Chapter Summaries

Kumogakure reconsidered its plans after learning that Itachi and many Uchiha elites had left Konoha, while rumors in Konoha increasingly damaged Danzō’s reputation. The Uchiha Clan rebuilt its grounds outside the village and began planning new businesses, leaving its future tied to Natsuki’s practical plans for the clan.

• A recalled Killer B and Yugito after receiving intelligence that Itachi had led Uchiha elites out of Konoha, and Yugito learned that Fugaku and Itachi both had the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• A kept Kumogakure’s peace-talk plan unchanged but ordered close attention to the Uchiha Clan’s attitude toward Konoha.
• Konoha villagers spread rumors about Danzō and the Uchiha, while their experiences with the Police Force strengthened public support for the clan and worsened Danzō’s reputation.
• The Uchiha Clan hired crews to rebuild its grounds far from Konoha and built a high-quality road connecting the new site to the village.
• Natsuki’s plans called for simple clan buildings and new food businesses, while Itachi and Shisui could earn money through bounty hunting if funds ran low.

Natsuki used the Faction Template’s Dream function to train against Uchiha clan members and learned how much stronger their combat skills were than his own. After days of intense practice, he became a battle-hardened fighter, though his Mangekyō Sharingan technique had still not awakened.

• Natsuki discovered that he could enter training dreams based on the skills of loyal Uchiha, then was defeated in taijutsu dreams against Fugaku and Itachi.
• Natsuki challenged Yohei in taijutsu, ninjutsu, Genjutsu, and practical combat, learning techniques but struggling with Yohei’s experience and traps.
• Natsuki spent an exhausting night training against clan members, losing Takuya’s practical combat challenge and struggling against the elites’ specialties.
• Natsuki began alternating between dream simulations and training-ground workouts, rapidly improving his combat ability.
• Natsuki continued to lack a unique Mangekyō Sharingan technique, while the ocular power in his eyes steadily increased.

Natsuki agreed to train Sasuke after Fugaku asked him to become Sasuke’s disciple. While feeling lost over the upheaval in his clan, Sasuke defended Naruto from a group of children and fought alongside him.

• Natsuki considered Sasuke’s potential and agreed to train him after Fugaku’s personal request.
• Sasuke recalled the changes to the Uchiha Clan and wandered gloomily through the village.
• Sasuke heard children bullying Naruto in the woods and stepped in to defend him.
• Sasuke and Naruto fought the children together until their attackers fled.

Uchiha Natsuki met Sasuke and Naruto in the woods and took them to Ichiraku Ramen for a meal. As Natsuki ordered for them, he sensed the Third Hokage watching with the Telescopic Jutsu.

• Sasuke told Naruto that his family was fine and explained he had been kept at home after returning to the village.
• Natsuki watched Sasuke comfort Naruto, then revealed his Sharingan and introduced himself as Sasuke's senior.
• Natsuki invited Sasuke and Naruto to eat, and Naruto eagerly accepted after Natsuki offered to treat him to ramen.
• Natsuki led the boys to Ichiraku Ramen and ordered Naruto the shop's most luxurious Grand Slam.
• Natsuki sensed the Third Hokage's Telescopic Jutsu watching them from above.

Natsuki treated Naruto to ramen and arranged for him and Sasuke to eat freely at Ichiraku, then confronted Kakashi over neglecting Naruto. He left Kakashi alarmed by suggesting Naruto might one day prefer the Uchiha Clan.

• Naruto and Sasuke ate ramen with Natsuki, who paid Ayame and left money for the boys to use at Ichiraku.
• Natsuki took Naruto and Sasuke to Konoha Yachimata, where he sent them to buy clothes and instructed an Uchiha Police Force member to ignore the Anbu.
• Natsuki confronted Kakashi, kicked him to the ground, and accused him of ignoring Naruto's hunger and poor living conditions.
• Kakashi admitted he had blindly followed the Third Hokage's orders and neglected Naruto, but questioned Natsuki's motives.
• Natsuki said he wanted Naruto to eat and dress better, then warned that Naruto might eventually feel the Uchiha Clan treated him better.

Natsuki treated Naruto to new clothes and sent him home with an escort, while Sasuke grew closer to him. Alarmed by the Uchiha Clan’s approach to Naruto, the Third Hokage ordered Kakashi to watch over Naruto and try to become his teacher.

• Natsuki stopped Sasuke from ordering the clerks around, then encouraged him to share the new clothes with Naruto.
• Natsuki told Naruto that he and Sasuke would see each other at school and sent Kenichi Uchiha to escort Naruto home.
• Kakashi reported that Natsuki had said Naruto could decide for himself whether he preferred the Uchiha Clan.
• The Third Hokage told Kakashi that he had protected Naruto from being imprisoned and explained why Naruto’s parentage had been kept secret.
• The Third Hokage assigned Kakashi to watch Naruto and urged him to make contact and become Naruto’s teacher.

Kenichi escorted Naruto home, and Naruto began cleaning his neglected house. At the new Uchiha compound, Fugaku reassured Sasuke about the clan’s changes, promised to train him, and told him Natsuki would become his master.

• Kenichi left Naruto at home under Anbu surveillance, and Naruto cleaned his dirty house late into the night.
• Natsuki brought Sasuke to the new Uchiha compound, where Fugaku asked whether Sasuke had gotten along with his teacher.
• Sasuke questioned Fugaku about Itachi and Shisui leaving, the clan compound’s destruction, and Fugaku resigning from the Police Force.
• Fugaku explained the changes and promised to train Sasuke himself while Itachi was away.
• Fugaku told Sasuke that Natsuki was Uchiha’s strongest, but Sasuke declared Fugaku must be number one, making Fugaku laugh.

The Third Hokage checked that Natsuki had not influenced Naruto and gave him 5,000 ryō for school expenses. In the Uchiha Clan Compound, Sasuke became Natsuki’s disciple, then failed a combat test and faced his master’s harsh criticism.

• Naruto told the Third Hokage about Natsuki and the new clothes Sasuke had bought him, and the Hokage gave Naruto 5,000 ryō for living expenses.
• Sasuke formally became Natsuki’s disciple after serving him tea, while Fugaku left to work on rebuilding the clan compound and recruiting business talent.
• Natsuki tested Sasuke in the courtyard, easily evading his shuriken and blocking his taijutsu.
• Sasuke used the Great Fireball Technique, but Natsuki bypassed the flames and struck his neck before he could finish.
• Natsuki criticized Sasuke’s fighting and asked him where he had gone wrong, leaving Sasuke unable to answer.

Natsuki taught Sasuke to control his combat skills before relying on them and urged him to focus on building a foundation at the Ninja Academy. Meanwhile, Itachi’s group rested near the border of the Land of Fire, where Itachi told Shisui to use his remaining Kotoamatsukami on Orochimaru.

• Natsuki had Uchiha Kōta spar with him, then used the demonstration to explain that Sasuke lacked control over his taijutsu, shuriken, and ninjutsu.
• Natsuki forbade Sasuke from using Uchiha Style Taijutsu until he awakened the Sharingan and told him to master each skill before using it in battle.
• Natsuki encouraged Sasuke to attend the Ninja Academy, build his foundation, and aim for first place rather than graduate early.
• At the border of the Land of Fire, Itachi’s Uchiha group camped to rest before entering the Land of Rice.
• Itachi asked Shisui about his recovered ocular power and told him to use the remaining Kotoamatsukami on Orochimaru.

As Konoha celebrated a peace agreement with the Cloud Village, Natsuki completed the first stage of his development task and gained Konoha-style Sealing Jutsu knowledge. He taught three Uchiha how to create a Defensive Sensory Barrier and ordered them to install it at the new clan compound, while preparing to remove Konoha’s spies.

• Naruto grew closer to Sasuke and Neji at the Academy and stopped causing as much trouble.
• Yugito reviewed the Hyuga patrol map with Nagasaki Shinichi, who insisted on pursuing revenge, while Killer B agreed to prepare for possible action.
• Natsuki’s system announced that the Uchiha compound’s completion fulfilled the first stage of his task and granted him knowledge of Konoha-style Sealing Jutsu.
• Natsuki selected Uchiha Keimei, Uchiha Iori, and Uchiha Daichi to learn the Defensive Sensory Barrier Technique and taught them its formulas.
• Keimei estimated that the team could install the barrier in about three weeks, and Natsuki assigned their preparations and said he would remove the Anbu spies that night.

Natsuki caught a Cloud Village envoy member trying to abduct Hinata and killed him, then watched as Yugito pressured the Third Hokage and Hiashi to accept blame. The chapter ended with Natsuki emerging from the shadows as Fugaku and Hizashi arrived.

• Natsuki discovered Anbu monitoring the Uchiha compound, knocked them unconscious, and had the patrol team imprison them.
• The Third Hokage learned that four Anbu assigned to watch the Uchiha had gone missing.
• At Hinata's birthday banquet, Natsuki saw Nagasaki Shinichi carry the unconscious Hinata out of her room and killed him as Hiashi confronted him.
• Natsuki warned Hiashi about the approaching Cloud Village delegation, then concealed himself while Hiashi held Hinata beside Nagasaki's corpse.
• Yugito accused Hiashi and the Third Hokage of killing Nagasaki and demanded that the killer pay with his life, while Killer B formed a Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak.
• The Third Hokage and Utatane Koharu told Hiashi to resolve the matter, but Fugaku and Hizashi arrived, followed by Natsuki, who remarked, "What a fine show indeed."

Uchiha Natsuki exposed Cloud Village’s scheme, defeated Killer B with Susanoo, and forced Yugito to accept renegotiating the peace treaty. After returning to the Uchiha Clan Compound, Fugaku revealed that using his Susanoo had further damaged his vision.

• Natsuki accused Yugito of using a disposable man to test Konoha’s resolve and admitted that he had killed the Cloud shinobi himself.
• Killer B attacked Natsuki with a Liger Bomb, but Natsuki’s Susanoo pinned him down.
• When Killer B began a Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, Fugaku manifested his own Susanoo and helped crush him unconscious.
• Natsuki held Killer B hostage until Yugito conceded Cloud Village’s defeat, then demanded that Konoha and Cloud Village renegotiate the peace treaty.
• Natsuki told the Third Hokage to withdraw Anbu from the Uchiha Clan Compound, and he invited Hiashi to visit.
• Back at the compound, Fugaku explained that he had intervened because Natsuki could not safely face two Jinchuriki and admitted that his vision had grown blurrier.

Natsuki explained how Yin and Yang Release related to the Sharingan and revealed two ways to restore Mangekyō sight. He proposed that the Uchiha Clan pursue widespread Mangekyō awakenings, ending by telling Fugaku to order the clan to have children.

• Natsuki told Fugaku that Hashirama's cells could restore sight by combining Yin and Yang Release, while a blood relative's Mangekyō eyes could create an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Natsuki revealed that Orochimaru's experiments on sixty infants had left one survivor, while the other fifty-nine had turned into trees.
• Fugaku offered to give his eyes to Itachi, then worried that Sasuke would also awaken the Mangekyō and need a pair of eyes.
• Natsuki explained that Fugaku could replace his transplanted Mangekyō with ordinary Sharingan recovered from deceased Uchiha.
• Natsuki declared that he wanted every Uchiha to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan and told Fugaku to order the clan to make babies.

The Third Hokage withdrew Anbu surveillance of the Uchiha Clan and chose to inform Natsuki about Danzo’s activity, while Itachi and Shisui reached Otogakure to find Orochimaru. The chapter ended as Orochimaru’s jonin followers attacked them.

• The Third Hokage ordered Anbu to stop monitoring the Uchiha Clan and arranged for Jiraiya to return to Konoha.
• Mitokado Homura reported that Killer B was recovering and that Danzo’s Root members were wandering through Uchiha-controlled areas, so the Third Hokage decided to pass the information to Natsuki.
• Itachi, Shisui, and their group traveled to the Land of Rice and learned from the innkeeper that Otogakure had been established there.
• Itachi and Shisui went to Otogakure, where Kabuto Yakushi identified them and led them to a mountain hollow.
• Itachi asked Kabuto where Orochimaru was, and Orochimaru’s jonin followers lunged at Itachi and Shisui.

Itachi and Shisui confronted Orochimaru, defeating his forces and using Kotoamatsukami to change his will and make him their ally. They returned to Orochimaru’s base, where he ordered Kabuto to prepare a laboratory to research the Uchiha Clan, with Itachi as the test subject.

• Itachi and Shisui defeated Orochimaru’s Sound Ninja with little effort, prompting Orochimaru to summon Manda.
• Itachi awakened Susanoo’s Second Stage and struck Manda with a blow and Yasakani no Magatama while Shisui charged Orochimaru.
• Shisui used Kotoamatsukami on Orochimaru, changing his will and turning him into an ally.
• Manda fled, and Itachi supported an exhausted Shisui as they followed Orochimaru toward his base.
• Orochimaru told Kabuto to prepare the Medical Laboratory to research the Uchiha Clan, naming Itachi as the test subject.

Orochimaru examined Itachi and found that his illness came from Mangekyō Sharingan use, then began planning experiments to stabilize the eyes. Natsuki learned that Danzo was targeting the Uchiha again and ordered the clan to strengthen its security and limit exposure to danger.

• Orochimaru studied Natsuki's research notes and determined that Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan was causing pathological changes in his cells.
• Orochimaru warned Itachi and Shisui that abusing the Mangekyō Sharingan could cause unpredictable illnesses and began considering experiments involving Yang Release Chakra.
• Uchiha Takuya took over Otogakure's administrative work, while Itachi and Shisui cooperated with Orochimaru's research.
• Natsuki received word that Orochimaru had begun studying Itachi and gained the Mystical Palm Technique.
• After learning that Danzo was targeting the Uchiha again, Natsuki ordered paired patrols, barred Sharingan users from leaving the compound alone, and suspended Konoha missions.

As Danzo struggled to obtain more Sharingan, he sent Aburame Ryoma to capture an Uchiha, unaware that Ryoma killed Jito after being freed. Ryoma ambushed Uchiha Keimei while he worked on the Investigation Barrier, leaving Keimei facing a dangerous opponent outside the Uchiha Clan Compound.

• The Third Hokage resumed peace talks with the Cloud Village, secured three hundred million in reparations and research documents, and sent copies of the documents to Uchiha Natsuki.
• Danzo learned that Uchiha Clan Members with Sharingan were traveling in groups and ordered Jito to release Aburame Ryoma to capture one.
• Jito freed Ryoma from the dungeon, but Ryoma immobilized him and drained him to death with Kikaichū.
• Uchiha Keimei completed an Investigation Barrier node outside the Uchiha Clan Compound and used the barrier to detect an approaching swarm of insects.
• Ryoma attacked Keimei, who dodged the strike, activated his Sharingan, and recognized his attacker as Aburame Ryoma.

Keimei fought Aburame Ryoma, who had infiltrated the Uchiha Clan to capture him, and awakened his Three Tomoe Sharingan while narrowly surviving. Natsuki arrived in time to save him, killed Ryoma, and left the clan with evidence that could be used against Danzo.

• Aburame Ryoma attacked Keimei with poisonous Kikaichū, but Keimei burned himself with a Great Fireball to destroy the insects and escaped using a Shadow Clone.
• Keimei used Fire Release to hold off Ryoma, then awakened Three Tomoe Sharingan as he dodged another swarm despite his exhaustion.
• Natsuki arrived and protected Keimei with Susanoo, forcing Ryoma to retreat before killing him with Great Fire Annihilation.
• Uchiha Clan members arrived and put out the fire while Natsuki helped the injured Keimei and noted that Ryoma’s death could give the Third Hokage grounds to act against Danzo.

The Third Hokage stripped Danzo of his Advisor Elder position after confronting him over Root’s unauthorized dungeon break and attack on the Uchiha, while warning him not to provoke the clan again. Natsuki focused on the Uchiha’s finances and Sealing Jutsu before visiting the Academy, where Naruto’s happier life and growing friendships continued to keep him from seeking attention through mischief.

• The Third Hokage confronted Danzo with evidence linking him to Jito’s dungeon break and Ryoma’s attempt to seize Uchiha Sharingan, then removed Danzo from his Advisor Elder position.
• Natsuki learned that Danzo had lost his title but recognized that Root still remained under his control.
• Natsuki reassured Fugaku that the clan could cover the costs of its growing number of pregnancies, then taught Fugaku Sealing Jutsu before leaving him to practice.
• Natsuki went to the Ninja Academy because he wanted to prevent Naruto from inventing the Sexy Jutsu.
• Naruto listened in class alongside Sasuke and Hinata, and his friendships, better living conditions, and Kakashi’s visits helped him remain cheerful and well behaved.

Danzo learned that his last transplanted Sharingan was failing and summoned Kinoe, while the Third Hokage sent Kakashi to investigate one of Orochimaru’s abandoned research bases. At the academy, Naruto’s friends learned that Kakashi was a famous prodigy, and Naruto was surprised that his new friend had never mentioned it.

• The Third Hokage removed Danzo as Advisor Elder, and Danzo’s transplanted Sharingan began deteriorating soon after.
• Root’s medical personnel told Danzo the Sharingan would become useless within a week, so Danzo asked about Kakashi’s eye and called Kinoe.
• The Third Hokage asked Kakashi about Naruto and assigned him to investigate an Anbu-discovered research base left behind by Orochimaru.
• Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto, and Hinata walked together after school, and Naruto teased Sasuke while Hinata showed her affection for Naruto.
• Kakashi stopped to greet Naruto before leaving on his mission, and Sakura told Naruto and Sasuke that Kakashi had graduated from the academy at five.