Chapter Summaries

Yongye exposed Shisui’s hidden Mangekyo Sharingan, then received Impure World Reincarnation from a blind box. On his way through Konoha, he encountered Root pursuing Kabuto Yakushi and considered recruiting Kabuto for his own plans.

• Yongye challenged Shisui to use his Mangekyo Sharingan and Susanoo, but Shisui stayed silent and left without confirming his secret.
• The grand elder questioned Shisui about awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan, but Shisui shook his head and walked away.
• Yongye received an Advanced Blind Box after Uchiha Fugaku lost his composure, opened it, and obtained Impure World Reincarnation.
• Yongye learned the technique and imagined using it to resurrect Rin, then headed toward Konoha Downtown to find people to provoke.
• Kabuto Yakushi fled two masked Root ninjas and begged Yongye to save him; the Root ninjas stopped when they recognized him and recalled Danzo’s order to avoid direct conflict.

Uchiha Yongye rescued Kabuto Yakushi from Root and recruited him, then forced Danzo to send Kabuto’s belongings and five million ryō. After Root delivered the payment, someone confronted Yongye about colluding with Root.

• Yongye kicked one Root ninja into a wall and threatened to storm Root and kill Danzo if Kabuto’s belongings and at least five million ryō were not delivered.
• Kabuto explained that Root had forced him to spy and that he had deserted, and Yongye told him he needed someone working for him.
• Yongye gave Kabuto a secret task, and Kabuto agreed before leaving to settle somewhere on his own.
• That evening, a Root ninja delivered Kabuto’s belongings and five million ryō on Danzo’s behalf.
• As Yongye counted the money, an unseen person accused him of colluding with Root.

Uchiha Itachi summoned Uchiha Yongye to meet Uchiha Fugaku, who warned that Danzo’s proposed peace talks might be a trap. At the meeting, Shimura Danzō denied responsibility for the attacks and assassinations, then claimed Madara Uchiha was the real culprit.

• Uchiha Itachi abandoned his plan to use genjutsu on Uchiha Yongye and told him that Uchiha Fugaku urgently wanted to see him.
• Uchiha Yongye sealed away the cash box, taunted Uchiha Itachi about his injury, and followed him to Uchiha Fugaku.
• Uchiha Fugaku warned Uchiha Yongye and Uchiha Itachi that Danzo’s three-party peace talks might conceal a plot.
• Uchiha Yongye, Uchiha Fugaku, and Uchiha Itachi met Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō at an abandoned Training Ground.
• Shimura Danzō denied ordering Sarutobi Shinnosuke’s assassination or attacking Uchiha Fugaku, then blamed Madara Uchiha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Uchiha Fugaku doubted Danzo’s claim that Madara Uchiha was behind the attacks, but Danzo argued that the killer was trying to provoke a civil war in Konoha. He proposed that they join forces in seven days to capture Madara and uncover the truth.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi accused Danzo of changing his story about Kokoro no Suke’s killer, while Uchiha Fugaku mocked Danzo’s claim that Madara Uchiha was responsible.
• Danzo reminded Hiruzen Sarutobi and Uchiha Fugaku of the masked man behind the Nine-Tails’ Rampage and claimed that Madara had once approached him to form an alliance.
• Danzo said the killer was framing him and Fugaku to provoke a conflict that would plunge Konoha into civil war.
• Uchiha Yongye ridiculed Danzo, who suppressed his anger and continued making his case.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi demanded proof, and Danzo revealed that he had arranged to meet Madara in seven days and proposed that they surround and kill him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Uchiha Fugaku agreed to target the Masked Man, but Danzo kept the ambush location secret and demanded that Yongye approve his return as an Elder. Yongye sensed Danzo was hiding malicious intentions and challenged him.

• Danzo persuaded Hiruzen Sarutobi and Uchiha Fugaku that the Masked Man was an enemy they needed to eliminate.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Uchiha Fugaku agreed to the plan, while Fugaku asked where Danzo would arrange the ambush and Danzo refused to say.
• Danzo demanded that his Elder position be restored after the plan succeeded, directing his request at Uchiha Yongye.
• Yongye sensed Danzo's humiliation, anger, and malicious anticipation, then asked whether Danzo deserved a key.

Yongye turned Danzo’s failed attempt to derail the negotiations into a demand for a hundred million ryō, and the three sides arranged an ambush against Madara Uchiha. Afterward, Yongye and Itachi both noted that a silent Root ninja had watched Hiruzen Sarutobi with unusual intensity.

• Danzo tried to leave after Yongye mocked him, but Hiruzen Sarutobi blocked his way and urged the negotiations to continue.
• Uchiha Itachi proposed that Danzo pay Yongye a hundred million ryō, and Yongye immediately accepted, demanding payment by the next day.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Uchiha Fugaku, Danzo, and Yongye discussed the ambush against Madara Uchiha, including its timing, participants, coordination, and safeguards for the village.
• Yongye sensed that a Root ninja behind Danzo harbored resentment and lingering attachment toward Hiruzen Sarutobi, then watched the ninja depart with a knowing smile.
• Itachi told Fugaku that he, too, had noticed the Root ninja watching Hiruzen almost constantly, and Fugaku’s expression darkened.

Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Jiraiya and Tsunade for a plan to kill Madara Uchiha, while Danzo and Orochimaru prepared their own scheme involving a wielder of the Rinnegan. At the Uchiha compound, Fugaku told Mikoto that he wanted to awaken Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan, and Mikoto proposed relying on Uchiha Yongye instead.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered a Masked ANBU to summon Jiraiya and Tsunade and said he would eliminate every threat to Konoha in the operation against Madara Uchiha.
• Danzo asked Orochimaru to lure Uchiha Yongye away, but Orochimaru proposed releasing a wielder of the Rinnegan to face him, and Danzo agreed.
• Danzo secretly ordered a subordinate to dig at a location marked on a map of Konoha and its surroundings.
• Fugaku decided Itachi needed to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan and asked Mikoto to help make it happen.
• Mikoto recoiled at the prospect of making Itachi witness a loved one's death, and Fugaku explained that ANBU, Root, and the Uchiha would attack Madara Uchiha in seven days.
• Mikoto suggested relying on Uchiha Yongye to protect the Uchiha instead.

After receiving Danzo’s one hundred million ryo, Yongye overheard Gekko Hayate cursing him to die young and confronted Hayate and Uzuki Yugao. He left the pair facing a deadly choice: let him kill them, or try to kill him.

• A Root ninja delivered Danzo’s sealed payment of one hundred million ryo to Yongye, who accepted it and went out into Konoha.
• Yongye overheard Gekko Hayate calling him an idiot who would die before twenty, while Uzuki Yugao warned Hayate to keep his voice down.
• Yongye appeared in front of Hayate and Yugao, threatened them, and asked how they wanted to die.
• Hayate and Yugao drew their swords and prepared to fight as Yugao asked Yongye what he wanted.
• Yongye told them he wanted either to beat them to death or have them beat him to death.

Uzuki Yugao and Gekko Hayate abandoned their attempt to settle matters peacefully and attacked Uchiha Yongye after he mocked them and deactivated his Sharingan. Yongye easily evaded their sword techniques and defeated them both, leaving them injured on the ground.

• Uzuki Yugao and Gekko Hayate apologized to Yongye, but after he dismissed their apologies, they prepared to fight him to the death.
• Yongye deactivated his Sharingan and taunted Hayate and Yugao, who saw an opening and decided to attack together.
• Hayate used Shadow Clone Technique and attacked with Dance of the Crescent Moon while Yugao struck from the flank with Veiled Moonlit Night.
• Yongye read their attacks with Clear Sword Heart and dodged both sword strikes with precise movements.
• Yongye drove an elbow into Hayate's chest, breaking ribs and dispelling his clones, then kicked Yugao in the abdomen and sent her crashing beside him.

Yongye defeated Gekko Hayate and Uzuki Yugao, pushed Hayate into a mental breakdown, and earned a reward that gave him the Byakugan. He then wondered why the Heart-Piercing System rewarded Hayate but not Yugao, and decided to investigate the rule.

• Yongye beat Gekko Hayate and Uzuki Yugao, then threatened to kill Hayate and sell Yugao to a bathhouse.
• Gekko Hayate suffered a severe mental breakdown, and Yongye received an Advanced Blind Box as a reward.
• Yongye opened the blind box and gained the Hyuga Byakugan, giving him unobstructed 360-degree vision that he could use alongside his Sharingan.
• Yongye noticed that the Heart-Piercing System had not rewarded him for Uzuki Yugao's distress, despite rewarding him for Hayate's breakdown.
• Yongye compared Yugao's case with Ayame, Teuchi, and Uchiha Ibe, then decided to experiment to discover the system's rule.

Yongye crippled Gekko Hayate after mocking him and Uzuki Yugao, but Uzuki Yugao's breakdown still failed to trigger a system reward. Yongye left the cleanup to the ANBU, while the system's criteria remained a mystery.

• Yongye picked up Uzuki Yugao's sword and taunted her about dating Gekko Hayate's poor health.
• Yongye drove the sword into Gekko Hayate's crotch, and Gekko Hayate screamed before passing out.
• Uzuki Yugao raged and threatened to kill Yongye, but the system gave him no reward for her breakdown.
• Yongye concluded that the system's reward criteria were unrelated to a target's status, strength, or emotional state.
• Yongye defended his violence and shouted for the ANBU to clean up the mess.

After Yongye defeated Uzuki Yugao and Gekko Hayate, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders discussed eliminating him, Madara Uchiha, and Uchiha Fugaku. Obito Uchiha appeared before Yongye in an alley to recruit him, but Yongye insulted him and ordered him to move.

• ANBU members arrived after Yongye left, treated Gekko Hayate, and helped Uzuki Yugao, who vowed to take revenge herself.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu discussed delaying an attack on Yongye until after their plan to kill Madara Uchiha, and considered using poison and seduction against him.
• Mitokado Homura accused Uchiha Fugaku of hiding his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Hiruzen Sarutobi resolved to eliminate him as well.
• Obito Uchiha appeared in an alley before Yongye, intending to recruit him, but Yongye called him a dog and ordered him out of the way.

Obito tried to recruit Yongye by warning him that Konoha’s leaders and the Uchiha Clan wanted him dead, but Yongye mocked him and earned a Kusanagi Sword from the system. Obito lost his temper and charged Yongye, aiming a punch at his mouth.

• Obito confronted Yongye in an alley and warned that Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and the Uchiha Clan were plotting to kill him.
• Yongye replied that he would not surrender until they tried a honey trap, disrupting Obito’s prepared pitch and earning a Basic Blind Box.
• Yongye opened the box and received the Kusanagi Sword, which he planned to use with Flying Thunder God: Second Stage.
• Obito offered to protect Yongye and help him take revenge if they worked together.
• Yongye insulted Obito and challenged him, so Obito lunged forward and swung a punch at Yongye’s mouth.

Yongye saw through Obito’s Kamui phasing and knocked him into a wall, then agreed to work with him on the condition that Obito help recruit Kakashi Hatake. After earning an Advanced Blind Box, Yongye gained Lightning Blade and its derivative techniques.

• Obito attacked Yongye with phased punches and a kick, but Yongye stayed calm and waited for him to turn solid.
• Yongye struck Obito in the chest, sending him crashing into an alley wall and exposing that he could track Kamui’s shifts.
• Yongye proposed that he and Obito work together against the Uchiha and Konoha, disrupting Obito’s attempt to attack again.
• The system awarded Yongye an Advanced Blind Box, which gave him Lightning Blade and its derivative Ninjutsu.
• Yongye told Obito he would work with him if Obito helped recruit Kakashi Hatake.

Obito agreed to help Yongye ruin Kakashi’s standing in Konoha so he could recruit him, though Obito secretly hoped to fight beside his old friend again. Obito also decided to kill Yongye during the planned ambush on the Third Hokage, while Yongye returned home to find someone waiting outside his door.

• Yongye argued that Kakashi had reason to resent Konoha’s leaders and urged Obito to bring him into their alliance.
• Yongye revealed he could use Kakashi’s Lightning Blade, and Obito realized Yongye had framed Kakashi before.
• Obito agreed to help Yongye smear Kakashi, while he would approach and persuade Kakashi to join them.
• After Yongye left, Obito decided to kill him during the ambush on the Third Hokage, believing Kakashi could help.
• Yongye returned home and saw a man waiting outside his door.

Yongye rewarded Kabuto for delivering the requested materials, then ordered him to investigate Yakushi Nonō, unaware that she was Kabuto’s adoptive mother. After reviewing the materials for Impure World Reincarnation, Yongye headed to the Konoha Military Police Force to find a suitable sacrifice, where an angry roar greeted him.

• Yongye praised Kabuto’s work and gave him a bonus of one million ryō.
• Yongye ordered Kabuto to investigate Yakushi Nonō as a possible poison expert, and Kabuto concealed his connection to her.
• Kabuto realized Nonō might be forced by Danzo to target Yongye and decided he had to protect her.
• Yongye examined the materials for Impure World Reincarnation and decided to find a heinous criminal to use as a sacrifice.
• Yongye went to the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters, where an angry roar sounded as he arrived.

Yongye entered the Military Police Force headquarters as a wealthy merchant demanded that Itachi and Shisui search for his missing dog. After the merchant insulted him, Shisui and Itachi rushed to shield him, fearing the consequences of Yongye’s retaliation.

• A fat merchant accused a thief of taking his dog and demanded that the Military Police Force search the woods, while Itachi said the matter was outside their jurisdiction.
• Shisui agreed to send someone to help, and the merchant boasted that his Five Rings Trading Company could threaten Konoha’s trade.
• Yongye entered and mocked Shisui and Itachi, then suggested the merchant put one of them on a leash to replace his dog.
• The merchant insulted Yongye and threatened him, prompting Shisui and Itachi to step between them and shield the merchant.

Uchiha Yongye confronted a merchant from the Five Rings Trading Company, who backed down after learning Yongye’s identity. When Itachi tried to negotiate compensation, Yongye unleashed a massive burst of Chakra and left the confrontation unresolved.

• Shisui and Itachi prepared to defend against Yongye until Itachi identified him to the merchant.
• The merchant abandoned his threats and begged Yongye for forgiveness, but Yongye said he preferred him when he was acting tough.
• Shisui warned that killing the merchant could endanger Konoha, and Yongye threatened to become a bounty hunter if anyone tried to stop him.
• Itachi offered to vouch for the merchant and suggested the Five Rings Trading Company pay compensation.
• Yongye agreed to take the merchant with him until the money was collected, then erupted with Chakra that shook the reception hall.

Uchiha Yongye used Sharingan Genjutsu to make Ono Ichiro crawl after him like a dog, despite Shisui and Itachi's objections. As the humiliating spectacle drew a crowd in Konoha, the story left the Five Rings Trading Company’s reaction uncertain.

• Uchiha Yongye overwhelmed Shisui and Itachi with his Chakra, and they held back rather than risk Ono Ichiro’s life.
• Uchiha Yongye placed Ono Ichiro under Genjutsu and made him crawl out of police headquarters like a dog.
• Shisui and Itachi decided to report the incident to Lord Hokage, while Itachi planned to negotiate with the Five Rings Trading Company.
• Ono Ichiro crawled through Konoha behind Uchiha Yongye as passersby recognized him and recalled his wolfdog killing a child.
• The crowd identified Yongye as an Uchiha and feared he had used Genjutsu on a powerful merchant.

Yongye kicked Ono Ichiro away from a yellow-haired boy, then made the injured merchant crawl after him through the market and into the Uchiha Clan Compound. As Hiruzen Sarutobi and his advisers worried about the Five Rings Trading Company’s response, Yongye began tracing a technique array beside Ono Ichiro.

• Ono Ichiro lunged at a yellow-haired boy, and Yongye kicked him away as the crowd cheered.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu watched the scene through the Crystal Ball and argued over how to handle the Five Rings Trading Company.
• Yongye led the battered Ono Ichiro through the market streets, where onlookers jeered and threw pebbles at him.
• Yongye brought Ono Ichiro into the Uchiha Clan Compound, where Ayame saw the merchant crawling after him and hurried inside when Yongye sent her away.
• Yongye traced a technique array on the ground beside Ono Ichiro and fed Chakra into it.