Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Chisato secured the elders’ support for her clan reforms by explaining how she would fund them, and the Uchiha began reorganizing the Police Force and recruiting outsiders. Hiruzen Sarutobi and his advisers recognized that the reforms threatened their old strategy, but Hiruzen said he could not openly interfere.

• Uchiha Chisato persuaded the elders that selling rare goods and products made from Sea King meat would cover the reforms’ costs, and they agreed to support her plans.
• Uchiha Chisato assigned the Second and Fourth Elders to prepare the Clan Academy and the Third Elder to reorganize the Police Force into specialized divisions.
• The Uchiha posted recruitment notices and benefits at Police Force headquarters and the Hokage Building, prompting civilian ninja and members of other clans to apply.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura discussed the reforms, with Koharu and Homura urging Hiruzen to stop them.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi said the Police Force was Uchiha territory and that the attractive recruitment offer had made the reforms an open gambit he could not dictate.

Danzo and the Third Generation decided to exploit the Uchiha Police Force reforms by placing their clansmen in the force, while Uchiha Chisato planned to use their appointments to expose and contain them. Chisato directed the applicant selection and established oversight measures to protect the Uchiha’s reputation.

• Danzo urged the Third Generation and the elders to infiltrate the reformed Police Force, but they rejected his plan to seize every position.
• The Third Generation told Danzo to seek only a few appointments and discussed waiting for Uchiha Chisato to die before backing a more compliant clan head.
• The Third Elder reported that over a thousand people had applied, including members of Hiruzen Sarutobi’s and Danzo’s clans, along with Anbu and Root members.
• Uchiha Chisato prioritized civilian ninja and members of smaller clans for neighborhood assignments while giving leadership posts to the four rival clans.
• Chisato ordered an oversight department to document misconduct and publicly identify and reprimand officers who broke regulations.

Uchiha Chisato arranged the Third Battalion roster and discussed plans with Uchiha Xunjing for supporting Might Duy, earning money through medicine, and approaching Uzumaki Mito. They agreed to prepare a vitality-restoring medicine as leverage for an alliance, while Xunjing also saw an opportunity to learn Tsunade’s medical techniques and strengthen his ties in Konoha.

• Uchiha Chisato selected candidates for the Third Battalion, including Might Duy, and instructed the Third Elder to give more positions to civilians and smaller clans.
• Uchiha Chisato told Uchiha Xunjing about the roster and arrangements, and Xunjing praised her choices and outlined plans to support Might Duy later.
• Uchiha Chisato and Uchiha Xunjing agreed to sell weakened versions of Nutrient Pills and conditioning medicine, along with other potions once they were ready.
• Uchiha Chisato proposed seeking an alliance with Uzumaki Mito and asked Xunjing to prepare a gentle vitality-restoring potion after examining her.
• Uchiha Xunjing hoped to learn Tsunade’s medical techniques and build ties with the Senju Clan, while Uchiha Chisato teased him about his ambitions.
• Uchiha Chisato told Xunjing to prepare medicine for Uzumaki Mito before his recovery was complete so they would have a bargaining chip.

Uchiha Chisato accepted Uchiha Xunjing’s request to gather information about Jaya Island and search for a flying summoning beast, then killed the pirates who ambushed her. In Konoha, Uzumaki Mito agreed to meet Chisato to confirm whether she had recovered, while Tsunade learned the Third Hokage wanted to probe the Uchiha’s Police Department reforms.

• Uchiha Chisato told Uchiha Xunjing she was nearing Jaya Island and would look for news of flying summoning beasts while completing her mission.
• Uchiha Chisato circled Jaya Island to survey its terrain, then landed on its northern beach and stored her boat in the Space-Time Gate.
• A group of pirates attacked Uchiha Chisato, and she burned them to death with Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame before surveying the island and teleporting away.
• Tsunade told Uzumaki Mito about the Uchiha’s Police Department reforms and the new Elite Police Force.
• Uzumaki Mito explained that the Third Hokage wanted her to question Uchiha Chisato about the reforms, but she agreed to meet Chisato to verify her recovery.

Uzumaki Mito warned Tsunade that Hiruzen Sarutobi had been suppressing the Senju Clan and that Konoha might not help the Uzumaki Clan. She decided to meet Uchiha Chisato with Tsunade and send Senju forces to aid the Uzumaki, even if the effort cost the Senju what remained of its strength.

• Uzumaki Mito told Tsunade that she had little time left and ordered her to shoulder the Senju Clan's burdens until Nawaki could take responsibility.
• Uzumaki Mito exposed Hiruzen Sarutobi's priorities and accused him of secretly suppressing the Senju, shattering Tsunade's trust in her teacher.
• Uzumaki Mito said she would meet Uchiha Chisato with Tsunade before deciding what the Senju should do.
• Uzumaki Mito revealed that other villages had targeted the Uzumaki Clan's jinchuriki and Sealing Arts, and that spies had gathered in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Uzumaki Mito said Lu Ming had refused to move the Uzumaki Clan to Konoha, so she would send an elite Senju force to support them despite the cost to the Senju.

Tsunade and Uzumaki Mito agreed to seek an alliance with the Uchiha Clan to protect the Senju and Uzumaki Clans, and Mito invited Uchiha Chisato to discuss restoring her lifespan. Chisato agreed to visit in twenty days, leaving Tsunade shaken by her overwhelming power but hopeful that she could help Mito.

• Tsunade realized Hiruzen Sarutobi and his allies would target the major clans and agreed with Uzumaki Mito to pursue an alliance with the Uchiha Clan.
• Tsunade suggested Uchiha Chisato might be able to restore Mito's health, and Mito gave her an invitation to deliver.
• Tsunade visited Uchiha Chisato, who accepted the invitation but said she would visit in twenty days with her son Xunjing.
• When Tsunade pressed Chisato to come sooner, Chisato overwhelmed her with her presence and dismissed her.
• Tsunade returned home and told Mito what had happened, and Mito explained Chisato's formidable reputation and past influence within the Uchiha Clan.

Uzumaki Mito and Tsunade agreed to wait for Uchiha Chisato’s meeting while Hiruzen Sarutobi worried about her recovery and kept his suspicions from Danzo. Meanwhile, Xunjing developed a Life Potion that might restore Mito’s vitality, though Dr. Kureha noted its cost could be high.

• Uzumaki Mito told Tsunade that Uchiha Chisato had recovered her strength and that their planned meeting in twenty days could lead to an alliance.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi visited Uzumaki Mito, learned that Chisato’s recovery was genuine, and decided not to tell Danzo about his suspicions.
• Xunjing used his growing medical skills to develop weakened potions, nutrient pills, and a Life Potion designed to rapidly restore vitality.
• Dr. Kureha examined Xunjing’s Life Potion and observed that it could help shinobi avoid burning through their lives, but would likely be expensive.

After nearly a month on Drum Island, Xunjing fully recovered and returned to the Ninja World with Mikoto. His mother confirmed his health, and they prepared to visit the Senju compound for an appointment.

• Xunjing and Dr. Kureha discussed the high cost of Life Potions, and Xunjing decided to postpone improving their production.
• After several more days of recovery and training, Xunjing’s life origin was replenished, his lifespan exceeded ninety-five years, and he awakened a yang chakra nature.
• Xunjing called Mikoto over, said goodbye to Dr. Kureha, and teleported back to the Ninja World with her.
• Uchiha Chisato examined Xunjing, confirmed that he was fully recovered, and celebrated that he could begin training in earnest.
• Over a meal, Uchiha Chisato said they had an appointment with the Senju, and Mikoto mentioned her plans to shop with Kushina.

Uchiha Chisato visited Uzumaki Mito with Xunjing and Mikoto, while Konoha’s leaders discussed Chisato’s recovery and the threat she posed. After Mito learned that Chisato and her son had undergone remarkable physical changes, Chisato offered to negotiate over a life-force-restoring method and proposed that Xunjing examine Mito first.

• Uzumaki Mito welcomed Uchiha Chisato, Xunjing, and Mikoto, then sealed her courtyard against spying.
• The Third Generation, Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura discussed Chisato’s recovery and agreed to leave the Uchiha alone for now.
• Mito sent Kushina and Mikoto shopping, then asked Chisato how she and her son had gained such extraordinary vitality.
• Chisato claimed her son had developed medicines to restore life force and nourish the eyes, and said she had come prepared to negotiate.
• Mito revealed that sealing the Nine-Tails had steadily drained her life force and asked what Chisato wanted for the method.
• Chisato proposed that Xunjing examine Mito before they discussed terms.

Xunjing diagnosed Uzumaki Mito’s depleted life force and offered a Life Potion, while Uchiha Chisato negotiated an alliance and other terms in exchange. Chisato asked Tsunade to take Xunjing as her apprentice, then explained that the Uchiha intended to seek the Hokage’s position but needed more than strength to achieve it.

• Xunjing examined Uzumaki Mito and determined that her Tailed Beast had drained much of her life force, which a Life Potion could restore.
• Xunjing explained that Mito would still need Nutrient Pills to replace the life force her Tailed Beast continued to consume.
• Uchiha Chisato asked Mito to form an alliance between the Senju and Uchiha, and Mito agreed.
• Chisato requested Flying Thunder God, Tobirama Senju’s Water Release Ninjutsu, and Mito’s Sealing Arts, while accepting that the Reaper Death Seal and Adamantine Sealing Chains were excluded.
• Chisato asked Tsunade to apprentice Xunjing and teach him her medical skills and Medical Ninjutsu.
• Chisato told Mito that the Uchiha would pursue the Hokage’s position but would need standing and supporters as well as strength.

Uzumaki Mito agreed to let Tsunade teach Xunjing, then drank his Life Potion and recovered her vitality. She left the story restored and eager to spend more time with Xunjing, while Kushina and Minato crossed paths during her shopping trip.

• Uzumaki Mito and Tsunade agreed that Tsunade would teach Xunjing, and Xunjing handed Uzumaki Mito a Life Potion.
• Uzumaki Mito drank the potion, restoring her vitality and strengthening the seal holding the Nine-Tails.
• The Nine-Tails raged at Uzumaki Mito for recovering, and she silenced him with her Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Uzumaki Mito admired Xunjing and considered having him spend more time with Kushina, while Tsunade felt an unexplained chill.
• Kushina sneezed while shopping with Mikoto and blamed Minato, who passed nearby and wondered why she misunderstood his good intentions.

Uzumaki Mito recovered her strength and allied the Senju with the Uchiha while arranging to hide how completely she had healed. Uchiha Chisato agreed to help the Uzumaki Clan face an impending attack in exchange for sealing knowledge and proposed intermarriage, hinting that she had a secret reason.

• Uzumaki Mito told Uchiha Chisato she had fully recovered, then concealed most of her renewed vitality so Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others would not realize it.
• Uzumaki Mito and Uchiha Chisato signed an alliance agreement, and Mito gave Chisato scrolls containing the Flying Thunder God Technique, Tobirama's Water Release, and Sealing Arts.
• Tsunade discussed medicine with Xunjing and was astonished by his knowledge and learning speed.
• Uchiha Chisato told Uzumaki Mito that the Four Great Shinobi Villages planned to attack the Land of Whirlpools, and Mito asked for Uchiha help.
• Uchiha Chisato demanded a copy of the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Arts and proposed that the Uchiha, Senju, and Uzumaki encourage intermarriage, then hinted at a secret involving all three clans.

Uchiha Chisato persuaded Uzumaki Mito to pursue intermarriage among the Uchiha, Senju, and Uzumaki Clans, and promised Uchiha support for rescuing the Uzumaki Clan. After Chisato and her companions left, Hiruzen Sarutobi visited Mito and asked how the talks went and whether Chisato had restored her vitality.

• Uchiha Chisato said the Uchiha, Senju, and Uzumaki Clans likely descended from the Sage of Six Paths and argued that intermarriage could combine their abilities.
• Uchiha Chisato cited her own recovery as evidence that a stronger body could help restore Sharingan eyesight, while privately hoping mixed bloodlines could awaken the Eternal Eye or Rinnegan.
• Uzumaki Mito agreed to voluntary matchmaking between the three clans and set the rule that children would belong to the clan they were born into.
• Uchiha Chisato promised to send Uchiha shinobi to help with the Uzumaki rescue, and Tsunade continued discussing medicine with Xunjing before the visitors left.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived at Uzumaki Mito's home, noticed her vitality had more than doubled, and asked about the meeting and Uchiha Chisato's role in her recovery.

Uzumaki Mito told Hiruzen Sarutobi that she had traded Senju techniques and Sealing Arts to Uchiha Chisato in return for restored vitality, and that Uchiha Xunjing had become Tsunade's apprentice. Hiruzen warned Danzo not to target Xunjing, leaving Danzo frustrated and plotting against Uchiha Chisato.

• Uzumaki Mito told Hiruzen Sarutobi about her deal with Uchiha Chisato, which included Senju techniques and Sealing Arts, and about Uchiha Xunjing becoming Tsunade's apprentice.
• Uzumaki Mito warned Hiruzen that Uchiha Chisato had fully recovered and could be dangerous, and explained that Xunjing's apprenticeship was meant to protect him rather than secure him the Hokage's seat.
• Hiruzen returned to the Hokage's office and told Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and the others about the deal and Chisato's recovery.
• Danzo angrily objected to the Uchiha receiving the techniques, while Utatane Koharu pointed out that the Senju had the right to share their own inheritance.
• Hiruzen ordered Danzo to restrain his actions against the Senju and Uchiha and warned that targeting Uchiha Xunjing would bring both Uzumaki Mito and Uchiha Chisato against him.
• Danzo agreed not to touch Xunjing for now, but inwardly remained furious and considered how to suppress Uchiha Chisato.

Danzo and the other Konoha leaders debated how to respond to the Uzumaki Clan’s danger, settling on a limited rescue plan that would preserve their claim to its sealing arts. Back home, Xunjing and Mikoto chose scrolls to study, and Xunjing outlined his next trip through the Pirate World before learning that Uchiha Chisato had unlocked Loguetown.

• The Third Hokage, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Danzo discussed whether to send a large force to help the Uzumaki Clan after Uzumaki Mito’s recovery.
• Danzo argued that Konoha had fulfilled its duty by warning the Uzumaki Clan, while the Third Hokage proposed keeping elite Anbu and Root shinobi ready to join the Senju Clan in a rescue.
• Uchiha Chisato gave Xunjing and Mikoto the ninjutsu and sealing arts scrolls, and both decided to begin studying sealing arts after finding the Flying Thunder God Technique too difficult.
• Uchiha Chisato advised Mikoto to focus on her current training, including Fire Release, Lightning Release, sealing arts, taijutsu, haki, and the Life-Nourishing Art.
• Xunjing planned to collect dragon bone on Warship Island, scout Cocoyasi Island and Foosha Village, and find a swordsmanship teacher in Shimotsuki Village.
• Uchiha Chisato agreed to accompany Xunjing and told him she had already unlocked Loguetown on the map.

Xunjing discussed obtaining a giant eagle ninja beast to speed up island exploration, then began cultivating chakra and practicing control after recovering his talent. The next morning, he practiced the Life-Nourishing Art with Uchiha Chisato and Mikoto and started training hand seals.

• Xunjing and Uchiha Chisato discussed bringing a giant eagle ninja beast from the Land of Rivers into the Pirate World and winning its trust with Sea King meat and Nutrient Pills.
• Xunjing finished studying the Sealing Arts and Flying Thunder God Technique, then began cultivating chakra and rapidly increased his reserves until he mastered the Chakra Refinement Technique.
• Xunjing practiced chakra control on a tree, breaking its bark before adjusting his chakra to hold his footing.
• The next morning, Xunjing practiced the Life-Nourishing Art with Uchiha Chisato and Mikoto, then began training hand seals.

Xunjing agreed to enroll in the Ninja Academy after Uchiha Chisato and Tsunade pressed him to go, and Tsunade brought him to meet Hiruzen Sarutobi. Hiruzen welcomed Xunjing while privately coveting his vitality and chakra, and Xunjing remained outwardly polite.

• Xunjing advanced his hand-seal proficiency to the proficient stage while Uchiha Chisato and Mikoto finished training.
• Tsunade told Uchiha Chisato and Xunjing that Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to meet Xunjing and have him attend the Ninja Academy.
• Xunjing objected to attending, but Uchiha Chisato persuaded him to enroll and suggested he could later use a Shadow Clone for classes or study medical ninjutsu with Tsunade.
• Tsunade took Xunjing to the Hokage Building and kicked open Hiruzen Sarutobi's office door, prompting Hiruzen to complain about her behavior.
• Hiruzen introduced himself to Xunjing and privately resolved to obtain the Uchiha Clan's vitality-restoring method and win Xunjing over.

Xunjing enrolled in the Ninja Academy, where he befriended Kushina and Minato and quickly mastered the lessons. He told them he planned to send a Shadow Clone to class so he could spend more time training, and Kushina eagerly considered doing the same.

• The Third tried to probe Xunjing but stopped when Tsunade intervened, then sent Tsunade with him to enroll at the Ninja Academy.
• Kuroda Ichido introduced Xunjing to First-Year Class A, where Kushina announced she would protect him because Mikoto had asked her to look after him.
• Kushina and Minato exchanged words after Minato smiled at her, and Kuroda Ichido ordered them both to sit down.
• Xunjing sat beside Kushina and noticed her affection score was already 62 points.
• Over the next few days, Xunjing mastered the academy material and grew closer to Kushina and Minato.
• Xunjing told Kushina and Minato he would send a Shadow Clone to class, prompting Kushina to realize she could do the same.

Xunjing invited Kushina to study sealing arts with him and offered to train Minato in ninjutsu and taijutsu, earning Minato’s deep gratitude. After promising to teach Minato the Shadow Clone Technique, Xunjing learned that the Uchiha clan pharmacy would open the next day and realized he needed to make more medicine.

• Kushina proposed that Xunjing join her in learning sealing arts from Lady Mito, and Xunjing agreed to ask her.
• Xunjing noticed Minato’s disappointment and offered to practice ninjutsu and taijutsu with him regularly.
• Xunjing promised to teach Minato the Shadow Clone Technique and other suitable ninjutsu, and Minato eagerly accepted.
• Minato’s gratitude raised his favorability toward Xunjing to 84, and Xunjing decided to wait before proposing a contract.
• Xunjing and Minato headed to the Uchiha Clan Compound, where Uchiha Shiyu told Xunjing that the clan pharmacy would open the next day.
• Xunjing realized he would need to spend extra time making medicine to build up the pharmacy’s stock.

Xunjing taught Minato the Shadow Clone Technique, then trained with Mikoto in the Pirate World and awakened Observation Haki. Mikoto soon awakened it as well, surprising Dr. Kureha.

• Xunjing taught Minato the Shadow Clone Technique, and Minato mastered its basics after a few attempts.
• Xunjing sent three Shadow Clones to train different skills before joining Mikoto in the Pirate World to practice Observation Haki by throwing snowballs.
• Xunjing awakened Observation Haki during the snowball fight and saw it appear on his Attribute Panel.
• Xunjing encouraged Mikoto to focus on dodging without relying on her Sharingan, and Mikoto awakened Observation Haki after enduring a barrage of snowballs.
• Dr. Kureha came outside, expressed astonishment that both had awakened Observation Haki, and credited the Uchiha Clan's mental strength and perception.