Chapter Summaries

Wuye and Terumi Mei went to a secluded hot spring, where Wuye’s excitement over building an automatic torch rack frustrated her. After Terumi Mei knocked him into the water, they embraced and began an intimate encounter, leaving her flustered but gradually yielding.

• Terumi Mei asked Wuye to gather more honey torches before she entered the hot spring alone.
• Wuye returned with honey-coated sticks, then left to build a rack that would automatically light the next torch.
• Terumi Mei blasted Wuye into the spring with Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet after he proudly showed off his invention.
• Wuye changed his clothes into paper cranes, joined Terumi Mei in the water, and embraced her.
• Terumi Mei questioned how Wuye had transformed his clothes like Konan, and Wuye said he was her master.
• Terumi Mei told Wuye to keep his hands to himself, but as he lowered his head into the water, her resistance gradually weakened.

After spending the night together, Wuye confessed that he liked Terumi Mei and asked her to leave the Mizukage position and return home with him. Terumi Mei chose to remain in the Land of Water and pursue her ideals, while Wuye accepted her decision and left with his Sharingan gaining a fifth tomoe.

• Wuye held the exhausted Terumi Mei through the day until she woke at sunset.
• Wuye told Terumi Mei he liked her and explained that he had never meant to use her to control Kirigakure Village or the Land of Water.
• Wuye asked Terumi Mei to stop being Mizukage and come home with him.
• Terumi Mei dressed and decided to stay in the Land of Water to fulfill her ideals, even if that meant standing against Wuye.
• Wuye respected Terumi Mei's choice and walked down the mountain as a fifth tomoe appeared in his Sharingan.

After Terumi Mei secretly left Wuye to help him awaken his power, Wuye returned to Konoha and found comfort with Kaguya while Kushina watched over him. Later, Wuye agreed to speak at the Academy’s entrance ceremony, but Hanabi and Hinata woke him before he could get out of bed.

• Terumi Mei stayed behind in the Land of Water, hoping Wuye would eventually conquer it and return to her.
• Wuye returned to Konoha, told Kushina that Terumi Mei had stayed to pursue her dream, and leaned on Kaguya for comfort as Kushina watched through the window.
• Nara Shikaku invited Wuye to speak at the entrance ceremony for Hanabi and Hinata’s class, and Wuye agreed.
• Hanabi and Hinata woke Wuye on the morning of their first day of school and teased him when they discovered he was not wearing clothes.

Wuye took Hinata and Hanabi to their first day at Konoha School, where they met their friends and found Naruto fighting Sasuke. The chapter ended with Karin and other girls admiring Sasuke while Hinata and Hanabi agreed that Wuye was more handsome.

• Wuye took Hinata and Hanabi to school and met Shikaku, Inoichi, Choza, Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino on the way.
• Wuye and the others found the school gates covered in graffiti, which Shikaku attributed to Naruto.
• Hanabi told Wuye that Naruto was fighting someone from the Uchiha Clan at the school gate.
• Wuye separated Naruto and Sasuke and told them to make the Seal of Reconciliation, but Naruto charged Sasuke again and lost.
• Karin and other girls praised Sasuke's looks, while Hinata and Hanabi privately agreed that Wuye was more handsome.

Itachi Uchiha explained why he had hidden Fugaku’s death from Sasuke and worried with Shisui about the Uchiha clan’s growing tension. At the academy opening ceremony, Wuye encouraged children to choose their own paths and promised to bear the burden of protecting the village.

• Itachi Uchiha told Shisui he had kept Fugaku’s death from Sasuke to protect him from hatred, while Shisui urged him to reveal the truth and guide Sasuke through it.
• Itachi Uchiha described the strain of suppressing his own hatred and warned Shisui that the Uchiha clan’s hawks were inflaming tensions; he said he hoped Sasuke could live the life he could not.
• The new students lined up for the opening ceremony, where Wuye noticed Iruka’s changed circumstances and Naruto’s early clash with him.
• Wuye welcomed the students and explained that the academy’s earlier start and elective courses would let them explore paths beyond becoming ninja before choosing whether to take an aptitude test.
• Wuye told the children they could change careers or become ninja later, then promised to bear the burden of protecting the village so they could enjoy their lives.

Wuye reassured Haku that children should be free to choose their own paths, and promised to let him join his personal shinobi unit if he still wanted to after graduation. Later, Wuye learned that a Four Kage Summit was being organized and decided to attend alone to intimidate the other villages and draw attention away from Konoha’s hidden strength.

• Haku told Wuye that he and Zabuza were living comfortably in Konoha, though some villagers still rejected them.
• Wuye told Haku that people should choose what they wanted to do and explained that freedom would help Konoha grow; Haku declared that he wanted to follow him.
• Wuye promised Haku a place in his personal shinobi unit after graduation if Haku still wished to join.
• Nara Shikaku gave Wuye a dossier confirming that the Four Kage Summit was being arranged, and Wuye said he would attend alone to intimidate the other villages.
• Wuye told Nara Shikaku to keep watching the Uchiha Clan.

Hyuga Wuye infiltrated the Land of Iron while the four Kage debated how to contain Konoha and agreed to use rogue ninja to harass it. The meeting was interrupted by Wuye announcing the Hokage’s invasion.

• Wuye wandered through the Land of Iron under genjutsu as he searched for the secret meeting place.
• The four Kage met with Mifune and argued over whether to launch a war against Konoha.
• Terumi Mei described Wuye’s abilities, and Rasa warned that he could threaten the Kage directly.
• Onoki proposed hiring rogue ninja, including Akatsuki, to cause trouble for Konoha while the villages cooperated and developed.
• A thunderous boom shook the building, and Wuye announced that the Hokage was beginning his invasion.

Wuye attacked the Five Kage Summit and fought the gathered Kage and their forces, using his Susanoo to withstand their assaults and seize control of the Two-Tails. Onoki’s Dust Release forced Wuye to take to the sky, but when Kurotsuchi urged him to attack Wuye’s wings, Onoki fled and told them to run.

• Wuye crashed into the summit and struck at the assembled ninja with the Divine Crossing Sword as the Kage and their guards counterattacked.
• Killer B and Yugito Nii revealed the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails, and Wuye split apart their incoming Tailed Beast Bombs with his Susanoo.
• Onoki stayed out of the ground battle while warning Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi not to trust their allies.
• Wuye grabbed the Two-Tails and forcibly signed a summoning contract with it, then knocked down the Eight-Tails with a Tailed Beast Shuriken.
• Onoki hit Wuye with Dust Release, so Wuye grew golden wings and charged toward him; Onoki fled and shouted for Kurotsuchi and Kitsuchi to run.

Wuye pursued the Kage, but Onoki’s attack destroyed Wuye’s Shadow Clone while injuring the Raikage and Killer B. Wuye then found Orochimaru killing Rasa, leaving Temari beside her father’s body as he confronted his former teacher.

• Wuye gave up chasing Onoki and intercepted the Raikage’s group at sea, where they fought him together.
• Onoki struck Wuye with Dust Release, destroying his Shadow Clone and catching the Raikage and Killer B in the blast.
• Wuye returned to the Land of Fire, then flew toward the Land of Rivers after spotting Shukaku and deciding to rescue Temari.
• Wuye arrived as Orochimaru’s Kusanagi Sword pierced Rasa’s heart, and Temari rushed toward her father.
• Wuye questioned Orochimaru about Kabuto, who explained that Kabuto had joined him after fleeing an abusive adoptive family and being betrayed by his companions.

Wuye and Orochimaru negotiated a plan for Orochimaru to impersonate the Fourth Kazekage and delay a war with Konoha while arranging for the Third Hokage to die in a public battle. After Temari overheard them, Orochimaru headed for Sand Village in disguise, while Wuye captured Temari and set off with her for Konoha.

• Orochimaru asked Wuye to help him carry out the Konoha Crush Plan and give the Third Hokage a dignified death.
• Wuye deduced that Orochimaru planned to impersonate the Fourth Kazekage, draw other villages into an attack, and maneuver the Third Hokage into fighting him.
• Orochimaru proposed controlling the timing of the coming war, but Temari overheard their conversation and fled after placing an explosive tag on Rasa's body.
• Orochimaru transformed into the Fourth Kazekage, while Kimimaro and Kabuto disguised themselves as Temari and a Sand Village ninja before heading for Sand Village.
• Wuye chased down Temari and repeatedly knocked her back whenever she tried to escape, leaving her exhausted at his feet.

Wuye took the captured Temari toward Konoha, flying her there after she refused to cooperate. He brought her to a bathhouse in a town in the Land of Fire to clean her up and change her appearance.

• Wuye told Temari that he had no grudge against her and tied her to him before setting off.
• Wuye carried Temari into the sky, and she briefly marveled at the view before biting him and struggling.
• Wuye released Temari in midair, then caught her before she hit the ground; she clung to him in terror.
• Wuye flew Temari to a town, held her hand to prevent her escape, and led her toward a bathhouse.
• Temari asked for a private room, but Wuye refused and pushed her inside.

Wuye forced Temari to bathe in a hot spring so he could scrub away her old appearance before changing her identity. After enduring the humiliating ordeal, Temari emerged in new clothes, still under Wuye’s control.

• Wuye brought Temari to a private hot spring room and ordered her to undress and wash herself.
• Wuye pulled Temari into the pool with a Nine-Tails chakra hand and instructed her to scrub herself thoroughly.
• Temari gradually relaxed in the hot spring, though Wuye’s teasing repeatedly embarrassed her.
• Wuye sent a Shadow Clone away, then gave Temari a new goose-yellow kimono and said her old clothes had been thrown away.
• Temari lunged to catch the kimono, fell onto Wuye, and screamed when he mocked her again.

Wuye brought Temari back to Konoha after changing her appearance and promised to teach her ninjutsu if she performed well. As Temari studied Konoha’s prosperity and asked how it had grown so powerful, Wuye explained that its methods could not simply be copied by other villages.

• Wuye brushed Temari’s hair, dressed her in a kimono, and showed her how different she looked.
• Temari asked to return to Sand Village, but Wuye warned that Orochimaru would make her a test subject and offered to teach her ninjutsu if she behaved well.
• Temari clung to Wuye as he flew them back to Konoha, then entered the village with him and marveled at its size and prosperity.
• Temari asked whether Wuye’s reforms had transformed Konoha, and he credited the village’s people as well as his strategies.
• Temari questioned why Wuye had shared Konoha’s methods with someone from Kirigakure, and Wuye said other villages could not surpass Konoha by imitation.

Wuye took Temari to eat and brought her to his home as a prisoner, where she met Pakura, a Sand Village kunoichi believed to have died in the Third Shinobi War. Pakura revealed that Rasa had betrayed her, leaving Temari shaken as Wuye explained why he trusted Pakura.

• Wuye teased Temari during their meal, then correctly revealed that chestnuts and tofu soup were her favorite foods.
• Wuye brought Temari home, ordered a room prepared for her, and instructed the maid to provide an ankle chain for nighttime.
• Wuye introduced Pakura to Temari, who recognized her as a Sand Village hero thought to have died in the Third Shinobi War.
• Pakura told Temari that Rasa had betrayed her and caused her capture by Konoha, shattering Temari's image of her father.
• Wuye told Pakura that Rasa was dead and ordered her not to reveal the news; Pakura rejoiced at his death.
• Temari asked why Wuye had taken Pakura in, and Wuye said he trusted her straightforward nature and believed she would not betray him.

Wuye introduced Temari to Hinata and Hanabi as his new disciple, and the girls grew curious about their new housemate. After learning that Temari had been training as a ninja without studying other subjects, Wuye arranged for Hinata and Hanabi to teach her Konoha’s elective courses, where Temari found inspiration in the Fourth Hokage’s words.

• Hinata and Hanabi returned home and asked Wuye who Temari was, so he introduced her as his new disciple who would live with him.
• Hinata and Hanabi asked to move in too, but Temari told them she was Wuye’s prisoner; Hinata then asked if they could visit her.
• Temari explained that she spent her time training as a ninja and knew nothing about academic subjects, so Wuye told her to study with Hinata and Hanabi.
• Hinata and Hanabi brought Temari into the study and showed her their books, and she chose Sayings of the Fourth Hokage.
• Temari read Wuye’s words about children enjoying life while the Hokage bore their burdens, and she began to see him in a more hopeful light.

After Konoha’s crisis passed, Wuye and Nara Shikaku uncovered Danzo and a masked man’s support for the Uchiha Clan’s planned rebellion. Wuye visited Mikoto and revealed that Shisui and Itachi had confirmed the plot, leaving her stunned.

• Wuye returned to Konoha, and Iwagakure and Kumogakure withdrew their forces.
• Nara Shikaku told Wuye that the Uchiha Clan was secretly seeking allies, and Wuye identified Danzo and a masked man as its backers.
• Wuye decided to proceed with his plan despite Nara Shikaku’s concern that Mikoto would suffer.
• Wuye visited Mikoto at her home in Uchiha territory and told her that Uchiha shinobi were preparing to attack Konoha’s leaders and rebel.
• Wuye said Uchiha Shisui and Itachi Uchiha were the source of the intelligence, leaving Mikoto speechless.

Uchiha Shisui and Mikoto learned that the clan’s hardliners remained committed to rebellion, while Wuye warned that he could not leave a resentful faction within Konoha. Shisui sought help protecting the families of the Uchiha ninja, and his uncle suggested using Shisui’s eye to control Danzo.

• Shisui confirmed to Mikoto that the clan had rejected his and Itachi’s efforts to change their minds and even wanted him to control Wuye.
• Shisui asked Wuye for more time, arguing that the Uchiha ninja’s families should not suffer for their plans; Wuye warned that he could not risk unrest in the village.
• Wuye reassured Mikoto that his feelings for her would not change, then left to handle other matters.
• Shisui asked his uncle to mobilize Uchiha integrated into the village to shelter and monitor the families of prominent-clan ninja, and his uncle agreed to help reduce their hatred.
• Shisui’s uncle suggested that Shisui use his Mangekyō ability to control Danzo, and Shisui froze at the proposal.

Wuye discovered that the blind Uchiha Kagami was secretly advising Shisui and learned that Kagami’s branch had integrated into Konoha. After realizing Danzo intended to steal Shisui’s Sharingan, Wuye rushed to save him, while Kagami remained behind as Mikoto arrived in panic over the clan’s situation.

• Shisui agreed to use his Mangekyō Sharingan to make Danzo tear up his agreement with the Uchiha Clan.
• Wuye entered the secret chamber, questioned the blind man, and learned he was Kagami, an Uchiha who had severed ties with the main clan.
• Kagami explained that his branch had integrated into Konoha while retaining its Uchiha identity, and Wuye said he would leave them alone.
• Wuye warned Kagami that Danzo wanted more Sharingan and that Shisui was walking into a trap, then vanished to save him.
• Kagami reflected on giving his eyes to Wuye, and Mikoto arrived asking what the clan should do.

Uchiha Shisui used Kotoamatsukami on Danzo, but Danzo’s clone ambushed him and stole his right Mangekyō Sharingan. Shisui awakened Susanoo and fled as Wuye confronted Danzo over the attack.

• Shisui met Danzo in the woods and questioned his plan to help the Uchiha Clan overthrow the Fourth, while Danzo claimed he could neutralize Minato Namikaze and Hatake Sakumo.
• Shisui used Kotoamatsukami on Danzo, but Danzo’s Shadow Clone stabbed him and gouged out his right eye.
• Danzo admitted he had targeted Shisui’s eyes and ordered Root shinobi to pursue him as Shisui escaped with his remaining eye.
• Shisui awakened a green Susanoo, drove back the Root shinobi, and continued fleeing toward Itachi.
• Wuye appeared before Danzo and accused him of attacking Shisui, but Danzo claimed he had acted in self-defense.

Wuye defeated Danzo after revealing that Danzo had helped clear the way for the masked man during the Nine-Tails Rebellion. He sealed Danzo’s soul so it could never be reborn, hid his corpse, and hurried to check on Uchiha Shisui.

• Wuye confronted Danzo, explaining that he had waited for Shisui to set up the barrier and that Danzo’s role in the Nine-Tails Rebellion had made him a target.
• Danzo revealed three Sharingan in his arm and fought Wuye, but Wuye countered his abilities and repeatedly cut him down while Slug attacked Baku.
• With his Sharingan exhausted, Danzo tried to use the Reverse Four Symbols Seal, but Wuye reversed the technique and sealed Danzo in place.
• Wuye used the Thousand-Pulling Stone to capture Danzo’s spirit and condemn it to remain in the Pure Land without rebirth.
• Wuye stored Danzo’s corpse in a scroll and left to check whether Uchiha Shisui was alive, delaying news of Danzo’s death to prevent the Uchiha Clan from retreating.