Chapter Summaries

Fugaku Uchiha invited Hyuga Hiashi to join U Hidden Village and gave him the Infection Technique, while Uchiha Tongyue offered Hizashi Hyuga a way to escape the Caged Bird Seal. Tsunade revealed to Jiraiya that she intended to join Uchiha Chuan, leaving Jiraiya alone to reckon with her departure.

• Fugaku Uchiha invited Hyuga Hiashi to his wedding and urged him to bring the Hyuga Clan into U Hidden Village, claiming its members could awaken the Sharingan through the Infection Technique.
• Fugaku Uchiha gave Hyuga Hiashi a scroll describing the Infection Technique, and Hyuga Hiashi agreed to test it.
• Uchiha Tongyue told Hizashi Hyuga that becoming Uchiha could let the Byakugan reveal and potentially undo the Caged Bird Seal, and Hizashi asked for three days to consider.
• Fugaku Uchiha's invitations reached the Inuzuka, Aburame, and Kurama clans, who were shocked by reports that the Land of Rain's citizens had become Uchiha.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya that Uchiha Chuan was the Child of Prophecy and that she planned to join him, while Jiraiya admitted he could not change Konoha.
• Tsunade left Jiraiya at the izakaya, and he remained silent.

Uchiha Hizashi used the Sharingan and Gentle Fist to break Rifu Hyuga’s Caged Bird Seal, then arranged for the Hyuga branch family and other clans to flee to U Hidden Village. The Hyuga main family discovered their departure and learned the branch family was free of the seal.

• Rifu Hyuga urged Hizashi to help free the branch family, and Hizashi used the Sharingan and Sixty-Four Palms to destroy Rifu’s Caged Bird Seal.
• Hizashi told Rifu to leave Konoha on missions while he coordinated a mass withdrawal with Uchiha Tongyue; Hyuga Hiashi chose to hide the Infection Technique.
• The Kurama Clan decided to move to U Hidden Village, while the Inuzuka and Aburame clans sent their side branches there and left their main branches behind.
• Hyuga Hiashi refused to join U Hidden Village, but Hizashi agreed to leave with the Hyuga branch family and prepared a meeting to organize their departure.
• Uchiha Tongyue teleported the Hyuga branch family, the Aburame side branch, the Inuzuka side branch, and the Kurama Clan out of Konoha.
• Hyuga Tokugawa found the meeting hall empty, and Hiashi explained that the Uchiha had helped the branch family remove their Caged Bird Seals.

The Hyuga branch family and Kurama Clan defected to U Hidden Village, prompting angry accusations from Konoha’s elders and a push by Jiraiya to preserve peace through negotiation. A month later, the new clans had integrated and grown powerful with the Sharingan, forcing the orthodox Uchiha to abandon their claims of superiority and return to ninjutsu research.

• Hyuga Hiashi reported that the entire Hyuga branch family had escaped to the Land of U, and he returned the Police Force to Konoha because his clan lacked enough personnel.
• Utatane Koharu blamed the Uchiha, but Jiraiya argued that Konoha’s failure to remove the Caged Bird Seal had made U Hidden Village more appealing.
• An ANBU reported that the Kurama Clan had disappeared, and Jiraiya proposed negotiating with U Hidden Village and seeking compensation rather than starting a war.
• Utatane Koharu accepted that the Uchiha could no longer be treated as they once were, while the Third Hokage and Mitokado Homura urged her to avoid provoking them.
• After a month, the Hyuga branch family, Kurama Clan, Aburame Clan, and Inuzuka Clan had integrated into U Hidden Village and gained strength by combining their abilities with the Sharingan.
• The orthodox Uchiha lost their advantage against the new arrivals and returned to studying ninjutsu and developing new techniques.

The leaders and delegations of the shinobi nations arrived in the Land of U for a ceremony and learned how Uchiha Chuan’s formations had changed the Land of Rain’s weather. The Third Raikage and Third Mizukage then headed together to meet Chuan, with the Mizukage intent on demanding the Seven Ninja Swordsmen’s blades.

• The Land of U welcomed the nations’ leaders and explained that Uchiha Chuan’s formation moved rain to the northern mountains, while a hydroelectric station generated surplus electricity for sale.
• Orochimaru marveled at the Land of U’s electricity, and the Third Kazekage considered buying and reselling its surplus water to benefit Sunagakure.
• Ōnoki learned that more than one hundred thousand Land of U shinobi had helped establish the weather formation and wondered whether formations could also improve the Land of Earth’s soil.
• The guide offered Kumogakure access to the stormy northern mountains for Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering, and the Third Raikage considered the offer.
• The Third Mizukage announced that he had come to demand the Seven Ninja Swordsmen’s blades, and he and the Third Raikage set off together.

As the Konoha group and foreign leaders learned that the Infection Technique let people become Uchiha and awaken the Sharingan, they grew wary of the Land of U’s expansion. Black Zetsu began preparing a mass grave raid, while Kakuzu saw a chance to revive his dream of peace and resolved to learn more about U Hidden Village.

• Children in the Land of U showed Jiraiya and the Konoha group their Sharingan and explained that the Infection Technique let anyone become Uchiha.
• A child gave Jiraiya a scroll describing the Infection Technique, and the Third Hokage took it after Shikaku Nara warned that its most important details were concealed.
• The Third Kazekage, Ōnoki, the Third Mizukage, and the Third Raikage A discussed the Land of U’s growing power, while Black Zetsu considered reviving Madara Uchiha.
• Black Zetsu decided that reviving Madara alone might not suffice and directed the White Zetsu to raid graves and dig up powerful figures.
• Kakuzu learned about the Infection Technique and the Land of U, then resolved to find out whether U Hidden Village could make his dream of peace worth pursuing again.

The daimyo and delegations arrived in U Hidden Village for its ceremony, where Yahiko and Minato defended the village’s choices against Konoha’s objections. The visitors saw how the Land of U had united several clans and left questioning its growing power and the effects of the Infection Technique.

• The Five Great Nations' daimyo gathered and traveled to U Hidden Village, where Yahiko and Minato welcomed the assembled guests.
• Children from the Kurama, Inuzuka, and Aburame clans played and competed in the Land of U, which had recently welcomed them and other clans.
• Yahiko rebuked Utatane Koharu for insulting Minato, and Minato told Jiraiya he doubted Jiraiya could control Konoha.
• Yahiko postponed discussion of the Nine-Tails until after the ceremony and sent the Konoha delegation to their hotel, while Orochimaru went to find Uchiha Chuan.
• Jiraiya and the others saw children from several clans playing together and learned that Uchiha who used the Infection Technique could no longer open the Mangekyō.

Orochimaru, the Kage, and the daimyō arrived in U Hidden Village for the founding ceremony and reacted to its unusual policies and the Hyuga branch family’s defection. The daimyō were left shocked by the Hyuga shinobi’s declaration that her clan had joined U Hidden Village.

• Rifu Hyuga rejected the Third Hokage’s claims that Konoha had tried to resolve the Caged Bird issue, and Orochimaru asked to see Little Chuan.
• Ōnoki questioned Yahiko and Minato about spreading the Infection Technique and allowing shinobi to work in production, then followed a Hyuga shinobi to the hotel.
• The Third Kazekage, Third Raikage, and Third Mizukage saw the Hyuga clan members awaken their Sharingan and discussed possible trade and training arrangements with Yahiko.
• The daimyō of the Five Great Nations arrived, and Yahiko sent a female Hyuga shinobi to escort them to the International Hotel.
• The Daimyō of the Land of Lightning asked why a Hyuga shinobi served U Hidden Village, and she said the entire Hyuga branch family had joined it, prompting the daimyō to fall silent.

The Five Great Nations' daimyo gathered the Five Kage and revealed their plan to install a descendant of the Land of Rain's former daimyo as ruler of the Land of U. Black Zetsu proposed reviving Madara Uchiha to help destroy U Hidden Village, while Ōnoki urged the nations to wipe out the Land of Rain's shinobi and the Infection Technique.

• Minato and Yahiko learned that the five daimyo wanted to meet the Five Kage, and Black Zetsu headed to the Land of U after hearing about it.
• The daimyo summoned the Five Kage and introduced a descendant of the Land of Rain's former daimyo as the new ruler of the Land of U, soon to take office.
• The daimyo of the Land of Wind accused the Third Kazekage of cowardice, and Jiraiya warned that even a united force could not destroy the Land of U.
• Black Zetsu possessed the daimyo of the Land of Lightning, identified himself as Madara Uchiha's will, and offered Madara's body tissue for use in the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu.
• The daimyo of the Land of Fire asked about reviving the First Hokage, while Ōnoki questioned whether the reincarnated could be controlled.
• Ōnoki ordered the nations to gather their shinobi, attack the Land of Rain, kill its shinobi, and destroy the inheritance of the Infection Technique.

The Third Hokage and Utatane Koharu betrayed Jiraiya, sealed his chakra, and had the daimyo strip him of the Hokage title. In the Land of Rain, Orochimaru traded Uchiha Chuan an incomplete Impure World Reincarnation scroll for an explanation of the Infection Technique, then challenged him to master the jutsu first.

• Jiraiya opposed the plan to attack the U Hidden Village, but Utatane Koharu restrained him and the Third Hokage sealed his chakra.
• The daimyo removed Jiraiya as Fourth Hokage and restored the Third Hokage to power, after which the Third Hokage sealed Jiraiya into a scroll.
• Ōnoki called for the assembled Third Kage to prepare their forces and deal with anyone who refused to cooperate.
• Yahiko ordered the U Hidden Village to prepare its defenses and notify Uchiha Chuan after hearing of the meeting.
• Orochimaru met Uchiha Chuan by the river and exchanged an incomplete Impure World Reincarnation scroll for an explanation of how the Infection Technique worked.
• Orochimaru challenged Uchiha Chuan to see who could master the jutsu first, while Chuan calmly returned to fishing.

Orochimaru discovered that the Third Hokage had impersonated Jiraiya and sealed him while the Five Great Nations conspired to attack Amegakure. Black Zetsu delivered orders to Konoha, leaving Mitokado Homura and Danzo preparing to act against the Land of U.

• Orochimaru learned that the Five Great Nations’ daimyos and Kage might target Amegakure, then warned Uchiha Chuan and went to check on Jiraiya.
• The Third Hokage, disguised as Jiraiya, sealed Orochimaru and used Shadow Clones to maintain the deception.
• The Five Kage wrote orders to mobilize troops, strip Jiraiya of the Hokage title, and have Mitokado Homura and Danzo take control of Konoha.
• Black Zetsu possessed Uchiha Shanhuo and delivered the orders to Mitokado Homura in Konoha.
• Uchiha Shanhuo informed Danzo and persuaded him to first destroy the Land of U.

Hiruzen Sarutobi resumed the Hokage post and ordered Konoha to join the Five-Nation Allied Forces in attacking the Land of U and U Hidden Village. Shimura Danzō took command of Konoha’s army, which set out for the Land of U as anti-Uchiha hatred spread through the village.

• Uchiha Shanhuo told Shimura Danzō that Hiruzen Sarutobi had become Hokage again and that the Five Great Nations planned to attack Amegakure.
• Mitokado Homura announced Hiruzen Sarutobi’s return as Hokage and the allied subjugation order against the Land of U and U Hidden Village.
• Mitokado Homura appointed Shimura Danzō overall commander, and Danzō vowed to destroy U Hidden Village and exterminate the Uchiha.
• Danzō broadcast that the Uchiha were responsible for the war, and Konoha villagers turned their anger toward them.
• Konoha assembled eight thousand ninja, and Danzō led them out toward the Land of U.

Kakuzu arrived at U Hidden Village and saw its egalitarian life, while Uchiha Chuan warned Yahiko and the others that founding the Land of U would require a war. Black Zetsu confirmed that the Five Great Nations had finished preparing to attack, leaving Hiruzen and Utatane Koharu resolved to act for Konoha.

• Minato welcomed Kakuzu and explained the Land of U’s Infection Technique and its principle that everyone was an Uchiha, with different duties but no distinction in status.
• Kakuzu encountered children playing in the village and reflected on how its welcoming atmosphere contrasted with the betrayal he had suffered in his own village.
• Uchiha Chuan told Yahiko, Nagato, and the others that their nation’s founding would require a war, while Yahiko worried about civilian casualties.
• Black Zetsu informed the daimyo and the Five Kage that Kirigakure and Kumogakure had completed their preparations and that forces from Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure were rushing toward the Land of U.
• Utatane Koharu questioned Hiruzen about his intentions, and he said everything was for Konoha, prompting her to reaffirm her resolve.

The Land of U and U Hidden Village celebrated their founding as the Five Great Nations’ leaders secretly prepared to destroy them. Uchiha Chuan proclaimed the Vanguard Corps’ mission to break free of the Shinobi World and reach the stars and seas, and Yahiko formally declared the new nation and village established.

• The Five Great Nations’ daimyos and Five Kage learned that their forces had assembled and resolved to attack the Land of U, dismissing its citizens as expendable.
• The daimyos and Five Kage arrived at U Hidden Village’s crowded ceremony, where the people’s Sharingan unsettled them.
• Tsunade declined to join the ceremony onstage, while Yahiko and Minato welcomed the visiting leaders.
• Uchiha Chuan told the crowd that the Land of U sought peace and that U Hidden Village would serve as its Vanguard Corps, pursuing the stars and seas beyond the Shinobi World.
• Uchiha Chuan urged the people to become a nation of the Vanguard Corps, and they answered that they were all its members.
• Yahiko declared the Land of U and U Hidden Village established, prompting the crowd to cheer.

The Land of Fire Daimyo announced Yuan Qing as the new Daimyo of the Land of U, but the crowd rejected his demand that they kneel, embracing the name Uchiha instead. Black Zetsu triggered a joint invasion, and the Land of U was plunged into war.

• The Land of Fire Daimyo introduced Yuan Qing as the new Daimyo of the Land of U, and Yuan Qing demanded that everyone kneel before him.
• Uchiha Chuan and the crowd defied Yuan Qing and the Land of Fire Daimyo, declaring that they would not submit and that everyone was Uchiha.
• Black Zetsu possessed the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, declared war on the Land of U, and fired a signal flare to begin the joint crusade.
• The Five Kage attacked U Hidden Village as Kumogakure and Kirigakure shinobi charged from the north and south.
• Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure shinobi received the signal and invaded, setting the entire Land of U ablaze with war.

U Hidden Village’s celebration turned into a war as the Five Great Villages invaded, and U Hidden Village’s leaders split their forces to meet the attacks. The Third Hokage prepared a hidden trump card while Danzo redirected Konoha’s forces toward U Hidden Village.

• The Kage and their allies clashed across the battlefield as Tsunade, Uchiha Tongyue, Fugaku Uchiha, Hizashi Hyuga, and Kakuzu led U Hidden Village’s forces against the invading villages.
• Minato confronted the Third Hokage and realized that the person posing as Jiraiya was not Jiraiya; the Third Hokage offered him the position of Fifth Hokage, but Minato refused.
• Kushina fought Utatane Koharu, while Tsunade led U Hidden Village’s troops against Kumogakure and struck down the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Danzo’s Konoha forces attacked the Land of U, then turned toward U Hidden Village after Uchiha Shanhuo reported that its defenders had gathered there.
• The Third Hokage opened a scroll and apologized to Orochimaru, saying Orochimaru was still more suitable.

The Third sacrificed Orochimaru to summon Madara Uchiha and joined him in a plan to destroy U Hidden Village. Madara broke free of the Third’s control, threatened the village with a meteor, then attacked Nagato to reclaim his Rinnegan before Uchiha Chuan intervened.

• The Third used Orochimaru as the sacrifice for Impure World Reincarnation and summoned Madara Uchiha.
• Madara learned that the Third had summoned him under an agreement to destroy U Hidden Village, then challenged Uchiha Chuan and unleashed a meteor.
• Uchiha Chuan shrank the meteor to the size of a thumb, saving U Hidden Village and those gathered there.
• Madara told the Third he would honor their cooperation, then confronted Nagato and began absorbing his chakra to reclaim his Rinnegan.
• Uchiha Chuan grabbed Madara's hand to stop him, and Madara began absorbing Uchiha Chuan's chakra.

Uchiha Chuan showed Madara Uchiha his vision for peace, and Madara broke free of Hiruzen Sarutobi’s control to consider it. Hiruzen summoned Hashirama by sacrificing Jiraiya, leaving the two old rivals to debate Madara’s new proposal.

• Uchiha Chuan resisted Madara Uchiha’s chakra absorption and offered him a Memory Ball describing the U Hidden Village’s path to peace.
• Madara Uchiha released himself from the Impure World Reincarnation’s control and viewed the Memory Ball while the other Kage fought Uchiha Chuan’s allies.
• Madara Uchiha learned about the People’s Vanguard, shared labor, expansion into space, and a voluntary Infinite Tsukuyomi, then murmured about the ideas.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi released Jiraiya and used Impure World Reincarnation to summon Hashirama, while Minato tried to rescue Jiraiya.
• Hashirama asked Madara Uchiha about his plan for peace, and Madara proposed making everyone Uchiha; Hashirama rejected the idea as impossible.

Uchiha Chuan showed Hashirama the Infection Technique and his memories of U Hidden Village, winning his support as the battle against the Five Great Nations ended. Afterward, Chuan returned to fishing with Madara Uchiha and Hashirama while Black Zetsu hid again.

• Uchiha Chuan gave Hashirama the Infection Technique and a Memory Ball, which revealed U Hidden Village's plans and the clans that had joined it.
• Hashirama condemned the Third Hokage's treatment of the Uchiha, then praised Uchiha Chuan's vision of peace and agreed to leave the living to handle their affairs.
• Madara Uchiha created Wood Release Clones with Susanoo to fight the invaders, while Hashirama sent matching clones to stop the fighting from becoming too deadly.
• Uchiha Chuan ordered the Four Kage and their forces captured and sentenced to three years of hard labor in the Land of U, ending the war.
• Uchiha Chuan handed village affairs to Yahiko and Nagato and returned to fishing with Madara Uchiha and Hashirama, while Black Zetsu went into hiding.