Chapter Summaries

Dodai confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi over the disappearance of Kumogakure ANBU Morui and demanded an explanation. Hiruzen claimed he knew nothing, while Dodai accused Konoha of hypocrisy and left the dispute unresolved.

• Dodai demanded an explanation from Hiruzen Sarutobi, who appeared genuinely unaware of any incident.
• Dodai suspected Morui had gone missing after being discovered while trying to steal the Byakugan, though he did not know Yun Yan was involved.
• Dodai told Hiruzen that Morui had vanished a day earlier and might be dead or in danger.
• Hiruzen denied that Konoha had harmed Morui and asked Dodai to explain the situation.
• Dodai challenged Hiruzen's claims that Konoha was peaceful, pointing out that it had fought and won all three Shinobi World Wars.

Dodai demanded that Konoha find the missing Kumogakure shinobi Morui, determine whether he was alive or dead, and investigate who was responsible. Hiruzen Sarutobi promised to investigate, but Dodai warned that Konoha’s handling of the matter would affect the negotiations, leaving Hiruzen furious and under pressure.

• Dodai argued that Konoha’s history of conflict with Kumogakure made it plausible that a Konoha shinobi had killed Morui, and suggested Root might be responsible.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi considered blaming Danzo and Root, but worried that Root might actually have attacked the Kumogakure delegation.
• Dodai rejected Hiruzen’s assurances and demanded that Konoha produce Morui alive or show his preserved body, investigate his death, and hand over the killer.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi promised to investigate Morui’s disappearance and help locate him, while Dodai warned that an unsatisfactory response would affect negotiations.
• Dodai left the Hokage’s office without closing the door, and Hiruzen Sarutobi seethed over the delegation’s threat to the negotiations.

Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to contain the disappearance of Morui, but Dodai ordered the Kumogakure delegation to spread the news throughout Konoha. The village fell into turmoil as Hiruzen waited for ANBU to investigate, and Hyuga Hiashi grew alarmed by the crisis.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi punished the ANBU assigned to monitor the Kumogakure delegation for failing to notice Morui's disappearance, then ordered his subordinates to find Morui alive or recover his body.
• Dodai directed the Kumogakure delegation to publicize Morui's disappearance and demand an explanation from Konoha.
• The delegation spread the news across the village, prompting rumors, fear of war, and growing disorder among Konoha's residents.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi realized the rumors had destabilized the village and waited anxiously for ANBU to investigate Morui's whereabouts.
• Hyuga Hiashi heard that Morui had disappeared and that the Kumogakure delegation was furious, and he could not sit still.

Hiashi secretly told Hiruzen Sarutobi that a Kumogakure ninja had abducted Hinata and that an Uchiha youth had killed him, then explained how he had disposed of the body. Hiruzen blamed Kumogakure and began planning how to handle the crisis, leaving Hiashi worried about what would happen to the Uchiha youth.

• Hiashi decided to confess to Hiruzen Sarutobi before the investigation reached him.
• Hiashi told Hiruzen that he knew what had happened to the missing Kumogakure delegation member and admitted he shared responsibility for the death.
• Hiashi recounted how the Kumogakure ninja had abducted Hinata, how an Uchiha youth had intervened, and how he had disposed of the body.
• Hiruzen concluded that the Kumogakure ninja had acted to seize the Byakugan and that Dodai was using his disappearance to pressure Konoha.
• Hiruzen said the blame lay with the Kumogakure ninja and considered recovering the corpse, while Hiashi asked what would happen to the Uchiha youth.

Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Uchiha Yunyan had killed the Kumogakure kidnapper and planned to conceal the incident while managing the delegation. Danzo received incomplete intelligence, wrongly concluded Hyuga Hiashi was the killer, and prepared to stir up trouble.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Hyuga Hiashi that Uchiha Yunyan had saved Hinata on a whim and identified him as an Uchiha ANBU captain who was currently on leave.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi advised Hyuga Hiashi to reveal where the Kumogakure ninja’s body was buried, let ANBU retrieve it, and act as if nothing had happened.
• Hyuga Hiashi returned to the Hyūga Clan, while Hiruzen Sarutobi worried that the Kumogakure delegation would demand the killer be handed over.
• Danzo gathered vague information about Hyuga Hiashi’s visit and the kidnapped Hinata, then wrongly decided Hiashi had killed the Kumogakure ninja.
• Danzo began planning to exploit his mistaken conclusion and cause trouble for Konoha.

Danzo leaked to the Kumogakure delegation that Hyuga Hiashi had killed Morui, hoping to use the resulting crisis and public pressure to weaken the Hyūga Clan. Dodai recognized the leak as an internal Konoha scheme but chose to exploit it, ordering rumors spread and preparing to confront Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• Danzo planned to make Kumogakure demand Hyuga Hiashi’s death, then use rumors to pressure Hiashi and damage the Hyūga Clan.
• Danzo sent Root to reveal that Hyuga Hiashi had killed Morui, and the news reached Lord Dodai and the delegation.
• Dodai questioned how the intelligence had surfaced and concluded that someone in Konoha had deliberately leaked it to use Kumogakure against Hiashi.
• Dodai welcomed the chance to weaken Konoha and hoped the confrontation might let Kumogakure obtain Hiashi’s Byakugan.
• Dodai ordered the delegation to spread rumors about Hiashi and prepared to confront Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Dodai confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi, claiming Hyuga Hiashi had killed Morui and demanding that Konoha surrender him to Kumogakure. Hiruzen refused and revealed that Morui had abducted Hiashi’s daughter, while concealing that Yun Yan had actually killed him.

• Dodai went to Hiruzen Sarutobi’s office and accused Konoha of hiding Morui’s death and Hyuga Hiashi’s supposed role in it.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned how Dodai had learned about the case and realized someone had leaked incomplete information to the delegation.
• Dodai demanded that Konoha hand Hyuga Hiashi over to Kumogakure for trial, intending to seize the Hyūga head and his Byakugan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi refused to surrender Hyuga Hiashi and explained that Morui had infiltrated the Hyūga compound and abducted Hiashi’s daughter.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi concealed that Yun Yan had truly killed Morui, fearing Kumogakure would demand Yun Yan as well.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Dodai clashed over Morui’s death, with Dodai denying Konoha’s account and demanding that Hyuga Hiashi be handed over. Dodai threatened war, forcing Hiruzen to recognize Konoha’s weakness and avoid escalating the dispute.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi explained that Morui had tried to abduct the Hyūga Clan’s eldest daughter and said his death was justified.
• Dodai rejected Hiruzen’s account as untrustworthy and repeated Kumogakure’s demand for Hyuga Hiashi.
• Hiruzen confronted Dodai, but Dodai insisted that Konoha’s version of events was a scheme and threatened war if Hiashi was not surrendered.
• Dodai claimed Kumogakure was stronger and challenged Konoha to fight, while Hiruzen privately judged that war could expose Konoha to defeat and intervention by other villages.
• Dodai saw Hiruzen hesitate and decided to ease the pressure temporarily so Konoha would grow more unsettled.

Hiruzen Sarutobi struggled to decide how to respond to Kumogakure’s demand for Hyuga Hiashi while fearing that war would devastate Konoha. Rumors spread through the village, stirring panic and leaving Hiruzen under greater pressure to resolve the crisis.

• Dodai demanded that Konoha hand over Hyuga Hiashi or face war, then left Hiruzen Sarutobi’s office without closing the door.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi kicked over his desk after Dodai departed, while his ANBU guards lost confidence in him.
• Hiruzen weighed the risks of war and considered surrendering either Hyuga Hiashi or Uchiha Yunyan, but rejected both options.
• Rumors that Hyuga Hiashi had killed a Kumogakure delegate and might be handed over spread through Konoha, frightening villagers and fueling talk of moving away.
• Hiruzen ordered the ANBU to find who had spread the rumors and initially suspected Uchiha Yunyan.
• The ANBU reported that Kumogakure’s delegation had spread the rumors, and Hiruzen realized the village panic had further intensified the crisis.

Hyuga Hiashi faced a secret Hyūga Clan meeting after rumors accused him of killing a missing Kumogakure delegate, and the elders demanded an explanation. He began recounting what happened that night and asked the clan to help find a way forward.

• Rumors that Hyuga Hiashi had killed a Kumogakure delegate spread through Konoha, prompting the Hyūga Clan to convene a secret meeting.
• The elders pressed Hyuga Hiashi for an explanation, and he said he had not personally killed the missing delegate.
• Hyuga Hiashi clarified that the delegate’s death was closely connected to him and that he had buried the body himself.
• Hizashi Hyuga tried to ask the elders to listen, but they rebuked him for being a branch-family member.
• Hyuga Hiashi defended his younger brother, then began explaining the events of that night to the clan.

Hyuga Hiashi recounted Hinata’s abduction and rescue while concealing Yun Yan’s identity from the clan elders. When the elders proposed handing the rescuer over to appease Konoha and the Kumogakure delegation, Hiashi refused to identify him and left them searching for a mysterious Wind Release user.

• Hyuga Hiashi described Hinata’s abduction by a Kumogakure ninja and her rescue by a powerful, unidentified young man, withholding that he was Uchiha Yunyan.
• Hizashi Hyuga condemned the Kumogakure delegation for abducting Hinata and then blaming the Hyūga Clan and Konoha.
• The Hyūga elders proposed finding the person who killed the Kumogakure ninja and handing him over to shield their clan from the conflict.
• Hyuga Hiashi reminded the elders that the man had saved Hinata and was a benefactor to the Hyūga Clan.
• The elders insisted that the clan’s interests came first and urged Hiashi to help locate the rescuer.
• Hyuga Hiashi claimed he did not know the rescuer and had never seen him in Konoha, leaving the elders to seek a mysterious Wind Release user.

Hyuga Hiashi and the Hyūga elders struggled to find a way out of the crisis without angering Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Hiruzen prepared for final negotiations with Kumogakure. The meeting began with Dodai demanding that Konoha surrender Hiashi, and Konoha's elders refused.

• Hiashi warned the Hyūga elders that Hiruzen knew the identity of Hinata's rescuer but had ordered him to keep it secret, making them fear that seeking the rescuer would bring greater trouble.
• Hizashi and Hiashi agreed that they could not pursue an unknown rescuer, while the elders debated how to clear Hiashi without exposing the real killer or displeasing Hiruzen.
• The Kumogakure delegation's deadline arrived, so Hiruzen summoned Dodai and the delegation to the Hokage's office for final negotiations, joined by Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Shimura Danzō.
• Dodai insisted that Konoha hand over Hyuga Hiashi for trial in Kumogakure, declaring that demand nonnegotiable.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura rejected Dodai's demand and blamed Kumogakure for provoking the crisis by kidnapping Hinata.

Dodai rejected Konoha’s accusations and the Kumogakure delegation mocked Konoha, while Hiruzen tried to steer negotiations back to border disputes. Dodai refused, insisting that Hyuga Hiashi’s killing of a Kumogakure envoy was the central issue and threatening war if it was not resolved.

• Dodai dismissed Konoha’s claims as lies, and Kumogakure shinobi insulted Konoha’s record and its young people.
• Dodai silenced his subordinates, then taunted Hiruzen about Konoha’s cautious youth.
• Hiruzen cited trouble caused by Uchiha Yunyan in Kumogakure territory and urged Dodai to return negotiations to border disputes.
• Dodai rejected Hiruzen’s attempt to change the subject, declared Hyuga Hiashi’s killing of a Kumogakure delegation member the priority, and threatened war.

Dodai forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to choose between surrendering Hyuga Hiashi and going to war, while Hiruzen weighed exposing Yun Yan as the real killer. Yun Yan burst into the Hokage's office before Hiruzen could decide and condemned him and the elders.

• Dodai issued Konoha an ultimatum, demanding Hyuga Hiashi and threatening war.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi accused Dodai of coveting the Hyūga Clan's Byakugan, and Dodai openly threatened to seize the Hyūga and Uchiha bloodlines through war.
• Hiruzen considered going to war, handing over Hyuga Hiashi, or exposing Yun Yan as Morui's killer, but feared Yun Yan might defect or attack Konoha.
• Yun Yan kicked open the Hokage's office door and berated Hiruzen Sarutobi and the three elders for their weakness.

Yunyan intervened in Konoha’s negotiations with Kumogakure rather than let Hiruzen Sarutobi hand him over or make the Hyūga Clan bear the blame. He barged into the Hokage’s office, struck Utatane Koharu unconscious, and then attacked Mitokado Homura when he called for Yunyan to be seized or killed.

• Yunyan watched the negotiations with Endless Vista and concluded that Hiruzen Sarutobi might surrender him or force the Hyūga Clan to sacrifice someone to avoid war.
• Yunyan kicked open the Hokage’s office door and entered as Hiruzen Sarutobi negotiated with Dodai and the others.
• Utatane Koharu demanded to know who Yunyan was, and Yunyan slapped her across the room, knocking her unconscious.
• Mitokado Homura condemned Yunyan and ordered the guards to seize or kill him after learning he was Uchiha Yunyan.
• Yunyan shouted at Mitokado Homura and swung another slap at him.

Yun Yan confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo after knocking Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura unconscious, then revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan in the Hokage's office. Danzo became obsessed with taking Yun Yan's eyes and declared that he would confiscate them.

• Yun Yan slapped Mitokado Homura unconscious, following his attack on Utatane Koharu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi warned Yun Yan but backed down after Yun Yan implied that rebellion depended on Hiruzen's response.
• Danzo accused Yun Yan of treason and threatened to take him to Root for interrogation.
• Yun Yan challenged Danzo's authority and reminded him that Hiruzen Sarutobi was the Hokage and Danzo was only an elder.
• Yun Yan revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, shocking everyone in the office and stirring Danzo's greed.
• Danzo declared Yun Yan a threat to Konoha and said he would confiscate his eyes.

Yun Yan used his Mangekyō Sharingan to control Danzo and expose his schemes in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Kumogakure delegation. Danzo admitted he had leaked the delegation’s deaths to weaken the Hyūga Clan, leaving Hiruzen stunned.

• Danzo attacked Yun Yan to take his eyes, but Yun Yan controlled him with a Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Yun Yan to release Danzo, but Yun Yan made the controlled Danzo reveal his ambition to become Hokage.
• Yun Yan asked how Danzo learned that Hyuga Hiashi had killed the Kumogakure delegation members, and Danzo confessed that a Root agent in ANBU had informed him.
• Yun Yan asked what Danzo did with the information, and Danzo admitted he had Root leak it to the Kumogakure delegation.
• Danzo revealed that he had leaked the information because he wanted to weaken the Hyūga Clan, shocking Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Yun Yan forced Danzo to reveal his hatred of powerful clans and his desire to rule Konoha above everyone else, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi devastated. Danzo’s confession exposed a plan to preserve the Shimura name while keeping his own clan powerless and the village under his personal control.

• Yun Yan questioned Danzo about the Hyūga Clan, and Danzo admitted he wanted to destroy powerful clans simply because he could not tolerate their strength.
• Danzo named the Uchiha, Senju, Ino–Shika–Chō, Aburame, Inuzuka, and Sarutobi clans as targets, then said Konoha’s loss of strength did not matter to him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi pleaded with Yun Yan to stop, but Yun Yan refused and questioned Danzo about the Shimura Clan.
• Danzo declared that every clan except the Shimura Clan should be wiped out because he was a Shimura.
• Danzo revealed that he wanted Konoha to belong to him personally, while keeping his Shimura relatives wealthy but powerless so he could rule indefinitely.

Yun Yan used his Mangekyō Sharingan to make Danzo confess to targeting him and challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi over protecting Danzo and concealing his crimes. Hiruzen begged Yun Yan to set their disputes aside until they dealt with the Kumogakure delegation, but Yun Yan demanded to know what would happen to Danzo.

• Yun Yan asked Danzo whether he had repeatedly targeted him, and Danzo confessed that he had.
• Danzo admitted he wanted to eliminate Uchiha Yunyan because he saw him as an obstacle to his ambitions.
• When Yun Yan began asking about Hatake Sakumo, Hiruzen Sarutobi interrupted and defended Danzo as a Konoha elder.
• Yun Yan accused Hiruzen of sharing responsibility for Danzo’s crimes and demanded that Danzo recount them all.
• Hiruzen pleaded with Yun Yan to stop and focus on the urgent matter involving the Kumogakure delegation.
• Yun Yan slammed Danzo’s face against the desk again and asked what would happen to him.

Yun Yan forced Hiruzen Sarutobi to agree to a public trial where Danzo would confess his crimes, then turned his attention to the Kumogakure delegation. As Dodai sought to resume negotiations, Hiruzen asked Yun Yan whether he would formally join them.

• Yun Yan demanded that Konoha hold a public trial where Danzo would personally confess his crimes, and Hiruzen Sarutobi reluctantly agreed.
• Yun Yan told the Kumogakure delegation that Konoha's internal affairs could be exposed in a book, and suggested Jiraiya write it.
• Dodai reprimanded his subordinates for forgetting they had come to negotiate and asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to resume talks.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi realized Dodai was avoiding Yun Yan and asked Yun Yan whether he would formally participate in the negotiations.