Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Hitoshi agreed to take Shisui under his guidance, while Fugaku prepared the Uchiha team for an important operation. The chapter ended with Fugaku leading the team out, concealing his private reasons for defending Hitoshi and Mikoto from rumors.

• Hitoshi corrected Sasuke's use of “father” and accepted Shisui as a student, assigning him to follow Gyuba.
• Fugaku's guard, Uchiha Satoshi, warned him about rumors involving Mikoto, Hitoshi, and Sasuke.
• Fugaku angrily defended Mikoto and Hitoshi, then privately recalled his injury and Hitoshi's role in his family.
• Fugaku gathered the assembled team and ordered them to move out.

Kakashi and other ANBU monitored the Uchiha Clan Grounds after the Nine-Tails Attack while debating whether the Uchiha had controlled the beast. Fugaku secretly manipulated the ANBU into voicing suspicions about the Sarutobi Clan, then ordered his forces to capture them.

• Kakashi kept watch outside the Uchiha Clan Grounds while the other ANBU reported that the Uchiha were patrolling as usual.
• The ANBU discussed the Nine-Tails Attack and questioned whether the Uchiha would have openly controlled the beast.
• One ANBU suggested that someone had benefited from the attack and claimed the Sarutobi Clan could cause tailed-beast hallucinations.
• Fugaku used the strange pattern in his eyes to make the ANBU speak recklessly, then signaled his personnel to take them all down.

Uchiha Fugaku framed Kakashi and the other masked ANBU as suspects in the Nine-Tails Attack, then used the villagers’ anger to justify taking them to a public trial. Kakashi realized he had no reason to protect the Hokage by accepting the blame and gave up resisting as the Hitoshi Clan Head arrived.

• Uchiha Satoshi pointed out Kakashi’s Sharingan, and Fugaku suggested it had been stolen and used to control the Nine-Tails.
• Fugaku told the villagers the Konoha Military Police Force had caught suspicious figures connected to the Nine-Tails rampage, and planted supporters encouraged the crowd to condemn them.
• Kakashi realized the Uchiha knew the masked men were ANBU and had set them up, but he hesitated to reveal their identities amid the villagers’ growing hostility.
• Fugaku announced that he would escort the suspects to Central Square for a public trial, and the villagers gathered angrily around them.
• Kakashi considered taking the blame to protect the Hokage, then remembered his family and companions and decided he had no reason to do so.
• Kakashi stiffened and stopped resisting as the Hitoshi Clan Head arrived.

Hyuga Hitoshi helped Fugaku steer suspicion for the Nine-Tails Attack toward Sarutobi Hiruzen while attempting to influence Kakashi’s doubts. Meanwhile, Hiruzen approved Yamazaki Ryuji’s plan to reshape Ninja School education around loyalty to the Hokage, leaving Iruka troubled by the proposal.

• Hyuga Hitoshi reflected on his plan to divide blame for the Nine-Tails Attack between the Uchiha Clan and Sarutobi Hiruzen, while ensuring Fugaku restrained his clansmen from rushing into a coup.
• Hyuga Hitoshi used his eye power to amplify Kakashi’s buried doubts and dissatisfaction with the Hokage.
• Fugaku led the Uchiha toward Central Square to interrogate prisoners, while Hyuga Hitoshi joined them as a witness.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen approved Yamazaki Ryuji’s proposal to rebuild the Ninja School and revise its textbooks to promote loyalty to the Hokage and the Will of Fire.
• Yamazaki Ryuji showed the proposal to Iruka, who became more confused after reading its demands.

Sarutobi Hiruzen planned to use Ninja School reforms to build loyalty to the Hokage among the next generation, but his clash with Danzo interrupted that ambition. Asuma arrived with a warning that the Uchiha had rebelled.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen reflected on his removal from office and decided to reform Ninja School education to cultivate reverence for the Hokage.
• Danzo rushed into Sarutobi Hiruzen's office to deliver urgent news, but Hiruzen ordered him to leave and knock before entering again.
• Danzo left in anger and collided with Sarutobi Asuma, who insulted him and was struck across the face.
• Asuma went to the Hokage Office with a swollen cheek, and Sarutobi Hiruzen asked who had hit him.
• Asuma remembered why he had come and warned Sarutobi Hiruzen that the Uchiha had rebelled.

Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that Fugaku’s move was not a rebellion and went to the Central Square to confront the Uchiha over their arrest of ANBU. There, Fugaku and Uchiha Satoshi blamed the village’s disaster response on orders that had put ANBU in charge of patrols, and Satoshi began to reveal that the disaster could have been prevented.

• Yuhi Shin'en told Sarutobi Hiruzen that the Uchiha had arrested ANBU rather than launched a rebellion, and Asuma warned his father that the clan could still be setting a trap.
• Sarutobi slapped Asuma after his son disparaged the Sarutobi Clan, sent him home, and headed to the Central Square with Yuhi Shin'en.
• Fugaku addressed the villagers, accepted responsibility for the Military Police Force’s absence during the Nine-Tails Attack, and hinted that the disaster might have been prevented.
• Uchiha Satoshi said the Uchiha had been ordered by the Third Hokage to hand patrol duties to ANBU and leave early on the night of the attack.
• Satoshi defied Fugaku’s attempt to stop him and declared that the village could have prevented the disaster and the Fourth Hokage’s death.

At Konoha’s Central Square, Uchiha Satoshi prepared to reveal clues about the Nine-Tails Attack while the Third Hokage tried to shut down the Uchiha investigation. Hyuga Hitoshi turned the villagers against the Hokage’s attempt to stop Satoshi, leaving the crowd demanding that he speak.

• Nara Shikaku suspected Hyuga Hitoshi was behind Uchiha Fugaku’s sudden willingness to confront the village leadership.
• The Third Hokage arrived, claimed the captured ANBU had been on his secret mission, and ordered the matter ended.
• Hyuga Hitoshi accepted the Hokage’s resolution of the ANBU incident but insisted that Uchiha Satoshi continue discussing the Nine-Tails Attack.
• Hitoshi challenged the Third Hokage by asking whether he believed the villagers and children who died in the attack deserved their fate.
• The villagers shouted for Uchiha Satoshi to speak, and Fugaku and Satoshi realized they had gained public support.

Uchiha Satoshi prepared to reveal the secrets behind the Uchiha Clan and the Nine-Tails Attack, while Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo struggled to contain the situation. A masked Root Ninja’s failed attempt to silence Satoshi made the crowd more suspicious, and Satoshi was left ready to speak under Hyuga Hitoshi’s protection.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo realized Uchiha Satoshi was about to expose sensitive secrets, and Danzo prepared to take the blame after the Old Village Chief signaled him.
• A masked Root Ninja threw a shuriken at Uchiha Satoshi, but the attack was blocked in front of the crowd.
• The attacker nodded to Danzo and fled, while Yuhi Shin'en offered to pursue him and then left at a measured pace.
• Uchiha Satoshi used the attack to claim that someone feared his testimony, and Hyuga Hitoshi stepped forward to protect him.
• Uchiha Fugaku encouraged Satoshi to speak, while Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Hokage Advisors looked angrily at Danzo.

Hyuga Hitoshi revealed that he had orchestrated Uchiha Satoshi’s attack to deepen the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha’s leadership and strengthen his Golden Finger. Uchiha Satoshi began explaining that the Uchiha could have helped stop the Nine-Tails, and Fugaku accused Danzo of preventing them from acting.

• Hyuga Hitoshi stood beside Uchiha Satoshi, privately satisfied that his plan had brought the Uchiha into open conflict with Konoha’s leadership.
• Hyuga Hitoshi anticipated that the clash would help his Golden Finger evolve and considered how far it might let him surpass the world’s limits.
• Uchiha Satoshi told the assembled villagers and ninja that the Uchiha Clan could have used its Sharingan and Illusion Combination Technique to control the Nine-Tails.
• Hyuga Hitoshi asked why the Uchiha had not gone to help during the attack.
• Fugaku said that Danzo had forbidden the Uchiha Clan from going to the battle zone.

Fugaku and Hitoshi Clan Head exposed how Konoha’s distrust of the Uchiha had kept them from helping during the Nine-Tails Attack, turning public opinion against Danzo and Third. When Mitokado Homura cited the Nine-Tails’ Sharingan as proof of Uchiha guilt, Fugaku revealed that Kakashi’s Sharingan had the same aura as the eye that controlled the beast.

• Uchiha Satoshi’s account of the Uchiha being kept away from the Nine-Tails turned villagers against Danzo and the village leadership.
• Fugaku claimed he had followed orders and that the Uchiha had stayed peaceful, while hinting that Kakashi’s classified mission was to monitor the clan.
• Mitokado Homura defended the decision to bar the Uchiha, arguing they had been too suspicious to trust during the attack.
• Hitoshi Clan Head challenged Homura and raised the possibility that Danzo had obtained research from Orochimaru’s laboratory.
• Homura pointed to the Sharingan in the Nine-Tails’ eyes as proof, prompting Fugaku to remove Kakashi’s mask and reveal Obito’s Sharingan.
• Fugaku and Hitoshi Clan Head declared that Kakashi’s eye had the same aura as the Sharingan that controlled the Nine-Tails.

Hyuga Hitoshi’s plan turned the Uchiha’s accusations into a public crisis for the Third Hokage, while Kakashi was implicated by claims that his Sharingan matched the one used to control the Nine-Tails. The villagers’ suspicions spread until both Kakashi and the Third Hokage faced widespread condemnation.

• Hyuga Hitoshi recalled how he and Fugaku had used Kakashi’s Sharingan and Hitoshi’s Byakugan claim to strengthen the accusations against Konoha’s leadership.
• Villagers focused on Sarutobi as he struggled to answer the allegations, while Kakashi collapsed and wondered whether Obito’s eye had been involved in the Nine-Tails Attack.
• The crowd accused Kakashi of being connected to the attack and speculated that he had leaked the news of the Jinchuriki’s childbirth.
• Hyuga Hitoshi decided not to defend Kakashi, believing the accusations could give him a chance to leave Konoha and choose a new side.
• Villagers shifted their accusations toward Sarutobi, proposing that he and Orochimaru had orchestrated the Nine-Tails Attack to restore Sarutobi to the Hokage Position.
• The crowd’s anger overwhelmed Sarutobi and his allies as the situation spiraled out of control.

As Konoha villagers condemn Sarutobi Hiruzen over the Nine-Tails Attack, a bloodied messenger announces that Kumogakure has invaded the Land of Fire. Hiruzen uses the approaching war to regain the village’s attention and calls a war preparedness meeting, while Hitoshi dismisses his response as boring.

• Nara Shikaku realizes the public outcry against Hiruzen was deliberately orchestrated and considers approaching Hyuga Hitoshi about power.
• A bloodied shinobi reports that the Fourth Raikage’s forces have broken through two defensive lines and that Akagi-sama is requesting reinforcements.
• Hiruzen swears he did not cause the Nine-Tails Attack, admits to dereliction of duty, and denies ordering Danzo to obstruct the Uchiha Clan.
• Hiruzen promises to investigate the Sharingan that controlled the Nine-Tails and prioritize the fight against Kumogakure.
• Hiruzen announces a war preparedness meeting in half an hour, and Hitoshi quietly mocks his response.

With war against Kumogakure imminent, Hyuga Hitoshi advised Uchiha Fugaku to pause his campaign against the Third Hokage and use the conflict as an opportunity for the Uchiha Clan. At the war meeting, Sarutobi Hiruzen prepared to explain the Nine-Tails Attack while Danzo and Kakashi stood accused.

• Yuhi Kurenai recalled the losses of her generation in war, while Anko remained incredulous about the accusations against Kakashi.
• Hyuga Hitoshi told Fugaku to keep spreading the Nine-Tails conspiracy theories cautiously and advised him to keep the Uchiha Clan restrained, continue its Military Police work, and wait for an opportunity in the war.
• Konoha called an urgent meeting after Kumogakure invaded the Land of Fire and threatened the defensive line.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen opened the meeting by promising an explanation for the Nine-Tails Attack, with Danzo and Kakashi displayed as a sinner and a suspect.

At a Konoha meeting, Sarutobi Hiruzen cleared the Uchiha Clan of involvement in the Nine-Tails Attack while distributing blame among Danzo, Kakashi, and the supposedly dead Obito. The meeting ended with Danzo sent to the battlefield, Kakashi placed under surveillance, and Obito branded as the attack’s ultimate culprit.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen declared that the Uchiha Clan had no connection to the Nine-Tails Attack and blamed Danzo’s unauthorized orders as well as his own and the Fourth’s failures.
• Hyuga Hitoshi and Fugaku confirmed that Kakashi’s Sharingan carried the same aura as the eye that controlled the Nine-Tails, and Fugaku identified it as Obito’s eye.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen argued that Obito might still be alive and ordered Kakashi placed under close surveillance because his eye could someday control the Nine-Tails.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen stripped Danzo of his positions and sent him to the battlefield to earn merit instead of executing him.
• The meeting ended with Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo, Kakashi, and Obito assigned varying shares of blame, while Konoha villagers later vandalized Obito’s memorial stone.

Hyuga Hitoshi watched Sarutobi Hiruzen take responsibility for the Nine-Tails Attack while steering Konoha toward war with Kumogakure. The chapter ended with Hiruzen assigning the Uchiha Clan to remain in the village and control the Nine-Tails if needed, leaving Fugaku furious at being outmaneuvered.

• Hyuga Hitoshi recognized that Sarutobi Hiruzen had tasked the Hyuga Clan with monitoring Kakashi as both a test and a warning.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen accepted responsibility for the Nine-Tails Attack but urged the leaders to focus on defending Konoha as war approached.
• Nara Shikaku warned that Sunagakure and Iwagakure could exploit Konoha's weakness, while Yuhi Shin'en speculated that the Fourth Raikage wanted to prove Kumogakure's strength in a direct battle.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen assigned the Sarutobi and Shimura Clans to the vanguard and gave the Ino-Shika-Cho clans and Aburame intelligence support.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered the Uchiha Clan to maintain security in Konoha and take responsibility for controlling the Nine-Tails, and Fugaku angrily rejected his appeal to do it for the village.

Sarutobi Hiruzen tried to keep the Uchiha and Hyuga clans away from the front by assigning them to guard Konoha against another Nine-Tails Attack. Hyuga Hitoshi eagerly accepted the task, then used it to pressure Hiruzen into going to the battlefield himself.

• Sarutobi ordered the Uchiha Clan to remain in Konoha and guard against another Nine-Tails Attack, leaving Fugaku unable to object.
• Sarutobi suggested that the Hyuga Clan stay behind with the Uchiha, hoping to split their alliance if Hitoshi chose to send his clan to the front.
• Hitoshi gladly accepted the duty and said he would withdraw every Hyuga member from the front line to protect the village.
• Hitoshi declared that he and Fugaku would guard Konoha while Sarutobi went to face the Raikage at the front.
• When Sarutobi claimed he needed to remain behind to manage the village, Hitoshi argued that the Hyuga, Uchiha, and advisors could handle those duties and challenged him to lead by example.

After the meeting, Hitoshi Hyuga advised Fugaku on how the Uchiha could use the coming war and public opinion to improve their position. Hitoshi’s plan to guide the Uchiha into battle succeeded, and his Golden Finger was ready to upgrade.

• Fugaku complained that the Uchiha had gained nothing from the meeting, while Hitoshi reminded him to keep the clan settled and wait for an opportunity.
• Fugaku thanked Hitoshi for siding with the Uchiha and promised the clan’s loyalty, though Hitoshi privately viewed their relationship as mutual exploitation.
• Hitoshi advised Fugaku to publicize the old village chief’s record and predict that Konoha’s forces would soon need the Uchiha on the front line.
• Hitoshi explained that the Uchiha would have an opportunity when the Sarutobi Clan and other forces struggled against Kumogakure, and Fugaku agreed to prepare.
• After Fugaku left, Hitoshi’s plan to guide the Uchiha forward was marked complete, and an aura from the Golden Finger washed over his soul as it approached an upgrade.

Hyuga Hitoshi completed an evolution of his ocular technique and awakened Kaguya Otsutsuki’s Byakugan—Coercion. As Kakashi struggled with the abuse directed at him and his dead comrades, Shisui tried to reach out to him before Hitoshi’s sudden aura interrupted them.

• Pakura guarded Hyuga Hitoshi while Hizashi Hyuga and Hyuga Hiashi waited to report on relocating the clan’s land.
• Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi watched Sasuke and Neji, while Kakashi remained withdrawn after villagers blamed him, his father, and Obito for the Nine-Tails Attack.
• Shisui offered Kakashi water and spoke about protecting his companions, but Kakashi told him he could not protect anything and asked him to thank Obito for his eye if he died.
• Hyuga Hitoshi unleashed a powerful aura from inside the room, startling everyone outside.
• Hyuga Hitoshi revealed that he had awakened Kaguya Otsutsuki’s ocular technique, Byakugan—Coercion.

Hyuga Hitoshi prepared the Hyuga Clan to secure a future beyond Konoha, encouraged by his upgraded Golden Finger and intelligence from a Shadow Clone on the moon. He ordered the clan to ready itself for a possible move to the moon as he planned to seize the Otsutsuki’s base and power.

• Hyuga Hitoshi discovered that his upgraded Golden Finger had enhanced his abilities, communicated its improvements, and gained a small chance to bring back power from other worlds.
• A Shadow Clone returned information about tensions between the Otsutsuki main and branch families and their prohibition against using the Byakugan on one another.
• Hyuga Hiashi reported that reconstruction of the new clan land was progressing, and Hyuga Hitoshi told him to keep it practical rather than luxurious.
• Hyuga Gyuba reported that half the guard unit had mastered a new technique, while Hyuga Hitoshi considered preparing them to control the Otsutsuki and take their moon base.
• Hyuga Hitoshi warned that Konoha might create trouble for the Hyuga and ordered the clansmen to be ready to go to the moon at any time.

Hyuga Hitoshi explained the Hyuga Clan’s lunar origins and planned to travel to the moon to mediate a conflict and take control of the clan’s relatives there. After learning that Obito had personally caused the Nine-Tails Attack, Kakashi was drawn toward Hitoshi’s offer to see the real world.

• Hyuga Hitoshi told Hiashi, Hizashi, Gyuba, and Kakashi about Kaguya, the Sage of Six Paths, and the Hyuga Clan’s connection to the moon’s Otsutsuki Clan.
• Hyuga Hitoshi declared that the Hyuga Clan would travel to the moon, stop the conflict between its main and branch families, and take over responsibility for guarding Kaguya’s seal.
• Hizashi worried that the village would notice their preparations, but Hitoshi said Fugaku would soon distract the village leadership.
• Hyuga Hitoshi gave Gyuba a transformation technique scroll, and the Hyuga brothers left to prepare for the journey.
• Kakashi asked about the Nine-Tails Attack, and Hitoshi told him that Obito had personally controlled the Nine-Tails.
• Kakashi collapsed in grief, and Hitoshi invited him to see the real world; Kakashi accepted the darkness he sensed behind Hitoshi.