Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Natsuki watched Kinoe abandon Danzo’s mission to take Kakashi’s Sharingan, then intervened when Root discovered Kinoe’s fake eye. After Natsuki revealed that Danzo had stolen Kinoe as a baby, Kakashi escaped the cave with his Sharingan intact, and he and Kinoe set out to find the Third Hokage.

• Kakashi entered the underground cave, while Kinoe followed to carry out Root’s mission and Natsuki watched from nearby.
• Kinoe emerged with a fake Sharingan, but Root members exposed the deception and captured him while others went after Kakashi.
• Oto condemned Kinoe for abandoning Danzo’s mission, and Kinoe insisted that all Konoha ninjas were his comrades.
• Natsuki knocked Oto unconscious, freed Kinoe, and told him that Danzo had stolen him as a baby and Orochimaru had experimented on him.
• Kakashi escaped the cave with his Sharingan intact, and Natsuki urged him to find the Third Hokage before Danzo’s people arrived.
• Kakashi and Kinoe left to find the Third Hokage, with Kinoe promising to explain what had happened on the way.

Natsuki exposed Danzo’s kidnapping of sixty infants and persuaded the Third Hokage to disband Root, while Kinoe joined the Anbu under the name Tenzo. In Kirigakure, Obito’s allies lured Yagura out, and Obito incapacitated him.

• The Third Hokage confirmed Kinoe could use Wood Release and accepted him into the Anbu, where Kakashi suggested the name Tenzo.
• Natsuki told the Third Hokage that Danzo had kidnapped the infants and urged him to dismantle Root; the Third Hokage agreed to issue a village-wide order disbanding it.
• Ao reported his failed mission to the First Elder, who confined Ao for a year and sent Zabuza to the Assassination Squad.
• Obito met with the First Elder and ordered him to draw Yagura out in seven days.
• Obito, Deva Path Pain, and Konan confronted Yagura at Mist Village, and Obito’s Kamui Eye pinned him in place and knocked him unconscious.

Jiraiya returned to Konoha, where the Third Hokage asked him to assess Uchiha Natsuki’s strength amid the clan’s growing distance from the village. Jiraiya went to the Hot Spring Inn to spy on the women’s bath, and Root members helped him escape the pursuing Hyuga.

• Uchiha Keimei told Natsuki that Jiraiya had returned, and Natsuki left the barrier inspection to him before going to the Police Force.
• Jiraiya met the Third Hokage, who explained the Uchiha’s isolation and asked Jiraiya to find an opportunity to test Natsuki.
• Jiraiya left the Hokage’s Office and went to the Hot Spring Inn to peep into the women’s bath.
• Hyuga Aiko spotted Jiraiya with her Byakugan, and she and Hyuga Hayato joined the pursuit.
• Root members blocked the Hyuga pursuers, allowing Jiraiya to escape.

Uchiha Natsuki confronted Root members who had protected Jiraiya after he peeped on Hyuga Aiko, then used his Police Force appointment to publicly expose Jiraiya at another women’s bath. He left Jiraiya unable to escape or defend himself as villagers gathered and Aiko testified against him.

• Nakamura Kazuya revealed that the peeping suspect was Jiraiya and taunted Hyuga Hayato, but Natsuki knocked Kazuya and the other Root members down.
• Natsuki showed his appointment as a Police Force patrol captain, learned where Jiraiya had gone, and took Hyuga Aiko and Hayato with him.
• Natsuki found Jiraiya peeping at a women’s bath and blocked him from fleeing as their fight drew Police Force members and villagers.
• Natsuki publicly identified Jiraiya as a peeping pervert, and Aiko testified that he had watched her bathing.
• Natsuki warned the crowd to protect Aiko and said the Police Force would stand by her, leaving the villagers furious at Jiraiya.

Natsuki publicly exposed Jiraiya for peeping and pressured the Third Hokage to punish him rather than shield him. Jiraiya was taken into custody for fifteen days, while Natsuki privately planned to keep him from becoming Naruto’s teacher.

• Natsuki stirred up the villagers against Jiraiya and accused the Anbu and Third Hokage of protecting him.
• The Third Hokage arrived, denied shielding Jiraiya, and promised to punish him and protect the witness from retaliation.
• Natsuki announced that Jiraiya would serve fifteen days in detention and make a public apology under the Public Security Punishment Act.
• Natsuki handed Jiraiya over to Hyuga Hayato and made the Third Hokage promise to label him a rogue ninja if he escaped.
• Jiraiya left with Hyuga Hayato while the Third Hokage struggled to reassure the crowd, and Natsuki thought Jiraiya would no longer become Naruto’s teacher.

Natsuki had Jiraiya arrested for peeping in the women's bathhouse, then coordinated with Hizashi to deal with a Root operative and resigned from the Police Force. He later found Naruto and Sasuke together and praised Sasuke for coming first in his test.

• The Third Hokage visited Jiraiya in the holding cells and told him to stay imprisoned for fifteen days, agreeing to bring him sake.
• Natsuki met with Hizashi, told him he had caught Nakamura Kazuya obstructing law enforcement, and handed in his commission scroll to resign.
• Natsuki went to the Ninja Academy looking for Sasuke and learned that he and Naruto had gone to Yachimata.
• Natsuki found Naruto and Sasuke eating takoyaki, praised Sasuke for ranking first in his test, and saw Naruto envy Sasuke's bond with his master.

Natsuki picked up Naruto and Sasuke, taught Naruto that peeping on women was wrong, and encouraged him to work harder at school. After giving Sasuke a letter from Itachi, Natsuki bet that Naruto would beat Sasuke before they left the Ninja Academy.

• Natsuki picked up Naruto and Sasuke and explained that Jiraiya had been captured for peeping into the women's bathhouse.
• Natsuki told Naruto to work hard despite his poor grades, while Sasuke grew jealous of the attention Naruto received.
• Natsuki gave Sasuke a letter from Itachi, who urged Sasuke to listen to Natsuki and study hard.
• Natsuki asked Sasuke what he thought of Naruto and explained that Naruto was weaker because he had lacked guidance.
• Natsuki bet Sasuke that Naruto would beat him before their time at the Ninja Academy ended, with a treasure for Sasuke if he won and an undecided task if he lost.

Danzo lost Root after the Third Hokage officially disbanded it, while Natsuki’s actions further damaged Jiraiya’s reputation. After Jiraiya was released from detention, he saw flyers describing his misconduct and charged toward the Uchiha Clan Compound in anger.

• Danzo ordered Nakamura Kazuya to choose a temporary replacement and make Root lie low as the organization faced dissolution.
• The Third Hokage publicly broke with Danzo, ordered Root disbanded, and had Anbu clear out its headquarters; Natsuki gained the Izanagi Technique as a reward for changing Danzo’s life trajectory.
• The Third Hokage’s diplomatic effort to address the Hyuga incident received no response from the isolated Mist Village, and the matter was dropped.
• Hizashi released Jiraiya from detention and warned him that another incident would put the Hyuga-managed Police Force in a difficult position.
• Jiraiya encountered villagers reading flyers about his misconduct and confronted Hyuga Hayato, who said Natsuki had arranged their distribution to protect Konoha’s women.
• Jiraiya seized a flyer and charged toward the Uchiha Clan Compound, shouting Natsuki’s name.

Jiraiya visited the Uchiha Clan Compound to test Natsuki, who said the Uchiha Clan wanted to leave Konoha’s affairs behind and focus on its own people. After they sparred, Natsuki conceded and explained that he wanted the clan to develop peacefully, leaving Jiraiya with less hostility toward him.

• Natsuki welcomed Jiraiya and said the Uchiha Clan was moving away from Konoha because it was tired of being criticized and wanted no part in the Hokage position.
• Jiraiya asked to test Natsuki’s Susanoo, and the two fought at the Uchiha training ground using ninjutsu, summons, and weapons.
• Natsuki manifested his first-stage Susanoo to escape Jiraiya’s Yellow Springs Swamp, then conceded as Jiraiya’s attacks ignited oil covering it.
• Natsuki and Jiraiya made a Reconciliation Seal, and Natsuki told him they might be friends if he stopped peeping on women bathing.
• Jiraiya asked what Natsuki thought of Konoha, and Natsuki said the Uchiha Clan only wanted to develop its businesses and improve life for its members.
• Natsuki returned to the compound, while Jiraiya watched him leave and reconsidered his opinion of him.

Jiraiya reported to the Third Hokage that Natsuki seemed unambitious and learned that Danzo had masterminded the infant kidnappings, prompting the Third Hokage to forgive Orochimaru. Before leaving to investigate Orochimaru in the northern Land of Rice, Jiraiya watched Naruto train at the Ninja Academy and saw the children playing a game that mocked him.

• Jiraiya told the Third Hokage that Natsuki had briefly used Susanoo but seemed to be guarding only the Uchiha Clan’s land.
• Jiraiya said he was leaving to investigate a lead about Orochimaru in the northern Land of Rice, and the Third Hokage asked him to deliver a message of forgiveness.
• The Third Hokage explained that Danzo had been behind the infant kidnappings and that Orochimaru had only assisted with experiments.
• Jiraiya disguised himself and watched Naruto finish the Ninja Academy obstacle training in ninth place despite falling and getting scraped.
• Naruto joined his classmates in a game where they pretended to be the Police Force chasing Jiraiya, so Jiraiya left Konoha in frustration.

Natsuki helped the Uchiha build a thriving Chinese Cuisine business across Konoha and the Land of Rice while Orochimaru expanded Otogakure and pursued research. More than a year later, the Uchiha had become the wealthiest clan, and Naruto remained closer to Natsuki and Sasuke than to Kakashi.

• Natsuki persuaded civilian Uchiha shop owners to renovate their businesses and open Chinese Cuisine shops across Konoha Eight Streets.
• Natsuki and Orochimaru exchanged plans and reports as Uchiha Elites joined Otogakure, which grew into the busiest village outside the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
• With the Land of Rice daimyo under Orochimaru's control, Chinese Cuisine spread through the country and introduced a franchise model that began expanding to other major countries.
• More than a year later, Chinese Cuisine had made Konoha Eight Streets prosperous and raised the Uchiha Clan to become the wealthiest clan in the shinobi world.
• Naruto struggled with schoolwork and the Transformation Jutsu, while the Third Hokage increased his allowance and had Kakashi try to grow closer to him.

After repeatedly losing to Orochimaru in dream training, Natsuki recognized his own combat shortcomings and realized his strong desire for a decisive offensive ability might awaken a Mangekyō eye technique. His Sharingan transformed, and the Uchiha combat personnel sensed unusual eye power from him.

• Natsuki fought Orochimaru in dream training, but Orochimaru defeated him with Manda, the Eight-Headed Serpent Technique, and other attacks.
• Natsuki woke from the shattered dream and reflected on Orochimaru's strength and his own lack of a powerful offensive eye technique.
• Natsuki realized that Mangekyō eye techniques arose from powerful inner desires and considered what ability would suit him.
• Natsuki's intense desire for an ability that could cut through all chaos caused his Sharingan to transform.
• The Uchiha combat personnel sensed unusual eye power coming from Natsuki's direction, then felt it fall silent.

Natsuki awakened his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan after testing new ocular techniques in the dream realm, then slept until the third day. In Konoha, Naruto told Natsuki that something seemed to disrupt his Chakra and cause him to fail ninjutsu tests.

• Fugaku questioned Natsuki about a surge of ocular power, and Natsuki claimed Heaven's Gap had shown him a long vision that might be its last.
• Fugaku ordered Fourth Elder Yohei to keep the Uchiha from discussing the night's events.
• Natsuki tested Susanoo's Eye and Ame-no-Murakumo-Shiki in the dream realm, awakened his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and slept until noon on the third day.
• Naruto and Sasuke ate Stinky Tofu at Konoha Yachimata after Naruto placed last in his ninjutsu test and Sasuke placed first.
• Natsuki praised Sasuke, tried to cheer Naruto up, and heard Naruto explain that something disrupted his Chakra whenever he tried to use ninjutsu in tests.

Natsuki took Naruto into his Mind World and explained that Naruto was Konoha’s Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, revealing why the villagers had hated him and that the Third Hokage had lied about his parents and taken their property. Naruto learned that Natsuki would tell him more after he graduated from the Ninja Academy, and he correctly guessed that the Nine-Tails was disrupting his Chakra control.

• Natsuki led Naruto and Sasuke to a bench, where Naruto explained that his Transformation Jutsu failed during exams and sparring.
• Natsuki brought Naruto into his Mind World and told him that the Nine-Tails was sealed inside him and had nearly destroyed Konoha.
• Naruto broke down after learning that the Nine-Tails was the reason villagers had bullied him.
• Natsuki told Naruto that his parents had chosen to make him a Jinchuriki and that the Third Hokage had lied about him being an orphan and taken his parents’ property.
• Natsuki promised to explain more about Naruto’s parents after Naruto graduated, provided he kept the day’s revelations secret.
• Naruto guessed that the Nine-Tails was causing his Chakra to go out of control.

Natsuki brought Naruto into his inner world to meet the Nine-Tails, then accepted Naruto as his disciple and gained new rewards from recruiting him. Naruto tried to befriend the Nine-Tails, which withdrew behind its gate, and Natsuki sent him out with instructions to keep calling him Senior Natsuki.

• Natsuki explained that Naruto needed to learn to coexist with the Nine-Tails, then subdued the beast with his Sharingan.
• Naruto asked Natsuki to become his master, and Natsuki agreed, gaining Six Paths Sage Mode and the Uzumaki Clan Physique.
• Natsuki introduced himself to the Nine-Tails and told it to stop disrupting Naruto's Chakra extraction.
• Naruto insisted on speaking to the Nine-Tails himself and tried to become its friend, but the annoyed beast withdrew behind the gate.
• Natsuki sent Naruto out and told him to keep addressing him as Senior Natsuki.

Natsuki showed Kurama the future Fourth Shinobi World War and urged him to cooperate with Naruto, then reassured Fugaku that the Uchiha could afford generous birth incentives through franchise income. The chapter left Fugaku confident about expanding the clan’s rewards and finances.

• Natsuki used genjutsu to show Kurama the Fourth Shinobi World War and warned that the tailed beasts would be fed to the Ten-Tails, persuading Kurama to consider cooperating with Naruto.
• Naruto emerged from the Spiritual World with a new understanding, received Natsuki’s warning note, and swallowed it at home.
• Fugaku showed Natsuki the Chakra-powered vehicle made by Uchiha Keimei for travel between Konoha and the clan compound.
• Fugaku worried that the clan’s birth subsidies were draining its treasury, so Natsuki promised additional rewards for children who graduated from the Ninja Academy or awakened their Sharingan.
• Natsuki revealed eight boxes containing four hundred million ryo in franchise fees and explained the franchise model and safeguards for secret recipes.
• Fugaku agreed to continue the incentives and declared that the Uchiha Clan would no longer be controlled by others.

Natsuki prepared to leave the Uchiha Clan for an uncertain period and warned Fugaku that the clan’s prosperity could not protect it from future threats. Before departing, he revealed his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and briefed Fugaku on Obito, Madara, the Akatsuki, and plans for the clan to escape danger.

• Natsuki told Fugaku he might be away for up to several years and warned him that the Uchiha Clan still faced threats despite its improved fortunes.
• Natsuki placed a Transcription Seal containing one-third of his ocular power on Fugaku’s eye, restoring Fugaku’s sight temporarily, and revealed that he had awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Natsuki identified Obito Uchiha as the person who controlled the Nine-Tails and explained how Madara had made Obito his successor.
• Natsuki briefed Fugaku on the Akatsuki, Nagato’s Rinnegan and threat to powerful forces, and the Uchiha Clan’s planned refuge in the Land of Rice.
• Mikoto brought food to Natsuki and Fugaku after their conversation lasted through the night.

Naruto secretly hid his growing understanding from the Third Hokage, then trained in tree climbing with Sasuke and matched him. Meanwhile, the Third Hokage reviewed reports on threats and Uchiha Natsuki’s influence, ending with the thought that the Uchiha would be better off without Natsuki.

• The Third Hokage visited Naruto, asked about his welfare and Academy difficulties, and left without noticing Naruto’s act.
• Naruto went to the riverbank, watched Sasuke practice, and followed him into the forest to learn tree climbing.
• Naruto and Sasuke each climbed five steps before falling, and Naruto landed safely by adjusting his posture and rolling.
• The Third Hokage read the Anbu report that Naruto had kept pace with Sasuke and ordered closer observation.
• The Third Hokage reviewed intelligence about Danzo, other villages, Itachi and Shisui, and the success of Uchiha Natsuki’s Chinese Cuisine.
• The Third Hokage considered Natsuki’s growing influence and wished he were no longer around.

Natsuki left Konoha to travel, after saying farewell to Naruto and Sasuke and receiving approval from the Third Hokage. Meanwhile, the Akatsuki learned that Natsuki was traveling and decided to approach him about joining their organization.

• The Third Hokage approved Natsuki's travel application, convinced by his claim that he was seeking inspiration for new dishes.
• Natsuki invited Naruto and Sasuke to Ichiraku Ramen, reassured Naruto he would return, and left Naruto's training plans with Sasuke.
• Natsuki departed Konoha as Uchiha and Hyuga Clan members saw him off, while the Third Hokage watched from the village walls.
• Kakuzu proposed targeting the wealth connected to Chinese Cuisine, but Zetsu warned that Otogakure was protected by Orochimaru, Itachi, and Uchiha Elites.
• Zetsu revealed Natsuki's strength and business success to the Akatsuki, and Nagato ordered Konan to meet him and recruit him.

Konan approached Natsuki in the desert and invited him to join the Akatsuki Organization, but he questioned her about its uniform and offered her tea instead. Natsuki’s response left Konan baffled as their recruitment conversation continued.

• Pain told Konan to decide for herself whether to recruit Natsuki while he focused on mastering the Rinnegan.
• Natsuki traveled through the desert toward Sunagakure, intending to confront Rasa over how he treated Gaara.
• Konan descended before Natsuki and invited him to join the Akatsuki Organization.
• Natsuki questioned why Konan wore black in the desert and whether Akatsuki members all wore nail polish.
• Natsuki set out a parasol, tea, chairs, and a table, then offered Konan Herbal Tea.