Recaps

Uchiha Hui defeated Uchiha Tianshui and accepted a new challenge from Uchiha Ryuka, a skilled genjutsu user. Ryuka opened their match with the Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique, leaving Hui trapped as Uchiha Tekka doubted he could escape.

• Uchiha Tianshui admitted defeat, praised Uchiha Hui, and paid him a thousand ryo.
• Uchiha Hui challenged the gathered Chunin, and Uchiha Ryuka stepped forward to fight him.
• Uchiha Tekka agreed to referee the match after Hui confirmed he wanted to continue.
• Uchiha Tekka started the fight, and Uchiha Ryuka immediately trapped Uchiha Hui with the Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique.

Uchiha Hui broke free of Uchiha Ryuka’s genjutsu by absorbing a trace of Pupil Power, then defeated him with a furious combination of attacks and Earth Release. After claiming his rewards and a thousand ryo, Hui headed home exhausted from the string of fights.

• Uchiha Ryuka trapped Uchiha Hui in his Sharingan genjutsu, and the spectators expected Ryuka to win.
• Uchiha Hui absorbed a trace of Pupil Power, escaped the genjutsu with Body Flicker, and struck Ryuka with a series of blows.
• Uchiha Ryuka threw kunai and shuriken at Hui, but Hui used Earth Release: Fissure Palm to bury him under chunks of earth.
• Uchiha Tekka pulled Ryuka from the rubble, declared Uchiha Hui the winner, and confirmed Ryuka was not seriously injured.
• Uchiha Hui collected two glowing rewards and a thousand ryo from Ryuka, then went home exhausted.

After defeating three Uchiha Chunins, Uchiha Hui recovered at home, collected rewards from his fight with Uchiha Ryuka, and strengthened his Sharingan. He returned to the Uchiha's Gladiatorial Arena and challenged anyone willing to spar for money.

• Uchiha Tekka helped injured Uchiha Ryuka to the Medical Room while they discussed Uchiha Hui's sudden strength.
• Uchiha Hui slept until morning, checked his improved reputation and skills, and learned Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique from a reward orb.
• Uchiha Hui fused the Trace Pupil Power dropped by Uchiha Ryuka, raising his Two-Tomoe Sharingan proficiency to 20% without evolving it to three tomoe.
• Uchiha Hui went back to the Uchiha's Gladiatorial Arena as clan members discussed his recent victories.
• Uchiha Hui offered money to anyone who would spar with him, demanding a thousand ryo in compensation if he won.

Uchiha Hui defeated six Uchiha Chunin at the sparring grounds and returned home to claim the rewards from his fights. He increased his Sharingan progress to 25% and improved his Great Fireball and Dragon Fire techniques.

• Uchiha Hui defeated six Uchiha Chunin in succession, winning each spar and earning recognition from the spectators.
• Uchiha Hui returned home and reviewed the rewards he had collected, including rewards from Uchiha Tiger, who had challenged him twice.
• Uchiha Hui merged Trace Pupil Power, enduring pain as his Sharingan progress rose to 25%.
• Uchiha Hui used experience cards to bring the Great Fireball Technique to Mastery 3% and the Dragon Fire Technique to Proficient 9%.

Uchiha Hui strengthened his Sharingan and expanded his ninjutsu skills before Uchiha Fugaku summoned him. When Uchiha Kiyoshi challenged him to spar, Hui accepted, and the two prepared to fight.

• Uchiha Hui fused experience and pupil-power cards, raising his Two-Tomoe Sharingan to 46% and improving several techniques.
• Uchiha Hui rested after training, then Uchiha Kiyoshi arrived with a summons from Uchiha Fugaku.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi asked Uchiha Hui to spar, recalling that Hui had cornered him after school at the Ninja Academy.
• Uchiha Hui accepted Kiyoshi's challenge on the spot, and Kiyoshi took a fighting stance with his Sharingan activated.

Uchiha Hui defeated Uchiha Kiyoshi with a genjutsu and then went to Uchiha Fugaku’s home. He left Kiyoshi eager for another spar and sat across from Fugaku as Kiyoshi joined them.

• Uchiha Kiyoshi challenged Uchiha Hui, but Hui trapped him with the Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique and won in one move.
• Uchiha Hui released the genjutsu and left, while Uchiha Kiyoshi recovered, recognized the importance of intel, and followed him.
• As Uchiha Hui walked through the compound, he wondered whether the Uchiha Clan’s fate had anything to do with him and decided they should not be wiped out.
• Uchiha Hui visited Uchiha Fugaku’s courtyard, teased Uchiha Itachi by ruffling his hair, and went to Fugaku’s study.
• Uchiha Hui sat across from Uchiha Fugaku in silence, and Uchiha Kiyoshi entered and knelt beside them.

Uchiha Fugaku met with Uchiha Hui, crushed him at shogi, and gave him scrolls on Sharingan genjutsu. When Fugaku began discussing the village’s reconstruction plans, Hui guessed that the Uchiha Clan’s compound would be relocated, surprising Fugaku.

• Uchiha Fugaku defeated Uchiha Hui at shogi while Uchiha Kiyoshi watched.
• Uchiha Hui cut off Fugaku’s attempt to lecture him and asked why Fugaku had summoned him.
• Uchiha Fugaku sent Uchiha Kiyoshi home, then learned that Uchiha Hui had beaten him in a sparring match.
• Uchiha Fugaku gave Uchiha Hui scrolls containing notes and Uchiha predecessors’ experience with Two-Tomoe Sharingan genjutsu.
• Uchiha Hui asked where the village planned to move the Uchiha Clan’s compound, leaving Uchiha Fugaku astonished at his guess.

Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna agreed to resist the village leadership's plan to relocate the Uchiha compound while waiting for a new Hokage. Uchiha Hui warned that the Third might remain in office and ended by asking Fugaku whether he wanted to become Hokage.

• Uchiha Fugaku recounted how Shimura Danzō proposed moving the Uchiha compound, and he and Uchiha Setsuna agreed not to consent.
• Uchiha Fugaku said he planned to wait for a new Hokage, hoping Jiraiya or Shikaku Nara might take office.
• Uchiha Hui suggested that no new Hokage might be chosen and that the Third could take office again.
• Uchiha Hui argued that Jiraiya would not seek the position, and Fugaku mentioned that Orochimaru had left the village.
• Uchiha Hui asked Uchiha Fugaku whether he wanted to become Hokage.

Uchiha Hui urged Uchiha Fugaku to pursue the Hokage position through a gradual political strategy rather than assassinating the Third. He proposed protecting the Third, winning the daimyo’s support, and building power as a Hokage candidate, leaving Fugaku to consider a path that might require a fight.

• Uchiha Fugaku doubted Hui’s claim that the Third would return to office and push through the Uchiha compound relocation.
• Uchiha Hui jokingly told Fugaku to kill the Third, then revealed that Shimura Danzō might already be plotting to do so.
• Uchiha Fugaku questioned why Danzō would target the Third, but Hui insisted Danzō wanted to become Hokage.
• Uchiha Hui advised Fugaku to protect the Third, earn the daimyo’s trust, and secure recognition as a Hokage candidate.
• Uchiha Hui told Fugaku to use candidacy to seize influence, build a support team, win approval, and prepare to fight.

Uchiha Hui urged Uchiha Fugaku to pursue becoming a Hokage candidate and helped him develop a clearer view of the clan’s precarious position. The next day, Hui began training young Uchiha Itachi, then headed to resume his own training after gaining a small reward.

• Uchiha Hui warned Uchiha Fugaku that the Uchiha Clan’s position was weakening and urged him to become a Hokage candidate.
• Uchiha Fugaku listened to Hui’s analysis, began forming preliminary plans, and invited him to stay the night.
• Uchiha Itachi asked Uchiha Hui to teach him ninjutsu, and Hui agreed to train him.
• Uchiha Hui assessed Itachi’s abilities, advised him not to overexert himself, and promised to check his progress next time.
• Uchiha Hui received a portion of Trace Chakra for teaching Itachi and went to the clan training ground to resume his own training.

At Konoha’s memorial ceremony, the Third announced he would resume his duties as Hokage, prompting Uchiha Fugaku to confront the implications of his earlier plans with Uchiha Hui. That night, Hui assessed his rapid growth and decided the coming assassination attempt would show whether Fugaku was willing to change course and help save the Uchiha.

• Uchiha Hui attended Konoha’s memorial ceremony with the Uchiha Clan and observed the village’s other ninja clans.
• The Third honored the dead and announced that he would ask the daimyo to let him serve as Hokage again.
• Uchiha Fugaku realized the Third’s return meant he would have to begin the Uchiha’s path to salvation, as he and Uchiha Hui had discussed.
• Shimura Danzō glared at Hiruzen Sarutobi and left, vowing that Hiruzen would regret his decision.
• Uchiha Hui reviewed his improved abilities and resolved to judge Fugaku by how he responded to the coming assassination attempt.

Uchiha Hui rescued Kurenai Yuhi from two Kirigakure spies who had attacked her for information about her late father, Shinku Yuhi. After killing both spies, he left before Konoha’s ninja arrived, leaving Kurenai behind.

• Uchiha Hui ended his daily sparring session, bought groceries, and headed home through a quiet grove.
• Uchiha Hui heard Kurenai Yuhi fighting two men but initially continued on, then turned back and rushed to help her.
• Kurenai Yuhi tore her pinned hand free and tried to kill herself rather than reveal her father’s intelligence, but Uchiha Hui knocked away her shuriken.
• Aoki and Toyama Kazuha recognized Uchiha Hui and attacked him, but he used the Body Flicker Technique to kill Toyama Kazuha and defeated Aoki with a Great Fireball Technique.
• Uchiha Hui told Kurenai Yuhi that help would soon arrive, collected the spies’ rewards, and fled toward the Uchiha Clan Compound.

After rescuing Kurenai Yuhi from two Kirigakure spies, Uchiha Hui refused the Anbu’s initial summons but later met the Third Hokage and received a Fire Release ninjutsu scroll. He continued training afterward, but his Sharingan remained just short of Three-Tomoe as he considered seeking stronger sparring opponents.

• Uchiha Hui refused to accompany the Anbu, who left to report his refusal and warned him not to leave the village.
• Uchiha Hui opened the rewards from killing the spies, gaining chakra and several ninjutsu, including the Water Prison and Water Clone techniques.
• The Anbu returned and told Uchiha Hui that the Third wanted to see him; Hui finished his meal before going to the Hokage Building.
• The Third thanked Uchiha Hui for saving Kurenai Yuhi and gave him a Fire Release ninjutsu scroll, then asked Shisui to keep watch on Hui.
• Uchiha Hui gained a trace of pupil power from sparring but remained at 99% of the Two-Tomoe stage, and he considered challenging a Jonin for greater rewards.

After Uchiha Hui saved Kurenai Yuhi, she invited him to a barbecue meal to thank him, and the two grew more comfortable with each other. Asuma learned Kurenai had left the hospital and was dining with another man, and reacted with surprise.

• Uchiha Hui met Kurenai Yuhi on his way home, and she thanked him for saving her the previous day.
• Kurenai Yuhi invited Uchiha Hui to a barbecue meal, and he agreed after advising her to be more careful.
• Uchiha Hui and Kurenai Yuhi ate together and chatted, with Kurenai becoming more relaxed around him.
• Genma Shiranui and Ebisu told Asuma Sarutobi that Kurenai had left the hospital and was having a meal with another man.
• Asuma Sarutobi widened his eyes in surprise at the news.

Asuma Sarutobi confronted Uchiha Hui over Kurenai and challenged him to a fight, which Hui accepted. Their battle began in the woods, leaving Asuma shocked after his Ash Pile Burning technique appeared to hit Hui.

• Asuma arrived at the restaurant and found Kurenai sharing a meal with Uchiha Hui, the senior who had rescued her.
• After Asuma left, Hui noticed him following and confronted him in the Wooded Grove.
• Asuma demanded that Hui stay away from Kurenai, and Hui proposed a fight; Asuma agreed, asking Hui to keep his word if he lost.
• Hui blocked Asuma's attacks with his Sharingan and struck him with a kick before launching a powerful Great Fireball Technique.
• Asuma countered the Great Fireball with Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, then attacked with shuriken and Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning.
• Asuma's ash cloud exploded around Hui, and Asuma was startled that Hui had not dodged.

Uchiha Hui defeated Asuma in their spar by evading Ash Pile Burning and trapping him underground with Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu. Hui left after claiming victory, while Asuma resolved to challenge him again.

• Asuma thought Hui had been hurt by his Ninjutsu and moved to check on him, but Hui dragged him underground with Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu.
• Hui emerged unharmed, tapped Asuma on the head with a kunai, and declared that Asuma had lost.
• Hui said Asuma could challenge him again, then left without freeing him; Asuma shouted after him from the ground.
• Two Anbu arrived to investigate, and Asuma told them he had been sparring with a friend who caught him off guard.
• After the Anbu pulled him out and left, Asuma watched Hui's direction and vowed to challenge him again.

Uchiha Hui upgraded his Sharingan to three tomoe, continued growing stronger through sparring, and was summoned by Uchiha Fugaku, who offered him command of a Konoha Military Police Force squad. The chapter ended with Hui being asked what he thought of the appointment.

• Uchiha Hui absorbed Asuma's Medium Chakra and learned Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning before absorbing pupil power that advanced his Sharingan to Three-Tomoe.
• Uchiha Hui went to the training ground, defeated an Elite Chunin, and received Trace Pupil Power and a Great Fireball Technique experience card.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi told Uchiha Hui that Uchiha Fugaku wanted to see him and escorted him to Fugaku's study.
• Uchiha Fugaku told Uchiha Hui he planned to expand the Konoha Military Police Force into three squads and offered him the captaincy of one squad.

Uchiha Fugaku asked Uchiha Hui to become a captain in the Military Police Force, while Hui weighed the risks of further tying himself to the Uchiha. Fugaku revealed he planned to visit relatives in the Royal Capital and build relations with the daimyo, leaving Hui to consider the offer.

• Uchiha Fugaku urged Uchiha Hui to accept a captaincy, citing Hui’s strength, judgment, and recent growth.
• Uchiha Hui questioned whether the Third had proposed expanding the Military Police Force, and Fugaku said he would report the plan but had authority to add personnel.
• Uchiha Hui said he would think about the offer, and Fugaku asked him to give an answer the next day at the Military Police Force building.
• Uchiha Fugaku said he would leave the village the next afternoon and that the Third would likely visit the Daimyo’s Palace within the week, making Hui suspect an attack.
• Uchiha Fugaku laughed off Hui’s suspicion and explained that he intended to contact Uchiha relatives in the Royal Capital and get acquainted with the daimyo.

Uchiha Hui and Uchiha Fugaku discussed a possible visit to distant Uchiha relatives, then Fugaku tried to match Hui with Kurenai Yuhi. Hui rejected the idea and hinted at the kind of woman he was attracted to before accepting Fugaku’s offer of sashimi.

• Uchiha Fugaku admitted he was unsure whether the Uchiha’s distant relatives would acknowledge their connection, while Uchiha Hui remained confident the visit would succeed.
• Uchiha Fugaku asked about Hui rescuing Kurenai Yuhi, and Hui explained that he had saved her from two Kirigakure spies and received a ninjutsu scroll from the Third.
• Uchiha Fugaku reminisced about his old acquaintance Shinku Yuhi and then asked Hui whether he liked anyone.
• Uchiha Fugaku suggested Kurenai Yuhi as a match, but Uchiha Hui objected, noting that she was young and close to the Third’s son.
• Uchiha Hui warned Fugaku not to arrange a political marriage and privately thought of a blonde woman who was likely traveling outside the village.
• Uchiha Fugaku offered to make sashimi, and Uchiha Hui accepted.

Uchiha Hui decided to accept the role of squad captain in the Konoha Military Police Force and attended the meeting where Fugaku appointed him to lead one of three new squads. After the meeting, someone challenged him to a fight.

• Hui absorbed pupil power, gaining only a small improvement to his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and continued studying the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet scroll.
• Hui decided that becoming a squad captain was the first step toward changing his fate.
• Hui went to the Military Police Force headquarters and entered the meeting with Uchiha Tekka and other members.
• Fugaku announced that Uchiha Fu, Uchiha Yu, and Uchiha Hui would captain three new squads.
• After the meeting, someone outside challenged Hui to a fight.

Uchiha Hui accepted Uchiha Ryo’s challenge to prove he deserved to be a Konoha Military Police Force captain and defeated the Special Jōnin in a one-sided fight. The assembled Uchiha watched in stunned silence as Hui emerged unhurt.

• Uchiha Ryo challenged Uchiha Hui, demanding that he resign as captain if he lost, and Hui accepted.
• Uchiha Ryo opened with ninja tools and the Great Fireball Technique, while Uchiha Hui countered and answered with the Dragon Fire Technique.
• Uchiha Hui used his Body Flicker Technique to close in, and Uchiha Ryo blocked his attack with Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
• Uchiha Hui cast Hidden Mist Technique, obscured Uchiha Ryo’s vision, and struck him down with a rapid close-range attack.
• Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna watched as Uchiha Ryo crashed out of the mist, while Uchiha Hui dispelled it without a scratch.

After Uchiha Hui defeated Uchiha Ryo in a spar, the Uchiha acknowledged his strength and Uchiha Setsuna began assigning members to the new squads. The chapter ended with Uchiha Ryuka being assigned to Hui’s Squad Nine, despite their antagonistic history.

• Uchiha Hui defeated Uchiha Ryo, then helped him up and invited him to spar again in the future.
• Uchiha Ryo accepted his loss publicly, but no one else stepped forward to challenge Hui.
• Uchiha Fugaku praised Hui’s showing and told Uchiha Setsuna to select members for his squad.
• Uchiha Setsuna announced the new squads and assigned Uchiha Arima, Uchiha Yu, Uchiha Tiger, and Uchiha Ryuka to Squad Nine under Uchiha Hui.
• Uchiha Hui was surprised that Uchiha Ryuka, who had previously mocked and challenged him, had chosen to serve under him.

Uchiha Hui met the six Chunin assigned to Team Nine and announced that he would test each of them in a spar. The squad began fighting him one at a time while the other teams learned their duties in the Konoha Military Police Force.

• Uchiha Tekka invited Uchiha Hui to spar, and Hui agreed before the other squad captains departed.
• Uchiha Hui gathered his six teammates—Uchiha Temple, Uchiha Tiger, Uchiha Tianshui, Uchiha Ryuka, Arima, and Yu—and had them introduce themselves.
• Uchiha Hui introduced himself briefly, then joked that he wanted to become stronger, get rich, and marry several wives.
• Uchiha Hui said he would replace any teammate who failed his strength test and ordered each of the six to fight him once.
• Uchiha Arima stepped up first as Team Nine began sparring with Uchiha Hui.

After Uchiha Hui led Team Nine through sparring and a tense meal, a Hyuga ninja attacked him at a barbecue restaurant and blamed the Uchiha for Chizuru’s death. Hui knocked the man unconscious and ordered his team to take him into custody as a suspected spy.

• Uchiha Hui defeated all six of his teammates in sparring and treated Team Nine to barbecue.
• At the restaurant, Uchiha Hui noticed the other customers’ hostility toward the Uchiha and told his teammates to ignore the gossip.
• A drunken Hyuga Shun overturned a table, injured an employee, and hurled a bottle toward Uchiha Hui as he left the private room.
• Hyuga Shun accused the Uchiha of causing Chizuru’s death and charged at Uchiha Hui with a bottle.
• Uchiha Hui knocked Hyuga Shun unconscious and ordered Team Nine to take him to the Military Police Force as a suspected spy.

Uchiha Hui arrested a Hyuga ninja after he attacked him and a villager, then refused to surrender the prisoner to Hyuga Nichirin. When Hyuga Nichirin ordered his men to attack, Hui quickly knocked down two Hyuga Chunin.

• Uchiha Hui and his teammates escorted the unconscious Hyuga ninja away from the barbecue restaurant toward police headquarters.
• Uchiha Tiger questioned whether the police could really detain a ninja, and Hui said the man had broken Konoha’s public order rules by attacking people.
• Hyuga Nichirin and four Hyuga ninja blocked the group and demanded that Hui hand over their clansman.
• Hui refused, stopped his teammates from intervening, and challenged the Hyuga ninja himself.
• Two Hyuga Chunin activated their Byakugan and charged, but Hui moved behind them and knocked them unconscious with knife-hand strikes.