Recaps

Chikage used Military Police regulations and evidence to confront Shimura Ken’s gang and Root after they attacked Uchiha merchants and arrested Yashiro. The dispute ended with Danzo pledging 350,000 ryo in compensation, Yashiro’s release, and Fugaku leading the Uchiha home peacefully.

• Chikage persuaded Fugaku to negotiate relocation compensation for the Uchiha, then became deputy captain of the Military Police Force’s Second Squad.
• After Shimura Ken and his men vandalized an Uchiha shop and demanded protection money, Chikage arrested them and ordered the Shimura Clan to pay for the damage.
• When Root arrested Captain Yashiro, Chikage led his squad to the Hokage Building with Ken’s confession and evidence, arguing that Root had acted without legal authority.
• Fugaku brought armed Uchiha elites to the Hokage Building as Chikage challenged Danzo and the village leadership over Yashiro’s detention and the attack on South Street.
• Chikage demanded fifteen days of detention for Shimura Ken and 350,000 ryo in fines, compensation, and security deposit, and Hiruzen ordered Danzo to sign a payment receipt.
• Hiruzen ordered Yashiro’s release, and Chikage told the gathered Uchiha that the compensation pledge and release had been secured.
• Yashiro left Root with injuries and received medical care, while Chikage said they would seek further compensation for his torture.
• Fugaku ordered the Uchiha to withdraw peacefully, then reprimanded Chikage for risking a fight with Danzo.

Chikage used Konoha’s regulations to force Danzo to pay compensation, then accepted a dangerous border mission after securing official paperwork and funding. As Chikage set out to investigate smuggling, Itachi secretly followed him and Scarface’s men prepared to capture him.

• Chikage’s use of regulations forced Danzo to acknowledge a 350,000 ryo debt, and the Uchiha celebrated the compensation and Yashiro’s release.
• Chikage refused to release Shimura Ken early when Shisui delivered the payment without the overdue late fee.
• Danzo arranged a border mission as a trap, but Chikage demanded proper paperwork and 200,000 ryo in expenses before accepting it.
• Chikage spent points on Lightning Release Chakra Mode and the One-Tomoe Sharingan, while Fugaku gave him fifty specially made High-Explosive Explosive Tags.
• Fugaku reluctantly let Chikage travel alone, and Itachi secretly left to protect him from Root.
• Chikage left Konoha, traveled to Hot Water Town, and booked a room while carefully tracking his mission expenses.
• The Cloaked Man hired Scarface to capture Chikage alive, and Chikage paid an information broker for smuggling intelligence and surveillance.

Chikage captured Root assassins, exposed Danzo’s schemes, and advised Itachi and Fugaku to defend the Uchiha by using rules and negotiation. As the clan prepared to relocate with a large compensation payment, Itachi revealed that a masked man had warned of an impending attack.

• Chikage drew Scarface’s rogue ninja into an ambush at Black Wind Valley, defeated them, then fought off four Root assassins with Itachi’s help.
• Chikage brought the captured Root ninja and evidence to Konoha, confronted Danzo, and secured full reimbursement for his mission expenses.
• Itachi told Fugaku that Chikage had defeated the Root assassins and shared Chikage’s advice that the Uchiha should protect their interests through rules and negotiation.
• Danzo met a masked man claiming to be Madara Uchiha and agreed to cooperate in eliminating the Uchiha Clan.
• Fugaku told Chikage that the Hokage had approved the Uchiha relocation compensation, and Chikage warned that the payment could conceal a plan to attack the clan during relocation.
• Obito tried to recruit Itachi by claiming Konoha’s leaders planned to destroy the Uchiha, but Itachi challenged his claims and told Chikage about the threat.
• Chikage proposed using a relocation celebration attended by the daimyo and a ninja-tool auction to make any attack costly to Konoha, and Itachi agreed to the plan.
• Itachi described the masked man’s warning to Chikage and Fugaku, revealing that the man had a Sharingan.

Chikage and Fugaku counter Danzo’s plans by staging Mangekyō training, exposing Root’s attack, and winning the Daimyo’s support for the Uchiha. After Danzo steals one of Shisui’s eyes, Fugaku hides Shisui and the clan prepares to return to Konoha with political authority over South Street.

• Itachi identified the masked man as Madara Uchiha, and Fugaku concluded that he and Danzo were conspiring to frame the Uchiha and justify action against them.
• Chikage persuaded Fugaku to fight back by spreading accusations against Danzo, using relocation funds to influence nobles, and preparing for a Daimyo visit.
• Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan to Chikage, who proposed using Mangekyō genjutsu to awaken more clan members.
• Fugaku and Chikage arranged a staged crisis for Yashiro, Inabi, and Tekka, while Danzo independently sent Root operatives to ambush them.
• Yashiro awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan after believing Chikage, his family, and the Uchiha had been killed, then defeated the Root attackers before learning the events were a genjutsu test.
• Chikage brought evidence of Danzo’s attack to Minister Asano and secured the Daimyo’s visit, while Shisui revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan to Hiruzen and proposed using Kotoamatsukami to avert conflict.
• Danzo poisoned Shisui and took his right eye, but Shisui escaped and met Itachi before Fugaku arrived with news that the Uchiha had anticipated the attack.
• Fugaku hid Shisui beneath Naka Shrine, and Chikage secured a Daimyo inspection decree and a Royal Franchise granting the Military Police Force authority over South Street.