Chapter Summaries

After the Uchiha Clan declared independence, Natsuki agreed to pay Orochimaru a ten-percent tax on Uchiha Snack Street and left the meeting. He told Hizashi that the clan had bought four islands west of the Land of Water, though he did not reveal their final destination.

• Natsuki rejected the Third Hokage's attempt to tax Uchiha shops, then agreed to pay Orochimaru a ten-percent tax on Uchiha Snack Street.
• After Natsuki left, Orochimaru asked Jiraiya and the Third Hokage what they thought, while the elders discussed the consequences of the Uchiha Clan's departure.
• Hizashi returned home and found Natsuki waiting in his study, then asked why he had decided to leave Konoha.
• Natsuki explained that he had hoped to become Hokage but chose to leave after his attempt failed.
• Natsuki pointed to four islands west of the Land of Water and told Hizashi that the Uchiha Clan had bought them from Mist Village.

Natsuki told Hizashi that the Uchiha Clan planned to establish its own country and warned the Hyuga Clan to be prepared to leave Konoha if trouble arose. Before departing, he asked Hizashi to send mission listings and assign a future mission from Tazuna to Naruto and Sasuke.

• Hizashi realized the Uchiha Clan intended to govern its newly purchased land, and Natsuki confirmed they planned to found a country.
• Natsuki warned Hizashi that the Hyuga Clan might face danger in Konoha and offered them a place with the Uchiha Clan if they could no longer remain there.
• Natsuki told Hizashi to let Orochimaru's people take over the Yachimata shops and to send daily catalogs of C-rank and higher missions.
• Natsuki asked Hizashi to watch for Tazuna and assign his mission to Naruto and Sasuke, and Hizashi agreed.
• Natsuki said farewell to Hizashi, who watched him leave and prepared to discuss the warning with his brother.

Hiashi and Hizashi discussed Natsuki’s warning and the risks facing the Uchiha Clan as it prepared to leave Konoha. The Uchiha departure was publicly announced, drawing reactions across Konoha and the wider ninja world as the clan began preparing to move.

• Hizashi told Hiashi what Natsuki had revealed, and the brothers discussed the moon, the possibility of danger from its Hyuga branch, and the threat Obito posed to the Uchiha relocation.
• White Zetsu overheard Hiashi and Hizashi’s conversation and carried the intelligence away with the Mayfly Technique.
• The Uchiha Clan announced that it would leave Konoha, with its first wave departing within ten days, while Konoha approved the departure and preserved the clan’s claim to its compound.
• Konoha’s villagers and genin focused on the Uchiha announcement, and many inferred that the clan was accusing the previous Hokage election of being rigged.
• Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure announced alliances with the Uchiha Clan, unsettling other powers and villages.
• Uchiha civilians hurried to pack, settle their businesses, and say farewell as the clan compound filled with activity.

Obito and Black Zetsu learned that the Hyuga Clan held clues about the moon scan and that the Uchiha Clan was leaving Konoha. Danzo urged them to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Obito refused and planned to assess the Uchiha relocation himself.

• Black Zetsu told Obito that White Zetsu had learned from the Hyuga Clan that they possessed documents connected to the moon scan, and they planned to use Hyuga Kaito to gather intelligence.
• Danzo, controlled by Tobi, told Obito and Black Zetsu that the Uchiha Clan had announced it was leaving Konoha, while Naruto remained in the village.
• Danzo urged Obito to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi before Hiruzen could strengthen the Sarutobi Clan, but Obito rejected the plan until the Uchiha Clan had left.
• Danzo departed using the Mayfly Technique, and Obito experienced another painful mental shock from his transplanted Rinnegan.
• Obito decided to inspect the Uchiha Clan's relocation and wondered how many of its members Natsuki could protect.

Hyuga Kaito searched the clan archive for information about the moon, then learned the First Elder had the ancient books and knew a way to reach it. The First Elder refused to let Kaito make contact without Hiashi's approval, leaving Kaito to plan another way to obtain the book.

• Hyuga Kaito searched the archive after White Zetsu asked him to investigate the Hyuga Clan's records about the moon, but found nothing.
• The First Elder revealed he had five ancient books describing the Hyuga Clan's origins and a branch living on the moon.
• Hyuga Kaito pretended to support contacting the moon clan and offered to go himself, but the First Elder refused to risk him without Hiashi's approval.
• The First Elder hid one book and told Hyuga Kaito it contained the method of reaching the moon, then warned him not to steal it.
• Hyuga Kaito left the First Elder's residence with a gloomy expression and resolved to find another opportunity to take the book.

Natsuki sold a broker intelligence about the Rinnegan, Obito, and the dead Akatsuki leader, using Konan to verify the source. He also instructed the broker to spread news that Mist Village had sold four islands to the Uchiha Clan, helping announce their new home.

• Natsuki summoned the bald broker and offered him intelligence about the Akatsuki leader and the Rinnegan.
• Natsuki revealed that Obito had killed the Akatsuki leader and taken the Rinnegan, while Konan appeared to confirm the information's reliability.
• The broker agreed to pay one hundred million for exclusive rights to the intelligence.
• Natsuki described the Rinnegan's abilities, withholding its power to summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and Rinne Rebirth.
• Natsuki told the broker to spread the news that Mist Village had sold four western islands to the Uchiha Clan at a low price.

Natsuki visited Minato at Orochimaru’s residence, where Minato continued trying to control Jugo’s dangerous Natural Energy. After Natsuki healed a bird Jugo had accidentally killed, he and Minato discussed who would watch over Jugo while Minato took Naruto and the others on missions.

• Natsuki visited Minato and watched him draw Jugo’s Natural Energy, but Minato’s attempt to contain it in a Rasengan failed again.
• Jugo mourned a bird he had accidentally killed, and Natsuki used Living Corpse Reincarnation to heal it.
• Minato told Natsuki he would be away on missions with Naruto and the others and asked him to consider who could watch over Jugo.
• Natsuki considered using Jugo to detect people affected by the Spore Technique and planned to accelerate preparations against possible threats, including Obito during the Uchiha Clan’s relocation.

Natsuki explained the Otsutsuki threat and his plans to Minato and Orochimaru, then discussed training, Orochimaru’s experiments, and ways to detect White Zetsu. The group prepared to use Jugo’s Natural Energy against hidden White Zetsu and agreed to grant Kakashi’s request for Impure World Reincarnation.

• Orochimaru complained to Minato about handling the Hokage’s administrative work, and Natsuki encouraged him to recruit assistants for his new laboratory.
• Natsuki told Minato and Orochimaru about the Otsutsuki, Obito’s plan, Naruto’s future danger, and the need to train the next generation.
• Natsuki urged Minato to supervise Naruto and Sasuke’s training and told him to take Dazna’s bridge-building mission to earn money.
• Orochimaru described his vessel experiments and Hashirama Cell research, while Minato agreed to provide blood for Sage Mode experiments.
• Natsuki warned that White Zetsu could be hiding throughout Konoha using the Spore Technique, and Orochimaru proposed making diluted Natural Energy medicine to expose them.
• Orochimaru said Kakashi had repeatedly asked for Impure World Reincarnation, and Natsuki decided to fulfill his wish.

The Uchiha Clan departed Konoha in a large procession, with Jiraiya escorting them and Konan, Nagato, and Yahiko traveling alongside them. Natsuki used the relocation to draw Obito out, while the black market spread intelligence about the Rinnegan and the clan’s destination.

• The Uchiha Clan left Konoha with more than two thousand people, while some clan members stayed behind for work, study, or health reasons.
• The Third Hokage sent Jiraiya to escort the procession, where Jiraiya discovered Konan was traveling with the Uchiha Clan.
• Nagato scanned the procession with the Mind's Eye of the Kagura and detected three White Zetsu, while Natsuki arranged for Konan to be seen so Obito would learn she was there.
• Natsuki kept Itachi hidden as a backup while Fugaku and Yohei patrolled and helped maintain order.
• The Bounty Brokerage sold intelligence about the Rinnegan to major powers and reported that the Uchiha Clan was relocating near the Land of Water.
• Natsuki offered Kakuzu a hundred million for finding Obito’s base.

Obito learned that the Rinnegan’s abilities had been exposed and went after the Uchiha Clan’s migration convoy after Konoha’s escort withdrew. Nagato detected him approaching, and Natsuki and Kakashi confronted him, leaving Obito surprised to see Kakashi there.

• Information about the Rinnegan spread throughout the ninja world, making Obito a target after Konan revealed its abilities and accused him of killing the Akatsuki Organization’s leader.
• Obito learned that Konan was traveling with the Uchiha Clan and waited until Konoha’s escort had withdrawn before targeting the convoy.
• Natsuki traveled with Nagato and Kakashi, who had pledged himself to Orochimaru to obtain the Impure World Reincarnation and hoped to stop Obito.
• Nagato detected Obito approaching the convoy from one kilometer west, so Natsuki and Kakashi went to meet him.
• Obito appeared in a tree and prepared to attack the Uchiha Clan, but Natsuki arrived with Kakashi and dismissed the patrolling clan members.
• Obito ignored Natsuki and was surprised to see Kakashi beside him.

Kakashi confronted Obito about his betrayal, and Natsuki challenged Obito’s claim that despair justified his actions. Rin Nohara appeared through Impure World Reincarnation and confronted Obito, ending by asking what he took life for as Natsuki’s expression turned serious.

• Kakashi asked Obito why he had survived and why he had become responsible for the Nine-Tails’ Rampage, and Obito blamed Rin’s death.
• Natsuki challenged Obito’s claim that the world’s despair justified framing the Uchiha Clan and causing the deaths of Minato and his wife.
• Rin Nohara stepped down from Natsuki’s carriage, revealing that she had watched Obito for thirteen years after her death.
• Rin condemned Obito for accepting Madara’s deception and taking revenge on Konoha, while Obito insisted he had acted because Rin was his only light.
• Rin broke free of Obito’s grasp, slapped him, and asked what he took life for as Natsuki’s expression turned serious.

Rin rejected Obito’s actions, urged Kakashi to stop him, and released her Impure World Reincarnation. Obito’s Rinnegan then overwhelmed him with a strange power, and he tore it from his eye as Kakashi prepared to fight.

• Obito insisted that other people’s lives did not matter to him and claimed the real Rin would have approved of his plan.
• Rin told Obito she would no longer wait for him, then released the Impure World Reincarnation and disappeared after asking Kakashi to stop him.
• Obito collapsed as the Rinnegan assaulted his consciousness, while Natsuki urged Kakashi to carry out Rin’s request.
• In Konoha, Orochimaru examined a captured White Zetsu and continued modifying a machine to dilute Natural Energy for medicine.
• Kakashi threw kunai at Obito, but they passed through him; Obito then removed his Rinnegan and collapsed, finally able to breathe.

Kakashi confronted Obito, whose revelation about the Memorial Monument stunned him before Obito escaped. Natsuki kept Itachi hidden and judged Obito no longer an immediate threat, while Kisame and Kyoko spent time together in Konoha and left their future there undecided.

• Obito told Kakashi that Kakashi had revealed Kushina's due date at the Memorial Monument, then escaped through a vortex while Natsuki signaled Itachi to hold back.
• Natsuki reasoned that Obito's shattered resolve made him unable to wield the Rinnegan and chose to preserve Itachi's secrecy while the Uchiha Clan developed.
• Kisame gave Orochimaru the scroll containing the machine after arriving in Konoha with Kyoko, then accompanied her around the village.
• Kyoko and Kisame visited Uchiha Clan Snack Street, sampled food and bubble tea, and Kisame asked whether they should settle in Konoha.
• Kyoko said they had only just arrived, then took Kisame's hand and suggested they head back.

Black Zetsu learned that Obito had broken down and fled with the Rinnegan, while Tobi took charge of the remaining White Zetsu. In Konoha, Orochimaru tested a medicine that exposed White Zetsu hidden among the village’s patrols and began organizing a wider search.

• Black Zetsu doubted Obito’s usefulness after learning that Natsuki had helped drive him to despair, then left to check on a new collaborator.
• Tobi returned and learned that Obito and Black Zetsu were gone, two White Zetsu scouts in Konoha had disappeared, and Kaito’s side had found a clue leading to the moon.
• Orochimaru gave Genma Shiranui, Iwashi Tatami, and Namiashi Raidō medicine that could reveal the Spore Technique, then used it on Hyuga Hayato.
• A White Zetsu emerged from Hayato and was knocked down with the Gentle Fist, revealing that it had been monitoring him.
• Orochimaru ordered Genma and Hayato to bring in patrol officers for testing, and medicine exposed several more White Zetsu, including three hidden in Hyuga Asahi.
• Orochimaru sent the captured White Zetsu to the Anbu and directed the village to search for the source of the Spore Technique.

Orochimaru discovered that White Zetsu spores had infiltrated the Hyuga-staffed Police Force and assembled its members at Training Ground Six to expose them. The spores were captured, but the Hyuga Branch Family feared the Hokage would hold their clan responsible.

• Orochimaru found that the Anbu he inspected were uninfected, then ordered Hyuga Hayato to gather the Police Force at Training Ground Six and asked Namiashi Raidō to invite the Third Hokage.
• Hyuga Hayato assembled more than sixty Police Force members, while a White Zetsu noticed that the Spore Technique on him had been activated.
• Tobi and Danzo concluded that their operation had been exposed, and Danzo took control of the body and ordered that he be brought to Kaito.
• Orochimaru had the Police Force members take medicine that made the spores grow, and the Third Hokage deployed Anbu as the White Zetsu drew Chakra from their hosts.
• Orochimaru, the two Hokage, Jiraiya, and the Anbu captured all the White Zetsu, leaving the Hyuga Branch Family frightened that the Fifth Hokage would punish their clan.

Orochimaru discovered that White Zetsu spores had infected Hyuga Kaito, putting the Branch Family at risk through the Caged Bird curse, and organized a covert response. Neji Hyuga and Shibuki reached the sealed Hyuga Compound, where Neji worried about his father.

• Hayato identified Hyuga Kaito as the person most frequently in contact with the Branch Family members carrying the most White Zetsu spores.
• Orochimaru ordered Kaito taken into custody and directed Hayato to gather the remaining Branch Family members while avoiding alerting the Spore Technique's eavesdroppers.
• Orochimaru sent the Third Hokage to gather the Sealing Team, Jiraiya to find Hiashi and Hizashi and seek Tsunade, and Anbu to secure the Hyuga Compound.
• Neji noticed the Hyuga Police Force patrols were missing and met Shibuki, who had also seen no clansmen on the streets.
• An Anbu warned Neji and Shibuki away from the compound as the Four Violet Flames Formation sealed it, and Shibuki explained that at least thirty-two people were needed to maintain the barrier.

After learning that his Spore Technique had exposed him, Kaito joined Danzo in assassinating the First Elder and stealing the book that described how to reach the moon. Kaito then lured Hyuga disciples to the training ground and trapped the clan beneath a barrier of purple flames.

• Danzo told Kaito that Hayato had activated the spores and taken most of the Police Force away, so they needed to seize the moon-travel method immediately.
• Kaito and Danzo disguised their intentions and entered the First Elder’s room, where Kaito confirmed the book was still on him.
• Kaito drained the First Elder’s Chakra with a Spore White Zetsu, and Danzo restrained him with Wood Release while Kaito struck him down.
• Kaito took the book and the First Elder’s Byakugan, then the First Elder died after Kaito punched him in the heart.
• Kaito led Danzo to the training ground, where sixteen Hyuga disciples had gathered, and raised a barrier of transparent purple flames over the entire compound.

Hyuga Kaito unleashed the Spore Technique on the Hyuga Clan and used the Caged Bird seal to kill Hizashi Hyuga. As the battle continued inside the barrier, Kaito taunted Hiashi over his brother’s death.

• Hiashi warned the Hyuga Clan that Kaito was suspected of treason, and Kaito activated the Spore Technique, spawning White Zetsu that drained and killed clan members.
• Kaito used the Caged Bird seal to kill three Branch Family members, while Orochimaru, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived and drove most of the White Zetsu away.
• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu to treat the wounded, while Danzo revealed himself and accused Hiruzen of betraying him.
• Kaito formed the Caged Bird seal, killing Hizashi Hyuga outside the barrier as Neji watched helplessly.
• Hiashi attacked Kaito and demanded to know what he had done, but Kaito mocked him for allowing the Caged Bird to be placed on his younger brother before knocking him back.

Danzo unleashed powerful Wood Release techniques against the Konoha fighters, while Hyuga Kaito used the Caged Bird seal to kill branch family members. The Four Violet Flames Formation broke, and Neji escaped with Hizashi's corpse as Kaito continued targeting the branch family.

• Danzo used Deep Forest Emergence to fill the Hyuga compound with trees, and Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the Third Hokage defended themselves and the wounded.
• Danzo replenished his Chakra with help from White Zetsu and used the Wood Golem Technique, sending massive trees against the fighters.
• Hiashi asked Tsunade to help restrain Kaito, but Kaito hid behind Danzo while continuing to activate the Caged Bird seal.
• Danzo's Wood Golem shattered the Four Violet Flames Formation, and Tsunade sent the wounded outside as Orochimaru ordered the Anbu to keep other jonin away.
• Neji grabbed Hizashi's corpse and fled with Hyuga Shibuki, while Kaito pictured branch family members he meant to target.

The Hyuga Branch Family gathered at Training Ground Six watched their clansmen die from the Caged Bird seal, and their fear turned to hatred toward the Main Family. Meanwhile, Tsunade and Jiraiya attacked Danzo’s Wood Golem, and Tsunade fatally struck Hyuga Kaito just as he activated the seal again, leaving Neji’s fate uncertain.

• Hyuga Asahi, Hyuga Kousuke, and another Branch Family member died when the Caged Bird seal activated, while Hayato tried to keep the panicked survivors from fleeing.
• The Anbu brought Neji Hyuga and Hyuga Shibuki alive to Training Ground Six alongside Hizashi Hyuga’s corpse, and Hayato collapsed in despair.
• Danzo used the Wood Golem’s Vacuum Wave against Hiruzen Sarutobi as Hiashi warned that Kaito’s Caged Bird technique could kill every Branch Family member.
• Tsunade released her Yin Seal and Jiraiya summoned the Sage of the Toads, then they attacked the Wood Golem and opened a path for Tsunade.
• Tsunade struck Hyuga Kaito in the chest, but Kaito activated the Caged Bird Secret Seal once more before dying, with Neji in his thoughts.