Chapter Summaries

Shien negotiated with the Third Hokage for compensation and concessions, using the Uchiha’s public anger and a promise to place Mikoto Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha under the Hokage’s supervision to secure the deal. He returned to the clan grounds after warning that four more Root members had been caught and that the Uchiha would not tolerate further provocation.

• Shien displayed Root members’ corpses outside the Uchiha Clan Grounds, drawing a crowd and putting pressure on the Third Hokage.
• The Third Hokage offered five billion ryo in compensation, with 2.5 billion to be paid immediately and the remainder over three years.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu demanded Shien guarantee the Uchiha would not threaten the village, and Shien claimed the clan’s radicals had been purged.
• Shien offered to place Mikoto Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha under the Third Hokage’s care, and the Hokage agreed to pay the first 2.5 billion ryo and transfer the Konoha Military Police Force to the Hyuga Clan.
• The Third Hokage ordered Shien to remove the displayed corpses, and Shien agreed to do so once the money arrived.
• Before leaving, Shien told the Third Hokage that the Uchiha had caught four more Root members, prompting the Hokage to say he would deal with Danzo.

Danzo’s unauthorized Root operation against the Uchiha Clan was exposed, and Hiruzen ordered him to compensate the clan and pay for the damage from Root’s budget. Danzo left furious after learning Shisui had returned and Shien had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Danzo reprimanded Owl and Kabuto after Root’s scouts were defeated while investigating the Uchiha Clan.
• A Root member reported that the Uchiha Clan had displayed the intruders’ dried corpses on its walls.
• Hiruzen confronted Danzo for sending Root members into the Uchiha Clan Grounds despite orders to suspend operations.
• Hiruzen revealed that Shisui had returned through a forbidden technique, Shien had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and several clans opposed an attack on the Uchiha.
• Hiruzen ordered the village to pay the Uchiha Clan five billion, with the first installment due immediately and the cost deducted from Root’s funds.
• Danzo argued with Hiruzen, warned that he would regret his decision, and stormed out of the Hokage Office.

Shien distributed compensation to the Uchiha and sent Mikoto and Sasuke to stay under the Hokage’s care. At the clan’s first meeting to plan its future, he proposed growing its strength through childbirth subsidies and recruiting talented outsiders.

• Shien oversaw the distribution of compensation to the Uchiha while ANBU observed the clan grounds.
• Shien announced that Mikoto and Sasuke would leave the clan grounds and stay under the Hokage’s care, and they departed with two ANBU.
• After the ANBU left, Shien summoned the Uchiha’s core members to plan the clan’s recovery and assured them that its funds could cover their needs for years.
• Shien warned that money would not protect the clan from Konoha’s leaders or Danzo and urged them to build strength quickly.
• Shien proposed childbirth subsidies and recruiting promising outsiders into the Uchiha, and the assembled members accepted the plan after he said he knew where to find future talents.

Shien outlined plans to rebuild the Uchiha Clan through elite combat squads and the Sprout Plan, then assigned Zhi Ming to oversee the arrangements. Danzo suspected Kabuto after the failed Root mission and sent him to a new assignment in the Land of Earth, while Shien and Shisui discussed Shisui's remaining time and the possibility of reviving him.

• Shien proposed forming the Flame-Eye Squad and Ash Squad for high-risk missions, rotating their members with an internal training team, and launching the Sprout Plan to cultivate promising children.
• Shien decided that children not selected for the Sprout Plan would attend the Ninja Academy, and he put Zhi Ming in charge of carrying out the arrangements.
• Danzo learned that four of the six Root operatives sent to the Uchiha had been killed, questioned Kabuto's escape, and ordered Kabuto to report to Root's fourth hidden site in the Land of Earth.
• Shisui told Shien that he wanted to train the clan before his body failed, and asked Shien to revive him through Impure World Reincarnation so he could continue atoning.
• Shien said he would search for promising talents and ensure Sasuke had a chance to grow strong, while Shisui remained to help stabilize the clan.

Sasuke struggled with the attention surrounding his family’s tragedy at the Ninja Academy, while Naruto worried that he might become isolated. After school, a grieving Uchiha boy attacked Sasuke and blamed Itachi and the rest of Sasuke’s family for the deaths of his relatives.

• Sasuke arrived late to class and ignored the curious and pitying attention from his classmates.
• Naruto tried to speak with Sasuke during outdoor training, then learned from Sakura and Ino that Sasuke and his mother had been expelled from the Uchiha Clan.
• An older Uchiha boy watched Sasuke with hatred as Iruka dismissed the class.
• Sasuke turned toward his new home after school, but the older boy ambushed him in an alley and beat him.
• The boy accused Itachi of killing his parents and three-year-old sister, while Sasuke struggled to defend himself and insisted that his brother was not a beast.

Naruto rushed in to help Sasuke when Shiren attacked him, and the two boys were beaten before Iruka stopped the fight. Naruto and Sasuke returned home together, where Mikoto treated their injuries and invited Naruto to dinner, leaving Sasuke awkwardly watching his mother welcome his new neighbor.

• Naruto intervened when Shiren beat Sasuke, but Shiren punched Naruto and knocked him down too.
• Iruka restrained Shiren and sent Naruto and Sasuke home after checking that they had no life-threatening injuries.
• Naruto helped Sasuke walk home and discovered that Sasuke lived in the apartment below his.
• Mikoto treated both boys' injuries and gave Naruto medicine to take home.
• Mikoto learned Naruto had only instant noodles to eat and invited him to stay for dinner.

Mikoto welcomed Naruto to dinner and offered to feed him in the future, but Shien sent him home before bringing living expenses and warning Mikoto and Sasuke about the danger from clan members. Shisui revealed that he had returned from the Pure Land, leaving Sasuke shocked and troubled by what his words implied about Itachi.

• Mikoto served dinner to Naruto and Sasuke, invited Naruto to eat with them in the future, and learned that Uchiha Shiren had beaten them.
• Shien arrived with Shisui, then dragged Naruto out and told him to go home while Naruto called for Mikoto.
• ANBU observed the incident and decided to report it to Lord Hokage after Shien left.
• Shien gave Mikoto living expenses for two months and warned Sasuke to learn to protect himself.
• Shisui removed his mask, and Sasuke recognized him as alive; Shisui said he had returned from the Pure Land to atone for entrusting the clan to Itachi.

Shien guided Naruto to see that the Nine-Tails was a weapon, not the cause of his suffering, and promised to explain why villagers bullied him if he cleaned his home. In Amegakure, Fugaku and Itachi joined the Akatsuki and began investigating the masked man they suspected had controlled the Nine-Tails.

• Shien met the Nine-Tails in Naruto's mindscape after siphoning Chakra, then spoke to Naruto as he cleaned his messy room.
• Shien used a kitchen knife to explain that Naruto was not to blame for being made the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki, and promised to tell him why people bullied him if he kept his home clean for a week.
• Sasuke went upstairs to complain about Naruto's late-night cleaning, but stopped when he saw Naruto's bruises and returned downstairs.
• Fugaku told Itachi that the masked man claiming to be Madara might have controlled the Nine-Tails during the attack on Konoha.
• Fugaku and Itachi continued through Amegakure as a cold, snake-like presence approached them.

Orochimaru realized Fugaku and Itachi were beyond his reach and decided to return to Konoha to seek an intelligent assistant. Back in the Land of Water, Karatachi Yagura recruited Mei Terumi to help restore the Hidden Mist and began planning to reclaim control from Suikazan Fuguki.

• Fugaku used a Mangekyō Sharingan genjutsu to warn Orochimaru not to target him or Itachi, then left with Itachi.
• Orochimaru abandoned his plan to take the Uchiha’s eyes and decided to return to Konoha, considering a child as a potential assistant.
• Karatachi Yagura told Mei Terumi that a Masked Man had controlled him and asked for her help rebuilding the Hidden Mist; Mei agreed.
• Yagura ordered Mei to stop policies persecuting Kekkei Genkai clans, find scattered talents, and investigate the village’s finances.
• Mei reported that Biwa Jūzō had defected and that Suikazan Fuguki had seized control of the Cipher Division while preparing to overthrow Yagura.
• Yagura decided to deal with Fuguki personally and asked Mei to bring Ao next time so Ao could verify that Yagura was acting normally.

Shien and Akabane raced across the sea toward the Land of Water, where they arrived in time to interrupt Hidden Mist ninja attacking Mangetsu Hozuki, Suigetsu Hozuki, and Ringo Ameyuri. Akabane killed the Hidden Mist captain, leaving the fight’s outcome for the remaining attackers unresolved.

• Shien and Akabane hurried toward Hidden Mist, and Shien explained that he hoped to recruit talented ninja from the Land of Water.
• Mangetsu Hozuki fought off masked Hidden Mist ninja while protecting Suigetsu Hozuki and the wounded Ringo Ameyuri.
• Suigetsu used his water gun to help Ringo strike the soaked attackers with her Lightning Release: Kiba, but she collapsed from exhaustion.
• The Hidden Mist captain trapped Mangetsu with the Water Prison Technique and ordered his men to kill Suigetsu and Ringo and seize their weapons.
• Akabane arrived, killed two Hidden Mist ninja with his flaming blades, and then killed the captain with a genjutsu.

Shien rescued Mangetsu and Ringo Ameyuri from Hidden Mist hunters and offered them a place in his clan, along with treatment for Ringo’s illness. Karatachi Yagura arrived, revealed he had been controlled and asked them to stay in the Hidden Mist to help rebuild it.

• Akabane defeated the remaining Hidden Mist ninja while Shien and Mangetsu watched.
• Ringo Ameyuri recovered enough to flirt with Mangetsu and Shien, while Suigetsu supported her.
• Shien offered Mangetsu and Ringo a place in his clan and promised he could treat Ringo’s illness.
• Karatachi Yagura arrived with Zabuza and Kisame Hoshigaki and thanked Shien for injuring the masked man who had controlled him.
• Yagura apologized to Mangetsu and Ringo for the village’s recent chaos, promised to seek treatment for Ringo, and asked them to stay and help restore the Hidden Mist.

Shien proposed a secret alliance with Karatachi Yagura, offering to help Hidden Mist earn money by manipulating wars and taking private missions. Karatachi Yagura accepted, and three of his people arrived as he began introducing them to Shien.

• Two Hidden Mist men joined Karatachi Yagura, and Shien invited them to join the Uchiha if they were unhappy in their village.
• Shien told Karatachi Yagura that Fugaku Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha had defected and proposed an alliance between the Uchiha and Hidden Mist.
• Shien offered to help Hidden Mist make money by hiring out fighters for private missions, then suggested secretly manipulating wars for profit.
• Karatachi Yagura agreed to Shien's plan, and three figures hurried through the woods to meet him.
• Karatachi Yagura reassured Shien that the three newcomers were his people and began introducing them.

Shien joined Ao and Akabane to rescue the badly injured Pakura while Yagura and Mei Terumi pursued Suikazan Fuguki. As Ao tracked Pakura’s trail, Shien absorbed the system’s new combat skills and chakra, leaving him far stronger and ready to reach her.

• Mei Terumi told Yagura that Pakura was badly injured and that the Hidden Mist had also found Suikazan Fuguki’s trail, forcing them to choose which target to pursue.
• Shien offered to rescue Pakura, and Yagura sent Ao to guide Shien and Akabane south while he and Mei Terumi headed east after Fuguki.
• Ao explained that a Hidden Mist elder had conspired with Rasa to lure Pakura into an ambush and frame Yagura, and asked Shien to help clear the Mizukage’s name.
• Shien claimed the system’s rewards, gaining swordsmanship, ninjutsu, reconnaissance skills, and vastly increased chakra reserves.
• Ao used his Byakugan to find Pakura’s trail and confirmed that she was still alive.

Shien rescued the gravely wounded Pakura by defeating the Cipher Division squad that had cornered her. He carried her to a cave and began emergency surgery, while Akabane and Ao guarded the entrance.

• Shien arrived with Akabane and Ao and used Fire Release to scatter the Cipher Division ninjas surrounding Pakura.
• Shien charged into the enemy ranks and killed the Cipher Division elites with his swordsmanship and Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Shien and Ao examined Pakura, and Ao warned that her wounds, blood loss, and depleted Chakra left her near death.
• Shien carried the unconscious Pakura to a concealed cave and told Akabane and Ao to guard him while he operated.
• Shien prepared his medical kit, exposed Pakura's wounds, and began emergency surgery.

Zhen Yan used the Mystical Palm Technique to stabilize and treat Pakura’s wounds, then opened his Mangekyo Sharingan. Meanwhile, Yagura Karatachi defeated Suikazan Fuguki, reclaimed control of the Cipher Division, and gave Samehada to Kisame.

• Zhen Yan carefully treated Pakura’s injuries and used the Mystical Palm Technique to stop her internal bleeding and rapidly heal damaged tissue.
• Zhen Yan bandaged Pakura after confirming her life was safe, then placed a hand on her shoulder and opened his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Yagura Karatachi attacked Suikazan Fuguki’s underground stronghold while Mei Terumi and the others tracked Fuguki down.
• Samehada broke free from Suikazan Fuguki and gravitated toward Yagura’s Three-Tails chakra, allowing Yagura to pierce Fuguki’s heart and kill him.
• Most of the remaining Cipher Division surrendered, while Yagura gave Samehada to Kisame, whose injuries healed as he received the blade.

Shien told the recovering Pakura that Rasa had made her a political sacrifice, and she asked for time to decide what to do. After thanking Shien and Akabane for saving her, Pakura prepared to return to Hidden Sand.

• Pakura woke in a safehouse and learned that Shien had treated her wounds and saved her.
• Shien explained the conflict in Hidden Mist and Rasa's role in betraying Pakura, then offered to help her.
• Pakura asked Shien to leave so she could recover and think, then changed into a Hidden Mist combat uniform.
• Akabane teased Shien about caring for Pakura, and Pakura overheard him before thanking both men.
• Shien introduced himself as the acting head of the Uchiha Clan, and Pakura said she needed to return to Hidden Sand.

Shien’s warning helped Yakushi Kabuto uncover Danzo’s scheme and reunite with Yakushi Nonō. After Nonō left, Kabuto accepted Orochimaru’s offer and agreed to investigate the Uchiha Clan.

• Pakura left after misunderstanding Shien’s age, and Shien and Akabane discussed marriage before heading to find Karatachi Yagura.
• Shien’s sealed warning surfaced in Kabuto’s mind at a meeting point in the Land of Earth, revealing that Nonō had been deceived into targeting him.
• Kabuto evaded Nonō’s attacks and used memories from the orphanage to convince her of his identity.
• Nonō recognized Kabuto and embraced him, then left at his urging as Orochimaru appeared.
• Kabuto accepted Orochimaru’s offer and agreed to investigate Konoha’s Uchiha Clan.

Shien arrived at Kirigakure and defeated Zabuza in a spar, earning his respect. After suggesting that the Executioner's Blade would suit Zabuza, Shien asked how he would leave the Land of Water and where the Kaguya Clan was gathered.

• Shien received rewards after Yakushi Nonō and Yakushi Kabuto reached the third tier of world feedback.
• Zabuza met Shien and Akabane outside Kirigakure and said the Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, was away suppressing a rebellion.
• Shien challenged Zabuza to a spar, and Zabuza attacked with his field sword.
• Shien outmaneuvered Zabuza, disarmed him, and held his katana to Zabuza's throat while leaving him with only a superficial wound.
• Zabuza admitted defeat, and Shien suggested the Executioner's Blade would suit him.
• Shien asked Zabuza about routes out of the Land of Water and the Kaguya Clan's gathering place.

Shisui took Sasuke to the Uchiha Old Training Ground and taught him to stay calm, assess danger, and avoid letting anger dictate his actions. He began training Sasuke in practical ways to defend himself and escape when the Uchiha clansmen cornered him.

• Sasuke spotted Shisui outside the Ninja Academy, and the Uchiha clansmen and nearby ANBU reacted in shock at his appearance.
• Shisui signaled Sasuke to keep his identity quiet, and Sasuke sent Naruto home before leaving with him.
• At Training Ground Seven, Shisui taught Sasuke to observe his surroundings and assess the Uchiha clansmen's numbers, habits, and motives before acting.
• Shisui warned Sasuke that anger could blind him and told him not to repeat Itachi's mistakes.
• Shisui taught Sasuke basic blocks, ways to escape grabs and use nearby obstacles, and how to run to a safe area under teacher or ANBU watch.

Shisui taught Sasuke how to protect himself and think clearly, then confronted the Third Hokage when ANBU tried to stop their training. Meanwhile, Mikoto helped Naruto clean his room and taught him how to care for himself, leaving him grateful and invited to dinner.

• Shisui instructed Sasuke to prioritize escape and survival over fighting, and Sasuke practiced the defensive techniques.
• ANBU surrounded Shisui and Sasuke, so Shisui knocked them unconscious when their captain ordered him to leave.
• Shisui told the Third Hokage he wanted to teach Sasuke to think for himself and survive, and the Hokage allowed them to meet once a week as long as Shisui only taught him.
• Shien tried to coax the Nine-Tails into sharing the truth, while Naruto hurriedly cleaned his messy room and spilled dirty water across the floor.
• Mikoto checked whether Naruto was hurt, then patiently taught him how to clean and organize his room.
• Mikoto told Naruto to bathe and change before joining her and Sasuke for dinner, and Naruto thanked her.