Chapter Summaries

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura worried that Danzo and Orochimaru were working together after Uchiha Shanhuo brought Police Force members to Danzo. Orochimaru denied plotting with Danzo, but left convinced that Hiruzen could no longer support his ambitions.

• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that Danzo could help the Uchiha awaken Mangekyō Sharingan, and Hiruzen ordered Orochimaru summoned.
• Orochimaru discussed Kagami Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan research with Danzo and swallowed the documents before leaving to meet Hiruzen.
• A Root ninja told Danzo that an ANBU had taken Orochimaru to the Hokage's Office, and Danzo said Orochimaru would not reveal anything.
• Orochimaru told Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura that he had visited Danzo only to ask for research materials.
• Hiruzen urged Orochimaru to stop associating with Danzo, but Orochimaru dismissed his concern and left the office.
• Orochimaru privately decided that Hiruzen was too old to support him and vanished into the shadows.

Kushina received a Loudspeaker Technique and a blank scroll from Uchiha Chuan, which would reveal its contents after absorbing her aura overnight. Minato declared that he wanted to become Hokage to protect Kushina and chose to support her ambition, while ANBU continued surveilling their home.

• Minato told Kushina that Uchiha Chuan had promised a surprise for the next day, and they returned home under ANBU surveillance.
• Minato secretly gave Kushina the Loudspeaker Technique and a blank scroll, which needed to absorb her aura overnight before its contents appeared.
• Kushina vowed to make the Third regret what he had done, then warned Minato not to betray her.
• Minato told Kushina that protecting her was now his only reason to become Hokage, and she tearfully said she was glad to have met him.
• Minato decided to support Kushina becoming Hokage, while the ANBU outside gossiped about the couple until their leader ordered them to focus on surveillance.

Uchiha Tongyue agreed to meet alleged Haneda Clan descendants after his former classmate Gou Ju claimed they had trapped private-job brokers and taken his wife hostage. As Konoha prepared to hand over the Police Force, Gou Ju's plea was revealed to be part of a plan reported to the Third Hokage, while the Hyuga and Aburame clans assembled for their new roles.

• Gou Ju told Uchiha Tongyue that alleged Haneda Clan descendants wanted a Three-Tomoe Sharingan to unlock their clan's inheritance seal, and Tongyue agreed to meet them alone the next day after making preparations.
• Gou Ju watched Tongyue leave, then admitted he had been forced into the situation, while a masked observer vanished from a nearby tree.
• An ANBU ninja reported to the Third Hokage, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura that the operation had gone smoothly.
• Fugaku Uchiha set out to attend the Police Force handover as Uchiha elites prepared to accompany him.
• Hyuga Nao celebrated his captaincy and disparaged branch family members, while Hizashi Hyuga restrained his anger and Hyuga Hiashi warned Nao to protect the clan's reputation.
• Aburame Shibi urged his clan to learn from the Uchiha's guidance as they prepared to gain influence through the Police Force.

The Hyuga, Inuzuka, Aburame, and Kurama clans mobilized to take over the Police Force after the Uchiha Moderates transferred authority. Kushina prepared to report for duty with Minato, defied ANBU who tried to stop her, and headed to Ichiraku Ramen first.

• Inuzuka Tsume rallied her clan to become the strongest Police Force division and led them toward headquarters.
• Kurama Tianya told his clan they had sacrificed their property and salaries for the year, then led them out to fight for the clan's survival.
• Villagers watched the Hyuga, Inuzuka, Aburame, and Kurama clans march toward Police Force headquarters and speculated about the Uchiha transfer.
• Kushina read a scroll, prepared for the day, and announced to Minato that they would eat at Ichiraku Ramen before reporting to the Police Force.
• Kushina threatened the ANBU with a 1.3-billion-ryo breach penalty, and she and Minato walked toward Ichiraku Ramen as the ANBU reported her actions.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders worried that Kushina’s Police Force takeover might let Uchiha Chuan outmaneuver them, while Uchiha Tongyue confirmed his brother Tieyue intended to kill him. Kushina and Minato arrived at the headquarters, where Fugaku began the handover of the Police Force to the assembled clans and Kushina’s recruits.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders learned that Kushina was going to take over the Police Force and decided not to interfere before the handover.
• Uchiha Tieyue tricked Gou Ju and left the clan territory, while Uchiha Tongyue and the Great Elder watched from hiding and confirmed Tieyue had plotted to kill Tongyue.
• Hyuga Hiashi, Inuzuka Tsume, Aburame Shibi, and Kurama Tianya met Fugaku at the Police Force headquarters and handed over their payments.
• Kushina arrived with Minato, gave Fugaku a sealing scroll, and Fugaku officially began the Police Force handover.

The Konoha Military Police Force handover continued as Hyuga Hiashi removed Hyuga Nao and appointed Hizashi and Rifu as division captains. After the Kurama and civilian ninja divisions received their uniforms, Kushina prepared to address the new force, while Hiashi and the hidden ANBU grew wary.

• Hyuga Nao objected to wearing Uchiha uniforms, so Hiashi stripped him of his captaincy and ordered him removed.
• Hizashi incapacitated Nao when he tried to activate the Caged Bird Seal, and Hiashi named Hizashi and Rifu captains of the First and Second Divisions.
• The Hyuga divisions completed their uniform handover, and Kurama Tianya led the Fifth Division in changing into its uniforms.
• Kushina stepped forward to receive uniforms for the Sixth Division, then led the civilian ninjas as they changed into them.
• Fugaku announced that Kushina would speak for the new Police Force, and Hiashi restrained his objections while hidden ANBU debated whether to intervene.
• Minato stood beside Kushina as she prepared to address the assembled divisions.

Kushina used Uchiha Chuan’s Loudspeaker Technique to announce that she was taking command of the Sixth Division and challenging the Third Hokage for the position. Her declaration plunged Konoha into turmoil, while the Third Hokage and his advisers struggled to respond.

• Kushina announced that she was taking command of the Sixth Division, and Minato and the Police Force members blocked the ANBU from stopping her.
• Kushina broadcast her defiance of the Third Hokage across Konoha, drawing the attention of villagers and clan leaders.
• The Third Hokage watched Kushina through his crystal ball while Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura urged him not to confront her publicly.
• Kushina declared her candidacy for Fourth Hokage, and Danzo angrily insisted that the position should be his.
• Uchiha Chuan publicly supported Kushina and offered her command of the other four Police Force divisions, leaving her to promise she would remember the debt.
• The Third Hokage ordered his advisers to obtain broadcasting equipment, but Mitokado Homura recognized that Uchiha Chuan had outmaneuvered them again.

Kushina Uzumaki publicly defended her bid for Hokage by exposing the political importance of Jinchuriki and condemning the Third Hokage’s treatment of her. Meanwhile, Uchiha Shanhuo secured his hardliners’ loyalty to Danzo with a promise of Mangekyō Sharingan power, and Uchiha Chuan revealed he was monitoring the Hokage’s Office.

• Uchiha Shanhuo told eight Uchiha hardliners to endure and claimed Danzo could grant them the Mangekyō Sharingan if they remained loyal.
• Kushina Uzumaki declared that Jinchuriki were strategic weapons capable of destroying entire shinobi villages.
• Kushina Uzumaki accused the Third Hokage of sending eight ANBU to harass her and threatened to fight him over it.
• Kushina Uzumaki criticized the Third Hokage for leaking details of Senior Sakumo’s S-rank mission, and Uchiha Chuan admitted he had coached her.
• Uchiha Chuan revealed that he had been monitoring the Hokage’s Office and taunted the Third Hokage and his advisors.

Kushina delivered a campaign speech accusing the Third Hokage and his advisors of abusing unchecked power and obstructing change, then insulted Konoha’s villagers. Uchiha Chuan revealed that the campaign’s goal was revenge against the village, and said he was already on his way to confront the Third.

• Kushina accused the Third of leaking Sakumo’s failed mission and criticized Konoha’s leaders for their treatment of the Uchiha.
• Kushina declared that she was running for Hokage to restrain the current leadership and remove the Third from office.
• Kushina complained about the Hokage’s workload, argued her candidacy would motivate the Third, and claimed future reforms would be thanks to her.
• Kushina called the people of Konoha ungrateful trash, shocking Minato and the other witnesses while the Third and his advisors laughed.
• Uchiha Chuan said the villagers did not decide who became Hokage and admitted that he and Kushina wanted revenge against them.
• Uchiha Chuan mocked the Third and said he was already on his way, urging him to step aside.

Kushina called for an impeachment of the Third Hokage and announced recruitment for the Police Force, while Uchiha Chuan confronted the Hokage and advisers over their treatment of the Uchiha. The Third Hokage yielded, ordered the restrictions on Kushina removed, and let her move freely, even outside the village.

• Kushina urged her supporters to recruit Jonin for an impeachment against the Third Hokage and announced civilian-ninja recruitment for the Police Force’s four divisions.
• Fugaku applauded Kushina, and Minato noted which Police Force members hesitated to support her.
• The Third Hokage offered to stop restricting Kushina’s contact with the Uchiha if Uchiha Chuan stopped causing trouble, but Chuan rejected his promises and demanded copies of Konoha’s scrolls.
• The Third Hokage promised to stop suppressing the Uchiha and spreading words against them, so Uchiha Chuan dispelled his Water Vapor Clone and left.
• The Third Hokage ordered ANBU to recall those monitoring Kushina and remove all restrictions on her, including allowing her to leave the village for missions.

The Third Hokage overruled Homura and Koharu, keeping his promise to Uchiha Chuan by lifting all restrictions on Kushina. After Kushina and her allies celebrated the decision, the Hokage summoned Konoha’s ninja and villagers to hear an important speech.

• Homura and Koharu protested the Hokage’s decision to let Kushina leave the village, but he insisted he would honor his promise to Uchiha Chuan and ordered them to issue a summons.
• An ANBU announced that Kushina could accept missions inside and outside the village and would have the same privileges as ordinary ninja.
• Kushina and Minato reacted with excitement as her Sixth Police Force Squad cheered, while the assembled clan leaders were stunned.
• Messenger hawks and ANBU called all ninja and villagers to gather at the Hokage Building, prompting public speculation about the Hokage’s age and his response to Kushina.
• Fugaku invited Kushina, Minato, and the clan leaders to attend the speech, and they set off together for the Hokage Building.

Uchiha Chuan and the Uchiha clan left their territory to hear the Third Hokage’s important speech, which many suspected was a concession forced by Chuan’s actions. On the way, they met Kushina, Minato, Fugaku, and other clan leaders, while Konoha’s streets fell silent at the sight of the Uchiha.

• Danzō dismissed the announcement as unnecessary, while Orochimaru suspected Uchiha Chuan had forced Sarutobi to make concessions, and the White Fang hoped the Third Hokage would put the village first.
• Asuma, Obito, Kakashi, Rin Nohara, Kurenai Yuhi, and others worried about the Hokage’s response and whether Konoha would split apart.
• Uchiha Chuan suspended filming and allowed the Uchiha to go hear the speech, then led dozens of Uchiha elites through Konoha’s streets as villagers watched nervously.
• Uchiha Chuan met Fugaku, Kushina, and Minato, and Kushina asked him to support her if the speech targeted her.
• Fugaku wondered whether Uchiha Chuan had made the Third Hokage yield, but Chuan denied doing anything; the Hyuga and Ino–Shika–Cho families watched him with envy and resentment.

The Third Hokage publicly apologized to Kushina and admitted that Konoha’s leadership had secretly suppressed the Uchiha Clan. He promised to treat the clan equally, then began explaining the reason for the suppression before stopping mid-sentence.

• The Third Hokage apologized to Kushina for restricting her freedom and damaging her desire to become Hokage.
• Kushina remained wary of the Third Hokage’s apology, while Minato hoped it would prevent a clash.
• The Third Hokage publicly admitted that Konoha’s leadership had secretly suppressed the Uchiha Clan, shocking the crowd and the Uchiha.
• Uchiha Chuan recognized the Third Hokage’s admission as a calculated retreat, while other villagers speculated that Chuan had forced him to confess.
• The Third Hokage promised to stop deliberately suppressing the Uchiha and treat them equally, then began to explain why the clan had been suppressed before abruptly stopping.

At a public gathering, the Third Hokage claimed Konoha had restricted the Uchiha to protect them from the dangers of their Sharingan. Uchiha Chuan confirmed the eyes could awaken through the loss of a loved one, but challenged the Hokage’s justification, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• The Third Hokage singled out Uchiha Chuan, prompting villagers to blame and threaten the Uchiha until Chuan demanded a clear explanation.
• The Third Hokage said the Uchiha’s Sharingan required great pain to awaken and claimed the Uchiha civil war had stemmed from discovering that Mangekyō could be awakened by killing a close companion or family member.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura initially believed the Third Hokage was continuing to suppress the Uchiha, then panicked when Chuan added that killing someone without truly loving them would not awaken the Sharingan.
• Uchiha Chuan confirmed the Third Hokage’s account of the Sharingan’s awakening, but condemned the claim that suppressing the Uchiha was for their own good as shameless and stupid.
• The Third Hokage defended the restrictions as the best solution the elders could devise.

Uchiha Chuan announced that the clan would move to Konoha’s outskirts and sell its current territory after the Third Hokage admitted the village had suppressed the Uchiha. The Hokage agreed to the relocation, while the Uchiha hardliners revealed their own selfish motives for seeking to awaken their Sharingan.

• Uchiha Shanhuo told the masked hardliners that he had refused Danzo’s method for awakening the Sharingan because he wanted to awaken his eyes before them, and they approved of his selfishness.
• The Third Hokage apologized publicly for suppressing the Uchiha and said he would support Uchiha Chuan becoming Hokage.
• Uchiha Chuan announced that the Uchiha would relocate beneath the rocky mountain to the right of Hokage Rock, sell their current territory, and establish an isolated new compound with its own village passage.
• Utatane Koharu objected that the relocation would divide Konoha, but Uchiha Chuan challenged her to take responsibility if Uchiha killed village companions to awaken their eyes.
• The Third Hokage agreed to the relocation on the condition that the Uchiha pay market price, then dismissed the gathering.

Uchiha Chuan persuaded the Uchiha to sell their clan territory and relocate, while the Third Hokage and his advisers reconsidered how to deal with him. The Third Hokage decided to stop targeting the Uchiha for now and wait for them to reveal their own problems, leaving open the possibility of a contest of strength.

• Uchiha Chuan convinced Fugaku Uchiha and the assembled clansmen that relocating would give the Uchiha more independence, and the clan agreed to follow his plan.
• Minato watched the Uchiha depart and worried that he and Uchiha Chuan might become enemies, while Kushina praised Chuan.
• The Third Hokage returned to his office with Utatane Koharu and Mitakado Homura, where the Barrier Team had installed a chakra-isolating barrier.
• Mitakado Homura tested the barrier and confirmed that it blocked chakra-based techniques and eavesdropping.
• The Third Hokage admitted that his earlier strategies against Uchiha Chuan had failed and ordered the advisers to stop suppressing the Uchiha for now.
• The Third Hokage said they would wait for the Uchiha to expose their own problems and rely on strength if Chuan took them beyond Konoha's control.

Uchiha Shanhuo reported the Third's apology and Uchiha Chuan's explanation of Mangekyō Sharingan awakening to Danzo, who revealed his plan to use Hashirama Cells. Meanwhile, Orochimaru learned that Uchiha Chuan had anticipated events and became more determined to discover his weakness.

• Uchiha Shanhuo told Danzo that the Third had apologized to the Jinchuriki and the Uchiha, and that Uchiha Chuan had explained the emotional conditions for awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Danzo revealed Kagami Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan and said he believed Hashirama Cells could replenish ocular power and enable awakening without killing loved ones.
• Danzo told the Uchiha Ultra-Hardliners he was working with Orochimaru to develop safe Hashirama Cell transplantation, and they agreed to help him become Hokage in exchange for restoring their control of the Uchiha.
• Orochimaru learned that the Third had apologized to Kushina and Uchiha Chuan, concluded that Uchiha Chuan had guided events, and resolved to investigate his weakness.

Uchiha Tieyue betrayed Uchiha Tongyue and killed a Flesh Clone, hoping the act would awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan. Tongyue revealed himself, awakened the Mangekyō after witnessing Tieyue’s betrayal, and killed him, then agreed with the Great Elder to continue Little Chuan’s plan.

• Gou Ju helped Uchiha Tieyue ambush Uchiha Tongyue so Tieyue could kill his younger brother and awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Tieyue killed Tongyue’s Flesh Clone and then killed Gou Ju to conceal the Uchiha Clan’s secret, but his eyes remained Three Tomoe.
• Tongyue revealed that Little Chuan had prepared the clone, and Tieyue realized he had never cared enough about Tongyue for the murder to awaken his eyes.
• Tongyue awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and struck Tieyue down with an invisible slash.
• The Great Elder arrived, and Tongyue agreed to clean up the scene and proceed according to Little Chuan’s plan.

The Third Hokage and the elders brought the Barrier Team to Danzo’s confinement grounds to set up a barrier, but Danzo accused them of monitoring him and yielding to the Uchiha. After the barrier was completed, they tested it and said it was meant to keep Uchiha Chuan from eavesdropping, leaving Danzo unconvinced.

• The Third Hokage ordered the Barrier Team to enclose Danzo’s confinement grounds, and Danzo emerged to accuse Hiruzen of targeting him because he feared the Uchiha.
• Danzo berated Hiruzen, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura for submitting to the Uchiha, while the three elders stayed silent and insisted he wait until the setup was complete.
• The Barrier Team completed the barrier, and Hiruzen dismissed them before asking Homura to test it.
• Homura used the Transformation Technique to take Danzo’s appearance and then changed back, testing whether the barrier blocked free-floating chakra.
• Hiruzen explained that the barrier was meant to prevent Uchiha Chuan from eavesdropping, but Danzo mocked the explanation and claimed Root could handle the threat.

The Third Hokage and the elders learned that Uchiha Tieyue, Uchiha Tongyue, and Gou Ju had been killed, and Danzo concluded that Uchiha Chuan could secretly eavesdrop rather than see the future. Facing the Uchiha’s likely demands, they agreed to offer the Soul Transformation Art and Flying Thunder God Technique as compensation.

• An ANBU ninja reported that Uchiha Tieyue had killed Uchiha Tongyue and Gou Ju before a devastating slash killed him and cut through trees; the Sharingan were taken.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura suspected Uchiha Chuan was behind the deaths, while Danzo learned that Chuan had secretly spoken beside the Third Hokage and the others.
• Danzo concluded that Chuan’s Mangekyō ability was low-cost eavesdropping, not precognition, and warned that the elders had misunderstood his power.
• The Third Hokage argued that Chuan had orchestrated events to gain leverage and that Konoha would have to compensate the Uchiha, likely over their clan territory.
• Danzo proposed giving the Uchiha the Soul Transformation Art and Flying Thunder God Technique instead of paying a large sum, and the Third Hokage, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura agreed.