Recaps

The Third and Konoha F4 prepared a public welcome for Hatake Sakumo while quietly laying plans against him. Fugaku and the Great Elder trusted Uchiha Chuan’s plan to let the scheme unfold, and Sakumo returned to Konoha to a cheering crowd.

• A Root ninja told the Third that Hatake Sakumo’s squad would return around noon the next day, and the Third asked Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura to make arrangements.
• Messengers announced Sakumo’s return across Konoha as people spread rumors about the importance of his mission, just as the Third and Konoha F4 intended.
• Fugaku told the Great Elder that Uchiha Chuan had allowed the conspiracy against the Uchiha to proceed, and they agreed to wait for the right time to act.
• Rin, Asuma, Kakashi, and Obito discussed Sakumo’s return, while Uchiha Chuan continued revising Zheng Buyan Yi’s filming plans.
• Hatake Sakumo and his squad returned to Konoha at noon, where a large crowd greeted them with cheers.

Hatake Sakumo returned to a hero’s welcome, but Uchiha Tieyue exposed that he had abandoned the mission to protect his comrades. The villagers turned on Sakumo and pelted him with stones, while the Third Hokage stopped them.

• The Third Hokage and the advisors welcomed Hatake Sakumo, Nara Jiaozhi, and Hyuga Hidaka as heroes while the villagers cheered.
• A note from the Kumogakure liaison threatened Uchiha Tieyue over selling intelligence and urged him to reveal the truth about Sakumo.
• Uchiha Tieyue accused Hatake Sakumo of abandoning the mission, and Sakumo admitted he had withdrawn to protect his comrades from an ambush.
• The villagers condemned Sakumo, calling him a disgrace and demanding he should have died rather than abandon the mission.
• A villager struck Sakumo with a stone, and the crowd began throwing more until the Third Hokage ordered them to stop.

The villagers turned their anger over the failed mission toward Uchiha Tieyue, while the Third Hokage ordered him to await punishment. Uchiha Chuan showed Fugaku Uchiha and the elders the confrontation, and they planned to use the backlash against the Uchiha hardliners as a chance to unite the clan.

• The Third Hokage tried to calm the villagers by praising Hatake Sakumo, but a villager blamed Uchiha Tieyue and the others for Sakumo abandoning the mission.
• Uchiha Tieyue activated his Sharingan and threatened the crowd, prompting the Third Hokage, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura to rebuke him and order him home to await punishment.
• Uchiha Chuan approved Zheng Buyan Yi's plan to film "Uchiha Naruto Chronicle," with filming set to start the next day.
• Fugaku Uchiha and the elders asked Uchiha Chuan to use his water-sphere Telescope Technique to reveal what was happening at the village entrance.
• Uchiha Chuan showed them the villagers' confrontation with Uchiha Tieyue, and Fugaku Uchiha proposed using the hostility to defeat the Uchiha hardliners and unite the clan.

Kakashi and Obito faced public insults about White Fang of the Leaf, while the Uchiha Police Force's response worsened tensions with villagers. After the Uchiha Hardliners withdrew from their posts in protest, the Police Force stopped patrolling, leaving the village without anyone to keep order.

• A Genin insulted Kakashi and White Fang of the Leaf, and Kakashi knocked him down as Obito backed him up.
• Police Force members tried to arrest the Genin, but angry villagers accused them of abusing their authority and surrounded them.
• Yashiro Uchiha told the Hardliners' vice-captain that Uchiha Tieyue had blamed White Fang of the Leaf and clashed with villagers and Lord Third Hokage.
• Uchiha Ganyue and the other Hardliners found Tieyue asleep and left without speaking to him.
• The Hardliners decided not to patrol if the Moderates were not patrolling, and every member of the Police Force withdrew from their post.
• A villager blew a police whistle over a line-cutting dispute, but the Police Force never arrived, and the line-cutter taunted him.

Villagers blamed the Uchiha after the clan withdrew from managing the Police Force, and the Third Hokage approved Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura’s plan to use the backlash to gain influence over it. Meanwhile, Kakashi feared the Uchiha would reject him over his father’s mission, but Hatake Sakumo and his friends persuaded him to go with them to the Uchiha Clan Territory.

• Villagers filed complaints against the Uchiha, while Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura urged the Third Hokage to pressure Fugaku Uchiha into opening the Police Force to other ninja.
• Danzo mocked the Uchiha for giving up control of the Police Force and wondered whether Uchiha Chuan would respond.
• Kakashi told Obito and Rin Nohara that he would not go to the Uchiha because he believed they would reject him.
• Obito learned that Kakashi blamed the Uchiha for revealing Hatake Sakumo’s mission failure, and Hatake Sakumo explained that the teammate had only told the truth.
• Hatake Sakumo, Obito, and Asuma reassured Kakashi that the Uchiha did not all share the same view, and Kakashi agreed to go with the group to the Uchiha Clan Territory.

Uchiha Tieyue tried to dump the fallout from his actions on Fugaku Uchiha, but Uchiha Chuan forced him to accept responsibility and proposed using the Police Force dispute to negotiate with the Third Hokage. The chapter left Fugaku Uchiha and the elders impressed by Uchiha Chuan’s plan to retain financial control during a probationary handover.

• Uchiha Chuan welcomed Obito, Kakashi, and the others at the preparations for the day’s work and sent them to eat breakfast.
• Uchiha Tieyue arrived with a group of clansmen and demanded that Fugaku Uchiha handle the damage to the Uchiha Clan’s reputation that Tieyue had caused.
• Uchiha Chuan confronted Uchiha Tieyue and proposed that Fugaku Uchiha return the Police Force to village control, prompting Tieyue to agree that Fugaku could handle the matter while insisting the Force’s authority remain with the clan.
• After Uchiha Tieyue left, Uchiha Chuan explained that the Uchiha could offer the Third Hokage only a probationary share of the Police Force, while keeping control of finances and charging fees or a deposit.
• Fugaku Uchiha and the three elders praised Uchiha Chuan’s proposal and recognized that his ideas could make up for the Police Force’s lost income.

Uchiha Chuan’s group prepared a play about Uchiha Naruto, assigning Obito and the others their roles and transforming the set into a replica of Hokage Rock. After Fugaku Uchiha was summoned to the Hokage’s Office, rehearsals continued, leaving Obito to learn why his character was hated and why his face was carved into the monument.

• Zheng Buyan Yi handed Obito and the others portraits showing the appearances they would use for their roles, and Obito complained that his design made him look like a monkey.
• Obito returned from speaking with Uchiha Chuan and claimed he had chosen to accept the role for art, while Asuma teased him about Chuan’s offer to let him give up.
• An Uchiha messenger summoned Fugaku Uchiha to the Hokage’s Office, but Uchiha Chuan told Zheng Buyan Yi to continue preparations.
• More than a hundred Uchiha Moderates ninjas and Police Force members used the Transformation Technique to create a mountain bearing four Uchiha clan heads’ faces, including Obito Uchiha’s.
• Zheng Buyan Yi explained that Obito’s role was Uchiha Naruto, a lonely boy mocked as the Demon Monkey, and that Asuma would play Naruto’s teacher, Iruka Sarutobi, guided by Uchiha’s Will.

Fugaku Uchiha explained that the enormous mountain and statues in the Uchiha territory were part of a combined ninjutsu for filming a movie. The Third Hokage pressured him to restore the Police Force, and Fugaku agreed to resolve the issue within three days, leaving the Hokage suspicious.

• A hundred-meter mountain topped with four giant Uchiha statues appeared in the Uchiha Clan Territory, alarming villagers and the Third Hokage.
• Fugaku Uchiha told the Third Hokage that Uchiha members had combined the Clone and Transformation Techniques to create the spectacle for filming a movie.
• Fugaku explained that the movie was being made for happiness, while the Third Hokage suspected Uchiha Chuan had a deeper plan.
• The Third Hokage accused the Uchiha Police Force of abandoning its duties and demanded that its members return to work.
• Fugaku blamed the complaints on the failed hero's welcome and Uchiha Tieyue's argument with villagers, but agreed to resolve the Police Force situation within three days.
• The Third Hokage let Fugaku leave, feeling uneasy about how quickly he had agreed.

The Third Hokage and his advisors misread Uchiha Chuan’s plans and prepared to turn the villagers against the Uchiha clan. Meanwhile, Uchiha Naruto Chronicle began filming, and Obito started to feel Naruto’s loneliness.

• Fugaku Uchiha left the Hokage Building pleased with Uchiha Chuan’s scheme and hurried back to prepare for filming.
• The Third Hokage, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura mistook Uchiha Chuan’s intentions and agreed to spread rumors against the Uchiha clan.
• Zheng Buyan Yi began filming Uchiha Naruto Chronicle after Fugaku Uchiha returned and the actors had learned their parts.
• Obito, transformed as Uchiha Naruto, performed a prank on the clan-head statues before Iruka Sarutobi’s entrance ended the scene.
• Obito asked why everyone hated Naruto, and Zheng Buyan Yi told him to keep acting with a desire to learn the truth.

Mitokado Homura’s agents turned the Uchiha’s vanished statue into a rumor that they wanted the Hokage’s position, while the Uchiha continued filming a classroom scene. Obito’s Sexy Technique stole the scene and embarrassed Asuma and Ebisu, leaving the actors teasing one another.

• People arranged by Mitokado Homura claimed the Uchiha had created the statue with an enlarged clone and were revealing their ambition to become Hokage.
• The agents used Uchiha Tieyue’s betrayal of White Fang to stir up anger against the Uchiha across the village.
• Zheng Buyan Yi directed a classroom scene in which Sakura Nohara and Hatake Sasuke passed the Transformation Technique test.
• Obito used the Sexy Technique as Naruto, causing Asuma to spray blood and fall while Ebisu also flew backward off camera.
• After Zheng Buyan Yi called cut, Kakashi and Rin teased Obito about enjoying the performance, while Kurenai teased Asuma and Ebisu criticized the vulgar technique.

After filming, Fugaku Uchiha sent letters to several clan heads and Sakumo while Asuma told the Third Hokage about Uchiha Chuan’s film and the Uchiha’s Will. The Third Hokage and his advisors feared the production could undermine the Will of Fire, though the film’s full influence remained unknown.

• Fugaku Uchiha sent letters to the Hyuga, Inuzuka, Aburame, and Kurama clan heads and Lord Sakumo after filming ended.
• A monitoring ninja brought Asuma to the Hokage Building at the Third Hokage’s request.
• Asuma told the Third Hokage that the film portrayed Obito Uchiha as the fourth great clan head and replaced the Will of Fire with the Uchiha’s Will.
• Asuma explained that Uchiha Chuan had written the script and treated the ideas the Third Hokage valued as entertainment.
• After Asuma left, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura warned the Third Hokage that Uchiha Chuan’s production could weaken the Will of Fire and shift the village’s loyalties.

The Third Hokage and his advisers feared that Uchiha Chuan had foreseen their plans, and the Uchiha began offering other clans a chance to take over Police Force divisions. The chapter ended with Kushina opening a mysterious letter from Fugaku alongside Minato.

• The Third Hokage, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura considered whether Uchiha Chuan's apparent foresight came from the Mangekyō Sharingan, and the Third Hokage told Koharu to make Uchiha Tieyue cooperate so they could learn its cost.
• Fugaku Uchiha sent letters to the Hyuga, Inuzuka, Aburame, Hatake, and Kurama clan heads, offering them law-enforcement authority over six Police Force divisions for bids starting at 100 million ryo each.
• Kurama Tianya ordered his clan's assets inventoried, while Hatake Sakumo gave up on bidding and decided Kakashi could deliver the clan's response.
• Mikoto Uchiha met Kushina and Minato at Ichiraku Ramen and handed Kushina a letter Fugaku had asked her to deliver.
• Kushina opened the letter with Minato, after Mikoto said Fugaku had specifically asked for it to be read immediately.

Minato chose not to tell Lord Third about the Uchiha transferring authority over six Police Force squads, believing the decision could help the Uchiha reintegrate into the village. Meanwhile, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura convinced Uchiha Tie Yue that Uchiha Chuan had undermined his standing, and Tie Yue agreed to cooperate with them.

• Kushina and Mikoto discussed the Uchiha's planned transfer of authority over six Police Force squads and went to Ichiraku Ramen Shop to eat.
• Minato decided not to inform Lord Third, judging that the Uchiha's move could improve relations with the village.
• Lord Third learned from ANBU that several clan leaders were heading to the Uchiha Clan Territory and urgently summoned Minato, Sakumo, and Hizashi Hyuga.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura told Uchiha Tie Yue that Uchiha Chuan's stone statues had isolated him from both villagers and Uchiha moderates.
• Uchiha Tie Yue realized his standing among the Uchiha was at risk and agreed to cooperate with Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.

Fugaku Uchiha negotiated the transfer of six Police Force divisions to the Hyuga, Aburame, Inuzuka, and Kurama clans, including fees for training and guidance. After the agreement was signed, Hizashi Hyuga, Hatake Sakumo, and Minato arrived at the Hokage's Office for an unknown matter.

• Hiashi Hyuga proposed dividing the six Police Force divisions among the clans present, with the Hyuga taking two and the Aburame, Inuzuka, and Kurama each taking one.
• Fugaku Uchiha welcomed the clan heads and explained that Uchiha was transferring the divisions because the Police Force had become a burden.
• Hiashi Hyuga proposed a division of the units and Fugaku Uchiha negotiated a training fee, ultimately securing twenty million ryo per division.
• The clan heads signed the transfer agreement, with their people set to begin work the next day.
• Hizashi Hyuga, Hatake Sakumo, and Minato arrived at the Hokage's Office and entered after the Third Hokage invited them in.

The Third Hokage confronted Fugaku Uchiha over the Uchiha transferring authority over six Police Force divisions to other clans and individuals. Fugaku claimed he had only asked the buyers to help staff the Force, while the Hokage realized they had already reached a secret agreement.

• The Third Hokage summoned Hatake Sakumo, Namikaze Minato, and Hizashi Hyuga, then ordered them to stop the Uchiha from transferring six Police Force divisions.
• The Third Hokage secretly sent an ANBU to notify the two advisors before rushing with the others to the Uchiha Clan Territory.
• Fugaku Uchiha signed agreements with Hyuga Hiashi, the Inuzuka, Aburame, and Kurama clan heads, and Kushina, who agreed to pay for authority over the divisions.
• The Third Hokage arrived as Fugaku escorted the buyers out and ordered him to abandon the transfer.
• Fugaku claimed he had only asked the clan heads to help staff the Police Force, and Hyuga Hiashi and Kurama Tianya supported his explanation.
• The Third Hokage realized the group had already made an agreement and was hiding it from him, while Hatake Sakumo, Namikaze Minato, and Hizashi Hyuga stayed silent.

After the Third Hokage left, Fugaku Uchiha explained how Uchiha Chuan had changed the clan’s standing and relaxed his own burdens, then planned to marry Mikoto. Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura learned that Fugaku intended to transfer authority over six Police Force divisions and concluded that Uchiha Chuan might have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and could foresee the future, while Uchiha Tieyue struggled to believe them.

• The Third Hokage departed, and Kushina, Minato, Fugaku Uchiha, and the others said their goodbyes before heading home.
• Fugaku Uchiha credited Uchiha Chuan with improving the Uchiha clan’s standing and said he no longer needed to maintain a stiff public image.
• Fugaku Uchiha told Mikoto that they would marry after their busy period, and she agreed.
• An ANBU reported that Fugaku Uchiha planned to transfer authority over six Police Force divisions, shocking Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, and Uchiha Tieyue.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura blamed Uchiha Chuan for the move and suspected that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and could foresee the future.
• Mitokado Homura cited the mass mental injuries among Uchiha clan members and suggested that Fugaku and the elders had concealed Uchiha Chuan’s Mangekyō Sharingan from Uchiha Tieyue.

Uchiha Tieyue learned that Uchiha Chuan had sold six Police Force divisions and joined Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura in planning to oppose him. After they revealed a method for awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, Tieyue decided to kill those closest to him and use the aftermath to frame the two elders.

• Uchiha Tieyue learned that Uchiha Chuan had sold six Police Force divisions and intended to isolate the Hardliners.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura said they needed to cripple Uchiha Chuan's Mangekyō Sharingan and asked Tieyue to investigate its weakness.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura told Uchiha Tieyue that killing those closest to him could awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Uchiha Tieyue decided to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan, purge Uchiha Chuan's Moderates, and blame the elders for the killings.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura agreed to use Tieyue as a weapon against the Uchiha.

Uchiha Tieyue rallied the hardliners after learning Fugaku Uchiha had transferred six Police Force squads, then led them to demand an explanation at the clan head’s residence. Their accusations woke the Uchiha Clan and nearby villagers, and Uchiha Chuan also headed toward Fugaku’s house as the confrontation gathered momentum.

• Uchiha Tieyue woke the hardliners and told them Fugaku Uchiha had transferred six Police Force squads.
• Uchiha Tieyue and Uchiha Shanhuo ordered the hardliners to gather and challenge Fugaku’s authority.
• Uchiha Tieyue and the hardliners shouted accusations outside the clan head’s residence, waking the Uchiha Clan and nearby villagers.
• Moderate Uchiha ninja confronted Uchiha Tieyue, then followed the hardliners toward Fugaku’s residence.
• Uchiha Chuan woke up and headed toward the clan head’s house.

Uchiha Chuan confronted Uchiha Tieyue after Tieyue accused Fugaku Uchiha of betraying the clan, and forced the Uchiha to choose between their factions. Most Uchiha backed Fugaku and Chuan, while Tieyue left with the remaining Hardliners.

• Uchiha Tieyue led Hardliners to Fugaku Uchiha's residence and accused Fugaku of selling out the Police Force.
• Uchiha Chuan discovered that Uchiha Tieyue had met with Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, then revealed that he had advised Fugaku to transfer the Moderates' Police Force divisions.
• Uchiha Chuan challenged the clan to choose between following Tieyue's Hardliners or trusting him, and Fugaku and the elders declared their support for Chuan.
• Uchiha Shanhuo and the Hardliners backed Tieyue, while the Moderates trusted Fugaku and the elders, and some Hardliners defected to Chuan.
• Uchiha Tieyue left furiously with the Hardliners who remained loyal to him.

Uchiha Chuan explained that the Police Force restricted the Uchiha’s growth and revealed why he wanted the clan to split. He showed the clan evidence that Uchiha Tieyue had secretly met with Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, leaving the Uchiha furious at Tieyue.

• Uchiha Chuan warned the meeting that the secret information he was about to reveal must not leave the room.
• Uchiha Chuan argued that the Police Force’s limited authority and staffing prevented the Uchiha from expanding their resources and influence beyond Konoha.
• Uchiha Chuan summoned a water sphere that showed Uchiha Tieyue meeting with Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura, followed by an ANBU visit.
• Uchiha Chuan’s images showed Uchiha Tieyue leaving shortly before the advisors and later bringing Uchiha hardliners to cause trouble.
• The Uchiha clansmen, including former hardliners, became enraged and accused Uchiha Tieyue of betraying the clan.

Chuan exposed Tie Yue’s betrayal and won the Moderate Uchiha’s support by urging the clan to focus on research and development rather than pursuing power in Konoha. After Chuan left, Tie Yue told the Hardliners he was close to awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan and planned to use it against the Moderates.

• Chuan explained that he had let the Uchiha Hardliners suffer so they would learn from their mistakes, and called on the clan to rebuild through new ninjutsu and technology.
• Chuan claimed the Uchiha ancestors had created hand seals and ninja, then asked the Moderates to keep the secret and make the Hardliners remember their defeat.
• The Moderate Uchiha pledged to obey Chuan, while Fugaku Uchiha and the three elders accepted that the clan members had recognized Chuan as their leader.
• Chuan’s system deducted thirty days of lying-flat time for My Struggle, and he left the others to handle the secrecy arrangements.
• Tie Yue told the Uchiha Hardliners that he was close to awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan and vowed to make Chuan and Fugaku pay for the split.

The Third Hokage and his advisors planned to exploit Uchiha Tieyue’s anger over the Police Force transfer, while quietly placing their people in a squad led by Minato and Kushina. After Tieyue returned to the Uchiha Clan Territory and publicly denounced Fugaku Uchiha, they waited to see how the clan would respond, wary that Uchiha Chuan might have anticipated the unrest.

• Utatane Koharu reported that Uchiha Tieyue was furious about the transfer but tempted by the method for awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Mitokado Homura proposed secretly placing their people among the recruits for Minato and Kushina’s Police Force squad, and the Third Hokage agreed.
• An ANBU operative reported that Tieyue had returned to the Uchiha Clan Territory with Hardliner members and loudly accused Fugaku Uchiha of betraying the clan and the Police Force.
• The Third Hokage ordered continued investigation and said they should wait, while Mitokado Homura warned that Uchiha Chuan might have anticipated the hardliners’ uprising.

Uchiha Chuan won the support of nearly the entire Uchiha Clan after openly breaking with Uchiha Tieyue’s Hardliners, prompting the Third Hokage and his advisers to fear Chuan’s power. The next morning, Obito learned that the clan had split but remained confused about what had happened.

• An ANBU ninja reported that Uchiha Tieyue accused Fugaku Uchiha of betraying the clan and confronted him at the clan head’s residence.
• Uchiha Chuan admitted that transferring the Police Force’s authority had been his idea and made the clan choose between following him or Uchiha Tieyue.
• Fugaku Uchiha and the three elders backed Chuan, and nearly all Moderates and some Hardliners sided with him, while Tieyue left with his remaining supporters.
• The Third Hokage and his advisers suspected Chuan had revealed his precognition and continued cooperating with Tieyue to find a weakness in the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Obito greeted Uchiha Mion and Uchiha Shota the next morning, but Shota insulted him as a traitor and Mion told him the clan had split the previous night.

Uchiha Chuan split the clan between Moderates and Hardliners, with the Moderates retaining most of the Uchiha and gaining control of six Police Force squads. As filming preparations began, Uchiha Tieyue waited for his missing younger brother, Uchiha Tongyue, before entering seclusion to pursue the Mangekyō Sharingan.

• An old man told tavern patrons that Uchiha Chuan had proposed splitting the clan, and Uchiha Tieyue had accepted the division.
• The Uchiha clan head and three elders backed Uchiha Chuan, and the Moderates won the support of most clansmen after a private discussion.
• Zheng Buyan Yi prepared for filming outside Uchiha Chuan's house as the gathered shinobi arrived and Hardliner and Moderate brats faced off.
• The Hardliners, left with thirty percent of the clan and their usual duties, regretted the split but refused to apologize to the Moderates.
• Uchiha Tieyue planned to enter seclusion to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan and waited for Uchiha Tongyue, whom he had sent to gather intelligence among the Moderates.

Kushina and Mikoto visited Uchiha Chuan so Kushina could ask to use his Loudspeaker Technique to recruit members for her Police Force Seventh Battalion. Chuan agreed on the condition that Kushina and Minato act in his movie, then gave her a solidified loudspeaker to use.

• Kushina dragged Mikoto to Chuan's home and kicked in his front door, waking him in a fury.
• Kushina asked Chuan to teach her the Loudspeaker Technique, and he explained that she could use it directly because nobody in the Uchiha Clan had learned it.
• Chuan offered Kushina use of the technique if she and Minato agreed to act in his movie, and Kushina accepted without asking Minato.
• Chuan materialized the Loudspeaker Technique as a physical loudspeaker, surprising Kushina and Mikoto.
• Kushina took the loudspeaker and stopped pressing Chuan about how he had solidified the ninjutsu.