Chapter Summaries

After the Nine-Tails' Rampage, Uchiha Hui returned to the clan compound for an emergency meeting while considering escape from Konoha and the Uchiha Clan's impending massacre. He discovered a cheat that scanned people and displayed their reputation, then opened his starter chest, which released a purple-gold glow.

• Uchiha Tekka told Uchiha Hui that Uchiha Fugaku had ordered all clan members to return to the compound for an emergency meeting.
• Uchiha Hui followed Tekka while hiding his thoughts of escaping Konoha and the Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Hui experienced a sudden stabbing pain and gained a cheat that displayed information about people he looked at.
• Uchiha Hui scanned Hirano Dachun and learned that the Genin disliked him, then checked his own reputation score.
• Uchiha Hui opened his starter chest as he reached the clan compound, and a purple-gold light burst from it.

Uchiha Hui found a Shikotsumyaku kekkei genkai in a chest but postponed merging with it until after the clan meeting. He attended the meeting, assessed the Uchiha Clan’s strength and his poor relationships, and watched Uchiha Fugaku begin to address the assembled shinobi.

• Uchiha Hui obtained the option to merge with Shikotsumyaku, but delayed it because the process would cause pain and weakness during the clan meeting.
• Uchiha Hui traveled to the clan dojo and found that nearly all the gathered shinobi had distant or worse relationships with him.
• Uchiha Hui recognized Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Setsuna as powerful clan figures, and was surprised that the panel listed Uchiha Fugaku as close to him.
• Uchiha Setsuna called the meeting to order, and Uchiha Fugaku began explaining why the clan had gathered.

Uchiha Fugaku briefed the clan on the Nine-Tails attack, the Fourth Hokage’s death, and the village’s restrictions on the Uchiha. Uchiha Hui stayed unusually quiet, but Fugaku stopped him after the meeting to speak privately.

• Uchiha Fugaku told the clan that an unknown attacker had released the Nine-Tails during the Fourth Hokage’s wife’s childbirth.
• Uchiha Inabi asked about the Fourth Hokage, and Uchiha Fugaku revealed that he had died in battle.
• Uchiha Fugaku described the village’s losses and said the Third had ordered the Uchiha to remain in the compound for a week without permission.
• Uchiha Fugaku warned Uchiha Hui that the Anbu had reported his departure from the compound, and Uchiha Hui accepted the warning without arguing.
• After ending the meeting, Uchiha Fugaku called Uchiha Hui back, saying he had something to tell him.

After the Nine-Tails attack, Uchiha Fugaku warned Uchiha Hui to stay on the clan grounds as the village leadership suspected the Uchiha, then invited him to dinner. Shisui Uchiha arrived with a summons from the Third, while Hui returned home and began a painful fusion using his mysterious panel.

• Uchiha Setsuna left the clan meeting after warning Uchiha Fugaku that the Third would not let the matter rest.
• Uchiha Fugaku told Uchiha Hui that the Third and Konoha High Command suspected the Uchiha had caused the Nine-Tails rampage and ordered him to remain on the clan grounds.
• Uchiha Fugaku invited Uchiha Hui to dinner with Mikoto, Sasuke, and Itachi, and Hui accepted before leaving.
• Shisui Uchiha arrived and told Uchiha Fugaku that the Third wanted to see him.
• Uchiha Hui returned to his secluded home, selected “Yes” on his fusion panel, and endured intense pain as his Sharingan activated.

Uchiha Hui confirmed that he had awakened Shikotsumyaku, then cleaned his home and headed to Uchiha Fugaku’s house for dinner. He was greeted at the door by his young nephew, Uchiha Itachi, and ruffled the boy’s hair.

• Uchiha Hui tested his new Shikotsumyaku and formed a bone sword from his palm.
• Uchiha Hui ate a huge amount of food, recovered, and cleaned his filthy home instead of testing his new ability outside.
• Uchiha Hui decided to quietly grow stronger and eventually leave Konoha, then set out for Uchiha Fugaku’s dinner invitation.
• Uchiha Hui reached Uchiha Fugaku’s residence, where Uchiha Itachi opened the door.
• Uchiha Hui teased Uchiha Itachi and ruffled his hair before the boy could greet him.

Uchiha Hui visited his estranged older brother Fugaku’s home for dinner and surprised his young nephew Itachi, who initially mistook him for a threat. After Mikoto welcomed Hui and reassured Itachi, Hui settled in and began asking his nephew about school.

• Uchiha Hui startled Uchiha Itachi at the door, and Itachi guarded the house, worried about his mother and newborn brother.
• Uchiha Mikoto came outside, recognized Hui, and explained that Fugaku had invited him for dinner.
• At Mikoto’s urging, Uchiha Itachi reluctantly greeted his uncle, who pinched his cheeks and teased him.
• Uchiha Mikoto noticed that Hui seemed stronger, and he attributed it to working on his fundamentals as a ninja.
• Mikoto served Hui tea and sweets, then returned to prepare dinner while Itachi sat across from him.
• Uchiha Hui asked Uchiha Itachi whether he had started school yet.

Uchiha Hui spoke with his young nephew, Uchiha Itachi, and met the newborn Sasuke before Uchiha Fugaku arrived. The brothers began to reconnect over Mikoto’s pastries, though Hui still refused to call Fugaku his older brother.

• Uchiha Itachi told Uchiha Hui that he planned to enter the Ninja Academy the following year, while Hui considered the Uchiha Clan’s future and briefly felt murderous intent toward him.
• Uchiha Itachi brought baby Sasuke to meet Uchiha Hui, and promised he would protect his little brother.
• Uchiha Fugaku arrived and noticed that Uchiha Hui’s appearance and bearing had changed.
• Uchiha Fugaku sent Uchiha Itachi away with Sasuke, then insisted that Hui call him his older brother, but Hui continued addressing him as clan head.
• Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Hui ate Mikoto’s pastries together, and Fugaku remarked that Hui had not changed.

Uchiha Hui warned his brother, Uchiha Fugaku, that Konoha’s leadership would use rumors to turn the village against the Uchiha despite Fugaku’s hopes that rescue work could repair relations. Fugaku realized the clan had already been prevented from helping during the Nine-Tails attack, leaving him to confront the possibility that the Third would exploit that absence against them.

• Uchiha Fugaku told Uchiha Hui that he had met with the Third and that village leaders suspected the Uchiha of controlling the Nine-Tails.
• Uchiha Hui said Konoha had long excluded the Uchiha from power, and Uchiha Fugaku warned him not to speak that way outside the compound.
• Uchiha Fugaku explained that the Third had allowed the Uchiha to leave the compound and join rescue efforts while the investigation continued.
• Uchiha Hui predicted that rumors about the Uchiha would spread and that the leadership would use them to undermine the clan.
• Uchiha Hui pointed out that no Uchiha ninja had left the compound during the attack, and Uchiha Fugaku remembered that Anbu had stopped his attempt to send support.

Uchiha Hui shared dinner with Uchiha Fugaku’s family and accepted Mikoto’s offer to eat at their home whenever he was hungry. After dinner, Fugaku led Hui to the backyard training ground and recognized that his strength had increased.

• Uchiha Fugaku reminisced with Uchiha Hui and Mikoto about Hui pretending to be Madara Uchiha as a child.
• Mikoto served dinner, and Hui ate so much that she invited him to come home for food whenever he was hungry.
• Uchiha Itachi warmed to Hui during dinner and began to regard him as his uncle.
• After dinner, Fugaku led Hui to the backyard training ground and remarked that Hui had grown stronger.

Uchiha Fugaku tested Uchiha Hui’s combat ability in a sparring match, and Hui revealed impressive skills despite his chunin rank. The fight ended with both brothers exposing their tactics, leaving Hui frustrated that Fugaku had anticipated him and stolen his chance to surprise him.

• Uchiha Fugaku attacked Uchiha Hui with a kunai and pressed him to show his full strength.
• Uchiha Hui fought back with taijutsu and matched Fugaku’s Great Fireball Technique, then awakened his one-tomoe Sharingan during their clash.
• Uchiha Hui used the Substitution Technique and a shadow clone to maneuver behind Fugaku and hold a kunai to his throat.
• Uchiha Fugaku revealed that Hui had cornered only his shadow clone and praised Hui’s skill, while Hui dispelled his own clone and realized Fugaku had outplayed him.

After sparring with Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Hui discovered that their fight had granted him a Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique experience card. He returned home to examine his newfound ability, while Uchiha Itachi prepared for the Ninja Academy under his father’s expectations.

• Uchiha Fugaku praised Uchiha Hui after their spar, but Hui realized Fugaku had not fought seriously and remained focused on improving.
• Uchiha Hui spotted and absorbed a Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique experience card that appeared beside Uchiha Fugaku.
• Uchiha Hui declined Fugaku’s offer to find him a Taijutsu mentor, citing the village’s troubles after the Night of the Nine-Tails.
• Uchiha Itachi asked about Uchiha Hui when Fugaku returned, and Fugaku told him to prepare for the Ninja Academy.
• Uchiha Hui returned home, reviewed the spar, and examined the experience card stored in his temporary space.

Uchiha Hui discovered that his cheat tracked his abilities and used an experience orb to improve his Great Fireball Technique. The next morning, Uchiha Fugaku led Uchiha ninja to help with disaster relief, but a nearby clan rejected them, and Uchiha Yakumi went to investigate.

• Uchiha Hui opened the ability panel and saw his Kekkei Genkai and ninjutsu proficiencies, including the mastered Body Flicker Technique.
• Uchiha Hui used the orb from his fight with Uchiha Fugaku to raise his Great Fireball Technique proficiency from 73% to 88% and gain new knowledge about using it.
• Uchiha Hui noticed Uchiha ninja were reluctant to help the village because Konoha had excluded and watched them after the Nine-Tails Incident.
• Uchiha Fugaku led about thirty Uchiha ninja to a disaster zone, where members of Nora's clan refused their help and told them to leave.
• Uchiha Fugaku led his group elsewhere and asked Uchiha Yakumi to investigate what had happened; Yakumi went with several ninja to a temporary shelter.

Uchiha Yakumi discovered that masked ninja were spreading rumors blaming the Uchiha for refusing to aid the Fourth Hokage and plotting a coup. He warned Uchiha Fugaku, while Uchiha Hui saw the rumors already spreading through the village.

• Civilians and injured ninja in a shelter blamed the Uchiha for the Hokage’s death and alleged they had tried to stage a coup.
• Uchiha Yakumi and his group searched other shelters and found apparent Anbu spreading the same accusations.
• Yakumi returned to Uchiha Fugaku and reported the rumors, darkening Fugaku’s expression.
• Uchiha Hui overheard ninja accusing the Uchiha of causing Minato’s death and realized the rumors had spread quickly.

Uchiha Hui noticed foreign spies in Konoha but chose not to report them, then realized Sato Kai was following him. He confronted the Kirigakure spy and vanished from sight as their fight began.

• Uchiha Hui spotted Sato Kai, Kobayashi Yuma, and Watanabe Kazuya among a group of people in Konoha and decided not to report them.
• Uchiha Hui heard villagers gossiping about the Uchiha, then considered how he could find more chances to spar and grow stronger.
• Uchiha Hui took a secluded shortcut home and discovered Sato Kai had been following him.
• Sato Kai drew a long sword and revealed he had been looking for an opening through Uchiha Hui.
• Uchiha Hui set down his groceries, said he would finish the fight in one minute, and disappeared from the branch.

Uchiha Hui defeated Sato Kai, a Kirigakure spy who ambushed him, and gained a Hidden Mist Technique skill card. Uchiha clan ninja arrived as Hui waited at the scene.

• Sato Kai followed Uchiha Hui to gather intelligence, then attacked him with a sword when Hui was alone.
• Uchiha Hui dodged Sato Kai's strikes and countered, but Sato Kai unleashed the Hidden Mist Technique to conceal himself.
• Uchiha Hui activated his Sharingan, tracked Sato Kai through the mist, and overpowered him.
• Uchiha Hui crippled Sato Kai and questioned him, concluding he was an independently activated spy rather than part of a setup.
• Uchiha Hui obtained a Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique Ninjutsu Card, then heard Uchiha ninja approaching and waited for them.

Uchiha Hui defeated a Kirigakure spy who ambushed him, and Uchiha Tekka took the captive to the Military Police Force for interrogation. The Uchiha learned the spy had been chasing rumors about their role in the monster attack, leaving Uchiha Setsuna convinced someone was deliberately turning the village against the clan.

• Uchiha Tekka found Uchiha Hui standing over the defeated Sato Kai and had his men take the suspected spy into custody.
• Uchiha Hui advised Uchiha Tekka to question Sato Kai before handing him over to the village, and Tekka said he would let Uchiha Setsuna decide.
• Uchiha Hui returned home, used the Ninjutsu Card he had obtained from Sato Kai, and mastered the Hidden Mist Technique.
• Uchiha Setsuna, Uchiha Tekka, and their colleagues interrogated Sato Kai with genjutsu and learned he was a Kirigakure spy who had been in Konoha for eight years.
• Uchiha Setsuna and the others realized spies believed the rumors blaming the Uchiha for the monster attack, and Setsuna recognized the rumors as a deliberate tactic against the clan.

Uchiha Hui practiced his new Hidden Mist Technique and learned that rumors accused the Uchiha of plotting a coup during the Nine-Tails attack. Uchiha Fugaku avoided confronting the rumor-spreaders, leaving Hui frustrated and more determined to escape Konoha.

• Uchiha Hui demonstrated his beginner Hidden Mist Technique and continued training with his other abilities.
• Uchiha Fugaku visited Hui after hearing that a Kirigakure spy had attacked him and explained that the spy wanted information about the Nine-Tails attack.
• Uchiha Hui learned that rumors blamed the Uchiha for failing to help the village and accused them of planning a coup that night.
• Uchiha Fugaku said he could not safely act against the people spreading the rumors, and Uchiha Hui criticized his cautious approach.

Uchiha Hui challenged Uchiha Fugaku over the Uchiha Clan’s worsening position and then fought him again to test his growing abilities. Their battle ended in another draw, leaving Hui eager to keep improving.

• Uchiha Hui questioned Uchiha Fugaku about the person spreading rumors against the Uchiha, and Fugaku warned him not to investigate Konoha’s hidden power.
• Uchiha Hui rejected Fugaku’s confidence that the Third Hokage would resolve the matter, while Fugaku promised to speak with the Third and confront the rumor-spreader.
• Uchiha Hui challenged Uchiha Fugaku to another fight, and they went to the training ground behind Fugaku’s house.
• Uchiha Hui attacked with the Body Flicker Technique and Sharingan, then used the Hidden Mist Technique to obscure the training ground.
• Uchiha Hui and Uchiha Fugaku exchanged attacks and matched each other’s Great Fireball Technique, ending the fight in a draw.

Uchiha Hui sparred with Uchiha Fugaku, showing off his sharp combat instincts and earning a Trace Pupil Power drop. After they went to Hui’s tidy home for dinner, Fugaku voiced a hope for a better future for the Uchiha Clan, while Hui believed it would take struggle to achieve.

• Uchiha Hui wounded Uchiha Fugaku with a kunai during their spar, then ended the fight and teased him.
• Uchiha Fugaku praised Hui’s growth and judged him to have the fighting ability of an Elite Chunin.
• Uchiha Hui collected a Trace Pupil Power drop as he invited Fugaku home for dinner.
• Uchiha Fugaku was surprised by Hui’s tidy house and asked whether he had found a girl he liked.
• Uchiha Fugaku wished that everyone in the Uchiha Clan could someday live well, while Hui thought such a future would require hard work and struggle.

Uchiha Hui merged a trace of Pupil Power and evolved his Sharingan from One-Tomoe to Two-Tomoe, though the process left him exhausted. After resting and eating noodles Uchiha Fugaku had made, Hui resolved to seek out more sparring partners and strengthen himself.

• Uchiha Hui merged the Trace Pupil Power while cooking and endured intense pain as his Sharingan evolved.
• Uchiha Fugaku discovered Hui's Two-Tomoe Sharingan and offered to teach him techniques for using it.
• Uchiha Hui inspected his new power, considered what stronger drops might yield, and fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Uchiha Fugaku woke Hui about an hour later and served him udon noodles that reminded him of the Udon Sage's shop.
• Uchiha Hui decided to seek out willing sparring partners and work toward reaching Three-Tomoe.