Recaps

Kagami Uchiha and Shimura Danzō were chosen to draw off Kumogakure’s pursuers while Tobirama Senju led the others to safety. Kagami revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan’s ability to foresee the future, and he and Danzō prepared to face the encircling enemy together.

• Tobirama Senju sensed Kinkaku and Ginkaku’s elite Kumogakure force pursuing the seven Konoha shinobi and decided someone had to stay behind as a decoy.
• Shimura Danzō volunteered to cover the retreat, and Tobirama Senju accepted; Kagami Uchiha then chose to follow Danzō instead of escaping with the others.
• Kagami Uchiha caught up with Danzō and revealed that his Mangekyō Sharingan could briefly foresee the future.
• Kagami Uchiha and Danzō resolved to fight the pursuers together as Kumogakure’s elite forces surrounded them in the forest.

Kagami Uchiha and Shimura Danzō fought Ginkaku and the Kumogakure forces left behind to attack them. After Kagami defeated Ginkaku and the remaining enemies with Susanoo, he and the wounded Danzō set off to catch up with Lord Hokage.

• Kinkaku led most of the Kumogakure forces onward to pursue Tobirama Senju, leaving Ginkaku to fight Kagami Uchiha and Shimura Danzō.
• Kagami wounded Ginkaku with his Sharingan, but a Kumogakure Jonin severed Danzō's right arm during the ensuing attack.
• Ginkaku cloaked himself in Nine-Tails Chakra and charged Kagami, who summoned Susanoo and defeated him after a fierce clash.
• Kagami used Yasaka Magatama to kill the remaining Kumogakure ninjas, then collapsed from the strain as Danzō supported him.
• Kagami bandaged Danzō's wound, and the two set off to catch up with Lord Hokage.

Tobirama Senju stayed behind to face Kinkaku’s Kumogakure forces, but Kagami Uchiha and Shimura Danzō returned to help him. Together they killed Kinkaku and Ginkaku, then began their journey back to Konoha.

• Tobirama Senju named Hiruzen Sarutobi the next Hokage and remained behind while Hiruzen and the others escaped.
• Kinkaku attacked Tobirama with Nine-Tails Chakra, and Tobirama deflected his Tailed Beast Bomb with Triple Rashomon.
• Kagami Uchiha and Shimura Danzō arrived alive, with Kagami wielding Susanoo and Danzō missing an arm; Danzō revealed that Ginkaku was dead.
• Kagami fought Kinkaku while Danzō and Tobirama battled the remaining Kumogakure shinobi, and Kagami weakened Kinkaku with a Susanoo strike.
• Tobirama used the Flying Thunder God Technique to kill Kinkaku, sending the remaining Kumogakure shinobi fleeing.
• Kagami told Tobirama that witnessing Danzō lose his arm had awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan, and the three set off for Konoha.

After returning to Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi reported Tobirama's presumed death and learned he had been named the Third Hokage. The succession announcement sparked furious opposition from Uchiha Setsuna, who accused Hiruzen of abandoning Tobirama and challenged his right to rule.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the surviving members of the Shadow Guard returned to Konoha without Tobirama, Danzo, or Kagami Uchiha.
• Hiruzen sent his companions to notify Konoha's clans and jonin, while he went to Mito Uzumaki and learned Tobirama had appointed him as his successor.
• Mito rebuked Hiruzen for excluding the Uchiha Clan and went with him to the Hokage Building to announce the succession.
• Hiruzen told the assembled clan leaders and jonin that Kinkaku and Ginkaku had killed the Second Raikage, Danzo and Kagami had fallen, and Tobirama had stayed behind to cover their escape.
• Uchiha Setsuna accused Hiruzen of abandoning Tobirama, and Mito announced that Hiruzen would become the Third Hokage in accordance with Tobirama's final wishes.
• Uchiha Setsuna denounced the succession and challenged Hiruzen's right to become Hokage, reigniting the hall's dispute.

Tobirama Senju returned to Konoha with Kagami Uchiha and Shimura Danzō after the failed peace talks and deadly ambush in the Land of Lightning. He learned that Hiruzen Sarutobi’s succession had been delayed by clan opposition, then prepared to unite the village against Kumogakure while Kagami returned to a divided Uchiha Clan.

• Tobirama Senju, Kagami Uchiha, and Shimura Danzō reached Konoha alive, and the village celebrated their return.
• Tobirama sent Danzō to recover at the Shimura Clan Compound and ordered Kagami to rest before a meeting in three days.
• Mito Uzumaki told Tobirama that the clan leaders had rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s succession, and Tobirama planned to summon them to the Hokage Building the next day.
• Tobirama returned to the Senju Clan Compound and told Mito that Konoha must prepare for a possible war with Kumogakure.
• Kagami returned to the Uchiha compound, where clan members welcomed him and an elder asked him to attend a meeting with the clan leader.
• Kagami reached his courtyard, collapsed against the gate, and murmured about the clan and the village.

Kagami Uchiha confronted the Uchiha elders, used his Mangekyō Sharingan to assert authority, and laid out rules aimed at uniting the clan and improving its standing in Konoha. The next morning he visited the wounded Danzo, then walked along the Naka River and heard a child call out to him.

• Kagami Uchiha refused to discuss the Land of Lightning mission, then clashed with Uchiha Setsuna over the clan’s factions and hostility toward Tobirama Senju.
• Kagami revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, rejected Setsuna’s idea of seizing Konoha by force, and told the elders to end the factions, seek the Hokage position, and improve the clan’s reputation.
• Kagami left the compound the next morning and saw that Konoha had returned to its usual bustle, though its ninja remained tense over the prospect of renewed conflict with Kumogakure.
• Kagami visited Danzo with Hiruzen Sarutobi, Torifu Akimichi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu, and Danzo thanked Kagami for saving him.
• Kagami wondered whether Tobirama Senju’s research could restore Danzo’s lost arm, then heard a child call to him beside the Naka River.

Tsunade met Kagami Uchiha and returned home starstruck, while Tobirama Senju discussed Kagami’s potential succession with Hiruzen Sarutobi. The chapter left Konoha considering how to respond to the newly appointed Third Raikage’s offer to visit and renew peace with the village.

• Tsunade found Kagami Uchiha, praised his strength and looks, and told him she had wanted to meet him.
• Mito Uzumaki teased Tsunade about meeting Kagami and privately worried that another Uchiha had captivated a Senju.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Tobirama Senju to withdraw his appointment as the next Hokage, but Tobirama explained that he was weighing Hiruzen and Kagami as successors.
• Tobirama told Hiruzen that Kagami had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and that he would test Kagami’s character, with Hiruzen serving as a safeguard.
• Tobirama gave Hiruzen a letter from the Third Raikage, who apologized for Kumogakure’s attack and proposed visiting Konoha to settle border rules.
• Tobirama said Konoha would discuss the Raikage’s proposal at the upcoming Full Jōnin Meeting.

At a Jonin meeting, Tobirama Senju defended Hiruzen Sarutobi, discussed Kumogakure’s offer of peace, and accepted Kagami Uchiha’s proposal for receiving the Third Raikage. After the meeting, Tobirama privately asked Kagami how he viewed the Uchiha Clan’s relationship with Konoha, and Kagami affirmed that he would put the village’s safety first.

• Uchiha Tsukiyama and Uchiha Setsuna accused Hiruzen Sarutobi and his companions of abandoning Tobirama Senju, until a summons ended the confrontation.
• Tobirama Senju declared that Hiruzen and the others had retreated on his orders, then told the Jonin that the Third Raikage had offered to visit Konoha.
• The Hyuga Clan Head, the Nara Clan Head, and Kagami Uchiha advised receiving the Raikage cautiously, with Kagami calling for compensation, a visit to the Memorial Stone, and a firm commitment to peace.
• Tobirama Senju adopted Kagami’s recommendation and assigned Tokuma and Shikata Nara to oversee the Raikage’s reception, security, and negotiations.
• Tobirama Senju asked Kagami how he saw the relationship between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha, and Kagami said he would choose the village’s safety if their interests conflicted.

Kagami reaffirmed his loyalty to Tobirama while privately resolving to rise to power and shape Konoha’s future. Half a month later, the Kumogakure delegation arrived amid civilian hostility, and the Third Raikage met Tobirama to begin peace talks.

• Tobirama urged Kagami to put Konoha before the Uchiha Clan, and Kagami promised not to let him down while secretly setting his sights on becoming Hokage.
• Kagami left the Hokage Building and reflected on the village’s hidden conflicts and his ambition to reshape its order.
• After half a month of heightened security, the Kumogakure delegation entered Konoha and civilians met them with insults, slops, stones, and other provocations.
• Tokuma Hyuga tried to disperse the hostile crowd, but villagers mocked his clan and spread rumors before Shikata Nara escorted the delegation away.
• The Third Raikage, A, met Tobirama Senju outside the Hokage Building and exchanged formal greetings before heading inside for peace talks.
• Kagami watched the meeting and considered the Third Raikage’s immense strength and likely confidence in coming to Konoha.

Tobirama Senju and Third Raikage A reached a peace agreement after negotiating Konoha's demands, and A learned that the young ninja who killed Ginkaku was Kagami Uchiha. Tsunade's familiar, bashful reaction to Kagami made Tobirama suspect trouble and confront her as the chapter ended.

• Shikata Nara demanded a public apology, reparations, and Kumogakure's scientific ninja tool research as conditions for peace.
• Third Raikage A agreed to apologize, offered one billion ryo over five years, and offered the research blueprints in exchange for Kinkaku and Ginkaku's Six Paths Tools; Tobirama Senju accepted.
• Tobirama revealed that Kagami Uchiha had killed Ginkaku, and A praised Kagami while privately fearing his future strength.
• Tobirama arranged for Shikata to escort A and his delegation to an inn, while Kagami prepared to leave the conference room.
• Tsunade rushed in, recognized Kagami, and blushed; Tobirama noticed her reaction and demanded an explanation.
• Tsunade defended Kagami against Tobirama, who rebuked her for siding with him at only ten years old.

Tsunade persuaded Tobirama to let Kagami lead her, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru on their first C-Rank mission, and the squad departed Konoha to hunt raiders. Meanwhile, Madara learned of Kagami’s Mangekyō Sharingan and Konoha’s ceasefire with Kumogakure, then turned his attention to Kirigakure and his plan to obtain the Rinnegan.

• Tsunade defended Kagami against Tobirama’s suspicion, and Tobirama reluctantly accepted her loyalty to him.
• Tsunade asked Kagami to lead the trio’s C-Rank mission, and Tobirama approved after Kagami agreed to guide the new Genin.
• Kagami received a mission to eliminate raiders on the Land of Fire’s eastern border and led Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru out of Konoha.
• White Zetsu reported to Madara that Tobirama had survived, Kagami had killed Ginkaku with Susanoo, and Konoha and Kumogakure had signed a ceasefire.
• Madara ordered White Zetsu to focus on Kirigakure and reflected on Kagami, the stone tablet, and his plan to obtain the Rinnegan.

Kagami Uchiha led Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade into an ambush and taught them the dangers of letting their guard down. After the fight shook the children, he reminded them that a ninja’s duty required them to carry its burdens and become stronger to protect their comrades.

• Kagami Uchiha warned Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade to treat their mission seriously after they found a bandit ambush near a valley.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru attacked the bandits with Fire Release and Wind Release while Tsunade defeated a charging bandit with a powerful punch.
• Kagami Uchiha stopped a surviving bandit from stabbing Orochimaru and ordered the children to check that all their enemies were dead.
• Around the campfire, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade struggled with the violence they had witnessed.
• Kagami Uchiha told the children that killing was part of their duty and urged them to grow stronger and protect their comrades.

Kagami returned to Konoha as Tobirama Senju lay dying, and Tobirama explained his views on the Uchiha before summoning the village’s clan heads and senior Jonin. The assembled leaders waited outside the Hokage Office for Tobirama’s final message.

• Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Kagami learned that Tobirama had collapsed, and Tsunade rushed to the Hokage Building.
• Hiruzen told the gathered villagers and ninja that Tobirama was awake and would receive only Kagami.
• Tobirama told Kagami that the Uchiha were not born villains, explained how grief could awaken the Sharingan, and said he might need to change his views.
• Tobirama asked Mito Uzumaki to summon the major clan heads and Jonin holding important positions, and she sent Anbu to gather them.
• The clan heads and senior members arrived at the Hokage Building and waited for Tobirama’s final charge.

As Tobirama Senju lay dying, he named Kagami Uchiha as Konoha's Third Hokage and urged the village's leaders and clans to support him and unite. Tobirama died, leaving Konoha reeling from his unprecedented choice as grief overcame the political shock.

• Mito Uzumaki admitted the clan heads to Tobirama's bedside while the other Jonin waited outside.
• Tobirama declared Kagami Uchiha the Third Hokage and ordered Hiruzen, Danzo, Homura, Koharu, Torifu, and the clan heads to support him and work together.
• Tobirama thanked Mito, watched Tsunade sleeping beside him, and died while holding Kagami's hand.
• The clan heads and Jonin erupted in shock at Tobirama's choice, while Hiruzen remembered Tobirama's private warning and Danzō resolved to support Kagami.
• Tsunade woke and cried over Tobirama, and the gathered villagers began mourning him.

After Tobirama Senju was buried, Kagami Uchiha took his place as Konoha’s Third Hokage. News of Tobirama’s death and Kagami’s appointment unsettled the other villages and reached Madara Uchiha, while Kagami began his rule by summoning Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō.

• Kagami Uchiha comforted the grieving Tsunade at Tobirama Senju’s funeral, where Konoha mourned the Second Hokage.
• Ōnoki, the Third Raikage, Shamon, the Third Mizukage, and Madara Uchiha each received news of Tobirama’s death and considered its consequences.
• The Third Raikage learned that Kagami Uchiha had been chosen as Konoha’s new Hokage and recognized him as a future threat.
• Kagami Uchiha entered the Hokage Office after the funeral, sat at Tobirama’s desk, and embraced his role as Konoha’s Third.
• Kagami Uchiha ordered an Anbu to bring Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō to the Hokage Office within fifteen minutes.

Kagami Uchiha appointed Hiruzen Sarutobi to establish and lead Root, while assigning Shimura Danzō to head Konoha’s intelligence network and promising to restart research that might restore his arm. After Danzō raised concerns about the Uchiha Clan, Kagami said he had already made arrangements and prepared to announce the reforms at the Jonin meeting.

• Kagami Uchiha proposed creating Root to handle covert threats and ordered Hiruzen Sarutobi to prepare the department.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted responsibility for leading Root and promised to direct its operations against Konoha’s enemies.
• Kagami Uchiha told Shimura Danzō he would not burden him with Root while he recovered, and said he would restart research into transplanting Hashirama Cells to heal his arm.
• Kagami Uchiha appointed Shimura Danzō chief of the Konoha Intelligence Department, placing the village’s intelligence networks under his oversight.
• Shimura Danzō asked how Kagami Uchiha would handle the Uchiha Clan, and Kagami said he had already made arrangements.
• Kagami Uchiha sent Shimura Danzō home to rest and said he would announce the reforms at the Jonin meeting.

Kagami Uchiha addressed Konoha’s clan heads and Jonin as the newly appointed Third Hokage and announced plans to expand medical training and establish a Medical Department. After Shikata Nara challenged the cost, Kagami defended the reform by invoking the Will of Fire and the lives of wounded shinobi, winning support and leaving Shikata ashamed of his opposition.

• Anbu summoned Konoha’s clan heads and remaining Jonin to a meeting, where Mito Uzumaki silenced shinobi who disparaged Tobirama Senju.
• Kagami Uchiha arrived with Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō, acknowledged Tobirama’s final wish, and asked Mito to become Hokage Advisor; Mito declined and left with Hiruzen.
• Kagami announced plans to expand medical-shinobi training and create a unified Medical Department, naming Utatane Koharu as its acting head.
• Shikata Nara warned Kagami that training medical shinobi demanded far more time and resources than training ordinary shinobi.
• Kagami challenged the room to consider wounded comrades and invoked the Will of Fire, prompting shinobi to support the reform and leaving Shikata ashamed of opposing him.

Kagami outlined reforms to medical care and ninja education, including requiring clan children to attend the Ninja Academy, provoking fierce opposition from Tokuma Hyuga. After Setsuna and Tokuma nearly fought, Kagami silenced the hall with his Mangekyō Sharingan and won the assembled shinobi’s respect through his demonstrated strength.

• Kagami proposed organizing the Medical Department, training medical students, and testing squads that included a medical shinobi, and Koharu agreed to oversee the plans.
• Kagami set stricter requirements for early graduation, including barring civilian children from graduating before twelve and requiring clan children to pass rigorous assessments.
• Kagami demanded that every clan send its school-age children to the Ninja Academy, and Tokuma rejected the policy on behalf of the Hyuga Clan and challenged the other representatives to oppose it.
• Setsuna defended Kagami, condemned the Hyuga Clan’s Caged Bird Seal and Main Family rule, and accused Tokuma of fearing that the Branch Family would become loyal to the village.
• Setsuna and Tokuma traded insults and nearly fought, while Hiruzen hesitated and Danzō urged him to support Kagami and call him Lord Hokage.
• Kagami revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and silenced the hall, leaving the clan heads and Jonin shaken and convinced that he had earned the Hokage position through his power.

Kagami Uchiha secured his reforms at the council meeting, imposing compulsory Academy attendance and reorganizing Konoha’s intelligence and military systems. The meeting ended with the clans ordered to implement the changes, while Kagami kept the details of a revived research project secret.

• Kagami Uchiha silenced opposition to compulsory Academy attendance and declared that he would serve as principal.
• Kagami Uchiha established the Intelligence Coordination Department and appointed Shimura Danzō to lead it.
• Kagami Uchiha opened the Konoha Military Police Force to qualified ninja from across the village.
• Kagami Uchiha divided Konoha’s forces into five corps, with four assigned to the borders and one to village defense.
• Kagami Uchiha announced the revival of a project Lord Tobirama had researched and said he would personally vet researchers.
• Kagami Uchiha ordered the reforms’ procedures posted in three days and left the chamber with Shimura Danzō and Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Newly appointed Hokage Kagami Uchiha inspected Konoha’s secret Hashirama Cells laboratory and encouraged its young researchers, including Hiruko and Orochimaru. He reflected on his Mangekyō abilities and the path to greater power, then assured Danzo that he had chosen his Shadow Guard as they left the laboratory.

• Kagami and Danzo visited Tobirama Senju’s hidden laboratory, where researchers reported that Hashirama Cells transplantation research was nearing a breakthrough and might restore Danzo’s missing arm.
• Kagami praised Hiruko and the other researchers for serving Konoha through their work, while Orochimaru silently remembered his words and Danzo watched the young scientists.
• Kagami considered how stable Hashirama Cells could protect his Mangekyō Sharingan and reflected on his abilities, Katsuyu Mikoto and Ame-no-Minaka, and their potential to help him gain greater power.
• Danzo asked about Kagami’s succession ceremony and Shadow Guard, and Kagami said the ceremony could wait and that he had already chosen the guard members.
• Kagami and Danzo left the laboratory.

Kagami Uchiha summoned four qualified ninja to form his personal Shadow Guard and explained that loyalty to Konoha must come before clan ties. He appointed Hayama Shirakumo, a commoner, to demonstrate that clan status would not prevent talented ninja from advancing, then met with Shikata Nara.

• Kagami Uchiha summoned Uchiha Tsukiyama, Shizuya Hyuga, Genichi Senju, and Hayama Shirakumo to the Hokage Building for Shadow Guard selection.
• An Anbu delivered Kagami's summons to Hayama Shirakumo, who accepted the appointment opportunity and hurried to the Hokage Building.
• Hayama arrived to find Tsukiyama, Shizuya, and Genichi waiting, and their different clan backgrounds created an awkward tension.
• Kagami named all four men as his Shadow Guard and told them to put Konoha and the Hokage ahead of their clans.
• Kagami explained that he had chosen Hayama to show that commoner ninja deserved opportunities alongside clan-born ninja, and the four took his message to heart.
• Shikata Nara entered the office, and Kagami dismissed the four Shadow Guard members before beginning a conversation with him.

Kagami appointed Shikata Nara as his secretary and adviser, then spent three months stabilizing Konoha through sweeping reforms. With the village ready to formalize his succession, Kagami agreed to visit the Daimyo in the Capital and chose the Shadow Guard as his escort.

• Kagami persuaded Shikata that Konoha needed strength to deter another war, and Shikata predicted the Second Shinobi World War was inevitable before accepting the secretary and adviser position.
• Over the following three months, Kagami reorganized intelligence, expanded the Medical Department, revised ninja education, and advanced reforms to Konoha's ninja forces.
• Koharu, Danzō, Hiruzen, and Torifu urged Kagami to hold his succession ceremony, and he agreed to arrange it before the year's end.
• Hiruzen reminded Kagami that he needed the Daimyo's formal approval, so Kagami decided to visit the Capital before setting a ceremony date.
• Kagami rejected a larger escort and chose the four members of the Shadow Guard, assuring Danzō that his Sharingan would protect him.

Kagami Uchiha and the Shadow Guard traveled to the Land of Fire's capital, where Kagami met the daimyo to secure recognition as Konoha's Third Hokage. The daimyo approved his appointment, promised increased funding and a personal gift, and hosted a banquet.

• Kagami Uchiha led the Shadow Guard along the road to the capital, passing villages and towns still scarred by the war.
• At the palace gates, Uchiha Tsukiyama presented their letter of introduction and showed the guards the Uchiha Sharingan, after which an attendant escorted the group inside.
• The daimyo learned that Kagami had arrived and hurried to meet him, recalling his concerns about Tobirama Senju's choice of successor.
• Kagami explained his visit, and the daimyo agreed to announce him as Konoha's Third Hokage on behalf of the Land of Fire's government.
• The daimyo promised to increase Konoha's annual funding by ten percent and give Kagami twenty million ryō, then asked about his strength.
• The daimyo welcomed Kagami and his companions to a banquet, where they ate and watched musicians and dancers.

Kakuzu accepted a sixty-million-ryō contract to kill Kagami Uchiha and ambushed the Hokage’s group while they camped in the Land of Fire. After Kakuzu survived the group’s attacks, Kagami revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned Susanoo, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

• Kakuzu accepted a contract to kill Kagami for sixty million ryō and traveled to the Land of Fire Capital.
• Kakuzu attacked Kagami’s group at their forest campsite, but Genichi Senju raised an Earth-Style Wall to block his shuriken.
• Kakuzu fought Hayama Shirakumo and Uchiha Tsukiyama, and Hayama stabbed him through the heart before Kakuzu’s other heart kept him alive.
• Kakuzu released his elemental masks and attacked with Fire Release, while Genichi Senju blocked the flames with Water Formation Wall.
• Kagami revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned Susanoo, shocking Kakuzu and the Shadow Guard.

Kagami Uchiha defeated Kakuzu and spared him by offering him a well-paid job as an unofficial Konoha operative. Kagami and the Shadow Guard resumed their journey home, while Kakuzu decided to collect compensation from the Bounty Station clerk.

• Kakuzu combined Wind and Fire Release to attack Kagami’s Susanoo, but Kagami’s Chakra slashes broke through his defenses and left him badly injured.
• Kagami asked Kakuzu if he was giving up and offered to spare him if he stopped attacking Konoha Ninja and worked for him.
• Kagami promised Kakuzu twenty million ryo a year, benefits, and reimbursement, then gave him his first year’s salary in advance.
• Kakuzu accepted Kagami’s offer and nearly called him father, but Kagami cut him off and assigned him as an unofficial Konoha operative.
• Kagami rejoined the Shadow Guard, and they continued toward Konoha while Kakuzu resolved to take his losses out on the Bounty Station clerk.