Chapter Summaries

Obito Uchiha, now inhabited by a transmigrator, gave the flowers he had bought for Rin to his grandmother and decided to change his appearance and train. He discovered his chakra control was unusually strong and set out to learn the jutsu left by his father.

• Obito decided not to give the flowers to Rin and brought them home for his grandmother instead.
• Obito changed his look by removing his goggles and replacing his orange clothes with a black jacket.
• Obito asked his grandmother for his father's training scrolls and found several fire, wind, shuriken, and shadow clone techniques.
• Obito went to the Uchiha training ground and successfully performed the Clone Technique and the other basic techniques.

Obito Uchiha rapidly improved his shuriken and ninjutsu skills through intense training, then arrived at the Ninja Academy on time looking so different that his classmates barely recognized him. The chapter ended with Rin welcoming him and Kakashi wondering why Obito had changed.

• Obito Uchiha mastered accurate shuriken throws after several attempts and impressed the young Uchiha children with a powerful Great Fireball Technique.
• Obito Uchiha trained until sunset, drawing praise from two Uchiha Police Force members before his grandmother called him home.
• Obito Uchiha went to bed early and arrived at the Ninja Academy on time the next morning.
• Obito Uchiha's classmates, including Asuma, Yuhi Kurenai, and Might Guy, were shocked by his changed appearance when he revealed who he was.
• Rin recognized Obito Uchiha and sat beside him, while Kakashi questioned his new appearance and noticed that he no longer reacted as usual.

Obito surprised his classmates by excelling in lessons and practical combat, then fought Kakashi with unexpectedly aggressive skill. Their sparring match continued fiercely, leaving the class amazed.

• Rin praised Obito's new appearance, but he responded coldly and kept his distance, worrying her.
• Umino called on Obito during class, and Obito answered every question with ease.
• Obito hit all ten targets with shuriken, earning Umino's praise and astonishment from the students.
• Obito and Kakashi both scored perfectly in target practice, then were assigned to spar against each other.
• Obito dodged Kakashi's opening attack, countered forcefully, and used the Great Fireball Technique, after which the two exchanged blows as the class watched.

Obito defeated Kakashi in a class match, then distanced himself from Rin and told her to accept how he had changed. On his way home, he rejected a love letter from a classmate who repeated Rin’s words about watching him.

• Obito used a substitution to evade Kakashi and kicked him down, winning their match.
• Obito mocked Kakashi for being weak, and Umino announced Obito as the winner.
• Obito left the academy without Rin, then told her they should no longer walk home together because their homes were far apart.
• Obito confronted Rin about defending Kakashi, but later apologized for speaking harshly and thanked her for supporting him.
• A classmate who had once mocked Obito offered him a love letter, but he rejected her and left after she declared she would watch him too.

After learning that Obito had defeated Kakashi, Hiruzen and Fugaku praised the boy and offered him the chance to graduate early. Obito accepted, and Kakashi learned that he was taking the Hokage’s assessment, leaving Kakashi frustrated that Obito had advanced ahead of him.

• Hiruzen discussed caring for Kakashi and Sakumo’s legacy, then asked Fugaku about Obito after an ANBU report praised the boy’s character.
• Fugaku visited Obito and his grandmother with gifts and told them that Obito’s victory over Kakashi had earned the Hokage’s attention.
• Fugaku asked whether Obito would graduate early, and Obito agreed to try despite his grandmother’s concerns about the dangers of being a Genin.
• Fugaku said he would submit Obito’s application, while Kakashi continued training and wondered why Obito had not come to class.
• Rin told Kakashi that Obito had applied for early graduation and was taking the Hokage’s test, leaving Kakashi angry that Obito had beaten him to it.

Obito Uchiha impressed Konoha’s leaders during his early graduation exam and answered Danzo Shimura’s questions about the village, clan, and Will of Fire. Hiruzen Sarutobi made Obito a Genin, and Obito returned to class as the youngest Genin in the village, though he privately cared only about gaining power.

• Obito Uchiha demonstrated the Three-Body Technique, powerful Fire Release, and Wind Release before Konoha’s leaders.
• Danzo Shimura questioned Obito about the village and clan, and Obito said they depended on each other and coexist.
• Obito named the Will of Fire as the era’s most correct ideology, satisfying Hiruzen Sarutobi and leaving Danzo without grounds to object.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi personally gave Obito his Headband and declared him a Genin.
• Umino brought Obito back to class and announced that he was the village’s youngest Genin and had set a new graduation record.

Obito Uchiha graduated early and received one-on-one guidance from Minato Namikaze, who assigned him a B-rank mission to investigate the newly formed Akatsuki in the Land of Rain. On their journey, Minato began teaching Obito how to use chakra to climb trees.

• Obito Uchiha left the Ninja Academy after graduating and met Minato Namikaze, his supervising Jonin, on the Hidden Leaf Bridge.
• Minato told Obito that he had no teammates because he graduated too early and would receive one-on-one instruction.
• Minato gave Obito a B-rank mission to investigate the newly formed Akatsuki in the Land of Rain.
• Obito met Minato at the Hidden Leaf gates the next morning, and they set out for the mission.
• Minato stopped at a forest and demonstrated tree-climbing with chakra after Obito explained the technique.

Minato trained Obito in chakra control and brought him to the Land of Rain to investigate Akatsuki. After Obito asked about the organization in town, plainclothes ninja began pursuing him.

• Minato taught Obito chakra control and other techniques while they traveled to the Land of Rain.
• Minato told Obito that Akatsuki's hideout was in a nearby town and said he would protect him from the shadows.
• Obito questioned a steamed-bun seller about Akatsuki, drawing the attention of suspicious plainclothes ninja.
• Obito hurried into an alley as the ninja pursued him openly.

Obito Uchiha killed a Hidden Rain Village ninja and staged his own death before meeting Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan. Pretending to be a war orphan named Kenji, he won their trust and joined the Akatsuki as they fled approaching Rain ninjas.

• Obito ambushed three Hidden Rain Village Genin, killed one, and fought the other two before using a substitution to evade their chains.
• Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato emerged through a paper doorway, and Nagato realized Obito had survived.
• Obito pretended to be Kenji, a wandering war orphan seeking to join the Akatsuki.
• Obito claimed a Konoha ninja had taught him Ninjutsu and said he wanted to end war and help people understand one another.
• Yahiko welcomed Kenji into the Akatsuki after Nagato and Konan agreed, then the group escaped through Konan's doorway when Rain ninjas approached.

Obito joined Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato at Akatsuki’s gathering and took over Yahiko’s speech, directing the members’ anger toward Hanzo of the Salamander. He ended by urging Akatsuki to kill Hanzo and overthrow the Land of Rain’s rule.

• Yahiko explained that Hanzo of the Salamander distrusted Akatsuki, while Konan said she believed Hanzo wanted to destroy them.
• Yahiko led Obito to Akatsuki’s beer hall, where members gathered to hear him speak about changing the Land of Rain and the world.
• Obito stood beside Yahiko and demanded the members’ attention, then asked who was oppressing them.
• Obito blamed Hanzo for the Second Shinobi War, the Land of Rain’s decline, the people’s poverty, and Akatsuki’s struggles.
• Obito called on Akatsuki to kill Hanzo of the Salamander and overthrow the Land of Rain.

Obito, posing as Kenji, persuaded Yahiko’s Akatsuki to overthrow Hanzo of the Salamander and then reported the group’s intelligence to Minato. Minato upgraded Obito’s mission to A-rank after learning Akatsuki included Jiraiya’s disciples and a wielder of the Rinnegan.

• Obito stirred Akatsuki against Hanzo, and Yahiko declared that the organization would fight to overthrow him in the name of peace and justice.
• Yahiko thanked Obito for showing Akatsuki a way forward and asked him to support the organization alongside Nagato and Konan.
• Minato emerged from a frog and told Obito that the Hokage had upgraded his mission from B-rank to A-rank because he had infiltrated Akatsuki.
• Obito gave Minato intelligence linking Akatsuki to Jiraiya, and Minato was shocked to learn that Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan were Jiraiya’s disciples.
• Minato read that Akatsuki possessed the Rinnegan, stored Obito’s report in the toad’s stomach, and praised Obito for his intelligence work.

Obito grew close to Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato and helped Akatsuki become a major force against Hanzo of the Salamander. After receiving Minato’s intelligence about Akatsuki, Jiraiya learned that his former students were alive and leading the organization.

• Minato warned Obito to leave after investigating, and Obito agreed while worrying that he might never awaken his eyes.
• Obito blended into Akatsuki, became close to Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato, and designed the group’s red-cloud uniforms and emblem.
• Obito used his knowledge to build Akatsuki’s following, and the organization openly opposed Hanzo of the Salamander with secret support from the Land of Rain’s daimyo.
• Jiraiya’s Mount Myoboku frog interrupted his hot-spring peeping and delivered intelligence from Minato.
• Jiraiya read about Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato, realized his former students were alive, and wrote back to Minato about his connection to them.

Obito returned to Konoha with Minato after his mission with Akatsuki, earning recognition for completing an A-rank mission alone despite not awakening his Sharingan. He celebrated with Minato and Kushina, but their dinner was interrupted by Jiraiya.

• Minato ordered Obito to gather intelligence and withdraw, and Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato found Obito's room empty with a note saying, "Don't worry!"
• Minato brought Obito back to Konoha, where Hiruzen Sarutobi classified his mission as A-rank and awarded him his reward.
• Obito returned home to his grandmother and Fugaku Uchiha, who checked his eyes and urged him to awaken his Sharingan.
• News of Obito completing an A-rank mission alone spread through Konoha, and Kakashi applied to graduate early after hearing the news.
• Obito joined Minato and Kushina for barbecue, where they offered to help him with Ninjutsu.
• Jiraiya suddenly appeared at the restaurant and complained that they had eaten without inviting him.

Jiraiya returned to the village and met Minato, Kushina, and Obito, who gave him advice on his new novel. After Jiraiya left to meet the Third Hokage over the missing Third Kazekage, Obito realized the disappearance could signal the start of the Third Shinobi World War and worried he was unprepared.

• Jiraiya surprised Kushina, then praised Obito for his role in the Akatsuki mission.
• Jiraiya asked Obito to review his new novel, and Obito bluntly criticized it before suggesting a direction for his writing.
• Minato asked Jiraiya about his former disciples founding Akatsuki, and Jiraiya said he would leave them alone unless they became terrorists.
• Jiraiya left to meet the Third Hokage after Minato mentioned the Third Kazekage's disappearance.
• Obito recalled that Sasori had likely turned the Third Kazekage into a puppet and feared the war would begin before he awakened his Sharingan.
• Kushina teased Obito for worrying about war and told him to leave adult concerns to adults.

After becoming Konoha’s youngest Chunin, Obito ignored the Uchiha Clan’s divided opinions and spent his day off shopping. He left Rin and Kakashi with very different impressions, giving Kakashi a copy of Jiraiya’s Make-Out Paradise before going on his way.

• Obito passed the Chunin Exams before turning six, setting records and drawing attention from Konoha’s leaders and the Uchiha Clan.
• Obito decided to stay out of the village’s disputes with the Uchiha Clan, trusting Minato’s guidance and Konoha’s support.
• Obito ran into Rin, exchanged congratulations, and walked away after she hesitated to say more.
• Obito met Kakashi, who asked how Obito had become so strong, and Obito told him there were no shortcuts when it came to talent.
• Obito gave Kakashi a copy of Make-Out Paradise to ease his mood, and Kakashi thanked him.

After New Year, Obito Uchiha tried to awaken his Sharingan by hurting himself, but Minato stopped him and reassured him about his abilities. Minato then introduced the Rasengan and began teaching it to Obito.

• Obito Uchiha, now ten, applied to Minato to become a Jonin despite still lacking the Sharingan.
• At the edge of the Death Forest, Obito stabbed his palm with a Kunai in a desperate attempt to awaken his Sharingan.
• Minato intervened before Obito could stab an artery, bandaged his hand, and urged him not to hurt himself for power.
• Minato praised Obito’s achievements and reminded him that he had excelled on numerous missions without the Sharingan.
• Minato showed Obito the Rasengan and began explaining how to form it by gathering, rotating, and compressing Chakra in the hand.

Obito Uchiha mastered the Rasengan and learned the Flying Thunder God Technique while preparing for his Jonin exam. At the exam, he impressed the observers with his taijutsu and Ninjutsu, and the test continued after he countered three ANBU's attacks.

• Obito Uchiha formed the Rasengan after practicing through the night with Minato Namikaze, who then gave him a scroll of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Obito studied Minato's training notes and completed his first Flying Thunder God teleportation within a week.
• Minato Namikaze took Rin Nohara and Kakashi Hatake as disciples, and Obito Uchiha was made to join their group photo.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi began Obito Uchiha's Jonin exam, where Obito fought off three ANBU in the taijutsu test.
• Obito Uchiha countered the three ANBU's Ninjutsu with Earth, Wind, and Fire Release techniques, leaving only a small smudge on his clothes.

Obito Uchiha passed his examination and became Konoha’s youngest Jonin, then celebrated with Minato’s team before learning that his clan questioned his Uchiha bloodline because he had not awakened the Sharingan. He returned home to care for his ailing grandmother and reassured her that she was not a burden.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Obito Uchiha’s Jonin promotion after he demonstrated Jonin-level Ninjutsu, taijutsu, and Chakra.
• Minato Namikaze held a banquet where Rin gave Obito a medical kit, Kakashi Hatake gave him a Tachi, and Minato and Kushina gave him a Flying Thunder God Special Kunai.
• Fugaku Uchiha told Obito that clan members doubted his Uchiha bloodline because he had reached age ten without awakening the Sharingan.
• Obito heard clansmen accuse him of being an outsider or a spy as he bought medicine for his grandmother.
• Obito found his grandmother bedridden and comforted her when she apologized for relying on him.

Obito Uchiha completed his first S-rank mission and returned home to find that his grandmother had died. Her note revealed that she hoped her death would awaken his Sharingan, leaving Obito facing the loss of his only family.

• Obito's grandmother comforted him about his failure to awaken the Sharingan and told him she wished he could be spared its suffering.
• Obito received an S-rank mission to protect a daimyo and reassured his grandmother before leaving home.
• Obito escorted the daimyo safely for a week, completed the mission, and returned to Konoha.
• Obito came home with his grandmother's medicine and found it untouched; he discovered that she had died.
• Obito read his grandmother's note, in which she said she hoped her departure would awaken his eyes.

After Obito learned that his grandmother had taken her own life to awaken his Sharingan, he gained the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and grieved her loss. The Uchiha Clan and Konoha then tried to claim his allegiance, leaving him feeling that neither side cared about him as a bereaved child.

• Obito discovered his grandmother had sacrificed herself to awaken his Sharingan, and his grief triggered an immediate awakening of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
• Minato, Kushina, Rin, and Kakashi comforted Obito at his grandmother's grave, and he thanked them for their support.
• Fugaku Uchiha congratulated Obito on his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and urged him to keep growing stronger, while Obito silently returned home.
• Uchiha Hawk Faction members congratulated Obito and tried to recruit him, and Konoha granted him seven days of bereavement leave.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Obito a letter that turned from condolences into a sermon about the Will of Fire, and Obito rejected both the clan's and village's attempts to win him over.