Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Kyu led Konoha forces into the Land of Rain and launched a brutal assault on Amegakure, while other Konoha forces attacked Sunagakure. Uzumaki Nagato confronted Kyu, who ordered the three Sannin to fight him.

• Uchiha Kage warned Uchiha Kyu that Amegakure might detect their approach, but Kyu dismissed the threat and continued toward the Land of Rain.
• Uchiha Kage's Kage Guard Unit slaughtered Rain ninja at the border, and Uchiha Kyu ordered the Konoha forces to begin their operation and leave no ninja alive.
• Uzumaki Nagato detected the invasion, contacted Akatsuki, and sent the Deva Path to organize Amegakure's defense as Konoha ninja attacked the village.
• Fugaku Uchiha and Minato Namikaze led more than eight thousand Konoha ninja against Sunagakure while Konoha forces also advanced through Amegakure.
• Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru argued over Konoha's attacks on civilians and recalled their past defeat by Hanzo.
• Uzumaki Nagato's Deva Path confronted Uchiha Kyu, who assigned the three Sannin to fight him; Jiraiya recognized his former student and Nagato attacked him with Banshō Ten'in.

Nagato fought the Legendary Sannin while Uchiha Kyu watched, believing the battle would force Madara Uchiha to reveal himself. As the fight continued, Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu argued over whether to intervene, leaving the outcome to whoever could wait the longest.

• Nagato struck Jiraiya with Shinra Tensei, and Tsunade helped him recover before the three Sannin summoned their beasts and fought together.
• Nagato attacked the Sannin with the Six Paths Bodies while Katsuyu healed their summons, and the Naraka Path revived a body Tsunade had defeated.
• Uchiha Kage reported that Konoha had defeated most of Amegakure's forces, and Uchiha Kyu ordered him to kill Akatsuki members who stayed and ignore those who fled.
• Uchiha Obito urged Black Zetsu to reveal Madara Uchiha's hiding place and help revive him, fearing Nagato would lose the Rinnegan to Uchiha Kyu.
• Black Zetsu argued that Uchiha Kyu wanted to draw Madara out and insisted Nagato would survive, while Obito questioned whether they could risk waiting.

Uchiha Kyu waited for Black Zetsu to reveal Madara Uchiha's corpse while ordering his forces to accelerate their attacks. Konan learned that Amegakure was under threat and flew home as the Uchiha forces gained the upper hand in Sunagakure.

• Uchiha Kyu ordered the battlefield divisions to finish their battles by the next day and watched the Legendary Sannin fight Nagato Uzumaki.
• Kushina Uzumaki told Konan that Amegakure might be spared if it surrendered, and Konan flew toward Amegakure after realizing she had not known about the invasion.
• Fugaku Uchiha and Uchiha Shisui summoned Susanoo and used Amaterasu and a combined assault to weaken the Fourth Kazekage.
• Konoha ninja pressed forward against the exposed Sand Ninja, while Uchiha fighters used their Sharingan to overcome Sunagakure's puppets.

The Fourth Kazekage’s forces collapsed as Konoha’s Uchiha and Hyuga ninja exposed and routed the Sand Ninja. After Uchiha Shisui cornered him, the Fourth Kazekage unleashed a deadly Gold Dust attack and released the One-Tail Shukaku, leaving Konoha’s forces scrambling for shelter while Sand Ninja fled.

• A Hyuga Elite Jonin exposed Sand Ninja hiding underground, and an Uchiha Elite Jonin collapsed the ground to kill them as the Sand forces broke and fled.
• Fugaku Uchiha demanded the Fourth Kazekage surrender, but two loyal subordinates tried to cover the Kazekage’s escape before Uchiha Shisui killed them and pressed his weapon to the Kazekage’s neck.
• The Fourth Kazekage blocked Shisui’s attack with stored Gold Dust and unleashed Gold Dust Downpour, ordering the Sand Ninja to flee as he sacrificed himself to clear their path.
• The Sand Ninja released the One-Tail Shukaku as a final means of resistance, while Granny Chiyo led the retreat and Ebizo remained trapped by Konoha ninja.
• Gold Dust spread across nearly all of Sunagakure and rained down on the battlefield, forcing Konoha ninja to seek shelter with Earth Style defenses.

Fugaku Uchiha ordered the occupation of Sunagakure after Chiyo escaped, while Uchiha Kyu crushed Uzumaki Nagato and led a search for Nagato’s real body in Amegakure. Kyu then asked Orochimaru for news about the search for Madara Uchiha’s corpse.

• Chiyo escaped Sunagakure through a secret passage with the remaining Sunagakure ninja, and Fugaku Uchiha ordered his forces to capture those left behind and end the village.
• Uchiha Kage reported that Amegakure’s ninja had been dealt with, but Sasori of the Red Sands and Kakuzu had escaped.
• Uchiha Kyu attacked Uzumaki Nagato with Space Crushing, destroying Nagato’s body and the remaining Six Paths Bodies.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya that Uchiha Kyu was overwhelmingly powerful and could also use the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Uchiha Kyu ordered the Konoha ninja to search for Nagato’s real body, then asked Orochimaru whether his people had found Madara Uchiha’s corpse.

Uchiha Kyu confronted Nagato, who demanded a final fight to protect his Rinnegan, while Konan pleaded for him to give up. As Nagato began his lethal last technique, Black Zetsu emerged and immobilized him.

• Uchiha Kyu explained that Madara Uchiha may have preserved his body, and Jiraiya realized the Rinnegan could have been left behind by Madara.
• Nagato killed several Konoha ninja, then demanded that Uchiha Kyu return Konan and fight him one-on-one.
• Uchiha Kyu attacked Nagato with fire and summoned lightning as Konan arrived and begged Nagato to surrender.
• Nagato refused to give up his convictions and began forming hand seals for a mutual-destruction technique.
• Tsunade took Konan away on Uchiha Kyu's order, but Black Zetsu emerged from the ground and paralyzed Nagato.

Uchiha Kyu unleashed a devastating lightning technique in Amegakure, killing Black Zetsu and nearly destroying the village. After the three-minute attack, he ordered his forces to leave, while Uchiha Obito escaped with the Rinnegan by sacrificing a Three-Tomoe Sharingan to use Izanagi.

• Black Zetsu immobilized Nagato and reached for his Rinnegan, declaring Nagato a pawn.
• Uchiha Kyu called down a massive lightning storm that trapped and struck Black Zetsu and Nagato.
• The lightning purgatory devastated Amegakure, and Jiraiya, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and the Konoha and Uchiha ninja witnessed Uchiha Kyu's power.
• Konan fainted after Nagato was caught in the lightning, while Tsunade confirmed that she was still breathing.
• Uchiha Kyu ended the attack and ordered his forces to retreat without searching for the Rinnegan.
• Uchiha Obito escaped with the Rinnegan after using Izanagi at the cost of one Three-Tomoe Sharingan, while Black Zetsu died in the lightning.

Uchiha Kyu explained his plans for the Rinnegan and led the surviving Konoha forces home after their victory at Amegakure. During the overnight camp, he kept Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade guessing about the Rinnegan while his men anticipated reforms in the Uchiha Clan.

• Uchiha Kyu reflected that Black Zetsu had altered the stone tablet and that his war aimed to secure the Uchiha Clan's future and advance Madara Uchiha's revival plan.
• Uchiha Kyu ordered the returning force to camp for the night and ensured their fallen comrades' bodies would be taken back to Konoha.
• Orochimaru asked whether the Rinnegan had been destroyed, and Uchiha Kyu said it would appear again without explaining further.
• Uchiha Kyu shared grilled beef skewers and defended providing good supplies to soldiers, while Orochimaru recorded what he had learned from Kyu's lightning forbidden technique.
• Uchiha Tadashi and Uchiha Yukishi discussed the coming clan reforms, the Uchiha Clan's strained history with Konoha, and their hopes of joining the clan's upper ranks.

Uchiha Kyu returned to the Land of Fire, comforted Konan over Uzumaki Nagato’s death, and received word that Sunagakure had fallen under Konoha’s control. As other nations and villages began to clash, he kept his focus on strengthening the Uchiha Clan.

• Uchiha Kyu returned to the capital of the Land of Fire to a public victory celebration and sent the Legendary Sannin off to attend to their own affairs.
• Uchiha Kyu comforted Konan, who mourned Uzumaki Nagato, and told her that Nagato’s pain had ended with his death.
• Uchiha Kage reported that Fugaku Uchiha had taken Sunagakure, while Chiyo and some Sand Ninja had fled and others had surrendered.
• The Land of Wind’s Daimyo fled to the Land of Lightning, while Konoha ninja seized property and killed nobles who had failed to escape.
• A week later, the Land of Earth’s Daimyo and Ōnoki fell out, and unidentified ninja attacked granaries as tensions and fighting spread among the nations.
• Uchiha Kyu heard of the growing chaos but continued concentrating on the Uchiha Clan’s future.

Uchiha Kyu visited Orochimaru to discuss solving the Mangekyō Sharingan’s vision problems with Hashirama Cells, then suspected Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s remains were hidden on Mount Myōboku. The chapter left Uchiha Kyu forming hand seals in a secluded place.

• Uchiha Kyu left Fugaku Uchiha, Hyuga Hiashi, Shikaku Nara, and others to divide the vacant official posts in the Land of Fire.
• Uchiha Kyu found Orochimaru overseeing physical training at Konoha School and discussed Orochimaru’s body-switching technique.
• Orochimaru told Uchiha Kyu that test subjects could not withstand the combined power of the Sharingan and Hashirama Cells.
• Uchiha Kyu suggested diluting Hashirama Cells into eye drops, and Orochimaru agreed to test the idea with help from Uchiha Shisui and Fugaku Uchiha.
• Uchiha Kyu considered seeking Kaguya Otsutsuki’s or Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s power and suspected Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s remains were on Mount Myōboku.
• Uchiha Kyu reached a secluded place and formed hand seals.

Uchiha Kyu sought a way into Mount Myōboku and used the shifting politics of the Shinobi World to strengthen his position in Konoha. After arranging a deal with Ryūchi Cave, he sent Uchiha Itachi there to sign a summoning contract.

• Uchiha Kyu learned that Jiraiya was the Ninja Cat Clan’s lead on Mount Myōboku, but decided not to target him and instead sought a route through Ryūchi Cave.
• Orochimaru reported that the White Snake Sage had agreed to help in exchange for control of the Summoning World and a talented Uchiha clan member.
• The daimyō of several countries fell out with their shinobi villages, while war refugees fled to the Land of Fire and Konoha shinobi trained for coming battles.
• Uchiha Kyu announced Strength Loans for Konoha shinobi and settled into the new Uchiha Compound as the clan’s new generation matured.
• Uchiha Kyu summoned Uchiha Itachi and sent him to Ryūchi Cave to sign a summoning scroll, directing him to ask Orochimaru for details.

Uchiha Kyu promoted thirty Uchiha who awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, giving them authority to recruit teams and strengthening the clan’s standing. Meanwhile, Uchiha Kura dealt with repeated raids by Sand Ninja remnants near the Land of Fire and ordered the attacks reported.

• Uchiha Itachi went to find Orochimaru after Uchiha Kyu ordered him to.
• Uchiha Kyu reviewed the clan’s affairs and praised Uchiha Yukishi and twenty-nine other Elite Jonin who had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Uchiha Kyu promoted the thirty Uchiha to pillars of the clan and authorized each to select a team of thirty ninja from the clan or Konoha.
• Uchiha Kyu toasted the newly promoted members and affirmed that he would share the clan’s prosperity with all Uchiha, including ordinary families.
• Uchiha Kura’s garrison found a town devastated by another raid from Sand Ninja remnants, and he ordered a Konoha ninja to report the attacks.

After attacks struck towns across the Land of Fire, Uchiha Kyu ordered Hyuga ninja to reinforce defenses and gave Hyuga Hiashi secret information about the Tenseigan. Hiashi destroyed the written record but memorized it, while Uchiha Kura welcomed Hyuga Hiyoshi to his border town as a fellow defender.

• Uchiha Kura ordered paired shifts and constant watches after his town was attacked.
• Uchiha Shisui reported attacks across several towns, including an Elite Jonin from the Nara Clan being seriously wounded, and Uchiha Kyu considered whether Uchiha Obito or surviving enemies were responsible.
• Hyuga Hiashi proposed placing a Hyuga ninja in every town, and Uchiha Kyu approved the plan as Hyuga reinforcements set out.
• Uchiha Kyu gave Hyuga Hiashi records explaining how the Byakugan could evolve into the Tenseigan and the harsh requirements involved.
• Hyuga Hiashi burned the paper and flushed away its ashes, having memorized the information, then began forming an unknown plan as he looked toward the moon.
• Hyuga Hiyoshi arrived in Uchiha Kura's border town after specifically requesting the assignment, and the two friends resolved to fight side by side again.

Uchiha Kura and Hyuga Hiyoshi led a successful ambush against hostile remnants, while Uchiha Kyu learned that Kirigakure had formally taken control of the Land of Water. The news of Yagura’s assassination and Mei Terumi’s rise as Fifth Mizukage left Uchiha Kyu suspecting that Uchiha Obito was still acting from behind the scenes.

• Uchiha Kura explained his plan to Hyuga Hiyoshi, who agreed to help him ambush the attackers.
• Uchiha Kura, Hyuga Hiyoshi, and Konoha ninja sprang their trap and killed the remnants attacking the town.
• Uchiha Kura shared the credit with his men and invited Hyuga Hiyoshi to stay for another day.
• Uchiha Shisui reported that border guards had eliminated hostile remnants, including ninja from major villages, and Uchiha Kyu ordered a general meeting of Jonin.
• An intelligence ninja told Uchiha Kyu and Uchiha Shisui that Kirigakure had formally taken control of the Land of Water, Yagura had been assassinated, and Mei Terumi had become Fifth Mizukage.
• Uchiha Kyu suspected Uchiha Obito was still hiding behind the scenes.

Uchiha Kyu gathered Konoha’s senior shinobi and argued that the shinobi village system had made warfare more destructive rather than securing lasting peace. He declared that the era of shinobi villages was no longer suitable and prepared to announce his plan to replace it.

• Uchiha Shisui ordered all available Jonin-level shinobi to assemble in the conference hall and resolved to remove obstacles to his vision of peace.
• Uchiha Kyu asked the gathered leaders how the world should function, and Hyuga Hiashi, Fugaku Uchiha, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, and Orochimaru shared their differing views on peace.
• Orochimaru argued that peace required the Fifth Hokage to suppress ambitious shinobi through strength, while Jiraiya objected and Tsunade stopped him from continuing the argument.
• Uchiha Kyu explained that shinobi villages had expanded warfare, sacrificed countless shinobi, and turned them into tools of the daimyo.
• Uchiha Kyu declared that the era of shinobi villages was no longer suitable and said he would lead everyone toward peace, then began to announce his decision.

Uchiha Kyu proposed abolishing the Ninja Village System and establishing a nation ruled by himself and the Uchiha Clan, offering the gathered clans and loyal followers royal status and rewards. After dissenters were executed, Jiraiya tried to protect their families but Minato Namikaze knocked him unconscious and took him away.

• Uchiha Kyu announced that he would become the sole emperor and that the Uchiha Clan would be the imperial clan, while other clans could become royal clans.
• Fugaku Uchiha and other Uchiha, Anbu, and gathered leaders accepted pieces of cake as a sign of support for Uchiha Kyu's plan.
• Uchiha Kage returned with the Kage Guard carrying the severed heads of Jonin who had secretly left, and Uchiha Kyu ordered the traitors' families uprooted.
• Jiraiya objected to punishing the families, but Minato Namikaze knocked him unconscious and carried him away after Tsunade warned him not to let Jiraiya interfere.

After Uchiha Kyu announced plans to replace the shinobi villages with an empire, the clans eliminated the traitors’ relatives while Kakashi struggled with his guilt over Rin. Kakashi and Uchiha Obito met at Rin’s grave, where their Sharingan transformed into Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Hyuga Hiashi and Shikaku Nara discussed the clans becoming royalty, while Fugaku Uchiha said he had learned of the plan that day.
• The clan heads agreed to eliminate the rogue ninja’s relatives, and their Chunin wiped out the families.
• Kakashi and Might Guy discussed Obito and the events surrounding Rin’s death, then Kakashi left the barbecue restaurant.
• Kakashi placed flowers at Rin’s grave, where Uchiha Obito watched him from hiding.
• Kakashi sensed Uchiha Obito and confronted him, and both men’s Sharingan transformed into Mangekyō Sharingan.

Kakashi confronted Uchiha Obito, tried to return his Sharingan, and explained Rin’s sacrifice, but Obito rejected his words and stabbed him. Might Guy rescued Kakashi and rushed him to the capital, where Tsunade treated him and warned Guy about the strain on his body.

• Kakashi removed his Sharingan and offered it to Uchiha Obito, who accused him of murdering Rin and attacked him.
• Kakashi told Uchiha Obito that Rin had chosen to sacrifice herself to protect the village, but Obito refused to believe him.
• Kakashi used the Lightning Cutter against Uchiha Obito, then let Obito stab him and apologized for breaking his promise to protect Rin.
• Might Guy opened the Eight Gates, struck Uchiha Obito with the Morning Peacock, and carried Kakashi toward the capital.
• Tsunade stopped Kakashi’s bleeding and said he would recover, then warned Might Guy about the damage to his body.
• Minato Namikaze hurried to the capital after learning that Kakashi had been injured.

Might Guy brought Kakashi back alive after an encounter with Uchiha Obito, while Uchiha Kyu focused on preparations to conquer Mount Myōboku and develop the Land of Wind. He learned the Three-Tails had died and would take years to revive, then turned his attention to creating a self-sufficient desert outpost with Wood Release.

• Might Guy confirmed Kakashi was safe, and Tsunade treated Guy for the backlash from using the Eight Gates Released Formation.
• Minato Namikaze visited the unconscious Kakashi, while Uchiha Kyu decided not to retrieve Uchiha Obito's eye and left Obito's fate alone.
• Hyuga Hiashi reported that supplies for the Mount Myōboku campaign were nearly ready, and Uchiha Kyu directed Fugaku Uchiha to consult the White Snake Sage for intelligence.
• Uchiha Kyu learned the Three-Tails was dead and tortured the Nine-Tails with genjutsu until it explained that the beast could take three to ten years to revive.
• Uchiha Kyu told Uchiha Shisui to protect their people in the Land of Wind and considered using Wood Release to establish a green, self-sufficient logistics base there.

Konoha forces led by Fugaku Uchiha invaded Mount Myōboku with help from Ryūchi Cave, while Uchiha Shisui’s unit searched for the Remains of the Sage of Six Paths. Jiraiya remained imprisoned as Mount Myōboku was devastated, and the remains had not yet been found.

• Fugaku Uchiha and the White Snake Sage led an assault on Mount Myōboku, with Manda and the snakes devouring the toads.
• Uchiha Itachi joined the invasion, while Gamabunta and Su Yan the Great Toad went to reinforce Mount Myōboku.
• Uchiha Shisui imprisoned Jiraiya for obstructing the operation, and Minato Namikaze and Tsunade stayed with him in the prison.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya that the invasion concerned the Remains of the Sage of Six Paths and that the Slug Sage had linked them to the Great Toad Sage.
• After a week, more than half of Mount Myōboku had been cleared, but Uchiha Shisui’s men still had not found the remains.