Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yū and Minato Namikaze trained their students during a journey outside the village, teaching them practical survival skills and the details of ninja combat. The group ended the day with Obito realizing that real battles were far more complex than he had imagined.

• Uchiha Yū encouraged Anko and advised Obito to control his breathing and chakra while traveling.
• Uchiha Yū told Kakashi to move ahead of Obito and shield him from the wind, helping Obito keep pace.
• After traveling all afternoon, Uchiha Yū taught the students how to use terrain and avoid exposing themselves with fire and smoke.
• Minato Namikaze demonstrated how a hidden explosive tag could turn a fire pit into a trap for an enemy inspecting it.
• The students discussed how the practical combat techniques differed from the ninja battles Obito had imagined.

Uchiha Yū and Minato Namikaze sent Kakashi, Obito, and Anko to kill a group of mountain bandits without their help, while secretly following to watch over them. Obito’s mistake alerted the bandits, and Anko hesitated to kill a captive as the others prepared for a confrontation.

• Uchiha Yū taught the students basic combat knowledge and ordered them to face the mountain bandits without assistance, while Minato Namikaze warned them to return safely.
• Kakashi led Obito and Anko up the mountain, and Uchiha Yū and Minato secretly followed to observe the mission.
• Obito attacked a patrolling bandit but failed to kill him, allowing the man to fire a signal flare that alerted the bandits.
• Kakashi killed the bandit who fired the flare, while Anko struggled to kill the other captive bandit.
• Uchiha Yū and Minato watched as the alerted bandits gathered, and Kakashi told Obito that their task was to kill everyone there.

Anko, Obito, Rin, and Kakashi completed their mission by killing the remaining enemies, while Uchiha Yū explained the brutal reality of being a ninja. As the team descended from the mountain, Yū gave gemstones to Anko, Minato, and Rin, easing the tension among them.

• Anko overcame her hesitation and killed the man before her, prompting Obito and Rin to take up their weapons and charge toward the mountaintop.
• Kakashi led Anko toward the remaining enemies, and the team fought until Obito killed the last one.
• Uchiha Yū praised the team for completing the mission and told them how Orochimaru had once ordered him to kill everyone on a mountain, including captives, children, and the elderly.
• Uchiha Yū warned the young ninjas that they must obey orders even when those orders opposed their beliefs, leaving the team shaken.
• Uchiha Yū gave Anko a ruby and gave blue gemstones to Minato Namikaze and Rin, lifting the team's oppressive mood.

Yū and Uchiha Fugaku advanced a secret plan to relocate part of the Uchiha Clan before war broke out, while keeping rebellious clan members imprisoned. Yū arranged a mission to the Land of Rivers as part of the escape plan, and Kakuzu cooperated from the Land of Wind.

• Yū gave Anko Orochimaru's rare snake-based ninjutsu scrolls and told her to seek his help at the hospital.
• Fugaku told Yū that the Uchiha relocation had begun and showed him the Hokage's written promise, which Yū burned.
• Yū instructed Fugaku to speed up the relocation, withdraw surveillance personnel, demand promised resources, and keep the imprisoned rebels uninformed.
• Fugaku said he had selected uninformed Uchiha jonin, and Yū limited the first stage of the plan to two people to avoid raising suspicions.
• Yū arranged for two Uchiha to join a Dawn Weapons Store supply mission bound for the Land of Rivers.
• Kakuzu accepted a mission to the Land of Rivers in cooperation with Yū's plan, while the Third Kazekage relied on the Land of Wind Weapons Shop for missions.

Uchiha Yū sent young genin to support the front-line hospitals as Konoha prepared for war, while secretly waiting for the conflict to weaken the village. After Sunagakure ambushed a shipment and killed five Konoha jōnin, Hiruzen Sarutobi and his advisors prepared for a wider conflict.

• Uchiha Yū arranged for medical genin to travel to the front, reassuring them that the rear hospitals were safe.
• Tsunade stayed at Konoha Hospital, Jiraiya prepared to return, and Orochimaru took responsibility for the front as Konoha mobilized for war.
• Uchiha Yū privately continued delaying his plan until war weakened Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Danzo and the other advisors after learning Sunagakure had intercepted a shipment and killed its Konoha escorts.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the advisors discussed strengthening defenses against Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and a possible alliance with Ōnoki.

Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Hatake Sakumo, Minato Namikaze, and Uchiha Yū to mobilize for the Land of Wind front, despite Danzo’s objections to sending Uchiha Yū. Uchiha Yū used the deployment as an opportunity to advance his plan to help the Uchiha Clan leave Konoha, and the village’s clans began gathering as war preparations accelerated.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Hatake Sakumo to lead the Land of Wind front and assigned Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Yū to the forces, while Danzo objected to sending Uchiha Yū.
• Uchiha Yū reviewed his intelligence, concluded that his smokescreen had worked, and sent a letter to Kakuzu through a hidden contact.
• A masked ninja delivered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s order assigning Uchiha Yū to the Land of Wind border.
• Uchiha Yū told Uchiha Fugaku that two Uchiha jonin had faked their deaths and escaped, and that the plan had achieved initial success.
• Uchiha Yū and Uchiha Fugaku agreed to use his deployment to the Land of Wind border while preserving the clan’s strength.
• The village’s major clans received news of the mobilization and sent ninja to Hatake Sakumo’s home.

Hatake Sakumo met Uchiha Yū before leading Konoha forces to the Land of Wind front, warning him to avoid the battlefield while Yū organized medical support. As the war began, Danzo ordered Root to capture prisoners so he could use their bodies to cultivate Hashirama Cells and slow his failing health.

• Hatake Sakumo visited Uchiha Yū and warned him that his presence on the battlefield could provoke Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Yū agreed to avoid the battlefield and prepared medical supplies and personnel for the journey to the Land of Wind border.
• Hatake Sakumo assigned protection for the medical ninjas, and the assembled force departed Konoha.
• Danzo learned that his body was weakening and ordered Root to capture prisoners for experiments to cultivate Hashirama Cells.

Danzo learned that radiation energy could strengthen the body but chose to keep it as a backup while prioritizing Hashirama Cells. At the Land of Fire’s border, Uchiha Yū and Hatake Sakumo selected a site for a wartime hospital, and Yū began building it underground.

• A Root researcher told Danzo that experiments based on Orochimaru’s notes had produced an unstable body-strengthening energy with the side effect of shortening lifespan.
• Danzo ordered the researchers to focus first on Hashirama Cells and reserve the radiation method as a last resort.
• Uchiha Yū reached the Land of Fire’s border and chose a forest location for the field hospital.
• Hatake Sakumo approved the site, adjusted the frontline plan, and arranged separate protection for the hospital.
• Uchiha Yū explained that the hospital would be built underground using Earth Release, while the weak wooden cabins aboveground would serve as camouflage.

Uchiha Yū prepared the rear as Hatake Sakumo led Konoha ninjas toward the border, while Sunagakure’s leaders planned how to contain the crisis and exploit Konoha’s conflict with the Uchiha Clan. The chapter ended with Sasori arriving to speak with the Third Kazekage and borrow something.

• Uchiha Yū supervised the construction of houses and other preparations as Hatake Sakumo led Konoha ninjas to the border.
• The Third Kazekage, Chiyo, and Ebizo discussed the escalating tension with Konoha and decided to send Pakura while keeping Sasori in the village.
• Ebizo reported that Sunagakure had found no clear identity for the person who killed five Konoha jonin, and the Third Kazekage linked the incident to the Uchiha Clan’s conflict with Konoha.
• The Third Kazekage and his advisers formed plans to exploit the Uchiha conflict and let Konoha descend into chaos.
• Sasori entered the Third Kazekage’s office and said he wanted to discuss something and borrow something.

Uchiha Yū welcomed Sasori into Dawn and outlined how he would exploit the Third Shinobi World War to weaken the great villages. Sasori agreed to work with Dawn while remaining hidden and researching puppets at its factory.

• Uchiha Yū learned that Sasori had escaped Sunagakure after the Third Kazekage disappeared and traveled to meet him at Kakuzu’s secret base.
• Kakuzu and Sasori sized each other up, each wary of the other’s strength and intentions.
• Uchiha Yū welcomed Sasori to Dawn, promised him unlimited puppet materials, and warned him against betrayal.
• Uchiha Yū described a plan to draw Kumogakure’s shinobi into the Land of Wind and entangle them in a conflict with Konoha.
• Uchiha Yū told Sasori to stay hidden and work on puppets at the newly completed factory, and Sasori agreed.

Uchiha Yū arranged a plan to draw Kumogakure and Sunagakure into conflict while Konoha prepared for a possible Sand Shinobi attack. He returned to Konoha Hospital, which was nearly ready, as the Third Kazekage’s disappearance remained concealed.

• Uchiha Yū told Sasori and Kakuzu to help lure the Third Raikage toward Hatake Sakumo, then trap the Cloud army with Konoha and Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Yū planned to plant evidence linking Sasori’s wanted notice to the Cloud Shinobi, hoping to redirect Sunagakure’s attention toward the Land of Lightning border.
• Hatake Sakumo and Sarutobi Hiri discussed Sunagakure’s unexpected troop movements and planned a defensive line where the old canyon had collapsed.
• Chiyo kept the Third Kazekage’s disappearance secret while hoping to find him and her missing grandson before the news spread.
• Uchiha Yū inspected the underground Konoha Hospital and told the exhausted construction shinobi to maintain and reinforce it.

Uchiha Yū treated wounded after Sunagakure attacked Konoha’s camp, then learned the Third Shinobi World War had begun with the Third Raikage massing troops at the Land of Fire’s border. He warned Hatake Sakumo that the Third Raikage might join Sunagakure’s forces and agreed to prepare a defensive barrier against that threat.

• Uchiha Yū treated ninja wounded when Sunagakure suddenly attacked Konoha’s camp.
• Uchiha Yū learned that the Third Raikage had led a large army to the Land of Fire’s border, marking the start of the Third Shinobi World War.
• Hatake Sakumo asked Uchiha Yū to use his poison to block a canyon and prevent another Sunagakure attack.
• Uchiha Yū warned Hatake Sakumo that the Third Raikage might join Sunagakure and attack Konoha’s forces from behind.
• Hatake Sakumo recognized the danger and entrusted Uchiha Yū with preparing for the worst-case scenario.

Uchiha Yū planned a radiation-based isolation zone to trap Kumogakure’s ninja and volunteered to stay behind while it formed. He secured Hatake Sakumo’s support and accepted Sarutobi Hiri into the mission, leaving Hiri to assemble an escort team.

• Uchiha Yū designed the isolation zone as a fish trap with only one retreat route for the enemy.
• Hatake Sakumo asked Yū to let Sarutobi Hiri join the mission, and Yū agreed on the condition that Hiri follow his orders.
• Uchiha Yū proposed staying near the zone to intensify the Radiation Element, despite Hatake Sakumo’s objections.
• Uchiha Yū asked Hatake Sakumo to block the enemy’s only exit about an hour after they entered the zone.
• Sarutobi Hiri met Uchiha Yū outside the hospital and promised to protect him and improve his strength.
• Uchiha Yū told Sarutobi Hiri to quickly organize an escort team, prioritizing Earth Release ninja.

Uchiha Yū led Konoha shinobi to establish an isolation zone, removing the lingering Radiation Element at the collapsed canyon before ordering the terrain reshaped near their destination. As the group prepared to raise nearby mountains, they spotted Sand Shinobi below.

• Uchiha Yū led his group across the collapsed canyon and absorbed the Radiation Element left from the earlier battle.
• Uchiha Yū restored the isolation zone by laying Radiation Element over the solid rock, then urged everyone to reach their destination before dawn.
• Pakura led Sand Shinobi searching for the missing Third Kazekage and warned her group they might encounter Kumogakure shinobi near the Land of Lightning.
• Uchiha Yū instructed Sarutobi Hiri and the others to raise two mountains to strengthen the planned terrain barrier.
• A Konoha shinobi spotted a group of Sand Shinobi gathered at the mountain's foot as the work was about to begin.

Sarutobi Hiri’s team was discovered by Sunagakure ninja while preparing a secret terrain trap, and Pakura nearly killed Hiri before Uchiha Yū arrived to confront her. The chapter left Yū and Pakura facing off as the battle continued.

• Sarutobi Hiri ruled out a traitor after Sunagakure ninja entered the mountains, then ordered his team to kill them and warned Uchiha Yū that their plan had changed.
• Uchiha Yū heard an explosion and learned that Sunagakure ninja had attacked, but he went toward the battlefield instead of withdrawing.
• Pakura used her Scorch Release to overwhelm Sarutobi Hiri and nearly struck him down.
• Uchiha Yū rescued Hiri with the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique and sent him to help the other Konoha ninja.
• Uchiha Yū confronted Pakura, who launched Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder, but he slipped through the attack.

Uchiha Yū overwhelmed Pakura while her Sunagakure teammates tried to escape, then subdued her with a Sharingan genjutsu. He intended to keep her alive as a potential hidden ally, and the chapter ended with Pakura incapacitated under his control.

• Uchiha Yū sent Pakura flying with a kick, and Sunagakure shinobi warned their comrades that he was the Poison Ninja and dangerous at close range.
• Pakura used Scorch Release to stall Uchiha Yū, but he countered with Wind Release and forced her back.
• Two chūnin tried to rescue Pakura, and Uchiha Yū killed one with the Monstrous Strength Fist, prompting Pakura to urge the other to retreat.
• The Sunagakure shinobi broke through and escaped, while Sarutobi Hiri failed to catch them in the desert.
• Pakura attacked Uchiha Yū with Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder, but he kicked her down and used the Sharingan to subdue her with genjutsu.

Uchiha Yū captured Pakura and led Konoha shinobi in reshaping the mountains to block the Cloud Shinobi and prepare for an isolation zone. After sending the exhausted group away, he stayed behind to continue the dangerous plan and keep Pakura imprisoned, instructing Sarutobi Hiri to pass his message to Hatake-jōnin.

• Uchiha Yū reassured Sarutobi Hiri that Pakura could not escape his genjutsu and said she could be used to force Sunagakure to make concessions.
• Sunagakure's vice-captain rejected the shinobi's demand to retaliate and led them away to report Pakura's capture to Lady Chiyo.
• Uchiha Yū and the Konoha shinobi finished raising a mountain basin that could block the Cloud Shinobi, leaving the workers exhausted.
• Uchiha Yū told Sarutobi Hiri's group to leave while he stayed behind to prepare the isolation zone and await the next stage of the plan.
• Uchiha Yū refused to send Pakura away, saying he would imprison her himself and asking Hiri to repeat his words to Hatake-jōnin.

Uchiha Yū kept the exhausted Pakura captive and explained that he intended to release her during a battle so Sunagakure would suspect she had betrayed the village. Pakura tried to attack him, but he subdued her and warned that he could keep her alive even if she attempted suicide.

• Uchiha Yū dispelled his genjutsu, and Pakura woke exhausted and unable to fight him.
• Uchiha Yū gave Pakura a Soldier Pill and told her he planned to keep her alive as a bargaining chip.
• Uchiha Yū revealed that he intended to return Pakura to Sunagakure in front of others, making the village question her loyalty.
• Pakura charged at Uchiha Yū, vowing to die rather than let Sunagakure suspect her of treason.
• Uchiha Yū pinned Pakura down and reminded her that his medical skills could prevent her from killing herself.

Uchiha Yū kept the captured Pakura alive in the desert, using food and warmth to wear down her resistance while arguing that Sunagakure had started the conflict. In Sunagakure, Chiyo learned Pakura had been captured but chose to prioritize finding Sasori and the missing Third Kazekage.

• Uchiha Yū roasted cured pork to tempt the starving Pakura, then told her she would receive only a Soldier Pill each day if she behaved.
• Uchiha Yū warmed Pakura by a fire and claimed Konoha was acting in self-defense after Sunagakure started the conflict.
• Sand ninjas reported to Chiyo that Konoha had captured Pakura while she covered their retreat.
• A messenger told Chiyo that Sasori had been seen near the border of the Land of Lightning, and she sent ninjas to investigate.
• Chiyo decided to focus on finding Sasori and the Third Kazekage rather than immediately rescuing Pakura.

Uchiha Yū prepared the mountain terrain while Sasori drew Sunagakure’s search party deeper into the Land of Lightning. After Kumogakure sensory ninja detected the infiltrators, Dodai ordered them expelled without allowing a major conflict to distract the village from Konoha.

• Uchiha Yū spread diluted radioactive elements across the mountain soil as Pakura watched and tried to learn how he released the poison.
• Sasori traveled through the Land of Wind toward the Land of Lightning, repeatedly revealing his identity to draw attention.
• The Sunagakure captain chose to continue pursuing Sasori into Kumogakure territory despite the risk of provoking a conflict.
• Kumogakure sensory ninja discovered the Sunagakure infiltrators and reported their presence as a possible threat.
• Dodai ordered Kumogakure ninja to expel the Sunagakure search party while avoiding a large-scale fight.