Chapter Summaries

After Shimura Chūrō was arrested, Shimura Ichirō’s group prepared to flee and considered killing Shimura Dansan’s family, but Dansan warned them that Uchiha Xuan Yu had uncovered their crimes and surrounded Konoha. At the Mito Clan, Mitokado Homura faced pressure from his clansmen to confess, as they blamed his past alliance with Sarutobi Hiruzen for their predicament.

• Shimura Ichirō ordered his group to retreat from Konoha after hearing that Shimura Chūrō and the others had been captured.
• A Shimura clansman suggested killing Shimura Dansan’s family, but Shimura Ichirō refused, fearing Uchiha Xuan Yu would pursue them for a massacre.
• Shimura Dansan confronted the fleeing group and warned that Uchiha patrols and the Akatsuki Organization guarded Konoha’s perimeter.
• Shimura Dansan said he had come under Uchiha Xuan Yu’s orders to reorganize the Shimura Clan and would plead for leniency for them and their families.
• Mito Clan members urged Mitokado Homura to confess, citing Utatane Koharu’s admission of guilt and blaming Homura’s past support for Sarutobi Hiruzen.

After Sarutobi Hiruzen fled and his actions against the Uchiha were exposed, Mitokado Homura agreed to face the Uchiha Police Force, while the Sarutobi Clan considered abandoning Konoha. The chapter ended with Uchiha police watching the Sarutobi gathering and wondering whether its members would truly leave.

• Mitokado Homura laughed bitterly at his clansmen's decision to abandon him, then agreed to go to the Uchiha Police Force and was locked in a cell.
• Sarutobi Hayashi decided the Sarutobi Clan should leave Konoha before Uchiha Xuan Yu could target them.
• Sarutobi Hayashi summoned several hundred branch leaders, whose reactions were divided between wanting to leave, avoiding trouble, and supporting him.
• Uchiha Police Force members monitored the gathering and guessed the Sarutobi Clan was preparing to leave Konoha.
• One Uchiha policeman questioned whether the Sarutobi clansmen would really give up Konoha, recalling that no Uchiha had followed Madara when he left.

Sarutobi Hayashi proposed that the Sarutobi Clan leave Konoha, but most clan members refused, believing they could remain safely if they avoided trouble. Fewer than fifty people stayed with Hayashi, who told them to gather with their relatives the next morning and leave Konoha together.

• Sarutobi Hayashi announced that the Sarutobi Clan should leave Konoha, prompting most members to object.
• Hayashi warned that Uchiha Xuan Yu would purge clan members who had committed crimes, while others argued that staying in Konoha was safer.
• The clan members unwilling to leave departed, and an elder urged Hayashi to remain in Konoha, but Hayashi refused.
• Fewer than fifty Sarutobi Clan members remained with Hayashi, who told them to gather the next morning and leave Konoha together.

Sarutobi Hayashi convinced the Sarutobi Clan to leave Konoha in broad daylight the next morning, reasoning that Uchiha Xuan Yu would hesitate to stop a public departure. Uchiha Police Force members watched the clan’s preparations and waited for the next day.

• Sarutobi Hayashi rejected the clan members’ proposal to flee under cover of night and asked them to consider their chances against Uchiha Xuan Yu.
• Sarutobi Hayashi argued that a public departure would make Uchiha Xuan Yu wary of damaging his reputation, and the clan agreed to leave the next morning.
• Sarutobi Hayashi ordered all Sarutobi Clan Members who wished to leave to prepare, then glanced toward the rooftop where the Uchiha Police Force was watching.
• Uchiha Police Force members recognized Sarutobi Hayashi’s strategy and discussed their orders to target only those who were guilty.
• The Sarutobi Clan remained restless but quiet through the night, and morning arrived.

The visiting villages' ninja discussed how to respond to Uchiha Xuan Yu after witnessing his overwhelming strength. They waited for his demands, while the Land of Earth's delegation considered leaving Konoha rather than submitting.

• Darui, Omoi, Karui, and Samui agreed that the Land of Lightning would likely have to accept Xuan Yu's demands and planned to ask Killer B to persuade the Raikage.
• Samui warned that Xuan Yu and his powerful subordinates were not deterred by the villages joining forces against Konoha.
• Gaara told Temari and Kankuro to wait for Xuan Yu's demands and report his strength and terms to the Land of Wind's higher-ups.
• Gaara reasoned that Xuan Yu had intimidated the villages first to make negotiations easier.
• The Land of Earth's delegation discussed leaving Konoha, doubting that Xuan Yu would dare send ninja after their village.

Kurotsuchi warned the Land of Earth's shinobi that Deidara could use Dust Release and urged them to follow Uchiha Xuan Yu's demands. Chōjūrō kept the Land of Water's delegation inside Konoha, while the other villages stayed quiet; by morning, Sarutobi Hayashi and the Sarutobi Clan's elite had gathered uneasily.

• Kurotsuchi told the Land of Earth's shinobi that Deidara had annihilated a mountaintop with Dust Release and could use it without hand seals.
• Kurotsuchi said she had reported the day's events and advised the Land of Earth's delegation to take Xuanyu's conditions back to their leaders.
• Chōjūrō refused to let the Land of Water's shinobi investigate Konoha, warning that their movements would reach Uchiha Xuan Yu.
• The delegations from the other villages stayed in their rooms, wary of Xuanyu's strength.
• At dawn, a large crowd gathered inside the Sarutobi Clan, where Sarutobi Hayashi stood with the clan's elite.

Sarutobi Hayashi rallied nearly half of the Sarutobi Clan to leave Konoha, believing their numbers would shield them from Uchiha Xuan Yu. Nara Shikaku and Nara Shikamaru suspected the leaders were fleeing accountability, and the story left off as the Uchiha Police Force blocked the clan at Konoha's entrance.

• Sarutobi Hayashi and the other leaders persuaded more than a thousand Sarutobi Clan members to leave Konoha and establish their own village.
• Some Sarutobi Clan members chose to stay behind, while Hayashi led the departing faction away in a large procession.
• Nara Shikamaru questioned why Hayashi would risk leaving, and Nara Shikaku said the leaders were using the clansmen as leverage against Uchiha Xuan Yu.
• Nara Shikamaru warned Ino that someone might lash out, then followed the procession as other Konoha residents watched.
• The Uchiha Police Force stopped Sarutobi Hayashi's group at Konoha's entrance and told them they could not leave.

Uchiha Xia blocked Sarutobi Hayashi and the departing Sarutobi Clan members, allowing most to leave while insisting that those accused of wrongdoing stay in Konoha. He named eighty-nine Sarutobi leaders and prepared to reveal the charges against them.

• Sarutobi Hayashi argued that the Uchiha Police Force had no right to stop the clan members from leaving Konoha, while the crowd demanded passage.
• Uchiha Xia said anyone who had wronged Konoha’s people had to remain, and Sarutobi Hayashi accused him of targeting the Sarutobi Clan.
• Uchiha Xia read eighty-nine names from a scroll and told those named to stay while everyone else could leave.
• The named Sarutobi leaders protested and gathered Chakra as observers debated Uchiha Xuan Yu’s motives.
• Uchiha Xia declared that the named people were guilty and unfurled another scroll.

Uchiha Xia read out evidence-backed crimes committed by more than eighty Sarutobi Clan members, prompting Konoha residents and ninjas to condemn them. As the accused began to flee, Uchiha Xia ordered his people to move against them.

• Uchiha Xia listed the crimes of more than eighty Sarutobi Clan members, including Sarutobi Hayashi's role in driving Hatake Sakumo to suicide.
• The crowd and several witnesses condemned the accused, while Nara Shikamaru, Ino, Choji Akimichi, Jiraiya, and Senju Tsunade reacted to the revelations.
• Kakashi learned that Sarutobi Hayashi had helped slander his father, but he stopped himself from acting against him.
• A Sarutobi Clan member called the charges slander and urged the others to escape Konoha.
• The accused rushed toward the outskirts, and Uchiha Xia ordered his people to move.

Uchiha Xia stopped the Sarutobi Clan from fleeing Konoha and demanded that its guilty members face punishment. Most of the accused surrendered, while Sarutobi Hayashi continued to threaten resistance.

• Uchiha Xia challenged the crowd to try breaking through, but the Sarutobi clansmen backed down after seeing their captured comrades and fearing his strength.
• Uchiha Xia told Sarutobi Hayashi that the Uchiha Police Force was enforcing the law and demanded that the accused confess.
• Sarutobi Ping admitted to the crimes listed by Uchiha Xia, and others followed by confessing and submitting to arrest.
• The crowd condemned the Sarutobi Clan, while ordinary clansmen who had joined the planned defection realized their leaders had used them as cannon fodder.
• Sarutobi Hayashi threatened consequences if the clan was not allowed to leave, but Uchiha Xia insisted that everyone was equal before the law and no one could cross the line.

Uchiha Xia’s forces crushed Sarutobi Hayashi and the clan members who rebelled, then allowed the defeated Hayashi to leave Konoha. When the remaining Sarutobi members changed their minds and tried to return, Xia declared that they were no longer Konoha villagers and would have to register for temporary entry.

• Uchiha Xia gave Sarutobi Hayashi three breaths to choose whether to submit, but Hayashi and dozens of others attacked and tried to flee.
• Uchiha Xia ordered his forces to fight back, and the Uchiha Police Force overwhelmed the attackers, leaving more than forty people down after a brief battle.
• Omoi, Darui, and Karui realized the Uchiha Police Force contained several fighters with Kage-level strength, while Samui explained that their abilities had been difficult to investigate.
• Uchiha Xia ordered the defeated Sarutobi Hayashi to leave Konoha with his clan, saying Hayashi had been punished and should lead them to a peaceful place.
• The Sarutobi clan members said they no longer wanted to leave, but Uchiha Xia told them they had lost their status as Konoha villagers and would need temporary registration to return.

Uchiha Xia forced Sarutobi Hayashi and many of his followers to leave Konoha, then ordered the surviving criminals detained for judgment. In the Land of Lightning, the Raikage learned that Sarutobi Hiruzen had attacked a squad and demanded their lives.

• Uchiha Xia refused to let the pleading Sarutobi Clan members remain in Konoha.
• Sarutobi Hayashi led many Sarutobi Clan members out of Konoha, while Uchiha Xia ordered the captured survivors taken away for judgment.
• The Sarutobi Clan members who stayed in Konoha felt relieved that they had not followed Hayashi.
• A surviving ninja told the Raikage and Dodai that Sarutobi Hiruzen had attacked his squad and killed its members.
• The messenger explained that Hiruzen had said he wanted to borrow their lives.

Dodai and the Raikage investigated reports that Sarutobi Hiruzen had attacked a Land of Lightning squad, but the circumstances left them unable to tell whether he was real or an impostor. After a second survivor gave a similar account, they were still uncertain about Hiruzen’s purpose and what to do next.

• A Land of Lightning ninja reported that Sarutobi Hiruzen had attacked his squad after saying he wanted to borrow their lives, and that the captain had died helping survivors escape.
• Dodai questioned how the ninja identified Hiruzen and learned that the captain recognized him, while the attacker looked wounded and disheveled.
• Dodai proposed that someone might be impersonating Hiruzen to provoke conflict, or that the real Hiruzen had been carrying out a secret mission near the border and silenced the squad.
• Zhen arrived and gave a similar, more detailed account of the encounter, but could not say whether the attacker had used the Transformation Technique.
• Dodai dismissed the two survivors to rest, then remained baffled as the Raikage asked what they should do next.

Dodai and the Raikage considered why Sarutobi Hiruzen had attacked Lightning shinobi and sent Killer B with Dodai to investigate the border. Killer B agreed that a coup had driven Hiruzen from Konoha, leaving the group ready to investigate.

• Dodai proposed that a coup in Konoha had forced Sarutobi Hiruzen to flee, possibly after the Uchiha Clan seized power, but the Raikage questioned his theory.
• The Raikage agreed to investigate the attack site and chose Dodai and Killer B to lead a team of jonin.
• Killer B arrived at the Raikage's office singing and rapping, appearing to have mostly recovered from the fear Xuanyu had left him with.
• Dodai explained the attack and the three possible explanations to Killer B.
• Killer B said he believed a coup had happened in Konoha and Sarutobi Hiruzen had been forced to flee.

Killer B argued that Uchiha Xuan Yu might have launched a coup in Konoha, but the Raikage rejected the theory and ordered an investigation into Sarutobi Hiruzen’s attacks. Killer B admitted he hoped Kumogakure could survive peacefully if it faced Xuan Yu, while the chapter ended with talented disciples from each village gathered before a young man in Konoha’s Uchiha Police Force hall.

• Killer B told the Raikage and Dodai that Xuan Yu’s ambitions and Hiruzen’s flight made him suspect a coup in Konoha.
• Killer B insisted Xuan Yu was powerful enough to defeat Hiruzen, but the Raikage questioned his judgment and ordered an investigation into Hiruzen’s attacks.
• Dodai asked what Killer B would do if Xuan Yu demanded Kumogakure’s submission, and Killer B said he hoped the village could survive in peace.
• The Raikage, Dodai, Killer B, and their people headed to investigate the places where Hiruzen had appeared.
• Talented disciples from each village gathered in Konoha’s Uchiha Police Force hall and focused their attention on a young man seated in the place of honor.

Uchiha Xuanyu convened representatives from several villages and warned them about the threat posed by the escaped Sarutobi Hiruzen and his Impure World Reincarnation. He revealed rune-engraved tokens and called them Peace Tokens, leaving the representatives curious about their purpose.

• Kurotsuchi demanded that Xuanyu state his request, while Senju Hanayu's presence reminded the delegates of the power backing him.
• Xuanyu told the representatives to warn their Kage that Sarutobi Hiruzen's escape and forbidden ninjutsu could threaten the villages and destabilize the Shinobi World.
• Chōjūrō questioned whether the warning was Xuanyu's only reason for calling the meeting, and Xuanyu told him to wait for the main point.
• Xuanyu brought out several dozen tokens engraved with Flying Thunder God Marks, and Darui recognized the spatial mark from his past encounter with Xuanyu.
• Xuanyu named the tokens Peace Tokens.

Uchiha Xuan Yu explained that the Peace Token let its owners communicate through a Mental Space and hinted at a second ability. He left the gathered shinobi wondering how the token could help their villages survive an attack by Sarutobi Hiruzen’s Impure World Reincarnation army.

• Kurotsuchi asked whether accepting the Peace Token meant the villages had to submit to Uchiha Xuan Yu, and he clarified that it was a gift for their Kage.
• Uchiha Xuan Yu explained that the token’s Mental Space allowed its owners to contact him and holders from other villages.
• Darui asked whether the token had another function, and Uchiha Xuan Yu warned that Sarutobi Hiruzen might attack the villages with reanimated ninjas.
• Chōjūrō admitted the Land of Water could not withstand such an army, then said it would never surrender.
• Uchiha Xuan Yu told Chōjūrō to use the token to ask him for aid, but Chōjūrō doubted help could arrive in time.
• Uchiha Xuan Yu insisted the Peace Token had another practical ability and began to reveal it.

Xuanyu explained that the Peace Token carried Flying Thunder God Marks that let him or Uchiha Shisui appear beside its holder, unsettling the village representatives. Gaara and Omoi eagerly accepted tokens despite their companions’ concerns.

• Xuanyu revealed that the token’s marks were Flying Thunder God Marks, which could let him or Uchiha Shisui reach its holder quickly.
• The representatives realized the tokens could give Xuanyu access to their villages and hesitated to accept them.
• Gaara agreed to deliver the Land of Wind’s tokens to his village and asked Xuanyu for a personal one.
• Omoi asked for his own Peace Token, but Xuanyu said he could not have one alone and offered a shared token for his group.
• Omoi gratefully accepted the shared token while Darui, Samui, and the others looked on in disbelief.

Omoi explained that Uchiha Xuan Yu’s Peace Tokens were meant to build trust, not secretly monitor their villages, and the others agreed to accept them. Xuanyu then hinted that he had another matter to discuss, leaving everyone tense again.

• Omoi accepted a Peace Token and mocked the others for misunderstanding Xuanyu’s intentions.
• Omoi explained that Xuanyu could already enter their villages undetected, so openly offering the tokens showed a desire for trust; the others recognized his point and Gaara’s foresight.
• Omoi said the tokens could serve as help in a crisis, but Xuanyu clarified that they would rely on his clones and that he would only respond in critical circumstances.
• The gathered representatives agreed to accept Peace Tokens and pass them to their villages’ leaders.
• Xuanyu said their next discussion should be simple, and the representatives grew tense again.

Uchiha Xuan Yu announced that he wanted to build a city capable of accommodating most of the Shinobi World's ninja. His goal remained unclear to many of the leaders, but Gaara and Samui recognized that the project was connected to his pursuit of peace.

• Kurotsuchi urged Uchiha Xuan Yu to state his remaining condition, while Omoi joked and earned her glare.
• Uchiha Xuan Yu announced that he wanted to rebuild a large city, leaving the gathered leaders confused.
• Gaara told Temari that Uchiha Xuan Yu wanted Great Unity Under Heaven.
• Samui recalled that Uchiha Xuan Yu had spared Darui and Killer B for the sake of peace, and concluded that he was demonstrating his strength before building the city.
• Uchiha Xuan Yu revealed that he wanted to build a city capable of accommodating most of the ninja in the Shinobi World.