Chapter Summaries

Enkō followed a powerful life force through the canyon and found a rare fruit guarded by an enormous, injured snake from Ryūchi Cave. After the snake attacked him and insulted his knowledge of the White Snake Sage, Enkō turned to fight.

• Enkō sensed a dense life force deeper in the canyon and left the unconscious people behind to investigate.
• Enkō found a life-force-rich fruit on an ancient tree beside a pool and suspected a Ryūchi Cave snake guarded it.
• A giant snake emerged from the pool and revealed that it needed two more fruits to recover and planned to take revenge on an old hag.
• The giant snake sensed Enkō, destroyed his hiding place with a chakra attack, and ordered him to leave.
• Enkō began to depart, but after the snake rejected the White Snake Sage’s name, he unleashed his chakra and prepared to fight.

Enkō fought a giant snake from Ryūchi Cave, using his Susanoo and dojutsu against its Sage Arts. After the snake broke his Susanoo and constricted him, the chapter ended with a crash and the canyon falling silent.

• Enkō dodged the giant snake’s attacks and cut its head with Uchiha Flame Slash.
• Enkō used Heaven's Pobei to worsen the snake’s wound, but his attempt to copy its Sage Art failed.
• The giant snake struck Enkō with White Excitation Technique and its tail, leaving him injured before he reduced the damage with Heaven's Pobei.
• Enkō summoned the Crow Tengu Susanoo, caught the snake’s tail, and hurled the giant creature across the canyon.
• The giant snake coiled around the Susanoo, crushed it, and then tightened its body around Enkō as the canyon fell silent.

Uchiha Enkō defeated Mad Fang, a wounded giant snake from Ryūchi Cave, and agreed to a contract that let Mad Fang lend him Sage Chakra in exchange for help finding life-restoring treasures. After Mad Fang entered Enkō’s body and began recovering, Enkō suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to save someone.

• Enkō emerged from beneath the defeated giant snake and learned that its name was Mad Fang.
• Mad Fang explained that the White Snake Sage had injured him after he refused to give up his forbidden Sage Art.
• Enkō offered to spare the tree’s fruit in exchange for learning Sage Art, but Mad Fang instead proposed a contract to lend him his power.
• Enkō agreed to help Mad Fang find life-restoring treasures, and Mad Fang promised to help him when he chose to.
• Enkō gave Mad Fang the fruit, and Mad Fang used its life force to heal before sealing himself inside Enkō.
• Enkō felt his strength return, then realized he had forgotten to save someone.

Enkō rescued four men from Medicine Hidden Village and recruited more than ten young villagers to join him in Flame Hidden Village. He then traveled alone to the Uzuki Clan’s territory, where he learned the clan was considering Konoha’s invitation and discovered they intended to avenge Sarutobi Sasuke by fighting Uchiha Enkō.

• Enkō emerged from the gorge with four unconscious men and helped bring them back to Medicine Hidden Village.
• After the rescued men recovered, Tian Lao offered to let his son Tian Yuan and other young villagers leave with Enkō.
• More than ten young people, including the four rescued men, chose to join Enkō and return to Flame Hidden Village.
• Enkō sent Chikuma and the others to escort the recruits home while he traveled alone to the Uzuki Clan’s territory.
• A Ri told the Uzuki Clan’s white-haired leader that Konoha had invited them to join for the third time and identified Uchiha Enkō as Sarutobi Sasuke’s killer.
• The Uzuki Clan’s leader vowed to fight Uchiha Enkō to the death to avenge Sarutobi Sasuke.

Enkō traveled to Akita Town and sought out the Uzuki Clan, which had not yet joined Konoha. After the clan recognized him, Uzuki Riten escorted him to meet the clan head.

• Enkō visited Ichiraku Ramen in Akita Town, where the owner said he would soon move to Konoha.
• Enkō searched the forest beyond town and was stopped by two Uzuki Clan members.
• Enkō introduced himself and asked to discuss an important matter with the clan head.
• Uzuki Riten recognized Enkō’s name, warned his men not to provoke him, and went to notify the clan head.
• Uzuki Riten returned and escorted Enkō toward the clan grounds to meet the clan head.

Enkō visited the Uzuki Clan to invite them to join Flame Hidden Village, but Uzuki Dekima confronted him over killing Sarutobi Sasuke. After Enkō showed him Sarutobi Sasuke’s jade pendant, Dekima proposed a wager that would decide whether the clan joined, and Enkō accepted.

• Uzuki Riten led Enkō to the clan estate, where Enkō told Uzuki Dekima he had come on behalf of the Uchiha Clan to invite the Uzuki Clan to Flame Hidden Village.
• Uzuki Dekima asked whether Enkō had killed Sarutobi Sasuke, and Enkō admitted that he had.
• Uzuki Dekima attacked Enkō with a teacup and had the clan’s armed members surround the hall.
• Enkō showed Uzuki Dekima the jade pendant Sarutobi Sasuke had given him, and Dekima agreed to set aside the clan’s grudge.
• Uzuki Dekima wagered that the Uzuki Clan would join Flame Hidden Village if Enkō withstood three sword strikes, and Enkō accepted.

Enkō faced Uzuki Dekima in a three-strike sword duel to settle their dispute and demonstrate his strength to the Uzuki Clan. After Enkō parried the first two attacks, Uzuki Dekima began preparing his strongest third strike.

• Uzuki Dekima and Enkō faced each other before the gathered Uzuki Clan members, and Dekima said he would make only three strikes.
• Uzuki Dekima attacked with his Moonshadow Sword, but Enkō used his Sharingan to intercept the blade and evade its penetrating sword qi.
• Uzuki Dekima vanished and struck from Enkō's blind spot, but Enkō blocked the attack and said he had recognized the tactic from a faster opponent he had encountered.
• Uzuki Dekima conceded that Enkō had won, but Enkō asked him to deliver the third strike so the clan could witness his strength.
• Uzuki Dekima warned that his final strike was his strongest and could not be withdrawn, then let his aura disappear as Enkō prepared to receive it.

Uzuki Dekima tested Enkō with his strongest sword technique, but Enkō survived without a scratch and won the wager, securing the Uzuki Clan's agreement to join the Flame Hidden Village. Dekima explained his reasons to Uzuki Riten, then worried about a girl who hated the Uchiha Clan and was due to return that night.

• Uzuki Dekima unleashed Skybreaker, and Enkō blocked the strike amid a blast that destroyed half the training platform.
• Enkō emerged from the rubble unharmed and reminded Dekima that he had won their wager.
• Uzuki Dekima agreed that the Uzuki Clan would join the Uchiha Clan, and Uzuki Riten arranged lodging for Enkō.
• Uzuki Dekima told Uzuki Riten he chose the Flame Hidden Village because it needed the Uzuki Clan and because he believed the Uchiha Clan had greater ambition than Konoha.
• Uzuki Riten warned that a girl who hated the Uchiha Clan might cause trouble, and Dekima said Enkō would have to handle it when she returned that night.

A mysterious Uzuki woman returned to the clan grounds and learned that the Uzuki Clan had agreed to join the Flame Hidden Village. She confronted Uchiha Enkō privately to ask about Uchiha Qingyan, but their meeting turned hostile after she tried to use genjutsu on him.

• The masked Uzuki woman returned from a mission and questioned the night guards about rumors concerning the Flame Hidden Village.
• Uzuki Riten told her that Uchiha Enkō had persuaded the clan chief to join the Flame Hidden Village, and she left to question someone herself.
• Enkō studied the stolen ninjutsu scrolls, including the Reaper Death Seal, before noticing a masked figure outside his guest room.
• The woman asked Enkō whether he knew Uchiha Qingyan and said her question was a private matter.
• The woman used powerful genjutsu on Enkō, but he resisted and accused her of acting on behalf of the Uzuki Clan.

Enkō fought a masked swordswoman from the Uzuki Clan while Uzuki Dekima and Uzuki Riten watched without intervening. After Enkō broke through her sword technique and knocked off her mask, he was stunned to see violet hair and a pair of scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Enkō attacked the masked woman with a kunai, and she parried his strikes with a sword.
• Uzuki Riten asked Uzuki Dekima whether they should stop the fight, but Dekima said both fighters knew their limits.
• The woman used Moonshadow Sword Style: Butterfly Dance to overwhelm Enkō, but he counterattacked and struck her in the chest with a flying knee.
• The woman used Moonshadow Sword: Half Moon to disarm Enkō and thrust at his exposed abdomen.
• Enkō kicked the airborne kunai toward the woman, cutting her mask in two and revealing her violet hair and Mangekyō Sharingan.

Enkō learned that the masked woman was Juri, the daughter of Uchiha Qingyan and Uzuki Suzu, and heard how she had grown up apart from the Uchiha Clan. When Juri asked about her father, Enkō said the present Uchiha Clan had no one named Uchiha Qingyan.

• Enkō recognized Juri’s Mangekyō Sharingan, and she revealed her name and Uchiha surname.
• Uzuki Dekima and Uzuki Riten mediated, and Enkō and Juri sat down to talk.
• Juri explained that Uchiha Qingyan had met and fallen in love with Uzuki Suzu after she saved his life during the Warring States era.
• Suzu raised their daughter, Chiri, alone; she died when Chiri was fourteen, and Chiri later gave up searching for Qingyan and the Uchiha Clan.
• Juri asked Enkō about Qingyan, and he clarified that the current Uchiha Clan had no one by that name.

Juri mourned learning that her father was dead, decided to visit the Uchiha Clan and agreed to try teaching at Flame Hidden Village’s Ninja Academy. In Konoha, Tobirama learned that Enkō had visited the Uzuki Clan and ordered several clan heads contacted so they could trap him in the Land of Fire.

• Juri told Enkō about her mother’s stories of her father and her decision to learn about him by visiting the Uchiha Clan.
• Enkō suggested Juri become a teacher at Flame Hidden Village’s planned Ninja Academy, and she agreed to try.
• Enkō sensed someone watching him and Juri, but saw no one when he turned around.
• Hashirama discussed village affairs with Tobirama, including the Three-Tails and an envoy from the Land of Fire’s daimyo.
• Tobirama’s secret operative reported seeing Enkō near the Uzuki Clan, and Tobirama ordered him to contact clan heads to keep Enkō in the Land of Fire.

Uchiha Enkō’s convoy reached Fukuoka Town as Toka Senju and the head of the Hyuga Clan prepared to capture him. After receiving a mysterious message, Enkō armed himself and headed toward a tavern, leaving the encounter unresolved.

• Uzuki Dekima and Enkō led the convoy toward Fukuoka Town, planning to leave the Land of Fire the next day.
• The Hyuga Clan head located Enkō, and Toka Senju arranged to trap the Uzuki Clan with a barrier while he tried to capture Enkō alive.
• Enkō and the convoy arrived in Fukuoka Town and settled into an inn for the night.
• Enkō reflected on Senju Hashirama’s strength and the looming First Shinobi World War.
• An inn attendant delivered Enkō a note from someone waiting at a tavern, and Enkō set out with a sword strapped to his waist.

Enkō met Hyuga Yuto in an izakaya, where the Hyuga Clan leader revealed his mission to capture Enkō and challenged him to a fight. Enkō used his ocular technique to strip Yuto of his Byakugan, then revealed an ally attacking from behind.

• Enkō met Hyuga Yuto at an izakaya and questioned him about the Hyuga Clan's alleged plan to leave Konoha for the Uchiha Clan.
• Hyuga Yuto admitted he had been assigned to capture Enkō and activated a red barrier around the inn with his companions.
• Enkō and Hyuga Yuto clashed with a sword and Gentle Fist, destroying the izakaya and scattering its customers.
• Enkō used Kagami no Mitama to remove Yuto's Byakugan, but Yuto prepared an Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm.
• A Sharingan-wielding ally attacked Yuto from behind, and Enkō revealed that he had not come alone.

Enkō and Uchiha Juri pursued the wounded Hyuga Yuto through Fukuoka Town, gradually wearing down his defenses. Just as they closed in to finish him, Mad Fang warned Enkō of danger.

• Hyuga Yuto fled after Enkō and Uchiha Juri ambushed him, and the two pursued him through town.
• Juri and Enkō wounded Yuto, but he used his Gentle Fist skills to deflect their attacks and escape toward the outskirts.
• Enkō used Heaven's Pobei to blast Yuto into a house, but Yuto sealed his acupoints to stop the bleeding and escaped again.
• Juri launched Enkō forward, and his sword struck Yuto's Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation before his Susanoo shattered the defense.
• As Juri and Enkō moved to seal off Yuto's escape, Mad Fang urgently warned Enkō to watch out.

Ino–Shika–Cho defeated Hyuga Yuto and restrained Juri, but Juri warned them that the fight was not over. A mysterious figure with a strange Sharingan appeared behind Nara Shikaku and told Juri to leave the rest to him.

• Mad Fang warned Enkō of an incoming attack, but Nara Shikaku immobilized him with the Partial Multi-Size Technique, and Akimichi Dinghai knocked him through two walls.
• Yamanaka Haito rescued the badly injured Hyuga Yuto while Shikaku ordered the team to capture Enkō and subdue Juri.
• Juri fought back against the Ino–Shika–Cho combination, but Shikaku's shadow technique ultimately restrained her and suppressed her chakra.
• Juri questioned whether they had truly won and directed the group's attention behind Shikaku.
• A black-haired figure with a three-tomoe Sharingan and snake-like pupils appeared behind Shikaku and told Juri he would take over.

Enkō fought the Ino–Shika–Cho team after arriving in Fukuoka Town, and Mad Fang explained the limits of Enkō’s incomplete Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode. Enkō broke through Akimichi Dinghai’s defense and resumed the chase, but Yamanaka Haito caught him with the Mind Body Switch Technique.

• Enkō traded a powerful punch with Akimichi Dinghai, then learned from Mad Fang that his incomplete Sage Mode could not use Ryūchi Cave’s advanced Sage Arts.
• Nara Shikaku called off the mission and led the team’s retreat while Enkō freed Uchiha Juri from his shadow control and told her to check on the station.
• Enkō pursued the retreating team, and Akimichi Dinghai stayed behind to attack him with a wave of earth and dust.
• Enkō countered with a Sage Art Great Fireball and shattered Dinghai’s arm in their next punch exchange, sending him crashing through several houses.
• Yamanaka Haito used the Mind Body Switch Technique on Enkō from a nearby rooftop.

Enkō’s group repelled Konoha’s ambush, captured Yamanaka Haito, and escaped with their prisoners alive. In Konoha, Hashirama ordered Tobirama to carry out the Tailed Beast Plan while he went to the Yamanaka Clan, as Enkō returned to the Flame Hidden Village.

• Yamanaka Haito invaded Enkō’s spiritual world, but Mad Fang swallowed his spiritual form, leaving Haito unconscious from the backlash.
• Nara Shikaku escaped as the barrier fell, and Enkō told Uzuki Dekima and Uchiha Juri to keep the captives alive for an exchange with Konoha.
• At Konoha Hospital, Hashirama learned that Shikaku was lightly injured and Yuto would need two months to recover.
• Hashirama scolded Tobirama for provoking the Flame Hidden Village and insisted that the hostages be exchanged rather than abandoned.
• Hashirama assigned Tobirama the Tailed Beast Plan and took Momoka with him to the Yamanaka Clan.
• Enkō returned to the Flame Hidden Village after a long journey.

Enkō returned to Flame Hidden Village with the Uzuki Clan and Chiri, while Izuna and Madara welcomed him. Chiri revealed her Uchiha surname and Sharingan, leaving the brothers surprised as the chapter ended.

• Shentai argued with Kakuzu over funding for a ninja sword, and Izuna approved an additional five million ryō.
• Izuna and Madara went to the village entrance after Izuna noticed Enkō had returned.
• Enkō greeted his brothers and introduced Uzuki Clan patriarch Uzuki Dekima and the Uzuki Clan.
• Enkō introduced Chiri as Uchiha Chiri, prompting Izuna to mistake her for Enkō's partner.
• Chiri stepped forward and activated her Sharingan as Enkō prepared to explain the misunderstanding.

Enkō returned to Flame Hidden Village with the Uzuki Clan and two captured Konoha shinobi, while Uchiha Juri sought information about her father. After Madara confirmed that Tobirama had targeted Enkō, the brothers restrained their desire for revenge and turned to developing the village, ending with Enkō announcing preparations for the First Shinobi World War.

• Uchiha Juri asked Madara and Izuna about her father, Uchiha Qingyan, and Madara agreed to help her learn more from clan members who had known him.
• Enkō presented the badly injured prisoners Akimichi Dinghai and Yamanaka Haito, prompting Madara and Izuna to realize Tobirama had tried to assassinate him.
• Enkō persuaded Madara and Izuna to postpone revenge and use the prisoners to trade for supplies, then led the Uzuki Clan into Flame Hidden Village.
• Madara examined Mad Fang inside Enkō and confirmed he was a summoned companion before showing Enkō around the village.
• Enkō reconvened the village leaders, announced that clans would manage new departments, and declared preparations for the First Shinobi World War.