Arc 3Konoha’s War and the Daimyo

Uchiha Kyu led Konoha through victories over the Mist, Sand, Stone, and Cloud while consolidating the Uchiha’s power and challenging the daimyo. The daimyo mobilized against Konoha, and Uchiha Shisui’s forces retreated from the capital after encountering dangerous Onmyoji seals.

  • Uchiha Kyu approved Uchiha Itachi’s request to join the battlefield, then returned to the Egawa Coast and learned how the Uchiha had helped destroy Senju Ken’s force.
  • Uchiha Kyu ordered a strike on the Mist supply line, then fought Nagato and Uchiha Obito after Akatsuki attacked the battlefield.
  • Uchiha Kyu defeated Nagato’s assault, shattered Planetary Devastation, and secured the Mist’s surrender before turning toward the Sand and Stone.
  • Uchiha Kyu returned to Konoha, planned reforms for the Uchiha, and sent Minato Namikaze to lead operations that brought the Sand, Stone, and Cloud to surrender.
  • Uchiha Kyu refused the daimyo’s demand to surrender Konoha’s mines and made clear that the daimyo’s fate depended on his compliance.
  • Shikaku Nara and other clan leaders set out to attack the Daimyo Estate, while the daimyo cut Konoha’s funding and mobilized an army against it.
  • Uchiha Shisui fought Uchiha Obito in Amegakure, escaped his Kamui, and remained to monitor Nagato as Uchiha Kyu later ordered him to command Konoha’s forces.
  • Uchiha Shisui led Konoha’s army toward the capital, but Shikaku Nara ordered a retreat after recognizing the danger of the Onmyoji’s strange seals.
Chapters 51–75 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 51These Eyes Saw Through the Village's Darkness

Uchiha Xiu prepared to lead the ninja clans to the Egawa coast and rewarded Uchiha Shadow for his loyalty with the Flying Thunder God Technique. After learning how Uchiha Itachi had changed during his time in Root, Xiu agreed to take him to the battlefield and promised to elevate the deceased Hyuga captain’s child to the main family.

  • Uchiha Xiu ordered the Shadow Guard to prepare for departure and gave Uchiha Shadow a scroll containing the Flying Thunder God Technique.
  • Uchiha Itachi told Uchiha Xiu that his Sharingan had opened his eyes to the village’s hypocrisy and darkness.
  • Uchiha Itachi recounted how his Hyuga branch-family captain had sacrificed himself to protect him, and Xiu promised to have Hyuga Hiashi make the captain’s child part of the main family.
  • Uchiha Xiu approved Uchiha Itachi to accompany him to the battlefield, and Itachi returned home to prepare.
  • Mikoto tried to comfort Itachi while Uchiha Fugaku asked what had happened, but Itachi withdrew to his room.

Ch. 52Better to kill a thousand by mistake than let one escape

Uchiha Kyu ordered a ruthless purge of suspected spies in Konoha while Jiraiya struggled with the deaths and betrayals that had upended the village. At the Guyan Defense Line, Shita Uchiha received word that Uchiha Kyu had become Fifth Hokage and that the Uchiha now controlled Konoha.

  • Uchiha Kyu prepared to leave for the battlefield and resolved to hire maids for his home.
  • Minato Namikaze led Anbu squads in a two-hour purge that affected more than three thousand people, killing suspected spies and their relatives.
  • Minato found Kakashi bloodied after the operation, but Kakashi refused a late-night meal invitation and left to supposedly comfort Might Guy.
  • Jiraiya learned of the upheaval in Konoha and grieved over the deaths of Hiruzen Sarutobi and his betrayal by Orochimaru while continuing to command the Guyan Defense Line.
  • Shita Uchiha read a clan letter announcing Uchiha Kyu's rise to Fifth Hokage and celebrated the Uchiha Clan's control of Konoha with his clansmen.

Ch. 53The Secret History of the Senju Clan's Disappearance

Uchiha Kyu returned to the Egawa Coast as the new Fifth Hokage, where Hirota Uchiha revealed how the Uchiha clan helped orchestrate the Senju clan’s destruction. The chapter left Uchiha Kyu learning that a falsified map had led Senju Ken and the clan’s main force to die in the desert.

  • The young Uchiha clansmen celebrated awakening their Three-Tomoe Sharingan, while Shita Uchiha felt grateful to Uchiha Kyu for ushering in a prosperous era for the clan.
  • Uchiha Obito reinforced his illusion control over Karatachi Yagura and vowed that his conflict with Uchiha Kyu had only begun.
  • Uchiha Kyu returned to the Egawa Coast, where Hirota Uchiha welcomed him and agreed to keep the accompanying ninja from returning to the village.
  • Hirota Uchiha told Uchiha Kyu that Hiruzen Sarutobi had enlisted Fushan Uchiha to help undermine Senju Ken, who had challenged Hiruzen’s claim to the Hokage position.
  • Hirota Uchiha explained that Uchiha clansmen had tampered with a map attributed to Hashirama, leading Senju Ken and the Senju main force into a desert where they died of exhaustion.

Ch. 54Sealing Jutsu Against Spatial Ninjutsu

Uchiha Kyu ordered an attack on the Mist Ninja supply line, then used his Mangekyō Sharingan to manipulate Karatachi Yagura into launching a full offensive. Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu realized Kyu had interfered with their plans, and Black Zetsu proposed using a sealing jutsu that could restrict spatial movement.

  • Hirota Uchiha revealed the Uchiha’s hatred of the Senju and blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi for their clan’s decline and Nawaki’s death.
  • Uchiha Kyu ordered Hirota Uchiha to prepare a strike against the Mist Ninja’s coastal supply line for the following morning.
  • Uchiha Kyu told an Aburame guard that he was no longer the enemy and that the guard’s hatred belonged to Konoha’s past.
  • Uchiha Kyu used the Flying Thunder God mark on Karatachi Yagura and his Mangekyō Sharingan to make him decide to launch a total offensive.
  • Uchiha Obito regained control of Karatachi Yagura after Kyu left, and Black Zetsu suggested asking Nagato to attack Kyu with Madara’s spatial-movement-restricting sealing jutsu.

Ch. 55Joining Forces with the Rinnegan to Eliminate Uchiha Kyu

Uchiha Obito gathered Nagato and Akatsuki to join forces against Uchiha Kyu, while Uchiha Kyu watched the brutal battle between the Mist Ninja and the four Konoha clans. The clans suffered heavy losses, and Obito's group prepared to target Kyu with Nagato's Rinnegan.

  • Black Zetsu warned Uchiha Obito against trying to claim the Ten-Tails for himself, and Obito took him to find Nagato.
  • The Mist Ninja and the Sarutobi, Shimura, Utatane, and Mito clans launched a fierce battle, with Konoha's fighters ordered not to retreat.
  • Uchiha Kyu watched the fighting from a distance and ordered Hirota Uchiha to ensure that four hundred survivors were left for Orochimaru.
  • Uchiha Obito used Kamui to bring Nagato and Akatsuki's core members to a location near the Egawa Coast battlefield.
  • Kakuzu demanded Uchiha Kyu's bounty, but Nagato decided the reward would be divided among the organization.
  • Uchiha Obito persuaded Nagato that eliminating Uchiha Kyu would protect their future plans, and intended to use Nagato's Rinnegan to defeat him.

Ch. 56A Bag of Rice, How Many Floors?

Uchiha Kyu confronted the Akatsuki forces attacking Konoha and revealed that the masked Madara was Uchiha Obito. He forced Nagato’s Deva Path to use Shinra Tensei, then activated Kamui as his blade shattered.

  • Nagato’s Deva Path used Shinra Tensei to scatter Konoha’s rear ranks while Sasori’s puppets and Kakuzu attacked the ninjas.
  • Hirota Uchiha went to alert Uchiha Kyu, and Obito let him pass so Kyu would come to them.
  • Uchiha Kyu appeared behind Obito, Konan, and Nagato, then fought Konan and evaded Nagato’s pull with a Clone Technique.
  • Kyu emerged from behind a boulder and identified the masked man as Uchiha Obito, prompting Konan to become suspicious.
  • Nagato pulled Kyu toward him, but Kyu drew a blade from the Kamui Dimension and forced Nagato to use Shinra Tensei to destroy it.
  • Kyu activated Kamui after hearing the blade shatter.

Ch. 57I Caught You, Nagato's Weakness

Uchiha Kyu fought Nagato and the Akatsuki while his space-time ninjutsu remained unusable, then targeted Konan as Nagato’s weakness. The chapter ended with Kyu trapping Konan in darkness and reaching her.

  • Black Zetsu’s interference stopped Uchiha Kyu from escaping, and Nagato’s Black Rods damaged Kyu’s Susanoo.
  • Konan attacked Kyu with explosive paper flowers as Uchiha Shin and the other Uchiha arrived to help.
  • Obito trapped the Uchiha reinforcements with the Uchiha Barrier, but Kyu dispelled it and his allies rushed to attack Konan.
  • Nagato and Obito attacked Kyu and the Uchiha, while Kyu used clones to approach Konan.
  • Kyu cast the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, blinded Konan, and declared that he had found Nagato’s weakness.

Ch. 58Hostage, Internal Strife

Uchiha Kyu captured Konan and used her as a hostage while Nagato and Obito clashed over whether to sacrifice her. After escaping the space-restraining barrier with Konan in his custody, Kyu prepared to face the remaining enemies alone.

  • Uchiha Kyu seized Konan in midair and threatened Nagato, revealing that he knew about the Rinnegan and its dangers.
  • Uchiha Obito attacked with Fire Release, but Nagato protected Konan with Shinra Tensei and rebuked Obito for treating her as expendable.
  • Uchiha Kyu began retreating with Konan as White Zetsu emerged to block his escape, while Nagato stopped Obito from pursuing him.
  • Uchiha Kyu fought through the White Zetsu until he passed beyond the barrier’s range and regained access to his spatial abilities.
  • Uchiha Kyu handed Konan to Uchiha Shin and the others, then announced that he would demonstrate the Uchiha’s ultimate secret art.

Ch. 59Planetary Devastation

Uchiha Kyu fought Nagato after Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu abandoned the battlefield, and Nagato escalated the battle by summoning the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and using Planetary Devastation. As the sealing force began pulling the ground and Uchiha Kyu’s allies skyward, they fled with Konan and a Flying Thunder God kunai.

  • Uchiha Kyu used Susanoo to break the barrier, forcing Uchiha Obito, Nagato, and Black Zetsu to emerge; Obito and Black Zetsu then left Nagato to face him.
  • Uchiha Kyu attacked Nagato with Susanoo’s spatial techniques, overwhelming Nagato’s repeated Shinra Tensei and damaging his body as he overused the Rinnegan.
  • Nagato summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and used Pain to cast Planetary Devastation, drawing the surrounding ground into the sky.
  • Uchiha Tadashi, Hirota Uchiha, and Uchiha Shin discussed their confidence in Uchiha Kyu and the Flying Thunder God kunai he had given them.
  • Hirota Uchiha took the marked kunai and led the others to flee with the sealed Konan as Planetary Devastation reached their position.

Ch. 60The Strong Have No Weaknesses

Uchiha Kyu defeated Nagato by removing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and severing Deva Path Pain’s connection to Nagato. He destroyed the falling meteorite, ended the battlefield’s resistance, and began planning to control the Fourth Mizukage and make Sunagakure surrender.

  • Uchiha Kyu used Flying Thunder God to transfer the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path away from Nagato and onto the battlefield, leaving Nagato weakened.
  • Nagato redirected Planetary Devastation toward the battlefield, but Uchiha Kyu fought him, cut off his arm, and severed Deva Path Pain’s connection to his original body.
  • The Mist Ninja and Konoha ninja fled as the meteorite fell, and Uchiha Kyu shattered it with Chidori.
  • Uchiha Kyu told Hirota Uchiha to gather the men because the war was over.
  • Uchiha Kage released the captured Kekkei Genkai ninja, while Uchiha Kyu planned to control the Fourth Mizukage and force Sunagakure to surrender.

Ch. 61Can a Miniature Ten-Tails Be Created?

Uchiha Kyu secured the Ten-Tails’ shell after the Mist Ninja’s defeat and began considering whether Orochimaru could create a miniature Ten-Tails. After returning to Konoha, he kept Konan in his home as a maid, while she remained obedient despite his suspicion of her motives.

  • Uchiha Kage presented Uchiha Kyu with the Kubikiribōchō, which Uchiha Kyu returned to the clan as a trophy for someone fated to wield it.
  • Uchiha Kyu used Kamui to store the Ten-Tails’ shell and considered asking Orochimaru to research a miniature Ten-Tails, which would require confronting Akatsuki and Uchiha Obito.
  • Uchiha Kyu left battlefield cleanup to Hirota Uchiha and reviewed the casualty list, which showed that sixty-four Uchiha ninja had died.
  • Uchiha Kyu planted the idea of cooperating with Konoha in the unwilling Fourth Mizukage, who arranged to send an envoy to Konoha.
  • Uchiha Kyu returned to Konoha and had Konan stay in his home, where she obediently scrubbed the floor as his maid despite his warning that she should know her place.

Ch. 62Unifying Minds Starts with Children

Uchiha Kyu withheld the truth about Nagato from Konan, then visited the clan’s training ground and told Uchiha Kyo that the Uchiha children needed to be taught a unified ideology. He left the clan’s future in Kyo’s hands while declaring that united Uchiha would prosper and make the Shinobi World their backyard.

  • Uchiha Kyu teased Konan about Nagato and refused to explain the past until she understood equivalent exchange.
  • Uchiha Kyu visited the training ground, entrusted the young Uchiha to Uchiha Kyo, and praised the children as the clan’s future.
  • Uchiha Kyu encouraged a little girl to hold onto her knife and defend the Uchiha Clan from its enemies.
  • Uchiha Kyo admitted he had been wrong to compare Uchiha Kyu to Madara and explained that the clan did not blame Madara for his choices.
  • Uchiha Kyu told Uchiha Kyo that children must learn the clan’s ideology so the Uchiha could unify their thinking and prosper.

Ch. 63You Handle the Births, the Clan Handles the Raising

Uchiha Kyu reviewed the clan’s family records and began planning to grow the Uchiha population while writing an ideology book for reform. After telling Konan that Uchiha Obito had orchestrated Yahiko’s death, he completed a third of the book and learned that a Kirigakure delegation had arrived in Konoha.

  • Uchiha Kyu visited Uchiha Kyo to prepare him for the clan’s ideological reform, then collected Fugaku Uchiha’s records on every clan member.
  • Uchiha Kyu reviewed the records and planned to raise the Uchiha population to ten thousand within ten years by having the clan pay to raise children.
  • Konan brought Uchiha Kyu chicken soup, and he told her that Uchiha Obito had schemed to cause Yahiko’s death.
  • Uchiha Kyu began writing a book about Uchiha ideology and continued working on it for three days, completing a third of its contents.
  • Uchiha Kyu returned home to sleep, and Konan quietly took away his changed clothes.
  • Hyuga Hiashi sent word to Uchiha Kyu that a delegation from Kirigakure had arrived in Konoha.

Ch. 64Proceeding According to Plan

Uchiha Kyu assigned Minato Namikaze to lead the campaign that forced the Sand Ninja to surrender, while Konoha’s leaders managed the surrender of Kirigakure. After securing his clan’s future with an ideological education textbook, Uchiha Kyu read battlefield reports showing Minato’s forces turning their attention toward the Stone Ninja.

  • Uchiha Kage delivered Uchiha Kyu’s orders to Hyuga Hiashi and Minato Namikaze, placing Minato in command of the operation against the Sand Ninja and entrusting him with subsequent operations.
  • Konan stayed beside Uchiha Kyu to learn more about the Rinnegan and protect Nagato, despite knowing the masked man had caused Yahiko’s death.
  • Konoha’s leadership received Kirigakure’s unconditional surrender, and Minato Namikaze led Anbu and clan forces out of the village.
  • A week later, Uchiha Kyu reviewed the ideological education textbook with Uchiha Kyo and took Konan through Konoha.
  • Uchiha Kyu read reports that Minato Namikaze and the Mist Ninja had secured the Sand Ninja’s surrender and were now targeting the Stone Ninja.

Ch. 65Let the Clan Taste the Bitterness of Love

Minato Namikaze pursued the retreating Stone Ninja through the Land of Earth as the Allied Forces plundered the region. Back in Konoha, Uchiha Kyu received battlefield intelligence, sent Uchiha Shisui to investigate Amegakure with secret information about Akatsuki, and reflected on the Uchiha Clan’s future.

  • Minato Namikaze ignored Ōnoki’s attempt to divide him from the Uchiha Clan and continued the pursuit, demanding Iwagakure pay indemnities for the war’s losses.
  • Ōnoki used Earth Release to trap and kill many pursuing ninjas, enraging Chiyo, who ordered her forces to attack while Kakashi led an Anbu squad to stall the Stone Ninja.
  • Uchiha Shisui delivered frontline intelligence to Uchiha Kyu, who asked about his work and instructed him to investigate Amegakure.
  • Uchiha Kage gave Shisui a scroll from Uchiha Kyu detailing Akatsuki, the Rinnegan, Uchiha Obito, and Madara Uchiha; Shisui memorized it, destroyed it, and left Konoha with trusted subordinates.
  • Uchiha Kyu recalled that Uzumaki Nagato had summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path from the Kamui Dimension, though Orochimaru had retained part of it for study.
  • Uchiha Kyu watched young couples in the clan grounds and believed heartbreak might awaken their Sharingan, while the clan’s marriage and child-rearing rules eased families’ financial burdens.

Ch. 66Little People Fight Wars, Great People Divide the Profits

Uchiha Kyu shaped the war’s final campaign around seizing the Land of Earth’s mines while arranging who would profit from them. As the fighting neared its end, he dismissed Jiraiya’s search for a Child of Destiny and focused on dividing the spoils.

  • Uchiha Kyu told Konan that the weak could change the world only by attaching themselves to the strong, then teased her before leaving in the rain.
  • Kakashi’s Anbu squad held back the Stone Ninja for twenty seconds while Minato Namikaze’s forces inflicted heavy losses.
  • Minato Namikaze revealed to Shikaku Nara that the campaign’s objective was to capture the Land of Earth’s three major mines, and said the Mist Ninja and Sand Ninja would help defend them in exchange for a share.
  • Uchiha Kyu promised Hyuga Hiashi half the proceeds from one mine, and Hyuga Hiashi thanked him for the deal.
  • Uchiha Kyu disparaged Jiraiya’s search for the Child of Destiny and turned back to handling supply documents as the war neared its end.

Ch. 67The Art of Speaking, a Born Politician

As Konoha’s victory over Iwagakure became certain, Uchiha Kyu issued new orders for the war and manipulated the appointment of the Medical Department’s leadership. The chapter left Tsunade working in the department while Uchiha Haruto took the ministerial post, with Kyu’s political performance convincing those around him.

  • Jiraiya held the Cloud Ninja defensive line through repeated counterattacks while waiting for Minato to finish the campaign against Ōnoki.
  • Iwagakure surrendered, and Ōnoki raged when he learned that the Raikage had severely wounded Jiraiya too late to affect the surrender.
  • Uchiha Kyu ordered Minato to replace Jiraiya and sent Shikaku Nara to demand harsh terms from the Stone Ninja.
  • Hyuga Hiashi apologized and asked to resign as head of the Medical Department, and Uchiha Kyu accepted after making him feel responsible for the decision.
  • Uchiha Kyu proposed Tsunade for Medical Department minister, but after Hiashi warned against it, he appointed Uchiha Haruto and arranged for Tsunade to remain in the department.

Ch. 68Love and Peace, the War Ends

Uchiha Kyu used a public speech to shape Konoha’s account of the war and promise compensation to the fallen, while Minato Namikaze’s campaign forced the Cloud Ninja to concede. The war ended with Konoha’s forces returning home to a welcome from Uchiha Kyu.

  • After Hyuga Hiashi stepped down as Head of the Medical Department, Uchiha Kyu held an open speech praising the Uchiha Clan, presenting Konoha as a defender of peace, and promising compensation to families of the dead.
  • Minato Namikaze struck the Cloud Ninja’s supply lines, forcing the Fourth Raikage to give up as the Allied Forces overwhelmed his forces.
  • Chiyo worried that Uchiha Kyu might start another war, while Hirota Uchiha, Uchiha Niura, and Shita Uchiha celebrated the Uchiha victory.
  • Uchiha Obito raged at the war’s sudden end, and Nagato remained confused by Konan’s willingness to stay with Uchiha Kyu.
  • Uchiha Kyu welcomed the returning Konoha forces at the gates and sent Shita Uchiha and the other elders ahead to prepare for a ceremony at the clan grounds.

Ch. 69What If the Daimyo Refuses to Listen?

After honoring the dead from the war, Uchiha Kyu rallied Konoha’s clan leaders against the daimyo’s demand to surrender the mines. He rejected the demand and ended by asking what they should do if the daimyo refused to listen.

  • Hirota Uchiha and the others led the returning clansmen into the village, where Kushina Uzumaki embraced Minato Namikaze.
  • Uchiha Kyu left the reunion to handle Konoha’s affairs, and the village held a funeral for the fallen shinobi the next day.
  • At a meeting, Uchiha Kyu challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi’s past mistakes and asked whether Konoha should hand its mines over to the daimyo.
  • Uchiha Okamoto and Hyuga Hiashi opposed surrendering the mines, while Minato Namikaze warned that Konoha might lose both the daimyo’s funding and the mines if Ōnoki reneged.
  • Uchiha Kyu said Konoha would keep the mines and fight again if Ōnoki broke the treaty, then instructed Hyuga Hiashi to reject the daimyo’s demand.
  • Uchiha Kyu asked the gathered leaders what they should do if the daimyo refused to listen.

Ch. 70Kill the Daimyo If He Won't Obey

Uchiha Kyu gave Konoha’s rival clans a chance to submit and warned that the Daimyo Estate’s future depended on the daimyo’s obedience. Shikaku Nara and the other clan leaders pledged loyalty, then began planning to eliminate the Daimyo Estate, while the daimyo retaliated by cutting Konoha’s military funding.

  • Uchiha Okamoto and Uchiha Haruto offered to destroy the Daimyo Estate if Uchiha Kyu ordered it, and Uchiha Kyu told the assembled leaders that the daimyo’s fate depended on his compliance.
  • Uchiha Kyu urged the rival clans to put aside their grudges, and Shikaku Nara, the Akimichi, Yamanaka, Aburame, and other clans pledged unconditional service to him.
  • Uchiha Kyu adjourned the meeting without answering the clan leaders, and Fugaku Uchiha advised them to resolve the Hokage’s worries as subordinates.
  • Shikaku Nara concluded that the clans had to eliminate the Daimyo Estate to earn Uchiha Kyu’s trust and called the others to meet that night.
  • The envoy from Konoha accused the Fifth Hokage of defying the daimyo, and the daimyo ordered Konoha’s military funding cut off.

Ch. 71Kill the Monkey to Warn the Chicken

Uchiha Kyu sent Shikaku Nara and a team of clan leaders and Elite Jonin to eliminate the daimyo, while Uchiha Obito learned of the coming conflict and went to watch. The team headed for the capital, and Obito hoped both sides would be badly wounded.

  • Uchiha Kyu decided to have his subordinates move against the daimyo and spent time with Konan at the hot spring.
  • Shikaku Nara, Choza Akimichi, Shibi Aburame, Inoichi Yamanaka, and their Elite Jonin set out for the Land of Fire’s capital to strike the Daimyo Estate.
  • Shikaku Nara urged the team to arrive in peak condition so they could wipe out the Daimyo Estate in one stroke.
  • Black Zetsu told Uchiha Obito that Uchiha Kyu and the daimyo might clash, and warned that the Daimyo Estate could have hidden cards.
  • Uchiha Obito left the Reincarnation Rift, hoping Uchiha Kyu and the daimyo would badly wound each other.

Ch. 72A Crisis of Trust Between Ninja Villages and Daimyo

Uchiha Kyu dealt with the fallout after an attack on the Land of Fire daimyo’s estate made other daimyo distrust their ninja villages, while he strengthened the Uchiha clan and considered how to obtain the Nine-Tails’ chakra. The chapter ended with the furious daimyo threatening to destroy Konoha and offering another group permission to establish a ninja village in the Land of Fire.

  • Daimyo across the nations contacted their ninja villages to demand explanations, and Uchiha Kyu left Hyuga Hiashi to handle the Land of Fire daimyo’s response.
  • Uchiha Kyu ordered Fugaku Uchiha to forge the refined iron into weapons for the clan and later told him to double training and provide clan members with ample resources.
  • Uchiha Kyu decided that the Nine-Tails was a more accessible source of chakra than the Dragon Vein and thought Minato Namikaze might be willing to free Kushina Uzumaki from being its Jinchūriki.
  • Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu discussed the failed assassination and speculated that Uchiha Kyu had grown overconfident.
  • The daimyo cursed Konoha, ordered his army to mobilize, and promised permission to establish a ninja village in the Land of Fire to anyone who helped destroy Konoha.

Ch. 73A Few Words Nearly Revealed His Identity

Uchiha Obito conceived a new plan to weaken the Shinobi World and went to Amegakure, where Uchiha Shisui was gathering intelligence. After Shisui confronted him, the two recognized each other’s abilities, and Shisui began to infer Obito’s identity.

  • Uchiha Obito told Black Zetsu that he had thought of an excellent plan and left for Amegakure.
  • Konan sent Nagato a paper crane with instructions not to rescue her, while Kakashi secretly monitored her for the Hokage.
  • Uchiha Shisui spotted Konan’s paper crane and continued investigating Amegakure, including a mysterious masked man in blue robes.
  • Uchiha Obito visited Nagato, then sensed that Uchiha Shisui was following him and challenged the hidden pursuer outside the village.
  • Uchiha Shisui attacked Obito with the Body Flicker Technique, and Obito identified him by name.
  • Uchiha Shisui recognized that Obito knew his technique and deduced that Obito was likely a rogue ninja from the Uchiha clan.

Ch. 74The Strongest Genjutsu User, Shisui

Uchiha Shisui fought the masked Uchiha Obito and used layered genjutsu to overcome his Kamui, forcing him to retreat. Shisui reported the encounter and remained in Amegakure, where his presence continued to keep Nagato from leaving.

  • Uchiha Obito attacked Uchiha Shisui with Fire Style, and the two fought as flames spread through the forest.
  • Uchiha Obito used Kamui to evade Shisui's strikes and appeared to stab him, but Shisui revealed himself as a crow clone and trapped Obito in genjutsu.
  • Uchiha Obito broke free from the illusion of Rin's death, but Shisui's genjutsu caught him again before he could pull Shisui into the Kamui Dimension.
  • Uchiha Obito escaped through a space-time ripple, and Uchiha Shisui waited until he was gone before departing.
  • Uchiha Shisui sent intelligence about the masked man and continued staying in Amegakure, keeping Nagato from leaving.

Ch. 75The Enemy at the Gates

Uchiha Kyu ordered Uchiha Shisui to lead Konoha’s forces against the Daimyo after learning that the Daimyo had gathered samurai, rogue ninja, and Onmyoji. Shisui’s army reached the capital and came under attack, where Shikaku Nara recognized the Onmyoji’s strange seals and called for a retreat.

  • Uchiha Kyu learned that the Daimyo had assembled a large army and ordered Uchiha Shisui to return and command Konoha’s forces, with Shikaku Nara as his deputy.
  • Hyuga Hiashi agreed to send twenty main-family ninja and one hundred branch-family ninja, then ordered the deployment details delivered to Uchiha Shisui and summoned the Nara Clan head.
  • Konoha intelligence ninja reported the Daimyo’s defenses in the capital, including samurai, rogue ninja, and Onmyoji.
  • Uchiha Shisui led Konoha’s army to the capital after Konoha ninja had harassed the city and set fire to its supplies.
  • The city defenders triggered explosions against Konoha’s clones and fired arrows, which Konoha’s Earth Release ninja blocked with an Earth Wall.
  • Uchiha Shisui spotted strange seals made by the Onmyoji, and Shikaku Nara recognized the danger and ordered the ninja to retreat.
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