Chapter Summaries

Hanzō of the Salamander accepted Danzo’s offer to help target Uchiha reinforcements, while Uchiha Yū’s force halted to treat exhausted and wounded ninjas. Hatake Sakumo then told Uchiha Yū that Uchiha Fugaku’s reinforcements had been attacked and suffered casualties, but the details remained unknown.

• Hanzō of the Salamander agreed to help assassinate the Uchiha Clan reinforcements in exchange for payment and Konoha’s guarantee against retaliation.
• Uchiha Yū reported that some wounded ninjas were suffering from hypothermia, so Murakazu ordered a brief rest and informed Hatake Sakumo.
• Uchiha Yū directed the medical ninjas to treat worsening wounds and operate on necrotic areas while the force rested.
• A messenger summoned Uchiha Yū to Hatake Sakumo, who said Uchiha Fugaku’s reinforcements had arrived after being attacked and had lost personnel.
• Uchiha Yū asked who had attacked the reinforcements, but Hatake Sakumo said they would have to reach the assembly point to learn the details.

After Uchiha Fugaku’s team was ambushed and suffered heavy losses, Uchiha Yū suspected that the mission route had been leaked from Konoha’s leadership. At the camp, he urged Hatake Sakumo to investigate the Uchiha Clan, the Hokage, and the mission’s transmission process.

• Uchiha Yū agreed with Hatake Sakumo that the force should hurry back to camp after the attack on the support troops.
• Uchiha Yū suspected Danzo and Amegakure’s Hanzō were behind the ambush, while fearing that a Uchiha traitor might have leaked the route.
• Hatake Sakumo questioned Uchiha Fugaku, who reported that the enemy had deliberately ambushed his team near Amegakure’s territory.
• Uchiha Yū told the commanders that the leak likely occurred while the mission was being transmitted and argued that neither he nor the Uchiha Clan would benefit from betraying the village.
• Uchiha Yū asked Hatake Sakumo to check for traitors among the Uchiha and send a letter to investigate the Hokage and the mission’s transmission process.

Uchiha Yū and Uchiha Fugaku uncovered that Danzo and Hanzō had conspired to target the Uchiha Clan and steal its Sharingan. Fugaku revealed that Clan Head He had died saving him, awakening Fugaku’s Susanoo, and Yū vowed to kill those responsible.

• Hatake Sakumo ended the dispute, ordered the camp and defenses organized, and promised that the attack would be investigated.
• Sarutobi Hiri apologized to Uchiha Fugaku, who reassured him that the village should investigate a possible failure in information transmission.
• Uchiha Yū learned that the attack had killed three Jonin and one Elite Jonin, then asked Hatake Sakumo to oversee patrols and defenses.
• In a secluded forest, Fugaku told Yū that a professional assassin unit had targeted the Uchiha Clan for its eyes, and Yū identified Danzo and Hanzō as conspirators.
• Fugaku revealed that Clan Head He had died saving him, causing his Mangekyō Sharingan to awaken and allowing him to defeat several attackers with Susanoo.
• Yū vowed to kill Clan Head He’s murderer and everyone involved in the assassination plan.

Uchiha Fugaku revealed the abilities of his Mangekyō Sharingan to Uchiha Yū, who warned him about its cost and Danzo’s interest in his eyes. As the Uchiha recovered from an ambush and Kumogakure approached, Hatake Sakumo proposed calling in Danzo’s elite squad for support.

• Uchiha Yū’s remaining eye evolved into a three-tomoe Sharingan, and Uchiha Fugaku revealed that his Mangekyō abilities were Amaterasu and a protective shield.
• Uchiha Yū warned Uchiha Fugaku that overusing his Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo could make him blind, and told him to keep the power secret.
• Uchiha Yū warned that Danzo knew about Uchiha Fugaku’s Mangekyō and would conceal the information because he wanted the eyes for himself.
• Uchiha Yū sent the wounded Uchiha to recover in the rear while Kumogakure advanced toward the Land of Earth and Ōnoki secretly enabled its attack.
• Hatake Sakumo met with Uchiha Yū to discuss military plans and proposed bringing in Danzo’s elite squad for support.

Uchiha Yū persuaded Hatake Sakumo to accept Danzo’s Root shinobi as reinforcements, while promising to keep the Uchiha from fighting them in camp. The Uchiha remained furious over the assassination, and after Hiruzen Sarutobi read Sakumo’s letter, he summoned Danzo.

• Uchiha Yū argued that Danzo would have to honor his words in the Hokage’s office and that Hiruzen Sarutobi could hold him to them.
• Hatake Sakumo agreed to accept Root reinforcements after Uchiha Yū promised to keep the Uchiha Clan’s anger under control and assign them separate duties.
• The Uchiha learned that Uchiha He had died in the attack, and even members who had favored peace demanded retaliation.
• Uchiha Yū urged the Uchiha to wait before leaving Konoha and promised that Root shinobi sent to the front would not survive.
• Uchiha Yū went to plan his next move and prepare a task for Dawn Weapons Store, while Hatake Sakumo’s letter reached Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi read the letter, suspected something had gone wrong near the Hokage, and ordered Danzo brought to him.

Danzo denied ordering an attack on the Uchiha Clan and shifted suspicion onto them, while Hiruzen ordered him to send support to the front lines. Danzo planned to delay Root’s deployment and began implanting Sharingan into his Hashirama-cell arm.

• Hiruzen questioned Danzo about the attack on the Uchiha Clan, and Danzo denied responsibility while accusing the clan of plotting to leave Konoha.
• Danzo coveted Uchiha Fugaku’s eyes and convinced himself that taking Uchiha power would make Konoha stronger.
• Hiruzen received a request for reinforcements and reminded Danzo that he had promised to provide support.
• Danzo agreed to send reinforcements but planned to delay Root’s deployment to avoid heavy losses against Uchiha Yū.
• Danzo ordered researchers at Root’s secret base to implant Sharingan into his arm and summoned the ninja who had returned with the eyes for a mission.

Danzo tested the power of his new Sharingan and ordered Root to preserve its strength while delaying on the battlefield. As Kumogakure’s forces approached, Hatake Sakumo approved Uchiha Yū’s plan to lead an elite Uchiha decapitation squad, which Yū intended to use to help some clan members fake their deaths and escape.

• Danzo examined his new arm’s vitality and warned Root to monitor the Uchiha Clan and avoid dangerous battles that could weaken his forces.
• Hatake Sakumo learned Kumogakure scouts had crossed the Land of Earth and assessed the growing threat with Sarutobi Hiri and Uchiha Yū.
• Uchiha Yū advised avoiding direct combat and using three-person harassment squads, traps, and terrain to delay the enemy.
• Hatake Sakumo ordered Hyuga Clan shinobi to observe the enemy and assigned Uchiha Yū to mobilize the Uchiha shinobi.
• Uchiha Yū proposed forming an Uchiha assault unit for decapitation operations, and Hatake Sakumo approved the plan as the enemy’s main army was expected within two days.

Hatake Sakumo organized a guerrilla offensive, while Uchiha Yū prepared an elite Uchiha squad to target Kumogakure’s commander and secretly help some clansmen escape. Meanwhile, Dawn Weapons Store spread rumors in Konoha accusing Danzo of attacking reinforcements, stirring unrest among civilians and concern among the clans.

• Hatake Sakumo assigned Sarutobi Hiri to coordinate traps and guerrilla forces, and tasked Uchiha Yū with killing the enemy commander.
• Sarutobi Hiri promised Uchiha Yū he would hold back the enemy main force, while Uchiha Yū reassured him and concealed his own plans.
• Uchiha Yū told Uchiha Fugaku and the other Uchiha ninjas to form an elite squad for a mission against Kumogakure’s vanguard commander, with some members set to fake their deaths and escape.
• Uchiha Yū selected ninjas to withdraw toward a hidden base in the Land of Wind and told the rest to follow his arrangements after receiving Hatake Sakumo’s intelligence.
• Dawn Weapons Store spread rumors that Danzo had arranged an attack on reinforcements, prompting villagers to question his leadership and plan demonstrations.
• The unrest drew the attention of the major clans, who knew about Root’s effects on children but felt unable to challenge the Hokage’s authority.

Hiruzen Sarutobi faced protests from villagers and clan leaders over rumors that Danzo had targeted the Uchiha during the war. Danzo blamed a subordinate for the incident and promised to send Root shinobi to the front, but his reputation among the villagers was left in tatters.

• Villagers protested the rumors about Danzo, and Hiruzen Sarutobi worried that they might leave Konoha and damage its economy.
• Konoha's clan heads confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi and demanded an explanation, so he summoned Danzo to answer for the incident.
• Danzo denied betraying the village, promised to send shinobi to the front lines, and claimed a traitor under his command had caused the problem.
• Danzo returned to Root's experimental base, ordered a scapegoat to confess to leaking the information, and told an elite Root squad in Amegakure to join the main force.
• Rumors continued to ruin Danzo's reputation among the villagers, making it unlikely they would support him as Fourth Hokage.

Uchiha Yū and Hatake Sakumo prepared a decapitation plan against Kumogakure after Hyuga scouts found the enemy camp and a possible Tailed Beast. Root reinforcements arrived, and Hatake assigned them dangerous missions while Yū warned them that the Uchiha Clan’s losses would be repaid.

• Hyuga Clan ninja tracked enemy scouts to Kumogakure’s main camp, observed its layout with the Byakugan, and gave their report to Hatake Sakumo.
• Uchiha Yū and Hatake Sakumo planned a guerrilla campaign and a decapitation strike, taking into account the possible Tailed Beast and the enemy commander’s position.
• Root reinforcements arrived at Konoha’s camp, and Hatake Sakumo ordered them to take over dangerous frontline missions meant for the Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Yū warned the Root ninja that the Uchiha Clan’s losses would be repaid and told them they would receive the dangerous missions.
• Hatake Sakumo assigned Root the most hazardous tasks, while the Root ninja accepted them under Danzo’s orders.

Uchiha Yū organized the Uchiha Clan’s plan to fake their deaths and escape while Hatake Sakumo prepared a diversion against Kumogakure. At Kumogakure’s camp, Bai Shi Xiaofu tried to keep Yugito Nii from leaving camp, but she defended her decision to go outside.

• Uchiha Yū briefed the Uchiha shinobi on their assassination and escape plan, making them memorize the routes and procedures.
• Uchiha Fugaku asked whether he should use Susanoo if Kumogakure deployed a tailed beast, and Uchiha Yū distributed disguises and medicines, including suicide poison.
• Hatake Sakumo divided his main force into three-man teams to harass Kumogakure’s headquarters while he personally joined the battlefield and kept Root under watch.
• A Kumogakure scout reported that Konoha’s defenses contained many traps, and Bai Shi Xiaofu ordered the advance to continue cautiously.
• Bai Shi Xiaofu scolded Yugito Nii for sneaking out of camp, but she said she had gone outside to help her tailed beast feel comfortable.

Bai Shi Xiaofu directed Kumogakure’s cautious response to Konoha while Uchiha Yū launched a nighttime attack with Atomic Fission. Yugito Nii rescued Bai Shi Xiaofu from the first blast, and as Uchiha Yū prepared a second attack, she located him and moved to confront him.

• Bai Shi Xiaofu ordered a small force to engage Konoha while the rest of the troops stayed back and observed.
• Uchiha Yū led his team near the enemy camp and prepared to assassinate Bai Shi Xiaofu with Atomic Fission.
• Yugito Nii sensed danger and carried Bai Shi Xiaofu away as Uchiha Yū’s blast erased the camp’s central area and knocked Bai Shi Xiaofu unconscious.
• Uchiha Yū entered Sage Mode and began preparing a second Atomic Fission attack.
• The Two-Tails warned Yugito Nii of the new energy, and she spotted Uchiha Yū’s white light and prepared to attack him.

Uchiha Yū led the Uchiha Clan in a surprise attack on the camp, leaving Bai Shi Xiaofu unconscious and Yugito Nii injured as she transformed into the Two-Tails. Yū fought to keep Yugito occupied while the camp descended into a fierce battle, and she ended the chapter unleashing the Two-Tails’ Mouse Tail Ball.

• Yugito Nii arrived in time to confront Uchiha Yū, but his incomplete Atomic Fission overwhelmed her flames and forced her to transform into the Two-Tails to shield the camp.
• Uchiha Yū’s clan members rushed to kill the unconscious Bai Shi Xiaofu as the camp fell into chaos, while Uchiha Fugaku led the Uchiha forces in battle.
• The injured defenders regrouped under their jōnin and counterattacked, turning the assault into a fierce battle across the camp.
• Uchiha Yū identified Yugito Nii as the enemy jinchūriki and used his speed and Monstrous Strength Fist to keep her on the defensive.
• Yugito Nii unleashed the Two-Tails’ Mouse Tail Ball, sending chakra threads out in an attack that could leave Uchiha Yū unable to fight.

Uchiha Yū and the Uchiha shinobi devastated the Kumogakure camp, then began an orderly retreat as the Cloud Shinobi rallied. Yugito Nii stayed behind to protect the unconscious Bai Shi Xiaofu, while the enraged defenders vowed to retaliate.

• Uchiha Yū evaded Yugito Nii’s chakra bombardment and kept her occupied while the Uchiha shinobi attacked the camp.
• Uchiha Fugaku warned his comrades not to overextend and directed them toward their planned withdrawal route.
• The Cloud Shinobi abandoned pursuit and tried to surround Uchiha Yū, who defeated their attackers and forced them back.
• Uchiha Yū noticed the Uchiha retreat had begun and continued fighting long enough to leave the camp in ruins.
• A Cloud Shinobi stopped Yugito Nii from pursuing, urging her to remain and protect Bai Shi Xiaofu as the defenders organized their wounded and prepared to retaliate.

Uchiha Yū returned from the successful attack on Kumogakure’s camp and took charge of Konoha’s rear when he learned Hatake Sakumo was still at the front. As the battle continued through the night, he coordinated supplies and medical care while Konoha’s forces relied on their traps to hold the line.

• Uchiha Fugaku and the other Uchiha ninjas confirmed that Kumogakure had not pursued them, then went into hiding after parting from Uchiha Yū.
• Uchiha Yū returned to camp and learned that Kumogakure had launched a revenge attack while Hatake Sakumo remained at the front.
• Uchiha Yū took command of the camp, ordered preparations for a prolonged battle, and organized medical care and supplies.
• Sarutobi Hiri reported that Konoha’s traps and terrain were slowing Kumogakure’s advance, though some traps had been lost.
• Uchiha Yū told Sarutobi Hiri that the decapitation plan had succeeded and Bai Shi Xiaofu was unconscious, then stayed at the hospital treating the wounded through the night.

After the successful assault on Kumogakure’s forces, Uchiha Yū recovered at camp and prepared to return to Konoha with the Uchiha fallen. He delivered Hatake Sakumo’s battle report to the Third Hokage, who was exhausted by the growing war.

• Hatake Sakumo let the sleeping Uchiha Yū rest after the force returned from battle.
• Uchiha Yū told Hatake Sakumo that the assault had succeeded but the Uchiha Clan had suffered heavy losses, and Sakumo promised to report their sacrifice to the Hokage.
• Hatake Sakumo agreed to Uchiha Yū’s return to Konoha and gave him a detailed letter about the battle.
• Uchiha Yū left camp after instructing Uchiha Fugaku to stay and the medical ninja to treat the wounded according to his methods.
• Hyuga Clan ninja inspected Uchiha Yū as he entered Konoha, then allowed him through after confirming his identity.
• Uchiha Yū brought Hatake Sakumo’s letter to the Hokage’s office, where the Third Hokage lamented how tiring the war’s workload had become.

Uchiha Yū reported Hatake Sakumo’s success on the front to the Third Hokage, who then ordered him to take in genin for low-risk missions. After leaving the office, Yū met Yakushi Nonō and the children from Konoha Orphanage, and asked to see the orphanage.

• Uchiha Yū gave the Third Hokage Hatake Sakumo’s report, which said the enemy commander had been seriously injured and left the front without a leader.
• Uchiha Yū submitted a casualty report, and the Third Hokage praised the Uchiha Clan’s contribution and promised rewards after the war.
• The Third Hokage asked Uchiha Yū to take genin under his command for low-risk border missions, and Yū agreed to help them grow.
• A boy from Konoha Orphanage thanked Uchiha Yū for arranging affordable medical care, and Yū recognized Yakushi Nonō.
• Uchiha Yū praised Yakushi Nonō for caring for the children and asked to see the orphanage.

Uchiha Yū visited the orphanage to inspect the funding and meet a particular child, reassuring Yakushi Nonō that he intended no harm to the children. He found Kabuto Yakushi and offered to train him as an employee, with the option of sending him to the Ninja Academy or training him as a medical ninja.

• Yakushi Nonō warned Uchiha Yū not to frighten or harm the orphanage children, while he said he had come to inspect their living conditions and funding.
• Uchiha Yū visited the renovated orphanage, praised the medical ninja working there, and looked through the buildings.
• Uchiha Yū found the newly arrived war orphan Kabuto Yakushi and said he wanted Dawn Weapons Store to train him.
• Uchiha Yū offered to provide Kabuto with basic literacy training and send him to the Ninja Academy or the hospital if he showed the appropriate interest or chakra.

Uchiha Yū recruited Kabuto Yakushi into Dawn and reassured Yakushi Nonō that he would protect the orphanage’s children from Danzo’s attempts to recruit them into Root. He then launched a newspaper to expose Danzo and shape public opinion, and the first issue provoked outrage among Konoha’s civilians.

• Uchiha Yū checked the orphanage’s funding and conditions, while Kabuto Yakushi learned that Uchiha Yū had supported the children there and became more accepting of him.
• Yakushi Nonō asked Uchiha Yū why he helped the orphanage and told him that Root was selecting its children for training.
• Uchiha Yū promised to deal with Danzo’s plan and suggested Yakushi Nonō report it to the Third Hokage or make it public.
• Uchiha Yū decided to use public opinion against Danzo by creating a newspaper for Konoha’s civilians.
• Uchiha Yū reviewed the first newspaper, which covered the war and Danzo’s secret forces and experiments.
• Konoha’s readers reacted with shock and anger to the newspaper’s revelations about the shinobi world and Danzo.

A newspaper exposed reports about Danzo and analyzed the Third Shinobi World War, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi and his advisors to discuss its source and value. Danzo traced its distribution to Dawn Weapons Store and suspected Uchiha Yū, while Uchiha Yū planned to keep using the paper to shape public opinion.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Danzo and the two Hokage advisors to ask how much of the newspaper's allegations about Danzo was true.
• Danzo denounced the reports as slander, though he worried that details about human experiments might have come from a Root traitor.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi said the newspaper's war intelligence was worth studying and warned Danzo not to act rashly before identifying its source.
• Uchiha Yū celebrated the newspaper's success and planned to train writers and publish intelligence gathered by spies.
• Danzo fled the angry villagers with the Body Flicker Technique, then learned that Dawn Weapons Store had distributed the newspaper.
• Danzo suspected Uchiha Yū and ordered Root to investigate possible traitors and demand corrections to reports about private lives.