Chapter Summaries

Senju Hashirama tried to stop Uchiha Madara from killing Tobirama Senju by offering to sacrifice himself, but Uchiha Jobu convinced Madara that Hashirama was deceiving him. Madara attacked Hashirama, while Uchiha Jobu withdrew with Izuna Uchiha and the Uchiha and Senju continued fighting at the battlefield’s center.

• Senju Hashirama survived Uchiha Madara’s flames with a surge of water and said he would protect Tobirama Senju while pursuing peace between their clans.
• Uchiha Madara demanded that Hashirama kill Tobirama to prove his sincerity, and Hashirama plunged a kunai into his own chest.
• Uchiha Jobu warned Madara that Hashirama’s Senju vitality made the wound survivable and accused him of staging the sacrifice to deceive the Uchiha.
• Uchiha Madara believed Jobu and attacked Hashirama with Susanoo, smashing apart Hashirama’s Wood Formation Wall.
• Tobirama Senju escaped Uchiha Jobu with the Substitution Technique, and Jobu retreated to the Uchiha camp with Izuna Uchiha as the Uchiha and Senju fought on.

Uchiha Jobu judged that Madara Uchiha and Senju Hashirama were close in strength, but Madara's newly awakened Mangekyō and dwindling chakra made continuing the battle dangerous. Jobu and Hashirama urged Madara to stop, leaving him to decide whether to accept the offer to recover Izuna's Sharingan and end the fighting.

• Uchiha Jobu told the injured Izuna Uchiha that Madara Uchiha would not lose and handed him to medical ninjas.
• Uchiha Jobu watched Madara Uchiha and Senju Hashirama clash and realized that the battle was worsening their losses.
• Uchiha Jobu called on Madara Uchiha to stop fighting and prioritize Izuna's injuries.
• Senju Hashirama raised trees to block Madara Uchiha's flames and offered to make Tobirama Senju return Izuna's Sharingan and apologize.
• Madara Uchiha refused to stop unless he could kill Tobirama Senju, and Uchiha Jobu urged him to recover Izuna's eye before pursuing revenge.

After the battle with the Senju, Uchiha Jobu demonstrated that he could give people additional Kekkei Genkai, though the process had a low success rate. Izuna Uchiha asked to take over Jobu’s experiments so he could gain power and avenge the loss of his eye, and accepted the darkness of the laboratory.

• Uchiha Madara convened the clan’s leaders, and Uchiha Jobu had Ying demonstrate the Shikotsumyaku she had gained.
• Uchiha Jobu explained that only a few of the fifty refugees he experimented on had survived and gained new powers.
• Izuna Uchiha asked Uchiha Jobu for a way to gain power after Tobirama Senju destroyed his Sharingan.
• Uchiha Jobu took Izuna Uchiha to the crude laboratory and handed over its experiments.
• Izuna Uchiha agreed to manage the laboratory and become the unseen roots supporting the Uchiha.

Uchiha Jobu escorted Land of Lightning noble Shinteng Zoi toward home, but an attack struck when the group stopped overnight in a deserted town. The attackers mistook Ying for a Kaguya Clan ninja, and their mission to kill Shinteng Zoi remained underway.

• Uchiha Jobu accepted a mission to escort Shinteng Zoi from the Land of Fire to the Land of Lightning with Ying and four refugee subordinates.
• Near the Land of Lightning, Shinteng Zoi requested a night's rest in a desolate town, and Uchiha Jobu ordered his subordinates to keep watch in shifts.
• Several figures attacked after nightfall and used genjutsu to control two of Uchiha Jobu's subordinates.
• Ying fired finger bones with Dead Bone Pulse, causing the attackers to mistake her for a Kaguya Clan ninja.
• The attackers revealed that they were Chinoike Clan ninja sent to kill Shinteng Zoi before he returned to the Land of Lightning.

Uchiha Jobu fought Chinoike Clan ninja attacking the compound and discovered that their Blood Dragon Eye could control their own clan members as human bombs. The battle continued after Jobu narrowly evaded a powerful explosion.

• Uchiha Jobu woke to find Chinoike Clan ninja fighting Ying and recognized their crimson eyes as the Blood Dragon Eye.
• Chinoike Clan ninja nearly killed Ying, but two of Jobu’s subordinates intervened and saved her.
• Jobu activated his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, killed one Chinoike ninja, and evaded the others’ attacks.
• Ying led two surviving subordinates back to Shinteng Zoi while Jobu continued fighting alone.
• Jobu sensed danger and used the Body Flicker Technique to escape an explosion, then realized a Chinoike ninja had used the Blood Dragon Eye to turn a clansman into a human bomb.

Uchiha Jobu fought the Chinoike Clan ninjas, whose Blood Dragon Eye turned their clansmen into living bombs, while Ying protected Shinteng Zoi. After opening treasure chests for skill fragments, Jobu used Shadow Clones and Rust Release to deceive the surviving Chinoike Special Jonin and appear behind him.

• Ying calmed Shinteng Zoi and explained that Chinoike Clan ninjas had attacked him, while Uchiha Jobu engaged the attackers.
• Jobu charged with Dead Bone Pulse, then used Earth Release and Ten-Finger Bullets to fight the enemies and keep them at a distance from their living bombs.
• The Chinoike Special Jonin controlled his clansmen as bombs and laughed at Jobu, who feared that approaching him would lead to his own explosion.
• Jobu opened treasure chests from the fallen ninjas, found only skill fragments, and pieced together the Shadow Clone Technique.
• Jobu sent out Shadow Clones as a distraction and used Rust Release to turn invisible, appearing suddenly behind the surviving Special Jonin.

Uchiha Jobu learned that Shinteng Zoi believed the Chinoike Clan had tried to kill him to help their leader’s daughter become the Land of Lightning’s daimyo’s sole wife. After Shinteng Zoi offered one hundred million ryo to expand the mission, Jobu suspected another party had arranged the ambush and cleared the route.

• Shinteng Zoi blamed the Chinoike Clan for the attack and claimed they wanted to remove him so their leader’s daughter could become the daimyo’s only wife.
• Uchiha Jobu agreed to deal with enemies during the escort, while Shinteng Zoi demanded that the Uchiha Clan kill the Chinoike ninja and offered one hundred million ryo.
• Uchiha Jobu sent Ying back to the Uchiha Clan to report the attack and arrange for reinforcements.
• Uchiha Jobu questioned whether the Chinoike Clan had acted alone, noting that the attackers knew the terrain and had reached the border ahead of Shinteng Zoi.
• Uchiha Jobu suspected someone had cleared the route or helped the ambush, though he could not confirm who was behind it.

Uchiha Jobu’s mission to protect Shinteng Zoi revealed that the Chinoike Clan was involved in a plot in the Land of Lightning, prompting Uchiha Madara to prepare an attack. Izuna Uchiha asked to lead the mission and revealed that he had gained the Hagoromo Clan’s Kekkei Genkai.

• Shinteng Zoi begged Uchiha Jobu to protect him and vowed to kill the Chinoike Clan once he returned to the Land of Lightning.
• Ying returned to the Uchiha Grounds and reported what had happened, so Uchiha Madara announced that he would confront the Chinoike ninja.
• Uchiha Kagami and other Uchiha clan members debated how many fighters were needed, while Izuna Uchiha warned that the Senju Clan might exploit Madara’s absence.
• Izuna Uchiha proposed taking ten Uchiha, twenty Hagoromo Clan ninja, and twenty allied wandering ninja to the Land of Lightning.
• Uchiha Madara demanded a reason to let Izuna lead, and Izuna Uchiha revealed that he had gained the Hagoromo Clan’s Kekkei Genkai.

Qian Hong and her father continued their scheme to take control of the Land of Lightning, while the arrival of Uchiha ninja threatened their plans. The chapter ended with Qian Rou considering how to respond despite her forces being tied down.

• Qian Hong used the Blood Dragon Eye to trap the Land of Lightning's daimyo in a genjutsu, while her father told her she had to wait until her child was born before inheriting his position.
• Qian Hong warned her father that Shinteng Zoi had hired Uchiha ninja and added one hundred million ryo to the mission; her father dismissed the threat before vanishing into the shadows.
• Karui told Qian Hong that most of their people had defected to her father, and Qian Hong said she would take Karui's squad and leave if the scheme failed.
• Qian Hong reflected on the daimyo's privileged life and her own past hunger as she resolved to kill him herself before her father's plan succeeded.
• Qian Rou learned that a girl with Dead Bone Pulse had left the Uchiha group and that Shinteng Zoi wanted more Uchiha ninja, but her forces were occupied defending the daimyo's residence.

Uchiha Jobu learned that Izuna Uchiha had volunteered to lead the Land of Lightning mission and gained the Hagoromo Clan’s ninjutsu-altering ability. Izuna left declaring he would be reborn in his own way, and Jobu accepted him as someone who could bear the Uchiha’s darkness.

• A Ninja Cat told Uchiha Jobu that Shinteng Zoi wanted the Uchiha to wipe out the Chinoike Clan.
• Uchiha Jobu wondered why Izuna Uchiha had come instead of Uchiha Madara, then learned the team included only ten Uchiha alongside Hagoromo Clan members and rogue ninja.
• Izuna Uchiha explained that he had volunteered so his brother would not overuse his cursed Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Izuna Uchiha revealed that he had gained the Hagoromo Clan’s ability to redirect ninjutsu and change its form after release.
• Izuna Uchiha thanked Uchiha Jobu, said he could never become useless, and left to be reborn in his own way.
• Uchiha Jobu decided Izuna Uchiha could bear the darkness in his place.

Qian Rou and the Chinoike Clan used Ketsuryūgan-controlled people as living bombs to ambush Izuna Uchiha’s force, then chose the capital as the site of their decisive battle. As the explosions spread among civilians, the Uchiha and Hagoromo forces prepared to fight back.

• Qian Rou ordered her forces to wait until Izuna Uchiha’s group neared Cloud Gorge before attacking with living bombs.
• The first explosions killed several wandering ninjas, and Uchiha Jobu recognized the Ketsuryūgan’s power.
• Izuna Uchiha condemned the Chinoike Clan for sacrificing their own people and civilians.
• Qian Rou’s plan brought the conflict to the capital, where the Chinoike Clan intended to use citizens and imprisoned people as bombs.
• Qian Rou ordered the attack, and Uchiha and Hagoromo ninjas charged into battle amid the explosions.

Uchiha Jobu confronted Chinoike Clan Chief Qian Rou while Izuna Uchiha stayed behind to clear the battlefield. Qian Rou struck Jobu with ocular genjutsu, but he broke free and answered with Sharingan genjutsu.

• Uchiha Jobu chose to face the Chinoike Clan Chief while Izuna Uchiha remained to lead the fight against the other enemies.
• Izuna Uchiha agreed to Jobu's plan and continued killing Chinoike ninja with his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Jobu attacked Qian Rou with Earth Spear, but she evaded it with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Jobu activated the Dead Bone Pulse, surprising Qian Rou, who used her Blood Dragon Eye to cast genjutsu.
• Jobu recognized the genjutsu, released himself from it, and retaliated with Genjutsu: Sharingan.

Uchiha Jobu struggled against Qian Rou and the Chinoike Clan’s Ketsuryūgan, which turned prisoners into living bombs. Surrounded by explosions and explosive Kunai, Jobu reassessed his confidence and resolved to take every opponent seriously.

• Qian Rou activated her Ketsuryūgan and sent controlled prisoners charging at Jobu as living bombs.
• Jobu used Wind Release to clear the smoke, but Qian Rou attacked with Kunai carrying Explosive Tags while more living bombs surrounded him.
• Jobu saw that Qian Rou was protected by more than twenty prisoners arranged in rings and realized a direct attack could kill him too.
• Jobu reflected on underestimating the Chinoike Clan and other threats, then steadied himself and resolved to give every enemy his full strength.

Uchiha Jobu’s ocular power increased as his self-awareness sharpened, while he fought Qian Rou and the Blood Dragon Eye clan amid heavy losses on both sides. He used a Water Release barrier against the living bombs and wondered what reward he might obtain by killing the Chinoike Clan head.

• Uchiha Jobu’s clearer vision revealed that his ocular power had increased after he recognized and corrected his arrogance.
• Qian Rou considered how to defeat Uchiha Jobu, while her clansmen reported their severe losses and the unusual form and behavior of his ninjutsu.
• Qian Rou saw Izuna Uchiha’s killing intent as he criticized the slow progress of the battle, though his allies explained the need to avoid the enemy’s living bombs.
• Uchiha Jobu relied on the Dead Bone Pulse, Sharingan, and five elemental attributes to fight Qian Rou and the other enemies.
• Uchiha Jobu raised a Water Formation Wall to block the approaching living bombs and wondered whether killing the Chinoike Clan head would earn him crimson Blood Dragon Eyes from a chest.

Uchiha Madara joined the battle against the Chinoike Clan and overwhelmed the enemy with his Susanoo and Fire Release. The fighting ended with Chinoike Qianrou dead, while Uchiha Jobu mourned the treasure chest destroyed in Madara’s attack and considered the Uchiha Clan’s plans for power.

• The Chinoike shinobi abandoned thoughts of retreat and fought desperately against the Uchiha and Hagoromo Clans.
• Uchiha Madara and leaders of the Moonlit, Ruka, and Lightning Ray Clans watched the battlefield and discussed their plan to let the Uchiha attack first.
• Uchiha Madara arrived inside his Susanoo and shrugged off the Chinoike Clan’s living-bomb attacks.
• Uchiha Jobu blocked an incoming attack with Shikotsumyaku as Uchiha Madara unleashed Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame.
• Uchiha Madara’s flames killed Chinoike Clan leader Qianrou and destroyed the treasure chest Uchiha Jobu had hoped to obtain.
• Uchiha Jobu accepted that the Uchiha Clan had gained substantial resources and planned to defeat the Senju Clan and establish an Uchiha-led Ninja Village.

Chinoike Qian Hong led the surviving Chinoike ninja after her father's failed attempt to take power, hoping to secure a future for her clan. She surrendered to her elder sister's forces, but the daimyo's death by genjutsu prompted his principal wife to seek Qian Hong's death and scheme to install her brother as the next daimyo.

• Qian Hong learned that her father had died and led the surviving Chinoike ninja out of the daimyo's residence after placing the daimyo under genjutsu.
• The daimyo's principal wife confronted Qian Hong and revealed that her hired ninja and the Uchiha were attacking the Chinoike Clan.
• Qian Hong chose not to flee and asked her elder sister to spare the surviving Chinoike ninja; the principal wife ordered them captured and imprisoned.
• The principal wife discovered that the daimyo had killed himself under genjutsu and ordered Qian Hong killed.
• The principal wife considered her brother Shinteng Zoi as the next daimyo and began planning for the Shinteng Family to take control of the Land of Lightning.

Uchiha Jobu returned from the Land of Lightning and learned that Izuna Uchiha wanted to use the Ketsuryūgan to repair his damaged Sharingan. At home, Jobu reflected on how to build a village centered on the Uchiha and considered pursuing the Chimera Technique to strengthen himself and his subordinates.

• The Uchiha completed their assignment in the Land of Lightning, received two hundred million, and accepted a long-term job guarding the surviving Chinoike Clan ninjas.
• Uchiha Jobu returned to the clan and discussed with Izuna Uchiha whether Ketsuryūgan ocular power could repair Izuna's damaged Sharingan.
• Jobu agreed to speak with Madara Uchiha about how to handle the Chinoike Clan if transferring ocular power proved possible.
• At home, Jobu ate the meal Ying had prepared and considered how to establish a Ninja Village with the Uchiha at its core.
• Jobu decided that greater strength was essential to his plans and thought of the Chimera Technique as a way to strengthen himself and his subordinates.

Uchiha Jobu accepted the Hyuga Clan’s unusual mission to teach taijutsu to the head of its Branch Family, despite suspicions that it was a trap. Hyuga Tennin argued that the Hyuga Clan had to choose an ally to survive the growing conflict between the Uchiha and Senju Clans, and favored the Uchiha over the ruthless Tobirama Senju.

• Uchiha Madara told Uchiha Jobu that the Hyuga Clan had requested him as a taijutsu teacher for the head of its Branch Family.
• Uchiha Jobu accepted the mission despite the Uchiha elders’ suspicions that the Hyuga Clan intended a trap.
• Hyuga Tennin warned the Hyuga elders that the Uchiha and Senju Clans were gaining allies and that neutrality could lead to the Hyuga Clan’s destruction.
• Hyuga Tennin argued that the Hyuga Clan should side with the Uchiha because Tobirama Senju was ambitious and ruthless.

Hyuga Tennin asked his sister Hyuga Tensei whether the Hyuga Clan should join the Uchiha Clan, and she agreed after learning that Uchiha Jobu might possess the Kaguya Clan’s Dead Bone Pulse. The chapter ended with Tensei realizing Tennin might want her to marry into the Uchiha Clan, which she accepted to repay him for killing their father.

• Hyuga Tensei told Hyuga Tennin that she had accepted the Caged Bird and no longer hated him because he had killed their father.
• Hyuga Tennin asked Tensei whether the Hyuga Clan should join the Uchiha Clan, and she warned that joining the war against the Senju Clan too soon could bring disaster.
• Tennin explained that Uchiha Jobu possessed both the Sharingan and the Kaguya Clan’s Dead Bone Pulse, changing Tensei’s view of an early alliance with the Uchiha.
• Tennin asked Tensei to investigate whether Jobu truly possessed the Dead Bone Pulse, and she agreed.
• After Tennin left, Tensei inferred that he might want her to marry into the Uchiha Clan and said she would do it to repay her debt to him.

Uchiha Jobu arrived at the Hyuga Clan to fulfill a mission and spar with Hyuga Tensei, head of the Branch Family. After Tensei overwhelmed him with the Gentle Fist, Jobu agreed to use the Shikotsumyaku, leaving the Hyuga Clan eager to verify the kekkei genkai it hoped to see.

• Uchiha Jobu and Ying presented the mission commission to the Hyuga Clan guards and were allowed inside after it was verified.
• Hyuga Tensei asked Jobu to demonstrate the Shikotsumyaku, explaining that the mission called for a taijutsu spar.
• Jobu and Tensei began sparring without weapons, but Jobu initially chose not to use the Shikotsumyaku.
• Tensei struck Jobu with the Gentle Fist: Thirty-Six Palms, obstructing the chakra flow in one-third of his body.
• Jobu admitted he had underestimated Tensei and agreed to use the Shikotsumyaku as she had requested.