Chapter Summaries

Jiraiya and Tsunade visited the Great Toad Sage, who said he had dreamed of Jiraiya's death but that Jiraiya would survive Konoha's coming turmoil. The Great Toad Sage began explaining that Konoha's crisis would end quickly, hinting that the Akatsuki would face an enemy from outer space.

• Gamabunta brought Jiraiya and Tsunade to meet the Great Toad Sage.
• The Great Toad Sage told Jiraiya that he had dreamed of his death, alarming Tsunade.
• Jiraiya asked whether he would die during the coming Leaf Operation, and the Great Toad Sage said he would survive and the turmoil would be swiftly suppressed.
• Jiraiya explained that Sarutobi Hiruzen had used Impure World Reincarnation to revive former shinobi and attack the Uchiha Clan.
• The Great Toad Sage recalled his prophecy that the Akatsuki's enemy would come from outer space and began describing Konoha's outcome.

The Great Toad Sage told Jiraiya and Tsunade that Uchiha Xuan Yu had changed the prophecies and might lead the Shinobi World toward a better future. He also revealed that Jiraiya appeared to die at the hands of someone with the Rinnegan, leaving Jiraiya and Tsunade to suspect Nagato.

• The Great Toad Sage described a dream of a young man standing at the top of a thriving Konoha, and Jiraiya guessed that he meant Uchiha Xuan Yu.
• The Great Toad Sage confirmed that Xuan Yu’s Double Pupils could one day suppress the Shinobi World and that Xuan Yu’s appearance had blurred the future.
• The Great Toad Sage told Jiraiya to seek out Xuan Yu after returning if he wanted to change Konoha’s fate, and said Xuan Yu might lead the Shinobi World toward a wonderful future.
• Jiraiya lamented that Xuan Yu’s rise seemed to undermine his years of travel and his search for the Child of Prophecy.
• Tsunade asked how Jiraiya would die, and the Great Toad Sage recalled a vision of Jiraiya being killed by someone with the Rinnegan.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade suspected Nagato, but the Great Toad Sage said he had seen only a frozen image of the future.

Jiraiya and Tsunade learned that the Great Toad Sage had foreseen several Rinnegan users killing Jiraiya, but his visions had become unreliable since Uchiha Xuan Yu changed the future. They returned to Konoha, where Jiraiya planned to rest before meeting someone after dawn.

• The Great Toad Sage told Jiraiya and Tsunade that his dream showed several pairs of Rinnegan and warned Jiraiya to stay away from their wielders.
• The Great Toad Sage explained that Uchiha Xuan Yu’s appearance and the Uchiha Clan Massacre being averted had made the future unpredictable.
• Jiraiya dismissed the warning from his thoughts and focused on visiting his former disciple Nagato.
• After Jiraiya and Tsunade left, Fukasaku worried that Jiraiya might still fulfill the prophecy, but Shima pulled him away while the Great Toad Sage went to sleep.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade returned to Konoha, and Jiraiya said they would rest before meeting someone after dawn.

Dan Katō and Nawaki Senju questioned Sarutobi Hiruzen’s motives for reviving them and learned that Impure World Reincarnation forced them to obey him. As the morning began, Xuanyu warned Uchiha Hanjō that Konoha would descend into chaos and led him outside to meet people waiting there.

• Dan Katō told Nawaki Senju that he had seen Tsunade monitoring Sarutobi Hiruzen and suspected Hiruzen had secretly arranged their revival for ulterior motives.
• Nawaki Senju wanted to confront Hiruzen, but Dan Katō explained that Hiruzen could control or release them through Impure World Reincarnation and that Cursed Seals constrained them.
• Dan Katō advised Nawaki Senju to conceal their doubts and wait while they investigated Hiruzen’s plans.
• Xuanyu warned Uchiha Hanjō that Konoha would descend into chaos and told him to prioritize the Uchiha Clan’s safety.
• Xuanyu took Hua Yu and Hashira into the courtyard and told Uchiha Hanjō that the people waiting outside would reveal who was exposing Hiruzen’s crimes.

Xuanyu met Jiraiya and Tsunade, who asked the Uchiha Clan to help expose Sarutobi Hiruzen’s crimes and Root Experiment Base. Xuanyu gave Jiraiya a Signal Flare to summon the Uchiha Police Force, while Jiraiya and Tsunade prepared to act and two spies followed them.

• Uchiha Hanjō complained that Xuanyu was keeping secrets, then became wary when they encountered Jiraiya and Tsunade.
• Jiraiya asked the Uchiha Clan to help expose Sarutobi Hiruzen’s crimes, including abducting civilians for Impure World Reincarnation experiments.
• Jiraiya proposed revealing the Root Experiment Base during the Chunin Exams and asked the Uchiha to spread the truth throughout Konoha.
• Xuanyu gave Jiraiya a Signal Flare and promised the Uchiha Police Force would clear a path and cooperate.
• Xuanyu told Uchiha Hanjō that the Akatsuki Organization would be involved, while Jiraiya and Tsunade decided to target one Little Tailless.
• Two hidden observers discussed reporting the meeting to Sarutobi Hiruzen and followed Jiraiya and Tsunade.

Jiraiya and Tsunade captured two Sarutobi Police Force members before heading toward the Utatane Clan, while Hatake Sakumo toured Konoha with Sarutobi Konohamaru and saw the Uchiha Police Force enforcing order. The chapter left Sakumo watching the Uchiha confront a merchant over blocking the street.

• Jiraiya and Tsunade confronted two Sarutobi Police Force members who had been spying on them and forced them to surrender.
• Jiraiya tied up the two men, gagged them, and left a Shadow Clone to guard them before departing with Tsunade for the Utatane Clan.
• Hatake Sakumo toured Konoha alongside Sarutobi Konohamaru and observed that the village appeared prosperous.
• The Uchiha Police Force patrolled the streets during the ninja exams, and villagers expressed respect for their warnings.
• Uchiha officers accused a merchant of blocking the pedestrian path and threatened to shut down his business.

Hatake Sakumo watched Uchiha Police Force officers enforce merchant rules fairly, then heard residents in the Uchiha-controlled district denounce Sarutobi Hiruzen and call for his removal. Sarutobi Konohamaru grew angry at the crowd and stepped forward to deal with them.

• Uchiha Police Force officers warned a vendor to follow the Merchant Compliance Guidelines and rejected his attempt to bribe them.
• Hatake Sakumo questioned the vendor and residents about the difference between Uchiha and Sarutobi rule.
• Residents told the vendor that the Uchiha officers followed rules and criticized the Sarutobi Police Force for mistreating people.
• A resident led the crowd in declaring Sarutobi Hiruzen unfit to be Hokage, and the vendor joined in.
• Hatake Sakumo was shocked by the crowd's shared grievances, while Sarutobi Konohamaru angrily stepped forward to confront them.

Sarutobi Konohamaru confronted civilians who criticized his grandfather and ordered his servants to cripple them. Hatake Sakumo was restrained and left unable to intervene as an Uchiha voice arrived to challenge the attackers.

• Konohamaru claimed his identity as Sarutobi Hiruzen's grandson and threatened civilians for insulting the Hokage.
• Konohamaru ordered his servants to punish the civilians, and a Sarutobi jonin broke one man's arms despite the crowd's protests.
• Hatake Sakumo objected, but Konohamaru threatened him and magically restrained him from moving.
• An angry voice demanded to know who dared attack people in Uchiha territory.

The Uchiha Police Force intervened after Konohamaru’s attendant attacked civilians in Uchiha territory, and its squad leader announced that Konohamaru would be detained regardless of his status. Konohamaru ordered his attendant and Hatake Sakumo to fight the police as the squad leader moved to seize him.

• An Uchiha Police Force member rescued a civilian from Konohamaru’s attendant and ordered the crowd to take shelter behind the guards.
• The squad leader ordered a doctor for two severely injured civilians, while the crowd demanded that the Uchiha Young Clan Leader intervene.
• The squad leader recognized Konohamaru and ordered him and his companions to come with the police for attacking civilians in Uchiha territory.
• Konohamaru invoked his grandfather’s status and demanded that the police hand over the civilians, but the squad leader refused to exempt him from punishment.
• As the squad leader stepped forward to seize him, Konohamaru ordered his attendant and Hatake Sakumo to attack the Uchiha Police Force.

Hatake Sakumo was forced by Sarutobi Konohamaru to attack the Uchiha Police Force, whose members refused to abandon the civilians in their jurisdiction. The battle left several Uchiha injured, and Sakumo’s unnatural ability to survive a heart wound turned the fight against them.

• Hatake Sakumo warned the Uchiha Police Force that he could not control his body, but the squad captain refused to retreat and ordered his men to protect the civilians.
• Sarutobi Konohamaru urged his attendant and Sakumo to finish the Uchiha quickly, and the Uchiha squad fought them while waiting for reinforcements.
• Hatake Sakumo severed one Uchiha member’s arm, and the squad captain sent the injured man away with his severed arm.
• The squad captain awakened his third tomoe and stabbed Sakumo in the chest, but Sakumo’s wound expelled the kunai and healed with drifting dust.
• Sarutobi Konohamaru laughed at Sakumo’s apparent immortality and ordered him to attack again, leaving the Uchiha squad struggling to hold on.

Uchiha Xia arrived as Hatake Sakumo attacked the Uchiha Police Force and took over the fight after recognizing Sakumo's Impure World Reincarnation body. Sakumo demanded that Uchiha Fugaku come to stop him, but Xia declared Fugaku dead and prepared to face him himself.

• Hatake Sakumo attacked the Uchiha Police Force, whose wounded members held their ground to protect civilians.
• Uchiha Xia arrived and deflected Sakumo's sword before the Uchiha squad captain could be struck.
• Xia praised the Uchiha members, ordered them to get medical care, and recognized Sakumo as an Impure World Reincarnation.
• Sakumo recalled Xia from the past and said Uchiha Fugaku was the only one who might stop him.
• Xia said Fugaku had died long ago and vowed to keep Sakumo there himself.

Uchiha Xia fought Hatake Sakumo, who had been resurrected through Impure World Reincarnation, and discovered that Sarutobi Konohamaru had summoned him. After Konohamaru realized Xia could stop the technique by killing its caster, he fled with his attendant as Xia pursued him.

• Uchiha Xia battled Hatake Sakumo, whose immortal body rapidly recovered from severe damage.
• Uchiha Xia and Hatake Sakumo recognized one another, and Sakumo asked Xia to kill him rather than let him remain a puppet harming Konoha.
• Sarutobi Konohamaru ordered Hatake Sakumo to keep fighting, revealing that he had used Impure World Reincarnation to bring him back.
• Uchiha Xia realized that killing Konohamaru could end the resurrection, and Konohamaru panicked and fled with his attendant.
• Uchiha Xia formed hand seals and launched the Great Fireball Technique at the fleeing Konohamaru.

Uchiha Xia attacked Sarutobi Konohamaru, but Hatake Sakumo blocked him long enough for Konohamaru to escape to the Sarutobi Clan. At the Chunin Exams venue, Sarutobi Hiruzen heard Ibiki’s report about the leaked exam questions and watched the candidates arrive, still troubled by his twitching eyelid.

• Uchiha Xia launched a massive fireball at Konohamaru, and Hatake Sakumo shielded him while Konohamaru escaped with his attendant.
• Hatake Sakumo recovered from the flames and confronted Uchiha Xia, pleading to be killed while continuing to fight under Sarutobi Hiruzen’s control.
• Konohamaru fled to the Sarutobi Clan and vowed to kill the Uchiha Clan.
• Ibiki told Sarutobi Hiruzen that an interrogation had produced a confession about the leaked exam questions and their connection to the Uchiha Merchant Guild.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Ibiki to punish those involved without letting anyone die, then took a seat as the second-round candidates entered.

Konoha canceled the team scores and sent 160 candidates into an individual elimination tournament, with the top twenty earning Chunin positions. Xuanyu discovered that the match list placed him against Omoi first, while Gaara predicted Xuanyu would prove stronger than people expected; the opening match was about to begin.

• Ibiki announced that all 160 remaining candidates had passed and that the tournament would award twenty Chunin positions, with special rewards for the top five.
• Xuanyu saw that he was scheduled to fight Omoi first and suspected the match list was arranged to target him.
• Omoi protested that his match against Xuanyu was rigged, while Darui warned him that challenging Xuanyu directly could be dangerous.
• Temari said she expected to face the two candidates from the Land of Lightning, but Gaara predicted she might meet Xuanyu instead.
• Ibiki called the first five groups to their arenas, and Xuanyu and Omoi took their places in Arena Number One as the Referee told them to greet each other.

Uchiha Xuanyu faced Omoi in the Chunin Exams, but Omoi surrendered before they exchanged blows, saying Xuanyu’s handsomeness had conquered him. The spectators and Konoha’s leaders suspected bribery or a leaked match order, while Omoi knew he had simply avoided a fight he could not win.

• Uchiha Xuanyu and Omoi introduced themselves, and the referee started their match.
• Xuanyu invited Omoi to attack first, but Omoi immediately called the referee and surrendered.
• Gekko Hayate confirmed Omoi’s surrender and declared Xuanyu the winner.
• Spectators accused Xuanyu of bribing Omoi, while Omoi privately dismissed them as ignorant of Xuanyu’s strength.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen suspected that the match order had leaked again and warned Ibiki to find the culprit.

Omoi and Temari forfeited their matches against Xuanyu after recognizing his strength, while Hinata quickly defeated her opponent. The first round ended, and Temari’s concession left Sarutobi Hiruzen and Ibiki suspecting that someone had been bribed.

• Omoi forfeited to Xuanyu and told Darui he could not beat him.
• Gaara warned Temari that Xuanyu was stronger than Shukaku, and Temari agreed to heed the warning.
• Hinata defeated her opponent with the Gentle Fist, then asked Xuanyu how she had done.
• The first round ended, with Sasuke, Naruto, Sakura, Rock Lee, Neji Hyuga, Tenten, Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino among those who advanced.
• Temari forfeited against Xuanyu, prompting Sarutobi Hiruzen and Ibiki to suspect a bribed informant.

Uchiha Xuan Yu ignored the crowd’s accusations while the examiners changed the rules to prevent contestants from forfeiting without fighting. When Darui faced Xuanyu, he spent nearly a minute gathering Lightning Release Chakra, leaving Xuanyu to watch as Darui prepared to fight.

• The crowd accused Xuanyu of cheating, but Gekko Hayate silenced them and Xuanyu calmly dismissed their complaints.
• Gekko Hayate announced that contestants would have to fight before they could forfeit in the next round, and Darui began looking for another way to lose convincingly.
• Xuanyu and Darui were called to the arena for the third round’s first match and introduced themselves.
• Darui wrapped himself in lightning and formed a Lightning Blade, alarming Omoi and drawing excited predictions from the crowd.
• Xuanyu stood still while Darui gathered Chakra for nearly a minute, and Gekko Hayate urged them to begin fighting.
• Darui praised Xuanyu for not attacking during his charge, then declared that he would not show mercy.

Xuanyu faced Darui in the arena, where Darui staged a convincing defeat to make it look as though Xuanyu had struck him. Darui conceded and left Xuanyu declared the winner, then revealed he had bitten his tongue to make the blood part of his act.

• Darui circled Xuanyu at high speed, waiting for an opening while the spectators expected Xuanyu to lose.
• When Xuanyu rubbed his nose, Darui charged, then kicked off and flew backward, spitting blood as part of his performance.
• Darui rose, praised Xuanyu's supposed strength, conceded, and left the arena.
• Gekko Hayate announced Xuanyu as the winner while Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others recognized that Darui had staged the attack.
• Sasuke told Naruto Uzumaki that Darui had flown backward on his own, and Darui later explained to Omoi that he had bitten his tongue to make the act convincing.

Hinata Hyuga faced Sakura Haruno in the tournament, easily countering Sakura’s attacks while urging her to surrender. Sakura refused and charged again after insulting Xuanyu, leaving Hinata’s expression dangerous and Sasuke warning her to give up.

• Hinata reassured Xuanyu after his fight, while Ino and Shikamaru wondered whether he might be stronger than people believed.
• Hinata and Sakura were called to fight, and Sasuke warned Sakura to surrender if she could not win.
• Sakura attacked Hinata, who calmly blocked her strikes and told her to surrender.
• Sakura created two Shadow Clones, but Hinata dispelled them, disarmed Sakura, and held back from injuring her.
• Sakura refused to quit, called Xuanyu trash, and charged again as Sasuke shouted for her to surrender.

Hinata defeated Sakura in one strike after Sakura insulted Xuanyu, while Neji faced Sarutobi Hiruzen’s hostile gaze. Uchiha Xia sealed Hatake Sakumo and sent him to the square as evidence before heading to the Sarutobi Clan to demand someone.

• Hinata struck Sakura’s chakra points, leaving her unable to move, and told her that Xuanyu was not trash.
• Sasuke helped Sakura off the platform as Naruto and the visiting ninja reacted to Hinata’s strength.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Hinata and Neji with hostility, and Neji met his gaze without fear.
• Uchiha Xia restrained and sealed Hatake Sakumo, leaving his head free so he could speak.
• Uchiha Xia ordered his men to take Hatake Sakumo to the square and explain Konohamaru’s crimes and the Impure World Reincarnation.
• Uchiha Xia announced that he was going to the Sarutobi Clan to demand someone.