Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Yongye was ordered to help Genma Shiranui's squad repel Kumogakure ninja, but he refused by claiming he was too injured and might be captured. Hiruzen Sarutobi realized that threats or appeals to duty would not make Yongye comply, and considered finding him a wife instead.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Genma Shiranui's squad, Shisui Uchiha, and Uchiha Yongye to drive Kumogakure ninja from the Land of Hot Water.
• Uchiha Yongye refused the mission, claiming that opening the Seventh Gate had left him too injured to fight.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi insisted Yongye could recover during the journey, but Yongye claimed he was frail and could not heal quickly.
• Uchiha Yongye said Kumogakure might capture him and force him to father Uchiha children, making his refusal sound like a concern for Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi concluded that Yongye would rebel or defect if forced to go, and privately considered getting him married.

Yongye rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s team assignment and wandered into Ichiraku Ramen, where he sensed that Teuchi and Ayame secretly resented and feared him. After they served him a suspiciously lavish bowl, he realized they were waiting for him to eat it and prepared to turn their scheme against them.

• Yongye asked Genma Shiranui whether his clan had someone named Mai Shiranui, then refused to join the team when Genma said no.
• Yongye left Hiruzen Sarutobi’s office without saying goodbye, leaving Hiruzen and the others stunned.
• Yongye wandered through Konoha and stopped at Ichiraku Ramen, where Ayame and Teuchi greeted him with smiles that concealed their hostility.
• Yongye ordered the most expensive ramen with every topping and used Clear Sword Heart to watch Ayame and Teuchi prepare it.
• Ayame served Yongye the deluxe ramen as she and Teuchi eagerly waited for him to eat it, but Yongye recognized their scheme and smiled mockingly.

Uchiha Yongye confronted Teuchi and Ayame after discovering they had put dirty dishwater in his ramen, then used his reputation and threats to intimidate them. Asuma arrived while Yongye was harassing Ayame, and Teuchi called for his help.

• Yongye threatened Teuchi and Ayame with his Sharingan until Ayame admitted she had contaminated the ramen, but Teuchi took the blame and confessed his resentment toward the Uchiha.
• Yongye revealed that he had beaten Danzo, extinguishing Teuchi and Ayame's hope that anyone could restrain him.
• Yongye ordered Teuchi to make him a fresh bowl, then pulled Ayame beside him and demanded that she entertain him instead.
• Asuma shouted at Yongye from the shop entrance, and Teuchi rushed out to plead with him for help.

Asuma mistook Yongye for a man assaulting Ayame and challenged him to a fight, unaware of what had happened. After Yongye revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, the two fought outside the ramen shop, with neither gaining the upper hand.

• Asuma arrived at Ichiraku Ramen, saw Yongye holding Ayame, and rushed to defend her after Teuchi cried for help.
• Yongye frightened Teuchi into kneeling, while Ayame and Teuchi recognized him from rumors about his clashes with Root and Danzo.
• Asuma accused Yongye of bullying civilians and challenged him, and Yongye agreed to settle the matter in a fight.
• Yongye revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and rushed Asuma, who struck only an afterimage before Yongye reappeared at the shop entrance.
• Asuma charged Yongye with his Flying Swallow blades, and the two battled outside the ramen shop without either gaining the advantage.

Yongye trapped Asuma in genjutsu, broke his limbs, and returned to his ramen while Teuchi and Ayame served him. As Yongye left money on the table, four ANBU arrived beside the injured Asuma.

• Asuma mistook Yongye’s genjutsu for a real fight and attacked the empty air outside the shop.
• Yongye appeared beside Asuma, struck him with the Heir-Breaking Kick, and broke both his arms and legs.
• Teuchi served Yongye ramen, and Ayame sat beside him and took his hand.
• Yongye finished eating, paid for the ramen, and prepared to leave.
• Four ANBU shinobi landed beside Asuma and looked down at him.

After Asuma attacked Uchiha Yongye at the ramen shop, Sarutobi Shinnosuke and three ANBU charged in and were swiftly defeated. Yongye left them alive, invoked Konoha’s rules against attacking fellow village ninjas, and Asuma accused him of bullying a civilian father and daughter.

• Asuma told Sarutobi Shinnosuke that Yongye had attacked him and feared the injury had left him unable to father children.
• Shinnosuke ordered three ANBU to kill Yongye, then recognized him and realized the group was charging into a fight against someone far stronger.
• Yongye opened seven gates and defeated all four ANBU in seconds, secretly placing a Flying Thunder God Mark on Shinnosuke’s neck.
• Shinnosuke landed on Asuma, then confronted Yongye and accused him of rebelling.
• Yongye asked what punishment applied to attacking a fellow village ninja, and Asuma replied that Yongye had been bullying a civilian father and daughter.

Uchiha Yongye forced Sarutobi Shinnosuke to admit the Sarutobi brothers were at fault and humiliate himself with an apology, while earning poison-related abilities from his system. Shinnosuke later concluded that Ayame was Yongye’s weakness and left to arrange repairs and keep the incident secret.

• Ayame admitted that she and Teuchi had put dirty dishwater in Yongye’s ramen, then said she had wanted to be with him, causing Asuma to faint in rage.
• Yongye received the Shennong Physique and immunity to all poisons after Asuma’s composure was shattered.
• Shinnosuke acknowledged that his side was wrong and, at Yongye’s insistence, knelt and apologized, earning Yongye Shennong Knowledge of poisons and antidotes.
• Yongye left with Ayame, while Shinnosuke ordered his ANBU to take Asuma to Konoha Hospital and questioned Teuchi about what had happened.
• After questioning Teuchi, Shinnosuke decided Ayame was Yongye’s weakness, ordered everyone to keep quiet, and promised to have the shop repaired.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to use poison and a beauty trap against Uchiha Yongye, fearing he could open the Eighth Gate. Yongye brought Ayame home, where Uchiha Izumi confronted him over his treatment of Itachi and then waited outside his house as strange sounds came from within.

• Shinnosuke warned Hiruzen that Yongye's effortless use of the Seventh Gate meant he could open the Eighth Gate.
• Shinnosuke proposed poisoning Yongye and using a beauty trap, and Hiruzen approved the plan under strict secrecy.
• Yongye led Ayame through the Uchiha Clan Compound to his home as clanspeople watched them.
• Uchiha Izumi confronted Yongye for injuring Itachi and accused him of being a bad influence on Ayame.
• Yongye took Ayame inside and shut the door in Izumi's face, leaving her outside as strange sounds came from the house.

Yongye sent a Lightning Release Clone disguised as Shimura Danzō to assassinate Sarutobi Shinnosuke at Konoha Hospital. The attack succeeded, and Yakushi Nonō discovered Shinnosuke’s body in the ward.

• Uchiha Izumi heard sounds from Yongye’s room, blushed, and fled, while Uchiha Itachi and Shisui Uchiha also left without speaking to him.
• Yongye created a Lightning Release Clone and transformed it into a hooded, bandaged figure resembling Shimura Danzō.
• The clone used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear beside Sarutobi Shinnosuke at Konoha Hospital.
• Yakushi Nonō finished treating Asuma and left the ward as Shinnosuke considered ways to kill Yongye.
• The disguised clone kicked Shinnosuke through the window and killed him with Wind Release—Vacuum Sphere.
• Yakushi Nonō returned after hearing the crash and found Shinnosuke lying dead in a pool of blood.

After Sarutobi Shinnosuke was murdered at Konoha Hospital, Hiruzen Sarutobi and his advisors found evidence pointing to Danzo and went to confront him at Root’s base. Danzo was absent, and they waited for his return.

• Yakushi Nonō found Sarutobi Shinnosuke dead in his hospital ward.
• An ANBU Ninja reported the murder to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who rushed to the hospital with Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu.
• Mitokado Homura identified the killing technique as Danzo’s signature Vacuum Sphere, while he and Utatane Koharu debated whether Danzo had committed the murder or been framed.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to question Danzo and led the ANBU to Root’s underground base.
• The Root guards said Danzo was out and did not know where he had gone, so Hiruzen and the others waited until footsteps sounded in the corridor half an hour later.

Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Danzo in the Root base, believing Danzo had killed his son, Kokoro no Suke. Danzo realized that his suspicious reaction and confrontation with Hiruzen had made him look guilty, while confessing his secret meeting with Orochimaru would expose his plot against the Hokage.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders confronted Danzo in the Root base and demanded to know where he had been.
• Danzo refused to answer and summoned Root ninja, creating a standoff with Hiruzen's ANBU.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Mitokado Homura accused Danzo of killing Kokoro no Suke.
• Danzo realized they suspected him of murder rather than knowing about his meeting with Orochimaru, but he could not explain without revealing his conspiracy.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi vowed that Danzo would pay for Kokoro no Suke's death.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo prepared to fight after Shinnosuke's death, but Homura and Koharu stopped them from turning the confrontation into a battle that could weaken Konoha. Danzo denied killing Shinnosuke, and Hiruzen's question about where Danzo had been left him unable to answer.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Enma, while Danzo summoned Baku, and the two sides prepared for a fight.
• Mitokado Homura restrained Hiruzen Sarutobi and warned that a clash between ANBU and Root would leave Konoha vulnerable to the Uchiha.
• Utatane Koharu stepped between Danzo and ANBU, urged Danzo to pursue Uchiha Yongye instead, and reminded him that Yongye was his enemy.
• Danzo signaled Root not to attack and swore that he had nothing to do with Shinnosuke's death, blaming the Uchiha as possible killers.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Danzo where he had been, and Danzo could not answer.

Hiruzen Sarutobi halted his confrontation with Shimura Danzō after Danzō suggested using Impure World Reincarnation to question Shinnosuke. Meanwhile, Uchiha Yongye gained the Uzumaki Constitution and the Four Symbols Seal from two Advanced Blind Boxes, and prepared to keep manipulating his enemies.

• Shimura Danzō urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to use Impure World Reincarnation to bring back Shinnosuke and identify his killer.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi called off the ANBU, and Danzō stood down his Root ninja, leaving the Konoha leaders in a fragile truce.
• Uchiha Yongye received an Advanced Blind Box after Hiruzen Sarutobi's grief and suspicion triggered a system reward, gaining the Uzumaki Constitution.
• Yongye received another Advanced Blind Box when Shimura Danzō's frustration triggered a reward, gaining the Four Symbols Seal.
• Yongye mastered the sealing technique and resolved to keep causing turmoil among his enemies while growing stronger.

Konoha’s factions braced for another attack as Uchiha Fugaku weighed the chance of exploiting a conflict between Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo. An unknown attacker forced Fugaku to reveal his Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo, while Uchiha Itachi watched and suspected his father was planning an armed takeover.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi’s ANBU, Danzo’s Root, and Uchiha Fugaku’s Military Police prepared for another strike across Konoha.
• Fugaku considered whether ANBU and Root might weaken each other enough for the Uchiha Clan to seize power.
• Three black-clad Shadow Clones attacked Fugaku with powerful Wind Release—Vacuum Sphere techniques.
• Fugaku awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned Susanoo to block the attack, then destroyed the clones with its greatsword.
• Fugaku realized his hidden power had been exposed, while Uchiha Itachi watched and suspected his father planned to lead the Uchiha Clan in an armed takeover.

After learning that Uchiha Fugaku had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and used Susanoo, Hiruzen Sarutobi and his advisors suspected Fugaku had been hiding his strength and considered Danzo the likely attacker. Hiruzen then went to an underground laboratory, where an imprisoned criminal had been prepared as a sacrifice for a jutsu.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and his advisors read a report that Uchiha Fugaku had manifested Susanoo after an attack by three Shadow Clones using powerful Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere.
• Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu concluded that Fugaku had concealed his strength and might be waiting for unrest to seize power in Konoha.
• The advisors speculated that Danzo had attacked Fugaku, possibly using Izanagi and Forbidden Jutsu developed with Orochimaru.
• Gekko Hayate reported that a death-row criminal had been verified as a suitable sacrifice.
• Hiruzen went to the underground laboratory, where the criminal was bound in the center of a jutsu array.

Hiruzen Sarutobi used Impure World Reincarnation to question his son, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, about his killer and became convinced Danzo was responsible. In Root, Danzo learned that Fugaku had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and raged that Hiruzen still suspected him.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Sarutobi Shinnosuke with Impure World Reincarnation and asked who had killed him.
• Sarutobi Shinnosuke described a hooded attacker who used Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere and said the killer's build and movements reminded him of Danzo.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi trusted his son's instincts and silently resolved to treat Danzo as the likely killer.
• Danzo learned that Uchiha Fugaku had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and used Susanoo, regretting that he had not targeted Fugaku earlier.
• Danzo learned Hiruzen still blamed him for Shinnosuke's death and angrily insisted that he had wanted Hiruzen dead, not Shinnosuke.

Danzo blamed Madara Uchiha for framing him and sent for Hiruzen Sarutobi and Orochimaru, while Yongye gained the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and prepared to attend Fugaku's meeting. Yongye reached Naka Shrine, where someone blocked his way at the hidden chamber entrance.

• Danzo concluded that Madara Uchiha had framed him to sow chaos in Konoha, then ordered a trusted ninja to send Hiruzen Sarutobi a secret message and summon Orochimaru.
• Yongye opened an advanced mystery box and received the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, which he planned to combine with Flying Thunder God.
• Ayame served Yongye breakfast as his maid, and Yongye later left home for the meeting Uchiha Fugaku had called.
• Yongye arrived at the hidden chamber entrance beneath Naka Shrine, where a figure stepped in front of him.

Yongye arrived late at Naka Shrine and slapped Uchiha Ibe when the guard confronted him, then entered the secret chamber for the clan meeting. As he wondered why the Heart-Piercing System had not rewarded him, he focused on tending to his “finest crop of leeks.”

• Uchiha Ibe angrily confronted Yongye for arriving late to the meeting.
• Yongye slapped Uchiha Ibe, knocking him into the corridor wall and drawing the guards into a threatening formation.
• Shisui Uchiha rushed out of the secret chamber and restrained Uchiha Ibe as the wounded guard accused Yongye of attacking him.
• Yongye mocked the guards for showing more courage against him than they had against Danzo and Root, and they lowered their eyes.
• Yongye wondered why the Heart-Piercing System had given him no rewards for hurting or humiliating people, then walked into the secret chamber.

Uchiha Fugaku gathered the clan’s leaders to decide whether they should join a possible battle between ANBU and Root after Sarutobi Shinnosuke’s assassination. Shisui, Itachi, and the four elders urged the clan to stay neutral, while Yongye watched their cautious arguments without speaking.

• Fugaku explained that Danzo was suspected of assassinating Sarutobi Shinnosuke and asked whether the Uchiha Clan should enter the conflict if ANBU and Root fought.
• Shisui argued that the Uchiha Clan must not join because a wider battle would devastate Konoha and harm the clan.
• Itachi agreed with Shisui and warned that foreign nations would exploit Konoha’s internal conflict while the Uchiha lacked the strength to fight on two fronts.
• The four elders backed neutrality, saying the clan could benefit from the Hokage and Danzo weakening each other without risking its people.
• Fugaku considered the chance to seize power but hesitated over the danger of destroying the clan, while Yongye silently judged the others’ caution.

Yongye rebuked Uchiha Fugaku and the clan elders for refusing to act, then left the clan meeting after insulting them. Shisui followed him into the corridor, concerned but hesitant to approach too familiarly.

• Uchiha Fugaku told Yongye that the clan would stay out of the conflict and warned him not to cause further trouble.
• Yongye threatened the Great Elder Uchiha Kuteng after Kuteng ordered him not to bring trouble down on the clan.
• Yongye mocked Fugaku as a greenbottle fly rather than a tiger with wings, then left the chamber.
• Uchiha Tetsusai, Uchiha Zhihuo, and Uchiha Kiyoshi criticized Yongye, while Uchiha Itachi silently harbored killing intent and Shisui noticed it.
• Shisui hurried after Yongye but hesitated to touch his shoulder because Yongye had previously rejected his involvement.