Recaps

Uchiha Yao explained to Jiraiya why he killed Hiruzen Sarutobi, accusing him and Danzo of persecuting the Uchiha and plotting to annihilate the clan. He then confronted Jiraiya over abandoning Naruto, leaving Jiraiya ashamed and convinced he was unworthy of being Naruto’s godfather.

• Uchiha Yao told Jiraiya that Hiruzen Sarutobi had used Impure World Reincarnation and that he killed him because he had become a threat to Konoha.
• Uchiha Yao described how Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo had oppressed the Uchiha and planned to annihilate the clan, forcing the Uchiha to fight back.
• An Uchiha ANBU member gave Jiraiya evidence that the Sarutobi Clan had secretly planned to defect to Hidden Cloud Village.
• Uchiha Yao rebuked Jiraiya for neglecting Naruto, who had endured loneliness, hunger, and expired milk while Jiraiya pursued his own ideals.
• Jiraiya broke down in shame and said he was not worthy of being Naruto’s godfather.

Uchiha Yao urged Jiraiya to make amends to Naruto by offering him the Mount Myōboku summoning contract, then challenged Jiraiya’s faith in the Child of Prophecy. Jiraiya accepted the offer but was left stunned as Uchiha Yao declared that he would forge the Shinobi World’s future through his own strength.

• Uchiha Yao told Jiraiya that guilt could not undo the past and urged him to compensate Naruto.
• Uchiha Yao suggested giving Naruto the Mount Myōboku summoning contract, and Jiraiya agreed to let Naruto sign it.
• Jiraiya recounted how he had believed Minato and then Nagato might be the Child of Prophecy, only to see both fail.
• Uchiha Yao argued that the prophecy was merely a fragment of a possible future and that Jiraiya had used it to avoid taking responsibility himself.
• Uchiha Yao declared that strength, not destiny or a savior, would determine the future he intended to forge.

Uchiha Yao told Jiraiya he intended to unify the Shinobi World under an absolute order, arguing that Hashirama Senju’s system had failed to prevent war. Jiraiya agreed to witness Yao’s power and was transported to a remote plain, where Yao began to reveal it.

• Uchiha Yao declared that the Five Great Nations and Five Great Shinobi Villages were the root of the Shinobi World’s recurring wars.
• Uchiha Yao criticized Hashirama Senju’s distribution of the tailed beasts and rejected Jiraiya’s hope that nations could achieve peace through mutual understanding and talks.
• Uchiha Yao said his strength would let him impose a unified order, and Jiraiya agreed to see it while promising to stop him if he proved to be a power-mad warmonger.
• Uchiha Yao placed a hand on Jiraiya’s shoulder and transported him from the Hokage’s Office to an uninhabited plain roughly three hundred kilometers from Konoha.
• Uchiha Yao faced Jiraiya and unleashed an immense ocular power as he prepared to demonstrate the power of a god.

Uchiha Yao revealed his Rinnegan and challenged Jiraiya, who summoned Sage Shima and Sage Fukasaku to help him enter Sage Mode. Their fight began with Uchiha Yao overpowering Jiraiya with his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, leaving Jiraiya badly injured.

• Uchiha Yao revealed his Rinnegan, shocking Jiraiya and the summoned sages.
• Jiraiya summoned Sage Shima and Sage Fukasaku, then entered Sage Mode with their help.
• Uchiha Yao activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode and challenged Jiraiya to taijutsu.
• Jiraiya struck Uchiha Yao with a Sage Art: Toad Training punch, but Uchiha Yao blocked it with his palm.
• Uchiha Yao moved too quickly for Jiraiya's Sage perception and punched him in the abdomen, blasting him across the ground and making him spit blood.

Uchiha Yao revealed his five-hundred-meter Perfect Susanoo and defeated Jiraiya in their battle. After Jiraiya admitted defeat, the sages returned to Mount Myōboku and Yao’s Susanoo vanished.

• Uchiha Yao explained that his Sage Body and Lightning Release Chakra Mode made him too fast and strong for Jiraiya to match in taijutsu.
• Uchiha Yao summoned a Perfect Susanoo and amplified it to five hundred meters with his Rinnegan’s Divine Authority.
• Uchiha Yao swung the Heavenly Cloud Sword and carved a thousand-meter ravine through the plain.
• Jiraiya unleashed his strongest attack, Sage Art: Super Tailed Beast Rasengan, but Uchiha Yao casually struck it aside with the Heavenly Cloud Sword.
• Jiraiya was sent crashing to the ground, lost Sage Mode, and admitted defeat; Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima returned to Mount Myōboku.
• Uchiha Yao’s Susanoo dissipated, leaving him standing on the plain.

Uchiha Yao demonstrated his time-reversing dojutsu and the Rinnegan’s destructive power to Jiraiya, who accepted that no one could stop Yao from uniting the Shinobi World. Back in the Hokage’s Office, Yao introduced Jiraiya to Naruto and transported them away together.

• Uchiha Yao used his right-eye Kamui to restore Jiraiya’s injuries by reversing time.
• Uchiha Yao summoned a meteor with Tengai Shinsei, devastating the plains and convincing Jiraiya of his overwhelming power.
• Uchiha Yao used Heavenly Might to return himself and Jiraiya to the Hokage’s Office.
• Uchiha Yao summoned Naruto and introduced Jiraiya as one of the Three Sannin and Namikaze Minato’s teacher.
• Uchiha Yao placed a hand on Naruto and Jiraiya’s shoulders and transported all three away.

Uchiha Yao helped Naruto sign the Mount Myōboku summoning contract, but Naruto’s first attempt produced only a tadpole. Yao forced Kurama to lend Naruto chakra, and Naruto’s second attempt summoned Gamabunta.

• Jiraiya showed Naruto the Mount Myōboku summoning contract, which bore the names of Jiraiya and Naruto’s father, Namikaze Minato.
• Naruto signed the contract and attempted the Summoning Technique, but summoned a tiny tadpole.
• Uchiha Yao explained that Naruto lacked chakra control and entered Naruto’s inner space to demand chakra from Kurama.
• Kurama reluctantly lent Naruto a small amount of chakra after Yao threatened to suppress him.
• Naruto tried the Summoning Technique again and summoned Gamabunta.

Naruto summoned Gamabunta, but the giant toad dismissed him and challenged Uchiha Yao after refusing to believe he was Konoha’s Fifth Hokage. Uchiha Yao revealed his enormous Susanoo, leaving Gamabunta stunned and Naruto awestruck.

• Gamabunta mocked Naruto’s claim that he had summoned it and prepared to leave, while Jiraiya tried to calm them both.
• Naruto and Jiraiya asked Uchiha Yao for help, but Gamabunta dismissed Yao’s claim to be Hokage and demanded that he prove his strength.
• Uchiha Yao unleashed his Chakra and formed a completed Susanoo over a hundred meters tall.
• Gamabunta stared in shock at the Susanoo as Uchiha Yao asked whether that was enough proof, and Naruto admired his teacher’s power.

Uchiha Yao defeated Gamabunta with Susanoo and stopped him from escaping back to Mount Myōboku. He spared the battered toad on the condition that Gamabunta serve as Naruto’s summoned beast.

• Gamabunta attacked Susanoo with water bullets and his short blade, but Susanoo’s armor endured the water and its Heavenly Cloud Sword shattered Gamabunta’s weapon and sent him crashing into a trench.
• Uchiha Yao confronted the wounded Gamabunta, who began to surrender, while Naruto and Jiraiya watched in alarm.
• Susanoo raised its foot to stomp Gamabunta, and Gamabunta tried to undo the summoning, but Uchiha Yao used Kamui: Time Reversal to prevent his escape.
• Susanoo’s foot struck the ground, making Jiraiya and Naruto believe Gamabunta had been crushed to death.
• Uchiha Yao lifted Susanoo’s foot and revealed Gamabunta alive, then ordered him to serve as Naruto’s summoned beast.

Uchiha Yao defeated Gamabunta and forced him to recognize Naruto as his boss. With Naruto’s summoning dispute settled, Uchiha Yao prepared to return with his disciple and Jiraiya.

• Gamabunta surrendered to Uchiha Yao after being overwhelmed by his Susanoo.
• Uchiha Yao made Gamabunta apologize to Naruto for looking down on him.
• Uchiha Yao ordered Gamabunta to recognize Naruto as his boss and obey him, and Gamabunta agreed under threat.
• Uchiha Yao warned Gamabunta not to defy or bully Naruto, then let him return to Mount Myōboku.
• Naruto asked Uchiha Yao if he could become as strong as him, and Uchiha Yao encouraged him to work hard before saying it was time to go back.

Uchiha Yao learned that Tsunade was in Tanzaku Street, drowning in gambling debt, and set out with Jiraiya to bring her back to Konoha. He rescued Tsunade and Shizune from debt collectors, then Jiraiya introduced him as Konoha’s Fifth Hokage.

• An ANBU reported Tsunade’s location and gambling debt to Uchiha Yao, who summoned Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya agreed to accompany Uchiha Yao to Tanzaku Street, hoping Tsunade would listen to him.
• Tsunade and Shizune fled debt collectors through an alley, and Tsunade prepared to fight them.
• Uchiha Yao and Jiraiya appeared between Tsunade and the collectors, and Uchiha Yao frightened the men into fleeing.
• Several concealed figures killed the debt collectors after they ran, and Jiraiya introduced Uchiha Yao to Tsunade as the Fifth Hokage.

Tsunade learned that Uchiha Yao had become Konoha’s Fifth Hokage and refused to return until he challenged her to an arm wrestle. As their contest began, Yao revealed a powerful Lightning Release Chakra Mode that stunned Tsunade.

• Jiraiya showed Tsunade the decree confirming Uchiha Yao as the Fifth Hokage.
• Uchiha Yao asked Tsunade to return to Konoha and provide her medical ninjutsu, but she refused.
• Uchiha Yao insisted that Tsunade’s talent belonged to Konoha, and Tsunade challenged him to an arm wrestle.
• Uchiha Yao accepted the wager, and Tsunade and Yao sat down to compete.
• Tsunade prepared to use Chakra Enhanced Strength, while Uchiha Yao activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and shocked her.

Uchiha Yao defeated Tsunade in an arm-wrestling match and tried to take her back to Konoha, but she attempted to flee. He transported her to a barren plain, evaded all her attacks, and prepared to retaliate as she grew exhausted.

• Tsunade and Uchiha Yao arm-wrestled, and Yao overpowered her with the Lightning Light around his arm.
• Tsunade agreed to pack before returning to Konoha, then tried to escape with Shizune.
• Uchiha Yao transported Tsunade from Tanzaku Street to a barren plain and said he would punish her for breaking their agreement.
• Tsunade attacked Yao with Chakra Enhanced Strength, but he evaded every strike.
• Tsunade exhausted herself attacking, and Uchiha Yao announced that it was his turn.

Uchiha Yao forced Tsunade into submission through repeated humiliating punishment, then ordered her to return to Konoha and serve the village. Tsunade agreed, though she remained furious and afraid of provoking him again.

• Uchiha Yao subdued Tsunade and pinned her to the ground when she refused to obey.
• Tsunade fought back and threatened to kill Uchiha Yao, but he continued punishing her until she stopped resisting.
• Uchiha Yao asked whether Tsunade would obey, and she pleaded with him not to punish her again.
• Tsunade agreed to return to Konoha and serve the village without tricks or resistance.
• Uchiha Yao demanded that Tsunade repeat her agreement loudly, and she complied through clenched teeth.

Uchiha Yao forced Tsunade to promise to obey him and brought her back to Konoha. She reached the village gates in a disheveled, frightened state, where the guards recognized her and celebrated her return.

• Uchiha Yao threatened to publicly humiliate Tsunade if she resisted him, and she agreed to obey.
• Uchiha Yao used Heavenly Might to take Tsunade back to Tanzaku Street, where Shizune and Jiraiya were waiting.
• Tsunade avoided Shizune's concern and told her companions they should return to Konoha.
• Uchiha Yao led Tsunade, Shizune, and Jiraiya to Konoha, while Tsunade followed in silence.
• Konoha's gate guards recognized Tsunade and excitedly welcomed her back.

Tsunade returned to Konoha and was welcomed by the villagers, then Uchiha Yao confronted her about her hemophobia and offered her medicine that he claimed could cure it. Tsunade rejected his claim, leaving the bottle on the table as Jiraiya watched it thoughtfully.

• Tsunade returned to Konoha to cheers from the villagers, and Uchiha Yao urged her to present herself as their hero.
• Sakura Haruno introduced herself as Tsunade’s admirer, while Naruto called her Grandma and nearly provoked her into striking him.
• Uchiha Yao ended the welcome ceremony and led Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Shizune to the Hokage’s office.
• Uchiha Yao confronted Tsunade about her grief, hemophobia, and years spent gambling and drinking.
• Uchiha Yao offered Tsunade a bottle of medicine that he claimed would cure her hemophobia, but Tsunade dismissed the claim as impossible.

Uchiha Yao gave Tsunade a potion that cured her hemophobia, then appointed her head of Konoha's Medical Department. Tsunade accepted the chance to put her long-rejected plan for medical ninja training into practice.

• Uchiha Yao offered Tsunade a potion and gave her ten seconds to decide whether to drink it.
• Shizune offered to test the potion, but Tsunade refused, and Jiraiya urged her to trust Uchiha Yao.
• Tsunade drank the potion, and Uchiha Yao cut his own palm to test whether her fear of blood remained.
• Tsunade saw Uchiha Yao's bleeding wound without feeling sick or dizzy and realized her hemophobia had been cured.
• Uchiha Yao appointed Tsunade head of Konoha's Medical Department and tasked her with reorganizing the hospital and training medical ninjas for every four-man team.

Uchiha Yao persuaded Tsunade that his goal was to unify the Shinobi World by making Konoha an unmatched center of power and civilization, with her medical system as a key part of the plan. Tsunade began to agree with his vision despite recognizing its immense ambition.

• Tsunade questioned whether Konoha could afford to train and support a vast medical-ninja system, and Uchiha Yao said money was no obstacle.
• Uchiha Yao revealed that he intended to unify the Shinobi World, shocking Tsunade because even Hashirama Senju had not achieved that.
• Tsunade warned that unification would provoke a world-spanning war, while Jiraiya affirmed that Uchiha Yao had the strength to pursue it.
• Uchiha Yao explained that he would make Konoha so powerful and desirable that unification would follow naturally rather than rely on force alone.
• Uchiha Yao described Tsunade's medical system as a way to protect Konoha's ninja and attract people from other villages, and Tsunade began to accept his vision.

Kurenai Yuhi delivered intelligence scrolls to Uchiha Yao and felt threatened by Tsunade’s closeness to him. After sharing dinner at Yao’s home, Kurenai impulsively embraced him and fled into the night.

• Kurenai Yuhi brought Uchiha Yao scrolls on the other four great ninja villages and exchanged tense looks with Tsunade.
• Uchiha Yao assigned Tsunade to lead the Medical Department and train at least one hundred battlefield-ready medical ninja within a year.
• Kurenai accompanied Uchiha Yao home, where Hinata Hyuga welcomed them and joined them, Naruto, and Yao for dinner.
• As Uchiha Yao walked Kurenai to the gate, Kurenai suddenly embraced him, then ran away in embarrassment.

Uchiha Yao visited Konoha Orphanage and promised Yakushi Nonō major support and a dignified future for its children. Nonō was left stunned and unsure why the Fifth Hokage cared so much for them.

• Uchiha Yao arrived at Konoha Orphanage, where Yakushi Nonō and the children greeted him, and he noticed Kabuto Yakushi among them.
• Uchiha Yao asked Yakushi Nonō about the orphanage’s 127 children, its funding, and her plans for their futures.
• Yakushi Nonō explained that she hoped the children would attend the Ninja Academy or learn trades, depending on their talents.
• Uchiha Yao announced that the orphanage’s funding would triple starting next month.
• Uchiha Yao promised to assess every child’s talents, provide suitable education or training, and arrange respectable work for them as adults.
• Yakushi Nonō was overwhelmed by Uchiha Yao’s promises and wondered whether he intended to turn the children into a new Root.

Uchiha Yao praised Kabuto Yakushi and reaffirmed that he supported the orphanage for the children’s sake. Yakushi Nonō offered herself in exchange for their protection, but Uchiha Yao refused and asked her to focus on raising the children.

• Kabuto Yakushi brought tea to Uchiha Yao and Yakushi Nonō, and Uchiha Yao asked his name and praised him.
• Kabuto left the office encouraged by Uchiha Yao’s praise, while Nonō worried about the Hokage’s interest in him.
• Nonō pledged that she and the orphanage’s children would serve Uchiha Yao without hesitation.
• Nonō offered her body to secure the children’s future, but Uchiha Yao told her to dress and rejected the offer.
• Uchiha Yao explained that supporting the orphanage was his responsibility and asked Nonō to raise the children into capable people.

Uchiha Yao reassured Yakushi Nonō that she was not a tool or merchandise, then told Kabuto Yakushi he would leave the orphanage to study Medical Ninjutsu under Tsunade. The chapter left Kabuto excited about the opportunity, though his acceptance as Tsunade’s apprentice remained uncertain.

• Uchiha Yao helped Yakushi Nonō fasten her clothes and reminded her that she was the director of the Konoha Orphanage, not anyone’s plaything or merchandise.
• Yakushi Nonō massaged Uchiha Yao’s shoulders and told him she was willing to serve him whenever he felt tired.
• Uchiha Yao told Kabuto Yakushi to pack his things and come with him, alarming Yakushi Nonō.
• Uchiha Yao explained that Kabuto would go to Tsunade to study Medical Ninjutsu and become a medical ninja.
• Kabuto Yakushi excitedly accepted the opportunity, while Uchiha Yao said Tsunade’s decision would depend on Kabuto’s abilities.

Uchiha Yao brought Kabuto Yakushi from the orphanage to the Medical Department and asked Tsunade to take him as her student. Tsunade set Kabuto an almost impossible reading test, and the chapter ended after he spent the day studying while Tsunade watched.

• Yakushi Nonō said goodbye to Kabuto as he left the orphanage with Uchiha Yao.
• Uchiha Yao brought Kabuto to the Medical Department headquarters and introduced him to Tsunade as a promising student.
• Tsunade doubted Kabuto's ability and challenged him to read a difficult medical text in one day, promising to test him the next day.
• Kabuto silently studied the book for hours while Tsunade observed him and Shizune fell asleep at her desk.
• Uchiha Yao returned and told Kabuto to stop for the day, and Kabuto closed the book and stood up.

Uchiha Yao secured Kabuto a place beside Tsunade after Kabuto impressed her with his medical knowledge. At a Konoha budget meeting, Yao ordered major investments in medicine and the orphanage, promising increased funding from the daimyo.

• Uchiha Yao brought Kabuto back to the Uchiha Clan Compound, and Uchiha Kenji arranged lodging for him.
• Kabuto answered Tsunade’s difficult medical questions flawlessly, and Tsunade asked him to stay by her side.
• Uchiha Yao presented a budget allocating thirty percent of Konoha’s funds to the Medical Department and substantial funding to the orphanage, prompting protests from village officials.
• Uchiha Yao ordered the officials to implement the budget and explained that medical care would attract wealth from across the Shinobi World while orphanage investment would strengthen Konoha’s future.
• Uchiha Yao assured the officials that the daimyo would increase Konoha’s allocation, leaving other departments with at least their expected funding.

Yakushi Nonō reflected on the orphanage’s improvements and found herself thinking affectionately of Uchiha Yao, while Yao trained Hinata and Naruto at home. Kurenai Yuhi brought them a bento, and Tsunade arrived to demand more support for the Medical Department, leaving Kurenai wary as Yao agreed to her requests.

• Yakushi Nonō watched the children enjoy the renovated orphanage and thought fondly of Uchiha Yao.
• Uchiha Yao trained Hinata in Gentle Fist and had his clone put Naruto through combat drills.
• Kurenai Yuhi arrived with a homemade bento and greeted Hinata and Naruto while keeping her attention on Uchiha Yao.
• Tsunade came to Uchiha Yao’s residence and demanded more funding, equipment, and talented students for the Medical Department.
• Uchiha Yao agreed to provide the resources and let Tsunade choose students herself, while Kurenai watched their interaction with alarm.