Chapter Summaries

The Uchiha reshaped the Konoha Military Police Force and began building closer ties with villagers, prompting alarm at the Hokage Building. After Danzo blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi for letting Shinji Uchiha change the village institution within the rules, Hiruzen challenged Danzo to name who should be the Fifth Hokage.

• Uchiha Qingcheng followed an old woman's advice and awakened Three Tomoe, while Uchiha officers across Konoha awkwardly tried to befriend villagers under the new rules.
• Hyuga Hiashi observed the Military Police Force's changes, while Shikaku Nara told Inoichi Yamanaka and Akimichi Choza that the Uchiha had changed Clan Heads and expected the Third to call a meeting.
• Uchiha Itachi saw the transformed Military Police Force and smiled faintly.
• Danzo protested the Uchiha Clan Head's replacement and the restructuring of the Konoha Military Police Force, but Hiruzen explained that the changes had been filed within the rules.
• Hiruzen showed Danzo an old authorization bearing Tobirama Senju's signature that supported the Military Police Force's expanded duties, and explained that Shinji Uchiha had publicized it across Konoha.
• Danzo blamed Hiruzen for the situation, Hiruzen angrily asserted his authority as Hokage, and he challenged Danzo to say who should be the Fifth Hokage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders decided to remove Shinji Uchiha or force him from the clan head’s seat, while Shinji strengthened his Yang Release and prepared to meet the Hokage. Shinji headed for the Hokage Building confident that any attempt to attack him would threaten Konoha itself.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi recognized Shinji Uchiha as a dangerous opponent and asked the elders how to handle the Uchiha clan.
• Danzo proposed eliminating Shinji or driving him from the clan head’s seat, and Hiruzen ordered him to act cleanly while the others summoned the major clan leaders.
• Shinji confirmed to Uchiha Nobihi that he had become clan head and raised his Yang Release from S-rank to SS-rank, gaining greater vitality and a new Hand-Seal-Less Healing talent.
• Shinji dressed in Uchiha clan clothing, asked Ryuka about Shisui, and told Ryuka he would train him if he fell behind.
• Ryuka informed Shinji that Hiruzen wanted him at the Hokage Building, and Shinji left without bringing guards.

Shinji Uchiha met Uzuki Yugao on his way to the Hokage Building, then attended a tense meeting about his becoming Uchiha Clan Head and the clan’s control of the Konoha Military Police Force. The chapter left off as Shinji calmly rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s claim that the Uchiha had broken the rules.

• Shinji Uchiha encountered Uzuki Yugao, who recognized him from the Academy, and wondered about her age and her connection to Gekko Hayate.
• Shinji received a challenge to give Uzuki Yugao a happy ending, with options to kill or save Gekko Hayate, and questioned what Hayate had done wrong.
• Kakashi escorted Shinji to a meeting at the Hokage Building, where Mitokado Homura accused the Uchiha of trying to establish their own kingdom by choosing the Military Police Force leader internally.
• Utatane Koharu calmed Mitokado, and Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Shinji to explain the Uchiha clan’s actions the previous night.
• Shinji said he had simply become Clan Head, then disagreed when Hiruzen argued that the Uchiha could not decide the Military Police Force leadership themselves.

Shinji challenged Hiruzen and Danzo over the Uchiha Police Force, then confronted Danzo about his parents’ deaths during the Nine-Tails attack. His Sharingan began transforming as he revealed the depth of his anger.

• Shinji cited Tobirama’s policy to challenge Hiruzen’s authority to change the rules governing the Uchiha Police Force.
• Hiruzen accused the Uchiha of defying Tobirama’s wishes, and Shinji argued that the Police Force reforms were an adaptation to current turmoil.
• Danzo demanded an explanation from Shinji, who rejected his authority and brought up the Nine-Tails attack.
• Shinji accused Danzo of being responsible for his parents’ deaths inside the village, while Hiruzen and the Clan Leaders reacted in shock.
• Shinji’s Three Tomoe Sharingan merged into an intricate pattern before the assembled leaders.

Shinji Uchiha attacked Shimura Danzō over the deaths of his parents, an attempt on his own life, and Shisui’s stolen eye, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and the clan heads watched. Before pursuing Danzō, Shinji publicly listed his three grievances, revealing that Shisui had a Mangekyō Sharingan and that the clan leaders’ calculations shifted.

• Shinji confronted Shimura Danzō and said his parents’ deaths and Shisui’s stolen eye had made the Uchiha his family and left him seeking justice.
• Shinji seized Danzō, severed his arm, and kicked him through the Hokage Building’s wall after Danzō escaped the first strike with a substitute.
• Shinji placed Enma under Sharingan genjutsu, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and the assembled clan heads declined to intervene.
• Shinji told Hiruzen that he wanted to settle a personal grudge with Danzō and warned the others not to make a mistake they would regret.
• Shinji listed Danzō’s three alleged crimes: ordering Root to kill his parents and taking their Sharingan, sending Root to assassinate Shinji, and ambushing Shisui to steal one of his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• The clan heads reacted with surprise to Shinji’s revelations about Shisui and his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Shinji exposed Shimura Danzō’s stolen Mangekyō Sharingan and fought him after Danzō survived with Izanagi and regenerated his limbs. Shinji overwhelmed him with his techniques, severed his Hashirama-cell arm, and prepared to end the battle.

• Shinji recognized that Shimura Danzō had stolen Shisui’s eye, then leaped out of the building as Hiruzen Sarutobi and the clan heads watched.
• Torifu Akimichi noticed Shinji’s remarkable mastery of Yang Release and wondered how an Uchiha could wield it so naturally.
• Shimura Danzō regenerated his damaged limbs with Izanagi and attacked Shinji with Wind Release techniques, but Shinji countered with his sword and Body Flicker Technique.
• Shinji used seventeen rapid afterimages to deflect Danzō’s Vacuum Spheres, then dodged Danzō’s Wood Release with a Substitution Technique.
• Shinji cut off Danzō’s Hashirama-cell arm with a second Lightning Blade, while Danzō escaped another attack with Wood Release.
• Shinji called Danzō weak and noted that Danzō’s frightening Dōjutsu had drained a tenth of his Ocular Power.

Shinji defeated Shimura Danzō, whose Izanagi failed to save him as his Hashirama Cells ran wild. Danzō was left barely alive and turning into a tree, while Konoha’s leaders struggled to find someone who could save him.

• Shinji’s new Dōjutsu prevented Danzō’s Izanagi from restoring his lost arm, and his Hashirama Cells began consuming his body.
• Shinji taunted Danzō, revealed that Orochimaru was absent, and said he would leave him alive to suffer the consequences of his research.
• Danzō tried to activate Shisui’s Mangekyō Sharingan, but Shinji removed the eye before the Dōjutsu could take effect.
• Danzō collapsed as his body turned plantlike, and Hiruzen, Koharu, Homura, and the clan leaders called for medical help.
• Inoichi explained that only Orochimaru or Tsunade could stabilize Danzō’s rampaging Hashirama Cells, while medical ninja examined him.
• Shinji considered the political consequences of Danzō’s survival or death and collected the reward for completing his quest to defeat him.

Shinji secured recognition as Uchiha Clan Head and negotiated a change to the Konoha Military Police Force, then led Kakashi to the Uchiha compound for a spar. On the way, Shinji hinted that Obito might still be alive, and a white figure emerged from the snow behind them.

• Medical Ninjas confirmed Danzo was alive but incapacitated by uncontrolled Foreign Cells, and Hiruzen ordered them to keep him alive.
• Shinji denied causing Danzo’s condition, promised his grudge would not involve Konoha or his clan, and demanded a condition before the meeting ended.
• The major ninja clans recognized Shinji as Uchiha Clan Head, and the Konoha Military Police Force was made hereditary within the Uchiha Clan while remaining part of Konoha.
• Hiruzen worried that Shinji’s abilities and unknown eyes could threaten his efforts to unite the village and the Uchiha.
• Shinji collected the Sharingan from Danzo’s arm and agreed to spar with Kakashi at the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Shinji suggested that an Uchiha absent from the clan’s death records might have survived, and a white figure surfaced from the snow behind them.

Shinji challenged Kakashi to a match at the Uchiha Training Ground, wagering a secret for the chance to see Kakashi's face. Shinji overwhelmed Kakashi with his Chidori Thunderclap Formation, but Kakashi suddenly surrendered, leaving his reason unclear.

• Shinji sensed a hidden watcher in the snow, and the pale-headed spy decided to warn Obito that Shinji had nearly spotted him.
• Uchiha clan members gathered to watch Shinji face Kakashi, while Fugaku and Itachi discussed Kakashi's chances and others speculated about Shinji's interest in Kakashi's face.
• Shinji wagered that he would reveal a secret if he lost, while Kakashi agreed to show his real face if he lost.
• Shinji used Phantom Body Flicker: Chidori Thunderclap Formation to surround Kakashi with seventeen lightning-wielding copies.
• Kakashi escaped the first attack with the Substitution Technique, raised four Earth-Style Walls, and sent Lightning Release shadow clones against Shinji's phantoms.
• Kakashi abruptly relaxed and surrendered, leaving Shinji and the onlookers without an explanation.

Shinji dismissed the others and spoke privately with Kakashi, challenging him to consider becoming Hokage and condemning the failures that had let heroes and innocents suffer. He left Kakashi with a revelation about the Mizukage and an angry demand that he leave the Uchiha Compound.

• Shinji sent everyone else away so he could talk with Kakashi alone.
• Kakashi removed his mask and admitted he had no interest in becoming Hokage, while Shinji asked whether he resented his teacher for failing to arrive in time.
• Shinji blamed Konoha's leadership for White Fang's death and asked Kakashi what if he became Hokage.
• Shinji described suffering in the Land of Rain, the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools, and the Bloody Mist Village, then said the Mizukage was controlled by Sharingan Genjutsu.
• Kakashi focused on the Mizukage revelation, and Shinji angrily told him to leave the Uchiha Compound.

Shinji encouraged Kakashi to pursue the Hokage position and urged Itachi to leave with him after saying goodbye to his family. He then asked Uchiha Genshiki for the forbidden techniques Izanagi and Izanami, and was stunned by what the elder gave him.

• Shinji opened the quest chests and received Flowing Flame and the Spirit Transformation Technique.
• Shinji told Itachi that Kakashi could serve as a fair Hokage and asked him to say goodbye to his family and Izumi before returning.
• Shinji visited Uchiha Genshiki and asked him for the Uchiha forbidden techniques Izanagi and Izanami.
• Shinji revealed his Mangekyo Sharingan and reassured Genshiki that he could avoid the techniques' consequences.
• Genshiki compared Shinji to Tobirama Senju, then agreed to give him the techniques after Shinji protested the comparison.
• Genshiki handed Shinji a written slip, and Shinji stared at it in disbelief.

Big Brother Shinji questioned Elder Genshiki about an old Uchiha tale of a sealed Demon that could drain Chakra and plunge the world into endless sleep, and learned that the clan had once suffered a mysterious Chakra-draining plague. He left to investigate the Demon’s possible seal, while Uchiha Itachi apologized to Izumi and she expressed hope for the clan’s future.

• Big Brother Shinji reassured Genshiki that the Clan Head could avoid Izanagi and Izanami’s aftereffects, then asked whether he knew of the Uchiha Ultimate Weapon.
• Genshiki recalled a clan story about a little-girl Demon who could drain everyone’s Chakra and cause endless sleep, and said the Uchiha and Senju had supposedly sealed her together.
• Genshiki remembered Uchiha members growing weak from extracting Chakra during a strange period, followed by the plague ending and the clan winning battles against the Senju.
• Big Brother Shinji asked where the Demon had been sealed, and Genshiki suggested searching Senju records because Uchiha records had been lost.
• Big Brother Shinji told Genshiki that the world would end if the Demon escaped, then left to investigate.
• Uchiha Itachi apologized to Izumi for putting her in danger, and Izumi said she trusted the Clan Head to guide the clan toward a better future.

Uchiha Itachi killed Uchiha Izumi as the Uchiha Compound erupted into a night of violence, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi unable to discover what was happening inside. By morning, the clan appeared normal, and Shinji revealed to Shisui that Izumi had died as part of a plan, though he had anticipated Itachi’s actions.

• Uchiha Itachi stabbed Uchiha Izumi and condemned her devotion to the clan before she collapsed and died.
• Explosions, fires, and screams filled the Uchiha Compound, while Mitokado Homura told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the village could not enter and the Uchiha appeared to be fighting among themselves.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi surrounded the compound with ANBU and Root, but the Uchiha refused entry and he waited outside through the night, wary of a possible trap.
• At dawn, the compound seemed peaceful, its residents and Military Police members going about their routines, and Hiruzen left after learning the clan head had gone to the police headquarters.
• At the Konoha Military Police Force headquarters, Shisui confronted Shinji over Izumi’s death, and Shinji said Uchiha Itachi had carried out the killing.
• Shinji revealed that he had watched Itachi’s actions and said the dead girl could no longer use Uchiha Izumi’s name or identity.

Shinji used Kunitokotachi to restore Uchiha Izumi, which reset the Eternal Mark he had placed on Danzo and left his Dōjutsu on a three-month cooldown. After Izumi overheard Shinji discussing Itachi, she awakened a new Sharingan pattern and demanded to know why Itachi could not be killed.

• Shinji activated Kunitokotachi and healed Izumi, while Shisui questioned him about the Dōjutsu.
• Shinji explained to himself how Amenotokotachi and Kunitokotachi worked and realized that restoring Izumi had released Danzo from his Eternal Mark.
• Shinji blamed Itachi for abandoning the plan and killing people, then admitted he could not bring himself to hunt down and kill him.
• Izumi heard Shinji and Shisui talking, woke in a rage, and awakened a pitch-black three-leaf-clover eye pattern.

Uchiha Izumi accepted a new identity as Pulao and vowed to stay beside Shinji, while Shinji promised to help her take revenge on Itachi. Hiruzen Sarutobi overheard Shinji arguing that Uchiha children should attend the Ninja Academy, then entered the office after being caught listening.

• Shinji comforted Izumi and apologized for the plan that had led Itachi to hurt her.
• Izumi vowed to hunt down Itachi and keep him alive to suffer, and Shinji agreed to help her.
• Shinji gave Izumi a bone-white mask named Pulao, and she declared that Uchiha Izumi was dead and Pulao was her new name.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi went to the Konoha Military Police Force to see Shinji and overheard him insist that every Uchiha child of the right age attend the Ninja Academy.
• After a kunoichi found Hiruzen outside the office, he knocked and was invited inside.

Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed sending Uchiha children to the Ninja Academy with Shinji and Shisui, then rejected Shinji’s plan to recruit non-Uchiha into the Konoha Military Police Force through an academy office. Shinji agreed to fill the force’s vacancies with Uchiha children, leaving Hiruzen startled by the outcome.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Shinji and Shisui about the fires at the Uchiha Clan Compound, but Shinji dismissed them as an accident caused by children practicing Fire Release.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi supported sending Uchiha children to the Ninja Academy to help the clan and village interact, and Shinji said he would persist despite opposition from the elders.
• Shinji argued that the Konoha Military Police Force needed recruits from outside the Uchiha, while Hiruzen Sarutobi suggested the ANBU Reserve Forces as a source.
• Shinji proposed opening a Konoha Military Police Force office at the Ninja Academy, and Hiruzen Sarutobi vehemently rejected the idea.
• Shinji said Uchiha children would fill the force’s vacancies instead, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi stunned.

Shinji negotiated with Hiruzen Sarutobi to give the Uchiha greater access to the Ninja Academy and police force while hiding what happened in the Uchiha compound. Shisui questioned Shinji’s secret plans, and Shinji left the consequences of Itachi’s defection uncertain.

• Shinji persuaded Hiruzen Sarutobi to let the police force recruit six academy graduates each semester, select recruits by name, and grant early graduation, in exchange for the Uchiha sending twenty-four children to the academy each year.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Shinji to explain the previous night’s events in the Uchiha compound, but a bloodstained Uchiha subordinate interrupted them before Shinji answered.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi encountered Uchiha Ryuka and his scorched, angry squad returning from a failed mission, but Ryuka avoided explaining what had happened.
• Shisui asked Shinji why he had made Itachi a missing-nin, and Shinji told him to wait and see how the change would affect the clan and village.

Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Danzo had ordered Itachi to destroy Shinji Uchiha and the Uchiha Clan, and that Itachi planned to infiltrate a dangerous organization targeting the Tailed Beasts. After Itachi left, Hiruzen noticed signs of genjutsu and went to check on Danzo, whose condition had suddenly improved.

• Itachi appeared in Hiruzen Sarutobi's office and revealed that Danzo had ordered him to eliminate Shinji Uchiha and wipe out the Uchiha Clan.
• Itachi told Hiruzen that Danzo was working with a masked man who called himself Madara Uchiha and whom Itachi believed had caused the Nine-Tails' Attack.
• Itachi explained that he would join the masked man's organization to gather intelligence on its Tailed Beasts targets and use it to kill Shinji Uchiha.
• Hiruzen agreed to declare Itachi a rogue ninja and asked him to investigate how the organization had controlled the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura.
• Itachi left as a flock of Crows, and Hiruzen noticed a Sharingan-eyed Crow before learning that Danzo's vital signs had begun to recover.

Itachi questioned the masked Madara about Akatsuki and agreed to meet its leader, while Shinji visited the hospitalized Danzo under a false identity. Shinji secretly used Amenotokotachi on Danzo, leaving Inoichi stunned by what he sensed.

• Madara taunted Itachi about Sasuke and his girlfriend, then claimed no one could stop him, including Shinji.
• Madara told Itachi that Akatsuki was his partner and offered to introduce him to its leader and members.
• Shinji posed as Nara Ushimaru to learn Danzo's room number and charmed a nurse before slipping away.
• Shikaku and Inoichi discussed Danzo's unexplained improvement and the uncertain events involving the Uchiha.
• Shinji entered Danzo's room, activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, and used Amenotokotachi while Shikaku and Inoichi watched.
• Inoichi stared at Shinji in disbelief, unable to understand what he had sensed.

Shinji Uchiha encountered Kurama Murakumo and his daughter Yakumo at the hospital, recognized that Yakumo had a Kekkei Genkai Disease, and said he could cure her later. The chapter left Murakumo hopeful as Shinji clarified that he was not a doctor.

• Inoichi Yamanaka hesitated to leave with Shinji Uchiha, and Shikaku Nara stopped him from speaking to Hiruzen Sarutobi about his suspicions.
• Doctors told Hiruzen that Danzo had briefly improved before his condition froze again.
• Shikaku urged Inoichi to stay quiet and give him time, then led him away from the hospital.
• Kurama Murakumo introduced himself and his daughter Yakumo to Shinji, asking for his help.
• Shinji diagnosed Yakumo with a Kekkei Genkai Disease and said he could cure her, but not immediately.