Chapter Summaries

Shinichi and Shisui watched the Hyuga compound as Kumogakure envoy Matsushita abducted Hinata and deliberately provoked Hiashi into killing him. Shinichi warned Hiashi that the Third Hokage might sacrifice a Hyuga clansman to avoid war, leaving Hiashi alarmed about the clan’s fate.

• Kakashi told Naruto he did not know where Shinichi had gone, then focused on training without his Sharingan draining his chakra.
• Shinichi and Shisui kept watch over the Hyuga compound, waiting for Kumogakure to make its move.
• Matsushita abducted Hinata and led Hiashi to discover him, then let Hiashi kill him while carrying out the trap.
• Hiashi returned Hinata to her room, summoned the Hyuga elders, and learned Matsushita belonged to the Kumogakure Envoy Group.
• Shinichi told Hiashi that Konoha might surrender a Hyuga clansman to Kumogakure rather than risk another war, and Hiashi grew alarmed.

Shinichi warned Hiashi that the Hyuga Clan might sacrifice Hizashi to appease Kumogakure, then promised to resolve the crisis himself. After learning the Fourth Raikage had reached the Land of Fire, Shinichi told the Third Hokage he would confront him to protect the Hyuga Clan and deter war.

• Shinichi told Hiashi that the Hyuga elders might send Hizashi to die in his place, but revealed he had come to repay a favor and urged Hiashi to wait.
• Shinichi told Shisui that shinobi should protect peace without surrendering their ideals or lives to others.
• Shinichi informed the Third Hokage that Kumogakure had brought the Fourth Raikage to the Land of Fire and that either choice over the Hyuga incident risked trouble for Konoha.
• Shinichi asked the Third Hokage to keep the Kumogakure Envoy Group in the village and reassure the Hyuga Clan while he handled the crisis.
• Shinichi declared that he would face the Fourth Raikage himself, and the Third Hokage agreed while telling him to be careful.

Hiashi prevented Hizashi from sacrificing himself as the Third Hokage bought three days to resolve Kumogakure’s demand. Shinichi rallied Konoha’s border ninja and confronted the Fourth Raikage A at the Land of Fire border, demanding that he turn back.

• Hizashi told Hiashi that the clan elders had discussed a sacrifice, but Hiashi knocked him unconscious to keep him from giving his life in his place.
• Dodai demanded that the Third Hokage hand over the culprit for Matsushita’s death or face renewed war, and the Hokage secured three days to respond.
• Shinichi reached the Land of Fire border, rallied the assembled Konoha ninja, and led them to confront the Fourth Raikage A.
• Shinichi challenged A at the border and warned him to return to the Land of Lightning or face defeat.

Hatake Shinichi challenged the Fourth Raikage to a duel, wagering that Kumogakure would withdraw if he won. Shinichi unleashed powerful fire and lightning techniques that forced the Raikage to use his strongest Lightning Release Armor, but the Raikage shattered Shinichi’s Kirin and stood unharmed.

• The Fourth Raikage attacked Shinichi, who evaded the strike with the Substitution Technique and revealed that he was Kakashi’s older brother.
• Shinichi challenged the Fourth Raikage to withdraw with his forces if he lost, and the Raikage agreed while threatening to kill Shinichi if he won.
• The Fourth Raikage launched a Lariat, but Shinichi dodged it and taunted him about being slower than Minato Namikaze.
• Shinichi avoided the Raikage’s Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop and overwhelmed the battlefield with the Great Dragon Fire Technique.
• Shinichi revealed his Sharingan and summoned a colossal Kirin from the storm clouds, suppressing the Fourth Raikage.
• The Fourth Raikage activated his Strongest Lightning Release Armor and shattered the Kirin with a punch, emerging without a scratch.

Hatake Shinichi used his Mangekyō Sharingan abilities to overcome the Fourth Raikage and force Kumogakure to abandon its threat against Konoha. The Raikage was left unconscious, and Shinichi’s victory made him a rising legend despite still being a chunin.

• The Fourth Raikage attacked Shinichi with his strongest Lariat, but Shinichi used Kamui to let the strike pass through him.
• Shinichi trapped the Fourth Raikage in Tsukuyomi and tortured him for more than ten days in the illusion before ending it.
• The Fourth Raikage returned to the real world unconscious, and Shinichi tossed him toward the Kumogakure ninja.
• Shinichi ordered the Kumogakure ninja to return to the Land of Lightning within a minute or face death.
• The Kumogakure ninja fled with the Raikage, while witnesses recognized Hatake Shinichi as a powerful new legend of the Hatake Clan.

Hiashi prepared to sacrifice himself to appease Kumogakure, but learned that Shinichi had defeated the Fourth Raikage and secured Konoha’s safety. Celebrated as a hero, Shinichi delayed his return and planned to visit Kusagakure.

• Hiashi offered his life to the Third Hokage to protect Konoha and Hizashi, while explaining that he had hidden Hizashi from the clan elders.
• The Third Hokage told Hiashi that Shinichi had gone to the Land of Fire Border to face the Fourth Raikage.
• An ANBU operative delivered news that Shinichi had routed the Fourth Raikage, leaving him badly wounded and unconscious.
• Danzo raged at Shinichi’s strength and renewed his resolve to kill him.
• Konoha’s ninja praised Shinichi at the border, and he asked Yamanaka Daisuke to tell the Third Hokage to delay his return and keep the Kumogakure envoys in Konoha.
• Shinichi studied a map and decided to visit Kusagakure before returning to Konoha.

Obito and Orochimaru learned of Shinichi’s Mangekyō Sharingan and feared or coveted his power. In Kusagakure, Shinichi searched for Karin and her mother, then learned Karin’s mother had died and the little girl had disappeared, leaving him to search for her himself.

• White Zetsu told Obito that Shinichi had defeated the Fourth Raikage and possessed Mangekyō abilities resembling Kamui, prompting Obito to reconsider his plans against Konoha.
• Orochimaru heard of Shinichi’s Mangekyō Sharingan and became eager to obtain its power.
• Shinichi summoned Pakkun in Grass City and asked him to find Karin and her mother, members of the Uzumaki Clan.
• Pakkun reported that Karin’s mother had died and Karin had disappeared, though the little girl might still be near Grass City.
• Shinichi ordered Pakkun to search for Karin and left the hot spring inn to look for her himself.

Hatake Shinichi rescued the orphaned Karin Uzumaki from life on the streets and brought her back to Konoha. After informing the Third Hokage, he took responsibility for her and planned to raise her with Naruto and Kakashi at the Hatake Clan home.

• Shinichi paid a bakery owner for Karin's stolen bread and stopped the man from chasing her.
• Shinichi recognized Karin's red hair, reassured her, and invited her to come live with him in Konoha.
• Karin told Shinichi that her mother had died and that people in Kusagakure had abused her for her healing ability.
• Shinichi promised to protect Karin, bought her clean clothes, and took her to a hot spring inn before traveling to Konoha.
• Shinichi told the Third Hokage that Karin would live with the Hatake Clan, and the Hokage agreed.
• The Kumogakure delegation fled to the Land of Lightning after the Fourth Raikage's defeat, ending the confrontation with Konoha.

Shinichi joined the Konoha Military Police Force as a squad leader and brought Karin into the Hatake family, where Naruto and Kakashi welcomed her. After earning points for changing Karin’s fate, Shinichi extracted and converted her red talent trait, gaining greatly enhanced physical attributes, recovery, and mastery of Uzumaki sealing jutsu.

• The Third Hokage told Shinichi that Fugaku had approved his request to join the Konoha Military Police Force as a squad leader.
• Shinichi returned home, caught Kakashi and Naruto eating forbidden instant noodles, and ordered Kakashi to prepare a room for Karin.
• Shinichi introduced Karin as their new little sister, and Naruto and Kakashi promised to protect her and keep outsiders from exploiting her physique.
• Karin overheard the brothers’ conversation and felt happy to have found a home with them.
• Shinichi received points for changing Hizashi Hyuga’s and Karin’s fates, then extracted Karin’s red talent trait from her fallen hair.
• Shinichi spent 300 points to convert Uzumaki’s gift, boosting his physical attributes and recovery while granting him mastery of the Uzumaki Clan’s sealing jutsu.

Shinichi took the Hatake family to dinner at the Hyuga Clan and hinted that he wanted Naruto and Hinata to become engaged. The chapter ended with Hiashi realizing Shinichi had designs on his three-year-old daughter.

• Shinichi accepted Hiashi's invitation and announced that the whole Hatake family would visit the Hyuga Clan for dinner.
• Shinichi told Naruto and Karin that he planned to arrange Naruto's engagement to Hinata, while Naruto remained oblivious to Hinata's feelings.
• Hiashi greeted the Hatake family with Hizashi, Neji, and Hinata, and the children shared an awkward dinner together.
• Hiashi and Hizashi knelt to thank Shinichi for saving their lives, but Shinichi pointed toward Naruto and Hinata and called them future family.
• Hiashi realized Shinichi wanted Naruto to marry his three-year-old daughter and glared dangerously at Naruto.

Shinichi proposed that the Hyuga Clan betroth Hinata to Naruto, whom he planned to help become Hokage, but his argument with Hiashi derailed the family dinner. Hiashi later asked Hinata how she felt about Naruto and realized she might welcome the match.

• Shinichi told Hiashi and Hizashi that the Hatake Clan intended to raise Naruto to become Hokage, while he had no interest in the position himself.
• Shinichi urged Hiashi to arrange Naruto and Hinata's engagement, and the two men traded insults until Kakashi and Hizashi stopped them from fighting.
• Kakashi took the still-fuming Shinichi home, where Karin guessed the argument had been about Naruto and Hinata's engagement.
• Hizashi advised Hiashi to consider Hinata's feelings, and Hiashi went to ask his daughter whether she liked Naruto.
• Hinata blushed and fainted with a happy smile when Hiashi mentioned becoming Naruto's fiancée, leaving him to curse the blond boy.

Shinichi learned that the Akatsuki were active in the Land of Water, but decided to prioritize Konoha’s Uchiha Clan before investigating. He visited Fugaku to introduce himself as a newly appointed Military Police Force squad leader, leaving the clan head utterly bewildered by his reason for coming.

• Shisui reported Akatsuki activity in the Land of Water, and Shinichi ordered him to stay away and alert him if he found Orochimaru.
• Shinichi decided to visit the Uchiha Clan before traveling to the Land of Water and went to meet his new superior, Fugaku.
• The Uchiha guards recognized Shinichi as Konoha’s hero and escorted him to Fugaku’s home.
• Shinichi revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Fugaku questioned why he had not returned to the Uchiha Clan despite possessing Uchiha blood.
• Shinichi explained that he had come to introduce himself as Fugaku’s subordinate, leaving Fugaku bewildered that he feared being given a hard time.

Shinichi warned Fugaku that Uchiha hardliners were considering a coup and persuaded him that the clan’s survival depended on changing its circumstances. He rejected Fugaku’s hope that Konoha’s leaders would genuinely support the Uchiha, leaving them to consider how to improve the clan’s situation without relying on the village leadership.

• Shinichi told Fugaku he wanted to resolve the Uchiha Clan’s internal problems and prevent its members from causing trouble.
• Shinichi revealed that he had deduced some Uchiha were considering a coup, and Fugaku confirmed the threat was serious.
• Shinichi persuaded Fugaku to trust him, claiming he could help the Uchiha survive the threat of annihilation.
• Fugaku explained that the village’s mistreatment had driven the Uchiha hardliners toward resistance, and Shinichi agreed that their circumstances had to change.
• Fugaku proposed winning genuine support from the Hokage and Konoha’s leaders, but Shinichi called the idea foolish and challenged him to stop relying on them.

Shinichi explained how Tobirama’s policies helped drive prejudice against the Uchiha, then told Fugaku he intended to reshape Konoha’s leadership without becoming Hokage himself. They decided to bring Tsunade back and pressure her to take the position, leaving Fugaku amused by Shinichi’s villainous approach.

• Shinichi told Fugaku that Tobirama’s measures and the Third Hokage and Danzo’s inherited prejudice had led to the Uchiha Clan’s persecution and massacre.
• Fugaku thanked Shinichi, accepted that he was on the Uchiha Clan’s side, and asked about his plan to save them.
• Shinichi proposed turning the world around and replacing Konoha’s corrupt leadership, but rejected Fugaku’s suggestion that he become Hokage.
• Shinichi suggested bringing Tsunade back to become Hokage, and said they could force her to accept by making her face Konoha’s decline.
• Fugaku remarked that Shinichi looked like a villain, and Shinichi warned him with his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Shinichi shared dinner with Fugaku's family, teasing Fugaku while winning Mikoto's favor. In the Hokage's Office, the Third Hokage defended Shinichi's assignment to the Konoha Military Police Force, while secretly planning to use the post to control and undermine him.

• Fugaku invited Shinichi to dinner, where Shinichi sent a Shadow Clone home to cook for Naruto and the others.
• Shinichi praised Mikoto and mocked Fugaku throughout the meal, amusing Mikoto and irritating Fugaku before Shinichi left.
• Danzo warned the Third Hokage that Shinichi's meeting with Fugaku could threaten Konoha, but the Third Hokage defended Shinichi's visit and ordered the others to stop harming his reputation.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura suspected the Third Hokage had assigned Shinichi to the unpopular Konoha Military Police Force to damage his standing and retain control over him.
• The Third Hokage privately thought Shinichi would remain under his control even if he became commander or Hokage, like Minato Namikaze had been.

Shinichi began his first day as a Konoha Military Police Force squad leader and provoked his young Uchiha team into challenging his shadow clone. The three boys were beaten unconscious, while Nami’s repeated accidental falls left her mostly unharmed and revealed her ditzy nature.

• Shinichi told Shisui that Fugaku had agreed to support him and that he had requested aggressive hawks for his squad.
• Fugaku introduced Shinichi to his new team: Taro, Hayato, Kazuya, and Nami, then sent them on patrol.
• Hayato, Taro, and Kazuya took offense at Shinichi’s remarks and challenged him, while Nami nervously tried to prevent a fight.
• Shinichi offered to let all four fight his shadow clone, then left to buy popsicles as the clone faced them.
• Shinichi returned to find the three boys unconscious and Nami nearly unhurt after repeatedly tripping; he and his clone called her a natural airhead and agreed she was cute.

After defeating his new squad in a one-sided training match, Shinichi took them to Ichiraku Ramen during their patrol and openly invited villagers to report him. The chapter ended with Shinichi revealing his identity as Hatake Shinichi and deliberately trying to ruin his reputation so no one would make him Hokage.

• Shinichi's squad members woke after being defeated by his Shadow Clone and admitted they had had enough.
• Shinichi claimed the fight had been a lesson and took his squad to Ichiraku Ramen, despite their patrol still being underway.
• Kazuya suggested the squad take turns patrolling, but Shinichi shouted at nearby villagers to complain about them.
• Villagers recognized Shinichi as Konoha's hero and were shocked by his behavior.
• Shinichi took responsibility for the squad's break and privately resolved to damage his reputation to avoid becoming Hokage.

Shinichi deliberately ruined his heroic reputation by slacking off, insulting people, and provoking complaints, while reassuring his squad that he would take responsibility for them. After Fugaku assumed Shinichi had a plan to draw hostility away from the Uchiha, Shinichi realized he had simply wanted to avoid being made Hokage.

• Shinichi publicly admitted he was petty and threatened to retaliate against people who criticized him, driving the crowd away.
• Shinichi told Nami, Kazuya, and the others that he would take the blame for their slacking, making them feel protected despite his strange behavior.
• Kakashi reported Shinichi's public outburst to the Third Hokage, who asked him to contain the damage to Shinichi's reputation.
• Three days later, Fugaku confronted Shinichi over a mailbox full of complaints, and Shinichi explained that he had deliberately caused trouble while patrolling.
• Fugaku wondered whether Shinichi's behavior was meant to divert public hatred from the Uchiha, but Shinichi realized he had no plan and only wanted to avoid becoming Hokage.

Shinichi persuaded Fugaku to share control of the Konoha Military Police Force and stage a confrontation to quiet the Uchiha’s hawkish faction. At the clan meeting, Fugaku revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and stood by his decision before Shinichi appeared to answer a radical’s question about launching a coup.

• Shinichi urged Fugaku to give other major clans positions in the Konoha Military Police Force and take firmer control of the Uchiha Clan.
• Fugaku agreed to follow Shinichi’s plan to calm the clan’s hawkish members and buy time.
• Fugaku called a sudden clan meeting, where the Uchiha clansmen eagerly speculated about a coup.
• Fugaku announced that the Uchiha would give up more than half their Konoha Military Police Force positions to shinobi from other major clans.
• When clansmen protested, Fugaku declared his decision final and revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• After a radical Uchiha asked why Fugaku would not use the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to launch a coup, Shinichi appeared and offered to answer.

Hatake Shinichi confronted the Uchiha Clan over its coup plans and demonstrated his overwhelming power against Fugaku, Shisui, and the clansmen. The Uchiha attacks failed to touch him, leaving the clan stunned and apparently unable to find a weakness.

• Hatake Shinichi told the Uchiha that they could never seize control of Konoha while he was around, and Fugaku accused him of breaking his promise to protect the clansmen.
• Fugaku activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned Susanoo, but Shinichi manifested a far larger Susanoo that dwarfed it.
• Shisui revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, summoned his own Susanoo, and joined Fugaku against Shinichi.
• The Uchiha clansmen united and launched ninjutsu and genjutsu attacks at Shinichi, who used Kamui to let every attack pass through him.
• The Uchiha watched Fugaku and Shisui's Susanoo struggle against Shinichi and realized their attacks could not harm him.