Chapter Summaries

Natsuki arranged for Tsunade to treat Naruto by deliberately injuring him, curing her blood phobia in the process. After Naruto stayed overnight with Tsunade, Natsuki met Jiraiya and discussed the Uchiha clan’s future and Danzo.

• Natsuki left Tsunade with the injured Naruto, and Tsunade realized he had deliberately set up the situation before she brought Naruto to her room.
• Tsunade told Shizune that Natsuki had used Naruto’s injury to make her treat him, and Shizune recognized that Tsunade’s blood phobia was cured.
• Tsunade learned Oura and Rikuto’s surgeries were ready and decided to perform them immediately instead of waiting until the next day.
• Natsuki told the Anbu that Naruto would stay overnight with Tsunade and asked them to summon Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya thanked Natsuki for helping Konan, then confirmed Naruto’s overnight stay and agreed not to notify the Third Hokage.
• Natsuki told Jiraiya that the Uchiha clan would focus on business if Danzo was dead, and Jiraiya said Root had already been destroyed by his team.

Natsuki visited Hizashi and warned him that Orochimaru was returning, proposing that the Uchiha and Hyuga support each other as Konoha’s political balance shifted. After meeting Neji and seeing him demonstrate Rotation, Natsuki resolved to prevent Neji from dying.

• Natsuki arrived at the Hyuga Clan estate and met Hizashi, telling him that Orochimaru was coming back to Konoha.
• Natsuki explained that the Uchiha might return to the village as nominal elders and suggested that the Hyuga and Uchiha prepare to support each other.
• Hizashi took Natsuki to see Neji, who was training late at night and greeted them formally.
• Natsuki asked Neji to demonstrate Rotation, and Neji showed that he had mastered the technique.
• Natsuki reflected on Neji’s fate in his previous life and vowed not to let him die in this one.

Natsuki visited Neji and encouraged Hizashi to raise him well, then returned home and was confronted by Tsunade over using Naruto to treat her hemophobia. The next day, Naruto woke in the Uchiha Hospital, accepted Natsuki’s apology, and Sasuke arrived bloodied after asking Itachi not to hold back during training.

• Natsuki praised Neji and told Hizashi to raise him well before leaving the Hyuga compound.
• Tsunade confronted Natsuki for using Naruto to help treat her hemophobia and punched him, then told him to apologize to Naruto.
• Tsunade informed Natsuki that Oura and Rikuto’s operations had succeeded and they would be able to stand after recovering.
• Naruto woke in the Uchiha Hospital, learned he had stayed there overnight, and worried that he was late for school before Tsunade reminded him it was a day off.
• Natsuki apologized to Naruto for hitting him too hard, and Naruto said he understood that real combat involved getting hurt.
• Itachi brought in a bloodied Sasuke, who explained that he had asked Itachi not to hold back, prompting Tsunade to glare at Natsuki for setting a bad precedent.

Uchiha Natsuki welcomed Yashamaru, Temari, and Kankuro from Sunagakure, then discussed Gaara’s progress and the possibility of communicating with Shukaku. He warned Yashamaru that Obito coveted the tailed beast sealed within Gaara and asked him to keep the information secret; Yashamaru was to stay after the ceremony for a further discussion.

• Natsuki greeted Yashamaru, Temari, and Kankuro at the Uchiha Clan Compound, and Yashamaru introduced him as the Uchiha Clan head.
• Natsuki asked Yashamaru about Gaara, who had been living normally, making friends, and keeping Shukaku under control thanks to his stable seal.
• Yashamaru shared Gaara’s message of thanks, and Natsuki explained that the seal would weaken gradually and that Gaara might benefit from communicating with Shukaku.
• Natsuki told Yashamaru that Obito coveted Gaara’s tailed beast and instructed him to keep the information secret and protect Gaara.
• Natsuki asked Yashamaru to stay after the ceremony to discuss something further, and Yashamaru agreed.

Cloud and Stone Village delegations arrived in Konoha to assess the Uchiha Clan’s ties with the village before attending Natsuki’s inauguration. The chapter ended with Kabuto’s Sound Village delegation, led by more than a hundred Uchiha under Shisui, confronting Konoha’s leadership at the gates.

• Samui, Karui, and Omoi explored Konoha and learned that the Uchiha Clan had grown estranged from the village before heading to its distant territory.
• Keimei received the Cloud and Stone Village delegations at the Uchiha Clan’s territory while Natsuki stayed in Konoha to meet Kabuto and Shisui’s returning group.
• Natsuki and Itachi joined the crowd at Konoha’s gates as more than a hundred Uchiha Members in the Sound Village delegation greeted Natsuki as Clan Head.
• Kabuto arrived in a sedan chair carried by the Sound Four, with Shisui and the Uchiha Members standing behind him in Konoha forehead protectors.
• The Third Hokage arrived to receive Kabuto and faced an awkward scene as villagers questioned why so many Konoha Uchiha stood with the Sound Shadow.

Kabuto Yakushi arrived at Konoha as the young Sound Kage and publicly accused Danzo of driving him from the village through the persecution of him and his adoptive mother. The Third Hokage apologized and promised an answer as Kabuto and his delegation headed to the Uchiha Clan Compound, leaving Konoha’s strained position exposed to visiting villages ahead of Natsuki’s succession ceremony.

• Kabuto Yakushi revealed himself as the Sound Kage and recounted how Danzo had forced him and his adoptive mother to fight each other.
• Shisui and the Uchiha Clan Members publicly backed Kabuto, while Natsuki watched nearby.
• The Third Hokage apologized for Danzo’s persecution and promised Kabuto a satisfactory answer.
• Kabuto led the Sound Village delegation past the Third Hokage toward the Uchiha Clan Compound, and the Third Hokage stopped Anko from following because Orochimaru was absent.
• Kitsuchi, Kurotsuchi, Samui’s team, and the Sunagakure visitors recognized that the Uchiha Clan and Konoha were divided and that Sound Village was allied with the Uchiha.
• The Third Hokage worried that Konoha had become vulnerable and reconsidered information Jiraiya had brought back before Natsuki’s succession ceremony.

Danzo made a deal with Zetsu to escape Konoha Prison using Wood Release after learning that Hiruzen had dismantled Root. Sai witnessed the escape while searching for his missing Older Brother, Shin, and flew away before he could be caught.

• Sai surveyed Konoha Prison from the air while searching for his missing Older Brother, Shin.
• Zetsu told Danzo that Hiruzen had taken control of Root and offered to help him escape in exchange for weakening Konoha.
• Danzo agreed to expose Hiruzen’s secrets, and a White Zetsu merged into his right arm, causing him intense pain.
• Two Hyuga guards entered Danzo’s cell to investigate, and Danzo killed them with Wood Release.
• Danzo used Wood Release to break out of the prison as guards rushed to stop him.
• Sai saw Danzo emerge from the ground and escaped into the sky on a bird drawn with his Super Beast Imitation Drawing.

Uchiha Natsuki officially succeeded as Clan Head during a ceremony attended by Konoha and other villages. The Third Hokage publicly apologized to the Uchiha, and Natsuki’s succession ended with the system voice sounding again.

• The Uchiha Clan celebrated Natsuki’s inauguration, and the Third Hokage arrived with Jiraiya and several Anbu.
• Natsuki told the Third Hokage that Fugaku had not recovered from his injuries.
• The Third Hokage apologized to the Uchiha Clan for Danzo’s past actions and bowed to Natsuki.
• The Uchiha Clan Members cheered for Natsuki as Mikoto, Fugaku, Itachi, and Shisui watched.
• Keimei handed Natsuki the Uchiha Clan’s Fan, and Natsuki declared that he had officially succeeded as Clan Head.
• The ceremonial cannons fired, and the system voice sounded beside Natsuki’s ear.

After Natsuki became clan head, the Third Hokage offered Fugaku an honorary elder appointment and said Danzo would soon be interrogated. Kakashi asked Tsunade to help with his damaged eye, and she agreed to try in seven days.

• Natsuki turned the succession celebration into a buffet reception and accepted Konoha's honorary elder appointment letter naming Fugaku.
• The Third Hokage said Danzo's Root had been nearly purged and invited Natsuki and Kabuto Yakushi to observe Danzo's interrogation.
• Kakashi and Tenzo congratulated Natsuki, and Natsuki guessed that Kakashi had come to seek Tsunade's help.
• Kakashi explained that villagers had damaged Rin's false grave, then followed Natsuki to meet Tsunade.
• Tsunade agreed to try to treat Kakashi's eye and told him to return in seven days, while Naruto and Sasuke enjoyed the reception.

Natsuki learned that Danzo had escaped prison and sent a Shadow Clone to investigate as the Hyuga pursued him. Zetsu killed the pursuers, and Obito took Danzo away after spotting Sai watching from the sky.

• Hyuga Hayato told Natsuki that Danzo had escaped through a tunnel and that two clan members had died, so Natsuki made a Shadow Clone and learned the Hyuga tracking mark.
• Danzo fled through the forest with Zetsu as Daisuke, Kaiasaki, and Hayato followed him while Sai watched from above.
• Zetsu attacked the Hyuga pursuers with Wood Release and Spore Technique, draining Kaiasaki and Daisuke before killing all three.
• Obito appeared, rendered Danzo unconscious with a spiritual attack, and questioned Zetsu about bringing him to Konoha.
• Obito noticed Sai in the sky but let him go, then departed with Zetsu and Danzo through a vortex.

Jiraiya’s search for Danzo uncovered Sai, a Root boy who had followed Danzo while looking for his Older Brother. Natsuki helped the Anbu bypass Sai’s speech-sealing curse through indirect questions, and the group learned that Obito and another figure had also appeared before returning to the village.

• Jiraiya’s team found Kaiasaki and two other Hyuga Clan Members dead from Wood Release, then captured Sai while searching the area.
• Natsuki arrived and used questions that made silence an answer to bypass the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, helping the Anbu learn that Danzo, the Yin-Yang Face, and a Sharingan-wielding person had been there.
• Sai told Natsuki that his Older Brother was named Shin, and Jiraiya said Shin may have escaped Root through a hidden passage during the raid.
• Jiraiya told Sai he would need to return with him for screening before searching for his Older Brother openly, and Natsuki reassured Sai that he would not be mistreated.
• The Hyuga Clan collected the bodies, the Anbu took Sai back, and Natsuki asked how the Third Hokage would explain the incident before vanishing.

After becoming Uchiha clan head, Natsuki explored the system’s new cultivation features and discovered Orochimaru was suffering body rejection. He then began discussing a mission-taking elite squad and potential cooperation with other villages, starting with Sand Village and Cloud Village.

• Natsuki examined the upgraded system, tested the cultivation roster, and found that many Uchiha members had cultivation value while Kidōmaru and nameless Sound Village followers did not.
• Natsuki noticed Orochimaru’s red status and learned that his soul and body were rejecting each other, then considered the new mission to become the strongest power.
• After his Shadow Clone returned its information, Natsuki invited the visiting representatives to discuss further matters.
• Natsuki told Yashamaru that the Uchiha Clan planned to form an elite squad that would accept missions from any shinobi village, and gave him a letter and proposal to take to Rasa.
• Natsuki met with Cloud Village’s representatives and prepared to discuss cooperation despite the villages’ past conflict.

Natsuki sold Samui intelligence about Mist Village's weakness, leading her to believe the Uchiha Clan was preparing to invade. Samui left to report to A, while Natsuki revealed he had deliberately encouraged Cloud Village's mistaken assumption as part of other plans to acquire territory.

• Natsuki told Samui that Yagura and Isobu were dead, Utakata had defected, and Mist Village's major Kekkei Genkai clans had been purged.
• Natsuki suggested that the Uchiha Clan needed more territory, and Samui concluded he wanted Cloud Village to help attack Mist Village.
• Samui paid Natsuki one hundred ryo for the intelligence and left to report the matter to A, while Omoi and Karui followed her.
• Natsuki caught a coin and reflected that Cloud Village had mistaken his ambiguous remarks for plans to invade Mist Village, though he had other preparations for gaining territory.

Natsuki cultivated cooperation with the Stone Village and the Mist Village while planning to check the Cloud Village’s expansion through the Akatsuki Organization. After learning Orochimaru’s body had worsened, Natsuki contacted him and learned that Orochimaru was resting at an abandoned base with his allies.

• Natsuki met Kitsuchi and Kurotsuchi, gave Kitsuchi a letter proposing cooperation with Ōnoki, and then wrote to Mei Terumi about forming an elite squad.
• Natsuki learned that Kabuto Yakushi had grown a clone for him and that Orochimaru had been researching the Reaper Death Seal, so he told Kabuto to contact Orochimaru.
• At an abandoned base outside Konoha, Orochimaru rested while Karin offered treatment and Kimimaro reported that Natsuki had become clan head, Danzō had escaped, and Obito and Zetsu had taken him in.
• Orochimaru learned that Shin, a sick former Root member, had been brought to the base, while Haku continued giving him medicine in hopes of gaining intelligence.

Natsuki and Kabuto kidnapped Anko from her home, using a staged Water Style attack at Konoha’s gate to draw the guards away. They escaped the village with Keimei and continued toward Orochimaru, carrying the unconscious Anko.

• Natsuki asked Keimei to obtain Anko Mitarashi’s residence and the Hyuga patrol routes, then prepared to leave with him.
• Natsuki’s group knocked Anko unconscious with genjutsu, put her in a sack, and carried her toward Konoha’s outer wall.
• Natsuki used a Shadow Clone to unleash a huge Water Style attack at the gate, distracting Kakashi and the Anbu while Kabuto and Keimei escaped with Anko.
• Kakashi and the Anbu searched the area but found no clues or evidence of the kidnapping.
• Kabuto and Keimei reached Natsuki beyond Konoha’s patrol range, and Natsuki urged them to hurry toward Orochimaru.

Natsuki and Kabuto tried to restore Orochimaru’s soul using the fragment sealed in Anko, but the process triggered Orochimaru’s transformation into an Eight-Headed Serpent. Keimei used his Mangekyō Sharingan to help the two Orochimarus fuse, and the group prepared to leave the ruined base as Orochimaru appeared younger.

• Karin sensed Natsuki and Kabuto approaching, and Kimimaro led Natsuki’s group to the gravely ill Orochimaru.
• Kabuto used the Evil Sealing Method on Anko, releasing Orochimaru’s soul fragment, which entered Orochimaru and caused his Chakra to erupt.
• Orochimaru transformed into a giant Eight-Headed Serpent and wrecked the base, forcing Natsuki to protect the group with Susanoo and bring them outside.
• Two Orochimarus emerged from the serpent’s heads and struggled to fuse, so Natsuki called on Keimei to use his Mangekyō Sharingan and God Protection.
• The Orochimarus fused into one, and the serpent returned to Orochimaru’s human form; he said he was fine and agreed to explain what had happened as they left the damaged base.

Orochimaru resolved the danger tied to the will he had left inside Anko, and Natsuki arranged for him to return to Konoha after recovering the Reaper Death Seal Release. Natsuki and Orochimaru then headed toward Namen Hall, while Natsuki began reconsidering his plans after Danzō's Prison Break.

• Orochimaru explained that the will inside Anko had grown while observing the world, then merged with him and stabilized his soul enough to extend his body's lifespan.
• Orochimaru said he had left Kisame in Sound Village to guard it, and he planned to return to Konoha and retrieve his former properties.
• Haku carried an unconscious, sick boy whom Jugo had saved, and Orochimaru determined that a cloned lung could treat him; Natsuki ordered Kabuto to keep the boy alive until Orochimaru returned.
• Orochimaru gave Natsuki the Reaper Death Seal Release, and Natsuki assigned Kabuto to handle Anko and the others before leaving with Orochimaru.
• Natsuki encouraged Kimimaro and Haku, then discussed replanning after Danzō's Prison Break and asked Orochimaru to prepare an undercover script like Itachi's.

Natsuki and Orochimaru went to Namen Hall, where Natsuki released Minato’s soul from the Reaper Death Seal and Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation to bring him back. Minato agreed to oppose Obito and learned that Natsuki wanted him to train Naruto, but he warned that his fragile reincarnated body could not last long.

• Natsuki and Orochimaru reached Namen Hall, and Orochimaru took down the mask needed to release the Reaper Death Seal.
• Natsuki used the seal’s release technique, freed Minato’s soul, and expended the Reaper Death Seal skill.
• Orochimaru performed Impure World Reincarnation using a cultivated clone and part of Minato’s corpse, bringing Minato back in a cracked body.
• Natsuki told Minato that Obito planned to start the Fourth Shinobi World War and target Naruto, and Minato vowed to oppose his former student.
• Natsuki asked Minato to teach Naruto Tailed Beast Transformation techniques and Sage Mode, but Minato warned that his body could not last long.

Natsuki resurrected Minato and recruited him to support Orochimaru’s bid to become Fifth Hokage. Minato agreed to serve Orochimaru and looked forward to living with and teaching Naruto.

• Natsuki told Minato that he could resurrect him and explained his plan to make Orochimaru Fifth Hokage, and Minato agreed to help for Naruto’s sake.
• Natsuki used Reanimation Jutsu to restore Minato to life, earning Kurama Mode and Super Speed Reflexes from his system.
• Orochimaru examined Minato and confirmed the technique had restored him without the weaknesses of Impure World Reincarnation.
• Minato discovered that half of the Nine-Tails was inside him, while Natsuki decided Kurama should remain there for now.
• Natsuki told Minato to train and teach Naruto when the time was right, then had him disguise himself in Anbu attire and serve as Orochimaru’s bodyguard.

Natsuki and Orochimaru returned to the Uchiha Clan, while Natsuki discovered Hidan had not been declared dead and planned to deal with him later. Anko woke in Kabuto Yakushi's room with her Curse Mark removed, as Konoha erupted over Danzo's escape and Hizashi accused the Third Hokage of negligence.

• Natsuki noticed that his Reanimation Jutsu had disappeared from his skill panel and realized the system had not given him a reward for Hidan because Hidan was still alive.
• Orochimaru agreed to visit the Uchiha Clan before meeting the Third Hokage, and Natsuki decided to include Hidan in a future mission.
• Kabuto Yakushi treated Anko's injuries and removed her Curse Mark, then told her to leave the Uchiha Clan grounds before Orochimaru returned.
• News of Danzo's prison break spread through Konoha, and the Third Hokage sent Jiraiya to pursue him.
• Hizashi confronted the Third Hokage about Danzo's Wood Release and escape, accused him of negligence, and left in anger.