the demand at a clan meeting, leaving the gathered clan in uproar.

• Uchiha Hanjō and Uchiha Kai discussed how Konoha was targeting the Uchiha and how leaving the Police Force had spared them from the dispute.
• Xuanyu saw Itachi looking coldly at the clan members gathered around Uchiha Hanjō and wondered whether he could persuade Itachi to side with them.
• Uchiha Fugaku opened the clan meeting and said the Hokage had criticized the Police Force for violent law enforcement.
• Uchiha Fugaku told the clan that the Hokage wanted them to give up half of the Police Force's management rights and apologize to those who had complained.
• The Uchiha clansmen erupted in protest at the demand to surrender control of the Police Force.

The Uchiha Clan debated Konoha’s demand that it apologize and give up half of the Military Police Force’s management authority, exposing deep divisions over compromise and resistance. Shisui defended sharing authority, while Itachi urged the clan to find other sources of income, leaving the meeting unresolved.

• Uchiha clansmen angrily rejected apologizing to villagers and surrendering half of the Military Police Force’s authority.
• The Second Elder supported trusting the Hokage and accepting the compromise, while the Third Elder argued that the force had acted properly.
• A Military Police Force squad captain and other clansmen refused to apologize, and some threatened to quit.
• Shisui argued that sharing management with other Konoha clans could ease tensions and reduce resentment toward the Uchiha.
• The Fourth Elder challenged Shisui over the clan’s lack of missions and dependence on the Military Police Force for income.
• Itachi said Uchiha shinobi needed sources of income beyond the Military Police Force.

Uchiha Fugaku debated whether the clan should surrender part of its Military Police Force authority to improve relations with Konoha. He chose to compromise and apologize to villagers, leaving the clan divided and the First Elder despairing.

• Itachi argued that Uchiha needed other sources of income and should integrate more closely with the village, drawing condemnation from some clansmen.
• The elders split over whether surrendering part of the Military Police Force would restore Konoha's trust or leave Uchiha powerless, while Xuanyu privately scorned the proposed compromise.
• The elders and clansmen turned to Fugaku to decide, and the First Elder warned that giving in would hasten Uchiha's decline.
• Fugaku said the clan would surrender part of its authority to show goodwill to Konoha and improve relations.
• Fugaku also announced that Uchiha representatives would apologize to villagers who had complained about the police force, prompting an uproar and leaving the First Elder despondent.

Uchiha Fugaku ordered the clan to surrender half the Military Police Force's authority and apologize to the villagers, prompting angry clansmen to protest and elders to walk out. Uchiha Hanjō used their discontent to recruit for his Merchant Guild, while Sarutobi Ri Tian and Sarutobi Asuma prepared to claim the Uchiha's authority the next day.

• Uchiha Fugaku insisted that clansmen either apologize to the villagers or withdraw from the Military Police Force, despite their protests.
• The First Elder and three other elders left the clan grounds, while Uchiha Itachi judged them to be unstable elements.
• Xuanyu urged Uchiha Hanjō to recruit the departing clansmen, and Hanjō invited them to join the Merchant Guild.
• A tempted ninja asked about the Merchant Guild's compensation, and Uchiha Hanjō told him he could take time to decide.
• At the Sarutobi clan grounds, Sarutobi Ri Tian told Sarutobi Asuma to collect apologies from the villagers and take over half the Military Police Force's authority the next day.

Uchiha Fugaku and the Military Police Force captains went to the Hokage Office to accept the loss of half their patrol territory. Sarutobi Asuma assigned the Uchiha the most difficult districts, and Fugaku challenged the division.

• Uchiha Hanjō asked Xuanyu whether Fugaku would resent their Merchant Guild recruitment, and Xuanyu warned that Fugaku and Itachi already hated them.
• Xuanyu urged Uchiha Hanjō to continue recruiting and said they could eventually break away to establish a new Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Fugaku brought ten Uchiha Great Captains to the Hokage Office and told Sarutobi Hiruzen that the clan would give up half the Military Police Force.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen introduced Sarutobi Asuma, who would take over half the patrol territory.
• Sarutobi Asuma claimed the easier districts for his side and left the Uchiha the chaotic civilian districts, prompting Uchiha Xia to protest.
• Uchiha Fugaku silenced Uchiha Xia and asked Sarutobi Hiruzen to adjust the territory division.

Uchiha Fugaku forced his captains to accept Sarutobi Asuma’s humiliating reassignment and apologize to thugs at Konoha Hospital. Uchiha Xia finally rebelled against Fugaku and quit the Military Police Force.

• Third Hokage Hiruzen pressured Fugaku to accept Asuma’s assignments and have the Uchiha apologize to the injured civilians.
• Asuma led Fugaku and the ten captains to Konoha Hospital, where thugs insulted the Uchiha and mocked their apology.
• Uchiha Xia tried to list the thugs’ crimes, but Fugaku ordered him to apologize instead.
• Yamanaka Sandan demanded that the captains bow and avoid the thugs, while Fugaku continued pressuring Xia to comply.
• Uchiha Xia exploded at Fugaku, declared that he had had enough, and quit the Military Police Force.

Uchiha Xia and seven other captains quit the Uchiha Police Force after refusing to apologize to the injured thugs, and decided to join Uchiha Hanjō. Fugaku stayed behind to apologize and accept the thugs’ compensation demand, while Xia asked the gathered police force members who would follow them.

• Uchiha Xia refused Fugaku’s demand that he apologize and quit the Military Police Force, saying he would join Uchiha Hanjō instead.
• Seven other Great Captains chose to quit with Xia, while Fugaku warned them they might not be able to return.
• The eight captains left Konoha Hospital and agreed to visit the Uchiha Police Force before joining Uchiha Hanjō.
• Fugaku apologized to the injured thugs, and Yamanaka Sandan demanded fifty thousand taels for each of ten men in exchange for dropping the charges.
• The eight captains returned to the Uchiha Police Force, where Xia announced their plan and asked the gathered clansmen who would join them.

After Uchiha Xia and seven other captains led most of their subordinates away from the Military Police Force, they joined Uchiha Hanjō’s Merchant Guild. Uchiha Fugaku returned to find the force nearly empty and still did not realize Xia had left.

• Uchiha Xia recounted how the Hokage and the thugs had treated the captains and their clansmen, prompting more than eighty people to choose the Merchant Guild over the Military Police Force.
• Uchiha Xia led the departing clansmen to the Merchant Guild, where Uchiha Hanjō and Uchiha Kai welcomed them.
• Uchiha Hanjō offered the newcomers generous benefits and mission bonuses, and the group signed contracts to join the Merchant Guild.
• Uchiha Fugaku arrived at the Military Police Force after paying compensation, found only a dozen or so people there, and ordered them to bring Uchiha Xia back.

Uchiha Fugaku learned that Uchiha Xia and most of the Police Force had left to join Uchiha Hanjō, leaving only a dozen members behind. Meanwhile, Sarutobi Asuma took control of the compensation money and led his captains to inspect their assigned districts, including the chaotic civilian area.

• Uchiha Fugaku ordered his subordinates to bring Uchiha Xia and the other captains back, but learned they had withdrawn from the Police Force and joined Uchiha Hanjō.
• Uchiha Fugaku assigned the two remaining captains to manage Konoha's civilian district and told them the Police Force owed 650,000 Ryo in compensation.
• Sarutobi Asuma told Yamanaka Sandan and the other thugs to keep 10,000 Ryo each and send the rest of the compensation to his residence.
• Sarutobi Asuma ordered the thugs to provoke Uchiha clansmen and claim compensation if they were struck.
• Sarutobi Asuma led his captains to inspect their assigned territories and arrived at the chaotic civilian district.

Sarutobi Asuma began patrolling the Civilian District and used his authority to punish Senju Hashirama after intervening in a fight over a little girl. He ignored Hashirama’s warning that the other youth was tied to missing girls and ordered his men to detain Hashirama.

• Sarutobi Asuma led his men through the Civilian District, intending to finish the patrol quickly and take control of the Military Police Force.
• Sarutobi Asuma broke up a fight between Senju Hashirama and a young thug by kicking both boys aside, leaving Hashirama bleeding.
• Sarutobi Asuma claimed authority over the district, while Hashirama said he was not from the Military Police Force and accused the thug of involvement in missing girls’ disappearances.
• Senju Hashirama named Uchiha Xia as the investigator, but Sarutobi Asuma refused to hear about the Uchiha Clan and strangled him.
• Sarutobi Asuma kicked Hashirama’s little sister away, then threw Hashirama to the ground and ordered his men to detain him for half a month.

Senju Hashirama was arrested by Sarutobi Asuma while his injured sister, Senju Hanayu, escaped to seek help from Uchiha Xia. At the Merchant Guild, Xuanyu found her and discovered that three of her ribs were broken.

• Sarutobi Asuma dragged Senju Hashirama away and warned the crowd not to cause trouble, while Senju Hanayu set off to find Uchiha Xia.
• A thug who had tried to deliver Senju Hanayu as a test subject to Lord Danzo was confronted by two black-clad ninja, who knocked him unconscious and took him away.
• After being turned away from the Military Police Force, Senju Hanayu went to the Merchant Guild and asked Xuanyu for help finding Uchiha Xia.
• Xuanyu invited Senju Hanayu to come home with him, activated Twin Pupils Byakugan, and saw that three of her ribs were broken.

Xuan Yu took the injured Senju Hanayu to Konoha Hospital, where his family offered her shelter and he discovered her wounds were healing unusually fast. The chapter ended when Uchiha Xia brought in Hanayu’s unconscious brother, Hashira, from the Sarutobi Police Force.

• Xuan Yu took Hanayu to Konoha Hospital after learning Sarutobi Asuma had injured her, and used his Uchiha status to get her admitted.
• Senju Suyu Ji visited Hanayu, offered to let her stay with the family, and promised to demand Hashira’s return from the Sarutobi Police Force.
• Xuan Yu brought Hanayu breakfast the next morning and asked her to become his follower after she recovered.
• Xuan Yu examined Hanayu with the Byakugan and noticed her broken ribs were healing rapidly, suggesting she had a special constitution.
• Uchiha Xia brought the unconscious, bandaged Hashira into Hanayu’s room, and Hanayu recognized him as her brother.

After Senju Hashirama was brutally injured by Sarutobi Asuma, Xuanyu encouraged Hua Yu to train so she could protect herself and her brother. Hashirama woke after three days, while Uchiha Fugaku struggled to control rising disorder across the civilian districts.

• A doctor warned that Hashirama's severe injuries and unconsciousness could prove fatal, but Xuanyu reassured Hua Yu that her brother would recover.
• Uchiha Xia explained that the Military Police Force had accused Hashirama of attacking its personnel and commander, leaving the siblings with little chance of getting justice.
• Xuanyu encouraged Hua Yu to become strong, and she agreed to learn ninjutsu so she could protect Hashirama.
• Xuanyu taught Hua Yu the Chakra Extraction Method, and her chakra rapidly increased as the green glow around her fractured ribs healed them.
• After three days, Hashirama woke up and joined Xuanyu and Hua Yu's training group.
• Uchiha Fugaku struggled to respond to repeated disturbances and assaults across the North and South Districts with too few officers.

Uchiha Fugaku struggled to keep the failing Military Police Force operating as civilians and the Hokage held its members responsible for violent enforcement. Meanwhile, Xuanyu kept the recovering Senju siblings hidden in the hospital, where he encountered Doctor Bai bringing three critically ill children for treatment.

• Uchiha Fugaku learned that the Military Police Force had been blamed for a street incident, and the Hokage demanded 100,000 taels to release the detained officers.
• Uchiha Fugaku refused to pay from the clan treasury and sent a note instructing the Hokage to deduct the money from the officers' wages.
• Xuanyu told Senju Hashirama to remain in bed because he suspected Root was watching him and his sister, then said he could go home in two days.
• Xuanyu took Hua Yu out for food, and they returned to find Doctor Bai blocked from bringing three critically ill children into the hospital.

Xuanyu paid for three children with food poisoning to receive treatment and recruited Owuya Bai to lead a hospital he planned to open. Owuya Bai agreed to join if the hospital was built within three months, and he was asked to examine Senju Hashirama’s injuries.

• Owuya Bai struggled to bring three orphaned children into the hospital for food poisoning treatment because he could not pay their bills.
• Xuanyu offered to cover the children’s medical expenses, allowing Owuya Bai to take them inside.
• Hashira’s attending physician introduced his teacher, Owuya Bai, to Xuanyu and explained Bai’s work as a veteran Medical Ninja.
• Xuanyu proposed opening a hospital and offered Owuya Bai the director’s position, three times his current salary, and free treatment for patients in financial hardship.
• Owuya Bai agreed to join if Xuanyu built the hospital within three months, and the attending physician grew interested in joining as well.
• Hashira’s attending physician asked Owuya Bai to examine Senju Hashirama’s serious external injuries and assess the risk of lasting effects.

Owuya Bai discovered Senju Hashira's unusual healing ability and learned from Xuanyu that Shimura Danzō was suspected of abducting orphans and other children in Konoha. Enraged, Owuya Bai decided to confront the Third Hokage and demand justice for the missing children.

• Owuya Bai examined Senju Hashira and realized his injuries were healing far faster than normal.
• Xuanyu warned Owuya Bai to keep Hashira's special physique secret because someone might target him.
• Xuanyu told Owuya Bai that many children from the Orphanage and Konoha's civilian district had disappeared, and that Hua Yu had also been targeted.
• Xuanyu identified Shimura Danzō as the likely culprit and said Danzō was conducting experiments in a laboratory.
• Owuya Bai grew furious and decided to go to the Third Hokage to demand an investigation and justice for the children.