Recaps

Yan Uchiha used the Military Police Force funding dispute to force Hiruzen Sarutobi into a political retreat, then rallied the Uchiha and gained the Aburame Clan’s support against a planned attack. The standoff ended with Hiruzen asking Yan to join Minato Namikaze in the Land of Grass, and Yan negotiating forbidden techniques and Might Duy in return.

• Danzo ordered Root to withdraw from the front, watch the Uchiha, kill Shisui, and eliminate every Uchiha shinobi and civilian, while Hiruzen Sarutobi warned him against provoking Jin Uchiha.
• Yan Uchiha explained to Itachi how the village had isolated the Uchiha through the Konoha Military Police Force, then urged him to hide his beliefs and learn about his opponents before challenging the rules.
• At a Jonin meeting, Hiruzen apologized and offered one billion ryō toward the Military Police Force’s back pay, and Yan answered by proposing laws to break monopolies and make clan finances public.
• When Hiruzen and the clan leaders prepared to confront the Uchiha, Yan ordered the Uchiha to ready a counterattack and sent Hiruzen a letter threatening retaliation against their clans and families.
• The clan leaders called off the planned attack, and a green flare from the Uchiha compound signaled that the village had backed down.
• Shibi Aburame pledged his clan’s support to the Uchiha in exchange for protection and help rescuing Aburame Ryoma, and Yan accepted while promising to protect allied clans from being used as cannon fodder.
• Hiruzen visited Yan and asked him to assist Minato Namikaze in the Land of Grass, promising not to target the Uchiha while Yan was away.
• Yan accepted the mission in exchange for two forbidden techniques and one man, and Hiruzen agreed to provide the Spirit Transformation Technique, the Eight Gates, and Might Duy.

Yan Uchiha challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi’s control, drew Minato Namikaze and the Aburame into an alliance, and prepared to leave Konoha for the front. The arc ended with Yan’s allies warning that Danzo might isolate him and set a trap as they began preparing to defend their clans.

• Yan Uchiha accepted Hiruzen Sarutobi’s deployment order, secured the Spirit Transformation Technique, and warned Fugaku to keep the Uchiha stable while he was away.
• Yan forced Hiruzen to remove Aburame Ryoma from Root, then persuaded Minato to question the village leadership and remain neutral in its conflict with the Uchiha.
• Yan took Ryoma under his protection and arranged for the Aburame Clan to move into the Uchiha compound, while Minato and Kushina uncovered more of Konoha’s secrets through the Nine-Tails.
• Minato told Yan that Konoha’s leaders planned to destroy the Uchiha and Hyuga and that Danzo had Kagami Uchiha’s Mangekyo Sharingan, then agreed to join Yan against the corruption.
• Minato and Yan reached the front, where Shikaku Nara assigned them to destroy Kannabi Bridge and cut off Iwagakure’s supplies.
• Yan reunited with Shisui, Kazama Nara, and Aya Hyuga, revealed the Aburame alliance, and learned that Shisui had awakened Kotoamatsukami.
• Yan’s allies warned that Danzo might use Yakushi Nonō and transfer Minato away to isolate Yan, but Yan proceeded with his plans and asked Kazama to find a Nara adviser to help defend the Uchiha and Aburame.

Yan Uchiha exposed Madara’s plans and faced Iwagakure’s forces alone to secure their battle plans and a trade deal. After Kannabi Bridge fell, he helped Minato rescue Rin and free her and Isobu from Madara’s genjutsu, but warned that Obito remained in danger.

• Yan Uchiha pulled a White Zetsu from the ground and told Minato Namikaze that Madara Uchiha had chosen Obito as his successor and planned to manipulate him through Kakashi or Rin.
• Yan led the joint squads toward Kannabi Bridge, defeated Iwagakure patrols, and told Team Minato that Konoha’s leaders had used Sakumo Hatake’s death to consolidate power.
• Minato gave Yan the mission to steal Iwagakure’s deployment plans, and Yan left the others at Kannabi Bridge before being surrounded by Ōnoki, the Five-Tails’ jinchūriki, the Eight-Tails’ jinchūriki, the Fourth Raikage, and thousands of shinobi.
• Yan overwhelmed Iwagakure’s forces with Conqueror’s Haki and fire, survived their strongest attacks, and secured the deployment plans, the Light-Weight Rock Technique, and a Ninja Tool trade agreement with Ōnoki.
• Yan returned to Minato and learned that Obito had been buried in an ambush and Rin had been abducted, then warned Minato that Madara was targeting them both.
• Yan, Minato, and Kakashi found Rin after she revealed Iwagakure had sealed the Three-Tails inside her and forced her toward Konoha, and Yan stopped her from dying by Kakashi’s hand.
• Obito revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Yan broke Madara’s genjutsu on Rin and the Three-Tails while Minato sealed Isobu and Rin.
• Yan warned that Kirigakure might demand the Three-Tails and offered to shelter Rin, while Minato agreed to take her home and Yan reminded them that Obito remained in danger.

Yan Uchiha strengthened his faction, manipulated the village’s political divisions, and formed a conditional alliance with Madara Uchiha while seeking techniques and resources for future threats. Minato Namikaze committed to protecting Rin Nohara, but Danzo demanded that Hiruzen hand her over to Root.

• Minato Namikaze revealed Madara Uchiha’s plan to Obito, Kakashi, and Rin, while Yan Uchiha urged the group to keep Obito’s Mangekyo secret and watch for Madara’s next move.
• Yan Uchiha outlined a plan to control ninja-tool markets and essential industries, then directed Shisui Uchiha to pose as a defector and build trust with Hiruzen Sarutobi’s faction.
• Yan Uchiha brought Might Duy and Might Guy into the Uchiha compound, offered Duy a paid training role, and showed Hiruzen Sarutobi how formidable he had become.
• Minato Namikaze refused Hiruzen Sarutobi’s demand to return Rin Nohara to Kirigakure, and Hiruzen recalled Shikaku Nara while investigating Shisui and the Uchiha.
• Yan Uchiha revised his plan for Shisui after learning Hiruzen was investigating the Frontline Camp, and Shibi Aburame explained why the smaller clans needed to trust their allies.
• Yan Uchiha refused Itachi’s request to graduate early, telling him to remain at the Academy and build friendships before entering the life of a ninja.
• Yan Uchiha met Madara Uchiha, declined to join the Eye of the Moon Plan, and secured Madara’s agreement to provide techniques, cells, and information that could help revive Izuna.
• Minato Namikaze told Kushina and his students that Hiruzen planned to sacrifice Rin and vowed to protect her, while Danzo demanded that Hiruzen hand Rin over to Root.