Chapter Summaries

After Uchiha Itachi escaped, Tetsuya brought Shisui back to Tobirama, where Izuna arrived with the newly awakened Rinnegan. Izuna revealed that he had rescued the surviving Uchiha and sent them to the Land of Grass, then challenged Tobirama over what he intended to do about them.

• Itachi knocked back Shisui, declared himself responsible for destroying the Uchiha Clan, and escaped among a flock of crows.
• Tetsuya calmed Shisui, warned him that people would come to collect the Uchiha's bodies and Sharingan, and took him back to Tobirama.
• Izuna returned with the Rinnegan, saying its sudden awakening had let his opponent escape before he could master its new powers.
• Izumi arrived looking for Shisui and Itachi, then fainted after Tobirama told her that Itachi had killed everyone in the Uchiha Clan Compound.
• Izuna said he had sent the surviving Uchiha to the Daimyo's Palace in the Land of Grass and challenged Tobirama to try to wipe them out.

Tetsuya helped the Uchiha leave Konoha with their clan members’ remains and possessions, while Izuna revealed a Rinnegan ability that could split and splice space. Tetsuya took young Sasuke to the Land of Grass and promised Izuna that Madara Uchiha would be revived next.

• Izuna showed Tobirama his Rinnegan, and Tetsuya argued that the Uchiha should be allowed to settle their grievance with Konoha before unification.
• Izuna and Shisui insisted on taking the Uchiha dead and keeping their Sharingan from Danzo; Tetsuya said Danzo’s punishment should not be easy.
• Izuna opened a spatial doorway to the Land of Grass and explained that his Rinnegan let him split and splice space, countering Tobirama’s Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Izuna collected the Uchiha remains, and Tetsuya had the Yellow Weasel Clan strip the compound of its possessions.
• Tetsuya took young Sasuke to the Land of Grass to serve as the Uchiha Clan Heir.
• Tetsuya suggested Shisui might be related to Izuna and told him that Madara Uchiha was next to be revived.

Tetsuya brought Tobirama and Izuna back to the Land of Grass, promising to resurrect their relatives, while Danzo and Hiruzen discovered that the Uchiha Clan had vanished from Konoha. Izuna led the surviving Uchiha to Tetsuya, who offered them protection in the Land of Grass.

• Tetsuya told Tobirama he could resurrect Madara, Tobirama’s older brother, and his two younger brothers, Kawarama and Itama.
• Danzo searched the Uchiha Clan Compound with Root but found no bodies or belongings, then accused Itachi of taking the clan away.
• Hiruzen searched with ANBU and found bloodstains and weasel fur, concluding that a weasel had reached the compound first and taken everything.
• In the Capital of the Land of Grass, Tetsuya’s weasels delivered the Uchiha Clan’s belongings and left for a chicken feast.
• Izuna brought more than twenty surviving Uchiha to Tetsuya, who offered them protection, and they agreed to follow Izuna’s orders.

Hiruzen Sarutobi learned from Itachi’s letter that Shisui had returned and defeated him, while the surviving Uchiha mourned their clan in the Land of Grass. Tetsuya revealed that he intended for Sasuke to resurrect the Uchiha clansmen, leaving Tobirama uneasy about the plan.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi read Itachi’s letter describing the massacre, Shisui’s return, and Itachi’s defeat, then worried about Konoha’s finances and the possibility of more Uchiha being resurrected.
• Izuna told the surviving Uchiha that Itachi had slaughtered their clan, and they redirected some of their anger toward Sasuke.
• Shisui comforted the trembling Sasuke, who struggled to understand why Itachi had killed their family and clansmen.
• Tetsuya told Tobirama he could resurrect the fallen Uchiha but considered it inefficient to do so himself.
• Tetsuya said he intended for Sasuke to resurrect the Uchiha killed by his older brother, and Tobirama called the idea a stroke of genius.

After the funeral, Tetsuya offered the Uchiha Clan a place to settle in the eastern district of the Capital City and explained Black Zetsu’s origins and plans to Izuna and Tobirama. He revealed that Black Zetsu had manipulated Madara Uchiha and was likely to target Izuna’s newly awakened Rinnegan, then claimed Sage Mode let him learn secrets from the natural world.

• Izuna asked Tetsuya to help the Uchiha Clan settle, and Tetsuya offered them a section of the eastern district of the Capital City.
• Tetsuya warned Izuna that Black Zetsu was the real threat, then revealed the Box of Ultimate Bliss and explained Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s history and Black Zetsu’s purpose.
• Izuna realized Black Zetsu had manipulated Madara Uchiha to awaken the Rinnegan and was now using Obito Uchiha to pursue the same goal.
• Tetsuya explained that Black Zetsu had altered the Uchiha Clan’s stone tablet and that Infinite Tsukuyomi would free Kaguya Ōtsutsuki rather than bring peace.
• Tobirama asked how Tetsuya knew everything, and Tetsuya entered Sage Mode and said he could communicate with the natural world.

Tetsuya explained that the Ōtsutsuki Clan posed an eventual threat to the shinobi world and that the nations needed to unite against it. After the Uchiha settled in the Land of Grass, Tetsuya offered Sasuke Orochimaru as a mentor.

• Tetsuya told Tobirama and Izuna about Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and the Ōtsutsuki Clan, arguing that a common external threat could unite the shinobi world.
• Izuna understood that Tetsuya planned to use Black Zetsu to release Kaguya and reveal the Ōtsutsuki threat to the world.
• The Uchiha settled in the Land of Grass while concealing their clan name, as news spread that Uchiha Itachi had slaughtered the clan and become a Konoha S-Rank Rogue Ninja.
• Sunagakure considered taking advantage of Konoha's weakened state after the Uchiha Clan's destruction.
• Sasuke trained by throwing shuriken and using the Great Fireball Technique against a target marked with Itachi's name.
• Tetsuya asked Sasuke about finding him a mentor and proposed Orochimaru as his teacher.

Tetsuya offered Sasuke a chance to learn how to revive his family and clansmen from Orochimaru, then invited Orochimaru to meet him in the Land of Grass. After successfully growing a new body from White Zetsu and his own cells, Orochimaru traveled there with Kimimaro and Kabuto Yakushi and waited at the Daimyo's Mansion.

• Tetsuya told Sasuke that Orochimaru could teach him how to bring his family and clansmen back to life, and Sasuke asked to meet him.
• Orochimaru celebrated after cultivating a new body from White Zetsu and his own cells, freeing himself from needing other people's bodies as vessels.
• Orochimaru reassured Kimimaro that he would try to cure his bloodline disease so Kimimaro could remain by his side.
• Orochimaru read Tetsuya's letter about the surviving Uchiha and Shisui's Sharingan, then decided to travel to the Land of Grass with Kimimaro and Kabuto Yakushi.
• Shinada welcomed Orochimaru and his companions to the Daimyo's Mansion, where they waited in the sitting room for Tetsuya.

Tetsuya and Orochimaru discussed the Land of Rice Fields and Konoha’s weakening state before Orochimaru asked to examine Shisui’s eyes. Shisui joined them, and he and Orochimaru agreed that Konoha was in their past.

• Orochimaru visited Tetsuya and explained how the Land of Rice Fields had developed under his control.
• Tetsuya told Orochimaru that Konoha had publicized the Uchiha Clan Massacre and was too weakened to respond to Sunagakure occupying Fire Country territory.
• Orochimaru criticized Hiruzen Sarutobi and agreed with Tetsuya that Konoha needed a powerful force to stir it into action.
• Orochimaru asked Tetsuya to summon Shisui so he could examine his eyes, and Tetsuya called Shisui in.
• Shisui and Orochimaru reflected on their past in Konoha and agreed that it was behind them.

Orochimaru studied Shisui’s Sharingan and theorized that Uchiha eye powers came from the brain, then collected Shisui’s blood for research. Tetsuya asked Orochimaru to mentor Sasuke and discuss Impure World Reincarnation, but Tobirama appeared and confronted him, leaving Tobirama furious at Danzo’s involvement.

• Orochimaru examined Shisui’s Sharingan and theorized that his Uchiha bloodline had assimilated White Zetsu’s eyes, with intense emotion triggering their evolution.
• Orochimaru asked Tetsuya for Sharingan to study, but Shisui refused; Shisui agreed to give Orochimaru a few drops of blood instead.
• Tetsuya asked Orochimaru to take Sasuke as his apprentice and questioned him about his research and improvements to Impure World Reincarnation.
• Tobirama appeared and challenged Orochimaru’s claim that his version of the jutsu was improved.
• Kabuto and Kimimaro moved to protect Orochimaru, while Orochimaru blamed Danzo for supplying his research materials.
• Tobirama grew angry at the mention of Danzo and shouted, “Danzo again!”

Tetsuya mediated Tobirama’s confrontation with Orochimaru, then arranged for Orochimaru to train Sasuke and teach him Impure World Reincarnation as a step toward true resurrection. The chapter ended with Tetsuya sending Shisui to fetch Sasuke so Orochimaru could take him to the Land of Rice Fields.

• Tetsuya calmed Tobirama with tea and invited Orochimaru to sit with them.
• Tobirama questioned Orochimaru about his experiments and betrayal of Konoha, while Orochimaru blamed his research’s backing on his teacher and Danzo and criticized Konoha’s decline.
• Tetsuya asked Orochimaru to train Sasuke in his ninja skills and teach him Impure World Reincarnation, and Orochimaru agreed.
• Tetsuya explained that Impure World Reincarnation would be a prerequisite for true resurrection and privately planned to revive more Uchiha with Madara’s help.
• Tetsuya told Shisui to bring Sasuke so Orochimaru could take him to the Land of Rice Fields.

Nagato’s Akatsuki welcomed Uchiha Itachi but suspected his sudden approach was deliberate, so Yahiko and Nagato decided to watch him and inform Tetsuya. After reading Nagato’s report, Tetsuya wondered how Hiruzen Sarutobi had learned about Akatsuki.

• Nagato introduced Uchiha Itachi as Akatsuki’s newest member, and Itachi studied the group before focusing on Nagato’s Rinnegan.
• Yahiko and Nagato’s clone discussed Itachi’s lengthy stay in the Land of Fire and agreed to observe him; Nagato had already sent Tetsuya a report.
• Orochimaru left the Land of Grass with Sasuke, taking him on as a student and receiving Tetsuya’s Lightning Blade training method to teach him later.
• Tetsuya considered his students and the possibility of bringing Rin back to the Shinobi World, then received Nagato’s letter from the Land of Rain.
• Tetsuya read that Itachi had approached Akatsuki on his own and suspected Hiruzen Sarutobi had noticed the organization.

Tetsuya told Rin Nohara the truth about her survival and the Weasel Burial Mound, but Rin had already pieced it together from photos on a phone. He invited her to live in the Land of Grass and meet her Hyuga Clan junior fellow disciple.

• Tetsuya revealed that he had saved Rin on the battlefield and that the Weasel Burial Mound was a hidden sanctuary, not a place between life and death.
• Rin explained that she had inferred the truth from changes in Konoha and photos of Tetsuya on a phone she took from the Uchiha rogue ninja.
• Rin showed Tetsuya the Daimyo Chiba's Fan Club forum and told him that 'Salamander Who Relays the Will of God' ran it.
• Tetsuya invited Rin to live with him in the Land of Grass and said he would take her to Konoha to meet her junior fellow disciple from the Hyuga Clan.
• Rin asked about her fellow disciples and wondered who from the conservative Hyuga Clan had become Tetsuya's student.

Tetsuya introduced Rin to Neji and taught them the Tai Chi Breathing Method, then took Rin to visit Naruto. Rin chose the name Nohara Himawari as her new identity, and Tetsuya joked about whether she had a brother named Nohara Shinnosuke.

• Neji trained late at night to practice the techniques Tetsuya had taught him without attracting attention.
• Tetsuya introduced Rin as his fourth disciple and Neji’s senior sister, and Rin gave Neji pastries.
• Tetsuya taught Neji and Rin the Tai Chi Breathing Method, which he had designed around Neji’s strengths and Gentle Fist.
• Tetsuya reminded Neji to keep his unusual techniques secret at the Ninja Academy while maintaining his top-student position.
• Tetsuya took Rin to see Naruto, whose life had become more orderly with Kushina watching over him.
• Rin chose Nohara Himawari as her new name, and Tetsuya asked whether her brother was called Nohara Shinnosuke.

As the Small Country Alliance and smartphone culture expanded, Neji graduated and joined Team Guy, while Naruto studied under Kushina and was no longer the Academy’s dead last. In Otogakure, Sasuke had awakened two-tomoe Sharingan in both eyes and confronted Kimimaro outside Orochimaru’s laboratory.

• Akatsuki expanded its operations as Juzo Biwa died, Zabuza defected from Kirigakure with the Kubikiribōchō, and Sunagakure pressed into the Land of Fire.
• The Small Country Alliance grew to include nearly every small country, and Tetsuya used the Shinobi World Forum to grant users’ wishes.
• Neji graduated at the top of his class and joined Team Guy, whose missions had a perfect completion rate.
• Tetsuya learned from Rin that Naruto had average academic grades, could use the Three-Body Technique, and was not the dead last at the Ninja Academy.
• Sasuke awakened the two-tomoe Sharingan in both eyes, then argued with Kimimaro outside Orochimaru’s laboratory.

Sasuke asked Orochimaru for the means to revive his clan and received the Impure World Reincarnation scroll as a first step. Orochimaru also told Kimimaro he had found a way to cure his bloodline disease, and they prepared to begin treatment.

• Sasuke and Kimimaro fought in Otogakure until Kabuto summoned them to Orochimaru.
• Sasuke asked Orochimaru when he would teach him the ninjutsu to revive his family and clan.
• Orochimaru gave Sasuke a scroll containing Impure World Reincarnation, warning that it was only a prerequisite for true resurrection.
• Sasuke left to study the scroll, convinced he could use it to bring back his clan.
• Orochimaru told Kimimaro he had found a way to cure his bloodline disease, and Kimimaro eagerly agreed to begin treatment.

Naruto vowed to become a Hokage who surpassed every Hokage before him, while Kushina recalled Minato’s strengths and shortcomings as a father. Mizuki approached Naruto and began manipulating him into stealing the Scroll of Seals.

• Naruto told Kushina he wanted to become a great Hokage like the Third, and Kushina urged him to learn about his father, Minato.
• Kushina explained that Minato had been a worthy Hokage but had fallen short as a husband and father.
• Naruto declared that he would surpass every Hokage before him, prompting Kushina to consider how he could learn Minato’s signature techniques.
• Mizuki approached Naruto, challenged his dream, and told him that mastering stronger Ninjutsu was necessary to become Hokage.
• Mizuki described the Scroll of Seals as containing powerful Ninjutsu and convinced Naruto that obtaining it could help him surpass the other Hokage.

Mizuki manipulated Naruto by challenging him to face how far his grades put him from becoming Hokage, while Naruto completed his graduation exam and passed the Clone Technique assessment. The chapter ended with Hiruzen Sarutobi learning that Mizuki had tried to entice Naruto into stealing the Scroll of Seals.

• Mizuki told Naruto to check his exam results and see how far he was from becoming Hokage, prompting Naruto to vow to prove himself.
• During the written exam, Naruto asked Kushina for answers, but she ordered him to answer on his own after whipping Kurama for laughing at him.
• Hinata wished Naruto luck, and Naruto thanked her before entering his graduation assessment.
• Naruto successfully performed the Clone Technique, and Iruka and Mizuki passed him.
• Mizuki told Naruto to return later to check his grades, then explained to Iruka that he wanted Naruto to recognize the gap between his dream and his ability.
• A report informed Hiruzen Sarutobi that Mizuki had tried to lure Naruto into stealing the Scroll of Seals.

Tetsuya received Gato’s request to join the Commercial Alliance and ordered Shinada to keep him hopeful with a difficult condition. In Konoha, Mizuki manipulated a discouraged Naruto into stealing the Scroll of Seals, while Hiruzen arranged for Naruto to take a prepared substitute scroll.

• Tetsuya read Gato’s invitation and decided Shinada should give him a difficult condition that kept him interested in joining the alliance.
• Naruto lamented his poor academic grades, and Mizuki encouraged him to steal the Scroll of Seals to bridge the gap between his reality and his dream of becoming Hokage.
• Naruto asked Kushina whether he should trust Mizuki, and Kushina told him to judge for himself.
• Mizuki told Naruto where the Scroll of Seals was kept and how to avoid its guards.
• Naruto left home at night to steal the scroll, and an ANBU ninja reported his movements to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hiruzen confirmed that a prepared substitute scroll had replaced the real one and ordered the ANBU to alert Iruka after Naruto stole it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had arranged for Naruto to steal a fake Scroll of Seals so he could learn ninjutsu and grow closer to Konoha. After Naruto took it and began reading in the woods, Iruka confronted him, and Mizuki revealed his deception and attacked Iruka.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi had planted a fake Scroll of Seals with ninjutsu for Naruto, hoping he would learn the Flying Thunder God Technique and strengthen his ties to Konoha.
• Naruto sneaked into the Hokage Building, stole the scroll, and ran into the woods to study it while Kushina tried to memorize its techniques through his eyes.
• Iruka found Naruto and warned him that stealing the scroll could prevent him from becoming a Konoha ninja.
• Mizuki ambushed Iruka with kunai and admitted he had tricked Naruto into stealing the scroll for him.
• Mizuki taunted Naruto about the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox and claimed Iruka's kindness was an act because Naruto had caused Iruka's parents' deaths.

Iruka protected Naruto from Mizuki, and Naruto returned to defeat Mizuki with the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique. Iruka awarded Naruto his forehead protector, and Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Kakashi Hatake to lead Naruto’s team with Sakura Haruno and Hinata Hyuga as his teammates.

• Mizuki threw a giant shuriken at Naruto, but Iruka shielded him and took the attack in his back.
• Iruka used a smoke bomb and transformed into Naruto to lure Mizuki away while the real Naruto escaped with the Scroll of Seals.
• Mizuki caught up with Iruka and prepared to kill him, but Naruto returned and struck Mizuki before he could attack.
• Naruto used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and overwhelmed Mizuki with a crowd of clones.
• Iruka gave Naruto his Konoha forehead protector and offered to celebrate his graduation with ramen.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi selected Kakashi Hatake to lead Naruto’s team, with Sakura Haruno and Hinata Hyuga as his teammates.