Chapter Summaries

At the Ninja Academy, Uchiha Yū rejected Teacher Qianshu’s lesson about the Will of Fire and described how pain and uranium had shaped his life. After Minato Namikaze and Kushina’s classroom antics disrupted the lesson, Qianshu punished the class and let Yū sit in the sunlight.

• Teacher Qianshu urged Uchiha Yū to inherit the Will of Fire, but Yū said it could not save him and explained that pain made him stronger.
• Minato Namikaze invited Yū to get ramen, and Yū reminded Minato and Kushina that they had repeatedly left him out or used him as a shield.
• Yū teased Minato and Kushina about dating, prompting Kushina to smash Yū’s desk and loudly declare that they were dating.
• Teacher Qianshu sent Minato and Kushina outside, assigned the class one hundred copies of the Will of Fire, and allowed Yū to sit in the sunlight as punishment.
• Qianshu watched Yū in the sunlight and wondered whether, if he had not been ill, Yū might have become a bridge between the village and the Uchiha Clan.

Uchiha Yū endured classmates’ contempt as Teacher Qianshu pushed him home, while his injured body continued to heal. At the Uchiha compound, Uchiha Shuiyun rejected him as a disgrace and said he should have died at birth.

• After class, Minato pushed Uchiha Yū’s wheelchair, but Yū asked Teacher Qianshu for extra lessons to avoid intruding on Minato and Kushina.
• As Qianshu wheeled Yū through the school, two girls insulted him, and Yū said they needed to apologize.
• Qianshu offered to arrange for Yū to see Tsunade, but Yū doubted she could heal his uranium-related condition.
• At the Uchiha compound, Uchiha Shuiyun stopped Qianshu and made him leave Yū in the care of the clan’s Police Force.
• Uchiha Shuiyun called Yū trash and said he should have died at birth.

Uchiha Yū fought back after Uchiha Shuiyun and Uchiha Yamato ordered him to commit seppuku, leaving Shuiyun badly injured and Yamato under scrutiny for using ninjutsu. An ANBU member intervened and ordered Yamato to go to the Hokage's Office for an investigation.

• Uchiha Shuiyun tossed Uchiha Yū a kunai and ordered him to commit seppuku, but Yū threw it past Shuiyun and mocked him.
• When Shuiyun attacked, Uchiha Yū crushed his arm and challenged him to use the kunai to disembowel himself.
• Uchiha Shuiyun charged Yū with a kunai, but Yū blocked the attack and slashed Shuiyun across the chest.
• Uchiha Yamato accused Yū of threatening the clan and attacked him with a Great Fireball.
• An ANBU member blocked Yamato's attack and ordered him to come to the Hokage's Office for an investigation.

After Shuiyun was taken away, Uchiha Yū returned to his isolated home and considered his injuries and radioactive condition. The Uchiha Clan argued over the clash with the ANBU, while Uchiha He suspected the Hokage faction had manipulated events and went looking for Yū.

• Yamato took the injured Shuiyun away, and an ANBU operative offered to help Uchiha Yū if trouble arose again.
• Uchiha Yū returned to his remote home near the Forest of Death, where his radioactive presence had killed the surrounding plants.
• Uchiha Yū examined his healing legs, burned his contaminated bandages, and realized his strength made him suited to taijutsu.
• Uchiha clansmen argued that the ANBU had wronged them, but Uchiha He ordered them to avoid a confrontation with the village for now.
• Uchiha He suspected the Hokage faction had set up the incident and went to find Uchiha Yū.
• Uchiha Yū sensed someone outside his house and readied two kunai, while Uchiha He observed him through the walls.

Uchiha He visited Uchiha Yū to settle the conflict with Shuiyun and warn him away from masked people, while offering clan compensation. The Hokage’s leadership decided not to exploit the incident against the Uchiha, leaving Yū’s future undecided and assigning Tsunade to assess his condition.

• Uchiha He told Uchiha Yū to let the fight with Shuiyun end, avoid masked people, and accept compensation from the clan.
• Uchiha Yū absorbed radiation from Uchiha He and worried that the Hokage or Danzō might target him or use him against the Uchiha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi’s office reviewed the incident, and Hiruzen agreed that Uchiha Yamato should be confined within the clan grounds rather than the matter being escalated.
• Danzō urged action against the Uchiha, but Koharu Utatane and Hiruzen argued that the village could not risk a conflict while war threatened.
• Hiruzen left Uchiha Yū’s status undecided until graduation and assigned Tsunade to examine his poor physical condition.

Uchiha Yū revealed his healed face at the Ninja Academy, then encountered Tsunade, who examined his still-damaged body and offered to study it. With Kushina and Minato urging her to treat him, Tsunade made it clear that refusing was not an option.

• Uchiha Yū's uncovered face drew attention from the girls at the Academy, while Minato Namikaze and Kushina reacted to his new appearance.
• Minato invited Uchiha Yū to train with him, but Kushina struck Minato after he tried to get Uchiha Yū to take her place as a target.
• After class, Uchiha Yū bumped into Tsunade, who recognized him and examined his healing body with medical ninjutsu.
• Tsunade discovered that Uchiha Yū's lower body remained badly damaged and invited him to assist with her research into severe burns.
• Kushina and Minato urged Tsunade to treat Uchiha Yū, and Tsunade crushed his wheelchair handle as she pressed him to accept.

Uchiha Yū agreed to secretly visit Tsunade’s laboratory on weekends for examinations, while Kushina and Minato Namikaze tried to make peace with him over volunteering him as her assistant. Their trip to Ichiraku Ramen turned into a confrontation when a drunk took their seats and insulted Kushina, who punched him.

• Tsunade arranged for Uchiha Yū to visit Konoha Hospital on Saturdays and Sundays so she could examine him without drawing the Uchiha Clan’s attention.
• Uchiha Yū caught Kushina and Minato Namikaze eavesdropping, scolded them, and punched Minato Namikaze before demanding an apology.
• Minato Namikaze offered to treat Uchiha Yū to ramen, and the three went to Ichiraku Ramen.
• A drunk took the seats they had reserved and called Kushina a little chili pepper.
• Kushina punched the drunk, drawing onlookers’ attention, and Uchiha Yū noticed several gazes fixed on her.

Uchiha Yū and his friends’ meal at Ichiraku Ramen became the cover for Root’s failed attempt to provoke a confrontation around Kushina. After Root killed its own operatives to hide the plot, Yū went home and struggled to stand as he continued recovering.

• A drunkard provoked Kushina at Ichiraku Ramen, but Minato Namikaze and the owner calmed her before the conflict escalated.
• In an alley, a Root operative killed the drunkard and another accomplice, blaming them for drawing attention from nearby ANBU.
• Root’s agent reflected that Danzō wanted control of Kushina, the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki, and planned to conceal the deaths and continue the scheme gradually.
• Minato Namikaze, Kushina, and Uchiha Yū finished their free meal, and Yū teased Minato about Kushina’s money before leaving them together.
• On his way home, Uchiha Yū struggled to stand, then sat back down and noted that his stored energy had gone toward repairing his body.

Uchiha Yū arrived at Konoha Hospital for Tsunade’s experimental treatment and discovered how forcefully she recruited ninja for her research. Tsunade used the Mystical Palm Technique on his damaged legs, but the radioactive elements in his body destroyed the new cells, leaving her unable to identify the cause.

• Uchiha Yū arrived at the medical squad’s section of Konoha Hospital and saw Tsunade drag two fleeing ninja back to the operating room.
• Tsunade spotted Uchiha Yū, pushed his wheelchair into the restricted laboratory, and warned him that her developing treatment would hurt.
• Tsunade used the Mystical Palm Technique to stimulate Uchiha Yū’s recovery while he restrained the radioactive elements in his body.
• The regenerated cells in Uchiha Yū’s legs were destroyed, and Tsunade examined the contaminated tissue with a special instrument.
• Tsunade confirmed that a strange element was present in Uchiha Yū’s body but said she needed further research to identify it.

Tsunade found that her medical ninjutsu could not heal Uchiha Yū’s radiation-damaged body, but agreed to teach him medical knowledge. As they left the hospital with a stack of books, Danzō noticed them together and grew suspicious.

• Tsunade failed to heal Uchiha Yū’s damaged cells and vowed to develop a more powerful medical ninjutsu.
• Uchiha Yū asked to learn medical ninjutsu, and Tsunade agreed to give him introductory medical books.
• Tsunade treated Uchiha Yū’s wounds and gave him a towering stack of books to study.
• Tsunade arranged for someone to carry the books as Uchiha Yū left the hospital, keeping their relationship secret because they belonged to opposing camps.
• Danzō saw Tsunade walking with Uchiha Yū and wondered why she was with an Uchiha.

Uchiha Yū joined his classmates’ kunai-throwing practice and hit the bullseye on his first try, impressing them and teacher Qianshu. Danzō’s people observed his talent, though Danzō kept him marked as pending until his physical defect disappeared.

• Danzō suspected Uchiha Yū’s approach to the Nine-Tails’ jinchūriki concealed a scheme and ordered Root to monitor the Uchiha Clan.
• Minato encouraged Uchiha Yū to practice kunai throwing, and Qianshu invited him to try the training target.
• Uchiha Yū recalled his fight with Shuiyun, threw a kunai with precision, and struck the bullseye.
• Qianshu praised Uchiha Yū’s performance and announced intensive training for the students ahead of their exams.
• A Root observer reported Uchiha Yū’s talent to Danzō, who added a pending mark beside his name on the list of emerging geniuses.

Uchiha Yū recovered from his injuries, awakened a single-tomoe Sharingan, and returned to the Ninja Academy, where Qianshu gave him a Phoenix Flower Jutsu scroll. After noticing that he was being watched, Yū grew wary of the people following him and considered the changes in his clan.

• Uchiha Yū's body fully healed, his strength grew, and he awakened a single-tomoe Sharingan.
• Yū returned to class, surprising his classmates, Kushina, and Minato Namikaze; he let them believe Tsunade had healed him.
• Qianshu urged Yū to keep practicing the Three Body Techniques and gave him a Phoenix Flower Jutsu scroll, offering to teach him after school.
• Qianxishou watched Yū leave the classroom and decided the Uchiha genius was suited to join Root and serve Lord Danzō.
• Yū sensed watchers near the Ninja Academy and noticed that some followed him after school, so he stayed cautious and wondered whether the Third Hokage was observing him.
• Yū considered learning ninjutsu in light of changes in the clan caused by Uchiha He.

Uchiha Yū went to the clan training grounds and was confronted by Uchiha Yan and other clan members, who mocked him and attacked him. After breaking free of Uchiha Yan’s genjutsu, Yū seized him and struck him with overwhelming force.

• Uchiha Yan mocked Uchiha Yū’s past and accused him of undeserving the clan’s resources, then sent two members to restrain him.
• Uchiha Yū kicked one attacker away and quickly knocked down two more as the other Uchiha members rushed him.
• Uchiha Yan revealed his Sharingan and cast the Hell Viewing Technique on Uchiha Yū.
• Uchiha Yū broke free of the genjutsu after a second, recalling his past suffering as Uchiha Yan turned away, thinking he had won.
• Uchiha Yū grabbed Uchiha Yan’s shoulder and struck him, sending him flying.

Uchiha Yū defeated a group of youths at the training ground, where Fugaku intervened and offered to teach him Fire Release. After Fugaku demonstrated the Great Fireball Jutsu, Yū performed it flawlessly, surprising him.

• Fugaku arrived at the training ground and found Uchiha Yū standing among the injured youths who had ganged up on him.
• Fugaku dismissed the youths and offered to arrange genin sparring partners, but Yū said he wanted a teacher for Fire Release instead.
• Fugaku agreed to teach Yū some Fire Release insights and demonstrated the Great Fireball Jutsu beside the lake.
• Yū carefully copied Fugaku's hand seals and performed the Great Fireball Jutsu, leaving Fugaku astonished.

You’s radioactive Great Fireball impressed Uchiha Fugaku, who agreed to guide his daily Fire Release training, while Uchiha Yū’s talent drew attention from the Uchiha Clan and Konoha’s leaders. The Third Hokage tasked Qianshu with helping You feel a sense of belonging in the village and planned to assign him a squad leader from his own faction.

• You unleashed a Great Fireball with chunin-level power and radioactive flames, killing fish in the lake, then absorbed the dispersed elements from the water.
• Uchiha Fugaku praised You’s Fire Release talent and offered to guide his training every day.
• Uchiha He ordered Fugaku to train You properly and help him acknowledge the Uchiha Clan, while Qianxishou urged that You be recruited into ANBU for Danzō.
• Sarutobi reviewed Qianshu’s student records, recognized You’s remarkable recovery and talent, and decided to use him as a bridge to the Uchiha Clan.
• Sarutobi assigned Qianshu to give You a sense of belonging in the village and decided that one of his own people should become You’s squad leader.

After recovering, Uchiha Yū underwent Tsunade’s examinations and discovered that Danzō’s ANBU was watching him. He decided to keep playing along while he grew stronger, and sought the Shadow Clone Technique.

• Tsunade examined Uchiha Yū, confirmed he had fully recovered, and agreed to publicly say she had cured him in exchange for regular examinations.
• Tsunade subjected Uchiha Yū to an hour of tests and painful procedures, leaving him exhausted when he left the hospital.
• Uchiha Yū noticed someone following him and confronted Qianxishou, who revealed he belonged to the ANBU and invited Yū to join after graduating from the Ninja Academy.
• Uchiha Yū realized that Qianxishou was recruiting for Danzō and decided the radioactive elements clinging to him would kill him within a week.
• Uchiha Yū resolved to stay in the village and build his strength, then applied to Uchiha He for the Shadow Clone Technique through Fugaku.

Uchiha Yū continued training in secret while using a shadow clone to attend the Ninja Academy, where graduation exams were scheduled for the next day. After celebrating with Minato Namikaze and Kushina, he learned the Three Ninja would lead teams and expected Tsunade to become his teacher.

• Uchiha Yū trained at a waterfall, pushing his chakra control and physical strength while keeping his talent hidden from observers.
• Uchiha Yū received a sudden flood of knowledge as his shadow clone vanished during class, angering Teacher Qianshu on the eve of the graduation exam.
• Uchiha Yū met Minato Namikaze and Kushina after class, and the three agreed to celebrate before their exam.
• Kushina told Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Yū that the Three Ninja would personally lead teams of graduates.
• Uchiha Yū reasoned that Tsunade would likely become his squad leader because of their close relationship and his standing with the Third Hokage.

Uchiha Yū passed the genin exam and waited at the academy to learn his squad assignment. As Tsunade arrived with Dan Kato, Nawaki defended Yū against students who accused him of getting special treatment, and the new graduates awaited their squad leaders.

• Uchiha Yū drew the Clone Technique for his exam, passed, and received his Konoha forehead protector.
• Kushina tied Minato Namikaze’s forehead protector around his head, while Yū left them alone and went upstairs to watch the arriving jonin.
• Uchiha Yū noticed Tsunade arrive with Dan Kato as students hoped to become her disciples and speculated that Yū would be chosen.
• Nawaki confronted students who accused Uchiha Yū of getting into Tsunade’s favor through his illness, then thanked Yū for his understanding.
• The graduates returned to the classroom and waited for their squad leaders to arrive.

Jiraiya took Minato Namikaze as his student, while Tsunade chose Kushina to study medical ninjutsu. Uchiha Yū was assigned to Orochimaru, who introduced him to Nawaki and Hyuga Reiko and told them to meet at the Forest of Death the next day.

• Jiraiya chose Minato Namikaze as his student and promised Kushina she could still see him often.
• Tsunade picked up Kushina but explained that Uchiha Yū had been assigned to another squad leader.
• Orochimaru arrived after a mission and introduced himself as Uchiha Yū's teacher.
• Orochimaru brought Uchiha Yū to meet Nawaki and Hyuga Reiko at the training grounds.
• Orochimaru told the three students to meet him at the entrance of the Forest of Death the next day.

Uchiha Yū, Nawaki, and Hyuga Reiko met their teacher Orochimaru for an assessment that he turned into a C-rank mission to kill a bandit group. The chapter ended with Nawaki and Reiko uneasy about killing, while Uchiha Yū remained cold and composed.

• Orochimaru told Uchiha Yū, Nawaki, and Hyuga Reiko that they would face an assessment to qualify as ninja, and the three discussed their abilities.
• Hyuga Reiko used her Byakugan to examine Uchiha Yū, who warned her that doing so to companions was rude.
• Uchiha Yū suspected Danzō had arranged for Orochimaru to train him in hopes of recruiting him into Root, and he vowed to remember the grudge.
• Uchiha Yū met Orochimaru at the Forest of Death, and Nawaki and Hyuga Reiko later arrived for their mission.
• Orochimaru revealed that the mission was to kill every bandit at a mountain hideout, leaving no survivors.
• Nawaki and Hyuga Reiko looked uneasy at the order to kill, while Uchiha Yū remained indifferent.